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THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1903. II HERfllTE SEALED Mrs. Riggs' Resignation Is Demanded; CRISIS COMES AT LAST State Commissioners Issue Ultimatum to Her BY ADVICE OF THE GOVERNOR Managers of Crlttenton Home, Join, in This Action Threat to Stop Expenditure of State Fund. "Mrs. Biggs must go." is the mandate In Florence Crittenton Home. The -women who run the establishment talked the mat ter all over yesterday up one side and down- the other. It was a delightful after noon, to be sure. The morning had begun with threatenlngs of storm, but the day turned out just tayely. So with the meeting. The mandate went forth from the three State Commissioners. It was approved by the majority o the managers present. The commissioners didn't mince any words in the utterance, either. The managers ac cepted -it composedly, all except Mrs. Riggs. ' "My goodness, how can I go. out under such a cloud," asked, she, plaintively, and added for the climax, "Somebody will be responsible for my death." Mr. IUkk Must Resign. "The management of the home must be changed," declared Mrs. A. H. Breyman,,, after the meeting. Mrs. Breyman is -chairman of the Board of State Commissioners. For the' Information of persons who have not followed the recent troubles of the borne, It may be said that the Commission ers have at their disposal the $6000 which the Legislature has appropriated for the home. In other years, the state money has been In the hands of the managers. Hence the trouble. - "Mrs. Riggs must resign," added Mrs. Breyman, determinedly. "Even if she Is willing to take up her abode, at the Home?" was asked. "She must resign," was the firm re sponse. "It is the bounden duty of the Commissioners to require the change. If Mrs. Riggs is retained, the Home will re ceive no more money from the public fund. It Is not our purpose to work hardship upon the Home nor to impair its efficiency. In taklng'our stand we shall do neither. "Understand that the Commissioners Shave no part in the active administration of the Home. But all expenses which we are asked to pay must meet our approval." The session was held at the home of 'Mrs. Breyman, 255 Hassalo street. It was scheduled to begin at o'clock sharp, but the ladies were so late that another hour almost came before the exercises began. "Tick, tick," said the pendulum on the Tnantel and meanwhile the women were gathering. Assembling the Forces. First of all Mrs. A. J. Hamilton, of the Board of Managers, rang the doorbell. She entered -and made herself at home. Then came Mrs. Hamilton Meade and next Mrs. J. C. Moreland, members of the same board. Thereupon who should put In appearance but Mrs. A. R. Riggs, escorted by Mrs. R. T. Rankin and Mrs. S. M. Kern. All three had '-eaten lunch together down town, and the -tsame--car brought -them to- Mrs Breyman's door. After .them arrived Mrs. Cleveland Rockwell and JIlss Anna M. Cremen, commissioners. Tho' two boards caucused separately be fore Koing Into joint session. Mrs. Riggs suspfected that some eavesdropping re porter was in the next room, but was assured- that the gentleman whose shadow shfe saw was not of that disgraceful stripe. Mrs. Breyman, as chairman of the com missioners, at whose call the ladies had met, presided. She went straight to the point. Mrs. Riggs must resign. Governor Lara Down Iavr. Then to cinch the argument Mrs. Brey man produced a letter addressed by Gov ernor Chamberlain to the commissioners. The substance of his Excellency's admoni tion was: "Run things your way or don't pay the bills." Handing the letter to Mrs. Rockwell, Secretary of the 'Commission, Mrs. Breyman asked her to read. Amid breathless stillness Mrs. Rockwell dis closed the contents of the epistle. The let ter was rather longer than His Excellency usually writes. "I am advised by you," said the Gov ernor, "that the affairs of the Home are not managed to meet your approval; that on the contrary expenses are Incurred which, to you, seem disproportionate to the number of persons confined in the Home, and that in other respects the af fairs thereof are not conducted in such a way, from a business standpoint, as to justify you in expending the appropriation made by the Legislature." The Governor advised the commissioners to endeavor to reach an understanding with the managers "with the end in view of having unsatisfactory persons re moved." Then said the Governor In words a pound weight each: It after consultation with the board, your wishes be disregarded and persons be retained In their employ and bills be Incurred which do not meet with your approval, there la but one course left open to you, under the law as I construe It, and that Is positively to refuse to audit, approve or pay claims Incurred against the Home, on the strength of the ap propriation made by the act referred to. The appropriation Is to be" received, accounted for and disbursed by you as In your Judgment will best promote the Interests of the Home, and If you feel that expenses are Incurred which should not be incurred and that the Home Is managed In a way that It should not be managed. It Is in your discretion and It Is your duty as trustees of" the appropriation to refuse to expend any portion of the fund com mitted to your charge. I suggest that if you determine to takfcjthls latter course, you publicly notify persons who are likely to extend credit on the strength of the appropriation, that as trustees of ' the fund you will not bo responsible for further bills. If you are threatened by mandamifs or any other legal proceedings, let persons Interested In them take such course as they may deem best, and let the courts take the responsibility of compelling you to disburse thev funds com muted to your chargo in a way which not only does not meet your approval, but against which you have entered your vigorous, protest. Whereat the Governor had the honor to remain yours respectfully, etc Mrs. RigrgrsSpicads in Vain. airs. Rockwell had hardly done before Mrs. Riggs was on her feet. The lastword of the letter was still reverberating when Mrs. Riggs opened her mouth and spoke. It was a strong current of language that gushed forth. On its floated many a tale of the difficulties she had encountered and how she had labored to overcome them. She had done the best she could and an gels could do no more. She held the floor for some time against all efforts to dis lodge her. But Mrs. Rockwell got in a word at last. She did not question the goodness of Mrs. Riggs' motives, but Mrs. -Riggs must resign, and that's all there- was about it. Mrs. Rockwell treated her topic in vigorous style, detailing all the many facts, little and big, which had impelled her mind to Its final judgment. Debate Iiongr and. Earnest. A long talkfest ensued. Mrs; Breyman spoke some more. So did Mrs. Riggs. Then everybody pitched in. Along about this time In! came Mrs. H. H. Crosier. The other ladles looked at the clock and the late-comer explained. She was sorry she had missed that letter. Would somebody kindly read it again? But the meeting could not stop and Mrs. Crosier had to read all by herself. The ladles talked all the way from that heifer which made so much trouble sev eral months, ago up to the Bowman baby, which got Matron Brown into the Justice Court last Saturday. The heifer had. been reared at the Home and loved the place very. much, especially when Captain Riggs was there. Now it Is chewing the cud of bitter-sweet memories down at St. Johns. Mrs. Riggs reiterated that no deaths had occurred at the Homebut Miss Cremen exhibited a catalogue of several in the past three years, just as she had looked them up at the undertaker's. Mrs. Kern explained the Home's interest in the "Woman's Federation," which is pub lished by Mrs. Riggs, which costs the Homo ?5 -a month and which nets Mrs. Riggs money in the. name of charity for tho Home. Mrs Breyman thought the babies should be taken to Baby Home, but Mrs. Ran kin explained that the Baby Home had re fused to accept the charges. Several bills which the Commissioners refused to pay were discussed. One "was for ?16 and an other for $21, both owing' to inmates of the Home for nursing at 51 a day. An other of the rejected bills was for some thing like $13 lor hay -and $10 ior chop for the cows. Then there was an, -unpaid bal ance of $5 or more owing to Mrs. Brown for carfare. This item held the discussion for some time.