The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, January 19, 1904, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextTHE 0BEG02T DAILY . JOURNAL, POBTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19. 1904. i - i i An Instructive Story in Sis f I Brief Chapters 4 . CHAPTEB X. ., The Offense.- --' In November, 1903,. Frederick A. Ban croft, postmaster of Portland, attempted to borrow from the letter carrier' as. socletion J 500,. and secured the money from the trustees, But 7 because he failed to comply with certain conditions upon which the loan was to be made, a peremptory demand : .was made upon htm for the repayment of, the money; Sunday,' November s 15, ' Bancroft took from the poetofrice safe 1800, putting his I. O. U. In place of It Out of this money he repaid the letter carriers', as sociation. The next day,- Monday, Ne vember Id, Bancroft, went to' the money order department and : demanded 1100 which was given" to him. r In , the same manner- and- on , the same day' he . ob tained 140 frora'Uie stamp department. This made a total of $940 appropriated from the funds .In the postmaster's keeping.; 'J' y i?:-'y;,'y ----:' : A week later, Monday, November 23, the postal Inspectors unexpectedly , ap peared and began an Investigation, .The shortage was discovered at once, and the Inspectors found and, took posses sion of Bancroft's I. O. U. for 1800 of the money he had taken.' Obviously the postmaster's only hope lay in-, the, Im mediate, "repayment of , the money, and this he '. succeeded.',. In-Accomplishing urtnff iha.'Hav ht Tint until all thA facts Were In the Inspectors' hands. Tho latter learned also that this was not the first time that the postmaster had used postofflce funds in this manner. 'The facts were duly reported to the depart ment at "Washington. '"...; V'-'v ' , , VJ " '' CHAPTEB XX. , " "r ' Punishment Prescribed By X.aw. Under the -federal laws, any conver sion of public funds by a postmaster, whether there is the intention of re payment or not. Is made a felony. Sec tion 6940, revised statutes of the United States, is as follows: ''Every officer or other person charged by an act of congress with the safe keeping of the public moneys, who fails to aaf ejy keep the same, without loan ing, using, converting to his own use, -depositing 4n banks or-exchanging for other funds than as specially allowed by law, shall be guilty of embelement of the money . so loaned, used, converted; deposited or . exchanged,. - and shall be Imprisoned : not less than, six months nor more than ten years, and fined In a sum equal to the amount of money so , embezzled." PLACED ON EN ROUTE LIST GSBMAV SKIP CKABTEBES BT iseyeb, WXX40V co. to BBxxra OEBEBAX. CAB0O TO POBTXtAHD PBOM WEWOASTI.E.OH-TTWH ANOTHES CHARTER. ' Meyer, Wilson ft Co. chartered the urriiiHii amy juiuio, ywmciuay ill load a general cargo at Mewcastle-on-Tyne for Portland. The vessel is now en oute ' from Tacoma for the United ' Kingdom with a cargo of wheat, shipped by Balfour, Guthrie & Co. She has now been out 10S days and Is about due. She cleared for Cork. The Nomia is of 1,921 tons net reg ister. During the past few years she has made several trips to Portland. - At one time she was known as the German ship Auchencalrn. - - The British bark Lamorna was char tered on Saturday to Iqad wheat at Ta coma for the United Kingdom at a rate : of 20s, which . Is the same as , was re ceived by the last two ahips taken at Portland. During the past few weeks this is the first grain ship that has been fixed for Puget sound loading. The British ship Ancalos cleared yes terday for Durban, South Africa, with 82,02! barrels of flour, valued at 1112,077 and 1,000 cases of canned goods, worth $2,760. This cargo is the largest flour cargo to ,be dispatched to the dark continent for more than a year. The vessel has dropped down to St. Johns and will leave on her voyage as soon as a crew Is secured. . The British ship East African will complete her wheat cargo for Europe today, . and Captain Johnson, ' the skip per, says he will probably leave down the following day. The cargo will con sist of about 2.800 tons. The East Af rican has been In port since November SO. -.v . y-y-y... j POB CITII. 