Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, February 13, 1914, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextK THE MORNING OREGONTAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, .1914. ARRESTED AS ENGINEERS URGE BABY AND MOTHER "WHO LOST HER JOB WHEN CHUBBY YOUNGSTER ARRIVED. SLAYER OF WIDOW DELAY IN DREDGE Woman Formerly His Partner Betrays John B. Koetters to Detectives. Oregon Delegation Advised to Concentrate on Contin uing Contract. MAN V "SPITE WORK" IS CHARGED Prisoner Tells San Francisco Police He Will Return to Chicago With out Extradition Vigil Is Iong Maintained. RAX FRANCISCO, Feb. 12. John B. Koetters, alias John Nieman, who was arrested here last night, accused of the muraer of Mrs. Emma Kraft in a Chi cago hotel on November 14, 1912, re iterated tonight hi3 former declarations of innocence, attributed his arrest and present predicament to the "spitework' of his former associate In business here, Mrs. Viola Price, a widow, and agreed to return to Chicago without extradition. He told the police authori ties today that he had nothing to fear in Chicago and could explain every thing satisfactorily. Detectives have been maintaining a watch over Koetters' safe deposit vault since January 22. when the police de partment came into possession of in formation that Koetters was in or near San Francisco. Koetters had taken his valuables from the safe deposit box on January 12 but It was believed that he would return. "Woman Refimea to Make Will. Mrs. Price declared that Koetters' frequent importunities for her to marry h'm excited her suspicions. "One day he took me nto the office of an attorney, said Mrs. Price, "and said: 'This lady wants to draw up i will,' but I told the attorney that t didn't want to, and I refused to mate a will. He kept annoyinjr and teasing me to make a will, but I steadily re fused, and then he began to quarrel with me and make my life miserable. Finally I bought back his interest in the hotel, giving him $950 on Jan uary 7. "Later he told some false and scan dalous stories about me to mutual friends. I told him he had better quit talking: about me or I would sue him for libel. He wanted to know what I expected to get out of him. He said he had only his shoes and coat. Police Are Waiting;. "On January 12 he left and sent me a scandalous letter from Sacramento. It was soon after this the police got on his trail, I think, and 1 arranged with the detectives to let them know when he returned to this city. He telephoned me yesterday and I tried to arrange to have him meet me at 11 o'clock." Koetters insisted on making the en casement for last night and Mrs. Price immediately notified the police depart ment.' When Koetters met Airs. Price at an appointed street coiner he was arrested. He made no resistance. "1 am glad he is in Jail," said Mrs. Trice. "I feel that I have escaped from a great danger." Koetters' admitted his identity and told the police that he knew Mrs. Kraft in Chicago, but denied that he ever was engaged to her or ever went out with her. LOAN FUND FOR STUDENTS Proposal of Endowment lof Reed College Is Submitted. One of the most prominent attorneys of Portland called to see President Fos ter this week in behalf of one of his clients who wishes to endow Reed Col lege with income-bearing property sufficient to enable eight or ten stu dents annually to continue their work in Reed College. The fund will be named lor the donor, whose name has not yet been announced, and the prin cipal held in tact as a perpetual mem orial. This will be tfc fourth loan fund established to aid worthy students at Reed College. The others are the Alice Houston, the Fechheimer scholarship and the Booth loan funds. Loans are made only to students who are earning a considerable part of their college expenses. All of the students who have been aided thus far have earned more by labor on the campus. In the dining hall, or library or labora tories, or by other means, than they have received from loans. BECKER REHEARING RUMOR Decision on Appeal ol Convicted ei' Police Lieutenant Expected. ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 12. Although there is no way of ascertaining pos itively it was believed tonight that a decision in the case of Charles Becker, ex-police lieutenant sentenced to death for the murder of Herman Rosenthal will be handed down tomorrow by the Court of Appeals. A persistent rumor has been to the effect that & new trial would be granted Becker. It is barely possible that a decision lr. the appeals of the four gunmen who were convicted of the same crime will toe handed down with the decision In the Becker case. JAPAN IS LECTURE TOPIC lr. Vosburg Makes Farewell Address at Lincoln High. School. f "The Heart of Old Japan" was the subject chosen by Dr. Vosbucg for his farewell lecture at the Lincoln High School auditorium last night. The lec ture was illustrated by pictures .taken durinpr the festival time and showing trie Japanese at their sports, their work and in their schools. nr. Vosburg illustrated In his lee ture that portion of Japan which Is likely to be passed up by the tourist, the swirling rapids and the heart of the mountains. The lecture was under the auspices ci tne uraae