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s TH MAKES T DENIAL OF MURDER Young Howell Unshaken Cross-Examination. by ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED IVoy llcc-alls Incidents of Day Girl Wus Killed and Xcvcr Gets Muddled by Lawyers. MATSSHKI liLD, Or.. May 13. (Spe cial.) When 15 -year -old . Harold Howell finished his denial ot the mur der of Lillian Luethold at Bandon. hia recital of his movements, on the day of the murder and had gone through a close cross-examination in the cir cuit court at Coquille today he was us composed, as. any one in the court room. His testimony was in no way different from the story told at tho first and second trials of the case and he was not broken down on any point In the cross-examination. The boy answered all questions in a quiet manner hardly expected of one so young and used sood language. He was not in the least angered when cross-examined by Attorney Dexter Ilice of Roseluirg, but when pressed for details regarding incidents .which did not apply directly to his testi mony h-e said he would not make any guesses and did not intend to get "muddled." He admitted that ho had fixed the incidents in connection with the time of the murder firmly in his mind after Tie had been arrested. Murder Klatly Ieoled. When asked if he killed Lillian I.eu thold he said. "I certainly did not." He said he did not know who killed the girl and that the most he knew of the case was what he had heard In the courtroom during the three trials. Among garments he identified as having worn the day the girl was killed was a pair of khaki trousers which the prosecution alleged carried blood spots in the left pocket. Tho boy admitted that the trousers Were the ones he wore. He told of having cut his left thumb a week previous and showed the scar to the jury. The gun which the prosecution claims fired the bullet taken from the mur dered girl's head was an exhibit in the case. It has been rebored to fire a 2tt-caliber bullet. Howell said he borrowed the gun from his uncle, carried it hunting the day the girl was killed and as far as he knew it was never out of his possession, as he put it in his own bedroom when he was not hunting. Da)' Events Recalled. Tho defendant said he reached his home about 6 o'clock and ate supper and before 7 o'clock was at the Lewis house playing with the-boys of the family, whom he helped to carry in wood- and drive home the cows. He claimed to know nothing of the girl being dead until the following Mon day night, when he heard the news, He said he was excited and hurried to the place where the body was found. He said that when the officers came to the house and asked to see 'all the guns he brought them all out, in cluding the rebored gun, but did not tell that it was rebored because he was not asked and had no chance to make any explanation about it. He admitted that when returning from his hunting trip with a companion the day of the murder two of his shells were not accounted for, but thought they must have been lost out of his pocket when playing With his companion. He also admitted that he and his companion were near where the body was found, but earlier in the day. Boy'a Story Unchanged. There was nothing new or different from the story the. defendant told at the first two trials. Alexander Mcin tosh testified positively that it was about five minutes before 6 P. M. when he heard two shots in rapid sue cession from the direction where th body was found. Several witnesses told of the Howell boy playing with other neighbor boys as early as 7:30 in the evening and that he did not appear in any way excited or differ ent from usual. The prosecution in closing the testi mony for the state had Policeman L.'raddoek of Portland give expert testimony as to scientific measure ments of marks on bullets and on the one which was taken from the girl's head. He talked of measurements down to one ten-thousandth of inch, but was not permitted bv Judge Coke to give his opinion as to whether the bullet taken from the girl's head was nred from Howell s gun. The case will not go to the jury until Monday or Tuesday, as there are still about 40 witnesses to be ex a mined and some will be introduced in rebuttal by the state. PLUMBERS MEET TODAY First Delegates to Convention Ar rive at balem. SAL.KM. Or., May 13. (Special.) - Plumbers from all parts of Oregon '. commenced to arrive here tonight to attend llirir annual convention, which starts hero tomorrow. These session will continue until Saturday night i The speakers include William '.. Woolley of the trade extension bu reau. Harry L. Hanson of Montana y rank J. Kllmm of California i Charles Pullman of Portland. Mr. V Hanson and Mr. Klimm are members " of the board of directors of the na M tional association. Proposed additiona ..t laws for the Improvement of sanitar ' conditions will be one of the chie topics discussed at the convention according to the advance guard o i- plumbers arriving here tonight. Hcsidcs the business meetings, th programme Includes a banquet- an .