8EBTXCB COB8TTXJL, In a communication to the Portland chamber of commerce Senator John H. Mitchell states that he will favor the Lodge bill or some similar measure for the conducting of the consular service on the merit system. A CONTINUAL DRAG:. The Exact Term. Only hose who have experienced the pain and suffering incident to Piles or Hemorrhoids can know what a drag and handicap this complaint is; how even the mildest forms hinder the patient from putting forth his or her best efforts, while those afflicted with bleeding and protruding plies realise all tho tortures of the Inquisition. It may surprise the reader to know that there is a sura, permanent cur,e for this disease, as the following testimony .from Mr. E. A. Leonard, an American resident in the City of Mexico, will show: . , ' . ; "For twenty , years X suffered from piles, sometimes' being confined to my bed for days at a time. The relief re reived from doctors, both in the United States and Mexico, was temporary, and mora than frequently I received no re lief; other medicines had no effect.' It was a continual drag. .1 was fit for nothing. I finally tried Pyramid Pile Cure; first application was magical; I could not believe I was awake next morning; I experienced a relief that I had not known for twenty years. One box cured me; but not belloytng myself cured, I bought two more, but they are still in my trunk. I first used the rem edy in July, 1902; have had no occasion to use It since. The world should know of Pyramid Pile Cure. I have no words to express its merits.". Pyramid Pile .Cure is In the form of a suppository,' which is admitted by. all physicians to be the ; best preparation lor treating pues; it comes in direct contact with the painful - tumors and "does Its work quickly and painlessly. It Is sold by druggists, generally, for SO cents a package, Brjd there Is no other remedy "Just as good." Write Pyramid Drua Co.. Marshall. Mich., for their little book on tho causes and cure of piles which is sent free for the asking,. , . .. NOMIA CHAPTER XXX. President Boosevelt on Kecent Postofflce Scandals. 'The prime need is not new legisla tion, but the punishment Of those who offend'against existing laws. ..The post office department is making certain changes In the method of administration, notably in the method of Inspection, by which the service will be improved and the chance of corruption existing with out discovery be minimized; but the only way to meet the real evil is - to punish the offenders, by removal in any event and, where possible, by prosecu tion .under the : criminal statutes. In any great business, public or private, wrongdoing Is certain at times to oc cur. The way to guard against it Is to rigorously, scrutinize the character -of those appointed, carefully to supervise their actions after appointment and, fin ally, to punish with relentless severity those' who go wrong. , All this is being done. '- . ' . .-, ;': ..." "Those in the public service whose duty it is must ever be vigilant in the detection of wrongdoing, fearless in its exposure, , relentless , in its prosecu tion. ' In the last resort, good laws and good administration alike must rest upon the broad basis of sound public opinion, v A dull public conscience, an easy-going acquiescence in corrup tion, infallibly means' the ruin of free institutions. Freedom is notia. glt which will tarry long in the hands of the dishonest or of 'those so foolish or so incompetent as : to tolerate dishonesty-in their public servants.'' ,' CHAPTER XT. --f-riv-Question. ' - - ' '"What' will the department do with that Portland postmaster who took the postofflce funds?" This is a question which the postofflce inspectors have been asked for the past six weeks by every country postmaster visited in Oregon. . ' - , .' CHAPTER T. ' Announcement from the postofflce de partmentjit Washington that Bancroft wmild tie permitted to retain his Job. ' CHAPTER TX, . Beaton. The president's 'political fences need attention, in Oregon and the congres sional delegation is now expected to do the work. CHRISTENING OF tTBTVXBSAXt CUSTOM XS THAT XBT SOCK BB BAKED XB BOHOB OP - PXBST YESSEX. TAXEH XH KARI BEBS WABT XT BAKED POB AMERICA 6HXP. Which will be the flrstshlp that will go on the drydock at St. Johns? . That is the question uppermost in the minds of waterfront frequenters at the present time, y According to those who pass as authority on marine matters the first vessel that goes on the drydock will not only be put in shipshape man ner, free of charge, but the dock will be named in her honor. That