Morning Oregonian., March 18, 1916, Page 5, Image 5

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FATAL FEUD BROWS
FROM PEACE PACT
IIESES FEAR MOB
WILL LYNCH THEM
OREGON POLITICAL GOSSIP
Only Seven Republicans as Yet Out for 12 "Vacancies in Lower House of
Legislature From Multnomah County, but More Candidates Appear in
the Offing T. B. Handler, of Tillamook, Candidate for State Senator.
Lincoln Republican Club Meets Tonight A. P. Armstrong Not Ex
pected to Seek Re-Election News of the Candidates.
THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, 3IARCII 18, 1916.
Klamath Murder Defendant
Tells of Relations With
Woman Killed in Fight
AGREEMENT IS RELATED
Alleged Slayer Says Both Advanced
Money for Homestead, and He
Agreed to Do Farming in Re
turn for Housekeeping.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., March 17.
(Special.) At the opening- of the trial
here today of A. Ernest Lawrence,
harcred with the murder of Mrs. Alma
Kuehne at Dodd Hollow last December,
the defendant stated that he and Mrs.
Kiifihne came together from Seattle to
lake up a homestead. They had an
agreement that Mrs. Kuehne would do
the housework and Lawrence would
1o the farm work, he said, and each
furnished half of the $500 paid a pre
vious entryman to relinquish the home
stead. The tri:il is the outcome of a feud
which broke out between Lawrence and
the woman and her son, and which
resulted in a battle with rifles, shot
guns and pistols on the disputed home
stead, in which Mrs. Kuehne was
killed. At the time of the shooting
toth parties asserted ownership of the
homestead and each lived in a separate
house on the premises.
Andrew Kuehne, son of the murdered
woman, detailed the circumstances of
his mother's taking up the homestead,
of Lawrence erecting buildings on the
property and driving Mrs. Kuehne off
the place, and the details leading up
to and of the tragedy. He related his
story freely, with but little question
ing. Kuehne's story was similar to the
facts outlined by the state in the open
ing statement, but differed from the
statement offered by the defendant in
several minor particulars and also in
that the land in dispute was his
mother's homestead and patented to
her.
Prior to the taking of testimony, the
court, with the jurors, the defendant,
the clerk, the reporter. Sheriff and
deputy and the attorneys for both sides
motored to the scene of the shooting.
This was done to give all interested
i dearer conception of the facts about
which the testimony will be offered.
The immediate neighborhood of the
feud and points of interest were pointed
out and described by Don Zumwalt,
tinner direction of the court. Zumwalt
had made extensive maps and drawings
just after the shooting.
The taking of testimony was begun
nt 2 o'clock this afternoon with Mr.
Zumwalt on the stand. He testified
f-oncjrnin? his maps and charts, which
have been attached to the wall of the
courtroom for reference.
DEATH MET IN RESCUE
CARRAXZA COXSIL KILLED IX SAV
ING AMERICAN WOMEN.
Columbus Family Dragged From Rooms
by Bandits and Men Slain Be
fore Eyes of WIve.
EL PASO, March 17. Jose Pereyra,
Carranza Consul at Columbus, who was
killed by the Villa raiders, met his
death trying to save the lives of Amer
ican women, according to a story told
here today by Mrs. AV. L. Ritchie. Mrs.
.Ritchie's husband ran a hotel at Co
lumbus and was shot to death before
her eyes by the Villistas.
"When the bandits broke into the ho
tel," she said, "I, my daughter and some
other women ran into the corridor
from our bedrooms. We were joined
by Senor Pereyra. who stepped in front
of us as the outlaws rushed up the
stairs and called out: 'Don't shoot, we
are all Mexicans here." The bandits
seized the women and dragged them
into the light, one by one, saying each
time to Pereyra: "Is this one a Mex
ican?' 'Tereyra bravely insisted wo were
and should not be molested, but it was
easy for the murderers to see that he
was not telling the truth. The Amer
ican soldiers were' coming up and the
Villistas fled, but they dragged Pereyra
with them, kicking and abusing him.
