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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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 -.'
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