Morning Oregonian., January 02, 1917, Image 1

VOL,. LVI. XO. 17,508.
PORTLAND, ORUGOX, TUESDAY. JANUARY 2, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
KLAMATH, HELPLESS
IN GALE, ASKS AID
ARIZONA CAPITAL
AVOIDS BLOODSHED
2 GIRLS, 2 MEN, ON
MODEL IS. VICTIM
OF JEALOUS RAGE
CANADIAN TOWN
WILL BE "BERLIN"
BY
LARCH RESCUED
STEAMER OFF CAPE ARAGO RE
FOUR YOtTXG PEOPLE KXHACST-
SOLDIERS RIOT WHEN KITCH
PORTS PROPELLER LOST.
El BY CLI3IB IX SXOW.
ENER VOTES FOR CHANGE.
AURAS
GRABS
COUNTY
RECORDS
OREGON
S HEROES
Offices Raided and Files
Carted From Culver.
U'REN LEADS PARTY OF 75
Sheriff Prevents Removal of
Safe and Assessment Rolls
For Current Year.
CROWD WATCHES SILENTLY
Action Follows Decision, for
Madras in Circuit Court,
in County Seat Fight.
CULVEE Or., Jan. 1. (Special.)
Seventy-five residents -of Madras, i
headed by William S. URen, of Port
land, attorney for the people of Mad
ras in the county seat fight'with Cul
ver, came to Culver today, piled the
county records in automobiles and
sleds and carted them over to Madras.
The action followed the decision of
the Circuit Court in favor of Madras
in a case on which notice of appeal to
the Supreme Court has been filed by
Culver;
Sheriff Stops Visitors.
Every county office except that of
the Superintendent of Schools, the
Sheriff and the District Attorney was
raided. Sheriff Black prevented Mr.
U'Ren and his party from taking the
safe and the current assessment rolls
from the off ice but other records and
furniture were loaded into the waiting
vehicles and taken away.
James Wood, Sheriff-elect; County
Clerk Johnson; Roscoe Gard, County
Commissioner; O. A. Pierce, banker;
R. T. Olson, merchant; B. C. Boylen,
County Attorney-elect, and Mr. Roush,
a merchant, were among the delega
tion from Madras.
Visitors Waste No Time.
Excitement ran high in Culver for
a : time ' while the records were being
transferred. The visitors paid little
attention to spectators, hurrying
through the offices and taking all of
the county property that could be re
moved. The records were hurriedly
dumped into the waiting vehicles and
the drivers . hurried away before the
surprised residents of Culver could
intercede. .
The presence of mind of the son of
Mrs. Lillian Watts, County School
Superintendent, saved the office of his
mother from the visitors who aban
doned an attempt to . take her files
when the boy refused to deliver over
the keys to the office.
Sheriff Is Outwitted.
Sheriff Black was outwitted by the
visitors after he had placed the cur
rent assessment roll in the safe and
locked the doors of his office. Receipt
books and the tax collection register
were taken.
As there are only three keys to the
office, and as each has been accounted
for, the method by which the delega
tion from Madras gained entrance is
a mystery here. Sheriff -elect Woods
made an effort to assume the duties
of the office, but retired when he dis
covered that the bond of the Sheriff
had first to be approved by the County
Court.
Prosecutor Stops Party. .
District Attorney Myers stopped the
raiders in his office after several
threats of personal violence had been
made. He warned them not to touch
any of the county property and a fight
between the prosecutor and several of
the raiders was averted by cooler
head 3 in the crowd. The crowd gained
entrance to the prosecutor's office
also by a ruse.
The raid prevents the checking out
of the retiring county officers by the
firm of Crandall- & Roberts, account
ants, as all of the papers on which
they were working were taken.
Legal Questions Raised.
No clash between the visitors and
the people of Madras occurred while
the offices were being stripped of reo
ords and even of furniture. Insurance
on the county property, so local agents
say, is believed to have been canceled
by the removal of the supplies to Mad
ras. Question has been raised as to
the. possibility of checking out the re
tiring county officers should some of
the records be lost in the transfer,
Uecision in ine election case was
(Concluded on Pas. 8. Column 1.)
