THE 3IOKXIXG OREGOXIAX, TItURSDAT. OCTOBER 23, 1917.
17
700 MEN VIE IN BIG
GAMP LEWIS MEET
Field Spcrts Are Witnessed by
Major-General Greene and
v. 10,000 Soldierv.
ONE ARMY MARK BROKEN
Jficklcs, Former Athlete of Univer
sity of California, Captures High
Jump With Leap of Five Feet
liif1 And n Half Inches.
TACOMA, Wash.. Oct. 24. (Special.)
Nearly 700 soldier athletes of Camp
Lewis staged their first all-cantonment
field meet today, it was a gala
day for Camp Lewis and for athletics
In general, the meet being held in
celebration of Liberty day.
Ten thousand cheering soldiers
Watched their favorites struggle for
supremacy in the short dashes and
field events and lively rooting was a
feature throughout.
Commander Sees Events.
Major-General H. A. Greene and his
staff were interested spectators from
a specially constructed grandstand. The
party expressed much praise at the
precision with which the stupendous
programme was staged and at the re
markable physical fitness of the con
testants, many of whom appeared on
the field in their old college track
suits.
College athletes from the big schools
of the Western and Itocky Mountain
states were entered in large num
bers. Fast time was recorded in nearly
every event and in one event, the run
ning high jump, a new Army record
was set by Nickles, of the 316th am
munition train. Nickles cleared the
bar at 5 feet 914 inches. He is a
formed University of California cham
pion, holding an intercollegiate record
of 6 feet 4 inches.
Marhlne Gun Men Best.
The combined machine gun battalions
y-on the meet with 27 points. The
363d Infantry and the 361st Infantry
Were next in order with 24 and 20
points respectively.
Results:
JOO-vard dush Durham. 34Cth Machine
Oun Battalion, first; Lloyd Perkins, :jti.Jd In
aantry, second: Houston. Base Hospital,
third: Green ::4tith Field Artillery, iourth;
e-tone, oOltli Infantry, fifth. Time, II sec
ends. .Running broad jump McAuliffe. No. 1
Uepot Brigade, first; Jacot. 3:id Infantry,
second: Schrelder. 34th Infantry, third;
Jlobinson. 3tll,at Infantry, fourth; O'Hara.
SH'id Infantry, fifth. Instance, 19 feet 4
inches.
Running high Jump Nickles. 316th Am
munition Train, first; Fluent. lOtitli Depot
Brigade, second: Gowers, ;62d Infantry,
third; Brandley. Machine Gun Battalion.
Iourth; Ivan. 348th Field Artillery, fifth.
Height. 5 feet 9Vi inches. (A new Army
record.
Shotput Clrt-pound shot) Cook. Base Hos
pital, first: Warner. :t4th lnTantry. second;
HagRen. ."162d Infantry, third; I.ongeman,
No. 2 Depot Brigade, fourth: Kingman. No.
" Iepot Brigade, fifth. Distance, 30 feet
H Inches.
One-mile run Hutto. Machine Gun Bat
talion, first; Cruise. 310ih Ammunition
Train, second: Barnes. 310th Ammunition
Train, third; Young, :147th Field Artillery,
fourth: Hiplckae. artist Infantry, fifth. Time.
5 mluutrs. 4 Vi seconds.
a-Jrt-yr dash Mackay. - : Machine Gun
Tt&ttalion. fl:t: Fusco. i;;ld Infantry, sec
ond: Hurley. Base Hospital, third; Peter
son. 3tSth Field Artillery, fourth: Fader.
Htilst Infantry, fifth. Time. 25 1-10 scc-
10-yard obstacle race Sharp, No. 2 De
pot Brigade, first: Shau!, Itith Kngineers.
second: Tillman. :161st Infantry. third:
Boyd, IHHth Depot Brigade, fourth: Bacon,
3Hl.it Infantry, fifth.- Time, 18 2-10 sec
ond?. Half mile run Schnell. 363d Infantry,
first; T.o.-ount. :i4Sth Field Artillery, sec
ond: Buell, :itlst Infantry, third; Salsgiven,
Machine Gun Battalion, fourth: Christopher,
303d Infantry, fifth. Time 2:17 1-5.
Three-milo cross-country run Spence,
10;h Field Vrl inery, first; Gavigan. Ma
chine Gun Battalion, second: Willebuger,
Stllst Infantry, third: Kendall. 362ii Infantry,
Iourth; I.ainaii. Base Hospital, fifth. Time,
311 minutes. 31.3 seconds.
Mile relav (eight-man teams, 220
for" each man 3tl::d Infantry, first
i-hine Gun Battalion, Second; 313th
Artillery, third.
Tug of war fejght teams entered)
vards
-Won
y .Uiith Field Artillery.
