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THE jrORXING. OREGOXTAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER - 2J), 1914. 11 COIN WRUNG FROM 111,15 TESTIMONY Suit Intimates Consolidated Contract Company Made Huge Profit on Road. BILL FOR FOOD IN COURT Responsibility Put on Gang Fore men as Sub-Contractors and Money Made on Every Laborer Charge Made by Witnesses. That enormous profits were made by the Consolidated Contract Company, not only in building the Columbia Highway through Columbia County, but from the laborers who did the work, is revealed by testimony heard in Circuit Judge McGinn's court yesterday in the suit of H. McKiel, a Clatskanle merchant, to recover $2175.93 from the contractors for provisions said to have been fur nished at the road camps. The defense is conducted on the con tention that the goods were purchased by sub-contractors, and that the Con solidated Contract Company, therefore. Is not liable for the provision bills. The suit was brought in the name of Co lumbia County for H. McKiel, under a state law which provides expressly for such suits. Attorneys Malarkey, Sea brook, Dibble and Carter for the plain tiff are attempting to show that the affairs of the company were so con ducted that the sub-contractors were merely agents or employes of the com pany, the heads of which are E. G. Titus and J. H. Johnson. Contracts Are Submitted. Long contracts were drawn up and submitted to gang foremen to sign, ac cording to the evidence. These con tracts made every foreman a sub-contractor, and required him to do a stipu lated piece of work for a certain sum. The evidence showed that some of these contracts were for a sum at least 20 per cent less than Titus and Johnson received for the same work. The result, it is said, was that some of the sub-contractors were forced to break their contracts and received nothing for the work they had already done. The Consolidated Contract Com pany then finished the work. Provisions and supplies purchased from McKiel for the laborers were sold to the laborers at an advanced price. Tho supplies were deducted from the time checks of the laborers, and the charge is made that by the time the goods reached the workers they cost more than McKiel sold them for at re tail. Hon pita I Profits Alleged. One witness for the defense on cross examination said orders had been given for ?1 to be taken out of every man's pay every month for hospital expenses. Then, In case the man was injured, he could be cared for in a hospital free of charge. This hospital service cost the company about 80 cents for every man, and the company made a profit of 20 cents a month on every laborer from this source, it is alleged. There were about 20 sub-contractors and nearly 2000 men working in the 37-mlle stretch for which Titus and Johnson had the contract from Colum bia County. Most of the sub-contractors were Greeks. Although the McKiel suit is for pro visions furnished to only four of the sub-contractors, the same method of handling supplies and charging them gainst the time checks of laborers is alleged to have been ' used in all the other camps. Objection was Interposed by the de fense to this line of testimony, but it was admitted by Judge McGinn as tend ing to show the actual relationship be tween the contractors and the sub-contractors. ( The case has been on trial since last Tuesday and has occupied four full days In Judge McGinn's court. ESTATE APPRAISERS NAMED About $100,000 in Real Estate Left by Wemme for ""White Shield." Appraisers for the estate of the late E. Henry Wemmej whose will was filed in County Clerk Coffey's office last week, were appointed yesterday by County Judge Cleeton. They are Jacob Heck, Max S. Hirsch, and George R. Funk. t The amount of Mr. Wemme's property Is said to be nearly $1,000,000. Of this nearly $400,000 in valuable real estate was left to found "The White Shield," a maternity home for wayward girls. Most of the residue of the estate was left to relatives in Germany. registered at the Multnomah from Spo kane. Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Epley, of Salem, are at the Seward. Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Stuart, of Maupin, are at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. c'P. Bishop, of Salem, are at the Imperial. "W. A. Robbins, of Albany, is regis tered at the Seward. Mrs. F. E. Irwin, of Salem, is regis tered at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. H. Holmes, of McMlnn ville, are at the Seward. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Stiles, of Oregon City, are at the Nortonia, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. McShane, of Hub bard, are at the Nortonia. R. B. Emmons, of Ontario, registered at the Cornelius yesterday. Dr. and Mrs. J. E Anderson, of The Dalles, are at the Imperial. L. M. Foss, of Lewiston, is registered at the Multnomah with his family. George W. Bailey, of Paisley, Is reg istered at the Imperial with Mrs. Bailey. M. D. Swift and J. O. Hayden are registered at the Oregon from "Walla Walla. CHICAGO, Dec. 28. (Special.) From Umatilla registered at the Morrison to day was P. F. Fallen. From Portland, at the Grand Pacific, was S. Adam. HOME BOYS TO APPEAR "THE MUSICAL KIDS" BOOKED FOR MIDNIGHT MATIirBE. Harry Parsons, Violinist, and Kenneth Holllster, Tenor, Who Were Praised by Alice Lloyd, to Entertain. In the midnight matinee Thursday, two Portland lads, who were "tried out" at the Orpheum by Alice Lloyd, ESSIE WATKINS IN COURT "Woman Must Decide by Monday to Drop Disorderly House. Mrs. John Conrad, alias Essie "Wat kins, was given until next Monday by Municipal Judge Stevenson yesterday afternoon to decide as to the future character of the rooming-house she conducts at 87 Sixth street. Her ar rest followed the Investigation of Po lice Lieutenant Harms and Detectives Martin and Wise. Lieutenant Harms and the detectives testified yesterday that Mrs. Conrad kept a disorderly house. Conrad is proprietor of a saloon un der the rooming-house in question. At torneys Fitzgerald, Johnson and Hanan represented Mrs. Conrad. The decision of the court was deferred until Monday. PERS0NAL MENTION. J. E. Hale, of Salem. Is at the Carlton. Henry Serr, of Dallas, Is at the Ore Eon. H. C. Hodges, of La. Grande, is at the Oregon. C. A. Bailey, of Marshfield. is at the Carlton. C. W. Sburte, of Heppner, Is at the Perkins. F. B. Waite, of, Sutherlin, is at the Imperial. M. F. Barham, of Seattle, is at the Cornelius. David Warfleld is registered at the Multnomah. S. L. Bulliet, of Walla Walla, is at the Seward. Wallace G. Benson, of Eugene, is at the Nortonia. Mrs. E. J. Abbey, of Newport, is at the Cornelius. W. B. Heath, of Hood River, is at the Multnomah. Dr. Clara L. Ferris, of Walla Walla, Is at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hutton, of Burns, is at the Carlton. Mrs. Buryl Smith, of Aberdeen, Wash, Is at the Perkins. C. E. Bean and H. A. Hall, of Union, are at the Oregon. Y Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Paul, of Astoria, are at the Carlton. W. F. Durant and Floyd Hull are T...... ............... ;-.- VA J kp-" 'f - ' i t v 5 . I I f c ' r if f t r '(. s! ' V- ' l fti .-it-mi. mtr-.nmMIr (mftmitm,Sjgjii&&j'j3 I Harry Parsons and Kenneth Holllster, "Musical Kids," Who Will Appear at the Midnight Matinee New Year's Eve. will make "their first bid for popular favor. They are Harry Parsons, violin ist, and Kenneth Holllster, tenor, who are known as "The Musical Kids." The young men asked yesterday to appear as a special added attraction and were accepted by the managers Of the witching-hour soiree. When Miss Lloyd had listened to Parsons and Hollister, while on her recent visit to Portland, she invited them to the Orpheum for an extended rehearsal. The English comedienne gave warmest encouragement to the young men. The first day of the seat sale for the midnight matinees, which are to be held at the same time at the Orpheum, Pan ta gee and Empress theaters, found the tickets for the T. M. A. benefit In great demand at" the Huntley Drug Store, at Fourth and Washington streets. Indications are that all three houses will be filled. The first 22 rows of the Orpheum were sold out before noon and the demand for seats in the other houses followed closely. It is my opinion that the New Tear's eve throngs will be by far the largest ever gathered in the downtown streets of Portland at such an hour," said President J. S. Haughey, of the Theatrical Mechanics' Association. The shows will be the biggest bunch of Joy for 50 cents ever offered, and with an old year like 1314 blinking but its lights, there should be fun enough for everybody." NEW TRIAL IS REFUSED Harry Redford to Be Sentenced To ' day for Giving Liquor to Indians. A motion for a new trial through his attorney. John Manning, having been de nied yesterday by Judge Wolverton. of the United States District Court, Harry Redford will receive sentence today for having introduced liquor to the Uma tilla Indian reservation, of which he was recently convicted. Mrs. Celia Swaim, Redford's sister-in-law. who was tried on the same charge was ac quitted. Attorney Manning asked, that Red ford be allowed to serve sentence In the County Jail at Pendleton, but Judge Wolverton said that it was the policy of the court to refuse such requests. No