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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, XOVE3IBER 28,. 1909. LAO MIXES YARNS; LANDS IN JAIL Tacoma Youth Who Amazed Los Angeles Bellboys Is Nabbed as Runaway. LOANS AnE HIS UNDOING Son of Rirli Sire. lie Said, Father"! .Name Different Later First Bountiful Friend Exposes Him to the Police. LOS ANGELES, fa... Nov. 27. (Spe r!aj.) After two riotous weeks at tho J-nkerhelm Hotel, wticre his chief amusement lay In staggering tho bell boys with stories of his exploits as a rich man's son, with a Ions and check ered career among the gay old boys In diplomatic Washington, I). C, and a tremendously rich Job as an advance agent for Eddie Foy, the noted com edian, Frd A. Brokaw, a 15-yoar-old hoy, was arrested late last night as a runaway. Brokaw. the police pay, got into trouble when he ran out of funds. He called on Martin A. Joyce, at the office of the Globe Milling Company, and In troduced himself as the son of a prom inent resident of San Francisco. He wished to borrow J2ft. "Would Sir. Joyce oblige him? Mr. Joyce certainly would, for his father's sake. Yesterday. however. Mr. Joyce chanced to drop In at the office of the TV. K. TValkr Milling Company and was tonlshed to find young Brokaw there, telling a story about being the son of some other rich miller and ask ing on the strength of this the favor of another small loan. Joyce lost no time in making known his 'suspicions to the management of the office and tha polic- were notified. A little later two detectives acrosted the boy and Informed him that he wai a prisoner. At the Felice Station Bro kaw broke down when the detectives began to ply him with questions. He said he ran away from his home in Tacoma about two weeks ago and that his father is Hosmer B. Brokaw, a re tired capitalist, llvinsr in Tacoma. He begged that his father be advised of his predicament and a telegram was accordingly sent north. - The boy's last story Is the only true one he' told in Los Angeles. FOWLS ANNOY POLICEMAN Chickens Xot in Stew Iead Officer to Arrest Neighbor. NEW YORK. Nov. f7. Patrolman Mc Laughlin, of the Health Department, who spends qutto a little of his 'Jma arrest ing men who eplt on the sidewalks, ar rested his next door neighbor because he ww disturbed by the chickens that ran around all day in her yard. Mrs. Kate Lynch, of Reservoir Oval, near Holt Place. Wllllamsbridge. the least ttled part of The Bronx, was the neigh bor, and she has had the chicken farm for 14 rears. McLaughlin doesn"t like chickens, ex cept In a '. Strangely enough, the Health Department, where McLaughlin is detailed, revoked Mrs. Lynch' license to keep chickens last week, and then Mc Laughlin caught the culprit, who didn't at once eat or sjll her brood. Magistrate Cornell held Mrs. Lynch for Special Ses sions but paroled her. B f LEG L0ST;LIFE IS SAVED Tramp, Caught on Track, Chooses to Live Willie Longer. GREECS'SBt'RQ. Ind., Nov. 17. Calvin Stotklin. of Fituburg. lost his left leg when he was run down by a Big Four train on a bridge ntar Adams, five miles west of this city. Stotklin says he is a tramp, and that In the darkness he did not see the bridge until he stepped upon it. He heard a train approaching and in attempting to reach a place of safety caught his foot between two ties. Leaning to the side of the track as far as possible and hold ing onto a side rod to keep from falling into the stream below, lie waited until tlie train passed over his leg. .The man dragged himself off the bridge, and on account of a storm his cries for help were not heard until mid night. Surgeons amputated the leg be low fhe knee. STORM ENDANGERS JETTY "Waves Are Driving Freely Over Stone Breakwater. FOKT STEVEXS. Or.. Nor. 27. (Spe cial, i With a violent storm sweeping the mouth of the river and an unprecedented high tide, grafe fears are entertained for tha safety of the Jttty and Government docks at this place. The water Is now at such a high stage that some docks are submerged by each 1-reeker. the water Is driving freely over the stone breakwaters protecting the en gineer property, and it is feared that the tracks; dcrpito recent reinforcements, will bo swept out between here and War lenton in many places. TYPEWRITER SETS RECORD H. Otis Blaisrell Rattles Off 10S Words Koch