THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1917.
13
KNIFE WiELDER TO
HE SANITY TEST
Threats Made by E. L. McCIure
at Club Meeting Related at
Police Court Hearing.
MANY THRILLS PROVIDED
Witnesses Say Defendant Asserted
Determination to Run Meeting by
Wading Through Blood, and
Denounced "Plutocrats."
E. L. McCIure, silver-haired re
former, 6s years .old, who delayed a
) meeting- of the Forty-five Eficiency
Club with a penknife and a claim to
' the chairmanship, was remanded to
the county authorities yesterday by
Municipal Judge Langguth to be ex
amined as to his sanity. The defend
ant left the courtroo"m with his wife,
his arm about her waist, whispering
explanations.
Judge Langguth's decree came at
the close of an hour's trial, during
which McCIure acted as his own
counsel, Injecting dramatic values
Into the proceedings with a fervor
that made the courtroom gasp or smile.
The testimony of witnesses, mem
bers of the Forty-five Efficiency
Club, and of Mr. McCIure, rival
claimant to the Central Library room
engaged for the Thursday evening
meeting, made a fairly composite
Ftory of the defiance which the de
fendant hurled at Fred Spoeri and
John D. Mann, officers of the club,
and their fellow members, when he
drew his knife and bade them leave
the hall as "d plutocrats."
Knife Play Described.
The members had assembled, testi
fied C. J. Barnard, when McCIure
met the proposal to organize with
the declaration that both hall and
meeting belonged to him. It was at
this juncture that he was approached
by Mr. Mann. "I order you to sit
down!" came the command.
"I saw him pull out a. knife with
the blade open," continued Mr. Bar
nard. "He said, 'I'll use this knife on
any man who lays his hand on me
I want you ail to get out of this
hall! You're a bunch of plutocrats.'
He used perpendicular English; it
stood straight up."
The defendant approached the wit
ness and gazed piercingly at him.
"Did you know that the hall had
been assigned to me and bulletined
to me?" he asked. "No," replied Mr.
Barnard. "Do you think that I acted
In a reprehensible manner in trying
to maintain my rights?" pursued the
defendant. "Well, no gentle-ian would
have drawn a knife and made the
threats you did."
McClure's eyes were wrathy as he
told the court, the witness and all In
hearing that it was his hall, that ' he
had paid for It, had advertised a meet
ing and that he considered the mem
bers and officers of the Forty-five
Efficiency Club to be interlopers
where he Intended to preside over an
organization of his own.
Members Called "Criminals."
"How would you treat such crim
inals as that, who would come in and
disturb youjr meeting?" he exclaimed.
"They were going to slap my face, to
throw me from the hall I had paid
for; I was afraid of It! But when they
knew they were going to get the
knife in their bellies they stood back!
O, I put all you plutocratic sympa
thizers in the background; you bet
I did!"
Concerning the misunderstanding
about the hall, Mr. Barnard continued
his testimony in explanation. Mr.
Spoeri, he said, had telephoned to make
the reservation of the room used at the
previous meeting and had been assured
that the matter had been attended to.
It being believed that Mr. CcClure was
acting for ' the Forty-five Efficiency
Club.
Another witness, who joR-.ed the club
after the turmoil had subsided, was G.
w. Hunt, a carpenter. This witness
testified that his curiosity afforded him
a ringside position. When the trouble
started he came forward, marveling at
the methods of the club. He, too, saw
the knife drawn.
McCIure Shouts Defiance.
" Tm going to run this meeting If
I've got to -wade in blood to do it!'"
the witness heard McCIure shout, as he
menaced all who approached him. In
answer to an inquiry from Judge Lane-
Kuth, the witness replied that none of
hose present at the meeting had threat
ened McCIure before he drew the knife.
It was true, he said, thst a "small gen
tleman" had presented himself before
the self-elected chairman with the pos
itive assertion, "I can lick you!" The
witness recalled that the defendant had
exhibited the knife and the challenger
had withdrawn.
