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THE " STORNINGr OREGOIAN, SATURDAY, MAT 27, 1910. THOMPSON DENIES HE HAD. IMPLEMENT SHIP PURCHASE BILL IS FORCED THROUGH FRIENDS PAY HOMAGE AS BIER OF FRED RISTMAN Burial of Murdered Jitney Driver, Held Yesterday Afternoon at Lents, , Marked With Impressive Services. Deputy Sheriff Ward Contra dicted by Suspect in Dou ble Murder Case. SISTER-IN-LAW IS FIRM Knowledge of Operation of Auto to Be Important Factor In Decid ing Whether Prisoner Is v Guilty of Crime. "Rather than deny he was carrying a paper-wrapped imolement or iron or steel when ho met Deputy Sheriff Ward early the niht of the murder. Ben Thompson had better deny meeting- Ward at all," commented Deputy Sheriff Phillips yesterday, when told that Bennett Thompson, the suspect held for the Jennings-Ristman murder, had Informed his attorney, Roscoe P. Hurst, that ho was carrying no article when he met the deputy. Deputy Sheriff Ward will have four witnesses to prove that he. described the tool the man he met was carry ing before he knew any of the details of the murder, and before he had any knowledge of the assertions of jitney men who described a similar object in the hands of the man who hired the jitney of Ristman. the night of the crime. Deputy Described Package. The deputy told his associates when Interrogated late the night the murder was discovered that the instrument was about three feet long, resembling a lathe shaft, with a knobby end. and that it was covered, except for the protruding ends, with light brown wrapping paper tied with a single strand of string. Brown wrapping paper that had been about some instrument was found blood-stained, with a short.- broken string, in the automobile, at the scene of the crime. District Attorney Evans interviewed Mrs. James Thompson, sister-in-law of the suspect, yesterday. She insisted with emphasis that the man, who had been staying at her home, 7109 Forty second avenue Southeast, had been home the night of the murder. "If he could have gone out there and back that night without me knowing It he's a good one," she told Mr. Evans. "He went to bed a little after 9 o'clock and went to the butcher shop early in the morning for some meat." Batcher Cannot .Identify. The butcher said he did not know Thompson and would be unable to rec ognize him as the man who had been in his shop that morning. The Sunday night preceding the mur der, neighbors near the Thompson home have asserted that Thompson was at home. Two people living near the Gore farm have told Sheriff Reeves that they know that Thompson was visiting Mrs. Jennings that night. The muTder was the following night. Ivestigationi was directed by Sheriff Hurlburt yesterday to the possibility of Thompson knowing how to operate a Ford automobile. Thompson says he cannot run a machine. If his asser tion' is borne out by facts, the pos sibility that he 'is the murderer is light. Roads Not for Novice. "The man who killed Ristman and later murdered Mrs. Jennings must have known how to operate a Ford said Sheriff Hurlburt yesterday. "There is no doubt that he drove the machine several miles after killing the driver, and over rough, little-used roads that would tax the ability of an experienced chauffeur. A man driving an automo bile for the first time finds difficulty on a broad, smooth highway, and the Graham Ferry road at night was no place for a novice." It has been suggested that the mur derer may have had a smattering of knowledge of the levers, sufficient to allow him to worry his way along the rough country roads to the Gore ranch. The theory that the machine was left at the ranch to cause suspicion to fall on the missing chauffeur is offered by Deputy Sheriff George Hurlburt. BY C. JERROLD OWES. . LIGHTS burned dimly inside, and a reflected glare from the streets caused shadows to flit across the ceiling in fantastic array. The sobbing organ deepened the melancholy in the small chapel, in which many score per sons, seated and standing, conversed in hushed, respectful whispers. In a-small room to the rear of the flower-smothered casket a small heart broken woman, heavily veiled, sat with bowed head. The shadow that could almost be seen was not so mUch that of death as trag edy. Someone, somewhere, less than two weeks before, had taken, with cool, brutal ruthlessness, all the happiness from the little woman's home. Her husband had telephoned her that he would return late one night, as he had customer who wished to go several miles into the country. He bade her a cheery farewell. What was still mor tal of him came back 10 days later. Firm but kindly hands prevented her from seeing her husband other than she had known him in the flush of life. If the brute who killed him were only here to see what what ' A choke -ended the whispered remark of a' woman in gray to the man by