TIIE JUORXiS'O OREGOXIAX. - MOXliAT, AXUAUt 28, 1018.
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SUICIDE FOLLOWS
.ATTEMPT TO KILL
Ex-Convict Attacks Wife, Then
With Razor Cuts His
Own Throat.
REVENGE CAUSE OF DEED
TVIdovr Woued, Won and Wed In
Short Space of I'oor Days, Al
though She Kotw ot Her
Suitor's Character.
CHEHALJS. Wash, Jan. JT. (Spe
cial.) Myron L. Ta't. an ex-eonvlct
from th Oregon Penitentiary, today
make a murderous at'ack on his wife.
Mrs. Lois Taft, at their Folsom-street
home In Chehalis. beating the woman
etfr the head with a hammer until he
thought her dead, following which he
rb(d into the house and cut his
throat with a razor.
When neighbors who had ruahed to
the rescue of the shrieking woman
broke through the bolted door Tatt
was dead, with a (ipmt wound arrows
hi throat. At the M. Helena Hospital.
where she was hurried following- th
assault. It was reported tonight that
Jim. Taft would recover.
The affair happened In broad day
light, and before Taft had got back
Into the house, a number of neighbor
who heard the woman's screams were
hurrying to the scene.
Illfe tYMerf. Wea aad Wed la 4 Dr.
Taft came to Chehalis last August
from PnrtlanJ to vl.tt bis brother. Joe
Taft. Nearby lived a widow. Mrs.
Mark Lutman. whose husband hail
dl-d In April previous. Taft. who bad
a reputation for winning the hearts
of women, made desperate love, and
on four days' acquaintance Mr a. East
man married him.
Joe Taft was at Hood River working
at the time, but his wife warned Mrs.
r.istman of the kind of man Myron
Taft was. and tried to dissuade her
from marry Ina him. Jo Taft even re
t'irtid to Chehalis. hoplnn to arrive
in time to prevent the wedding, but
.i. a day too late.
EX-UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM OREGON DIES AT HIS HOME
IN THIS CITY.
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STATE MOURHS MR.
FULTON'S PASSING
News of Death Comes. to Po
litical Friends and Foes
as Distinct Shock. '
TRIBUTE PAID TO GENIUS
riitRLEs r. rrL-rox.
Mrs. Eastman and Taft did noMlve f III Till TO 1 1 fl I" I II
htm arrested for threatening- to kill I Ul III I UL.1U1I ULIIU
herself and chlMren.
Taft Helear4 Freaa JalL
Taft was held In the Lewis County
Jiil here until last Thursday, when on
account of his tubercular condition and
promises to behave and quit the county
forever, a ticket to Portland was
bought for him and he went to that
city, later writing; a letter to hia wife.
Mnce Taft was released from Jail
Mrs. Taft. fearlns; he miKht return.
bad stayed at nttfhl with near neigh
bora
Lst nlcht. after dark. Taft returned
to Cnehalis. slipped quietly to the fam
ily home and pried open a window.
hoping-. It la thought, to find his wifa.
there, trap and slay bar.
Ktrly tnis mnrninsr a lad named Wal
ter Moore, who bad been watchtns; the
Taft hous for Mrs. Taft. reported that
someone bad broken Into the residence
list nlsrU and it was also rumored
that someone bad aeen Taft near there.
!Natr4err aa la llldl
At half past 10. o'clock Mrs. Taft. who
bad arranged to ro to Tacoma tomor
row to work, went to her home, accom
panied by a neighbor. Mr. Messenger.
Ex-U. S. Senator Passes Away
at Portland Home.
WIDOW AND SON SURVIVE
Deceased for Manx Years Active
I'lgore in Politics or Oregon and
In Later Years of Life Promi
nent JatAfralrs of Nation.
i
fan tinned Prom First raee.)
the Intervening years he lias been
prominently connected with the politl-
I
leal history of the state. In 1SS0. 19
packed her suitcase and started from nd 1SS he was re-elected to the Ptat
the house. She bad no sooner got out
side than Taft. who had been hiding;
In the rear of the bulluinu In a closet.
rushed Into the street In his stocking-
feet and began to beat her bead and
body with a hammer.
The woman fell, wnunded with a
dozen btowgT and he left her for dead.
However, she rave another outcry and
he returned and struck her acain. then
dashed back to the house, locked the
door ard committed suicide rather than
be taken alive.
Taft 9aalaa War Veteraa.
