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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1910)
nrn morning . oregonian, tuesdat, November is, ioio. PORT OF PORTLAND BODY'S TRAIL HIT Committee of 50 to Glean Evi dence to Submit to Grand Jury Today. INDICTMENTS ARE SOUGHT InTCtlptor to Allele Conmiiion rrm Joined With Contractors for ' Prronal Cain Krply to Be PublL-bcd. II. Ci. Munly'a commutes of 60 1( now -03 ths trail" of the Port of Portland Commission In earnest. At a prelimi nary organisation meeting-, held In ths UMntl; room of the Portland Com mercial Club laat night. 20 or mora members of the committee decided to meet this afternoon and go In a body o District Attorney Cameron and H. A. 3Ieppner. foreman of the N'OTember a-rand Jury, and demand a thorough in vestigation or the acts of the Commls loners while holding public office. The committee will request, accord' ing to the outline formulated at the meeting, that an expert be appointed to delre Into the official acts of the Commissioners and secure evidence as to whether such acts, directly or Indl rocUy. were turned to persona account. That the Commission, despite the fact that Judge Cleland July 1. 103. re turned findings snowing that there bad teen collusive bidding la the letting ot the contract tor the public drydock. has ; taken no action 10 recover from Robert 'IVakefieid. the aontractor. the differ ence out of which Judge Cleland found f"ths taxpayers had been defrauded, will fbs or nod aa one of the subjects re quiring Investigation. It was said. Collusion Is Shown. In his opinion. Judire Cleland found I that J. B. Bridges and Robert Wake field agreed in advance as to the mount of each other's bid. and that 'they had agreed to par Joseph Paquet aod J. E. Bennett II 000 each lor put 'ting In bids higher than theirs and the firm of Smith Howard 11000 for fall ling to bid. Paragraph t of th findings xeada as follows: -That the purpose of said partnership .and the purpose of entering Into said agreement with J. K. Bennett. Joseph Paquet and Smith Howard was for .'the purpose of preventing real compe tition between the bidders who sought the chance of getting the contract for the building of said drydock. and for thej purpose of enhancing the'prtce to "he obtained for the building of aald drydock. and that the consequence of said arreement by and between the iplainUff and the defendant Wakefield on the one hand and J. - Bennett. Jo- reeph Paquet and Smith Howard on the other hand was to prevent compe tition and obtain a larger sum of money from the Port of Portland on acrount of the building of said dry dock, ail of which was In fact accom plished, and on account of the said combination and agreements competi tion among the bidders was prevented and a larger sum of money was ob tained for the building of the said dry dock had It not been for the agree ments between the plaintiff and de fendant hereinbefore referred to." (The rase was that J. B. Bridges versus Robert Wakefield and William Jacob sen.) The committee alms to have the grand Jury return Indictments but. If It Is not poesible to secure sufficient evidence the committee says It will ntake a report showing the public how the affairs ot the port have been con ducted. EvUlence. tt Is believed, can be adduced ahowlng alleged connection by members of the Commission with corporations which have profited from business relations with It. It Is also nald that members of the Commission have benefited In various ways by rea son of their official positions. Pred A. Ballln said be Is a stock holder la the Oregon Drydock Company and that he was present at a meeting at which plans for the building of the dock were discussed. He said that at this meeting It was understood that the Pacific Bridge Company was to take Its pay In stock of the Oregon Xrjrdock Company for dolnir dredging work for that company. This state ment Is directly at variance with the published statement of the Commis sioners. In which It was said that the 1'aciflc Brldire Company, of which S ari sen la president, received Its stock only been use there had been aa excess of expenses over estimates on the part of the Oregon Drydock Company. Mr. Ballln offered to exhibit his own stock In the company, which he received, he said. In part payment for his services as construction engineer. . C. F. bwtgert eame In for a "Taking over the coals" because he. while presi dent ot the Port of Portland Commis sion. Is said to have assisted in the forming and financing- ot a drydock company which was to enter Into com petition wit's the pnbllo drydock. The committee paid him the compliment of designating; him a successful and astute business man. and woadered why -a and hla associates, also capable busl neee men. had not been able to pat the publla dock on a paying basis. Committee Pinna Reply. In this connection W. H. Corbetfs assertion that the Oregon 1 ryJock Company has handled nearly twice the tonnage handled over the public dock in the last year was brought up and the business management of the Com mission criticised. Mr. Corbett said the Oregon Drydock Company has handled the smaller vessels. Mr. Munly re marked that the entire business would probably have gone to that dock had It been equipped to handle the larger boats. The committee authorised the prepa ration of a statement In answer to that ot the Port of Portland Commission, which was published in all three dally papers ot the city last Friday. This statement Is to be submitted at the next meeting ot the committee, which will assemble on the call of the chair man. It Is proposed to make It brief, but at the same time to have It answer separately the various defenses put forth by the Commissioners. The changing of the night ot the meeting from Tuesday to ilonday was responsible for only tif per cent of the members ot the committee attending. peeled but not Inglorious defeat and In which both the principals were de clared triumphant was the unusual and nnschsduled entertainment offered members of the American Railroad Emoloyes Protective Association at their smoker la Woodman Hall last night Hood Bottlsr and Dick French. Ile-htwelghta. were the principals snd Joseph P. Rellly. special agent for the U- K- at X. Co. was referee. Near ths end of the first round. Rellly. la separating the boys eame In the way of one of French's ticklish taps. The crowd roared. To show that there was Do hard feelings Rellly swung tha towel between the heats. Toward the close of the second session Reilly's cranium became the target for Bottler's left In a breakaway. Rellly couldn't see the humorous side of It and took a hand or two himself. In stant 7 boxers and n small group of spectators surrounded the belligerent referee and ha qolt good-naturedly, hlualo was provided by the Portland faio Quartet consisting of M. J. Keating. Ed J. Kiln. James A. Keat ing and O. P. Morris. Highland danc ing and bagpipe playing, hobble-skirt dancing, piano selections and other features were Introduced. The association which acted aa host to all the clerks employed in the vart oua. railway offices In the city, se cured 5 applications for membership last olght. J. IL Luckett. the president, opened the proceedings and introduced Arthur C. Spenrer. the master of ceremonies. James Casey, of the Milwaukee road, in the comic disguise of a policeman, pro vided a good share of the fun. The committee la charge consisted of W. A. Robblns. G. A. Abramson. A. O. Brown, J. K. Rellly and W. M. Abel. TRUSTEE BOARD NAMED STEPS TAKEX TOWARD EREC TION OP DEACONESS HOME. Executive Committee Appointed, With Power to Bny RealtySite May Be Secured Soon. To complete the organization of the Methodist Deaconess Association, a meeting was held last night la the Ktrst Methodist Episcopal Church. The articles of Incorporation were read and accepted. A committee of five was appointed to prepare a list of nominees to act on the board of trustees. The nominatloa committee consisted of W. R. Jeffrey. Jr, C. T. Wilson. R H Hughes, Benjamin Toung and C W Jones. it was decided to appoint It oa the board of trustees, to include aa ex ecutlve committee. Invested with pow er to act for the association In re ceiving or selling real estate. The following board of trustees wss appointed: C. W. Jones, president; Dr. Richmond Kelley. vtce-presiaent Chsrles E. Lenon. secretary; Samuel Conneil. treasurer; . H. Jeffrey, Jr. K. R. Northrup. F. 8. Akin, Mrs. Esther Wsldforrel. R. J. Glnn. Mrs. 1 C Dickey. J. W. Day, C. D. DeOraff. H. O. Sibray. W. M. Kllllngsworth and Mrs. F. B. Holbrook. Executive com mittee: C. W. Jones, Samuel ConnslU Dr. Richmond Keller. Charles E. Lenon. W. R. Jeffrey. Jr. Mrs. F. B. Holbrook and Mrs. Esther WaldfogeL Commlu tee on constitution and bylaws: Charles E. Lenon, J. W. Day and R. H. Hughes. The latter committee la tj form the constitution and bylaws to be present ed at the next meeting. The association adjourned So meet again at the call of the president ot the board of trustees. To establish In Portland a dea coness home and hoep'tal Is the pur pose of the organisation of thla asso ciation, and the appointing of commit tees Is the preliminary to be gone through before definite plans can bo made for the erection of the Institu tion. Officers of the Deaconess Asso ciation said last alght that work oa the erection of a hospital will be com menced at an early date, and that ac tive steps are