THE MORNING OREGONTAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1917. BASE COMMISSION FINDS BAR IS GONE Naval Officers Observe Big Liner Speed Into Port Over Smooth Pathway. NO , BREAKERS ON HAND Water May Not Be Clear Enough for Submarine Practice and Other Faults May Be Discov ered That Will Defeat. There is no longer a Columbia River bar. This was learned at first hand yesterday by the Commission on Navy yards and Naval Stations which sailed out to see. Like the other bars of other days, it has passed into history. Honest mari ners will tell In future of stormy passages of this same bar, but the com ing generation will not learn of it at first hand. Yesterday morning the five members of the commission rode out on the lighthouse tender Manzanlta to investi gate this bar. They, went, too. In the wake of a stiff southeast gale that had blown the previous day and whipped Astoria Harbor Into whitecapped waves. There should, by rigHts, have been a terrific swell on the "bar" that every one has heard so much about. Bar Not on Job. But when the commission reached the end of the south jetty there were no breakers in sight except on the beach and the nearby shoals. Straight ahead there lay a perfectly open path to the sea. That the "bar" was not on the job was patent to anyone. The safety of the channel even in heavy Winter weather would have been demonstrated still further to the com mission, for the intent was to sail clear out across the exact spot where the "bar" used to be doing Business, but there was a minor accident In the boiler-room, and the Manzanlta turned her prow back to Astoria. "It never happened before," was 'the explanation offered by Captain Richardson of the tender. Liner Speeds Into Port. Then the crack liner Northern Pa cific arrived and sailed Into port at her usual fast clip, emphasizing fur ther the fact of an open river no mat ter what the weather. The object les son was plain that if a palatial ship, loaded with finicky passengers, can make the crossing in heavy weather readily, warships, built especially for shouldering their way Through heavy seas, can get in and out of that splen did harbor at all seasons and that the historic "bar" Is not a bar to the pro- nosed naval base for the Columbia River. The commission members reached Portland last night after a day that was crowded with a maximum of sightseeing. Arriving in the city at 10. four members, headed by Rear-Ad miral J. M. Helm, left for the Bremer ton Navy-yard, which will he their headquarters for the next ten days or two weeks. Coon Bay to Be Visited. Captain A. A. Cunningham, the fifth member, will leave Portland thte morn ins for Coos Bay, where he will inves tisrate for, one day, conditions there as regards facilities for naval defense. Then he expects to join his fellow workers on Puget Sound. It Is possi ble that the commission may return to Portland for one day in about two weeks, but this is uncertain. Although the commission now knows that the Columbia River bar is gone whether this same river will be recom mended for any sort of a naval estab llshment in the forthcoming report is something else again. Nobody knows what Impressions the members are carrying to Puget Round with them. For a Government expert on a job of investigation' in his own field of re search is more silent than the Sphinx. Compared with him the native oyster is a babbler. The droop of an eyelash is eloquence beside any admission he will make. Chambers Are Praised. There was considerable praise for the public spirit shown by the Portland Chamber of Commerce in co-operating so fully In supplying data and aiding the work of investigation during the two days the commission spent on the Columba. The same was said for the Astorlans and the time here was used to the fullest possible advantage. The report of the commission will contain all the findings of the members on the Columbia River. Shortcoming of that stream will be pointed out pitilessly. One became known yester day through a "leak." It is that the stream, rather discolored from recent rains, is hardly clear enough to be fa vorable for submarine practice. This Is important, together w.lth very many other requirements that do not appear to the layman, but which are being gone over with a ffne-tooth comb by the commission and any one of these may be sufficient to keep the Columbia clear of warships for a long time to come. Both praise and blame for the Co lumbia will be in this report, which will probably be made at the present session of Congress. At any rate this la the hope , of the commission. Various Sites Visited. After the venture on the Columbia River bar, the commission vfslted the Ellice Point site, on the Washington shore opposite Astoria, and then went to the Tongue Point site", just above Astoria on the south shore of the river. After these were inspected, the com