The Oregon daily journal., October 16, 1914, Page 7, Image 7

THE OREGON' DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 16, 1914.
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MOULTON REPLIES TO
ATTACKS MADE ON
BY LAFFERTY
Interesting Sidelights on In
dependent Candidate for
Congress in Statement,
LAND GRANT DEALS TOLD
Present Representative to Profit Ovir
$50,000 In Ce Wlaa Bait for
Settleis, la Assarted.
Some lnterPMtlng: sidelights on "ths
reiil Laffeity" are contained in a
tiatcmnit just issued by Arthur I
Moulton, 1'roKressive candidate for
onMrt-na, in answer to recent pergonal
attmka made upon him by the present
member ot the house of represents.
Uvea.
Mr. Moulton resents Lafferty's ac
cusation that he (Moulton) betrayed
bin friendship with Lafferty and as
serts rather the shoe should be on
the other foot.
employed as a stenographer for
I-afferty at one time, associated with
Mm in tryUiK some of the O. & C
land cases which form the subject
matter for most of Iaffertys politi
- cal advertisements, he punctures the
oft-maciM lafferty claim that be is
handling the cases fur settlers free or
Charge,
He brands as false the statement
made by Lafferty that he voluntarily
paid Moulton more than he had agreed
to pay for stenographic services, and
asserts that after he was admitted to
the practice of law he entered Into a
contract with the present congressman
to work in his office only to have Laf-
xerty break the contract-
He asserts that Lafferty repeatedly
neglected his personal and public
business for pleasure trips, getting the
lipeijue money rrom clients.
Contract Was Broken.
Lafferty's failure as a congressman
wr. Moulton lays to the door of in
consistency: Having a progressive
platform and professing progressive
princjfcles, but beyond introducing a
lew bills never working actively to pu
thpm Into effect.
Writlag of the time after he had
entered into a contract with Lafferty
to worn ror him in his law office at
a salary of iluO per-month Mr. Moul
ton nays:
Within three months after this eon
tract was made, he broke it, and while
I did some private work during the
year, i turned the money in on ac
count of my. salary. I visited Walla
Walla three times, once leaving Sat
urday night and returning before work
hours Monday niornine once bein
gone two weeks, and on the occasion
when I, was married being gone 10
days. hmi mi honeymoon. Lafferty
was never prompt in paying my sal
ary and when I was married was
able to pay me hut a portion of what
was then due. arrd because of this. I
wnw obliged to forego my honeymoon.
Lafferty having gone, east on a two
months' pleasure jaunt on money fur
nished hjv clients, money which had
been collected ostensibly to be ex
pended iti their interests, and failing
to pay Mr. Moulton's salary, the Pro
gressive candidate made arrangements
for a partnership with Judge T. J.
Oleeton and W. M. Havis. He denies
that Lafferty bad anything to do with
fcccurina: him thr position.
Relatione Practically Ended.
"This substantially ended mv per
sonal relations with him." he states,
"except that later on he employed me
in the Oregon and California land
grant cases, and that whin he sought
to have the settb-rs in those casps who
had already paid him a large sum as
expense money and advance fees, put
up not only the cost of taking the ap
peal in their cases, but the money to
pay for my -work, when he had con
tracts covering th amount of fees to
be .paid by them for all of the work
necessary to attend to their cases. 1
withdrew from the cases rather than
be a party to what I considered a fraud
upon the settlers.
"Incidentally, the statement that Mr.
Tjtfferty has been making that he Is
handling this case without fee is false.
He collected advance foes of $20 in
some cases, and $25 In most cases,
from each of these settlers, therebv
receiving about $2000. and he has a
binding rontrart with each of them
that In the event of success he w.111 be
paid $2:5 additional. His profits in
the event of success in these cases
Smart
Fall
Boots
For Men
Cloth
where
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the many
types ox
standard
makea of
Men'
Shoe
Values
ranging
from $4
to $5 that
we sell
for
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would be in excess of $50,000, and he
has received enough money to amply
Pay him for all work he has done in
advance retaining fees."
That he inherited Lafferty's law
practice is dismissed by Moulton as
absurd. -The rather extensive practice
I now have," he writes, "consists of an
entirely different class of caseje than
Mr. Lafferty ever had." He asserts
that although Lafferty's brother, P. A.
