VOL. I,YI XO. 17,2T0.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 29, 1916."
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
1 WANTED
TURKS NEAR SUEZ
CANAL ARE RAIDED
DOUBLE MURDER IS
ADMITTED BY WAITE
WEALTH TORMENTS;
DEATH ENDS WORRY
C0UIITIEST0GET30,
STATE 20 PER CEIIT
C0RVALLIS GIRL
IS KILLED BY AUTO
FRAUD ALLEGED III
CITY SEWER WORK
BRITISH AIRMEN DROP BOMBS
AND CAMP AFLAME.
LANK PIONKER AXIJ CAPITALIST
DIES IX FLORIDA.
BLANCHE SAXDOX, 18, IS RUN
DOWN OX WAV TO SCHOOL.
SH0WD0WI
OVER SUBMARINES
Sussex and English
man Force Issue.
WILSON IS SEEKING EVIDENCE
More "Notes," It Is Thought,
Would Be Open to Ridicule.
TEUTONS HAND WEAKENED
Failure to Drive. TrirougH at Ver
dun Regarded as Reason to Be
lieve Central Towers Will
Bo More Tractable.
WT JOHN CALLAN O'LAUGHLIX.
WASHINGTON. March 28. (Special.)
That President "Wilson is determined
to utilize the destruction of the Sussex
and Englishman to force a showdown
with Germany on the submarine issue
"was revealed today, following: the
meeting- of the Cabinet.
In view of the gravity of the action
he will take if It should be established
that a German submarine attacked the
easels named, the President feels that
it Is imperative to ascertain all the
facts available. Not only is an in
vestigation being; made by American
Ambassadors and consular officers, but
Mr. Gerard, Jn Berlin, has been directed
to inquire of the German Foreign Office
if any report has been received from a
submarine in relation to the torpedoing
of the two vessels named.
Denial Expected la Advance.
The authorities doubt if the inquiry
will be productive of . anything other
than a denial. In this case they will
be forced to rely on the circumstantial
evidence which is being gathered by
the American diplomats and Consuls.
The Cabinet, at its meeting today,
did no more than to ratify the deci
sion already reached by the President
and the Secretary of State. There was
manifest unanimous unwillingness to
write any more notes on the submarine
issue. To make further written rep
resentations to Germany, in case the
facts should show that one of her
submarines fired into the Sussex and
Knglishman. would be, it is suggested,
to make the Administration ridiculous.
Congress to Be Conaalted.
So the President and the Cabinet are
agreed that the only course to take is
to lay the entire submarine situation
before Congress, to review the numer
ous attacks on merchantmen in viola
tion of the rights of humanity and in
ternational law, and to point out that
the latest outrages leave only one road
open that this Government with dig
nity and respect for its own honor
can pursue that is, to rupture diplo
matic relations with the offending na
tion. It is realized that such an extreme
measure should not be adopted until
there is not the slightest question as
to the guilt of the German govern
ment. It is for this
strongly desires
reason the President
to obtain all facts.
He feels the proof must be so direct,
so conclusive, that the action of the
Government will be sustained not only
by the American people but by the
world at large.
Central Power Want Break.
It can be said positively that the
central powers are even more desirous
of avoiding a break with the United
States today than they have been in
the past. The failure to drive through
at Verdun indicates, in the view of of
ficials and neutral diplomats here,
that the high-water mark of Germany's
rffort has been reached. The central
powers and Turkey have been weak
ened by the year and eight months of
the struggle in which they have been
engaged and they cannot afford to add
the United States, with 'its immense
resources in men and money, to their
list of enemies.
It is this aspect which supports the
view of some of the neutral diplomats
that a mine and not a. torpedo sank
the Sussex and Englishman. If by
any chance a German submarine was
responsible, they are satisfied that
Germany will make every effort to
avert a rupture of relations by offer
ing reparation, making a disavowal,
runishing the officer in command of
the vessel, and giving complete as
surances that no further outrages of
the same kind will take place.
Indeed, It is believed that the Sussex
Incident may be valuable in securing
such guarantees from-Germany that In
the future there will be observance of
international law by her submarines.
It is recognized, however, that while
Admiral von Tirpitz has disappeared
from among the ruling class in Berlin,
his followers still have a great deal
of influence. They persist in the
view that a war with the United States
would have compensating advantages
for their country. It would enable
their submarines to run amuck and
thus destroy vessels carrying munitions
from the United States, they argue.
