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THE SUNDAY OREGON I AX, PORTLAND, MARCn 13, 1908.
THREATEN LAWYER
WITH DISBARMENT
Anti-Saloon League May Pros
. ecute J. R. Wyatt, Al
bany Attorney.
TAMPERED WITH WITNESS?
JReformrrs Sjf lie Gave W. 1. Pay
n, Private Jetocttve, Money to
ljfave tlie State to Prevent
Him From Testifying.
.As sequel to the recent local op
ton trials at Albany, J. R. Wyatt, i
prominent lawyer of that city, is
threatened with disbarment proceed
ings that may be instituted by the
Anti-Saloon League and the Hartman
Ietect!ve Agency, of tills city. It is
alleged that Wyatt furnished William
L. Pason. a detective In the employ of
the Anti-Saloon league, money with
which to leave the tate so that he
mla:ht not appear as a witness for the
prosecution in several of the cases in
which Wyatt was attorney for the do
frndantp. Wyatt declares that he will
cstise the arrest of Pason. either for
malicious slander or for perjury, it be
ing; alleared that the detective deliber
ately falsified while ervina; as a wit
ness for the anti-saloon people.
Pason, who is connected with the
Hartman Detective Agency, charges
that on Tuesday. Kebruary 25, at Al
bany, Wyatt paid him $S0 as an install
ment on an agreed consideration of
$snn, with the understanding that he
(Pason should leave the state before
he could be served with the subpenas
that would require him to appear as
chief witness for the state against
Wystt's clients for alleged violations
ff the local option law. Pa-son fur
ther charges that Wyatt provided him
with a buggy in which he was driven
from Albany to Jefferson, where ho
hoarded the Southern Pacific train for
Portland, leaving the following day for
Spokane.
Pasoii has alleged that the scheme to
buy him off was first proposed to him
at Albany by someone in a conversa
tion over the telephone. The offer of
$500 included a job as detective in the
employ of the Northern Pacific, at Spo
kane. Later, he says, he met Wyatt
t the latter's room in the tt. Charles
Hotel at Albany, when Wyatt repeated
his proposal of bribery. But the deal
was not concluded at that meeting, de
clares Pason, who says he atterwards
consulted with Hartman and it was de
cided to accept the offer and secure
evidence on which the bribers might be
convicted. Accordingly, another meet
ing was afterwards arranged, but
again. It is admitted. Wyatt did not
produce the llrst payment of $60,
. which, it is alleged, was not paid over
until two days later, just before Pason
.left Albany.
Wyatt Denies Charges.
"Thepe charges brought by Pason are
entirely false." said Mr. Wyatt at his
home In this city last night. "Neither
Pawn nor any other person connected
with the prosecution of the alleged viola
tions or the local option law in Linn
County ever received any consideration
either from me or from any of the
defendants. The facts are that Pason
came to me on two different occasions
oerore the trial of these cases and told
me that he was getting tired of his work
with the Anti-Saloon league and would
like, to get something else to do. Coming
to Albany Just before the trialB were
Ix'Ritn at the present term of the State
Circuit Court. Pason called on I,eo Cohen,
clerk In one of the Albany drugstores, and
said he was very desirous of having p
interview with me.
"A few days later he came to my room
hc falsiHes when ho says he talked with
tlie at the St. Charh's Hotel when he
aentn told me he had tired of working
for the local option people and had
secured employment with the Northern
I'aclllc RailroHd as detective at Spokane.
He faid that he was afraid he would lose
the Jnh If he remained In Albany until
after he had testified in the different
esses that were awaiting trial. He then
wanted to know what the law in this
tato was as to witnesses, that was to
siiy, if he should leave the state and go
to Spokane, could he be required to re
turn to Oregon and would the act be
considered an offense and subject to
punishment. I told him that I did not
know that he could lie extradited and
piadc to return to this state under those
circumstances.
"Pnson then asked me if I would not
get transportation for him and his wife
from Portland to Spokane. I declined, but
he renewed his request and asked If I
was not attorney for the Southern Pacific
and the Corvallis & Eastern railroads and
that being the case he wanted to know
why I could not grant him the favor. I
told him that the transportation could
only be secured through the legal de
partment and since he had no relations
with that department he was not entitled
to the courtesy.
Told to See the Boys."
" 'What will the boys do?- he asked.
