Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, March 10, 1911, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextTIIE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, MARCH 10. 1911 WESTERN BOWLING CONGRESS OPENS Fifth Annual Tournament Be ing Played on Best Alleys . Constructed. TOURNEY TO RUN 10 DAYS Cloae to 75 Five-Man Teams Hare Bern Fnterrd In Spokane Meet for rar of S 1 500 to Win ning (Jalntrt. SPOICAXK. W'uh, March . fSpe cial. The Western Host Una Congress, In It fifth annual tournament, openej tonlsht In tho bis State Armory bulld inir. with the tallerW-a packed to the ilwn and a notable list of honored srursts on the floor. All the r.ewly-elected commissioners .were present and when the llrat ball was rolled down the alley the crowd tnt up a mlirhty cheer. Ole Thompson, the Seattle expert who laid the alleys. says they are the finest he ever set up. The tourney lasts ten days. continues; tomorrow night and every afternoon. Spokane teams only will bowl until Saturday night and rlslilnfr bowlers will take possession of the alleys after Sunday. Los Anneles has the only outride delatlon on hand yet. NVarly 75 nvc-raan teams have been entered and when these are through play will be started in the doubles and sineles. The number of teams entered breaks all Western Bowling Conpresa tourna ment records, as does the prlxe list. Spokane otters a purse of $1500 to the w-lnnlns five-man bowlinir team, which Is In Itself a unique record. FRATERNITY MEN BANQUET Mnubvrs or Sigma Alpha Epslloo Hold Third Annual Gathering. The third annual banquet of the Portland Alumni Association of the Stitma Alpha Kpsllon lraternlty. held at the Imperial Hotel last nlKht. was attended by 1 members of the frater nity, alumni of colleges and universi ty In all parts of the United States. C. C. Hlndman was toastmaster and tho speakers Included Judpe Martin L. Pipes. Hrn A. Morrow. Coe AilcKenna. Kllot Ilolcomb and Lieutenant Frank F. Jewctt. Judse ripes is the oldest member of the fraternity In Portland. He was Initiated while attending the Louisiana State Seminary in 18i. Those present last night. In addition t the speakers mentioned, were J. F. Kable. larl L. Wernicke. Ralph W. Korers. It- E. Klnsubury. IL A. Bee brrRer. Pre-w I. Stark. Dr. C. C Sabln, Ralph Ha. !! win. A. t. Wakemaa. Francis K Horc U M. Llbby. Joseph Hawkins. John IL Iunn. Koltfer John son and lion Mayer. Offl.-ers were elected for the ensuing years as follows: It. C O. Sabln. president: Ralph Baldwin. Tlce-presl-dnt; Coe A. McKenna. secretary and treasurer; J. F. Kable. custodian of records. FAR .VERS TO BE TAUGHT Oregon Agricaltur.l College Will Hold Many Institutes. ORFCON- AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Corvaliis. March . tSpeotal.) A large number of farmers Institutes will be held throughout the slate during the txt few months.- said Pr. James ".Vithycombe today. Requests are coin In? In froti many communities in the state for rrorfsontatlves from the state and the ro!ir-ce to make addresses and jrlve usrstlons for the carrying on of tert.-.In experimental work in these lo caliti'S. "Tie coliepe could use practically three tints as many experts a are row available In the extension ork alone." said Ir. W.thycombe. "We will send men to as many of the Insti tutes as Is posslbl but we cannot any where near meet the demand. It will be our policy to send representatives out to do Institute work In the fields where Institutes hare not been previously held." COOKING CLASSES FULL 1 jirpe Number Enter Domestic Sci ence Ife-partment at Corrallis. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Corvallis. March . (Special.) Such a large number of new students bare en tereJ at trie opening of the second semester for the work In domestlc'scl ence and art that It has become neces sary for Dean Ureer to organise several new classes In cookery and sewing. Another feature which Indicates that the rtudy of domestic science and art' Is being pursued In the state Is the large number of requests received from school authorities throughout the state for assistance from the college In equipping kitchens and workshops In the various schools where this Una of work may be carried on. The Instruc tors In the school of domestic science and art will assist In these matters aa far as It Is possible. In view of the rreat amount of work which they have at the college. FATHER PLACED IN JAIL Astoria Man Alleged to ItaTe Not Supported Ills Child. ASTORIA. Or.. March . (Special.) F.icl.nrd Fe.nkes was arrested today by Sheriff Furcs on a bench warrant Issued by the Circuit Court in accordance, with an indU-tment returned by the recent grand Jury charging him with failure to supoort his child. A few months