Morning Oregonian., October 05, 1917, Image 17

THE MORNING OREGONIAN; FRIDAY, OCTOBER
RIVER BECKONS TO
'LONELY-SLUM GIRL
Broken-Hearted, Snubbed by
Playmates, Child Ends Mis
ery in Willamette.
TASTE FOR FINERY FATAL
Mary Pudoff, 15 and Weary of Life,
Views Motion Picture Before Giv- .
ins In to Impul.se to Quit
Struggle for Happiness.
Broken hearted, it is believed,- be
cause she was unable to dress as well
as her playmates. 13-year-old Mary
Pudoff ended her life by hurling her
self into the Willamette River. Her
body was found near the Hawthorne
bridge yesterday morning:. An autopsy
performed by Dr. E. O. Schmitt showed
that the girl had not been attacked,
and there was nothing to indicate that
she had met with foul play.
The girl was reported as missing
since Friday night, and the Women's
Protective Bureau had been searching
for her. Investigation leads the police
to the conclusion that she committed
suicide.
Mary's mother, Mrs. Alex Pudoff, 669
Front street, said that the grirl had
been brooding because she could not
wear clothes like other girls of her
The ' Sunday before she disap
peared, the mother said, she had re
mained home crying most of the day
because the girls of the neighborhood
refused to play with her. - -Home
Life Unhappy.
Neighbors of the Pudoff family said
that the girl's home life was not of the
best and that she had been subjected
to frequent whippings with a heavy
broomstick.
William Berowsky, 16, was the last
person who saw the girl last Friday
evening. He said that he had seen her
In a Front-street . moving picture the
ater and that she had refused to speak
with htm at that time. It was further
learned that the girl had refused to
permit her younger sister to accompany
her to the theater, as had been her
habit.
These facts are taken by the detec
tives to indicate that the girl had de
termined to end her unhappy life-when
she left home Friday evening. Her
actions, they have learned, were dif
ferent than they had ever been be
fore. Glrl'a Sweater Missing.
i The onlything which might Indicate
that she had met with foul play is
the fact that a pink sweater she wore
J'rkJay evening was not found on, the
body when- it was taken from the
river-yesterday morning. The Berow
sky boy said he was certain she wore
the sweater .when she was in the
moving picture theater. No trace of
this sweater has "yet been found.
Another thing to Indicate that the
girl was ashamed of her condition in
life is the fact that she had been work
ing at a biscuit factory under the
iuirne'of Mary Smith.
An autopsy and post-mortem exami
nation were held during the afternoon
by Acting Coroner Smith. It was
stated at the, morgue last night' that
Unless some entirely new facts are
Uncovered, the death will be reported
as a suicid by drowning.
Lawns Mown at Night, but
. Burglar's Kit Is Carried.
Tales, Grave ' and ' tiay. Pear Into
Kara of Municipal Judge.
IF THEY'D let him, .take his lawn
mower, tools upstairs to the "hoose
gow" with- him, Charley De Beaux
could easily "Jimmy" his way to liberty,
but Charles went "up above" for a five
months" stay sans everything.- : A curse
escaped his lips . as he- bade adieu to
Judge . ftossman. :.
It was Summer time In Linnton Tues
day and. Charles-, . who's German and a
subject of the Kaiser despite his
French-sounding name, ambled out to
that suburb to manicure the lawns and
repair lawnmowers of the Linnton sub
urbanites. He was well supplied' with tools. For
Instance, he had. a new "Jimmy," an ex
pensive collection of skeleton, keys,
several fine "picks," a covered flash
light, which permitted but a small ray
to shine through, a "billy" that would
make any sleeping householder sleep
'til doomsday, and other intricate tools
which are used in the best "yegg"
circles.
But Judge Bossman couldn't figure
out Just how he was going to mow
lawns and repair lawnmowers with a
complete burglar's outfit: neither could
he understand) why he was plying his
residence district.