4iO-yartl dash Gerlout'h. r.ilst Infantry,
first: Thompson, 3":d Infantry, second;
A rmstrontr. Iilrttli Depot Biisade. third:
Ptarub. instil Depot Brigade, fourth: Miller.
"Mh Field Artillery, fifth. Time 5S.4 sec
onds. FORTS CELEBRATE DAY
TIIOISADS SEK F1KLD SPORTS AT
tOM .MBIA'S 3IUI TH.
Third Company, Fart Columbia, Winn
.Meet From Other Organisational
L Willi Total of 20 Points.
FORT STEVENS. Or.. Oct. 24. (Spe
cial.) Liberty bond field day at Fort
81 evens today proved a big success.
The preliminaries for the liberty bond
Held meet were held in the morning.
Boats, carriage. and automobiles car
ried visitors into the fort and a special
train from Astoria arrived at 1:30 P.
M.. bringing great numbers of civilian
visitors to attend the field meet and ex
ercises. Probably at no time in the
liistory of the post has it been host to
as great a number of visitors at one
time.
At 1:45 the troops formed in front
of the grandstand in preparation for
review by Colonel Wilniot K. Kills, com
manding officer of the Coast defenses
of the Columbia. After the review a
programme was given in which the
Oregon Coast Artillery band played
patriotic selections and speeches touch
ing upon the second liberty loan were
given by Colonel W. E. Ellis, of Fort
Stevens: Captain Albeit A. Ackerman
1'nited States Navy: Charles M. Robin
son, Portland: Colonel C. C. Hammond
fort commander at Fort tevens. and
Rev.- Oswald i . Taylor. Portland.
A liberty bond salute was fired bv
tlio First Company. Columbia, of one
gun for each $10,000. Fourteen shots
were necessary to reister the libertv
bond subscriptions for the coast de-
lenses of the t olumbia.
After thep rogramme the finals of the
field events took place, the Third Com
pany. Columbia, winning the meet with
, -'0 points; the Second Company. Colum-
b.ia. took second place with 16 points,
and the First Company. Oregon Coast
Artillery, won third place with 13
points.
The winning companies of the five
events follows:
100-yaxd dash First. First Company. Ore
son Coast Artillery: second, sixth Company.
Orfgon Coast Artillery; third. Fifth Com
panv. Oregon Coast Artillery.
Baseball relay throwing First. Second
Company. Columbia; second. Second Com
pany. Orefson Coast Artillery; third. Hth
Company. OreRon Coast Artillery.
Hand srrenade throwing First. Third
Company. Columbia; second. Ninth Company.
Oregon Coast Artillery: third. 11th Company.
Oreicon Coast Artillery.
Helay rui-e First. First Company. Oregon
Coas Artillery; second, evenih Company,
Oregon Coast Artillery; third. 11th Company.
Oregon Coast Artillery.
Tug of war First. Third Company. Co
lumbia; second. Second Company, Columbia;
third. Fifth. Company, Oregon Coast Artil
lery. ii
FIVK BILLIARD GAMES PLYED
In Initial Contest Boalt Defeats Hart
by Score of 2 9-2 7.
Five matches were played yesterday
at the Waldorf billiard parlors in the
annual three-cushion handicap tourna
ment. Boalt, 2, defeated Hart. 28.
The game ran 65 innings and resulted
in a final score of 29 to 27.
Russell. 24. lost to Merk. 24. by 24
to 17. The game ran 75 innings.
Hutton. 24. defeated Kneiling. 20.
by 24 to 27 in 105 innings.
J. Warren. 26. lost to Ryan, 26, by
26 to 22 in 68 innings.
M. Condon. 25. defeated A. Lund
strom, 29, after 57 innings of play by
35 to 21.
The tournament will be continued
today.
VANCOUVER MEET GOOD
FOURTH BATTAIIOX, FOURTH K.
CIXEE115, IS W1XXER,
Tug tor War, Feature Event, Is Cap.
tared by First Battalion of the
Fourth Engineer.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.,
Oct. 24. (Special.) To the cheering of
a crowd that overflowed the Athletic
field- here the First Battalion of the
Fourth Engineers today captured the
honors of the Liberty lay field meet,
scoring 28 points. The meet was in
doubt until the last event. The men
performed remarkably well considering
the lack of training.
The tug of war was the feature of the
day. Galbraith, of C Company, Engi
neers, was the high individual point
winner of the day, taking three firsts,
while Barnes, of F Company, Engineers,
took second honors with first place in
the running broad jump and pole vault.
Prominent among those present were
Colonels - Jones. Morrow andl Caldwell,
who cheered for their respective regi
ments. The officials and judges responsible
for the very efficient way in which the
meet was handled were: Major Isaac
Newell, 44th Infantry: Captain F. W.
