8 THE OREGON .DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND' FRIDAY ; EVENING. APRIL' 21, 1811. 'ASSETS' 51 4 - : . ' -. innnn muuu BLOCK T JIT I Some of the Stocks and Bonds H Are Worthless; " Receiver - v Kies ; Describes Appalling ? Wreck at Vancouver. Dr. Smith flwner of.East jialf, . Expects Verdict for ' $240,000. -' ' , . , 7- . '' (Special Dt.pgtrh to Th Journal. ."-JVBcouvr;,WMh., April 21. Accord . inV ta the first report of Receiver M. B, ' ' Kles of the Commercial bank, mad to , th mass meeting at stockholders moot ing this morning, the asset or the bank will pay hardly on fqurth of the llabil- ltlea. Thla allow only for ths smaller estimate of expense that a'qulck settle , 'msat of affairs would Involve, to iriss cornea heavily on Hundreds of people tmany of tham wlth.,savlnga aocounta. , ' ;Th receiver has found note n the . 'bank, many of ihm of lltu value to th amount of. ttTl.T9t.0k Stock and bands to thamptiat . of MO.m.JS are listed, soma "Bf t Issues beta known 'worthless. Cash an band amount to ltU.ltt.TI. which lncludss 'ash Items with other banks. ". The real estate, of which some of th beat la mortgaged. Is Uated at 310,001; Furniture and fix- . ! tares are listed aM48S. 'This will sell ' '1(1 heavy discount, it la thoufht ' v'Tbe receiver baa approved claims of i depositors to the amount of t2V3,vf5.t, land-has not approved clalma t th ! amount at tTTtl.08. It is estimated mat j 3388.00s will be required to pay the lla hill ties and expenses of settlement. . Zroaa m votes Aloa 9X40,000, f '.When the bank was first closed It was I admitted that a loss on notes or to,ouo iwa certain. Now it 'is clear that dou- Ible tbst amount will be lost completely, , 'and depositors frar the amount will 'continue to lncreasailn th 'assets" of i th bank ar notoa aRalnst Frank Ald rtch and other nbftr of . the Aldrich .family to the ampnnt ' of -'' I82.23T.7J. 'This money was advanced an specula- ttons, which it Is cald .have proved bad, - and It Is doubtful'if ; any 'considerable sam can be realised oir the notes. Moore : i Hardin have notes to the amount of 3K3.36S. with accufed Interest, and It Is said that "any amount collected on these note will be bleat ft in.- To mm is ' now In bankruptcy court.- - . Jn the list'Of, assets -Is an account against the Western Construction com rny which th receiver valuta "at tl, while tha bank books show cash and In terest to thV amount' of 311.89i.fl as having been, advanced, to-th concern. Rector as Dejy have notes to the amount of 8S1.S7S.- whlla-ltch-' warrants which hava been considered worthless for many years ar held by the bank to the amount ot tlltViiol taking-Into oonaloV eratlon many years' Interest. Xanaakc Xa. Bsavj- Xoaa;" . .' Tha bank, .which iwas orkanlzed In 1S8I", waa the favorite depository among officers , and private t at Ue a-arrlson, and the leases amofiff the: societies and ' Individuals of Fort Vancouver will be heavy. Th poala, which ar a eow- "Tnon Instltotlonamony soldier a, especial ly, in eompanlea, where unda ar raised for a number of purposes Includlnj- social affairs, wr larfely kept at th Commercial bank, and when it closed a large number of thesa truit'tunds were tied tip. Tha dponltors. committee has heard Insistently -of apaculatlona In -which Hush C. Phillips, president of the bank, and J. L. Mohundro, state bank exam iner, bavlndulKd la recent years, but s far no -direct Information has been gathered outside of Clarke county. It haa been found Impossible to get the ; Trial of, the government's condemna tion suit toaecure Block "8" aa a post offlce site wss finished at noon today, and United States Judge Bean gave the Jury Its instructions before the noon adjournment.. Attorneya for Pr. Andrew C. Smith, owner of the east half of the blork. the half concerned in the pres ent suit, said they expected a verdict for $140,000, with flif.000 as a mini mum. All of this morning's session of court wax taken up with the closing argu ments of the attorneys. John M. Oearln closing for