THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1908.
A . O R ACQB
AUTO DEAL C
Dealers in Both San Fran
cisco and Portland Have
Warrants , Out for the
"Count" Issue of Worth-
less Taper Alleged. '
fCnltad Pmm Least Wlra.t i , . .
San Francisco, Dec 31. -Following a
j notification from the First National
; bank of Seattle to tho First National
I hank of. this city to beware of "a tall
J Frenchman giving the name of Gasoen
; dorff, believed to be a faker, dealing in
large figurea," a warrant is out for the
,i arrest of Count Winneld Von Gassan-
dorff, a guest at the Fairmont . hotel.
An attempt was made to serv the war-
J rant last night but the count could not
f be found at the hotel. When the warn,
ling was received by the bank here the
count was engaged in. the inspection
end purchase of an automobile from the
Studebaker.eompany.-', While In the of-
flees of the company here he was rec
ognlzed by an employe of . the company
as of similar appearance to a man who
swindled the- Studebaker company at
5 Thu local nfflra tAlfta-rAnfiari -frt vl
' fication to the Portland branch and. th
i lmercimiiKO or aaia resulted in tne 1S
( euance of a warrant in Portland -,tor
t the arrest of Gassendorf f. .
f At the First National bank here it
was stated that the warning from the
: iiui ui rrivpu . in anno 10 prevent 'lue
count ironi involving in oanK,-. ,
i While in - Portland Von Gassendorff
I omerea an automobile from the btude
i baker company, an gave them A check
I for 15000 on the First .National bank of
i Seattle. There were a few repairs to
i be imiria on the machine and in - the
i meantime tne check went' to Seattle and
f lAtlirmil with thA inffti-mujlnn ik.
1 count had no' account , thr. .
Previous to the return of th Vhaflr
, however, Von Gaasendorff borrowed S2a
from. an employe of the Portland branch
j nu nmue nis way to. san h ranclseo,
, nere ne is to oe served with a war
jrant for his arrest It is believed in
J Portland that the count is suffering
J either, from an attack of insanity or
f from a protracted soree.
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MAYER, PIONEER
MERCHANT, IS DEAD
from a protracted spree.
LAUriDRV TAX
IS ABOLISHED
Ordinance -Repealing Li
cense Measure Tasscd
V- Jfajor Will Use Veto.
An ordinance passed by the city eoun-
eil yesterday afternoon abolishes - the
waunary license tax and cuts off ,'SIJOQ
S.year rom ths revenues of the city.
like ordinance was Introduced byvCoun
, ellman Kellaher. The councilman who
jvuien lor me aoonuon or the tax'iwefo
fof the opinion that the laundries -eould
not afford to pay it because the cost
-?f materials used inlaundrie had aou
jbled in recent years. Somebody-iln.
squired if it was not a fact that the
J charges made by the laundrtea had
nlso gone up, but the ordinance passed.
.Mayor Lane will veto it. ,v
ordinance was passed giving the
Jbrate the r New Tear with firecrackers
i.and bonfires.
t. Councilman Menefee tried; in vain to
' f V."k re"c'nde th resolution- passed
ling in the council chamber. , ,
I . ..II T- .11. I . - ' - '
fs ujunuiiiun jveiiaiier introduced a
r.o.u.uuwn Baaing me council to ut
the question of placing electrle wires
-. underground on the ballot at the 'next
: election. The resolution was defeated.
Ong- fund for the payment of city debts
Kbv an annual tux W . .j , vv
t Cellars asked the council to vote a levy
' ,mli ; tarter this year
uiiu .wiin wntcn to liquidate
some of the outstanding indebtedness.
;i.10RE TRAINS
! 10 GRESHAM
te"iy...-,;- -
the o $ -nt change in schedule on
' w -Vr1!" Power company goes
into wffect Sunday, JanuaVy 3. Here
tofore the service to Troutdale. OrlV
Sltam and Fairviw out of Portland has
;tHsn every two1 hours, but beginning
Sunday morning an hourly service will
be established on the GreSham line and
Jrst train leaving First and Alder at
, e.4 a. i7i.
Under the present schedule the last
iftla leaV" "t"3, tor Gresham at
Jr?- -,,i,ni'-but.b6nln Sunday a
trjiii? will leave for Gresham and all
' JJl intt?,i'..Put on aocomniJ:
dntlon of theatregoers and the late night
travel and was done in response to a
general demand from the residents of
Gresham and way stations.