1 inferred from this that he referred to
the men charged with breaking the local
option law and 1 told him he had cttor
see them.
"Those nere the only conversations I
Sisve had with the man and I did not
hear from him again until be had reached
fpokane. when he sent me a letter by
pecial delivery. In that letter he re
QtifMrd me to send him a general letter
of recommendation, explaining that the
people Mown there' were after him and
lie needed tile credentials to square him
self with the r.iilroad people. I did not
answer the letter; neither did I make any
answer to the telegram he afterwards
..nt me. -Tn the telegram he asked me
to telegraph him some money, waiving
Identification. I immediately went to
Kred Dawson and Otto I.oe, both of
whom emphatically declared that' they
had made no arrangement of any kind
wyh Pason by which he was to receive
money or anything else: that they had
decided to stand trial on the charged with
the evidence the prosecution had collected
thrones Pason' efforts.
"As a result Pason afterwards returned
to Portland and last week testltied as the
chief witness for the prosecution in the
can against Fred Dawson, one -of the
defendants, who was acquitted of the
i-harge by the Jury In l.S minutes. During
this trial it was proved by the defense
that Pason is an ex-eonvict. having
served a sentence in the Wisconsin state
penitentiary under the name of Ifc w.
Mason, for the theft of a motor cycle.
Pftson's identity was established by pho
tographs we had secured from the Wis
consin penitentiary and he was further
connected with that institution by a cer
tified record of the Judgment of the
court at Racine by which he was sen
tenced to two years in prison for the
crime.
"Pason was largely discredited as a
eitucoi by. this Hppcctcd sensation..!
His charges against me are entirely
groundless and when the proper fjme
comes I shaU not only vindicate myself
of his base allegations but shall make
him suffer the consequences."
E. F. Zimmerman, field secretary of the
Anti-tialoon League. last night said
that the papers charging Wyatt with un
professional conduct and on which his
disbarment will be a.-ked. are being pre
pared in this city and will be filed with
the Bar Association in a few days.
"The charge we will prefer against Mr.
w yatt." said Mr. Zimmerman, "is not
that of bribery, but inducing a witness
to get out of the state and beyond the
reach of a subpoena. Only two of these
local option cases. In Linn County remain
untried, the defendants being William
Cole, a clerk in Dawson's drugstore, and
the firm of Burkhart & Lee. These have
been continued until the next term of
the. State Circuit Court." .
IS GIVEN A LOVING CUP
Trustees of Temple Beth I:
Honor Adolphe Wolfe.
rael
The board of trustees of Temple Beth
Israel presented Adolphe Wolfe, re
tiring president of that organization.
with a handsome silver loving cup last
night. After the divine service at the
synagogue the board waited on Mr.
Wolfe at his residence and the pre
sentation was made by Rabbi Jonah
B. Wise, who said in part:
"Mr. Wolfe, I have been selected to
act as spokesman for your friends and
gladly accept the honor, as I number
myself among them. There are three
things to which a Jew may bring
nonor. to-mmseii,-nis family and our
sacred faith. '--You are- known among
us as a signally upright man: your
family may well be proud of " your
name, tor it stands high -in- this com
muntty: but above all, you have disin
terestedly and unselfishly served the
cause of Judaism. You have " been a
man when -a man was needed to help
in this trying period of our religion's
Btruggle and your colleagues feel that
any expression of their appreclation-of
your services, would be commonplace
compared to your merits; still they
offer you this token of regard, with
sincere thanks for your work and good
wishes for a long and happy life."
Mr. Wolfe has served live years' as
president of Temple Beth Israel, suc
ceeding . the' late Sol. Hirsch. The
present president Is State Senator Sig-
munn Monei. Among those who were
present . at the presentation were:
Rabbi Wise, Sig. Sichel. Joseph
Simon, "Sanford Hirsch. M.- Sichel. S.
Samuels, Julius Kraemer and Albert
Ketdenheimer.
PACKING PLANT FAVORED
South Portland Tteal Estate Dealer
Talks for That Section.
That the packing plant to be erected in
South Portland by the Schwartzchild &
Sulzberger Interests will be a benefit to
that part of the city Instead of a detri
ment, as some people suppose, is the be
lief of W. B. Strceter, a well-known real
estate dealer, who has been In business
In Portland for over 20 years. He says
something of this kind is needed In South
Portland to check the tendency of manu
facturing interests to locate to the north
of the city.
