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TITE 3IORXIXG OREGOMAX, THURSDAY, APR1X 14, 1910. ELY IS UPSET IN WEMMEMME Northerly Wind Baffles Ama teur Aviator in Efforts to Make Turn. OPERATOR NOT DAUNTED 31otor Is Stopped Before Machine Strikes Ground and Another Trial Will Be Made When Repairs Are Completed. A strong northerly wind proved too much for E. B. Ely, automobile man and amateur aviator, when he tried to reach a high altitude in the Curtiss aeroplane belonging to E. Henry Wemme at the Twelve-Mile House yesterday afternoon. After reaching a height of 30 feet, the machine, which was going north in the face of the wind, veered to the east to ward a clump of trees. Ely for the first time tried to make a turn in the air. As he turned toward the east the north wind caught the side planes and tilted the aeroplane. In a twinkling the aviator and his ma chine were on the ground. The aeroplane struck on its side, and, as if struggling to leap into the air again, bounced over to the opposite side. The plane and aileron tips on each side were smashed, the ribs, laterals and uprights being broken. The tires were smashed. Operator Keeps Cool. The machine, was traveling 30 miles an hour and as it was hurled to the ground a deep furrow was ploughed whre one of the sides struck. Ely maintained re markable coolness and shut off the motor Just as the machine struck. He was un injured. The aviator waa making his fourth trial with the machine. The three previ ous ones were straight flights and he had not intended making a turn. On the other trial he did not attempt to get off the ground more than ten feet. On the last trial he went up 30 feet and before he realized it the machine, under the force of the wind, had veered off the course several feet. He then tried to turn it around and at the same time lowered the altitude plane with a view to alighting when making the turn. The machine, under the influence of the wind and the natural tilt given It by the turn, tipped over too far and fell to the ground. The damage will not exceed $50. Re pairs can be accomplished in two days, when another trial will be made. Yes terday's accident was the second sus tained by the Wemme machine. "When :Charles K. Hamilton, the aviator, was here he tried to fly the machine and gave It up. saying that there was some thing wrong with it. It was chargsd, however, that there was method in what he said. Machine Smashed Before. The first accfdent to the machine oc curred at the Country Club grounds here March 6. - . Walter E. Ionnelly, an amateur aviator. . was . practicing with it before a crowd of 5000 spectators after , the principal events of the day were over. The practice work consisted , of running along on the ground, rising not more than six or eight -inches. The spectators crowded in too closely as the machine came by and a mounted police man's horse was struck, which threw the machine off Its course into the crowd, in juring half a dozen persons. The dam ace to the machine was about the extent of yesterday's smashup. Ely. with his associates in the local eclling branch of Auburn automobiles, has an option on the Wemme machine. The option calls for test trials with - a view of determining Its flying capabili ties. In the event that Ely masters it, and he has already shown unusual apti tude, it will be purchased by the Auburn people and exhibition flights will be made with it. The racetrack at the Twelve-Mile House, where the trials are being made, presents an unusual scene Just now. There are now three aeroplanes on the ground, housed in their temporary can vass cloth hangars. , Accident Delays Trial. Two of these are owned by H- W. Man ning and sons. One was built In Port land by them. ' The other was bought from J. M. Raehe in. New York. Both are bi-planes and are fashioned after the Curtiss make. Owing to an accident, in which Jack Manning, who is to make the first flight, suffered the crushing of his fingers In the engine of the' machine built by the Mannings, neither has been tried here. Frank Manning may try one of the machines this week. Within ten days the injury to Jack's hand will be honied and ho will begin practicing. The Mannings have a contract with the Ro.se Festival Association and