THE OREGON DAILV JOURNAL', PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 131
DID LiOl LEFT
f.'cw Charges Are Uncovered
Against Oakland institute
for Blind.
Oakland, Cal, Dec. 11. More sensa
tional charges were heard today at tha
Investigation Of the state Industrial in
Ktltute for the Wind In Oakland, tha
most startling being that Superintendent
Banders had boasted openly that ha had
the Investigation "all fixed," that he
would remain as superintendent, and
that at the conclusion of the probe he
would compel all inmates to work or
leave the Institution. ; '
Further charges, of ' negleot ' on the
part of House Physician H. N." Rowell
also 'were' made.-'ii-v:--' 'K:-r"l'' v ;'r
Thomas George, a blind broom maker,
was the most Important. witness of the
day. He testified that Superintendent
Handera told him on December 10, the
day the board of directors met, that he
had the Investigation filed, that Ills
position was secure, and that every in
mate of the institute would have to
work or leave. Old men, George fur
ther testified, were left to "die like
stray dogs in a ahed citing the cases
of John Wickers and Dan Ahrens, who,
he said, died without any medical at
tendance whatever".-'.- ..,.'
At the conclusion of his testimony
George appealed 4 to the Investigating
committee to see that conditions in the
Institute were improved. . ' .
Patrick Hoban, 1 years in the home,
testified that last winter the old men's
dormitory was. not heated at night and
In the day time only when the legisla
tive investigating committee was mak
ing its Inspection. . .
Hoban told the committee that he was
compelled to operate a highly dangerous
machine and was given no chance to
learn broom making. The machine he
operated was speeded VP to 00 revolu- '
tlons a minute. For this work be re-J
reived 30 cents day. ' ; "
Hoban declared that the blanket on
his bed had not been washed In eight
rears, that Dr, Howell's visits were ex
ceedingly brief and that upon one oc
casion he visited the Institute while In
n Intoxicated condition, using vile lan
guage which the witness refused to re
peat because of the presence of women
In the committee room. 1 He claimed
that he was sick in bed last week,' but
bad to go outside for medical attend
ance, which, he said, was the case with
many other inmates.
Frank King, 23, years an Inmate, told
rf the alleged neglect of Patrick
Powers., who died. He testified that
Powers was not washed and was other
wise neglected. The food, he said, had
been bad, but the bread suddenly-improved
last Saturday.
"The heat," King testified, "was not
turned on until last Monday, when the
Investigation began."'
Under cross-examination King testi
fied that his wages were 17 H cents a
lay, but that he and others were fre
quently laid off an hour sa day, for
which they were "docked" 1 cents.
John Dondero, whose charges started
the Investigation, made a statement to
the committee to the effect that poli
tics had nothing to do with the probe,
tut that; it was started for the good of
the helpless blind. :
DROP MURDER CHARGE
AGAINST LEW SOON
Convinced under the ruling of the
supreme court . that 01 Sen was , an
accomplice., it , would be Impossible to
convict Lew Soon, the Indictment
against him for murder in the second
fiegree was dismissed by Circuit Judge
Morrow last Thursday on motion of
Deputy . District Attorney Fitzgerald.
Lew . Soon was charged jointly with
Wong SI Sam with the murder of Seid
Wan Blng a year ago at Fourth and
Flanders streets and with dismember
ing the body and shipping it to Seattle
In a trunk.
As the' unsupported testimony of 01
Sen, the Chinese woman of the under
world whose affections caused Seid
Blng's death, was the only evidence
against Lew Soon,' there were no
grounds for conviction, according to Mr.
Fitzgerald,.
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.Optical Institute
209-KM1 Corbett Bldg., Fifth and
. Morrison, Second Floor.
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NEW DANISH VICE
CONSUL FOR OREGON
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Henry Harkson,' royal Vice consul of
Denmark for' the state of Oregon.
