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4 THE 'MORNING OREGOMAX, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1920 7 REWARD RECIPIENT ITI W :D FOR MURDER 'Blackie" Williford Suspect in Scott Killing. ALL DESCRIPTIONS TALLY land for a Shrine ceremonial session at the time of their tragic deaths. Andy Vaughn, deputy sheriff at Seattle, Is still in Portland investi gating the Scott murder case. Wheth er or not a Charles Williford. who procured a marriage license at Van couver April 8 is the man now being sought, has Wot yet been determined by the deputy" sheriff and Portland police detectives. Two other men, one of whom' is an ex-convict, were arrested in Port land a week ago as suspects In the Scott murder case, but victims of the Seattle bandits were unable to identify the men under arrest. They are now being held in the city jail awaiting grand Jury investigation on charges of carrying concealed weap ons. The state law makes it a felony for an ex-convict to carry concealed weapons, and the more serious1 charge Clare mont Slaying Informant Who Got $5000 Sought by Sheriff Stringer of Seattle. C. F. ("Blackie") Williford, ex convict, who received $5000 of the reward nioney for giving the police information leading to the. arrest of th Claremont tavern murderers. Is wanted by Sheriff Stringer of Seat tle in .connection with the murder of Robert C. Scott, former Portland de tective and more ' recently a Seattle deputy sheriff. That Sheriff Stringer of Seattle had procured sufficient circumstan tial evidenoe to connect Williford with the crime became known in Portland yesterday, when the police received a circular sent out by the! .Seattle sheriff asking for the appre hension of AVilliford on the murder charge. All Aerte on DencrlflloD. Persons who were held up on the outskirts of Seattle the night Deputy Sheriff Scott was killed all said that one of the bandits was a dark com plexioned man of small stature. "Blackie" Williford was suspected at the time, but no definite charge was placed against him. Portland police believe that Sheriff Stringer has since come into possession of infor mation which tends more closely to connect Williford with the crime. Williford la alleged to have been a former pal of the three Claremont tavern holdups and murderers Ban nister. Ogle and Smith. These three killed George Perringer and J. N. Burgess, prominent eastern Oregon residents, at the Claremont tavern ..st fall during the progress of a -oldup at the roadhouse. r rienas OI me two muruereu men. as well as the state and county, of fered an aggregate reward of ap proximately $19,000 for the apprehen sion and conviction of the murderers of Perringer and Burgess. Drflnie Informaton Keceved. The Portland police detectives re ceived definite information that the men were in a house at St. Johns bv a mysterious "John Doe." whom the Dolice later admitted was "'Blackie Williford. ex-convict and alleged stool-nieeon. Williford received $5000 in cash under the name of John Doe when the division of the reward money was made. Portland police detectives learned yesterday thut Williford was in Port land a few days before the Scott mur der with Elmer Cady, the auto bandit who was shot and killed by the man who murdered Deputy Sheriff Scott. Direct information was that the man now being sought had been a close ai of Cady for some time. This fact coupled with the fact that the de scription of "Blackie" Williford is identical to that of the bandit who murdered Scott leads local detectives and Seattle officials to believe that he shot Scott and then killed Cady in a quarrel over a division of the loot from the Seattle hold-ups. Tavern Cane May Be Revived. In case Williford is apprehended and cannot be connected with the murder of Deputy Sheriff bcott, there is a possibility that he will be brought to Portland and charged with the murder of George Perringer and .1. ' N. Burgess. It was learned yes terday at police headquarters. Police detectives are said to have information in their possession to the effect that Williford planned the Claremont tavern hold-up and drove the other men to the east side bank of the Willamette river that night It was 'said he did not participate in the hold-up or killing because ne quarreled with the others shortly be-, fore they embarked on the enterprise. Positive information that Williford participated in another hold-up in Portland with Bannister, one of the Claremont murderers, is said to be in the hands of the police. Shriners Take Ip Probe. It was said yesterday at police headquarters that the Shriners of Portland have taken up the investi gation of Williford and that they will