THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1906.
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DETECTIVES WILL
FIGHT DISMISSAL
Vaughn Applies for Hearing,
and Other Victims Will
Probably Follow.
HARTMAN ONLY EXCEPTION
Civil Service Commission Will Meet
Wednesday, When Requests for
Investigation Will Be Taken
Vp and Hearings Set.
Detectives dismissed from the serv
ice of the city by Mayor Lane are de
termined to tight their discharge to
the last extremity, and It unable to
secure reinstatement from the Civil
Service commission, will probably seek
redress In the courts. Detective
Vaughn yesterday filed a demand on
the Civil Service Commission to con
duct an investigation of his dismissal,
and it Is understood that the others,
with one exception, will follow suit.
Detective Hartman, who has opened
tip a private detective agency, does
not want to return to the department,
but the others still have hopes of hold
ing their fat salaries of $125 per
month from which they were so sud
denly separated. Carpenter is still out
of the city, being in Nevada when
Mayor Iane dropped his ax and neatly
severed six necks but he is expected
to return almost any day.
Before the dismissal much bad feel
ing arising from jealousy and other
causes existed among the various
members of the detective force. There
were several who refused to speak to
the others, but since the Inception of
the late trouble they are said to have
been united by a bond of sympathy
which has grown up between them.
Much of the bitter feeling has been
forgotten and there Is a sentiment
that they should stick together. It 1b
understood that Reslng, Snow, Day and
Carpenter are contemplating such a
course.
Others Will Join Protest.
It Is' also understood that they will
follow the lead taken by Vaughn In
demanding an Investigation of their
dismissal to be conducted by the Civil
Service Commission. Reslng, Snow
and Day have been awaiting the re
turn of Carpenter, and when he puts
in appearance a big pow wow and
consolation party will be held. Then
they will decide Just how far to fight
their case.
Vaughn, from his action of yester
day, evidently does not want to fol
low the "united we stand, divided we
fall" policy of his compatriots. He un
doubtedly wants to fight out his battle
alone and without assistance. Or
perhaps he docs not relish the Idea of
bearing the weight of others who
might attempt to lean on him for sup
port. When seen yesterday he said
he had nothing for publication other
than that he was not going to quietly
submit. He said he wanted to know
the why and the wherefore of his be
ing forced from the service.
One of those affected was asked the
question yesterday If the detectives
had been consulting attorneys. "About
all we have been doing since the sur
prise package was handed us by the
Mayor has been running around to
lawyers," he said.
" They have had an abundance of le
gal opinion and advice given them,
and they have had it in such vast
quantities that they are beginning to
take a more optimistic view of their
predicament. But they steadfatsly re
fuse to talk except to say that later
they will have some very Interesting
Information to dispense. One of them
stated that if nothing else could be
done, that their case would be carried
Into the courts.
Commission's Decision Final.
"The decision of the Civil Service
Commission is final," said Secretary
McPherson last night. In discussing
this phase of the situation. "The
courts have no Jurisdiction over the
commission if the law has been com
plied with. Upon alleged grounds of
Illegality of proceedings they might
try to take It into the courts."
The Civil Service Commission will
hold a regular meeting next Wednes
day, when the demand emanating from
Vaughn will be taken up. By then.
Reslng, carpenter. Day and Snow will
probably have sent in their demands.
The time allowed for the detectives to
appeal their case will be up Monday.
At the meeting the commission will
decide how and when the investigation
will be conducted. The members
themselves may make personal inves
tigations or they may appoint one per
son to thresh out the affair.
RAINIER'S BANK HOLDUP
Cashier Van Auker Explains Why
the Vault Was Open.
RAINIER. Or., Sept. 6. (To the Edi
torsBy agreement both of the Rainier
banks were open on Labor Day from 9
A. M. to 4 P. M., and every business
house and saloon in town was open all
day as usual.
