THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX. PORTLAND, DECEMBER 31, 1911.
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CENTRAL WEST 111
STOHS EMBRACE
From Texas "Panhandle" to
TotecJo Blizzard Rages,
States Deep in Drifts.
WEATHER IS BITTER COLD
Train Service BfIukii Kausas Cllj
a ad Denver and Through South
west Is at Standstills Stock
Not S of ferine-
KANSAS CITT. Mo, Dec. JO. The
Central H'eit tonight I In the grip of
lb hardest (now norm and th coldest
weather of the Winter..
The local weather bureau report
that enow l falling from the Texas
"panhandle" to Toledo, O. Nebraska,
the Dakota. Missouri. Oklahoma and
Kaneao are experiencing heavy falla of
enow. Temperatures tonight In the af
fected dletrlct hovered above the aero
mark with prospects of going much
lower.
Jdany train were delayed br the
torn.. The Union pacific Railroad has
not been able to bring a train through
from Denver to Kansas City since
o'clock yesterday morning. Near Frills.
Kan, where I'nlon I"aciflc pasaenaer
train No. 104 from Denver la stalled,
railroad officials say the enow Is from
four to 10 feet deep In drifts, and that
the snow Is still falling
All trains over the Santa Fe road
from the West are from one to five
hours late aa are Rock Island trains
from Texas and Southwestern Kansas.
LJvestork on Western Kanea ranches
Is not suffering aa most of It had been
shipped from the ranges before the
storm began and before the shortage
of grass.
HOUSE TO CURTAIL TAFT
Fund for Tariff Board and Travel
ing lliprnsn to Be Denied.
WASHINGTON. Dec SO. Democrats
of the House of Representative plan to
ruminate from the next sundry civil
appropriation bill the KIS.OO appro
priation fur the President's tariff board,
trie 7S.i"i' appropriation for th econ
omy commission and the f 2S.000 appro
priation for the President's traveling
expanses.
Trie sundry civil bill will be ready for
submission to the House In January
and the Democrats plan to defend the
!-ni.il of the appropriation for the tar.
Iff board on the ground that the prin
ciple of a tariff body under the direct
supervision of the president ts undemo
cratic, tlat the Constitution gives to
the House of Representatives the pow
er of Initiative In revenue legislation
and that a President tally controlled
tariff board practically amount to
usurpation of this power.
As to the President's traveling ex
penses the Democrats feel that the an
nual appropriation of I2S.0OO for that
purpose ts being used against the Dem
ocratic party and they propoee to cut
It off for that reason.
WELL EMITS COLD BLAST
Drill Opens Inexhaustible Supply of
' Air Instead of Water.
UOLDEXDALE. Wash, Dec. SO. Spe
cial. V W. F. Stelner. a farmer residing
In th Carp Lake district, a few miles
north of this cltr. in drilling for ar
tesian water on bta farm met with a
peculiar experience when th drill
struck what was first thought to be an
underground feeder to Carp Lake. The
water not only rose to th surface, but
waa accompanied by a roaring sound
that could be heard sore 60 yards
way.
Latter In the night the water ceased
flowing, and it waa discovered that th
drill had tapped a subterranean air
passage and the air rushing to the sur
face had forced all the water from th
hole, but a cold current of air still con
tinues to escape from the opening, with
sufficient velocity to blow a man a bat
off.
TWO POTATO CROPS DUG
Pacific County Proves Productivity
In Single Season.
RATsIOND. Wash, Dec. 10. (Spe
cial. That a second crop of potatoes
In on season can be successfully raised
In Pacific County waa demonstrated
last week by Mrs. Jane Morris. TJ. who.
aa aa experiment, on August 14 planted
a small gardn spot In potatoes and on
Chrlstmaa day served new potatoes
which sue had planted, cultivated and
partly dug The potatoes were much
larger In stxe than the first potatoes
obtainable on the market in th early
Spring.
Mrs. Morr'a I one of the old pioneers
of pa..flo County and one time owned
th townstt upon which Raymond Is
now located. h I a large holder of
real estate In this locality at th
present time. On Thanksgiving day
Mrs Morris picked from her own yard
strawberries wbirh were of large else.
beautifully colored and of delicious
f'aror.
LOGGING RAILROAD IS PLAN
Crown-Col nmhla Pnlp at Paper Com.
pany to BnIM S-Mlle Track.
