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FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR No. 47.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1 920.
ESTABLISHED 1889
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LIVE WIRE COMMITTEE REPORTS
FAVORABLE ON MORALS OF CITY
Investigation of tha apoctul com
mit tit from Mm Uva Wire of lh
Commercial club, mude public hero
Tuesday how Hint statement r
finding upon lha moral condition In
(tin high choo liuva bn einitgtirat '
1 and magulfliid, but the commltteo
recommwid that public uctlonf'
work ahould be Hone 10 that port 1S4.
may motvi) proper partjiuoi
aiuxt over their young children
the cimviitltUm Hiki urn co-oper
Hon of Iho Oregon Social Hygiene
Hoclety In Improving local condition.
It W. Kirk. 1 Adnma. Her. tl. 0.
Edgar and 0. D. Kby iMKn.nl tlio ri
IK.it. which I a follow:
Wo. your committee appointed to
nuke repurt unit rncoinnwadullon a
to th manner of procuedure and act
Ion to be tuknn to remove certain Im
moral condition alleged to exist In
dragon ciiy, beg to report a ft
low; 1. Your committee find from It
liivtlgatln that cortaln state
ment which have been made relative
to such condition are highly magni
fied and gnmnly exaggerated, and
ihl U particularly true with refer
enee to lilsh chool tudnt, among
whom w find very high moral stand
ards. 2. Mot raxna that w have boon
able to locate are confined to poopte
of mature aw.
3. We find there U a disposition
on the part of many partnu In Ore
(ton City to alUw their bnv and girl
lo bo out lata at night without bnlng
properly chapvruned, and that these
condition, are the source of much
unfavorable comment and inflection
upon auch youitK people-
Your committee would respectfully
recommend:
I. That the father and mother
of Oregon City be urged to cooperate
with the city police department In a
atrlct enforcement of the city Ordin
ance relative to the keeping of late
hour by young people, la the street
and e)iewlitire.
S. That me kind of public edu
cational work ahould be done to the
end that tha attention of parent may
1 called to the diingr oxtatlng. and
that their co-otwratlon may be
cured In bringing about aatur condl
tton tor young praipln, and hither
attendant for the older.
S. We recommend that a commit
t be appointed to take up this mai
ler with the Oregon Sovtal llyglone
Society, with a view of aecurlng the
co-operation of thl society In bring
In about the educational work here
in suggested.
The committee wa nppolntod ev
ral week ago, follow In the u
goetlon of Mr. Kdgar, backed by new-
pair comment upon what wa uld
to bo an unploaxant moral ultuutlon
here, und Interoat waa eHpeclally
kotn following a public statement ot
a MH. Poutor, repnmentlng the Al
b!rtln Korr Nurrery, who ld that
Dr. Godfrey, a Sonttle physician, bad
made the alatemcnt that coven of
ivery ten ttudonta In the high chool
of SiMittle were on tha down grade of
morality. The Intimation waa that
other hlnh acbool In th Northwext
were confronted by tlmllur condition,
and City Superintendent Kirk, who
nuoatloncd the statement, Informed
Frank II. Cooper, uprlntBndpnt of
the Seattle schools In the following
letter:
"A few dayn ago a representative
of a certain Jlo:ue Home In the
Northwest stated before our Com
mercial Club that a prominent
physician of Seattle suld that seven
out ot every ten In Seattle hlgn
echool stopped aside from the paths
of virtue last year. To be more
riox'ITfc, lr. Oodfrej-i h Souttlo
phyelclnn, said that In a conference
of 81 doctor that 70 per cent ot the
students had been guilty of moral
lupees last year.
"I did not believe a word ot it. If
such conditions exist In Snattio, iMmt
lar condition exlut, In Portland, and
if ho In Portland, then Oregon City'
percentage I somewhere noar the
name. The present situation may bo
alarming, but I hope it lit not halt as
bod a quoted-
"It I said that whool men do noi
really know conditions, but I have
observed that some medical mon on
account of conatantly working with
pathological conditions, are prone to
over-mnphaslze the disease pero"-
ego. I will be grateful to you for any
observation you are willing to make
in regard to the remark quoted
nbove."
