D
TITE MORNING or.GONIAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 191T.
GUARD TOLD WHAT
TO 00 IF GALLED
Precautionary Instructions Are
Sent to All State Adjutants-General.
WAR STRENGTH REQUIRED
No Man Who Has Not Taken Fed
eral Oath Will Be Accepted In
Actual Service Orders Are
Not Step Toward Clash.
WASHINGTON. March 16. In prepa
ration for any demand upon the Army
that may grow out of the German crisis,
the militia bureau of the War Depart
ment has sent precautionary instruc
tions to all state Adjutants-General
outlining- the plan to be followed should
the National Guard be called for Fed
eral service.
The intention bad been to take this
step quietly and without publicity, but
reports Indicating that it was being;
construed as meaning, that mobilization
was imminent caused department offi
cials to announce the Instructions with
the explanation that they constituted a
routine measure of preparedness neces
sary to prevent such confusion as at
tended the assembling: of guardsmen
for border service, if a call should come.
No Warlike Step Intended.
In this connection It was pointed out
that the Government Is going: to con
siderable expense to demobilize regi
ments returning from the border and
which would be held In the Federal
service if another demand for their
services were expected immediately.
It was reiterated that the policy of
the Administration in the present status
of the crisis was to make no move that
could be construed as a- warlike step.
This policy is understood to be the
reason that mobilization of the Navy
has not been ordered. Many Navy
officials have favored that step, but it
has not been approved by the Admin
istration. The circular of instructions advises
the Adjutants-General specifically of
the National Guard organizations In
each state which would be summoned
In case of a call. Mobilization under
the plan outlined would be conducted
by the regular Army departmental com
manders, which would be authorized to
designate sites for mobilization camps
other than those formerly used; if
necessary, and to make provision for
shelter, recruitment, and the forma
tion of the recruit training battalions
In the eventuality of war.
No units except those designated
would be accepted and each unit would
be required to have the full maximum
authorized, or war strength as pre
scribed for the regular Army In the
National defense act.
The circular also makes clear that
there is to be no dual status for the
National Guard in the Federal service
hereafter. No individual will be ac
cepted who has not taken the oath pre.
scribed by the National defense act. At
the time of the border mobilization
about 40,000 men were held under the
old Dick bill provisions, classified as
members of the organized militia, not
of the National Guard.
"Individuals, who are members of
the organized militia." the circular
says, "and who take the prescribed
oath, will be accepted and given prop
er credit for the time served in their
existing enlistment contract in the or
ganized militia."
Provision also Is made for the tak
ing into the Federal service of certain
proportion of the state administrative
staff of the National Guard of each
state to handle administrative questions
as to recruiting, organization, and sup
ply. This was not done at the previ
ous mobilization.
Complete Control Planned.
Complete control of all Federal re
cruiting and other activities of the
Guard is now contemplated. Divi
sional or brigade commanders of the
Guard and their staff officers will be
taken in as was done before. It is
provided, however, that each command
er of such higher unit or unattached
brigade, regiment or company, shall re
port by telegraph to the departmental
commander on receipt of the call and
await orders.
The number of officers and enlisted
men in each organization will be tele
graphed to department headquarters,
accompanied by reports of all Govern
ment property, then in possession of
the Guard regiments.
The plan also provides for the Imme
diate calling out of the National Guard
reserve, both commission and enlisted,
the latter going back at once to their
regiments. Reserve officers would be
assigned to duty as needed by the de
partmental commander.
INSTRUCTIONS RECEIVED HERE
Adjutant-General White Prepared
for Any Eventuality.
Adjutant-General George A. White,
Jn command of the Oregon National
Guard, admitted last night that In
structions or the kind referred to In
the Washington dispatch had been re
ceived by him.
In preparation for any necessity
which may arise complete mobiliza
tion orders have been compiled in the
Adjutant-General's office. Preliminary
instructions have In addition been sent
out to all organization commanders.
Printed instructions on mobilization are
now in the hands of the printer and
will be available for distribution Im
mediately. '
The entire process of mobilization. If
the troops should be called out, would
be different from that of last June.
The Guard could be mobilized more
quickly than last June .it Is declared.
Oregon was the first state In the Union
to have her troops completely mob
ilized last June and It Is anticipated
that an even better record would be
made this year if a call came.
In case of a call Oregon will be asked
to furnish 4000 men by the War De
partment. As a result all companies
will be required to recruit to war
strength and other units may also be
formed.