It may have been diie to the fact that
. te Beaux was pinched within a short
-.- distance from the Rossman domicile,
but at any rate, after De Beaux, with
sundry snarls, had told his unusual
story. Judge Rossman invited him to-
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remain at Rossman's Roost for an ex
tended visit.
Back home they all call him "Virginia
Bill," but when he lined up in Police
Court yesterday he answered to the
name of Bill- Modlin. William had be
come bilious on some of that Virginia
whisky that they drink straight. But
Bill and his bottle of whisky both got
into trouble when they strolled 'way
out hero into prohibition Oregon, with
the result that William, minus his bot
tle, told Judge Rossman the harrowing
details. He was minus a $10 bill after
the court had finished talking.
Joe Kaufman may be a good lighter,
despite his German name, but when he
directs his offensive against a group
of Inoffensive members of the Apostolic
Faith he bucks a game that's hard to
beat.
After Sam Samuels and others had
told Judge Rossman of how Kaufman
had attacked them and how they had
refused to fight back, the youth was
sent up for 20 days. He is a shipyard
striker, and his arrest and conviction
were brought about by officers of the
union to which he belongs.
. Jimmie Brophy. a San Francisco
salesman, was showing a group of
friends just how to have a big time
down at the pier. It was a hilarious
party that ambled, its way along the
downtown streets, but the hilarity went
a step too far when Jimmio "swiped"
a wooden watch from in front of a Jew
elry store.
A "copper" saw the watch and Jim
mie disappear around the corner and
he gave chase, with bullets spitting on
the walk near Jimmie's feet. Jimmie
gave up. In court yesterday he ex
plained that he was Just "havin" a good
time." He left 5 with the clerk on his
way out of the courtroom.
It's pretty tough when a fellow gets
pinched wbile he's pursuing another
person in an effort to make an arrest.
So sayeth Fred L. Everson. a Portland
attorney, who was arrested for speed
ing Wednesday while pursuing his di
vorced wife and kidnaped baby into
the state of Washington. He was burn
ing up. a few speed laws and didn't
care who knew it when Motorcycle Of
ficer Ervin grabbed him. Because of
the extenuating circumstances he es
caped with a light fine of $2.50.
Others arrested Wednesday by Ervin
paid fines yesterday as follows: S.
Horwitz. S20; C. W. Nichols, $12.50:
Nick Bencin. $15; Dr. C. C. Wilcox, $5;
Luther Thompson, $1.
Will a four-pound can of coffee brew
enough of that beverage to supply
"chasers" for 21 quart bottles of
whisky? Patrolman Vessey wants to
know!
The "copper" grabbed another trunk
at the Union Depot yesterday which
contained 24 quarts of whisky and a
can of coffee. He couldn't explain why
the bootlegger took up the space for
coffee unless It is being used as "chas
ers" in these bootlegging days.
TODAY IS LAST TO PAY
TAXES DRAW INTEREST BEGI.V
SING TOMORROW.
S. P. S. and Oregon Klectrlc Pay
Bla; Suras Letter Receipts
Are Large.
When the tax collector's office at
the Courthouse closes its doors at 9
o'clock tonight all second half pay
ment or taxes for 1916 remainjng un
paid become delinquent. Beginning
tomorrow all such unliquidated taxes
will draw interest at the rate of 1 per
cent a month. P"or tho accommoda
tion of late comers the office will re
main open for the payment of these
taxes until 9. o'clock tonight.
Tax payments yesterday exceeded
greatly those of any other dav since
the rush began. Chief Clerk Huckaby
was unable to give an estimate of
the day's total collections, as deputies
in that department were too busy to
open and compile the remittances
whlh came by mail.
"The number of letters containing
tax payments reaching the office this
week was greater than ever before
during any tax-collection period." said
Mr. Huokaby yesterday. "Because of
the usual last-minute rush, it wtll take
us a week or 10 days to open these,
letters. ' issue the proper' receipts and
ascertain the total amount of taxes
actually paid."
