TITE 3IOKXTXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1910.
PLOT ALLEGED, TO
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DROP 'SMALL FRY'
PORTLAND'S
Eastern Bondholders of Des
chutes Irrigation & Power
Company Blamed.
126 Sixth Street, Near Washington
V
Five .Rousm.
FORECLOSURE IS VACATED
For FRIDAY and SATURDAY in Our Cloak and Suit Section Second Floor
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EMPORIUM
g s
Order Secured In United State JU-
trlct Court hf R- S. Howard, Jr.
Methods of Finances May
Be Exposed.
Anvertln that Etflrrn bondholders
it the Deschutes Irrigation A Power
Company, of Crook County, have plan
ned a conspiracy with tne old manage
ment of the company with the Intent
of -freeslna;- the smaller intercut! out
of tha concern. R. fi. Howard. Jr., yes
terdar appeared In tha t'nlted States
District Court and secured an order
arat1n; the foreclosure of the assets
-f the irrigation company. The pur
pose of the suit is to expose all tha
inner workings of the financiers who
have had control of the company, and
a save the investments of the ")
amaJl fry-' who hold the stock of tha
Mr Howard is the owner of I."""
in bonds of. the Desohutea company, and
Is emphatic lights statements that there
had been no predion made for the
r.H.mntinn of his bonds. 1111am '
Bristol and C E. S. Wood appeared
the attorneys for Mr. Howard.
Stay Is Granted.
t .. j Ti-n i .-.n witnted the stay o
n ..H the order of Interven
. i AM ka v.rhi I aesurance of Mr.
Wood that Mr. Howard had never con
seated to the plan of closlnjr out in
old company and oraranlrlna; a nej
. -iih th ohlrrl of completing th
. i umurr to Irrigate the CI 4.
ii .mi of lsnd. Attorney Wood in
k. hi. ntnuk.i to the court
that tha Mmnromlsr scheme had been
h.th. jn to admit a large amount
of fictitious indebtedness, to the detrl
ment of tha bondholders who had In
rtri real monev In the enterprise
1 have never been a party to th
litln-lnn - aald R. S. Howard. Jr.. le
.irhi "Mi Investment In the bond
- legitimate, and I only applied
to
Intervene In the litigation when It be
came apparent that something was con
templated which would wipe out in
sum cf money.
Relationship Is IHx-lnlnicd.
"Among the debts of the company
which were Incorporated in tha decree
greed upon by the attorneys for the
Eastern, bondholders and the attorneys
.'or the old managers of the company
s an alleged account of one Roscoe
Howard, who la no relation of mine,
This Howard waa given a selling con
tract on tha lands, by which he would
realise the larger portlcn of any prof
its from their sale. The lan. Is are situ
there, but I understand that he has
been allowed $131,000 In the com-
sromlse decree. 1 Intend to find out
hy Howard has been allowed such an
imouDt of money and to whom It will
re.
"There Is another matter of SJ.V
-hl-h will have to be accounted for
tefore this matter Is definitely settled.
Under the provisions of the first mort
gage, bonds of the company could be
turned In aa payment for lands, but
ainklng fund of S3 per acre In cash
was to be deposited for the redemption
of our bomls. In the statement of tha
company it appears that ISS.OOO of can
relied bonds were transferred to the
sinking fund In lieu of that amount of
rash. In other word, the bonds were
redeemed by the sale of lands, and the
bonds received In payment, which were
then worthless, were carried In the
sinking fund In lieu of rash. It looks
to me as If somebody had appropriated
money from that fund, or had failed to
make good what belonged to It.
Attorney Bristol was adorned with
Ma legal war paint when consulted
about the litigation.
"We are going to the bottom of this
thing now." said Mr. Bristol. "I am
not yet ready to announce my charge".
The papers are being prepared and will
be filed in the I'nlted States Court
without delay."
Prior to the alleged agreement, look
ing to the foreclosure of the first mort-
gsge. the Eastern bondholders, most of
whom are located In the vicinity of
Columbus. Ohio, appeared In court with
charges against the company of the
grossest mismanagement. Being the
chief owners of the Crook County Carey
a-t rerlamatton project, the bondhold
ers asserted that they had been denied
any voire in the management and that
Portland stockholders refused to at
tend meetings of the directors at whlrh
changes of management were to be
proposed. The complaint In the case
averred that Roscoe Howrd had been
given a selling contract on the lands
which netted him a commission of from
110 to $17.50 per acre, half of their
valus In many Instances, and charged
that F. S. Stanley waa Interested In
that contract.
