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U , ,!yt!T '.- ; -' 'j- '. . ; ' -. - -: iVOOD EVENING. . . The Circulation of Tb Weather. The Sunday Journal Tonight and Tueaday,sk.i Yesterday Was VOL. IV. NO. 48. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY. 1, 1905, FOURTEEN , PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS.- GRAND JURY IS CALLED AND WMTttE INVESTIGATION" ; INTO CHARGES OF CORRUPTION IN AFFAIRS OF THE CITY ' - - mr fJ . . -wl . - ... , . I , WORK OF PROBING IS TO BEGIN AT ONCE Forceful Instruction Is Given to the Members by Presiding Judge Frazer, Scoring Grafters Turn on the Searchlight and Bring Out All the Facts Relating to Municipal Transactions Land Grabs to Receive Attention. MEMBERS OF THE A. J. Fnnno. foreman. 123 Fifth street, farmer. Republican. T. 8. Townsenrt. MS Third street, manager T. 6. Townsend Creamery company. Republican. Albert HrU. "Zi Clackamas street, president Northwest Oil A Paint company, an extensive owner of timber lands and engaged In- logging operations on the lower Columbia river, Republican. Ira E. Allen, residence Lents, bookkeeper for Rasmussen Co., port land, clerk of grand Jury. C. K.- Hotter. 787 Mallory avenue, manufacturer of rubber stamps. Falling bulldlnir. Republican. John RayB, 82 Borthwlck street, street contractor, Democrat. W. H. Courtney. &74 Front street, retired capitalist, Republican. - A cmmy grand Jury Man' drawn ' this' morning und ltislructol to investigate thoroughly the reported corruption among city officials 'i'he Jury was called at Ihe request of District Attor ney Manning by I'restding Juue Fraaer of the circuit court, who spoke to th' m iti emphatic terms of the charges that have been made against ecrtaiti of tlie city officials. i'nder th that were (riven by Judifo l"rar. r, and Hcrordtnic to liat lUstrlct Altortiey ManninK stated when the jury went into session, a searching investigation will he conduclel that will hrtntf to linht startling facts relative to (iast transi tions in connection with municipal af fairs. In addition to matters of that charat t.r. District Attorney M:mnint will lay before the jrmiid jury a mass of e Idenee I that lias been collected hy the Marion) county Kmnd Jury, Involving Multnomah ! county citir.ens. who have been K'ultv f violation of' law in swearins: falsely in: eonnectirm with thir urcha.ses of state I school lanils. These men coTiimitted j t rimes in this county that could not ho I .mdl'd by a i,ximl Jury in Marion Miunty. and the Jur if that county has I expressed Its willingness to Rive to the jury hre all the evidence that beairs on the caaea in umkIioii. ' I'istriet Attorney Manning is prepared to hrmjf to the attention of the Kr.ind i hirv an flbtiminnce nf facts alrMiv uu- i ertalned which were so significant snd ' laniaging that thev warranted him in I asking the court to call the Jury this morning. So soon as the seven men had been drawn and instructed by Presiding Judg. Frajier they repaired to the Jurv-roorn under charge of the district attorney, with Ralllff Robert (lalloway nttending. and adjourned for the day In order to arrange their business affairs so as to permit them to give all their time t the Investigations. Judge Frazer Impressed on them that If they did their duty they "DOiVT BE FOOLED, CRIES T. W. LAWSOIN Darkly Prophesies Bankruptcy George Could Says the Bos tonian Doesn't Know. f Jrmml Upectnl 9er1r ) New Yortf," May 1.- The latest dis patch received from Thomas W. l,awson of Ronton Is as foll'fws: "If a local trust company or a Chicago bonk falls, don't be fooled that it is the Milwaukee troubln over again. It Is a hundred times greater than as If (entered In some man. A hundred mil lions would not keep the trouble righted for 30 days. When It comes it will i-arry banks, trusts and corporations-. Hul fake have been worked out. Now prepare for facta. "Remember. Wall street yelled 'I.larV when I said that the Insurance com panies were being looted. It Is tho Fciiilt-ihlo now, but soon It will be the New York- Uf and the Mutual I.Ifo. S'hen panic howls, perhaps I will run Liar' down Wall stmet'a throat. "THOMAS VV. LAWBON." This dlpteh vta shown to (Jeorge .! (Jould, who rftd It with much ln teresl. UwKtn do not know what he la talking about," remarked the financier. Ills nttentncea are not worthy of cre dence by nny senslbU person. There la not a hnnk, trust eompeny or large cor poration of any kind In the, etty of New lock in troufcl at toe ftCMwat; ttBUkT GRAND JURY. would bn compelled to give aU the work ins hours of the coming- 30 days to their Invest iKatfons. and that It would be wise to prepare to Ijrnore other matters until they were disc IuickpjI on May 31. Judge Knuer's language In instructing the jury was unusually forceful. When the circuit court convMml st 9:.T0 o'clock. District .attorney Mannlnc inslru.