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I 1 - ' 1J0X-GQ-A OKEfQON CITY ENTEMflS . Th Interprl I . nly ClMkimtt County 0 NspPr !" print all ! new of Ihla rwing County. Th CUekamia County 4 fair t Canby will t Big- gor and better than vr thl yoar. fOHTV IIOHTM VIAB-No. 14 OltWJON CITY, OUKOON, I-'IMDAV, AUMJKTL'H, 101 1. ESTABLISHED 1MI ALL PARTISANS AT 'DRY' DEBATE ,, WILSON AND COLONEL MO r(R DISCUS- PROPOSED PHOHIOITION LAW Hill CHAIR IN HOUSE IS TAKEN Loutf App'ow" Greet Speaker Both Sliif Point Ar Mad Oeal I SlaUenth Hold In Btat Ki umIiniii aeeiwr, d'ltrons, profe l.Tinl turn, and laborer ant aald hy- !.! Ill the WIIIh tt hall Monday eilil to hear lr Clarence. Tnm Wll n and C'oln I K llnfer dilat lliv f n.tilMlldii amendment to th atate roimlltilllnn. Colonel llofrr. who I hnlolil newspaper inn, t"Hk th D" ut (Id of th argument and Pr.-Wll-in, for year connected with Port lit m Methodist rhurchea, debated the "dry" aide. Hall la Filled. Kvrry chair In thn hall wa f ti and many werw forced to atand. The fact that both peker received lib eral appUuae whenever they mad a point showed that thn audience, wa miiixard of Ix-Hevcra III both aides of tho ((iicallon. Thi debate wee thn six teenth whlrh thn two men have made on thn prohibition queatlon and eah ilvrlniM'd near thn rl of hln talk that tin. dliM-iiaalnn by 'r wrin ,,1 and linal which had yet been taged by hi opponent. W. 8. l"Uen acted a rlmlriiian. Thi two debater used oppolt meth od of irwiitltix their argui it. Ir. Wttnoii durliiK th" greater lrt of thn time he miH-nt In talking, wa morn ,..ri,.u. than Colon"-! Ilof.r although V,rd Hi lnt of hi rebuttal h ritit down thn hnm everal tltm with appropriate atorlc. Colonel Ho fi.r ki-tit bli audlenre In a slat of keen ttrnllun and by Hidden and clever re mark! which al time grew alltthtly periial In their nature, kept 'P In tervst to thn bint. Hop Argument U6 Colnnul llnfer tincd Inruo part of M armimvnt on thn all K'd dilrin' llon of thn hop lndiitry In thn atatn "In Ort-Kon 60,000 penplo r nipioyf u nnia. Mriy W. V. s. ORADB CROSSINGS ARI RANC CD COUNTY ROAD TO BE CHANCED AR County Judun Ami. r"ii and Com llilaoiir Hmllli and Muttoon wt-nl out a lurKH part of th rlablof way of thn Wllluini'lta Vallry Koulli-rn l dny alti rnoou to view aviral plax-a ulnrit th iirw road will from thn county rond. Th thr wit nin phalli' In thflr pralau of tint way thn new linn I belli: ronntnli t-d. Tbn Molalla road I rroi'd veral IIiiip and In th leaver Crxi'k dlntrlrt nrar lb farm of II. II, Ileal h a rhaiiKi will bn mad In tlm roiinty road ao a lo rut down tli niimbi-r of rromlnn The rourt (lift In an adjourned ae Ion Krlday iiiurnlna: and l- t ronlracla (or thn ('oimtriK lion of brldxe arroa Milk Creek and the tiorh folk of the Clai'kania to Kd Olda for 11600. The trui'turea are to bs of tbn llowo truaa typ. SAFETY RAZOR IS USED BY SUICIDE TRAVELING MAN TAKES OWN LIFE AT MT. HOOD SUMMER RESORT SUNDAY TAXES DELINQUENT AFTER AUGUST 31 ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS REMAIN IN WHICH TO SETTLE AC COUNT WITH COUNTY .175,000 SIIll OUTSfANDINC HERE Tn Por Cont Ptnalty Will b Added After September 1 Treasurer Tuft I in Doubt R-, girding Law RUSH TO PAY TAXES EXPECTED B! TUFTS COUNTY TREASURER BELIEVES OVER SW.OOO WILL BE PAID IN NEXT WEEK LOSS OF JOB THOUGHT TO BE CAUSE F. J. William Wa Coait Represent tiv of Keyiton Varnlth Com pany of Brooklyn Fu neral Tuetday Coroner V. J. Wllmm returned lnle Monday from Am-hoff where ho held nn lniu.-t over the body of K. J. William, who rniiiiiillted aulrldn at 4:20 Sunday afternoon, by rutlliiK lilt throat with th blado of a aufcty razor. Uripond Ihoumnn. wotmT and ch.U.r.m J th-rtt to ...v. been the c.u.. earn money each and very year by nnlni for and pli'klna tn hop crop in thin atato alone. Oreaon la th natural plnee for hopa: aoll, rllmatn, and every other condition help make thla com monwealth an Ideal plnro to plant and bnrvent till crop and now the prohl- lilllonlal would deatroy It. They woiini wlpn awny an Indtmtry which employ r.0.000 person eneh year and cry thnt they are benefltlnic thu working man nt thn name time. "I will put yo-ir drinking man tip bkbIiihI your dry man any day In the week and I will put up your drinking friend' fumlly up nk-iutmt your prohl hltlon man' family any old time you Ih)i. The, people who ar Mnndiim oil thn combined force of ICuropo are drinking men. Prohibition Found Wanting. "Prohibition ha been