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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1906. TANKS MENACE TO LIFEAND PROPERTY Oil Plant Condemned by the East Side Improvement Association. RESOLUTIONS ARE PASSED E. M. Brannicks Leads Fight Against KeserToirs, and G. C. Flanders, Local Manager for Standard Oil Company, Defends. RESOIXTCON PASSED. Resolved. That It la the seme of the Eatt Bide improvement Associa tion that the Standard Oil pliant, lo cated on the East Side. Is a menace to the growth of that portion of the city, and that it should be removed to a place where it will not be a men ace to property and life. At the. meeting of the East Side Im provement Association last evening at the Information Bureau the special com mittee appointed to investigate the cona tions surrounding- the plant . f the Stand ard Oil Company on the Bast Side, corn nosed of C. E. Fields. Joseph Buchtel and H H. Newhall. submitted their re port and findings, which was accepted and placed on file. The report went over the subject in full, covering both sides of the controversy with fairness to the company and the interests Involved The committee's conclusions were as follows. First That the plant Is as safe as long experience and scientific skill and trustworthy men can make It. and In Itself M probably as ale as most sawmills. Second-That the Portland lire department official believe from their experience that the presence of this plant Is a constant menace and ahoutd be removed. Third That Insurance men say that they would not Insure the oil plant. Fourth That there is wlde-srread appre hension of this oil plant among property owners and representatives of warehouse firms. " Fifth That some do not consider the plant a menace. Including Manager Tate, of the Troy laundry, and that a warehouse Is being erected alongside the oil plant. Sixth That the plant does a large busi ness, and that Manager FJandera has been a public-spirited citizen and haa helped the association in Its general work. E. M. Brannick, of Studebaker Bros. Company, made extended remarks, de claring that the plant was a menace to property and life. He displayed numer ous photographs showing llres In plants In other cities. He made strong plea for removal of the plant, declaring that was the only solution of the problem. He de clared that the people were in the light either to win out or be beaten. Mr. Brannick said that no half-way measures would do any good. Qeorge C. Flanders, local manager for the Standard Oil Company, mode a brief reply to Mr. Brannick. and said the pic tures displayed were those of the refiner ies, and had no bearing on any plant in this city. He said further that In five years the Standard OH Company had but four fires, and one was In Portland. After further discussion it was moved to be the sense of the association that the plant Is a menace and should be re moved. M'CIISKEH MAKES DENIAL DKCIiARES HE HAS NO CONNEC TION WITH PORTLAND GAS CO. Applies for Franchise In Good Faith, He Says, and Will Sell Consumers 6 5 -Cent) Gas. PORTLAND. July 17. (To the Editor.) Referring to the article appearing in The OreRonlan today, relative to the gas fran chie akcd for by me, I desire to enter an emphatic protest at the unfair and unjust manner in which I have been treated. I ao not believe for one moment that The Orego nlan would deliberately misrepresent me or any other cltlxen of Portland, but the article In question Is absolutely in error and a re flection on my integrity. In the first place. I asked for this fran chlFe some six months ago, and In absolute good faith, and It has been discussed in the committees of the Council and Executive Board, and they have had ample time for Investigation, and it Is the first time that I have been charged with acting in bad faith, and at no time by any Councilman or mem ber of tho Board, the statement In your paper to the contrary notwithstanding, and I challenge anyone to produce a single mem ber of the Council who has said so, for I have talked to nearly all of them, and they have never Intimated anything of the kind. It Is true that Mr. Wallace was under the Impression that the bond was not forfeitable, but the City Attorney say a it is, and also says that he will say to the Council that the franchise as published, when the bond Is put up. safeguards absolutely all the