Superintendent Cooper brands the
Foster statement as libelous, .and
says that doctors Bhould be more
prudent. Ills Teply to Superintend
ent Kirk follows:
"Yours, referring to the slander
circulating In regard to the Seattle
schools, received.
"I am not at all surprised by this,
hut I am surprised that reputable
men should lend theme-elves to the
circulation of libelous stories that
are 99 per cent gossip.
"This tale that you bring to m
only slightly varied la form from
many others that have come to me.
They are always different In form,
and reach back for about ton years,
"The youths of this city are Just as
fine and correct morally as may be
found in any city. There are so
many things that doctors do not
know, even about their own business,
that I should think they would be
more prudent than the one who is
quoted in the letter. I do not know
the man. but I am going; to look him
up and ak to have an Interview
wlthhtM.
"I llmttk you very much for having
brought tha matter to my attention."
BRIDGE TO BE
CLOSED TWO
W HOURS DAILY
I,,",l,n bridge will bo tloa
thklw iraf flo for a tew days
M '" hour of 7:;i0 and :30
o'clov ,pt morning and from 8:30
to 4: ,n tno afternoon. The
upiik Hifflo for these period
I for tV t of allowing tha
county Ion crew to muko
nnedi-d repa. on the atrurture. The
county court has alo posted sign
over the bridge In effect that all
vehicles carrying load In xcei of
two ton will not be allowed and that
trucks are forbidden to pan a on the
bridge. Failure to comply with the
ruling of the court will bo pun Inh
abit! by a fine liot to exceed 125 00,
Nothing as yK has been decided a
to the new bridge to be built b
Clui kttinu county and the Highway
commission and both bodies are mark
log time until the uprome court ha
decided a to the validity of the
bridge bond voted at the last elec
tion. FIGHT OVER
COURTHOUSE
ENDS AT LAST
8ALBM. Or,, Nor. 30. Rltfit year
of litigation Involving the conivnic
Hon of two courthouse In Klamath
county, and the expenditure of nearly
jOO,000, rearhed conclusion
when Juki Ice Charle A. Johns, In an
opinion covering Ss typewritten page
reversed Judge 3, V. Ham II top
preelded In the trial of - case In
the lower court, and legallxed the
erection of what 1 known a the J.
M. IHmgan courthouse. "- Mon
wh In the nature of an Injunction'
and wa brought by Mr. tvwgan to
recover annrojfeoately 195,000 whlcn
he alleged wo due for the perform
ance of a contract.
Harris A Allen, of Portland were
the attorney for Dougan-
DISTRICT 16
AGAIN VOTES
10 MILL TAX
Road district No. 16 Oak Grove
again voted an additional road tax
Saturday evening of 10 mill, making
the seventh consecutive time that this
district has vott-d a 10 mill tax for
road Improvements.
The meeting was largely attonded
and was presided over by Harvey n
Starkweather with Dean Butler, se
eretiyry. The money derived from
the 10 mill tax will be spent on
Island Hill, River Road, and the Oat
field road The taxpayers attending
were enthuHlaslic over the program
adopted for the expenditure of the
money, and took great Interest In the
whole of the county road program as
outlined by the speakers.
Official Count Gives
Harding 63,657 Lead
SALEM, Or, Nov. 30. The official
canvass of the votes cant in the gener
al election held throughout Oregon on
November 2, as completed . by the
necrt-tury of date here today and certi
fied to by W. T. Vinton, executive of
the state pending the return ot Gov.
ernor Olc.ott, who Is now in Harris
burg, Pa., ejiowed that Warren , U.
Harding, republican, carried the state
over Oovornor Cox, democrat, for
president ot the United States by a
plurality of 63.657 votes,
M, C. George received the highest
vote of the five candidates "for repub
lican electors, having polled a total ot
143,592 votes. Results of the other
republican electors follow: Hotch-
klss, 143, 281; Hume, 113,189; Richard
son, 143.141, and Robb, 141.042.
Dr. K. T. Hedlund polled the highest
vote of the democratic electors.
