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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 30, 1910)
THE MORXIXO ORE GO N I AX, WEDNESDAY. XOVEMBEK 30, 1910 V a I k. ' CHARGE AGAINST WOMAN PRESSED Prosecutors Seek to Fasten Federal Crime Upon Lodging-House Keeper. YOUNG GIRL IS VICTIM Writ of Kitradilinn I Inrd fur Matrimonial liurrau Agent, Held in Sc-allli it-orge Davrn- ' port Held Witness. Following; tha conviction on "white slavery" ctitrccn f Ocortt Kavaltn. James Tokas and lave Westman. and the trial of Al Nathan, the Indictment of a woman and two chauffeur by the County Sri ml Jury, and the narrow es cape of "yueenie" Ken-e. .on similar charges, a nrv lead alnsr the name t.n was developed In .Municipal Court yesterday when ir. Alice I'atterson. proprietor of a roominit house at Third and Salmon street", had a hearing In connection with the delinquency of Kmmi Ijine. li years old. The prosecution will endeavor to prove that Sir. l"attcron shared with :mma Lane the proceeds of the (ttrl'a life of Infamy, and that the older woman sent the girl to Kelso, Wash., In violation of the Federal law anair.t Interstate "white slave" traffic. Mrx. Patterson has conducted a room ing hou.se :i years. She declares that he knows nothing of the kIM's alleged Immorality and employed her at the roomlnc house simply as a chamber maid. The hearing- was postponed un til today. Tom Tlmrsen. of the Antl Kalnon LeaK'ie. and Mrs. Lola tl. Haldwln. of the Department of Public fafety for Women, are pressing the prosecution. ;lrl Career Stormy. The Klrl was formerly Kmma Nlrldge. Fhe worked In a cracker factory at Seattle. That she became the subject ef the machinations of white slave dealers there Is Intimated by the prose cuting officers. She fled from Seattle In company with Tim Lane, an agent for a "matrimonial bureau." a few weeks ago. and was broucht by him to this city. The pair lived tog-ether In a South Knd roomlnc house until Lane married her. deserting her Immediately afterward. He fld to Seattle and was arrested. Rxtradltlon papers were Is sued yesterday. After Lane's fllcht. Georpe Paven port. a youth employed In a presslnc establishment, acting at the request of the Blrl s mother In Seattle, took care of her and attended her throURh a se vere Illness. Charsresj were placed asalnst him and he also went to Seat tle, hut hearing of the charri sur rendered himself to the police of that city. They refused to hold him. and he returned here, aurreaderlnir at the 1'ollce Station Sunday afternoon. It Is believed that he Is wanted principally vs a witness, and that the charge will be dropped after Mrs. I"aUrson' case Is disposed of. The charter asalnst Lane were takes up by the grand Jury yesterday. Cox Sustains Mrs. Baldwin. A difference between the police offi cials and -Mrs. Baldwin's department was brought about by Mrs. Baldwin's action In this case, but baa been amtc ahlv disposed of. Mrs. Baldwin, after laying the case before Chief of Police Cox. telegraphed personally to Chief of Police IVappensteln. In Seattle. In re lation to the arrest of Lane. Chief Wappennteln. It la said, wrote to Chief Cox. asking htm by what authority Mrs. Baldwin communicated with him over the head of her superiors. Neither Mrs. Baldwin nor Chief of Police, Cox would dlscusa the rase at length yes terday. The Chief said that Mrs. Bald win had acted pnerly under the cir cumstances. Evidence that disreputable men are again congregating In this city reached Chief of -Police Cox yesterday and warning was given all police officers and detectlvea to be on the lookout. The report Is that numerous men have recently arrived here. Including one or more Frenchmen who were ordered out of the city a few months ago. Instruc tions were Issued to arrest these men on vagrancy charges. SKITS KEEP EDITORS BUSY rrvss Club Will Present Souvenir Book on ".Night Off." From now until the night of December 1. when the Portland Press Club will present holilay frolic. "A Night Off." at the Ilclllg Theater, the board of man srers' room in the newspaper men's quarters In the Merchants Trust build ing will easily be. the busiest spot In the club. Ordinarily this room la given oer to grave d!scu.