THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 2, 1919.
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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.
Sends one to your home
now, or for Christmas
HAWLEY BILL IS PASSED
House Approves Measure to Pro
tect Oregon City's Water.
OREGON CITY, Dec 1. (Special)
K. E. Brodie, editor and publisher of
the Oregon City Enterprise, received
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they would grow
normally and feel
well.
The wise mother
teaches her child
to enjoy milk. Any
food made chiefly
of milk should be
keenly anticipated
by hungry chil
dren. Help your frail
youngster to ac
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HABIT.
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