Morning Oregonian., March 24, 1916, Page 6, Image 6

CITIES MAY HAVE TO
L
Amendment Providing Protec
tion of Water Supply Op
posed in Committee.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL SHIFTS
Jtenpoiiibility Attendant on Con
firming; of Executive Contracts
Put Vp to Congress After
Change Is Advised.
OREGONIAX NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. March 23. When Representa
tives McArthur and- Hawley today laid
before tli? sub-committee on public
lands their proposed amendments to
th Oregon & California land grant
bill, providing for placing in forest re
serves these grant lands which should
be reserved to protect the water sup
ply of Portland. Oreson City and Cor
vallis. unexpected opposition developed
and the amendments went over for fur
ther consideration tomorrow.
Representative Raker, pursuing the
attitude he has assumed from the first
of opposing all chances asked by the
Oregoi delegation, objected to these
amendments, asserting they would in
validate the entire bill. He contended
Concress must take over title to the
entire grant and then the Govern
ment must sell every acre so recovered.
His idea, seemingly, is to compel the
cities to buy the land in question. So
determined was Mr. Raker in his op
position that no vote could be reached
today.
At today's meeting of the sub-committee
C. J. Smith, of the Department
of Justice, "said the Attorney-General
wished the committee to understand
that he had no desire and no inten
tion to make recommendations as to
the policy Congress should adopt "in
framing the land grant bill. He said
he desired his report to be considered
only as it bore on questions of law.
This explanation was made in refer
ence to section seven, confirming ex
ecutory contracts, a section that was
first heard of when it was embodied
in the Attorney-General's report to
Congress.
The committee understood from Mr.
Smith's- explanation that the Attorney-General
will not press section
seven, but rather that he wishes now
to disavow all responsibility for it and
let Congress take the full responsibil
ity. This disavowal did not come,
however, until after It was demon
strated publicly Just how John Lind
had Induced the Department to rec
ommend the amendment.
While the sub-committee did not con
clude consideration of section seven
and while Representative Lcrwoot is
'desirous of amending the amendment
so it will confirm the contract through
which John Lind would get title to
BOfO acres, it Is evident that three
members of the sub-committee oppose
the provision and that it will be re
ported adversely to the full committee.
LARCENY BY LINK CHARGED
Two Sleuths Are Hot on Trail of
Meat Smokehouse Looters.
Larceny by linear measure and link
is testing the deductive faculties and
daring of Detectives Hellyer and Tack
aberry, whose success as criminal in
vestigators has won them recognition
in the bureau.
From the Enterprise Meat Market, at
845 Williams avenue, Woodlawn, is re
ported the singular disappearance of
2H feet of summer-sausage, five rings
of bologna and other edibles from the
smokehouse. The burglars also took
home the bacon several choice strips
of streaked lean.
DEAL WILL GO THROUGH
Philip Buehner Confirms Story of
Purchase of Simpson Interests.
Philip Buehner, who with Henry
Buehner and Oeorcre B. Sailor, of Port-
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in
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ural as it is for old people to walk
lowly. For age is never so active as
youth. The muscles are less elastic.
And the bowels are muscles.
So all old people need Cascarets. One
might as well refuse to aid weak eyes
with glasses as to neglect this gentle
aid to weak bowels. The bowels must
be kept active. This is important at
all ages, but never so much as at fifty.
Age is not a time for harsh physics.
Touth may occasional!;- whip the bow
els into 'activity. But a lash can't be
used every day. What the bowels of the
old need is s gentle and natural tonic.
that can be constantly used with
out harm. The,oniy such tonic is Cas
carets, and they cost only 10 cents per
box at any drug store. Adv.
GRANT
ADS
land, is closing up a deal with the
Simpson Lumber Company holdings In
Coos County, returned from San Fran
cisco yesterday with the announcement
that all details of the transaction
would not be completed for perhaps two
weeks.
Although he said no papers have as
yet been signed on the sale, Mr.
Buehner virtually admitted that the
deal would go through as originally
reported in The Oregonian a few days
ago. The timber lands involved in the
deal have already been cruised and
representatives of the Buehner syndi
cate are now engaged in checking over
the other holdings including the mills
and equipment.
It is understood that the deal in
volves the transfer of property worth
in the neighborhood of $1,000,000.
MINE MILKED CHARGED
h S. BAILLIF. TESTIFIES FINDS OP
COMPANY MANIPULATED.
E. W. Rnrkni Ik Accrued by Witness
and Attorney In Course of Ctoh
EiamlnatloB at Baker.
BAKER, Or., March 23. (Special.)
