TITE MORNING OREGONTAN, SATUjTff7. JUNE 1. 1012. PENDER CAS iE JURY IS HARD TO SECURE Special Venire and Regular Panel Exhausted at Begin ning of Trial in St. Helens. CAPITAL PENALTY CAUSE Talesmen Balk on Convicting Ac rusod M urrlerer on Circumstantial Evidence Opening Statement Expected Today, Ilowfter. ST. HELEN'S. Or.. May II (Special.) A special venire of 1J talesmen and ail the mfmbtri of the regular panel having barn exhausted without irrur Ing a Jury to try the esse at the state aaalnst John Arthur Pender. accused rf the murder of Mrs. Daisy Wehrman and her I-year-old eon. Judge Campbell tlila afternoon ordered Sheriff Thomp aon to summon 1 more men to report for Jury duty tomorrow morning. The Indlrtmrnt charges only the killing of ine woman, tne other charge being held jn reserve. There are now 11 tsleemen In the boa uhject to peremptory challenge. The defense today exercised three perempt ory, excusing Andrew Erlrksnn, farmer; J, T. Johnson, a liveryman, and Norman Merrill, all of Clatskanle. The state excused peremptorily John W. Foster, a farmer who lives near Wist. ' Capital Paalabmeat Opposed. The difficulty In securing a Jury Is caused by the fact that many of those rslled for examination in opposed te capital punishment or averse to con victing on circumstantial evidence, which Is the only character of evidence which the state has against Pender. Judge Campbell Is saving a great deal of time by ascertaining the sentiments of veniremen on these questions pre vious to their examination by the at torney. In all 15 veniremen underwent ex amination today. Of these nine were passed for cause. IS stated that they would not return a verdict of guilty because of the death penalty no mat ter how convincing the evidence pre setted by the prosecution, and five de clared they would not b parties to hanging a man on circumstantial evi dence. Those passed for causa and yet un challenged are J. P. Archibald, a farm er of Uoble: Oeorge H- Hyde, of Tank ton, a farmer: James Catena, a farmer tit Peer Island; Henry M. Olson, farm er. Marshland; William Anderson, a re tired farmer of Srappoose; H. C. John ston, a shingle manufacturer of Clats kanle; E. M. Pavey. a dredger man of Clatskanle; G. K Kobertson. a laundry man of Ft. Helena; John Topjoy. ft. Helens, transfermsn; W. J. Delta, of llalnler, retired, and B. F. Lee. Deer Island, lumber manufacturer. The de fense has still nine peremptorlea and the state five. It la anticipated that a jury will be secured before noon today and that the opening statement of counsel will be Made this afternoon. District Attorney Tongue la prosecuting and John F. IjOgao and John II. Stevenson, attor neys of Portland. axe appearing for the defense. Although as V. Lee. one of those passed today, stated that ha would act n hla own conception of the degree f proof required from the state In reference to accepting the Instruc tions of the court on that point and that he would vote for acquittal If he felt there the slightest possibil ity of hla making a mistake. Judge Campbell would not allow a challenge i fTered by District Attorney Tongue. The Judge held that the Juror was con founding fact with law. In hla opening statement this after tioon District Attorney Tongue la ex pected to-glve a minute description of what the state hopes to prove. The state's case la baaed entirely on cir cumstantial evidence and It la adirltted that much will .tenenri nnnn Ih. mH, V a or Its presentation. State will Plrtara rriaae. Y The evidence to be presented by the 1 state will tend to show. It is stated. I that Pender took from the postofflce 1st rtcappooao on the morning of Sep tember 4. mi (Labor Day. a paper addressed to Mrs. Wehrman. who with her husband and I-year-old child lived in a lonely cabin alx miles northwest if ricappoose. The husband was ab. I.ent to Portland. The state will en- deavor to show that Pender kept this I paper in Ms tent. In the same general neighborhood aa that In which the Itvehrmaa family lived, and about 'nightfall took it and a package ad- dressed to Mrs. Wehrman. which hi liad taken from the croasroada mall box 1 1 wo aaya previously, to the Wehrman loabin. where he attempted to criminally assault the woman. On Wednesday. September . the bodies of Mrs. Wehrman and her baby verje round In the cabin. Six bullets lisd been discharged Into their heads t and bodies. It was later discovered tiat the cabin of Mike Hasson and Joe i F iley, who lived across the road from .fender, had been entered during their ' absence, and that a trunk, containing