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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1917.
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GILL .TRIAL TO BE
HURRIED AT NIGHT
Agents of Rival Liquor Im
porter Tell of Talk With
Billingsley on Bribe.
TESTIMONY IS ATTACKED
Ex-Bookkeeper Who skjn He Visited
Defendants on Day of Alleged
Bribe Is Declared to Have
Been Somewhere Else. ,
4JEATTLE. Wash, March 20. With
the announcement today that night ses
sions of the so-called whisky graft trial
-would begin tomorrow night, and the
failure of the defense to place Mayor
GUI on the stand, the speedy end of
the trial was foreseen. It is expected
that the case wlU go to the Jury this
week.
Th riafendants on trial are Mayor
Hiram C. Gill. Chief of Police Charles
I Becklngham and City Detectives
Peyser, Poolman, Doom and McLennan,
all charged with conspiracy to violate
the Federal statutes by -importation of
liquor Into the state of Washington.
It is said that Mrs. Gill." wife of the
Mayor, and her two sons, will be called
as witnesses to testify concerning ieio
phone conversations Logan Billingsley
has sworn ho held with the urn reei
denoe.
Margett Agents Testify.
Aalda from three sellers of whisky
(mnnrfml hr EL J. Margett. a former
T.niiniiiii an competitor of the Bill'
ingsleys in the illicit liquor business,
the only witness called by the defens
wa nttn Wnv. alias Karl May. a
former employe of the Billlngsleys In
San Francisco.
In the cross-examination of witnesses
for the prosecution they were asked
concerning Fey, and when Fey appeared
on the stand today his testimony had
fcnan well announced in advance.
w testified that In Logan Bllllngs-
hotel room in San Francisco, last
T)iMmber. In the presence of J. J.
vTiir former Seattle saloonman.
Billingsley told of his alleged police
Ttrntp.t1on and when he was asked
How about the Mayor 7" replied:
w'u rat him nrcttv well framed up,
miiine-slev has already swbrn that
this conversation did not take place.
Bribe Conversation Recalled.
Fey was questioned concerning . an
alleged conversation with Logan Bill
ingsley and several others in Logan's
anartment In Seattle. Witness was
asked If Billingsley had not complained
that his friends had. proved faithless
and had thrown him down. Witness
an .q wared ves.
"Didn't you say to him then. That
Is the same thing you are trying to do
to Mayor Gill, isn't itT"
"Yea"
"Then didn't yon say Ton know that
Gill never rot that 140007" ana aian
he say, 'Oh, you go on, -yon are mis
taken about that.' or words to that
effectr
Witness answered that this was the
substance of the conversation on that
subject.
Logan Billingsley and other witnesses
for the prosecution have denied that
any such conversation took place.
Bookkeeper's Story Questioned.
The other three witnesses oalled to
day were George Hansen, formerly
nollceman. later an employe of Billings
ley; William Hanlett, who told the Jury
that he was a graduate of Carlisle and
part Blackfoot Indian, and James A.
Russell. All three swore that Arthur
Hatton. ex-bookkeeper for the Billings
leys, was In Haxlett's room all the aft'
ernoon of August 30. 1916. and there
fore could not have been with the
BUllngslevs at that time.
Hatton had testified that he was in
the Billingsley apartment In the Plant'
ers' Hotel, August 80, when Logan
picked up a roll of bills and said he was
going down to "see the old man" and
that he (Hatton) was still there when
Logan came back and reported success
In his negotiations with the "old man."
The "old man." the Billlngsleys have
testified, was G11L
Hazlett and Hanson both testified
that Hatton spoke bitterly of the
Billlngsleys. On direct - examination
Hazlett said he had not seen Peyser
and Poolman drinking in the Billings
ley drug store, but on cross-examination
thou, Ht he probably had seen them
drinking.
Croas-examtnstlon of all three wit
Besses brought out their vivid recol
lection of events of August 80, but of
no other day In August or September.
