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THE SrORXIXGt OREGONIAN. SATtTRDAT. MAY 13, 191G. VALLEY PROTEST IN CONTEST IS HEARD FIVE MEN NARROWLY ESCAPE DEATH WHEN NEW AUTO IS SACRIFICED TO SPEED AT DANGEROUS TURN. Saturday Special for Boys! P- I A big lot of boys' suits on sale today, most of them just unpacked. I bought them to sell at a higher price, but I will offer them all day today at an attractive special price: Boys' Norfolk Suits With Extra Pair Knickers, Hat and Belt $4,35 These are all new models, well-tailored. All the popular color combinations, including shepherd's plaids. Buy them at this store today. Second Floor Progressive Business Men's Club Withdraws Candi v date From Race. - FESTIVAL MANAGEMENT HIT mm Mf I Bad Faith Intimated, So Portland Organization Retires in Inter est of Harmony Ad Club May Take Action Today. Thft Progressive Business Men's Club decided yesterday to withdraw its can didate. Miss Annabelle Crawford, from the contest for queen of the Rose Fes tival, in view of the objections that have been advanced by managers of some of the candidates entered from cities outside of Portland. The Corvalli. Albany and Eugene candidates' pupporters entered a com plaint Thursday intimating that it was an evidence of bad faith on the part of the Festival management to permit Portland candidates, backed by strong clubs, to enter the race and roll up a big total during the week when a spe cial voting offer was on, whereas the other contestants had been in from the beginning and had pent much of their money before the special offer became effective. R. T. Richardson, manager of the contest, visited Corvallis and the other cities yesterday afternoon and a mes rage from him last night indicated that the matter had been straightened out. Club Declines to Reconftltler. The Progressive Business Men's Club, however, decided that the best policy. under the circumstances, would be to adhere to their decision to withdraw, Tuther than leave the possibility of an impression that they were inclined to wrong the other contestants or to take an unfair advantage of them. The Ad Club, which entered a candi date about the same time, has the mat ter under advisement and will make decision today. It is possible that they may Keep their candidate in the field, hut relinquish the advantage of the spe cial offer on ballots purchased this week. Explaining the withdrawal of the candidate of the Progressive Business Mi n's Club, J. P. Jaeger, president, last night said the action was in the inter est of harmony and to prove to the 1 alley towns that Portland is tryinj to be absolutely fair in the contest. Board Makn Jinny Requests. "AVe will withdraw our candidate re jrardless of the decision of other bodies in uie city or the towns in the Valley , " e entered only after being asked to a dozen or more times by the Rose Fes mai j-oti i n a ri (i 10 neip tne tto.se .Fes tival. We went in to hejp the festival fund and for that reason only. We have raised a big sum of money, and did not think we would put the Valley Towns at a disadvantage. "We will turn the money raised over to the festival fund and destroy the votes. Our candidate. Miss Crawford will be taken care of some other way on me Kose .festival programme. "We and. no doubt, all other Port land bodies who have candidates had in-, i in en nun ui crowaing out the Val ,r towns, ne want them m and want them to win if possible. The Rose Festival is given for them as much as for us. and most certainly we do not want to create reeling about it. W are big enough to realize that the Val jej towns have a side in this. We want ineni in: must have them in, and .vuuiu in,i Knowingly put them at disadvantage. It was our enthusiasm to Jielp the festival out that brought into the contest in the first place." in tne count yesterday Miss Waive -lacoos. ji Klamath Falls, was in the jvau. ana Marion Anderson, of Albany, i no candidate of the Progres sivo business Men's Club came fourth ! me list, and the Ad Club candidate ftiui last with sn.llltfl voles. CHILDREN TO GET EXHIBIT oil Minniy flans Gathering of JMsplay Willi Uconomy. fAfc.M, Or.. May 12. (Special.) Polk County school children