10
TliJS aiUItiNXiXlx UKIiUONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUAltY 23, 1SKK5.
WILL RESUME
ill
Seventy-Five Subpenas Are
Issued for Witnesses
' in Investigation.
RESUME OF CHARGES MADE
31rs. S. dark Tells of Overcharge
and Dissatisfaction When She
y'Trics to Have Bills Kcc
. "'. llficd at Office.
Tonight the Council's committee on in
vestigation -will continue with its probing
of the Portland Gas Company. "While the
investigation -was formally opened ten
days ago, tonight's proceedings -will in
reality mark the beginning of the com
mittee's -work. At the previous meeting
a misunderstanding between the commit
tee and City Attorney "McNary resulted in
failure to subpena Important witnesses.
Witnesses In force have been called for
tonight, however, and no delay is an
ticipated. Many have voluntarily come
forward with offers of testimony tending
to show that they have been the victims
of dishonest practices. This list Includes
names well known In business and offi
cial circles. The city's interests in the
investigation will be looked after by City
Attorney McXary and Henry E. McGinn.
J. X. Teal and C. E. S. "Wood will prob
ably appear for the corporation.
Charges Well Supported.
The charges which resulted in the in
vestigation are varied, and are supported
by hots of reputable patrons of the gas
company, who have long been convinced
that they are the victims of reprehensible
methods. Overcharging, inferior service,
a disregard of complaints, Irregular meter
reading, discrimination, exorbitant rates
for delinquent gas payments and refusal
to rebate overcharges, form the gist of
charges against the gas corporation. Free
use of streets, destruction of the streets
In laying pipes, holding a monopoly In
the city on the jjas supply, and failure
to pay equitable taxes are likewise
charged against the concern.
Seventy-Five Subpenas.
Tonight's session will be held in the
Council chamber. Those actively inter
ested, including witnesses, will be ad
mitted to the lower floor, while the pub
lic at large will be aljowed the use of
th balcony. In all, about 75 subpenas
have been Issued for witnesses having
complaints- against the company.
Judging from the first day of the Inves
tigation. It Js believed the gas company
intends Ko depend upon its ability to
puncture and explain away the complaints
rfered by the various witnesses. Attor
ney Teal -stated that he could offer satis
factory explanations of the charges made
iy individuals.
Overcharged for Gas.
:
Convinced., that she has been Ijrreatly
overcharged month after month. Mrs. S.
t'lark. 21" North Tenth street, yesterday
expressed to a representative of The Ore
gonian her extreme dissatisfaction with
the methods of the Portland Gas Com
pany. So exorbitant were the bills which
were presented to her In two cases that
the officials of the company, after try
ing repeatedly to collect them, admitted
that they were probably overcharges, and
reduced them by more than one-half, so
she says.
There are Ave people in Mrs. Clark's
household.- They occupy a seven-room
flat, using gas for lighting and cooking
purposes. "We use very little gas," said
Mrs; Clark last night. "We seldom have
more "than two Jets burning at any time,
and use the range only for light cooking,
never "baking with It. In spite of it, my
gas bills have been so high that I can
not but believe that the company Is try
ing to work a systematic graft.
Excessive Bills Rendered.
"t"p to last November my bill for any
one month was never higher than J6.nO.
For that month, however, it was $22.50.
AY hen I received it It almost took my
breath away, and I went at once to the
office of the company and protested. They
insisted it was all right and would not
make any change, threatening to turn
off my gas if 1 did not pay. Under the
circumstances the company must havo
known that the bill was wrong, and sim
ply tried to see how much they could
get out of me. 1 was compelled to go to
the office four or five times, and finally
to tell them that I would take out the
range and burn wood or coal if they did
not reduce it, before they would do any
thing for me. Then they refused to send
a man to re-read it. as I asked them to
do. but reduced the bill to 58.50. saying
that there might have been a mistake.
"I thought this might bo the end of
my trouble with the company, but when
my December bill came it was for i'20.