Orders had been in the hands of com
pany commanders for two months pre
ceding the mobilization last June and
as a consequence it is not considered
here that the present activity neces
sarily means an Immediate mobiliza
tion. SPRING AT OREGON CITY
Stores Compete In Style Displays
and Big Crowd Tiews.
OREGON CITT. Or., March 16. (Spe
ciaL) Oreg-on City has held-its first
Spring opening. Never before in the
history of the city has there been a
larger and more enthusiastic crowd on
the streets.
A special excursion, under the aus
pices of the business men of Oregon
City, brought In 800 from Molalla,
Beaver Creek, Mullno. Liberal and other
places along the Willamette Valley
Southern Railway line. There were
foar cars filled to their capacity.
The Oregon City band met the delega
tion at the Willamette Valley Southern
depot, and escorted the excursionists
to the main section of the city. Cars
from Portland, as well as the Southern
Pacific from the south, brought visit
ors to the city. ;
There was plenty of amusement to
entertain the people. Almost all the
stores had orchestras or phonographs.
The store windows, as well as the in
teriors of the business houses were at
tractively decorated.
The Judges, Commissioner C. E. Bige
low, Dan Kellaher and I M. Leffert,
members of the Portland East Side
Business Men's Club, awarded prizes in
the window trimming contest. The
prizes were offered by the business men
of Oregon City.
Following the concerts at each store
and the Judging, a banquet- was given
at which about 60 attended. The Judges
were the guests of honor. "
The excursion train for Molalla left
this city at 10 o'clock.
CHAMBER ELECTION SET
BCKEArS WILL NAME SUCCES
SORS TO RETIRING MEMBERS.
Several Mentioned for Presidency bat
Name of H. L. Corbett and
W. V. Woodward Beard Most.
Dates for three of the annual meet
ings of bureaus of the Chamber of
Commerce have been set, at which time
they will select successors to the direc
tors whose terms are expiring. Dates
for the other bureau meetings will be
settled today or Monday.
The trade and commerce bureau, has
arranged to hold Its meeting and elec
tion Wednesday night. March 21. the
Oregon development bureau Thursday,
and the industries and manufactures
bureau Friday.
Retiring directors from these bureaus
are: O. M. Clark, trade and commerce;
Emery Olmstead, Oregon development,
and A. G. Labbe, Industries and manu
factures. Retiring directors on the bureaus,
the dates of annual meetings for which
remain to be set, are: J. T. Dougall,
members' council; Guy W. Talbot, civic;
W. F. Woodward, retail merchants; Phil
Metschan, Jr., publicity and conven
tions; H. E. Reed, legislation and tax
ation; M. H. Houser, grain standards;
and Edward Cooklngham, lumber.
When the new board -of directors Is
constituted by the election of the new
officers on the bureaus, the annual
meeting of the chamber will be held,
April 7 according to the constitution,
although a change in the date is pos
sible, and the Board will name the
president for the ensuing year.
The campaign for the presidency has
not begun to warm up seriously as yet.
Two who have been among the most
prominently named in discussions about
the club, as presidential material, are
H. L. Corbett and W. F. Woodward. E.
Li. Thompson, chairman of the mem
bers' council. Is also mentioned, and
John B. Teon. Emery Olmstead and
Franklin T. Griffith. There is some
discussion of an invitation to O. M.
Clark for another term, and there have
been suggestions of an Invitation to
C. C. Colt to return to the presidency
or for T. B. Wilcox to stand for it.
BRIDE'S SON IS FOILED
MRS. LtrCINDA BIUGGS, 69, WEDS,
DESPITE PROTEST.
Sam M. Miller, 67, Telia of Romance
Fall of Troubles and of Threats
Received In Mails.
SALEM, Or., March 16. (Special.)
Sam M. Miller, 67, and Mrs. Lucinda
Briggs, 69. both of Stayton, were mar
ried by County Judge Bushey here to
day after a citation had been served
on Mrs. Briggs by her son, J. F. Mack,
requiring her to appear before the
court and show cause why there should
not be a guardian appointed for her.
Today's marital episode came as a
culmination of a series of troubles said
to have surrounded the aged bride
groom's courtship of his aged bride.
The bride is said to have $30,000, most
of it In cash, while the bridegroom Is
said to be a spiritualist. .
