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13 r TUCKER CONFIRMS STORY OF Lawn Swings, Hammocks, Golf and Tennis Goods, Fishing Tackle, Wheel Goods, Fourth Floor Soda F o tint a in. Ice Cream Parlors in Basement Store PORTLAND AGENTS FOR GOSSARD, NEMO, ' BON TON, B. & J., ROYAL WORCESTER CORSETS. KODAKS, CAMERAS AND SUPPLIES. 4TH FLOOR. " DEVELOPING, PRINTING AND ENLARGING BY EXPERTS. Grocery Specials. 4th Fir. Kellogg's Corn - n Flakes, Wednesday, pkg. -LL Alber's Rolled Oats OOn premium package, now at" OWK Canned Pears atOA. $2.25 dozen the can at Royal Baking Powder, 1 lb. 89 Use Kalos Rejuvenator for the Skin. For wrinkles and fine lines and relieves wasted tissues a skin beautif ier in every sense of the word. Information and treatment given in Beauty Par lors on the Second Floor of store. The Standard Store of the Northwest Ccates Remains Cool Appar ently, but Associate Evi dently Near Breakdown. Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods Second Week of Our Great July Clearance Sale CRIME IS LAID TO LIQUOR THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11. 1917. 111 - . . j l We Give S. & . Green Trading Stamps With Purchases Amounting to 10c or More Shop Here and Reap the Benefit of This Additional Saving j I Olds 9 Wortman 6? King 4 Officers on Way From Port Worth to Take Back Girl's Slayer and Bis Companion, Who Will Go Without Extradition. with a stoicism that Is characteristic of him, Rufus Coates, the 18-year-old confessed murderer of Zella Faulk, of Fort Worth. Texas, "who was arrested Monday afternoon with Clyde Tucker by City Detectives Hellyer. Tackaberry, Hyde and Tbbott at Third and Morri son "streets, again related the details of the horrible crime to Deputy Dis trict Attorney Ilindman in the City Jail yesterday. In the sworn state ment made to Deputy Hlndman Coates told identically the same story as he told to Captain of Detectives Baty and the arresting- officers shortly after his arrest Monday. Clyde Tucker also made a sworn statement to the officials In which he admitted giving Coates the knife with which the throat of the girl was slashed, but he refused to say whether or not he had told Coates at the time of the murder "to finish the job." Coates yesterday morning went Into more details of the crime and told De tective Hellyer and a reporter of his fight with another young man who was also in love with Zella Faulk earlier In th evening on tb day of the murder. Grtma Laid to I.leiiaw "X was drunk at the time, and had been drunk for four days before X killed the girl." said Coates. "Bad booze and jealousy made me do what I did. I oould no more have harmed Zella If I had been sober than I oould kill myself." When further questioned concerning the actual crime, Coates showed the manner in which he had killed the girl and told of- wiping the blood from his hands upon his handkerchief. He also tsld yesterday of his flight that night from Fort Worth to Okla homa City. From Oklahoma City, where he met Tucker the day follow ing the murder, the two men went to Topeka, Kan., later to St. Joseph, Mo. From St. Joe they beat their way on the train to Felix, Wyo thence to Butte, Mont., and then to . Spokane. After a few days In Spokane they went to Seattle and later to Tacoma. They arrived in Portland last Saturday. "We went to a Socialist plcnlo last Sunday," Bald Coates, "and we had a swell time." I. W. W. Forces Joined. Coates and Tucker Joined the forces of the I. W. W. as soon as they arrived in town. . When asked why he Joined them, Coates replied: "We were figur ing on going to work In some of the camps and knew that if a man was not an I. W. W. they would beat him up." "Did you worry any about being caught by the police?" Coates was asked. "No, I didn't think much more about it," he answered. Tucker was on a verge of nervous breakdown yesterday afternoon, and swore that he had nothing to do with the crime other than viewing the body of the dead girl and with giving Coates his knife. "The only thing I wish," said Tucker to Detectives Hellyer and Tackaberry, "is that you had arrested me a month ago." Both men posed for The Oregonian photographer. Coates at with a smile on his face while the picture was taken. Tucker was willing to have his picture taken, and when told that Coates had smiled. Tucker said: "My God, I can't smile myself now, and X don't see how Coates can." Arrest It en lilt of Tip. The arrest of the men was brought about after the police had received a tip poster from Texas that the men were thought to be headed this way. All parts of the city were closely watched by the detectlvec for the last eight days. Monday afternoon the de tectives learned that Coates and Tucker were going down Morrison street to