Morning Oregonian., April 29, 1920, Page 2, Image 2

THE JIORXIXG OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, APRIL. 29, 1920
YOUTH KILLS GIRL BY
REQUEST, HE SAYS
Victim Strangled to Death
With Handkerchiefs.
WEIRD CONFESSION MADE
fcxcuse Offered for Atrocious Deed
Is That Vera Schneider
Begged to Be Killed.
DETROIT. Mich.. April 28. (Spe
cial.) In one of the most weird con
fessions that could be imagined. An
son Best, 21 years old, of Flint, Mich.,
admitted that he killed pretty Vera
Schneider, 19-year-old telephone op
erator, at Pontiac, Mich., last Satur
day night.
The confession came after several
hours of grilling by the authorities of
Oakland county, and in it Best says
he committed the murder by pulling
tight two knotted handkerchiefs that
the girl-took from his pocket, tied
herself and placed around her neck,
and that he did so at her request.
"She was discouraged about some
thing. She would not say what it
was. Finally she asked me if I would
kill her. She said she wanted to die."
This is the excuse Best made for
having strangled Vera on the steps
of a vacant house on South Saginaw
atreet about midnight.
Handkerchiefs Pulled Tight.
He asserts that he never met the
girl before and he tried to dissuade
her from her set purpose of ending
it all, but at last he yielded to her
entreaties and pulled the handker
chiefs tight until she strangled. He
says she put her arms around him
and kissed him, begging to be killed,
saying that she was tired of life and
wanted to die. At first, he states, he
only pulled the handkerchiefs a little,
but later put his whole strength to
the task, after further entreaties on
her part. After she had given several
kicks and lay still, he went to the
stream near by and Mashed his hands.
It was after this incident that h
was accosted by a policeman and he
tood around until the body was
taken away in an ambulance. Then
he went to a restaurant to get a
sandwich and a glass of milk and
went home.
Best was arraigned before Circuit
Judge Rockwell, Ralph T. Keeling be
, tng appointed defense counsel, and
was given three days to prepare a
defense. A plea of not guilty was
entered. During the arraignment the
courthouse was carefully guarded.
mob violence being feared. Sheriff
Cross refused to allow anyone to
leave the courtroom until the pris
oner had been removed. Immediately
after arraignment Best was taken
away by officers to prevent any pos
sible disturbance, the destination be
ting unknown.
' Suspicion Aroused by Actions.
The fact that Best had been noticed
near the scene of the murder, that an
employe of the Oakland Motor com
pany noticed him wringing his hands
after washing them at the stream and
that he told the relatives with whom
ho was staying nothing of the mur
der after returning home, led to his
being suspected and rearrested after
being apprehended by the policeman
Saturday night after his name was
taken. Two hours' grilling by Prose
cutor Glenn C. Gillespie, A. E. Mc-
. Lin took, deputy sheriff, and Mack
. Hunt, under sheriff, brought about
the confession.
Best was born at Prescott, Mich
and his mother now lives at 1220
Thirteenth avenue south Seattle,
Wash. He had lived with his brother,
Benjamin, at 222 Monroe street, Flint,
Mich., since his discharge from the
' army. His relatives say he always
was a rattleheaded sort of boy.
tilrl Apparently Discouraged.
After declaring that Miss Schneider
spoke to him on the street and that
they walked back toward downtown
JBest's confession continues:
"She seemed to be discouraged over
something and I told her it was no
use feeling that way about it, so we
walked down the street. South Sagi
naw street, and crossed the street,
: and after we crossed the railroad
track we crossed the street back and
went down Auburn street until we
came to this house,
"We stopped on the sidewalk and
she threw both her arms around my
- neck and kissed me and we sat there
and talked a little while and she
wanted to sit down on the porch. So
wo sat there with both arms around
one another's necks, talking and
'laughing. She was discouraged over
something but would yiot say what it
was; she would not tell me and finally
she asked me if 1 would kill her.
She said she wanted to die and I told
her it was no" use feeling that way
because other people in the world did
not think that way. She said she did
not care, she wanted to die, she was
only in the way on earth.
