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About The times. (Portland, Or.) 191?-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1912)
NO FINANCIAL TAINTS The M an on the Corner MAZUROSKI CASE EXAMPLE MAR PRESENT BATTLES OF EASE WITH WHICH ONE OF POLITICAL “ HOPES" MAY OBTAIN DIVORCE TODAY “ Every tune I think of Jonathan Bourne,” said The Man on the Corner, “ I am reminded of my old friend Bill Devery— one-time chief of the finest police force in the world. They used to say in New York that Big Bill Devery was the best chief of police New York ever had, and they are saying out here that Jonathan Bourne is the best senator that Oregon ever had. There are a lot of other points of resemblance, too. “ The New York newspapers used to treat Devery just about the way the Oregon newspapers treat Jonathan Bourne. They said as little about what he accomplished as possible, but when it came to abusing him. there was no length to which they would not go. Then again, Bill Devery used to do a lot for the police and New York, just as Jonathan does a lot for Oregonians and Oregon. Then again, Big Bill didn’t believe in blowing his own horn any more than Jonathan seems to think it advisable. While the two men are as different as day and night, there is a lot in their makeup that is common. Both of them did their duty as they s a w it. Both of them paid the minimum of attention to political opposition, and both of them were satisfied to be judged on their records. In short, both of them were good citizens ing anything complimentary as to Our courts are presumably for the Bull .Moosers. Over in the the purpose o f dispensing justice. Swetland building, a sign pro Sometimes they arc used for other claims that “ Democratic Head purposes, the most common of quarters” occupy seven rooms, which is to expedite the collec but in these same seven rooms, all tion of bills. And sometimes the is serene and still* save when the courts are used by lawyers of Evening Journal comes out. Then peculiar ability to enable their there is a gathering to note the clients to rid themselves of their increase for the day in the “ Dol troublesome wives. When this is lar Wilson Fund.” Taft headquar done, there is not much real jus ters, likewise, are quiet and void tice in evidence, nor is their much of excitement, as well as every real court work. It is activity of thing else. another kind that produces re Civic Character Good. sults. It is nice to see things like this. There has been tiled in the cir It is an indication that the “ cor cuit court of Multnomah county, rupt practices act” is being ob suit for $25,000 damages for al served. It might be. taken to indi leged breach o f promise. The suit cate that the various campaigns is being brought by Mrs. Fannie are going to be scrupulously clean, Goldberg, who is 25 years old, ----------- .--------------------i-------------------------------------- :-------------------------------------------- and that there will be nothing but and who says that in May of this a very little red fire and some year, Samuel Mazuroski, a pawn stump speeches. Well, if officials > broker of some renown, promised can be elected in such a manner, to marry her before the middle of all is well anil good. But just the September. Samuel not having same, it is causing the absence of done this. Mrs. Goldberg has filed a lot of pleasurable excitement. suit. I'p at the City Hall, officials are Behind this suit lies hidden a transacting business with their weird and peculiar series of court usual zeal, and nobody is even actions, and a still more weird whispering politics. This probably series of actions on the part of means that the administration is one. Max Cohen, and one, S. going to mind its own business, •Iiilitis Silvermen, attorneys. In and not try to mix in the usual brief, the facts are as follows: Autumn gala season. That is also a nice thing, for there is probably Tangle Starts in Russia. plenty for the administration to Samuel Mazuroski married do. Rachel, his spouse, in Russia, In fact, the only people who many years ago, and in due course seem excited about polities are of time, raised a family and the “ operatives” of a certain moved to Portland, where are local detective bureau. It is com now the father and mother and monly reported that these oper eight children. Samuel did well atives are busy each day trying as a pawnbroker, and accumulat to discover some clue as to the ed quite a bit of this world’s prevailing thought in regard to goods, and likewise became thor the United States senatorship. If oughly Americanized. Along about the sleuths find out who the peo lillO he met Mrs. Fannie Gold ple want to send to Washington, berg, who at that time was run it is. perhaps, not going too far ning a candy store in South Port to presume that the candidates land. and thence lie used to take will get together and all but the his eight children whenever pos popular man withdraw. sible. and treat them to ice cream Verily, it is to laugh, especially, “ Jonathan Bourne is. to my mind, an efficient and safe senator. while he basked in the smiles of as we are in the midst of a He has so much of his own that he is above being approached by the tin- proprietress. period of “ unexampled prosper interests. He studies the different questions that come before him. Finally, the neighbors inter- ity” — if the Republicans can be ferred and requested Mrs. Gold and then he votes as he thinks is right. lie is a brainy man, and believed. he believes in serving his constituents. He has obtained much for berg to take herself and her store hence, and there was a small- form of rule. North Yakima is Oregon in the line of appropriations, and he did something that that place. North Yakima is of very few other officeholders did— he stayed right in Washington on sized riot ami the police inter fered. about the same relative import the job during the primary campaign at home, and left it to the Along about this