ASTORIA. Or.. Dec SO. 8pclaL
leJ ha b-en Issued to E. t Kerga
son. representing the Crown-Coiumola
1'ulp c Paper Company, for rtghta of
sit for a logging railroad from the
company 5iK"-acr timber tract in
the Hear Creek district, a distance of
about three miles, to th waterfront
tract, which ti e company recently pur
chased at SttDita.
It I understood the company will
begin the construction of th railroad
early In the coming Spring and it Is
also considering th advisability of
erecting a pulp mill at tfvensen. In or
der to avoid the expense of towing th
log to th company's plant at Oregon
City.
the busiest In the history of the Ore
gon Supreme Court and at the same
time has resulted In more decisions be
ing handed down than In any prior
year is show-n by a statement prepared
by Supreme Court Clerk Moreland.
There were 261 cases filed In th
year. Of this number. 3 were dla
posed of In written opinions, IS were
dismissed by agreement of the parties
or a total of Sil disposed of. the num
ber filed exceeding the number of caees
disposed of by only ten.
There was a total number of written
opinions reaching 23. or an average of
6s' opinions a Justice. .
In 1S10 there were but SIS cases
filed. 17S of these being disposed of
by written opinions and 10 dismissed
by agreement of th parties, or 45 cases
filed In excees of the number of writ
ten opinions. The total number of
written opinions that year was !2S.
In 1011 there were 191 attorneys ad
mitted to the bar. The fees from attor
neys for the state library fund amount-
MOTHER'S PURSUIT
GAINS CONVICTION
Railroad Policeman, Twice Set
Free, Found Guilty of Kill
ing of Youth.
NEMESIS SPENDS FORTUNE
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R. G. Cole, T. M. C. A. Assistant
Secretary Oradaate of Stan
ferd lalverelty.
R a. Cole, a member of the
mid-year gradiatlng class of
Stanford University, arrived In
Portland yesterday to join the
staff of the Portland Toung Men's
Christian Association as assistant
secretary. Mr. Cole Is a native
of Kansas and. prior to entering
Stanford two years sgo. was a,
student In the Kansas tat Uni
versity. Ills major at Stanford
was economics and social science.
While there he acted aa chairman
of the Bible stody work of the
University Association.
od to SJ310 an4 th fees for filing and
other purposes to be turned Into th
general fund were IS027. or a total of
ll.:J7 In fees collected through th
Supreme Court.
BRIQUETS WILL BE BUDE
CASTLE ROCK COAL MIXE LIKE
LY REOPENED SOON.
YEAR BUSY FOR JUSTICES
XI re go n Supreme Court Establishes
Record for Derisions Given.
SALEM. Or. TVs. 10. ( Special.
That th year Just closing haa been I
Plans Cnder Way Looking T.owrard
Installation of $100,000 Plant In
Old Idleman Coal Property.
CASTLE ROCK. Wash, Dec 10.
(Special.) Something over a year ago
E. N. Oulmette. of New Tork, sent rep
resentatives to this place to get speci
mens from th different ooal prospects
In this vicinity, mlth a view to putting
In a plant for th manufacture of
briquets, a product of pulverised coal
and petroleum, which has been sub
jected to hydraulic pressure, thus giv
ing a splendid fuel In compact form.
Samples were obtained from a num
ber of leada and theae were ehlpped to
aome Eastern point for testing. Now
cornea word that th coal from th old
Castle Kock (Idleman) mine haa been
found highly satisfactory and that it
haa been decided to Install a $300,000
plant in this city for the manufacture
of the briquets. Men hare been at
work for the last few weeks at Inter
vals, pumping out the mine, but
whether the work haa been don for
Mr. Oulmette or C. M. Idleman. former
owner of the property. Is a question.
Mr. Idleman opened up this mine a
number of yenrs ago. but owing to the
active competition of th Northern Pa
cific Kallroad Company, which was
then In the coal business, and th re
fusal of the latter company to furnish
tracking required to ship th coal, the
mine waa shut down, after Mr. Idleman
had sunk a nice fortune In th Ven
tura. Others have sine opened th mine,
but hare always been faced by such a
erles of traneportatton problema that
they also have abandoned the property,
after sinking mor or less money. The
coal from thla mine la of excellent qual
ity, but the property la not easy of ac
cess and marketing the product has
been found so expensive that It has
been hard to enlist capital with which
to lay tracks and get it to market.