Your editorial In yesterday's Oregonlan
presupposes we were closed and then
uses me as a horrible example, reflecting
not so much upon me personally as upon
those who have placed me In the posi
tion I hold, and by insinuation not only
doing them great injustice but also en
dangering the reputation and credit of
the bank in public esteem.
You also presuppose that depositors
will have to bear whatever loss ls sus
tained by the robbery, and the publica
tion of such a supposition might tend to
Injure our credit with outside depositors.
We are amply insured in the National
Surety Company and are members of
both the American and Oregon Bankers'
Associations.
The holdup occurred at the last mo
ment before closing time, when my cash
had been balanced and was ready to be
placed In the safe, which is never un
locked except when necessary to with
draw or deposit cash.
Being the only -employe of the bank,
and realizing the danger of holdup, my
cash was almost equally divided and one
sack containing $2300 secreted in the
vault, where it was not found by the
robbers, ad not even the president of
the bank knew of the expedient which
saved this amount to the surety com
pany. Considering the Isolated situation of the
bank, few were surprised at the holdup,
which undoubtedly had been carefully
planned and timed by experienced crimi
nals, who were aware that various mills
pay off at this time of the mwnth, re
quiring banks to have a larger amount
of cash on hand than at other times.
Had the safe been locked I would have
opened it without a moment's hesitation
under the circumstances, as, with the
doors closed, a revolver shot would have
attracted no attention beyond the con
crete walls of the bank, and no sane
man would under the same circumstances
take chances In refusing.
While your general condemnation of
carelessness Is creditable, there Is abso
lutely no excuse for the Insinuating use
of my name or that of the State Bank
of Rainier in this connection, and even
a vicious competitor could not have con
cocted an editorial more calculating to
Injure the credit of our Institution.
C. S. VAN AUKER.
The Oregonlan learns with pleasure
that the loss by the holdup at the Rainier
bank need not fall upon the depositors;
but if it is true, a Mr. Van Auker in
timates, that the isolated situation of
the bank facilitated the robbery, is not
the same thing likely to happen again
unless It ls moved to a safer locality?
What would hinder some pair of enter
prising thieves from holding up the
cashier almost any holiday?
We do not believe Mr. Van Auker
would have opened the safe for the rob
bers if It had been locked. He would
have reflected that they would defeat
themselves by shooting him, since then
they could not get into the . safe. His
life would not have been In much danger,
but they might have tortured him,
though the chances are they would only
have tried to scare him with their guns.
They would hardly have dared to shoot,
for they did not know that the sound
would be Inaudible outside. Had the safe
been locked, a "sane man" with his wits
about him might have stood the robbers
off a long time perhaps until help arrived.
CHINESE GROW CAUTIOUS
Nevertheless One Game Is Raided
and Arrests Made.
The wily Celestials are taking extra
precautions these days against the on
slaughts of police detectives who are on
the constant lookout for lottery and fan
tan games. Everything has been quiet
In Chinatown the last few days, and
Sergeant Baty could not reconcile him
self with the Idea that the sly Chinese
have "suddenly reformed. So he took
Acting Detective Hill with him last night
and they both went on a little tour of
investigation. Through the winding pas
sageways, up and down long stairs, they
wandered, but everything seemed quiet.
They went into a house at 130 Sec
ond street, but every door was locked
and not a sound could be heard. Just
as they were leaving one lone Chinaman
came up, add not seeing the officers,
knocked on one of the doors. It opened
and the officers made a dart for it, but
the door was violently slammed in their
faces. They did not, however, have
enough time to lock the door, and Ser
geant Baty pushed It open. There at a
table sat a number of Chinese, very in
nocently partaking of a little repast The
officers decided that there was nothing
wrong in this room, when Baty noticed
a little marking pot hidden behind a dish
of cucumbers. The pot was the same as
used for marking lottery tickets.
Vhen the Chinese removed all para
phernalia from the table they overlooked
the marking pot. Hence the arrest of
one Long Chick, on whom a thick roll of
lottery tickets was found, and his coming
trial before Judge Cameron today.