Mr. Mack protested against his
mother's affection for Miller, but with
out avail.
Mr. Miller says that he received a
number of threatening letters through
the mail, and, to top these off, he was
the recipient of an ugly looking hang
man's noose from his anonymous cor
respondent. He then took to carrying
a revolver, and Mr. Mack caused his
arrest on a charge of carrying con
cealed weapons.
Mr. Mack was surprised at the wed
ding today and said he is undecided
now as to how he will proceed further.
This is Mrs. Miller's third marriage.
Kindling Lone Cigar Proves
Costly.
J. Saul. Shipbuilder, Pleads Guilty
to Charm of Scratching; Match
Along Olidlmg- Varnish of Passing;
Streetcar Patrolman Statoa
Nabs Offender.
J SAUL, shipbuilder, stood at the ln
0 tersection of Broadway and Wash
ington streets- Like the villain of mel
odrama, he held an unllghted cigar be
tween hla teeth. . Abstractedly he
reached forth and held a match against
the gliding varnish of a passing street
car. A long streak marred the side
of the car before Mr. Saul's match
flamed. He kindled his cigar.
"Under arest," announced Patrolman
Staton, his hand on Sauls shoulder.
"What for?" was the surprised query.
"Scratching a match on that streetcar.
against the ordinance made and pro
vided," the policeman informed him.
Yaeterday before Municipal Judge
Langguth the defendant .pleaded guilty
to the charge and was fined S2. The
Portland Railway, Light & Power Com
pany was not concerned In the prose
cution.
"Matches." mused Mr. Saul in the
court corridor, after making 'due de
posit with the , clerk, "should be
scratched thusly." Suiting the action to
the word, he deftly ignited a lucifer on
his trousers, lit his cigar and ambled
reflectively away.
F. S. AKIN TO BE HONORED
Baby Home Directors' to Give Din
ner for Secretary.
F. S. Akin, secretary of the board of
directors of the Baby Home for the
past 27 years, was 75 years old Thurs
day and In honor of the event a dinner
Is to be .given him at the Multnomah
Hotel tonight at 6:30 by the board and
others connected with the home.
With J. E. Werlein, member of the
advisory board, acting as toastmaster a
number of addresses will be given.
Among the speakers will be: Ben
Selling, Dr. A W. Moore. H. H.
Northup, Dr. J. B. Bilderback and C.
H. Dodd. , -
MARSHHELD JOINS
ROAD-BOND FIGHT
Loyalty Pledged President and
Support Promised to. Ef
fort to Get Highways.
-
NEED OF ISSUE IS SHOWN
Country Declared to Have Given Too
Much Attention to Production
and Too Little to Protection,
Especially on Pacific.
MARSHFIELD. Or., March 16. (Spe
cial.) Three hundred enthusiastic Gov
ernment supporters and good roads
boosters sat down to a preparedness
banquet tonight. Enthusiasm ran high
at times when the tableaux and wom
en's parade were given. Patriotic se
lections from the orchestra kept the
audience on its feet much of the even
ing. The addresses were mainly of
patriotic strain.
Toastmaster Mel G. Duncan had a
line of local quips which caused much
merriment. The Introduction of Presi
dent Wilson's picture by Mayor R. A.
Copple, of Marshfleld, brought thun
derous cheers.
The programme Included toasts by
Captain Fred JL Gettins, "Company
Eleven, Its Past and Future"; Colonel
Creed C. Hammond, "National Prepar
edness"; K. K. Kubli, "Review of Leg
islature"; A. H. Derbyshire, "Duties-of
Citizens"; Charles Hall, "The Armory";
J. A. Westerlund, "Co-operation Be
tween States for the Establishment of
Military Highways"; - James T. Brand,
"Government Fortifications for Coos
Bay"; E. J. Adams, "Military Coast
Highways."
Oregon Call Expected Soon.
The banquet was served in Company
Eleven Armory by the ladles' auxiliary
of the Coast Artillery.
"We have not enough men to guard
our Mexican border; we have no air
craft guns, and we are not prepared to
resist an invasion of the Atlantic Sea
board. It would take half a million
men to repulse an invasion from the
Pacific." said Colonel Hammond.
Colonel Hammond said it was likely
the coast artillery would be needed
within the next 80 days.
K. K. Kubli was introduced by A. K.
Peck, of Marshfleld. who referred to
him as the friend of Coos Bay and the
man who made it possible for the
Marshfleld Armory bill to pass the
Legislature.
