Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 21, 1912, Page 6, Image 6

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    TTE MORNING OREGONIAX SATURDAY. DECEMBER 31, 1912.
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EGG BARGAINS DRAW
nine nc II
crowds of mm
Police Called. Out to. Handle
Chicago -Shopper and
Dealers Cut Prices.
CARLOADS -DISPOSED OF
Cmll for Volunteers Issued by Head
of Movement Campaign to Be
Renewed and Other Com
modities, Added.
rHifARO. Dec. 20. (Special.) W
men from a.11 st&tioni of life, rich and
poor alike, elbowed their way through
tho crowds which thronged, tne egg
stations" in various parts of the city
today. Chicago's first day or egg oar
zraina.
One million, one hundred thousand
rgffs of April stock were placed on
sale by club women in 30 places, the
. nrlr. Mnr 14 cents a dozen, as soon
as the sale had started and the rusl
for the "bargain eggs" was fairly un
Ier way. merchants with stores near
thi renter, slaced banner In thel
windows, announcing that they were
selling the "best storage eggs
prices ranging from li to 20 cents
dozen.
oan Kept Orerbu.y.
In spite of this the women in chargo
,t the sale centers found they nao.
more, than they could do to supply
chopping housewives. It was esumaiea
that 750.000 eggs were sold by the
club women today.
In many of the stores the sale will
be continued tomorrow and it is be
iivi1 hat the five and a half car-
loads of eggs first purchased by the
women will be exhausted Derore noon.
Arrangements have been made to buy
as many more eggs as are needed to
day. .
A call for 100 more volunteers was
Issued by Mrs.- J. O. Bley. of 604
Washington Park Place, . from the
headquarters of the campaign in the
Congress Hotel. She also Issued an
appeal to shoppers to bring with them
baskets or joLher receptacles in which
to carry away eggs they bought.
Police Seeded Calm Crowds.
Police were called .-to handle the
crowd at -the store at West Madison
and Market streets before tho- sale
had been In progress an hour.
The success of the sale as evidenced
by the reduction in the price of eggs
in retail stores. and the number of
eggs sold by the club women, has lea
to the announcement that besides to
morrow's sale, another date will be
set for a general renewal of the cam
paign and that other commodities will
be added as the demand arises.
ROBBERY" CRIME MOTIVE
Seaman Who Confessed Morder Says
He Stole $9000 From Victim.
ATCHISON, Kan., Dec 20. John
Derr, apprentice seaman In the United
States Navy, who confessed to the
California authorities recently that he
killed William Barkis, a wealthy recluse.-
near here three years ago. In a
subsequent confession said robbery was
the motive and that he stole between
$8000 and $9000. T. A. MIxcey, County
Attorney, said tonight. MIxcey said
he received a copy of the later con
fession, today. -
Derr's confession said that he found
the money in an old trunk. He said he
hid the money, but refused to reveal
the hiding place. It is known that
Barkis drew $6000 from an Atchison
bank two years before his death and
the authorities never could account for
the money after he was killed.
The county has taken no action to
bring Derr back to Kansas. He said
he wanted to make a further investiga
tion of alleged conflicting statements
In Derr's confession..
"PILGRIM" SUFFRAGETTES MARCHING FROM NEW YORK TO
ALBANY WITH MESSAGE TO SXJLZER.
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JOHN S. HUYLER KILLED
Son of Millionaire Candymuker Falls
Under Train.
MORRISTOWX. N. X, Dec. 20. John
S. Huyler, aged 19, the youngest son of
the late John S. Huyler, millionaire
candy manufacturer, was fatally In
jured here today when he fell beneath a
train.. Both legs were crushed to the
kneej so that immediate amputation
was necessary and he died a few hours
later.
The young man Jumped on the train
Just as It was pulling out of the sta
tion for New York, lost his balance and
fell.
SUSPENSE. YET UNBROKEN
f Continued From FlrM Paje.)
they have been quite, ready with their
names."
The Governor received a call from
r.olla Wells, treasurer of the National
Democratic Committee and ex-Mayor
of St. Louis, who brought a bound val
time showing campaign contributions
and expenses, a fac simile of which
recently was filed with the clerk of the
House of Representatives.
Foreign Contributions Pleasing-.
