THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 190G.
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FINDS WEE BABE
ON HER DOOR STEP
A Down-Town Lodging-House
Keeper Made Custodian
of Foundling..
IDENTITY IS A MYSTERY
LI I tic Stranger, Unit Dcud J-'rom
Kxposuro, Is Tiirncd Over to
Police and Taken to
Baby Home.
Abandoned by those who were re
pponvlhle for her coining into the world.
b little mite of a brown-eyed baby girl,
hardly more than- a -month old. was
found shivering with the cold on- the
steps of the Aster House, at -51 Seventh
street, last night. Who the parents of
the wee bit of. humanity are is unknown
now and may ever remain a mystery. In
the stereotyped phrase dear to the teart
of the budding Journalist, there is not
the slightest mark on the clothing by
which the little stranger can be identi
Jird. The infant was turned over to the
police and later taken to the Baby Home,
where it will be cared for during the usual
search and Inquiry for the unnatural par
ents responsible for the casting off of
the little Innocent.
It was about 9:30 o'clock last night when
Mrs. P. F Olsen. the proprietor of the
boarding-house, who had stepped out of
the front door to bid" good nigtit to a
caller, noticed a bundle in a porch rock
ing chair. Her first impulse was to call
back her departing 'visitor and ask her
if .-he had forgotten a package, but be
fore she could do so she observed ' a
movement in the chair.
Hastening forward, she seized the bun
dle and found, to her astonishment, that
it was a tiny infant, wrapped In a cheap
woolen shawl. "With a cry of pity she
lifted the foundling from its resting-place
-and carried it Into the warm room. It
hardly needed a mother's im.tinet to toll
lier that the little one was half dead with
cold. Its numb, blue look showed that it
had suffered from the chill of the even
ing, anil after one glnuce Mis. Olsen be
gan to chafe gently" the Infant's feet and
hands. .... .
At the same time the police department
was notified and arrangements were
made to send the child to the Baby Home.
When the baby was found on the porch
of Mrs. .Olson's house It .was. fairly well
wrapped up in th e usual swaddling
clothes and a coarse shawl. ' Beside it
lay a small bundle of cheaply made cloth
ing, a nursing bottle and a half-fliled bot
tle of some malted baby food.
From the appearance of the child, which
had already contracted a cold when found,
it must have been lying on ther. porch for
from half an hour to an hour.? For an
hour prior to the finding of the baby no
one had entered or left the house.. - . ,,
The foundling was taken, to tltoi station
by Patrolman Ellis. From there It was
-sent to the Baby Home in the. arms of
ratrolman Shields. The clothing . way
carefully searched-for clews to the child's
identity, but none were found.
Dispute Over Value of
Their Diamonds
"l.nckjr Jack" I'rlrrrwn anil hisky
nriimmfr Hurray Mnke - lift, and
IVtcrmn - ln Murray ' (;nvr'
ntamon, an ScrurKj- and Aafca
District Allomrj to net-over It.
THE District Attorney's office and two
prominent Portland lawyers have
been drawn into a controversy arising
over the wagering or a barrel of whisky
against SJCO on the merits of a diamond
scarfpin owned by "Lucky Jack" Peter
son and a diamond ring, the property of
Martin Murray, the representative of -an
Eastern distillery.
Some few weeks ago Murray and Pe
terson became Involved in a dispute as
to the value of their reseetive jewelry.
Murray wore a large diamond in a ring,
or which he is very proud. Peterson like
wise was fond of exhibiting his sparkler,
which surmounts his scarf. The respect
ive qualities- possessed by each sclntillant
was left to a committee to decide. This
committee was composed of J. J. Flaherty
mid Dennis Sullivan, who were Instructed
by the bettors to visit a reliable jeweler
and have a statement made as to their
relative value. If Peterson's stone was
the better one he was to receive a barrel
or whisky, which .he intended placing
aboard the steamship Geo. W. Klder. If
Murray should win. Peterson was still to
get the whisky, but he would be required
to pay !00 for It.
As a guarantee of good faith, the dis
putants left their diamonds in possession
of the committee, which had them ex
amined by several reliable jewelry firms.
Peterson's diamond scarfpin was ad
judged to be worth JS2S. while the ring
of Murray's was said to possess a value
of only J5U0. Before the decision of the
Jewelers was had. Murray had left for
Seattle, from which place he wired for his
ring. He was Informed by the same means
that he had lost the bet. and was called
upon to furnish the barrel of whisky be
fore his bauble would be returned to him.
This status of the affair "Vas not pleasing
to him. and he forthwith returned to
Portland and endeavored to have the ring
returned. Falling In this, he consulted
V.. S. J. McAllister. , a lawyer, who
promptly referred- him to the District
Attorney's office. In the meantime Pe
terson had consulted Ills attorney, Dan
J. Malarkey. who will probably contest
the return of the stone.
DISCUSS NEW FOOD LAW
Commissioners and Labor Leaders
Confer.
A conference between a committee
from the Oregon State Road Commis
sion and representatives of the Oregon
State Federation of Labor was held
last night In the chambers of County
.iuiic- cuBipr. ior me purpose of con
sidering various features of a bill that
Is to be submitted to the next Legis
lature regulating the construction of a
macadamized road from Portland to
the California line by convict labor.