to be taken In the matr ter at once. BIG CHECKS DISAPPEAR JOHN MATTS KNOWN TO HAVE HAD 1 tO BEFORE DEATH. REFEREE MIXES IN BOUT TtnllrosMl Employes Protective Asso ciation See Odd Match. A three-reanc? boxing contest In t -Jca the referee went down to onex- Corone-r Searches for Money ot Man Who Dice In Ambulance on Way to Hospital. What disposition was made of two checks drawn on a local bank aggregat ing $1200, known to have been possessed by John siatta a few days before his death ia an ambulance on the night of November 7? Matts wss a logger, Xv years of age. Three weeks before his death ha arrived In Portland from forest Grove. He was 111 at the time and sought medical treat ment at St. Vincent's Hospital. During his stay la the hospital he placed the two checks, for Jo 00 and $700 respec tively, la the possession of the manage ment of the Institution for safekeeping. A week later the checks were returned to him when he was discharged from the hospital. He paid hla attending physi cian and the hospital authorities for his treatment with other money he had at the time, leaving the two checks Intact. A few nights after his discharge from the hospital, Matts suffered a relapse. trangera summoned an ambulance. The Invalid died ea rouu to tha hospital. Matts body waa turned over to the at taches) at the morgue. In a search for the personal effects of the deceased the Coroner's staff have been unable to find a trace of the two checks he was known to have carried on his person. It Is possible that the two checks have fallen Into the hands of designing per sons who have, by utilising Matt's name upon them secured their face value from some local bank. The body Is still held at the morgue while a search la being made for Matts relatives. His wife and four children are aald to reside tn a small Michigan town. All efforts to locate them, so far, bare failed. SALE OF BONDS IS BANK'S ONLY HOPE Securities of Seaside Lumber & Manufacturing Company to Be Marketed. BANK EXAMINER DUBIOUS Bonds Worth $100,000 Mast Be Sold to Secnre Depositors In In stitution Wrecked by Suicide, of Its Cashier. If two financiers and promoters living In Minneapolis live up to their promises In disposing of 1100.000 worth of bonds on the Seaside Lumber & Manufacturing plant, it is possible that the depositors of th defunct Bank of Seaside may get their money back. Otherwise the situ- atton Is decidedly gloomy. Yesterday W. S. Henninger. president of the DanK Frank Spittle, attorney for the Seaside Lumber & Manufacturing Company, and State Bank Examiner Wright, held a conference at the Oregon Hotel In con ncctlon with the representatives of an Eastern firm, the name of which Is not given. As a result of the day's work on the part of all concerned, the conference broke up with the conclusion that If the Arm of Daniel & Welter, of Minneapolis, sold the bonds the lumber company could be reorganised and the bank liquidated. The State Bank Examiner has little hope of the success of the proposition, for the reason he can learn nothing or the standing and capabilities of the firm named. Sawmill Absorbs Money. The bank's money was all absorbed by the sawmill. Only $1000, out bf tho JSS.000 represented by the deposits and the capital, was loaned to outsiae per sons. The Hennlnirers. who conducted the bank, were the controlling spirits of the sawmill, although In the background the man named Welter seems to have had considerable to do with the affairs or both. He was m Seaside the night De- fore B.N. Harmlnger, the cashier, com mitted suicide and came to Portland, where he registered at the Portland. The next day he disappeared, but lert an order to hare his mall forwarded to Ta- coma. Since that no one seems to be able to locate him. His relation to the Interior workings of the failure Is not known. The bank deposits were 15 M00. It had borrowed 110.000. $5,000 from a Portland bank and S6000 from an As toria bank. To secure this -money col lateral waa placed In the form of notes from persons living in Seaside. In the matter of loans of ths bank the saw mill had borrowed 10.000, 136.000 of which Is represented by notes and fsooo in aa over draft. Beyond this 140.000 are bonds to the amount ot 0 1. 11.0 held by the bank, given by the sawmill company to secure a former loan of 143.000. In other words the sawmill secured tsMOv ot the bank's m.voo. Sawmill la Sole Dope. "The sniv hone of caring the deposi tors," said Bank Examiner Wright last nt.ht. "rests In the sawmill. This property consists of a sawmill, a aash and door factory, a plantar-mllL dry and kiln yards, along with the lumber in the yard and logs In the boom. It la held that there are logs on nana i the value of 120.000 and lumber 01 I009. This makes t!.00 outside of the mill property. If the mill property will produce the balance due the de positors. I2S.S00. then all will receive their money. "However, the mill property seems to be badlr tangled. Besides the I62.Z&0 worth of bonds In the bank covering the mill property. 