The Sunday Oregonian., November 08, 1908, Page 7, Image 7

TTIE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, rORTLAXP yOVEMBER 8, 1908.
OPPORTUNITIES
JUDGE "10 ROTO
DEMANDS TRUTH
VIEWS OF EXHIBITS AT RECENT GRANGE FAIR AT SPRINGFIELD, O REGON
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Member of Washington Su
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Investigation.
DENIES BRIBERY CHARGE
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Thresh Ont Story Involving Gor
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Supreme Court Judge.
OLiTMPl A. Wa.h.. Nov. 7. lSpHal.
A n?arr-hing investigation of rumors In
volves JuMlr Mllo A. Root, of the
State Supreme Toiirt. ha been demand
ed hv Root. The Supreme Court has
called upon the State Bar Association
to conduct the investigation, and Presi
dent J ft. Bridges, of the Association,
has appointed John H. Powell, of Seat
tle, chairman. Harold Preston, of Seat
tle Jurice T. U Stiles, of Tacoma. R. G.
Hudson, of Tacoma. aiid H. M. Stephens
as such committee, who are expected to
begin the Investigation at once.
During the primary campaiftn Joseph
Robinson, of this city, made charges of
Improper conduct anainst Judge Root,
who was candidate for re-election and
who won the nomination and has Just
been elected. At tliat time Judjte Root
discussed those charges with his asso
ciates on the bench, and on his positive
denial of their truth, couplfd with the
fa?t that the court had previously dis
barred Robinson for making Improper
charges against the bench, no investiga
tion was thought necessary.
Story of Bribery Iterived.
Since the recent publication of the
shortage In the accounts of Judge Gor
don, ex-attomey for the Great Northern
'at Prokane. reports have been circulat
ed about the state to the effect that
. Gordon s friends or attorneys have been
asserting that large sums of Gordon's
alleged shortage were paid to Judge
Root for the purpose of Influencing the
. State Supreme Court.
These rumors were promptly charac
terised as fale by Root, but as they
kept growing and becoming more gen
eral, he laid the matter before- his as
sociates. Chief Justice Hiram B. Hadley
then addressed the following letter:
"T. B. Brtdavs. President of the Wash
ington 8tnte Bar Association, Aberdeen.
Wash.: Honorable Milo A. Root, one of
the associate Judges of the Supreme
Court of the State of Washington, has.
of his own motion, today made certain
statements to ail the Judges of said
Court, while in an assembled capacity,
to the effect that his integrity as a man
and as a Jtid?e has been and Is being
assailed by certain persons who charge
him with having corruptly solicited and
accepted money to influence his decisions
in causes which have been before this
Court.
Judge Root Bprs Investigation.
The ' charges, attributing to him. as
thev do. conduct of a highly criminal
nature, are such as will seriously Im
. pair his usefulness as a Judge, unless It
shall be ascertained that they are false,
Judxe Root emphatically denies their
truthfulness and asserts that they are
unqualifiedly false. He requests his asso
ciates to take such steps as they deem
proper In the premises. to the end that
the truth may be known.
"It is the desire of all of Judge
Root's associates In this court that
there shall be no delay lr. endeavoring
to discover the truth with reference to
these charges. If Judge Root is guilty
of so grave a crime he should be
promptly brought to punishment, and
if lie Is not guilty he should be speed
ily exonerated and his traducers as
speedily silenced. By way of Initiating
an Investigation Into this matter It is
the request of this court that you as
president of the Washington State Bar
Association shall appoint an appropri
ate, committee composed of members
of that association, who may institute
such preliminary investigation as shall
ultimately lead to a conclusive deter
mination as to whether the charges
are true or false.
Bar Association Takes l"p Case.
"We request that such committee, as
members of the bar of this court and
for the credit of the bench and bar
of the slate, may consent to act In
the premises, and we desire that their
action shall be wholly impartial and
as severe as the necessities of the
truth may require. We suggest that
the committee shall recommend such
criminal prosecutions and disbarment
proceedings as in their Judgment the
facts which they may discover shall
demand. In behalf of and with the
concurrence of the entire court I have
addressed this communication to you.
and I have the honor to be. yours very
truly. MI RAM K. 1IAPLKY,
"Chief Justice."
Begins Inquiry at Once.
President Bridges here today, after
consulting with Judge Hadley, an
nounced the membership of the com
mittee as given. He will at once
communicate with the members of the
committee, urging a meeting at the
earliest time and at a place most
convenient to the members. The mem
bers of the Supremo Court are much
aroused and will demand the Investi
gation be searching and complete. The
bar committee cannot do more than
Investigate and then report its find
ings to prosecuting officers or the
courts for final action.