ago Feakes was divorced and the court directed him to pay tie month toward the support of the minor child, whli-h was placed in the custody f his wife. Feakes is now confined in the Count v Jail and will probably be ar rainri within a few days. ST. JOHNS DEBATES PAVING VrMmmlte vs. IHtulithlc Becomes l eading Campaign Issue. ST. JOHN March -Spclal.) This c ty wtil not get the first hsrd-aurfacs t . MafAf-r la 'd without si hot egct. unless either the supporters of Wetrumlte or the b'.tulithlc faction ,klJ (rac:uU at st IMeaiJjr Ug-H Council meeting, when It Is expected the choice will be made. Property owners on Jersey and other busineea streets have almost unanimous ly declared for Westrumite In mass meeting and have petitioned the Council to that effect. The city officials and some of the Councilman sought, at last Tuesday's Council meeting, to have the decision delayed until some Information could be ascertslned from the East aa to the merits of Weotrumlte. This aroused the Ire of the taxpayers Interested and their spokesmen charged the city offi cinJa with being Influenced by tlie War ren Construction Company. The dispute proraiwi to moke the com ing municipal election a lively one. Citizens generally discuss ho paving matter, for everybody wants to s-e a good hard-exirface pavement- laid in the business section. It Is expected that the paving ordinnncoa will be Introduced at next Tuesdsy's meeting. Only one candidate for Mayor K. C, Couch is In the ftfld and he Is on both the Republican snd Democratic tickets, but tl;ere is plenty of time for filing In dependent nomination. Mar.y cit.zcns want Dr. McCnesney to run. but he Is disinclined to make the race. He .! favored by the so-called ""reform" element. Mr. CourW. however. Is popular personally, and because he was mainly Instrumental In having the free ferry bill passed. Should the Westrumite pave ment faction lose "its fight In the Coun cil. It will probably Join the Independent moventent- The paving rumrus has also revived annexation talk. This was csrrled at last election, but wss declared Illegal. HlflnUOa GIVEN OFFICE BELLIXC.HAM MAX TO BE COM MISSIOXEK OF HIGHWAYS. II. I.. Bow I by to Retire on March J 2. Report of Fire Warden Shows Great Damage to Timber. OLTMPIA. Wash.. March 9. (Spe cial.) It was announced by Governor Hay tonight that B. W. Huntoon. of Bellingham. would succeed H. L. Bowl by as State Highway Commissioner on March II. when Bowlby's term expires. The announcement comes as. no sur prise, as it has been known for some time past that Mr. Bowlhy would not be named to succeed himself. Mr. Huntoon. who Is to take office Monday, has been a resident of Belling ham for years and has served as Coun ty Engineer of Whatcom County. He has been selected, it Is said, solely for his ability, aa he has the barking of men In the business world, rather than politicians. He has been Indorsed by prominent railroad and highway con tractors from all parts of Washington. During 1(10 more than 23.000 acres of timber were burned over in Wash ington, of which 12.335 acres were second-growth, not yet merchantable tim ber, and 13.318 acres merchantable tim ber on which 43.49S.0OO bonrd feet of timber was damaged, according to the report of J. R. Welty, State Fire War den.' which has Just been filed with Governor Hay. The report also shows that 140.931 acres of cut-over land were burned. During the months of June. July, August and September there were S7 timber fires. August was by far the worst month for forest fires, as S95 occurred In that period, while there were 272 In July, 149 In September and but 71 In June. Daring the year a total of 2132 per mits to bum were Issued and 35 arrests were made for causing fires. Of these. 21 were convicted and the fines and costs paid totaled 11060. Warden Welty says that properly to protect the timber a force of men num bering 140 should be . maintained, and this will cost, he says. 9175.000. EXPLOSION JS FELT FAR Continued from. First Page.) odus of frightened residents to the streets. In Downers Grove. 