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VOL. IV. NO. 217.
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HYDE PUT.ON THERA CK
Hero of Cambdji Dinner Began
Hit Insurance Career as Vice
- President at Thirty'
. Thousand Salary.
vis unable to explain
' : MISSING SQUIRE FUND
Campaign Contributions Were Made
Through the -J,; W.-Alexander"
- Fund by the Equiuble Refunded
- Money From . His. Own- Pocket-
Magnate Appears tike School Boy.
(Joaraal ".DeeUl Serrlct.)
New York. Nov. , 11 James Hasen
Hyde, former vice-president of . the
Equitable Life and ton of Its founder.
hero of the Cambon dinner and numer
ous similar episode, whose quarrel
. with President J. W. Alexander pre
rtpltated the present Inquiry after alr
t Ing the scandal In his own company,
was the star witness before the Arm
. strong . legislative investigation' com
. mlttee s today. Expectation . of . Hyde's
'presence caused a large crowd to be
"present-, Including" many ladles. Ths
. "eat usually occupied by witnesses and
attorneys ware given to the fair Ti
itor,. among whom were many repre
sentatives of New York's most exclusive
smart set.,.. ,.
Uke e Treses Saady.
' As Mr: Hyde evaded .the summons to
appear before the committee for sev
eral months by remaining out of Ha
Jurisdiction, considerable cariosity was
exhtblted a to the outcome of Tils Cross
examination by AUerney 'Hughes.- He
' was called aftec John McOuuinesg had
. completed his testimony, and there was
a stir In the. room aa tne young f inancier
"'wnii'liworn.' He whs modlshly,' almost
foppishly dressed, and wore a boutono
eirre ' of . violets. .. Ills.- appearanca. anJ
nervoos manner ms weii-gruomeu ran
dyke beard, all confirmed thw-'lrapra"
. akn that a Frenchman rather than an
'Americas was on the stsnd.Hyde.wak
accompanied by Attorney Samuel Ctterr
; meyer and appeared unconscious of itht
attention he atn-aoted. - .
' Hyde began with the. story of his
Ufa In the Equitable.- Replying to
queries by Inquisitor' Hughes he ex
plained his first connection wtth'.ths
Kqultablet He declared that he had been
' educated by bis father in the life insur
ance business and had been brought tup
to understand that ha would succeed his
father. He entered the service .of the
' Equitable In the fall of -tm as second
' vtca-presldent and felt through hlspre
vtoils training that ha. was quallfjod to
'fill the position."' He declined any ..sal
ary wben ha entered. In 1900 , ha' ac
cepted salary of $30,000 a year. .This
salary-Was continued until 1901, when It
was increased to S7S.000 a year. . - ;
aTjSs Is tyauetfertabWn '" -
' Hyde, who. is courtly, affable iandfat
1 ease among women in ballroom.' was
-,' uncomfortable on the stand among men
in a drama of bis own making. Ha apr
',' pes red like a schoolboy before his maa
. ter, expecting toy be. aent to bis corner
in shame. i 1 ,, '.- 1
Hyde stated that when his salary was
IncYeased ha waa ronde chairman of the
finance committee and given Increased
' duties. He Insisted that In both eases
his salary had been offered and ' In
creased without any auggeatton from
htm, but on the Volition of members of
the executive committee, s . :
' Hyda was reminded by Hughes of the
' testimony of Senator Chauncey M.' De-
pew before Insurance Commlasioner
- Hendricks, in which the senstor was un
certain whether Hyda had asked for an
Increase, but thought that he did, and
also that ha aakad for more than Presi
dent Alexander waa drawing. Hyde
, could offer no explanation to Depew's
testimony. Mr, Hughes asked Hyde
If ha would have continued at 175.900 '
year If $100,000 had been refused him.
' ."Yes, because I didn't believe I could
get as much elsewhere,",, replied Hyde
amid laughter from the galleries.
FoUtleal Coatrlbattoa. . y . '
Hyde said that he had been given au
thority to receive- money from.-the
cashier without other voucher than hla
own. He 'became a director of the
Kqiiltable Trust company previous to
' 1901 and vice-president of lt later, with
"a, salary of 15.000 which was later-increased
to $11,000. He claimed much of
the credit of building up the trust com
pany. Hyde discussed St. Itagth the ayndl
cate operations. The Squire account.