A concurrent resolution was adopted
by the last Legislature empowering the
Governor to appoint a Slate Road Com
mission with tills object In view, and
Its members are now engaged in fram
ing a measure with the idea of meet
ing all the requirements of the situa
tion. There were present at the conference
last night County Judge K R. Webster
and K. F. Cannon, of Portland, who
have been selected by the Commission
to frame the proposed measure, and
who are auxiliary members of the
body; Judge John H. Scott, of Salem,
who was present in an advisory capaci
ty, and who offered many timely sug
gestions: C. ,H. Gram .and Paulineus
McDonald, representing the Oregon
State Federation of Labor: R- A. Har
ris of Portland, secretary of the State
Road Commission, and W. K. Newell,
of Oaston, Oregon, a member of - the
commission.
The discussion took a wide range,
and while the proposed bill is still in
embryo, considerable progress was
made last night, these three features
being practically-agreed upon:
First, th: t the bill should provide for
the various counties of the State to
have the option of working the con
victs on their own roads.
Second, that In cases of those con
victs worked directly under the control
of the State Toard. the counties should
have the right to purchase the crushed
rock and other, material that was a.
product of their labor, the State to ex
ercise control of all roads so con
structed and compel the counties to
build them in accordance with specifi
cs tions.
Third, in case the counties did not
use the. convict labor or the. crushed
rock, that the State Commission should
be empowered to build the roads itself
with the force and material. '
After agreeing upon a name for the
new organization, which is henceforth
to be known as the Convict Labor
Board, the meeting adjourned until
next Monday nignt. at the same place,
upon which occasion It expected
that Judge Webster and. Mr. Cannon
will be in a position to report a draft
.of the proposed bill. '
L
FJvXEST HASTINGS ARRIVES TO
JOIN BAKER COMPAXY.- "
Comes , Unexpectedly - Three Days
Ahead of Schedule Big Man'
und Matinee Girls' Idol.
Ernest Hastings, the new leading man
at the ' Baker Theater, dropped Into
Portland last night. althoUgli he was-not
expected until Sunday. He left New
York last Saturday, but in Portland it
was understood that he had not depart
ed until night before last. He will' make
his first appearance with the Bauer
forces December 4 in "The Social High
waynian.'' the play that was to have
marked the return .of Ralph Stuart, who
was previously engaged, but later re
leased. - - '
When Hastings arrived last night he
went direct to the Hotel Portland and
made preparations for a nice, long sleep,
as he ..was .thoroughly, fatigued from Jils
long journey. He -did not even notify
Manager George L. Baker of Ills arrival
and . this mornkig he intended to take
him bv surnrise when he went around to
become acquainted with the members of
the Baker Theater family.
Krnest Hastings is precisely what Man
ager Baker has been casting .about for
if he wants a "big" and handsome lead
ing man. Ke stands six. feet one in his
stockings and from depth and breadth
of h!s square shoulders one would .think
that he could make good on the vaude
ville stage performing feats of strength..
While his tremendous physical ' strength
is trhpresslve. his manners, his voice and
Wwrantions make- an equally good tm
prVftion. He has dark hair and an open -arid man
tfr face. His" eyes "might be' called' sympathetic.-
'- His - thin is-almost as square
as his shoulders.' His checks are strong
but not stern Minos, which are generally
considered as evidences- of' strength of
character. - - .
His voice is unusually deep and power
ful, but In no way harsh. Instead, when
speaking the softest of accents are no
ticeable. He. has the kind of a voice that
the young girls of tiie impressionable
type are. liable to declare "just simply
grund." Taken all and all heis a big,
handsome and likable sort of a chap who
should have no trouble in winning his
way into the hearts of the Baker pa
trons. - - .- - '
"I do want to make good here." he. said
last night, his eyes firing up with the
light of anticipation. "I hope the peo
ple will like me and I certainly w;ill do
all I can to make a favorable Impression.
As you know, I am not a new one in the
business, and I suppose that I should be
hardened long before this. But I'm not.
I'll admit I am a little nervous because
I am so anxious for the people of Port
land to like me."
For the last several years Hastings has
been playing title roles in traveling com
panies. He was in Portland three years
ago in "The New Minister.'' when he
was featured. His work here at that
time made a marked impression upon
the . Portland public. Since then he
played the title role of( Brandon in
"When Knighthood Was in Flower," and
has been with other companies. For
about four years at intervals he was
leading man at the Alcazar Theater in
San Francisco, where he has a host of
admirers. Before taking to the stage
Hastings studied law, but he never prac
ticed it.
GETS EVEN WITH DOCTOR
Woman Shoots Him for Sending Her
to Hospital.
NEW YORK. Nov. 22. A well-dressed
woman shot and wounded three men at
Fifty-ninth sireet and Madison avenue
this afternoon. One of the men was a
doctor, who was said to have been at
tending her. The woman was arrested.
To bystanders the woman who did the
shooting declared she was Miss Ophelia
Schneider, of 31i Amsterdam avenue.
The doctor who was shot was Fred
Blerhoff. 52 East Forty-eighth street. He
is believed to be fatally wounded '
Otto Droege, a lawyer, of Park Row,
was wounded in the groin. The third
man was not badly hurt.
Miss Schneider said she meant to kill
Dr. Bierhoff. and had been following him
for several days-.
- "I brought some ideas from Paris, and
he stole them. ' ,
Later Dr. Bierhoff gave out a statement
in which he said that Miss Schneider,
who was a former patient of his, began
to write him threatening letters several
years ago and attacked him on the
streets about a year ago. At his in
stance. Dr. Bierhoff declared, the woman
was taken to Bellevue Hospital, but later
he agreed to her release with the under
standing that she was to return to Ger
many. , -
Searching for Colored Xursc.