Yesterday's tax receipts were swelled
by. the payment of' $71,176.86 by the
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway.
Puring the day . the Oregon Electric
Hail way Company, another Hill prop
erty, paid Its taxes-, amounting to
$4158.96.
MRS. EVERSON RELEASED
EX.U15BAXD HAS KIDNAPING
charge: withdraws.
Portland Lawyer's Former Wife Posts
9500 Bond Not to Attempt to
Spirit Away Daughter.
After spending the night In the City
Jan Airs. Grace Everson.. who was in
terceptea at woodland. Wash., on
Wednesday night -after an Ineffectual
attempt to. kidnap her 6-year-old
daughter, .Jane, was released ' on her
own recognizance by Municipal Judge
Kossman yesterday morning after her
divorced husband. Fred L. Everson, had
requested such action, be taken.
In order to prevent a second attempt
to take the child from the state be
fore the Circuit Court of Clackamas
County , decides whether the father or
mother shall be the legal guardian,
Mrs. Everson. was compelled to file
a bond, in the sum of $500.
The charge of kidnaping, which had
been filed against Mrs. Everson by
her- former husband, was dropped, at
his request.
Some time ago Mr. Everson filed
proceedings in the Clackamas County
courts for the permanent custody of
the child. Mrs.- Everson, .who Is said
to have been living at San Franciscoi
returned to Portland and secretly se
cured the custody of the child while
she was on. the way to school. She Is
believed to have been headed for Seat
tle when she was intercepted at Wood
land and returned to -Portland.
JITNEY .BUS IS OPERATING
Increased Facilities to Be Found on
Portland-Vancouver Run.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Oct. 4. (Spe
cial.) So great has the traffic be
tween Vancouver and Portland become
that another jitney bus has started
operations, in addition to the street
cars, which operate every 15 minutes
at certain times. during rush hours, and
several seven-passenger automobiles.
The fare on ' the streetcars Is 15
cents and in the automobiles 25 cents.
Several automobiles for hire here
also operate between the cantonment
in Vancouver Barracks and downtown
for the accommodation of soldiers.
For two years Wisconsin has beeii
fighting forest fires by aeroplanes in
stead of from watehtower. It is said
that at a height of 1500 feet an aviator
can detect a forest fire tSO miles distant.
15 ARE ARRAIGNED
Alleged Violators of Prohibition
Law Before Judge Bell.
LOT OF LIQUOR IS SEIZED
Goods Taken by Officials Includes
Whisky Shipped From Oakland,
Cal., Labeled and Packed
as Japanese Candy. v
For 30 minutes yesterday afternoon
District Judge Bell's courtroom had the
appearance of being the meeting place
for the Multnomah County convention
of the Improved Order of Distributors
Of Illegal Liquors, in that brief space
of time 14 men and one woman, a Jap
anese, were arraigned by Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Mowry on criminal com
plaints alleging violation of some pro
vision of the state's prohibition stat
ute. Charles Greene, captain of the steam
schooner Muliomah. and three mem
bers of his crow John Brandt. John
Boudle and J. McOlgan were arraigned
on complaints charging them with im
porting liquor into the state. The ar
rest of these men followed a raid on
the steamer Tuesday night, when 153
quarts and a five-gallon keg of whisky
and a quantity of China gin were
seized. All entered pleas of not guilty,
and the trial of Captain Greene was
set for 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The three members of the crew
were sent to Jail In default of $500
ball.
Nine Japanese, including one woman,
were next arraigned. Pleas of not
guilty were -offered in each case. r All
were arrested In connection with the
raid of Sheriff Hurlburt's deputies last
week and the charge against each is
that of receiving and possessing whis
ky illegally. The accused were rep
resented by attorneys and . each de
manded a separate trial, a jury being
asked, with but one exception. From
the nine defendants, the Sheriff's of
fice recovered more than 600 quarts of
whisky that had beeg shipped to Port
land from Oakland, Cal., labeled and
packed as Japanese candy.
