11 MURDER TRIAL NEAR RBI IBDBBI I " ' L1 L1 L1 L1 1' i1 " I1 " 'J '.' " '.' " '.' '.' '.' '.' V V '.' 'J V V " ' 1 11 11 '' " !' I1 ' 1 '.' '.' I1 'J1 '.' V '.' V " V I1 i 1 i1 " V V I? V U " 'J 'J V "J U V '-f '.f '.' " " -1 U " Lf " L1 11 '-' I1 11 " L1 '.' I1 11 J " 'J V " V 'J " I,1 '.' M '' - iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiimmimiimiiiimiiiiimiuiiimmiiiimim . 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 riHQBIBIBBBOl 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. Independent Pavin j mi 1 1 h n h it m ii n n ii ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ii ii n 1 1 ij h ; 1 1 1 mTiTiTiTnmnTiT 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. (ft 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 o Hard Surface Pavements Standard East Water and h n n n it ij ij h h h h n it mmimimim 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. ST. HELENS, OR. - n - it' j " " i I - i v , j V7 i- sj - ' 1 - 1 ! I I 8 JZ V reborn any 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. SALEM. Or., Dec. St. (Special.) The Mplraildra . -jv . . - j EE E; ill ' EE EE 5 E3 5 EEj 1:8 EE 5 ill State Industrial Accident Commission 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. JiSt'Cf kTI San Francisco CcDo Ilia