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.C. MQRR 5JURY TAMPERED WITH? Arrests of Persons Said to Have Offered Bribes Ex pected Any Hour. DETECTIVES HAVE CLEWS .Prosecutor in Trial of Banker on Charge of Embezzlement Says Orestm Trust Institution's Advertising Was Roguery. Arrests of persons said to have at ismpiec to Dribs at least one member it ins jury which has been trying W. Cooper Morris, banker, for the alleged embezalement of $126,000 in money and note from the Oregon Trust & Savings ..... are expected at any hour. De leciiva (jraddock and assistants have a man unaer surveillance ever '"c ne trial of the case commenced, and the fact that reputy District At torney Fitzgerald, at the outset, asked Judfce Gantenbein to lock up the Jury 'hul uunug me trial, that they ...Sin. nut receive communications from anyone except through the court, is now regarded as significant. Arguments of both prosecution and dffense were closed yesterday. The court will dfliver instructions and 'give th case to the Jury this morning. Deputy Fitzgerald has been dissat isfied with the Jury ever since its se lection. He complained to Judge Mor row at the outset that he had excused the "business men" from Jury duty, re taining only 28 of the 115 taxpayers subpenaed. From this small number, the grand Jury of seven was drawn, and the others 'were distributed to the four departments of the court for the trial of cases. More Karnes Needed. It became necessary the first day to flraw more names, these being taken from the regular Jury list furnis"hed by the County Court. A second special venire was also called. Even at this, Deputy Fitzgerald was not satisfied with the state's chances to secure an Impartial Jury, but as the state had only three challenges he felt there was little he could do. His argument to the Jury in the Morris trial yesterday showed the devi ous paths followed by the moving spir its behind the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank. The prosecutor characterized Morris as the "Mephistopheles of the institution." Said Fitzgerald: "These men wanted to Imitate the Almighty, so they created, this bank on wind. They said, 'let there be a bank," and there wasr a bank. They said, "We don't need any money, we can run the bank on the other fellow's money. We will put in only our prom issory notes.' The advertising to the community that they had $100,000 in paid-up capital stock was an act of roguery." Paragraph Is Xoted. The prosecutor called attention to the last paragraph of the secret agree ment between Moore. Morris and Louis J. Wilde, by which, after having agreed that Moore and Morris were to use their best endeavors to dispose of the Puget Sound Home Telephone stock and bonds provided that a retention of the stock by the bank should be con sidered as a sale. "After they had signed the agree ment between themselves as officers of the bank and themselves as individ uals." said Mr. Fitzgerald, "they pro ceeded as officers of the bank to retain the stock for the bank, called it a sale, and drew down their 50 per cent of stock according to the secret agree ment. Wilde Got $16,000. "But even with that shrewd finan cier. Wilde, they were not honest, for they agreed to give him half of the BO per cent net profit, and gave him but $16,000 while they took $40,000 to themselves. Yet they tell you. gentle men of the jury, that no matter how dark transactions may appear to you they were perfectly' legitimate, and they expect you to swallow their state ment." When Special Prosecutor A. E. Clark began his opening argument for the state yesxerday morning, he said a hanker Bhould be able to live on $300 a month. Attorney Seneca Fouts. rep resenting Morris answared by saying he did not consider it a princely salary, and that bankers have many friends to entertain and lodge dues to pay. Fitzgerald remarked that they had no money of their own invested, and that It was the depositors' money that Morris drew, and then, instead of work ing for the Interest of the bank, that he proceeded to reap a private nrofit to himself and his associates. Attorney Makes Admission. Attorney Fouts said he would admit that Morris took the $75,000 In notes, but that Morris had a right to take the notes. "Even if they were not en titled to them." he said, "they