in- teres ts of the city. BIr. Wallace also thought that the section referring to the appointing of arbitrators should be changed, but the City Attorney says that the city has the right to appoint same In case I should refuse to do so. Regarding the time for completing the work. It 1 Just possible that I will be work ing on It for the full 2' years, as a gas plant can never be completed In a growing city. The Portland Gas Company has been work ing for more than 40 years and Is still work ing. Under section' 7 it Is provided that If said gas plant and works have been com pleted and $350,000 expended In laying of mains, etc.. in three years, then my bond may be withdrawn, as with this amount expended for laying of mains and an addi tional amount of $100,000 for the plant I certainly have demonstrated my good faith, and no reasonable business man would ask me to maintain a perpetual bond in the sum of 3". 000 after that. So far as shortening the time to two years for doing this work would be to ask me to donate $50,000 to the city, as no one with any business sense would agree to do so. as with the condition of the Iron markets and labor questions to contend with, a man would be a fool to accept such conditions, and as I believe the Council to be composed of reasonable busi ness men who will give other people's busi ness the same consideration they would ask for themselves, I do not expect them to make any change in this matter. No one In the city can say that I ever made any misrepresentations to the Council or public, and for that reason it is a de liberate misrepresentation to say that I am working In the interest of the Portland Gas Company; In fact, the Portland Gas Com pany Is the only one interested In defeating my franchise, and It has very much more the appearance of some one else being In their employ for the purpose of deliberately discrediting me than the reverse. in sup- port of this T want to cite the Counellmen named by your paper, every one of whom deny absolutely that they made such state ments. Mr. Wills was more than emphatic In his denial, and neither Mr. Wallace nor Mr. Gray made the statements attributed to them. This is confirmed by the City Attor ney, who was present, and in fact they claim that the suggestion about the Portland Ga? Company and my connection with it did not originate with them at all. Regarding the price of 65 cents, which I propose to charge, the only criticism I have heard on that was that they flld not see how I could do It If the statement of cost made by other companies was true, but they hoped that I could, as the public would wel come lower prices. I do not believe that anyone is worrying for fear I won't supply 65-cent gas, but some no doubt fear I will, and I want to say right now that we will do so. The People's Gas Company of In dianapolis charges CO cents, and In Kansas City and Los Angeles 75 cents, and there Is no reason why In this age of Improvement Portland cannot have 65-cent gas, and even lower, and from what my people say I be lieve we will sell gas at 50 cents. The statement that this Is in the Interest of the Portland Gas Company is so absurd as to need no refutation, as no one with a grain of sense will give it any consideration. As your article has done me an Injustice, I trust that you will give this the same publicity so that the public may know the exact facts In the matter. THOS. M'CUSKER. TO REMODEL BLOCK. Owners Plan Improvement of Mar quam Building. Upon hearing that the appeal of P. A. Marquam had been denied by the Su preme Court, J. Tliorburn Ross, man ager of the Title Guarantee & Trust Company, said that the consideration of plans for the Improvement of the Mar quam block would be Immediately taken up. While stating that nothing definite has been determined upon as yet, Mr. Koss said that the interested parties would be consulted at once ai to what changes should be made. "No leases have been given upon the property, and no designs for its im provement have been adopted," said Mr. Ross. "While we have at all times felt confident of the ultimate outcome of the case, we considered that out of respect to the Supreme Court we could not pursue our plans until its final de cision had been rendered. "It is, of course, certain that exten sive alterations will be made. Whether we shall add to the present building or simply remodel