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PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1916.
ntlCE . FIVE CENTS.
IWAITE SHAKEN AS
ALL GERMANY
PUT
MEDFORD IN LINE
TO BUILD RAILWAY
2000 CHILDREN ARE
TO FORM CHORUS
MR. BAKER FAVORS
TRAINING FOR ALL
BLOOD
STAINS ON
ON SHORT
EVIDENCE PILES UP
TITANIC ASSAULTS
2
L
VOTE TO AMEND CHARTER FOR
BONDING IS 1331 TO 295.
ORCHESTRA OF 100 . YOUNG
STERS TO PROVIDE MC5IC.
REORGANIZATION' OF MILITIA
TO BE TAKEN UP FIRST.
FRENCH WTHSTAND
RATIONS
SHIRTS
IDENTICA
Harvest Not to Solve
All Difficulties.
SACRIFICES URGED ON PUBLIC
Food Dictatorship Is Created
With Sweeping Powers.
ARMY CONSIDERED FIRST
J?hortagc of Certain Supplies Ts
Ko Longer Secret, but Adequate
Nourishment Is Promised.
Son Hi Germany Protests.
' BERLIN, via London, May 23. "The
adequate nourishment of our popula
tion is fully assured and will be ren
dered doubtful by any blockade regu
lations of enemy states, no matter how
unscrupulous they may be and no mat
ter how long the war may last." says
the semi-official North German Gazette,
In an announcement of the creation of a
food dictatorship with sweeping powers.
'However, the short harvest of 1915,
together with reduced imports, have "re
sulted in a food scarcity in some direc
tions which makes itself acutely felt,
and efforts to better conditions have
been hindered by the fact That each
federated state has been able to make
Independent regulations.-This will now
be corrected by a centralization of
power."
Power Never Equaled.
Probably never before have such
sweeping powers been concentrated as
are now granted Herr von Battocki, the
new food dictator. Various counselors
will be assigned to him, representing
agriculture. Industry, trade, the mili
tary and the consumers, and the rep
resentatives of the federal states and
of associations connected with the war
will aid him. Final decision on all
questions, however, rests solely In Herr
von Battocki's hands.
The regulations of the federal coun
cil will not be affected by the appoint
ment of the dictator, but in case of
pressing necessity the dictator is em
powered even to issue contrary regula
tions, but these must be laid imme
diately before the federal council for
approval.
'The dictator will- be able to expro
priate all foods and fodder, and may
even establish fixed per capita rations
If necessary.
Military la First.
The only express limitation of the
dictator's powers is contained in the
provision that the new department's
measures will take into consideration
orders of the military commanders.
The date on which the new order of
things will become effective is to be
announced shortly.
The surrender by the federal states
of their prerogatives indicates a reali
zation that existing conditions demand
Buch surrender. Adequate breadstuffs
are on hand, and it Is even likely that
the bread and flour ration for physical
workers soon will be increased. Enough
potatoes also are available to carry
the country through until the early
crop is harvested, although It is pos
sible that the allowance must be some
what reduced. It cannot be denied,
however, that Germany is likely to ap
proach nearly to a condition of a vege
tarian Eden in coming months.
Some Supplies Are Short.
The Lokal Anzeiger sums up the sit
uation as follows:
"It is no longer any secret that cer
tain supplies are short, not so much as
a. result of the friendly efforts of our
enemies, but as the result of last year's
poor harvest. It is true we do not need
to worry about bread. We have saved
enough -here by economic administra
tion to reach to the new harvest. We
even shall be able to increase the ration
for manual laborers.
- "We also shall come through with
potatoes, even though with scant ra
tions until the early crop. But our
meat and fat supplies, as is well known,
leave much to be desired. The last
animal census showed only slightly
ever 13,000,000 swine, but since the
number; of pigs is large, we may ex
pect in a year or more to make up in
fome degree what is lacking. The num
ber of meat cattle has decreased less
than was supposed, but what we lack
is cattle fit for butchering. The older
animals are consumed and the army's
meat requirements are so mighty that
even animals unfitted for slaughtering
must be taken. - ,
Milch Cows Are Spared.
In no circumstances must we touch
milch cows or we shall endanger the
milk supplies of our children.
"It does not require, furthermore, to
be said that the butter scarcity com
pels the greatest possible sparing of
milk cows, since the butter we import
from abroad eats up enormous sums of
money."