Minute. ST. JOSEPH. Nov. 27. H. Otis Blals dell. of New York, who made a new world's record yesterday for 15 minutes copying on a typewriter, made a new record today for an hour by writing 618! words, or an average of words a minute. The previous record of 95 words was made September 30. In New York by Mlys Rose L. Frltr. TIMBER FALLS, JAMS MAN Breaking of Pulley May Cost Life of Railroad Laborer. ATTALIA, Wash.. Nov. 27. (Special.) Bd Haj' employed, on " the North Coast Railroad construction crew at this place, met with an accident this afternoon which may prove fatal. Ow ing to the breaking of a pulley on the company's track-laying machine, a heavy timber fell on Hayes, crushing him to the ground. He sustained a broken leg, several scalp wounds and concussion of the brain. .He will probably lose the In jured leg and the shock may cause his death. Dr. H. B. O'Brien, of Pasco, dressed the injuries. Hayes was taken to the company's hospital at Spokane tonight. His home Is thought to be In Illinois. RAILROAD BIDS FOR TRADE Missouri Pacific Will Open Orticcs in Portland. Further proof of the Importance of Portland as a distributing point is fur nished in the announcement that the Missouri Pacific will open up a general office in this city. Prominent traffic officials of this system are now in San Francisco, having Just opened general offices there and at Los Angeles. They are expected to reach Portland early in December. It has not been learned who will be appointed representative for this company here. i For tho last four years the interests of the Gould system, including the Rio Grande Western, Denver & Rio Grande and the Missouri Pacific have been rep resented In this city Jointly by W. C. McBride. Until this consolidation was arranged the Miseouri Pacific maintained a general office here, its last agent hav ing been Fred C. Nessley. - With the establishment of a separate office for this road Mr. McBride will continue to represent the Denver & Rio Grande and the Western Pacific, the latter being the Gould' extension to San Francisco. ALLEJO NEEDS WHITWELL Accuses Him of Cashing Bogus Checks. F. W. Whltewell was arrested at the corner of Seventh and Morrison streets last rtight at the request of officers of Vallejn. California, charged with a for gery committed two years ago last June, Whltewell is accused of cashing two bogiM checks amounting to $116. Portlattrt oflccrs have kept In touch with the case owing to the fact that the family of the prisoner resides in this city. Whltewell was located at the home of his father in tiui northeast part of the city early In the week, and a telegram sent to the California officers for instructions, which were received yesterday. The prisoner refused to make a state ment concerning the case, or as to whether he would resist extradition, no is a billposter and Is about 3i years of age. BOOK SWINDLE CHARGED Man Said to Have Defrauded School Districts N'ear Vancouver. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Nov. 27. (Spe cial.) C. E. Curts Is charged with ob taining money under false pretenses Dy taking orders for books, periodicals and magazines, which he never intended to deliver, and a warrant lor nis arresi naa been Issued. Oscar McBride. County Su perintendent of Schools, being the com plainant. It is alleged in the complaint that in May Curts canvassed for orders through out the county, particularly In school dis trict No. 3. taking school warrants In payment and cashing them but not de livering the goods. . MANUEL VISITS IN PARIS Portugal' King Is Officlaly Gretcd ' in French Capital. . ... -. - .v. iT)n vr.nnl nf I'ortuRHl, arrived here today from Lon don He received an ovation at the rail- n.v,. h n in officially wsy imuuu, " i , . . .. - - greeted by Foreign Minister Ptchon and other representatives oi i.ie i;uvciiuub and the city. A large delegation, from the Portuguese colony in Paris shared in the welcome. Wins Boll at St. Lawrence Bazaar. , . , t itn TitiBA .Tones, the G-vear- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burt B. . -. T7nfi .tr.ft was the win- joues, vi ..... . ncr in the doll contest at St. Laurence bazaar last night, xno tot. ana ir. noTjtiilnted iiv the uiar pareuLo -.c -r- . . ', , vast audience that awaited the decision. There were 1159 votes deposited to her credit the next contestant polling 786 votes. Elizabeth Weber, Margaret Wil son Leonlta McMaha and Francis Jinn contested with Lillian. The affair was a great success. Siberian Contract Denied. ST PETERSBURG. Nov. 27. The re port published In Berlin that the Rus sian government intended to close a contract with an . American syndicate to develop the trans-Siberian Railroad is officially denied. , Marriage licensee. Lucionl-VUtl Olovonnl Gucioni. 