Accounting Will Be .kcl.
Tha bonds held In the redemption
fund were charged to tiave been re
ceived from A- J. Bulkley as considera
tion for the purchase of 13.000 acres
of land. An accounting for that amount
of money will be asked.
Upon those allegations a receiver for
the company was appointed In the per
son of C M. Redflrld. former engineer
for the company.
As the story has been related in
rourt. It Is charged that the Deschutes
Irrigation A Power Company was or
gsnlzed for the purpose of taking over
certain lands under the Carey act. and
by which the State of Oregon Is tha
trustee for the lands. The company
filed on 74.19S acres on Its own ac
count and the holdings of the Pilot
Hntte and Oregon Irrigation companies.
In February, 1J04. the company mort
gaged all Ita holdings In security of
a bond issue, and Is charged with later
placing a second mortgage, which It
proposed to pay off In June last, and
for arhtch $147. "on In cash had been
accumulated. The bondholders assert
this entire amount Is their property.
Idaho Land Fraud Cases I'p.
Taking of testimony for the trial of
Idaho land fraud cases will begin at
o'clock this morning In the Federal
Court building before A. M. Wing, spe
cial examiner. Peyton Gordon, special
assistant to the Attorney-General, ar
rived In the city last night and will
i-on-luct the case. Mr. 1'iordon has
handled several rases prosecuted in
'Boise In tha past few years.
The particular case in which Oregon
HnrM' are concerned Is that to re
rover certain lands from W. F. Ketten
bach. a prominent tlmherland owner of
Idaho. He Is alleged to have pbtained
them through conspiracies to defraud
tne I'nlted t-tales.
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REAR-ADMIRAL. EVANS.
"Fighting Rob" Evans, known the world over as the man who
commanded the Fnlted States fleet of warships on the famous
cruise to the Pacific around Cape Horn, will be entertained at a for
mal banquet Saturday night, given In his honor by the Portland Com
mercial Club. On learning that Admiral Evans wss en route East
from Paso Renins, where he has been receiving treatment at the hot
springs. President Beckwlth, of the Commercial Club, conceived the
Idea of having the famous aea-flghter aa a guest. Accordingly, a
telegram, asking if he could be present, was sent to the Admiral
Thursday at San Francisco, and he at once wired his acceptance.
Robert Evans, accompanied by Robert Iee Dunn, a noted newspa
per photographer and correspondent, will arrive In Portland Saturday
morning, and the two men will be the guest of the club during their
stay In the city. The banquet will be held at :30 P. M. at the club.
Preparations are being made to entertain a large number of Ore
gon's leading citizens, as a number of out-of-town men have ex
pressed their intention of being present at tha reception.
PERJURY IS CHARGE
Prosecutor Page Asks Dismis
sal of Porter Loomis Case.
WILLIAMS GIRL ACCUSED
Child's Confuslnjr TftinionT ItitoIt-I
Inn Itrlallvr. Juvrnllo Officials
and Police Proves Kxa..
peratinfr to Court.
Tour Monor. I don't propon to
arsuft brforr a Jury about the trutl-
inonjr In a rase whrn I don't beltevd
In my own mind that the testimony
warrants a ronvlrtlon. I admit that
this (rlrl has lied about thla case right
down the line, and for that reason I
ask Tour Honor to Instruct this Jury
to return a reTdlct for the defendant.
Porter Loorals.
So spoke Deputy District Attorney
race to Circuit Judge Gatens yester
day afternoon, after llallie tlllamn. a
15-year-old Rlrl. related to Lonmla, had
Id on the witness-stand that Mrs.
Lola G. Baldwin, of the Women's Aux
iliary to the Police Department, had
threatened to send her to the House
of the Good Sheperd until ahe was 21
years old If she did not testify that
Loomis contributed to hT delinquency
Later, however, she modified this, and
said Mrs. Baldwin and Mrs. L. 11.
Baker of the Boys and Girls' Aid So
ciety had threatened to send her to
he Home If she did not tell the
whole truth.
Woman Denies t'linrjje.
Mrs. Baldwin, when placed on the
stand, flatly denied that she ever told
he a-lrl anythlnar of the kind, and In
an Interview said later that she could
not send the Rlrl to the Home even If
she wished to.
