Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 18, 1911, Page 14, Image 14

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TITE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN. TTEDXESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1911.
ROSENBERG MAKES
TECHNICAL PLEA
Counsel for Indicted Physician
Attacks Prosecution's
Statement.
RELIANCE PLACED IN LAW
Iefen4 Contends Slate Is Confined
to Presentation of Fvldenco
Showing Death, of Patient
vTa Premeditated.
Waiving ths presentation of an open
ing statement, the defense In the J. J.
Jtoarnberg murder ease made It clear
yesterday afternoon In the Circuit
Court that the hope of clearing !r.
Rosenberg rest In points of law. No
sooner was the Jury completed and the
opening outline of evidence made bjr
the prosecution than the Indicted man's
counsel entered a motion for dismissal.
"The statement of the prosecuting of
ficer as to what he Intends to prove
does njt aerree with the Indictment."
was. In effect, the contention entered
In Rosenberg's behalf. There followed
a long afternoon of Involved argu
ments. In which many authorities were
cited and many lines of argument pre
sented. Although the session of court
continued until nearly ( o'clock the
arguments on this point were not com
pleted and will be renewed this fore
noon.
The Indictment charges first degree
murder. Chief Deputy District Attor
xiey Fitzgerald told the Jury that he
would prove Dr. Rosenberg gave hi
victim. Vera Hall, chloroform for th
purpose of performing a criminal oper
at Ion. In attacking the Indictment At
torneys Stapleton and Moody Insisted
that. In accordance with the law. the
state could Introduce no evidence which
did not tend to prove that Rosenberg
premedltatedly and knowingly set
about murdering the girl, as Implied by
the Indictment of first degree murder.
Mr. Fltsgerald replied that first degree
murder Implied the lesser charges of
second degree murder and man
slaughter.
Prejudice against Rosenberg was
shown to have a wide range In the se
lection of Jurors. Twenty-two tales
men were disqualified because of hav
ing formed opinions In the case. The
Jury was not completed until a special
venire had been drafted. The 11 men
who will try Rosenberg are: J. I'
Mnntag. E. P. Armstrong. R. M. Ring
ham. M. JL Donohoe, August Eachle. R.
Shannon. A. E. Cole. Charles Z. Delaet.
F. M. Filter. it. W. Sltton. W. E. Reed
and J. I SHpp.
CO.OOO ASKED. $10 AWARDED
lory Finds In Favor of Man Ac
quitted or Hog-Stealing.
After five Oars of bitter trial, a $20,
00 damage case In the Circuit Court
ended In a f 10 verdict, yesterday after
noon. Augustus Walker sought $20,-
! from John Rometsch. a farmer
living near Oregon City. It seems the
farmer bad Walker arrested on
charge of stealing 20 hogs. The charge
fell flat at Oregon City and was again
brought op In Portland, the grand Jury
Indicting Walker. When Ms case came
lo trial he was acquitted. Then came
the damage suit.
Allan K. Joy talked for nearly a day
In behalf of Walker while Ed. Menden-
hall made extensive arguments for
Rometsch. The case was fought vig
orously. Technicalities were brought
up In great numbers and wrangled
ver by the hour.
Circuit Judge Kavanaugh made ex
haustive explanations of the law In
volved In charging the Jury and the 12
men retired for nearly Ave hours of
deliberation before they agreed that
Walker had been damaged to the ex
lent of 110. Rometsch will hare to pay
the costs of suit.
Panama Canal Is placed at $13,000,000
yearly. It la pointed out that the State
of California has bonded the state for
$11,200,000 for the purchase and con
struction of public docks, while the
city of San Diego alone ha authorized
an Issue of $.000.000 for the Improve
ment of Its harbor.
All these points were made In sup
port of Senator Newiands' bill, at the
request of the Chamber of Commerce
of San Diego.
STUDENTS AVOID FEVER
Water Is Rolled, OUier Precautions
Observed at Eugene.
The faculty of the State University,
with the co-operation of students. Is
doing all It can to protect the student
body against the epidemic of typhoid
fever In Eugene, that has caused much
unrest throughout the state. Dr. Calvl
S. White, secretary of the State Hoard
of Health, yesterday said:
"Every possible precaution is being
taken to protect the students, connec
Hon with the city water system has
been cut on and water Is now being
taken from a well 300 feet deep. The
water Is pumped Into a tank on the
roof of the engine-room, boiled In big
copper boilers and run Into screened
FLOOD IS IMMINENT
Rain and Melting Snow Are
- Filling Valley Streams.
