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THE MORXIXG OR EG ONI AX, TUESDAY, APRIIi 25, 191G. 9 SPREGKELS CALLED "THE 6REATTHIRST Attorney for R. A. Graham Characterizes His Client as "Well of Resource." TESTIMONY TAKING ENDS Coi-K)ralion Secretary Imputes All Manner of Crookedness to Plaintiffs, bat Seems en able to Give Any Facts. The takins of testimony was finished yesterday in the ease before Kederal Judge Bean of Ji. A. Graham, builder and former owner of the Cooa Bay, lioceburg & Eastern Railway, versus the J. L. Sprtckela Corporation, of San Francisco. Arguments will begin this mornintr. The whole affair is characterized by John McNab, former United States At torney in San Francisco and attorney for Graham, as a "drama of thirstful i.ess." in which" Spreckeis Bros, take the role of "the great thir.t" and Gra ham "the well of resource." y. S. Samuele, secretary of the com pany, was subjected to an all-day ex amination by the opposing attorneys, and tne only defense that the company tias offered against the charges made bv John lIN'ab. Mr. Graham's attorney, that the Sp-tckels company was In tent upon freezing Mr. Graham out of his holdings, was launched yesterday. vhn Mr. t'amuels accused Mr. Graham f nearly everything In the category ft crime. Mr. Samuels seemed unable to fur nishe any concrete facts that would Indicate that Mr. Graham was a crim inal, but intimated he thought Graham had embezzled approximately $100. 000 by stuffing payrolls and. otherwise di verting funds. Mr. Graham and the Spreckeis con ccrn had their first business relations when Spreckeis furnished Graham with rails to use on the Coos Bay, Roseburg '& Eastern Railroad in the early '90s. Spreckeis later became further inter ested in the work of the railway con struction, furnishing Graham with funds for the completion of the read to Myrtle Point. Arrangement Related. As a result of the negotiations be tween the two. Spreckeis Bros, signed a contract with Graham by which Gra ham was to deposit with the Spreckeis all the bonds of the railroad from No. 1 to No. 663. and also a majority of the railroad stock as the security of the advances made to Graham. Interest was to be charged on the entire account at 7 per cent, and a 5 per cent bonus was to be allowed Spreckeis on ad vances made after the agreement was signed. It was further agreed that Spreckeis should be allowed a 10 per cent commission for the sale of the railroad bonds and a 13 per cent com mission on the amount of profit in the cost of construction from Myrtle Point to Roseburg. It is charged that the Spreckeis did charge Graham with that 5 per cent on advances made after the contract was f-igned; that that 5 per cent was added to the entire account and another 7 per cent was charged after the ad vance money had become part of the entire account. Thus it is charged that Graham was presented with a note after he and Spreckeis "fell out" that contained thousands of dollars of in debtedness that was merely compound Interest. Graham I Discoverer According to the testimony intro duced, Graham was-entirely responsible for the discovery and most of the de velopment of the Beaver Hill Coal Com pany that was formed to furnish freight for the railroad that was being built. The coal company became the life of the new road. It was said, and it was alleged that when Graham did not heed the wishes of the Spreckeis people in further developing the coal mines he was presented with a note for more than $000,000. As much as 150 tons of coal a day was transported over the road that became self-supporting. The, Spreckeis people took half of the JJOx.000 worth of stock in the new coal company, and the other half was held in trust by them for Graham. Graham was also given $lso per month as man ager of the coal company. ROSS CASE IS UP AGAIN Katlier ks to Have IHiorifd AVife Kept From Daughter. Tr. R. M. Ros appeared yesterday tefor" Circuit Judge Gatens in a sec ond appeal to bp given complete charge of his f-year-old daughter. Betty Ross. Mrs. rdisy Ross, divorced wife, ap peared also and made a tearful pla for the occasional custody of the girl, at the time. rMs. Ross denied this, day. but it was intimated his decision probably will be a modifoation of the 'I'Tee awarding the father the sole custody of Betty. Two weeks ago he gave the mother to understand that the father was to have the child, but that Mrs. Ross could see her at stated in tervals. The mother had the child Sun dav. but the father protested that an affinity of Mrs. Ross' had been about at the time. Mrs. Ross denied this. Companv, and A. I.. French, of French Fur nishing Company, Bend, Or.; K. C. Benson, secretary Dounian County Merchants Asso ciation. RosetMirg; F. L. Shell, of the Shell Mercantile Company. Wallowa. Or.; M. Jacobs, of C. C Murton Company, McMInn vllle; K. X. Beck clothier. Woodburn: Fred D. Halnten. La Grande, Or.; 1. T. Nicklln, secretary Lane County tr.dit Association, Kugene. Or.; W. A. Bell. Mayor of Kuger.e; "'eore McMorran. Kupene; Robert Kidd. Koscburs; F. J. Kitzpatrlck. Baker. Or.; N. A. Perry, Houlton, Or.; A. T. Johnson, Cor va!lin; L. I. Fierce, Harrlsburn; K. A. Pat rick. Newport; J. T. Hushes. Heppner; Earl L. Powell secretary Coos County Merchants' CIVIL. WAR "VETERAN OP 77 LEAVES SIX SO.NS. 3 It 11 - ! i ; - 1 1 1 ? 