her side. Praper for the GuUty Offered. Lead thou me on, the. night is dark. and I am ar from home," soft and sweet-voiced singers pleaded. The sturdy figure of the German min ister rose. "Brethren," he began softly. The hope of ages for eternity was held out by the preacher. A prayer that the guilty one be brought to justice and pay the penalty for his crime, but not before knowing the sweetness of re pentance, was offered. The life of the honest man whose memory was being honored was touched upon how he had been left an orphan in Riga, Russia, at the age of six months, his life as a sailor and the eight years in Portland, in which he had proved a good hus band, a companionable business asso ciate. A stir in the rear of the -chapel in terrupted. A young woman had fainted. She was taken outside and ministered to by friends. "His poor, poor wife," she whispered upon awakening. . Fellow-Worker Pallbearers. Prayer for the repose of the bereaved woman and the soul of her unfortunate husband was offered. A hymn fol lowed, and the pallbearers lifted the casket. The widow a black-robed lit tle woman, who leaned heavily upon her companion walked slowly and un steadily to the automobile that was to carry her. to the cemetery. Could the murderer "have remained stoical and steel-nerved in her presence? Fred Ristman, the chauffeur who was killed, presumably by the murderer of Mrs. Helen Jennings, May lo, was buried yesterday. His funeral services at the chapel of A. D. Kenworthy & Co.. Lents, simple though they were, attracted at least 200 people who knew the story of his tragic death. Rev. August. Krause, of the German Luth eran Church, offlcated at the ceremo nies. The pallbearers were: W. M. Lit tle, Fred Titjen. W. H. Cayo, Joseph Ruel, C. Johnson and N. J. Stone, fellow-workers in the Structural and Iron Workers' Union. Interment was at Mount Scott Cemetery. Cannonism Outdone by Admin istration's Methods in High Handed Proceeding. DEBATE IS CHOKED OFF WOMAN IS INDORSED Mrs. S. M. Blumauer Is Backed by Portland Clubwomen. CAMPAIGN SLOGAN ADOPTED Prominent Speakers Urge Election of Candidate .to School Board on Grounds of Fitness and Itepresentation. MEMORIAL SERVICE IS PLAN Military Organizations to Join Programme Sunday Night. in With patriotic music, an inspiring address and impressive services, - the military memorial ceremonies in the Armory tomorrow night give promise of being the largest service of the char acter held this year in Portland, Martial airs will be played by the Third Infantfy band, Frank Lucas leader. Mrs. Delphine Marx, contralto. will be the soloist for the evening. She will sing "Beyond the Dawn" (San derson), and "Evening and Morning1 (Spickler). Rev. William S. Gilbert, chaplain of Third Infantry. O. N. G.. will give the address "America's Mission and Meas ure." Rev. J. Richard Olson, chaplain of the Oregon Naval Militia, will sist in the services. It was planned to have Brigadier-General James Jack son address the audience, but he is ill and will be unable to participate. Spe cial recognition of the appreciation of the community for this "grand, old man" will be made by a rising vote by all present. The military organizations of the city will be in attendance. The public will be welcome. The Portland Woman's Club, at its last regular meeting of the year, held yesterday afternoon in Women of Woodcraft Hall, discussed plans for an active campaign in behalf of the candi dacy of Mrs. S. M. Blumauer for School Director. The club adopted this catchy slogan ior jvirs. niumauer: women s canal date must not be defeated." There was a large attendance and much enthusiasm. Several prominent women spoke warmly of . Mrs. Blu- maurer's especial fitness for the place, and urged that she have the active support of all women. ' - Mrs. Blumauer was called on to speak. She responded briefly. In the course of her remarks she made it clear that she is absolutely unpledged to any faction. "To ask a candidate to declare her- helf for or against any religion," she said in part, "is cowardly, unwomanly and un-American. If I shall be elected, it will be be cause the women of Portland have de manded that a woman, properly fitted, be on our School Board." Mr. Blumauer I Second. Mrs. Grace Watt Ross pointed out that Mrs. Blumauer is the second can didate brought out for office by the Portland Woman's Club Fifteen years ago. she said, the club brought out Mrs. Charles Sitton for School Director. "We then had to work to overcome the general prejudice against women in politics," explained Mrs. Ross. "We were successful and Mrs. Sitton was elected. She served five years and made such a splendid director that she was re-elected to a second term without opposition. She retired from the Board voluntarily after ten years of service. Now the Portland Woman s Club has presented to the people thecan- didacy of another woman, splendidly qualified in every respect, for School Director. 