thought they were." ile said District Attorney Cameron has released "the higher-ups' and is making Morris the scapegoat. Morris has no money, he said. "I am defending him from loyalty and love," said Fouts. Mr. Fitzgerald replied that Mr. Fouts must have a "love for nick nacks." Fouts said the bank was Mor ris' conception, the "apple of his eye." Judge M. J. Gordon, in his argument for- Morris laid great stress on the Jurors' oaths. He Intimated that Ex pert John V. Richardson forgot the ad monition. "Thou shalt not bear false witness." The Jury is composed of the follow ing: A. W. Balsiger, o. A. Jensen. E Shadle. C. L. Mead. R. Stopper. W. H Goldlng. W. s. Walling. H. M. Barton. J. W. Talbot. A. C. Martin, F. E. South ard and J. F. Hill. FIVE INDICTMENTS RETlitXED Assault. Theft and Other Offenses Charged by Grand Jury. The. grand Jury returned five indict ments to Presiding Judge Morrow in the Circuit Court yesterday morning. Assault on Robert McKennett with in tent to rob is the charge laid at the door of Charles Fox and Roy Hallo- way. The crime is alleeed to have been committed last Friday. me Ural or two kegs of lathing nails worth Jo. 50 each, and four and a half bales of Hercules fiber at $30 a bale la charged to Louis Herman on February 28. The nails and fiber are said to be the property of John S. Kocher. Ktlomena d'Innocenzo and Bonifacio de Santios .are under arrest in Spo kane charged by the grand Jury in one of the indictments returned yesterday with a statutory crime committed Feb ruary 13. A. A. Volght is alleged to have stolen 10.000 feet of logs at $3 a thousand from the Standard Box & Lumber Com pany. William Herron is charged with hav ing rot bed J. H. Lovelace of a moss agate watch charm worth $6 and $14 In cash on April 8. $150 BAIL MONEY SOUGHT Citizens Sue Following Forfeiture Decision; Man Convicted , To recover $150 bail money put up for E. Khimo by E. Kiesendahi and J. S Courtright. Deputy District Attorney Garland filed suit in the Circuit Court yesterday. The ball has been declared forfeited by Presiding Circuit Judge Mor row. Khimo having been-convicted both, in the Municipal Court and on appeal in the Circuit Court of having practiced medicine without a license. Judge Gantenbein sentenced him on February 3 last year to 25 days in Jail and to pay a fine of $50. Khimo has neither paid the fine nor served the Jail term. After Judge Morrow declared the bond VANCOUVER MINISTER SAILS FOR SCOTLAND SOON. Rev. Spencer S. Sulliger. Rev. Spencer S. Sulliger, of Van couver, wash., leaves May 20, for New York, sailing an steamship Ce drlc. May 28 for Liverpool. He will spend most of the month of June in Scotland, attending the World's Mis sionary Conference, in Edinburgh, as a delegate from the Methodist Epis copal Church. As the representative of the Rose Society, the Portland Rose Festival and the American Rose Society, he will visit the rose gardens of Alex ander Dickson & Sons, Newton Ards, Ireland; Hugh Dickson, Belfast, Ire land, and S. McCreedy & Son. at Portadown, Ireland; the Rose Show at Bath. England, and the London Roso Show of the National Rose So ciety of England. He sails for home from Southampton July 13. forfeited Deputy Garland said applica tion was made to the bondsmen for pay ment, which has not been fnrthrnTnin he says. Kiesendahi is the proprietor of the Portland Restaurant, whlla rviut- rlght is engineer of the Fliedner Build ing. Court Notes. The estate of L. W. Darlinir h. hn appraised at $8666.45 hv T.d r,,.H. J. J. O'Xeil and G. W. Bowman, two notes for $2000 each constituting the principal part of the estate. ialph Buckley, confessed forirer wo. placed on parole by Judge Morrow in the Circuit Court yesterday morning, on condition that he cav the nmr,r,i- of the worthless check. $100, to S. V. Jonnson. upon whom he passed it, and that he refrain from drinking liquor. Ed Wood, a cement contractor -arhn. squirted gasoline on Harry Blitz, the iiaoa fiaoa man" and ignited it. was fined $200 by Circuit Judge yesterday morning. The Judge said that the fact that Wood was drunk was the only reason a Jail sentence was not added. In the Municipal rnnrt Judge Bennett sentenced Wood to 90 days in Jail, and to pay a fine of $300. Wood appealed his case. When th Jury brought in its verdict before Judge DiuMusn