POUGHKEEPSIB. X. Y.. Nov. 22. Lot
tie Jackson, a colored nurse girl, and a.
child of C R. Langdon. a New York bro
ker, for whom the police sent out an
alarm, were located today in a depart
ment store' here.' where the colored girl
bought a new dress for the child, whom
she is alleged to have kidnaped. This
ufternoon the child was taken to her home
at Fishkill, while the police instituted a
search for the colored girl, who had been
allowed to leave the store.
Mllvtaukie Country Club.
Eastern and California races. Take 911
wood or Oregon Cits- car. starting from
First and Aider street.
Your Druggist Will Tell Yon
that Murine Eye Kcmrdy Cures Eyes. Makes
Weak Eyes Strong. Doetn't Smart. Soothes
the pain and Bells for 00 cents.
IV1ILLS LftW CUTS
CITY'S INTEREST
Public Deposits" Earn $5000
Less Revenue 'Than Un
der Old .Statute.
NEW ACT NOT PRACTICAL
Treasurer AVerleln Compelled to
Violate" Its Provisions to Save
Money to Taxpayers Hard
Work Placing Deposits.
J-.4ri.T8 OF MILLS LAW.
The Mills law, enacted in February,"
1!05, changing: methods of securing
dejosltj of city of Portland funds, has.
been in operation this year, and, aa
foretold by- bankers of the city, has
diminished. ;;the . interest 'accretion' of
these fund. The loss of Interest, ac
cruing: to the city, la shown by the fol-"
lowing:. ' . 'f
City "would" receive 'tinder old ' .
law .-...$ 13.IW0
1m receiving under Mills law... 4. wo
Is receiving by violation . of
receiving oy
Mills law 4.000
City loses this year ' 5,1)00 '
Would lose- if law were strict-
ly- enforced. 9.000
Money, drawing interest under
Mills Jaw 200,000
Money drawing -interest -by vfo-.
, lation of .Mills law ., soo.ono
Money hot drawing interest.... l'HMHlO
' ' Total city money, at present. 0.V1.OCO
Average total city money, lliuH. uno.oco
Average total city money, 1005. rHBUKin
Interest to city. 1!05 0.011
, . Under"- the old law. practically all
the city's money earned Interest. This
year 30 per'eent is Idle, and were the
law strictly enforced 65 per cent would "
t be idle.
Interest earnings of city deposits arc
greatly curtailed by the Mills law this
year; the leading of the public funds'is
made difficult: many banks are prevented
from taking the money; at this moment
150.000 cannot be placed at interest; and
JAW.0O0 is bringing .interest in violation
of ' the law, the city's benefit thus" being
in connict with the statute.
The old law, says City Treasurer Wer
lein, if continued thi.s year, would' have
brought in 13.000. Under the new law,
the city this year is receiving but JS000.
which is $6000 less interest than that. Were
the new aw not "stretched" by Treasurer
ivencin. toe .citys interest earnings
would be J9000 less. than the old law' would
have afforded. Bv. "strctchim" the law
Mr., Werleln ha.s been'able to place at ih-1
terest- $200,000. which otherwise would re,
main idle. . because the sum deposited in
compliance with the new . law another
jaw.OOO Is the limit for which he could
find borrowers. This act of the Treasur
er's is yielding $4000 interest and strict ap-
iiiiauuii i tut; law. anotner J4UUU. maKine-
$8000 in all. .'Last year, with an 'average
of HOO.-OOO iess 'fuhds than this year, the
interest revenue was $9011. '
The - new. law was introduced in the
-Legislature In 1905 and fathered bv- A, Lv
Mills, president of the First National
Bank of "Portland, who was speaker of
the House of Representatives and who
put the bill through the Legislature
against the protest of a large part of the
Multnomah delegation at Salem and of
-prominent bankers of Portland.,
Motive' Behind Change of Law.
The motive behind : the" law-change is
alleged . to have been a desire of the
larger , banks of Portland such as the
First National. Security Savings & Trust
ana Ladd & Tilton, which are banking
allies to secure the .u-se xot city mouevs.
to tlie exclusion of their lesser rivals.
But owing to the storm that has fol
lowed the change, it is alleged the banks
mentioned have not taken any of the
city moneys, expecting thus to prove that
they had no. selfish interest in the en
actment of the law.
As pointed out beforehand by smaller
banks, the new law imposes conditions
which they cannot meet requiring de
positaries to indemnify the city by
placing in the kands of the Treasurer
securities that they do not have in the
channels of their business, and pre
venting them from putting up other
securities which would be just as safe
for the city.
The old law, as contained in the city
charter enacted in 1903, provided a
method whereby city deposits were se
cured by indemnity bond of surety
companies, the indemnity being twice
the amount of the cash received "from
the city. The new law provides that
the indemnity must be bonds of the
city of Portland, their face value equal
to the deposit, or bonds of the state or
of any county, municipality, or school
district in Oregon .or of standard rail
roads or street railways, whose market
able value is not less than one and
one-fourth .times the deposit.
It was contended by the foes of the
change that surety bonds were as. safe
an indemnity against, loss as any and
that the promoters of the change want
ed to use us collateral bonds which
they could conveniently employ for
such purpose, thus securing monopoly
of the city deposits and cheapening
the city's interest. The foes contend
CARRIES BIBLE IN ONE HAND
AND BOTTLE OF RYE IN OTHER
Eev. Arnold Gasper, Dutch Evangelist, Starts Out to Save Portland
Sinners, and Ends Career at Court.