Judge Gordon, formerly of the State
Supreme Court, was charged recently
of being short $50,000 In his accounts
with the Northern Pacific, for which
company he served as counsel for
many years. Although Gordon denied
the story. Northern Pacific officials
asserted It was true, but said' no
prosecution would follow, as Gordon
had turned over much property in or
der to make good the amount due the
company.
ERICKS0NS PLEAD TUESDAY
i'alher and Son Accused of Selling
Liquor at Clackamas Tavern.
OREGON CITT. Or, Nov. 7. (Spe
cial.) The grand Jury, which has been
in session since last Wednesday, this
afternoon returns indictments against
John Wallace, charged with burglary:
John M. Itottenstein. on two charges
of forgery: Math JancigaJ. who will be
tried next week on a charge of mur
' tier, and August Krickson and his son
Arthur Krickson. who are accused of
selling "liquor at Clackamas Tavern
without a license.
Itottenstein pleaded guilty to one
count and was given a minimum sen
tence of two years in the penitentiary.
Wallace, who is an old offender, and
who was charged with stealing a watch
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from a Clackamas Station farmer, en
tered a plea of guilty and was sen
tenced to serve three years. Both men
were taken to Salem tonight by Sheriff
Beatie.
The Kricksons were arraigned this
afternoon and given until Tuesday to
plead Joncigaj will plead next Mon
day. He has no hope of escaping the
gallows for the murder of 16-year-old
Mary Smrekar last Summer.
HUNTING FOR LOST FARMER
Whole Molalla Country Searching
for Louis Warner.
OREGON" CITT. Or.. Nov, 7. (Spe
cial.! l.ouis Warner, a farmer who for
the last two years has been living about
12 miles from Molalla Corners. Is
missing, and nearly every man in that
section of the country is in search of
him.
Warner went out yesterday morning
to salt his cattle, about four miles from
his home, and he failed to return. The
hoof prints of his horse were tracked a
portion of the distance, when they were
lost. The country is very wild, and It
is feared that Warner met with an ac
cident. He has been living with his
granddaughter.
He has a son that was formerly a
member of the Portland police force,
and who spent a year at Molalla, but
returned to Portland last Spring.
WEDS MAN HUSBAND SUED
Divorcee Now Wife of Defendant In
$50,000 Suit.
SEATTL.E. Wash.. Nov. 7. (Special.)
Charlotte Milham. formerly Mrs.
John Gass. of this city, and J. C. Don
nelly, of the Donnelly Hotel and one
of the wealthiest men in Tacoma. were
married in New York last week and
are now on their way to Europe. Mrs.
Gass was the plaintiff in a sensational
divorce suit last April. Donnelly was
also prominent throughout the case by
reason of the fact that Gass sued him
for ir.o.oou for animating his wife's af
fections,
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LANE SHOWS FISE FRUIT
SPLENDID EXHIBIT AT FAIR AT
SPRINGFIELD.
Food Commissioner Bailey Praises
Baldwin and Northern Spies as
Best He Has Ever Seen.
EUGENE. Or.. Nov. 7. (Special.) The
Farmers' Institute and FVir, held at
Springfield, Friday and Saturday of last
week under the auspices of the Spring
field Grange, was probably the best farm
ers' meeting ever held In this part of
Oregon. Some of the mos.t eminent
speakers in the state took part in the pro
gramme, and the exhibits of arm pro
ducts and handiwork proved a source of
information to many who felt they knew
quite well the possibilities of the farms
of this section. ,
The principal speakers on Friday were:
President Campbell of the University of
Oregon, and J. W. BaHey. state Food and
Dairy Commissioner. In the evening Pro
fessor Joseph Schafer, of the University
of Oregon, spoke on Oregon history
Saturday afternoon's programme opened
with the baby- show in which there were
22 entries. The daughter of Mrs. D. W.
Root, of Springfield, received the blue
ribbon. The speakers for the afternoon
were: Professor Lewis, of the Oregon
Agricultural College. State School Super
intendent J- H. Ackerman and J. W.
Builey. In the evening Professor H. C.
Howe, of the University of Oregon, gave
an illustarted lecture on the "Art of,
Millet."
The exhibit of art and handicraft work
showed many articles of merit, among
them being paintings, photographs, fur
niture, quilts, needlework of many kinds
and curios and relics. Among the latter
were many articles brought across the
plains 'by Oregon-" pioneers, or by for
eigners from their native lands, and a
nunrbcr of relics of the Civil War and
Spanish rs.
