TIIE MOItXIXG OnEGOXIAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1919.
MOTHER TESTIFIES
AT HOWELL TRIAL
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Time of Murder of Lillian
Leuthold Is in Doubt.
DEFENSE SCORES POINT
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Defendant to Be Placed on Witness
Stand Today; Motive for Crime
Xot Established.
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MARSHFIEIyD, Or.. Oct. 30. (Spe
cial.) The trial of Harold Howell at
Coquille for the murder of Lillian
Leuthold of Bandon, was less inter
esting today than on any day since
the case was called last Monday. The
time was occupied by evidence that
was technical and some lengthy argu
ments over admission of testimony
helped to reduce the interest, the
crowds eagerly awaiting the placing
of the defendant on the witness stand.
The defense has been quite success
ful in establishing a question of doubt
regarding the possibility of Harold
Howell meeting Miss Leuthold while
she was on her way home. Several
witnesses, including Mrs. Warden, her
son Carroll, who was arrested at the
time Howell was taken into custody,
but who was released after the pre
liminary hearing', and two other sons
of the Wardens, set the time that
Howell left their home on the Sunday
evening Lillian Leuthold was killed
at 6 o'clock. He had perhaps a quar
ter of a mile to go and the evidence
of Bertha Jennings, the only one to
see Miss Leuthold leave for home, said
it was 5 o'clock when they left the
house and that afterwards they talked
a few minutes and she plucked some
roses for her friend to take home.
Mrs. Honrell I Witness.
Miss Jennings' evidence was not
definite as to the time Lillian left
but Miss Jennings thought it was
probably 20 minutes after 5. Jf both
stories are accurate Miss Leuthold
would not have encountered Harold
Howell unless she had lingered along
the way.
However, it is believed that argu
ments will tend to break down the
stories concerning the time the youth
left the Warden home.
Mrs. Howell was one of the best
witnesses the defense has so far put
on the stand. She was calm during
the severe cross-questioning which
Fhe underwent when it was attempted
to disconcert her regarding" the time
her son returned home. Mrs. Howell
had set this time at about 6 o'clock.
She thought the boy came home as
usual and ehowed no signs of excite
ment. The defense is depending largely
upon the difference in time to aid
the case.
Motive !Vot Established.
It was noted today that the pros
ecution had not introduced any evi
dence in its case to establish a motive
for the murder. The progress today
was largely connected with the evi
dence of time, distance and the sur
roundings near the cene of the trag
edy. This fight, although tiresome to
any assembly hoping for sensational
testimony, was vital both to the pros
ecution and the defense, for many
think that upon the establishment of
the exact time will depend the out
come of the case. - - - -
Before the case is concluded more
than 70 witnesses -will have given evi
dence. Harold Howell's evidence will
come before the jury tomorrow, prob
ably not before the afternoon. The
case is expected not to end before
Saturday.
12 BAR APPLICANTS PASS
Three Are Unsuccessful in Recent
State Examinations.
SALEM, Or., Oct. 30. (Special.)
Twelve of the 15 applicants taking
examinations for admission to the bar
here recently were successful, accord
ing to announcement made today by
the board of bar examiners. A formal
order admitting them to practice in
the state will be made next Tuesday,
following the return of the supreme
court from Pendleton.
The successful applicants are: Fred
A AUehoff, 605 Vancouver avenue,
Portland; H. Paul Arnest, 6S10 Eighty-eighth
street southeast, Portland;
George Leonard Buland Jr., 606 Maple
street, Portland; Ernest Cole, 20.11
East Burnside street, Portland; J. N.
Holgerson, Dallas; F. P. Leinenweber.
406 Twelfth street, Astoria; Charles
F. Massey, Halfway; Frank C. Mc
Colloch. Baker, and Clarence J. Young,
71 North Twentieth street, Portland.
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at least 100 feet on the wet pave
ment after the approaching train had
ben sighted and the brakes applied.
The approaching car was not seen by
the trainmen until it was practically
on the track and it was too late to
stop the train.
HOOD GROWERS TO BUILD
Individual Packing Plants to Re-
suit From Cold Snap.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Oct. 30. (Spe
cial.) While the loss to the local
apple crop probably will be under the
most conservative. estimates, the
alarm felt by growers will result in
an increased construction of indi
vidual packing plants and the addi
tion of facilities to hasten the har
vest next year. Indications point to
a busy 1920 here for contractors and
carpenters. The record of the past
summer, when packing house con
struction cost growers an approxi
mate $100,000, probably will be ex
ceeded. Prominent growers already
have beg-un to figure with builders on
new warehouses.
