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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 2, 1910)
. - - . iimik' r-a - vrtv-vnrw VTv O 1(11 A 14 TIIE JlOKMMr UKtlxUAliV., HLU.TLaUAli -t-l J.Jl.rlXV , ' i . CONTRACTOR KILLS THEN SURRENDER Frank Porter, Steam Shove Engineer, Shot at Early Morning Hour. GRAND JURY INVESTIGATES TrnnM Start OtT iMnUf tO Wagons and Crist ComM Mod da? Followed lr ShooUn Tuesday Inqurst Held. Frank Porter, a steam-shovel -n.r ' shot and Instantly killed by "harls E- Fott. a contractor nd M. employer, at Kt Tenth and Btnn streets, yesterday mornlna- at o'rlnrk. following an alleged attempt by Porter to shoot the engineer wno surrerdrd him. Porter dropped with a bu!l through Ms head and died almost Instantly. Pntnra went directly to the police station and surrendered himself. US- lnir that he had shot In seir-oetense. Torter. who lived at S Kat Harrl son street and had a wife and step daughter, had been In Pottage's em ploy during the progress of a lob of strel-graiilng at the scene of the shooting. There had been some slight friction because Porter. In operating Ms shore!, had damaged one or two wagon beds, and because he did not get along well with his helpers and had discharged a number of them from time to time. Trouble at Crisis Monday. Pottage, according to his own state' . -n monatrmtt azalnst the fre quent necessity of hiring green men. and he and Porter had words about the. matter last Monday. Porter and hla foreman. J. P. Kruder. era It the w Xf thnnvti Pottaare. he says, asked them to remain, at least for to remainaer or me oay. m -engineer was hired and went to work yesterday morning. Pottnge and John Farrell. an nncle of Ms wlf-. stayed with me snores an r j T V. . ....W n nvnf Hal- lowe'en mischief and partly. Pottage says, because he had beard of threats they could not run the shovel no on should. At o'clock yesteraay morn ing the crew reported for work, and a few minute later Pottage and Farrell started home. They had gone but a block whea they met Porter ana n.ru- .kt.. .t nnM rmlt- Pot- " ' . --. - - " - tage anticipated trouble and turned bark. Immediately upon reaching the steam shore). Torter drew a .is-callber re volver. Pottage shouted to him to put dowa the weapon and lear the place. Then. It Is alleged. Porter swung around until the weapon covered Pot tage, who drew hla own rerolrer and fired. The bullet struck Porter In the middle of the forehead and he dropped dead, with hla own weapon under him. It doe not appear that he succeeded In firing It. though Pottage said after ward that he thought at the time that he himself waa shot. Sa Krndrr Cried, "Shoot Him." During th short spar before Por ter fell. Kruder. according to Pottage, s'ood near by and cried repeatedly. -hoot him." Kruder denies that be said this, but admits that he shouted ' other words. Pottage declares that Kruder was th cause of th trouble, and that he Inslred Porter to go back to the work, armed with a weapon. Pottage, after shooting Porter, at once went to the police station and surrendered himself to Policeman Oru ber. He wept as he related th affair and said that he supposed he had been hasty, but that he fired to ear hla own life. He was turned orer t Captain of Irtecttres Moor, who assigned Detec tives Hellyer and Maioncy to the Inves tigation. Pottage declared that th only un pleasantness he had had with Porter was th single remonstranc against the frequent discharge of th helpers. He said that be paid Porter and Kru der a dal'.y bonus of 12 above their seal of wages. He alleges that after the unpleasantness on Monday. Kruder and Porter attempted to tie up th machine, by tightening bolt and clog ging oil du-ts so that th parts would heC Paving Concern In Case. Officials of th Independent Paving Company, to whom th steam shovel belongs, say that Porter returned to the work yesterday at their direction, they contending that the crew should he hired by the owner of th machine. When the two men appeared at th work they found the new crew ready to go to work and became angry. Pottag lives at Tt Borthwlck street. . He has a wife, but no children. He I only 31 years of age and has been la th contracting business for himself several years. II was disinclined to discus the shooting until he had con ferred with an attorney, but repeatedly averred that he fired becaus h thought hla own life was In danger. Pottage waa released from custody la th afternoon, upon recommendation of th District Attorney, the grand Jury having Investigated th case and re fused an Indictment. This action re sulted from th testimony of Arthur