time, Samuel ance as Pendleton or Hood River. Under the commission form of people to decide whether or not they wanted him to continue in first showed a desire to return to government, North Yakima has [dace. And from all indications, the common people did want him the state of single blessedness. A recent issue o f an occasional seen its commissioner of public to S(ay— but he was defeated at the primaries because some other Likewise at this time, Samuel’s publication, known as “ The Peo safety and its mayor in a battle | eanc[u[ates for office made id' their campaigns such peculiar proceed wife, Rachael, deeded all her property rights over to Joseph A. p le’s Press.” carries the inter royal, it has seen its po lie ',^ e | i that many votes were taken away from the senator by argil Mazuroskip Samuel’s brother esting information that voters in who. later, transferred them to Portland are pretty generally in ing or responsive chief, it haa|inents that might be classed as anything but political, Jonathan will run as an independent candidate. I know that a Samuel. And in June, 1!I12, Sam favor of the adoption of the seen all improvement work stop uel decided definitely that he commission form of government. ped. and it has seen a wrangle at lot of us common folk will vote for him. and I feel sure that he wi could no longer stand his w ife’s every meeting of the commission. There is quite a lot of twaddle be elected. In the meantime, he seems to be the most dignified oi Probably The People’s Press all the candidates, and the most attractive possibilitv in the field. behavior, so. through his attor in the article, which was evi ney, Max Cohen, he applied for dently inspired, as many of the would like to sec the goes! old One thing that can be said about him is that all his moves arc a divorce. Bailey-Beach-Simon plunderbund other articles in this occasional publication seem to be inspired. ring in charge in Portland again, being made in the open— there is no gum-shoe squad busy in his Attorney Silverman Engaged. But the most interesting bit of running a commission composed behalf. And here is where one of the twaddle in the whole article is of such noble public servants as weird things happened. cast discredit upon Capt. Keller, the statement that Galveson Des John B. Coffey, Joe Singer and Mrs. Maehel Mazuroski, Sam who was in charge at the time Moines and North Yakma are the some others. uel’s wife, could neither read nor the raid was made, but who had Portland does not want the chief cities in the United States nothing to do with it. There is write English. A day or so after that have found the commission commission form of government. also a rather definite rumor to be Samuel filed his suit for divorce, The voters do not want it. And form of government a success. heard that the raid was “ framed” Max Cohen called upon his one of the main reasons why they It is nice for the The People’s ---------- | to discredit an officer in one of brother-attorney. S. .1 ill ills Silver- Press to have such a sweeping do not want it is because just Though a judge sitting uponMhe large Jewish societies. One m a il, and gave him a piece of view of our nation. It is also in such journalistic pariahs as The the circuit court bench declared | thing is certain, an owner of the [taper by which lie was authorized People’s Press are for it. When teresting to note that this oc casional publication, which ap ever such papers espouse a cause, but, a few days before that any property on which the hotel is to appear as Mrs. Mazuroski’s at pears whenever the pork barrel the general public can lay a ten- man would be justified in shoot- built, is also a high official in the torney in the forthcoming suit. leaks or sweats, is not aware of to-one _____ bet that there is something ing through the door of his room B ’Nai-B’ Rith. But be that as it The order was signed by an “ X ,” a policeman who was trying to may. the raid itself was improper about which the words “ Rachael the fact that the commission form rotten in Denmark, as the saying Mazuroski, her mark,” were writ o f government has built up one is. Portland wants the most open | ,.np,r without a warrant, a squad enough. ten by Max Cohen. Silverman de and democratic rule it can get, it of the most powerful political of police a few nights later. I Arriving at the house in ques- rings in the world in Galveston. wants a representative govern entered the La Salle Hotel at lion, the policemen were «topped clares that. Max Cohen assured Neither does this so-called paper ment. it wants its citizens to rule. Tenth and Burnside streets, and by the proprietor, who asked him he would be repaid for his Portland could get along very forcing their way into nearly them if they had a warrant. 'I he services, and enlightened him fur know that in Des Moines, the Commercial Club no longer boasts nicely as things are now. if she every room in the honse. arrested ! proprietor was tossed aside, and ther to the effect that the chief of the fact that Des Moines “ orig were allowed to, for she has a twelve people whom they charged the raiders went their way desire of all parties was to get a divorce. inated” the commission form of worthy and earnest mayor, who is with a variety of crimes from through the house. Thus becoming Mrs. Mazuroski’s government, and that the citi trying to serve the people that vagrancy to running a bawdy Not earing to see doors kicked zens are trying desperately to rid elected him. and she has a coun house. Not a single warrant was in. the proprietor, still asking for attorney, Silverman promply filed themselves of the tyranny that cil. that really at heart, is a good carried by any of the policemen the warrant upon which the raid a demurrer to the complaint Max the commission rule has built up. council— in proof of which, wit and it is rather doubtful, in the was authorized, joined the police, I Cohen had filed. Silverman was And this outcast journal, this ness that