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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1911)
GOULD SUITE FOR ROAD BOARD GOES Independent Faction Among Missouri Pacific Stock holders Wins. ONE MAN VOTES FOR SELF St. J-anctcr Williams Gets Illghest Vote- of Any IMrectorKuhn-Locb Interests Make No Oppo sition to Illm. ST. LOUIS. March 14. An Independ ent faction amour the stockholders In the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain Railroads broke the Kubn-Ioeb-v.-orse J. Could slate at the election of direc tors of the two road today (our men rot on the original list betn among those chosen. cne of the was K. I.ancasier Will la ins. leader of t'e "In dependents." who received tha tilcheat vote of acr director. ilt btaluct rrozies for 2.0I shares of stock and voted each share 13 times for himself, maklna- a total of 1.0.K7 votes. Kara of the other 1J directors re- reived :i.7 votes. Of tfce sjo.oub hares of stock. Si.00 were voted. Election I Quiet. Beside William, the new director not on the elate are K. B. Pryor, now fourth vice-president or me m soman S. F. Tryor. former purchasing aaeni vfi......ri i'.-in,- and Charles I .w ert vtr-nreslrltnt of the road. The election of directors. which a month ago threatened to be excltlns;. passed off quietly. It means a reorgani sation of the railway and the retirement of George J- Gould from the presidency to chairman of the board. The Independent won representation on the board without opposition. iu n-umi, 1 . -..nn r,A illlM. hfll thCT IIS Williams had sufficient votes to elect himself, made no protest Charles I- O.arke cmM. the vote for the Xu'in. Ixeb-Rockefeller Interest. Mr. Clarke took J. J. Slocum'e place on the it la Kl laved that Mr. Clarke will retire ae director In favor of t.ie new president, wnen se is ciecica. Changes Are Announced. Poon after the polla opened It was announced that several changes would be made In the slate proposed In George J Gould's scheme of February 15. The votes of Kuhn. Loeb at Co. and allies of the Independents were cast for the following: George J. Gould. Frederick t. Gates. Cornelius Vanderbllt. E. T. JefTrey. Ed gar L- Marston, Taul M. Warburg. Ed win Gould. Klngdon Gould. E. I. Ad ams. E. B. Tryor. a. B. Proyor. C. 8. Clark and R. Lancaster WlllUms. W. K. Blby and O. L. Garrison, of Ft. Louis, and J. J. Flocum. of the Sage Interests, retired and said they did not seek to be directors. PENINSULA TO TAKE PART Decision Made to Assist Materially at Roso Fc.tlTal. The Peninsula will have Its osual part In the Rose Festival this year. It the plans of the Peninsula Rose Asso ciation are carried out as adopted at the meeting held last night In the li brary room at Peninsula station. E. & Iyer. the new president, front Kenton, aid that only by the co-operation of every section on the Peninsula could the display be made. After going over the situation It was decidod to main tain a rose depot at the Union ispot and have a rose shower from electric cars passing through tne streets. -The float will be omitted this year. In order to arouse intoresl among the people of the distinct It waa de rided that representatives from the re n Insula Rose Association snnuld visit every district and attend the meetings of the push clubs. Assurances were given at the meeting that the former officers of the association would as sist all they ccr.ld. . DIRECT LEGISLATION WINS Governor Approves Bill for Oregon System la California. SACRA MEXTO. CaU March It. The bill providing for the Initiative, refer endum and recall for all municipalities received Governor Johnson' signature today and becomes a law at the expi ration of tO days The blil provides for recall elections of elective municipal officers, any time after they have held office four months, upon petition of IS per cent of the registered voters. The officer against whom the recall Is directed Is made a candidate for re-election unless he states otherwise. Municipal legislation may be Initiated upon petition of S& per cent of the registered voters, and unless the gov erning body passes the proposed leg islation without amendment. It shall .o submitted at a special election with in 24 days. If the petition carries sig natures of only 10 per cent of the vot ers, unless the proposed measure Is adopted