VOUn AGED 83. MARRIED 63
VE4KS A;, niKS AT HER
DAVGHTKR'S HOME.
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Men, Acquitted, to Sue.
Jack Vail and Al Gross, found not
guilty of burglary In the Circuit Court
yesterday, say they will file an ac
tion this morning for $10,000 damages
against their accuser, Lee Colling, an
automobile dealer. Colling accused
them of breaking Into a trunk and
stealing valuable effects. After Judge
Kavanaugh had heard the evidence, he
agreed with Attorney John F. Logan.
representing the accused, that there was
no case, and Instructed the Jury to
return a verdict of not guilty. The
complaint In the damage suit. In which
false accusations and Imprisonment
will be charged, was framed last night
following the dismissal of the young
men.
Alleged Forger Seized.
Word was received at the Sheriffs
office yesterday of the capture at
Oreat Falls. Mont, of Ed Murphy,
.wanted here for alleged forgery.
Murphy is said to have taken a check,
made out In favor of another Ed
Murphy, for whom It was Intended, and
signed the name of his namesake there
to to get $60. the face value of the
check. Murphy was located by the
Oreat Falls authorities through cir
culars sent from the Sheriffs office.
Deputy Sheriff Leonard left last night
to bring the prisoner back.
Woman Aka $20,000 for Injuries.
Ida M. Harbert. a seamstress, brought
suit against the Portland Railway,
Light Power Company for $20,000
tlamagea. She was Injured while
lighting from a streetcar at Twenty-
. third and GUsan streets. December IS.
the car starting suddenly and throw
ing her violently to the ground, she
alleges. In addition to $ .10.000 dam
ages she asks to be reimbursed $33
for loss of wages. i for doctor fees,
and $7i for damaged wearing apparel.
FLEET OF 40IS NEEDED
Chamber of Commerce A-ks Auxil
iary Protection for Coa(.
In support of the bill to construct a
naval auxiliary fleet of 40 ships, to be
placed upon the Pacific Coast, the Port
land Chamber or commerce, through Its
board of directors, at a regular meet
ing yesterday, passed a resolution giv
ing the measure Its full Indorsement.
The bill has been introduced In the
United States Senate by Senator New
lands, of Nevada. The resolutions re
cite that the I'nited States Is engaged
in the construction of an Interoveanic
canal between the Atlantic and Pa
ri fir. which will cost $100,000,000. re
ducing the water mileage from 15,000
to 0 00 miles, making It possible for
fast freight steamers to make the trip
In 20 days, as against 21 days on the
railways. The cost of operating ths
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Mrs. Mary A. Ray.
Mrs. Mary A. Ray died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. O. K.
Wiley, Monday, at the age of 83
years and 9 months. She was a
native of Vermont and came to
Portland with her husband, Lewis
C. Ray. about 2S years ago, and
I had lived here ever since.
4 She was married to Mr. Ray 63
years ago. and the family conslit
e ed of seven children, three of
I whom Mrs. O. F. Wiley, Mrs.
J I'attle Welch and Mrs. M. Udell.
of Portland survive. She had
been an active member of the
Advent Christian Church, ever
I since It was organized. The
I funeral will be held from the rea
I Hence, lis ivy street, at 11 A.
M. today.
cooling tanks. From the tanks It Is
turned Into the pipes that supply the
buildings and la also distributed In
milk cans among the boarding-houses
where students live. The boiled water
Is used for all domestlo purposes and
baths, as well as drinking
"In addition to this precaution, a
committee representing the faculty.
makes dally inspection of boarding-
houses to sea that Sanitary measures
are observed and all regulations and
Instructions strictly carried out. Under
this rigid system of precaution there
will not likely be any more typhoid
fever at the university."
The first ftir of machinery for Eugene's
new filter plant has arrived, and a second
car Is expected Thursday. The machin
ery will he put in position at once, and
It Is expected that the (liters will be in
operation by February la
Numerous tests of well water have been
made by Professor Bweetser. of the uni
versity, and with few exceptions there
hns been an entire absence of bacteria.
The well water used by the Ice and
storage company was found absolutely
pure, and In all the samples tested of
filtered city water used by a local soda
water firm, only one bacteria was discovered.
RATE CASE WILL BE UP
Willamette Taller Merchants
Have Hearing February 2.