-wbkih was -part of the "Yellow Dog
Fund," was a subject of Inquiry which
v Hyde couldn't ex pis In. ' This account
haa - not been - explained at any time.
Hyde, told f the. "J. W. Alexander"
fund, used to settle suits, purchase
Steele snd for political contributions. .
Hyde said that when the banking de
partment called for the repayment of
the $R(,000. President J. W. Alexan
der and Controller Thomas D. Jordan
made up what they could, and be paid
$212,000 himself. - .. . . i - -
,- KQUag Lsfislatioa.
John McOulnness, an employe Of tha.
Equitable,' produced letter- books and
memorandum showing Ipstructlons from
former Controller ' Thomas X. Jordap.
to A. C. Fields, relative to the klllln
- -r asalstlng In tha passsga of every bill
Introduced In the legislature that would
affect the insurance company or any
of ft officers. The letters read xk
.pressed disapproval of certain, legisla
tion pending at Albany, f-et's ' were
also produced written hr Jordan. to
Andrew A. Hiimlllon wfilrh constituted
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JohnrMcCrstl, - Prsien( - rNew
PORTLAND SEflDSSECOUD $5,000 TO
isoEfEiiiiifi mm mm
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Ben Selling ,Says ' Fund ; Will B
sand. Dollars,Original Sum,' by .Tonight Contribu
nuns 111 nuiiiDer, gnu
i "Wt are Aendlng today, Portland's sec
hd oonlrlbutlon .of ,:$i,000,V More to
follow." 4 ( ;
! The abbve, signed. by Adolphe Wolf,e,
halrrnan, .-and " Ben '. fielllng, treasurer.
was wired; to National Treasurer Jacob
Benin oy loe local commiiiee miamprp
Ins, and a- few- hours later the sneond
$5,000 sent out of Portland to relieve trie
Uwr.SSS4jJ''spf JRus(la was on Ma
way, the 4ropaIa,afe'Til05Qggttl
the' total off the-local fund will, have
surpsssed $J$.000, which' Is the sum, the
committee ..Was . hopeful . of obtaining
from the start .. .i -i t it!
I From tvnry quarter contributions! are
pouring ' In. They are accompahled
usually- by. sympathetic letters, the fol
lowing being a fair example: '. r ' '
"Mr. Selling I send you. ss treasurer
of the -fund for the' relief of the op
pressed Jews in Russia, a small, offering.
He, ; whom ..I . regard ,as your Messiah,
was' a Jew, 'and said: 'Salvation la from
the Jews.' I am .aure that , all (true
ChrlsHans .sympathise -wlth'-your dis
tressed co-religionists snd hope that
good aerfna land good" order if 111' soon re
turn to that country and , government.
We - are all . servants. Of .tha . same. 6od.
though under different names, Yours
sincerely, . , i JOSEPH W. MARSH." : i
: - . Srsaks' All Seeords. ' . ' '
" There sre' many Jews 'In 'the tltV'who
have, not. as yet been called On by so
1 M tors, "7 Their -contributions doubtless
will nofeane the grand total , by .hun
dreds t .dollara. . , . , .",!. ., ) .
Never has a charitable project excited
such interest in Portland aa this.' The
record ha beaten' the Klshlneff offer
ing by mora than $1,000 already. All
classes' .of people , are contributing.1 The
Christians, are' coming to the front ad
mirably and the Chinese are represented
In the . fund.' Jung Bam, a porter em
ployed at a local saloon.. sent $! .to. the
treasurer thla afternoon . with the,' fol
lowing note: -v v -rt
"I am very sorry " that ,. these Is . all
we could help 'te give'." ,.. . , . ..'.
It Is doubtful if sriy contribution, no
TTheiOregorilan Getting ReJly
; J rrlnterested
. i --.'vi.Wr!- ': :'', . , t '; -.u, r- i s
- -'The esteemed OreRonian is beginninjr to arouse from its lethargy
.Just note the. following -and compare it with the haughty attitude
, asMimcd by. the Orcgonian a few brief months ago. .! - J ,' " -' 1
. Hll ri-TTOCK, . ' ', : ' ' " .'y ". ' - - "'H. W. SrOTT,
' atauger asd Troaiurer,, - ' . . - . -.- - Keillor.