ANOTHER QUAKE
SHAKES CITY FOR
SHORT DURATION
Oregon City residents experienced
another quake Sunday morning when
slight tremors' occurred over the hill
section. This make the second
tremor In about two weeks for Clack
nmag county and both were of about
the same duration. Several promin
ent men here crawled out ot bed in
the wee hours to Investigate, but the
weather being pretty chilly yesterday
morning about 3:00 o'clock, they soon
got back In bed and "lot 'er shake."
'Press dispatches late last night
gave out the Information that the
quake was general through Washing
ton and Oregon and ran from a dead
center north to south. Scientists al
lege that the tremor are not earth
quakes at all, but are caused by In
ternal fires of the earth. Tbey say
that a real earth quake would toon
shake things up considerable. ' -
Jusf As Worthy tfow
If every man, woman and child in Clackamas coun
ty gave 1 0 cents to the Red Cross, the Clackamas county
chapter would have sufficient funds to do its work dur
ing, who fail in that appreciation of a great and noble
ing the coming year.
But there will be many whose interest will be lack
work performed, and certainly the little ones cannot be
expected to carry the burden, and it follows that those
of us who can spare a few dollars, must come to the
front with contributions in sufficient size to finance an
organization that has passed through its years of use
fulness without a stain.
Clackamas has its own chapter, which was formerly
affiliated with the Portland chapter. ts goal is
around $3,000, which is little enough considering the
possibilities for good. During the year that is just
terminating the Red Cross has provided board and lodg
ing for ex-service men who have been in need, and it
has taken care of 500 families' in this county and allevi
ated distress and want. It has provided compensation;
vocational training and hospital care to many of the
ers. It is looking after the men who have been discharg
boys who fought the brave fight on the fields of Hand
ed from military hospitals, sent them to their homes and
cared for their loved ones.
The fourth roll call is in progress. Giving freely
of their time, which is worth money, to most of us,
solicitors are going from house to house, from store to
factory, from individual to office, asking for the dollars
that will keep the wheels of that wonderful organiza
tion revolving.
Give, and give cheerfully. Give of your plenty,
and, if necessary, deny yourself an automobile ride,
a theatre ticket, or forego some idle amusement. Re
member that two years ago you would have come across
with enthusiasm. The Red Cross activities that absorb
ed your money then, are just as worthy now.
"The Lord loveth a cheerful giver."
Krassig Some 'Detec'
Bluff Is Worth $97
And Man Leaves lown
Wrm. KraMilg, demist, of Oregon
City, ran a big bluff yesterday on
Main street, and a a result, got
back his pocket-book containing $97
in bills. Krassig dropped hi wallet
In the ball of the Andresen building
and upon entering his office, discov
ered the loss. He immediately start
od on the back trail to find it and in
the course of his hunt he wandered
towards the pool hall between 5tb
and 6th streets on Main- As be was
passing the place, he recognized a
man standing In the entrance whom
had followed him up the stairs earl
ier In the day.
Krassig stepped up to the man and
said: "Hand over my pocket book
or I'll call a cop."
"Here It Is" the man replied, as he
gave ovr the wallet Krassig took
the book and after counting the
money, found that $15 had been tak
en out, "Better come across with
the balance," said Krassig, "or ex
plain It to the Judge."
The man handed over the $12 and
contended that he had spent the rest
In the pool hall.
"Better get out of town," said Kras
slg as he walked away , with his
money. The man 'got'
TROOPS ON
WAY TO COAL
STRIKE ZONE
CHHA.ICOTHB, O.. Nov. 26. A
provisional battalion of 400 men pick
ed from the third and 19th Infantry
regiments, was prepared tonight to
leave Camp Sherman tomorrow tor
Williamson, W. Va.. where the troops
will be used for strike duty In the
Mingo country coal mine district
The detachment is equipped for an
Indefinite period of service.
MJor R. S. Bnford of the 19th in
fantry and Captain E. L. Brine of the
40th infantry already are en route to
Williamson to Investigate the seri
ousness of the situation. The provi
sional battalion will be under com
mand ot Major Blnford.
