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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND,' SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 11, 1912.
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PR0HIBIT1ISTSEL'--MEET
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rflGHVAY BILLS
ARE EXPLAINED
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WOULD Bt
DELE6AT
t
TO HIM
BRISTOL
Takes Attorney General to
Task for. Not Reading Pro
.posed Measures Before He
Cites Alleged Defects.
"How are Oregon citizens to vote In
telligently on the highway or any other
kills co loos as the Oregonlan misrep
resent the measures and Attorney Gen
eral Crawford - In colossal Ignorance
Rive opinions citing defects in th bills ,
without taking trouble to read them V -
This question was propounded yes-i
terday by W. C Bristol who aa a mem
ber of Governor West's state wide goad ,
roads committee aid 1 materially in
drafting the eight highway bills which '
ere. ( to bo submitted to the people
through th Initiative at the nest elec
tion. . . :,
Mr. Bristol briefly pointed out the
bonding features of the bills.
"Three methods of getting money for
roads are open to counties under the
provisions of the highway bills," tie
said.
''The county may us Its present plan
of securing road money by assessment.
"It may issue bonds under the terms
of the amendment to the state consti
tution and, the proposed enabling act.
.' "It may avail Itself of proposed stats
aid by appropriating an amount equul
' to state aid.
"By either of the first two plana
the county may keep out of the statO'
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WORKERS' DEATH
Officials Will Try to Locate
Cause of Fatal Accident
at Dam.
John H. Stevenson.
John II. Stevenson, formerly deputy
district attorney for Multnomah county,
yesterday filed with the secretary of
state his declaralon as a candidate for
aid plan if It does not desire to come delegate to the Democratic national con
in. .'fi Ivention at Baltimore. Stevenson was
"The moat glaring misrepresentations for many years In the newspaper bus!
by the Oregonlan and attorney General
Ciawford have been In reference to
availing this state aid.
, Means of Instituting; fund.
"One of the means of instituting a
stste fund Is by divertlng-lnto it 66 2-i
per cent .of the vehicle tax.
"Another means Is for the stats to
issue 33.000,000 bonds a year for 10
years. '
: "This makes $20,00(5,000 in bonds dis
tributed over 10 years, each $2,000,000
running 30 years from the date of Is
. suance and drawing an annual interest
charge of fi per cent for the period.
"But tiie Oregonlan would have people
nesg, reporting for a local paper and
during bis 10 years residence in Fort
land has always taken an active interest
in Democratic politics. , At the last
general election he was a candidate for
the legislature from. . this county and
led the- Democratic legislative ticket,
receiving more t an thousand votes In
excess of Ills party's registration. In
his declaration as a candidate for dele
gate Stevenson cays:
"If I am elected I will, during my
term of office follow the doctrine that
it Is the right of the people to rule in
all things governmental. I will, there
fore. If elected, vote for those candl
believe either that all the bonds are, dates for president and vice president
who shall receive trie highest number of
Democratic votes at this election. I de
sire to have prlntec on the, ballot after
my name the following:
"Oregon's) Democratic choice for presi
dent la mine.'
v
to be Issued at once, or that all the
' interest must be paid from the begin
nlng JOoo.000 semiannually, or 11,000,-
ooo annually.
"This is rank falsification.
'TPuppose the first $2,000,000 In bonds
is issued January 1, 1914. The bonds
run six months before any interest
chart. Is'fue. On June 1, 1V14, $50,000
will be due. On January 1, 1915, anoth
er $50,000 will be due. That makes
$100,000 tor the year, not $l,Q0O,0o0.
"The second year, another $2,000,000
is issued, and six months after issuance
$50,000 interest on it falls due. At this
time the feo.000 interest on the first
i, too. 000 falls due, making the total
amount to be paid for that half year
$100,000, or for the full year, $200,000.
' Vaymsats Cover 40 Tears.
There is an Issuance of I2.OOO.000 In
bonds each year tor . 10 years. With
$100,000 annual interest on each $2,000,.
