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Death Toll in Tornado Is
creased to 165.
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TOTAL LOSS $15,000,000
made by Charles L. Hockart. contrsc
tor aryj builder at the Commercial
club luncheon today. Mr. Heckart had
figures of a number of houses he
built four or five years ago. and had
secured from various sources the
prices charged today for similar ma
terial and similar labor.
He gave the following figures in
detail, taking the $3034 house as a
basis, and gives some of the costs
in 1915 and now: Basement $240,
now $360; lumber $645, now $2500;
mill work $420, now $120; heating
$180, now $350; hardware $70, now
$160; labor $$1S, now $1300.
As near as Mr. Heckart could
figure it. the average increase is
about 158 per cent.. He refused to
have any decided opinion as to the
future. He thought it probable that
i the cost of lumber would not go
down' much.
Interstate Bridge at Wausaukec,
Wis., Collapses Vndcr Strain of
Ice and Flood Water.
CHICAGO. March 30. Scattered re
ports as wire service was restored to
isolated sections of nine states visited
br Sundav'i series of tornadoes to
day raised the death toll to 165.
Reconstruction work in the devas
tated regions todav was well under
way. with the Hed Cross and citizens'
committee providing runds for the
immediate needs of the sufferers. Es
timates of the 'otal .damage done
range from $10,000,000 to $13,000,000.
Tabulated reports d.v states at noon
todaj- gave the number of dead as
follows:
Indiana, 37; Illinois. 27; Ohio. 30;
Michigan. 12: Georgia. 38. Alabama.
17: Nebraska. 1; Missouri. 1; Wis
consin, 1.
COI.CMBL'S. Ohio. March 30. Addi
tional casualties resulting from the
storm which swept western and
north western Ohio Sunday bring the
list of known dead to 30. Other deaths
from injuries were expected today.
I.A CROSSE. Wis.. March 30. Rail
road tracks leading to factories and
jobbing houses along the river front
were under water this morning. With
a stage of 13.2 above flood stage, the
Mississippi is still rising. The water
lapped at the flooring of the Clinton-
fect bridge crossing Black river,
'.which was in danger of being swept
' Nway.
. The main freight track of the Bur
lington railroad was only a few inches
above the water line this morning.
In North La Crosse. 25 families
moved household furniture from their
homes during the night and a large
additional residential area is flooded
today.
La Crosse was nearly surrounded
by water, but the main part of the
city was in no danger, being on high
land.
ESCUPJDE CAUSES ARREST
CAR DRIVER AXD COMPANIONS
HELD BY POLICE.
- WAISAUKEE, Wis.. March 30.
The interstate bridge here, a 4S0-foot
steel structure, collapsed under the
strain of the flood waters and ice of
the Menominee river. The river had
raised to 12 feet above normal when
the supports gave way and the bridge
plunged into the water. The loss was
estimated at $25,000.
MARTENS HELD GERMAN
DEPORTATION OF SOVIET
AGENT IX C. S. PLANNED.
Automobile Hits Tree After Going
Over Curb; Is Found Later With
Three Wheels Torn Off.
James Dunn, special deputy con
stable, is under arrest on a charge of
driving an automobile while drunk.
His two companions, John Wemberg,
a mechanic, and S. S. Corbin. a street
car conductor, were held for investi
gation and later charged with disor
derly conduct. This is the result of
an escapade in an automobile, which
the police declare to have been stolen
early yesterday morning, and in which
the three men are said to have pur
sued T. Holt, 50S East Ash street,
down Milwaukie avenue, in an appar
ent effort to hold him up.
The automobile, which belonged to
H. S. Hamilton, 1177 East Davis street.
was found wrecked at Milwaukie ave
nue and Tolman street, three wheels
having been torn off when it went
over the curb and into a tree.
According to the officers. Dunn,
who is said to be an employe of the
Portland Railway, Light & Power
company, worked nights at the Lau
relhurst garage. Hamilton's machine
was put in the garage Monday night
for some slight repairs. During the
night Dunn is said to have -taken it
out and picked up his two compan
ions. Officers reported that Wem
berg when arrested had a revolver.
He claimed, however, that he had
taken the weapon from Dunn, after a
controversy during the ride.
Department of Justice Submits
Brief to Immigration Authori- .
ties Case Is Complete.
WASHINGTON", March 30. Ludwig
C. A. K. Martens. Russian soviet
agent in the .United States, is a Ger
man subject and should be deported to
Germany, according to contentions
of the department of justice in a brief
to be submitted to immigration au
thorities. The government's case against Mar
tin?, made public by Assistant Attorney-General
Garvan tonight, claimed
to establish "conclusively" his con
nection with the Russian communists
and his activity in the promotion of
an organization seeking the over
throw of the United States govern
ment by force.
