THE MORNING OREGONTAN- FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1910. 13 IN Y B1KS GET WORTHLESS PAPER Scriber Obtained Loans for Tottering j Bank From Insti tutions Everywhere.' PAID THEM WITH OTHERS Interest Deducted In Advance Made Frenzied Financier Ixse Consid erable Sam on Each Loan, , Witness Testifies. That many large banks of the Coast and Middle "West were frequently loaded up with forged notes, furnished as col lateral security by J. W. Scriber, was yes terday developed in the trial of Scriber in the United States Court. Scriber Is charged with having wrecked the Farmers & Traders' Bank of La Grande through bad management. He has confessed to having forged hundreds of notes. using the names of many prominent men in Union County, in' an effort to keep his bank afloat. Scrlber's uystem was to make the notes and send a bunch of them to a corres pondent bank as security far a loan to the Farmers' & Traders' Bank. The amount for which he applied more fre quently was 16000, but during the last year of tho life of his institution, Scriber frequently ran the request up to $10,000 end $12,000. Invariably Scriber arranged other loans, or scraped the money to gether to remit and cover the forged paper. The only time he ever slipped on the plan was when he forgot the K. West note at Elgin. Oftimes Scriber would abandon the forgery of notes and resort to Issuance of certificates of deposit in his own name or that of his son. In many instances certificates would be issued in the name of the bank from which the loan was obtained. In a number of cases the name of State Treasurer Steel appeared on the notes and certificates as an indorser. Loans Carried on Private Book. All of the loans were carried in the private book kept by Scriber, and never entered on the books of the Farmers' & Traders' Bank as a liability. Notes and certificates were concealed in like man ner. Among the banks which appear to have furnished money at various times and which carried the forgeries as security were: The Continental National Bank of Chicago; Capitol National, Salem; Colfax National, Colfax. Wash.; First National of Idaho; Hanover National, New York; McCormack Company, of Salt Lake; First National of San Francisco; First Na tional of Omaha; Merchants National, German-American and Bank of Cali fornia, of Portland. When the crash came, Dexter, Horton A Company, Seattle bankers, have been reported to have had possession of a large number of the bogus notes. A por tion of them were returned to Scriber through a settlement which Walter Pierce, president of the Grand Ronde Electric Company, secured with the re ceiver of the Farmers' & Traders' Bank. Interest losses Heavy. Note Teller J. G Norman, of the Dex ter, Horton Company, yesterday re turned others to the Government from the witness stand. In reciting the his tory of their loanB to Scriber, the witness testified that Interest was always de ducted in advance. In that manner Scriber was losing from $210 to $50 on every large loan he negotiated. Walter Pierce was the last witness of the day. and the first of the depositors of the Farmers' & Traders' Bank to go upon the witness stand. Mr. Pierce de nied that he had ever executed a note to the bank for $5000 and pronounced the note bearing his name to be a forgery. As president of the Grand Ronde Elec tric Company, Mr. Pierce repudiated notes purporting to have been given by its officers. Shortage Nearly $200,000. National Bank Examiner Eugene T. Wilson testified that on the day the Farmers' & Traders' National Bank closed its doors the actual difference be tween the book value of the assets and the actual value of the same items was $102,882.45. The larger part of this dif ference represented forgeries. On the night the bank closed, Scriber secured admittance to the building and destroyed notes to the value of $72,000. About $30,000 of the burned paper were genuine and valid claims, the cashier not taking time to separate them. Examiner Wilson was of the opinion that the "kindergarten system of decep tion" begnn after an inspection of the bank in 1907. Scriber was ordered by the 'Controller of the Currency to get rid of certain bad paper received from . the Sumpter fiasco, by levying an as sessment. Scriber refused to do so, not wanting his stockholders to learn of true