'We hope that every woman in this school district will vote for Mrs. Blumauer." Political Effect Urged. Mrs. Sarah A. Evans was another speaker. She said that an equal suf frage state could not afford to turn down a candidate indorsed and equipped Mrs. Blumauer- is indorsed and equipped to' perform the duties of School Director. She declared that to do so would have an adverse effect in other states where woman suffrage is not in effect. Mrs. Millie R. Trumbull also spoke warmly in behalf of Mrs. Blumauer. Mrs. Trumboll has Just returned from a two months' tour with Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt through the Middle and Southern states. Mrs. John M. Scott, Mrs. Frederick Fggert. Mrs. Russell Dorr, Mrs. Carl Abendroth. Mrs. Julia Marquam and others spoke in similar vein. The Portland Woman's Club is send ing out postal cards to club women as part of their campaign for Mrs. Blu mauer's election.- statement regarding published reports that Secretary Lansing was contem plating resigning from the Cabinet because of differences with President Wilson: "This story is part of a propaganda. the deliberate purpose of which is to create an apeparance of dissension in the Government, .which does not exist. The story was first born last February or March, when the relations between the United States and Germany were somewhat strained. It was sent to Berlin by wireless in press dispatches. It was picked up in transit in an allied country and subsequently published there. In that way the State Depart ment became cognizant of the story. and instructions were sent to Berlin to watch out for it. Apparently the persons responsible found out we were prepared for the story, because it never was published in Germany. The di rectors of this propaganda have now taken advantage of Secretary Lansing's illness to put out the story again." Mr. Lansing personally denied that he waja considering resigning. GRAND LODGE CLOSES ODDFELLOWS' BURG MEETING AT IS SUCCESS. ROSE- Raining; of Funds to Erect Another Building at Oddfellows' Home Recommended. ROSE BURG, Or.. May 26. (Special.) Installation of officers for the ensu ing year, adoption of resolutions of ap preciation for the courteous treatment received here and addresses by the newly-elected officers marked the clos ing session of the grand lodge of Odd leuuns, which adjourned here at noon too ay. ine orricers installed follow: Harry WestWrook. Portland, errand master: George W. Trefren, Ashland, deputy grand master: W. F. Walker. SDrlnsr- neiu, aepuiy grand warden; E. E. bliaron, Portland, secretary; Dr. O. D, Doane. The Dalles, grand treasurer; Kerwin J. Nolan, Portland, grand mar- snai; Frank E. Weed, Portland, grand conductor; jj. Hubbard, Baker, grand chaplain; C. A. Harwood, Silverton, grand guardian; H. K. Sickafoos, Mon mouth, grand herald. lie installation was conducted by jrano Master -John F. Hall and Past orand Master Alexander. ine iinan.ee committee rennrteii In lavor Of an assessment of 60 cents memDer for the ensuing year to Drovide a fund for another building at the Odd fellows' Home. Resolutions adonted bv the grand lodge lauded the neonle of Roseburg for the manner in which they had cared for the visitine- rlBi(.i-t- also that it had been a great pleasure to the order to have at its recent ses sions George E. Kellogg. Dast praTin master, of the Oddfellows' IoHita r.f Washington. Addresses were delivered oy Grand Master Westbrook and Past vxrano .Master John K. Hall. The special train carrying the visit ng Oddfellows and Rebekahs left for Portland at 3 o'clock this afternoon jusi Deiore leaving here the visitors were snowered with thousands of ros.es. 2 PROJECTS INDORSED Democratic Leaders Insist on Spe cial Rule Which Allows No Dis cussion of Amendments After Second Day. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. May 26. If the muckrakers of the past were to go back to their trade. and if muckraking magazines were to turn their attention to .Congress, un der -Democratic control, as they did to Congress during the Taft administra tion, Cannonism would be found to be a mild process of getting action suit able to the majority leaders. Cannanlam, in its wildest moments. never sought to put over any such gag uie as that under which the ship pur chase bill was forced to consideration in the House of Representatives last week. "Uncle Joe" and his leaders may ave done some drastic things; they may nave run tnmgs with a compara tively high hand, but Cannonism was child's play when compared with Clark- Ism, Henrylsm and Kitchintsm. as re- ently tried out in the Democratic House. House Whipped Into Line. In the first place, the Administration. r, to be more specific, the President nd the Secretary of the Treasury, with the aid