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THE MOItXIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, SEPTE3IBER 23, 1917.
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0 D I POSSIBLE
WITNESSES ASSERT
Evidence That Mrs. King Was
Murdered Introduced at
Means' Hearing.
STATE CONCEALS ITS HAND
Nothing Is Said to Indicate Theory
of Motive Court Recesses So
Defense 3Iay Confer on Evi
dence to Be Offered,
CONCORD, X. C, Sept. 24. The state
rested its case at the preliminary hear
ing here today of Gaston E. Means, on
a. warrant charging him with the mur
der of Mrs. Maude A. King, without
giving any hint of a possible motive.
It confined itself to an effort to show
"probable cause" which would; be suffi
cient to bind Means over to the grand
Jury.
An adjournment until .tomorrow was
taken immediately after the state fin
ished presenting witnesses, the defense
requesting time to confer on the evi
dence. Two experts testified today for the
prosecution that in their opinion It
would have bfen a physical impossibil
ity for Mrs. King to have shot herself
in the manner in which she received
the fatal wound near here early on the
night of August 29 last. Means, who
was the business agent of the wealthy
widow, was with her at target practice
at Blackwelder Springs when the shoot
ing occurred and he told a Coroner's
jury that she shot herself accidentally.
A crowd that packed the courtroom
heard witnesses for the state describe
the target shooting trip which carried
Oaston Mans, his brother Afton Means,
Captain W. K. Bingham, of Concord, and
Mrs. King to Blackwelder Springs.
. The state offered seven witnesses,
beginning with L. A. "W'eddington, a
local underta ker, who prepared th
body for burial and accompanied It to
Chicago with Gaston Means and Mrs.
Mazie Melvin, Mrs. King's sister, who
has protested her belief in Means in
nocence and who eat In court with him
tonight.
Dr. William H. Burgmeister. chief
Coroner's physician oi Cook County,
Illinois, described the course of the
bullet through the woman's head and
declared that, in his opinion, it would
have been impossible for Mrs. King to
have inflicted the wound. She was
right-handed, he said, and could not
have placed her right hand back of her
head In such a manner as to have fird
the shot. He also testified that the
muzzle of the pistol must have been
more than 10 inches away from her
head when it was fired, as he found
no powder stains or marks and no
burned or singed hair on her head.
TYPE FOUNDRIES MERGE
AMERICAN ABSORBS PLAJfTS OP
, KEYSTOXE COMPANY,
Inventory and Final Transfer of Prop
crtiea Completed la Portland
and Mne Other Cities.
The property of the Keystone Type
Foundry, comprising the main foun
dry in . Philadelphia and branch
houses in Portland and nine other
cities, was absorbed by the American
Type Founder's Company yesterday,
when the inventory was completed and
the final transfer made. The actual
ial was made three months ago.
The Keystone foundry was owned by
Frederick Ayer. of proprietary med
icine fame, and, with the company
which has absorbed It. shared prac
tically the entire American field. Its
purchase by the American Type Foun
der's Company leaves that concern
the competition of but two or three
small foundries.
The Keystone's steel printing equip
ment factory, located at Chester. Pa,
has been old to the Ham i 1 ton Manu
facturing Company, of Two Itivers,
Wl.
The local branch office of the Key
stone was opened last June, with J.
I. Caldwell as manager, at 47 Fourth
street. It will be closed and the equip
ment moved to the home of the pur
chasing company, at Front and Stark
streets.
ROOT HITS SUFFRAGE
SPEAKER SAYS VOTE "WOULD BE
BAD FOR WOMEN.'
Harm to Government and State Also
Feared If Ballot Should
Be Granted Them.
UTICA, N. T., Sept. 24. Elihu Root
made known his opposition to woman
suffrage in emphatic utterances at a
mass meeting here tonight. Mr. Root
presided, presenting Mrs. James Wads
worth, Jr., president of the National As
sociation Opposed to Woman Suffrage.