conditions, but undertook to raise the necessary money from his private means. Examiner Describes Methods. National Bank Examiner Gatch con tinued his testimony concerning the methods employed by Scriber in manip ulating forged notes and so carrying them through the transactions of the Farmers & Traders National Bank as to deoeive the teller, bookkeeper and National Bank Examiners. Scriber kept a private cash book in which all the bogus transactions were noted, the witness said, and at the close of business each day he would make out a slip for the teller showing the balanoes and other information which was to be carried through the system of accounts. The book was turned over to Examiner Gatch and Assistant LTnited States Attorney Evans on October 15. 108. Tho officers of the Government testified that afterward Scriber came to the bank and explained the entire series of entries, picking out the forged notes on the register of the bank from entries in his private book. Witness Gatch testified that approxi mately 600 depositors kept accounts in the Farmers & Traders Bank at the time of the exposure, and that the total deposits amounted to $140,276.64. Savings Account Kobbed. The investigation showed that $15,200 was owing to savings account deposi tors. Information bearing on the amount being secured from cards. The bank books indicated that only $2818 of such funds was in the custody of the institution. Scriber, the witness said, confessed to having used the dif ference of $12,000 for private specula tion. Most of the money was placed in bonds of the Hot Lake Sanitarium Com pany and the Grande Ronde Electric Company, none of the bonds being; en tered as assets of the bank. "After giving the account credit for the bonds, there remained some four Qr five hundred dollars which Scriber nev er could account for," said the bank examiner. Gatch recounted several conversa tions held with Scriber in the few days following the failure, one of them de tailing the connection of Asa Thomp son, receiver of the La Grande land of fice, with a note for $6000. "Thompson went to the bank when Scriber was in Portland and told Mc Cully that Inspector Greene was in town and would make an examination that day of the receiver's account at the bank," testified Gatch. "He se cured the note to conceal it from Greene's knowledge, promising to re turn It after the inspector departed. "Scriber informed me that Thompson refused to return the note or make an other and that he forged a note to take its place. The loan to Thompson ap peared to be legitimate, and I never gathered any Information to the con trary. Scriber said that he was asso ciated with Thompson in the Heppner land deal, and I understood that Scriber could not sue to recover the amount of the note for that reason. That was the first forgery and it deceived the Inspectors so easily that the practice was continued." . Insanity Plea Has Setback. The theory of insanity received a severe setback from Gatch on cross examination. Scriber appeared to be under a severe mental strain, but not more than could be expected under the circumstances, said the witness. Scriber was in bed at his home part of the time, but was strong enough to walk down to the bank. Assistant District Attorney Evans followed Gatch on the witness stand and corroborated much of his testi mony. Mr. Evans scored a point for the Government in testifying to the mental attitude of Scriber. "Scriber regretted the condition of affairs, said the assistant prosecutor, "but his greatest, regret related to his forgetting the N. K. West note, which he had sold at the Elgin bank. Scriber said if he had only remembered that the West note was due and had taken care of it the exposure never would have happened." HOUGHTON BREAKS FAST PHOTOGRAPHER DRINKS JUICE OF FIVE ORANGES. After Abstaining From Food for 21 Days He Will Gradually Get Back to Meals. Because he was getting weak and needed nourishment so that he could take care of his business, A. S. Hough ton, a photographer, yesterday broke his faston the 21st day. He sipped the Juice of five- oranges during the day and enjoyed it. although he said his ap petite had not returned. Orange Juice will be his food today and tomorrow he will begin on milk. After drinking milk two or three days, he will take soup and In a week or so may begin