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I VOL. LVII XO. 17,65G. PORTLAND, OREGON. SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. WOMAN RUN OVER. KILLED BY AUTO ROBBERY OF RICH IS LAID TO RAFFLES LOVE HAZE FADES; GIRL SLAYER HATES RED CROSS DRIVE WINS ILL JAPANESE OSWEGO AGAIN TO SMELT IROfl ORE SWEEPS nuu l Ulil IU HLI Vll I FAR PAST QUOTA MIXT DECLARED TO HAVE BEEN" 1SED TO CONVERT JKWELRY. NOTABLE EXAMPLE OF REAL SACRIFICE RECORDED. 4 Mrs. Anna Petersen Is Driver's Victim. ACCIDENT SEQUEL TO PARTY H. L. Putnam Tells of Wild Ride With Women and Liquor. NO WARNING IS HEARD Death Car Dashes Past Another That Hides View From Woman and Xo Signal Is Given, Say Several Witnesses. Mrs. Anna Petersen, 348 East Forty second street, was Instantly killed when she was struck by an automobile driven by H. L. Putman an employe of the Oscar Huber Company, at Fifth and Stark streets at 4:10 P. M. yester day. Mrs. Petersen- was "crossing Stark street, walking south, when-the large automobile cut around another ma chine going- east on Stark, striking Mri Petersen and passing entirely over her body, the police were told. ' According to several witnesses,, Put man sounded no warning while pass ing the other machine. "When taken to the police station he was unable to give a clear version of the accident. Nurse' Efforts In Vain. Mrs. 'H. H. Haskel, a nurse in the offices of Dr.- Alan W. Smith, in the Electric building, was an eye witness and administered first aid, but her ef forts were of no avail. A -great deal of mystery surrounds the case. Putman said when - arrested that the machine was the property of Charles Osborne, 292 Grand avenue. He said that he met Osborne at a pool room at Second and . Alder streets Thursday night and. with two other men and three young women they went for a ride. He- further said that when the party returned at 1 o'clock yester day morning ho- left Osborne at ' a downtown hotel. - j Husband's "Whereabouts Unknown. Deputy Coroner Smith and City De tective Craddock spent several hours last :- night checking up on Putman's story, but up to a late hour had been unable to find Mr. Osborne. Mrs. Os borne was located at the number giv en, but was unable to tell anything concerning her husband's whereabouts. She said that Mr. Osborne had worked Thursday morning but had come home about noon complaining of being ill. He left the apartment about 7 o'clock Thursday night, saying he was going for a ride and would return soon. The son of the landlady of the Taylor Apartments, 292 Grand avenue, saw Osborne alone in the machine on Grand avenue about 9 o'clock. According to Putman's story, he met Osborne and the other men in the poolroom at 8 o'clock and the party left in the machine shortly afterwards. Drinks ' Plentiful, He Admits. Putman admits that considerable liquor was consumed in the course of the evening. He also says that Osborne had Just been paid, as he cashed his check for him yesterday morning. Detective Craddock and Coroner Smith found M. Herwlck. a black smith, whose shop is at Fifty-second and Division streets, who' said that he had straightened an axle of an auto mobile of the same make as driven by Putman, early yesterday morning. He was unable to give a good dlscription of the driver of the car, but it is thought the damaged car was the one in Putman's possession at the time, as he told of taking a machine to a shop at this place. The car had evidently been in a wreck the night before. Charce oC Manslaughter Made. A charge of manslaughter was placed against Putman and his ball set at 13000. He says that he is married, but that his wife is in Seattle. Coroner Smith will hold an inquest over the body of Mrs. Petersen either today or Sunday. Mrs. Petersen is survived by a son. Herman Petersen, and a daughter, Miss Hulda. Mr. Petersen has been dead several years. The children were prostrated when informed of the tragedy by Coroner Smith three hours after the accident. ISLAND REGIMENT FILLED Six Hundred Porto Rlcans Volun teer 'Within Month. " BAN JUAX, Porto Rico, June 22. Porto Rico has brought its