The Lokal Anzelget refers to mis
takes in organization, but says after all
the main reason for the existing evils
Is the scarcity of supplies.
"The coming harvest promises well,"
the Lokal Anzeiger continues. "But not
all the difficulties will be solved with
Its harvesting. The acreage planted is
not smaller than last year, but the man
ner in which the planting and sowing
was done has suffered."
The newspaper closes with an expres
sion of confidence of Germany being
able to meet all requirements and calls
iConciuded on Pma S. Column 3.)
Issue of $300,000 Authorized an.it
Action on Contract Will
Soon Be Token.
MEDFORD, Or.. May 23. (Special.)
Medford voted five to one today in
favor of amending the city charter,
authorizing the city to vote J300.000
bonds for the construction of a rail
road to the Blue Ledge mine.
In-splte of the unfavorable weather
a large vote was polled, the result be
ing 1331 for and 295 against the issue.
The largest majority' for the bonds
was In the First Ward, with 458 for the
bonds and 82 against.
When informed of the vote, S. S.
Bullls, owner of the traction company,
which proposes to build the road, said
he would now offer a contract to the
city which he believed would be .ac
cepted by as large a majority.
A second election will be held in the
near future, when the people will vote
upon the contract and, if that passes,
construction will.be started as soon as
the Jjonds are marketed.
ASHLAND RECALL STARTED
Action Directed Against Bert R
Greer, of Springs Commission.
ASHLAND, Or., May 23. (Special.)
Petitions are beincr circulated here to
day for the recall of Bert R. Greer,
chairman of the Springs Water Com
mission. The complaint charges wrong
methods of letting contracts on $100,
000 of work and 50,000 booklets with
out competitive bids. The $100,000 con
tract was awarded to Smith Emery
& Co., of San Francisco, and the book
let Job to the Ashland Printing Com
pany, of which Greer is president.
The petitions will require 400 sig
natures, of which number the petition
ers declare 200 already have been ob
tained. BULGARS FIGHT ITALIANS
Austrian Heavy Guns Outnumber
Foe's, but Attack Is Checked.
ROME, via Paris, May 23. Along the
Isonzo front the tlalians have made
prisoners of Bulgarians, showing that
Bulgars have Joined the Austrians in
their present offensive.
.The Austrian heavy guns are much
more numerous in" this region than
those of the Italians, but they have
not been able to overcome the well
organized Italian defenses, which. tus
far have checked the Austrian advance
along the whole Isonzo line.
WALLA WALLA. COLD AT 37
Season Records Broken, but Clouds
Prevent Freezing.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., May 23.
(Special.) All records were broken last
night for low temperatures this late
in the ylar. The minimum tempera
ture was 37 -degrees, the ground tern
perature being dangerously near the
freezing point.
There was no frost this morning,
although warnings were sent out.
Clouds kept the temperature up till
midnight, when the mercury began
climbing again.
CIRCUS LOSES OWN GAME
Tents Vat Outside City to Evade Li
cense, but $50 Is Parade Fee.
ROSEBURG, Or.. May 23. r(Special.)
When a circus decided to show out
side of the city limits and thereby" es
cape payment of the required license.
Mayor Rice late yesterday called a spe
cial meeting of the Council and fath
ered the passage of an ordinance mak
ing it necessary for the circus to pay
a fee of $50 for using the streets of the
city for parade purposes.
The circus decided to pay the fee
rather than abandon the parade.
STEAMER GETS WARNING
Britons on Vessel Have Half Hour to
Leave Before Torpedo Is Fired.
LONDON, May 23. Captain Cfrrke, of
the American steamship Camno, re
ported to the American ConsulaGeneral
at . London today that he had rescued
the officers and crew of the British
steamship Ross, which was suk by a
German submarine April 25.
Captain Cooke said that the ken had
half an hour to leave the shifc which
was then blown up.
FLOOD RECORD PREDICTED
Heavy Snowfall and Cold Weather
Ominous Near Grangevilje.
GRANGEVILLE. Idaho, My 23.
(Special.) It is predicted tty persons
from the mountains that the hikti water
in June will break the record.
They give as their reason the fact
that last Winter the snowfall was ex
ceedingly heavy and little Jjf it has
melted so far on account of the cold
weather.