will col lect exhibits and decorations for Polk County's exhibit at the Oregon State Fair this year, according to word re vived toaay oy J. A. Churchill, Super jnienaeni oi t'ubllc Instruction, from county s-cnool Superintendent Rey nolds. The Polk County Court has agreed to jay tne enndren i'o cents for each nunaie ot grain or grass furnished. x or tne Dest IB bundles a prize of $ 11 awarded and for the secon ni-si v ounaies .;U will he thft nr ?. By the method adopted, it is believed that the county exhibit can be collected w'ltn more economy than by the method eenerally followed. The Honolulu correspondent of the Bureau Foreign Rnfl Domestic Conmierce reports that a manufacturer In that -ltv has re ceived an order for 100 ukuleles a week irom a Los Angeles music company. So popular has this little musical instrument I'ffome that the T.os Anseles house has or tiers totaling 1000 which it was unable to f i'l. CAB UPSETS, 2 HURT WllJ: k 3 :Xjt isi vr.j THREE ARE THROWN CLEAR R. Zukas, Driving New Machine, Has Spill. Seven-Pa&scnficr Motor on Trial Trip Overturns at Twenty-Fifth and Flanders Streets Owner and Seattle Man Victims. Leath missed John R. Zukas and his four motoring guests by a narrow mar gin, when the seven-passenger touring car in which they were riding over turned at Twenty-fifth and Flanders streets yesterday afternoon, near St. ncent's Hospital. Zukas is in that hospital, suffering from shock, with a possibility of internal injury, and S. Butweli, of Seattle, has a cut on nis neck and is bruised about the head. Zukas. who is a waiter at the Nor- tonia Hotel, had just received the big! car, new and shining, from the agents. ! Pleased with his purchase, he invited Ernest Cournavas and Thomas Stevens, of room 208, Nortonia Hotel; John Kis- sus, a busboy, and S. Butwell. a recent arrival from Seattle, to be his guests on a trial trip. Spinning west on Flanders street. Zukas, who was driving, attempted to make the turn north on Twenty-fifth street. The car was evidently traveling at too high a rate of speed, and nearly rammed a light pout ori the west side of Twenty-fifth street. To avoid this peril Zukas swung sharply to the right, striking the curb on the east side of the street. "With the impact the big car turned completely over, throwing three of the motorists free of the big wreck, but pinning Zukas and But well beneath. The driver was pinioned down by the steering gear. Assistance was quickly forthcoming and the injured men were carried to St. Vincent's Hospital. Aside from slight scratches and bruises the other motorists were without hurt. City Detectives Hammersley and Ca- hill. who were immediately dispatched to investigate, are of the opinion that the accident was due to the driver s attempt to make the turn while travel ing at an excessive speed. ihe car was badly damaged. Xpprr A'rerkd Car Beneath "Which Two Mfn were J I lined. lowfr Group iewing the Seene of Accident at Turnly-t'lfth and KI and era Street. JUNIOR WEEK IS JOLLY MORK THA 30OO PERSONS jlTTKND OREGON FESTIVITIES. 1M Eim In Order of Dar, WIIU "Froili" Bring Compelled to Perform Ludi crous Aatirs for Vioitora. UNIVERSITY OP OREGON, Eugene. May 12. (Special.) Junior week-end with all its festivities opened glorious ly today with Ideal weather and was attended by more than 1003. Students and faculty were In pala attire and the campus was dresse! in its best. While awaiting the arrival of visitors on the morning trains the students Joined together in a general campus cleanup and made the grour.di spic and span. At iz:30 tne co-eus were hostesses at a campus cabaret lunch eon. The varsity band furnished the music. Amusement was furnished the visitors by the "O". gang. Under charge of seniors, freshmen returned from painting the "O." a cement block on a hill adjacent to Eugene. The serious work over, fun was the order of the day. Lined as a chain gang and with a big yellow u painted on the back of each, the "frosn" were sent through ludicrous performances. As the visitors were eating luncneon the Friars, senior honorary society, held pledge ceremonies. Leaving Deady hall dressed in gowns. the 13 memDers slowly and solemnly marched around the