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TU3 : OREGON DAILY, JOURNAL. . PORTLAI.A TrJDAY. EVZIIKJO. OCTCZZZl C. , Ull
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i NwRuI -Affecting -OltyrEnv;
i V ,. ployee Wages Generally j
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THREAT OF DISMISSAL
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People Who Work for City Are
Freed From Broker for First Time
in Years, With Excellent Effect and
New System Pleases AIL
i The order or tne mayor una tuj r
cuttve board that employee of the city
appear In person at the city auditors
of flee and receipt, for their salary war
rants or be subject to dismissal irom
5 tba city's service Is -bemsv- ooereo.
V ; Ever city employe has either appeared
V - mA meelDted for his warrant since
' September 10. or has given an order to
Ms wire to receipt ror toe
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S This Is somethinc which has not hap-
V nanad In this city for years. Heretofore
. J ..many of ths employes were accustomed.
i ... brokers at from to la per cent ana
tarn the order for the warrant over to
V the brokers. . The result has been that
between flO.aoo and $14,000 In salaries
' for city employes passed through the
. bands ef brokers every month.
'? ' Many of the employes were led to be-
lleva that the only way they could re-
tain their positions was by discounting
their warrants with ; certain money
brokers. -.When Mayor Lane and his ex
cntlva board came Into-offlce they de
cided to dispel this idea and to put an
' end to. warrant shaving. They ' pro
ceeded on the ground that a city em
ploye had no right to sell his salary be
fore he earned it. because such prac
tices would lead to carelessness among
employes' t - , .v- - '
When the order went forth that no
employe " would be permitted to" draw
his salary unless he appeared la person
or authorised bis wife to receipt for the
warrant in the city auditor's office,
there was consternation In the camp of
the brokers. They did everything in
thir power to stave off the execution
of the- edict. The city authorities were
.firm and the heads of the different -departments
were instructed to notify
their men that to disobey the order of
the executive board meant their prob
able dismissal from the service. '
Brokers who.- have loaned money to
city - employes have been stationed at
the city -hall for several days during
the paying "off . of employes watching
the jnen who owe them money. As soon
as the warrants were cashed the employe
pays what he owes.'..' tr
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.- Pacific Univeraity.-Forest Grove, Ore.,
Oct . Last evening' the Gamma Sigma
literary society elected the following
officers: W. B. Rasmussen, presi
dent; Harry ! j Davis, vice-president;
Oliver Huston, secretary; Ram Lawrence,
'.financial secretary;. W. K.. Jensen, treas
urer; A. C Allen, librarian; A. A. Kirk
land, sergeant-at-arma. '.
SHIP FULL OF EXHIBITS IVILL
t ADVERTISE COAST
Chamber of Commerce Consid
. ering Proposition forNncreae-
'' ing Southern-Trade.
A proposition has been received . by
the Portland chamber of commerce from
the, Exposition Ship company. i a Los
Angelea corporation, to Incorporate an
Oregon exhibit in a great collection of
products that will be tsken to Uld
Mexico and Central America In the Inter
est of Pacific coast trade with those
countries. '- ... v .
The Pacific Coast company's steam
ship Spokane will be used to carry the
exhibita. Tb boat will start January
10 from San Pedro.'- The floating expo
sition will be made up of resources of
the fields end orchards, and manufac
turing products or tne racino coast
states. Stops will be made at the lead
ing ports of Mexico, Guatemala... San
Salvador, Nicaragua'. " Costa - Rica and
Panama. . Man. In charge of the exhibits
will explain to the merchants their ex
cellence end utility. - - ,-
The matter will be taken tip for con'
(deration at the next, meeting of the
chamber trustees.
Consideration will be given a project
Of .the Indiana Bent Rung Ladder com
pany of Indiana.. Pennsylvania, . which
baa decided to estsbllsh a large factory
at some point In the Pacific northwest.
with capacity . sufficient to supply ths
trade of 'the Facinc coast states ana
the orient.'. II Is said other cities are
offering Inducements In the shape of
factory sites. ... '
Hon staves BedneedV '
A reduction of railroad rates on Iron
articles from Mlnnequa, . Colorado, to
Paclflo coast points, has been granted by
the railroad companies. The O. R. eV N.
will announce a rate on oarlots of wire
nails from Mlnnequa of 15 cents less
than the Chicago-Portland rate. A re
duction that amounts to a minimum of
7 per cent of -the Chicago-Portland
rate will be given on ether Iron products
from Mlnnequa. The rates and date
when efective will be announced next
week ot .the transcontinental freight
meeting In Ctdcago.