Manufactured Into briquets, however.
It will b In such a condensed form
that shipping will not be suon a aerlous
problem. Added to this Is the fact
ih.i tha railroads are not now in the
mil business, but are looking for all
the freight they can obtain, so that It
ts understood thsy are ready to furnish
the new enterprise every accommoda
tion needed.
Thla project will mean th employ
ment of a large number of men and
teams and the disbursement of a large
amount of money here every month, all
of which will be appreciated by th
people of this city and vicinity gener
ally. C. M. Idleman said last night that h'
transferred hie Intereat years ago. He
declined to say anything about tha re
ported reopening of the mine.
Kogoe Valley Gets Biff Snowfall.
GRANTS PS3, Or. Dec 10. (Spe
cial.) Th first real heavy snowfall
of th year covera the Rogue River
Valley tonight. Big flakes began fall
ing In the afternoon when a rain storm
turned Into enow by the prevailing east
wind. Snow haa been failing la the
mountains for several days and In some
places has attained quit a depths
Mining Interests will profit greatly, as
much snow Insures a long run in the
Spring. So far but few placers have
been in operation, owing to a lack of
rain.
Fores Grove "Progressive" Busy.
FOREST GROVE. Or- Dec 10. (Spe
cial.) At a mass meeting of th cltt-
ten this week a "progresaive ticket"
waa nominated which will be voted
upon at th next annual city election,
on January a. A larg majority of th
voter wer present and th best of
feeling prevailed. The following ticket
was selected: Mayor. O. S. Allen:
Councilman for one year. W. F. Schults:
Councllmen for two-year term. Rev. J.
M. Barber. Hut Johnson and John
Wlrtx: Recorder. Marian Markhare;
Treasurer. Robert Wlrte. No other
ticket baa yet been placed In th field.
Daniel Fleming Held to Have Com
mitted Manslaughter by Beating
Tacoma Boy Who Stole Ride
on Top of Train.
REDDING. CaL, Deo. SO. Danlol
Fleming, an employ of th South
ern' Pacific Railroad, waa found guilty
of manslaughter today.- Th Jury had
I been out 12 boura Flaming was ac
cused of th murder of Georg Valuer,
a Tacoma youth, who met deatn on th
roof of a Pullman car near Redding
the night of August IS, 110. Fleming
will be aentanced next Wednesday.
Fleming's trial, which ha consumed
nearly 11 weeks In tha Superior Court
of Shasta County, was brought about
by a mother's Insistence In spite of tre
mendous obstaclea. Handicapped by
the disinterested attitude of the au
thorltlea, she collected bit by ' bit th
evidence that eventually resulted In the
Indictment of Flem.ng after a Coro
ner's Jury's exoneration and his release
on preliminary examination In Pollc
Court.
Mother rilaga to Murder Theory..
Oeorere Valller and Harry Goble, Ta-
. coma youths, were removed from the
I roof of a sleeping car of a passenger
train that drew Into Redding from th
north on the night of August 2S, 1910.
Both were ao badly Injured about in
head that alller died on the way to
th hospital, and Gobi was confined
to his bed for several weeka
Mrs. Valller. of Tacoma. mother of the
dead youth, clung to the ttieory that
her son had been murdered. The body
waa disinterred In Tacoma a month
later and finger prints showed plainly
on tha throat. Then Mrs. Valller, her
slater. Mrs. Bettman. and Harry Goble
came to Redding In October. 110. irj
quest 01 xuriner wviuviii-v.
weeks after th tragedy, suddenly re
gained his memory, which had been
shattered by the injuries he had suf
fered, and recollected that he had seen
a "big man" on top of tha sleeping car,
choking and beating hla comrade. Frank
Cooper, a hotel porter, declared that
ha had seen Flaming on th car when
the train cama Into th Redding yards.
Flaaalas Twice) Releaaed.
Daniel Fleming waa arrested in Oak
land. October 23. 1910. His preliminary
examination resulted in his release on
December T. Mra Valller did not de
spalr. Employing apeclal counsel, she
took th caaa betor th Shaata County
grand Jury. An Indictment charging
-murder vfi returned on February 1 of
thla year. It waa quashed on Febru
ary li. on tha ground that the grand
Jury had been Improperly Influenced
by Mra Valller attorney, ricming.
however, waa again arrested, and on
preliminary examination waa beld for
trial.