Wireless Flashes Word to Shore and
Steamer Kllburn Prepares
to Go to Rescue.
MARSHFIEU). Or, Jan. 2. (Spe
cial.) The steamer Klamath, bound
from San Francisco, to Portland, lost
her propeller late last night while 10
miles west of Cape Arago and Is being
driven , northwest by a heavy offshore
gale, according to wireless word
flashed here by the disabled, steamer.
Tie wireless report was received also
at the Cape Blanco wireless station.
and said that while the Klamath was In
no immediate danger of foundering,
help was necessary.
The steamer Kllburn, which put in
here tonight, will leave at daybreak,
pick up the Klamath and tow her Into
port.'
Details of the accident have not been
received. It Is not known whether any
passengers are aboard.
Should the wind -veer toward "the
coast the Klamath would be in danger
of being driven on the rocks, mariners
here declare.
The, Klamath was bound for Portland
In ballast to ' load - lumber for the
Charles R. McCormick Lumber Com
pany, her owners. She left San Fran
cisco Sunday.
The Klamath was built in 1909 at
Fairhaven. Cal. She is of 1038 gross
tonnage. 207.5 feet in length, 41.6 feet
in breadth and has a depth of 15.4 feet.
She is of 800 horsepower.
BIGAMY CHARGE IS MADE
G. G. Lardner, of Portland, Is Ar
rested at Seattle.
SEATTLE, Jan. 1. Grahame O. Lard
ner. 31 years old. former teller of the
Scandinavian-American Bank, in Port
land, Or., was arrested here tonight on
the charge of bigamy. In the com
plaint on which the warrant was . Is
sued, It is alleged that Lardner was
married in Portland in 1909, and that,
without having been legally separated
from his wife, he was married here
last October to Mrs. Dorothy Cloud. He
is in Jail In default of ball.
Grahams G. Lardner. who was arrest
ed in Seattle last night on a charge of
bigamy, was teller of the Scandinavian
American Bank for three years, end
ing his -service there two months ago.
His first wife, Georgia P. Lardner, is
still living in Portland, at 1554 Wabash
avenue. .
MERCURY RISES TO 44
Forecast ' for Today Is Rain With
Southerly Winds.
A near Chinook swept the west part
of the state yesterday and removed
most of the snow that had been on
the ground for the past few - days.
From a temperature of below freezing
Sunday, the thermometer Jumped to a
maximum yesterday of 44 degrees.
The snow' that began to fall early
yesterday morning changed to rain, a
total precipitation of .05 inches being
recorded between the hours of 5 A..M.
and 6 P. M.
The forecast for today is -rain, -with
southerly winds.
U-BOAT VICTIMS RETURN
112 Men 'From Crews of Sunken
Craft Land at New York.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1. One hundred
and twelve men who were on Ameri
can steamships torpedoed and sunk by
German submarines in European waters.
arrived here today on the Spanish
steamer Alicante, from Barcelona.
Seventy-nine were on board the Colum
bian, attacked last November on a voy
age from France to Italy.
Thirty-three escaped .when the Che
mung went down off Cape Gata. Spain,
in the same month. Some of the ar
rivals today are Americans.
MANY AUTOS ARE STOLEN
Los Angeles Thieves Work
Under
Eyes of Police Force.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1. Twenty-one
happy New Year celebrators took
streetcars home early today after 're
porting to the police the theft of their
cars from the downtown district.
Eleven cars parked in a row at Sev
enth and Olive streets were taken. Po
lice four times stopped two youths
towing away automobiles later listed
as stolen, but accepted explanations
that the "disabled" cars, were being
taken to garages.
2400 CHILDREN LOSE JOBS
South Carolina's New Labor Law
Goes Into Effect With New Year.
COLUMBIA, S. C, Jan. 1. South Car
olina's new child labor law prohibiting
the employment of children under 14
years of age In the textile establish
ments went into effect today, and the
employment of about 2400 chi'dren
automatically ceased, according to fig
ures of the State Department of Agri
culture. The old law made the minimum age
limit for employment 13 years.