'The location of the Zimmerman plant
is best suited to manufacturing pur
poses," said Mr. Streeter. "It is outside
the business district, and at the same
time it is not the most favorable resi
dence section of the West Side. Now if
a big. modern packing-house goes in there
and manufactures meat products, It will
not only odd to the Importance of that
section as a manufacturing cente, for
factories or different kinds have a tend
ency to flock together, but it will in
crease the number of residences in that
district and will send property values up
accordingly.
Such a plant as will be erected will
not be a small slaughter-house, such as
is objectionable to surrounding property.
but will be a modern packing plant that
will not be detrimental in any way. On
tlie other hand, it will not only help South
Portland, but will be a great benefit to
the whole city.
"Population always follows a manufac
turing plant, as'sure as fate, and will do
so in this case. In. fact the establish-
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Minn Xcoccln, tW. Minn Hancock, Alias Kerr, t8.
OKKCON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Corvallis. March 14. (Spec ial. )The women's debating team
recently won in a contest with the Monmouth State "Normal School on the question, "Resolved. That the
practice cruise of the-battleship fleet in the Pacific is justifiable." in which O. A. C. supported the negative.
The judges were Professor Casmus. of Portland: Attorney-General Crawford, of Salem, and Professor
Zugg. of Albany College. Miss Kerr is a daughter of the president of O. A. C.
ment Itself. I understand, will employ
about 15 people, and this fact alone
seems to me to be a strong argument In
Its favor. In my opinion the erection and
operation of this plant in South Portland
will greatly enhance the value of prop
erty throughout that part of the city."
Pass Memorial Resolutions.
Gallowav were presented before the Bar
Association. . yesterday forenoon and
adopted. A sjceial meeting was held for
that purpose and the occasion attested to
the high esteem in which Mr. Galloway
was held by his fellow lawyers. Bulogles
were delivered by Judge M. C. George.
Judge C. V. Gantenbein. Judge J. B.
Cleland, John F. Logan. Bert E. Haney,
Charles H. Carey, Roger B. Slnnott and
Judge L. R. Webster. Tlie memorial,
whtch was made a part of the records,
set out that in the death of Mr. Gallo
way at Sierra Madre. February Jft. 190S.
the legal profession lost a member of
bright and active mind, line attainments
and excellent principle.
SEWED SOLES, 75 CENTS
Best Oak Leather. While you wait,
or sent for. Jacob Sehwind. 367 Stark,
near Park. Phone Main T35S.
Absolutely painless dentistry at rea
sonable prices. Chicago Dentists, 323
Washington street.
Sprier styles Hasan capes at Rosenthal's
SLEUTH . PASON'S
IS
p
u
y
Steals $200 From Athena Em
ployer, Admits It and Gets
a Two-Year Sentence.
AT LIBERTY ON PAROLE
Gets Into Further Trouble, but Tear
ful Wife's Pleadings Save Him
From Prosecution 'He Then
Mysteriously Disappears.
PENIiLETON, Or.," I'.arch 14. (Spe
cial.) W. L. Pason or W. L. E. Pason,
electrician and detective, chief witness
for the prosecution in the Albany 'liquor
cases, pleaded guilty to the charge of
embezzlement in the Circuit Court of
this epunty January 4, 1906, and was sen
tenced by Judge Ellis to.'serve two years
In the penitentiary, but was paroled dur
ing good behavior.
He had been, accused of - embezzling
about $200 from the Preston Parton Mill
ing Company,- of Athena, .having col
lected, this amount of .money for them
In Weston and Athena. After collecting
this money he skipped out and was ar
rested in Portland .a few months later
and brought back for trial.
Let Out on Parole.
He was confined in the County Jail for
some time and finally after he had
promised; to reimburse the company, the
District Attorney yielded to the tearful
pleading of his wife and her mother, and
consented to recommend that he be
paroled if - he would enter a plea of
guilty. .
Pason was accordingly paroled, and for
a time worked for the mjll company, but
one day while In Walla Walla he mys
teriously disappeared ' and nothing more
had been heard of him until his name
appeared in the papers as a detective and
tlie chief witness for the Anti-Saloon
League in the Albany liquor prosecu
tions. While in Athena he often boasted
of his ability as a detective, making
those who are familiar with the case
here sure that the Albany man and the
embezzler are one and the same. .