-tlomrKald- to Presiding Judge Krazei : "I believe the condltlort of things jus tifies the calling of a grand Jury, and 1 Hsk the court to order that one he drawn. Such a body wiH be of mate rial assistance In pursuing an Investi gation that has been In progress for some time." Judge 1'razor complied, and, after th" full panel of the petit Jury had been called hy Deputy County Clerk Marlon Johnson, County Wwk- Klwhls took Ida place at th desk and. at t ho. instance of .lude Frazer. drew si-veri names from the jury list box. Among the tt i t sown were J W. iok. Otto F. llranilis anil S. I-'. Siferd. who were excused. In their places oilers were drawn, making up the seven required by law. i am much pleased with the per sonnel of the grand Jury." said District Attorney Manning, as soon as the list had been completed- "Thev are re sponsible business men. and I l.ollevn Wl" tor s deliberate on the important mal tha t must be before them with regard tor tne rignts or every man - ' used, and wltn a desire to sec that tin- interests of the public are pro tected" Judge Fraiers Instructions to tle jury were impressive. He referred to the charges that have beon made and reiterated that certain city officials had been guilty of f al thle.ssnosa to their trust, saying: It has been common talk that cer tain i i t v iffl lals have betrayed their (Continued on Pnge Two.) BALKS RAILWAY BY USING FLAG Company Afraid To Tear Down National Banner on Right of Way Settles for Cash. (Jonrjvil SpeeUl serrtee.) WnrmlrysMirg. Ta.. May 1. Defying tin Northern Central railway to dese crate the American flag,, John Brobet. who refused to allow their tracks to Ixi laid on his land until he got what he considered a fair price, has won his light and has compelled the company to buy his whole property. The railroad proposed to run "a line through Hrobct's land, and when refused a Hght of way. Instituted condemnation proceedings The court frranted the plea and approved the company's Indemnity Isinds. Hrobrt, however, executed a flunk move. Ituylng a large number of American flags, he aet them up at In terval along the right of way which Ihe railroad company wanted. It robe t figured that whon the official of the company aaw the national colors thev would he alow to tear Hum j lest the Incident would excite adveraftnr P""1""1 and frequently collection! popular feeling. Urott calculated oorrectly. The ra). road cpmpany'a rpreaenta4lvei laughed at the little barrier, then grew aerlou went Into confepsnao avar the altuatlou and finally decided that the beat thing to do was to yield to Brobet and buy him otiL ConaoMuently th beat tanua ?8U WW. aa. aiiij the aeeacloBed. "A BLUFF" PAXTON B. T. Scott's Attorney So Characterizes Client's Arrest in flew York. MANNING REFUSED TO ISSUE WARRANT HERE Embezzlement Charged Against Scott, Counset Declares Is At tempt of Washington Life to Block His Suit. (Journal Special SerTlct.) New Vork. May 1. Hlalr T. Scott, formerly general Kuperintendent of ageocles for the Washington l.tfe Insur ance society, ntid a man of excellent reputation among Insurance men, in a prisoner In the l.udlow street Jail, hav ing been arrested on a warrant Hworn out by his former employers. The arrest of Scott follows a charge he made that the society owed him a large sum of money, to recover which he tnntrtntea , suit "Besides being the superintendent of agencies, Mr. Scott was the agent for Oregon and Washing ton, and was closely Identified with the company's affairs. He waa. arrested an the technical enara; that h owed Ihe rir'y 10,00 -Jbut it slatosmetria frn the officers of the company are true, this sum may ba doubled, or -even . trebled. On the other hjuid, Scott's friends aver that his arrest is due to an .gUCDlpt to aacavpe ftesylng wrrat is du him. Kcott, who Is 35 years of age, came to New York from Philadelphia several days ago and registered at the Hotel