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6-GEflT FARE MAY
BE TRIED 6
'Public Service Commissioner
Corey Outlines Plan for
Pnrtinnrrc Strpptrar I inp
BANKRUPTCY TO BE EVADED
Workmen to Pay Five Cents, Chil
dren Four, City Employes to Pay
Their AVay and Municipal
Imposts to Be Eliminated.
BALEM. Or, Sept. 10. (Special.)
Commissioner Corey has prepared for
presentation to the Public Service Com
mission his idea of handling the situ
ation which has developed in Portland
because of the demand for an increased
fare on the Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company, to meet the exigencies
- tt lahnr .nnriltlnntt flnri tn IcApn that
company from threatened bankruptcy.
Commissioner Corey would give a
temporary six months' trial to a plan
of fares as follows:
An increase to a 6-cent fare, with a
1-cent transfer charge, with the follow
ing exceptions: Workmen's tickets, 20
rides for $1, to be used only between
the hours of 5 A. M. to 7 A. M., and
from 5 P. M. to 7 P. M., and school chil
dren's tickets, 25 rides for $1.
He also would have the city of Port
land eliminate paving renewals, bridge
tolls and franchise taxes and all other
forms of municipal Imposts, such as, he
states, the "$16,000 lost annually to the
company by reason of free transporta
tion to city employes, who are just as
able to pay fares as the thousands of
laborers who work for lower salaries."
As an additional recommendation he
suggests a reduction in service where
practicable.
Special Privilege Given Workmen.
Tn addition to the formal statement
which Mr. Corey has prepared for pres
entation to the commission, he ex
plained his position by adding that the
provision of giving a straight 5-cent
fare to workmen between certain hours
would take the burden from those least
able to pay and throw the cost of the
6-cent fare and the 1-cent transfer
charge on people riding after 8 o'clock
who could better afford to pay.
"This is a case almost without a
precedent," says Mr. Corey, "for a com
mission of this kind to solve labor
troubles and keep a company out of
bankruptcy. We do not wish to see
the company go bankrupt, nor do we
wish to see the burden thrown upon
those least able to pay."
Chairman Miller, of the Commission,
stated that no formal order will be
entered until about October 1, accord
ing to present indications.
In his statement Commissioner Corey
ays:
"The Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company's employes having or
ganized with the laudable ambition to
maintain the living conditions of their
families, which they have been unable
to do during the past two years, owing
to the increased cost of living due to
conditions over which they have no
control, made a request upon the com
pany for increase in wages. The em
ployer met the request with the state
ment that the company was at present
unable to earn a fair rate of return on
the value of the property as fixed by
the Public Service Commission. The
company realizing the necessity of in
creasing the wages of its employes in
order to retain them made application
to the Public Service Commission for
authority to increase streetcar fares
in order to enable them to meet the
demands of the employes.
Labor's Action Commended.
"The employes, through their attor
ney, then applied to the Commission
for an investigation of the financial
condition of the company for substan
tiation of the statement .that insuffi
cient earnings would not permit an in
crease in wages, before deciding to take
further action in the matter. Organ
ized labor's action in this instance is
highly commendable and refutes the
statement so often heard that actions
and demands of organized labor are un
reasonable. A thorough Investigation
of the financial condition of the car
company made by this Commission,
covering a period of four years, was
completed in 1916. This investigation
disclosed that applicant is not making
a fair return on the value of the prop
erty used and useful in serving the
public. The Supreme Court of the
United States has held that railroads
and public utilities are entitled to a
fair return upon the fair value of the
property used and useful in serving
the public. The issue, therefore, before
this Commission is clean cut.
"We find approximately 1800 em
ployes of the Portland Railway, Light
& Power Company in more or less haz
ardous occupations, insufficiently paid,
demanding an increase in wages. On
the other hand, are the citizens of
Portland billing to permit a resump
tion of skip-stops and speeding up of
streetcars that is not the general prac
tice in other cities.
City Should Assume Part of Bnrden.
