The Sunday Oregonian., August 30, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Page 10, Image 46

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WILL HAVE CHARGE OF MARY SPILLER HOUSE,
GIRLS' DORMITORY AT UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Free! 100 Dinner Sets
CASES AT
HIS
Municipal Association
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Wisconsin. Judge. Refuses Per
mit Removal of Timber
Fraud Defendants.
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proves His Course Toward
North End Resorts. ,
ONE SET
OF DISHES
WITH EACH
JEWEL RANGE
COMMENCING
MONDAY
MORNING
AT 8 O'CLOCK
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ATTACKS PUBLIC DANCING
MAY DROP INDICTMENTS
MAYOR
UPHELD
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Free!
CRUSADE
HAND
Sends Letter to Dr. Lane, In Which
Reforms Effected Are Indorsed
and Affirms That City Flour
lshes Nevertheless.
In
Mayor Lane received from the Muni
c'pal Association yesterday aiierno.ni
i I nfaetnff the H DOTOV
of his announced policy of exterminating
th disorderly women, "
j Tha .-renutlve commit
C il V j i;utlt.ci ntu. ' "
tee of the association heartily indorses
the proposition, and expresses coimu..
that the reform measure i-nu w
fully accomplished. The Mayor is com
Ij-j . ,!,,, ot the social evil
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i and is urged also to continue his reforms
to include suppression of what is termed
the "dancing evil.
riv. j 1 AunrlntlnR. as stated
the letter to Mayor Lane, indorses the ac
tton of the Mayor in nis purpose iu un
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their resorts, "because it is the law, and
i k.i!.i-a t Vi f it rn n be effect
lvely enforced." The association believes
that, if the women are driven out ana
efTorts are made to keep them away from
Portland, that great good will result.
As to the argument that has been
made to the efTect that the evil aimed at
cannot be eradicated, the association cites
the fact that no evil at wnicn law is
aimed can be totally eradicated, so long
as human nature is what It is: that the
law does not stop murder, neitner uoes i
prevent theft.
- i ana oftnr renrilnff the com
munlcation. refrained from making any
comment whatever, xie lira ui, hi u
tlme, he did not care to say anything on
the subject.
The letter in full follows:
Text of Communication.
Hon. Harry Lane. Mayor. City Dear
Fir: I am directed bv the executive board
of the Portland Municipal Association to
write you. expressing our sausiacnon i
vour decision, on condition that the Coun
cil provides you with a police force suf
ficient for the purpose, to enforce the
law In respect to bawdy houses in the
Cltv of Portland.
We approve and indorse this course on
the ground tnat me law ougm to ae en
forced by the Executive because it is the
law; and also because we believe that It
can be effectively enforced. It Is beg
ging the question to say that prostitution
cannot be stopped. No evil against which
any law Is aimed can be absolutely erad
icated as long as human nature is what it
is. The law does not stop murder. It noes
not prevent theft, nor will it end social
vice. At best. In its moral efTect, It is
but a restraining agency. This It is.
however, and the moral health of the
body politic is proportionate to the
steady, constant application wun wnicn
the governing authority endeavors to en-
xorce it.
Good as Initial Step.
It is futile to attempt to curb secret
vice while Its more open aspects are
winked at. We. therefore, think that you
are right in your determination to begin
with the notorious features of this crime,
and we venture to express the hope that
H win be followed up in every possible
wav looking ultimately towards the ere
atlon of a moral atmosphere in our city
In which it will be difficult for vice to
flourish. Much has been accomplished in
tne last Tew years In tnls direction; pub
lic gambling has gone, the slot machines
have been banished, the closed saloon on
Sunday Is an accomplished fact. Each
of these has in turn been pronounced by
the worldly-wise as necessary evils which
could not be prevented. .Nevertheless
they are all things of the past, and still
Portland flourishes, perhaps even more
than she ever did In her wide-open days.
We see no reason why the brothel should
continue to be tolerated.
We would respectfully . draw your at
tention to one Institution which Is un
doubtedly the kindergarttn of the bawdy
house. We refer to the Indiscriminate
public dance. The Influence thereof is In
most cases degrading in the extreme. We
draw special attention to the pavilion on
Council Crest. It Is a breeding place for
vice, and Is regularly frequented by
scores of minors without proper escort.