20 miles from Chi cago, a machinist working In a base ment shop, fifteen feet below the street surface, was thrown from his feet. In Indiana Harbor and suburbs, near the Indiana stats line, the i.wki were felt. PAXIC CAUSED IX CHICAGO Hotel and Theater Patrons Think Explosion Is Earthquake. CHICAGO. March 9. J. P. Wood. Chicago manager of the Dupont Ne mours Company, which controls the plant at Pleasant Prairie, said tonight: "The plant was closed a day or two ago for a short time and that fact undoubtedly saved many lives. The town has a population of about 700. largely composed of persons employed In the powder mill. I should say that at the time of the explosion the plant contained 6000 or 6000 pounds of ex plosives, more than one-half of which was black powder, or the cause ot the accident we know nothing at present." The glare or the explosion was seen in all the northern and western suburbs of Chicago. The vibration was felt from end to end of the city, and the force of the concussion came with a roar like that of a heavy wind. Windows were broken by the thou sands all through the suburbs north of Chicago and the business section. The vibration rocked the heaviest granite buildings and threw hundreds of persons In the leading hotels into panic The shock was felt in Chicago at ex actly 8:22 o'clock. At 8:24 the general fire alarm office received worn rrom Loman Square Boulevard and Milwau kee avenue, five miles away, that aa explosion had occurred at this spot. Within the next five minutes 62 sep arate fire alarms were received, the sender in each Instance telephoning that an explosion had occurred in his lmssedlate neighborhood. In the new City Hall buildings which Is an enormous granite structure, the vibration was so great that plaster fell from the walls in numerous placea and several of the windows were shat tered Panlca occurred In several raude. Tills theaters and a number of per aons were slightly Injured. Excitement prevailed In ail tha prominent hotels along the lake-front, patrona running from their rooms and tilling the lobbies, many ot tnem car rylng suitcases and valuables. At the Auditorium, windows were blown in. front doors were dashed open. For some time It was found difficult to convince the patrona that an earth ouake had not taken place. In the same block with the Auditorium Hotel Is the Studebaker Theater, and the au dlence (here became excited and some left their seats. Manager George Da vis rushed upon the stage and by re peatedly shouting that there was no dinirr finally quieted nervous ones. The force of the explosion was so terrific that Its effects were distinctly felt at Lemont. 111., which la fully 70 miles from Pleasant Prairie, and at Michigan City, which Is 107 miles from tha scene of the explosion. In Lemont manv windows were broken. At Elgin. III., the death of Alice Finch, a dressmaker, was Indirectly itrlhute.t to the explosion. Shs heard the report and felt the concussion end Jumped to her feet screaming. She was told by . a sister that It was an earthquake and fell to the floor, dying a short time later of heart disease, superinduced br. txl&V HILLM1 JURY OUT Case Hinges on Intent of Mill ionaire to Defraud. SCHEME MUST BE SHOWN Judge, in Instructing Pellberators. Says Proor of Planned Real Es tate Swindle Is Required. Trial Longest Yet. SEATTLE. Wash.. March 9. Tha case of Clarence D. HUlmen. the millionaire townslte promoter on trial In the Fed eral Court charged with using the mails to defraud, was given to the jury late today. There are 27 counts in tht, six In dictments to be considered by the Jury and It Is conceded that It will take sev eral hours for the jurors to go over the documents before they can arrive at a verdict. Judge Donworth In struoed the Jury at great length, this procodure requiring an hour and a half. Tho guilt or Innocence of Hillman. according to the charge, rests entirely on the question of Intent. Judge Don worth said that the Government must prove that Hillman concocted a scheme with the intent to defraud, that the scheme involved the use of the malls and that Hillman placed correspond ence or literature or caused such to be placed In the mails to further such scheme. Trial Longest Yet. The question of Intent has been the bone of contention throughout the trial. Hillman insisting that he made all his representations In good faith nd the Government attempting to prove that he had formed an elaborate scheme to defraud purchasers. The trial has been the longest in the history of the Federal Court in Seattle, having occupied the entire time of the court since January 31. The case at tracted much attention and every day the courtroom was crowded to suffo cation. In the closing days of the trial It was frequently necessary for tne court to order the doors closed to stop crowding Ills Fortune ast. Hlllman's fortune is estimated at $7,000,000. much of which Is Invested In California and Puget Sound land. He Is reputed to have a larger cash bal ance than any other man In Seattle. Hillman waa indicted In Tacoma. last Aueust bv a Federal grand Jury on a charge of using the United States malls to defraud In the sale ot tots m nis townsltes of Birmingham and Boston Harbor. While the grand Jury was in session United States Deputy Marshals made a sudden descent upon Hlllman's real estate offices In Seattle and seized Ms books. wMch were so carefuny kept, containing records of aoume