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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY. JUNE 13, 1919. PROBE WILL PRECEDE CITY PAVING PROJECT Hoover that he had had women much nicer, than she in his day. She got the divorce Chester 15. Fraser boasted of his ac complishments with other women prior to his marriage an! related incidents of his past life with women of ques tionable character, declared Alice Viola Fraaer in a divorce suit filed yester day. Other divorce suits filed were: Ada V. Turner against Paul L. Turner, cruelty: Cora Capen against Leander Capen, desertion, and Katie Taylor against Frank Taylor, cruelty. Divorces granted included: May E. Rose from S. S. Rose: Elizabeth Lam son from William Lamson; B. M. Rem ington from Edith E. Remington; Claude V. Chapman from Jennie C. Chapman: R. A. Douglas from A. R Douglas; Charles H. Martin from Ella Martin; A. Mark from H. Marks; G. L. Smith from Clara Smith; Ruth Camp bell from Gilbert Campbell; I. M. Watts from E. C. Watts; E. M. Taylor from Alice J. Taylor: A. Hellenius from J. E. Hellenius; Harry Klingel from Anna Klingel; Charles H. Drake from Anne Drake, and Nester Tonce from Robert Yonce. MORTON MAN KILLED BY BROTHER-IN-LAW ElKs Flag Day Celebration; Saturday Evening Public Cordially Invited to Attend Commissioner Barbur's Plan Starts Council Row. King Asbury, Objector to Oust ing of Soldier-Boarder, Shot. 'ii' ESTIMATES HELD FAULTY J. W. CLINE, SLAYER, JAILED Contention Made That City Cannot Do Work at Figure Indicated in Barbur Statement. Wife Says Prisoner Brutal and Jeal ous Threats to Kill Two Young Sons Alleged- 28 ii i .... Ii ill I When City Commissioner Barbur brought to a head yesterday his plan of having the public works depart ment enter into the paving" business, he stirred up & council manic row that culminated in hot words and a de cision on the part of the council to test the accuracy of estimates of cost made in Commissioner Barbur's de partment. Mr. Barbur submitted a report in which he recommended that the city execute agreements with property owners on East 52d street to lay as phaltic concrete pavement at a price not exceedin $1.30 a square yard. Bids from contractors heretofore re ceived were much higher than this figure. Commissione Mann started the fire works by demanding' of Commissioner Barbur who made his estimate of $1.30 a yard. 'I am informed," said Mr. Mann, "that this was not made by any of the engineers in your department and that they have said that it can not be laid for that price. I think we should do a little investigating before we jump into this proposition." Council Would be Shown. ''I'm telling you that the estimate was made by the engineers," replied Commissioner Barbur. "Bring your information before the council." said Acting Mayor Bigelow to Commissioner Mann. "We want to see your informant.' 'I got it from a reliable source," said Mr. Mann. "Let's call the engineers down and ask them if they made the statement. Call Mr. Dulin. Sure," said Commissioner Barbur, and he left the council room to call Mr. Oulin, who heads the city's pav ing plant. Commissioner Mann began question ing R. E. Kremers of the maintenance department, who said that neither he nor City Kngineer Laurgaard had made the estimate. In the course of his questioning Acting Mayor Bieglow "railed" Mr. Mann for asking the ques tions while Mr. Barbur was out of the room. "If you had any respect for your fellow commissioner you would keep quiet while he is out," said Mr. Bigelow. ICtfttimnte 1m Questioned. When Mr. Barbur returned with Mr. Dulin the latter declared he had made an estimate of $1.30 a yard for as phaltic pavement on a crushed rock base, but said the pavement could not be laid on a bituminous base for that price. It developed that A. J. Johnson of the public works department, who Is not an engineer, made the estimate. "There you go," said Commissioner Mann. "That's your proof. Now why should the city make an agreement to pave for $1.30 a yard when it can't be done. 1 think this needs a little in vestigating." "Investigate all you please," re torted