VOL. LV.-XO. 11,127.
PORTLAND, ' OREGON, FRIDAY, : OCTOBER 13, 1915.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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RAILWAYS PREPARE
FOR NEW BUSINESS
Era of Excessive Econ
omies to End.
NEW ORDERS BEING PLACED
Great Prosperity for Country
as Whole Is Forecast.
REVENUE ON Uf-GRADE
prospect of Renewed Activity as
Seen In Chicago Applies Partic
ularly to Western Division.
A. Change Clearly Seen.
CHICAGO. Oct. 14. fSpecial.) Amer
ican railroads are at the threshold of
nn era of renewed activity. In some
respects this new era already has ar
rived. In its full sense, the Indications
re that it will be approached more or
less slowly during the Winter. Spring
will find it here, however, in positive
proportions.
This prospect of renewed activity ap
plies particularly to the railroads of
the Western division, as classified by
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Officials of these roads hesitate to dis
cuss, other than in a confidential way,
any steps contemplated to restore activ
ity to full capacity.
Railroads to Enlarge Service.
There are certain facte, coupled with
certain sots of circumstances, that en
able a confident prediction that within
h short time, surely with the arrival
of next Spring, the railroads of the
United States, particularly those of the
Western division, will be doing busi
ness and enlarging their service at
the pace that marked their progress
preceding the period of comparative
depression that has extended over the
last four or five years.
Such a prediction of renewed activity
on the part of th railroads, which, in
all probability, will be the forerunner
of a great era of prosperity for the
business of the country as a whole, is
based on facts and circumstances that
are clearly apparent.
Pant Kronomlc Extreme
For a period of four or five years
the railroads have been operating with
extreme economy.
During the last seven years the pro
vision of equipment fell far below that
of the preceding seven sears.
Comparing the same two periods,
there has been similar falling off in
the rate of increase in railway mileage
In the United States.
During the last two months the needs
for rails and items of construction and
equipment have become pronounced,
due to the long period of economy.
Reports of recent weeks show that
railroads are beginning to place orders,
that rolling-mills are running at the
limit and that railroads generally are
In the market for rails and equipment.
RtTmne Begins to Inrrraic.
The big cause of the economy forced
upon the railroads, namely, a falling off
in revenue. Is disappearing, the latest
figures available disclosing a return
toward prosperity, the gross receipts
showing an Increase for this year over
a year ago.
Summing up the situation it may be
said that the railroads have come to
the point of realizing that the period of
extreme economy must end; that re
placement and rehabilitation are im
perative; that a start in the direction
of enlargement and new construction
work has been delayed as long as i
wise, and that activity along this line
Is expedient. To aid the railroads in
making this start business has roused
itself, as shown during the last three
or four months by increased gross rev
enue for the carriers.
Heretofore, the railroads have placed
the blame on business. The railroads
have said that business must first open
the doors to prosperity. Business, on
the other hand, has waited on the rail
roads, regarding them In the nature
of a barometer.
FRANCE BLAMES DELCASSE
Retiring Minister Held Responsible
for Failure in Balkans.
PARIS, Oct. 14. It is declared here
today that Foreign Minister Delcasse
resigned because of disagreement with
his colleagues and not ill-health, as re
ported
The press generally abstains from
comment, but what little is said is hos
tile to the retiring Minister. Writers
blame him for the failure of the Balkan
policy and charge that he is trying to
hift the burden of responsibility upon
his former colleagues Instead of tryin
to find a remedy for his mistakes.
NAVAL BATTLE IS REPORTED
Cruiser Said to Be Sunk. Another
Damaged, in Gulf of Finland.
STOCKHOLM, via London, Oct. 15.
The Aftonbladet's frontier correspond
ent says a naval fight has occurred
ne;..- Ferkala, in the Gulf of Finland.
One cruiser is reported to have been
i nk and another heavily damaged.
The correspondent adds that a Zeppe
lin has raided the Finnish coast, caus
ing fires.
INTERNED GERMAN
SAILORS DISAPPEAR
KKOXPRINZ W ILHELM TARS BE
LIEVTD OUT AT SEA.
American Vessels Begin Search
After Kaiser's Officer Reports
Men and Yacht Missing.