L. N. Blowers Is Slated.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 1. (Special.)
While no definite statement has been
made. It is understood that L. N.
Blowers, who has received numerous
indorsements from citizens all over
Hood River County, will be the choice
of Governor Withycombe as successor
to E. E. Stanton, who recently resigned
as County Judge.
Cowboys Aid in Inaug
uration of Republican.
GOVERNOR'S DOOR IS LOOKED
Democratic Guard Refuses Ad
mittance to Successor.
RECEPTION HELD ON LAWN
4Both Sides Backed by Determined
Men, bat Issue May Be Settled
by Courts Campbell Makes
His First Appointment.
PHOENIX, Arts., Jan. 1. (Special.)
With 200 cowboys from Tavapal County
here to help Tom Campbell, Republican,
take office as Governor of Arizona, to
day was one filled with excitement hert
In the state capital.
Despite . the fact that the cowboys
were not violently In evidence, the
inaugural day situation was euffl
clently tense to keep the crowds in an
attitude of expecting bloodshed, but
peace was preserved, and . the most
visible signs of the bitterness engen
dered by the Governorship contest were
locked doors in the capltol building
and, constituting a. humorous phase,
the reception held by Campbell on the
lawn In front of the state house, fol
lowing his inauguration speech, deliv
ered from the balcony of the building.
Door of Capitol jarred.
.During his speech, Campbell faced a
crowd of 2000 cheering partlaans, but
behind him were barred doors.
George W. P. Hunt. Democrat, who
is contesting Campbell's election, early
In the forenoon declined the services
of at least 400 followers, the majority
of them miners from the Clifton and
Miami districts.' Their plan, it Is said,
was to surround Hunt and retain him
in office at any hazard.
Early in tho day Campbell tried the
door of the executive chambers in the
capltol but found it locked. At the
entrance was a Deputy Sheriff, who
warned against any attempt to smash
the door, explaining that he was there
to keep the peace at all costs. The
deputy also said he was a Democrat
and as such was present to'dellver to
all a message from Governor Hunt's
secretary that the day was a holiday
and should be observed as such, having
reference to the disputed legality of an
Inauguration January 1.
Hant Guard ! Reserve,
In the meantime, the corridors were
plentifully supplied with stalwart
Hunt guards, and in his pri
vate offices more were In reserve,
for whatever emergency might arise.
A Democratic newspaper man '. said
there were 75 Hunt guards, altogether,
prepared to resist any attempt to cap
ture the office.
Escorted by members of the Repub-
(Concluded on pas 4. Column 2.)
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Cabin on Mountain Summit
and Brings Aid.
.. Four young Portlanders were In a
serious predicament when they became
exhausted In the snows of Larch Moun
tain Sunday morning after struggling
In the snows for 11 hours. Walter
Stelnhauer, a member of the party, fin
ally reached the cabin an top of Larch
Mountain and brought aid to the other
three. Wanda Poole, Ruby Moy and
Ben Lusher.
They attempted to make the climb
without snowshoes, and found the
snow 8 to 12 feet In depth and too
soft to walk on. They were two miles
below the cabin on the summit.
Roswell Mann, of the rescuing party,
became" exhausted and aid had to be
sent for him. In the rescue party
were Chester Wheeler, Harry Erlckson.
Roswell Mann, Victor Buntzell. Jesse
Zelgler. Charles Bull. Tom Terrlll and
Harold Stelnhauer. '
The two parties arrived In Portland
last-night about 5 o'clock, and although
they are none the worse for the ex
perience, they are vowlnj that never
again will they attempt a similar-trip
up Larch Mpuntaln without proper
equipment.
SCHOOLS WILL OPEN TODAY
Close of Holiday Vacation Period
Sees 30,000 Return to Work.
After a two-weeks" vacation SO, 000
pupils of the Portland public schools
will return to work this morning.
As the Fall term Is about completed
a number of examinations in the High
Schools have, already been given and
there are those who are ready to be
graduated.
