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1 THJtf MUKSlIVCr OKEGONIAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1905. LEADER OF THE NEW YORK BAR Judge--A. J. Dittenhoefer Is Visiting His Daughters in Portland .WAS FRIEND OF LINCOLN 'Although Born In the South, Ho Game North and Threw His Heart and Soul Into tlio Anti-Slavery Cause. For a little -while yesterday, over In the Portland lobby. Judge A. J. Dittenhoefer, one of the leaders 6f thoOfew Tork bar, talked of things past and present. He even answered Questions as to things coming. For the several days last past pudge Dlttonhoefer has been In Portland with his two daughters, seeing the Fair, becoming better acquainted with our oth er Institutions and visiting Mr. and Mrs. Leon Hirseh, Mrs. Hlrsch being also his daughter. Judge Dittenhoefer, aside from being a lawyer of wide reputation, has for many years been an Influential factor In the Republican politics of New Tork. Just recently he has been in the public eye as attorney for the Metropolitan Grand Opera Company in the suit for injunction brought againBt that corpora tion by Madame Wagner for an injunc tion to prevent the production or -Farsi-fal" in this cpuntry. When it was proposed to sing "Parsifal" in New York, the widow of the great German music ma'ster opposed tho idea, imsing her contention on the ground that her husband'6 will specified that his greatest opera should only be presented nt his pet city Beyreuth. She deemed it ewcriloge to bring it to Amorlca, and ask rd th courts of New York to enjoin ogainst tho enterprising jnanagers who troposed it. Judge Dittenhoefer was re tained to defend, and appealed to the court from the premise that as well might Bhakospearc have specified that "Hamlet" or "As You Like It" be only played at Stratford. He won his case, ns he has n way of doing, and was perhaps more responsible for giving us the great re ligious opera than any other one man. Judge Dittenhoefer Is somewhat proud of his achievement, as well he may be. Of recent years, ho has devoted himself. almost exclusively to his law practice, whieh Includes the legal business of some of the largest corporations In the metrop oils. Occasionally he figures as counsel In an important criminal case, and he Is considered perhaps the first authority on copyright law in the United States. He is properly held in high esteem by the newspaper profession the country over for his work In the famous Schriver Edwards case. This action grew out of the debate on the Dlngley tariff bill when Schrlver, the correspondent of the New York Mail and Express, and Bdwards, of the Philadelphia Press, printed tho state ment that certain members of Congress were influenced in the voting by personal interest in sugar speculations. They were charged with contempt of court for re fusing to divulge their sources of infor mation, and a big influence was brought to bear against them. They maintained that their Information came from con fidential sources, and relying on this as ef defonee. Judge Dlttenhoefor cleared them. The Judge was born in the South 65 years ago. but early went to New York, largely on account of the decided anti slavery views which he held. He was a friend and confidant of.euoh men as Lincoln. Horace Greeley, Ttfurlow Weed, Phillips. Garrison, Ben Wade and Sumner. As a mere boy, he stumped the City of .New York for Fremont and Ben ton in the memorable 6C campaign. He learned his Republicanism from William H. Seward, and with thousands of othors was converted to free-state ideas by the Judah P. Benjamin-Joshua R. Giddings debate on the slavery question. During the draft riots in New York at the time of the Civil War his life was threatened. . but he continued active in his advocacy of the war. At 36 he was Judge of the City Court, and through all the Intervening j'oars has remained an active worker In behalf of th Republican party. He was a Lincoln Johnson Presidential Elector from New York State, a leading member of the New York dologatlon to the National con vention of 1ST6, and a lieutenant of Roscoe Conkting during the entire career of that remarkable man. At various times ho has been chairman of the New York City committee, and en Joys the distinction of giving Theodore Roosevelt his political start by urging hla election to the Legislature 25 years ago. Judge Dittenhoefer believes the State of New York to be safely Republican, and is of the opinion that Roosevelt will be urged for ronomlnatlon In 1903. More than ever now since the conclusion of the Russo-Japaneso