Charges tffat the Columbia mine had
been manipulated, and milked were
made by ex-Manager F. S. Baillie dur
ing cross-examination today in his suit
for accounting against E. W. Backus
and others as owners.
Manipulation of funds of the Gold
Mining Company, by which $40,739 was
taken from the treasury and the com
pany made debtor for $46,261 in ad
dition, was alleged. Mr. Baillie also
testified that the $40,739 was taken
from the treasury in 1904 for the use of
the Minnesota & Colorado Company,
which corporation was later reorgan
ized as the Northern Mining & Trad
ing Company. He said that when this
reorganization took place the new com
pany gave its note for $98,000 to VZ.
W. Backus as trustee, and. that the
note was turned into the Columbia
mine treasury in payment of the or
iginal loan, and creating a credit,
amounting to more than the loan. In
terest, it was brought out, was paid
on the loan, but the note was not nego
tiated. "The Columbia Gold Mining Company
was milked by Backus and left to hold
the sack," was the accusation made
by John L. Rand, counsel for Mr.
Baillie. in objecting to evidence as to
the payment of interest.
The objection was tentatively over
ruled by the court, on the ground that
later developments might show the
materiality of the testimony sought.
EPILEPSY GERM FOUND
PH'SICIAJf GIVES HOPE OF PRE
VEXTIO.V AXD CURE.
Disease Declared Communicable, bat
Prediction Made That Bright Day
Dawns for Sufferers.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., March 23. The dis
covery of a germ which, he asserted,
caused epilepsy was announced to
day by Dr. Charles A. L. Reed,
of Cincinnati, in an address be
fore the semi-annual meeting of the
Medical Society of the Missouri Val
ley. The germ was the bacillus epl
leptius and the speaker asserted that,
like the germ of lockjaw, it probably
exists in the soil and enters the body
through the stomach and intestines,
where it continues to live. Dr. Reed
contended that clogging of the alimen
tary canal, always present in epileptic
cases, forced the germ from the intes
tines into the blood, where it was also
self-perpetuating.
In his address Dr. Reed said that
there was abundant evidence tending
to show that the disease often has been
communicated from one person to an
other. "This discovery of the real cause and
nature of epilepsy." said Dr. Reed,
"points not only to cure, but to pre
vention. While it brings a brighter
day to the heretofore hopeless epilep
tic, it ought shortly to relieve the
state of much heavy and rapidly-growing
burden."
GRANTS PASS HAS STORM
Hail, Snow and Cold Cause Fruit
growers to Worry.
GRANTS PASS. Or., March 23.
(Special.) After four days of typical
March weather, with rain and wind
alternating. Southern Oregon had a
snow and hail storm today.
At one time during the day the
ground was completely white with a
fall of large hailstones, although no
damage was done. Fruit growers fear
severe damage to the crop tonight
should the clouds break away, as the
air is very cold.
Peach, cherry, pear and the earlier
varieties of apples are in full bloom,
and a heavy freeze at this time would
be very disastrous to the grower of
small orchards without smudge. A
supply of smudge oil has been laid in
by the owners of all the larger or
chards. FIRST WOMAN'S JURY SITS
Twelve Hear Case and Award T'ecs
for Sale of Sheep.
BOISE. Idaho, March 23. (Special.)
Twelve women sat in the Jury box in
the District Court here today and
weighed the evidence submitted in a
civil case to the first woman's jury
ever empaneled in Idaho. After delib
erating two and a half hours. Mrs. Lot
tie M. Gravely, wife of a broker, ren
dered the unanimous verdict for the
plaintiff as foreman of the jury.
The case was one involving commis
sions on the sale of sheep. It was en
titled. A. Rathbun, as trustee, of J. L.
Davis, versus Castro Aldecocea. A ver
dict of $115 was given Rathbun.
RAGS BECOMING PRECIOUS
Government Warns Against Waste In
Paper-Mnking Materials.
"Save your waste paper and rags" is
the warning sent out by the Depart
ment of Commerce, Washington. D. C.
to commercial organizations through
out the country. The Chamber of Com
merce received such a message yester
day.
It is urged that because of the short
age of paper-making materials in this
country, due to the impossibility of im
porting either rags or paper pulp in
war time, it is necessary for the paper
industry in the United States that ma
terials formerly -wasted be saved.
Railroad Traffic Heavy.
DRY AD, Wash.. March 23. (Special.)
Yesterday the Northern Pacific ran
an extra freight train of 75 cars on
the South Bend line. This is prob-
aoiy tne longest freight train which
ever passed through here. The Mil
waukee has also been runniner extra
freights the past 10 days. Both of
tnese roads are experiencing an ex
ceptionally heavy traffic on the Wil
lapa Harbor line at this time.