Mr. Kubli said that the Legislature
had done its . part In aiding Cooa Bay
and Coos County, and he had heard
wondrous promises from the local rep
resentatives. He wanted the promises
carried out In the way of liberal ap
propriations here from the city and
county. Mr. Kubli closed his prepared
ness talk by declaring "Oregon is with
the President, right or wrong, and all
the time."
President J. A. Westerlund. of the
Trl-State Good Roads Association, said
the association Is greatly- Interested In
the proposed bond issue of $6,000,000,
and expects every good roads advocate
to help carry the election in June.
Military Highway Wanted.
He said the association is "Tor the
Pacific Highway first, and a military
highway from Vancouver to San Diego
next, and he believed the Government
is likely to see the need of such a pre
paredness thoroughfare and perhaps
order It before expected. The Trl-State
Association, Mr. Westerlund said, stands
for trunk lines and following them,
branches to important points.
"Country produce must be marketed.
he said, "and statistics show millions
of dollars can be saved by marketing
over good roads."
He looked upon a military highway
as one of the most necessary defenses
of the Pacific Coast.
James T. Brand said that Coos Bay's
coal area is a great asset, but that' in
case of war It might be a great lia
bility, since the attacking nation. If
from the Pacific side, would seek It as
a fuel supply house.
State to Keep Pledge.
He referred to the United States as
having spent the past 50 years In pro
duction, forgetting all those years pro
tection, which, he says, now confronts
the country as a much greater need.
E. J. Adams, State Highway Com
missioner, said the new Highway, Com
mission had decided to keep the prom
ises made by the old Commission to
Coos County, which had prepared a
bond issue and made a move toward
good roads.
Mr. Adams was outright in ravor of
the state-bonding issue, and wanted the
people to support it unanimously. He
explained the method of providing for
Interest In the sinking fund by auto
mobile license, and thought automobil
ists in the state will be In favor of
the bill to the last man and woman.
FLUX COMPANY PLANNED
LANE BUSINESS MEW PROPOSE TO
START 50,00O CORPORATION.
Two Bankers Offer S500O Each Toward
Promotion of Industry and Enough
Acreage Haa Been Assured.
EUGENE. Or.. March 16. (SpeclaL)
Eugene business men at a meeting
held in the Chamber or commerce to
night launched plans for the formation
of a $50,000 corporation to take over
the flax industry in Lane County. not
as a community promotion project, but
as a business proposition from" which
they expect profit.
Frank Chambers, a director of the
First National Bank, said the produc
tion of flax in Lane County during the
past year had proved the yield per acre
and the quality of the crop had been
shown by the tests of the foremost
experts in the world. Speaking for
himself and his associates in the bank
he announced a subscription of $5000
toward the capital stock in the com
pany.
David Auld said he was so confident
of the success of the project he would
Invest $5000.
Steps for the actual formation of
the company are to be taken at once by
a committee of 10 to be appointed by
Frank Jenkins, president of the
Chamber. i
George Quayle, isecretary of the
Chamber, and Dr. Miller, chairman of
the flax committee, in charge of the
experiment, expressed the view that if
such a company is organized no diffi
culty will be experienced in getting
farmers to sign up acreage for the
growing of the flax.
Britain Lends to Bonmanla.
LONDON, March 15. Great Britain
has agreed to lend Roumania 40,000,
000, according to an official statement
Issued at Jassy, the temporary Rou
manian capital, and forwarded by the
Reuter correspondent. The loan will be
at 5 per cent interest.
k St Paul, Minn.. March 17. 1917.
-
TO ALL TRAIN, ENGINE AND YARDMEN EMPLOYED
BY THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY:
In the gravest period of National danger which has ever threatened our country, through the authority
conferred upon them by your representatives at Chicago on Januajy 1 1th, last, the heads of your four or
ganizations holding contracts with this company are reported to have ordered you to leave the company
service. In the conference at New York March 14th you were offered all the benefits of the Adamson
law should it be held constitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States, the questions of its -interpretation
to be determined by the committee of which" General Goethals is the chairman, or, in the event the
law should be held unconstitutional, the same committee to determine the whole question of your hours and
wages. You were offered these adjustments as of January 1, 1917. the extra pay to which you might be
entitled thereunder being allowed you as omitted time. This offer was declined in your behalf, and it is re
ported that you are now being ordered to strike on account of the authority which you conferred upon the
officers of your organizations in the vote taken nearly a year ago. Certainly no fairer proposals could have
been made by the Railway Managers and to grant more would be yielding to force without regard to fair
play. The employes of the Northern Pacific Railway Company need not strike in order to' secure fair
treatment now or at" any other time. Any controversy which may arise between the officers and employes
of this company can be settled without resort to force. It - has been stated in the press that the Train.
