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TTTE MOT5NTXO OTIEOOXTAN. MONDAY. OCTOBER 4, 1915. CASHIER OF BANK ' AMINE IS E Clyde Brock Ends Life Soon After Promotion From Heppner Bank. ACCOUNTS FOUND CORRECT Discouragement Over Change From Larger, to Smaller Town Is Be lieved to Have Been Cause. One Shot Ends Life. IOXE. Or.. Oct. 3. (Special.) Clyde Brock, cashier of the Bank of lone, committed suicide at about 12:35 this afternoon. A .38-caliber revolver was used, the bullet entering the head above the right ear and coming out on the left side near the top of the skull. No motive is assigned except worry over the change of position from as sistant cashier of the First National Bank of Heppner to cashier of the Bank of lone. He succeeded E. A. Claire, acting cashier. J. E;. Cronan, the president, was with Mr. Brock about noon and prevailed on him to go to lunch and, receiving a re fusal, left for his dinner. Upon his return Ho minutes later he found Mr. Brock breathing: his last in the rear room of the bank. That there was absolutely no possi bility of Mr. Brock's suicide being due to financial irregularities was the statement tonight by Mr. Cronan. Business Repntatlon Good. "I have known Mr. Brock for a long time," said Mr. Cronan. "I had im plicit confidence in him and I know there could have been nothing wrong. He was a man of spotless character and his record in business and in pri vate life was ideal. He came here only recently to take the cashiership of the bank October 1. It was a promo tion from his former position as as sistant cashier at the Heppner bank. "On leaving the bank at Heppner and winding up the affairs there, his accounts underwent a thorough ac counting and were found to be abso lutely accurate. That sets aside all possibility of there having been any financial irregularities, as he had only been with our bank for two days." Chunge Causes Discontent. "There seems to be no doubt, how ever, as to what caused his suicide. On coming to lone, although the change was a promotion, ho heard from many persons that he had made a mistake in leaving Heppner, the larger town, for work in a smaller town. He seemed to brood about this. I had noticed for the last two or three days that he seemrd disconsolate and did everything 1 could to cheer him and make him rea lize that there was a future at lone, as well as Heppner. He wouldn't be cheered, though. Today I begged him to go to luncheon with me, but he in sisted that he couldn't eat a morsel and said he ' was leeling too blue. Twenty-five minutes later I returned and found him dying." , Mr. Brock had left Heppner this morning on the early train for lone to do a. little checking on the books of the bank before opening hours to morrow. He seemed to worry over displacing the former cashier and was to have taken over the entire charge of the bank, relieving Mr. Cronan of many of the heavy duties of the in stitution, so he could attend to Port land business. - A Coroner's Jury found a verdict of auifkle. The inquest was held by Dr. C C. Chicis, Coroner. Some papers and tlS.fii were found on the body. Mr. lirock leaves a wife and two cliildrea at Heppner and mother at Salem. He was with the Capital Na tional Bank of Salem. Or., for four and a half years and for 14 years was with the First National Bank of Hepp. ner. Ho was assistant cashier eight years of this time. SlICJIVE IS SHOCK TO SAIjEM CIIe llnx'k Well Thong-! or in Long Kesiilence at Capital. SALEM. Or.. Oct. 3. (Special.) Clyde Hi'ork. who committed suicide at lone. Or., i.s well known in Salem, where he attended school and later for six years was head bookkeeper for the 1'iipitul National Bank. He was ::6 years old and a native of Kansas An invalid mother. Mrs. Nancv Brock resides in this city, while a "brother. Arthur Brock, is a linotype operator on the livening Telegram, Portland. His father. Cassius Brock, died in Salem three years ago. He is survived by a widow and two daughters. Mr. Brock left Salem 14 years asro for Heppner. where he was assistant cash ier in the First National Bank until recently, when he resigned to accept the cashiership of the Bank of lone, nurlng Ms residence here Mr. Brock was known as a man of the strictest integrity and the news that he had ended his life came as a shock. AI-TWIIIS AT HKPl'XER GOOD Vornirr Kusine- Asswiatc Thinks QUEEN TO RULE OVER BRIDGE CARNIVAL IS ELECTED AT NORTH BEND. ' - , - s y;i 1 , SI8' - , i . !' ' " ' ' J I V-; w MISS GOLDIE RIGGS. NORTH BEND, Or., Oct. 3. Miss G oldie Riggs has been elected queen of the Bridge carnival, which will be hel d here October 7, 8 and 9, to celebrate the completion of the Wilammette Paci Ac's $1,000,000 span across Coos Bay. The royal ruler will be attended by si x princesses, who were the next high est candidates for