We have been unable to place any
dependence whatever upon the child's
word." she said. In talking of the case
At one time she has flatly denied
that Loomis conducted himself improp
erly, and at another time she has ad
mitted that he has."
Tne Klrl admitted on the witness-
stand that she swore falsely when she
testified In the lower court that Loomis
never made indecent proposals to her.
She said she dla not then understand
he nature of the witness' oath. Mr.
Gardner, she said, explained the mat
ter to her last Saturday.
While she was undera-oinir re-direct
examination by Deputy Pagce. whe vu
seeking the names of persons whom
she said had threatened her. Attorney
Bert Haner. Loomis counsel, arose and
asked Judge Gatens to instruct the
plrl that she was under the protection
of the court, and that the court would
see that no harm came to her If she
told the whole truth. This tha Judge
did.
Olrl Changes Testimony.
It was then that the arirl mentioned
he names of Mrs. Baldwin and Mrs.
Baker. She had previously testified
nder rross-cxamlnatlon by Mr. Haney.
hat officers of the Juvenile Court told
er if she testified that Loomis had
contributed to her delinquency she
would b released from the Boys' and
Girls' Aid Society, and that If she
testified otherwise, she would be held
ntil she was 18 years old. Later
he said Porter Loomis also threatened
her If she did not testify In his favor.
Loomis Is a. fireman, employed at
nptne No. 9, in Sunnyside.
CASK WILL COME TO ISbtK
Court !uiKCsts Proceedings to End
POilock Suit.
That Raphael Citron, arting as attor-
ey for Albert Crowe, did not take the
proper method for attarkins; the answer
of the Port of Portland in the drydock
rase, was the dn-lslon of Presldlna- Cir
cuit JtidKe Cleland yesterday morning;.
Attorney Citron filed a motion to i
strike the answer from the files, on the
ground that the Port of Portland has no
power to lease the drydock to private
parties, and has only Incorporated In Ita
answer the same contentions made In Its
demurrer to Crowe's complaint, which
was overruled by Circuit Judge Bronangh
when he was on the bench.
Judge Cleland suggested that Attorney
Citron either demur on behalf of Crowe
to the answer of the Port of Portland or
file a motion for judgment on thf plead
ings. This, said the court, would brinp-
the case to an issue.
In the case of It. Blnfield against Mrs.
C. R. Keller, In which the attorney for
the plaintiff attempted to argue points
in a demurrer to the answer vHhout
having given defendant's attorney no
tice of the pointa to be taken up. Judge
Cleland overruled the demurrer. The
court. In passing upon the matter, re-.
ferred to a recent decision of the State
I rTuoreme
Supreme Court in which it is Intimated
that the court may not burden litlKants
with rules in addition to the law. but
the Judge said the rule that attorneys
for one aide must give notice to the other
side of papers filed or points to be argued
on demurrer until the Supreme Court
positively decides otherwise.
Change of venue In the suit of Peter
Mcintosh against Alexander McNaJr was
denied. McNalr wished It tried In Tilla
mook County.
In the divorce suit of S. E. Hallal
against Rose Hallal. the husband muat
make his charge of Immoral conduct on
the wife's part more specific.
Other derisions were as follows:
Krau.se Brothers against George L.
Greenfield and others, demurrer to com
plaint overruled.
Mrs. Charles Bernard against C. W.
Mower and others, demurrer of bonds
men to complaint sustained, motion to
answer allowed.
J. B. Lcwton against Clarkle A. Wells,
motion to strike out complaint denied.
P. K. Harth against" H. M. Geren and
others, demurrer of defendant overruled.
Ward C. Wetmore against Dorothea
wetmore, demurrer to second amended
complaint sustained.
Davenport Brothers against Karl J.
Stackland, motion to quash service and
discharge attachment allowed.
J. F. Broadstreet against Martin Ver
non and others, motion to amend reply
denied.
Wlllard Case against Mountain Timber
Company, motion to make complaint
more aennite denied.
R. A. Anechuts against IL D. Wil
liams and E. F. McDonald, motion to
strike from answer allowed In part, de
nied In part.
J. F. Booths against Daisy M. Flfppen
and others, motion to strike out amended
complaint denied.
Helen J. Miller and others agalnRt E.
P. Preble and others, application for In
junction denied.
Orris If. Fisher against Augusta R.
Johnson, demurrer to answer overruled.
