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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND' . DECEMBER ' b? 1906.T r: FIGHT IS LONG FOB. HULL'S JOB Moreland, Victim of Mitchell's Deception, and Brownell of Land Probe. BRISTOL NOW HAS PLACE Pccade History of Political Debts and Deals and Mystery of Hall's Retention Arc. Clarified by , Publication In Collier's. .. Collier's charge that Senator Mitchell and Senator Fulton used their official influence to shield from land fraud prosecution George; C. Brownell and James U. Campbell, of Oregon City. through the reappointment of John H. Hall, for United States "District Attor ney, revives the history of a long fight for Hall's place, between Brownell, who was Fulton's candidate and J. C. Moreland. who was ostensibly, but not really, Mitchell's candidate. Brownell withdrew from the' contest late in 1903, but this was not made public until some time afterward. Brownell confessed that he was out, but had often made this assertion when he actually was an active aspirant so that fiis later declaration was not be lieved. The fight between htm and Moreland -was very perplexing to ob servers in 1903 and 1904 and it seemed impossible to gain exact information about the status of things. It appears from later revelations that Brownell ceased to be a candidate, when the land fraud act was drawing about him and that he had pulled for re-appointment .of Hall, who was named for a new term on November 11, 1904, only to be removed on December 31 of the same year. It was' generally suspected that the contest between Moreland and Brownell was only a sham, though It was obvious each wanted the office,, and that the rivalry between the two was used- as a pretext for retaining Hall. The follow ing chronology shows the successive steps In the Moreland-Brownell contest, which resulted In reappointment of Hall, then in Hall's removal, and finally Jn the appointment on Francis J. Heney's recommendation of W.' C." Bris tol, who is now opposed by Senator Fulton and whose nomination has not yet been confirmed by the Senate: 1897 Candidates for United States District Atorney for Oregon. Jolin H Hall and J. C.Moreland. Hall appoint ed on recommendation of Senator Mc Bride, November 7. 1S97, and confirmed by Senate January 10, 1898. Moreland to have placfour years later in 1902. 1900 Mitchcll-McBride forces defeat Corbett-Simon forces in Multnomah County.- 1901' Mitchell elected Senator, with .help of McBride. Promises Moreland appointment in recognition ' of Mc Bride's obligation to Moreland. which Mitchell assumed, and in return ' for Moreland's aid against Corbett. Also pomises United States Marshalshlp to AV. F. Matthews and second' term as Collector of Customs to I. 1 Patterson in same deal with McBride. . 1902 Mitchell-Matthews faction de feats Simon faction in Multnomah County. Soon afterward Matthews and Paterson appointed, but not Moreland. Mitchell repeats promise to Moreland. Congressman Tongue reports privately from Washington that Mitchell does not want Moreland. 1903, February C. "W. Fulton elected Senator, largely through aid of G. C Brownell, who was similarly inBtru mental in electing Mitchell in 1901 Fulton promises Hall's place to Brown- ell. I 1903 Mitchell wants Brownell ap pointed, but keeps on promising More land.; " s. 1903. June Binger Hermann elected to Congress from First District. 1903 L.nd-fraud probe begins work first In hands of Special Agent Greene. Discoveries made, involving Brownell. Fulton and Mitchell decide not to nomi nate Brownell and iBrownell withdraws, they advising him to run ; for Congress against Hermann in 1904. 1904. January 18 Mitchell and Fulton in conference with Hall In Washington, Dt C, agree to reappoint Hall, who Is to protect Brownell. They write to Brown ell advising him to run for Congress. 1904, April Moreland seeks Multnomah County nomination for State District At torney, but Matthews, Carey and Mitchell refuse. 1904, June Hermann and Williamson re elected to Congress. 1904. August S Meeting In Portland, of Mitchell. Fulton, Hermann and William j son. , They report inability to agree on choice, for District Attorney. Mitchell and "Williamson declare themselves for More land , and. Fulton for Hall. 1904. November 11 Hall reappointed on recommendation of Heney, Mitchell de clares he worked for Moreland and is sorry Moreland did not get placa, 1904. DecemBer 31 Hall removed by President, on recommendation of Heney. MltchelUindicted. '. ' 1905. February 10 Hall Indicted..' 1905, February 11 Williamson and Her mann Indicted. ... - ".- 1905, May 13 Mattfiews removed. 1905. July 3 Mitchell convicted. 