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: THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, j THURSDAY sEVENIN6, JUNE ' 1. 1911, MR. CARROLL OF iMlifESi Bin FOR RELIEF FUND SIERRA VALLEY BANK . . . CASHIER DISAPPEARS ."'Loyal ten. Miller, cashier of the Sierra Valley bank, has disappeared and with blra the combi nation of the bank's safe. Miller had full charge ef the bank and was the only persea who sould opea the safe. Ha has bee missing slnoa Tuesday night - ' ..' , -i . Interior, assumed his duties today. He was associated with Secretary Fisher la the Chicago street rallwayi controversy. Adams suooseds Frank PI roe, resigned. Wlrele Operator Dies, , ' Saa Plego, Cat. Jane H, Kroft. It, on of the first wireless operators, Is) dead hers, . ; .,. i , .-. i '(V . ',""" FOR THE NEWEST VISIT THE EASTERN Adams Ttafcas Offlo. ' ' (Cartes hw Lease WM Washington, June 1 .Samuel Adams, the now first assistant secretary of Hho '!; A .; 'i i V 'T " VClM ! 10 ME ON DOOR "Defendant" Is Inscription Following His Name and It Fits; Every Lawyer In City ' Has Been His. (parial Ptepatrs to Th Joornil.) " Klamath Kalis. r.. June 1. "J- P Carroll, defendant " On the second floor of the Whlte-Med dox block. the rendesvoua for a number of Klamath's lgl lluhts. on of the neat conspicuous office doors bean the foragojns Inscription. The unique sin ku added peroeptlbly to th notoriety f the maa wbo baa made bustoese for practically every mem bar Of the Kla ULlb bar. J. IX Carroll cam to Klamath Fall About six years ao. He brought with . him a broad am lie and a narrow pocket book. Tba perpetual emlle and a funny torr to fit erery occasion mad bla propositions Irresistible. H had scaree ty cot tba Seattle mud off bla feet (he oame from. the sound city) until he waa tn possession of aome of the larget and beat farina In tba Klamath Baaln, and," a a aide Issue, waa promoting an - alectrle railway through the agricultur al belt and Into aome of the more re mote eoraers of this rsst and then al most entirely undereloped region. OarroU a Oood Bayer. " Carroll jnads his little money go a ' long ways. With la a few weeks he bought two ranches that had been Irri gated before the advent of the United States reclamation set-rice. The Ankeny ranch, comprising several hundred acre and for many years the alfalfa mainstay of Klamath . falls and vtetntty, he pur- . chased at a ridiculously low price and with a cash payment that would not now buy a half doten acres of good Ir rigated alfalfa land. The fienley ranch, probably the oldest and beat Improved farm In the valley, passed Into his hands a like terms. Other smaller ranches were purchased by him on still better terms. In those days it waa not "i. D. Carroll, defendant" but rather. - "Mr. Carroll, the capitalist and promo ter.". ' Carroll's maiden appearance In llti ' gation was when he attempted to make ' the reclamation service deliver water to the Henley ranch, which had a paid up . government water right, without pay ing the regular maintenance fee of 75 cents per acre. In this initial aklrmleh the perpetual defendant waa playing the . role of plaintiff and he came out sec ond beau. Carroll did not suffer se rious loss, but the ranoh went without water and the alfalfa crop turned out badly. riaally Iiosss Bros His Home. - - - Time went on. Carroll made hay whllA the sun ebon, but the deferred payments on the ranches began to ma ture. Carroll's creditors demanded money. It was hot forthcoming and one after another they brought suit for - the recovery of the lands. Carroll made his home at the beautiful Henley ranch. This was the last olece of Drooertv to b relinquished by him.- The fight last ed through four years and was a bitter legal battle. First Carroll, would have ' legal possession of the premises, then the tide would turn and he would bo dls . possessed by the sheriff. Next he would .. again be In possession oC the place and so on. During the litigation Carroll managed to be in possession of the place eaougn 01 the time to get the benefit , oi the crops. It was while the litigation over the Henley ranch was at its senlth that Car . roll leased office rooms in the Whlte- Maddoz block and put up the sign, "J, D. Carroll, defendant." Tries Ail the lawyers. While Carroll was throughout several years in turn plaintiff and defendant. principally the latter, the climax of his career was not reached until he was In . , dieted by the grand Jury on a charge ' of larceny by bailee. Before he was made the defendant In a criminal action ;.-' Carroll had gone the rounds with the V local bar. Every attorney In the city had at one time appeared either for 'or . against him. Two sessions of the clr ;. oult court were devoted almost exolu- , sivaiy to civil cases In ail or which Car- ' rou appeared as defendant. His exten ..sive litigation has made him a pretty ; grood lawyer. It has been confidentially ; whispered that about a year ago he bn ... cams dissatisfied with the personnel of tins juamath bar and Imported an attor , 1 ney to appear In his behalf. While the ; new expounder of the law might dls ., claim being Carroll's Importation, since ; his coming here the major portion of ' his time has been devoted to the cases Tof "J. D. Carroll, defendant." The case of the state vs. Carroll. , wherein the defendant waa charged with the theft of some sheep from J. Frank . Adams, was decided by a Lake county Jury and Carroll was completely vindl . cated although a previous trial in Kla , math county had resulted in a hung Jury. It is currently reported that Carroll's I Quan Kal, Merchant Prince, Praises Portland In Ben Selling Banquet. The gratitude which thousands in China feel toward the people of Port land who contributed