Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, May 30, 1911, Page 2, Image 2

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    tiie morning oregonta??. Tuesday, may 30, 1011.
SEYIVIOUR GRILLED
JOY REIGNS OVER
WW YORK POLICE
JTEW YORK'S ITEW POLICE COMMSSIONBS, A2TD MAN HE
SUCCEEDED.
ER
Labor Leader Retiring From
Commission, Accuses San
Francisco Chief.
Exit of Cropsey and Entrance
of Waldo Regarded as
Double Blessing.
UNION MEN ARE WARNED
NEW MAN HAS NEW POLICY
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BY BOARD MEMO
ei li (i A ai. . . . r j VA U ,..tIJ'
As CommlMtonff He Trust to HI
Men' Pride In Their Work, No
to Ft rial tic Waldo Is Rich,
bat Like) Hrd Work.
FT I.T.OTO T- LCWWOAX.
N1W YORK. Mar (SpwUl)-
Tor the first time sine consolidation
bcam a fact (January I. ). th
city fca a Pollc Commissioner who.
It Is inrrellT brlteved. will make
good.
Tht "14I commlulooer. th man
f ir th place, ha often bn described,
but caver heretofore found. Her r
the characteristics which experts
e-re he should have:
He should bo a military man: on
who can hoM th confidence of th
fnn and the public alike; a man who
will not graft himself or allow others
to do so. ray exr-cutlve ability: and
bo aM to krep politics out of th
department.
Khinelander Waldo comes nearer to
filling- the bill than dnea any one els
In the city. In fart If his admlnlstra
tton is a failure. It might as well be
admitted that thrr la no cbanc of
properly filling; th place.
Waldo saw a.-tive muitarr aerrlc
Murine the pani..h War. Then ha be
came captain of th Philippine 2routa.
and chased around tha Island
with sreat enthusiasm. And a man
who can throw tha fear of tha Lord
Into tha arentle brcaata -of band of
Klliplno can certainly b relied upon
ti keep a herd of policemen on th
Jump.
Waldo Liked Iicrause lie's Square
In his previous eaperiene on th
frc aa Htnaham'a deputy. Waldo
mad a hit with th rank and Ilia.
Tha old timers will tell yoa that ha
"sn,uarw. and a -ood pollremaie
asks nothing- mora than that, fo far
aa tha bad ones ar concerned. Waldo
la shrewd taouch to look after them.
U aMo la nut "poor but honest." Ha
Is rich and honest. t'ndoubtedlir ha
would nn graft, but Ma financial con
dition la sura that there la no need
for htm to do so.
That Waldo poeaeaaea executive abil
ity la demonstrated by th fact that
durtna: hia relan In tha fire department
ha has completely reorganized the bual
nes end nf that force and Instituted
many reforms which Improv things
ant also eave tha city money.
As to the political end of tba gana,
Waldo kept politic out of th fir
department, and ha says h will do
tha same thins; la hla Dew branch
of the aerrlc. Aad th cbancas are
that ha will make rood.
Whtla ha waa bo of tha firemen.
Waldo took palna to tell district lead
ers that that their Indorsements In'
Jured rather than helped candidates
for promotion, and that h would be
obliged If they (the district leaders)
kept away from headquarters unless
they had aom real buaineaa there.
The transfer of authority at Center
etret was one of the most dramatlo
affairs la a most picturesque admtnla
iration. lommisaloarra hsr com,
and Commlaslonera have prone, but
nerer under such circumstance.
Joy Marks Cropaey Coins;.
In former transfers the outgoing;
executive has held a reception, at
whub hla friends In the department
have call'd to pay tbelr respects and to
express sorrow over his departure. And
the rank and r.le of the department
hav bowed profoundly, and looked
sympathetic, even If they did not really
f.el so. The affairs have been fu
nerals, naturally enourh. but no on
has been so nnklnd aa to throw bricks
at the corpae.
But when James C. Cropsey went
out. it waa iiirrerent:
The usual knot of policemen waa
-atnrre1 in th nail one afternoon.