For the first, time since the resigna
tion of Dr. Wm. Elsen, three years ago,
Oregon has a Danish vice consul. He is
Henry Harkson of the realty company
of Otto & Harksonr, and was appointed
October, 28 to. the position of royal
vice consul of Denmark for' the state
of Oregon by the king of Denmark.' He
did not learn of his commission, how.
ever until yesterday. 1 ; ' ;
1 MrV, Harkson had been doing the con
aulata work' that was necessary here
while the office was - vacant, acting
through the regular office of the con
sulate at San Francisco, . He was , the.
unanimous cholcs of the members of the
Danish colony at a meeting . a short
time ago. " v ,: ' ' '
Mr. Harkson came to the United
States from Denmark in 1183, and took
up lils residence in DaVey, Neb., where
he lived for" 2 J years, ' For two terms
he was a member of the Nebraska legis
lature, and served as postmaster of
Davey under President Harrison for
four years and for more than three
years during the Cleveland administra
tion. He came to Portland In 1905 dur
ing the Lewis and Clark exposition, and
has been Interested In the banking and
real estate business since. ' .
He expects that there will be consid
erable work to 'do here, especially after
the opening of the canal. Mr. Harkson
says there are more than. 6000 Danish
people now living In Portland, and a
large number of boats of the East Asi
atic Steamship company of Copenhagen
are coming to this port carrying Danish
sailors, who use the office of the con
sulate. .. .
UST SWELLING
Murders Have Increased Until
They Average More Than
One a Day.
Paris, Dec. 18. A feeling of dismay
has been produced among the publlo
here through the publication by Pro
curer General Loubat, one of the lead
ing members of the French bench, of
statistics showing the rapid rise Of
criminality in France. The number of
cases judged by the courts of the coun
try during the last year exceeded 650,
000, and in a few years, Loubat points
out, the annual number of murders,
parracldes and fatal poisonings have
increased by over 400, or more than one
a day. '
The cases of alleged manslaughter,
which often in reality also are murders,
during the same period nearly doubled,
but Loubat shows that the mere sta
tistics of convictions are far from
showing the whole extent of the coun
try's criminality, since for various rea
sons, the enormous number of cases,
growing year by year, are dismissed be
cause the police are unable to find ine
culprits. Such abandoned cases num
bered last year at least 100,000.
Referring to the complaint recently
of Minister of Justice Briand that the
constant Increase in the number of
malefactors released owing to insuffi
ciency of evidence rising in three years
from 47,000 to nearly 60,000 constitutes
a grave danger to public safety, Loubat
estimates that, as things are at present,
murderers have a 60 per cent chance of
escaping Justice, manslaughterers 85 per
cent, committers of crimes' against de
cency 78 per cent, thieves 77 per cent,
and swindlers 80 per cent these with
out reckoning their chances of aoulttal
ii caugnt.
The revelations have produced a
strong emotion of insecurity and re
newed complaints are being raised
agalnBt the slackness of present police
methods.
A demand is being made that a new
branoh of expert police force be created
by the appointment of a scientific in
vestigator, who, by pressing into hia
service all the resources of a long scien
tific and technical training, may solve
cases which remain complete mysteries
for the-most skillful of ordinary routine
detectives.
A number of well authenticated
stories which have been circulating
Paris lately of recent exploits in van.
ous countries of these followers of Sher
lock Holmes, who, working as private
professional men, have unraveled crimes
which baffled the police of two conti
nents, have brought about a general ex
pression of opinion that if France is to
cope successfully with the startling re
cent developments of criminal clever
ness It will have to pay for the training
and maintaining of some of the finest
minds in' the country and appoint them
to official posts In order to match sci
ence with science and cunning with
criminal genius.
HAWTHORNE CARUNE
EXTENSION ASSURED
The extension of the Hawthorne ave
nue carllne from East Sixtieth and Di
vision streets to East Seventy-fourth
and Twenty-ninth avenue is now as
sured according to J. E. Rand, secre
UryofjaiftouthouiitjrAborluiv which has had charge of raising the
money for the extension. The franchise
I for the line has. been secured and the
roriiajia juuuwuy, jigni at rower com
pany will build the line.