ir. recommended Wood to the mercy of the court. Joplin & Meeks filed suit In the rii-oni Court yesterday to collect from the Na tional Livestock Insurance Company $200 upon a horse. Joke Proves Boomerang; ' "AT Harris Victim. When Invitation to Attend Church III Refused, Trouble Begins. F you were a man of church-going f proclivities, prone to read your Bible every now and then, would you get very very angry if you were besought by every vendor of the Holy Book in Portland to invest in one of a vest-pocket edition? "Al" H. Harris, superintendent of the dining ear service of the Spokane, Port land & Seattle Railway, thanked his lucky stars yesterday that he was born with a keen sense of humor, for he spent the greater part of the morning refusing, gently but firmly, the invitations of nu merous local book dealers to purchase a high-priced Bible. It all came about in the following manner: Harris is an inveterate practical Joker and when W. J. Slatky. head clerk at the Nortonia hotel, refused to go to church with him last Sunday night, he resolved to get even. So he purchased a large Bible, which he ordered sent C. O. D. to Slatky at the hotel. The latter paid the charge cheerfully and, reading between the lines though not of the Bible deter mined to retaliate, in kind on Harris. Accordingly he notified numerous book stores of the city that Mr. "Al" H. Har ris would be pleased to examine samples of expensive Bibles, of the vest-pocket variety, at his rooms !n the Nortonia, and before o'clock yesterday morning the book dealers began to arrive. They were all sent upstairs to Harris' room, where the innocent victim was sleeping peace fully. "Come in." he snored grouehlly, when the persistent knocks of his early callers finally aroused him. And in they came There were big Bibles and little Bibles cheap Bibles and costlv Bibles Bibles with small print and Bibles that could be read by the light of the moon. The deal ers had not overlooked an opportunity to make a good sale, and they had sent samples of Bibles of every size and de scription. Harris decided that he was "It " ond selecting a Bible from the man nearest his bed. promptly wrote out a check for It. Then he dismissed the steadily-grow ing throng of salesmen and telephoned to Slatky. "I'll have to admit," he said to Slatky. "that you have -put one over on me ' I wanted to swear, but that wouldn't have been proper, so I nought the best Bible in the lot and packed the bunch out of the room." As an aftermath. Slatky says that both he and Harris have derided to go to church twice every Sunday for three months. f y - t i i " ! I ' - ' The Gem of Oregon, on Tillamook Bay a Good Investment? BECAUSE Bay City is already a good town. Bay City has a future. ' ' There will be 15,000 people there in a few years. There will be mills erected there to cut up over THIRTY BILLION FEET of timber. These mills will bring kindred industries. Bay City is the center of a fine farming and dairy country. The salmon fishing and canning industry is a good one. One cannery already located on the Bav. Everybody going to or coming from Bayocean Park MUST first come to Bay City. This travel' brings business. i Steam schooners and sailing vessels will load lumber and manufactured products at Bay City, consiTied to all parts of the world. Bay City is an ideal Summer resort. Excellent fishing, boating, bathing and shooting, with all the com forts and conveniences of home and city. . t Lots at Bay City are as cheap as on the ordinary. beach resorts, and are an all-the-year-round investment not merely showing a commercial value three months in the year. You can't possibly go wrong here, and a lot bought now will soon double in value. NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY LOTS $150 TO $600 ONE-FOURTH CASH, BALANCE $10 PER MONTH Office Open Evenings, 7 to 9 iet Us Show You. Wallace I FREIGHT RATES EFFECT Mm n Great Northern-Oregon Elec-Ar- trie Tariff Now Being ranged by Roads. CHARGES APPLY FAR EAST Hills Will Put Coast Service to Van couver, B. C, In Force June 19. Train Will Be Similar to Oriental Limited. Through freight rates will ro into effect between the Great Northern Railway and the Oregon Electric Rail way May 23. The tariff la now belnr drawn. These rates will aonlv as far eo.f as New York and