12
THE 3rOItXTXG OREGOXIA, THTRSDAT, APRIH, 14, 1910.
PLEA HOT MADE AS
DEAL, MOORE SAYS
Ex-Banker Replies "Guilty,"
He Explains, to Avoid Ex
pense of Trials. -
WITNESS IN MORRIS CASE
Sioore Is Snbpenaed by Prosecution,
but Denies He Han Made Agree
ment to Testify In Return for
' . Klne and Dismissal.
. Fallowing an agreement that he -would
be Immune from Imprisonment and sub
jected to a fine only, V. H. Moore, ap
peared before Presiding Judge Morrow
iri department No. 1 of the Circuit Court
yesterday morning; and pleaded guilty
to receiving a deposit in the Oregon
Trust & Savings Bank, knowing it to be
Insolvent, and was lined S1000.
Immediately fallowing his plea and
Bfntenco, all the remaining Indictments
against Mr. Mooro, which included a
number charging embezzlement, were
dismissed upon the motion of District At
torney Cameron.
Stumor has it that Mr. Moore and his
attorneyA had made a compact for im
munity In caaa he pleaded guilty and was
let oft with a fine, so that he might be
used as a wttnea9 against W. Cooper
Morris, whose trial will soon occur.
This rumor, however. Is trenuously
denied by Mr. Moore in person, as well
as by District Attorney Cameron. Be
fore leaving the courtroom yesterday
morning, Mr. 'Moore was served with a
subpena to testify at the Morris trial.
Secret Conference Is Held.
The agreement by which Mr. Moore's
punishment was determined out of court
was made between- Attorneys McGinn
and Fulton, representing Mr. Moore; Dis
trict Attorney Cameron, and Judge Mor
row. Arrangements freeing the ex
banker from the possibility of facing a
prlBon sentence were perfected at a
eoret conference held between Judge
Morrow and tht attorneys in the Judge's
private office on Monday a-ternoon.
Negotiations regarding this had been
pending between District .Attorney Cam
eron and the attorneys for the defense
of Moore for two of three days prior
to the conference with Judge Morrow.
District Attorney Cameron has expressed
himself as being satisfied with the out
come of the cases against Mr. Moore, -believing
that the prosecution has gained
point by establishing the efficacy of
the new banking laws and also freeing
the state of a heavy expense in trying
s. number of other cases against Moore.
On the other hand Mr. Moore, while
he has pleaded guilty, says that he did
so not to make it an admission of guilt,
but to relieve himself of an onerous ex
pense which he would have to shoulder
In fighting all of the remaining indict
ments against hlm.
Street talk, however, has it that Moore
admitted his guilt and took a fine upon
the charge of receiving a deposit in an
Insolvent bank after a Jury, which had
heard all of the facts, had declared him
to be not guilty, rather than risk trial
upon a charge of embezzlement to which
the prosecution -would probably have
turned next and for which the minimum
penalty In case of conviction is one year
in the penitentiary and the maximum la
ten years.
Moore's Totrtimony Pertinent.
Mr. Moore made admissions upon the
witness-stand in the trial of his own
cose upon which theee charges could be
based. He admitted that he and Mor
ris had taken their notes out of the
bank aggregating many thousand dol
lars, and to cover up the withdrawal had
taken telephone stock which the bank
already owned by virtue of the purchase
contract of the telephone bonds and en
tered it up on the books of the bank as
an investment equivalent to the amount
of the notes withdrawn.
Upon this positive admission by . Mr.
Moore, the Morris trial will be based
He will be accused of embezzlement. Mr.
t Moore said in his testimony that he
knew that he had done wrong In taking
this step, but thut Morris had urged It,
saying that it would be all right.
;' In the courtroom yesterday, Mr. Moore
made an effort to speak in his own be
half before the fine was Imposed, but
Judge Morrow would give him no op
portunity, and advised him to confer
with his attorneys before making any
statements. It was learned afterward
that he desired to deny that he had
made a bargain -with District Attorney
Cameron on condition that he would
tetlfy for, the state against Mr. Morris.
Attorney Charles ".V. I'ulton, represent
ing Mr. Moore, before sentence was
passed, made a plea for a light penalty,
lefore this, however, there- was a little
fencing between attorneys. At the open
ing f the court. District Attorney Cam
eron informed the Judge that Mr. Moore
hsrt decided to change his plea of not
gnilty to one of guilty. He then gave
tae floor to ex-Senator Pulton, who said
that Mr. Moore desired to change hie
plea of not guilty, and then he hesitated,
lie told the Judge he thought that Dis
trict Attorney Cameron should, before
toe plea vnw entered, make his recom
mendation In regard to the cue to the
court.