Engine and Yardmen employed on some other lines will not be affected by the strike order. I cannot believe
that this is either because of greater loyalty to their employers, or because they are more patriotic than are
you. I trust that you will take no hasty, ill-advised or unnecessary action -which will bring great incon
venience and perhaps much suffering to large numbers of those who are dependent upon our lines for their
very subsistence. I urge you all in this time of the country's need not to be led from what you know is your
duty to your country, your families and to the Northern Pacific Railway Company. t
- (Signed) GEORGE T. SLADE.
s First Vice-President, Northern Pacific Ry.
THIS IS ERIN'S DAY
Sons of '"Auld" Ireland Pre
pare for Celebration.
HIGH MASS WILL BE SAID
Music and Addresses on Programme
at Hibernian Hall With John L.
Fitzpatrlclc and James Withy
combe on List of Speakers.
If you have the blood of "Auld"
Ireland In your veins you will go out
today with a shamrock on your coat
and a little green ribbon on your "bit
av a pipe," for today Is Saint Patrick's
day.
The anniversary of Saint Patrick,
patron saint gf "Erin's" Isle, famed In
legend as having banished the snakes
from Ireland, will be fittingly ob
served in Portland today. The religi
ous and patriotic phases of Irish char
acter, together with a touch of the
irrepressible Irish humor and good na
ture, will characterize the observance
of the day.
The real observance of the annlver-
i
GoTTiot Wlthrcomh., Wa Will
S pea Is at St. Patrick's Day Pro-
(nana Tonight. I
sary of the Irish Saint will begin this
morning with high mass at St. Mary's
Pro-Cathedral, at 9 o'clock. This will
be participated In by some of the lead
ing Roman Catholic clergy of the city.
Services In honor of St. Patrick's day
will be held In the majority of the Ro
man Catholic churches of the city Sun
day. The St. Patrick's day mass, which
was to have been held in St. Patrick's
Church Saturday, has been postponed
until Sunday morning at 10:30. Rev.
Father E. P. Murphy will officiate?
Night Proarranune Arranged.
A patriotic programme consisting of
music and addresses will be held to
night at Hibernian Hall, 340 Russell
street, at 8 o'clock. John L. Fitzpat
rlck, Seattle attorney, will deliver the
principal address. Judge J. P. Kava
naugh will preside. Governor Withy
combe will also be present and will
speak.
Musical numbers Include the follow
ing: Piano solo, "Rhapsodic Hongrolse.
No. 12" (Liszt), Luclen E. Becker; con
tralto solo, "Irish Love Song" (Lang),
Mrs. Rose Friedle Glanelli; baritone
solo, Arthur J. King; flute solo, J. Mlc
coll; soprano solo. "Believe 'Me if all
Those Endearing Young Charms"
(Moore), Nellie Daly, accompanied by
T
AO:
(l
"1 I
I
NORTHERN PACIFIC
OFFICE OF THE FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT.
Mr. MTccoli, flute, and V. Martin, piano;
baritone -solo, "My Dear Little Sham
rock" (Andrew Cherry), Dr. Stuart MC
Guire; soprano solo, "Molly Bawn"
(Samuel Lohr), Mrs. Jane Burns Al
bert. ' Private Celebrations Planned.
Luclen E. Becker will be the accom
panist of the evening.
So much for the public celebrations
today. In addition there will be "as
many private celebrations as there are
good Irishmen and Americans who love
the traditions of the land of the sham
rock. These private celebrations will
make themselves manifest by sprigs of
shamrock, the green ribbon or some
other article of clothing of the regu
lation color. The "boys" are reputed
to have had other ways of holding pri
vate celebrations of the day. but that
was before the inauguration of the
bone-dry law.
St. Patrick's day was celebrated with
a programme at St. Lawrence assembly
hall. Third and Sherman streets, last
night. J. R. Murphy was the principal
speaker. L. P. Morrow presided. There
were aleo musical numbers.