mission, which was too busy to halt for luncheon, went to the Young's Bay site and on to the North Bank terminal at Flavel, which was inspected. In the vicinity of the third tentative site, the plant of the McEachern Shipbuilding Company, where five schooners are on the ways, was Inspected. Jury Now Is Ont. Captain K. B. Lemmon, commander at Fort Stevens, accompanied the naval experts on the tour of the harbor yes terday, and co-operated with the As toria committee in supplying informa tion. The commissioners drank In all that was available and when they left As toria yesterday they were loaded down with charts, soundings, blueprints, op tions on sites, letters, statistics and general data too voluminous to classify. They will digest this mass of material at their earliest convenience and then all will confer on the fate of the Co lumbia River naval base. The only assurance that can be given Is that the case is in the hands of the jury and the jury is out. FLEEING SUSPECT IS SHOT Emmet Whitfield Thought Guilty of Series of Seattle Crimes. SEATTLE, Jan. B. Emmet Whitfield, aged 21, who wa shot by a policeman In front of police headquarters early this morning when he fled to escape arrest as a suspicious character, died at the city hospital two hours later. According to the police, Whitfield answered the description of a. man who har committed many highway robberies in Seattle lately, making a specialty of striking and robbing women on the street, 10 women having been his vic tims. Whitfield had been in .Seattle less than a year. Papers found among his effects indicated that he had for merly lived in Buffalo. Last night the holding up of a cigar store and the brutal robbery of a woman, who was struck three times by the thief, put the police .on the alert to catch the, slugger, of whom they had a good description. Policeman Max Jlyer, who halted Whitfield in front of police headquarters, says that the man tried to draw a pistol and then fled. Myer fired three - shots, one of which took effect In the fugitive's ab domen. LODGE IS 50 YEARS OLD ODDFELLOWS OF" HASSALO CHAP TER OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY. Banquet Follows Entertainment, and Speeches Are Made by Prominent Out-of-Town Members. The golden anniversary of Hassalo Lodge No. 13, I. O. O. F., took place last night in Oddfellows' Hall. 226 Alder street, with several hundred members present. The lodge has a history closely connected with the growth and developmentpf Portland, a large number of citizens prominent in the early affairs of the city having been enrolled on its membership. The late Senator John H. Mitchell was a charter member of the organization. Last night's affair was to commem orate the work of the Oddfellows here. number of prominent lodge members being listed among the speakers. The programme included a banquet, which was followed by speeches. Musical and entertainment numbers were also in cluded. The speakers 'who appeared last night were: "Introductory Remarks," P. W. Stewart, chairman; "Address of Welcome," Hamilton, Johnstone. N. G.: Organization of Hassalo Lodge." A. N. Gamble. P.yG. R,; "Oddfellows as Citi zens," Justice George H. Burnett, P. G. M.; "Greetings From the Grand Lodge," II. S. Westbrook, grand master; Greetings From the Grand Encamp ment," S. S. Walker, G. H. P.; "Fra ternity." Dr. W. T. Williamson, P. G. M. ; "Greetings From the Mother Lodge.:' Dr. E. B. Miller. P. G. T.: "Ab sent. Members," Fred Cozens, secretary; Greetings From Orient Lodge No. 17." Robert Andrews, G. R. ; "Pioneer Odd fellows." J. K. Weatherford, P. G. M. ; Our Home." Thomas F. Ryan. P. G. M.: "Portland General Relief Committee." George H. Hamilton, secretary; "The Class of 1916," C. R. Maloney: "Our Officers," John Q. Erickson, V. G.;"Our Degree Teams," Dr. A. II. Johnson, P. G. NATIONAL COUNCIL TRANSMITS DECLARATION OK RIGHTS. Absolute Independence on Racial Lines Demanded, With Power to Deter mine Own Destiny. NEW TORK, Jan. 5. Dr. Julius J. Btelskis, of Hartford, Conn., president of the Lithuanian National Council of America, announced here tonight mai the Ambassadors of European countries, excepting Russia, had. agreed to transmit to their governments i declaration of Lithuanians in thi: country containing the following de mands: "That ethnological Lithuania b united in one political body. "That United Lithuania have abso lute political independence. The Japanese Ambassador and th Papal delegate also promised to for ward the demands, it was said, which are for consideration by those gov ernments that negotiate peace at the close of the war. The various organizations subscrib ing to the demands are the Lithuanian Roman Catholic Alliance of America, the Lithuanian National Fund, the Lithuanian Roman Catholic Federation of America, the Lithuanian Total Ab stinence Alliance, the Lithuanian Fed eration of Labor, the Lithuanian Ro man Catholic Women's Alliance of America and the Knights of Lithuania. Part of the resolution handed to the Ambassadors ' declares: "At this critical moment when the world is called upon to solve a very Important problem, namely, that of es- taDiisning a numane ana assuring a lasting peace, we, the empowered rep resentatives of the Lithuanian nation. assume tne privilege and duty of de claring that it is our sincere belief lasting peace can be restored only if every living nation be given the right to determine her own destiny. NEWLYWEDS ARE IN DOUBT Status In County of Deschutes Is Asked of Governor's Aide. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 5. (Special.) An inquiry has been made of George Palmer Putnam, secretary to Governor Withycombe, as to what will become of the Deschutes County brides in event the proceedings which brought that county into existence are declared In valid and the county is wiped rom the map. lb is unueiaiuQa LiifcL L. a uozen or more couples have been married by the County Judge of the new county. The question arises as to the legality of the marriages by the Judge In event it is found his appointment to such office is void from the beginning. Some lawyers say that the marriage still would be legal, as the judge would have been acting as a de facto officer. Mr. Putnam says he will make no attempt to answer the question. "The county Is a legal entity and will never oe declared otherwise, he says, "so what's the use?" BULLET BREAKS EVIDENCE Bottle of Liquor Seized in Raid Shattered in Officer's locker. Is A revolver shot, fired through De tective Cahill's locker at Police Head quarters several days ago. was an im portant feature late yesterday In the trial of Olga Mitchell. 52 Fourth street, on a charge of violating the prohibi tion law. The bullet broke a bottle, alleged to have been full of liquor. which. Patrolman Spaugh said he had seized in a raid on Miss Mitchell's lodging house. This leffthe prosecutors with out their chief evidence. Miss Mitchell furthermore main talned that the liquor had been left In her lodgings by a woman who ae companled the - patrolmen when the raid was made. She said that the 11 quor was sold to Spaugh by his own companion to whom the money was given. "WTiile tie mtile will continue to be tne standard draft animal la the So-nth. a gradual s-abstlt-ation of heavy horses on the farms Is still coins; oo. MAYOR GILL NAMED STORY OF GRAFT Pqliceman Is Said to Have Made $18,000 From Gam ing and Liquor Rings. LIQUOR DECLARED TAXED Sheriff and Police Chief Also Are Reported to Be Involved In Billingsley Confession of Operations of Clique. SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 5. (Special.) Mayor Gill, Chief Beckingham. Sheriff Hodge and a score of policemen of all ranks are mentioned in the confession of Logan Billingsley, made to the Dis trict Attorney, say persons conversant, with the liquor Investigations here. That the Federal investigators un covered a gambling graft in the police department which is outside the Fed eral jurisdiction. Is a story that is per sistent; that the two Federal inspectors wno have been wording here for sev eral months turned up the fact that 35 gambling houses paid one police officer 18.000 on November 1, is a rumor that has spread fast. Ever since the Federal jury adjourned to meet Tuesday details have been growing and growing more specitic The District Attorney's office, from all Indications, la busily engaged in check ing up the details of Logan Billings ley's story. The Billingsleys all but live in the Federal building, remain ing there night after night until mid night in conference with the District Attorney's office. The efforts to check up Billingsley's story have started gos sip about details of the liquor graft ring. Kumor is persistent that Logan Bil lingsley told the District Attorney he paid Mayor Gill $4000 in cash at the time the city cases against Billings ley were dismissed. Rumor also has it that one ring in the police department got Its Billings ley money through a woman related to one of the policemen involved. A declaration that every barrel of whisky the Billingsleys brought into, Seattle paid .1 specified tax to a clique In the Police Department, together with the names of those who received their share. Is said to have been a part of the confession. The Federal Grand Jury will con vene again next Tuesday when it Is expected a new batch of Indictments will be returned, based on evidence taken at the sittings prior to adjourn ment before Christmas. In police and other circles the report has gone out that "there will not be enough offi cers available to make service of the subpenas, so large a number of citi zens, prominent and obscure, will be called as witnesses." "This attack is not worrying me, said Mayor Gill. "Not In the least. I set