While it remains for the bureau of
immigration to dispose of the case,
officials declared tonight despite
Marten's "credentials" they would at
tempt to have him sent back to Ger
many, from which country his par
rnts emigrated to Russia and where
Martens twice was refused citizen
ship papers.
Department of justice records show
that he "left Russia hastily" in 1906
and never returned! He was born at
Bachmut, Russia. German citizen
ship papers first were denied him be
cause he had not served his required
. enlistment in the German army.
In 1896. the brief said. Martens was
arrested and served three years In a
Kussian prison because of revolution
ary teachings. Later he was remand
ed to Germany, where he served in
the army. On his next appearance in
Russia he sought to rejoin his revolu
tionary comrades but was dented ad
mission and smuggled himself into
that country, the brief asserts. His
stay was short and the records show
that he went to London and then, in
1916. came to the United States.
Officials asserted that while Mar
tens contends he has since been made
a Russian citizen, he has been unable
to offer proof.
DAIRYMAN IS FINED $50
Charles Churchill Accused of Neg
lect by old Soldiers at Hume.
ROSEBURG. Or., March 30. (Spe
cial.) On a charge of failure to clean
up his dairy barns and comply with
the state law governing such estab
lishments, Charles Churchill, who has
been supplying the Oregon soldiers'
home in west Roseburg with milk, to
day was arrested and fined $50 by
Deputies F. M. Phillips and E. It.
Melton of the Oregon dairy and food
commission. Churchills dairy was
officially closed until such time as he
meets the requirements of the
officers.
Samples of milk taken from the
supply furnished the soldiers' home
were exhibited by the deputy com
missioners today.
Complaint from the soldiers' home
was the direct cause of the investiga
tion, according to the officers, and
veterans living there declared that
the milk supply was unfit for use.
KAY OPPOSED TO HASTE
NEW FIRMS INCORPORATE
Independent Wireless Permitted to
Operate in Oregon.
SALEM. Or., March 30. (Special.)
The American Columbia Laundry com
pany of Astoria has been incorporated
by J. M. Card, W. J. Jenkinson and
R. E. Haslet. The' capital stock is
$40,000.
The Independent Wireless Tele
graph company, organized under the
laws of Delaware, has been granted
permission to operate in Oregon. The
capital stock is $2000. S. T. Richard
son of Salem has been named attorney-in-fact.
LUMBER COMING ASHORE
Several Thousand Feet on Beach at
Newport and Alsea Bay.
' NEWPORT. Or.. March 30. (Spe
cial.) About 7000 feet of first grade
clear lumber came ashore on the
beach Sunday night nine miles north
of Newport and more has come ashore
near Alsea bay.
It is believed to be part of a deck
load lost from a lumber schooner near
Bandon, 100 miles south, Friday night
Ex-State Treasurer Not in Accord
With Salem Port Idea.
SALEM. Or.. March 30. (Special. )
Thomas B. Kay, ex-state treasurer
and owner of the local woolen mills,
today warned the business men of the
city that they should proceed cau
tiously in the proposal to create a
port of Salein.
"The people in the district will find
themselves in a devil of a position
when the crash comes," said Mr. Kay,
"and especially when wages and con
ditions go back to normal. It is our
duty to look to the future and not to
do anything that will tend to retard
the natural growth and prosperity of
this vicinity."
Petitions asking the countv court
to call a special election looking to
ward the creation of the port of
Salem are now in circulation here.
The cost of the proposed port is es
tlmtaed at $150,000.
Store Hours
9 A. M. to
6 P. M.
Every Day in
the W eek
Correct Easter
Apparel for Men
There's no better time to select your '
spring- apparel than at the present,
stocks are complete in every detail. -
Men who are looking for something
different from the ordinary will find
it here '
Hats for Spring
The very latest in shapes and colors
awaits your approval; such makes as
Stetson, Trimble, Mallory, Berg and
Cornet.
Priced Reasonably $5 and Up to $20
Manhattan Shirts, in fine madras and select silks, $4 and up to
. $18.50.
Beautiful Spring Neckwear in cut Silks and Knit, an unsur
passed selection, $1.00 and up to $6.50. -
Interwoven Hose Vassar Underwear; full dress requisite, etc.
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
The newest in models and fabric.
$40, $45, $50 and up.
Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co.
The Men's Store for Gasco BIdg.
Quality and Service Fifth and Alder
SHIRTS
COMPANY SENDS CHECK
FIRE BUREAU COMPLIMENTED
FOR GOOD WORK.
ILLICIT STILL CAPTURED
Liquor Said to Be Made in Large
Quantities at North Bend.
NORTH BEND. Or., March 30.
(Special. A fully equipped still with
several gallons of home-made whisky
and a quantity of mash were seized
here yesterday by two federal offi
cials and Constable Goodman, follow
ing the search of a house occupied by
Frank Sherman and Warren Eckles.
