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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1914)
STUDENT ELECTION CLOSEST IN YEARS Tom Boylen, Pendleton, Named President of Associated Body by 8 Votes. THE MOBmG OREGOXIAy, THURSDAY, MAY HENDRICKS CHOSEN EDITOR !Raj- Bryant, or Portland, Selected Member of Athletic Council In Annual Voting at Uni versity of Oregon. TTNIVERSITT OF OREGON, Eugene, May 13. (Special.) Tom Boylen. of Pendleton, was elected president of the Associated Students, and Leland Hend ricks, of Salem, chosen editor of the Oregon Emerald, in the election for student body officers held today. The race for the ' presidency was the closest in years. Mr. Boylen led his opponent. Fred Hardesty, of Astoria, by only eight votes. Mr. Hendricks had a margin of 74 votes over Earl Blackaby, of Ontario, in the contest for the Em erald editorship. In spite of the close finish in the race for the student body presidency today's election was not so warm as those of former years, due to the ab sence of factional feeling. The total vote cast was approx imately 480. which is not so large in proportion to the size of the student body as that of past years. John Parsons, of Skagway, Alaska, football captain-elect for the 1914 sea son, was high man in the race for the three student positions on the Athletic Council. Two other successful candi dates are Ray Bryant, of Portland, and Henry Heldenrich, of La Grande. Student Council Race KxcitinK. Next to the contests for the two prin cipal offices, the fight for the eight elective positions on the student coun cil, the newly instituted body for the control of undergraduate affairs, de veloped the greatest interest. The two positions on the executive committee and the vice-presidency of the student body went by default, no extra candidate having been named at Wednesday's nominations. Tom Boylan, president-elect, is a Junior In college and a varsity track and basketball man. He is at present a member of the Student Council and has held various class captaincies. He Is a member of the Kappa Sigma and Sigma Delta Chi, the National journal istic fraternity, and of the Friars, the local upper classmen's honor society. Leland Hendricks, editor-elect, is a junior and has worked on the Emerald for three years. He was editor of the Oregana, the junior year book, which has just appeared, and has acted as Oregonian correspondent at the uni versity for the last two years. He is a member of Kappa Sigma and Sigma Delta Chi fraternities. llfMuItM Stow Close Race. Following are the results of to day's election: For president Thomas Boylen, 243; Fred Hardesty, 235. For vice-president Bert Lombard. 444. For secretary Ruth Dorris, 264; Beu lah Stebno, 211. For student council (three positions) Senior man, James Donald, of Baker, 319; Marsh Goodwin, of Eugene, 252; Maurice Hill, 241; Victor Morris, 231; Graham O'Connell. of Boise. Idaho, 275. Junior men (two positions) Harry Crane, of Bandon, 201; Fred Dunbar, 164; Claude Hampton, 107; Chester Miller, 106: Leslie Tooze, of Dallas, 341. Senior women (two positions) Ger trude Buell, of Eugene, 318; Vaughn McCornack, 279; Lyle Stelwer, of Jef ferson, 282. Junior women (one position) Evelyn Harding, of Oregon City, 259; Jennie liuggins, 214. For executive committee (two posi tions) Bert Jerard, 398; Sam Michael S93. For athletic council (three positions) Morris Bigbee. 266; Ray Bryant, 380; Henry Heidenrich, 345; John Parsons. 403. Editor of Emerald Earl Blackaby 1(11 T -1 J T I . . i J ' Manager of Emerald Miller Mc Gilchrist, 206; Anthony Jaureguy, 266. XOMINATIOXS IiAUXCH RACE Junior Is Named for Two Places at Agricultural College. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, May IS. (Special.) With In terest centering In the positions -of student body president, editor-in-chief of the Barometer, and the manager of the Barometer, 'one ofthe liveliest po litical contests in years was opened to day when nominations were held for student body officers for next year. A peculiar condition exists relative to the positions of student body presi dent and editor of the Barometer. Otto Ballhorn, of Woodland. Wash., one of the strongest men in the Junior class, was nominated for both offices. Op posing him for the presidency is Roy E. Miller, of Spokane, president of the junior class. O. B. Hayes, of Pasadena, is the other nominee for the editor's chair. J. W. Motley, of