the city salons did at first place, whether there was any and opened all the doors that he | authorized to tile this demurrer in pariah anung the local weeklies, last week’s now-famous special just cause for the raid. could with his pass-key. Occas the paper Max Cohen gave him. further shows the bent of its session. Would any plutocratic Patrolman ami plain-clothes- ionally there would be found a which was presumed to be signed reasoning by yapping about the commission have fought for the men of the first night relief made door that would not yield in this by Rachel Mazuroski, for in the commission form of government people against the Portland Rail the raid, acting after their time manner, and then the police usu wording of the document, it an in North Yakima. If any frontier way. Light & Power Company as for going off duty. It is presumed ally threatened to kick it in. No nounced that S. J. Silverman was town ever got all that it bar did the council? Could the people in police circles that the raid was doors were kicked in, however, authorized to appear as the wom an’s attorney o f fact, and to de gained for with the commission have made it fight? made by first night relief men to ( Continued on Pnf* 2.) Politics is an interesting thing, in Oregon as elsewhere. News filters down to Portland from such rash and hold centers o f civilization as Tacoma and Seattle that the same old brand of polities is on tap there, with “ barrels,” “ sacks,” and other such attributes. But here in Ore gon there is a new kind of poli tics going on, one in which money plays no part, and in which all candidates rely solely upon the direct appeal of their personalities and records to the voters. This statement is made upon the declaration of the various can didates and organizations them selves. A visit to any of the many “ headquarters” will assure the casual inquirer that this is true. Even the time-honored custom of giving away cabbage-leaves and rope has been abolished, and not a solitary campaign cigar has as yet made its appearance in Port land. Oregon. Professional politi cians are much alarmed over the fact, and there are many heads being gravely shaken as the ques tion is asked on all sides: “ What are we coming to ?” Everybody Keeps Quiet. For instance, look over the field and see. The Hon. Thomas Mc- Cusker is a candidate for Con gress, and he is still busy at his business, which is selling real es tate. The Hon. Jonathan Bourne, idol of the populace, has listened to the call of the people, but aside from that he is making no campaign. The Hon. Benjamin Selling has just returned from a trip to East ern Oregon, and comes back to say that trade conditions are good — and that there is a pronounced Taft sentiment in evidence. But aside from this. Selling headquar ters are as quiet as the grave. In the Oregon Hotel the Bull Moosers arc holding out. and are doing it nobly. They are distribut ing little buttons, showing a bull moose with “ patent applied fo r ” stamped upon his neck. But not even a solitary newspaper is say GALVESTON IDEA IS “KNOCKED” BY PAPER SUPPORT POLICE OE R-STEP RIGHTS IN RAIDS WITHOUT PAPERS mur for her to a certain com plaint in divorce pleadings that would be filed. Silverman says lie talked with Mrs. Mazuroski and urged her not to get divorced, telling her that because of pre vious deeding« away and around of property rights she would get nothing. Silverman says, further, that Mrs. Mazuroski expressed satisfaction with all this, saying that “ everything was fixed.” Decree Easily Obtained. In due time. S. Julius Silver- man s demurer to the complaint in Mazuroski’s divorce plea was heard, and the demurer was over ruled. Thereupon Silverman told the court to enter a decree of divorce by default and this was done; Mrs. Mazuroski \s attorney making no argument or battle of any nature in her behalf. In fact, the greatest satisfaction with pro ceedings was to be observed all around. And thus did Samuel .Ma zuroski get his civil divorce— though under the rabinieal law of the Hebrew church, he is still married to Rachel Mazuroski, be cause certain requirements mak ing a church divorce possible have not been complied with. S. Julius Silverman, asked to tell of his part in this proceed ing. protested that everything was regular, lie corroborated tile story above, adding some touches of in terest. One of these was that, ho bail not yet been paid, either by Mrs. Mazuroski or by Max Cohen, for bis part in the proceedings Another point made by Silverman was that this was the quickest way in the world to get a per fectly good divorce. All that is needed is to file a weak and easily overruled demurer to a complaint, appear, get over ruled and then “ permit” the court to give a decree by default. This is a much quicker methods, says Mr. Silverman, than waiting un til a case is called, and then mak ing no objection to a default de cree. Scheme Often Used, ’Tis Said. Mr. Silverman also admits that this whole thing was arranged between Max Cohen, Mazuroski and himself, and that he thought he was behaving in a perfectly ethical manner in being a party to this well-laid and well-greased machination to procure a divorce in the quickest way possible. A c cording to Mr. Silverman, law yers do it every day, and the courts never object at all. Thus is a new light thrown upon “ justice” and the uses of the courts of the county. Pro bably in the course of Mrs. Gold berg's breach of promise suit, official notice of the court will be called to this earlier history of Mazuroski’s legal ventures. It will be interesting to see if the courts will take the same broad view of it that S. Julius Silver- man takes. And it will also be interesting to see what comment the court may make upon the wisdom of Max Cohen, whose master-mind thought out, evolved and arranged the entire frame work upon which the Mazuroski divorce decree was entered. There is more to the story, but possibly this is enough at this stage of affairs.