110.000 was placed in other quarters as socurity for loans. The remaining bonds, valuea at iuu, 000. are In the possession of Daniel & Welter, who are under contract to sen them. If they bad sold- these bonds the bank would have weathered the storm. I have been unable to secnre from Daniels & Welter any Information as what has been done with these 1 100.000 worth of bonds. I presume I shall In a few days. It we can get pos session of these and be placed In con trol of the property through the means of the bonds we have in the hank it is barely possible we can meet all de mands ot the depositors. It Is our only hope." REPUBLICANS ARE SPLIT (Conttnned From first P.) tenants, of course, but none of them measure up to his standard. The Republican programme, so rar as it hu been agreed upon by the dased snd disheartened leaders. Is to -Just drift along." In hopes that ths Democrats will m.b, their nsual mistakes. And they hope that before the next two years are over, that the voters will be willing to return them to power. Old Guard Is Satisfied. Tha Old Guard Is really better satis- fled with the outlook than Is Roosevelt. ASTORIA NAMES TICKETS City Primary Chooses Republican and Democratic Candidates. ASTORIA, Or Nov. 14. Spec4al. The elty primary electiona were held this sfternooa and the tickets nominated ars aa follows: Republican Mayor. O. Wlngate; Treas urer. H. F. Prael; Auditor, Olof Ander son: Attorney, A. W. Xorblad: Street Superintendent. D- P. Belcher; Surveyor, L. c- Rogers; Police Commissioner. C M. Chrtstsnsen; Councilman-at-larre, J. F. Kearney. n . - u,rar. (lTmm 1TKak. Treasurer, O. Gustafaon; Auditor, O. An derson; Attorney, . - uju . oireet Superintendent. A. S. JJorblad; Surveyor. N. D. Raymond ; Police Commissioner, C Sf. CbrUtsnsen. T&s Cltlteaa gwernmsat has LS7T miles at railroad oamplated sad IMS mllsa un der aonstneltaa, wbrts private tatsnats ha 1910 aulas eemsieesd and 10. aadsr Many mothers have learned tow mneli they needed Scott's Emulsion try taking- It to show their children tiuU It wu a sweet medicine. Vor thirty-five rears It hai been tha best known specif le atg-atnst fatigue and enf emble ment, as well u the standard remedy for warding off and relieving- eoldi and affec tions of the throat and lungs. ALONG Overcoat or Raincoat, with what we call an adjus table collar our illustration shows both ways will prove a - very useful article this Winter. Hart Schaf f ner & Marx make it for us; and that tells the whole story of quality, style, tail oring: and fair price. Suits Raincoats Overcoats $18 to $40 Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. Northwest Corner Third and Morrison Cssrasat Han ScbaAcr le Mats Tha machine men say that the Colonel has been stripped of hla political com mission, and that, although on paper he Is In control of the state committee they can turn him out at any time they see fit. Furthermore, they believe that he will never have the nerve to try to dictate to the party again. Charles F. Murphy will organize both branches of the Legislature, although, of course. Governor Dlx will be consulted. There will be plenty of Democratic votes at Albany, but the material Is not par ticularly Wissy." Tnomsa) F. Grady probably win be President pro-tern of the Senate. Grady for years has been the minority leader, and la in the line of promotion. Robert F. tvagner is easily the best qualified of the members who have been re elected, but Murphy regards him as too independent, although he has always been elected by Tammany. The Brooklyn men do not possess leadership qualifica tions, and the only upstate man who has been in the Senate before, ls ltamsperger ot Buffalo, who has not made a speech in 18 years. With a city man In charge in the Senate, the next Speaker undoubtedly will be aa upstate man. Thla place will go to either D. D. Friable, of Schoharie, who has ben the minority leader tor several years, or Robert P. Bush, of Chemung, or ex-Lieutenant-Governor Lewis Chanler, now an Assemblyman, who was Speaker In 1853. The last named, by the way, was the last Democratlo Speaker at Albany. Ho was elected. Murphy's Slate Fixed.' Murphy would like to- see Alfred B. Smith, of Tom Foley's district made Speaker, hut he does not want to take both places, and fails to recognize any leadership material In the upper bouse except Grady. So his slate probably will go through as outlined above It is a