York. The order for his arrest waa ob tained by Samuel D Clark, counsel lai the Washington ULfe society. He was taken to l.udlow st rcet "Ja.IT "and Is held in default of J.i.OtlH ball. Attorney o. F. Paxton, representing lllair T Scott, formerly general agent of the WashltiRton Life Insurance com pany, declares that Mr. Scott s arrest in New York City yesterday Is Ihe result of persecut Ion and was accomplished 1ft the hope of deterring hint from prose cuting the suit now pending in the lo cal courts in which lie seeks to recover a large sum of mom y from tho, com pany. "It is a very ext rsordinnry proceed ing." he sa id, J't here is a stilt now pend ing here and the officials of the com pany are well aware of that fact. It looks to mi' simply like they are trying to bluff him into quitting and it also I'xiks like they d"tii want to submit their case to an l in pin Jury " Scott's arrest Is the sequJ ton bitter fight he has waged with ihe company since he se ered his connect ion with iL ( lie is now In the service of nnotber com- j party, and is lo-ated In Phlladciphia. He claims that the Washington Ijlfe oompauy ,w him arol the pm- i pnny claims that he nw.'y tt Ifi.H'". IMS- jtriet Attorney Manning refused to Issue a warrant in this city for Ills arrest. Holds Cash Offsetting; Claim. In February an expert accountant was sent to Portland to examine the books of the local office, aiul discovered, ft is alleged, a shortage of over $G.00. Mr. neon icrwaruon chocks lor ine amount to the general offices In New York city. As soon hs thev were sent, however, he learned that the company Intended to i cancel its contract with him and remove; him. He ordered payment on the checks stopped and notified the company ac cordingly. He refused to turn over the money of the company until his claims were settled. His urrest yesterday re sulted. Mr. Scott's contract with the Wash ington Life was similar to tho usual contract of general agents with life In surance companies. It specified a cer tain saiary and unlimited perquisites provide a certain amount of business was written. As superintendent of agencies for the states of Oregon. Washington and Idaho he rei-elved n salary of $7.'00 a year. In addition he received $s!' a month In salary and allowance for expenses ss general agent of the company In this city. Resides the guarantees of salaries his contract called for 75 per cent of the first year's premiums on all pollcl'a written through his office. In addition to this the contract called for 7 4 per cent o' all renewals for 19 years. Ills Income as a general agant Is said to have aggregated IF.on a year. (leorije W. Ha2ea,--who was formerly connected with the Washington Life company here as city1 manager, says It hook like a case of persecution. Mr. Hasen has not been connected with the 'ompany since the first of the year, having resigned before trouble occurred between tbe company and Mr. ScOU. "Mr. Scott waa In the habit of talc- ng notes for a considerable portion of were slow and he would not be able to pay the company Ita share of tha pre miums as promptly as probably they ought to have been." said Mr. Hasea "The Aid management permitted this practice and If the new. management hsd only allowed Mr. W-ott to continue the agr'ney for his territory he could easily 40ppUiiud on Page 8tt ' 1 : - 'J in 1 ' V L .. I I I - - v 7 -. b '. i i - , ' .- X' ' i"i.v nt-F AT James Fsrlejr, the Famous New York Professional Strike-Breaker, Who Has Undertaken to Win the Battle of the Employers' As l sociation in Chicago. BoomuT irmvi diUBOM. (Jaarnil SVwIal WW) New Castle. CoL, May 1. The presi dent and his party attended church yes terday at the school house on West Di vide creek. Ilev. Horace- . l.mn preached the Sermon, after which Prcaldsnt B&HVtell s4drcvred tho congTCKstioa. ... : - - ' ' . . 7 j BTTBSXaJT AOMTM OOVZVO. (Jen null Special Selc.) nirminglinm. Kng., May 1. The Post says that two agents of the Rusian goy omm'rrr Talled Saturday for the United Slates to purchase. 