insist that he be held as an accom plice in the murder of Messrs. Perrin ger and Burgess, if apprehended. Both men murdered at Claremont were prominent Masons and were in Port- T 1 !:- , "Tvp; i I ' -" ( , t - J",. . T - r.un 'r l t ilm i iTn i m ! C. F. W illiford. I WOMEN SCREAM; 3 HURT v CRIES STARTLE DRIVER; CAR. . GOES OVER CLIFF. The Dalles Party Victims When Automobile Falls 75 Feet Into Creek. THE DALLES, Or., April 12. (Spe cial) When Mrs. D. P. Browne and Mrs. A. P. Ingram screamed. Dr. A. P. Ingram, driving a heavy automobile late yesterday turned around to see what occasioned the cries and the car plunged down a 75-foot embank ment, turning over three times in Its descent and landed' upside down, in a small creek at the bottom of the val ley. The accident occurred near the Petersburg school, east of this city. As a result Dr. Ingram lies in the local hospital suffering from seven fractured ribs and possible Internal Injuries. Dr. Browne, who was a pas senger, is also in the hospital, suffer ing from a compound fractare of the right ankle, and. Mrs. Ingram is the third party In the hospital, she having received two painful fractures of the pelvis. , All the accident .victims will live. Is the verdict of attending physicians. Mrs. Brown. Alton Ingram and Elizabeth Browne, children of the ac cident victims, escaped the wreck with minor cuts and bruises. The leap from the road converted the car Into junk. Dr. Browne was shooting at a squirrel on the hillside. When the shot was fired Dr. Ingram, who was driving, looked around to see the ef fect of the shot. It appeared to those in the car that the machine was too near ' the edge of the cliff, which drops almost sheer a distance of 75 feet at this point. The women In the party screamed. Dr. Ingramf startled, turned clear around to see what the trouble was. Then his big car lurched to the edge of the bank and dashed over. will be pressed against these two men, ' PflWITFR KPd FYPI flflFQ according to Deputy District Attorney ir u " ULn lUU . tAftUULO Deich. MANY FILE DECLARATIONS NAMES OF CANDIDATES REACH SECRETARY OF STATE. Franklin F. K ore 1 1 in Campaign Slogan Declares iu Favor of De velopment and Lower Taxes. SAL KM. Or., April 12. (Special.) 4 will support laws which develop the state, promote education and low er taxes," is the campaign slogan of Franklin F. Korell, of Portland, who today filed with the secretary of state his declaration of candidacy for rep resentative from the Eighteenth dis trict. Other candidates who filed their declarations of candidacy here today follow: Conrad P. Olson. Portland, for delegate to the republican national convention from the state at large. t T. J. Cooper, The Dalles, for delegate to the republican national convention from xhe Second congressional dintrict. Oscar Hayter, Dallas, ror the demo cratic nomination for presidential elector. Charles E. Lockwood, Portland, for re publican nomination for presldeni elec- Edward M. Cousin, for republican nomi nation for public service commissioner from the Western district. F. C. Howell. Portland, for republican nomination for state senator from the Thirteenth senatorial district. . Jullen A. Hurley, Vale, for republican nomination for state senator - from the Twenty-second senatorial district. Charles M. "Crandail, Vale, for repub lican nomination for state senator from the Twenty-second senatorial district. Charles C. Hlndman, Portland, for re publican nomination for representative from the Eighteenth representative dis trict. Harvey Wells, Portland, for republican nomination for representative from the Eighteenth representative district. B. P. Carter. Gladstone, for republican nomination for representative from the Sixteenth representative district. David H. Looney, Jefferson, for repub lican nomination for representative from the Firft representative district. J. J. Kenny, 1eona, for republican nom ination for representative from Twenty first representative district. S. P. Pierce, Sixes, for repubhean nom ination for representative from the Sixth representative district, J. T. Ueuallen, Adams, for democratic nomination for representative from the Twenty-first representative district. Manuel Friendly, Pendleton, for demo cratic nomination for representative from the Twertty-first representative district. L.. W. Batman. Lakevlew. for nomination for district attorney from the Fourteenth representative district. W. T. Miller, Grants Pass, for demo cratic nomination for district attorney of Josephine county. Arthur H. Derbyshire, North Bend, for Windows Shattered and Worker Is Burned When Fire Is Set. THE DALLES, Or., April 12. (Spe cial.) An explosion of 150 pounds of powder- in the O.