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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1907)
lO TI1E MORNING OREGONIAN, "WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1907. ORTUNE SPENT II A. Fisher, ex-Treasurer of Skamania County, Wash., Is Short $5400. GEO MAN IS ARRESTED looted County Clerk and Auditor, He, Falls to Tako Office and In vestigation After His Plsap-pe-arnnce Reveals Shortage. J. aJ Kisher, for four years treasurer 7SH"amanla County, Washington,, and etfd In November Clerk and Auditor, as arrested at 8 o'clock last night, at liird and Pine streets, by Sheriff uties Haffev and Detective Sergeants utiy and Jones, of the local notice de- tment. U,ie prisoner, who Is aged years and appears twice that age cause of the heavy traces of dlsstpa- on. was lodged in the City Jail. arged with the embezzlement of ")400 of funds Intrusted to his care. The police state that the aged treas rer has squandered large sums, prob- bly the greater portion of the amount e Is alleged to have embezzled, on a eautlful young woman In this city, hose Identity has not yet been arned by the officers. Fisher hlm- lf refuses to discuss the case in anv artleular, and has steadfastly refused talk about the woman in the case, tying It would not nelp matters to ring her name Into It. Aged and a Physical Wreck. A complete physical wreck, dis raced by his downfall and bent in rm by dissipation and the weight of Is years. Fisher tottered into police eadquarters between the arresting of- cers. He was haggard and worn, his yes fixed In a stare, bloodshot and leared from a continued debauch In the iloons of the city, and his strength as so tapped that he leaned heavily gainst the cat taln'8 ctesk while being "arched by the Jailer. Fisher said ho had but 112 left out f the Bum he Is alleged to have em ezzled from Skamania County and 1600 additional, secured by the recent ale of timber on a claim, but when aken to a cell In the City Jail, he con tused that he nad 1250 In bills con- ealed In his shirt sleeve. This was emoved and placed in the safe. Today, in the custody of Sheriff Haf- ey, Fisher will be taken back to Stev- nson, Skamania County, to face the harge of embezzlement. The blow Is hard one, but Is somewhat lessened y the fact that he has no family to hare his disgrace there, although he as brothers and a sister living in ortland. According to Sheriff Haffey, Fisher's own fall is a great surprise In Ska lanla County, where for many years he aged man has borne a high repu- atlon. Last November Fisher was the '.epubllcan candidate for the offices of lerk and Auditor and polled the irgest vote ever given any man In hat county. Shortly after the elec- lon. Fisher left Stevenson and was one a long time, since when it has een learned that he went to San Fran- Isco In company with the young oman he has been here with, ac- ording to the police. He returned, but gain left and was not present last lonth when he should have been there o qualify for his new position. There- jre, he Is not legally an official of kamanla County. Shortage of $5400 Discovered. No suspicion attached to Fisher's bsence. It Is said, but the county em- loyed an expert accountant and had lier-"W -easurer's books balanced. When he work was completed, It developed startling situation, showing Fisher o be short 15400 in his accounts. A omplalnt, charging embezzlement, was rawn up and a warrant Issued for 'lsher's arrest. This was placed In lie hands of the Sheriff to serve about wo weeks ago, and he had been earchlng for Fisher Blnce. Rumors that Fisher was In Portland eached Sheriff Haffey, and he came a this city to locate his man. In cora- any ; with Detective Sergeants Baty nd .'ones and Acting Detective Tlche or, the Sheriff hunted about the treets and at last got an Idea where Hey might find Fisher. They heard hat he had a room at Third and Pine clock last night and found him. He vas llylng on a lounge, so weak from xhaustlon he could scarcely move. He Id riot hear their knock at the door. ppaj-ently. and was sound asleep heij they entered. viien placed under arrest. Fisher eemed so dazed he could not sneak. nd willingly accompanied the officers - ilm jitTttuijutiriers, wnere ne was "arched and locked up. He begged o be allowed to go to his room Instead f to Jail, but Sheriff Haffey replied hat the charge Is too serious to permit f such treatment and the aged official vas lodged in a cell for the night. Woman in the Case Vnknown. Fisher has been seen on the streets ere several times within the past few veeks with a young woman, gowned n the latest style, and although the 'ollce do not know her Identity, they leclare they are positive the greater portion of Fisher's money has been avlshed upon her. The exporting of "lsher's books revealed that the pecu- ms were begun about three months and since then, the authorities e. he has been gone from his of much of the time. The woman in case Is now being sought. LLIOM DOLLAR DEPOT (Continued from First Page.) 