tried out In many atatea In the country and In many routillea In Oregon. I wa In Ohio when that atnto went dry and I biiw that atnte go wet again after the Prohibition plan had been tried out and proven to be a failure. Texas turned n majority here recently of SO- lino vote agalnat prohibition, you don't hear tho doctor mentioning that, do you? There arc now night dry ntaten In the union and that 1 only a nmiill nart of Oioho who have tried It out. There are now three dry countle In Orvcon which are dry while only a rouplo of year ago there wero two doner!. "KiinHna la tho pet stato of the dray. Tho prohlhltlonlHts and Mr. Wllnon Bpcrctarv can make morn atatlHtlca about Kanaaa than any of you or I could flguro out In ft month. In Kan sua thpy harvoBt a crop onco In three years iuhI then when they do get a crop they are tinnblo to hnrvoat It bo ciiuso they haven't got tho laborer. Wo In Oregon do not want to copy aft er Bitch a frenk stato na KnnsiiH." Wllion Answer Opponent. Dr. Wilson begun his talk by our werlng several of tho arguments of Colonel llofer. "Prohibition will not Injure the Oregon hop Industry or the Oregon hopgrowers. The hop growing counties ara dry and thn hop farmers will vote dry for It In only tho brewers and saloon men who arc bncklng tho hop association. The argument that prohibition will Injure the hop bind liens Is only the bent argument that wots could find In their weak sldo W tho case. " lived In Topeka, Knn for the E"'Wer part of tho lant two years, and 1 hw hud a chatieo to Rtudy the pro lilliltlun us It actually l worked out ' Hint alutc. Loss than three gallons (,f H'liior Ih consumed per capita In "ml niiilo against 23 nnd 3-4 In WIs- -tiHiri which shows that prohibition loos roiiK. niK,t near prohibiting. Uur '"K lh (wo years I was In Kihibub I saw on drunken ninii nnd he was Btng Bering up town from tho duliot. Col J"'l liorer cannot ahow mo ono town a tho United Stntcs which has sa moim and which can go two years with drunken man. Hocenlly when In Salem, I met a man who Introduced lil'iiHelf as 'The day police man' and I realized thaOn that growing town hey hud two nion on tho police force, one for tho day and tho other for nlKht. "Saloon Keep up Jail." "Saloons keep up our Jails, our In sane asylums, our reform schools, our Mice systems, and our penitentiaries, All tho peoplo are taxed bo that these "iBtlmtlons may be maintained for the miil(urd. In Oregon, a wet stato, the 'ax rate Is 27 mills nnd In Kanniin nn wen 10 mlllB. Yet Colonel Hofer will wil yon that prohibition raise taxe. yt0,ponent 8Bk m to explain to u why many of the Btato and coun (Continued on Page S). of hi art. Wllilaina waa employed a the ooaat representative of the Keystone Var nish company, of llrooklyn, N. Y-, and about a week ago loat hi position be- mime of hi exceaKive use of llguor. He wna a member of the Culled Commer cial Travelers of 184 Second atreet. Portland. J la came to Asrhoff hotel Saturday noon and rented a room. 8unday aft ernoon ho wandered off In the or chard near the hotel and behind a croon of tn II grass committed sui cide. Klrat he cut his wrist and then his throat. Ho was found about 15 minutes after death. Coroner Wilson was notified Sun day night and arrived at Asrholf about midnight. The Inquest was held Mon day and tho verdict of the Jury wat sulcldo. From papers found on Iho body It wns learned tnnt w imams nas a brothor In New York, and Monday Cor oner Wilson sent a telegram but no rorly has been received. Tho funoral will be held Tuesday afternoon under tho direction of the Tlmms Cress com pany, of Portland. AT The second big railway celebration nt Molalla In a year will ho hold about October 1, when tho Willamette Vul ley Southern hits that town. Much of the grading PnH plrendy been dono on each end of the linu, and work Is progressing between Mclullu and Liberal. Construction, work will be startod Monday on the loud south and west of Molalla toward Mount Angel. Tho opening of this road Is e xpo :td to give another impetus to the growth of Molalla. About a year ago tho P., K. ft K. railway opened there and about G000 people tamo In on special traliiB to participate. HITCHING POSTS TO BE COMPLETED SOON WORK BEING DONE UNDER SU PERVISION OF COUNCIL AND BOARD OF TRADE Only a few day remain In which to pay taiea before they become do llniiietit and a penalty of 10 per cent la addd. Taiea which remain to be collected III ClNi'kama county total about $176,000, according