Mra. Valller haa expended a fortune
In her determined effort to avenge her
son. and the trial ha cost Shasta
County mora than 140,009.
Fleming waa a Southern Paclflo po
liceman and the Southern Pacific Com
pany has stood by Its former employ
faithfully. It haa unatintingiy met an
demands of counsel for the defense In
the matter of expense.
Th Jury that returned th verdict
today stood eight for conviction and
four for acquittal on th first ballot.
Th verdict of manslaughter Is re
garded as la compromise.
RECALL PETITION IS OUT
Seattle Councllmen Asked to Step
Out br 14,000 Voters.
SEATTLE, Waelu, Dec 30. (Special.)
Recall petition circulated against
Councilman Max Wardall, president of
the City Council, and E. L. Blaine,
chairman of the finance committee, to
day, were filed with City Controller
William J. BothwelL The filings were
made by F. A. Stlrtan, who Is authority
for the atatement that each petition
contains nearly 11.000 names. Both
well will begin checking tha names on
the petitions Tuesday.
Tba petitions are baaed on the vote
eaat at th general election on March
7. 1811. when 43.37s votea were cast.
This makes It necessary for each recall
petition to contain the namea of 10.S70
registered voters, based on the regis
tration of 111.
Similar petitions, containing an in
sufficient number of names on the face
of them, were filed August 17 last, but
were returned to the recall aasoclatlon
without checking. These aame peti
tions are used in th present filing,
with additional names added.
YEAR GOES OUT RIOTOUSLY
San Francisco Chamber Celebrates
Close of Buslnesa Period.
SAN FRAN'CISCO. Dec 30. Merry
makers of the San Francisco Chamber
of Commerce took the Infant lvl2 by
tha forelock In celebrating the advent
of the new year today.
James Rolph. Jr, the "World's Fair
Mayor," and former president of the
Merchants Exchange, waa picked out
aa th particular object of. the Joy
makers' glee. They chased him into a
corner andV pelted him with ampl
beans and flour until he was covered
with white from head to foot.
Then th members divided them
selves Into side and for half an hour
or mor a battle royal waged on tha
floor, with small sample bags of grain
aa th missiles of combat
Special attention was paid to new
hats of the derby kind. Score wer
smashed and many suits of clothes war
minus sleeves and - collars- when th
battle ended.
STRAW VOTE IS SUGGESTED
Ox-ha lis Rector Would Have Ballots
Invited on Death Penalty Question.
CHEHALI9. Wash.. Dee. 30. (To the
Editor.) Will you permit me again to
say a few words regarding this vary,
vary perplexing subject of capital pun
ishment? I am sure that all who have
taken any part in th discussion,
whether for or against It, are earnestly
desirous of reaching aome definite con
clusion as to whether It Is right or
wrong. And thla matter of its right
or wrong la not merely from a legal
standpoint. I think that capital pun
ishment Is a test of the value of our
present civilisation. Tour correspond
ent of December 28. R. C- Martin,
conveys the Ides, to me at least, that ,
opponents of capital punishment ara
necessarily defenders of crime or crim
inals. I do not think that any of us
would charge Jesua with being a de
fender of crime; and yet In the only
case brought befora him where the
death penalty waa the law of the com
munity, he not only saved the woman
but condemned the Judges.
No one deplores the existence of
crime as I do. but somehow I fall to
see where two wrongs make a right.
Murder Is murder, whether committed
on a gallows within a prison wall or In
some dark alley. If you should answer
that society haa a right to demand
protection. I would like to ask first, to
whom do you refer when you say ao
eletyT That term seems to be a very
convenient on and can be used ' for
various en da. It la a cloak that can
be used to cover a multitude of sins
whether political or social. But even if
we succeed in coming to some Intelli
gent understanding as to whom society
refers, there is still another difficulty
that I see. I would like to know who
gave society authority to vest any
body with power to kill.
I hav taken th troubl to ask dif
ferent kinds of people whether they can
truly subscribe to capital punishment
or not and I have not yet found a man
or woman who would. Yet I am told
that society demands it Either these
people do not belong to society or else
th term "society" is a bugaboo. I
would suggeat that you start a census
In the paper, asking all the people of
th Stat of Oregon who are Interested
In this matter to cast their vote for or
against capital punishment, I for ons
-would be very interested to know Just
how many are in favor of It. It might
ba possible to alleviate th criticism
fxow being leveled at th Governor, if
Tt did not entirely Justify his action.