Clark, an offlc man of the Independent Paving Company, who supported Pot tage's statement that Kruder and Porter had mad threats th day before that no on should run th steam shovel un less they did. An Inquest will b held by Coroner Norden today. COIN FORCEDJJN SPEAKER statement That Mrs. Armor De manded Loss Replaced Is Denied. ,o trace bss been found of th money stolen from th purs of Mrs. Mary Harris Armor, th prohibition lecturer. Saturday night. Th amount missing Is fit. At a meeting Sunday afternoon L H. Amos told of th theft and when th contribution was taken, th audience responded by giving an usually Urge donation. Th statement that Mrs. Armor told ber hearer that they would ex reeled to make up her loss Is erroneous- Sh said that she could not allow th audience to make good the amount atolen and refused to appeal for such a collection, which was taken, however, against her wishes. Mrs. Armor left th city Monday and Is now lecturing la Eastern Oregon. PERSONAL-MENTION. James A. Murch. of Ealetn. Is at th Lenox. It. N. Dryer, of t'matilU. Is at th Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. Joha Klger and Mrs. a X. King, of Corvallls. are staying at th Perkins. TV. B Ewlng. of Dallas, Is at th Portland. H. 8. Browning, of Hood River, is at th Perkins. X K Flynn. of Sllverton. Is staying at th Lenox. B. K. Lawson. of Cottag Grove, Is at th Oregon. J. L. Hershner. of Hood River. Is reg istered at th Lenoxs Mrs. L. TV. Robblns. of Molalla. is staring at th Oregon. Mrs. J. M. Ralston and son. Roll. of Albany, are at th Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. F. 11 Mytlnger, of Pendleton, are at th Cornelius., Mr. and Mrs. 8. A. Grover. of La Grande, are staying at th Oregon. A. H. and L. P. Hubbs. of Lebanon. are at th Portland. L. A. Olds, of Grass Valley, Is reg istered at th Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Stone, of Sheridan. are staying at th Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. H. TV. Day. of Whit Salmon. Wash- ar at th Perkins. Misses Mabel and Louis Adams, of 611 vert on. ar staying at th Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Reed and Mrs. TV. O. IMmglas. of Aberdeen, Wash, ar staying at the Portland. . fat f inn w 1 Snec!aL Port land people registered at Chicago ho tels today as follows: At in unira Pacific. F. A. Jackson, Blaine R. Smith. v. w turiMi: at th Breevort. Miss Annie L. Fulton. Mrs. Mary Scott M: rs - . We announce the following ladies as judfies of our Doll Show: Miss Lillian p Brier DREDGING STOPS, SAND SUPPLY ENDS TALES OF NOME DENIED RETrRXIXG MIXER SAYS CITY IS MALIGNED. W illiam Flielle Declares Gold Tbere Was Never More rientlfuL Dredges Bus;. That th reports recently published concerning quietness In business circles and deterioration of Nome. Alaska, ar false. Is declared by William Flxello, who loft Nome October IS. Mr. ns- II made th trip on th steamer I'm alllla. arriving In Seattle last Wednes day. "Nome has never been In a better conditions thsn now." said Mr. Flxelle, -There wer 14 dredging machine In stalled there this yesr. and It Is con templated to put In 20 more next sea son. Last Mummer witnessed a greater prosperity In Noma than was enjoyed by th city th previous year. "Nome has gone tnrougn a cnange recently Inasmuch as it Is now a rror substantial town. It naa always oecu a "wildcat" camp. Peopl would go In there, aoend a lot of money and go out again, but now people are going m there to stay, and permanent Invest ments snd Improvements are being made. Man v new buildings wer con structed Isst year.-among them bring a courthouse and a large tins nan. -The Pioneer Mining company too a II. 000.00 out of that district last year, and It figures that In thr of four years It will be taking out 11.000.000 each year. The output of Nome this year was almost $1,000,004 more than last year. "Noma has not seen ber best aays. She Is bound to be a fin city, be cause there ar many districts which depend on th city for their supplies. Squirrel River, where a new strike was made recently, gets Its supplies irora Nome, while th Kuskoqutm and Ida torod country depend mainly on Nome. and It Is getting to be the headquarters for miners of a vast territory. -Nome la also the first plac along th coast where th Ice breaks In th Spring. Thu th early shipping ter minates at that point ana supplies ar distributed to th various districts. Ther was not a man Idle In Nome this vear. and th business men have had a better season this year than over be According th geological reports. there Is a vast undeveloped territory in Norn, which will turn out million of