"As his body was found some dis
tance over the border, I suppose they
first intended to make him a prisoner,
but when the pursuit of the Americans
became too hot they shot him down and
left him in the brush."
VILLA HUNT NOT EASY
TAFT TELLS CHICAGO PEOPLE PUR
SUIT IS "JVO PICNIC."
Preparedness trued to Preclude Nation
Being Awakened to Need of Defense
"With Terrific Jolt."
CHICAGO, March 17. William' H.
Taft, addressing members of the Ameri
can Red Cross at a luncheon in his hon
or today, declared that despite the Phil
ippine experience of those who are di
recting the American expedition into
Mexico the task of capturing Villa
would be no picnic.
Announcement was made that since
February 1, 12,000 new names have
been added in Chicago to the roll of
the organization's membership.
Mr. Taft as chairman of the central
committee of the American Red Cross
at Washington, D. C congratulated the
local leaders on the success of their
membership campaign. The organiza
tion plans to enroll 1,000,000 members
in the United States.
M.r, Taft made an appeal for "rea
sonable preparedness."
'Unless we rouse ourselves some
day, and that day may not be long
he;.e. we are going to wake up with a
terrific jolt." he said.
46,000 VETERANS OFFER
Commanders of 20 States Respond
for Service in. Mexico.
WASHINGTON, March 17. Repre
sentative Dyer, of Missouri, who tele
graphed the state commanders of Span
ish War Veterans several days ago,
asking how many of their members
were ready to volunteer for service in
Mexico, announced tonight that he had
received 20 replies indicating that at
least 46,000 of the veterans would be
immediately available if called on.
The War Department has made it
plain, however, that there is no present
Intention of asking for the service, of
any volunteers, .
WITH only seven Republican can
didates so far in the field for
the 12 places in the lower house,
of .the next Legislature to be filled
from Multnomah County, several of
"the boys" are figuring on getting into
the race and livening it up a. bit.
One of them is George W. Caldwell,
attorney and member of the Municipal
Civil Service Commission, who is all
ready to flip his hat into the circle.
He will make formal announcement of
his candidacy very soon. Mr. Caldwell
was one of several candidates for City
Commissioner last year.
Mike Murnane, a member of the city
executive board in Mayor Rushlight's
administration, and one of the two
labor members of the lower house from
this county in 1913, is thinking serious
ly of entering the lists again this
year. Mr. Murnane has been mentioned
as a prospective candidate for Con
stable, but he says he will not seek
this office. He will undoubtedly have
the backing of organized labor as a
candidate for the Legislature.
Still another legislative prospect is
K. K. Kubli, business man and ex
member of the City Council. Dan
Powers, attorney, is likewise looking
about him and sizing up the general
situation preparatory to declaring his
willingness to serve the people. A. E.
Gebhardt, attorney, is also mentioned.
One unusual aspect of the Legisla
tive situation this year is that only one
of Multnomah County's 12 representa
tives in the 1915 Legislature is as yet
asking re-election. This one is T. C.
Lewis, of St. Johns.
It is quite likely, however, that
Plowden Stott, another of the 1915
delegation, will become a candidate. He
has been urged to run 'and will make
known his decision soon.
Several members of last year's dele
gation are candidates for other offices.
E. V. Littlefield is seeking the Re
publican nomination for Representative
in Congress. Conrad P. Olson is run
ning for the State Senate this year. S.
B. Huston is also a senatorial possibility.
At this time last year there were so
many announced candidates for the
Legislature that one could hardly turn
around without stepping on some of
them. They fairly cluttered up the
city. The spectacle of only six an
nounced aspirants at this stage Of the
campaign is quite a rarity.
It need not be feared, however that
any of the places on the ticket will
go by default. There are still 28 days
in which candidates may file their
declarations or petitions and the rush
will start shortly. After that they will
have 34 days for campaigning.
The seven now in. the field are: D.