".--: I.'. r " 'THE OREGO&IAW r ' '' J . -
. tf. ; Dttly Sasday, J Weekly, y j ' '. S"tsWIsed 1MO.--' ;;'' '
' ' r .'' .: - Portland, Or;,' Nor. 11; I90S. C
t - Centletnen: - Kiixjly. inform us
'Tourna!'' are, jreceiyejl ; in - ' :
say jiuw, many, src. rcccivcn inrwugn inc. poaimure. inciosea una .
stamped, envelope fr. reply. Very respectfully, t . J " 1 " ,
l-'i v ORECOXMN.; PUnUSHIKC. COMPANY. r'.
. : '! A. K. Slcmn, Circulation Manager. ' .
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e' .Increased to iThirteen , Thou
Amount Pleasing,
matter' how, large,,' was more greatly
appreciated. , . ... '
..' Alsa , J. ; Jonea. who represents . the
Sanitol y Laboratory . of St. Louis, sent
$1.90. which' he 1 had . ssved . In -a -dime
bank, with tha request that It be credit
ed 'to his sweetheart, 'a Missouri glrL
'-T Koaf JUoeiTed to Bate. . ' V
The money received today up to noon
berger 'Bros".. $106TlJ. H.Tort1rup, $5-1
jn tm. v rriu nowe,' i; r jlllla rotter,
$t.0; Caswell & Kelly, $10; H. C A I bee,
$5;:R.a Howard. Jr., $S.tO; employes
of a broker's office. $ 50; "J. W. Hod-
son. : Mtr and Mrs. P. J. Mann. $00
E. U Crate, , $1; Forbes it Martin, $10;
W. C. Rh-s. $6; Dr. Henry W, Co, $2$;
jonn, Meyers, is; i. T. , Murphy,
$10; -.Mrs, Deady, $1; -. ' L. E.
Beebee. 2; J. K. Gill Co., $21;
W. 8. rren. $5; Francis J. KcKenns, $5
Oulstsff Schslk. $t; Deo' Soiling, $S
Julius Lowe. $S; M. K. Kahn, $; I. U
White, $SrAbe Tlchner. IS; Lea Wolf,
$2.90; Sam Hlrsch. 15; Rudolph Gold
smith. $10 L. Coblents, $10; Junior Zlon
league. zr Hocnreid nroa., lis; K. I.
Manasse, $10; M. L. Kline, $26; ftarsh
Wolthertnfr.' $20;-Jung' Bam. $1; Rows
Martin, $26: I-ew Wagner, $; .
.'Aa an Indication of the great Interest
taken hv the cause, Mr. Selling atatee
thret .yesterday about $1,500 came Into
hist office unsolicited. 'His desk wss
covered with money this morning snd
tha happy congestion wss not relieved
until - the $5,000 had been telegraphed
to the national committee. ..
""T hope," said the treasurer,' "that we
will' have between. $12,000 and $12,000
by .closing time tonight, it may pos
sibly run a little behind the latter fig
ure.' but I hope not. I haye never be
fore ' witnessed such liberality, in a
community," ' ; , v - ' i
- A - dispatch ' from London says that
the total subscribed for ' the relief of
Jews . trr -Russia- la $156,000 Including
the sum of 160, go from America.
I (Continued on Page "B wo.)
how many coptef lof, the' Orejron
Daily and Sunday .'Also-- please,
TRY HERLlliOll
IN
Government Decides That Con-
gressman "Wilt Have to An-
swer ' Portland Indict
' : .' ments First. ' "
CASE TO PROBABLY BE
' HEARD IN DECEMBER
District of Columbia , Indictments
-Will - Have to - Wait . Until Postal
Fraud . ' Cases " Are " Concluded
Three Cases Pending Against Rep
, retentative in Oregon. r ', T
CJearaal Special Serrtce.)
Washington, ' Nov. 14. It has been
decided by the government to try Con
gressman Blnger Hermann first under
thendietwenttuthr"sijrBinrrt-titiirtn
Oregon.NospecfIc data haa been--set
for the trial, which will take place In
Portland, but It Is thought by Secretary
Hitchcock and District Attorney Fran-,
els J Heney that the trial will be set
during the early part of December.