a light diet of more solid food. It will probably be several weeks before he attempts to eat an average meaL "I am sorry I did not have a com plete fast," said Houghton, "but I was getting weak, my knees were shaky, and it was necessary to break my fast In order to take care of my business. I am not a bit hungry, although the orange Juice tasted good. Last night the odor of cooking smelled good and strawberries looked delicious. It might have been called a mild temptation, but I was not hungry. Last night I dreamed of eating with a ravenous appetite. I presume it was because I had decided to break my fast today. I suppose that as soon as I begin taking solid food Into my stomach 1 will have an appetite, and It will be necessary to exercise will power to not overeat. To derive benefit from fast ing persons must not overeat when it is broken. It is no fun to fast three weeks. Eating is delightful, but I can not afford to destroy the good I may derived from the fast by eating too much for some time. When I do begin to eat normally again I will confine myself to two meals a day." Houghton has lost 21 pounds since the fast began. He said he felt the stimulus of the orange Juice yester day and expects to gain in flesh at the same rate he lost it. The only ef fect he noticed since the fast began was very light sleeping, and Instead of sleeping 8 to 10 hours, he was sat isfied with 6 or 7. SELLW0D PARK IMPROVED Nature Helps Beauty Spot Y. SI. C. A. Bungalow Planned. Work is progressing on the improve ment of Sellwood Park. The wading pool and the two sand pits are about completed. A swimming pool, 80 by 100 feet and three to nine feet deep, will be put In. Nature has favored Sellwood with grounds which a fair amount of work will make one of the beauty spots of Portland. The work this year will cost $7000. The plan to build the Selwood T. M. C. A. buiding of brick was abandoned when the bids were opened, the lowest being $22,000. Since the building com mittee has only about $12,000 available. It has been voted to draw plans for a bungalow. The excavation has been made. The Sellwood Board of Trade dl cussed at its last meeting the building of a float for the Rose Festival parade. Most of the members present favored a bungalow emblematical of Sellwood as a place of homes. The Question will be decided Friday night at another meet ing. A. project to place cluster lights on Knap p avenue along East Thirteenth street from Knapp avenue to the golf links is being pressed, with apparent prospects of success. Residents have been ordered to re move from the streets near their homes various piles of slab wood with, which the suburb is now dotted. . Rev. D. A. Thompson, pastor of the Spokane-Avenue . Presbyterian Church, spoke to the Indians at an Indian camp meeting near Pendleton recently, through an Interpreter. Miss Rode, the Sellwood librarian, spent several days the past week at La Camas, Wash., fishing. The O. W. P. Is double tracking its road from the Oaks to the golf links. The work will be extended to Oregon City. Harry I. Plants, who died at the Sell wood Hospital, was burled Tuesday. He was 28 years old. Elizabeth Adelane. 4-year-old daugh ter of Dr. and Mrs. F. O. Lehman, of 531 Tenino avenue, died of typhoid fever last Saturday. The Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scott died at the Sell wood Hospital Friday. CLATSOP BEACH SPECIAL Saturday, 6:30 P. M. Astoria & Columbia River R. R. train leaving Grand Central Station 6:S0 P. M. every Saturday, runs to Sea side and other Clatsop Beach points. Extensive hotel, cottage. Chautauqua and camping improvements being made. Round trip. $3.00 Saturday and Sunday; limit Monday. In the 40 years. 