-ions by the club's legisla tors upon the advisability of buying a new rug for the library or hanging a new picture !n the cardroom. but now It resembles both a I'nlon Square pub lishing house and a theatrical manager's offl-e In Forty-second street. New York. As soon as their duties on the da'lles are over, the programme and entertain ment committeemen flock to the execu tive offices of the club and. at furious pace but careful, edit the skits which are to appear in the souvenir programme, or write letter or telephone to stars of the stage and lyceum platform. These busy clubmen promise 1j t "acts" for the big show at t!;e Heiog and everv person entering the theater the n'ght of December 19 will receive a copy of the souvenir book, as a sift from the club. The. book mil contain the "best Ilcka" of Porll-uid newspaper writers. 50 YEARS JSAGE LIMIT Older Persons Not Allowed to Enter Wahln;ton Lodges. OLTMriA. Nov. 3 No fraternal or beneficiary society tn the State of Wash ington has any power or authority to admit to Ita membership any person over i years of age. by dlsrK-nsuilon. by-laws or otherwise. ac.-ord:ng to an opinion banded down by Attorney-General Bell, who malntalna that fhe state law is man datory. PERSONALMENTION. S. D. Evans, of rtoseburg. Is at the Terkln. John A. Ross, of FItverton. Is at the Imperial. It. IT. Wilcox, of Tendleton. Is at the rerklna. Dr. C. E. Wade, of Drain. Is at the Cornelius. pr. David Robinson, of Mosler. Is at the Oregon. iU. and Mrs. .W. It iloeir and Mrs. IT. M. West, of Shanlko. are at the Portland. W. X. Kickcron. ef Hopewell. Is at ti e Lenox. E. Thorson. of La Grande. Is regis tered at the Perkins. A. W. Norblod. of Astoria. Is regis tered at the Cornelius. A. C. Elliott, of Pittsburg. Pa.. Is registered at the Lenox. Miss Juliet Greer, of Corvallls. It staying at the Portland. It. K. Lawson. of Cottage Grove. Is registered at the Oregon. llenneth U Cook and C. E. Kupp. of Pendleton, are at the Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Leland. of Eugene, aie staying at the Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bishop, of Hood River, are at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Walts, of Los Angeles, are staying at the Lenox. Mrs. D. W. Iexter. of White Salmon, Wash.. Is staying at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Bean and Mrs. J. K. Weatherford. of Albany, are staying at the Imperial. CHICAGO. Nov. Z9. (Special.) Northwestern people registered at ho tels today are: From Portland C. F. Woody, at the Great Northern; M. C. Woodard. at the Lasalle. From Bend Mrs. J. O. Johnston. Samuel Johnston, at the Congress. From Hood River Mr. and Mrs. C R. Bone, at the Congress; If. C. Allen, at the Great Northern. From Albany J. M. Hawkins, at the Brcvoort. CIKCLIT COCUT KITES SUNDAY CLOSIXii LAW VALID. Monroe Bolich Must ray $200 for Violation of State Code Legal Points Are Settled. Judge Gatens decided yesterday that the act or ISit. providing that saloons must remain closed on Sunday, was not repealed by the Legislature of ISiJ. and that therefore the act Is In fu.l force. He did not go Into the lU"stlon of the constitutionality or un constitutionality of the act, however, on the around that the title does not completely set forth the intent of the iaw, and that therefore, when a Legis lator voted on the bill he might not U.ir known Its purpose. This was one of the points urged by Lester W. Hum phreys and John H. Stevenson, counsel for Monroe Bolich. the saloonkeeper who was arrested for keeping his place open on Sunday. His saloon was at 40 North Sixth street. He was fined ;00 In the Municipal Court, and the case was appealed to the Circuit Court. Judge Gatens affirmed yesterday morn ing the decision of the lower court. It was one of counsel's contentions that the Code Commissioners of 18:2. In taking out section 6 of the act of ISSt and making it part of the Code of Criminal Procedure, acted without authority of law, and that It should have been made a part of Title I. Chapter SI. of the Deady & Lane Code. This section has since remained In the Criminal Code, later compilers copying It from Deady & Ijtne. When the Legislature repealed Title 1. Chap trr SI. of the Deady 4 Lane Code, they also repealed this section which was arbitrarily removed from the original law, according to counsel's contention. Judge Gatens said: "For the reason that the Legislature of ISSi made no reference to section S5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which was In effect at that time, and being of the opinion that had they In tended to repeal the law pertaining to the closing of saloons on Sunday, they would have made reference to that sec tion. I feel that the contention of ap pellant, that the act under which the defendant was convicted Is unconstitu tional. Is not well taken." jodgeIholdTpolice LAWTEIVS CITARGE OP BRCTAL - ITY IS DISBELIEVED. Saloonkeeper Who Interferes When Patrolmen Question Boy Says Ills .Money Was Stolen. Investigation by the grand Jury of the manner In which prisoners are handled In the North Knd by police officers was threatened in Municipal Court yesterday morning by Attorney Albert B. Ferrera. arguing for the defense of John Qualixa. who was arrested by Fatrolmen Uurri and Johnson on charges of being drunk and disorderly The two oflleers bad entered a saloon on Bumslde street, known as the "Bottle House." and began to question a youth who appeared to be below his majority. Qualixa interfered and was arrested. Thinking he had a weapon in Ms pocket, the officers led him Into a narrow ball at Second and Couch streets and at tempted to search him. They say that he fought and that they were compelled to strike him on the head. Inflicting a superficial scalp-wound. Charges that the officers or others took IKO from Qualixa were made by Ferrera. The prisoner and others testi fied that he had $119.30 Just before the arrest, but he Is credited with only $19.3) on the station books. Ferrera admitted that there was nothing to connect Burrl and Johnson with the loss of the money. Deputy City Attorney Sullivan called the court's attention to the Improbability of the story that the wo officers had assaulted and robbed Qualixa in broad daylight, with several hundred persons looking on. The charges against Burrl and Johnson were brushed aside by Judge Taxwell. who said: "From what I know of these two officers. I am satisfied that they did not arrest this man without thinking they had good reason to do so. They are good officers. The court Is Inclined to believe their testimony. It Is plain that Qualixa was not drunk when he entered the saloon, but the drink or drinks he had in the place, combined with the blow on the head, probably produced a eoiT dltlon similar to drunkenness. I And him guilty." WIDE, LONG BERTHS. On Great Northern Shore line express. Portland to Puget Sund and Vancouver, B- c. 11: P- M.. dally, from Hoyt-etreet station Eleventh and Hoyt reeta. other tralas leave 10 A. M. and S P. M. Tickets', sleeping and parlor car reserva tions, city ticket office. 121 Third ret and at depot. Mines to Work All Winter. SL'MPTER. Or.. Nov. (Speclal.)-At three mines near Sumpter. where the snow Is often 10 feet deep on the level, work will be carried on all the Winter with crews of from 15 to men. A new power drill plant has been Installed at the Ibex, and the tunnel la progressing at th rate of 10 feet a day. There are lan feet of this tunnel yet to drive and the manager expects to have It com pleted bv the time the snow goes off la the Spring. WAYNETHIALBEGIN5 Man Accused of Robbing Bank at Gresham in Court. SOME TESTIMONY HEARD Fireman Tells of Giving rnnches to Drfentlitnt Deputy Sheriff Says He Found Them at Scene of Trial. Frank "Wayne, alleged robber of the Gresham State Bank, wont to trial be fore a Jury In Judge Morrow's depart ment of the Circuit Court yesterday morning. The Jury was secured before noon, and a part of the state's tewtlmony was taken before adjournment last night. B. Sx-hwedler. a milkman living near Gresham, discovered early on the morn ing of January 8, 19CT, that the Gresham bunk had been entered, He found three doors broken, tho door Into the street, the door leading to the counting room, and the door to the vault. He left word at the telephone station to call up A. Meyers, proprietor f the bank, and notify hlia of the affair. Both Schwcdler and Meyers vtcrs In the witness-stand yesterday and told how the steel door of the vault waa found to have been blown up with nltro-glycerine. It was found, however, that the thieves did not succeed in reaching the money In the vault, of which there was between J1000 and