Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, February 28, 1913, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextPRESIDENT "FOOLED STAR AND FR0DUCEB OF GRAND OPERA, 'CYRANO DE BEEGEEAO MATTF BY POLICE SYSTEM ORDERED REIVED McCiellan Says Taft Was Led Governor Declares Thaw Does Unawares to Attend Ban quet of Officials. Not Expect Liberty from His Asylum Cell. AWAN HEAD WAR WAGED ON GRAFTERS New York Executive Also Takes Sand in Relation of Lawyer Anhnt to Cno More To mrd Disbarment Started. ALBANY. X. T Feb. 27. Without waiting- for a report from his com mittee of laqulry which has been in vestigating the Thaw scandal. Gover nor Sulzer sent a letter today to Colo nel Joseph F. Scott, superintendent of state prisons, directing1 the removal of Dr. John Vf. Russell, superintendent of the Matteawan State Hospital, where Harry Thaw is confined. Colonel Scott said tonight he had not received the letter.- Action by Colonel Scott was made unnecessary, however, by the resigna tion of Ir. Russell. which was tele phoned this afternoon from Matteawan. The resignation waa accepted at once and Colonel Scott designated Dr. Roy I Leak, first assistant physician at the hospital, to take charge of the Institution temporarily. Grand Jury Action Kxperted. The Governor sent a second letter to Charles S. Whitman. District Attorney of New York, together with a copy of the testimony taken by the committee concerning the offer of 120.000 which Dr. Russell says was made to him by John X. Anhut. a Xew York lawyer. If he would aid In releasing Thaw. The testimony also included Anhut's denial and his counter charge that Dr. Russell wanted to know where he came In on the 1:5.000 which Anhut admits he re celved from an agent of Thaw as "contingent retainer" to free Stanford White's slayer. This confession, the Governor says, he expects the District Attorney to lay before the grand jury. Snlser Dnonm 'Grafters." A third letter, with a copy of the testimony "relating to the acts and proceedings of John X. Anhut, coun sellor-at-law In relation to one Harry K. Thaw," waa directed to the griev- ance committee of the Bar Association of New York County, "for such action In the premises, under the clrcum- : ' : 'v.-.--.- v III I ALDA CREATES ROLE stances, as you may deem proper." "I am sorry for that." exclaimed the Governor when he learned that Dr. Russell's resignation had forestalled action by Colonel Scott. "I wanted Russell thrown out of office. I want it understood that while I am Governor I am going to run down every grafter In the state. I don't care who he is or .where he comes from or who Is behind Tilm. We have a lot of them." The committee will end lta Investi gation of the Thaw scandal tomorrow. War Blade Har for Thaw. "I talked with Chairman Carlisle last night." said the Governor, dis cussing the committee's decision not to bring Thaw to Albany to testify. "Mr. Carlisle said he believed the rea on Thaw wanted to come to Albany waa that ThaW was cunning enough to believe that such a step would agala raise the question of his sanity and permit him to sue out another writ of habeas corpus to determine his men tal condition. That Is a door he may see. but I do not. Whether Thaw does or does not testify. I do not believe he thinks he will get out of the lunatic asylum while I am Governor." Governor Sulser said that Colonel Scott had offered his resignation, but be had asked him not to leave. WATER FOUNDJN BUTTER Prosecutions May Follow Slcznre In Chicago Warehouses. CHICAGO, Feb. 17. Recent seizures in Chicago coIo storage warehouses of more than 250,000 pounds of butter by revenue agents are expected to result In a score of prosecutions In the Fed eral Court. The confiscation Is the result of an examination of several million pounds of butter stored In even warehouses. It Is oharged that the butter Is adulterated with more than 1 per cent water. Millions of pounds of butter have disappeared from the warehouses since the Government began lta Investiga tion. In December about 23,000,000 pounds, nearly half the actual supply In storage in the Cnlted States, was held In Chicago warehouses. Since then four-fifths of the produot has been moved from the city. TURKEY SUES FOR PEACE Cession of Adrlanople Offered Condition, Through Russia. 