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That the advance In railroad trans
portation rates made March 22, 1910. is
to be attributed directly to the merger
of the Southern Pacific and the Union
Pacific Is one of the contentions made
n the lllamette Valley rate case.
which comes on for hearing February
before Commissioner Prouty of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
United States Marshal Colwell re
ceived a telegram yesterday from E. A.
Mosely. of Washington. D. C, asking If
the courtroom could be reserved for
the hearing February 2, and after con-
cultlng with the Federal Judges, Col
well answered that it could.
The Willamette Valley case Is known
as the 10-cent differential adjustment.
Between 40 and 60 prominent Willam
ette Valley merchants appear as com
plainants. Attorney Edward M. Cousin,
of Portland, represents them. The
present complaint Involves rates as far
south as Albany and Corvallis, but the
entire Southern Oregon region may ul-
lmately be Involved. The Investiga
tion may surpass In Importance the cel
ebrated Spokane case.
SHARE. OF FUNDS SOUGHT
Oregon Delegation In Congress! to
Be Urged to Aid State.
Orders to prepare a memorial to Ore
gon Representatives In Congress out
lining all the circumstances known In
connection with the west-end Umatilla
Government reclamation project, were
Issued by the executive committee of
the Commercial Club at Its noon-day
meeting yesterday. It was agreed
among the members that the survey of
lie project recently ordered by the
Government was In the nature of a
"bluff to quiet the angry feelings of
the citizenship of Oregon.
All were agreed that action roust be
made at once more forceful than be
fore. It was farther expressed that the
Representatives from this state should
at ones be fully Informed on the situ
ation. Several men well acquainted
with the project were present and ex
plained what was being aimed at- and
furnished Information which. In the
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anas di ino ftrpropimiaiiTM, snouia oe
ffectlve In producing a better Impres
ion among the officers having In
charge the distribution of the fund. It
will take several days to prepare the
memorial and as soon as It Is completed
It will be forwarded to Washington by
wire.
UPPER WILLAMETTE RISES
Linn County Tributaries of River
Are Reported as Running Rank
Full and Know In Foothills
Is Rapidly Disappearing.
ALBANY. Or.. Jan. IT. (Special.) Fed
by a heavy rein which has been falling
all day and also by melting snow, which
went off with a rush when the rain began
early thla morning, streams in this part
of the state are rising rapidly. Smaller
stresms are running bank full tonight
and some rivers are rapidly approaching
flood stage.
The rise In the Willamette Is not yet
great here, but from the appearance of
its tributaries there will be a big rise
tomorrow. All streams were low when
the rain began, but despite this, there are
Indications of very high water.
There was a heavy snowfall In the
mountains of this part of the state last
week and reports received, here are that
this snow Is melting with a rush.
CinXOOK WIND BREAKS COLD
Mercury Rises 35 Degrees In Four
1 lours at Walla Walla.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 17.
(Special.) Bringing the mercury up 35
degrees in four hours, a Chinook wind
hit ths Walla Walla alley thla morn
ing and broke the cold snap that has
hung close to the city and country for the
past week. The official thermometer
stood st 9 degrees above zero when the
wind came: at noon the mark was 44.
Wheat, with a two-Inch blanket of snow
during the coldest weather. Is believed
to have come through the cold In good
shape, although weather no colder last
year did much damage.
Tonight the sky is overcast with clouds
and rain is predicted. Streams over the
valley are beginning to show the effect
of this morning's sudden thaw and are
rising rapidly.
retary; Mrs, W. C. Noon, Jr, assistant
secretary; Mrs H. Van Deurs, treas
urer; Mrs. A. E. Rockey, registrar, and
Sirs. w. P. Gannett, hlstor'an. Mrs.
J. F. Batchelder. Mrs. C. U. Ganten-
beln and Mrs. diaries S. Jackson were
elected officers of the board of man
agers, and Mrs. Wallace McCamant was
again named for state regent. Feb
ruary 22 has been set as the date of a
reception to be given at the home of
Mrs. Charles Gauld. to which the
Daughters of the Revolution of Mult
nomah Chapter and the new Willamette
Chapter are Invited.
LOGGING OPERATIONS BEGIN
Camps Along Deep River Expected
to Open This Week.
ASTORIA'. Or.. Jan. 17 (Special.
There Is still considerable snow in the
Upper Deep River district and the Camp
bell Logging Company, which stopped its
logging operations a few days ago, has
not started up as yet, but will probably
resume operations tomorrow.
