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THE MORXIXG OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1914. FARMER IS SHOT TO DEATH BY NEIGHBOR Dispute Over Boundary Fence Near Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Leads to Tragedy. SLAYER GIVES HIMSELF UP Prisoner Declares Trouble oi Long Ihiratlon and Climax Reached When Man, Xow Dead, At tempted to Infringe on Land. BONNERS FERRY, Idaho, March 16. (Special.) A dispute over land boun daries led to the killing' today of A. 'F. Waterman, 66 years old, a farmer, liv ing on the north side of the town, by Andrew Aldrldge. a neighbor. The farms of the two men were ad Joining and the dispute over the boun - clary had been of long standing. Tb'a morning Mr. Waterman started mov ing the fence over to what he clairaed was the proper location, and Aldntdge came out of the house and warned, aim to cease. Angry words followed, and Aldridge is allaged to have returned to his house and brought at 30-30 rile and opened fire on Mr. Waterman, shoot ing him through the shouldev, killing him almost instantly. Aldridge gave himself up to the local officers and is being held In the town jail. He refused to make any detailed statement regarding tbe deed other than to admit that he killed Mr. Water man and that the trouble arose over tbe changing of the fence. Mr. Waterman is survived by a wid ow, now In the East: a son, John Wa terman, of this place, and several other sons and daughters.. He recently start ed a divorce action against his wife and the case is pending. Aldridge has a family here. He was asked whether hie had really meant to kill Waterman, and said: "Well, I dont know. He had been pestering me so long that I just had to get rid of him. He came up in front of ray place thia. morning and commenced hollering at me. "My corner stakes had been stolen several times and I had a lot of trou ble with Waterman regarding the land between his place and mine. "I don't just remember how many shots I fired, but I think two. I think I missed hi mthe first time. This was the first time I had my rifle out for over a year." BANKOFAUBURN CLOSED ONH OF THE LARGEST DEPOSITORS NAMED RECEIVER. After Existence of Tea Years Institu tion Compelled to Quit With 9204, 000 In Deposits. SEATTLE Wash., March 16. The Christopher, Knickerbocker & Howard private bank of Auburn. Wash., did not open for business today and a receiver for the bank was appointed by United States Judge Neterer, in the Federal Court here, on petition of depositors. Dr. B. E. Hoye, the receiver ap pointed, is one of the largest depositors. He will hold office until the appoint ment of trustees to handle the bank's affairs. The bank, which has been in existence 10 years, had $204,000 of de posits and its other liabilities amount to $21,000. Notes and other securities of a face value of $246,000 are held by the bank, of which only $8000 could be turned into quick cash. It is estimated that less than $100,- 000 can be realized on the securities. H. H. Howard, cashier, lent the money of the bank, his partners relying al together on his judgment. To secure the depositors. President Christopher, a rancher, has turned over unincum bered real estate valued at $45,000. Vice-President Knickerbocker, an at torney, has contributed unincumbered real estate worth $40,000 and Howard and his wife have given unincumbered real estate and personal property valued at $115,000. The bank also holds other, real estate listed at $200, 000. LOGANBERRY FIN UNITE GROWERS OF STATE MEET AT SA LEM AJfD ORGANIZE!. Industry to Be Developed and Markets Found by Sending: Samples of Fruit to All Parts of Country. SALEM, Or., March 15 (Special.) A permanent organization of logan berry growers of the state was per fected here today. More than 200 grow ers attended the meeting and it was tbe consensus of opinion that through organization adequate markets could be obtained. I Officers were elected as follows: President, W. L. Bentley, Woodburn; vice-president, Alex. La Follette, Brooks; secretary, Fred S. Bynon, Sa lem; treasurer, L. H. Roberts. Salem; directors, Britt Aspinwall, Brooks; H. E. Crowell, Dundee, and the president, vice-president and treasurer. The constitution provides that the directors shall perfect a plan of opera tion at once, the industry to be devel oped by sending samples of fresh and dried berries to all parts of the country and the preparation of adequate statis tics for the information of the growers. Because of the