Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, August 11, 1911, Page 4, Image 4

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    BURNS
COMING TO
X-RAY PORTLAND
Famous Detective Will Take
Charge of Graft Investiga
tion Here.
WEN ARE ALREADY WORKING
IxoaI Manager of Agency Write to
Chairman of Pollc Committee,
Giving Hcport of Charge Tre-fcrrr-d
Agalnt Carpenter.
W. 3. Burn. head of the Burna N
., rv.. will arrive
In
I 1 1 it 1 ; t Lrt ii c . j
Portland from uo "istm ... -
of next wee to take personal char
of a general investliratlon of the mu
nicipal affair of Tortland. Tha po
lice department will be iclven an over
haulm and Burns haa announced,
through hla local representatives, that
where irrart la discovered exposure and
vlcoroui prosecution will follow.
It la known that a corps of Burns
aicenta hare been lavestlRatlna- the lo
cal police department for aome time
and It la believed that the charges
tiled aa-alnst Infective Carpenter, al
Irainc that he took -protection" money
from dissolute women, was premature
The chars-es were precipitated br Car
penter artvtslns; K. 1. Nixon, of the New
York Millinery Company, to atop pay
ment on a check iciven to O. H. Kulper.
local superintendent of the Burna
acency. for recovering plumea stolen
from his store. Carpenter represent
ed that the fee was a -shakedown.
Kulper brourht suit for the fee and
yesterday opened up warfare by nllng;
charges aaalnst Carpenter.
Letter Is Presented.
The followin letter waa presented
Jo Chairman Coffey, of the police com
mittee, yesterday: .
-Auirusl . 1H- John- B. Coffey.
Chairman Police Commission. Portland.
Or. Dear fir: rnderatandlna- that It la
the policy of the new administration to
dismiss from the police force all mem
bers, thereof who are wullty of n-rat-lns
I herewith submit for your Infor
mation a copy of a report rendered by
one cf our operatlvea on August 7.
"'in June :. 111. I Interviewed a
Miss Irene Carter, who resides at the
Hherman Hotel. 121 Twelfth street.
I'oriland, Or. She ststed that owlnK
to the fact that she had to pay pro-
. . - VA . i it w c&rtMnter. It
I f? I 1 1 U tuvurj ,w - ' ' -
was almost Impossible for her to maka
a livlnc in i-ortiana. -
ane paia luuur' ... . ,
said that at one time Carpenter made
a date wltn ner on toe siri.
knowing; that ha waa a detective, and
went to her room, and aa she waa out
for the money, ahe asked him for II.
and he threatened to aend her to the
police atatlon. and that she av him
1... i ' to tha station.
f 3 lt Rrv. 1 r1'"" -
tie said that she aruessed It would
have been cheaper to nm
. ..... k.t .k. 1M not want to
be arrested, for It would Injure her
business In the ruture.
Girls Say They Paid.
"She also stated that she had a
friend and chum In the Klwood mora-
. - . l J nrr inn rt. I'O T I -
inn-ntju.r ' . .
land, who went by the name of Buella
Mayer, and this lrl told her that Of
ficer Caxpenter came to see her often
and that she had been paylns; money
to hlro for a Ions; time and that ahe
Ima aa tilrh as ISO at
gave mm "" ' - . -
a time: that when they knew where a
srtrl was sne muni as wm fi.
A t,m n Ik nolle fl t & -
inrj wuun. --.. . .
tlon and eventually force her to leave
the city.
.1.. int.rvivMl Irene Carter to
dav (Aucust 7. lll. at which time
she related the same information to me
as on June 20. 111. Her present ad
dress Is Second and Taylor streets,
Portland.'
-If you will call the two women men-
a ..iii MnAri hfore an Inves-
tljratlna; committee. I believe they will
testify to the facta herein aet forth.
-Kindly aee that this matter Is taken
. . , . . 1 t ...kmllKiir a
up immeuuiwij. - "
ropy of tola letter to 'ho press of the
-Tours very respecfully.