- inspection or the state institutions FARMER HURT BY TRAI frigluoned Team Stalls" Wagon Railroad Crossing. KOSEBUrtO. Or., May 13. (Sue cial.) While driving a fractious team and attempting to ero.- the Souther Pacific track at Oakland late yester day afternoon, the wagon loaded with wool, was struck by an oncoming train and Mid Moore, a farmer, prob ably fatally injured, while Mrs. Moore and J. L. Thornton, who wore in the wagon, escaped with comparatively slight injuries. Mr. Moore saw the train approach ing from the south and believing he could make the crossing drove onto the track, where the team, frightened, stalled.' The wagon was demolished. .... . . HUGE FUND UN ASSIGNED Stale Industrial Accident t'ommi- tiioo Files neport. PALEM, Or., May 13. (Pnecial.) An liii.i.-Flgned surplus of $$41, SIS. 51 YOU !!1 ! shown in t he rpnArt nrnared bv 1 the state industrial accident commis sion hjere today and. filed with Gov ernor Olcott. Assets set out in the report include bonds in the hands of the state trea surer amounting to $3,691,261.65; cash, $316,978.14; cash in bank, $98,477.67; premiums in course of collection, $40, 093.69, and accrued interest estimated at $60,385.83. In the liabilities are claim reserves in the. segregated fund totaling $2,302,777.90; amount to be set aside to bring the segregated fund up to the necessary requirements to June 30, 1919. $3,225.36; accrued interest in segregated fund. $40,000; reserve ca tastrophe fund, $73,397.89; reserve re habilitation fund, $121,256; reserve necessary to meet claim payments covered' by outstanding final settle ment voucliers, $2500; reserve per manent partial disability npt over 24 months, $88,175.35; reserve, estimated, based on actual experience, to take care of pending claims, $703,850.14; unearned premiums, - $20,865.50; un claimed claim-warrants, $3,581.87; un- aid bills as of April 30, paid in May, 4.988.78; unpaid medical aid refunds, 959.22. The total if liabilities $3.J6o,578.47 ; nassigned surplus, $841,618.61, total liabilities and surplus, $4,207,196.98. WIFE HELD IMMODEST MINISTER- ENTERTAINED IN NIGHTLY ATTIRE" AVERRED. Thomas J. Blosiek Seeks Divorce Alleging Mouse Continuously In-- Tested AVIth Preachers... j ' Three unordained ministers, pTeach- rs of the Apostolic I'aith. "cohtinu- usly infested" the home of Thomas Blosiek all hours of the day and ight, is his complaint In a divorce suit filed 'in the circuit court yester- ay against Mrs. Sade Blosiek. One these men was entertained in iglitly attire" by Mrs. Blosiek, de clares the husband. The Blosieks were married at The Dalles in 1916 and went on the hus band's 320-acre farm near Shaniko, orth $6500, to live. Blosiek asserts that his wife quarreled with her eighbofs for miles around and corn- polled' htm to sell the property ana ve her all the mftney. After coming to Portland the-hus- and complains that hia wife forced ini to keep her son, George Hayes, ged 34, an alleged Canadian draft dodger, in their home. Blosiek as- erts that Hayes also was wanted in Vancouver, Wash., for the embezzle ment of $1800 from the government. Mrs. Blosiek filed suit for divorce last October, but it was dismissed by Circuit Judge Belt, avers the husband. Mrs. Anna J, Laniberg was tola, ny er husband that she was "too old to live with," she declares in a divorce complaint against J. A. Lamberg. She asks possession of a grocery store t 440 Kast Burnside street. Mrs. Mildred C. Miall was a Cali- fornian and loved California more than her husband, C. M. Miall told Presiding- Circuit Judge McCourt yes- erday in a default divorce case. She left him to return to California, he said. The decree was awarded on grounds of desertion. Jessie Nelson was granted a divorce by default from J. ID. Nelson by Judge McCourt. Other- divorce suits filed yesterday