186S to 1908. Japan's yearly foreign trad Increased from $13, 000.000 to $407,000,000 Portland's Greatest Corset Store Now Selling' at Reduced Prices Mme. Helene, Howd Le Bean. Royal Worcester, Bon Ton and Reng'o Belt Corsets-Sahlin Waists and Others 1,000,000 Removal Sale May 13 LlcKy FVI rfl -v for Thrifty Tk oi-p-tre evSL Today We Will Prove There Is Luck in the 13th Day-LucK in Friday-Double LucK When Together Sale Women's NecRwear Values to 25c at lOc Each Values to 35c at 18 c Each Values to Q5c at 39c Each A condensed list of Removal Sale bargains prepared for busy shoppers. Take advantage of this sale. $3.00 Millinery Flowers now reduced to only 59 $3.50 Chip Hat Shapes'now reduced to only $1.98 $10.00 Tailored and Fancy Waists, special at ?4.95 $5.00 and $6.50 Silk Waists reduced to only $2.95 Infants' 65c Skirts and Dresses for only, each, 121 Infants' $1.25 Skirts and Dresses are marked at2$ Infants' $4.50 Skirts and Dresses are marked at 98 Infants' $7.50 Skirts and Dresses on sale at $1.48 Women's $1.50 Gloves reduced for this sale to 95 Women's 75c Gloves at Removal Sale Price of 45$ Women'sSuits $32.5QVals. At $14-45 A lot of 300 -women's Tailored Suits in plain and striped serges, wide-wale diago nals and fancy worsteds ; short jackets, plain tailored, notched collars or shawl col lar styles. Semi or tight-fitting; 2, 3 and 4-bntton styles ; all with new plaited skirts ; every wanted color for Spring1 1 A A C wear; vals. to $32.50, special PAHrrO $1.5Q SKirts 95c i - - ... . WHITE SHIRTSA remarkable offering of men's shirts. Rarely do you hear of staple sellers in pure white plaited shirts being offered at a reduction like this. They are made of finest quality, with cuffs at tached or detached; our best regu- QC lar $1.50 values, removal price, ea". 'OC COLORED SHIRTS 5000 in this lot, to be mixed with 3000 white ones; negligees with' collars attached', or goft shirts, with plain or plaited bosoms, made of such good ma terials as oxford cloths, madras, percales, chambray, etc. Light or dark patterns in endless variety; our best regular $1.50 values, on special sale at, each 3C For detailed descriptions of the following items see Thursday's Papers. Carefully peruse these bargains: Regular 15c Dress Swiss reduced to only, the yard 9fr Regular 40c Cotton Foulards now reduced to 34$ Regular 15c Cretonnes now reduced to only 12i Heavy Ramie Linen for dresses, etc., on sale at 45$ $3.00 Couch Covers are now reduced to, each $2.25 Regular $5.00 Scrim Curtains reduced to only $3.75 Women's $1.65 Corset Covers now reduced to OS Women's $2.75 White Petticoats reduced to $1.52 Women's $1.85 Circular Drawers reduced to $1.04 Women's $1.85 Combination Suits reduced to $1.04 pecials ilverwVe i $14.65 Silver Tea Set, 4 pieces, at $11.39 $18.00 Silver Coffee Set, special, $10.90 $4.00 Silver Bon Bon, special price $2.36 $6.00 Silver Cake Basket, special, $3.65 $4.25 Silver Comport, special price $3.15 $8.75 Silver Cake Basket, special at $5.00 $12 Silver Fruit Comport, special $8.45 $3.00 Silver Waiter Trays, special, $1.50 Pearline Washing Powder reduced to, package, 4 10c Monkey Brand Scouring Soap reduced to only 4$ Swift's Pride Laundry Soap now selling, cake 4$ Pumice Soap, for the men who work, on sale at 4$ Hand or Scouring Sapolio on sale at, the cake 7$ Washing Ammonia, rubber corked bottle, at only 8 10c Japanese Rose Toilet Soap, special price only 5$ Indestructo Trunks now offered at Removal Prices Suit Cases and Bags have all been -greatly reduced Jewelry and Novelties are now all reduced in price All Umbrellas and Parasols at great reduced prices Richardson's Linens now at Removal Sale Prices All - Wash Dress Goods are now reduced in price 56QO Yards of Fancy SilKs 85c, $l.QO, $1.25 Values 49c LucKy Friday LucRy lath Day for Good SilR Buyers A great variety of fancy Silks, two-toned effects, etc. Values never before shown in the "Rose City." Such a sale is unusual so unusual that extra preparation has been made to handle the crowd. Such a beautiful showing is seldom seen in the West. And not in all America can such bar gains be found. See Washington-street window, which gives but a hint at what's going on inside. We want you to come, even if you do not buy; that we may forcibly impress you with the advarT tages of this greatest of aURmovalSales' Take advantage of this offering in particular, as the limited quantity will not beaFrepeating. Silto for waists, suits, one-piece dresses, etc. Silks for 49c every purpose. Actual 85c, $1.00 and $1.25 values. Removal Sale price, yard Every yard of Dress Goods now greatly Reduced Every yard of Silks on sale at Reduced Prices Remnants in many lines selling at One-Half Price omen's Suits $25.00 Vals. At $9.95 Oh, such a pick-up of 570 suits. Our New York buyer found a factory" with more suits than money, so secured this lot at his own price. Great variety of styles in every wanted fabric and color. We give you the advantage of