big increase of acreage devoted to the fruit this year it was feared that it might be Impossible to find markets. Assurances have been received, however, that there will be an adequate demand. Arrangements have been made to sell quantities of the ber ries in parts of the country where they heretofore have been unknown. BOOSTERS WILL MEET Independence Commercial Club Ar ranges Celebration. INDEPENDENCE. Or., March 16. (Special.) The Independence Commer cial Club will hold a booster and re organization meeting next Wednesday afternoon and night. Some of the most prominent boosters in the state will be present and will speak. Tom Richardson, of the Oregon De velopment League, will speak to the high school students in the aiternoon. C. C Chapman, of the Portland Com ' mercial Club, will speak at night on "The Value of a Live Commercial Club." Mr. Richardson will talk on fthe rela tions of the Commercial Cltfb to the Oregon Development League. Oeorge M. Hyland, the publicity lnanager of the Oregon State Commission to the Panama-Pacific Fair, will talk on the advisability of the exhll&tion at the fair. After the night meeting a get-together banquet will bi served at the Beaver Hotel, where ether speakers, including Mark M. "Wfjndruff. publicity manager for the Hill lines in Oregon, will speak to the merj'bers of the Com mercial Club. This banquet and meet ing is preliminary if, the annual elec tion of officers, wljXch will take place the early part of j'A.priL it is expected that it will be t'fte largest boosters' meeting ever he"M in this city. Charles A. Jonrns. of Portland, lie- publican aspirant for the nomination for Governor at. the coming primary election, spoke, at the Opera-House here Saturday , night He outlined his platform, wh At he intended to do if elected and how he expected to gain these ends, i The Independence band held a concert in front of the Opera House bef'jre the meeting. ' THEFT AND SALE TOLD BOB LEATHERWOOD IS BOUJfD OVER TO GRAND JURY. Uirt Estea Tells of Selling Flelschner- Mayer Company's Goods Other Larceny Suspects Sentenced. Bob Leatherwood, held on the charge of receiving stolen goods, was bound over to the grand jury yesterday by District Judge Jones. His bond was fixed at $2000 on each of two charges. Leatherwood is the first of the eight arrested in connection with alleged large thefts of linens and dry goods from Feleischner, Mayer & Company who has come into court. All the other defendants are out on bail. The first witness called against Lea therwood was Harry Estes, an ex-employe of the wholesale firm, who is charged with larceny of the goods which it is charged were sold to Lea therwood. Estes testified yesterday that he sold some of the linens he took from the firm to Leatherwood. Shipments of goods, through a second hand dealer, to E. L. Settle of Oakland, Or., were shown by receipts from the railroad company. Judge Dayton agreed with Attorney Fulton that ball of $15,000, under which Leatherwood has been held since hts arrest several weeks ago, was excess ive, and reduced the bail to $4000. Arche Blake, who gave his true name as O. W. Lake, pleaded guilty last week to obtaining money by false pre tenses by giving a worthless check, was sentenced to from one to five years In the penitentiary by Circuit Judge Kavanaugh. Lake was paroled, to take effect when he repaid the $50 he se cured on the check. Because he has passed five months in jail awaiting trial. Judge Kavan augh sentenced Gus Johnson, who pleaded guilty to larceny, to one month in Jail. ENGINEER SEEKS OFFICE BAKER MAST ANNOUNCES CANDI DACY ON REPUBLICAN TICKET. L. R. Stockman, Who Constructed Great Shoshone Dam and Other Big Work, Will Oppose J. II. Lewis. . BAKER, Or., March 16. (Special.) L. R. Stockman, civil engineer, who has been in private practice on irrigation and water work in Baker for the last two years, today sent to the Secretary of State at Salem his declaration of candidacy for the Republican nomina tion as State Engineer. He will op pose J. H. Lewis, incumbent, who has already filed for the Republican nom ination. Mr. Stockman has gained many friends In Baker, where he has been engaged in several large irrigation projects and in work on the Baker mu nicipal water system. He is 39 years old and has had wide experience in engineering lines. Mr. Stockman came to Baker from Colorado, where he was a resident engineer for a big irrigation company. He is perhapB best known for his work in constructing the giant