-THE WILLIAM J. BI KNS NA
TIONAL I'KTECTIVE AOENCT.
uj v. ' . - ...." w -
The police committee summoned the
. w fnlljivrinr th
i aner wom th'i ..... -
film- of chara-es. and she Is said to
bave told a story suosiannawnK i"
contents oi tne lener.
was airested.by Detective Carpenter.
- -- i . k.ailniitri.ri and
laaen iw .-
that II was paid to the detective to
obain her release.
LONDON LIONIZES EDISON
American Inventor Quito F-rubar
raased by Attention Shown IILm.
LONDON. Aug. 10. During a brief
ata here, on hla way to r ra nee., i norn-
. flnnlaefl In tha House
of Coromona by leading statesmen of
Oreat Britain, i no s:ravi '""ulul -
. . . . .1 K v tYim attentions
quite r (ii i i . j
showered upon him and declined an In
vitation to visit tne .Mouse oi uiroi
At I o'clock yesterday be left
for France. Sir Oeorge troyoen ataraa.
r n w.. K.r.tla IMtann'a leeal ml -
flrs'here. Invited Mr. Edison to the
House of Commons, wnere an ai i
nlrht sitting had been planned. By
. a .H U ... . W . r V- Vftl.
O ; rC 1. viuci. v . " " . - -
son aa escorted to the distinguished
visitors' gallery, where he held an Im
promptu reception. I'p to 1 o'clock
yesterday rooming, when the House
arose. a continuous procession of
statesmen passed him. congratulating
tlm on BIS acnievemenia.
. i Ae K iwrailnn waa AN
sen ted Edison In the shape of a copy
of a Parliament bill atgned by Tre-
. . . f . t n co
rnier Asquitn. uojii wi .v.iu -mond.
John Burna. T. E. O'Connor and
others.
PHONE MERGER IS URGED
ltoe City Park League Oppo!a Two
Systems.
Consolidation of the two telephone
companies In Portland with tne ratei
of the merger under municipal control
that business firms win not oe re
qu'.red to have two teiepnones. was in
dorsed last night at tne meeting ot in
- Rose City Park Improvement League.
Prank Schlegel. W. A. Lovett anu a
vld Hyan were appointed a committee
to Investigate and suornii a report a
the next meeting.
t . s,fiieael declared that the move
ment to unite the two companies and
pet them nnder municipal control as
to charges would soon be made an
tlon of the companies could be brought
shout without loss to the stockholders
of either and puld result In real
satisfaction to Portland residents who
are now compelled to maintain and pay
for two telephones.
The committee on pavlnc of Panay
road reported that the improvement
cannot be made this year, but that the
contract can be let, cement sidewalks
laid and crosswalks put In this tall,
and everything made ready for the Im
provement early next Sprln. The re
port set forth that the Portland Rail
way Uirht A Power Company will lay
double tracks to Alameda avenue and
pave the streets where occupied by tlie
tracks. After extended discussion the
report was approved.
... ...1.4 k. told that the
r. J ...... -
Mount Hood liaiiwsy mt. r-ur
pany had not irvesnsaiea c--.."
' - there, but WOUld
submit a written statement to the
leacue In two weeks ana
slstance to s;et Into Portland.
W. A. Lovett was appoiniea io
. . . ....Hi..i,niiv of extendins:
Sandy boulevard from East Sixteenth
street to a connection with East Burn
.. . . ..- r,-.lfih T ree t The
piae ii a iw u . - - - "
extension would rut through several
blocks dlaa-onally. but, Mr. Lovett de
clared. Sandy boulevard will be a s;reat
Mahwav. and tne exieneiun "
sary no matter what the cost will be.
TOGO VISITS 2 CITIES
BALTIMOKK AXD PHILADEL
PHIA VIE IX EXTIICSIASM.