XrFilL arlcai doubling of the service
An the O. W. P. division was made neo
ot sary fcy the Immense increase in the
population of the country traversed by
the Gresham, Troutdale and Fairvlew
- 'it - 't if . ' :
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Jacob Mayer.
Jacob Mayer, founder of the firm of
Flelachner. Haver & Co- pioneer mcr
chant of Oregon. Mason of high stand
ma. DniianinrODist ana nrominent mu.
sen of Portland, la dead. Stricken sud
denly with faintness yesterday after
noon while car riding, he was taken to
his home, -43 Morrison street, where
ne went peaceruiiy to sleep. He slept
until 4 o'clock this motnlnr. when death
ended a ifa which has been one of im-
iiui iaiiuo mm pruiii 10 i-orLiauUv .vregon
and the entire northwest, ;
Mr. Mayer, during his long and active
career in Portland, was one of the not
able men of the state. A leader In the
business world he s the - same time
turned from the nursult of thinra com
mercial and took active and uplifting
pari in me development oi tne state,
the upbuilding of the city and the bet
terment Of society, lift was prominent
tn social, political, fraternal and re
ligious life of the city. He was the
sole living charter member of the Con
gregation Beth Israel, of which he was
elected an honorary member during the
recent: emi-cenienniai eeieDrauon. he
having been one of the rounders of the
cnurcn.
The funeral will be conducted from
the home at 10 o'clock Sunday morning,
and will be private. The family baa
requested-that no flowers be sent
Jacob- Mayer was born at Been t helm.
near Wornti and Menti. in the province
of Khein-Hessen, Germany, May. 7, 1S2.
He was therefore more than 82 years ot
age. - His father, Aaron Mayer, 'was a
merchant of the fatherland, who . came
to America in 1847, living for a time lit
New Orleans, but afterward moving to
St Louis, where he died. The son, Ja
cob, preceded his father to America,
reaching this country in 1843. He went
to work for hi brother In New Orleans
as a clerk and during the early part of
1849 opened a small retail dry goods
store. , lie prospered in this venture, but
sold-out-ln-1850 under the lure of the
great California gold excitement
Early in that year he started for the
sthmus' of - Panama with his wife and
children, taking with him a cargo of
merchandise. AftertransDortlna his
goods across the isthmus he set sail for
San Francisco in the old and slow going
Sarah and Eliza, arriving a San Fran
cisco after 120 days of hardship, star
vation and privation on board that Ves
sel, during which, he Invested all the
money be had, $800, in a barrel of sea
biscuits for the use of himself and the
passengers of the ship, purchasing tl)
food irom a Boston ship which chanced
in the route of the San' Francisco bound
sailing vessel. -
In March. 1851, Mr. Mayer opened the
second dry goods store of Ban Fran
cisco. He conducted this business
profitably for six vears. cominsr to Port
land in 18S7 and opening a retail store
here. In 1865 he started the first ex
clusively wholesale dry goods establish
ment in the Pacific noruiwest He con
ducted this business alone for 10 years,
in lava iorming a partnershtn with JU
Fleischner,! A. Schlussel and Solomon
Mirsch, under the firm name of Flelsch
ner. Maver A Co. ,
For 10 years and more Mr. Mayer'was
the president of the Masonic Building
association. . He had also been from the
first a member of the chamber of corn-
mere! the board of trade and .was a
charter member of the Oregon Histor
ical society. lie was the founder of the
first Hebrew benevolent society- of San
Francisco, and also of Portland, and
since its organisation here had been, a
memner ox the x. M-C. A.
Mr. Maver was one of the orranlaera
of the B Nai B'Bith society of District
4 of California, and was the only char
ier memDer or tne organisation living.
In 1856 he obtained a charter for Ophir
lodge 21. and from this manv hnnnh
lodges grew. He was also the oraranlser
oi Oregon ioage cs and was its first
president , , .
Mason Maay Tear.