This witnesses explained by saying
they were intensely interested in the
newspaper articles concerning the
Billingsley compromise, and this cir
cumstance fixed the date. '
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Every Bit . of Dandruff Disap
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fully draw it through your hair, tak
ing one small strand at a time. This
will cleanse the hair of dust, dirt or
excessive oil. and In just a few mo
ments you have doubled the beauty of
your hair. A delightful surprise awaits
those whose hair has been neglected or
is scraggy, faded, dry, brittle or thin.
Besides beautifying the hair, Danderlne
dissolves every particle of dandruff;
cleanses, purifies and Invigorates the
scalp, forever stopping itching and
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when you see new hair fine and
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hair growing all over tbe scalp. If
you care for pretty, soft hair, and lots
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TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
Star Marie Dressier and Johnny
Hlnes, "Tillle Wakes Up."
Peoples Mary Plckford, "A Poor
Little Rich Girl."
Majestic Earle Williams, "Ar
sene Lupin."
Columbia. Dorothy Phillips, "Hell
Morgan's GlrL"
Sunset SesBue Hayakawa, "The
Honorable Friend."
Globe Marg-uerite Clayton, "Vul
tures of Society."
o1
RKOON motion ploture exhibitors
will be hosts today to one of the
V' blreeat men in the film exhibi
tion world. He la Lee 8. Ochs, presi
dent of the Motion Ploture Exhibitors
League of America, who' arrives today
on a tour of the United Btates In the
Interest of progressive film showman
ship. .
Mr. Ooha will be the suest of film
men at a apeolal lnnoheon at one of the
hotels at noon today. An Inspection of
the various theaters and meeting; for a
discussion of various theater problems
will be on the schedule, as well as a
tour of Columbia River Highway points
before the visitor leaves the city.
In addition to the office he holds
among National exhibitors, Mr. Ochs is
publisher of the Exhibitors' Trade Re
view of New York, the newest trade
publication in fllmdom.
C. R. Beelye, business manager of the
Pathe Exchanges, is one of the men
who will accompany Mr. Ochs on his
Portland visit.
. A Knockout for Coincidence.
Jim Blake, one-tlmS cowboy of East
ern Oregon. was a visitor at the offices
of the People's Amusement Company
the other day. His mission was to as
certain the address of Robert Warwick,
film star. In order that the Portlander
might possess a photograph of the pop
ular screen luminary.
Blake's visit led to the unfolding of
a cnam or remarkable coincidences, the
sort you read about In fiction, but smil
ingly disregard when someone asks you
to believe. Blake Is a double for War
wick, and a number of times has been
mistaken for the photoplayer. But tbe
strangest thing of all is that Warwick's
role In "All Man," a recent photodrama
on exhibition at the Star Theater, was
mat or Jim uiane, ana Jim was a cow
boy In every reel of the film tale.
Bo there you have It. Warwick's
double, a former cowboy and owning a
name bod aaoptea for a cowboy play,
"Ail Man.-
Globe.
two photoplays and a special mu
sical attraction will be screened at the
Globe Theater today. Marguerite Clay
ton, Lillian Drew and E. H. Calvert
are .ssanay players in "Vultures of
Society," a flve-reeler. Mra Vernon
Castle will be presented In "The Island
troa jrorgot," chapter V of the Inter
nationai-ratns preparedness serial,
"Patria." Miss Etta May, Inventor of
tne novelty musical instrument th
vlollan-harp, wMch she Intends to man
ufacture commercially In Portland, will
us bcch in a special engagement.
"Vultures of Society" is a photodrama
aeaung wita metropolitan life of th
aay, society criminals, and startling
adventures of a pseudo prince and th
kidnaping of a real prinoaj a,na y,. J
f Nik. f N ) 'A -1
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dnctlon of a wealthy girl, held by so
ciety outriders for ransom.
Mary's Oars In Picture.