myself to break the liquor traffic and I have done it to the best of my ability." Shoplifter Cannot Sleep, So Sends Gloves Back. Conscience Makes Christmas a Day of Torment and No Pleasure Is Gained From New Finery, Says Woman. CJHE was tempted, fell and then kJ couldn't stand the reproaches of her conscience. Yesterday Charles Berg, manager of Lennon's store, re ceived a letter from a woman to whom these experiences came and with the letter there came the pair of gloves that had caused all the trouble. The epistle, printed laboriously to disguise all possible traits of handwriting, fol lows: 'For a clear conscience I send vou back these gloves I did not pay for. woman's arm pushed them oft. they fell on the floor, the clerks not seeing. picked tnem up meaning to put them I back, but crowds all round and no one I looking-, I was tempted and took them. NO rest since, but sorry ard a-ahamed every minute. A terrible Christmas with shame that must be hid. Such awful punishment. A scar is on my soul forever. I wore these gloves once and no pleasure. Only shame and wanting to undo my sin against you. Mr. Lennon. I would not steal again for a million dollars, and I pray to be forgiven. OSTEOPATHS IN SESSION DR. BI.OXHAM SAYS PUBLIC IS COX- FUSI.XG TWO SCHOOLS. Developments of "War In Use of Anti septics Are Pointed Ont In One of Interesting; Papers. A number of matters of Interest to osteopaths were introduced before the mid-year meeting of the Oregon Os teopathic Association, whloh opened In the auditorium of the Morgan build- ing yesterday. The advisability of im- pressing the public with the difference between osteopathy and chiropractic was discussed in a paper by Dr. H. 1. Bloxham. Non-ethical advertis ing methods were condemned. read. Dr. R M. Roherts of Kalrr cussing "Some Medical Developments of the European War." In this paper It was related that the favorite anti - septics of former times were no longer used in dressing wounds, but that salt solutions were preferred by most sur - Keona. "Nose and Throat Infections" was the topic of Dr. H. F. Leonard, while 'Cervical and Dorsal Lesions" was the title of the paper by Dr. D. D. Young. of McMinnville. Matters of diagnosis were discussed by Dr. John Talbot, of r-ortiand. Dr. K. W. Walton, of Salem. presided at the meeting. Tomorrow s programme Is to begin I at z P. M.. and will be preceded by luncheon at 12:30. The topics to be discussed are: "A Few Cases of Sciatica and Results," by Dr. C. A. Pengra; "Vaccine Therapy." by Dr. R, W. Walton, of Salem, and "Zone Therapy," by Dr. E. Tracy Parker. ALUMNI TO MEET TODAY Washington State College Men to Honor Arthur Hooker. President imton -Bd Tdepper. of tie Oregon Afrrmiii of Washington State College in Portland, has called a meet ing of all members to take place at noon today tn cortJuDrtlrm with lunch eon at the Haxerwood. It Is expected that abwtrt 30 win ate-nd The meet ing was called ta honor of Arthur Hooker, an thmuru of Wastiin srtoro Stale Collejre nsrar located In 4 Paso. Texas, who Is in Portland to speak be fore the State Irrigation Congress at the Imperial Hotel this afternoon. Mr. Hooker formerly was on the Spokane Chronicle, but Is now a mera mer of the National Irrigation Con gress at El Paso. ' At the .meeting action also will be taken on" the subject of the alleged conduct of Ray Loomls, end on the Washington State College football team. Loomls, it has been shown, did not explain aliy of the University of Oregon's plays to the Pennsylvania eleven at Philadelphia, as was reported. At a recent meeting of the Oregon Alumni of Washington State College In Oregon the secretary was instructed to write to the officials of Washing ton State College inquiring about the alleged actions of Loomis. A reply has been received from J. Frederick Bohler, director of athletics of Washington State College, in which Mr. Bohler says that Coach Bob Folwell, of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, says that Loomis did not in any way endeavor to make clear any of Oregon's plays. Mr. Bohler said that he expected Loomis back in school within a few days and that he won Id then give President Klepper Loomis' own report. At today's meeting the Oregon Alumni of Washington State College will authorize its secretary to make a reply to Mr. Bohler's letter. President Klepper yesterday said that he was glad that Loomis was not guilty of the alleged offense and professed con- finence in his ability to clear the mat ter up and. vindicate Washington State College upon his return. MO LODGES INSTALL SAMARITAN AND ORIENT ODDFEL LOWS HAVE CEREMONY. Banquet Follows Business Sessloa and Members of Grand Lodge Are Among; Speakers. Samaritan and Orient lodges of Odd fellows held a joint installation Wednesday night at the hall at First and Alder Btreets. The ceremony was .ttended by Grand Lodge members. among whom