C. Lewis, lawyer; Herbert Gordon,
abstractor; Franklin F. Korell, lawyer;
Roderick L Macleay, business man;
Carlton E. Spencer, lawyer; John M.
Mann, printer, and Stephen A, Matthieu,
druggist.
All the candidates and nrosnective
candidates mentioned, are Republicans.
Only one Democrat, Barnett H. Gold
stein, has offered himself on the
sacrificial altar up to this time.
J? or joint representative from Mult
nomah and Clackamas counties, W. H.
Chatten, business man, is the only can
didate. He is a Republican and served
in the 1911 Legislature.
T. B. Handley. Jr.. of Tillamook ini-nt
Representative in 1913 and 1915 Legis
latures from Tillamook and Yamhill
counties, will be a candidate this year
for State Senator from the district
comprising Tillamook, Yamhill, Wash
ington and Lincoln counties. Mr.
Handley made a fine record In his two
terms 'in the lower House, and his
candidacy for the Senate will be
warmly supported in his district. He
is 34 years old, a native Oregonian, and
has lived In Tillamook County nearly
27 years. Mr. Handley is a Repub
lican of the progressive type. He has
practiced law in Tillamook for the
past nine years.
The Lincoln Republican Club, of
which Dr. L Victoria Hampton is presi
dent, will hold, a rally meeting in con
nection with a. short business .session
at 8 o'clock tonight- in the assembly
hall of the Central Library. The prin
cipal' subject of discussion is to be
"The True Spirit of Patriotism."
Thomas Mannlx and Mrs. Lucia Faxon
Additon. of the "W. C. T. U., are to be
the speakers of the evening. John Mc
Court, president of the Oregon Repub
lican Club, has promised to attend and
make a short talk. One feature of the
meeting is to be the first appearance
of the Lincoln Glee Club, under the
management of Mrs. Jf. A. Heppner.
Members of the glee club are N. A.
Hoose, Joseph B. Mulder, Jane Irene
Burns Albert, Mrs. Herman Politz,
Lulu Dahl Miller, Mrs. Delphine Marx,
Hartridge Whipp and John Clair Mon
teith. Robert L. Stevens will formally an
nounce his candidacy today for the
Republican nomination for Sheriff of
Multnomah County. Mr. Stevens served
as Sheriff for three terms, from 1906
to 1912, and in 1908 was a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
Governor. He withdrew from the race
several weeks . before the primary,
however, when he was suddenly called
East on business. He has been a resi
dent of Portland for 27 years..
W. Lair Thompson, of Lakeview,
president of the 1915 State Senate, and
candidate for re-election as Senator
from Crook, Jefferson, Klamath and
Lake counties, apparently isn't worry
ing excessively about his chances. The
Senator has left his campaign to take
care of itself, and accompanied by Mrs.
Thompson, has gone East on a com
bined business and pleasure trip. The
primary election date Is May 19, but
Senator Thompson does not expect to
return until the middle of May. He
and Mrs. Thompson will go first to St.
Paul, and from there to Chicago, Bos
ton, New York and Florida. Senator
Thompson has no opponent for the Re
publican nomination and is not likely
to have one. He has already anounced
that if re-elected as Senator, he will
again be a candidate for the presi
dency of the Senate.
Eugene Brookings Is a prospective
candidate for the Republican nomina
tion for County Judge against Judge
Cleeton. who is up for re-election. Mr.
Brookings is a former president of the
Progressive Business Men's Club.
A. P. Armstrong, Multnomah County
School Superintendent, will In all prob
ability not be a candidate for re-election.
He has not filed his declaration
of candidacy and said yesterday that
he has not definitely made Tip his mind.
Professor Armstrong has under con
sideration, however, a good offer from
a business house which he is likely to
accept.
The regular meeting of the Kentucky
Klick. a Democratic political organi
zation, will be held In the clubrooms
at 8 o'clock tonight. It Is announced
that a full attendance is' desired, as
ways and means will be discussed for
further organization of unsuccessful
applicants for Federal offices in Ore
gon, in the interests of harmony and
party regularity, to the end that they
may become a potent factor in future
campaigns.