Bark in the head of some of the
Gorman officials also has been the
opinion that the government could
maintain itself more securely by pre
cipitating war with the American
Nation. It could be said to the Ger
man people that so long as Germany
was fighting Europe victory was cer
tain, but with the United States drawn
into the struggle, it was advisable to
make peace, even on terms which might
appear harsh. The Germans feel also
that the United States could not do
them much harm. It has no trained
men to reinforce the British and
French in France, and the American
Xa.vy is not regarded as of any real
importance.
One Aviator Routs Body of Infan-
try With Machine Gun All
Acropanes Return Safe.
LONDON. March 28. A raid on the
Turkish advance base at Bir-el-Hassa-nah,
100 miles east of the Suez Canal,
is reported in a Reuter dispatch from
Suez. The raid was made by British
airmen March 24. Forty bombs were
dropped on the Turkish camp, which
was set -on fire. Other bombs hit the
reservoir and the buildings erected by
the Turks in the last few months.
One British airman routed single
handed a body of Turkish infantry.
Descending to within 200 feet, he ap
proached the T-urks from behind and
.opened fire with machine guns. The
Turks fled in panic
All the aeroplanes returned in safety,
having flown some 200 miles. It has
been a practice of British airmen, when
flying over the desert, to attack and
disperse hostile patrols by spraying
them with machine-gun fire.
$75,000 PAID FOR MILL
Golden Rod Plant Bought by Bal
four, Guthrie & Co.
The Golden Rod Mill, at Albina ave
nue and Railroad street, was bought
yesterday by Balfour, Guthrie & Co.,
who also own the Crown Flour Mills,
on the West Side waterfront north of
Broadway bridge.
The Golden Rod Mill is a cereal plant
with a, daily capacity of 125 barrels.
The new owners will operate it under
its own name and will make such ex
tensions to the plant as the business
requires. H. W. Strong, present man
ager of the Golden Rod mill, will con
tinue in that capacity. The purchase
price of the mill was $75,000.
STATE BUILDING DAMAGED
Three I'cet of. "Water In Auditorium
on l'air Grounds.
SALEM. Or., March 28. (Special.)
The recent heavy rains may cost the
state of Oreaan several thousand dol
lars, for, as a result, three feet of
water now stands on the floor of the
auditorium of the new pavilion at the
State Fair Grounds.
A. H. Lea, secretary of the' Fair
Board, said today that the damage to
the building apparently would be con
siderable. He fears that the founda
tions of the structure have been weak
ened so that extensive repairs will be
necessary.
COAST AIR PATROL BILL IN
House Measure Has Racking
Treasury Department.
of
WASHINGTON, Jdarch 28. A Coast
Guard aerial corps to be operated as an
arm of the Coast- Guard Service In
peace and with the Army and Navy in
war, is proposed in a bill introduced
today by Representative Montague, of
Virginia, with the backing of Treas
ury Department officials. '
At the outset $300,000 would be ap
propriated to establish stations on the
Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts, from
which airships would patrol the coasts
in lifesaving and rescue work.
WAR BEGUN ON SQUIRREL
Ranchers Co-operate to Destroy
Ground Pest in Baker.
BAKER, Or.. March 28. (Special.)
Ranchers of this vicinity are planning
a fight to exterminate the ground squir
rel pest this year. Those in the Unity
section have already started, the Keat
ing district is expected soon to wage an
active campaign and other ranchers are
lining up to rid this part of the coun
try of crop destroyers. Poison is being
used.
The ground squirrel has cost this
vicinity thousands of dollars.
BLIZZARD SWEEPS BRITAIN
Many A'illagcs Cut Off and Some
Railways Suspend Service.
LONDON, March 28. One of the
worst blizzards experienced in the Brit
ish Isles in a quarter of a century
raged last night and tc-day in the Mid
lands and north of England, and in
Wales. There were heavy falls of snow
and many villages were cut off from
the outside world.
Railway traffic was greatly delayed
and. on some, lines was suspended en
tirely. No casualties have been re
ported. GIRLS TO AID RECRUITING
N'one hut Members of Militia to Be
( Welcome Callers.