dollars." Mr. Flsell has cxtenslv interests la Nome, and Intends to Install a large dredger on hla property next year. NEW CREMATORY DELAYED Lack of Blower Will Delay Opening for AnoUicr Month. Anothetv month must elapse befor th new Barbae crematory win b ready for operation, owing to the fail ure of th contractors to procure befor that time what la known as a blower o be used In th crematory. This in formation waa presented to the City Board of Health at Its meeting at th City Hall yesterday morning by th Public Works Engineering company. th contractors. It Is the deslr of th builders or th new crematory that th city shall per mit the men now operating the old crematory to work In th new estab lishment for a time previous to Its being officially turned over to th city. Th contractors ar willing to pay for th time required ior tins work. From th Dental Association cams a request yesterday to ' th Board of Health that th city provide th or ganisation with a clerk to look after th room In which th association will car for th teeth of school children and others who are not financially able to pay dental bills. Mayor Simon, however, refused to approve this. -W have provided and fitted up a room for th Dental Association." said the Mayor, "at considerable expense, and while It Is for a worthy cause. I don't see that w can provide them any thing more- SAMUEL G. BLYTHE HERE Saturday Evening Tost Who's Who Writer Seeks Material. c ...! n rtivthe drifted Into town . i-v kMpinr &11 fh, eheerv at. mosphero'notlceabl in his page of th turday Evening roil, wnicn aeaos ln.M, hlatorv of the trreat nd near great, under th caption. ho s no, ana n ay. '.. . K aftarnnAB Rlvthe Vtl th guest of th Portland Press Club and entertained a large gathering with . rmnt hnntlnar trio In th Rocky Mountains. Blyth only weighs 4 pounds in condition, ana as ue is iw somewhat over weight, th tales r his chasing antetop ana noting as guide for tourists were most realistic xr- nivtha ! remembered in Port land as th correspondent who wrote ah, .htnnlnr flO 1 b 1 1 1 1 lea Of th Pacific Coast and dealt with th output crajrnsa on ua awaumwim ,K fnaat to Btir addl- 1 BVW VM " " tlonal material for his pK In th Poat. lie was entertained while her by hla friend. U. u. uveiy. r mm Portland th correspondent will go to Seattle. YBfanna th Jansneee authoress. who in private life ! Hrt-ai Bab- cock, erorns to attend a social affair unloes It Is 1va at nwrht. The dajlisht she uses for olf. So taectnatod Is sne with the evune that ah mrTAm m"Ot of nar time, naa stve Is set wrtuag. aa the llaaa. Building Operations in Cit1 May Be Delayed Because of Action. M'INDOE SUGGESTS RELIEF Dredges Can Operate on Private; Property Cntll Boats Are Sup piled With Bock Crushers, He Says and Stands Firm. Suspension of operations on several new buildings under construction In Portland Is threatened through the fail ure or Inability of the dredging con cerns on th Willamette River to com nlv with the orders of the War De parunent prohibiting them from dump ing screenings Into the channel, and the consequent closing of six dredging plants. Fearing this result, the trustees of the Chamber of Commerce, at their month lv meeting yesterday afternoon requested Major Mclndoe. the Federal engineer In charge, to stay the execu tion of his order for 90 days, to allow the dredge men to equip their vessels with rock-cruehlng machinery. Major Mclndoe positively refused to yield, and pointed out that his orders could be obeyed very easily without endangering the dredging, and cons quently the building activities of th city. -They have been promising me for a year and a half that they would elim inate the necessity of throwing th heavy material back Into the water, but they have failed to do anything." he said. 1 Mclndoe Suggest Relief. -There is no need at all for them to shut down their plants. In th first nlace thev could deposit th rock on scows and remove them o the shore to be crushed later. If they do not want to do that they can go outsld th channel and operate on private prop erty. By paying a few cents a yard for the material they could wort at in edge of the stream until they hav equipped their boats with rock crush ers. "I am not offering these suggestions for their consideration at all. They know these things a well as I do. I i lust DOlntlng oot th ways tn which they con avoid closing down thoir Dlants. so that th impression need not go out that the War Depart ment Is tying up building ana otner in dustries In Portland. "It is not my Intention to treat tn reauest of the Chamber of Commerce with disrespect, tut It wouia