THE MORNING OREGOXtAN, SATTJTTDAY, JXTSTl 24, 1916. I
RELATIVESUSPECTED
OF KILLING FARMER
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SLAYER THOUGHT SHIELDED
features of Shooting Lead Officers
to Think Murderer Was on
Bed Directly Over Victim
as He Fired.
WALLA WAJLX.A. Wash., June 23.
(Special.) No arrests were made today
in the Charles A. Sams murder case,
but Sheriff Barnes intimated tonight
that he expects to make a move within
a few hours that will land someone
l-Jail charged with . killing the aged
farmer In his bed Just after midnight
Thursday morning.
Taero has been trouble for years
among different branches of the Sams'
family, which is numerous, and Sheriff
Barnes, while declining to name the
suspect, intimated that it was a rela
tive of the murdered man who was sus
pected. The elder Sams was involved In some
lawsuits a few rears ago. About four
years ago he became converted and
Joined the Kazarene Church, and friends
say this entirely changed his life. He
would have nothing more to do with
lawsuits, and endeavored to live an
upright life. He possessed a bad tem
per, members of the family said, and
had be met with someone outside and
had a Quarrel with a fatal ending they
would not have been surprised. The
end came whlle"Sama was peacefully
sleeping. The murderer shot him from
above and at very close range, the bul
lets entering his head. The wife was
awakened by the shots, and dimly saw
someone leaving the room, she told the
officers.
There are several points in this case
that are puzzling the officers and lead
them to suspect some relative, and the
possibility that the guilty person is
being shielded.
Sams slept in the back of his bed
with his face to the wall, his head
resting on his left hand. The first
shot went in Just below the right ear
and passed through the head and left
hand. Sams apparently turned over on
his back before the second shot, as it
went straight Into the right eye. The
bed was made, and to have fired the
last shot the murderer must have been
on the bed and the .weapon pointed di
rectly at Sams, the officers assert.
10 DAYS LEFT TO SIGN
17,000 NAMES OBTAINED TO DEMAND
FOR TAX LIMIT,
Chamber of Commerce and Others In
dorse Proposed Amendment to
Lower State Lei,
Only ten days remain for taxpayers
and voters to aid in lowering the tax
rate in the state by limiting the powers
of all tax-levying bodies. Petitions cir
culated by members, and friends of the
Oregon State Taxpayers' League asking
for an amendment limiting taxing pow
ers to an Increase of 6 per cent over
the levy of the previous year have been
circulated throughout the state for the
past three weeks and thus tar approx
imately 17.000 have signed.
Robert E. Smith, of Roseburg. who is
a member of the legislative committee
of the State Taxpayers' League, is in
Portland directing the work of getting
signers..
The Portland Chamber of Commerce
has indorsed the amendment and, in
fact, Mr. Smith yesterday said that no
antagonism had been encountered any
where in the state. All taxpayers, he
declared, were in favor of the proposed
measure, but he said the active interest
was lacking.
Besides limiting: the taxing- power, it
is the hope of the State Taxpayers'
League, whose personnel represents all
parts of the state and its interests, to
reorganize the administrative branches
of the state government so that unnec
essary duplication will be eliminated
and greater efficiency win be attained
through greater centralization.
10 ADDED TO BATTERY
RECRUITING OFFICE TO KEEP OPEN
TO MEET REJECTIONS.
Two In Montana Are on Way to Re
Join Mllltla, Leaving on Receipt
of Mobilisation Order.
Ten recruits were added to Battery
A, Field Artillery, yesterday and sent
to camp ithycombe to receive ex
amination. That number brings the
strength of the battery up to a war
rooting of 171 men. However, the offi
cer in charge of the recruiting office In
the Armory has decided to keep the of
fice open both today and tomorrow to
receive additional recruits, as it is ex
pected that a few applicants will fail
to pass the rigid medical examination.
Those who reported to Lieutenant
Clayton yesterday for places In the
battery were': George "W. Stlveson, L.
C. Maddix, A. Chrisman. & Rhelberg,
C. A. Norris, J. Kelly, R. Foust, C.
Stockman. James O'N'eil and Thomas
Laughlin. Mr. Stockman was formerly
a member of the battery.
lieutenant Clayton yesterday re
ceived Information through the sister
of Norman E. Tuftord that Mr. Tufford
was on his way here from Montana to
rejoin the battery. He is the oldest
member of the battery in point of serv
ice, and one of the oldest in the Ore
gon National Guard, having enlisted
more than IS years ago.