were Henry S. West- brook, grand master: Robert Mathews and W. T. Wheeler, casts grand mas ters: E. E. Sharon, grand secretary, and r. t.. iNoian. grand marshal. Acting as grand master. S. R. Clin ton, deputy district grand master, in stalled the new officers. He was as sisted by H. J. Faulkner, grand mar shal; E. C. Peterson, grand secretary: William Linklater, deputy grand mas ter: A. O. Sims, grand treasurer: C. Zwelfel. grand chaplain; N. P. Tomlin son, grand herald, and Horace Smith, grana guardian. Immediately after the Installation a banquet was served with the grand marshal, J. J. Nolan, acting as toast master. Officers of Samaritan lodge are: E. J. Klmaren. past rrand: A J -Wslther noble Brand; C. It. .Owen, vie-Rrand; R. Osvold, secretary; J. F. Hand. treasurer: J. T. Jones, warden: A. Kermod conductor: J. W. L. Inketer. Inside ruardlan- William H. Popman, outside guardian; K. C. Peter son, right supporter noble grand: Robert Ori-gg. left supporter noble nnnd; M. 11. lublsLer. right supporter vice-grand; D. A. S. Duncan, left supporter vice-grand; O. A. b-lmgreen, right Brene supporter: C. R. Ad- kins, left scene supporter; P. B. Sablstan. chaplain; K. J. Nolan, captain of the drill team. In the Orient lodge the following of ficers were seated: Robert C. Christman. past grand: George Andrews, noble grand; Robert S. Coe. Jr.. vice-grand; A. K. Currier, treasurer; C C. Brown, financial secretary; W. W. Terry, recording secretary; N. p. Oakerraan. war den: C. E. Starr, conductor: W. E. Himber- court outside guardian; R. C. Coe. Inside guardian; O. W. Miner, right supporter to noble grand: L. R. Maple, left supporter to noble grand: A. E. Peake, right supporter to vice-grnnd: W. I. Koss, left supporter to vice-grand; D. A. Dozier, right scene sup porter; H. E. Dunwoody, left scene sup porter; A. I. Moulton, chaplain. INVESTIGATION IS PUT OFF TAXPAYERS' ATTORXEV TO SCAN PORT VOUCHERS MONDAY. Members of Commission Reiterate 'Will. Ina-nesn to Have Probe and Will Stand by Their Actions. wner tnan mat w. u. Bristol, attor ney and representative of certain tax payers, concluded to postopone exam ination of vouchers of the Port of Port land Commission until Monday, there were no further developments yester day in the promised probe of the Port of Portland Commission Mr. Bristol said he talked with John P. Doyle, assistant secretary of the commission, concerning the vouchers and, the official force being engaged in labors following Thursday s epecla meeting, he arranged to go over the records after the rush. The members principally concerned reiterated yesterday that they welcomed an Investigation and were prepared to stand by their actions since assuming responsibilities on the board The commission will meet in regular session Thursday afternoon and by that time it is expected further moves will be made. Except that Mr. Bristol has asked for access to vouchers covering payments to the Shaver Transportation Company, Diamond O Line. Columbia River Pilots' Association. Portland Ship building Company and E. V. Wright, general manager, no information h been imparted to the commission as to what line of procedure will be fol lowed. ODOIdMC DflVO ADDCOTCfl OfUINHUL UU I O MIUll-O I U Prominent Youths Held Following Appearance of Bad Checks. A. J. Buzard. Jr., son or tne general I manager of the Western Union Life In I su ranee Company, of Spokane. Wash. 1 and Fred W. Timm. son of a frult- grower at Opportunity. Wash., were ar I rested last night by Detectives Price 1 and Mallett, and held for the Spokane authorities In connection with the passing of two worthless checks for $463 on the Old National Bank, of Spo kane. The arrest resulted from a dispatch to A. C Holmes, manager of Pinker ton's National Detective Agency, askinx for the detention of the boys. Each of the lads says he is only 19 years old. Thev made a statement at police headquarters to the effect thai the checks had been given them by E. C. Davis, manager of the Colfax Hotel, at Colfax, Wash. The lads say they cashed the checks in good faith. The boys were on their way to Call fornia. They had registered at a local hotel under assumed names. Both were well dressed. Xatltmal TJnlon Jjodge Elect n. National TJnlon. Portland Conn c II No. 11CC. held Its annual elactlon of otn cers last night, as follows: President. John Kretsinger: vlc president. Floyd E. Johnson: secretary, Charles Swindells; speaker. Dr. John E. Valley; treasurer and financial retary. Jusm H. McMenamin: trustees. Dr. K S. DeAnnonl E. E. Erleson an W. H. Eaton: examining physicians. Dr. Ben 1 Norden and Dr. R- S. De Armood. - Tne lodge plans to make campaign for members and obtain funds for a permanent bom. 