THE MOIOTXG OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1903. CIVIL SERVICE TO SHIELD EMPLOYES Charter Board Holds Long Session and Discusses Various Provisions. APPOINT CITY ATTORNEY Mayor to Fill That Office, bnt Mu nicipal Judge Is to Bo Elected by People Much Discussion Over the Sections Proposed. After lengthy debate, the Charter Com mission' last night voted to incorporate Into the new charter rules and regulations for civil service that will protect the rehta of municipal employes, to make the office of City Attorney appointive by the Mayor and to leave the position of Muniri pal JudKe elective. There were strong dif ferences of opinion on those points, and It took a long time to settle some of them. o that the members were in session nearlv three hours. Over the subject of civil service there was much difference of opinion and several of the members participated In the debate before a motion by Dr. IV. G. Eliot. Jr.. was carried, which puts the commission on record as fav oring some kind of a civil service board but the details of the scheme are yet to be worked out. It seems to be the general sentiment of the members that, the rights of city employes must be protected as to summary removal by the powers that shall rule, and It has already been agreed that no removals shall be made for political or religious reasons, and ' that appointments must be made subject to "such civil service rules as shall hereafter be adopted." That the civil service is a subject of great importance, is fully realized by the members of the Commission, and it Is generally believed that upon this point the public Is apt to base Its final judgment when it comes to voting for or against the proposed charter that will be recommended by the Commission. It is believed that there is a firm belief among the mem bers that the rights of city employes who are faithful must be fully pro tected by civil service rules, and to that end it is expected that the commit tee on civil service will soon bring in a report, setting forth the details of the matter. The large number of civil service employes at present on the classified lists In all of the city de partments are watching the actions of the Commission very closely upon this subject. "What kind of a civil-service board or commission to have is a question yet to he determined, and this will undoubtedly form the basis fo an interesting debate when It comes up on the report of the civil service committee. It 'is conceded that civil service won a big victory in the session of last night. In that it was recognized as one of the strongest factors In the official life of Portland, and emerged triumphant over all other boards and commissions. It being the only one under the present charter to survive the prunlng-knife. This feature alone shows the vast Importance which attaches to this subject, and would seem to Imply to a certainty that the Charter Commission will. In due time, frame a strong section on civil service that will fully guarantee to every city employe full rights as en joyed at the present time. THROWN OFF FROM BRIDGE Man Says He Was Attacked by Thugs Police Discredit Story. If the story told by him last night to Police Captain Moore is true, Clinton S. Ingles, an employe of the Oregon Plan ing Mill Company, who' lives at 634 Wil pon street, had a narrow escape from death last night at about .7 o'clock at the hands of three thugs who attempt rd to hold him up at the east end of the Madison-street bridge, and who. when threatened with discovery by- the ap proach of other pedestrians, dispose J of thilr. victim by picking him up bodily and hurling him over the bridge guard rail to a muddy pool of water 40 feet below. The police discredit the story told by Ingles and hint that he might have found Ms war into "the mudpuddle because of an. acute attack of alcoholism devel oped at near-by thirst resorts. Ingles sticks to his story as the solemn truth, and displayed a suit of clothes dripping with dark brown water to prove that he had actually been In the mudpuddle. GALE'S DEATH LIST GROWS Pil Killed in Wind Storm Which Lifted Caboose Off Track. CTrETFN'XE. Vyo.. Oct. 20. Six la r.orers are dead and between -5 and 30 Injured, some -seriously, as the result of a terrlhc gale which picked up the ca boose of the work train in which the men were sleeping, tore loose its coup lings and turned the car over a precipice. The caboose dropped 30 feet and Its oc cupants were piled in helpless confusion In the wreckage. Rescue woik is being rushed, but as yet the names of none of the dead have been ascertained. The peculiar accident occurred on the Vnion Pacific at Lone Tree Creek. The wind had been blowing