has been the custom the world , over, they explain, and it is surmised that the same plan will be followed and unanimously in dorsed by the Port of Portland commis sion. , . . . - ; V. - - The skipper of ' . the ... American ship Sargeant is anxious to have his vessel the first to enter the drydock. She has been lying at St, Johns ever since last fall, and if the drydock is ready for operation by early spring the ; proba bilities are very strong that the Sar geant will carry "off the honors, j In the event that it will not be com pleted, however, before the middle of April, some other vessel will receive whatever distinction there may be in store for being at the head of the list , In this connection. , The Sargeant will sail about April 1 for Alaska to remain during the salmon Ashing season. 1 If tho old-time policy of naming the dock after the first vessel that is taken Into it for treatment is adhered to by the Port of Portland commission, many of the local mariners hope that it will be an American craft "It would be an oiitlnnrilnh , thtnir " am captain Harry Emklns recently, have the dock christened soma 'to un- pronounceable name. That will be Just what will happen If a French. German or Italian ship should be the first to go on the drydock. It should be managed In some manner to get a vessel on there havlng-goodrold American name. Then everyone "can remember it and speak it without seeking the aid of some friend or dictionary. Besides, it would show a certain amount of respect and loyalty to our' own - country. I am anxious to see the Sargeant win out In this matter. The Sargeant drydock would sound all right." Those having the , drydock work In cnarge state mat it will probably be ready for operation by April 1. Three Of the nnntnnn in mnw at lh. alt K.. two others are still at Vancouver. They are practically completed, however, and will soon be brought around to 8t Johns. From now on It Is believed that the work will be pushed to completion very rapidly. ' ' ,--. CHINESE LOTTERY ... PLAYERS ARRESTED "Lottery games will not be tolerated In Portland under any conditions," said Chief of Police Hunt this morning In speaking of the arrest of Lai Wan. whose place at 65 Fourth street was raided by Sergeant Carpenter and Patrolman Res lng Saturday night, - Although refused admission at the front dorr, the officers made their way to the rear, where they knew a -secret entrance. Then It was easy for them to get into the room, iney rouna tne tickets, stencils and stamps of January 17, In the possession of the Chinaman. Gottlieb Faurer, white, was also in the place. He, too, was taken to the station, but released on his own recognisance., Lai Wah : furnished 2100 bail and will be on hand for trial Wed nesday. '.' ' '.- y ... . . .., , . Lai Wah. Is" said to be making serious complaint against the police for singling him out for arrest, but the officers state that they will get the others If they can secure the evidence. TO PSEVEBT TBE GBXP. To get tbo genuine, call for tbe full Same. 23c. FLOATING DRYDOCK 1 ) . ) zy w 1,410,402,500 H II s 1 1 1 r. vSL 1 otal tseer saiGs tor 1903 s CIRCULATING EQUAL X.EOAX. T0TEB8 TO BB ASXEO TO A88X8T TBB WOMSB'8 XBXTXATXTB 0PPXCEB8 OP THE EQXTAX. BXTP- . PBAOE A88OCXATXOB 1CAXB WBXT TEB APPZAX. TO PUBLIC. At a meeting olf the executive com mittee pf the Oregon State Equal Suf frage association held in the office of Miss Frances E. Gotshall in the Union block on. Friday, It was voted to enlist as many legal voters as possible In cir culating the women's initiative petition by the aid of the following letter which, on action of Mrs. H. W Coe, the press was respectfully asked to present to its readers. Blank petitions can be secured in any desired number at the office of Hon.?W. Cary Johnson, room J IS Ore gonlan building, or at the office of the Gotshall Printing company, room 5, Union block, 227 ft Stark street. ; ' Aa Open Letter. To the voters of Oregon Gentlemen The women of Oregon have, during the week, been privileged to enjoy the visit of a number of women from the four enfranchised states of Wyomln. Colo rado, Utah atid Idaho. To note . their womanly pride in the public-spirited men who have extended to them the courtesy or enrrancmsement . nils us with Joy. But, at the same time. It inspires us with an increase of patrlotio desire to see the enlightened men of old Oregon awaken to their