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I THE MORXIXG OEEG ONIAN, TUESDAY, iOCTOBER 2S, 1919. EX-COIICT, machine go will be restricted only I by enforcement of the state traffic AIR SERVICE PROBE o laws, commented a Washington coun ty man in a letter to Attorney-General Brown, with regard to the opening SUSPECT, IS CAUGHT DEVELOPS MYSTERY f the hard-surfaced highway from i Portland t Hillsboro via Terwllliger boulevard, Tualatin valley and Bea verton. This road will be opened within 30 days." says the writer, "and unless the past belies the future, it will Evans Arrested at Klamath create its record for accidents and Witness Found to Be Taking ncidentally, fast speed records. The Falls on Robbery Charge. speed at which drivers will proceed over this road, I should judge, would be governed by the capabilities of their machines." Notes for J. D. Ryan. Incidentally, the attorney-general A serial story dedicated to the metropolis of the Pacific Northwest s asked to be on the alert, and assist SEARCH OF WEEKS ENDS if possible in preventing the conver SPRUCE ROAD CONSIDERED sion of this road into a public speed way. Mention also is made in the let ter of the highway between Portland and Tigard and Newberg, which, it Murder of Prospector " on Lonely charged, already has been made Events Leading Up to Construction the mecca for speed fields. Mountain Xcar Jacksonville Slay Be Cleared Vp. on Peninsula Disclosed New Yorkers on Witness Stand. HMD WANTS BOND ISSUE SLAYER 1 MEDFORD, Or., Oct. 27. (Special.) Lark Evans, a paroled Oregon pen itentiary convict for whom the police all over Oregon and Washington have been on the lookout for weeks past, Is under arrest at Klamath Falls. Sheriff Terrill left this morning to bring the prisoner here. Arrest may not only clear up the sensational Grants Pass-Jacksonville jitney rob bery case of September 13 last, but may also unravel the jacKsonviue mountain murder mystery last spring, the remains of the unidentified vic tim of which were found early in September on a lonely mountain south of Jacksonville. The victim's ekull had been crushed. Circumstantial evidence points to Evans as the party who accompanied an elderly man on a trip to look over with the intention of purchasing a lonely mining prospect near the town of Ruch. Kuch is not far from tne scene of the murder. The men stopped over night at the Throckmorten hotel at Kuch last spring. Klderly Prospector Disappears. They left next mornins with the In tention of returning ii a day or so to look over another mining prospect near Kuch. Since that time the elderly man was never seen again. His vouncer companion. However, was seen alone the next day In siediora, The murdered man, whose identity has never been established, was thought to have been a prospector. His packsack and effects were found by the shallow grave in which the murderer had buried him, but no money was found in his clothing. Evans, with a young woman com panion, kidnaped "W. G. "White, the Grants Pass jitney owner, the night Oi September 13, after having hired nim to drive them to a camp near that city. Holding revolvers at his back, the couple compelled Mr. White to drive them to a lontly place up an isolated mountain road near Jackson ville, where they robbed him, bound him with ropes and left him. Trail Lost at Tacoma. Shortly after the robbery a deputy 6heriff traced Evans and the woman to Olympia, Wash., where all trace of the pair was lost. A week later, however, a jitney driver was robbed under similar circumstances by two men and a woman near Tacoma. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Oct. 27. (Special.) Lark N. Evans, paroled convict in custody here, on request of Sheriff C. E. Terrill of Jackson county ha been working in garages here for the last six weeks. Evans was arrested last night. Sheriff Ter rill arrived tonight to take Evans pack to Medford. WOMEN FORM NEW CLUB The Dial Latest of Oregon TJnlver sity Organizations. UN1VERSITT OF OREGON, Eugene, Oct. 27. (Special.) A new woman's organization was formed here last week, the purpose of which is the discussion of live topics of the day, The Dial is its name and Lucile Red jnond of Redmond was selected presi dent at the first meeting. Miss Red mond is a senior in the university and an honor student in the department of English literature. Lucile Morrow of Portland, also a senior and an honor student, was chosen secretary, The club has four faculty members, Miss Mary Watson, . Miss Harriet Thomson, Miss Mary Perkins and Miss Celia Hager. The student members are Evelyn Smith of Redmond, Zeta Mitchell of Eugene, Ruth Green o Creswell, Elizabeth Peterson of Hills boro and Roberta Sanborn of Port land. WOODLAND CLUB MEETS Social Organization Slakes Plans for Coming Season. WOODLAND, Wash., Oct. 27. (Spe cial.) The so-called Young Men Social club of Woodland, which had such a successful season last year, bad the initial meeting of the coming season Friday night, and an enroll ment of more than 40 members was recorded. The club is devoted to good, clean social programmes, mostly spe cial dances. Despite