peace treaty, and for his part In bringing it about, he thinks the President by far the strongest man in the country. Judge Dittenhoefer will remain in the city until the middle of next week, when he will return East. showing various processes of negative making. Out of the larga number of photo graphs on exhibition at the photog raphers' convention, a. committee of art critics has selected the following 12 pictures from tho displays of the members of the Photographers Association of the Northwest, and the following- four from the Cali fornia exhibit as entitled to com prise the official exhibit of the association for 1905 "of the Photog raphers' Association of the Northwest: Savannah, Victoria. B. C, "English Officer." bust, carbon; Grove, Portland, "Old Lady Sitting," carbon; Jackson, Tacoma, "Resignation," kallltype; Km ery, Corvallls, Or.. "Schoolgirl," carbon; Braas, Seattle, "Head of Child," velox; Moore, Portland, Governor Chamber lain portrait, platinum; Lamb, Port land, "The Fagot-Bearer," bromide sketch; Sue Dorrls, Eugene, "Child Standing," platinum; Butterworth, Portland, "Group Children," platinum; Loryea, Spokane, "Portrait of Lady," carbon; Curtis, Seattle, "Indian Head," gum point; Aune, Portland, "Child," combination platinum. Photographers Association of Cali fornia: Thors, San Francisco, "Lady Sitting," carbon platlno; Schumacher, Los Angeles, portrait of boy, carbon; Steckle, Los Angeles, portrait of lady, carbon; Whigham. San Franclsoo, port trait or cniia, carbon. MUST NOT BE SLOVENLY VARIOUS TOPICS' DISCUSSED AT THE GATHERING. Twelve Pictures From the Large List of DIsplnys Selected for the Official Exhibit. Delegates to the joint meeting the Northwest and California Pho tographers Associations spent yes terday listening to papers upon prac tleal subjects connected with their work and watching practical expert xnents. In the evening Messrs. Bur beau. Peterson and Masters gave a practical demonstration of operations with the Arlsto lamp upon the stage nt -Arlon Hall. This exhibition showed the very latest methods of artificial lighting lor portraiture and was ro garded as the most important demon stratlon of the entire convention. In the neighborhood of 51000 was spent In manufacturing special apparatus and bringing it to Portland for this exhibition. In the morning A- F. Muhr, of Seat tie. read a paper upon "The Gum biohromate process, "Hustrating his remarks with photographs in mono ohrome and colors. Following this speech. L. Jackson, by special request. explained his process for making a certain kind of paper, resembling platinum, yet giving a greater variety of effects than any other paper, even Japanese tissue or vellum. Durinsr the afternoon demonstra tions were in progress at the studio of James Brown in the Labbe building, Chief of Police Issues Orders for Patrolmen to Be Xcat. An idea that seems to have prevailed for some time among members of the CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT SUIT Alleged Misappropriation of It Brings Out Sensational Testimony, FORGERY IS HINTED AT f Several Men Arc Involved Over the Estate of Benjamin. F. Cnton, an Eccentric Man Who Died In Portland. Evidence of a sensational character con cerning the alleged misappropriation ef a certificate of deposit for COCO belonging to the late Benjamin F. Caton was given In Judge Bears Court yesterday, at the trial of the suit of Harry E. Xorthup, administrator of the Caton estate, against the Citizens' National Bank, A. SPECIAL TODAY AND SATURDAY EMPIRE BOX-PLEATED AND SEMI-FITTED COATS LATEST NEW FAIL STYLES $15.00 to $22.50 values AT $9.50 TO $14.25 We say without qualification that we have the most complete assortment of popular-priced Ladles' Eeady-to-Wear Garments in. this city. All through July and August, by reason of our own manufacturing plant, operated right here in Portland, we were able to show up-to-date advance styles, while other places were waiting until Eastern factories made them and got them away out to this country. Remember, we have the real man tailors, expert manufacturers, to fit you; no cobbling and dressmaking slashing in our establishment wich is the most complete'concern in all its appointments for handling ladies' wear to be found in Oregon. See our five big show windows full of Ladies' Garments. ' THE J. M. ACHESON COMPANY FIFTH AND ALDER STREETS JUDGE A. 3. DITTEXHOEFER, WHO IS VISITING IX PORTLAND.' police department that discipline Is re laxed and that they can please them selves, received a setback yesterday when Chief Grltzmacher