2J, city, ul Carolina. VltU. ever 18. Monu-Cummings James Moms. 2612 East Tweifty-nrat street, 27 years, and Lottie M. Curmnlngs. 17 years. 1'arker-NorrU Oeorge Falker. 633 East Tnlrtr-ellhtli wtreet, 30 yean and Annla Norrh). over 18 years. Mayer-Pchnlder E. A. Mayer. 1M Two Hundred and Nlnteenth street, city. M years, and Victoria Schntiler, over 38 years. Mendl-Scherer J. L. M-ndl.t city, 29 years, and Anna fvherer. over 18 years. Tutfet-Klr I. Tautfest. 194 East Eighteenth eareet. city, over 20 yearn, ana Jjullle Seeder, 16 year. Kirchbuum-Stewart CJirlst Kirchbaum. Sell wood. 62 years. and Auum.e Stewart, 18 Hlckey-Catchlng W. M. Hlckey, 100 North Thirteenth street, city. 27 years, and Bdna Catching, over 18 years. Colon-Colson George Colson, Arleta, or.. 28 yoans, and Delphene Colaon. over 18 years. Wedding and visiting cards. W. !. Smith A Co.. Washington bidg.. 4th and Tub. Portland, Oregon, Nov. 27th, 1909. To Whom It May Concern: This is to certify that I have this day borrowed 1230 from the Ancient Order of United Workmen of Oregon, with in terest at five per cent per annum, which represents 90 per cent of my re serve fund accumulated on four years' payments. I have dropped 17000 in other fraternal orders, and the A. O. U. W. is the only one that had a reserve fund to keep me in good standing when I could not pay my assessments, and advance me money in time of need. I cheerfully recommend the A. O. JU". W. for eafe and sane insurance. (Signed M. W. T. WHITLOCIC. Falls Citv Lodge. No. 59. Oregon City. Ites. 282 '4 P:cond St.. Portland. Tho A. O. U. W. carries a legal re serve, of which you can borrow 90 per cent after three years' payments. The A O. U. W. now has $129,000 reserve fund Invested In Portland City im provement bonds, the result of four years' accumulations. The board of directors having charge of this fund is composed of Philip Gevurtx, Grand, MaHter Workman; A. W. Allen. Chair man Finance Committee; R. L. Durham, Grand Receiver; A. Kins Wilson. Chair man of Committee on Law, and C. M. Etnadiran, Grand Recorder. Wben taking protection on the lodge system why not take the best? For rates and particulars call or addre C. M. STSADMAN. Grand Racordtrv f!o!iimri v.irjc, CUju . GRAFT DENIED IN T Charges of Corruption and Ex travagance . Not Laid in Washington. COST CANNOT BE LIMITED No One Had Authority, Say Officials, to Promise Settlers That Land Would Be Reclaimed for . $ 1 8 an Acre. (Continued From First Page.) that answer after it was prepared, and in authorizing Its publication, said: "There are the. facts: facts, are ample answer to any and all charges." The statement written by Chief En gineer Davis is as follows: ' "A Chicago paper in its issue of November 16 prints an article headed 'Graft Suspected by Senate Committee.' In which the correspondent makes statements that are calculated to re flect upon the business sagacity and official probity of the late Secretary Hitchcock, Director Charles D. Wal cot and Supervising Engineer, J. B. Llpplncott, who were responsible for the a:ts called ifi question, and none of whom are now in the Service or in pos session of the official documents which would disprove these charges. "While I have had nothing to do with the particular transactions in question, I am in position to give the facts shown by the records which en tirely exonerate the Reclamation Serv ice from the charges implied by the correspondent. Proceedings All Public. "The charges concern the purchase of lands for rights of way, reservoir sites, and water rights necessary to the construction of the project, and the contracts for purchases in question were all approved by the Board of Di rectors, representing the water users, who are required to pay the cost of the works. "All these negotiations were in pro gress for a long time. The particulars were a matter of public discussion at