1905, December 1 W. C. Bristol appoint ed United States Attorney. 1905. December 8 Death" of Senator Mitchell. . Morclando Ixng Walt. Moreland began his quest for the office of District Attorney more than ten years' ago. He was a supporter of Senator Mo Bride's, elected in 1895. When in 1S97 there was an opening for the Attorney ship, he and -Hall were candidates.- Hall received the recommendation of Senator McBride. but It was agreed that Moreland should have it four years later. In 1900 the McBrlde-Mitchell Republican element, fusing with the Democrats in a citizens' movement, carried Multnomah County against the Slmon-Corbett faction and elected the legislative, ticket. More land was active irr the election; also W. F. Matthews, who two years later became" United States Marshal, an office which he iiold three years, meanwhile engaging in politics and setting up tha primaries and convention of 1904. - Corbett was defeated for United States Senator .In the Legislature In 1901, and Mitchell .'wa elected, through the aid of McBride, who gave way to him on the last night of the session. In this contest Moreland worked for the election of Mc Bride and then of Mitchell.. The -latter proimsed Moreland to fulfill McBride's ob ligation by making Moreland District At torney, on expiration of Hall's term in January, 1902. one year thereafter. But when Hall'a .term expired Mitchell d'ld not secure the office- for Moreland, though when the debt fen due he remem bered. W. F. Matthews, with the Job of United States Marshal and I. L. Patterson with a new term as Collector of Cus toms. Patterson's second term has Just expired and Fulton has recommended P. 8. Malcolm for the. place. Malcolm was nominated by the President last Wednes day, and ie expected to be confirmed by the Senate eo as to begin duties January l. Fulton's Pledge to Brovrnell. Before hla ' appointment, Matthews had headed a movement whlcji wrested from the Simon faction in March, 1902. the party machinery. In the June election the Simon faction was unsuc cessful In attempting to defeat the ticket. In this election the Legislators were chosen who made possible the election for United States Senator in February, 1903, of Fulton, who was Mitchell's avowed candidate. In that senatorial election Matthews, thea marshal, lent his influence to Fulton. State Senator George C. Brownell was also largely instrumental in Fulton's success, though Fulton frequently feared his stedfastness. But yiat Fulton owed- a political debt to Brownell was manifest; Brownell was President- of the 'Senate and of the Joint assembly, had served Fulton's election, it became known soon after ward . that . Fulton had - promised to Brownell the Job of District Attorney. All this time Mitchell had renewed his promise to Moreland. But Mit chell's failure to secure his ' appoint ment in 1902, along with those of Paterson and Matthews, made More land and his friends suspicious. This suspicion was confirmed . by Thomas H. Tongue, Congressman for the First District, who reported in', that same year that Mitchell did not want More land appointed. In 1903, then, Fulton was supporting Brownell, and Mitchell professed to be supporting Moreland. With Moreland! was Congressman Williamson, of the Second Oregon District. The two Senators gave out that they could not agree on a choice. Mitchell declared that he would not give up Moreland, and Fulton was equally steadfast for Brownell. Land-Fraud Probe Begins. " Meanwhile the land fraud investiga tions were beginning, Hermann, after -being turned out of the office of Com missioner of the General Land Office, early in 1903, sought the office of Con gressman Tongue, who had died in January of thafyear. Hermann was elected, largely on si plea of desiring vindication for his treatment at the hands of Hitchcock. Hermann's elec tion caused Hitchcock to begin exam ination of the tales of Hermann's com plicity in land frauds. While Fulton and Mitchelf were dis agreed. Hitchcock's special agent, Greene, was unearthing land fraud in uregon. Though Greene turned over only the sur face sod, as it were, and the deep dig ging was done later by others, he found evidence implicating Brownell. Wind of his doings reached Brownell and ulton and Mitchell. The latter preferred Brownell to More- land and might until then have joined Fulton In recommending Brownell. Brownell had done quite as much to elect Mitchell in 1901 as Fulton in 1903. Brownell Is Pulled Down. Fulton and Mitchell evidently deeWui It best not to recommend Brownell in the face of the revelations of Greene. Several of their recommendations for land office appointments had been turned down, and they decided to move care