The Oregon daily journal., December 09, 1908, Page 11, Image 11

THE? OREGON DAILY JOURNAL', ; PORTLAND, i WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1908.
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DEFIES
TO CLEAR
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JURY MONOPOLY
SAILORS IS
DED
Hiram W. Johnson, Argu
ing State's Case for Heney,
Tells Jurors Acquittal
Will Mean an Investiga-
tion as to Keason Why. .
8an Francisco,. Dec. 9. Ttt Is the
height of the ridiculous for ua to be
" here four months trying this man, who
has confessed his guilt; going solemnly
-through a complicated trial to determine
whether this man Is guilty, when be
hu admitted bis guilt! Are you pre
pared. In the face of this confession,
to declare this man Is innocent? If
you are, by the living God, we will
know the reason why!
This was the statement of Hiram W,
Johnson, counsel for the people, In his
closing argument to the Jury today, de
manding the conviction or Abraham
Ruef.
Johnson told the jury In straight,
vigorous language of the attempts at
brlberv. He minced no words. He made
It clear that . an acquittal of Ruef
would be followed by an Investigation
and he promised that any man who
voted to free Ruef would have to
answer and have a clear reason for his
action.
Johnson made the address that would
have been made by Francis J. Heney
If he had not been shot by Morris
Haas.
IN
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Council ' Sustains" the Veto
Revoking Employment
A gent's License Board
ing House Commissioners
. Can Now Do Nothing. ;
L'EVIEW OF GRAFT
PROSECUTION, WITH
CASES INCIDENTAL
(United PreM Letted Wire.)
San Francisco, Dec. 9. When the fata
Of Abe Ruef is placed in the hands
of the Jury this evening one of tha
longest ana most senitatlonal trials in
the history of American Jurisprudence
will be near an end.
From the time the first preliminary
moves before. Judge William P. Lawlor
were made by counsel for the people
and for the defense, not Including the
long police court hearing of James I,.
Gallagher, the prosecution's star wit
ness whose house and property woro
twk-e dynamited and whose testimony
was taken to prevent the possibility or
Its loss to the prosecution, 16 weeks
and three dnys have elapsed.
Out of the trial have sprung other
Issues of no less Import to the com
munity and no less dramatic in their
phases.
Two of, the lawyers of Ruef, , Frank
J. Murphy and A. 8. Newburgh, are
Jointly indicted, under charges of at
tempting to bribe a prospective Ruef
Juror to vote for acquittal. Murphy
at present Im on trial under the charge.
E. A. Blake, a former contractor, who
has testified that he was the agent of
Murphy and Newburgh, has Deen tried
and convicted and has confessed his
share la the plot, to District Attorney
wuiiam xi. Rangoon. -
An aVray of witnesses, high officers
of the United Railroads of San Fran
cisco and former public officials, in
cluding members of the boodling board
of supervisors, have appeared for the
people.
Following the custom In former graft
trials, not a single witness was placed
on the stand by the defense.
At a time when public interest in the
case was waning. Morris Haas, rejected
as a Juror because of his prison record
and exposed by Special Prosecutor
Francis J. Heney, shot and severely
wounded Heney as the attorney was
eated at the prosecution's table. Haas
was taken to the county Jail, where he
hot and killed himself.
Charges against police officials grew
out of the suicide. A public demand
was made upon the police commission
for the removal of Chief of Police Wil
liam J. Blggy. A Week afterward
Blggy was lost overboard from a po
lios launch and has not been heard of
lnce. .
Shortly after the snooting or Heney,
Alexander Lathan, Ruef's . chauffeur,
who had been sought by the prosecu
tion since the trolley Indictments, was
captured In Portland. Or., indicted and
placed on the stand.
When Heney was shot, three eminent
lawyers, Hiram W. Johnson. Matt I.
Sullivan and J. J. Dwyer, volunteered
to aid Assistant District Attorney John
O'Gara In the prosecution.
This trial of Ruef was on an indict
ment charging him with offering a
bribe to former Supervisor John J.
Furey. Nearly 2000 veniremen were
examined before the Jury was com
pleted. The Jurors have been In cus
tody 11 weeks, and extreme precautions
have been taken against the possibility
of approach by outside Influences.
Following the attack on Heney, heavy
rolice guards have been thrown about
he court.
The transcript will number 8.000.000
words, not Including the preliminary
hearing and the other record intro-
''"lit'corivlcted, Ruef will receive a sen
tence of not less than one year nor
mof than ten.
Mayor Lane's veto of the ordinance
revoking the employment agency license
of Wisschusen & Jones will prevail.
Tls morning a second vote on. the or
dinance indicated that six of the coun
cil had changed front on the question
tnat indirectly la held to have a strong
bearing upon the sailor boarding house
business of tbLs port.