revolver of the same caliber and i general characteristics as that with 'bleb the crime was committed, had , been broken Into, The revolver waa In the trunk after Riley and Hanson I discovered that the lock of the trunk i had been taken off and rudely replaced. but the state. It la hinted, may be able M prove, because of a necullar rlefer-t Iln one of tha rifles In the bore of this tin. that It waa the Identical ona with is'hlch tha killing waa done. A mass of circumstantial evidence of kind la to be presented. Including admissions made by Pender at the time f his arrest that he failed to perform -tveral customary chorea on the even- Sir believed to have been that of the luiirder. The actual taking of evidence 111 occupy probably a week. I seat class ever graduated from the Albany High School, received their diploma at the seventeenth annual commencement exercises of the school last night. The graduating exe clses were held In the First Methodltt Church. Tha programme of the exercises follows: 'Instrumental aolo by Miss Madeline Rawllngs; Invocation. Itev. D. II. Leech; chorui by tha Girls" Glee1 Club; aolo by Helen Hulbert; address. 'The Making of Men." J. Hherman Wallace. A. M., of the Department of Public Speaking of McMlnnvllle College; duet by Kate Watrous and Gordon Ryals; presenta tion of diplomas by Walter M. Parker. President of the Board of Education; senior quartet. "Just a Song at Twi light. by Gordon Ryala. Thomaa Fer guson. Dean Crowell and Floyd South: presentation of official letters. Stanley Van Winkle, presld-nt of the Athletic Association: (-horns. Boys' Glee Club: benediction. Rev. F. II. Ueselbracht. The members of the graduating class who received diplomas are: Kva Ade line Hooper, Letha Feme Ilolman, Cora Hewea. Zlna Glen Byers. Helen Carrol Hulbert. Margaret Templeton Jacks, Caroline Frieda I.uther. Helen Marie Muxsv. Clare Elizabeth Morgan. Klmo A. Ohllng. Minnie Wave Rlsley. Jee semy Lillian Roberts. Carrie Adeline Roberta. Mary Harriet Smith. Eva Skaar. Pauline Jameson Stanford, Ruth Graham Thompson. Maude c. Blount. Fred Martin Curry. Flovd F. South. Kate llobart Watroua, Samuel Irvine Achesnn. Edmund Gill Anderson, liar old Gilbert Archibald. 1-averne B. Bee son. Lyle R. B l(t bee. Dean P. Crow GEHTRALIA GREETS BOOSTER THRONGS Development Meeting Brings Record-Breaking Crowd to Washington City. AEROPLANE FLIGHT IS SEEN tar- -See- rell. Timms Ad Club la Hotl at Banquet and Delegates Visit Ball Park Postofflce la Dedicated and ' Library Cornerstone laid. CKVTRALIA. Wash, May 11. (Spe clal.) Visiting delegationa to the mid- Summer meeting of the Southwest NEW HIGH SCHOOL DEDICATED YESTERDAY AT CENTEALIA MODKRX BULDI.MU PIT VP AT COST OF HSZftO. Thomaa K. Ferguson? Arthur Benja min Lelninger. Rodrick Allen MoCal ley. Victor Hugo Leweaux. Ralph Mills Kenton, Charles Ohllng, Edmund Mar tin Parker, Gordon P. Ryala. Arthur Raymond Tomllneon. Robert Lansing Stewart. Marshall Wyman Dresser, Vera list el la Baldwin. The class of fleers are: Lyle R. Big bee, president: Mary Harriet Smith, vice-president; Edmund Gill Anderson. secretary; Helen Carrol Hulbert. treas urer. ' RAILWAY LAYS SURVEY MULTNOMAH CENTRAL DUE TO BEGIN' SAXPY BRANCH. Right of Way In I'pper Hood River Valley la Bring Secured Resi dents Are Hopeful. TiRESHAM CARS TO PARADE Ivcighborlng City to Send Represent t latlon to Rose KrMlval. ORESHAM. Or.. May 31. (Special.) A division of nearly 30 automobiles will represent Gresham In the Rosa Festival parade on June 13. At a meeting of the Commercial Club ast night a committee waa appointed make full arrangements for tha L vent. ' Mayor Shartiick will proclaim a hol iday for June 13. ALBANY GRADUATES 39 largest Clasa In History of School Awarded Diplomas. AI.BANT. Or May II. (Special.) rhlrty-ntn students, forming the lar- SANDT. Or, May St. (Special.) The Multnomah Central Railway lompany whlch Is building from Cottrell to Sandy. Is making preliminary surveys through the upper country east of here, and If the proper right of way and property Inducements are given by the settlers, the proposed extension from here will be started Immediately. President E. R. Ernsberger and Wll Ham Blonder, ex-contractor for the recently purchased Mount Hood Rail road by tha Portland Railway. Light Power Company, wltn other contract ors, has thoroughly gone over tha coun try and estimate that It win take year to build tha road, costing 140,000 a mile. The route or the railway will be up the Clear fork of the San6 River, south of Bull Run and Lost Lake cross Ing