A graphic portrayal of the affair was
afforded by C. H. Libby's testimony, de
scribing the clash between the defend
ant and Mr. Mann, when the latter was
oommanded. to "sit down, sir!" The
witness heard the threats made. " 'I
haven't anything but a pocket knife,
but I'll wade through blood to run this
meeting!' " he declared McCIure shout
ed. And again, when the club members
shrank back and went into conference,
" 'Get out, you d plutocrats! That's
right, get out!" " t
Right to Hall Argued.
Witness and defendant argued for
several minutes over the right of pos
session respecting the hall, Mr. Libby
charging that the defendant, as one
who was present at the prior meeting,
knew of the club's intent to re-engage
the hall; knew that Mr. Spoeri was the
duly elected temporary chairman, and
yet prohioted trouble by "double-cross
ing his former fellow members.
At this juncture the defendant de
ciared tor a Jury trial, and was re
minded by Judge Langguth that he had
elected to go to trial without the "good
men and true." Very well,' he wanted
an attorney. Again he was told that
he had chosen to be his own lawyer.
s "The trouble is that when a man acts
as his own attorney he usually has a
fool for a client, jested the Judge.
"You bet he has!" was McClure's
hearty agreement.
Motorcycle Patrolman Ervin, one of
the arresting officers, exhibited the
knife, which the defendant had handed
him after the arrest. It was a pearl
handled trifle, with a short blade. "I
. failed to see anyone at the meeting
who was In sympathy with his claims,"
testified the officer. "He wanted them
all to leave, and they couldn't see it
that way."
Threats Are Related.
' H. Welfare, florist and charter mem
ber of the Forty-five Efficiency Club,
had heard the defendant threaten to
"cut the hearts" from all who ap
proached him. Two other witnesses
had borne testimony to McClure's of
fer to select other anatomical speci
mens. The testimony of W. C. Lynch, a
salesman, was interrupted by the de
fendant with a snappy "You're a liar!"
When remonstrated with. McCIure
Voiced his plaint. "Well, he tells so
many lies I don't know how to cross
examine him."
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CAPTAIN JOH5 BECKETT, U. OK AKiD 3IISS DOROTHY HYDE.
Miss Dorothy Hyde, of Syracuse, N. Y.. a fascinating young guest at the Maryland Hotel, ""in Pasadena, was
the first to congratulate Captain John Beckett, of the University bf Oregon football team, upon his return to the
hotel following' the New Year's game wherein Oregon downed the University of Pennsylvania warriors. 14 to 0.
If spontaneity is not strongly apparent in the pose here depicted the beholder will at least agree that it is an easy
picture to look at and that if any press agent had a hand the arrangement he was possessed of both cleverness
and good taste. Also it becomes apparent that being a victorious football captain Is a nice thing for a young man
like Beckett.
my witnesses?" pleaded the defendant.
I didn't suppose there was a single
bit of testimony that could convict me
of a crime. ' Yet the preponderance of
testimony Is all against me. Why,
look here. Judge, they oould send me
to the Penitentiary."
"What do you expect to prove by
these witnesses?" asked Deputy City
Attorney Stadter.
"I expect to prove that I did not
threaten any individual, that I feared
they would slap my face and throw me
out. I knew that a coward would not
touch me if he knew he would get
punctured. I told them to get out, all
those plutocrats; that I had a lot of
business to attend to. I ran that busi
ness until the police came, you bet
your life I did!" .
Defendant Tells of His Dream.
Then the defencTant told of his dream,
for which he spent his last dollar to
engage the hall and pay for advertise
ments. It Is to organize an initial club
in Portland similar to the Forty-five
Efficiency- Club, but purged of "pluto
crats" and of loftier ideals.
"I expect to organize 50,000 such
clubs," he told the court, hie eyes
flaming with zeal. "From 100 to 1000
members each. They will be one unit
for the demonetization of gold. They
are going to elect the President In
1920. No, sir. I'm not going to be
President! He will be a young man,
clean as a hound's tooth!"