Shoshone dam at Cody, Wyo., a $1,500,000 project, which is the highest dam in the world 328 feet. He had long experience as an engineer in railroad construction work, built 15 tunnels and was for five years with the Government on irriga tion work in Wyoming, Colorado, Mon tana and Canada, and was in charge of the construction of the St. Mary's $2,000,000 canal In Montana. For two years he was an engineer in Chicago on water power work. IDAHO CAMPAIGN TO BE HOT State-wide Move to Be Launched During This Month. BOISE, Idaho, March 16. (Special.) That Idaho is now entering the most strenuous prohibition campaign in its history is freely conceded. The result is doubtful. Flushed with the recent Kootenai County victory, which turned that "wet" county into the "dry" column by a majority of 353, thereby adding the 23d local option county in the state, the Prohibitionists are clamor ing for state-wide prohibition from the next Legislature and will support only .legislative and state candidates who are "dry." The state-wide prohibition campaign will be launched on March 25, 26 and 27 at a state convention here. Tlans have been made to run an"anti-booze" special train from Weiser to Boise and on its arrival here to make a demon stration in the downtown business dis trict. Among the speakers will be Fletcher Homan, president of Willam ette University of Salem, Or.; Adna Wright Leonard, I. N. McCass, presi dent of Spokane College, and others. Opposition to state-wide prohibition will be strenuous. Its opponents are already forming anti-prohibition leagues over the state. Strict regula tion will be their slogan. GROWTH OF PHONE SHOWN Government Ownership Would Mean Higher Rates, Says Bell Head. NEW YORK, March 16. The rapid rowth of the Bell Telephone system and its attitude toward Government ownership are set forth in detailed an nual report of the American Telephone & Teleraph Company, made public to day. President Vail says the company is opposed to Government ownership, but it is interested In the upbuilding of a great public utility and does not believe a Government-owned telephone system would give as cheap and effi cient service. During the year the number of sub scribers' telephones increased 676,943, making a total of 8,133,017. The total wire mileage at the end of the year was 16,111,011. The gross revenues in 1913. not including connected indepen dent companies, was $215,600,000, an Increase in a year of more than $16,-000,000. SCHOOL DATA ISSUED Superintendent Churchill's Work Covers Months. MULTNOMAH PAYS HIGHEST Hood Elver County Is Second, Giving Its Men Teachers $109 and Its Women Teachers $70 Monthly. Information of Import. SALEM, Or., March 16. (Special.) Copies of a directory of the schools of the state,' giving information never before published, are being mailed by Superintendent of Public Instruction Churchill. Aside from containing the names of superintendents, supervisors, principals and high school teachers, it gives their salaries, tells of their work and contains the rules and regulations for issuing certificates. Not only are the public schools given in the pamphlet, but independent schools, such as Albany College. Wil lamette University, Reed College and Roman Catholic schools are mentioned. The average "monthly salaries of the male teachers of the public school is $84.25 and of the women teachers $61.74. The average monthly salaries of teachers in one-room schools is $60.50 and of teachers in schools hav ing more than one room $68.43. Prin cipals' salaries average $95.16 a month, and the average annual salaries of superintendents in districts of the first class is $1,929.69. Multnomah pays the highest salaries to both men and women teachers, the figures being $151.50 and $97.85. re spectively. Hood River County comes second, paying its men teachers $109 and its women teachers $70 monthly. Umatilla pays its men $104.44 and its women $69.30. Lincoln County pays the smallest salaries, its men receiving $61.90 and women teachers $54.05. Clackamas ranks low, paying its men teachers $81.23 and its women $58.22. All these figures are general averages. The average annual salaries of city superintendents in districts of the first class so far as reported, are as follows: Baker. $2400; Benton, $1500; Clacka mas, $1900; Clatsop, $2000; Douglas, $1500; Jackson, $1900; Josephine, $1800; Klamath, $1800; Lane, $2500; Linn, $2000; Marion, $2250: Umatilla, $2250; Union, $1500; Wasco. $2000 and Yamhill, $1575. The