Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, April 28, 1916, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Text7 ARSON CASE WILL REACH JURY TODAY New Victor Records for May Defense for Mrs. Wells Says Prosecution Is "Framed." v and Bias Evident. TITK MOTIXING OREGOXIAIT, FRIDAY, APRIL, 28, 191G. Sx-.-.. : CONVICT REPEATS STORY Io5-s ziimI fences flay Large Pari in Testimony and Kffort Is Made liov I;jiul;t(ioTv of t iliic;-M Is Hull. GH KGOX CITY. April JT. '.-j-c ial ) E'ozs, fnps, ral oil an plots were inject-! freely intu tho fourth day of !hi trial of Mrs. Mary t Well v. t harz'-'d u ith attempt t'j defraud an insuranrr company. The laFt witne? was xaininpd today. District Attorney Hedges made hi? first lIk to th jury and Walter A. Dimi' k, trr the defense. bran his spch. The case will prob ably re5 1 with the y by tomorrow noon. Th entire ra?' for the jror',iit ion in a. f ra me-u p. Newman. ld i? nd the !'-iiin of pncuiiHi h-l;-f in -pirits, was infju-f d to i-av th;it h was rm rdoyed by Mi.-. Wr lis. M r.. 'a rrie Fii' kner. wh i-ay.s .-h' overheard Mrs. Wlis offer Newman iH' if he would "burn tho three h'u.s-s Mirk and clean." was swayed by pr jtjdie, and pave evid'-ne whih on its fa-e is impOF5ible. These arc assertions of th defense, the theory of it case. rorflnnd I)eeetfven R1imd. Portland detective--", who were cm- p!ord by the insurance companies in volved, alone are rr sponsible for the prof ecu ti"n. and at one time attempted to i-ertle ihc matter with Mr.. Wells if i-he would azree to the cancellation one r-ol i'-v for i 1 000 ami civo them per rent of the fare if t fie other. counsel for Mrs. Wlis a.-ert'd. Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Armstrong offered testi mony bearing out this as.-ertion. Mrs. F.i'kner, on the vtand. said the was bothered by Mrs. Wells' docs, and e v era 1 days before the fire wen t to the Wells home to complain. She heard loud voices within. h e testified, and Mrs. Wells declared: "I'll give you ? 2 J .S if you will burn the three houses click and clean." niinrt Mrrrhnot Doubted, The defence is trying to sliow that the We 11a doc d id not leave the yard or bother the neighbors that Mrs. Kit-kner's assertion that he walked through only one crate was false. V. F. Cooper, blind O.sweeo merchant, was put on the stand a train to repeat 1. is Ftory that Newman denied to hini he fired the three Wells houses. The state, in turn, placed tieorge W. Pros eor, another UswtRo storekeeper, on the witness stand to declare that Cooper's reputation for truth and veracity was bad. John Iickner said he had his o tin ton of Cooper's reputation in re gard to truth telling, but did not pro pone to tell it. The state rebuilt its case. Newman, confessed firebug, repeated his story. BRIDEGROOM IS ARRESTED Audit of Hooks firings Charo Aaint North lioiul .Man. MARSHFIKLD. Or.. April 27. (Spe cia !. ) A. II. i'.rash, who was arrested on complaint by the I'nion Meat Com pany, of North Bend, was taken at Port Orford where he was traveling ttoutli with his bride, whom he married at 'oiiilie on Tuesday of this week. Bra.-h was manager of the meat company, and an audit of his books caus'l the warrant to be issued. He wa s returned to "( u i I ! tonipht. and will be p i ven a preliminary hearing at North Bend on Friday. INQUIRY MADE OF SULTAN Aliram I. I'.lkus to lie Ambassador if All Goes Well. WASHINGTON'. April 27. The Slate TV-pa rt mint tod.y inquired of the Turkish Government whether Abram I. Llku.-, of Nrw York, would be accept able as Ambassador to yucccfd Henry Moi senthau, who-:e reignat ion has been accepted by Pre.-idc-nt Wii.-ion. No difficulty over the appointment is expected and the nomination prob obly will be sent to the Sentate within a few days. .Mr. Morgcnthnu already has actively entered upon Uemocratic organization work for the con-ins campaign. i Vrt Nmv Chief of Police. flRKOOX CITY. Or.. April 27. (Spe cial. r. K. Frost. Constable. Ieputy Sheriff. Truant and Juvenile Officer, and until a month a:o fire chief, had the title of chief of police added to his long list of jobs tod-jy. Chief Llan-chai-d i- ill at his home and Mayor Ha kett gave Frost the duties and title of the officer until P.lancha rd recovers. Chief Frost formerly served on the iiiirhi force. Business Men Wear Them There's a business value in Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes. They cost enough to be right and no more. $18 to $40 You'll get the best quality known at half the price a custom tailor charges A full run of fabrics and sizes to select from awaits you. Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. The Men's Store for Quality and Service Southeast Corner 5th and Alder. MP v ' -.J If :f x. ' - ; Hart Schaffner; V &M3fX J Copynghi. Uaxx ochaf foer & Marx OREGON POLITICAL GOSSIP Candidates for Legislature Deluged With Questions and Demands for I'ledges Would-Be Legislative Attaches in Field Early Charles B. Moores Goes to Southern Oregon on Campaign Trirj Other Political News. S-liool Ilratl Yiit- Monmouth. MOXMOITH. Or.. April 27. (Spe cial. S. A. Tiadran, Sn pei-i n tenden t of Schools in Marshfield. visited the Nor mal S. hool this morninc to interview applicants for his schools for next year. Many county school superintendents, from over Oresron will soon visit the nhool to see applicants for their fi ioo;s. It is through these visits that most tea-hers secure nositions. V EMU 10 PENCIL, At n dealers 17 different degrees for every known pur pose. Also two cooying. At all dealers The VELVET 5c pencil is supreme in its class Aacricsa Lead Ptac3 C N- T CANDIDATES for the Legislature are the popular little mail getters these days. First they are asked how they stand on one side of a ques tion, and what they will pledge them selves to do, and then along comes an other letter demanding to know what they think of the other side of it. and how they will vote, forsooth, if elected. Recently In self-protection 44 Mult nomah County candidates for State Senator and Representative got to gether anu agreed to make no pledges of this kind. However, this move hasn't abated the flock of letters and Ques tions and demands a whit. One of the latest letters sent to can didates is from William MacKenzie. of the International I'nion of Steftm unH Operating Kngineers. Mr. MacKenzle floes not ask ror a pledge, but requests an expression as to the candidate's at titude toward the Workmen's Compen sation law. His letter says: "The writer took an active interest in the passage of the present Work men's Compensation law, which has nroveH :i i:nH-wnH to tho u'nrlt.r, anrl their families and the employers of the state. ' ' I should he frlud to have mi evnrew- sinn of vonr attitllHn townrH the nrpa. ent law which, when submitted to the referendum by its enemies, was sus tained by the people by a vote of 57,814 for a nrl !ft COK oraincl This law i a of vital interest to all the workingmen in the state who stand practically as a unit in itu ti.half T fel with tnost other workers that the casualty com panies should never be allowed to mane a m-ofit out of the blood and suffering of the workers of Oregon." Here is the resolution to which the 4 1 candidates mentioned bound themselves relative to remaining unpledged: "Kesolved, That it is the sense of the meeting that no candidate pledge him self to vote for or against any measure unless he have before him the full text of the proposed bill, but that he may state his personal views in a general way on such questions." Not to be outdone by the candidates for the next Legislature, candidates for clerical and other positions in the Leg islature are throwing their hats into the ring in great numbers. Now it is ' Billy" MeAdams. of Independence, mailing clerk of the house for several sessions past, who advances to the front and announces that "he is in the race for another term of the same. 1 1. T. Bruce and Joseph (Joe Singer have already preened themselves for the fray as sergeant-at-arms. W. K. Dra per, chief clerk of the house, hasn't an nounced his candidacy and doesn't have to announce it. Mr. Irager has been chief clerk for so many sessions t.iat the house couldn't get along without him now. A candidates' meeting is to be held at 8 o'clock tonight in room H of the Central Library under the auspices of the Oregon Single Tax Association. Several Portland women have organ ized a booster organization to advance the candidacy of Clarence It. Hotchklss for delegate to the Republican Na tional Convention from the Third Dis trict. Among them are Mrs. Ethelyn Bullard. Mrs. Blanche Markham. Mrs. L U. Orabe. Mrs. O. -tosenfeldt. Miss Dorothy Bliss. Miss Miriam Felber baum. Mrs. Eleanor Feldman. Mrs. H. K. Alkus, Miss Sophie Dubiver, Mrs. Lee Kemp, Miss Mattie Salzman. Miss Leano Salzman and Miss Esther Levlt Charles B. Moores. candidate for the Republican nomination for Secretary of State, left Portland last night for Southern Oregon. He will visit Med ford. Jacksonville and Ashland in the course of a campaign trip. Returning north, he will stop at Grants Pass and all other prominent towns along the line. Mr. Moores is in receipt of many letters from the various cities in this section of the state promising him sup port and assuring him of victory at the primary. The Republican press of the state generally carries notices favor able to Mr. Moore's candidacj-. Two candidates for delegate. Mrs. G. L Buland. Republican, and George A. Lovejoy, Democrat, have replied to the letter of the Portland committee of the National American Suffrage Associa tion a.