"I venture to say." the Governor said,
"that It's a better looking report than
the other two fellows filed. It's the
best of its kind I've ever seen and an
Interesting document, because It's the
first report under the law requiring
tht publicity of campaign ' contribu
tions." The Governor seemed pleased by the
wide support that the financial side of
the campaign received. He ran his
fingers over a list of places, calling at
tention to the fact that contributions
were received from Americans in Can
ada, China, Mexico, Ireland, Egypt,
Kcuudor, Pan-America, Cuba. Hondu
ras, the Philippinpes and Porto Rico.
These foreign contributions totalled
more than $2500.
Governor Wilson bad a long talk
wltb Senator Fielder, who has been In
formally agreed upon by the Democrats
for president of the State Senate, which
aieans automatic succession to Gov
ernor Wilson when the latter resigns,
tie read Mr. Fielder the message be is
preparing for the State Legislature and
discussed the forthcoming rerislon of
the corporate laws.
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A bore Formidable Band of Pilgrims on First Day of March. Middle, night to
Left, Mlas Rosalia Jones, Mlas Ida Craft and Mrs. Hardy Stubba, Three of
Fonr Remaining on Fifth Day. Belowt Mlas Rosalie . Jones Giving; "For
ward, March," Order.
FOUR PILGRIMS LEFT
Little Suffragette Band Plods
On Toward Albany.
CAPITAL 80 MILES AWAY
Party Walks Eight Miles on Good
Roads and Today Will Trudge
Seven Miles to Ponglikeepsie,
Where They Will Take Kest.
WAPP1NGERS FALLS, N. Y., Dec. 20.
v Albany only eight miles away!"
Thi was the cry of the little bana
of suffragists who arrived here late' to
day after an eight-mile walk from
EM.hlrin over irood roads. The rour
pedestrians. Miss Rosalie Jones, Miss
Ida Craft. Mrs. Jessie Hardy Stubbs
and Mrs. Lavinia Dock, passed tonight
in a local hotel and tomorrow will
plod the seven miles to Poughkeepsie,
where they win remain over oun.
When the little party leil jvisnam
hey were accompanied by. a score of
.nthnDi.Btln siifrrae-ettpa and on their
arrival here they were met by a large
delegation.
xrio. fr-n r ,ilHpBiH a rrawd of
workmen coming from, a factory and
tonight Miss Jones ana iuiss i-rau
spoke at the assembly ball, the society
event of the season in this village.
CITY OFFICIALS AT WAR
OREGON" CITY WITHOUT CHIEF
OF POLICE.
Mayor's Appointee Loses Suit Tor Sal
ary and Council's Favorite
Is Cited in Court.
OREGON CITY. Or.. Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) Oregon City, which for four
months had two acting Chiefs of Po
lice, is now without any. Circuit
Judge Kakin today decided that E. V.
haw is not the Chief and has no right
or title to the office. Grant B. Dlm
ick Mayor, had cited Shaw to prove his
title to the office, which the Mayor
charged Shaw had usurped. Shaw's
counsel. C. D. Latourette and J. E.
Hedges alleged that he had never as
sumed the office, being merely a peace
officer and Jailkeeper.
Mayor Dlmmlck and the Council last
January failed to agree on several ap
pointments, one of which was Chief of
Police. Tho Mayor appointed Charles
E. Burns Chief, but the Council re
fused to confirm the appointment, de
claring that E. L. Shaw should be re
tained. Burns was acting Chief for
four months. He then resigned and
sued for his salary, but the decision
was against him. Shaw continued to
serve and is still doing so.
The Mayor said tonight that Shaw
had not been paid as Chief of Police
and 'he would take 'legal action to pre
vent the City Treasurer giving him. the
warrants as Chief. He also declares
that he will take legal action next year,
although his term of office expires
January 1, to prevent the Chief of Po
lice being paid more than $60 a month.
The salary now is $100 a month, but
the Mayor declares this Is illegal. He
says the charter provides that the Chief
shall receive $60 a month and that the
Council has no right to Increase the
salary. This must be done, according
to Mayor Dimmlck, through a revision
of the charter, to be approved by the
people.
TAX ASSESSMENT GAINS
OREGON" PROPERTY VALUE IS
NEAR $800,000,000.
Increase of $8,976,324 Over 1911.
Public Utilities, Corporate Hold
ngs Are Xot Included. -,
SALEM Or.. Dec. 20. (Special.) In
a summary completed today by . the
State Board of Tax Commissioners of
the assessed valuation of all the coun
ties In the state as assessed by County
Assessors, the complete assessed valua-?
tion for 1912 Is shown to be t7S3.085.181:
This Is not inclusive of the assessed
valuation by the State . Board of Tax
Commissioners. To the Board falls me
lot of assessing public utilities and
various Borporate properties which do
business within two or more counties
of the state.