to County Ireiiaurer Tufta. Taxea become do- llmiiieiit September 1 and all account w hlrh are not paid by 6 o'clock on the afternoon of Monday, August 31, will be lubjw-t lo an added penally of 10 per cent. Trt-aaurer Tulle believe that be tween now and thn end of thn month the greater Mtrt of the $176,000 un- paid taiea will he paid so thnt the amount left on the books will bo com paratively Htiinll September 1. The total amount of laves levied In Clackamas county I $K4Q,ooO ol which about $i;r,6,000 ha been collected. A large part ot thl amount ha been I turned over lo (he itnle as the county share In the atate taxes. Treaaurer Tufts bus collected the one per cent a month penalty since April 1 aa U niuircd by the new tax law. Ten per cent will be added for taxes paid on and after Sep tember 1 and the usual 12 per cent In terest charged. Multnomah, Uun and several other coiinuea nave not collected tho one per cont a month penulty because of liijiinetlona which have been Issued from the circuit court In Cluckatnaa county there waa no Injunction se cured and If the clause of the law 1 declared void, County Treasurer Tuft said Thursduy evening that it would be necessary to make a refund to every payment made since April 1. In some caae iho amount la only a few cent while In other It 1 a largo sum. Mr. Tufts believe that If the law I ruled Over $160,000 In unpaid taiea are on th tax hook of ( larkaiua county. but County Treasurer Tufts believe that before the 10 per rent additional penalty Ixx'Otiiea du HepteiiilH-r 1, the amount of taie unpaid will be reduced below $lo0.noo. Th rush to the court house to aetll tax accounts will be mudn Saturday and Monday, according lo the opinion or Mr. Tuft. On taiea paid this month th Inter- est charged la 6 per rent and many taxpayera complain. They base their argument on the statement that no inch Interest Is charged In .Multnomah county and should bot be charged In Clackamas county. In speaking of Ihla Mr. Tuft aald: "Multnomah county ha been enjoined from collecting the Interest but there I nothing to prevent Clackamu coun ty from doing so. I'ntll there Is a court order, I must abide by the law which plainly says that the Interest must b charged. The attomey gen eral back up my stand and I am wait ing for a cult to be filed to stop the collection of Interest." Tbn Portlund Hallway. I.tght t Pow er company I tho heaviest taxpayer in Cluckama county. This big con cern ha paid half of II 1913 tnxe. but the other half, about $76,000, I unpaid. If Interest I paid on thl amount It would be raised about $4000. FRANCHISE GIVEN FOR POWER LINE R L. A P. AND COUNTY COURT REACH AGREEMENT OVER TWO PROJECTS NEW BARTON SPUR WILL BE RUSHED Rlght-of-Way for Lin of Pole tends From River Mill to th First Substation of th W. V. B. Ea E.S. L SUPERVI NEW AUTHORITY WILL HAVE CHARGE OF EASTERN CLACKAMAS DISTRICT E. S. McCormlck, of Eugene, Is the new Clackama county school super vlsor to take the place of S. M. Love lace who recently resigned. He w'as elected at a special meeting of the out no refund could be mado unless county school board Monday. each taxpayer present a bill to the Mr. McCormlck will have charge county court. SLIGHT RAIN AIDS With a sudden drop In tho tempera- tire and Blight rains In several sec tion of the country, all the timber fir i' s arc now under control ami it Is believed by those in charge of the work that within about a week all will have been extinguished. There are four fires burning. The four are: The one south of Cas cade Locks, from which It Is believed tho Sidney-Smith Lumber mill caught; the ono southeast of Estacada, on the north fork of the Clackamas river; the ono east of Scott's Mills, In Clacka in nB and Marlon counties, and the one In Linn county, northeaBt ot Foster. On the fire near EBtancada there ore still 60 men at work and there are about double thnt number checking the flames near the Cascade Locks. The other fires are being prevented from preadlng by about an equal number of men. WARRANT FOR MURRAY A warrant was Issued Thursday for tho arrest of Pat Murray for Uhlng vile lnnguago Wednesday night on Main street, of the schools tn eastern Clackamas, I-ast year the work; was done by N. H. James who lis accepted the prin clpalshlp of the Sllverton schools. Mr. Lovelace was choosen late In the spring to take Mr. James' place but he was forced to resign owing to the Ill ness of his wife. Mr. McCormlck is a man of many years' experience