sales, forfeitures and cancellations. that the Government was able to trace every transaction in connection wnu the Boston Harbor and Birmingham sales. Dealer Convicted Before. Hillman admitted that he had spent less than $b000 on Boston Harbor im provements and only a small sum at Birmingham. But pleaoea mat no was thamrwtred br Inability to borrow monev In the Danio of 1907. The bank clerks testified that at the time of Hlll man's alleged poverty no naa in sav ings banks 9200,000. Hillman was convicted in lsus oi using the malls to defraud. He ap pealed to the United States Supreme Court, which granted him a new trial on the ground that a change of venue. which he asked, should nave Been granted. For some reason tne case was not rc-triea. At mldnleht the Jury had been out more than eight hours and had given no Indication of when It would be ready to report. . 'FORTIFY SAYS STEVENS RAILROAD UN' nOLDS CANAL SHOCI.D BE PROTECTED. Suggestion Made. That American Ships Be Allowed to Pass Through Free of Dntjr. t i tt1 Bvna nrealdent of the Hill railroad lines In Oregon, speak ing at a meeting of engineers at the Commerolal Club last night, expressed himself as strongly in favor of fortl- fvlng the Tanaroa Canal, lie saia aiso that American ships ought to be al lowed to pass through the canal duty free, otherwise, ne saia. governments ki.k i. n ... tuipr a none of the exoense of building the great waterway would profit bv the canal as much as the United Stat-s. He eulogized the Army engineers who followed the civil engineers In di recting the const.-uctlor work of the great ditch, saying the Nation Is to be congratulated upon having such a good force. With the completion of the canal, he sain. America, cure m i..t in San Francisco IT days after they start from Hampton Roads. The Tanama (.anai win noi injure he business of the transcontinental lines," he Bald. "It would rather ben efit them. A large part oi tne snip ments which would be made by ship . u ka rannl would be destined for Inland points. The railroads would be obliged to naui 10 mra puuua, that the lower rates made by steam- . iin.a would not affect the rail rates more than 300 miles Inland from either coast. i k.iive tho canal will be finished January 1. 1915. I am a firm believer in the lock canal, for although It may cost one anu iikii um .. tbe estimated cost, the sea-level canal would have cost twice as much as tho estimate, or 800.000,000. The benefit we will derjve from the canal greatly exceeds tne cost. - AUTO BUCKS' INTO STORE Salem Councilman's Car Darts Back Through Window Damage Heavy SALEM. Or., March . (Special) Councilman W. H. Eldrldge In attempt Ing to crank a recently purchased au tomobile, which was standing In front of C M. Eppley's store on East State street, was surprised when the machine darted backwards and crashed through tha window of the store and damagea much of the stock before the machine stopped. ' When Eldrldge cranked the machine the gears were meshed and the reverse lever thrown bacK. airs, r.iariage was In the car at the time and when the Vnarhlne suddenly carted backwards she was thrown onto the muddy pave- frai was uninjured. - ' II DEPOT SAFE LOOTED Cracksmen Rob Railway Office at Myrtle Point. AMOUNT TAKEN IS SMALL Burglars Knter Unheard, Take $5 In Cash and Jewels Worth $25, Then Flee Into Night Unseen Box of Watches Is Overlooked. ii An.'." . . 1 ... - clal.) Cracksmen entered the offices of the Southern faciric depot at aiyrwe Point late tomgnt, niew mo naw secured 5 and a package of Jewels valued at 1 25 and made good their es cape. A posse is searching tor tne burglars but so far without picaing up their tralL The man or men entered by taking - .,. Annr nt the warehouse at the Uli - rear of the depot From the warehouse they secured entrance easily to the In ner office, where nltro glycerine was used to blow open tiie front of the safe. No one beard tne explosion. u aar any suspicious characters; and as a nu - -- - - - - and the possible laenmy vi " Nearly all children have wheat-hungera craving for the body-building " elements found in the whole wheat, the most perfect food given to man his "staff of life" for four thousand years. The whole wheat contains all the elements needed to build the perfect human body. This cannot be truth fully said of any other cereal It is through the shredding process (pat ented and owned by The Shredded Wheat Company) that the whole wheat is prepared in its most digest ible form. By this process all the tissue-building elements in the whole wheat are re tained, -while the outer, or bran, coat is scattered along the shreds in infini tesimal particles in such a way as to stimulate peristalsis (bowel exercise) in a natural TRISCUIT is wheft Toast, Always