by the governing body. It shall be submitted at the neat regular gen eral municipal election. Like provis ions regulate referendsm elections on measures adopted by governing bodies. MAYBRAY GANG ON TRIAL Eleven of Sporting Swindlers Ap pearOne rieads Guilty. COUNCIL BLUFFS. la.. March 14. Eleven men Indicted two years ago for fraudulent ose of the United States malls, and known aa the associates of John C Maybray. now serving a term In the Federal Prison at Leaavenworth. Kan., for a similar crime, were brought to trial today In the United States Dls tr' -t Court. Maybray was convicted of using the null Is to defraud by means of "fake" porting event, horse-racing, prize fighting, wrestling bouts and foot races being his specialties. several of the Indicted men have pleaded nolo contendere, and been riven light sentences. R. E. ( Darby) Thlelman today entered a plea of guilty. Ills sentence will likely not be pronounced until after all the cases are disposed of. s WOMAN NOW IDENTIFIED year ago by the local police charged with obtaining X0 of groceries from Au gustine A Kyer under the came of Mrs. E. P. Tremper. wife of Mr. Tremper of the firm of Osborn. Tremper AY Co.. ab stractors. By repaying the money for the goods she succeeded in getting the case dismissed, and eilie was never prose cuted. Mrs. Paterson was the wife of E. E. Paterson. an Alaskan residing at Cash mere. Wash. He obtained a divorce from her a "number of years ago. but she gained the custody of the child, Ray Paterson. who Is now It years old. Last November Mr. Paterson brought an action against Mrs. Paterson charging that she was diverting elsewhere the 1100 a month alimony he waa paying her for the education of their son. He asked the court for an order to pay the money to the trustees of Pullman College, where the boy Is now being educated. Judge John F. Main granted the decree. During the trial of the cave Judge Main received a threatening letter pur porting to have been sent from Alaska. An Investigation was mane ana Airs. -ai-erson. was later charged In open court by Attorney John Ei Ryan, with having been the author or tne communication. HILD STUDIES SITUATION XEW TRACTIO.V COMPAXT GEN ERAL MAXAGEIt AT WORK. Local Conditions to Be Thoroughly Investigated Itefore Formulating Reconstruction Policy. "It Vlll take a week or 10 days for me to grow acquainted with the local situation o that I may know what policy I'll pursue." said Frederic W. Hlld. newly appointed general mana ger of the Portland Railway Light A Power Company, yesterday. "So far as I can see everything here Is In a satisfactory condition and I don't know of any changes that will be necessary". "I am very much pleased with the local situation and believe that my ex periences In Portland will prove satis factory to myself and I hope to the company and the people whom we serve." Mr Hlld entered yesterday Into the active duties of his new position. He traveled with B. 8. Josselyn. president of the company. F. I. Fuller, vice-president: C J.' Franklin, general superin tendent of the railway department: O. B. Caldwell, of the light and power di vision and F. D. Hunt, traffic manager, over the line between Portland and Es tacada In Mr. Josselyn's prlvnte car. Inspecting the property and conferring with the local men with reference to the most minute details of the business. He Intends to travel over every line In the city and over every suburban road of the company before he outlines his pro gramme for service. Mr Hild's acceptance of this Impor tant position will relieve Mr. Josselyn of a multitude of duties. Since the de parture of F. F. Barbur. assistant to the president, Mr. Josselyn's responsi bilities have Increased, but since then be has been looking for a capable man to take the office of general manager of the entire business. Mr. Hlld will have charge of the lighting and power departments as well as of the street railway service. His past experiences In Havana and In other places where he has served as an operating official well qualify him for his many respon sibilities. In Havana Mr. Hlld had charge of the reorganization of the service and of the practical reconstruc tion of much of the system. He Is qualified as an engineer as well as a manager and In outlining new work his services here are expected to