MONROE, Wis.. March 28. Twenty
young women here have formed a. so
ciety for the promotion of enlistments
i-i the National Guard, they announced
tDday, and have declared their readi
ness to help Captain A. E. Mitchell re
cruit his company to full war strength.
The girls say they , will refuse to
welcome any callers at their homes
who are not members of the local mili
tia company.
Colonel Edward 31. Knox Dead.
NEW YORK. March 28. Coloned Ed
ward M. Knox. Civil War veteran, and
retired head of the Knox Hat Company,
died here today. Colonel Knox served
in the war under General Meagher and
received a medal of honor from Con
gress for gallantry at Gettysburg. He
was born in New. York in 1842.
Dual Personality Con
fessed by Dentist.
GERMS FED WIFE'S MOTHER
Poison Ends Father-in-Law
When Bacilli Fail to Work.
INSANITY PLEA SUSPECTED
Prisoner Describes "Little Bad
Man l'roni Kgypt" as Evil One
"Within Him Check Found;
Intended Recipient Sought.
NEW YORK, March 28. Statements
indicating that he believed he was pos
sessed of a dual personality, the wicked
one of which impelled him to murder
John E. Peck, of Grand Rapids, his
wealthy father-in-law, and Mrs. Peck,
were made by Dr. Arthur Warren
Waite to District Attorney Edward
Swann and a detective tonight.
Dr. Waite. still ir bed at Bellevue
Hospital, where he is under arrest
charged with the murder of Mr. Peck,
when asked by Mr. Swann if he wished
to make any statement, passed one
hand over his eyes and answered
vaguely:
"Oh, its all over. He did it. This
little bad man whom I haven't been
able to get rid of until now ho did It
all. Clara (Mrs. Waite) knows how I
have tried to get rid of him. I don't
know who he was he told me he came
from Egypt."
Disease Germs Fed to Woman.
Roy W. Schindler, a detective who
visited Dr. Waite Just before Mr.
Swann arrived, declared the young
dentist told him about the dual per
sonality, asserting that he sometimes
was so obessed by the "bad man" that
he would run around in .the park td
throw off the Inclination to evil. -
According te Schindler, Dr. Waite
told him he administered live bacilli
of various diseases to Mrs. Peck, but
they did not act as quickly as he ex
pected. He also said, the detective
averred, that he fed germs to Mr. Peck,
but when the results appeared to be
"unsatisfactory" he gave arsenic to his
father-in-law.
Both Mr. Peck and Mrs. Peck died at
Dr. Waite's apartments here, Mrs. Peck
January SO and her husband March 13.
Autopsies on the body of Mr. Peck dis
closed quantities of arsenic. Mrs.
Peck's body was'cremated.
Prisoner la Incoherent.
Three Assistant District Attorneys
as well as an attorney engaged today
for Dr. Waite were in the room when
Dr. Waite made the statements about
the dual personality.
Mr. Swann said that Dr. Waite, who
appeared to have recovered almost en
tirely from the effects of the drugs he
took Friday, seemed to be more in
coherent and irrational tonight. He
appeared at first not to recognize his
'Concluded on Page 2. Column 3.)
THERE'S
End Comes Before Briefs in Appeal
of Divorce Suit From 7 3-Year-Old
Brido Are Off Press.
i
EUGENE, Or.. March 28. (Special.)
Before the briefs in the appeal of his
divorce suit were off" the press, John B.
Coleman, aged 82, pioneer of Lane
County and capitalist, passed on to the
court of last resort, his death occurring
today at Key West. Fla., where he had
gone to pass the Winter.
In the evening of his life his trou
bles, real and imaginary, began. His
wealth was Ms tormentor. - For years
lie had been a conspicuous figure in
the courtroom. The most amazing suit
among the mass of litigation was that
in which he asked a divorce from his
bride of 73 years, whom, he met. and
married at the. Home for the Aged at
C'hula Vista. Cal., where he had gone
to pass the declining years of his life.
His marriage was in 1912.
One year ago he appealed to the
courts asking that he be granted a
divorce and that property amounting
to $10,000, which he had given his wife,
be restored to him. He charged, fraud.
He said he had been forced into the
marriage against his will. Judge Skip
worth, of the Lane County Circuit
Court, entered a decree in his favor.
Helen A. Coleman, the wife, appealed
the case, which is now pending before
the Supreme Court. The deceased came
to Lane County in 1882 and at one time
owned between $60,000 and $80,000
worth of property here.
