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CHARGES ARE GRAVE
Judge McGinn Arraigns District
Attorney's Office.
SAYS MONEY IS PAID BY LOTTERIES
la a Speech Before the Republican
Bar Ho Makes Stronsr State
ments Mr. Giltncr'a Side of It.
At the meeting of the Multnomab Be
Sroblican Bar last evening. Judge Henry E.
McGinn, In a speech of considerable
length, charged District Attorney Sewall
and his deputy, R. R. Glltner, with re
ceiving money from the management of
the Chinese lotteries of Portland. A few
minutes after he, had finished, a commit
tee of five well-known lawyers was ap
pointed by the Association thoroughly to
Investigate the charges, with, instructions
to report back the result.
The first real meeting of the Associa
tion was a lively one. Last evening was
the date fixed for reorganization, which
was carried out with dispatch, the officers
previously holding office again being placed
in their respective positions. Adoption of
a constitution and by-laws followed with,
equal haste. The last amendment had
barely been passed upon by the chair be
fore there were calls for speeches. Judge
McGinn, the second speaker called, said If
It was the purpose to fight for Improve
ment, as distinguished from mere talk,
he was with the Association, and would
Inaugurate proceedings by calling atten
tion to what he regarded as most vicious
methods in the office of the District At
torney. He said he had data to provo
everything he charged, and furnished the
Association with a list of the Chinese
firms, their addresses and agents, who
were said to be paying money to the Dis
trict Attorney for the privilege of con
ducting Chinese lottery and fan-tan games.
The speaker said he did not have a photo
graph of Mr. Glltner receiving the money,
but would produce witnesses to establish
beyond all question of doubt that be re
ceived from the Chinese approximately
$1100 a month, and in return either would
not prosecute them for violating the state
law or make such prosecutions a farce.
There was considerable excitement and
much applause when these proceedings
were taking place. The members of the
new association fell into line with vigor
In getting the charges to the investigating
point. Judge Cake, president of the Asso
ciation, appointed on the committee of five
authorized: Judge J. W. Whalley, R. G.
Morrow, J. F. Boothe. J. W. Stapleton and
H. G. Piatt. Judge Whalley, one of the
members chosen, asked that the charges
be submitted in written form, that a copy
might be furnished the District Attorney
and his deputy, so those two officials
should have a fair bearing.
"When the meeting was called to order
by President Cake, all the seating capac
ity of the United States District Court
was taken. The chair briefly spoke of
the necessity of reorganizing, that pro
ceedings should be given every form of
fairness. He announced, however, that
during such debates as might occur on or
ganization, the names of the 25 original
promoters should not be brought forth
with condemnation of their work, as their
purposes had been good. Following the
announcement of election of officers as
the next order of business. Judge Whal
ley moved that every' person present not
a member be given opportunity to sign
the roll. Accordingly a recess was taken,
when the names of C. H. Plggott, Gustav
Anderson, Eugene D. "White. "W. S. Ward.
3C. M. Idloman. S. H. Haines. Albert B.
Ferrera. Charles E. Lockwood, John
DItchburn. E. Mendenhall. Thomas Mc
Cusker and John M. Hltchlngs were add
ed, making a total membership of 132.
Mr. Gebhard was first recognized by
the chair when nominations for offices bo
pan, and In a facetious address regarding
the proceedings of the last meeting, moved
that the officers then In the chairs, in
recognition of their services In starting
the movement, be retained as tho perma
nent officers of the association. Judge
Whalley thought all suspicions were best
set aside by taking each office In detail,
and himself made the nomination of
Judge Cake for president The motion
received unanimous consent for suspend
ing the rules and declaring nominations
closed. J. P. Kavanaugh as vice-president.
W. W. Banks as secretary, and
Waldemar Seton as treasurer, were in
stalled In like manner.
The Principle.
The consideration of the constitution and
by-laws was taken up seriatim, the only
material change from those previously
published being In the principles, which
were amended to read as follows, on mo
tion of Judge Whalley:
"To Insist that the ethics of the profes
sion be scrupulously observed by its mem
bers. "To frown upon all systems of 'touting
for business In practice, and especially
through political or official influence.
