THE STORNT?fCr OREGOJiTAX. THURSDAY, JULY 28, 19lO.
MYSTERY LEADS
TO RIGID PRQRE
Authorities Not Satisfied With
Status of Vera Hall
Death Ca.se.
GRAND JURY MAY SOON ACT
'Qneetlon of Contemplated Criminal
Operation Results In More for
Thorough Investigation of
Oregon City Tragedy.
IndlprnMion. at the myeteriouw takingr
otf of Vera Hall, while undergoing an
examination In the office ot Dr. J. J.
Rosenburg: last Sunday, has arouBed the
activity of the authorities and both the
IMstrict Attorney s office and Captain of
Detectives Moore are bending every
efTort to the uncovering of the felonious
operations which they have reason to be
lieve were back of the lrl's sudden
death.
While the autopsy In the case of "Vera
Hall did not show that any criminal
operation had 'been committed. the
authorities are still working on the theory
that one was contemplated.
They give weight to the consideration
that, while Dr. Rosenburg says that the
Hall girl, attended by Elmer Erickson,
came to his office without pre-arrange-ment
he had made, prior to the time of
their arrival, arrangements with another
surgeon to assist at the administration
of an anesthetic In. a case of similar
nature.
Much weight is also given to the con
sideration that, while the coming of
Erickson and the girl to Rosenburg's
office is said toy him to have been purely
forrultious. the office Is in a remote part
of the city and It Is doubted, whether it
would be visited by a chance comer to
the city unless some previous arrange
ments had been made. The revelation
of the autopsy that a condition- existed
which would, give a. motive for an opera
tion, coupled with these unexplained cir
cumstances, places Dr. Rosenburg in such
a position that the District Attorney's
office will pursue the investigation to the
limit.
Out of deference to the family of the
dead girl, whose funeral took place at
Oregon City yesterday, no action was
taken in the case. The Deputy District
Attorney at the Clackamas capital has
consented to secure statements from the
Immediate witnesses! in the case for the
authorities here, and these probably will
be taken today. If it can be shown that
a criminal act was in process of being
committed when the death occurred, the
matter will be laid before the guind
Jury-
NOISES ANNOY NEIGHBOR
C. J. Crosby noesn't Want Chickens,
Cats and Dogs Near His House.
A menagerie of chickens, ducks, cats
and dogs of various ages and pedigrees
Is kept at 939 Gantenbein avenue by
Oscar Krleg, to the great tribulation
of the neighborhood, complains C. J.
CroRby. who lives next door, in a letter
to the Chief of Police. Crosby says that
he has tried to sell his property, but
cannot do so on account of the con
ditions on the adjoining property.
Crosby said .he had tried the health
department, and if his appeal to the
police falls to correct the conditions he
intends to take the matter to the
courts.
Crosby says that Krleg has enough
stock for a large farm, which he keeps
on a lot 50 by 100 feet, right under
the windows of Crosby's house. He
says that the chickens begin the tur
moil in the morning, destroying his
sleep, that the odors during the day
make" life a burden, that three puppies
are kept in the basement and howl all
day and that Krleg and his wife "jab
ber in German" all night.
Patrolman Hutchlngs was- sent to
make an investigation. He reported
that Krieg keeps a. few chickens but
that his place is scrupulously clean and
that Crosby's house is 60 feet away.
Hutchlngs advised Krieg, to continue
keeping his place clean and avoid dis
turbing his neighbors where possible.
BOY HURT, GROCER FINED
Police Judge Holds Bruises Were
Not Painted on Complainant.
Bruises on the body of Dominic Milner,
14 years old. were mute wttnesses against
A. P. Grann a grocer of Eleventh and
Montgomery streets, who was in court
yesterday on a charge of assault and bat
tery. The complainant said that Gram
liad engaged him to work in the store at
tl a day. but when be went to collect
his pay asserted that 50 cents was the
agreed amount, and when Dominic in
sisted, beat him. The physician who at
tended the boy testified that he was
bruised on all his limbs and in a highly
nervous state when examined, soon after
the affair.
Gram said that the boy created a scene
In the store and threatened to throw a
stone through the plate glass, and that
re restrained him to prevent damage.