with County Clerk Beveridge were: Marie against Claude W. Hurst and eannette against Henry Lngersma. WOOD SPEAKER IS HEARD BY ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE. Danger of Nominating Man With Doubtful Record or One Not Firm on Strikes Discussed. rtOSEBURG, Or., May 13. (Spe- ial.) The Leonard Wood campaign for nomination to the presidency opened in real earnest here last ight, when Montaville Klowers of Los Angeles spoke in behalf of the gen- ral s candidaifcy. W hile the audi ence was not large the enthusiasm made up for. any deficiency. Mr. Flowers spoke In glowing erms of General Wood as the one man who could restore confidence and bring about better economic con ditions He sounded a note of wani ng against the danger of nominat- ng a man whose record has not been established or who might fail to deal firmly with outlaw labor strikes. Meeting the charge that the Wood campaign was too lavish with money. Mr. Flowers stated all money used was received from legitimate chan nels and honestly spent, and said the work was financed by William Eroc- iwi, ic iiiii j iui 1 ii i; euau manuiac- turcr, manager of the general's cam paign, and - other wealthy men. The speaking here was under the direc tion" of the local Wood club. rr. Seely. president, introduced' the speaker. LINN PI0NEERJS BURIED James W.' McKnight Laid lo Rest at Saiul Ridge Cemetery. ALBANY, Or., May 13. (Special.) Beside the grave of his wife, with' UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu whom he crossea- the plains to Ore- 1 gene. May 13. (Special.) Miss Grace gon on tneir wedding trip 88 years ago. the late James W. McKnight. prominent Linn county pioneer who died in Portland Monday, was burled yesterday in the cemetery at Sand Kidfje. about 11 miles southeast of Albany. Mr. and Mrs. McKnight were mar- rlod on the day before they started from Iowa for Oregon and their long journey across the plains and moun tains was their honeymoon. Mrs. McKnight died about ten years ago. Representatives-of all of the pioneet families which settled in Linn county, about four miles west of Lebanon, where Mr. McKnight took up his do nation land claim in 1852, attended the funeral. - Children who sur.vive are Frank E. McKnight of Vale. George W. Mc Knight of Vale, ex-county judge of Malheur county: D. B. McKnight of Albany, ex-county assessor and ex county judge of Linn county: Miss Ida" McKnight of Vale, Miss Roma McKnight ot Vale and Mrs. Winnie Armstrong of Portland: Engineer Submit Report. VANCOUVER, Wash., May 13. (Spe cial.) The report of the board of en gineers for rivers and harbors reached the Vancouver chamber of commerce this afternoon. The report goes into detail about the proponed 30-foot channel from the Columbia river' interstate bridge to the mouth of the Willamette river. Data are being secured to place before tho board and a special election has been called for June 15 when the question of $130,000 for a proposed dock, and buildings will be voted upon. Read The Oregonlan classified ads. M'AHTHUR If INFLEXIBLE - - PLUMB PLAN" ADVOCATES AT PORTLAND REBUKED. Charge That Originator of League Sanctioned Revolution Reiter- a ted by Representative. , OREGOXIAX NEWS BUREAU, Washington, May 13. Representative McArthur reiterated today in a letter to the Plumb plan league at Portland, Or., his charge that Glenn E. Plumb, head of the Plumb Plan league, had sanctioned revolution in his testimony before the house committee on inter state and foreign commerce. Mr. McArthur replied to a telegram sent him May 8 by the Portland; branch of the Plumb Plan league denying that Plum'b had preached revolution, defending the character of "Labor," the Plumb Plan organ, and challeng ing him to a Joint debate. Mr. Mc Arthur wrote: "A careful reading ot Mr. Plumb's testimony reveals a studied effort on his part to convey to the members of the above committee the idea that there would be a revolt or revolution among the railroad workers of the country if congress should fail to adopt the Plumb plan. -.. . "I reiterate my statements as to the Plumb Plan league paper called 'La bor.' published here in Washington. This pa,per is doing more than any other agency in the country to create t discontent among those who toil for a living.. Instead " of' endeavoring to bring about a better relation between capital and labor, it is widening the breach by Its continued campaign of inuendo and