THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL'; PORTLAND, . FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 25. 1908.
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BALKS DETECTIVE
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Notices Not Properly Posted
at Recent Prohibition
Election.
Threatens to Commit Sui
cide If Her Husband Is
Taken From Her.
' . (Special DIapmtck M Tb Journal.
Vancouver,: B. C, Dee., 25. Ths
threats of a. woman to throw herself
under, the wheels of the Great Northern
express, which departed for Seattle last
'night and a consequent race between
an application for habeas corpus nd a
petition for a warrant of extradition in
the nnurts today furnished tratrlo eie
merits in the ease of Leo Bperllng-,
wanted in Seattle on a cnarge ox oo
talninjr goods under false pretense.
Whether the extradition warrant or
the habeas corpus order wilt Win will
be dnrtMed this afternoon.
Sperling', the accused, was yesterday
afternoon as eager to return to Seattle
-as was Detective Charles Phillips of
that city to take him there. That the
man -is not now in the Sound city la
due to the wife's frenzied declaration
on the depot platform' that if Sperling
boarded the train she would with the
aid of the ear wheels ' Scatter herself
j mu over mis cresuewora. J. no woman
1 raved so meh that Sperling decided to
remain in Vancouver.
. On, the trip back to the police station.
ms wire, not being witn mm, n
chansred his mind and hurried eteo
tivs Anderson and Phillips back to the
' Durald Donaehv. who had been rs
talned by Sperling's wife to act for the
rnn. .tried to dissuade him without sue.
fe!r vind the party, started on the run
naciiio tne station to eaten tne train,
Mrs. SDerlinsr. however, fearful of
vaciustion on "the part of her husband,
was on the apot with her tears and
thseats at self destruction, and she
turned the tldo of battle once more
asiinat the Seattle detective. Back to
jail went Sperling. .
This morning; Donaghy lost no time
In setting In motion an application for
habeas corpus and the prosecution,
backed by I. H. Cohen mf Seattle, the
Plaintiff, was equally prompt In Instl
' luting a petition for a warrant of ex
tradition before bis honor Judge Grant.
GUARANTEE OF BANK
' D5P0ST8 SOUGHT
(Continued from Fags One.)
secured, for the
stat funds, properly
preceding year, for the purpose of ere
sting a depositors' guaranty fund. Said
sssmeni'hall be collected upon call
of the board of bank commissioners. In
one year from the time the first assess
ment is lsvled, and annually thereafter,
each bank subject to the provisions of
this act shall report to the board of
bank commissioners the amount of its
average daily deposits for the preceding
year, and If said deposits are In excess
of the amount upon which one per cent
was previously paid, said report shall
be accompanied by additional funds to
equal 1 per cent of tho said daily aver
age excess Of deposits, less the deposit
of state funds properly secured, and
each amount shall be added to the de
positors' guaranty fund.
Vast Xeplenlsh Taai.
"If the depositors' guaranty fund -Is
depleted from any cause. It shall be the
duty of the board of bank commission
ers, in order to keep said fund to 1 per
cent of the total deposits in all op-the
said banks, subject to the provisions of
this act. to levy a special assessment to
cover such deficiency, which special as
sessment shall be levied upon the cap
ital stock of the banks subject to this
act, according; to the amount of their
deposits as reported in the office of the
board of bank commissioners. And
said special assessment shall become
immediately due and payable."-
"Section 1. Banks organised'' subse
quent to the enactment of this act, shall
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Willis
Fisher, President
T, .P. A.
Members of the Oregon and Washing
ton division of the Travelers' Protec
tive association are arriving In Port
land on everv train to attend the an
nual meeting- and banquet of the organ
isation which is to be given tomorrow
evening; at the Commercial club. The
first business meeting win do neia
tomorrow afternoon on the sixth floor
Of the Commercial club building.
There will be reports irom m o-
Frazer
ferent committees during- the after
noon and later officers for the year
w'U be elected. The banquet will bo
gin at T:3o p. m.
Among the speakers at the dinner Is
m do uovernor Chamberlain. May
is aiso on the program. Other
peaaers on tne list are Dr. A. A. Morri
son, chaplain of the association; Willis
;,""" presiaent; w. a. uiance. U". w.
Hodson. D. M. Dunne. C L. Dick. C
the examiner and the proceeds
na.
psy into the depositors guaranty fund.
S per cent of the amount of their capital
siock wnen tney open ror business,
which amount shall constitute a credit
fund, subject to adjustment on the
basis of Its deposits, as provided for
other banks now existing, at the end
of one year. Provided, however, said
I per cent payment shall not be re
quired or new ban; i formed by the re
organisation or consolidation of banks
that have previously complied with the
terms or in is act.
Pay Depositors at One.
It Is further provided that any bank
which may become insolvent, or its
rights to conduct a banking business
shall have been declared to be forfeited
by reason of improper- banking opera
tions, the bank examiner or his assist
ant shall tako 'charge of the institution
and close up Its tuslness, paying any
deficit out of the stat guaranty fund.
