THE MORNTN'G OEEGOXIAN, FRIDAY, MAT 29, 1914.
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PUPILS Or PACIFIC UNIVERSITY MUSICAL DIRECTORS WILL GIVE
CONCERT TONIGHT.
COMMITTEE-ID MEET
GRAND JURY FINDS
MUCH TO CRITICISE
Republican Workers Will Dis
cuss Campaign Plans.
Governor, Prosecutor, Bridge
Commission and Engineers
Denounced in Report.
JUNE 9 CONFERENCE DATE
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JOBBERY CHARGE IS MADE
Selection of Waddell & Harrington
Instead: of Mr. Imelna to Super
vise Interstate Span Is
Ijald to Mr. West.
In a special report given personally
to preBS representatives by members of
the grand Jury, but which has not yet
been filed by Circuit Judge Davis, to
whom It was submitted, the grand jury
yesterday criticised Governor West,
District Attorney Evans, the Interstate
Bridge Commission. Waddell Sc. Har
rington, designing and consulting en
gineers of the proposed Interstate
brdige, and the newspapers of PortUmd,
and charged jobbery in the selection
of the bridge engineers.
Throughout the report the grand
Jury, which probably will be discharged
today, reviewed its action in investi
gating the affairs connected with the
selection of the Oregon approach to
the bridge, attacked the fidelity of the
selected engineers and the body that
selected them, defended W. W. Lucius,
unsuccssful applicant for selection as
engineer, and ended with a special plea
"to the people directly and to future
grand Juries especially to re-establish
the integrity of the grand Jury sys
tem, an integrity that has been serious
ly Impaired by the operation of dis
trict attorneys, and in defense of which
the whole people have risen."
RlKbt Is Asserted.
"We assert that the grand Jury has
the Inalienable right to "call a spade a
spade,' " the report concludes.
All the Portland officials attacked In
the report refused to comment on It,
as did Judge Davis, to whom It was
submitted. The presiding Judge said
it was a document delivered to him by
the grand Jury and until he had time
to consider it he had no statement re
garding it to make. He refused to
state when, if at all, he would file the
report or what disposition he would
make of it.
Soon after the report was submitted
Judge Davis refused to allow District
Attorney Evans or anyone to see it.
Copies for publication were triven to
press representatives by members of
toe grand Jury.
Bridge Affairs Taken TTp.
After a general introduction in which
Justification of the report Is offered the
affairs of the interstate bridge are
taken up and recommendations on
bridge approach matter made by Wad
dell & Harrington at Fort Smith, Ark,
censured and the people are urged that
"such a warning at this critical time
deserves attention and the employment
or otner metnoas than "watchful wait'
lng.' "
In comparing the local situation to
the Fort Smith situation, the report
says:
"At this same time appeared a warn
lng from Fort Smith, Ark., where Wad
dell & Harrington built an interstate
bridge and whose recommended ap
proach had been adopted. Endless liti
gation and complications followed the
use of Waddoll & Harriugton's ap
proacn, which gave one railroad a
monopoly and absolutely excluded all
all others, just as the selection of
Union avenue bids fair to bottle up the
Columbia Interstate bridge in the in
terests of a local railway."
Governor West Denounced.
Failure of the Commission to select
V. W. Lucius engineer for the bridge.
who, they charge, was the first favored
by the Commission, is ascribed to Gov
ernor West, who, when he heard that
Lucius "had been seen to imbibe
spirituous liquor," "immediately began
a mortal comDat witn a mentaily-tab
ricated Demon Rum."
"We find, from the evidence sub
mitted. that there undoubtedly was
Jobbery In the selection of Waddell A.
Harrington," the report says. "We find
evidence of this absence of precaution
in the selection of Union avenue as an
approach, by which, the report
charges, that the use of the bridge.
except by the Portland Railway, Light
efc rower company, might be delayed
lor years."
The full text of the report signed
by all seven members of the grand
jury roiiows:
To the Honorable Presiding- Judys of tht
Circuit Court of Multnomah County, Ore-
son:
W, ths arand Jury mt the above entitled
county, bes leave to xnaJte this special re
ports
with open opposition from the District
Attorney's office and handicappped by covert
dilatory tactlus which have seriously de
layed the prosecution vf our Investigations
("Courts, indeed governments are powerless
in the punishment of the guilty unless Juries
fearlessly do their duty. A faithless and
imperfect administration saps the founda
tlons o society and excites the people to
an&rcny and misrule ) ;
Intimidations Are Alleged.