Quo, there is a consequent increase of
$100,000 for each year until the end of
10 years and six months. Then with
. all the bonds Issued comes the maxi
mum interest charge of 1500,000 semi
- annually, or $1,000,000 annually on the
lull $20,000,000 bonds. This maximum
cnarge continues
iitontns or unin me nrst iz.uuu.uo in i
.7 "VJ7 V.f . J . . " VT J Ickert said he did not think Former
. .. ,.,.1,., ru. """M Mayor Eugene K. Schmlti could be con.
: ? .1,7 rT.f.!arriIL"J)vlcted in the bribery trial now In prog-
r::r :"VAV:r:wrr. without Ruef. testimony. Ruef
"Lr; Vr. " :Ur" ; I will not testify unless promised im
o.r,i i imunity from further prosecution and
Uveara if the first 12.000.0QO is Issued I he .wil' not tell what he will testify
i iuii r. ito lr immunity la promised him
charge will not fall due until June 1. , ""s 1 u'v,,"lu"1' f "u
1024. The maximum interest charge 1 'hther It falls heads or tails Ruef s
uuuiiu iv win u me Biuie pio-ys nis
t game.
"Ruef Is a smart man," declared As
sistant District Attorney Berry, who
ICT
PLAYS SAFE GlWiE
Abe Ruef, Holds Whip Hand
and Makes State Feel
His Power.
8an V Francisco, Feb, 10. "Heads I
win, tails you lose."
That, In the opinion Of the district
attorney's office tonight is practically
!,nU,n .1f.0rf,1r-tyr2o"tlo,o,0d in 'the Proportion Abe Ruef has laid before
LUl- VMLa n,?J the eommonwr-lth. District Attorney
will. continue truin June 1, 1024, until
January 1, 1944, und then steadily de
crease until January 1, 1954. '
.. "fnow as to tie state highway fund
aed the dividing of lu The Oregonlan
la conducting the Schmlts case. "He
has pointed out the small share iultno- !wan,"1 ,.us t0 g0 ,nt0 the case bllnd
While he district attorney Is study
lng the proposition Bunds y and Mon-
aay. Kuer win do talcing It easy at his
nome. with his aged mother and his sis.
ter. The court granted lilm that much
E
mall gels trom tho divlslo.. of 25 per
Cnt of the funu among the counties
In proportion to art-a. .Again It clouds
' tUe issue,
ft BUU Hot Scad, Ze Bays.
, Tlie BUt gooJ rouds fund 1 to be time out of San Quentin,
made up of the vehicle Ux and the w
bond 'Issue. htvent -five per cent of
It la to be dividod equally among the
Si counties. Multnomah county gets
her full share. Tliu Oregonlan hasn't
had anything to say atout this portion.
:,Tlie remaininc i5 per cent is to be
divided a:oong the counties in proportion
to area. Muitnomuh, here, will not get
much as l,ake or Harney euunty.
But the Idea tins been throughout that
Multnomah county and l'oitland depend
or proausruy largely .n the develop
RSITY OF CROPS
GETSIMP
ETUS AT MORO
Moro,
(speclNl to Tli Journal.)
Or., Feb. 10. Three hundred
arTd h t we " 2fiU7a-M.TO "IW t tendered
hooved us to help. I l.ave'not been In
: lormea ir this attitude has been
changed, and I consider tho expression
t the county court In this matter as
very mistaken, very narrow and very
Improper. If thore Is no state aid the
county dot rnt pay. If tho county
doesn't authorize work it doesn't pry.
