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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1905)
MM ORBGOHIAH, POWTJLBTD, B3CBMBXB SI, 1Mb sir 'i BRUIN GOT EVEN )ffkers Who Testified Are -Shifted to the Grave 1 ' yard Watch. REVENGE THUS WREAKED Captains and Others Who Told the Committee Examining Into Civil - Service 'Force the Truth Arc Punished by Mayor. MAYOR XAXE AND BBUXX HAVE KBVENCK. "While wholesale changes have been ordered to take place In the police department tomorrow, under the same good of the service" that ha abolished civil service In Portland UBder Mayor Lane, the real purpose underlying the act is revenge upon officers who have dared to assist in making complete the expose of alleged civil service. Many are affected by the change, but the Hien who are to be punished, and the rea sons therefor, are as follows: ratrolman Quintan to be shifted from station duty to "graveyard watch" because he dared to assist in exposing the administration. Patrolman Isakson to be shifted from flnt relief to "graveyard watch" because he dared to go into court to oust Bruin. Captain Bailey to be shifted from day patrol to "graveyard watch" because of friction between himself and Chief Gritzmachcr. Sergeant Taylor to be kept on day . patrol and thus separated from Cap-' tain Ballsy because Mayor Lane and Bruin suspect Bailey of advising Tay lor to take the stand and help to expose the administration. As a matter of fact, the changes arc simply an aftermath of the thor ough expose that has Just been made of Mayor Lane's Clx'il Service Com mission and himself by the select committeo of the City Council, and furnish a means of exhaust for the pressure of wrath that has filled the breasts of Lane and Bruin because of the expose. . The "graveyard watch" is the dreaded lonely vigil from midnight until morning the most unsought re lief of all. vm attorwto rriii out. ,to b. part lRxf0tftc tfc. MmH cl ' sum am4. "tfco tonfiry with cfttf sorvioe, Qtttnkut iff to b humtliatsd by bain: detachod from station duty at headquarters and shifted to the "grave- vTard watch" with Captain Bailey. Two Important Cfoaaeoe. Another .important ch&pjge noted ia the order is that John A. G-oltz i to Ve shifted from his position as Municipal Court bailiff to patrol -duty o the nrst relief. Mounted Patrolman Circle is named to become bailiff. Against this contemplated cJjange. Judge Cameron aad Deputy City Attorney Titag-erald will eater protest, and If possible, cau the police officials to leave Goltz as bailiff. Goltz la trained in the court work, hoA'lng- served about two years. He Js particularly desirable fer the place, because he Is a srood German interpreter, and. oftcfl assists in cases of necessity in handling German cases, of which there are quite a number every month. Another change worthy of special mention is the shifting of Patrolman Oscar F. Isakson from the first relief to the "graveyard watch." He Is the officer who dared to go Into court In an effort to oust Patrick Bruin from the position of Captain of Detectives and Inspector of Police, and this Is where Isakson "gets hi. '1IHEHE1 CORPORATIONS TO BE SUED Delinquent Companies Will Be Pros ecuted fcy Uc State. Secretary of State Dunbar has written the following letter to A. P. Smith, on the procedure that will "bo adopted ' against corporations that fail to comply with the provisions of the Eddy and Bingham laws: "Your letter of the'2Sth Inst., with ref erence to what procedure will be followed "Mysterious" Biy Smith Ac cuscs Wife of Drunkenness. SHE FILES HER ANSWER Charges Husband, cx-Prizeflghtcr, "Sow Sailor Boarding - House -Keeper, With Infidelity. Names Co-KcspondcHt. William A. (Mysterious Billy) Smith has sued his wife. Mary Smith, for a divorce on the ground of drunken ness, and Mrs. Smith has filed an answer denying the allegation and ac cusing Smith of Infidelity. She names Mrs. Josephine Barde. who was re cently aivorced from her husband in Oregon City, as corespondent. Mrs. Smith says her husband spends large sums of money on Mrs. Bardc, who Is also known as Belle. Until three years age Mrs. Smith avers that Billy fol lowed prize fighting for a living, and since that time she asserts he has been In the sailor boardlng-housc business with I Sullivan and Peter and John Grant. He also conducts a saloon, and she places his income at 9530 a month. She asks for alimony and money to pay tiie fees of her attorney. Mark momf jM tiimmc to tor. JW trtta tfc toy at HE Cordano. wfco sorved tin gar ntohmoBt papers, that he had no ftmda ) Ms pow ession belonging to Mr. Roes. Fii Incoioitio Article. Incorporation artidos of the Portfead Sc. Southwestern Railroad Company wore Mod in the County Clerk's oflteo yoater- day by Harrison G. Piatt. Robert T. Piatt and G. J. Perkins. Capital stock, 3MM. The objects announced are to construct and operate a railroad and telegraph line from Scappeoee to a point on the sfcore of Xehalem Bay, together with branch Supplemental articles of incorporation of the Portland Cheese Company. Increas ing the capital stock from ttm to JW.. were nled in the County Clerk's oface yesterday. TALES OF TffE Hfl RTH Miss-Lena S. Walton Tefe of Her Discoveries. IS A TIMBER CRUISER NOW Informations Arc Filed. An Information was Men la the State Circuit Court yesterday by District Attor ney Manning against Charles Rogers, the honctar. who was run down and captured by- Captain of Police E. A. 