-W. R. & N. com pany's freight house today severely burned Henry Goeliner about the face and arms and singed his hair, blew the door of the house off its' hingres and shattered windows in the vicinity. CJoeliner was- fanning- powder to remove the impurities. With the in tention of removing traces of the explosives from the floor after he was through, he touched a match to the grains. These immediately ig nited and spread to the keg of pow der he had just finished cleaning. president of the Owl Drug company, whose headquarters are at Chicago. Mr. Specht entered the Shrine in this city and his membership etlll is here. The message was brought here by James W. Kurlow. manager of the Chicago office of the drug company. Accompanied by W. W. Brown. manager of the Portland store, Mr. Fur low called at the Shrine head quarters not only to deliver the message, but to seek suggestions as how best the stores might aid the" Pilgrims" while here in June and while en route to the session and on their way homeward. As outlined by Mr. Specht, he has declared it his intention to set aside one display window in each store all along the line, to be given over to the Shrine in one form of decora tion, or another, to be- changed every week. YOUTH ADMITS ROBBERY BOY, 18, TELLS OF HOLD-UP AT .IOGGJXG CAMP. O. M. Weekly, Accused of Raiding Poker Game, Caught Getting Off Boat at Astoria. ASTORIA. Or, April 12. (Special.) "If looked like easy money, so I thought I would take a chance," thus Oliver Milton Weekly, 18, explained why he held up and robbed a crowd of loggers in the bunkhouse at the Holland. Briggs & Avery logging camp on .Grays river, Washington, early last night. Weekly was arrested here by Sheriff Nelson when he arrived on the steamer Butte. The youth, who was armed with "a .45-caliber army re volver, at first refused to give his name and said he knew nothing of the robbery. Later, however, when the officers found $195.25 in cash and one of the logging company's time checks for $39.16 in his possession, he confessed. Weekly said he went to the camp for work, but could not get a job. Sunday night the loggers were playing poker. After watching the game for a few minutes. Weekly Btepped outside, tied his handkerchief over his face and then entered and held the men up. After leaving the bunkhouse he walked down the trail toward the river, lighted a fire be side the trail and remained there until morning, when he hailed the steamer Butte and came to Astoria. Reports from Grays River said the robber obtained $000 and two checks. The prisoner will be held for the authorities of Wahkiakum county Washington. 7 Gov. Calvin Coolidge Says : 'T6 the day's work. If it be to protect the rights of the weak, whoever ob jects, do it. If it be to help a powerful corporation better to serve the people, whatever the opposition, do that. Expect to be called a standpatter, but don't be a standpatter. Expert to be called a dema gogue, but don't be a demagogue. Don't hesitate to be as revolutionary as science. Don't hesitate to be as reactionary as the multiplication table." Thia (a only one of many striking para. graph from Governor CooUdg's book, "Have Faith in Massachusetts9 It will Jive you a new vision on present prob lems and a firmer faith in our institutions. I iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiL RICCARDO STRACCIARI I The World's j Greatest Baritone HEILIG THEATER APRIL 14th j Uses the Unequaled k LA - -i Hfoughton Mifflin Company, Boston X county of what is known as the Pan handle district. It is said that the completion of the Baker-Cornucopia highway, thus ren dering Pine and Eagle valleys accessi ble from Baker, would cause the agi tation for separation to die out. The proposed new county would In clude about ' 1000 square miles and would have a population of approx imately 6000. Its assessed valuation would be $6,000,000, or one-fifth of the total valuation of Baker county. to this city today Thomas Rackner of Seattle, charged with illegal pos session of liquor. The officers alleged that Rackner's limousine contained 30 cases of whisky covered with moss and watei lilies. BAKER LEGION HEAD OUT SUICIDE VERDICT FOUND Hood River Coroner's Jury Decides Man Dropped Before Train.. HOOD RIVER, Or., April 12. (Spe cial.)-: A verdict of suicide was re turned today by a coroner's jury in the case of Dan J. McLaney, killed last Thursday by an O.