cV'.T. TU3 : OREGON DAILY, JOURNAL. . PORTLAI.A TrJDAY. EVZIIKJO. OCTCZZZl C. , Ull USD SIIIKH si DEFEATED i NwRuI -Affecting -OltyrEnv; i V ,. ployee Wages Generally j : v! : . X Obeyed. ;: 'V. ;, ; THREAT OF DISMISSAL ;x '.-t' FORCES ALL INTO LINE 5. A 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 i Mm. ' - ' 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 .:. ' T " ' i ' -' ; ;- ;. Sleets lta Offloera. .- 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 ' - r BE CONTRADICTED Dcfenac Aaaerta That Thia Important Statement Is Unlike Evidence Be fore Given by Witness Story of ' Knife" Assault Is Denied. ; I ' t t 3 '"0 v i 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. : r..,,,.. .... '.; " ,1.-; "- ' p k - '. ., Gtus JyfmProp' ; 7 ; OUTFITTERS TO MEN AND BOYS 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 Wednesdsy. tr ' 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- ' 4 JMbPsM( ftfMCiatl Btf ?!f i Juneau, Alaska, Oct (.Fred C 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 ' (Continued from Page One.) 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 Baar the Signature of ' XT v; .. .. . . 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 V " a L'i ' ' v 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 J: 9 1 We want every reader ol The JoiirnaJ toonaider"thiea .' th nrcaminn nt our Annual Pall Ooeninfl' -next ' ' " v - , , ! Oct 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, WSm. ' ; ' ,r a , . ; ; - THREE LARGER SIZES : . , $9.oo J11.06; $i2;bo 173-175 First Street 219-227 Yamhill Street . .-- - .-...'... if ... f - I .