. The councllmen who take, a more
favorable view of the matter and who
apparently believe that an employment
agency has the right to find employ
hient for a needy sailor as well as
for a railroad worker or a mechanic,
are Wills, Wallace, Vaughn, Menefee,
Cottel and Cellars. The others, except
ing 'Councilman Rushlight, who .was
absent, held firmly in favor of revok
ing the employment agency's license
even after their ordinance had been
vetoed by Mayor Lane with his ex
planation for doing so. .
With the ordinance nullified by this
morning's action, any employment
agency can now proceed to hire out
sailors at its will without interference
from the license authorities, and the
only action those believing In a monop
oly of the sailor market can now take
is for the state board of sailor board
ing house commissioners to institute
proceedings.
But Attorney General A. M. Crawford
has already announced- that the. law of
1903 governing . sailor boarding houses
in this state does not affect in the least
the hiring out of sailors by an employ
ment office operating In compliance
with the law.
While Mr. Jones, of Wisschusen &
Jones, Is said to have withdrawn from
the field of engaging sailors, Mr. Wiss
chusen will continue the agency, pre
pared to furnish sailors at the rate of
$10 the man.
ciimslTis
SUED FOR $5000
Fred Fogel Charges False
Imprisonment in Mount
Angel Jail.
HITS DIVORCE
AFTER 50 YEARS
(Csltee Pms Leased Wire.!-. - .
Ban Bernardino, Cal.. Dec. . Alleg
ing that after 60 years' devotion to her
husband he . attempted to rid himself
of her by sending her' to the Insanity
ward of the county hospiatl. Mrs. Mary
Bucher today appeared, aa. plaintiff In
a auit for. divorce from Joseph Bucher,
one of the wealthiest, ranchers .in; this
part of the state. - 1 1 '
. Mrs. Bucher charged that gome time
ago . her husband swore to a complaint
against- her on the charge of insanity
and had her locked up. She aaid she
was , rescued by a faithful old servant,
who sought aid -from an attorney and
had her released. - '
In her complaint the farmer's wlfo
declares her. husband owns property In
California worth $800,000, and farm
lands in - Nebraska - valued at' 190,000.
She alleges that ha. had her .commit
ted to the hospital so that he would
not have to share his wealth with her,
The couple nave no. children. They
were married In Nebraska half a cen
tury ago. .
The Best Cough Cure
A half-ounce of Virgin Oil of Pine,
two ounces of Glycerine arid a 'half -pint
of Whiskey, mixed, will cure "any
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In fi hour a Take a teaspoon ful every
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genuine Leach's Virgin Oil of Pine com
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(Rpecln! Dispatch to The Jonrntl.t
Salem. Or.. Dec. 8. Declaring that he
was not only falsely Imprisoned but was
wilfully and maliciously detained in the
city jail at Mount Angel for 29 hours,
Fred Fogel has started suit In the
Marion countv circuit court for 16000
damages against Antone Poepplng, city
marshal of Mount Angel.
It Is said that Fogel is wanted In an
western state for having sent his wife
back to Oermany and eloping with a
servant girl. The immediate cause of
his arrest at Mount Angel, however,
was for another cause.
Fogel came to Mount Angel alone the
latter part of October and began to pay
his attentions to Miss Anna Heckerrnan.
who did not welcome his 'courting. Miss
Heckerman's parents ordered Fogel off
the place, whereupon he grew Indignant,
and is alleged to have threatened the
life of the girl and her relatives and
friends.
Thinking he might do harm to some
one, tne city marshal locked him up In
Jail for safekeeping. That was on No
vember 2. Not having any definite
charge against Fogel he was released
the following day.
Fogel came to Mount Angel from
Portland and not much is known of him
at Mount Angel. He la said to be a
cabinet maker In Portland. The Mount
Angel authorities say they know noth
ing of the charges for which detectives
are said to be orK their way from New
York to arrest Fogel. Requisition
papers have not reached the governor's
office.
Fogel became acquainted with Miss
Heckerrnan at Portland, where she was
employed In a hotel.
E. P. Morcum of Woodburn and
George Bingham of Salem are his at
torneys in the damage suit.
tABOR WINS CASE
IN SUPREME COURT
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To Get Down
To Details.
A cake of P. & G. Naphtha
Soap is 4 inches long, 2Y
inches high and nearly
2 inches wide.
The color of it is white.
That is one, and only one,
of the evidences of its superi
ority. P. & G. Naphtha Soap is
harder than any other naph
tha soap; that is, it will last
longer. '
It is made of better mater
ials than any other naphtha
soap. As a consequence, it
will do more work; do it
quicker, do it' easier, do k
better. V1-' -
P; & GNaphtha Soap
ti-t aU grocer t
(United Press Leued Wlre.