gether. Detectives Hellyer, Tacka berry, Hyde and Abbott stationed them selves, one on each corner, at the in tersection of Third and Morrison streets and waited for them. When they came - Into sight the detectives closed around them from all sides and they were ar rested before they had any idea of their danger. Coates father and mother, four brothers and two sisters reside In Fort Worth. Tucker's mother Is dead, and the whereabouts of his father Is un known. He lived with an aunt at Fort Worth. Captain of Detectives Young, of the Fort Worth police department, left Fort Worth Monday night for Portland. Cdnstable Toll Johnson, of the same city. Is now in Shoshone, Idaho, where he went two days ago to look for the fugitives. The officers will return the men to Texas the latter part of the week. It is understood that both Coates and Tucker will waive extradi tion papers. Tea Room 4th Floor A cool, restful place to take luncheon with your friends. In planning your shopping tour don't fail to include luncheon in our Tea Room. Service 11:30 to 2:30. Reasonable prices. Underwear Specials Center Circle, First Floor Odd lines women's lisle Union Suits, gauze lisle pants and vests.- ?Q $1.25 garments special now Dr. Diemel's Linen Mesh Health Underwear broken sizes. Priced: $6.00 Union Suits now at $1.95 $3.00 Vesta and Pants now 95 Women's Union Suits with lace knee, sizes 86 and 38, and QQ tight-knee Btyle, size 84, at 07C Women's Union Suite in ehell and lace knee. Sizes up to JQ 36 and 88, sale price now 47 C "Notion Day" at Bargain Circle Sewing Needs and Small Wares Reduced Art Gum, regular size cake, at 8 Double Serge Silk Belting, 2 ins. wide, black and white, at, yd. 150 Cable Cord in 8-yd. lengths, white only; sizes 40, 60, 90; the bolt, 50 Pearl Buttons, asstd. sizes, cd., 70 Cotton Stay Binding in 4 - yard bolts, all widths, at, the bolt, 50 Lingerie Tape, 5-yard bolts, at 50 Invisible Bronze Hairpin Cabinets on sale today at only, each 40 Cube Pins, black or white, at 80 Rubber Household Aprons at 890 Sanitary Aprons, special at 100 Sanitary Belts, 3 sizes, only 100 Stay Binding, 4-yard rolls, at 50 60-in. Tailors' Tapes, reversible, 70 Stickerie Edging Tape, asstd. 70 Dove Bras3 Toilet Pins, paper 50 Wire Snap Fasteners, dozen, 50 Sterling Skirt Markers, only 190 Clark's Mercerized Darning Cotton priced, the ball, 70; 4 balls 250 Shopping Bags, good grade, 210 24-yard bolts Cotton Tape in five sizes, priced at only, the bolt, 180 Queen City Spool Silk, for hand or machine sewing, 100-yd. spools all colors, black and white, on sale today Bargain Circle, yd. 50 Union Taffeta Ribbon, bolt, 100 Wire Hairpins, two packages, 50 Genuine Brass Toilet Pins, 360 pins to paper, 150; 2 papers for 250 Folding Wire Coat Hangers; fine for travelers; special at only 70 Dress Forms Special $1.00 We have just 35 forms in this lot slightly damaged in transit but well worth double the above price. In the lot we include a number of Corset Display Forms. On sale In Notion Department, on First Floor. Clearance of Fine Waists Dept. Second Floor Special Clearance Prices now in force on many special lines of high-grade Waists. Very newest models made up in Georgette crepes in all the de sirable colors, also beautiful models in net, satin, tub silks, taffeta and crepe de chine. See them. NOTE THESE REDUCTIONS Women's Women's Women's Women's Women's Women's Women's Women's $10.00 $11.95 $12.95 $13.95 $14.50 $16.50 $21.00 $25.00 Fancy Fancy Fancy Fancy Fancy Fancy Fancy Fancy Waists Waists Waists Waists Waist3 Waists Waists Waists now now now now now now now now at $' 7.95 at !j? 9.50 at SIO.OO at $10.95 at $11.45 at $12.95 at $16.45 at $19.50 Women's Sport Sweaters at $5.00 Khaki Skirts $1.75 to $6.75 Second Fir Women's and Misses' Sport Sweaters of high-grade fiber silk. Rose, navy, Copen, gold and green, some trimmed with white. Latest large collars, belts and tie sash. Special Clearance C?? ff Price is fixed at only iDO.JJ KHAKI SKIRTS in styles for riding and walking plain or di vided. Prices range $1.75-$0.75 KHAKI BLOUSES in several different styles. At $1.29 to $2 KHAKI Garden Suits or Overalls all sizes. Priced at, suit $1.95 Middy Blouses At $1.19 Second Floor New Middy Blouses of galatea. Loose or belted styles. Shown in all-white or with colored collars and cuffs. Also sport etripe Middies with white trimmings. In roll or square collars. In a full range of sizes. Priced Q1 - Q special for this sale at 3i.ii7 Middy Skirts $129 to $1.69 Second Floor Special 6howing to day of Women's and Misses' New Middy Skirts, made up of excellent quality all-white galatea. Some button down the front with belt and large pockets. Ask to see these new models. $1.29, $1.49, $1.69 BATHING SUITS and accessories- splendid showing on the 2d Fir. Make selections early. 