various meetings. They were outlined in a pamphlet Issued by the directors, and the purchases were finally recom mended by a board of engineers, con sisting of Messrs. Llpplncott, Sanders. Wisner, Jacobs, and Ensign, and ap proved by the officials of the Water Users' Association, before being ap proved by the Secretary of the Inter ior. "This man, Abel Ady, afterwards made these charges and the supervis ing engineer, J. B. Llpplncott, de manded an Investigation. The accus er was called before the board of di rectors and questioned regarding his proofs. Whereupon, as shown by a copy of the minutes of the board, Mr. Ady stated that, 'So far as any fraud or intimation of anything of the kind was concerned, my letters to the Sec retary of the Interior were never in tended to be so taken,' that he still maintained that "the prices to be paid were beyond the real value of the property, but that such property was necessary to the project and that there was no graft connected therewith," also, 'that he would have been willing to have agreed to pay double the amount agreed upon for the canals, etc, to save a year's delay in the con struction of the project.' Threats Xot Made. "The statement that the settlers have been deterred repeatedly from pressing these various charges by the Reclamation Service engineers threat ening to divert the funds needed for this project to other sources Is abso lutely false and without foundation. "The large physical and financial difficulties which It was necessary to overcome In connection with the Klam ath project were indeed a serious ob jection to its adoption, but the Depart ment was required to take up a pro ject in Oregon by the provisions of section 9 of the Reclamation Act, which provides: . . . To expand the major portion of the funj arising from the sale of public lands within each state and territory here inbefore named for the benefit of arid and semt-arid lands within the limits of such state of territory. . . . "The provisions of this act have al ways hampered the service in obtaining favorable terms for undertaking any Oregon project, as the owners of the ne cessary rights- of way always have the best legal advice, which is able to as sure them that the Government must take up work In Oregon under the terms of the act, and Is therefore at a disad vantage in making favorable contracts and in selecting projects favorable for Irrigation purposes. "The specific purchases referred to are aa follows: "1. Danmite and reservoir site at Clear Lake, included in the Carr ranch, was purchased for $183,000. It is charged in the dispatch that this property had been 'offered by the owners when the Gov ernment began this project for J?,S,000. The statement In quotation marks is false, and at the hearing W. C. Dalton. who was part owner, denounced it as false, and offered to forfeit 2500 to any one who could substantiate such a state ment. "The Carr ranch has been held at $350, 000 and an option for this amount was In existence at the time the purchase was made. For the smaller sum mentioned, the service acquired 11,500 acres of the best land of the ranch and 18 miles of riparian rights around Clear Lake. A statement that the company retained' the best land on the ranch is false. Practic ally ail of the good meadow land and all of the land most convenient to water, and most of the land valuable for agrW cultural purposes was obtained by the purchase, the remaining acres being mostly of an Inferior character. Adams Canal Unnecessary. . 'The ditch known as the Adams Canal was purchased for 1100.000. The state ment that it waa valued by the Govern ment engineers at J41.000 is not borne out by the public records, and is not true. Its construction cost about 278.000. Tt was necessary to incorporate this into the protect as its water right controlled the reclamation of the marph lands of Lower Klamath Lake. The canal is also use ful and will be need as a part of the canal system. The former Owner now offers to purchase the system back at a much higher price. If desired by the United States, and avers that he will make a profit by such a transaction. "The Moore Bros, had large filings for water flowing in Link River, which at that time were not limited by law, as is now the case in Oregon. These waters were partly used by them for power pur poses above Klamath Falls. They also owned the major portion of the right of way necessary for the Keno Canal on the west side of Link River, which Is necessary for the irrigation of the lands KLAMATH PRO EC B HI l ' .