Dr. Smith and United States Attorney John MoCourt for the govern ment. The argument began at 4 o'clock yevterday afternoon and were exceed ingly lengthy and detailed. The most Interesting testimony' of the entire cass cam unexpectedly yester day afternoon when the government called Dr. Smith to th stand and In rebuttal asked him, If be had aver aold the east half of block "8." He said that he had sold the east half of block "8," and In response to Mr. McCourf Questioning, gave a de tailed statement of the history of the block during the early part of the time that It was being considered as a post office site. Dr. Smith said that he and W. O, McPharson had bought the property to gether with tha understanding It could be aold when a fair profit had been realised. Dr. Smith said Mr. Mcpherson waa extremely anxious to sell, while he was In favor of holding the block. As a result, In July, 1910, he said, he and Mr. Mcpherson gave the Pacific Coast Investment company an option for three months on the. half block for $150,000. The option a renewed, and last No vember Dr. Smith and Mr. MrPheraon sold the half Mock to the Investment company for f 150,000. Did your partner. Mr. McPhereon. know that you were selling the half djoph to yourself?" asked Mr. McCourt. I don't know,'' said Dr. Smith. John Mcpherson, a -son of W. O. Mo- Pberson. testified that Ma fathnr yA made the sale In 'good faith and con sidered $160,000 a fair price for the nair Diock for which $260,000 la now being asked. Reelected Hea v S of the American Revolution "TEODy'S" FUND IS 'INCREASED BY 15 Donation Made by A. and M Delovage, Jewelers; To- tal $11. i V'' SPOKANE CENSUS ; PMNGrfNGS 3 INDICTMENTS ' ' ), f jv..-" J'' , .. ' '. ' . . ' ' " .V 1 Enumerators Believed tV Have " Been' Led Astray by Bonus of 31-2 Cents Name; Walla Walla Involved. ' ' : ; (United Press LesMd Wlrat Spokane, Wash, April ll-Thre se cret Indictments war , returned thla morning by th federal grand Jury, and It la bsiuved they war tru bills against three Spokane census enumera tors who counted noses during- tha last government census. Bench warrants were ordered Issued ty Judge Rudkln, and th defendants. If found, will be brought before him for a preliminary nearing later tma arternoon. - It Is also believed there will be an other Indictment returned against tha fourth enumerator, who la thought to nav tart Spokane long- since. Coupled with, a desire to see Spokan's popula tion pass the 110.000 mark, an added stimulation or ih cents psr nam, gov ernraent officials aay, led the enumera tors to pad th rolla That Walla's or Spokane's present census will be affected by the Indict- moms is aeniea py tne sgents or the government who, are pushing the cases against the alleged busy enumerators. Fftmer Director of the Census for East em Washington A M, Storch left th city today for - Okanogan, after being eionetea witn tne grand Jury more than 41 noura. . IN JEFF DAVIS SEAT CABINET TAKES UP T: ALASKA SENSA r I W 1 Taft, It ( Is Understood, ' - Prepare Answer That ; ; Will Deny. vv Mrs. Matthew T. Spott of Illinois. Th Teddy education fund grew to th exiennor just is today. It waa all In one contribution from , A. and M. De lovage, tne Washington street Jewelers, who said In an accompanying- note: "We hope It will help a most worthy cauae. ..- ,...-.. .. .. . This brings the total of the fund tin 'o Hincn is juai s less tnan iioo. and- 'several hundred dollars less than u is nopea tne rund will be when all who will help tha half blind bov from the Baby Horn -et a start. ha.v int facts of land transactions In Oregon and ""r giria. .k,r wlthnut unlHTiir mn to tha I leddy la beina told each Abt ihAi districts to work secretly. This th com- I wnt kl Psopl are doing and giving mitte haa not don tor lack of funds. I order that Ji may hav a chance An Interesting feature of , tha bank i"r success line otner poya who have failure and the "partaership- theory nom8 fna Psrents. He Is mad very comes from th fact that for seven I "vpr " nearing or u an ana