Bonfils. Fourth Engineers; Lieutenant
M. J. Donltn, 44th Infantry: Lieutenant
S. G. Forrest, 14th Infantry; Lieutenant
R. G. Potts, 14th Infantry; Lieutenant
F. W. Flittner, Fourth Engineers.
The events and results of the day
were as follows:
100-yard dash Won by Calbrith. First
Battalion. Kngineers; second. Cany, First
Battalion. 44th Infantry; third. Cordier.
First Battalion, 44th Infantry. Time 11 1-5
seconds.
'-'iO-yard dash Won by Galbritb. First
Battalion. Kngineers; second, Irlchard. Sec
ond Battalion. 44th; third. Bruce. Keoond
Battalion, Engineers. Time 110 seconds flat.
440-yard dash Won by Galbrith, First
Battalion, Engineers; second. Frichard, Sec
ond Battalion. 44th; third. Blomgren. Sec
ond Battalion. 14th. Time. .m.4 seconds.
Three-legged race Graham and Blum-
gren. of Second -Battalion. 34th. won; Frln
gle and Uougherty. Second Battalion. 14th.
second, and Lavies and Basyer, Second
Battalion. Engineers, third.
Carrying wounded Won by Riley, First
Battalion, 44th; second. Ostiplnsky, First
Battalion, 44th: third. Lung, Second Bat
talion. Engineers.
Kelay race Won by First Battalion. 44th:
second. Second Battalion, 14th; third. Sec
ond Battalion. Engineers.
Running broad jump won by Barnes,
Second Battalion.-Engineers; second. Giffln.
Second Battalion, 34th: third, Bruce, Second
Battalion, 44th. 38 feet 3 , inches.
Running high Jump Won by. Oifford, Sec
ond Battalion, 14th: second. Dean. First
Battalion. Engineers: third. Yell, Third Bat
talion. 44th. Height. 5.4 feet.
i'ole vault Barne. Second Battalion. En
gineers, first: second. Human. Second Bat
talion. Kngineers: third. Llnhnrt. Second
Battalion. 14th. Height. 1 feet Inches.
snot put Slegtred. First Battalion. Engi
neers, first : second, Craighead, Second Bat
talion, 3 4th; third, Biglotve, Second Bat
talion, engineers.
Tug-of-war Won by First Battalion.
Fourth Engineers.
CORVALLIS TO PLAY SALEM
Two High School FJevens AVill Meet
in First Game.
OREGON' AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallis, Or., Oct. 24. (Special.) Sat
urday morning will mark the start of
the interscholastic football season in
this vicinity. The Corvallis High foot
ball eleven will mix on the varsity
field with a fast eleven from Salem.
Corvallis has a strong team this year.
Following the interscholastic game.
the O. A. C. freshmen will play the
Chemawa Indians. After the freshnten-
Chemawa game there will be the band
informal. Returns from the California
game will be announced by quarters at
the dance.
PK OIIO STILIi LEADS DALY
Second Block of 3-Cushioii Game
Ends With Score of 100-83.
NEW YORK. Oct. 24. Alfred D'Oro.
of Cuba, holder of the three-cushion
billiards title, retained liis lead over
John Daly, of New York, by fiefeating
the challenger. 50 to 40, here tonight in
the second block of a three nights'
match. The total score is: D'Oro, 100;
Daly S3.
Tonight's play lasted SO innings.
D'Oro made a high run of five and Oaly
f ou r.
Eastern Lcugue to Piny in 19 18.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 24. At the
annual meeting of the Eastern League
Baseball Association here today Ianiel
O'Neil. of Hartford, was elected presi
dent and secretary for a three years'
term. The question of putting teams
in the field next year was settled af
fi rmatively.
I'tah Agtries Defeat Wyoming.
LOGAN. Utah, Oct. 24. The Utah
Aggies' football team won from the
University of Wyoming here today, 57
to O. Forward passes and long end
runs made the local scoring possible.
Although weakened by the loss of four
regulars, the Aggies displayed great
teamwork.
Albany High Alumni Win.
ALBANY. Or., Oct. 24. (Specials
Former football players of the Albany-
High School proved too stronp for the
present team in a game played here
yesterday afternoon, and the alumni
defeated the high school. 12 to 0.
OFFICER GETS THANKS
Hood River Marlial Has Letter
l'roin Man Helped Years Ago.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Oct. 54. (Special.)