i)"If the Oregonlan will print the high
way bills so that the people can see what
the publication Is criticising; If Attorney
Oeneral Crawford will read the bills
citizens of Moro by the farmers of the
surrounding section Friday evening at
the Rudolph opera house. Dairying,
hogs and poultry were the main topics
discussed. Some admitted it was only
Ignorance, of financial returns on the
money Invested that had prevented them
from securing more diversified products
fron their farms. One farmer told of
raising a ton of corn fodder to the acre
last year for his cows. Another farmer
claimed a profit of $300 from 100 hens;
another Bald his wife secured mnre
um
O that lie will know what he is talking: 1 "lonev last year with 200 hens than he
t, V A. . l . ..... . . . .. - 1 tl riff RAO o r.-.. u nnn4kA. . t 1 . ,
mvu, it mo i-uumy cuun ani ns orn- ' ; ' """-"d iuiu 01 mas
rials wilt familiarize themselves with ' lng a net P1"" of 200 from 50 hens:
the measures and oroaden their minds uno,her tcld of nei Profit of $5.10 last
a little. I will warrant that opposition I eei"'on fro,n urkeya
io the mesures will melt away I T- a- Townsend of the Townsend
, meason tor. "On Man Por-er" Fr,rmrjl. 00mPany. Kvo a practical
politics w might be able to give the
people of . the state a. square deal and
get good roads bills passed by the Initi
ative. ft'-Mnally, as the appointing of the
highway commissioner.. Tho attorney
general "reveals a plot' to give one man
ail v power namely the governor, if
the attorney general would revenl how
by his Ignorance ha led the state land
board Into a labyrinth, we. might have
nor faith In his present revelations.
The Idea of having the governor make
th appointment was to place direct re
sponsibility on the governor of the state
for the appointing of a man who
make good. If he didn't make good the V3 . . oPunty 0
governor would have to fire him or ex- I mars. The mei.tin 'r '
P'sln why to the people. This is a day UPtc M.Lrln -'7 -w"
when we clamor for dlr.ttv .,mi a"': gathering and Bena
TAKES SHOT
AT 1 REFERENDUM
t nltM PrM t-tMd Wr.i
Chicago, Feb. io. Two thousand mem
bers of the Lincoln league, the Lorlmer
organization, held a county convention
here today in which a full ticket of
canaioates of county officers . waa
th April prl-
an entliusl-
when we ffamor for directly wpled ... i., I1 , senator Lorlmer
rospon.lbHlty. And yet when w. pro- ' The B atf o?mC,neer H he mounted
If big Ignoramus 'reveals a plot t n.P dlZ t'? th6 d"eBte
tw one man-porr ' " : ' 8 de"oun'el th "Insurgent Repub-
1 i. . :, , B" H,Joul preaching Bociaiis-
; Art elertrlcally operated coin In the
slot machin has been Invented In -Hwlts-rrland
for cleaning th soles and sides
of n person's shoe when entering a
building.
tic fallacies, such as the Initiative, ref.
erendum and recall." ,
Resolutions were adopted denouncing
the administration of Governor Deneen
and rhargi. i the -governor with coeero
lng fc id lutlmldatlng the legislature. Th
reierei aunr ana twi -tvnr
Casper, Wyo., Feb. 13. Th govern
ment officials In charge of the construO-
tion of the Fat hinder dam, 50 miles
west of here, tonight started an lnves
tlgatlon of the accident at the dam early
today which cost th lives of five work'
men. Th men were Knocked to their
death In the river when the cable on
the aerial tramway for carrying cement
broke.
The dead are: Barney Flynn, Chris
Moore, John vvoad, John McLaughll
and W. A. Phillips.
The men were building a steel lad
der on the south wall of the canyon
about 100 yards below the dam. The
cable tram, fastened on the north and
south sides of the canyon, was carrying
cement across, the, south end of th
cable being fastened immediately above
where the five, men were at- work. When
tho fastenings gave way the cable end
dropped upon the scaffolding wher
the men wer at work, demolishing; the
scaffold and throwing the five men to
the bottom of the canyon, 186 feet below,
One man was caught In the broken
strands of the cable and his body was
hurled across the river, a distance of
250 feet
HI I HIS
STARVING HER
E
Some of Labor Leaders Also
Acknowledge 10,000 Men
NofOut of Work.
In spite of criticism th Central La
bor council of Portland is persisting- in
sending to unions in th east letters
and posters warning workmen to stay
away from Portland. Eastern union
men are asked to give these communi
cation general distribution.
Portland labor leaders Justify their
actions by saying that last year some
representative of tho Fmpioyers asso
elation Inserted advertisements in the
newspapers of Boston, Illinois and oth.
r places, inviting carpenters to com
here and promising them work at $7
day.