Mr. Root said: "It " is unfortunate
that we should be compelled to turn
aside from our efforts toward making
our country victorious over that crue.
A L-AlKkLUlKM BAIU.A1N
This nearly nw wU -appointed ft
room home im lcatecl in on of tha
hijrftst elevations in t h moat ex
clusive seHrtiona of Laurel hurst, wit h
a glorlou view of both mountains.
2 short blocks to car.
It is unusually well built. has
hardwood floors and finish. 3 im
mense fireplace. the finest mahogany
dHrs In city. 2 servants' rooms on
&1 floor, room for parage.
It was planned and built br a
prominent architect at a cost of $ 7 ." 0
who met with reverses and lost
property. It can be yours today frr
actual encumbrances: f CkoiH). terms,
FAIL C. MURPHY, bales Agent for
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brutal and arrogant enemy which does
not hesitate to murder women and
children and which seeks to destroy the
liberties of the world, in order to have
controversy over the question of wom
an suffrage.
"But the subject is thrust upon un
it cannot be allowed to go by default
and these women who are not seeking
a place in politics, who love their
homes and have high ideals of woman
hood, have buckled on the armor of
discussion and are determined that the
question shall not go by default.
I could not come here and introduce
them to you if I did not sympathize
with them. I am opposed to the grant
ing of suffrage to women. I formed an
unfavorable opinion of the project
many years ago, and time, far from
changing my opinion, has but" con
firmed it. I am opposed to it because
I think it would be bad for the Govern
ment of the country, for the state and
bad for the women."
BANKERS STUDY FOUDS
MEAJTS OP AIDING PRODVCTIOX
' ARB CONSIDERED.
Food Ad ministration Flaa
to Obtain
Food Control Thronsh Co-operation.
Not RrRUlat Ion.
ATLANTIC CITT. N. X. Sept. 24.
Agriculture In Its relation to the war
and the part bankers should play in
aiding America, to feed its allies were
the chief topics today before the pre
liminary sessions of the American
Bankers' Association. The general con
vention formally will open tomorrow.
The feature today was a meeting- of
the agricultural commission at which
the food problem in its relation to
finance was discussed by several speak
ers. Declaring that food will win the
war. G. II. Powell, a representative of
Herbert C. Hoover, said the food ad
ministration is going to proceed upon
the assumption that the food problem
can be worked out "not through drastic
law, Dut tnrough the patriotic co-op.
eratlpn of producers and consumers
and all other agencies." '
"This country," he added, "is going
10 maice every endeavor to avoid one
of Great Britain's mistakes, the at
tempting to regulate the food situation
through hard and fast rules."
P. W. Goebel. president of the asso
ciation, urged closer co-operation be
tween the bankers and farmers, while
Dr. Raymond Pearson, of Iowa, As
sistant secretary or Agriculture, called
upon farmers and bankers to unite
in a "flying wedge against middlemen."
REPLY IS HELD SINCERE
GERMAN EDITOR SAYS DOCUMENT
BREAKS STRONG TRADITION.
Kalser'a Note Declared to Represent
Ilonest Will of Majority aa Ex
pressed In Reichstag.
BERLIN, Sept. 23, via London, Sept.
24. In response to a request for his
opinion of the German reply to the
Pope's peace note, Maximilian Harden,
editor of Die Zukunft. in a statement
to the Associated Press today, prefaced
his remarks with the rejoinder that
every nation and every government is
more or less tradition-bound, none
probably with tighter cords than Ger
many. This tradition, he said, heavily
Impedes any effort to break through
th terrifying charged circle with
which the war's afflictions encompass
them.
"The German reply," said Herr Har
den," is the first visible attempt to
escape from this charged circle, whose
final obliteration is a preliminary con
dition to an enduring peace."
