THE ORKGOM DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, rCHRUARY 12. 1310- ijyxrui.rif uTrnii we Journal Pholografcre Coupon , Seven cc mntpnitivelv numbered coupons, when presented at The Journal office, with 5c, will be good for one of the series of four Fine Art Photogravures offered by The Journal . To secure the other pictures of the Bet. follow the same iru structions. Theie coupons will appear daily for several weeks. , For mailing send 10c extra to cover postage and packing. - Name Address . .. i m tUnwrMTIOTP HfiT FICKERT MAKES : BLUSTER ABOUT ite'BHIDS Complains Evidence Has Been Abstracted and He Is Help less In Graft Cases Says He Is Victim of Plot. : rrtld Preaa ImUtA Wire.) Pan Francisco. Feb. 1J. Inveetlgatlon cf the official affairs of District Attor ney Langdon during the graft prosecu tions ar. reported to b. among the mat tera to be considered by the present grand Jury. . , ' District. Attorney Flcker. recent suc cessful opponent of Francis . . Hcney, has announced that his office has been handicapped tn the prosecution of those rhirei-i of era ft and thievery, by the dlsnnncarance of Important documents. 1'Wkert declares that he has asked the grand Jury to Investigate the reason of the, disappearances. it la known here that some of the for. mer workers for Detective William J. Hums-are disgruntled over the outcome of that detectives Investigations ana sr willlnc to so before the Jury. Flck- ert expects tn this way to obtain some information regarding- the whereabouts cf reports and evidence obtained by the men working under uurns ma which l'l kert now says cannot be found. "Kvery possible effort has been made to hamper me In the prosecution of the graft cases, with'the Idea of putting me in a false position before the people of Kan Francisco." said Flckert. "I Intend to know why Burns spent $8S,000 of the city's money to accumulate evidenoe upon which' the indictments were re turned by the grand Jury but of which I cennot find a trace In this office be yond a thousand reports on Jurors which are of no use to me now." - . A preliminary session-was held by the grand Jury yesterday at which' Miss Mary Doyle, formerly Bums' private stenographer, was a witness. t EXPENDITURES OF v SCHOOL BOARD TO , BE INVESTIGATED (Continued From Page One.) mission of the new Lincoln high school designs. He said: ' '.' "More or less has been stated regard ing school building competitions. Some of the matter printed would lead one to believe that the odium of the re sults' is to be blamed on the archi tects. While not having taken part in ny of' these competitions, I feel at lib erty to state why I, possibly others, kept out of competition. . ' Things Seemed Tair, "L'nder the program submitted things en the surface seemed fair enough, but to those who hesitated later events con firmed their suspicions. We do know t iw that in some respects the echool board did not keep faith with the terms of the program submitted for the com petition, or What might be implied in the terms. : ' :' '::. "Why was one competitor permitted to submit drawings -containing less than the stated required number and still l.e allowed as a competitor? How was it that the members of the school board knew whose plans were being discussed when the program stated that the draw Jug was to be submitted under a nonj (. tilume. and the .author ; not to be known until a decision was , made and the envelone containing; the "authors name was opened?.,vV':.. v'::':; t' "An expert front out of the city was rtr.riloved. .His i recommendations, . it would be presumed, would be accepted," but they were Ignored. .- - .,--'.'v7V', seaults Vasatlsfaotoiry..;"-.1 "tn the light of these Acts it is not to he wondered .that the competing architects found the results unsatisfac tory as well as the school- board.' which seems at this time to have experienced a like dissatisfaction; I This much, how ever, must be conceded that from the oiuretltlon the nubile at least was ben efited.' inasmuch as the building erected is a credit to the eity and particularly its designers. , It might be further ad tied 'that if the school board would have a few, more such unsatisfactory; compe titions In the grammar school building tlie public would be spared the atroci ties in architecture that arej being per petrated, and possibly some money. "At the annual, tweeting in January a petition signed by many architects was presented to" lh chairman of the? school board or to (he board through the clerk. These petitions did not receive the cour tesy of acknowledgment, or. reply." TWENTY INJURED ' 1NC0LUSI0N ON . : KEY ROUTE PIER .