at Halo Pass north of Mount Hood. Going over the Cascade Mountains, the road will tap tha upper part of the Hood River Valley. The people around Welches are offering the company big Inducements to keep on tha old aur vey. which would paaa through their community. A Commercial Club has been organ laed at Flrwood. with V. L. Mock preal dent and Ed Hart secretary, to secure right of way for tha company and do velou the country. Mr. Blonder ad dressed the club, shorn Ing the benefit of the railroad. Marketing of produce la very difficult now. It being neces sary to haul to Bull Run or Boring. There Is no doubt but what the line will pass through the Flrwood country. Property owners of section 2f. town ship 3 south. 7 east, are offering great Inducements to secure, the railway through their territory. Many homeseekers have gone through the Sugar Loaf country, which will be tapped by the extension. Land every where about here Is In great demand and ao far la selling very reasonably from 150 to 1100 an acre. Eastern peo ple are pleased with the prospects of Bandy Valley. "INNOCENCEJS EXPLODED Portland Boy Who Posed as Novice In Crime Reoog-nlaed aa 'Veteran.' SEATTLE, Wash, May 31. (Special.) Walter hi. Layman, tha ls-year-old youth sentenced to threw years at the I'nlted Statea Penitentiary on McNeil Island several months ago by Judge C H. Hanford. In tha United Statea Dis trict Court, after confessing to obtain ing I1S00 through passing spurioua money, was today iden tided by Ser geant Walter Hogan, of the Spokane police force, aa Elmer Harris, arrested In that city in 1x01 on the same charge. Because of Layman'a youth and hla claim that he had never alnned before. Judge Hanford modified hla sentence, giving him two years less than Richard Mclntyre. through whose Information Captain Thomas B. Foster, of the Gov ernment Secret Service, waa enabled to break up the spurious money gang op-. orating In this city. Faulkner, sen tenced this week to the penitentiary, was the last of tha gang out of prison. Friends of Layman have been busily engaged working toward a parole for him becauaa of his youth and appar ently clean record. With Hogan's Identification today Captain Foster de clared tlist he would fight tha parole with all the meana at his command. layman a parents and family llva In Portland. His father came to Seattle following hla arrest here by Foster and asked the court to have the bumps on his head examined. Examination dis closed nothing which could be used for the benefit of tha boy In alleviating his sentence. Washington Development Association began to reach the city thla morning and tonight more than 600 were on hand to represent the several Commer cial Cluba that are members of tha as sociation. Tomorrow la the big day of development meetings as well aa the banner day of the Hub City Festival and It la believed Centralis will enter tain the blggeat crowd In the history of thla city. The Olympla delegation. 100 atrong, waa the first to arrive end waa closely followed by big delegationa from Roch ester. Raymond and Grays Harbor towns. Olymplana came In automo biles. Tha Tacoma Ad Club members reached Centra'.la at 3:4S o'clock this afternoon and were met at tha depot by the Centrr.lla Ad Club, Olympla Ad Club and several hundred visiting del egates. A street parade followed, af ter which tha entire proceaalon attend ed the Stat League ball game between Centralla and Chehalls. Taewaaaaa Hoata at Feast. Tonight olTloera of the Centralla Commercial Club. Chehalls Cltlsena Club, Development lAasoclatlon and Mayors Thompson, of Centralla, and Coleman, of Chehalla, and others were gueata of the Tacoma Ad Club at a ban quet at the Centralla Hotel. Claude Berlin, an aviator, made a sensational flight at th fairgrounds today. Berlin ascended to a height of 1700 feet and remained In tha air 10 minutes, flying to Centralla, circling over that city and returning. The flight waa aeen by thousanda on tha streets of thla city. Berlin attempted an other flight at the ball game this after noon, but the wind waa too strong. Central la'a new postofflce waa dedi cated this afternoon. W. H. Cameron, an attorney, delivering tha dedicatory aadreaa. Toe cornerstone of the SIS, 000 Carnegie library also waa laid, un der direction of tha Masonic lodge of Washington. The first masting of tha Southwest Waahlngton Development Association waa held thla morning in tha audito rium of the new high achool. A new constitution and by-laws were adopted. Caaatlratlra PnvMn Chaagea. Under the new constitution county