'losen from a number of other tenta Ive selections because of Its central oration. If Is the heart, geographl ally, of the entire West Side. The tation will stand In the center of four ridges and Is easily accessible to pen ile from all the business districts on oth aides of the river. The constantly ncreasing industries and business louses in North Portland made the se- Loctlon of location advisable. The announcement of the new terminal hows in the most convincing way the ontidence of the Eastern capitalists be- Ind the Portland Railway. Light & ower company in the future of Portland ind the whole state. The owners of the Ity's electrical interests have not been low to pour money Into their power lants and railway lines In and about 'ortland and the fact that an additional Pl.000.000 has been set aside for improve- nents here tells of the plans the owners f the company have for building up the Ity. building will be a handsome addl- Hi tlon to the city's structures but it will serve the public's convenience to such an extent that Its greatest value will come in that way. Every resident of Portland will probably be benefited by the readjustment of interurban and suburban car service that will come with the new terminal. Passengers Will Save Time. The advantage to the public in cen tralizing the trolley systems centering here will be great. Much time will be saved to nearly every passenger. With all interurban trolley cars running into one station, passengers will eliminate making transfers and traveling across the city to reach the leaving point of the car desired. The new system will re duce the worry of travel in and about the city to the minimum. The city lines will be readjusted so as to add to the convenience of the new arrangement. Other cities where this arrangement of Interurban trolley lines has been intro duced And it a great benefit. Milwaukee, Indianapolis and Los Angeles have similar electric terminals which result in the greatest convenience to the pub lic. A common terminus is a great aid to strangers and tourists as well as to commuters, for by the projected system, with watchmen and gates, it will be made practically Impossible to catch the wrong car. The north half of the block Just pur chased Is covered with brick buildings formerly owned by Dr. Rodney Glisan. The remainder o the block is owned by the I-add estate and Scott Brooke. The tenants now are: J. McCraken Com pany, Graton & Knight Machine Com pany. Byron Jackson . Machine Works, Western Supply Company, V. G. Mc Pherson Company, Northwestern Trans- BLOCK BOUNDED BY FIRST, PINE, ASH AND SECOND STREETS PURCHASED BY THE 'PORTLAND LIGHT, POWER AND RAILWAY COMPANY FOR A PASSENGER DEPOT AND POWER STATION fcji.uijin ff- 1 1 'in 1 1 fer Company, Gardner & Kendall Heating Company. T. S. Townsend Creamery. All have been served with notices to vacate that the buildings may be torn down. The building at the corner of First and Pine, shown In the cut, was formerly oc cupied by the old Portland National Bank. President Goode's Announcement. H. W. Goode. president of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, who has been studying the trolley problem for several months with a view to cen tralizing the terminals, said: "While the projected electric terminal is somewhat In advance of the demands of a city of this size, the company realizes that the growth of tiie suburban traffic has increased enormously and Is making every effort to provide facilities so that Portland will have a perfect system of street railways, both city and suburban. This project was first con sidered when Mr. C. M. Clark, of Clark & Co., of Philadelphia, and Mr. Albert Strauss, of Seligman & Co.. New York, were in Portland last October. The Clark Seligman syndicate, which controls the properties, have shown their faith' In Portland and Oregon by making very large investments here and this