hard all day and at nightfall increased. The car stood where it caught the full fury of the blast which lifted it off the track. WOMEN CHOOSE SEATTLE f-uff ragit-t-s Decide on Sound City for Next Convention. RVFVAT0, Oct. 20. It was decided to Bay to hold the next convention of the (National Woman Suffragist Convention at Seattle, the date to be fixed by the ex ecutive committee. Anna Howard Shaw, of Moyalon. Pa.. was re-elected President and the other officers were also re-elected with the ex ception of .Mrs. Mary S. Sperry, of Cali fornia, second auditor, who retires on ac count of the press of state work. Amendments to the constitution of the National Woman Suffrage Association submitted at tne executive session today, provide for admission of Individuals and organizations to membership and for a reduction of representation from States at National conventions. MITCHELL ISSUES DENIAL (Continued from First Page. representation and have hesitated to say anything Dy way or rarrecum, ters have gone so far that I cannot. In Justice to my own conscience, remain silent while others use my name in an unauthorized manner. As I understand the policy of the American labor movement and the ac tion of the United Mineworkers of America, It is that the organizations of labor are not committed to any political party; the workingmen of America are endeavoring, so far as lies in their power, without regard to po litical affiliations, 'to elect to public office bona fide members of trades unions or other candidates who are known to be in sympathy with the po litical and Industrial reforms necessary to the protection and preservation of the Interests of the wage-earners. "To this end. I have written letters of recommendation. and will write others urging our fellow-workers to support trades unionists and friends of the trades-union movement, who have been nominated for official positions." Mr. Mitchell mentioned several men whose candidacy for the lower house of Congress he favored. Labor Should Be Represented. "It seems to me that Inasmuch as the manufacturing, the mercantile, and to a lesser extent the agricultural and even the leisure classes are so well and so numerously represented in our state and National legislatures, the wage-earner should also be represented by a group of strong men from the ranks of labor, whose training and experience are such as to enable them to present in an Intel ligent and forceful manner the needs of that great division of society which Is least able to protect Itself. When all factors are thus represented we can ex-' pect such general legislation as Is essen tial l' Lilt" WCIKl.c ......... - and such special laws as are necessary to protect tne interests oi u.ti-i KiHiiom division. USED DUMMY TO GET COIN FORMER OFFICIALS OAKLAND BANK FACE CHARGES. by me or by my authority. I never saw It or heard of it until it appeared In the columns of the publication referred to. I have borne patiently with this mls- C'omplalnt Filed by Stockholders In I'nited States Court Full or Sensational Features. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10. Sensa tional charges of irregular banking methods are made against Thomas Pra ttler, Kdson F. Adams and John C. Ad ams, formerly officials of the Union National Bank, of Oakland, in a com plaint filed with the United States Circuit Court, the contents of which were made public today. The signers of the complaint are Mary J. Huff, Theresa Calvert and K. P. Block, stockholders in the bank. The bank Is named as co-defendant. It is charged that Prather, who was president of the bank at the time of the operations complained of, and the Adams Brothers, who are related to him by marriage, obtained large sums of money from the bank for use in their own financial schemes by grant ing loans to certain corporations which were really dummy concerns. The complaint alleges that the aggregate amount obtained was J280.720, and that the bank never received any share aside from a nominal interest in the profits of the deals entered Into in this manner. SUIT WITH 185 DEFENDANTS Land Title Case in Linn County In volves Many Complications. ALBANY. Or., Oct. 20. (Special.) A suit with 1S5 defendants was filed in the State Circuit Court here today and is distinctive in that it breaks all records for the number of defendants in a case in the local court. The title of the case la J. C. Morgan vs. Lelghton E. Blaln et ol.. and la an application to quiet the title to land under the Torrens land law. The complaint was filed by Attorney Amor A. Tussing. of Brownsville. Another interesting feature in connec tion with the suit is that the land In volved Includes the site of Union Tolnt, the first settlement ever established in Linn County. It was 24 miles south of the present town of Brownsville, and was on the old territorial wagon road from Oregon City, then chief city of the North--west, to California. The original plat of Union Point is not on record here, there being no county seat established when the town was founded, and this forms one defect In the title to the land which once in cluded Union Point. In most of the deeds which have transferred the land since Its original settlement there were flaws, and this accounts for the large number of defendants In the present case. Another peculiar circumstance in this suit, which is literally crowded with coincidences. Is that among the numerous defendants are three broth ers William Marks, of Lebanon; James M. Marks, of Albany, and M. M. Marks, of Tacoma, Wash. and these brothers and their families are made defendants, not by virtue of their re lationship as brothers, bjit because of their marriages.- Governor Chamberlain, Secretary of State Benson and State Treasurer Steel are also among the numerous defend ants in this suit, by virtue of being members of the State School Board, which bought the land on the fore closure of the mortgage mentioned above, but sold it many years ago. CHOLERA ON TRANSPORT 6oldler Dies on Board Bnford, and Second Case Develops. NAGASAKI, Oct. 20. The United States Army transport Buford, sailing from Manila October 15, en route to San Francisco, has been detained here on ac count of the death of a soldier on board from cholera. Another case has devel oped, but the patient is recovering. The officers of the Buford say they do not fear a further spread of the disease. DILLINGHAM IS RE-ELECTED Vermont Sends- Senator to Congress for Another Six Tears. MONTPEIJEK, Vt.. Oct. 20. The two branches of the Vermont Legislature, voting separately today. r-elected United States Senator William P. Dill ingham for another term of six years, and elected ex-Governor Carroll S. Page to fill the remainder of the unexpired term of the late United States Senator Redfield Proctor. Both are Republicans. Drawing for Rosebud Farms. DALLAS. S. D., Oct. 20. Up to this afternoon several thousand names had been drawn in the land allotment here and the task will not be finished for several days. After the first 6000 names have been disposed of. the drawing will continue until every person registered is assigned a number. Good order pre vails and no mistakes have been detected. MUST GO -TO SALEM Martin Sentenced to 15 Years and to Pay $1000 Fine. WILL ASK AID OF FATHER Intends to Write for Money to Take Case tx Supreme Court on Ap peal Shows Apparent Uncon cern When Sentence Passed. A sentence of 15 years In the State Penitentiary and a fine of $1000 were Imposed upon Edward Hugh Martin yesterday morning by Judge Cleland In the Circuit Court. A few minutes later Martin was taken back to his gloomy cell in the County Jail, where he says he will await the decision of the Su preme Court upon his motion for a new trial, should the lower court refuse to grant it. Promptly at 9:30 Martin was on hand in the courtroom, in charge of Deputy Sheriffs Frank Beatty and Harry Bulger. The courtroom was crowded long before the time for passing sen tence, but the prisoner bore the ordeal with the apparent unconcern which has characterized his demeanor throughout the trial. This In spite of his subjec tion to the gaze of the many spec tators. As soon as lie had taken his seat at the bench Judge Cleland asked Martin If he had anything to say why sentence should not be pronounced upon him. He arose as though he were salut ing an Army superior and replied: "No, sir, I have nothing to say; my attorney will speak for me." He then resumed, his seat, and At torney Seneca Fouts arose to state that he had no objections to the passing of sentence. Martin then arose again without being told to do so, and Judge Cleland said to him: "The Judgment of the court Is that you serve a term of 15 years In the State Penitentiary and pay a fine of J10.10." After the attorneys, Jeffrey and Fouts, had been granted 30 days in which to file a notice of appeal to the Supreme Court, over the objection of the District Attorney to a stay of exe cution, the prisoner was escorted back to Jail. Martin said yesterday that he will communicate with his father, through the latter's New York agent, and ask that he be assisted In taking the case to the higher court and securing a re trial with a possible acquittal. Martin declares. In the face of the Jury's ver dict, that he Is innocent, and that he will eventually be cleared of the ugly crime, laid at his door. At least one man was visibly wor ried yesterday over Martin's plight. He entered the Sheriff's office during the morning and, calling Deputy Jones to the counter, said: "I want to see 'Bob' Stevens. He was informed that Mr. Stevens was busy. ."Well, 'here's 20 cents," he said, as he threw it on the counter, and I want to see Martin. I want to give him this money so he can get some tobacco. It's too bad he hasn't any money." BOY LASSOER SAYS MISTAKE Alleges in Juvenile Court Did Not Mean to Rope Chinaman, Among the- cases which came before Judge Gantenbein, In the Juvenile Court yesterday afternoon was that of Harry Nudelman, the boy "Chink Buster," who threw a lasso over the head of a China man carrying a dinner on a tray, throw ing the Celestial to the ground, and send ing the dishes flying. Nudelman ex plained to the court through his sup pressed merriment that it was wholly an accident, that he did not mean to "rope" the Chinaman, but was merely playing with other boys. He was made a ward of the court, placed on probation, and -weimed not to do so again. Three Montavilla lads arrested by the police for gambling were also placed on probation. Cathlene Powell, the little daughter of P. H. and Florence Powell, was placed In the care of Dr. W. T. Williamson's wife until the parents reach an under standing or their case is threshed out in the courts and a decision rendered. Mrs Powell charges her husband with cruelty, while he blames her for their difficulties. PAY MORE THAN" SUED FOR Jury Returns Peculiar Verdict in Suit to Recover Commission. Although a jury In Judge Morrow's de partment of the Circuit Court has de cided that M. C. Griswold must pay J. C. Bryant and F. C. Whitten 116,666.67, there Is doubt in the minds of counsel as to whether they can collect it. They only sued for ilO.SOO. The jury evidently be lieved that they had not sued for enough, and lidded 16066.67. The suit in which this unusual verdict was returned was brought to recover the commission alleged to be due for the sale of Lane County timber land. R. W. Montague and John M. Gearin. who rep resented the defendant In the suit, do not believe the verdict is valid. R. T. Piatt, who represented the plaintiffs. Is also un certain as to the effect of the verdict. It is probable that a motion to set aside the verdict will be made, and that in this May the court will be called on to de cide whether the whole verdict is Invalid, or whether it is only Invalid In so far as it exceeds the amount sued for. The de fendant's attorney ohtaind ten days In which to make a motion for a new trial. RETURNS THREE TRUE BILLS Grand Jury Sends Out Two Not True Bills In Second Report. The October grand Jury has made but two reports to Presiding Judge Ganten bein. The second one was sent yester day morning. Three true bills and two not true bills were returned. It. is be lieved that the grand Jury will adjourn at the close of the week. Max Huggins and H. Goldman were cleared by the return of not true bills. Huggins was accused of complicity In an assault on S. -O. Vicken with a knife. William Huggins, against whom the same charge was lodged, is held on a true bill. Goldman was accused of hav ing stolen $100 from a dwelling at 1032 First street. C. Won was indicted yesterday morn ing for selling Chinese lottery tickets. James Voltz and H. Watts were bidicted for stealing clothing belonging to' Charles H. Francis. ADLER IS TO BE DEPORTED Alleged Blackmailer Contracts Con sumption While in Jail. Adolph Adler. alleged blackmailer, is to be deported by the Federal Immigra tion bureau because he is said to be un lawfully In the United States. He was turned over to the immigration officials by the Circuit Court yesterday morning. STf GHEEI I FOR 08 j&m -s- set. George Washington This famous sentiment, uttered by the father of his country, at the surrender of Yorktown, is the key note to the argument in favor of investing in orchard land in the fertile Umpqua Valley. An investment made now in an orchard tract in this wonderful fruit land will constitute a legacy to pos terity that will provide a home in the most delightful climate and locality in the world and an. income of $5000 a year, with less effort and uncertainty than any other pursuit that can be followed. In the heart of the famous Umpqua Valley, the oldest and earliest fruit section in Oregon, there is your opportunity to invest now on small payments in an orchard that will keep you in luxury the balance of your life. The fruitraising industry has shown a marvelous growth in the State of Oregon, Her apples are found in all the large markets of the world and bring top prices. The Umpqua Valley broke the world's record this year in production and quality of Spitzenberg apples. " One acre produced . 