be of unusual value. Before going to Cuba he waa established as a consulting en gineer with headquarters In Chicago and during this time aided in the con struction of many Important railway project In Iowa. Wisconsin. Illinois and other middle western states. Mr. Hlld will become a resident of Portland at once. He says he Is de lighted with Portland and will send for Mrs. Hlld to come here as soon as convenient. She Is at present In Havana, having remained there with the expectation of Mr. Hild's return. When he left Havana he did not antici pate that he would arrange to remain In Portland. HORSEMEN ARE WARNED ntOSECCTORS TELL TRADERS TO' "STRAIGHTEX OCT." PEOPLE ARE SCARED Judge Insists He Will Get Jury for Camorra Case. MEN FLEE FROM DUTY Fear That Condemnation of Mem bers of Band Will Be Avenged Strikes Terror Four - Are Been red. However. VITERBO. Italy. March 14. Cavaliers Blanchl. president of the court, set about getting a jury to try the SS members of the Neapolitan Camorra by methods that promised results despite the terror that has filled the hearts of the citizens at the possibility of be ing obliged to condemn those whose deaths would be pretty sure to be avenged, unless the whole dangerous element of the society was wiped out. When eourt opened the president at once Imposed heavy fines on those known to have left town to escape Jury duty, and threatened that he would have others who had made excuses for not appearing when summoned brought to the bar by carbineers. The whole forenoon was taken up in an attempt to nil the Jury benches. It waa a nervous day In'VIterbo. The residents, who had hailed the trial as a boon because It would bring to town thousands of strangers who must bs sheltered .and fed. have found them selves confronted with an alarming situation. No one familiar with the workings of the "beautiful reformed society" haa anything but sympatny for those who shrink from tne civic dutv Imposed. Vovorthelp. nrogress was maae, and early In the day Jl but four of the necessary Jurors had Deen securea. At thia nolnt t ha resources of the court failed and an adjournment until tomorrow was taken. Many Women Present. Th ...n . in tfiA r mi rt room was much like that when the trial opened on saturaay, ihouk" mere i n .a.An.....inn d m nFii thA anecta tors of women and of men who, for nna ruuuin or another, were not eli gible for Jury duty. lUliiJ'tuwi .1.? . . . n ' tors of, or actual participants in, the muruer or unnaro Luuvuutu ci wife, occupied the great steel cage an ffnrH their hatred at the Informer, Gennaro Abbatemag- glo. who plainly enjoyea m boihuuh of the smaller cago reserved for his exclusive occupancy. TV.. .i..t r rrt v Tinm. inn ruara tan angel of Camorra." In his priestly garb, was again permiiieu m oit vm. t . i i. ...... ,1 i.i t Vi In t-v run he completed ana tne iniroaucxiuu ui evidence he Degtin some nine lumui Meantime police officers will be t. .. ... in inpfltA a Ions' list of uuaj . . j . ' r " " talesmen for -whom summonses nave been Issued AUTO TRUCK DEMONSTRATOR, IS KILLED INSTANTLY. f-opttnod from FTret Fag; to a number of the local dry goods stores and had purchased several hundred dol lars' worth of goods, charging the same to her account. jirv JPatsxaoA was, sxrcstf l About a Inprnio us Practice of Underrating Laid to Murphy and Ghormley la Suits Filed. Notice was served yesterday by Dis trict Attorney Cameron upon Thomas Murphy and Andrew Ghormley, horse- traders, that if more compiainxs come n sgalnst their methods of selling draft stock, action will be begun against them under the nuisance statute. Tou have got to straighten out. said the prosecutor. "1 have listened to four complaints against you In 4S hours, and others at Intervals for a long time. Murphy Lad called Mr. Cameron to the telephone to deprecate the filing of a recent complaint against him. but met with little sympathy. At the close of the conversation. Mr. Cameron as sured newspaper representatives that he "meant business" and would pro ceed drastically If complaints contin ued to be received. Murphy and Ghormley have been be fore the criminal and civil courts from time to time over a long period. Several civil suits are now pending against them In Justice Court. It Is alleged that they evade responsibility through shifting of