cluba each will elect a vice-president to tna association and these, with other omcere or tha association, will com pose tha executive council, which will have practically entire management of tha association. A eliding seals of feea for club membership, not to ba less than 125 nor more than $50 a thousand population, was adopted. Tha matter of fixing assessment rates la left with tha executive council, aa waa the matter of employing a publicity agent. A good roada aeaslon waa held to night, which was presided over by J. K. Bawes. State Highway Commission er. J. W. Roberta addressed tha meet. Ing. Centralla'a new union denot will ha dedicated tomorrow. More than 100 of ficials of three roads operating through Centralla have signified their Intention of attending tha dedication and aa in teresting, programme haa been arranged. preme Court the mandate In the Scheu-bel-Olcott case, which issues a peremp tory writ of mandamus against Secre tary Olcott compelling him to put the Clackamas single-tax petition on the ballot. The formalities were gone through with today, the petitions nied and the matter will go before the people. Mr. TTRen stated that there will be two other counties In the state that will vote this year on single tax under tha 1010 amendment, which allows cities and towns to provide for taxation and exemptions within their own borders. These counties are Multnomah and Coos. ' He stated there would no further ef forts made In other counties In the state along this line this year. Every effort, he said, would be directed toward the enactment of the gradusted single-tax amendment. In event this should carry and any one or all of the other measures should carry, he statea. there will be no conflict, even as to the provision In the county tsx smendment which provides that It shall he "sub ject to any general law hereinafter en acted. He save that the county meas ures would be subject only to such pro. visions as are carried in the general graduated slngle-tsx law, and what provisions of the county laws which might extend beyond those of tha gen eral law would still prevail. CEMENT PLANT BUILDING Huntligfon's New Industry Will Employ 150 Men. BAKER. Or.. May 31. (Special.) According t President William A. Ba ker, of the Pacific Lime ft Gypsum Com pany, and director In the Acme Cement Plaster Company, tha plant near Huntington wllbe completed Sentem ber 1 and 150 ncn will be employed, turning out 800 tons of finished cement plaster dally. Mr. Baker, with other officials, visited the site of the plant tortay. where materials are already on tne ground. The main building will be three stories. 60x20 feet, constructed entire ly ofsteel end cement. It will cost over 1100.000 and will be one of Oregon'a greatest cement plants. Several other buildings will be erect ed. Including a hotel for the men, there being nothing at the spot now but small frame manufacturing plant. I la expected that Gypsum, which la flag station on the Snake River now. will be a town of too before the snow flies. . I I We're making a spread we reach out over the whole field in thu thirt game. The winners are new designs in figured or striped combina tions. $1.50 and $2.00 per. fect-fitting Shirts, special for today only For real solid Summer com fort come and get a cool. cosy home for your two feet. $4.00 and $5.00 Oxfords, in tans and black, are on spe cial sale today QIJ e i rT JL-lA VJL N 166-170 3rd Sl Always Reliable 1 ROGUE FRUIT CROP HEAVY Valley Promjrlc Largest Yield In Iu History. MEDFORD, Or, May 31. (Special.) According to the statistics of Professor O'Gara and the Southern Pacific Rail road, the Rogue River Valley will have the largest fruit crop In its history In The following comparison with 111 nas been complied: x. Carloads. 113 Pears. 150: aonles. co; peaches. J; small fruits, B; total. 700. Carloads, 111 Pears. 117: apples SI peaches, 10; small fruits. 3; total. 