One of the labor leaders also ad
mltted yesterday that the statement
contained In a poster that "10.000 men
unemployed, and starving are here now,"
was exaggerated and untrue; that he
did not know of one man In the city
who was starving, nor of 10.000 who are
out of work. He explained that tne
misrepresentation wa thought Justi
fied because of the alleged misrepre
sentations In advertisements credited to
the Employers' sssoclatlon.
That the warning communications or
the Central Labor council are receiving
publicity in the east was evidenced yes
terday by the receipt of clippings from
number of eastern . newspapers re
producing the "first general statement
of the labor council. A letter which
Is now being sent out reads as follows:
"Industrial conditions on th coast
have been going from bad to worse the
past year. A multitude of SKiuea ana
unskilled workmen, many with large
families, have been lured to this section
of the Pacific northwest by the ,'eun
nlngly written advertisements In ' the
astern dallies, placed there ty tne open
shop advocates of this and nearby cities.
Keep away from Portland! Ten thou
sand men, unemployed and starving.
are here now only waiting, scarcely ex-
sting, until the spring work opens. Even
then there will not be enough nor near
enough work for all. 1 City and county
officials are besieged daily by half
starved men and women begging for
enough bread to keep their beloved ones
from the tortures of a slow death by
starvation. Thousands of families, new
arrivals, have Insufficient food and
clothing, have no means to secure re
turn passage to friends and plenty.
Make a thorough investigation before
coming- to the coast. Make sure you
have enough to tide you over many
a ralrry day you'll ' have lots of them.
This Is not a knock but a plain state
ment of facts as they are and a warn
ing to you and your friends of the con
ditions prevalent here."
RUN
CONGRESS
INTERESTS
BEND
MEN
GRAVEL PIT TRACT ' CANAtWILL MAKE
inu.rPT roTiRiATT r "
mnm sa m bbjbb. m. mm i .i - . t y tj
LUHL0I LOIIIIIHIL
Value of Property on All Sides
Compared With Price Re
ceived for Pit Shows Great
Loss to the County. '
Investigation of property values In
the vicinity of the Patton avenua gravel
pit sold by the county to Mos Blooh
for $2010 shows that three or four
lots across th street are equal In val
ue to the price realised by the county.
A fair estimate of its value .derived
from inquiry made yesterday, is $10.-
000.
Judge Cleeton and the county commis
sioners sold the pit without Inquiry
into the value of the property, although
commissioner Hart claims to be more
or leas familiar with land prices in
that section. - Values have changed rap
idly In tha last two or three years, since
the town of Kenton, with its stook
yards and factories and thrifty busi
ness section, came into being.
The gravel pit property Is now
owned by Robert Shaw, having been
sold to him by Bloch for $3250 23 days
after it was sold by the county. t?haw
s cleric or the county court, officially
designated as a bailiff, and Bloch is a
warrant buyer who operates at the court
house and has long been a business
associate of Shaw.
The gravel pit Is under lease until
March 1, 1813, to O. Poulson. He
agreed to pay the county 25 cents per
yara xor eacn yard or gravel taken from
the pit Since last March, when the
lease began to run, it has yielded an
average income or over $100 per month
irom gravel sold Dy tne lessee.
Didn't Know Its Value.
Owing to the lack of a system of ac
count that would show what the county
was , receiving. County Judge Cleeton
says he had no Idea that It was produc
ing any such revenue. The Income,
which promises to equal half the pur
chase price by th time the lease ex
pires, is now payable ,to the new owner.
Robert Shaw.
Poulson, th lessee, has kept bis own
account of the number of yards of
gravel taken out. He has not been
checked up in ' any way, the county
court saying it was not practical to
check up and see how much gravel was
hauled away. Poulson was once em
ployed by Commissioner Hart when the
latter was a road supervisor, and Hart
says he is sure Poulson accounts for
all he takes.