Aa a constant reader and regular
subscriber of The Oregonlan I shall be
glad to find out what you may think
of thla last proposition..
DEN'HAM H. QUINS.
JURY HAS LEWIS CASE
FATE OF MAX CHARGED WITH
KILLING CHILD IX BALAXCE.
GROCER MAY FIX
HIS OWN PRICES
Girl's Death Remarkable In Medical
Annals for Double Breaking
of Her Xeck.
OROVILLE. Cal., Dec. 30. The case
of Arthur Lewis, charged with the mur
der of Helen Rumball. went to the
Jury today, following the concluding
argument by Attorney Benjamin for
tha state and the Instructions by Judga
Gray. -
Th crlm charged to Lewis is the
most gruesome In the history of Butte
County. It cam to light on June 2
of this year, when Mrs. Rumball, step
mother of Helen, who was 13 years old,
and Mra Rumball'a brother Lewis,
summoned a physician, saying that tha
girl waa 111, but on the arrival of the
doctor th girl waa found dead. Her
body waa covered with bruises, her
neck, wrist and ankles showing rops
marks, and an autopsy revealed a dou
ble dislocation of the neck. It waa
brought out In the trlaj that medical
history revealed only thre similar dis
locations, all having been effected by
the application of great force.
Mra. Rumball admitted that she had
bound the girl hand and foot In the
attic and tied her to a post with ropes
placed about her shoulders and under
the arms. The weather waa Intensely
hot and tha attlo waa closed.
The girl was tied at 4:30 o'clock.
Lewis admitted that he went to the
attic at 4:30 o'clock to release the child,
but did not do ao. He aald he found
her at S o'clock huddled on the floor,
dead.
The physician who waa called In testi
fied that the time of the girl's death
corresponded to that of Lewis' visit to
the attic. Mrs. Rumball testified that
she had seen the girl alive twice after
Lewis left the attic. The prosecution
Introduced testimony showing that
Lewis had demonstrated hs ability to
break the neck of a steer In the same
manner that medical experts said the
child' neck was broken.
The motive for the alleged crime put
forth by the state was that the girl
was a step-child and was treated in an
Inhuman manner because she wa re
garded as being In the way. Th de
fense contended that death was self
inflicted, accidentally.
BANK PRESIDENT IS SHOT
(Continued from First Pare.)
Ueved to be the same Implicated in the
bank affair.
Prisoner Re ruses to Talk.
Th man who did the ahootlng re
fuses to give hi nam and every ef
fort Is being mads by Sheriff Urqubart
to fore a confession from him and
as to bis accomplices. He la about
flv feet, eight Inches In height. Is
smooth shaven, about II years of age,
of heavy build and weighs about 110.
Lawrence Barr was on of th city's
leading men. He was 73 yeara of age,
and a native of Massachusetts. He had
lived in Centralia for the past 23 years,
and bad been closely Identified with
the business life of th city during that
time. Ha is survived by hla wife and
on son. Will Barr. of this city. Ha
was one of th bast-known men in this
section of the state.
Will Barr, son of the murdered man,
la on his way to Portland, having left
the city shortly before th ahootlng.
but an effort Is being mad to roach
him by telegraph and notify him of his
father's death.
Coroner Jury Called.
Coroner Charles Stlcklln empaneled
a Jury of prominent business men and
will hold an Inquest tomorrow morn
ing. Th Jury is compossd of a. W.
Richmond, Rv. H. W. Thompson, W. H.
Hodge, W. O. Dunckley. Thomas Craw
ford and William Scales.
An autopsy was held over th body
Immediately after the ahootlng by Drs.
Houda, Dumon, Livingston and Knls-
kern.
Thre shot entered th body; on in
th abdomen, on In th breast and one
through tha hand. Tha wound In tha
abdomen caused death.
Robber Coaceale Identity.
In spite of severe grilling by Deputy
Sheriff Foster, th man accused of th
murder of Lawrence Bar steadfastly
refused to divulge his Identity, saying
that he does not wish his parent to
learn of hla deed. He asserts that be
cam to Centralis from Seattle thla
morning and that he planned th rob
bery of th bank himself, having no
accomplices. He Inquired of th Deputy
Sheriff how long ha would hav to wait
before h was hanged.