"To use the best efforts of our organiza
tion to secure a just, fearless and honest
administration of the affairs of the city,
county and state, and as an organization
to watch and expose Illegal diversion of
public moneys.
"To prevent porpetulty in office.
"To see that crimes and misdemeanors
nre prosecuted In good faith and pun
ished. "To see that competent and honest men
are selected as nominees for judldlal
office, and for the office of District Attor
ney, and that such offices shall only and
always be filled by reputable members of
our profession, duly enrolled as attorneys
In our Supreme Court.
"To use our best efforts to secure re.
peal of all unjust, oppressive and un
necessary laws, and the enactment or
good ones, amendment of defective stat
utes, and as far as lies within our power
to promote economy in the administration
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of governmental affairs, legislative, ex
ecutive and Judicial."
Judge Moreland expressed the principal
purpose of the organization to be political,
while speaking of the number of times an
nually meetings should be held. It was
finally decided to hold one annual meet
ing, but the association may be assembled
as often as may be found necessary by
the president or 20 members of the or
ganization. William. Gregory moved that
the power of the executive committee In
recommending names of nominees be lim
ited to Indorsing only such as had re
ceived the indorsement of the associa
tion, which was carried. C. E. Moore
offered an amendment that no person's
name should be voted upon for a recom
mendation to the proper political authori
ties for any office unless the name of such
person and the office for which he is a
candidate has been filed with the secre
tary 10 days previous to tho ballot of the
association. This was lost. With a few
minor matters regarding revenue for de
fraying working expenses, the organizing
work came to a close, and Thomas N.
Strong was called to tho front for a
speech.
Mr. Strong said but little. He spoke of
the support he h.d given the association,
although not a member. He had not
Joined because of sentimental feelings to
wards the old party to which he once be
longed and which he expected to re
enter If it ceased groping around in the
darkness. When Mr. Strong finished there
was a universal cry for Judge McGinn,
who finally arose, and began as follows:
JnilBt McGinn. Speaks.
"When I was a6ked to add my name to
the list of lawyers who had already be
come members of this organization, I re
fused to do so. Not because I had any
doubt aa to the propriety of intention on
the part of tho promoters, but because I
had never yet seen an assembly of law
yers in Oregon that accomplished any
thing. It has been our practice I was
about to say, for time Immemorial, for It
is time Immemorial with me to have the
Bar Association of Oregon meet once a
year, and read learned papers upon the
subject that a lawyer should not defend
one whom he knows to be guilty of crime,
or, that It is not professional or not ethical
for him to accept a contingent fee, but
I have never been able to find one thing
that has been accompllsned by an assem
bly of lawyers in this state, and do not
believe there is a remedial law to be
found upon our statute books that was
ever suggested by the Bar Association of
Oregon. I know of one man who lias done
a great deal of good, although not In pub
lic life. I refer to E. W. Bingham. But
he has done such by himself without the
assistance of the Bar of this county, city
or state.
"You have organized in a manner upon
which I desire to compliment you, and
I am told there Is a duty for you to per
form as lawyers of this community. When
I signed the roll I was told the object
of this meeting was to inquire Into the
methods and practices of the District At
torney's office during the incumbency of
Russell E. Sewall, the present officer hold
ing that position. I signed tho roll be
cause I know something about the way
that office has been conducted, and I am
here tonight to say to you. If that Is your
object In holding this meeting, I am with
you, and hope you will take measures to
Inquire fully into the .nethods pursued
there, and that a committee will be ap
pointed to confer with the County Cen
tral Committee to prevent Mr. Sewall be
ing again nominated for this Important
office.
"I wlllvsay to you at tnis time that I
am not, and under no circumstances will
be a candidate for this or any office. I
say this that you will see my object Is
not to pave a way for myself In making
these charges.