It is also expected that the other log
glng companies having camps in that
vicinity will resume their railroad con
struction work within a day or two.
SIGHTSEERSDUE TODAY
Former Canadians to Join Welcome
to Excursionists.
When the Canadian excursionists ar
rive this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock they
will be greeted by a committee of Port
land citizens, many of whom were at
one time residents of Canada. In the
excursion are 160 men and women from
Calgary, Edmonton. Strathrona. Nan
ton, Lethbridge, Sedgwick, Moose Jaw,
KUlam, Granum. Nelson, Plncher
Creek and Medicine Hat, Western Canada.
The delegates will be escorted to the
four observation street cars and will
he whirled up to Council Crest, over to
the Forestry building and then on a
sight-seeing trip through the city.
Each car will be provided with a meg
aphone with a Portland enthusiast be
hind it. After two hours of sightsee
ing, the visitors will be left free to
visit In the down-town district and
make such purchases as they desire.
There will be a reception at 6 P. M.
In the greenroom of the Commercial
Club. The .executive committee of the
club met yesterday and voted to pro
vide entertainment for the visitors.
There will be a banquet, at which
Robert Livingstone will act as toast
master. Speeches will be made by Dr.
W. T. Williamson, H. B. Miller, Dr.
Kenneth A. J. Mackenzie and Ralph
W. Hoyt.
The dining-room will be decorated
with International flags of Great
Britain and of America. A new hand
some-booklet containing the Itinerary
of the party has been published by th
Southern Pacific.
NURSE SUES MOORE
Ex-Governor's Son Defendant
in $100,000 Action.
BREACH OF. PROMISE HELD
TELEGRAPH LINES REPAIRED
Communication With Coos Bay Is
Restored When Snow Melts.
MARSIIFIKLD. Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.)
Telegraph communication from Coos
Bay. which has been cut off for nearly
a week, has betMi restored and the mail
s also coming In. six feet of snow on
the mountains prevented the mailcarrlers
getting through, but after much diffi
culty most of the mall has been brought
to this city. Coos Bay was without mail
for four days. It la believed that the
melting of the snow will cause heavy
freshets In the river.
Warm Wind Strikes Pendleton.
PENDLETON, Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.)
A sudden rise In temperature oc
curred bere today when In eight hours
the mercury mounted from three above
zero to 61 above. Cause of the sud
den change, which is one of the great
est ever noted here, was the arrival
of a Chinook wind, which has quickly
melted all snow.
Chinook Wind Melts Snow.
-PHILOMATH. Or., Jan. 17. (Special.)
The- Chinook wind, though light. Is melt
ing the snow here. The telephone lines
are being put In order. For four days
the telephone systems have been prac
tically out of business.
CHAMBER INDORSES SHOW
Confidence Expressed In Value of
Livestock Exhibit.
At a meeting yesterday of the trus
tees of the Portland Chamber of Com
merce It was decided to give Its full
upport to the project to hold the first
nnual Pacltlo Northwest Livestock
Show. March 20, 21 and 22. at the Union
Stockyards. -The trustees expressed
complete confidence In the project and
announced that they believed that it
was a move In the right direction and
would develop the latent livestock ln-
ustry In the Northwset.
The naval bill before the Oregon
State Legislature, providing an appro
priation for the establishment of state
aval militia, was indorsed. The appli
cation of Governor West for the ap
pointment of a delegate to the National
meeting of Conference of Sealers of
Weights and Measures, to be held in
Washington February 18, was ordered
compiled with, and the delegate will
be named later.
CHILDREN ESPOUSE CAUSE
Man Who Turned Father Out Com
- plains of Being Annoyed.
Persecuted, he says, bv the whole
neighborhood, A. D. Creekpaum. of
Montavllla, who last week was convict
ed In Municipal Court of throwing hi
80-year-old father out in the cold, ap
pealed yesterday to the police for pro
tectlon. As he alleged that the ag
gresslons were committed by children
ho was referred to the Juvenile Court
and carried his complaint thither.
All Montavllla, It appears, has taken
up the cause of Eli Creekpaum, aged
Civil War veteran, whose troubles with
his son have been before one court or
another for many months past. The eld
er man receives a pension, which Is hi
sole maintenance, and has lived at th
house of his son, who, as told Judge
Tozwell, had punished him for 20 years.
Twice the old man has been com
mltted to the Insane asylum, but th
County Court recently held that be
was of sound mind.