(Continued from Page One.) who took charge'of the situation. One of. the pier telephone atstlons was used to summon neslslfince, ami the wreck Ing cur from the Hon .Pablo station was rushed out to tli pier, i . , Hnth traliiM were havHy loaded with men and women going to Hnn Francisco to work. , Hundreds climbed out or the windows and doors of the cars as soon as the. crash occurred, and blocked the narrow pier. . A boat from Pan Francisco had Just arrived in her slip at the pier and hun dreds of persons, leaving it, walked down the pier to the acene of the wreck. This -reused a congestion of excited passengers on the narrow passageway which made it extremely difficult for the officials to carry on the rescue work. - The injured finally were placed aboard an emergency car and rushed to. Oak land, where seven were placed tn the Providence honpitnl. Several were tak en to the county hospital. . , Among those most serloOsly' hurt is the motorman of the Berkeley train, who was caught Jn the crash. It is not be lie red he ran recover. Conductor Martin was Seriously in lured. , One man was taken from the wrecked Oakland smoker with both legs broken snd severe internal Injuries. Another victim was caught Jn a window and In the crash both Ms arms were almost ground off. .- J- ', , CHARCOT MADE ' . DISCOVERS. IN ANTARCTIC REALM (Continued From Page One.) polar dash because the expedition was not fitted for it. He said the expedition was far more successful than the one da led in 190 J. The members of the party are returning in good health, al though all suffered severely during the winter spent on Peterman's island. Dr. Jean B. Charcot Is a rich Frencn scientist. He has been In the Ant arctic for a year and a half. His expe dition -was equipped with everything money could buy. The ship waa the most perfectly appointed of any ever used for a similar purpose. . He had motor sleds of bis ,own invention to carry supplies. The search, for the Boutn Pole is on- like the expeditions In the Arctic re gions, as there are no Esquimaux lor guu.es and no dogs for sleds or food. The Antarctic Is the greatest portion of the globe's surface that is practically unknown. '..'' : .' New York, Feb. 1J. "Commander Rob ert E. Peary, North . Pole, Brooklyn, ' N. y. t Hearty congratulations. & (Signed) Charcot" v ; i- ' ' - This messaae from the French sci entist was received today y Secretary Brldaeman of the Peary Arctic xlub. lhe dispatch contained no reference to the success or failure of the - rencn expedition. ' ...- This Being Their Sabbath They : Adjourn Business Session? ':' of Conference. .'.Today being their Sabbath, the ev enth Day Adventlsts have ad lourrx.'d the buntfiens sessions of the conferenee nnd have devoted 'the whole day to religious services which are held at Mount Tai-t, Montavllls.' St. Johns and in tho tier- man and, Scandinavian churches. Lafct evening KIder I. II. Evans, of 'Washing ton, D. C occupied tho I'Ulplt.and spoke from tbe text, "Now sbideth hpe,t faith and charity and tho greatest of these Is charity."- s '-.. . . In continuing th reports' of the con ferences yesteiday Elders P.. XV. Nellts snd J. C. Foster-reported great growth In the Western Washington and Montana conferences. . Reports were also given on the harbor, missionary work In Se attle and the young peopfe'S ' work In Western Washington, Oregon and L'pper Columbia conferences. ; It la the belief of the Adventlsts that world-wide prohibition .In Cities, states and nations is the solution of the liquor question. . According to the reports of Elder A. 3. Breed, they slso believe that religious liberty. In the northwest and the District of Columbia Is seriously threatened through legislation and Con gresslonai..enactmont. They hold that the Sunday enforcement laws are aimed at the Seventh Day Adventlsts. In a paper read at yesterdays morn ing session, I. H. Kvans spoke of the gain of the west snd said In part: "You appear to be .doing better out here In the west than we are doing in some portions of the east. Are you not draw ing from usT Sometimes whole churohes disappear in the east nnd come west, and I am wondering whether ydu are not gaining some from this source. You are to be congratulated on the splendid reports that have been made from the Several conferencca oft the Northwest." The