the name, the Young 'Men s Social club, there are a number of cider "sports" affiliated with it, and the coming season promises to be a good one in a social way. S. Stanley who so ably handled the affairs, of last season, was selected as presiden for this season. SPEED FIENDS EXPECTED Attorney-General Warned to Be on Alert "When Koad Opened. SALEM. Or., Oct. 2". (Special.) Temptation to "step on it' and let the IS THIS YOUR CASE? tVfcat You Should Do Most Success ful and Economical Treatment. Do you have a feeling of general weakness day in and out? Is you appetite poor? Does your food fall to strengthen you and your sleep to refresh? Do you find it hard to do or to bear what should be easy? Hav your ordinary duties and cares be come great tasks and burdens? If so. take Hood's Sarsaparilla this great medicine revitalizes th blood, gives vigor and tone to all the organs and functions, and is un equaled for those who are in any de gree debilitated or run down. Do no delay treatment begin it today. To rouse the torpid liver and regu late the bowels take Hood's Pills. They are purely vegetable. Adv. BP TRUST DEED FILED IX BEXD BY OREGON, CALIFORNIA. Sum of $10,000,000 Needed to Construct Railroad Line From Bend to Klamath Falls. BEND, Or., Oct. 27. (Special.) To secure a $10,000,000 bond issue for the construction of railroad lines from Bend to Klamath Falls, from near S'ilver Lake to Lakevlew, from near Millican to Crane, and from this line o Burns and Narrows, the Oregon, California & Eastern Railway corn- any placed on file today in the county clerk's office here a trust deed in favor of the Portland Trust company, covering all the property which the ompany now possesses or may ac auire. The deed is one or tne largest in struments ever filed here, covering 00 typewritten pages. It was re corded in Bend for the second time its history, having previously been recorded in Klamath Falls by Robert E. Strahorn. Property which the rail road company now owns in Deschutes county comprises the right of way outside of the city or uend, wnicn was acquired by the Bend Commer cial club nearly three years ago, and deeded to Mr. Strahorn, who in turn deeded to the Oregon, California & Eastern. MINE SWINDLE CHARGED Stock for Which Farm Was Traded Declared Worthless. Charges that O. M. Crouch and Tun s Heytiner, alleged promoters of the Atlantic Copper company of New Jer sey, conspired to defraud him of 70 acres in Clarke county. Wash., val ued at $25,000, are made by Charles T. Wright in a suit filed in the cir cuit court yesterday asking damages of $37,549.80. The plaintiff asserts that it was represented to him that the Gold Note mine near Placer, ' Josephine county, owned by the supposed mil lion-dollar corporation, was extreme ly valuable and needed only devel opment, by reason of which represen tation he turned over his property to be sold to finance work on the tnine for 100,000 shares of the company's stock. The mine and stock are value less, he now asserts. NEW YORK, Oct. 27. The congres clonal subcommittee which resumed here today the inquiry into alleged rregularities in the army air service put a mysterious stenographer on the witness stand and found that he was taking notes for John D'. Ryan, for merly director of aircraft production. The ' committee was inquiring par ticularly into events leading up' to the construction by the United States of a railway on the Olympic peninsula n the state of Washington connect ing a spruce district with the Chi cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad. Mr. Ryan is a director of this road and has been summoned to testify Wednesday. The stenographer, who gave his name as W. T. Bleick of Butte, Mont, employed by L. O. Evans, an attorney for tne Anaconda Copper company. said he was to report to Mr. Evans at the New York offices of the com pany, of which Mr. Ryan is president. He was told he could continue to take notes. Franklin Helm, a New York con tractor, testified that the original contract made for the construction of the railroad was changed at Ryan's nstance and that William F. Carey, of the contracting firm of Siems, Carey & Kerbaugh, which built the road. had been assisted in getting financial backing for projects in China by Mr. Ryan. Mr. Helm had harsh words with members of the firm of Siems, Carey & Kerbaugh when they got the con- ract for themselves. He had under- tood. according to his testimony, that he and Pliny Fisk, a New York bank er, were to share in the profits. Mr. Fisk testified that he withdrew from the deal, though he bad a cori tract with Siems, Carey & Kerbaugh ror 60 per cent of the profits up to $2,000,000. . HOOD GETS NO CARS Apple Shippers Fear Loss If'Tern- perature Drops Farther. . HOOD RIVER, Or.; Oct. 27. (Spe cial.) Although receipts of refriger ator cars the past several days have been above normal for the season, not a single car was received here for loading today. While apples held in temporary storage in valley warehouses, barns and packing sheds as yet have no suffered from cold weather, growers fear that a continuation of the freeze and a further drop in