Parents who have any regard for the
morality of their children ought never to
allow them to go there, and the place
should be under thorough police super-
We feel sure that a vigorous and sus
tained effort to stamp out prostitution
will result In such a gain of d
social cleanliness as will greatly elevate
the life of the city and purify the atmos
phere In which we and our families must
live, and we pledge you every support
which good citizens ought to render in
juur euons to enrorce tne law in this
matter, gladly- accenting the n.r.nn.i.
bllity which this indorsement of your pro
fi'.rcu ai.iiuu iuvuivrs. lours iraternally
JOHN' BAIN. Secretary.
COWED BY SEARCHLIGHT
Escaped Wild Beasts Easily Cap-
turcd by Xew Method.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29. Two gray
wolves, liberated for experimental pur
poses In Bronx Park last night, were
captured by Raymond I Ditmars, cur
ator of the xoo, and 16 keepers, who as
sisted him in the management of an elec
tric searchlight, used at the zoo last
night for the first time. The experiment
was so successful that the searchlight
will be kept in readiness hereafter to aid
In trapping escaped animals.
The wolves which had been released in
the park surrounding the zoo surren
dered as soon as the rays of the 60
candlepower searchlight were cast upon
them. Mr. Ditmars and the keepers said
It was likely that had the searchlight not
been used the wolves would have es
caped. After they were caught through its use,
Mr. Ditmars visited the cages of the
llor.s. tigers and other animals, and there
tested the usefulness of the light It
was found that all of the animals shrank
away from its glow and became motion
less. Before the searchlight was put into op
eration last night a chimpanzee 42 inches
tall, which recently came from Africa,
escaped from a traveling cage in the soo
hospital. After capture Dr. W. Reed
Blair had the animal placed in a stronger
cage.
. England Interested in Congo.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 29. With a view
to Increasing commercial intercourse with
the Congo State. Great Britain is consid
ering the advisability of increasing the
numbar of consuls in that country.
According to a report from Consul Al
fred K. Moe. at Dublin, Ireland. In re
sponse to a communication from the Con
go Reform Association, Sir Edward Grey
states that the British consul at Boma is
being consulted. It Is suggested that con
suls might report upon the openings and
prospects which would admit the intro
duction of legitimate commercial Inter
course with the natives.
ir;.
Photo by Aune.
MRS. A. ELLA S. STEARNS. OF" PORTLAND.
Mrs. A. Ella S. Steams, who has for f ivo years held the position of
superintendent of the Children's Home of Portland, will leave soon to
take charge of the Mary Spiller House at Eugene, which is the new
dormitory for the young women students of the University of Oregon.
Mrs. Stearns, is widely known in Portland, both on account of her able
management of the Children's Home and her leading participation in
women's public affairs. Her rare executive ability and her favor with
young people have caused her recent work to bo highly esteemed. Her
many friends believe that she will be equally successful in her new
field. ' Her daughter. Miss Estella Stearns, will accompany her to Eu
gene and enter the Stats University as a Sophomore, making her home
in the Mary Spiller House.
DEFENDS CHANGES IN RATES f
CHARGE OX APPLES RESTORED,
SAYS J. H. MCLCIIAT.
Freight Schedule Is Satisfactory to
Fruitgrowers, Declares Chief
Clerk of Harriman Offices.
That the new rates on apples from the
Pacific Northwest to the East are not an
advance, but simply a return to old rates
in effect before the present tariffs, which
were put In as emergency rates, is tne
statement of railroad traffic men in re
gard to the change in freight schedules
on apples effective September 10. Rail
road officials maintain that the new rates
are equitable and that fruitgrowers gen
erally are satisfied with them.. They say
the existing rates were put in to accom
modate the fruitgrowers at a time when
the industry needed careful nursing and
that the growers had no right to expect
that the rate would be maintained per
manently.
j. H. Mulchay. chief clerk in the gen
eral freight offices of the allied Harri
man lines, in discussing the proposed
changes in apple rates, said:
The rate on apples coming under the
advance affects stations on the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Company's lines
only .and is in line with the changes made
In the rates from the apple shipping dis
tricts In Oregon. Washington and Idaho.