With apparent intimidations in the Indis
creet utterances of an erratic chief execu
tive. "There is a maxim of the law that
where the reason ceases the law Itself ceases.
It is not only a maxim of common law, but
squally of common sense."):
With bombastic accusations and threats
of discharge from interested attorneys and
gross misrepresentation and distortion of
facts la a purchased press: with nostri:e
cloyed by the perfumed emanations from an
editorial exotic whose ignorance of the law
and the true function of a grand Jury la as
oppressing as mlasmlc tt ume-ld Ity ;
With all these deterrents and mere, ws
still presume to issue this special report.
Contrary to public announcements from
ths District Attorney, the investigation
the interstate bridge approach waa brought
directly to the attention of the grand jury
rty Air. bvana ntmseir, wno in person In'
troduced J. Leroy ISmrth. representing the
Taxpayers' Leacue. Mr. Smith had docu
ments and other evidence collected by th
Taxpayers' League which hs desired to sub
mit to our attention. George Heusner did
not appear la the case until a week later.
Investigation Reasons Given.
In dental of another statement of Mr.
Evans that the grand Jury had not consult
ed him. one of his deputies was almost in
variably present and made shorthand notes
when witnesses were being examined. These
notes were transcribed by stenographers in
Mr. Jvans employ, so no effort was made
by ths grand Jury to conceal its transac
tions.
Ths facts furnished by the Taxpayers'
League, conlirming evidence of transactions
which came to the surface In our Investiga
tion of the alleged bribing of Commissioner
Hart in connection with the selection of
supervising engineer for the construction of
the Columbia River interstate bridge, made
it almost mandatory for the grand jury to
further investigate not only the selectlo
of Waddell A Harrington as such engineers.
but also to give as complete a probe
possible Into the methods employed, the data
uoliected by them and the arguments used
jrs their final recommendation of Lnlon ave
nue as the moat favorawle approach to the
structure on the Oregon side.
At this same time appeared a warntng
from Fort Smith. Ark., here Waddell 4
Harrington had built an Interstate bridge
and whose recommended approach had been
adopted. Kndlees litigation and complica
. lions followed the use of Waddell & Har
rington's approach, . which gave one railroad
a monopoly and absolutely excluded aR
ethers. Just as the selection of Union ave
t;u. bids fair to bottle up ths Columbia In
terstate brlrtx-e In the Interests of a local
railway. The case or the Fort Smith
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A musiemi programme will be Riven
In Lincoln High School t -ditorium at 8
o'clock tonight by the pupils of Frank
Thomas Chapman and Pauline Miller
Chapman, directors of the conserva
tory of music of Pacific University,
Forest Grove. Only advanced and pro
fessional pupils will participate.- No
admission will be charged.
The following1 will take part in the
programme: Martha Reynolds, Doris
Bagley, C H. Savage, Mary westaway,
Margaret Lowell. Ruth Thomas. Aldlne
Bart mess, Helen Anderson, Charles
McNeill, Mary Anna Brobst, Mrs. C. H.
Ilenny, Ada Taylor, (ioldlo Peterson
and Harmon Marbold Chapman.
bridge la set for hearing Toy tHe Supreme
Court On June 4, 1014.
Such a warning at this critical time de
serves attention and the employment of
other methods than "watchful waiting"
Journal and Records Examined.
During this investigation and the previous
one all the members of the Bridge Commis
sion a d Beared, the comtwiasion Journal and
other records were furnished more or less
freely, competent local and outside en
gineers supplied testimony of a technical
character and an. abundance of Information
gathered for final sifting and appraisement.
We found the Journal of the - Columbia
River Interstate Bridge Commission suffi
ciently complete In ret ere nee to the selec
tlon of Waddell A Harrington, but decided
ly meager In regard t-o the reasons for
eliminating other candidates. In fact, no
mention is made of questions of importance
which arose and were made public at that
time.
The complete records of "Waddell ft Har
rington were reluctantly placed In the hands
of the grand Jury by Mr. Howaro, wno, ai
ter a conference with Governor "West, re
fused to furnish the desired data, giving the
impression that Governor IV est had In
structed him to refuse such information, but
a duces tecum subpena finally Induced Mr.
Howard to produce all records, maps, pro
files, field notes, etc.. with m summary snow
in Quantities. Drlces and computations used
in arriving at their decision. Mr. Howard la
person explained their details.
LncloV Elimination Attacked.