Beside Mr. Tufford, only one other
member of the battery whose names
were on the muster roll prior to the
call for mobilization has not yet ap
peared. He is Thomas Kennedy, who is
also in Montana. Air. Kennedy is ex
pected to arrive in this city before the
battery is mustered Into the Federal
service.
Sixty-six recruits have been added to
Battery A since recruiting began lst
Monday.
ALL AMERICAS MAY ACT
Southern Nations" Discnss Interven
tion in Mexico.
SANTIAGO. Chile. June 23. iTie
Chilean government has been In active
telegraphic communication with the
governments of Argentina, Brazil,
Ecuador and the United States.
The possibility of intervention by all
American nations to bring about a
peaceful solution of the Mexican situa
tion haa been dlsaussed.
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TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
reopie s 1 1 o huu oauus, 4
"Pictographs."
coiumoia xne Borrows 01
Love," "The Love Comet."
Majestic "East Lynne."
T & D 'Ta Boheme."
Pickford "The Spell of the'
Yukon." -
Sunset "Police."
ftTORTLATWS brand of motion plc-
X. ture censorship Is every day be
coming more of a menace to our busi
ness, and the newly-formulated code
of standards Is another move in the
campaign for the complete muzzling of
the screen a method of expression
which constitutionally should be as
free as the press."
This epitomizes the opinion of mo
tion picture exhibitors and exchange
men towards Portland's censorship,
and particularly the latest Inquisitorial
move, that of formulating a code of
procedure"to govern the pre-exhibition
viewing of photodramatic offerings.
Now for the retort.
"The only oifference in the situation
is that every motion picture man is
going to get a "square deal'," says
F. T. Richards, chairman of the Port
land Board of Censors. "The only man
who will be in a position to complain
against a stricter censorship will be
the fellow who has 'slipped something
over in the past, thus getting the best
of his competitor. Standardization of
viewing is what we are aiming at, and
not a more rigid censorship."
"I think that motion picture men
will not have any particular complaint
to make against stricter viewing after
the code is in operation," comments
Mrs. Eleanor T. "Colwell, secretary of
the board. "We simply put In written
form a foundation upon which the
viewers may operate. The application
must necessarily be up to them, as In
the past."
Chairman Richards says that a code
of standards Is imperative at this time,
for with Summer taking many people
from Portland the ranks of the viewers
will be thinned, a loss which must be
filled by those unacquainted with cen
sorship and rules governing such. He
also points out that motion picture men
accept the standards of the National
Board of Review, their own organiza
tion, and that Its standards are much
more complete in every way than those
of Portland's board. He charges, inci
dentally, that the rulings or the Na
tional review body are Infrequently fol
lowed In Portland.
Those Interested In the matter, one
which apparently primarily affects
the exhibitor and exchange man, but
really affects the general public Just
as much because of its relation to
public entertainment, will watch the
developments with .close attention.
Forgetting, or ignoring, the open or
subterranean hostility between censor
and exhibitor-exchange man, a hostil
ity based on a vital principle that of
free expression rather than particular
actions, the opinion is growing among
the unprejudiced and disinterested that
motion picture censorship in Portland
is becoming more stringent.
Another Comedian?
The following letter was received
by Clarke Irvine well-known scenario
?i-rlter and correspondent of the Mov
rvg Picture World in Los Angeles.
"The Letters of a Japanese Schoolboy"
have nothing on' this letter, which re
quests the writer for a position per
forming histrionics" for the moving
pictures:
SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., June 18. 191.
To the Director of The Moving Pictures
WorldDear Sirs: 1 write with graciously
to you for a reasons best in explanation as
henceforth. I very much whould like have
position in the company under your merito
rious direction, and I will be highly obliged
if you obtain the kindness to tell roe:
If you obtain some work to give me:
If it becomes essential to obtain specials
knowledges for it;
If the work n your direction will be per
manent; And what would be the reward of It (the
less and the more or leas).
I have Inform for you that I traveled some
littles since departure from home. My ages
are twenty-four years. I retain somewhat
of life, least a little on accounts of having
been contracted for out states, in services
with different person.' I have known mld
dlingly the low and high classes overall and
can become able to give you inform to make
your human pictures quantities real, also Sir.
perhaps or soon periorming msireonics 101
the Moving Pictures World. 'With waitings
for your kindly answer, and very yours truly,
ICTMESAN HAKEDATI.
Irvine says he is not yet producing
pictures, he only writes them, but if
Mack Seamett will please write him he
will gladly give the address of the
young person who desires to act in the
films. Better answer. Mack, for here
may bo another Chaplin,. or at least a
good comedian.
Screen Gossip.
Douglas Fairbanks
of Thanhouser's
No,
father
twins.