The County Assessors assess that
property such as real and personal
within i the limits of their respective
counties falling exoluslvely within
such limits.
The assessed valuation by the Asses
sors this year is $8,976,324 In excess of
the same valuation last year.
The table by counties showing the
assessed valuation for the two years
follows: ; .
County Itlu. 1012,
Baker .., I7.B25.GS0 17.7U4.765
Benton 10.000.4K1 0,054 HOI
Clackamsa 21.4,4.T 2'J.T8.083
Clatsop 8.740,027 8.924 064
Columbia 12.850,430 )2.67.!mo
Coos 111.4.15,615 1H.326.II37
Crook U.17X.24S lt.O01.B77
Carry 3.007,811 4.1H2.600
Douglas 26,87r..r.so 27.0S2.14S
Gilliam - S.444.BH3 0.408.700
Orant C.6I1.3S1 0.717,584
Harney 7.3B2,S:i5 7.343,385
Hood River B,14,820 0.335,642
Jackson 33,411.800 32.046,143
Josephine 8.6ltS.Oo3 8,Mg,$75
Klamath 14,612,775 1R.B82.121
Lake 8.358.21(0 8.631. H34
Lane 34,144.000 34.53S.H4u
Lincoln t..-. S.S42.1S3 8.1NI2.SIX
Linn 2.-1.8.13.325 20,042.295
Malheur1 9.678,31)0 9.872.520
Marlon 37.656.737 - 88.083.264
Morrow S.000,773 0.176.701
Multnomah 25,3S3,620 303.903.165
Polk 13.649.87 13.149.10O
Sherman 6,045,230 6,073.385
Tillamook 14.839.132 14,523.732
I'matlUa .",3.338.801 83.W9.141
l-nion ' 13.842.13.-, 13.559.213
Wallowa - 1O.350.770 .-10.210.736
Waoco 9.237,330 0,531,000
Wahlnnton 17,821.720 17.780.9rt6
Wheel-r 3,203,810 3,263.202
Yamhill 15.22U.025 15.038.071
Totals 784,118,837 703.0U5.181
JEWEL MERCHANT
KILLED III REVENGE
Man Found Dead With Bullet
and Stab Wounds and Acid
Bums on Mouth.
SKULL; ALSOr IS: CRUSHED
Activity In Sending Thieves to Prison
Several Year Ago May Fur- ;
nlsh ; Motive Finger
. . Prints Give Clew. .
CHICAGO, Dec. ' 20. -Revenge, ac
cording to the police, prompted the
murder of J. H. Logue, a diamond mer
chant,, who was . killed In his office
In the AlcVlcker Theater building in
the center of the shopping: district at
noon today.
There' is no clew-to the slayer or
slayers. ' Loguo is said to have been
responsible for the sentencing of some
diamond thieves to prison in 1305 or
1906, and police are working on the
theory that, having regained their free
dom, they may have been implicated
in the killing.
Woman May Be In Plot.
A woman may have been included in
the plot against Loguo's life- When
found in his office, he was gagged,
with a black ribbon. Seventeen knife
wounds were In his body, which caused
the revenge theory to he advanced.
He also was shot in the right shoulder,
but the wound would not have caused
his death, physicians said. His mouth
was burned with acid. A phial that
had contained the liquid was found on
the office floor.
His skull had been crushed by beat
ing. Part of Logue's right thumb was
almost severed, indicating a hand-to-hand
struggle between the assailant
and his victim.
Bloody Fingerprints Found.
Whether robbery entered into the
crime has not been determined. The
office safe was locked, but bloody
fingerprints and a bloody rag were
found inside. Clean Impressions of
the print were obtained and the police
1 .uA., .a,. ,.rnua a vnlimnlf. O.lftW.
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No jewelry of any valuo remained lnd
, 1. . J K i r. H mtirht flllVfl , lent!
strength to the robbery theory had
not Mrs. Logue declared that her hus
band never carried a large stock of
goods.
She said he acted as a Jobber and
bought diamonds and other jewelry
only as he saw a ready market for
them.
Angeles Smelting & Refining Company,
j which has extensive properties in 60
miles from Toluca, In the state of Mex
ico. ' The letters presented were from
a Mr. Traeger, manager of Los Arios
Company, and described a condition of
continued turbulence and battling with
bandits for the last four ' or five
months. ' - .
Military Guard Withdrawn.
