THE SUNDAY OEEGOXIAN; PORTLAND. OCTOBER
18, 1903. ' J ' -
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PRESENTS PUZZLE
Evans Will Not Explain Note to
Which "'Cashier Signed
Thomson's Name.
ALWAYS PAID INTEREST
Motive of Official of I Grande
Bank frn Falling to Sue for
Collection Is Veiled
In Mystery.
Returnln yesterday from La Grande,
where he nnt to investigate the failure
of the Farmer & Traders National Bank
as a result of which cashier J. W. Srnber
is under arn-st. Deputy District Attorney
Evans refused to explain the mystery
surrounding the bank lnan of WW in 1903
to A B Thomson. Mr. Thomson was
receiver of the United States Land Office
at La Grande U the time the loan was
""investigation of the failure shows by
the confession of Cashier Scriber that the
first shortage had to do with a supposed
bank loan of to A. B. Thomson,
said Mr. Evans. ' That, according to the
cashier, was his first shortage, for when
the not. came due and was not paid
Pcrtber forged the name of Thomson to a
note for a like amount In order to pass
over the shortage. That was the begin
ning and in or.ier to protect the bank
since that time other forgeries have been
committed."
Never Sned for Collection.
Mr Evans declined to give the cashier's
reason for forging Thomson s name to
another note Instead of starting action
to collect the amount of the original note.
Action was never begun, though It Is
said that the bank's records show that
the note was never paid.
Mr. Thomson, maker of the original
rote. Is now chairman of the Republican
Countv Committee of Umatilla bounty
and was a delegate to the National Re
publican convention at Chicago In June.
He aa Indicted and tried while receiver
of the land office at La Grande on a
conspiracy charge and was acquitted.
Mr Thomson was a member of me
Stata Legislature In 1901 during the
memorable Senatorial struggle between
the late Senator Mitchell and the late H.
W. Corbett Thomson was one of the
strongest Corbett supporters and during
the long struggle voted for him until the
very last moment. Then he turned to
Mitchell, who waa elected. Immediately
thereafter Thomson was appointed re
ceiver of the La Grande Land Office. In
political circles it was commonly believed
that the appointment was the result of a
deal which explained the change of his
support from Corbett to Mitchell.
Inspector "Was Completely Fooled.
"Scriber continued to pay the Interest
on this forged Thomson note." said Mr.
Bvans. "The forgery waa consummated
ust befoTe the Inspection of a National
Bank Examiner, who was completely
fooled. The Sumpter bank failure cost
Pcrlber 160.000 and from that time on
things grew worse."
Investigation further showed that Scri
ber ki a mart of most exemplary habits
so far as his personal life Is concerned.
There has been no discovery of evidence
of any wrons-dotr.g except unfortunate
speculation and similar unexplained ex
penditures which he attempted to cover
by means of forged notes. He is said to
be on the verge of nervous break-down as
a result of his trouhlea.
'The system of forging notes has ex
tended over a period of many years." said
Mr. Evans, "and was successful In pre
venting Government officers from discov
ering the true condition of the bank. It
has been examined eight times by eight
different Inspectors In the last five years.
"It Is not known at this time how many
of these notes are outstanding, but the
examiner will not be surprised If they
total a large amount."
DEMOCRATS GET ACTIVE
Central Committee Seniki Out
Speakers to Address Voters.
At a meeting of the Democratic
County Central Committee last night It
was derided to conduct a thoroughly
active campaign of public speaking
during the concluding two weeks of
the Presidential campaign. Chairman
George H. Thomas announced that the
supply of literature and Bryan and
Kern buttons had been replenished
from the National committee. This
campaign ammunition will be distrib
uted this week.
Arrangements have been made for
holding two meetings this week.
Wednesday night the voters at St.