fully. Brownell evidently was "called oft" or decided to pull Out of the con test. In doing so he urged that what ever obligation the Senators felt toward him should be thrown on the scale in favor of Hall's reappointment. This was not made public, however, for a long time.' ' It was stipulated evidently that Hall should shield Brownell. The letter of Mitchell's and Fulton's to Brownell, dated January 18; 1904, recently printed in Col lier's Bhows this pact to have been made. It was agreed that Fulton and Mitchell should use their influence to elect Brow nell to Congress. Brownell asked for more help in this direction than ' they were willing to give. He wanted them to write letters to influential men in the district urging his nomination. This they refused to do, saying it-would raise an tagonisms, against them which they did not wish to Incur. And Still Moreland Walts. AUthls time Moreland was waiting for Hall's place. Mitchell repeatedly renewed his promise to Moreland. but It became evident that he was not to get the office. In April, 1904, Moreland sought the Re publican nomination for State District Attorney for Multnomah County in the state convention, but was turned down by Matthews and Carey, who controlled the Multnomah delegation in that body. Sanderson Reed was put on the ticket. Mitchell said that he wanted Morclaiul nominated, but this wish appears to have been unheeded or simulated. Reed was overwhelmingly defeated by John Man ning, the Democratic candidate. Heney was satisfied with Hall's reten tion in the Summer and Fall of 1904. A few days after the Presidential election in November. 1904, Hall was reappointed by the President, on- recommendation of Heney. The reappointment was rescinded on the last day of the year by Hall's sud. den removal, this time also on Heney's recommendation, Heney's grounds being those on which Hall subsequently was in dicted. The removal took place on the same day that Mitchell was indicted. Hall's reappointment had satisfied Mitchell and Fulton. On November 12, two days afterward. Senator Mitchell said In Portland: "I am sorrx that Judge Moreland was not appointed. I did what I could for. him, but Senator Fulton supported Mr. Brownell, ' and we failed to agree on a candidate. The last time the matter was before the delegation it was no nearer solution than at first. We had expected to settle this question when we returned to Washington this Winter, but the Pres ident evidently thought that we had had sufficient time to decide, and made the selection .liimself. Mr.. Hall has filled the office creditably, and will continue to do so. but he has held the place seven years and is well-to-do ; therefore. I de sired to see Judge Moreiand appointed." Nearly a year- after Hall's removal W. C. Bristol was 'appointed District Attor ney. Meanwhile Mitchell had been con victed, on July 3. 1905. . He lived only a week after Bristol's appointment. A FREE XMAS OFFER. ..Until Christmas, with every pair of men's or boys' shoes sold, no matter what price, - we will give FREE OF CHARGE an order for a pair of our best oak soles, sewed or nailed on. Order can be used inside of 90 days on any pair of shoes that may need repairing. All of our shoes are marked or stamped in plain figures so you may be sure there is no advance on our low prices. i This extraordinary offer is made to get you acquainted with our men's and boys' shoe department. GOODYEAR SHOE REPAIR i ACTORY, Y. M. C. A. Bldg., Cor. 4th & Yamhill. Arlington Club Election. The election of officers and annual ban quet of the Arlington Club last night was one of the most enjoyable affairs In the history of the organization. The officers chosen for the ensuing year were Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie, president; Gen eral Charles F. Beebe, vice-presidnt; Dr. Andrew C. Smith, second vice-president; W. H. Dunckley, secretary; William C. Alvord, treasurer. The following is the new board of directors: J. C. Ainsworth, T. Scott Brooke, Theodore B. Wilcox. Dr. George F. Wilson and C. R. Winslow. Chief Steward Lehner, of the club, was praised for the tasteful manner in which he had arranged the banquet table, as well as for the excellence of the Jeast. Toasts were drunk to the retiring aft wll as the newly-elected officers, and a most enjoyable evaoiaf was spent. IE CAN B COLOMA WRECKED Well-Known Vessel Piles' on the Rocks of Van couver Coast. Up FOUNDERS .IN A STORM All Hands Reach Shore In Boats. . History of Craft Which Plied Out of Portland for' Twenty Years. SEATTLE, Dec. 8. The bark Coloma foundered in the storm of last Thurs day night and went down off Cape Beale, according to a dispatch at the