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s THE MORNING OltEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1914. GRAND JURY CHOSEN , ;" - ----- , Federal Prosecutor Careful in Matter of Qualifications. HOT CONTEST IS EXPECTED I. tnited States IHstrict Attorney TJeamcs Cautions Witlx Location Fraud Cases in View Other Charges to Bo Considered. iviore man ordinary care "was used In selecting the members of the "United states grand Jury which convened yes terday afternoon for the consideration of 40 cases. Including those Involving cnarges or wnite slavery, sending- ob scene matter throueh the mails ner. Jury, using the malls with Intent to defraud, counterfeiting, selling liquor to Indians, larceny from postofflces opium smuggling, moonshlnlng and rauraer. The reason that United States Dls trict Attorney Reames was so careful In selecting: the jury was that he wished ,to be certain that none of the jurors who are to consider the charges of fraudulent land location cases can be questioned as to qualification. Each of tie veniremen was questioned nerson ally by Mr. Reames. particularly as to his place of birth, whether or not he was a taxpayer as shown by the last assessment roll, and whether or not he had sat on a Federal jury within a year. "The fraudulent location cases are so important, and will be so hard fought, that we want no repetition of the episode In the Ruef-Schmit case in ban .Francisco, where the Qualifies, tions of the men who had been on the grand Jury that brought the Indict rnent were in dispute for months " snil Mr. Reames yesterday afternoon, after tne veniremen had been passed. A full grand Jury of 23 men was 1m paneled. Instead of 16. the usual num ber, because of the heavy grist of work that the body faces. More than one- nair or tne grand jurymen are native born Oregonians, and all but two were born In the United States. The two of foreign birth have been naturalized for several years. The fraudulent land location cases will be considered after the other cases have been cleared away. The murder case to be considered Is that of Vincent Wantoch, of Portland, 19 years old, who Is charged with the murder of an Indian on the Stletz res ervation. The facts that the victim was a ward of the Government, and that the alleged crime was committed on an Indian reservation, throw the case under Federal Jurisdiction. D. L. Keyt. of Perrydale, Or., was rhosen foreman of the grand jury bv Judge Wolverton. J I 1 LODGES ASKED TO MARCH Itose Festival Committee Wants AH to Take Part in Pageant. The committee composed of Gus Iloser, Charles A. Bersr. f A Tji.i, f John Coffey, Marshal N. Dana. D. L,' . n uiiains, j. ii. vietz aud Andy Weln 1 berger, who will assist Dr. T. L. Fer 1 Mns, chairman of thn rnmmiti. nr I fraternal organizations of the Rose festival Association, met last night at tho Rose Festival headquarters and discussed plans for having all the local fraternal organizations take part in the monster street parade. The pageant Is scheduled for Frldav June 12. " After a general discussion the com mittee agreed to extend a general In vitation to the heads of all fraternal organizations in the city to meet with the committee from the Rose Festival Asgoclation. The question of having the organizations take part In the parade will be discussed. Moving-picture films of street pa rades that have been held in other cities will be shown on the screen and speakers from organizations will tell what their organizations are going to do. A moving-picture house wll be rented for the occasion. The date of holding the meeting will be announced as soon as Dr. Perkins can make the pruper arr'-eTients. ) MORTGAGEE IS ACCUSED Flislit Alleged to Avoid Accepting Payment Beroro Suit. That J. ir r.Ti-r,i . , 2 - , - - - - - - . i . n j rum nis j flices in the Gerlinger building to 1 avoid accepting a check in payment on m n. m nf TO 1 t- n.kl.t. It wmv:ii jicivenzie is seeking to foreclose. Is the charge made by E . Griffin, an attorney for Mrs. Nettle M. Bryant, a widow residing at Roae t'rrg and against whoso property the mortgage is held. Mi" G,''lai" "a he appeared at the MeKeozie office Saturday with the eheck. a clerk telling him that Mr. McKenzie was absent. He said he saw .Mr. McKenzie In another office and on starting toward him to give him the check the latter ran. On Monday Mr. McKenzie's suit to foreclose was filed at Roseburg The mortgage, held by Mr. McKenzie, says Mr. Griffin, was given by Mrs Bryant to Russell Chase, an employe of the O.