WITH the Bible his mother gave him
M years ago in one hand, and a
bottle of newly acquired rye in
the other. Rev. Arnold Casper. Dutch
evangelist, went abroad Wednesday fore
noon to preach the gospel. Yesterday
morning the gentleman had the municipal
court for his congregation.
At first. Rev. Mr. Casper "Tield out on
the street corners, exhorting the crowds
to leave the ways of wickedness and get
within the fold. Now and then he con
sulted his Bible for facts, but the bulk of
his inspiration came from the bottle.
Rev. Mr. Casper made much noise, but
no converts. He pointed out the awful
hereafter that will be the fate of all sin
ners. He begged and- pleaded with his
hearers to repent and be born anew.- He
raved and ranted, pausing only for breath
and an occasional drink.
Rev. Casper announced no text, nor did
he have an excerpt of his sermon pre
pared for publication. He read various
passages from the old Bible, intended to
show the terrible brimstone reception-hall
that is yawning for all that refuse to
steer clear of unrighteousness. , His ser
mon attracted quite a throng of idly cu
rious people, and the bottle attracted a
number of others, who remained until
they saw he wasn't gding to pass It
around. -Finally,
despairing of nutking converts
ed that they could not afford to put up
standard securities to the value of one-'
fourth more than the deposits.
The new law has made difficult the
lending of city funds. It has dimin
ished the city's interest revenue. It
has deterred banks from taking the
city's money. . Right now $150,000 of
the city s money is begging tor a Danic
borrower. Adherence to the law would
have cost the city this year $4000, by
shutting off so much interest revenue.
These facts are testified to py iity
Treasurer Werlein. While not advocat
ing return to the old system he says the
new law needs amendment. He has had
great difficulty in lending the city's
funds. For the city's advantage he has
had to construe the law "liberally," - in
order to earn interest. This interest, not
accruing in accordance with law. he is
not required by law to turn into the
city treasury, but he is doing this on
account of what he considers a moral
obligation. He accepts standard bonds at
one and one-fourth times their race val
ue, instead of their market value an
act that the law clearly does not in
tend, but the city is better off for it.
At present the city has about JjjO.ooo,
as follows. ,
Deposited according to law, U. S.
National $200,000
Deposited in violation of law. Mer
chants' National and - Portland
' Trust : 9X1.000
Not deposited 150,000
Total
$550,000
The money on deposit is drawing in
terest at 2 per cent on $.150,000 and
per cent on $50,000. Under the old law
practically all the! city money was de
posited at interest. The idle $150,000 Mr.
Werlein has vainly sought to place at
interest. The Bank of California, he
says, replied -to his offer of $100,000 that
it did not have the securities required
by the law. .The Portland Trust Com
pany, would have taken $100,000 had the
law permitted terms to its suiting.
An anomaly of the law is the inability
of the Treasurer to accept warrants of
the city, county or State, as security,
although they are absolutely safe. Then
again he can accept offers from banks
of only $250,000 capital or more an ob
vious injustice to the smaller banks,
whose securities may be perfectly safe.
r urtner, a Dona must be -at least six
years old and must not have defaulted in
interest in that time, although there are
safe bonds of shorter life than that.
Finally the one and one-fourth security
requirement greatly . impedes the city.
Last Grand Toot on
Chinese Gin
Jim Casey I. earn That Joint Are
to Be Closed, nnd Attempts to
Drink Them Dry ioe to Bed on
Plain.
Willis "Jim" Casey read in The
Oregonian yesterday mornina-
that, the City Council had ordered all
of the Chinese ginshops closed, he re
solved that 'he would do his-part to
see that none of the large amount of
the liquid should go to' waste. He re-,
solved that he Would go on one last
grand "toot," and lie did. "
Starting out brignt and early, Casey
made, a tour of all the gin joints in
Chinatown, of which there. are six. At
each - shop he .poured dowri several
glasses of the beverage, and, as two
drinks are sufficient to cause intoxica
tion, Casey was "soaked" to- the skin
when he finished, his trip.
. "Well satisfied with his efforts, Casey
sought the Plaza blocks, and in a nice.
061 d, grassy corner, he' dropped down
at i; o'clock yesterday afternoon. Think
ing himself in his apartments, he be
gan disrobing, but be succeeded only
in removing his shoes when his actions
were reported to Captain Moore at po
lice headquarters, and Patrolman
Croxford was dispatched to attend to
Casey. He did so by calling a patrol
wagon and sending Casey to the City
Jail.
Casey did not mind being locked up,
for he thought he had done liis duty in
a noble manner, and he was satisfied
to go behind the bars with his record.
He challenges any of the other mem
bers of the gin-drlnklng colony, to
make a similar tonr of the ginshops in
Chinatown and drink as much of tne
liquid as he drank yesterday.
GRESHAM CITY ELECTION
Citizens Nominate Ticket to Be
Voted for December 4.
GRESHAM. Or., Nov. 22.-(3pecial.)
Gresham's municipal election will be held
Tuesday. December 4. A full Citizens'
ticket - has been nominated as follow-s:
Mayor, E. C. L.Indsey: Recorder. D. S.
Johnson; marshal, Fred McElliott; Coun-.
cilmen. F. B. Stuart, Bert Thomas, L. P.
Manning and D. M. Roberts.
An opposition ticket is expected to
develope this week. Politics has never
cut any figure In the city elections here
and the only rivalry is between the two
factions who favor or oppose the exist
ing ordinances.
