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THE SUNDAY OREGOXTAN. PORTLAND. .AUGUST 18. 1912, WALDO TO TAKE UP INQUIRY INTO GRAFT Police Commissioner Deter mines Upon Thorough "Housecleaning." HAYES MAY BREAK SILENCE Inspector Reduced to Captain May Make Important Disclosures. Becker's Bank Account Now Found to Bo $83,000. Kt-tv TftlK. Auor. 17. Thoroughly aroused by the charges of police graft, fniinwinr imon the disorderly-house raids made by the District Attorney's office. Police Commissioner Waldo, it was said tonight, plans a public In- . - vestigation or his own. T .v, n.uh rMnAlftio T TTaves. lUClUCI 1 I. It WW. .It... .... " the Police Inspector, whom he reduced ui:,r:iv tn thff ra.nk of Captain as a sequence of his alleged failure to sup- . , wi JI..l.t press disorderly nouses in ni umiuv. three other inspectors will be placed on trial next week by the Commis sioner, it was said, and asked to ex plain the existence of disorderly places in their districts. These trials will be the vehicle of the Commissioner's pro posed Investigation to unearth every thread of evidence bearing upon gen eral police graft, both from gambling and disorderly houses. Inspector . Relied Vpon. T-Mii tfea raUt -An dlsnrderlv resorts n A i,.i Thnrwiiiv n 1 ir h t bv As sistant District Attorney Smith, -Com missioner WaMo, accoraing to ma ianA nA ennfirience that his in spectors were doing their duty and that the alleged graft aia uoi reou 1. 1 . V. T lai.ravtant RprllT &C- eused of Instigating the murder of Herman Rosenthal. The Becker charges, he thought, were accounts ior the District Attorney. Tivinir now that he has had "the wool pulled over his eyes," Mr. Waldo is thoroughly oeterminea 10 phi ..n..i.oninv wh(r evidence of i ii, i. hrniirhi tn llirht will be available to the District Attorney for the purposes of Indictment. Bayea May Hake Disclosures. It was reported today that Hayes ,.n4i tn w District Attorney nn.iM.n An ih. latt.r'ii rpturn Mon- Li.- hi. w.av.atid rest, and of- per to make some sensational dis closures. Inspector Hayes, wnose name nontinned In the stories told to (District Attorney Whitman by "Brid- Igle Webber, comessea accoraput- ju the Kosentnai murocr, cuum ni " found today for verification of the re- poTt- . kThe record or roiice ueuinwni r"s bank deposits has reached J83.000. , i,.- ..nnt f xaooo and 15000. re spectively, were furnished today to the District Attorneys omco FT l. .V... h,lnir ha last tO rftDOTt u&DKa! i'"-J" L.. .v.. inatittiiinnK within the city In which the police leutenant placed money in tne last eism r iuhc muuvo. Efforts to trace accounts in imw -of-town banks are being continued. House Xot la "Vice Trust" Raided. td onrrtini? to evidence ob- l-1 a k J tha nrnsArutor's office, main- haloed a surveillance over disorderly (houses which attemptea to no oumnwa without paying protection. iti's to this evidence Becker raided one place which naa Deen oa uj " UmaUer protected "vice trusts" to an independent, woo laiieu i (across." .... , Sam Schepps, the material witness in the Rosenthal case, may be Joined on his trip to New York by District Attor ney Whitman at Albany tomorrow l i THa nrnsprutor Is Willi a 13 cuuiuiub- r family in Manchester. Vt, and it was (rumored tonight that Schepps' trip from hi., Cn.lncr, Ark in custody of Assist- tnt District Attorney Rubin, was de cayed at Buriaio tnat air. un...