Taft was a soldier In the Spanish
American War. II- was 49 years of ace
and was born at Portland, or. He had
been a bad man all his life and had
twice been sent up to the Oregon I'en
Itentlary. Had be been captured this
time It would have meant life under
the cumulative sentence law. His fath
er lives in California, a brother. Joe
Taft. In Chehalla. and a sister. Mrs.
Julia Stralraan. In Portland.
Coroner Newell wtll hold no Inquest
and the remains will probably be
burled by the county.
Mrs. Taft Is a daughter of Mrs. Wig-g-tns.
of Llttell. and her fattver was
Mm Masstnsham. a former resident of
Claquato, who died some years ago.
CIU.MINAIj RECORD LONG ONE
Three Terms la Oregon Pending and
One on Alcatrai Island Served.
M. U Taft. alias the "Dirty-faced
Kid." bad a long criminal record In
t r (ton. He served a two-year terra
the State Penitentiary for burglary,
six months for a statutory offense, and
another term for attempting; to bold up
Mrs. Fred Anderson In ber bom at
Arleta March i. 10S.
For the latter oITensa ha was ar
rested April 8. 1J0S. by Sheriff "Bob'
Ftevens and Deputy Sheriff Leonard.
He was Identified aa an ez-convlct by
a bat which bad been given him at the
jemtentlary.
Taft also served a two-year sentence
In the I'Dlted States military prison
en Alcatras Island for deaertlon from
toe Army.
NEW YORK NEWSIES STRIKE
Publishers and lealers Cannot A tree
Over Wholesale Price.
N EW TORK. Jan. ST. A etrike of all
ti dealers and newsboys In Greater
w Tork was called at a meeting; last
night of the National Association of
News Iealers and Stationers, as a re
sult of a disagreement over the rate
of II a hundred, demanded by the
publishers for daily papers when the
aivan.- In price to S cents became ef
fotive yesterday.
The news dealers demand a price of
fl-2 a hundred.
MEXICANS HOLD UP TRAIN
Passengers Stripped of Valuables
and SS Person Killed.
EL PASO. Teg.. Jan. SJT. Mexican
rebels, supposed to be members of the
Cantuo Reyes- band, held op and robbed
a passenger train on the Mexican Cen
tral Railroad miles sooth of Chi
huahua City, last Wednesday. Thirty
five persons were killed.
The bandits stripped the passengers
of their valuables. Including their
clothes, and rod off In the direction
of 5rcasltos. News of the robbery
was received In 1 Paso today In letters.
Senate, serving with distinguish
ability as President of the Senate
tbe sessions of li.'i and 1901. lie bel
a number of municipal offices In th
city of Astoria and In 1S8S waa one o
the Presidential electors from thi
state, and carried Oregon s vote to
Washington In the following- Febru
ary. In lt4 he was a formidable can
cldate for the gubernatorial nomina
lion, but he was defeated by William
P. l-ord. then Justice of the State Su
preme Court, and afterward Minlste
to Argentina.
Mr. Faltea Cees Senate.
In February. 10J. Mr. Fulton Wa
elected United Slates Senator by th
Oregon Legislature, and served a ful
term of six years at Washington. By
reason of his ability as a lawyer and
statesman, he took a prominent par
In the work of the National Congress,
and rendered his state faithful and ef
detent service as a legislator.
In addiiton to his career In the law
making bodies of stata and Nation. Mr.
Fulton participated as a delegate from
this state In a great many Republican
National conventions, and had a voice
in choosing his party's standard
bearers and In shaping Its policies. He
was a member of and attended the last
three successive National Republican
conventions In 1901. 1911 and 1S1.
EAT LESS WHEAT IS PLEA
(Contlnoed From First Page.)
tnre pounds of wheat flour sold. For In
stance, to sell a ex-pound sack of wheat
flour a d.aler must In the same purchase, sell
17 pounds of on or mora of th substitutes
listed below. Wits every 24-pound purchase
of wheat flour must go a purchase ef eight
pounds of a substitute, etc
Substitute are aa follows: Barlsy flour,
buckwheat flour, com flour, potato flour,
and rica flour, corn meal, corn atarch. corn
grtta, hominy, oat meal, roiled oats and
nee.
Wheat Tour Includes graham and whale
wh.at flour.
The rules Issnsd January 11 ISIS, cover
ing the quantity of flour to be sold te sack
cuaiomer. remain In full force and effect.
Wlleax Sfcealders Task.
The Oregon food administration Is
leaving largely In the bands of T. B.
W llcox. Federal Milling Commissioner.
the task of limiting sales of wheat
products by the mills to the Jobbers
and wholesalers. That the restrictions
promulgated at Washington In this
matter will be executed to the letter
and that hardship will thereby be
worked on tbe little miller who has
been doing custom grinding was In
dlratrd last night by Mr. Wilcox.