FORD FIGHTS EXTRADITION
Man Wanted in Oregon OB Fraud
Charge Would Stay in Cfliada.
WINNIPEG. Man., May 23.-v(Special.)
On a charge of defraudir.f his wife
out of property valued at 2l 1, 11. Ford
appeared before Judge Meytffe in Court
of King's Bench today and Jfought ex
tradition proceedings brouAt by the
state or uregon. j '
There is much evidence ti be heard.
State'sChain in Murder
Case Unbroken.
DEFENDANT WILL TAKE STAND
Prisoner's Wife and "Studio'
Companion to Be Called.
MYSTERY WILL BE BARED
'K. Adams," Who Warned That
O-ime Had Been Committed,
to Be Witness Today Rumor
Says Woman Will Appear.
NEW TORK. May 23. Confronted by
an unbroken chain of evidence which
the state contends conclusively proves
him guilty of the murder of his wealthy
father-in-law, John E. Peck, of Grand
Rapids, Mich., Dr. Arthur Warren
Walte, the young New York dentist,
will go on the witness stand In an
effort to save himself from death In
the electric chair. This .decision wai
reached tonight by his counsel at the
end of the second day -of his trial.
The defendant's most trying ordeal
probably will come tomorrow, when his
wife, Mrs. Clara Peck Waite, her;
brother, Percy Peck, and Mrs. Margaret
Horton, with whom Waite shared a stu
dio In a hotel here, will take the stand
against him. Mrs. Horton, accompa
nied by her husband, Harry Horton,
and her sister, was in court today ex
pecting to be called.
"K. Adrnna" to Be Called.
It also is expected that the mystery
surrounding the identity of the person
who sent a telegram to Percy Peck the
day Waite's aged victim was to be
buried in Grand Rapids, urging that
an autopsy be held on the body, will
be disclosed tomrrow. The telegram
gave the first intimation to the Peck
family that there was anything wrong.
It read:
"Suspicion aroused. Demand autopsy.
Examine body. (Signed) K. Adams."
District ' Attorney Edward Swann
steadfastly has refused to divulge the
identity of the sender of the telegram,
but in announcing a list of the wit
nesses who would be called by the
state, he Included the name of "K.
Adams."
It Is said that the mysterious per
son is a woman outside this state and
that she exacted a promise from the
District Attorney not to disclose her
real name until he was ready for her
to appear at the trial and testify.
Evidence Forms Chain.
The druggist who sold Waite the
poison with which he had already con
fessed that he killed his father-in-law
to the physicians who afterwards ex
amined the body, as well as the under
taker who burled it. there was today
an unbroken line of corroborative evi
dence as viewed by the prosecution.
The organs of the aged victim's body.
preserved In glass jars, were shown
to the jury.
Waite, pale and visibly, unnerved.
(Concluded on Page Column .'.)
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I StS NyrCi OUT A S I My SVALV I mL hW I
William I. Boyer Training; Pupils
of d6 Schools for Open-Air
' Concert June 6.
A chorus of 20.00 school children, with
accompaniments played by an orchestra
consisting of 100 children from the four J
nigh schools of this city, for a concer
on tne afternoon of June 6, on tht
Multnomah Field, is being directed by
William II. Boyer, supervisor of music
in Portland public schools.
National songs will be sung by chil
dren selected from the eighth and ninth
grade classes of the schools, and It is
estimated that 200 of the boys will sing
the bass parts. Three-part songs will
be sung, principally. National songs
will be sung at the opening and. clos
ing of the programme.
Forty-six Portland schools will be
represented in the chorus membership.
The first rehearsal of the series was
held yesterday at Lincoln High School
auditorium, the singers being from
West Sldeschools.
This afternoon at 2:30 o'clock pupils
from the following schools will meet
for rehearsal at Jefferson High School:
Albina Homestead. Central, Eliot, High
land, Kennedy, Kenton, Thompson, Ock
ley Green," Peninsula, Portsmouth,
Shaver, Vernon and Woodlawn.
NEW YORK BUSIEST PORT
German Ports Rank Third
and
Fourth in Foreign Trade.
WASHINGTON. May 23. War trade
has made New Tork within the last
year the world's busiest port. The
American city has exceeded by $200,-
000,000 London's annual import and ex
port business.