will make four flights here at the Summer carnival. They then Intend touring the Pacific Coast, making exhibition flights. A third machine is being built and all will be taken on the tour. FESTIVAL PLANS- ENGAGE Peninsula Association to Meet To night to Discuss Details. Committeemen in charge of the plans for the Peninsular celebration of the :Rose Festival will meet tonight and lake up more details of the work. The dozen -or more district improvement clubs which have banded themselves to gether into a Peninsula- Rope Festival Association expect to play an unusually ptrong part in the spectacular features of the week of the Festival. June 6 to 11. To get the mooey to defray the ex penses entailed, a vigorous financial canvaan of the Peninsula has been under way for some time ami one of the ohjcci; of tonight's session Is to ascer- , tain how much money is now in eight or will be available when the campaign ; cToses. One of the more important Items of ex ponse which must be taken care of will be the hupe float which the Peninsoila expects to enter In the "Spirit of the Golden Weft" parade. The booths which are to be maintained at the different de pots for the purpose of disseminating in formation and distributing roses to all Incoming ptrangrs is another consider able item. The shower of rosea through the streets on two or three mornings of the Festival week must also be pro vided for. A Hint in Time. Order the Mount Hood Brewing Com pany's famous Bock Beer now; .to be de livered free at your home after April 15. Phone East 13a or B 1319. Eugene. Oregon. I have sold Hall's Texas Wonder for kidney, bladder and rheumatic trouble for the last five years, and have guaranteed it in many cases, but have never had a complaint, fio days' treatment in each bottle. O. J. Hull.- WIND CATCHES P LAKES OF FLYING MACHINE, CAUSING UPSET I AND FALL TO Attorney F. B. Rutherford Is Suing for Divorce. LOSS OF CLIENTS CITED Lawyer Says Spouse's Fault-Finding " Enduring Five Years Has Broken ills Health and Hurt His Orrice Business. Attorney Frank B. Rutherford filed suit for divorce yesterday, accusing Ella L. Rutherford of annoying him and his clients so much that his health has been broken and part of his busi ness lost. Her nagging, faul-f indlng conduct has continued for the last five years, he says. - Attorney Rutherford married In San Francisco, August 8, 1893, and the cou ple have two children. They came to Oregon in 1900, Rutherford beginning the practice of law here. At one time, in the middle of March, 1908. he complains, while he was con sulting with one of his clients in the Commercial building, his Wife demand ed, in the presence of the client and a number of others, that be dismiss the client and go out with her to dinner. Rutherford says he asked his wife to wait a few moments until he bad fin ished with his business, at which Mrs. Rutherford became angry, left the of fice and slammed both the inner and outer doors after her. On another occasion, he alleges, they had planned to go to Brownsville to gether. He says several clients were waiting in his office for him, but that she appeared and abruptly dismissed them all, much to his chagrin. He says further that she was jeal ous of the attention he paid to Mrs. M. F. Kerby, who had been invited to take dinner with the Rutherfords in Novem ber. J 908, at their home In Arleta. After they had seated themselves to dine, says Rutherford. Mrs. Rutherford flew into a rage over his conversation with Mrs. Kerby, demanding that the conversation be directed to her. not to Mrs. Kerby. She then left the dinner table, he complains, and remained away for the rest of the evening. He says his wife is not a fit person to have the custody of their two children, and that she is not financially able to care for them. He asks to be awarded their custody. . Two dissatisfied wives, who have borne, they say. rwith their husbands' drunken ness and cruelty, f ln one case 29 years and in the other 33 years, filed divorce suits in the Circuit Court yesterday. One is Mary A. Burgess and the other Julia Vincent. The latter, who wishes to resume her maiden name of Julia FYa ters. says that she married Tony Vincent at Osborne. Portugal, in 1SS1. She ac cuses him of having