Is not the
Fairbanks
Evelyn Brent, who is seen on the
Metro programme in "The Spell of the
Yukon," with Edmund Breese, Is 1
member of the famous "Polar Bears'
who swim in the ocean near Coney
Island during the Winter months.
Drinklngice cream sodas is one of
the fads of Edna furviance, wno plays
oooos'te Charles Chaplin in his new
Mutual comedies. As soon as work at
the studio has halted for the day Miss
Purviance walks to town in order to
get up a thirst, which she then quenches
with from thr.ee to five sodas, the num
ber depending on how thirsty she hap
pens to be. Then, to counteract any
Increase of avoirdupois uxat might b
occasioned by the sodas, she walks all
the way home.
Alan Hale, Count Louis in the Metro
Rolfe production of "The Purple Lady,"
once studied to be an osteopath, but
soon deoided that he would rather play
doctor to the stage.
We are looking for someone who
will not
Take advantage of an opportunity to
use "reel" and "real."
Assert that the moving picture In
dustry is "still In its infancy."
Tell us that mavie actresses "look
awful on the street."
Spring the "I knew her when " line.
Claim that his scenario was "stolen.
Inform us that "you can't believe any
thing the press agents say."
Tell us, after laughing at the capers
of Charlie Chaplin, that he's "so silly."
Confide that "you can't get in the
pictures without pull."
Bay that all movie plots are the same.
Thomas Dixon wishes to announce
most emphatically, that his new specta
cle. "The Fall of a Nation," Is not anti
German. House Peters is no longer connected
with Paragon-World Film.
e
"Civilization" and "The Fall of a
Nation" are playing to capacity houses
in New York. The first spectacle ap
peals for disarmament, the latter for
better preparedness.
Tom Terrlss, who produced the Unity
success, "My Country First," which has
received Indorsements from the most
noted men of the country, from Presi
dent Wilson down, announces that he
has secured an option on all the famous
plays In which Walter Whiteside has
appeared and also an option on the per
sonal appearance upon the- screen of
Mr. Whiteside himself,
Anita Stewart is going to appear as
a newspaper reporter in a forthcoming
feature.
Famous Players are in the ring for
big feature scenarios. Announcement
is made that $100,000 is to be expended
for 100 synopses, at $1000 each. Only
big writers are asked to submit these
synopses.
'
Holbrook Blinn is to sever his con
nection with World Film.
-Edna Hunter has signed with Vita
graph. Ruth Roland has been added to the
stars on the Knickerbocker feature
service.
Having qualified as a nursemaid,
Marie Doro, the Lasky star, is now
studying the art of making artificial
flowers for her forthcoming production,
"The Kid," which Is now being re
hearsed under the direction of William
C. de Mille. Miss Doro says that if she
remains a screen star much longer she
will have become so efficient with so
many vocations that she can secure a
position almost anywhere.
The Sellg laughing hyena, strange
as it may seem, is useless for comedy.
Marguerite Clark prefers ' a field of
daisies to a motorcar full of orchids.
When the Famous Players-Paramount
star finished rehearsals for "Silks and
Satins" she Jumped into her car and
drove out into the country where she
could be surrounded ' by all kinds of
flowers in bloom. The tiny star al
ways has flowers in her room.
BANK LEASES' BUILDING
HIBERNIA SAVINGS TO OCCUPT
OLD MERCHANTS QUARTERS.
Space Will Be CO by 75 Feet on Ground
Floor and Mezzanine Floor.
Fixtures Taken, Too.
The old home of the Merchants Na
tional Bank on the northeast corner of
Fourth and Washington streets was
leased yesterday for a 10-year period
by the Hibernia Savings Bank, which
will occupy the building on July 1 as
Its new home.
The quarters taken by the bank are
B0 by 70 feet on the ground floor of
the two-story marble building, as well
as the mezzanine floor and space in the
Abasement. All of the bank furnishings
left by the Merchants National Bank at
the time of Its consolidation with the
Northwestern National Bank will be
utilized by the Hibernia Bank.
The building at Fourth and Washing
ton is owned by the Trimble estate and
the fctanley a. inompson company
agent for the building, and handled
yesterday's deal. The structure now is
completely occupied with "the Trans
portation Club on the top floor, the
Hibernia Bank on the main floor.
cafeteria in the basement and a retail
shoe store on the Washington-street
side.
For the past decade the HibernllM
Bank has been located on the north
east corner of Second and Washington
streets. It first opened for business in
the McKay building 25 years ago and
occupied a room on Washington street,
between Second and Third streets, be
fore moving to its present location.