He said that he had agreed to pay the
boy 60 cents a day. but the preponderat
ing testimony made the amount (1. Judge
Bennett said that the bruises had not
been painted on the boy, and fined Gram
JJi. An appeal was taken.
WATER CONFERENCE SET
Mount Scott Residents to Meet Com
mittee Next Tuesday.
The conference of the "Water Commit
tee and a committee representing the
Mount Scott district, where the water
supply is said to be insufficient to
meet the demands of the residents, will
be held at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
The meeting was scheduled for Mon
day afternoon, but as some of the com
mittee members will be absent from the
city on that day. Mayor Simon has an
nounced that the meeting would be on
the day following.
Joining with the residents of the
Mount Scott district, will be other por
tions of the South Kast Side In pre
senting the demand for a system of
water mains.
WIFE RECOVERS HUSBAND
Joseph Robinson Must Now Help
Spouse In Caring for Farm.
VANCOUVER, Wash., July IT. (Spe
cial.) After being without the services
of her husband since May 4. when he de
erted her, leaving her to put Jn the
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V. W. KOBlXSOJf, ASSISTANT, IS PROMOTED.
Spring crops, milk the cows and care for
three small children, Mrs. Joseph Robin
son Is now happy. Her husband, Joseph
Robinson, - has been restored to her by
Sheriff W. D. Sappington and J. P. Sta
pleton. County Attorney, and he has
promised to live with her and support
her and the children, so long as she re
mains a good wife. Together they drove
to their home seven miles from Vancou
vr, today.
She had discharged the hired man when
he did not give service, and went into
the fields herself with the team and put
in the crops. Mrs. Robinson said she
did not desire to prosecute her husband,
teeause she needed him and would wel
come him home.
Robinson was arrested yesterday In
Portland and brought to Vancouver by
George Johnson, deputy sheriff. Mrs.
Robinson was notliied and she came to
town this morning. She was glad to see
her husband and. after a good cry on his
shoulder, they started for the farm, to
continue their married life where it left
off so abruptly nearly three months ego.
Robinson had been working In Woodland.
BIG STORE CLOSES DOORS
Olds, Wortman & King Now Moving
to New Location.
For the first time since starting in
business about 50 years ago the store
of Olds, Wortman & King has closed
v. of1 o. graduate: becomes
ASSISTANT BOYS' SK( IIE
TARV OF 1. 31. C. A.
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Harold J. Rounds.
Harold J. Rounds, of Portland,
one of the most popular members
of the last graduating class of
the University of Oregon, has be
come a member of the executive
force of the Portland Young Men's
Christian Association. Mr. Rounds
has been secured as assistant sec
retary of the boys' department of
the association, under J. C. Clark,
head of that department.
Mr. Rounds la one of several
students in Oregon colleges who
have recently decided to adopt as
their life vocation the work of
the T. M. C. A. During his stu
dent days he was active in a club
for high school boys conducted
by a group of students at the
University of Oregon. Last Win
ter he represented that Institu
tion in the state oratorical con
test, held at Salem, in which he
took second place.
its doors. It will be for but three
days. When the doors are reopened
the removal from the old site at Fifth
and Washington streets to their hand
some new building on upper Morrison
street will have been accomplished.
The last day's sale held by the large
mercantile firm in Its old location was
held yesterday. For the last month
active work of moving into the new
building has been going on and the
new store is now entirely turned over
to the storekeepers by the contractors.
The work of moving the stock will
begin early this morning and the army
of clerks and other employes will be
kept busy for several days getting
the new store into condition for the
opening. Business may begin in the
new building " on Saturday. The new
store Is located at Morrison, Alder,
West Park and Tenth streets.
If your liver is sluggish and out of
tone, and you feel dull, bilious, consti
pated, take a dose of Chamberlain's
stomach and Liver Tablets tonight be
fore retiring and you will feel all right
in the mrclng. Said bv all rie.i.r. ..
ROBINSON GIVEN PLUM
APPOINTED GENERAL FREIGHT
AGENT, HARRIMAN LINES.