John will be addressed by Judge
Thomas O'Day and John Manning in
the same hall In which Governor
Chamberlain last Spring opened his
campaign- Thursday night at Pox's
hall, Troutdale. John 11. Stevenson,
formerly Deputy District Attorney,
will address the voters. During this
week the Democrats also propose to
hold other meetings at the following
places: Fire hall, on Milwaukee street.
Powell Valley, Mount Tabor (I. O. O.
F. haJll, Woodstock and Seventeenth
and Thurman streets.
PUTER ON C. A. SMITH
feays He Knew All About Fraudu
lent Timber Transactions.
PORTLAND. Or.. Cct. IT. (To the
Editor. A person In Spokane, signing
himself James A. N weli, has seen fit
in your Issues of today to rush to the
defense of C. A. Smith, one of the most
notorious land sharks that ever infest
ed the Pacific coast. I am not aware
who or what Mr. Nowell Is. but it Is
quire evident that while he may be
Nowell by name, be Is certainly "Know
All" by nature.
You have very masterfully and prop
erly condemned seme of his utterances
In the course of your remarks follow
ing bis tirade of abuse, but in this con
nection I cannot refrain from savins
that while lie maliciously and untruth
fully brands me as a "convict," and
lauds Smith, his master, as one of Im
maculate character, the only reason
that the latter Individual Is not in the
same class with me from a criminal
standpoint Is because his millions stood
between himself and prison bars, and
through the Inactivity of ex-United
States Attorney Hall, the statute of
limitations was permitted to shield
Smith from a punishment he richly
merited.
While the land fraud Investigations
were being conducted by Heney, neither
Smith nor his hirelings dared to open
their heads; but now that tha man
who has made them erawl Into their
holes and pull their holes in after them
Is out of the state, they come out of
their si.ells like turtles on a warm
day. and In fancied security realise
that it is an opportune moment for
every cur In the country to bark.
This fellow Nowell from his long
distance perch in Spokane Is seeking
to create the Impression that Smith
was never mixed up In any fraudulent
land transaction on the Pacific coast,
and has not been repeatedly indicted
In other states for his plundering In
stincts wherever the public domain is
concerned. If Mr. Nowell will take the
trouble to read chapter 19 of my book
he will find no less than four photo
graphic copies of letters from C. A.
Smith to mvself. proving beyond any
question of doubt that Smith was thor
oughly cognizant of every fraudulent
effort that was being made to acquire
title to lands that the Government Is
now seeking through court proceedings
to restore to public entry. Further
more, this self-constituted perhaps
apologist for Smith will find out that
on page J13 there Is printed a certi
fied copy of an indictment returned by
the Federal Grand Jury at the May
term of the United States District
Court for the Fifth division of the Dis
trict of Minnesota, In 1801. charging
Smith with cutting timber on Govern
ment lands of that state, and that he
was fined for this offense, and paid
the same without a murmur, consider
ing himself lucky to get off so cheaply.
It will likewise be seen that Smith
submitted to a fine of between l.0.000
and ISn.OOn In 100 that was Imposed
by the Federal Court of St. Paul. Minn.,
for depredations committed by him on
an Indian reservation of that State,
and that there is also a record of a
proceeding In the United States Circuit
Court for the District of Minnesota.
Fourth Division, wherein a Minneapolis
court imposed a fine of $3,244.12 against
Smith's lumber company on account of
a flagrant timber trespass, and that
this fine was likewise paid without un
due ceremony. In fact. If I felt so in
clined, and It did not involve the ne
cessity for The Oregonlan to Issue a
special edition In order to cover the
extent of Smith's various offenses of
this character. I could fill many col
umns of the paper with certified copies
of Indictments and other legal pro
ceedings that have been Instituted
against Smith In various states on ac
count of his shoplifting propensities
wherever the public domain Is In
volved, and for anybody to seek to de
fend him as this fellow Nowell has
done, and attempt to hold Smith up In
the light of a public benefactor to this
State, is paramount to canonizing Jesse
James, or throwing a halo of glory
around the brow of Black Bart.