Merchants' Exchange here today. The captain and members of the crew of the vessel managed to reach shore in the lifeboats" and reported the wreck of the vessel. The steamship Salvor has been despatched from Victoria to Carmanali Light where the survivors are now being pared for. The bark Coloma was owned by the Pacific . Shipping . Company of San Francisco and carried an American register. The vessel, lias been in the coasting trade. : She was enroute to Puget Sound. The American bark Coloma reported foundered off the Vancouver Island Coast, was a familiar sight in Portland harbor for several decades. She for merly plied between Portland and Asiatic ports and will be remembered by many of the oldtime residents as practically the only vessel running be tween Portland and the Orient at one time. Many cargoes ' were transported between Hongkong and this city in the venerable vessel, which in those days was rated as one of the finest carriers on the Pacific Coast. , Captain Cyrus Noyes, a veteran Port land mariner, was her owner and for a long time her commander. He dis posed of the old bark to a San Fran cisco firm who afterwards sold, her to the Pacific Shipping Company of San Francisco. She had been operated along the coast by this company for about 10 years. During this period she made several voyages to China and the Phil ippines and recently was in 'the lumber-carrying trade. Last Summer she made a voyage from Portland to San Diego with a cargo of lumber and was scheduled to return here soon. . William' C. Carroll, a local broker, bought the bark about two weeks ago, the price named in the contract of sale was $8000, payable on delivery. He acted as agent for Nordby & Olson of this city, dealers in timber on the Columbia River. This firm does not stand to lose anything by the wreck for they were to pay for her oh her delivery in this city, which was ex pected to be made very soon. It was planned to use the Coloma In the coastwise lumber trade and the prospective purchasers of the craft figured that at the present high rate on' lumber they stood to clean up a nice sura of money in event that the bark completed a few voyages. Dr. George Strowbrldge of this city, who Is a close friend to Captain Cyrus Noyes and Is familiar with the history of the Coloma, expressed himself as sincerely sorry to learn the fate of the old vessel. - In telling what he knew of the bark Dr. Strowbrldge said: "The Coloma came to this city from the Atlantic Coast about 25 years ago, at which time she . was not an old vessel, and was offered for sale. Cap tain Ainsworth bought her' and placed her on the run between this port and China. Captain Cyrus .Noyes, who was then in cojnmand of the Garibaldi, was given the new vessel and remained with her for nearly 20 years and made 20 round trips with the bark between this port and Hongkong. "About 10 years after she was pur chased by Captain Ainsworth and a stock company was formed to operate .the vessel on the same run. In this com pany were Captain Ainsworth, Captain Noyes, Edward Noyes, Dr. Jones, George Green and several others. She made money for the company during her career out of this port, but the coming of steamers made her operation on that route unprofitable and she was sold to Hooper & Company, of San Francisco, who altered her somewhat and sent her- on a voyage to Alaska at the commencement of the Klondike rush. - On this voyage, which was the only one she made to Alaska, she made more money for her owners than they had paid for her. After this she was sold to the Pacific Shipping Company and has been operated principally in the lumber trade since. "I am very sorry indeed to learn of the end of the old ship, and I am sure Captain Noyes will feel her loss deeply for he always cherished a sincere re gard for the old bark." Captain Noyes is the representative of the Standard Oil Company in Manila at present. The Coloma was built at Warren, R. I., in 1869. and was 169 feet long. 35 feet beam and drew 20 feet when loaded. ' WOMAN SAVES SAILORS' LIVES Travels Five Miles Ovei"-Rough Trail to Inform the Quadra. VICTORIA, B. C, Dec. 8. The govern ment steamer Quadra arrived last night with Captain Allison and a crew of nine of the bark Coloma. from Everett, De cember t with lumber for San Diego, rescued from' the wrecked and water logged lumber vessel near Cape Beale; . The vessel was abandoned with masts gone, bowsprit broken away,' decks awash and seams opened so that the lumber cargo had floated from the hull. Had the Quadra not come to the rescue In the nick of time all would have been drowned, and as it was they) had a very narrow escape from being lost with their vessel, now