That McCIure planned and antici
pated the lively happenings at the
club meeting was evidenced, by his
statement that he saw Chief of Police
Clark on Wednesday, told him of the
proposed meeting, and asked for po
lice protection, saying that he feared
the club members would remove him
by force when they found him in pos
session of the meeting place, and that
he intended to use his knife if at
tacked.
"He says, 'I won't do anything of the
kind," " the defendant quoted Chief
Clark. " Tf you kill anybody, I'll come
up there and hang you; a man that
will threaten to kill is a coward, any
way.
Plutocrats Are Denounced.
"Plutocrats have made It Impossible
for me to make a living in America!'
shouted McCIure as Deputy Stadter
questioned him. "They have made It
impossible for me to support that dear
est woman in the world!" He whirled
and pointed toward his wife. "When
ever I get-a job it is taken away from
me. And you. Judge, will have to
obey their orders or go out of office
"That's where you're off," Judge
Langguth Interrupted dryly. "I'm not
going to sentence you."
"I was a banker at Dutch Flat from
1869 to 1883," replied McCIure when
questioned by Deputy Stadter. In 1904
I was made cashier of the State Bank
& Trust Company of Goldfield. Nevada-
I made $60,000 in one year.
"I went to New York by invitation
of the Burroughs Adding Machine
Company," said McCIure, "to explain
my accounting system. You prss a
button and it keeps your Books with
out the stroke of a pen." He had at
tempted to interest Ladd & Tilton's
Bank nd the Meier & Frank Company
In this invention, but without success,
the defendant said.
Judge Langguth, in closing the case,
spoke kindly to the defendant, inti
mating that his grievances against the
world had become obsessions and that
his sanity was in the balance.
"You misjudge me. Judge," smiled
McCIure. "I have not a single care on
my mind, not one. Good will la what
governs my' actions."
Auto Club Files Artlclesl
SALEM, Or., Jan. 6. (Special.)
Supplementary articles of Incorporation
were filed with the Corporation Com
missioner today changing the name of
the Portland Automobile Club to the
Oregon State Motor Association, and
Increasing the number of directors
from 9 to 15.
The largest hens' eggs are produced
in Manchuria, those weighing: one-sixth
of a pound Deing common.
EAST CONGRATULATES WEST ON GRIDIRON
HEALTH BILLS READY
County Nurses Provided For to
Inspect Schools.
RAT-PROOF DOCKS WANTED
Regulation of Institutions' That Get
State Aid and Licenses for All
Hospitals Are Some of Fea
tures of Measure.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 5. (Special.) A
number of important amendments de
sired by the State Board bf Health were
placed before Attorney-General Brown
today by Secretary Roberg, of that
Board. In discussing the amendments
Dr. Roberg declared that sanitation In
the schools throughout the state is in
a most deplorable condition.
To do away with poor sanitation the
Board wants a law which will provide
for a county nurse whose duty will
be to travel throughout her county, in
spect all schools and see that all health
statutes and ordinances are rigidly
enforced.
"We have plenty of good statutes
and ordinances." Dr. Roberg asserted.
"but what we need is enforcement of
them."
In addition, the Board will have
bill prepared to place all hospitals
under the supervision of the State
Board of Health, to provide that certif- I
lcates be issued to such hospitals by
the Board and that no hospital be
allowed to operate unless it possesses
such certificate.
The board also is anxious that all
Institutions which receive state aid op
erate under regulations required by
the Secretary of State as well as under
the sanitary rules laid down by the
Health Board, and that the Secretary of
State audit all accounts .for state-aid
funds.
Under the present law such Institu
tions are allowed $8 to $10 per capita,
the Secretary of State pays them quar
terly, and the money Is expended as
the institutions see fit. The Board of
Health would have the bills of such in
stitutions audited and expended under
such rules and regulations as the Sec
retary of State would provide.
The board also desires legislation
which would require that Ml docks and
wharves be rat-proof, as a precaution
Against possible encroachment of the
bubonic plague, and is also asking the
Attorney-General to prepare a bill pro
viding for additional legislation on the
reporting of communicable diseases.