Amontr the luxurious limousines used
In Mary Plckford's newest Artcraf t pic
ture. "A Poor Little Rich Girl." are In
cluded two of the immense cars owned
by this popular little star. Another
machine used in several of the scenes
was loaned to "Little Mary" for her
Dlcture bv her mother. Mrs. Charlotte
Plckford. who Is always with her
daua-hter both at work and in play. The
car In Question was given to Mrs. Plck
I ford lust after she recovered from her
Deration, bv her famous aaugbter, ana
srreeted the mother as she leu tne not-
pltal. shortly after Christmas. Miss
Plckford had purchased tne new ma
chine three days before her mother left
the hosDttal. and her chief worry aur-
na- the three aays was to continually
be sure of the faot that no one rode in
the car before her mother. ,
Doris Kenyon With Whartona
Dorla Kenyon. whose latest release
thai Pathe feature. The lempress,
ha. been enaaared for the star part In
the first production to be made by
Wharton, Ina, under their new regime
as independent producers. The Whar
ton a have but recently compietea mo
International's photoplay series u
Trme. "Patria." now booked for the
Hippodrome Theater, ana are now ium
lng their attention to the production of
th? highest class features It is possible
to nroduce.
The first of these features in wnicn
Miss Kenyon will be starred Is entitled
The Great White Trail." It is a siory
of life In Alaska. The scenario was
written by Leo D. Wharton, who Is
also director.
Miss Kenyon, who is one or tne
youngest and most popular stars in
motion pictures, will be supported in
The Great White Trail" by Thomas
Holding, Paul Gordon. Hans Roberts
and a large cast. miss Kenyon was
the star In the International feature.
The Ocean Waif."
. Screen Gossip.
Margaret Loomls is the most recent
notable accession to the screen. She
Is the daughter of C C Loomls, who.
with his brother. Is propretor of the
Angelus Hotel, in Los Angeles. Miss
Loomls Is a professional dancer, a stu
dent of the customs of different coun
tries, having toured them all, and has
dramatic talent that fits her well for
either stage or screen. She Is a Ruth
St. Denis find and worjcea witu miss
St. Denis' company for two seasons.
She makes her screen debut opposite
Sessue Hayakawa In a Lasky Company
Just-completed feature, which will have
an early release.
Tsura Aokl and her little Japanese
maid are picked up each morning at
8 o'clock at the HayaKawa Hollywood
home and deposited 35 minutes later at
the Culver City studio, which is being
used by the Essanay Company In the
making of Its eight-reel Japanese plo
ture, which Is to feature Miss Aokl and
Frank Borzage.
Bessie love had "the grip, out-of-town
guests and a surprise party wished
upon her by studio folks, all in one
week. She has recovered from all three
visitations now and resumed her work
In Mary H. O'Connor's picture at the
Fine Arts studio.
Betty Compson recently rode in an
auto racer at the rate of 90 miles an
hour, but eays that Christie comedies
are Just as speedy.
STATE IS READY TO
MAKE FARM. LOANS
Final Instructions, Blank Ap
plications and Tables For-
warded to Attorneys.
PROMPT PAYMENTS URGED
Scbedole Shows Arrangement for
Repayment of $1000 Amount In
10 Tears in Eqnal Install
ments of $130 Each.
rat.tcm. Or.. March 20. (Special.
Actual operation of the rural creaits
amendment got under way today. Final
it to i-. nf instructions to State Land
Board attorneys, application Dianas
and information relative to amortiza
tion tables were sent out Dy v. vr.
Brown, clerk of the State Land Board,
to the respective attorneys in the 36
counties of the state, and It Is expected
that within a week the first application
will come In from one of the attorneys
for a loan.
The application blanks are extensive
and carefully prepared to oover every
possible feature which might D oi in
terest to the Board before a loan Is
made.
In its letter of instructions to the
attorneya for the Board, the State Land
Board writes, in part, as roiiows:
"You will impress upon the borrower
that the annual payments must reach
the office of the State Treasurer before
the date when duo.
"Amplications will be consiaerea ior
even hundred-dollar amounts only.
"You will require borrower to pay
for recording tha mortgage.