Admiral RfM In Quaker City, Pro-
irramnie Calling for Evening Res
pite for Hrrt Time In Days.
mm jnn PHIi. Ant. 10. Baltimore
and Philadelphia vied with each other
. . -i . . i i Tnvn an enthuslastlo
in giving- a"'"" - " "
welcome Wednesday. After five houre of
public receptions, tours tnroupn sieei
works and foundries, a cruise on Ches
apeake Bay and an automoDiie trip
. . . rn a n.ltlmnr. the
inrouan im --- - -
Japanese naval commander arrived in
this city on a private car i wv.-
tonlRht.
Toe Admiral and his suite, in iw"
. . . . - mw.tmA Ia their ho-
auiomoDiio. ww.w . .....
tel by a squad of mounted police, psss
Ine a lane "Welcome. Togo.- sign
on the City Hall.
Admiral Toa-o resieo "-
- 1 1 1 r. n- fn. an evenlns: 8
pros mm nin - - - ---- ..
respite for the first time In several
days. He will see some of Philadel
phia's Industries tomorrow, visiting-
tne snipyarua mini r. ----
river front. He also will Inspect the
Navy. Yard.
MIKADO IS MUCH PLEASED
Emperor of Japan Thanks Taft for
Welcome Given to Togo.
triciiivnTnv nr. 10. President
t. . V.. received the followlnr cable
gram from the Emperor of Japan:
-!-.. .nien.iirf welcome accorded by
you to Admiral Togo and friendly sen-
llmenta expressed by you on mat c-
i - v . tAuched me verv deeply.
and I pray you to accept this assur
ance of my most cordial thanks and
appreciation. MtisLtiuu.
Admiral Togo left Washington for
n -1 . i n it. n-f.ifw.lr vesterdav. con
tinuing his tour through the United
states, which will oe conouueu
Nlasrara Kalla August 10.
t-. -k hie naval Aid. IJeutensnt-
Commander Tanlguchl. the Admiral
expressed his appreciation or nia re
ception by the united states govern
ment. ELEANOR SEARS TO WED
HAROLD VAXDERBILT WIXS
AHTLETIC ROSTO.V MAID.
Mr. O. II. P. Belmont to Give
Luncheon at Which Announce
ment Is to Re Made Pnbllc.
vpn-pnuT n T Aug. 10. (Special.)
Announcement of the engagement of
Miss Eleanor Sears, the athletlo Bos
ton girl.' to Harold 8. ennertui. wm
be made before the end of the week.
Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont Is to give a
luncheon In honor of Miss Hears tomor
row, and at that time news of the en
gsgement of her 'son probably will be
made -public.
lfl ammrm' fnanv exnloltS On the OOlO
Lfleld. yachting, swimming, running- and
very otner sport tnat wiru iu.
muscles and Iron nerve have won for
her world-wide aamirauoa. ne start
led San Francisco oy appearing in rm
. ..,.. mnA entawav coat at the
polo grounds at Burllngame. She has
been arrested tor over-apeeuing ner
automobile, ran a woman's horse show
successfully, organised a polo team of
women players and appeared on the
stage to win a bet.
SOCIETY BELLE ELOPES
Newport Shocked by Rich Girl's
Wedding; to Garaje Attendant.
NEWPORT, R. L. Aug. 10. (Spe
cial.) Social elrclea here were all up
In a nutter again today, this time over
the elopement of Miss JuUa S. French,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos T.
French, of Tuxedo and Newport, a
niece of Mrs. French Vanderbllt. with
John E. P. Oeraghty. of this city, a
tender employed In the garage of Her
bert E. Bember.
