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TITE MORNING OKEGOXIAN. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1915. WDW RAG EAT ALLEGED MURDERER Mrs. R. Brown Tries to Fly in ; Court at Man Accused of L Slaying Husband. RELATIVE RESTRAINS HER Iljs-.crieal Woman Is Carried From ' Kooni ATlcr Outburst Wlien Youth j rkads Not Guilty of Kill- 1 Kakclla Man. TH10 DALLES. Or.. Feb. 9. (Secial.) Mrs. Kalph Brown jumped to her feet and. throwing her arms above her head, .creamed at Hie top of her voice this morning when Koocrt Pettia was brought into the Circuit Court room to plead to the charge of murdering her husband at Kaskela. Or., .Sew Years ilrs. Brown, accompanied by Willis W. Brown, her father-in-law, went to . the courtroom knowing Pettis was to appear and plead. It was necessary to take Pettis from the courtroom before ilrs. Itrown could be quieted by her lelative and court officials. It was the first time Mrs. Brown had seen the man since the murder which is charged to him. After Pettis had been returned to the courtroom Mrs. Urown sat with every muscle tense. She had to be held In the seat. Apparently sue waiiitu iu fly at the throat of Pettis. Woman Become Krantic. Whin Judge Bradshaw asked Pettis , to plead to the charge of second-degree murder, he stood up ana nscira. NT.it lruiltv." "What:" cried Mrs. Brown, as she tried to tear herself from the restrain ing arms of her f ather-in-iaw. -ur. 1.r,,un ihm carried the excited woman from the courtroom. She was on the verge of nervous prostration. The in' tense feeling of Mrs. Brown visibly af irrtfA manv iii the courtroom. The murdered man was a prominent rancher of Kaskela, Or., where ne also Has postmaster. tin wa well known in this section. lie was 38 years old. and a graduate of the Vniversity of Oregon. His wife nas Miss Bdith Tercival. a graduate of the Monmouth Normal bctiooi. Pettis, who is 19 years old, worked on the Brown ranch. He is believed to have been crazed by drink when, it is alleged, he shot his employer to death. It is thought that insanity will be the plea of the defense. Boy Admita Attempted llobbrry. Herman Prinz. who attempted to rob the ottice of the Gunning blacksmith Bi.op in this city several months ago, p -ended guilty today. He will be sen trnced later by Judge Bradshaw. The court is expected to parole Prinz. He wis seriously shot by Officer Gibons while he was trying to open the Gun ning safe, and was in the hospital, un der guard, until recently. The defend ant is a local boy who had never been in trouble before. He said he was drunk when he at tempted the robbery. More than 400 of the most prominent men and women of the city have petitioned Judge Brad shaw to parole the young man. The February term of tho Wasco County Circuit Court convened yester day. The grand jury is composed of K. L. Peterson. Fairbanks, foreman; W. J. Malone. Antelope; J. K. Robertson, The Dalles; George W. Parker. Dufur; J. H. Johnston. Dufur: Fdward Odell, Boyd, and .1. W. Merrill. The Dalles. LUMBER MAN INVOLVED rRKDITURS TIKR CHAIttiK OF C. -. MIITH COMPANIES BY RKQIEST, employes, and it is said this obligation will be met. The industries In Coos County consist of one large sawmill, with a capacity of 700.000 feet in 10 hours; a smaller mill at Bay City, capacity, 400,000 lulpmill. shingle-mill, planing-mill. the steamers Adeline Smith. Nann Smith and Bedondo; tho Smith-Powers log- Kin? railroad of 26 miles, between Myrtle Point and Wagner; six logging camps in that vicinity, and three Bald win locomotives of 1913 pattern. The company employs nearly 2000 men in Coos county, and it is estimated the company has IS.000.000 invested here. STORM RAGES IN EUGENE Five Fires Threaten Districts In 40 Minutes During Fierce Blow. EUGEXK, Or.. Five fire alarms the course of t Feb. 9. (Special.) in 40 minutes during k terrific wind storm Liabilities IVMMMMMHI Bond Inaue and Attnctn mld to He ir,WMyMH. Bankrupt.)' Idea Scouted. SAX FKANCISCO, Feb. 9. C. A. Finith, head ot the C. A. Smith Lumber Company, and numerous subsidiary compunies in California and Oregon, has placed his business affairs in the hands of a committee of creditors, according- to announcement today, tfmith ix now in Chicago seeking an adjust ment of his finances. Inability to pay interest on ?5, 000, 000 for which Smith's companies are bonded w as the chief reason for the transfer of his business affairs, according to a statement of the committee. C. A. Smith is far from hems a bankrupt, according to C. It. Johnson, president of the Union Lumber Com pany, of San Francisco, and S. M. Bloss. of