Cove, and J. L. Taylor, of Oregon City, are candidates for the position of manager of the Barometer. Mr. Motley has served this year as circulation manager and was nominated by L. J. Allen, the Barom eter manager this year. Mr. Taylor has served as assistant manager this year, ir. M. Currey, of Baker City, is the only nominee for president of oratory and debate and will win unanimously un less another candidate is nominated by petition. The nominations are as follows: For president of the student body. Otto -Ballhorn. of Woodland Wash., and R. E. Miller, of Spokane; first vice president, Howard Belton, of Gardena, Cal., and John Flint, of San Diego, Cal.: second vice-president, G. R Hoerner, of Seattle, and F. A Lucas, of Bend; third vice-president. Charles Stidd. of The Dalles, Alvin Wheeler, of Ashland, and Harley Blackwell, of Juneau, Alaska; secretary. Miss Kareen Hansen nf rflpvallts Mla -... ledge, of Corvallis: Miss Elvia. Tags, of aj-renion. ana Miss Mildred Soden. of Portland; manager lyceum course, F. A. HollTleR nf Vnt.rn.loo' XfalnU dan, of Corvallis. and Jack Forbis. of jjiney; lor editor oi the Barometer. Otto Ballhorn, of Woodland. Wash., and O. B. Hays, of Pasadena, Cal.; man ager of Barometer. J w MntUv r, Cove, and J. L. Taylor, of Oregon City; prTOtuew oi oratory ana aenate, it. M. murrey, oi Maker; secretary oratory and debate, F. J. Dietsch. of Dills Creek. The election will be held May 21. 'MELLEN MAY SHIFT BLAME (Contlnned From First Page.) carried on fo rthe purpose of dieting information, on which possible legisla tion by Congress might be based. Mr. McReynolds read a letter at the conference in which he suggested that the Commission consider carefully the effect of the examination of Mllen and which the Government might desire others on any criminal prosecution which the Government might desire hereafter to institute. He then said his letter xpressed fully and clearly the position In the matter he always had maintained; that the qustion was with in the control of the Commission and that he was content that it should de termine and pursue whatever course it thought would best subserve the public interest. Commission Is Unanimous, , Later the subject was considered by the Commission and it was unani mously decided, as announced by Com missioner McChord, to proceed with the investigation along the original lines. Mr. Folk said: "We are going right ahead with this investigation, and Mr. Mellen and di rectors of the New Haven will be put on the stand. We are going to bring out the truth the whole truth no matter whom it hits or whom it hurts." Senator Norris said: "In my Judgment nothing has devel- FIRST WIFE WINNER Crittenden Robinson's Second Mate Not Legal Widow. PORTLAND DIVORCE IS VOID Bequest of Champion Wing Stiot of World-, Leaving Only $5000 or $70,000 to Original Helpmate, ' Brings Court Decision. SAN FRANCISCO. May 13. (Spe clal.) A pivotal point In the- contest over the 370.000 estate left by the late Crittenden Rob.nson, who won fame as the champion wing shot of the world, was reached today when Judge Seawell rendered a decision in which he held CABINET OFFICIAL AND EX-GOVERNOR OF WHOM HE CLASHED. MISSOURI, WITH & I t -I L . Vnjs L SJ 1 toe , ?,,e0i " 1 r ATTORNEY-GENERAL M'RBWOLDS. JOSEPH W. FOLK. oped that should change the Commis sion's programme. I see no reason why it should not push the case to the fin ish and put Mr. Mellen and the others on the stand. It is a matter of justice to the people that every fact in connec tion with the rotten operations that went' on for years should be brought out." NEW CODE IS PROPOSED PUBLIC HEARING TO BE GIVEN PRO JECTED BUILDING CHANGES. ducting its investigation, was heated. Commissioner McChord and Senator Norris could see no reason for discon tlnuing the inquiry, which was being Ordinance Presented Limits Area to Be Used for Structure and Height - to Which It May Rise. Strict regulation of the archiatcture and arrangement of.