In his communication. Nowell truth
fully says that the attempts of Presi
dent Roosevelt and Mr. Heney to "un
settle all land titles must have a de
pressing effect on business
when a man like C. A. Smith attempts
to do business In your State." That's
the trouble: it is Smith's way of doing
business In timber lands that has
brought about all the present activity
of the Government authorities, and if
Mr. Nowell follows up his crusade
against the efforts that are being made
to suppress Mr. Smith in his Illegal
methods. I have no doubt that In due
course of time he will register a solemn
protest against the Police Department
of this city for seeking to hinder the
veggmen from doing business in their
particular line. S. A- D. PUTER.
DEATH OF MRS. BERGER
Came to Oregon on I jest Trip of
Steamer ''Brother Jonathan."
Mrs. W. P. Berger died at her home,
461 Seventh street, this city, October 12,
and was buried at Rlvervlew Cemetery
on Wednesday. Mrs. Berger. who was
Effle J. FalrchUd. was born January 17.
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1S63, at Fitchville, O.. and came to Oregon
on the last trip of the Ill-fated steamer
Brother Jonathan, which was wrecked on
the Oregon coast In 1S65, and was mar
ried to W. P. Berger January 7. 1871. at
The Dalles. Or. She was a member of
the Episcopal Church for over 30 years,
and her funeral service was conducted In
St. Stephens' Pro-Cathedral. She is sur
vived by her husband. W. P. Berger. and
three children Mrs. D. D. Sweet. W. P.
Berger. Jr., Rodney G. Berger, her
mother, Mrs. Mary C. Falrchild; two
sisters, Mrs.- W. B. Struble and Mrs.
MJnnle E. Chambers all of Portland.
PERS0NALMENTI0N.
A. Feldenhelmer. who has been hi
New Tork for the past six weeks on
business, returned to Portland the early
part of the week.
Mrs. Lena Erwln Allen, of Spokane,
president of the Women's Federal Clubs
of the State of Washington, Is for an
Indefinite time a guost of Mrs. J. K.
Brown, 1014 Thurman street. Mrs. Allen
is a native of Oregon who reflects
credit on her state.
A note from Frank Davey. ex
Speaker of the Oregon House of Rep
resentatives, who has been sick at
Burns for many weeks of typhoid
pneumonia, says he Is sitting up every
day and is getting well. Reports were
that Mr. Davey was very low, but it
would appear that he Is now. on the
road to recovery.
Herbert L. Owens, formerly one of
the gridiron stars of the Multnomah
Amateur Athletic football team, who
Is now located at South Bend, Wash.,
is in Portland on hie honeymoon,
Owens was married last Wednesday to
Miss Bertha Cheneult, of South Bend,
and the newly-wedded couple will
make that city their home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Phllpott. of Har
rlsburg. were In the city this week en
route to Philadelphia and New Tork.
They will return January 1. when Mr.
Phllpott will go direct to Salem, where
be will represent Linn County In the
next Legislature. While here they were
the guests of their daughter. Mrs.
Charles McCuUough. 660 East Madison
streeL
Dr. Jessie M. McOavln. of AnaheL
Mount Scott, returned yesterday from a
five months' tour of Europe. Dr. Mo
Gavin spent most of the time In Vienna,
but visited France. Switzerland and
Great Britain- Her return voyage was
made on the Anchor liner Caledonia to
New York, and the railway run across
the continent by the Northern Pacific
Dr. McGavin Is in good health, but glad
to be back in Oregon, declaring she saw
no city as beautiful as Portland.
ACCOUNTS SAID
T TO BALANCE
Apparent Discrepancy in
Cashier's Department of
Local Postoffice.""
EDtCATIOXAL.
INSPECTOR CHECKING UP
Employe Handling? Funds of Office
All I'nder Bonds to Protect Gov
ernment Officials of Office
Are All Reticent.