Chicago, who is one of the wealth iest lumbermen of the Middle West. They declare that Air. Smith's liabili ties are little la excess of $5,000,000, while his assets will exceed $15,000,000. They say his predicament is due to an insatiable desire to acquire additional timber lands and sawmills in the Coos Hay timber district and failing to pro vide for obligations when they became due. To save himself from involuntary bankruptcy and to secure his numerous creditors, Mr. Smith has consented to place his tangled affairs in the hands vl a committee. This committee is composed of Mr. Johnson. Mr. Bloss. James K. Janeher, of .Detroit, and Herman Waldeck. of Chicago. When shown the above dispatch last xiiisht. Frederick A. Kribs, a promi nent Port hunt lumberman, who is well acquainted with Mr. Smith and his busi ness affairs, said he thought there was some misconception. "Mr. Smith's. pla:C he said, "was to place his Califor nia timber holdings, his Linn County fc-miih Kiver and Alsea tracts in this company and retain the ownership of his sawmills, paper mills, his Coos Hay timber, his ships and his docks at Oak. land. Cal.. free of any incumbrance. "The lands he was to place in the outside' sroup are worth, between $li.i-0v,000 and $12,000,000, at a con-e-ervative estimate, while his bonded indebtedness is only about $5,000,000. Ho far as the lumber business is con cerned. Mr. Smith is one of the best business men in the country, and 1 know his a it airs are not in any serious tangle." PLANTS TO CUMIMK WOKK Coos County .Manager Fromis-cs to Kxulaiu Complication Today. MARSHFIELD, Or., Feb. y. tSpe tial.) Arno Mereen, peneral manager of the C. A. Smith Industries, had no statement to make today relative to the situation in which the companies are involved, but promised to Issue an explanation tomorrow. It is asserted on what is considered correct information tonight that there will be no shutdown of the company's mills or loeKins camp for the present, &t least,, Tomorrow is payday for the I PIOXUKK WOMAN DIES AT AGE OF 88. 9 1 i ' --oW n "I : a C "I Mm. Mary tVriKht. Mrs. Marv Wrijrht, a pioneer of the Willamette Valley, aged 88, died last Friday at Multnomah Station, on the Oregon Electric line, at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Rose Burke. The fu neral will take l lace today from the Kinley undertaking parlors. Mrs. Wright was Miss Mary Pit ney. Her first husband was J. 1). Clary and her second Francis M. Wright. She leaves four daughters Mrs. Burke. Mrs. Mary E. Whittle, of this city; Mrs. M. Rand, of Marshfield. and Mrs. M. J. Slaertz. of Yardley, Wash., and a eon, J. D. Clary, of Fulton. threatened as many districts with fly ing sparks between 7 and 8 o'clock last night. No damage resulted. The storm tore down fences, wires and billboards and broke trees in and around Eugene. The city power department rushed a crew of men out of the city in a motor car at 11 o"clock last night to a point three miles east of Springfield, where the wind had blown over the city high power transmission line. The poles had not blown completely to the ground and the wires had not broken, so the service was uninterrupted. JUDGES VOTED ON GET BUT 4 YEARS Supreme Court Says Initiative Measure Effective Only After Proclamation. JUDGE CLEETON IS EXEMPT Salt I.uke Keeps l-'ive-Cent I.oaf. SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Feb. 9. Local 'bakers have failed to keep their agreement to abolish the 5-cent loaf of bread February 15, and It Is an nounced today that the 5-cent loaf will continue to be sold here, although it will probably be reduced in size. Xo Election Held to Determine His Successor and Killing Does Not Oust Hiin Lawyer Wins Back Job in Union Countj. SALEM, Or., Feb. 9. (Special.) The Supreme Court held that the initiative law which was adopted by the people at the general election In 1910 did not take effect till it was proclaimed by the Governor on December 3, 1910, and that It was not retroactive, but applies only to officers elected subsequent' to Its adoption, and that the County Judges who were elected to office at the 1910 election do not hold office for six years, as provided in the ini tiative measure. This is the opinion given In the case of J. F. Phy vs. Ed Wright, County Clerk of Union County, in which the applicant is granted a writ of man damus for a certificate of election. This will operate to oust County Judge J. C. Henry from office, who was hold ing over under the contention that his term was extended to six years by the 1910 law, which woiild entitle him to hold to January, 1917. Judge Cleeton Xot Touched. The decision affects all counties where an election for County Judge was held last November. In all of these cases the candidate who received the highest vote is the County Judge for the next six-year term. If in artS' county where the term of the County Judge expired In January. 