Tills Mr. CSmoron refused to do, and
the Judge turned to other business, while
Attorney Julton consulted -with Mr.
Cameron.- In a few moments IPulton an
nounced that his client was ready to
plead guilty to Indictment 1314, number
IMS being tho one on which he was tried
and acquitted. This Indictment charged
the receipt of a deposit of 150 from
Marie Veal.
The Indicted banker, who had until this
time been seated in the Jury-box, arose
and walked to where his attorney stood
end when naked by Judge Morrow what
liia plea was said In & very low voice
guilty."
Mooroh Acts Influence Jury. .
Attorney Pulton waived time for sen
tence, and the District Attorney In
formed tho court that Indictment No,
1814 Is of the same nature as the one
on whlon Moore was tried and ao
qurtted. with the recommendation of
the Jury "that he receive the most se
vere censure of the court for his guilty
knowledge of the" unlawful and dis
honest acts In the management of the
bank of which he was president."
The Dlstrl6t Attorney said that the
fact Mr. Moore had turned over ail his
private property to help pay the claims
of depositors had great weight wltn
the Jury and that as the state had put
all lta evidence before the Jury In the
first casa, with the resulting vedlct
of not guilty, he did not think It pos
sible to oonvlct on the second charge,
so that he thought a fine without Jail
sentence to be about right. The fine,
he said, would vindicate the law and"
show the people engaged In the bank
ing business In Oregon that tnere Is
a. law to punish such conduct as that
of Moore.
Mr. Pulton said: "I presume the
court will be largely guided by the
recommendation of the District At
torney. He has made a fair statement
of the case. In the former case, the
Jury stood nine for acquittal on the
first ballot- All of Mr. Moore's prop-,
erty was turned over to the Oregon
Trust bank the day after it closed,
and that fact had great weight with
them. f
"Beyond that, whatever the fact may
be as to t -e Insolvency of the bank,
I think the evidence shows that Mr.
Moore did not believe it was Insolvent.
The trial and the verdict established
tne fact that a Jury of his countrymen
did not believe him grullty. In view
of these facts, and the harrassment and
mental and physical strain that would
be undeVgone if the other, indictments
were tried, Mr. Moore has decided to
plead grullty. It would be in the power
of the state to bring him to trial on
each of the 11 Indictments. The de
fendant Is now dependent upon what
his wife and relatives can provide and
his counsel felt that it was wise to
advise im to adopt this course'
Rumor of "Deal" Is Denied.
"I wish to deny the published state
ments that Moore was to plead guilty
on condition that he -would oecome a
SO.V OP PROMIJiENT BUSINESS
MAN JJHOS AFTER LONG
ILLJVESS.
Cheater EMvrtn Colt.
Chester Edwin Colt, only child
of C. C. Colt, president of the
Union Meat Company, died yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock.
For over a month Chester Colt
had been suffering agonies from
tubercular meningitis, and at no
stage in the disease did his
parents r the physicians have
any hope. Chester Colt was 8
years old last July, and was one
of the most popular youngsters
on Portland Heights. He died at
the family residence, 664 Myrtle
street. The funeral will be held
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mr. Colt was the recipient of
many telegrams of condolence
yesterday from Chicago, Kansas
City and other centers.
witness In the other cases now pend
ing. He has contempt ior that sort
of thing. The defendant was a wit
ness in the case against himself and
he told all he knew. Nothing has been
said to me about his testifying against
others and I don't believe the District
Attorney would suggest such a thing.
Of course, he may be subpenaed to
testify in the other cases, but it is not
true that he pleads guilty with any
such understanding."
In passing sentence. Judge Morrow
said he would abide by the recommen
dation of the District Attorney and
make-the fine $1000.
As the court finished speaking, Moore
said: "May I speak a few words?" "You
had beat consult with your attorneys."
advised Judge Morrow. A few minutes
later Moore was heard to say, "I would
rather go to the penitentiary for life
than to make a bargain for immunity by
testifying against others." Before pass
ing sentence. Judge Morrow had asked
if a fine would be paid if imposed, and
Attorney Fulton had replied that it
would, Moore nodding in reply.
District Attorney Cameron thinks Mor
ris may plead guilty, and so expressed
himself yesterday.
A large crowd of spectators was gath
ered In the courtroom yesterday morn
ing when Moore was sentenced, Attorney
Seneca Pouts, Morris' attorney and John
F. Logan, attorney for Leo Friede. being
among the attorneys present.