NORP'OLIC, Va., Oct. 14. Missing since
Sunday, six warrant officers from the
interned German cruiser Kronprinz
Wilhelm are being sought by ships at
sea and up Chesapeake Bay. Rear-Admiral
Beatty, commanding the Norfolk
Navy-yard, yesterday reported the
men's absence to the Navy Department
after he had been informed of the fact
by Captain Thierfelder, of the Kron
prinz Wilhelm.
The missing men left the Wilhelm
last Sunday. They had 17 hours' liberty
and were due to report back on their
ship Monday morning. About a month
ago they bought the. yacht. Eclipse, a
60-foot auxiliary craft that formerly
was the property of a retired officer
of the United States Navy.
The men are supposed to have gone
to sea on the Eclipse. They had not
secured permission from the American
Government to leave local waters.
BOW ON HAT SAVES LIFE
r
Haines Man Struck on Head by Rock
in Street Quarrel.
BAKER, Or.. Oct. ' 14. (Special.)
That a thick bow on the side of his hat
saved Worth Perkins from death when
he was struck on the head with a rock
in a street quarrel at Haines, Is the
opinion of the attending physician.
Even with the protection from this
source a deep gash was cut In Per
kins' scalp, three stitches being neces
sary to close the wound.
Elmer Luney, also of the Haines
vicinity, who was thought to have
wielded the rock, was immediately ar
rested by City Marshal R. t Heninger
and is said to, have admitted the as
sault He will have a. hearing tomor
row morning before Justice of the
Peace Roberts.
GOVERNOR WILL BE GUEST
Elaborate Ceremonies Planned for
Oregon Day at Exposition.
OREGON EXPOSITION BUILDING,
San Francisco, Oct. 14. (Special.) A
telegram received by Commissioner
Booth today from Governor Withycorabe
accepts Oregon's invitation to be guest
ot honor on Oregon day, October 30.
The Governor's visit will extend over
one week.
Elaborate public ceremonies will
mark Oregon day. . There also will be
a luncheon and banquet in honor of
the Governor by exposition officials,
and a reception and ball In the Oregon
building. This will be Oregon's final
and most elaborate function at the ex
position.
BEATEN KISSER SENTENCED
Former National Theater Janitor
Gets 10 Days in Jail to Ponder.
What Is the value of a kiss? G. Mc
Whirter, janitor at the National The
ater, who yesterday was found guilty
of kissing Miss Marie Verhaegen, usher
at that playhouse, received ample time
to consider that question, for he was
sentenced to 10 days in jail by Munici
pal Judge Stevenson.
When he appeared in court yester
day McWhiter was still somewhat the
worse for the beating which an ad
mirer of Miss Verhaegen had given him
on the preceding day because of his at
tentions to the girl. McWhiter also was
discharged from his position.
RESERVE IS TO BE OPENED
Government Abolishes Forest Tract
in Western Kansas.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. On recom
mendation of Secretaries Lane and
Houston, President Wilson -today, abol
ished the Kansas National Forest Re
serve of 138,000 acres. On November
1 It will be open to entry by applica
tion to the Land Office at Dodge City.
Kan.
The forest comprises the sand hill
region of Western Kansas, and was no
longer needed by the Department of
Agriculture. A small refuge for ante
lopes will be retained by the Govern
ment.
LOAN TO BE SIGNED TODAY
Anglo-French Financial Negotia
tions Virtually Complete.
NEW YORK. Oct. 14. The Anglo-
French finance commissioners expect
to sign the contract for the 1500,000,000
loan tomorrow.
After the contracts are Hgned there
will remain some matters of minor im
portance to be concluded. For this
reason, the commissioners expect to be
here until the latter part of next week.
when it is thought they will go to
Canada for a short stay before sailing
from New York for Europe.
KAISER'S SON IS TO WED
Princess Marie Augustine Engaged
to Princo Joachim.
AMSTERDAM, via London, Oct. 14.
The Berlin Relchsasnzeiger announces
the engagement of Prince Joachi
youngest son of Emperor William, and
Princess Marie Augustine, daughter of
Prince Edward of Anhalt.
The Princess was 17 years old last
June. Prince Joachim is 25 years old.
FEDERAL EXPENSES
TO SET NEW RECORD
Estimate for Fiscal Year
Is $1,240,000,000.