"In fixing the fees to be paid attor
neys it was the Intention that the min
imum fee should be 10 ana inai on
amounts above $1000 the attorney
should receive S10 and one-half of 1
ner cent of the amount In excess of
S1000. but In framing tne dui ine lee
as reduced to sio ana two-nuns oi
1 tier cent and the wording lnaavert
ently changed so as to read 110 and
two-fifths of 1 per cent of the amount
of the loan Instead of J10 ana two
fifths of 1 per cent of the amount in
excess of S1000. which would make the
fee received on loans of from $1100 to
$1600. Inclusive, exceed the 1 per cent
received from the applicant. The Board
feels that It would have no authority to
nay the shortage out of the rural crea
Its fund. and. In view of this, will there
fore expect to pay you not in excess or
1 per cent on loans up to and Includ
ing $1600. Above that amount your
fees will be computed on the basis pro
vided by section 8 of the rural creaits
les-lslatlve enactment.
The information sent to tne attorneys
today also contains amortisation tables
covering? loans of $1000 payable in an
nual Installments of iao, u, oo ana
S60. these being for loans running ten
years. 20 years, SO years and 36 years,
resDectlvely.
An example of the amortisation plan
tables Is shown herewith, this being the
table on $1000. payable in annual in
stallments of $130, based upon the pay
ment of 6 per cent annual Interest ana
8 ner cent of the original loan, and
iDrovlding for full payment in ten years
Annual raymenn rnncipai
Interest Principal Total Unpaid
Tears.
1
a
8
.$50.00 f 80.00 1180.00
20.00
46.00
41.80
87.89
82.76
27.90
22.79
84.00
130.00
130.00
180.00
130.00
180.00
130.00
130.00
130.00
123.76
830. OO
747.80
653.19
637.05
83.20
02.61
97.24
102.10
107.21
- 112.67
118.20
117.87
$1,000.00
4 ....
B . . a .
43S.8S
848.64
236.97
117.87
s
17.48
9 11.80
1 10 6.89
Paid
RIDGEFIELD MAKES BID
HiPTAfVn
SITI3
FOR 8
TO BE OF-
FERED
PORTLA.fD BUILDER.
Clnb AU Hears of Flan to Have
Clarke County Erect Banker
In District for Rock.
RIDQBFIBLD. Wash. March 10.
(Special.) The weekly meeting of the
Ridgefleld Commercial Club was held
Monday night for the first time In its
new home on the second floor of tbe
Oddfellows' HalL
Captain Rudolph Henriol. of the
rivers and harbors committee of the
olub, gave no. Ice that Louis Paciatt.
of Portland, who holda a contract to
build a 200-ton vessel, was looking for
a satisfactory shipyard site and had
Ridgefleld In view for this project.
H. J. Potter was authorized to present
the Commercial Club's offer, including
a aite and other help toward procuring
this Industry for Ridgefleld.
Edward Kern reported that the
Clarke County Commissioners were
considering a large bunker to hold
crushed rock somewhere near here,
along the east bank of Lake River.
which would be accessible at all times
of the year. Mr. Kern reported that
Commissioner Carson was strongly in
favor of erecting such a bunker at
Ridgefleld If a suitable site could be
procured. This will be taken care of
by tbe Commercial jiud. ana it is al
most assured that a suitable site can
be obtained. Crushed rock would be
purchased from the Quarries at St.
Helens.
HAY SHORTAGE ACUTE
Sixteen Carloads Are Distributed to
Various Parts of County.
BAKER. Or- March 10. (SpeoiaL)
Sixteen carloads of baled nay. saia to
be the finest stock feed shipped from
this section this season, were sent to
various parts of Baker County during
the past three days. The heavy ship
ment came as the result or an acute
hav shortage In several sections of
Baker County, where cattle and sheep
are said to be starving.
Todav it was reported that feed
buyers had requested that all hay for
sale in this section be maae Known im
mediately, as the shortage Is so acute
the market will consume all that can
be supplied for several weeks.