An apparent discrepancy of approxi
mately 13000 Is reported to have been
disclosed in one of the departments of
the Portland Postoffice in an investi
gation which Is being conducted by
Postal Inspector O. C. Riches and
assistants. The alleged shortage is
said to have been found in the accounts
of the cashier's department. The
cashier is Charles A. Straus.
Mr. Straus, however, has not had
personal supervision of the cashier's
department in the office since about
six months ago, when Impaired eye
sight obliged him to give up the active
management of the affairs of ,the of
fice. Nominally he continues to be
cashier, having not formally resigned
or vacated the office so ' that a suc
cessor could be appointed. In the
meantime, however, the duties of the
cashier have been attended to 'by other
of the officials at the Postoffice. J. J.
Shipley, assistant postmaster, Is in
charge the greater part of the time.
"The report that the accounts of the
cashier's department are not correct must
be a mistake," said Mr. Straus last night.
"While It Is true I have not had much
to do with the handling of the funds at
the local office' since falling sight made
it necessary for me to give up the work
about six months ago I am satisfied there
Is nothing wrong with the accounts. As
to the apparent discrepancy said to have
been found I am convinced that a further
Investigation will show that the accounts
are correct In every particular. Since
my retirement from the active manage
ment of the office the duties of cashier
have been looked after by others In the
postoffice. For the greater part of the
time the work has been attended to by
Assistant Postmaster Shipley."
Mr. Shipley could not be found last
night, and It waa Impossible to get
any further information on the report
ed shortage. Neither United States
Attorney MoCourt, Postmaster MInto
nor Postal Inspector Riches would dis
cuss the matter last night. They ad
mitted that the usual Inspection of the
different departments of the Portland
office was being made by Postal In
spector Riches, but would not intimate
what the investigation had revealed
or promised to disclose.
The reported shortage in no way
Involves Postmaster Mlnto. All of the
employes In the Postoffice are under
bonds furnished directly to the Gov
ernment and are responsible to the
Government through their bondsmen
for the conduct of their respective
departments.
The investigation which Is now In
progress will not be completed until
some time next week. Until the in
spection la finished. Postal Inspector
Riches or the other officials at the
Federal building refuse to discuss the
subject.
CLOSES TUESDAY NIGHT
LAST DAYS OF REGISTRATION
BUSY OXES.
Total Enrollment of County Now
38,820 Voters to Number of
6 Sign During Day.
During yesterday S06 voters called
at the office of County Clerk Melds
and registered for the Presidential
election. They were classified as fol
lows: Republicans. 297; DemocratSk
150; miscellaneous, 69. During the day
217 voters changed their precinct reg
istration. When the books were closed
for the day last night the total regis
tration in the county was S6.829. dis
tributed as follows: Republicans, 27,
889; Democrats, 6606; miscellaneous,
2334. The total registration when the
books closed for the June election was
33.320. divided as follows: Repub
licans. 25.851: Democrats, 6624; mis
cellaneous, 1845.
Since the books were opened Sep-
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Phone B 122V Taka ast Ankenr Car.
Call after 1 P M
tember 10 for the registration of elec
tors (or the Presidential election, 3509
have registered, as follows: Repub
licans, 2038; Democrats, 982; miscel
laneous, 489. During the same period
four years ago a total of only 1252
voters registered for the Presidential
election. This year the number will
exceed 4000.
Registration of voters for the Presi
dential election will close at 5 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon promptly. For the
convenience of voters. County Cleric
Fields kept his office open last night
until 9 o'clock and a force of five dep
uties was busy enrolling the names of
electors. The office will also be kept
open until 9 o'clock tomorrow night,
but under the law the books must be
closed at 6 P. M. Tuesday.
DRAWS NOVEMBER JURORS
Court at Oregon City Selects List of
8 1 Names.