bis happt um Dn. n. fhinina k..n nees is recompense lot all tha effort. tar of the Vancouver land office. Dur- . Contribtftions to th Teddy fund may ) -nxk Af thla lln. T T. Mnt,,.nin I MBUl. W JOUriUU. lO tB OMim waa register of tha land of floe-at Walla w,.Bate" Co- ibank where the fund Walla. A frlandehlp grew up bet wen i,dpf T to the truatees of th tha two men. Mohundro failed of re- aa- )rT'9 Mr- . Kan- appolntment at Walla Walla, but Phil- "WI'1 V na. , lips still field office at Vancouver. Un der the '.Cosgrov administration Mo hundro was appointed bank examiner ana removed to BeatUa , x. CATS SKATING RINK OPENS CARRY DEADLY GERMS, SAYS DOCTOR AND LASTS ON E DAY Owners of fine felines In Portland are terrified. A Chicago doctor has dis covered that on th whiskers of th cat are minion upon millions of microbes Vancouver Wash.. Acrll 21 Rv a mo. I .nAt en aa th puaay prowla and tton made and unanimous r-rVi. ,. ?l?n w,"l np on all who stroke city council last night put the Vancou- Vur' Tn a?.ctor ha ajv' oth ver skatlni-Hnk roSni.triv T.V,?,". entence for all eats and local owners lness by repeallna: tha ordinano- hv a. I?" .nealtn uthoriUes will Issue alarlng the place a public nuisance ad L!v!:r , ... . , ordering the olty clerk to refund the L, ..i8' " unearned licence money. M. S. Shields .T "w.D,Wr quot- of Portland leased th. ni tnir n ,7 . ed a? "'"'t ut then the fur tliuna. A V... Z ------I WOUia Ileense, moved his paraphernalia and vannea music rrom Portland and . opened ror business yesterday after- " v. th place waa closed' by Chief Secrlat noon. carry millions mora of tha ml nute microbes." Dr. Reed, the physician mentioned. At about 10 ifbibek i.'.t -r "..cut. on wniawr from a per c waa cloaed' bJ Chiif V "r'onat cat. On It he found A J. Good of the OaaA.nnhur, FZZ rUT "'""em classes or germs, aa fol t'ro:!.b C0UBC51 and A germ of decomposition caun ti r- r..", J."" "" main poisoning. . uavu viucicu ii l m in i a - . . move his female help from the h-,.;; l17" Pauing wood poisoning, f th building to a higher floor where EST stnues tne proper mem more ventilation could LITThrfv b,rane- "or thfoat intestinal trou- nly floor he could use was lust be- , neatK th skating rink, that th. . " .1""mV" v Fna "ov nameo, 1. in number, could net would not .53 "T :U''.DU.1 " De. ""' . must not work with th nm.. i tZ f.orm saucing wiesunaj and kld- rink abov their heads, and that either ttI..' i haw th rink must i tl.VI L -Uder nllcroscop therefore, the t BI..V fiw .kMiii,' J. 7 , oecomes a monster mors to ' at!ht.ca-w " the gihv monster orttS th girl.,at tha candy fsitorv .t ""X?" B?,'P.Mc hHi l.W U etaruing result. siatantoommUsloner, thanked tha ooun. c Urn en and - advocated other Improve ment woui tne city. Washington. April 21. The reelection of Mrs. Matthew T. Scott of Illinois as president-general of the Daughters Of the American Revolution by a small majority was conceded here today by 1 Mi Foe, press agent for Mrs. Wlllam , Story of New York, Mrs. Scott's op poneot for tha office. Thirty tellers representing the adher ent of Mrs, Scott and Mrs. Story, con tending aspirant to the presidency general of the Daughters of the Amerl- CLERK IS ARRESTED ON EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE Orrt M. Blystone, who. fur several weeks, has been working as a clerk for Tull & Ulbba, under the name of B. M. Roberta, waa arrested this morning by Detective Day on a warrant charging him with larceny by embesalement He is charged with stealing Ml. 60 from the nrm. Blystone, who, the police say, served 18 months In Walla Walla for obtain ing money under false pretenses, waa In June, 1909, sentsnced to the Salem pen Itentlary for a number of forgeries. Bly stone was released from the penlten- can Revolution, spent th entire night 7, 'J'T "omJ. ln" P"n her. counting the Voo ballot!! ! cast In '.5' -h!Ln.? '!..0" otl the time for another man'a crime. Blystone accomplished his thefts at cording to the police. last evening's election. All nt.lil .1,. . a T 1 .1 . edln "arom'tn "Memorial "ttaT.! . 