of Postmaster-General Burleson, the Administrations chief lobbyist, rought pressure to bear on a rather haJting committee to report out the hipping bill in a shape satisfactory to Mr. McAdoo, its principal sponsor. Then, when the bill was reported, these Ad ministration forces sent for the House leaders, and told them to bring the bill before the House under a hide-bound rule that would drive recalcitrant Dem ocrats into line. ihe committee on rules framed up a pecial rule which allowed one day of general debate, two days of debate un er the five-minute rule, and then pro vided that at the expiration of the sec- nd day, all debate should be cut off, nd any amendments not previously considered should thereafter be read nd voted upon without explanation or iscussion. And the Administration tood by to see that its orders were car ried through. Precedent lm Vlolated.- Never before, in the history of the House of Representatives, was any rule adopted, or even 'suggested which cut off the right to offer amendments to any general bill.vor which denied mem bers offering amendments the right to xplain or defend them. Never before did the House limit the time under which a bill might be considered under the flve-minute rule a rule designed to afford full opportunity for offering and explaining amendments. The rule on the shipping bill, how ever, virtually meant that every amend ment offered after a given hour was to be voted down, and voted down as quickly as the clerk could read it and the Speaker could put the question. MANY KINDS OF RHEU- ONE SORE- IE OF TREATMENT Whether your trouble Is Sciatica, Lumbago or the dreaded Articular Rheumatism, the answer is the same. You must treat it through the blood. That is the only way to rid the system of uric acid, purify the blood and re vitalize the nerves. ' If the blood Is freed from Impurities Rheumatism must go. This, In short, is the knowledge gained by the laboratories of the S. S. S. Co. These tests have been made for fifty years. They know what Rheuma tism is. They know that S. S. S.. the remarkable blood tonic, which they originated, Will relieve you of Rheuma tism. The recovery of thousands of sufferers by the use of S. SI S. is proof that you can be relieved. S. S. S. is . blood tonic a purifier that restores the blood, and makes it pure as it was be fore it became poisoned with impuri ties. S. S. S. gives it strength to drive out these impurities and with them the Rheumatism. Get S. 8. 8. at your druggist's. If you need special advice. vvrue swiii opecmc to.a quanta, ua, INCENDIARY IS RELEASED Arson-King Man Gets Conditional . Pardon From Governor SALEM. Or.. May 26. (Special.) In accordance with the recommendation of the parole board. Governor Withycombe today granted a conditional pardon to George Wollette. serving a term in the Oregon Penitentiary for "burning with intent to injure the insurer." Wollette was a member of the so-called arson ring in Portland. He was sentenced to the Penitentiary from Multnomah County in. November, 1915. At the time, Wollette was sentenced it was said that he; would be recom mended for release at the expiration of six months of his sentence. Circuit Judge Gantenbem. District Attorney Evans, and Fire Marshall Stevens, of Portland, urged clemency because' of the assistance which Wollette gave the state in testifying m other arson cases. - " t : LANSING AT CONFERENCE Secretary of State Personally Denies He Will Resign.' WASHINGTON, May 26. Secretary Lansing attended the Cabinet meeting today, after having been confined to his home by an attack of Indigestion for nearly a week. The State. Department made-, this OWYHEE AXD MALHEUR COST 2,8S4,0O0. UMTS TO More Land In Eastern Oregon, Totaling 57,000 Acres, Would Be Reclaimed. bALEM. Or., May 26. (Special.) An exhaustive report on the Owyhee and Malheur irrigation projects in Eastern Oregon was issued today by the United states Reclamation Service and the of fice of State Engineer Lewis. In com piling the report the two offices acted in co-operation. under tne Owyhee protect it is nro posed to irrigate IS. 100 acres of new ands and supply additional water for 4900 acres in the Ontario-Nyssa proi ect, commonly known as Shoestring ditch. Ihe construction of this project, it Is estimated, will cost $1,446,000 The Malheur project, which adjoins th Owyhee project, according to estimates win cost l,43S,O00. or approximate! $37 an acre. New lands In the Maiheu Valley will be watered with the com pletion of this project. Under the Malheur project it is pro posed to store 161.000 acre-feet of wa ter in the Warm Springs reservoir sit at a cost of $389,280. The plan Is to bring the water down the channel o the Malheur River, using the bed the stream as the main canal and di verting the water through ditches to be constructed. This project include land in ,the vicinity