OREGON CITT, Or, Oct. 17. (Spe
cial.) The panel of jurors for the No
vember term of the Circuit Court has
been drawn, and Sheriff Beatie is send
ing out the notifications. There are
81 men on the panel, two carpenters,
one laborer and 28 farmers, as follows:
J. H. Tracey, Estacada; .1. D. Lar
klns. Marquam; Charles E. Morse, Oak
Grove; Thomas Turner, Tualatin;
Charles L. Bates. Canby: B. W. Scott.
Oregon City; August Splinter, Maple
liane: John R. Oatfield, Oak Grove; J.
R. Cole, Molalla; Ell Fellows. High
land; W. E. Welch, Cherryvllle; Seth
B. Cook. Harmony; William Tucker,
Springwater; W. .H. Boring, Boring;
George W. Hlvely. Milwaukee; W. S.
TulL Barlow; J. R. Shaw. West Oregon
City; Frank Fish, Needy; James
Dickey, Molalla; James Marquam. Mar
quam; William Todd, Pleasant - Hill;
James DeShaaer, Cascade: R. A.
Looney, Estacada: O. N. Hult, Canyon
Creek: John McConnell, Eagle Creek;
Ed Graves, Macksburg: C. B. Bunnell,
Oak Grove; Eli Williams. Oregon City;
George Owlngs, Klllln; Walter Smith.
Damascus; W. H. Holder. Estacada.
Favor County High Schools.
SALEM. Or., Oct. 17. In an Inter
view this morning School Superintend
ent Ackerman strongly favors the cre
ation of county high schools and the
voting of a county high school fund
by the Individual counties, the tuition
of all high school pupils in the county
to be paid in accordance with certain
regulations. He Is also of opinion that
all the property of the county should
he taxed for the support of all the
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only because their style is undeniably correct, but because they are unmistakably
the sort of garments that gentlemen wear and are proud to wear.
Ask the Fashionable Clothes Shop of your City to show you
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high schools in the county, no matter
where they may be situated, and that
any movement to bring high school
instruction closer to the pupils, no
matter where they, reside, is praise
worthy. Favor Superannuation Fund.
SALEM, Or., Oct 17. The principal
recommendation of Chief Justice R. S,
Bean, as president of the board of re
gents of the State University, to Gov
ernor Chamberlain, Is the creation of
a retiring fund by the Legislature for
the benefit of superannuated Instruc
tors of state Institutions or that ap
plication be made to have the univer
sity placed upon the list of the Carne
gie foundation fund, set aside for that
purpose. '
Tomorrow and Tuesday, positively
the last days for discount on East
Side gas bills. Don't forget to ad
Gas Tips.
JAP POACHERS FIRED ON
Russian Guard Uses Drastic Mea
sures at Copper Island.
VICTORIA. Oct. 17. The steamer
Empress of China, which arrived this
morning, brought silk valued at 1,
000,000 from Yokohama and 408 passen
gers, Including 354 Chinese, mostly
through passengers. News was brought
of heavy losses in Tokio and loss of
life, owing to inundation following un
usually heavy rains.
Suppressed reports of raids by Jap
anese sealers at Copper Island have
been made public with the return of the
Japanese sealing fleet. In April last,
Japanese schooners appeared off the
rookery and landed a raiding party.
While the sealers were clubbing seals
on the hauling grounds. Russian guards
appeared and fired on them, driving off
the raiders. The sealers returned and
surprised the village of Cinka. where
most of the guards live, on Copper
Island, one of the Commanderofskl
group. The guards went away and the
Japanese sacked and looted the vil
lage. The schooner Miyo Me.ru. one of the
vessels engaged in the raid, afterwards
was selved, seven miles from the island,
by the cruiser Shilka.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their kindness during the
sickness and death of our beloved boy.
RICHARD M. DAUS.
MR. AND MRS. DAUS.
Kelly avenue.
CAHVD OF THANKS.
We desire to express our sincere
thanks to all friends for their kindness,
sympathy and comfort in our deep be-
reaVemW.t"p. BERGER AND FAMILY.
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Lessons at 10:30 A. M. and
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