It from one to the other, the one under fire always being able to show that the acts alleged. If committed at all. were committed by the other partner. The firm Is alleged to have Intro duced an Innovation in the gentle art of horse. trading through getting the better of the bargain, not by overrat ing, but by underrating the horse sold. In the two suits now pending It Is al leged that after the buyer had paid his money, the partner who was not present at the sale appeared and made him think that he had been swindled and then bought back the animal at' a reduced price. The traders are now under bond to the Municipal Court, and will have a hearing this week on a charge of sell ing as sound a horse that was nearly worthless. Winter Lasts bnt Two Months. HCSUM. Wash.. March 1. (Special.) Less than two months of Winter Is the record for this section of the White Salmon River Valley. The first snow appeared January 10, and today the robins and meadow Jarks are singing, people are planting trees or working In gardens, and a hum of Spring ac tivity prevails. CARD OF THANK. The family of the late Mrs. Mary E. Powers, at ill Minnesota Ave., hereby wish to express their heartfelt and sincere appreciation to their many frlenls and acquaintances for the manv sympathetic kindnesses naanl f7id fJ Vols 1 bereavement, Man Crushed as He Tells Others How to Avoid Accident Is Sur vived by Bride of Week. . While demonstrating an auto truck A ..niiAnlnv two men to keen out of the space between the bed of the truck and the back of the seat when a load had been dumped. A. J DenseL em--i a t... - vr.i-k Rrna. Motor Com- piujnu uj w pany. of Allentown. Pa, was caught in the death trap he was telling others to avoid and his life was crushed out In an inrttant. The accident happened at 6:30 P. M. yesterday In front of the residence of Charles Cooper, 8 SO East Morrison street, where a load of wood had been dumped. Denxel was married a week ago last night to Miss Chrystal Thompson. They lived at S Park street. The big truck arrived in the city a few days ago and Pensel was demon strating it to C. Koenlg. of 11J Knott street, and J. F. Lough, of 1004 Com merce street. The load of wood had been dumped and Denxel was explain ing the mechanism of the closing ap paratus, which shuts up like scissors. He cautioned the two men never to get Into the place and to beware of a ratchet on top of the truck which act ed as a trip that brought the bed back onto the gear. While talking he leaned over Into the dangerous place and the bed snapped shut. Denxel was caught across the body between the hips and shoulders He did not make a sound. One of the men know how to dump the bed and while he dd so. Cooper held the body up until It was free. Denxel was laid out on the grass, but there were no signs of life. Denzel recently came from the Kant and had charge of the Commercial Elect rlo Garage, at Park and Flanders streets. JOHN D. GETS $4,050,000 Standard Oil Magnate Garners Huge Profit In Dividend. NEW YORK. March 14. (Special.) John D. Rockefeller, John D. Archbold, Henry Tllford and other stockholders of the Standard Oil Company today re ceived In their morning mall checks for dividends on their stock. The dlxbursc ment amounts to ISO.000.000. and of this amount John D. Rockefeller received the largest check, one calling for 4.- 5From 18 J to 1910,' Inclusive, the Standard Oil Company has paid out in dividends $710. 000.000. of which amount Mr. Rockefeller has received 1191.700. 000. In that time, the net profits of this great corporation have been II. 1"9 000 000. which Is an amount that would pay the debt of any single na tion with the exception of six of those of tiie most heavily Involved. With the dividends paid there has been charged to the surplus account In these years $410,000,000.' Of this sur plus $314,000,000 has been accumulated within the last 10 ycara, OGDEN REID IS MARRIED Ambassador's Son Takes Mother's Secretary as Wife. RACINE. Wis., March 14. In Racine College Chapel, at noon today. Miss Helen Miles Rogers, daughter of Mrs. nnilamln Talbot Rogers, of this city. JLanl Ogdan AUlla Reld, of Stn. ?prk, son of Ambassador Whltelaw Reld. were united In marriage. Rev. Dr. L Talbot Rogers, of Fond du Lac Wis., brother of the bride, performed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Whltelaw