falsehood. "Your statement that my vote on the railroad bill was controlled by Wall Street and that I voted to vali date $8,000,000,000 worth of fictitious securities, is false and without foun dation. -Your statement thaj you are compelled to bear additional expenses in order that you may have some rep resentation in Washington is entirely out of place. - "I am quite-willing to serve you as individuals, or as members of any proper organization with which: yoil may be affiliated, but I will not take orders from the Plumb Plan league, or any similar concern organized for the purpose of browbeating and in timidating public officials into doing something that will ' prove a curse rather than a benefit to the American people. The. doors of my office are always open to the people of my dis trict for the transaction" of any legiti mate business which they may have, "I reiterate my statement that the Plumb Flan league is an organization wjiich is living off the earnings of the railroad men of the country who will some day wake up and find to what extent they have' been bunkoed. The heads of this league are living in ease and luxury, in fashionable hotels and palatial suburban mansions ot Washington and ate living, off the sweat of those who man trains, and who do the other hard and,uncom fortable work of railroading." PITTSBURG TO SEND 300 A. A. PROTZMAX TELLS PLANS OF SHRIXEHS. Portland Attractions Praised and City Urged to Make Most of Convention. "There will be nine cars in our spe cial train and probably 300 people in our party from Syria temple of the Shrine," said A. A. Protzman of Pitts burg, who arrived in the city yester day from San Francisco for a stay of a few days. Mrr Protzman is Pacific coast director of the Baptist new world movement and expects to be here during the Shrine imperial ses sion, the first he will have attended. "Almost every city through which I pass, or where I stay I meet Shrin. ers from many temples who are going to make Portland their mecca this year," continued Mr. Protzman. "It looks to me to be the biggest session from the point of crowd which the Shrine ever has held and though I haven't seen much of Portland yet I can't blame anyone for wishing to make the Portland oasis this year. Your weather has been most delight ful and what I have seen of the Pa cific coast your scenery surpasses anything all along the line. Your Columbia river highway is your great asset and it should be utilized to Uhe greatest possible extent. Would that Pittsburg had anything near like it. "We will be quartered at the Seward. Imperial and Multnomah hotels and I know all the boys from Syria will be more than satisfied. and I must say from what I have seen, AJ Kader is greatly to be praised for what it already has done in the plans of entertainment which also surpass anything of which I, hereto fore, have heard at Imperial council sessions. Though we will not be rep resented Dy our patrol or band, we will make some noise and everyone will know we are here aa soon as we arrive. "Might I say just a word for Port land and Oregon. This great con clave means everything to you. Make the most of it." MISS EDGINGT0N HONORED Oregon Graduate Heads Women's oourimiisin rr.wniiiy. Edgington, graduate of the Univer ; sity of Oregon with y of Oregon with the claBs of 1916. was elected national organizer of Theta Sigma Phi, women's national honorary journalism fraternity, at its recent national convention held in i Madison, Wis. Miss Edgington, who IS now secretary of tha department of ' journalism and instructor in short story at the University of Washing-J ion, is a memoer or Oregon l neta chapter of Theta Sigma Phi. While here she was a. major in the school of journalism. Miss Lyle Bryson, who represented the Qregon chapter at the convention, has just returned to the university. FLYING LOG KILLS MAN Fellow Logger Gets Broken Leg at Same Time. CLATSKANIE, Or., May 13. (Spe cial.) Merlin Gold was instantly killed Monday at Hammond Lumber company, Camp No. 10, along the King line, by a flying log. He was from Idaho, and single. .A fellow logger, V. Ross' legr was broken by the same log. He has a family and lives at the camp. RANCHER, 0NB0ND, GONE II. W. Buckingham, Accused of Theft, Missing; Horse Comes Home. EUGENE. Or., May 13. (Special.) H. W. Buckingham, Coburg hill ranch er, arrested a few days ago on the charge of the theft of 22 head of sheep and who has been out of jail