will be via the Great iionnern ana allied roads as far as Spokane, thence via the Strnkuns Pnn. iana ec Seattle Railway to Portland. At rortiand the cars will be transferrer! over the United Railways, thence via .r rani street to the Oregon Electric. The physical connection at RnnVana between the North Bank and the Great iNonnern nas ust been completed. Men are now at work ballastinir nnrl ti. track will be ready for heavy service Coast Service in Effect June 19. The Great Northern coast service h. tween Portland and Vancouver. B. C. goes into force June 19, and it Is ex pected the service between Portland and the East, similar in character to me uneniai Liimuea eaulDment. will go into effect the same date. lhe desire to capture the earlv tnnr. 1st business, which is now commenc ing to show up well, may lead to thn estaousnment or the Eastern service herore the date mentioned, , but inas mucn as considerable equipment will De required, it Is not thousrht th serv ice will be complete without the new equipment if commenced before Jnna 11. ine Great Northern Railwav is building all the equioment reaulred It self. No schedule has vet been sii-awn Passenger rates between the East and points on the Oregon Electric went into force some time ago, and It was Known it was but a question of the formal announcement of Hill control before the freight rates followed the passenger rates. Connection With North Bank Depot. At Portland the United Rai Kvs v n has direct connection with the North Bank aepot. At present the United Railways has lines laid on Flanders to Front. and along Front to a connection with he Oregon Electric, with which ft hu been having an exchange of freight. The terms of the franchise onlv nor- mlt the use of these lines at night, and it was with the idea of obtaining a line that could be used by day that the United Railways applied for the fran chise on Seventh street to Taylor, and aiong layior to tront street. How ever, -this latter line will only handle passenger traffic and the Front-street ine will continue to dispose of the freight at night, as it is felt that is th only time that the electric line can han dle freight in connection with its fast day passenger service. That there was not the slightest in tention to compete with the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company who a statement made by President Stevens yesterday. The Seventh-street line when constructed would be used en tirely as a connection between the Ore gon Electric and United Railways and while it might handle transfer busi ness. It would not handle at all the purely local business between the con necting polnta. "Our business is interurban and not local In any way," said President Stevens. CONTRACTOR DEXIES CONTRACT Kasovitch Did Work Poorly, Beside, Avers A. J. McCabe. That Kasovitch & Co. were perform ing the work assigned them on the Ore gon Tronic Line in an Incompetent and indifferent maimer and that the con cern Itself broke the understanding it had with him was the declaration made yesterday by A. J. McCabe. of the Mc Cabe Construction Company. Mr. McCabe's concern has been sued for $7,539.90 damages by Kasovitch & Co. for alleged breaking of a contract. Mr. McCabe says there never was a con tract and that all Kasovitch & Co. ever had was the memorandum of a contract signed by the McCabe Company fore- Why Is a. Lot in 517-518 OREGONIAN BUILDING. Advertisers of Good Things man. pending the approval of Mr. Mc- Cabe. "The first Intimation I had of this suit was through the newspapers," said Mr. McCabe. "Mike Kasovitch and five associates agreed to do certain work. Before they were at work a week, one of the associates quit and I considered that broke the agreement my foreman made with the six. As the work pro gressed and the weather became bad,, the work was performed in an Indiffer ent ana even Dad manner. As I was paying their bills and as they were more than $300 in debt to me, I be came convinced the deficiency would increase as the work progressed. "For that reason I asked them to withdraw. Today, according to my books, they are my debtors for $293.45 They have absolutely no contract, al though had they been performing the work In a satisfactory manner, I would have given them one." STOCK TRAINS TO BE RUN Harriniaot Lines Announce New