It, I cannot at this time iay. We had an application for the lease of the building some time ago, and had sketches drawn up to see If it could be altered to suit the prospec tive tenants. I wanted to see If a plate glass front could be installed in place of the present stone work, and the architects assured me that it could. The negotiations for lease have now been discontinued and there is no certainty that we will adont the specifications prepared at that time." The plans referred to by Mr. Ross were prepared some time ago by Mac Naughton & Raymond. While the de tails have never been made public It is understood that the sketches prepared by the nrchltects Involved the tearing away of the present frame buildings and construction on the ground made vacant an eight-story addition, to the present brick structure. It is known that this plan has been considered by the owners and will probably be adopted. LIpman, Wolfe & Company Is the firm which endeavored to lease the Marqunm building some time ago. At that time negotiations could not be concluded, as the Supreme Court pro ceedings were still hanging over the property. The decision of tne Supreme Court srives assurance that extensive altera tions on the block will' be taken up at an early date. The property is one of the best business locations In the city, and the fact that the owners were com pelled to close the theater reduced the revenue to a figure very much below what the block Is capable of paying. Tt Is rumored that several large offers have been made by capitalists who would like to purchase the block, and It may be disposed of in this way. Weak, Weary, Watery Eye Welcome Murine Eye Remedy. It soothes. It cures. OIL TANKS ON WEST SIDE WATERFRONT, AT PLANT OF PORTLAND GAS COMPANY, MAKE INSURANCE RATES FROM io TO DISTANCE OF NEARLY A MILE ALONG THE RIVER, THE FRANCHISE OF THE GAS COMPANY GIVES THE CITS' THE RIGHT TO ORDER THEIR REMOVAL AT THE EXPENSE OF THE GAS COMPANY. An oil tank menace on the West Side water-front, making insurance rates nearly from 10 to 26 per cent higher than outside the danger area, la that of the Portland Gas Company's plant at the foot of Everett and Flanders streets, where there are two oil tanks, one of 210,000 gallons capacity, the other of 117.000 gallons. The extra insurance Is paid by property owners from the foot of Davis street to the foot of Qulmby and Ninth streets, a distance of nearly a mile. Davis street, one block upstream from the plant, Is In cluded In the danger sons by the underwriters because, as they explain, at certain stages of the river, the water flow Is upstream, on account of the tide and this flow would carry oil. burning on the river surface. In that direction, should an explosion like that at St. Johns release the flerr fluid into the river. Among the properties that pay the extra Insurance are: Willamette Boiler Works. Portland P.ice Mills, Alaska Dock, Alnsworth Dock, Albers' Bros. Milling Oo.'s Warehouse, Greenwich Dock No. 1, Green wich Dock No. 2. Columbia Dock No. 1, Mersey Dock. Blue Mountain Company. Centennial Dock The oil tanks are In the center of the West Side water-front. Below and above them, facing the liver, are wooden wharves and warehouses, which would burn fast were an oil fire to float to them on the sur face of the river. Surrounding the tanks on the land side are lumber sheds, coal sheds, a planing mill, and Inflammable wooden buildings. The oil tanks of the Standard Oil Company, on the East Side against which a campaign is waging, are really a lesser fire menace than are those of the gas company on the West Sloe, for the reason that the Fast Side tanks have little or no Inflammable property In close prox imity. The gas plant discharges greasy oil waste Into the liver, to the annoyance of boat swners. who find that the waste blackens the hulls of boats, covering them with a fllthy slime. Ths oil floats on the river, bubbling up from beneath the gas company's wharf and contaminates a wide area of the river. Tho extra rates were established In September, 1904. Under the terms of ths gas franchise the city can compel the removal of the entire plant. A clause In the franchise granted by the territorial Legisla ture in 1S59 reads as follows: "And whenever on account of the growth of the city the place at first or at any tutors time fixed upon shall be deemed by the