3 Rousing Specials for Today in the Basement Clearance Sale Women's Wash Dresses Basement Sale 325 Women's and . Misses' Dresses in a phenomenal Clear ance at less than half former prices. Beautiful styles for sport, beach and street wear, made up in a good selection of high-grade materials in handsome pat terns and colorings. Newest full skirts and fancy collars. Many are shown in combinations of white and colors. At tractive, well-made Dresses in this sea son's best styles. The sale starts Wednesday morning (PO Qf? and will continue the remainder of week. See these Dresses DO.J la A if 3000 Men's Fine Shirts Basement Sale Hundreds of men will avail them selves of this extraordinary sale and supply their shirt needs for months to come. Over 3000 Shirts are involved in this great 4 days' sale. Made up in standard quality percale and madras in a splendid assortment of new and attractive patterns. All are cut in good full sizes and are well tailored. Soft or stiff-cuff styles, collar bands are correctly sized. Sale starts Wednesday morning and will continue throughout the week if quantity lasts. The sizes range from 14 to 17. Wash Waists and Middies Basement Sale A rousing 4 days' sale of Women's Waists and Middy Blouses at an extremely low price. Hundreds of garments in this immense lot. Dainty sheer Waists of our celebrated Ameri can model make, with newest sport collars, many trimmed with embroideries and laces. Also Peggy Stewart Middies, guaranteed to wear and wash satisfactorily. Extra space will be given to the display of these gar ments. Shop early and get choice of these Waists and Middies. TOLL CASE SETTLED District Attorneys of Counties Will Seek Compromise. SUIT PREVIOUSLY ORDERED Bridge Commission Has Heated Meeting Over Division of Reve nue, but Executive Gets Board to Try Settlement. Governor Withycombe, working sin gle-handed against the entire member ship of the Interstate Bridge commis sion, yesterday succeeded In spreading oil upon the troubled waters, when his plea for arbitration was heeded after the Commission previously had adopted a resolution to take the entire toll division controversy Into the Federal courts. Governor 'Withycombe characterized the contemplated Federal Court pro ceedings as child's play and an evasion of duty. At the outset of the meeting his proposal was defeated by a 6-to-l vote, but Just before adjournment was taken, and after the meeting had pro duced several heated verbal encounters, it was decided to follow his advice. Prosecutor to Be Arbiters. His proposal Is to have District At torney Evans of Multnomah County and District Attorney Blair of Clarke County make a thorough investigation of the entire bridge question and, if possible, submit their findings and rec ommendations to the August meeting of the Commission. Then, if it is found that the two District Attorneys cannot reach some Just settlement, the matter can be taken Into the Federal Court In the nature of a friendly suit. Incidentally, In the course of his re marks to the Commission, the Governor expressed the hope that the day is not far distant when there will be no tells exacted on the Interstate bridge, and that th people of Oregon and Wash ington may Intermingle without being compelled to pay tribute either to Clarke or Multnomah counties for the privilege of traveling on the public bridge. Governor Stop. Debate. After some little time had been con sumed In a heated controversy In which Commissioners Holman and Muck of Multnomah County and Commissioners Kiggins and Carson of Clarke County had taken the chief parts. Governor "Withycombe quietly called attention to the fact that the Commission was further away from a settlement than It was at the outset of the meeting. "It seems to me that this Commission is evading its duty," charged the Gov ernor, after- a tentative agreement to take the fight into the courts had been reached. "We are simply delaying the issue and It Is nothing more than child's play. I don't see why we can not get together right here and reach some agreement which will be fair to both counties." Compromise Is Offered. As a proposed compromise, in which both counties would participate In the game of "give and take," the Governor suggested that Clarke County get two fifths of all tolls which are received from the Portland Railway, Light Power Company, and two-sevenths of all tolls from all other traffic. In sug gesting this compromise, he called at tention to tle fact that the interurban cars used only the bridge proper, while the vehicle and foot traffic used the long approaches on trie Oregon side of the bridge. This proposed settlement, however, was unsatisfactory to the Clarke Coun ty