1915.
NEW HIGHWAY ENGINEER RESIDENT OF PORTLAND WHO HAS
HAD MUCH EXPERIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION WORK.
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SAVIHC,
RESTS WITH JURY
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Unparalleled Offering of Spring's
Up to Late Hour No Verdict Is
Reached and Disagreement
Is Prediction of Many.
Newest Apparel
TITE MORNING OREGOXTAy. TUESDAY, MAKCII
EX-BANKER'S FATE
CLOSING ARGUMENTS MADE
Counsel for Defense Points to Rec
ord of Transactions as Evi
dence or Innocence State
Asks Decision on Merits.
Conviction or acquittal of Tom R.
Sheridan, long president of the First
National Bank of Roseburs. now rests
with the jury. The case against the
banker was completed in Federal Court
late yesterday. Arguments by counsel
for both sides occupied yesterday's
sessions of the court and Judge Rudkin
delivered his instructions to the jury
at the close of the. day.
United States District Attorney
Rpames reviewed the evidence in the
case yesterday morning when court
opened and he was roiiowea Dy a. v.
Bennett, of Marshfield, of counsel for
the defense. When the afternoon ses
sion opened at 2 o'clock C. W. Fulton
made his argument to the jury on be
half of the accused banker.
iHe referred to the trial as one of
life's trasedies. saying the defendant
has lived in this state for 50 years
and has been a part of the growth and
progress of Oregon.
Optimism la Blamed.
Tom Sheridan was a victim of over
confidence." s:iid Senator Fulton. "He
was always an optimist, but he never
had an evil thought in his mind in
connection with the transactions of
which he stands accused, ooa knows i
sympathize with those who have lost
their money, yet there is only one wit
ness, to whom I will refer, who gave
testimony that he had no understand
ing with Mr. Sheridan: all the others
Kave him authority to loan their money
and they so testified. Now these wit
nesses are inclined to shade their tes
timony in their own interest, so they
will have a claim against the institu
tion and some opportunity of getting
their money back.
-To find Tom Sheridan guilty, you
gentlemen of the jury must find to your
own satisfaction beyond a reasonable
doubt that Tom Sheridan took the
money he Is charged with abstracting
without authority from depositors and
also that he did so with the intent to
Injure and defraud, for that is charged
in the indictment.
Rprords Cited as Proof of Honesty.
"For every loan Tom Sheridan made
he gave loan checks, showing the
transaction and the man who borrowed
the money. This bank was not wrecked
by one taking the money out and
gambling with it. although the District
Attorney has compared the transaction
with such a case. One who takes
money and gambles it away does not
leave a record on the bank books of his
acts.
Mr. Fulton reviewed the testimony
of each witness as it affected the
right counts in the indictment and
i-ontended that in each instance. Mr.
Sheridan acted with some sort of au
thority and was perfectly honest in his
actions.
United States Attorney Ileames closed
the arguments In the case. He started
by saying ho has always felt It the'
full duty of the prosecution to present
the facts in the case and leave out all
appeals for sympathy. He tied up the
loose ends of the testimony and sum
marized the case of the Government
against the defendant.
Dlnagrrrmrnt Is Predicted.
' "It is true." he said, "that the Gov
ernment must show the transactions
complained of were done with intent
to defraud and Injure. When one
takes what does not belong- to him, he
can only do it with that Intention. It
will be said that If the timber deal in
which this defendant Invested the
funds had gone through, there would
be no charges against Mr. Sheridan.
This is probably true, and if he were
playing the game with his own money
that would be all right. But instead
he used the savings of a lifetime of
these people who have testified.
"All that the Government asks in
this case is a verdict that shall not be
Influenced by sympathy and one that
shall not be given to a man because ot
his social position or standing in the
community."
Late last night a verdict of the jury
had not been returned and a disagree
ment among the jurors was being pre
dicted freely around the Federal courts
building.
CITY IN FETE
T. W. srlXIVAX COXFERS OVER
CEI.II.O CELEBRATIOX PI.AXS.
