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-. v 7T7TZ r. " PORTLAND. OREGON,. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER ID. 1915. x '
CDDV DCCIICCC Tfl i
drill ntlUJLU IU
HELP HILLSTROm
Request of President
Is Turned Down.
TANGIBLE FACTS DEMANDED
Utah Governor Says Full Jus
tice Has Been Done.
EXECUTIONERS ARE READY
"l i l-..n InUnuiioii Tlval l iwrl ol
y utr IUr o I H 'I
ItrrUrrtJ o la 11 J-H-ferd
b I t.
i.KtrMH. To :tl-
th or n.rM mii.1
ritn.
J.nuarv I . I t J"t "
roan, jriK.f. an! h- son. thttt
10, ttr by ln rne4 men, In)
,h.st of os.aiUnla l ''
Jiniary II Jop lltil.trom
afre.terj In Hidio. bom.- r..4
i h-i'i by trail of bloo-l.
Jin. l t Hillstrom r-..'i-t
Jar) rconroeo4 c.ata
p.n!tT.
Jlr. ttt " J aritxitm auetain!
be a.ipr.m 'curi of .late. II. U
itmn nurtj lo d.e Oc
tober I.
September It io.ri of I'ar
don. d-n ! application fr com
mutation. jiep'ember 3 Evening of day
set fr HitUtfom -.cutim.
fresi'lene tVlrn request, rrepit-
October t Case n h-ard
b
tnrm t'.rdo. Board. No P.w
ev.Irma introduce. 1.
txtobor It IMtstrom sen
tenced .. d on Ni'mbr l.
N'emb t 7 r- -n t;in
- clemency.
,N .mrr It ;ortrr pry
4. line, lo Interfere.
LT UKF IITT. Not. It. Ac
hi. belief lhal further p"t
ponereienl of the etevntloii of Joseph
It n.rrem ii'iM b an trtiwrrnt4
trferen- ;h the 'out., of J'i-
. r.oY-rner William Spry tel.
.rp1.l lo rri4nl Wll.oo, tol
l-l l.m could not aci would not lend
Mmsttf r 6i ofti to h littrr
' r .-.
TH lirwor ll'jr.m In
n.wr to on. h ri4 -trd4-f
nni Iho rr-i4M t'll.tlnK r.-..i-)i4rtin
of tli. - of llill.lrom.
ho i-oniicl-4 of I ho tnord'r f
J )l t SU La k t'". on4
J! rr.i .on. J.n-urr t. IM.
Mr4 of rti. t oooI-booo.
T Pr.i4l m - " r -ivcj
b iio ii"'nr fi.r ro;u-Ili-i.
4"pt4 tT I"1 filn of
,lntrK l.4r.on of t-bor l !
I'f-i tikix (url'r con.ld.ro-
of !" . b4 two llrr-4
l tho PtMii. Tfco int(B.ri h4
IS lT.i4ot' r..i-t r con.id-
rth.1 )Ir' ' until ft-r noon
t-id-. !ti nnr.r ibmili. lo
tn. ?t! f.iof't of fr4on loH.T. n4
un mo'i.lT ro-i'UrT to lfor.
It t 11 I-I4I.
A t--tl wath va. p a. or Hill-
ttr.m at lfo alata pri.cn toi.r. and ha
. ! t anol aom timo .mrroW. p ' w &
tt arty la tho day. Tto fli. anaa
tftpoint'4 to riKut him ha. bn
oir..-t-4 to r-port at tha pri.on al t
t- k timorroar morntnaT
-aotao TtWirark. lUoa-n.-lawir
ISa hMtory cf Iho f.
i porti'-'i'arty tho IT..1 4ol . artloa
lo t ena tier, witlt IU tha Uomor
ay ll hi tat-aram;
'""aptem-j-tr 3 yo rii.t4 a atay
of f urutli. of tho 1-nl'H.'. lo !
ta Mxdialt Mini. tar an opportunity
li praaant hla tlaar of ! raa. I Jn
tn f.n. dy. at your ranua.l. on too
aa.'impUott that )4 r- l poa-iooj
of fa.-ta pot praaaiVad lo tiia b-ard. I(
, (it..l a raapito until tvto'iar l.
r-r-'ially rtuatina; that Iha o.4iah
,rini..tr praona:iy In.aatisata tba
nu an t appaar bafor. tha board.