"She asked me if I had a handker
chief or something, that she wanted
me to choke her to death. So I told
her 1 had one and she asked me where
it was, and 1 told her' in my hip
pocket, and she reached in the pocket
and pulled it out herself. Then she
wanted to know if I had another one,
and if I had to take that one and tie
the two together. And she asked me
if 1 had a iackknlfe first. If not, for
me to take the two handkerchiefs and
time them together.
Two Handkerchiefs Tie Together. -
"I told her I didn't hare a knife, st
she looked in my overcoat pocket and
she got another handkerchief and tied
the two of them together, laid them
on the floor of the porch and laid
back on them, and she wanted me to
pull the knots in the handkerchief
upjaround her neck, and I told her
no.Tl would not, and she laid flat on
her back and I laid to one side; one
arm under her head and one being
over on her shouder, talking, and she
Kept wanting me to hurry up and pull
the handkerchief and tie the knot.
'I kept refusing and finally she
asked me to and I took the handker
chiefs up over and tied the knot
around her neck. It didn't choke her
or anything, but Just was tight or
laid loose. And I told her that shfe
didn't want to be choked; she didn't
want to die. She said she did; she
wanted me to do it and she threw
both arms around my neck and kissed
me and said good-bye. She wanted
me to pull thj handkerchiefs tight.
and so I took hold of them and pulled
them tight. . She didn't kick any at
first and then she kind of kicked
just her feet a little and it was only.
few minutes after that that I went
down across the front of the porch
to the sidewalk and down to the creek
and washed my hands, and an officer
stopped me. I stood around there un
til the body was taken down in the
ambulance and then I went down and
got a sandwich and a glass of milk
and went on home."
PARADE OFFICERS NAMED
Campaign for Funds for Memorial
Tablets Reported Finished.
ABERDEEN, Wash., April 28.
(Special.) The federated Memorial
Day committee from the various Vet
erans' organization at a meeting
Monday night indorsed Major Harry
Commeau and Lieutenant Varde
Stteglitz as officer of the day and ad
jutant, respectively, in charge of
Memorial Day programme here.
Financing of the county memorial
tablet, which will be erected at the
county courthouse in Montesano on
Memorial Day, is reported to have
been successfully concluded.
SCIENTISTS UPHOLD
MRS. EDDY'S MArJUAL
Welfare Committee Reports
After Five Months' Inquiry.
BIG SALARIES-PROTESTED
SHIPYARDS REFUSE BOOKS
rfcontlnued From First Page.)
Recommendations Support Mother
Church and Require Rotation
in Official Positions.
statements filed with the grand jury.
Both explanations are identical and
set forth the same reasons. The ex
planation filed by Mr. Smith reads:
In response to the subpena duces
tecum which was served on the Co
lumbia River Shipbuilding corpora
tion on April 27, 1920, the Columbia
River Shipbuilding corporation now
appears before you at the time and
place required, and, without desiring
to show any contumacy toward your
honorable- body or the above entitled
court, for both of whom it has esteem
nd respect, respectfully declines to
produce the books and records and
documents called for and as required
by said subpena duces tecum for the
reasons following, to wit:
Affidavit Is Cited.
"On April 26. 1920, the United States
attorney for the district of Oregon
made a written application to the
above entitled court for an order that
id subpena duces tecum issue; and
that said application was based on and
supported by the affivadit of George
G. Wheeler attached to and filed witb
said application.
"The Columbia River Shipbuilding
corporation appeared in the above en
titled court at the time the application
was presented to it and resisted the
application, and in opposition to it
made a showing by presenting and
filing the affivadit -f its president.
Alfred F. StuUh; and the Columbia
River Shipbuilding corporation avera
that the facts were as stated in this
affidavit and that these facts have
ever since remained and are now as
stated, which, for brevity's sake, is
not repeated at full length herein.
"Therefore, on April 27, 1920, the
above entitled court made an order
directing the issuance of the subpena
duces tecum and it was issued and
was served on the Columbia River
Shipbuilding corporation as hereinbe
fore stated. The requirements of this
subpena duces tecum are such that to
compel the Columbia River Shipbuild
ing corporation to produce the books
and records and documents called for
would constitute an unreasonable
search and seizure and would infringe
upon and violate the rights of the
Columbia River Shipbuilding corpora
tion under the fourth amendment to
the constitution of the United States.
y Corporations Settling Accounts.
"The Columbia River Shipbuilding
corporation is advised by counsel that
the-law Is such that it is under no le
gal obligation to produce the books
and records and documents called for
as required by the said subpena duces
tecum."
Mr. Thompson continued to insist
yesterday that the onlyteason the
shipyard corporations are refusing to
produce their records at this time is
to permit them to wind up .their busi
ness with the government and other
corporations in which hundreds of
thousands of dollars in settlements
are now pending.
'The government has three years
In which to make this investigation,
and if they wish to be fair-minded
with us they will give us time to fin
ish up this important business now
pending, and then we will gladly turn
over to their investigators every booK
and document we have," he said.
A JOY TO
E, TIRED FEET
Use "Tiz" for aching, burning,
puffed-up feet and corns
or callouses.
Good-bye, sore feet, burning feet.
swollen feet, fender feet, tired feet.
Good-bye, corns; callouses, bunions
and raw spots. No more shoe tight
ness, no more limping with pain or
drawing up your face in agony. "Tis"
is magical, acts right off. "Tiz" draws
out all the poisonous exudatiens
which puff up the feet. Use "Tiz"
and wear smaller shoes. Use "Tiz"
and forget your foot misery. Ah!
how comfortable your feet feel.
Get a box of "Tiz" now at any drug-
arist or department store. Don't suffer
Have good feet, glad feet, feet that
never swell, never hurt, never ge
tired. A year's foot comfort guaran
teed or money refunded. Adv.
WOOD GETS 4 DELEGATES
(Continued From First Paee.)
N?-TABLETS- rf? y 1
tional questions or to pass Judgment
upon men or policies of state admin
istration.
VWe cannot, however, refrain from
commenting on the vigor and effi
ciency which have characterized Gov
ernor Davis" administration. We feel
that the Interests of the state have
been carefully safeguarded and ehat
the voters of the states will un
hesitatingly conclude to continue the
republican party in power.
Cheers Greet Borah.
The aelegates at large and alter
nates were elected by acclamation.
Delegates from the first and second
districts caucused separately and re
ported back their nominees who were
accepted by the general convention.
Herman Taylor, or band folnt was
chairman of the first district caucus
and Lloyd Adams of Rexbiirg, chair
man of the second district. John
Wagoner, delegate from Ada county,
placed Senator Borah in nomination.
His name was greeted with cheers. J.
Ross Brady was nominated as an
alternate, but withdrew in favor of
Mrs. McDougal of Boise. She sought
to withdraw her name also as an
alternate, preferring to go as
regular, but the convention refused
to permit her to do so.
Major Booth attempted 'to get a
motion before the convention, to the
effect that the delegates to the na
tional convention be Instructed to vote
ror a. ai. noil or i;aiaweu tor na
tional committeeman. He was in
dorsed by the ex-soldier delegates
who have been fighting Hart because
of his removal from the draft exemp
tion board on the grounds that cases
of his sons came before that body and
none of them were drafted. A point
of order was made against the motion
and sustained by the chair. Senator
Hart started to reply to the motion,
but sat down when cries came from
over the hall from his friends not to
do so.
NEW YORK, April 28. Support is
given the manual of the mother
church and the Christian Science or
ganization as projected by Mary Baker
Eddy, by the church committee on
general welfare after five months' in
vestigation of the denomination's af
fairs in Boston. Majority and minor
ity reports were made public here to
day. The findings aggregate 18,000
words and are said to be "encourag
ing and constructive."
Among the majority recommenda
tions are: That no member of the
mother church shall receive for of
ficial services in excess of an aggre
gate of 110.000 a year; that there be
closer and more open relationship be
tween officials and members; that of
ficials should discontinue class teach
ing during their term of office; that
"as soon as present conditions will
permit, rotation in office and equality
of the sexes where permissible be ap
plied to all the official positions of
the mother church."