.afferty. was associated in the lana
cases, that h did all the work and di-
ided the returns, and that ior hub
reason the debt of gratitude demanded
Is owing to Moulton, not to Lafferty.
Of Lafferty and politics he says:
Believed In I.affrty' Program.
Mv political relations with Mr. Laf
ferty began in June, 1910. when he
outlined to me the platform upon
which he would run for congress. This
platform contained a program of con
structive relief tor Oregon In the mat
ter of the recovery ot sums due ner
from the reclamation fund and the
acquisition for Oregon of the forest
reserve lands within the state, ana
in Keneral relief from the public land
situation that was at that time and
is now oppressive to the citizen wno
wants to get a home on the public
domain. In addition to that his plat
form represented the ideas of what
was then known as the insurgent wing
of the Republican party.
1 absolutely divorced Mr. Latferty s
personal character from his political
platform and supported mm in me
lirst - campaign because of the pro
gressive policies generally he stood
tor, and because or me program or
public land development contained in
his Klatforra.
iie went to Washington and had
only been there a short time when he
became involved in a personal scan
dal. The succeeding February, that
is to say, February, lsrlii, I was in
Washinxton on private business and
1 conferred with Mr. Lafferty and
told him I believed the scandal he had
become involved in had injured his
usefulness as a' public servant to such
an extent that the policies 1 stood
for and which he proteased to believo
in would not be jut forward by my
continuing to support him.
Promised to Support Htm.
He showed me a list of upwards of
30 bills pending in congress, called
my attention to the fact that he had
served only a short time, then he
told me that he thought the newspapers
were dropping the personal fight on
him and that he would be able to get
some action on the bills he showed
me.
On this consideration I promised' to
come west and make a campaign for
him and for the policies expressed in
the bills he had pending in congress
then. I did that. 1 did not plead for
:vir. jjarierty personally; i pleaded for
the bills he had introduced, telling the
voters that if they defeated Lafferty
Tit would be Impossible to eet action
on these bins. This can be venried by
those who heard my speeches during
tne primary campaign.
It is true 1 worked for Mr. Laf
ferty's election, but he flatters him
self exceedingly when he puts my
support on personal grounds. He was
nominated by a little over 600 votes.
Although he continued to serve that
session out, the program of public
land relief that he had outlined in
bills introduced died with the end of
the session, because he failed even to
call it up in committee for action or
get favorable or unfavorable commit
tee reports on the bills.
He adopted an entirely new pro
gram at the beginning of the new ses
sion and that was a purely personal
program Involving no bills of anv con
sequence and involving chieflv trins
away from congress in pursuance of
his private pleasures of the same char
acter that he had taken in 1909, in
ducing me to quit working for him.
tie spent about tnre months in Eu
rope and he has spent now four
months, or thereabouts, in Portland
or time mat congress was actually in
session.
In conclusion, Moulton asserts that
he Is perfectly justified in running
itiiusi uaiieny, even tnougn a for
mer supporter of the present con
gressman. as he is the choice of Pro-
gressive aid progressive Republicans
iur tuiigiess to run against the stand
pat candidate. Laffertv. he
in reality running against him as an
uiueyeiiuem candidate.
New Hibernian
Hall Dedicated
The new Hibernian building at 340
Russell street, erected by Division No
1, Ancient Order of Hibernians, and
the ladies auxiliary, was dedicated
and formally opened Wednesday night.
Archbishop Alexander Christie was
among those who made short talka
He congratulated the Hibernians upon
the completion of their new home ana
said the organization had always been
loyal to the Catholic church and to
the country.
P. E, Sullivan, state secretary, pre
sided; and T. J. Murphy, president,
presented him with a gavel sent by
Father Malone from Ireland for use
at the dedication ceremonies. Several
people spoke and songs were ren
dered. For Women
The Promenade
New Fall Boot
GAITER BOOTS
in Patent Colt and
Dull Calf with tops of V
and Soft Kid else-
at $4 and $5 here
1WO ININETY
Hundreds of styles In new, up-
Azn woiccir.
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THREE MEN ARRESTED
N CONNECTION WITH
SAFE CRACKING JOBS
Sheriff Word and Deputies
Assist in Apprehending
Suspects at Salem.