The Impression seems to be that the new
rates are an advance, while in reality
they are merely a restoration of the
rates carried previous to 1905. It will be
remembered that the railroads at that
time reduced the rates from all the
Northwest territory to the territory west
of Chicago because of a large crop, low
prices and In order to permit shippers to
compete with the apple districts of Colo
rado and beyond. '
"The rates were an emergency propo
sition entirely and It was never expected
to continue them indefinitely. The new
rates are not unreasonable, and where
the advance has been made, very few
apples are shipped.' Instead, they move
to territory beyond Chicago and Missis
sippi River, where the rates have not
been changed.
"The rates are no higher than from
other Pacific Coast producing points and
are in many instances lower. Attention
is directed to a reduction In the rate to
Texas and Oklahoma points. The rates
heretofore have been $1.25, while the new
rate will be Jl per 100 pounds."
THIEF NOT FITZGERALD?
Detectives Now Suspect Another
Subtreasury Employe.
CHICAGO, Aug. 29. The Record-Herald
today says:
A story came to light yesterday which,
if proved, is expected to establish the
contention that an employe of the sub
treasury committed the $173,000 theft for
which George W. Fitzgerald is under ar
rest. On the day of the robbery a pack
age containing $500,000 was received at
the subtreasury. From certain clews,
which have been found, it Is believed the
thief took $400,000 from this package and
changed the figures on the wrapper from
$500,000 to $300,000. For some reason, it is
said, he took $27,000 from his stealings
and tossed it into the cash receipts for
the day.
When the day's cash receipts were
counted this $27,000 of excess cash was
found. It could not be accounted for.
The mystery surrounding the finding of
the cash was not dispelled until the theft
of the $173,000 was discovered. When the
wrapper on the package of $500,000 came
to light, it was seen that the markings
had been changed.
Charges Against Palmer and Martin,
Set for Hearing at Boise, Not
Likely to Be Proceed-'
ed With:
BOISE. Idaho. Aug. 29. (Special.) The
end of the famous Southern Idaho timber
fraud cases is at hand. This conclusion Is
reached from the announcement that Dis
trict Judge Quarles, of Madison, Wis., has
made a far-reaching decision in the al
leged timber fraud cases. In which he dis
missed the indictments returned by two
grand Juries in the Federal Court of this
district against Messrs. Barber and Moon.
of the Barber Lumber Company, of Wis
consin, refusing to allow the defendants
to be removed from that state to Idaho.
This decision is taken as the cue for
the dismissal by the Government of the
Indictments against Messrs. Palmer and
Frank Martin. The former is a fugitive
from Justice and the latter a prominent
attorney of this city.
The indictments are still pending In the
Federal Court of the Idaho district and
are due to come up for trial in Septem
ber next. It is very probable that the De-
partment of Justice will order the cases
dismissed on the ground that there Is not
sufficient evidence to convict.
Frank Martin served notice on the court
recently for an immediate trial, but now
that the end of the case is at hand it is
very probable that the court will take no
recognition of his appeal.
. Charged With Conspiracy.
The Boise cases Involved the alleged
fraudulent filing on valuable timber lands
In the basin country to the- north of this
city. It was alleged by the Government
that two attorneys of this city, Frank
Martin and Senator Borah, together with
Messrs. Barber, Moon and Palmer, con
spired to fraudulently obtain possession
of large tracts of timber through dummy
entrymen. The grand jury returned in
dictments against Messrs. Barber, Moon,
Martin, Palmer and Borah. Senator
Borah demanded, and was given, an im
mediate trial. The result was that he was
vindicated without saying a word in his
defense, allowing the Government only to
present its charges.
District Attorney Censured.
No sooner had Senator Borah been vin.
dlcated than he proceeded, through the
aid of friends, to obtain affidavits from
the members of the grand Jury to show
that District Attorney Ruick had used
malice and forethought in order to indict
the Junior Senator. This case was tried
before Federal Judge Whltson of the Spo
kane district, who had also presided over
the trial of Senator Borah. In a decision
Judge Whitson severely censured District
Attorney Ruick for his manner of pre
senting the facts before the grand Jury,
and held that while there was evidence
enough to warrant indictment of several
of the defendants, there was not sufficient
evidence to warrant the Indictment of
others. In his decision the statute of lim
itations played a prominent part.
The Department of Justice then decided
to take the case entirely out of the hands
of District Attorney Ruick. Two special
atorneys, who were sent here, presented
the facts and evidence In the case before
the jury principally on the transcript
drawn up and used from the evidence
submitted to the former grand Jury. The
Jury returned indictments against Messrs.
Moon, Barber, Palmer ana Martin.