xeacners Association. YOUTHS TO FIGHT LIQUOR Organization Perfected at X. M. C A. Intended to Spread. What is Intended to be the nucleus of a Nation-wide movement of young men against the liquor trafflo was organized by the Young Emancipators ox America in a meeting in the audi torium of the Y. M. C. A. last night. The purpose is to cement the entire youth of the country in a movement to back up the prohibition fight. The organization work will be In charge of E. A. Rowell, of this city. The meeting last night was addressed ty Captain H. Stanley and Milton H. Bt John. E, E. Taylor acted a chair in an. f SWl I i . - - ' :: i - ' - . - i ' -a ' . :: I'. ' - - . - v 7X "- t . . - - ; I fffi Jw - - x ' ' v: :; t v -' s , i J MRS. BRIDGET PEIXOTTO AD HER HEIR. i j JOD PRICE OF DABY Mother -Teacher Loses Final Fight for Old Place. COURT UPHOLDS OFFICERS Suit lor Reinstatement, Appealed by Board of education, Ends With Decree Against Mrs. Peix otto in New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 11. (Special.) Because she is the mother of a bouncing baby. Mrs. Bridget C. Peixotto cannot teach In the public schools of New York. This was tne decision of the Court of Appeals, to which the Board of Education carried its case after Mrs. Peixotto won her suit ror reinstate ment before Judge Seabury, of the lower court. Mrs. Peixotto formerly taught in Pub lic School 14, Bronx Borough. She took a leave of absence when the storkkap- proached and after the youngster ar rived Mrs. Peixotto asked for reinstate ment, which was refused. She then started suit and won. In Its decision the Court of Appeals says Mrs. Peixotto should have taken her grievances up with the Commis sioner of Education instead of going- to court. SETTLERS OBTAIN TIME IRRIGATION CHARGES TO HE SET AT END OF Si; A SOX OK 1014. Letter Received at North Yakima Also Says Assessments AVill lie Fixed on Basis of AVater Used. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Feb. 12. (Special.) Maintenance and operating charges for 1914 on reclamation projects will not be collected at the beginning of the season, but at its close, and then on the basis of water used, according to notice received at the North Yakima headquarters of the Reclamation Serv ice today from Commissioner Ryan, of the Reclamation Service. The letter ap plies to all projects. The departure will greatly relieve many settlers on new projects. Accord ing to the brief outline of the plan, no attempt will be made to fix charges until December 1, and variations will be made in proportion to whether the use of water has been economical or wasteful. Collections, therefore, will be made after the settlers have harvested and sold their crops. A point which the notice leaves uncertain is what the charge will be on lands which do not take water. Heretofore a level charge per acre has been made on all irrigable lands under every project, whether or not they actually were irrigated. RICH WOMAN NOW ALIEN FORMER MISS MARY VAN CALLED TO COURT. Customs Officers Declare Late Airier! can Girl United States Citizen and Liable to Doty. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. Mrs. Griswold Thompson, who was Miss May "Van Alen, of London and Newport, -went to the appraiser's stores, Christopher and Washington streets, the other day in her green automobile to appear be fore the General Board of Appraisers. which is trying to decide whether Mrs. Van Alen Thompson is an American citizen or not. She was accompanied by Mr. Thompson and her lawyer, James F. Curtis, ex-Assistant Secre tary of the Navy. Mr. Thompson, a broker of this city, and his bride arrived at Boston on the White Star liner Arabic on October 16. having been married in London a month previously. The appraisers at Boston figured that she waa an American citizen, hav ing been born here and having married an American. Mrs. Thompson differed with them, and with some success, for her goods. Including1 many valuable I growna, were delivered under bond and a whol matter wan t.irn.A - -- ' -j-- jm. the Board of Genecal Appraisers here to decide. Mrs. Thompson testified briefly, as did her husband, -and after the testi mony was in Judge Waite said he would give the lawyers a week to sub mit briefs, and some time soon after that the decision would be rendered. The general opinion along the lengthy corridors of the "Stores'" Is that Mrs. Thompson would have to ipay duty on her finery. Mrs. Thompson declared that she re garded herself as a foreign resident, inasmuch as site passed most of the year abroad, only coming to this side for the Newport season. She said that she fully Intended returning to Lon don in a few weeks after her arrival here in October, but that her husband's business had demanded his presence here and for that reason she had stayed also. Mrs. Thompson intimated that her husband eventually would go into busi ness in London, and therefore would take up his residence there. She cer tainly does not intend to live on this side. Mr. Thompson said he thought the case had received too much publicity and that there was no question in his mind that Mrs. Thompson was a foreign citizen. He did not indicate whether he eventually would establish himself In London. TIMBERMAN