The families at the present time are
In Ignorance as to the whereabouta of
the couple. This afternoon, before the
official confirmation of th marriage
had reached here. Mr. French Is under
stood to have left Newport on a search
tor his daughter. Mrs. Vanderbllt.
aunt of the eloping girl was also called
Into a family conference, evidently thla
afternoon, for she left here In her large
. . i . . . I n , . . afternoon.
touring car " " 1 ... " ' ' '
The couple arrived at Central Valley,
Conn.. In an automobile and were mar
ried at the hotel.Jeavlng soon after In
. . - V w
tne direction or .ew i
BROTHER LIKELY KIDNAPER
Chicago Police Give Philip Sfareno
3 4 Hours to Prodnee Mlsflnj; Boy
CHICAGO. Aug. 10 Inspector Revere,
who haa been conducting the search
for six-year-old Angelo Mareno. be
lieved to have been kidnaped, tonight
granted I'hHip Mareno. the child's
20
to
year-oia nrotner, z noma in .mvn
produce the missing boy on pain
. . i . .... . L lil n, n.r
of
IX 1 11 a n i. . u .
The puller believe now that the kld-
na
of
plnc of little Annuo was tne result
a family disagreement ana mat mi
ler brother knows who has the boy
eld
an
I wofri p . ........ ... -
Id to have been the only oae who
. w- V. 1 .1 .n Tliilln la
knew or his lamer a savioaa ui a uiui
THE MORXIXG
GHAiNGANG
'CLOSED TO WOMAN
Kansas Judge Cannot Enforce
Order' for Mrs. Reese to .
Work on Streets.
PEOPLE OPPOSE SENTENCE
Pair of Bloomers Cannot Be Found
In Town, and Street Commis
sioner Defies Court Prisoner
Is Willing to Obey Order.
JOLA. Kan, Aug. 10. D. B. D. Smelt
ser. Judge of the Munclpal Court here,
was defeated in his efforts to enforce
bis Judgment yesterday that Mrs. Ella
his judgment today that Mrs. Ella
Reese, a city prisoner, convicted of a
vicious offense, should don bloomers
. n . min the men members of the
chalngang- In working on the streets.
There were three reasons for tl)is.
First, the Judge was unable to find a
pair of bloomers In the town; second,
L i i . wefled and annulled by
City Commissioner Glynn, and third.
the people here apparenuj "
sympathy with the drastic sentence fn
ftlcted upon the woman.
tnioii " --
. . . i.iAm Smellier, the laller
uci ru uj - " " --. -
yesterday delivered Mrs. Reese to the
foreman of the street apartment m
in ner usual cionim.
When Commissioner Glynn heard of
the Jailers action ne oraerea ms
man to return her to Jail at once.
which he did.
... .11 . . . ...nM.1 f rr the court.
L nut " " " . . .. .. . .
said the Commissioner, "but the court
is not running the street department.
I will not permit a woman ynouuc.
do such work. It is a disgrace even
IO SUKKC31
"I am willing- to obey the order of
the court," said Mrs. Reese, after she
was returned to Jail. "If ha says so,
"I'll put on bloomers and go to work
on the streets. But I believe I would
be the last woman mm
do so, as well as the elrst. I believe
that tha people would not stand such
a thing.
When Judge Smeltxer learned that
his orders nad not been obeyed he
said emphatically that Mrs. Reese must
go to work.
"If she doesn't work she will stay In
Jail until she concludes to obey the
court," he said.
GIRL'S FATHER INSISTS
KCBEL HAS NOT MADE CP WIT II
MR. LAFTERTY.
Member of Congress Challenged to
Produce Letter From Hint Containing-
Words of Forgiveness.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Aug. la-The Washington Pot
today prints the following:
-The attempt made by Mr. Lafferty to
suggest that he had 'amicably settled'
matters with me. and that I was pre
pared to overlook his letter to my dauch-
ler is raise, i na.r .t)..,.. --- -letter
I hsve received. Some of these
have been printed, among them the
missive which he asserted came from
0.n"thls manner. S. J. Kubel. chief clerk
of the Geological Survey, refuted recent
statements 01 ntprwuii.iM. --
that Mr. Kubel was prepared to over
look" the letter which the latter re-
. - . ia.....AM trinrence
centiy wrote ---
Kubel. inviting her to a seat In the
House gallery. ,
Mr. Kubel said that he desired no fur
ther publicity In the matter, but does not
want the Impression to get abroad that
he Is willing to "condone or forgive
the Representative for his action.