1915, there was no election, ine incumDeni win hold over, as this is in line with the opinion of the Supreme Court today. In Multnomah County there was no notice of election for County Judge, but about 19 votes were written In for L. C. Garrigus. There may be a question arise to to whether this could be held as constituting an election. But unless it is held as an election judge uieeton would hold over. The opinion was written by Justice Eakin. Chief Justice Moore and Jus tice Burnett dissented from the ma jority opinion. In another opinion today the Su preme Court holds that the Legislature has no authority to legislate a con stitutional officer out of office and held that F. S.) Ivanhoe, who was the District Attorney of Union County when the 1913 law went into effect. providing for appointment of County Attorneys, was wrongfully deprived of his office by the appointment of John S. Hodgin. by ex-Governor West. By this Mr. Ivanhoe is entitled to the office. Record of Deed Not Delivery. Other opinions handed down today by the Supreme Court are as follows: Iverna Hogan French, respondent, versus Hattle Goln et al.. appellants, from Marion County. The decision of the lower court is reversed and the case dismissed. Tho prin cipal question In this case was whether or not a delivery of a deed is sufficient when simply placed on record und without the Don't Merely "Stop" a Cough s S Stop the Thine that Causes It g Q mud the Cough will g Stop Itself A cough is really one of our besi friends. It warns us that there is in flammation or obstruction in a danger ous place. Therefore, when you get bad cough don't proceed to dose yourself with a lot of drugs that merely "stop" the cough temporarily by deadening the throat nerves. Treat the cause heal tha inflamed membranes. Here is a home made remedy that gets right at the causa and will make an obstinate cough vanish more quickly than you ever thought pos sible. Put ZVt ounces of Pine (50 cent Worth) in a pint bottle and fill the bottle with plain granulated sugar syrup. This gives vou a full pint of the most pleasant and effective cough remedy you ever used, at a cost of only 54 cents. No bother to prepare. Full directions with Finer. It beats the inflamed membranes so gently and promptly that you wonder ow it does it- Also loosens a dry, hoarse or tight cough and stops the formation of phlegm in the throat and bronchial tubes, thus ending the persistent loose cough. Pinei is a highly concentrated com pound of Norway pine extraij, rich in guaiacol, and is famous the world over for its healing effect on the membranes. To avoid disappointment, ask your druggist for "214 ounces of Pinex," and don't accept anything else. A guarantee of absolute satisfaction, or money prompt ly refunded, goes with this preparation. The Pinex Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind. grantee's knowledge. The decision is that such is not sufficient delivery iu this case. A P. Lechor. plaintiff and respondent, versus the City ot St. Johns ct al., from Multnomah County; on motion to dismiss appeal; motion allowed. Charles N. Scott versus the estate of Sarah A. Merrill, decease', a-'1 "mr"- M Brown, claimant and respondent, versus same estate, from Siulino.-.. o-..tJ . -er decision affirmed. Orchard Case Affirmed. W. P. Hedges, plaintiff and respondent, versus E. I. Blddle, defendant, from Lioug las County; affirmed. T. H. Field, plaintiff and respondent, ver sus Hood River Orchard Land Company, de fendant and appellant, from Multnomah County; lower court decision affirmed. In the matter of the estate of George D. Ely. deceased, from Clackamas County; af firmed. W. C. Epence, respondent, versus O. J. Wnll'nnd Ada 13. Hull, appellant, from Mult nomah County; lower decision modilled. Court holds that contract can Do canceled on ac count of fraud. Li Sai Chonk. nlaintlff and respondent. versus Lee Lung, doing business under the name of Nom King Low company, aerena ant and appellant, from Multnomah County, on motion to dismiss appeal: motion denied. Henry Schade et al., doing business under name of Schade Bros. & Co.. responnent, versus John Muller, appellant, from Mult nomah County; lower court decision af firmed. JIDGE SAYS irlS JOB IS SAFE Supreme Court DeclsloD Has Xo Ef fect on Him, He