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18 TITE MORNING- OREGOXIATf. THURSDAY, MAT 20, 1915. WAITER CONFESSES THEFT OF $13,950 Friederick Stoltmann, ex-Manager of Wirth's, Boston, Is Arrested Here. EXTRADITION IS WAIVED Kmployc at Arcadian Gardens Taken Hour After Circular Received by IeteotlTes Speculation Is Bellc-ved Cause of Fall. Confessing to the theft of 13.931.S8 from a restaurant man by whom he was employed as manager in Boston, FrtedericU Stoltmann. a waiter in the Arcadian Gardens for three months, wa arrested by City Detectives Hyde and Vaughn yesterday. Extradition will be waived and Stoltmann returned to Boston as soon as an officer from the East can arrive. A circular calling attention to the indictment of Stoltmann by the grand jury in Boston for systematic thefts from Charles Wirth, owner, of one of the largest German restaurants in the Kaatern city, was received yesterday at li o'clock at detective headquarters. Detective Hyde, whose former home was in Boston, recognized the picture of Stoltmann immediately. letertlve Knows Man. "Why. 1 know him. and I remember th restaurant."' he told Detective Cap lain Baty. "Take the circular and look for him in Portland grilles." ordered Captain Itaty. After an hour's search by Detectives Hyde and Vaughn the Arcadian Gar dens was visited. "There's the man," exclaimed Detec tive Hyde, and a minute later Stolt mann was changing his waiter's cos tume and accompanying; the detectives io police headquarters. He telephoned his wife and she went with hmi. As manager of Wirth's German res taurant for nearly ten years, Stoltmann had the unlimited confidence of the proprietor and was able to make away with many pmll sums, the total of which aggregated 113,951.88, according to police information. "1 always said that my husband shouldn't have so much authority. Why. Mr. Wirth left everything: to him." said Mrs. Stoltmann, with tears standing in her eyes, as she talked to the detectives. "Yea, I took the nwney. .1 don't know why. Probably I thought I wouldn't be found out," Stoltmann is reported, to have said. Fond lHt In Speculation. The money, according to the infor mation received by the local detectives, was spent in speculation on the Boston market, and Stoltmann did not have much to show for his activities When he fled to Portland. He left Boston Kebruary 2 and wa in Portland a week later. He was employed in the Ar cadian Gardens shortly after he came to this city. "He was the best waiter we ever had; he was a pearl." lamented 1. P. Tieynolds. assistant manager of the Multnomah Hotel and Arcadian Gar dens. The grand jury indictment charges Stoltmann with grand larceny. Stoltmann is a tali, handsome German, Fix feet in height, weighing 225 pounds. He is 42 years old. He shaved his mustache since coming to Portland. The restaurant of Charles Wirth. ot which Stoltmann was manager. Is at 43 Kesex street, and one of the best known In Boston. Walker, and "In a Persian Garden," by Madame Liza Lehman, the words of tne atter being taken from the Fitzgerald translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Four selections from the latter number were given by the chorus. The solo parts were taken by Ruth Barlow, soprano: Clara Wuest, contralto: Harry Wembridge. tenor; Milton Ttunyan, baritone, and Howard Barlow, baritone. Howard Barlow alsu directed the chorus. Mildred Linan and Helmuth Krause were piano ac companists. The members of the chorus are Marian Allhands, Ruth Barlow. Adele Brault, Maude Knglish, Eleanor Ewing, Celia Hunkins. Olive Kincaid, Louise Lewis, Verna Menefee. Bernice Miller. Marjorie Silverthorn and Mildred Thomas, sopranos; Pauline Alderman, Dorothy Elliott, Elsa Gill, Cora Howes, Louise Huntley, Annie Jordan Harri son, Irene Lacey, Bessie Nelson. Bess Owens, Marion Roper, Clara Wuest, contraltos; Milton Bozorth, Alvin Bradford. Lowell Bradford, Fred Brain erd, Delbert French, Arthur House, Alexander Lackey, Stuart Pratt, Linds ley Ross and Stilton Runyan, baritones; John Dambach, Jerome Holzman, Mar vin Howes, Charles Rogers, Otto r. . .. t- y- s. j i ' - li li y: ;-hc 4 . 