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VOL. VIII. NO. 68.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1909.TWO SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES
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NI0SS1
Flf I It? PROFIT BR FAT FRAUD
Oil COUNTY
FUNDS
Investigator Charges Clerk
With Haying Collected In
terest Amounting to Big
Sum on Deposits in Local
Banks Other Disclosures
J. W. Ferguson has filed his re
port of work done by him In expert
lng the books and accounts of Coun
ty Clerk F. S. Fields. As a result
of his work one case of apparent
forgery of the name of Mr. Fields
and the consequent disappearance of
$400 ball money from the municipal
court under the administration of
George J. Cameron is brought to
light.
It Is also shown that Mr. Fields car
ries an average of $30,000 of county
money on deposit In various banks of
the city In his own name, the interest
on which, at the rate of 4 per cent per
annum, is collected for his Own profit.
This money Is the unearned fees and
miration deposits. It is also shown
that Mr. Fields has retained $632, be
ing one half of the naturalization and
citizenship fees received, for his own
use. citing as his authority therefor
the laws and regulations of the bureau
of Immigration and naturalization?
The report of the expert is exhaus
tive and goes Into the conduct of the
county clerk's office for the past seven
years.' During tho time he has been
delving- Into the records Mr. Ferguson
has gone over a great mass of papers
and in the conclusion of his report com
pliments County Clerk Fields on the
system which he has built up and the
courteous treatment which has been ex
tended to him in his work making the
report asked for by the county court.
tTnder the synopsis of his report, Fer
guson summarizes his findings. He
takes up the subject of fees and liti
gation money and sets out that under
the present system the plaintiffs in all
actions are required to deposit a filing
fee of $10 and the defendants in case
of answer or demurrer a fee of $5. These
sums are credited to the accounts and
ss they are earned are turned into the
county treasury.
Surplus Pees Retained.
The surplus or unearned fees, how
ever, are retained by the county clerk
on deposit under his own name until
such thne aa they are earned, when
they are paid back to the county. Mr.
Ferguson holds that the present sys
tem, which necessitates a great amount
of bookkeeping, could be improved by
a fiat fee system by which the fees
would go directly to the county. j
on July 7, I sua, tnere were unearned
fees in the possession of the county
clerk aggregating $2,789.36. This sum
rontinualiy increased until April SO,
1909, when the county clerk had In his
possession $19,299.60. The balance on
hand from unearned litigation money
amounted on July 1. 1902, to $7,641.99.
and this sum Increased until on April
80, 1909. it had reached the total of
$1M26 9S.
It was found that the average balance
on hand amounted to about $30,000, ac
cording to the fiscal reports. This
amount includes both the unearned fees
and the unearned litigation money.
"The clerk has the use of this money.
fays Mr. Ferguson in his report, "which
In deposited in nls own name with dif
ferent banks and for which he holds
certificates of deposit bearing 4 per
tent interest
"It is my contention that this money
mould ne depositee; in m name as
county clerk and the interest turned
over to the county. I do - not believe
that he should have the use of this
money in any way to make profit for
himself. I take the position that th
county is responsible for the acts of
its officers, and would have to make
good anr shortage that might occur and
especially Is this true as to unearned
fees."
Bail Bonds Forfeited.
The report then goes info the subject
IN
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Several Importers and Big
(Transportation Concerns,
Also High Officials, May
Be Involved Startling
Disclosures Promised.
(United Press Leued Wire.)
Washington, May 22. Frauds In
the New York custom house threat
en to create a far bigger scandal than
has been heretofore hinted at, it was
learned today at the treasury de
partment.
Officials of the department be
lieve the government's Investigation
will result in some decidedly star
tling disclosures. According to the
report the investigation may involve
several importers, transportation
company inspectors and high cua
toms officials.
HITHER SUSPECT
III TRAIN HOLDUP
Great Northern Engineer
and Fireman Identify
"Tall" Man.
(SpecUl Dispatch to The Journal.)
Spokane, Wash., May 22. The Great
Northern Railroad company is advertis
ing a reward of $66,000 for the men who
held up and robbed passenger and mall
train No. 3, eight miles east of Spokane
Saturday night, $60,000 to be paid by
the railroad and $6000 by the postofflce
authorities.
It is now figured that six men per
petrated the Job, two men on the tender,
two in the cab ana two at the point
where the mall was stopped and ran
sacked. Three men suspected of the
robbery are doing time on the city chain
gang for vagrancy.