Again I protested, and after being put
to much annoyance by the matter, suc
ceeded In having" this bill also reduced to
?8.50. My January bill was $10.50. They
evidently thought that was about as
much as they could get out of me. But
they made a mistake, for 1 do not in
tend to pay that. They cart take out
the gas if they want to, but I shall not
pay one cent more for January than I
did the previous month, for I know I
have been paying too much, all along.
"The methods which the company are
using are the biggest outrage I have
ever Jieard of. I know that they have
been overcharging me right along. I am
sure if the meter were right and the gas
not tinder excessive pressure or mixed
with air my bill would never exceed $6.50
a month if the meter were read correct
ly." MISS MINNIE KAPUS DIES
Falls to Rally From Surgical Oper
ation and Passes Away.
The death of Miss Minnie Kapus, which
occurred yesterday morning, was a great
shock to her' many friends in Portland,
Where she has spent her life. Miss ICapus
received her education in the High School
of Hils city, where she was a 'favorite
pupil with both teachers and scholars.
After leavlnjr school she became a teacher
and for the past five years had been
the head of the fourth grade in the Ladd
School. Her popularity there among her
fellow-teachers and with her pupils was
marked, and the news of her death
caused universal sorrow In school circles,
as well as among the many residents of
Portland, who had known her from child
hood. Until a week ago Miss Kapus was at
her post apparently perfectly well. A
growth on the neck, resembling a goitre,
had bothered her, and as it had begun to
interfere with her breathing, she decided
to lve an operation performcdor Its
removal. Br. K. A. J. MacKcnzIc per
formed the operation at SL Vincent's
Hospital, and, while it at first seemed to
be successful, the patient began to sink,
an all efforts to cause her to Tally were
fruitless. She died Monday morning fit 1
o'clock.
Sllas Kapus "was the' only daughter of.
the late Ccneranyilllam Kapus. and. Mrs.
Elizabeth Kapus, and lived with her wid
owed mother at Twenty-third and Kear
ney streets. Two brothers, "William and
Harry Kapus. survive her. Her father
was a Lieutenant in the regular Army
and a Bricadler-Gencral In the Oregon
National Guard.
JEWISH FAMILY LIFE.
Last of Scries of IccIhYcs Given by
Dr. A. S. Isaacs.
The last of an Interesting scries of lec
tures by Dr. A. S. Isaacs, professor of
German in the University of New York,
was given at Temple Both Israel last
night, under the auspices of that congre
gation and Portland Lodge, 1C, L O. B.
B. "Jewish Family Life" was the subject
chosen by Dr. Isaacs, for this lecture, and
it proved deeply interesting and Instruct
ive. He divided the pictures used on the
lantern slides for illustrations into four
classes, education. Sabbaths, holidays and
miscellaneous, using the famous pictures
of Maurice Oppcnhelm. There was a
qualntncss about the old-time life of this
race which strongly appealed to the artis
tic imagination and made the illustrations
and descriptions more fascinating than
SOLID HI.L IS TBOrOSEO ACROSS MONTGOMERY 8I.OIGH OX GOLDSMITH STKEET. LOWER AMJINA.
If the proposed plan of Councilman J r Meneree is carried out. the wooden bridge which rpann Montgomery plough on Goldsmith street. Lower Alblna, will
be replaced by a Kolld fill. Some time ago Mr. Menefee Introduced a resolution favoring, a W1 bridge at tblji place, but will withdraw It. as he ha concluded that
a fill would be preferable and not excessively wcpenelve. The plan It to raise the money by ettablltnlBg an awwroent district large enough to make the Individual
payments small. , '
the depicting of modern conditions could
have been.
An' epilogue on Jewish art preceded the
pictures. Dr. Isaacs .said that while the
old-time Jewish life possessed man- traits
which artists particularly admired. It was
nevertheless true that there had been few
artists produced by this race. He attributed-
this to the centuries, of oppression
which it had suffered. Some ancient He
brew melodies were given ""by J. A. Ep
plng. with Miss Leonora Fisher accom
panying. Aged Woman Burned In Home.
