THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1919. 9 MURDER MYSTERY TRACED TO OREGON Michigan Authorities Seek to Explain Girl's Death. MOTHER, BROTHER SOUGHT C. Hawley today saying: that the bill which he introductd in congress providing- for the segregation of certain lands lying within the watershed of this city's water supply, and the placing of this land in the Oregon National forest, had been passed by congress. The passage of this bill provides protection of the water sup Ply of this city. Oregon City gets its water from the east branch of the South Fork of the Clackamas river. Some of this land is in the hands of private owners. The telegram is as follows: "House today passed my bill, H. R. 8028, transferring 5720 acres of the former Oregon & California grant lands 10 the Oregon National forest for the protection of the water sup ply of Oregon City as desired by the city." STREET CAR PROBER FAVORS FARE RISE Engineer Newell Files Report With City Council. letter Mailed From Oregon Point May Throw Light on Three- . Year-Old Puzzle. LAW TON, Mich.. Dec. 1. Mrs. Florence C. Tabor Critchlow was held for further examination by authori ties tonight following her refusal to testify today at the coroner's Inquest over the body of a woman found in the basement of the Tabor home Sun day, and believed to be that of Miss Maud Tabor, a younger sister. Other witnesses identified the body as that of Miss Tabor, a graduate of the University of Michigan and for mer teacher of Ogden, Utah, who has been missing since 1915. Officers had failed tonight to locate Mrs. Lester Tabor and Walter Tabor, mother and brother of the dead wo man, who, they believe, may be able to help solve the mystery. They were believed to be somewhere in the west. Joseph Virgo, of South Bend, Ind., said to have been a friend of Miss Tabor, was located today in Chicago, and it was said he probably will come here. CaDKf of Drath Unknown. The inquest failed to reveal ' the manner in which the woman ' met death, and specialists will make a more thorough examination. Nc traces of poison or violence were found. The body was found by Mrs. Flor ence Tabor Critchlow, sister of Maud, when she attempted to pull a trunk from beneath a pile of shingles in her Home. The end of the trunk gave way, exposing a foot. It had been reported that Miss Tabor, who was the daughter of the late Lester Tabor, an attorney, had died on a ranch in the west a few months after her disappearance. Evidence of conditions prior to death that might have formed a motive for murder, was pointed to by physicians who examined the partial ly decomposed body, according to the police. Letter Mailed From Oregon. Several months ago, Mrs. Tabor and her brother, left for a trip through the west and a real estate dealer said he had received one letter from Mrs. Tabor, mailed at some point in Oregon. Florence, who was the older of the two sisters, married a crockery dealer in San Francisco named Critch low. Shortly after her father died, Miss Tabor disappeared. She was then about 46 years of age. About two years ago, Mrs. Critch low separated from her husband in San Francisco and returned here to live in the Tabor home. It was said that the family had frequent dis agreements and that they seldom were all in the house at the same time. The Portland police early yester day received a request to look for Mrs. Lester Tabor and her son Wal ter and to hold the prisoners incom municado if they captured thein There was nothing in the telegram to aid the local authorities in finding the fugitives. Captain Circle. who had heard nothing of the case, telegraphed back asking the Michigan authorities what charge they had against the Tabors. No reply had been received at an early hour today. LODGE HALLOPEHS SOON StXXYSIDE MASON IC BUILDING ABOUT FINISHED. LICENSE WORK IS HEAVY NORTH DAKOTA RATIFIES &T.VTK IS 2 0TH TO APPROVE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT. G rand Forks Representative Charges State Libraries Circulate Free Love and Socialism Books. COMPANY NOW LOSING Small Extra Charge for Transfers Among Suggestions Bankrupt cy Held Alternative. Structure Among Most Modern of Its Kind In State and Cost Is Placed at $40,000. Portland's newest lodge building, the home of Sunnyside lodge No. 163, A. F. and A. M., will be ready for oc cupancy on December 10, when a ceremonial will be held at which the keys to the new edifice will be turned over to the master, according to announcement of the building com mittee yesterday. The lodge hall. which has been in process of con struction since last summer. Is now complete except for the cornice over the massive pillars at the front and finishing touches on the interior. The new lodge building will te one of the most modern of its kind in the state, according to those in charge, and particular pride is taken in the lpdge room, which will be furnished luxuriously, and will De proviaea with indirect lighting arrangement whereby the room may be flooded with blue, yellow, white, green or red light. This last feature was installed especially for the Eastern Star. The building is at the corner 01 Thirty-ninth and Hawthorne avenue, and covers 50 by 93 feet. The cost is given as $40,000. including furnish ings. Ten feet is left In front 01 the building for landscape arrangement, and a plot of 40 by 93 feet is left in the rear of the property for an addi tion at a later date. The structure is of clinker brick, and has two stories and a basement. " At the ceremonial December 10 the structure will be opened for the in spection of members and friends. On Thursday evening, December 11, will occur the election of officers of the lodge, and on Saturday evening there will be a county fair and entertain ment to raise money to pay for the J rurnisnings. un jxonaay, Liecemoer 15, the Eastern Star chapter will ini tiate a class of 30. The official dedication of the tem ple will take place later. Many Defective Applications for Motor Vehicles Returned. SALEM, Or., Dec. 1. (Special.) Out of 8200 applications for 1920 motor vehicle licenses received at the office of the secretary of state up until tonight. 