British Columbia's agricultural products
for the year ending March. 101:,, were
greater in value than the production of
any other of the principal Industries
British Columhla Minerals 'amounted" to
';.."S.S2', timber products f-S. 20.000.
r.cheries and agricultural prod-
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YOUR LAST 'CHANCE
P i cjk f o r dl P ep p 1 es-
Today Only
"The Spell Marguerite
1 Yukon" Clark
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' Robert "W. Service's enchanting u Q1T ' J C j.
poem story of the Far North. A OllKS and OatlllS
play that throbs' with the heart- ascinatSi tirin
beat of sturdy manhood. It's wortH su cSrrningSy Cometh
going miles to see. ; your friends.
Coming Tomorrow
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Beverly Bayne' - Cleo Ridgely
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OBDURATE MAN SUED
County Attempts to Clear Dan
ger Spot on Highway.
STORE ABUTS ON ROAD
Building Obstructs Motorists' View
'and Owner Refuses to Mow
Back Eren When Ail Ex-,
penses Are Of lered.
Condemnation proceedings were start
ed by the County Commissioners yes
terday apalnst a strip of land embracing-
1-25 of an acre at Springdale. on
the Columbia River Highway. "
The county officials declare that
they must obtain possession 01 mis
strip so that an element of danger that
threatens to mar the pleasures or
highway travel may be removed.
The land Is the property of J. B. True
and lies in the curve where tho high
way swings through the village of
Springdale. 1
Although the county's right or way
along the whola course of the highway
is 60 feet wide, the paving is oniy j.o
feet wide and Is laid In the middle of
the road.
But in pavine around the curves me
pavement was carried to ins insiae
edge so that the acuteness of the cor
ners would be reduced to a minimum.
Store Obstruct View.
whn fh hiehway was built a two-
story building stood on the True prop-ot-t-Lr
xi i- True conducted the store.
The building was within 20 feet of the
road on either side ana ODStruciea ine
view of motorists traveling either way.
The road slopes gently there, ana ma
chines coming down the road Irom
Crown Point are apt to travel at the
speed limit of 25 miles an nour.
Realizing the oanger preoem.cn
this -situation. Roadmaster jonn .
Teon many months ago. appealed, on
behalf of the county, to have the store
building moved bacK a non aisrance
so that this "blind corner migm De
eliminated and all element of danger
removed.
m- Tru. nrotested. The county
nrrA-.H f A niv for the removal and to
reimburse him for all expenses or losses
incurred. Mr. True again reiusea.
Move Inereues Dasnr.
T3 worst Is yet to come. When
Mr. Teon went out on' the highway a
few days ago. ne touna
was preparing to extend bis store front
to the very eage oi m '6""";
A crew of .men now Is at work on
the Job. When it Is compieiea ii wm
completely shut off the view from
either approach to this corner.
The danger 1 augmented by the like
lihood that automobile parties will stop
in front of the store. n iney wv,
they will have to- stop on the Pved
road, as the store approaches to the
edge of the pavement. If two ma
chines try to pass coming around that
corner when a third machine is stand
ing in front of that store pood nigat!
"It is Inviting disaster to allow a
condition like that to exist." eaid Mr.
Yeon yesterday. "If we don't do some
thing about It we are going to have a
smash-up on that corner Just as sure as
you live.
"A few bad smaah-nps and people will
be afraid to come out on the highway."
Aecideart Narrewly Mlaeed.
As Mr. Teon wae viewing the situa
tion, -sorrowfully, yesterday morning,
twsv cars whizzed (ast one another
around that corner with no room to
mnn. No more than the width of a
eead pencil separated the fenders as
they passed.
The only way out of the difficulty,
says Mr. Teon. is for the county to
condemn the property and remove the
obstruction.
In accordance with that idea the
County Commiesioners yesterday startl
ed condemnation proceedings. They
surveyed a triangular strip upon whicu
a part of the building stands and-which
they propose to acquire under condem
nation.! An offer of $725 was made
for the strip, which embraces - 4-25
of an acre. The first hearing under
this procedure will be conducted next
Monday.
Meanwhile, it is probable that
motorcycle officer will patrol that eec-
tlon of the road to warn people of tht
danger.
CARD ORDINANCE IS READ
Measure Prohibiting Playing
Poolrooms Xear Passage. .
in
An ordinance putting cards and card
tables under the ban In pool and billiard-rooms
was sent up to third reading-
by the City Council yesterday or
final passage in two weeks. The meas
ure apparently has the approval of the
majority of the Council.