'Stover, who detected the man trying to enter rus home. The District Attorney filed an forma tion against Jerry PhlUips. charging him with" attempt to assault Isabel Vanned, 8 S rs old. An Information was filed against Biseell Thomas, who passed a forged draft for S3 on A. R. Torfec. ALBANY HIS BURIAL PLACE Kapar Van Drans Body Will Be Sent There. f The remains of Kaspar Van Dran. who committed suicide at the Hotel Oregon Thursday night, will ibotaken to Albany this morning' for-Interacnt-ln the family POLICE OFFICERS PUNISHEn FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE CIVIL SERVICE EXPOSE Patrick Bruin, Portland's real Chief of Police, has "torn loose" again. ; "That 'Philippine Islander" as -Mayor JLanc .referred to Bruin while J on the witness stand last Thursday af ternoon in the investigation of civil service methods "by the select commit tee of the Council, will today issue, an order that will bring about some important changes in the- present de .talls of captains, sergeants, patrolmen and others. He is doing this, it is un- derstood, at the direct command or Mayor Lane, in order to "get even" with certain officers who gave damag ing evidence during the Investigation. Goes to Day Patrol. Captain Moore, for years commander of the lirst rel'of. will take the day patrol. Captain Bailey, now in charge of the -day patrol, will go back to the second relief, or "graveyard watch," as it is known, because of Its lonely liours of duty. The sh'ift goes on at 11 P. M. and continues through the 'night Captain Slover, now command ing the second relief, will take the first Tcllcf. By cunning arrangement of Captain Uruin. acting for Iayor Ianc, all ofii cers connected in any Way with the Investigation that resulted in uch a complete -ex-pose of the administration, "will be "buried" with CapUtm Bailey on 'the "graveyard 'watch " Philippine 'Itifctnfler's Ohc- For the ?ood of the -service." Mayor ;Dane -and Ills tCIvii Service" Comm!s "sloners Imve abolished thc fgenulne brand -of lvll -service, o that Itfybrltes -can tbe Installed -without ;pro 'motion from the "ranks, 'and now fo"r fhej fgood "bf life servtee." Ganges aTe !to bc hna'de tinder the hand nd seal f -th&t Philippine Islttter.-' 6ther r!sa?riownaPiltrieklBniln. tbtrmat, fdr Mhom the "present Jn'dmjnlstratiov 'iven? tfhr rouble df "revising" or4r. ' ruie f rue 'olf. rivfi rvtot in order IIP '' mmK" flH ' Knmumumumumn.' muumumumuB SumnmrHPIuvunmnV mnmnmnmPVnmnn mnmnmi ''SmBSmamV mnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmm HHC-jal mnmnmnmnnmnnmnmumuumunnnmnmunui Ccerxr II. Bailey. Csptala. Patrelmau IakKii. Serg-aat Taylor, with respect to corporations which have failed to comply with the provisions of the act of 1S03. licensing corporations, known as the "Eddy law." and the act of the Legislature of 1103. known as the Bingham law. is received. "Replying thereto, 1 have to inform you that where any corporation organ ized or formed under the laws of this state has neglected or refused to furnish the statement required or pay the license fee required for two consecutive years, we are proceeding in accordance with the provisions of chapter 172, Laws of 1905. and will Teport to the Governor a list of O'Neill. The litigants have nn adopted child, named William McCarthy, whose mother, now dead, was- a sister of Mrs. Smith. She asks the court to restrain Mr- Smith from Interfering with her or the child. Mrs. Smith runs a lodging house, but say? It Is not profitable, and that her husband ha: not contributed to ncr support since June last. Docs Not "Want to. Pay for Sotig. The Conservative Life Insurance Com pany is still unwilling to compensate Mrs. ,CWIUr a Ot Ul . T (111. rtcHn.. tn mmnn.Inn' r tnv all the corporations, as shown by the ' .h4. mnAnv . .nir 1o th t,in of records of this office, which for two years j M Doolev" which sons- she savs or- as !!&" und" cx"u"E sn -syrss,- r. .