City Marshal Carson yesterday re
ceived' a letter from Harry C. Apple,
taken into custody by him several
years ago on a lunacy charge. Apple's
mind had been affected by brooding
over the forgery of a note in an Ohio
county. The City Marshal began an in
vestigation of his case, finding that the
charges had been dropped 15 years be
fore. Apple, who. until a reply came to
queries of local authorities, had not
reard from home in 20 years, expressed
sincere thanks to the officers here.
After a visit with his family he re
turned West, he c&id, and is now at
Goldendale,
BAY CITY PHONE
GIRLS TO ORGANIZE
Recognition of New Union Will
Be Demanded by Elec
trical Workers.
BIG MEMBERSHIP ASSURED
Developments In Fending Wage Dis
pute Kxpected Soon; Week's
Truce in Strike Call to
End Saturday Night.
SAX FRANCISCO. Oct. 24. (Special.)
San Francisco is to have a union of
telephone operators and recognition of
the girls' organization will be a con
dition of any agreement signed with
the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
Company in the pending wage dispute
with the Electrical Workers.
This was the announcement today of
John Morgenthaler, president of the
Pacific District Council of Electrical
Workers. He said the strike situation
has so stimulated the work of organiz
ing the girls, begun two months ago
under direction of the council, that a
sufficient nucleus has been formed to
warrant applying to the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for
a charter.
Morgenthaler said application for the
charter had already been made to head
quarters of the international union, at
Springfield, 111., and that the necessary
documents will be here within a week.
The union then will be formally or
ganized, officers elected and efforts re
doubled to enroll the maximum mem
bership. Big Membership Amnrrd.
Between 1800 and 2000 girl operators
are employed in the San Francisco ex
changes of the telephone company, and
if all join the union will be the largest
organization of operators on the Pa
cific Coast. According to Morgenthaler
there has been marked increase in en
rollment of members since last Friday,
when a week's delay in the threatened
Coast-wide strike was conceded at the
request of Mortimer Fleishhacker, who
interceded in the interests of the lib
erty loan campaign and who is now
acting as mediator.
Operators in Los Angeies were the
first to organize in California and ap
ply for a charter. Another local union
of operators was formed in Kakersfleld
last Saturday with a membership of 35.
These unions have not presented any
demand to the company, Morgenthaler
said, but must share in any agreement
made with the operators' unions of the
Northwest, who have demanded recog
nition and increased wages. Fleish
hacker said he expected no definite de
velopments in the situation until after
the conference to be held probably to
morrow between company officials and
delegates from the Northwest girl oper
ators' unions.
Washington Delegate Arrive.
Delegates from the Seattle and Ta-
coma unions arrived at 6:S0 P. M. to
day. Whether- the other unions in
Washington and Oregon will send rep
resentatives or leave their interests in
the hands of the Seattle and Tacoma
delegates is not known. No word has
been received from the other unions.
If the delegntes arrive as scheduled.
Fleishhacker sa id, a. conference with
the company officials will be held to
morrow forenoon. As recognition of
the girls' union is the pivot on which
negotiations with the Electrical Work
ers depends, definite results are ex
pected to be made known tomorrow or
Friday. The week s delay in the strike
call expires Saturday night.
BINGHAM WILL IS FILED
MOST OK FLAOLKR MII.I.IO.VS OO
TO RKL.ATIVKS.
Niece of TeMator tirtn Income of $20,
(KK Y curl j- and Lump Sum
of jtr.o.fHKi.ooo.
NEW TORK,. Oct. 24. The -will of
Mrs. Mary Klatclor Bingham, widow of
Henry M. Klajtler and at the time of
her death on July -1 at the country
home near Jjouisville, K y.. wife of Rob
ert W. Bingham, of Louisville, was filed
in the Surrogate's office here today. It
disclosed many bequests not known at
the time the will was offered for pro
bate at I'alm Beach, Fla., and at Louis
ville. Mrs. Bingham's niece. Miss Louis
Wise who was said to be the chief bene
ficiary under the will disposing of about
7j. 000,000, receives only an income of
$200,000 a year until she is 40 years old
and then gets 50,000,000 outright. She
also receives all of Mrs. Bingham's
realty except that disposed of in trust
provisions under the will of Henry M.
Flagler, but her share is far exceeded
Ly that left to Mrs. Bingham's brother,
Villiam K. Kenan, and sisters, Mrs.
Jessie Kenan Wise and Sarah Graham
Kenan, who get the residuary " estate,
including Mrs. Bingham's Standard Oil
stock.
Mrs. Bingham made her will Septem
ber 2.'!. 1913. and on June last, five
weeks before her creath. added a codicil
leaving Mr. Bingham $5,000,000.
HUGE PROFITS LURE
LAiD FRAUD THAT BEGINS IN
FEDERAL COURT.
Four Testify That They Were Induced
to I'art With Modrat Sunn Under
Promise of Rich Tracts.