"Are they willing to expect less fre
quent service of fewer cars, also, is it
not the duty of the City of Portland
as a whole to assume part of the cost
of providing street railway transporta
tion rather than to place the entire
burden upon the car rider? We find
that the car rider of Portland not only
fails to pay for the cost of the service
to the streetcar company, but a sub
stantial part of his fare goes to the
taxpayer for the privilege. As an illus
tration: Bridge rentals and franchise
taxes in the City of Portland aggre
gate approximately $114,000 for the
year 1918: maintenance of improved
streets. $120,000. The improvement of
the streets has already cost the com
pany $2,000,000.
"This question presents itself to me:
Are not low car fares of more value
to large property owners and mer
chants of Portland than to car riders
from the outlying districts of Portland
and should they not bear a part of this
burden? Would it profit Portland
to retain a low fare if by so doing she
will fall to receive service essential to
her progress and prosperity? Portland
must expand and must provide proper
transportation to Its new industries.
The kind of transportation Portland
wants cannot be furnished by a bank
rupt or near bankrupt company. The
question is, shall these 18,00() deserv
ing citizen employes of Portland be allowed-an
increase in- salary and the
company allowed to earn enough money
to permit them the kind of service that
Portland deserves?
Advice Given Public.
"The reducing of rates is not the sole
business of this Commission. It is the
business of the Commission to base its
judgment on the facts as presented and
known to exist and not decide the case
In accordance with unfounded popular
opinion. The public should remember
that while they are not to be required
to underwrite the investments in our
public utilities the rate of return is
limited by law and the utility should
therefore be protected from bankruptcy
by an unreasonable low: return. Is it
any less a crime for a community as
a whole to sandbag or hold up capital
than for the individual whom we gladly
send to jail for this crime against so
ciety? "While we can decide the fate of
capital already Invested in public utili
ties, we "cannot induce new capital to
enter these enterprises sinless the re
wards established are sufficient In the
judgment of the investor to warrant
him to take the risks and hazards of
the business. Unlike private enter
prises the utility is not permitted to put
earnings back into the plant for the
public to pay a return upon, conse
quently it will be necessary to so reg
ulate our public utilities as to continue
to induce common-sense business men
to place their capital in the service of
the public and insure them at least a
fair reward."
CITT PROTESTS FARE INCREASE
Attorney LaRoche Files Brief With
Public Service Commission.
Formal protest against increase in
fares on city lines of the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company was
filed with the Public Service Commis
sion last night by W. P. LaRoche, city
attorney.
The protest is a comprehensive brief,
based, first, on the contention that In
creased operating expenses, due to nec
essary increase in wages of employes
and advances in cost of materials, can
be met by corresponding retrench
ments, and, second, on the theory that
the commission probably lacks juris
diction to change rates fixed by the
city charter.
The brief declares the evidence sub
mitted at the hearing last week "shows
MAP SHOWS DIFFERENT ROUTES
The State Highway Commission at a meeting In Portland last week heard delegations from Hood River and
Sherman counties with requests for new routings for the Columbia River Highway. Hood River County people
asked that the highway from Hood River to Mosier be built over the hill back of the river, so as to give a view
of the Hood River Valley Instead of following the river. As the proposed hill route is 10.8 miles long, com
pared to 5.8 by the river, the commission decided that the highway should be built along the river.
Citizens of Sherman County have urged the commission to have the highway leave the river at the town
of Sherman, proceed over the river bluff to the town of Wasco, thence to McDonald's Ferry, and from there
back to the Columbia River at the town of Arlington. Residents of the latter town are urging that the high
way follow the river, which would leave Wasco off the main highway. The commission has decided tentatively
that the Wasco route will be chosen.
that the company at present is giv
ing the Portland public probably the
most efficient service of any urban
railway company in the United States,"
and urges that an Investigation be
made to determine "whether it is not
possible to make such material saving
in operating expenses by reducing its
service as will result in a sufficient
saving to meet the company's financial
requirements" without jeopardizing
public safety and convenience.
It is suggested this can be accom
plished, in part, by use of trailers and
trippers during hours of the day when
the peakload is reached.
A charge for transfers and practice
of "other economies" are held forth
as other means of making ends meet
without actual raising of rates.
The steady increase in city popula
tion, together with elimination of Jit
ney competition, are set forth as prob
able means of increasing the gross
revenues for- the current year suffi
cient to meet the estimated increase in
expenses. It is also contended that
the actual Increase in operating rev
enues if the fares were increased from
5 cents to 6 cents would be "greatly
in excess" of all estimated increased
financial requirements.
