titts aioRXTxr ottisgonta:. Wednesday, atoll 26, 1916.
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SCENES ATTENDING THE PLACING OF SPANS FOR INTERSTATE
BRIDGE.
FIRE YIELDS PLAGE
for
. D. Van Auken. of Oregon
City, Declares Extortion
1 Charge Is "Frame-Up."
ELEVATOR OPERATOR ACTS
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Affidavit Is Filed. Alleging; That
Offer Was Made to Insure Job
With City by Iaying 55 for
4 "Influence With Ksecutive.
OREGON- CITT. Or.. April 23. (Spe
cial.) Councilman Van Aukpn, on ad
vice of the City Council, tonight gave
up his eeat until he could djsprove
charges made in an affidavit that he
had attempted to extort J5 from I.
Shockley, operator on the municipal
elevator.
Mr. Shockley says in his affidavit:
"I, I. Shockley, being first duly sworn
depose and say that about two weeks
after the trouble concerning the oper
ating of thA citv elevator and after
I was reinstated as operator, about the
first day of February. 1S16. K. D. Van
Auken. one of the Councilmen of Ore
gon City, told me that if I would do
nate about ti he would fix it so I
could stay as operator: that he could
do more with Mayor Ilackett than all
of the City Council could.
"J told him that the best thing he
could do was to get off the elevator and
stay off: that I had lived eo far with
out doing anything of that kind and
was too old to begin now."
Mr. Van Auken Denies Attack.
"When Councilman Albright presented
the affidavit. Mr. van Auken declared
"Ifs a lie. I never told anyone this.'
He offered to make an affidavit to that
effect.
Councilman Templeton asserted that
he would "not believe Van Auken on
a stack of Bibles." and that an affi
davit would be useless. Mr. Van Auken
replied that the charges were a "frame
up" on the part of some of the mem
bers of the Council.
Councilmen Albright. Temnleton and
Metzner advised Mr. Van Auken to re
tire until he could disprove the charges,
saying they did not care to eit in the
same body with a member accused of
euch an affair.
Vote of Council Ends In Tie.
On Councilman Moore's motion to ta
ble the affidavit, the vote stood: For.
Councilmen Koake, Buckles and Moore;
against. Templeton. Albright and Metz
ner. Councilman Andrews refused to vote,
and Mayor Hackett declined to break
the tie. The Mayor, however, advised
the Councilman to retire, and the ad
vice was followed.
-Mr. Shockley was discharged as
municipal elevator operator last Feb
ruary, but was reinstated a few days
later. He asserts that then Council
man Van Auken made the proposal
to him.
WARDENS WATCH 24 HOURS
FIMiins Cases to He Taken From
Justice Court Hereafter.
OREGON" CITV. Or.. April 23. (Spe
cial.) Following the refusal of a jur
in the Justice Court to convict George
Urown early in the year on a fishing
charge, the state will probably try
Jack Douthit and George Brown, ar
rested again last night, in the Circuit
Court.
District Attorney Hedges believes
that a jury in the Circuit Court would
be less influenced, as the list is com
posed for the most part of men from
outside of Oregon City.
Brown and Kouthit were arrested by
reputy Game Wardens Bert Jewell and
Herman Itakel. following a 24-hour
vigil. The wardens were hidden In
brush near the fishermen.
MR. MQRGEIMTHAU RESIGNS
Contemplated Action Taken by Am
bassador to Turkey.
WASHINGTON', April 23. Henry
Morgenthau, American Ambassador to
Turkey, has tendered his resignation
to President Wilson and it probably
will be accepted. Abram I. Elkus. a
New York lawyer, is expected to suc
ceed him.
Reports of Mr. Morgenthau's inten
tion to resign to take part In the cam
paign for Mr. Wilson's re-election have
been current for several weeks.
Mr. Morgenthau is expected to take
up important organization work for the
democratic parly in the coming campaign.
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Photo by Gordan Stuart.
1) Tng Paloma and Huatler Gettlnir Into Position to Tow Span No. S. 2)
fpn -o. X Belnic PnMhed up Columbia to Piers. 43) Spina No. 1 and AO.
2 mt Foot of Wavhlngton Street. Vancouver. Track In Foreground Will Be
ItaiMcd 13 Kcet.
FIRE PACT RELATED
Woman Says She Overheard
Mrs. Wells' Arson Offer.
BLAZE LAID TO "SPIRITS"
Defence Is Attempting: to Show o
Deul Was Made by Woman to
Iestroy Houses; Grocer Says
Jle Iiclivered Kerosene.
Minnville, Friday at Dallas and Satur
day at Independence.