Mr. Barbur. The council decided to look into the question while proceedings for the im provement are going through their regular course. ATTORNEY DENIES GUILT G. A. TTAIil FILES SUIT TO HALT EXTOKTIOX CASE ACTION". Good Faith in All Transactions With Mrs. Tyler Asserted Account ing Is Requested. Cieorge A. Hall, an attorney who was co-defendant with John N. Sievers, larry L. Henderson and Ethel Hender son in the $24,040 damage suit brought last March by Mrs. Permelia L. Tyler to recover the money alleged to have been extorted from her by fraud, filed an action in the circuit court yester day asserting ffood faith in all trans actions in which he was involved and peeking- to restrain prosecution of the Tyler suit until he is given an oppor tunity to prove that he had no person al liability. An accounting- from all parties involved is asked. Tn his suit. Hall asserts that every cent of the $24,040 was paid for legal settlements of claims, with the excep tion of $800 bail money, said to have been returned to Mrs. Tyler by the slate. further, he asserts he did not receive more than $15,000 of the $20, 000 paid to him and Sievers, and that he had no personal interest in that amount, receiving it merely as an at torney for his client. Harry Henderson. Hall received $1500 on January 21, 1918. for which he introduces a release to claims made by Kthel Henderson for services during' the time she served as housekeeper for Captain William Tyler. It also refers to Mrs. Hender son as the common law wife of Captain Tyler during that time. The attorney points out that the $20,000 was paid in settlement of the $100,000 alienation suit tiled by Henderson against Mrs. Tyler, mother of Captain Tyler, on Jan uary 31, lfllS. B1NSIDE STREET BLAMED HUB "DRUNK ALL, TIME" WHEX AVENUE WAS "OPEN." Tretty Willa E. Walker Is Granted Divorce Several Other Plain tiffs Are Released. "Burnside street was 'open' then and he lived there," explained pretty Willa E. Walker yesterday when Circuit Judge Gatens asked her why her hus band was "drunk all the time." They were married in Vancouver in 1913 and lived together only six months, she .-id. fche was Id and he 23 years old It is now three years since she has even neard from him. she told the fourt A decree was granted. A mcnth after William W. Dayton nd Mary E. Dayton were married, the husband left, said the wife to Judge Gatens. The next she heard of him was when she saw his name signed to a newspaper advertisement in which 3i sought a housekeeper, "object mat rimony. She received her divorce. Business trips and Sunday working Jiours were spent with one Jennie Gore instead of at work, Edna B. Murray found after some months of marriage to 1. eland F. Murray, she said. Her testimony was held sufficient. George W. Hoover told Addie O. FREE OFFENDERS, IS PLEA LABOR ASKS RELEASE OF PO LITICAL PRISONERS. Tacoma Council Also Urges Repeal of War Time Laws Restricting Freedom of Speech. TACOMA, Wash., June 12. The cen tral labor council last night adopted a resolution that the council's delegates to the state labor convention at Bell ingham. June 16. present a resolution calling for release of all political pris oners in the United -States- The inter pretation placed by the council on "po litical" prisoners was all those con victed under federal war time acts. Rea Last, barber and former council member and official, made an inef fective fight against the resolution. "I entered the service voluntarily," Last said. "I would hate to think that while I was away there were men in this country, who, by their seditious re marks and acts were tearing down my effectiveness. I feel that some of those who violated our laws did not get half of what they deserved." W. T. (Paddy) Morris, newly elected district president of the shipyard la borers, riggers and fasteners, and who introduced the resolution, declared: "If the war is over I see no use in trying to keep it up by keeping men in jail for laws that are now being re pealed. Another motion adopted provided that resolutions be presented at the state convention demanding the repeal of all laws passed during the war which restrict speech, press ana as sembly. Other recommendations asked sanction of the convention lor tne pro posed Tom Mooney strike July 4 to 8. SALEM ALUMNI ELECTS Merton DeLong of Portland, Heads Willamette "U" Association. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Salem, June 12. (Special.) The Willamette University Alumni association yester day elected officers for the year 1919--920 as follows: Merton DeLong. '12, Portland, president; D. Lester Fields, 09, Portland, first vice-president; Mrs. Mary E. Kinney, '78, Astoria, second vice-president; Gertrude .aKln, lo, Salem, secretary; Mrs. Carl Hollings worth '13, Portland, treasurer; W. H. H. Clark, '14, Salem, and A. N. Moores, '76, Salem, executive committeemen. Mr. Moores was also elected ty tne association as its representative on the board of trustees. The athletic coun cil members from the alumni associa tion are: A. A. Cochran. '12, Salem; and Burgess Ford, '05, Portland. The alumni reporter for the Willamette Collegian next year is Earl Cotton, 'I87 of Gresham. The alumni banquet was held last night in the Masonic temple. Justice Charles A. Johns was toastmaster. NEW GOLD DEPOSIT FOUND Sands on Beach Near Newport Yield Precious Metal. NEWPORT, Or., June 12. (Special.) A new deposit of sold has been dis covered on the beach near the old life saving1 station and is causing much ex citement. The secret leaked out when a man displayed a sack of fine gold when buying goods in a store. For 50 years the black sands have been worked at intervals by a sluicing process, yielding a small amount of gold. A few persons have discovered pockets and one man is said to have obtained $40,000 worth of gold from one hole. Working on the theory that the gold particles on the beach came from a hidden ledge back from the beach, a prospector is said to have discovered the source. A gasoline pump and sluic ing plant are in operation at present and the owners are said to be getting good returns. Heretofore the average daily find of the miner was only about $12. CHURCH DELEGATES MEET United Brethren in Christ Open Session at Philomath. PHILOMATH. Or.. June 12. (Spe cial.) The 66th annual session of the Oregon branch of the United Brethren in Christ church convened hero this morning, with Bishop T. S. Hoskins, of Myrtle, Idaho, presiding. Bishop Hoskins preached the open ing sermon on the Christian warfare and its rewards. Rev. A. S. Henderson was chosen secretary and several com mittees were announced. Yesterday morning the women's missionary asso ciation of the Oregon conference held its branch meeting at 1:30 P. M. The united organization of Christian Endeavorers of the Oregon conference of the United Brethren in Christ be gan its annual session. In the evening it was addressed by Rev. Chester P. Gates, pastor of the United Evangelical church of Corvallis, Or. ROAD BUILDING DELAYED Decision in Franklin County Will Be Appealed to Supreme Court. PASCO. "Wash.. June 12. (Special.) The superior court at the instance of the O.-W. R. & N. company has en joined the county of Franklin from building a road on certain railroad property, and denied an injunction as to other portions. The effect of the de cision will be to delay construction un til the case is decided by the supreme court. The suit in which the Northern Pa cific and S. P. & S. sought to avoid the payment of interest on certain taxes was decided in favor of the county. Klamath Falls Resident Dies. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., June 12. (Special.) Mrs. Sarah Hardenbrook. a resident of this city who had resided here for many years, died last night at the age of 58 years. She had been confined to her bed as a constant suf ferer for many months. Read The Orcsoiuau classified ads. MORTOS, Wash., Juno 12. (Special.) Kirk Asbury of Morton was shot four times and killed by his brother-in-law, J. W. Cline. at 10 o'clock last night. The murder was the culmination of a long period of family trouble. In the house were Mrs. Cline, Mr. Cline, Gale ana Columbus Blevins, two sons Mrs. Cline by a former marriage; Kirk Asbury, a brother-in-law