- Mrs. Brown had been once summoned three times to 3Irs. Riggs office on the same day and of course she had to travel on. the car. No wonder the babies were neglected, thought the women, when Mrs. Brown was not there. Money for Care of Babies. Thereupon the w'omen hit on another tender subject. It was what became of money paid in for the care' of babies. The amount is $5 a month and Is supposed to go to Mrs. Brown, but instead it has stopped with Mrs. Riggs., Just the other day, Mrs. Riggs tried to pay Mrs. Brown some of this money, but the latter de tected the design and would not give re ceipt for it. It was the first time Mrs. Riggs had ever come forward with the money. ' Mrs. Riggs had proposed to the mana gers last week that a compromise be patched up where'by" she would pay for her room In Macleay building $12.50, and tele phone, $2, out of her own pocket, and she would surrender her claim to the $67 sal ary which is still owing her. Hut she did not renew this proposal yesterday, for it undoubtedly would have been rejected Elect Successor October O. At the close of the meeting Mrs. Kern explained that the managers could nc elect a successor to Mrs: Riggs until Oc tober 6. because a regular meeting would not be held until that time. Mrs. Brey man responded that the co.mmission did not expect action any sooner. The women talked a long while nearly three hours on an endless chain of sub jects. The first to grow tired and depart were Mrs. Rockwell, Mrs. Meade, Mrs. Moreland and Miss- Cremen. Mrs. Kern -and Mrs. Rankin constituted Mrs. Riggs' sole bodyguard.' ' ' - The managers, complain that 3rs. Riggs has kept them in the -dark about financial and other details of the Home. "Even today," said one of them, "she failed to give us information. If she had laid open everything from first to lastshe would not .now 8uffer.thls,humillaticra." Mr. R-lgrgs Will Yield Reluctantly. Mrs. Riggs exhibited unwillingness to resign. She did notj however, say she would refuse to resign, and will probably not try toV force, the Issue much further in the face of the odds against her. FILIPINOS ARE LT OFF. Immigration Service Will Allow Na tives Bound for Fair to Proceed. WASHINGTON, Sept. -2L Upon repre sentations made by the War Department today, the Immigration Bureau has wired its agents in San Francisco, Tacoma and Seattle to exercise every facility for ad mitting the Filipino carpenters brought over on the transport Sherman to pre pare the Filipino exhibit at the St Louis Exposition. These people had been detained, on the ground that they were required to pay a head tax, and also were likely to become public- charges. The Immigration Bureau has decided that no person coming to the united States from any port in the Phil lpplne Islands Is subject to a head tY. The natives affectedwlll bo at once sent to St Louis, as will the 55,000 tons of freight which has arrived In this coun try, and the work of preparing the ex hibit will speedily be begun. . - Government Bests Mining Concern. PUEBLO. Colo., Sept 21. The coal land contest between the Government and the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, that has occupied the attention of the Pueblq Land Office and the Washington authorities for the last four months, has been settled by a compromise. The steel company will pay $20 per acre, the price asked for the coal land instead of $2.50 paid for timber and stone laid claims. It is understood- tho Colorado Fuel & Iron Company will pay about- $500,000.? Tho victor Fuel Company has also settled with the Government on the same basis on a large number of coal land claims taken up under the timber and stone act Postal Frauds May Embrace More. WASHINGTON, Sept 21. The grand jury which was considering the postofflce cases, reassembled today, but adjourned until Wednesday without action. Evi dence will be presented regarding the case of two former law officials of the Gov ernment, and fresh indictments of an ex- chief of bureau and a prominent New lork contractor, recently Indicted togeth er, are likely. -Catarrh of the,ibladder and urethra ara "cured I by Oregon Kidney Tea. J NEW.YEAR'S EVE OBSERVED BEAUTIFUL SERVICE HELD BY JEWISH CONGREGATION. Rabbi Levin e Preaches on Need of Keeping the Ancient Faith Special Services Today. The eve 'of Rosh Hoshanah was impres sively observed at Temple Beth Israel last evening under the direction of Rev. Dr. David Levine, of New York. A large and representative congregation filled- the beautiful auditorium, which was appro priately adorned for the occasion, the pul pit and altar being banked with palms and other potted plants and paneled with greenery and Autumn leaves. A special New Year's musical pro gramme, arranged by Schnessinger, was rendered by the choir Mrs. Rose Bloch- NEW YORK RABBI BREACHES OR, DAVID Bauer, soprano and director; Mrs. Frank Raley, contralto; William Bglcher,' tenor; and Adrian Epplng. baritone; while Miss Lenoro Fischer presided at the organ. There were two English