It Is satd by growers who have
given the matter casual considera
tion that the contemplated building
will be largely of concrete. This
form of building, it is declared, is at
present more economical than con
struct ion with lumber.
Only 3 5 to 4 0 Per Cent of Required
Rolling Stock Supplied, Accord
ing to Walter Meacliam.
BAKER. Or., Oct. 30. (Special.)
That the Baker lumber mills are not
receiving an adequate number of cars
for the shipping of their output was
ascertained today by Walter Mea
cham, secretary of the commercial
club, who made a survey of the situa
tion. Mr. Meacham found that the
mills here were only receiving from
36 to 40 per cent of the cars needed
to take caje of their output, one
mill being 94 cars short of its needs
for this month.
Mr. Meacham also learned from an
authoritative source that the Boise,
Idaho, mills were getting all the
cars needed and were running their
planers day and night. If this is the
case, Mr. Meacham says, there are
but two reasons, one being that the
O.-W. R. & N. company is not tak
ing care of the needs of Its terri
tory, or the other that the cars are
being shipped into competitive terri
tory. This condition has arisen many
times before, according to Mr. Mea
cham, and the only lecourse has been
to appeal to the federal authorities.
Two years ago the commercial club
had to take stringent measures w
relieve the situation and the cars
came in fairly regularly for some
time.
LIEN INCREASE IS VOTED
Jordan Valley Tracts Affected by
Land Board's Action.
SALEM. Or.. Oct. 30. (Special.)
The desert land board, in session here
todav. voted to Increase liens on the
Carey act lands in the Jordan valley
irrigation project from Jil to 1U0 an
acre, with the proviso, however, that
should there be any profit to the hold
er, it shall be divided equally be
tween the state and contractor. Only
unsold lands in the project are said
to be affected by the order. The In
crease, it Is declared, is due to the
advance in cost of construction and
the fact that there is not as much
land in the project as first contemplated.
The Droject is located In soutneast-
ern Malheur county and Includes ap
proximately 30,000 acres. It is con
templated to construct a reservoir lor
the storage of 127.000 acre-reet or
water, erect a diversion dam 40 feet
high and provide a canal between
five and six miles in length. The es
timated cost of the project is $127,000.
SHEEP SHIPPED FROM DEE
Animals Assembled From Logged-
Off Tracts and National Forests.
HOOD RIVER. Or., Oct. 30. (Spe
cial.) The Mount Hood Railroad com
pany has removed 42 carloads of
sheep from Dee, where the animals
were assembled from logged-off
tracts and national forests during the
last two weeks. Most of the sheep
were loaded for routing direct to
market.
- While pasturage on local ranges
has been good this year, lack of
herders familiar with the topography
of the country has resulted in many
stray sheep and orchardists whose j
tracts have " een injured by maraud
ing bands are protesting the custom
of local pasturage.
HOUSING PROBLEM ACUTE
RESII)ETS DAILY" MOVIXG
FROM THE DALLES.
COVE CHAUTAUQUA CLOSES
Festival Is Success and Yields
Financial Returns.
COVE. Or.. Oct. 30. (Special.)
Cove s five-day Chautauqua festival
closed last evening with programmes
so satisfactory throughout, that not
only was the guaranteed cost paid,
but a neat surplus was added to the
business men's committee s treasury
and the contract signed for another
for next season. This is Cove's third
experience with the Chtutauqua fes
tival, having begun with the Chau
tauqua lyceum two years before.
As it now stands, the Chautauqua
lovers of Cove and vicinity enjoy the
latter at La Grande every summer
and the former at home.
BEND GIRL LEAVES HOWIE
Scholar, Who Feared Low Grades,
Is Returned to School.
BEND, Or., Oct. 30. (Special.) Be
cause she feared punishment for low
grades, 12-year-old Ruth Gedney,
daughter of Mrs. Charles La Rocque
of this city left home yesterday
morning and was found today at the
J. N. B. Gerking ranch, nine miles
from here.
She had walked the entire distance
and had Intended to continue her
solitary tramp this afternoon. In
stead, she was returned to her classes.
BLAST'S PURPOSE FAILS
Rock on McKcnzie Pass Highway
Drops Into Old Position.
BEND. Or., Oct. 30. (Special.) A
giant blast of six tons of T N T,
set off under Windy . Point by con
tractors on the McKenzie Pass high
way, accomplished little except to
causa a tremendous amount of work
for the contractors, it was reported
from Sisters today. When the charge
was set off, a mass of stone 200 feet
long, 30 feet wide and 30 feet high
rose into the air, men settled back
into the rocky walls from which it
was torn, instead of being blown off
to one side, as had been expected.
The hundreds of ions of rock still
remain to be removed, and another
blast is held impracticable.