contract exists for the detention of Government prisoners in Oregon ex cept with the Multnomah County JalL Redford has a 40-acre farm near Pen dleton. This is his second conviction for taking liquor on the reservation. KIDNEY YIELDS TO KNIFE Beamer S. Pagne on Road to Re covery With Right Organ Removed. Removal of the entire right kidney is the delicate operation that was per formed upon Beamer S. Pague at St. Vincent's Hospital by Dr. R. C. Coffey yesterday morning. The operation ap parently was a complete success. Mr. Pague's complete recovery is believed to be only a matter of time. Before the operation was performed a test or tne otner Kidney was made, which showed it to be In good condi tion. The diseased kidney was being destroyed by an abscess and had trou bled Mr. Pague greatly for the past eight years. It is expected that the patient can soon be removed to his home, 789 Pet tygrove street. Vibes Sent to Japan by Parcel Post. BOSTON, Dec. 28. -The parcel post was called on today to convey the ashes of Teijiro Hasegawa, a Japanese artist, to his former home near Tokio, Japan. The package started on its way with fl.lU In stamps attached. ESC Oregon Among the Greatest Agricultural States The Forthcoming Edition of W 'ILL contain a resume of farming, hor ticulture and """ stock - rais - ing. There will be inter esting articles on the in tensive farming move ment, the stored-up min eral wealth and raw mate rials for manufacturing . purposes, the state's great waterpower resources, the big strides made in the reclamation of semi -arid lands, the importance of lumbering industry and many other subjects of compelling interest to prospective settlers, man ufacturers and investors in other states. These arti cles will be artistically il lustrated. In addition to the state section there will be a 12 page section devoted ,to shipping activity, in which the Panama Canal is fea tured, a 16-page section covering Portland's prog ress and a 12age picto rial section showing Port land's chief business cor ners as they lookv today and how they looked be fore the modern structures were built. SECTION THREE jljflffifflff. jgjjg WWKlXNSL Jl!ii21!il VOL IIV. POETLANn, ORROON. FRIDAY. JAKOANT C. 1910. sy:rj-'f!rJ &r-m-& Seen in vi t-v 2 Z I IB " i3:ff s ' . i s - i 4. A, .-, uSC , ONE OF I : .. -s. Ill Place Your Orders Early for Copies of This Great Edition Single Copies, 5 Cents; Wrapped and Stamped, 10 Cents FACSIMILE OK FIRST PAGE! OF ST SECTION. OPERA IS PANTAGES HIT IMPERIAL ALL - STAR. COMPAJf Y GIVES BITS OF SONG GEMS. Elaborate Musical Act Is Presented With Artistic Finish IMsylet, Acrobats and Others Winners. An excellent grand opera offering heads the bill at Fantages Theater this week. It is, In fact, the whole show., True, there are lively motion pictures and four other acts in which fun, frolic, music and acrobatic skill as well as dramatic interest are found, but these, bright and sparkling though they be, are overshadowed by the work of the Imperial All-Star Company, an aggregation of artists who present scenes and selections from three well known operas, all well staged and elaborately and gorgeously costumed. - "Cavalleria ' Kusticana" is the first offering. The acting as well as the singing makes this an artistic and bril liant number. In "II Trovatore" the tower scene is introduced, with the "Miserere" as the crowning gem. The wedaihg scene from the opera "Lucia Di Lammermoor" is the final selection, with the famous sextet as the crown ing triumph. Vivian Holt Ruben, the "Lucia," has a glorious voice, full of expression and rich in tonal quality.. Fine expression, fresh, well-developed golden voices and genuine talent mark the act of the Imperial Bingers as a notable one. Before each scene Mademoiselle- Le Solr gives a short talk ex plaining the opera depicted. A thriller is the "Kidnaper." a play let presented by Winifred Sherbourne and Jack Montgomery. It has to do with a woman, politics, a child who doesn't appear and the woman's past. It is well played. The four Koch brothers are clever acrobats. They do moBt startling "stunts" and are aided in the finale by a black, woolly dog. Haley and Haley are a man and a maid with many changes of costume, and a monkey as an assistant. Laddel and Hughes are funny fellows who in troduce surprises and a line of non sense. WATER OFFICES TO OPEN Sub-S talon 3 With American Express Company to Be Discontinued. Under the new quarterly billing system, which has been worked out by City Commissioner Daly in ac cordance with provisions of an ordi nance passed by the voters at the re cent recall election, the 92 sub-stations of the American Express Company, where water