flourished a knife one day in May, 190. with curses and threats to kill her and their child. Ellen. About two months ago. she continues, he demanded money when drunk, and when she refused to give him any took $15 from her purse, and choked her, telling her that he would kill her. She says that he is habitually intoxicated. Mrs. Burgess says that her marriage to James M. Burgess took place at San rancisco. September 3, 1878. and that they have three children. She says that in January, .1906, he beat her with his fists in a fit of anger, although she says she always has conducted nerself as a dutiful wife should. The beating was followed three metiths afterward by de- 1 ,x ' , T , " - i - - - j& - V'-P' f2r ? - . j - H - U i lr r - - - r h - - y4ZL - 1 . 1 1 r r KiiipP A I I " 0 r PI Eertlon' she dec,are' slle 's now living ill L linUU nLLLULU POOKFARM TRUSTEE WANTED GROUND. . County Would Deed Property to Custodian Named by Court. County Judge Cleeton and County Commissioners Lightner and Barnes in tend to go into the Circuit Court this morning with a petition that a -trustee be named, to whom they can deed the old Poorfarm on the Canyon road over which litigation is pending. Judge Clee ton said last night that the parties to the litigation are clamoring for title to the property, but that the County Court in tends to be on the safe side by placing it in the hands of a trustee. ' W. A. Snanton holds the contract for the purchase of the land," said Judge Cleeton, "but he has transferred his in terest to the United States Trust Com pany. B. M Ixmbard also claims an in terest In the land, so that we do not feel free to deed it to either one until the litigation in the Circuit Court is settled. But the county desires to secure the in terest on the mdney which It Is to re ceive for the land. With the land decided to a trustee where it can be held in escrow, these payments can be made. B. M. Lombard has offered to make the payments if Mr. Spanton does not do so. and then, too, if Mr. Spanton does not pay, the County Court can cancel the contract and readvertise, which it would very much like to do, as It believes a higher price could be obtained for the land." LADZICR WILIi IS OFFERED Instrument Leaves Estate to Part ner In Contracting Business. What Rudolph declares to be the will of Fred Ladzick, whose body was found at the bottom of Butler Lake, near Ste venson, Wash., April 5, was filed for probate in the 'County Court yesterday morning. In it all the property, consist ing of $388.67 in cash and S500 in prom issory notes. Is given to Koch. It Is dated March 13, and is signed by T. W. Ward, of the Hotel Eaton, and C. W. Embody, of 76S4 Johnson street, as wit nesses. Koch is named In the will as executor, and It is directed that no bonds be re quired of him. He asks that T. J. Uhl man, whom County Judge Cleeton ap pointed administrator of the Ladzlck es tate, be removed as soon as the validity of the will is proved. The witnesses of the signing of the will swore yesterday morning In court that it was Ladzlck'a will, and that he made it voluntarily. Uhlman is the proprietor of a hotel in this city, where Ladzick was living. He said the man left Portland In good spir its, and he could conceive of no reason why he should commit suicide. Murder rwas hinted at by Uhlman. but thus far no evidence to support this has been brought forward. Koch was Ladzick's partner in the contracting business and the dead man u? said to have been in love with Emma Koch, Koch's sister. Mountain Home Burned. MERLIN. Or.. April 13. Word was re ceived here a few days ago that the home of John Sapple was burned. The Sapple homestead Is located on Taylor Creek, about six miles from the wagon road, only a mountain trail leading from the road to the place. Mrs. Hurd. a sister of sappte. with her young child were the only ones at the place at the time. Marine Seized by Shark. VALLEJO. Cal.. April 11 Letters re ceived here from Cristobal, Panama, state that on March 31, Samuel Barnes, a marine on the cruiser Tacoma, fell overboard and was attacked and carried under by a mammoth shark. The body was not recovered. Never hesitate about giving Cham berlain's Cough Remedy o children. I contains no opium or other narcotics and can