Tbe night school classes will also be
resumed tonight.
The Fall term ends In four weeks.
January 26 being the last school day.
January 39 la the day set for gradu
ation.
RASPUTIN REPORTED DEAD
Famous Russian Monk Said to Rave
. - Been Assassinated.
LONDON, Jan. 8. Dispatches from
the Reuter and other' Petrograd cor
respondents say that Gregory Rasputin,
the Russian- monk, who 's reputed to
exercise great influence over Emperor
Nicholas, is dead. According to neuter's
correspondent, Rasputin's body was
was found on the bank of one of the
branches of the River Neva.
The other correspondents say that
' Rasputin was assassinated under pe
culiar circumstances.
Twice previously Rasputin has been
reported to have been murdered.
EX-MAYOR RANDALL DIES
Former Woodburn Official, Father
of 10, Passes at 6 7.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 1. (Special.)
Byron T. Randall, formerly Mayor of
Woodburn, died here at the age of 67
years. . He is survived- by his widow,
eight sons -and two daughters.
He had resided In Salem since 1910.
Waltcr Stelnhauer Wins Way
WHAT A CINCH!
Murder Trail Leads to
Business Marv
FINGERPRINTS FURNISH CLEW
Crime, Planned in Advance,
Develops Unexpectedly.
GIRL'S SKULL IS CRUSHED
Own Stockings Then- TTsed to Stran
gle Remaining Breath of Life.
Missing Jewelry May Be
Important Evidence.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1. (Special.)
Today's developments In- the brutal
murder of Mazie Colbert, also known
as Mrs. Grace Roberts, beautiful hosiery
model, drew the net tighter around a
prominent business man of Chicago.
The officials will not rive out any
names, but rney say the trail leads
so straight to this man that the mys
tery Is practically solved and arrests
will soon be made.
The suspect has lived in this city for
some time, although his business inter
ests are In Chicago He also baa of
fices here and in New. York. He is
said to hold memberships in leading
clubs in this city. New York and Chi
cago, and his arrest will cause a sen
sation. Suspect Insanely Jealous.
He is said to have met Mrs. Roberts
about a year ago and became infatu
ated with her. . He was extremely Jeal
ous, and tho detectives say they have
evidence that when she refused to
cease receiving visits from other men
he killed her.
Close inspection of the room in which
the murder was committed indicates
that the crime bad been planned in.
advance, but events moved much more
swiftly than the murderer had counted
upon. Because of this, he left. im
printed upon the dead girl's face, on
her clothing and on the furniture, fin
ger prints that may send him to the
gallows. Undoubtedly he was a novice,
as a, professional criminal would have
taken the precaution to wear gloves, or
at least would have obliterated or
blurred the fatal finger prints.
Finger Prist All of Oae Person.
They are all of one person, dispos
ing of the first theory that four men
first attacked the victim and then
killed her.
The murderer first struck her a ter
rific blow In the face with his fist.
This stunned her, but did not render
her unconscious. She fought back with
unsuspected fury, and In the sruggle the
murderer finally picked up a heavy
flatlron and crushed her skull. In tbe
battle he tore out handfuls of her lux
uriant hair.. Blood was spattered every.
where and her blue silk pajamas were
dyed red with her own blood. Accord
(Concluded on Pace 4, Column 1.)
Newspaper Office Raided and Two
Newly-Elected Councllinen Hurt,
City Now Under Martial Law,
KITCHENER. Ont.. Jan. 1. Follow
ing a sweeping victory at the polls of
the Citizens' League, formed when the
name of the city was changed from
Berlin to Kitchener with a view to re
verting to the original name, a riot
was started by the men of the One
Hundred Eighteenth Battalion, who are
on furlough, and the . city is under
martial law tonight.
A hundred men of the One Hundred
Twenty-second Muskoka Battalion, sta
tioned at Gait, are patrolling the
streets. When it became known the
Citizens League had carried the entire
slate, the soldiers of the One Hundred
Eighteenth formed a parade through
the streets shouting:
Are we downhearted? No!"