to the Ben Sell ing fund, and the way that fund when distributed saved a life for every 11 given, was told last night by Quan Kal. Chinese merchant prince, at a banquet given st the Hotel Bowers In his honor by 8tat Senator linn Selling. The tmnquet was, In a way, too, B reunion of the members of the old partnership, Akin, Selling A Co., and thre wore present, among others, W. S. Akin, Finn Mailing and Colonel Dosh, Qusn Kal was latroduoed by the host of the evening, Mr. Selling, who briefly related the Intense Interest aroused in famine stricken China among the peo ple of Portland, so that they gave will- ngly. even more than many oouid af ford to give. Quan Kal said then In his quaint way: I am unable to express myself in Rngllsh as well a I wish I could. For that reason I oannot make it olear how glad I am to be here with all of you. One of my greatest pleasure, now that am growing old, is to think that I am hot forgotten by my American friends of early days. I wish to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Selling and other citlsens of Portland or their kindness In giving of their abundance for the famine suf ferers of China. The money oabled to me was spent wisely for various kinds of food, and the supplies hurried to the famine districts at the earliest pos- Ible moment. Many families owe their lives to you, and while no direct thanks can ever be given by them, they appre ciate deeply their obligation. Through the viceroy of Kwangtung and the Kwangsl provinces, wbo has aaked me to speak for him, these poor people wish to convey all this to you all. Also the return of the Boxer Indem nity, which as you know was placed aside by my government as a fund for the education in American colleges and universities of our most promising young men, has created a warm friend ship between the two countries which I hope will last always. 1 wish to say again that I am more than happy to be with you, and I hope all of you will visit me soon in Hong kong, where I shall try to show you that I appreciate your friendship and the courtesies you have been kind enough to extend to me." There were also among the speakers and guests of honor of the. evening, Joseph Oanong of the Portland Flour ing Mills company, which Quan Kal In China represents; W. 8. Akin, Goon Dip, Chinese consul in Seattle; Moy Bak Hln, Chinese consul In Portland, and his son, and Rabbi Jonah B. Wise. next appearance In court will be in the same role as his first appearance on the legal stage. Those wno claim to know say that the "perpetual defendant"- Is now on the aggressive and will sek heavy damages from thoss who were in strumental in having him Indicted on the charge of being a common, ordin ary sheep thief. Carroll has had his troubles In Ida math and, in turn, he has made trouble for othera He came hers and sat his bark adrift upon the uncertain waters of speculation. It struck upon the rocks of adversity, shipwrecking his Invest ments and proposed electric railways. However, It must be said to the credit of "J. D. Carroll, defendant," that through all he wore the same smile and never lost an opportunity to amuse by teiung a runny story. The defendant emerged victorious from his last legal battle, but with his health impaired by a slight attack of pneumonia. Not until the litigation was over and IS sturdy farmers and stock men (some of them sheepmen) of Ike county said "not gullty."i did Carroll turn his back to his accusers, but when the smoke of ,battle cleared away he departed for Seattle, where his wife is But He's Doming; Back. Carroll will return, to Klamath. He will come wearing the same smile and with a new supply of funny stories, lie will also come ready and prepared tlo battle against his opponents and to fight. for the Klamath country, which, ho says will always be his home. Jfew Theatre for Los Angelas. nftd Presa Leased Wm.t Los Angeles, June 1. John W. Const dine of New York is In Los Angeles today to decide on a site for a new vaudeville theatre. Consldrne, member of the firm of, Sullivan st Consldine, says their present theatre hers Is en tirely inadequate. Safe Is Stolen. (United Press Leased W!r.l Claremont, Cal.. June 1. Police today are searching for the culprits who carted away an 800 pound safe belong tng to the registrar's office. The safe contained records covering the lest few years but no money. VotelOOXYes The Greater South Portland Bridge City Election June 5 Location: Meads Street-Woodward Avenue (Ellsworth Street) RF,Br' AI TCakY?1 Portland's rapid growth In popu-- latlon in the last decade demands better facilities for traffic and transportation. The same number of bridges are in existence now, with a three-fold Increase of population. BECAUSE existing overworked bridges. The construction of the bridge would relieve the congestion of the BECAUSE Rapid transit is essential to the growth of any city. Travel from the Fifth, Sixth and Setenth wards would ba faclll. tatea ana su.ooo inhabitants wedld-ftaQle to get to their businers Interests and work without the delays now encountered. Safety of life and property in the southwest and southeast etd,, H. mend It; the concentration of the fire apparatus of the Fifth. Sixth and Seventh wards would make it possible. Of the protection of the harbor WOUld not be eiidancrnreri It the consensus of opinion that' no more bridges can be built between the existing bridges end the now contemplated one. The proposed high bridge draw will seldom be opened. (Paid Aiv.j Trousers Wbrar$ Owing to the backward season. I tun overstocked with woolens. I must reduce my stock and I am going to give you more for your money than was ever before given by ariy tailor. 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