-ri, "1 fr.r, of nx.nr. Reld's Court to recover tSd and he de- Tlic act provides that the Governor , ,j . . , shall forthwIUt issue Ws proclamaUon. . In her favor to the tent of declaring such corporations dissolved and .T.hlS?"tT V "2. l their articles of Incorporation revoked and ' fi,ntoUc r in th Sta 9J" repealed. The prclainatlon will probably j cu,t Cto""- Th? defense made by the not be published inside of two weeks; la "P? l nrrr the meantime, any corporation choosing bearing to buy her song for ad- to do o mny furnish the statements and j vertlsinf: purposes, and that her hnsbanfi pay the license Tees and not be included j "tms niIJoyl as an apent of the cor in the proclamaUon. t PoraUon. and probably was more Inwrr- "U'hencvcr a corporation which has c00 the song as an advertlse- falled or refused to render tlie statement n,'nt for business than the company or pay the annual license tee has prop- j Th further defense was set forth erty subject to execution, -out ol which ,n lhc complaint that the song was com thc amount of the annual license fee and Iosd for banquet given by the corn fine prescribed by law can be made, we j to Its agents and employes. Judge Teport the flame of such corporation to ' struck out this latter defense, but it the District Attorney of the district in j be allowed In the higher court. "Which the principal office of the company , is located, with instructions to institute a j "Hospital amd Poorfarm Hccord. suit to Tecovcr the license fee and fine, as the law dlrectK. The law Ivlng manda- I Th" number of inmates in the County tory. 1 "have "no aiscrellon other than to 1 Hospital and Poorfarm1s only one more follow Irs Tirovlrfons to the letter ; than on January 1. Swu. The annual Tr- "In -regard to the 'BlaRham illl.- -will now men in ne county court yeicmay plot. The body will be accompanied by his brother, George Van Dran, of Albany, and M. E. and W. A. Montclth, brothers-in-law of the deceased, aswell as by Miss Minerva Montclth. his sislcr-ln-law. ind several friends and acquaintances who are to attend the funeral. This marks the final page, in the scries of tragedies that have been prevalent in the career of the deceased during the time he has resided In this city, for In the short space of six months', the unfortunate man has run the whole gamut of tragic events; starting with the murderous assaslt upon, him by Joe Young, the murder d poisoning of his wife and. the final termination of his own career, brought about by his own hand, and by the same poison that ended the life of his wife a few months ago. The mysterious murder of Mrs. Van Dran has never been solved, and one of the re quests of the dead woman's husband be fore taking the fatal done was an appeal to Attorney Gus Mqscr to use his utmost endeavors to solve the mystery surround ing her death. Tills Mr. Moser promises to do, and he intends 'to do all in his power to bring the guilty one to justice. . The dead man Is believed to have left an estate valued m the neighborhood of $15.- CO0. which will be determined by his rela lives after the funeral ceremonies have been held. Outside of the examination of the safety deposit vault for any missive that might nave been left by the deceased, none of his effects has been examined, and nothing will be done In this respect until .next week. The final arrangements for the funeral -arc being nuufe at Albany, where the In terment will probably take .place Monday. although It is possible he may be buried this afternoon. PRESENTED WITH WAiFCH Stetlrlmg :S per lrHcs4eHt 3i cGw 31c uteiMHergd (fey Utaltagy Uteiployes. Declares There Are Millions In Hem lock Timber After Exploiting This, Will Invent Perpetual . Motion Machine. Miss Lena S. Walton, the Alaskan min ing Queen, was a guest at the Hotel Portland yesterday. TVhea seen yester day afternoon. Mke Walton said she had been dabbling In the Umber business for dlverstea, the coasuBuaaUon of big mlalag deals having become a Mttle wearisome to her. Miss "Walton says she has mador millions of dollars within the last eight years, and she expects to make many wore milHons within the next few years. She says she is rated on Wall Street at JS.COO.000. which he declare Is a mere drop In the bucket- Miss Wal ton now lives In Tacoma. where she is promo tl Eg a big tin smelter, with which she expects to revolutionize the tin in dustry of the world. "About my only enjoyment In life Is to look after my business Interests, and when I am la search of recreation I switch off onto something else," said Mis Walton at the Hotel Portland. "For years I have been closely following the development of Alaska, but It became a little monotonous, so I became a timber cruiser for diversity. Two months ago I could hrdly tell a pine tree from a feur leaf clover, but now I can give some of these would-be or so-called timber sharks cards and spades on the business. It all goes to show that I was intended to be a business woman. "This little recreation of Indulging in the timber business has done me good, and I am fast regaining my health and my spirits. I will go back to the mining Interests with renewed -vitality and en ergy. Do you know I sometimes become disgusted with the short-sightedness of men. Lumbermen arc supposed to be smart, but they are several hundred years behind the times. I have been in the lumber business but two months, but 1 have made a discovery that would net me millions if I should stick to It. But there is more money to be made in the mining business. 