"l'atr ilaiO of CKtotr I ou a4.
m. that jour only r.a.-n K'cIln ,..m.. and Mi. a I.O..I.O M.
tnt.r-.din w. th. raoue.l or tha r.a. ( ,.M,,p, .;. fhtrago. who were mar-r.a-ntat.vo
cf a fe.,4-0 government. . f j rf Ppe oenl
f.-touer t. at a r. i(r meeting cf,to ,...., , m, ranre. and
tha her at. cro b-arin wa. ,., rt,ppd ,.r tr ru-r."
in fjrrher eoi4-rativn of th. un. M .v.htpr!-. before roml; g to Iha
a r-m :.l4aar I'rwalsevaL I !. w a. (el'lng ticket, for th I'.'V k
H:,'ror. attorrev adii.ed lie I. land l:ai:rod. and II w. al the
roard I .at there waa nothing further tl- ket window lhal Mr. r.oldherg first
lo present, and that llil .trom de.tin.4 m.l bar. going there lo buy a ticket,
to a.paar bfor the boor4 .gain. Tha !
on'v reprt.entat'on in th con.l.ia b
bj:f was a or l.'iium frorn th
twt-l a.t M niater rtue.tln rommuta
t o of ttne. not by rea.n of any
r.ew lain. In relation lo th cose. but.
a. he apr-d 11. "foe h aak of ho
rtanlty an4 comtfy u.ualtjr practiced
t.-ve-n frle4l Mtkn."
"caua of Ih at.en-a of an .how
ina tut board terminated tha respite
1
ami aaa:e denic.l commulat-on. Th.
convict thrsu;tn .- upon th ttth
t October. renieare f tho curt lo
fa .hot Noe:. tr 1 l'vrty.i da),
after tie ara.tma of Ih re. pita and
at II. a'a.en'h hour. , u a. th Preal
4 el. wi'no'it tatlr any raaoo.
terafn-. .ii if"H. o'i'nt Ihor.
VILLA REPORTED
WOUNDED IN FIGHT
Oil It 111 OK OWN RMY TAKES
111 I'dlir TO NfeUALES.
Lrnrral'. l;nllM-r. Ilonorr. .-
Mililarjr Mruj-r i:ct-rlrl l S
o'lknk 15riMrtrU All Well.
.NNiu.4 rl.. Nor. I ;-nr:
l'tnrip- illo rrpo'ltJ lo4)f lo
! hrn -oi-.J-4 durtns n !
m.i n--.-o lo-l nlSl l Asuo d.
a f-ir m!I norlri of IIT
mo llo. ooor. hlen troop, torn
mo4"l hf Vltl nl farronio forc
no. rv'i'Lt t In s llrrmo.illo.
Tho Irform.llon broncht to
No.'ilr. ronnr. itou Iho border
from Irtt. hy an offirrr f Vlll"
:l. !.. T. No. II T r-tori-4
miBiim of nrl Vtllo nr
li.rmo-u:o la on -mmrl wlin
drrmu fntrr. Urk'4 con f irmot loa In
Jxifl t"n!M.
l".proli! Vtiu. krmih.r of 0-norl
Vitl. lr-. ir r.r'l'T'd m'lilory
f.'om M broih.r ooout S
nrlnrk lonllM. n4 lhat h" rporld
.11 o. o.U -th hlmarlf liM ht
f..r. r.. Th. mr..ao a kanJI4
I irt.uch Nal-. ho ..Id.
TURKEYS ADVANCE IN EAST
MtM-aco rrtor l IU 3 1-2 nl. hut
ICnrturz rlU al lfk-33.
nit.''. Nov. It ll a. H by
rommi.aion mr n lo4jr lhal Th"-
rmr. lir till rtall al . lo .-
rrnlt a ponn4 thl aia.on, or a!oot l'-
p-r c.nl Mshrr lhan la.l yrr.
K-ir.lU lu;. r. No. It t.-ip1'-!!-!
-Thounrdi of lutkoi w.ro brousht
o Ko-rbutf lodaT prrparalorjr to bin
hippt I" trio roriland. t--aUI- and
n "rn to m.i'l.