SANTA ROSA. Cal.. Feb. 27 Mrs. Lizzie
McGiunis, TG years old. a former resident
at Petaluma, was burned to death here
today In a fire which destroyed her home.
BROWN TRAINS FOR BOUT WITH M'CONNELL
h '.f-; iX" ' 4 V r "? - f., - Vgfc r. .. ' '- - r aflaMMpjpjMMKflfeaHlMMSlHBf 'SsffitfwkrrtaaBEBH
Many of the local sports have taken ad
vantage of the opportunity presented by
the manager of George, Brown, who has
thrown open the training quarters of his
entry, at .Third and Couch streets, acn
WILL BE DEPORTED
Young French Girl Escapes
From Shameless Life."
WAS LURED TO AMERICA
Immigration Officers Take Up . the
Cafcc and, "Within Three Weeks
She "Will Start for Jlcr
Home in Paris.
Twenty-year-old Emclle Ondriot, a
French girl, strikingly beautiful, caused a
sensation at the Custom-House yesterday
afternoon by going Into hysterics and
threatening suicide unless she was im
mediately placed on board a train for her
home In Paris. She screamed at the top
of her voice and refused to be calmed,
although overy assurance was given her
that within three weeks arrangements
would be made" to have her sent home at
the cxpense-of the Governments
Miss Onjriot's case is bound to enlist
sympathy. Betrayed In her own country
by a man of wealth and Influence but
devoid of character, she was thrown upon
the world and ensnared In the meshes of
a trap set by a confiding woman of the
lower class and her consort and tempted
to lead the shameful life of an outcast
She realized her awful position, and de
cided to reform in spite of t.ie alluring
Inducements to live a dishonorable life.
For in ore than a month the girl was
kept prisoner In ' a down-town lodging
house by a man named Emlle Chaplat. for
whom immigration officers are now on
GEORGE BROWN BEGINS TRAINING FOR HIS
HKOROE BROWX SPARRING WITH MIKK KKXXT. C. X. SLOAN". BROWN'S MANAGER. AT
afternoon, and a large crowd is on band
each day to witness the workout between
the boxer and his sparring partner. Mike
Kcnney.
Thf "bout between Brown and Frank Mc
Conncil is scheduled for the nlcht
the lookout. Chapiat brought the girl
from London last December, where she
had been placed by friends of the man
by whom she had been betrayed. In order
to prevent a scandal. Chaplat posed as
her husband, and succeeded in making
the Boston immigration officers believe
his story. They were joined by a woman
named Louise Kraus. and came to Port
land. About a month ago Miss Ondriot
succeeded in escaping from her prison
room and finding a person who could
speak her language, made her way to the
French Consulate and told her story. The.
matter was immediately laid before the
District Attorney, and that official in turn
placed the case before Immigration In
spector J. H. Barbour.
AVHl Be Sent Home.
Instead of having the girl placed In Jail
Mr. Barbour sent her to the House of the
Good Shepherd, on the East Side, to await
deportation to France. But the law re
quires considerable red tape and yestcrday
MIss Ondriot called at the Inspector's of
fice to learn her fate. " and she became
hysterical when told that It would be
three weeks before she -could expect to get
transportation for herself and her baby.
A carriage conveyed the girl to her
home, and last night she was perfectly
contented with the arrangements being
made for her. The girl comes from a
good family.
Arrested for Assault.
X. B. Hopkins, a traveling man.
charged with hitting Thomas Filzlnger
over the head with a piece of Iron be
cause the latter cast slurs against him.
was arrested on a warrant last night,
charging assault with a dangerous
jveitpon. Hopkins was released' on $(90
JjalL '
Nothing Wrong With Books.
OREGON CITY, Or.. Feb. 27. (Spe
cial.) Max Bollnck. of this city, 1ms
practically completed the examination
of the records of the city officers for a
period covering the past 'ten years.