Governors of Xorthwest to Send Dele
Kates or Attend Programme MarV
Inc Canal Opening.
T. W. Sullivan, president of the Ore
gon' Cit'y Commercial flub, was in Port
land Yesterday morning to confer with
Wallace Struble on plans for Oregon
City's participation In the big celebra
tion of the opening of the Oelilo Canal
and the transfer of the Oregon City
looks to the government.
Tentatively, it has been planned to
set the Oregon City celebration for
Thursday morning. May 6. after which
the flotilla that has cruised down from
T.ewiston will drop down the Willam
ette to Portland for an afternoon cele
bration here before going on to Astoria.
Representation of the executives of
interested states promises to be good.
.1. N. Teal, of the celebration committee,
has received promises from Governor
Withycombe. Governor Alexander, of
Idaho, and Governor Strong, of Alaska,
to attend the celebration, and other
Governors of the Northwest are ex
pected to announce their intention soon.
n. 11. Goodwin, secretary of the
United States Chamber of Commerce,
.yesterday sent from Washington. D. C.
the following names of the official rep
resentatives of the National chamber at
the celebration: H. L. Corbett and
j, N. Teal, of Portland; Thomas Burke
and J. P. Lowman. of Seattle, and
Charles Richardson, of Tacoma.
The Celilo Canal will be completed
Thursday. April 1. and will be open
about live days later, when the steam
ers Twin Cities and Relief will be
brought throush to Portland for re
pairs. The formal dedication will be
held at Big Eddy May 5.
Southern Pacific Pays Taxes.
ROSKBURG. Or.. March 29. (Spe
cial.) The Southern- Pacific Railroad
Company yesterday paid into the treas
ury of Douglas County the firt half
of its county taxes for the current year.
The check amounted to approximately
J.04i.
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State Highway Engineer and
Advisory Board Named.
GOVERNOR MAKES CHARGES
Publication of Estimates for Road
Work Without Sanction Called
Insubordination That Is Re
sented April 1 Date Set.
(Continued From Ftrat Page.)
roads often to get good results. Too
much confidence has been placed In
subordinates.
Governor Withvcombe said he felt
certain that Mr. Cantine would be on
the ground much of the time when the
roads were being built. Besides Mr.
f v. All.w1n wai-a flnnlieants:
W. C. Hale. Herbert Nunn, H. U. Gil
bert, W. VV. JUC1US. v. liiijliuj,
Richard J. Grace, J. W. Morris, A. L).
itA-A:th r Veloni- c1 Wr Woodruff.
C. W. Riddle, Portland; L. R. Stockman,
Baker; W. G. Brown, Clifton, Or.; E. R.
a. ...a- rA.f.iiio- t. T Rovle The
Dalles; V. V. Eby. Ames, la., and Z.
w. Vaughan. Boise, iuano.
T, J. onnnlntmpnt Of the
committee in advisory capacity with
the Board, the Governor saiu.
rn -td.r. nf tvia onmniicated nature
and vast extent of state road work in
Oregon, the Highway Commission has
come to the conclusion that the best
Interests of the state at large can oi
be served if it can count upon the con-
. .-ioec in on AftvisOrV CaOadtV.
of a committee of well-informed citi
zens, who will have time to devote to
personal Investigation of contemplated
construction ana worn unuer piusims.
..it'l.t. tholi munv official duties, it is
practically impossible for the members
of the Highway Commission to give an
adequate amount of time to personal
investigations, sucn a
highway work at first hand and to
Investigate matters of dispute.
Aide In Problems to Be Given.
..a. nAaan t Hnro nav tlie other two
anA mt-if could devote sev
eral weeks with profit and interest In
looking over various features of the
road situation. There are also a great
many questions and problems hanging
fire In connection witn nigjiwaj
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FIRST MUTUAL MASTER-PICTURE HERE.
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MVKt. 4R1TV KIMIHK A D H.HBY POLLARD l.V "THB tttEST" AT
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The general demand throughout the country for a higher class of
photo-plav features is responsible for the production of the Mutual
Master-Pictures, the first one of which to be released in Portland. The
Quest." is running at the Sunset Theater.