. At each place the concert will be un
der the auspices of a. woman's club.
The tour was arranged by Mrs. G. T.
Gerllnger, of the board of regents, as
a benefit for the woman's building".
The girls who are making the trip
are:
First soprano Virpinia Pntersen, Margaret
Spanglcr. Marjorie Williams, Mclba Will
iams, Esther Kenton and Mary Alice Gillette.
Second soprano Martha. Tinker, Marie
Cli urchill, Cieome Carroll, Dorothy Mont
gomery, Kathleen Fraley and Laura Miller.
Ktrst alto Emma Woo ton. Helen Johns.
Cora, Hosford, Kita Fraley, Miriam Tinker
and lva W ood.
Second alto Ioah Perkins, Charlie Fen
ton. Let a Mast, Irene Kut;h, Margaret Welch,
Erma Keithley and Julia Plate
Accompanist Mona Dougherty.
The club will return to Eugene Sun
day eveninjr.
WALLA WALLA FOLK HOST
Contlnn! From Firwt Pae.
Salmon to Mount St. Helena with the
road which Yakima County has agrrred
to build to the edge of the Yakima In
dian reservation. As the connecting
link is through the reservation. Con
Rrcss must be looked to for the neces
sary appropriations.
That the Walla Walla country has
awakened to the value of water trans
portation near Its doors was one of the
nijrecaMe discoveries made by the visi
tors. The county now has a force of
men constructing a county road from
the city of Walla Walla to Wallula, on
the bank of the river. It is primarily
for the benefit of farmers who desire
to ship grain or other products by boat
to I'orlland. The road will have some
tort of hard surface.
The Portland party leaves late to
night, with a rao.it grateful apprecia
tion of the courtesies and hospitality
f-xtended bv the people of Walla Walla.
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COLLAR
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OREGON CITY, Or., April 25. (Spe
lal.) The second day of the trial of
Mrs. Mary C. Wells; aged 4 years, on
a charge of attempting to defraud an
nsurance company, revealed the theory
on which the defense will build up its
case.
William II. Newman, who confessed
he was employed by Mrs. Wells for
J223 to burn her three houses in Os
wego, is the object of the defense s
attack, and witness after witness went
on the stand late today in an effort
to shake his Ktory, cast doubt on his
eracity or reflect or his general char
acter.
It is evident that the defense will
ry to prove that Mrs. Wells and New
man were not connected in any way
in a scheme to burn the houses. The
defense may not try to show that New
man, who now is servin-K a seven-year
term in the state penitentiary, did not
burn the houses, but it does aim to
how that he did not burn them as a
part of a, contract with Mrs. Wells.
Jonathan Tic, or ortiana. on tne
tand for the defense, said that he and
Newman, had discussed the fire. New
man, he said, had told him that Mrs.
Wells contracted to pay $225 to have
he houses burned, but that only 2o
had actually changed hnds. Tice said
that Newman believed in spirits, but
was working under the control of a
"drunken spirit.
V. V. Cooper, blind Oswego merchant,
testified that Newman denied to him
that he had fired the Wells houses.
According to Newman's story of the
events of the morning of August 18.
1915, when the three houses were
burned, he walked along the main
street of Oswego to the houses. The
defense put witnesses on the stand to
show that at the hour Newman said
he passed along the street, about 25
persons were standing along the street
but did not see him.
Other witnesses put on the stand by
the defense late today were K. L.
Davidson, C. N. Haines. Norma Haines,
Mary Moser and C. W. Cochran, and
D. K. Frost, Deputy Sheriff.
The state, however, scored heavily in
the morning. Mrs. Carrie Bickner, a
neighbor of Mrs. Wells, said that sev
eral days before the fire she went over
to the Wells home to see Mrs. Wells
for a minute. She stepped on the front
porch and she heard from within Mrs.
Wells' voice saying. "I'll pay you $25
if you'll burn the three houses slick
and clean."
On hearing these words. Mrs. Bickner
says she quietly left the porch and
soon saw Newman leave the house.
The defense was unable to shake her
testimony.
C. II. Rosenstrater. proprietor of a
store, said that several days before
the fire he delivered to Mrs. Wells a
five-gallon can of kerosene. R. R.
Quick, an insurance adjuster, and
Thomas Fox, a carpenter, testified as
to the value of the contents of the
house.
The caw will probably go to the
jury late Thursday.
GIRLS' GLEE CLUB ON TOUR
Khjjciic Co-Eds Will felng for Bene
fit of Woman's Building.
UNIVERSITY. OF OREGON. Eugene.
April 25. (Special.) The Girls Glee
Club started on a week's tour this aft
ernoon. The first concert of the series
will be given at Albany tonight.