That the payment or $200 and a
wait of a few months for issuance of
a deed would bring into his possession
a quarter section of timber land worth
anywhere from $30,000 to $70,000 was
the alluring promise held out to him
by- W. J. Earle. testified Nelson Gib
son, of Edmonton. Canada, before the
jurors in Federal Judge Bean's court
yesterday.
Earle, W. F. Lick. W. F. Hallo-.-.ii
r. H finttliph Miller are on trial
on a charge of conspiring to defraud
in taking fees on the representation
that the payments would procure tim
ber tracts of 160 acres from the lands
in dispute at the time between the
Government and the Oregon & Cali
fornia Railroad Company.
Testimony of Martin S. Helling, of
Boyd, Minn., was to the effect that
when he was slow to accept Lick's
proposition, under which a locating fee
of $200 was to obtain a valuable tract
for him. the offer to cut the price of
this service to $100 was made. He
paid this amount, he said, but got no
land.
The land which he had expected to
acquire in return for a "payment to
Miller of $250 was found to have been
held under deed from the Government
by a legal owner at the time of nego
tiation between ihimself and Miller ,
was a part of the story told the Jurors
by Gustave Schlane. Mr. Schlane is a
resident of Edmonton. Canada.
Phil Underschutz, also a Canadian,
testified that he had paid $250 to
Miller, borrowing the funds with which
to pay. He obtained no "valuable tim
ber land." Charles A. Bryne. of
Edmonton. Canada, was another loser
who testified. He said he paid Earle
$250.
By refusing to pay a note for $150.
given to Haliowell. Clarence Tavlor. of
Sunnyside, Wash., explained that he
evaded the loss of this amount.
Judge Bean at noon declared a re
cess of court until 10 o'clock this
morning in order that witnesses, attor
neys and court attaches might partici
pate in or view the liberty day parade.
PUNS SET Off FOOT
COUXTV ORGANIZATION FOB COX.
SERVATIO.V DRIVE FMISHED.
Sny Proclamation Setting Tint
Week Aside (or Campaign
-Will Be Issue.
In response to a request made by
Arthur M. Churchill, chairman of the
state food administration committee.
Governor Withycombe promises to Is
sue a proclamation designating the
week of October 28-November 4 as
"Pledge Card" week.
It is during next week that the in
tensive drive of the food administration
forces will be made throughout this
state. Just as in other states of the
Union, to line up every family in the
food conservation crusade.
Assurance that the Governor will
recognize and give prestige to the
week's campaign reached Mr. Churchill
yesterday in this letter from the execu
tive's office, dictated by Chester C.
Moores, secretary to the Governor:
At the direction of Governor Withycombe
I am acknowledging your letter of October
20 requesting that the tlovernor issue a proc-
i.irittuon unaer date or October :iO. setting
aside the week of October US to November
4 as Pledge Card week. The Governor has
directed mo to say that he will issue the
proclamation you suggest, and trusts that
It will be of material assistance to you in
the worthy cause you represent.
Gratifying reports telling of the
careful and systematic laying of plans
for the pledge card drive are pouring
in from every quarter of the state, Mr.
Churchill said yesterday evening. For
the present his own energies are be
ing devoted to the task of getting am
ple supplies and full Instructions Into
the hands of the county chairmen.
Organization of the counties, even
down to the school districts, the final
units, has been completed for some
days.
Under direction of Everett Ames,
chairman of the food conservation
drive for the city of Portland, the final
preparatory meetings are being held.
With Fred H. Strong in charge as
"captain." one of these conferences was
held In South Portland last evening.
This evening meetings are scheduled
to occur at both the North Portland
and the Central Library buildings.
WHEAT TO MOVE SOON
MUCH CANADIAN CHAIN TO BE
SENT TO AMERICAN MILLS.
Cereal I'urchaed Through Dominion
Government at Irlce Klxea-for
States, 1017 Crop.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 Under an ar
rangement between the United States
food administration and the Canadian
food controller, large supplies of Cana
dian wheat are to begin moving at once
by way of the Great Lakes to the East
ern American flour mills, so they may
resume full capacity operations.
The wheat will be purchased through
the Canadian government at the same
price as fixed for the "American 1917
crop. Its coming will relieve pressure
upon the American Northwestern sup
ply. Unless peace should Intervene and
the food administration come to an
end. there will be no change in the
Government purchase price of the l'J17
harvest of wheat. This announcement
was made today by the food adminis
tration in denial of rumors current in
some agricultural sections that the
price was to bo altered.
In event of peace, it was pointed out.
the large quantities of wheat now in
accessible in Austria and India would
be available to the world's market and
the maintenance of the present Ameri
can price would he highly unlikely.