Of tho Japanese. K. Horl will bo tried
before Judge Bell at 2 o'clock next
Thursday. The case against F. Kinura
was set for October 15 and that of T.
Miyake for October 18. A time for
the trial of the other six was not fixed.
Joe Farro, charged with selling whis
ky at First and Mill streets, also plead
ed not guilty and will be tried later.
At the time of his arrest Special Agents
Scott and Jefferies seized H pitcher
one-third full of liquor, which will be
used as evidence against Farro.
The 15th man to appear before Judge
Bell yesterday In connection with the
pending liquor prosecutions was Frank
Cavsro. proprietor of a place at 90
North Sixth street, who was arrested
Wednesday by the two special agents
after they purchased a drink at his
resort. Cavaro pleaded not guilty and
was released on furnishing $500 bail.
PERS0NALMENTI0N.
O. F. Goch, of Astoria, Is at tho Per
kins. rt. Baker la a Salem visitor at the
Bit?!.
Mrs. J. D. Strauss, tf Astoria, la at
La ton.
J. G. E. Browne, of Rainier, Is at the
Seward..
William Graham, of Dallas, Is at the
Oregon.
A. G. Hatdesty, of Seaside, Is at the
Palace.
B. R. .Gardner. U. S. B., is at the
Nortonia.
Herman C. Jay, of Medford, is at the
Nortonia.
W. A. Eigner. o Astoria, is at the
Cornelius;
George M. Lane, of Corvallls, Is at
the Eaton.
C. C. Goldsbery, of Salem, Is at the
Multnomah.
Lloyd A. RIgdon Is at the Oregon
from Salem.
J. A. McFaddin, of Yamhill, is at
the Portland.
C. C. Brown, Pocatello cattleman. Is
the Imperial. ,
Julius Aim, Silverton merchant, is
at the Perkins.
C. K. De Reamer, of Walla Walla
is at the Oregon.
Mrs. W. Howard Ramp, of Brooks,
is at the Oregon.
H. S. Neil, cattleman of Condon. Is
at the Multnomah.
T. B. Smith is registered '. at the
Eaton from Dallas.
Dr. and Mrs. McDougal, Of Eugene,
are at the Cornelius.
Mrs. William. Upton, of Bakersfield.
Cal.. is at the Palace.
V. H. Chastain Is at tho Portland
from Lewiston, Idaho.
Rev. James E. Banner, of Pendleton,
is at the Washington.
Mrs. E. Schoor, of Hubbard,, Is a
visitor at the Seward.
C. I j. Llndsey, of Itockaway. Is reg
istered at the Cornelius.
Mr. Bert Huntington, of Oakland, Is
registered at the Palace.
Homer A. Rogers, of Mount Hood
Lodge, is at the Nortonia.
C. H. Feldrr.an. representative for
the Goldwyn Motion Picture Corpora-
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Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Davles, of West-
port, are at the Imperial.
Frank Ruffn-er. , of The Dalles, Is
registered at the Perkins.
O. L. Munroe. of St. Helena, is reg
istered at the Washington.
Mrs. W. W. Baker and Miss Jones
are registered at the Benson.
Mrs. Sanford and chldren. of Great
Falls. Mont., are at the Palace.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Champion, Denver
tourists, are at the Multnomah.
Mr. and Mrs. Thayer Grimes are reg
istered at the Portland from Marsh
field. H. W. Mendee and H. Holmes are
registered at the Perkins from North
Bend.
Mr. and Mrr. J. T. Logan are reg
istered at the Imperial from Grants
Pass.
R. S. Shaw, a lumberman of Astoria,
is registered at the Imperial with
Mrs. Shaw.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Horton, tourists
from McPherson, Kan., are at the
Washington.
H. J. Schulderman, Corporation Com
missioner for Oregon, for several days
la at the Multnomah.
A. L. Swanson has returned from an
extensive trip in the East and is reg
istered at the Multnomah.