office building and terminal station Investment represents only a small part of the money to be expended on their street railway, light and power properties here within the next few years. "The power situation is fully taken care of for the next few years by the Cazadero plant, which will start oper ations and begin the delivery of pow er to Portland on February 26. with an Immediate capacity of 15,000 horse power, which can be . increased to 25,000 horsepower when required. The company has other plans which are being rapidly matured for power de velopment, which will take care of the future after the capacity of the plant at Cazadero is .exhausted. Additional Cars Ordered. "At the American Car Company's works, St. Louis, and the General Elec tric Company's plant at Schnectady, 100 additional cars and their electrical equipment are being manufactured. Forty of these cars will be delivered in Portland by May 1. The rest of the 100 will follow during the present year. The cost of these cars will be between $400,000 and $500,000. This new equipment will perfect the service on many lines, on which, owing to the rapid growth of the city, there has been some complaint about overcrowd ed cars during the rush hours. Mean while, about 12 new cars will soon be turned out of the company's own shops, which will be used between now and April, when the other cars arrive. "The terminal station will do away with the congestion caused at present by the interurban. cars standing in the streets. Wires to Go Underground. "Within about 60 days, the company will begin the work of placing all its wires underground in the center of the city, and will also commence lay ing mains for its steam heating sys tem, a franchise for which was recent ly granted. "Within possibly two years. Portland will be a model city, so far as Its street railways, electrical lighting and steam heating systems are concerned." 9000 Western grocers return dissatisfied customers' money for coffee and tea. Schilling's Best. SEA AS L AGENT Circuit Judge Sears Sends Young Culprit on Long Voyage. REFORMATION HOPED FOR Thomas Peck Falls a Victim to Vn wise Associations and Is Given One Last . Chance to Mend His Ways. The sea is regarded by Circuit Judge Sears a3 having wonderful moral force. Believing that Thomas Peck, a native of Portland, was beyond hope of redemp tion by ordinary methods. Judge Sears decided that the Penitentiary would nei- "-ixv s.-aS SJ-!r RECOGNIZES MA r fez-fere THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE CORNER OF FIRST ASD PIXE STREETS. ther punish nor help him. The court, on Monday, offered Peck the alternative of going to sea. Yesterday the young man took advantage of the opportunity and was escorted aboard a sailing vessel. Peck's offense was serious passing worthless checks. He was arrested sev eral weeks ago by the police. At first he denied his guilt but the evidence was conclusive. On Monday, when arraigned before Judge Sears, Peck pleaded guilty. Ordinarily he would have gone o the Penitentiary for from one to ten years, but Peck's possibilities appealed strongly to the court. He had an honest face and appeared intelligent, but showed signs of continued dissipation. The young man was obviously the victim of unwise associations. He had been spending too much of his time with the crowds that meet In suburban saloons to play solo and poker. Bumping up against the law liad brought young Peck to his senses and he appeared remorseful. He said he would take any opportunity to get away from evil associates and regenerate himself. Regeneration is a thing that sometimes occurs in the Penitentiary or any place where a man has plenty of time away from the hustle and bustle of the world to do a little thinking. But the Peni tentiary is not a place of the best asso ciates. It was thought that in this par ticular case the best ends would be served by sending Peck to sea with the understanding that he is not to return to this port until he can lay full claim to being a man in all senses of the word. In accordance with the court's ruling. Peck was released from the County Jail yesterday and given into the charge of a local sailors' boarding-house establish ment, which made arrangements for him to sail on a French bark that departs soon for European ports. Whether Peck will be inspired to a better life by the vast sea or be driven to a worse one by the contamination of the forecastle Is a matter that remains to