anthems, the first being a trio, "Sweet is Thy Word." by Welgand, followed by a quartette, "Thy Hallowed Presence," by Carter, in both of which Mrs. Bauer had rarely beautiful solos. The remaining music was the regu lar service offering. Dr. Levlne's sermon was eminently prac tical,, dealing with the lessons of the sea eon. It was animated with a spirit of thankfulness for the blessings of the past year and counsel and admonition for the year to come. The preacher dwelt at some length on the Jewish home life. He deplored all tendencies which threaten the sanctity of the family and the faith of Israel. He .expressed himself in no uncertain tones against certain modern philosophies founded on false ethics and the sophistry of faddish cults. The recent persecutions and outrages were briefly touched upon and the hope of Zionism referred to. The sermon concluded with an appeal lor greater imanimiity of thought and ac tion, and a firmer faith in the religion of the' fathers. Dr. Levine also had charge of the recita tive portion of the service, which was highly impressive. In conclusion Dr. Wise offered a most eloquent and touching prayer. The New Year's day meeting will com mence at 9:30 o'clock' this morning, at which Dr. Levine will preach on "The Pure Heart," being assisted in the .ser vice by Dr. Stephen S. Wise and D. Soils Cohen. BONDS OF PORT ARE SOLD Local Investors Take Part bf Dry doclc Issue. Bonds to tho amount of 5175,000 face value were sold by tho Port of Portland commission yesterday to three bidders at 85 per cent on account of the Issue of the $315,000 bonds for the construction of the dry dock, to mature In 30 years. Tho sum realized is $148,750, on which the actual Interest will be 4.9 per cent President Swigert announced that the dispute, with Ellis G. Hughes as agent regarding the boundaries of the Brazee tract additional land for the dry dock, had been arranged; that Mr. Hughes had settled on the bound ary line of the property as described July 9; that the deed had been recorded, and the $15,000 paid Mr. Hughes. The lucky bidders for the bonds at $S50 each were: The First National Bank, of this city, 125 bonds; J. B. McGee, 40 bonds; and the McMlnnvIlle National Bank, 10 bonds, making 175 bonds in all. Two other offers were also received, one from Judge J. B. Cleland, for the board of trustees of the grand lodge of F. and A. Masons of Oregon, 20 bonds at $744.80, and from J. W. Cruthers & Co., 10 bonds at $782.50. There were present Messrs. Swigert, Thomas, Adams, Driscoll, Pease and Spen cer. After the bids were first opened somebody said: "Why are there not any bids) from the East? At the invitation of Chairman Swigert, H. E. JCoble explained that there Is no market for Port of Port land bonds. In the East except through personal . sales, on account . of the work necessary if the bonds had to be placed on the market again. "In fact," said Mr. Noble, "there is nothing to encourage the dealer in taking up .the sale." "Then we shall have .to depend on local people, as our bonds are not personally known In the East?" queried a commis sioner. "It seems so," replied Mr. Noble. "I might handle them on .commission for the Port of Portland. Yes, I think tho bonds might be marketed by personal effort" "We can sell the bonds at any. price we see fit," broke In a commissioner. "The law says we have to advertise the bonds," said Mr. Swigert. "Let (Mr. Noble handler them;" counseled Mr. Thomas? "Very "well," returned the chairman, "but we must have money for our current needs. This is the 'third time we have advertised' 'T think that the advertisement has reached most of the bond dealers through out the world," remarked Mr. Noble. "The matter has certainly been brought to their attention, and we have not heard from them. Investors do not buy at sales; they buy through the dealers." "Is not 4.9 per cent a fair rate?" asked Mr. Thomas. 