regular business sessions of the conference will be continued the first of the weeR. - . " 11 1 ' As Cloak company of San Francisco as a salesman. - -r George Fensky, a cabinet maker, re siding at fiSS Sixty-second street. Oak lard, and Edward King of 1028 Adline street. Oakland, were also taken to San Francisco and given -treatment at the Harbur hospital. They were not badly hurt.. ' . riaoe of Colliaioa a Death Trap. The pier at the point where the wreck rt-curred is Just wide enough, for two trfirka, and consists of piles with ties laid across them, there being no solid j.latform except s narrow passage way. -Panic prevailed among the women In tte front partof the lierkeley and In the fmkUnd train and th cooler heads had difficulty in rrventiiTg a rush that un-. aoubtedfy would have precipitated many into the bey. . - -: The Injured-were taken nut of the Oakland mf.ker and stretched on the t .f tli inbound trai k. Here some t t!.tm were givvil aid by. passengers Paris. Feb. 12. Madame Charcot 'to day received a cablegram from hr hue. band' at Punta. Arenas, Chile, merely saying '"all Well."- ' -. - '; ' , m III ' I . ' V. . 155 LIVES LOST V WHEN CHANZY SANK (Hnlted Press teased Wire.) Paris, Feb) 13. The officials of the French Transatlantic Steamship torn pany announced today that Jthe Chansy disaster was due to an explosion on board the vessel, , instead or to tne Injuries she. received when she struck the rocks In Llosa passage. : ney ae- clared that had it not been for tho explosion she would have been able to reach the shore before she foundered. It is known that -SO tons or powaer was stored in-the ship's bold. Whether this or a boiler exploded will proDaoiy never be known. Mar'seilleV France, Feb! 12. Hoping against hope for news of relatives . or friends' who. were aboard the wrecked French Transatlantic Steamship com pany's liner: Chansy, hundreds of an guished persons besieged the company's offices here today. t . - , Half crazed wltlf grief, they attempted K eSp-Fit Your brain, muscles and nerves ' depend upon 'good physical condition. ; Secure it by using- rnM .... Sold Ererrwbere. I hox 19c and! tie. -f:'-:-:-r:: 1 Y 't. u . J . v ysfitsiai eBrrwisfeiearwa .e 'tm I r ...... to wreck the offices. A riot was pre vented by a -strong police guard. The liner foundered yesterday off the Island Majorca, the largest of the Bal- rln a-rnnn .. Marcel Morel, an -Alsrertan customs officer, and a passenger nanted Blades were the only survivors. There were 87 passengers on the ship when she foundered, In addition to the 70 members of the crew. It is almost certain that Its persons losf their lives., Morel has been taken to a hospital on the island of Minorca. Hi mind has given way under the terrible strain and he constantly raves of the awful scene that followed the wreck, and . the cries of the doomed men and women.' t The wreck occurred, In Llosa passage. one of the most dangerous places in the Mediterranean.' The wateV in the Chan nel is 100 feet deep. Three years ago tbe liner Villa de P.ome sank in nearly the same spot More than a score of bodies of tbe Chansy -disaster v!oi,ims were washed ashore today.,' Nearly all of them were elad 4n night clothe. ! Hundreds of per sons are pa4rolling the shore searching JqStOthfffr, bodies. - . MANY IN LINE AT - - " . DOOR OF GERMAN- AMERICAN BANK (Continued From Pa-e One.) bis health, received . a This morning Mayor Simon reply, in which Mr. Devlin expr,-H"d M" pleasure over the paymtnt to the depositors. . ' Mrs. Nellie I,oftUa. of BJ5 Alnnwortli avenue was thn first lit line this morn ing. She hsd IMS In the bank when It closed its doors. Urhlml her rams a mixed line nf young and old. soma work ingmen who had laid off fr""i V'"ik part of .the day to be among the first at - tho--' window. The majority were women. About 70(1 claims were on the unpaid list when the bank opened this morn ing.'; Five hundred of these represent sums between $100 and $:51, all claims below the $76 mark having previously been paid. The largest clulm Is $30,000. Joplte the explicit announcement made as to the character of claims to be paid. number -of those holding Home Telephone bonds, which they ae--epte.cJ In sell lenient of.tholr claims, came to the bank this morning and passed the bonds over the rounter. Many of these wore an Injured look when told that the -bank could do noth ing for thorn, as their claims -are al ready settled. ' 4 ' Home who presented these bonds were foreigners, who have difficulty In un derstanding wlmt the. bonds represent, but others were offered by nun and women who were evidently taking . a chance on a "forlorn hope' that In some wsr the bank will redeem their bonds. The most Of these anxious bond holders had paper of the Omaha Home. Which has failed so far to pay .Inter est 'and has little market for Its bonds. But there.