While Shaw contends he paid a fair
price for the property, Bloch professed
to fear that he was "stung" and the
county commissioners have since taken
Shall Increase Benefit Only' a
Few? . AsIc Seattle Single ,
1 v Tax (Advocates. - "
AQkrn urn rain
nUllLU IlLUULLIl I U
D1SCHARGEHELPER
MEND
OF
BIRDS
fSpetfal to Th JoaraaLt
Seattle,. Wash., Feb. 10. Th 'follow
lng argument la cited ' In favor of th
Seattle city charter amendment, No.. 2
exempting; buildings and personal prop
erty from taxation which is to be voted
on March tV Th amendment, known as
th Krlcson single tax amendment, will
affct only J. city property. Th amend
ment says
'The cities of the United States show
a land value of -from $500 to $800 for
every man, .woman and child of th
population. '. ' , X.;V,"v,' '))'
"Th ; next . lOO.tOOi people added to
Seattle's population, by i the Panama
canal opening an., other Influences, will
Increase the "unimproved value' of city
land over $80,000,1.00. shall that value
be allowed to enrich the few owners of
downtown landa or shall It be made to
benefit ail the people?
"Th total expense .of Heaitla s water
pipes and other lmproyemeats, accord
ing to the mayor's last annua", message,
amounted to $40,000,000 in ihs Inst 20
ytara; the average increiic in ground
value in two years has been $41,000,000.
"The assessor's books show that the
land of Seattle (less all Improvements),
which ten years ao was worth $71,000,
000, Is now worth $281,000,000. This
means an Increase ot $210,039,000 In ten
years, or an average ai $31,009,000 per
year an increase of valuj hich has
been created by the Industry of th
whole oommunity. Had the full revenue
and benefit from this Increase been
turned into the public-- reosury, instead
of into tbe private pocitjts of owners
who did
Story Told on Witness Stand
by 1. Strassburg Branded
V Untruth; Affidavit of Junk
Dealer; '
Honorable Eugene W, Chafln,' Pro
hibition candidate, for president
In 1808, who will speak at the
Prohibition convention to be held
In the Y, M. C. A. Auditorium to
morrow.
The' county convention of the Prohi
bition party will convene in the Y. M.
C. A. auditorium at 10 a. m. tomorrow,
February 13, for the purpose of nam
ing a full sot of delegates to the state
convention. At 10:30 o'clock Rev Clar
enee True Wilaon. national secretary of
not create the increase, th the Temperance Society of th Method-
fund thus created would have paid all
expenses of the city's grading, paving
and sidewalks; eewor. m and water
pipes; telephones, electric light hr.d
street car systs-na; and thoio ctu'.d
have all been furma-ied tu tne public
free, instead of n.u-g-ln.r the people for
very item. In addition this fund nould
have paid all cxpoisei of the rlty gov
ernment. (
"This statement is proved by the pub
lic records."
OF
on
hristian J. Pfluger, Pioneer
Merchant, Succumbs to
Two Months'. Illness.
the position that the county realized
a fair price, Inquiry of property owners
and real estate men In the vicinity of
the property show that after making al
lowance for filling the pit and for loss
of a strip of land from the opening of
Martha street, the tract Is worth $10,-
000.
Patton avenue is a wide graded street
It was for this Improvement the coun
ty paid $(38 Just before it was sold.
As It was supposed the purchaser would
pay all liens, Bloch refunded this sum
to the county, and also paid an addi
tional assessment of $4$, the ultimate
cost of th property to himself being
about $3,700.
There are few houses on Patton ave
nue from Lombard street to the gravel
pit, none on the west side, on which
side the gravel pit is located. Inside
lots across Patton avenue from tho
pit are 33 1-3x100. feet and the bottom
price is $600. They are unimproved,
with s very few exceptions, being cov
ered with m growth of young trees and
brush. A home owner opposite the Shaw
property furnished these values, with
out knowing the purpose for which In
quiry was being made.
A real estate dealer whose office is
a few blocks away estimates the value
of lots near the gravel pit at $000 and
$1000 for Inside lots 60x100 feet and
says $760 per lot is an inside price for
th gravel pit property Itself.
Conservative Estimate.