issued a vigorous or der. He Instructed the captains to on- force the ukase to the strict letter. H declared that the patrolmen have allowed themselves to become floenly In appear ance, and says this must be remedied. "It has been very noticeable of lata that some of the officers are getting care less in regard to their dress.' runs tha chief's order. "They do not make thA appearance they should in uniform. "I have noticed them In line at tho sta tion, also on the streets, that their coats are not proporly buttoned. This. must not be so, and especially at a time when the city is full of strangers, many of whom are from large Eastern cities where rule? of this kind are rigidly enforced and a good appearance Is expected of policemen. "Officers should be careful in this re spect and not allow themselves to he thrown open to adverse criticism, but be neat in appearance and gentlemanly in deportment at all times. "The captains of police will sea that this order is strictly compiled with." Chief Grltzmacher did not call atten tion, in "his order, to the appearance of policemen In the Municipal Court, Re marks have been made of late by persons having business there to the effect that officers no longer obey the regulation that requires them to wear full uniform;. They now wear whatever they choose. The police department Is supposed to be under military discipline, and the "Wil liams administration prided itself upon the neat appearance o the uniformed men. It was demanded of them that they keep their clothes clean, buttons pol ished, shoes shlned and, during that regime, they wore white gloves. The lat ter were cut out by an Qfflclal edict from Mayor Lane. , Of late It has been noticeable that pa trolmen frequently wear civilian trousers with uniform coat, vest and helmetf Bome shoes do not shine and some buttons fall properly. It is said, to reflect the sun's raysi The regulations require uniformed men at all times, to keep their coats fully buttoned. Breaches of this rule appear to be the most grievous In the sight of toiler Grltzmacher. Firo in tlio Dolph Building. Fire in the basement of the Dolph building, located on Seventh street, be tween Morrison and Alder, caused dam age to tho extent of 53500 and consider able excitement at 5 o'clock yesterday morning. Owlpg to the dense smoke which filled tho hallways of the Calumet" Hotel, above the flames, several men and women had a hard time finding their way to the street. No one was Injured. The nre originated la the basement The storerooms formerly occupied by a mercantile establishment, were empty. Just how the blaze started is not known. An alarm brought apparatus, and the firemen were In complete control at 6 o'clock. A squad of policemen under command of Captain Bailey did good work In rousing sleepers and assisting people from the building. Immediately after the fire, tho police were notified of the theft of two watches. one belonging to Emll Byssell and the other to A. Stewart. Captain Bailey states: .that his men took all possible precautions to keep out all who -might pilfer. N. "Wilson and Charles F. Lord. Forgery was charged of the signature of Caton to the indorsement, and tho names of -Jay H. Upton, late clerk to Judge "Webster; uumvy x.vans, county Health officer; R. O. Seott. brother-in-law of Upton, who was administrator of the estate of Ru dolph Jane-en. regarding which there has ben so much scandal, were frequently used. Mr. Lord lias been eliminate tmm the case as a defendant horauc Stated In COUrt thai h has rxn Inturnof In the money called for by the certificate, and appeared in the case only as attor ney I Or A. y.. WHiion whn tuuifVif IV. certificate from Caton. arul whn ! nnn- in .ew iork City. The evidence adduced thus far, which Is all on plaintiffs side, shows that Caton was an eccentric man, aged CS years, who uvea hi lvenuwortn. On March 6. Dudley Evans and Jay Upton, at the re- queai oi vaion s sisiers. Jlrs. Elizabeth M. Lovelace and Mrs. Onhaiia a mtnt went to Caton's home, and found that he had nailed and locked hlmsnlf intn ha house, and was ill. The sisters confessed in" iey were not on good terms with their brother. Messrs. Tlntan caused the removal of Caton to tho Good bamarltan Hospital, where he died on March 12. and his will was fl!d 16. It names "W. H. Bond as Murntnr and cuts off the sisters with n each. The estate is uevisea omm lit- tn nonma .i wiumm vauanuingnam, nophews. and Lutie Vallandlncham. a. nier-o nxMimr at Georgetown. Kv. The iHii "-n-no cuted in July, 1SW, and was witnessed by