queen. An extensive programme of races of various kinds and other sports has been arranged, and large crowds are e xpected to attend the celebration. FAIR RECEIPTS BIG Income at Salem Is Expected to Exceed Other Years. $21,232 IS TAKEN AT GATE T!rM-k's Miml Was I nhiiiucd. i IIKI'I'NUU, Or.. Oct. 3. (Special.) I T. J. Mahomy. cashier of the Fiist N:i t ionr I Hank of lleppner where! Clyde Hrofk was assistant cashier for1 fiirht eais prior to his suicide ax lone today. tom'ht declared that Mr Brtu'k's financial affairs were in goc" shape. " i'lie only way 1 can account for tils' suicide is on a theory of temporary msa:i:iy. said .Mr. Mahoney. "He re t'iu ti -d here eituuai'i ly Septenioer 'J to te.Ue The tvsition of cashier at lone, and sol.i tus resilience properly here. , rylhini; wns in perfect shape in his ueeounts her'." Air. Brock left here this morning fo: lone and s nod depressed. Many ot his former associates had told hiiii he w.is making a mistake in leaving Heppner tor a smaller town, and he seemed worried with the idea. $1CC0 FAIR RECEIPTS GONE Two Agents at Gates Are Suspects in Losses at Salem. SALEM. Or.. Oct. 3. (Special.) Losses in Kate receipts which V. AI Jones, secretary of the State Fair Hoard, fears will equal $1000, were dis covered tonight by fair off icals in checking- over the money taken in last week at the State Fair, and two prom inent Salem young- men, who were among those selling and taking tickets at the Kate, are declared to have con fessed to the thefts. Fair officials refused to divulge the names of the suspected employes, but declared they will lode formal com plaint against them tomorrow. Simi lar losses last year are reported by oificiais. Funds From Other Sources Are Xot Yet Included, but 1913 Record Is Believed Surpassed, De spite Some Bad tays. SALEM, Or.. Oct. S. (Special.) With the exception of the fair two years ago, the Oregon State Fair this years led all in the amount of money taken in at the gate, the total being $21,232 for the six days. This sum does not include money received from the sale of campers' tickets, concessioners, exhibitors, helpers' tickets, automobile tags, team tags, or tickets sold prior to the opening date. When the money from these sources is finally included it is believed that the fair's receipcs will equal if not exceed those of two years ao. Grandstand receipts this year 'were $2814.75. In 1913 the gate receipts to taled $28,103. Wet weather during the last two days of the fair this year un doubtedly prevented the attendance from surpassing that of past fairs, ac cording to W. Al Jones, secretary of the fair board. Auto Increase Is Striking. One of the striking features of the fair just closed was the large number of automobiles which were driven to the grounds. Salem and Portland days, the two largest days of the fair, showed a total of 7000 machines parked alons the race course and driveways. The rapid development of the automobile industry was shown here in the great increase of cars in Oregon over two years ago. Two years ago the number of automobiles on the grounds was but half of those here last week. With the fair's closing, exhibitors today began packing exhibits and load ing livestock on cars to return home. The livestock show this year wast de clared far better than in the past. So numerous were the exhibitors that those in charge had difficulty in find ing space to accommodate all the ani mals shown. As a result of the crowd ed condition which prevailed the de mand has arisen for increased quar ters next year. Livestock men gen erally are united to induce the state to provide funds to build a coliseum which will provide space for all who wish to exhibit stock. Dairy ins Interest Stimulated. Development of the dairying indus try in the state is sure to follow the fair this year. The Jersey owners of the state had more than 200 thorough bred animals in the competition. This is declared to be the largest Jersey herd exhibited at any state fair in the country. The Jersey men at the fair have decided to won$ for in creased membership in their organiza tion. C. X. McArthur. representative in. Congress from the Third District, who is the owner of a large Jersey herd at Rickrcall. was an interested visitor at the stock show here, and it was upon his motion that the Jersey Club hs decided to increase its mem bership. The laying of pavement along the in a in driveways on the grounds aided Trcatly in keeping down the mud that t " past fairs has proved so much in jnvenienrn. Hard surface was laid from th-i Southern Pacific station to th- main entrance to the fair grounds. and tin' nee inside to the main points of interest. Next year the fair board expects to lay more pavement. "that each member, in accepting a pol icy, agreed to a further assessment if a necessity should