DELEGATES WILL RETURN
Washington Correspondents Will Ac
company Them to Portland.
Governor Chamberlain, the "new
president of the National Irrigation.
Congress, Tom Richardson, manager of
the Commercial Club, and other Ore
gon representatives at the meeting
which was held, at Boise, Idaho, will
arrive here this afternoon, having left
the Idaho capital last night. William
McMurray, general passenger agent
here of the Harriman lines, will meet
the returning delegates and the Wash
ington newspaper correspondents at
Pendltton. If the weather is agree
able and the train carrying the party
makes good connections, they will
make the trip from The Dalles by boat.
While here the news gatherers will
be the guests of the Commercial Club.
This evening they will be provided
with a special car by the street rail
way company and taken to The Oaks
and entertained during the evening.
Manager Friedlander will personally
conduct the Washingtonians from one
end of the resort to the other, visiting
all the nooks and crooks and corners.
Saturday morning the writers of
news and Action will be taken on a
tour of the city over the street rail
way, traveling In a special car. At
noon they will be guests at a luncheon
to be given by the Commercial Club.
Other entertainments are being ar
ranged and the newspaper men will be
the busiest people in town during their
stay here.
VIOLATE PURE FOOD LAWS
Two Plead Guilty, and Charges Are
Filed Against Others.
Two men arrested by State Food and
Dairy Commissioner Bailey on the charge
of selling adulterated food in this city
pleaded guilty yesterday morning in Jus
tice Reid's court and were fined $26 each.
Thomas Duffy, a. proprietor of a meat
market at First and Madison streets,
was charged with using a preservative
in the saQsage he sold to unsuspecting
customers. H. F. Rittmann, a baker at
114 Russell street, was charged with sell
ing Jelly, adulterated with glucose. Both
of these pleaded guilty and paid their
fine of $25.
J. Nudleman, of 340 First street, was
arrested yesterday by Constable Warner
on complaint of Mr. Bailey, for selling
sauBage adulterated with sulphite. He
put up $50 bail and will appear for trial
In the Justice Court.
A warrant was also Issued in the Jus
tice Court yesterday for the arrest of
A. M, Haradon, a grocer at 145 Third
street, for selling jelly adulterated with
glucose without a suitable label.
Commissioner Bailey declares he will
continue his crusade for pure food in
the city and arrest all dealers who prac
tice any deception upon their customers.
We could do much more," said the Com
missioner, "If we had more men. It is
almost impossible to look after every
thing with just one assistant, but we
will do all that ls possible and hope
eventually to insure the people from, buy
ing Impure products."
Horrible Suicide Before Wire.
LOUISVILLE. Sept. 6. Harry B. Pyne,
head of the firm of Harry B. Pyne & Co.,
machine manufacturers, committed sui
cide today in a ghastly manner. He first
made an effort to end his life by shoot
ing. This failing, he drew a razor across
his throat and then tore the wound apart
with his fingers. .His wife and others
witnessed the tragedy. Ill health is be
lieved to have caused the deed.
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DENES
CHARGES
OF KELLAHER
Grutze Says East Third Street
Franchise Was Not
Tinkered With.
WILLS SUPPORTS STORY
Councilman Kellaher, However, Is
Firm In His Belief That Substi
tution Was Made When Or
dinance Was Published.
Chief Deputy Auditor Grutze most em
phatically denies that the Third-street
franchise of the O. R. & N. was doctored
after It had been amended and Its pass
age to print as contended by Councilman
Kellaher. What ls more he says he has
the records of the meetings of the Coun
cil to back up his statements. Ha be
lieves that Kellaher is laboring under
a false impression. Councilman Wills,
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posed 1111 and Portion of the
Street Already Filled.
who at first was among those who
thought that change had been made In
the franchise, is now satisfied that no
underhand work was done.