o ui consistent for this department to re sclnd sny of Its previous action in th matter. This question has been befor me for many months, ana th area go men ar Just as familiar with th situ ation as I am. They knew long ago what would be done, and naa plenty of time to arrange their boats to com ply with the new regulations. Delicate. Situation Presented. "Th oblect of Issuing th orders waa to nrovld relief for th river trai- flo that has suffered by th deposit of th heavy rocks In hug mounds along th stream. Complaints from ail Kinas of craft have been frequent. A sus- nenalon of th order would grant no relief whatever, and would only aggra vate the threatening danger and delay the final adjustment of the difficulty." It was wtlh some trepidation that the Chamber of Commerce trustees took up the dellcat question, as the mem bers did not want to be placed In a position of Interfering with th functions of the War Department. Their Interest In th matter principal ly wtlh reference to the danger that It will be difficult for the contractors on euch new structures as the Yeon, Selling and other buildings to obtain ravel and the probability of throwing a large number of workmen out of employment. It was tn sens oi uie directors that th Chamber rema'n nasslv In the contest between th dredgemen and th Federal officials. Following statements by contractors nd owners of dredges that work would be suspended If the orders went Into effect yesterday, that being th day set by the Wsr Department to hav them go Into effect, th request was sent to Major Mclndoe. Operation Are Suspended. Official of th dredging companies Insist that shipping interests have not been affected by the work of their boats, and that th only grievances ar those of member of th Portland Motorboat Club who have strayed Irora the regularly-followed channel. In addition to th wort on tn larga buildings, sidewalk construction may also be affected. Uiey say, as most 'of the gravel used In that work is ob tained from th river boata, The Columbia Digger company, th Star Sand Company, th Columbia Con tract Company, th Portland Sana com. mi nr. Nlckum & Kelly and th Western Towing V Transportation Company, th largest companies aoing ousiness on th river, closed their plants tem porarily yesterday morning and an nounced that they could not continue operations until they had provided their dredges with rock crushers. In the meantime th various mausiriea that have been depending upon them for sand and gravel ar In danger of having their supply cut off. The de mand during th present building sea son has been unusually heavy, and. with th boats working to lull capacity they hav had difficulty at times to supply It- The river men say iney ar just as certain that they cannot proceed with their work as Major Mclndoe Is deter mined to have them cease working under old conditions. FRAUD TRIALS HASTENED Defense in Mountain Home Land Cases Soon Completed. ROTSE Idaho. Nov. L (Special.) The defens In the Mountain Homeland fraud trial rested Its case today, in whirlwind tactics followed by counsel for Daniels. Colthron and Griffiths, re sulted in a more rapid termlnstlon of th testimony for their side than th government expected. All three de fendants entered denials to the charge of conspiracy. Th case will go to th Jury tomorrow. The government elected to ask for a conviction on the conspiracy charge and announced It had abandoned that of subordination perjury. The de fense moved the nurt to Instruct th Jury to return a vrn'a t of not guilty on the latter charge ami the-court said that It would. The defense requested that th case be submitted to th Jury without argument. Th government Miss Louise Poulson, Miss Helen Simon, Miss Lucille Purine an d Miss Maida Hart The Greater Olds-WoHmar-liiiiig' Store Great aAaiiiiiial Ooll ow THnrsday, 1 Friday. Saturday .OO in Gold Coin, for Prizes $250 Entries Will Close Today at 6 P. M, Get Dolly ready for the Great Congress of Beavttifvtl Dolls Every hind of doll -will be shown attention Prizes -will be given to all exhibitors The pretty doll, the comical doll, the original doll, the best dressed doll All are eligible to prizes This "Big Doll". Show will be held in our 4th floor "Toy Land" the largest and most complete toy store in all the West. Frizes in Gold Coin instead of toys or merchandise This Show will be con ducted by the individual who originated and has conducted all of Portland's suc cessful doll shows Enter as early as pos sible E-ntries will close"""at 6 P. M. today $250 in Gold Coin for Prizewinners i s ; ' Class A Best Dressed Doll, all sizes eligible 7. . $25 