HUSBAND DISLIKES COOKING
Wife Made Him Get Own Meals, He
Says, and A as Divorce.
Alice Blettvenu went Joy riding, leav
ing her house untidy and her husband
to prepare hla own meals, according
to the pharges of Leon Blenvenu, In
a divorce complaint filed in the Cir
cuit Court yesterday. He declared that
hla wife returned home in the small
hours, once as late ail A. M.
When he remonstrated with her a
year ago last month, she left him. re
turning the following December, how
ever, ne said. Their second attempt at
happiness lasted only three weeks, ac
cording to the husband, who asks cus
tody of the children.
ACCUSED MAX IS ARRAIGNED
Harvey Lambert to Enter Plea Next
Tuesday No Attorney Secured.
Harvey Lambert, accused of murder
tn the first degree, for. the alleged
shooting of his wife. Margaret Grace
Lambert, was arraigned In the Cir
cuit Court yesterday afternoon before
Presiding Judge Cleland. He will en
ter his plea at 3 P. M. next Tuesday.
The court asked him If he had made
arrangements to secure an attorney, to
hlch he replied he had not. The
rourt advised him to secure one at
once, saying that If he waa not finan
cially able to do so, the court would
appoint one.
Alleged Thief Is Indicted.
George Griffith was Indicted by tha I
Marked Them for Fri
day and Saturday at ... .
SEE OUR
Grand Jury yesterday, on two counts.
for alleged larceny In a dwelling;. In
one case he Is alleged to have entered
the dwelling of A. W. Williams, at
night, and to have stolen a gold watch
worth S65. a bracelet worth 1 10. and a
gun worth 5.
Four days later. It is charged, he
entered the dwelling of Anne Shogren
and stole four ostrich plumes worth
$54. a medicine case, electric flat iron,
and two opera glasses. His ball on
one charge was fixed at $1500 and on
the other 11000.
CIVIIv CASES WILL BE SET
Docket In Circuit Court Will B
Called Monday Morning.
Presiding Judge Cleland, of the Circuit
Court, will call the civil docket Monday
morning at 930 o'clock and set cases In
November, and to December 2. Not
withstanding the absence from the city
of Circuit Judge Morrow and that Cir
cuit Judge Kavanaugh has not yet suf
ficiently recovered from an attack of ty
phoid fever to be able to try cases, judge
Cleland has been able to clear away to
date all cases so far set this term.
Judge Morrow telegraphed Judge Cle
land he was on his way to Portland and
word was received here that he was In
Denver Monday, but so far as Is known
he has not yet reached Portland.
Damages of $1500 Awarded.
By verdict of a Jury In Judge
Gatens' Department of the Circuit
Court yesterday John Dean is to re
ceive $1600 from the Portland Railway,
Light & Power company oecause one
one of his limbs was sprainea wnue
he was riding on a Twenty-third
street car. He said the car gave I
sorles of sudden Jerks while he was
attempting to get a seat. Dean sued
for $16,075 damages.
Horse Insurance Ordered Paid.
The National Livestock Insurance As
sociatlon must- pay $200 Insurance on
horse, asked by Joplln A Meeks, by
a decision by circuit Juage patens
yesterday morning. The horse waa
shot upon the order of a veterinary
surgeon because It had the glanders.
The Insurance company refused to pay
the Insurance, because the animal did
WATSON'S
NO. 10
Scotch Whisky
Distilled in tie Highland
of Scotland from pur
Scotch Barley Malt.
Guaraateva
Orcr Tea Years Old.
Ceo. $. Clark 4 Co., Agents
Sll .Board of Trad Bid.
Portland, Or.
$17.50 Raincoats
at $9.85
Fifty Slip-Ons, made of
good quality rainpropfd
cloth with plaid back; storm
' collar, coat sleeve, -with pro
tection button, warranted
-absolutely rainproof; pretty
shade of tan; sold every
where at $17.50.
Friday
and
$9.85
Saturday
Mannish Tailored
Suits at $18.95
JCew styles, new fabrics and de
sijrned for practical wear. These
Suits are not merely good, nor better,
but tbey are positively the best tai
lored Suits you ever had an oppor
tunity to buy at $18.'95. AH the
newest fabrics are shown in this col
lection. They are actually- $30 val
nes, but to demonstrate what we can
produce have
$18.95
SPECIALS IN THE
not die a natural death, and the lawsuit
resulted.