be seen. DECISIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED Cases Will Be Passed Upon In Clr- cuit Court Today. Decisions in a number of cases will be returned today In the State Circuit Court. In Judge Sears' division the following cases will be passed on: D. H. Latham vs. Martz Gold Mining Company; motion to substitute assignee as plaintiff. A. Potter vs. Tatum & Bowen; motion to strike out parts of answer. J. C. Jones vs. N. A. Schanen " el al: motion to strike out parts of complaint. Millie G. Perkins vs. Emma M. Drews; motion for judgment on pleadings. These de cisions will be announced at 9:30 A. M. At 2 P. M. In division No. 3. Judge Cleland will pass upon these cases: Samuel Whisler vs. Henry J. White, on merits; Morgan Mercantile Agency vs. W. L. Buckner motion for judgment, notwithstanding the verdict; A. L. Keats Auto Company vs. C. H. Gossett, on merits: J. C. Veazie, trustee, vs. North west Oil and Paint Company, on merits; J. C. Veazie, trustee, vs. J. E. Bennett, on merits. SEALED VERDICT RETURNED Jury In Seniler Damage Suit Reaches Decision at Night. In the damage suit of Dr. Paul Sem ler against the Meier & Frank Com pany and Paul WessingeT. the jury In the case reached a verdict last night, after being out all afternoon and evening. The verdict was a sealed one, being reached after the adjourn ment of court for the afternoon. The findings are awaited with more than ordinary Interest, and Will be returned in Judge Frazer's division of the Cir cuit Court today at 9 A. M. Dr. Sem ler asked $20,000, claiming that the Meier & Frank Company caused his arrest on a false charge of attempted extortion, and that Wessinger sent a man around to thrash him afterward. WEDDED OR NOT WEDDED? County Clerk Questions Validity of Marriage at Sea. A romance which ended In a wedding at sea with the master of the steamer Ktlburn officiating, was disclosed yester day when Carl John Beckman appeared at the County Clerk's office and pre sented an Impromptu marriage certificate with the request that it be placed on file. County Clerk Fields could not deter mine off-hand whether or not the docu ment was valid and consequently had to put off the groom until legal lisht could be shed on the problem. The official ven tured the opinion that the marriage cer tificate was of no account and that the master of the vessel had no authority to perform the ceremony. Marine men. however, differ with the County .Clerk and say he will have no difficulty in learning that a marriage at sea may be performed by the Captain, who may like wise issue the certificate. Numerous cases of this kind are" on record and their validity has never yet been under mined, so far as can be learned. The marriage was performed several days ago, ten miles off Cape Blanco, while the couple was enroute to Port land from California. The certificate of marriage was left with the County Clerk for action. It was issued by Captain Thomas McLellan and Is as follows: "At Sea, February 13. 1907. "This is to certify that Carl john Beck man, a native of Sweden, was married to Nettie Anderson, a native of Michigan, U. S., by Captain Thomas McLellan, master of the American steamer F. A. Ktlburn; location. 20 miles south of Cape Blanco and 10 miles off shore. "THOMAS McLELLAN." M'GREOIE SEES DUGDALE JUDGE TELLS LATTER HE MAY GIVE UP SEATTLE. Each Visits Other's Ball Park, and Coast League Manager Goes on to Olympla. SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 19.-(Special.) "There are three things that I have of fered to the Pacific Coast League as a way out of the difficulty caused by the withdrawal of Seattle, and I am prepared to vote for any one of them." said Judge McCredie. president of the Portland team, to Manager Dugdale, of the Seattle team of the Northwestern League, here today. "We oan either fight you. Dugdale. with a Seattle team; we can place a team here to play one game and thereby hold the territory for the Coast League, or we can quit and let you alone." Judge McCredie stopped over in Seattle today en route to Olympia and made a purely informal call on Dugdale. The two men have a high appreciation of one an other as men and as baseball managers and "the only thing we differ on." said the fat manager, "is who's who in Seattle." They visited one another's parks and at Dugdale's found 75,000 feet of lumber on the ground at the Twelfth and Yesler way site, and a large number of men at work getting the park in shape. "Now, Dug. I don't want you to give this site away to any of the newspapers," said the Portland man as he took the other to the park site he has secured for the Seattle team of the Pacific Coast League. "That's a go," solemnly promised the fat manager. Seen later. Dugdale was true to his promise, but he declared that the Judge's request did not hold him from describing the site. "It Is," the Seattle man declared, "a frog pond. I saw frogs, crows and I think a crane on the ipark." "You can rest assured of one thing." added the Seattle manager, "McCredie came hem with three plans, but he goes away with one to vote 'no fight' in Seattle between the two leagues. His at titude convinced me of this fact." Build New Grange Hall. Russellville Grange. Patrons of Hus bandry, has decidied that it will build a hall, and a committee Is out looking for a suitable site. The grange, which I9 among the youngest In the state. Is one of the most active and progressive. Meetings have been held In the school house, but this place Is not suitable for the purpose. A building is wanted that is arranged specially for grange work. A 3 K FOR FRANCHISE San Jose Fans Eager to Take Over Seattle's Rights. TELEGRAPH TO M'CREDIE IT Request Is Granted, Sound City Outlaws WHJ Be Up Against Strong Competition From Foreign Teams. And now it is San Jose that is knock ing at the door of the Pacific Coast League for admission. Testerday the fans of San Jose, members of the Cham ber of Commerce, telegraphed Judge W. W. McCredie. making application for the Seattle franchise. Judge McCredie at present is In Seattle, and the telegram was forwarded to him. The baseball fans and business men of San Jose want to have a team in the Coast League and have placed the matter before Judge McCredie, who, on account of the resignation of President Bert. is at the head of the Coast League, saying that they will take the Seattle franchise and are willing to make the same sort of a deal with the league as that which once existed between Taco ma and Fresno. Whether San Jose's application will be favorably considered will depend upon Judge McCredie's answer. While Port land is perfectly willing to remain in the Coast League and have a four-club circuit, there la a general feeling that Fresno, because of the loyalty of its fans, should not be crowded out of the game. Without knowing just what San Jose has to offer in the way of induce ments, it does not look like a good prop osition to take that city Into the league. Looking at the deal from a business standpoint, it would not look like a good thing. Seattle people, while they are proud and all that, sort of bubling over with their own importance, would hard ly be willing to go to ball games, when neither aggregation was a home team. Should it happen and it would be a good thing for Seattle if it did that the San Jose fans were willing to take a chance with the unfavorable conditions which prevail at Seattle and take over the Seattle franchise, It would be the means of putting Seattle on the map as a city that did not want high-class baseball. Then San Jose Is not a large city, but her fans are the kind that have always made the National game what it is. Admitting at the etart that for San Jose to jointly own the Seattle-San Jose franchise would be a money-losing prop osition, it would be a funny joke should the Coast League say: "Yes, come in." The laugh would certainly be on the Sound City. If the application that San Jose has made for admission be favorably consid ered, the Seattle-San Jose team would have the starter of a ball team. Natur ally, all of the players under contract to the Seattle team would be the property of the new arrangement. Under contract to the Seattle team are a number of good players, and with this as a starter it would not take much trouble for the San Jose magnates- to get together a ball team. And If they are In earnest and willing to spend money for players, and are fortunate in getting a good manager, who would put a winning ball team in Seattle, the chances are that the team would make Dugdale and the rest of the Northwest League outlaws sit up and take notice. It is all very fine to say that Dugdale is the big cheese in baseball in Seattle. There Is some truth in this statement, but unless Dugdale puts a team In Seat tle that Is a winner, he will receive the same reception that he received In Port land, where he failed to make good. Baseball fans