Suddenly a man In uniform rushed out
from an Inside office. He whispered
10 one ox ine loiterers, then they
slapped each other on the backa.
Insld of a few mlnutea the word
had passed all through th building.
The old man has been kicked out."
Great enthusiasm waa manifested,
for the unpopularity of Cropaey could
hardly be appreciated. Policemen shook
handa with one another, laughed and
exchanged congratulations. And when
Waldo came In a little later to take
command, the building fairly radiated
cheerfulness, for the men. who would
hav welcomed anyone as a change
from Cropaey. were mightily pleased to
see a man tbey trusted take the plac
of the obscure, cross-grained Krooklyn
lawyer, who had made their Uvea mis
erable for aeven terrible m on the.
The retiring Commissioner wasted
no time In formalities. Having no
friends to whom he had to say good
bye, he held no reception. And short
ly after Waldo moved In. Cropaey
moved out.
Accompanied only by Ms faithful
secretary. Cropsey. carrying a grip,
started away. In the lower corridor
there were many policemen, who mad
It plainly manifest that they were
very, very happy. There were no
deep bows, no sympathetic looks. There
was no city auto waiting at the door.
Cropsey. the private citizen, stepped
out Into the street and Into political
oblivion. And th only kind word was
aid by a policeman And ha aald:
"I wish to Gawd that Cropsey would
get drunk on my beat aom dark
night."
tx-t-reoy Is Abolished.
Sine Waldo has taken hold, he baa
been busy straightening out the kinks
that were left by hi predecessor, ills
first appointment waa that of Win
Held 9. hrehan aa private secretary.
Pheehan. who heli th same position
under Waldo In the lire department. Is
aa exceptionally brlsjht young newe
paper znaa and a diplomat of the first
water. It was at one announced that
the Cropaey policy of secrecy was
don away with. Waldo realizes that
the public has a right ts know what
la going on In the department, ao long
as the Information doea not hamper
police business. And with Mieehan to
manage toe press bureau, the Indica
tion are that public, newspaper men
and police officials will all be satisfied,
something that has never happened
heretofore.
Members of th police fore ar paid
Vr th month, but under Cropaey pay
day waa not the first, but along about
the lith or 10th. Vt he made this
eAaege la a mystery. As many police
Men live up to every cent rf their
salaries, this long delay caused many
hardships, fto Waldos first order. In
addition to being th right thine to do.
added to his popularity with th de
partment at th start.
Waldo Announces Policy.
Th Commissioner has not mads any
announcement aa to what he means
to do. but here sr soms aampi Waldo
statements, inspired by his experience
first deputy.
"You can't make a fore enthusiastic
by nagging It- You can't enforce dis
cipline by a series of petty charges
and punishments. Tou can't create
esprit de corps by holding th clcb
of fear and terror over the heada of
grown men.
"The discipline of a police fore, to
be real and permanent, has got to com
up from the force Iteelf. and not from
the higher authority alone. The ideal
condition would be for every man in
the force, whether uniformed or In
plain clothes, to feel at the suc
cess of the whole body, and th re
spect which the citizens hav for It.
dependa upon him Individually, and
upon the way In which h performs
hi duty."
This would strike th average man
i being a pretty fair platform, and
one that should be satisfactory to men
and public alike.
It may not be generally known, but
th term of Folic Commlaaloner Is
tire years, yet no man has ever filled
out a full term, aa the Mayor has th
power of removal. Oeneral Bingham
held the Job for th longeat period, a
little over three years. Cropaey holds
th short distance term, aeven months.
Waldo's friends, however, believe that
he will establish a new record and re
main In charge as long aa he deslrea.
Cvery newspaper In rtew Tork ha
praised the appointment . of Waldo,
which Is something remarkable. The
young Commissioner the 1 only 14).
has honesty, ability and knowledge
of what must be don. Heretofore,
when a Mayor found an honest Com
missioner, he was always a man who
lacked ability, while th able Commis
sioner were ususllr regarded as
grafters or pliant politicians. But th
-dope" shows . that V aldo possesses
all the necessary quallncatlona. and
looks like th right man In th light
plac.