, AJlered migbwaymam Oaagbt, - -
Joseph Hof f -and O, W. Scott were ar
rested last night by Policemen Ellis
and Tlchnor, at ' Front and Couch
streets, for holding up and - robbing
Henry Mitchell of The Dalles. They se
cured a sliver watch and a large gold
nngget. The robbery . was committed
at o'clock and the highwaymen were
raptured after a short chase by the of
ficers. Several shots were fired in the
hope of stopping the fugitives. ,
, Tsve' Wrong Joe Mayes. ,
Joseph Hayes, who for II years was
connected with the -lata Henry Acker-
man in the Insurance business. Is not
the Joseph Hayes who wss sentenced
to one year's Imprisonment for wlfe
beating, Mr. Hayes hss always had a
good reputation Jn Portland and de
clares that it la a misfortune to have a
name Identical with that of a convicted
offender. .-.,. r... . V
; Ho, for Astoria. '
Swift steamer Telegraph leaves Alder
street dock 7:10 a. m. dally except Fri
day. Returning leaves Astoria I p. m..
arriving. Portland .8:8 p. m.. Sundays
leaves Portland 8 a. n, Astoria 1:80 p.
Arriving Portland l prm. i.
iriCIi'S BROTHER
TESTIFIES
Henry Jonand Jells Jury JHis
Account of the - Killing by
V Feraris of Carlo Bonando.
HIS TESTIMONY WILL '
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Dcfenac Aaaerta That Thia Important
Statement Is Unlike Evidence Be
fore Given by Witness Story of
' Knife" Assault Is Denied. ;
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IF YOU TURN ON THE XRAY
Youll find Xact truth in what we say of our Fall Suits
Xtra quality Xact fit, but not
Xtrcmc style Xccssivc price,
- - Basinfess is now at flood tide-rand that means large
choice, and with that choice you don't pay a copper more
-than the article is actually worth. We've everything in
.Men's and Boys' Clothing, Hats, Shoes and Furnishings.
SUITS l a - C TOPCOATS L
RAINCOATS 10 JpD OVERCOATS
Diitchess Guaranteed Trousers.............. ... .2 to 6
SeU Royal Blue Shoes g3.50 and ?4
When it's a question of the best value for your money, we
, i . invwe you to come nere. :
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165 zsd 168 Third St. Near Morrison
Jlenry Bonando. ttte T Il-year-oW
brother of Carlo - Bonando who was
killed by Louie Ferarta on July 11. oc
euDled the J witness stand . nearly all
morning; today In Judge Bears' court
during the trial of Feraris, for murder
In the first degree. Bonando speaks
Engllirh fairly well, but owing to the
fact that Attorneys Moody and Ferrers,
In their cross-examination succeeded In
getting the witness ;conf used with ths
testimony he gave before the coroner's
Jury last ' July, hla examination lasted
nearly two and a half hours.
Bonando stated that on the night his
brother was shot ha and Carlo ate sup
per taset her snd afterwsrds went to a
saloon on the corner of Fourth and
Sheridan streets. Hera each had a glaas
of beer, and after several mlnutea went
out In front of the aaloon and continued
their conversation. An Italian friend
came by and the brothers talked to him
few minutes, when Carlo said - that
he-would go -down-streets and visit a
sick friend. -..
During this time. Bonando thia morn
ing said, Feraris wss standing a few
feet away from them. When Carlo
atarted down the street, continued - the
witness, Feraris began to - follow him
and after they had gone but a short
distance, . drew . a revolver and fired.
The killing occurred on Sheridan be
tween Third and Fourth streets. . Henry
Bonando alao declared that the knife
offered in evidence as that wltit which
his brother Is alleged to have attempted
to assault the accused was never owned
by Carlo, and on the night he was
killed ha did not have a knife.