The two men were placed under ar
rest charged with manufacturing in
toxicating liquor and will be taken
to Coquille for examination. Otto
Groke. an employe of a local foundry
who was found with a quantity of
home-made beer in his possession
was also arrested.
Based on the recent increased num
ber of arrests for intoxication, it is
believed that large quantities of
liquor are being manufactured and
distributed in this city and vicinity
by operators of illicit stills.
BUILDING PRICES GIVEN
Lontrai-ior
Sajs House Costing
$3034 in 1915 loM $7831 Now.
CORVALLIS. Or.. March 30. (Spe
cial A Corvallis house that cost
43034 in 1313 would cost J7S31 if built
at ttue time.
This statement was
LIVEST0CKB0DY GAINS
Lane County Association Adds 72
Members in Booster Week.
EUGENE. Or., March 30. (Special.)
As a result of the series of meet
ings held throughout the county to
boost the pure-bred livestock indus
try last week and the final rally in
Eugene Saturday, 72 new members
were added to the roll of the Lane
County Pure-Bred Livestock associa
tion, according to Ira P. Whitney,
county agricultural agent, who was
one of the speakers at each of the
meetings. The total membership is
now 159.
Mr. Whitney is enthusiastic over
the results of booster week and de
clares that the future of the pure
bred livestock industry in Lane
county is assured.
WHISKY THEFT IS DARING
Trio Posing as -Dry Agents Obtain
$10,000 Worth of Liquor.
LAKE GENEVA, Wis., March 30.
Three whisky thieves, posing as fed
eral prohibition enforcement officials,
engineered a daring liquor robbery
nere today.
They read a "warrant" to the care
taker of the summed home of Frank
Kchm, son-in-law of J. B. Grommes
of the Grommes & Ullrich Liquor
company of Chicago, and esvaped with
$10,000 worth i,t choice whisky on a
motor truck.
Money Received by Chief Dowell
Will Be Turned Over to Relief
and Pension' Fund.
Efficiency of the Portland fire bu
reau in handling the fire at the Palm-
olive plant in Portland on IJecemDer
20. 1919, has resulted in the donation
of $500 by the company. A check for
this sum was received yesterday by
Fire Chief Dowell, attached to a letter
of congratulation for the manner in
which the firemen conducted mem-
selves at this conflagration, xne let
ter in part reads:
The fire which destroyed our mill
in Portland ha3 called lorth tnis do
nation, and with same we aesire iu
compliment you and your men on the
very efficient manner inwiiiuu un
fire was handled.
The fire broke out at about Z P. M.
and within very remarkably snon
time thereafter the water appearea
to be flowing upon the conriagraiion
from every anglJ, and within 20 min
utes there were 27 streams playing.
However, owing- to the intense heat
generated, it was two hours Deiore
the fire was subdued ana sdoui a
hours before it was finally extin
guished.
"We wcr fortunate in cue respect
as our copra supply was io. i"c
imount involved, therefore, was mucn
lesa than if the fire had occurred a
few weeks earlier or a month later,
when at least three quarters of a mil
lion dollars' worth of copra would
have been in the rr.ill.
"As it was. the loss as finally ad
Justed amounted to some $26,000 on
the building. $34,000 on the machin
ery and $201,000 on the stock, con
sisting of copra, cocoanut oil and
coccanut meal. The salvage, due to
the rapid work of the fire department.
was quite heavy, amounting to nearly
fcO.000."
The monev siven the department by
the Plmolive plant will be turned
over to the firemen's relief and pen
sion fund, it wis announced by Fire
Chief Dowell. The Palmolive plant
was not rebuilt here, Oakland having
been selected by the company's repre
sentative for the Pacific coast mill.
EUGENE SMITH SPEAKER
Candidate at Wood Club Luncheon
Tells National Needs.
A discussion of issues upon which
the next presidential campaign will
hinge was made yesterday by Eu
gene E. Smith, candidate for repre
sentative in congress, speaking be
fore members of the Leonard Wood
Republican club during their noon
luncheon at the Multnomah hotel.
"There has been a great deal of
flag-waving and oratory lately over
the matter of national unity," said
Mr. Smith, "but a great many of the
speeches about our national oneness
are falss. 1 nave seen aismiegranun
and disorganization in our social,
economic and political life. We need
a president in whom all Americans
can have confidence, In order that he
may go before the people and com
promise their differences."
Other important matters coming be
fore the people, according to Mr.
Smith, arevthe establishment of a for
eign policy, the revision of taxation
and a programme of national defense.
MILK PRICE IS STUDIED
Commission Report on Local Situa
tion Expected Soon.
Investigation of the milk situation
in Portland began yesterday afternoon
tv the commission appointed by Mayor
Baker. Volumes of data pertaining to
the subject. . submitted by both the
producers and the distributors were
studied.