Sl. Blacksmith's Tools Gone. D. A. Hart, who was at that time proprlotor of a blacksmith shop two blocks from the bank, euid he found In the morning that his shop had been broken Into, and some of tho tools taken. He afterward found a coldcliisel, drill bits, a sledgehammer and a pteel bar used for cutting bolts, at tho bank. A fireman employed at the flrehouse adjoining the police utatlon, who was fined $IM for selling stamps stolen from the Sellwood postofrice, was upon the witness-stand, and told of ordering two punches from the captain of the fire boat. These were made, he said, and turned over to Wayne and a pal In Tom Falloh'o saloon, between three and six weeks before the bank robbery. The fireman was glen a close cross examination by ehn P. Logan as."o clated with K. U. Blewett as Wayne's counsel. Punches Are Found. Deputy Sheriff Ixonard took the wltness-eitand to tell of finding the punches on the floor at the Gresham Bank. He said he placed file marks upon them so that he could identify them If It became necessary. t tt.F-Aiif.il ih. effort, of Sheriff Stevens and Deputy Leonnrd that Wayne wax first arreaied lor complicity in me v. v. Ae ih. UaIIta-ooH nostolTIce. He was sentenced In the Federal Court on four count to ten years Imprisonment, but after PTVing tnrce years s it t i 1 tliA itnuiS held that he served four terms concurrently. Frank Kelly and one Anoerson were imiicn-u .nh v.!,.. fnr the f:reham bank rob bery. When he was released from Mc Neil's Ifhind. he was re-arrested on the other charge. The Jury which Is trying him is com n a ir u.ritlnir W. T. Knvart. Chorle J. Allen. J. Beck. John M.' Bacon. J. O. Ilanthorn. O. C. atanara. j. r. Horning. John Malr. J. A. Addleman, . .v. -t.. ortvi .nil A W. Hammersmith. Deputy anstrict Attorney Fitzgerald and Assistant United States Attorney ioie are prosecuting the case. John F. Scott Sues for $2300. tii.-iR- Ka f.l renresenta- tlons of E. W. Kimble and Harry F. Kimble Induced mm to aeea over iwo lots In block 8. Ileservolr Tark Addi intin v R-ntt brought suit in the Circuit Court yesterday for the recov ery of $2600 damages, lie says it was on January 10. last, that one or mo i.-1 him a S2B00 note nlgned by H. F. Carstens. saying that Carstens was worm i leaat that he owned property - in Cowlltx County. Wash., and a wheat farm in F.astern Washington. Scott accepted- the note tor ine iois. no ;. "viiuuio transferred his property to his wife, Scott alleges, placing It beyond the reach of the law. Hannnh Morris' Estate Is Closed. Joseph N. Teal, executor of Hannah Rodney Morris' estate, was discharged by County Judge Cleeton yesterday, his final account having been accepted and the estate closed. He was allowed 11600 executor's fees, and $1000 addi tional for special services. The re ceipts of the estate were J32.340.51 and the disbursements $19,153.81. This left Teal with a balance of cash on hand amounting to $11,148.71. Judge Cleeton ordered that he distribute this among tho beneficiaries, Mary K. Adair. Wil liam E. Morris, Louisa Morris and Ben jamin W. Morris. W. S. Chapman Sues Hunt for $2900 W. S. Chapman brought suit in the Circuit Court yesterday against M. A. Hunt. R. H. 1L Hunt. II. H. Hunt and the Economic Loom Company for the recovery of $3900 damages, which he says he advanced with the understand ing that he was to have an option on 60.000 shares of the company for $25. 000 He says it was also agreed that If he sold 10.000 shares of stock for the Hunts' they would sell no more of their holdings until after Novemoer 1. 110. The stock, he declares, was not turned over to him. Receiver for Concern Asked. To have a receiver appointed for the Canadian Kmployment Company and a dissolution of the company. E. P. Evans filed suit In the Circuit Court yester day against E. P. McCroskey and J. P. Coxon. his two partners. The com pany was formed May 18. 1903. Evans says It Is not desirable for him to con tinue with the company, but he says be has been unable to agree with Mc Croskey and Coxon aa to the terms of dissolution. Boy Taxi Victim Dies. For alleged permanent Injury of hi left leg by being run over by a taxi cab. Frank Jones. 9 years old. brous:ht suit In the Circuit Court yesterday through his mother and guardian ad litem. Jennie Z. Jons. to recover $1300 damages. The Portlnnd Taxlcab Com pany Is the defendant. The accident occurred at Fourth and Washington streets August 30. The auto ran over his left leg below the knee and hla head struck the curb. He was In the hospital for two weeks. T Laborers Sue Employment Agency. Raffale Tolonl and a number of other laborers brought suit In the Circuit Court yesterday against B. E. Eva and Joe Bennett, proprietors of an employ ment agency, for the return of $299.20. alleged to have been paid by them in Xeea and railroad fare for Jobs which did not materialize. They were sent to Klamath Falls on November 11 to work for Erlckson Peterson, they allege, but had to return to Portland without work. Church Caue of Divorce Suit. Mrs. Nora A. Salstrom refused to go to church with John A. Salstrom. her husband, or to allow him to go without her. according to his allegations in a divorce complaint filed In the Circuit Court jesterday. They took the mar riage vow at lied Bluff. Cal.. April 16, 1S92. Circuit Court Xotes. K. F. Ludington. wife-beater, who has been in Jail since August 29. was paroled vesterday after being sentenced to serve four months In the County Jail by Pre siding Judge Cleland. He admitted beat ing Grace Ludington. His wife secured a divorce while he was in Jail. Judge Cleland made one of the terms of the parole that he stay away from his ex wife to avoid trouble. 1 H. Lasher pleaded not guilty In the Circuit Court yesterday to a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses, and his case was set for trial February 7. It is alleged that he passed a bad check for $2i on M. C. Adkins. C L. Meracle was arraigned yesterday on a charge of obtalnfng $10 from N. W. Kountree November 7 by falso pretenses, and will enter his plea Friday. Meracle H 45 years old and was arrested at Fourth and Washington streets yesterday by Deputy Sheriffs Bulger and Leonard. Albert Schell was arraigned on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon October 31. on George Schmidt. He will plead Friday. Judge Gantenbein decided yesterday that the Municipal Court was right In convicting Viola Lee of conducting a disorderly house, and in fining her $100. He affirmed the decision and the fine. Judge Gantenbein gave Maud . Tatro a divorce yesterday from Ernest C. Tatro. MI Ijectoppeo ROADS IMPASSABLE IV COOS AND DOIGLAS COUNTIES. Postofflce Inspectors Have Com plaints and Consider .Vandon ing Service. Cities and towns served by "star route" mail deliveries in Oregon may be cot off because of poor roads. The Winter season has advanced to the point where many roads are now al most Impassable and mall carriers are sending In their annual batch of com plaints. Unless better roads are pro vided for mall carriers, it was Inti mated In the postofflce Inspectors of fice yesterday, the Government may adopt a system applied to cities that no deliveries of mall shall be made to districts that do not provide sidewalks, street lights, street names and num- be" -R- Prior, who has the contract for carrying the mails between Oakland and Stephens, wrote a letter to the United States Marshal, which found its way to the postofflce Inspectors, In which he charged that the road had been made Impassable by the Southern Valley Land & Water Company digging a ditch and throwing all the dirt on top of the rood. The letter brought up the old com plaint about the two roads from R burg to Myrtle Point and Marshfield. These roads are so bad that the con tract for carrying the mails was raised from $14,000 to $29,000 at the last award. The delivery of mall over these roads requires the services of Jo horses and 23 to 24 men, when the roads are good. .,.. These two roads, for the distance and the else of the cities they connect, nre the worst in the civilized world, said one of the Inspectors yesterday. I do not base this assertion on my personal knowledge of the roads, but I have been over them with people from all parts of the world, and with out exception they say they are the . . . ' ... rnnm fountv has worst tney cr done a great deal of work to better them, but Douglas County does very little. Coos County has spent about $"3,000 on the roaas ou ... , tiAnnA T have walked uouniy huuui - - - over the roads. I have ridden over them In a rig and oy siage ,iU saw the like. Winter