W y business is w - -
. ...... i.i n.l that I nronose
ramiiy, .... -
to do. So long as Mr. Lafferty does
. .w.M T am wllllnir til
not annoy me mini" -
Ignore his existence. I desire no fur
ther communication from him regard
ing the matter."
To the assertion of the member or
..... .. 1 4 . t r. . waa nartlv re-
tjocgreiw mat u...... " -
sponsible for the publicity given the
denial. Mr. Kubel challenged Mr. Laf
ferty to produce any letters such aa
have been hinted at which carry words
of forgiveness to the Congressman.
"IJke other statements." Mr. Kubel
said "this also Is false. I believe Mr.
Lafferty hopes I will withdraw from
my original position. My letters have
all been of the tone of those published.
I feel that a man guilty of such a
breach of good conduct as Mr. Lsfferty
can hardly expect to receive a letter of
friendship from me."
HOTEL'SADVENTLAUDED
NEW MULTNOMAH MARKS AX
EPOCH, SAY BANQUET GUESTS.
Newspaper Men, Business Men and
Hotel's Representatives Gather
at Bowers Hostelry.
Representatives of several Portland
newspapers, a number of prominent
business men. and representatives oi
the new Multnomah Hotel corporation
were preeent Weonesday night at a ban
quet given by H. C Bowers In the
Bowers Hotel. -
The topic of the evening was the
progress of the new Multnomah Hotel
and what It means to Portland. C K.
Henry. Phil Gevurtx. Theodore B. Wil
cox. John Barrett and Edgar B. Piper
were the speakers of the evening. The
R. R. Thompson Estate was praised
for Its enterprise In erecting this mag
nificent building.
Mr. Wilcox. Mr. Barrett and other
speakers praised Mr. Henry for his ef
forts in persuading the Thompson Es
tate heir to make this substantial im
provement for the city In which the
late Mr. Thompson made his fortune.
Mr Wllrox gave reminiscences of the
early hotels of Portland, and renewed
his pledge to Mr. Henry that he would
either Improve the quarter block, which
he owns at Fourth and Pine streets,
adjacent to the hotel premises, or he
would tear down the one-story frame
structures now on the property and
seed it In grass, thereby making an
out-of-door resting place for the hotel
guests. .
"However," said Mr. Wilcox, "it Is
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11. 19H.
OREGOXIAX.
not probable that the property will be f
put to the latter use. as It Is capable '
.-t-iriinn- a a-ood return on a perm
nent improvement. i
Mr. Barrett commented upon tne ;
. .w Uultnnmflh Hotel will 1
value 1 " " - . i
be to the city as an advertisement, ana
also In furthering tne puuu
.i.. t.- - - ia which s-uests may -
tne filj ma m 1" " " " . "
come and be comfortably cared for. Me
prophesied that the completion 01 u
Panama Canal will bring many thou
sands of tourists to the city and to the
Pacific Coast, ana tnat uic.c .
in thm aHi.nntnt7es Of SUCh
Will iiiPitrnt .it- " - " . ,
a hotel as the Multnomah will be under .
the management of air. uowers.
E R. Gaut. of the Leonard Construe- I
.. n .- V( r- Uenrv and Mr. Ge- 1
lion -1 ' i . . i ' " - . - ' - -. .
vurts described the many unique fea
tures of tne new noiei.
Those present were as follows: John
Barrett. T. B. Wilcox. C. K. Henry, Phtl
Gevurts. B. Lee Paget. E. R. Gaut. Ed
gar B. Piper, oeiier. v. t.
mann. Fred Bell. Edmund O. Sawyer,
John F: Carroll. George M. Trowbridge,
Arthur L. Fish, W. D. B. Dodson and
H. C. Bowers.
AUTO PLUNGES INTO SEA
PORTLAND PARTY MEET ACCI
DENT NEAR NEWPORT.