Today it is planned to allow repre
sentatives of both factions to testify.
The session yesterday was . behind
close doors. The report and recom
mend .'ions are not expected for sev
eral days.
Princvillc Club Indorses Tax.
SALEM. Or., March 30. (Special.)
The Prineville Commercial club Mon
day night adopted a resolution In
dorsing the S-mill tax measure for
the support end maintenance of the
elementary schools of the state. The
measure will go before the voters vt
Oregon at the special election, May
21. Action of the commercial club
was transmitted here by J. H. Rosen
burg, president of the body.
STORES ROBBED BY BOYS
Six Culprits Have Confessed and
Are Now Lodged in Jail.
THE DALLES, Or., March 30. (Spe
cial.) Six boys of from 11 to 16 years
of age are today in the city jail, hav
ing confessed to breaking into and
robbing two grocery .stores of this
city.
Saturday evening the store owned
by B. C. Phctteplace was entered and
a quantity of goods stolen. Sunday
evening Gibson & Sons' gorcery was
broken into and more articles pilfered.
According to the story of the boys
they pried open the door of the Gib
son & Son store with a pine plank.
then put the smallest of the gang
through the opening, so that he was
able to turn the key and unlock the
door. Their loot from this store con
sisted of cigarettes, bananas, oranges,
baseballs and candy, eight boxes of
gum, a box of cigars and pipes and
smoking tobacco.
seems to have had an uncontrollable
desire to work as a waitress In hotels
and restaurants, and threatened to
knife him or cut his heart out, are
two of the reasons given by A. W.
Lewis, in his suit filed in the local
court for divorce. Mrs. Lewis deserted
the plaintiff, he alleges, on five dif
ferent occasions and in December of
1918 . started divorce proceedings
against him at Portland.
Vacation Programme Arranged.
ABERDEEN Wash., March 30.
(Special.) University of Washington
students and alumni from all over
Grays Harbor county will gather
here Wednesday evening for a ban
quet. Sixty or more plates will be
laid. An interesting programme is
bein arranged. The banquet 1b one
of a number of entertainments
planned for students who are home
for the spring vacation.
Moonshiner Gets Prison Sentence.
KELSO, Wash., March 30. (Spe
cial.) A farmer named Wakefield
arretted by Deputy Sheriff Sandefer
of Castle Rock on a charge of operat
ing a moonshine still on his place
near Castle Rock, pleaded guilty be
fore Justice Robin Monday and was
fined $246 and given 70 days in jail.
TEACHERS GO TO SPOKANE
Inland Empire Convention to Be
Opened Today.
SPOKANE, Wash., March 30. (Spe
cial.) Hundreds of teachers, superin
tendents, professors and educators
began arriving in Spokane today
from all parts of the inland empire, to
attend the inland empire teachers'
convention, which will begin tomor
row morning for a three-day session.
Almost every train arriving, espe
cially from the east, was loaded to
capacity, according to J. A. Burke,
secretary of association. Mr. Burke
believed the bulk of those attending
would reach Spokane late tonight.
"Teachers will be well provided
with rooms," stated Mr. Burke, "for
the housing situation is well in hand.
We are expecting nearly 500 teachers
from Montana alone, and according
to word received irom nearby towns,
the entire teaching force will be
present.
Lewis County Survey Made.
CENTRAL! A, Wash., March 30.
(Special.) Mrs. Bessie A. Haasis
representing the Rockefeller Foun-
ation committee, wno is making a
study of health nursing and nursing
education throughout the United
States, has just completed an inspec
tion of Lewis county, spending one
day in field work and one day in the
office of Miss Laura Vogel, county-nurse.
A. W. Lewis Seeks Divorce.
THE DALLES. Or., March 30. (Spe
cial.) That his wife. Minnie C. Lewis.
Aberdeen Liquor Cache Found.
ABERDEEN. Wash., March 30.
(Special.) Theodore Callson, local
transfer man, must stand trial here
for the illegal possession of 27 quarts
of moonshine which were found at
his barn hidden under a false bottom
to an oats bin.
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Justice sometimes goes wrong. Men'are often punished for
crimes they do not commit. And when we thoughtlessly
take purgatives and cathartics to relieve stagnant bowels,
we are committing a similar injustice.
When the system is unable to remove food waste at regu
lar intervals, it is the food waste, and not the system,
that needs correction.
Every other form of treatment either irritates or forces
the system. Nujol works on the waste matter instead of
on the system. By this entirely new principle Nujol
will keep the poisonous waste moving out of the body.
Nujol prevents constipation by keeping the food waste soft, thus
helping Nature establish easy, thorough bowel evacuation at regular
intervals the healthiest habit in the world.
It is absolutely harmless and jileasant to take try it.
Nujol i told by all druggist! in bottles only, bearing the Nuiol trade-mark.
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