this very unusual pick-up. Excellent values up to $25.00. GJQ QC Our removal sale price, the suit P7e0 Fine Millinery $lQ.OO Hats at $3.95 Ea. $15.00 Hats at $5.95 Ea. We will feature today two extraordinary specials in trimmed hats, at very low prices : LOT 1 will consist of street and dress Hats, all this season's styles; very tasty patterns and splendid values to $10.00 b5 QC each. Removal sale price, each P00 LOT 2 comprises many very rich . produc tions for street, dress and evening wear. The touch of the French modiste is very plainly visible in the get-up of many of them. We have selected this lot from our regular stock, with a view of pleasing the most critical customer. "Values JCI QC to $15., removal sale price, each PJI7J Granitew're 33c Sauce Pan, 2V2-quart, special at 26 65c Coffee Pot, lVfe-quart, special at '52$ Regular 65c Covered Sauce Pan,.sp'l., 52$ 25o Pudding Pan, Volcanic Ware, at 19$ 33c Steamer, Volcanic Ware, at, ea., 27$ 65c Colander, Volcanic Ware, ea. only 52$ $1.10 Water Pail, special price, each, 88$ $1.00 Dish Pan, Volcanic Ware, each, 80$ $1.50 Allover Lace during tins' sale at, the yard S)S$ $1.00 to $10.00 a yard Lace Bands at HALF PRICE 35c Taffeta and Moire Ribbons now, the yard 22$ 50c Dresden and Two-Tone Ribbons on sale at. 29? Women's Black Suede Pumps, special price $2.29 Women's $5.00 Pumps and Oxfords, the pair $1.98 Another lot of $5.00 Pumps and Oxfords for $2.49 Men's $5.00 Oxfords, great values at, the pair ?3.69 Great sale of all Rugs at exceptionally low prices Draperies and Curtains all greatly reduced in price Special in Baseball Goods at exceptionally low prices All Cut Glass now marked at Removal Sale Prices A sale of Rogers' Silverware at astonishing prices II NO STRIKE LIKELY Plumbers Answer Charges Made by C. K. Henry. BUILDING TRADES REPLY No Prospect of Portland Labor Troubles, Says Business Agent of Laboring Slaii Laurelhurst Residence Is In Question.' That there Is no Impending strike of Journeymen plumbers; that there has been no increase of 25 per cent in the cost of plumbing supplies and that there was method, of & "mean and despicable" nature in eentrary statements accredited to C. K. Henry, a well known Portland real estate man. in substance was the declaration of J. H. Morrow, business agent of the plumbers union and repre sentative master plumbers of the city yesterday. It was suggested by Mr. Morrow that possibly Mr. Henry is seeking -to make the union and the employers become an apology for his possible failure to erect a costly residence in Laurelhurst. "He has frequently published that he in tended doing so," said Mr. Morrow, and upon that representation lots, no doubt, were sold. Now he wants us to be his Tall guy.' That is the way I have figured it out." In an interview Wednesday, Mr. Henry declared that it was almost im possible to get contractors to bid on the contract for the erection of his proposed new $20,000 residence, assigning as a cause an impending strike of plumbers and other building trades. George H. Connolly, president of the Portland Master Plumbers' Association, declared that such utterances are a habit with Mr. Henry and further said: "From what I have been able to learn the firm drawing the designs for the buildinc nrA ftlsrt hltno. rn 4in rx-n and that is the reason other contractors are not bidding, though other reasons no doubt will be given. So far as I know there is no probability of the Journeymen plumbers striking. We propose to see that they do not or that any trouble Is had whatever." . As the situation now stands the plumb ers are being paid $5.60 a day. Until May 1 they were paid $5 a day, making a demand some time ago for an increase to $6. They were paid $6 before the panic of 1907. At that time the master plumbers asked them to submit to a decrease of $1 per day, which was ac quiesced to on the promise that the old scale would be renewed as soon as pros perous conditions returned. Though two years have passed since the return of prosperity the old scale has not been re-established. The remaining 50 cents difference is to be arbitrated, precluding the possibility of a strike. According to J. F. Ledwldge. business agent of the building trades of Portland, the prospect of any strikes at this time or soon, is an absurdity. "So far as I know, and I am in a po sition