SAIiCTATION SEXT PRESIDENT
Fitly Members of Irish League Sign
Appeal for Ireland.
St. Patrick's day g-reetings bearing
at the same time an appeal for Ireland
and the declaration "America first"
have been forwarded to President Wil
son by the United Irish League of
Oregon.
Signed by 50 members of the league,
the greetings were sent so that they
would be delivered to the President
today. The text of the communication
was inscribed on an emerald setting
and decorated by the Stars and Stripes
and shamrocks, the work of Rev.
Father Hogan. It was accompanied by
a bit of transplanted shamrock grown
In Oregon.
The greeting to thev President fol
lows: To the President. White Rouse, Wash
lnrton, D. C. : N
The United Irish League of Oregon, a body
of American citizens, second to none other
In loyalty to the Government and of dif
ferent political faiths, and believing- that
we express thoughts without bounds In this
state, send St. Patrick's day greetings
with the sentiments: America First. God
bless our country, and Ood guide and guard
our President the President of ail the peo
ple, "one and Inseparable, of one country,
one constitution, one destlry."
We subscribe to the rule of George
Washington: "There la but one straight
course and that Is to seek truth and pursue
It steadily." We believe with Daniel Web
ster. "God grants liberty only to those who
love It. and are always ready to guard, and
defend it." We have the faith of Abraham
Lincoln. "That right makes might and In
that faith let us dare to do our duty as we
understand It." and we believe "there Is a
God In Israel" who will lead us to a happy
future, beyond the clouds of this troubled
present, under the leadership of our tried
and true chieftain. Wood row Wilson.
We are In full accord with oar President's
famous peace speech delivered before - the
Senate of the United States on January 22.
1017. and especially so of the Impressive
dictum solemnly declared on that memorable
occasion "that no nation should seek to ex
tend its policy over any other nation or
people, but that every people should be left
free to determine Its own policy. Its own
way of development, unhindered, unthreat
ened. unafraid, the little along with the
great and powerful," and on this St. Pat
rick's day. perhaps with more lofty pride
than ever before we read the records of the
Congress of the United States of 1775, and
the testimony of Benjamin Franklin and
other of the early fathers, that when the
American patriots under Washington had
put the principle "Tat governments derive
all their Just 'powers from the consent of
the governed." to the arbitrament of the
sword, they had the ardent sympathy and
recorded good will of the people of Ireland
"to a man."
Therefore, as the responsible head of a
great Government to an ancient and honor
able friend, we believe that Ireland's sppeal
to America, in this her hour of trouble, will
engage your most serious and broad-hearted
attention, to the end that they who un
sheathed the sword over the violated treaty
with Belgium shall not with the same ejvord
violate their solemn treaty made with Ire
land. America's faithful well-wisher, and
stand before this great republic as a friend
of freedom.
Portland, Or.. March 17, 1917.
Two Conples Licensed to Wed.
- OREGON CITT. Or., March IS.
(Special.) County Clerk Iva Harring
ton today Issued marriage licenses to
Kate H. Kenslnger and H. F. Whitney,
of Canby, and to Hilda Johnson and
John Erlck Johnson, of this city.
'Read The Oregonlan classified ads.
RAILWAY COMPANY
JENNINGS ARE FREED
Realtor's Charge of Attempt
at Extortion Falls.
DEFENDANTS TAKE STAND
Husband Says Visitor and Woman
Were In. Compromising: Position
When He Entered Room and
Other Visits Are Recalled.
EUGENE, Or., March 1. (Special.)
A Jury in the Lane County Circuit
Court tonight returned a verdict of
not guilty in the case of the state ver
sus J. E. Jennings and his wife. Tale
tha Jennings, charged with extorting
1500 from O. H. Skotheim, prominent
real estate dealer, former clergyman
and attorpey-at-law.
Skotheim. who was the complaining
witness, testified at the trial that he
had gone to the Jennings home to list
an apartment for rental and that he
had no sooner entered the house than
Mrs. Jennings threw her arms around
his neck and kissed him, Mr. Jennings
coming suddenly upon the scene armed.
Both Jennings and his wife took the
stand In their own defense, testifying
that Skothelm's relations with Mrs.
Jennings had been Improper and that
Skotheim was In a compromising posi
tion with Mrs. Jennings at the Jennings
home when Jennings entered the house.
Compromise Is- Den lea.