1200 boxes of choicest Spitzen bergs, that were sold on the trees at $2 per box. A Roseburg Home Orchard Tract Will Be a Fortune to Posterity, an Income That Will Keep Generations in Luxury The man who toils at desk or bench knows little about the real comforts of life. It matters not how regular the employment may be, it is all but impos sible to accumulate a competence upon which to draw in later years for support. , It requires only a small amount of money to start a fortune that will soon produce an income of $5000 a year for generations to come. We Care for Your Tract for Three Years, Planting and Cultivating Your Trees "While yon are working at your business, we will prepare your land, plant your trees, cultivate them and develop your orchard. .This plan enables you -to reckon with certainty the time that you must remain a prisoner of your business. Your orchard, once in bearing, will net you a magnificent income, and you can then throw off the yoke of toil and live in leisure and in luxury. Decide today to be your own landlord and employer. Con sult us in regard to prices and terms of payment. A Roseburg Home Orchard Tract is within the reach of every man or woman who can lay aside a small amount each month. A five or ten-acre tract, in a few years, will make you inde pendent. It will earn you a better income without worry than you can earn in your business. The climate and soil of the Umpqua alley are all that could be desired for apple and fruitraising of all kinds. Crop failures are unknown in this locality. Inter-tree Cultivation Will Al most Pay for Your Orchard Before It Comes Into Bearing "We will cultivate potatoes and other root crops between the trees while they are growing, and give you one-half of the profits. This inter-tree cultivation has proven most profitable in the Umpqua Valley, and one-half of the profits should almost pay for your land. Once in bearing, the market for your fruit awaits you. Eastern buyers contract for all choice fruit before it is picked and pay prices that make fruitraising so profitable. We Will Take You to the Umpqua Valley Saturday Night, and You Can See for Yourself What It Is Producing for Others. Mail Us This Coupon AH Clio 80 Fourth Street Board of Trade Building Portland, Oregon W. C. HARDING- LAD CO, Board of Trade Building, Portland, Oregon. Send me full particulars con cerning free trip to Roseburg Home Orchard Tracts, Saturday night. Name . . Address. This action was taken immediately after the return of a third indictment against Adler by the grand Jury. Deputy District Attorney Mosessohn made a motion before Judge Morrow that the prisoner be discharged from 'the custody of the court and given Into the care of the immigration officials. As the man who is said to have operated by black-hand methods has contracted con sumption during his confinement in the Multnomah County Jail, the judge saw fit to pass favorably on the deputy's motion. Adler"s attorney believes his client will be benefited by the change of climate. Adler was accused of sending a letter FOR PIMPLES, TOO Xnr niKeovery " Cures EnfM nd Eradicate Minor Skin Trouble Overnight. A few months ago the dispensers of poslam. the new discovery for the cure of eczema, decided to allow the drug gists of the country to handle it. Previous to that time It could only be obtained direct from the laboratories. Since this change in the method of distribution., poslam has met with the most .phenomenal success of anything introduced to the drug trade in the last 30 years. Ail leading druggists. Including the Skidmore Drug Co., Port land, are now carrying the special 60 cent size recently adopted, also the it Jar. This1 great success is not surprising -when It Is remembered that'. In eczema cases, poslam stops the Itching with first application, proceeds to heal im mediately, and cures chronic cases In a few weeks. In minor skin troubles, such as pimples, blackheads, acne, herpes, blotches, rash, etc., results show after an overnight application. Experi mental samples of poslam are sent to anyone by mall free of charge by th Emergency Laboratories. 