"Mr. Sewall was elected to this office,
and, as you all know, Roscoe R. Glltner
has been his chief deputy. As to how
these two officials have conducted them
selves, you all have heard much. The
offlco is being corruptly conducted, and
money Is being made out of it today by
corrupt practices. Last October an ordi
nance on our city statute books, which
had been there for years, was declared in
valid by Judge George. This was the or
dinance Tegulatlng or prohibiting Chinese
lotteries In the dry. Prior to that time,
the present Chief of Police, when he en
tered upon the duties of his office, de
clared that It was his object and purpose
to see that the Chinese lotteries were
suppressed. He vigorously prosecuted the
operators of these Chinese gambling games
under the city ordinance, being ably as
sisted In the work by Deputy City Attor
ney William M. Davis, and, as a result,
the games In Portland were suppressed.
In October, the ordinance was declared
invalid by tho Circuit and the Supreme
Courts, and I do not cast any aspersions
on these officers, because I believe they
decided according to their conscientious
Interpretation of tho law. After that, the
powers for suppressing the games devolved
entirely upon the District Attorney,
through means of tho state statutes, and
this office started In to suppress them by
perfecting a combination of the Chinese
gamblers within the City of Portland, by
which $12 a month was paid by the owner
of each lottery game for the privilege cf
conducting the same. I will furnish you,
gentlemen, the numbers of the streets
where these games are now located, and
can give tho names of the agents who
receive the $12 a month from them."
Tho speaker here enumerated 15 places
on Second and Yamhill streets, commenc
ing with 145 Second and ending with 210
Yamhill. Each paid money, he said, to
one Chinese agent, who turned It over to
Leo Git. Immediately following the lot
tery games, Judge McGinn gave a list of
16 fantan games, with street numbers, as
before, which he said were paying $G a
week for the privilege of operating. The
total collected from the Chinese In this
manner was said to amount to between
$1000 and $1100 a month. Continuing, the
speaker said:
"There you have the amounts of money
being" collected weekly from these China
men by a man whom I have named, all
of -which Is paid to Lee GIL The connec
tion of Lee Git with Mr. Roscoe R. Gllt
ner, Russell E. Sewall's chief deputy, is 1
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well known, and has been known, in this
city for a long time.
"I desire at this time to pay a tribute
to the present Chief of Police of this city.
He Is an honest office In every way. He
has been no party to these proceedings
mentioned here. Ever since the prosecu-
nn n ihni.. nrlmAn n-.A i.i. u ,A
of the District Attorney, and out of the
hands of the City Attorney, he has been
handicapped. He has made efforts, but all
of those efforts have been In vain, and
the reason Is that he has not had the as-
slstance of the District Attorney's office
A fGv cases have been taken Into tho
courts by the District Attorney's office
within the past few days, and a feeble
attempt made to prosecute them, well
knowing that criticism would be made, aa
olftntlnn ra rm machine. Snmo nt tVi I
rvnsna hnv hen trio vfnr o Inrr anH
some before the court, and all of them
have been appealed to the Supreme Court
tw u nil for oiMtinn Tim. "
This Is all for election purposes
At this point. Judge Whalley Interrupted
with a question: "If these statements
have been known, why has not Roscoe
of office? Is It the Intent to charge these
norsnnc -cHth rorptvlnir nvtnov frnm tho
Chinamen?"
Judge McGinn replied
Tou have heard
my statements and you can draw your
conclusions. I have talked to the China
men myself, and If a committee Is ap
pointed here, I can prove that this money
has been paid. I have no photograph of
Lee Git paying these amounts to Glltner."
Some one in the audience asked: "Are
there any other attorneys in this proposi
tion?" The speaker replied mat he had been
confining his attention to the oftlce oi
District Attorney. Continuing, he said:
"What Is the use of coming here to talk
over recommendations for our Supreme
Court and Circuit Court benches. Theso
offices are filled with honorable men. It
Is not proper that this organization should
talk about ring work, and then convert lt
eelf Into a ring by Insisting on naming the
candidates for a particular office. We are
here to pass on the official acts of men.