oa $2500 bond, has disappeared and bit bondsmen are now endeavoring to find him. He told his wife Tuesday that he was going: out on the hills to round up some cattle. This morning his horse came home with one stirrup broken and the bridle gone. Mrs. Buckingham expresses -the belief that her husband met with an accident, but his bondsmen and the officers ex press themselves of the opinion that he has left the country. Investigation today reveals that Buckingham mortgaged his cattle to the Western Bond and Mortgage com pany of Portland for $11,000, to a Eu gene bank for $3000, and to the bank at Coburg for a considerable, sum, upon the representation that he had 270 head, but today when representa tives ot the mortgagor and the banks counted the cattle only 108 head were found. A warrant has been eworn out for his arrest on the charge of ? ob taining money underfalse pretenses. MISS WUEST IS INVITED - ? PORTLAND ART TEACHER; IS ASKED TO REPEAT LECTURE. Because of Limited Time in East, Trip to Make Talk in New ; York May Be -Precluded. i Miss Esther Wuest, upei'vlsor of art in the public schools, has been asked to repeat the lecture she gate last Friday before the Western Art Teachers' association in Detroit at Pratt institute. Because ot her limited time in the cast she does not expect to be able to get to New' York to do this. The lecture, which was illustrated with scenic Oregon slides, approached art from an entirely new angle and Miss Wuest has written that many people have inquired about Portland and asked to look at the pictures again. Her subject was-"Environment in Design a message From Oregon" and was distinctly a .home product booster. When she spoke the super visor wore a dress in batik pattern symbolic of her homo date It had woven into the design the beaver, Oregon grape, ocean, seagulls and deer. The pictures "shown were familiar views from this section, such as Crater lake, Multnomah falls and Mount Hood, These were then ap plied on other slides to conventional design, largely for commercial pur poses, such as fruit' box labels' and the like. All of the latter slides were reproductions of the work of chil dren in the Portland schools and brought forth much inquiry. CITY COURTEOUS -SOUGHT Portland Urged to Adopt "Com pany Manners" for Shrine Weekj Portlands "company manners" dur ing Shrine week was the topic of discussion yesterday at the weekly luncheon of the Press club at the Benson hotel. After the Shrine chant ers had fired the first barrage, Judge Robert C. Wright and W. F. Wdod ward told the diners just what the average citizen is expected to do dur ing the convention. "Get the- habit of courtesy," said Jud'ge Wright. "Let us convince folks we haver company manners all the time." "., "It is poor policy to mulct visitors," Mr. Woodward declared. "Will they go away regarding Portlanders as true gentlemen or graftera and hogs? We're not going to figure on the amount of" money they leave, but rather on the pleasant recollections they carry away." $120 TAKEN BY ROBBERS Woman and Three Men in Jail on Conspiracy Charge. , VANCOUVER. Wash., May 13. (Special.) H. T. Fleming. 20 years old; C. Dill, -20; Mrs. Ida Nerton and James Allen, charged with highway robbefy, today entered pleas of not guilty before Cedric Miller, justice of the peace. They are being held in jail, as they were unable to furnish bail, which was fixed at $5000 each. It is alleged that Met Koporic of Portland was riding in an automobile with Mrs. Nerton and was decoyed to the Reserve-street road, where he was held up by Fleming and Dill, who secured $120, Mrs. Nertort assisting the robbers. Mrs. Nerton was arrested here and Fleming and Dill in Port land yesterday. The officers recov ered $62. Dill and Fleming are alleged to have confessed. Mrs. Nerton and Allen gave the address of 101 Four- - teenth street, Portland. GEOLOGY CLASS FORMS University Groups to Study Area on Rogue River. ' UNIVERSITY OP OREGON,' Eu ene, Stay 13. (Special.) First of the outdoor summer school courses Riven in jteolosy by the University of Oregon will be a three weeks' survey of a small cretaceous area on the Rogue river, near Medford, from June 21 to July 10. The class, which will be directed by Dr. E. L. Packard, pro fessor of geologry, will bo restricted to not more than eight or ten. The five who have already signed up are: victor- Husband of tgsone, Claire Holdredge or Trent. Merjill D. Ely of