Attorneys for the defense - say that
the teatlmony of the wltneas will be
impeached, owing to - the fact that in
many points, they "state. It does not
conform with that given at the coro
ner's Inquest Two points In which It
Is said to dlaagree Is that thts morning
Henry Bonando said that Feraris fol
lowed behind Carlo .a short ; distance
and then fired, while It Is alleged that
at tha Inquest It Is claimed that the
boy atated that tha accused murderer
walked paat his brother before firing a
Hot. It is also stated that at the In
quest the boy told that hls-brothr fell
on the sidewalk, while this morning he
said. Carlo fell In tha street. .
Mrs. H. Brown, who resided at 2(2
Sheridan street, testlned that she saw
two men run paat her house, heard- five
shots fired and saw one of the men
fall. She stated that the man who fell
was the closer to her. She said that
she did" not hear them talking, nor did
she sea the man that fell rats a knife.
Yesterday afternoon. Ralph Duncan
and W. H. Foss statad on the witness
stand that they had heard the shooting,
Mr. Foss testifying that he saw Bo
nando Jump to one side just before the
llrst shot was fired. . .,
- R.' C. Church, a custom house em
ploye, stated that he took a revolver
from Feraris a few minutes after Bo
nando was shot.
It is -expected that the trial will be
continued until . next .Tuesday or
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HE BEAT ROBBER AT
A THE GUN PLAY GAME
V. McNalr, flight clerk at theAlns
worth dock, surprised a holdup man
last night by flashing a gun In the rob
ber's face and putting him to flight.
The Incident .occurred near midnight
Accompanied by hfs-wife. Mr. McNalr
had Just left the dock to go home. Wnen
he reached tha west approach to the
ateel bridge he noticed that a man was
following him. The man walked xap
ldly and soon overtook the couple. Mc
Nalr leveled a revolver at the robber's
head and told him to "hike" If he valued
his life.' No further warning was neces
sary, for the highwayman quickly
turned and soon disappeared in the
darkness. ., .
"He did not say a word," aald Mr. Mc
Nalr this morning, "but Judging from
his peculiar action I .am confident that
he Intended .to hold me up., I had been
eyeing him for some Mme and he kept
sneaking along after us. He -kept his
right hand in hla coat pocket and there
Is no doubt that he was ready to draw
a gun when I got action with mine first
Had he been successful .he. would not
have made much of a raise, as I had
only a watch and a small amount of
change with me."
CITY POWERLESS NOW
TO REBUILD WALKS
Many ; complaints' are being- received
by Mayor Lane, from property-arwners
throughout the city regarding the di
lapidated condition of the wooden side
walks. In many places the boards have
become decayed or have disappeared,
leaving the walks in a dangerous con
dition. -
. J. Behrman of . Seventh anI Clay
streets, ssks to know why the oltyhaa
not proceeded with repairs. Mayor Lane
has repHed that a rase is now pendlmr
In the courts to decide whether or. not
the city has the suthorlty under the
charter to lay a 'sidewalk If the property-owner
refuses to do the work, and
take a Hon On the property for the
costs. He further states that the city
would proceed- wllh suchjepairs as were
necessery' and await the verdict of the
court to decide who was responsible
for the payment of tha costs, but that
the city at the present time has no
funds on hand f or such work.
SOLVES MYSTERY OF
DRESS SUIT MURDER
,, (Journal apeelat serrlee.)
.! Lowell. Mass., Oct. . Mslvlna Rivers
waa arrested here late yevterday after
noon after she had said that ths Wln
throp dress-suit, esse victim wss a girl
whom ' she hsd nursed st a Plalstow,
N. H., rosdhouse and on whom an opera
tion had been performed,- ths young
woman dying and the body being taken
to Wlnthrop by two young men. The
Rivers, woman says the victim wss 17
years of age,' came from Maine1 and was
GOiirOEOPISFhIE
FC3 five secc::3s
H E. Floyd, Released by Judge
" Frazer, Is Immediately
Re-Arrested. )' '
Floyd of siureka. California, -was a free
man. But before he had time to change
hla chair In Judge Kramer's courtroom
Deputy 8 her iff Morden arrested him on
a requisition warrant Tha writ of
habeas corpus .filed In behalf of Floyd
several days ago by Attorneys John F.