"The orders of the President. said
Mr. Wilcox, "are to be law la our eyes.
Tomorrow I will send letters Instruct
ing ail millers of the state to abide by
the restrictions laid down by the Presl
dent and Mr. Hoover. Furthermore, In
spectors are to be sent out to see to
It that the regulations are enforced.
!saall Ml tiers Bard lilt.
"Many small millers of the etate will,
fear, have to stop grinding, since
ther do little but custom work. Some
of them have been grinding wheat for
patrons who u.e It for hog feed. This
must be stopped immediately. It may
be a regrettable hardship for them,
but there seems to be no escape."
Parley flour and potato flour are
two substitute to Which Mr. Wilcox
turning with hope. A few of the
milk In which be Is Interested are
now grinding barley flour, particularly
in Columbia County. That locality, he
says. Is about the only one where his
mills have been able to obtain supplies
of bsrley. Unfortunately, he declares,
a large portion of the barley produced
in the state baa already been -shipped
out.
I do not know much about the poe-
sthilltles of potato flour," said Mr.
Wilcox, "but tha moment our asUlln
engineer returns rrom the South he" is
to be set at work on this problem. I
hope it will be possible to utilize a
portion of the potatoes Orepon pro
duces in this way. If installment of
any reasonable amount of machinery
wtll fit our plants here to turn out po
tato flour we will soon be engaged In
making- It.
The bakers of Portland face a serlons
problem In attempting to turn out
"victory" bread exclusively. The dearth
of suitable substitutes is so complete,
they say. as to make It an extremely
difficult one for them. -
"The changes now required of us.
said H. F. Pittman. of the Lop Cabin
Baking Company, last night, "are so
radical, and the shortage of things w-e
can use as substitutes In bread is so
serious, that we are strictly up
against it.
Barley Floor Is Scarce.
"Barley flour and oatmeal are the
only substitutes we have been using to
any extent that Is not now barred, we
can't get enough barley flour. The
supply we have on hand will not last
three days If we begin using It In -vic
tory loaves. The supply of oatmeal is
larger, but here we are up against a
decidedlly higher cost. Rice flour and
?orntneal are scarce and high."
Mr. Itittman and other bakers say
Ex-Cnlted States Senator Eulogized
by All as Friend, Neighbor, At
torney and Statesman Early
Life Is Spent in Iovta.
Announcement of the death of ex
Unlted States Senator Fulton yesterday,
aithnnsrh not unexoected. came as a
dlsrtnct shock to his legion of warm
personal and political friends. His
death was deplored with equal feeling
by those who, different from him po
litically, joined with Republicans in
paying deserved tribute to Mr. Fulton
and eulogizing him as a friend, a neigh-
bor. a lawyer and a statesman.
The following; estimates of the worth
of the man and the loss both the state
and the Nation have suffered in his
death were offered yesterday.
Judge Henry E. McGinn In the po
litical controversies which have taken
place In Oregon efuring the last 32 years
or so. It has almost always happened
that Charles W. Fulton and I were ar
rayed on opposite sides. I an sure that
the highest tribute to his personal
character and to his public career will
come most from men like myself who
were opposed to him politically.
Dr. Hlllta Friend of Mr. Fnltom.
There can be nothing said of the
private virtues and the public char
acter of Mr. Fulton to which I will not
subscribe. He was well born. I mean
by that, physically and morally born
the greatest legacy which any human
being can Inherit. Ke was born in
Lima, Allen County, Ohio, in August.
1853. His early boyhood, from 1S65 to
1870, was spent at Magnolia, la. Here
in boyhood days he formed an acquain
tance with Rev. Newell Dwlght Hillis.
of PlymouthwChurch, Brooklyn Henry
Ward Beecher's old church which con
tinued through life and which is ter
minated only by the Senator s death.
Mr. Fulton came to Astoria In April.
1875. lust after his admission to the bar,
where he also spent some of his boy
hood days. He early became a public
figure in Oregon. He was elected to
the Oregon State Senate In 1878, again
in J 8 90. again in 1894 and again in
1898.
personally acquainted with Mr. Fulton
in a political and a business way for
more than 20 years. I know of no
other man in Oregon that I regarded
more highly, both personally and pollt
Ically. in the United States Senate he
became a National figure and was one
of the big men in the National Con
gress. Aside from his ability as a
statesman, he was recognized by both
Democrats and Republicans as one of
tbe country s ablest lawyers. He was
a most honorable citizen, an able law
yer and a distinguished statesman. His
death is an irreparable loss to his state
ana 10 oi3 country.