10,000 tna of steel rails for tho double tracking of, tha BUertaa rsilvrnx, 'r ENFORCE SOLDIERS THE LAW DISARMED! City Churches Resound With Denunciation of Official Corruption. PASTORS "URGE HEARERS TO VOTE AT PRIMARIES Portland's Future In Hands of Honest Men, Who Should Rescue Her From Per- ilous Condition. Tha moral condition of the city was the theme of many eloquent sermons yesterday. In nea rTy' every chufcTi de-" auncUtloo was heard of tho officials re rftenslble for the widespread saloon In fluence, the shameless bribery, and tha open violation of the law. The people were urged to go to the primaries and vote as they prayed, to the end that men who believed In honest politics and clean administration of publto i affairs might be placed In control of tbe city government. At the men's meeting at the Marqu.rp I wrsnrt yeaiemay arterooon or, jr. u, Meyer, ' tha famous London preacher, preceding: hi sddroaW M AWoka JTom Blaep.- i.tooH oocaaloa ,t mak soma poliwett "Trtitarka ' rera.rdrrilr niwniclpal politics. Jn part he said: - Dr. Weyari To trajfat. This action of. the pastors In Port land today. In speaking 61r municipal affairs. Is just the thing we are doing In Ixndon. Some time ago live cluu-clies of Iondon came to see that they must stand togother. Men of all political par ties and denominations decided that the woiilil work toirethee fn. rlnun they would work together for clean men. who could he depended upon to vote straight for what Is sweet, and clean, and wholesome In civic affairs. You have called me 'Brother.' 'Reverend' and Doctor' Meyer, but I have another title, for I am a member of our munl clpal council. While I do not pretend to know much about dralnaae. I think T know about some other things'-that are Just as Important for a city. 'Through this united action of our churches and good people, while the of ficers who have been elected do not belong to my political party, we have elected good men, and that is more 1m oortant. and we have accomplished much goon, in tne district wnere. my cnurcn j Is located, we have closed over 300 brothels and greatly restricted some of; the worst evils of the saloons.' Dr. Wilson: Crisis Is Hear. Dr. Clarence True Wilson, last night at iniee M. 1'.. church, nald: "Our city ts very near a crisis In Its moral life. Tens of thousands of stran gers will be drawn here to attend thC exposition, and will come back or stay away as they are Impressed with us.J men trar rwn jm,w w, , ,. r, r " '. -J'- jdied this morning. conditions we make In this city. Th! mornin u0 additional teamsters "We need at the head of our city gov-, n)rk 1( maJorlty of wnom were em err.ment a clean-handed, high-minded' ,,..,, w rmrand A k'aiimr wholesale citizen who has made no promises to the law-breaking forces of this municipality. The decent element has been disap pointed and disgusted at Oie present in cumbent's attitude on fill moral ques tions, nnil his apologies for lawlessness of his administration. "Ho has felt called upon to criticise the churches, the ministers and the re form cltlsens who elected him, but he has not turned a gun on the law-httyik-Inr saloon, the gamblers and the grafters. "His defeat at the primaries, and If not there, at the voting booth, would be the highest triumph the cause of good government and the dishonest enforce ment of law could have. I see that the ll'iuor dealers have gotten together and are unitedly supporting Mayor Wil liams for another term. I can see no reason why they should not. He Is theirs. "But the Christian forces of Portland have hsd their strength grently aug mented. They are on belter terms with the" laboring men than ever before. The Independent voters have grown restive at the change of character and shift of sides in William's since his election. If the Republicans will give us, a chance. all the forces will get together and help them elect H. A. Albee mayor. If they will not and the Democrat will gtvtt us an equally good man. we ought to sup port him. If we have only a choice of two evils, the moral mMi Of the city ought to get together rtnd nominate a fitting representative of our highest life, and In spite of saloons, graftsmen and gamblers, we can elect him on an inde pendent ticket. The t'rnhlbttinnlsta hove named an Independent ticket and at Its head is n man In every way qualified for the office, who will stand If he Is needed to give u a chance to vote for one not pledged to the saloons, or will withdraw. If by that he can more easily aid the election of rhs right man "With the red light district flourish Ing and the saloons triumphant Sundays and week days alike, with J7 new dram shops already 'Icensed at the very gates of mir exposition to offend the Sense of rterrncy and