1! tK - V t ft it tr A - i h . DALY BLOCKS PLAN MAYOR ri.KADS FOR INCREASK I' CATTLE Tl BEnn i.OJil! TKSTS. funds to Publish Mere Coptea of Aatl Kly Dullrtln ot Health nnrrmi Are -Vot Appropriated. When Commissioner Daly yesterday opposed a plan of Mayor Albee to ap point a veterinarian for four months to help the health bureau catch up in dairy cattle tuberculosis tests, and Commissioner Brewster opposed a plan fostered by the Mayor and the cleanup committee of the Chamber of Com merce to spend $30 for the publication of additional copies of the anti-fly bul letin of the health bureau, the Mayor became aroused and. with considerable feeling, took occasion to explain the need of both' appropriations and at the same time answered a recent criticism ot increased health bureau costs, as Issued publicly by Commissioner Daly. The Mayor declared that he places human' life before dollars. He as serted that there are about 200 appli cations on file in the health bureau from dairymen asking the city to test their herds for tuberculosis. The vet erinarians who test the cattle are far behind In their work, and the Mayor asked that additional help be granted. ,Jo get a man at once entailed the passage of an ordinance with an emer gency clause requiring the unanimous vote of the Council. "I think it is better to spend a few dollars in having herds tested than to lose some babies because of dis eased cattle." said the Mayor. "'The dairymen realize the importance of the tuberculin test and are urging us to test their herds. We are required by ordinance to make these tests once a year. Because of our limited force we have been unable to test some of the cows since 1913." ? Frrdrrlok Stoltmann, Who Wan J 4 Arre-Mtetl In Portland for Larse I Theft In Ronton. Schultz. Kennet Tomlinson. Everett Trousdale. Harry Wembridge and Aug ust Wlllman, tenors. GIRL S TESTIMONY SAME MISS HOKKM AX AGAIN TUSTIFIKS l.N KI.KCTIOX CASE. Other Witnesses In Trial of Albln I.. ( Inr. Chanced With Krind, Reject Former Testimony. Miss May Hoffman, 21-year-old elec tion clerk from Trecinct 37, was on the witness stand in Circuit Judge Gatens' courtroom yesterday, and re peated to a jury the story she has told twice before from tho witness stand. She testified yesterday in the trial of Albin L. Clark, chairman of the day election board, who is charged with altering 12fi ballots in that precinct. Miss Hoffman's story did not differ from that which she told at the in vestigation before Judge Kavanaugh and later before the grand Jury which indicted Clark. Other witnesses called yesterday were Fred F. Hoffman. P. J. Sauer. H. O. St. Helens and E. L. Hart. All of these were election officials in the same precinct. Tlielr stories were practically repetitions of those they told before. Attorney Hume, for Mr. Clark, attempted to impeach the testi mony of Mr. Hart by the introduction of a clipping from an evening news paper, containing what purported to be an 'nterview with Mr. Clark pub lished shortly after the November election. Mr. Hume refused-to intro duce the clipping formally as evidence when invited to do so by Deputy Dis trict . Attorney Collier. The evidence so far has been to the effect that the ballot erasures, all of which were made in favor of Tom AT. Word for Sheriff, could not ha ye been mado while the night boartl was in charge of the ballots. By this process of elimination, the state.'s attorneys. Collier and Hammersly, will attempt to tighten a web of circumstantial evidence about Mr. Clark, Daniel B. Culhane and James N. Linn, who are alleged to have been the only men who looked over the ballots while the day board was counting. The trial yesterday was marked by many objections from Attorney Hume and by a great deal of argument be tween him and Mr. Collier. Judge Gatens interfered several times and ordered the attorneys to proceed with the case. Many of Mr. Hume's objections were sustained by the Judge, and frequently these occasioned arguments ' between Mr. Collier and the court. "What's your objection to .Tiggs?" "Say, he's so mean he'll beat the street railway company out of a nickel and then, kick loudest about the service!" FRAME BUILDINGS MAY RISE Committee Recommends Provisional Permits in Business District. Tf the City Council adopts recom mendations made yesterday by the city's building code revision committee, will construction (frame) buildings will be permitted in the business district, pro vided the structures are fitted with automatic sprinkler systems. At present structures of this type re prohibited now. The building com mittee decided that they should be al lowed provided sprinkling' systems are established. REED CONCERT IS GIVEN Second Production Will Be In Col lege Cliapel Tonight. The annual Spring concert of the Reed College chorus was given in the college chapel yesterday and will be re peated in the chapel tonight at S o'clock. Two numbers were given, the "Hymn jto Dionysus," by Ernest COMEDIAN IS HBADM.NKR OX EMPRESS BILL. 1 v f JURY PANEL BIASED. CHARGES U'Gli Defendants in Personal Injury Suits Declared to Be Favored. NEW LIST BEING SOUGHT Kranklyn Arilell. Two Oregonians. born and bred, will shine at the. Empress The ater tonight in the show of which Franklyn Ardell, noted comedian, ia headliner with his comedy , playlet. "The Suffra gette." They are Kitty and Joe Benoit, who will be Seen and heard in "a song or two and a tune or two" as the big feature of the Thuraday