AGED PRISONER GOES FREE
Edward Sutherland Passed 17 Years
ill Valla Walla Prison.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Oct. 24.
(Special.) Edward Sutherland stepped
from the penitentiary this afternoon
int.o a land of strange things, and made
his way into Walla Walla, which he
almost failed to recognize. He was the
oldest prisoner in the state institution,
and 17 years of his life were spent
there.
Sutherland was sent tip for a total of
28 years in 1900 for crimes very similar
to those of the woman slugger in Seattle
at the present time. His arrest fol
lowed a series of attacks on women and
girls. Sutherland was taken to the
penitentiary to save him from mob
violence after being identified by a
young girl who was attacked.
lie was convicted on two charges.
one by a young girl, the other by an
older woman, and was given 14 years
for each offense.
SENATOR McNARY IS ILL
Attack of Neuralgia Is Brought -On
by Ulcerated Tooth,
SALEM. Or., Oct. 24. (Special.)
United States Senator Charles L. fc-
Nary is confined to his home in this
city with an attack or neuralgia, which
may keep him from leaving the house
for a number of days. On his way home
from Washington he suffered from an
ulcerated tooth, and an X-ray exam
ination divulged this to be the cause of
his neuralgia.
He was compelled to cancel a speech
which he had planned to deliver at
McMinnvilld today, but hopes to be
able to deliver an address which he
has scheduled at Portland next Monday.
Hood River Has Alleged Slacker.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. Oct. 24. (Spe
cial.) Constable Olinger yesterday ar
rested Claude Hansen, a young apple
picker engaged on the Martin Drag
seth place, the first alleged slacker
reported in Hood River county, jnan
sen. Who is now in jail, was reported
by fellow applepickers as being 25
years old. He declares that he is
under age. The young man. who first
gave Officer Olinger an assumed name,
claims Clarke County, Washington, as
his home.
Head The uregouiau classified ads.
ENOCH. ARDEN HERE
Wife in Case Loses; Second
Husband in Jail.
ITALIAN TEMPERAMENT OUT
Wandering Son of Sunny Italy Re
turns After Long Absence to Find
Another in His Place, so lie
Makes Off With Child.
The story of Enoch Arden as it
might have been under the sunny
skies of Italy, with a cast stirred by
hot Italian blood, has been re-enacted
in Portland, with the result that the
woman in the case is without any
husband at all and the second hus
band, Glusoppe Fragasso, of 613 First
street, is in jail at Grants Pass, facing
a charge of non-support.
The story began in Italy a dozen
years ago. when Vito Delice wooed and
won a pretty maid, and brought her
to America. They lived happily for a
few years. Then the unrest of the
new land began to infect Delice. He
took his family farther and farther
West. Finally they arrived In Port
land. They couldn't get much farther Wrest.
but still Delice was restless. Old tradi
tions held him less and less. Eight
years ago, so the story was told to
the police, Delice left his wife and went
back to Chicago.
At this time the Delices had one
baby girl. Mrs. Delice waited for her
husband a year or so. Then the man
ners of the new land began to af
fect her. She obtained a divorce and
married Giusoppe Fragasso.
Mr. and Mrs. Fragasso lived together
in Portland for several years. They
have two children, a boy 5 years old.
and a girl 6.
About a month ago Delice. tired of
wandering, returned for his family.
Unlike the hero of the old English
tale, Delice did not take kindly to the
thought of another in possession of his
wife and child. In up-to-date Ameri
can style, he started in to "cut Fragasso
out," the police say. One day he visited
his ex-wife and asked permission to
take his daughter to a movie. The per
mission was granted.
Delice didn't bring the child back.
Mrs. Fragasso told the police. She
started out to hunt them up. Mean
while Fragasso returned home. His
wife and stepdaughter were missing.
His own children told Fragasso that
Delice had been at the house.
The Italian temperament interjected
another trill into the old story. Fra
gasso. it is alleged, packed up his
belongings, dressed his children for
traveling and left.
Mrs. fragasso, left without either
husband or children, hastened to the
police station and reported the matter.
Detective Morak was assigned to the
case. He located Fragasso at Grants
Pass. The fugitive was arrested. Last
night Morak left for the southern city
to bring him back.
LIBERTY BONDS ARE SAFE
Unclaimed Dividends of Insolvent
Banks May Be Invested.
SALEM. Or., Oct. 24. (Special.) Attorney-General
Brown today advised
Superintendent of Banks Sargent that
unclaimed dividends of insolvent banks
may be invested in liberty bonds. There
are about $2500 worth of such divi
dends from the American Bank & Trust
Company of" Portland. Such invest
ment, however, may be made only on
an order from the court. Two other
banks, the First State Bank of Philo
math and the Yoncalla State Bank, are
insolvent, but have no unclaimed divi
dends. In giving the opinion. Attorney-General
Brown says: "The purchase of lib
erty bonds is not a speculation. It is a
safe, sure and conservative investment
for trust funds. There is no similar
investment as safe."