I think it Is the duty of this association
to appoint a commltee to Investigate, and
if the charges are found true, then to go
before tho County Central Committee and
ask them to not nominate Mr. Sewall
again for this office. But I would not ask
that anybody be nominated for the office,
because that would be doing something
objectionable as ring methods.
Another cause against the District At
torney's office which Judge McGinn
thought should be Investigated was that
of 184 civil cases brought In the Justice
Court by Chinamen regarding the poll tax.
"These capes -were brought," said Judge
McGinn, "throngh a combination made
with the District Attorney's office with a
man In this city a white man by which
these cases were to be taken to court by
this man advancing the filing fee of $3 a
case, and was to receive half of what
Glltner got out of them as fees for the
District Attorney's office. This man ad
vanced the money, but has not received
his pay yet. I have positive testimony on
that point, and there can be no question
about it."
Judge McGinn said he had come to the
meeting upon request He also thought
the Central Committee bad the commun
ity's Interests sufficiently at heart to act If
proper representations were made to It.
In defense of Mr. Sewall he said friends
bad often spoken, but none attempted to
justify Mr. Glltner, but Judge McGinn be
lieved the head of the office aware of Its
affairs.
Charles F. Lord arose Immediately after
Judge McGinn took his feat, with the re
quest to make an explanation. He sa'd
he was not trying to cover up the action
of any criminal, but wanted to say he
was the attorney that brought many of
the suits In the Justice Court to collect
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the poll tax. He said, with the assistance
of certain Chinese, he had Instituted most
of the actions, and advanced the fee in
several to get them before the court. This
was not done with the collusion of the
i District Attorney. The amounts were made
over $10 that the litigants would not have
! to rinv thft Costft TVia fViitntv P.nmmlscfnn-
ers asked that commencement of the
actions be stopped until the matter was
J further deliberated, and an agreement was
' "iuue ueiwcen juage x'lpes, special counsel
Ior ine commissioners, ana .air. .Lord,
whereby the statute of limitations should
not run against the cases while eo delayed.
During Mr. Lord's talk he spoke of some
Chinamen and another person a wblte
man coming to bis office, when the ques
tion was asked as to who this white man
was. Mr. Lord declined to answer, stat-
i ing that he W3S not On the Witness Stand.
a wf merely explaining his connection
w.lth vtho caees and 1 the association
thought necessary, would invite Investiga
tion. This white man mentioned seems
to be the same one spoken of by Judge
McGinn, whose name was not given out.
.air. btrong asked If all the cases 184
I UJ 5?'!? 5 l!i " actlon-
" """" "" -""" cjjuci umu wie rcu
son of the multiplicity of actions brought
by him was that the Chinese were from
so many companies, and no two com
panies would co-operate In assigning
claims. When questions were asked about
the County Commissioners employing spe
cial counsel for each case, he said he was
not shouldering the sins of any other au
thorities, and did not know, when bring
ing his actions, that any fees would -bo
allowed as special counsel, as It had not
been tho practice of previous District At
torneys to receive fees for civil cases.
This question will also receive tho at
tention of the Investigating committee.
Judge Kraemor, of the Justice Court,
asked If any reflections were intended
upon his bench by criticisms advanced,
but was assured that nothing whatever
was Intended.
Mr. Olson moved that the committee
of five be appointed. When the president
placed Mr. Gebhardt on the committee,
the latter declined, because he said he
thought he could not do Justice to the
parties interested, and candidly would
say so. Mr. StapIetdTT asked to be ex
cused also, owing to the fact that he was
comparatively a new resident of the city
but his request was refused. The meeting
adjourned subject to the call of the presi
dent. Mr. dinner's Statement.
R. R. Glltner, Deputy District Attor
ney, said last evening In answer to tne
charges made against him before tne
Multnomah Republican Bar:
"All that Mr. McGinn stated Is false. I
will state that It Is Impossible for him
or any other person to prove what he has
said, or anything of the kind, against
me or this office. It Is all done for po
litical purposes. Three months ago Mr.