When seen in his office after court,
Mr. Cameron said: "There is no agree
ment between Mr. Moore and me about
his testifying against Morris. His ad
missions in the first case were strong
enough, and if he tells In the Morris
trial what he told at his own, we -look
for a conviction of Morris."
Attorney Logan Makes Charge. '
It was said that Attorney Seneca
Fouts, representing Mr. Morris, and At
torney John Logan. representing Deo
Friede, both made offers Immediately to
plead guilty to the same charge as had
been done by Mr. Moore and receive the
same penalty. These alleged propositions
were turned down. It Is said, by the Dis
trict Attorney.
The fact that any such offer had been
made by Mr. Friede was lndignatly de
nied by Attorney Logan, who said:
"The statement that Mr. Friede,
through me, offered to plead guilty Is a
lie. 1 can not use terms strong enough
to denounce such a misrepresentation.
The real facts In the case are that the
proposition came irom the other side.
The District Attorney made the offer to
Mr. Friede through Mr. Lytic.
"Instead of It occurring yesterday, the
affair took place on the last day of the
Moore trial. Lytle gave Friede the rush
aot in the hallway of the Courthouse.
Instead of coming to us outright, the
District Attorney went about it in a
sneaking way. Why should he have sent
an emissary? Lytle told Friede in the
Courthouse that he could plead guilty
and pay JiOOO fine, but this was flatly
refused. Ve would not countenance
such a proposition."
"I Told Truth," Moore Says.
With reference to his being a state's
witness and testifying to "cinch"
Cashier Morris. Mr. Moore, said yester
day afternoon:
"I absolutely would agree to nothing
in the wsy of pleading guilty if tt was to
be understood that I was turning state's
evidence and tell anything more against
any other defendant In these cases than
I told against myself at my own trial
There was nothing said about Immunity
for the purpose of getting me to testify,
for I wouldn't have considered it in that
light at alL
"I told the whole truth at my own
trial and all I know and Mr. Morris can
not teutlfy to a thing more than I did
at my own trial, when he goes on the
stand. I admit that I pleaded guilty,
but I still say I do not believe that the
bank was insolvent. I thought It the
best policy to plead guilty at this time
to get out of. the large expense I would
be put to in fighting all of the remaining
cases against me. It would not only take
more money than I possess, but it would
interfere greatly with my business."
!? - i
. ' V'
. f J ' - J "
! v, -' I ' ' "
i - - i i
! f I
: r "v : ' !
1 t"':-'.-v.-::c:;v.::::.i-;:;:i:v;-::' 4
I
PORTLAND BACKS
SANE FOURTH PLAN
Ordinance Under Way to' Pro
hibit Sale of Explosives
in the City.
COUNCIL MAY ' ACT SOON
Residents of Commercial Bodies De
clare Against Present-Day Style
' of Celebrating The Death
Roll Grows Annually.
' I .
Unanimous sentiments favoring Mayor
Simon's plan to prohibit the use and
sale of explosives in connection with the
celebration of the Fourth of July were
expressed yesterday by a number of
leading business men of Portland. In ac
cordance with this sentiment, too, W. R.
Roberts,- Fire Marshal, began the prep
aration yesterday of an ordinance,
copied largely after the one enforced in
San Francisco, which will, if adoped,
prohibit the sale of all explosives In the
city at any time, except by official per
mission, when such goods may be sold
for the celebration of certain events at
specified places.
Council to "Get Ordinance Soon.
Frank Slaker, secretary for the Under
writers' Equitable Rating Bureau for
Portland. is assisting Fire Marshal
RoLerts in the preparation of the pro
posed new ordinance. This ordinance, it
is planned, will be presented to the City
Council at its next meeting.
Following are the views expressed on
the subject by some of those Inter
viewed: s
"William MacMaster, president of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce. It
would be hard for me to understand how
any person would want anything but a
sane Fourth of July celebration. To
read the reports of the accidents re
sulting from the use of firecrackers aid
similar explosives on the Fourth is to
remind one of the effects of a battle. I
am strongly oppbsed to th kind of
celebration.
Firecracker Bad as Rattlesnake.
Harvey Beckwith, president of the
Portland Commercial Club. I have about
as much use for a firecracker as I have
for a rattlesnake. All firecrackers and
darfgerous explosives should be pro
hibited by laws that should be enforced.