In the meantime the- matter of serving
the first indictments against Barber and
Moon was taken before the United States
Commissioners in the Wisconsin district
and the latter held 'the matter up until
this week, when it was presented before
Judge Quarles, who held that the defend
ants could not be removed. -.
Both Ruick end United States Marshal
Rounds have been removed from office.
Proposes to Build Koad.
KTnr that th liriir&tlon is practically
ended against Messrs. Barber and Moon
INVENTS INSTRUMENT TO POINT OUT
BODIES OF METAL AND OF WATER
D. M. Watson, After Twenty Years of Experimenting, Believes He Has Solved Great Problem.
prospector who ventures into un
known regions, buoyed by the hope
of discovering - mineral ledges or water
wells, have been reduced to a great ex
tent and possibly eliminated, according
to the statements of D. M. Watson, of
this city, who has Invented an instru
ment -which, he declares, will point out
infallibly the-exact situation of an ore
body or an underground water supply.
So thoroughly convinced is Mr. Watson
of the success that . will attend experi
ments with the machine that he proposes
to leave Portland In a few days for Jop-
Hn, Missouri, there to determine its prac
tical value by application in the lead
and zinc mines.
Mr. Watson has the utmost confidence
In the success of his undertaking, which
Is not surprising when it is considered
that he has devoted 20 years to investi
gation and experiment. With its me
chanical and magnetic assistance he has
located with the Instrument wells in
Iowa, California, Oregon and Washing
ton. At Joplin, Mo., he tested success
fully a large body of lead deposits.
This new instrument, said Mr. Wat
son, "is Intended for the location of-running
water in localities where there ap
pears to be none, free milling ledges of
zlno and lead ores and also oil sand.
The theory is very simple. By the
use of the metals In the machine and
the batteries .there must be an imme
diate and perceptible effect on the ledge
formation, if it be of the character we
hope to discover. This is obtained In a
large measure by the use of running
water on the surface. The battery for
water differs somewhat from that used
for the location of minerals. In the lat
ter case It is the theory that the crea
tion of magnetic power is caused by the
mineral action of the ledge matter. The
ledges contain any number of different
minerals and the moisture of the . earth
sets them in action, thereby creating a
condition which makes the power of the
magnet possible.
'By the successful operation of this
new machine it is possible to tell the dif
ference between a vertical and a so-
called blanket ledge in a mineral field."
The i machine has the appearance of
an Inverted letter. U. the batteries con
necting with a central wire, one of which
is Intended for the location of water and
the other for minerals. It may be used
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FOR THREE DAYS ONLY
We are going to begin our offer of Dinner
Sets at the time advertised, in connection
with this special sale.
No sale has ever meant more to the peo
ple of Portland than this unusual event.
This is your opportunity to buy a JEWEL
RANGE at a very favorable price and at
the some time receive a beautiful 37-pieca
Dinner Set free of charge.
These sets are of moss rose pattern, deli
cately colored and gold trimmed. They con
sist of 37 pieces and will please you.
When one stops to consider . that the
JEWELS are the best ranges made and
contain every feature inventive genius
could devise to lighten the burdens of cook
ing, one can realize the importance of an
opportunity that gives the housewife a
Dinner Set free with her purchase.
It would take a book to tell you all the
good points of the JEWEL RANGES. Some
of them are : That all castings are made of
Kemi-test metal, which is analyzed and
tested by an expert chemist; that the walls
are double and interlined with asbestos;
that all rivets are hand-driven ; that the
ovens are large and square, and that the
grates are the best that can be produced.
No opportunity has ever more forcibly
demanded your attention than this one, and
even though you do not care to purchase a
range at this time, we urge you to come in
and learn about the special Jewel features
which make cooking a pleasure instead of a
task.
This beautiful 37-piece Dinner Set, which
has a retail value of $5.00, given to you free
of charge' upon the delivery of the range.
This sale ends Wednesday night.
A Quick and Perfect
Baker
Good baking and cooking are depend
ent on the range get a range that "al
ways works never balks"; that bakes on
oven-rack and oven-bottom ; that gives
quality and satisfactory results from less
fuel.
Large, high, square ovens; are full
size and are fitted with Jewel patent, two
piece oven bottom which cannot warp.
For more than 40 years they have led in
every feature that contributes to fuel
saving and cooking quality.