The robber wfcen captured was at
tired In two suits of clothes. He Is
confined In the Lewis County Jail,
where he la being guarded by deputiea.
as it is still feared that soma effort
may be made to take him from Jail, so
Intense Is th feeling hero over th
murder.
Retailer Not Bound by Agree
ment With Manufacturer,
Is Court Decision.
FLOUR CASE IS IMPORTANT
Decision at Seattle Far-Reaching
and Touches Pulse of Modern
Business System, Alleged Cause
of Increased Cost In Living. ,
SEATTLE, Wash, Deo. 30. A grocer
may sell flour at any price he pleases.
in spite 01 an agreement with the man
ufacturer or wholesaler to maintain
a fixed price. 1
Th Buperior Court today sustained
th demurrer of C. A. Swanson. a gro
cer, to the suit of th Fisher Flouring
Mills for an Injunction restraining him
from selling at 11.35 a sack flour which
he had agreed to aell for at'least 31.(5.
Swanson demurred that It waa against
puoiio policy to enforce such a con
traot- 1
The defendant alleged that the price
on almost every article aold In a re
tall grocery store la similarly arbi
trarily fixed and that a grocer who ob
Jecta to thla provision finds himself
unable to buy goods n Seattle.
Decision Moat Important.
The decision is far-reaching and
touches the heart of a modern business
system which la said to be responsible
for much of the Increased cost of llv'
Ing, apparent In recent years. Judga
Dykman's decision. In part, is as fol
lows: "This court Is of the opinion that the
decision In th esse at bar must be
controlled by a decision of the United
State Supreme Court in the case of
Dr. Miles Medical Co. vs. John D. Park
A Sons Company, decided April 3. 111.
and reported in 230 TJ. S. 373.
"In this case th complainant (th
medical company) was engaged in th
manufacture of proprietary medicines,
prepared by means of secret methods
and formulas and Identified by distinct
ive labels and trade-marks.
Trade Established Extensive.
"It had established an expensive
trade throughout the United States and
certain foreign countries and by a sys
tem of consignment contracts attempt
ed to fix the gelling price of its product
l;.
" "
Jlllii
A
Happy
New Year
to All
BEN SELLING
as between Itself and Jobbers, Jobbers
and wholesalers, wholesale and re
tailers and retailers and consumers.
"From a careful examination of all
th authorities presented by counsel,
the court Is led to the conclusion that
the oontract between plaintiff and de
fendant is void under th weight of
modern authority."
Rap on Xose Costa $7. BO.
OREGON CITT. Or, Deo. 80. (Spe
cial.) Roy Ott. an employe at one of
the paper mills, was fined 7.50 In Jus
tice of the Peace Samson's court on a
charge of assault and battery. The
complainant. George Scouras. also em
ployed at the mill, deolared that Ott
turned the hose on him, and when he
remonstrated the man struck him on
th nose. Ott admitted having turned
the hose on Scouras. but said he meant
no harm by it. He declared that he
strucJc his fellow-Worker after the man
had cursed him. A plea of guilty waa
entered.
Ship Canal Expense Totals )55 0,000
SEATTLE, Wash.. Dec. SO. Contracts
for excavation of the greater part of
the Lake Washington Ship Canal will
be awarded by the United States Engi
neer's office in Seattle on February 15.
1912. The contracts will call for ex
penditure of 3550.000. The contracts
will cover three sections of the canal.
Between the lock site In Salmon Bay
and the bridge at Fremont comprises
one section; from th Fremont bridge
to Lake Washington covers two seo
tlons. The specifications provide for
the excavation of a canal at the lower
end 100 feet wide and 85 feet deep and
In the upper divisions 75 feet wide and
25 feet in depth.
KnTnrvn nnnpiii'Tinrn"
MDKUn D UUUDII1 flHtU
SCAXDAL OF COLOXEJYS WED
DTXO BLOW TO RELATIVE.
Humble Member of Famous Million
aire Family Changes Xame la
Order to Avoid Prejudice.
NEW TORK, Deo. 30. (Special.)