Pan Francisco, Cal.. Dec. 9. Labor
leaders are rejoicing over the decision
of the California supreme, court in va
cating an Injunction granted to the
J. F. Parkinson Lumber company re
straining the building trades council
of Santa Clara county from boycotting
the lumber firm. The Parkinson com-
I pany charged that the council had in-
siuuiea a roycon lor mo purpose oi
compelling the company to subject the
control of Its business to the building
trades council. The 8anta Clara superior
court directed that an Injunction Issue
and jon trial of the case found a verdict
for the Parkinson company, with a Judg
ment of $1 against the council and $304
costs of suit. The decision of the lower
court was reversed by the supreme
court yesterday and the injunction va
ratd on the ground of Insufficient
evidence.
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Happy homes, are the keystone in the arch of our
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A piano in the home is a powerful magnet, draw
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Every consideration, therefore, of parental love, filial
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BASE LINE ACRES
Most of the acreage you have been ac
customed to along the Base Line Road
has been high priced and not purchas
able upon moderate terms. There is not
an acre of land between BASE LINE
ACRES and the East Side that can be
bought for less than $500 an acre and
most of it is held up in the thousands.
You can now buy an acre in BASE
LINE ACRES for $250 and from that
up to $350. Furthermore, you may al
most name your own terms. Further
more, the property is c r o s s e d by the
Mount Hood Railway, giving entrance
to the city in 35 minutes, beating the
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COUNT DE SAGAN
CHANGES LAWYERS
(United Prn Lad Wlrs.t
Paris. Deo. 9. Prince Hells ds Saesn
who recently married Anna Oould-De
Castellane, angered at th alleg-efl
clumsy manner in which his case was
presented today practically withdrew
the case from the hands of Ma It re Clem
enreau at the resumDtlon of the unit nf
n:ount Honl de castellans lor the cus
tody of his children. M. Julie Mler
appeared as chief counsel for De Sagan.
BOXING' MATCH AT
VANCOUVER TONIGHT
(ttoeclil D1Ttrh ti Tbs Jovrnal.t
Vancouver. Wafcn-De&S. George A.
Gross who ha Us from Omsntr;-fbt,
and James Lambros of Chicago are
scneauiea to doe at tne Auditorium
theatre this evening. The affair created
much Interest In sporting circles, es
pecially among the soldiers. A purse
of $200 has been put up. There will be
a preliminary go before the main fight,
commencing at 8:30 o'clock.
i BILL -TQ PROTECT
'' ' ALASKA MINERS
TWMhlngton Boreas ef The Joornal.)
Washington. Dec 8. Senator Carter
today Introduced -a.- bill to create the
office of mine Inspector for Alaska. He
8ys reports are tlftit the slaughter df
miners has become so heavy aa to need
federal regulation. . , i . ...
THE
CREAM
OF
IRVINGTON
"PROSPECT PARK IN THE MAKING"
Tells "you in detail exactly how the owners of this property spent $250,000
in making PROSPECT PARK the most desirable residence district of
Portland. It is a magnificently illustrated folder showing in detail the vast
amount of underground work that was done. This folder is yours for the
asking. Call or write at once. Supply limited.
Ttic Streets
Are all paved with asphalt of
the best character and laid
with skill. The contour of the
street surface is scientifically
built, providing the most per
fect drainage facility possible.
The .pavement is run into thei
gutter, absolutely protecting
the pavemertt and guarding
against moisture beneath the
jtreetr which means the de
struction of asphalt paving.
The best street work in Port
land without exception.
Restrictions Transportation Environment Prices and Terms
No home costing less than
$2500 can be built in PROS
PECT PARK. Only one may
be built upon a 50 foot lot.
Only homes will be allowed in
the addition. Every home
must stand 25 feet back of the
property line. This leaves a
6 foot sidewalk,- 7 foot park
ing and a 28 foot asphalt road
way. This uniformity of land
scape effecX-fegather-with. the
guaranty of first class homes,
means much.
No part of Portland has a bet
ter system of transportation.
Either the Alberta or Wood
lawn cars, leaving Second and
Washington or Fifth and
Washington streets every five
minutes during the day, and
three minutes during rush
hours, reaching PROSPECT
PARK WITHIN TEN MIN
UTES. It is a walk of only a
.block from the car to the prop
erty; No transfers and a 5c
.fare to the finest part of the
city.
PROSPECT PARK lies at an
elevation of 190 feet above
First and Washington streets,
thereby commanding a position
that overlooks Holladay's addi
tion and a superb view of
Mounts Hood, Adams and St.
Helens, together with the Cas
cade range. Being a part and
the best partof Irvington,
this property stands forth as
the unquestioned peer of every
residence part of Portland.
Lots in PROSPECT PARK
may now be purchased at
prices ranging from $1000 up.
The terms are modest, permit
ting; any man or woman able to
build a $2500 home exception
ally favorable terms of pay
ment. , Considering the, class of
improvements, its magnificent
location, fine transportation
and high elevation, PROS
PECT PARK is being offered
for considerably less than its
actual worth. ."
Down Town Office
241 Stark Street
Portland
Prospect Park Office
East Seventh and Knott Streets
H. R; MUMFORD, Mgr.
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