lnult the women and Continued otr Tags. Xjwx Chicago Police Arrest All Guardsmen Who Refuse to Give Up Gunsr $TRIKE BREAKER FARLEY TAKES CHARGE OF FIGHT- Teamsters' Strike Rapidly Ex tending Armed Negroes Imported to Take Men's " PTaces Rtotlng ' (Journal SpecUl 8arrloa. ' Chicago. May 1. May day opened tha third week of tha teamsters' atrlka with premohltlons of a general strike. -Yesterday's conferences of strike lead- . era developed no al terns Live but to con- tlnue the struggle to the bitter end. for no signs of conciliation are vouchsafed : from the employers, who are relentless In their determination to deatrey tha teamsters' union. Five hundred colored -strike breakers arrived this morning. on a special train from St. Louis under -the leadership of K. J. Conrey. a well known, strtka breaker, guarded by armed detectives. -It Is reported that the negroes are swora as deputy united - States marshals snd paid ft. 6 a day, ; to drive th wagons. .This ts. the ala-.., ment considered most likely to pre elpltate disorders. All the available strength of. the po- -Ilea department, 1,000 men, was thrown ' into the struggle this morning. Chief of Police O'Kelll says that there must not be temporising, and that traffic must be unimpeded and that disorder must stop. The police will search all Uuspect for concealed weapons . and . . . ... , . -.'-,- . make arrests In every case where weapon Is found. Contempt proceedings will be begun today against those ac cused of violation of the federal Injunc tions. The spread of the strike to the stockyards is expected today, Quardsmen SlsarmsO. Lieutenant Halkins and HO members of the F.lghth Illinois National Guard were placed on guard duty at the docks of the International Salt company this morning. The police made a descent upon the soldiers, took their guns awajt ahd arrested two who resisted. " - Wnile passing the city hall 11 caravan wagons of the Forbes Teanlng company and tne Sprague-Warner company were Hssault-d with missiles and eggs filled with acid. Negro drivers drew Macks-- jacks and revolvers, but before they could fire all w,ere arrested. The arrest ed men proved to be imported strike- breakers who arrived this morning. The presldont of the Chicago Federa tion of I.abor called a meeting today of the Joint strike board, which aims to i form a permanent offensive and da-' fenslve alliance to govern strikes. The meeting wiil be held tonight. Sargeant Rlrhajd, .CumnUa.wb.o - waiu nln dnwI1 l,v 14 union teamster Friday. groceries. The men refused to deliver goods to boycotted firms. Clarence Ihrrow has been retained to defend the labor leaders Indicted by fjej April grand Jury. Taxley on the Ground. "Strike BroRker" Farley arrived from New York and had a conference with representatives of the Kmployers' as sociation. It is understood that he wfU be placed" In charge of all strike break- ers. Farley won the subway strike In -New York City and the railway strike -"in Chicago. The strike breakers whU " arrived from St. bouis wercTdlstrlbuted among the barns of the Kmployers' Teaming company without being mo lested. A hundred strike breakers employed : by the express companies went on strike thin morning to enforce a demand fat IS a day for drivers and 14 or helpers." Tho Increase was granted- and the men returned to work. ' -j TJms Chlcagp Federation of XaborJia appealed to President Roosevelt and , Governor J)eneen to end the strike ash . ; lng that they compel the employers t..-,-submit the matters In dispute to mrr". bltration.1' ' - Ixiuis Strt. a enlosed - non-4rrlon . ., driver for Marshall Field A Ott,. thl afternoon shot Into a crowd which, fol : lowed him and wounded John Neubauea ,v v in the thigh. Street barely escaped the . vengeance of .the crowd through . hle jt.. arrest. . j PRESIDENT WON'T ACT. Cant Interfere tt Local Matter as the OUoaaro Strike. t (Joemat Rpeeiet Sarrtre.t ' ' Glenwood Springs. OolOw May 1. -See. re tar y lOfb reft this morning 'for the president's camp. -. He' baa a nsiuber ef .Important eommunioatlona, and easwRtedj, Lttflf.aimp to be on the east divide, whore- Tlf was first located. .r Today It was suthorfttltclf slated that -. na at tent Inn will be- paid le tse rhlragr. strike. If s petit is sctsent' to tlfrt by the strike leaders, they will he, told, " that the president, easnot Ui(fln i Wl maXlers, .:- -v-.i :. ..f f -.' if A ,n