Taking up first the selection of a super
vising engineer It appears that after sev
eral meetings and considerable Jockeying
W. "W. Lucius,, of the firm of Lucius ft
Lucius, seemed to be the favorite candi
date on account of his complete detailed
nlams. which indicated engineering anility
of a high order. At this time Mr. Lucius
commanded four out of the seven vote
and had not Someone announced that he
had been seen to imbibe spirituous liquor
he no doubt would have been chosen
supervising engineer.
But when this statement reached Gov
ernor West he heeded the clarion call, and
like Don Quixote bucking the windmills
Immediately began a mortal combat with
a mentally fabricated Demon Rum. By his
own statement before the grand jury, on
account of Mr. Lucius facial configuration.
which showed to the Governor that Mr.
Lucius Imbibed liquor freely, he even
maneuvered to have him eliminated from
the race.
Wonderful and devious are the ways of
acou trine knowledge. A man of previous
good reputation by merit securest four votes
In an engineering competition and suddenly
realizes that he is a drunkard. Five votes
would have made him a morphine fiend.
ana six an eDlleotlc.
It Is strange that the Commlaslocen
after several months of frequent confer
enoes with. Mr. Lucius Without discovering
his perversion should suddenly wake up to
their great mistake. They are too confid
ing and unsuspecting for such exaotlng
duties, and a commission should be ap
pointed to their assistance.
Jobbery In smlng Engineers Alleged
We find from the evidence submitted that
there was undoubtedly Jobbery In the selec
tion of Waddell ft Harrington as super
vl-Hn tr ens-ineers. and If there was SUCT1
Jobbery between Waddell ft Harrington and
some of the members of the Bridge Com
mission, la It reasonable to suppose there
would be collusion in the construction of
the b rid ire T
Is It probable there would be connivance
n the selection of the bridge approach or
in the construction of said approach? There
Is only one answer to these questions, and
In all human probability proper precau
tions would not be taken to safeguard the
economical expenditure of the people's
monev.
We find evidence of this absence of pre
caution in the eelectton of Union avenue
the Oregon approach to the bridge. In the
official files of the Interstate Bridge Com
mission we find proposals from the Port
land Rallwav. Light & .Power Company.
In those proposals they have exhibited the
same tender solicitude toward the Bridge
Commission and the taxpayers that they
have always manifested toward the city.
The same solicitude that moves a man to
step on the hind quarters of a worm; but
there the parallel ceases, for up to date
there la no evidence that the Bridge Com
mission has even begun to squirm much
less to turn.
It develops that the Portland Railway.
Light ft Power Company owns a 30-foot
strip as a right of way on Union avenue
between Bryant street and the city limits
which is Just north of Columbia boulevard.
They offer to dedicate this strip to the city
as a part of Union avenue, reserving their
rights to erect poles, string wires, etc., and
agreeing to allow common user privileges
to other railways from Plymouth Btreet to
the olty limits.
Competition is Prevented, Alleged.
This leaves a strip of street about si:
blocks long from Plymouth street to Bryant
street without common user and seems to
uncover a very "dark brunette in the fuel
supply," as the physical conditions at
Plymouth street are. such that it would be
neoeseary for a competing railway to build
viaduct or make a fill to reach other
streets. This viaduct or fill would not be
allowed by the abutting or adjacent prop
erty. practically excluding any other rail
way from using the Union avenue approach.
From a statement or a representative of
Waddell ft Harrington that the cost of the
Union avenue approach within the city
would be $60,000, a prolific crop of delays
seem about to germinate and reach gigantic
proportion!. This street has not yet b
extended by the city and no Improvement
oan be even petitioned until such extension
has been actually accomplished.
The benefit to the neighboring district
seams Insufficient to reasonably expect that
the property-owners would consent to
assessment of S 60.000. and the time when
such a sum could be levied la very remote.
Delays could be purposely inaugurated by
an Interested monopoly. Such Indirect meth
ods are often employed and appear on the
surface to be bona fide, but wrongfully de
prive the people or their rights.
"Use of Bridge Might Be Delayed."
With such an uncertainty and the nrob
ability of property holders opposing such
prohibitive tax, the use of the bridge.
except by the Portland Railway, Light ft
Power Company, might be delayed for years.
By roundabout methods and vexatious de.
lays the people might be induced to allow
this additional SdO.OOO to be used from the
bridge approach fund, thus making the cost
of the Union-avenue approach $ol4,000, in
stead of $&4,00O as at present estimated.