32 West Twenty-fifth Street. New Tork City. to Slg Sichel with a demand for $400 and a threat to kill both Sichel and his fam ily if the money was not forthcoming at once. The first two indictments were quashed on technicalities. PIGGOTT NOT "XEXT FRIEND" Mrs. Julia O'Connell ,FHe9 Answer to Suit of Attorney. Besides making a positive assertion that C. H. PIggott is not her "next friend," Mrs. Julia O'Connell fails to compliment the attorney and "poet" for his suit, filed In the Circuit Court ostensibly in iier be half. She thinks Mr. Piggotfs asser tion that her mind is not strong, is un warranted, and means to make him re tract. She says Piggott was her at torney long ago, but that she discharged him, end employed W. S. Hufford, who has offices in the Swetland building. Mrs. O'Connell says that although she paid Piggott J670 in full for all his ser vices, he demanded $800 additional. She asserts that when she offered him an equity in property worth $600 he refused to accept, demanding instead that she mortgage her home in his favor for J800. Piggott alleges In his suit, recently filed in 4:he Circuit Court, that one Charles Downer, to whom Mrs. O'Connell con veyed a portion of her property, obtained It by throwing over Mrs. O'Connell a hypnotic spell. Mrs. O'Connell, on the other hand, says that Downer paid her JS200 for the land, but that Piggott thinks it is worth 16000. KEEPS SPIRITUALISTS QUIET Judge Gantenbein Says Motion Will Remain Under Advisement. Spirit mtrtterlngs at the Courthouse yesterday morning were silenced by Presiding Judge Gantenbein, who .In formed the- attorneys In the case of Harry Tankwich and others against So phia Selp and others that he still had a motion under advisement, which would preclude the making of a second, and that he Intended to keep It under advise ment a long time. This case, started last Bummer, has gona the rounds of the Courthouse. Every Judge, at one time or another, has had a rap at it. . At first it developed into a standing Joke! but at last became a pest. The court decision on a demurrer called for a motion. A de cision on one motion called for another motion. R. R. Dunlway, Mrs. Selp's counsel, ob jected tothe stay of proceedings by the court's action, and exposed his opponent, Yankwich. He said: "Tankwich has published your honor's decision on a mo tion as a decision on the merits, and is heralding it throughout the East by cir culating printed matter which gives a wrong impression of the court's ruling. He' Is using it in church politics, and wants to continue in so doing." Judge Gantenbein left the '. ench. refusing to hear more about -virituallstic contentions. Would Bo Declared Trustee. The suit of Thomas H. Brown against Xydla Hiatt is on trial before Judge Cle land in the Circuit Court. .Brown asks that he be declared the trustee of prop erty in Arbend's Addition, held in the name of the - defendant, as he says he paid half of the cost price when it was purchased in February, 1904. He also says that J100 rent is due him. Lydia Hiatt, on the other hand, says she bought the property with her own money, end that she employed Brown to do some of the work on two houses, paying him In full. Must Have Warrant for Jail. Even a Pole cannot be held in thi) County Jail without a warrant. So said Jailer "Dad" Hunter yesterday In ex plaining the trouble he had with Jan Metcovich. That worthy had been im bibing so freely that he could not under stand that mere inebriety Is no excuse for taking up lodgings with "Dad." The first time Metcovich applied for a room and board he was boosted into the street by the nape of the neck and the heels. The next time he received more vigorous treatment. He has not made the third application. Hibernians to Honor Martyrs. At one of the largest-attended meetings of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Di vision No. 1. at the Woodmen Hall, preliminary arrangements were made for an elaborate celebration Novem ber 23 in honor of the 3Ianchestor mar tyrs. The following committee was ap pointed to have cjiarge of the details of the programme, in which the best talent of the city will take part: John O'Hara, D. W. Lane, Edward Ryan, James Foley, R. J. Smith and E. H. Deery. During the night 24 candidates were initiated and an address on the principles of Hibernlanlsm was delivered by Re. Father J. M O'Far rell. of Eugene. Father O'Farrell is one of the few ordained ministers who belong to the Hibernian order. If your mouth similar ui any wsy w tb above 7 If so. no need to wear a wobbly, unusable partial plata or ill-fitting ordinary bridge work. The Dr. Win system of "TEETH WITHOUT PLATES" Th result of 2X years' exseriece, th new way of replacing teeta in itxm mouth teeth In fact, teeth la appearance, teeth to cheir your food upon, &h you did upon your nat ural ones. Our force la so organised ws can do your entire crown, bridge or pint work. In a day if necessary. Positively pain less extracting. Only high-class, acleuilfla work. WISE DENTAL CO.. INC Dp. W. A. Wise, Mgr., 31 years in Portland. Second floor Failing bldg.. Third and Washington elreets. Office hours, 8A.M. to S P. M. Sundays, 9 to 1 P. M- Painless extracting. 60c; plates. (5 up. 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