Bert Color was pointed out in a sa
loon by Fireman Hall of the robbed
train and positively identified by Engi
neer Miller as the taller of the two
who covered him with a gun in the en
gine cab. Detectives are unable to find
any further evidence against him.
The total reward for the capture of
all the robbers is placed at $86,000. as
it is believed two of them figured In the
other robbery of the Great Northern
train last fall and of the Northern Pa
clfio last August. Twenty thousand dol
lars is offered for the capturs of the
perpetrators of these two.
THREE CRUISERS OFF
FOR PUGfET SOUND
RAFFLES ALMOST CAPTURED BY WILY
WATCHERS AT THE DELM0NIC0
THE REMARKABLE PACE OF "THE MAN Of MYSTERY,"
EDWARD f. GIRARD
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Photo by Dufresne, Special Artist.
Raffles Says He Cannot Hold Out Much Longer, but He Is Still Worth
$500 In Gold to Some, One.
ADOPT LIFT DRAW PLANS
Bids for Construction of Madison Street Structure Will
Be Opened Next Month; Members of Executive
Board Bridge Committee Decide to Start Job.
fContinued on Page Four.)
INSIDERS DIVIDE
STOCK III PACIFIC!!
Manipulation, to Control
Both, Points to Tip on
Merger Dissolution.
of
(Cnlted Ptpm Leued Wire.)
Washington. May - 22. The sale
stock by slupposed "Insiders" of the
Union Pacific and their reinvestment
in Southern Pacific stock, noticeable
during the last few days, is thought
here to be the result of a fear, that the
government will be successfuV in the
fight to break up the Southern Pacific
and Union Pacific merger. It is be
lieved the Union Pacific people are hold
ing bark share enough to Insure their
central, and turning the rest Into the
Southern Pafiifia
The possibility of the government's
securing a court order regulating the
voting of Southern Pacific shares now
held by the Union Pacific which would
throw control to the remaining shares,
makes it neaessaxy" for. the interests
now In control to -have their, hands- on
sufficient shares o ;stur : their su
premacy . . .. , . . .
, Ban Francisco, May 22. Three cruis
ers of the second squadron of the Pa
cific fleet sailed for Puget sound this
afternoon. The cruisers the West Vir-
flnla, Maryland and Pennsylvania, will
e stationed at Seattle during the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
exposition. The Colo
rado remains here. In the fall the
West Virginia and Maryland will re
turn to the Mare Island yard for ex
tensive repairs.
The 'J'enne89e' Washington and Cal
ifornia, the three armored cruisers In
the advance squadron of the Pacific
fleet, are at anchor in Commencement
hay. Admiral Sebree will be officially
in charge of the government's part of
of the welcome acoorded the Japanese
ships, which will be here all next week.
The Japanese cruisers Aso and Soya.
In charge of Rear Admiral IJichl and
bearing 400 marines and cadets, are due
to steam Into Taroma harbor at 2
o'clock Monday afternoon. The Japanese
entertainment committee announces that
next week will be fully as ostentatious
aa the famous "fleet week" of last year.
TAKING TESTIMONY
IN HASKELL CASE
Tulsa, Okla., May 22. The special
federal grand Jury which Is Investigat
ing the alleged town lot swindles, be
gan taking testimony today in the Has
kell, Turner and Eaton cases. The find
ing in the case decided yesterday is be
ing kept secret
At a special meeting of the bridge
committee of the executive board this
morning general plans for the new
Madison street bridge were adopted and
Engineer E. E. Howard, who represents
the firm of Waddell & Harrington, tele
graphed his chiefs to prepare final
plans end specifications for the struc
ture. These will be submitted to the
executive board next week and bids for
the construction of the long viaduct
can then be invited. These will be
opened about June 15 and unless the
voters of the city change the location
to Market street at the election June
7, the actual work of building the bridge
will be commenced under the super
vision of Waddell & Harrington of Kan
sas City, who have been appointed by
the city to supervise the construction.
The committee voted to have a lift
draw Instead of one of the bascule or
swing type. This kind or draw was
recommended by the engineers, by river
pilots, ship captains and other interest
ed people and can be installed ror
000 less cost than any other draw. Th
lift will clear the high water level of
the river 135 feet and will have a clear
ance of 154 feet at the present stage
of the water. It will be operated by
electricity and can be raised and low
ered in one minute. The opening per
mitted will be 235 feet wide and 200
feot orlth the current, thus etvlnsr olenty
of room for the passage of all kinds of
river craft.
The greatest width afforded by any
of the draws now operated is 150 fot.