SALEM, Or.. March 17. (Special.)
Stephen A. Matthieu, of Portland, to
day filed with the Secretary of State
declaration of his candidacy for the
Republican nomination for Representa
tive in the Legislature from Multnomah
County.
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'. B. Handley, of Tillamook., Who
Will Be a Candidate (or State
Senator From Dlntrict Com,
prlslna: Tillamook, Yamhill
Washing-ton and Lincoln Conn
ties.
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Threats From Georgia In
spire Appeal for Stay
of Extradition.
REQUISITION ONCE UPHELD
best of my ability." declares Mr. Mat
thieu in his statement to voters. "I
believe in conserving the state's money
and -an economical administration will
be my policy. I am for the vigorous
enforcement of all laws that are for
the betterment of the whole people,
and I believe in an economical, efficient
and straightforward administration."
Thomas Brown, of Salem, attorney
and member of the 1915 lower House,
today filed his declaration of candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
Representative from Marion County.
Mr. Brown announces that he is in
favor of "fair treatment for state in
stitutions in Marion County in refer
ence to appointments and will -jstrenu-
ously oppose discrimination in lavor
of institutions in other parts of the
state." In conclusion he says he is in
sympathy with all co-operative move
ments of the farmers, business men
and consumers, and is against useless
commissions.
"A farmer who favors business econ
omy in public affairs," is Ben E,
Robertson's recommendation to voters
of Marion County, in asking their sup
port for the Republican nomination tor
Representative in the Legislature. Mr.
Robertson lives near Turner. "I will
be for such measures as tend to lighten
the burden of taxation of the farmers
in particular and all the taxpayers in
general," he promises. He also de
clares that the "public money should
be spent with the same economical
forethought that is used by the man
who pays the tax.'"
Additional aspirants who have filed
for District Attorney are Blaine Mc
Cord, of Woodburn, Republican, Mar
ion County; Homer I. Watts, of Athena,
Republican, Umatilla County, and I. N.
Miller, of Marshfield, Republican,
Coos County.
Democratic aspirants for nomination
for the various offices at the coming
primaries are few in comparison with
the number of Republicans who have
filed their declarations with Secretary
of State Olcott. With practically a
month left, however, there is yet op
portunity for Oregon's minority party
to place a full list of entrants in the
field. The records of the Secretary
of State to date show that for Repre
sentatives in Congress neither Repub
licans nor Democrats have yet filed
declarations or petitions of candidacy,
although a Representative must be
nominated and elected in each of the
three Congressional Districts.
With four to elect, there are but
three filings for delegates-at-large to
the Democratic National convention;
two Democrats have filed for delegate
in both the first and second districts,
but the third district, comprising Mult
nomah County, yet lacks a candidate.
Five Republicans have filed for dele-gate-at-large
to the National conven
tion; two have filed in the first dis
trict and one each in the second and
third districts. Under the National
committee's apportionment Oregon
elects four delegates-at-large and two
from each Congressional District.
At present no filings for President
and Vice-President of the United
States, oc for Presidential electors, have
been made.
There are yet no Democratic aspi
rants for State Senator in the fifth,
seventh, eighth. 11th. 13th. 17th, 18th.
21st, 22d and 24th Senatorial districts
and no Republicans have filed declara
tions of candidacy in the 16th, ISth or
21st districts.
With 60 to nominate for the lower
house of the Legislature by each party,
the Democrats have filings only in the
sixth, ISth and 21st districts. On the
other hand. Republican candidates have
appeared in all but the second, fifth,
sixth. 12th, 19th. 22d. 24th, 25th and
27th districts.
For District Attorney neither Ttenuh-
lican nor Democratic candidates have
yet filed in Jefferson. Linn, Malheur,
Morrow, Multnomah. Sherman. Tilla
mook, Union and Wheeler counties; no
Republicans have filed in Baker or
Harney counties, and Democratic fil
ings are lacking in Benton, Clacka
mas, Coos, Curry. Douglas, Gilliam,
Grant. Lincoln, Marion, Polk and Wash
ington counties.