exist, and that ne cessity now arises, inasmuch as the company is faced by unpaid fire claims to its members. The by-laws of these policies specifically state that members must pay their assessments before they can surrender their membership and be relieved of further liability. Receiver Wells also has filed a peti tion requesting the court's permission to disburse the funds now on hand . to the members who have fire claims. It is declared probable that the receiver will begin action against several agents of the Horticultural Fire Relief for amounts that they have failed to send in. It appears that no settlement can be made with these agents without the aid of the courts. GUSHER DEDICATED; FARMERS REJOICE CO-EDS TO RESCUE OF MEN Officers of Idaho Kreslimen Walk Back From Distant Hills. UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, Moscow, Oct. 3. (Special.) The first evidence of strife between the sophomore and freshman classes cropped out last night when Talbott Jennings and Law rence Blackmer, freshman president and vice-president, respectively, spent the major part of the night getting back to Moscow from the nearby hills. The freshmen girls chartered a car to rescue their stranded officers, hue theirsearch was unsuccessful. All the classes, except the juniors, have been organized. The following officers were elected: Seniors Deign Boyd, of Payette, presi dent; W. K. Schofield, of El Paso 111 vice president; Harriet Wildent halor, of Lewis ton. secretary, and Elijah Hawkins, of Bon ners Ferry, treasurer. Sophomores Ernest Poe. of Moscow pres ident, Ralph Wilmot. of Coeur d'Alene, vice president; Vsta Cornwall, of Moscow, sec retary, and Verna Johanneaen, of Rupert, treasurer. Freshmen Talbott 'Jennings, of Nam pa, president ; Lawrence Biackmer, of Chicago, vice-president; Grace Eagleson, of Boise, pcretary. and Doris Morley, of Colfax, Wash., treasurer. KLAMATH CATTLE BOUGHT San Francisco Concern Takes 5000 or 6 000 Head.' KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Oct. 3. (Soe- cial.) lJuring- September Miller & Lux. a San Francisco meat company, entered me iocai came martcet and bought about 2000 head of W". C. Dalton. of Merrill, besides 3030 or 4000 head from other owners. Last Friday 900 head were shipped out, another trainload of 1000 head is being assembled for Oc tober, and a third trainload will leave the 14th. In the past practically all buyers have been interested only in the fat stock ready for market, thus leaving the local stockmen with a lot of feeders on their hands. Mil ler & Lux. however, are buying the feeder grade as well as th prime beef stock. Luke E. Walker is representing the company in this locality, and he said that practically $300,000 is being spent in Klamath County this Fall by his firm. FOUGY SUITS iS THREAT Mil. WELLS ASKS COURT TO ALLOW -FIRE RELIEF" ACTIONS. Receiver Proposes LeicBf fiteps to Col lect AsKfments tor Defunct Insurance Concern. SALEM. Or.. Oct. 3. f Special.) Policyholders in the Horticultural Fire Relief of Oregon who have not paid the assessments levied asrainst them by Slate Commissioner Wells, as re ceiver for the company, face the pros pect of suits as the result of a petition filed here in the Circuit Court yesterday- Receiver Wells is asking for per mission to institute suits, and it is ex pected that Circuit Judge Galloway will grant the request this week. The company in December, prior to its failure, notified the members of an assessment and the receiver since then has twice mailed assessment notices to members, but the response, it is de clared, has been poor. "It appears," said Mr. Wells today. DRY LAND FAIR REVELATION Bonanza District Products Attract Wide Attention. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Oct. 3. (Spe cial.) The Bonanza District Fair was held last Thursday and was attended by a delegation of about 50 men from the Commercial Club and Klamath Kails Business Men's Association. It is reported as being a revelation as to prodncts grown on dry lands, and was a decided improvement over the fair held last year, which was the first at tempted. Perhaps ie exhibit attracting widest attention was one from a dry land farm which contained 10 varieties of pota toes. -4 varieties of garden vegetables, millet three and a half feet tall and Soudan grass which had attained a height of more than five feet. All of the products shown at the Bonanza Fair were from dry lands. The District Fair at Fort Klamath was held Friday and Saturday. Morrow County People Flock to See Rice Well, Which Promises Enrichment. LAND VALUES ENHANCED CCRVALLIS HIGH HAS 368 Xew Class From Grammar Grades Adds One to Last Year's Mark. CORVALLIS. Or.. Oct. 3. (Special.) At the close of the second week of tne school year the Corvallis HiKh School had 368 students, one more than the highest enrollment last year. The enrollment in the high school at the close of the second week last year was jo.', i tie gain Is nearly 22 ner cent. In February. 