In addition to these a number of
minor amendments are suggested by
the board, which Dr. Roberg and Attorney-General
Brown went over care
fully today.
20 HOUSES ARE TRADED
E. W. Hendricks Gets Nine Lots Also
From W. H. Hyland.
One of the most important realty
exchange transactions of recent months
was concluded yesterday, when E. W.
Hendricks, ari architect, took title to
20 residences and nine and one-half
lots situated along the main line of
the Southern Pacific tracks. Just south
of Hawthorne avenue and between
East Third and Stephens streets. The
valuation is $60,000. the valuation
placed on the three properties which
Mr. Hendricks gave in exchange.
It is understood that Mr, Hendricks
VICTORY.
is contemplating the Improvement of
his newly acquired property with
modern warehouse covering an entire
block. The proposed building is to be
occupied by the Portland branch of a
large Eastern firm already established
here, and also an Eastern firm dealing
In ship chandlery.
As payment for the East Side hold
ing the former owner, Wilbur H. Hy
land. of Eugene, receives title to a
commercial orchard at Hubbard, re
ported to be worth, $25,000; a four-flat
building situated at 296 Tillamook
street, near Williams avenue, placed in
the trade at a valuation of $10,000, and
an unimproved quarter block on the
northeast corner of Eighteenth and
Upshur streets, which completed the
$60,000 valuation.
In connection with the transaction,
which was handled through the office
of, Oscar C. Beck. Mr. Hyland deeded
the Hubbard ranch to George Beiloh.
TOURIST PLAN IS TOPIC
SORTHAVIT ASSOCIATION DIRECT.
ORS MEET HERE TODAY.
Proposed Joint Advertising; Scheme
With Washington and British Co
lumbia to Be Explained.
Portland will have an opportunity to
understand fully the big Joint ad
vertislng plan of the Northwest Tourist
Association this afternoon, when the
board of directors of the organization
meets here in the green room of the
Chamber of Commerce at 2 P. M.
Emery Olmstead. vice-president of
the organization for Oregon, will pre
side in the absence of President E. R.
Todd, of Victoria, B. C, who Is unable
to. come owing to a political campaign
now on in British Columbia.
The meeting will be open to such of
the public as are interested in the big
plan to interest Eastern tourists in
the attractions of the Northwest as In
elusive features of a single tour de
luxe.
The fund contemplated for handling
the campaign will be $62,500 a year
for, two yearspf which Oregon and
vv asiiiiisiun win cacu uo cupwiea lu
furnish $25,000 a year, and British Co
lumbia the remainder.
In both British Columbia and Wash
ington fheic shares of the fund are
regarded as assured through state aid
and Oregon will make the campaign
in the coming Legislature to get Ore
gon to do as much for the work as
the northern neighbor states are doing.
The removal of the $17.50 differential
between California and the Northwest
makes the organization convinced that
now is the peculiarly acceptable time
in which to launch the great campaign
to bring tourists via the big North
western scenic route.
LICENSE GIVEN JAPANESE
White Girl Comes From San Fran
cisco to, Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Jan. 5 (Spe
cial.) While a marriage license was is
sued yesterday to Bill Matsumura, 29,
a Japanese, of San Francisco, and Rose
Williams, 24. of the. same city, no per
son here with proper authority has ac
knowledged performing the marriage
ceremony. The couple was accompanied
by Tom Moyetta, a Japanese; of Port
land, who acteiijas witness.
The couple came all the way Jrora
San Francisco to be married, and it is
possible that they may have thought
they were married when they got the
license. It is also possible that they
went to Portland thinking they could
be married in that state with & Wash
ington license. . -
Read :Th. Oregonlan classified ads.
L01W IS
GUILTY OF. MURDER
Slayer of John Lind Is Con
victed When His Story of
Killing Falls Apart. ,
LIFE TERM TO BE GIVEN
Explanation of Suspicious Circum
stances Brings Out Statement
That State Picks to Pieces.
Defense Waives Argument.