8 LONDON. Feb. 37. Turkey has re newed her overtures for peace on the basis of the cession of Adrlanople, em ploying the good offices of Russia for that purpose. The Bulgarian cabinet has taken the proposal under considers tion, but no decision has been reached. It is reported through Vienna that Servla Is sending 30.000 troops with siege end field guns by sea from Salonikl to assist the Montenegrin at tack on Scutari. CONSTANTINOPLE Feb. 17. The police of Constantinople have dis covered a conspiracy against the gov ernment aqd arrested several promt nent officers and civilians. Among those alleged to be Implicated Is the former military governor. Major Yussuf Safvet. Local Author' Work Staged. A melodrama written by G. Valen tin Snashall. a Portland musician and artist, will be given Saturday night In the Grange hall. Pleasant Valley. The play is In five acts, requiring 4 people, and will be under the direction of the author. It is entitled "The Doings at Klk Ridge." Mr. Snashall. who wrote the play, will appear In four different scenes. There will be a musical programme- All the music and words of he musical programme are by Mr. Sna-ehall. Illinois In 11!2 produced 2S.0OO.00O barrets X oil e( 2 saUou acn. 'Cyrano de Bergerac" Sung in English at Metropolitan. OPERA PROVES TUNEFUL Pamrw-cli BclleTed to Have Re deemed Previous Shortcomings. Rostand Protest TJse of nis Poetic Work. NKW YORK, Feb. 27. (Special.) New York tonight enjoyed the experi ence of hearing "grand opera In Eng lish," and welcomed Mme. Frances Al da, creator of the role of Roxane In Walter Damrosch's "Cyrano de Ber gerac." who Is regarded as having sur passed expectations raised by her pre vious artistic appearance. Mme. Alfla In nrivata life la the wife of Giulis Qatli-Casaxza, manager of the Metropol itan Opera House, where the new opera had its premier. The event was made notewonny in musical history by the enthusiasm of the "Ooera In English" advocates, and by the fact that tt is one of the few American operaa ot serious q nancy io be put on the stage of the big opera house. A year ago Mr. Gatti-Casaxxa did "Mona," by Horatio rarker, wnicn proved to be a mechanical arrangement of music, correct as to technique but lacking entirely in originality and tune fulness. Anything drearier than "Mona" hu not been done on the operatlo stage in the history of the Metropolis tan. Herbert's Failure Recalled. The vear beore the Chlcago-Phlla delphla Company did Victor Herbert's "Natoma." In this opera the composer floundered around for two acts trying te ret the "grand opera manner, ana in his last act despairingly fell back on his old comic opera tricks. This won all that saved tne "snow- iroro ntt condemnation. Walter Damrosch was one oi ine ludves of the contest In which "Mona' waa chosen as a prizewinner. s r. Damrosch was barred from that com petition. Theretofore Mr. Damroscn had made only one attempt to produce a really big work and tnat was bjs Scarlet Letter." This opera, prouuceo tv vr. Damrosch's own opera company, did not survive and the next time he was heard from musically waa when a comic opera "The Dove of Peace" was done at Philadelphia and afterward at New York. "The Dove had an im- nosslble book written by Wallace Ir win, and though the critics praised the music which was full of the snap and movement which are essential In light onera. the book waa too heavy a load for the music to carry anu wj opu was withdrawn. Work Bea-m 11 Years Ago. Mr. Damrosch's new offer Is more serious and more ambitious. He began work on it 11 years ago. but waa not satisfied with one act and destroyed it. The work was laid aside for several years and then Mr. Damrosch's inter' eirt In It revived and last year he com- nleted the score. It Is more tuneful and less in the Wagnerian style than his earner work and Mr. Gattl-casaxza believes it has the qualities to com rnand nodularity. It Is said Rostand has protested against the use of his poetic work for oneratle purposes, but will take no leeal move to prevent the production. Critics comment favoraoiy on tne pro duction. CHARGES ARE DISMISSED Federal Government Kills Indict ment Against Hall Witnesses. Acting under Instructions from the Attorney-General. United States Dis trict Attorney John McCourt yesterday dismissed the indictments against Adel- bert C. Zachary. Charles A. Watson Clyde E. Glass. Clark E. Loomla and Edward D. Stratford, charging xnem with an attempt to defraud the Gov ernment of public lands. In making the motion tor a aismissai of these indictments Mr. McCourt stat ed that they had been secured by Fran cis J. Heney to hold the men as wit nesses against John H. Hall, and that there was no reason at any time to be lieve that they were guilty of the crime charged agarnst them. Hall was pardoned by president Tart. . .... '7. jwnwr As 2, 'V ?. 