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THE MORNING OREGOXIATT, TUTTIt SPAT.
APRIL, 23, 1909.
PLOTTERS TRY TO
FACSIMILE OF ONE SHEET OF MUTILATED PETITION, SHOWING HOW ADDRESSES HAVE BEEN
ERASEIl. ATTn PnPTD iTT nr ur c a -r-rT-r,-r , uii.nooio aAVh BEEN
, ... ujxah, auuubed CITY OFFICIAL.
NULLIFY PETITION
fITIATIVE PETITION
I-.-:
Conspiracy to Defeat McKen-
na Excise Board Law Is
! Discovered.
SIGNATURES ARE CHANGED
M. Relnstein, Brewer, and Samuel
Breslauer, His Bookkeeper, Ar
rested Deputy City Auditor
j Lotaa Suspended bj- Chief.
(Oonttnoag from STrt F&c.)
pollo station and grave bonds for their
appearance cnis momlngr before Municipal
Judge Van Zanto. Big Slohel and H. J.
Oppenhelmer are the bondsmen.
The petition that has rnn inj
w1th cJl 'or the submission in the June
election or an amendment to the city
charter creating an excise hnori
!lRtiil tho Mayor na 'our others, -who
"" oumpieie control of the Issu
ance of saloon licenses and the power to
.?hem for cauge. It Increases the
retail liquor license from 800 to t000
per year; requires saloons to close be-
JJH!? I1ln.lRnt and 6:30 M- " re
stricts the liquor traffic and the Issuance
or licenses In several drastic particulars.
Uke Scandal Two Years Ago.
This petition la similar to one presented
two years ago. the failure of which also
had a scandal connected with It. At that
time, while the petition was In the pos
session of the City Auditor. It Is charged
that someone cut off some of the sheets
containing signatures, thus reducing the
?"mT of on the petition by
nd.can,n t to fall by reason of
riot having a sufficient number of signa
lU.r.l rerlfrt6re1 -nd qualified voters
Responsibility for the mutilation of the
petition two years ago was never fixed
and this year City Auditor Barbur took
every reasonable measure to see that
there was not a repetition of the experl
?rC,e ?wo yearB aK. The petition was
Jealously guarded and no one outsider
was permitted to peruse it unless some
deputy, or the Auditor himself, stood by
-i J1VUtlon waa "led APril and cai-1
i-led 29 names. The number required
to make the petition effective in the mat
ter of bringing about a submission of the
proposed amendment Is about 2(500 If
approximately 1300 names should be re
moved from the petition or proved to be
those of persons not legally registered
or be .shown to be fictitious In other re
VS? tho amendment would not be sub
mitted to the voters.
Signatures Checked Over.
Monday a force of deputies with James
Gill in charge began the work of check
tne "8t o names on the peti
tion to ascertain If the owners were reg
istered voters. This work continued unUl
7 P. M when all but W. D. Smith left
n V.fo,r Mr- t?1U Placin the Petition-
in JS! n f! Vault" Mr- Sraith remained
in the office engaged In other work until
8 o'clock, when he placed his books in
the vault and departed. """ks in
ti'i"'.8 la!6r. the day watchman no
il tn n the main office. At
WW f" lhk9 nlfrht watchman, Fred
IJler. also observed Lotan In the office
and saw him occasionally walk Into the
stenographer's room. At 11:15 Ltaa and
two men. unknown to Eiler. wre seen
by the latter leaving the building
Tuesday. Aucfltor Barbur-s attention
was attracted to the petition by the man
ner tn which one of the clerks was study!
g"fs.a sJf"ature through a man,ry?rTs
erasu'r. rBarb"r observed that a
erasure of tho address opposite the name
wa, very apparent and. glancing through
the document, saw that erasures hid
been made by the wholesale d
How Names Were Tampered With
resorted to In many instances hut thl
who,. halr paeR bearing fhea'dessel
had been gone over with a soft -.fK
. ! is-i-i aSS-r ad!
-roXerthih;:; " " aora8:
Sico-?H
i?.J n 'ooompanlment to the usum
ssr- thJtht?n ai- t
oence that street numbers wer
SlrTeV'Tigufe3 'aT
cleahn whneUb,Jit, tto h
the aid of a magnifying glass.