Charles F. Schnabel and L. A. McNary. i.um jeii a leiier leinng why he dis inherited his sisters, from which thn fol lowing extracts were made: jay iwo sisters nave acted In such a way that I have disinherits ihm t suppose you know my father disinherited my swier .aiary. sne did rather such a wrong. ... I am 03 years old. I am a cood nrtnr nnri h.iv rnnri . " utuuiwm;, nuu a large medical book. I have studied and maae moaictne tor over 38 years, and have never been In bed one dnv Whn my own medicine fails to give me relief x am reaay no aie. l tajce no doctor's medicine, so you .see I may live some time vet-" Mrs. Lovelace and Mrs. Elliott gav testimony, and examined tho tianwu lng of their dead brother contained In tho letters. Thev said thev iui tint KA1 1 he wrote the purported signature on .the. oacK oi me ceruncato or deposit. He al ways signed his name in Ink, and nover used a pencil. Mrs. Lovelace testified that Uoton locked ud the old mr.-.. v,,.... and gave her tho keys two days later. Three days afterward he came and got the keys, and she had not seen them since. On cross-examination, she said they came to the house the first time at ner request in meir oiuoiai capacity. xucy fcittjeu uouui iwo nours, though 1 said Mrs. Lovelace. ' It was also shown that Mrs. Lovelace had filed a contest to break thn iriii On March 15. H- H. Rldaell, a local at torney, received a letter irom A. N. Wil son. dated Seattle, containing th cate of deposit for ttOW. and asking him io get iv casnea. jar. itiadeii introduced this letter In evidence, as Xolloim- Seattle, March 15, 190C 1L H. Rlddell Dear Elr: I inclose you a certificate of de posit oa L&dd & Ttlton for ?20OO. it Is not i due ytl. "but 1 am badly in nd a? mnnv -rraat to cash lu Will you aee l you. can get the money on it for me 7 Take out yeur charge and tend to me at Seattle, gen eral delivery. Please attend te it at ence. Teura truly, A. K. WlLSOJ:. Trying to Discount Certificate. Mr. Rlddell testified that ho took tho certificate to the Merchants' National Bank, where he did business, but the bank officials doubted tho validity of the 'signature of indorsement, so ho returned the certificate to "Wilson, with the following explanation: March 20. 1K3, A." Jf. "Wllron Dear SJr: I hare your favor oi recent date lncloclnc certificate of deposit oa L&dd & Tllten for $2000 and requesting that I negotiate a loan en it for you, or negotiate It. In reply, X bg to advise you tHat I took It to my bonk, which, after making the necessary Investi gation, haa expressed to me some doubt about the validity of the indorsement of Caton.. tho payeo of the certificate, the signature being In pencil. Ladd Sc. Tllton will net honor It before it ! due, which will not be tor some time yet. and the hank with which I do business does not care to ad vance any money on it. In view of the doubt that attends the Indorsement, unlesx they knew the circumstances connected with the tra.ct.fcr by Caton. I return rou the certifi cate herewith. Tours respectfully. H. II. RIDDEI.I. By accident H. H. JCorthup, attorney for the administrator, heard of the ex istence of the certificate, and filed suit to recover the money. This was after the certificate had beon placed by Mr. Lord, representing; "Wilson, In the hands of the Citizens' National Bank for collection. It was Indorsed In fa vor of tho United States National Bank and was put through the clearanoo houso and paid April 27 by Ladd & Til- ton. This was two days aftor It be came due. The money Is tied up pend ing me termination or, mis suit. Offered a Discount. E. M. Slmonton, vice-president of tho Ames Mercantile Company, testified regarding: tho visit of R. O. Scott to him on April 24. Scott refused to tell him the name of the owner of the cer tificate, but made an offer of discount to have It cashed. The amount of the offer was excludod from thi testimony, but Mr. Hufford, plaintiffs attorney. in his opening- address to the Jury, da Id it was 3500. Mr. Slmonton said he de cided not to have anything; to do with the certificate. Mr. Scott, who is Jay Upton's brother-in-law. Is engaged In tho In- suranco buslnessv He is Captain of Company X. Third Infantry, O. N. G. At the present time he is in Seagirt, N. J., as a member of the Oregon Na tional Guard rifle team. J. A. "Wesco. an expert on handwrit ing, testified that the signature In lead pencil on tho certificate of deposit pur porting to he that of Benjamin F. Ca ton. was not genuine. T. T. Struble expressed a like opinion. The plain tiffs hint strongly that