McGinn came to my office and stated in
tho presence of Mr. Sewall and myseir
that we had both been good officers and
ought to bo renominated. He then said
he was out of politics, would never mix
up In politics again. He also spoke of
the regret felt that certain support bad
been given S. C. Spencer for the office of
District Attorney. As long as Mr. Mc
Ginn could get what he wanted out of tne
District Attorney's ofilcc, he was all right
and a good friend; but as soon as he finds
out that he cannot run the office, then he
begins berating It. The whole thing Is a
personal matter, as he and I do not speak
when we meet."
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WEEK'S FINE WEATHER
PORTLAND EXJOYED SAME CONDI
TIONS IX 1SS3 AND 18S5.
While the Season Is Remarkably For.
ward, la Is Not Without Paral
lels Official Record.
A week of beautiful Spring weather this
month has surprised newcomers and
pleased everybody in Portland, as people
associate tempestuous, squally conditions
with this season. But search through .l.e
Weather Bureau records shows March. Is
not always bad. It Is true that the Dast
week's meteorology is seldom paralleled
during the month of March in Portland. It
happens that the temperature Is high, but
warmth and sunshine In such Spring-like
quantities seldom come together. In th-2
past 17 years there Is record of only two
seasons when verdure was brought out so
rapidly as during the past week, and both
these occurred early in the 'SOs.
Old residents will remember the terrible
snow storm and consequent blockade of
the first transcontinental line that occurred
in the winter of 1SS4-S5. They will doubt
less remember the equally noted Spring
following, when the newly arrived emi
grants from the East, coming from wastes
of Ice and snow, found themselves sud
denly transported into a blossoming, verd
ant paradise. That Spring of 18S5 had a
finer March than the one of this season.
From tfcto Hth to the 31st of the month
there was hardly a cloudy day, and from
the 20th to the close of the month tho
temperature was as high as it has been
tho past week, with even; a higher single
day. This, however, was the latter Dart
of the month, when the Spring Is far
more advanced than at the beginning of
the month and warm spells are not so
rare.
Two years previous to 1SS5 a warm, clear
spell that was equally If not more marked
began at the 1st of March and continued
until the 22d. This 13 tho finest March re
corded by the Weather Bureau for Port
land. For over three weelis there were
only two cloudy days, occurring In se
quence about the 12th and 13th. The tem
perature thnt year ranged as high as 74
degrees, which Is a degree higher than
It has been durlnc the past week, and
the average warmth was also slightly
greater. During- the first week of the
1SS3 March the temperature did not run
very high, but when rains set In on tho
22d the sun was getting In some hard hits.
In great contrast was the weather of
tho two years mentioned with that of
1S97 durlnc the month of March. In 1S97
there was one day of March that rain
did not fall, and the temperature was
generally low, with wild winds' at various
periods. This Is the popular conception
of March, and seems to be so strong that
such weather as has been experienced the
past week Is forgotten.
In 1S92 there was a period of approxi
mately a week when the weather was
continuously good. One day the tempera
ture rose to 76 degrees, which I3 almost
a record-breaker, but days Immediately
before and after were so cold that the
spurt was the author of many colds. In
the early part of March, 1S03, there was
another week of almost clear, warm
weather. Again in 1SS5 there was about a
week of clear weather of moderate
warmth. In 1SS8 there wa6 no rain be
tween the 19th and SJth, when the tem
perature averaged 10 degrees colder than
during this week.
Tho week now being enjoyed is mora
phenomenal for uniformity than extreme
warmth. The maximum and minimum
figures reached, beginning with the 10th,
are as follows: Saturday, 63 and 54 de
grees: Sunday, 60 and SI; Monday, 0 and
46; Tuesday, 67 and 44; Wednesday, 72 and
55; Thursday, 73 and 34, and Friday, 72
and 54.
Looking at the weather from the farm
ers' standpoint, there Is more Joy than Is
occasioned from mere physical sensations.
Farmers everywhere predict tho largest
fruit crops for years past, and other farm
products In nearly as great quantities.
