THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, .WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1920
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ZONE DEFENSE IS
TO
CARRIED
SALEM
Portland Delegation to Op
pose Hosford Repeal.
BILL PASSED BY HOUSE
Prominent Men Will Visit Capital
Today to Urge Necessity of
Retaining Present Law.
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In defense of the statute providin
for the zoning of Oregon cities, me
bera of the city planning commissi
headed by J. P. Newell, chairman, will
visit Salem today, there to confer
with the Multnomah county delega
tion relative to a measure Introduced
by Representative Hosford of this
district, for the repeal of the zoning
law. The repeal measure passed the
house yesterday.
Information received yesterday from
Salem was to the effect that the Hos
ford bill aa presented also provided
for the repeal of the statute authoriz
ing the city planning commission and
providing that maps of new sub-di-visloVis,
both In the- city and for elx
mllee beyond the boundaries, must
be passed on by the city planning
commission.
J. C. Ainsworth, vice-president of
the commission, at once sent a mes
sage to members of the Multnomah
county delegation, protesting against
the proposal to repeal the act. acting
on behalf of a number of Portland
business men.
The delegation which goes to Salem
today to argue for the retention of the
present law will probably comprise
J. P. Newell, J. C. Ainsworth, E. B.
MacN'aughton, A. E. Doyle, B. "W.
Sleeman, Mayor Baker and City At
torney LaRoche,' together with rep
resentatives from several neighbor
hood clubs.
"The zoning act should not be re
pealed," said J. P. Newell, "for the
following reasons:
"It provides a procedure for tne pro
tection of property owners when a city
council exercises the police power granted
"by charter, to district or zone the city.
"It does not grant any greater power to
city councils than they already have "by
charter. ltB repeal will therefore not
take away any ot their powers. Portland
and many other cities of the state had
for many years prior to the passage of
this act been exercising their right to
zone or district certain uses of property,
which oaused conflict amon? neighbors.
"Property owners will be the lowers If
this not is repealed, because It requires
that they must first be granted a hearing
and report of an independent frroup, not
politically elected, before any zoning regu
lations are passed by the city council.
Hepeal will throw soning back into poli
tics. "While probably introduced with tha
object of hindering the zoning plans now
being developed by the city of Portland,
repeal will not affect those plans, except
to remove a compulsory procedure for the
protection of property owners.
"It is too soon to know whether this
act has reason to be repealed. Portland's
zoning plans are still being 'worked upon
by the city and cannot fairly be judged
as to the value until finally presented
by the city council. Portland's local mis
understandings should be cleared up or
defined at home before asking the leg
islature to act.
"The importance of the provision
which gives to the city a Jurisdic
tion extending six miles beyond Its
boundaries, and which it is also pro
posed to repeal," said Mr. Newell, "is
that it enables the city, through the
planning commission, to play an Im
portant part in the platting of land
and lay-out of streets beyond the city,
in districts that eventually will be
embraced by the city. Through this
provision we have already influenced
important road and highway improve
ments outside of the city proper, and
to repeal it would be quite a serious
backward step."
ZOXE MASS MEETING IS ASKEIJ
Realty Board Wants Public Rearing
at Auditorium.
At a meeting of the executive coft?
mittee of the Portland Realty board
yesterday, it was decided to call upon
the mayor and other members of the
council for the usa of the public
auditorium in which to hold a mass
meeting of citizens to hear facts rel
ative to the proposed zoning ordi
nance. J. W. Crossley, secretary, will
immediately take up with the officials
the wish of the organization, with
a view to holding a hearing at the
earliest possible date.
After an investigation lasting more
than three months, a committee of
the realty board, consisting of J. F.
Staver, L. E. Carter, H. Gordon and
J. G. Rainey, submitted a report.
which was adopted. In this, the pro
posed zoning system is flayed, action
of the city council in expending pub
lic funds for such purposes is severely
criticised and branding the whole
proposition as "paternalistic and
"distinctly socialistic in its tenden
cies." "The attitude of the realty board."
said Mr. Crossley, "is that this pro
posed zoning ordinance, being so far-
reaching in its provisions, should be
thoroughly understood by the people
of Portland before final action is
taken. If, after knowing the facts,
they want the ordinance, well and
good. But at the present time it
seems to be well established that not
more than 10 per cent of the citizens
know what it means; that it will, if
passed, be a law to be enforced as
rigidly as any other law.