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most remarkable feature - of the
fair wa8
the exhibit L apples, which,
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was quite the best ever made in this,
county. The exhibit was in charge of
Secretary Holt of the Lane County Fruit
and Vegetable Association and County
Fruit Inspector Beebe. Special ' exhibits
were shown from the orchards of Colonel
C. J. Dodd, Inspector Beebe. Henry Wiley
and- W. G. Mackelheny. Of the appls
exhibit State Food and Dairy Commis
sioner Bailey said:
"This was a remarkable exhibit In many
respects. I have seen the best apple
shows from Hood Biver and Southern
Oregon and I have seen what was pro
nounced the best exhibits of apples in
the Eastern states, and I am sure I have
never seen anywhere or at any time as
fine Baldwins, or Northern Spies as were
on exhibit here today. And I never have
seen better S'pltzenbergs than these, and
I don't believe they grow anywhere,"
After the show was over the finest boxes
of apples were sold at tl a box.
RODGERS IS RENOMINATED
Mayor of Salem Requested by Peo
ple to Retain Office.
SALEM, Or.. Nov.
city primary election
7. (Special.) The
today resulted in
the renomination of George F. Rodgers
for Mavor, though his name was iioi
printed on the ballot. W. A. Moores for
Citv Recorder, W. D. Gibson for Chief
of Police and Frank Meredith for Treas
urer' were also renominated.
For Councilmen the following were
nominated: First ward, Fred Waters:
Second ward. A. JT. Gilbert; Third ward,
Gideon Stolz; Fourth ward, E. J. Sauter;
Fifth ward, W. W. Hill: Sixth "ward, I.
Greenbaum; Seventh ward, H. S. Ratchff.
Hard Fight to Secure License.
OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 7. (Spe-
ial ) Failing to produce the necessary
bond the petition of Williams & Will
iams for a license to establish a saloon
and retail liquor store at Macksburg
has been continued until the December
term of the County Court. It is stated
by one of the brothers that they expect
to abandon their attempt to obtain a li
cense but this assertion will not stop
the opponents of the movement from
IH-e!nniing a remonstrance when court
meets in December.
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Harold Kewromh.
This young gentleman is a full
fledged lens grinder, and has worked
up to his present position from an er
rand boy. He is a young man of abil-
ity ana -energy "
nlpntv of openings not t 20 years
or age. lie can sunu z i
most difficult and complicated lens,
and has entire supervision of the lens
erinding department' of Staples the
Jeweler.
Kills EwlDB.
An Oregon-born boy, a fine and fin
ished watchmaker, began as an appren
tice in Staples the Jeweler's clock re
pair shop, and has kept climbing up
until he is one of Staples' trusted
watchmakers, capable, and drawing a
good salary, has a family and his own
home. A good workman and a splen
did citizen. He began at the bottom.
Carl Oreve.
Nearly every one entering the store
of Staples the Jeweler thinks this
young man is Mr. Staples' son. Many
call him Staples. He is in full charge
of the store from opening to shutting
tlrr-e. If you come In contact with .him
you will at once realize his worth, in
tegrity and ability. Born at La Center,
Washington, came to Portland 6 years
ago, worked his way through high
school and finally landed with Staples
the Jeweler. Married and owns his
own home. Do you wonder that Staples
the Jeweler succeeds with such a bunch
of young men, and these are only 3 out
of 12 of his workmen. Now, young
man, get in with some good, reliable,
live house that does business on the
square, that treats Its men and the
general public right. Get In, we say, if
vou have to start at the bottom re
gardless of "pay. You will surely get
what you are worth in a short time.
HARTMAN &
THOMPSON
BANKERS
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
solicit small
check accounts
and offer every
convenience to
depositors, re
gardless of the
amount deposited
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LEMAIRE
OPERA GLASSES
LEMAIRE
Field Glasses
BEST IN THE WORLD
Used in the Army and Navy
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THE BENJAMIN name is the
best assurance possible that
the style of these suits is right
The picture shows it, too the grace
of line and beauty of cut that are
characteristic of the work of Alfred
Benjamin & Co., the greatest tail
ors in New York, and the men
whofashioned the garments for
our Style Show. 9 But our picture,
well as it shows the style, can give
you no idea of the colors, richer
and handsomer this season than
ever before. 9 Russet, seal and a
deep prune are among the brown
shades; marine and tyrian blue,
myrtle green with a faint magenta
stripe, castor gray, olive and a
dozen more in the most approved
patterns. 9 One of them sure to
be becoming to you. CI Come in
and see them. 9 The prices are
always right. ' :. .
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ened in little ways you can't see ; hemlock instead of
oak tanned soles; composition instead of leather heels;
pieced counters instead of good solid sole , leather.
. We're strong for Selz Royal Blue Shoe because
we don't have to watch that sort of thing; they're
honest leather all through. Fall styles are here.
Selz Royal Blue Shoe $3.50, $4, $5
Morrison Street
Opp. Postof f ice
Selz Shoes
are honestly
made of leather
You'll find
lots of shoes
made now-a-days
that
are cheap
Seventh and Washington