Driver Tries to Pass "Jump-Off
Joe" Point Between Breakers;
Injured Are Safe.
NEWPORT. Or.. Aug. 10. (Special.)
Struck by a great wave after they had
been hurled from a disabled auto stage
onto 'the beach when the machine hit
a rock hidden in the sand while rac
ing at tuli speed to pass "Jump-Off-Joe"
Point between breakers, W. Mas
ters. Miss Medora Steele, Layton Steele
and Miss Matilda Knight of Portland:
John Olsen, of Newport, and two little
girls escaped death yesterday morning
by the merest cnance.
Four of the party were badly Hurt
when they were thrown on the sand,
and as the wave passed over . them
thev were nearly drowned.
With the help of others they were
able to cling to the overturned auto
until the water receded, when they
struggled up the beach beyond reach
of the breakers.
When the auto struck the rock the
front wheel crumpled and the car
turned half over. Masters, who was
driving, and Olsen, In the front seat
with him. were thrown through the,
glass wind shield. They were badly
cut by the glass. Layton Steele and
Miss Steele were hurled to the beach
with great force ana were consiuemuijr
? xi.. k-nlht and the little
Druiseu. ' - -" .
girls were almost uninjured, save for
the ducking.
u.ni was caused bv Masters
eagerness to pass the point without
waiting tor low um. """"
. . . . i .iAae over those In it
mooue l u i ...... -
would have been pinned down and
drowned without a cnanco ii
themselves.
. cut. a .wl hla sinter. Me-
. W,U" Ttr.. n.na-hVer Of 8.
aon. are iuh -
N. Steele, of 671 Jackson street. Mr.
Steele received a teieram jcaic.u.j
morning which acquainted him with
the accident and told of the safety of
his children.
STRIKE STRENGTH DISPLAY
Railroad Officials See Move by
American Federation of Labor.
. r- A..- inRallroad offi-
1.11 -
clal have declared that the strike
which threatens Western railroads Is
being planned as a demonstration of
strength of the railroad department of
the American Feneration oi .
- n A rienartment of the
American Federation of Labor was or
ganised four years ago. u
have a membership of nearly 700.000.
romnrlsing shopmen and telegraphers
of 18 railroads.
The action oi tne Marriman iinea m
refusing a wage increase, it was said,
will be followed by heads of other
railroads. ...
Julius Kruttscnnill, or m nam
man lines, says that the Federation la
. , Amlnfttlnn on all the
railways' unions and to make them
in the same class as un .....j.b
trades, strikes thereby being called at
. time regardless of contracts or
tor any trivial excuse.
.
FROST HITS CANADIANS
Mercury at Edmonton and Calgary
Drops to 3 8 Degrees.
ST. PAUL. Aug. 10.-Accordlng to re
ports received by the local weather
bureau, Edmonton and Calgary, Canada,
experienced breaths of frost this morn
ing, the temperature dropping to 38
deftrwas cool throughout all the North
west but no other point reported the
Iclness registered In the Canadian prov
inces. -
MIDDLE WEST HOT AGAIN
Temperature Goes to 10S With High
Hnmidlty at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITT. Mo.. Aug. 10. Kansas
City Mo., and Oklahoma sixxled yesterday-'in
a heat wave which began Tuea
day. The mercury reached 10S at 4
P. M., with high humidity at Kansas
City.
B. A. Barrett, 63 years old, of Phllllps
burg. Kan.. Jumped from a window-of a
hospital after being overcome by tbs
heat. He died from his injuries. , v
One Incentive for Trusts.
New York World.