Wednesday niqrht the club rs scheduled
to ajjjgtac at Aewiei'fc', Iliuriaay, at 21c-
DRAW SPAN IS READY
INTERSTATE BRIDGE ENGINEERING
FEAT SCHEDULE!! FOR TODAY.
Contractors Expect to Place Big Sec
tion of Steel Durinjr Each of
Next Three Days.
VANCOUVER. Wash., April 25. (Spe
cial.) The great engineering feat of
floating the 650-ton draw span will
be executed tomorrow about noon if
the wind Is not too strong, when span
No. 3 will be placed in tho Columbia
lUver Interstate bridge.
Span No. 2, weighing only 670 tons,
was placed last night, but it did not
drop into position until today, as one
end had to be lowered seven feet more
than the other on account of the in
cline. The draw span to be floated tomor
row will be on a level with all of the
other spans in the bridge except No.
2 and No. 1, the latter a short girder
span of 100 feet.
The contractors. Porter Bros., Mc
Creary & Willard. expect that a span
a day will be floated for the next four
days. Then there will be only four more
spans to be assembled.
A big fill at the foot of Washington
street must be made from the shore to
abutment A. on the Washington side of
the Columbia. A concrete retaining
wall will be built. The paving of the
spans will be begun as soon as possible.
T UNION EFFECTED
INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION FORMS
FOR ROGUE RIVER COUNTRY.
Southern Oregon Construction Com
pany to Promote Irrigation and
Other Improvements.
GRANTS PASS, Or., April 25. (Spe
cial.) The organization and Incorpor
ation of the Southern Oregon Construc
tion Company, which was announced
in Grants Pass today, marks a new
epoch in the industrial life of this city
with the giant consolidation of a num
ber of private industrial activities.
The Southern Oregon Construction
Company will take over all the pro
jected developments of both the Rogue
River Public Utilities Corporation and
the Oregon-Utah Sugar Company, to
gether with -a number of minor con
cerns. It will be engaged in the construc
tion of some eight or ten miles of irri
gation canals this Summer on the
bench lands of the Rogue River Valley
and will furnish a water supply for
the operation of the giant sugar fac
tory being constructed at Grants Pass.
It will completely renovate and estab
lish the Golden Drift dam. three miles
above this city, for the generation of
power for an electric lighting and
power system for the entire Rogue
River Valley. It plans to construct
stockyards and silos at the sugar fac
tory. The stockholders are financiers of
Oregon and Utah. The company has
applied to the City Council for an ex
tension of time for the Initial con
struction of one mile of power lines in
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These are the prices for which good clothes
can be bought clothes made in Oregon
so why pay more? Men who practice
economy have found that we don't make
freak" styles costing twice their worth,
but that we do make and sell
Good
ensib!
Clothe
Right in Portland
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from the best material on earth. There's
workmanship and wear in them; and style
you see it illustrated here. Come and
get a close-up view of the garments them
selves. You'll be glad to help home indus
try along when you see we've got the goods.
Is
Your Boy
Dressed for
Summer?
Men's Hats
These hats are, light light on the'liead and light
on the purse, but the quality is there. This price
is enough; we go no higher, except in btetsons
But all the new styles are here. $Ofe $
vvaiK a square ana save a dol
lar or two
Bring him here to get fitted out in a good,
substantial suit serge or fancy weave.
Made up in suitable style and at the same
time built for hard wear.
Ages 7 to 18 Years.
O $3.50, $1, 4.50, 5, $5.50 Up
ro wbs vllie Woolen Mi
Morrison at Third Street
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MR. MOORES IS POPULAR
HOOD niVER REPUBLICANS BACK
SKCRKTARV CAXDIDATE.
Aspirant, Entertained at Luncheon, Is
Praised for. Adherence to Clean
Cut Party Principles.
HOOD RIVER, Or., April 25. Local
Republican party leaders will wage a
spirited campaign in behalf of Charles
B. Moores, of Portland, candidate for
Republican nomination for Secretary of
State. It is predicted by such party
leaders as J. L Carter, formerly a mem
ber of the Legislature, ana L. L. Smith,
known as Hood River's grand old man,
that Mr. Moores will carry the county
by a handsome majority at the coming
primaries.
With the exception oi air. Aioores-
candidacy. Hood River electors seem
apathetic as to contests of the coming
election. Because of his past activities
for the party and his adherence to
clean-cut Republican principles, Mr.
Moores' announcement and his visit
here yesterday, when he was enter
tained at a luncheon at a iiooa j-tiver
hotel, has createvl a stimulus on the
part of Republicans.