..ti.. i. u ,m.iuii nhoto-Dlar in many respects. It con
tains some of the most beautiful
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from
yacnt sailing mrougu mc
lost girl
ever shown on the screen. lis live acis are imcu "
One big scene shows a vessel at sea blown up after getting
action
afire-
Margarita
Fisher, widely known for her acting and beauty.
and Harry Pollard play the
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be at the Sunset today and tomorrow onij.
7h
-
structlon. In the solving of which dis
interested advice of gentlemen of un
questioned standing and business abil
ity, who have time to make personal
and detailed investigation, will be of
the greatest convenience and assistance
to us.
"With this in mind, the Highway
Commission has decided to appoint an
advisory board of three members. This
board will have no official powers, but
will be purely advisory and will act in
conjunction with the Highway Commis
sion. There is no doubt that the sug
gestions of these gentlemen will have
great weight with the Commission and
will go far in deciding our general poli
cies, and 1 also believe that their work
will be of great benefit to the state.
Mr. Bowlby's Work Assigned.
The resolution retaining Major Bowl
by to finish certain work, which was
introduced by Mr. Kay. says in part:
Whereas, Major Bowlby has had super
vision oC said contract work and Is in
nn...inn nf thft facts and technical
knowledge regarding all work required under
the contracts and uenormeu m
same, that would protect these countries
from unjust or fictitious claims and enable
.. unH onuitahla sottlement to be had
between county and contractor; therefore
be It ,
Resolved. That Major Bowlby be continued
as engineer In charge of the work now being
done upon tne toiumuiii ni'ci nit,iij
llnnil River CountV.
Resolved. That all disputes or differences
In the matter of work performed previous to
this date, or moneys due for same under the
terms of contracts neretoiore enterea ui
the counties or Columbia, uiaisop win jkuiv
. in nnnsfrurtlon of the Columbia Rivet
and pacific Highways be referred to Major
Bowlby to decide all matters therein re
ferred to the btale engineer.
Major Bowlby, when asked tonight if
he would continue work as provided in
the resolution, said that he did not
know.
"I ahall have to read the resolution
carefully and confer with my friends
before making my decision," he added.
ENGINEER'S RECORD IS IXJXG
Portland Candidate Shows Proof of
Experience In Like Work.
E. L. Cantine, the newly-appointed
his'hwnv engineer, is a man of wide ex
perience in engineering work. He Is
51 years or age ana nas oeeii a i eel
dent of Portland for the last four
years. He is a graauaie oi tne engi
neering department of the University
the degree' of civil engineer. He is a
member of tne American oohcij '
Civil Engineers and of the Oregon
Society of Engineers.
He is a native of Michigan, where
his father practiced engineering for
many years. His first professional
connection after graduation in 1887
was with the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific Railroad in Kansas and
Nebraska. After two years of this
service he established in private prac
tice at Bloomington, 111.
From 1889 to 1903 ho was with the
Northern Pacific engineering depart
ment at Tacoma and worked at various
marine pictures, including views
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points between the Pacific Coast and
Billings, Mont. His duties were con
fined principally to location, construc
tion and maintenance work. In 1S90
he had charge of construction ot the
line between Mullen, Idaho, to the sum
mit of the Bitter Root Mountains. He
also did the engineering work on
changing the lino between Wallace and
Butte from narrow gauge to standard
gauge.
In 1903 he joined the engineering
staff of the Delaware, Lackawana &
Western Railroad at Hoboken, N. J..
and in the following eight years he had
charge of the construction of about
J10.000.000 worth of work, covering
lines in the State of New Jersey and
New York City terminals. His work
included rebuilding of the Twenty
third street terminal. New York Cily;
passenger terminals, Hobolten; three
new freight piers. Hoboken; double
track tunnels, Bergen Hill; elimination
of grade crossings of the Erie Rail
road system west of Bergen tunnels;
elimination of grade crossings through
Harrison, Newark. Summit and Bloom
field, N. J.; building of new shops at
Kingsland, N. J.: building the double
track crossing of the Delaware River,
and an immense amount of miscellane
ous work, with an engineering organi
zation of 40 men, and a construction
and maintenance payroll of 25,000 a
month.