Loss to State Menraed.
John W. Mlnto Mr. Fulton was one
of God's noblemen. He was one of
Oregon's biggest and best citizens. He
was a man of unquestioned integrity.
whose word was supreme. As a mem
ber of the Senate he was a National
figure. At home he Was equally con
spicuous for his ability and his service
to the people. I had an intimate ac
quaintance with Mr. Fulton for more
than 30 years, and can say I never
knew a more upright and honorable
man. The state and Nation have sut
fered a great loss in his death.
M. a. Munly I am shocked by the
news of Mr. Fulton's death. I knew
him for nearly 30 years. I liked
Charlie" Fulton. He was a genial.
pleasant man, one of the great lawyers
of tha state, and a statesman of Na
tional prominence. His genial and
charming personality attracted and re
tained friends. Although not ot the
same political party, I came to know
him intimately and counted him a
most valued friend. He was a big law
yer and a staunch friend.
Tom Word The death of Mr. uiton
is a loss to the state that cannot be
supplied. He was one of tbe greatest
men Oregon ever had in its public life.
He was one of the best representatives
tbe state ever sent to the National Con
gress. Senator Fulton was a fearless
man of strong convictions, who ren
dered his state a great service.
BORAH DEFENDS WILSON
SENATOR ADDRESSES AN IMMENSE
GATHERING AT BALTIMORE.
People reared Not to Take Too Seriously
Men Who In War Time Are In- -able
to Forget Partisanship.
TRUANT TEACHER IS
FOUND 111. on
Halsey Schoolmistress Flees
Troubles and Comes to City
to Take Employment.
SEEMING MYSTERY CLEARS
Mlgnon Swanson, Finding That Gos
sip and Minor Friction Is Role
in Country School, Quits
"Without Notice.
When her troubles as a countrv
schoolmistress became greater than
she could bear. Mignon Swanson. 27.
teacher of a school near Halsey, Or.,
cast up her employment without notice
to directors, friends or family, and
came to Portland to study for the civil
service.
vFor several days Miss Swanson's ner
tul-bed relatives, aided by the Portland
police and Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin, of the
women's protective division. have
sought vainly for traces of the truant
schoolmistress, fearing the possibility
oi ue seeming mystery.
Work Soon Foun
Last night she was located at the
Hereford residential note:. 735
shipbuilding work and hot now em
ployed in it. as a part of the war
labor reserve . now being registered.
Men who enroll will not sacrifice inde
pendence of action, and each is advised
to remain at his present Job until no
tified 'that a place in a shipyard is
ready for him.
The quotas include: Montana, 1583:
Idaho, 1621: Wyoming. 618: Utah. 1660;
Washington, 5906; Oregon. 3204; Cali
fornia, 11,310.
R. P. Bonham, United Stated immi
gration inspector in Portland, who has
been in charge of the Labor Depart
ment's employment agency work. Is in
charge of enrolling laborers In this dis
trict. In this proposed reserve he will
be aided by the United States Shipping
Board's district office in Portland, L. J.
Wentworth, Northwestern Bank build
ing, and whatever agencies may be or
ganized with the aid of the State Coun
cil of Defense.
The reserve was formally announced
January 14.
It is not likely there will be an im
mediate need for more workers in the
Portland district. More skilled labor
ers would be taken on if they were
available, perhaps, but a movement has
been started within the last week to
discourage the immigration of ordinary
laborers from the Middle West at this
time, as the supply here is ample.
IN ENOUGH FOR JOBS
LABOR SUPPLT AND DEMAND ARB
EQUAL, SAYS REPORT.
Need Said to Exist In Pacific Northwest
for Loggers California Has
Labor to Spare.
NEW TORK, Jan. 27. Labor supply
and demand in the United States are in
exact balance, according to a statement
Hoyt I issued today from the newly opened of-
street, where she had bravely tackled f ice here of the United States Employ
the problem of a new career by work-lment Service, attached to the Depart
ing as a dining-room maid, while at
tending a business college for the cov
eted civil service course.
i aion t tninK they would worrv.'
Bald Miss Swanson, a trifle nervously.
merit of Labor.
Except for temporary Inconvenien
ces, sayt the statement, 'practically
every able and willing worker can be
well employed during the current year
'Anyway it didn't matter. I stood it as I and the needs of every industry can In
BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 27. Senator
William K. Borah, of Idaho, in an ad
dress to an immense Patriotic Defense
League meeting in the Academy of Mu
sic today vigorously defended President
Wilson's Administration and Congress
against what he termed "the wild criti
cisms" of some men who, he said, could
not forget partisanship, but whose real
intention was to get at the bottom of
some of the mistakes that have been
made in the preparations for war. He
said:
There are a few men In these ctu-
long as X could and then I simply had to
go away."