"The board Is seeking the use of
the public auditorium for a big mass
meeting, so that the facts may be set
before the people fairly and impar
tially and to air the whole proposi
tion. We want this meeting to be
under the auspices of the board, all
parties concerned to be given oppor
tunity to be heard. I shall ask the
council for the auditorium for some
near date."
The status of the proposed ordi
nance is that members of the council
and of the city planning commission
are now engaged in segregating peti
tions from citizens for changes there
in and that, as soon as these are
ready for presentation to the council,
the measure will be called up. It is
probable that the council then will
fix a date for a public hearing, for
which the council chamber at the
CJty hall is used.
MIELKE AT LIBERTY;
10TGUILTT--JURY
Driver Whose Auto Killed Girl
Wins Appeal
NOT EVEN FINE IMPOSED
HEHHY CHRIST, 84, DIES
CLARKE COUNTY PIONEER OF
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1856 SUCCUMBS.
Early Resident Wlio Emigrated
From Germany Survived by
Widow and. 5 Children.
VANCOUVER. -Wash., Jan. 13.
(Special.) Henry Christ, 84 years old,
one of the oldest pioneers in this
county, and a subscriber to The Ore
gonian since 1856, died at his home,
712 East Twenty-eighth street, last
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Henry Christ, pioneer of 1856,
who died at Vancouver.
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in a Hurry
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Into a pint bottle put 2 ounces
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. Either way the fun pint saves about
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keeps pertectly and tastes pleasant
children like it.
You can feel this take hold In
stantly, soothing and healing the
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and soon you will notice the phlegm
thin out and then disappear alto
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cold, and it is also splendid for bron
chitis, croup, hoarseness and bron
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Pinex is a most valuable concen
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To avoid disappointment ask your
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night after several months' illness. Mr.
Christ is survived by his widow, a
sn, Phillip Christ, four daughters,
Mrs. A. F. Davis, of this city: Mrs. J.
H. Hill, of Watsonville, Cal., Mrs. Etta
Hesse and Mrs. A. P. Bevans, of Potter
Valley, Cal., all of whom are here
now.
The funeral will be held from St.
Luke's Episcopal church at 2 o'clock,
Thursday, anil Right Rev. Bishop
Keator, a personal friend, has bean
asked to conduct the services.
Mr. Christ was a member of Wash
ington lodge No. 4, Masons, Vancouver
Chapter Royal Arch Masons; Van
couver Commandery, Knights Templar
and of Afifl Shrine, of Tacoma: a
charter member of the Knights of
Pythias.'No. 6; of Vancouver lodge of
Kiiks, io. 823, and' of the Order of the
Eastern Star, and a member of St.
Luke's Episcopal church.
Henry Christ was born in October
9, 1836, in Nassau, Germany. In com
pany with his mother he left the old
country November 6. 1855. sailing
from Hamburg. Ia crossing the Eng
lish channel the sailing vessel was
wrecked, but all on board were saved
and put ashore in Southampton, England.
The trip was resumed on a Danish
Short Term In Jail Sole Punish
ment Inflicted Manslaughter
Charge Is Dismissed.
Cfer deliberations la.tinsr an hour
anden minutes, a Jury brought in a
verdik.of not guilty yesterday aft
ernoon in the case of Joe Mielke,
blacksmith, who had appealed to the
circuit court from a sentence of six
months in the county Jail and a fine
of $500, imposed by- Municipal Judge
Rossman for reckless driving. It was
Mielke's automobile which ran down
and killed 7-year-old Viola Cummings
November 17, 1819.
At the trial, which lasted two days.
Attorney Tom Garland appeared for
the defense and Deputy City Attor
neys Myers and Lansing for the pros
ecution. Public interest In the case was
strong, as it was held to be similar
to that of N. P. Sorenson, who was
given a similar sentence by Judge
Rossman for reckless driving about
the same time as Mielke. Sorenson,
who Is a wealthy timberman, ap
pealed, then pleaded guilty and threw
himse'.f on the mercy of the court.
Other Judges Called In.
Former Presiding Judge Gatens
oalled in five circuit judges to aid
him in deciding on the sentence, and
after a physician .had testified that
incarceration in the county Jail would
not Injure Sorenson physically, a fine
of $500 was affirmed but the jail term
was suspended, with Judges McCourt
and Tucker dissenting, holding for a
jail sentence.