A battalion of Camp Sherman
troops, which had been on duty in
Mingo country returned about six
weeks ago.
ALBANY ELKS
MAKE BIG HIT
WITH 1189 HERD
One of the moat successful and
txfst attended initiation eeremonles
In the history of the local Elks lodge
occurred last night when over 24
candidates were taken Into the order.
The Albany lodge members put 'on
th ritualistic work and also the
"third degree" stuff, which mad
quite a hit among the local brothers.
A big feed was tendered the visitors
after the regular session ot the order
WILL QUIET TITLE
C. Schuebel and Agnes Schuehel
have entered suit to quiet title to lots
3 and 4, block 110, county addition to
Clackamas county. The lot former
ly belonged to the Jager estate. -
COUNTY BUREAU
ILL JOIN THE
I
A large gathering of farmers ana
their wive met at the court house
yqsterday for both a morning
and afternoon session. Tha
features of the morning was
a report by Miss R. P. Sned
eker, county club loader, on the
work of the boys and girls clubs for
the year. Fifty seven standard clubs
had been organized, of which 15 tin
Ished the years work 100 per ' cent,
and 34 finished 75 per cent. Clacka
mas county boys and girls won 12 ot
the 30 state championships at the
state fair. The value ot the products
raised was over $11,000.
The county agricultural agent, R.
G. Scott, reported on the work car
ried out, showing that the Canada
thistle work was carried on In 19
communities, with an 65 per cent
cleanup of thistles. It was voted un
animously to carry on this work tor
the coming year.
l ne rodent control work showed a
saving of about $6000.00 to the coun
ty farmers from the use ot squirrel
poison.
The poultry work showed a totl 01
85$ hens culled out as nonlayers and
a saving of feed of $S26.40.
The principal address, was made by
G- A. Mansflel president of the Ore
gon Farm Bureau. He showed the
need of organisation of the farmers
along safe economic lines, and told
what the National Farm Bureau was
doing to stabilize markets and pro
tect the members from unfair prac
tices. A close of his talk, it
was voted to reorganise the Clacka
mas County 'Farm P-- -- join
the state and national organization.
WHEAT DROPS
TO $1.47 AND
GOING DOWN
CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 26. Values in
the wheat market shrank today to
below $1.60 a bushel. It waa the
first time since peace conditions had
been restored, that the: $1.50 level
was passed on the recent big down
ward slide of prices.
The market collapsed to $1.47 for
March delivery, a fall of 8 cents a
bushel fromi Wednesday's finish.
Finally European interests were re
ported making cash purchases!.
UNDERTAKER
KILLS OVER
100 PERSONS
NEW YORK, Nov. 26. John Ro
man-elll, Brooklyn undertaker, who
was convicted of the larceny of 1000
gallons of wood alcohol which was
alleged to have caused the deaths ot
100 persons In Conneclcut and Massa
chusetts last Christmas, today was
sentenced to serve from 8 to seven
yean at hard labor In state's prison.
NATIONAL BODY
MANY DISTRICTS
VOTE ADDITIONAL
TAX FOR RO ADS
Eleven more road districts In
Clackamas county have tntered the
rank of good road booster and have
voted during the past week from 8
to 10 milt additional tax In each sec
tion, The latest to come Into th
ranks are as follows:
District No. 13, Pleasant Hill 10
mills; $1000 on West Buttevllle to
Wllsonvllle road, $1000 West Butte
vllle to Sherwood road; Weston road,
$500, Jost road, $500; cemetery road,
$000; Malay road, $500; Heater road,
$300; I Add Hill road, $200; Edmlston
road, $300; Churchill road, $200;
Woods road, $100.
District No- 18, Happy Valley 5
mills; C. A. Betz road, $375; balance
to go Into district fund for upkeep.
District No. 19, Sunnyslde country
10 mills; all money to be spent on
the district's roads.
District No. 21, Boring 10 mill;
on the following roads; Hennlngsen,
$800, Sharkey $600, Hoffmelster $300.
H. Johnson $400, Exley $300, Bartlett
$300.
District No. 37, Upper Highland
10 mills; 25 per cent on Myers-Bea-son
road; 75 per cent on Clarkes and
Main roads.