For Circuit Judge no Democrats have
filed In the first, fifth, ninth 19th and
iutn aistrtcts; no Republicans have
filed in the fifth, ninth and 14th dis
tricts. In the second judicial district,
with three to nominate, one Democrat
has filed; two to nominate, one Demo
crat has filed in the third district;
three to nominate, one Democrat has
filed in the fourth district.
CARRANZA PLANNING ENTRY
Triumphal Arches Being Hastened
to Completion in Mexico City.
MEXICO CITY. March 17. Work on
triumphal arches extending from the
Castle Chapultepec to the National
Palace is being hurried in the expecta
tion of a visit to the capital by Gen
eral Carranza and the members of his
cabinet. Reports say that the party
will remain here ten days, later re
turning to the provisional capital at
Quertaro.
It is reported here on high author
ity that a national convention will
meet in Quertaro in the near future
for the purpose of remodeling the con
stitution and preparing the way for a
general election of a president whose
term will run from 1916 to 1922.
Delegates from each state and ter
ritory of the republic and from the
different army units will constitute the
body, which it is expected will frame
a new constitution for Mexico.
Charge now raced Is Larceny, After
Trust, Involving Disposition of
$12,000, Innes Is Said to
Have Received to Invest.
AUSTIN, Tex., March 17. Mr. and
Mrs. Victor E. Innes, of Eugene. Or.,
asked Governor Ferguson, through
their' counsel today, to revoke requisi
tion for their return to Georgia, alleg
ing that they feared lynching should
they be taken to Atlanta for trial on
indictments charging them with lar
ceny after trust.
No decisoni was given by the Gov- 1
ernor, but he announced he had tele
graphed Governor Harris, of Georgia,
asking official assurances that every
precaution would be taken to safe
guard the prisoners.
Supreme Court Sustains Requisition.
Requisition for Mr. and Mrs. Innes
was honored by Governor Ferguson's
predecessor in office. Governor Oscar
B. Colquitt, after they had been ac
quitted in San Antonio, where they
now are in jail, of charges -of murder
in connection with the disappearance
of Mrs. Elois Nelms Dennis and her
sister. Miss Beatrice Nelms, of Atlanta,
Ga.
The Inneses carried their cases to the
Supreme Court of the United States,
which decided against their contention
that the requisition was invalid be
cause they had not been permitted to
return to Oregon, the state where they
were arrested, after the dismissal of
the original charge which caused their
detention.
Threats of Lynching Reported.
Since that time, according to an
nouncement by their attorneys, the two
prisoners have (been the recipients of
numerous anonymous letters of a
threatening nature, one of which, ap
parently coming from the old home
of the Nelms women, promised Mr. and
Mrs. Innes that they would be dealt
with "like Leo M. Frank."
Mrs. Dennis and Miss Nelms disap
peared here nearly two years ago, and
no trace of them ever has been found.
Innes had acted as attorney for Mrs.
Dennis, and the Georgia charge of lar
ceny after trust is-based on allegations
that she gave him 812,000 to Invest
for her.
AMERICANS INVADE AFRICA
Capital From This Country to De
velop Hand Gold Mines.
LONDON. March 17. American finan
ciers, headed by Adolph Lewisohn &
Sons, have arranged with London capi
talists to develop extensive gold-bearing
properties of the Far Eastern Rand,
South Africa. The project involves the
expendfture of several million pounds.
This is the first time that American
capital has' been sought for the ex
ploitation of the Rand mining in
dustry. On account of the war it was
not possible to raise sufficient- funds
from English sources.
The new American capital supplants
that of German banks and financiers,
who, prior to the war, played an im
portant part in that region.
HONOLULU WANTS VESSELS
Guarantee to be Offered the Great
Xorthern Pacific Company.