-u Imlght see him before be reaches New York. attempting to sell a safe to the Bank of Woodburn, produced a draft for 30 which he desired cashed. Owing to the information received that he had worked this game in other places and that the Norrls Safe and Lock Com pany ' disclaimed any affiliation with him, the matter was promptly reported to the authorities and he was taken into custody. Magoon is a man of about 80 years and Is more or less acquainted in this city, having been in the piano business as agent for a piano company. E. E. Dawson, manager of the W. J. Burns Detective Agency in Portland, who brought Magoon back to Portland yesterday, had been trying to catch him for some time. tl "He's been at the game a long while, said Lawson last night. "I have been keeping close track of him. and the bank had been warned that he was traveling in tlieir direction, but that they were not to arrest him without previously informing headquarters. When Magoon went in before the i i A trot m. alzht draft 1UIIV1ICUU MVU, Dw- u cashed, the manager asked him to come again after luncheon. in me mean time I was advised of the situation and told them to have Magoon arrested at once, and went down to see him. He first attempted to pass forged checks to the value of 60 at the Co lumbia County Bank at St. Helens, and then proceeded to do the same at Grant's Pans and Dallas. His full name is Byron George Magoon. He Is 60 years of age, and formerly was em ployed by various piano companies and by the Xorris Safe and Lock Com pany." NEW J OB FOR A WEST MAN HOW THE BLVE-SKY MW IS TO MAKE THIXGS PLEASAXT. SOMERS BACKS NEW ROAD Another Railway Project Voiced at Mrrtle Point Meeting. irsTJTTTirT.'r nr. A nor. 17. fSoe- Liai Another railroad nroiect for Coos county has been made public and was L....nA in fho nxnnle of Myrtle Point at a recent meeting held in that city. J. H. Somers, who formerly promoted an electric line here, and a Mr. Lee, are among the promoters. The plan is to build a railroad from Grants Pass to Bandon and from that l-lty down the coast into uurry uoumy Ito Port Orford. It Is understood that I i - lrh nannnn man hftTK become P " financially interested in tne movement tto promote the road, ine route cnosen L XfvrtU Tn1nt anri Coauille. pt was stated to the Myrtle Point peo- Ipla that it me muw ww wuaubu tn take in that city It would cost I,iA nnn .ililnnal The nromoters fwere willing to make the change if JMyrtle Point wouia guarantee u,uuu. 20 per cent oi wnicn w w ue jjwu La. i. - rnnnrt(l that the Mvrtle U W U. . J . point people will not taae up tne prop asltion. FIRE DESTROYS BOX PLANT Ixss to Mill In Vancouver, Wash., Is $5000, Xo Insurance. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. 17. (Spe clsi) Fire, starting in sawdust in the Clark County Box & Lumber Company's mill, on Fourteenth street, today de stroyed the plant and caused a, total loss of about $5000. with no insurance. The fire was discovered by Cv w. Sto rey. one of the owners, when returning to the plant after lunch. He rushed into the office to secure the company's hooks and when he returned found it almost Impossible to escape, but be fought his way through the smoke. A workman in the building escaped through a window. The property was owned ty George D. Dubois and O. W. Storey, and the slant had been in operation less than a year. It is probable that the plant will be rebuilt. The macninery is a total loss, also. BAD CHECK ARTIST CAUGHT B. G. Magoon, of Portland, Wanted by Banks, Arrested at Woodburn WOODBURN, Or, Aug. 17. (Special) B. G. Magoon. of Portland, represent ing himself to be In the employ of the Norrls Safe and Lock Company of Port land, was arrested here today oy con stable Amos Beach, on information sent out by the State Bankers Association, charged with having uttered worthless drafts. Magoon came here today and after Ample Appropriation for a Commis sioner, Traveling Expenses and Other' Xice Things. SALEM, Or., Aug. 17. (To the Edi tor.) There appeared in the Sunday Oregon Statesman under date of July 28. an article purporting to be an in terview from Mr. C D. Babcock. cor poration clerk in the Secretary of State's office, in which he attempted to answer the arguments of the Anti Commission League against the blue sky law, which is to be voted on by the people in the coming election. This article did not answer the argument of the Anti-Commission League but was a personal attack on myself. Answering this attack I will not at tempt to boast of such a valuable repu tation and standing In the community as