of Mrs. Cline. and Hanibal Kstep, a discharged sol dier making his home with the Clines temporarily and whose family was well known in West Virginia by Mrs. Cline. " "We have had trouble during a good share of our married life," said Mrs. Cline. "It was just about a year ago that Walter (Mr. Cline) broke my leg and injured me otherwise while we were working at the lumber company of Lineral. Walter adjected to my older son Columbus living with us, so I arranged for him to get his meals elsewhere, and to sleep in the bunk house while I would look after his clothes. Gun Bought I Charge. "Even this continued to anger Wal ter, and one day he came to Morton and bought an automatic, and. return ing to camp, laid the gun on the table and remarked that thereafter things wouia be different. "Walter accused me vilely, charging intimacy with other men. He became so vile in his language that I finally struck him across the mouth with a brush, and then we had it. In the fight he broke my leg, and soon after that we moved to Morton. "The immediate cause of the murder of my brother was over Hanibal Kstep, a discharged soldier, whose father was a minister in West Virg'inia, and whom I have heard many times. He was here without a home, and while look ing for a permanent place to stay we were boarding him. Wednesday after noon Walter left his work at the mill and went uptown. He found Mr. Estep. and abruptly told him to find another boarding place. When Mr. Kstep came back that evening he told me what Walter had said and asked me to put him up a lunch Thursday morning to do him for the noon hour, provided he had not yet found a boarding place. Order LfadM to Shooting;, "When my brother came home on Wednesday night and was told of. Wal ter's ordering Mr. Kstep out, the trou ble started, which ended in the murder of my brother." Gale Blevins, the younger of the two sons of Mrs. Cline by the former mar riage, stated that as his brother and the two older men Asbury and Kstep were going to bed Estep told Asbury about being ordered out, and Asbury remarked that Cline should be beaten. Gale said that his stepfather then called up from downstairs for Asbury to come on down, as he was ready for him. Asbury went downstairs, accord ing to the statement, as much to warn Clino against further mistreatment of Mrs. Cline as for anything else, and as he put his head through the doorway Cline shot with an automatic re volver, which, according to Mrs. Cline, he had bought a year ago with, which to kill her two boys. Murderer Lodged In JalL Cline is said to have run to the woods immediately after the shooting, and then to have returned and sat on the porch until he was arrested by Deputy Sheriff W. B. Coston of Morton and lodged in the Morton city jail until taken to Chehalis today by the sheriff. Cline pleads self-defense. He ap peared to be unmoved by the tragedy and calmly awaited the coming of the sheriff and coroner. Asbury was 'shot several times, the automatic being fully discharged. Two shots took effect in the face, one in the arm and one in the back. Mrs. Cline said that Cline has re peatedly beaten her and charged her falsely, all because he is insanely jealous. CARS GO OVER CASCADES First Autos of Season Negotiate McKenzie RiTer Pass. EUGENE. Or.. June 12. (Special.) The first cars to cross the summit of Wie Cascade mountains by way of the McKenzie river pass this year were driven by M. E. Harnot of Pendleton and J. H. Barman, an eastern Oregon man. They arrived in Eugene last Ionic of Sport ami Scenery - in the Canadian Pacific Rockies Bringing back laughter and vitality after the gloom of war times. Just the trip alone will banish care 500 miles through "Fifty Switzerland's in One" and you can see it all by daylight. Spacious hotels and gay social life at Banff and ' 1 Lake Louise chalets in rugged moun tain settings at Emerald Lake, Glacier and Sicamous inviting hotels at picturesque Vancouver and quaint old-world Victoria. Easy to Reach Ask for Report Tour No. WR4. . K. Penn, General IthMeiiKer benartment. Canadian Pacific Kail way. 55 Third Street, Portland, Oreron. : !: it !' I 1,1 evening, having: left Prineville at 6 A. M. Mr. Harnot reported the road over the pass in fair condition, but said there was considerable snow yet at the summit. The cars came through with but little difficulty. SALARY PUZZLE DUE SOON Question Uppermost in Minds of City Employes to Be Heard in 2 Weeks. The salary question in connection with city employes will come to a head in two weeks. The city council yen terday took from the table the various applications petitions and ordinances concerning- increases and put them over for final passage in two weeks. Plans of some of the commissioners to hae the increases granted earlier were blocked by Commissioner Biscdow who objected to emergency clauees which would enable immediate passage. The increases are proposed for em ployes of various sorts including la borers, the plan of the council being to eliminate some proposed improvements thereby saving the money necessary to provide for the increases. BERRY HARVEST AT HEIGHT Hood River Valley Is Interesting Scene for Motorist. HOOD RIVER. Or.. June 12. (Spe cial.) Strawberry harvest is at its height in the Hood River valley now, and motorists contemplating a week end tour will find the Hood River val ley as interesting at present as during the blossom season. Scores of tent- A rent. PROGRAMME 1 Organ Solo. Bro. Ralph W. Hoyt Portland Lodge No. 142 2 "Star-Spangled Banner" Elks Band Portland Lodge No. 142 3 Introductory Exercises "... J. J. Berg, E. R, Exalted Ruler and Officers 4 Prayer Bro. Arthur C. Dayton Chaplin Portland Lodge No. 142 5 "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean" .R. L. Crana Of Portland Police Quartet Accompanist, Bro. Harry Thorn 6 Ruth St. Denis IN PERSON1 7 History of the Flag Bro. Gus C. Moser, P. E. R, Portland Lodge No. 142 8 Altar Service. Esquire and Officers Portland Lodge No. 142 9 "Auld Lang Syne" Officers and Members Portland Lodge No. 142 10 "Elks Tribute to the Flag" Bro. C. E. Cochrane Baker Lodge No. 338 11 "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" Mrs. Mischa Pelz Accompanist, Mischa Pelz 12 Selection Elks Band Fortland Lodge No. 142 13 Patriotic Address Bro. J. E. Gratke, P. E. R. Astoria Lodge No. 180 14 "America" By the Audience 15 Exit March . . . Bro. Ralph W. Hoyt Portland Lodge No. 142 The Officers and Members of the Portland Lodge B. P. 0. E. 142 extend an invita tion to the public to attend our annual Flag Day exercises to be held at the Public Auditorium Saturday evening, June 14th. Admission free. dwelling crews may be found scattered through the Oak Grove. Dee Flat and upper valley sections. More than 1500 pickers are here, many of them In dians. The trunkline road to Dee has been improved materially the past week, and routes through the Dee Flat sec tion into the Upper West Fork region are good. The fitm are biting on the west Fork, and the picknicker there may also gather a bouquet of rhodo dendrons. "Knockout" Brown Gets Decision. T.TTTLR ROCK. Ark.. June 12. Tin JUL vk 1 1 1 ii llpBll Knockout" Brown of New Orleans was awarded the referee's decision over Karl Murphy of St. Louis after the ban tams had engaged in ten fast rounds of boxing at Camp Pike last night. Woodland Teachers Cliosen- WOOPLANP. Wash.. June 12. (Spe cial.) The following teachers have been engaged for the next scholastic year: Professor J. Wesley Smith, super intendent: Miss.Effie C. Thompson, do mestic science: Miss Florence Wilkie, high school; Miss Olson, fifth and sixth grades: Miss Clara Blethen, second a-rsdo: Mi. Kthel Ooprlg. primary, and ExqxAYte far tirTaiM ' AT ATI Dirocirer Miss Florence Blethen. third grade. The Misses Blethen and Goerig are oodland residents. C. C. Rulifson Buys Kelso Business. KELSO. Wash.. June 12. (Special.) C C. Rulifson of Carrolls. has bought C. J. Shipley's half interest in the Kelso Feed & Fuel Co., established this spring, by Messrs. Shipley and H. Jasperson. The Feed & Fuel company built a ware house, installed a feed grinding plant and has been doing a heavy business. Mr. Rulifson was in business for many years at Carrolls. He will probably move tn Kelso. MARK