1 Franres Alda. Who Slns Roxane. and Walter Damrosch. the Inauguration of direct service to Oriental ports Portland promises again to become a cotton exporting port. Cotton Shipments Arriving. Advance shipments of cotton the first to be handled in Portland In sev eral yeam ar beginning to arrive over the North Bank road for shipment to the Orient on the steamer Harpagus. hlch la due to sail out of here early In April. Contracts have been signed for shipping about SO carloads of cot ton on the Harpagus. The first nine cars will arrive In a few days. With PICTURE THREATEN RENTAL- AGEXCY 'TJWXER SATS LICENSE WAS REVOKED. Vox Told lie Is Stumbling Block in Way of Gigantic Organization, on Refusing to Sell. NEW YORK. Feb. 27. Movlng-pic- ture men testifying for the Govern ment described today operations of the "moving-picture trust" in opposing the business of an Independent company. This testimony was given at a new series of hearings begun here today in the Government suit to dissolve the "trust." William Fox. president of the Greater New York Film Rental Company, an Independent concern, testified that P. L. Waters, general manager of the General Film Company, and another man associated with Waters, offered him $69,000 for his business In Septem ber, 1911. Fox declined to sell, he de clared, and later 189.000 was offered him. He said that when he again re fused Waters told him: "You're only a little splinter a stumbling block in the way of this gi gantic organization and you've got to get out of the way. This Is your last ohance. Be sensible, now, and maybe I can get for you $110,000." Fox did not sell, be said, and three months later he was notified that his license to receive "films controlled by the Motion-Picture Patents Company would be cancelled. GRAFT CHARGES REPEATED Commissioner Waldo Asks ex-Mayor Why He Didn't Dismiss Dlshon. est Men if Corruption Ruled Daring His Term. NEW YORK. Feb. 27. President Taft was "fooled by tne system" into at tending the recent police lieutenants' banquet In New York. In the opinion of ex-Mayor McClellan. Mr. McClellan expressed this view in testifying today before the legislative committee for remedial police legislation. The witness said that during his ad ministration six years ago- the system was so strongly entrenched that on one occasion he could find only one pollce han who would tell the truth. Today, Mr. McClellan thought, the rank and file of the men were more honest than dishonest. The reverse was true, he thought, among the higher officers. Police Commissioner Waldo heard Mr. McClellan's scathing arraignment of the police, and succeeded him on the stand. Replying to Mr. McClellan's remarks, Mr. Waldo said: "He says be fonnd most of the offi cers rotten. If he did, why didn't he dismiss them? I can't find where he dlsmiHsed one. I convicted and dis missed 46 men for grafting last year." William Travers Jerome, ex-District Attorney, said he favored a long term at a large Salary for the police com missioners and Sunday opening of sa loons during certain hours. He op posed segregation as a remedy for grafting upon the social evil. A letter from John D. Rockefeller, Jr., offered the committee the services of his representative, Starr J. Murphy, who. Mr. Rockefeller said, was particu larly competent to give testimony or opinions because of his many investi gations of vice and social evils ot the city. The hearing will be continued to morrow. ty all the cannel coal mined In the United States. 6 NEW CARS ARE EN ROUTE Rolling Stock for Oregon Electric Leaves Sr. Louis. .. Six new passenger cars recently or dered from the builders at St. Louis now are on their way to Portland for use on the Oregon Electric between this city and Eugene. This is the first of the lot of 37 coaches ordered tor delivery this Spring. The others will arrive within 60 days. An order for 12 new baggage cars also has been placed with the builders. Improved schedules for Summer serv ice now are being worked out for both the Oregon Electric and United Rail ways. Additional trains will be placed In commission between Portland and Garden Home. The suburban traffio al ways grows In Summer time and In creased service is required then to ban die It. SPRING in all her glory comes on apace, but not ono whit faster than these new suit and coats are coming to us. We're keeping up with Spring Spring fabrics, Spring fashions, Spring customers. You are invited to this display, if only to look around and see how beautiful it is. Among the fancy weaves and the always popular blue serges there's a generous sprinkling of shepherd checks and plaids in the softest fabrics imagin ableall handsomely tailored These new suits are from $19.50 up wards, and the coats from $15 up wards. Ladies' Shop, Third Floor BEN SELLING