Reports from Baldock Slough say
that hay Is selling there fore 10 a ton
and that it is hard to purchase even
at that price. In the Dayvllle section
the sheepman had to turn their sheep
out on the srTage because of the scarcity
of feed. Ir the Bourne section the snow
is the heaviest in years, maaing n im'
POSSlDie tO lUiu www " .
Mollett -Sent to Reform School.
Raymond Mollett, accused of contribut
ing to the delinquency of a minor girl
and a minor boy, was sent to the reform
school at Salem by County Judge Taz-
well yesterday. Ha was indicted by
the grand Jury but remanded back to
the Juvenile Court by Circuit Judge
Davis when a chief witness for the
prosecution refused to testify In open
court because oi aitenaam puoucny.
Thft plprVHrAnv oneratefl
ment of refinement for the parlor and the music-room. The blatant mechanical
effects of a year ago have been succeeded by the genius of Chopin, Beethoven,
Schubert and the masterworks rendered by such artists as Harold Bauer, Josef Hoff
man, Gabrilowitsch and a hundred others.
Our patrons are given the best possible opportunity for selection and comparison,
as our line includes more makes of recognized musical excellence than can be found
at any other store.
The Apollo, the Artrio-Angelus, the EupHona
Each Is an instrument playable by hand as an ordinary piano, by pedals, as the
' usual player piano, as the player -electrically blown and controlled manually, or as an
authentic reproducing player piano which embodies in its renditions all of the
artistry of the greatest masters.
The electrically operated player is the piano of the present and the future. It
is logical, more musical, more perfect and more desirable in every way. In no store
save ours can be found such a beautiful assortment from which to select. Your old
piano in part payment, the balance on easy terms.
Bargains in
Player Pianos, Music Rolls, Victrolas and Records
MORRISON STREET AT BROADWAY
Other Stores Vancouver, San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jo2e, Los
Angeles, San Diego and Other Coast Cities
OLD I.W.W.RIOT CITED
Patrolman Tells of Mob's
Threat to Free Prisoners.
NAVAL RECRUIT IS WITNESS
Clyde Gibbons Testifies That Mrs.
Frenette Planned to Take Red
Pepper to Everett to Throw
Into Eyes of Antagonists.
SEATTLE. Wash- March 20. Test!
monv regarding troubles with members
of the Industrial Workers of the worm
before November 8. 1916, occupied most
of the afternoon session of the trial
of Thomas H. Tracy, an I. W. W. mem'
ber, charged with the murder or jei
ferson Beard, a Deputy Sheriff, of Sno
hnniah ConntT. on November t.
Trv waa one of a nartv Of J- w . w.
members who dashed with a party of
afflocn and citizen deputies at tne
mh nit v wharf, when tney at'
tempted to go to that city to test their
rights of free speaking there. Beard
nnn of tnou suxiea aiums uii
olaah.
Richard Brennan. a patrol wasron
driver, and A. H. Brlggs, icverett
poundmaster and member of the polloe
force, both testlnea concerning tne r
rMt of about 25 members of the L W.
W. on August 22, their Imprisonment
over nlarht and their deportation to Be
attle the following day. The proseou
tlon brought out the statement that the
arraatrd men were followed to the Jail
by a crowd, some of wnose memDers
suggested taking the L W. W. members
out of Jail, and that on the following
morning, two of the party oeing im
ported, definitely threatened to "get
certain members of the Everett police
force, whom they pointed out' by finger.
Cm cross-examination uutu muioi...
acknowledged that they had never
known any I. W. W. in Everett to re
sist when subjected to arrest, and that
It had not been necessary to use force
to. clear away the crowd which as-
aamhlffd before the lall on August .
Clvda Gibbons, a unitea btates in avy
recruit, testlflea for tne prosecution m
rt a V.
He said that no naa Deen a irequonmr
of Industrial Workers' ball in Seattle
last Autumn, and got his mail there.
He testified that he roomed in the same
house at Seattle with Mrs. isaun uts-
ntte. and that ha naa neara aira
RVanette discuss tne proposea expeai-
tion to Everett. Mra Frenette said she
wan taktrnr red pepper to tnrow into
Marguerite Clayton and ,
Lillian Drew in
'Vultures of Society'
and
Airs. "Vernon Castle
as
Patria in "The Island
God Forgot"
Fifth Episode.