REVENUE PROBLEM PRESSING
Deficit of More Than $135,
000,000 Is Threatened.
BONDS ARE NOT SOLUTION
Defense Programme Entails Neces
sity for Providing Added Funds.
Pending Revenue Measures
Will Not Help.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 14. The largest
estimates of Government expenditures
ever submitted to a Secretary of the
Treasury of the United States In time
of peace will be presented for the next
fiscal year tomorrow as required by
law. for discussion by Congressional
committees in advance of the regular
session. They will be examined in de
tail by President Wilson and his Cab
inet next week.
W'ith an estimated increase for Na
tional defense of about $150,000,000 over
last year, together with the cost of
new tasks imposed on the State De
partment and other branches of the
Government by reason of the European
war. it is probable the amount of ex
penditures will be augmented to a total
of about $1, 240,000,000.
Revenue Legislation Must Kollnvr.
If Congress agrees to the Adminis
tration's programme for strengthening
me Army and Navy, it will be obliged
to provide for adequate revenue legis
lation or the executive branch of the
Government must issue bonds.
Although no estimate of receipts for
the fiscal year beginning July 1.. 1916
in which the increased expenditures
will take effect, has been made by Sec
retary McAdoo. officials now are con
vinced they cannot count on more, than
$750,000,000 for the 12 months, and some
believe the total income- -will not go
over $700,000,000.
Congress is to be asked, to pass two
revenue measures early in the coming
session one extending the emeri-encv
war tax. which expires December 31
next, and the other providing for re
tention of the present duty on sugar
beyond next May, when it would go on
the free list. Passage of these meas
ures, however, would not increase the
present revenues. With both . in effect
at present, there has been a deficit of
J33.000.000.
Forelsrn Service More Costly.
Estimates for the Government de
partments, except State, War and Navy,
are practically the same as last year.
Additional force in the diplomatic and
consular service and at the State De
partment, and extraordinary expenses
abroad in the work being done by
American Embassies and Legatfons,
will require an increase of about
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
' The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. SO
dearreea; minimum, 50 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; warmer; northwesterly
winds.
War.
Bennett describes trip across Vistula to
ruined plains left by Russians. Page 1.
Women doing: effective work in French mu
nitions factories. Page 2.
Zepp-Iln officer says raids on Ixjndon more
effective than admitted. Page. 3.
Russia will send army to Balkans. Page 2.
Mexico.
Civilization In Mexico on trial. Fage 6. "
National.
Federal budget for next fiscal year will
cll for II, 240,000.000. Page 1.
K-7 proudly leads sister submarines into
Honolulu, after long-distance record.
Tage 1.
Oomestic.
Six Interned German sailors and yacht dis
appear from Norfolk. Page 1.
Midwest declared unsr.fe in event of war.
Page 3.
Railroads preparing for area of prosperity.
Page 1.
Anthrax patients show improvement; simple
' treatment succeeds In California, puge 3.
Oregon railroad maps center of attraction
at Kxposition. Page 5. ,
Sport.
Pacific Coast League results: Los Angelas S,
Portland 0; Salt Lake 7, Sail Francisco
6; Vernon u. Oakland 3. Page 14.
Oregon students expect victory in Idaho
game tomorrow. Page 14.
Tour of Red Sox and Phillies Is finally de
clared off. Page 15.
Ross B. wins 2 :04 trot on Grand Circuit.
Page 15.
Pacific Northwest.
St. Helens man shoots divorced wife, her
sister and himself. Page 6.
Congregational Church conference at Oregon
City 1 brought to close, page 0.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union pre
pares to keep continually in politics.
I'age 7.
Circumstantial evidence weaving around
those accused of death of William Booth
at Wlllamlna. Page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Swan Island purchase basis may be re
duced $200 acre. Pago J 6.
Hop trading heavy tn Northwestern markets'.
Pago 19.
Chicago wheat weak with strong selling
pressure. Page 1.
Stock market Irregular with standard Issues
weak. Page 19.
Portland and Vicinity.
Progressive Business Men hear German view
of war. Page 13.
Young Irishman, late with Channel trans
port, tells of experiences. Page 0.
R. R. Strahorn points out next step la de
velopment. Page 20.
Portland yacht Gulma Is renamed "Eloise. of
Purtland." I'age 18.
Majestic has big film in "The Closing Net."