Thinks. That the Supreme Court decision lim iting the terms of all County Judges elected In 1910 to four years does not affect County Judge T. J. Cleeton. of Multnomah County, is the opinion "of Judge Cleeton himself after consulting with other legal authorities on the subject. "The case on which the Supreme Court decided," said Judge Cleeton last night, "is brought from a county where an election for the office of County Judge was regularly called and candi dates' names were printed on the bal lot. "In Multnomah County there was no election for this office, the Clerk acting on the supposition that my term of of fice was until 1916. Under the con- FINAL CLEAN-UP LA Of All Fancy Fabric Hart, Schaf f iter & Marx Fall-weight Suits and Overcoats at off! Hundreds of beautiful patterns to select from ; all sizes ; models in regular, stout, slim and stub; many weights plenty light enough for Spring and Summer. $20 Suits and Overcoats S13.35 $25 Suits and Overcoats S1(J.(5 $30 Suits and Overcoats S20.00 $35 Suits and Overcoats Si-3.35 Blue and Black Suits 23 Off One big lot of odds and ends in Hart Schaffner & Marx suits and others to regular $25, including regular and Norfolk models, Extra Special sio Copyright Hart Schaffner it Mm SanVl Rosenblatt & Co. The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes Northwest Cor. Third and Morrison stitution, therefore, I should hold office until my successor is 'duly elected and regularly qualified.' " L. C. Garrigus is a contestant for the office of Judge Cleeton, but in view of the fact that District Attorney Evans said before the election that the meth od proposed by Mr. Garrigus was Ille gal, the success of his contest is re garded as doubtful. Mr. Garrigus had sent out "stickers" to be pasted on the ballots, each sticker calling for a vote for himself. During the Word-Hurlburt recount proceedings ballots bearing these stick ers were declared illegal by Circuit Judge Kavanaugh. In the opinion of District Attorney Evans the stickers voided tne entire ballot. families still will be helped. Fifty families have been on the booki at one time. RELIEF WORKBOOKS CLOSE Oregon City Committee Sees Better Conditions and Less Need. OREGON CITY. Or., Feb. 9. (Spe cial.) Because of improved business conditions and the number of men now at work in this part of the Valley, Mrs. A. McDonald, chairman of the Co-operative Belief Committee, announced last night that the rooms of the charity workers in the Welnhart building will be open Saturday for the last time. However, the efforts ,of the com mittee will not cease entirely. Needy Cupid' Forges Ahead In Vancouver. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Feb. 9. (Spe cial.) Four marriage licenses were issued at the office of the County Aum itor today, giving Dan Cupid a little better than an even break for the first two days of this week. Yesterday only one marriage license was issued and three divorces were granted. To day's licenses were granted to Harold Peterson and Edna C. Smith, Oak Point: C. Dahlquist. San Francisco, and Harriet Bramming. Portland; G. A. Pierce and Ida Chancey, La Grand1. Or.; Roy Lewis Chapman. Portland, and Mrs. Olive May Rossman, Vancouver. Dr. G. Ij. Jenkins Dies in South. OREGON CITY. Or.. Feb. 9. (Spe cial.) Dr. G. L.. Jenkins, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Jenkins, of the Twilight district, died at Lancaster. Cel., Sunday night, according to word re ceived here today by his parents. Dr. Jenkins, three years ago. was a partner of Dr. George Hoeye in dental oftices here. fined In the County Jail wIM be fed by some person not connected with the Sheriff's office. This was decld d upon by the Hoard of County Commlr vlnneri. which propeses to let a con'.ract In compliance with an opinion of the Attorney-General. Prisoners to Be Fed by Contract. VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. 9. (Spe cial.) After March 1 tho prisoners con- mm 3uS keepthehair healthy, rich and lustrous Luti so ttickineti or unplMtantodor. Rt Inol Somp sold by all druargiatt and dealrrs In toilet roods. For Mm pit free, writ to Dept. 7-P. Rminol, Baltimore, XI d. 1 M easy with steps ictrola. to til earn e music th e new of the V Victrola VI, $25 Oak 6:i The Fox Trot, Castle Pol ka, and all the other new dances all played loud and clear and in perfect time. There are Victors and Victrolas in great variety of styles from $10 to $250 at all Victor dealers. Victor Talking Machine Co. Camden N. J. I Dancing is delightful to the music of the Vic trola. 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