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MOTIVTXO OREGONIAIf, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1916.
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IN ESTACADA JAIL
Prisoner Apparently Unbal
anced and May Have Fled
it From Salem Asylum-
THOMPSON'S NECK IS NO. 15
jMcasurenients Show He Slight Have
Worn Shirt Thought Too Small,
in Spite of riea That 16 1-2
Is Accustomed Size..
Complete failure of a supposed clew
furnished in the discovery at Estacada
of a man answering the description
of Fred RIstman, missing jitneur. fea
tured yesterday's developments in the
investigation of the rrurder of Mrs.
Helen Jennings at her ranch near Tual
atin and the mysterious disappearance
of Ristman.
Though strongly resembling the un
fortunate chauffeur, the man found at
Estacada was not Ristman. "While his
identity has not been established, he
is supposed to have escaped from an
asylum, as his mind apparently is un
balanced. The investigating officers remain
confident that they have the man they
want in Bennett Thompson, the suspect
arrested in Portland the day following
the discovery of the murder, but they
made little progress yesterday toward
establishing his guilt. Sheriff J. E.
.Reeves, of "Washington County, openly
expressed doubt that anything could be
proved against Thompson, despite very
suspicious circumstances.
Vnknorrn Rciembln Jitneur.
But for two things, the man taken
Into custody, at Estacada yesterday by
Marshal A. G. Ames, was an excellent
double of the missing chauffeur. The
unknown has a mustache and does not
have two gold teeth Ristman's pub
lished picture showed him with a mus
tache which he had not worn for sev
eral months, and the missing man was
known to have possessed two gold
crowns
"Marshal Ames is to be congratulated
for the capture." commented Deputy
Sheriff Bob Phillips, who went to Es
tacada from Portland yesterday. "The
man he found bore perfect resem
blance to Risman's picture. He mum
bled brokenly in what seemed to be
French or German. Ristman had a
knowledge of both languages. He wore
a blue chambray shirt, such as Rist
man wore the night he disappeared.
Blood Not Human.
Ho had not shaved for several days.
There was blood on his trousers. We
later discovered the blood was from
a chicken which he killed shortly be
fore he was arrested this morning near
Currinsville.
The unknown bears a close resem
blance to Henry Nelson, a man who
escaped from the asylum at Salem
jrebruary 4.
P. Johnson, a friend of Ristman
tried to walk with him early Monday
night, at which time the jitneuer was
engaged in conversation with a tall.
heavily built stranger. Johnson
waited for some time for Ristman to
finish the conversation, and casually
observed the stranger, whom he be
lleves he can identify.
Thompson's Neck Is Size 15.
Late Monday night, an ' automobile
was heard to stop, with engine still
running, in the wooded stretch near
Tonquin. a few miles from the Gore
ranch, where Mrs. Jennings was killed.
The automobile did not continue its
trip for nearly ten minutes. Believing
that this may have been the machine
driven by Ristman. and possibly . tnt.
spot of his murder, the woods in this
section were thoroughly combed yes
tcrday, but with no results.
The blood-stained shirt found 440
yards north of the home of the mur
dered woman has not yet been identi
fied as Thompson's, but Sheriff Reeves
yesterday established beyond doubt the
fact that Thompson could have worn
the shirt. Thompson had said that he
wore, ordinarily, a shirt size 16, but
that at present he had been wearing
size 16J4 because of two small goiters
with which he is afflicted. Sheriff
Reeves yesterday measured Thomp
son's neck and the tape showed a scan
15 inches.
Two soft shirts taken from Thomp
eon's home were of odd sizes.
50-Mile Fuel Supply I sed.
"Do you think the body of Ristman
was possibly thrown in the Tualatin
River? Sheriff Reeves was asked.
"Might as well say "Willamette," he
replied. The gasoline tank of the au
tomobile found at the Gore ranch had
been filled at 6 o'clock the night of the
murder. Enough gasoline had been
used to allow the machine to go 60
miles.
"The finding of the undershirt, blood
stained or not, has nothing to do with
the case. said Attorney Roscoe P.
Hurst, who represents the man in the
Hillsboro Jail, yesterday. ' "I am pre
pared to prove by witnesses that
Thompson wore a salmon-colored un
dershirt Sunday. Monday and Tuesday
last week, and that he had it on when
he was arrested Wednesday night."
Mr. Hurst continued to threaten
habeas corpus proceedings yesterday.
He declares the officers must have
known since last Friday that Thomp
' son is innocent.
G. E. HARDY'S CAR DARK
'Three Iollars" Says Judge to Man
ager of Portland Chamber.
Municipal Judge Langguth looked
graver than is his wont, yet there was
a plainly discernible twinkle in his
eye. Before the bar of short orde
justice stood George E. Hardy, mana
ger of the Chamber of Commerce,
charged with failing to have the lights
of his new car lighted the night before.
Patrolman Collins came upon the car,
where Mr. Hardy had parked it. Th
illumination was nil. Wherefore th
policeman placed the fateful slip within
it. commanding the presence of the
owner in Municipal Court.
"I'm guilty." admitted Mr. Hardy,
when Clerk Crounse read the charge.
Three dollars, said the Judge.
PERSONAL MENTION.
J. N. Norrls, of Albany, is at the
Eaton.
O. Jergen Olsen, of Tacolt, is at the
Be ward. -
F. L. Meyers, of La Grande, is at the
Oregon.
F. O. Stewart, of Kelso, is at the
Oregon.
F. M. Rcdfield, of Albany, is at the
Seward.
F. D. Kinyon, of Ontario, is at the
Perkins.
J. Mattey, of McMinnville, is at the
Perkins.
A. K. Richardson, of Burns, is at the
Imperial.
G. C. Nicholson, of Seattle, is at the
Portland.
J. E. Pinkham. of Spokane, is at the
Nortonia.
E. E. Dent, of Eltopia. "Wash., is at
the Oregon.