1035 have been re turned to the applicants because they were defective or incomplete. Many applications for the registra tion of trucks failed to give the tire width, which is necessary in comput ing the carrying capacity, while in other cases the statements in the ap plications failed to conform to those contained in the applications for licenses for previous years. There are yet to be handled by the secretary of state by January ap proximately 35,000 applications for icenses. BILL AIMED AT ALIENS Senator Jones Plans to Limit Jap anese Land Acquirement. OREGONIAN N E W S BUREAU, Washington, Dec. 1. (Special) Sen ator Jones of Washington will intro duce a resolution tomorrow providing for the Nineteenth amendment to the Federal Constitution, to forbid chil dren born in this country to become citizens unless both of their parents are eligible to citizenship. The measure is aimed at both Chi nese and Japanese, but more particu larly at Japanese who use the citizen ship rights now acquired under the constitution by their children born here to .obtain land in states having laws forbidding aliens to hold real estate. Increased fares on the lines op erated by the Portland Railway, Light & Power company, with a pos sible small extra charge for transfers issued to passengers are said to be imperative If the company is to be saved from receivership, according-to a voluminous report filed with the city council yesterday by J. P. Newell, local engineer employed , by the city to ascertain if the increased street car fares sought by the company are justified. The entire report filed bv Mr. Newell indicates that the local trac tion company is operating at a lorn in fact Mr. Newell estimates that the company is losing almost $85,000 monthly or nearly S 1.000.000 annual ly, and that unless relief is granted in some manner the company cannot survive. Tossing the company into bank ruptcy presents a grave situation, ac cording to .Mr. Newell, for he cites tnat the street-car svstem In Pnpt land is made up of three principal companies, besides scattering small ownerships. Each of the nronerties is covered by separate bond issues, he reports, and in case of default. Mr. Newell says that it is scarcely to be doubted that a vigorous effort will be made to secure the appointment of a separate receiver for each of the constituent companies. If such a re quest is granted, the three systems would be operated independently with no transfer privilege prevailing. Thorough Probe Made. Mr. Newell's report is the result of careful investigation of the condition of the traction company. The investi gation covers several months' effort, and no work was spared to delve into the depths of every angle of the con duct of the comnanv's affairs, in order that a fair and comprehensive diagnosis could be made. The investigation was carried into every department of the street rail way company, and not only were the . traction company's records probed and checked, but separate investiga tions were made to ascertain the num ber of men employed as platform men and the number of employes required in other departments. July, 1919," was taken by Mr. Newell as an average month, and this be ing the latest month on which com plete records were available it is this month that is utilized in the report. The actual use of materials has been verified by tracing them for the month of July to the requisitions made by the men using the materials for their work. Other expenses were studied in a similar manner. Expenses Are Checked. As a result, according to the re port, more than 90 per cent of the total expenses stated in the com pany's exhibits before the public service commission have been posi tively confirmed, and of the remain der, the report states, it is known from the nature of the work done that practically the whole expense noted in the exhibits must have been incurred. The report shows that the estimated monthly revenue, based on careful survey of the daily receipts over a period of many days, in July, is $379, 420, but the report states that the revenues computed in July were found to be 4.6 per cent more than the mean for the year, and therefore revenue for a typical month would be approximately $362,000. Operating expenses, deductions from income and interest reach $412,268, which places the earnings at $50,000 less than enough to pay interest on borrowed money. If the sinking fund charges are included, asserts Mr. Newell, the deficit becomes $61,000 per month, and adding enough to make a reasonable return to the stockholders, without which no additional capital can be obtained, the monthly defi ciency amounts to $85,000 or about $1,000,000 yearly. Acridrnta Are Costly. Mr. Newell shows that accidents oc curring each. month cost the company $3000 and damages total $21,000 each month, according to the average fig ures paid in 1918, and track mainte nance costs the company about $20,000 a month under normal conditions. Next year the company will be re quired to expend $45,000 each month on this work because of the neglected condition of the tracks throughout the city. The report