There has been no cold weather during
the past Winter, and the variation be
tween nights and days has been unusually
small. These, with proper moisture, which
Is admitted to have fallen, are the best
conditions, provided there are no lata
freezes or late, cold rains, neither of
which are expected. Blossoms have been
held back until there Is reasonable as
surance of propitious weather for their
develoftnent.
PLAN TO OBTAIN ALIMONY.
Mrs. Jacobs Hnslmnd nefnsed
to
Pay tor Goods.
A peculiar case of what seemed like an
attempt to get merchandise for nothing
but what was in reality a scheme of
Mrs. C J. Jacobs to secure money from
her husband, from whom she Is sepa
rated, occurred Thursday afternoon. Mrs
Jacobs, so she says, had been promised
$500 by her husband, which he subsequent
ly refused to give her. She was advised
that her husband would be responsible
for any dry goods she might buy, and.
acting upon this advice, she purchased
about 5250 wcrth each at Olds & King and
LIpman, Wolfe & Co., to be paid for on
delivery. When the purchases were de
livered at her residence on Eleventh
street she referred tho delivery men to
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for tinting nails, cheeks, IriC
lips, etc, per box iw
Dr- Parker Pray's Nail En- 4 o
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Dr. Parker Pray's Pocket o
Emories, for beautifying IfNf
the finger nails, each ivv
Dr. Parker Pray's Ongollne, o
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Japanese Kites
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Mr. Jacobs, who declined to pay the bills.
Whereupon legal steps were taken by the
firms to regain possession of the goods.
When the situation was explained to Mrs.
Jacobs she voluntarily relinquished the
purchases. She had no Intention ut all
of defrauding the houses, but merely
wanted to get from her husband Indirect
ly what he had promised directly.
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TO CONSIDER FRANCHISES.
"What the Council Street Committee
Will Do Today.
The street committee at Its meeting to
day jvill probably take under considera
tion the petition of the Portland Traction
Company for a franchise to construct a
railroad on Fifth street south from Jeffer
son and on First street south of Sher'
ddh, where a franchise was lately granted
to people who have transferred It to tha
City and Suburban Railway Company.
The petition ha3 been In the hands of the
commltteo for somo time, and It has been
waiting for an opinion from the City At
torney on the question as to whether th
Council can grant two companies a rail
way franchise over tho same street. ThU
.opinion has been furnished by tho City
Attorney, and Is to the effect that tho
granting of a railway franchise to one
company does not prevent the Council
from granting another company a fran
chise over the same street on the part
thereof not covered by the first franchise.
Whether, if the City & Suburban should
lay tracks along the middle of First street,
tho Council would grant the Traction
Company a franchise to lay tracks along
the sides of that street remains to be Been.
The ordinance granting a oompany a
franchise to con3truot a rallroid tra-2
on Front street from Columbia to the
terminal grounds, to be operated only be
tween 6 P. M. and 7 A. M., will probably
be considered by the committee. A sim
ilar proposition was before the Council a
short time ago and woj voted down. Just
what Is to be the result In this case no
one can say, but It Is said that a number
of property owners on Front street who
opposed the sche,me before have changed
their minds, and also that the sentiment
of the Council is not so averse to the
scheme as it was. The people of South
Portland are very anxious for the fran
chise to be granted, as it would, th?y .-ay,
by giving that part of the city connec
tion with the terminal grounds, lead to
the building of factories there, and in
other ways tend to the enhancement of
real estate values there.
The opposition to the scheme comes
from some property owners on Front
street, who, while admitting that the
scheme would be a great benefit to the
South End. say that a railroad track on
Front street, even If operated only at
night, would be a damage to their prop
erty. Others take a different view of the
case and say that the railroad on fourth
street, which Is -operated day and night
when necessary, has not Injured the value
of property on that street, which 's rap
Idly becoming a good business street, and
on which property Is now worth mora
than It Is on Front street, though a few
years ago Front, street property was much
the more valuable. Jnst what the Coun
cil will decide to do In the matter Is one
of those things which no fellow can find
out, as the Councllmen do not know them
selves. 4 a
GREAT PARIS EXPOSITION.