some of the appointed subordinate officers employed by the State of Ore gon enjoy, so will not argue this ques tion. But let us see what reason Mr. Babcock has for feeling such a deep interest In getting this law passed. Mr. Babcock, at the time Mr. West ran for the 'office of Governor, was running a country newspaper at Stayton, Or. (supposed to be Republican politically), and wrote some very stinging argu ments against Mr. Bowerman, the Re publican canaiaate ior uuvcmui, I i xt wl the Democratic candidate. Copies of this paper were mailed Droaacasi over mo muio. ii- . ... .lat.H - jiisn the late Mr. HCBl -' ' ... .u.t. Kn.-rAtiirv of State DUU3UU " and died shortly after his election. Mr. West appointed his successor ana iiot Mr. Babcock was appointed to the posi tion he now noias. mk. v.1....V hill nraates the OffiCO 1UO w--. of corporation commissioner and it would be reasonaDie vj upp Ml - 1 B,iu f..l frlondlv toward VVOSl. I""'" ow. j - 7- Mr. Babcock and reappoint him to the new position. Mr. Babcock's salary is ifiAA n.r annum: the blue-8kv bill carries a salary of $3000 per annum, an Increase or sizuu over me pic-out o.- ary. The appointment win euirciiu Mr. Babcock in office, if appointed, un til January. 1917, four years, at an ad vance of 1200 per year, mow me a person that would not feel deeply in terested in getting an inwi-coo i .iv in salary. Mr. Babcock has been la boring very industriously to get this k;h hrn-. th noonle. travelln&r over the state at the expense of the taxpay ers paying his notei ana rnunimi log out of state money, which we must con cede to be correct, inasmuch as Mr. Babcock would not do this if it were not proper to lobby at the expense of the taxpayers. Another very hair-splitting argument of Mr. Babcock's is that this bill does not provide an appropriation for main . i i . .npnnraHnn commissioner's imuiU5 wm - office, but it gives a limitation of ex pense of 25.000 for tne lirst year ana 120,000 thereafter. His statement that this bill gives a straight limit of ex pense of $20,000 is absolutely incorrect, as you will see from reading over the bill. Of course only a small amount of this money is tu be used, but the fram ers of this bill must have had some idea of spending more money, ior ine .v,. ,ha limitation for the first rtBBUU ww year Is made $25,000 and 120,000 a year thereafter. Tne taxpayers anuw w .i .. h-ua an am.rnr.ria.tlon or a so- WUOU 0 r i- - - - called limitation of expense that we always have a large surplus ien i mo u. .1., aro-iiA that the exDense Of this office wouia te appruiim.ioij 1 n na.i annum nun nn.3 luiu uic f l.UUV personally since this interview tnat .1.1- - I -toL-a In mRkilltr UD lht Una w tt.a a. - bill allowing the limitation to be bo high. If it 18 a nrusiane, an ue i i uA.ai v rrrTfirt pa hp f ore the bill Lit IH B11UU1U U- becomes a law. The present expense of this office is about I4tuu per annum and could be maintained at this cost if i- . firaatlTlff a naw OIUC6 I L wciv nui w. . ' ' for some politician to aoia uuwu .i The bill also provides that $10,000 .u.ii v. h.M Inturt at all times in 91ia.ll uo " ' - - charge of the commissioner. Why hold such a large sum wnen it nui ueeuou .u .,nanaaa whlrh Mr. BabCOCk iui mo . states in his argument are going to be so small. -Another nice feature of the bill is . . . .w. .AmmianlniiAr would hftVfi t TB.V- Liiai mo " , . . i n .1.1 1, inn t r hlft ha trv. eiing eipeun i u " . , " The only aaaitiouai rovcuuo mn bill carries with it wouia oe a iinu5 fee and inasmuch as there are 9000 corporations in the etate this would mean an increase ot sis.uuu per o.uu uiu. ti, ..mainHsr nf t h recelDts from corporation fees is now being paid IULU IUO Dwo j therefore, not be an additional revenue. o. i ba . v. a nn I r flrfl ana oiiicq i3U IUUS - i.r. or. rt naw offices and ex penses to be met by the taxpayer ana .i will eiiHmlt to it. iUSt SO mo in-.o " - long you can rest assured that your taxes will increase