Under its terms cardrooms will be
prohibited in connection with any .pool
and billiard-room. They will b al
lowed only on special permit granted
by the Council and in no case in con
nection with pool or billiard places. The
ordinance also requires extensive pub
lic notice before any poolroom is es
tablished In the city. The cardroom
part of the measure does not apply to
pool and billiard places In private
clubs. ,
DIVORCE DENIED PARENTS
Judge luvis Dismisses Suit Because
of 10 Children.
For the sake, of their 10 children Cir
cuit Judge Davis yesterday demanded
that Elizabeth Weidenklller and Con
rad Weidenkiller adjust theif differ
ences, and dismissed the divorce action
tiled by the wlfei
. The marriage of the Weidenkiller
was of the old-fashioned. Continental
kind, in which the husband was an
absolute stranger to the wife until the
day of marriage.
In her dlvorca complaint Mrs. "Weid
enklller relates that she arrived in
Portland January 18, 1904, unable to
speak a word of English, and found
that Weidenldller was a widower with
six children, had meager household
goods and was In debt $500. She had a
child of her own, and three more have
since been born.
MRS. MARY LEWTON DIES
Funeral of Mount Tabor Woman to
Be Held. Today.
Mrs. Mary Lswton, well-known Mount
Tabor woman, died yesterday morning
at her home, 10S East Sixtieth street.
t the earei of 73 years. Mrs. Lewton
was bora in Illinois in 184S. and came
to Oregon IS years ago. Surviving her
are five children: Mrs. Adele Godfrey,
of Seattle; Emma R. Lewton and Nor
man M. Lewton, of Portland: James D.
Lewton, of Forest -lrove and Theoflore
O. Lewton, of Seattle. She was the
widow of the late James T. Lewton.
Funeral services will be conducted
today at I o'clock from the Mount
Tabor Methodist Church, Rev. E. L.
Eidridge and Rev, W. Tr Kerr officiat
ing. Interment will be in Mount Scott
Cemetery.
TUNNEL PROJECT TABLED
Council Decides Beaverton Proposal
Is Too Big; to Tackle.
Construction of a tunnel through the
hills In South Portland between Mar
quam Gulch -and the Tualatin Valley
for road purposes is too big a proposi
tion to be considered at this time, ac
cording to the decision of the City
Council yesterday. ' A communication
from the Beaverton Clumber of Com
merce asking for Portland support In
the project was tabled.
The Beaverton organisation asked
that the Council Join with the outside
districts in asking the Legislature to
create an assessment district to finance
the project.
RECRUITS JOIN MARINES
Enlistments in Portland Reported to
Average Two Dally. " ,
Recruits are now being taken tn on
an average of two a day at the United
States Marine Corps recruiting station
In the Panama building, according o
announcement made yesterday by J. L
Manion. assistant surgeon In charge.
Many more tplicanta are received, but
it is said that not more than one in
five can meet the rigid requirements of
the Marine eervice.
Dr. Manion announced that he ex
nects to receive word" Monday from
the War Department authorizing the
immediate recruiting of 4000 additional
marines under provisions of a bill re
cently passed by Congress. Portland's
quota of this number will probably be
at least 50 men. although not limited to
that number, according to Dr. Manion.
GIRL'S ASSAILANT SOUGHT
Unidentified Man Attacks Tonnjc
"Woman Here From Holland.
The police are In quest of an uniden
tified man who attacked Miss Van
Staaveren, in Macleay Park at 6:30
Thursday afternoon. The young woman,
who Is the guest of relatives at the
Macleay Park Dairy, was strolling in
the park with two small children, when
the man appeared and. without parley,
threw her to the ground, choked and
kicked her. The screamr of the
frightened children caused hlra to flee.
Miss Van. Staaveren came here from
Holland three, weeks ago. She Is able
to -give a meager description of the
man. Hx Is described as about 25
years of age, height S feet and 10
Inches, .weight 150 pounds, dressed In
brown suit, tan shoes and checked cap.
A man answering this description
was observed by others earlier in the
day. He told them that he was em
ployed in "patrolllnir the park."
ALICE BRADY
the exquisite
in
Henri Murger's famous classic
"LaBoheme
LAST TDIE TODAY
Commencing Tomorrow
William Farnum
in
"The Spoilers"
by Rex Beach.
New Edition. Bigger, Better,
Awe-inspiring.
The Theater with an
environment.
Broadway at Stark
Asked br
Frsna
at the
V. S. Bakery
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GreatLPlays
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METRO PICTURES
SHOWN FIRST BUN EXCLU
SIVELY AT
COUNG SUNDAY
Francis X.Bushman
A5D
Beverly Bayrie
ijt
A Million- a Minute"
Don't merely say
'.'Give me a loaf of
Butter-Nat
Bread." but
S'er sale by
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Pickford
THEATER-