HUNTER'S BODY FOUND
HORACES W. MARSHALL' - CORPSE
EISCOTERED IN MOUNTAIN S. .
Coronet- Jury Packs 15 Miles Into
Wilds to View Remains of Sports
man Lost Ancnit 15.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Sept. 10.
(Special.) The . ody of Horace W.
Marshall, lost in the Red Blanket coun
try August 15, was found Saturday by
W. R. Engle, a hunter, about two miles
from camp and about 22 miles north
west of Fort Klamath. His rifle was
found lying beside the body.
To reach the point w1 :-e the body
was found Coroner oule and his jury
packed 15 miles over the mountains.
Examination of the rifle showed that
it still contained five loaded shells and
the jury came to the conclusion that
death was due to an unavoidable accident-Two
theories were advanced to ac
count for the accident. Some of the
jury believed that Mr. Marshall had
sighted a deer, cocked the rifle and
stepped upon the log. when his foot
slipped and the weapon was discharged.
Others thought that he had stopped at
the log to light a cigarette and 'had
placed the weapon against the log.
When he picked it up the trigger was
caught by a huckleberry brush and
pulled.
The body was brought to Klamath
Falls and buried today. Mr. Marshall
leaves a widow.
OREGON TO SUPPLY PILES
Coos Bay Asked to Furnish 5000 of
80 Feet on Confidential Order.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Sept" 10. (Spe
cial.) Coos Bay contractors have been
asked to furnish 6000 piles for foreign
shipment, but the information on the
subject is being guarded. It is said
the contract is a portion of 20,000 as
signed to the .Pacific Coast. The piling
is to be 80 feet long, and supposed to
be for construction of docks for Ameri
can shipments landing in France.
Piling has been a big business In this
section for the past eight months, but
more can be obtained if prices equal
to the cost of cutting and delivering
them are .paid.
I. W. W. Organizer Freed.
ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 10. (Special.)
Ben T. Heggale, 1. W. W. organizer,
who was arrested by the Federal au
thorities a few days ago on a charge
of vagrancy, was tried in the Justice
Court this morning. As the authorities
failed to present any evidence that the
man was without visible means of sup
port, the case was dismissed.
Reserve Officers, at Fort Sill.
FORT SILL. OkIa SeDt 10. Two
hundred officers from the training
camp at Presidio, San Francisco, ar
rived at Camp Doniphan today, where
soldiers of the Missouri and Kansas
National Guard will train. They will
be used to fill vacancies which occur
in the reorganization of the Thirty
fifth Division, it was said.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
gonian. Main 7070, A S09G.
GRESHAM FAIR. TO
OPEN AT I O'CLOCK
Food Conservation and Kin
dred Subjects Will Fea
ture County Exhibits.
FAST RACES PROMISED
Governor Withycombe Will Address
Crowds This Afternoon O. A. C.
Exhibit Will Show Women
How to Put Up Preserves. .
Home makers, both those who live on
the land and those who live in the city,
will see many things of interest at the
Multnomah County fair, which opens at
Gresham today. More than ever, the
Multnomah Fair will attune itself to
the popular subjects of the day and ac
cordingly food conservation and kin-
PROPOSED FOR COLUMBIA' RIVER
SHERMAN COUNTIES.
dred subjects will be an Important part
of the programmes.
Governor Withycombe will be the
speaker of the afternoon and will
speak shortly after 1 o'clock. Camp
bell's American Band also will have a
place on today's programme. The re
mainder of the afternoon will be given
over to a review of the exhibits by the
state's executive and other Important
visits. The grounds and all buildings
will be thrown open to the public at
1 P. M.
In the evening a Chautauqua pro
gramme will take place. This Is a fea
ture of every evening and speakers
well known in educational circles will
have a place in these evening sessions.
The judging of stock will take place
later in the week.
Exhibits Are Excellent.
Every department of the fair is an
excellent exhibit. There is not one
vacant stall in all the sheds and. each
head displayed is of the best that this
part of the country knows.
In the main building the Oregon
Agricultural College will operate a
canning exhibit where women will be
shown many ways in which to pre
serve fruits and vegetables for Winter
consumption in the cheapest manner.
This exhibit has proved interesting
wherever' shown and is especially ar
ranged to fit In with the general cam
paign of food conservation.