-W. R. & N. Co Mr. Griffin said the flight to avoid - r' " " v " 11,1 me mortgage r ..u Lne suit to roreclose followed a J refusal on the part of Mrs. Rrv.n. I forMoaW Uit sainst M-- McKenzie The VIctroIa is a source of en pleasure to the entire hoiiseholclo clless i BURNS CLUB LS REVIVED Commercial Body Elects Xew Of ficers mid Plans Active Year. BURNS. Or.. Jan. 20 (Special.) Th Burns Commercial Club was re vived last week for an active year's ,r - Anw 8et of officers was chosen. They are: J. L. Gault. presi- wDiV, V. W owan. vice-president; rank lavey, .secretary; Ben Brown treasurer; William Fane. A. O. Faulk ner, Ham Mothershead. members of the executive committee with the president and secretary. Mr. Gault is cashier of the First National Bank, Captain Gowan is an attorney and former State Senator. Mr. Dav.y is editor of the Harnev fh.U"ity NJ i Mr' Parre is eSister of the Land Office. Mr. Faulkner is a civil engineer and county road engi neer nd Mr. Mothershead la Mayor of the city and Receiver of the Land vrrice. Voting Machines Attacked. In the face of an attempt on the part of voting machine companies to have machines established jn ppj-tian, a circular letter has been prepared' by some parson whose name Is not at tached condemning machines as a fail ure. Copies of the letter were sent yesterday to members of the City Com mission. As a part of the circular are editorials from various newspapers jn cities where tho machines have been tried out and discontinued. - It gives everybody the kind of music they like the best. There are Victors and Victrolas in great variety of styles from $10 to $200 at all Victor dealers. Victor Talking Machine Co. Camden, N. J. The Victrola brings into your home all that is best in music. It satisfies every musi cal taste and will prove a con stant delight to every member of the family. J Do you desire the pleasure of having the greatest opera stars at your command, of having re peated the gems you may have heard, the arias which impressed you with their sublime beauty? You have only to wish for all this music to actually hear it in these days of the Victrola. J Visit our Victor department today and select the style you like best. If you wish, we will arrange terms to suit your convenience so that you can enjoy the instrument while paying for it. With prices ranging from $15 to $200 vnii cart niKr avii a victroia. Steinway Weber and Other Pianos Morrison at Sixth U .ili..t'i ! l :!:!-.:. U- fe-L. if Victrola XVI, $200 Mahogany or oak Pianolas n r'i Opposite Post Office mm . L---jLj. .. , . - WWWfCTiWBlwsi iWMMiii.ssjM , TITTlTriTrTITMl I I IIWMSMI n ' CENSORING PLAN UP Mayor's Committee Will Medt Theater Manaaers. TASK APPEARS DIFFICULT Vaudeville Acts, Belli; Booked From East, Hard to Regulate- Movies to Share Attention of Dr. Foster's Board. Managers of the vaudeville theaters in Portland will b asked by the com mittee on censorship of commercialised amusements, which was appointed re cently by the Mayor, to meet In a con ference with the committee at the Pub lic I-ibrary Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock to discuss the line of the amusement business which they represent. "This committee," said Dr. W. T. Foster, chairman, at its initial meeting: yesterday, "I believe should seek rather to devise some positive method to im prove the character of the vaudeville productions than to recommend to the Mayor some method whioh would brlns to the, public the negative aspects of the matter." Dr. Foster will also appoint a sub committee to investigate the motion picture phase of the public amusement enterprises in Portland, while a com mittee under Miss Mary F. Isom will procure information on the work of tha existing motion picture censorship com mittee in Portland, and on the action taken in other cities to regulate motion picture shows, vaudeville and other amusements. The opinion was expressed by sev eral members of tha committee that censorship of the vaudeville shows would prove a difficult thing: owing; to the fact that vaudeville bookings are made in the East and the various acts in a measure are independent of the control of the managers of Portland theaters, so far as objectionable fea tures are concerned. The opinion was that by a meeting: with the local managers a basis of un derstanding and co-operation can be reached and information procured on which a constructive report can be made to the Mayor. Members of the committee are "W. T. Foster, chairman; Miss Isom, secretary; Hugh Hume. Dr. C. S. White, Eugene Urooklngs, Mrs. Elmer B. Caldwell, Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett and Mrs. Robert C. French. MUSIC LUNCHEON TOPIC Jiolarians Hear History of Piano and Women Take Prizes. Music and musical instruments were the principal feature of the programme of the Rotary Club at Its luncheon at the Oregon Hotel yesterday, for Sher man Clay & Cq. had full charge of the programme. J. II. Dundore, manager of tha com. pany, talked on the history of the piano from its earliest beginnings to the present time of player-pianos. More than $125,000,000 is. invested in the piano business in tha United States at the present tlnie, he said, and there are more than 200 piano