There has been discovered nothing
Irregular, but In making his report to
the City Council Mr. Bollack will rec
ommend a new system of bookkeeping,
the present method In many respects
being cumbersome.
BOXING BOUT WITH FRANK
March 6. before the Vancouver Athletic
Club, at Vancouver, and both men are
training faithfully for the coming affair.
Both Brown and his opponent. McCon
nell. have excellent records and the prob
abilities are that this will be one of the
i -v9' .5vf . .& 3 . mesas)
HQWMUGHFEELING
East Siders Discuss Railway
Proposition.
THIRD-STREET LINE TALK
II. II. Xewhall Sneaks for an Elec
tric Road Standardized .for All
Lines, and W. Tj. Boise .for '
Southern Pacific.
Much feeling was expressed in the dls-,
cussion of the subject- of East Thlrd
streot franchises at the meeting of the
East Side Improvement Association last,
evening. W. L. Boise presided, and after
the routine business was disposed of H.
H. Xewhall. who. with J. M. Healy, Is
asking for a franchise for an electric
railway on the East Side to include East
Third street, made a statement as to the
purposes for which his line would be put.
if built. Mr. Xewhall said It was to
build up the East Side, to be built on tho
wide gauge so as to be open to all standard-gauge
lines to use. including the
Southern Pacific and the Northern Pacitlc
It -would traverse the whole of the East
Side, from the south 'end to the north
end. Mr. Xewhall appealed for the sup
port of the members of the association to
the enterprise, remarking that there was
plenty of money to swing the line.
BoI.sc Makes Reply.
This statement called out another from
L Boise, who said that he did not
M'CONNELL.
RIGHT.
best bouts. scn In this vicinity since the
days of the old Pastime "Club, in the re
gime of the late Jack Dmpsey. "Brown
has not met with a defeat in' his career,
while Jils opponent has defeated many of
the best men in California,
t . . I ' - tfvofl!
For High Balls
Use a SPLIT of
Abollinaris
JL m T317MTT7DC QDT
think the franchise was a matter for the
association to "consider. He remarked that
he was anxious for the development of tho
East Side, and considered that the best
way was to fill the street and the prop
erty in the warehouse district. The South
ern Pacific Company had agreed to mako
a fill on East Third and East Second
streets, also to build a freight depot on
East Oak and Second streets. Mr. Boise
ald..that4f the Northern Pacific wanted
a irancmae'on. east Tmra street tnat was
a proposition to Urn.. .considered, but the
proposition of Mr. Xewhall was too In
definite. Mr. Boise said he would favor
any railway which would help fill the
streets.
Reply of Xewhall.
Mr. 'Xewhall answered with some feel
ing, charging that the Ladd and Haw
thorne estates had done little to promote
the growth of the East Side, and asked
where were the bi? buildings these estates
had erected. Mr. Xewhall declared that
the Southern Pacific wanted the franchise
on East Third street In-prder to bottle
up the East Side, and prevent any other
line coming In. which was not the way
to promote the substantial growth of
that part of the city.
S. L. Woodward spoke against granting
the Southern Pacific a franchise, and said
thaif others besides the property-owners
were Interested. It was a street that
should be kept open to all lines, and not
bottled up.
C. G. Sutherland was present, represent
ing the Harriman lines. He said, that It
was the property-owners, and not the
Harriman Interests, who had made over
tures for the building of this line, -and
furthermore, through the district where
a flfl would have to be made. 00 per cent
of the property-owners had signed for the
franchise. The Southern Pacific, said Mr.
Sutherland, would erect a local depot on
East Oak and Second streets.
Wide Range of Discussion.
The discussion covered a - wide range.
R. Slnnott, Henry Meyers and others,
spoke, and a good deal of "personal feel
ing was displayed In what was said, and
was kept up until Joseph Buchtcl demand
ed that there be a. halt. Xo action wa3
taken one way or the other.