3000 ACRES TO BE OPENED
Prior Rights to Be Considered In
Entries, Says Land Office.
LA GRANDE, Or., March 28. (Spe
cial.) More than 3000 acres lying
north and west of Elgin, bordering on
the Promise (Wallowa County) terri
tory, will be opened to entry and set
tlement May 10, according to infor
mation issued by the Land Office.
Persons having prior valid settle
ment rights or prererences will be al
lowed to make entry in conformity
with existing law and regulations. In
tending settlers are also warned to
ascertain the status of the lands.
REGISTRATION RECORDS ARE
, SMASHED.
Records for the year were
smashed yesterday,- when 1307
persons registered at the Court
house. This is the largest num
ber of registrations in a single
day since, the opening of the
books, January 3, and heralds the
approach of the primaries.
With the books closing on April
18 until after the primaries,
heavy registration is expected
from now on. Auxiliary registra
tion bureaus will be opened the
first of April for 12 days, and the
bureau at the Courthouse will re-'
main open until 9 P. M.
The total registration for the
year is 44,615, which is divided
into the following party affilia
tions: Republican, 31,991; Demo
crat, 9282; Independent, 1548;
Prohibitionist. 846: Socialist, 518;
and Progressive, 430.
Women voters registered in
large numbers yesterday, 641 vis
iting the books in comparison
to 666 men.
SOME JUGGLING GOING ON AT WASHINGTON.
Land -Grant Bill F-
c0o
TWO-FIFTHS TO RECLAMATION
Remaining Ten Per Cent Will
Go to Federal Treasury.
LIND LEFT OUT IN COLD
House Committee Strikes Out En
tire Section Relating to Execu
tory Contracts Early Vote.
ow Will Be Sought.
OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, March 28. As the Oregon &
California land grant bill was finally
agreed on by the House committee on
public lands today, the land grant
counties will get 30 per cent of the net
receipts from the timber and land
sales, the state of Oregon will get 20
per cent for Its school fund, 40 per
cent will go to the general reclama
tion fund and 10 per cent to the Fed
eral Treasury.
John Lind and other1 holders of out
standing executory contracts are left
out in the cold, the committee, by a
vote of seven to nine having decided
to reject section 7 and other portions
of the bill bearing on these contracts.
Cutovcr Landn Require No Cash.
A new provision was added under
which homesteaders taking cutover
lands will be relieved of the payment
of $2.50 an acre, and need only comply
with the requirements of the home
stead law.
In all other particulars the bill
agreed upon was the bill completed last
night by the sub-committee.
Representative Ferris introduced in
the House today the bill on which the
committee has agreed, and as soon as
printed this bill will be referred to the
Attorney-General, Secretary of the In
terior and Secretary of Agriculture for
comment -and suggestions. It- is not
expected they will now propose mate
rial changes of policy, but the com
mittee before reporting the bill to the
House wants it to have the approval
of the three departments.
It was the general opinion of the
committee that the bill is privileged
in character, but if the Speaker holds
otherwise a special rule will be asked
to expedite its consideration in the
House. ,
Speedy Vote to Be Urged.
The first thing done by the commit
tee today was to eliminate from the
bill all reference to the executory con
tracts. Chairman' Ferris led the fight
against section 7 and said he had no
desire whatever to take into the House
a bill containing a provision which
so invited attack. He said this section,
if retained, might endanger the entire
bill.'
Representatives Lenioot. Kent and
Ralcer made a vigorous fight to save
the Lind amendment and were sup
(Conceded, on Pape 3. Column 1.)
Driver or Car and Young Woman
Become Confused, Death Re
sulting Hours Later..
CORVALLIS, Or., March 2S. (Spe
cial.) Suffering intense agony from in
ternal Injuries, Blanche Sandon. aged
18, one of Corvallis' most popular high
school girls, died tonight as a result
of having been run down by an auto
mobile this morning. On their way to
high school slid and Rosinna Hanns
were in the act of crossing Ninth and
Monroe streets when an automobile,
driven by O. Paulson, accompanied by
his son, Oscar, struck the Sandon girl
knocked her down and two wheels of
the machine ran over her body. She
was dragged 25 feet and rolled over a
number of times.