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave '
Edward Bartholomew was convicted
of the murder of his friend. John Lind.
yesterday, by the failure of the fabric
of his manufactured story of the slay
lng to fit circumstances surrounding
the crime.
He did not take the stand in his own
defense, his attorney waived argument.
and the case went to the Jury at noon.
The first ballot taken, was unanimous
for conviction. The Jury's deliberations
covered two hours. Life Imprisonment
will be the sentence pronounced by Cir
cult Judge Davis Monday morning.
A weak grin and a rush of color from
his face was Bartholomew's reception
of the verdict. His steps were unsteady
as he walked from the courtroom in
the custody of a Deputy Sheriff.
Earlr Statement Not Repudiated.
Failure of the defense to call a single
witness In rebuttal of the weight of
evidence produced by the prosecution,
put the stamp of approval on the state;
ment, read to the Jury, which Bartholo
mew made a month ago to District At
torney Evans.
By pointing out the contradictions
between this story, the facts revealed
by investigation and the testimony of
witnesses to circumstances surrounding
the green trunk murder. John Collier
and Charles Robison. Deputy District
Attorneys, fortified the ca'se for the
state.
It was In the fastening to suspicious
circumstances of which he knew the
authorities had knowledge, a logical
explanation which would absolve him
of the murder. that.Bartholomew made
assertions which the prosecution seized
upon as irreconcilable with other un
disputed circumstances appearing in
evidence.
Bartholomew was persuaded, re
luctantly, not to take the witness
stand. It was the maneuvering of
his attorney, John H. White, to leave
all proof to the state. Bartholome
wanted to tell his story again and to
add a few frills, particularly con
cerning the character of Robert Gavin.
the man who trailed Bartholomew
through scores of cities until he could
point him out to the police in Seattle.
Large Attendance Pleases.
"I'd like to get on the stand, but my
attornev won t let me, said the pris
oner. "All these people crowding In
here would like to hear me. I know, and
I am sorry I can t oblige them. I am
much - pleased with the large attend
ance." When the prosecution placed Mrs.
Anna DeCorsey. landlady at 407 Stark
street', where Lind was killed Novem
ber 18. 1915, on the stand yesterday
to testify In more detail concerning
the finding of the baseball bat the state
had contended was the murder weapon.
and wtfen further authorities had been
cited regarding the admissibility or the
bat In evidence. Judge Davis reversed
his ruling of the day prior and allowed
its Introduction.
Statements and Evidence Conflict.
Among the Inconsistencies shown In
the comparison of Bartholomews as
certions with facts testified to, Mr. Rob
son laid emphasis on the showing that
the acts of Bartholomew on the night
of the crime and the morning follow
ing, as told bv himself, were incom
patible with the sworn testimony oi
the state s chief witness, iirs. uetor
ev.
Bartholomew's story was tnai ne
spent the afternoon of the Thursday
on which the murder was committed
with Lind and a man named Paul Lund,
drinking in Blazier's saloon, and that
he did riot return to his room until 10
o'clock that night with Lind.
Paper Forms Fault In Testimony,
Mrs. De Corsey testified that shortly
after 9 o'clock Bartholomew knocked
on the door of the room adjoining his.
She knew the occupant of that room
was not In and came to her door at the
rear of the hallway. Bartholomew had
a newspaper in his hand. He explained
he had found it in the hall and had
been reading it. He wanted to return it
to her.
The prosecutor pointed out that the
newspaper was delivered about 3:30
that afternoon and that Bartholomew
must have received it at the house be
tween that hour and 9 o clock, during
which period his testimony was that
he had been In a saloon drinking.
Mr. Robison went on to asc why
Bartholomew had knocked art tne doo
of the room adjoining his. He wanted
to know if hfs nearest neighbor In the
house was "In." declared the prosecu
tor, so that the work of murder might
not be disturbed.
Bartholomew Met Before 10 A. M.
Bartholomew's assertion was that h
had fled after the murder, which took
place between 10 and 11 o clock, an
that he had walked the streets all
"night with Lund, returning to the room
for the first time at 10 o ciock tn
next morning.