1 Hartea Dieklnson. Funeral services for the late Hartes Dickinson, veteran of the Civil War and resident of Oregon for 33 years, were conducted yes terday by Rev. George Darsie, of the First Christian Church. . Comrade Dickinson was born in England 77 years ago and came to the United States when 10 years old. He is survived by his widow and the following chil dren: Samuel F., Tacoma, Wash.; Joseph C, Salem. Or.; Ashley M., Astoria. Or.; George B.. Raymond. Wash.; Edgar H., Portland, and William T.. Centralia. Wash. Association, Marshfleld: George Hoeken smith. Albanv : Herman Goodwin, Weston, Or.,: Aaron Fox, Troutdale, Or., and "A. M. Beeves, Lebanon. COMMANDERY PLANS TRIP Knights Templar to Make Con clave Pilgrimage. A large representation from the Grand Commandery of Oregon Knights Templar will make the pilgrimage to the triennial conclave in Los Angeles, June 17-23, and a call has been issued announcing the itinerary and calling attention to the principal features of attraction in the trip. The party will leave from Flavel by steamer Great Northern on Saturday, June 17. arriving in San Francisco on the 18th. and proceeding on the fol lowing day to Los Angreies. The committee in charge is as fol lows: Louis G. Clarke, grand com mander, chairman; W. G. Shellenbarger, a. G. Brown. F. S. Eaillie, D. G. Tomasini. H. T. Hutchinson and R. D. Robinson. INSURANCE ADDRESS SET State Federation Expects to Have 5 00O Members. At a meeting of the officers and board of directors of the Insurance Federation of Oregon yesterday, Louis Sondheim, secretary of the organiza tion, was invited to address the insur ance class of the University of Oregon on the objects and scope of the feder ation. The federation was organized in this state last week and has a membership of 150 and ultimately may have a total membership of 6000. Membership is not confined to insurance agents, but Is open to the buyer of insurance and all affiliated in any manner with the business. $5500 DAMAGES ALLOWED Judgment Granted for Accident to . i:. V. Hutchison on J. N. Teal. Five thousand five hundred dollars was the amount of the judgment awarded Mrs. Ella A. Hutchison against the Willamette & Columbia River Tow ing Company in Federal Judge Wnlver lon's court yesterday. Mrs. Hutchison sued for $25. no". The suit was the result of the drown ing of K. Verne Hutchison, who was a passenger on the J. N. Teal May 3, 1!15. It was alleged that while going from the main to the upper deck after hoarding the boat at Kndicott. Wash., fle broke through near the wheel cas ing, was precipitated into the water 1 drowned. C. 6. PFAHLER IS INDICTED Destruction of Diocesan Records Is Charged. Charles B, Pfahler. secretary to the late Bishop Scadding, who was bound over recently to the grand jury by Dis trict Judge Jones to answer to the charge of destroying corporation rec ords, was indicted yesterday. He will fae trial in the Circuit Court within a few weeks. Mr. Pfahler. it was shown in the pre liminary hearing, never accounted to Bishop Sumner for the records of the diocense of Oregon kept by him for Bishop Scadding. He admitted that he had destroyed the books. JITNEY LAW CHANGE UP Council Will Pass on Amendment With Emergency Clause. With an emergency clause attached, the prcposed amendment to the city's Jitney ordinance to require the jitneys to give at least eight hours' service daily will be up for passage tomorrow morning. The measure, which has been hanging fire for nearly two months, does away with the present system of permitting the Jitneys to operate the hours they pleaFe and no longer. Also it provides for the posting of "Out of repair' signs on cars which are considered so far out of order as to he unsafe. ENGAGEMENT LIMITED HEinr: starting THEATER SUNDAY M I T- ( Matinee Daily, 2:15 Sharp Every Evening, 8:15 Sharp 1 v ELLIOTT & SHERMAN PRESENT D. W. Griffith's Mightiest Spectacle in the World Note: THE BIRTH OF A NATION will be presented in Portland the same as New York, Phila delphia, Boston, Chi cago, carrying every thing to produce the wonderful effects, and a SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF FORTY PIECES 5000 Scenes 18,000 People Cost $500,000 3000 Horses Decisive Battles of the Civil War! Sherman's March to the Sea! The Rise of the Ku Klux Klan! The Coming of the Prince of Peace! The Burning of Atlanta! Lee's Surrender at Appomattox! What War Costs Mothers, Wives and Sisters The Assassination of President Lincoln! 