a hopeless derelict drifting toward the - rocks, -near Cape Beale. A raft was made and the ten men pre pared to take a , chance of reaching the Vancouver Island coast In the early morning, but it was washed away. At daylight the derelict's distress signal and wrecked condition attracted the at tention of Mrs. Thomas Patterson, wife of the llghtkeeper at Cape Beale, who proved herself a heroine. - Captain Alli son says all hands would have been lost within four "hours if she had not made a trying trip over five miles of rough trail with bog knee-deep in the height of the storm to dispatch the Quadra, sheltered at Bamfield Creek, to the rescue. Captain Hackett was rowing ashore when he saw . Mrs. Patterson at the end of the trail, worn out, and she shouted: "ftuick there Is a ship going ashore near Cape Beale and .the crew are all In the rigging." ' The Quadra put to sea at once, arriv ing at the wreck about noon. The con dition of the craft was pitiable. The mainmast had gone by the board, the bowsprit was gone, mizzen topmast and topgallant masts were gone and what yards were left were cockbilfcd sorrow fully. The sails had been torn away and ragged remnants of canvas fluttered. A torn American flag was floating from the stump of the mizzen. Captain Allison and crew were hud dled On the poop. The deck was awash and seas swept over the poop. In a high sea the Quadra lowered "a boat, with Second Officer McDonald and five men. and as an opportunity came when the boat was on top of a wave the shlp'men slid one- by one into the bqat and were taken on board the Quadra and brought to Esquimau, the crew being sent to Seattle on the way home. - SOUND COLLISION INQUIRY Inspectors Investigate) Charges of Captain of Kitsap. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 8. A long list of questions were submitted to United States Marine Inspectors Whitney and Turner 'by Captain Hostmark, of the Sound steamboat Kitsap, for Captain Moe, of the steamboat Montlcello to answer. The action of Captain Hostmark is the result of a- collision between . the two vessels, near Paulsbo, about two weeks ago. The questions concerned the experi ence of Captain Moe before he secured his master's papers. The Monticello and the Kitsap are operating in competition on' the Bainbrldge Island run, and Cap tain Hostmark charges that Moe attempt ed to run him down. The Inspectors will probably render their decision next week. FLIES THE FUG OF JAPAN " V STEAMSHIP SHIBATO MAR IT AH- RIVES TO LOAD GR.N CARGO. First Japanese Steamship to Call Here Chartered by Portland Flouring 31111s Company. The first Japanese steamship, ajid the second vessel flying the flag of the Mikado to visit this port, is now on her way up the river and should reach the harbor this morning. She la the Shlbato Maru, and Is one or a fleet of four large carriers flying the flag of Japan, which are scheduled to call at Portland in " the next three months. The Shlbato Maru Is from Honolulu direct, having brought a cargo from her home port to the islands and has been ordered to Portland to load a cargo of grain and flour for Yokohama. She is a large carrier having a regista of over 3960 tons and will take oneS the largest cargoes of the season. v The Shibato Maru will be loaded by the Portland Flouring Mills Company and .the vessel Is to be given quick dispatch for the reason that her cargo Is in demand for use in the several new flouring mills now being opened in Japan. The open ing of these mills is the reason for the ordering of three more Japanese steam ships to load here, while several are loading on the Sound. . STEAMER SUBERIC IS COMING Large Tramp to ' Load Grain and Lumber at This Port. ''. y The British" tramp Steamer Suveric Is expected to reach San. Francisco in the next few days, and as soon aa ber "cargo from London is discharged at the Bay City she will come to Portland fft-load lumber and grain for China. On her arrival she will probably be- placed in the local drydock, and as she is one of the largest vessels visiting here, the dock will experience a heavy test. She Is of 4020 tons register and will carry a larger cargo than the Franklyn. which Is now loading here. She is commanded by Captain Shotton, who was here on the steamship Oceano and other vessels. She is under charter to Frank Waterhouse, of San Francisco, and Ernest Laidlaw is the local agent. ALLIANCE REACHES PORT. Coos Bay Liner Brings "000 Cases of Salmon. From Empire. The steamer Alliance. which was bar- bound - at Coos Bay during the recent storm along the coast, arrived up late last night. She reached Astoria yester day morning, but had considerable freight for that port and was delayed in aomlng up to Portland. On the present voyage she brough- 7000 cases of salmon from Coos Bay, which was part of the season's catch at that point. The Alliance will sail Tuesday for Coos Bay and will also resume her call at Eureka, making that port her terminus on the Southern trip. . GALENA'S MASTER BLAMED DID NOT ALLOW FOR CURRENT . OR USE LEAD SUFFICIENTLY. Mate Thompson Declared Careless, and Mutinous Crew Will Lose ' , . Part of Wages. ASTORIA.