Herr Harden proceeded to declare
that the note reflects the honest and
sincere will of the majority of the
people as unequivocally expressed In
the Reichstag resolution, adding:
"So far as Ilea in our power, we
want to stop the war and prevent the
possibility of new wars by the cul
tivation of a. new spirit, which will
so completely impregnate international
Intercourse with ethical feeling that
never attain shall humanity behold the
day when force will strangle right.
"The German Empire will now be
told that its answer is not sincerely
meant and that It Is In addition a
r.lain Indication of the beginning of
exhaustion. If In this most tragic hour
f all human experience we are un
able to rise above the unclean vapors
of such machinations, then we are in
deed dwarfs in. the presence of mighty
fate."
REAMES' STAND APPROVED
Germans and German-Americans
Commend Fairness.
The letter written by Clarence L.
Reames, United States Attorney, to the
Portland American, successor to the
Deutsche Zeitung. and published also
in The Oregonian, brought Mr. Reames
yesterday many personal calls and tele
phone message from Germans and
German-Americans in Portland, con
gratulating him on his fairness to
them.
Several who called were naturalized
Americans, while others were men of
German citizenship who had been
granted permits by Sir. Reames. They
all told him they considered his atti
tude absolutely fair, and urged him to
continue his stand against publication
of disloyal utterances.
AIRPLANES RAID ENGLAND
(Continued From First Pap.)
underground railway stations. Women
in evening clothes rubbed shoulders
with workmen homeward bound carry
ing kits of tools. Many persons eat
down on the stairways and read news
papers while waiting for the signal
that all was clear. Others sang and
some danced.
But there was another side to the
picture. Mothers unable to get home
were distressed about the safety of
their children, , and wounded soldiers
hobbled to places of safety on crutches
attended by their nurses
After the raiders had gone the streets
where bombs had fallen were crowded
with many thousands of sightseers. It
was weU after midnight before Lon
don returned, to normal
Appolo Club Entertained.
The Appolo Club, male chorus, mem
bership was entertained last night at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John B.
Pilkington, 315 Bast Sixteenth street
North. It was announced that Tillie
Koenen. the Holland contralto, has
been engaged for an Appolo Club con
cert. December 13, and Theo. K&rle,
the Western tenor, for the second con
cert of the season. February 5, 191$.
both at the Public Auditorium.
V.
S. W. V. Auxilary to Meet.
Scout Young Auxiliary No. 3, LT. Sl
W. V.. will hold a special meeting at
525 Courthouse building tonight. All
members are requested to be present.
Phone your want ads to Tha Orego-
Jnlan. Main 7070. A 6035.
SECOND BDfiD ISSUE
WILL BE DISCUSSED
Reception for Mr. McAdoo Is
First Move in Campaign for
Placing Liberty Loan.
VISIT SET FOR OCTOBER 10
Secretary of Treasury Expected to
Hold Conference 'With Bankers
in Morning and Address Public
Meeting: in Auditorium.
An initial ' move In the local cam
paign for a second issue of liberty loan
bonds was made yesterday, when the
Portland liberty loan committee met
at the First National Bank and dia
cussed plana for the reception of "Will
iam G. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treas
ury, who will arrive in this city at 6
o clock on the morning: of October 10,
Several tentative plans for the day's
programme were discussed, but that
which was most favorably considered
was the holding of the committee's con
ference with Secretary McAdoo in the
morning, and a mammoth mass meeting
In tne Auditorium at noon, in order
that the citizens of Portland may have
an opportunity to hear and welcome
the leader of the liberty loan cam
palgn.
An invitation will be extended to Sec
retary McAdoo to visit the Columbia
River Highway, following the public
reception, Dut will not be urged, as it is
felt that the distinguished visitor, upon
whom falls the stress of much travel
and innumerable conferences, should be
permitted to make his own choice in
the matter of the few hours that may
reaiiy De spared.
Itinerary Is Given.
The itinerary of Secretary McAdoo's
trip through the Pacific Northwest an
nounces his arrival at Snokane on Man
day morning, October 8. at 7:15. and
his departure at 8:55 P. M. On October
he will be in Seattle from 8:30 A. M.
to 3:45 P. M.; in Tacoma from 5 P. M.
to midnight on the same day; while his
r-ortland visit will begin at 6 A. M.
October 10, and conclude with his de
parture at 3:50 P. M.
Delivery of definitive bonds to the
subscribers of the first issue of the
liberty loan is scheduled to begin on
vv eanesaay at the various Federal re
serve banks of the country. Owing to
the necessity of sending receipts from
this city to the Federal reserve bank
at San Francisco, it is not likely that
oonas win be returned to local sub
scribers much before October 1.
A circular received by Portland banks
irom tne -secretary of the Treasury
contains information relative to the de
livery of the bonds. The number of
coupon bonds required to make deliv
ery on subscriptions to the first liberty
loan issue is estimated by Federal re
serve banks to be in excess of 8.700,000,
of which more than 7,000,000 are of $50
and $100 denomination.
Transfers to Be Free.
-Until June 15, 1918, or until such later
date as may be fixed by the Secretary
of the Treasury, no charge will be
made for the issue of bonds of sma.ll
denominations in exchange for those
larger ot aenominatlon, it is said.
The delivery of definitive bonds will
be made by Federal reserve banks as
iiscal agents of the United States upon
surrender of full paid interim certifi
cates Issued over the name of that par
ticular Federal reserve bank. It will
necessarily take some weeks to com
plete delivery, the circular advises, but
the distribution will proceed from the
12 centers as rapidly as the facilities
of the Treasury Department and the
Federal reserve banks will permit.
YEE GUK FOUND GUILTY
CHIXAMAIf CONVICTED OF SECOND-
DEGREE: MURDER.
Connsel lor Defendant Seek Xew Trial.
Case of She Fooff Comes
Up Today.
Tee Guk, Jointly charged with Shee
Fong with the murder of Chin Hong,
was yesterday found guilty by a Jury
In Circuit Judge Tucker's department
of the Circuit Court. Counsel for the
defendant asked for 30 days in which
to submit a motion for a new trial and
arrest of Judgment. The requested ex
tension In time will be resisted by the
Dlstrtct Attorney's office.
With the trial of Tee Guk disposed
of. District Attorney Evans said yes
terday that he would insist upon pro
ceeding today with the trial of Yee
Guk's companion, Shee Fong. The wit
nesses and testimony In this case will
be identical with those in the prosecu
tion of Yee Cuk.
At the opening of court yesterday
Judge Tucker and the opposing coun
sel agreed on two and one-half hours
for each side in presenting final argu
ments. Deputy District Attorney Col
lier opened for the state and spoke for
about an hour. When he had concluded
Kobert F. Maguire and John F. Logan,
counsel for defendant, waived argu
ment. This prevented Dan J. Malarkey
delivering the concluding argument as
special prosecutor.
- In his Instructions to the Jury Judge
Tucker said either one of three verdicts
could be returned murder in the sec
ond degree, as charged in the indict
ment; manslaughter or acquittal. The
verdict was for second -degree murder
and is punishable by life imprisonment.
The case was submitted to the Jury Just
before noon and the verdict was re
turned at 3:30 P. M.
MATRON BRINGS PRISONER
Woman Appointed Deputy Sheriff
First Time In This County.
Mrs. Kdna Dobbins, matron at the
County Jail, returned last night from
Butte, Mont., with Mr. Frances Sharpe.
who is wanted here on a charge of
forging an indorsement on a large
check which she passed at a local de
partment store some time ago.
This is the first time in the history
of Multnomah County that a woman
has been appointed as a Deputy Sheriff
to return a prisoner from another
state.
Fi--h Food Campaign Planned.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. Mobiliza
tion of the fish industry with a view
to speeding up production is the pur
pose of a two days' conference begun
here today between wholesale fisu dis
tributors and the food administration.