Th rollc commissioner has th
hardest Job In the city administration.
but If any on can make a success
of It. the man Is Khinelander Waldo,
a rich man who loves hard work.
WHITE SLAVER TRAILED
HE IS ACCrSED OF TAKING GIRL
FROM PORTLAND SOUTH.
Immigration Officer Captures Hlra
la San Francisco. and Saja Case
Is Conclusive.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 2. (Special.)
Another capture was effected by th
Federal authorities today In th era
sad being waged against whit Slav
traffickers, when Errol F. Hooper, well
known habitue or the Barbery coast,
was arrested at th Hotel Netherlands
on Fourth street. Hooper snd bis al
eged victim. Blossom Crocker, were
taken Into custody by Detective Bean
and Furman. acting under Instructions
from Immigration Inspector John A.
Robinson, who Is directing the war on
the slavers.
Hooper Is charged with bringing th
Crocker girl to this city from Portland,
Or, and placing her In a house of 111
repute. Federal detectives trailed th
pair from the Northern city and de
clare that they have a perfect case
scalnst the prisoner. United State
Commissioner Krull held Hooper In
tiOOO bonds tor a hearing on next
Tuesday, and ordered the girl detained
as a witness at Angel Island.
Today's arrest la the fifth within i
month brought about by the local lmml
gratlon officials In their efforts to en
force th Mann whit Slav act. re
cently enacted by Congress, which
deals with the Interstate Importation
of women for immoral pnrpoaea.
The Government authorities ar det
ermined to check the traffic In this
city and already sever sentence In
Federal prisons hav been meted out
offenders.
FIRE BURNS LUMBER PLANT
Planing: Mill at Latham Destroyed
but Lumber Mill Saved.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or, May 2.-
(SpectaL) Fire destroyed th Cham
bers Lumber Company planing plant at
Latham this afternoon and consumed
considerable lumber In the mill yards.
Th lumber mill was saved by timely
slstance from Cottage Grove. Th
ty chemical engine were brought
nto play ana Ducket brigades were
formed by the citizens who hastened
o the relief of th mill company. Th
loss ts estimated from 17000 to f 10.000.
4500 SOLDIERS ON MARCH
I'nltcd Sau-S) Troop at Galveston
Break Camp ia Five Hours,
Galveston: t wy 11. ia i
than fir hours th 4S00 United States
troops w will march 6 mile from
here to Houston, Tes, and back again,
broke ramp today and left Galveston
Is:and behind them.
The troops srs due at Houston June
1. leaving for Galveston n th return
msrch th cast day.
J. C. Cropsey.
Artist Says State Department
Clerk Cheated Him.
EXPLANATIONS ARE SOUGHT
Portrait Painter Teclare He Got
but $850 for Day Pictures) While
Voucher and Receipt Indi
cate Sara of 92450.
WASHINGTON. May Albert Bos
nthal. a Philadelphia portrait painter,
today startled the House committee
which Is Investigating expenditures In
the State Department with the charge
mat na received only I860 for a por
trait of Associate Justice William R,
Day, ez-Kocretary of State, while tha
Stat Department records contain
Toucher and receipt indicating be was
paia -(".
According to Rosenthal, ha painted
the Day portrait In 1304. having had
an understanding with Mr. Dny that he
was to receive IS50 for It. William H.
Michael, then chief" clerk of the de
partment, and now Consul-General at
Calcutta, sent to him a blank Stat De
partment voucher which, at Michael's
request, he signed. He then received
a check for JS50.
"I think it was Michael's personal
cnecs, said KosenthaL
Portrait Is Refused.
Rosenthal further testified that ha
was engaged later to paint a portrait
of ex-Secretary Hay. which was re
fused by the Government.
At the State Department, he said, h
was told by Charles Denby, now Con
sui-ucnerai at lenna. who bad suc
ceeded Michael as chief clerk, that his
prices were exorbitant. Mr. Denby ex
hibited the voucher for alleged
to have been paid for the Day portrait,
which brought out the fact that th
price paid was only 4 S 60.
Entry of 92450 Shown.