JEWEL Stoves include many original
and exclusive ideas and are made in the
. most complete line of sizes ever offered
to the American housewife.
JEWEL Stoves embody the many fea
tures of practical excellence you expect
in the product of the world's largest stove
plant.
' The oven walls are lined with asbestos,
concentrating the heat around the oven,
economizing heat and making JEWELS
quick . and perfect bakers.
Easy to operate ; a model of simplicity,
and the handsomest and most durable
range on. the market. They have main
tained supremacy in the face of world
wide competition for more than 40' years.
You run no risk when you buy a JEWEL.
Superior Workmanship
and Construction
BODY Made from heavy grade blue plan
ished steel, double and interlined with asbestos
where exposed to the direct action of the fire.
CASTINGS Made from Kemi-test metal,
the smoothest, toughest and longest lasting
iron ever placed in stoves.
RIVETING All rivets are driven cold, by
hand.
FIRE-BOX Extra large and lined with sec
tional, easily removed, heavy, heat-resisting
linings.
GRATE Our famous JEWEL duplex, made
without tracks or frames to. warp and crack;,
can be quickly removed without disturbing
the fire-box linings; when reversed, forms a
perfect wood fire bottom.
POUCH FEED AND GRATE DOOR The
entire left end of the range in front of the fire
box is cast iron. The pouch feed door lifts
for feeding ' coal, and the grate door when
dropped exposes entire front of grate for
cleaning the fire.
OVENS Made square, full 6ize, with
Dean's patent non-buckling oven bottom. Top
protected by special cast plate. Oven thermom
eter furnished.
' TOP PLATE Cast in sections to insure
against warping or cracking. Si cooking holes
provided. Covers and centers of trussed design.
ASH PIT Extra large and equipped with
heavy steel bailed ash-pan.
STYLES AND SIZES Made in six styles
and six sizes, with 14, 16, 18 and 20-inch ovens.
A SMALL
PAYMENT
DOWN AND
$1.00 A WEEK
YOUR OLD
STOVE TAKEN
AS PART
PAYMENT
J
D. M. WATSON, IXVEXTOR OF ORE - FIXDIXG MACHINE.
successfully on a train or in a buggy, erals is determined by pressure of the
the Inventor says. It contains five dif- J metal on the hands. If there be no ac
ferent metals and weighs about two I tion on the part of the metal, it is
pounds. The presence of water or min- I safely concluded that the Held is barren.
the Barber Lumber Company. It Is
punned by the company to go ahead with
fht cutting of their timber in the
balm C It is stated i on good
mills will continue AuituwB
and That the management will take steps
to its railroad from this city into he
tasin country for the purpose of hauling
oSt the timber to be manufactured into
fumber. This railroad is to be a perma
nent one and so constructed that it will
form the initial branch of a road which
wH eventually connect with Northern
lines, making anotner through line into
Northern Idaho.
UNITE FOR INSURANCE
Harvester! Trust Kmployes Form
Huge Mutual Company.
CHICAGO. Aug. 29. The thirty thou
sand employes of the International Har
vester Company are to have thein own
sick benefit and insurance association, ac
cording to an announcement made by c.
S Funk, general manager of the com
pany The plan is the result of several
months- investigation, both in this coun
try and in Europe, by a committee includ
ing, beside harvester officials. Professor
Henderson, of the University of Chicago,
and other welfare workers.
In brief, the plan provides that every
employe who contributes 2 per cent of
his wages to the fund becomes a mem
ber of the association and Is entitled, to
all its benefits. He Is insured against
death, from sickness, or accident, and
receives half pay while disabled by ill
ness or- injury. '
The family of a man who is killed by
accident, whether on or off duty, re
ceives two years' wages. He receives the
same for the loss of his eyes, both feet,
or both hands. In case of death from
natural causes, one year's wages is paid
to the family.
As an inducement to employes to join
the association, the harvester company
will contribute J25.000 to the fund if
BO per cent of the employes" Join, and
J50,000-if 75 per cent become memDers.
Membership is absolutely voluntary, and
In Joining, employes do not waive any
legal rights against the company In case
of accident.
The plan also provides a pension fund
to the benefit of which any employe is
entitled after 20 years of service If he
has reached the age of 65 yoars. At that
age retirement Is optional; at 70 it If
compulsory.
I T
The Transvaal produces 400.000 ouncei ol
gold every month.
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