-king their attitude relative to supporting a woman suffrage plank in i I Af Thomas Mannix, Candidate for Drlrjtate to Republican Na tional Convention. near Astoria with a view to its adapta bility as the site of a Government dry dock, and in their final report to Con gress in 1900 pronounced the location ideal. Secretary Daniels has said that he will now consider the matter of the Columbia. River site in the light of the 1900 report, combined with the latest engineers data. CLERKS MAKE UP BALLOTS Secretary of State Has Jloqucsts 1'ront Candidates I"tr Numbers. SALEM. Or., April 27. (Special.) It is the duty of the County Clerks in the several counties, and not that of the Secretary of State, to assign the bal lot numbers to the names appearing on the official ballots. Secretary Olcott pointed out today, as a result of nu merous requests which his office has received from persons desiring to know what their number will be on the bal lot. Under the law, the County Clerks assign the candidates' numbers at the time they prepare the ballots for print ing. The -law prescribes the order in which the ballots shall be arranged. their party platforms. Both have answered in the affirmative. Kriends of Sheriff Huilburt have booked him for a talk at Gresham Sat urday night. The occasion will be a Republican rally for that part of Mult nomah County. Other Republican can didates also have been invited. Thomas Mannix, candidate for dele gate to the Republican National Con vention from the Third District, has the following platform: "I will use my best efforts to bring about the nomina tions of those persons for President and Vice-President of the L'nited States who receive the largest number of votes at the coming primary election in the state of Oregon. I believe a candidate for President should be nominated that stands for (1) adequate preparedness against any possible foreign aggres sion: (2) protection of the rights of American citizens at home and abroad, and 3) restoration of National pros perity by means of sound economic policies." Ralph W. Hoyt is chairman and W. E. Crltchlow is secretary of a McArthur campaign committee, to be composed of business, professional and laboring men and women, which is being organized in behalf of the candidacy of C. N. Mc Arthur for re-election as Representa tive in Congress from the Third District. HEARING GRUNTED BASE SKCRBTARV DAMKI.S TODAY -WILL, niOC'EIVE ASTORIA DELEGATION. Report of Naval Eiperd or JOOO to Be Considered In Light of Present Channel Conditions. Information received from Chairman Harley, of the naval base committee, who is conducting the campaign at Washington, D. C, gives the Portland representatives of the committee great encouragement for the success of the effort to equip the mouth of the Co lumbia River with a first-class naval base. Mr. Harley reported that Secretary Daniels has granted a special hearing for the chairman and Judge Will R. King, counsel for the reclamation serv ice, today, at which time the report in 1900 of the committee of naval experts on the Columbia River will be consid ered in connection with the latest en gineers' reports covering present chan nel entrance and harbor conditions. This committee, composed of Captain F. S. Glass, Lieutenant Philip Andrews and Rear-Admiral Homer K. Stanford, made a survey of the Columbia harbor Relics of Early-Day Govern ors Given to State. Iicturen of Territorial Lawmakers of W ashington Presented by Stew ards and Troys. 0LYMF IA. Wash.. April . 