It was said at th Stat Department
that the book of the department
showed an entry of IZ450. with a nota
tion that of this amount IS50 was paid
to Mr. Kosenthal for a portrait of ex
Secretary Day and that the remainder
was disbursed by Chief Clerk Michael.
"under tha direction of the Secretary of
state,-
Mr. Mlchal has been asked by Sec
retary Kiiox to explain. Thomas Mor
rison, disbursing clerk of th State De
partment. told the committee that the
voucher of the Day picture had been
withdrawn from the department rec
ords by ex-Chief Clerk Denby..
ROOSEVELT MUST EXPLAIN
His Statements About Steel Trust
Contradicted by Gates.
WASHINGTON. May I. Theodora
Roosevelt la desired mm a witness before
th special "steel trust" investigating
commute of th House.
A request has been sent to Mr. Roose
velt to appear and tell what he knowa
about the taking of the Tennessee Coal
A Iron Company by th United State
Steel Corporation,
John W. Gates, who was before th
commute Saturday, contradicted prac
tically all the statements in Mr. Roose
velt a letter to Attorney-General Bona
parte. In which It was set forth- that E.
H. Gary and H. C. Frlck had volun
teered to avert a financial dlaaster by
taking over the coal and Iron company.
Mr. Roosevelt will be asked to harmon
ize the apparent dixcrepanclee.
Oregon City to Remember Dead.
OREGON CITT. Or., May Specia.
Elaborate preparations have been
made for th celebration of Me
morial day. The Mayor has declared the
day a half holiday, and the majority of
the business houses will close In the
morning. TS programme mill consist
of services st the suspension bridge, at
the Shlveiy Opera-hous and at Moun
tain Vlaw Cemetery.
SC D IS CAUSED
Walter E. OTormell Declares Head
of Department Has "Fooled and
Befuddled" Public and Dis
criminated Against Workers.
BAN FRANCISCO, Kay 29. (Spe
cial.) Charging that Chief of Police.
John F. Seymour has been "fooling and
befuddling" the publlo and that he has
suppressed details of crime, specifying
on instance involving a $40,000 loss
by a citizen; that he has run. th de
partment to suit the convenience of
friends, and that ha is arrayed against
the cause of union labor. Police Com
missioner Walter E. O'Connell todaV
resigned his position. His letter to
Mayor McCarthy bristles with sensa
tional allegations against Seymour.
O'Connell letter, written from a
sick bed. Is indited without equivoca
tion. To union men, O'Connell sounds
a note of warning, declaring- that Sey
mour Is not what he pretends to be and
that he attempted, after a. visit to Los
Angeles, to have the strike benefits
stopped that were being sent to that
city from San Francisco.
O'Connell's charge against Seymour
(rains Importance from a labor stand
noint bv O'Connell's affiliation Vte
: is first vice-president of the Interna-
i tlonnl AcnMarlnn f 1 u mHAva (la a a.
American Federation of Labor. The
president of his association Is John
Vslentlne. who Is vice-president of the
executive council of th American Fed
eration of Labor.
O'Connell charges that while other
matters have been given publicity by
beymour. the details of 140.000 lost by
a prominent citizen In a gambling hall
were not. He speaks of details sup
pressed of women dragged out of
gambling halls by their husbands after
they had pawned their wearing apparel
to play.
H speaks of Seymour closing cer
tain cafes in the Mission district which
working men patronized openly and of
permitting to remain open a cafe
within a few rods of Seymour's office
whore a woman was shot In th mouth
O'Connell regrets that his physical
condition Is such that he la unable to
give time and attention to his duties,
and closes his letter of , resignation
with th earnest request that the
Mayor appoint soma on to his place
who will be able to give tha attention
that the position demands.
Mayor McCarthy refused to comment
upon O'Connell's letter today. He said
that no succesaor had as yet been ap
pointed to his place.
.s.
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END OF FAMOUS COMIC OPERA
LIBRETTIST IS TRAGIC.
Author of Book and Iyrlcs of "Pin
afore," "The JElkado" and Other
Classics Sinks- in Lake.