Mielke escapes even a fine, but has
been in jail since November 17 because
he could not furnish bail demanded.
He was freed last week of a charge
of involuntary manslaughter, for
which he had been Indicted by the
grand Jury.
Testimony yesterday vat similar to
that in the former case, most of the
witnesses saying that Mielke had been
drinking on the day of the accident
but none asserting that he was intoxi
cated. He struck the girl about one
foot from thecurbing of the street.
The child's body was dragged 44 feet
and the machine) continued 122 feet
further before it was stopped. , .
Brakes Found Defective.
Motorcycle Patrolmen Kelly and
Scott testified that the automobile
Mielke had driven bad gone 115 feet
after both brakes had -been applied,
whereas it should have stopped with
in 20 feet had they not been defec
tive, as was charged in the city com
plaint. The steering gear had six
inches "play" and Kelly declared that
he called to the police station for a
"tow," saying he was afraid to drive
the machine with brakes and steering
gear In such condition through city
streets.
ocrat, Mississippi, which would have!
exempted the waters of the St. Law
rence and Niagara rivers from its
provisions.
All of the principal amendments to
the bill, which the house passed last
June, were acted, on, and indication
tonight was that a final vote would
be taken tomorrow. In one form or
another, the waterpower bill has been
before congress for 10 years.
General Nelson, republican, Minne
sota, In charge of the bill, sharply
resented during debate arguments by
opponents of the measure to the ef
fect that congress in passing the bill
would be giving away waterpower,
and said he would not suggest that
the people holding big power develop
ment plants were trying to defeat it.
Senator Lenroot, republican, Wis
consin, predicted that In the end the
measure would be vetoed by Presi
dent Wilson because of amendments
limiting franchises.
Adoption early in the day of an
amendment by Senator Norris, repub
lican. Nebraska, providing for- de
velopment of Great Falls, in the Po
tomac river, near Washington, at a
cost not to exceed $25,000,000, was at
tacked by Senator Walsh, democrat,
Montana, who declared he would de
mand a separate vote on it later.
BOY -ON TRIAL FOR LIFE
JOSEPH I. MORTON, 15-YEAR-OLD
ALLEGED SLAYER, SOBS.
TELEPHONE CHANGES MM
TWO DIVISIONS CREATED
ALONG STATE LINES.
snip, ana it iook nine montns before . hB known an the Orpcron and
Fort Vancouver, Oregon Territory vyanington divisions, the jurisdiction
m of each to be Identical with the geo
I graphical lines of the two states, and
KIWANIS PLEDGE $2000
Portland Club Subscribes to De
fray Expenses of Convention.
At an enthusiastic meet'ing'of the
Kiwanis club yesterday rioon at the
Benson hotel a preliminary subscrip
tion list to meet costs of the Inter
national Kiwanis convention at Port
land next June was started by S. C.
Pier. More than $2000 was subscribed
In 10 minutes.
Samuel C. Lancaster,' the new state
executive for Armenian relief, asked
the help of the Kiwanis club in their
new drive for funds. United States
Attorney Lester W. Humphreys gave
an address upon the I. W. W. and
communist situation.
E. W. Goodnow, president, of the
Lansing, Mich., Kiwanis club and sec
retary of the Dail Steel Products com
pany, told of the rapid increase of
Kiwanis clubs throughout the coun
try. A committee of ten was ap
pointed to attend the Armenian re
lief dinner to be given Monday
evening.
IDAHO LIQUOR IS FATAL
Wood Alcohol in Bootleg Drinks
Takes at Least One Life.
BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 13. (Special.)
That the indiscriminate drinking of
bootlag liquor in Idaho is proving
fatal to imbibers Just as it has in
other states is shown in a report made
by Louis D. Williams, collector of In
ternal revenue.
He reported that Bill Jenkins of
Oneida county, a barber, committed
suicide after he had confessed to the
sale of liquor in which wood alcohol
had been placed. One of the victims
of the concoction was -Nye Davis, a
prosperous rancher. His death has
aroused widespread Indignation in
that county and the climate is being
made unhealthy for the bootleggers.
Dairy Ranch Near Banks Sold.
BANKS, Or., Jan. 13. (Special.)