W. F". Laraway. of Hood River, is at
the Perkins.
O. C. Shaw, of San Francisco, is at
the Eaton.
H. F. Peacock, of La Grande, is at
the Imperial.
E. E. Mills, of White Salmon, is at
the Cornelius.
C. Knutson, of Astoria, is registered
at the Nortonia.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Selig, of Falls City,
are at the Eaton.
A. O. Hunter, of Bend, is registered
at the Portland.
R. H. Wisecarver, of McMinnville, is
at the Imperial.
H. D .Manning, of Medford, is regis
tered at the Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Medler, of Wasco,
are at the Imperial. '
C. C. Emerson is registered at the
Nortonia from Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Meyer, of Butte,
Mont., are at the Eaton.
S. S. Johnson, an attorney of Tilla
mook, is at the Seward.
Captain T. J. Macgenn, of the Break
water, is at the Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Martin, of New-
berg, are at the Portland. .
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Moore, of Marsh-
field are at the Cornelius.
Roscoe Howard, of Des Chutes, is
registered at the Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Marsh, of The
Dalles, are at the Cornelius.
Mr. and Mrs. II. E. Crabtree, of
Puyallup, are at the Cornelius.
Mayor F. J. Johnson, of Astoria;
A. W. Norblad, L. W. Glaser and Elof
Anderson are at the Seward.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Kinney, of Sea
side, are registered at the Nortonia.
GAR DANGEROUS WEAPON
IDGB MORROW IPHOLDS CONTEN
TION IN WARRINER. CASE.
Demurrer to Indictment Sustained ' on
Baals That Facts In Highway Acci
dent Not Set Ont.
That an automobile under certain
conditions may be considered as a dan
gerous weapon was the belief expressed
by Judge Morrow yesterday. The Judge
at the same time, however, sustained
the demurrer to the indictment against
C. A. Warriner, charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon as a result
of having run down Mrs. Alfreda Beck-
man with his automobile on the Co
umbia Highway Sunday, April 9, on
the ground that the indictment failed
to set forth sufficient facts.
The case against Mr. Warriner will
be resubmitted to the grand jury.
At the present time assaults with
automobiles are unusual, at least," said
Judge Morrow in announcing his de
cislon. In view of this I sustain the
demurrer in that the manner in which
the assault was committed is not set
forth with sufficient particularity in
the indictment."
Deputy District Attorney Collier im
mediately asked for an order resub
mitting the case, which was granted.
The indictment was demurred to on
the ground that a man could not be
armed with an automobile, and also
that the Indictment failed to set forth
sufficient facts. It was argued before
Judge Morrow last Wednesday by Dep
uty District Attorney Hindman for the
state and John F. Logan for the de
fense.
CONCERT AIDS REFUGEES
B'NAI B'RITH HAS CROWDED HALL
AT ENTERTAINMENT.
Three Russian Musicians "Who Fled
From Siberia Are Assisted in Leav
ins to Find Work.
Three Russians recently came to
Portland. They were refugees from
Siberia and its terrors. A. Kosenstein,
A. Kalorginsky played the violin and
A. Ritarband the piano. They came to
this city in the effort to find employ
ment, for each is a good musician and
they play with ease of long orchestral
experience.
But they were unable to rind any
employment. They ran to ground every
rumor of vacancies in Portland or
chestras, but they were not rewarded
The B'nai B nth and its officers and
members became interested and ar
ranged a programme of musical num
bers on which they were to appear
as contributing artists. Mlsha Pelz,
Portland pianist, did some active bo
liciting and engaged the services of
several prominent Portland vocalists.
The entertainment was advertised and
Sunday night a crowded house greeted
the musicians who gathered at B'nai
B'rith Hall to aid the Russians.
That always popular quartet, Mrs.
Delphine Marx. Mrs. Jane Albert, Jo
seph Mulder and Dora J. Zan, was one
of the musical -organizations that do
nated its time and services.
Mrs. H. W. Metzger, contralto:
Charles Duncan Raff, cellist, and Henry
Scougall, basso, also contributed num
bers to the attractive programme.
Dr. A. Tilzer acted as chairman of
the evening.
Approximately $150 was raised to aid
the Russians in getting to some other
city.
. REAMES DELAYED
UMTBD STATES ATTORNEY TO AS
SIST IX CAIJFORM.t CASES.
Land-Grant Fraud Prosecutions Ex
pected to Take Six Weeks and Mr. "
Rankin 'Will Substitute.
"Word has been received from Clar
ence L. Rearaes, United States Attor
ney for Oregon, who has been in San
Francisco, for the past three weeks,
that he has been appointed a special
assistant to the United States Attorney
there to aid in the prosecution of 18
men under Indictment for alleged mis
use of the mails in fraudulently lo
cating persons on the forfeited lands
of the Oregon & California Railroad
Company.
These indictments are an aftermath
of similar indictments and trials in
Oregon in July. 1914, when W. F. Min
ard and J. W. Logan were convicted of
similar frauds.
Those who have already been con
victed in Oregon on the land-grant
fraud charges are John "V. Logan,
Fred Brantner, John Cogburn, Daniel
Corners, Jenry J. Harper,. C. A. Sever
ance, W. F. Minard, J. T. Burns and O.
B. Gross. In the case at San Fran
cisco, three of the defendants. B. L
Fairchild, S. D. Aubrey and A. T. Mc
Menamin. are fugitives 'from justice.
Three others. Norman D. Cook. .Frank
lin P. Bull and W. A. S. Nicholson, are
lawyers.
Mr. Reames probably will be absent
from Portland about six" weeks on ac
count of the San Francisco trial. Rob
ert R. Rankin, first assistant United
States Attorney, will be Acting United
States Attorney during his absence.
Read The Oregonian's classified ads.
E OH TO START
MAKING BEER HERE
Prominent Men in All Parts
of State Behind Proposed
Liquor Law Change.