Owing to the (Hrectlon of the current
setting in. against the Madison street
bridge passape has been difficult foi
tho larger vessels. The new bridge
draw will furnish plenty of space so
that there will be no danger of col
lisions. The bridge is to be 2162 feet long In
cluding approsches and 1365 feet over
the water. Its extreme width will be
65 feet measured from the outer edges
of the cantilevers. Railway tracks are
to be constructed one on each side of
the bridge directly over-th cantilevers.
The roadway for vehicles will be be
tween tho tracks and the sidewalks for
pedestrians on the outside of the trtjeks.
The draw will have a normal clear
ance of 54 feet when closed and this
will mean that It will not need to be
opened for a great number of vessels
plvlng up and down the river.
In order to bring the sidewalks tfp to
the desired grade It will be necessary to
raise the grade of the street and this
will necessitate the cooperation of prop
erty owners whose buildings will be
affected. H. L,. Plttock is the chief
owner concerned and the committee will
request him to consent to a change of
?;rade. If he does, steps may be built
nto his building from the walks.
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS
STRIKE TO REBUKE
STUDENT'S REPROOF
Spc!n! I lip tea to Tbe Journal.
Grants Pass, Or., May 22. Grants
Pass high school graduates are "on
strike" with the result that class dav
exercises, which should have occurred
last night, were called off. --
Trouble has been brewinar for some
time in school and as no settlement was
reached, it has pradtically spoiled grad
uation exercises. It started when Pro
fessor Miekle. nrlnclnnl. nimlahni Sou.
baux Ritchie, on -of the graduating
class members. Ritchie left school and
re r used to return to his classes or to
take part In the- graduating exercises.
He was a principal character in the
class day. play, which was to have been
DYNAMITE THREATS IN
QUARREL OVER CHILD
(t'nltcd PreM Leated Wire )
Oakland. Cal., May 22. The appear
ance of a woman In the plot to dyna
mite the home of Mrs. E. G. Richard
son of Frultvale Is the subject of re
newed, police vigilance and investigation
today.
For several weeks Mrs. Richardson
has cared for the 10-year-old daughter
of Peter Roller, the little one having
been placed In her charge by Roller's
wife. Roller has made many attempts
to secure the child, and is accused of
threatening to dynamite the Richard
son home if she were harbored longer.
The case was reported to 'onstnh'o
William C. Allen of Frultvale. Late
last night Allen was called to the tele
phone. A woman's voice said:
"This is a warning that if vou don't
stop Investigating th Roller easo vou
may be included in the dynamiting.
Goodbye."
Additional officers have been assigned
to , the case, and Allen is confident that
the authors of the threats will be captured.
DISGUISED AS WOMAN AT
f ALLEN
& MDONILLS
BENSON GIVES
OUT LIST OF
APPOINTEES
Engages Studebaker Automobile and
Promises to Do Some Clever Tricks
That Will Further Mystify the Public.
Rendezvous at Grand Theatre
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WHERE TO FIND RAFFLES TODAY
Raffles will visit the. People's Market & Grocery Company, First
and Taylor streets, between 1 and 3 p. m. today.
Between 3 and 5 o'clock today Mr. Raffles will visit at
Lennon's, 309 Morrison. If identified going to or from this place
by any person having a purchase slip, from Lennon's for Saturday
there will be given an additional reward of $50 in gold; also the
finest umbrella in e store.
Between 6 and 8 o'clock tonight he will visit at Ma
sonic Temple Grocery, 380 Yamhill street, corner West Park. A
good chance will be given you to capture him at this store; also a
barrel of the best flour will be given to any person identifying Mr.
Raffles at this place.
At the Grand theatre between 8 and 10 o'clock tonight.
Merchants desiring Mr. Raffles to visit their place of business
may arrange to do so by telephone Main 7173, to the Raffles adver
tising manager.
Remember, if you have a card from the Jacobs-Stine Real Estate
office when you capture Raffles you will get a lot in Argyle Park,
free.
Watch Dufresne showcases for new pictures of Mr. Raffles
every day.
Where to Find Raffles Sunday
During the afternoon he will visit East St. Johns to look over
the Spanton Company lots and look at the lot he has selected for
some lucky person. See display ad on inside of paper giving par
ticulars. Will be at the Grand theatre between 8 and 10 o'clock Sunday
night.
Watch for Raffles special auto THE STUDEBAKER.
part of the exercises last night. His
classmates sympathised with him and
for a time it appeared aa if there would
be no graduating class.