It was at first contemplated -to-try
Hermann In Waahlngton under the In
dictment found against him alleging de
structlun ofgovernmentrecoTtnr Ttie
local district attorney, however, haa
several eases on hand growing out of
the alleged frauds In the postofflce.
which nave precedence, and tnunt be
heard before Hermann's .case can 'be
reached. So It haa been decided-to try
Hermanri under the, Oregon Indictments:
first. -' - .
Attorney.:"ttehe'y : will letve - Washing.
ton the latter part of the. week for
Portland.
Three Indictments are pending against
Congresaman- Blnger Hermann In this
state.. 'The audden decision of : Secre
tary Hitchcock and the department of
juatlce'to bring the Oregon indictments
to trial In advance of that found in the
District ef Columbia will causa some sur
prise, ss It waa believed in many quar
ters that Hermann would be' tried first
St Washington. . ' ,
The three Indictments pending In this
stats sra known respectively as the
"Butts Creek case," the "Blue Mountain
conspiracy" and tha "lt-7 case." . In the
nr si namea Lrongressmsn Hermann waa
Indicted jointly with W. W. Stelwer,
Franklin Pierce Mays, Edwin Maya,
John H. Hall. C. K. Loomls. H. H. Henr
dricks snd others, on the chsrge of
fencing government lands It Is gener-
:lUno.t,,
fraTirsfonel6& T tried; though
Diat
trlct Attorney Heney has as yet given
no indication as to the order of trials.
. The Blue Mountain ease is ons of the
most famous of all the tndictmenta re
turned In the course of tha Oregon Isnd
fraud Investigations.. Senator John 1L
Mitchell, Congressman Hermann. Con
gressman Williamson, State Senator F.
P. Mays, Wlllard N. Jones snd George
Sorenson were Indicted on the charge of
conspiring to defraud tha government
of $00,000 acres of . land within the
boundaiiee of the Blue Mountain forest
reserve. -Tns indictment alleges thst
tha fraud waa to be accomplished
wrgeiy Dy means -or rraudulent " purchase-ef
state school lands In Crook,
Or'sjjt, Harney, Malheur. Baker, Union,
Umatilla snd Wallowa counties, such
lands lying within tha boundaries of the
proposed reserve. Incidentally the case
Involves the 'operations of the ring
which wss robblns the. ataia or ti
cnooi lands ny means of forged appli
cations and dummy applicants.
ine mirfl Indictment in which Con.
gresaman Hermann is named as a de
fendant has to do With the Iniiufl.
tions of the ,Puter ring In township
n-.T, ana a. so brings. In Puter'a fa
mous story of the payment of $2,000
to Senator. Mitchell for his services In
expediting the giatentlng of fraudulent
claims. The other defendanta besides
Hermann are-Senator Mitchell, S. A. D.
Puter, Horace O. McKlnley, Emma L.
Watson, Dan Taroley. E. K. Brown. Mrs.
Nellie. Bro-vn. Henry A. Young, Frank
H. Walgaraot. Clark K. Loom Is and 8.
B. Ormsby. All nt ths defendanta are
aiifgro to nava oeen parties to- a con
spiracy to defraudtthe government of
Its unds and the Indictment sets forth
the alleged payment .of $$,000 by Puter
to senator Mitchell- at Washington on
March 9. 190$.
As District Attorney Heney will leava
Washington by tha end of this week he
may - be -hers rwxt - week.- though he
may go first to San Francisco. In sny
event It would seam certain that the first
trial ef Congressman Hermann -will be
gin' before the holidays.