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The larger part of the forces of the central powers which have been fighting in the Dobrudja now are ree for other employment and any ussian plan to reach Constantinople by going through the Dobrudja can be considered to have failed, writes tUfwell calls preparatory to his departure military critic of the Overseas News Agency in reviewing the military sit uatlon. The critic says: "JiJIIa and Matchln. where the Rut ans offered desperate resistance, have been stormed by German and Bulgarian troops and the fragments of the de eated Russian units have been driven into a neck of land three kilometers wide and eirtht kilometers long, whence only one road leads- to the Danube. Be cause of the lakes and marshy ground In this district all further resistance must be considered hopeless. All of Dobrudja Conquered. B v this last victory, all of the Po, rudja, aggregating 11,000 square kilO' meters, has fallen Into tne nands oi the central powers. The troops under General Sakharoff and the rapidly con entrated cavalry divisions, alter a lit tle more than a fortnight or bloody battles 'have been driven northward a istance of 70 kilometers and beyond he Danube by the Irresistible Bulgar ian. Turkish and German troops. A defense or DODruaja against a new Russian campaign is easy, since nni the north Is covered by the broad. swampy district or tne lower tanuon Baked for dinner, cold for lunch, broiled for breakfast. Armour's Star Ham has th appetitt ppeal that never fails. 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The entente, which in the middle ot November bragged about the liberation of all of Serbia and a Juncture of Gen eral Sarrail's army with the Rouman ians, now is contemplating- the possi bility of a German and Bulgarian of" fensive against haioniiti. DR. VAN DYKEMUCH FETED Dutch Queen and Ministers to Re ceive Retiring American. THE HAGUE, via London. Jan. 5. Dr. "Henry Van Dyke, retiring United States Minister to the Netherlands. Is busy making .official and private fare- for the United States January 14. Dr. Van Dyke will have an audience with Queen Wilhelmina tomorrow, will be a guest of the Foreign Minister at dinner next Friday, and will dine wiUt the Mayor of The Hague January 1J and be entertained at luncheon by the Dutch Premier the 14th before he sails. It is probable that Dr. Van Dyke will remain in England a fortnight before sailing from Falmouth on the Nieuw Amsterdam for New lork. OREGON LOOT IS FOUND Jewelry Stolen at Central Iolnt Re covered In California. LOS A-NGELES. Jan. 5. Five men. alleged by the police to have knowl edge of robberies in many cities, were arrested here today. Watches and Jewelry found in their nosseaslon were stolen May 3, 1918 from the Jewelry store of W. L. Runyon. at Central Point, Or., according to the roncx. jt rT-p STREET AT WESTPfBK --MABSHALL 4-7PO-WOMF; A 6171 J TA Armour's- feti&at sb naarxi in .w. rana AliIIWWKVWUnirJl I land. Oresnn. Phone Mala ?tl. Bring This Coupon An r.ET 20-EXTRA-20 S. & H. Trading Stamps on your first Jl cash pur chase, and double stamps on the bal ance of purchase. Good on first three floors today, January 6. 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Jobelman. street speaker snd radlcalist. who was arrested several weeks ago for assaulting Hugh Park, Corean. with a hammer, inflicting Injuries which came near causinir Park's death, was given a preliminary hearing before Municipal Judge Lang- guth yesterday, and was held to an swer to the grand Jury under $1000 ball, which has been furnished. Tho charge is assault with a dangerous weapon. Trembling of figure and voice, the Corean took the stand and told his ver sion of the struggle, which took place in the kitchen of the Jobelman resi dence at 464 East Oak street. He had returned to the house, where he fre quently slept, said Park, and had quar reled over money matters with Jobel man. Afterward he had gone to sleep in a chair. He waa awakened, he said, when Jobelman struck him. on the head with a hammer. Attorney W. E. Farrell. appearing for the defense, asked Park if it were not true that the quarrel had arisen over Park's possession of two letters Involving a prominent Portland society woman, which he had refused to yield at Jobelman's request. The witness gave an emphatic negative reply. Further. Park testified. Jobelman had once attempted to persuade him to steal goods intrusted to him and to submit to being struck down in a make believe assault and robbery. Park is now convalescing in the Emergency Hospital and Is himself facing a charge, that of theft from the Oregon Hotel, where he was employed as a porter. Silverware and linen belonging to the hotel were found in his trunk. Mrs. M. A. Stamp, of Salem, Dies. Mrs. M. A. Stump, of Salem, died at the Good Samaritan Hospital last night. She arrived at the hospital 111 with cancer two days a:o. ' The Stockinet Covering dm txtburvt Armtmr ftatxn. Patent applitJ fir. 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