Commissioners, who stoutly con tended that they were entitled to a straight two-fifths division of all tolls. In support of this contention. State CONFESSED MURDERER OF TEXAS ACCOMPLICE. GIRL AND ALLEGED FOUR FIREMEN ENLIST City Service Already Has IL,ost 31 Men, Answering Call. Four enlistments yesterday of fire men into the Army and Navy make a total of 31 who have Joined the colors from this branch of the city service since war was declared. Three of the four who went into the service yes terday Joined the Navy. The other joined the Coast Artillery Corps Band. When the Coast Artillery is called out a long list of additional men from the fire bureau will go. Still others are planning Joining other branches of the service before July 25. The four who Joined yesterday are Kdmond Con vill, brother of Park Superintendent Convill; Walter Bray, John W. Bush and E. Kaufman. i la pen m 1 HELPS 1 WHERE CCFFEE HINDERS ! "There's a Reason" p f C " ' - ' y - t I ' -: ft - I - : . -' J 1 - Auditor Carpenter, of Washington, ad dressed the meeting and declared that Clarke County, under the state law, must demand a two-fifths division, while A. Burnham, who handled the bond Issue compaign, spoke along similar lines. Mr. Muck Join Governor. Commissioner Muck, who first raised the question of tolls division, said that as a purely business proposition he felt that Multnomah County Is entitled to five-sevenths of the tolls, but he was willing to support Governor Wlthy combe's compromise offer and was also willing that the entire question should be arbitrated by the two District At torneys. In the course of the controversy Commissioner Muck said he realized that Clarke County needed what money it could get from the bridge tolls be cause of the heavy expense to which it had been put, and this statement brought a quick retort from Commis sioner Carson that Clarke County could look after Its own welfare without any outside assistance. "Tour people are already getting 90 cents out of every dollar in Vancouver," chimed In Commissioner Kiggins. Offer 3Iado to Sell. "Pay Clarke County the $500,000 it put into the bridge and you can have it all to yourselves," was another offer of Commissioner Kiggins. District Attorney Evans was in at tendance at the meeting and told the commission that the entire controversy might develop further complications if it were taken Into the Federal Court. He said there were so many ques tions to be decided that the commis sion might be worse off than before. He voiced his approval or governor Withycombe's proposal to effect a set tlement outside the courts if possible. . Under the agreement, as Ilnally reached, the commission will continue to pay Clarke County two-svenths of the net tolls until such a time as some final determination' is made of the question. The question as to the pro rata cost of maintaining the lighting system and other similar questions arising out of the tolls controversy will likewise be held In abeyance. COAL LAND IS PURCHASED Thomas Pulp & Paper Company to Build Power Plant at Centralla. C EXTRA LI A, Wash., July 10. (Spe cial.) R. Thomas, of Portland, presi Hont mil manager of tAie Thomas Pulp JB, Pan.. Cnmnanv has closed a deal with B. H. Rhodes and R. T. Ready for the purchase of 300 acres of coal jana in the Hannaford Valley. At thA noon luncheon of the Commer cial Club yesterday Mr. Thomas told of plans of .his company for erecting a power plant In Centralla and a paper mill in Aberdeen. The power plant will be here owing to its proximity to lig nite coal, 500 tons of which will be Construction of both the Centralla and Aberdeen plants will start in from 60 to 90 days. The paper will De maae from red fir. BAKER BARS PICKETING STREJTGEJfT LIQUOR LAWS ARE ALSO PT7T OX BOOKS. Another Measure Impose Penalty on Any Person AVho Casta Slur on Name of President. BAKER. Or.. July 10. (Soecial.) Ordinances against picketing, slurring the name of the President of the United States and against liquor were passed under the emergency clause at their first reading by the City Commission ers today. The ordinances are drafted In decisive language, were heartily in dorsed by all the Commissioners and the police were Instructed to begin rigid enforcement of them immediately. The liquor ordinance is to cover the state liquor law, and gives the city authorities the power to arrest and imprison 11 violators of the law and to enforce prohibition within the city. Up to this time no adequate provision for the prevention of the sale of liquor had been included in the ordinances. The second was an anti-plcketing ordinance, which provides for the arrest of anyone who ventures to coerce, either by force, speech or literature, any employe from continuing at work. The penalty is a fine of $100 to $203 or from 60 to 100 days in Jail. The third ordinance Imposes a pen alty for casting any slur on the name of the President of the United States or for any traitorous utterances. claL) A sudden attack of heart fail ure caused the death of David Kline at his home at Skamania, 12 miles west of here, at an early hour yesterday morning.