New York's combined 1915 exports
and imports figures prepared at the
Department of -Commerce today show
a total of $2,125,000,000. Exports are
put at $1, 194.00,000 and imports at
$931,000,000. London' Imports were
larger at $1,232,000,000. but her exports
amounted to only $696,000,000. ,
Other ports In the order of their im
portance are Hamburg, Antwerp, Liver
pool, Marseilles and Havre.
CITY SHY 1 COMMISSIONER
Mayor's Absence Leaves Public Safe
ty Office Unfilled.
During. - the - absence from the city
this week of Mayor Albee, the city is
not Mayorless, but it was found yester
day that It has no Commissioner of
Public Safety, which office Mayor
Albee holds also. Commissioner Daly
Is acting Mayor.
Wihen a. contract came up for signa
tures yesterday Mr. Daly refused to
sign as Commssioner of Public Safety.
So the concern seeking its money for
an automobile already in service must
wait until the city has a Commissioner J
of Public Safety.
GERMANS SAILING BALTIC
Large Fleet Escorts Five Merchant
men to Swedish Harbors.
COPENHAGEN, via London, May 23.
German traffic in the Baltic has been
restored, according to a Malmo dis
patch to the Politiken.
Five German merchantmen, says the
dispatch, arrived in Swedish harbors
today, escorted by a large squadron of
German warship.
Verdun Battle Grows
Bloodier Than Ever.
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Germans Hurl Blow on Blow at
Fortress in Vain.
FOES BUT FEW FEET APART
Teuton Forces Still Clinj; to One
Corner of Douauniont, but Fail
to IrUe Enemy From Sec
tion Tuken .Monday. .
LONDON, May 23. (Special.) Today
witnessed the bloodiest fighting in the
whole battle of Verdun. The struggle
of the first days of the German as
sault, or of the second mighty ef
fort to overwhelm the fortress, fade
into nothing compared with the titanic
force of today's blows. And their net
result, so far as the Germans are con
cerned, was to leave the battle lines
where the French had left them after
the successful counter attacks of yes
terday. Only about the Thiaumont farm, east
of the Meuse, does Paris admit the
loss of a single foot of ground. Ber
lin itself claims only the capture of
a small blockhouse west of the river
and of a sap mine near Vaux. For
the rest it contents itself with report
ing the repulse of the French attacks.
Every Available Man l.ed.
Every available man and every avail
able gun except those actually neces
sary for the reserves the Germans have
mustered into the battle. They made
a supreme; effoVt to recapture Fort
Douaumont. which in their absorption
at Hill 304 and Le Mort Homme, they
had neglected to prepare against the
contingency of French surprise, but
the French grip on their old forti
fications was too strong.
Assault after assault, so many of
them that they literally flowed into
each other until even the French could
not distinguish them, was delivered
within the old ramparts. It was a
repetition of the hand-to-hand struggle
in the streets of Vaux.
To one corner of the abandoned fort
the Germans still clung desperately.
The French fought their way so close
that, had the opposing troops stood
up in the trenches, they could almost
have clasped hands across them.
Germans Cannot Escape.
There the Germans are still holding
out, unable to advance and cut off
from all escape. They are repeating
the feat of the Brandenburgers who
first captured the fort. Isolated from
their comrades for days, nevertheless
they succeeded in repelling all French
attempts .to regain the work.
Le Mort Homme and Hill 304 con
tinue to bear the brunt of the attack
west of the Meuse. though Paris as
serts that only once were the Ger-
(Concluded on Pave 4, Column X.
Senator Chamberlain Confers With
Secretary, and Announces Plan to
Call for Action on Camp Bill.
WASHINGTON. May 23. Secretary
Baker began an exhaustive study today
Of the Hay-Chamberlain Army bill with
a view to undertaking the authorized
reorganization of the regular Army
and National Guard as soon as the
measure is signed by the President.
Reorganization of the militia will be
dealt with first. Senator Chamberlain,
chairman of the Senate military com
mittee, conferred with Mr. Baker late
today regarding administrative fea
tures of the new legislation. The Sena
tor said he planned to call up before
the military committee Friday his bill
for universal military training in
schools and camps.
Secretay Baker for the first time
since he became head of the War De
partment, expresed his views on uni
versal military service.
"Every citizen is under obligation to
serve for the defense of his country."
he said. "In view of the universality
of the obligation, I favor universal
training through some system of se
lection that will provide adequate de
fense for the country."