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railroad, he made a specral study of
road and highway worn in mnt
i -ii ..i ,'U .i -i with thn view of
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entering this branch of his profession
in Oregon.
He came to Portland in 1911 and
since then lias engaged in private en
gineering and contracting, with offices
in the Railway Exchange building.
One of his principal contracts since
innn.;nn. ii.r. wn construction of the
Glisan-street viaduct over the Mount
Hood Railway tracks in jvtoniavma.
He also built the gymnasium buildings
. v. u'aEhin?tnn T 1 i irh School and
a power conduit for the Ladd estate
at Salem.
Mr. Cantine's application for the of
fice of highway engineer was indorsed
by many prominent Portland persons,
including F. I. Fuller, W. M. Ladd, Guy
W. Talbot, Edward Cooklngham, L. C.
Gilman. S. B. Huston, r-ins r. Lau
rence, Senator I. N. Day and others, and
by some of the leading engineers of this
jr.i. ii..,Hn w s. Turner. J. P.
Newell' D. D. Clark, J. L. Stannard,
George' A. Kyle and B. E. Palmer.
" A appreciate tnat me posmun i
important one," he said last night,
"and I expect to give it the best serv
ice of which I am capable. I have no
business or political connections to in-
aA hnn. to conduct the
office on a strictly business-basis. Of
course, I am in complete sympatny wttn
the general good roads movement.
t ninrnuphlv Hnnrove the Governor's
plan to appoint an advisory board and
am sure that the men whom he has
selected will he of mucn material as
well as moral aid in good roads devel
opment.' "
MIMIC WINS PLAUDITS
CARL JTCIXLOIT.H HEADS GOOD
BILL, AT PAXTAGES.
Ronald Bradbury, a Former BaKer
Player, Appearing In Western
Sketch Greeted by Friends.
The headline attraction at Pantages
this week is Carl McCullough, and
Carl is an ideal entertainer. He was
formerly connected with such offerings
as "The Pink Lady." -"The Ham Tree"
and 'Xouisiana Lou." but is now mak
ing a whirlwind success In vaudeville.
His interpretations of how David War
field, Harry Dauder. Eddie Foy and
other stars would sing "Just for To
night" won sincere applause from the
big audiences that witnessed tne snow
yesterday. His demonstrator medley
nonsense was another hit of the bill.
Bud Bernie accompanies Mr. McCul
lough. Versatile folk are the members of
the Morton-Jewell troupe, which Is
made up of four tall, handsome men
and a little woman, about as Dig as
a minute." All five are singers and
jugglers. Their act is well staged and
attractively costumed.
A stirring playlet of the wilderness,
strong with elemental features, is
"Outwitted." which is presented by
Ronald Bradbury and company. Mr.
Bradbury is a former Baker Player
who is being greeted By many irienas.
Singing and dancing of a unique and
merry variety makes the act offered by
Hennings. Lewis and company a Jolly
number. The girl does a clog and the
men a "back-to-back" specialty.
Eccentric comedians are Gibson and
Dyson, who have a brand new Idea
they exploit in their "double cop."
A, bicycle act Is given skilfully by
Kenene ana sister, ils unaie is sen
sational high leap of man and bike.
These with pictures and music complete
a good bill. " '
SeUing at $27.50 and $30
$18.75
Just in time for Easter! A lot of the,
smartest little suits we have shown
this season gabardines, serges and
poplins. Some with high-waisted ef
fects and smartly flaring jackets, oth
ers with large patch pockets in Norfolk
styles. Colors are sand, putty, Belgian
blue and navy. Really this is the great
est value-giving event ever held at the
Eastern. We urge you to come in at
once, for there is only a limited num
ber of suits and we are afraid the de
mand will far exceed the supply.