-' s ifltuB V I i u "- ri? -Httfc !ffe Mr ;- lip i -M -vr?"(ii' j ami dc IBf Copyright by Hart Bebaffner it Man $4.00, $5.00 $6.50; $8.50, between Klamath Falls and Keno, on the west side. "For all these rights the Government agreed to build a portion of the Keno Canal with SO per cent larger capacity than needed for the Government project, in order to carry a portion of the water, to which Moore Bros, were entitled, to a ooint where a greater fall could be obtained and enough power developed to compensate them for the rights sur rendered. This canal as built cost less than JPO.O0O. No Water Right Granted. "The Government granted no water right, but received a concession of a portion of the water rights already claimed by Moore Bros, and retains the possession of the canal and the use of two-thirds of Its capacity for public pur poses, while the other third carries the water to which the Moore Bros, are entitled to a point whero they hav-e Installed a plant for its use. The total expense incurred by the Government, therefore, and the compensation which it gives to Moore Bros, by this contract is a proportionate part of the expense of the canal required to carry their waters, one-third of $90,000, or $30,000. This la a low valuation to place upon the rights of wav and water rights obtained y the Government as far as possible In its construction work. The Ankeny Canal was purchased for $30,000. and not tlOt.000, as stated by your, correspondent. Neither was this canal valued at J20.OOO by any Government engineer, so far as known. The price paid is considered reasonable by good judges, and its purchase was necessary to clear tha way for the Government pro ject. "The purchase of the work, rights and filings of the Klamath Canal Company, which had entered the field at this point before the Government began work, was made for $150,COO. a price which has been much discussed and specifically approved by the irrigators at the time as being entirely reasonable, and Just. As much as possible of this work waa utilized in the construction of the final project, but not all could be so utilized, but the pur chase was necessary to clear the flelxr, and avoid litigation. Three Reasons Given. "The Klamath project In spite of all obstruction and difficulties, physical, legal and financial, was approved by Director Walcott and Secretary Hitchcock mainly for three reasons: "First Aa above quoted, the law re quired a larga amount of work to i be taken up in Oregon and California, as these are states in which large sums are received from the sales of public lands, and no other feasible project had at that time been discovered in either. At the present time the expenditures In Oregon and California are less than the law re aulrea and this fact is being constantly used to bring pressure upon the depart ment to take up additional work In these 8t"Second Tt is an interstate project and for this reason could not be so advan tageously developed by private capital or etate authority. The state of California and Oregon both passed legislative en actments inviting tha United States Sam! Rosenblatt & GoG pi Boys' Auto 3 TO 12 YEARS $6.50, $8.50, MONEY BANKS, FOOTBALLS PANTS GIVEN WITH SUIT Youth's Auto Goats 12 TO 20 YEARS $10, $12.50, $15.00, $18.00, $20.00 CORNER THIRD AND take ud this project, and ceded all rights to state lands to the United States for this purpose. The local people, including Mr. Ady,-also urged the adoption of the project. "Third Upper Klamath Lake. Klamath River and Lower Klamath Lake arp all navigable waters, and therefore are under the jurisdiction of the General Govern ment. "The legality of irrigating land that may also require drainage was carefully considered by the Assistant Attorney-General, and determined in the affirmative." Capitol Lights Approved. SALEM, Or.. Nov. 27. (Special.) A rep resentative of the Portland Board of Underwriters has looked over the new system of electric wiring in the State house and has approved the work. The Statehouse now has what te known as a three-wire system, said to be the only job of the kind