users have paid their water bills in the past, will be dis continued. The contract for the ser vice with the company expires Thurs day. After that time the Albtna office and the East Side office will be re established and two new stations will be opened on the Bast Side, one at 684 Lombard street and the other at Union and Killingsworth avenues. The Albina and the East Side offices were discontinued recently and will be re established January 1. The two other East Side offices will be established about February 1. or six different examinations will cover each department. TABERNACLE PLANS LAID Ministers and - Laymen to Bnild Structure Wednesday. Ministers and laymen bearing ham mers and saws will start to work Wednesday morning early, rain or shine, to build the tabernacle at East Eleventh and Belmont streets for the revival services" to be presided over by Rev. E. J. Bulgin beginning next Sunday. Eleven churches of the East Side will co-operatso iln the enterprise. Rev. Mr. Bulgin has called a meet ing of all interested at the Third Pres byterian Church Wednesday night. The grounds for the tabernacle are graded and by Wednesday night it Is expected that considerable progress will have been made on the building. Salem Masonic Lodges Install. SALEM, Or., Dec. 28. (Special.) Masonic lodges of this city have In stalled the following officers: Salem Lodge No. 4 Worshipful master, J. T. Welsh; senior warden, Charles MoCar ter: treasurer, S. S. East; secretary. S. Z. Culver; senior deacon. A. F. Mar cus; junior deacon, J. U. King; senior steward, W. C. Winslow; junior stew ard, H. F. Kuck; tyler, N. P. Rasmus sen. Pacific Lodge No. E0 Worshipful master, Oleni. C. Niles; senior warden. Hal V. Bolam; junior warden, W. 11. Dancy; treasurer, Lot L. Pearce; sec retary, Ernest H. Choate; senior dea con, Kay F. Richardson; junior deacon. James McGilchrist; senior steward, El mer T. Ludden; junior steward, Dennis A, Saunders; tyler. Henry Schomaker. Read The Oregonlan classified ads. 315 BARRELS FLOUR GIVEN Contributions to Belgian Relief Yes terday Valued at $1573. Flour valued at $1575, 315 barrels, was contributed for the Belgian re lief yesterday by various Portland firms and individuals. Besides, there were substantial cash receipts by Chairman Samuel HilL The meeting scheduled for yesterday by the com mittee was not held. The members will meet probably tomorrow. A 10-year-old worker for relief funds was enlisted yesterday in little Bertina Goossens. who volunteered and was given credentials by Chairman HilL Little Miss Goossens came to Mr. Hill's office with a contribution of $2.60 that had been sent to her by August Goossens, of Aurora, for the cause. R. Waggener. of Newport, sent in cash to the amount of $46.75, together with the names .of 42 donors. Mrs. H. H. Paget. Macleay, Or., remitted $15.80. which was collected at the Wil lard Congregational Church on Decem ber 20. She reported that eight sacks of food and clothii g are being sent from Pratum, Or. Dorothy Elizabeth Barnett, aged ?, wrote a neat letter to Chairman Hill yesterday enclosing her check for $5 for the aid of the Belgians. FEWER EXAMINATIONS AIM Civil Service Board 3ksks Revision of Classification of Employes. A resolution adopted by the Mu nicipal Civil Service Board at a meet ing yesterday, asks members of the City Commission to revise their classi fications of city employes in such a way that the number of clvilservice examinations now required may" be re duced. At present, it is said, the board is kept busy with examinations because there are so many different classes of employes. It is contended by the board that each of the five city departments j can consolidate the service so that five ' Sunshine and Balmy Air greet the tourist Going East via. Sunset Route This route lies tfcronra Sunny Soatbern Cal ifornia, with Its Ufo outdoors. Orchard Ormi, tnctnprsJil benches, famous ho tels, cnrmtlvs springs sad nuy s.ttrsnvs Outla Kasorts. On lb war rsa so Panama-Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco . sad tma Panama-California Exposition at San Diego Three Daily Trains The Exposltloa Un 19 IS. from Portland, esj-ryl&c all modern eojtrlB- mont connect daily at Baa Fnndsos with . tl SUNSET LIMITED San p-rmnolsoo to Kow Orleans. Ko extrs, s fare, quick tlmo. accommodations and con veniences for every class of trmveL Connects at New Orleans with Southern Faclflo -steamships, which sail every Wednesday and Saturday to New Terk. mn Information at City Ticket Offloe. 80 Sixth St.. Cor. Oak, or Hill Depot, wtth literature describing the trip en both rail ssd ocean. Southern Pacific John M. Scott, General Pass nger Agent, Portland, Or.