present opportunity to extend to their own mothers, wives shd dnugh ters the same rourtf'sy tl)at the chival rous men of; the lntcrmountaln states SurrRAGc PETITIONS n-. i- n 11 tt y tl proves tiiat Diraweiser .is , : Crowned -Supreme in Popular '-Approval.. largest sales Budweicer is a product Bottles of a This exceeds the combined sales of all Total Beer sal(fe Sa have bestowed upon their companions, In Interest almost without the asking. One Colorado woman said at the hotel reception on Wednesday last: "I used to take no interest in public affairs. Now I can put my children to bed and go with my husband to a political meeting, and he comes home with me. He used to go to such meetings alone, and was1 de tained, sometimes, till morning." An Idaho woman said: "We are no longer looked upon as ciphers; but are considered 'somebody.' " And another added: "We hava now Two' heads In council, two beside the hearth, Two In the tangled business of the world.", . These women, who did not obtrude their enfranchisement upon us unbidden, gave their opinions freely when asked; and all agreed that all agitation of the question ceased : when the boon was granted. . : , And now,' gentlemen, Inasmuch as It rests, with you only to say whether or not your own wives and mothers may be granted the right to make another at tempt to secure equal rights with the women o four states which were an original part of the Oregon cwuntry, and since it will rest you only as to whether or not we may be the enfranchisedn equals of our neighbor women during the Lewis and Clark centennial, we beg leave to appeal to you, each and all, to assist us in our task of circulating our Initiative petitions, through which alone we can secure a referendum vote at-the coming June election. Our women, are unused to your political methods hence. this appeal. And we believe and hope Can't Sleep? It's your nerves. , Dn . Miles' Nervine will strengthen them and bring sweet sleep and health. Delsy Is dangerous. All dmirglit nell and i ran tee. Send poatal tut Ixxik 011 iierTum ,tlliwM.i . DR. MILES MKOICAL CO.,' Itlkawt, lad. ' v TILLMANN & BENDIIL, DISTRIBUTORS, , ' PORTLAND. OREGON, of any brand I of bottled beer. Worlp?srQreatest-Br&wery St. Louis, U. S.A. Budweiser for year of 1865 you will not disappoint us., By order of the committee. t . ABIGAIL SCOTT DUNIWAY, Chairman. FRANCES E. GOTSHALL. . . Secretary, 8KB PLATED PIANO. (Journal Special 8erlee.) Dayton, O., Jan. 19, While a young woman teacher played the piano 400 children marched In perfect order from the burning Allen school here 'this morn ing and met with only one accident, when a crippled boy near the outer en trance fell and was trampled upon. The fir. originated in the basement, one side of the building being destroyed. the largest and most complete unr dertaklng establishment on the Coast. F. 5. Ounniog, Inc., 414 East Alder, comer East Sixth. Both phones. Calls promptly answered to any part of cclty. mm nzrrirSJOPPto race rermintntiy curse s KLINE S GREAT NERVE RESTORER Ms rtM flat If a r 1 luo. S TRIAL. BOTTLJK FHEB J Prainnt Our. iw,nwr rti.t. f ll 1 (..ma iim., Kpllp7, Spaama, Si, vltna UIWUIW, lTDIiX, '"AlUtKin. . ..W.l.ll, DR.B.H.K.lKF.Il93t Orth St., Ihlllelphlt. I of the 1 y - -" ' 11 Ass' Z 1875 to other bottled beers 8,000 Barrels. 1,201,762 Barrels MAYOR COOPER ON POLITICS AND HOPS "Independence I is . taking a forward move," remarked J. C Cooper, mayor of that Oregon town, yesterday, as he stood in the corridor of the Imperial hotel and stroked , his ... beard. "There Isn't much ' building going on Just at DRINK THE OLD AND RENOWNED GAMBRINUS LAGER BEER ! SEND ORDERS FOR BOTTLED BEER J TO OFFICE, 793 WASHINGTON ST. J TELEPHONE Na I.CAIN 49. BOTH PHONES PBIX, KXTSOXAV, Pres. The Imperial Hotel PORTUAISD, ORCOON. .European Rates from $t to $2.50 per day. 1904 present," he continued. 'but we are get ting there Just the same. - "We are a hop raising community and expect a very prosperous year. Hops and politics don't interfere with each other, and the fact that this Is campaign year won't make much difference in the price may help it, considering the fact that hops are essential In the making of beer." :.y ,:y.y - Mayor Cooper Is In the city on busi ness and will return home this evening. Prsf erred Stock Canned Ooods. Allen & Lewis' Best Brand. A W. XBOWZJS8. if Plan Only... - v Seventh and Wsshlnjlon St. K.