At 7:15 that morning Mrs. De Cor
sey, who was in the basement build
inar a furnace fire. heard someone
walkiner in the room occupied by Bar
tholomew and Lind. She heard a heavy
object drop on the floor. She thought
it was a shoe.
At 8 o'clock" that morning she met
Bartholomew in the hall. He gave he
a sweater and hand-bag that had bee
the property of Lind. Before 9 o'clock
said the landlady, Bartholomew had
made several trips Into the basement
to burn something In the furnace. He
destroyed much of the evidence of the
crime in this manner.
Police Not Told of Friend's Death.
Bartholomew asserted that he left
the room for several minutes after
seeing his friend struck down In cold
blood, and that when he returned
Lund bad stuffed the body into a
trunk.
"What did Bartholomew do when he
saw his friend the man who had given
him money and promised him a chance
in life by giving him a half-Interest
in a chicken farm he intended to pur
chase being slain?" asked Mr. Robi
son. "Did he cry for help? Did he flee to
notify the police? Did he rouse other
lodgers in the house? No. He went
to the bath-room, was gone three min
utes and returned to wash the blood
from the floor and hide some of the
evidence of the crime. A likely story."
It was pointed out aa sinister that
Bartholomew said that he did not go
back to the' house, merely at the bid
ding of the man Lund, to clean up
things.
"It would be assisting me to clean
up as well as 'him." the accused
asserted. going further to say.
"We didn't have any idea we was
join- to kill him." Why the "we'; If
BAHTHQ
Bartholomew did- not do the killing
himself or at least assist in it? asked
Mr. Robison.
John Lind, a man 45 years old. ar
rived in Portland on Monday, Novem
ber 15, 1915. with Edward Barthol
omew. The two men were close com
panions, traveling and sleeping to
gether. Lind paid all the bills.
On the night of Friday, November
19. a green trunk was found in the
Willamette at the"foot of Flanders
street. It contained the body of Lind,
whose skull had been crushed by a
blow- from a heavy instrument. Satur
day, November 20, it was found that
the murder had been committed in the
lodging-house of Mrs. Anna De Corsey,
407 Stark street, probably on Thursday
night. .
Friend Trails Bartholomew.
Bartholomew was not to be found.
A reward of $500 was offered.
Investigation was virtually aban
doned, except by City Detectives Frank
Snow and John Goltz. With the sub
stantial support of District Attorney
tvans, they continued to work on the
case.
Little progress was made until they
uncovered Robert Gavin, a friend of
Bartholomew. His services were en
listed.
From town to city, city to town.
Gavin searched for a sign of Bartholo
mew, often beating his way on the
"rods." At last he met Bartholomew
face to face In Seattle last November.
Gavin persuaded Bartholomew to
walk into a building where two police
detectives were stationed. He sur
rendered the man to their custody.
Caught. Bartholomew told a story in
which a mysterious third person, a
Paul Lund, whom no one had ever seen
with the two men, figured as the slayer.
PLAY IS LATE SUCCESS
WOMAN'S QCEIVr SHOWS HOW
MANY ARE , IX INFORMED.
Tickets Purchased for "Rolling; Stones,"
However. When Plot Is Explained
by Genial Stage Director.
"Rolling Stone's' what Is that play
about?" asiced a woman at the Baker
box office yesterday as she contem
plated the seating plan, and meditated
as to whether she would purchase
tickets for next week or not.
But the ticket cellar was stumped
also, as he had neglected to read up
about it and together they discussed
what that title could mean. It was
Will Wallace's business to sell tickets,
not to do press agent work, so his
meager knowledge didn't help much.
But he spied Walter Gilbert passing
through the lobby and called on the
amiable stage director to explain- plot
and detail about the next week's ofier
ing of the Alcazar Players, and "Wally"
must be a good talker for the woman
bought her tickets and went her way,
satisfied that, she is going to see a
fine show.
That is one of the troubles of giving
people new plays, that Is, plays that
have never been seen in the est.