Th prl.-r pi4 f r Ih bird" rant
from It lo 23 rnl Th quality of
in birds i raid lo bo brllrr than In
prtttoua jraro.
METEOR FOUND NEAR KELSO
M-. of rptM-atal J-rrn In VU-lnlly
and (iniund I Iturnrd Hard.
kr.t-S". ah . N'v. I. (SpTial
n ih. al-po of llraiiion' Mountain.
aoul o mil iirth-al cf Kro.
inton la. of Ihi. plarc. found a
l.rtr, p. u!ir lookine ro. k dooply Im
badd'd In Ida .14 of Iho bill, whirh
h Ju-ica. lo b of mrirnrt'. ortcia
Tli. ro k I In art atmo-t inarcc.itilo
pot.
Tno sronnd aiol II baa tho ap-
t..-.n.a of h.lini born Vlolrntly UP-
h.avrd and in. riar l num'q a. naru
aa brlrk. Tho rork haa lha apprar
tKl of hard mli.-l tmrnl and alona.
COWS NEEDN'T BE LIGHTED
Jar; f.lr- 0 nr of Injurrd Animal
JuiUmrnl for SI 00.
I'o.i dnn'l nrr.l lhta h-n ll'd 10
a farm msn.
Tin. oa. ma ror.. lu.lon r-a. hd by
Iho Jury In flrruil Judeo lUlrrn' o'irl
hi. h awarded I. ml All Judsmrnl of
l atainjat Auwut Jinipcr for dm-aa-.
lo Mr. Alt a cow.
Mr. -mp-r. automohil lrl4 to pa.
Mr All', aitofi and ro on lha llaw
thorn brt!BB laat January. Tho f
fa.r.l h Inlrud-r. but. li.d lo Iha
..2on, .it no matrh for h lll
niodrl. fMifcmlant conlrndrd roar
phoufl ba bn "lishlrd"
CRUISES STOPPED BY SNOW
lore-it Serv k-e Tartle Chll;nl to
So-lend Tim tx-r AppralaaU.
Tmn rrui.inaT partle.. -nl out by
tha r'ore.irr riervl.-o from th'a dis
trict, tin. bcom no bound In th.
mountain, of Ka.tera If-rnn. accord
Injr to Informat'on received from rnm-b-"r
of the pri
Ofi Of Ihe p.rti'. en to ap-pi-al.e
limber In the forr.t near P'nd.
and member, of lhat party reported
that Iha .now wa. from e Kht Inrhea
to two feet In dpth Tha of er parly,
eompoae.l of ei.ht men. I. In Ih vicin
ity ef Prtnevtll. and report. Ih. snow
I. from two feet to waiat-hish.
TICKET ROMANCE IS OUT
ev 1 irk vle-nia tl M cet I lancer.
Chicago t.irl. Here.
VAfit'VKIU Wash. Nov. It
imperial I From roast lo roast I. a
long rn. but tt wa a happy one for
W'r' a.l iloi.ibera. 'J ears old. a trav-
ONE APPLE YIELD HEAVY
Hood Hltrr .Man Procnmt Nearly
000 Vntra I'rom 100 Tree.
iinr ntVEfi. Or. Nov. II. ifp-
rlalt While the local apple crop In
lie afr-ite and lhal of the ent're
Nortwast. aa well, will b far ohorter
than normally, a numher of local tract,
have prodU' ed phenomenal ) lelda th.a
.ea.on.
One of the bumper cropa haa been
r.rveat.4 by X- W. Pone, from a 1 :
)ar.otd orchard, lie harve.ted mor
lhan Je botes, about l trea )ield-
: i
TWO UNEQUALED
36,000-TonVesselsAre
Being Considered.
TORPEDO DEFENSE PROVIDED
Increased Armor and Speed
Are Probable Features.
16-INCH GUNS POSSIBLE
Ijit-k or Mruc-tural Mrfl In Vnilod
Malr. Will IK-lay lloclnnlns un
Milpa lo IW AUrd of Con
Crca I'nlll bummer.
1VA.!MIN:TS. Nov. It Trntatlv.
I Una aro heme conaldertd. Crcrrury
P.rlri. aiM today, for to S.000-lon
batlU-hlpa to S-o Inrludrd In Iho firat
jur'i part cf Iha flv-)rar hulldine
procraitimo I'onsr-.a will b. a.k'd to
appror. Thrro aro no -arhlp o
'area afloat anywhrre In lh" worlu
now .
pjrl of Iho Inrrraaad diaplaccmrnt In
Ihc rrar.t ahip will bo duo lo changed
hull conatruriion to pro ld additional
torprdo dcf-n. bulkhrada. While tho
ctnrral l arai l. rill- of the hlp
ha not b n dlacloard. II l probable
that llcy will have incrcaaed arma
ment and pt-d.
Mttoea-larh .a IKa.rlopod.
The N'ay hj developed, a lt-lnch
rido of which no uae Jia jet been
ma !. and th. new hlp niay earry 10
or more of Ihrae If development.- of
Iho Kuropran war indicate Ihc wliwlom
of mouniinit lliem. The larse.t gum
r.ow ailoat are Ih. U-lneli Buna cf Ku
ropran navica. whlih the American 11
Inrh rite la ald to enual for all prac
tical purtiotrl.
u.nmum aneed of American baltle-
ahlpa now putll or aulhorlicd li le
lhan II hnota. althounh Kuropctn flr.l
llno ahlpa so ronalderably above lhal.
It l con.Mered probable that a ape.d
f prrhap. Si knot win PC a?uHni
hereafter.
-itrweioral Uteel l-a-klaa.
Secrelaty lianlela ha. rei-elved no re
port el on the examination of
private blda received ye.terd.y for bat
tle.hu 41 and 41. all of which ap
peared to be more than the limit fixed
ty Consre. H underatood. how
ever, that a careful analy.la of the ex
ception, to advertlaed apeclf Icatlon.
bear out Ibe indication, lhal private
buildn. will not attempt to ron.tru l
the hull and machinery of tho hip
auhln Ihe $T.O0.0O limit.
Neither .hip ean be laid don before
neat ummer. II I. aald. for lack of
atruciural aleel. the war having ewepl
Iho Ainerlral Heel market clean.
hectelarr Daniel. howd eonaider
ahle roncern today over tlila fact. He
Intimated lhat unle-a ome arranse
ment could be made with ateel plant,
lo Inifure preference for government
order., foiisre.. mlitht be aked lo acL
An embareo on oaportatlon of ateel
IIP S PLANNED
e . aaoaaaaaaaaaaaoaaaaaaao
J WOODROW INTENDS TO PADDLE HIS OWN CANOE,
f - -JJ f i-r. I (TFrfV I M Lr-f'-j f- (77)
WATER METER FUSS
TAKES NEW ANGLE
MIT TO KOKCK ItKMOVAL AT
ItKOXEhT TIIRrHmtD.
Connumrr Declares Heruial of Flat
Hate Sert lee I OlMTlmlnatorj- .
and Plant Miowdown.
By Icual action. If necrary. F. K.
timlth. of 150 Ilixel Kern riace. threat
en, lo for-.e a alio down a a result of
Ihe Water Bureau refti.lns to remove
water nietnr. from residence, and es
tablieh the flat rale when rUiond
lo do o.
iA.r ih. nian adnnted by the City
Council Jbly 30. meter, are put In upon
application. Thl was done when Com-ml-aloner
Paly contended that aa Ions
a. Ihe Water Bureau maintain, a mete
rale aa well a. a flat rate, the Bureau
haa no nshl to rcfu.e any water con
sumer a meter upon application. To do
o. he aaya, would be diacrimlnatory.
"I contend." aald Mr. t-mun ycierua.
"that If It i. a queatlon of the city
bavins two ralea. wllh the right of the
. . ..... . a ..k. .no r the other, he
should be privileged to have the flat
rate If he doe. not want the meter rate.
But they ;il not do thl. I object to
paying more for water than my neign
bora. and at the aame time use less
water than they."
tr Kmiih mi hla neighbor, have the
flat rate and that they use what water
they need. He derlarea hla total out
for Ihe year will be 111 S. aa compared
with 111 for hla neighbor., who are on
a flat rale t.nd who u.ed more water
lhan he !td
HORSES TO HAVE VACATION
Cleaning Itureau Animal Will Be
Keat In I'a-lur SI. Month.
Occasional v.catlono of U month.
are to be enjoyed by horaes In the
.treet-clcaning and .orlnkling bureau,
beginning next year, according to an
nouncement yesterday by City Com
missioner Daly. About IS of the horses
a 111 be kept In pasture at a time.
About the end of tho year 43 hor.ea
will be dropped from service by reason
of tho purchase of three big automo
bile street-flushing machines. Twenty
five will be put In pasture alternately.
BRITISH BEGIN OFFENSIVE
TurkNh Trenthei Near Tip of
Peninsula Captured
LONDON. Nov. IS. The British army
at the Dardanelles haa resumed the
offensive and captured 350 yards of
Turkish trenches.
Official announcement was made that
the Kifty-second Division had success
fully attacked the Turkei In the Kri'thl
N'ullah. near the tip of the peninsula.
It captured ISO yards of trenches to
the east of the defile and 110 yards to
the west.
GIRL DIES FROM ANTHRAX
Disea-
tlelirred t'ontracied
Wearlns J'eek I'ur.
v-i.-v viink' nv M Miss Sophia
llosen. IT years old, the third anthrax
victim In this clly within the last few
months, died today.
The girl is believed lo have con
tracted the disease, which is common
among animals, by wearing- a fur
a kpiece. Ihe skin of(whlch had not
been properly treated.
COUNTY
E
REDUCED $228,335
Total Recommended s
. $1,742,727.
mo'liiitHS REPORT
With $443,500 on Hand, $1,
229,227 Due by Taxation.
BRIDGE FUND IS $125,000
Hoad Allotment Only Toint of Dif
ference; and To Would Allow
l ull Sum A?Ucd by Mr. Vcon.
lite l'avvr Cut to $131,000.
TOTAL AMOINT8 TO Fill SHT
AMOK FOR fOCNTV
KIPrA!KS.
County general fund. 11.185. 47. 80
P.oad fund 431.000.00
Library fund 146.250.00
Total
Already on hand
.11.742.726. SO
443.D0O.00
Total to be raised
by taxes I1.299.226.M)
Total raised by taxes
last year H.527.602.20
rruned, trimmed and cut" to the bone.
Multnomah County's expense account,
as finally agreed upon by the advisory
budget committee, will be presented to
the Board of County Commissioners
this morning.
All the Commissioners will have to
do Is to adopt ihe budget unless, of
course, they don't like it. in which case
they don"t have to adopt it.
The committee did cut things to the
bone compared with last year s oudget,
and last year was an economy year, too.
Bridge Bonds Figure.
The county general fund to be raised
by .taxes vu pruned down to 1721'.
97S.S0. In .plte of the addition of 125.
000 for Interest on Interstate bridce
bonds and road paving bonds. Last
year the county raised IS39.341.S7 by
taxes for the general fund.
Should the majority report of the
budget committee be adopted, tax
payers would provide 390.000 for the
road department, whereas last year
they paid 1537,178. So. These are not
total appropriation in either case.
They are the amounts to be raised by
taxes.
Road Appropriation 4.H,0)MI.
'The total appropriation for road pur
poses in the new budget is ttoi,v.
RiuHmnter John B. Veon asked
for I5S8.221.70 for his department and
Amos Benson and A. W. Jones, oi ine
advisory budget committee, signed a
minority report recommending that this
amount be allowed, but the other five
members of the budget committee
wiped the blood from their scalps and
allowed that 1431.000 was enough.
Kven tho Library fund was reduced
, i ".n lurted on TMse :!. Column . I
STIITE
OLDEST FIR TREE IS
1 144 YEARS OF AGE,
RAXGER IX WESTERN" W ASHIXG
TON' 1TXDS FOREST GIANT.
Records of 5000 Specimens Include
Hemlock 513, Red Cedar 113",
Yellow Pine 68 7 Years Old.
News has been received by Port
land officials ot the Forestry Service
that the Douglas fir found in the
Washington forest in Western Wash
ington, reported to be more than 1300
years old, is by the count of the annual
rings 1141 years of age. It still Is the
oldest Douglas fir of which the au
thorities of the Forestry Service have
record.
The rings were counted by the
ranger on duty near Finney Creek,
where the monster tree was found. The
tree has been cut down, the stump par
tially burned and 50 feet of the trunk
sawed into wood.
For the first 500 years of the tree's
growth it attained a radius of 27U
Inches and the other 611 years added
only 14 inches to the radius.
The oldest hemlock on record is 543
years old and was found somewhere
in Western Washington. It had at
tained a diameter of 60 inches. The
oldest red cedar yet discovered by the
forest officials was found in the Sno
qualmie forest, was 100 Inches in diam
eter and 1137 years of age.
The oldest yellow pine in Kastern
Oregon is 6S7 years old. its diameter
being about four feet. Five thousand
trees were examined in the growth
study.
GERMAN MEATS CHEAPER
Decline of 22 Per Cent in Pork Fol
lows Government's Action.
BI-JRLIN'. Nov. 18. tBy wireless to
Tu-.kerton. X. J.) Among the item
given out today for publication by the
Overseas Nesvs Agency was the fol
lowing: "A great decline in meat prices con
tinues. According to official figures
the price of pork fell 22 per cent from
November 6 to November 13. rork
now costs from one mark, 53 pfennigs,
to one mark. 60 pfennigs, a pound, as
against one mark, SI pfennigs, to one
mark, 92 pfennigs, November 6. The
decline is the result of the recent ordi
nances making maximum prices."
BRIDE TO TRAVERSE OCEAN
Schooner Captain Makes Honey
moon of Australian Trin.
ST. HELEN'S. Or.. Nov. 18. (Spe
cial.) Accompanied by his bride of one
week. Captain tf. W. Dowling will sail
from here this week in command of the
schooner Forest Home, carrying a
lumber cargo for Australia. The young
captain's father will sail on the
schooner as pilot.
The Dow-ling's were married last
week in Tacoma. the bride being the
former .Miss Houter. It is said that
the 90-dav cruise of tho Forest Home
will be h-r first experience on deep
water.
GIRL AS ATTRACTION TO GO
Pool Hall Man ArrcMcd for Employ
ing Young Woman.
A determined police campaisn aprainst
the employment of young women as at
tractions in North End resorts opened
last night with the arrest of William
Tsapras. the proprietor of a pool hall
at 266 Burnside street, on a charge of
employing a girl in his place. Lieu
tenant Harms, with Patrolmen Martin
and Towell. warned Tsapras to dis
charge the woman Wednesday night.
Tsapras also was charged with allow
ins minor boys in his resort.
''BUNDLE DAY" IS HERE
Pnrent-Teachers to Gather Aid for
Poor School Children.
Today is bundle day in the social
service headquarters ot the Portland
Tarent-Teacher Association.
All who have clean clothing they
plan to give away are requested to
take whatever they, can rummage to
gether to the Central building, room
412, where a committee will receive all
donations for the poor school children
of the city. Shoes and warm clothing
will be especially acceptable.
FEVER FIGHTER STRICKEN
Dr;. Henry It. Carter Seriously III
in I'orto Rico.
WASHINGTON. Nov. IS. Dr. Henry
It. Carter, veteran yellow fever fighter
of the United States Public Health
Service, has been stricken in Porto
Rico with dengue, the malignant trop
ical fever against which he recently
inaugurated a campaign on the island.
A cablegram to the service today an
nounced the doctor's illness, and said
his condition was serious, but that his
recovery was expected.
BRITISH ENTER CATTEGAT
Squadron Reported After Germans
Are Seen Sailing North.
LONDON. Nov. 19. As a sequel to the
report that a flotilla of 25 German
torpedo-boats and a big cruiser had
passed Helsingtforg. Sweden, Wednes
day, proceeding into the Cattegat, a
dispatch to the Central News from
Copenhagen says that a Britifch squad
ron of cruisers and destroyers has been
seen entering the Cattegat.
No further details are siven.
finnM OP nFFPP.THF
UU1" . ' 'vL
lb mmU HtKh
Women, Ministers, Doc
tors Indorse Act.
SPARTAN MOTHER COMMENDED
Death of Bollinger Baby Re
garded as Blessing.
JUVENILE JUDGE DISSENTS
Mr. Clccton Says Child Had Every
RiRlit lo Live and That All Pos
sible Should Have Been Done
to Preserve Its Lite.
VOTKS FOR THE LIFK OF A
UKFECTIVK BAB 1'.
Thumb. I p.
fudge T. J". Cleeton, head of
Juvenile Court.
Thumb Down.
Dr. Alan Welch Smith, School
Director.
