Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 01, 1917, New Year's Edition, Section 5, Page 11, Image 63

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Edward Bartholomew Case
Begms Next Tuesday.
Daniel Kern, President
PARTIAL GUILT ADMITTED
T1TE arORXIXG OREG ONI AX, MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1917.
Defendant Charged With Killing of
John Lilnd Says He Hired Wagon
to Transport Trunk for
Slayer Paul Lund.
Edward Bartholomew, an eyewitness
to the slaying of John Lind on Novem
ber IS. 1915, by his own admission. wl.1
face trial for the murder Tuesday, in
the court or (Jlrcult Judge Vavta.
Bartholomew will be defended by
jonn t. white, we defense has Indi
cated that reliance will be placed on
the story of Bartholomew that it was
a man named Paul Lund who struck
the fatal blow and who later crammed
the body Into a green trunk and
dumped the trunk into the Willam
ette.
Paul Lund Not Found.
Paul Lund has not been found,
though the defense believed for a
time that he had been found in the per
son of Oscar Alexander Lund, of iiills
boro, who came to Portland from Los
Angeles to refute the charge that he
might be connected with the crime.
Bartholomew's description of Paul
Lund tallied perfectly with the de
scription to which Oscar Lund could
answer, but when faced by Oscar Lund
Bartholomew said he had never seen
the man before in his life.
The murder was a particularly grue
some and cold-blooded one. Lind, an
aged "man, was killed supposedly for
about 1250. which sum he was known
to have on his person. He possessed
about $6000 In a San Francisco bank.
Bartholomew traveled with Llnd from
Ban Francisco to Portland and was
seen often In his company.
There was no clew to the where
abouts of Bartholomew after the mur
der, and It was only after a year's
search. In which Joe Gavin, a fisher
man to whom Bartholomew had given
a coat taken from the murdered man,
took an important part, that Barthol
omew was captured In Seattle.
Part of Crime Admitted.
He admitted being In the room at the
time of the murder. He admitted buy
ing clean linen to replace the blood
soaked linen on the bed In which Lind
was killed. He admitted hiring a
wagon to take the trunk and its grisly
contents to the river. He admitted
going with the trunk to the river. But
he says a third man committed the
crime. This other man, known to him
as Paul Lund, he says, sealed his lips
with the fear of death.
District Attorney Evans may con
duct the prosecution in person. If not;
Deputy District Attorneys John Col
lier and Charles Hlndman will repre
sent the state.
TRAVELERS HAVE FEAST
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION ALSO
HOLDS ELECTION OF OFFICERS,
Annual Business Meeting Followed
by Dinner Dance, Mnsle and -Other
Entertainment.
The annual business meeting, elec
tion of officers and dinner dance of the
Travelers' Protective Association was
held at the Multnomah Hotel Saturday
afternoon and evening, many members
being present. Reports of committees
showed that the year Just finished has
been a successful one for the organiza
tion, and many activities are promised
for 1917.
Officers elected are as follows
President. Paul J. Sullivan: first vice-
president. Otto Wlndfelder; second
vice-president, Theodore Rothchild
third vice-president, J. B. Crossfield;
fourth vice-president. Stanhope Pier;,
fifth vice-president, Delmar Clark
Bogart; secretary and treasurer. Clyde
Evans. The new board of directors
consists of A. G. Clark, A. J. Barton,
Paul C. Morton, Roy C. Slocum and
F. A. Ford.
The entertainment was a depar
ture from the usual yearly cele
bration of the travelers, the former
stag banquet being abandoned In favor
of a dinner dance. An elaborate pro
gramme was provided, and besides the
dances in between courses, the dinner
was Interspersed with musical and en'
tertainment numbers.
Those appearing on the programme
were Mrs. Jane Burns Albert and Miss
Gladys Mack, who furnished vocal
selections; Miss Evelyn Braun, in songs
and sketches, and Charles L. McNeill.
In special numbers.
Prizes were presented to the women
guests as contributions from Beveral
Portland firms.
Sweet Pea -Culture
Becomes Popular
Number of Portland Fancier Grow
and New Varieties Are Brought
Out ' Each Year Exhibits Arouse
Interest.
By J. H. Dundore, President Oregvn
Sweet Pea Society..
-f i ACH year the growing ., of sweet
M . peas Is becoming more popular,
and the varieties are becoming
more numerous, as nearly every sweet
pea fancier of today takes great pride
in bringing out new varieties each
year, also studying the best means of
growing them, better varieties In lar
ger stems, which Is one of the strong
est points In a sweet pea test.