are fickle. No matter how popular a manager is, unless he de livers the goods on the ball field he soon becomes a "dub." Dugdale in the baseball situation In Seattle Is facing a crisis. He knows It He simply has got to make good. He has got to live up to a reputation that he made years ago. and if he does not it will not take the fans long to tie a can to him. Organize for Fire Protection. The Nashville Volunteer Fire Depart ment, on the Mount Scott Railway, is making arrangements to purchase ap paratus with which to fight fires in that neighborhood. It has been suggested that the people all buy ladders for their premises in case it be necessary to fight fires. These ladders, it is thought. would be useful. It is expected to get a nre Den ana nave it placed at a central point. Co-operation of all residents is asked. Rosenthal Return THE WIZARD PLAY HERE ROSENTHAL Uses the' Weber THE musical season of 1907 in the United States is made notable by the return, after eight years of ab sence, of that giant of the pianistic world,' Moriz Rosenthal. ' The piano chosen by the great Rosenthal to be the medium of his wonderful art is the Jfeber For this section, we hold the exclusive agency of the matchless VSfeber Piano. NEW NUMBER 353 DR.ZAN HEADS KENNEL CLUB SUCCESSOR TO J. WKSLEV LADD C1IOSEX AT SPECIAL MEETING. V. O. Van Schuyver Ejected Vice President to Succeed Dr. Harry McKay Bench Show in April. At a special meeting of the Port land Kennel Club, held last night in the offices of Parrlsh & Watklns, Dr. J. C. Zan was elected president and Dr. J. C. Zan, Elected Fresldent or the Portland Kennel Club. 4 W. O. Van Schuyver was elected vice president. At the annual meeting of the club held some time ago J. W'es- ey Ladd was elected president and Dr. Harry McKay vice-president. Owing to the fact that Mr. Ludd In tends taking a protracted trip abroad and that Dr. McKay's profession de mands all of his time, it was impossi- 4 wrniw.y.'w'viM wjwtwyuiuwrj-'Mu Begin At the B You carftiot rear a strong nation on a feeble founda tion. You cannot have healthy children by improper feeding:. Let the children be reared on good, healthy, nourishing food to' make them a nation of mental and physical workers, instead of puny, pitiful men and women. 1ft. PMl' WHEAT FLAKE CELERY is the best food for the growing child, the laboring man, the feeble and the aged. No breakfast food to compare with it. Palatable Nutritions Cat t served kot. rit li bot , 9 - V V Al1 grocers package s WHO WILL MARCH 12 WASHINGTON ST. ble for them to serve as officials of the club., making last night's election necessary. Dog fanciers were out In force at tne meeting and after electing officers there was a general discussion touch ing upon the place where the coming bench show was to be held and the dates. The Spring circuit of bench shows will consist of Vancouver and Victoria, B. C; Seattle. Portland and San Francisco. The show will be held some time in April and if the promises of the fanciers are kept dogs of higher class and more of them will be seen at the Portland show than ever be fore. Big kennels of dogs will be shipped to the Portland show from British Columbia, Washington and California. DTUVIXQ CLUB AVIMj MEET Committee on Building and Track to Ileport Tomorrow Night. Members of the Riverside Driving Club will meet in the offices of the Rural Spirit, in the Hamilton building, tomor row night. This meeting will be an Important one to the members. The committee that was appointed at the annual meeting to look up a location for a permanent home for the club and a place where the club could hold its driv ing matinees will report. This committee has looked over a num ber of available sites, and It is expect ed that one of the places that were ex amined will be selected. If so. the club will buy the property, and work will be begun at once on a clubhouse and track. Xo Blockade in Nebraska. Reports that the main line of th Union Pacific Is blockaded by a washout In Nebraska met with emphatic denials from the heads of the system. H. E. Lounsbury, general agent for the Harri man lines, wired the Omaha offices yes terday to learn the truth of the pub lished report. H. Garrett, general freight agent for the Union Pacific, an swered there Is no trouble at present on the line, although there was a tempo rary embarrassment last week on ac count of water trouble. t KISER VHOTO CO. 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