in Salem. Willie there are only about 600 to 700 lights In use the new system has a capacity of 1600 lights. There Is 80,000 feet of wire, all in conduits. Every ligh: in the house can be controlled from the Janitor's office on the ground floor. Oregon City to Have Library. OREGON CITY. Or., Nov. 27. (Spe cial.) Tha Oregon City Library Asso ciation was organized last night with the election of the following officers: B. T. McBaln, president; E. G. Caufleld. BOSTON BANKERiSPENT LAST EIGHT YEARS IN MISERY . Carleton H. Hutchinson, a leading banker and broker of Boston, with of fices at 8 Congress street, in that city, has recently come out with a very strong statement. In tha widespread discussion over Cooper's new theory and medicines which has spread over the country so rapidly, Mr. Hutchinson has taken the side of those who say that Cooper's theory Is correct and his medicine all that he claims. x Mr. Hutchinson's emphatic statement Is as follows: "Anyone afflicted with chronic 111 health and a general run down condition caused by stomach trouble, who does not try this man Cooper's medicine is very foolish. I say this after a most remarkable ex perience with, the medicine. 'T heard of Cooper's success first when he was in Chicago, as I have a private wire to that city in connec tion with my business. Later, when he came East. I learned more of him and his theory that stomach trouble causes most ill health. I have had no faith in anything not prescribed by a physician for each particular case after diagnosis, but after eight years of con stant suffering, during which time I YOU'LL learn some .day, if you haven't already done so, that this store is the one place for clothes buying for any, man who cares to get big values for his money. One evidence of this fact is that we sell Rart Senaff ner M G We couldn't offer you a better sign of the high standard of quality which we maintain. Overcoats uits, Raincoats to Coats $10.00 and $12.50 AND FOOTBALL OR OVERCOAT. MORRISON STREETS vice-president; E. Kennith Stanton, secretary; the Bank of Oregon City, treasurer. The executive committee is treasurer. The executive committee is composed of Mrs. Mary B. U'Ren. Miss Myrtle Buchanan, Miss Laura Beatie. A. J. Lewthwaite, Joseph E. Hedges. John W. Loder, Thomas F. Ryan and Charles H. Caufleld. The object of the associa tion Is to maintain a free library and reading-room. Apartments will prob ably be secured on the third floor of the Masonic Temple.' Fifty-nine dollars per month revenue has already been guar anteed toward the support of the or ganization. SHOCK OF MEETING KILLS Pneumonia Patient Succumbs to Sight of Long-Lost Brother. Pittsburg After being lost to his family for ten years, the shock of meeting his brother proved too much for Stephen Bassett. While chatting with TV. J. Bassett, a New York traveling man, an official of the Pressed Steel Car Company, of Mc Kee's Rocks, near here, said: "We have an employe of your namo In bad shape from pheumonla at a hospital here." The traveling man suggested that they visit the hospital, mentioning that he h1 n. brother who had been missing ten years. Going to the ward where the patient lay, the New Yorker fliscovereq spent over $1600 with absolutely no re lief, I felt that It would at least do no ham to try the medicine which-1 was hearing so much about. "During these eight years I have been forced to go without solid food for five and six weeks at a time. I always had a sour stomach, was troubled with formation of gas, and led the usual miserable life of a dys peptic. I was dull, tired, nervous and gloomy all the time, and was always constipated. "I have taken Cooper's medicine a comparatively short time. E'or the past month I have not had the slightest sign of stomach trouble. I can eat anything with no bad effect whatso ever. I have a fine appetite; am gain ing flesh very rapidly, am cheerful, full of energy, and my nervousness has dis appeared. My bowels are in- perfect condition for the first time in eight years. "I don't hesitate to say that I would not take $50,000 and be back where I was. My relief and thankfulness is be yond description." Cooper's New Discovery can be ob tained at any drug store In the United States. lies a his long-lost brother. 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