HONOLULU, T. H.. March 17. Hono
lulu merchants do not want the service
of the Great Northern Pacific Steamship
Company between here and San Fran
cisco discontinued as the steamship
company has announced it will be. They
decided today to offer the Hill line a
guarantee of a certain amount of busi
ness if the service is resumed.
Lorrin Thurton was appointed a dele
gate to proceed to the mainland and
present the merchants' proposition to
the Great Northern officials.
Benton City Editor Goes to Border.
KENNEWICK, Wash!, March 17.
(Special.) Charles E. Dyke, editor of
the Benton Herald, a weekly paper
published at Benton City, has been ap
pointed war correspondent for the
Hearst interests and left last night for
the Mexican border. Mr. Dyke has had
a varied experience as a war corre
spondent, serving the Hearst newspa
per syndicate as correspondent during
the Spanish-American war in the
Philippines, during the Boxer uprising
in China and during the Russo-Jap-
Cavalrmen Be Recruited.
SPOKANE, Wash., March 17. The
United States Army recruiting station
here received orders today to open sub
stations at Missoula, Mont., and North
Yakima, Wash. Two detachments to
open the stations for recruiting will
depart tonight. An effort will be made
to et mea who can ride.
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ways superior to any on
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Fruit Men Engage Sales Agents.
KENNEWICK. Wash., March 17.
(Special.) The board of directors of
the Kennewick-Richland Strawberry
Union in executive session at Richland
voted unanimously to engage the Spo
kane Eruit Growers Company to act
as sales agents for the local straw
berry crop. The board of directors had
under consideration the applications of
the Pacific Fruit & Produce Company,
the Ryan Newton Company, of Spo
kane; the Hood River Apple Growers'
Association, the Northwestern Kruit
Exchange, of Portland: C. H. Robinson
Company, of Montana and North Ia
kota, to handle this yenr's crop. The
strawberry union controls about !5 per
cent of the acreage of the Kennewick
Richland district, which is over 300
acres. The crop this year is estimated
at from fio.non to 75.noo crates.
At Last
the 'Balanced' Tire
The greatest forward step ever made
in pneumatic tires
On January 8th, in the Saturday Evening
Post, we announced that at last we had
made pneumatic rubber tires more like
other dependable articles of merchandise.
Stop and analyze this tires the reason for the
statement "more like
other dependable articles
of merchandise."
Unless backed up by
results, it would be al
most commercial suicide
for a tire manufacturer to
make such a statement.
Now we are ready to tell
you the reason for this
fearless confidence in our
gigantic sales increases
in our tires since Sep
tember last.
Many months ago we
finally worked out and
began producing the
completely ' balanced
pneumatic tire the
heretofore unattainable
goal of every tire manufacturer.
To be 100 per cent, efficient, a tire must be abso
lutely 'balanced' that is, the rubber tread and
the fabric carcass of the tire must give equal wear.
'Balance the tire maker's goal
Problem: find the 'bal
ance. Full rubber-tread effi
ciency demands a 5050
'balance of resiliency
and toughness.
Full- fabric-carcass effi
ciency demands a 50-50
'balance of fabric layers
and rubber a union that
will make tread-separation
impossible.
To have perfect 'bal
ance the rubber tread
must have enough resil
iency to absorb road
shocks that tend to dis
integrate the fabric, and
still must have the
toughness to give long
wear.
Too much toughness
reduces resiliency; too
much resiliency sacrifices
toughness.
. Full, complete tire efficiency demands a 50-50
balance of the rubber tread and the fabric carcass
ther may be stronger nor weaker than the other.
This is the goal we have reached
By producing this complete
"kal&nc bttweaa resiliency
and toufhneH in the tread,
and between fabric and rubber
in the carcass, wo have secured
OO ver cent. efhciencT in
United States Individualized
Tires, or absolute balance"
of wearing quality in both
rubber tread and fabric car
By September last these ak
solutely ' balanced United
States Tires began to be "felt
on the market."
Since September, sales have increased steadil y
month by month up to the recent highest increase
of 354 per cent. this tells the story.
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