Thousand Signatures Changed.
, In all. probably 1000 names or addresse
es of which .how plainly they werf
feat the purpose of the petition, if n
such signatures should be thVi.-
watch was kept In the office in tl V.
that the perpetrator, or the hopa
would return to coZ?"
were no late vteitors. howevir J!
.-n!,a,mel.a QUlet 'nvKaUon wa. made
and the observation, of the night wath
revealed to Mr. Bartur 7
to know C namet oMheenTtJ
admitted Monday night. Ltin u ?s .aid
turned white, stammered ad fW,v
named RelnBteln. but said hi .
know the nameo, "theer? bu xSll
Relnstein'. bookkeeper. Vhen
asked by Mr. Barbur what they were do
1lg-JJtn repUed that the menW?I
checking over the excise petition TTnder
tSrST hL uestl- n aftted
that he had done wrong in nermitti
supposed enemies of the peation to havf
access to It In the dead hours of night!
but said that he did not reallxo
time that It wa unwise? Uza " tno
Auditor Suspends Ijotan.
Auditor Barbur suspended Lotan at
noon yeeterday. Auditor Barbur related
Vf. clrcumftances of the case to District
Attorney Cameron and warrants were is
sued for Relnstein and Breslauer about
1 o-clock. The two men appeared volun
tarily In Judge Van Zante's court hav
ing heard that warrants were, out for
them.
"I don't deny that we -were In the
Auditor's office Monday evening checking
over tua excise petition." aald Mr. JEtetn-
jTj 1:
NAME
r J
Bteltl. WhllA wnftfncr ,
v vikj ui ma Donas-
men in th coiirtroom. "I do denv
uioufE-ft, that we altered or mutilated the
Petition in Anv nrev T V, v. -
COUrthOUSA phAlrlno- u
vtc uib unage pe-
tlUon to ascertain how many of the
.i.wc vclt; Kwa ana now many bad. I
JoUnd that they were running only about
, : aw uwuiieu to me, men,
to check over tho excise petition. I went
v w.o v-ny nau aurmg tne day, but the
clerks were busy with the petition I
have been unable to attend personally, to
my brewery business for a long time and
the work has piled up on my bookkeeper.
11& COUld not eft OVL-aV lirlnw .1 .
and It takes two to check over the names.
x arrangea wun Mr. Ijotan to let us
CO nV(T till! nolltfnn . 1. n . 1 V .
checked nvnr aimit Arm .. T ,
- "auicD. x Knew
the penalties for changing such a peti-
v.ui., ttiiu wouian r mink of doing such a
thing. The excise board is not a mat
ter of much consequence to me. Brewer
ies are not affected so much as retail
houses, and I have no retail Interests.
My plant Is small has a yearly capacity
of 10.000 barrels and could easily be
UcUenu unu w-u ice laciory, or soda
water factory, or some other business.
Relnstein Gives Himself Up.
1 did not hear of this thing until about
1:30. I was In the City Hall 'then and
noticed that people were looking at me
In a queer way, and finally asked what
was the matter. Then they told me. I
didn't want the warrant served on me,
so got my bondsmen and came down here.
I dont think there will be a thing to
these charges after 1 have had a chance
to make a showing. I am all broke up
over the affair and hardly know what
I am. doing."
"Was Lotan present- while you were
checking over the petition?" was asked.
"Yes, he was," replied Mr. Relnstein.
"He kept pulling out his watch and tell
ing us to hurry that he had to go."
Lotan, who Is under surveillance, but
has not been arrested In connection with
the affair, was reluctant to talk. He ad
mitted, however, that he let the two men
into the Auditor's office. When asked
what excuse they gave for wanting to
go over the petition at night, Lotan re
piled:
"They said they didn't want their op
ponents to know what they were doing."
When asked If he remained in the sten
ographer's room with the two men while
they were at work, Ixtan said that he
sat at his own desk in the main office
and wrote two letters. When Relnstein'.
claim that the deputy was In the room
with them was repeated to Lotan, the
latter eaid that he walked Into the sten
ographer's room several times.
Lotan Gets Combination.