2X.2,B Kf!L f th hall. All telephones were disconnected 1""'' ' aa and po on entered our came out df the room. This morning breakfast waa pushed through the partly opened door. Announcement was made this after noon that aa a result of a clerical error the ballots in th presidency-general contest must be recounted. SMASH WINDOW $15,000 DAMAG E Breaks Out in Davenport Mu sic -House. Owner of Which , Is Burned. (tMdil Dispatcb t Th JsraLI Albany, Or., April St. A fir which broke out shortly before 11 o'clock last night ln the rear of 'the Davenport Music store at the corner of Ferry and First streets destroyed property val ued at Slt.600 with.' $400 insurance. The firms which suffered losses were the Davenport Muslo house, loss M00O, WITNESS MISSING, JUDGE IS WROTH WIN rat (trailed Pnm tMd Win.) ' " : .Washington, April tl. It Is under stood that the cabinet today discussed 1 chargea that th Guggenheim had been (allowed to seise th Chugach forest A right of way te Controller Bay, leading- . from th Alaska coal fields, and thst th administration's answer will be a ' general disclaimer of ths ehargea. It la eipctd that Freaident Taft will personally prepare tha answer end that ' It will deny that tha Quggenbelm wer granted any monopoly. , It will contend that tha officials of th Controller Bay , railway swore they had no oonnotun , wun in uuggenneima. , - Malleal effloara of. th English amy have Invented a teleaoopelng stretcher, which folds Into a oompaot paskag , when not ln as. . , - ' John .Sharp Williams, the new Jon lor senator from Mississippi, who baa succeeded la Ufa time am bition. Ho hag. the seat In the sen ate which was occupied by Jeffer. 1 son Davis, president of the Confed ' eracy. ' The desk still bears the bayonet niarks made by Union sol dlers'ln war times In an effort to destroy It. The bayonet holes were - fUled -with putty, but are still eas ily seen. - a MITCHELL BREAKS LEG OF STECKLE Banter of Old College Foes Results in Disastrous ' Scuffle. Tillamook Parents by Galloway Because Their Daughter Is Gone. - Flghtrs In th office of th Northern Clay company at 206 'Gertlnger build ing thla afternoon, knocked a heavy clay model through the window to tha street below. A shower of broken glass fell to the walk from th Second story win dow. When the police arrived tha room was deserted, but avld'ane of the eom M A a M a m . . . L-CUlUlcU sna tne disarranged ruvnitur. a bro ken whiskey bottle was also found. No on could give Information as to the identity or the fighters or where they had gone. C O. Ellison, agent for the Northern Clay company, haa his office In the room. Grand Rondo Merchant Diet. (Sped! Dlipitcb ta Tle JoorsaLI La Grande, Or., April 1 William R. Hamilton, a pioneer merchant, who (SperUI IlDtch te Th JooraaL) Tillamook. Or., April 21Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wells wer th center of at traction in th circuit court Wednesday, ! baa been seriously 111 for weeks, died when Judge William Galloway, who Is I yesterday afternoon- aged 9 years. A holding court her at present Instructed fsw months ago he disposed of his them as to what might be the outcome ; property at Summervllle, where he had of the spiriting away of their daughter, 1 been operating a general merchandise Ina Wells, who Is wanted as a witness ' store, and since that time had been Insurance 13000; the Variety Store, II. I ,n the cases of th state vs. Henry living ln La Grande. He Is survived by Mrs. Hamilton and three sons, Fred, A. Stearns, proprietor, loss 12500. In- McKlnley, and stats vs. Thomas. Hoi surance 11000: Owen Beamreal estate, man, and who, In the mind of -the Judge. loss 11000, - no insurance; Mrs. Burk-1 OBB Doen spirited away by her father, hart, millinery, loe 11.600. no Inmir-1 in ms talk to Mr. and Mrs. Wells a nee: E. H. Rhodes." loss 14000. lnaurw tha judge said: "Th court will be held anca 1900.. .