Mayor Shattuck. who has been the ex
ecutive head of the city since its incor
poration over two years ago, has posi
tively declined to be a candidate again.
Under his administration the town has
been prosperous and law abiding.
Recorder St Clair will also decline
another term, although his friends may
put him on the other ticket.
Wife Murderer to Be Hanged.
DES MOINES. Nov. 22. The Supreme
Court of Iowa today affirmed the de
cision of the lower court, sentencing
Louis Busse, convicted of murdering his
wife and burning the body, to be hanged
December 14. v
to the cause of good. Rev. Mr. Casper
decided upon a new method of procedure.
He must save the people of the city at
any cost. So. accompanied by his ec
static jar the ministerial gentleman took
up the enormous task of a house-to-house
religious canvass.
Rev. Mr. Casper got as far as the Wa
terhouse & Lester offices, at Fifth and
Oak streets. Here he insisted upon con
verting the stenographer and bookkeeper.
.Neither of those worthies understanding
Jjuicn. they failed to appreciate his
worthy mission, mistook him for a book
agent, and. being unable to get rid of him
In any other manner, called for the po
lice. Mr. Goltz responded.
On the way to the police station. Rev.
Mr. Casper tried to convert the officer,
but Mr. Goltz had long since been bap
tized, and said he had no sins to repent."
The evangelist also tried to save Captain
Moore and the other officers at the sta
tion, but they likewise claimed to be to
tally free of soul-blemishes and, dis
dained his ministrations.
When locked up. the evangelical indi
vidual tried his art on Jim Hill, but Jim
was preoccupied with a drunken stupor
and would not listen. Rev. Mr. Casper
presently fell into a siesta of his own. and
remained thus until court time. His en
thusiasm In the cause of good had died
down entirely by this time, It cost him $2.
REPORT FILED BY
THE GRAND JURY
Orlando S. Murray Indicted for
Murder of Lincoln C.
Whitney.
LAWYER M'GINIM IS SCORED
Taken to Tak for Entering Grand
. Jury Tlooni Iilbcl Charges
Against Proprietors of The
Oregon iu 11 fall.
St.MMARY OF FINDINGS.
Indictment returned against Or
lando Sjhevman . Murray, charging
him with the orlme of murder in
having shot and killed A. L. Whit
ney on the morning of November 1'
last for leading hrs slater astray.
This was the sole Indictment found.
Complaint- against the proprietors
of The Oregonian. accusing them of
libel, come to naught. .
Recommendation ' adopted that
Henry E. McGinn he cited for con
tempt of court on account of alleged
forced intrusion into the juryroom
while the bedy was In session.
All the county Institutions In
spected and found to be In excellent
shape. v
PERSONNEL. OF THE GRAND
JURY R. R. Colson. foreman, of
Grcsham, . farmer; Abram Ililley, of
Portland, , -34 Curry street, capital
ist; Charles Ahlsen. of Hillsdale, far
mer; J. B. Sc-haefer, of I.lnnton.
farmer; William Stanley, of Greah
am, farmer; Philip Lawton, of Port
land, s:1) ' First street, carpenter;
James HI Schiam. of Clcone, farmer.
After a ten-day session, during which
it considered a great many matters of
important- publie Interest, the county
grand .iury submitted its report to Judge
Sears at 4:0? yesterday afternoon andwas
aiscnargca.
In the course of its deliberations
quantity of alleged violations of law was
brought to the attention of the body, but
only one indictment was returned, that
aealnst Orlando 9. Murray, who Hs
charged with the murder of Lincoln C.
Whitney. Murray killed Whitney, the
betrayer of his sister, November VI. The
report follows, in full:
IN TRE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE
OF OREGON, FOR MULTNOMAH
COUNTY.
To the Honorable Alfred F. Sears. Jr.:
We, the undersigned grand Jury, empan
elled on Monday, November 12, lyOli, as 1
grand jury for the November term of said
year, make the following report:
j . SESSIONS.
We have been in session every legal day
from said 1:1th day of November, 190(1, until
this date..
'.WITNESSES.
' During our sessions we have examined on
various complaints submitted to us for in
vestigation, 41 witnesses, several of whom
were experts on handwriting.
INDICTMENTS.
We have found but one true bill and that
for murder in the flrst degree which is sub
mitted nerewltli.
There have been submitted to us for in
vestlgatlon many complaints which appear
to nave been inspired more by a desire to
gratify personal feelings, or for the purpose
of revenge, than to punish violators of the
law. It is needless to say tnat this body,
while giving due consideration to all com
plainants who have appeared before it in
good faith, has firmly refused to lend the
powers of the grand jury for such purposes.
As an example of such complaints we refer
to certain charges of libel preferred against
SHKUU'F SThVKXR' JAIL-BREAK.
ALARM.
Whilo the grand jury was inspect-
in? the County Jail yesterday after
noon. Sheriff Stevens, who accom
panied the bedy on its rounds, se
cretively turned In the jail -break" .
alarm to the upper office without
the knowledge of any of the mem
bers of the f?rand jury. In less time
thau it takes to tell it, the jail was
filled with bareheaded and coatless
deputies, who seemed to appear
from all directions. The perfect dis
cipline displayed made a marked
impression. It is not thought that
thore in much dangrer of an outbreak
occurring in the county hasttle, but
if such a thinp should happen it Is
believed the Sheriff's office Is fully
competent to handle it.
the management of one of the daily papers
of this city. On this charge we hae heard
considerable evidence and have decided this
complaint arises out of a newspaper con
troversy. The alleged libelous matter sub
mitted for consideration . might Justify a re
turn of a true bill if presented Independen
and- aside from the controversy raxing be
tneen the managers of two publications. The
public has withstood the abuses of the press
for so long and with such a degree of
flimness. and the discernment It has mani
fested between truth and falsehood, shows
It may safely be entrusted to hear and to
see everything true and false and form a
correct judgment between them. Hence we
have concluded that public justice does not
demand - that the criminal courts of this
county be used for the purpose of aiding
eitner party in a controversy of this kind
but we leave this matter to that greatest of
juries, -puniic opinion.-- berore whom both
contestants have already been indicted on
the charge of abusing the liberty of the
press.