Mr Maver tntneil the Hfmmna In in
being initiated in Perfect Union lodge
17 of San Francisco. He was for two
years master of Lebanon lodge 4 of
Ban Francisco. After coming to Port
land - Mr. Maver affiliated with Wil
lamette lodre 2. and also "bAcame one
of the leading members in - Portland
cunpicr s n. a. m., waanington council
3 R, and S. M., Oregon lodge of Perfec
tion 1, Alnsworth chapter Rose Croix 1,
Multnomah council Of Kadosh 1. Ornvnn
Consistory 1, Supreme council of Juris
diction thirty-third degree and Al Kader
icmpio n. m. .
For manv years ha waa'the arand
treasurer oi me grana lodge or ciregon
and during 1888 and 1889 was grand
"iMwr ui me grana loage or Oregon.
Mr. Mayer was also for manv vn h
grand representative of the grand lodge
ui jciisiunu; ana opam, near tne grand
lodge of Oregon, having been appointed
to that position by Edward, prince of
uuw kiiis vi cngiana, Ul 18SI,
He was also the chairman and grand
ucourer ui in grana loage or Oregon.
Mr. Mayer married Miss Mary Auer
bach In New Orleans and six children
were born to them, five of whom still
ltve. TheV am. Mm Knlnmnn Uln.h
of Portland, Mrs. Oscar Mayer of New
York. Mrs. H. Zadia of Rati Wn..
Mrs. M. Blum of San Francisco, Mark-
' w w ion ana Deniatnui Alayer
of Ban Francisco, deceased. '
Mr. Mayer was. appointed United
States commissioner for the New Or
leans world fair by President Arthur.
flEARLY A MILLION
Ifi flEV B0IIDII16S
EIGHT HOTEL GUESTS ARE HELD
PRISONERS IN BALKY ELEVATOR
Buildln permits Issued for 4
the taontb up to 1 o'clock this e)
afternoon were 2S7 in number. 4
having a' total valuation . of .
9S7,7S. This sum la aq'ual to '"
a gain of 1(S per cent over' the" e
value of the permits Issued In
Uecember, 1807, and Is within
less than 13060 of the total of
last month.
December's total brings the
total volume of new construc
tion for the 'year close to tie..
000,000, which exceeds the 1907
record by fully $1,000,000.
Eight dinner laden guests were Infor
mally entertained for nearly an hour
last night at an Eleventh street hotel by
Sakatash Yamayamatauhl- or words to
that effect. He is the bespectacled,
scholarly Nipponese who chauffeurs the
lift, which sometimes doesn't
Shortly after 7 o'clock the elevator
was started up from the dining room,
which is In the basement carrying Saka.
tash (phonetically speaking) and a
dosen or o belated diners. Half way
between the basement and the main
floor it gave a pop, a peevish sigh, a
groan and the several other varieties of
noises usually emitted by an elevator
AVrhnrrinoi1 with oi trh t nniin tnn.
and stopped.
Sakataah worked manfully- at the
uuiuuuiiuni ur wriKiwer a-re nw inings
that operate the elevator, but the blamed
thing (or its equivalent In Japanese)
remained stubbornly in its original posl-
un.i.k ...... . M . i. z
HWh ' .... l VUOVU VUB VI 1 1 O UCCU
pants to observe that "time, tide and
Presently the door entering the ele
vator shaft on the main . floor was
opened and a long wicker aeat placed
near it for the convenience of those who
desired to convent .with the lmnrimn.fi
few. The game began. Wit and song
was wafted down through the bars to
the helpless below.
"Well, anyway," said some Joker. "Ifi
you can't get out any other way youll
come out in the newspapers."
What time is It up therer asked one
of the prisoners. "The same time as it
repl 1 ' was the encouraging
Vlt buckY"' asked' a curious man.
When someone threatened to get the
hotel orchestra to entertain the prison
bt tw, I.en.dwr passengers removed
Prt ,f the'"t -wearing apparel and
""'d through ihe narrow iperture be
Jhe f,looI, of ,th car nl the top
r J? j2Llea-ilng Into the dl"nf room.
itZuSPtH- h0 were er-r-Xsomewhat
inclined to er-r stoutness, divested of
onenfV? wr,KK' throughthi
Fir5i.i.uth accompaniment of the
F's,l?".v0f tw feminine passengers!
In all three or four escaped.
Then a smutty faced man with a
monkey wrencH did something to what
someone called a fuse though goodness
only knows what that is ind the ca?
rose to the main floor.