James H. Post, president of .the Na
tional Sugar Refining Comapny. of New
Jersey, testified before the House com
mittee that H. O. Havemeyer received
$10,000,000 In the stock of that company
as a reward for organizing It. This
stock has since earned $2,600,000 In diy-
. . . . ... tn IUU1 y.mm k.MI nnA
ldends. ana mis i.v.w- , r
bv the consumers of sugar. That Is bow
tiiey "shared In the economies of op
eration." as Wall street ls accustomed
t0Judge Gary recently testified before
the House committee that Is Investigat
ing the steel trust that the Morgan
syndicate received $129,000,000 for or
ganizing the United States Steel Cor
poration, half in preferred stock and
half in common. The '" ' ' or"
ganlxatlon were placed at- J3 OM CO0
and the syndicate turned over 2.00--000
In cash to the corporation. The rest
"Thills', familiar story of trust or
ganisation. The public is smugly In
formed that the trust s the result of
a natural and Inevitable tendency to
ward combination. In a majority of
cases the trust is the result of a
shrewd promoter's seeing an owortu-
...MLii. nersonal profits.
Whether It happens to be Morgans
profits on steel or Havemeyer s Profits
on sugar, the money comes out of the
consumers' pockets.
Parrots and vn canaries have been
known to refuse to eat and have died In
sorrow and grief over tha loss, of their hu
man companions.
SamT
WEST ANSWERED
By DAMAGE SUIT
Morson Sues Governor, Vin
cent Jones and Third Per
- son for $10,000.
IRRIGATION TEUD CAUSE
Executive Accused or Conspiracy to
Bankrupt Deschutes Company.
Alleged Speech to Realty Board
by Jones Figures Ui Case.
Governor West and V. Vincent Jones
are made defendants Jn a suit for $10,
000 damages, filed In the State Circuit
Court yesterday by the Deschutes Land
Company, represented by J. E. Morson,
Its president. The complaint charges
conspiracy on the part of Governor
West, Jones, and a third person to
bankrupt the land corporation because,
says Morson. the company refused to
put up a bond of $100,000, which he
says the law does not require.
The complaint alleges that Jones ac
cused the company before a recent
meeting of the Portland Realty Board
with being a "fraud ana a cneau
In support of the allegation a por-'
tlon of the report of the board meet
ing which aDDeared In a recent after
noon paper Is cited.
."Only Beginning," Says Morson.
n..in tn .Tones the article says:
"Jones also urged with much vehe-
mence that tne cguire". --
Governor West and the Deschutes Land
and Irrigation Company be probed at
once, and all the facts be gathered and
a report made with the board's sanc
tion, stating which side of the Issue
was in the wrong. In support of his
motion Mr. Jones said that he believed
something of an active nature would
have to be done to eliminate frauds
and cheats from the realty business.
"Jones has, by Innuendo, said that tne
Deschutes Land Company Is a fraud
Seaside
Stopovers Allowed at ASTORIA
"Vw w I LANU tmir
FEID AY ELKS '
Guard and Elks. Hitt's Fireworks. Destruction of "The-Tonqmn.
SUNDAY ELKS' CLAMBAKE, SEASIDE Social Session and Concert. -OREGON
NATIONAL GUARD ENCAMPMENT Columbia Beach, until August 16.
L Station, 8:00 A. M., a:20 A. M.. 6:30 P. 1L daily. 2:30 P. M. Saturday.
CITY TICKET OFFICE, FIFTH AND STARK STS.
' NORTH BANK STATION, ELEVENTH AND HOYT STS.
"New Arrivals"
First Showing of Fall
and Winter Models in ?
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Suits and Overcoats.
New Styles, New Pat
terns in Foreign and
Domestic Fabrics
Inspection Invited
33V3 per cent off on Light and
Medium Suits
Rosenblatt
Third and Morrison
mnA a cheat." said Mr. Morson yester
day. "This suit Is only the beginning,
as I contemplate beginning criminal
action as soon as I can get the name
of a third person who Is trying to de
stroy the Deschutes Land Company." '
President Morson declares that he
would have had no trouble had he not
made the remark to Governor West one
day that his company has a large sur
plus on hand, amply sufficient to com
plete Its Irrigation project In Klamath
and Crook counties.