A campaign, is planned to popularise
frozen fish.
m SAVE MONEY 0
LAST
WEEK
OF THE
SALE
-.
FARMERS ASK HELP
President Urged to Modify
Draft Regulations.
FARMS ARE UNDER-MANNED
Delegation Sets Fortli That tads
From Rural Districts Enlist or
Are Drafted, When More
Needed In Tilling Farms.
WASHINGTON'. Sept. S4-Spokesmen
for th Nation's organized farmers
asked President Wilson today to order
a more liberal application of the Army
draft law to farm labor in order that
agriculture may do its part in the war.
They urged that the Government
should keep skilled farmers out of the
military service and require them to
remain at their posts as producers.
The delegation that called at the
White House was headed by a commit
tee of the Federal board of farm or
ganizations and included the legisla
tive committee of the National Grange
and members of the House and Senate
from the great agricultural states.
The Federal board's committee pre
sented a memorial, setting forth the
farmers' situation and formally asking
for relief.
"Agriculture isv the only great in
dustry now undermanned as compared
with the standards existing before the
war," the memorial said. "The short
age of farm labor is cutting down the
productive power of American farms.
Transportation companies, contractors
and industrial plants offer for labor
prices higher by far than any farmer
can pay and still produce food for the
consumer at reasonable rates.
"If the selective service act is based
upon the desire of the Government to
put each man where he may serve his
country best, then the administration
of the act should not limit exemption
to those who apply for it, as it does
Protect on I
Every tablet and every pack
age of genuine Aspirin bears
the Bayer Cross. It is there
for your protection. Refuse
substitutes.
"Tha
Dsycr Cross
TABLETS in pocket box., of 12
Bottles of 24 and lOO
CAPSULES
fat mW pwJusm U 12 and 24
AT THIS
TRADE-BUILDING SALE
MEN'S and BOYS' SUITS
The high price of woolens need not worry the men of Portland if they
take advantage of this opportunity. Although woolen goods have
reached top-notch prices and are going higher, we have reduced the price
of our Men's and Boys' Clothing to make this Trade Building Sale a
pleasure and economy for both old and new customers. Don't wait
come now. This is the last week of the sale, ,
BIG CUT IN PRICES:
MEN'S SUITS
$15.00 Men's Suits priced Q" O TZfi
special at iDl-&0J
$20.00 Men's Suits priced C- ? r f
pedal at 3XU.UU
$25.00 Men's Suits priced QOI ftfi
special at Oi.tlU
$30.00 Men's Suits priced 24 5Q
$35.00 Men's Suits priced (JO7 pTf
.pecial at.
SAVINGS EST OUR MADE-TO-MEASURE DEPT. "
$25.00 Suits to C Kfl $33.00 Suits to QOQ fZ.fi
Order for &&AJJ Order for d6VJ3
$27.00 Suits to COI Oft $36.00 Suits to CQO fTf
Order for -tD.VtF Order for tDO.OU
$30.00 Suits to C9 Kfi $4-00 Suits to QC flft
Order for. WV.tvr
BROWNSVILLE WOOLEN MILL STORE
1
MILL-TO-MAN CLOTHIERS
1 THIRD AND MORRISON
now. Many farmers who should be
exempt refuse to apply. Many young
men voluntarily enlist in the Army
who can serve most usefully else
where. We ourselves know of many
young farmers who have left the farm
for the Army, to the loss of the Nation
as a whole.
"Because the world Is short of food,
the Government has asked the farm
ers as a patriotic service to increase
their products. In answer to the call
the farmers have done and will do their
best. But already a large proportion
of the farmers are undermanned and
the process of depletion proceeds un
checked. "What we seek Is a more perfect
administration of the purpose of the
act to protect the essential occupa
tions." SUFFRAGE FLAG ON PEAK
"Votes for Women" Banner Planted
on Huascaran, 21,800 Feet High.