Wednesday morning special concert
will be given. In the afternoon the
first of the harness races will take
place.
Autos Will Be Featured.
The harness races offer plenty of
good sport. The Fair Association made
a special effort to collect horses whlcii
are sure to make snappy programmes.
Thursday morning the automobile
will have its day.
Following a parade on the Portland
streets, the automobile men will leave
for Gresham and line up on the Fair
Grounds for the inspection by the pub
lic Tractors and various other forms
of farm machinery are on exhibition
and demonstrations of labor-saving de
vices will be numerous.
The agricultural and horticultural
exhibits are not as full as they have
been some years, but what might be
missed in numbers is amply made up in
the high test of the stuffs shown.
The fair will be open each morning
from 10 o'clock on and closes Saturday
night.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mrs. L. K. Page, of Salem, is at the
Imperial.
J. Rice, a wealthy mine owner of
CAPTAIN RECEIVES RUSH OR
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William P. Currier.
Under orders from Adjutant
General McCain, Captain William
P. Currier, of the Coast Artillery
Corps, is making preparations to
leave for the East. He has been
stationed at Fort Stevens since
he was relieved as examiner of
candidates for the Officers' Re
serve camp some months ago.
Captain Currier was born In Vir
ginia 35 years ago, from which
state he was appointed after
graduation from the Virginia
Military Institute and the Coast
Artillery SchooL He was made
a Second Lieutenant Fifteenth
Infantry, April 11, 1905. Since
that time his rise has been rapid.
Mrs. Currier, a recent bride, will
remain at her home in Astoria.
if - - :
Butte, Mont., is registered at the Pal
ace. G. H. North is a Seattle visitor to
the Portland.
C. F. Gatch, of St. Louis, Is at the
Portland Hotel.
D. N. Mackay from Condon Is at tie
Hotel Cornelius.
A Wasco, Or., visitor at the Imperial
is J. H. I.aidlaw.
Roy Pelton, of Cathlamet, Is a vis
itor at the Cornelius.
Mrs. Dora Powers, of Pueblo, Colo.,
is at the Washington.
'F. Fagan is a Salem visitor regis
tered at the Cornelius.
A visitor to the Nortonla from New
Orleans is H. G. Posey.
From St. Helens, Arliss Craus Is
stopping at the Perkins.
O. P. Hoff, Labor Commissioner, of
Salem, Is at the Imperial.
H. L. Brown, of Eugene, is regis
tered at the Oregon Hotel.
R. J. Ginn, of Morrow, is on the
roll at the Hotel Perkins.
G. F. Burns, of The Dalles,, is a Port
land visitor at the Carlton.
M. E. Terpenlng is a Berkeley, CaL,
visitor to the Palace Hotel.
Mrs. F. D. Lampher Is a visitor at
the Carlton from Pendleton.
C. C. Conner, of Walla Walla, is
stopping at the Hotel Oregon.,
Dr. J. C. MIschaux, of McMinnvllle,
is registered at the Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Daily, of Medf ord.
Or., are visitors at the Seward.
At the Washington is registered Mrs.
Mildred Pope, Longmont, Colo.
Mrs. J. M. McDonald, of Trinidad,
Colo.. Is at the Hotel Washington.
Fand Hayes, advance man for Kolb
HIGHWAY IN HOOD RIVER AND
and Dill, came to the Portland last
night.
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Hanger, of Marys -vllle.
Wash., are at the Nortonla.
A Pueblo, Colo., visitor to the Wash
ington is Mrs. Lillian Stanchfield.
G. W. Clark, from "My City Oak
land," is stopping at the Portland.
Miss Gladys McCount. of Salem, Is
visiting her sister at the Nortonla.
Judge William T. Darch, of Golden
dale, is stopping at the Nortonla.
Dr. F. W. Close is stopping at the
Carlton. He is from Lewiston, Idaho.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Edwards, of
Pendleton, are at the Hotel Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Henderson, of
Sheridan, are stopping at the Seward.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Hoff, of Van
couver, are registered at the Carlton.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Kelley are reg
istered at the Palace from Pillar Rock,
Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Welch, whose
home is In Salem, are stopping at the
Seward.