IDENTIFICATION IS SOUGHT
Trail of Suapects Bad Been Followed
toy Sheriff and 8. P. Detective
Since Xaat July.
Walter Brennen, John O'Neil and
James Taylor were arrested at Salem
last night by Sheriff Word, Deputy
Otto Kulper and special Agents P. K.
Kelley and B. Alcfanaiie of the South
ern Pacific, charged with being safe
crackers who have performed many
jobs in the northwest in the last few
months. Witnesses will be brought
from Troutdale, Oswego and Buxton
to identify the three, if possible, as
members of a gang that broke safes
In each of those towns. They are in
the county jail.
The trail of the three and possibly
others has been followed by Sneritf
Word and the Southern Pacific detec
tives since last July, when the safe of
Aaron Fox was blown in his Troutdale
store, when more than $1000 in cash
wad taken.
19 Jobs Polled Off.
McShane said he believes the three
can - be connected with that job, the
cracking of the saloon safe at Oswego
recently, when $800 and jewelry were
secured; the Buxton Job, which netted
$1050 of the funds of a store of that
place; a job at Rickfreall in the post-
office and store there, which brougin
$150, and one at Beaverton in th
Oregon Klectric station, which netted
$3c. At the latter place an attempt
was made to crack the store and post-
office safe, which failed, and the rob
bers cut open mail sacks in the South
ern Pacific depot, but got nothing. In
all, McShane said, 19 jobs have been
pulled off since last July, between
Portland and Albany.
The last place- the men are believed
to have robbed is near Dallas last
Sunday night. They have been loung
ing around Salem for several weeks
and have done no work, as far as
could be learned. All wore overalls
and each had about $50 In cash on his
person. Each had a new black silk
muffler and each a new pair of
gloves.
To Search Record.
Tliese, it is believed, can be identi
fied as stolen from one of the places
robbed. Brennen, who appears to e
the leader, had in his possession a
small instrument used in blowing
safes, and a $20 gold piece which
showed signs of having withstood an
explosion.
The records of the three hare not
been uncovered, but it is thought each
has served time and that records will
be found. Brennen was a member of
a gang of five men arrested following
wholesale shoe thefts at Troutdale
from box cars about a year ago. The
five were arrested as vagrants but
were later given opportunity to .leave
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In all the Newest Weaves AU very Late Models.
Remember, this is for a few days only. We give a RAINCOAT
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town. "No formal charges have been
made against them but some will be
placed in a short time. Sheriff Word
Is now seeking other men believed to
have been members of the gang.
Ashland Will Have
Week' of Politics
Voters Are Looking- Porward to Visits
and Addreaaea by Senator Chamber
lain and Governor Wast.
Ashland, Or Oct 16. T'he Coming
week will be an especially interesting
one, politically, in Ashland.
Senator George E. Chamberlain is
billed to address a mass meeting of
citizens on the afternoon of the twenty-first,
and the event is looked for
ward to with much pleasure by his
host of admirers in this section.
On the sixteenth. Governor Oswald
West will be at the new state Armory
for an address on the issues now be
fore the voters of Oregon. His ap
pearance is anticipated with pleasure,
especially from the fact that he is ex
pected to tell the public a few inside
facts regarding some of the big tim
ber interests, especially those in which
R. A, Booth is interested. Both Sen
ator Chamberlain and Governor West
are popular here with all classes, re
gardless of political affiliation, and
will be given a good hearing by op
ponents as well as admirers.
It is hoped that Frederick Holllster,
who is constantly gaining strength in
his campaign for congress in this dis
trict, may also be billed for an early
date here.
W. S. U'Ren. Independent candidate
for governor, spoke at the city hall
Thursday afternoon and last night
Colonel C. E. S. Wood of Portland
spoke in the interest of the Hanley
campaign.
Armory Locations
Being Considered
Meeting of the General Staff of Ore-
ron rational Guard Said, General
Plnxer Presiding.
A meeting of the general staff of
the Oregon National Guard is being
held today in accordance with the gen
eral order issued October 10 by W. E.