311. The largest previous crop was In 110 when 634 cars were shipped. But ror tne cold and rainy weather In April and May It la computed there would have been 800 carloads, tha lm poverlshed fertilisation and consequent dropping having materially decreased the output This Increaso may be largely attribu ted of course to the Increased acreage annually coming Into bearing. cltL) Burglars broke Into Tracya Jew elry store early thla morning and lifted from the display window several rifles and pistols. Nothing else waa dis turbed. Entrmnc was effected by oreaatng tna plate glaaa with brick taken from the adjoining building. which was being repaired. y clew to the burglars haa been obtained, Tha plate glass was valued at 150. JEALOUSY MARS PARADE SPANISH - AMERICAN VETEIIANS WON'T MARCH WITH C. A, IT. Position Taken That Grand Ma re ha 1 of Grand Army should Bo Vet eran, Xot Son of Veteran. PORTLAND MEN ON EXCCRSION Conunorclal Clob Representative to Attend Development Convention. Joining a party of bus! ness men frnm Vancouver. representatives of tha Portland Commercial Club left at (:1I thla morning In a apeclal car for Cen tralla. where they will attend the con vention of the Southwestern Washing ton Development League. C. C Chao- man. secretary of tha Oregon Develop ment League, went to Centralla Thurs day night and will probably return to Portland early tomorrow morning with me rest or tne Portland party. The personnel of the party from Portland follows: J. C Hltt. v A. J. Klngsley, C. "D. Joslyn. & M. Klna-. Graham, Dukehart. U B. Murphy. J. L. M. 8betterly. Jr., J. J. Saver. William McMurray. W. D. Skinner, R, B. Miller. A. C Spencer. A. D. Charlton. Joseph H. Toung. president of the Spokane. Portland A Seattle Railway: K. p. Cbllda. Oeorge T. Chllds. C, L, Smith. R. B. McFadden. J. H, Ctirrey. Robert H. Rerst. J. C Lappln, W. B. Mersereau, U W. McDowell. H. A. Benson. Mr. Sayer waa not able to begin ac tively to fill the list for the excursion until late yesterday afternoon, and most of those who joined the party were secured within a few hours be fore It became necessary to cloaa tha lists. 0SPREY HAS MISHAP ON BAR 31achlnery of Gasoline Boat Pat Out of Commission. MARSHF1ELD, Or.. May II. (Spe cial.) Vh!U she was crossing the bar or Rogue Kiver at Oold Beach some thing happened to the machinery of the gasonna boat Osprey and aha waa lert helpless without power. Another boat came to the rescua of the Osprey In time to prevent a serious accident, lha machinery will be over hauled before the boat can be put Into service again. This Is the third time In the past few months that the Osprey naa nad an accident, only a few weeks ago she was thrown up on the beach at Kogua River, but waa saved and haa been on tha drydocks at North Bend undergoing repairs to damages caused oy ner beaching. MILLINERY BIRDS HARMFUL Vancouver Strawberry Grower . Shoot Chinese Pheasants. Will RAW FRANCISCO. May 31. (Special.) Discord marred tha observance of Memorial day at tha Presidio yesterday morning. The jealousy said to have existed on the part of the Spanish- American War veterans because of the. promlnenca given to the (irand Army or me Kepubllo cropped out and the two organisations inarched to the Na tional Centaury each In Its own In dividual parade- Rebuff rust tha Spanish-American veterans at tha gates of the Presidio. wnen tneir flag escort arrived there. The eacort was armed and stopped and compelled to disarm by Lieutenant Hardaway. U. 8. A acting under oroere. Hardaway Informed the flag eacort that no arms were permit- lea inside the reservation. In behalf of the 8 Danish -American War veterans It waa said that the custom of escorting tha flag with arms bad always been observed. At tha National Cemetery the Span ish-American veterans' parade waa broken and the members entered tha cemetery aa Individuals. The cause of the dissension between tha Orand Army and Spanish-American veterana was that the grand marshal of the Orand Army parade waa a son of a veteran. Colonel Clarence 8. Scott, Tha Spanish-American veterans took tha position that the grand marshal should have been a veteran. lAjniiL visK, waan.. May n. (spe cial.) Protesting against tha law which protects the Chinese pheananta. which have tecome so numerous In this county that they are Injuring his valu able strawberry crop, L. J. Johnson. a fruit-grower, served notice on Elmer Bar beau, deputy game warden, that he would short tha next birds he saw In Ms rtrawberry patch. "On many plants," said Mr. Johnson, "I round rive and six berries packed Into by the festive game bird with the millinery plumage, and it made ma mad. "LID" STAYS ON AT ALBANY Midnight Closing Ordinance Held Valid In Test Case Decision. ALBaN'T, Or., May 31. (Special.) That Albany s midnight closing" or dinance Is valid was the decision of Jwe Oalloway today In sustaining the demurrer of the defendant In the case of R. C. Churchill vs. the City of Albany. Judge Oalloway held that the city baa authority under Its police power to enact the ordinance the constitution ality of which waa attacked In thla case. This ordinance provides that all plaoes of business selling soft drinks and cigars