Page o.
Further pruning of estimates dona by budget
committee. - Page 13.
Cutting ot budget estimates continues.
Pago lu.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 19.
RATE ACTION IS QUASHED
Washington Court Itulcs on Draw-ing-Koom
Accommodations.
OLYMP1A. Wash., Oct. 14. (Special.)
Superior Judge John R. Mitchell, of
the Thurston County, Superior Court,
today quashed the supersedeas writ
previously issued against the order of
the Public Service Commission, pro
mulgated last August, requiring rail
roads to discontinue the practice of
requiring two full-fare tickets as a
requisite to engaging drawing-room
accommodations, thus making the order
effective immediately.
Although the railroads will continue
their legal fight under a writ of review,
in the meantime drawing-room accom
modations may be purchased at Pull
man rates by holders of single-fare
tickets. The Commission's order does
not attack the drawing-room rates, but
only the excess fare charges.
Two Divorces Granted.
Edith Holcomb received a divorce
from Eliot Holcomb, the decree includ
ing permission to resume her maiden
name of Edith Lyle Prater, and R. K.
Stevens was divorced from Mary S.
Stevens by Judge Morrow yesterday.
Both were on grounds of cruelty.
GETTING BUSY WITH HIS SWATTER.
PLAINS OF WARSAW
VAST AHD DESK
Germans Take Corres
pondents on Tour.
WAR'S GREAT WASTE SEEN
Praga City of Burned Facto
ries and Blackened Walls.
RAILROAD YARD IN RUINS
Mile or Two of Destroyed Cars Are
- Testimonial to final Destruc
tion by-Kussians Before
City Is Evacuated.
BY JAMCS O' DON NELL. BENNETT.
(War correspondent of the Chicago Tribune.
Copyright, 115. by the Chicago Tribune.
Published by arrangement.)
WARSAW, Russia, Sept, 3. The Ger
man general staff took us out over the
wide "Warsaw plain in a black and
shining motor bus that held 16 people
uncomfortably, and that from one point
of view bore a sobering resemblance to
an auto-hearse, while from another it
recalled those reeling vehicles that
hurl the hostess and her entire dinner
party through icy streets to the theater.
From the start, which was made as
soon after dawn as the representatives
of the general staff could rout their
guests out of bed, our catchword ot
cheer was "Anschliessenv meine Her-
ren!" which, translated Into our ver
nacular, would be "Close up, gentle
men!" The words were uttered at least
20 times a day by a Prussian captain
who carried in his head a French bullet
which had entered by way of the Jaw
and which the surgeons had thought it
better not to remove.
Correspondents Have Caretaker.
This officer wore the iron cross in
both classes, won for valor on the field,
but it is my conviction that he would
rather go back to France and win them
all over again than take another batch
of foreign correspondents to the cast
front.
His sole purpose in life has been for
a week, and stilt is, to keep valiant
idiots from standing upright on the
parapets of German Intrenched posi
tions, and his sincere ambition is to
deliver back to Berlin as many corre
spondents as were delivered to him on
the platform of the Friedrichstrasse
Bahnhof two weeks ago.
No sooner Is the party released from
the motor bus than it scatters. Objects
a furlong distant develop an overpow
ering interest. Sweden plunges Into
tranches that the Russians abandoned
five hours before; Roumania is maneu
vering to snapshot a shattered church
tower; Spain has opened up his little
walking kit and is coddling his fevered
brow in dabs of cologne water; two
Americans have halted to make a fair
division of the last cake of the sus
taining chocolate.
It is not that our captain so loves
the correspondents that he is so solici
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Thursdays War Moves
SIR EDWARD GREY, the British for
eign secretary, made a long state
ment in the House of Commons yes
terday on the situation in the Balkans,
but as he dealt with the diplomatic
side of the question, he added little to
the knowledge of the public and failed
to satisfy curiosity as to the progress
of the Anglo-French expedition landed
at Saloniki. He did say, however, that
Russian troops would co-operate "as
soon as they were available."
The French premier. M. VIviani. had
more cheering news for the allied coun
tries when In the French Senate he ex
pressed the belief that "the allies can
count on Italian co-operation in the
Balkans."