-The members of the Oregon 6weet
Pea Society already are getting active
and each one Is looking forward to en
tering the contest in the show to be
held this year, which no doubt will be
one of the largest ever witnessed. It
Is not only local, but Is becoming state
wide, and also people from other states
are beginning to bring their exhibits
to our shows.
There Is no more beautiful flower for
table decorations than the sweet pea,
as It can be arranged In so many dif
ferent ways, and Is particularly beau
tlful In the basket makeup, having dif
ferent varieties together with some
green.
The best time to plant the sweet pea
Is In the early Spring, and to those In
experienced the following suggestions
may be of value:
First prepare your soil by digging a
good trench about two dr three feet
deep, and use good rotted manure and
plejnty of fine sand mixed with your
oil, and should you not be able to ob
tain rotted manure, use good commer
cial fertilizer, such as bone meal or
Tegetable.
Care must be taken not to sow your
seed too thick. They should be from
two to "three inches deep and two or
three Inches apart. If sown to grow
for trellis the rows should be from six
to eight Inches apart. The best loca
tion for sweet peas Is where they are
haded from the sun In the afternoon
"I Want to See
Automatic Service
in Every Home "
SERVICE that admits of no mistakes
no delays. The same instantaneous,
secret connection, day or night. Every
call is an emergency call. The line is always
yours. For business or residence, Portland
needs the automatic. v
I Present Six Months'
Service Without Cost
To use the automatic is to instantly recog
nize its superiority. I want to see 1000
automatic phones installed immediately. I
offer six months'. service with my compli
ments. The only provision is that you live
within the lines of the
Home Company,, and that
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and plenty of water should be used
(not on the foliage) to Irrigate the
roots well. If at any time the buds
should drop off It Indicates that your
fertilizer is too strong and still more
water Is needed, tot keen the plants
cooler.
When your vines have grown to the
desired height, trim the top, which will
cause the vines to start shoots from
the sides, thus giving more blooms. If
plants are grown In cold frames they
should be transplanted or set out when
about six Inches high, or as soon as
the weather will' permit. It Is gen
erally considered that the best time to
plant sweet peas is from February 15
to March 15, which brings first blooms
early in July. ..
IBACON VOTE TO BE TAKEN
Prod nets of East and West Will Be
Submitted for Publio Choice.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis, Deo. 81. (Special.)
An Interesting feature of the Farmers'
Week programme, which will begin at
the Oregon Agricultural College Tues
day morning, will be a pork products
exhibit on Friday afternoon. In which
an attempt will be made to determine
by popular vote whether the East or
the West may claim supremacy In the
quality of its bacon.
The Judges will be the people who
attend the exhibit, for each person will
be served -with a sample of Western
and Eastern bacon, and then will be
asked to guess which Is which, and
decide upon which Is the 'best.
In addition to the bacon test there
will be numerous other educational
features of the exhibit. Including fin
ished and partly finished hog products.
REPUBLICAN WAIVES RIGHT
Seattle Man Not to Attend Electoral
College.
TACOMA, Wash.. Dee. 81. Warren
If. Lewis, of Seattle, who received the
most votes of any of the Republican
candidates for presidential elector in
November and who received about 33,-
000 more than Edwin M. Connor, the
lowest of the Democratic candidates,
has written a letter to Mr. Connor say
ing he will not take advantage of his
legal rights, which resulted from the
death of A. T. Stream. Mr. Lewis will
not attend the meeting of the electoral
college of this state and the Demo
cratlo electors may then legally choose
Mr. Connor to fill the vacancy.
Mr. Stream was nominated for pre si
dentlal elector by the Democrats but,
died before the election. Ballots had
been printed In some counties before
his death and as a result Connor and
Stream divided the Democratlo vote.
SCHULDERMAN IS RENAMED
Corporation Commissioner's Record
One of Economy, Says Governor,
SALEM, Or, Deo. SI. (Special.)
Henry j. Schulderman has been re
appointed Corporation Commissioner
by Governor Wlthycombe for the next
four years. His term of office started
May 1, 1915. when he was named to
fill the unexpired term -of Ralph A.
Watson, 'who resigned.
"The reappointment of Mr. Schulder-
man is upon a straight merit basis,
said the Governor. "A feature of his
administration which especially pleases
me is Its economy. The actual operat
ing cost has been only 8.1 per cent of
the funds bandied, which sets a record
lor businesslike efficiency.
Amity Alumni Hold Reunion.
AMITT. Or!. Deo. SI. (Special.)