In such a ease all depositors shall be
paid at once, or as soon - as their ac
counts can be checked up, the money of
the guaranty fund being used after the
cash on hand in the vaults of the in
stitution has been exhausted. The as
sets of the bank are then to be con
verted in the best possible manner by
MAXVM BBBAOTR EBOaVS.
Do yon know that every time yea
have a eough or cold and let it run on
thinking Jt will Just cure Itself you are
inviting ' pneumonia, consumption or
some other pulmonary ; trouble? Don't
risk it Put your lungs back in perfect
health and stop that cough with Bal
lard's Horehound syrup.
Pric 5o, 60o and 11.00 per bottla
Sold by Skidmor Drue Co.
turned
Tt la nrnvlded that the bank examiner
or nis assistant snail nuwa an mwuma
tlnn nf aanh hank sublect to the provis
ions of the law at least twice during
arh vaar. or oftener if the board of
bank commissioners shall deem it ad
vlNAhla.
Tha hnard of hank commissioners 1
to consist of the governor, secretary of
state and state treasurer. In the event
any bank is suspected of being in an
unsafe condition, or Is considered to be
conducting its business in a manner
which endangers its solvency, th state
examiner or his assistant shall at once
make an examination either on his own
initiative or on the instructions of the
commissioners.
m May Close Banks.
Ha shall as soon as he has finished
hl axamination maka a full wrlttten re
of that body the bank is in a dangerous
condition, or if it has been violating the
law. then the examiner snail do in
structed to take charge of Its affairs
and close up the business or reeataDiisn
It on a solid foundation.
It la Drovlded in th bin tbat tne
board of bank examiners shall appoint
an assistant bank: examiner at a salary
of 12000 annually the said officer to
be also allowed his actual traveling ex
en see wnne on state business in tne
ischarae of his dutv.
It Is also provided that in the event
any bank is taken charge of by the
stat and is round to be In such a con'
ditlon that it oan resume business, and
the stockholders come to its aid ana
restore its credit, then the bank com
mlssloners may restore its charter and
permit it to reopen xor ousmesa.
The expenses of administering th
bank guarantee fund shall be paid from
tne tuna useii.
SENATE ANNEX IS
DECLARED UNSAFE
(Special Dlspateh to Tne Tour ni 1.1
Washington, Deo. 15. Th fact tbat a
large number of senators hav been oc
cupying quarters for the past several
years that were perilous to life, in
building that it is now conceded should
have been condemned. Is emphasized by
the refusal of Elliott Woods, superin
tendent, of tho capftol, to permit any
Increase of the weight upon its floors
tnrougn tne admission of documents
neeaea ny in national monetary com
mission.
The bulldlns where thta 'mnlflnn
exists is. Known as tne senate annex,
one sauar from the canitol huiiiUnr
The finance committee of the senate has
occupied quarters there for several
rears xor tne rorce employed in gather'
nc data for tariff and currency laa-la.
lauon. in aaaition in uemocratio sen
ators and half a dozen Republican sen
ators have their office rooms in the
building, although within th next few
months they will move to th handsome
marble structure which Is Just beinsr
completed for us as senate offices.
The financ committee desired to
carry into th building' a larg number
of documents and volumes on th sub
ject of finance, but Senator Aldrich was
told that th floors or th annex would
not carry an extra pound with safety.
This brought out the fact that several
senators hav been Compelled to keep
insir taw iioranes at tneir nomes.
"Selz" on the S!e Means Good Shoe
When you 'See' the name "Selz" on the sole of a shoe, you
needn't ask any more questions about it ; you can be satisfied
that it's all right.- -
That name on shoes means "good shoe,' just as surely as
"sterling" on silver means good quality. -
It means full value for your money, whatever you pay. Ask
for Selz Royal Blue $3.50, $100, $5.00.
Xor. 7th and Washington Sts.
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QUESTIOn AS TO
BROIVH'S BATH
Does It Cover Only Past
Sins, or Is It World
Without End?
(TTnlted Press Leas Wire.!
Baa Francisco, Da 85. Whether th
Immunity granted J. Dalxell Brown, th
convicted wrecker of th California Safe
Deposit & Trust company, from prose
cution on other charges growing out
of the failure shall apply on later reve
lations of the theft, will be a question
confronting h district attorney's of
fice tomorrow, according to the state
ment of one of District Attorney Lang
don's assistants today.
Brown was indicted with other offi
cials of the institution - and in return
for a complete statement incriminating
his associates was granted immunity
from punishment on all charges pending
against him except one, on which he
was oonvlcted and for which he is now
serving 18 months in San Oiiontin
prison.
Receiver La Breton nf tha Aafnn
bank received a letter yesterday after
noon from John Pollok, a resident of
xerana. Australia, savma that ha hurt
not received his usual Interest on 10
bonda of the California Gas & Electric
corporation, it was then discovered
that those bonds were taken at the
time otner securities were nvnnihit.H
or orewa ana nis associates.