Mountain Water Wanted.
GRANTS PASS. Or., Sept. 16. (Special.)
At a meeting of the. Commercial Club
Tuesday night tin agitation was started
to secure mountain water for the city.
This matter has several times been con
sidered by the Council, .but nothing defi
nite, has been done. The Commercial
Club decided that a committee commis
sioned by the Council should examine
The
Earnest Saver
k Nevrr gets tired of putting
his surplus cash" in the bank
regularly.
That is why he is so suc
cessful in a c c nm u 1 a t i n g
money. You are cordially in
vited to open an account with
us.
4 per cent Interest Paid
On Savings Accounts.
Accounts of $1.00 and up
received.
Poriland, Oregon
Open 8 A. M. until 5:30 P. M.
Saturdays until 8 P. M.
YorkV
Latest Hotel
The Great
Northern
On 57th Street, West
Two minutes from Central Park
An Abode of Luxury
Quiet Elegant Moderately Priced
-On one of New York's finest, most
central thoroughfare s a few doors east
of Carnegie Hall is located the Great
Northern a hotel offering the best that
New York has to Rive. All that the
most extravagant hostclries afford in
cuisine, in service, in surroundings
and more. Decorations of the periods
of Louis XVI., Heraldic, Elizabethan,
Marie Antoinette and Gothic. Buffet
and Grill Rooms finished in Egyptian
combined with Art Nouveau.
One minute walk from surface and
electric railroads. Fifth Avenue Motor
Buaaea pass the door en route to
Riverside Drive.
Slns-le Rooms With Private Bath
$2.00 a day and up. Write for Booklet.
Special Introductory Rates
to Westerners
TAXICAB SERVICE FREE
Tn autmtm t)f Gnat Srthm hatrl from
frrr. rfol aI J. drpot'.
notifying hotelMhntininattraitt.
Address t 1 1 S West 57th Street. N. Y
w v ritbcp J. TV fVTSON
AmocUi Manager General Manager
Novelty Mixture Coats $13.95
Beautiful collection of Novelty Mixture Coats, made
in military effect in gray and tan wale mixture, vel
vet collar, buttoning on side; full 54 inches long;
$22.50 would be a low price for them; but we have
marked them
For Friday and
Saturday at ...
$7.50 Silk Waists at $3.35
A beautiful collection of taffeta messaline Stripe
Silk and Persian Silk Waists in almost every con
ceivable color worn this season. Thev are values
up to $7.50.
Friday and Saturday
$450 Knitted Sweaters $2.65
Made of fine quality worsted in single and double
breasted models; colors Oxford, cardinal and white;
sold at $4 to $4.50; our price,
For Friday and Sat
urday at
MILLINERY DEPARTMENT
available sources of pure water supply
and report. -
Bridge Bond Abstract Filed.
City Treasurer Werleln yesterday
morning filed with the Ladd & Tilton
It Is the Purchasing
Power of Your Dollars
That interests you. If the standard makes (and they ara
standard makes) of the Shoes we sell are good values at $4.00,
$5.00 and $6.00, they should he a mighty sight better at
$2.00 and $2.50
Should they not f We sell the factory samples of the best
American Shoes manufactured.
NOTICE!
Our upstairs
rent is one-seventh
of the rent
paid by ground
floor stores. No
fancy fixtures,
no heavy ex
penses, but just
perfect - fitting,
stylish $4 to $6
shoes for ladies
at
$2.00
Portland's
Busiest
Shoe
Shop
BRANCH
150 Third St.,
Bet. Morrison and Alder
Upstairs.
OPPOSITE SKIDMORE'S.
OPEN DAILY 8
ON SATURDAY 8
Sixth. Floor Oreffonian Bldg.
;take elevator,
.
$13.95
m
$3,35
$2.65
Bank the abstract for the $250,000 boml
issue for the beginning of the con
struction of the Broadway bridge. As
soon as the abstract is accepted, the
money it represents will be turned over
to the city, and work on the new bridge
will be bevun Immediately.
NOTICE!
Our upstairs
rent is one-seventh
of the rent
paid by ground
floor stores. No
fancy fixtures,
no heavy ex
penses, but just
perfect -fitting:,
stylish $4 to $6
shoes for men.
Pair ,
$2.50
New
Shipments
Weekly
A. M. TO 6 P. M.
A. M. TO 10 P. M.
Rooms 600-601-602-603-60314.
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