Finzer, brigadier general. The meet
ing was called for the purpose of con
sidering sites for an armory. Gen
eral Finzer presided. Various matters
pertaining to the location of a new
armory in this city is the special mat
ter for consideration. This afternoon
the members of the general staff will
inspect some of the sites offered. It
is expected that the decision will be
given tomorrow.
The following officers constitute the
staff: W. E. Finzer, adjutant general;
Creed C Hammond, colonel Coast Ar
tillery, Charles H. Martin, colonel
Third infantry; Berton R. Lawson,
lieutenant colonel Coast Artillery;
John L. May, lieutenant colonel Third
Infantry; C. H, Bauer, major, judge
advocate's department; Daniel E. Bow
man, captain Third Infantry.
Tramway to Haystack Bock.
Washington, Oct. 16. Regarding the
application of I S. Shipley of Astoria,
for permission to construct an aerial
tramway from Haystack rock to the
shore. Chief of Engineers .Kingman
says that title to Haystack rock prob
ably rests in the United States and
that the war department wonld not op
pose gran tin g the permit.
$15.00
Suit
AN A No. 1
RAINCOAT
two prices only
O; and $1 S
Less. No More.
GERMANS EXPECT BIG
KRUPP GUNSTO KEEP
BRITISH SHIPS AWAY
, . . , -pi u vi ea.cn even nuiriuerea year, oy eacD
NeW GUnS Are Digger Inanietate officer, head of department or
Those Used at Liege and
Yet Are Easier to Handle.
FOR USE AT COAST TOWNS
These Huge Guns Dont Lart Lontf
But Are Effective WhUe Taey Do;
British Plan to Bombard Towns.
By Ed I . Keen.
London, Oct 16. British ordnance
experts expressed thiemselves today
as convinced that the Germans de
pended on their, big new Krupp guns.
to be mounted . at Ostend and else
where along th coast, to keep Eng
land's fleet too far off shore to be- ef
fective against the defenders of such
Belgian and French ports as the kai
ser might occupy.
Refugees from cities which the Ger
mans have already bombarded said,
indeed, that the British should not be
overconfident of their ability to an
nihilate the Teutons in the coast
towns.
They declared the biggest of the
kaiser's artillery to be far more pow- j
erful, and yet easier to handle,- than
the monstrous weapons with which
the Liege, Namur and Antwerp forti
fications were, reduced, and It was re
ported that tests of them so far sur
passed the Germans fondest hopes
that they decided Immediately to oc
cupy all of Belgium, an enterprise
they had not peviously expected to
undertake.
Qn account of their enormous cal-1
lbre. It was said these guns did not
last long but that the execution they
did was almost beyond belief. In
formation was received here that this
artillery was already 4eing mounted
on railroad trains in readiness to be
rushed to the coast.
The British admiralty, however,
did not seem disturbed. It was un
derstood a British fleet was already
assembling with a view to striking
quickly as soon as the German forces
began taking possession of the ports
they have been threatening, and the
prediction was made that the bom
bardment directed against them would
be so heavy as to render it impossible
for them to mount their new cannon.
In any event, it was stated, British
aviators were depended on to locate
the monsters' position, signalling the
range to the warships, which could
then keep out of the way.
Pensions for Oregonians.
Washington, Oct. 16. Oregon pen
sions have been allowed: Eliza Em
merson of Newberg, $12; Nellie Ann
Churchill of Roseburg, $12; Carrie S.
M. Henderson of Albany, $12.
Burn Fortune in Opium.
Los Angeles, Oct. 16. The police
commission ordered the destruction by
fire of opium worth $35,000. confiscat
ed In Chinatown.
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FREE
State Officers to
i File Statements
Blanks Sent Oat aa Prescribed by w
Law Bq.nixlnff Estimate ef Money
Seeded to Carry on Business,
i Salem, Or., Oct. 16. By the provis
ions of chapter 284, 'laws 1913, there
Is required to be filed with the secre
tary of state, on or before November
trustee in charge, a detailed statement
showing the amounts estimated as
needed by such state officer, depart
ment, board or commission for the
biennial period embraced between Jan
uary 1, 1915, and December 31. 1916.