, Joseph C. Gibson, Secretary
Treasurer T, P. A.
A. Whltmore, F. A. Ford, C. D. Fra
ser, O. O. Hughson and E. J. Cay.
Th officer of th association are:
Willis Fisher, president: C. D. Frazer,
first vice president: C. L. Dick, second
vie president: I. Monhelraer, third vice
president; Meyer Abrams, fourth vice
president: George A. Peel, fifth vice
? 'resident; Joseph C. Gibson, secretary-reasurer.
. (Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal) .
Canyon tity. Or., Dec. 26. Th sa
loons resumed business in Grant county
this week, after being closed for about
four months. By virtue of the man
date of th supreme court, which was
received at Canyon City last Monday
and a decree entered In . accordance
therewith, the result of the election on
prohibition, which was held last June,
was set aside on the ground that the
notices calling th election were not
properly posted.
Tha saloons of the county have In
corporated themselves into a legal body
for tha purpose of assisting In th
prosecution of all offenders of th law
pertaining to the liquor traffic Th
prohibition forces are, preparing to call
a special election on the ' prohibition
question next June.
WHISKEY FOR COLDS
The Increased use of whiskey for
colds is causing considerable discussion
among th medical fraternity. It is an
almost infallible cure when mixed with
certain other ingredients and taken
properly. The following formula la
wonderfullv effective: "
Mix two ounces of glycerine with
elaht ounces of srood whiskey and add
one half ounce of Concentrated pine
compound. Take a teaspoonful or a
tablesnoonful everv four hours.
Any good druggist can supply these
ingredients and will make th mixture
or it can do mixea at noma.
Concentrated pin is a special . pin
nroduc.t rafined for medical use and
comes only in half ounce bottles, each
enclosed in a tin screw top case, which
Is air-tight to retain all the original
strength of the fluid, but b sure It is
labeled "Concentrated."
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AUDW
P. CI
HERB JAIL
Bemoans His Fate and Says
Life Sentence Is Too Se
Vere for Any Crime.
(Bolted Press Leased Wire.!-
San Francisco. Dec. 2fi.Remnanln
the fact that he was given life imnris.
niiiiiem insteaa or a snorter sentene.
Peter Claudlanea, the convicted dyna
miter, wept and cried today in his cell
at tne uaxiana county jail, declaring
he was going insane. Ha refuses fnnA
and thinks of nothing but th dreary
prospect ot spending tne rest or bis life
oenina Doits and bars.
in sentence la too lonr rnr nv
crime," the prisoner whimpered.
"Twenty years would be sufficient, it
is driving me crasy to think of spenoV
ing the rest of my life at San Quentinri
I hav nothing to look forward to but
aeatn.
Sheriff Barnet today yielded to
uiauaianes- request and allowed him th
privilege of remaining in the Oakland
jail until after Christmas, when he
win do taxen across th bay to com
mence serving his sentence., Although
Peter snd John Claudlanea are lodvari
under th same roof, they are in sepa
rate cells and have shown no disposi
tion to communicate witn eacn other.
There is bad blood between them,
John Claudianes wlU be brought into
court Monday to hav th date for his
tnai sec
15,000 POUNDS OF TEA
FOR U. S. JACKIES
(loeelal nisnatcb t The JoansLt
Colombo. Cevlnn. Dec 25. If the of.
fleers and men of Unci Sam's battle
ship fleet ar . not "tea topers" after
their visit to Cevlon it won't be tha
fault of the Ceylon 'Planters' associa
tion, wmca-presented to tne American
Jackies ana their superiors 15,000 pounds
of tea.
Coupled with this gift there war
soma comments unon tha anlaniliit Amer
ican tariff bill, whleh place no duty
upon Ceylon tea, permitting growers to
add to their revenues by duty free
shipments into America.
It was stated at th tlm of th
presentation, too, that th new pur
food law in the - United States is in
creasing the consumption of Ceylon tea.
Taken collectively, these things mad
the donors feel verv hahnv. uM tha
chairman. ; : :
Mrs. Sarah Hayes.
. (RoecUl ntspatch to JovroU.1
HSDDner. Or.. Dae. - !iUr fiavafc
Hayes, M years of ag. died at the
Neel of Lone Rock, Or, Sunday, Decem
ber 20. - . :
Mrs. Hayes was on of Morrow coun
ty s earliest pioneers, having com her
with her husband, the lata William Jf.
ferson Hayes, In 1ST1. Mr. Hayes was
engaged in stock raising about ten miles
from Heppner until hi death In 1888.
MrS. HVU M a nativa Mlaannrt
At an early age she earn with her par
ents to th WUlamett valley.
Thre sons. John H., James M. and
Joseph C all prominent farmers and
toexmen or Morrow counts
daughters. Mrs. Andrew Nee
county and
ignters. Mrs. Andrew neel
Rock. Or., and Mrsl Curtis of Okana
two
of Lone
Wash., survive. One son, Charles
lerswD.ieq, aqoui two years ago,
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