I believe that the explosives "used as a
rule on the Fourth of July are the
most dangerous .things we have on the
market- In a recent periodical I noticed
statistics showing how many children
had been killed on last Fourth of July,
and it was really shocking. I remember
that when I was a boy I delighted in
these things and thought I was having
fun, when in reality there was no fun
about It. This is a subject on which I
have very strong sentiments, and I hope
something Is done to limit the evil.
Tom Richardson, publicity manager,
Portland Commercial Club. The Fourth
of July, I believe, should be celebrated
in the country and not in the city. It
should not be a day of noise and excite
ment, but people should go either to
country places for a rest, or Join in the
celebration of the day at the smaller
places. v
Judge Wolverton. of the United States
.District Court I believe the city auth
orities should take steps to prevent the
use of firecrackers and explosives on
the Fourth of July. There are so many
mishaps resulting from the way the day
is observed now. that it is time some
thing should be done to prevent them.
PRINTING BILL IS HIGH
CIVIL. SERVICE BOARD SCENTS
, COMBIXATIOX,
Existence of "Trust-' Not Proved,
but Purchase of Automatic Ma
chine Is Discussed.
"This city can save 50 per cent on
ordinary printing by the purchase of a
new automatic feeding ' machine," de
clared Civil Service Commissioner Arm
strong before the Commission yesterday
afternoon when the subject of an alleged
exorbitant printing bill was under dis
cussion. Some old bills, which were held
up at the previous session pending an
Investigation Into whether there is a
trust In Portland, were ordered paid. The
"trust" question was not settled.
When the subject of printing bills came
up. Commissioner Willis asked Secretary
Kennedy for a report as to his Investi
gation. Mr. Kennedy said that he had talked
to several printers from outside towns,
and that they had told him they could
hardly do better by the city than the
Portland firms have been doing. It had
been intimated that HJllsboro printers
could do work more cheaply, and a
printer from Oregon City said that he
thought his town should have patronage
in preference to Hillsboro, If any change
was to be made. A Gresham printer
said he felt that he should get the busi
ness. If Portland printers were to be
boycotted, or words to that Import.
It was said that Secretary Kennedy's
investigation had not been conclusive as
to the existence of a printing combina
tion, but that It had proved that ex
ceedingly high prices had been charged
for work done at the order of the Com
mission. It was then that Commissioner Arm
strong declared that the city could save
60 per cent on much of Its printing by
buying an automatic feeding device late
ly paterited. No action was taken.
A. F. Howlett.' formerly a horseman In
the Fire Department, appealed from the
action of the Executive Board In dis
charging him for insubordination." In
a communication. John H. Steveneson,
his attorney, said that the point at Issue
was that his client held that he was not
discharged "for the good of the service,"
as Is required by the charter amend
ment. His case was set for hearing for
4 o'clock next Wednesday afternoon.
Court Xotes.
David Lewis, who sued Forrest CL
Smlthson before a Jury in Judge Ga
tens' department of the Circuit Court
for the recovery of a motorboat. se
cured a verdict In his favor last night.
The appraisement of Julia Corbetfs
estate was filed In the County Court
yesterday by W. E. McCord. T. A. Jack
son and E. J. Werleln. The property
Is Valtipri At t:i flC", K . -ki.L . .-
000 Is the value placed upon lots 3
mu ttnn me east natr or lots 5 and
6. block 1S4. A house stands on the
property.
TTIhiiree Gireaitt
Madras is the division point for base' of operations for both the Oregon Trunk and Deschutes Railways. It
is the only outlet for three quarters of a million acres of rich farming, coal, oil, wheat, fruit and timber land.
Tremendous opportunities for power-sites are at hand. Madras will be the county seat for a great county soon.
I
The Early Bird Catches the Worm
And the early investor, if he invests wisely, makes the money. Business property in
Madras is being snapped up now by men who see the great unequalled opportunity.
Those who come later and there will be THOUSANDS OF THEM will have to buy
from the early purchasers. Now is the time to make your money double, treble, quad
ruple itself. We want you to investigate it thoroughly and see for yourself. Go with
us on one of our weekly excursions. Come to our offices and see our accurate nine-foot
painting showing Madras and the great Deschutes in its relation to Portland.
M
msBBsn
in
M i rrffQ
O
Ground Floor Henry Building Exclusive SeDing Agents for Madras Townsite Cor. Fourth and Oak Sts.
We are also selling agents for "Lytle and Riverside Addition" in Bend, Or. Another splendid investment.
COUNCIL SAVES $18,000
RIVERSIDE SEWER DISTRICT
PROPERTY-OWXERS BENEFIT.