quadrangle and at intervals stopped. Four stops were made and black bow ribbons pinned On four pledges. Those honored were Robert McMurray, of Portland: Nichol Jaureguy. of Tacoma: Karl Becke, of Aurora, and Roland OeaVy, of Medford. to Southern California and from the Pacific Coast to Eastern Utah and Eastern Nevada. The states affected by the disturbances at that time Included Oregon. Washington. Idaho, California. Nevada and Utah, and also British Co lumbia. Portland and vicinity experienced nothing unusual at that time. Near-panics prevailed in several cit ies and many clocks were stopped in Boise and other minor damage re sulted. The first tremors were reported in Nevada in the early afternoon, and re ports of quakes continued until nearly midnight, the last being reported from Ontario. Or., where the earth rolled like a huge ocean wave, according to the dispatches. Baker. Or., was shaken severely, clocks being stopped and a dancing party was put to flight when the hall in which the festivity was being held began to tremble as though it wuld fall. Several Idaho towns were shaken severely that night also. BAKER FEKIiS SLIGHT SHOCK Quake- Noticed Only hy Persons on l"lpcr floors of Buildings. BAKER. Or.. May 12. (Special.) A slight earthquake was felt here about 6:20 o'clock tonight and was felt by those in rooms above the first floor. but not on the street. On the second floor of the telephone exchange cen- ral girls saw the switchboard and chandeliers sway about them, while persons in upper floors of hotels called to the office to learn why tne electric ight fixtures were dancing. A clerk Muegges drugstore was using tne delicate scales and saw them become erratic. The tremor lasted about four sec onds, and was not understood until word from Boise told of the disturbance there. Cncfl;Hi2;.!:,.T rRKta If I25i;:"'i 1 s New Arrivals in Portland Should First rind Hotel Cornelius Many factor, such as location in center of retail district, ex cellent rooms and service, have combined to make this one of Portland's distinctive hotels equally attractive to tne commercial traveler, tour ist and local visitor an achievement quite unusual for reasons that any guest can best explain. HATES SI A DAY ASD rP. C. W. Cornelius, President II. K. Fletcher, Manager, park aiamat Alder. Portland, Or. EARTHQUAKE ROCKS TOWNS (i"ontJrm! From First Faee.) commencing a moment later, continued nearly 40 seconds. Walls of buildings trembled and doors and windows rattled. Persons in the upper rooms of the Moore Hotel, the highest building in town, became disiy. TREMORS LAST 15 MINUTES Main Shock Unusually Severe, SpO' kane Seismograph Shows. SPOKANE. Wash., May 12. The seis mograph at Gonzaga University here registered one pronounced earthquake shock at 6:2 o clock lonignt. roiiowea bv several smaller ones, the entire dis turbance lasting about 15 minutes, Father Adams, the local observer, said the general direction of the tremblo was southeast to northwest, the main shock being unusually severe for this region. The quake occurred. Father Adams estimated, aDout SO miles southeast of Spokane. QUAKE OF 1915 IS RECALLED Many AVestern Cities Rocked and X'plicaval Visible. Reports of the earthquake in Idah last night recalled the series of tre mors which continued at intervals for nearly 13 hours October 2. 1915, rock ing Western cities from Victoria, B. C. MEYER JURY IS OUT Woman in Case Is Heard Last and Tells of Battle. LOVE FOR ACCUSED DENIED Reno Records Quake. RF.XO. Nev.. May 12. The seismo graph at the Mackay School of Mines. University of Nevada, registered an earthquake at 6:31 o'clock tonight. The disturbance lasted until 6:36. Professor J. C. Jones, of the university, figured the center of the disturbance as about 400 miles north of Reno. Complaint Is Made That State Will Xot Permit Hep to Relate Hep Story oi Tragedy Wants Tay for 120 Days In Jail. VANCOUVER. Wash.. May 12. Ppe cial.) The trial of Charles A. Meyer, charged with killing his uncle, John Kramer, on the night of lecember 25, 1915. ended today after the state had introduced some evidence in rebuttal. Mrs. Lillian Abbott, over whom th fight took place, and who was held fou months in the