M. A. Rickard, of Corvallls, a promi
nent automobile dealer, is at the Ore
gon Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Freeman are
Jerome, Idaho, - visitors registered at
the Oregon.
John Clements, a prominent rancher
of Conrad. Mont., is registered at the
Palace Hotel.
Dr. W. KuykendalL of Eugene, chief
medical examiner for the Woodmen, is
at the Imperial.
Mr. and Mrs. E. V. McDanlels are
visiting friends in Portland. They are
registered at the Carlton.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Perry, of Arling
ton, are making the Cornelius their
home while in Portland.
James H. Clark, of the School of
Military Aeronautics at Berkeley, Is
registered at the Imperial.
W. R. Campbell, who motored from
Fresno, Cal., Is stopping at the Palace.
He leaves for home today.
W. B. Bollons, division superintend
nt of the O.-W. R. & N., at La
Grande, is at the Multnomah.
Dr. J. C. Riggs, a prominent physician
of Albany, is spending a few days in
Portland, being registered at the Sew
ard. Captain B. Roberts and a crew of 12
men who came nere 10 uii cnrso
of the War Viceroy, the new Cunarder,
are stopping at the Multnomah Hotel.
T. L Goodman, a paymaster in the
United States Army, who was located
here in 1908, Is here on his way from
the PhlllDDines. He is registered at
the Multnomah Hotel. -
GUPID LANDS SOLDIERS
FIVE KHAKI-CLAD SONS GET LI
CENSES TO WED.
Flora LooflMimroB, Lacy Brett, Grace
May Lnckens, Zadle Gnsewelle and
Creada Chanbera "War Brides."
Yesterday was "Army day" at the
marriage license bureau. Five khaki
clad sons of Uncle Sam, who soon will
leave for the trenches of France, took
out marriage licenses. Vancouver
Barracks. American Lake and Fort
Stevens all were represented in the
licenses issued yesterday to soldiers.
The young soldiers and their "war
brides" are:
Kent C. Hoff, Vancouver Barracks,
and Flora Loofbourou, 295 East Twenty-fourth
street.
E. S. -Ralston, American Lake, and
Lucy M. Brett, 654 East Madison street.
Nolan J. Rose, Vancouver Barracks,
and Creda Maybelle Chambers, 417
East Thirty-seventh street.
Kirk P. Cecil, Fort Stevens, and
Grace May Luckens, 1690 Portsmouth
avenue.
Garland J. Hoffman, Vancouver Bar
racks, and Zadle Gusewelle, 752 Water
street. .
Stros Still at Liberty.
SALEM, Or.. Sept. 10. (Special.)
Guards from the penitentiary today
were looking for Louis Stros. who es
caped last night from the prison wood
camp. Stors is an Austrian and was
sent to the prison in 1914 for shooting
"Big Tim" Healy, a Portland special
policeman.
Car Shortage Drops.
SALEM. Or., Sept. 10. (Special.)
The car shortage on the Southern Pa
cific today dropped from 1067 to 793
from Saturday. The big difference is
made in the increase in the surplus of
closed cars from two to 230.
WOMAN PLAINTIFF
IS CALLED "FAKER"
Mrs. Victoria Colby Scored by
Dr. A. E. Rockey, Testi
fying for City.
$25,000 DAMAGES SOUGHT
Admissions Tbat Numerous Alleged
Injuries Had Been Received in
Fast Few Tears Are Heard
in Conrt.
CASE TO GO TO JURY AT NOON
TODAY.
Final arguments in Mrs. Colby's
25.000 damage suit against the
City of Portland were started
shortly before 10 o'clock last
night, and the case will be given
to the Jury by today noon. At
the request of T. J. Cleeton, of
counsel for the plaintiff. Circuit
Judge Tucker will allow each
side two hours and a half in
which to present its arguments.
That she had sustained an alleged
Injury In a Los Angeles department
store In 1909 and had started suit for
$15,000 damages, later taking $1500 in
settlement, was one of many startling
admissions made yesterday by Mrs. Vic
toria Colby, plaintiff in a $2 ".000 per
sonal injury suit against the City of
Portland, which is now being heard by
a Jury in Circuit Judge Tucker's court.