Bond Requirement Denied.
"Governor West Immediately sug
gested," said Mr. Morson, "that the
Deschutes Land Company put up a
$100,000 cash bond in addition to the
$30,000 bond It has already put up to
guarantee the fulfilment of Its con
tract. This the company has refused
to do, because It is not required by the
"As a matter "of fact we were not
required to put up any bond at all, as
we were organized under the Carey
act before it was amended to provide
for the giving of bands. We did give
a $30,000 bond, however. This was
in the days of Governor Henson. When
Governor West, as a member of the
Desert Land Board, demanded a bond
of $100,000 in addition. I considered
It too much, as the cost of the irri
gation system we are putting in is
between $200,000 and $22?,000.
"Although we are requlred-to have
only 6000 acres under water next
Spring, we will have 10,003 acres ready
for Irrigation, although I don't sup
pose all of it will be planted.
"I wrote State Treasurer Kay to
night ajidtoldhirntJiatwhet
HOW SAVINGS GROW:
I. order to Illustrate the rapid growth of savings with 4 per cent
romponnd Interest added, we have compiled the following tablet
Weekly
Savings
Kate of Interest.
$.25
.50!
1.00!
2.00!
5.00!
FOUR Per Cent per
annum, compounded
twice year, January
1st and July 1st.
1 STARTS
Hibernia Savings Bank
Conserva tt ve
Custodian
ROUND
TO
CLATSOP
Gearhart
Tickets sold Friday, Saturday and Sun
day, August II, 12 and 13. Return
limit Monday.
rcwTF.NNIAL EVENTS
REUNION-HOMECOMINCr DAY-Sham Battle
I
& Co.
t i ii ,,! o warrant foiGOVenlOf
jl nini'i Be v . .. - -
West's arrest will depend entirely
upon the Governor's actions in the
next week. If I And this conspiracy
is enlarging I shall not hesitate."
The Modern Way.
London Tit-Bits.
"Will you allow me to ask you a
question?" interrupted a man in the
audience.
"Certainly, sir," said the lecturer.
- "You have given us a lot of figures
about Immigration, Increase of wealth,
the growth of trusts and all that," said
the man. "Let's see what you know
about figures yourself. How do you
find the greatest common divlsorT
Slowly and deliberately the orator
took a glass of water. ...
Then he pointed his finger straight
at the questioner. Lightning flashed
from his eyes, and he replied. In a voice
that msde the gas Jets quiver:
"Advertise for it, you Ignoramus!
The audience cheered and yelled and
stamped, and the wretched man who
had raised the question crawled out of
the hall a total wreck.
An Ideal Fishing Trip..
Detroit Free Press.
"Have any luck on your fishing
trip?" "Great. I didn't have to row the
boat once."
The census of 1010 gives Alaska a popu
lation of lU.:ir.0. only 7J more than ln lM.
but 33.000 to 30,000 of the are white.,
aralnst 30 000 In 1900. Governor Walter E.
tfark .ay. in his report for 1910 ho;"':
that the number ot person, who may be
regarded strictly as permanent 'dn"
and especially of tho.e who have becom.
attached to the soil. Is Increasing. ,
For
& Yrs.
For
10 I'm.
For
20 Yrs.
For
40 Yrs.
$ 73$ 162i$ 403 $1,294
146! 324! 806 2,588
t 293! 650!l,614 5,177
! 585;l,301j3,228 10,355
il.462 3,252!8,070l25888
AX ACCOUNT
Second and Washington Sis.
Open Saturday Evenings, Six to Eight.
TRIP
BEACH
Columbia Beach
CENTENNIAL
and Indian Dances.
Spectacular
sua. He .declared that tne conaouua
over liv.
i