ana dovuiuo uiuto unbearable as time goes on. HOMER H. SMITH. GERMANY F0R AUTONOMY aneirin.Hnn?arT Supported in Turkey Dismemberment Plan. BiTOTTW aiio- 17 The Herman aov iJliVAJi.'l AMD. . v.aa aiiirnad itself completely with Austria-Hungary in regard to the project of count ieopoio. von cm un told, the Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister, to gain autonomy for all the European provinces of Turkey. The Foreign Office here has informed Count Berchtold of its readiness to sup- . . , : . . J 11 port nis proposals aipmuiutuj. English Swimmer Is Victor. LONDON, Aug. 17. J. H. Taylor, an English swimmer, won today the long distance amateur swimming champion ship of England and the Thames. He swam 5 miles and 60 yards in 1 hour, 5 minutes, I 2-5 seconds. NAPP1N IS SORRY Mrs. Brown's Accuser Would Withdraw Charges. COURT WILL NOT PERMIT Old Man Insists, However, There Will Be So Reconciliation, for He Is Thinking Already of Another Flame. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 17. David Nappln, the 70-year-old farmer from Farming-ton, 111, who charged Mrs. Alice Brown with wheedling $17,000 from him under promise of marriage, withdrew his complaint against her in Police Court today. Mrs. Brown was arrested several days at,o in Port land, Or. Judge Shortali rerusea to allow the withdrawal. I think this court is beii.tr trifled with," he said, and put the case over until Wednesday for further hearing. After the ruling Nappin again vis ited Mrs. Brown in her cell in the city Jail and mingled his tears with hers. Last night he sent her roses, but in sisted that there would be no reconciliation. Say, but ain't she a stunner?" he asked the newspaper men. "I feel sorry for that girl, but I wouldn't nave her If sh0 was made of pure gold. Don't get It into your head that I still love her. I'm going to dine tonight with the finest-looking blonde you ever saw. 'She's good-looking and you ougnt to hear her play the piano!" $5000 ELECTRIC CAR BURNS Trolley Vehicle Destroyed While Motorman Sleeps Nearby. VANCOUVER. Wash- Aug. 17. (Spe cial.) While the motorman and con ductor were sleeping in a depot not oo feet away this morning, a $5000 passen ger trolley oar, the property of the Washington-Oregon Corporation, was burning on the tracks at Sifton, and so far had the blaze progressed that nothing could be saved. The car is insured for its approximate value.-' The current was turned off the car before 1 o'clock last night,, after the last . run. The night was stormy and it is possible that lightning had some thing to do with the fire. Some think that ft may have been set, but this does not seem plausible, as residents all through that part of the country wel come the coming of the electric line and many communities are raising bo nuses to offer the company. An investigation into the probable cause of the fire Is being made by the company. , SUFFRAGE MAKING GAINS Hungarian Government Proposes to Enfranchise 80,000 Women. BUDAPEST, Hungary, Aug. 17. Wo man suffrage is making rapid strides In Hungary, as the government, it is semi officially reported, intends to introduce a bill into Parliament for the en franchisement of 80,000 women. These are to include owners of prop erty, proprietors of businesses and holders of the title oi doctor. Canadian Operators Get Advance. MONTREAL, Aug. 17. Nearly 800 telegraph operators of the Canadian Pacific service will receive fo a montn increase in wages, dating from July 1 last, under an agreement signed last night by the railway telegraph officials and the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America. A Central Bank within ready reach from all carlines and in the heart of the business dis trict is . a positive convenience. We are most cen tral, will appreciate your patronage and in return for which offer every facility and courtesy con sistent with con servative banking. MERCHANTS SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY Sixth and Washington