Arthur Vuylstyke purchased' this week
the 60-acre dairy ranch of Albert
Spiring, one and one-half miles south
of Banks, paying $230 an acre the
average price of valley improved
farms. G. A. Colvin purchased the
W. B. Prultt farm southwest of Banks
this week.
Jurisdiction of Oregon and Wash
ington Supplants Former North-'
era and Inland Control
Important changes in the official
organization of the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph company, of interest to
the people of the northwest cities,
will be made effective Fbruary 1.
Two new divisions have been created,
as
to supplant the divisions known as
the northern and Inland divisions.
The northern division has included
practically the whole state of Oregon
and western Washington, while the
Inland division, with headquarters at
Spokane, has included the Columbia
river baBin region and the territory
centering at Spokane in Its jurisdic
tion. The commercial affairs of the com
pany for Oregon will be hereafter
under the direction of C. E. Hickman,
who has been in the continuous serv
ice of the company since 1899. He
does not come as a stranger to Port
land, as for some years prior to 1910,
when he was transferred to Spokane,
he' occupied the position of manager
in Portlnad.
The superintendent for the ' new
Washington division will be W. J.
Phillips, for the last 11 years occu
pying the same position for the old
northern division, with headquarters
at Portland. With Mr. Phillips Port
land also will lose W. D. Moore, for
many years In charge of the construc
tion and maintenance work here. Mr.
Moore goes to Seattle to assume
charge of alb plant operations in that
state. His position in Portland will
be filled by the transfer from Spo
kane of H. J. Tinkham.
C. B. Allsopp. recently transferred
from San Francisco, will continue In
cHarge of traffic operations in this
state,- under the title of division su
perintendent of traffic.
The company has decided that the
direction of its operations in the ter
ritory limited bytate lines will re
sult in benefits to both company and
patrons.
Oil Sought at Nahcotta.
SOUTH BEND. Wash, Jan. 13.
(Special.) Messrs. Babbitt and Thor
ensen are in Nahcotta awaiting the
arrival of associates to begin an ex
haustilve test for oil. Machinery al
ready Is here and drilling is planned
to begin first in the Nasel district.
A short distance range finder In
vented In Sweden Is as useful to sur
veyors as to military men.
JAPANESE AIDJS ASKED
Hood Asiatio . League Willing to
Oppose Further Influx.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. Jan. 13. (Spe
cial.) A new solution has been sug-
gested for the Hood River Japanese
problem. A number of local citizens
have proposed a so-called gentlemen's
agreement.
Under this plan the Japanese asso
ciation of the Hood River valley, the
spokesman for whose members is M.
Yasul, a local Japanese merchant, will
agree to use its Influence In prevent
ing a runner inroad or Japanese to
the valley and will promise the cessa
tion of purchases of real estate.
While the plan does not suggest
itself as practicable to most of the
members of the Antt-Asiatio league,
it is receiving consideration.
Companion of Youth Convicted of
Murdering Chauf feur Hears
Purported Confession Read.
SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. IS. (Spe
cial.) Joseph Morton, 15-year-old
companion of Isom White, 19, found
guilty last week of murdering Lee
Linton, chauffeur, on a road north of
Everett, November 1 last, sobblngly
passed through the first day of his
trial, which relatives and friends be
lieve to be a fight for his life.
.Young Morton sat between his step
mother and his father in the court
room, and cried bitterly aa his alleged
confession was read by" the prosecu
tion. It had been written down in
longhand by Deputy Sheriff Thomas
Steiger, In the county Jail at Everett,
in the presence of Sheriff MoColloch.
after the two boys had been arrested
at Belllngham, November 20.
Captain Clough of the Belllngham
police department, a witness for the
state, identified the clothing, the gun,
a red bandana handkerchief and a
grip, all declared to have been in the
possession of the two youths when
they were arrested.
Sheriff James McCullough testified
he was present when young Morton
made his confession.
Morton at one tense moment leaned
over toward his father and whispered.
The father shook his head. Then the
lad leaned over to his stepmother, sit
ting on the other side, and repeated
his whispering. The mother opened a
black handbag and withdrew a large
white handkerchief which she passed
to him. He wiped his eyes.
witnesses for the state testified
that young Morton wore long trousers
when arrested in Belllngham.
BOLSHEVIKI GO EASTWARD
Capture of Polish Legionaries
Guns and Rifles Reported.
