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IS CTTC MOKXTXO OREGOXIAN, WTOXESDAY. yOTEMBER 1. 1911. TMLL ANSWERS; COFFEY IS DEFIANT Municipal Judge Denounces Police Commissioner From Bench, Alleging Plot CHARGES ARE REPEATED Member of ExeentlTe Board In Re plylnc to Attack Declare Mac titrate I Not Acting tor Bt Interest of the Public TinrrxL rn n.iqr and cor- U.V Ml CHARGE W -PAStNABLT J AUiK-" Ther appeara to b a UtU of official. politicians and othoro ta tni oltj that appear "' oontrol of lb pouoo oporunoi want to gala oontrol of the Munici pal Court ana th District Attorney's office. Jodae TaswelL Jutfse Taawell' charge and In sinuation, mo far aa ther aro di rected at ma. aro unqualifiedly fa.se. dameably tale. I bev no relations with th man bo blt t and no d.s!r to ta" control of anything. I adher to my former tatemente. n which I hev aald that th Vu ninral Court la ot bacslns th. p.i'ico department l lia aSorta to -aa up tho town Polleo Commla ionr Coffey. Charging a plot tf replae him with a man who would bocomo an acqulea ront party to a Tic syndicate." Municipal Judg Taiwell yeterdy Is sued from tho bench a tatement In which ho undertook to answer tho charge of John B. Coffey, chairman of tho pollco commlaslon of tho Executive Board, alleiclna that Ttlll had ohown undu favoritism and protection to un desirable charged with vlolaUon of various municipal otatut. Commissioner Coffey replied by asertr.g that hl activity in insisting on tho enforcement of city ordinance aa thay existed wao prompted entirely byadealreto aee tho lawa enforced with out any disposition on hla part to play politico, which ordinarily Include! th recognition of frlenda and tho punloh ment of enemlea naturally acquired through political actlvltlea. In hla atatement. Mr. Coffey tamls by hi former declaration and defie Jii'lm Taiwell and others among hla critic to Indicate. If possible, any particular la which ho la not acting strictly In conformity with the ordinance of th city and la tho Interest of tho general public Proof of Graft Defied. "I hare absolutely n. apolocy to of fer for what I luv d.Jiio a chairman of tho Pollc Commission of tho execu tive) board." aald lr. Coffey last night. "I accepted tho appointment at tho hand of Mayor Kushlluht not for tho purpose of rraft or other sinister mo tive, but for the purpose of enforc ing the lawa as I find them. I took the position without a desire) to pun ish any enemle I mlrht have, or to re ward any friends I might have. "If Municipal Judse Taxwell or any body else haa any information of my alleged connection with any person whose operation are contrary to law. let them mention pectf!r name and not resort to tmpersonalltle, a ba been their practice. "I am Informed that Isaae Strassberg. who la depended upon by Municipal Judge Taiweil to bolster up his charge against me. haa been a macquereau for a number of years. According to my Information, bo cam to Portland from Seattle sight month ago. after being . ordered out of that city by th pollco ' authorities. Prevlou to going to Seat tle. Strassberg followed th same ac tivity In New York. Chicago. Pittsburg, ft. Louis. Denver, Fort Worth and San Francisco. I'adealrable Only Barker. -Mr information I that Straasberg wa discharged aa a waiter from Mil ler' Kosher restaurant, at Sixth and Pin streets, a few week ago. H 1 now worklnc in th ame capacity at Kessler Lagerman' New York res taurant on Yamhill, between Second and Third treet. I am alao informed that this resort Is largely patronized by macquereaux and their femal corn pan lone. "It 1 on thl testimony that Judge Taxwell undertakes to discredit my work and to Impugn my motive. It I thl typo of mn on whom Tasweil relies to bolster his assault on a pub llo official who ha tho temerity to aa rert himself and insist upon th en forcement of the law. "Judge Taxwell tncroKti a grand Jury Investigation. 1 welcome such an Investigation. 1 am rrady and willlntr to assist him or any other individual In presenting to such an Inquisitorial body all of the facts of which I may have knowledge. It certainly would not b amiss for the grand jury to In quire Into the record and career of Max Q. Cohen during the tlm be arved aa Municipal Judge on th rec ommendation and urgent request of Municipal Judg Taxwell during th absence of Taxwell on hla vacation. The record cf Cohen aa acting Munici pal Judre unmistakably warracta an Investigation of ht record. A to th Incerity. honesty and purpose of my motive, aa reflected br mr record. I leave the general pub lic to Judge. A I eald in th begin ning. I have no apology to mika I am oerfectly wlillr.g to stand on my record. That record