the tempera ture may cause u heavy loss of fruit. HAASE'S LEG AMPUTATED Wounded German Socialist's Con dition Considered Serious. BERLIN, Oct. 27. (By the Assoc! ated Press.) Hugo Haase's right leg was amputated above the knee' today, The operation was rcessitated by the condition of the bone, which had been smashed by a bullet. Haase, who is leader of the lnde pendent socialist party of. Germany, was shot and wounded when entering the reichstag on October 8. Several operations have been performed and his condition is considered serious. BAKER BARS EXCESS PAY Officers Employing Men Must Not Exceed Normal Scale. WASHINGTON. Oct. 27. Army of ficers charged with the employmen of labor have been instructed not to pay wages exceeding the normal wage scale of the locality wherein the labor is employed. Secretary Baker mads this an nouncement today. BOCK BEER PENALIZED Astoria AVoman Fined $200 for Selling Homo Brew. ASTORIA, Or., Oct. 27. (Special.) Mrs. J. Bock was fined $200 in th municipal court today on a charge of selling four quart bottles of home made beer. She gave notice of appeal to the circuit court. mm tl Id. HI Movies Vholesome-aeansing-Refreshing VYIisn Your Eyes Nsed Cart Boxed Aples Slightly Damaged. PROSSER, Wash., Oct. 27. (Spe cial.) Unseasonably cold weather has slightly damaged many thousands o boxes of apples , that were stacke among trees, although practically all crop in this part of the Yakima val ley had been picked before the cold snap arrived. At least 8o per cen of the crop had already been removed to warehouses or shipped. It is the general opinion that th loss of apples already boxed will be slight. Japanese Casualties Reported. TOKIO, Oct. 10. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) The war office announces that 34 non-com missioned officers and men were killed, and two officers and 39 non commissioned officers and men were wounded in engagements near Bok datskaya. Siberia, on September 2 and October 1. Mexican Celebration Red One. NEW YORK, Oct. 27. An election celebration in. Vera Cruz, Mexico, in which three men were killed and te wounded, was reported by passengers on the eteamsnip Monterey, which ar rived toaayy . MB. MS 1 CO EIST FUGITIVE HELD AT NEW OR LEANS TO BE BROUGHT BACK. District Attorney Is Expected to Ask U. S. Supreme Court to Dis miss Auyjlund Appeal. District Attorney Walter Evans will leave tonight for New Orleans to bring back a man indicted for non- support, going in a roundabout route which will touch Washington, D. C, where it is expected he will appear before the United States supreme court with a request for a dismissal of the appeal of Dr. -i.- A. Ausplund, convicted of manslaughter in Mult nomah courts. The ground for Mr. Evans' plea to the supreme court will be that Ausplund has failed to perfect his appeal to that body and should not now be out on bonds. A young woman died in his office while he was performing a criminal operation in November, 1915. He was indicted for manslaughter and found guilty. In an - appeal to the supre-ne court of Oregon the verdict was affirmed. At Chattanooga. Tenn., Mr. Evans will visit his father, Isaac W. Evans, for the first time in many years. Mahoney, for whom the district at torney is going to New Orleans, was arreaieo. Dy tne ieuerai autnonties in company with Mrs. H. H. Haygarth, wue oi a Portland mail clerk, on a, white slave charge. The federal charge is not being pressed, and as Mahoney left Portland with $6000 out of a joint savings account kept by himself and wife, Delia Mahonev. his wife seeks his return here on a charge oi aesertion ana non-support. To obtain his return Mrs. Mahoney was required, to agree t reimburse t:ie state for the expense of returni her husband from New Orleans, above OREGON BUILDING' SAVED Fire Discovered In Nick of Time by Knights of Columbus Secretary SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27. (Special.) Through the timely action of Wil liam J. Gannon. Knights of Colum bus secretary, the old Oregon build ing of the 191a Panama-Picific In ternational exposition was saved from what might have been the total destruction by fire of a very notable piece of architecture on the morning or . I'Tiday, October 24. A dance, sponsored by the officers and men of the United States motor transport corps stationed at the Presidio, had been held the previous night. Mr. Gannon, who occuDiea a room in the building, was aroused at 2 A. M. by the odor of burning timber. Hurriedly donning his bathrobe, he rushed to the main auditorium and Into the day and reading rooms, where he discovered a burning waste- paper basket. Evidently a lialf-burned cigarette had been thrown into it and had caused a smouldering fire, which later had eaten its way through the floor. Chips of burning wood already were beginning to fall into the base ment below. About a dozen buckets of water extinguished the fire. i TIMBER STRIKE IS OFF Workers Rush to Camps but Oper ators Refuse to Hire More Men. SPOKANE. Wash.. Oct. 27. The strike of timber workers in eastern Washington and northern Idaho, which has been in progress for. two