UMATILLA BODY ELECTS
Louis C. Scharpf Chosen Head of
Red Cross Chapter.
rENDLETO'l. Or.. Oct. 30. (Spe
cial.) Louis C. Scharpf, cashier of
the American National bank, and for
mer president of the Pilot Rock chap
ter of the American Red Cross, is the
new president of Umatilla county
chapter, with which the Piiot Rock
chapter recently was consolidated.
Mr. Scharpf succeeds Senator Roy W.
Ritner, who has been at the head of
the institution since his return from
France last spring.
Other new officers are: Mrs. J. Roy
Ralcy. vice-president; Mrs. S. R.
Thompson, treasurer; Mrs. Lina H.
Sturgis, Mrs. James Laing, Fred P.
Austin and Leon Cohen, members of
the executive committee. The chap
ter still has a balance of nearly $9500,
despite expenditures of more than
$7500 for relief work during the past
year
Mercury Drops at Bend.
BEND, Or., Oct. 30. (Special.)
Bend experienced the coldest weather
of the season last night, when the
mercury sank to 14 degrees above
zero.
Congestion Partially Laid to Refus
al of Owners to Rent Homes
Until Sale Is Made.
THE DALLES. Or.. Oct. 30. (Spe
cial.) 'The housing problem in The
Dalles has reached its climax, with
persons forced to leave daily on ac
count or inadequate home facilities,
declared Miss Prudence Patterson
secretary of the local chamber of
commerce, who is in touch with the
situation daily. i .
"The Dalles residents have respond
ed well to the call for Individual
rooms, but the need now is for accom
rr.odatlons for families." said Miss
Patterson. "A reasonable portion of
the fault for the present crisis Is with
the citizens of the city. Too many
houses are being offered for sale and
held vacant until disposed of. Sub
stantial relief would be accorded If
these persons would rent their houses
until disposed of to purchasers. There
are dozens of reliable families who
would gladly enter into such a con
tract In order to obtain immediate
shelter.
"A mother with her husband and
three small children hysterically ap
pealed to me for aid yesterday. The
hotel where they had been rooming
was sold, she said. Consequently they
were out in the cold. Second-class
hotel accommodations here were as
serted by the family to be too repug
nant to accept as living quarters.
No concerted effort has been made
to relieve the situation.
P0CATELL0 MEET OPENS
Paul L. Xewmyer Leaves to Attend
X. M. C. A. Conference.
To direct activities at the third of
a series of six boys' conferences in
Oregon and Idaho, Paul L. Newmyer,
Y. M. C. A. interstate secretary for
boys' work, left Portland yesterday
for Pocatello. The sessions will con
tinue over today, Saturday and Sun
day. Older boys 15 or more will be
in attendance from all points within
the area embraced in the conference.
A programme of musical, literary
and athletic numbers has been ar
ranged, including a big banquet and
meals and rooms will be furnished all
delegates by people of the city. The
objects of the conferences are set
forth by Secretary Newmyer as the
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Schools, churches and the business
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ITmatilla Raises Quota.
PENDLETON, Or., Oct. 30. (Spe
cial ) A thousand dollars or more,
oversubscribing by several hundred
dollars Pendleton's quota for the
Roosevelt memorial fund, is raised.
City ' Chairman David Nelson an
nounced tonlcrht. Returns from the
county are only partial, but Indica
tions are that the county's share also
Is raised.
one-half Us quota in the Roosevelt
memorial campaign. Its quota is 1500
and more than $200 was reported to
night by Bruce Dennis, chairman of
an Ad club committee which has un
dertaken the rampaltrn.
Germans Get Argentine Lands.
BUENOS AIRES. Oct. 30. The first
group of German immigrants, num
bering 60 families, which recently ar
rived, will be assigned fiscal lands in
the territory of Misiones.
Union Raises $200 in Drive.
LA GRANDE. Or.. Oct. 30. (Spe
cial.) Union county has raised nearly
Unpaid Board Bill Charged.
SALEM. Or., Oct. 30. (Special.)
A M. Fletcher of Eugene was ar
rested in Salem last night on a war
rant charging him with leaving an
unpaid board bill at the university
city. He will be returned to Eugene
for trial.
WET PAVEMENT BLAMED
Pendleton Coroner Holds Inquest
on Auto Accident.
' PENDLETON. Or., Oct. 30. (Spe
cial.) The city is in mourning today
for the deaths of J. F, Robinson and
Er. G. S. Hoisington, killed in yester
day's auto accident. For an hour and
a half tomorrow, during the hours
of the funeral services for the former,
business houses of the city will be
closed.
At the coroner's inquest today it
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