Competition in Main-Laying in Port
land Aids Citizens in Kenton Dis
trict Ellis Takes Action.
Property-owners In th eRIverside sewer
district will be saved about J18.000 by the
action of the City Council yesterday,
when a resolution, rescinding terra cotta
pipe, was adopted and another, authoriz
ing the use of glazed cement pipe, was
substituted.
This savin? represents approximately
one-half of the aggregate cost of the big
sewer system. ja.bout to be installed In
Riverside, In the Kenton district.
Agents of the Oregon & Washington
Pipe Company, which has until now oc
cupied the field exclusively, were pres
ent to watch proceedings in the Council
session. There was no debate about he
resolution, Introduced by Councilman
Ellis, and It was promptly adopted by the
Council. The Portland Glazed Cement
Pipe Company has now entered the local
field.
Having taken action relative to his own
ward. Councilman Ellis declares that he
will Introduce similar resolutions, rescind
ing specifications for terra cotta pipe in
a number of other large district sewera
throughout the city, unless other Coun
cllmen take action to this end.
"I favor making the specifications open
to all competitors," said Mayor Simon.
N. B. Carline will be fin
ished to the center of
Alameda Park by May
first. Then Prices will ad
vance. Better buy now.
Real Estate Auction Sale
FRED PHILLIPS, Auctioneer
Waterfrontage and Townsite Lots
GRAHAM CITY GRAHAM ISLAND
(Skidegate Harbor)
Will Be Sold at Public Auction.
Dominion Hall, Vancouver, B. C.
Thursday and Friday, April 14-15,2and8p.m.
Terms: 14 cash; balance 6, 12, 18 and 24; 6 per cent.
Send for Booklet, Maps, Etc. Write to
FRED PHILLIPS, AUCTIONEER
324 Hastings St. West, Vancouver, B. C.
Why You Should
1. It is a growing city already.
2. A vast, rich tributary country is around it. '
3. It is the Gate to Central Oregon all travel and traffic
must go through Madras.
'lt Is claimed by City Engineer Morris
that the merit of the terra cotta and
glazed cement pipe Is equal."
The big sewer district in Riverside,
having been opened to competition, it is
now believed in official- circles that the
competing company will have no diffi
culty in securing all the work it can do.
CLASSES MEET OUTDOORS
Bible Study by Island) Campfire to
Begin Next Week.
Boys' Bible classes of the Portland
Young Men's Christian Association
next week will begin holding their
regular meetings in the open air. In
stead of gathering at the T. M. C A.
'building, as they have during the Win
ter, they will taKe the' association
launch to Ross Island and meet around
a. campfire. The regular meeting
schedule for the various clubs has Just
been made up. The launch will be in
use every week day and at least 250
boys will use it each week. The sched
ule follows:
Monday. 6:15 P. M., Franklin and Amlcl
tlau. Tuesday. 3 P. M., Baraoaa, of "Washington
High School and Aevl&la, of Lincoln Kih
School; :16 p. m.. B. B.'s, O. U.'a and Bll
liklns. Wednesday, :15 P. M., All-Itea.
Thursday. 6:15 P. M-, Owls and Beavers.
Friday. 6:15 P. M., Reliables.
Saturday. 9 A. M., Athenians; 10 A. M.,
Boosters; :15 P. M., K. J. T.'s.
Several of the clubs have also ap
plied for the use of the launch on
over-Sunday trips. It is probable that
when the weather becomes settled these
excursions will become a regular feature.
Invest in Madras
on
Dinner Served
Leaving
Portland 7 P. M.
Spokane,
Portland & Seattle Ry.
"The North Bank Road"
This dlnlnir-cai
departure of tbe t
Other special
BANK" train to
service
aln.
dlnlnir-car
d from
In a: Portland 9tOO A
leaving Spokane SiOO A,
AH other meals served a la carte Portland to Bpokana.
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Chiraso at usual hours.
New Pullman-built trains throughout.
Leave Portland
Arrive Spokane
Arrive St. Paul
Arrive Chicago
Passenger Station
I ITY TipKET OFFICES I
Third and Morrison Sts.
r
6.jdhiix avv azjs I
Go
o
for
via
obviates hnrrled meals bffforo
arranantmsats on "WORTH
the Kant are Breakfast leav-
urnvnnit l-ortland 8 A. M and
7:00 P. M.
"7:00 A. M.
8:1 0 A. M.
9:00 P. IVi.
9:00 A.M.
6:18 P. M.
10:00 P. M.
ll:OOA.M.
11th and Hoyt Sts.
123 Third St.
100 Third St.
NT