Sales are reported of lots across Bry
ant street, which Is unopened, at $760
for 60x100 feet or thereabouts. They
have all been sold. They were sold on
Installments, and about TH per cent
should be discounted for cash. Tho
1st Episcopal church, will addresa the
ponvention. Honorable Eugene W. Cha
fin will occupy th hour from 11 to
II o'clock In an address on the ''Prog'
ress of the Prohibition Party." At the
afternoon session, which will be held in
the Taylor Street Methodist church,
Mr. Chafin will give his lecture on
"Lincoln, Man of Sorrows." At 8 o'clock
Monday evening, in th Taylor street
church, Mr. Chafln will lecture on "Qov
ernment by Political Parties." No ad
mission will be charged. A special pro
gram or musio has been arranged for
this occasion.
DECTIVE
AGENCY
IS
CALLED BUNKO GAME
Denouncing the Paclflo Detotiv
agency as a "bunco" concern, A. I
Klelsur yesterday sent a letter to The
Journal asking that the trufh about his
dealings with the "agency" be made
public, Klelaur-s letter, which is self
explanatory, follows:
"Several weeks ago I was arrested
and fined for Impersonating an officer
and extorting money from an inmate of
the north end. It is true I was Im
personating an officer, in a way, but
while doing so, I was acting as a mem
ber of the Paciflo Detective agency and
also as a stool pigeon for Patrolmen
Ennis and Stewart. I was entirely In
nocent of extorting money from any
one. -k : .
Last December Will T. Wood In
duced me to put $150 Into the Pacific
Detective agency. For this I was to
tecelve a thorough course of instruc
tion and was also to act as private de
tective for the agency and was to re
ceive a portion of the profits of the
business. I soon found out th agency
was a 'bunco' game and left It Decem
ber 6. I kept the star I received as a
memento of the $150 I had been 'flim
flammed' out of and this star was In
troduced as evidence against me when
I was arrested lately.
"As stool plegon for Patrolmen En-
nisi b rt A Ut otsra T vitrei at tv Irnan Avassa
two lots adjoining the gravel pit, which I open and report to tnem anhoUTO',n
Bend, Or., Feb. 10. The Irrigation
congress to be held in Portland, Febru
ary 19, 30 and 21 will be largely at
tended by central Oregon people. The
Bend Commercial club has elected five
delegates. Two men will gd from here
as delegates ofhe Central Oregon De
velopment league, and the water users'
association, composed of settlers under
the Central Oregon Irrigation company's
project wil have a delegation at the con
gress to outline the needs of those most
(tally concernedin Irrigation matters.
The city council, at its meeting Friday
ight, also appointed the city attor
ey to attend as Its representative.
There is much rejoicing among the
farmers of Bend over the final adjust
ment of the differences between the
desert land board and the Central Oregon
irrigation company. Secretary Snyder
the Water Users' association has
received a certified copy of the agree
ment as signed by representatives of
the company. The building before th
lose of 1912 of the North canal, which
s provided for in the agreement, will
give the settlers relief which they have
sought for several years.
ST.
PATRICK'S DAY :
TO BE CELEBRATED
St. Patrick's Day will be celebrated
by the Ancient Order of Hibernians at
the Masonic Temple o. Sunday evening,
March 17. A committee of arrange
ments composed of ,M. J. Murrtane, Johrt
Beckman and I. W. Lane is making ar
rangements for tbe evening which will
Include a musical program" under the
direction ' of Frederick " XV. Goodrich.
Negotiations are being carried on for a
speaker. ,,Mr; . IJeckman , wil t be chair
man of the evening.'1.' i .,.!,'!' ','
The : Hibernians .will .also celebrate
on March
World ball
I'nViTJ TZtrJTo stt I Zrar? ,U to theTu-ndamen! I the1 birth o" KoCJrt Emmett
'h;m,,r.Torean,;"::eto rt;HKr ' rbTpro-1
are about 66x100 feet ar stated to have
been sold for $1300 each.