The briefest of interviews served to
elicit the information that country
school teaching, with the neighborhood
gossips discussing pedagogy from every
adverse angle, is a sore trial to tern
perament. Worried to the veree of a
a reasonable time be filled up to luu
per cent."
A summary of official reports of Fed
eral directors of zones, not hitherto
published, indicate:
The principal California cities report
the labor supply far in excess of the
demand, due to the annual influx of
with her new employer.
Girl Wins Champion.
cial times who are unable to forget Then came the story in The Orego-
their oartisanshiD. but they must not nian from Albany, which told of the
be taken too seriously, for let me assure missing schoolmistress, Mignon Swan-
. wo. .,",,", you that, as a whole. Congress is strain-I eon. The manager of the Hereford saw
State Senate In 1893 tnd In 1901 and ln ,every nervs ana spending days ana . mm
. . ,oo tj. weeks of enersry in the Ereat task of room maid.
""I t..". J .1 "V. " tumme- a neace-lovinir Nation into a I "U seems that you have a front-
ate "in T February, im. .nd took W. rt "eShtlnr machine and doing everything Page ' wrUo-up. Miss Swanson," she
i -j.. i' r. ' , . ., In Its nower to nut the Nation on its commented.
. x,cCc..icr u. m.. fi-.Btin8. Dasi8. , bee of you Whereupon Miss Swanson confided In
MM K. 1 . nHHAH 1 I ,1.11 k-. 4. 1 . r 0 . . .
..... - .,rUir. I not to Judice Congress by the few who ' lu But" ' sne won
In the Senate he became and was a I T.itiniR Thft t:mic nf transformation I an Instant champion. It was resolved
National figure. He stood with such i ,r nne and In order to have no to BB-Y no more about the matter than
en as Senators Snooner and Bailev I .i.,i,.. mnHa the Administration
as the great constitutional lawyers ofwouiHhave to be divine."
the rtenate. His loss will be mourned
by none more than by his old associates WATERLOO, la., Jan. 21. United
of the United States Senate. Since his States Senator William S. Kenyon, in
retirement from the Senate in 1909 he an address today, referred to what he
has practiced law In this city. He was termed "the unfortunate criticism of
the Administration Dy senator tnam
berlain." He said that helpful crit
icism was needed, but that harmful
criticism would make bad matters
worse. He said that the United States
Navy was beyond criticism and was, in
his opinion, ably directed by Secretary I Miss Swanson to her relatives, and par
ticularly to her father, who is
nervous breakdown, the distraught "floaters" to escape the cold weather
schoolmistress ' soueht surcease in I elsewhere.
flight. Portland, Or., and Seattle, Wash., de-
Through an employment agency she clares that it is impossible to supply
secured the position at the Hereford, the demand for loggers,
telling Mrs. S. M. Walls, the manager, Chicago is described as being In "easy
that she wished to work while studying condition, with 10,000 applied for to
at the business college. Quiet, refined balance every 10,000 seeking jobs."
ana industrious she madA a distinct I
"hit'
0. S. TIES BUSS RIFLES
HALF MILLION GUNS DIFFER OXLT
IN BORE FROM ENFIELD.
the most loveable of men. He .is sur
vived by a widow and son and 'several
brothers and a sister. The world will
be lonesome for many of his old assocl
ates because of his taking away. He
was the life of any company in which
he was. He had a laughter that was
seemed necessary, and to aid in the
young woman's ambition to free her
self from the schoolroom shackles.
"You know how they talk in the
country," said the manager. "I gath
ered that the neighborhood gossips had
a great deal to say about how she
taught the school, and that the poor
girl could find no other solution than
to quit. . Of course, she acted ill ad
visedly in not telling her people, but
my sympathies are all with her."
Lack of direct communication from
War Department, After Conference
With Russian Ambf-sndor, AgTees
to Aelmburse Manufacturers.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Rifles or-
dere' by the Kussian government from
the Remi: .-ton Arms Union Metallic
Company at Bridgeport, Conn., and the
Westinghouse Company at Springfield,
Mass., will be taken o.er by the Gov-
ernmen-- More than hair a million
rifles, differing only in bore from the
Ame icanized Enfield, .re involved.
