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THE MORNING OREGONTAN. .WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. 1915. BRIDE OF BURGLAR REPROACHES POLICE Bride of Week to Ride Freight Back to Wealthy Parents at Bellingham, Wash. ABSENTEES' HOMES RIFLED A. E. Johnson, 19-Year-Old Newly Wed, Confesses Robbing Many Residences of People on Vaca tion; Loot Valued High. The young bride of A. E. Johnson caused a disturbance at police head quarters early last night by reproach ing the police bitterly for arresting her husband on a burglary charge. Johnson was arrested at Third and Pine streets yesterday by retectives Hyde and Vaughn on a charge of looting resi dences whose occupants are absent. Mrs. Johnson is 21 years old, and has been married only seven days. She says her parents are wealthy residents of Bellingham, Wash. rark, petite, and rather pretty, she appeared in the detective office with her eyes flashing fire. She refused to tell her maiden name, and demanded her husband's release, and asked to see him. Her request was refused. J"oe Htirled at Detective. The wife leaped to her feet suddenly, hurled a note she had written to Cap tain Baty into Detective Grisim's face, and departed. The young woman told Captain Baty she was going home to her parents, and intended to ride on a freight train. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have been in Portland about two weeks. They went to Vancouver. Wash., and were married. The detectives say that Johnson has confessed. The officers believe that he has taken from vacant houses prop erty worth between 700 and S800. Detective Hyde and Captain Baty ac companied the prisoner on a tour around the city yesterday in an effort to find places he had robbed, but he was unable to locate some of them. They think the owners will not be found until they return from their va cations and report the loss of the goods. Among the persons whom Johnson is accused of robbing are the following: Miss May Prindle, 204 St. Clair street; James W. Hart, 444 Montgomery drive, and Milton W. Smith. 135 Currv street. The articles missing from these homes include bracelets, watches, jew elry, leather goods, fishing tackle, and other articles. Prisoner Is Youthful. - Johnson is only 19 years old. He Pesys he came here from California. The note which Mrs. Johnson wrote In the police station follows: "If you cause my death I shall prosecute you to the very lengtn of the law. I am in a critical condition, and I cannot stand it. Although you axe a captain, it will make no difference. My parents are wealthy and will put you through." At the lime of his arrest Johnson was carrying two suitcases filled with articles which the police say were taken from the homo of Miss Prindle. formerly of Ashtabula, O., according to a letter which has been received in Portland and which was written by W. H. Glenn, of that city. The writer says that Mr. Glenn's mother is dead and it Is for that reason that they are at tempting to locate him. REED GIRL TO BE BRIDE MISS LOTTIE GRANTHAM TO WED lOWELl BRADFORD. College Romance Develops From Long Friendship and Home to Be Made at Hlllsboro. One of the most interesting romances In college circles came to light yester day when Lowell Bradford, son or Mr, and Mrs. C. S. Bradford, 5425 Eighty ninth street southeast, obtained a marriage license to wed Miss Lottie Grantham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Grantham. Mr. Bradford was one of the most popular and brilliant men in Reed, tak ing his four year's work in three years beside being on the debating team which wrested the championship from Washington University last year. Miss Grantham was one of, the most charming young women on the campus. The romance is the result of a long friendship between the young couple. They attended Washington High Sshool together and have been comrades for a number of years. They began the course at Reed to gether. Miss Grantham would have been graduated next June. Mr. Brad ford launched his class out as presi dent and has held numerous honorary offices since. He has accepted a position as in structor in the high school at Hllls boro. where he will take his bride. They will be married at the home of the bridegroom's aunt. Mrs. O. Yates. Jr., tonight, and will leave at once for their new home. AUTHOR TO DEFEND ACT m Representative Anderson to Reply to Mr. Brownell on Dry Act. OREGON' CITY. Aug. 31. (Special.) rr. J. E. Anderson, Mayor of The X'alles and author of the prohibition bill, will defend the measure next Sun day night from the pulpit of the First Methodist Church and answer the charges of George C. Brownell. who two weeks ago in the same church de nounced the measure as an insult to the people of the state. Dr. Anderson will be the first to answer the criticism of Mr. Brownell. A monster dry meeting is being planned for October 17, and a debate between Representative C. Schuebel and Mr. Brownell may be staged before that time. $19000 SPENT ON STREETS Dallas Does Improvement and Jobs Are Provided for Many. DALLAS. Or., Aug. 31. (Special.) Fpending more than 119.000 in the con struction of macadam pavement in the course of the Summer, the Dallas City Council has carried out the programme outlined by Mayor E. C. Kirkpatrick in his inaugural message. Practically every street in Dallas is now either paved with hard surface or macadam. Mr. Kirkpatrick took the stand that the hard times the people were now facing in this section offered the city its best opportunity to construct needed improvements, thus providing labor for unemployed men. The Mayor insisted always that the first chance be given married men and many have had jobs. Charles J. Glenn Sought. Relatives are endeavoring to learn of the whereabouts of Charles J. Gienn, JOINT PHONE SERVICE AIM Steps Taken to File Complaint With Public XTtility Commission. Preliminary steps for filing a com plaint with the Public Utility Commis sion, asking for an investigation look ing toward interchange of service be tween the two telephone systems in Portland, were taken at a meeting of the Public Service League at the Cen tral Library, last night." Ross Plummer, president of the league, had sent