HOMESTEADER IS PAST 90
Lincoln Mhii Proves Up on Lund as
He Approaches 93.
TOLEDO. , Or., Oct. 24. (Special.)
Kbenezer H. Johnston, believed to be
the oldest homesteader in the United
States and a resident of the Norton
section in this county, recently proved
up on his homestead. His witnesses
came to Toledo and gave their testi
mony, but Mr. Johnson, the claimant,
who will soon be !)3, was unable to
appear.
The County Clerk, however, made the
trip to Johnson's ranch and took the
claimant's testimony. Johnson and his
wife moved to the homestead in 1912.
He has not been away from the claim
over niffht since. His wife died about
two years ago, since which time he has
lived alone.
SHINE PRICES ARE BOOSTED
Marskfield lioolblacks AVill Cliargc
15 Cents After November 1.
MARSH FIELD, Or., Oct. 24. (Spe
cial.) Bootblacks on Coos Bay will
boost the price of shines to la cents.
commencing November 1, to keep pace
with the other war items and revenge
themselves on thep rofiteers. Marsh
field has three stands which have
agreed to the new rates and they ex
pect to arrange for giving two shines
for two-bits.
It was only a short time ago that
local barbers raised the cost of hair
cuts to SO cents.
NEW ALIGNMENT VISI0NED
It Is. "America Against Europe,"
Says Bavarian Premier.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 24. Count von
Hertllnfr, the Bavarian Premier, speak
ing in the Chamber, declared that after
"Germany's existence, the safety of her
frontiers and her free and peaceful de
velopment were guaranteed, "we are
ready for peace."
He added: "If the entente wins with
American help, America will step into
England's place. America against liu
rope. this is gradually becoming the
character of the war through the en
tente's fault."
Portland Kail way to Have Hearing.
SALEM. Or.. Oct. 24. (Special.) The
Public Service Commission has decided
to hold a hearing on the application of
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company for abolition of commutation
tickets and transfer privileges and alio
for a 15 per cent increase In freight
rates on its interuroan lines. The pro
posed tariffs, which were to have be
come effective October 30, will be sus
pended pending the hearing.
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Special Features to Mark
Benefit Performances.
SHOWS TO END SATURDAY
Franklin High. T.add and Failing
School Pupils on Programmes.
Kiltie Band, Soloists,
to Appear.
Special features at the soldiers
emergency fund benefit performance
at the Auditorium today, tomorrow and
Saturday were announced yesterday by
the committee. Music, special motion
pictures and other attractions are list
ed for each show in addition to the ex
hibit of the war pictures which are a
part of each performance.
The special programme for the three
remaining days of the campaign is as
follows:
Thursday.
Matinee. 1 :"0 P. M. Vocal lection. John
Monteith, baritone; Miss Van Dyke, accom
panist; moving picture, Columbia River
Highway film.
Matinee, 3:H0 P. M. Vocal selection, Mrs.
Lulu Lahl Mtlier, contralto; Ueorge Wil
bur Reed, tenor.
Evening No show.
Friday.
Matinee, 1 :;I0 P. M. Pianologue. Pernice
Home and Robert Klack. child prodigies in
pianologue; dumb-bell drill, pupils Failing
School.
Matinee, ":"0 P. M. Pianologue, Bernlce
Home and Robert Flack, child prodigies in
planolortie; wand drill, pupils I -add School.
Kvening. 7 o'clock Picture ply. Music,
Scotch dances, Clan Macleay Kiltie band;
wand drill, pupilu of Ladfl school.
Evening. i o'clock Music, Scotch dances.
Clan Macleay Kiltie band; dumb-bell drill.
pupils of various schools.
Saturday.
Mat inee. lO A. M. Wand, dumb-bell and
Indian club drill, pupils of Ladd and Fail
ing Schools. i
Matinee, l i'. ai. ocai selection, utto
Wedemeyer, baritone ; Mrs. Warren Thomas,
acmmpanlat; child violinist. .Barbara. T.ull.
Matinee. S:30 P. M. Harold Tarrish Will
iams, lyric baritone, vocal selection; Miss
Paddoeh, accompanist; child violinist, Bar
bara Lull.
Evening. 7 o'clock Vocal selection. Mrs.
Jane Burns Albert; Franklin High School
Glee Ciub.
Evening, 0 o clock Vocal selection. Mrs.