-was" also. sprinkling of Puget Bound Home bonds., . - , JTotlce on window. This notice was posted at the ex. chanae window: . "To those holding claims against the Oregon Trust & Savings bank; We are now prepared to pay you In full fpr vour annroved claims,- the same to be assigned byyou to the party Mmpply Ins the funds for such purpose." " It was a good natured. Jostling erowd that filled .most of the open space In side the bank. Besides those who came for their money were groupa of cur joua onlookers. Many others who hold claims, after seeing the long line in waiting , and assuring themselves -that their money was ready, decided not to wait and announced that they would return some day next 'week after the first rush Is over. Payments Continue. President Reed had Intended closing the doors of the bank for the day at 1 oVlock, but so many people were in line at that hour that he fhen, announced payments would continue until I o'clock or later, in order tfl dispose of aa many as. possible oerore Monasy. xaymeni will be eesumed'at 10 o'clock Monday morning and be continued until all claims are presented. No figures were available today on the amount of money withdrawnas the teller paid out along with 'the regular business of the bank and the sum that passed into the hands of depositors will not be available until the day's work is checked' over. The rate of payment probably did not exceed one every four minutes, or IS per hour. This would make sbout 7S claims paid at 8 o'clock. Many more than this number had been IB ,.llne. ' Some, weary with wait ing, dropped " out, while others, when they reached the "assignment" window, were found to have bonds or other forms or paper that were not n order for pay ment ' - " ' . .' Ontoome SacoessfuL , VThe successful outcome of ' the sit uation . has been received with marked satisfaction In banking circles, as the f lvaJ dispersing of the old Oregon Trust cloud gives additional atrength to the financial situation and Insures sta bility out of a situation that watf once a serious menace to tne" zinanciai xtie of the city. ,-. . ... . . One result of the .turn of affairs will be to resqlve the German-American bank Into an active factorln the busi ness world, pending i the settlement with depositors of the Oregon Trust the officers of the bank have pursued a waiting policy. To make sure of the aituation and be ready for any emer gency the bank has made no loans and has kept Its cash Intact. Now there will begin an active campaign for busit ness. , - .-., :-. .... , Had' the money been raised through TAKE BROADWAY GAR AND SEE ALAMEDA PARK . SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL BE GREAT DAYS , FOR INVESTORS. PRICES ADVANCE 7,2 MARCH 1. All those who wish to investigate the excellent investment op portunity at Alameda Park may do so by taking the Broadway car, carrying the Alameda Park sign, today and tomorrow. .-a All the Broadway cars run direct to Alameda Park. In the course of a few weeks this line will be extended on through the Park; ' ' ? - The peerless location of this residence addition overlooks the city, affording excellent drainage as well as outlook, together with the best of city improvements, even including' wires underground, flowering hawthorn trees and 'shrubbery, ornamental street lamps and the best hard-surfaced paving, make this a residence section de luxe.' The. fact that prices at present are one half. the surrounding values makes it imperative for those who want A share of Alameda Park to buy at once, . " Those who wish to see may do so any day in the week, but spe cial attention will be given prospective purchasers at Alameda Park Saturday and Sunday. - " f Alameda Land Company," owner of Alameda Park, 322 Cor bett building. . ' f All Montavilla cats run through Laurelhurst. .Only. 15 minutes' ride. ' Take car on Washington street, between Fifth and First. Salesmen on the -ground. Office 522 Corbet Building. t, ' . 