Lotan denies that he had the combina
tion to the back door of the vault, but
Deputy W. D. Smith asserts that Lotan
obtained the number, of the combination
from him Monday.
"The' combination Is never thrown dear
off.' declared Lotin last night. "It re
quires turning the knob to only two or
three numbers to open it. One does not
have to know the combination as the
numbers are on a card fastened up by
the door."
Mr. Lotan said that any of the deputies
could have gained access to the vault
and petition at night.
Auditor Barbur says, that there was
no specific rule In his office against
deputies coming In after business hours
with companions. Hereafter, however,
tho watchmen will stop all deputies after
hours when accompanied by vteitors. and
ascertain their business In the City HalL
Both City Auditor Barbur and F L.
MoKenna, the father of the exolse peti
7 O i ' 1
Portland,. Oregon :
gal voters of the City of Portland, in the County, of Muftnomah and
7 demand that the following proposed amendment 'to the City Charter
of the legal voters of the City of Portland, State of Oregon, for their
regular City Election in said city to be held on the seventh day of
torhimself says: I have personally signed this petition: I am a leiral
my residence and street number are
tion, assert that the multilations of the
document will not affect its validity.
"I don't see how It can affect the peti
tion seriously," said Mr. McKenna last
evening. "I have consulted with Judge
Seneca Smith, P. L. Willis, and othir
attorneys, and am advised that the muti
lation having been committed In the
Auditor's office, after the filing of the
petition cannot atop the petitioners from
exercising their rights. The men who
signed the petition assert their legal
qualifications in signing it and in the
eni-,Pf eraaure" having occurred after
the filing of the instrument, the burden
of proof that the names are not bona
fide would rest on the persons contest
ing the sufficiency of the petition.
"The act was an outrageous one, and
In my. opinion was only the following tip
of the effort made two years ago to
lio t P"sons who do not want the
liquor traffic properly controlled lare
X" th!.Mhe ProPa amendment
S? ,Carr and they desire to put off the
day it takes effect for another two years
T,W,?Jaar8.a8:o they ""cceeded In post
& a01!0" and I believe the City
Auditor took warning and did everything
he could to prevent a repetition of the
occurrence. He could not be expected to
ltLT'r" 10 Watch h,s deputies
fa that a deputy was involved
Kfn8r dlnB reliev the Auditor
of any blame In the matter
We propose to know what influences
W.0r,k outslde of the men direct
13. 1 P .Cated' and we hoP to see every
person In any way-connected with the
matter ferreted out and convicted. I be!
Meye the District Attorney will do hts
fyHand,that thera wlU some import!
ant developments later."
Participants in Alleged Plot.
Maurice Relnstein, one of the men
nnder arrest In the transaction, has oeen
LSS"ita BeV?ral enterprlses In Port"
lh ..r '"9.""16 he was a deputy In
r. ,VePartment ln the Sheriffs of
fice; later became a contractor; then
a stock broker, afterwards a brewer
and recently figured as manager of the
P. Dresser & Co. store, in which he had
purchased an interest
Rt!ienSased .In . treet contracting
Relnstein was a rival of Reiner & Son
lT,ti.WaVa,rfrely through the instru
mentality of Relnstein that the Tanner
Creek sewer scandal was exposed.
Some three or four years ago he pur
chased an Interest In the Portland Brew
ing Company and built up the plant until
It became a paying investment. About
ten months ago he became Interested in
1 JT- .D5esser & Co. stock and sold
out his Interest about a week ago
Sam Lotan is a native of Portland, and
Is a son of James Lotan. at one time
prominent in politics and later at tha
head of the Willamette Iron Works. Sam
Lotan has always been popular, and his
honesty has never been questioned In
the last primary election he was a 'can
didate for the nomination as a city audi
tor and was defeated by a narrow mar
gin. He has been counter deputy in the
auditor's office for a number of years
It Is apparently the opinion of officers
investigating the case that Lotan has
been, the tool in an organized attempt to
defeat the excise board' petition. It is
intimated that there is an opportunity
open for him, if he knows of such a plot
to reveal the details and escape prose
cution. DISCLAIMER FROM WESSIXGER
President Denies Brewers Associa
tion Had Any Part ln Plot.