The father of Ritchie has arrived
here, and in conjunction with ex-Judge
J. O. Booth, Is. today having a hearing
of the case: before District Attorney
Mulkey. It is claimed by young Ritchie
that the punishment given him was both
severe arid unwarranted.
Both Professor Turner, city superin
tendent, and Professor Mlelke of the
high school, are under arrest. Unlexs
the matter is satisfactorily settled It t
may result In calling off the graduation i I
exercise scheduled for next week, i U
HaveYouReadthe
Want Ad Section
of Today's Journal
m m Advertise tot
54 he,p
Advertise for
23 ft nation
j Advertise fnralabed
01 room for ret
yA Advertise real estate for
170
Advertise basiaieaa
52 chnc"
Advertise hooaea for
t Advertise flats for
( J rent
Advertise housekeeping
47 rma r rent
Mora Want Ads in Tbe Journal
than any other Portland paper
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There It a Reason
THINK IT OVER
By Edward F. Girard, the Mysterious Mr. Raffles.
Now you think you're smart, don't you? Well, just for that I am
going to hand it to you good today, and I'll bet a new hat that I get
by every call I am scheduled to make today.
Yesterday seemed to be my Friday of bad luck, for when I started
out in the morning a black cat looked cross eyed at me, and I was
"jiggered" all day.
Yesterday was my day to call for a new Bitting for some photos
at Dufresne's studio, 286 Washington street, yet I had an inkling of
the fact that his showcases and entrance would be watched, so my good
old scout "Bunny" went on in advance to pave the way and soon gave
me the tip to "switch off" and I "switched," and it was a good thing
I did, for I know my scalp would have been taken. As I passed on the
opposite eide of the street 1 stood in a doorway and took a survey of
the ground and recognized a gent in gray clothes standing in front of
Dufresne's whom I have met on several of my calls and have seen him
at the Grand theatre also so as this was not 'an official call I passed
it up. I then walked around to McAllen & McDonnell's big store, on
the corner of Third and Morrison, and went all over the store to size
matters up a bit and to get a good look at the pretty things and was
not bothered, as I went through as if I were going to some particular
part of the store.
Let me ask the young lady at the ribbon counter why she did hot
grab the young fellow who passed her carrying a neat package under
his arm. Don't guess I looked good to you, did I? I gleaned all the
information I wanted and then returned to the Perkins hotel and soon
went to lunch.
Crater Lake Road Commis
sion and Other Offices Cre
ated by Last Legislature
Will. Be Filled by Gov
ernor Today.
4 Governor Benson wlll today 1
4 make 30 appointments to the va
4 rlous positions created by the
4 last legislature. The appoint
or ments Include: Nine members of
4 the conservation commission,
4 four members of the state eoi
4 mlttee" for the treatment of tu
4 berculosis, seven members of the
Crater Lake Highway commls
4 sion, three members of the Linn
4 County Fair association, three
4 member of the YamhllKCounty
Fair association, two for the
Crook County association and a
4 circuit judge for the Fifth Judl-
4 cial district.
Uses remale Slsg-alse at Biff Store.
Shortly after 3 o'clock 1 made my ap-
Eearance at the big store of McAllen
McDonnell, where the big sale Is
now going on, and with several other
ladles I entered tRe front door and
stood around for some few moments,
looking for "Raffles" but I had about
as hard a time to catch myself as the
rest of the sleuths. I was quite amused
at the littljjlady with the pretty
brown evfwhom I remember meet
ing at Shetland's a she looked so de
termined hut here Is the necond time
I have given her the slip. As I. walked
around I elbowed my way to the cen
ter aisle and I) asset! through to the
'linen department where I spoke to the
genial sales manager, who. Dv the way
struck me as being a real live mem
ber, as he certainly has shown thRt
fact rn putting on such a big bargain
sale. I then turned to the right and
ascended the stairs to the balcony, fol-
By Journal Leased Stlem WH.)
Salem, Or., May 22. Governor Frank
Benson this morning announced the
composition of the Crater lake road com
mission, which, according to the at t,
must include seven members, vto from
Klamath county, two f rom , Jackson
county and the remainder froiri the state
at large. The commission will have
entire charge of the expenditure of ttfo
funds appropriated and will supervise
the construction of the road.
The commission as appointed today
inciunes ti. u. jNorton or urants fags:
Dr. J. M. Keene and J. E. Enyart of t
Medford; E. V. Carter of Ashland;
George T. Baldwin and L. F. Willits of
Klamath Falls, and C. S. Jackson, pub-
Usher of The Journal, Portland. The
members of the commission serve with
out comDensatlon. but nra tn ho reim.
rbursed for their traveling expenses.