Portland, Newton Estes and Hubert Sclienck. both of Eugene. Thl work to be taken up is directly tn line with work-already started by Dr. Packard for an extensive study of the cretaceous formation in the state. ALBANY HAS-NEW PASTOR Rev. A. D. Tiwmton Takes Charge - of Grace Presbyterian Churcli. . ALBANY. Or.. Mav 13. fSnecia'l.l Rev. A. D. Thomson, who came to Albany a few months ago from Chi cago.' was installed last evening as pastor of Grace Presbyterian ehurch. He succeeds Rev. A. M: Williams, who resigned the pastorate to accept the presidency of Albany college. The installation services were held in the church, with Ir. Wallace Howe Leo, dean of Albany college, presid ing. Dr. Lee preached the inaugural sermon and Rev. W. V. McGce of Al bany gave the charge of the pastor, and Dr. O. T. Morgan of Albany col lege the charge to the congregation. EUGENE TO. AID CARAVAN f CUy to Undertake to Provide for 3 0 in Ad CJuh Party. EUGENE, Or., May 13. Spcia.l.) Eugeno citizens will undertake to provide free sleeping Quarters and free meals for 30 enlisted men of the army who m-111 accompany the Port land Ad club's catavan that will stop here 'on the night of May 18. accord ing to announcement of Will (i. Steele, manager of. the chamber of commerce. Yesterday he received a telegram from the chairman of the committee in charge at Portland, asking if this could be done. Private citizens, who will be in the caravan, will pay their own way. E FOILS DANCING GIRLS SPREAD FAME OK 3IEDFORD COUNTRY. . Series of Similar Entertainments to Presented at Chamber of Commerce Luncheons. A dancing charade, so baffling that none of the diners at the Chamber of Commerce was able to Interpret It when it was presented yesterday noon by the- house committee, celebrated the fame of Medrord, Jackson county, as a horticultural center. The master of ceremonies. Jerry Bronaugh, chair man of the"committee. at length was forced to" reveal its significance. .Two lissome, pretty dancers, at tired in Spanish costume, invaded the dining hall at the luncheon hour, and were announced as they trod a Cas- tiliaff measure to signify the name of an Oregon product. .Everyone gave It up after scores of wild and hilari ous hazards, when Chairman Bron ough announced that the dancers rep resented "a Med ford pair," i. e., "pear," a fruit that la perfection in the Rogue River valley. Whereupon, as thougn the entire assembly had. been success ful in solving the charade, pint bot tles of ketchup, made from southern Oregon tomatoes, were distributed as prizes. The charade Is the first of a series that Will Be staged by the house com mittee for the promotion of general aequaintance with Oregon communi ties and their products. Close attention of the many lunch eon patrons was held by the brief talks of high school students in be half of the higher educational millage measure. The students' set forth that they desired, to attend Oregon's uni versities and colleges, and had been advised that these were now crowded to .capacity Ktiit were without funds lo expand. Tiiey pieaaea mat regon high school students be enabled to complete their education in the home state. , Students who spoke . were George Bronaugh, Lincoln high School; Ralph OSiesy, Jefforson high school, and Miss Bernice . Powers, Washington high school. CASE TO TEST BED LAW PRISONER TO BI3 CHARGED WITH "BEING" I. W. V. Object .of Deputy District Attorney 19 Application of Act to Old Blembcrs. To get a ruling by the Oregon su preme court on puzallng phrases of the criminal syndicalism law. Earl F. Bernard, deputy district attorney, seeks,' to present a test case in the local courts at an early date. He will ask that a new indictment be re turned by the Multnomah county grand jury against one of 24 I. W. W. now in the county jail awaiting trial that a demurrer to this Indictment be sustained by a trial court, and that the .case then be appealed to the supreme court for decision. in this test indictment, Bernard would charge the I. W. W. with "be ing" a member of an organization seeking to accomplish industrial and political change b violence instead of "becoming" a member, as the statute Is worded. This in the belief that the supreme court may hold as obvious the fact that the. Oregon law intended, to reach old offenders as well as new members of the I. W. W. that it was patterned after statutes In other states, and that the law was supposed to read "being" instead of "becoming." The indictment also would char the I. W. W. with "helping to organ ize by soliciting members for such an. organization. The present law reads, simply "helping to organize wh-iH Circuit Judge H. H.