CONTEMPT OF GRAND JURY.
While this jury was engaged In a secret
session, examining a witness on the 12th
day of November. 1908, District Attorney
jonn Manning, and one or his in v annolnt
ed deputies being present we were interrupt
ed in the examination of said witness bv
.heavy pounding on the door of the grand
Jury room, and upon the door being opened
one Menry r.. aictjinn. an attorney at la
without requesting permission to enter, and
without leave or invitation of the grand
jury, rushed Into the grand jury room and
In a loudand boisterous manner commenced
to upbraid the District Attorney in the
presence of this jury and of the witness
then being examined, and the said Henry
E. McGinn took upon hlmseif the responsi
bility of telling this Jury what Its duties
were and that no one had the right to be
present except the District Attorney him
self, and the witness under examination:
that said Henry E. McGinn ran about the
grand Jury room, smacked his lists and
pounded the table and -otherwise conducted
himself in so rude and so boisterous a'
manner as to wholly interfere with the de
liberations of this body: that said Henry
E. McGinn refused to leave the grand Jury
room when ordered to do so.
That afterwards we submitted a presen
tation of this interruption of the grand Jury
to his honor. Judge Alfred F. Sears. Jr.,
and was informed by him that this matter
amounted to a contempt of court. This
grand jury deems the actions of the said
Henry K. McGinn deserving not only of cen
sure bxtt of punishment. Therefore, we ear
nestly request and uirec-t the proper of
ficers to bring contempt proceedings against
the said Henry E. McGinn for Ills said ac
tions in interfering with the deliberations
of the officers of this court.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
We visited the various public institutions
of the county and find tnem well conducted.
At the poor Farm and the County Hospital
we found conditions very good, the inmates
well cared for and seemingly well con
tented. However, we recommend the use
of electricity for lighting purposes Instead
or Kerosene at the Poor Farm.
MAGDALENE HOME.
We visited the Magdalene Home and
found about 70 girls and women Inmates
there. This grand jury is informed that this
Institution receives about 47 per month for
each' inmate from the state, and that these
Inmates are mostly able to do work and do
work In a laundry, run by that Institution.
We believe It would be a better policy for
either the slate or county the county. If
it has the authority to operate a deten
tion home for wards or this character. And
re of the opinion that if properly managed
an Institution of this kind would be of i
great benefit, and almost. If not wholly, self
sustaining. . .
BABY HOME. I
We visited the Baby Home and found the
institution in good sanitary condition,
everything nice and clean, and the manage
ment thereof is to be commended.
COUNTY JAIL.
We also visited the" County Jail which is
In charge of Jailor Mitchell, and too much
cannot be said of the manner in which It is
kept. Tne sub-jail at Kelly's Butte Is com
mendable, the prisoners .are well kept, fed
and housed. The sanitary conditions are
B'jv una 11 in a ocuer place 101 men con
fined for offenses they have committed than
the County Jail, as It is light and airy. We
commend the county authorities for this in
novation of prison discipline. We observed
the prisoners were at work and appeared to
be cheerful and better contented than pris
oners usually are when merely confined In
idleness in the corridors and cells of county
jails. They are under the direct chorge of
Mr. Briggs. .who exercises a kind and firm
discipline over them.
CITY JAIL
We also visited the City Jail and find that
It is well kept but dark and entirely tp.i
small for the number of people confined
there from time to time. However, this
overcrowded" condition of the City Jail is
now being relieved to some extent by 'the
city authorities sending prisoners to the
rockplle at Kelly s Butte.
BOYS' AND GIRLS' AID SOCIETY.
The Boys' and Girls Aid Society, under
the management of W. T. Gardner and his
able assistants, we find In good condition,
the boys and girls are being sent to school
and are as well cared for as can be ex
pected from the management of an institu
tion. .
TAX DEPARTMENT.
We recommend that the tax collecting de
partment of the Sheriff's office in the Court
house be enlarged to suit the increased
ne'eds of the public, as the present quarters
are inadequate for the purposes, and causes
much delay 'on the part of taxpayers.
MONEY FOR CASTLE ROCK
I'OItTI.AND BVSIXKSS I'll IMS
SUBSCRIBE TO FUND.
Sum oT $505 Given Thus 1'ar and
Kffort Will Be Made to llaic
Total of $2000.
President Hose of the Chamber of
Commerce jr :stcrday issued a call to
the people of Portland, asking for con
tributions of money or .blankets for
the relief of the distressed people of
Castle Rock who were left destitute or
nearly so by the recent floods in the
Cowlitz. It is estimated that J1MU0
will be nufficient to make the tempor
arily homeless comfortable until nor
mal conditions are restored.
It Js hoped -to- get a chock oft this
morning, as immediate aid is required.