One Montavllla man whipped him
soundly when he objected to being
called a "lantern-Jawed cur," by the
assailant's wife.
AUTO HITS MILK WAGON
Chauffeur to Blame, Says Police'
man in Report of Accident.
By a collision between an automobile
driven by E. A. Wallace and a dalr7
wagon, at Washington and Ella streets.
at 4:30 o'clock yesterday morning, tho
wagon was reduced to a wreck and the
automobile was badly damaged.
The dairy wagon was owned by J. D.
Pearson and the automobile by August
Clatt, of the Log Cabin saloon. The
automobile came up behind the wagon
and struck it In the rear, and Patrol
man Frey reported that the accident
was evidently ths fault of the chauf
feur.
Warrant for the arrest of Wallace
will probably be Issued, on a charge of
reckless driving. He was arrested i
few weeks ago on a similar charse, be
cause he drove his machine backward
nt high speed, on Alder street. Pa
trolman Frey reported that Wallace was
somewhat drunk at the time of the ac
cident.
ANNOYER IS REARRESTED
COMPLAINANT JUST EVEN
3fouey Paid to Settle Piano Case All
Absorbed by Costs.
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Edlefaen'a onl nUslea. C 13 OX. K. 10J.
Settling the prosecution for the theft
a $3 piano, by accepting $5 from
the alleged thieves, Nathan Isenstein,
he victim, found himself called upon
Municipal Court yesterday to pay
$. costs for dropping the charge, and
has a net balance of nothing left, be
side bearing the loss of the valuablu
instrument.
Isenstein accused II. Braun and M.
Minsky of hauling away the piano,
which he had bought on South Fourth
street, together with some other house
hold goods, paying $3 for the lot. Once
he found the loot, but whllj he was
away notifying the detectives, the se
questrators returned and carried It off
again.
Employer of Stenographers Re
turned to Rockplle for Term.
Upon discovery that through some
hitch in the execution of his sentence,
Arley J. Townsend had been, released
from the Linnton rockpile without pay
ing a fine of $300, assessed against him
in addition to a sentence of 90 I'ays,
the prisoner was remanded to serve
out his sentence. In Mun'clp.al Court
yesterday morning. Vagrancy proceed
ings brought against him by Detectives
Carpenter and Price were dismissed.
Townsend was arrested in a Port
land hotel last October by Detective
Graves, after he had advertised for
stenographers and had insu'ted two
young women whom he had lured to
his room. He was tried on a charge
of assault and battery and received
sentence, while sentence was suspended
on a larceny charge growing out of
his taking a watch from one of the
girls.
The prisoner was released last week,
and took quarters at the Oxford Hotel,
Sixth and Oak streets.
"DENTAL TRUST" ALLEGED
Practitioner Without License Is Ac
quitted In Courts.
That a "dental trust" exists in Ore
gon, and that It bars skilled practi
tioners who do not come within Its
narrow circle, was the charge made.
In argument to a Jury, by Attorney
Fowler, In Justice Bell's court, yes
terday afternon. Dr. Edward Ed
wards, a graduate of Queen's College,
Manchester, England, was on trial for
the seventh time, for practicing with
out a license, and his troubles with
the Board of Dental Examiners were
made the subject of an Impassioned
denunciation by the attorney.
He was acquitted.
Daughters of Revolution Elect.
Election of off'cers was the main
business at the annual meeting of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
held at the home of Mrs. Wallace Mc
Camant. state regent of the organiza
tion, yesterday afternoon, the anniver
sary of the wedding of George and
Martha Washington. Mrs. Thomas M.
Anderson was named regent of Mult
nomah Chapter; Mrs. H. H. Parker,
vlee-regent: Mrs. W. H. Chap in, sec-
MAN WITH MONEY MISSING
Relatives Fear John Wampler Has
Met With Foul Play.
Believing that John Wampler, who
came to Portland from North Powder,
on New Tear's day, to buy real es
tate, has met with foul play on ac
count of the money he carried, rela
tives in the Baker County town have
appealed to the police department to
make a search for him. His wife Is 111.
Wampler Is a logger, S feet 3 Inches
tall, with black hair and mustache, and
blue ayes.
Mary E. Cronln Seeks Balm for In
jured Affections, Charging Nu
merous Postponements of Day
Set for Wedding.