INITIATIVE BILL DRAFTED
November Ballot to Contain Meas
ure to Permit Manufacture and
Sale of Light Brew as
Now Provided For.
A committee comprising business
men representing all sections oi Ore
gon has .been organized to popularize
a movement for an amendment to the
prohibition law making it lawful to
manufacture within the state malted
liquors containing not more than four
per cent alcohol and to sell the prod-"
uct direct to consumer.
A bill has been drafted providing
for the amendment and will be placed
on the ballot at the November elec
tion. It is announced that petitions
for the required number of signatures
of voters will be put in circulation at
once.
In discussing the proposed amend
ment, C. E. S. Wood, who represents
the general committee, yesterday saiu
that there was no intention to antago
nize the question of prohibition, but
to make prohibition more practical by
permitting the manufacture and direct
sale of beer of a low percentage of
alcohol within the state. He declared
that the purpose of the amendment
was to exclude any possible adjunct as
an opening wedge for restoring the
open saloon; that the brewers were
not back of the movement, and that it
was souerht to nut a strict regulation
on the traffic by holding the manufac
turers of beer doubly responsible.
Argument Set Forth.
A statement setting forth the com
mittee's arguments for the proposed
amendment, which was issued yester
day, is as follows:
We. the undersigned, reel tnat mere
is lack of logic even from a prohibi
tion noint of view, in allowing beer
and intoxicating liquors to be brought
Into the state, yet to forbid, tne manu
facture of beer in the state. We have
undertaken to nut on the ballot an
amendment to the prohibition amend
ment, giving to the Oregon larmer,
hopgrower and brewer an equal right
with the outsider. We have consti
tuted ourselves a general committee fa
voring this amendment, and submit to
the- public our reasons as follows:
"First A law which permits the
consumption of liquor brought into
the state from the outside, yet dis
criminates against even a light beer
made in Oregon, from Oregon barley
and hops, is neither logical nor Just
and seems to answer no good purpose
whatever.
"Second We believe it is not even
good temperance reform because it in
evitably encourages the importation
of the strong spirituous liquors on
which transportation charge are less
and discourages the use of a light,
non-intoxicating malt liquor. In other
wonls, it forces a consumption of
whisky instead of a consumption of
beer.
Oregon Is Loser.
"Third It drives thousands of dol
lars out of the state, which if beer
drinking is to be permitted at all, had
better go to Oregon barley and hops.
"Fourth We feel that the true
measure of regulation ought always to
be based on the amount of the drug
alcohol contained in any drink. It
seems to us not scientific, nor in the
cause of true temperance to place beer
in exactly the same category with
whisky and other spirits. We think
the two real evils are the saloon and
spirituous liquors, but this amend
ment does not open up the general
question or the general policy. It goes
no further than to place the home in
dustry, as to ibeer, on the same footing
with the outsider.
"Fifth By this amendment the
amount of alcohol permitted is not in
excess of four per cent. This is prac
tically as low as beer can be brewed
and keep. We believe, and we thinK,
the general world agrees that such a
beverage is not an intoxicating liquor.
"Sixth. It is our opinion, based on
the experience of Germany, and the
great temperance reforms made in
Denmark, Sweden and Norway, by en
couraging the brewing of Just such a
light beer as here proposed, that this
amendment will really promote both
temperance and moral integrity. This
is one of our strongest motives.
Amendment Is Drafted.
The following is the proposed amen-
ment:
Be. It enacted by the people of the State
or Oregon. That:
Section thirty-six (36 of Article one (1)
of the Constitution of the State of Oregon
shall be and hereby is amended to read as
follows:
Section 36. From and after January 1
191ti. no Intoxicating liquors shall be manu
factured or sold within this state, except
for medicinal purposes, upon prescription of
a licensed physician, or lor scientmc. sacra
mental or mechanical purposes: provided,
however, that it shall be lawful to manu
facture within this state, fermented malt
liquors containing four per cent or less of
alcohol, manufactured exclusively for ship
ment outside of this state; and provided
further, that it shall be lawful to manu
facture and sell and deliver in this state
by the manufacturer to any person or in
dividual, in original packages only, such fer
mented malt liquor, containing four per
cent or less of alcohol. In such quantity
or under such regulations as may be pre
scribed by law. Until otherwise prescribed
by the Legislature this right of sale and
delivery shall be limited to the same quan
titv as persons are now permitted to im'"-
into the state under existing laws, ana such
Eersons mav not within any one period fixed
y law both import and purchase locally.
Thu section is self -executing and all pro
visions of the Constitution and the laws of
this state and charters and ordinances of all
cities, towns and other municipalities there
in, in conflict with tne provisions or mis
section are hereby repealed.
The members of the general committee
are A. L. Mills, presinent. urn .National
Bank, Portland: Theo. B; Wilcox, president.
First national HStltt. fortiann; w 1111am u
Wheelwright, president. Pacific Export Co.
Portland: KUiott Corbett. banker, Port
land: Joseph Simon, attorney and former
Fnited States Senator. Portland: Wil
11am McRae. banker. Portland: Josephine
Hirsch. Portland: William Hanley. farmer.
5urns; en veiling. mercnant, roniana
Charles F. Ben, Portland: C. F. Adams,
president Security Savings & Trust Co.
Portland: Rabbi J-mah B. Wise. Portland
s Benson. capitalist. Portland: E. E. Coov
ert. attornev. Portland: J. B. Yeon. caDltal
lst, Portland; W. S. i;'Reo. attorney, Oregon
City: J. C. Alnsworth, president UnlteC
States Kntional Bank. Portland: John M
Gearln. attorney and former United States
Senator. Portland: Eugene Smith. Labor rep-
"resentative. . Portland ; O. P. Bishop, State
Senator and member or Senate alcoholic
committee. 1013 session, Salem: J. R. Linn,
grain broker, former State Senator. Salem;
J. L. Stockton, merchant and State Senator,
Salem: Hal D. Patton. merchant and State
senator. Salem: W. F. Oshum. proprietor
Osburn Hotel. Eugene; o. w. orlffln, mer
rhant Eugene: Dr. D. A. Paine, president
Eugene Savings 6c Loan Society, and United
States National Bank, Eugene; Luke ft.
roortrieh. cashier first -National 5snK,
Eugene; John F. Kelly, Hootn-Keiiy Co.