Tryouta. Other professionals to give tryout per formances in connection with the second Empress show tonight in clude Verne Isom, boy violinist, a pupil of Franck G. Eichenlaub and Oscar Hanson. baritone singer. The tryouts will be staged immediately after the second show, making a nine-act bill. Metlrod of Selection Is'Intimated to Be "Fraud, Delusion and Snare" Representation of All Classes Desired. "I do not hesitate to charge that the 1915 jury list was hand-picked," declared Judge Henry E. McGinn from the bench yesterday morning, when Attorney I. X. Smith appeared before him with a plea for a new trial in the damage suit ot Birdeena Walling ford against the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company. Judge McGinn immediately followed up his statement with an investigation to determine if the entire jury list of nearly 3000 names cannot be thrown out and a new panel drawn. "This jury panel was drawn im properly in the first place," said Judge McGinn. "It was drawn by I). G. Tomasini. who is not a legally consti tuted jury commissioner. He was not legally appointed. He was not re sponsible to the taxpayers of this county, and yet he was given a task of the gravest responsibility. DrfrndanU Favorrd In Charge. "The jury was hand-picked. It was picked to favor the defendants in per sonal injury damage suits. The plain tiffs have no representation at all on this jury list. 1 do not mean that the jurors on the list are not good men. They are undoubtedly good and con scientious Jurors. But they are the type of men the defendants in these cases want on the juries. 'It is a shame and an outrage the way this jury list was selected. In these times of labor disputes and dif ferences of opinion. It is not fair that one class should have all the repre sentation in the courts of justice. An employer cannot have the same view point as an employe in a case where the personal interests of either class are involved. "I am reminded of the statement of Chief Justice nenman in the trial of Laniel O'Connell manv years ago: 'If juries can be selected in this way, then the Jury system is a fraud, a. delusion and a snare.' Not Method Belnar Sootvht. "The charge of Jury-tampering is a mild one compared to this. This crime strikes at the roots of the jury system, fine man said some time ago: ir you 11 allow me to iurnisn ine oys ters and the champagne for the legis lators, Daniel Webster can make the arguments. I'll get the results." " With the assistance of I. N. Smith. Judge McGinn at once began looking up authorities on the subject of select ing Jury panels. He did not indicate the method he might pursue, but de clared he would try to break the pres ent jury panel it possible without af fecting all tho cases which have been tried under it. "I Intend to proceed calmly and cau tiously in this matter, for. outrageous as it seems, 1 do not want to become excited about it. But I do not hesitate to say that this Jury list was hand picked by Tomasinl." Judge McGinn s declaration with ref erence to the jury list astounded law yers and Judges throughout the Court house, although this was not the first attack that has been made on the jury panel. Several prominent attorneys heretofore have expressed their views strongly in accordance with Judge Mc Ginn's sentiments. Initiative Petition Announced. Following the Judge's statement from the bench, W. N. ravis, an at torney who tries many personal injury suits before the Circuit Court, declared he would circulate an initiative peti tion at once to change the method of selecting jurors. "I would have Jurors selected from the lists of registered voters. Instead of from the tax rolls." said Mr. Davis. "Men and women alike should be se lected to serve on the Juries." "I am not sure." said Judge McGinn yesterday afternoon, "whether any way can be found to reach this evil. How ever, I am still investigating. Al though we may be sure in our minds that fraud exists, we cannot allege fraud, because it has not been proved. The blame must rest with the County Commissioners. No one man, however good he may be. should pick a jury by himself. John IOgan Bucks Mr. McGinn. John F. Logan was one attorney who joined Judge McGinn in his denounce ment of the method of selecting the jurv panel. "I believe with Judge McGinn." said Mr. Logan, "that the origin of the present jury panel is questionable. As to the granting of a new trial on this plea, there is some doubt if this can be done, for the Jury already had been consented to by the attorneys. "I think, though, that the present panel is a defendant's jury all the way through, and that the plaintiff in a personal injury suit before this jury has a very small chance. In saying this. I don't mean to reflect on Mr. Tomasinl. I know him personally