out inquiries to 1000 business and professional men of the c'.ty asking their views as to the ad visability ' of such action. A list con taining the names of 650 who had replied favoring interchange of service was presented at the meeting. It was argued that as the commis sion has ordered interchange of service FILM PROTEST IDE Negroes Ask Arrest of Man ager of Heilig Show. "BIRTH OF NATION" STIRS Jndge Stevenson Refuses to Issue Warrant and Attorney for Col ored Folk to Make Request in Circuit Court. Action probably will be taken today by Attorney A. Walter Wrolf in an effort to .compel Municipal Judge Stevenson to issue a warrant for the FORMER REED COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO WILL WED TODAY. i '-Mi - . -t ffiiriiliitfn mufciinsisMiiirii iii iTn" iith ri r .:' :V:-. :;.;! Lowell C. Bradford. Miss Lottie F. Grantham. in the hotels, the same rule should apply to all service. Among those present at the meeting were: Ex-Governor West, Dr. C. J. Smith, Miss Pern Hobbs, Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, H. M. Esterly and Dan E. Powers. The league will meet again for further discussion of the inter changeable "service plan and to formu late the complaint next Tuesday night. BUILDING ISSUE REVIVED Mill Construction Plan for alnner Fire Limits Is Retained. Another effort is to be made to have the City Council remove the bars for mill, construction buildings within the inner fire limits. A committee of the Chamber of Commerce conferred with the City Council yesterday and urged further consideration of the general plan which was rejected some time ago. The committee comprised Manager Hardy, of the Chamber of Commerce. C. C. Colt, J. C. English, O. M. Clark, C. C. Chapman, A. J. Kingsley and C. J. Hopue. arrest of the owners and managers of "The Birth of a Nation," the Bpectacular motion picture now showing at the Heilig Theater. Judge Stevenson re fused yesterday to issue such a war rant. Mr. Wolf, who repjresents Mrs. E. D. Canrmdy, secretary of the National As sociation for the Advancement of the Colored People, and other colored peo ple of the city, said that if his clients still desired to push the matter he would take steps immediately today to have a writ of mandamus issued by the Circuit Court to compel Judge Stevenson to issue the warrant. "The colored people." said Mr. Wolf, "think that the pictures should never have been passed by the censorship board on the ground that it is libelous to that race. The board put its official 'O. K.' on the film at a private per formance last week after the presenta tion of the film had been protested both by the colored people and the members of the Grand Army of the Re public." In explaining his reasons for refusing to issue the warrant Judge Stevenson said last night that he did not feel like taking any action after the picture had been passed by the censorship ina AihimI IReg mm Astoria, Oregon September 2-3-4 Astoria Invites You The Biggest Water Carnival in the Northwest. Scene of Official Motorboat Contests of the Pacific Coast. VESSELS OF UNITED STATES NAVY WILL PARTICIPATE Days of Water and Land Sports -3 board, the regularly constituted body of the city to pass upon such subjects. Judge Stevenson would not comment on the merits of the picture Involved in the controversy. PROTEST IS DECLARED UNJUST "Birth of Nation" Manager Says Historic Facts Portrayed. Bart Bertelson. manager of "The Birth of a Nation" film, at the Heilig last night issued the following state ment, in reply to the attempt of a dele gation of colored citizens to have the owners of the film arrested and the showing of halted: "I can see no reason for the colored citizens seeking to stop the exhibition of this film, which r.as been shown in almost every large city in the country. Furthermore. the Portland Censor Board has passed the film. The film is based on history, from facts gleaned from & number of sources. Some of the situations have been legitimately but slightly overdrawn, as is done in many plays based on historical fact. The fact that some one or two in a big audience hissed is no criterion. There are hundreds of plays which call forth hisses and catcalls from some one or more in an audience, but such things are to be expected. "Many authorities have viewed this film and pronounced it highly educa tional and extremely entertaining, to say nothing of its spectacular quali ties. The evident trouble is that there were a few people who created a false and unfounded sentiment against the film before it came here, and before fney themselves had seen it. It Is an acknowledged fact that many people disagree with some histories that are used in the schools and say that some character or faction or phase of his tory is overdrawn or prejudicial. The thing is this film has made clear and emphasized some facts in history which could not be made clear by mere words. In view of the reception the film has received in many places, I think the action of the colored people is dis criminatory and unfounded. What rea son they can find for objecting to a film which has been passed by a board that Is known to be more painstaking than the average censor board, neither I nor anyone else can see." CHARITIES NEED CLOTHING Hundreds of Children Preparing for School Are In Xeed. Hundreds of poor families are ap pealing to the Associated Charities at this time for shoes and clothing: suffi cient to dress their children properly for the beginning of the school year, and the supplies in the clothing: room of the Charities are practically ex hausted. During: the Summer, when nearly everyone is away on vacations, the con tributions to the clothing supplies of the Charities are small, and an appeal is being- sent out for donations to handle the needs of the poor children getting- ready for school. Bandstand at Salem Dedicated. SALEM, Or., Aug. 31. (Special.) Salem's new municipal bandstand In Wilson Park was dedicated with an elaborate programme tonlirh't. Joseph H. Albert, banker, presented the stand to the city. Mrs Hallie Parrlsh Htnges and Tom Ordemann rendered solos and several numbers were given by the Salem band. 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