Sts. Open Saturday Evenings, 6 to 8. Clergyman's ton Had Tuberculosis Now Well rvmeniTnntinn i ft flfttterlDc disease and the sufferer U filled with bright hopes of improvement. JaJ. it dv ue own arcau then t&kn Eckman'i Alteratrre. because It is effective In Tuberculosis. No one need doubt It there is plentv of evi dence from live witnesses. Investigate the folio wins: . Amenla. N. T. "Gentlemen: Prior to Feb.. 1908. I was suffering with La Grippe, which developed intn Tiih'raulosls- Mv physician rave me one month to live. My father, who is a clergyman, nearai or penman niuuuv, and Induced me to take it. The night sweats and chills disappeared, my cough became easier and gradually diminished. I am now in perfect health, back to 1SS lbs. I feel certain that I owe my life to Eckman'i Alterative. - sia.rii E. H. COWX.ES. "Rentlemen: I cannot find words to ex. press my appreciation of what your rem edy nas oona ior my (Signed) REV. J. J. COWXBS. pjttnr Preshvterlan Church Eckman's Alterative is effective In Bron chitis. Asthma, Hay Fever; Throat and t .i Tmuhies. and in unbulldlnc the sys tem. Does not contain poisons, opiates or hablt-iormtng drugs, ror saie or mi Drug Co. and other leading druggists. Ask for booklet telling of recoveries and write to Eekraan Laboratory, Philadelphia, Pa- for additional evidence. rc - - H S I I PrincipalPortland Agents TheLadies Home Journal Pat terns, All The Lat est Styles in All Sizes at 10 Cents and 15 Cents Each The Most in Value, The Best in Quality Mail Orders Care fully and Promptly Pilled-Express Prepaid on Pur chases of $5.00 or Over Within 100 Miles of Portland Am End of AniOTst Sale Tlfoat Offers Bis: Value Small Profits, Increased Sales, More Store Friends This is our Slogan We've pre pared a great list of timely special values and we invite you to come and enjoy to the fullest extent this great money-saving event. We want to add to our list of store friends. Here's a very effective way of doing so. We propose to demonstrate to you the fact that by buying here you will get not only value for value received, but better values for the same money and as good values for less money than you 11 get outside of this store. Interesting Skirt Hews for You An opportunity to purchase fine Panamas and Voile Skirts, regular values to ttO QQ $9.50, at only ty&.ZfO This sale is timely, coming as it does when every woman finds great use for an extra skirt or two to see her through .the season with satisfaction, and you will find them to your liking. Handsome mod els of good grade panama, voile, etc., shown in good desirable styles and finished in a. superior manner. Skirts that seU regularly to $9.50, d0 QO specially priced for tomorrow ...P--' A great special price sale of Women's Tailored Waists, neatly made of good materials and AC. sell regularly at $1.25 and $1.50 each &u. A wonderful line of Women's Tailored Waists pur chased direct from the maker. We consider him the best waist maker in the world. They are finely tai lored of good quality percale, linene, madras, etc, and shown in plain effect or with neat tucked and embroidered fronts. Good serviceable garments that sell regularly to $1.50. Special 95 C tomorrow at only, Big Embroidery Clean-Up Regular Values to $1 a Yard at 25o For this sale we have collected a very large line of Fine Embroideries of cambric, swiss and nainsook, shown in a profusion of pretty new patterns. The lot includes 18-inch Corset Cover Embroidery, 18 inch Flouncing, 27-inch Flouncing, 45-inch Flouncing and 24-inch Allover Embroidery. All are regular values to $1.00 a yard. Your choice 25 C tomorrow at only ' " An Out-of-the-Ordinary Lace Bargain Thousands of yards of Pretty Val Insertion, shown in widths from Y2 to V2 inches and selling 1 regularly at 7c to 15c yard, your choice, yard This is without doubt the greatest Lace bargain we have ever announced. We have about six thousand yards of neat Val. Insertions that have no edges to match that are offered to you at the ridiculously low price of one cent a yard. They come in pretty pat terns in widths from y2 to V2 inches wide and sell regularly at 7c to 15c a yard. You have choice to morrow at 1 a Yard. Great Special Sale of Corset Covers, Drawers and Brassieres at 39 Cents Made of excellent quality material and neatly finished with lace and embroidery. 