manufactur ers in the United States. Yesterday was ladies' day, and many handsome prizes, donated by members of th club, were awarded to women who attended the luncheon. The list of prizes ranged from boxes of candy to season boxes at popular theaters. Mrs. William G. Young won the prize tor i;ne. Desi talk on the business in which her husband is engaged, ESTATES UP FOR PROBATE Papers Asked for Smith and Jubltz Holdings Worth $350,000. Petitions for probate of two estates, totaling: 1350,000. were filed yesterday In County Clerk Coffey's court. Wil liam K. Smith, jr.. petitioned that he be appointed administrator of the es tate of his father, William K. Smith, who died Intestate January 15, leaving property valued approximately at $300, 000, consisting of real estate and . an interest In tho Ukase Investment Com pany. Mrs. Plhble Harker Smith. widow, filed a petition, with that of her son. In which she said she did not care to act as administrator and re quested the appointment of her son. Raymond G. Jubits petitioned that letters of administration be issued to him for the probate of the estate of his father, Albin Jublts, who died No vember 8, 1913, leaving an estate val ued at $50,000. NONE OF 111 ,000,000 KILLED Pennsylvania System Has Record of Few Accidents. Mot a single passenger of the 111. 000,000 carried, by the Pennsylvania system in 1913 was killed In a train accident. Reports tor the past six years Just received by the Pennsylvania officers in Portland show that In that period almost SOO.000,000 passengers more than onethird of the world's popu lation -have been carried by the Penn sylvania Railroad and that but 16 of them lost their lives in accidents to trains; nine were killed In one accident. In six years out of approximately 6.000,000 trains operated r-about 1370 a day only five have suffered wrecks which caused the death of. any of the passengers carried on them. Three of these years were entirely free from train! accidents resulting fatally to passengers. IRRIGATION MEET CALLED Oregon Congress Will Bo Held In Portland February 13 and 14. Secretary Ilinkle. of; the. Oregon Ir rigation Congress, has Issued the offi cial call for the annual meeting of the congress to be held at the Imperial Hotel February 13-14. The member ship of the congress has Increased from 85 organizations to 40. organizations, each of which will send "five delegates. The programme for the coming convention is in the hands of the fol lowing executive committee: J. W. Brewer, of Redmond; W. S. Worden, of Klamath Falls; W, F. Burrell, of Port, land; G. B. Duke, of Condon; C. W. Mallett, of Ontario; Guy Rice, of Lake view, and E. E. Kiddell, of Island City. Bolo Club Elects. The election pf officers of the Bolo Club, of Oregon, was held at 925 Yeon building yesterday. The new trustees are Harvey Wells, Roy W. Kesl. Clari ence R. Hotchkiss, F. H. Norman, L. E. Beach, J. E. Brockway and Elmer R. Lundberg. Clarence R. Hotchkiss was chosen chief boloman, Elmer R. lund berg, vice-boloman; J. E. Brockway, secretary, and Harvey Wells, treasurer. All honorably discharged soldiers and 'sailors and marines of good moral 50 CENTS CASH IN '14 PAY FOR MEAL OF '86 Bills Dodged 28 Years Ago Being Discharged Now 78-Year-Old Woman Never Wears Glasses Portland Cigars Not so Good as Those at Vale. GAT ENTRIES CLOSE IN 1886 a man went Into the old Quimby Hotel, at Fourth and Couch streets, ate a 60-cent meal, and walked out without paying for it. L. P. W. Quimby, now manager of the Dixie Theater on Fifth street, was proprietor of the hotel at that time, and did not even know that he had been cheated out of the price of a meal, according to his present memory, Yesterday the man who ate the meal walked Into tho Perkins Hotel and asked for Mr. Quimby. He was referred to E. W. Quimby, bookkeeper of the Perkins, who is a son of L P. w. Quimby. The man gave Mr. Quimby SO eents, telling him what it was for and the circumstances under which the obliga tion had been Incurred. He said that at that time he was pretty well fixed, but that he had trouble with his wife, got to drinking and soon Joined the ranks of the "down and outs." "There are still two or three little bills in Portland that I must pay," he said, "if I can And the people I owe them to." He declined to give his name, say ing that Mr. Quimby would not remem ber him, and that he did not care to be remembered for what he was in 1886. "YyES" CAVINESS' Pioneer Eastern W Oregon cattleman, says that he can find no cigars In Portland as good as those he gets at Frlck's drug store in Vale, his home town In Malheur County. Mr. Caviness has returned to Vale, but will return to Portland in about a week, and will be at the Per kins again. MIS. P. W. HYNDMAN, who was reg istered at the Perkins recently from Hall, Wash, Is 78 years old and has never worn glasses. VyE have some queer requests W