Thomas Hlslop. who just came home
from California, gave an account of his
trip, and advocated good driveways for
Portland.
Mr. Boise announced that arrangements
were being made to lay the' cornerstone
of the East Side High School in the near
future. It was also announced Hianffe
headquarters and Information bureau of
the association would be open on East
Morrison street In about a week, with
Joseph Buchtcl and J. D. Lee In charge.
The secretary reported the receipt of sev
eral letters relative to the department
store.
KEEP CHILDREN INSIDE
Judge Frazer Tells Police to Enforce
Curfew Ordinance.
Circuit Judge A. L. Frazer addressed
the day patrol, and first relief of police
at headquarters yesterday afternoon on
Juvenile Court work, relative to portions
of it coming to the attention of the offi
cers on beats. He was Introduced by
Acting Chief Gritzmachcr. Police Com
mitteemen Sabln and Greene were pres
ent. Judge Frazer commended the police
men on their work relative to the Juve
nile Court laws, and said he wished It
, known that he was not present In any
faultfinding spirit, tie empnasized tne
fact that the place for children was home,
and asked the officers to endeavor to take
minors home when found on the streets,
or to call on one of the probation officers
of the court.
"We have found." said Judge Frazer.
"that the worst thing for the child Is
running about the streets at night. The
darkness affords a cover for criminal
activity which Is not had In the light of
day. "We want the children to be In
their homes at night, and I wish you
would enforce the ordinance that requires
them to be off the streets at prescribed
hours. When you find children violating
the laws. I want you to get them home,
for that Is the place for them; the home
Is the place to reform them. We cannot
act on their cases without first seeing
the parents, and to order the children
Into our court, as- has been done by some
officers. Is unnecessary, as we have to re
turn them. AVe hope to have a truant of
ficer soon to look after school children,
and I ask you to co-operate with him and
assist In a good work In that way."
NOT NEHALEM BEESWAX
Article Found on the Peninsula Is
Said to Be Molten Pitch.
Colonel L. L. Hawkins sent a sample
! of what was supposed to "be identical
with Nehalem beeswax, recently found on
the Peninsula, to C. E. Bradley, professor
of chemistry at Pacific University, for
analysis. Yesterday he received a reply
stating that the two articles were not
similar. The professor finds, so far as
his investigation has gone, that the Xe
halem wax is the same as true beeswax,
and Is not the mineral wax. ozokerite.
The Peninsula article Is resinous, and on
distillation yields turpentine. Fallen logs,
catching Arc. yielded a stream of molten
pitch, which became Imbedded In the sand
It Is thought.
A Singular Hop Argument.
GLADSTONE. Or.. Feb. 23. (To the Editor.)
In The Oregonlan recently appeared an ed
itorial entitled. "Beer and the Hopgrower."
in which you have used an argument which,
viewed from a strictly industrial standpoint!
will bear some Investigation.
To leave out the moral question entirely
and view the subject strictly from an Indus,
trial fltasdpolnt, we mut first settle the
auestlon as to whether beer Is of any real
value as a food or not. Physicians and sclent.
ists'tell it Is not. If that is true, then
overy day's work, every acre or land devoted
to the production of hops, Is Just so much
ot the productive capacity of Oregon thrown
away, practically wasted..
It is true that tc man who produces the
heea ss&y sake a pro&t out of them. He
RENDERS SPIRITS MORE WHOLESOME."
may furnish employment to a good many
popIe. The same may be said of the brewer
who manufactures the beer: but what of the
man who drinks the brer?
Probably In nine cases out of ten he Ii a
poor man and cannot afford the beer tlmply
as a luxury, and Is only helping alons the
concentration of wealth in a few hands
It Is true that the rame argument can b
used In resard to a great many luxuries, which
do the people no practical good, but serves the
same purpose of concentration oC wealth. It
is like taking money out of one pocket and
putting it into another. ,
And It li true that the proce:n will go on
In sclte of all argument against It. but. in
the case of some articles of luxury only used
by the rich. It is serving some good purpose
that of distributing the wealth of the coun
try, from among the rich who can afford it.
to the poor who produce the luxuries while
In the case of beer it works directly opposite.