county jail as a state witness, was one of those called. At 10 o'clock the jury retired, with instructions that in case no verdict was reached by 11:30 they should be locked up for the night. Mrs. Abbott had been acting In th capacity of housekeeper for Charles A Myer prior to the tragedy. She had razor in her waist when Edward Kra mer was scuffling with her, ihc said, but she had forgotten about it. Following the taking of testimon W. K. Tales, attorney for the state made a long and vigorous plea for con vir-tlon. followed by J. L. Sutherland, attorney for Meyer. J. O. Blair, Count Attorney, made the closing argumen tonight at a night session, after whic the jurors began their deliberations. Mrs. Abbott, who has been in jail for Anaconda Feels Quake. ANACONDA. Mont.. May 12. An earth shock was distinctly felt here at 7:30 o'clock tonight. Buildings in the business district were shaken, but no damage was done. Nampa Windows Rattle. XAMPA. Idaho. May 12. (Special.) -A slight tremble was perceptible here about 7:30 tonight. Windows rat tled, floors vibrated and china was displaced. BEN SELLING Morrison at Fourth more than 120 days, wants $1 a day for her time. She has threatened to at- empt to collect the fees she believes arr due her. Mrs. Abbott denied she Intended to marry Charles A. Meyer. In case he were acquitted. Meyer throughout his long- Imprisonment has shown much consideration for Mrs. Abbott, and he1 has from his own meaner funds fur nished her with many delicacies. Mrs. Abbott said she was not permit ted to tell the etory of the tragedy a it really happened and that every timt sUo tried to say something the attor neys for the state made htr stop talk- nj(. She said she knows that Kdwsrd Kramer would have killed her with a knife If Meyer had not shot him. the said Edward Kramer called her all kinds of Insulting names and was n the act of .stabbing1 her with a pocket knife, but she was able to catch bis arm and parry the blow, fcjha also said that John Ivramer, the aged man who was killed, had carried a gun when he came out of the house. This Run has not been found since the shooting of Kramer, and; Mrs. Abbott said that Mrs. John Kramer probably hid it. Mrs. Abbott also uid she had srone to keep house for Meyer to overcome her desire for litiuor. but in the course of the afternoon of the j psrty she drank seven glasses of ber. This was the first she had taken for ions ttme. nhe teatltied. She said she knew Edward Kramer I was an ?ry at ner and at cnaries -Meyer. and she did not want to po to the party, hut was finally persuaded to uo. She ha a son about 4 years old who is kept by her Ftster in Oreiron. POUND SITE 0. K. IS ASKED Council's Approval Awaited on Tract Wltliin City Limits. Whether or not thn Oregon Humane Society will be permitted to establish the city pound outside the city limits was asked of the Courw-il yesterday by President Cowperthwalt. of the Society. The Council referred the question to City Attorney LaKoche. The society has selected a tentative 5ite at Kast Eitchty-third street and Ll vision street, three blocks beyond the city line. If the Council In agreeable this will bo made the horna of the pound. Attorneys Snc Aired Woman Client. ORKOON CITY. May II. (Special.) Mrs. Mary C. Wells, aged 70 years, recently acquitted in the Circuit Court on a iharKe of attempting to defraud an insurance company, was made de fendant today in a suit filed by her attorneys. Walter A. Dimlck and Judire Grant B. Plmtck. to collect 250, al leged to be due for attorney fees. Mrs Wells paid a part of the attorney's fees. Ut'i'j't-'y '-Jr loaves have 1?;:-'V . J?'. Ci' been sold ht V $&PJg Portland f&Zr FRANZ' ( BUTTERNUT I V BREAD Its Flavor Makes It Mott Popular V Its Purity Makes It the Best! At lair (irarrr. Rahfs kjr A jf k '. . nkkKRV, iM.t 11th and l-'laadersT y''"'- y WOMAN BELIEVED HIDING TWO MKX THIK THKV SPOKK TO MISS F.U1-V MAY 1IRR1S. equally positive that talked with her at on W f dnr.