here," said Postmaster Myers yesterday. "For instance, a man came in this morning with a note which said, 'Give all mall addressed to me to bearer.' "The note was signed, but I told the bearer that I did not know him. and that for all I knew he might have picked it up on the street. He insisted that he was the "original bearer. " "Why," he said, 'I'm a preacher. "Where were you ordained and when?" I asked. "He then explained to me that he had never been ordained to preach in the common sense of the term, but that he had 'got the spirit from on high." "I told him that more than that was necessary to make him worthy to re ceive another's mail, and If the man who signed the note had any mail in tha Portland poatoftiee it would remain here until he called for it or sent some one with better credentials." ANEW spirit of optimism Inhabits the Umatilla Valley, according to James A- Ralph, who Is regis tered at the Cornelius from Hermis ton. Mr. Ralph is secretary and man ager of the Hermiston Light & Power Company, whose 250-horsepower plant on the Umatilla River two miles west of Hermiston began operation Decem ber 1. The company's lines cover the lower 25 miles of the Umatilla Velley, and furnish light and power to Her miston, Echo, Stanneld and Umatilla. Mr. Ralph came to Portland to attend the meeting of the State Railroad Com mission for the fixing of rules for the operation of public utilities. "The settlers are much encouraged since the visit of Heoretary of the In terior Lane last Summer," said Mr. Ralph last night. "They thought that they should have committees to present their cases to him, but found when he arrived that he didn't want to see committees. He went out and talked to the settlers themselves. As a result of his visit, there is assurance of a liberal exten sion of payments; he has recommended that people on the poorer land be given special consideration and work has begun on the West Umatilla project. There a is two camps, one with 20 teams working on the damsite two miles northwest of Hermiston Just below the drainage canal, and an engineers' camp at Irrigon on the Columbia. "The people were pleased at what Mr. Lane said about the speculator versus the actual settler, for he made it plain that the land Is being snatched from the desert fpr homes and not to make a few men rich, or make those already rich richer." Mr. Ralph believes that there will be a shipping crop of apples in the valley next Summer. Peaches wers chipped from Stanfield last Summer. There ia a good deal of building activity in all the towns, and the new creamery at Hermiston has proved a boon to the farmers, who are finding that alfalfa and cows are very profit able, - Mr. Ralph's company, composed of Spokane capitalists, has much faith In the country, he says. They have an investment of $50,000 in plant and transmission lines. 215 Felines to Be Exhibited at Show Tomorrow. pie salad, applle croquettes and similar dishes in their homes and to call for them in restaurants, hotels, clubs or wherever they may happen to be. - "Apple day," which will be celebrat ed this year for the first time, . was named at the request of the North Yak ima Commercial Club, which will take up the movement with other commer cial organizations. BLUE RIBBONS TO COUNT 3 character who served during the Spanish-American War or Philippine Insur rection are eligible to membership, GAME STUDY IS PROPOSED "Warden Flnley and Snperintendent Alderman Work on Plans. State Game Warden W. L. Flnley and Superintendent Alderman, of the Port land Public schools, are perfecting a plan whereby the pupils of the schools of Portland In the manual training and gardening work may connect their ac tivities with the work of the State Game Commission. Mr. Finley will arrange to furnish to schools which are so situated that they can care for them game birds, squirrels and ether animals and birds and the care of these will be placed In the hands of the pupils. They will build quarters for the birds and ani mals and through the school year will have the care of them and will protect them and study their habits.and growth. B. B. Case Is Arrested. Charged with driving an automobile while intoxicated, B. B. Case, 180 East Fiftieth street, was arrested last night at Broadway and. Ankeny streets after he had collided with an automobile driven by W, S, Wheeler with offices in the Commercial Club building. Case resisted Motorcycleman Russel when placed under arrest, and it required the efforts of Russel and his brother officer. Bales, to lodga him in Jail. Mr. Wheeler will prosecute the case against Case la Municipal Court today. Competition Is Keen tn All Classes, With IongHalred Animals Be ing Jlucti in Evidence Even Strays Get Attention. Entries for the fourth annual cham pionship show of the Oregon Cat Club Inc., to ba opened at the Meier & Frank store tomorrow, have