general average for city superintendents, not including Portland, is $1929.69. The enrollment in the larger city schools outside of Portland follows: Baker, 1480; Corvallis, 1065; Oregon City, 974; Astoria, 1653 and Rainier, 410. Not only are the names of all the feachers given, but the schools they attended and the other preparation for teaching. The counties are segregated and information of advantage to per sons engaged in educational work and others is given in the minutest detail. Mr. Churchill says the information re garding all schools having more than one teacher, with the exception of a few schools which failed to send in their reports, is complete. The work of gathering data extended over sev eral months, and the directory is by far the most comprehensive ever issued in this state. DEPUTIES SEEK OFFICE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S AIDS IX RACE FOR TWO OFFICES. One Aspire to Succeed His Chief and Other Runs for Treasurer Nu merous Men Announce. DALLAS, Or., March 15. (Special.) J. H. Savery, for the past two years one of the deputies under Sheriff Grant, has filed his petition for the Demo cratic nomination for Sheriff. It is said that Sheriff Grant is supporting Mr. Savery. The Republican nomina tion probably will go to John Orr, of Rickreall. John Richter, chief deputy under Sheriff Grant for the past six years, has filed his petition for the Demo cratic nomination for Treasurer. In the Democratic primaries he probably will not be opposed. For the Republi can nomination for the office Hugh Black, of Dallas; Charles Dunsmore, of Independence, and F. J. Holman, of Black Rock, are being prominently mentioned. For the first time in many years in Polk County there is a hard contest for the office of County Surveyor. Fred M. Suver, incumbent, has filed his pe tition for the Democratic nomination. He is opposed by Sanford B. Taylor, Democrat, who for several years, was chief engineer for the Salem, Falls City & Western Railroad Company. There is only one aspirant for the Re publican nomination for this office, Robert Canfield. of Black Rock. Will iam Himes, of the engineering firm of Himes Bros., of Dallas, probably will file for the Republican nomination. No one has filed for the Republican nomination for County Clerk. N0RINE RIKE ACQUITTED Jury Frees Girl Hailed Before Juve nile Court on Larceny Charge. After a dozen girls had testified that they had loaned jewels and gowns to Norine Rike, a student at St. Mary's Academy, a jury in Juvenile Court yes terday returned a verdict of not guilty of delinquency. Two gowns valued at $95, a diamond ring valued at $145, "a cut glass cream jar and other trinkets for their rooms have disappeared, the girls testified, and have not been recovered. The Rike girl was arrested several weeks ago in San Francisco when she alighted fro ma Portland boat and was ASTORIA. PUPILS HEALTHY School Nurse Reports Sanitary and Ventilating Conditions Good'. ASTORIA, Or., March 16. (Special.) Miss Vreeland, school nurse employed by the State Health Board, who recent ly made an Inspection of the Astoria city schools, has made a verbal report saying she found the sanitary and ven tilating conditions excellent and the general health of the pupils was good. There has been an epidemic of measles among the pupils of the first and second grades. This epidemic is now well under control. Asotin-CIarkston Road Approved. ASOTIN, Wash., March 16. (Special.) Word has been received from the State Highway Commissioner of the ap proval of the Commission to the plans and specifications of the Asotin-Clarks-ton road. Bids for building the first mile of the road are called for to be submitted April 7, y You Your car is one of the most important purchases you will ever make;. Your enjoyment for a thousand days your reputation as a shrewd buy i ness man the very lives of your loved ones will at times depend upon the character of the car you choose. You cannot be too careful. Things to Consider You want a ear that is 100 certainty. You want a car that is widely owned by men of substance men who ap preciate the good things of life men who get their money's worth. You want a car of known value a car never on the bargain counter. You want a car whose style you can be proud of whose performance will satisfy you. You want a car with a reputation for low cost of upkeep and operation. You must have a car with a substantial finan 'cil backing. All these things you get in fullest measure when you