The automobile was not exceeding
the speed limit, which at that part of
the city is 15 miles an hour, and the
cause of the accident is believed to
have been confusion both on the part
of the victim and the driver of the
machine. Her companion, on seeing
the machine, continued across the
street and escaped, but Miss Sandon
hesitated. Mr. Paulson was so con
fused when the machine struck the
girl he did not have presence of mind
to pull the emergency, and the auto
mobile went a distance of 00 feet be
fore stopping.
Mr. Paulson was held by the police
pending an investigation.
FLUNKS BLAME CAMERA
Nervousness Caused, Say Seekers of
Civil Servico Jobs.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 28. Assert
ing that the clicking of moving-picture
cameras and banging of flashlights
while they were taking a civil-service
examination here recently made them
nervous, 'seven candidates for city jobs.
who failed to qualify for promotion
petitioned' the Superior Court today
to have the examination declared void.
One of the petitioners, in addition to
laying stress on the disturbing activi
ties of the cameramen, declared that he
was further handicapped by reason of
having to sit in a draught during the
examination.
151J99 IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Cost of Administering System in
...Oregon S", O65.018 in 115.
SALEM. Or.. March 28. (Special.)
Official records of J. A. Churchill,
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
snow that 9272 more children were en
rolled in the schools of the state in
lata than in 1914, the total number
being 151,799. The number of teach
ers now employed total 6036 : in the
public schools and 509 in private
schools. This is an increase of 303
over the year preceding.
Private schools- have an enrollment
of 10,000.
It cost $7,063,018.53 to maintain Ore
gon s public schools last year.
Louisiana Republicans Uninstructed
NEW ORLEANS. March 28. The
Louisiana State Republican convention
today selected 12 uninstructed dele
gates to the National convention.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 50
uegreea; minimum, si degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; light frost in earlv morri
ing; warmer during the afternoon; north
erly winas.
Mexico.
Washington urses Carrenza to make . haste
in granting use of railways for troops.
rage
War.
British strikes hold up production of big
guns. rage i.
Germans planning new and more destructive
instruments of war. Page 2.
British airmen raid Turks near Suez Canal..
Pago 1.
National.
Washington to force issue on Sussex and
Englishman cases. Iage 1.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt urges that
I'nited States have second navy in world.
Page a.
Wilson urges Congress to consider shipping
bill and railway investigation. Page 'J.
Opponents of Brendeis confirmation review
charges against him. Page 3.
Land-grant bitl amended to give counties
UO. state liO per cent of proceeds. Page 1.
rtomestic.
Many men accuse complainant in white slave
case. . Page 2.
New York dentist confesses murder of
wife's parents. Page 1.
8 ports.
Pitcher Sothcron shows McCredie his talents.
Page 3 2.
Sloman. great quarter miler, to race at Far
Western meet. Page 1.
Portland Uncle Sams win world series hockey
game at Montreal. 6 to 5. Page 12.
Vance confident of ability to defeat O'Con-
nell. Page 12.
Pacific Northwest.
Corvallis high school girl dies after being
struck by auto. Page 1.
Wealth is tormentor in life career of John
li. Coleman, Lane capitalist, who dies in
Florida. Page 1.
Supreme Court invalidates T. O. Hague's
divorce. Page 5.
Six initiative and three referred measures
sure of place on ballot. Page 5.
Uniformed preparedness urged by Northwest
conference. Pago t.
Commercial and Marine.
Eastern dealers again buying wheat in the
Northwest. Page 37.
Chicago wheat rises sharply on crop damage
reports. Page 1 7.
Specialties score gains in Wall-street mar
ket. Page 37.
Dredge Monticello is ordered to tie up.
Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
Fraud alleged in city sewer work. Page 1.
Comfort and. amusement share in land seek
ers vigil. Page 16.
Courts' lull indicates booze sale wane.
Page 3 8.
Seattle Y. M. C. A. again defeats Portland.
Page 7.
Converts ask forgiveness for breaking game
laws. Page 10.
Kelly Butte will be in charge of Sheriff
hereafter. Page 7.
Astoria pleads for use of new rate and
denial of railroad petition. Pago lii.
We&lkcr report, data and Xorcca&t. page, X7t
Montavilla Line Is
Declared Defective.
WITNESSES NAME INSPECTORS
Civil Service Board's Inquiry
Hears Conspiracy Charge.