A. N. Wilson, who. It is alleged, .purchased the cer tificate from Caton, is a myth, but Charles F. Lord has telegrams In his possession from him ami letters and also a telegram from John L. "Walker, New York City, attorney for "Wilson at that place, saying "Wilson wanted Jtp know why the money had not been sent. The telegram is dated June last. Mr. Lord says Caton wanted money to go East and had several hundred dollars when he died. The trial will be resumed today, when the evidence for the defense will be introduced. FDR RAILWAYflGENTS Delegates to Convention of the Traveling Passenger Men. WILL BE MET AT BUTTE About Thrco Hundred and Fifty Heprcsentatlves Will Arrive in Portland to Attend Ses sions of Association. Tomorrow) night the special representa tives of the Pacific Coast Association of Traffic Agents will leave by special car to meet the delegations from various sec tions of the East and Middle "West, en route to Portland to attend the conven tion of the American Association of Trav eling Passenger Agents, which convenes In Portland next week. At Butte, the special car will be attached to one of the special trains bearing delegates and accompanying ladles. Some of the Pacific Coast traffic men who will compose the reception party are: H. M. MacGregor, Union Pacific: J. Mcllroy, M. K. & T.; F. "W. Valentine. C. P. R.. of San Fran cisco; W. C. McBrlde. D. & R. G.; "W. A. Cox. C. &. N. "W.; B. H. Trumbull. I. C; J. W. Casey, C, M. & St. P.; Tom Rich ardson, manager Commercial Club; M. J. Roche. D. & R. G.: George S. Taylor, "Wisconsin Central; E. L. Snell. Southern Pacific, of Portland; "W. H. OHn. C. G "W.; J. R. Nagel. O. R. & N., Seattle, and H. S. Collins, C, St. P., M. & O., Spo- Zane. There will be In attendance at the con ventlon about 3S0 delegates, as nearly as can now be estimated, with probably as many accompanying wives, families and sweethearts. At Spokane, where the spe cial train will arrive the morning of the When The Signs Show That Coffee Keeps you half sick, better quit in time. Try leanng it off 10 Says -nnd use POSTUM and note the spring of health, when you can again 'do things." -' r . - "There's a Reason." Look for .the little book, "The Boad to ',Prellville,,., in each' package. 12th, a trolley ride will be arranged to Coeur d'Alene district, thence back and through the city, leaving for Portland at 7 o'clock. Wednesday morning the party will leave the train at The Dalles to make the trip down the Columbia on the Bailey Gatzcrt, arriving in Portland early In the afternoon. "Wednesday evening the first social event of the Portland session will he a reception given by tho Portland Commer cial Club, for which elaborate arrange ments are being perfected under the per sonal direction and supervision of Pres ident Cake and Manager Richardson. Thursday forenoon the first business session will be held at the Auditorium, Lewis and Clark Exposition, and will be preceded by welcoming addresses of Gov ernor Chamberlain, Mayor Lane. Presi dent Go ode and others. Jay "W. Adams, president of tho American Association of Traveling Passenger Agents, will respond. In the evening there will be a launch party on Guild's Lake. Thursday and Friday mornings, at 9 o'clock, excursions about the city will be made on observa- tlon cars of the Portland Consolidated Railway Company. Friday afternoon there will bo receptions at the Oregon, California and "Washington state build ings, from 1:3 to 6 o'clock, the time be- lng divided In sessions of one and one half hours at each. Friday evening a grand ball will be given at the American Inn. Saturday will be devoted to the Exposition. ! Sunday morning the delegates will de- ( part by special train to spend the day at , Seaside, returning that evening to Ka- j lama and proceeding north to Puget Sound. Entertainment haa been provided for the party at Tacoma, Seattle, Van- . couver and Victoria, on their homeward Journey. exponent of Mormonism. The headquar ters of the organization is Lamone, la., and it has a membership of 60,000. Its members claim never to have advocated polygamy and Mr. Smith has himself been proaching against tills practice ior more than 50 years. Murine Bye Remedy Cures Eye: Makes "Weak Eyes Strong. Soothes Eye Pain: Doesn't Smart. TEfETM TEETH Will Speak on Mormonism. Joseph Smith, the son of the foundor of Mormonism. who bore the same name. Is now touring the "West and will be in Portland Sunday and speak in the Knights of Pythias Hall in the Marquam building. 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