FIRE PREVENTION UREDQ
PEOPLE OF ORF.GOV ASKED TO EX
ERCISE MORE CARE.
Committee In Charge of Observing Day,
October ft. Polnto Out How Fires
Add to War's Burden.
The fire-prevention committee ar
ranging for Portland's observance of
Fire-Prevention day In Oregon. Octo
ber 9, has called upon the public to
realize that the safeguarding of indus
try against fire loss is a war measure
of utmost importance.- The committee
is headed by E. M. Underwood, of tho
Faillng-McCalman Company.
The Council of National Defense and
the National board of fire underwriters
have issued a booklet showing how
fire prevention is especially an emer
gency measure during war times. The
pamphlet quotes President-Wilson as
follows:
"Preventable fire Is more than a pri
vate misfortune. It Is a public dere
liction. At a time like this of emer
gency and of manifest necessity for the
conservation of National resources, it
Is more than ever a matter of deep and
pressing consequence that every means
should be taken to prevent this evil."
Excerpts from the booklet follow:
"It" Is shocking to note that America
prepared herself for entry into the
greatest struggle In human history by
increasing her per capita fire loss from
$1.71 in 1915 to $2.10 In 1916. The $214.
000.000 thus wasted last year in flree,
which were largely preventable there
fore Inexcusable would have built
nearly 30,000 aeroplanes, or many hun
dreds of torpedo-boat destroyers."
SCHOOL IS DIFFERENT NOW
Clean-Scrubbed Youngster Has
Many Xcw Interests This Year.
CHICAGO, Sept. 25. Billy's face was
remarkably clean today, scrubbed even
to that tender region behind the ears.
His eyes, however, were gently retro
spective. As for his heart, therein
lurked a dull and aimless ache which
resembled! pain only as the mist resem
bles rain.
School opened the other day. The
long vacation was over. Billy andi 449,-
000 other free and equal Juveniles
turned again more in sorrow than In
anger toward the familiar school
houses. But this time coming back af
ter the vacation was somewhat differ
ent from before.
First there were the flags that near
ly everybody was wearing in his lapel
or pinned to her dress. Then there
were the empty seats in the assembly
rooms and in the classrooms and the
wondering whether Tom had gone to
war and whether Sadie had become a
nurse, and whether there would be
drills and sham battles and things.
Tom had gone to war and Sat)ie had
become a nurse and this made it vastly
Interesting. Then there was the talk
of war courses, of opportunities to knit
sweaters and socks for the soldiers, of
chances to learn telegraphy and niake
gun cloths, comfort kits, basswood
splints and wooden knitting needles.
About 300.000 registered in the city
schools and 150.000 in the parochial
schools. A school of commerce and ad
ministration was to be found at the
Medal 1 High School and a municipal
college course at the Lane "tech."
Penny lunches were in many of the
schools and, the school for cripples had
a flock of new busses to carry the
Lame back and forth from home.
Billy soon forgot the dull" and aim
less ache which had sprung into his
heart. The teachers and principals
had received instructions from Super
intendent Shoop to tear out the much
celebrated "Kaiser page"- from the
school spellers and this was being
done. Then there was the further de
cision of the School Board to open no
1 new courses of German and. permit
only the second-year German language
students to continue their study of the
enemy tongue. -
At the high schools there was a
quantity of big talk among the return
ing scholars., talk of . brothers and fath
ers going off to battle and marching on
Berlin, talks of sisters joining the Red
Cross and working in that land of ad
venture France. The -announcement
Office 407 Stock Exchange Bldg, E
reoared to
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United States Officers'
Uniforms Made to Or
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UIT of OVERCOAT
MADE TO MEASURE
All my old tailors are with" me that have been training in my up-to-date
workshop for years; they know just how to make a suit
that will stand up under the rainy weather during our Winter
months. I will be pleased to meet you personally.