In the last named recommendation,
which would apply to the directors,
the period of service In a particular
office would be limited to five years
and the totality of official service not
to exceed ten years.
The minority report differs from
the majority report primarily on ac
count of the opposition of Edward L.
Dickey, secretary, to the" findings
made public to the membership in-
stead of only to the board of directors.
Both majority and minority reports
sustain the manual and the recom-
mendations are said to be in con
formity with the manual
, Minority Aarainat Publicity.
The majority report was signed by
Richard P. Verrall, chairman. New
York; Martha W. Wilcox, Kansas
City; Jacob S. Shield. Chicago; Henry
Dustch, Minneapolis; Mabel S. Thom
son, London, England,-anti Edward E.
Norwood, Washington, D. C.
The minority report, which agrees
with the majority report in many
particulars and which was filed by
Edward D. Dickey, secretary, of Los
Angeles, Cal., disagreed in regard to
making the report public. In this.
connection it was stated that the di
rectors who have been in possession
of the findings for several weeks not
only did not object to having them
made public, rout made no recommen
dation for their amendment.
The report supports the authority
of the board of directors provided for
by the manual, declaring that the lat
ter provides sufficient checks to pre
vent abuse of that authority.
"Each member of the church," It
says, "is intended to be self-governed
and is subject to discipline only su
far as he 'shall depart from the tenets
and be found having the name without
the life of a Christian Scientist."
High Salaries Protested.
Investigation of the Christian Sci
ence Publishing society, the trustees
of which for more than a year have
been in litigation with the board of
directors, the committee states, was
rendered impossible because of a re
quest on the part of the trustees that
the proposed investigation and reporr
be deferred until the pending contro
versy has been disposed of.
The majority report said that "the
granting of very high salaries to the
chiefs of the churches has been mat
ter of considerable adverse comment
in the field and it believes that there
is some justification therefor. Accord
ing to the payroll. 11 of the officials
are receiving a. total of $95,400 a year
exclusive of 821,190 paid to four direc
tors as trustees under the will of Mrs.
Eddy."
Commenting on this the committee
says:
"There appears to be a great dis
proportion in the remuneration for
service in favor of the high officials
of the mother church as compared
with those who do the routine work,
such as stenographers, clerks and as
sistants, many of whom receive less
than $1200 a year."
Regarding the church government
the committee recommended o the
directors that it has been a "syndicate
of members of the mother church to
be elected from and by various parts
of the Christian Science field, in a
manner to be designated by the board
of directors; this syndicate to be rep
reeentative of the field and to act a
a channel of communication between
the field and the directors and other
departments of the church, the mem
bers- of the syndicate to be subject
to rotation in office."
Grouping -Is Recommended.
It further recommended that the
activities of the church be grouped
into departments, each department to
be presided over by a committee of
three, the chairman of which shall be
a member of the board of directors;
the committees to have no executive
uthority but to "collect information.
initiative proposals, make recom
mendations and under the direction of
the board of directors to supervise the
administration of their respective departments."
Mr. Norwood dissented irom tne in
corporation in the- report of the plan
providing for a syndicate.-
Counsel for the trustees. It was
said, advised that an examination of
their affairs by a committee created
by the directors might be regarded as
a violation of the Injunction forbid
ding "interference" with them by the
church authorities. Likewise, no
mention is made in the report of the
controversy between John V. Ditte-
more, former director, ana tne Doard
which deposed him.
The committee, in summarizing its
report, says that it investigated seven
subjects, viz: (1) administration, (2)
guardianship of church -unions, (3)
board of lectureship and education,
(4) the Christian Science Benevolent
association," (5) trustees, under the
will of Mary Baker Eddy, t6) Magna
Charta, and (7) church government.
It says that '"the treasurer's office
is excellently organized both as to
personnel and-equipment." Tho com
mittee says it had full access to all
departments and found "a noticeable
spirit of alertness, activity, co-operation
and good will" between ail the
workers.
Mrs. Eddy's Views Adhered To.