-M . - - v. . ; ln session, and the grand Jury will b ' R. L. Burton, proprietor of the muslo retained unui the gin is brought Into store, and his wife were i the bulldlna I sours, u it laaea an summer." when an exDloslon occurred.- Burtort at-I in conclusion he statsd that aa nar tempted to extinguish th blase and nta it was their duty to see that their In ao doln waa severely burned. He daughter appear in court to testify con Cheater and Will. Journal Want Ada brine; result a Oreaon Agricultural Collar. Corval- Ha, Or., April 11. J3r. A. a Bteckl. coach of the track team and athletic trainer at the Oregon Agricultural col lege, will be confined to his apartments for some weeks as th result of a play ful episode In which he and Fred Walker. known as "Mysterious Mitchell," ooach of the baseball team, wer participants. The coach Is suffering from a broken leg. At the close of athletlo work last night tha coach mat In th gym and during th oours of friendly banter, Steokle, whd Is an old Michigan foot ball tackle picked., up a .football., And crouching la th position of a player preparing to advance tha ball, shouted "Michigan.- Coach Walker, who Is an old Chicago halfback and who played in the great contest between Michigan and Chicago, when Chicago won th championship by two points. Immediately accepted th challenge and tackled th old Michigan player. Th two husky athletes- scuf fled about on th gym floor for soms minutes to th great amusement of the; students who stood -about During th scuffle Coach Bteckl, who waa wearing anoea wun rootbaii cleats, caught his foot ln a crack In th floor and In fall ing fractured a bone in his leg. The affair developed as a result of friendly banter which Steolde of Mich igan,. Walker of Chicago and Do lan ot Notr Dam hav been carrying- on ever sine these three famous athletes be came associated here. Th whole af fair was ln absolute good nature and only a playful prank. To spread out a woman's hair to dry after a shampoo a New Jersey man has Invented a wir frame, fitting- over the houlders. i . v - f Thompson Talks You want to get ts much out of your work ti you put into it, and something for your ability to do the work. You pay for gists and metal (the lowest quality at that) when you buy giants over a danger counter. You buy danger. -You buy efficiency, comfort, glasses made for you, and you alone, when you come to me. 4 I sell better glasses for less money than yon' can get at any danger counter In Portland. Thompson sTc'a 2d Floor Corbett' Bid , e FIFTH AND MORRISON STS. NcwDeparturc Th ost f latemaata kar greatly reaaeea By th xolsaea ... s Uadsrtakua ooxapeaj, Heretofore It has ben th custom ot funeral directors to make chargea for all Incidentals connected with a fur neraL The Edward Hoi man Undertak ing company, ths leading funeral dl nrtnr. of Portland, have 1nartwt fmm that custom. When casket is furnished by us w make no extra chargea frf embolralng. hears to cemtry, outsld box or any srvlo that may be r iulrd of ua, xoept clothing, mtery tnd carrtares, thus effecting a saving IT zo to S7 on aun xunerai. THE EDWARD HOLMAN UNDERTAKING CO. im Tamil it. com. atxxo. Is expected to recover. CENTRALIA-GIRL READY TO BE MRS. SPYDER BUT NOT MRS. SPIDER GRANG HOLD Remember . The Old Comfort before coffee did its work ? i a rebuilder,; "There'i tv :ReatonM ; - Ell AN ALL DAY SESSION fSpwhl Plrp.tr to The Jwnt.Lt uregon city. Anrtl 21. oi.rV.m.. grange No. 298 will 'hold an all day grange hall at Clackaniaa W. S. Uen. who has -been requested to speak on "Single Tax." Is the Drin.ni n.b.. tb afternoon and after his talk will answer any questions pertaining to th subject This 1 td He atffl Allnn meeting. The Clackamas grange - ln tenda to make an effort t tu. 4 speakers at each of its monthly meet ings. Tha-grans la In umiiMi nyi tlon.. .. . ry. (Sped.) Dispatch te Tbi loarstl.) Centralla,. Wash -April .11.