SAY SIR THOMAS LIPTON
WAS SECRETLY MARRIED
t Jnarsal Spertst Serrlee.) V
London, Nov. 14. It Is repotted
among those who know Sir Thomas Lip
ton well that he la. a benedict, having
secretly married a Hootch girl in humble
circumstances years ago.' before he
dreamed of. reaching his present condi
tion of prosperity. People who know
Sir Thomas say the. facts sre well
known to certain persons. Sir Thomas
himself has nothing to say uu the sub
ject, '.'.:., ,
04 TO CARRY
GOOD
Wl
Fog" Lifts, as . Train Bearing
Flower of Portland's Commer
cial Life Pulls Out of Sta
tion fof the South. ;
TRACKS ARE CLEARED FOR
' LONG HARMONY SPECIAL
Travelers Wni Viar Forty-Six Towns
in All, and There Will Be Numer
ous Addresses of . Welcome and
Muth Interchange" of" Courtesy
All Arrangements Attended To, -
V.lrtitv.t Aur Portland bualneaa men
left today for a three-day tour of the
Willamette. Umpua-and Rogue river
valleya on tha palatial special train that
waa assembled by, the Southern Pacific
Th departure -wss at ISH'pr-Tmd
tha deftsa for of the forenoon lifted Just
aa the engine wheels began to turn.
"Oregon is united." waa one of the
banners attached to the train, and tha
excursionists good-naturedly transpose'!
:t to. .read -"Oregon, la untied." -Today, In
other words, the paokagorpfMelghborly
good will that, heretofore: had been, too
tightly wrapped up -in an almost ex-
representatives of the wealth and Indus'
tries of tne state'a metropolis were go
ing to scatter the word that henceforth
ta people of the. commonwealth will
work hand In hand for the advancement '
and welfare of aH who- own allegiance
to tha eentlment, "She- files- with -her
own winga." tha atate's motto,
Salem- Tonight
The Itinerary takes the excursionists
to Balem, with stops at Sll Intermediate
towns, leaving the state capital at 9:10
o'clock tonight and running through
without stop to Ashland, where the ar
rival will be at $ o'clock tomorrow
nfornlng; a - twe-lw---sty"'VHere, and
then the return trip through tha Rogue
river ' valley, with, short visits In each
town;- arrtval at Roaeburg tomorrow
night at 9:25. where tha train will re
main over night; leaving northward Fri
day morning at 10 o'clock, all' statlorls
to be stopped st for a few minutes: on
through the Umnqua valley, through
the Willamette valley to Albany; a side
trip to Lebanon, back, to Albany, via
the Corvallla Eastern to Cnrvallls; up
the west side line of the Southern Pa
cific, with side trips on sll branches,
to Portland, reaching here at 10:35 p.
m. Such la tha program..
Torty-glx Towas la AIL i
Forty-six towns will be visited and
f Sll tif llieru tlis IihiiI inula us un
will proffer hospitality, with numerous
sddressea of welcome and responses by
the excursionists. The special la in
chargs of General Passenger Agent A,
L. .Craig, with Asalstsnt Uenersl Pas
senger Agent W. L. McMurray attend
ing to details. Conductor P. Tynan,
Engineer W. CVMalley in the cab of
engine No. $200, and Pullman Conduc
tor H. E. Gale were the train crew, snd
the culinary department waa under the
direction of C. B. Bradley of the Com
mercial club. The club's chef provided
the suppllss for the commissary.
The success ,of the Le wist on -Clark a
ton excursion a few weeks sgo Impelled
tha business mem who went on that trip
to go today, snd so popular had becoms
ths Idea that City Passenger Agent C.
W. Stinger was compelled to refuse ap
plications for reservations for nearly a
week past .- -
The 84 excursionists represent prac
tically all lines of trade, finance and
Industry In Portland. Nearly all large
concerns sent members of their firms
or trustdS confidential employes. So
perfect were ths ; srrangements that
every detsil was provided' for, befors
the train left the Union station, snd the
excursionists -will hsve nothing to do
but enjoy tha good things. A baggage
car is in the train and there are three
standard Pullmans snd a coach. 'Super
intendent Fields was st tha station, see
ing that nothing was overlooked snd
that the tracks were cleared for the
spec Is 1 from here to Ashland. Man
ager ISd Lyons of the terminal com
pany also hovered sround snd ordered
the gates thrown' wide open. All rules
governing ths passageof people from
tha atatlon to the tracks were nullified
for tha occasion. 1 ,'. ' -
OREGON CITY GREETS.
aoslaeas Men Met By , ClUaeaS gad
I Special nispateb te The Joaraal.)