District No. 225 mills; one-third
on Bradley-Rlchey road; one-third on
Oregon City road east Anderagg
corner; one-sixth Keltey-Epperson
roadj; one-slxth Bortn-Oteflon City
road.
District No. 30 Eagle Creek This
district voted 24 to 48 against and ad
ditional road tax this year.
District No. 31, Logan country 8
mills; 2Vx on Clear Creek hill; 1 mill
on Datron road; 1 mill on Mostuls
road; V4 mill on Clear Creek road; 3
mills on the Harding Grange road,
north.
District No. 42, Colton 10 mills; 15
per cent on Bockman corner and
Arqutt road; 15 per cent near Old
Colton school and Arqutt -place; 10
per cent between Forsgren corners
and B. Palmer place; 10 per cent
from blacksmith shop, north; 30 per
cent Cannon Creek bridge In north
easterly direction; 10 per cent from
Old Colton school east; 10 per cent
from Albert Peterson's towards
Schiewle place.
District No. 44, Molalla 10 mills;
20 per cent on all roads north of
Molalla; 15 per cent ast: 20 per
cent south; 30 per cent South End
Hill and proposed road bond road;
15 per cent west
District No. 45, Mulino to Oregon
City 10 mills; all between Oregon
City and Mulino and Canemah road.
District No. 50, Yodervllle 8 mills;
4 mills Canby-Marquam road; 4 mills
In old road districts 53, 57, 24 and
part of 24.
AUTO AND TRAIN
CRASH; 1 KILLED
AND 3 INJURED
McMINNVILLE, Or.. Nov. 29.
Thomas Klrby, 18, son ot Mr- and
Mrs. Dan Klrby, was Instantly killed,
and Robert Trent and Kerwln Law-
son were so badly mangled that death
seems Imminent when an automobile
in which they were riding was struck
by the east side local electric train
leaving McMlnnvllle for Portland at
12:40 this afternoon. Edwin Klrby,
a borther of the dead boy, was also
In the car, but escaped without seri
ous Injury.
The accident occurred at the Fifth
street crossing when the four boys
all of whom attended the local high
school, were coming In to school from
the Law-son place east of town. Tom
Klrby was driving the car, and wit
nesses say he was trying to beat the
train to the crossing.
Richard Bland, engineer In charge
of the train, could not see the ap
proaching automobile until too late
to stop. The car, which was com
pletely wrecked was carried nearly
a block before the train could be
stopped. The three Injured boys were
rushed to the McMlnnvllle hospital
for treatment
youth refuses
$1,000,000 "And
GOES TO WORK
BUZZARD'S BAY, Mass., Nov. 29.
Charles Garland, the young man
who has renounced his right to a mll-
lionrdollar legacy left him by his
father, James A. Garland, who was a
wealthy clubman and yachtsman of
Boston, today made a formal state
ment of his reasons for rejecting the
money.
His statement, he said, was due to
the fact that the many reports of his
failure to accept the legacy had
failed properly to present his posi
tion. "I refuse to accept the money be
cause it is not mine." Garland said
"A sytera which starves thousands
while hundreds are stuffed condemns
Itself. A system which leaves a sick
woman helpless and of ers its serv
ices to a healthy man condemns it
Belf. It Is such a system that offers
me a million dollars.
"It is blind to the simplest truth
known to every child, the truth that
the hungry should be fed and the
naked clothed. I have had to choose
between the loss ot private property
and the law which is written in every
human heart I choose the one which
I believe to be true"
conns JURY
OVER SHOOTING OF A. DE FORD
TERRILL SELLS
SILICA PRODUCT
TO CORPORATION
Chas. F. Ten-ill, president of the
Silica King mining company of this
city, reported yeaterday afternoon
that he had signed a contract with
Portland and Carlfornla Interests to
tako the entire product from his
silica bank at Oie royalty price of $1
per ton. The new corporation will
develop the property Immediately,
according to Terrill, and put in mod
ern machinery and a crew of 24 men
to start- It is rumored that R. E.