Eugene: Tt. S. Smith, attorney. Eugene: Wll
Ham Pollman. president Baker Loan
Tr?t Co. and First National Rank.
Baker; John Schmltz. hanker. Baker: Guson
Neuberger. merchant. Faker: ur. ;. E. Bar.
ton. Raker: Carl Adler. merchant. Baker
Joseph J. Kellner. attorney. Baker: S. I..
iaer, oanser. iisaer; .w. l-n isneim pr,
merchant. Baker: N. E. Meacham. presi
dent Bnker Commercial Club, Baker; Fred
r. "Holmes, president La Grande National
Hank. TjGranae; pat Foley, hotel man. La.
Grande: J. H. Peare, merchant. LaGrande
J. t Henry, merchant. T-eGrande; V. Pal.
mer, lumberman, LaGrande; Frank C. Bran
ov
well. United States Land Office Register.
Baker: W. E. Brock, president Pendleton
Commercial Club. Pendleton: K. W". Mc
Comas. mill man, Pendleton: Horace walker,
Pendleton; W. L. Thompson, president
American National Bank, Pendleton: E. J.
Sommerville. cattle man. Pendleton: Max
Vout, president First National Bank. The
Dalles; A. McCoy, mill man. The Dalles;
R. King, president Dry Fish Co., The
Dalles; A B. Walther, merchant. The
Dalles; E. M. "Williams. merchant. The
Dalles: H. J. Maiers, merchant. The Dalles;
VV. J. Weaver. Hotel Umqua. Roseburg: John
w. Oliver, Hotel Grand. Roseburg; Simon
Caro. merchant, Roseburg: A. Creason. cap
italist. Roseburg; J. w. Perkins, capitalist.
RosebuMr: Albert Abraham, Roseburg; Henry
Hart, physician and capitalist. Medford: H.
Wlthlngton. attorney. Medford- G. Putnam.
Medford Mall Tribune. Medford: Emil Mohr,
Medford Hotel. Medford: Dr. J. M. Keene.
Medford; Robert Kuhl, Medford Pun, Med
ford: H. L. Truax. Giants Pass: Dr. M. H.
Managan, Grants Pass: R. C. Dunlap. Hotel
Josephine. Grants Pass: Ernest F. Tucker,
physician, and surgeon: Mary Frances Isom.
librarian, Portland IJbrary; J. P. Flage
mann, merchant: LeRoy R. Fields, Insur
ance: Frank Klernan, capitalist; William
B. Fechhelmer. capitalist: Alfred F. Smith.
Smith & Watson Iron Works: Kenneth A.
J. Mackenzie, physician and surgeon- E. W.
nockey. physician and surgeon: M. Sichel.
merchant; William Albers. Albers Bros.,
manufacturers; William MacKenzle. station
ary engineer; R. T. Clarke, Portland Iron
works; O. E. Helnts. Portland Iron Works:
Fred Hesse, manufacturer; Frank. Watklns.
real estate; Frederick: V. Hoi man. attornev;
George E. Holman, attorney; George F.
Brlce. Pacltio Title & Trust Co., all of
Portland.
C. T. Haas, with offices in the Stock
Kxchange building, is secretary of the
committee and will have general
charge of the movement.
'. E. 0. SESSIONS NEAR
SISTERHOOD STATE COXVESTIOS
TO OPEX TODAY.
Sixteen Chapters, Fonr of Whlrla Are
Jfew Ones, Will Be Represented
at Meetings.
The P. E. O. Sisterhood of Oregon will
open its annual convention today in
the Sunday school and social service
temple of the First Methodist Church.
There will be business in the afternoon
and a programme in the evening. Mrs.
rmma l. McCaw. president of Chaoter
E. will give the address of welcome.
Mrs. Veda Jones will respond. Chapter
hj will entertain the delegates.
Mrs. Dorothy Seymour, state or
ganizer, will report four new chapters
added during the year Chapter N,
Portland, Mrs. Frank L. Loveland, pres
ident; Chapter O, Albany, Mrs. Mary
K. Logan; Chapter P. Oregon City. Mrs.
Emma L. Tooze; Chapter ti. The Dalles,
Mrs. Nellla Stadelman.
Reports will be given Wednesday
morning from all chapters. Addresses
will be contributed by Mrs. Margaret
Seitz, Mrs. Ella Bailey, Mrs. M, B. Cas
selbury, Mrs. M. B. Patrick, Mrs. Minnie
W. Cooper and others.
Addresses will be given Thursday
morning, and the installation of new of
ficers will be the feature of the clos-
ng session Thursday afternoon. Six
teen chapters will be represented at the
convention six from- Portland and the
others from Salem. Forest tirove. Al
bany. Oregon City. The Dalles. Vale. La
uranae, isewDerg and woodburn.
Mrs. Helen M. Drake, supremo presl
dent, will be present at all the scs
slons.
HAPPIER HOIS ODJEGT
MRS. VAIGHX TO SPEAK TO PORT.
LAND HOUSEWIVES AGAIX.
Southern Expert In Culinary Art Re
turns for One Week Under Aus
pices of The Oregonlan.
Someone has said that the road to
home happiness lies over small step
ping stones. Next week every woman
in Portland will have an unusual op
portunity to travel over a well-tried
road to greater home happiness. The
coming to Portland of Mrs. Kate Brew
Vaughn may be called an event of eco
nomic significance. Mrs. aughn,
whose Journeys in the National cause
of Better Food Better Homes has car
ried her through many states, will be
the guest of Portland.