Mr. Traeger said the soldiers sent
by the government to his assistance
last November had been withdrawn,
leaving the Important mining centers
of Zaoualpan and Sultepec and the sur
rounding country entirely unguarded.
He said that last August a pitched
battle was fought against the bandits
in Zacualpan. in which the mine and
buildings were burned and everything
ruined that could not be carried away,
and a mining engineer, a Mr. Piatt,
was taken prisoner.
Afterward Mr. Piatt escaped and
iipon Information supplied by him' Mr.
Traeger took the government soldiers
to the scene of the trouble and de
feated the bandits in a pitched battle.
' Bandits Demand Tribute.
Traeger also alleged In a letter dated
November 12 that he had that day re
ceived from the bandits a demand for
S5000 in tribute money, which was to
have been paid within eight days. The
demand was not met and up to Decem
ber 4, when the last letter from him
was written, he was still holding his
position. He tells of another mining
man, Pancho Zllchos, who had been
taken prisoner and who was. then held
for $15,000 ransom.
Mr. Williams said he intended to go
to Mexico to investigate conditions.
Senator Smith, of Michigan.' chairman
of the sub-committee, remonstrated
against this course, saying that. for Mr.
Williams to undertake the Journey at
this time would be risking his life. He
said, hotter, that if Mr. Williams
should insist on going, he would in
vest him with authority to make an
Investigation for the benefit of the
committee.
DEFENSE UPHOLDS AID
LAWYER SAYS ENORMITY PRE
CLUDED CREDENCE.
Attorney for Minneapolis Men In
volved In Dynamite Cases De
fends; 'Walking Delegate.
TvmAVipftT.TS TAfv 20. Denial
a ifi in .niRlnff ft defense fund for
the McNamara brothers by labor union
nffini9i nn trln.1 should be taken
as an indication of guilty knowledge
of a "dynamite conspiracy" on the part
of the 40 defendants was made today
K.. Knrn.vo fni- thA defense in their
arguments before the Federal Jury.
"It has been repeatedly charged by
the Government that these defendants
showed their Implication in the dyna
mite plots by their efforts to help the
jrvmorQ whilA the Mp.Namaras were
locked up in Los Angeles and before
they pleaaea gumy, " .
of Minneapolis, continuing the argu
ment for the defense.
McNamara Brains of Plot.
i.tj .vorv r.nnfMn.a that? John
J. McNamara. their brother union offi
cial, was Innocent, it was the duty of
these derencianis 10 neip mew.
very enormity of ' the crime at Los
Angeles, the very boldness and extent
v AvnloRlons had been carried
on for years made it unthinkable that
the secretary or tne iron ivorera iu
t.,natinniii TTnlon committed them or
caused them to be committed. Had the
defendants raised a defense iunu aiter
the McNamara brotners pieaaea b"'".'.
than iiiv would have been subject to
criticism, but not otherwise. s
"John J. was tne Drams oi me yiu.o
...a h. men scattered over the
country were not closely enough asso
ciated with him to nave oecome ac
quainted with his criminal -acis.
"Business Agent" Has Mission.
Defending Charles N. Beum. of Min-
n .1,1 Vrod y Moonev. of Du-
luth, whom he especially represented,
Mr. Tifft said they had no knowledge
that $1000 a month was being used by
McNamara for dynamiting expenses.
Attorney J. G. Leffler replied to
statements by the district attorney that
most of the defendants were "walking
elegates and business agents wno urn
. v.,, who 'used the funds of
labor unions to further their own ambi
tions. '
..fv, Ki.einAoe nirpnt has a mission.
said Mr. Leffler. "His mission 1s to
procure for laboringmen the wages
which laboringmen otherwise would
not get." " : " ' ' ,
United States Senator Kern will ar
gue for the defense next Monday. He
will be followed Dy idb ciooms
ments of the Government. All argu-
t, onrltided bv next
incuts w -
Thursday, when the only detail remain
ing before the jury retires win io
instructions of Judge Anderson.
TILLAMOOK CHEESE WINS
I. W. Hiner and Andrew Christen-
sen First and Second at Eugene.
iTuvir rr Ttof 20. (Soeclal.)
I XV. Hiner. of Tillamook, ; won the
o . i h host rhneae exhibited
ursi jjiwo -" , - .
at the third annual convention of the
Oregon Butter &na uneesemas-era
sociation, which was neld here thiB
week, " .
By virtue of his victory Hiner re
ceives a gold watch,-offered by the
Marschell Dairy Laboratory, of Madi
son. Wis., and other prises. Hiner was
i k.if Miint over Andrew ChriB-
tensen, of Tillamook, who, as winner
of second place, Svill receive several
prises, as will tne winners oi miru,
fourth and fifth places.