27. (Spe cial.) Valuable relics of early day Government have been added to the state capitol collection in framed photographs of officers and members of the Territorial Legislature of 1879. The House of Representatives memento was presented to Governor Lister by Mrs. Angeline Steward, of Vancouver, Wash., and her daughters. Miss Stew ard and Mrs. It. E. Elwell, of Olympia. in honor of Mrs. Steward's husband, the late Judge George H. Steward, who was speaker of the house. In behalf of his mother, and in mem ory of his father. Smith Troy, P. M. Troy, of Olympia. at the same time presented a picture of members of the Territorial Council. Governor Lister thanked the donors for the gifts. PUPILS' PYRE MISFIRES College Student Ducked for Starting Bonfire Prematurely. ALBANV. Or., April 27. (Special.) Though students of Albany College burned the big bonfire they had stacked up, Albany High School boys gathered a new supply of material and held a big rally tonight, preparatory to a baseball game with Salem High School here tomorrow. The bonfire was to have been lighted about 8:30 P. M. At 7 o'clock it was discovered burning and. although some city fire apparatus was called out, the big pile was almost consumed. The students hastily requisitioned auto trucks and gathered a new supply of fuel. Francis Tolles, a college stu dent who was accused of starting the fire, was captured by the high school boys and ducked in the Eighth-street canal. Preceding the bonfire the stu dents marched through the streets, headed by the high school band. VANCOUVER WOMAN DIES i Miss 3Iary Grubb' Follows Sister to Grave in Five Months. VANCOUVER. Wash., April 27. (Spe cial.) Miss Mary Grubb, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Geoghean, an early set tler of Vancouver, died tonight at St. Joseph's Hospital of goitre, five months after her half-sister. Miss Beesli Geoghean, died of the same disease. Miss Grubb was 38 years of age, a graduate of St. Mary's Academy, Port- ; land, and formerly a student at Provi- ! dence Academy here. She lived all her life in the house where she was born, i A sister. Mrs. Charles A. Kirch, of I Woodland, Wash'., survives her. I Convict Not to Get Credit. ! SALEM. Or., April 27. (Special.) , In an opinion today by Attorney-General Brown that official held that if a convict violated his trusty parole he, Hear Them at The Wiley B. Allen Co.'s Stores The Best Equipped "Victor Shops" in the West Our stores specialize in Victor products and, as the leading Victrola dealers of the Pa cific Coast, we provide the instrument and the most convenient way of purchase. Whether it be the smallest Victrola at $15.00 or the most elaborate electric design at $350, our payment plan makes the way easy and smooth. Every caller at our stores leaves with the conviction that his needs have been carefully studied and most intelligently and courteous ly served. New Victor Records demonstrated at our stores on the 28th of each month. YOUR MONEY'S WORTH OR YOUR MONEY BACK fill PLAYKR PIANOS, JIl'SIC ltUI.LS, VICTHOI.AS AM) ItliCOltUS MORRISON STREET AT BROADWAY OTHI3R STORKS SAN FRANCISCO. OAKLAND, SACRA MENTO, SAN JOSH, LOS ANHKLKS. SAN DIEGO AND OTHER COAST CITIES. could not be credited on his sentence for the time he was not in prison. Those prisoners only given regular paroles, he held, are entitled to credit on their sentences for the time they are out of the penitentiary. Train Kills Old Soldier. ROSKBl'RO. Or.. April 27. A. M. Harrison, an inmate, of the Oregon Sol diers' Home, walked in front of a train at Wilbur lat night and was instantly killed. He was past Hi) years of age, and appeared demented. Plans Koady for Tole Viaduct. SALEM. Or.. April 27. (Special.) The State Highway Department an nounces Hint it has completed plans for construction of a reinforced concrete viaduct at Tole Crossing in Jackson County. The viaduct will be 10 feet long and will cost approximately $t000. Its construction will eliminate one grade crossing on tile Pacific High way over the Southern pacific Rail-road. iiiissffiiBi Make delicious pie crust after this recipe Mix one scant teaspoon salt with one and one-half cups pastry flour. Chop in scant half cup chilled Cottolene. Mix in grad ually three tablespoons cold water. Mix well, but do not knead with hands. If soft, lay paste in pan and place ol ice till chilled. Sprinkle flour on molding-board: f our rrVling-pin; roll out flat, then roll up into form of jeily roll; .. tarni it :n id; pat down and roll into circular shape. When ro. 'ed mt proper size cover sides and bottcm of pie dish. Fil1 . i material. Roll top crust in same wr.j , making sevei-tf incisions t allow for filling and puffing in br!iing. Cottolene makrs pie-crust light, flaky, wholesome: it excels for all shortening and frying. Its use is simple, and you can get it in pails of various sizes to suit your convenience. Ask your grocer for a supply today. Write for a free copy of our real cook book, "HOME HELPS." Our General Offices, Chicago, will supply you. tTHE W K. FAIRRANKCOMPAHYI i a liihiiun in iii iiy 1 1 hi '4 BlBi mmm 1 1 i 1 1 !