Schedule to Care for Business. In order to cope with the growth of business at the Union Stock Yards, re cently established at Stockdale, on the Peninsula, the O. R. & N. Company will put on bi-weekly eervlce of fast stock trains, running from, Huntington to Stock dale about June 20. Present plans provide for a train leav ing Huntington every Wednesday and Saturday at 9 A. M. A fast schedule will be adhered to and the run to the yards made In about 30 hours. This will allow for arrival on Thursday and Sun day afternoons, which will permit the stock to be unloaded, rested, fed and wa tered before the opening of business on Friday and Monday mornings. It is intended that livestock for points on Puget Sound shall be handled by these trains. Close connections with Sound trains will be made at Portland and the cattle hurried to their destinations with as much expedition as possible. Should the business justify it the serv-i ice will be increased, said W. El Coman, assistant general freight agent of the Harrtman lines, yesterday, and it is hoped that with the initiation of this service business will increase to such an extent that the road will be under the necessity of establishing a daily service. It is planned to have the train pick up stock at intermediate points and ship ments can be made from stations on branch lines to connect at the Junctions with the stock trains. Special connec tions will be made at such stations as the Joseph branch. Pilot Rock branch and the Washington division. With a competitive stock market at Portland it is expected that the new service will have a stimulating effect. SEPARATE OFFICE PLANNED Missouri Pacific to Handle Business Independently of Other Lines. The Missouri Pacific Railroad will open an independent office In Portland early next month, in line with the separate office- the road has already opened in San Francisco. At present the business of the road Is handled' in the Gould sys tem office on Third street, but with the extension West of the Western Pacific, there are points at which the two roads, although both are parts of the Gould syetem, become competitive. The Denver & Rio Grande road is the r Crisp, Golden-Brown tji STs-r 7i"'"VT"ir- r "The Memory Lingers" Sold by Grocers. Portum Cereal Company, Ltd., Battle Creek. Mich. Co. parent of the Western Pacific and the I (Missouri Paoirt. fla -r ... . the "Western Pacific might be. Inclined to divert mora business to the Denver' & RJO oranda than to the Missouri Pacific. J. N. Githens, general freight agent, of St. Ixuis, and W. F. Schmidt, general Western agent, of San Francisco, both or the Missouri Pacific, havn hnn in Portland the past few days looking over me situation and it Is known their pur pose was as stated. Both officials left Portland vesterdav en route for Puget Sound, where they wiu iook over tne local situation similar ly. In anticipation of opening offices in me towns there. xne neia for the Missouri Pacific is considerable in the passenger business alone. Tourists visiting the Coast always are desirous of varying the return route and Deeause of this alone, it is expected, it" will be found worth while to open an agency here. It is believed the office will be established with the others on Rail road Row, although congestion there is now leading to the belief that the pas senger men soon wHl have to seek other quarters. REBUKE FOLLOWS KICK Rude Streetcar Passenger Finds No Sympathy in Police Court. Kicked by the man he had offended and reprimanded by Judge Bennett for having been guilty of "ungentlemanly conduct." Thomas Callahan, a bar tender, got meager satisfaction out of his prosecution of Henry Beckman on a charge of assault and battery in Mu nicipal Court yesterday. - The evidence was that Callahan had been drinking and that in alighting from a car he trod on the foot of Beckman, who was standing on the lower step, and sprang his whole weight upon it several times. Beckman retaliated with a kick and Callahan dragged him from the car, taking an "Innocent bystander" along in the melee. The three fought and Callahan had Beckman arrested. "It seenfs to me that if Callahan had acted like a gentleman there would be no case here. The prosecution is dis missed," said Judge Bennett. LABORER BURIED; LIVES Cave-in of Sewer Covers Man Work ing 