toast it l-Hl . v... Cosrrlcat Han Scamsacr fc Man t bers is unknown. The men In their haste overlooked a, box of watches. Officers of the county are trying to pick up a cold trail but as there are several roads leading out of Myrtle Point the men may have escaped In any direction. TOWN THREATENED BY FIRE Blaze Destroys Business Blocks and ' Remains Unchecked. RUTHERFORD, N. C March 10. Fire Of unknown origin which started last nlgrht in the heart of the business district has destroyed a doien mercan tile establishments and at 1 o'clock this moraine; was still beyond control. SNOWSLIDES DEAL DEATH (Continued from First Page.) Lundy mine, but it is known every can yon in the district has been swept by the slide. The disaster at Lundy hap pened about 10 o"clock last night. The only details obtainable from Mono are that the Postofflce and schoolhouse were destroyed. "Word received from Ma sonic a nearby mining- camp, states that Samuel J. Smith, a miner, was killed to day by a slide that struck he camp, and that another man named Frank Ellis was seriously Injured. Tonight nearly every wire, telephone, telegraph or power, from the Alpine Mountain country is down. The only connection Is with Bodle. J. S. Cain, of that place, wired tonight confirming the destruction of Laindy and Jordan, and stating that the storm is the worst in the history of the region. Additional telegrams late tonight state the storm is renewing us iury disastrous slides irtwrum way. tHe Shredded Wheat wafer a crisp, tasty, nourishing whole delicious for any meal with butter, cheese or marmalades. in me oven owgrc w - The home of Bart Schaffner & Marx clothes You're going to buy a suit this Spring: if you're as wise as we think you are, it will be a Hart, Schaffner & Marx a Suit; you can't buy any better clothes, correct styles, all-wool quality, fine tailoring, late ideas in models: new weaves, new colors, new patterns, and satis faction guaranteed. Spring Suits $20 to $40 Combination collar Raincoats, "Slip-ons", Raglans. Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co, 3rd and Stetson Bats IFttnderhosfl ALLEGED EUGEXE BTJKGIiAR AC CUSED OF RTJSE. San Francisco Holds Fugitive for Similar Offense There Auto Hurts "Faked," Say Police. EUGENE, Or., March 9. (Special.) San Francisco authorities have. In formed the police here that they hold Frank Moore, who Is' accused of rob bing the Eugene General Hospital of J600 after feigning; Injury to be ad mitted as a patient.. As the prisoner is also alleged to have robbed the Ma rine Hospital in San Francisco by the same ruse It Is probable that requisi tion will not be made for him from this city. Moore was recognised in the Marino Hospital in San Francisco by a patient who was in the Eugene General Hos pital when the safe was robbed and who lost quite a sum of money by the theft. In San Francisco, the police write, he pretended to have been run over by an automobile. In both in stances he convinced surgeons that he was suffering: from internal injuries. On the evening of September 23 Mnn was found lvlnir in the street here, moaning. He said he had been run over by an automobile. He was taken to the General Hospital, but the surgeon in , attendance could find no injuries- He recovered rapidly and as soon as he was out or pea ne appnea Most Children Are Wheat-Hungry Give a child two Shredded Whea Biscuits every morning with hot milk and a little cream and he will be fully satisfied and will lose his taste for mushy porridges that are usually bolted down without chewing. You can't build sturdy boys and girls out of books and sermons. Their bodies must be developed from the food they eat Shredded Wheat is .an ideal food for them to study on, to play on; to grow on. Shredded Wheat Biscuit with hot milk or cream makes an ideal break fast for school children and is quickly and easily prepared. The porous shreds of cooked wheat combine natu rally with all kinds of fresh or stewed fruits, making a complete, wholesome meaL Your grocer sells them. Morrison Cluet Shirts for a position as night attendant. He was given the position, and on tbe sec ond night after he began his duties the safe in which the valuables be longing to the patients were kept was robbed, and Moore had disappeared. About J600 in money and Jewelry waa stolen, but part of the money was In certificates of deposit, which have not been cashed. Firemen's Strike Is On. CINCINNATI, March 9. The strike of firemen on the Cincinnati, New Or leans & Texas Pacific Railroad went Into effect at 7 o'clock tonight. Neither wash nor wear changes the size or style of GIRARD MILTON ' 2' hisk 2!S hieh Have the strongest button holes it is possible to put in a collar Clnrtt, Peabody Co., Troy. S.T. ARROW COLLARS