to know," he said, "there Is hardly a possibility of a general strike in any of the building trades unions." CLEVER JOKES TO BE HEARD American Beauty Show Promises Something New In Minstrelsy. The American Beauty Show, which will be given two nights. May 20 and 21, at the Bungalow Theater, promises to be one of the most attractive and well-attended local shows of the year. The per formance Is being arranged in a grand first part minstrel - ensemble, in which there will be a gorgeous display of Port land feminine beauty. Many clever songs, Jokes and dances will be introduced by some of the best local singers and come diennes. A feature which is expected to create a sensation is the entrance of the American beauties and debutantes, who will appear in gorgeous gowns and cos tumes of the latest creations. The fun in the show will be supplied by a sextet of sapphire-colored maids who will im personate the following characters: Anna Held, Fritzie Scheff, Izetta Jewel, Olga Nethersole, Lillian Russell and Ethel Barrymore. A special orchestra of 14 pieces, under the direction of Leader Hoch, will play a programme of up-to-date numbers, which will vary from operatic to coon songs. These performances will be given for the purpose of raising a nucleus fund. with which to promote the Portland Au ditorium, Among the clubs which are backing the movement are the Monday Musical Club and the Daughters of the Confederacy. The several committees which are working for the success of the American Beauty Show report that they are receiving much encouragement and from the way the tickets are being sold, the Bungalow Theater will no doubt be taxed to its capacity. The executive TALKS on TEETH By the Rex Dental Co., Dentists GOOD TEETH BRING SUCCESS. One day, hundreds and hundreds of years ago, a certain Immortal by the name of Jason left the sunny shore of Old Greece In search of the Golden Fleece. His boat was on beaten gold driven by silken sails and diamond studded oars, held In place by chains of pure wrought silver. The story of his wondrous trip and of his successful return has furnished the.toplo for many a Winter fireside tale. Brother Jason was a philosopher, an analyzer. He had a definite purpose and he returned successful. Today silken sails and diamond-studded oars are out of date They are buried with the centuries that graced their vogue. But people still have purposes and they still succeed because they go ore pared. When you meet other people, you have a purpose in view, either busi ness or pleasure, and your appearance is Just as important to you as were the gorgeous embellishments which garnished Brother Jason's elaborate craft. Tou must cultivate good looks. The world has no time to waste on the man or woman who is not present able or who can't put up a good ap pearance. Ugly teeth or missing teeth are a terrible handicap, greater by far than Irregular features or even a bad skin. Seems as if the ugly teeth killed the face something repulsive about them. Ugly teeth are altogether unneces sary since the discovery and practice of the Alveolar method by this company. The Alveolar method restores missing teeth, straightens crooked teeth and tightens loose teeth. Alveolar teeth are beautiful to look at and as satisfactory as nature's teeth to eat vlth. Don't compare them with the so called false teeth you have been used to seeing on every side. They are no relation. Alveolar teeth are beautiful in shape size, color, and an exact match for the teeth that are left; and each one is set in its own socket, thus following na ture's plan as closely as possible. The Alveolar method has done awav with the partial plate and the so-called "bridge." both of which were insanitary and a disfigurement' to the one who had to wear them. THE REX DENTAL, CO., Dentists 311 to S14 Abington Bldg., 106 3d St. committee which has the active manage- J. Allen. Mrs. . A. Keppner, Mrs. Jo ment of the show Ib composed of Mrs. C. 1 seph Ludlam and Mrs. F Joplin. UNDERWOOD STANDARD TYPEWRITERS The Standard of typewriter manufacture, typewriter selling; and typewriter work has been elevated by the advent and, development of the UNDERWOOD 'The Machine Yon Will EYentuafly Buy1 UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER COMPANY (INCORPORATED) Portland Branch, 68 Sixth Street PORTLAND, OREGON