- Belt held in ine joe Launay case meant to found the, I. W. W. itself, not organ izing for "der tag." though Laundy was known as an "onganizer." BOARD TO READJUST PAY INCREASED WAGES ASKED IX i NAVV AND SHIPYARDS. Body Representing Labor and Gov. ernnicnt Departments to Make Award July 1. WASHINGTON, May 13. Read justment of the wage rates for skilled labor in all navy-yards and ship yards ooerated by the government working on government contracts will be made before July 1, by a special board representing the navy depart ment, shipping board and the or ganized crafts. Appointment of the board was agreed upon today at a conference between Secretary Daniels, Chairman Benson of tho shipping board and rep resentatives of the metal -workers, wood workers and building tradeB unions. The readjustment will affect about 70,000 men in navy-yards and 138,000 in shipyards. Wage levels now fn effect were fixed by the Macey boar II In October, 1918. No specific demands for in creases were presented by the men at today's conference, but they con tended increases should be large enough to cover the advance in cost of living since that. date. Officials at the navy .department pointed out today that, with a fixed appropriation for ship construction and repair.- any increase in. wages would necessitate a proportionate reduction in work at the yards. ' It would mean fewer ships in commis sion, they declared, unless the ap propriation were Increased. FIRE WARRANT. IS ISSUED Warehouse Operator Is Accused of Blockading Escape Aisles. A warrant for the arrest of "John Doe" Hcaly on a charge of violating the city ordinance by failing to keep the aisles leading to fire escapes clear in the building at Tlurteentn and Movt street, occupied by Mealy Broth ers, was issued in the municipal court yesterday and added a new phase to the fire which Tuesday1 caused the death of John Kampf, an employe at that place, and .a loss estimated at $7r..ooo. The complaint was sigrid by Cap tain Fred W. Roberts, assistant fire marshal,., who has been making an Investigation. The charge is made that chairs and other household furniture were in the passageways leading to the fire escapes, contrary to the city ordi nance. The ordinance carries a penalty of not less than $10 or more than $100 for & first offense, Deputy City Stadter announced. A coroner's jury Wednesday night pronounced the management of Healy Brothers guiltless of criminal liabil ity for the death of Kampf. 'I ' nMittirrirr ra i 111 -hjM Mi.lt ' ' 1 9 .B- E". , i . r avaF ft M' r I ..,,' ill MfflmmMm': msmm TRAFFIC RELIEF PLANNED BLOCK NEAR STATION MAY BE LEASED AND FILLED IN. Proposed Scheme Entails Removal of Buildings and Construction or 3 6-Foot Roadway. Members of the city council are at tempting to work out some scheme whereby traffic congestion near the union station may be relieved. The council will view property adjacent to the station this morning- and it is probable an effort will be made to lease a block bounded by Sixth. John', son, Irving streets and the Broad way bridge, to be utilized in carrying out a plan proposed by Commissioner Barbur. The plan would require the re moval of all buildings on this block, a move which has already been agreed upon, the filling in of the block, the building of a 36-foot roadway. on the west side of the property from John ADVERTISEMENT. MOTHER OF FIRST AMERICAN SOLDIER KILLED IN FRANCE Mrs. Alice Gresham Dodd, First War Mother of the Nation, Gives Entire Credit for Re covery of Her Health to the Well Known Medicine, Tanlac. The following remarkable endorse ment of Tanlac was given recently v.v- jm Alice Gresham Dodd, at the Gresham Memorial Home. Gavin Park.