buy a Cadillac. Cadillac Reputation Thirty-six Million Dollars is being invested in Cadillacs this year. Last year it was Thirty Million. Year before that Twenty-five Million. In the thirteen years of Cadillac his tory the public has invested more money in Cadillacs than in any other make of car. Consider what a substantial institution the Cadillac really is. There can be no doubt as to Cadillac reliability, long life, low running cost, and gen eral all-round satisfaction. Cadillac Progress And now the Cadillac has set a new standard for smooth, easy riding, vibrationless running and flexibility at the same time reducing fuel expense and increasing the life of the car. Heretofore cars have been geared "high" or "low" or some where in between. "When geared "high" they run smoothly at high speeds, but will not run slowly enough in traffic on direct drive. When geared "low" they run slowly enough on direct drive, but vibrate uncomfortably when running 20 or 25 miles an hour. Two-Speed Direct Drive Rear Axle The 1914 Cadillac with its Two-Speed Direct-Drive Rear Axle gives the iidvantage of both high and low gearing. Suppose you are driving 20 miles an hour with "low" gear rear axle and you want to go faster. Just press the electric switch that throws in the "high" gear rear axle and the car will rapidly and smoothly pick up speed until it is going 30 miles an hour. And at 30 miles an hour the engine will be running no faster on "high" axle gear than it was run ning at 20 miles an hour on "low" axle gear. You can see that on "high" rear axle, the engine runs one-third slower for a given speed, which means unusual smoothness and freedom from vibration. DUKE TIL BEGUN Son of Wealthy Tobacco Man Accused of Manslaughter. AUTO ACCIDENT IS CAUSE State Charges Young Man Speeded Car Into Another Machine Near Seattle While Drunk Defend ant Blames Broken Gear. SEATTLE, March 16. The jury was completed and taking of testimony was begun today hi the trial of Laurence Duke, son of Brodie Duke, the million aire tobacco manufacturer, charged In the Superior Court with manslaughter for causing- the death of Henry X. Farr. a saloonkeeper, when Duke's au tomobile ran into Farr's machine near Riverside, eight miles south of Seattle, the night of October 13, 1913. The state is attempting to prove that Duke was Intoxicated when .he drove his car Into that of Farr party, which was standing on the roadside while a punc tured tire was being repaired. The de fense asserts that the accident was caused by the breaking of the steering gear on Duke's automobile. George A. Orth. who was a member of Farr's party, testified that Duke was driving recklessly when he struck Farr. Orth asserted that Duke was intoxi cated. James L. Shute. who reached the scene soon after the accident, testified he asked Duke about the accident and that Duke said the Farr party was "shooting craps in the middle of the road." Shute was unable to say whether Duke was intoxicated. Other witnesses testified that it was a moonlight night and that the lights of both machines were visible at a grei distance. ' Ought to Buy a Cadillac Body Styles and Prices Seven-Passenger Touring Car, $2225; Five-Passenger Touring Car, .$2125 ; Phaeton, four-passenger, $2125; Roadster, two-passenger, $2125; Laundaulst Coupe, three-passe; ager, $2650; Inside Drive Limousine, five-passenger, $2950 ; Standard Limousine, seven-passenge.' $3400. STATE DISTRIBUTORS Twenty-First and The jury hearing the case consists of four women and eight men. RAPID BUDDING IS CHECKED Idaho Fruitgrowers Hope to Com plete Spras lng: This Week. LEWISTOX, Idaho. March 16. (Spe cial.) Slightly cooler weather duriDg the past several days fortunately has hindered too rapid bud development of the fruit trees of this district. If fa vorable weather continues the remain der of the month spraying work will be completed. The wheat crop is satisfactory and has made a remarkable growth. The oldest ranchers cannot recall a season when prospects were so good for a bumper crop. The Fall-sown wheat has attained an excellent stand. M'COMBS DECLINES OFFEM Democratic Chairman Turns Do wn Job on Glynn's Commission. ALBANY, X. T., March 16. Wf mam F. McCombs, chairman of the I Jemo cratic National Committee, har s de clined Governor Glynn's offer to nomi nate him for a position on tb a First District Public Service Cora- mission. Mr. McCombs' reason for his declina tion was that he desired to practice law. Mr. McCombs has been actf ve in