40 SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 40 From Coast to Coast the Most Stupendous Dramatic Sensation This Country Has Ever Known PRICES Evening 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00, Few $1.50; Box Seats, $2.00. Matinee 25c, 50c, 75c and $1.00 Seat Sale Opens Thursday, April 27th Mail Orders Now I: MR. YEON OFFERS TO PAY TAXPrtVER8' VISTA HOUSE PROTEST PRESENTED TO COMMISSIONERS. Several Leading; Civic Organizations Represented and Plea of Presi dent PIttock I Cheered. "If there are any members of the Taxpayers' League who feel that their share of the J12.000 given for the Vita House is a hardship, I'll pay it for them," offered Roadmaster J. B. Yeon yesterday morning at the meet ing of the Board of County Commis sioners, at which a protest was filed by the Taxpayers" League. Headed by Julius Meier, representing the Vista House Association, a score of members of leading civic organiza tions were present at the meeting yes terday. They listened with disapproval, to the reading of a communication signed by L. J. Goldsmith, on behalf of the Taxpayers" League, registering the protest of the executive board of the League against the appropriation promised by the Commissioners for the Vista House project. n.niinn woe Tnnde nnrl carried bv those present asking Sir. Goldsmith to withdraw the protest, but lie replied tlwi. ho mil lrf not do so without con sent of the board of executors. A letter from It. I t'ltiocit, presi dent of the Vista House Association, urging co-operation and financial aid or the Commissioners, was applauded. The organizations represented at the meeting were the Chamber of Com merce. Ad Club, Rotary Club. Rrogres f!v B iFiness Men's Club. Realty Board and Trail f luh. ferer from becoming a public charge in the United States sufferers are barred from immigration to this coun try. Trench foot is said to become so bad at times that almost total physical disability results. ASTORIA IS RENDEZVOUS Orccoii Retail Merchants Associa tion lias 10th Annual Celebration. Merchants from many state points nere calling upon friends in Portland yesterday, the visitors being delegates to the annual convention of the Oregon Retail Merchants" Association, which meets in Astoria today for a. three day session. The meeting is the tenth annual one of the association, the last convention having been held in Port land. Tbose who registered at the office of the state secretary in the Oregon build ing yesterday are: R. I. bmlth, of R. JI. Eolith Mercantile RUSSIAN WILL BE GUEST Exiled Officer to Tell Kxperlences at University Club lMnner. At the dinner tonight at 6:30 at tht: University Club. Lieutenant -M. Pchwartzkopenki will speak. The Rus sian officer will be the honor guest and R. A. Leiter will preside. Lieutenant Sen wartzkopen.-ki will re count his experiences in Russia, in army and diplomatic lite. irora a place, in the royal household. Mr. Schwartzkopenski was exiled to Siberia. SCHOOL BONDS ARE VOTED Cosmopolis to Spend $10,500 and Have Manual Training. ABERDEEN; Wash., April 24. (Spe cial.) Cosmopolis has -voted three to one in favor of the school district of that city being bonded for $10,500 to build a new four-room frame school house. The. building of this school will mean the installation of manual training and domestic science courses Id the Cos niopolis schools. CHAMBER DELAYS ELECTION Absence of Many Members on Yak ima Excursion Is Cause. Election of officers of the Chamber of Commerce W'ill not be held until next week, owing to the absence ol many of the directors with the ex cursion to North Yakima. The bylaws provide that the election shall be held the week following the annual meeting, which was held last week. ' The directors decided at their meet ing yesterday, however, to postpone it until the full membership of the board can be in attendance. SPECULATORS ARE SCORED C I. Smith Speaks on Fostering Development of State. ' Land speculators were arraigned - for having retarded seriously the develop ment of the agricultural resources of the slate and thus indirectly checked the whole progress of the state, in the address of C. L. Smith, agriculturist of the O.