Watts and T. B. McDevltt Jr.. was al
lowed by Presiding Judge Fraser this
morning. ; ,
Thla afternoon the attorneys will file
a writ of habeas corpus in favor of
Floyd in the United States District
court. In the meanwhile Sheriff Brown
of Humboldt county, California, . la in
the city . waiting to take tha prlaoner to
Kureka, where ha la wanted on the
charge of having sold a half Interest in
a patent right, of which. It Is claimed, he
had previously sold the complete rights.
. In the writ filed this afternoon, it Is
alleged that the requisition papers upon
which the warrant -was Issued are Il
legal; that tha affidavit alleged . to have
been made and filed before a California
Justice of the peace does not specify
the crime, and is Incomplete In varlons
other respects. - ' r
Floyd was arrested In thia city, on
September IS on a .fugitive from Jus
tice warrant, waa released on Septem
ber !I, but waa at ones rearrested. Gov
ernor- Chamberlain yesterday honored a
requisition from.. Governor, Pardee for
Floyd. . ' - ;
SPECIAL AGENT CHURCHILL
arrives ai mm .
Is Investigating Governor Brady's
Acts, Alleged Reindeer Craft
"-antf School Matters. r-
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Juneau, Alaska, Oct (.Fred
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Churchill, special agent of the Interior
department aent to Alaska to Invest!'
gate Governor Brady's administration,
school matters and alleged, reindeer
graft haa arrived .here after a tour of
the Interior and eoaat. He wilt go to
Wrangle and Ketchikan then return to
Washington. ., .
Federal Judge James wickersham
says that Fairbanks will produce (,-
000,000. Noma 14,000,000 and the total
oroduotion of Alaaka wlU be flt.O00.000.
He la en route to V aides to bold a spe
cial terra' o court ,
STEPHEN ROBERTS DIES
AT HIS GRESHAFyl HOME
'Special Tfepatee te The Jeerae!.?
Greabam. Or.. - Oct i. Stephen Rob-
arts, an aged pioneer of Gresham. died
yesterday morning, after a long Illness.
His funeral service wilt be tomorrow
at t o'clock at the Baptist church, his
pastor,1 Rev. J. C. Gregory of the
Methodist church having charge, and the
body will be burled In Greshsm ceme
tery. Stephen Roberts life wss some
what akin to the old settlers of this
vicinity. He was born In Wayne county,
Indiana, January 12. 1124; started from
Peoria In 1161 for Oregon, arriving here
In the fall of 1852. Near the mouth of
the Sandy river hostile Indians were
encountered, msklng progress almost
Impossible. The first winter was spent
in Falrvlew, soon after which Mr. Rob
erts located a donation land claim on
the Base Line road. In 1191 he made
Gresham his home, where he lived until
his death. Mr. Roberts married Mlaa
Mary Trupp of Peoria, December i,
1844, who survives him. 8everal chil
dren also are living.- They are John F.
Roberta and D. M. Roberts of Gresham,
W. At Roberts of Portland, Mrs. A. K.
Keyaer of Vancouver, Washington, and
Mra. Ellen Schram of Highland.
FAMILY GRAFT IN MUtUAL
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It was brought out yesterday after
noon that Robert H. McCurdy has re
ceived as commissions on foreign busi
ness 81,1(3,829 snd on domestic busi
ness 8641.861, and that Louis A. Thled-
baud haa received an aggregate of 820,-
111 In commissions from tha. company,
making a total of more than 82.(00,000
paid as commissions to two members
of ths McCurdy family. Robert Mo
Curdy, In addition to his big commis
sions, draws a salary of 880,000 a year,
making hla total income about $110,000
a year. .
District Attorney Jerome announcea
that ha will present to an extraordinary
grand Jury the revelations .affecting
life Insurance with the object of crim
inal, prosecution of Insurance managers.
He will await the conclusion of the
egtslatlve investigation before taking
action, so as to lay before It mattera
disclosed: He stated that tha public
felt outraged at tha "shocking revela
tions" in regard to Insurance manage
ment aa the present investigation hss
shown greater moral - obliquity - and
moral obtusetiess on the part of persons
important in the business world than
did the Equitable revelations.
"No discrimination will be made In
favor - of Mr. Hyda - with reference
either to -the scope or method of his
examination," said Attorney Hughes of
the legislative examining committee In
a letter sent to Samuel Untermyer. Mr.