Unless the title pretty nearly tyis the
story, only those who read thAtrlcal
magazines or other mediums that
review the New York successes are not
In blind ignorance as to whether the
play was written by the office boy.
whether it is about crime, religion, love
or politics, or whether it hasbeen
played only in Oregon City and way
points or whether it has passed the
crucible of the great New York critics,
and run a whole season on Broadway.
Being regular patrons of the Baker.
however, they take It on faith alone
and the reason for the uninterrupted
success of the popular stock company
Is that there have been no disappoint
ments so far.
When this woman and the thousands
of others see "Rolling Stones' next
week, they are going to be most agree
ably surprised, or its New York suc
cess Is no criterion. It is a new kind
of a crook play, full of thrills, sur
prises and comedy, and it should
register a big hit here.
T. G. RYAN IS ATTACKED
6S-YEA R-OLD MAN FOUND UNCON
SCIOUS ON STREET.
Watch Mission and Pockets Turned In.
side Out Serious Wound Is
Inflicted on Head.
T. G. Ryan, 65 years old, who was
discovered at East Twelfth and Bel
mont streets early yesterday bleeding
and unconscious from a deep gash on
the head, was removed from the Emer
gency Hospital to Good Samaritan Hos
pital yesterday noon. Ryan was for
merly employed as an orderly at the
latter hospital.
It is thought, from the evidence avail
able, that Ryan was assaulted and
robbed. City Physician Ziegler, who
made an examination, said, that the
gash above Mr. Ryan's left' ear pene
trated the bone and Is of such char
acter that it could not ha.vp been made
by other than a hatchet or heavy edged
instrument. The victim has been un
conscious since his removal to the hos
pital. He was found at the lonely street
corner by two porters of the Astoria
train, returning to their homes, and an
investigation was first made byv Mo
torcycle Patrolmen Morris and Tully.
As the officers stooped over him,
Ryan mumbled "Where are those two
fellows who were with me?" and lapsed
Into complete unconsciousness. His
watch was gone, having been torn from
its chain, while his pockets were turned
inside out.
City Detectives Hellyer, Tackaberry,
Leonard and LaSalle are working on
the case.
RANGE SURVEY TO START
Engineer Detachment From Vancou
ver Goes to Liinnton Site.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 5. (Spe
cial.) The target range at Proebstel,
in this county, where the troops have
practiced shooting for several years,
and which is -'P for sale to the Gov
ernment, has been surveyed by the
Government Engineer.
Today a detachment of 20 engineers
of Company F. in command of Captain
A. R. Ehrnbeck, went to survey the
proposed target range near Linnton,
two miles north of'Holbrook. on the
United Railways. i
J. W. SHEARER EXONERATED
Coroner Blames Bridge Lighting for
Fatal Auto 'Accident.
The Coroner's jury last night cleared
J. W. Shearer of all blame In the acci
dent which" Thursday night resulted in
the death of Thomas Doherty. Doherty
was run over by an automobile driven
by Mr. Shearer, and In which Mrs.
Shearer and E. J. Cash In were riding.
The jury placed the blame on the
poor lighting at the scene of the acci
dent, which Is the west end of the
Broadway bridge. Doherty was a street
cleaner.
.
The longest r,lver in Japan is the
Tone, its main course being about 200
miles long.
NEW SYSTEM URGED.
Auditor Asks Change in Han
dling City Court Fines.
BOND .FOR JUDGE FAVORED
In Ueport Submitted for Considera
tion of Council Mr. Barbur Ex
plains Reasons Why ne Has
Recommended Revision.
After an Investigation of the system
of handling money and imposing fines
In the Municipal Court. City Auditor
Barbur yesterday prepared a report
for the City Council in which he recom
mended a revision of the system of
handling fines and the placing of the
Municipal Judge under bond as is done
in the case of other city officials.
Aulitor Barbur reported that a total
of $10,157 had been imposed in the
form of Installment fines and only
$2940 had been paid to date. "This
appears to be a very small percentage
and would naturally lead to the belief
that either fines were not properly
levied or that not enough energy has
been displayed ip collecting the same,"
Is the Auditor's comment.