LONDON, Jan. 13. The bolshevlkl
force in Siberia are moving eastward
rapidly along the trans-Siberian rail
way. The capture of 15 columns of
Polish legionaries, 16 guns and 20,000
rifles in the Krasnoyarsk region is
reported in a bolshevik communica
tion received here today. The occu
pation of Balai station, 50 miles east
of Krasnoyarsk, Is reported.
The communication says that ix. the
Reval region fighting continues with
alternating success, and In the direc
tion of Jacobstadt the bolshevlkl re
tired abcut six and a half miles east
of the river Dubna.
The capture of Krasnoyarsk by the
bolshevikl was reported in a dlrpatch,
January 9, more than 60,000 prisoners
being taken.
ROSEBURG LAWYER HURT
J. C. Fullertoc Is Struck by South
ern Paciric Engine.
ROSEBURG, Or, Jan. 13. (Spe
cial.) Judge J C. Fullerton, a pio
neer of 1851 and a lawyer of this city
since 1885, was struck by an engine
at the Oak street crossing of the
Southern Pacific tracks today. His
injuries, while painful, are. not con
sidered dangerous, unless internal
complications develop.
Judge Fullerton was standing at
the crossing close to the track, con
versing with a friend, when an engine
came on the switch preparatory to
coupling onto an out-olg train. The
judge failed to notice that the engine
was backing toward him, and stepped
onto the track. The fireman saw his
movement and gave a warning to the
engineer, who quickly stopped the
locomotive.
WATER POWER VOTE NEAR
Final Action on Measure by Senate
Expected Today.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. By a vote
of 40 to 16, the senate, nearing final
action on the waterpower develop
ment bill, rejected late today an
amendment by Senator Harrison, dem-
CARMEN DREYFUSS HELD
Suspect in $1000 Diamond Rob
bery Bound Over to Grand Jury.
CaVmen Dreyfuss was bound over to
the grand Jury by District. Judge Bell
yesterday on the charge of robbing
Joe Kirkiey of Lents, a friend for 15
years, of a diamond ring valued at
11000.
According to testimony In the pre
liminary hearing held yesterday, in
which Deputy District Attorney Ber
nard represented the state, Kirkiey
allowed the Dreyfuss woman to Blip
the Ting from his finger as he was
visiting her Saturday night at the
lodging house she operates at 65
North Third street, and she refused
to return it. She later told him she
had lost it.
The woman was released on bail of
$2000 cash, furnished by Joe Viale.
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UNUSUAL ANIMAL FOUND
Snake-Like Specimen, 14 Inches
Long, Equipped With Legs.
SHBRIDAN, Or, Jan. 15. (Special)
A new sort of animal was discov
ered here by W. E. Fullum while he
and his party were blasting stumps
in the nearby highlands. The animal
has a perfectly formed snake's head
with a forked tongue usual to a
snake and also the triangular shaped
head. The body, however. Is round
and the animal boasts four legs. It
measures 14 inches In length.
Many who have seen It Bay it Is
an animal which formerly has been
a resident of this country, but Is
now believed to be extinct. Others
say It is a poisonous water moa-
casin.
4Rg ia Food
Amount Still Unpaid Declared to
Be Below Normal With Only
$318,-190 Still Unpaid.
The delinquent tax situation is very
cheerful, announces E. S. Huckabay,
chief deputy in the tax,-collecting de
partment of Sheriff Hurlburt a orrice
yesterday, as he pointed to a show
ing which far surpasses that of last
year.
lnougn me delinquencies on tv-iu-
ber 6. 1919. were heavier than ever
before in the history of Multnomah
county, there were less taxes unpaid
on January 12 than at the same time
last year, when the total delinquency
was much smaller.
At this time last year 1-ZB per
cent of the delinquent taxes remained
unpaid. This year only 3H per cent
now remain unaiaid. The figure this
year is $318,490.24, compared with
$342,203.72 last year.
The total delinauencx on October o.
1919, was $692,094.62 on a tax rail ot
$9,807,654.68, or 7.5 per cent. The de
linquency on October 5, 1918. was
$578,508,36. or 6.8 per cent of the tax
roll of $8,485,726.58. What promised
to be a serious situation has been
averted by the numerous prompt pay
ments since delinquency this year,
which now places the taxes yet to be
collected on the 1918 roll below normal.