must close at midnight and retrain closed until t o'clock In the morning. CHRISTOFFERSON WILL FLY Three-Passenger Machine to Be Caed In Trials Next Week. VANCOUVER. Wash.. May 31. tSoe. claL) Silas Chrletofferson. who Is test ing out a Curtis biplane In the artil lery grounds, working for F. A. Ben nett, of Portland, is to attempt a flight with an aeroplane built for three pas sengers some day next week, Mr. Be nett today announced. The wings are much larger than the one-passenger machine, the engines much more pow erful, are aet ahead of where the pas sengers sit. and when In flight, with tha three passengers and driver, will weigh almost a ton. The present machine. I with two passengers, weighs Il&o pounds, and la driven by an eight-cylinder engine, the same one used by Glenn Curtis In nls famous night down the i Hudson River. ChristofTerson Is to fly from the ton or Hotel Multnomah Tuesday of Rose Festival week. For over 60 years the house of Ghirardelli has been making products from the health giving cocoa bean. For these 60 years, every effort has been put forth to make these products unequalled. In our Cocoa we have produced a product that for freshness, smooth ness and uniformity has no equal. Cocoa is a delightful drink if made this way: On cup of milk and one lump sugar for each person, heated in a double boiler. In a cup or bowl mix ona tea.poonful coooa for each person, with sufficient milk to make a thick liquid; add this to tha hot milk. Lilt top boiler out and boil up once. Stir well whan serving add sugar to taste. and be sure you make it of Ghirardelli's Cocoa a .4. a p ' 11 war contest, and this was accepted on condition that the scene of the contest be the banka of the canal, m-lth the contestants on either aide and the rope extending across. The losers were grlttv enouo-h to hold on until six of their men were In the water neck deep. The anchor man let go before he got wet. Ills comrades, as a pen alty for helnx deacrted, then threw him In head ffrnt. A big crowd of townspeople witnessed the content. MANDAMUS WRIT IS ISSUED l" Ron Seonre Mandate Which Means Petition on Ballot. PALKM, Or.. May 31. (Ppeclal.) W. 8. CRen today aecured from the Su- MINE BLAST KILLS FISH Thousanda of Minnow 7ie and Sal mon Are Stnnned by Explosion. ASTORIA. Or.. May 31. (Special.) When tha submarine mines that bad been laid Just below the Fort Stevens wharf were exploded a couple of days ago. thousands of sardines and other small flsh were killed. In the neigh borhood of ZOO salmon were stunnad by the shock of the explosion and came to the surface for a short time, but soon revived and sank. Dosens of the salmon were picked up by persona In srrtlt boats. The steamer Major Ringgold that has been acre for several weeks aaslatlng la the mine-laying practice aalled for the Bound today. Mall Order House Incorporates. SALEM. Or May II. (Special.) Articles or Incorporation were filed to day - In the Secretary of State's office for the Co-operative Supply House, of Portland, capitalised at IJ.ono.000. The Incorporators are: H. Irby Knox. Henry D. Allen and Oeorge J. Hodder, all of Portland. The company will 40 a mall- order buslnesa. The capital stork of the corporation will be divided Into 200.000 shares, having aa equal value of 110 each. Today! "Special-Sale" Day for Economical Piano Buyers Burglar Secure Strong Armament. GRANTS rA&S. Or, May Jl-(Epe- Oregon City Pay Honor Dne. OREGO.V CITT. May IL (SneclaLl Decoration aay was observed by Meade oet. urano Army or t.ie Republic, and the Women's Relief Corps. Exercises In honor of tha sailor dead were held at tha brldga, and more elaborate ex ercises were held in the Shively Thes- ter. Mayor Dlmlck being president of the aay ana oeorge c. Brownell tha orator. Several hundred persona as sisted the veterana In decorating tha gravea In Mountain view cemetery. Contest Ixntt, Plunge Is Penalty. LEBANON, Or, May II. (SoeHaLl Beven young men. Treahmen in tha Lebanon High School, took a plunge In tha Santlam-Lebanon Canal In thla city yesterday afternoon as a penalty for their defeat in a contest of strength In a tug-of-war with an equal number or sophomores. The contest arose from a challenge from the fresh men to tha sophomores for a tug-of- Valley Gem, oak $ 85 Scharffer, mahogany ...$115 Furlong-, mahogany ....$145 Warn or, oak $150 Tpmplpfon, mahogany.. .$165 Theiln. mohoirany ..,..$175 Mart-hall & Wendell, walnut $225 Hallrt & Davis, mahog any $240 Bush & Lane, mahogauy.$287 All of them slightly used. iJusltjfePnmn Co ir 3srsizzzfa.t jrN - A