in Gold Class A Second Best Dressed Doll, all sizes eligible, $15 in Gold Class B Largest Best Dressed Doll, 24 in. or over . $2Q in Gold Class B 2d Largest Best Dressed Doll, Sg4 m. or over, 1U in uoid . $20 in Gold Class C Best Dressed Doll, 7 to 24 inches long Class D Best Dressed Doll, 7 to IP inches long $15 in Gold Class D Second Best DressedTboll, 7 to 16 in. long . $5 in Gold Class E Best Dressed Doll, not over 6 inches long, $20 in Gold Class E 2d Best Dressed Doll, not over 6 ins, long, $1Q in Gold Class F Most Original Dressed Doll, first prize . . . $2Q in Gold Class F Most Original Dressed Doll, second prize, $1Q in Gold Class G Most Comical Dressed Doll, first prize . . . $2Q in Gold Class G Most Comical Dressed Doll, second prize, $1Q in Gold Class H Best Dressed Boy Doll, 1st prize $1Q, 2d prize $5 in Gold Class I Most Original Dressed Character Doll . . . $1Q in Gold Class K Handsomest Paper Doll in the Show .... $1Q in Gold To Girl Entering Greatest Number of Dolls . . . . . $25 in Gold And a Handsome Gift to Every Exhibitor in Our Great Doll Show Great Sale Dolls and Doll Apparel, 4th Fl. Entire StocK Reduced demurred and tomorrow will be given over to argument. Judge Dietrich rerusea 10 uniiv -ment because counsel could not agree. ST. JOHNS' PETITION 0. X. Annexation Document Signed , by Sufficient lgal Voters. AHboueh It u thought thst th peti tion of St. John citizens for th annexa tion of that part of th Peninsula to Portland wa Invalid because the name of many who signed wer not found on th registration books. Deputy Clerk Schneider. In checking over the peti tion has ascertained tnat encoign oi me voters who aimed had registered, mak ing th petition all right. Th. auestlon. therefore, will go before th voters, although It will be upon a ballot separat from uie ncitei ior ma election of county and state officers. Th County Clerk will distribute these spe cial ballots at the polls wwn tn Dauioua for th. general election. ' a ' "Husband's Blow Alleged." Ada Conklln filed a divorce yesterday against J. Conklin. charging desertion. They have two children, of whom sh desires the custody. She married Conk lin at Omaha. Neb. Masrarie McCaughey has brought suit to recover J3043. which she say is duo as alimony the District Court of Polk County, ordered paid. She has filed the divorce decree which severed her mar riage to Perry A. Williams. In this she wa given Wo a month. She says Wil liams failed to pay the alimony for 87 months. Another Wreck Victim Dies. Chris Anogonostou, one of the sev eral Greek laborers who were injured in the wreck on the United Railways at Tualatin HilL in which five of his countrymen were almost instantly killed, died at the Good Samaritan Hospital last night. H will be buried beside the other victims In the Rose City Cemetery. Members of the Greek society have volunteered to defray the burial expenses. Umatilla County Grateful In th proposed division of Umatilla County, the Umatilla River is tn lino. It leaves the Wenaha Springs and pool in Umatilla County and the Jiotel and sanitarium in the other. Umatilla County people feel very grateful for the pool. Under the proposed law to regulate county division ln-th future a com mission will have the right to correct such gross errors before It Is sub mitted to the voters, and then only euch as are In the affected territory will be required to vote. (Paid Advertisement.) Menflo(ew Saves You Money V, Phones Marshall 2635, A 3887, or Order from yemrdeader fo-d&y Planting Season Has Commenced THE FINEST STOCK OF ROSES IN THE CITY AT POPULAR PRICES Magnificent variety of evergreen and deciduous Shrubs, Plants, Vines, for all purposes. Large Shade and Fruit Trees. Send for Free handsome illustrated Catalogue. Main 4219 Phones A 1452 J. B. PILRINGTON, Nurseryman LANDSCAPE DEPARTMENT SALESROOM AND OFFICE 620 Corbett Bldg. Foot of Yamhill St. "Fighting the Dental Trust" By doing .guaranteed work for less than the "West Side" can possibly do it with their enormous expense. By doing our own work, not depending on hired 'dentists, so-called "specialists" or students By never advertising a price list that we cannot fulfill, or by de ceiving the. public in any manner whatsoever. By being as absolutely painless as Is possible. We cheerfully examine and estimate your work free. THE BIG EAST SIDE ONE-PRICE DENTISTS Ooraer Union Ave. and East Morrison. J. J. PITTENGER. -AJV'D ASSOCIATES will save you many dollars, as our office expense are only one-tenth those of a West Side office. On low price the same to all person alike. Office Hours 0 A. M. taj 8 P. M. Sundays, I to L 4 x