Lying on a couch directly in front
of the jury box, and apparently In agony
at frequent Intervals, Mrs. Colby, with
seeming reluctance, admitted that she
had sustained numerous alleged in
juries during the past few years. One
Interesting bit of her testimony was to
the effect that she had sustained an
alleged injury on a Sunnyslde car, July
5, last. Just two days after her first
damage suit against the city officials,
in which she received a $6350 verdict,
had been thrown out of court by the
Supreme Court. At that time, eh 3 testi
fied, she made no move to start a suit
against the street railway company, as
a claim agent for the corporation had
told her that the company would give
her fair treatment.
Plaintiff Held "Pretender."
The various admissions of these al
leged Injuries in different parts ot the
Pacific Coast were no less Interesting
than the testimony of Dr. A. E. Rockey,
who. while testifying for the city,
branded Mrs. Colby as a "fraud and
faker," basing these charges on his
knowledge of her condition, he said,
after careful examinations of her nu
merous alleged ailments.
Dr. Rockey said that Mrs. Colby first
came to his office in April. 1914, and
at that time said he formed the belief
that she "looked like a person pre
tending injuries for a purpose."
"I was able to determine absolutely
that she was not injured, but was a
pretender." he testified. "There was
an evident exaggeration In all her
symptoms."
"The agony she displayed was only
assumed," continued Dr. Rockey in his
testimony. "She came to my office
making Just such demonstrations as
she is making now, but she presented
a more normal condition when she
left."
When asked on cross - examination
why he was interested in this particu
lar case, Dr. Rockey replied:
City'a Witnesses Called "Spies."
"I am here to protect the people of
this city from fraud."
At the outset of her cross-examination,
which started shortly before noon
and continued until nearly 5 o'clock,
Mrs. Colby admitted that she had been
in the basement of her home on Glenn
avenue doing a family washing asalate
as September 1, last.
When asked concerning testimony
given by some of the witnesses for the
city, she almost invariably would refer
to such witnesses as "spies" and "spot
ters" sent out by the City Attorney's
office.
With reference to her alleged lnlurv
in the Los Angeles department store.
Mrs. Colby said her right elbow had
been badly wrenched when an elevator
operator closed the door against her
arm. She admitted that in her suit
against that store she had alleged that
ine injury caused paralysis of the arm
which was permanent In Its naturn.
This injury, however, has since entire
ly disappeared, she said.
Alleged Injuries Admitted.
Later on cross-examination she ad
mitted that she had sustained an al
leged Injury at the Lipman & Wolfe
store December 23 last, and that this
injury likewise was in her right arm.
ne was injured, she said, when she
stumbled out of an elevator which had
failed to make a proper landing.
Another alleged Injury was sus
tained, she admitted, in another Los
Angeles department store, but denied
that she had received any money set
tlement. In all, the cross-examination of Mrs.
Colby has brought to light that she
has sustained eight alleged injuries in
Portland, Los Angeles and Prescott,
Ariz. In Prescott she received $1000
in settlement with the city for an al
leged sidewalk Injury. In one Los
Angeles injury she received $1500,
while the records fall to show that
she received any settlement In the
other, except the payment of her medi
cal bill.
Accidents Are Enumerated.
Since coming to Portland she has
had two alleged injuries, sustained on
local streetcars, before the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company
claim department; has sustained al
leged injuries in both the Meier A
Frank and Lipman & Wolfe stores, and
the alleged Injury at East Thirty-second
and Salmon streets in May, 1915.
for which her $25,000 damage suit is
now on trial.
Mrs. H. Rostad and Mrs. Maud Gro
sed, both neighbors of Mrs. Colby In
the Sunnyside district, gave testimony
yesterday for the city. Both asserted
that Mrs. Colby had been in a crip
pled condition long before the date of
her alleged injury of May, 1915, and
both further declared that Mrs. Colby
had told them that she had suffered
greatly from rheumatism.
"The way she walks since her acci
dent Is the same as It was when she
had the rheumatism" testified Mrs.
Grosed.
On cross-examination Mrs. Grosed
unwillingly admitted that she had an
ill feeling toward Mrs. Colby, but said
it was due to the fact that she had
been in the Colby home so often since
the alleged accident that from her ob
servations and what she saw she had
come to the conclusion that everything
was "not Just right."
City Completes Its Case.
At a night session which continued
for nearly three hours the city com
pleted the taking of its mass of tes
tlmony, all of which endeavored to
prove that Mrs. Colby is either a
"faker" or else is suffering from in
Juries sustained prior to the time aha
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alleges she was injured on East
Thirty-second and Salmon streets.
P. J. Maher, a special agent for the
street railway company, was the first
witness at the night session. He told
of going to the Colby home September
1, last, at which time he saw Mrs.
Colby walking up her basement steps
without the use of a cane and with but
a slight limp. He further testified
that he had seen her walk across her
kitchen floor entirely unaided.
Joseph Reilley, an Inspector for the
city health bureau, who accompanied
Mr. Maher to the Colby home, was the
final witness for the defense. After
giving testimony which substantiated
Mr. Maher in every particular he elab
orated on the alleged accident sus
tained by Mrs. Colby and demonstrated
how, in his opinion. It was a "fake"
fall.
Mr. Reilley brought out anew point
when he testified that Mrs. Colby ap
peared to be limping In her right leg
when he went to her home two weeks
ago, whereas Mrs. Colby has been in
sisting throughout the trial that the
injury was on her left side and has
affected her left leg.
Plaintiffs Witnesses Testify.
In final rebuttal the plaintiff pro
duced a number of witnesses, the most
of whom were lodge brothers and sis
ters ot Mrs. Colby, who testified that
she appeared to be In good health and
always active prior to the alleged ac
cident. Just before the plaintiffs case was
closed her attorneys asked that all tes
timony relating to prior injuries and
personal injury suits in which Mrs.
Colby was shown to have been involved
be eliminated from the records, and
Judge Tucker said he would pass on
this question this morning before the
case is given to the Jury.
T. J. Cleeton, . of counsel for Mrs.
Colby, began his opening argument last
night and will conclude this morning.
The court will allow each side two
hours and a half, but Deputy City At
torney Davie said that he probably
would not argue more than an hour at
the most, which will place the case In
the hands of the jury at about noon.
TROOPS TO GET FOOTBALLS
Eighth Company Auxiliary Plans for
Fun for Soldiers.
After deciding that their boys in the
Eighth Company, Coast Artillery, need
recreation along with their work, the
auxiliary of that company at its meet
ing at the Library last night decided
to apportion part of its funds to the
purchase of athletio equipment, par
ticularly footballs and uniforms.
Frank Branch Riley recited "The
Kid's Gone to the Colors" and Miss
Eva Johnson sang. The association
decided to have a meeting on the aft
ernoon or the third Thursday of the
month.
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Dr. O. O. Fletcher Sentenced to Pay
$75 and Serve 2 4 Honrs In City
Jail for Driving Car While In
toxicatedFour Not Guilty.
Dr. O. O. Fletcher, chiropodist, with
offices in the Morgan building, yester
day was fined $75 and sentenced to 24
hours in the City Jail for driving an
automobile while intoxicated. Dr.
Fletcher was arrested Saturday night
after he had driven his car into tha
fence at the old Kamm place. Four
teenth and Salmon streets.
When sentence was passed Dr.
Fletcher took it with a smile, his great
est concern being over his office en
gagements. He started serving his
sentence at 9:10 o'clock yesterday.
In all 14 men faced the court yester
day on charges of intoxication. Four
of the number were dismissed, while
sentences were Imposed on the follow
ing: W. Brant, $10: Tom Maloney, $15
and two days in jail; Floyd Jacobs. $10:
James Wilson. $10; John Runquist. two
days in Jail; James Boylan. $20; Peter
Johnstone, one day in jail, and Buster
Buckman is being held for Investiga
tion by the District Attorney's office.
Judge Rossman placed much force
behind a short talk he made on the
violation of the prohibition law, not
only by those who sell liquor, but by
the purchasers.
"That 14 men should face this court
in one morning on a charge of being
drunk and at the same time only two
men are here on the charge of selling
liquor makes it look as if something is
wrong somewhere." said the court.
City Detective Cahill recently said he
was aware that "bootlegging" was be
ing carried on in the city on a large
scale, but that it was impossible to get
the evidence against the offenders. In
all cases of intoxicated persons coming
into Municipal Court for several months
past, the offenders admit that they have
paid from $5 to $7 a quart for the
liquor, but in the majority of cases the
purchasers have a lapse of memory as
to the place of purchase.
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