-apartment houses, flats, tenement houses and dwellings to prevent slums and insanitary living places are set forth In detail in a "housing code" which has been pre pared by a committee on building code revision. The measure was presented to the Citl Council yesterday by City Commissioner Dieck and arrangements were made for a public hearing May ZZ at 10 A. M. The code is patterned after like measures elsewhere and aims to pro mote health by eliminating improper living and sleeping apartments. The measure will not affect buildings now standing, excepting where changes are made. These will have to be in accord ance with the code. All buildings erected in the future would have to comply to the code strictly. The measure supplements the pres ent building code, which is said to be Inadequate. A limit on the amount of the lot to be covered by a residential building on an inside lot is put at 70 per cent of the area and on a corner lot at 85 per cent. The height of such building .would be limited to 50 per cent more than the width of the widest street on which the building faces. l ne courts running down the center of buildings will have to be at least eight feet in width and every bath room must have windows opening to the street or into a light and ventila tion court. Kitchens must have win dows of the same sort. 200,000 PAMPHLETS SENT Secretary Olcott Readies Every Reg istered Voter AVith Copy. SALEM, Or., May 13. (Special.) Secretary of State Olcott today an nounced that he had mailed more than 200.000 pamphlets to the voters of the state. All persons who have registered and whose names have been forwarded by the County Clerks to Mr. Olcott have been sent copies. He announced that none would be mailed after today. The law provides for the mailing of the pamphlets to within eight days of the primary, but because of the tardi ness of several County Clerks in send ing in registration lists Mr. Olcott de cided to continue sending them unttl it became evident that they would not be received until after the primary. NORT HBANK MEN BOOST Queen Candidate Helen Fitzgerald to Be Vancouver Attraction. VANCOUVER, -Wash.. May IS. (Spe cial.) Miss Helen Fitzgerald, candidate for queen of the Portland rose carnival backed by the employes of the North Bank road, will appear at the U. S. A. theater here tomorrow night as part of the regular show. The proceeds of the performance will be turned Into the fund to swell her number of votes. " Several hundred emnloves of the North Bank road are working hard for meir candidate and already have as surances that there will be cpcity house tomorrow night. Fannie M. Robinson to be the legal widow of the deceased. ' Robinson died In this January 18, 1912. He left a will bequeathing all of his estate to his second wlfe. Minnie H. Robinson, with the exception of $5000. that was left to the first wife, Fannie M. Robinson, who he married in San Francisco, November, 1873. The champion- marksman made an effort to get a divorce from Fannie at, in 1886, but the first wife filed a cross complaint and the court denied Robin son his decree. In -1894 Robinson went to Portland and there obtained a divorce through the publication of a summons and. un cording to Fannie M., Robinson made affidavit to the effect he did not know the whereabouts of his wife. He came back to San Francisco, lived here until li98 and then went to New York where ne married Minnie Harlan Roblnaon. They went to Paris together- but when Robinson's health started to fail he came back to this city to die. The first wife declared that she had known nothing of the divorce granted Robinson in Portland and alleged that xiuoinson maae a raise affidavit when ne said, he did not know her where abouts. - In handing down his decision today. Judge Seawell held that the Portland divorce was null and void because of its having been fraudulently secured and that the second wife never had been the legal wife of Robinson. Winlock Tests Fire Apparatus. WINLOCK, Wash., May 13. (Spe cial.) A residence caught fire soon after 7 o'clock this morning, from a de fective flue. There had been no volun. teer-fire department organized, and the new fire hose recently purchased by the city had not been tested. At the sound of the alarm the hose was : ECZEMA ON BOY ITCHED IMMENSELY Blotches All Over Body. Began to Fester. Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Entirely Cured. Also Cured Mother of Pimples. McKittrick. Cal. "My little boy broke out with red blotches all over his body. They would Itch and he would scratch until they started to bleed and Irritate more. Some would say It was a rash, others, eczema. The blotches gradually got little white heads on them as big as a pin, or six or seven little heads la a bunch in this red circle. The third day they began to fester. I opened them, then they began to get scabs on. For a few days they itched immensely and the little boy would not be quiet one minute of the day. Towards morning would be the only time he ever got sleep. " I happened to see of a case almost like my boy's cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment, so I tried a sample and it took effect immediately. ' I used the sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment up and bought soma more. I used them for two weeks, night and morning, and the third week only two times a week and my boy Is entirely cured. "Mr face broke out with pimples and blotches something like ringworm only not so round. My hair also was falling out but when I applied the Cuticura Soap and Oint ment several times my hair stopped falling out and my face Is healed." (Signed) Mrs. P. Erdman, Sept. 29, 1913. A single cake of Cuticura Soap (25c.) and box of Cuticura Ointment (50c.) are often sufficient when all else has failed. Sold throughout the world. Sample of each mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address postcard "Cuticura. Dept. T. Boston." tarMen who shave and shampoo with Cu tlcura Soap, will find it best for skin and scalp. thrown into a meat wagon, and-J50 feet quickly unrolled and coupled to gether. Water under pressure was turned on for the first time in the his tory of Winlock, and in less than two minutes the fire was out. FRINGE LANDS ON DFIiVER WALES HAS BOUT WITH BRITISH WORKMEN, Royal Blood Is Spilled, but Revenge Is Taken, and Then Opponent Is Soothed With Gold Coin. LONDON, May 13 (Special.) The Prince of Wales has just had his first encounter with a British workman In the shape of a brief bout at fisticuffs with the driver of a laundry wagon at Oxford. The man was delivering baskets at Keble College, when three students drove the wagon away and left It in a side street. Then they awaited devel opments. The culprits were Joined by the Prince of Wales, when another driver rushed at the group, selecting Wales for attack. He tapped the princely claret and bruised the royal chest. The next instant the Prince landed a blow on the driver's face that staggered him. The students then declared the fight ended, with honors easy. The Prince soothed his opponent's feelings with a cigar and a gold coin. When the - vanman learned whom he had punched he declared: "For such a sickly looking feller 'e can 'it 'ard an' rough." ORENCO HAS FIRST DEATH Girl, 18, Passes Away as Fiance Is En Route From Hungary. ORENCO. May 13. (Special.) The first funeral service. was held in the Orenco Presbyterian Church yesterday morning. The town was started about six years ago. The death of Susie Kish, aged 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kish, occurred Saturday. Miss Kish was born in Hungary and moved here six years ago with her parents and grandparents. She leaves three younger sisters and one brother. The services were conducted by Rev. B. C. Cook, the Baptist minister of Hillsbo'ro. He was assisted by Rev. L. M. Boozer, pastor of the Orenco Presbyterian Church. The body was burled in the Hillsboro Cemetery as Orenco does not have one. The woman of sedentary pursuits has a good friend in Chamberlain's Tablets especially for constipation which is the principal cause of dis orders of the stomach, sick headache 'and piles. L-LL The only candidate for a legitimate public-owned public morgue. Dr. Sam C Slocum. Paid advertisement. Poison oak? lxtion, Adv. 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EUGENE BONDS ARE SOLD Toledo, Ohio, Concern Pays Par and Premium for School Secnrlties. EUGENE, Or.. May 13. (Special.) The tllO, 000 Issue of S per cent high school bonds voted by the people in February were sold yesterday to Hoeh ler. Cumming & Purden, of Toledo, O. This firm offered par, a premium of $957 and accrued interest. Seven other bids were received, among which was that of Morris Bros., of Portland, and Halsey & Leach, of Seattle. The money will be used for the erec tion of a 3100.000 high school building in Eugene, the site for which is al ready purchased, and the plans for which are drawn. Construction will begin immediately. Boy Swallows Tablets. COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. May 13. (Special.) Discovered in the act of devouring a bottle of poisonous tablets rl?y.j Mrn?."-Tth 2-year-0,d son from serious consequences by or Mr. and Mrs. C. L. 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