PORTLAND, April 2L-(To the Public)
The arrest of the manager of the Port
correctly written after toy name.
STREET NUMTBER
land Brewing Company, on the charge
of mutilating public records ln the cus
tody of the City Auditor, compels me.
In order that there may be no misappre
hension by the public, to say, as presl
.un5 ?! tho reSon Brewers' Association,
that if any such attempt was made by
any one I knew nothing whatever about
it. We certainly are opposed to prohibi
tion, or to any law so drastic that It
cannot be enforced. As to the McKenna
ordinance, we believed, and still believe,
that the people as a whole will not ap
prove of so radical and prohibitory a
measure. We will present our side of
the question properly, at the proper time,
to the people for their determination, and
, as law-abiding citizens we will submit to
e0 8l?,n- No fraudulent or corrupt
methods will ever receive any encourage-
Ew nrm We cannot d0 business
lawfully, we will go out of business.
. . , PAUL WBSSINGER,
"i"' Oregon Brewers' Association.
D0LPH-H0UGHT0N WEDDING
Popular Couple United ln Marriage
at First Presbyterian Church.
One of the most prominent weddings of
HoulhatWa8 at.f Mlss EfCle Howard
Houghton and Mr. Marlon Francis
at 8.30 o clock at the First Presby
terian Church. Rev. William Hiram
Foulkes read the ceremony and th
church was attractively arranged with
Ka,rS" and Easter lilies. The
bride, who Is one of the most popular
Klrls in society, made a charming pic
ture in a gown of dlrectolre satin elab
orately trimmed with handsome old
lace. A full length veil was held ln
Place by a coronet of orange blossoms.
The maid of honor was Miss Claire
Houghton and the bridesmaids were
Miss Use Koehler, Miss Grace Warren
Miss Hazel Dolph and Miss Nan Robert
son. They were gowned alike ln smart
sheath gowns of Ivory white dlrectolre
satin and carried great arm bouquets
of Easter lilies.
Mr. Dolph was attended by George
Warren and the ushers were Ray
mond Wilcox, Charles Holbrook. Tom
Robertson and Edward Failing. The
bride Is a daughter of Mrs. Warren
F. Houghton, a granddaughter of Mr
and Mrs. R. S. Howard, Sr.; a niece of
Mrs. James De Levall Flower, of New
York, and a cousin of Mrs. J. Wesley
Ladd. Mr. Dolph i. a son of the late
Senator and Mrs. J. N. Dolph; a nephew
of Cyrus A. Dolph, a brother of Mrs
Richard Nixon; Mrs. Lewis . Walker
Thornton, of Tinrtfin t, tr . i
- .j i v . . iuiun.
and Cyrus A. Dolph, of the 26th Infantry
ov.L.Ui.7u jimma., ana is connected
with the. law firm of Dolph, Mallory
Simon & Gearln. Mr. Dolph is a prom
inent club man and a graduate of Wil
liams College.
Swept Over Niagara.
This terrible calamity often happen,
because a careless boatman Ignores the
rivers warnings growing ripples and
faster current Nature's warnings are
Kind. That dull pain or ache in the
back warns you the Kidneys need at
tention if you would escape fatal
maladies Dropsy. Diabetes or Brleht'a
disease. Take Electric Bitters at once
and see Backache fly and all your best
feelings return. "After long suffering
from weak kidneys and lame back one
1.00 bcttle wholly cured me." writes
J. R. Blankenship, of Belk, Tenn. Onlv
50c at all druggists. '
The fact that a pound of radium is theo
retically worth over $36,000,000 la an in
ducement to produce it, and science make.
its production a necessity. The total world
production of radium has aot yet equaled
una gram.
MISSION MS MEET
pledge of $5000 is made for
ALASKA.
North Paciric Board Will Also Raise
$1600 for Corea and $3000
for China.
The 21st annual moti '
& i lilt) WO
men a North Pacific Home Mission
ooara openea auspiciously yesterday
mo mine- in tv a tl.-j t- ,
Church with a large attendance of
3 V to order by Mrs. W
b. Ladd, words of welcome were spoken
by Mrs. W. A. rah 1 .
- --- " "j ui l i it5 pieas-
ing events of the opening of the meet-
"' "ie presentation to Mrs. Ladd
raOT oy oars. j. s.