Under the auspices of The Oregonian
she is to preside over a domestic cook
ing school. There will be no fees, no
registration and no enforced attend
ance. A woman may come to one or
all the sessions. . The chances are that
if she visits the first and falls under
the charm of the magnetic personality
of this gentle Southern woman she will
not willingly miss many lessons.
Mrs. Vaughn Is of an Intensely prac
tical turn of mind. She docs not paint
beautiful word pictures that moment
arily delight the ear and are quickly
forgotten, but she has a way of drop
ping so many - useful little hints .on
housekeeping and cooking that the
woman who hears usually leaves the
auditorium fitted to become a better
housewife.
Portland's cooking school will be held
in the Eleventh-street Playhouse May
29 to June 3.
MARK'S PEAS EXPLORED
MAZAMAS TO CLIMB MOIXTAIS
JUNE 10 AD 11.
Leaders Make Scooting Trip and Re
port View From Summit Far
Beyond Expectations.
"Mary's Peak, which the Mazama
are to visit June 1 and 11. is far be
j-ond our expectations in the charm i
offers for the mountaineer and we hope
to see a big party out for the trip
three weeks from now," said w. "NY
Evans. Mazama leader, who returned
Sunday night with E. F. Peterson from
a scouting trip to the summit of th
peak.
Mr. Evans and Mr. Peterson left
Saturday afternoon and at 9:30 they
made camp at Marys River Logging
Company's camp, about six miles from
the summit.
The ascent was made early yesterday
morning, the climb taking about two
and a half hours. v hen they reached
the summit a dense cloud enveloped the
peak and snow fell continuously.
There were numerous huge areas o
snow about the summit, ranging in
depth from 15 to 30 feet, and on th
steeper slopes a bard crust made fin
sliding possible.
The summit of Mary's Teak is above
timber line and consists of about 600
acres covered with fine grass. It offer
an excellent field for the nature-lover,
botanist and strenuous mountaineer
The view from the summit on a clea
day is most striking and one can see
Mounts St. Helens, Hood, Jefferson,
Three Sisters and Pitt. Albany and
Corvallls also are visible and the Pa
ciflc Ocean can be seen 35 miles away.
Montesane Provides 1 2 Jtecruits.
ABERDEEN. Wash., May 22. Spe
cial.) As the result of a recruiting
rally held in Montesano about a week
ago. 12 young men of that city hav
joined the local company, thus in
creasing the Aberdeen force to more
than 60. These men will maintain
special platoon in Montesano, hold
Ing drills there each week, but Join
ing with the main division of the Ab
erdeen company for parades and at th
state encampment.
NEW LAW PROPOSED
Engineers Want Stop Put to
Overloading of Vessels.
INCREASE IN PAY SOUGHT
Various Questions Discussed at
Convention and Co-operation, of
All Marine Organizations in
Safety Measure Desired.
Plans are on foot to call a session
of representatives of all marine organ
izations to draft a bill for presentation
to Congress, providing against the
overloading of deepwater vessels and
giving the Federal inspectors of steam
vessels authority to enforce the regula
tion. This step will be taken as a con
sequence of the convention here of the
Pacific Coast organizations of the Ma
rine Engineers' Beneficial Association.
It also has been decided to ask for
an increase of 10 per cent in the pay
of all engineers on the Coast, a matter
that is said to have already been taken
up with owners and assurances given
that It would be granted without delay
This Is expected to go into effect June
6. The engineers will end their ses
sion tonight, and all matters acted on
will be in shape for presentation to the
proper interests.
Since the sessions opened Saturday
morning the delegates, who are from
branches at San Francisco, Seattle. As
toria and Portland, have dlscused
changes in working hours of engineers
other than chiefs, and minor advances
proDaoiy will De demanded for over.
lme. They say that the proposed in
crease in wages and overtime is far
below that now being paid on the At-
antio Coast, where 60 per cent addi
tional is allowed when vessels are sent
into the war zone.
The overloading agitation is thought
to be the outgrowth of the recent loss
of the steamer Roanoke off the Califor
nia Coast, while other cases of trouble
experienced on vessels leaving Puget
Sound have been cited. The engineers
say that at present there is no law
covering overloading of American
ships though there have been times
when Inspectors interfered, as in the
case last week of the 'steamer Aroline
leaving Puget Sound for Alasko.
hat other questions have been be
fore the convention has not been intl
mated, but it is believed that pay fea
tures and consideration of safety meas
ures in loading form the principal ones.
NEW LONGSHORE SCALE OUT
Portland Is IMaccd on Parity With
Other Pacific Coast Harbors.'
Copies of a new ware, scale adopted
by the Pacific Coast District. Interna
tional Longshoremen's Association
which goes into effect June 1, were
presented to Portland stevedoring firms
yesterday, and. while increases have
been made as compared with existing
rates at Portland, the most important
point as regards commerce of this har
bor is that the charges are uniform
along the entire Coast from Cape Nome
to San Diego. It is understood they
will not apply in British Columbia ports
during the war.
For handling lumber the new scale
is 60 cents an hour and $1 overtime
instead of 50 cents and 75 cents. Creo-
soted lumber is 10 cents higher. Gen
eral cargo is 55 cents and $1: handling
explosives and salvage work, l an
hour and $1.50 overtime; hoop horse
drivers and clerks. $4.50 a day and 75
cents overtime, and general cargo
checkers 40 cents an hour and 60 cents
overtime. No other rates were changed,
It is provided that eight men const!
tute a gang working in the hold, and
there are other changes in rules gov
erning work.
PORT LEADS IX FOODSTUFFS
Government Statistics Credits Tlil
City Witli Lead Over Puget Sound
In the latest circular of the Depart
mont of Commerce, covering the expor
tation of foodstuffs in March, received
by Collector of Customs Burke yester
day. Portland is shown to lead Puget
Sound with a total value of shipments
for that period of $999,649, and that
from the northern port was S62,00:
In wheat Portland alone floated 663,
010 bushels at $790,846 and Puget Sound
161.518 bushels at $167,342.