or Summer. In the Winter time they are next to im passable. , . . r. Vi a neonle to "11 is ctrmntij up - . - - . - provide roads that may be traveled if they want man. n i " the Government to make the roads but to deliver mall where roads are pro T.. .i rive Presidential postofflces served by those two roads. each office paying a samry i j," and there is no excuse for such eondl- See Our Regular Advertisement on Last Page itore's lEeMder&bFraii Big Book D Announce the Arri val of Two New and Fascinating Books "Love of the Wild" and "Yozonde of the Wilderness" Nothing Better Than One of Those Intensely Inter esting Books Could Be Thought of for an Xmas Gift -Favor Some Friend With One and Know That Your Gift Will Be Appreciated "YOZONDE OF THE WILDER NESS'.' By Harry Invin Greene. Tlirillins story -with pleasic s roraa nee. $1.00 f"LOVE OF THE WILD" By Archie P. McXishie. A story of strong men and out of doors, with a pref ty and - OA lovable girl concerned.. !p IvU tlons. Two to 4000 pounds of mail a day are hauled over the roads and the people who are dependent upon such an amount of mall should certainly try to do- something with the roads. SISTER .THERESA DEPARTS Ucr Sanitarium at Oak Grove Is De serted, Bxcept for Caretaker. Sister Theresa's sanitarium at Oak Grove, which was in the public eye under charges of being improperly conducted, about a year ago. is de serted and Sister Theresa is missing. A man who says he is the woman! brother, is acting as caretaker of the abandoned building. - ffc,, Without authority from the Catholic hierarchy the woman who called her self Sister xneresa. wurc - - -nun and supported her Institution by begging. Charges of improper meth ods of securing support and of bad san itary arrangements were made against the place and differences of opinion between Sister Theresa and physicians who had sent Incurable consumptives to her. caused the buslenss of the In stitution to fall away. WOMAN SUFFRAGE HELPED Seattle Senators to Oppose Attempts to Attack Law. SEATTLE. Wash.. Nov. 29. The eight Senators from King County have ap pointed a steering committee composed of Senators George U. Piper, Joslah Collins and F. C. Jackson, for the pur pose of working as a unit in electing a member from King County as presi dent of the Senate. No action was taken on legislation, but members state that the Legislature will tolerate no attempt to question the validity of the woman suffrage amendment and that an employers' liability law will be passed almost unanimously. A bill for state initiative and referendum and re call will pass the House and may fall of a two-thirds vote in the Senate. A. effort will be made to eliminate th second choice provision of the primar law. The Legislature will meet Janp ary 9. "95 ! I Ni r -. IF ITS TO BE A Co v. y imerma .rL Please Place mth :$s I our uraer With Us Now The demand for Chickerings is unprecedented. We have sold t-y hi vpar more than double the number of Chickerings sold daring all i the good vear '09 At the present time we have over ?80,ouu wonn 5 ChiLrtagd. and uprights-in our Portland retail and wholesale establishments. Every catalogue style of the Checkering is i here , and some specially designed instruments as expect that every Chickering will be sold before New Year s. Even though our concern has been able to j offer " flsortment many times larger than is to be found any where to theUnion. we are free to say that never here tofore wJ opportunity for careful selection ad compari son offered in our big institution as right now. Every piano selected now will be stored free of charge in our new, superD wnoieauu uuuw-, between 15th and 16th streets on Pet tygrove, and delivery will be made any honr of the forenoon, afternoon or evening that may be desired. There is no more magnificent gift Christmas piano, uev m the wona, a hickciiuis, " than best in possible. Oregon's Pioneer Music House the House of Highest Quality. ma Creu ef the 1 (lna ef Honor He nowed Vpwn the Ztilokerlnir. th HchMt Recognition F.vrr Accorded aa Anafoa Juuie. tnjijr i' v re ' I" ci SL ion Suggestions Electric IN Nickel AND Copper Electric Store ALDER STREET AT SEVENTH " ' in -in cw-rvr IJ, S t .-J - t -- '3 ." '.-V " t 12 r'earieM, ropoteruord, Caalmerj, nutuon, U-omm Commercial Veaicia j A.