Journal Wand Ada bring results. :
FRENCH CRIME
FOUND 18 STORY
BUILDING ON CAMP
Joe Little Bear Takes a . Trip
Around Town and 0b-
serves Changes.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 18. Without doubt
the lonesomest' man In Omaha re
cently was the venerable Indian, Joe l it
tie Bear, a full blooded Pawnee. He
had come up from Oklahoma to visit
with friends among the Omaha tribe,
but his bewilderment Over changes that
have come to pass was greater, perhaps,
than the astonishment of Rip Van win
kle after a sleep of 20 years. Once Lit.
tie Bear slept , in a tepee on; the very
sue wnere now stands an ib story sxy
scraper, the Woodmen oi the world
building. .
Where were the frjends .'of 50 years
go? What had become of Peter Sarpy,
who had the trading post at BellevueT
Where was Little Bear's old friend,
Chief Iron Eye of the Omahas? .Where
were all the tribes, folk . that used to
be hore to trade furs with aim?
He was wandering about the streets
In heavy dejection when suddenly a
voice spoke to him, In a tongue be could
understand: .. .,-
It was Pawnee for "Where are you
golngr :.v.:v'v; 'C'''';i',v
Indian Takes a 9
They say an Indian does not show
emotion. Little Bear did. He smiled, he
hook, a twitching came into Jhis leath
ery and wrinkled old face. Then he
promptly shoved up his blue goggles to
nave a look at the questioner.
Joe Coolldge was the man.' He is a
Union Pacific engineer, who runs be
tween Omaha and Grand Island, He and
Ed North were boy together, living
In Nance county,' wuere the old Pawnee
reservation used to be. They were two
out of the six white children who lived
in that county when it was an Indian
reservation, , ", -
Mr. Coolldge was on his way to the
federal building, where Mr. North is em
ployed In the internal ' revenue depart
ment, when the old Indian was espied
lonesomely wandering . about these
stony streets, where formerly there had
been nothing but prairie grass.
Looking at Mr. Coolldge. Little Bear
began to talk Pawnee faster than a
phonograph can run. Something like
40 years have passed since he last saw
this welcome face.
"Tou know me, then?" the white man
inquired.
"Why should I forget? Tou are one
of the Coolldge boys." -Was
rormer Trader. .
' The identification was Immediate and
It was from Mr. Coolldge that the old
Indian got information as to how he
might reach his old-friends among the
Omahas on the Omaha reservation.
"Did you know the old fellow? Mr.
North asked of Mr. Coolldge.
"I didn't recall him, but while he was
a block away I noticed how he carried
himself. His walk was not that of a
Sioux, nor of an Omaha, nor a Winne
bago. While still a block behind him, I
was sure he was a Pawnee."
It develops that Little Bear, in the old
days before there was any city of Oma
ha, had frequently oome here to trade
with the Omaha tribe. He pointed out,
with great awe, the 18 story building
recently completed, and Bald that one
time, long ago, he had stayed all night
with friends In a teepee on the very
site where that Impressive building now
stands. . ,
LUPFER OF SPOKANE
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Alexander Lupfer of Spokane will
succeed Ralph Budd as chief engineer
of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle rail
way and the Oregon Trunk line. He
will take the office January 1. Mr.
Lupfer was in Portland yesterday con
ferring with Budd. At present, he is
engaged in construction work for the
Northern Pacific. f
Mr. Lupfer is 42 years of age and
some time ago was chief engineer for
the Spokane & Inland Empire line, a
Great Northern electric property out of
Spokane. Mr. Budd goes to St Paul
to become assistant to President C. R.
Qray of the Great Northern, v.
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Casseroles, f 2.78 to f8.
Percolators, .93.85 to S3
Stonlonre Bets, 2.2S to 917.80.
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ATTORNEY'S INDUSTRY
, r WINS PROMOTION
i Robert P. McGuIro.
The chief inarsement that was re
ceived bar Robert F. McOulre, who has
been named as chief deputy in the off Ice
of the ; District Attorney-elect Walter
H. Evans was from United States At
torney IcCourt, under whom McQulre
has served for some time. His industry
Is the chief asset of the chief deputy.
Mr. Evans selected this man from a
long list of possible ellglbles. .
FINDS POTHER LOST
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Chicago. IlL Deo. 18. That truth is
stranger than fiction waa demonstrated
once more the other day when the story
came out of how a family, disrupted by
the Iroquois theatre fire nine years ago,
has become reunited at Grand Rapids,
Wis. s
The -heroines of the romance are Mrs.