city authorities improper or not suitable. It shall be competent for them to order a removal at his or their own expense." This clause was repeated In a franchise granted by the Legislature in 1874 to Al Zleber, who assigned It to the Pdrtfand Gas Company. GRANDLODGEWIEETS A. 0. U. W. Officers and Dele gates at Work. SUPREME MASTER IS HERE W. M. Narvls, of Muscatine, Iowa, Addresses the Assembly Offi cers Elected Today Degree of Honor In Session. The grand lodge of the A. O. V. W. opened sessions yesterday in the Knights of Pythias Hall with 12 past grand mas ters. Supreme Master Workman W. M. Narvis, of Muscatine, la., and a large number of delegates present. In all. 132 delegates are in attendance. W. M. Nar vis delivered the opening address to the delegates. After the usual preliminaries, Grand Master Workman Berchtold appointed the following committees: On credentials D. M. C. Gault, chair man; W. M. Parker, W. C. Corbett, J. M. Dixon. James Holman. On distribution A. King Wilson, chair man; Sam McKee, F. W. Osborn, P. J. Harbour, F. W. Spicer. State of the order Frank Davey, chair man; F. D. Winton, J. H. Zane, A. R. Cyrus, C. Schnabel. Document clerk. C. M. Steadman; read ing clerk, D. C. Herrin; press reporter, Ralph Funey. Following the report of the committer on credentials, Grand Master Berchtold conferred the grand lodge honors on 50 new members. At "the opening of the afternoon session fraternal greetings from the Degree of Honor were extended to the grand lodge by Mrs. W. M. Briggs. superior chief of honor, and they were ably responded to by Grand Master Berchtold. Today's special business consists of the consideration of the adoption of an offi cial paper and the election of grand lodge officers and three representatives to the supreme lodge, which meets In Mil waukee, Wis in 190R. The former ques tion will be considered at 10 A. M., and the latter will come up at the afternoon session. The officers of the grand lodge are: George H. Durham, P. G. M.; P. Berch told. G. M. W. ; W. F. Clarke, grand fore man; Philip Gevurtz, grand overseer; New ton Clark, grand recorder; R. L. Durham, grand receiver; W. H. Warner, grand guide; Samuel Roak, grand Inside watchman; George T. Baldwin, grand outside watch man, and D. Walker, grand medical ex aminer. Below Is given a complete list of dele gates attending the convention: G. W. Cummings. Frank Davey, J. S. Pennebaker, P. H. D'Arcy, P. Lempke, J. M. Dixon, J. H. Zane, L. J. Kelley, W. H. Ben vie, J. L. Fletcher. 8. H. Abrams. J. F. Hoffman. H. Claussenlus, E. W. Crosby, Sam McKee. William Plunder. E. W. Manning. Robert Warwick, William Ross, J. A. Mont gomery, F. D. Winton, Thomas Dealey, O. P. Dannals, William Parker, Jesse Spencer, F. W. Osburne, A. Lombard. D. S. West, J. W. Strange. B. F. French, J. C. Smock. J. S. Jesse. T.vmnn Davmon. E. W. Flnley. George I P. Tapping, D. M. C. Gault. T. H. Fearey, G. F. Johnson, J. J. Hembree, Cornelius Hughes. J. A. Bllyeu. E. C. Rexford, Oscar Scott, A. W." Camehl. F. W. Spicer, A. M. Galleghar. J. N. Gooding. A. R. Cyrus. H. B. Llgard, William Wabber, A. H. Knight, C. Schuebel. A. C. Beauhan, R. Crandall, C. E. Abbott, C. L. Cappell, L. P. Swan, P. T. Har bour, C. N. Drew, E. Helllwell, George L. Ford. E. W. Hawell. T. M. Dlmnock. E. A. Anderson. A. L. Klngery. Lester Wnlte, J. P. KIdd. F. L. Damon. Mitchell Smith. C. E. Baird. M. W. Meyers, J. Patterson, J. H. Henderson, H. I Boggs. William Humphries, W. B. Snyder. James Holman. W. R. Stock. J. E. Bean, E. D. Stelncamp, George Beth ers, Joseph Shannon. R. Durken, F. E. Fre mont, Sam Wagner, M. T. Dixon, William Grant, George Worthlngton, W, J. Burchard. J A. O. Foster, F. L. Pound, C. M. Smith, L. Galbralth. Chris Coins, S. C. Martin, S. N. Henry. DEGREE OF HONOR IN SESSION New Policy Makes All Women of Good Moral Character Eligible. The Grand Lodge, Degree of Honor, A. O. IT. W., was in session in the Selllng Hirach Hall all day yesterday, much busi ness of importance being transacted and many important reports read. Grand Chief of Honor, Mrs.' Sarah A Fastabend. of Astoria, presided over the business meetings, the Superior Chief of Honor. Mrs. Mamie W. Briggs, also being pres ent on the platform. Degrees were con ferred upon 72 past chiefs, and an ex ceedingly interesting address was given by Mrs. Margaret Herrin, of Portland. The report of Superior