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RATE CHANGE ASKED
Railroads of Northwest Face
Canal Competition.
INTERIOR NOT AFFECTED
Conferee, Buck From Chicago, De
clares Readjustment for Tide
water Terminals Is
Urgent Necessity.
Railroads of the Northwest .are con
fronted with the urgent necessity of
readjusting their rates to tidewater
terminals to meet Panama Canal com
petition and are appealing to the In
terstate Commerce Commission for the
privilege of making such changes with
out involving their rates to interme
diate points.
Frank W. Robinson, assistant traffic
manager for the O.-W. R. & N. Com
pany, returned yesterday from Chicago,
where he attended a conference of rep
resentatives of all transcontinental
lines. The conference agreed upon a
basis of rate readjustments which will
be presented to the Commission at a
hearing in Washington, D..C, on April
13. Mr. Robinson will represent the
O.-W. R. & N. Company at that hear
ing. .The Great Northern is represented
by H. A. Jackson, assistant traffic
manager at St. Paul, and the Northern
Pacific by H. A. Blakeley, general
freight agent at St. Paul.
Rates Suspended Pending Hearing;.
The recent Chicago conference was
the result of the Commission's order of
January 29, in which it granted the
carriers' request for a general reduc
tion to Coast terminals, but in which
certain maximum rates were fixed for
the intermediate territory. This was
a disappointment to the carriers. They
had expected an order that would not
require the disturbance of the interme
diate rates.
Pending the forthcoming hearing be
fore the Commission, the rates estab
lished by the order of January 29 have
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4- Selling
to $22.50
a .AnUfA eTiAinnr vf
itative Spring lines. Empire yoke effects, belted
styles, plain box and loose flaring models. Gab
ardines, serges and poplins, in sand, navy, putty,
Belgian blue, light mixtures and plaids.
Skirts
Selling
to $8.50
Smartest models for all occasions gabardines, poplins
and serges remarkably reduced for a few days only.
Credit
St., at Tenth
been suspended. The carriers now will
have opportunity to present their de
mands anew.
In the application to the Commission
the carriers have asked for reduced
terminal rates on a limited list of com
modities that move In more or less, vol
ume through the canal and asked for
complete exemption from the provisions
of the fourth section of the interstate
commerce act, which prohibits the car
riers from charging more for a short
haul than for a long haul without per
mission from the Commission.
The Commission's order granted the
exemption, but with certain strings tied
to it in the way of maximum rates.
Conference Finds Hnrdxhln.
These maximums. It has been dis
covered, in some instances do not con
form with the sone system of propor
tionate rates established by the Com
mission four years ago. The Chicago
conference determined that the maxi
mums fixed by the order of January
29 would work a hardship upon some
communities. Special treatment will
be required for certain cities on certain
commodities, says Mr. Robinson.
Pending the result of the Washing
ton hearing the carriers are operating
under the same rate schedule as pre
vailed before the Canal was opened.
The Canal has cut deeply into the busi
ness of the carriers. Certain heavy
commodities, such as Iron and steel,
canned goods, machinery and certain
articles of clothing are coming from
the Atlantic seaboard to Portland and
other Coast cities almost exclusively by
the Canal.
The carriers say that If the Commis
sion does not grant them the relief that
they are asking that they will have to
retire from this class ot business alto
gether. In that event their earnings
will be further depleted. Yet, they do
not want the rates to interior points
changed for the reason that the Canal
competition does net affect the interior
business.
TEST CASEN0T APPARENT
Steamship Company Has Xo Word ot
Federal Suit on Canal Act.
If the Government Intends to make
the recent passage of the steamship
Great Northern through the Fanama
Canal a test case for future guidance in
enforcing the Canal act. local attorneys
for the Great Northern Pacific Steam
ship Company, owner of the craft, and
Its twin ship, the Northern Pacific, have
not yet been advised of It. No advices
have been received that the Northern
P&clfic will also face difficulties be
cause of its passage from the Atlantic
to the Pacific through the Canal, al-
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For Infants and Children.