Hobs on, one time road engineer for
Clackamas county, but now a con
tractor in California, Is a member of
the new silica corporation.
It Is reported that the new plant
to be Installed at the mine will have
a capacity of 100 tons per day and In
the opinion of Terrill, the mine has
a store of" silica of nearly 400,000
tons. The property will be develop
ed and output sold through the Silica
Product company, of Portland, an
auxiliary of the California corpora
tion. Chas. Terrill discovered the silica
bed some year ago when excavation
work for a new house was In progress
at that time. He sold considerable to
different firms over the country, and
ditrtrts. laeL year, contracted wrth
Clackamas county for several tons
for the new paving plant The bed
lies Just off Molalla avenue, near
Mountain View section, and la easily
accessible for trucks to take away.
It Is alleged that the new
corpoartlon will instill large air
tight bowls which wni catch the nne
silica, which it Is said to be the best
of the produat for manufacturing
purposes. Heretofore, it is claimed
that under Terrill's system, quantl
tlea ot the fine silica escaped when
se perated from the other compounds
DOUGHTY GIVES
UP BONDS; SAYS
S1MALLIS DEAD
John Doughty, arrested here last
week In connection with the theft ot
$100,000 worth of Canadian bonds,
has confessed and delivered to th
Canadian authorities the bonds in
tact, according to press dispatches
from Toronto, Out.
He arrived In Ontario yesterday
and immediately went to the hiding
place of the securities and delivered
them up to Detective Mitchell and
other state officers.
Concerning the disappearance ot
Ambrose J. Small, Toronto theatre
magnate, whom Doughty Is accusea
of murdering, the following telegram
from Detective Mitchell enroute to
Toronto with Doughty was printed In
the Toronto Telegram under the date
of Nov. 28th:
"Ambrose Small's fate is very near
solution. Jack Doughty is the key
that will unlock the door. There win
be three or nosslbly tour arrested if
they have not already been made.
One of them, a woman, the otners,
well-known underworld characters on
this side. Enough Is known to aquit
Douehtv of actual part in the mur
der, for Small is dead."
The Canadian paper goes on to
state that there is $50,000 reward for
Small and that the mystery will be
cleared up in a few days. Doughty
claims that Small is dead but further
than this statement nothing can be
learned from him a yL
"It will be only a short time until
the plot is fully exposed and there
are many blank spaces left in the
drab tale, but with data that Doughty
can supnly. the fate of Small will be
learned," the Telegram says.
TEN INJURED
WHEN ROCK
HITS TRAIN
Ten more persons were injured,
two of them being railroad men, when
a boulder dropped from a cliff of the
Columbia river gorge near Hood sta
tion, sixty miles east of Vancouver,
about 6 o'clock Thursday night, strik
ing the tender of the North Coast
Limited train on the S.. P. & S. lino,
due in Portland at 7:45 p. m.
The boulder, which weighed more
than a ton, struck the tender with
such force that it waa broken from
the locomotive and ditched. The en
gineer was hurled out of his cab and
the locomotive, Its pony trucks rid
ing the rails and the drive wheels
cutting the ties, dashed on through
a tunnel and was stopped by the fire
man 450 feet ahead in the clear.
Wires Will Hear
About City's Morals
The TJv Wires of the Commercial
Club at their regular noon luncheon
todav will hear a report from the
committee recently appointed to in
vestieate the moral condition of Ore
gon City. It is rumored that this
committee, while not taking any act
ion on the matter, ha made a rigid
Investigation and will report its find
ings to the club today noon.
lilt
1GS VERDICT
A coroner Inquest wa held t the
Rrady ft DeMoss parlor yesterday
afternoon over the remain of A.
Ford, who wa shot by D. E. Frost.
last week when he attempted to get
away from an officer. The Jury re
turned a verdict in effect that De-
Ford came to his death from gun
shot wounds from a 32-caliber re
volver, which was discharged by one
D. E. (Jack) Frost of Oregon City.
The following men made np the Jury:
P. S. Flnnucane, E. E. Teeple, E. M.
Howell, W. F. Schooley, J. E. Jack.