There is naturally much speculation
as to how Italian and Russian assist
ance will be afforded. Italy has a large
number of troops available and the
means of moving them to the desired
spot, but Russia is handicapped In the
latter respect and there is an inclina
tion in London to believe a report from
Rome that Petrograd has asked
Roumania to allow Russian troops to
pass through her territory on the way
to Bulgaria.
To grant such a request would be
construed by Germany as tantamount
to a definite alliance with the entente
powers and doubtless would result in
attacks by Austro-German troops on
Roumania, This. It is thought, might
happen anyway, as Germany already
has shown her displeasure at Boa
mania's refusal to allow munitions to
pass through to Turkey, and now it is
reported that Germany has suspended
the postal service and is holding up all
foodstuffs consigned to Roumania over
German railways until Bucharest more
clearly defines its attitude toward the
central powers.
These diplomatic questions are not
delaying the military operations. The
Austro-German and Bulgarian attacks
on Serbia are proceeding apace. They
are. however, meeting with stern re
sistance: and, although under constant
attack since October 5. the Serbians are
giving ground only foot by foot. The
extent of Bulgarian invasion up to the
present according to a dispatch from
NI.h. consists of an advance over the
frontier at one point of a mile. With
this exception, says the report, the
fighting line remains intact and the
railways have not yet been reached.
It is reported also that the allies,
have begun an offensive in the Dar
danelles to keep the Turks busy. The
Russians are continuing their attacks
In Gallcla in an effort to clear the
Austrian from the Roumanian fron
tier and prevent them from sending
any further reinforcements against
Serbia,
In fact there appears to be a gen
eral attack on all the German fronts.
The British and French, Berlin relates,
have attacked in Flanders and Cham
pagne, while the German official re
port of the campaign in Russia is a
record of counter-attacks against the
Russians, who are endeavoring to re
gain the initiative.
Even the Belgian coast is not ex
cepted. British minitors having again
been bombarding the German positions
along this coast. British submarines
in the Baltio thus far have sunk 10
German ore-carrying steamers and
have completely paralyzed the ore
trade between Sweden and Germany.
This has caused some dissatisfaction
in Sweden, and it is charged two steam
ers were sunk within Swedish terri
torial waters. But the British assert
they have studiously observed inter
national laws and have been sinking
only German steamers.
October 13, 1814.
Allies expect Germans at Ostend.
Austrians report victory In advance
toward Lemberg.
; Huge Austrian battleship under con
struction at Trieste destroyed by fire.
PETS TO COMPETE AT FAIR
Every Child Is Invited to Enter Its
Favorite at Exposition.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 14. Snakes,
frogs, lizards. tortoises, birds of all
sorts, dogs, cats and other childhood
faTvorites, are invited to participate in
a "child's pets exhibition" at the Panama-Pacific
Exposition, December 2
and 3.
D. O. Lively, chief of the livestock
department of the exposition, made re
quest here today that it be understood
by all children that their pets will be
judged on points and not in gladia
torial combat.
AMERICA WINS OIL TRADE
Scandinavian Business Is Captured
From Itussia.
NEW YORK. Oct. 14. The United
States is to take the place of Russia
In supplying fuel and lubricating oil
to the Scandinavian countries, accord
ing to Curt-Ebsten, representative of
a large oil-importing firm of Copen
hagen, who arrived here today on the
steamer Oecar II from Copenhagen.
Mr. Ebsten said he came here to close
charters on two oil steamships of 3000
tons.net each, which are to run on
regular schedule.
ITALY OCCUPIES ISLANDS
Action in Mediterranean Said to
Have Aroused Protest by CJrcece.
BERLIN, by wireless to Tuckerton,
N. J.. Oct. 14. The Tageblatt publishes
a report that the Italians have occu
pled 12 islands in the Eastern Mediter
ranean, In connection with the new de
velopments in the Balkans.
This report was forwarded from Bu
dapest to the Tageblatt, The dispatch
says that Greece had protested against
the occupation of these islands.
LINKS IFJ MURDER
EVIDENCE FORGED
Youth Believed Only
Foe of Mr. Booth.
HAPPINESS OF HOME RUINED
Mrs. Booth and Branson Are
Trailed Toward Spot.
GUN REPORT LATER HEARD
Mrs. Anna Vates Tells of Seeing Man
Crashing Through Brush and
Body or Victim Later Is Xcar
Spot of Disappearance.