DEMAND BEING PREPARED
'' (Continued From Flrt Page.)
SEALS MAY BE HUNTED
GOVERNMENT URGED TO AMEND
EXISTING ACT. .
Herd Almost Donbled and Belief Is
That Quality. Will Be Bettered by
Thinning Out Males.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Unless the
agreement reached with Japan and
Great Britain for the protection of the
seal herds in the North Pacific Is to
fail of realization and the seal treaty,
perhaps Itself be lost, it will be neces
sary for Congress during the present
session to amend the seal act so as to
remove the five-year restriction upon
the killing of male seals on the Pribilof
Islands.
This Is the view of the Administra
tion based on several urgent communi
cations to the United States, the latest
received today from Japan. This com
munication pointed out that the exist
ing legislation amounts to a practical
repudiation of that part of the treaty
which guaranteed to the Japanese and
the British governments a fair return
from the seals' that -might be safely
killed on'the American seal islands in
lieu of those taken by pelagic Bealevs.
The seal herd has almost doubled In
number under one year of suspension
of killing, and it is the opinion ot the
State Department experts that, so far
from this being necessary to prevent
the further taking of a due proportion
of skins, some thinning out of males of
the herds is absolutely necessary to
prevent its deterioration. Therefore, it
is expected tne iTesiaent win maxe an
other effort to induce Congress to
amend the existing seal act so as to
insure fair treatment for the Japanese
and British governments.
tlons, which has been Investigating
conditions along the Mexican border,
held a meeting today: to afford an op
portunity to George Fred Williams, of
Boston, to place before it letters bear
ing on the situation.
Mr. Williams is president of the Los
When in doubt what to
give for . Christmas see
TONSETH'S
POINSETTIAS
AZALEAS
CYCLAMEN
and choice Cut Flowers.
Price Right.
TONSETH
FLORAL CO.
133 6th, Oregonian Bldg.
Free Delivery
Main 5102. A 1102
We guarantee our Rock Springs
to be the genuine Union Pacific
Rock Springs Coal.
Willamette Fuel & Supply Co.
Main 1225. A 1225
If it's a question of what to give him for Christ
mas allow us to suggest.
Neckear
Knox Silk Hat
Gloves
Hat Box
Knox Opera Hat
Hosiery
Mufflers
(Suspenders
Collar Bag -Handkerchiefs
Merchandise Orders
Buf f um & Pendleton
311 Morrison
.Opp. Postoffic
HOLIDAY ROUND TRIPS
VIA
OREGON ELECTRIC RY.
Tickets on sale Dec. 21 to 25, inclusive; Dec. 28 to January 1, inclusive.
Return limit, January 2, 1913.
SALEM S2.00
W00DBURN S1.50
HTLLSB0R0 $ .80
FOREST GROVE $1.00
EUGENE $4.80
ALBANY $3.10
HARRISBURG S-4.15
JUNCTION CITY $4.30
To other points proportionally reduced round-trip fares.
Limited Trains The "Owl"
with with
observation par- sleeping-car
lor cars and and
coaches. coaches.
P.M. A.M.
Leave Portland.'. 8:40A.M. 5:00 12:05
Arrive Salem 10 :10 A. M. 6 :30 2:05
" Albany ..11:10A.M. 7:30 6:00
" Eusrene ...12:40P.M. 9:00 7:50
Portland time shown is Jefferson-street station. Leave from North
Bank station 20 minutes earlier. Supper served in parlor car on
evening limited train.
"Owl" sleeping car ready at 9:30 P. M. at North Bank station."
MANY OTHER TRAINS AT CONVENIENT HOURS
CITY TICKET OFFICES
Fifth and Stark, Tenth and Stark, Tenth and Morrison Streets
PASSENGER STATIONS
Eleventh and Hoyt Streets Jefferson and Front Streets.
Let Your Xmas
Spirit Start
at Home
Just remember that while you are look
ing forward to that good old-fashioned
Christmas dinner, mother is going to spend
. the better part of several days preparing it
Now, why not let mother enjoy Christ
mas, too! Instead of tiring out over the
preparation of dinner, think how she
would enjoy a perfectly free Christmas
day, with a gloriously good Christmas
Dinner, served with music and among the
cheerful surroundings of the Imperial Grill
Phil Metchan will per
sonally attend to your
reservation. Phone h,m
you will be there.
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