weeks, officially was called off this morning and immediately there was a rush of hundreds of men for the log ging camps and mills. While some employment agencies posted notices of men wanted for the camps, W. C. Smith, acting secretary of the Inland Empire Employment as sociation, declared that operators tlll were determined to hire no men at present in accordance with a decision reached last week. Your Chamber of Commerce "It isn't the individual, nor the army as a whole, but the everlastin team' work of every bloomin soul "-Kipling There is a logical reason for most things that happen. The. onrush to the Pacific Northwest was the case be cause of a great awakening on the part of the people East to the many advantages peculiar to the West. With the mad rush westward the growth of Portland with its doubling population almost each decade was a natural consequence, for grander place to live has no man. The log cabin was not long the popular dwelling homes more and more attractive were built. Its industries grew. Its wholesale and retailing institutions prospered. And today Portland is a Great City! This, then, is the moment to sound the call to arms, for "peace hath her victories no less than war." This is the time when the "everlastin teamwork of every bloomin soul" will count. We are happy in, and proud of, Portland. But, alas, we must not hesitate. This is not the moment to ex press satisfaction at accomplishments of the past. een This is the day to realize the possibilities within our grasp to accomplish and achieve what has hitherto but a dream it must, it will be GREATER PORTLAND! s And how are we to line up for the achievement of this task? Vho will be the "shock" troops who will man the trenches in the reserves let us hope there will be none. Some citizens show an occasional burst of civic pride only5 when quoting an exaggerated figure as the pop ulation of their city. Far better be one of those who help along in the big work of planning of solving the prob lems that -will make the exaggerated "estimated" population one soon to be a fact, yes, and far surpassed! There is room for you to line up with the fighters the doers. You will experience a feeling of grand satis faction in being associated with the men who are determined to do big things and really to bring about a "Greater Portland." - Your Chamber of Commerce wants you in its ranks. It needs you. And you and everyone of us need the things for which the Chamber of Commerce will direct its efforts. Three hundred new. members is their goal. Three thousand should rush to enlist in the grand work! If you are not a member, today is the time to join. If already a member, get two or three others to join. It was organization under centralized leadership that won the great triumph over autocracy. And organiza tion will bring to a realism our vision GREATER PORTLAND. ' Truly the victories of Peace are the grandest of them all! Join the Chamber of Commerce Today c "Merchandise of J Merit Only Another of the Series of "The Spirit of Greater Portland" Will Appear in The Oregonian Next Tuesday filornins. BACON HOARDING CHARGED Brooklyn Manufacturer Accused of Holding 1,300,000 Pounds. NEW YORK. Oct. 27. Charged with having illegally in his posses sion 1343 18 cases of. -bacon, containing upward of 1,300.000 pounds, Louis Leavitt, a Brooklyn manufacturer of white lead, was arrested today on a federal warrant. Leavitt was held in 5000 ball. Autos Stolen at Hood River. HOOD RIVER, Or.. Oct. 27. (Spe cial.) The thefts of automobiles hero are on the increase, becoming week ly occurrences. Last night a touring, car, the property of R. H. Weber. Wasco and Hood River county orchard 1st, who :formerly was hor ticultural commissioner for this dis trict, was stolen from In front of a local hotel. Last week a roadster be longing to Walter R. Woolpert, local fruit shipper, was stolen from a ga rage. . Action Started Over $2690 Xole. THE DALLES. Or-. Oct. 2 7.( Spe cial.) Judgment for $2690 with inter est at 8 per cent since August, 1919. has been asked by Harry L. Gordion from T. and Lulu Hildenbrand. At torney fees to the amount of $250 also are asked for collecting the interest and principal on the promis sory note, said to have been given by the Hildenbrand. i I Will Appear in The Oregonian Next Tuesday Alornins. I ! Can you afford to take the risk of being without Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy dur ing the hot weather? ianos i I 5 Standard Lines 5 P I The Musical Floor, the Seventh, Llpman, Wolfe & Co. I Stopped Her Baby's Cough. No remedy is better known than Foley s Honey and Tar for giving quick relief from coughs, colds and croup. Mrs. W. M. Stevens. Vivian. W. Va., writes: -When my baby was 11 months old he had a terrible cough, and nothing did him any good. I read about Foley's Honey and Tar. and the first dose helped him and in two days the cough had stopped. I can say Foley's Honey and Tar saved my baby's life after everything elso had failed." Contains no opiates. Sold everywhere. Adv. "Merchandise of Merit Only' FOOD SHOW OPENS TOMORROW See Tomorrow's Paper for Details 1