He added, however, that he was not
In favor of a system that would com
pel every citizen to become a seasoned
soldier and intimated his belief that
compulsory service was unnecessary
at this time, since training of citizens
had been inaugurated on so broad a
scale In schools and a rm y rumps.
4 OF FCMILY IM 1 CLASS
Three Sisters and nrother at Albany
to Graduate Together.
ALBANY, Or., May 23. (Special.)
Four members of the same farully.
three sisters and a brother, will
graduate together in the class of 1916
of the Albany High School. This fur
nishes a coincidence said to be un
paralleled in Oregon school circles.
The four graduates are Misses Mary
Frances Myers, Hallie Rhodes Myers,
Helen Steen Myers and Lyndon L
Myers, all children of Mrs. Nellie Myers,
of this city. They have all been
prominent in scholastic work and have
taken a prominent part in the various
activities of the high school. Iyndon
Myers was a member of the school's In
terscholastlo .debating team this year
which won the championship of the
Central Willamette distrjet.
SKELETON ENDS MYSTERY
Disappearance of Harrisburg Man
18 Years Ago Explained.
EUGENE, Or., May 23. (Srecial.)
Discovery of a human skeleton ytter
day in the forest on Cash Creek. 40
miles from here, clears up a mystery of
18 years' standing. The remains were
identified as those of J. K. Buckman.
of Harrisburg, who disappeared No
vember 18. 1898. while hunting with
C. A. Morris, also of Harrisburg.
Mr. Morris came to Eugene today and
identified the skeleton by a watch and
other articles found with the bones.
Mr. Buckman believes his companion
perished in a snow storm.
BERLIN TO ASK NEW LOAN
German Government Said to Be Con
sidering; Raising; $2,500,000,000.
COPENHAGEN, via London, May 23.
The German government, according to
the Vossische Zeltung .(Berlin), early
In June will propose a bill for a new
war loan of 10,000.000.000 marks.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
Y EST KR DAY'S Makimnm temperature, 60
degrees; minimum, 44 degrees.
TODAY'S Probably fair; northwesterly
vlnd.
War.
Premier Asquith asks vote of credit of
f3M.OOO.Omi. Page 4.
All Germany put on short rations. Page 1.
Mexico.
SO.OOO farransa. troops to hunt bandits.
Pago 2.
National.
Navv bill to be rushed through House.
Pago 2.
Secretary Baker favors universal military
training. Page 1.
lometic.
Brvan may be nominee of Prohibition party
"for President. Page 1.
Walte to take stand in own behalf. Page 1.
Baptists In convention debate divorce ques
tion. Pass I.
Many clubwomen kept from New York by
formidable Ut of "don'ts." Page 3.
6 port.
Pacific Coast league results Vernon 5.
Portland 4; San Francisco 0. Salt Take
4; Oakland 4, Los Angeles 2. Page 14.
Giants for twelfth straight victory defeat
Reds, 4-3. Page 14.
Harstad to pitch for Baby Beavers Sun
day. Page 14.
Northwest.
Oregon Seniors raise $1(XX for memorial gift
to University. Page 7.
Oregon Oddfellows elect. Page 7.
Commercial and Marine.
Onlv milling wheat In demand In Northwest.
Page 18.
Chicago market utrengthened by crop dam
age reports. Page Id.
New high-record prices in 'Wall-street mar
ket. Page IB.
Steward on coasting vessel said to be heir
to Kngllsh barony. Page lu.
Portland and Vicinity.
Blood stains add to murder case against
Bennett Thompson. Page 1.
Fifth annual convention of Oregon P. E. O.
Grand Chapter in session. Page 2.
Honey moon era testify in assault case.
Pago 20.
Telegrams call on Senator Chamberlain to
haxten vHse. Paps' ft.
High Federal official, skeptical of Port
land's milk record. make new test.
Page .
Chorus of lfioo children being trained for
concert. Page I
Ten thousand already' In line for prepared
ness parade. Page IS.
Vancouver motorists arrive. Page 2.
Woolen mills to inoreae out put. Pag 9.
J ud se tngguth warned ty woman of
threat. Fage .
Judge Bennett, Thomas A. Crawford. Frank
1. Armltage to go to t. Louta. Page 2.
Proposed rev is! An by "Welfare Commission
has no opposition. Page Id.
Weather report, data and forecast. Paye 19.