- He was about 60 years of age and leaves a wife and one son. Harry Kline, the son, is a private In the Washington National Guard. LEFT TO RIGHT RCFCS COATES AAD CLYDE TUCKER. Wife Says Dog Is Her Rival. Once nefore Lysia Jokinen started suit for a divorce from her husband Kaarle, but after she had filed her com- claint Just a year ago this month. Kaarle promised to reform and she dropped the proceedings, she says in her complaint filed yesterday Her hus band, she alleges, has been extremely cruel. Mabel Douglas alleges that her husband. Luther, told her that he thought more of his dog than he did of her. CASTOR EA For Infants and Children SnUse For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of Skamania Farmer Dies. STEVENSON, Wash., July 10.- -(Spe- OFFICIAL'S BOND IS HIGHER Lewis County Commissioners Give Sheriff Authority at Fair. CENTRALIA, Wash., July 10. (Spe cial.) The Lewis County Commission ers during their July session, which closed Saturday, adopted resolutions in creasing the bonds of the County Audi tor from $3000 to tlO.OOO, and giving Sheriff Berry police authority at the Southwest Washington fair grounds and on the Pacifla Highway between Centralla and Chehalis. Johnson & Brown, of this city, were awarded a contract Saturday for Im proving 1 miles of state aid road No. 5 near Randle. The contract price Is J4S50. were the best forms of athletics by which to become physically fit. Mr. Plummer threw a bombshell Into the camp when he said that the foot ball team that held on the one-yard line was made up of the stuff that would hold the trenches later. A. C. Strange, Superintendent of Schools at Baker, Or., spoke also. PLUMMER LAUDS FOOTBALL C. R. Frazler, However, Thinks Other Athletics Are Better. O. M. Plummer, of the Portland School Board, and C. R. Frazier, Superintend ent of Schools at Everett, Wash., formed the chief morsel of debate at the meet ing of the department of physical. edu cation of the N. E. A. yesterday in tho Auditorium. Mr. Plummer said that football de veloped physical fiitness, while Mr. Frazier contended that walking, row ing, tennis, handball and swimming J. H. NEUSTADTER IS DEAD Founder of Portland Manufacturing Firm Stricken in San Francisco. J. H. Neustadter, founder of the busi ness firm of Neustadter Bros., died in San Francisco Sunday afternoon at the age of 73 years, according to word re ceived in Portland yesterday. Death was caused by cerebral apoplexy. Clarence S. .Jacobson, of tho firm, left for San Francisco Monday morn ing. Mr. Neustadter established the firm in Portland in 1877, and until his last visit three years ago, was frequently a visitor here. He was one of the oldest business men on the Pacific Coast. Northwest Tourist Heads Here. Herbert Cuthbert, of Olympia, Wash., secretary of the Northwest Tourist As sociation, and Captain I. U. Howell, Secretary of State for Washington and a member of the finance committee of the association, came to Portland last night. They will meet this morning with W. J. Hofmann and the other members of the executive committee of the publicity and conventions bureau of the Chamber of Commerce who are also identified with the association and will consider the plans for the North western tourist booklet which is soon Jto be issued. CALIFORNIA SUMMER ATTRACTION SHASTA RESORTS SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA BEACHES Delightful places for a vacation outing. Shasta Springs, famous for their water, and many other mountain re sorts along the Sacramento Canyon. Here you may hunt, fish, climb mountain peaks, or rest in comfort, to your heart's content. A stop in this city is always a pleasure. The cool Summer climate, the air of Bohemianism, the fine hotels, restau rants, parks and boulevards, all contribute to the enjoy ment of the visitor. Along the "Road of a Thousand Wonders," from San Francisco, are many delightful beach resorts. Some of the most enjoyable are Santa Cruz, Del Monte, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Santa Barbara, Long Beach and Venice, where the carefree people bask in the California sunshine. A round-trip ticket, with stopover privileges, will enable you to visit all of these places, making a delightful Summer outing. i For information, ask at our City Ticket Office, 131 Fourth Street. Phones Main 8800 A 6704. Br John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES