THE MORNING OREGONIAN. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 191G.
WIRE-TAPPING PLOT
BE
60HES
NVOLVED
investigation May Uncover Aid
by Telephone Employe in
Intricate Job.
DK. G. WHEELER COMING
Wire Xear Collapse and Awaits Kc
ii ru or Hnsband Disclosure ot
Alleged Cliier Secret Perse
cutor Is Intimated.
Dr. Glenn Wheeler, husband of Dr.
Anna Wheeler. Is said to be hastening
home from the war zone In Europe to
aid his wife in the defense of her good
name. Mrs. Wheeler asserts that a
long conspiracy has sought to discredit
her since the departure last year of her
husband, the most recent attempt com
ing to light in the disclosure of a tele
phone tampering plot which had for Its
j.urpose the overhearing of conversa
iions from her office in the Medical
building. ...
Mrs Wheeler's legal representatives
are making plans to divulge, if possible,
the names of the persons who are be
hind the telephone tampering, on the
theory that the three men arrested
were hired to "eavesdrop" illegally on
Mrs. Wheeler.
Telephone officials have been in con
sultation with Mrs. Wheeler's repre
sentatives for obvious reasons. It is
the first disclosure of telephone tam
pering on so complete a scale that has
been made In Portland. The investiga
tion, it is possible, will uncover an
employe of the telephone company, as
It is maintained the connections be
tween the Piatt and Medical buildings
and the ferreting out of the one wire
from hundreds of others was the worR
of someone acquainted Intimately with
the telephone system.
Telegraph Factor Enters.
The fact that the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph Company does a tele
graph as well as a telephone business,
enlarges the opportunities for success
ful prosecution, it is said. The state
laws governing the tampering with
telephone wires is vague as to the ex
tent of a crime in this respect.
The law governing the tampering
with telegraph wires is vastly different
and carries a greater penalty. It is
on the basis that the wire tappers were
meddling with telegraph wires as well
as telephone wires, that the prosecu
tion will be pursued, and an effort made
to get a grand Jury Investigation. The
preliminary hearing of the case, charg
ing interference with telephone service,
and impairing of the efficiency of
such service, will probably be held in
Municipal Court next Thursday after
noon, before Judge Arthur Langguth.
Edward J. Hayman, Denton B. Coffee
and Charles B. Dill, are the defendants.
Srrrrt Persecutor Hinted.
The wire tampering is but the climax.
Dr. Wheeler asserts, of the sequence of
persecutions which have dogged her
since the departure of her husband for
Europe in January, 1915. It is intimated
that the present case may cause the
exposure of many concealed facts,
among them the identity of the alleged
chief persecutor. At the outset. Dr.
Wheeler named F. D. Stephenson, of
Wadhams & Co., as the man who
had annoyed her and fostered the al
leged plot.
This afternoon, in Circuit Court, will
be heard the divorce proceedings in
stituted by Alex G. Riddell, of the
Liberty Coal & Ice Company, in reply
to the suit for separate maintenance
filed by Mrs. Riddell. Mrs. Riddell hao
named Mrs. Wheeler as a factor.
That her husband's return be not
delaved is her chief concern just now,
says Mrs. Wheeler. "They shall not
take my good name away," she ex
claimed yesterday, after announcing
that her husband would soon be with
her. "I am fighting for him as well as
for myself, for the only man that I
love, or ever have loved, my husband.
Dr. Glenn Wheeler."
Mrs. Wheeler is on the verge of phys
ical collapse as a result of the trouble,
and her father-in-law. Dr. C. II.
Wheeler, is attending her.
MEDFORD TO BUILD BLOCK
Revival in Business Activity Is In
dicated by Announcement.
MEDFORD. Or., Feb. 27. (Special.)
The revival of business activity in
Medford is indicated by the announce
ment that a new business block will
be erected on Main street at the corner
of Fir, now occupied by the old Moore
Hotel and a number of one-story wood
buildings. The new structure will be
built by Delroy Getchell. president of
the Farmers and Fruit Growers Bank:
Reginald Parsons, owner of Hillcrest
Orchard; L. Neidern:eyer and Dr. E. B.
Pickel.
Architect Frank Clark has Just com
pleted the plans, which call for a build
ing of white tile brick and marble with
terra cotta trimmings. The building
will be modern In every respect, with
a heavy foundation, but at present only
one story will be completed. Later, it
is planned to add four stories and have
a modern office building.
Coos Bay, are registered at the Im
perial D. J. Du Bruille, of Corvallis, is reg
istered at the Seward.
A. L.- Duncan is registered at the
Portland from Seattle.
M. Vernon Parsons, of Eugene, is reg
istered at the Perkins.
Mrs. G. L. Baker, of McMinnville, is
registered at the Eaton. i
Mrs. H. A. Yocum is registered at the
Eaton from Broadmead.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Russell, of Prine
ville, are at the Imperial.
C. E. Reynolds, of Forest Grove, is
registered at the Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Mallory, of Eu
gene, are at the Cornelius.
At. or, Aire A F. Smith, of Hood
River, are at the Cornelius.
' John L. Gruber, of Littell. Wash., is
registered at the Cornelius.
v t. ThomDson. a Pendleton banker.
is registered at the Imperial.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert English, of Salem,
are registered at the Oregon.
H. K. McGowan, a canneryman of
McGowan, Wash., is at the Imperial.
Lafe Compton. hotelman from Albany,
is at the Seward with Mrs. Compton.
Mr. and Mrs. William Howard are
registered at the Cornelius from Salem.
William Smith, Frank Baillie and
John L. Rand, of Baker, are at the
Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Chapman, of Van
couver. B. C, are registered at the
Portland.
A G. Senders and Mrs. Senders mo
tored from Albany yesterday, and are
at the Seward.
Mr and Mrs. Herbert,' of this city,
have moved to Dallas. Or. Mr. Herbert,
who up to a month ago was luroisums
goods buyer for Ben Selling for a num
ber of years, is going into business in
Dallas.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27. (Special.) The
following named Portland persons are
registered at Chicago hotels:
Congress, J. A. Jamieson; Grand Pa
cific, Miss L. Bernard.
CLAY pTanTiSASSURED
WAHRENTOX PROPEflTY OWNERS
SUBSCRIBE STOCK.
JOY WEATHER HERE
Many Thousands Enjoy Outing
on Balmy Sunday.
HIGHWAY PROVES MAGNET
Works Will Cost 50,00 and 25,000
Additional la Raised for Initial
Operating Expenses.
wippt-ktOS. Or.. Feb. 27. (Spe
cial.) Several Warrenton realty-hold
ers met in Portland yesterday ana ar
ranged to subscribe tor tne necessuu
1.'.,. .....,.- ih nntiriinsr of the
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first working unit of the Warrenton
Clay Company's proposed plant, which
will cost more than 150,000. Twenty
five thousand dollars additional was
raised to cover the initial operating ex
penses.
v. ,1 ,-a nf the company 'are
George W. Warren, George Chew, E. P.
Smiley, Warren Overpack and Clifford
Barlow. It is understood that they will
immediately consult with the Port of
Astoria Commission to expedite the
dredging of the promised cnannei in uie
Skipanon from the Columbia River to
the plant and that with that business
determined the directors will at once
begin construction of the plant on the
15-acre site donated by the D. K. War
ren estate.
The company propose to manufacture
sewer pipe, drain tile, hollow building
. . J h pr nlav TirodllCtS. Wir-
ren Overpack, who was Invited here to
investigate the clays, etc., iiaa tiu
nounced the clays of this community to
be of a high grade.
t i .r,..- nro hisrhlv elated over
uiitai nu.c". - " -
the successful raising of $75,000 to start
this enterprise.
TV A. Roarers ana Miss Anna, .-.ai-
cemiy. riJht in an accident
, .. iniiiii lir rleht.
ano Til prnm "'"'B "
Hundreds of Autoists Make Triji and
Willing Hands Remove Two
Snowbanks From Road ; City
Streetcar Traffic Heavy.
The day of the hookworm is upon us.
He has awakened from his Winter
slumber, a deep slumber induced by the
severity of the Winter, and has stuck
his gaff deep into thousands of Port
land folk.
The lure of the "open road In its
; ortontntlon was more than
thousands of automobile-owning persons
could withstand, and all members of
the lucky families yesterday took ad
vantage of the Spring-like day.
The Columbia Highway arew i.u.,-
dreds of automobilists. The highway
itself is unimpaired by the silver thaw
and recent storms, and the scenery is
doubly beautiful owing to the fact that
there are numberless large and small
waterfalls visible at this time of the
year The melting of the snows the last
few days has sent half a dozen spark
,: ... lo-ininc and laughing
amid a near-Spring splendor of vegeta
tion that win soon i)a.
Travelers Shovel Snow.
.1 nintn,.cniia Incidents in
Line l L liC , ; n. v . " 1
.t ... : , Vi r niirhwav travel
conneL-iiuii - " '
yesterday was that of about 40 automo-
bilists and 3 moiorcycui.
.v..,,. wav throuerh two snowbanks.
each about 100 feet long. The snow
drifts are still hlgn ana nusiiiy .
Twrt of them have not
melted sufficiently to allow traffic.
Yesterday tne auiuniuuncs
at that place, one after another, until
there were at least 40. Motorcycles to
the number oi aw or uiuie ..Sh
into the bulkhead on the road and had
to quit. . h
But the vista tnai was
.nmn.iiinr There-
tne snow aa -
fore, wealthy, fur-coated automobihsts
and wage-earning motorcycle riders
Joined hands in the work of opening up
the drift. With shovels and boards
procured, from just wnere ..u
, .1.:. arinv tacked the
Knows, liii - - . .
two drifts. In a short time the high
way was open, ano oy " -stream
of motorists was running to and
fro The drifts were about eight feet
high and 100 feet long, and all but
burled the autos from sight as they
slid through, after the army had done
its work.
Highway Holds Up Well.
The autoists pursued their way as
far as Wah-kee-nah Falls. From there
. ....ii .nl. Italia thf SnOW is tOO
IO mumiui"" -
deep for easy traffic, and Wah-kee-nah
was the omega oi me us"' -
it ii..,,.t;,.nllv pvwv travel route
approaching the highway was used
- ... .. 'PI. n oranApa
vesterday witn suuucaa. j. v....
. .,. ws, tiut thn hieh-
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way proper had weathered its flrst
Winter's rigors in a splendid way.
Those not so fortunate as to be pro
vided with machines sought the public
parks and kindred haunts through the
medium of the streetcars.
To adequately take care of the travel
that the good weather had quickened,
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company renewed the Summer sched
ule on the l'ortiano neiguis u"" vu..-
cil Crest service, ami mciai m,;
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HAZELW00D
Special Lunches Make
Dining a Greater Pleasure
Special Lunch No. 13 350
Served 11:30 to 3:00
Cracked Crab
Bread and Butter
Pie, Pudding or Ice Cream
Coffee, Tea or Milk
THE HAZELWOOD
Confectionery and Restaurant
Washington St., at Tenth
obtained new energy for the week's
exactions by a day in the open.
The car service over the Vancouver
lines was reported to be more than
normal. Many people even let their
imaginations get so far as to picnic to
stations along the interurban lines.
Several automobile parties arrived in
the city from Willamette Valley towns,
and all those who arrived yesterday
declared that the roads had never been
in better shape.
BAKER VERDICT SEALED
RESULT OF JOHV SPAIN'S DAMAGE
SUIT IS SECRET.
Part of Amount Asked for Ejection
From O.-W. R. & 3V. Company Train
Is Believed Awarded.
Or.. Feb. 27. (Special.)
After being out 182 hours the jury In
the damage case of John fapain, 01
x-nrth Powder, and famous for his
buckaroo feats at the Pendleton Round
up, against the O.-W. K. & IS. Kanroaak
returned a sealed verdict at 1 o'clock
. . .1 T , , ,1 rm AnilArGnn nf thA Baker
County Circuit Court, will open it to
morrow morning. 11 is oeueveu iu
Mr. Spain got part of the $5000 for
which he sued.
Mr Spain charged that he was eject
ed from an O.-W. R. & N. train at
Huntington about two years ago and
thrown into jail on the charge of
drunkenness, and his stay in the damp
cell without medical attention caused
complications to his arm, his hand
having been severed by a rope in a
steer-roping contest at Halfway, Or.,
before. The complication necessitated
a further operation to shorten the arm,
he asserted.
He sued a year ago for the same
amount, and was awarded $1200. but
the case was carried to the Supreme
Court, which sent it back to the Circuit
Court here for retrial.
Scandinavian Steamer Sunk.
LONDON, Feb. 27 The steamship
Birgit has been sunk. Seventeen sur
vivors have been landed. There are
three small steamers of the name of
Birgit, according to shipping records,
two Swedish and one Norwegian. The
largest of the three Is 220 feet long
and of 1117 gross tonnage. The vessel
flies the Hweoisniiag.
'They just
cant wait
The sight of these big, fine Yellow
Newtown Pippins lairiy manes your -
"mouth water"! Give the children their greatest treat by ordering a box or more today.
Sale of Hood River "Diamond Brand
N
ewtown
fe Apples
"7?; Annlo"' is in full force at all Portland stores. Instead of sending Ncwtowns to Eu-Pr-riZ
rfJ RJtr- rope, as in years past, Portland is getting the "cream" of the crop at
from tlOOa XSJVer f ' . , . .5 r.:j,; f onnH ann ps Ihs season.
extremely iuw puces, luiioiucii6 i...- n 11
INSIST ON "DIAMOND BRAND" THE BEST!
Hood River "Blue Diamond" Hood River "Red Diamond"
Newtowns ultra t o r- sound and fine,
Newtowns ultra d0 soun
quality, box d4tUU box
$2.00
Your grocer will deliver them anywhere in Portland at these prices. If he
can't supply you, phone O. D. Cravens, Main 3462.
Apple Growers' Association (Co-operative, Non-Profit)
Hood River, Oregon, U. S. A.
PLAY SHOWS GAY PARIS
"HIGH LIFE" IS SPARKIf' G COMEDY
AT LYRIC
Delightful Variety Is Offered in Musi
cal Numbers, Including Good Songs
and Clever Dances.
The cabaret life of gay Paris and
scenes tilled with sparkling comedy
and gay songs and dances abound in
the Dillon and King musical comedy
"High Life," which opened at the Lyric
yesterday. Startling situations follow
one after the other, and through it all
a clever newspaper reporter, Miss OUle
Artell, is hot after pictures for her
paper.
Mike and Ike, played by Ben T. Dillon
and Will King, immediately get into
trouble when they try to mix in the
gay life. They make love to Fill, played
by Dolly Bunch, and consequently run
afoul of her lover, Dippa, the chefim
personated by Billy Mansfield. He feeds
them dynamite pills at the point of a
gun, and scares them into promising
not to marry the charmer.
The costuming is particularly gooa
One of the most popular song selec
tions is "I'm a Dancing Tcaohor Now,"
by Billy Manslield and chorus. The
song gives opportunity for working in
some clever dancing stunts, giving a
delightful variety.
"You've Got Your Mother's Riff Blue
Eyes," sung by Dolly Bunch and chorus,
and "Alabama Walk,' 'by Clarence Wur
dig, were also well received.
"I'm a Lonely Symphony," by Frank
Harrington and the Columbia quartet,
is a particularly popular number.
A Russian dance by the Kills sisters
is good.
TOLEDO FARMERS GATHER
Address on Agriculture Made by
Professor Shaw.
TOLEDO, Wash., Feb. 27. Special.)
Farmers gathered in Toledo, yes
terday to hear Professor Thomas Shaw,
of St. Paul, Minn., deliver an address.
Prior to the address of Professor
Shaw, H. H. Joch, traveling freight
agent for the Great Northern Railway,
made a short talk, relative to the co
operation that should exist between
the farmer and the commercial club.
Following him F. W. Graham, Western
industrial and immigration agent lor
the Great Northern, talked on the pur-
of Professor Shaw.
Professor Shaw urged diversified
farming.
ORE GOING TO N0RTHP0RT
Properties Controlled by Iny lirotlt
ers Shipped to Their Smelter.
WALLACE. Idnho, Feb. 27. (Spe
cial.) Ore shipments from the Coeur
d'Alenes are being made to Northport,
Wash., to the smelter purchased nrl
rehabilitated by the l'ay brothers. The
first shipments of lead concentrates
were made from the Hercules mine, th
property which lifted the three Pay
brothers from the ranks of lubor to
mult i-milliona ires.
Other properties in w iiii h the Pays
are interested will ulso ship ore to
Northport.
Indications nrc that the properties In
which the Pays have u controlling in
terest will produce ample ore to keep
the Northport smelter goinn.
Japanese intrrentll am eluieavorlnK to
havt, the JiiiumRc ateaiTiNli ip Inie Nippon
Yus.-n Kaolin leolmie Nt'iv '.ealHiiil porin In
Iik itinerary, wliirli. It In naM. wouM greatly
litMiel'lr Japan. traile It: , w .lalHiii'.
cil Crest service, and literal thousands 1 flies tne aweaisn 1.. ;
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TWO AT DINNER FOBBED
Police Believe Some Man Took
Handbag: and Purse.
A thief who operates while the peo
ple of the house are dining committed
two robberies Saturday evening. The
proximity of the places broken into,
and the similar method employed, has
convinced the police that the same man
is responsible for both thefts.
The apartments of Mrs. H. French.
103 Twelfth street, were entered via a
window. A handbag containing small
change and other articles was taken
The bag was later found near the
house, minus the change.
While Mrs. L. Altman, 327 Thirteenth
.street, was dining, the thief crawled
through a window and stole her purse.
Mrs. Altman is a teacher at Lincoln
High School, and a member of the
prisoners' Aid Society.
PERS0NALMENTI0N.
W. Marshall, of Dee, is at the Perkins.
Henry Akin, of Sheridan, Is at the
Seward.
V. H. Madden, of Medford. is at the
Portland.
J. II. Corkham. of McMinnville, is at
the Eaton-
It. O. Stanley, of Marble, Colo., is at
the Oregon.
C. D. Hemricks, of Hood River, is
at the Perkins.
E. F. Slades is registered at the Ore
gon from Salem.
Edward Hume is registered at the
Eaton from Chicago.
S. Stillman. of The Dalles. Is regis
tered at the Oregon.
W. N. Douglas and Norria Jensen, of
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