The British steamer King Malcolm
was shifted yesterday from the East
em & Western mill to Albina to start
working a full cargo of wheat for h,ng
land, and will be finished the last of
the week. Three more sailors were
signed on the British bark Inverlogi
yesterday, and she may get away be
fore Sunday, as only about three are
lacking to fill out her crew.
RIVER
IS
RISING
AGAIN
Stream to Attain Flood Stage Hero
Today and Climb Slowly.
Steamboatmen who have reoccupied
offices on lower docks during the past
week, as the Willamette fell to lose
than the flood stage, which is 15 feet
are facing another moving day as th
Weather Bureau forecast is that th
stream will reach a stage of 15.1 feet
todav. 15.3 tomorrow and la. 5 feet o
Thursday.
There were slight gains recorded o
the Snake and Columbia Rivers yester
day. but onlv at Portland was the Will
amette shown to be rising. Lach ad
vance made by the Columbia worrie
steamboatmen. not through fear of an
unusual amount of water here, but th
current becomes stronger. During th
higher water early In the month it wa
such as to necessitate towboats cuttin
down the rafts handled. In "ordinary
stages three rafts are often towed in th
Columbia and strong currents reduce
the tows to one raft.
ROSE CITY HERE FOR FESTIVAL
Liner Sailing Tomorrow Due Back
for Annual June Show.
Whatever part the "Big Three" line
will play in the 1916 Rose Festival falls
to the lot of the steamer Rose City,
now in port and which sails tomorrow
afternoon, as she is due to return June
4 and sail again June 8, the Bear being
due the last day of the celebration.
June 9.
The Rose City will have a full load on
getting away this trip and it is as
sured the Bear, which arrives tomor
row, will be as well off in the matter
of freight when she is dispatched Mon
day Another California steamer to
leave with a full cargo is the North
Pacific liner Breakwater, sailing to
night. She will have shipments for
Coos Bay and Eureka as well as Cali
fornia harbors as far as San Diego.
NEW STEAM SCHOONKR READY
Daisy Matthews to Bo Launched at
IIoqnlnm Thursdaj.
HOQUIAM. Wash., May 21. (Spe
cial.) The steam schooner Daisy
Matthews, the first vessel to be built
on Grays Harbor in three years, will be
launched from the ways of the
Matthews Shipbuilding Company Thurs-
ay. About two weeks will be required
to complete the work on the new ves
sel here, and then she will be towed to
San Francisco, leaving Hoqulam about
une 10. where the engines and boilers
will be installed. She will have her
trial trip about August 1.
This is the third one of the K- S.
Freeman Company's "Daisy" fleet to
be built in the Hoquiam yards, the
others being the Daisy Putnam ant
Daisy Gadsby.
Schooner, Under Way, Optioned.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. May 22. (Spe-
ial.) A week's option on the Balfour-
Guthrie auxiliary schooner, now being
built at the Peterson yards here, has
been taken by Bordel &. Donovan, or
Bellingham. according to apparently
authentic information obtained here
today. The vessel is yet un-named and
is expected to be completed in August.
She has a length. of about 250 feet and
will have a capacity for carrying 1 .-
00.000 feet of lumber. The terms or
the option have not been made public
Xcws From Northwest Ports.
-ABERDEEN. Wash.. May 22. (Special.)
The steamer Tamalplas arrived eary thu
morning and is loading at tne 12. K. Wood
mill.
The Bteamer Shnnta cleared for Honor-ilu
from the K. K. Wood mill tonight or the
firm trln ever made by thu lumher-larien
steamers from this port to -the Hawaiian
Islands.
A. new bend saw la belnjr Installed In tne
Peteraon ahipyarda here and will ercatly
increase trie, xacmtiea or tnat plant.
Marine Notes.
Frenarationa for the new Meamer Kitean
TT to leave here for Seattle are belne rushed
and the departure may be made tomorrow
or Thursday. FurnishliiKS are beinc de
livered at SuDDle'a vara, and every minute
la beir- taken advautace of tn getting her
ready.
.aden with a laree amount of miscel
laneouH freluht the steamer Twin oltles left
ltre lor lHlston and way points yester
day.
Careo brought from Tlllamoolc by the
ateamer Sua B. 171 mo re consisted of 14J
cases of salmon, and the gasoline achooner
Tillamook, arriving from Cooa Bay, had 1431
ensea of salmon, 2t rases of butter and
cneese, and .! tons or nides and miscei
l&neous consignments.
A. I Peaae. Jr.. late -nllot of the steamer
Ocklahama, waa signed yesterday as master
or ine lug vvenonan, relieving captain .
E. Warren, and F. M. Ring waa signed as
master ol tie steamer ,o wonder, tne
former master of which was II. K. Stayton.
Two more carloads of oak logs from the
TjOwer Columbia reached Municipal Pork No
1 yesterday, being dlschargfd In the slip
there and floated to the plant of the Emer
son uarawood company.
Carrying passengera and a full lumber
cargo the McCormick steamer Willamette
got away trom M. Helena last night Tor
southern ( altrornla. and will te followed
today by the Multnomah, of the same flag.
1 he wapama Is due today and w ill sail
i nuraoay.
boadmr the last rtarcel of lutnher ordered
ror her at Inman-Hoiilsen's, the steamer
Coaster Itft down last night for Prescott
to finish. The steamer Shna Yak went to
sea from Prescott.
Of motorboats checked V,e(wen Port
land and Aatorla on a run made hv Custom
House Inspectors. 4o have been renorted to
Collector of Customs Burke for various ln-
xractions or the law.
To be eleaned and nalnted as the first
of her overhauling tne Port of Portland tug
neoma win be lifted on the St. Joans
aryaocK today.