- Or., Dec. 8. (Special.) The naval court of inquiry, consisting of Brit ish Consul Laidlaw, of Portland; Captain Tyndall, of the Invernesshlre, and Cap tain Burchell, of the Oweenee, which has been investigating the circumstances sur rounding the stranding of the -four-masted British bark Galena on Clatsop Beach on the morning of November 13, com pleted its labors shortly before 12 o'clock tonight. . After reciting the circumstances lead ing up to the wreck, the court found that the bark carried sufficient ballast and was -properly equipped and manned; that she stranded through the error of her master, John Howell, in not 'allowing for the strong current along the Oregon coat and In not using his lead as often as ne should, but stated that after the vessel' stranded the master did every thing possible to save .the crew and the vessel. -' The court found that the mate, Edward Thompson, was careless in the naviga tion of the ship and 'in keeping the log, and deserves censure, but added that the court does, not deal with his certificate. Continuing, the findings say that while the court believes the master Is censur able for not using bis lead, it, does not feel the error is sufficiently grave to af fect his certificate. The court found 18 members of the crew, who refused to aid In taking down the vessel's yards after the stranding, guilty of not aiding in saving the ship. It directs that they be discharged with wages to November 18, but that each one be compelled to pay for his sustenance since that date, as well as 26.69 of the expense incurred in hiring 'men to strip the vessel, and f I Is 6d toward the ex pense of the court. - Cargo Shifted Outside the River. ASTORIA. Or., Dec. J. (Special.) Cap- tain Johnson, of the steam schooner Au relia, filed a wreck report at the Custom House today In which he says the vessel's cargo shifted outside the mouth, of tile river and the steamer became water logged, compelling htm to turn 'back. He estimates the damage to the cargo at S45O0, but sas the damage to the steamer is unknown. . The Aurelia cleared today for San Fran cisco with 300,000 feet of lumber, and her manifest states that she has been granted permission by the Inspectors to proceed on her journey. When the vessel cleared before meeting with the accident she had a cargo of 530.000 feet, so the greater por tion of her deckload is left behind. . Marine Notes. The schooner Andy Mahoney, "one of the most familiar of the coastwise lumber droghers plying out of this port, ar rived yesterday for another cargo of fir for San Francisco. She is at the Inman Poulsen mllL ' The French bark Europe . finally se cured a berth yesterday and commenced loading grain for the United Kingdom. She was enabled to load by the finishing of the French bark La Perouse. The British bark Oweenee finished dis charging her cement cargo yesterday and is now awaiting charter. She 'is one of the speediest sailing vessels in port and is expected to be chartered shortly. The barken tine -Amaranth arrived up yesterday morning and is anchored off the North Pacific Mills. She is sehed uled to load lumber there for San Fran cisco and will commence Monday. Irene Takeg a Load of Lumber. ASTORIA, Or.. Dec. 8. (Special.) The schooner Irene cleared today for San Francisco with a cargo of 944,000 feet of lumber, loaded at Goble. . Arrivals and Departures. ' ASTORIA. Or..Dec. 8. Condition ot the bar at 0 P. M., smooth; wind, east, 20 miles; weather, raining. Arrived down at 4:40 A. ji. and sailed at 3:55 P. M. Steamer Columbia, for San Francisco. Ar rived at 8:10 A. M. Steamer J. B. Stet son, from San Francisco. Left up at 9:30 A. M. British bark Formosa. Arrived down at 10 A. M. Brigantlne Lurllne. Left up at 11 A. M. Barkentine Wrestler.. Ar rived at 11:05 A. M. Steamer Alliance, from Coos Bay.. Arrived at 1 and left up at 2:30 P. M. Japanese steamer Shlbato Maru. from Japan. Arrived down at 1 P. M. Steamer Geo. W. 'Elder. Arrived at 2:55 P. M. Barkentine Aurora, from San Francisco. Sailed at 3:30 P. M. Steamer Aurelia, for San Francisco. San Francisco.