Representative Mrs. Addle B. Colvig was complete and Interesting In its detail. She stated that the Superior Lodge convened July 11 in Stanley Hall, Montreal, Canada. A rad ical change -was made in the eligibility CHOSEN SUPERIOR CHIEF OF HONOR BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. Mrs. Mamie Wagley Briggs. Mrs. Mamie Wagley Briggs, superior chief of honor, was born in Sterling, 111., July 1865, and was educated In Sterling Academy. She came with her parents to Oregon In 1883; was mar ried to Merrlam P. Briggs July 7, 1887, and Is the mother of two chil dren. Mrs. Briggs has advanced from the subordinate lodge through the grand lodge and superior lodge step by step, and by unanimous vote from superior watch to the highest office In the gift of the order, superior chief of honor. Mrs. Briggs has been an Important factor in the Degree of Honor. law at that convention, the "open-door" policy being adopted and the law admit ting females of good moral character and otherwise qualified is now in full force, without regard to the applicant's relation ship to any member of the parent order. Mrs. Colvig further stated that June 21 was made National Degree of Honor day. and Mrs. M. W. Briggs. of Oregon, was elected Superior Chief of Honor, and Miss Maggie Barker, of Albany, appointed chairman of the superior finance commit tee. Greetings were sent to the Grand Lodge. A. O. U. W. by a committee on courtesy, composed of Mesdames Briggs. Colvig, Herrin, Belknap and Parker. Greetings were also sent to Past Grand Chiefs of Honor Susan B. Gwilt, of California, and Carrie W. Holman, of Salem. At 10 o'clock this morning the election of officers for the ensuing year will take place. The large attendance and the de lightfully cool weather of the past two days has made this twelfth annual con vention of the Degree of Honor of unusual interest, and the programme is being dis posed of rapidly and without unusual in cidents arising to retard the work. The following committee appointments were made at the morning session: Credentials Ada M. Kuykendall, . Eu- - ffiHa Iff BlaWjllfflaE 8f&3& gene; Nora B. Jacobs. McMinnville ; Rose Rexford. Lebanon. Document clerk Mrs. C. E. Parker. Distribution Ora Cosper, Oallas; Maud Russell, Jefferson: Emma Cyrus, Astoria. Press reporter May R Moorhead, Junc tion City. Press reporter Mrs. S. L. Moorhead. Marjorie Caufleld, of Oregon City, was appointed assistant clerk. Among the ISO delegates present at the convention are the following: Past grand chief of honor. Addle B. Colvig, Jacksonville; Sarah A. Fastabend. Astoria, grand chief of honor; Hattie E. McCormac, Marshfield, grand lady of honor; Harriet C. Looney, Jefferson, grand chief of ceremonies'. Sadie K. Moore. Corvallls. grand brother; Mattie Smead. Heppner, Inner watch; Mora Hen dricks, outside watch: Ollie F. Stephens, grand recorder; Fidelia I. Mann, grand receiver; grand finance committee Mrs. Jennie Qulnton. of Portland; Mrs. Quinn. of Portland; Anna Winn, of Lafayette; committee on laws Mrs. Mary Randall, Portland; Mrs. Sara Wagner. Portland; Mrs. Jennie Hembree, Lafayette. Past grand chiefs present: Mrs. Mar garet E. Herrin. Portland; Maggie E. Barker. Albany; Wilda A. Belknap, Prine ville; Maggie Houston, Eugene; Minnie Mason, Portland: Julia A. Gault, McMinn ville; Mrs. Kate J. Meisner, Portland; Laura Smith, Baker City. The delegates include the following: Mrs. Dora Woods, Medford; A. M. Peter son, Pendleton; Hattie Bunn, John Day; Nellie Beckwith, Corvallis; Ida R. Adkin, Junction City; Ada Kuykendall. Eugene; Dora Sovern. Eugene; Myrtle Smith. Gar diner; Emma Smead and Kate Meyer, Al bany; Clara Smith, Prineville; Mary Klyver and Nora B. Jacobs, McMinnville; Minnie De Peatt, Athena; Louie E. Bearth, Weston; Laura A. Lanman, Ton calla; Maude Russell, Jefferson; Anna Ponkey, Central Point; Mary E. Clark, Baker City; Emma Minkler, Ashland; Carrie A. Benson, Myrtle Point; Bertha Fitzgerald and Minnie Masslngill, Lake view; Pearl Erickson, 3randon; Orma Smith, Elgin; Jean Grant, La Grande; Mary Smith, St. Paul; Jennie Hurn, Kla math Falls; Fannie A. Hazzard, Marsh field; Mary A. Thatcher, Salem; Julia R. Flory, Portland; Mary S. Kantz, Rose burg; Lizzie Gardiner, Por; Indus; Anna Westerfield, Grass Valley; Clara Broad wall. Amity; Rose Rexford, Lebanon: Eva Keene. Maclcay: Sadie Henderson, Scotts