NGOUVER T
HOOPS
ORDERED TO FRONT
Third Battalion, Twenty-First
Infantry, Leaves This
Morning for Border.
FAMILIES STAY AT HOME
First liattalion, Xew En Route to
San Diego, Also Ordered Soutlu. .
Coninlander and Second Bat
talion Expect to Go Also.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. March 23.
(Special.) The Third Battalion of the
Twenty-first Infantry today received
orders to leave at once for the inter
national border between Mexico and
California. ,and 285 men and 12 offi
cers will leave tomorrow morning over
the Southern Pacific for El Centro. Cal.,
in the Imperial Valley.
Malcr James T. Dean will command
the Third Battalion. The First Bat
talion, under Major William Brooke,
left a few days ago for Tacoma, and
is now on the Pacific Ocean bound to
the San Diego Exposition, but since
ordered to the border.
In addition to Major Dean, the fol
lowing officers will go: lieutenant
Torrey B. Maghee, Battalion Adjutant;
Lieutenant George M. Parker, Quarter
master: Captain Carrol K. Armistead,
Captain Allen Parker. Captain Robert
S. Offley. Captain Edmund J. Sayer,
Jr.: Captain Herbert C. Gibner. of the
Medical Corps: Lieutenant Lewis A.
Kunzig, Lieutenant Samuel A. Gibson,
Lieutenant Charles C. Benedict and
Lieutenant Paul W. Newgarden.
Each field and staff officer will have
his own mount and there will be three
escort wagons. The men will be pro
vided with kits A and B, one the full
field kit. and also the camping kit.
and will bo fully equipped for patrol
duty. The cars for the men will be
hacked into the reservation on the
North Bank spur, and the loading of
the baggage will take place on the
Northern Pacific sidetrack near the
Northern Pacific dock. Second and Co
lumbia streets.
Kb m life Stay Home.
Major Dean said this will be his first
experience on the border. The wives
and families of J.he officers, most of
whom are married, will remain in the
post.
Colonel Francis IT. French, in com
mand of the Twenty-first Infantry, and
the post, is left with the Second Bat
talion, but this is always ready to leave
at a moment's notice. The troops will
be ready to leave before the cars could
be secured.
The only other troops left in addi
tion to the Second Battalion are Com
pany F. Engineers, about .125 men, with
three officers, in command of Captain
Richard. C. Moore.
With conditions as they now are with
Mexico, all the remaining troops here
are expecting to- be ordered to the bor
der. The band is away with the First
Battalion, so there will be no martial
music tomorrow when the troops leave
the pit.
STilP PEDDLER NABBED
ED BARRICK COXFESSES TO ROB
BERY OF" XATRO.V POSTOFFICE.
Wcll-Iv nOTi it Operator Arrested While
Attempting to !ell Loot to
Pawnbroker at Cut Prices.
Trying to sell postage stamps at
bargain prices is rather a dangerous
pastime. Ed D. T. 'Barrick, whose fa
vorite alias, according to Federal post
office inspectors, is Ed Dawson, found
this to be the case when he sought to
interest a Portland pawnbroker in $45
worth of perfectly good stamps at cut
rates.
The pawnbroker listened to Barrick's
story that a well-dressed stranger at
the Union Depot gave him the stamps.
which Barrick offered to sell for $40.
When he came down in his price to $2d
the pawnbroker notified the police, and
Detectives Howell and Goltz arrested
Barrick for vagrancy.
After E. C. Clement. C. B. Welter and
F. E. Whitney, United States postoffice
inspectors, had had several heart-to-
heart talks with Barrick, he confessed
yesterday to having robbed the Natron,
Or., postoffice on March 9. The man
who did this job kicked in a window or
a room next to the postoffice, cut the
panel out of a door and then unlocked
tne door irom tne msiae, priea open
the stamp drawer and made off with
$179 in stamps and a Lincoln penny.
The penny and $45 stamps were found
in Barrick's pockets. He told the in
spectors he had "spent" some of them,
but gave information leading to the
recovery of a package containing
stamps worth $133, which he had left
n a Japanese shop. In all $1i3 worth
of stamps have been recovered by the
authorities.
- Barrick was lodged in the County
Jail yesterdoy on a Federal charge of
breaking Into a postoffice.
STRAND SHOW PLEASES
NEWEST OFFERING OF TAIDE.
VILLE PICTURES PROVES GOOD.
'Spook" Act and Japanese Acrobats
Occupy Places of Honor, With Film
Feature as "Runner Up."