"I have known Mr. Moores for many
years." eays Mr. Smith. "He has oc
cupied many rositions of honor and
trust, all of which he has filled with
the greatest satisfaction. Because of
his long and. continued service for the
Republicans of Oregon, he deserves
their undivided support."
Mr. Smith, formerly Speaker of
the lower house of the Legislature,,
characterizes Ben W. Olcott as a hybrid
politician. "Let one be either fish or
fowl," gaye Mr. Smith. "I have respect
for a Democrat, who is all Democrat,
but I am .disgusted at this collusion
that Mr. Olcott seems to be practicing.
It may be true that Mr. Olcott has maiJe
a good Secretary of State, but he can
only be re-elected by collusion with
the Democratic party and the Bupport
of its members. I would advise Repub
licans to show their true colors at the
coming primaries and rally to the sup
port of Mr. Moores."
The following Republicans were at
a luncheon tendered Mr. Moores at
the Hotel Oregon: E. L. Smith, E. O.
Blanchar, J. L. Carter. J. P. Lucas,
Newton Clark. Sr., L. N. Blowers, .lohn
Baker, E. C. Smith, R. B. Bennett, Kent
Shoemaker and V. H. Walton.
Mr. Moores has no stronger support
ers in the state than E. L. Smith and
J. L. Carter, both former members of
the Legislature. "From present indi-
Healthy Old Age
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Simple Remedy Promotes
Health by Overcoming Ten
dency to Constipation. .
Advancing years impair the action of
the vital organs. Old age should be the
period of greatest happiness, but good
health is necessary. Constipation should
not be tolerated It Is often the direct
cause of ill health.
Headache, belching, biliousness, bloat,
drowsiness after eating and other
symptoms of constipation can be read
ily relieved by the use of a simple
laxative compound sold in drug stores
under the name of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin. Mr. J. H. Bristol, 1412 Geddes
Ave.. Ann Arbor, Mich., who Is 83 years
old. says: "Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
is the best remedy I ever used for con
stipation and I always have a bottle of
It in the house to use when I feel the
need of it; it never disappoints."
Dr. Caldwell's Syrup" Pepsin is a mild
laxative preparation, positive in its ef
fect, acting easily and naturally with
out griping or other pain or discom
fort, tur over a quarter of a century
ii ' iwa bca Iks standard liougeiiolil
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cations," says Mr. Carter, who accom
panied Mr. Moores today as ho called
on local representative luen, "1 be
lieve his candidacy is going to be re
ceived favorably by Hood River Re
publicans. I expect Mr. Moores to be
the choice of Hood River at the coming
primaries."
FERRYMAN HAS BIRTHDAY
"Bert" Rrumagm, 61 Years Old, on
Vancouver Craft for 21 Years.
VANCOUVER. Wash., April 25. (Spe
cial.) "Bert'" Brumagin, night engi
neer on the Vancouver ferry, was 61
years old today. He has been on the
books as an employe of the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company sim-
18S4, and on the ferry run between
Vancouver and Uayrton Inland sim-a
August 13, 18'jr.
In honor of the birthday Mrs. Flor
ence Robison, a sister-in-law, gave n
birthday party for Mr. Brumagin Sun
day afternoon. His daughter. Mrs.
Florence Robinson, and four grand
children were present.
Adulteration Charge Dismissed.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. April 23. '
(Special.) At the conclusion of tho
hearing today in the prosecution of tho
Yakima Fruit Products Company by
the State Food Department lor alleged
adulteration of vinegar. Judge T. E.
Grady dismissed tho case, holding that
the evidence not only failed to provo
adulteration, but showed there had
bnen no adulteration.
ATTENTION
FISHERMEN!
AIM. J. 11. BHISIOL,
remedy In thousands of homes. Drug
gists everywhere sell it for fifty cents
a bottle. A trial bottlo of Dr. Cald
well's Syrnp Pepsin can ba obtained.
free of charge, by writing to Dr. W.
B. Caldwell, 454 Washington Bt, Mon
tlceUo, Illinois,
Saturday-night special train
service to points along the
DESCHUTES RIVER
will be inaugurated
Saturday, April 29
by the
Union Pacific System
This train service will be of especial
convenience in that fishermen may
leave or take train at any point by
previous arrangement with conductor
THROUGH TOURIST SLEEPER
and first-class coach service.
Leaves Union Station 11:20 P. M.
Arrives South Junction 5:25 A. M.
Leaves South Junction 9:25 P. M.
SUNDAY
Arrives Portland 7 A. M. Monday.
For full information, tickets, etc., ask
CITY TICKET OFFICE,
Washington at Third Street.
Broadway 4500, A 6121.