0 LOOK 0ER Rortlanci's Best Buy -$60,000.00 worth oi lots sold in OVERLOOK.in January. Nine new. homes started in the same time., $26,050 sold in the first 11 jays in February. Five new - houses started in this time. This proves beyond a question of a doubt that OVERLOOK is popular, with the home-builder. If you will visit the tract you' can easily see the extra value you get when you buy in OVERLOOK. This property is located at the end of the Russcll-Shayer carline, on the hanlr nf the Willamette river. We are selline these lota with all improvementsn and paid for on very. easy terms and at a very low figure, inere is oniy one way 10 prove, uiis, uiai is, LOOK OVER 7 OVERLOOK LAND ;CO. ; 207 BURNSIDK ST. ' PORTLAND, OREGON lhe Clearing Hoime the ijerumn-Amer-I'an would have hint to wind up 1(8 af fairs wllliln two years or so. CAlms Assigned to Willis. Through the action, nf Mr. Willis, to whom all claims ftr nw alsiid, end who thus asuunifS the 1.100,000 outstand. lug in Jils own nnmn, thfl iormii-Amer-linn pn-st-rves Its Idontlty, JuiIkc tian tinhuin has,aulhorlil no aiuuiuiHC niont concerning the receivership. Ile coiver Povlln's flnol report was due to day,' lut he will he allowed" reasonable time In whi'li to mover his health, and" no new receiver will t niimed unless It becomes apparent that he will he unable to complete his work within a reason able time. . As the principal object of the receiv ership was to hold the bank reKnonsI ple for Its enntract to pay the deposi tors In full, anl that objeet has been ac complished, there will not be su-h ur-. enrv about the report as might have resulted If the bank had been unshoe to meet tne omigauon. - ii i , . L i l i ii LARGE ESTATE OF "J. A. STROWBRIDGE SOLD FOR $330,000 .'(Continued 1'Vom ri ge One.) In the city of rortuuid and ta continued growth. We Know that tho time when Portland will have a hsjf million popu lation is only a question of a few short years Therefore, believing and know ing this as we do, we, are. buying all of the acreage which, In our judgment, will materially increase in value. At the present time we have 14 splen did pieces of property In various parts of the city tliat have nevebeert platted or offered for sale. Holdings BOO Aores. 'These properties are near Irvlngton, Alameda lark. Boss, City Tark. Mount Tabor, Iaurelhurst. Helle Crest and Bur.nyside. Our tola! unplatted holdings now amount to over too acres, and we state. salL ifter hoiilihg the prr b, the tin ii has i-ome prt to increane that amount consid erably. This d"s ;wt include nny of our 11 tracts which have been platted, and which contain 670 acres." Joseph A. St row bridge, president of the fitrowbrldae estate, said,: "We feel that, aft erty for 25 years, for ut to dlanoMe of It. When It wm purchased a quarter of a century ago by my father. It was some distance fron what was then the center of th city, but now that the city has growrv to it and almost all around it, it has become too valuable to He dormant any longer. ' "It Is one of the most beautiful prop erties In all of Portland. I believe the; Jacoba-Btlne company has mado a splen-" did purchase nd will reap satisfactory results from the Investment. The Im provement scheme to be Inaugurated In connection, with this big property will assuredly make It one of the finest of the large subdivisions in tho north west." 1 . ji lj . . . .3 i. - ,- - ; ml mm Postmaster-General; Hitchcock reports that the Post-Office Department loses $64,000,000 a year in "the business of carrying second-class mail (magazines and periodicals). VV'r'.-There' in'ot a deficit of $17,000,000, " ; as the department alleges, but, aqtually a ' surplus of more than $10,000,000, when A; the specific loss on free rural delivery is ; taken into consideration, and the : de- partrfients figures of $64,000,000 loss on. - second-class matter are wrong by more than $60,000,000. ; ' , , EVENING, POST " ' ' 'fCt' 1- - ' ','.'' for February 1 2th devotes its editorial page to this subject, showing the injustice of the recommendaiion to raise the rate oh all magazines and. periodicals but not , on , daily paper or the country weeklies. v 'CT One fact: In the year ended June 30th, f9o8, the weight of .second-class matter compared 01907 creased 18, r 000,000 pounds. The postal expenditures creased $1 8,000,000. '.; There is some thine in it besides second-class matter. , , .Look for, a dozen more facts in this week's (date of February 12th) number of 4 The Saturday Evening Post.' ; ; : ; Paid circulation this week is ' ' ' " " " copies The Curtis Publishing Company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . ( x.