In order to assist the various officers
Jn preparing this report. Secretary of
istate Oicott has had printed appropri
ate blanks containing the provisions
Df the law for use In submitting the
statement to Olcott'B office. These
blanks are now being forwarded to
the officers and the report must be
filed in the office of the secretary of
state on or before November 15. The
secretary of state must have' copie
of the estimates in the hands of the
members of the 1915 legislature on or
before December 15.
This will be the first time that such
a budget of the various institutions is
submitted to the legislature. The bill
was introduced by Representative Car
kins at the last session of the legisla
ture, and Oicott was among those who
lent supp&rt to it.
Mme. Bartholdie Dies.
Paris, Oct. 16. Mme. Auguste
Bartholdi. widow of the creator of
"Liberty Enlightening the World,"
died.
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We Simply Mils tj Have
In order to
stock of F.
thrown on
Reductions of One-I
Positively everything is reduced ex
cepting Dent -s Gloves and McCall Pat
terns. Every article bears the original price
ticket, as well as sale ticket.
No exaggeration of qualities or price
savings allowed. This store must and
will continue to hold the faith of the
public
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35c Ladies' and Children's
A great lot of ladies
and children's Hose of
35-cent quality will be
grouped for quick sale
at this astounding bar
gain price. The children's Hose come
in all color, the ladies in black only.
They have reinforced heel, toe and bot
tom. On sale at 10 A. pair 15f
Moving Pictures of the
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10 Silver
Sale Starts Promptly at 10 A. Ml Saturday
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Governor Lister
Sounds Warning
Aberdeen, Wash., Oct. 16. Governor
Lister in his address at the Columbus
Day dinner, deplored the high rate of
taxation In this state. He said It con
stitutes the state's greatest handicap.
He opposed bonding the state for $0.
000,000 for roads but urged Instead the
raising of 31,000,000 annually by di
rect taxation for roads. He warned
the state that-it might reach a point
where it could not pay its debts, and
he opposed bond issu-js for any pur-
Your Eyes Should Be
First Consideration
Yoa cannot imagine what a
properly-fitted pair of glasses
will do for you when suffering
from eye strain until you try a
pair of my glasses.
I PERSONALLY GUARAN
TEE SATISFACTION WITH
EVERY PAIR FITTED IN
MY PLACE.
. Here Are
Lenses Sphero in your own
frame 81.00
Lenses Sphero In Alum.
frame ll.ou
Xryptok Esnsss
STAPLES, The Jeweler
The Money
meet Dressing obligations, the ientire
P. Young & Co., 343
Portland's highest-class Ladies' Furnishing
Goods Store, consisting of Ladies' laists,
Gloves, Corsets, Neckwear, Umbrellas, letc, is
the market at
to One-Half
TWO EXAMPLES OF THE PRICES THAT PREVAIL
Hose, Pair
$3.50 to $9.50
15c
TV, M,', :
very newest and most
wanted styles. Crepe de
chines.' Marquisettes and
fine lawns, lace and em
broidery trimmed, etc., etc Vaists by the hundreds
all grouped in this grand a$brtment for absolute
and final sale. They are mo&)y $5, $6, $7 and ap to
$9.50 values. Choice now-. M. f2.48
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Dollars to the First Ten A&lt Customers
343 Morrison Street, Broadway Bldg
STORE CLOSES 6 P. M. DAILY
rose, , i i nylng tho rijht cf the pres j
ent generation to fast a burden ol
debt tg! succeeding" generations. Ad
vised autlon in the use of the nt
tlativ&Tand referendum, which he 'said
should". be used only in emergencies. I
He qa3tioned,the propriety and wis
dom of flaw enactment by rote of th
peopleji (and urged amendment of the
recall as to prohibit the circulation
Thetftlal of a new French clock is
DerforSfd and behind It are numbered
disks Sir both 12 hour and 24 hour
time. 4rher of which can be turned so
that tt4 figures show through the
opening
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The purpose ofjAe sale is to raise
money $10,000 nist be had at once
Positively no gdtls will be sold on
credit There wilfllbe no exchanges,
no C O. D.'s, no .fleliveries.
Every lady in th(i city who is fortu
nate enough to leafll' of the sale will be
here to share in thehigh-class bargains,
saving one-fourth r to one-half upon
every purchase , j . d
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Ladies' Waists, Choice at
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