-W. R. & N. Co. switch engine here. McLaney was identified by perforated initials in his hat band. Testimony of wit nesses showed that he deliberately threw himself in front of a locomo tive moving about three miles an hour. McLaney, about 40 years old, was under surveillance in The Dalles last week because of actions indicating insanity. YOU CAN HAVE If you are a sufferer from nervous ness and are willing to help yourself there is no reason to become discour aged. Plenty of weil-oxydised blood, fresh air, nourishing food and a rea sonable observance of the laws of health are all that you need to re store health to your nerves; Build up the general health and you will strengthen the nerves. You will find the greatest help in a tonic, free from harmful or habit - forming drugs, which acts directly on the blood, making it so rich that it can carry nourishment to the nerves. The success of the tonic treatment lor nervousness is illustrated by the experience of Mrs. Mary Mueller, of Xo. 413 New York avenue, Evansville, Ind. '"I had taken care of members of my family throirgh severe sickness," says Mrs. Mueller, "and the extra work played me out. I had expended so much strength that it seemed im possible for me to recover and I was tired all the time and grew so nerv ous that I wasn't myself. I suffered from awful headaches and it seemed as though someone was pressing down on the top of my head with all his weight. I could not sleep well and ached all over. Food had no attrac tion for me and walking upstairs ex hausted me and caused my heart to palpitate wildly. There were many days when I Just had to give up my work and go to bed. "It was my good fortune to have Dr. Williams' Pink Pills recommended to me. I began the treatment feeling that if I got just a little better I would be satisfied. It. was especially g.-atifying then to recover my strength completely and now I feel as wll as ever. I sleep soundly and the pressure on my head, which worried me so much, is gone." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all druggists or direct from the Dr. Williams . Medicine Co., Schenec tady, X. Y., 60 cents per box. Write for the free booklet, "Disease of the -Nirvuus System,' Adv. DRUG STORES TO HELP Daily Message to Shriners to Be Carried in Display Windows. Thirty-five drug stores and their organizations, extending from Port land to Chicago and from Seattle to San Diego, yesterday were placed at the disposal of the Order of the Mystic Shrine. This significant service message was sent to the Shrine committee headquarters by A. R. Specht. vice- F. C. McColloch Resigns to Enter Legislative liace. BAKER. Or., April 12. (Special.) Members of Baker Post No. 41, Amer ican Legion, will be guests at a luncheon to be served following their meeting .Tuesday evening by their wives, mothers and sweethearts. Before the luncheon one of the busiest meetings yet held by the local I post is expected. Among the mat ters which will be brought before the gathering will be the resignation of Commander Frank C. McColloch, who recently announced his intention of "seeking the nomination on the demo cratic ticket to the office of state representative from Baker county and the nomination of candidates to fill the vacancy. The formation of a baseball team composed of members of the Ameri can Legion "will be discussed, and Wallace Ealfin, city editor of the Baker Herald, will explain the effect of the educational millage tax upon former service men. WHISKY FOUND IN AUTO Alleged Limousine Bootlegger Ar rested in Washington. BELLIXGHAM, Wash., April 12. Customs officers from Sunns brought COUNTY SPLIT MOOTED Failure to Finish Highway Causes Dissatisfaction in Baker. BAKER.'Or., April 12. (Special.) A group of ' Pine Valley residents. headed by Guy Hughes, have started another movement to divide Baker county fo as to make a separate SEVEN D.WS I.KKT TO RK(;. ISTKR! All registration records for the year were broken Saturday by a total one-third greater than the heaviest previous day, when 1558 voters prepared to exercise their franchise. The response in the evening caused County Clerk Josepii Beveridge to decide to keep the registra tion office in the courthouse open until 9 o'clock every night this week. . . All persons must register who have not voted in one of the past three elections or who have changed their address since last registration. The main regis tration office is on the first floor of the courthouse, Fifth and Salmon streets. It is open every week day from 8 A. M. to 9 P. M. Totals Announced Yetiterday. Male. Female. Total. Republicans. 38.920 24,791 63,711 Democrats.. .12,598 8,752 21,350 Others 2,596 1,875 4,469 Grand total . sta.sin J Inc. over preceding day. . . 