The desire of the War Department to
hold together the trained workmen In
the two plants while these factories are
5 5?"vj;r-.;ss xrur
"""" - "- -- national and well as a state loss,
used In any quantity. At present it Is . .
not offered In appreciable quantity by Patriotism la Landed.
Oregon dealers. 3a-T Bowerman, Mr. Fulton's law
partner In the death of Senator Ful
Brraa Prices to oo IP. ton the state has lost one of its ablest
One disclosure of yesterday's inves-1 lawyers, as well as Its most eml
ttgatlon Is that the price of bread In nent statesman, to whom many had
Portland Is due for a rise. I looked with hope for patriotic service
Intimations have been given by Ad-(in the near future when we si..-11 need
mlnlstrator Ayer that present prices the useful assistance of honest, cana
cannot be maintained In this city. Thelbie men. While he was a sturdy ad
established retail prices, 9 cents for vocate of the political principle which
the lS-ounce loaf and 13 cents for the he espoused, yet,, In the present crisis.
11-dudcs luai, are, biivwu iv uwu i iLu(,nitn ii w ijaiLjr lines am. ad
Infectious and which would drive awav I Daniels. He further said that all
any fit of blues. I competency in the Army or elsewhere
UI all the public men that have ever! should be eliminated Immediately.
been In Oregon none was more loved.
being reorganized to manufacture ma-
rancher near Lebanon, led to the wild- I chine guns is the principal reason for
est surmise. Word was received by the action.
H1f$IBi. CLEARED OP
CHICAGO WOMAN TELLS OF SLUG
GING OF NAVY JACKIE.
"Blllle" Laverne, In Confession. Dis
closes Part She and Others
Played in Affair.
the puzzled directors, through the em
ployment agency which got Miss Swan
son her new position as a maid, that
they should secure another teacher.
Then came an equally enigmatic mes
sage, directing that her trunk be sent
to 73o Hoyt street.
The fact that the Hereford employs
another young woman of almost Iden
tical surname threw investigation off
the track for a time. Miss Grace S wen
son, 17. who lived with her mother at
a nearby address and who worked at
the Hereford, served in this manner to
add to the muddle.
After a series f conferences. In
which the Russian Embassy was repre
sented, it was decided, that the de
partment would, In effect, take over
the contracts, i.mb rsing the manu
facturers in a manner .vhich will per
mit a gradual reduction through the
next few months for the force engaged
on rifle, contr its.
It IS understood the Russian Em
bassy reiuested and obtained an op
tion on the rifles in the h-.- of event
ually being able to pke them over.
shown unfair to the bakers and dis
tributors In Investigations conducted
from Mr. Ayer's office, even before the
new regulations came from Washing
ton. The bakers and dealers, in a
spirit ot patriotism, made little complaint.
Bread prices will be one of the topics ability as an advocate. He possessed
of discussion at a meeting of food ad- an immense fund of knowledge of his
muted a fealty to none save a united
country. Oregon possessed no more
patriotic citizen.
as a lawyer mr. f'uiton for many
years stood at tha front -nf th. hoe
- . ' 1 i t i 1 I ....... rincaptAca
ior ne possessed a rare combination of IU"UIUUU xunu, m ""j
He.n lenrnlncr- In law .v. . . I Was cleared a WRY.
" o - u . " w 1 hit . uu UOUt&l I ... , - .,
lae young woman ioia me uonuo ir
real name is Mrs. John Albert scnuttz.
CHICAGO. Jan. 27. (Special.) With
the confession of Wilhelniina ("Billie")
Laverne, 22 years old, the last trace
of mvsterv surrounding the slugging
of Riehard Bundick, a Louisiana jackle
at the Great Lakes Naval Station, with
a piece of gaspipe, by John Dell Claude
BIG GUNS ROAR II. ITALY
Teuton Attack on Italian Lines Near
Piave Mouth Is Repulsed. .
Fire Menaces Navy-Yard.
BOSTON. Jan. 27. Fire of unknown
origin was discovered in an oil-tank
building in the Boston Navy yard early
today by a special police officer. The
flames were extingmsned by worKmcu
before they could cause much damage.
mlnistratdrs of the Coast states, to be
held in Portland February 4 and &.
Meatless Days Explained.
For the reason that no changes In
"meatless" day regulations now In
force in Oregon are made by the Presi
dent's proclamation, Mr. Ayer has no
new orders to Issue in this connection.
'Meatless" days and meals In this state
continue, until March 13, to be defined
simply as "porkless" days and meals.
All forms of pork, including lard, are
barred from use at one meal each day
and every Tuesday and Saturday.