closed with a record-breaking list of felines repre sentlng Oregon, Washington, Montana and California. There are enough en tries for a three-point show, the first of the kind held in Portland. In round numbers there are 215 cats which will compete for the longest list of prizes ever offered in this city. A blue ribbon will count for three points. It requires 10 points to gain a championship, and had the number of entries been 150 a win would have counted for only two points. The number of out-of-town cats to compete is .larger than In any former year. There are 15 cats in the army of invaaers. The Meier & Frank Company has cleared away nearly the entire floor space of one of the main furniture salesrooms on the fourth floor of the store, where carpenters commenced last night to set up the cages. Exhibitors will be prlviledged to dec orate their cages a day. in advance. Committees will be on hand to deliver cage numbers and Identification cards. In the competition for the oldest cat in the show there is one feline that stands In a class by Itself. His name 1 Sancifer Hilton, a black and white neuter, wnicn has lived at . least 20 years, and his lease on life is still good. It is said. There promises to be some fur. flying in the contest for. the heaviest cat in the show. The winning cat, it is de clared, will have to tip the scales at 20 pounds. The best cat in the show will receive a beautiful cup. Long-haired cats are prominently in evidence this year. Pedigrees have been hunted up and their owners are rointing with pride to the fact that their pampered pet Is a descendant of Sir and Lady So-and-so; others are boasting of an ancestry that leads to far-away Persia and Siam. Odd-eyed cats with magnificent coats and gentle dispositions are Just as well thought of by their owners. Last but not least In the estimation of the work-a-day world are the neu ters and strays. Mrs. Lola E. Besse, of Chicago, will Judge the show. 'APPLE DAY' IS ANNOUNCED Governor Lister Issues Proclamation In Behalf of Fruit. OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 20. (Special.) Thursday, February 6, has been set aside as "Apple day" by Governor Lis ter, in an official proclamation issued yesterday. On that day the people of the state are asked to use apples, apple pie, apple dumplings, apple fritters, ap. J. M. "Willey, Jr., Xamed Acountant. OREGONIAN NEWS BURKAU, Wash ington, Jan. 20 J. M. Willey, Jr., of Balem, today was appointed accountant for the Interstate Commerce Commis slon at 83000 a year. Ilsoray! BaLy To IMsJhe Houss No Longer Do Women Tear the Great est of All Human Blessings. . com.fort to know that those much-' Salked-of pains that are said to precede enna - neanns may easily be avoided. No woman need fpar th slightest discomfort it she will fortify her self with the well known and time-honored remedv, "Moth er's Friend.'' This is a penetrat- tn- . v 1 i. i : tlon that at once softens and makes pliant the abdominal muscles and ligaments. Tliev naturally expand without , the slightest strain, and thus not only banish all tenden cy to nervous, twitching spells, but there ia an entire freedom from nausea, discomfort, sleeplessness and dread that so often, leave their impress upon the babe. The occasion is, therefore, one of un bounded, joyful anticipation, and too much stress cannot be laid upon the remarkable influence which a mother's happy, pre natal disposition has upon the health and fortunes of the generation to come. You will find it on sale at all drug stores at $1.00 a bottle. Write to-day to tha Brad field Regulator Co., 230 Lamar Bldg, Atr lanta, Ga., for aa instructive book. MOTHER! IS CHILD'S STOMACH SOUR, SICK? If Tongue Is Coated or if Cross, Feverish, Constipated, Give "Cal ifornia Syrup of Figs.'! Don't scold your fretful, peevish child. See if tongue ia coated; this l a sure sign its little stomach, liver and bowels are clogged with sour waste. When listless, pale, feverish, full of cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't eat, sleep or act naturally, has stomach-ache, indigestion, diarrhoea, give a teaspoonful . of "California Syrup of Figs." and In a few hours all the foul waste, the sour bile and fermenting food passes out of the bowels and you have a well and playful child again. Children love this harmless "fruit laxative," and mothers can rest easy after giving it, because it never fails to make their little "lnstdea" clean and sweet. Keep it handy. Mother! A little given today saves a sick child tomor row, but get the genuine. Ask von.. druggist for a BO-cent bottle of "Call- eyrup or uigs," which has directions for babies, children of oil ages and for grown-ups. plainly on tha uoine. nememoer there are counter feits. sold here, so surely look and see that yours Is made by the "California Fig Syrup Company." Hand back with contempt any other fig syrup. Adv. A