Provost Marshal Osborne, of the Lon
don district, ordered the soldiers to
disperse but without result, and he at
once sent a call to Gait for a guard.
Tbe soldiers raided a newspaper office
and two members of tho newly elected
Council were Injured.
DRIVE COSTS 520,017 MEN
Daily Average Greatly Reduced as
Winter Closes In.
LONDON. Jan. L The total casual
ties reported in the published lists from
December 1 to December 23 was: Of
ficers 815. men .36.350. Tho effect of
cessation of the Somme offensive with
the advent of unfavorable weather con
dltlons Is shown in these figures, which
give a dally average of 154S casualties
for the 24 days covered by the report.
In November the dally average was
2488. and In October 3452. The losses
reported In December bring up the
total British casualties since the be
ginning of the Somme offensive to
0,017.
BERLIN. Jan. 1 (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.) In a statement In re
ply to tho recently published review of
the battle of the Somme by Field Mar
shal Sir Douglas Haig. the Overseas
News Agency asserts that the British
commander's statements in regard to
the relative loss of the British and
Germans are disproved by the German
and British casualty lists.
It says the lufcses of the entente
amounted to 800,000.
MOSCOW BARS REFUGEES
Germans Say Roumanians AVI 11 Be
Sent to Siberia.
BERLIN. Jan. 1. (By wlreleas to
Sayville. N. Y.) The military com
mander of Moscow has closed that city
to refugees, says the Overseas News
Agency, which adds that the city la
crowded with people from Roumania,
Odessa and all parts of Southern Russia.
Roumanian refugees, the agency says.
will In the future be -eat to Siberia.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tbe Weather.
TESTERDAT'R Maximum temperature.
degrees; minimum, 31 degrees.
TOlJAl'o Kaln. southeasterly winds.
War.
44
Germans to build guna by thousands in next
four mo d turn, face b.
Allies make detailed demands oa Greece,
Pax t.
Kngllah version of allies" reply to German
questioned, Pace 17.
Paris spends New Year studying new taxes.
rait z.
Foreign.
Party formed to restore old name to Berlin,
One, wins at polls: riots eusus. Pag 2.
National.
Wilson not to art further In peace negotla-
Uons until allies navo replied. Pass 17,
Purchase of Danish West Indies removes
menace of trouble over Monro Doctrine.
Pas 2.
Congress to tax up railway measure today.
Pas .
Domestic.
Beautiful cloak model victim of
Jealoua race. Page 1.
Colonel Roosevelt opposes .enforced peaee.
pace 17.
Republican takes oath as Governor of Ali
sons, but executive offlc im elosed to
him. Pace 1,
Curb market feature of recent activities ta
r stocks. Paso
Young man abandons criminal career because
disappointed In profits. Pass .
Sport.
Oregon crashes Pennsylvania, 14 te O.
Pas 1.
Parsons and Shy Huntington are stars of
Oregon-Pennay game. Pag 18.
Westerners shin on athletio field. Pag 19.
Eugene folk wlldiy enthusiastic Pag IS.
Football fans In Portland acclaim Oregon
as greatest of all team. Pag IS.
Hunting season ends In four counties.
Pag 19.
Pacific Northwest.
Madras partr raids Culver and carts off
records. Page 1.
Oregon pends equivalent of 89.19 per capita
on roads In l'J13. Page 7.
Combined 1917 talllaga tax fund to be less
than in 1916. Fag 16.
Two daughters found by Baker man after
separation of 23 years. Paga 6.
Democrats assume charge of Idaho offices.
Page 7.
Steamer Klamath loses prooeller la gale and
ends appeal for aid. Pag 1.
County business begun at Madras. Pag 8.
Marin.
Ice leaving Columbia. Pag 19.
Portland and Vicinity.
Dealers take trip over Columbia Highway to
prove auto alogan Pag 8.
Burns not to be on main lino of Strahom
Railway. Pag 6.
-Intolerance" amesea spectators. Pag IS.
Steel plant will endeavor to operate today.
Pag lO.