- Dec. 8. Arrived Ship Ber lin, from Portland. Sailed Steamers F. A. Kllbufn and Costa Rica, for Portland.' Port Los Angeles. Dec. 8. Arrived yester day Steamer Czavlna, from Portland. Hoqalam. Wash., Dec 8. Sailed Steamer Chehalls, from Aberdeen, for San Francisco. Arrived Steamer Homer, from San Fran cisco, for Aberdeen. Southampton, Dec. 8. Arrived Philadel phia, from New York. Marseilles, Dec 8. Arrived 7th Oanfa, from Tacoma, via Yokohama, etc., for Liv erpool. HOLDS STORMY SESSION COUNCIL COMMITTEE DISCUSSES EXPERT'S REPORT. Mayor Lane and Auditor Devlin Cross Swords Latter Explains I Methods of His- Office. - Mayor. Lane and City 'Auditor Devlin- met last night "with the special committee from the Council which Is Investigating matters pertaining to the expert report on the city offices, prepared by Clark & Bu chanan, and delved into the - points brought into controversy by that docu ment and the subsequent' report by the ways and means committee of . the Coun cil. Both the Mayor and the Auditor waxed warm over the points at issue, the former renewing his assertion that cer tain methods in use In the Auditor's office are lax, while the latter claimed that every precaution had been taken In audit ing accounts. " Scores of warrants, vouchers'and other documents had been exhumed from the vaults of the City Hall, and were present ed In evidence. They were laid before the committee, which consists of Councilmen Vaughn, Kellaher and Rushlight, all of whom were present. George P. Clark, of the firm of Clark & Buchanan, was also present to explain the findings of his re port, and Attorney Martin L, Pipes rep resented Mayor Lane. The most important point brought out was In connection with the claim of the Mayor that vouchers for work done in the various departments were audited and paid without the exact Item of services rendered being statgd. In this connection, as an example, a voucher in favor of Will iam Hansen was presented. It. showed that Hansen had been paid for labor, but did not state what the kind of labor was or where it was "rendered, except that it was In the Fire Department. The Mayor claimed that the exact data should have been given, while the' Auditor, asserted that the acompanying statement furnished all the information actually needed. "This kind of auditing is not.' right," said the Mayor, leaning across' the table and flourishing the voucher In the face of Auditor Devlin. "The city has. paid out thousands of dollars and has no complete record of what the money has been paid for. I repeat the assertion that it might have been -robbed on a gigantlo scale, al though I do not assert that Ijt has lost a single cent."- "In these requisitions the fault certain ly lies with the heads of departments," replied the ' Auditor. "These papers are not furnished us until a few minutes be fore the Executive Board meets. .Then we have no time to ascertain the exact items for which the bills stand. They are immediately taken in charge by the board, which returns them to us with its 'O. K." All that is then left for us to do Is to see that the items are In their proper depart ments and that they do not exceed the appropriations." Nearly all the matters presented to the committee concerned the technicalities of auditing and the session lasted until a late hour. Several additional sessions will doubtless be held before, the committee will make out its findings. MAYOR UPHOLDS MONTAG. Says Member of Executive Board Is Not to Be Criticised. Mayor Lane has come to the rescue of John Montag. member of the Executive Board and chairman of the Fire Commis sion, who was charged by City, Auditor Devlin yesterday with signing requisitions for orders on the Portland Stove Works, of which Montag' is a part owner and manager. Such an act Is in violation of a charter provision. It was thought by aome that Mr. Montag might lose his po sition on the board, but Mayor Lane's statement shows to the contrary. ' "These requisitions have been signed In blank for years by the chairman of the Fire Commission for use when needed." said Mayor Lane, "and Mr. Montag fol lowed the custom. He did not know when he affixed hLs signature that his firm was receiving any of the buslnepo of the city, and did not, therefore, know he was vio lating a provision of the charter. Fur thermore, if Auditor Devlin knew of this mater, as he must have known, having read all of the requisitions. It seems pe culiar that he failed to make known the facts." ' BEATEN AND ROBBED Railroad Laborer Relieved pi $185 by Footpads. ' PICKED UP UNCONSCIOUS Story of Brutal Crime Told by J. H. Goodman Injuries Confine Him to Bed in Local ' ' Hospital. A bold highway robbery was reported last night by J. H. Goodman, a laborer on the North Bank Railroad, who de clares he was robbed of J1S5 on Fourth street