1915. a new class en tered the high school from the eighth grade, increasing the enrollment to 367. Another new class will enter the high school in February. 1916. and un less some of the present students leave school, the enrollment will reach near me ivu-marK. William MoMnrray Opens Exercises; 'Farmer" Smith Tells Wbat Benefits Will Accrue From As surance of Water in Plenty. LEXINGTON-, Or.. Oct. 3. (Special.) Morrow county farm land jumped an acre today when 300 farmers, their wives and children, traveled across country for a radius of from 40 to 60 miles to help celebrate the dedi cation of an artesian water irusher on the farm of R. B. Rice. 10 miles from Lexington. Or. Ten years ago Rice, aged 28. cams to Morrow County from Missouri, took up a quarter section of homestead land Four years later he purchased an ad- Joining section from the Government at 1.25 an acre, and since then has pur chased 854 acres at $10. an acre. Two weeks ago he was offered $15 an acre for his property, but today he wouldn't sell his 1174 acres for 1115 an acre, because water was struck at a depth of 600 feet September 24. All of Morrow County is rejoicing with Rice tonight, as water for Rice means water for Morrow County. William McMurray. general passen ger agent for the O.-W. R. & N., opened the dedication exercises, intro ducing Farmer C. L. Smith, of the same road, who spoke of the great benefit the gusher, , which flows 270 gallons minute, means to this section. He was followed" by H. E. Lounsbury, general freight agent of the road. W. D. Newlon, designated sagebrush water King or Morrow County, be cause he found the water, made the closing address, thanking the Morrow County residents for the faith they placed in him for the past two years. James Miller, traveling passenger agent of the O.-W. R. & 1M., was also a prominent participant in the celebration. CHIEF 'FROSH' KIDNAPED OREGON "C BABES." WITHOUT LEADER, LOSE CLASS MIX. Sophomores Make Another Coup by Sending Freshman President Off Into Wilds for Day. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugeue, Or., Oct. 3. (Special.) "Where is your irosh president? This was the question, printed in huge black letters on a large canvas sandwich, which a member of the sophomore class triumphantly carried as his mates serpentined over Kincaid Field yesterday prior to the annual un derclass mix. "Where is the 'frosh president?" The inquiry spread like fire, through the stands and bleachers. No one seemed prepared to answer. A few minutes later 150 green-clad freshmen lock-stepped into the arena. Their leader was missing, and in his place shuffled an ungainly fellow, who grinned sheepishly. His expression seemed to picture the sentiments of the new class. There was something wrong. Now, where was the "frosh" president The answer: Saturday morning at 5:30. to be ac curate four sophomores crept to a fraternity-house sleeping porch, quietly removed Ray Burns, of Coquille, the president, from bed, bundled him into a waiting machine and the party of five hummed out of Eugene and far into the country. "We are going pheasant shooting," was the answer Burns received when he demanded explanations. And so they did. It was a long hunt: the party returned late last night; the underclass mix was history and the sophomores had made another coup. The "babes" were without a com mander; they lost the mix. Queensland is estimated to have 40.0T0. OOo acre of forests as yet uninspected and unreserved. CITY PROBERS SELECTED MAYOR NAMES COMMITTEE TO RE VISE OREGON CITV FINANCES. Manager Plan Favored by Several to Straighten Out Tangle, bat AH Methods to Be Studied. OREGON CITY. Or.. Oct. 3. (Spe cial.) The committee of nine to evolve a plan to put Oregon City on a business basis, authorized at a taxpayers' meet ing Friday night, will bo composed of E. C. Caufield, cashier of the Bank of Oregon City; C. H. Dye. former legisla tor, attorney; E. R. Brown, editor Cou rier: M. D. Latourette, vice-president of the First National Bank,, secretary of the Commercial Club, the Board of Water Commissioners and the South Fork Water Commission and president of the Clackamas County Automobile Club; E. E. Brodie, editor of the Enter prise; J. O. Staats, student of munici pal government, deputy assessor and former deputy sheriff; T. W. Sullivan, president of the Commercial Club; L. Stipp, attorney for South Fork Water Commission, and E. T. Beverlin, mer chant. The , committee was appointed last night by Mayor Jones. The committee will meet and organ ize at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night. Mayor Jones said last night that he H3bw