satisfies me and I am satisfied it meets with th ap proval of a majority of th ctUaen of Portland " -Wilful falsification." "era Ignor ance." -monumental lamoranc of th law" ar som of th epithet that th magistral hurl at his accuser, who precipitated th controversy by riving an Interview In which h charged that Teswell hampered ridding; of th city of undesirables Teffey Ilawed. I Caarsre. Touching the a'leged attempt to get tie Police Department, the Municipal Court and th District Attorney" offic working together In th Interest of th plotter, the atatement ay: I am Informed that shortly after John . Cofrev wa appointed chalnraa of th Fo llr CmmiasU'n h complained bitterly that 1,1 or.1.ra I.. Arllr.g CUl.f of PoUra Slo-.r wra l(tnored. with the sanction of Merer tvjah'.isbt- that tcr appeared a dlapoaitlon en the rrt of the Mavor to ! him a fiaureneadi that aildfaur Pelon bad beea r'aced eo the Po.lra Commlulon to beep tae on Ma official fc-.a and to handicap him, and that he did not purpose to submit te such humiliating treatment, but preferably would ! Q- " About the same time, accordlr to my in formant, sialements were circulated ta e r.oua ouartera tt at l'onm!ltr Cott'T wa- aar'Uely friendU to a former Slat K.pmenlatlve. and mat the ex Kerreaen ticv. wun a man who once conducted the ao-.irlous Pans House la the 2ortb End. and two local attoraaia, war I have vole as racarda gmmbll and prostitution ta the ally. The ea-RepraaaatatlTe kaa see ea various oceaaiooe coin and com ing from atr. Coff.rs tailor ahop aod alao arouad Ui City Hall corridors with him. City Employ Involved. Th seat thing we hear la trat Bam Kra r. one of the proprietor of a notorious -Jolnr at Fifth and Couch streets, has be come tb admlnlstratloa etool-p'.iooo. and I am Informed that witness can be pro daced ta whom be baa aald that a certain cltj ampler owne a ouaxter Intareat la the aetabllabmeat and baa placed him oa such urmi with certain city offlelale that be do aot need to fear vUltatlona from them. A waiter named etraasberg la author ity for tba assertion that at on time, when Detectives Baov and Coleman were eaaxca la foe Kraanar. snort lr after the last city aleotloo, be took Kraenar to bis room In tb Irwin Hotel and that the city employe referred te waa sent for and afterward took Kraaner away with elm. and that he en Joyed Immunity from police activity antll County Detective Slaher laid complalnta asalnst him. This same Kratner la eald to have boasted that be eoppiled the city em ploye with a long list of undesirable estab lishments, minus only bis own place, and that this man had xlvea It to atr. Coffer. Certain It la that atr. Coffey haa exhibited long typewritten Hat of eucb establish ments. Inquiry I Threatened, f may add that certain assertion hev ba male to m relative to the raids on the Aetna rambling bouse and Chlneae gam bling eetabiishmerte which do not bring credit on tho present administration. 1 Intend Investigating them, and If my in formation la accurate. 1 think tbe grand Jury might well do the same thing. If 1 procure corroboration of what I have been told. 1 shall take mora vigorous action In future than merely to reply to newspaper attacks. It is my opinion that ther ta a little clique of officials and polltlctana and others In this cltjr today who appear to bave control of the Poll-e Department and that they want to gain control of the Municipal Court and also of the District Attorney a of fie. Then ther could have thslr own war. and the result would be euch that decent cltlaens would have to bang their hata In shame. The Leglalatlve reoorce of certain men are not of a character to Imbue the peopla with confidence la their desire to do the right thing. Those In touch with th situation had no difficulty In making out the Identity of th persona obscurely re ferred to. Th "ex-representatlve la Peneca Fouts. the "city official" Is Joaeph Singer, recently appointed market Inspector, while on of the at torneys referred to Is said to be Tom McDevltt. Jr.. frequently mentioned as th one said to be scheduled to re place Taxwell on th bench. TEACHERS GLEAN POINTS STTETt rXTFTVT) FTVT A1DERMA5 IS CHIEF SPEAKER AT MEET. Attendance at Second Dajr'a Session Is Rrrord In ITlstory of I. Inn and Benton County Institute. ALBANY. Or, Oot. 11, ( PpeclaL) I R. Alderman. State Superintendent of Public. Instruction, waa th leading speaker at today's sessions of th teachers institute for Linn and Ben ton Counties, now In session In this city. At the general assembly this morning be talked on "The New Course of Study" and h also delivered th leading address of this venlng'a pro gramme. He conducted th rural de partment of th