-j Evansvillc. lnd., wmcn nome was pre sented to her by the patriotic people of Indiana, as evidence of their ap preciation of the services rendered, to his country by her eon. Corporal Tmos r. Gresham. the first American soldier killed in France Expressions nr evmnailiv were received by Mrs. Dodd from a.11 parts of the United! States, ana me uBn"iiv"rB v. country carried the story of. the first "war mother." v Dh..ir nf hf fton's rieth re sulted in the setious breakdown of Mrs Dodd's health, but everyone will learn with interest and pleasure that she is now In splendid health again. When seen at her home recently she made the following statement, giving the entire credit for her recovery to the well-known medicine, laniac. After my dear boy's death; I had a general breakdown in health," said Mrs. Dodd. "At first it was juaf in digestion. My food used to upset me and I had to diet myself very care-fu-lly. which wasn't much hardship aa I lost all desire to eat. Then I had an attack of rheumatism, with severe pains in my shoulders, back and arms. Sometimes I used to aufrer a great deal, and my joints would get all swollen up and stiff. I Was able to do very little about the house, and at times couldn't even cook a meal. I got very nervous and restless, and at night would lie awake for hours, and lost many a night'fe sleep as a conse quence. , . ' "A friend of mine had received a great deal of help from Tanlac. and it was she who advUed me tdttry it- mm mxztKi&m Wmmmm You'll be "glad to meet" Richmond Union Suits FOR Richmond meets your underwear require ment in a glad, good way. You'll have that happy consciousness of being well-dressed, be cause top-clothes just can't help fitting perfectly over this perfect union suit. Richmond Union Suits hug the lines and curves of your body so snugly that they become part of you yet they follow every movement of active muscles without binding. Extreme comfort that's Richmond all over! Consider one item, for instance the seams: All Richmond Union Suits are double-sewed with flat, lock-stitch seams to give double wear and maximum comfort. No Richmond seam ever put a painful furrow in your skin. No, Sir! And that's only one advantage of Richmond underwear. Ask your dealer about the other seven exclusive features of Richmond. Do that ichinond CLOSED UNION SUITS PATENTED LEVI STRAUSS & CO. Wholesale Distributors SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. son to Irving street, and the cutting away of the corner at Sixth and Johnson streets. By carrying out this Idea, one-way traffic could be the rule for vehicles going and coming from the station. The flllinff in of the block would provide parking space for automobiles during normal times, and during the Shrine convention could be used by bands and patrols upon their arrival in Portland. The general Shrine committee is working with the city in the plan and has offered financial assistance to wards filling in the block. School Superintendent Quits. LEWISTON. Idaho, May 13. (Spe cial.) The resignation of F. W. Sim monds. superintendent of the Lewis ton schools was accepted yesterday by the city school noard. Mir. Klmmonds has accepted a position with the United States" Chamber ot Commerce at a considerably higher salary. He has been prominent educationally in the northwest for the past seven years, having come here from Man kafo. Kansas. He is now president of the Idaho State Teachers' associa tion, and state director of the Na tional Education association .Mits. alio: .nt:stiM dodo, of ;avla 1'irk, Kvaimvillr, lnd. I am ao glad I did for it proved the best medicine I have ever taken. It soon gave me a good appetite and seemed to settle my stomach so that I was no longer troubled with lnd gestlon. I don't know what it is to have rhoumattc pains now, tho swell ing and stiffness has all gone out of my joints and I am able to do the work of the house with the greatest ease. My nerves are now steady and strong, 1 Rleep fine at night, and I feel better in health than ever before In my life. I shall alwnys be grateful for what Tanlac has done for me, and shall recommend it every chance I get." Tanlac is sold In Portland by the Owl Drug CO. . I i in Mint. . in its i Alii !!! CROTCH OCTOBER A 1912 - V W. R. McDonald, Candidate for Joint IXeprrnentatlve for Multnomah and C'lackMoaa Count Ira In the State Legisla ture. "I favor such legislation as will protect our country, preserve law Hnd order, and will enable men Hnd women to enjoy the prosperity that is bound to come from the healthy development of Oregon." He is a mc m li e r of Portland Loiiie of Klks and belongs to Willamette l.odirr. No. 2. A. K. and A. M.: Oroaon Oomnianriery, No. 1, Knights Templar: Al Kader Tem ple of the Shrine; iSul Raizoe tlrotto, No. : the Multnomnh Club and the Oregon Slate' Motor Association. VOTR 0, K. Your Support Mill He Appreciated. (Paid Adv.' by . P.' Pierce.) 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