In making the estimate of value, the
fisrures lean to conservations as com
pared with values and estimates gained
In the vicinity of the property.- There
are $.39 acres in the tract The frac
tion of more than one-third of an acre
was disregarded altogether, to balance
the loss that may be suffered from
opening Martha street , and leaving a
detached stri. It is possible that th
street will be jogged, however, Instead
of detaching this lanfi. . :
In subdividing a large tract of land,
eight full lots can be obtained from an
acre. In a small tract it is not pos
sible to ret so many lots. Allowing
six lots to the acre nd disregarding
the fractional part of au acre, there
should be 18 lots. f
If these lots are worth $740 vch, the
tract would bring $12.S00. ,iome say
the gravel pit can be filled for $1500.
Commlsloner Hart says .. $2600. Al
lowing $2600, an outside fl.-.ure, for
this purpose, $10,000 net Is left
Poulson, lessee of the pit. has a com
plete hoisting outfit on the property,
and sells tbe gravel for 13.60 per load.
Two yards are figured to the load, so
the county under the lease is entitled
to 60 cent for each loau hauled away.
Yesterday th pit was being operated
at full blast, a busy bucket cutting big
mouthsful of gravel from the pit and
dropping thera Into wagons on th level
ground above. ('":'.? V1 "'"'s
the 'red light' district I should find
selling liquor without a license, or on
Sunday. I went to the police station to
John B. Coffey,, chairman of the po
lice commission. last evening branded as
a ' malicious untruth the sworn state
ment mad Friday by Ission Strassburg,
while on the stand n the circuit court
Where the case agitlnst Sam Krasner is
on trial, for puttfng his wife in a.housi
of ill repute,- The police" commissioner
also produced a signed and sworn affi
davit that may result In grand Jury
action against Strassburg for perjury.
t Strassburg testified Friday that he
was discharged from the Kosher restau
rant on Yamhill street, conducted bv
Jacob 'Kessler, who was prevailed upon
to do so by Coffey. Ha further said that
Coffey went to the restaurant and told
Kessler to discharge him and , avoid
trouble.' " '' -
"I was never in Kessler's restaurant,
nor even In front of- his restaurant"
sai Coffey last evening. "I never
talked to Kessler about the discharge
of Strassburg or any other employe.
The statement of Strassburg In this re
gard Is a malicious falsehood and made
deliberately to discredit ma The
trouble with Strassburg Is that I made
it so hot for him and some of his mao
quereaux friends that they will tell any
thing to discredit me. I have tried to
clean up a certain objectionable element
and Strassburg Is a part of -that ele
ment .. 'V ..,. .
The affidavit In the hands of the po
lice commissioner follows:
"I, .Morris Herschkovlts, belngr first
duly sworn, hereby depose and say:
That I am a resident of Portland, Or.,
31 years of age; that I am married and
have two children; that I am engaged
In the Junk business mad occasionally
In th fruit business; that my wife, Ida
Herschkovlts, has been for about three
months past working aa assistant cook
at Kesslers' Kosher restaurant at, 249
Yamhill street, between Second and
Third streets, hi Portland, Or.: that
since she has been working at said
place she has been Induced by one Isslo
Strassburg. a waiter there to go astray
at various times, although I repeatedly
requested her not to work there and
that I oould take care of her; that I have
repeatedly cautioned her against bad
advloe which X feared she wolud
from persons at said resauraat; but
she refused to HsUn to m: . that
one Grace Wlhan, working at'
restaurant Is a fallen woman
my wlfs continually seeks
company against my advice
command; that I discovered a
addressed to my wife from one H.
P. Wilson requesting Grace Wlhan to
meet him at 10:45 p. m. at the Union
depot; that about two weeks ago I saw
my wife and said Grace Wlhan go Into
room 6, hotel Belevue. at First and
Alder streets, and a few minutes, later
said H. P. Wilson went into thei,same
room; that I then called a policeman
and threatened to break into the door
and when the door was opened my wife
and said Grace Wlhan were undressed.
but -Wilson had disappeared through
another door; that my wife has, elnc
working at said restaurant, stayed
refused to account for her absence; -that
previous to her working at said
restaurant she was a well behaved and -good
wife; that she was absent from
my home all of the night of February
6, 1912; that on my Inquiring for her
prtetor. he refused to give any informa
tion about -her and ordered me away
from the premises. Signed, Morris
Herschkovlts. Subscribed and sworn
before me this 6th day of February,
1912. J. Sllverstone, notary public."
said
and
her
and
note
report to the policemen when I was
arrested.