1 1 Feet Below Surface. Through a caveln of a sewer on East Thirty-ninth street, Charles Rissmall, a laborer in the employ of Giebisch & Jop lin, contractors for the sewer, was buried alive yesterday, and sustained a broken and crushed knee and a severe laceration of the nose. Rissmall, who is a very large man, weighing about 300 pounds, was working at the bottom of a trench 17 feet rlepo and three feet wide. A small water main naa oroKen ana caused the walls of the ti vim n xo give way. Energetic work on the nart of his ri. lyw-miKirers Bavea russmall. HG -was unconscious, and for a time it was tnougni tnat lite was extinct, but he later revived, and was taken to st Vincents Hospital, where his injuries were treated by Dr. Rand. Last nle-ht he was resting easy and his recovery is Bits of Corn Post Toasties Deliciously flavoured Wholesome Comforting Ready to serve from the package. "With cream or fruit it is a delightful food for Old and Young. J The Imperial Oregon's Greatest Hotel S50 Rooms, 104 Suites, With Private rsatns. NEW FIREPROOF BUILDING Moderate Rates. Phil Metschan & Sons, Props. THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, OR. MOIKKX KESTACTtANT con n ' ' I HOTEL OREGON CORNER SEVENTH AND STARK STREETS ; PomaricTs New and Modern Hotel. Rates $1 per Day and Up EUROPEAN PLAN J WRIGHT - DICKINSON HOTEL CO, Props. F. J. Rlcbardson. Pre. Nortonia Hotel EJ-EVENTH. OFF WASHINGTON ST. BEAUTIFUL GRILL ROOM European I'lan Sratle Sol tea wttfe Bi EODERN COMFORTS Bates to Itomlllea Oar Bus Meets All Trains the (or CmimenUI Travelers. MODERATE PRICES mm C. W. COKNELIUS, Proprietor. m SEWAR! Corner loth and Alder The leading hotel of Portland, opened July 1909. Modern in every detail, furnished la elegance. Most beautiful corner lobby In Northwest. Commodious' sample rooms. European plan. Rates fl.60 and up. "Bus meets all trains. W. M. SEWARD. Prop. Sips alllPT flfllljiip OPENED SEPT, 1909 HOTEL LENOX E. D. and V. H. JORGENSEN Props, and Mgrs. COR. 3D AND MAIN STS. Hot and Cold Water. Long Distance Phone in Every Room. RATES $1.00 and up Americaa Plan $2.60 Per Bay W, U. W ood. MKT. TUALATIN VALLEY Garden Tracts One acre up. Fine rich soil, some already set to berries. Southern Pacific and electric line to Portland. Station on land. Exceptional opportunity to secure cheap acre age $150 to $200 an acre. Easy terms. HARTMAN & THOMPSON Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Garden Tracts Fruit Tracts CLOSE TO PORTLAND First Class. Including o;oiia iass so.00 NEW STEAMSHIP "BEAR sails t A. XVI. SATURDAY, MAY 14 H' G 1 'aT- A- W. RA7TSOM, Do ARent, . . llllrt St- Alnaworth Dock. .Main 402 A 1402. PHONES IHain 268 A 1234 s--5i KRA-CISCO,4 POBTLAD STEAMSHIP COMPANY. ' t: ICR TOfRJolS mat CO.HME1M1AL kTHAVKLUUi. Spec-liU rates made to families and sln ffle amlenMBi Tha mjijniOTt will. b Pleased at all times to show rhuim and Sire prices. A mod ern Turkish Bath establishment in Uis hotel. H. C BOWERS, Manacer. XK1UAJB&. Err eaa a 2-S .2 13 3 3 5? !& anuoH NEW PERKINS Fifth and Washington Sts. Opened Tune. 1908. A hotel In the very heart of Portland's business ac tivity. - Only hotel equipped with wireless telegraph. Every convenience for comfort of commercial man. Modern In every respect. Rateo $1.00 and up. Cafe and grill; muslo during lunch, dinner and after theater. 4. Swexland. See. UA Mar. I k s.?n ? c sr it THE CORNELIUS "The House of Welcome," corner Park and Alder, port land's newest and most modern hotel. European plan. Be--ginning May 1st our rates will be as follows: All back rooms without hath, single, fcl.00 per dav; double. $2.0G per Cay. All front rooms without bath. $1.50 per day. single; $.50 per day dout le. AU OUTSIDE rooms. Our omnibus meets ail trains. H. E. FLETCHER, Manager. HOTEL RAMAPO Corner Fourteenth and Washington New Hotel. Elegantly Furnished Rates 31-00 and Up Special Rates for Permanent European plan. Hun Meets All Trabu, M. E. FOLltY. PROPRIETOR. J PRIVATE BATHS YOU WILL. LIKE THE WOODS HHTFT European Plan m i l 'I t l & Ji.60 Per Dajj Hit). All . .. m Oar Table d'liote Meala One Feature. In heart of business district, center of city, halt bloc! from Q. N. Ry. and N. P. Ry. Depot, close to all steam ship wharves and C. P. R. Depot.. VANCUOVER, B. C Fruit Tracts CISCO 3)1 Meals and Berth. 99