'Yes, sir.. I doubt if you can sell the bonds under any other conditions than those I have .named." A general conversation then ensued as to the condition of the Eastern "money market and the drift was that it would have been easy to dispose of Portland's ordinary munlclp'al bonds, and that the difficulty as "to the disposal of the Port of Portland's bonds lay In tho fact that In vestors not residents of Portland did not understand the value of the Investment Mr. Thomas ultimately made this motion: "That we accept all bids that will net the Port of Portland $850 per bond, making the Interest not more than 4.9." This was passed without a dissenting voice. Mr. Cruthers remarked that he AT TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL LEVINE. wished tho decision as to the disposal' of the other bonds to lie over for about 30 days, as he wished to consult correspond ents as to figuring further on them. Two bids were " opened for supplying power for the drvdock. The Portland General Electric Company quoted $420-3 a year, and tye Central Lumber Company &w a montn. xne mas were ordered to be placed on tho table, as tho orlces were thought to be too high. "Walt until we get a plant or. our own," said several commissioners together. "What will a nlant cost?" was nskeri "From $15,000 to $20,000," replied Mr. rnomas. A claim flled for $372.50 bv Mever. Wll son & Co. for damages to the British ship Ardencraig was presented, due to In juries the ship sustained. bv colliding with obstructions, etc.. In the river. The claim was rejected. Then It was that Chairman Swl ually announced that the dispute regarding the Brazee tract had been settled with Mr, Hughes. "I understand that Mr. Hughes is willing to refer the matter to n sur veyor. Without doubt it will be settled an right," concluded Mr. Swigert And there was no discussion. The contract for the drvdonk-. last July to Robert Wakefield, was for mally signed. SUES UNDER TRUST LAW New York Man Asks Bill Posters for 60,000 Damages. NEW YORK, Sept2L Sam W. Hoke an advertising and poster agent of this city, today filed a complaint in the United States Circuit Court against the Asso elated Bill Posters and Distributors of tho United States and Canada, in which he claims $CO,000 damages from them on the ground that the association is an il legal trust and combination, operating in violation of the Federal antl-tmsi- intr- The Associated Bill Posters are being sued through A. B. Beall, of Sioux City, la., their treasurer, who Is also made an individual defendant Mr. Hoke charires the AssoMntfwi tiiii Posters and Distributors of the United States and Canada constitutes a volun tarv association that Is nnpmtlni' tn -ra KtWiInt nf lntfmfnt nnrJ fnmlm . .... .7 and commerce In the fbrm of advertising conducted by means of the posting of advertising bills on fences and other places throughout the country and Is en gaged in arbitrarily fixing minimum rates to be charged for bill posting through out the United States without reference to a reasonable value or competition. BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL. Chicago University Acquires- Ground for Medical College. CHICAGO, Sept L One of the most ex tensive real estate deals in the history of the city has practically been completed for tiie university of Chicago. The trans actions Involve the purchase of the entire south frontage of the Midway Plaisance between Cottage Grove and Madison ave nues ata total consideration estimated at $1,000,000 for the land and $450,000 for the buildings. Tho news or the extensive purchases confirms the reports which have circulated in university circles for some time tha the largest medical school In the world Is to tbe established on the Midway. Rush Meaical College will form the nucleus of the new institution and it will be supple mented by the Merrlmac Meroclal Institute for Infectious Diseases, extensive hospi tals for which probably will be constructed on the cottage plan and possibly the Chi cago Polyclinic Hospital. Visitors to Portland .Should not miss the delightful trips up and down the Columbia River. Particulars at O. R. & JM. city ticket onice. Third and Washington. REGAINS HIS NERVE Rider Thompson Makes Bal loon Ascension. DOES DARING FEATS IN'H!D-AjR Edwards Makes Dare-Devil Ride for Life Tonight "When Knight hood Waa In Flower" Will . Be Revived. TODAY'S PROGRAMME. 2-5 P. M. Grand concert in pavilion. 2:15 Jabour's shows. 4:30 'Balloon ascension and parachute jump. 7:30-9:30 Concert in tho pavilion. 7:45 Jabour's shows. 8:30 "When Knighthood Was In Flower." 