If enthusiastic applause and numer
ous recalls are any indication the new
bill which went on at the Strand yes
terday is even better than its prede
cessor.
Yesterday another big entertainment
went on the boards, consisting of four
vaudeville acts and two film stories.
Kenny and La France set the game
going with their merry dance novelty,
They sing a bit, too, but it is their
acrobatic whirlwind dancing that wins.
It is a smartly dressed act and the girl
is pretty and young.
Frank Colby and a company of
spooks offer a sensational novelty in
black magic. Colby in the guise of
clown performs in a tent and his "spir
ited" assistant makes things appear
and disappear at command.
Then come Davis and Walker, a cou
pie of colored entertainers who give a
lesson in dancing. They sing well, the
girl especially has a pleasing voice.
Closing the vaudeville bill are the
Imperial Japs, three in number, who
perform feats of balancing and a dar
ing slide for life.
The featured film is Autumn, a
Red Feather production, with lovely
young Violet Mcrsereau playing the
title role. It is a story of a little
foundling who grows to womanhood
under merely the name of "Autumn."
How she discovers her parentage and
finds happiness is told in the story.
The other film story is a genuine
novelty. It is a comedy staged in a
rain storm. The "Deacon's Waterloo"
Is its appropriate title. An interesting
collection of news stories told In the
"Weekly" completes the bill.
FIRST WIFE WONT TESTIFY
A. It. Burford, as Result, May Be
Freed in Marriage Mixup.
BAKER. Or.. March 23. (Special.)
Because his first wife refuses to testify
against him, A. R. Burford, who ob
tained a divorce from her, two weeks
later married 18-year-old Georgia
Lawrence and with the girl went to
Honduras, may go free from charges
growing out of his marriage mix-up,
was the statement today of District
Attorney C. T. Godwin.
Burford is out on $500 bail on the
charge preferred by B. K. Cranston, of
obtaining money under false pretenses.
The Lawrence girl left the city late
last night for Portland, after a mys
terious visit here to learn how Bur
ford had fared with his first wife
when he returned alone from Honduras
last week. Finding they had become
reconciled, she said she also would
prefer no charges.
PARK CONCESSIONS ASKED
Operation of 31ules and Burros for
Sightseeing at Falls Proposed.
E. R. Cherryman, who has a herd of
mules and burros in Southern Oregon,
is anxious to get the concession from
the city of operating the animals over
the trails- about Multnomah Falls in
Benson Park to carry visitors unable
or unwilling to walk. He submitted a
bid of $66 a year for the privilege, but
the bid was rejected by the City Coun
cil because no certified check was in
closed. Mr. Cherryman wants the burro con
cession and the concession for erect
ing a parking place for autos. For the
latter he is willing to pay $54 a year.
It is a Question whether concessions
will be let out in this park.
RIVFR GAUGE IS PROPOSED
Weather Bureau Seeks Installation
of Automatic Device.
Establishment of an automatic de
vice for recording the depth of water
n the Willamette River when above
zero is proposed by the United States
Weather Bureau. K. A. Beals. district
forecaster, has selected municipal dock
No. 2 for its location.
At present the Government data is
supplied from a gauge at the .uforrison
street bridge. That crrangement ne
cessitates telephoning and special re
ports. With the new gear now being con
sidered a register at the Weather Bu
reau office would indicate at all times
the height of water.
OHIO SOCIETY HAS MEETING
Joseph Ii. Jackson Tells of "Under
ground Railway."
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ohio Society was held at room H, Pub
lic Library, last night. A splendid
programme was provided and oneof
the interesting features of the evening
was a talk by an old soldier, Joseph
L. Jackson, who was acquainted with
the facts and whose father assisted in
the transactions of the famous "under
ground railway" in Ohio. Mr. Jackson
gave the society an interesting talk on
some of the main facts which led up to
the writing of Uncle Tom s Cabin.
A committee was appointed to ar
range for a Festival week picnic for
the society.
SHmfiERS WILL FROLIC
Members of Al K tutor Temple to
Stag Burlesque Saturday.
An unique entertainment will be
staged by the Shriners of. Al Kader
Temple in the Masonic Temple Satur
day night, according to the plans of
the committee in charge. Some of the
members of the organization will put
on a burlesque in which a meeting of
"Buckaroo" Temple, of St. Johns, will
be represented. Some of the local hits
which have been worked out will be
good.
Among the characters who will take
a leading part are: Billy Base, head
mogul. Impersonated by John H. Hall;
Tom McCrusty. Dr. Norrls Cox, and
Ivan Abenstone, A. B. Gottschalk.
GOVERNOR WILL ATTEND
Invitation to Chamber's Open House
Is Accepted.