. Gets Into More Trouble. 1
At the same time he stole the money
from the Preston Parton Company he
mortgaged a piano belonging to the Wise
Piano House to Edward Knight for $150,
which is a felony under the laws of this
state. Knight refrained from prosecuting
ason upon tne promises of himself, his
wife and mother-in-law that the money
would be paid back. Since he skipped
out, however, the officers have been
searching tor him, and he will probably
be brought back to tills city and prose
cuted for this offense, though Knight Is
now living in walla Walla.
Since there were no particular- condi
tions attached to his parole, he cannot
be said to have broken that, and there
fore will not be subject to arrest on that
score.
Pason's wife is a former Walla Walla
girl.
GRAINMEN HAVE OBJECTION
!
Oppose Grain Inspection Bill Now
Pending In Congress.
WASHINGTON, March 14. Resolutions
in opposition to the principles as ex
pressed by tlie grain inspection bill now
pending in Congress were adopted at a
conference here today of the representa-
RECORD
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WOMEN'S DEBATING TEAM AT
fives of the graingrowing, shipping and
exporting interests f rom the principal
cities of the country. A committee was
appointed to convey to the Representa
tives in Congress tlie voice of the con
vention thus expressed.
The resolutions further recommend that
efforts be made on the part of the grain
exchanges to secure an adoption of uni-
fnrm mwrfln. In ,! ..i
inspection and also as near to uniformity
in practice in grading as possible under
the varying characteristics of the dlffer-
ent sections of the country in soil and
climate.
Walla Walla Rector Here.
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Rev. Andreas Bard. rector of St.
Paul's Episcopal Church,' Walla Walla,
Wr ash., will preach this morning at 11
o'clock at St. David's Episcopal Chutch,
East Twelfth and Belmont streets, on
the subj-ct: "Evolution of the Idea o.f
God." Mr. Bald is an unusually inter
esting speaker, and is well known In
this city, from the fact that he recently
delivered the memorial address for the
Klks' Lodge. No. 142, In the First Pres
byterian Church.
Highbinders Bound Over.
. Lem Wah and Yee Geung. two alleged
highbinders, who are under arrest, charged
with having murdered Lee Dai Hoy on the
night of March 7. were yesterday bound
over to appear before the grand Jury.
Lee was shot seven times by three men,
two of whom he identified as the men
under arrest before he succumbed to bla
TO THE LIVE
WIRES
The ir of prosperity that is reflect
ed by the Well-Dressed Business Man
the irresistible force that attaches it
self to the Well-Groomed Man of So
ciety is largely due to skill In tailor
ing.
The most skillful tailors that the
highest wages can attract is the only
kind we employ.
Our specialty is in making .clothes
for "Live Wires" men who know the
value of being well groomed and who
appreciate - the- quiet elegance and
style we put into our clothes.
As the right pattern for your indi
vidual purpose -is as important as the
cut of your clothes
Why not come in today while th
assortment of Spring Woolens is
its height?
See the new shades of elephant tan
moose brown, the hair line and pencil
stripes.
A hint to a "Live Wire" is usually
sufficient.
PRICES:
Business Suits . . $25 to $50
Orercoats . ; . . $25 to $60
Satisfaction guaranteed in all cases.
Garments to order in a day if required.
Full rn-ess and Tuxedo Suits a specialty.
WILLIAM JERREMS SONS.
108 THIRD STREET
PEOPLE ARE
BEGINNING
TO SAY
I must hear that great Melville
Clark Apollo. They tell us it has no
equal." After hearing it they all
ee in saying: "That is without ex
ception the greatest player and the
most complete instrument we have yet
seen." Our store is always open to
welcome those interested in having its
many advantages explained. Remem
ber, it plays the entire keyboard,
while others only play 6o notes. A
complete, library of 88 and 65-note
music always on hand. Also full line
of pianos and phonographs.
ffovenden-Soule Piano Co.
Corner Morrison and West Park.
wounds Ave hours after tlie shooting.
Jue Ah Bong, a witness of the shooting
being held as a witness. His bail is
fixed at tloOO. The shooting of Lee Dai
Hoy ie said to have been the outcome of
factional feud in the Bow On Tong,
to rhich organization the dead man be
longed. The third member of the mur
derous trio, who is still at large, is said
to be a San Francisco hatchet man named
ue Mee, who has so far eluded arrest.