The Jury retired at 6 o'clock and re
turned its verdict at 7:15. Judge G. F.
Skipworth. In his instructions, stated
that the lury might find either or both
of the defendants guilty or acquit
either or both.
The taking cf testimony waa com
pleted! shortly before noon.
Jenninsrs testified that Skotheim had
both the $500 check and receipt after
they were written and that he had pre
pared them without suggestion from
him or his wife that Skotheim might
"settle" by making a payment of t00
nr anv other sum.
Skotheim In his direct testimony had
said that Jennings first demanded
$1500 and that he had finally agreed
to 1500 as a compromise.
"I didn't think about money. I was
thlnklnir about finding my wife with
this man and about the future what
I would do," Jennings testified.
Previous Visit Recalled.
Tha witness said that Attorney H. E,
Slattery (representing Skotheim) came
to him on Monday noon, before Jen
nings' arrest, and demanded that he
sign a cheese for 50u.
"I told htm I didn't owe him $500
and would not pay it." said the witness.
"To whom was the check made?"
counsel asked.
"It wa blank."
n c MeCormlck. proprietor of the
Rainbow confectionery store, testified
to servinar ice cream or some otner con
fection to Skotheim and Mrs. Jennings
some time late In the Summer of 1916.
o. Tt skotheim. prosecuting witness,
was recalled by the state for rebuttal
testimony. He denied the testimony by
Mrs. Jennings.
ALBERTA CLUB IS HOST
First Open Session of Commercial
Body Attended by SOO.
The first open meeting of the Al
berta Commercial Club was held a
the Vernon School building Thursday
night, with 500 residents of the Alberta
district present. Addresses were made
on various topics and there was a mu
sical programme and readings. Valde
mar Lldell, president of the club, pre
sided. W. H. Fowler and George S.
Sheoard gave addresses.
Mrs. E. H. Works told of the work
of the Parent-Teachers Association.
Selections by the Alberta Band were
among the musical number given.
Mrs. Fred L. Olson sang a solo and. the
De Long trio gave selections. A read
ing was given t Mrs. J. M. Robinson.
Solos were sung by ' J. W. Patterson
and a musical selection was given by
Phillip Graef, Helen MacDonald and
Mrs. J. B. Washtok.
CUTTING COURSE PLANNED
Women's Tailoring to Be Demon.
trated at Benson Polytechnic.
A new short course In scientific skirt
and waist cutting and In tailored fin
ishes for coats and skirts will begin
Monday. March 19, at tha Benson Poly
technic evening school for girls. Four
teenth and Morrison streets. The class
will be Instructed by Edmund Gurney.
the well-known ladies' tailor, and the
course will consist of six lesson. A
similar course Is being conducted on
Wednesday evenings and has proved
so popular that a second evening has
been arranged to accommodate the
number of students who wish to enroll.
New students in either class should
register at 7 P. M. next Monday or
Wednesday.
New students are still being: enrolled
for the last of the series of short
courses in cooking that have been
given during the past Winter. The
present course deals with the msking
of salads and desserts. Demonstrations
are given Wednesdays, and the prac
tice classes meet Thursdays from 7
to i r. iL
DIKES TO RECLAIM LAND
Water to Be Held Back From Low
lands and Crops Planted.
The Peninsula Industrial Company
has started to build a series of dikes
along North Portland Harbor and Co
lumbia Slough to redeem a big tract of
land back of those waterways for farm
ing purposes. A force of-workmen, aid
ed with a suction dredge, now Is on the
Job. About SOO acres will be drained.
plowed and put to growing crops-
The company, which is an auxiliary
of the Union Meat Company, and con
trolled by the Swift Interests of Chi
cago, owns about 2000 acres of valua
ble property in North Portland, all of
which will be used, eventually, for In
dustrial plants
Sore shoulders, lame back
6tiff neck, all pains and aches
yield to Sloan's Liniment.
Do not rub it. Simply apply to
the sore 6pot, it quickly penetrates
and relieves. Cleaner than mussy
plasters or ointments, it does not
stain the skin.
Keep a bottle bandy or rheumatism m
sprains, bruises, toothache, neuralgia, gout,
lumbago and sore stiff muscles.
At all druggists, 25c. 50c. and S1.C0.
i frssqfrwjw-yjT-wt- -Ta, sract..:-"'r-r'
- -r - itr-i i i iiiii i