3IilIIoris in Hemlock. "For years the lumbermen of the West have been passing up hemlock timber, giving it as wide a berth as though they thought It was a gold brick proposition. But there are millions in it. Millions. I say, and yet it Is said that the lumber men are up to date. Hemlock makes the prettiest and most attractive furniture on earth, and some day they will realize the fact. "Seeing what possibilities there were in hemlock, I purchased 15.C0O,CO feet of H the other day. I then bad some furni ture made of hemlock, shipped to some Eastern capitalists and within a week I had' disposed of my holdings for double the money. I made still another purchase and expect to sell It this time for more than three times the amount I paid for it But the mining business is calling me, and I must go back to It." Then Miss Walton recited long tales of her deeds in high finance which would have made John D. Rockefeller and Rus sell Sage blush because of their insig nificance, compared with the raining Queen of Alaska. Invents Iilfc-Presccver. "You will pardon me. but really I am a woman of great initiative and inven tive powers." she continued. "Years ago I was In a wreck and came near being laid to rest in a watery grave, because of a rotten and poorly constructed life preserver. I immediately aet my wits to working and invented one to salt my self. "Did you ever see my life-preserver? Why a person could live in It for days in the roughest kind ef weather and have a thoroughly enjoyable time. It Is of rubber and light canvass and entirely covers a person. There is plenty of room in It for provisions and even delicacies. When In It your head just sticks out of the water. Of course, the rubber is over your head, and you see out of glasses. When you want fresh air you Just raise your arms and spread your fingers, which sucks in the -air. When you close your fingers the holes- close. I am never afraid to go on sea trips when I have my life-preserver with c IPerpctHxI 'MeUn 2exu "Some day, when I have -made all that Is possible out of my tin mines, I am go ing to Invent a perpetual-motion machine I have It all Ihmsght out. and whes 1 have it perfected I will have the war id by the horns. I would invmt It "now, mtgpt that J do TBat -want to -rise too xaphtry. If I should Tbe too high now I Twouid be -r-ay that mans of the mining corporations fshows that on January 1. "1SG. thorn were are wmpJyrag "witJi Its provisions "by fl- persons in the County Hospital and 35 Ing "the -report called Tor thrpoby tbelog "paupers t the rarm Yesterday there exempt "from the payment nf the antmtral "were In the hospital una 57 ao -the sarin, licence fee .provided "by tlw 3CSdy law. 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Mwa f r ttoWc, wv to toito to totoasr to t mum -toa t ywsr msm ad. ii lir im at c to rysmzaM Into C-, " " T 1 Mm j toariNOt. Meb. to rtatm mml FOR 1906 The Oregonians airmial num ber for the Kew Year will be published tomorrow (Monday) morning. It will be an issue of 36 pages only, but the paper will be replete with informa tion of the railroad develop ment of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The territory em braced within these three . states will be the scene of the most important railroad de velopment work in the United States during 1906. The New Yekr's Oregonian will give the fullest and most accurate in formation of plans evolved by managers of the great trunk systems of the country for heavy construction work in these states during 1906. What the construction of these ex tensive lines will do for Port land will be clearly shown. Incidental to this, the New Year's number will make, ex tensive news mention of the Government's great work in efforts that will insure a min imum depth of 40 feet of water at the entrance to the Columbia River. These artir cles will be accompanied by effective illustrations which will show present progress of work at the Columbia's mouth. im he IjgrBwsasii ftr-flC CiH ac.Cmv,lW (Dmers for eogies of iae?aHr nuaH number shoulal be sens without delay to Tte Oregoflian mfE PAPER VILL BE A GREAT RAILROAD ! NUMBER IwM M Mfc WbKMto Cyrw miim mm mmI iMtoJMM pST :ito "V NwiiKSi Sa kA. bx tt towB N N N v Mfi "V