RAY
Opposite United States National Bank
CORNER SIXTH AND STARK STREETS
that Captain Steever and seven in
structors would continue the high
school military training sent glad
thrills up and down the line.
The Jones school, as usual, looKea
like a congress of nations as soon as
the doors opened. Here was every race
and every flag almost In the world
and as usual here was only enthusi
asm. They were all allies, black and
white and yellow-skinned kids, and
thev filled the halls with clamorings
to "do eomethln' fer de war."
Superintenflent Shoop announced
that this year-there would undoubtedly
be a smaller enrollment and that the
high schools would undoubtedly lose
number of pupils to tne industrial
fields.
The reports from the individual
schools, however, hinted at a greater
enrollment ultimately than last year.
Hundreds without health certificates
were sent home. At some schools
scores were examined by physicians.
Order slowly formed itself out of the
usual registration excitement, class
rooms slowly filled, the pianos began
to play "The ytar-Spangled Banner"
and almost a half million voices were
raised over the city in the pledge of
loyalty Cnd song.
Billy, surveying his new room with
curious eyes, is more than seventlt
grader today. Billy is an Ally. .
Phone your want ads to The Orego
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Spanning a decade the "Milwaukee Road" has wrested from tomorrow
the comforts and conveniences of - electric travel and made them the
heritage of today. .
Giant electric locomotives, the mightiest in the world, impelled by the forces of the moun
tains themselves haul the heavy steel trains of this railway across the Great Continental
Divide 440 miles through the Belt, Rocky and Bitter Root Mountains with ease. :
No smoke no jars no cinders just smooth even almost silent ' travel through
tne glories ot tne mountains.
And so successful has been the operation of these electrified mountain division3
that work is well under way for the electrification of 211 additional miles through
the snow capped Cascades in Washington.
The future has indeed been made to serve the present.
When next you journey across the continent travel the electric way via the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Ry.
EUclrfficotion and travel
E. K. UARRISOTf. D. F. A P.
Third and Stark Streets
Mata 8413
There never was a time in the history
of my tailoring" business when I could
give you better value for the money
paid than I can right today.
While the wholesale price on woolens
and trirnrhings is out of sight and the
really good ; guaranteed dye and all
wool cloth cannot be had at any cost, I
have thousands of yards of the good
cloth that I bought at the old price..
Now; Gentlemen :
I take great pleasure in inviting you
here to see and feel of these goods at a
surprisingly low price. '
BARKHU
MRS. CODY OFFERS SERVICE
Burfalo Bill's AVldow Joins Cam
paign for Food Having.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 23. -Mrs. Will
iam F. Cody, of Cody, Wyo., widow of
Buffalo BUI, the famous Indlnn scout,
today joined in the Nation-wide food
saving campaign of the National
Emergency Food Garden Commission
by writing to Charles Ijathrop Pack,
the president, and obtaining a big lot
of food-saving manuals for use in
Cody.
- Ivan Lk Hobson, state club leader, of
T.,aramie. also wrote the Commission
saying that he was planning to co
operate by. entering the boys' and girls'
clubs In the contest for the $5000 in
prizes for the best canned vegetables
grown in war gardens.
False Teeth Scarce in France.
PARIS. Sept. 20. There is a short
age of false teeth In France. -The army
is taking all the visible supply. A
single dental school, working for the
hospitals, has supplied 14.000 sets. AH
the other schools and dental establish
ments are utilizing urh quantities that
the importations from the United States
and England are no longer sufficient.
and the only French porcelain teeth
lilzraUirt frtt on ttqatA.
Sail Ym
RST
factory has been closed since the mobil
ization. Tho military authorities have
been ' asked to release Uio manager
and enough workmen to utilize this
factory.
liead The Oreeonian 'Classified Ads
Good Shells
Yon can't get the birds unless your
shells are good. We have a clean,
fresh Ptock of the famous Western
"Record' Shells. Your favorite powder
in any size of chilled shot. 12, 16
or 20-gauge.
273 Morrison St. Near Fourth
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