Jane Burns, Albert; Franklin High School
Ole Club. Tableau, "Democracy and Elb
erty." Commencing: todav the noon boost
meetings for the emergency fund cam
paign will be held in the court of the
Portland Hotel instead of at Fifth and
Morrison street?.
ROOSEVELT FIRES CROWD
More Than $50,000 Subscribed at
Close of Address.
OYSTER BAY, Oct. 24. After Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt had delivered a
stirring address at a Liberty day gath
ering this afternoon, emphasizing the
duties of the citizens of their country
in the war. the audience subscribed
more than $50,000 to the liberty loan.
"Some fools ask: Why should our
boys fight abroad?" Colonel Roosevelt
said. Then pausing for a moment he
added: "Our boys are fighting abroad
with the allies so that they will not
have to fight at home without allies.
No man should wave a flag, sing a pa
triotic song or cheer unless he is will
ing to help out. He should shoot the
way he shouts."
HOOD RIVER SCOUTS BUSY
Five Boys Report Sales of Ten Lib
erty Bonds Kaon.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Oct. 24. (Spe
cial.) Kive Hood River Boy Scouts
have sold 10 liberty bonds each, thus
attaining the roll of honor and becom
ing eligible to medals awarded by the
Government. The boys are Kenneth
McClain, Wilbur Hoyt, Maurice Kiiisey,
Mvron Hoyt and Steven Roberts.
The local troop of Boy Scouts up to
today had reported subscriptions aggre
ulin? S5100.
With $15,000 in new subscriptions to
day, the grand total for the county is
$65,000. The full quota to be raised is
$125,000.
Fire Destroys Farm Home.
DALLAS. Or.. Oct. 24. (Special.)
The farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Armond
Guthrie, about four miles west of here.
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type, au
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was destroyed by fire late last niprht-
The family barely escaped with t heir
lives. Members of the family walked
a mile in their night dresses to the
home of relatives.
McARTHUR STIRS CROWD
Cottage Grove Audience Responds lo
Thrilling Address.
COTTAGE GROVE". Or., Oct. 24.
(Special.) Beifore an enthusiastic audi
ence that taxed the capacity of the
high school auditorium. Congressman
McArthur tonight made a stirring ap
peal to the people of Cottage Grove to
come forward and show their Amer
icanism by buying the liberty bonds.
"As the greatest Nation of the world,
the most powerful and the most poten
tial, we must co-ordinate our great
forces of money, men and material to
win a war into which we were forced
rather than humble ourselves before a
monster whose legions hesitated not at
the most unspeakable crimes against
men," he said. "We must fight to win
now, while we have the other greatest
nations of the world with uh, or we
must later fight alone without friends
or sympathizers. We must fight now
to make the world forever safe for
peace and -democracy. We must fight
now, to the end that the sacrificesof
those from whom we received our liber
ties and priceless hostages jshall not
have been made in vain.
'We must put our dollars in the front
ranks with our boys. The message to
the Kaiser next Sunday morning must
be that the liberty bond issue was over
subscribed." LA F0LLETTE IS DISLIKED
Tacoma Bur Association Adopts
Resolution Favoring Internment.
TACOMA. Wash., Oct. 21. (Special.
'Resolutions were adopted by the
Pierce County War Association this
morning asking that Robert M. La
Follette be expelled from the I nited
States Senate and interned for the dura
tion of the war. Only two votes were
recorded against the resolution.
Resolutions have been passed by the
Tacoma Building Trades Council de
manding that the Tacoma Central Labor
Council rescind its action in taking
steps to bring Senator La Kollette to
Tacoma and deploring any attempt on
the part of organized labor to take
such action.
The resolutions assert the action to
invite La Follette expressed the feel
ing of but a few delegates.
TWO GO TO DYING PARENTS
Camp Lewis Men Fuiloughed Few
Hours After Telegrams Come.
TACOMA, Wash.. Oct. 24. (Special.)
.Tonh it MeKchavarne. nrivate in
Company G. 361th. Regiment. Camp
Lewis, is rushing to Los Angeles to
k& -tt-itvi hi mother, who is near death.
and Private Clyde Edwards, of Com
pany M, of the same regiment, is wnn
him. for he is going to ins iainei.
Dunlap Edwards, of Perris, Cel., who is
not expected to live.
TIetrrnms to the bovs last night
begged them to come. The machinery
of Uncle Sam's Army was put to work
in their behalf and the required inr
lncrViR were eiven in short order.
Echavarne was aided materially by
th. men nf hia ramn. who raised &
purse of $50 to help him In his trip.
Marion County Assessment Increases
SALEM. Or., Oct. 24. (Special.)
County Assessor B. l' West today com
pleted the assessment roll for Marion
County, showing a total assessed valu
ation of $36,833,350, an increase of $691.-
0 over the assessed valuation for last
year.
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