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!
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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Its Flavor Makes It Mott Popular
V Its Purity Makes It the Best!
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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.
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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.
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kitchen the equal of any in the land at'an unusu
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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.
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