"I know that the franchise was not
changed and that it appeared in print
word for word as It was amended," de
clared Grutze yesterday. Auditor Devlin
la out of the city at present but his
chief deputy was present at most of the
meetings when the fanchise in question
was considered."
According to Mr. Grutze, the Wills
amendment introduced at a council meet
ing July 5 to amend the ordinance so that
upon failure of the railroad company to
construct the tracks within the limited
time, that any portion constructed would
be subject to forfeiture by appropriate
action of the Council, was not adopted.
Record Stands "Not Adopted."
Kellaher believed that It was and at
that time Wills was also under the im
pression that It was adopted. Wills had
the amendment type-written and It was
handed to Auditor Devlin. It is still in
the records but upon It ls plainly written,
"not adopted."
According to Grutze and Wills, when
the amendment was Introduced there was
considerable discussion. It was sug
gested that if a certain portion of the
franchise was eliminated It would have
the same effect as the incorporation of
the Wills amendment. Bennett made a
motion that the said portion be stricken
out and In the excitement that followed
its adoption some thought that it was
the Wills motion Instead of the Bennett
motion. The part stricken but according
to the records of the chief deputy is:
"But shall not render subject to for
feiture or forfeit or Impair the right of
the railroad company to maintain . and
operate such portion of railroad as may
have been completed within ' the time
limited hereby."
It Is asserted that this has the same
effect as the Wills amendment as section
IS of the ordinance provides. "The fail
ure to comply within a reasonable time
with any of the provisions or conditions
contained in this franchise shall author
ize the City of Portland to declare an
Immediate forfeiture of the franchise
hereby granted, and the roadbed or
tracks constructed hereunder shall like
wise be forfeited."
"The fact nevertheless remains that
the ordinance vas changed after it left
the hands of the Council," declared Kel
laher last night, who apparently Is as
firmly convinced as ever that everything
was not as it should have been. "I don't
know where or when It was done, but I
am positive that it was doctored. The
Wills amendment was adopted, of that
I am satisfied."
. "For myself, I am now convinced that
no change was made In the ordinance,"
said Councilman Wills yesterday. "When
I Introduced my amendment I thought
that It was adopted, but now I am sat
isfied that it was not and that I had a
mistaken idea."
Kellaher also claimed at the meeting of
the Council Wednesday afternoon that
section 10 had been changed to read:
"Will at the time of construction of said
side-track and as a part thereof, fill said
street to grade." He asserted that "will"
had been substituted for "shall," and
that this clothed the corporation with
power to do as It pleases In regard to
making the fills. But as advertised it
reads "shall" and not "will."
Social "Craps" Game
Is Rudely Ended
Captains Brain and Slover Intrude
Ipnn Function to Which They
Had Received No Invitation.
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Keep your hands off that
money."
With the latter Captains of Police
Bruin and Slover rudely Interrupted a
most interesting and exciting dice game
going on In the back of Sam Washing
ton's saloon at Park and Flanders streets
shortly after 10 o'clock last night. Around
a dice table six colored gentlemen- tested
their prowess 4n shaking dice and play
ing their old national game of "craps."
Captains Bruin and Slover were mak
ing a tour -of the negro district "looking
for trouble" last night and they entered
Washington' place. While Captain Slover
was standing in one corner the door sud
denly opened and there in front of the
two captains was the gambling outfit. A.
Green. D. Jones. C. Smith, B. McClain,
Ed Clarkand Sam Washington, all col
ored, were placed under arrest and Uis
gambling paraphernalia confiscated-
The proprietor of the place was placed
under 100 bail, the two players had to
put up $50 each and the three onlookers
left 10 each with Captain Slover for their
appearance in court this morning.
PERS0NALMENTI0N.
A- B. Weatherford, an attorney, of Al
bany, was at the Imperial yesterday.
W. L. Vinson, a Baker City mining
magnate, was at the Portland yesterday.