Ella Mayhew and her daughter, Mrs.
Sidney Burrows of West Grand Rapids.
For nine years It had been believed
Mrs. Mayhew perished in the Iroquois
fire. On the day of the disaster Mrs.
Mayhew, or Mrs. Maxfleld. as her same
was at that time, attended the matinee
at the Iroquois theatre with a friend.
When the fire broke out the two became
separated.
The friend escaped uninjured, but no
trace could be found of Mrs. Maxfleld
until a charred skeleton by which lay a
ring bearing her initials was taken out
of the fire ruins. Sh was mourned
as lost
Mrs. Maxfleld was not dead, however.
She was badly injured in the fire and
on escaping from the theatre was taken
to a hospital where for if months ner
life hung by a thread and her mind was
a blank.
Upon her recovery she learned that.
supposing her to be dead, her husband
had married again and her only child,
Mrs. Burrows, had changed her resi
dence. Under the circumstances Mrs. Max-
field thought It best to conceal her iden
tity under an assumed name. She be
came connected as a nurse with the hos
pital where she had been restored to
health.
Her existence would probably never
have been discovered bad It not been
for the settlement of an estate In which
she was Interested. Her real name was
mentioned In the newspapers and was
seen by the daughter. A long distance
telephone call followed and the voice of
the mother answered Mrs. Burrows. The
mother went at once to Grand Rapids,
Where she. and her daughter have been
reunited.
Ilave Hope for Patrolman Taft.
Patrolman Taft of the mounted squad,
who was dangerously Injured more than
a week ago when he collided with a
street car, while riding on a motorcyoln,
is reported to be Improving, at Good
Samaritan hospital. It is now expected
that he will recover, although he spent
a restless night last night He is con
scious much of the time now. ,
'A new German electrical devioe to
enable a moving train to set a signal
makes use of a Blight sinking of a
rail as a train passes over It
Gifts for
MORE and more each
year we are realiz
ing that it is the practical -gifts
which bring a fullest
sense of appreciation.
This store abounds in
practical gift suggestions'
for wife, sister, mother,
sweetheart and the , man
and the boy( as well.
Chafing Dishes, Percolat
ors, Casseroles, Electric
irons, Electric Toasters, .
Carving Sets, Manicure Sets,
Table Silverware, etc
, Why not select here to
morrow r- you'll , appreciate
the good service and satis
fying assortments." : "
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RAILROAD f.1N .
HIT TAXES CUT
Their Ratio of Assessment Is
Higher Titan That of Other
Land; They Say. .
(Sl?m Hurras of Th Journal.) '
Salem, Or., Deo. 18. About a score Of
railroad attorneys and tax experts are
meeting today with the state tax com
mission and presenting their claims for
a 'reduction of railroad assessments to
correspond with the ratio of assess
ments placed on land and other proper
ty In the state. , i , ,i.. .".,'.,. .
C A. "Murray of Tacoma ' and other
representatives of the. Hill lines sub
mitted tabulations of sales of real es
tate in Multnomah and Columbia' coun
ties between March 1, 1911. and March
1. im, 'with cash "valuations and as
sessments. ' These showed -that the as
sessments ran about 50 per cent: or un
der, of cash valuations. : Multnomah
county sales listed aggregate in value
$9,362,007. " ': '.-.",:
Among? railroad men oresent ar W.
D. Fenton, chief counsel for the South
ern Pacific; A.' C. Spencer, attorney for
ins u.-Yv. k. n.J. W. Morrow and
B. R. Hallock, tax experts for the O.-W.
B, St N.; J. B. Eddy, tax and rlrht nt
way agent for the Southern Pacific,
1 PER CENT OF GROSS -
ON BELL1N6HAM PHONES
, (patted Pitas teased Wire.) ' .
Belllnahiun. WAvh . iiAr. 1 9 ' t-
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Sunset and Pacific telephone companies
holdings In this city come under an ordl-
. tu i.uuiiaiiies pay o me
city 1 per cent of their gross receipts.