burg; Mary Halfpapp. The Dalles; Mary beth Crowell, Hood River; Annie Conway, Oswego; Margaret Goodfellow. Oregon City; Luella Hurner, Carlton; Mrs. Dan lals. Montavilla; Ethel Mather, Clacka mas: Mary E. Vinyard. Canby; Laurelta Teager, Heppner; Lilly Muaphy, Antelope; Sarah Thompson, Portland; Maude How ell. Waldron. Sessions will continue until Thursday afternoon. Entertainments in honor of delegates will be held In the evenings. The delegates will visit The Oaks to night. MOVE FOR NEW FIREBOAT Question of Issuing Bonds for Craft May Go Before Voters. It is probable that the voters of Port land will soon be given the opportunity of expressing their opinion upon the advisability of purchasing a new steel fireboat. Chief Campbell and other officers cf the fire department have been urging the necessity of such a movement for a long time, and it will be brought before the Council at the first meeting in August. Councilman Annand Is now having prepared an ordinance providing that the people vote upon the question of Issuing bonds for the new boat. It is estimated that such a boat as is de sired would cost in the neighborhood of $100,0)0. A special election may be called for the purpose of voting upon this question, and the proposed new Bull Run pipe line, but it Is more likely that both questions will be taken up at the regular election next June. EVERLASTING JARS. The preserving season is at its height. Fruit never spoils in Everlast- , ing Jars. All glass. Easy to seal. Easy I to open. Why waste time, fruit and sugar, and endure the heat with infer j for jars? Everlasting Jars are a joy I forever. Ask your grocer. STRONG CASE AGAINST MILLIE Auto Driver Given Hearing on Charge of Running Down and Killing Boy. TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT Defendant May Be Held for Man- slaughter Unless Judge Cameron Finds Weight of Authority Is Against Such Procedure. This morning at 9 o'clock Muniicpal Judge Cameron will give his decision as to whether or not Willaim McCallig. auto mobile driver, must answer to the grand jury for his crime in running down and killing 12-year-old Ellis Korklin. The case was submitted to the court yester day forenoon. It was in order to look up authorities quoted that Judge Cameron took the matter under advisement. The testimony, for the most part, was clear and direct. McCallig, on the night of the tragedy, was driving his machine at a speed of from 10 to 12 miles an hour Approaching a group of children, he veered off slightly to the left from them. but did not slacken speed or sound an alarm. There were no lights displayed on his automobile. Just before he struck the boy he turned hiu head to speak to a woman who was seated beside him. An Instant later he saw the child and threw on the brakes, and the child was crushed beneath the heavy wheels. A moment be fore the lad had started to run across the street, being engaged In a game of "tag." He had no warning whatever un til the automobile was right upon him. The defense makes the point that Mc Callig, having noticed objects in the street, veered to one side. Just why, In taking this precaution, he did not essay the added safeguard of sounding an alarm or slackening speed was not explained. The prosecution was conducted by Dep uty District Attorney Haney, who vigor ouslv contended for the holding of Mc Callig to the grand jury. The interests of the defendant were looked after by Attor neys Long and Sweek. The defendant sat by bis lawyers during the progress of the trial, and took a close Interest In the examination of witnesses. He did not ap pear to suffer any contrition, laughing heartily time and again at tne heavy nu mor of the attorneys. The courtroom was filled to its capacity with a gaping throng of policeman, interested spectators and the Idly curious. Mrs. Ida Smith was called by Mr. Ha ney as the first witness for the state Mrs. Smith was one of those in the auto when the fatality occurred. She said the party had just visited two saloons and was speeding toward the business part of the city when the accident occurred Shortly before a policeman had shouted to them that it was getting time to turn on the lights, and they had intended stop ping shortly at a candy store for the pur pose of lighting the lamps. It was nqt yet completely dark, she said. As they approached a group of children McCallig bore to the left and she did not see the little boy until he ran in front of the ma chine a few feet ahead. McCallig then threw on the brakes and all got out and attended to the injured lad. The witness said she remained by him until he died. Similar evidence was given by Mrs. R. Rollti. who occupied the rear seat of the auto in company with one Peterson. William Sigler, an auto driver who was passing the scene at the time and wit nessed the accident, gave testimony that aided the state's case materially. He was within 15 feet of the place when the boy was struck. 