-W. R. & N., at the members council of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. "The prosperity of the towns and cities depends upon the development of the agricultural sections, he declared "and it is up to the business men of this and every other community to foster effort to stimulate interest in better farming, better business meth ods and better understanding between individuals engaged in all lines of business. ROSS ISLAND NAUGHTY Mayor Albee to Ask That Place Bo Patrolled During Season. Ross Island is to be patroled by po licemen from now on as a result of conditions found there Sunday night by Will II. Warren, secretary to Mayor Albee, and a squad of policemen. Mayor Albee announced yesterday that he would ask for the assignment of po licemen there in the near future, and would keep them there during the out ing season. The Mayor says reports are that con ditions from a moral standpoint are not what they should be on the island and he expects to get the proposition entirely under control. Tho peak of TenerltT. In the Canary Islands, throws ft shadow stretching across the ica for a distance of 50 mtlpj. BISCUIT PLANT IS HOST Portland Company to Entertain Ro tary Club at Noon. The members of th Rotary Club will be entertained at the plant or the Portland Biscuit Company, at Twelfth and Davis streets, at noon today, and. following " luncheon, will be escorted on a. tour of inspection of the plant. A. J. Bale, manager of the plant, will be host to the party. Wives of the Rotary members will be guests slso at the meeting, and will be personally conducted on the inspec tion tour by men who will be able to explain the operations of the big plant in detail. The club is to take a straw vote on the Presidential election at this meet ing. TRENCH FOOT NEW DISEASE Sufferers Barred From Immigration to United States. Now comes a new disease for modern science to control. The European war has been known to be productive of numerous cases of stammering, result ing from the excessive nervous strain put upon those at the front, but "trench foot" is the latest disability reported. In order to keep the trem-h Joot suf- MOTHERS AND WIVES Of this country those who after months and even years of suffering, have been restored to health and strength by that good old-fashioned root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound are the ones who have spread the good news of health restored, until today there is hardly a town so small that the vomen who suffer from female ailments, do not depend upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound to restore health. Ad v ... Newest Stripe Taffeta Skirts Special $11.95 Tuesday Only 1 Regularly Selling at $15.0 O Pretty blue taffetas with white stripes, deep blue stripes alternat ing with brighter blue, wide white and blue stripes, black with white stripes, etc. In fact, all the very newest -and smartest stripes for Spring. Full flaring styles with novelty yoke, effects. These are beautiful skirts and will sell very rapidly; come in early if you wish to be fitted in the style and size you want. iili New Georgette Crepe Waists Arriving Daily A Charge Account Your Privilege 3 Outfitting (ajP Washington Street at Tenth to the property owners of Portland do you want to fill your empty stores? Do you want to see your present tenants prosperous? of course you do! It means dol lars and cents to you! you can help the development of Portland's retail section. You can ultimately increase your own income, and you can keep it nor mal by spending- your money with the individual stores by purchasing your shoes at a shoe store your clothing- at a clothing store your furniture and carpets at a furni ture store your jewelry at a jew elry store your groceries at a grocery store your furs at a fur rier's and so on through your hardware and sporting goods needs; your optical goods your men's furnishings, Turkish rugs, drugs, millinery, books and sta tionery, pianos, talking machines, etc. Look for This Seal ffPortlsnd When Shopping the individual stores offer the freshest and choicest stocks the most conscientious service and prices consistent with economy and sound merchandising. look for the Greater Portland Seal when shopping. Ask your wife and family to do so. tell your employes about it. Let's fill the empty stores! $50 for a Slogan! write a good slogan which is ex pressive of the object of the Greater Portland Association. Anyone can compete. Send in as many slogans as you desire. Ask any of the merchants where you see the G. P. A. seal about this contest. Fifty dollars will be given as first prize other prizes will be announced in the daily papers next week. Contest closes June 1. The Greater Portland Association Reed Advertising Co., Anst. Sec, 503 Selling Balld'g. SHASTA ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA la the comfortable and quick way to go. Through cars to San Francisco and Los Angeles. 4 Daily trains on Shasta Eoute. Shasta Limited San Francisco Express Exposition Special California Express Direct connection made at San Fran cisco to all points in the East or South. Liberal stopovers allowed. 10 days extra allowed at El Paso and New Orleans on Eastern tickets. Information at City Ticket Office. Corner Sixth and Oak Streets, Union Depot, or East Morrison Htreet Station, Phones Broadway 2760, A 6701. John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent. 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