Charles Frederick Astor, cousin of
John Jacob Astor, sits cold and Jobless
today In his first-floor back, at 209
East Ninety-fifth street, with his 37-year-old
son, William, and his wife.
William could get work if it were not
for the fact that his wooden leg was
worn out a few weeks ago and ha can
not get around without it.
Th scandal over the marriage of
John Jacob Astor and Madeleine Fore
caused the present poverty-stricken
condition of Charles Frederick Astor.
Charles Frederick, before the wedding,
had a good position, but when h ad
mitted that he was a cousin of the rlchi
man he waa discharged.
"Sometimes I have even changed my
name and gone as Charles Fredericks,
Just so there would not be any preju
dice against me." said Charlea Fred
erick. Coal 36 up. Kfllefsen Fuel Co. "
To the People of Oregon and the Old Depositors of
The OregonTrust and Savings Bank
Myself and wife have been reading the Portland newspapers and we have also heard
from friends and other depositors who have sent ns clippings regarding the recent
attacks and charges against Mr. Louis J. Wilde and we want to say in the interest of
fair play that the statements we have read are false and it is a shame that the depositors
of Oregon themselves do not take a hand in the matter and go after the right fellows
who wasted their money and whom they trusted. Myself and wife had $10,000 on deposit
in the bank when it failed and it would have ruined us to have lost it, and there was no
show for us or any other depositor to get even 10c on the dollar had it not been for
the efforts of Mr. Wilde in making the sacrifices he did and getting his friends to
reorganize the old bank affairs and provide a way for everyone to get their money.
I was a member of the depositors' committee and in Portland at the time and am
thoroughly familiar with the affairs and I had my choice of taking notes, telephone
bonds or the money if I wanted it; some of my friends took telephone bonds and imme
diately sold them while there was a market, getting a very good price, 75c to 80c on the
dollar; others took notes and some took bank stock, but those who insisted and waited
received most of theirs in cash and all of the depositors have been paid in full, and no
one would have lost a dollar if he had not sold out to brokers, scalpers or insiders in the
bank, Mr. Wilde having made arrangements satisfactory to and accepted by the court
and it was with the understanding that every depositor was to get his money back in
full that Mr. Wilde and his friends turned over to tKe bank all of the Telephone Com
pany's certificates of deposit and took bank stock, for same, giving the depositors the
preferred end of the deal, expecting, of course,' that his friends would realize on their
bank stock at some future date bat the Telephone Company lost everything, as their
bonds had not been paid for, but were used by the bank just the same in paying off its
debts and we think it is a most ungrateful and unkind act at this late date to begin
the persecution and attempt to throw the responsibiliy on him who has done so much
for all the depositors and all of us, and who was positively the only means and the only
support the depositors had at the time of the failure. The depositors are being badly
fooled by those real fakers who abused their confidence and who afterwards got the
depositors to sell out their claims at small prices so'.that they, the insiders, could reap
the benefits of the work accomplished by Mr. Wilde. I don't know what kind of a
country you have out there, but this is not right and I believe the truth should be told
the people and by the depositors who know the facts and it is crazy law to turn loose tha
officers of the German-American Bank who wound up the affairs in such a loose, waste;
ful manner and because they came out short in the end, had to all run and hide and try
and place the blame on some man out of the state four years after the bank failure. The
whole thing (to those who know the truth" and who know all of the men) is just one big
swindle and plot to hurt Mr. Wilde and get out of their own mess and a hungry, heart
less lawyer trying to collect' mgney from Mr. Wilde, so that the insiders may have a little
more to divide and they have tried to accomplish this by grandstand plays to the old
depositors and the citizens of Portland.- This kind of business should not be allowed. If
the depositors and the people only knew what we do, the true facts, they would go
after those fellows who are trying to ruin and injure Mr. Wilde's reputation, and they
should soon show who broke the bank and who afterwards beat the depositors, and the
depositors should learn the truth and help Mr. Wilde, for they owe him for all they got,
and I, for one, am grateful enough that I will never forget all he did for us. It is a
disgrace and a shame if you are not outspoken and if you can not fight for him as he
fought for us. .
State of New York) '
County of New York) ,
Subscribed to before me this 9th day of
December, 191L
AMEEN A. SHLBLEY, '
Notary Public, N. Y. Co., 140.
Yours very truly,
GEO. JABOUS,
JULIA JABOUE,
One of the Depositors.
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