Conditions Declared Fnchansred.
The report says that from May 1.
191. to January 31. 1916. under the
term of Municipal Judeo Stir.n.r.r.
$S9S0 was imposed in installment fines
and $2943.15 paid. When Judge Ste
venson quit the bench he remitted all
the rest of the fines which had not
been appealed to the Circuit Court.
The same condition. . Mr. Barbur says,
has existed since Judge Langguth has
been on the bench.
"I would recommend," said Auditor
Barbr in his report, "that an ordi
nance be passed by the Council provid
ing that the Municipal Judge shall sub
mit to the Auditor each month a list
of all installment fines and that these
be charged up to the person against
whom they are imposed and that the
Auditor- mail notice of each installment
when due. if it is not paid."
In case remission of a fine is sought.
Auditor Barbur would require that the
person seeking the remission "shall ap
ply to the Council with a favorable
recommendation of the Judge giving
the reasons. The suggestions are
mado. not as a criticism of the court.
but because fines are in the form of
bills payable to the city and the con
trol should be vested in the Auditor."
Record of Appeals I'rgred.
Auditor Barbur also recommended
that a report be made of all cases ap
pealed to the Circuit Court so that the
city nay follow up the cases and get
the money if It Is Imposed and collected
on appeal.
Also he recommended that the Mu
nicipal Judge be put under bond. The
audit of the Municipal Court records
shows, he says, that the court, on De
cember 30. had $6655 in fines which
are subject to check.
La Grande Oddfellows Order Train.
LA GRANDE. Or, Jan. 5. (Special.)
La Grande Oddfellows chartered a
special train to run to Baker on a fra
ternal visit January 9. The La Grande
lodge will take a prominent part In
ritualistic work to be given that night
and the function will be one of the big
gest of the Winter in thl vicinity.
AMUSEMENTS.
I-T F" I I T tl Broadway at Taylor
- Main 1 and A 1123
.srrriAi. fKict.
MAT. TODAY 2:15
LAST Tlilt; TONIGHT, S:15
William Elliott
F RT Comstoclc
ad Morris Gesl
PRKFENT THE
WONDERFUL
PLAY
Br
Georse V.
Hobart
9 Months in
New York
7 Months in
Chicago ,
5 Months ia
Boston
IS IG SCENES
COMPANY OP 81
A Love Storv
of Youth. Hi
Trials and
Temptations
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Eves.
$2.00 to 50e. Sat. Mt.. $1.50 to SOc
SEATS NOW SELLING.
BAKER
THEATER
Broatlivay and
Morrison
ALWAYS A SHOW OF QCUTT
Matinee Today Lut Time Tonlsh.
Tncr Msemiiceat westera Prama
THE
GREAT
DIVIDE
Aa played by Hanry Miller.
A wondertul American play of ths
Arizona Desert
Evenlnra iSe. 50c. 13c : Sat. Mat. XSe. SOc
Tt Week Starting Tomorrow Mat
"KOLLINti STONES.
XEXT WEEK
DliruClIB A BklCI BUUy aUIIU
Winni Henniogs, Irwin and
Henry, Fir ins Henrys, Travel
Weekly, Orchefttrm.
MILT DONAHrE
COLLINS 6rVAKX
OANTAGES
MATINEE DAILY. 2:30
The RaxzUag. DniiUtu Mnsieal Comedy Hit
ALL ABOARD
With Bob Harmon, Ardeli Cleaves and a
Bia Cast, Inrl'j(lne ths Prettiest of Girls.
OTHER BIG ACTS
Boxes and loges reserved by phone,
rurnln 2:SO. 7 antf 9.
TOO I.ATE. TO CLASSIFY.
GEORGE WALSH IN
"THE ISLAND OF DESIRE."
TODAY
MAJESTIC THEATER,
WASH.-AT PARK. MAT.. 10c; EVE., l&a.
i c vuite; w 1 1 qtoiiaiiini (uirsoima pro
cess tor all kinds of leaky roota. Mala 6Sa
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