MMINNVILLE, Or.. Oct. 14. (Spe
cial.) So far as there is any evidence
to show to the contrary. William
Booth, whose murder last Friday has
stirred this city and the little town
of Willamina, 20 milca from here,
where he lived, as they have seldom
been stirred by any murder, had only
one enemy in this world.
That, enemy, from all the tostimony
in the hands of R. L. Connor. District
Attorney of Yamhill County, who has
gathered a mass of evidence bearing
on the crime, was William Branson,
the 23-year-old youth who, with Mrs.
Booth, is charged with the slaying.
Dead Man Relative of It. A. Booth.
"Billy" Booth, as they called him.
was known as an inoffensive, quiet
sort of man who was devoted to his
little family of his wife and two chil
dren up to the time, two years ago,
when Branson entered on the scene.
Their domestic happiness seems to
have been complete. Almost to a man
and woman, citizens of Willamina last
Sunday turned out to the funeral of
Mr. Booth, who was a distant relative
of Robert A. Booth, of Eugene, al
though this was not brought out at
the preliminary hearing of Branson
and Mrs. Boothv held at Willamina
Wednesday.
Gossip In the town has long con
nected the names of Branson and Mrs.
Booth, and it has been no secret that
for many months Mr. Booth had sus
pected his wife of intimacy, with Bran
son. Evidence Is Caroirlng.
District Attorney Connor tonight had
gathered a chain of circumstantial evi
dence that seems in every detail to
coincide with the actions of Branson
and Mrs. Booth, as well as those of
Mr. Booth, on the day of the murder.
One of the outstanding facts of the
rase is that the murderer of "Billy"
Booth shot him down with a 38-calibcr
revolver. Last August Branson bor
rowed from his cousin. Milt Carter, a
38-calibcr revolver. This weapon ha3
never been returned.
"Billy" Booth was killed some time
Friday afternoon. The testimony of
several witnesses fixed the hour at
1:30 o'clock.
Hero are the facts concerning the
actions of Booth. Mrs. Booth and Bran
don from noon of that day until sev
eral hours after the murder had been
committed, as they have been gathered
by District Attorney Connor:
It was about 12:30 o'clock of that
afternoon that Mrs. Booth was seen to
leave her home in Willamina and start
toward the brickyard, beyond which
the tragedy occurred. From Wlllamir.a.
road, to this brickyard i3 about three
quarters of a mile, the road curving
around a hill.
Ilrasaon Also Starts Toward Yard.
From the Booth cottage, however, a
trail leads to tho road at the brick
yard, which reduces this distance by
half a mile. Mrs. Booth started ip
this trail. Some time between 12:30
and 12:40 o'clock Branson entered ths
stori of Ora Godsry and asked for the
bicycle of his cousin. Klvin Carter. It
was brought out at the hearing that ho
had asked Carter at noon if he might
borrow this bicycle. Godsey's young
son. Earl Godsey, was in the store.
"T want to take the bicycle to the
garage and get it fixed," this youth
testified at the hearing that Branson
told him.
Instead of going to the garage, how
ever, lve rode the bicycle up the road
toward the brickyard. This was par
ticularly impressed on the mind of the
youth because of Branson's remark
about the garage. Just beyond the
brickyard, the road forks. One fork
crosses the Yamhill River and con
tinues up the other side. It is known
as the plank road.
Two See Woman Pass.
Mrs. Booth was seen by at least two
witnesses after she had crossed this
bridge, and started up the plank road
toward tho place where her husband
was killed shortly afterward.
A quarter of a mile beyond the bridge
she passed the home of Mrs. Mary
Eggen. Mrs. Eggen was standing on
her front porch talking to Axel Nelson,
who had slopped for a chat as he was
driving by up the road with his hack
and team. Both saw Mrs. Booth.
She testified that she passed just
after the 1 o'clock whistle had blown.
About five or ten minutes later, they
testified at the hearing Wednesday,
young Branson came along on hia
bicycle, pedaling in the same direction
that Mrs. Booth had taken. Branson's
only defense since his arrest has been
to declare that he did not go up this
road at all, but both Mrs. Eggen and
Mr. Nelson swore positively at the
hearing that he had passed them.
Shortly after Branson had passed. Mr.
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