Oregon City,. Nov. 14. The Portland
bualneaa men's excursion made Its first
atop at Oregon City-and remained st
the city by the 'falls of the Willamette
$0 minutes. The psrty was met at ths
etatfoti by a com mlttee- appointed by
Mayor Sommer and by 'resident Hunt
ley of tha board of trade.- . An Informal
apeech of welcome was made by J. En
gene'Hcdges, In which he aald: ; '
"Thla Is tha most auspicious occaalon
In the history of the atats and will be
the means of a closer union between the
city snd country snd will mark the be
ginning of a united effort of urban and
rural people , for the bettermert of the
slate."
The visitors wslked -through' the busi
ness-district of the ' city, but did pot
oav time for sightseeing
ATTORNEY ; DECLARES CITY
Eminent Domain Provisions in Charter
May Thwart Attempt of Corpora- :
v ft tion to Monopolize Belt Line. '
Private Road Would Facilitate Transfer of Frdght
and Would liable Southern Pacific to Keep
r : Rival Lines From Gaining Access
It was asserted today that the Har-
rlman system will, within a week, sub
mit to the city a proposition for the
railway company to build a belt line
along the waterfront connecting the
Jefferson street road, owned by Harrt-
man Interests, witn ins union sianon
of. tha terminal oumpany. It -Is assart
ed alao that euch a belt line Is abso-
luttly jecessarr to the economical haul
ing of all west aide rrdR-ht-tnt-4n4a
city, and that the purchases .of ' the
McCraken and Willamette boiler works'
docks t and ths annex of tha Esmond
hotel, each running from Front street
to tha meander line of the rtvsr, were
for tha purpose of placing ths Harrl-
man forces m control -of- the" water
front altuatlon- on the west aide.
The Intention of the Harrlman pem-
plr-Higa-TEaurnal'a-J
mants, la to block an projects lor a
municipal twit Una along the water
front over which all roads desiring in
areas Into Portland shall have equal
rights. "' - . ;!
- -- Clttsess rianalng So right.
- Cttlsene who reaJta the- vital neces
sity of acting promptly to prevent 'the
Harrlman system bottling up the water
transportation sttuatlon as af feeling
new llnea that want to come Into town
are considering measures to fight bach
with soma effective weapons, snd ths
status of ths franchise bf tha Harrlman
line on Fourth street Is being carefully
looked Into. Experts of franchise legis
lation and municipal law have expressed
the opinion that thla Fourth street
franchise, so railed, la merely a license,
revocable at tha. will of . tha commoa
council, and that possibly this clrcum-
stance furnishes . the desired means of
compelling ths Harrlman . people te
scqulrsce in the plan for the munici
pal belt line.
In support Of this theory that the
Harrlman system Is extremely snxiou
to secure control of ths wsterfront se
aa to enabls It ta construct and control
. . . 7
FOR FIVE
BLUEJOAM!
All the City Sleuths Excepting Day, Hartrrian and Welch to B
Reduced to the Ranks and Their Places Filled by -Patrolmen,
Is Recommendation of Chief. .
Before many daya have passed there
will be a shake-up In the police depart
ment. Chief Orltsmacher and Inspector
Bruin, after several 'conferences, have
deckled to make a number of radical
changes, snd It Is known that their
recommendations are already filed with
Mayor Lane and will be laid before ths
police commission at the next meeting. .
The most Important of the' changes,
as scheduled, will consist- of reducing
every member of the detective force to
the ranks, i with the exception of De
tective Day. Hsrtman snd Welch. Those
slated for brass buttons snd uniforms
rev Detectives Snow, - Kerrigan, Car
penter," .Reslng and Vaughn, r
- For days - It ' haa been a matter', of
common : report around police head
quarters that a number of changes were
to be , recommended by Chief Grit'
maeher. Every member of the detective
force, ln anticipation of being selocted
for the ranks, has been quietly, at work
exercising "pulls'.' to offset the expected
action. The first definite news was
published in The Journal several days
ago. at which' time It was stated Ace
Welch, formerly, a patrolman, was
slated for tha detertlvs department and
that several detectives were to be placed
In uniform and assigned to heats.
. A few days afterward Welch waa
placed 'In plain clothes and later ap
pointed -on the- regular, detacttve.-force.
Hla appointment la to ba confirmed by
the executive board at Its next meeting.
Welch la looked-.on as ons. of ths beat
men. n the deportment snd has been
selected as Inspector Bruin s right hand
man.