Walter Baker Moore, president of the
Canby Canal Realty Company and son
of Miles C. Moore, prominent Walla
Walla banker and former territorial
Governor of Washington, was Bued for
$100,000 damages for breach of promise
by Miss Mary E. Cronln, a trained
nurse, in the Circuit Court yesterday.
In her complaint, which is very brief.
Miss Cronln recites that Moore has re
peatedly promised to marry her and has
put off the date from one time to an
other. She says she has urged him on
many occasions to live up to his promise
but that he has refused to do so. She
names $100,000 as reasonable compensa
tion for her blighted hopes.
They were to have been wedded In
July of 1909 upon the return of the bride
groom-elect from a California trip, she
complains. But when he got back from
the trip he insisted that the wedding be
postponed until January of 1910. As the
new date approached he made further
procrastinations, it is averred. Finally,
In February, he promised to go through
with the ceremony June 1. But on June
1 he again declined to 'lead the way to
the altar and has since refused to enter
Into a marriage contract.
While the complaint falls to go Into
details of the courtship. It Is learned
that Mix Cronln Is an old-time friend
of the family. It is said the attachment
between the couple sprang up some 10
years ago when Miss Cronen accom
panied Moore's mother to California as
nurse when Mrs. Moore was 111.
Miss Cronln's complaint was drawl.
up and filed by Attorney Charles W.
Fulton. She is well known in Portland.
Moore is a real estate promor and, as
the son of Miles C. Moore, has been ad
mitted to select social circles both In
Portland and Walla Walla. He Is 33
years old.
SELLWOOD CLUB REJOICES
First Anniversary Celebrated With
Reception and Speeches.
The first annual reception by the
Sellwood Commercial Club last night was
attended by the members and Invited
guests. A musical and literary programme
In charge of the ladles' auxiliary, pre
ceded a repast. Dr. H. C. Fixott. presi
dent of the Sellwood Commercial Club,
gave a short resume of the work of the
year, and told what it proposed to un
dertake during the ensuing year. He
praised the work the ladles auxiliary had
already done, although organized only
a few months ago.
Dr. Fixott said that tho club, organized
a year ago, had become a factor in the
business and social life of the suburb.
It hoped, he said, to do more In future
for general improvement. Addresses
were made by Dr. R. S. Stearns. Walter
Adams. Peter Hume. D. M. Donaugh,
Rev. D. A. Thompson and others.
The club has 150 members and owns
property valued at $8000.
BAILEY BOOKS AWAITED
Grand Jury to Examine Food Com
missioner's Accounts.
The investigation of J. Wj Bailey,
State Dairy and Food Commissioner,
before the grand Jury Is halted, pend
ing the arrival of commissioner's semi
annual report and certified copies of
his accounts filed with, the Secretary
of State. District Attorney Cameron
announced yesterday that the Investi
gation cannot proceed until these data
are available to lay before the grand
Jury.
All the deputies who resigned have
given their testimony and all that re
mains to be placed before the
Investigating body are the records,
unless outside testimony Is intro
duced. It is intimated that questions
other than the accounts of the com
missioner will be looked Into, but how
far reaching this Inquiry may be the
District Attorney will not disclose.
Chocolate
Soldier
HEILIG THEATER
ALL THIS WEEK
JANUARY 15 to 21
We Have a Full Line of
VICTOR
RECORDS
Of the best selections
from this popular opera,
among them being the
following:
NO. 31780-GEMS FROM THE CHOCOLATE
SOLDIER.
NO. 16473 -WALTZES FROM THE CHOCOLATE
SOLDIER.
NO. 60012-"MY HERO," FROM THE CHOCO
LATE SOLDIER.
Wholesale
St Sherman
lay & Co.
Steinway
and other
Pianos
Morrison at Sixth
"AD" MEN PLAY PLUTARCH
Lives of Members to Bo Feature of
Weekly Luncheon.
Biographical sketches of the Mun
chausen variety will be presented to
the members of the Portland "Ad
Club at their weekly luncheon held
today at noon. The subjects of the
two sketches promised are T. B
Wilcox and William D. Wheelwright.
Each is to tell the life story of th
other, according to the folder which
contains the programme.
W. W. Cotton will In 10 minutes tell
what he knows about his hobby rail
roads. H. M. Haller, newly elected
president of the Chamber of Com
merce. and Ernest N . Hardy will be
placed upon the gridiron for flve-min
ute catechisms.
M'GINN GIVES 3 FREEDOM
Self-Confessed Criminals- Given An
other Chance by Jurist.