Owft" pf the hotel declare that great
py the helm of the er-r craft i'nush.
b?n, J fixator sounds mo ut
heroic) during the worst He escaned
unscarred. by any stray wlulcisS,
irP touf wa because he
tn sir HV i uuuKu MUUglimn
floos he wishei. to alight V-,
ALLEGED HIGHWAYMAN MAKES ' ;
BAD BLUNDER BEFORE COURT
Vu-tufie. 'at .NpI?i---:;'"'--"4
' Home. f iM?.' Jl.sistty thousand 'fefNt
f" '""1 arrived at ?Dr!ea late this af
( irxuHi. .N'rarly 69.i,t0 others are at
t i .twi iiit eiilii along the coast
A dramatlo Incident occurred during
Harry Benson In the police court yes
terday, for holding- up tha saloon of F.
W. Lutkemeler, 4 Union avenue, sev
eral weeks ago.
Peter Lyuiectlch, a Slavonian, who
was held up and robbed on Third street
neap Mill nhAni K a a mA k.. a
Ualoon robbery, was testifying that
Johnon and Benson had held him tip.
His brother was interpreting. Charles
Petraln. -attorney for the defense, was
making much of the fact that none of
the men in the saloon had seen the rob-
lr! ?La,n,r'', a" thy wr masked, and
remembSrei01"" had - ndi-Unctiy
Suddenly, -during Lyuleetlch's testl-cr?edr-'
John,Boa JumP to his feet and
m11 J"y?r awrthat man at all. It's
J ..ri0tier w.ho -Interpreting.'; who
Identified us. in the Jail.' We Fe not
having any show at all."-
.vLutktmeiet ?nd ahoOier witness of
the- saloon holdup instantly spoke to
Tjeputy District. Attorney7 HeW.,,'
Johnson, cried: These witnesses now
recognise that Voice as that of one of
tne saioon roDoers. n n win nut them
on to testily to that I ustuvely.'? -
Johnson , turned a shade paler and
sank back into his ohair. ' His outburst
evidently did more harm than good, for
Judge Van Zante bound them over to
the grand Jury. Both have already
Haiicbuff,r-t!'t
THE CHUECH MUST
AIDINEEFOEM
V,The Institute of the Oretron inf.r.i
ence of home missions and church cx-
night at Centenary church. Bishop
omim tne aoaress or the evening
biiu iiinirni tu won oi me institute,
complimenting It highly. He epoke of
. . - ... nu,A iti mu
nicipal reform, and asserted that mu.
uiuii iu.uiiiiirciH mroutnout the
Miml l.'.h.mafiill.i . - - . ... .
't la the miaalnn at tho phnrn in
this. ' The pioneer Methodists of tha
west were given a tribute by . Bishop
Smith, who gave to them much of the
glory of saving the northwest to the
United States.-
Dr. Rader was the other spenkor ou
"How Shall We Enter Into Cot: Ion
With Other ..Denominations?" lie eald
mere snouta te no competition, but thut
all etforU should be conoentrated to
ward the same end of bettering the
world. He said' that all churches exlt-t
for the same purpose, and that tber
often defeat their purpose by com
petition. . 4
In the - afternoon ' a discussion of
Church publications was the chief point
of Interest Rev. C. K. Cllne declared
that church Items of interest should be
published in the Advocate, the local
western paper, and thus -much expense
would be saved that is incurred by
publishing them in the Christian Re
public and World Wide Illusion. Sev
eral ministers . favored the union of
these publications, but finally . only a
resolution waa "offered recommending
the publishing of ltema In the Advocate,
. Resolutions. of sympathy for the die
tressed people of southern Italy were
drawn up to be gent through Archbishop
'Carletia ,
Ten Mill Tax for Roseborg.
(Special Pfsmtrh ta The ioornatl '
Roseburg, Or.. Deo. 31. The Rose
burg school district yesterday afternoon
voted for-a 10-mlll tax. The levy ,1s
on a valuation of $1,176,410.
MULTNOMAH COUNTY'S CHAMPION:
IDLER GOES TO THE POOR FARM
,i Complaining that his sister war tin
reasonable and bothered him while he
sat reading at the fire, requiring him to
move his feet and even his chair while
she swept the floor. C. M. Phillips ap
plied to E. J. Carr. the county relief
officer, far admission to the county
noor farm this morning.