Householders and others affected by
tory and especially of that of our coun
try. His own sturdy honesty made
him forever the enemy of sham and
hypocrisy and an admirer of worth
and virtue wherever found.
Young Lawyers Advised.
I have never known a man of kind
lier impulses. ro young lawyer ever
asked In vain for his gratuitous as
sistance In planning how to win his
first case. Many a litigant with a
meritorious case procured his assist
ance without more compensation than aISO admitted, according to the police,
mo Biamuus. . that she aiifforested to Claude and Dunn
To have casually met Senator Fulton that they rob a West Madison-street
ROME, Jan. 27. There was artillery
activity yesterday along the entire
front in Northeastern Italy, the Italian
War -Office announced today,
forces last night attempted
She boasted that her husband is a proacn tne Italian lines at capo tiie,
Naval Lieutenant stationed at Goat near the mouth of the .Plave Klver, but
Island, San Francisco Bay. Following were promptly repulsed and in a coun-
her confession the police held her on a ter-attack the Italians brought back
charge of being an accessory to a rob- prisoners. Bombs dropped by Tentonic
bery. airplanes on Treviso and Mestre claimed
According to the police she said that six women victims, tnree oeing Kiueu.
Bundick had displayed two $50 bills on Three hospitals at Mestre were dam
the nisrbt of December 23 in the home aged by the explosions.
of Mrs. Elizabeth Phelps, and that she Aerial activity was notable from
had declared her willingness to John Lake- Garda to the sea. British air
Dell Claude and Raymond Dunn, the men brought down two machines with-
two Jackies under arrest, to divide the in the enemy lines and one in names,
proceeds of a robbery with them, bne tne statement; says.
John S. Parsons Suicide.
NORFOLK. Va.. Jan. 27. Commander
Enemy j0hn S. Parsons, of the Naval Reserve,
to ap- shot and killed himself in his office
here today. He had been suffering
from a nervous disorder.
the restrictions on wheat products are WOuld arouse admiration, but to have drva-oods tore
requested to note this official designa- been his associate and reallv know him "5m,S
Uon of foods barred
"On wheatless days and in "wheat-
less meals of other days, use no crack
era, pastry, macaroni, breakfast food
or other cereal food containing wheat
and use no wheat flour in any form,
except the small amount that may be
needed -or thickening soups or gravies,
or for a binder in corn bread or other
cereal breads."
"As to bread," concludes the new
Government order. "If yon bake it at
home, use other cereals than wheat.
and It you buy it, buy only 'war bread."
VICTORY LOAF IS REALITY
BAKERS READY TC COMPLT WITH
CONSERVATION ORDER.
War Bread Will Contain Five Per Cent
Sabatltate for Wheat Flonri Cereals
May Be I sea.
WlSHTf!TnN. Jan. 7 Rakera will
begin tomorrow the manufacture oflna " "" OI , mo" distinguished
he Victory loaf, a war bread contain
Rillie" denied that she knew any-
attached one by the tenderest ties and thing of the murder of John Becker, a
in his death I have lost my best friend jackle, who was found with a crushed
as well as the man I most admired. skull In the Sharpless building on No-
Wallace McCamant, Associate Jus-1 vember 11. A charge of murder has
tlce Oregon Supreme Court The state been lodged against Claude and a
can ill afford to lose Mr. Fulton. He charge of assault with Intent to kill
was a high-minded citizen, zealous and I has been made against Dunn.
courageous in the service of the people.
He hated demagogues and despised
shams and insincerities. He was a
loyal, dependable friend and one of the
strongest lawyers of the Oregon bar.
Colonel Samuel White, chairman
Democratic stata central committe
"Charlie" Fulton was my exceedingly
good friend. I' feel his death very
keenly and regard It a personal loss.
Our associations were most Intimate.
The state has lost a useful citizen
whose place cannot . easily be filled.
He was a pure, patriotic citizen. His
ideas were high and ennobling. He
had no other desire but to serve the
Nation and the-people In whatever ca
paclty he might be called upon to fill.
His death is a distinct loss to the bar
of the state, to the state and to the
Nation
Ability aa Lawyer Praised.
J. P. Kavanaugh, Circuit Judge-
In the death of Mr. Fulton the state
SERBIAN SAINT HpNORED
Subscription of $130 Taken for Ben
efit of Red Cross.
Ing a per cent- substitute for wheat
flour prescribed by the rood Adminis
tration as a. part of Its 1918 food con
servation programme. At the same
time grocers will sell to householders
wheat flour only when the purchaser
uya an equal amount of some other
ceraaL
Th percentage of substitute flours
used by baking establishments will be
Increased gradually until a 2a per cent
ubstttutlon la reaotied on February 24.
