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THE 'MORNING OREGOMAX, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1920
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REWARD RECIPIENT
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: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-
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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.
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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.
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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(;.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Yon are a Stockholder
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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
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