Institute th'. after noon, speaking on "Rural Ufa" His talks wer a leading feature of the Institute. The attendance at this, the second day of the Institute, was greater than that of yesterday and waa far in excesa of that of any former Institute vr held In thl part of th state. Besides Superintendent Alderman the speakers at the general assemblies of the Institute today were E. D. Ress ler. of the department of pedagogy of the Oregon Agricultural College, and Miss Montana Hastings, of the depart ment of education of the University of Oregon. The former spoke In the fore noon on "The New Kducatlon" and the latter In the afternoon oa "Read ing Demonstrated." Th,a department work of the Institute wss carried forward today with the fol lowing programme: Forenoon ses sion Prlmsry department. "Expres sion: How to Get It," Miss Maude laui- head, of Albany; Intermediate depart ment. "Geography." Miss Olive Davis, critic teacher of the State Normal 6chool, of Monmouth: advanced depart ment. "Spelling," Mia Montana Hast ings, of the faculty of th University of Oregon: rural deportment. "Orgnl cation of th Rural School." E. F. Carle ton. of Salem, Assistant State Su perlntendent of Public Instruction ; high school department. "Care and Us of Library Book." Helen T. Kennedy, of the Stat Llbrsry Commission. First afternoon session Primary, "How to Begin Numbers," Maude Laughead: Intermediate. "Arithmetic,' R. w. Kirk, superintendent of ' the Cor vallls public chonls; advanced. "Com- Dosltlon." Montana Hastings; rural address by Joseph Benner. one of Linn County's supervisors: high school. "Kama Laboratory Methods." L. L. Gooding, superintendent of the Scio nubile schools. Second afternoon ses sion Primary. "Numbers." Maude Laughead; Intermediate. "Tlay and Playgrounds." E. D. Ressler; advanced, history recitation. E. F. Carleton; rural. "Rural Life." I R. Alderman; high school. "High School Course of Study: Its Development and Trend. Boettlcher. superintendent of the Al trany public schools. COURT CONTEMPT DOUBTED Attorney Arjrucs Earcaetlo Letter on Closed Cam Isn't Illegal. TTrltlnir & rcatie letter to a Judjre wit, a reierencw io van .-.. - may b found not to b an offene covered by the statute defining con- . . . ..ff.tmant tftmfmA In lamp I. Dl f-wuiv, . ... the Municipal Court yesterday by the . IT Us vt.4f-n fax tm lr T1 I .. X3m aw aaH .-. . htT1 T mm rom i ui two. ., m - fined 92& for reckleee delving-, mailed a checi 10 me juni . rumiurLi. that etranne thin; hnppend In the . itn.i amit- a hgartfh r rm n t waa .UUbllfU vv. lesued for him on receipt of the let ter and he appear?a ox nwrnrj jmm wrcty. The contention la that contempt In . i a ..a.i1x In than A I irMI inn nf ianU Utiii.aa - the judg-e, while for any other act an arrioavi. mun oe anua n mo tutum etancea, and In no case, contends the mrOllUI UU aUI'jrv " "v a.a. aye.ve.vu out of the hands of the Jurist under crmc. urn. While announcing that he had no tn - m n e.e,el mA lenilOn UI OI'lUR IIIVI " ". a wjji isisa.it lng Hagedorn. Judge Taswsll took the question uoucr au tr u3.i uu in wvuta,. WIFE GUILTY, SAYS JURY English Husband Granted Dtrorce From Pormer American Girl. LON'DOX. Oct. SI. Oullty, waa the verdict of th Jury In th divorce court todav In th case of Thomas uescnam, th opera producer, and Mrs. Oeorg Foster, against whom an action was brought by Fostsr. ' At Ellers M 1 1 OO Casli for Good Upright Pianos ISO for Better Ones. $200 for the Best? (or pay $4, $5, $6 a month, with 10 per cent added to these prioea.) Depend upon it, we are In earnest, determined to close out all of the pianos from the receivers right away - hence these astonishingly low prices. Let us tell you why: Brinz $100 cash this morning to Eilers Music House and get a fairly good piano-choice of a roomful or agree to pay $110 paying $10 now and $4 a month, and have it sent home. Really very good pianos will go now for $150, and the very finest that were carried by the defunct Music Company will be simply thrown away for $200. If you want them on little payments simply pay 10 per cent extra. The stock has been arranged in three great groups. Pick out any that you like in the first group for $100. You can take the best you can find in the second group for $150. And choice of a roomful of their very best for $200. There are three great groups of this entire stock of upright pianos. We shall not carry them a single day longer than necessary; hence the prices to close out quickly are as stated-$100, $150 and $200. One and the same offer to each and all First comers se cure best choice. Early last Summer th Perry Grave Music Company on fortunately was forced into receiver's