A aolicitor, sent out by the Chamber
of Commerce, yesterday visited those
business houses which sell goods to
the distressed town and from which
contributions will probably be prompt
ly secured. '
Messages from Castle Rock" toll 't
privation caused by the floods. Many
are without suitable clothing un-I
others are destitute of bedding, their,
property having been destroyed by tlie
high water.
M. Moscssohn, assistant secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce, secured the
following- subscription - yesterday:
First National Bank, $100; Ladd & Til
ton, $100; Allen & Lewis. $50; Floisch
ner, Mayer & Co.. $)D; W. P. p'ullor &
Co., $50; Portland Flouring Mills Com
pany. $50: I-ang & Co'., t-; Clossct &
De.vers. $li0: Rothchild Bros.. $20: cash,
$30; W. B. Glafke Co., $10; Northrop &
Sturgis Co.. $10; total. $503.
Other business firms will be visited
by Mr. Mosessohn today. The business
men who have so far contributed gave
willingly and said that if further do
nations were needed from them to com
plete the desired $2000, they would bo
glad to ffive more.
It is expected the total will be raised
and the check forwarded today. The
relief committee at Castle Rock, whicii
will disburse the fund,-is as follows:
B. R. Paris, J. C. Glad with. Joseph
O'Neill, R. Brewster . and J. W. Studc
bakcr. CASTLE ROCK IX PRESENT NEED
Industries Will Be Resumed as Soon
as Repajrs Are Made.
CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. Nov. 22.
(Special.) Now that the water has re
ceded, the damaged, though heavy, are
not so great as were at flrst supposed.
Great Injury has been done to property
all along the Cowlitz River, but, with
the exception of the land that has been
washed away, the damages can in most
cases be speedily repaired and the
thriving industries soon resume their
wonted course. An examination Into
the condition of the submerged or part
ly submerged mills reveals the fact
that beyond the lovs of tarns and ma
terials, the losses will be comparatively
small.
John Robin, of the Robin Shingle
Company, reports that he lias found in
one place above here 300 cords of
shingle bolts which they thought were
gone, which means a saving of $1000
or more, and will greatly aid the com
pany in soon resuming business. At
the Metcalf mill the buildings were not
under water, but the supporting bank
was carried away under a portion of
the elevator and storehouse. While
this company has lost heavily in the
matter of logs nnd bolts, it still lias
some material near at hand and can
probably resume operations as soon as
the repair work is done and the neces
sary booms replaced.
The Black Diamond Paint & Shingle
Company, which lost its mill and a
larye amount of ''toils, has decided to
rebuild ' here of. a larger scale than
before.
Gray's mill, just across from the
lower end of town, was apparently un
injured, and began sawing shingles
Monday. Tiiat mill was high above the
water and its bolts were in the Arkan
saw River, away from the rushing
waters of 'the Cowlitz, so that the loss,
if any, was very light.
The water works are again in' opera
tion. The electric lighting plant,
though most. 01 It wrts In the water
for a time, is now dry, though a por
tion cf it is' still hanging over the
bank. The machinery rs being recov
ered and repr.ired as rapidly as pos
sible, but it Is said that it will be
some months before the lights will be
turned on again.
There Is plenty of employment in the
timber for all the men who want to
work, and the absolutely necessary as
well as contemplated public and pri
vate improvements will give employ
ment to many more. Temporary as
sistance, however, to those ,who have
lost everything is absolutely needed.
Railroad traffic is beins rapidly re
sumed, with the assistance of several
river steamers, and it is thought that
GOT THE WRONG
IMPRESSION
IN SPITE Or TOPSY-TURVY CON
DITIONS, MORE BUSINESS
THAN EVER IS BE
ING DONE.
An Impression That Improvements
Now Being Made, Getting Ready in
the New Eilers Piano House, Had
Interfered With Trade, Shown to
Be Far From the Mark A Repeti
tion of Old-Time Heavy Piano Sell
ingA Long List of Buyers New
Quarters, When Completed, to Be
the Most Convenient in the Entire
West in the Music-Store Line.
Shown noor U, 1" tIlat, y" """P" "
lS,,Hll''B,l,'nt 1,1 PUblishillR tlio
yeVterdJy's"1 "H?3- w ou did in
Portland m,.V, P 'V sa!cl H well-known
the Filers Pijl ti Jj",0nd am- "''"'"cr of .
he con tii eJ J" t'OUt;- "Vour house."
K'i Si p,a"" s,"'liK until the
tilers piano House has been really Ve-
vourCd,;oi cT'of il" , ,,eW etlu'P'n nt and
theh. ? y .l R'vll people more for
their money than they can obtain else
where you will. I am .s,.ei hp " VtVrf,,
fore." records sreatcr than ever be"
rostv-ll0l',P,,i.mlth!,r.,t," sa,e of lir"e Metre-style
Pianola Pianos. CMueclallv the
high-priced styles, in one day, is in itM-lf
an event of such importance and sis'iiiM
cance that we deem it worthy of special
note. However, to reassure him. as well
as others who may have noted the fad
that wc mentioned only three sales in
yesterday s advertisement, when it is our
usual custom to announce dozens or more
We SllOWed llilll . -jr.! ....w:..:.- ,
.-. uif.Mii neieio,
;,. it-mnctl 111 l!ie
o. lice on the same day on which these
11 o!-i. ic i-iunoia t'lanos were
purchased.
Atlwr l.infr ..,!.... I 1.. . , .... ... .