Pennsylvania
third of the sand used In the manufac
ture of glass In the United States.
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We re Factory Distributors for All Hotpomt GooHs
- Electric Irons, Toasters, Grills, Chaf
ing Dishes, etc
Stubbs Electric Co.
On Sixth Street, Corner of Pins
Is This Going to Happen
in Your Home This Christmas o
Now that at Piano has been suggested ;we art appropriate
gift" A Piano or Player-Piano for Christmas is just the right touch of the practical,
with a wealth of good sentiment in it, to make glad the heart of the recipient.
"My home comes first this year," is the way one of our customers put it. We
are reserving one of our best Pianos for him, and jt will be a happy moment to his
wife and children when we, deliver it Christmas eve.
We have new Upright Pianos as low as $195. We have splendid bargains in used
Uprights as low as $95. We are exclusive representatives for the following well
known Pianos: ' ' . . ,
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THE ARTISTIC ANGELUS AND TEN OTHER PLAYER-PIANOS
. We sell any of our instruments on reasonable time payments,, guarantee against
misrepresentation, and take old instruments jn exchange. - '
Make Your Selection Now We Will Deliver at Your Pleasure
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ALDERi.lAH WANTS LESS
Elf!
Salem, Or., Dec. 18. State School Su
perintendent I R. Alderman announced
today mat he intended to advocate a
Change In the state . textbook law that
will abolish tbe necessity c making a
complete change of text books every six
years. His Idea is to have only one
fifth of the text books -changed at one
time. An effort will be made to get the
law amended by the coming legislature,
as next year Is the date for changing
books under the old law. ; r !
Superintendent ' Alderman gave four
reasons why he believed the law should
be amended: ' First, tbe expense of buy
ing new books now comes all at one
time; second, the complete change' dis
turbs' the whole, course of study' for
pupils and teachers; third, there Is al
ways ' difficulty ' in getting ,iooks here
on time; fourth, the textbook commis
sion doesn't have nearly enough time to
examine an the boons of every kind from
all publishing houses. v : ,n , ;
- With one fffth of the text books
changed at a lime there would be a
gradual changing of the. school course
each year.- ' . ,. r
SECOND VICE SCANDAL- !
. : . HEARING BEGAN TODAY
Exhaustion of the ; list Tof available
jurors at 11 o'clock this morning caused
the postponement of the second vice
scandal trial. In which E. E. Wedemeyer,
bookkeeper for a furniture factory. Is
the defendant, and the case was resumed
at S o'clock this afternoon. "Wedemeyer
la charged with a crime similar to that
for which "Dr. Harry A. Start waa con
victed yesterday. ( .f --.'
j Dr. Start is to receive his sentence
Friday morning at 9:0 o'clock. Accord
ing to the interpretation of the law
made Toy Judge Qantenbeln, ,who is to
pass sentence, Start will receive an In
determinate sentence of from one to
five years' imprisonment In the penlten-
tlary. His case is to be appealed unless
All the Family Will
Enjoy An Electric
Percolator
. A gift that's sure to delight tha
housewife!
It'll mean good coffee the best
you ever drank.
The El Perco " Electrlo Peroo
lator illustrated above beauti
fully nickel plated; B-cup else
87.50 7-cup aire, g8. V
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SEVENTH AND MORRISON STREETS
Judge Gantenbftln allows a motion for.
a new trial, which Attorneys Hume and
Johnson will aHk. Start Is out of Jalli
on the same' bonds on which he has
been held since his arrest.
HOW IS THISfORiy-VCTt-FREAK
WEATHER?
A brisk rain, which was failing in the
downtown district about 1:35 o'clock to- ,
day, suddenly turned to hall. The hail
stones were not large but fell thickly
and for a short time had the pavements
covered with a carpet of loe. The fall 4
continued several minutes, the sun shin
ing brightly all the while.
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FLomns
for,
Xmas Presents
IMagniflcent
Stock of .
Fine Flowering
and .
Ornamental Plants
at Popular
(Prices.
Orders for Our
Fine ,
Cut Flowers
Should Be Placed
Early.
Clarke Bros.
287 Morrison St
Opp. Corbett Bid
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