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Pinkham's Vegetable Compound did for Mrs. Ainsley it will do for every sick and ailing woman. If you have symptoms you don't un derstand write to Mrs. Pinkham, daughter-in-law of Lydia E Pinkham. at Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free and al ways helpful. of children who were playing in the street. The driver seemed to be talking to the woman beside him as they approached the boy, who darted suddenly in front of the auto and was run down. The auto driver gave no alarm signal nor displayed any lights, said the witness. There was noth ing, in his opinion, that could have pre vented McCallig from giving the boys a wider berth or from slackening speed, sounding an alarm, carrying lights or tak ing other ordinary precautions. Sigler also stated that with his electric automo bile he could have stopped before running down the boy. even at the distance from which McCallig threw on his brakes. Corroborative evidence was given by two children Joe Mazouraskl and Maggie Silverstein, who were playing with the Korklin boy at the time of the tragedy. Charles Dowell, a planing-mfll employe, testified that he saw the McCallig auto mobile when it was.wihtin two blocks of the scene of the tragedy. He heard Po liceman Stuart shout to the party and iell them to light their lamps, but said the automoblliats kept on and seemingly paid no attention to the officer's Instructions. Sanford Evans, another millhand. gave further corroborative evidence. The state then rested. The defense offered no testimony. Attor ney Long arising at once and moving lor dismissal on the grounds that no case had been made out against the defendant. Ho contended that the accident was unavoid able and that there was no element of gross negligence such as is necessary to establish manslaughter. Mr. Haney insisted that the case was plainly one where the defendant should be held to the grand jury, and after au thorities had been submitted at 6ome length the motion for dismissal was taken under advisement by Judge Cam eron until this morning. BOYS IN JUVENILE COURT One Confesses Thert of $20; Two Others Admit Stealing Horse. One little 11-year-old boy confessed In the Juvenile Court yesterday to having stolen nearly $20 In coin from a neighbor. Another 11-year-old lad and his 13-year-old companion were before Judge Frazer in the same court on the charge of hav ing stolen a pony from a dock last Tues day, and taking the animal to an East Side shed for safe-keeping. The lads ad mitted they took the pony, but declared that a man told them that it did not be long to any one. The Had who confessed to stealing money was accompanied by his father, and the scene that Ineued during the trial of the case was heart-breaking. Think ing all along that his boy was honest and upright, the father broke down and wept when he heard the story related to Judge Frazer by the lad. The little fellow's brothers and sisters are said to be the best youths In the neighborhood in which they live, and the father, who works hard from sunrise to sunset, thought his 11-year-old Just like the others. The boy did not cry until he saw his father weeping. Of the money taken, the lad said that he had spent $7.50 of it; the remainder was recovered from the places where It had been hidden. After talking to the boy sternly, but kindly. Judge Frazer In formed him that he would be allowed to go on probation If he would promise to go to work and earn enough money to pay back the $7.50 expended. The lad promised, and said that he would begin picking berries tomorrow. He was placed under the care of Chief Probation Officer Marion R. Johnson. The tale told by the "bronco busters" did not please the Jurist. 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