Mr. Wagnpn's- Arithmetic.
PORTLAND, March 14. (To the Edi
tor.) You have an- editorial in this morn
ngs Oregon ian under the caption or
Queer Mathematics" in which you take
O. A. C.
great delight in trying to make out that
I have been trying to jugale with the as
sessment figures of Clackamas County,
when the plain facts, according to
the figures given to tho Secretary of
State, are:
Improvements on deeded lands, tl.522.43i:
farm implements. tl33.790; household fur
niture. J1(j6.430: horses and mules. J214,
7W: cattle. 3136,670: sheep. 316.M0; swine,
J13.130: making 2,204,16S. You will ob
serve that the item of 31.622.435 of Im
provements does not appear in the letter
as you published it, hence your mirth
provoking comments on my addition.
I always write my communications out
in long hand, and have my stenographer
to copy them on the typewriter to accom
modate those who set the type; she is
a competent person and makes but few
mistakes, but being mortal, like the rest
of us, she has the item of farm imple
ments 3133,790 transported to . improve
ments. The figures I use are official, and I can
assure you that the single taxers are
not trying to mislead the voters by jug
gling with facts, for we know tiat Is a
hard Job, for we have seen great editors
try that feat " and fall, when they were
supposed to be past-masters at the. busi
ness. We ask you to publish this and call at
tention to it. if you choose, by a 500
word editorial. H. D. WAGNON.
AVinlock Claims Champion Team.
CEXTRALIA, Was:,' March 14.
(Special.) The Winlock Amateur Ath
letic Club closed a successful season
of basketball tonight by defeating the
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Centralia I. O. G. T. team by a score
of 42 to J 2. Winlock has won 11 games
and lost one, and is undisputed cham
pion of Southwestern Washington.
0RCED T0 GET . OUT
Can't stand the rent demanded. Sheet
music, violins, guitars, talking machines.
hand instruments, etc., ail must go quick
ly, regardless of the sacrifice. See Graves
& Co.'s announcement on page 4, Dram
atic Section.
Candy for St. Patrick's Day.
Possibly at no previous time have we
isplayed such a variety of our own
make candies as you will find at pres
ent. All the old favorites and many
new ones. Special attention given to
candies appropriate to St. Patrick's
day. The Hazelwood Cream Store, 388-
90 Washington street.
Spectacles $1.00 at Metzger's.
OPINION FROM AN
EMINENT ARTIST
Harold Bauer (ilves Hia Views on
. Piano Players.
The joint recital of Harold Bauer, the
minent pianist, and Fritz Krelsler. the
world's greatest violinist. to: be given
nucr me auspices or ine Misses steers-
oman at the Heillg Theater. Tuesdas'
Venillg. Afareh- 17. is i-iinntlest-lonahlv
tlie , greatest musical event In recent
years.
10 hear two such eminent artists in
one evening is indeed an unusual treat
orth going miles to attend. It Is safe
d predict that the greatest musical
udience ever assembled in this eltv
will greet these artists nevt. Thodv
evening. Tickets are now on sale at
the Hcilig Theater.
Bauer "recently expressed himself in
no uncertain manner with regard to
piano players. His letter follows:
'"In a recent letter I' told you my
opinion of the Pianola, and ' while I
consider it superior in every way to
all other piaroforte-players, I am con
vinced that no instrument, not even the
Pianola, can be considered complete
unless equipped with the Metrostyle.
This device is not only , interesting and
wonderful, but positively indispensible
to those who are sufficiently musical
to wish to become acquainted with the
better class of music, and to perform it
with taste and musicianly expression.
One is amazed to find how closely it is
possible for an absolute novice to ap
proach the interpretation of a great
artist by means of this invention."
The above is only one of the many
flattering- indorsements which have
been showered on the genuine Pianola
all of which po4nt to the great im
portance of the Metrostyle device, an
attachment exclusive with the Pianola.
There is but one genuine Pianola
and Pianola Piano, made exclusively by
the Aeolian Co.. and so marked. Sold
in the Northwest only by Kilera Piano
House, the largest ' dealers in Hifrh
Grade Pianos, Organs and Talking Ma
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The S. D. WILLS TAILORIHB CDl
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