hands. Attempt waa made to sell out at small prices enough of the stock to sat isfy demands of insistent creditors. But this proved too slow. The receiver was then instructed to dispose of the entlra establishment at whatever sacrifice might be neces sary and stop expenses. Eilers Music House had the ready cash. Their offer was accepted and affirmed by. Judge Ca tena Monday.' The Perry Gravea Company was started In competition with another local institution of similar name. The finest stock of classical and popular music, the best known makes ' of mandolins, guitars, band instruments and all sorts of other musical Instruments were carried In stock, as well an pianos. When w were Invited to bid on the stock we decided if successful to Install a complete general music department in our new establishment at Seventh and Alder streets, which Is now being done. In a very few day Ellera Muslo House of Portland will carry verythingT known In nrustcdom. as wa do aTso at Seattle, Spokane, and at many others. We had to take the entire stock of pianos In order to ret what we really wanted. The Washington-street store was closed yesterday. The pianos have been brought over to our new building. They are really In the way. Hence we must make Quick sale of thenf. There are some high grades numerous medium grades and a very few cheap ones. There are brand-new plonos. second-hand pianos ana quite a number that have been out on rent a very short time. We have divided the stock into three groups. Instru ments In group A go for exactly S100. Instruments in group B go for ,150. Instruments in group C go for 200. These are the cash prices. Time buyers will have to pay an advance of 10 per cent, but we'll make the terms of pavment aa easy as anyone may desire. Pick out your piano right away. Wa propose to mak the quickest possible kind of work of this sale, hence thl preposterous sacrifice. They're upright pianos, all of them, understand; they re good ones and go for exactly the prlcesv put upon them, namely: 1100, $150, $200. Our guarantee s5 vrlth each Instrument old for flBO and for S200, and we agree to accept at any time at the ale price these instrument In part payment for any new Cblckerlna: or Kimball, or other highest grrade piano, or for a baby grand or a player piano that wo reaTOlarly aell. s Remember, this la the one great plano-bnytns; oppor tunity of years) come right away) telephone or write Eilera Hnalo House, now at the corner of Seventh and Alder at the Nation' largest dealers In Planoa and Talking: Ms. chine. BOXER FUND IS PROBED EX-SECRETAKT FOSTER BRtXGS JOHX HAT IVTO CASE. New location. Pettis. Qroeamayar & Co, Third floor. Wilcox bids;. Additional A srr cement With China Made to Include Claim Accru ing; 40 Year Before. WASHINGTON. Oct. SI. The connec tion of ex-Secretary of 8tata Foster, end .the 1st E. H. Conger. Minister to China, with the payment of 36S.23 out of the Boxer indemnity fund to the heirs of General F. T. Ward, killed In th Chinese rebellion of 1861. waa th subject of an inquiry started today by th Hons ub-commltt on State De partment expenditure. Mr. Foster, who acted aa attorney for the Ward heir and who. with Robert Lansing, obtained half of th sum as attorneys' fees, testified that John Hay. Secre tary of State, had expressly approved a change In th protocol of November 7 1S01. under which China had guaran teed an Indemnity fund to be divided among tha nation whos subject wr injured. . , , Thl Chang In th protocol. ald Mr. Foster, gave Secretary Hay authority to pay the Wsrd claim out of the Boxer fund, although the claim originated nearly 4 years before the Boxer re bellion He admitted that as attorney for Mrs. G. M. Amidon. one of th Ward heirs, h had ued vry re source at his command to Influence tbe Chinese government to agree to this settlement of the old claim and he read a confidential letter from Min ister Conger in which Mr. Conger said that he had to stretch his Instruc tions, and had great difficulty In bring ing Prlnc Cnlng. th Chinese Premier, to approve the plan. Through the efforts of Minister Conger and ex-Secretary Foster. Mr. Foster eald the Chinese government was Induced to ask the American Gov ernment to sanction the payment of the claim from the Boxer funds. Chair man Hamlin and Representative Dent, of the investigating committee, were unable to understand by what au thority Secretary Hay could have di verted the Boxer funds, except by an act of Congress. "It required an act of Congress, ap parently, to authorise the payment of part of the Indemnity fund to China," said Representative Dent, "and I can not see by what authority Secretary Hay could have used the funds to pay