and he is a fine man. But every man has a different idea as to who is a. good Juror. It' isn't right that one man should select a jury list by himself. There should be a Jury commission of at least three men. "Yes, I agree, with the proposition that the jury list should be drawn from the lists of registered voters instead of from the tax rolls. As a matter of fact, we are all taxpayers, whether we own much property or not." Mr. Tomanint Denies Influence. The Commissioners' action in dele gating the selection of election clerks and judges to Mr. Tomasinl was at tacked by W. T. Hume as a defense for A. L. Clark in the Precinct 37 bal lot fraud trial, now being heard be fore Judge Gatens. The method of selecting the election officials was practically the same as that of select ing jurors. Mr. Tomasinl said yesterday that he had done the best he could in selecting the jury list. He denied vehemently that any Influence was brought to bear on him as to the names selected. From the tax rolls were eliminated the names of women, non-residents and corporations. The remainder consti tuted the list from which the jury panel was drawn. "There were more than 2000 names In the jury list." he said. "I knew probably 100 men, and they were not selected because I knew them. In handling a big list of names like that one man scarcely has time to look them over." 'ill R KODAK SHOP IS SOW IN THR SI.XTH-ST. BIILIIIM. ARCADK. MAIN FLOOK.! II 1 3 to Be Graduated at Kelso. KELSO, Wash.. May 19. (Special.) Commencement exercises for the class of 1915 of Kelso High School will be held June 10, there being 13 gradu ates, nine of whom are boys. Miss Lorn a Latimer, with a four-year av erage of 91.36, will be valedictorian, V n. lOld iao7 Thc Quality" Stoke or Portland Out-of-Town Mail Orders KlllMl From This ud All Oar Ada If Flecelved Within Thre L of Date o; publication. Telephon U Where Qua node Arm Limited or You Are in a Hurry. We rlv our out-of-town customer the Mmn privilege of buytnr. frm our daily advertiement as those who live in the city. Moreover, our method U not a "mail order ivBtem." It is, rather, a systematize d shopptn serlr which k1v the per sonal attention of a trained shopper to the fill of every mail order. Your order is studied and promptly tilled with as much "Intelligent interest" 11 If you were here yourself. Should you come in person we will be a-iad, upon requri. to have one of our experienced shoppers assist and conduct ou to as many ot the 75 different departments as you choose. There is no chre. . Thousands ot Dollars' Worth ot New, Seasonable and. Desirable Goods Are Joeing Offered in rscing Closed Out Preparatory to Opening Our New Store and Offering (Except Contract Merchandise, "Silk 'M.aid Hose and Groceries ) That the Removal Sale Bargains are incomparable and that all Port land appreciates them is proven by the tremendous selling now going on. Our new building will soon be ready the Annex will then be vacated and every department moved under one roof. Each section will be ex panded and readjusted, and so, to reduce our stocks to the necessary level "to start the new store NEW," we've made price savings that are simply astonishing in fact, Wonderful Bargains for everybody. Think a Moment! Is there anything you need for immediate use? Is there anything you arc likely to need during the near future? the coming season? Then come here today! ust M Forceful Examples of What We Offer in en's Wanted Furnishings at Removal S ale Prices MEN'S P0R0SKNIT UNION SUITS 63c . Regularly $1.00 Short Sleeves, knee lengths. MEN'S SHIRTS, DRAWERS, 29c Regularly 50c Kalbrlgrsan. weight. good Summer MEN'S FOUR-IN-HAND TIES 5c Reg. 25c, 35c 50c. lines silk and wash- Broken ables. MEN'S NEW SHIRTS 65c Regularly $1.00 New patterns, soft or stiff cuffs. MEN'S SOCKS, PAIR 8c Regularly 15c "Marathon." gray. navy and tans. MEN'S, BOYS' GOLF CAPS 47c Regularly $1.00 Good variety materials. MEN'S NEW STRAW HATS 98c Regularly $2.00 Ixts of shapes to choose from. 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This landing will be used when safe landing cannot be made at Columbia street and during construc tion of the pier opposite the Columbia street landing. Boys Arrested as Bootleggers. JTAMPA, Idaho. May 19. (Special.) Chief of Police Malony arrested six of Nampa's boys for carrying Intoxicating liquors on their persons and bootleg ging Saturday night. Allen's Foot-Ease for the Troops Over 100,000 packages of Allen's I'oot Kase. the antiseptic powder to Shak Into your Shoes or dissolve In the foot bath, are being used by the (ierrrtHn and Allied troops at the front. It reLs the fret, prevents frlition of the vhne and makes walking easy. Sold every where, 25c. Sample Kent KKK1J. Ad dress, Allen S. Olmsted, i.e l:oy, K. 1'.