-day after- rerMna W ho May Sunpert Tfcey Have Isolated Her Are Akel le Qalckly Infffrm Pol lee. The persistence of reports that Miss Ella May Harris, sought for by police and relatives since last Friday, has been seen a number f times since her authenticated appearance In Vancou ver, gives rise to the belief that she Is In htdinfr with friends. This theory is supported by the fact that Misa Harris w as. according- to friends, thoroughly versed In the kp ogxaphy of the city. It is said that she spent much of her spare ttme in familiarizing herself with the carlines and suburban districts. The possibility that she may have made friends on these excursions, who are now aiding to conceal her Is pointed out, M. E. Brady, of 1657 Woolsey street, and J. F. Troutman. an insurance so licitor, of 2S5 Larrabee street, viewed the yniinar woman's vhototrnTh venter da v. and were they met and Columbia. Park noon. At the entrance to lh park a young woman approached them and a.-ked to be told the time, and thru wnlked avat without further speech. he seemed di.Htr.uelil, ni acted o c.noorly that both men commented upon ii. Yes terday morn in i? they brought their In formation to Ihs police. I-tective Captain Baty urges that In the event of others believing they have located Misa H.irri, the facta be given the police without delay. l'our Nurses (.raduatrd. VANCOUVER. Wash.. May 12. (Spe cial. ) -Four young women were gradu ated as nurses from St. Joseph'n Hos pital In this city, and received their diplomas tonight at a programme held in Providence Academy. The Gradu ates were: the Misses A lie.. Villiir, X. K. Seeser. N. M. Wicderhcld and A. Nibler. IrrlgatlonRids Called For. OREGONIAN NEWS Bt'REAt. Wash ington. May 12. Bids will he opened at Hermiston June 15 for the construc tion of CO miles of canal on the Uma tilla irrigation project near Hermls-ton. BBMMBa1MHBMWg hi :iaamgiMiiBiiMiMiiBHiiiiBBiiB"B"-"""""ii GRANGE PLANS POLICIES ORGANIZATION TO WORK., FOR RL'RAI. CREDITS HI 1. 1.. ALMOST YOUR LAST CHANCE Decreaae of Amount of LIqaor That May Be Bought by Individual la Favored In Resolution. GRANTS PASS. Or., May 12. (Spe cial.) The State Grange spent the en tire day considering policies for the coming s ear , and adopting resolutions. The most important resolution was Introduced by James A. Stewart, of Wheeler County, declaring In favor of the rural credits bill recently framed by a committee from the-State Taxpay ers League. Under its provisions the state can float a four-per-cent bond issue to the amount of 50 per cent of the value of the lands on which money is sought to be obtained, its security being a mortgage. The bonds are to be sold in small quantities, and the loans to be made in small amounts, $5000 being the largest loan provided. The delegates- pledged themselves to circulate petitions to place the bill on the initiatory ballot, and to handle the education campaign. The Grange favored the reduction of the expense incident to the operation of the various state commissions by consolidation into fewer units, one of which shiU have the problem of se curing markets for home products. Another resolution favors the reduc tion of the amount of liquor to be al lowed the individual consumer and the denaturing of alcohol in such a man ner as to render it obnoxious to the taste. The Bingham bill for competi tion among the different forms of roads bulding rather than the- letting of work by day labor was adopt&d. The Grange adjourned tonight. Late tonight the Grange adopted a resolution favoring -the 40-40 feature of the Chamberlain public land bill. j i in ai i - ' :' Today is almost your last chance to make your kitchen the equal of any in the land at'an unusu ally low figure. If you are not using gas, or your gas range is not one of the new models, a visit to our salesroom this afternoon or evening will be repaid in many hours of added comfort every day of the year. National Gas Range Week comes but for one week in the whole year and during this week only are there any reductions in the prices of our care fully selected line of ranges. Therefore, if you want a modern kitchen, at a low price, pay us a visit today; or a representative will gladly call upon request. Weare demonstrating an entirely new form of range tonight. Come and see it. Main 6500 PORTLAND GAS & COKE CO. Salesroom : Fifth and Yamhill Streets A 6274 miinmiiiit"iiiHsmngii" """""""""""""s""",,iS