the Ward claims." The Investigation 1 likely o go Into the question of x-8ecretry Hay- au thority to make the additional agree ment with Chin. . All Halloween Party Ileld. A most successful Halloween party was held last night at tha Oaks skating rink. whn alx prlxe were awarded for tasteful costumes and on prise awarded for tha most unique costume on th floor. Th rink wa crowded and th car were taxed to capacity. New location. Pettis. Orossisayer di Co, Third floor, Wlloox bldg. HAN FOUGHT APPOINTED BERTHIIi AXBERSOS NAMED ELECTRICITY INSPECTOR, i Mayor Annotincea Selection In Anger After Reading Protest of Employers Association. A circular letter sent by the Employ ers Association of Oregon denouncing Berthll Anderson, one of the candidates for the position of chief Inspector of eleotrlclty. resulted yesterday in the appointment of Anderson to the posi tion by Mayor Rushlight, The Mayor after reading the circular became en raged and appointed Anderson Imme diately, declaring that before he read the letter be had not fully made up his mind as to whom he would appoint. The circular letter, dated October 2, has the following to say about Ander son: Th afayor has at hand the names of thre eligible for appointment a Chief In apector of Electricity. E. R. Shepard psaasd at 8S.BB per cent. He has a thorough knowledge of electricity, electrical apparatua and la a technical graduate from the University of California In ISO, with two veara post graduate at Harvard, haa several degrees and haa had practical ex perience. He haa previously been In the employ of tha city ua Inspector at th trades school and also In the City En gineer's offlcs. He haa been Indorsed by Doth union and nonunion electrical con tractor ot tbe city, who employ mora than OO per cant of the workmen and do practi cally all of the general contracting work In ths community. However, the unions have indorsed Ber thll Anderson, who. It Is said by those fof whom ha haa worked, la Incompetent and some have gone to tar as to say they ques tion his ability to pass the examination. From the best information that can be ob tained trom the Mayor"a office, he Is likely to receive the appointment. . What a spec tacle 1 The city attempts to induce enter prise to come to our community, whereby both capital and labor are allied tor the mutual welfare of th community, and this individual, who some even go so far aa to aay is a Socialist with anarchistic tenden cies, is placed In a position through poli tics, regardless of his fitness. Further than this. In this special depart ment, with hia incompetency and union ten dencies, it is possible for him to cause to every builder or owner of a small home, mansion or business block endless expense and to tha open shop contractor embarrasa ment In every possible way aa regards time, expense and Inconvenience to both builder and owner. Anderson will take charge of th office today. EVARS' WIFE VISITS JAIL Former Cashier Rearrested and la Held In $10,000 Bond. CORVALLIfi. Or., Oct. Sl(Speclal.) Following hi rearrest early this morning on complaint of Albert Shrt ber, one of the depositor of the First State Bank of Philomath, which failed October 18, James Evars was commit ted to the county Jail at CorvaJlla in default of $10,000 ball. Shrlber depos ited 17000 two days before the bank failed. Evars was visited by his wife and an attorney early today and th thre were In conference for several hours. Mrs. Evars Is on the youthful side of middle age. has a charming figure and this afternoon wore a fashionable qu-stioned, Evars refused to admit or deny that he was at one time known as Charles Evana and lived in Minnesota. His former wife Is still living in Minnesota, but has not been Informed of her ex-mate's implication in bank irregularities. Evars will have his preliminary hearing at Cor vallls next Saturday. At a conference of the stockholders and directors of th bank tonight 113. 500 of the 116,000 necessary to make the bank solvent was pledged, and the director sail that the bank would be reopened In a few days. "VANCOUVER TAX 14 MILLS City Conncll Holds Special Meeting to Make Levy. VANCOUVER, Wash-, Oct. 81. (Spe cial.) At a special meeting of the City Council tonight the tax levy for the ensuing year was set at 13 mills for Greater Vancouver and 14 mills for Old Vancouver. This will raise about 160,000, It is estimated. The county tax levy is expected to bs about 80 or SI mills, depending- on the levy for the road tax. VIENNA. Oct 81. The Austrian Cabinet formed in June last with Baron Gautel von Frankenthurn as Premier, resigned today, owing to a failure to unite the factions in Parlia ment In support of it programm.