little early to pick out the man who will take Chauncey M. DepeWa place In the United States Senate, but Murphy will settle that at the proper time. There has been a rumor that Murphy would hold the Job out for him self, but the chances axe against it. Murphy W really deeply grateful for the aid that high-class Democrats gave his ticket this year and has told some of his Intimates that he means to keep them In line It he can. Therefore look out for the election of a high-class man to represent the Eknplre State In the upper house at Washington, beginning March 4 next. At the present moment the men most frequently spoken of are Edward M. Ehepird, of Brooklyn, and Alton B. Parker, Presidential nominee in 1904. fJDIGESL'OfJ, SOURNESS AND ALL STOMACH , DYSPEPSIA MISERY GOES Your out-of-order Stomach feel fine five minutes after tak ing a little Diapepdn. There would not be a case of Indi gestion here If readers who ars sub ject to Stomach trouble knew the tremendous anti-ferment and digestive virtue contained In Diapepeln. This harmless preparation will digest a heavy meal without ths slightest fuss or discomfort, and relieve the sourest, acid stomach tn five minutes, besides overcoming all foul, Nauseous odors from the breath. Ask your pharmacist to show you the formula, plainly printed on each 0-cent case of Papa's Diapepsrn, then you will readily understand why this promptly cures Indigestion and re moves such symptoms as Heartburn, a feeling like a lump of lead In the stomach. Belching of Gas and Eructa tions of undigested food, water brash. Nausea, Headache. Biliousness and many other bad symptoms; and. be sides, you will not need laxatives to keep your stomach, liver and Intes tines dean and fresh. If your Stomach is sour and full of gas. or your food doesnt digest, and your meals don't seem to fit, why not get a 60-cent case from your druggist and make life worth living? Absolute relief from Stomach misery and per fect digestion of anything you eat is sure to follow five minutes after, and, besides, one case is sufficient to curs a whols family of such trouble. Surely, a harmless. Inexpensive prepa ration like Dlapepsin. which will al ways, either at daytime or during night, relieve your stomach misery and digest your meals, is about as handy and valu able a thing as you could havs in ths house. Both have Influential friends In Wall probably will settle the identity of the street, and the Wall street backing I candidate. FINE ELECTRIC PIANOS CHEAP! Here is a chance to save $300 in cold cash. Electric Pianos that sell for $750 and $850 going at $450 and $500. WE'RE SELLING OUT ! We expect to close out our line of Electric Pianos. "We are going to make the terms , very reasonable so that YOU WILL BUY From us if you want an electric instrument. Why pay other dealers great big prices for the same style pianos that we will sell you for $300 less f It will pay you well for the time you spend in looking at our instru ments. Store open every night. - REED-FRENCH PIANO MFG. CO. "FROM MAKER TO PLAYER" HOUSE OF BARGAINS SIXTH AND BURNSIDE Sectional bookcases for Xmas Christmas is less than six weeks off and it will soon be time to select your gifts. Let us suggest something useful; something that will beautify your home and please every member of your fam-. ily a GLOBE-WERNICKE SECTIONAL BOOKCASE, a gift thatjwill be a constant reminder of your good judgment and represent a compliment to the intelligence of the re cipient. Now is a splendid time to make your selection, as we have just received a carload shipment of the newest styles. It is hard to think of a more beautiful or sensible gift, and the cost is not as much as you may imagine. The price of an Umbrella, a tie pin, or cufflinks, for example, will pay for a Section, which may be added to frsTtn time to time. Make your selection early do not put this off until the Christ mas rush. It will be a pleasure to show yon, and no obligation to buy will be inferred come today. t-r we wish to particularly emphasize. the fact that ours is the largest showing in the city. We are pioneer dealers in Globe Wernicke Bookcases,' having introduced them in Portland as early as 1903 more' than seven years ago. This is important to yon, because it means a large variety to select from. DKRJBT DESKS KAtTONAX DESKS B. Im MAR BLE CHAIRS THE J. K. GILL CO. HAJIDSOMB G-W FREE FOR THB ASKING. At th ner and of Third T3!)eoal (Bift Store At ths Cor ner of Third and Alder. BOOKSELLERS STATIONERS OFFICE OUTFITTERS i Don't Put Off Until the Last Thing Your Christmas Buying $8.50 up Come In and Select Yonr Presents Nowl Have Your Presents Seleetea Sowl Get the Very Best Now! 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