be given with Implicit confidence- As a quick cure for cou-ghs and colds to which children are susceptible, it is unsurpassed. Sold by all deal ers, a POLICE SEARCH IN FOR WEZLER Man Suspected of Murder of Mother-in-Law Lfaves No Clew Behind. ANOTHER WOMAN IN CASE Postal Cards Sent Regularly Until Disappearance Stop ComingIn capable of Formulating Alibi, Says R. Clyde. Developments yesterday In the Schula murder case made even more difficult the solution of the problem as to who and where Is the slayer of Mrs. Henry Schulz, of Tacoma. Although there are four persons In Portland Who believe that Charles J. Wezler talked with them on Monday and Tuesday, the Port land and Tacoma authorities apparently are convinced that he Is not only the author of the decoy letter received by Mrs. Schuljs, but Is also guilty of her murder. "Today we know just as much about the whereabouts of Charles J. Wezler as we did when we first took hold of the matter, and little more," said Cap tain of Detectives Moore yesterday. Seen In Portland Tuesday. Mrs. K. C. Mathitt, stock clerk In the Benedictine Press office. Is confident that on the Tuesday following the dis appearance of Mrs. Schulz in Tacoma she talked with Wezler in the Good nough building In this city. Wezler had been engaged the previous Friday to solicit advertising for the special Rose Festival number of the Mount Angel Magazine. Ralph C. Clyde, advertising manager for the Catholic publications, had a short talk with Wezler Saturday, the last time he eaw him. Miss Grace Vandemarr, stenographer for the concern, talked over the tele phone on Monday with a man who, she is positive, was Wezler. Her contention is borne out by the fact that Wezler was the only advertising salesman for the Benedictine Press who could have been In Portland on that date. The following day, Tuesday, April 6, a man came Into the office when all the employes but Mrs. K. C. Mathitt had gone. The caller, whose description as given by Mrs. Mathitt fits that of Wezler, showed familiarity with his surroundings. Wezler Believed Unbalanced. "Wezler was a cigarette user, prob ably a drug habitue, and undoubtedly In a very nervous. If not unbalanced, condition," said Ralph C. Clyde. "I do not believe that he was mentally cap able of formulating an elaborate plan for an alibi, such as would appear under the theory that he had an ac complice here In Portland. I think that, under the circumstances. It Is more than likely Wezler left Portland on the Wednesday mornig that the news ap peared in the local papers, reasoning that, ' from the apparent evidence against him, there would be little op portunity to clear himself. This theory Is plausible in view of the positive statement- which Mrs. Mathitt makes relative to her calier of Tuesday after noon." The Portland authorities believe that Wezler returned to Portland after slay ing his mother-in-law, quickly making arrangements for Secreting himself. All efforts to find the "Bhort, dark man" and the woman with whom he is said to have been familiar during the past few months, have proved without avail. That postal cards from the mysteri ous woman friend of Wezler came to him regularly up to within a few days before the murder and since have ceased. Is regarded as significant. In dicating that the woman knows where Wezler is. Lottie Freeman is said to be her name, and her home is believed to be in San Francisco. OFFER REWARD FOR CAPTURE Pierce County Officials Are Con vinced of Wezler's Guilt. TACOMA, Wash., April 13. (Spe cial.) A reward of $500 cash was voted by the Pierce County Commis sioners today to be paid for the "ap prehension of Charles J. Wezler." The board Instructed the Sheriff to com municate with Governor Hay and ask that the state join with the county In a like reward, making ' $1000 In all. The Commissioners believe the state will do Its part Jn aiding to bring Wezler to justice. Rewards usually are based on "arrest and conviction." In this case, however, the reward Is solely for the "capture," the county authorities having no dobut of their ability to take care of Wezler once they get him. The action was taken on advice of the Prosecuting Attorney. The funeral of Mrs. Fredericka Schulz was held this afternoon and was largely