The minority report, after stating
that all members of the church were
requested to "communicate with the
committee freely" In giving informa
tion or making recommendations, said
the number of communications re
ceived totaled only 376. This dearth
of views from the field, -Mr. Dickey
said, .aid not give tne committee a
very widespread expression of senti
ment. He continued:
"I find that the government of th
mother church in all of its admin-1
istrative affairs Is on the basis and
In line with where Mrs. Eddy placed
it, and that it is. being administered
in accordance with the provisions of
the manual. I feel that the mother
church is one of the best audited in
stitutions in America. 'Every dollar
that goes into the treasury is ac
counted for and those charged with
the responsibility of protecting and
caring for these funds are heavily
bonded." . '
Investigation of the Christian Sci
ence war relief committee showed
that from October 17. 1914, to May 81.
1919, the committee said, the receipts
totaled $1,967,526. Of this amount
$1,745,831 was disbursed for war re
lief in Europe and the United States,
Including J3E.000 sent to Halifax for
a special relief train at the time of
the great disaster.
The Christian Science Benevolent
association Institution in Boston, the
committee found, has a payroll of
about $5000 a month and the amount
expended on buildings, grounds and
equipment up to December 31, 1919.
aggregated $860,549. To maintain the
institution solely free of charge, the
committee finds, will require an an
nual income of $200,000 or an endow
ment fund of $5,000,000.
- The committee reporting on the
work of the trustees under the will of
Mrs. Eddy said that from 1914 to 1911
a sum in excess of $1,950,000 was ex
pended in benefactions, including free
distribution of literature and lecture
work.
METHOD . NOT PRACTICAL
Professor Wilson Speaks Against
Student Self -Government.
SALEM, Or, April 18. (Special.)
That student self-government is not
practical and would train rather to
ward mob rule than democracy, was
the argument made by J. C. Nelson.
principal of the Salem high school, in
an address before the students of
Willamette university today.
Professor Nelson contended that
there is danger of the student Judg
ment being unjust, due either to prej
udice or ignorance; that the students
do not want to assume the respon
sibility and added work of this func
tion, and trfat the absolutism of this
method would be destructive of the
American ideals of freedom of opin
ion and the development of person
ality.
Professor Nelson spoke on the stu
dent self-government proposal, fol
lowing a statement given out by the
W illamette university that the sys
tern had many advocates in the col
lege and might be given a trial.
BAND CONTRACT AWARDED
Roval Rosarlans Will Supply Sum
mer Music in City Park.
J. B. Ettinger, conductor of the
Royal Rosarian band was yesterday
awarded the contract for furnishing
the eurnmer band concerts in the city
parks. The award was made by unani
mous vote of the city council upon
recommendation of City Commissioner
Pier, in charge of the park bureau.
Percy A. Campbell, director ofJJamp-
bell's American band, put In a bid $26
lower than that of Mr. Ettinger. Mr.
Pier presented a legal opinion wrltjten
by Deputy City Attorney Tomllnson
in which it was held that in the case
of awarding contracts for persona
service, it is not necessary for the
city officials to call for bids, or re
gard bids if called for. It was ex
plained that virtually the eame men
would be employed by either leader.
POET FIRES ON WAR SHIP
I wenty
Shells Thrown at Italian
Torpedo Boat Destroyer.
FIUME. April 27. (By the Associ
ated Press.) Gabriel d'Annunzio's
battery opened fire yesterday evening
on an Italian torpeoo boat aestroyer
in the vicinity of Flume.
The shells, of which 20 were fired,
fell 1000 yards In front of the course
of the vessel. There were no cas
ualties. '
NEWSPI
IT PRICES
BLAMED ON MAKERS
Federal Probe Witnesses
Say Profits "Excessive."
SMALL PAPERS COMPLAIN
Market Two or Three Times High.
er Than Contracts, Declares
George McAneny.
WASHINGTON. April 28. "Absurd
ly high prices" for newsprint paper
on the spot market are due to a
corner" resulting naturally from the
present shortage. George McAneny,
executive manager of the New York
Times, declared today before the sen
ate committee investigating the paper
situation. The market Dries is twice
or three times as much as that for
paper bought under contracts, he said.