regiment of infantry of the United States Array to full war strength 1960 men by the voluntary enlistment of 600 men within less than one month. A total increase of approximately 1400 men In less than a year was made. HUNGRY GERMANS IN RIOT Troops Called Ont to Quell Women and Children at Stettin. , MALMO, Sweden, June 22. Travelers arriving from Stettin, Germany, report hunger riots in that city, mainly by women and children. Troops were called out to quell the disturbance- Handkerchief Leads Police to Two Men Arrested and Traces of Chloroform Are Discovered. In the arrest of John Lutti and B. F. Moore at First and Madison streets last, night the police believe they have apprehended two "gentlemen burglars" who, after robbing wealthy homes of Jewelry, have re-wrought the gold and silver and used the United States Mint at San Francisco as a "plant" to aid in their 'wosk. - A handkerchief led to their undoing. Luttl is booked at the station, on the charge of ' robbing the home of F. Friedlander, Jeweler, 209 Thirteenth street, ' last week. . -Moore is held for investigation. A bottle of chloroform, used, the po lice believe, to put the sleepers in the homes they robbed into slumber, was found in the effects -of the men, to gether with another chemical, used apparently to test the gold and silver. Detectives Goltz and Howell traced the men through a handkerchief dropped by one of the men at the Friedlander home. when they were op erating. Through the laundry mark the handkerchief was traced to one of the men; The detectives say they have a par tial confession ' from Lutti, ' who has promised to disclose other operations today. ' A receipt for a registered let ter, presumably carrying broken bits of gold or melted gold to the mint at San Francisco, was found. OILED ROAD NOT TO BLAME Multnomah Commissioners Say Girl Must Have Been Speeding. If Bessie Colwell, a public stenog rapher, purchases a new silk dress she cannot expect Multnomah County tc pay the bill. This was assured when the County Commissioners yesterday denied her claim for $50 which she pre sented recently because of the damage to her silk dress when it was spattered with oil while she was driving in an automobile along the Portland-Oswego road. - On Advice of Deputy District Attor ney Mowry, the board came to the con clusion that the county was not at fault, Inasmuch as.lt seemed apparent that the oil would not have splashed into the machine had it not been going at a high rate of speed. LAD MUST STAY-ON FARM Eloping; Youth Has Last Chance Before Sentence to School. EUGENE, Or., June 22. (Special.) Eight hours of hard work a day and continuous presence on his father's farm, except on Sunday, when he will be permitted to go to church and straight home again if accompanied by his father, was the sentence imposed upon Herbert Moore by Cour'y Judge Harry L. Brown ;today. Moo -. who is 17 years of age, recently eloi-..-1 to Cot tage Grove with a Springfield girl. He is alleged to have broken his parole by communicating with the girL The court announced that Moore would have a final chance to avoid a sentence to the State School. HOBOS GIVE TO RED CROSS Three at Eugene Turn Over Last Cent ' to Canvassers. EUGENE,' Or., June 22. (Special.) The force of- the appeal for the Red Cross was reflected - here yesterday when three men who were beating their way from town to town on the rail road gave all they had 30 cents. The men were loitering' in a section which Is known as the "jungles." back of the city's manufacturing district. "Boys, don't you want to contribute to the Red Cross?" asked a member of a canvassing committee which had Just visited the woolen mills. "Sure," was the response. One mem ber of the party took up the collec tion. AVIATORS REACH FRANCE Fifty ' More Americans Report for Seaplane Instruction. NICE. France, June 22. Fifty' Ameri can aviators arrived here today to undergo a course of instruction at the seaplane depot. They were given the heartiest of welcomes by their French comrades. A "Washington dispatch, June 8. stat ed that 100 American aviators from the' Navy flying corps had arrived safely in France. They were the first of the American fighting forces to reach that country. The detachment included four expert aviators, and many of the others are experienced in flying. OREGON RECRUITING LEADS Only Nevada and Utah Are Ahead in Number of Men Ofrered. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. June 22. Figures made public by the War Department today disclosed that Oregon, in proportion to popula tion, has contributed more men to the regular Army than any other state, save Nevada and' Utah. Since war recruiting began, Oregon has contributed 11 per cent of its quota; asked to raise 1344 men. Oregon has given 2167. Washington is way behind, having raised only 1416 men. out of a quota of 2282. or 62 per cent, while Idaho has exceeded its quota by 44. Idaho has recruited 694. Freedom of Vi t& Husband:Xe c;fed MURDER CHARGE CHANGES ALL School Teacher Realises Late Ideal Is "Horse Doctor." DESIRE TO DIE DENIED Wisconsin ex-State . Veterinarian Is Declared by Affinity "Who Killed Wife - to Have , Sacrificed . Both tn Altar of Desire. WAUKESHA. Wis., June 22. Miss Grace Lusk, high school teacher, who shot and killed Mrs. David Roberts, wife of an ex-State Veterinarian with whom she professed to be In love, was served today with a warrant charging her with murder in the first degree. The warrent was read to her in the hospital, where her life still hangs In the balance from a bullet wound she Inflicted herself after standing off the police for half an hour. Despite her protestations of lasting love for Dr. Roberts, Miss- Lusk indi cated bitterness when she was placed under formal arrest. Man's Freedom Protested. "Oh God!" she called. "Are they go ing to take me and let him go free?" Tonight Miss Lusk's condition took a turn for the worse and the physicians who were constantly watching her feared that an infection might develop in the wound which would prove fatal. She lost strength after the nervous ex citement following the serving of the warrant. ' The funeral of Mrs. Roberts will be held tomorrow afternoon. Miss Lusk further commented bit terly on Dr. Roberts when one of the unsigned masculine notes found among her effects was called to her attention. "It la Spring now," one of the notes read, "and I feel that I -want to walk with you in 'green pastures'." Opinion of Man Changes. "Oh, he has the maudlin and common sentiment that characterizes only the horse doctor," she said when reminded of the note. "I thought his mentality matched mine; that hi" conception of ideals was pure and hi i intellectuality a rock of ages, but he Is a charlatan. He has sacrificed his wife and me on the altar of desire." . The wounded schoolteacher expressed no Joy when told by physicians that her chances of recovery were still good. "That's too bad," she said. "I want to die. There can be no mental nor spiritual recovery, so why the physi cal," Miss Lusk, her father and her (Concluded on Page 5, Colubn 2.) SOME OF OUR REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS ARE T -.. 1 Ife:-. f JL- -' , 11- . i f; V v f A TO THE i I - ! S. Sumoga, Hood River Rancher, In -Financial Straits, Gives $5 and ' . Refuses to Cut Donation. HOOD RIVER, Or., June 22. (Spe cial.) The most notable example of real sacrifice reported in the local Red Cross drive was met with this after noon by a team composed of F. W. McKay, Kenneth McKay and M. Tasul, the latter a Japanese merchant, who, calling on Japanese berry growers, visited the place of S. Sumoge. As was explained by Mr. Tasul. this Nipponese rancher has recently played In hard financial luck. He has been ill himself and has all but lost the little ranch he is tilling. Despite all this and the need to feed and clothe ten small children, Sumoge responded with $5. The men frankly told him that they believed he was exceeding his ability to give and urged him to reduce his donation to $1, but the Japanese man lifted his tired shoulders and -'with dignity re plied: "Gentlemen, I would feel dishonored to take back any of the money. The gift makes me happy. I only