As substitutes the bakers may uso
Ither some other cereals or flours made
from potatoes or beans.
Hotels, restaurants ana other public
atlng places will ba required to ob
serve the regulations laid down for
baking establishments. i
citizens. . His public service 1 as been
continued and varied and much Im
portant state and Federal legislation
waS Introduced and pressed by him to
final enactment- He was a lawyer of
distinguished ability. He was a warm
and genial friend and many will find
his passing a deep personal sorrow.
R. S. Bean. United States Judge I
knew Mr. Fulton very well for 30
years. From that acquaintance I re
garded hi in an upright, honorable,
high-minded man. . His conduct as a
lawyer was exceptional. He was al
ways open, frank, honest, courteous to
tbe court and opposing counsel. His
example to the other members of the
bar was especially to be commended.
Ralph E. Williams. Republican Na
tional Commltleeaaa 1 have been
OIL PRICES COMPARED 2
FIGURES ARE BASED ON . AUGUST
REPORTS OF REFINERS.
Bulletin Shows Prices Are From 70 to
184 Per Cent Higher Than Dnr
lnc Month of Jane. '
Serbian people of Portland commem
orated the memory of St. Sava last
night at a meeting in Alisky Hall. A
programme was carried out and a sub
scription of $130 taken for the bene-
of Serbian Red Cross.
St. Sava was a Crown Prince who in
e 14th century gave up the crown and
devoted his life to the schools. His
praises were sung in the native tongue
at the meeting by the 150 Serbians
present. As a result of the meeting a
ladies "beehive" was organized to make
things needed In relief work among
Serbian soldiers and refugees in the
islands of the Adriatic and Mediter
ranean seas.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL RETORT.
PORTLAND, Jan. -7. Maximum temper
ature, 53 decrees; minimum. 43. River read
ing:. 8 A. M., 8.5 feet; change in last 24
hours, 0.3 foot fail. Total rainfall (f P. M.
to 5 P. M.), .03 inches; total since Septem
ber 1, 1917, 25.06 Inches; normal. 25 Inches;
excess, .06 inch. Sunrise, 7:38 A. M. ; sun
set, 5:0 P. M. ; total sunshine, 2 hours and
50 minutes; possible sunxhine, 9 hours and
SO minutes. Moonrise. 6:15 P. M. ; moonset,
7:40 A. M. Barometer (reduced to sea level)
5 V. M.. 30.26 Inches. Relative humidity at
noon, 73 per cent-
THB WEATHER.
STATIONS.
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Stata of
Weather
WAR ORPHANS ADOPTED
Salina, Kan., Assumes Responsibil
ity for 36 French Children.
SALINA, Kan., Dec. 27. As a Christ
mas present L A. Pribble, of Salina,
sent a cablegram to Field Marshal Jof
fre at Paris, saying Salina had adopted
36 French orphans.
The orphans were adopted by the lo- Ifceattle
cal Council U. C. T., the First M. E..
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Fuel oil
prices are the subject of a special bul
letin issued tonight by the Federal
Trade Commission, showing wide varia
tion between th cost of oil, plus re
fining, and tbe sale price, particularly
in the East and Middle West. The
figures are based upon August reports
of the refinerB.
The commission notes that published
quotations show that prices now are
from 70 to 184' per cent higher thah
they were in June. Following are the
August figures in cents for "representa
tive cost, refining charge and sale
price at district centers: I ft D H P it M
New Jersey and Eastern Territory UiibUUlt
Cost. 3.34c: reflnlnsr. .94c: Dries at
Pittsburg, 8c . I Ship Labor Reserve to Be Enrolled
Isdlana and North Mississippi valley I .
cost. 2.04c: refining. .47c: nrice at Government
Chicago. 5.75c
Oklahoma Cost, 1.85c; refining, .58c; WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. Quotas as
price at Tulsa, 3.6c ' I signed to each state in the three weeks'
Gulf Coast Cost. Z.14c; refining-. .33c: campaign for a voluntary shipbuilding
price at Fort Worth, 4c I reserve of 250.000 men were announced
California cost, l.sec; rerimnsr, .23c: I today by the Department of Labor.
price at San Francisco, 3.45o. Xha object Is to enroll men fitted for
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day.
FORECAST.
Portland and vicinity Monday fair, mod
erate westerly winds.
Oregon Monday generally fair, moderate
westerly winds.
Washington Monday probably rain west
portion, fair east portion; moderate westerly
winds.
Idaho Monday fair. .
EDWARD L. WELLS, Meteorologist, '