Work On the Tellnw Stack Hmh.mnn,
which la at Yuppie's yard, Is expected to be
finished tomorrow. she waa damaged re
cently through being struck bv the draw
of the Morrison-street bridge while passing
vwiii conainerflDIe rsrsrn and an averape
list or rassengers tne steamer K,ir . n M .1
from San Kramlsco at 2 o'clock vesterdav
afternoon and is looked for here early lo-
uiuriuw auernoon.
News From Northwest Ports.
COOS BAT. Or.. May 22. rSoeclal.) The
steam schooner A. M. Simpson sailed for
an h ran dsco at this afternoon with lu
ber from North Bend.
Arriving today at 10:30. the steam
schooner Hardy is shipping lumber at the
5uenner mill.
The steam schooner Novo is due from
ban J? ranclsco.
ASTORIA. May 22. fStteclatl The ni
oline schooner Delia sailed today for Coast
point wltn freight from Port and.
The steam achooner Temple K. rorr sailed
today for San Francisco with lumber from
itainier and St. Helens.
After discharging fuel oil at Portland, the
tank steamer Mills sailed this morning for
va hid in la.
Bringing a cargo of fuel olt for Portland
the tank steamer Frank H. Buck arrived
tnis morning from California.
Tides at Astoria Tuesday.
High. Low.
r.:01 a. M T.! feet'
:42 P. M 7.T feet O:00 P. M..
.1 foot
Vessels Kntered Yesterday.
American steamer Rose City. general
cargo, rrom san Pedro and san Francisco.
4 HURT IN IDAHO CRASH
Auto Owner May Die and Others Are
Seriously Injured.
TWIN' FALLS. Idaho, May 22. (Spe
cial.) While returning Sunday even
ing from a ball game in a neighboring
town, four men were seriously Injured,
two of them dangerous. When attempt
ing to turn out for a passing automo
bile while going at a high rate of
speed, their car turned completely over
three times.
Mel Crockett, a prominent stockman
of Rock Creek, suffered a broken Jaw
and internal injuries about the head
and bony and may die.
Roy M. Mercer, well-known cafe man
of this city, received serious internal
Injuries. Heben Snow suffered an In
ternal Injury and dislocated shoulder,
and Robert Blair received severe cuts
and bruises.
The machine, a new one. belonged to
Mel Crockett, who was driving.
Crockett is a single man. but Mer
cer has a wife and two small chil
dren. QUEEN STATEMENT FILED
Xcarly $1300 Spent by Pendleton to
F.lect Miss Salinfr.
rENDLETOX. Or., May 22. (Spe
cial.) At the request of R. P. Rich
ardson, contest manager of the Port
land Rose Festival. Secretary Cranston,
of the Pendleton Commercial Associa
tion, todny sent a complete statement
of the sources of the money the number
of votes purchased and through whom
they were cast for Miss Muriel Saling.
queen of the Portland fete. It ac
counts for all but 8726 votes which may
have been made up by individual pur
chases of Portland friends, newspaper
coupons and other sources.
The report shows Pendleton expended
$1295 during the contest all of which,
with the exception of $8.63, was spent
for votes.
HOOD RIVER FEELS CHILL
Rainfall May Have Bad Kffcct on
Strawberry Tracts.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. May 22. (Spe
cial.) The Spring season of 1916 will
be Impressed on the minds of Hood
River fruitgrowers because of the
freaks of weather. A Winter-like rain
storm, the precipitation retching a half
inch, prevailed In the fruit districts of
the Mid-Columbia last night. and
blankets of snow, covering the sur
rounding rangetops within a short dis
tance of the city, have given a chill
to the air today. Intermittent showers
have fallen.
Fruitgrowers, however, report that
the rain will cause no appreciable dam
age. Fresh blossoms of strawberry
tracts may be blisrhted. the pollen hav
ing been washed out by the heavy
rains.
Read The Oregonian's classified ads.
AUTOS ARE WANTED
Portland Prepares to Greet
Party From The Dalles.
VISITORS ARRIVE THURSDAY
Chamber of Commerce Calls Upon
Merchants to Turn Out In Cars
and Assist in Reception, to
Wasco County Men.
The Dalles will invade Portland over
the Columbia River Highway Thursday
afternoon.
The delegation that is coming 500
strong will include the leading business
men of The Dalles, the city officials
and the Commissioners and prominent
business men of Wasco County at large.
The purpose of the visit is to adver
tise the highway connections between
The Dalles and Portland and to carry
out the plan for a trade excursion to
Portland, which has long been planned
by tne business men of The Dalles.
General interest in the proposed visit
is being aroused among Portland busi
ness men. and a large flotilla of autos
will carry Portland merchants to East
Twelfth and Belmont streets, where the
Invaders from the east side of the
mountains will be met.
The Chamber of Commerce is espe
cially anxious that every merchant in
the city shall participate in the recep
tion. Cars should assemble at the
Oregon building at 2:15. where wind
shields will be attached and the pa
rade formed.
Simon Benson, driven by Frank C.
Rlggs. will meet the cars from The
Dalles when they reach Benson Park.
on the highway, and will act as pilot
for the visitors in coming Into the
city. The route will be over the Base
Line road to East Sixtieth street and
then along the latter street to Belmont
street. The cars from The Dalles should
arrive at Kast Twelfth a ndBelmont at
about 3 o'clock.
After forming the parade, of which
Charles K. Menzlcs will be grand mar
shal, it will move west to tirand ave
nue, and thence north on Grand avenue
to Holladay street. While passing up
GVand avenue an opportunity will be
given the business men of the East
Side to welcome the visitors.
The parade will come across the
Broadway bridge. At the west end of
the structure it will be met by the
Police band on foot and will follow the
lead of the band to Yamhill, where it
will turn east to Fifth, and thence to
Morrison. The march will then follow
Morrison street west to Twelfth, north
on Twelfth to Washington, and south
on Washington to Sixth. It will turn
north on Sixth to Oak street, and
thence to the Oregon building, where It
will disband, and an informal reception
will bo given.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
DU'K TO ARRIVE.