Dr. lialph Matson. specialist.
O. M. riummer, eugenist and
School Director.
Dr. F. II. Dammaseh, Coro
ner. Mrs. Millie. U. Trumbull, child
welfare worker.
Mrs. Sarah A. rivans, club
woman. Dr. Frank L. Lnvol-ind, pastor
First Methodist Church.
Rev. W. O. Shank, pastor East
Side Baptist Church.
Mrs. R. E. Bondurant. of Ore
gon Congress of Mothers.
Should a defective bahy. doomed, it
it lived, to a crippled, pitiful ex
istence s a menace to society, be kept
alive through a surgeon's skill, or al
lowed to lapse back into the land from
hence it came?
Tortland persons of both sexes and
different professions, with few excep
tions, decided yesterday that the mer
ciful thing to lo was not to force til's
babe to take up life under such a
handicap. Women and men alike de
clared death was to be preferred.
Death Kegariled aa Blrnffing.
The case" in point was that of tho
Bollinger bahy, in Chicago, whose
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INDEX OF TODAYS NEWS
Tho Weather.
YKSTKR DAY'S Maximum temperature, 5i
ilugriesi minimum, degrees.
TODAY'S Iialu. southerly winds.
War.
French army preparing for Winter. Page 2.
Tw enty-four Hindus executed and unrcat
hpieaus in limia. Tat;: 2.
Mexico.
Villa r ported wounded in battie. rase -National.
Tuo unequaled dreadnoughts tentatively
planned. Page I.
Daniels clashes with Navy court that ac-
quiited officers of San Diego. Page 3.
Colonel Goodier s counsel says conditions in
Aviation Corps invite disaster, fage o.
Austria to be told open boats are not "places
of snfety for passengers. Pago
Domestic.
Autopsy surgeons uphold doom of defective
baby. Pago 5-
Utah Governor refuses clemency to Hill
strom and replies to Wilson. Page 1.
Devious method by which New Haven ae
eiulred Boston & JIaiue. described. Page ti.
Presidential b-es buzz at luncheon in Chi
cago. P-igo 3.
Oregon apple day is exposition feature.
Page S.
Sports.
Oregon athletes try to forget about footbail
as biK game approaches. Fagc 1).
Betting fraternity liesitates on plunging In
ABB'e-Oregon contest. Page 14.
Coafl I-eaguc rate question delayed because
of special ruling necessary In oalt Lake
case. Page 14.
Mefredle has eye on three first basemen.
Y'age K. ...
Aggies arc .secretive, but reports of Injuries
creep out. Page 14.
Pacific Northwest.
Baker blacksmith is shot to death. Page
Kailroad attorneys without power, savs
ruad. Page l.
.Shackled prisoner jumps from moving train
and .escapes. Page 7.
Two or three reports may be madejn Ross
case, being investigated. Page 7.
Oreuon State Horticultural Society elects
ol fleers. Page 4.
Commercial and Marine.
Gale at North Head drops to 20 miles; Ko
City reports freak storm. Page IS.
Wheat held firmer by holders in North-
wrst. Page 111.
Chicago wheat stronger on probable re
duction in ocean rreignis. i age w.
Railway stocks strongest features of Will
Street market. Page Jf.
Tortland and Vicinity. I
Douglas fir tree 1144 years old Is found in
Washington. Page I.
Advisory Boatd cuts county estimate for
budget $s.33u. I'age 1.
Portland women, ministers and physicians
approve doom of defective baby. Page 1.
Prizes for electrical prosperity essays are
announced. Page 7.
City Council desirous of divorcing Linnton
because finances are tangled. Page '40.
New record made by motor in Mount Hood
Climb. Page
Girl, wrecked by tlrinU. blames unskilled
physician for condition. Page 9.
Lady Gregory Is impressed by history of
Oregon pioneers. Page 9.
School Board indorses plan to build me
morial to pioneers. Fago !.
Va;-r rates for next year are announced
with but ttvo small changes. Page b.
Water consumer threatens legal action un
less meter Is removed. Page 1.
Sam C;.se. slayer of brother, dies under
knife. Par,e 4.
Pythian chief is Pt.rliand visitor. Pugo IN.
Weather nyou, duta ud fur.ctt. Viit 19.
nai the sr.atcr part of thl. crvp.
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