Ability Shown In 20 Years' Service
Recognized by General Traffic
Manager Miller.
Announcement of the appointment,
effective August 1, of F. W. Robinson
as general freight agent of the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation. Company and
the Southern Pacific lines n Oregon
was made yesterday by R. B. Miller,
traffic manager.
Mr. Robinson is now assistant gen
eral freight agent, wh'ch position he
assumed January l, 1910, when W. E.
Coman was promoted from assistant
to general freight agent. Mr.- Coman
resigned a month -ago to accept the po
sition of general freight and passenger
agent of the Spokane, Portland & Seat
tle and the Astoria & Columbia River
railroads. The selection of his succes
sor has been the subject of consider
able speculation during the month and
it was believed that the appointment
lay between Mr. Robinson and W. D.
Skinner, general passenger agent of
the Oregon & Washington. The ap
pointment of an assistant freight agent
to take Mr. Robinson's present position
has not yet been made.
F. W. Robinson has had 20 years" ex
perience In freight and passenger traf
fic departments of the Harriman lines.
He entered the employ of the Union
Pacific at Omaha In 1889 as an office
boy under the auditor of passenger
accounts and worked up to the position
of chief clerk in the general freight
office, which he held from 1899 to 1906.
Thereafter he was chief clerk In the
office of J. C. Stubbs, traffic director
of the Harriman lines, in Chicago, un
til he was sent to Portland on January
1 to become assistant general freight
agent. During his seven months' resi
dence in .Portland Mr. Robinson has
obtained a thorough grasp of the
freight traffic situation in the North
west and has become popular with the
other officials and employes of the
Harriman lines.
"It is deserved recognition ' of Mr.
Robinson's ability," said Mr. Miller yes
terday in commenting on the promo
FINIS WRITTEN IN ANNALS
Baptist Society of Second Church to
Merge With New Organization.
At a meeting of the Toung People's
Baptist Union of the Second Baptist
Church Tuesday night at the rooms of
J. E. Williams and A. R. Bishop, in the
Page building, corner East Burnside and
Eighth streets, it was voted unanimously
to transfer the entire membership to the
new East SldfeV Baptist Church' as soon
as it has been legally organized.
The meeting was the last sesslori"of
the union and was held to wind up the
affairs of the organization. .There was a
large attendance of the members and a
general expression of pleasure that the
union of the Second and Central Baptist
churches had been practically accom
plished. It is expected that for the new
Baptist Church a large union will be
formed from the two unions of the two
churches. After the business had been
transacted the members enioyed a social
reunion, closing with refreshments.
MAGERS - IS EXONERATED
Chanffeur Cleared of Blame in- 12-Year-Old
Boy's Death.
Thomas Magers, the chauffeur who ran
over and killed Herman Heisig, a 12-year-old
boy at East Sixth and East
Morrison streets Tuesday afternoon, was
exonerated by a Coroner's Jury at the
inquest held yesterday afternoon.
Five witnesses testified. and their
testimony bore out the statement made
by Magers at the time of the accident.
It seems that the ' boy leaped from the
rear of a wagon squarely in front of the
machine and the driver, though going at
low speed, was unable to stop his auto
mobile.In attempting to dodge the child
the left wheel of the machine passed over
his body.
Magers, who has been held at the City
Jail, under orders from the District At
torney's office,- was released.
As the Jury returned a verdict of "un
avoidable accident." Magers will not lose
' his, Hrenfie eg a rhauffeu
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Builders wrought with care
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LONG FELLOW.
It is one of the very few American pianos whose
career dates back to the early dawn of American pre
eminence in the art of artistio piano-making. Since
its inception, the manufacturers of the Hazelton have
unswervingly adhered to the ideal principle, that "It
were better to make but a few and fine pianos, than
to make many and less perfect ones." The latter
method of piano manufacturing is called commercial
ism and few of even the oldest and previously high
est grade makes have been able to resist the tempta
tion to cheapen the" quality in order to obtain the
popular price and larger trade.
The Hazelton piano is a popular piano only to those
discriminating few who insist on the highest perfection
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finest niceties in tone production and the most refined
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To these few the Hazelton appeals. It is their ideal,
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