"My reason for publishing this state
ment Is to clear my reputation, as I
sm a citizen of Portland and I do not
want .anything like the charge for
which I was arrested hanging over me."
RICHESON LIKELY TO
LOSE MENTAL BALANCE
Christian Frederick Pfluger.
The death of Christian Frederick
Pfluger last Friday at St. Vincent's hos
pital, following a two months' illness,
removes one of the best friends ot
song birds in the northwest MR Pfluger
was for many years the secretary of the
Oregon Song Bird society and since th
removal of the German consulate to
Seattle has acted as the representative
of the German consul In Portland in
caring for the Interests of th German
empire. '
Mr. Pfluger was th first person to
Import song birds from foreign coun
tries, among those he introduced Into
Oregon being the nightingale, the cana
ry, th skylark, fhe black-cap and th
thrush. In addition to his lovs of
birds, he was very fond of flowers and
Imported many varieties from Europe.
Mr. Pfluger was born In Bremen,
Germany, in 1846, and came to Oregon
about 1872, establishing himself In th
grain and produce business near Dun
dee, Or. After two years in Dundee he
moved to Portland, where he was ac
tively engaged in the mercantile busi
ness on the corner ot Second and Yam
hill. In 1880 he established himself In
the real estate, loans and steamship
ticket business oa Third street, re
maining there for a number of years,
and moving his establishment later to
the Mulkey building, where, he conduct
ed his business until taken 111.
Mr. Pfluger was prominently connect
ed with several fraternal 'Societies.
among other -the German society "V announces tonight that h has deter
.... - mined to give tne conoemnea mn oui-
the Portland Chamber of Commerce and side exercise. The sheriff says that
the Portland Realty board, and for many . h, wm uk( th minister Into the open
years actively engaged in. the Upbuild- for an hour twice a day beginning next
lnr of the city. "; : week. ' . , ;
In church work and charitable enteri ! - Ever since his close ' confinement, '
prises, Mr, Pfluger has -been eminent, Rlcheson has been in a highly nervous
having ben a member of the St Paul state. Th constant espionage of the
German Lutheran church since 189S, j guards, placed over him because the
and held several Offices, among others sheriff fears tie might try to kill him
thos of trustee, treasurer and lecturer ! self, has apparently worried Rlcheson, ,
of the church, also a certificate of mem- l as does the constantly Increasing reall-
Mtrisiiip ui , in., uernmn i-umeran aiu cation that, he must expiate his crime
in the grim, electrlo chair. , .
. "I don't consider that Richeson's con-I
dltton Is serious," said Qulnn, "but h
will need the most careful attention
If he la to be kept alive and, sane until
the time comes for him Jo be trans
ferred to the state's prison. . He broods
continually over his condition .and the
realisation that, despite his plea Of
guilty, he cannot escape the chair. I
will try to give htm outside air, which
ought to benefit him." .
(Unttwl pre 1..I Wlre.l
Boston, Feb. 10. -Because he fears
that Reverend C. V. T. Rlcheson, mur
derer of bis sweetheart. Avie Llnne'l,
will become i hopelessly Insane unless
he takes radical measure. Sheriff Qulnn
society. ';-"k ,,.:;yvv'.. . ,:;, v r-ijK.y'i'Vrf:', ,v":
t Mr. Pfluger la survived by his wid
owj Mrs. Christina Pfluger, and eight
children, six boys and two girls, of
whom flv boys and On daughter live
in this city, on daughter in Germany
and on son in Ban Kranolsco, Calx j '
Th funeral services will take place
tomorrow afternoon at 1 :80 o'clock from
the Sti Paul s Lutheran church, corner
East Twelfth and Clinton streets. In
terment will be In Rlvervlew cemetery.
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