wish that I could give $100." . Japanese cash contributions ' will reach approximately 8250. ' No Nip ponese rancher visited gave less than $5. The list was headed by the mer chant member of the soliciting team, who gave 820. ANTHRAX FOUND IN HERDS Investigation Proves Germs Live In definitely in Soil. LINCOLN, Neb.. June 22. Anthrax has appeared among cattle in Furnas and Madison counties, Nebraska, ac cording to State Veterl: arlan J. R. An derson. Ten cattle have died. The state veterinarian said Investigation had disclosed anthrax germs could live Indefinitely in the soil. It was therefore practically impos sible to know when the disease was under control. WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Worry Over Death of Sister Causes Mrs. C. G. Johnson to Drink Lysol. As a result of worry over the recent death of her sifter, Mrs. Carl G. John son, 30 years old, of 5(8 Ladd avenue, drank lysol InHhe office -of Dr. A. E. King, Morgan building, at 9 o'clock last night, while she was alone in the office. She was hurried, in an unconscious condition, to Good Samaritan Hospital. 2 STUDENT AVIATORS FALL One Man at Camp Kelley, Texas, May Not Survive. SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. June 22. G. R. King and L. Schenck. student ser geants at Camp Kelley, the aviation post near San Antonio, fell 30 feet to day when endeavoring to execute a "tall spin" in an Army airplane, and were badly injured. Schenck may not survive. Plant and Site Sold to William Piggott. FURNACES TO GLOW IN 60 DAYS Much Manganese Ore Is Mined in Southern Oregon. SHIP PLANTS TO BE AIDED $100,000 to Be Spent in Im proving Plant Idle-Since 1894, When Price Fell Too Low for Profit. The old blast furnace and smelter plant of the Oregon Iron & Steel Com pany. occupying five acres of land along the Willamette River at Oswego, wve purchased outright yesterday by William Pigott, of Seattle, head of the Pacific Coast Company interests in this section, with the prospect that it will be placed in shape within about (0 days for the manufacture of pig Iron. This development is of great signifi cance to the shipbuilding Industry of Portland and environs, as the making of 'pig iron Is the very basis of the steel Industry. Manganese Ore Mined In State At the present time Pueblo, Colow Is the only city west of Duluth and Chi cago which is manufacturing pig iron, and as a result of this situation great quantities of manganese ore, mined in Southern Oregon, have been sent all the way to Chicago to be smeltered. There are a number of steel roller mills on the Pacific Coast at Los An geles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Seat tle and Vancouver, B. C. and the Pa cific Coast Steel Company recently purchased 10 acres of land along the Willamette River below Portland, at Wlllbrldge, where a roller mill will undoubtedly be erected ultimately to handle the pig iron to be turned out at the Oswego plant. " Plant Modern Throughout. The big blast furnace at Oswego, which at -the time of its construction was the only plant of its kind on the entire Paciflc Coast, has not been oper ated since 1894. when the discovery of the Mesaba range ore in Minnesota reduced the price of pig iron so much that the Oswego furnace could not be operated at a profit. The plant is of modern construc tion throughout, and was built at a cost of about 8300,000. Mr. Pigott said last night that perhaps 8100,000 would be spent in improvements before the plant is - placed in operation, and that the renovations and installations would probably require about 60 days. W. M. Ladd, president of the Oregon (Concluded on Page 16, Column 3.) JUST. WAKING UP. - - NO CHANGE AT PORTLAND OC CURS DURING 24 HOURS. Conditions Now Seem Favorable for No Higher Water During Present Season. "Everything indicates there will be no excessively high water," was the observation last night of Assistant Dis trict Forecaster Drake. The Willamette River stood at 23.8 feet at 7 o'clock last night, and the same reading was taken at 7 o'clock in the morning and at 7 o'clock Thurs day night, so, it is