Bradley In' behalf of the board, and
also Mrs. Ladd was presented with
carnation hv tha - ..
j ,uuu6 gins or tne
Caroline Ladd Club.
Mrs. T T f Pomn!! . V. .
.. mo report or
the secretary, showing that much work
had been done in Alaska, where 40 000
Is to be expended in new buildings for the
icouj uorian mission School. After dis
cussion thn mivtlne. j . .
" " V . pieafre
S.jOOO nst -nni-t nf th. tiAiv . i , .
: ' .tv.vw iu uo risea,
ln addition to Its usual contributions. One
store for her. rohs th v-
. .mnuuio aiiu car-
of the coming evened casFs her . Sf'SS
SI B?h5Jf rk -n A Thousands of women have found thauEse
nr??a J8 -FrHn-d dunng resnany robs confinement of all paiS
for.thi enmin fnt
vents "morning sickness"
and other discomforts of
this period, sow by n druggists
, , , , at $1.00 per bottle.
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STATEMENT FROM MR. PAUL WESSINGER
' . v :
TO THE PUBLIC : Portland, Or., April . 1
The arrest of the manager of the Portland Brewing
Company, on the charge of mutilating public records in the
custody of the City Auditor, compels me, in order that there
may be no misapprehension by the public, to say, as presi
dent of the Oregon Brewers' Association, that if any such
attempt was made by any one I knew nothing whatever
about it. We certainly are opposed to prohibition, or to any
law so drastic that it cannot be enforced. As to the Mc
Kenna ordinance, we believed, and still believe, that the
people as a whole will not approve of so radical and prohib
itory a measure. We will present our side of the question
properly, at the proper time, to the people for their determi
nation, and as law-abiding citizens we will submit to that
decision. No fraudulent or corrupt methods will ever re
ceive, any encouragement from us. If we cannot do busi
ness lawfully, we will go out of business.
PAUL WESSINGER,
President Oregon Brewers' Association.
thousand dollars will be raised for Corea.
The board will also raise $3000 for Hang
chow, China.
Mrs. John W. Goes, treasurer, submit
ted her report for the year ending March
31, 1909, making the following showing: Bal
ance of former year, $23.91;. received from
all sources during the year, $14,377.93; dis
bursements home missions; $5162.15; for
eign mission, $7097.49; Freed men. $1308.29
contingent fund, $830.77; balance cash on
hand, $211.14; contingent, $114.83; Chinese
Home, $36; total, $14,609.84.
Reports of the traveling library, maga
zine and understudy secretaries were
read, all showing satisfactory conditions.
Last night a popular meeting was held,
with Rev. A. J. Montgomery ln charge.
Rev. Mr. Montgomery set forth the re
markable progress Portland Presbytery
had made the past few years, and espe
cially the progress that had been made
on the East Side.
The address of the evening was made
by Mrs. C. W. Hayes, who delivered an
illustrated talk on "Foreign Missions."
which was filled with profitable Informa
tion. Following the lecture a general re
ception was held, ln charge of Mrs. Mont
gomery and Mrs. Butterfield.
The board will meet this morning at
9:30 and election of officers will be held
this afternoon.
Sues for Value of Burned Freight.
The Drexel Hotel Company brought
suit yesterday against the Oregon Short
Line Railroad Company for the recovery
of $4,925.51 damages. The hotel company
pmppgq a quamity or furniture and car-
Is an ordeal which all
women approach with
indescribable fear.
nothing compares with the
pain and horror of child
birth. The thought of the
uii?"V.E..?n.a a?n2er. i
sunenng ana danger in
"y p cparcs me system
lOJ M fSA
1 1 1
taytzoraU, Stomach,
Liver mad Bowels.
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and you will see that it reaches the most
important towns and cities in Kansas, Okla
homa, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Minne
General Agent
Corner Alder. Portland, Or.
pets to Vale, where It was planned to
open a hotel. The car was burned at
Welser. Idaho. October 30, it is alleged
The railroad company is charged wltli
having failed to take proper precautions
to prevent the car from taking fire or
measures to extinguish it. The opening
of the hotel was delayed for 30 days
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