This In not Intended as a homily on temper
ance, but as a thought as to what constitutes
real lndutrlat growth and prosperity.
Xelther N It a diatribe against tho hopgrower.
for if I owned a farm adapted to the growing
ofs hops, t should probably grow hops aa
long at I could make the growing of them
profitable.
But It is to try and induce people to think
a little more deeply In regard to the real
sources of state and National- prosperity.
E. P. CARTER.
SECRET POLITICAL PARTY
East Side Young -Men Organize Non
Partisan Society.
In one of the rooms of the' Second
Baptist Church. East Seventh and East
Ankeny streets, several young- men
held a secret meeting last night, and
effected- the preliminary organization
of a young men's nonpartisan club.
Xone of the proceedings and names of
those who took part were made public,
except the object. This is to study tne
political, situation and the characters
of the candidates who are seeking nom
inations for oifice. This study is not
to be made along political lines, but
only as to the fitness and character of
the candidates. It was announced that
it was expected that at least 250 young
men would enter this nonpartisan move
ment, and'who would make themselves
a power at the primary and- the June
elections.
ALLEGED-BI6AMIS1. INvJAIL
En Route to California In Custody
of a Sheriff.
Sheriff J. C. Sibley, of Stookton. Cal
arrived in Portland last night from Seat
tle, bringing with him J. F. von Bima.
who Is charged with having committed
bigamy at Alameda. Von Bima was
lodged In the County Jail over night, and
the Journey south will be resumed this
morning at 8:30 o'clock Von Bima claims
the matter is a mistake that can be
straightened out. and he Is quite willing
to go back and face the charges. He says
he has not been in hiding at any time
since he left California, and has been in
communication with his first wife all the
time. The interference of relatives of his
first wife, he says, Is the cause of tho
trouble.
D ELI G HTJ-pT, NEWTORT.
Epleadid "Weather at ThU Topular Pacific
Coast Resort.
Delightful In every particular is the
weather at Newport, and the Southern
Pacific and the Carvallls & Eastern rail
roads have resumed their cheap rates to
this place for the "Winter. Particulars by
asking at Third and Washington streets,
Portland.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Baby I Cutting Teeth
Be snre and use that old and well-tried rem.
edy. Mrs. WInslow'a Soothing Syrup, for chil
dren teething. It soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colio
and dlarrhOMi.
Marine Eye l:emedy Cures Eyes; Make Weak
Eys Strong. Soothes Eye Pain: Dotun't Smart.
Drunkenness
Physicians pronounce drunken
ness a disease of the nervous sys
tem. Nc, "will poTrer" can. heal
the stomach membranes "which
hare been burned and seared by
alcohol.
Cures Whiskey and Beer Habit
ORRINE remoTes the craving forllqnor
by acting directly on the effected nerves,
restoring the stomach and digestive organs
to normal condition, Improving the ap
petite and restoring the health. No san
itarium treatment or publicity. '
To cure -without patient's knowledge, bny
ORKINE No. 1: for -voluntary treatment,
buy O BRINE No. 2. Price l per box.
Cure Effected or Money Refunded
A registered guarantee in each box. Book
o "Drunkenness" (sealed! mailed free on
request. All correspondence confidential.
OKiUNE mailed (sealed) on receipt of prica
by the ORRINE CO., Inc., Wasbiagtoa, D.
, or sold by 37
WOODARD. CLARKE & CO.. Fortlaad. Or.
IIMBALL Pipe Or
1 1 gans, America's mas- 1
terwork, found in all the ;
greatest Auditoriums,
East and West,
Sold Oalr Bj
Eilers Piano House
rortlaad. Spokane. Boite. SaH Fran
cisco. Stockton, Oakland and ( All
Other Important I'elnU.