CRACKS HIDDEN, IS REPORT
Several Declare Tlicy Were Told to
Keep Still About Faults in ripe
jind to Pass Work Before
Property Owners Visit.
Chiarman Caldwell, of the Municipal
Civil Service Board, took command of
the Board yesterday, and with the an
nounced purpose of testing out the
question of good faith back of the re
cent dismissal of Harry Gurr, a sewer
inspector, dragged forth from- a score
of present and past city employes all
kinds of open accusations and charges
against present employes and ofljclals.
The dirty linen of the city's sewer
bureau, past and present, was paraded
without regard, many things being
brought out that possibly may demand
further investigation.
Sir. Caldwell sat as judge, jury and
prosecutor, presenting his own wit
nesses and quizzing them. City Attor
ney LaRoche protested in vain against
the procedure, declaring that the mat
ter Mr. Caldwell and Mr. Gurr's attor
ney, Roger Sinnott, -were bringing out
had absolutely nothing to do with the
Gurr case.
Defective Pipe la Alleged.
Mr. Caldwell was judge, and the pro
tests of Mr. LaRoche were accorded a.
nice little place along with several
hundred other pages of shorthand notes
of the case. The hearing continued
from 9:30 A. M. until 7 P. M.. with an
hour for lunch.
Alleged use of defective concrete pip
in the big Montavilla trunk sewer re
cently completed, and charges of at
tempts of all kinds to cover up cracks
in the pipe and to keep property ownJ
ers from seeing or knowing about the
cracks formed the basis of contention.
In testimony along this line, inspectors,
ex-inspectors and workmen accused in
spectors and engineers and contractors.
Names were heralded freely.
Conspiracy la Charged.
The testimony of a number of in
spectors and ex-inspectors was to the
effect that the sewer pipe was de
fective and that the contractor, Will
iam Lind. had combined with some of
the inspectors on the work to hush up
noise about the defects. Martin fowl
ing, an engineer in Commissioner
Dieck's department, opened this part
of the case. He said he happened to
be passing the place where the work
was going on and noticed some cracked
pipe. Also, he said he could see by the
way the trench was being filled that
there was enormous weight on the
pipe.
He says he talked to Willian. Lind
about it and Mr. Lind told him to keep
still about it because he (Lind) had
$30,000 mixed up in the work and for
the pipe to be condemned would break;
him.
Inveatigatiou Denied, He Saya.
Mr. Dowling said he reported the case
to City Engineer Dater. who, he says,
told him not to do too much talking
about the matter until he became fully
informed. Mr. Dowling says he asked
permission to investigate, but his re
quest was not granted.
City Engineer Dater testified that
within 24 hours after Mr. Dowling's
report he made a complete investigation
and made others before and since. He
said the cracks reported were merely
checks in the pipe which might be
found in any sewer pipe. He said he
made a thorough examination of the
job and found it to be thoroughly first-
class.
Richard Walsh, who was a city in
spector on the work, testified that he
had condemned some pipe in which he
found cracks, and that Chief Sewer
Inspector Smith had ordered him to
paint up the cracks and let it be used.
"And the orders were carried out," he
said. "The pipe was used."
"Inspector Page told me." said Mr.
Walsh, "to keep still about the cracks
in the pipe laid. - He said if I didn't
keep my mouth shut we would all be
sent to the penitentiary. It was com
mon knowledge among the inspectors
that the cull pipe was permitted to be
used. I would say that one-half of the
pipe near the train tracks was defec
tive." Talking Mot AdTlaed, Saya One.
J. Cook, one of Mr. Lind'a piperaak-
ers, testified that in his presence In
spector Page had told Inspector Walsh
to keep his mouth shut about the
cracked pipe. J. B. Needham, still an
other inspector, said that he, too. had
noticed cracks on some of the pipe and
had been told by Inspector Plebuck
that "it isn't necessary to talk about
the cracks off the job."
Fred Grutze, another inspector, de
clared, that he had noticed the cracks.
Mr. Grutze declared that he had posi
tive knowledge that seme of the pipes
that were found defective had been
destroyed. Ho said he had no knowl
edge of a.ny defective pipe having been
laid.
The case was not finished. There arc
yet to be heard from Chief Inspector
Smith, Contractor William Lind, Com
mUisiiuucr Dieck and others.
v.