Us siansS llltarrntion from WRIGLEVS MOTHER GOOSE book Keep up a close acquaintance with Ulrigley's, before and after meals. See how it makes you ready and keen for your three-squares. See how it relieves that stuffy feeling after eating. It quenches thirst refreshes mouth and throat brightens your smile keeps you calm and contented. A constant friend. Costs but a mite. I ' y. . . J . I J - . mm jam ways fresh Sealed air-tight ( I "Uttle SptmrHorner"a bright boy Write Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., 1228 Kesner Bldg., Chicago, for "WRIGLETTS Mother Goose" as acted by the Sprightly Spearmen. The book is free. 1 profit-sharing! With each package endeavored to make the committee as representative as possible. The duties of the committee are vafrue. In a general way the organi zation Is to form a plan to put the city on a business basis. Whether this means a new charter, amendments to the present charter or only such changes as are possible without an amendment is entirely with the com mittee. The Mayor said that the com mittee would report to a mass meeting of taxpayers. Several on the committee are known to favor a business manager, a plan advocated by Don C. Sowers, of the University of Oregon, who spoke at the Commercial Club parlors Friday nicht. ODELL WANTS HIGH SCHOOL Rural District Will Vote on $8000 Bond Issue October 1 5. HOOD RIVER. Or.. Oct. 2. (Special.) Sentiment grows, tn the rural sec tions of this county for country high schools. Last year the two school dis tricts of the upper valley combined and formed County High School No 1. The patrons ot the Odell School dis trict recently established a high school therel At present the classes of the hlgrh school grades are being conducted, but plans are under way for the pur- When Itching Stops There is one safe, dependable treat ment that relieves itching torture in stantly and that cleanses and soothes the skin. Ask any druggist for a 25c bottle of zemo and apply it as directed. Soon you will find that pimples, black heads eczema, ringworm and similar skic troubles will disappear. A little zemo, the penetrating, satis fying liquid, is all that is needed, for n Danisnes an skin eruptions and makes the skin soft, smooth and healthy. Zemo. Cleveland. The idea behind G-A Steel Cut Coffee was a hig one! It meant a smaller profit than any manu facturer was ever content with before. Now sales are tremen dous. Thousands prefer G-A to higher .priced coffees. Airtight tins 30c 3 lbs. 85c. LANG & CO. The "Royal Club" Ho chase of additional lots and the con struction of a high school building On October 15 an election will be held In the Odell district for the pur pose of voting on a bond issue of $8000. the funds to be used in erecting tile proposed building. Commercial Club to Reorganize. CORVALLIS. Or.. Oct. 3. (Special.) The Corvallis Commercial Club has started a campaign to reorganize un der the plan adopted by the Port land Chamber of Commerce and Salem Commercial Club. H. V. Chase, who reorganized the Portland and Salem clubs, is here to take charge of the reorganization. ORDER OF UNITED ARTISANS A Social, Fraternal. Beneficial So ciety for men and women. Four plana of Insurance based upon ade quate rates, and backed by a sur plus of nearly otr mill torn dollar. 20 lodges in Portland. Over 11.0" members In Oregon. Let us tU you about it- Phone Main 1220. C I. M'KE. K A Supreme Secretary, KS1 Deck Bids., Portland. Or. GREATER EFFORTS GREATER INDUCEMENTS GREATER RESULTS Dear Friends: At times we are prone to imagine our selves far advanced along the path that leads to knowledge. As a matter of fact we have but started and the way is all before us, unknown and strange as the Course of the Crusader who went forth down across Europe in the days of the Fiery Fervor. When Big Ben the First went kiting in the clouds and drew the lightning down, he little dreamed, wise though he was, the full significance of his scientific fooling. Likewise, when we recently shattered precedent with the announcement of a spe cial proposition to a limited number of per manent guests, we failed utterly in our esti mate of the result. The response has been so gratifying that we are inspired to greater things greater efforts, greater inducements and still greater results. The Hotel Multnomah has 525 attrac tively furnished, rooms. We propose to fiil a certain number of them with permanent guests not to make it a residential hotel exclusively, but sufficiently so to make it the center of life, entertainment and attrac tions generally during the season of 1915-16. Therefore, come now ye who would welcome a change at no more than your present expense, and probably less come and let me tell you personally about The extraordinary special proposition we are making to prospective resident guests.