attended. The services were entirely in German and were conduct ed by Rev. R. Ave Lallemant. The Coroner's Inquest will begin to morrow. Emma Schulz, daughter of the murdered woman, and whom the decoy letter urged Mrs. Schulz to bring with her; Albert schulz, a son; C. A. Parmer, a brother-in-law, and Mrs. Haberecht, sister of the dead woman. are Included with Mrs. Wezler in the list of witnesses. The Prosecuting Attorney's office will conduct the Inquiry, and the pur pose Is to delve Into the Schulz family history to bring out the threats Wezler made against his wife, mother-in-law and Emma Schulz, and the troubles the family had with Wezler. Witnesses who saw Wezler In the vicinity of the scene of the crime will also be called. Sheriff Morris says he Is absolutely certain he has a clear case against Wezler. Besides Invoking the aid of the Portland police, San Francisco, Kansas City, St. Louis and other cities where Wezler might be likely to flee have been fully advise, and Alaska cities have also been asked; to look out for him. RATE AGREEMENT IS MADE Stipulation in Astoria Case May Bar Controversy Reopening. As the result of the signing by all Interested parties of a stipulation in the Astoria grain rate case, a pros pective reopening of the controversy has probably been averted. The sub ject was to have been taken up again by the Interstate Commerce Commis sion April 18. at Washington, but, unless the stipulation is unsatisfactory to the Commission, the hearing will be canceled. - The order of the' Commission in the Astoria rate case required the railroads IN You people that are interested In Portland real estate are presented every day with so many so called "Good prop ositions1 that you are getting to look on them as" all alike and not until you have seen M0NTCLAIR will you fully realize- that there is something 'different and the MONT CLAIR magnet is quality. The Jacobs-Stine 'Company Largest Realty Operators on the Pacific Coast. 146 FIFTH STREET PHONES Main 6869; A 6267 to name a rate on interstate grain shipments to Astoria not to exceed 4 cents for 100 pounds over tfce Portland rate, or a reduction of 6 cents. The railroads were left to adjust the divi sion of rates themselves, the Commis sion expressing a readiness to reopen that phase of the case if the railroads were unable to agree. Following the decision, the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad put the rate in effect and an adjustment of a dlvi sion of rates was agreed upon with the railroads with which it is allied. The O. R. & N., however, declined to put in a through all-rail rate jointly with the Astoria & Columbia River road but named the lower rates in conjunction with Its boat lines. Legal representatives ot Astoria have now signed a stipulation in which all the railroads interested have joined, expressing approval of this so lution of the problem, the stipulation having been agreed upon after a re hearing had been set and after repre sentatives of the parties to the action had made plans for going to Washing ton at once. The stipulation was sent on to Washington yesterday. RAILROAD S MAY HAVE FLOAT General Agents Consider Taking Part in Rose Festival. ' The proposal that the general agents of the railroad companies represented in Portland prepare a float for the floral parade in the Rose Festival was pre sented to a meeting of railroad men yes terday by the Rose Festival committee. The railroad men decided to appoint a committee to take up the subject, nam ing R. V. Holder, general agent of the Northwestern, as chairman, and R. W. Foster, assistant general agent of the C. B. & Q., as secretary. Mr. Holder will appoint a subsidiary committee and a de cision will be reached in a few day a If the railroad men are represented. It will be in the horse and vehicle parade with a float typifying the work in which they are engaged. Iowa Town Honors A- J. Goodrich. Copies of the Dallas County Record, published at Adel, Iowa, have been re ceived in Portland by friends of A. J. Goodrich, an old time railroad man of this city .who is well remembered In all the offices. Mr. Goodrich, who now lives in Adel. was recently elected mayor of the town and the Record publishes a pic ture of Mayor Goodrich and the mem bers of the City "Council. Mr. Goodrich was at one time city passenger agent in Portland for the O. R. & N. ' Railroad Personals. J. P. O'Brien, vice-president and gen eral manager of the Harriman lines In Oregon. Is expected home today from a business trip to San Francisco. W. R. Skoy, traveling passenger agent of the O. R. & N.. Is In Portland from his Spokane headquarters. H. L. Tabke has been appointed chief clerk and cashier at the city ticket of fice of the O. R. & N. and Southern Pa cific, succeeding L. F. Knowlton, who resigned to become city ticket agent of the Canadian Pacific. Electrical Show Due at Corvallls. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE;, Corvallls, April 13. (Special.) An electrical show, at which will be ex hibited many electrical freaks and some of the remarkable ways in which electricity has been applied to various problems of commercial and scientific fields, will be presented by the stu dents of the engineering school, April THE PORTLAND PCRTUNO, OB. HODIKC RESTAURANT cxwr on lauiotf pminiw, I HOTEL OREGON i CORNER SEVENTH Portland's New and Modern Hotel. Rates $1 per Day and Dp J WRIGHT - DICKINSON V. J. RlcbsurOaon. fi tm The Imperial Oregon's Greatest Hotel 350 Rooms, 104 Suites, "With Private Baths. NEW FIREPROOF BUILDING Moderate Bates. Phil Metschan & Sons, Props. Nortonia Hotel ELEVENTH, OFF WASHINGTON ST. BEAUTIFUL GRILL ROOM European lin Bates to TMrdRoa Our Bos Meats All XnUns MODERN COMFORTS MODERATE 0. W. COBNELIUS. Proprietor. THE NEW SEWARD Corner loth and Alder The leading hotel of Portland, opened July 1908. Modern in every detail, furnished 1 elegance. Most baautlful corner lobby la Northwest. Commodious sample rooms. European plan. Rates fl.50 and up. 'Bus meets all trains. W. M. SEWARD, Prop. OPENED SEPT.. 1909 HOTEL LENOX E. D. and V. H. JORGENSEN Props, and Mgra. COR. 3D AND MAIN STS. Hot and Cold Water. Lone Distance Phone in Every Room. RATES $1.00 and up W. D. Wood, Mgr. IB and IS. Among the exhibits will be a complete electrical home equipment, an isolated power plant, a wireless telegraph, an automatic telephone, an exhibit illustrating the evolution of lighting from the candle .to the arc light, and X-ray and two miniature flying machines. The students who have worked out the plans for this unique entertainment are: A. Finlay, R. L. Davidson, C. P. Richards, C. A. Vincent. D. H. Rowe, F. E. Pernot, H. I. Marsh, E. A. Borenson and A. H. Schmidt. State Lands Again Advanced. SALEM, Or., April 13. (Special.) The State Land Board has ordered an In crease In the price of Indemnity eelec tio.i land from $13 to $15 an acre, and the new price to already In effect. The price recently was raised from $10 to $13. The extraordinary demand for the land, and the fact that the quantity owned by the Mate is being rapidly depleted, are the reasons given for the Increase. Farmers Fight Creamery. SEASIDE, Or.. April 12. (Special.) Against the strong opposition of all the farmers In the vicinity of Seaside, the Seaside Commercial Club Is now dis cussing plans for the erection of a creamery. The question is to be settled definitely at a meeting of the club on Thursday, when the dairymen are re quested to be present. The botelmen HE AJrQ r ARTJ ItS FOR TOUKISTV, M COMMERCIAL kTRAVKl.KKJi. Special rmt BMktl to fajttfllee and rtn ffle ireot leraea, Th mt wBieat will . b pleased at ail time to hOT rooms mad fivo prtcea. mod ro Turkish eotaMlslunent In hotel. H. C BOWERS, AND ST ASS STREETS " EUROPEAN PLAN . J HOTEL. CO, Props. Z . NEW PERKINS Fifth and "Washington Sts. Opened Tune. 1908. A hotel In the very heart of Portland's business ar tlvlty. 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Depot, close to all team ship wharves and C P. R. Depot, VANCOUVER, B. C. are at the back of the fight for the creamery, declaring they cannot obtain butter during the season, while the farmers object to a creamery, saying they have always a ready market for freh milk with the Summer visitors. PALACE HOTEL COMPANY Presents the PALACE HOTEL In Its entirely new $5,000,000 fire proof building, rebuilt since . the fire, and the FAIRMONT HOTEL In Its superb situation As superior examples of modern hotel building and hotel keeping. SAN FRANCISCO