Since the appointment ef .Welch ss
detective Chief urltxmarher and Inspec
tor Bruin have- been closeted several
times every day nnd frequently st nlaht.
They family reached ths conclusion thst
the ' good' of .'ths department requires
mat mere anaii re new mntrrial for
tha detective force-.
It ,i was de.-l.led 'to retain Ivtectlve
Day on account of Ms lengthy experi
ence In- such work, hjs Inrge acqualnf
snce with the criminal Hsns.m.. hla
knnwledg of the hnhrta of crlmlmiU in l ,
his rewrl for locating and revovenne
Stolon lvoritJ'. , . " '
a belt line, an expert gave the followlnsT
statement to Tha Journalr .
i "At ths present time 'ths Harrl maw
system has tha following lines running
Into Portland; Its main lire, 'coming
up the east side of the Willamette
river; its west aids Una, entering the
city , down Fourth street and climbing
the heavieat grade In Oregon to get to
ths city limits, and the Jefferson street
HneLthat cornea to the city along an
easy grade, but endaat-the-Jefferson--street
station. ' .,,
"Ths Una thst comes down Fourth,
street Is on an' almost prohibitive jiaade.
and the traffic originating along the
Jefferson street line in the city, for
Instance at -the lumber mills, -roust now -be
hauled. 124 .miles back to tha other -
west aide Una and over the high grade
"
tto"n;thJ TohsTiaul Is "necessary In or-
der to travel the net half mile from
the Jefferson, street . station to the
union, atatlon. ' . f, . . '., . ..
Xnst Xavs Bait Use. '
i "When you study the map and realise
the situation ef the Harrlman system
with reference to tha entire traffic of
the west side of the Willamette river
bt wean Portland and- CorvaUla, includ-.
ing the rich Yamhill, polk and Benton
counties, you will see the desirability
from the Harrlman point of view of se
curing that belt Una down ths Port
land waterfront, and why tha Harrl
man agents have : expended already
$162,000 for three pieces of wsterfront
property, psylng more than would nor
mally have been asked by ths owners-
end why the doors of ths Harrlman anfe
are wide open with access to unlimited
sums of money to earry out the belt
line plans:" 1
But the Harrlman system s own traf.
flo necessities sra not the only motive
Impelling the hasty action in blocking;
ths municipal belt Una plans, for It Is
(Continued on Psge Two.)
DETECTIVES
. Detective Hartman has always beenj
a hard , worker and has ' accomplished
many notable feats in that branch of the ,
police service. lie was in trouble
short time sgo ever a failure to hear
from him when he waa In the east efter f
a criminal, but the polios commission
decided that In view of hla excellent 4
record ths doubt should -be resolved. In
hla fnvor.
Detective Carpenter has been on the
force for seven or eight yesrs serving
first aa patrolman, then aa sergeant ami
more recently aa a plainclothes man..
With Ietectlve Reslng, his appointment '
in detective was confirmed by the ex.
ecutlve board a few months sgo. He. .
Ing hss also served on ths police forre
ef San Francisco, and has done valuable
service as humsne officer.
Detectives snow and Kerrigan have
always worked together and have been
on the force for 11 or 19 years, work
Ing first as patrolmen.'' They have at- .
ways been regarded aa two of ths beet
men In the department snd hsve a long
and creditable record to their service.
Their selection for patrolmen will come
ss the biggest surprise of the i whole
effalr. - '.)-.
It Is known that both Chief Grits
macher snd Inspector Bruin have de
rided to fill the vacancies en the detect .
tlve1,Tote wlthTsuch patrolmen aa e
perlenre hss shown are Qualified ff
such work. Acting Detective tlellyer,
who has been working In plain. rlihee
for months. Is understood to be aiste.l
for the detective nuikV. and Patrolm.
White I also pwntloned In the sme
connection. Hellyer Work In plain
clothes hsi been favnrnhlV commented
on by the chief severnl limes White
has never worked In flntn rlothes. hot
bus shewn detective tlnt In a rnnrke I
earre, though servlns on a bc.it
"1 w, ssid M'tvrn -,
tinned hl mnrnlne. "II I" t' ' ' a
rerommen.lft(n h.. heti m t . . -
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