Three felons were given a fresh start
In life yesterday by Presiding Judgo
McGinn, of the State Circuit Court. Joe
Fryer, a steamfitter, 22 years old, ad
mitted having tried to pass worthless
checks on North Knd saloonkeepers. He
said he was not drinking at the time
but that he was very hungry, having
looked long and unsuccessfully for work.
Judge McGinn released hira on his own
recognizance.
John Dortig"and John uoto, Austriaos
under 30, plundered a freight car, se
curing supplies which they sold. It was
their first offense and they were ad
vised to mend their-ways. Both prom
ised.
PERS0NALMENTI0N..
J. B. Bennett, of Scholls, Is at the
Perkins.
C. C Clark, of Arlington, is at the
Imperial.
J. W. RIcketts, of Chlco, Cal., Is at
the Lenox.
G. II. Greer, of Warrenton. is at the
Cornelius.
James W. Green, of Qulncy, Is at
the Portland.
Julius Siemens and family, of Rita- ,
vllle. Wash., are staying at the Port
land. S. H. Petre, of Dallas. Is registered
at the Perkins.
S. E. Cummings, of McMinnvllle, is
at the Oregon.
Mrs. H. L. Reld, of Eugene, is stay
ing at the Cornelius.
Miss A. B. Johnson, of Hillsbofro. is
staying at the Lenox.
D. M. Hunt, of LaGrande, is regis
tered at the Imperial.
R. P. Simmons, of Forest Grove, Is
registered at the Lenox.
H. A. Thieroff, of Medford, is regis
tered at the Portland.
M. T. O'Connell. of Wlnlock, Wash.,
Is registered at the Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Bernell, of Rose-
burg, are staying at the Imperial.
J. C. Mattlson and G. W. Donnell,
of Grants Pass, are at the Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Gilmer, of Hood
River, are staying at the Cornelius.
Mr. and Mrs. 1 C. Haight. of The
Dalles, are staying at the Perkins.
CHICAGO. Jan. 17. (Special.) From
Portland registered at the Congress are:
R. T. Riseling. Miss E. Ball, Miss B.
Wagenblast and Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Sur-glrt.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17. (Special.)
Northwestern persons registered at
New Yojk hotels today as follows:
From Seattle W. Reynolds, at the
Broestel; L. M. Wood, at the Navarre;
R. Winston, at the Marlborough; H. O.
Stone, at the Motel Astor; .Mrs. J.
Mauss, at the Rector.
Youth Branded as Degenerate.
Too degenerate to be committed to the
Reform School. In the opinion of Cir
cuit Judge Gatens, William Homan,
though only 17 years old, was turned
over to the Municipal Court by the
Juvenile Court Judge yesterday morn
ing, to answer for an indecent and
Immoral act. Homan pleaded guilty
to the charge against him and was sen
tenced to be imprisoned at the Linnton
rockplle for 90 days and to pay a fine
of $100.
EUGENE SHIPS MUCH FRUIT
Growers' Association Handles
Carloads During 1010.
108
EUGENE, Or., Jan. 17. (Special.)
One hundred and eight cars of fn-lt
were shipped last year by the Eug'-ne
Fruit Growers' Association. The asso
ciation shipped 33,411 boxes of apples,
and handled 1,141,119 pounds of prunes.
There were in all 8865 castas of fruit
canned, and IS cars of potatoes were
shipped. Of loganberries, 47.167 pounds
canned, netted the grower 3 cents a
pound, and Royal Anne cherries nutted
the glowers $90 a ton. The sum laid
out for freight was $.12,450, and the
total amount of business done was
$120,H0.
There are 13 stockholders in the
association. The following officers for
the nsulng year were elected: Presi
dent. H. F. McCornack; vice-president,
J. Beebe; treasurer. First National
Bank; secretary, J. O. Holt; directors,
H. F. McCornack, J. Bcebe. George Dor- .
ris, F. B. Chase. M. H. Harlow. W. G.
Allen, John Thramer, Ernest Miller and
Ji O. Hoi i.
Local Option Cases Considered.
GRANTS PASS. Or., Jan. 17. (Spe
cial.) The 11 defendants indicted for
violation of the local option law ap
peared in the Circuit Court here yester
day and demurred to each indictment
upon the ground that the local option
law had been repealed without a sav
ing clause. Judge Calkins has taken the
matter under advisement. It is ex
pected that he will decide the question
next Friday.
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