- 'Willing to wed under' normal conditions, but looking askance at marital happiness with the ti tle of "Mrs. Spider." Miss Anna May Chrlstensen of this city has Just broken off her engagement with Herman Spider. She has been Induced by her friends to reconsider the matter on condi tion that Mr. Spider change the third letter of his name to "y," to maks it "Spyder." Mr. Spider, however, objects to this arrange ment, on th ground, that he has' already changed his name once. It seems that he formerly owned an elongated Polish name, Spldo vltskl, and when . he was nick named Spldar," shortly ' after landing from Europe, assumed the shorter nam without realis ing Its meaning. He says be has used the name for4 years, and has become- too used to it to make a change. I I - I cernlng this cass. Judge Galloway was ouite indlmant when talking to Wells and It is thought mai mi waa on account or the practice in Tillamook of spiriting away state witnesses, ana It is his Intention if dos- slble to. put a atop to th allea-ed cus tom of attorneys resorting- to that way 01 aeieaung jusuce. WORK FOUND DEAD N AFTER 35 FOOTTUMBLE iBDMIal Olsniteh ta Th JoaraaLt Vancouver. Wash.. Anrll 21. Jam pi Hommel, 27 ysara old and an emrjlova at the Columbia quarries, six miles east of Vancouver, fell 36 feet from a trestl on wmcn n was at work at 3 O'clock yesterday afternoon and waa dead when picked up by fellow workmen. Whether he accidentally fell and waa killed, or was stricken with death before falllnar. will probably naver be known. - , ' HOrarael and Gab Maldv were earrv. Ina a long stick Of timber on ton of tha trestle, Maldy In th lead and tha end of the sUck placed against his back, when Hommel dropped his end and Maldy was forced to hla knees. On looking around, ha saw Hommel falling from the trestle. Where Hommel struck there was about 20 Inches of water and it ts thought he struck the end Of a siHns which protruded about , vjew or 1 is incnes out or tne water. Carl John inur 1 son, a reiiow workman, was first to Hundreds See Theft. I United Press Lean WfrVl tjnicago, April zi. -wiuim hundreds Of pedestrians, thieves afternoon stole a trunk containing watch him and dragged him from th -water. vmrnvm v.iucu .i iv,uv irum a iranaiar i qui n was aeaa. ur. wiswail of Van wagon at Madison street and Wabash I couvsr and -Dr. TJria of ram.. MM avanu In th heart of th business dls-1 summoned. 1 , 4 trlct. Although the pollc ware notified! About half hour hfnr iow muuiw wr u rooDery, no wnen one or tne men placed his hand w u louna. on iiommers shoulder as ha mnn. rrom a ooara eievateo to a ntehf nt Traction Manager Resigns. . J about three feet, Hommel sank to hla it'nttMi ptm. n'tK. . , I knees from the welarht. Whn . a.iro Oakland. Aprtl 11. rulfllling his de-1 what waa the matter that he should bel suv aTTice, , w. jr. K.eiiy, general f leeung weu. i.; , " manager of th Oakland Traction com- Hommel had worked at th quarry' ymur. uu w. ium nav duiii uo in Kev I ror iwrai iwo monins ana am. rmm Route system, tendered his resignation California with hla wife and child, talc today and it waa accepted. J. Q. Brown, Ing up his residence near the works. hJ. aealstant. Is mentioned aa Kelly Deputy Xbroner Templeton brought th nroha.hl lunuiMr-.- .. . luu) . A tr.-...' i ... mmts, body to Knapp'a chapel In thla oltv. 1 wher It wpi be held tOX funeral; ar-,iv,;v- rang emants are made, . . 1 SdUfing I We'll Soon Be Out of Busi- ness-SeHing Pianos at Cost on Easy Terms Tells the Tale ianos Without a Profit! IS AN UNUSUAL THING, BUT WE ARE DOING IT IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF BUSINESS QUICKLY ' , LEFT But you have a fine selection from the $198 fellow that usually sells for $32$ to the $1000 Player at 700. You want to see our $457 Player -it cannot be dupli cated -anywhere for $700. ; You will find a Piano in the lot to.uit every need and : f you might as well pocket the sayinas to give it to; the dealer who is' continuing intt business, but you will have:to-hurryvg!ivrSi'j Se6 our TlEUlCTT PiV says everybody, who sees and heari it.Can be put in anx piano. ; Now is the time f ' to supply yourself with Talking Machines, Records and Player Music; it Store ; open 106 FIFTH STREET NEXT TO PERKINS HOTEL "F W i