Captured Missionary Known Here
CENTRALIA, Wash., Jan. 13. (Spe
cial.) Dr. A L. Shelton, a Christian
missionary, whose capture by bandits
was reported yesterday from Pekin,
is a brother of Mrs. E. K. Harkneas.
a former resident of Centralia who
recently moved to Glendale, Or. Dr.
Shelton for a number of years waa a
ailasionary m Tibet.
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Dr. E. V. McCullum, of
Johns Hopkins University,
the world's greatest au
thority on food, believes
that the habitual use of
milk and milk products by
Americans for centuries is
the greatest single factor in
making Americans a great
people.
America has produced the
greatest athletes in the
world; the most advanced
students of art, science and
industry and the greatest
soldiers.
IVIilk is absolutely necessary
to the development of the
child's body and brain. It
is Nature's perfect food and
your growing child should
drink at least a quart a day.
And order an extra quart
for "Daddy." It is the best
tonic on the market a
perfect prescription of
butter-fat, protein, lac
tose, lime, phosphorus,
iron, potash and mag
nesium. Encourage
every m e m b e r of the
family to drink plenty
of MILK.
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TUX DELINQUENCY SMALL
SIIOWLXG IS REPORTED TO BE
BETTER TUAN LAST YEAH.
fare commission, declared that with
the American Legion rests the salva
tion of the country in protecting it
from the "reds."
Referring to deferred compensa
tion Colonel Inglis said no man should
hesitate to take additional- gratuity
from the government because every
penny forthcoming has been earned.
"Our going into the service was a
one-sided agreement when It came to
the matter of pay," he said. "There
was no such thing as strike or of
leaving the matter to a vote. We
went and the country paid us whal it
pleased and when It pleased and we
paid no heed to long hours or to
bonuses for duty well done."
I. W.W. DEMURRERS FILED
CRIMINAL SYNDICALISM ACT
IS ATTACKED.
PHONE SERVICE TO WIDEN
Greater Accommodations In Hood
River District Proposed. ,
HOOD RIVER. Or., Jan. 13. (Spe
cial.) The action resulting. It was
said, from the recent increase in rates
granted by the public service com
mission, the Oregon-Washington Tele
phone oompany is making ready to
expend approximately 14000 in im
provements this year.
A new cable will be placed on the
east side grade to handle the greatly
increased use of telephones in the east
side orchard district. A new exchange
office will be established at Park
dale. By running a direct trunk from
Farkdale and Odell these two points
now receive a direct connection with
the local long-distance .operator.
DEER HUNTERS ARRESTED
Guns, Vcni.-m and Several Hides
Confiscated la Columbia County.
Charged with hunting deer in the
closed season, Fritz Braun, William
Braun and Victor Bergerson of Co
lumbia county, south ot Vernonla,
Or., were arrested January 11. Guns,
venison and several hides were con
fiscated. Walter McDonald, charged
with killing deer on Pebble creek
during the snowfall of December,
was also arrested. The men will be
J given a hearing before Judge Hazen
of St- Helens January 11.
Evidence was also obtained that
will probably result in the arrest ot
others living near Vernonla. The
arrests were made by District
Warden Clark and Deputies Willian
Brown and Charles Duffy.
SHERIDAN STORE ROBBED
Merchandise Valued at $1500 Tak
en by Burglars.
The business establishment of E.
W. llass, Sheridan, Or., was broken
Into Monday night by burglars who
made their escape with about 11500
worth of merchandise, according to
advices received at the detective
bureau from Sheriff Henderson of Alo
Minnvllle. The sheriff announced that a
reward of $1000 had been posted for
the capture and conviction of the
thieves and the recovery of the prop
erty. The stolen articles inclnde a quan
tity of kodaks, two dozen fountain
pens, 50 lodge pins and a quantity of
brooches, lavallers and other Jewelry
CLUB LEADER RE-ENGAGED
Miss Snedeker to Aid Clackamas
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County Boya and Girls.
OREGON CITY. Or.. Jan. IS. (Spe
cial.) Miss Romney P. Snedeker,
who has been the Clackamas county
boys' and girls' club leader for the
past year, has been retained for an
other year. This announcement "fol
lowed a recent conference between
H. C. Seymour of Corvallls. state club
leader; Paul V. Marls of Corvallls,
county agent leader; County School
Superintendent Calavan and the coun
ty court.
At this conference special arrange
ments were made for the work of
the boys' and girls' club in this
county this year.