,-, ' -'"e I'iv inmii UUL Ol OlIMIieSS
all fcunimer. this report of sales for a sin-
ivctuy wormy 01 mention when
ihe fact Is considered that even now
Kilers Piano House is still in a state i..f
turmoil. Most of the time there is liaiiliv
a square yard of floor space on tlie three
Moors that is not littered with building
material, and the various appurtenances
of carpenters and workmen. Liespite all
this, trade musi be. and is boiiis carried
on without interruption, and iu immense
volume, as tiie fuels show, ami this busi
ness itself is un(iiestioiial)ly the greatest
indorsement that could be given our es
tablishment. Here Is the List.
The other sales of the day. as above re
ferred to. were as follows: A beautiful
Kimball "plight. In fancy mahogany,
was purchased by Mr. I irydcn Maker.
The Heppner Commercial Club ordered
a fine Marshall Wendell Piano, while,
Mr. Michael Wtubbletield purchased an
exact duplicate of the same and still an
other instrument of tills same make, in
a mottled walnut case, was secured by
Mr. W. O. Chase.
A handsome Kailey I'pright which
make is growinir to be very poplar
was secured by Mrs. J. V. itced. while
Kate Sullivan purchased a specially de
signed HadihuiT Piano. duplicate of the
one exhibited in the Illinois building at
tiie Fair. Another line Bailey Piano went
to Mrs. Charles C Daniel, while a dupli
cate of the same was purchased by Miss
Bessie Brown.
Mr. O. P. Rose purchased one of the
elegant large specially designed Story &
Clark ITprigbts.
Boston's great piano, tlie Cliickering.
found buyers In Mrs. Carl Hepp, who
decided upon a Baby Grand, and Mr. Rob
ert Weir, who took a fancy carved ma
hogany upright. A third Chiekering was
secured by J. -A. Holden. and a fourth
a regular Parlor Grand size Cliickerinp;.
i;i ery fancy -curly mahogany went to
tlie beautiful, Mionig of Mr. and Mrs.
Smith Gwlnn.
Miss Maud Opdyke decided upon a hand
some Kimball of special design in fancy
mnlioaany case.
In addition to the Pianola Pianos men
tioned yesterday, another of the famous
$750 styles was secured by Mrs. J. A.
Martini and Mr. ('. P.onell decided
upon a Stock Mctrxstyle Pianola Piano,
exactly the same as was purchased by
tlie lodge.
Mrs. .1. Thomas. Miss Maud Isrlelle and
also Mrs. F. H. Oliver each purchased a
large Cabinet Grand style of the old fa
vorite Marshall t Wendell Cprigbts.
A Kimball Parlor Grand was also sold
to Mr. A. Mioriek. while Mr. W. K. Lar
son secured one of the fancy Hobart M.
Gable Pianos, which of late have grown
into such great favor witli almost all of
tiie leading educational and music
schools.
Late in the evening. Mr. C. G. Kennedy
purchased one of tlie beautiful Baileys
111 the new nun or rreiien iitnu. ahu
of the world-famous Weber I'prieht Pi
anos in most carefully selected African
mahogany was purchased by -Mr. J. T.
Brown.
Soon to Be Ready.
I'pon rompletion of the work now under
way Kilers Piano House will unriuestion
abl'y be tlie best-equipped and all around
linest piano store on the Pacific r oast.
Kvery convenience for the careful, correet
and speedy handling of the largest pos
sible volume of piano business having been
carefully provided. We feel we shall never
be able to sufficiently -express our appre
ciation of tlie loyalty of the public which
makes possible a list of names and sale.
as above under the adverse conditions
which prevail in the ma Iter of store serv
ice at this time. Nothing is being left un
done to complete the arrangements for Ihe
new establishment at the earliest possible
moment, and thereafter Portland mus,c
lovers we h.,pc. will have reason to feel
well repaid for present inconveniences.
3il Washington street will be the num
ber over the entrance to tlie new estab
'shment of Filers Piano House bicger
that? ever? better than ever and busier
than ever.
trains will be able to cross the Olcqua
bridge by the first of next week at
farthest. . , ,,
The following arc the names of those,
so Mr as known, who lost their homes:
Mr Alexander, who occupied the toll
house: Fred Hatch. Mr. Brown. Phil
Bruneau. John Fraidenburg. M. U
Sheumake. George Cunningham. Mrs.
Stella Kveritt. Clict Bemls, Joe ilemeke,
B Vincent Brewer. C. U. Fowler. W. N.
Scott W. A. Williams. W. B. Warner.
James Alger. D. Dodge. W. K. B. Burt,
Frank Tannehili. Harvey Staley. D. S.
Martin, occupied by Sam Cornelius, who
lost everything: Mr. Summers (two).
James Parish. Guy Rube, and the Brist
estate also lost houses. J. V. Marsh,
just below town, also lost his barn and
his house was so badly wrecked that it
has been torn down.
Offers of assistance are coming from
outside towns, which are being grateful
ly received by the relief committee.
Kelso comes to the front liberally, with
out having been solicited.
SHE SMOKED CIGARETTES
Portland AVtmiun Sent to Asylum
buffering IV0111 Suicidal Mania.
Two women were .committed to the
Stale Insane Asylum by Judge Webster
yesterday. Mrs. Minnie M Juchemich, re
siding at 526 Kast Fourteenth street, had
become so violent that it was considered
necessary to keep her under restraint.
For the past 15 years she has been a vic
tim of tne cigarette habit, besides hav
ing suffered considerably from the effects
of various ailments. Her mania is of a
homicidal nature.
The other case was that of Mrs. Annie
Ferguson, aged 73. a native of Sweden,
suffering from senile dementia.
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