In school work. Last year he was principal of the Coberg school In 1-ane county and before that time wns connected with Kansas Bchools. For a part of the time ho while be was in the middle western state, Mr. McCormlck was 'county su perintendent and for a time a city su perintendent. A prlncipalshlp of a California school will be resigned by Mr. McCormlck who desired to stay in Oregon. The supervisor-elect has not appeared be fore the locnl county officials In per son but Superintendent Caluvan tele graphed Mr. McCormlck word of his election Monday evening. As a result of an agreement reached Saturday between the county court and the Portland Hallway, Light & power company the county hue grant ed a franchise to the electric company for a power line from Klver Mill to Heaver Creek and the company will rush the work on the spur to the liar ton gravel pit. The power lino from River Mill to Heaver Crek will be ud to supply the Willamette Valley Southern when that road la eletcrificd early next year. The local road has signed a contract with the Portland electrical company In exchange for certain privileges to use the power generated at the plant on tne upper Clackamas river. Tbe first substation of the Willam ette Valley Southern will be located at Ileaver Creek and the second at Monitor. If the plans of the officials or the road to Mt. Angel mature the line will be completed to or near that town by the fall and at least partially electrified by early next year. The distance from River Mill to Bea ver Creek Is about ten mile and for a half of that dlatanct th rlfht-of-way I on the county road. The franchise covers tbe usual points regarding the placing of poles and the stringing of wires. The action of the Portland Railway, Light A Power company In offering to complete the Barton spur follows a de lay of months. The Barton gravel plnnt was completed several weeks ago but only wagons and automobile trucks could reach the pit. A spur, leading from the Estacada line to a short distance of the pit, was built sev eral years ago and the court attempt ed to secure the use of It but definite action was postponed from time to time until the franchise came up when they offered to rush repairs on the spur and extend It to secure the franchise. Slit FRACTURED; M IS FOUND III HIS BED 4 FAKE NEWB GIVES BHOC Always ready to lump at eon- elusion, the Portland Journal broke Into print Wednesday even- 4- Ing with th starling announce)- 4- nient that Mrs. Ilernler had been 4' arrested by Sheriff Mas about noon and was held for an Invest!- I- gallon. -4- Such I absolutely not the caae. 4- Mra. Ilernler ha not been arrest- 4 d. In faet the official saw her only early In the morning and 4 (hen for only a abort time. Mrs. 4- Ilernler spent almost all after- noon at her home and with re la- lives In Portland while the slier- lrr and Attorney Hicks were In Portland almost all day. There was a rumor In Oregon City Wednesday morning that Mrs. Ilernler might be arrested and the Journal Jumped at the chance to announce It. without waiting for the arrest to be made; without even verifying the report It Is needless to say that the 4- story greatly Increased the or- row which bangs over the lier- 4' nler home and that many friend v or Mr. and Mrs. Ilernler were- deeply grieved to read that be 4 had been "arrested and was held I pending developments In her bus- rv.na's condition." tl"i'i'4 444'4'444444 BEST PRODUCTS IN COUNTY GATHERED EXHIBITS FOR CANBY FAIR ARE OF RECORD SIZE AND VALUE E ROBBED IN DAYTIME 12-FOOT CORN IS ON WE LIST CHARLES HER IS NEAR DEATH TWO THEORIES. ACCIDENT AND ATTEMPTED MURDER, ARE ADVANCED MUCH EVIDENCE BACKS EOTH BELIEFS Sheriff Miss and Acting District A torney Hicks Ar Puzzled by MyiUrle of Many- a Bided Case Attendant at th St Vincent hospital at an early hour Thurs day morning announced that Mr. Bernler waa MI allv and resting aslly. It wa expected that ha would live at least through tho night although th attendant was unable to ay whether or not hi chanc for life had Improved. At no tlm up until after midnight did he recover anough to make any statement Publicity Department Looks Like Barn With "Biggest" Product in County Crowning Every Corner SEPTEMBER 19, TEST DAY Tbe examination day for the high school has been Bet at September 19 by City Superintendent Tooze. Pupils who are to take Bpeclal examinations for entrance In the freshman class as well as those who were prevented from taking the regular tests last spring are expected to see Superin tendent Tooze between now and that date to make arrangements for the examination. Another one of the now common day light robberies was com mi tied tn Clackamas county last Wednesday when the home of O. G. 