of Vale and On tario and will embrace 39,000 acres. Little War Xations Aided. NEW YORK, May 26. The Rocke feller Foundation announced late to day -that it nad appropriated $1,000.oob for war relief in Poland, Servia, Mon tenegro and Albania. Founder of Endeavorcrs Is Coming TOKIO, May 26. Dr. Francis Clark founder of the United Society of Chris tian Jiindeavor, sailed yesterday on board. the steamer Empress of Russia for the united States. iiM 1 1 ? " " " mm ILw Fare Summer Tourist Tickets to HewYoriiand Boston and all Atlantic Coast and New England Points on sale daily throughout the Summer Michigan nENTOAL "The Niagara Falls Route' Stopover privileges at all points enroute Five Splendid Trains Every Day From Chicago An unsurpassed view from tne train enroute 1 Wonderful Niagara Falls Applv to your local agent for Hcketa and sl-ptnfr oar TeserratJoTis. orf" . complete information and suggestions aa to desirable trips, call on or address PORTLAND OFFICE. 109 Third Street j- ""IT GO-EDS JOIN FIELD DAY OREGON U.MVERSITY WOMEN EXTER .ATHLETICS TODAY. TO GRADUATES ISSUE ANNUAL Milwaukie High School Holds Com mencement Exercises. MILWAUKIE. Or.. May 26. (Special.) The City Hall was tilled to its ca pacity last night at the graduating ex ercises of the Milwaukie High Schoo William Conger Morgan, of Reed Col lege, delivered the address. B. M. Fisch, chairman of the Board of Education, presented high school diplomas to the following: Clarissa Goold, Francis Johnson, Dee Thessen, Albert Gameell. William Merrlott, Co win Harvey, Jennie Jones, Naomi Hart and Ethel Green. Five of these took a post gradua-te and teacher training course. Miss Goold delivered the vale dictory address. The pupils of the eighth grade received their diplomas at the same time. The graduating: class issued an an nual, the first to be gotten up by the Milwaukie High, School. Canoe Races, Archery, Games and Track Events Will Feature Varied Proitrimmr. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, May 26. (Special.) No longer will the co-eds play second fiddle in athletics. Tomorrow they will make their debut with the first track and field day in the history of the university. Canoe races, archery contests, ball games, golf and track events are sched uled for all day tomorrow. Things wll start to hum with the opening event. called for 8 o'clock. Twenty-five do lars in prizes have been offered by the university and ribbons will also desig nate the winners. The canoe race begins at 8 o'clock, with Jennie Hunter. Constance Cart wright, Alva Wilson, Cora Hosford, Ber nadetta Paton and Celeste Foulkes en tered. The distance paddled will be 1700 feet. The track meet proper will consist of a 40-yard dash, relay races, ball throwing, shot put. broad jump; high jump and walking. This will be at 9:30. At 11 o'clock the final game of the women's baseball suffrage league will be played off for the championship. This will be between the girls of the Oregon Club and Mary Spiller Hall. side streets, will observe Memorial day with a patriotic service Sunday night at 8 o'clock. S. N. Steele will have charge of the music and J. E. Werlein will deliver an address on "Loyalty." This meeting is free. St. Johns Street Worries. In the deplorable condition of the concrete pavement in Dawson street in the St. Johns district the City Council faces another of the series of problems that have bobbed up since the annexa tion to the city a year ago of Linnton and St. Johns. The contractor. Commis sioner Dleck reports. Is under no obli gation to maintain the pavement. A report of the conditions was made to the Council yesterday by Commis sioner Dleck. The Council instructed him to investigate and report on the steps available to improve the street. It is said the improvement will have to be paid for either by the city or by the abutting property owners. Queen Klonore of Bulgaria has ppent hr entire fortune in relief work for the subjects of hr husband and in now penniless. California's lemon crop In 1915 was 132 per cent more than was rained there during the previous year. To prevent a complete waste of that part of the crop not needed In the market, the inferior grades of fruit will be used in making lemon oil, citrate of itme and other surh product!. NEWS DEALERS WARNED Blotting Out Liquor Advertisements Declared Evasion. EUGENE. Or.. May 26. (Special.) District Attorney J. M. Devers has no tified newsstands in Eugene that magazines in which an effort has been made to blot out liquor advertisements with black ink cannot be sold so long as any portion of such advertise ments can be read. On close examination every word of the advertisement is visible, he asserts. He characterizes the action of the pub lishers as "a fake attempt to comply with the law." Memorial Day to Be Observed. 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