W. W. Myers,
The first witness called to the
stand yesterday was Officer Ed. Sur
Ms, who attempted to make the ar
rest of DeFord on the night of the
shooting- Surf us told how he had
seen DeFord on Main street near
10th In company with two other men.
He alleged that DeFord was drinking
from a bottle when h first law him
and that he was under the Influence
of liquor. He approached the man
with the -intention of placing him un
der arrest, and as he started toward
the three men, two of them ran down
10th Btreet and DeFord put the bottle
in his pocket and held hi ground.
When he attempted to take DeFord
in custody, Surfus alleges that De
Ford struck at him, and that he hit
DeFord and knocked him off the side
walk Into the street When DeFord
got up, he pulled the bottle from his
pocket and threw it to the pavement,
at the same time telling Surfus that
he coudl not arrest him for having
boose. Surfus contends that he an
swered DeFord that he could arrest
him for throwing glass Into the street,
and DeFord thereupon broke and ran
down Main street
Surfus said that he started in pur
suit, and as the man ran hp 11th
street, he followed and when near the
railroad track DeFord ran down the
track away and dodged into a house
nearby. Surfus lays that he followed
and DeFord ran out again on 11th.
At this point Syrfua said that he
noticed Frost Just ahead of DeFord
and cried out to Frost to stop
him. Frost in attempting to
stop the running man received
a blow in the stomach and
DeFord broke away and ran up
11th. At this point, Surfus alleges
that Frost called out to DeFord to
stop or he would shoot and when the
man did not stop. Frost pulled a gun
from his pocket and fired twice.
Wa Weismandel was next called
to the stand and practically sub
btantlated Surfus statements. Weis
mandel told that after Frost bad dis
charged the gun, he cried out to him
to stop shooting and that he would
run after DeFord and catch him,
which he did, and held the man until
Surfus arrived. Weismandel alleges .
that Frost Surfus and himself start
ed towards the Jail with the prisoner,
but halfway to the Jail De
Ford aid he had been shot twice and
began to curse all three men Weis
mandel claim that at first he did
not think DeFord had been hit but
after the man kept insisting that he
was shot he and Surfus half "
him to the Jail, where H was found
that he waa severally wounded.
Weismandel said that after discover
ing this. Dr. Welch was immediately
called and after an examination by
the doctor, DeFord was moved to the
hospital in Dr. Welch's machine.
D. A. Shannon, another witness was
called next Shannon stated that he
was with Surfus at the time he at
tempted to arrest DeFord on Main
street He practically duplicated Sur
fus' testimony up to the point where
they started with DeFord for the jail.
Shannon testified that DeFord was
groaning as if in pain and kept say
ing he was shot between curses at
Frost and Surfus.
Dr. Welch, who attened DeFord up
to his death, and who performed the
operation which removed the bullet
from DeFord's body, was next called
to the stand. Dr. Welch testified that .
he located the bullet but did not re
move it until the next day, as Dev
Ford's condition at that time was bad,
and that the man was under the in
fluence of liquor and in pain. Dr.
Welch further testified that he lo
cated the bullet without an ex-ray
examination and that the bullet had
passed through the left lung. Dr.
Welch upon being crossed examined
by Dean Butler, attorney for the
state, said that DeFord died from the
effects of confluent pneumonia and "
bullet wounds. In other words, the
dtactor allalged that DeFord's lungs
filled up with fluid slmlllar to the
"flu" caused by pneumonia and other
complications.
Dr. Hugh Mount was next called.
He alleged that he had made an ex
amination of DeFord's body at the
Sellwood hospital and that DeFord
had died from gun-shot wounds and
nothing else. Dr. Mount furthor testi
fied that the bullet had not passed
through the left lung of DeFord. as
testified by Dr. Welch.
Funeral services over the late De
Ford were held from the parlors of
Brady & DeMoss at 2:30 o'clock Fri
day afternoon. Deceased was 29
years of age and a widower. He Is
survived by several relatives and one
daughter. Interment took place in
the Mountain View cemetery in the
family lot The funeral wa largely
attended by relatives and friends,
and flowers were In profusion over
the casket