LEGION HELD PROTECTOR
Ex-Servioe Men Urged . to Accept
Gratuity From Government.
HOQUIAM. Wash., Jan. 13. (Spe
cial.) In an address to Hoquiam Poet,
No. 16, of the American Legion, last
night Colonel W. M. Inglis of Seattle,
director of the state veterans' wel-
Sprlng Weather Visits Mosier.
MOSIER, Or., Jan. 13. (Special.)
Monday and Tuesday were like early
spring days. A warm westerly wind
blew part of the time, and with the
bright sunshine the now and ice
melted considerably. The extent of
damage to fruit trees from the recent
freezing weather has not been deter
mined in this section. Now that the
weather has moderated sufficiently,
the highways crews have resumed
their work of blasting and grading.
The Johnston Construction oompany
has established a camp in Mosier and
Is .beginning operations from this end
of the line.
More Than One Crime Charged and
Indictment 19 'Sot Specific,
Are Contention. v
Additional - demurrers contending
that the state criminal syndicalism
act violates both state and national
constitutions were filed yesterday In
the cases of Indicted men charged
with being members of the Industrial
Workers of the World. The demur
rers were against the Indictments of
Henry Powell. L. A. Sorrelle, W. H.
Kopping, James Cunningham, Lambo
Metseff. Leonard von WIngerden and
Elmer Randolph.
That more than one crime Is
charged organizing. Joining and
meeting with I. W. W. In the indict
ment and that a specific crime is not
set forth are other bases for the de
murrers. No attorney appeared for recently
indicted members of the communist
labor party when they were arraigned
before Presiding Judge McCourt yes
terday afternoon.
"Haven't you a lawyer?" the judge
asked JorepU Laundy, who appeared
as a leader of the five men in court.
He has been one of the most active
agitators in I. W. W. and communist
circles in Portland for a year past.
"No, we had two who were going
to appear for us. but they have shown
the white feather." replied Laundy.
"Can you get an attorney?" pursued
Judge McCourt.
"It's a pretty hard thing when you
are behind the bars," answered the.
prisoner.
"I'll appoint a lawyer If yon cannot
get one before Monday, when you
will plead," ruled the Judge.
With Laundy were Fred W. Fry.
Karl W. Oster. Michael Stojwa and
Claude Hurst. Joseph Oman, out on
bail, failed to appear.
Fry succeeded in putting up bond
of $1000 yesterday and was released
from custody. His bondsmen were
George M. Welster of 653 East Fif
teenth street North, who gave his oc
cupation as photographer, and Monroe
G. Everett of 253 Whitaker street,
who gavo his occupation as clergyman.
HOQUIAM STILL SEIZED
riant Found in Foil Operation.
Two Men Arrested
HOQUIAM. Wash., Jan. 13. (Spe
cial.) Chief of Police Havens and
members of his dry squad early this
morning seized in the north part ot
the city a still in full operation.
John Vldck and Mile Vldck. said by
the authorities to have been the op
erators, were arrested. The whisky
plant, which consisted of a fine cop
per still, extensive copper coils and
an unusually fine condenser, is said
to have been sufficient for the manu
facturing of liquor on an extensive
scale.
Ten gallons of freshly distilled
grain liquor, still warm, and three
barrels of mash, were confiscated.
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Business Transfer Reported.
OREGON CITT, Jan. IS. (Special.)
Charles T. Parker, secretary and
general manager qf the Oregon City
Engineering & Construction company,
has sold his interest In the company
to J. W. Moffatt, president of the con
cern, according to report. This com
pany put in the waterworks for this
city and for West Linn.
Vanderreer Trial Goes Over a Day.
VANCOUVER, Wash, Jan. 13.
Trial of George T. Vanderveer, I. W.
W. attorney at Minnehaha, will be to
morrow. Vanderveer had demanded a
Jury trial, but when he saw the Hit
waa composed entirely of farmers he
waived that point.
'YbuWont Need Sugar
on younbreakfast cereal,
if it is
GrapeNuts I
For this ready-to-eat
food unlike many cer
eals, requites no add
ed sugar to make it
pleasing.
GrapeNuts contains its
' own sugar developed from
wheat and malted barley
Its rich, nut-like flavor
pleases. GrapeNuts is
economical in more ways
than one. At gnocera
Made by Postum Cereal Co. Battle Creek. Mich.