"My. but things have changed since
ma died," he walled regretfully. "I
never had to work in those days."
- Phillips is 64 years old and has been
living with his father and sister at
Arleta. Twice before he has-been an
Inmate at the poor farm. In July he
was there three days, when he left say
ing that he had not told his sister
where he had gone, and be feared that
she would worry about him.
Asked If he ever nelped his sister I
about the house by carrying in the wood
or in similar little aids toward earning1
his keep, Phillips was almost , Indlg
pant. He said his- sister had a hus
band to perform those duties fof her.
Unwritten :Law Case at Denver.
(United Preni Leased Wire.)
Denver.. n at n T...,. n.l
accused of killing' Couvier Dury, an
aav wi , tv a lieiu lOUHT 'Dy h CUlUnvr
The Jucy'i action . followeij ft recital by
Mta Halt t v i . i i.u ,u.
actor . It is believed that Bell will make
um ueiciis me unwritten law.
Joseph-Votci Six Mills.
(Special Dlipatch to The Journal.) ,
Joseph, Or., pec. 31. At the sopcial
school meeting held here Tuesday, the
legal voters of the Joseph school dis
trict voted a MDecial tax of a mills for
general school purposes. -
stocei "Mow Mfl January 10' Wc Will Giwe a
iWmwA oi . ail : Dental Work -'
We earnestly request -all our former patients
: ' ... mi! i
- ' piiC vi iiuui&s nave Kivcn
Nervous People
And those afraid can now sit in the dental ,
chair with great ease. The management of
the Chicago Dental Office will give $100 to
any charitable institution for tooth - that
an operator fails to extract withoufain or '
bad result - t , '","
Vegetable Vapors
Used only by the Chicago Dentists In ren- v
dering the operation of extracting teeth as
painless as removing a shoe from the foot,
and they do if without the slightest danger
to the utmost delicate patient, and without
any unpleasant after-effects whatever. .
Wc Employ No Students
All our operators are middle-aged, gen
tlemanly doctors of from 10 to 20 years'
experience, each an expert Jn his special
line., Our work is all guaranted and kept
mi repair free of charge for 10 years.-There-
fore, by employing the most skilled men in
the-profession our own purpose, as well as
the interest of our patients, is more profi
. ciently served. ' --v-h;... -:-?t 1 '- '-
If your old plate has given out and does
not fit, bring it inland we wilt reset same
on plain. rubber for $Sr aluminum for
r-all a lm ntfif and h n(r taafh lnnk4 tvamr ..i it 1 .t .... 1 : 3 - -- . .
out or proven unsatisfactory, we will gladly repair or. make over free of charge. -
TEETTEI
WITHOUT -PLATES
v j
We can extract your teeth in the morn
ing and give you a temporary set before
night. - ,
A binding' guarantee given with all work
for 10 years.
The best-equipped, sanitary and hygienic
lors in th
ited States.
parlors in the world; 19 offices in the
Uni
Be sure you are in the ;ight place.
Crown and Bridge Work"
a Specialty
Remember, examination and consulta
tion free td all who visit our office. To
those who cannot afford to have their work
; done and pay cash we make arangements ,
on the installment plan.
Office Hours: 8 a, m, to 8 p. m.; Sunday, 9 to 1 Lady Attendant
CHICAGO PMM,E PEMTIT
323 WASHINGTON STREET. CORNER SIXTH
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BOTH PHONES MAIN 3880. A3340 '
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Established 1859, '
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Oldest J3anR on the IPaciJlc
Capital $1,CCO,000
Surplus & UndMfied ProHls $ 5CO.C0O
Espositts :. i:. . 011,500,000
' : OFFICERS
W. M. LADD, President
EDWARD C OOKINGH AM, Vice Pres.
H. DUKCKLEY, Cashier
R. S. HOWARD JR., Assistant Cashier
J. W. LADD, Assistant Cashier .
WALTER M. COOK, Assistant Cashier
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DIRECTORS
EDWARD COOKINGHAM
HENRY L. CORBETT -
WILLIAM M. LADD ' .
CHARLES E. LADD-!?
J. WESLEY LADD ' .
S. B. LINTHICUM
. " N FREDERIC B. PRATT
THEODOR.E & WILCOX