Aaf-n-nja-MW-MM-lllllpHMHMH-M-
Mothers Know That
Genuine Castoria
Always
Bears the
Signature
of
In
Use
For Over
Thirty Years
t ymm am.
ittingfpJ3
$13.75
rnffrv rnsts nn author-
$4.75
Your Privilege
though It was reported the Great
Northern owners would bo cliaricril
with violation of the law excluding
railway-owned boats from the Canal.
Both steamers are operated by tli
steamship company, stork of which 1
the property of the Spokane, Portland
& Seattle Hallway.
Cruiser Tom-lies Moiilrt idoo.
MONTEVIDEO, March :!. The Aus
tralian cruiser Sydney arrived hero to
day. And Blackheads. Itched and Burned.
Used Cuticura Soap and Oint
ment. First Treatment Great
Relief. Soon Completely Healed.
Las Plumas, Calif. "Tor a'lont a yr
I was troubled with bU-'hr'i and pimples
and my fao was Jut dlsftipired. Th
pimplo came to m a-mn n-i
they Itched prst'.y bad and
burned.
"I tried all Vinds of
medicine but without uc
cesi until a friend recom
mended Cuticura Soap and
Ointment so 1 itarted ta
um thrm. 1 put a lluls
Cuticura Ointment on ths
pimples and afur ten minutes ahed with
Cuticura. Soap. I felt a f t relief and In
about a month I was snrprtned to see how
clear my face looked. oon I was com
pletely healed." (Signed) Miss Mary Kelly.
August 11. 1914. 1
You may have a clear, soft and vslveiy
Ida in most raws if you wlU ue Cuil
cura 8op dally and Cuticura Olntmrni
occasionally as needed.
Sample Each Free by Mail
With 33-p. Skin Book on requet. Ad
dress po-""l "Cuticura. Dpt. T, -two."
Bold throughout the world.
MEAT INJURIOUS
TO THE KIDNEYS
Take a Tablespoonful of Sails If
Back Hurts or Bladder
Bothers.
TVe are a Nation of meat eateri and
our blood la filled with urlo acid, isya
a well-known authority, who warns ua
to be constantly on guard againat
kidney trouble.
The kidneys do their utmost to free
the blood of this irritating- acid, but
become wealt from the overwork; they
get slugrgish; the ellininatlv tissues
clog and thus tha wast Is retained
in the blood to pulton the entire
system.
When your kidneys ache and feel
like lumps of lead, and you ha
stinging pains In the back or the urine
la cloudy, full of ulment. or the
bladder Is Irritable, obllclnic you to
seek relief during the night; when you
have aevere headaches, nervous and
dizzy spells, sleeplessness, acid stomach
or rheumatism In bad weather, get
from your pharmacist about fuur
ounces of Jad Palts; taka a tHbis
spoonful In a giass of water befor
breakfast each morning; and in a trw
days your kidneys will act line. This
famous salts Is mads from tha acid uf
grapes and lemon Jules, combined lla
lithia, and has been used for itinera
tions to flush and stimulate clogsrd
kidneys, to neutralize the ana. In
urine so It Is no longtf a source of
Irritation, thus ending urinary and
bladder disorders.
Jad Balls Is Inexpensive snd cannot
Injure: makes a dellgrhtful sflrrveii
cent lithla-wator drink, and nobody
can make a mistake by taking a little
occasionally to keep the kidneys cleaa
and active. Adv.
WOMEN MAY BE STRONG
and enjoy life whetluT In Hie home nr
business world If they inn keep at bay
those aliments peculiar to their . it
every woman realized how l.ydla I..
Plnkham'a Vegetable Compound, that
simple remedy made from rools an'l
... . v. .. VAn. t ih. t r ii tl hit
nerDa, gue m - - -
and overcome such symptoms as ha. k.
ache, headaoiie?!, nervoum-n. i
tability they would be healthier, hiip
pier and stronger. If you sulT.r from
any form of female ills why don't you
try iff 11 will ou to do Adv
FACE DISFIGURED
WITH PIMPLES