SAffi MORRISON STREET AT FOURTH MANY SEEK SERUM Tuberculosis Sufferers Would Be Subjects in Tests. ALL REQUESTS REFUSED BARBARY COAST OBJECTS Rule Barring Women From Solicit Ing Drinks Brings Protest. SAX FRANCISCO. Feb. 27. The bright lights of the Barbary Coast are not to be dimmed by police mandate next Friday night without a protest from those who dwell beneath tliem. A committee of resort proprietors from the coast sought Mayor Rolph in conference today to plead for a new lease of life. They objected, they said, to only one of the rules promulgated by the police commission, that prohib iting women from soliciting drinks on commission. If it were enforced, they said, the dance halls and resorts must go out of business. They declared themselves willing to accept the order forbidding women slummers to enter the places. The Mayor promised to talk the ques tlon over with the police commission. 3Cap Will Show Burled Obstruction. A map showing the exact location of every water main, gas main and un deground wire and cable In Portland is to be made by the engineering de partment, and corporations which have properties embracing such wires, mains or cables were requested by Engineer Hurlburt yesterday to send their rep resentatives to the City Kail Monday for a conference In his office. The city has never had such a map, and its ob ject is to make, it possible to plan un derground work with a certain knowl edge that no obstructions will pe en countered. Surgeon-General Blue Says Public Will Get None of Frledmann'6 Vaccine Until Laboratory Tests Have Been Made. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. Surgeon nTiArsi.l Blue, of the Public Health Sorvlce. has been so deluged with re quests from sufferers of pulmonary tuberculosis for permission to offer themselves as subjects for tests of Dr. Frledmann s tuberculosis vaccine, tnat he made an official announcement to day that under no circumstances would the public health service give the vac cine to anyone until It had been tested in the Government's nygienic iaDor tory here. , Director John F. Anderson, of the iavr.t- tor v. went to New York today to cot th cultures Dr. Frledmann has turned over to the public health serv ice for laboratory tests. NEW YORK, Feb. 27. Physicians representing the Federal Government conferred today with Dr. Frederick 1. Frledmann, the Berlin specialist, wno arrived here Tuesday bringing his treatment for tuberculosis. Dr. Frled mann has given the Government sam ples of his culture for testing. - Dr. Foster saia axter tne cumuicuv-c that no publlo statement wouia do made until after Dr. Anderson had made his report to Surgeon-General Blue at Washington. He would not say whether ur. r rieauiauii imu im plied for the privilege of treating pa tients In the marine hospital and whether such application had been refused. Representatives for Dr. jrieamann announced that the original plan oi putting the cure to a test tnrougn tne treatment f patients would begin Saturday. Alfalfa QnpantJne Modified. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 21. State Hortl- cultural Commisioner Cook announced this afternoon he had decided to modi fy the quarantine order against the State of Idaho because of the alfalfa weevil in accordance with the promise made to, the Idaho people a short time ago in case they would issue a ban against Wyoming and Utah and some counties within their state. . "White Slave" Inquiry Aided. SPRINGFIELD. 111., Feb. 27. An ap propriation of $1000 was unanimously voted by the Senate today for the use of the recently appointed commission to Investigate white' slavery In Illinois and report on remedial legislation at the next session of the General Assembly. Liquor-Crazed Man Kills Wife. CHJEYENNE. Wyo.. Feb. 27. Crazed from the effects of liquor. John Hazen, a keeper of a hotel at Black Buttes. asked his wife if she was afraid to die, and receiving an answer In the negative, shot her dead and turned the pistol upon himself with fatal ra- BUltR. Stacy Adams Shoes for Gentlemen are made of the highest grade stock and finish of workmanship. Particular attention -is directed to this straight last, "London toe," worn by professional and busi ness men. yici kid and calf $6. 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'JJ Third St. You Can Have a More Attractive Shirt With the coming of Spring, and shirt fronts more in evidence, wouldn't it be worth your while to send yonr shirts to the Union Laundry and have them "Hand Ironed"! This extra service really does add a great deal to the ' ' classy' ' appearance-of vour linen. Try it. UNION Laundry Company Main 398.