Walter Lyon, the well-known Inde
pendence editor, was an Imperial guest
yesterday.
James Hemingway, of Cottage Grove,
a leading merchant, was here ..on busi
ness yesterday.
Senator C. W. Fulton was in town
yesterday on his way to Corvallis and
other Valley points.
Dr. J. Lawrence Nevin, a prominent
physician of Jersey City, N. J., is a
guest at the Portland.
E. Hofer, editor of the Statesman, ana
Mayor F. W. Waters, of Salem, were
registered at the Oregon yesterday.
Professor E. R. Lake, of Corvallis, Is
staying at the Imperial. Professor Lake
ls a member of the faculty of the State
Agricultural College.
A. A. Kerr, who has been connected
with the firm of Russell & Blyth for
more than 12 years, has left that com
pany to engage In realty ' business for
himself.
J. A. Kilman, formerly employed on The
Oregonlan, has Just resigned a position
as advertising manager of the Sacramen
to Bee. He will engage In the manufac
ture of a high-voltage switch at Los An
geles. .
On account of (11 health, W. D. Sleep
has been compelled to resign his posi
tion as vice-president of the J. C. Lee
Company of this city, and will take an ex
tended journey throughout the Eastern
states, In hopes of recovering his health.
Mr. Sleep has been succeeded by C. B. Por
ter, and Dave Calbreath, recently of the
Independence Light & Water Com
pany, has been elected to the assistant
secretaryship made vacant by reason of
Mr. Porter's election to the vice-presidency.
CHICAGO, Sept. 6. (Specjal.) Oregon
lans registered today as follows:
Morrison Joseph Richards, Portland.
Briggs House C. Leighton, Portland.
Wellington George O. Denker, Ella
Mattlngly, Portland.
Grace G. M. Orton, Portland.
Palmer House F. W. Early, Portland.
Grand Pacific H. C. Martin, Portland.
Victoria E. B. Jones, and wife, Oregon.
NEW YORK, SeptTe. (Special.) North
western peoples registered today as fol
lows: From Portland E. H. Averlll, at the
Hotel Astor; N. Maranda. and J. A. Bliss,
at the Union Square.
From Tacoma J. L. Morris, at the
Hotel Astor.
From Seattle E. S. Callender, at the
Broadway Central; D. Witt, at the Con
tinental; R. W. Pregmere and T.
O'Beren. at the Marlborough: V. E. Tull
and wife, at the Murray Hill; J. W.
Hughes and wife, at the Wolcott.
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EGYPT GOOD MART
Prof. J. B. Horner Says Amer
icans Neglect That Country.
ENGLISH TAKE THE LEAD
Corvallis Man Returns From Trip
to Europe and Africa Gathers
Valuable Material for Col
lege Classroom Use.
Professor and Mrs. J. B. Horner, of
Corvallis, were In Portland yesterday
en route to their home at Corvallis
after an extended tour in Europe,
-Egypt and Palestine. Mr. Horner is
professor of history at the Oregon
Agricultural College and made the
trip-partly for pleasure and partly to
familiarize himself with the subject he
teaches. Being a' student and natur
ally deeply Interested In history he ob
tained much valuable Information from
the trip.
. Mr. and Mrs. Horner left on their
trip three months ago. They visited
points of interest in Italy. Greece,
Egypt and Palestine. As representative
of th Al Kader Shrine,, of Portland,
he -attended a meeting of Masons at
Solomon's quarries on Mount Moriah.
Those who attended the meeting were
for the most part tourists and prac
tically every civilized nation of the
globe was represented.
Mr.' Horner brings back, with him
300 excellent photographs, which he
will have converted Into lantern slides.
"Everywhere one goes he finds
Americans and he knows them at
sight; for Ihe Americans have already
developed an Individuality marked- by
independence, liberality and careless
manner so plain to the view as not to
be mistaken," said he yesterday.