STILL LOST YOUNG BRIDE OF J. A. SPAULD1XG ASKS FURTHER AID. Roaeborg Commercial Club Asked to Help Locate Man 'Who "Went Into Woods Apparently to Cruise. ROSEBURG, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) Mrs. James A. Spaulding, of Seattle, has asked the Roseburg Commercial Club to assist her In locating her hus band who, it was reported several days ago, disappeared December 4 from Roseburg. captain Spaulding, who is well known by local timDermen, spent De cember 4 in Roseburg in attendance at a meeting of the Oregon Development Congress. That night he disappeared' ana nas not been, seen since. His name aoes not appear on local hotel reg isters, neitner is there anyone who can remember seeing him here as late as December 5. A few weeks ago it was thought he nigni nave gone to the holdins-s of the bpauiamg Timber Company, west of uaKiana, ana inquiry was sent there regaraing his whereabouts. A reply was received that he had not been seen mere. COUER D'ALENE. Idaho. Feb. 12. relatives or Captain James A. Spaul aing, of this city, ex-State Senator from Ivootenai County, a citizen well known, throughout the state, who dis appeared December 4, say that no word has been received from him by them. Mr. Spaulding Is a man past middle age, and early last Fall married a woman many years his junior. Up to the time of his disappearance he had made nis home at Seattle. SHOE FACTORY IS GUARDED Men, Women and Girl Employes in Milwaukee on Strike. MILWAUKEE, Feb. 12. Scores of policemen and detectives guarded the A. H. Welnbrenner Shoe Company's plant tonight while private detectives escorted the strike-breaking shoe- workers from the factory to automo biles, which whisked them away. " k Hundreds of men, women and girl strikers marched in front of the fac tory with an American flag at their neaa, jeering the strikebreakers and the police. Attempts were made to halt the machines, but the chauffeurs. with policemen clinging to the sides or the automobiles, evaded trouble. Rocks, snow and other missies were hurled at the strikebreakers, but no one was injured. Two arrests were made. Officers of the United Shoe Workers' Union, who have charge of the strike, say there are 1800 workers out, while the factory heads say there are only a few hundred. The- police assert 1200 men and women have struck. Crowd Oat for Programme. HOOD RIVER, Or., Feb. 12. (Spe cial.) With the local banks closed to day, citizens paid tribute to the mem ory of Abraham Lincoln. The big au ditorium or the Riverside Congrega tionai tjnuTcn, wnere a public pro gramme under the auspices of Canby Post, Grand Army of the Republic, was rendered, was crowded. Addresses were delivered by Rev. E. A. Harris and Attorney J. H. Hazlett. . 'I M people are mu a Angiana as nu la j in iu,uw, FRIENDSHIP IS AVOWED Army Officers Declare They Do Not Oppose Project to Deepen Chan nel, and Are Now Making ' Plans for Dredging. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 12. If the Oregon dele gation at this time insists on an ap propriation of $1,500,000 for the con struction of a dredge for use at the mouth of the Columbia River, it will. in the opinion of Colonel Burr, acting chief of engineers, endanger the Cham berlain amendment to the river and harbor bill, which daces the north Jetty project on a continuing contract Dasis ana may defeat both objects. It is Colonel Burr's opinion, as it was the opinion of Major Mclndoe, that it is more important this session to nave the north jetty project made continuing contract than to secure the authorization of a dredge, for a contin uing contract will Insure future ap propriations as needed and make nos sible the completion of the jetty in inree years. Oregon Members la Conference. The attitude of Colonel Burr was ex plained at a conference today at which all members of the Oregon Congres sional delegation and President Aver ill, of the Portland Chamber of Com merce; J. N. Teal. C. F. Adams and I. N. Day, of Portland, were present. Colonel Marry Taylor, of the engineer's office, also participated. Mr. Teal made the principal presen tation of Portland's plea for a million-and-a-half dollar dredge, declaring that dredging had proved successful on the Columbia River bar and would be even more effective If an adequate and properly built dredge should be operated in plao of the Chinook, which is inadequate in many ways. Mr. Teal particularly dwelt on the Im portance to Portland and the entire country tributary to the Columbia River of securing a 40-foot channel across the bar as speedily as possible. emphasizing the desire of Portland to reap early and full be. -its from the Panama Canal. He asserted the neces sity of dredging as an adjunct to jetty worK ana appealed to the engineers to indorse the report of Colonel Mc- Kinstry. Atmosphere Is Cleared. Following Mr. T-.l's statement. there was two hours' discussion of Columbia. River improiiement. after which it seemed to be generally agreed it be inadvisable to bring Colonel Mc Kinstry to Washington at this time. inasmuch as his recommendation would be reported on adversely by his supe riors. Colonel Burr and Colonel Taylor ad vised that the people of the Northwest concentrate their efforts on having the north