enters into the operation of the municipal railway in Seattle, which Mr. Newell says has not yet showed any Inherent advan tage of municipal operation over pri vate control. The Seattle system, ac cording to Newell, can be operated at less cost per passenger because of larger patronage, due to "greater population and a different topog raphy" which results In more patron age on the cars. Relief Plan Snggested. The recommendations for relief to the company, which Mr. Newell ex plains is in reality also relief to the car riders, are as follows: "A small charge for transfers." "Establishment of a central zone for free transfers, with a transfer charge on all traffic originating out side of it. "Authorization of such fares on lines built to develop land values in thinly-settled districts as will pay the cost of operation, or, failing that. their abandonment. "Establishment of one-way traffic, rearrangement of loops In center of city to avoid unnecessary crossings and adoption of traffic regulations which will facilitate the movement of cars without undue increase of mail mum speed." NOTED EDUCATOR COMING H. B. WILSON OF BERKELEY TO ATTEND CONVENTION HERE. Meeting of State Teachers' Asso ciation Dec. 29-31 Promises to Be Most Important One. SALEM, Or., Dec. 1. (Special.) H B. Wilson, superintendent of the pub- lie schools at Berkeley. CaL, will be one of the principal speakers at the annual convention of the Oregon State Teachers' association, which will be held in Portland December 29, 30 and 31, according to announcement today by E. F. Carlton, assistant state su perintendent of schools. Before locating at Berkeley Mr. Wilson had charge of the schools at Topeka, Kan., for five years, and prior to that time held important edu cational positions in Indiana. He has been an active worker in the national education association for many years and is the author of several well- known educational works. The coming meeting of the state teachers' association promises to be the largest and most important gath ering of its kind ever held in Oregon according to Mr. Carleton, and will be attended by educational workers from many sections of the northwest. Matters of vital importance to the teachers and the future of the schools are scheduled for consideration. A. C. Hampton, president of the 1 eociation, with the assistance of the chairmen of the different departments of the organization, is preparing what he says will be the most interesting eiucationai programme ever arranged cms state. R0TARIANS DINE LAUDER Scotch Comedian Is Member Club in Glasgow. Sir Harry Lauder, celebrated Scotch comedian, will be the guest of hono at the Rotary club luncheon to be given at the Chamber of Commerce at 12:15 tomorrow, when the minstrel is in Portland on a theatrical engage ment at tne Heiiig. Members of the Kiwanis and Ad clubs have been invited by Presiden O. H. Douglas of the Rotary club, to participate in the luncheon, while the Chamber of Commerce will also be largely represented. The famous "Kiltie" band, an integral of Harry Lauder's troupe, will provide music "Sir Harry Lauder is an honorary member of the Rotary club of Glas gow. Scotland," said Dr. Douglas. "and as -our guest he will be one of the fellowship of Rotarians. For th matter of that, at least one-third of the Portland membership is of Scotch descent. In tribute to our guest plaid neckties will be the vogue, and every man of the company will be expected to bring his cherished pet pipe. "Sir Harry will be introduced by Charles i. Cochran. A college will be established in China to teach the natives scientific tea cultivation, special attention be ing paid to sanitary conditions. $5 or $10 in Records Purchased BISMARCK, N. D.. Dec. 1. North Dakota late today became the 20th state to ratify the federal suffrage amendment, when the house approved the suffrage resolution already passed by the senate. 102 to 6. The vote ended the battle for votes for women in this state which began in 1SS5, when the territorial legisla ture adopted Dakota's first suffrage amendment, which was vetoed by Governor Pierce. The house today killed, by a vote f 71 to 35, a bill defining and penal izing criminal syndicalism, and by vote of 67 to 40 adopted a committee report indefinitely postponing action on the repeal of the anti-injunction act, passed by the last legislature, prohibiting 'nterference by courts in labor troubles. A heated discussion arose in the house over the manner in which the schools of the state should be super vised and whether "new thought" and "free love" books deserved a place in the books distributed by the library commission. Representative Burtness of Grand Forks declared that the state board of education, which has control of the rural schoools, is teach ing free love and socialism through circulating libraries. He read extracts from several books and declared that if the people of the state "knew vrhat was going on" they woull, "bei down here with shotguns. Holding up a book opened at a pic ture of Trotzky, Burtness declared "the time has not come when the pic ture of Trotzky should be honored in this country more than the picture of the father of this country or its savior." He declared that none of the works in the collections treated on the lives of Washington and Lin coln. A committee was appointed to investigate Burtness' charges. Action on a resolution which would reduce salaries of certain state offi cials, including that of Director General Cathro of the Bank of North Dakota, from $10,000 a year to $5000 was indefinitely postponed by the bouse. 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