fur thering the Governor's reor ganizatton plan for the Democratic pr rty within the state. ABERDEEN GOES V J CHURCH All Edifices Filled ; Mayor and Council Go ij? . Body. ABERDEEN, Was! Li March 16. (Special.) Every Prr .testant church In the city was crowde a to capacity yes terday, "Go-to-Chuf -ch" Sunday here, and it was necessa.' ;-y to place seats In the aisles in all tb e churches. The Mayor and, city Councilmen at tended the Episc opal Church at the morning service Many other city of ficials were also jn attendance. The same clr arch-going spirit was manifested at tj je Hoquiam churches. Right side 'drive and entrance from right side Other Advantages But this Two-Speed Rear Axle gives other grea; advan tages to the Cadillac owner. For starting quickly, hill climbing or hard going the Cadillac in "first" s'peed com bined with "low" gear rear axle has wonderful power and ability. Also, the slower running motor at high . car speed means less vibration and less friction. This ii ureases the life of the entire ear and gives more miles p . r gallon of gasoline because a slow running motor gets more power out of a given amount of fuel. Other cars for which smoothness and flexibility are so loudly pro jlaimed, have 50 more power plant complications, plus reduced effi ciency and increased expense. Other 1914 Improvements Electrically heated carburetor insures easy starting in cold est weather. This is the same water jao .keted carburetor which for several seasons has given perfec t carburetion and absolute freedom from trouble. Rear springs are six inches longer, affording a new standard of ease ij x riding. Right side drive, combined with entrance from rig'h.t side, secured by hinged steering wheel and driver's sea folding back (see illustration above). Gasoline tank in rear with pressure gauge; automatic pump to maintain ccrrect pressure. Elec tric horn under hood. Power tire pr imp. Remember also the Delco Starting, Lighting and Ig aition System, now iu its third year on the Cadillac. Yo a are surest to receive everything you want in an autoir ,obile when you buy a Cadillac. Almost nobody pays mor than the Cadillac price these days, and the shrewd ones k new there is no economy in paying less. Why "Standard o'l the World" There is a reason for our stater nent that the Cadillac is the Standard of the world. Reei-ntlv the Royal Automobile Club of London c(' : '!-ted e; in order to sele feet in everything all kinds of condilk determined that the VJ14 C adillac was far and away ahead of every other automobile, on hundreds of different points for which merits or deujerits were given. So the 1914 Cadillac was awarded t'ae Dewar Trophy for the second time the only car that " has ever received this trophy twice the only American ca'x that has ever received it. Surely, here is the one car you . can be proud to own. Washington Sts. CUtt IE BE INVADED SURVEY VS POI"T TO EXTENSION OF AMERICAN RAILWAY. Great .' Northern or Milwaukee Credited W. .th Looking for Aw Route to Coast Through Dominion. V ANCOUVER. B. i;., March 16. Dis clo sure of the fact that five parties of en gineers are in the field surveying rc -utes for extensions north and south nd branches east and west in connec ts ion with the proposed line for the Cal- sary and Fernie Railway line, taken in conjunction with other moves which have lately become known, leads to the b-lief that one of the big American roads, the Great Northern or the Mil- are reduced THE jTP" KXOr ,iv' to BAKING sic thaustive tests of many cars i" ca ; nearest to 100 per cent per . ..iiiiiif r to satisfactory service under Tlv e engineers of this famous club waukee, intends to invade the Canadian Northwest and find a new route to the Pacific Coast. It is said that 350 miles of the route have been located, while it is intended to map out 900 miles. JUDGE ILL; SUITS DELAYED Circuit Court Proceedings Postponed at Astoria. ASTORIA, Or., March 16. (Special.) Judge Campbell was expected here today to hold a special session of the Circuit Court to hear cases in which the City of Astoria is directly inter ested. A telephone message was re ceived saying he Is ill at his home in Oregon City. The Judge is suffering from inflam matory rheumatism and it is uncertain when he can resume work. SM Ml Li Hi n 81?" iscmits and Rolls All forms of hot breads will be lighter, of finer texture and far more wholesome if made with Rumford. All home bakings arc im proved and waste and expense by the use oi WHOLES ME E3