LONDON. May 29 Sir W. a Gilbert,
the noted dramatist and librettist,
who wrote the famous "Savoy Operas,"
including "H. M. S. Pinafore." "Pa
tience," "Iolatithe" and "The Mikado,"
and was knighted in 1907 by King Ed
ward, met a traglo end today.
While swimming in the lake in his
grounds at Harrow, friends observed
that he waa in difficulty and strug
gling. They hurried for help but Sir
William sank. When tba body was
recovered, life was extinct.
He Is believed to have been stricken
with syncope.
Sir W. 3. Gilbert was th guiding
star of the comic opera stag of the
last generation and his operas written
In collaboration with Sir Arthur Sulli
van are still recognized as the highest
form of the comic opera. Among his
greatest successes are "H. M. S. Pina
fore," "The Mikado," "The Pirates of
"Pensance." "Patience" and "Trial by
Jury." His "Bab Ballads" and "Songs
of a Cavoyard" are his chief contribu
tion to the poetie literature of the
English language and both have run
through a number of editions.
Gilbert started out in life to be a
lawyer, graduating from the University
of the City of London in his 19th year
and taking his law degree shortly af
ter. The success of his first play,
"Dulcamara," turned him from the law
and soon after he took to playwritlng
as a profession. His success with
total of 20 plays, all or partly to his
credit, netted him an ample fortune,
with which five year ago he retired
to a country home out of London, Be
fore his retirement he was dramatlo
critic of the London Illustrated Times
and a frequent contributor to humor
oua periodicals.. Outside of his operas.
the whimsical humor poem, "The Tarn
of the Nancy Bell, Is his best-known
work.
By a coincidence, tonight the Shu
bens' revival of "Pinafore," in New Tork
waa scheduled to open at the Casino
Theater.
WIFE GRANTED DIVORCE
Mrs. E. Il Swinburne, of Pendleton,
and Husband Incompatible.
PENDLETON, Or, May !. (Special.)
With a law student as the only spec
tator, testimony was taken and a de
cree rendered this afternoon in th
famous divorce suit of Mrs. E. R. Swin
burne sgalnst Dr. Swinburne.
The decree was granted on the
grounds of incompatabllity. Mrs. Swin
burne declaring on the stand this after
noon that her husband completely Ig
nored her In the home, giving Instruc
tions to the servants as though she
ere not in the house. The only other
itness was her daughter. Miss Faye
Batholomew, prominent socially.
The property rights were settled out
of court and the husband did not appear
to fight the case.
Owing to the wealth of Dr. Swin
burne and the social prominence of his
wife and step-daughter, a sensation
was created when the case waa filed.
All details In connection with th case
hav been suppressed.
Harness Company Insolvent.
VANCOUVER. Wash., May 29. (Spe
cial.) C, R. Putnam and D. O. Kler
bow. owners of th Vancouver Harness
MARY GARDEN
America's Greatest
Dramatic Soprano
uses only
KNABE
, The World's Best
Piano
She appears in con
cert Saturday Eve.,
June 3d at the
Armory
Reed-French
Piano Mfg. Co.
KNABE DEALERS
Sixth and Burnside
Company, of this city, have mad an
assignment with a view to Insolvency
and have transferred to A. J. Bigham
all of their property. Their liabilities
are S5106 and their assets 1911. The
assignment was mad to give all cred
itors an equal show.
Dally River Readings.
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To Remove Dust
From the Hair
(From the New Tork Examiner.)
"Don't drench your head with water
every time your hair is dusty." says
Clarlbel Montague, the beauty expert.
Too much moisture causes the hair to
become dead and dull.
"When you want a perfect coiffure.
Just take a quick dry shampoo. Mix 4
ounces of therox with 4 ounces of orris
root and you will have a supply of dry
shampoo powder sufficient for all Sum
mer. "Sift the powder lightly and evenly
through the hair. Brush it out thor
oughly and it takes with it every par
ticle of dust and dirt. Therox imme
diately gives the hair a rich and glossy
lustre. This mixture vitalizes the fol
licles, and (if used regularly) long and
abundant hair will be the result." Adv.
Established 1897
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Over -eating means extra work for the
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Tonight's the night to take care of to
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