The Amity Alumni Association held its
first annual Christmas vacation re
union and banquet at the high school
last night. Although they had to wade
through snow, a majority of the mem
bership was present. W. R. Osborne
Is reported to have been the star en
tertainer. Among "the various num
bers on the programme were old-fash
ioned spelling and ciphering matches.
Pioneer Woman Is III.
ROSLYN, Wash., Dec. 81. (Special.)
Mrs. Margaret J. Barr, one of Ore
gon's oldest pioneers and a well known
former resident of Portland, Is very 111
at the home of her daughter here, Mrs.
George & Hopkins. Mrs. Barr is 90
years old and came to Oregon and to
Portland in the early 'fifties. She nas
long been In good health, but recently
has failed rapidly.
Edlefsea wishes happy New Tear.
-Adr.
the Automatic is the only t
phone in your home.
ROBBERSBIND CLERK
Blackstone Hotel Office Nets
. Two Thieves Only $1 .60.
GOOD DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN
Chester F. Hall Able to Reach Au
tomatic Elevator and Is Carried
. to Upper Floor, Where As
sistance Is Summoned. -
An automatic elevator figured in the
escape of Chester F. HalL night clerk
at the Blackstone Hotel. 427 Etark
street, who was bound" and blindfolded
by unidentified robbers after being
held up In the office of the hotel at
1:30 yesterday morning.
As the two men left the hotel, men
acing him with a revolver, they told
the trussed clerk that an outcry would
bring their return, and they would
get him." Hall backed to the door of
an automatic elevator, pressed the but
ton with his bound hands and was
whisked to the third floor, where be
awakened F. S. Murray, who released
him.
The men entered the hotel at 1:30. the
night clerk says, and asked for a room.
As he considered the requests one of
them thrust a nickel-plated revolver
against his side and ordered him to
remain quiet. They tied bis hands with
a small rope, bound a handkerchief
over his eyes, rifled his pockets and
took his keys, with which they un
locked the office cash drawer. The
robbery netted them just $1.60.
The clerk was able to give a-fair
description of the robbers to the police,
whe.n Patrolmen Morris, Tully and Rus
sell made an Investigation. Both were
comparatively young men, he said. Two
men answering to the description given
by Mr. Hall were seen on the street in
the vicinity of the Blackstone Hotel by
F. Olson, of 620 Washington street, a
short time before the robbery.
City Detectives Coleman, Snow, Hyde
MASON,
EHRMAN
& CO.
Portland, Oregon
WHOLESALE GROCERS
CIGAR IMPORTERS
Fifth and Everett Streets
Phones, Main 6767, V 6167
Independent
Foundry Co. ,
.GREY IRON AND SEMI-STEEL
CASTINGS
PORTLAND, OR.
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and Vaughn wert assigned to an In
vestigation of the case by Detective
Captain Baty.
Sam H. Howard on Barber Board.
SALEM, Or.. Dec. 81. (Special.) To
succeed R. R. Wallace, of Astoria, who
recently resigned. Governor Wlthy
combe yesterday named Sam H. How.
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St.
Helens
. "City of Portland"
The M. S. "CITY OF PORTLAND" is 278 feet in length, 48-foot beam and 19 feet 6 inches depth of hold,
single deck, built for the lumber trade. She is equipped with two 320 H. P. Bolinders, and averaged on
her initial trip to Port Pirie, Australia, VA knots. Her carrying capacity was a little over two million
feet of rough Douglas Fir, and her average loading was 400,000 feet per day. She is considered a success
in every particular.
HIGHEST CLASS WOODEN VESSELS DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED
Chas. R. McGormick Co.
800 Fife Building
The Pavements That Last
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Hard Surface Pavements
Standard
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ard, of Portland, as a member of the
Board of Barber Examiners. Members
of the Board now Include Mr. Howard,
C. H. Keller, of Portland, and Lee
Canfleld. of Salem,
Iju Grande Knjoys Sleighing.
LA GRANDE, .Or, Dec 81. (Special.)
With ample snow for sleighing.
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of Quality
Salmon Streets
which Is unusual In December, and the
weather Just cold enough to preserve
It and no suffering from excessive
cold, the Grand Ronde Valley has en
Joyed a remarkable spell of holiday
weather
State Aids Worker's Family.
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will pay to the family of Fred Combs
$16,005.80 If the widow and Infant son
and daughter live to the time of ex
pectancy. Mr. Combs died at Klamath
Falls December 10. this year, from aa
accident. The widow will receive a
monthly pension of $30 until 1956. while
tare daughter will receive $73.40 and
the son $932.40. paid In Installments.
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