Union-avenue values are already estau
llshed on account of its being a thorough
fare for a large section, but the diversion
of the through Vancouver traffic to any .
of the other routes suggested would im-,
mediately Increase taxable values, and in
a reasonable time pay in increased taxes
for the approach selected, and this pay
ment would be made directly Into the
county treasury, which, seems like good fi
nanciering. It does not appear that such
diversion of traffic would seriously af
fect taxable values on Union avenue.
Finally, we appeal to the people directly
and to future grand juries especially to re
ts tab Hah the Integrity of the grand Jury
system, an integrity which has been seri
ously impaired by the operations of Dis
trict Attorneys and in defense of which
whole peoples have risen. We assert that
the grand jury has the inalienable right
to "call a spade a spade. although with
ornate handle and a gilded" blade a grand
jury can "call a spade a spade."
(Signed.)
T. A. KETCHUM, Foreman,
PETER PEARSON.
FRED H. M'CLURE
JOSEPH DUG AN.
R. W. STRING.
F. I. SMITH.
C F. FULTON, Clerk,
Opening of Rose Festival Selected
as Added Inducement to Bring
All Member of Organiza
tion to the Gathering.
Though formal' notices will not be
sent out for a day or so, Charles B. '
Moores, chairman of the Republican
state central committee, announced
yesterday that the new committee will
meet in Portland to organize on Mon
day, June 9. Tho meeting will be held
at 10 o'clock, in the morning, at the
Imperial Hotel.
This date was decided 'on at a con
ference between Mr. Moores and Ed
ward D. Baldwin, secretary of the com
mittee. June 9 is the first day of the
Hose Festival. This date was chosen
purposely, so that the members, of the
new committed may nave an added in
ducement to attend the organization
meeting. They will also be enabled to
get special railroad rates.
Mr. Moores is making special efforts
this year to have a full attendance of
the committee. Each of the 84 counties
of the state is entitled to one member
on the committee, the committeeman
being chosen by the members of the
county central committees.
Harvey Wells has been re-elected
state committeeman from Multnomah
County. He is present treasurer of
the state central committee. Some of
the counties have not yet elected their
state central committeeman, but with
more than 10 days notice Mr. Moores
believes that there will be practically
full representation at the meeting.
Klectlon of a new chairman and sec
retary is one of the important matters
to come before the committee. Though !
urged to do so, Mr. Moores has de
clined to be a candidate for re-election
He has said that he feels some younger
man should take up the work.
It is also likely that the committee
will decide to issue a formal address
to Republicans through the state, urg
ing upon them the importance of reg
istering and going to the polls at tne
November election to bring the Repub
lican party back in control.
DRY ISSUE RIDICULED
The Right Piano or Player Piano
and the Right Store
What assurance have you after you have purchased a piano on
which a reduction of from fifty to one hundred and fifty dollars
has been made that you have really bought at the bottom price?
. How are you to know that the next buyer who happens in will not
get an additional twenty-five or fifty dollars' reduction?
Does it seem reasonable to you that an instrument built to sell at
a certain price can be actually sold at HALF-PRICE, or at any of
the other sensational reductions frequently advertised?
Bear in mind this fact no merchant sells his goods at a loss, and
the piano that is offered at a reduction of one-third to one-half
off is a dangerous and unsafe investment at any price. It is built
to deceive, sold by dealers whose policy is to charge all the traffic
will bear and who do not hesitate to take advantage of the fact
that the average buyer is unskilled in piano construction and the
quality of materials.
The right piano or player piano is the product of a factory which
has established its reputation by the merit and quality of the instru
ments it manufactures.
THE RIGHT STORE OFFERS YOU A FAIR PRICE EVERY
DAY IN THE YEAR
Because we respect the intelligence of the buying public and be
cause we know no other method than to deal fairly, squarely and
out in the open, you may rest your case with us with the positive
assurance that you will get the right piano or player piano in the
best instrument possible at the price paid.
Terms may be arranged to suit your convenience.
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SOCIALIST EDITOR SAYS
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We Sell Music Rolls of Highest Quality for All Player Pianos
. MORRISON STREET AT BROADWAY
OTHER STORES San Francisco, Oakland. Sacramento, San Jose, Fresno. Los Angeles, San
Diego. Cal. ; Reno, Nev.; Phoenix, Ariz., and other Western cities.
Abnormal Conditions Canse Ilqnor I
Habit and Fight Over It Only Di
vide People, Is Assertion.