by two men, both of whom were armed with revolvers. Goodman was found Friday night by Patrolmen Wade and Fields, stretched on the ground, with his jaw broken and bearing other evi dence of having been beaten by the thugs. He was sent to the Good Samaritan Hospital. When found, Goodman was unable- to speak. Yesterday morning he was able to tell his story, which is one of the most sensational brought to the atten tion of the police for many months. Detective Hellyer was assigned to the case ' and later Acting Detective Price was detailed to assist him. Up to a late hour last night they had found no trace of the two highwaymen. Goodman says he came to Portland to visit relatives. He. had been working on the North Bank road and had saved up nearly $300, he says. He had $185 of that sum in his possession when he was held up on Fourth street, he does not know at just wnat point, being a stranger in the city. He -was told to stand and de liver what money he had, but asserts that he refused to obey the command and was assaulted by both men, who rained blow after blow upon his head and face with t!heir revolvers. Then he lost consciousness and knew nothing un til yesterday morning. Goodman had no money whatever on his person when picked up by the po lice at Fourth and Couch streets. He will be confined to the hospital for sev eral days as a result of the terrible beating he received. A broken jaw bone is the most serious Injury he received. ALL CHARGES ARE -DENIED Nathan & Werthelmer Company F lics Answer in Receivership Suit. A complete denial of the charges made by A. E. Nathan and L. J. Nathan In their suit' against the Nathan & Wert helmer Company and D. L. Werthelmer and S. E. Wertheimer. w; made by de fendants in the Circuit Court yesterday In a sworn answer td the complaint. The suit- was commenced for the appoint ment' of a receiver and an accounting from the Wertheimers of the corpor ation's business. It was claimed In the complaint that funds aggregating $18,000 were unaccounted for and that , there had been . a wrongful diverting of the corporation's tnohey. .' r - , . The answer filed yesterday by S. E. "Wertheimer sets put that defendant's re lations with.' the ' firm have been always open and above reproach. It is further said that Jf. there has been- crookedness it has materialized at the New York end of the firm,-where mismanagement Is al-, leged. A. E. Nathan Is accused. In the answer, of having fraudulently drawn over $3000: of the corporation's money out of the First National Bank, divert ing it to his own use. He Is further charged with misappropriating other sums of noney belonging to the company. Upon order of Judge Sears, Walter F. White was appointed receiver for the Nathan & Werthelmer Company. An or der was also issued for the return by Nathan of money withdrawn from the First National Bank. This order was carried out. In explaining this part of the transac tion A. E. Nathan stated last evening that he withdrew the money from the First National Bank on the advice ef his attorneys, Cake & Cake and Max G. Cohen. Instead - of appropriating the money to his own use Nathan said he at once deposited it in another bank under the company's name. He also scouted the suggestion that there had been crooked work at the New York end, with which he had' been active, asserting that his dealings with the firm have always been above Teproach and that there has been no misappropriation of a single dollar of the funds on his part. ROBBED DISOLUTE WOWIAN Testimony Brought Out at Trial of Sidney Sloane. - SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 8. (Special.) Tilts between Prosecuting Attorney Barnhart and Attorney Robertson, which assumed such proportions that It seemed a physical clash between the jiractltioners was unavoidable; the de- mancr by Attorney KoDertson that a bench warrant be issued for the arrest of a witness because he testified he had sold liquor to Sidney, a minor, and further testimony going to Bhatter the insanity defense, were features which marked the Sidney Sloane murder trial today. Some of the testimony was such that Judge Huneke advised women to leave the courtroom. The request on the part of , the de fense for the issuance of a bench war rant came after the giving of the testi mony by Arthur J. Beard, proprietor of the Bon Ton saloon,, who declared that a year ago last Summer he had sold liquor to Sidney , Sloane, the boy being then In company of a woman, Maud Brown. The court announced that it believed Beard should be prosecuted, but the prosecution announced the offense was outlawed and the matter was dropped. 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