Miss Annie S. Peclt's thrilling- story
of South America, her ascent of one
of the highest peaks of South Amer
ica and her studies of strange peo
ples made up an interesting: lecture
last night at the lecture-room of the
Library. Mazamas and other persons
were present.
The story of the climb of Mount
Coropuna, 21,000 feet high, was related
and the peak's glaciers and forma
tions were shown on the screen.
Miss Peck's lecture and illustrations
grave Portlanders a new idea of South
America's commercial future.
Her slides also pictured the climb
of Mount Huascaran, which is 21,800
feet high, or 1500 feet higher than
Mount Mc Kin ley. On Mount Huascaran
Miss Peck unfurled the stars and
stripes and the banner "Votes for
Women."
SECOND MARRIAGE FAILS
Virgil Ii. McFarland Unable to Re-
tain Affection of Wife.
Virgil Ta. McKarland yesterday
brought suit for divorce from Mabel
C. McFarland, whom he divorced in
September, 1915, and subsequently re
married at Vancouver, Wash. Deser
tion is charged.
Marie Mann, suing for divorce from
Fred Mann, seeks to recover $1000, a
Your Guarantea
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The trade mark "Aspirin" (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.)
is a guarantee that the monoaceticacidester
of salicylicaeid in these tablets and capsules is
of the -reliable Bayer manufacture.
GREAT
BOYS' SUITS
$6.50 Boys' Suits priced spe- If? fifi
cial at tDOeUU
$7.50 Boys Suits priced spe- gg QQ
$8.50 Boys' Suits priced spe- &rr ff
cial at 5l .UU
$10.00 Boys' Suits priced spe- C?C firt
cial at DOll
$12.50 Boys Suits priced f ff
special at. DXU.UU
Order for. . . .JJL. tDOti.Ul
one-third interest in 80 acres in Polk
County and the custody of & minor
child. They were married in Portland
June 4, 1910.
Other divorce suits filed -were: Peter
Ernst vs. Elva Ernst, married at Wljara,
Hungary, in November. 1904, and Sarah
E. Cammack vs. Walter Cammack, mar
ried in Portland April 30, 1912.
Judge Morrow yesterday granted di
vorces to Mabel Knaus and Pearl
Bahrke.
$400,000,000 CALLED FOR
Fourth Series of Short-Tim Treas
ury Certificates Issued.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. The fourth
series of short-time treasury certifi
cates of indebtedness, issued In inHi-i.
Nation of the second liberty loan iBsue.
was onerea to tne public today by the
Treasury Department. The issue, $400,
000.000, Is larger than any yet offered
at the department and bears Interest
Eight Trains a Day; the
Swift and Straight as
11 CVy..1 hVMnJ li:!li:f'T'.r
m MX m .' -.";- v ,
isa::.:::rT. .:.-::E3
Lv. N. Bank Station 6:30, 8:30 (Limited),
10:45 A. M., 2:05, 4:40, 6:05, 9:20, 11:45
P.M.
k
Convenient Down
Town Stops
Board trains at Tenth and Stark, Tenth and
Morrison, Fifth, and Salmon, Second and
Salmon, Jefferson-st. Station.
Special Train, Salem to
Portland, Thursday, Sept.
27 "Portland Day"
Leave Salem 10 P. M. and arrive Jefferson St.
11:45 P. M., North Bank Station midnight.
OREGON ELECTRIC TICKET OFFICES
5th and Stark 10th and Morrison Jefferson-St. Station
10th and Stark Seward Hotel . North Bank Station
I
N CLOTHE
at a higher rate. 4 per cent, as author
ized in the war credits law signed to
day. Previous issues have not borne
higher than 3 per cent interest.
The total of the certificates in ad
vance of the second liherty loan now
amounts to $1,250,000,000.
Electric Way to Salem
the Pheasant's Flight
STATE
FAIR
Sept. 24-29
Train
Service
Round
Trip
Children
Over 5 and
Under 12
Years
j--"k
are made to keep yon welL
$2