I. E. McName. who pro-
"People never talk common sense
when they discuss the liquor question. Durrer and
said Mrs. Kate Richards O'Hare, editor Bided.
of the National Rip Saw. a Socialistic
"The drys try to matte it a moral jues-
CLACKAMAS MAN IS DEAD
tion and the wets talk, about personal
liberty.
"Drunkenness isn't a moral question
nor a question of personal liberty,
continued Mrs. O'Hare. "No one has t
right to do anything; that will injure
anyone else, for an injury to one is
injury to all. and if your getting- drunk
injures me, then you have no right to
get drunk."
Mrs. O'Hare said that men do not sell
or drink whisky because they are mor
ally bad. She maintained that men
drink because they lead abnormal lives.
in industrial pursuits or elsewhere, and
that they sell liquor because there is
money to be made by selling- it.
Mrs. O'Hare ascribed the present agi
tation over the liquor question to a
desire on the part of certain interests
to get the working people of the coun
try away from thinking of economic
Questions.
"Whenever there's any real likeli
hood of the workers getting together.
she said, "there is always some sort
of a question brought up to divide the
vote. The master class' Is perfectly
willing to let you fight over wet and
dry while you are not fighting for the
full Droduct of your toil.
Mrs. O'Hare declared that drunken
ness and the drug habit would flourish
as long as there were men and women
working under abnormal or excessive
conditions.
Young Farmer and Dairyman 'Suc
cumbs in Hospital In Portland.
Alvin T. Schmale, a prosperous young
farmer and dairyman, of Clackamas,
Or., died at the Good Samaritan Hos
pital May 22, after an illness of three
months. He was 28 years old.
He was born at Mllwaukle. Or., where
he lived until he was 6 years old, when
the family moved to their farm here.
He attended the public school at Stone
and afterwards high school at Oregon
City, from which ho graduated with
honors in June, 1904. Since then he
had been steadily engaged in farming
and dairying and in this line ranked
among the most successful in the
county.
The funeral was held May 24 from
Klnley's undertaking establishment,
and interment was in the family lot
in the cemetery in Damascus, where
his father was laid to rest nine years
before. His mother, his brother, Arthur
Schmale. his sisters, Mrs. Olga Mosher,
Misses Ruth, Myrtle and Lois Schmale,
and Mrs. Bertha Boss, of Reynolds,
Ind., survive.
Branches to Close Sundays.
The branch libraries at Albina
St. Johns will be closed on Sundays for
the Summer after June 1. Professor
A. R. Sweetser will give his Illustrated
lecture on "The Wild Flowers of Ore
gon" on Monday afternoon, June 1, at
2 o'clock, in room A at the Central Li
brary. This lecture is under the
auspices of the Forestry Association
and all interested are invited.
Dog-Poisoner Busy at Ccntralia.
CENTRALIA, Wash., May 28. (Spe
cial.) The dog poisoner is active in
Centralla again. Four cases of poison
ing were reported to the police depart
ment yesterday. In two cases the ca
nines were valuable. The police have a
clue as to one of the guilty parties.
Supremely
France has S.2OO.0O0 bieyrlgs In
SPELLING CONTEST TIED
Cathedral and Holy Redeemer
Schools Head Catholic Competition.
The championship- ' spelling contest I
between 17 Catholic schools ended yes
terday with the Cathedral and Holy
Redeemer schools in a tie for flrst
place. Each school had a perfect score.
St. Mary's Academy and Madeline
school were tied for second place, with
one mistake each. The contest was
held in the Christian Brothers College,
Grand avenue and Clackamas street.
Picked squads of three from the
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
grades of each school participated in
the contest. The contest covered 4000
words. One hundred and four mistakes I
were made during the trial, which
lasted two days. Nine mistakes were
made by the fourth gTade, 13 by the
fifth 23 by the sixth, 33 by the seventh
and 26 by the eighth grade. Father
John Dolphin, of Milwaukie, gave out
the words.
Among the ecclesiasts who were in
terested in the contest were Archbishop
Christie, and the Reverends B. V. Kelly,
W. A Daly, Edward . Kelly. George I
Thompson, G. Roble and Berchtold
WATCH!
THE ILLUMINATING ARCHES
Ou Third street (Yamhill to Burnside) now being
installed.
ALL ERECTION OF ARCHES AND
ELECTRICAL WORK DONE BY
W. A. KRANER & CO.
Engineers and Contractors,
532 Chamber of Commerce.
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Crisper than crisp keen
More than pure wholesome
Demand the genuine by full name
Nicknames encourage substitution.
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you see an -Arrow
think
of Coca-Cola.
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