Name. From Dale.
RoeCltv T.oa Angeles In port
-Northern Paclf Ic . . .San Francisco. .. -In port
Breakwater San Diego In port
Bear l.os Angeles May 2
Beaver Is AncelfB May SO
K. A. Kllburn San Diego June 1
DUE TO DEPART.
Name.
M ultnomah . ....
Br akwatcr
Northern Pacific
Harvard. .......
Rose elty
Wapama. .
Yale
Bear
F. A. Kllburn
Beaver
For
, . San Diego. ,
. - San Diego. .
Date.
May
"3
1:3
u .
Ill
.May
. .San Francisco. . . -May
.. S. F. to U A -May
. . I-oa Angeles
. .Si.i tlego. .
. . r. F. to I.. A.
.f.os Angeles
. .San Diego. .
. . .Loa Angeles
Mi
. .May
.May
..May
. -J una
. .J una
2'
3
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. May 1. Arrived Steamers
Rose City, from San Pedro and tan Fran
cisco: F. H. Buck, from Monterey. Mailed
Steamer Khna Yak. for San Pedro.
Aatorla. May -"J. Arrived at 1 and left u!
at : A. M. Steamer F. H. Buck, from Mon
terey. Sailed at 4:45 A. M. fteamer Tem
ple K. IHrr, for San Francisco; at u:-0 A.
M. Steamer Mills, for San Francisco. Sailed
nt ll:.:o A. M. Gasoline schooner Delia, for
Cloverdale
San Francisco. May 22. Arrived at 8 A.
M. Steamer Alcatrax. from Portland: at.t
P. M. Steamer Brunswick, from Portland.
Sailed at - P. M. Steamer Bear, from San.
Pedro for Portland. May 21. Sailed at 10
I. M. Steamer Santa Monica, for Columbia
River.
Kureka. May 22. Sailed at 4 A. M.
Steamer F A. Kllburn. from Portland and
wav ports for San Diego via way ports.
SKATTL.F.. May 22. Arrived Steamers
Governor, from sn Diego: i eital Maru
(Japanese!, fronr Manila: Wilmington, .mu
kilteo. F. S. Loop, from San Francisco:
Richard Holvoke. from Southeastern Alaska;
Wellesley. from Southwestern Alaska: Pnnco
Rupert (British).- from Prince Rupert;
power schooner Rubv, from Dutch Harbor.
Sailed steamers Citv of Seattle, for South
eastern Alaska: Queen, for San llego; J. 1..
Luckenbach. from laku Bar; Votan Maru
(Japanese). from Vladivostok; Hawaii
Maru (Japanese), from Hongkong: Lyman
Stewart, from Port San Luis: Prince Ru
pert I British), from Prince Rupert.
Faval, May 21. Arrived Steamer British
Empire, from San Francisco for London.
Oaldera. May 22. Sailed Steamer Bur
lington, for Seattle.
San Francisco, May 2. Arrived steam
ers Celllo Dairy Freeman, from Oravs Har
bor: Alcatrax, from Columbia River: Che
halls Corlnto. Helene. Carmel. from Willapa:
Brunswick, from Columbia River. Sailed
Steamer Bear, for Portland.
RLBO- Mav 22. Arrived Steamers
0lrte, from San Francisco. May 21
Crown of .Toledo, from Seattle.
Marconi 'Wireless Reports.
ail 1 miAri.fl at A 1. M.
orted at P. M. May.
3.
mlM nt fierwine designated.)
Wllhelmtna. Honolulu for San t ran else o.
5ft.". miles from San Francisco May -1.
Matsonia. San Francisco for Honolulu,
13i miles from San Francisco. May -t-
Knterprlse. an
Frsnclsco for Hilo, 520
Bear. San Francisco tor i'orllana. li murs
north of .Point Bcyes.
Atlas. Richmond for Portland. 2i miles
from Richmond.
Porter with Monterey in tow. Point Wells
for Monterey, 72S miles from Point Wells.
Speedwell. San Pedro for San Francisco.
00 miles south of San Francisco
Topeka. San Francisco for Eureka, .O
miles north of Point Reyes.
Kllburn. Eureka for San Francisco, 40
miles north of San Francisco.
Drake and barge 91. Seattle for Ktcli
mond 122 miles north of Richmond.
President. San Francisco for San Pedro.
62 miles south of San Francisco.
Senator. Seattle for San Francisco. 23
miles north of Point Reyes.
Kl Segundo. Richmond lor Ketchikan, 2.9
miles north t-f Richmond.
deline Smith. Coos Bay for San Fran
cisco. 171 miles north of San Francisco.
Newport. San Francisco for Balboa.
miles south of San Francisco.
Moffett. towing barge Pr.. Richmond for
Balboa. .t4 miles south of Lightship.
Celilo. San rranclsco for San Pedro, T0
miles west of Saa Pedro.
Congress. San P'dro for San Francisco,
six miles east of Point Concepcion.
Yosemlte. San Pedro for San Francisco,
eight miles west of Point Vincent,
Cuico. Honolulu for Tacoma. SS miles
from Flattery.
Asuncion. Richmond for. Ketchikan, 69
miles nort hof San Francisco.
Lucaa. Kl Segundo for Vancouver. 4.
miles north of ssn Francisco.
Klamath. Tacoma for San Francisco,
miles south of Flattery.
Villa. Portland for Martinex, 4T.5 mil's
north of Martinex.
l-ewls Lurkenbach. San Francisco for Ta
coma, 4D0 miles north of San Francisco.
Winlock Has Baccalaureate Service.
CENTRA L.I A. Wash.. May 22. (Spe
cial.) The baccalaureate services of the
1916 class of the Winlock High School
were held last night. RevJ Spanuth de
livering the baccalaureate sermon. Com
mencement week was opened last tiight
with the class play, "A Little Politi
cian." Class day exercise will be held
Tuesday night and corameiice'"-t
Thursday night.
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