Brokers and small manufacturers
were blamed by Mr. McAnenv for
the high prices. Answering a ques
tion as to whether there was profit
eering, he said, "They are selling the
paper. -
Frank P. Glass of Blrmlmrhim.
Ala., until recently president of the
American Publishers' association, de
scribed present market prices as "ex
cessive" and added that the paper
makers were making "big profits."
Mr. Olass was one of the first wit
nesses before the sub-committee. He
explained that the shortage of news
print was world-wide. Mr. Glass said
he thought present prices excessive.
Glass Asaners Mr.Vary.
Answering Senator McNary, repub
lican, Oregon, Mr. Glass said there
was no "temptation" for minufir
turers to divide territory for sale of
their product because of the great
demand for paper. He also said he
did not believe the excess profits tax
was to blame for the increased vol
ume or advertising.
Lorn mltipemp i i n H ir-u ,,,., i v, - ,
the investigation would be directed
at proilteerinir minufarturliir
Prices. DSner cnnmimnt inn oH
wing. Amon? today's witnesses.
nanes Lane of the New York Eve
ning Post, anl Mr. McAneny sug
gested the best remedy for the spot
marKet condition was for publishers
w oiup competitive bidding.
-nce iixing. government control
and ltmitaticn on the size of publica
tion by a postal ban were opposed by
1.11- inoiropoman publishers.
Arthur Dunn, representing the Amer
ij association, wmch serves
a numDer of small dailies, however,
declared the Tmiller publishers fa
vored government control of dintrlhu
tlon, but did not know whether lee-
imt ena would be consti
tutional.
Small Publishers Voire Plulat.
ine complaint of the small publish
ers, voiced by Mr. Dunn, was that
they were compelled to pay the high
prices while the big publishers, able
to buy In larger quantities, bought
cheaper under contracts.
"Is someone prof iteerlng?" asked
Senator Keed.
"Yes. somebody is making a food
big profit out of it." answered Mr.
Dunn, adding, however, that he was
unable to give any evidence of com
binations or price-fixing agreements.
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Portland during the present month
and will be brought here at consider
able expense.
Labor for Salvation Drive.
SALEM, Or.. April 28. (Special.)
The Salem trades and labor council
at a meeting, here today went on
record indorsing the drive to raise ap-.
proximately $13,000 in Marlon county
for the Salvation Army. Committees
were appointed and It is said that
labor will give freely of Its funds to
make up the quota.
U. S. GAMBLERS LOSE JOBS
Men Who Struck for Higher Pay
in Sonora Dismissed.
AQUA PRIETA, Sonora. April 28.
American gamblers here, who struck
for higher pay have lost their 'jobs
as well a the Chinese "strike break
ers" who took their places-as dealers
at the gaming tables.
This was made.kuown by an order
issued today.
' Salem to View Art.
SALEM, Or.. April 28. (Special.)
Hundreds of beautiful paintings, rep
resenting the best work of foremost
artists of the northwest, will be seen
in Salem on May 12, 13 and 14, ac
cording to announcement made today
by the local arts league. This exhi-
Fraud Charge Faced.
EUGENE. Or., April 28. (Special.)
George Croner, deputy sheriff of
Lane county, returned to Eugene yes
terday from Dayton, Wash., with Os
car W. Phillips, charged with obtain
ing money under fal-s pretenses.
Phillips, who was serving time in the
county Jail here for the theft of a
car. escaped from a road crew and
was later arrested at Walla Walla
and taken to Dayton for a minor of
fense. After his escape here the other
charge was placed against Phillips.
Pest House Blankets Stolen.
. THE DALLES, Or.. April28. (Spe
cial.) "He must have been in desper
ate need of blankets was tne way
Chief Heater" put it in the discussion
of Billy Brftwn, aged 22: JBrown was
arrested today for having stolen blan
kets from the pesthouse. He has ad
mitted his theft, according to the po
lice. Brown is held for the add!
tional charge of having too many
restaurant bills In arrears.