reasoned, the next condition here will be a fall that will continue until Monday and possibly Tuesday. "Temperatures are lower in the east ern part of the district, which will curb snow-melting," said Mr. Drake. "Boise reported the highest maximum temperature" today, 78 degrees, and it ranged as low as 68 degrees at other places. At Walla Walla it was 13 de grees below normal. There is a high pressure area over the ocean, which will give us northwest winds this side of the Cascades, and we look for warmer weather in the interior today, but not as warm as was experienced last week. "The rivers were falling everywhere except at Portland, according to this morning's reports, which included a drop of 1.8 feet at Kamlah, and that is sufficient to keep the river here from rising. It Is difficult to say whether the crest has been reached for the sea son, but it looks favorable." Official river readings yesterday were: 3 . s i 2g ; Sis? a, a- a ? c r 40 40.3 0.1 23 13.1 1.8 22 13.8 0.8 23 2.1.5 0.2 40 3U. 8 0.4 10 ft. 4 0.2 2G 8.4 0.2 20 8.1 0 12 3.8 O.l 13 23.8 0.1 stations. 'A'enatchea ... Kamlah Xwiston .... Umatilla The Dallea . .. Eugene Albany ....... alem Oregon City . . Portland VANCOUVER, Wash., June 22. (Spe cial.) The Columbia River today reached 24.5 feet above zero, the high est point this year, and Just equal to the highest stare of last year. SLAYER HEADS RED CROSS Jesse Webb Is President of Prison Auxiliary of. 100 Members. SALEM. Or.. June 22. (Special.) Jesse Webb, from Multnomah County, serving a life sentence for murder, has been elected president of the Red Cross auxiliary which has been formed at the state penitentiary. Today names of 100 members from among the prisoners were accompanied by $100 for their membership fees. It Is expected the membership will be largely increased. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 67 degree; minimum, 62 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds. Wat. American tars to give entertainment in Britain. Ptge 2. American steamer believed to have sunk U-boat. Page 6. American units take over British base hos pital. Pao 2. Foreign Siberians ignore Russian authority. Page 4. National Four million persons subscribe more than 3.0OO.0OO.00O to liberty loan. Page 3. Belgian tells Senators of his country's grati tude, to America In time of afflict ion. Page 4.' Red row campaign reaches harvest stage. Page 6. Two suffrage pickets at White House ar rested. Page 2. President will direct Goethals to build all ships possible, using both wood and steel. Page 5. Drys plan drive In House food debate. Page 7. Sixteen National Army cantonments to be ready September 1 Page 8. Domestic, Olrl protests murder charge when man whose wire sne Killed goes free. Page 1. Mayor of Chicago Is center of riotous Coun cil session. Page 3,' 8 porta. Pacific Coast Letmia results Portland 4, Oakland 6; San Francisco 19. Salt Lake 3; Vernon 9. Los Angeles 2. Page 14. Hunt Club Spring meet to be held today. Page 14. Oolf experts of Coast tune up for contests next' week. Page 14. Commercial and Marine Wheel higher in . Northwest, with demand from millers. Page IV. BuTNsh Kansas crop report lifts Chicago wheat market. Page 19. Conferences forecast steel ship contracts here. Pago 16. War stocks and rails firm feature of Wall street market. Page 19. . Pacific Northwest. Red Cross drive wins 111 Japanese. Page 1. Freak of sea Is fatal to fisherman at Ilwaco. Pag 7. Judge W. L. BradAhaw -laid to rest at The Dalles. Page 15. Portland sad Vicinity. Oregoir Congregational missionary societies meet here. Page 9. t Mayor-elect Baker makes public assignments of Commissioners for July 1. Page 6. Oregon, outside Portland, raises $300,000 for Red Cross. Page 6. Two more identify Chinese as slayer. Page 12. Halls are selected for section meetings of X. E, A. convention. Page 11. Portland raises $233,340 for Rod Cross, far exceeding quota. Page 1. Mrs. Anna Petersen killed by automobile. Page 1. Indlcatkrae are favorable that crest of June rise Is now here. Page 1. Oswego manufacturers to smelt plglron. Page 1- Final . drive for Red Cross fund occurs en "Mercy Mondiy." Page 7. Central Alblna children-hold pageant. Page 6. Authority for fast night patrol on river granted Sheriff. Page 9. Two held as "gentlemen burglars" believed to have robbed wealthy and sent gold to mint. Page 1. State Highwey Commission decides to pay oont ractors In bonds. Page IS. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 19. $233,340 Jingles in Red Cross Purse. CROWD DRUNK WITH SUCCESS Campaign to Be Pushed On to " $300,000 Mark. CANVASSERS GET $11,885 Human Stories Are Told of Those Who Give Last Cent to Help in Relief of Neighbors' Sons on- Battlefields. HOW THfe RED CROSS' CLOCK PASSED ITS GOAL YES TERDAY. Previously acknowledged (corrected) $187,774.71 Team Amount. Adams ' 648.75 Alnsworth 1,211.00 Burns 1,906.50 Colt 6.282.50 Cooklngham 1.14. 50 Deyers . . .v. 1,50 !. 00 Honeyman 258.00 Kerr 2,894.50 Lang '. 1,720.50 Lewis '. . 833.05 Meier 1,080.50 Newbegln 1.732.00 Smith 1.423.50 Selling 696.00 Thompson 1,505.50 Talbot 2.676.00 Woodward 1.253.00 Wheelwright 3,087.00 Wilcox (Ganong) 823.75 Yeon ' 961.75 Teams' total $ 33,630.05 H. E. Reed "bouse-to- .house" campaign ... 11,885.86 Grand total 3233.340.63 The' Red Cross crusade of Portland yesterday carried Its crimson banner of mercy far beyond the last line of trenches, passed the 3200,000 allotment, and pitched camp upon the height of dreams come true. Yesterday noon, at the manipulation ' of George L. Baker. Mayor-elect, the hand on the great dial at Sixth and Alder streets swept past the objective and rested on $233,340.62. The clock showed only the even money, but a few hundreds mattered not to the watch ing throng. Crowd Toasts Hata. Cheers. 'While the police band, led by Captain Jenkins, burst into a tune of triumph the crowd lifted a ' cheer that rocked the tall buildings. The hundreds of Red Cross field workers, grouped about the clock, tossed their hats high. Portland was swinging the circle on the lane that leads to 1 300,000 or more. j- And this befell after the workers had wrangled good humoredly at their luncheon, when the grillroom of the Hotel Portland heard many a verbal thrust and parry, and when team cap tains had spoken of the grace with which both poor and rich had responded and of the few poor in spirit who had proffered the niggard's gift. Geaeral Reed WIaa Standardi. The stand of flags, those of nations in the war for democracy, hitherto held by Captain Guy Talbot and the men of team 16,' of the personal canvass di vision, was torn away to rest upon, the table of '"General" Reed, of the house-to-house contingent, who- reported that his gleaners had toted in Jll.SSo.S6 for the day. Not a great deal, as tallies went, ex plained Captain E. L. Thompson, of team 16, in making his report, but he and his men were proud of the report they had to make. It was for 81505.50. the combined gifts of men of modest competence, and .the largest single sum was 3100. t Teleirravber Gives XfeavHj. For a case of jaundiced human nature nothing could be so beneficial as a Red Cross luncheon in Portland. Hither and. thither, with bewildering rapidity, fly the yarns of the day's work bits that renew one's faith in the good old world. . Measured by Incomes, for instance, there was inspiration to be 'found in the donation of H. G. Dorr, a Western Union telegraph operator, who pledged $30. - And -when Tom Word and Fred Larson answered Chairman Ayer's query with the Information that they had been working 'Since 6:30 that morn ing, and that Patrolman R. L. Phelps bad signed a pledge to give 1 a month as long as the war lasts, mere lan- guage lapsed while the tumult lasted. Many of the police. . reported . these workers, had pledged from 34 to 310, and every patrolman asked to con tribute bad gtveu the generous an swer. Werkera Reaveaal Well. ' Of the many individual and collective gifts announced at the luncheon these are a few: Employes of Llpman, Wolfe & Co., 1379.15; Miss Mary F. Isom, head librarian Portland Library, $500; a wid ow's last cent, one nickel and a copper; tConrludad on Pa Q. Column 2. fPT 103.0