One Is Thompson's and
Other Murderer's.
2 MEN IDENTIFY PRISONER
Suspect Picked From Group as
Missing Autoist's Fare.
OFFICERS MORE CONFIDENT
Slentlis Say All Kvldence Either
Is Neutral or Foints to Ex-Cbn-vlct,
While Alibi by Woman
Is Not Corroborated.
Two bits of i circumstantial evidence
which officers say strengthen further
the case against Bennett Thompson.
suspect being held in Hlllsboro for the
murder of Mrs. Helen Jennings and
mysterious disappearance of Fred Rist
man, were disclosed yesterday. Sim
ilarity of stains on a shirt believed to
have been the murderer's and an under
shirt known to be Thompson's and a.
partial identification of the accused
man as one seen talking to the missing
Jitney driver the night of the murder,
are the developments.
A significant fact, from the viewpoint
of Investigators of the crime, is that
every bit of evidence yet unearthed by
the authorities either Is neutral or
points to Thompson.
Alibi ot Corroborated.
Nothing has yet been found that
would point to another as perpetrator
of the crime. And nothing has been
discovered that would serve to clear
Thompson of suspicion.
Thompson s attorney asserts he has
a perfect alibi, but the untiring work
of deputy Sheriffs of Multnomah and
Washington counties and Portland de
tectives has failed to disclose any alibi
but the uncorroborated testimony of
Thompson's sister-in-law as to his
whereabouts that night.
Ift considering the assertions of Mrs.
James Thompson, who said tho suspect
was at her home, 7109 Forty-second
avenue Southeast, the night of the mur
der, the authorities recall that she was
the woman who secured the release of
Thompson from the penitentiary at Sa
lem through her importunities to Gov
ernor West, and they assert that she
has been infatuated with him.
Blood Stains Match.
The OregorTian correspondent at
Hlllsboro and Sheriff J. U. Reeves, of
Washington County, matched the
bloody, striped shirt found near the
Jennings home with the recently
washed undershirt found on the
clothesline at the home of Mrs. James
Thompson. They found yesterday that
the faintly-outlined stains on the un
dershirt, which gave a reaction to the
human blood test last Saturday, cor
responded, when placed under tho outer
shirt, to the splashes of blood on the
latter.
Where stains on the shirt found in
the woods are largest, stains on the
undershirt are correspondingly large.
The cuff found in the road and plainly
torn from the shirt was also matched
with the corresponding sleeve of the
undershirt yesterday. The cuff has
one deep stain, and when fitted about
the sleeve as it would be worn directly
above the undershirt of Thompson, a
corresponding stain was found.
P. X. Johnson, of Portland, who was
taken to Hillsboro yesterday by Dep
uty Sheriff Bob Phillips, with raul
Turner and N. H. Engle, picked Thomp
son from a group of prisoners as the
man he had seen talking to Rlstman
about 7 o'clock the night of the mur
der. ThompNOn la Identified.
"I am morally certain ThompsPh is
the man," said Johnson after' a thought
ful survey.
Johnson said that Klstman owed him
some money and when he approached
the jitney driver he found him in con
versation with a stranger. What that
conversation was about he does not
know, but he asserts that he overheard
the words, "can't afford." He waited
for several minutes to see Hist roan
and had a good opportunity casually to
observe the man with whom Klstman
was talking.
Turner picked out Thompson as re
sembling a man he had seen walking
nervously about near the Jitney stand
at Second and Alder streets between 3
and 4 o'clock on the day of the mur
der. He said that Thompson looked
like the man, but was wearing differ
ent clothes. He described the way the
man's hat was worn. It was in a man
ner characteristic of Thompson.
Another Makes Identification.
Engle failed to identify Thompson as
one of the two men in an automobile
who had stopped to buy gasoline at his
place in Fulton, but said he did not
have an opportunity to get a fair view
of the Jitney passenger's fate.
Sheriff Keeves said yesterday thU a
man named "Stevens" had seen Thomp
son at the Hillsboro Jail and iientifiel
him as the man he had seen talking
to Ristnisn. '
The woods between the Gore rajmh
and Tonquin are four mils squara.
Deputy Sheriff Phillips and Jailer
George Huilburt. of Portland, will
si-our the woods again today, for th-y
feel reasonably certain that the body of
nihtiiiu n wili be found somewhere in
thit ni3ll forett.