Increase in Prices Shown.
WASHINGTON, April 28. A com
parison pf the average prices received
March 1. 1914. and March 1. 120. by
Droducers in the United States of
Mcrht Imnortant agricultural products
made by the bureau of crop estimates
of the department of agriculture,
shows the following increases: Cot
ton. 200 per cent: wheat. 173 per cent
corn, 116 per cent; potatoes,' 244 per
cent: hay, 91 per cent; eggs. 86 per
cent; butteri 115 per cent; wool, 2S1
per cent.
.- Fair Ground Tax to AValt.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or, April 28.
(SneciaL) A proposal to levy a 1
mill tax on all assessable property in
Klamath county to provide a fund
for Durchaslng a permanent county
fair ground and erecting buildings
will not go on the ballot May 21
Efforts to secure 600 signatures nec
essary to get the question on the
ballot started too late. The proposi
tlon will be submitted at the Novem
ber election. , ,
Normal Head Denies Rumors.
SALEM, Or.. April 28. (Special.)
In a letter made public here today
J. H. Ackerman, president of the
Monmouth Normal, denied that he had
advised teachers not to apply for po
sitions in the Salem schools. Th
letter was in answer to a communl
cation from W. C. Winslow, chair
man of the Salem school board, mak
inc Inquiries about rumors which
have been in circulation.
CONSUL'S FATHER DIES
Albrccht Streiff, Swiss Immigrant,
to Be Buried Friday.
Albrecht Streiff. father of Albrecht
Streiff Jr.. Swiss consul In Portland,
died Tuesday at the Streiff home on
the Shattuck road. lie was 87 years
of age, and had been a resident of this
country since 1884.
Mr. Streiff came to this country
from Switzerland with his four sons.
Kor a time they lived in Wisconsin,
and then came to Oregon in h.
He is survived by his four sons:
Andrew Streiff. now in Switzerland:
Peter and Thomas Streiff of Htlls
boro, and .Albrecht Streiff Jr. of this
city.
The funeral services will be held
at the Swiss hall, 283H Thl-d street.
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock under
the direction of Skewe's undertaking
parlors.
ALASKA HAS INFLUENZA
2 00 Cases Reported at Fairbanks
While Several Have Pneumonia.
NENANA, Alaska, A,prtl 28. Influ
enza has broken out at Nenana. Fair
banks and other central Alaska
points.
More than 200 cases have been re
ported at Fairbanks, with several
cases of pneumonia. The disease is
said to be bn a mild form and there
have been no deaths.
to Michigan to resume the practice of
law. Mr. Rawden has been engaged in
Anti-Saloon league work for over five
years.
OLD EMPLOYE IS RETIRED
V. ' F. McLaughlin Quits Work
After 38 Years With Railroads.
ALBANY, Or.. April 2S. (Special!
W. F. McLaughlin, for the past 14
years an emplove of the Southern
Pacific shops here, is to be retired
from active service. He has been in
railroad work 38 years and is
years of age.
For 2? years Mr. Mcljtughlin was
with the Union Pacific system at
Grand Inland Neb. The company sent
him to the St. louis fair as head of
a department. He also served in the
government building at the Lewis and
Clark fair at Portland. His experi
ence at Portland acquainted him with
the climate and advantages of Ore
gon, so he secured a position in the
shops here.
S. &. H. Green
Holman Fuel Co.
Adv
stamps for casa.
Main 353. SC0-3L
Phone ypur want ads to The Orego
nian. Main 7nT0. Automatic 5iO-.V
.Anti-Saloon Leaguer Resigns.
Edwin Rawden, superintendent of
the Oregon Anti-Saloon league for the
last 'i'rt years, has resigned this po
sition and early in May will return
"Cheaper in the long
wear" than overalls.
SUIT SALE
$29.50 $32.50
COME
Rochester Clothes Shop
M. B. M'DKLMAV, Mgr.
148 FOURTH STREET
Only i cent for a cup
cf fragrant delicious in
vigorating tea.
Wouldn't it be great if
you could get your other
pleasures for so little?
Schilling's is trjat tea.
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