0:00 Fire dive. 9:S0-Rido for life. Four thousand feetr-in the air, Thomp son, who lost his nerve in the ride for life after two trials, hung' by one hand from a trapeze and then cast loose his narachute and descended on Portland Heights yesterdas afternoon at 5 o'clock. And below thousands of visitors to the carnival grounds gazed In breathless sus pense. .Last Thursday when It came Thomp son's turn to make the daring dash down the steep incline and 73 feet through the air into a tank of water he stated to Managing Director Bentley that his nerve was gone since his fall of Wednesday. His attitude showed that his frank confession was true and he has- not tried the ride since that time. But apparently without the slightest tremor he swung himself up on a trapeze yesterday afternoon at tached to a- bjg gas balloon, yelled to tho attendants to let go, soared up till he was but a speck In the sky and then was seen to go through feat after feat of skill and daring. Then at last the parachute shot down a hundred yards, opened out with a jerk, and ten minutes after landed its acrobat safely on the hills rising behind the field. Thompson has got his nerve back. In spite of the threatening weather of the morning and the gloomy forecast of the weatherman, who Is evidently no member of the Multnomah Club, many thousands of people went through the gates last night and witnessed a.-moat ex cellent show. In the afternoon, beside Mme. Liljens' thrilling dive in flames, Ed wards maue the daredevil ride in good style and all tho various shows did their best At night under the brilliant glare of the electric lamps an even better per formance was given in every tent, and Industrial streets was thronged as usual with gay confetti throwers. The Kangaroo Court which ha3 been adjourned till Wednesday night resound ed with no forensic eloquence last night but the directors state that the strong arm of carnival law will reach out after many prominent offenders tomorrow. Judge McGinn has been secured for the bench, and other attorneys of skill and learning will see that the prisoners do not get away without paying their right eous fines. This afternoon at 4:30 o'clock Thompson will make a balloon ascension and para chute jump and amuse the onlookers to boot with various stunts on tho trapeze in midair. Liljens will fall In blazing Are from the 70-foot perch on the big pole and Edwards will ride for his life down the long inclino and leap from his wheel Into the pool. All the other attractions will be going full blast and there will not be a dull moment for the most exacting. With several now figures and endless spectacular effects tho big show "When Knighthood Was in Flower" will be given for the third time. Professor Krohn and Mr. Hutchln have rehearsed now features with the participants and everything about this spectacle will go with, even mare snap and vim than before when It appealed so strongly to the lovers of the scenic. The music by Brown's Band will be specially good and as usual every op portunity will be given visitors all over the field to witness the spectacle without trouble or annoyance. MRS. NATION TO BE A STAR Famous Hatchet-Wielder Writing? a Play Gives Property to Charity. NEW YORK, Sept 2L Mrs. Carrie Na tion today deeded over certain valuable property to a charitable organization in Kansas. She is now writing a play In which she will appear herself as the "De fender of Homes," and advocate total ab stinence. The property Mrs. Nation surrendered consists of a handsome building and about two acres of land in Kansas City, Kan She turned it over to the Associated Char ities of Wyandotte County, Kan., to be used as a homo for the destitute wives. mothers and children cf drunkards, to the exclusion of all others. Chinese Teacher Is Released, n MONTREAL, Sept 2L Mrs. Loo Lin, the Chinese school-teacher who was detained at San Francisco for 40 days upon her ar rival from China, and has spent the two months in Montreal In bond, left today for New York with Miss H. Clark, secre tary of the New York Foreign Mission. Mrs. Loo Lin's teacher's certificate ar rived from China sometime ago, and It was hoped she would be allowed to leave at once for New York to Join her hus band. It was a question whether she would be Mllowed to cross the border on the certificate. Held in Postal Frauds. NEW YORK, Sept. 21. In the examina tion today of Maurice Runkle, the New York merchant Indicted with August W. Machen and Thomas McGregor for alleged complicity in the postal scandal, Commis sioner Hitchcock repeated his ruling in the Beavers case, that a certified copy of an Indictment before a Federal Commis sioner was sufficient proof to establish probable cause, and denied the motion of the defense for permission to cross-exam lne the Government's witness. Prominent aiichigan Newspaper Man CV. Deland, one of the eldest and best V.I.. yni- Mdnn. lOrP Orll tnrYa-tr a long Illness. 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