1,558 republican nomination for district attor ney for Coos county. Warm Springs Bonds Certified. SALEM, Or., April 12. (Special.) Bonds in the sum of $300,000 issued by the Warm Springs irrigation district were certified by the state irrigation securities commission here today. In all, $1,550,000 in bonds have been cer tified for this district by the commis sion. The Warm Springs project em braces approximately 30,000 acres and is located in Malheur county. Fruit Poison Causes Deaths. VANCOUVER. B." C, April 12.. Poison in fermented fruits, it is be lieved, killed two Vancouver persons Mrs. A. Wilde and a Japanese, yesterday. Four Riled in Storm. DENVER, Colo., April 12. Four are dead and another is dying and an un estimated property loss was sustained from the storm which swept across Colorado Saturday night and Sunday. A Tooth Once Gone Never Comes Back Nothing in nature can replace a tooth totally destroyed by. decay. x Yet the estimated chief cause of tooth decay 4'Acid-Mouth" is believed to exist in most mouths. It undermines the enamel, 1 forces cavities, and exposes the delicate inner life of the tooth to germ destruction. . Children Stage Festival. PASCO, Wash., April 12. (Special.) At the Liberty theater last Friday evening was presented the "Spring Festival" by the children of the public schools, a matinee also being given in the afternoon. - ... i . - . x .. PIANO TO OWN a Mason & Hamlin Piano is to own the world's greatest instrument. It is the master piano of its day. Like the rare violins of the old masters, its tones grow sweeter and more mellow with age. The Mason & Hamlin embodies all of the best principles in acoustics and mechanically it is perfect. It is beyond a question the most beautiful and exclusive piano obtain able today. Let Us Mail You a Catalogue! Old Pianos Taken in Exchange MORRISON STJ AT BROADWAY Couple, Wed 40 Years, Divorced. BAKER, Or., April 12. (Special.) After 40 years of married life. May Delamater yesterday obtained a divorce from her husband, Frank Smjsycrsq MUSICJ -MASON AND KArUN PIANOS- min ctohii mr raueiMa eutMam iiiiiiiiiiiiiiif iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniif i7 Delamater, on the general charge of j couple were married in Ogden, Utah, cruelty and failure to provide. The I in March. 1SS0". IPCSIBdC Kte. U.S. PaU OJT. TOOTH PASTE Counteracts " Acid-Mouth" ' The natural flow of normal saliva seems to" dofnore than anything else to keep the teeth- and gums protected against harm ful mouth acids. And the ingredients of Pebeco Tooth Paste , are expressly , de signed to stimulate the abundant flow of saliva. , xFor the all-around benefit of your teeth, gums and mouth, use Pebeco night and morning, and have your dentist go over your teeth twice a year. I OW SlOW U OUR BOWD ' j Pebeco is sold by druggist everywhere r Yon are a Stockholder - . ... in the greatest business in the world YOU are going to do an act this month whose in fluence will carry around the world It will seem a simple thing to yon merely ma& ing a gift in the Interchurch World Campaign. But in Church hospitals all over the country sick- people will be made happier, for part of your gift will go to them. In scores of children's homes supported by the Church more children will have a chance In China where there is one doctor to every 400,000" people (America has one to every 712) the Church's medical forces will be strengthened and encouraged Babies who might nsrve died Xn India -where a third of die babies die befbf their saooryearthelrveMfbabieewillbecaved. Cbnrch schools and coSeses will share your gift haJf of America's 4S0,BO0 studentin insti tutions of higher grade are in Church Instxtn tkms. s In preachers' homes where prw arl iers w i ifcs have patched and darned and wetted their work with their tears, life will be happier and better. 80 of the preachers now are paid less than $20 a week. These are some of the things yoar money will do. And this is . What your money will not do It win not pat two Churches where only one should be. The Movement means thirty de nomination pledged to prevent duplication and watte. Tt wiH txt ftpcut to Tisrlfths ccfrjeacL Altj jog of thirty campaigns juto one united Yoar fife will be st in every land Whether er you merely -cutiLrtbute, you "will put yuon life to work through the Cbnrch inevery corner of the World. And long after yosrr life is ever its influence win surrie tnd serre. These are -the ieumaahichjtohmkf ha Church. , , .. Vv'e have fhoriglit'too long ahuut it 5n terms of little things. Let ns get a picture this month of its world-wide sweep. Let its stop thinking of ourselves as givers of pennies. We are feBuw-wuikers with Aim ightyGod stockholders in the greatest business in.lh world. Ooitad Fioaniirtl Camptficn -Arpf il 2S1-My 2nd. INTERCHURCH Wrld Movement i through tha ooopmrmtio of thirty 4 .