Owing to the heavy travel about to set
in from America to Europe, persons who
contemplate visiting the Paris exposition
or any part of Europe, should make ap
plication for steamship accommodations
(first or second cabin) at earliest date pos
sible, to secure desirable berths and sail
ings. Full Information regarding cabin
rates, diagrams and sailing dates, via all
trans-Atlantic steamship lines, may ba
obtained at the Union Pacific ticket office.
Accommodations reserved promptly on ap
plication. Don't forget the number. 135
Third street. GEORGE LANG,
City Passenger and Ticket Agent.
J. H. LOTHROP. General Agent.
Essentials of Good Breeding.
Detroit Journal.
"Sho Is an extremly Ill-bred person. I
doubt If her mouth Is ever closed 1"
"You are mistaken. She always yawns
with her mouth closed!"
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Men's Golf Shirts
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Bicycle Stockings
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Stockings,
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Young Men's Suits
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IT IS STILL A MYSTERY
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CASE OF
FRITZ HEPFim.
That He Was Pushed Into the Wate
Seems Certain, It at No One
Knoirs by Whom.
The mystery of the drowning of little
Fritz Hepfur has not yet been solved, and
the inquest will again proceed at 10 o'clock
this morning. The police worked all day
yesterday on the case, and many pupils
of the Atkinson school were questioned at
the police station In regard to where tho
boy was last seen. No satisfactory re
sult was obtained, though young Otto
Brown's contradictory statements are still
regarded as suspicious.
At the adjourned Inquest yesterday
morning. Mrs. Mao Monoiry, who lives
at tho corner of Second and Everett
streets, testified to having seen Fritz alive
and well as late as 6 P. M. Tuesday,
though It was thought he had gone to tho
river's edge between i and 5 o'clock.
Fritz, she said, asked her little girl to
come over and play with him, but tho
mother refused permission. Another boy
about Fritz's age was with him then, a-;.
went away with him. This was not Otto
Brown.
The boy whom Otto had characterized
as the "crazy" lad seen- with Fritz was
picked out by Otto, but Otto afterwards
admitted his mistake. This boy, William
A FIndley, was Ignorant of Fritz's where
abouts. Jakey Nudelman, another lad,
was also brought to the Inquest, but his
evidence threw no light on the subject.
Otto, on being recalled by the coroner
yesterday, said he thought Fritz had been
drowned, because he saw him go down
to tho river at the foot of Davis street.
It develops- that Otto and the drowned
lad are first cousins, their mothers be
ing sisters. The grandmother of the boys,
Mrs. Schwislcnbery, who lives with Mrs.
Nctscheur. Fritz's mother, at the Oregon
House, scouts the Idea of Otto being the
cause of Fritz's death. The lads always
got along, she said, and Otto showed great
sorrow at his consln's sad fate.
What the Inquest today will develop
depends on tho evidence of Fritz's play
mates. The prosecuting attorney has
taken the case In hand, and all links in
tho mysterious chain will be watched by
the defectives.
The funeral of tho drowned child will
tako place Sunday, from the German M.
E. Church, where he had been attending
Sunday school. The boy's stepfather, Se
bastian Netscheur, has been telegraphed
for, and Is expected from Northern Cal
ifornia In time to attend the funeral.
JACK M'DONALD TONIGHT.
-"Jack McDonald, of the Olympic Club of
San Francisco, who defeated Johnson, of
the Multnomah Club, at the former club
In San Francisco last fall, will meet Jimmy
Keegan, of San Francisco. In a four-round
scientific contest at the Athletic Carnival
tonight at the Exposition building.
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BUSINESS ITEMS.
If naby 1 Cnttlnsr Teeth,
I Mrs.. VlnsIows Soothing- Syrup, for children
1 ttethls?. It soothes the child, softens the gums.
, allays all pain, euros wind colic and diarrhoea.
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"Resolve slowly, act swiftly." Tako
' Hood's Sarsaparllla and you will not
makf any mistake.
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