Powers of Commission.
The act provides that $100,000 be ap-
propriated by the state. $50,000 by
Klamath county and $50,000 by Jacksoii
county to build the first section of a
road which is to traverse the state from
r-Mi lu mcoi, Dial Ling B. I me, K.HI1U
boundary and ending at the Pacific
ocean.
The newly appointed commission is
authorized to make all preliminary ar
rangements with the county authorities
for the construction ofs the road and
get the necessary permits from the
federal authorities wherever forest re-
servea ore t ft ho untnrail Vr,
th appropriation is to be -used for buy
ing righVf way, only for actual con-"
structioii work. The commission will
organize at once and make quarterly
reports of progress.
Othtr Appointments Mad.
The governor also announced this
morning the apnolntment for a term of
years J. H. Gray and T. H. LaFollett.
both of Crook county, as members of tho
board of commissioners of the First
Central Oregon Agricultural society.
The directors of the Yamhill Fair
association as appointed by the gov-'
ernor are Mrs. Inez Butt, H. F. Wilson
and Milton Potter. The memoers of
me liinn cminiy association Br li. H
Rntina r2 '- I 1 . . .
J he appointments are maitn tnr rm
of two years.
(Continued on Page Four.
THE MIGHTY HUNTER WHO
ACCOMPANIES ROOSEVELT
Frederic C Selous, who guides the Roosevelt party in Africa, is the
greatest nimrod of modern times. It was from the adventures of Selous
that Rider Haggard gathered material for his stirring novel,
"Allen Quartermain." The Sunday Morning Journal has obtained an
article dealing with the life of this remarkable man, and It will appear T
In The Sunday Morning Journal tomorrow. T
In addition to this specialty tnere will be: T
Owen Oliver has written a short story, entitled "On a Shipwreck," Z
that Is a clever bit of fiction. X
"The Wallowa Country." is again described by a special Sunday
Journal correspondent.
"The Story f Luxembourg," relates much of Interest concerning this
remarkable ducal domain. Illustrated with halftone engravings. : T
"The Portland Public School Page" brings but a lot of clever J writ-
lngs and drawings by Portland public school children. '. -; .-
"The Value of a Word." Is a story of fortunes and honors won by a,
single affirmative. ? -... ,5 " . ' T
"The Story of the American Wife of the Earl of Oranard." " ' ' ' X
"The Crase for Cherries and Other Fashion Freaks." . ... ' : : i ."'. X
Two splendid children's pages, one edited by Polly .Evans, the famous X
writer of children's stories. , . ;
News of the sporting world in three special pages; wire, news by two "
leased lines. All departments thoroughly covered by 1 he Sunday Jour-
nal's staff, making the paper a perfect production. i ,
!XN T LET SUNDAY PASS WITHOUT HAVINO READ AND EX. ' X
JOYED THE SUNDAY MORNING- JOURNAL. - . A
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KING 3IAKES XOBLE
EAT DISH OF CK0W
(United Pre Lrated Wire )
London, May t That Lord Hehald
shay s apology for publicly calling the
Countess of Granard. who was Miss
Beatrice Mills of New York. "A dntiipr
American heiress, fortunate enough l
-ure a title." was made at the ex
pressed desire of the king, la generally
believed here.
The countess recently opened a hsisar
organized by Ronaldshay's Liberal op
ponent. Ronildshay Is a unionist mem
ber of the house of commons from the
Hornsbey division of Middlesex. He
was much Irritated and his remark was
though to be the result of political
jealousy.
Dill GOODS
TRUST
OF 851,000,000
"United l)ry Goods Com
.paiiies? Files Articles
' in Delaware. .
tCnited Press Leased Wlrai
New York, May 22.- Oreat secrecy is
maintained by th,tcorporator of the
Lnited Drygoods riunp.nies of - Nw
York, and no intimation of the obii-t
of the formation of the enormua mj,,
pany, or the identity of It stockholder,
was riven out today. Papers of ln--..r-poratkin
were filed yesterday at t'ovvr
Del.,- by representatives of the lgl f -of
Gould & Wilki, of New V.ik J .
capital stm k Is $r,i,ooo,d00.
According t-.t--general relief i
corporation lsa combination of t :
the greatest 1iry150.ifU h.si.-, ,
and other ess'tt-rn .lil.s . j. .
of the H. It. ClufUn "?! -.: .
head of the cin-ern. !' I
dent of t lie Ax-Utd ; r,
puny. i'nittof) of tji.u.y 1
tabitaltmeiitti. '
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