Jetty project made a continuing contract, leaving the dredge question for future determination. Both officers expressed themselves as being favor able to the Columbia River prpject and gave assurances they were taking deepest interest in its success. If the dredge amendment is laid aside they tntnk the prospect good for getting the continuing contract. PRICE OF WORK AT ISSUE Judge Morrow Hears Arguments in Ilall-Street Improvement Ca,sc. A legal battle to determine whether property owners In the Hall street im provement district shall pay $30,400 or $13,635 for the Hall street and Heights terrace retaining walls was begun yes terday before Circuit Judge Morrow and will continue this morning. Argu ments are being made by Deputy City Attorney Latourette, for the city, and Attorney A. E. Clark for the property owners. The specifications under which the work was undertaken provided that the expense should be $13,652, but it was learned that a larger wall would have to be constructed and the contractors built it. The property owners contend that this authorization not having been formally made by the Council, they were absolved from payment of the additional amount. They carried the issue to the Supreme Court on this ground and were upheld. tne court directing the city to make a new assessment. Following a report by engineers, who estimated that the work was worth $30,400, the warrants, though issued in favor of Geibisch & Joplln, the contractors, were never paid, pending the settlement of the liti gation. J. R. GARFIELD WILL RUN Roosevelt Cabinet Member Wants to Be Governor of Ohio. LIMA, O., Feb. 12. James R. Garfield, of Cleveland, Secretary of the Interior under President Roosevelt, announced his candidacy for the Progressive nom ination for Governor, at a meeting of Ohio state Progressives here tonight. Arthur L. Garford, of Elyria, a can didate for Governor two years ago. will run for United States Senator on the Progressive ticket. WHAT TO DO FOR NEURALGIA The one great symptom of neuralgia is pain; the one great cause is lack of nutrition for the nerves, in plain language starved nerves. There are two things to do for any form of ' neuralgia. "Apply heat to the affected part to soothe the pain, and feed the nerves by taking a tonic con taining the elements needed by them. Heat, as afforded by hot flannel, hot water bags, etc., lulls the inflamed nerves into temporary quiet. It does not cure. Not until the nutrition of the nerves Is restored will the In flammation subside. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills furnish to the blood the needed elements and the blood conveys them to the nerves. The only way of getting food or medi cine to the nerves is through the blood. Remember that. Neuralgia is a general term. It means inflammation of a nerve. It is given different naiies according to the nerve affected. Sciatica is neuralgia of the sciatic nerve. Application of heat will soothe the pain in all forms of neuralgia and Dr. Williams Pink Pills will correct the condition that caused it. Yoor own druggist sells Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and the Dr. Williams Medi cine Co., Schenectady, N. T., will send you a little book on "Home Treatment of Nervous Disorders" ttft the asking. -A4V. CAPTAIN IS QUIZZED Piaster of Wrecked Steamer Tells Why He Quit Vessel. PASSENGERS LEFT. BEHIND Mariner Says Other Lives Would Have Been -'Lost Had He Re mained Aboard Sinking Steam er Monroe After Collision. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12. What means Captain Edward E. Johnson, of the steamer Monroe, took to avoid the collision with the steamer Nantucket, off the Virginia coast, in which 41 per sons were lost, and what, efforts he made to save lives and his conduct from the time the ships struck to the time he went aboard the other vessel were among questions inquired into to day at the trial of Captain Osmyn Berry, commander of the Nantucket, who is charged with negligence. Captain Johnson said that immedi ately after the collision he ordered the other officers of the ship to get all pas sengers on the boat deck as the ship was sinking. Because of the heavy list to starboard, only two boats could De launched. One was commanded by himself, he said, and the other by the cmei onicer. Captain Igrnores DlnclDline. Captain Johnson admitted he left the snip with Knowledge there were other persons on the vessel, but that he wanted to go around the stern to the port side, where he could save them, The starboard rail was under water. in his boat were James O'Connell, of Washington, a negro woman and sev eral of his crew. He saw no one on the deck when he quit the shin. On the way around to the port side or the sinking Monroe. Cantain John son said, he saw a raft with four men on it and took them off. Altogether his boat saved 28 or 29 persons. Asked if it would not have been better for him to go about the ship maintainins disci pline and giving orders. Captain John son repiiea: "If I had walked round the deck see lng what others were doing, there would have been about 30 more people aeaa. I.tfermfts Not Cut Loose. To questions why he did not cut loose all the life rafts, the witness re plied he was busy trying to get the Doais away, tvery person he saw on the decks or in the water, he said, had on a lirepreserver with the exception or nimseir. The Nantucket stood a quarter of a mile astern of the Monroe, the witness said, and did "remarkably well" in helping to save passengers and crew. COUNTY GETS GRAVEL RATE Road Building Expected to Be En couraged in Linn County. ALB AN y. Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) An aid and incentive for more exten sive road improvement in Linn County this year is a rate on road-bulldlncr materials which the County Court has secured from both the Southern Pa cific and Oregon Electric lines. Under this new , arrangement gravel and crushed rock can be ehiDDed at tha Boys' Specials continue until the end of this week come today and tomorrow for genuine -bargains in boys' apparel. $5.00 Knicker Suits at $2.50 $6-$6. 50 Knicker Suits $3.95 $7.50-$8 Knicker Suits $4.95 Boys' $1.50 Sweaters 35c Boys' $1,50 Hats 98c Boys' 75c and $1 Shirts 50c Boys' $1.50 Shirts 75c Boys' Store, Second Floor BEN SELLING Leading Clothier Morrison Street at Fourth rate of 25 cents a ton for any distance of 25 miles or less and for 1 cent a ton for each additional mile. This new rate will enable road su pervisors to send crushed rock or washed gravel by rail cheaper than it can be hauled by teams and it is ex pected to prove a potent factor in road Improvement during the year. It will also enable them to secure washed and sized gravel cheaper in many cases than ordinary river gravel can be se cured. GOVERNOR WILL SHOW TAB Comparative Monthly .Statements ot Fish and Game Cost Idea. SALEM, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) Governor West said today that begin ning the first or April he would issue for publication monthly statements of the expenditures of the state fish and ame department and comparisons of the figures with those of the corre sponding month last year. He said his idea was to keep the expenditures down to a minimum and to show the public that he Intended to have the department operated on the most eco nomical basis. "I intend to see that there is a re duction of expenditures," said the Governor. "Some people think or may pretend that this retrenchment talk will not materialize, but I will demon strate It to them with monthly com parative statements." SALEM PASTOR INSTALLED Rev. Mr. Boyd, of Portland, Speaks at Presbyterian Services. SALEM, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) Rev. John Boyd, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Portland, was the principal speaker at the installa tion of Rev. Carl H. Elliott, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of this city. Rev. Mr. Boyd criticised the spirit of the day, which, he declared, had little contact with morality, was without vision and seemed to him to Be de voted more to the matter of the day's wage than anything else. Rev. Charles T. Hurd, of Newport, gave the charge to the new pastor. Ifllllp 3al .I P-OSS I. Bread mm the right time and in just the right manner to produce that delicate and, even texture sought for by all professional cooks. THE Does Not What is it going to be? Watch next week and you shall see. It's good for you and it's good for me SCOUTS AT WHITE HOUSE EAGLE BADGES BESTOWED WIFE OF PRESIDENT. BY Boys Movement Praised as Premising Great Good for Coming: Genera tionMen Leaders Scarce. WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. What was said to be the most successful conven tion since the organization of the Boy Scouts of America was brought to a close tonight with a flourish of speeches. The scouts and their leaders, more than 100 strong, were entertained by Secretary Bryan, personally represent ing the President, who was confined to his room with a cold; Secretary Dan iels, of the Navy Department, and other officers of the Nation, at the White House. Without exception the movement was lauded as possessing the great possibilities for good service to the coming generation. Chief Scout Ernest Thompson SeUn said tonight that already the Boy Scout movement was Jammed with boys and that many were turned, away because of the scarcity of men leader. Mrs. Wilson pinned on five boys eagle badges, the highest honor which the organization confers on members. "When the country wakens up there will be a chair of scouting: in every university and a secretary of scouting in the Cabinet," said Mr. Thompson Seton, at the business session of the council. "Everyone now knows that boys are not born bad, but are made bad. by evil associates. It is up to the people to end this destruction of out most precious National resource." Henri Berg son Made "Immortal." PARIS, Feb. 12 Professor Henri Louis Bergson was today elected one of the 40 "immortals" or members of the French Academy. He succeeds Emile Olliver, who died last year. Pro fessor Bergson was born in Paris in 1S59. He has been professor of phil osophy at the College of France since 1900 and became a member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. and Johnny Cake all cornmeal or flour cakes are always light, tasty and deli cious when raised with Rumford Baking Powder. The secret is that Rumford raises at just WHOLESOME Contain Alum POWDE2 n