'Walker at Ardenwald was entered between 3 and 6 o'clock In the afternoon and articles valued at several hundred dollars were taken. The case was reported to Sher iff Mass Friday and notices sent to sheriffs and chiefs of police through Oregon and Washington. The list of articles taken la long and for the most part consists of Jewelry. included In the loot are two gold watches, a silver watch, several gold pins, rings and chains and a largo amount of less valuable articles. There was no trace left which would lead to the identification of the robbers. SUES FOR NOTE To collect a promissory note of $3S53, signed August 11. 1913, J. P. Watinner has brought a suit In the circuit court against W. E. Shaw and Catherine J. Shaw. WILL THERE BE A SECOND BATTLE OF WATERLOO? WORLD WAITS F OR GREAT CONFLICT IN BELGIUM The Eleventh street hitching posts are nenrlng completion nnd will be ready for use. the first part of next month. Tho platform has been raised bo that thu lower portion Is level and heavy plank have been laid to ho used as standing places for horses. A bIich! will he built at the lower part of the plat form to bo used as a rest room and drinking fountains for both persons and horses will he Installed near tho 1'itisch Btore. When completed the hitching posts will accommodate about 25 teams. The work Is being done under the supervision of a Jolnt-commblttee from the Board of Trade and the city coun cil and the business men's organiza tion and the city will share the expense. . ... . . ny.: ' : ' . .: iy . - : . :.-.-...Av ... v v. -v . . V ,aV - - U-'m: -f-t Z 41 Pt HBAT T LE. c5f"WATERLOO Products of the farm such as would startle the most ardent Clackamas county booster are being gathered by O. E. Freytag, publicity manager of the Commercial club, for the county and state fair. Corn, twelve feet high; wheat which stands seven feet; and oats which will go over one hun dred bushels to the acre are being gathered In the little building just south of the postofflce. Secretary Freytag's headquarters looks more like a barn than the pub licity building and through the win dows the passerby can see giant corn, wheat, oats and fruit In large bottles, waiting for the shipment date. The exhibits will be Bent to Canby about September 11 and the best of the col lection sent on to Salem for the state fair later In the month. Then the Clackamas county exhibit will be re turned to Oregon City to be prepared for the Panama Pacific exhibition next year. The largest corn which Mr. Freytag has received is from Harvey E. Cross of Gladstone. It stands 12 feet high and the ears ars are of the propor tion. O. A. Davis has sent in wheat which stands seven feet above the floor and takes the record for the col lection although there are several oth er samples which near that mark. Al fred Merrick, of Clackamas, has do nated oats which Mr. Freytag declares is the best he has ever seen and which will go over 100 bushels to the acre. In the displays of grasses and grains all dead straw must bo carefully re moved by hand and the grain tied In to neat bunches. This work has been in progress for days at Secretary Frey tag's office. Fruits are placed in large jars which contain a preparation. CANBY FERRV READY BEFORE COUNTY FAIR The ferry across the Willamette , river at Canby will be in operation be fore fair time, If the plans of the busi ness men of that town mature. The ferry has been bought with money raised by popular subscription among the business men of Canby, and Saturday the county court ordered the road supervisors on the east side of the river to prepare the approach. The the wesit side of the river in touch with Canby. landing place on the west bank is al most ready for use. now. The ferry will bring a large trade territory on This picture Is from a painting of the famous battle of Waterloo, one of the greatest conflicts In the history of the world. This great battle was fought between the English and their allies under the Duke of Wellington against Napoleon and his French troops on June 18, 1815. Will there be a second battle of Waterloo nearly a century after the defeat of Napoleon? Waterloo Is situated nine miles southe-southeast of Brussels. It is possi ble that