Hyde Instead of appearing In person
offered to give through his counsel his
testimony to the committee that ha had
given before Superintendent Francis
Hendricks. It thus seems that Hyde
will be forced to appear and testify.
- medttosd Kates te Shasta Springs.
The Southern Pacific company- haa
placed' nn sale at Its Portland offices
round trip ticaeis. to onssta (springs at
rate of 820. Beautiful, illustrated
pamphlets descriptive of this resort pan
be secured rrom any BoumerSj facinc
agent --!-
Kiss Jennie Flood Tlalta City.
Miss Jennie Flood of San Frsneisco
was in Portland yesterday accompanied
by a party of friends, with the private
ar Graeemere, en route to New xorx.
The party devoted a day to seeing the
Lewis and Clark exposition and left
aat night for the-east
CASTOR I A
JFor Infants and Children.
Ths Iti Yoa Haia Alwajs Ercglit
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ARRIVED 200 Lateat Stria Covert Cloth, Empire Stria Coats, $16.50
to $22.30 garments, special today and Saturday, If they last, at f 11. TS
and f 1B.50 You 11 come early and buy quick to get these.
We Have Certainly Got, the Market in the 8tylish Trade As We Can
' i . Show More Different Style Costs Than Any Firm in Portland.
'; For today and tomorrow we hare taken the large Fifth street double
.window, which we have been using for displaying gents' merchant tail
"oring, and Have placed on display a line of exclusive design and style
of material coats.. There will only be one coat of a kind sold in this,
city, as that ia all we have -or 'will make. Ladies wanting exclusive fine
garments should see this window display..
SO-
LADIES' SUITS Long and short-coat
atylce, $23.00 to $30.00 raluas today and
Saturday fl.BO. y There are about SO
of these suits, so you should ' not ; delay
making a' selection.. ,-. .;.
Elegant Empire Style Coats of tweed cloth
T bluegTeen and mixed colors; regu-
Jac tliM value,...,. ........$T.SO
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Regular $1S.S0 and $20.00
Kaincoats
fl.50
- - Remember, wo own,- operate and main
tain a manufacturing plant for the making
of ladies', garments and we have tha real
man tailors to fit you. - The garments you
purchase in our store will be handled in an
expart manner.- You. will find no such
equipment elsewhere as we maintain at our
store. - -,r ;
We hare a splendid line ef Silk Petti,
coats. Dreaa r Skirts, Ladies' Suits, Fur.
Trimmed Coats, etc "7! ' r
Al SAlESipiES WANTED
TIE
FIFTII AND ALDER STREETS
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We want every reader ol The JoiirnaJ toonaider"thiea
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Fall Eooda are atill arriving, and if ytu i have not visited our big eaUblishment recently, you
; ; will doubtlert find it both interesting and profitable to doaa fft"::l''ltf.
PRESENTS aiVEN EVERYBODY
Free
Souvenir
Napliin
Rings
To every customer who attends our Fall Opening
Saturday night we shall be pleased - to present, a
pair of Beautiful Napkin Rings. They are of cellu
loid, with "Magnetic" bases, very neat and very popu
lar. Every visitor will receive one of these rings.
There are 14 different ahades in the colorings. . Serv
iceable and pretty. Come early and have the choice.
2C9 Souvenir
Crumb Trays
The- first 200 ladies who at.
tend our reception will re-i
ceiva PrattrJaoanned'
Crumb Trays and Brushes. -' These are something
useful as well as ornamental. : , -r
Souvenir
Brushes
To the first 100 gentlemen who attend this "Fall
Opening Saturday night we shall be pleased to pre
sent a vary serviceable Clothes Brush an imported
article, worth anywhere 23 cents.
; BEST AIR-TIOHT 1
' WOOD STOVE SOLD !
WARRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS BEFORE BUY
ING CALL AND INSPECT THE. "PRI2E ECLIPSE"
It has a body made of heavy rolled steel; inside is re
inforced by heavy linings hTgrty iron cast in fection's so
J as to absolutely, prevent 'warping and protect the eteel
sides from the fire; large door opening and a swinging
smoke curtain; neat nickel trimmings. ... . -
No. 18 Firebox, 17 Inches long,
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$9.oo J11.06; $i2;bo
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