Also
Special Added Attraction.
MISS ETTA MAY
Featuring America'!
greatest musical marvel.
Today for 4 Days.
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anybody's eyes that caused trouble
during the expedition. Witness also
saw Mrs. Frenette's pistol.
Carl Clapp, whoso examination was
begun yesterday, was recalled to the
stand after Gibbons bad testified. '
Clapp, on cross-examination, admitted
that he had gone to the wharf with a
pistol on the afternoon on the shoot
ing, and that he had practiced shooting
at a target at the Everett Country Club
before and after the battle at the
wharf.
APPLE SHIPMENTS RESUME
Settlement of Railway Strike Is
Stimulus to Business.
HOOD RIVER, Or., March 20. (Spe
cial.) The Apple Growers' Association
last night, when it heard that the Im
pending railway strike was off. again
began loading refrigerator cars and
routing out the last of the 1914 apple
crop. Sixteen carloads of fruit were
shipped today, and within the next few
days the shipping concern's storage
houses will have reached their normal
state of emptiness for this season of
the year. The association now has less
than 10 Ocarloads of fruit In storage,
and 50 per cent of this. It is said; has
been purchased.
The association will keep In reserve
here for several weeks stocks of New
towns to aocommodate demands of Its
oustomers, who may have sold out
their earlier supplies.
P. S. DAVIDSON CANDIDATE
Hood River Man Withdraws Recent
ly Tendered Resignation.
HOOD RTVBR. Or, Marcfi'lO. (Spe
cial.) The recently tendered resigna
tion of P. EL Davidson, who has been
president of the shipping organization
since it was established In 1912. has
been withdrawn, and Mr. Davidson
again will be a candidate for re-election
to the board of directors or tne Appie
j LAST DAY TODAY
EARLE
WILLIAMS
The story of the world's
greatest criminal.
Also BILLTE RITCHIE In
3-act Fox film,
THE HOUSE OF TERRI
BLE SCANDALS.
Pathe News.
Si SS SI l "'I' USUI am-.a.-
4 Starring s
It Is now an instru
Growers' Association at the general
election to be held) on April 7.
Mr. Davidson's resignation, tendered
because of ill health, was never granted,
by bis associates on the board. The
board, however, has granted the resig
nation of Walter Kimball, a member of
the directorate.
Fuller's earth is now used in bleach
ing, clarifying or filtering vats, and
rarely for filling cloth, the purpose for
which It was employed originally.
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The Nation's Verdict
"The greatest ever," as voiced
by such newspapers as the New
York Sun.
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Says the New York Sun:
"Wonder of wonders! Mary
Plckford In a real film drama,
and. what Is more, a drama of
significance. Still more wondersl
Mary Plckford In a real Imperson
ation, a well nigh perfect study
of childhood, full of sincerity and
the beauty of true emotion. All
those who say they do not care
for Mary Plckford should go to
the Strand this week and revise
their estimate.
"Space will not permit a detail
ing of the excellences of "A
Poor Little Rich Girl." but It Is
in the later scenes, when the per
sonages around the little drugged
girl become embodied In her
dreams, that the movie reveals
Its power to create illusion.
When she approaches death, and
Is attracted to life, the Spring
like scenes, with their single
dancing figure, have an emo
tional effect. No wonder the au
dience applauded at the end."
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Tou are simply cheating your
self if you fall today to see this
greatest of all photoplay treats:
MARY
PICKFORD
In a lavish f -act plcturlsatlon of
"A Poor Little
Rich Girl"
Declared by thousands to be the
most delightful photoplay ever
screened. For Joy. go to the
eEOPLES
ler at W-at Park Today
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thousands have told us: "We
wouldn't have missed it for a
dollar," but there's no advance
in prices at the Peoples Clara
Kimball Young's newest photo
drama will be our next offering.
Matinees,
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