Reia were pres nt Simplicity marked the affair because of the Lenten season and no reception followed the ceremony. Miss Mary Eat on and James R. Miller, of New York City, acted for the bride and groom, respectively. Among the many gifts was a huge silver piece Inscribed "Ogden Reld. from the men who worked with Mr. Reld on the New York Tribune." This afternoon the bridal party and out-of-town guests left for Chicago on a special train, whence Mr. and Mrs. Reld will go to Mexico for a six weeks' honeymoon. They will reside in New York. The bride Is ' a member of one of Wisconsin's oldest families. She is a graduate of Barnard College, and was for some time social secretary to Mrs. Whltelaw Reld. The bridegroom Is a di rector and secretary of the Tribune Association, publishers of the New York Tribune. He Is a graduate of Yale Law School and a member of the New York bar. Bin STATUS DUBIOUS KEORGANIZATION OF VANCOUV ER OONCERN DELAYED. State Examiner Mohundro Falls to Attend Scheduled Meeting De positors to Gather Tomorrow. VANCOUVER, Wash., March 14. (Special.) Slight hope Is held out for a reorganization of the Commurclal Bank of Vancouver, 'which cloa-al its doors December 19, 1910, owing more than $400,000. The committee, consisting of Mrj. J. D. Mayer, Captain Aloe, J. I. Staple ton, Harry Steel and J. C. Wyatt, ap pointed by the Association of Deposi tors, was to have met with J. L. Mo hundro. State Bank Examiner, today and he was to have told them whether the bank could be opened. Mr. Mohun dro telephoned from PortlatiJ that the porter had failed to awaken him as ho passed through on the train from Se attle and that he would not attend. The committee met. but kept its delibera tions secret. The Depositors Association has been called to meet Thursday mornlnsr at 10 o'clock In Elchenlaub's Hall. Then. It Is probable. Judge McMaster of the Su perior Court, will be asked to appoint a receiver. The 90 days during which the State Bank Examiner can conduct affairs of defunct bank, will expire Sunday. North Yakima Juthjo Only SO. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., March 14. (Special.) Thomas E. Grady, 30 years old, said to be the youngest Judge In the State of Washington, was sworn In today. He is the second Superior Judge for this county and waa appointed by Governor Hay yesterday. Judge Grady began work Immediately by hearing a divorce case. Uls aged father witnessed the ceremony that raised him to the bench. Captain Craljston Fined. KINGSTON, Je., March 14. Captain Cralyston of the American auxiliary schooner Adventuress was fined $250 In police court today for a breach -of the quarantine laws. In coming from Clen fuegos. the vessel paesed Port Royal without waiting for authority t enter this port. The Adventuress was fitted out Tine Piropeir AiLt&rs for Geirnftlleinni&jni .9 WiHh e mm: Swfc w 11 w gw baft, it a oi(dhiir9 miftft, ot 4o0 t a ball uamlFoinnni fir JD) SELLEMG LEADSMG CLOTHIER Monrisoia at Fouaxtla by two Harvard students, Seward A. Moot, of Marblehead. Mass., and Leonard BIssell. of Buffalo, for a trip I and along the northern coast of of exploration among the West Indlee I America. Last Week At Insurance Adjusters' Valuations Last Week Since the fire we have sold hundreds of Desks, Chairs, Office Tables and Filing Devices and down from the. upper floors the balance of the stock and during; this week will close out the wnole line. Astonishingly low prices. . - - DESKS Koll-Top, Flat-Top, Typewriter. CHAIRS Revolving, Arm, Typewriter. OFFICE TABLES All Sizes. Oak. Maljogany. LETTER FILES L Vertical, r Shannon, Loose Sheet. - CARD INDEX CASES Oak, Mahogany tf FILING CABINETS For Every Purpose This is a splendid opportunity to lay in a year's supply of Vertical Folders, Guides and Transfer Cases. Over Half a million folders in stock hardly perceptible damage. This chance will not occur again. Many lines of Office Stationery at ridiculously low prices. . ' . We had the largest and finest stock of high-grade goods, and, in many instances, the fire and water damage being slight, this opportunity to save money in Office Supplies will not occur again. ' Printing, Book Binding and Legal Blank Departments in Full Operation. ! Glass & Prudhomme Company eOiUln. XIVAKU Vf V v& vx -a. w i ; South