the Germans will fight there or near It against the French and their allies. PROGRAM OUT SANDY. Ore., Aug. 22. The Sandy Fair association, which will be held Oc tober 2 and 3, has Just issued the pro gramme and premium list. Entries are to be In place by 9 a. m. of the opening day of the fair at the Oddfel lows hall. All prizes will be paid in cash. Including racing and athletic sports. The Sandy Boosters' band will furnish the music. Mr. Bernler I not guilty of assaulting her husband and In flicting Injuries which may cause hi death In th opinion of Sheriff Mass and District Attorney Hick who completed a thorough examin ation of the bouse Thursday morn ing. In their opinion, Mr. bernler was hurt by falling through the P. R. L. 4 P. trestle. It was found that hi watch stopped at 9:45 o'clock and that there Is a large dent In Its back. A small piece of his pipe stem waa also located a few feet from tbe largest blood spot by Chief of Police Shaw and traces of dark gray hair was found of the rocks. The hat which wa located Wed nesday afternoon under the trestle has been Identified as belonging to Mr. Bernler as has the pipe and bloody handkerchief. Tbe house was locked up yester day when Mr. Bernler was taken to Portland and early today Sheriff Mass made a through search. Several small drops of blood, which were easily seen on the ligh carpet of the living room led from the side door to the lounge where the wife claims he was found. Two theories, one of accident and the other murder, each backed by ap parently strong evidence and each pos sible, were presented Wednesday night by the officials to solve the mystery which surrounds tbe serious Injuries of Charles Bernler which were Inflict ed sometime early Wednesday morn ing or late Tuesday night. At the present time Mr. Bernler is at the St. Vincent hospital In Portland under the care of special nurses and Dr. Sternberg and Dr. Strickland. An operation was performed Wednesday morning at the Portland hospital and the patient has not rallied sufficiently since that time to make any statement concerning the Injury. He was found by his wife on the couch on the lower floor, according to Mrs. Bernier's story and first seen by neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Surber, between 6 and 6:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. Mr. Bernier's forehead 1b crushed in, his nose partially torn loose, two fingers on his right band broken, bis knee badly injured, and several minor bruises inflicted. First Theory Bated on Fall. The theory that Mr. Bernler was in jured by falling from the trestle which crosses the second culvert from Green point on the track of the Fortland Rail way, Light & Power company Is fa vored by many friends of the family and is backed by some of the strong est evidence which has been found. Wednesday afternoon a lnrge blood spot on the rocks under the trestle, a trail leading of blood from the blood spot back upon the track and toward Greenpoint, a hat Identified as belong ing to Mr.. Bernler, his pipe, and a bloody handkerchief were found and thoroughly examined 'by Deputy Sher iff Miles and Chief of Police Shaw. Both men are positive In their belief that Mr. Bernler fell from the trestle. According to this theory, Mr. Ber- nier left his home at Greenpoint for a walk before going to bed Tuesday night. He went down the Portland Railway, Light & Power company track and while crossing the trestle fell headlong to the rocks below. The big blood spot is the place where he hit and laid until he revived enough to try to find his way home. Blood Trail Found. The trail of blood leads about eight feet toward the Parkplace station, then back toward Greenpoint, over a barb wire fence, up the steep embankment to the Portland Railway. Light & Power company's line then back to ward Greenpoint. Advocates of this belief further argue that he reached his home, and after going around to the side door of the house went upon the front porch and Inside where he lay down on the lounge. He secured a paper and placed his head on it so that blood would not ruin the pillows. To bfick this part of the theory, two small blood spots were found on the front porch and the newspaper cov ered with blood waa found. Story Back Firt Theory. The story of Mrs. Bernler also co incides with the belief that he fell from the trestle. Her side of the case as she told It Wednesday afternoon follows: "My husband did not work yesterday (Continued on Page 3).