"Whether among the worshippers at
St. Peter's, or among th"e works of art
in the Louvre, or surrounded by .dra
gomen and camels on the hot sands
about the pyramids, the American ls
easily pointed out by the visitor and
the native.
English Doing Good Work.
"But a more intimate acquaintance
with the Americans and their articles
of manufacture ls desired In Egypt at
the present time; for the English are
re-clvlllzlng Egypt. The entire Nile
Valley is being transformed. Soon the
carriage will replace the camel, the
reaper will take the place of the
sickle, and the threshing macfnlne will
supplant the flail. The native Egyp
tians must advance and accept the op
portunities newly opened up and of
fered by England or forever retire, to
give place to a more progressive peo
ple. Positions are being filled largely
by English, French and Germans, who
are Introducing their machinery and
other products at this critical time
when the people's' tastes and methods
are taking new form.
"With the exception of a few type
writing machines and other small arti
cles of manufacture, the results of
American genius are hardly to be seen
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In Egypt. Had Secretary Hay lived,
many opportunities which he promised
would have been realized by Americans
In that locality. But when he died,
some of his ideas suffered neglect for
the want of a champion. Probably for
this reason his loss is lamented In
Egypt even more than that of Presi
dent McKlnley.
Should Exhibit All Products.
"The American Consulate at Alexan
dria Is of the opinion that the most
practicable method of introducing
American products in Egypt at the
present time is to place on exhibit
American articles of manufacture at
some point where they can be exam
ined and sampled and the purchaser
can obtain such Information as price,
dealer, duties, etc. It was Mr. Hay's
Idea to give the matter Government
support. If his ideas should never be
realized, there seems to be good rea
son for the belief that 1 manufac
turers could appreciate the present op
portunities in this country awaken
ing to new conditions, the matter could
be reached by some co-operative meth
od, which would unite manufacturers
In advertising and otherwise promot
ing American manufacturing interests.
"Furthermore, this effort might re
sult In the reduction of duties and
cost of transportation, so that Ameri
can coal could again find its way into
Egypt, as it did during the Boer war.
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SEPTEMBER 7.
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(J Kipling cautions us against boasting-
careful but here's the truth.
J Two instances in yesterday's business which show
big savings for piano buyers. ,
(J The Reed-French plan of selling pianos to the
people saves from sixty to a hundred dollars on
an instrument.
Mr. J. R. Connell, of St. Johns,
knows a piano when he sees it
be also knows something of piano
values he knows when a re
tailer asks $325 for a plain-cased,
ordinary-toned piano that the re
tailer is rubbing it in a little We
showed Mr. Connell our $217 fac
tory cost piano no "strange
story" goes with it, but just the.
plain statement of the greatest
piano on earth for the money. ...
He bought it and knows he saved
iSsa hundred dollars by going into
S'the wholesale district for his piano.
A lady had a nice-looking organ
she wanted to "turn it in"
on a piano : a big piano house
here offered her $S0 in trade for
it she felt satisfied the organ
wasn't worth it she' knew a-
.. . new organ could De nad lor
$45 or $50 they offered her $80 and wanted $400 for their piano. We allowed her $40 and she
took a Reed-French Special at $265. ... It isn't hard to figure out her saving.
A New Piano for $190 $5 a Month
fl Yesterday we got in a car of seventeen fine little Colonial
Pianos, they are small (4-ft, 1-in. high) ideally adapted
for small parlors or private apartments entirely new
design excellent tone.
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H We are making arice of $190 to attract buyers-
piano sells itself, if it be seen.
K Select one (any wood you want), pay us $5 and try it a
few months- we say it has more dollars and cents val
ue than any piano on the market for the money and if
you don't say so too, return the piano we'll be the loser.
Jf We are in the Commonwealth Building (6th and Burnside
Streets) It might pay you to go out of your way a
little bit to see us.
REED-FRENCH PIANO MFG. CO.
"FROM MAKER TO PLAYER"