Governor Withycombe will attend
the reception and formal opening of
the exhibit on the ground floor of
he Oregon building April 7. A let
ter accepting- the invitation of the
Chamber of Commerce to attend was
received from the Governor yesterday.
The exhibit has just been installed
here, it being the same showing of
Oregon products that attracted much
attention at the Panama-Pacific Ex
position It is complete and well worth
a visit from Portland people, as well
as strangers. On the same night the
annual meeting of the Chamber of
commerce will be held. Members and
their ladies are urged to attend.
IJible Class to Dine.
The men's Bible class of the Rose
City Park Community Church will have
a banquet tonight at 6:30 o'clock at
the church rooms. It will be a stag
affair, and there will be music and a
literary programme. E. S. Miller will
lecture on the 23d Psalm.
Captain Moore Goes to Hospital.
Senior Captain John T. Moore, of the
Bureau of Police, is now receiving
treatment for an affected knee at the
Good Samaritan Hospital. He entered
that institution yesterday. Several
months ago Captain Moore injured the
knee in a fall. It is stated that the
condition of the injured member is
critical.
DO YOU KNOW
That when you se
lect Dr. Cutting- to
do your optical work
that he has the rec
ommendation, and
as patients many of
the leading physi
cians and surgeons
of the City of Port
land? Why? Because
th-ay know of my
ability and experi
ence, and that their
patients when sent
to me will not only
receive my personal
attention, but will
be treated fairly la
evwry sense. Consul
tatlon free.
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JEALOUS MAN ATTACKS
HUSBAND OK DOUGLAS WOMAN
FRACTURES NEIGHBOR'S SKI LL.
Assanlt on McKUilejr Morley Max Re
sult In Murder Charge Was Struck
by Stone After Night Visit.
ROSEBURG, Or., March 23. (Spe
cial.) McKinley Morley, of Edenbower,
is said to be in- a precarious condition
today as the result of injuries sustained
Sunday night, when he was- attacked by
John Stancliff, of this city. Stancliff
was arrested here today on a charge
of assault with intent to kill, and was
committed to jail without bail. In the
event of Morley'o death the charge
ainst Stancliff will be changed to
murder.
Stancliff admits making the asasult.
but claims he was Justified because
Morley had persisted in paying im
proper attentions to his wife.
On the night of the assault Stan
cliff laid in wait for Morley as the lat-
ter was returning home after visiting
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Mre. Stancliff. As Morley neared the
city limits Stancliff emerged from the
side of the road and hurled a rock at
his victim. The rock struck Morley
over the eye and rendered him uncon
scious. The physicians say he is suf
fering from a fracturel skull and other
injuries which may prove fatal.
Morley first said he was kicked by
a horse, and it was not until his con
dition became serious that he informed
the officers of what had occurred. All
parties to the affair are well known
here.
MR. DUN1WAY IS DELEGATE
Portland to Send Three Men to Spo
kane Preparedness Meeting.
It. IV. Duniway was added yesterday
to the list of delegates to the North
west Preparedness Conference, which
meets at Spokane next Monday and
Tuesday, by the Chamber of Commerce.
Colonel D. N. Baker, and Frank B.
Riley, were appointed recently to at
tend as Portland representatives.
Mr. Duniway is much, interested in
the subject. He is not only taking an
active part in the work of forming a
unit of attorneys to be added to the
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Oregon Naval Militia, but he is Im
pressed with the importance of arous
ing general interest in the subject of
preparedness, and -of bringing pressure
to bear upon the authorities for ade
quate defenses for the Taciflc North
west against invasion.
Henry Meyer Dies.
Henry Meyer, aged 4S years, died
suddenly Wednesday at his place of
business at 111 Killingsworth avenue.
Mr. Meyer was a tailor and his resi
dence was 966 East Twenty-third
street North. He- is survived by a
widow. The body i3 at the Chambers
Undertaking chapel, funeral arrange
ments are in charge of Scout Young
Camp, Spanish War Veterans.
The -world's output of nw platinum In
was placed Ht V'S3.4ro troy ounce.
Russia supplied 241. 000 ounces, Colombia
17.S0O ounces and the United St.
nunp.s.
MEN'S SHOES, $1.98.
Good, solid ones in black, tans or
patents. Shoes or Oxfords, all sizss,
wide widths.
$1.48 for Boys' Heavy Sole Lace or
Button Shoes, all sizes.
Wright's, cor. 4th and Alder
particulars
address
S. CAMPBELL
District Agent.
Railway Exchange.
Bldg., 105 Third SL
Phones: Main 67(17
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