The Oregonlan annual edition In big demand.
Pag 11.
New Year'e day observed quietly In Port
land. Pag 1 1.
Ball at Waverley Club most brilliant of sea
son. Pag Id.
Legislator to attend meetings in Portland
thl week. Page le.
New faces appear county offices. Page 9.
Oregon motorists want gasoline standardized.
Page 11.
Proposed Insurance cod to be considered at
luncheon. Page 10.
Ad Club (to celebrate. Paga 10.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 19.
Portland party rescud la snow n .Larch
mountain. Pag 1.
West Routs East by
Score of 14 to 0.
SUPERIOR FOOTBALL WINS
Quakers Beaten In Passing
and End Running and Are
Held Even on Kicks.
HIDDEN BALL TRICK USED
Huntington's Strategy Is Too
Much for Invaders, Who Are
Beaten at Own Game.
BY ROSCOB FAWCETT.
PASADENA, Cal., Jan. l(Spe
cial.) -Pennsylvania's vaunted foot
ball eleven was crashed and humiliat
ed by the University of Oregon foot
ball heroes in their intersectional bat
tle in Tournament Park today. The
score was 14 to 0. Oddly, this is in
duplication of Washington State's win
over Brown University In this same
city one year ago.
Today's game was witnessed by tha
greatest crowd that ever saw a foot
ball game on the, Pacific Coast. Ap
proximately 27,000 were in the stands,
say tournament officials.
Battle Worthy of Big Crowd.
While the engagement began rather
listlessly, it developed into a thrilling
spectacular battle well worthy of the
day and the throng.
It was a battle that reflected the
highest credit upon Pacific Coast foot
ball. Pcnn came west with proud
boasts of a diversified open field and
aerial attack that-would startle the.
natives. Oregon was supposed to
have nothing but some old stuff that
was pulled when Pudge Heffelinger
and Walter Camp were singing their
boola boolas together. Instead Ore
gon showed football of a superior
brand.
Folwell Beaten at Own Game.
Coach Bezdek beat Folwell at his
own game and the Penn supporters
are stalking around tonight with their
chins bumping their garters.
Oregon's passing proved fully as
versatile and it had the punch. Ore
gon's end-running proved more bril
liant than Penn's and stronger still
the kicking of Beckett, and Monteith
was fully on a par with Howard
Berry. Beckett was unable to play
the second half because of a wrenched
knee, but even Montieth held his own
with the man who is supposed to be
the greatest kicker in the Nation.
Penn's Field Kicks Blocked.
Penn couldnt even get a place kick
or drop kick past the Oregon line.
Three times the Easterners tried this
route and on every occasion their
kicks were blocked. -
Tegart spilled one and Rialey anoth
er and we couldn't see whose fine
Italian mitt pulled the plug on the
third.
The first half ended nothing to
nothing with the odds slightly in
Penn's favor. Mitchell saved a score in
the second period by nabbing Quigley
for a 15-yard loss when Penn had the
ball on Oregon's 15-yard line.
Hidden-Ball Trick Wins.
Oregon won the game late in the
third quarter by a pilgrimage from
exact midf ield that was as spectacular
as it was unexpected.
With the ball on the 48-yard line.
Shy Huntington called for a combina
tion split buck and hidden-ball trick
that fooled both the crowd and Penn
wing guardians. Before anybody knew
what was on Huntington tore into the
open around right end for a clear
gain of 20 yards, seven yards on
a straight buck by Hollis Hunting
ton and short gains by Montieth and
Shy made yardage and,placed the ball
on the 17-yard line.
Huntington then shot a nifty for
ward pass over the goal line into
Tegart's waiting paws and the game
was won. Shy Huntington caught the
punt out and kicked goal. " Score: Ore
gon, 7; Pennsylvania, 0.
Parsons Dashes Over Line.
Shifty, nifty little Johnny Parsons
proved the hero of Oregon's second
touchdown in the fourth quarter.
About midway in the period Shy
Huntington intercepted a forward
pass on Penn's 42-yard line. On the
first play Parsons wriggled around
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