33 Z Regular 65c, 75c and 85c values, sale price each . We are showing a very large assortment of these fine garments and at this ridiculously low price you should be among the first to iovest. The Corset Covers are made of good quality nainsook, daintily trimmed with embroideries, laces and ribbons. The Drawers are of cambric or nainsook, with deep ruffle of embroidery or lace shown in the regular, wide circular or closed health styles and are finely finished garments. Brassieres made bv one of the best manufacturers in the country. They are of fine quality material, fashioned with genuine rustproof boning and neatly trimmed with pretty embroideries and laces, and are reinforced oq with arm shields. Perfectly cut and tailored and sell regularly at 6oc, 75c, 8oc. Special for this sale. .U Trade-Winning Vals. in the Men's Section Men's Half Hose, in stainless black, made of pure thread silk and with lisle heel and toe ; all O C c sizes; our regular 35c line reduced to Gif Negligee Shirts, in light and dark striped patterns, made of best percales and madras ; also a lot A Q in solid blue; values to $1.00 at Boys' Sweater Coats, two lines underpriced. Navy Blue Sweater Coats, $1.25 value at 89; d 1 1C Gray Sweater Coats, $1.50 value, at. . ... . .P x Men's 50c Balbriggan Underwear 39c reduced to Underpriced Sale of Fine Footwear For Men, Women and Boys In Our Basement Men's Shoes, in snappy styles in all leathers and in lace and button; also good heavy "all leather" Shoes with viscolized sole for workingmen; 1Q $2.50 and $3.00 grades at A Women's Oxfords, also Pumps, shown in a full as sortment of good styles and in all leathers. Our regular $3.00 and $3.50 lines priced ij1 QO to close at P Boys' Shoes, made of box calf leather and with genu ine Goodyear welt soles. Every pair guaranteed by Best $2.50 grade CI QQ . ... ....... us, reduced to Knit Underwear and Hosiery At Remarkably Low Prices We call your particular attention to these few offer ings from a large assortment of seasonable-weight garments and well-wearing Hosiery that awaits your inspection at remarkably low prices. Women's Fine Cotton Union Suits, o q 50c grade at tJl Almost half-price for Women's Fine Cotton Union Suits at this sale. They are seasonable-weight, perfect-fitting garments in low-neck, sleeveless style with lace-trimmed knee ; all sizes and the o Q best 50c grade, on sale tomorrow at...,.,.;. ... . Boys' Cotton Hose, sizes 5 to 10, i e 20c grade at 1Jt 500 dozen pairs Boys' Warranted-to-Wear and Fast Black Cotton Stockings. They are made with rein forced heel and toe and triple knee ; all sizes If from 5 to 10; our regular 20c line this sale 1 JU $1.00 Silk Boot Hose for women, 35 a pair, 3 pairs for Not the common sort, but unusually Fine Stockings made with pure thread silk boot, lisle garter top and double lisle high-spliced heel. They come in all sizes from 8Y2 to 10 and are sold regularly at 50c a pair; specially priced for this sale at 35 a pair, or 3 pairs for $1.00 Plain Taffeta Ribbon at Special Prices All 6-inch extra heavy Taffeta Ribbon in all shades, also black and white; 35c grade at .21 All 514-inch Plain Taffeta Ribbon specially suited for hair bows; best 30c grade 19 All 4-inch Plain Taffeta Ribbon in all wanted col ors, regular 25c grade at 12 Merito Corsets $1.50 and $1.75 Models at 98o Just received a large shipment of the new Fall models. Come in the low or medium bust, with extra long skirt and are made of an extra high-grade of coutil, with trimmings of lace or embroidery. A model for every figure in sizes 18 to 30. All are regular $1.50 and $1.75 values. Special OC