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TIIE MORNING OEEGOXIAX, FllIDAY, MAY 7, 1920 COOK WINS BID HH5 BY STORY OF OREGON Wealthy Nebraskan Comes West to Claim BridQ. 5 CHILDREN IN BARGAIN Julia Minkovsky, 2 6, Bohemian, D-ivorced From Draft Evader, Quits Post at University. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Or.. May 6. (Special.) In the paBt nine months, Julia Miskovsky, 26 years old, a Bohemian, has learned to read and write English, cook, tenta tively accepted a wealthy Bohemian as her husband and is now on her way to his home in Exeter, Neb., with him and her own five children. She is divorced from her first husband. Last September she started out as one of the assistants in the kitchen of Friendly hall, men's dormitory on the campus. At that time she could speak but few English words and could write only in Bohemian. Miss Camilla Leach, a member of the university faculty, became inter tstcr rn her and helped her with Eng lish and the matron of the hall gave her lessons in cooking- Atl was well until Tuesday morning when a strange man came to the hall and asked for Julia." "I am going to marry her," he an nounced. He was directed to her home and after an hour, had passed the two were seen strolling along hand-in-hand. Then the Bohemian 'girl re ported that she would give up her job to leave withthe newcomer, who is J. Moravec, a. Bohemian, 65 years old, and a widower with three grown children. Article on Oregon Read. The prospective bridegroom, it de veloped, had become interested in Julia through an article on Oregon she had written for a Bohemian paper. He says it contained enough of Julia's life to interest him in Jier and cor respondence ensued. When he asked her to marry him, she accepted, and he came to claim her, but Julia has distasteful memories of married life, however, since her former husband deserted her during the war in order to evade the draft by going to South America, so she decided she wished to see Mr: Moravee's home before de ciding definitely about her future, so ee Bohemian widower has agreed to tike her back to Nebraska, let her look over the town of Exeter and his home end then to pay her railroad fare to wherever she chooses if she does not care enough for him. Children Gathered Up. Today, the two are gathering up the five children to take with them to Nebraska. They got William, aged 11, from a farm near Eugene, where people were caring for him, and now have gone to get the younger chil dren. Two, aged 9 and 7. are at the Catholic home in Oregon City, and two aged 5 and 2 at the baby home at Oswego. Mr. Moravec has been in this coun try since he was nine years old and speaks English well. He is a respeeted man in his home eommunity, accord ing to a telegram received by city officials here from officials in Exeter and is financially able to care for a wife and five children. ture sold for J12.000. Last week the former owner sold the lease and fur niture for Jll.OCO Jn order to neet payments on a mortgage. Rents in this apartment house, according to the committee, have been advanced 100 per cent in two years. Since the apartment house was built eight land lords have been in the house, seven changes having occurred in the past 18 months. 41 Per Cent Iteceived. In the case of the Hanover apart ments the present lessee is receiving more than 41 per cent return on his 121.000 investment, accoraing to the committee, using: the lessee's own fig ures. The operating expenses. In cluding depreciation of $250 a month on the house. ars J1213 a mrnth, and the gross income is $1941, leaving $728 a month net revenue. The rent investigating committee will hold the proposed anti-rent prof iteering ordinance in abeyance, it was announced, pending investigation of other complaints now before them. A meeting will be held at noon today to consider a report to be submitted by the special committee composed of D. E. Nickerson, A. L. Veazie and E. B. McNaughton, appointed to con sider amendments to the housing and building codes to stimulate building of homes In Portland. BLUEBEARD PLEADS GUILTY TO MURDER "All Cards Go on Table" at Conference Today. MOTIVE IS NOT REVEALED WILSON FILLS VAGANCIES TARIFF AND INTERSTATE MEMBERS NAMED. Samuel McCaJI to Take Seat oi Revenue Body and M. AY. Potter on. Traffic Commission,. WASHINGTON, May 6. Samuel W. McCall, former governor of Massa chusetts, was nominated today by President Wilson to be a member of the tariff commission. Mr. McCall will take the place on .he commis sion which recently was declined by Senator Theodore E. Burton of Ohio. Mark W. Potter of New York, presi dent of the Carolina, Clinchf ield & Ohio railroad, also was nominated to day by President Wilson. He is to be a member of the interstate commerce commission. The appointment will bring the commission up to its newly authorized strength of 11 members if all of the three nominations now before the senate are confirmed. Mr. Potter is a democrat. Four of the present eight commis sioners are democrats and four are republicans. Of the two men nomi nated last week and still unconfirmed one is a democrat and one an inde pendent. During the last 15 years Mr. Potter has been extensively interested in de velopment work in the Appalachian highlands.. Before he took up the praceice of law in New York he worked as railroad brakeman and later as telegraph operator. mm VMS UNFIT REPORT SHOWS $325,000,000 ANNUAL AID NEEDED. OPINION HITS HOSPITALS Washington Decision Bars Liquor Possession by Hospital. . OLYMPIA, Wash., May 6. (Spe cial.) Hospitals In the state of Washington may not lawfully possess and dispense intoxicating liquors other than alcohol ror medicinal pur poses, ' Attorney-General Thompson holds in an opinion transmitted to the prosecuting attorney of Kittitas county. ' The opinion cites provisions of the initiative measure passed in 1917 which make it unlawful for any per son other than a clergyman, priest or rabbi in certain cases to give away, furnish or otherwise dispose of intoxicating liquor other than alcohol, and also the provisions of the 18th amendment, which only prohibits the manufacture, sale and transportation of intoxicating liquor for beverage purposes and therefore, by implica tion at least, recognizes its legiti mate use for other purposes. Decision to Have Alienists Examine Slayer Believed Cause of Ac tion by County Officials. LOS ANGELES. May 6. Walter Andrew Watson, who today pleaded guilty to a grand Jury indictment charging murder, will be the subject of a conference tomorrow morning by District-Attorney Thomas Lee Wool wine and other county officials, and J. Morgan Marmaduke, Watson's at torney, it was announced tonight. The exact nature of the conference was not disclosed, although it was stated unofficially "all the cards would be laid on the table," but it was believed to be a result of the decision by Judge Frank R. Willis of the criminal department of the superior court, to whom Watson made his plea, to. appoint alienists to investi gate the prisoners claims to Insan ity. Sentence will be imposed next Mpnday. Watson 1b Prison Ward. Watson tonight was -again in the prison ward of the county hospital, where he received a large boquet of red roses left at the hospital by a woman who drove there in an ex pensive limousine, but who did not leave her name. The flowers arrived shortly after his return from pleading guilty to the murder of Niua Lee De loney, one of five women he is said to have testified killing. The grand Jury acted with speed today in returning the indictment against Watson, who was taken soon afterward from the hospital to Judge Willis' court room in the hall of jus tice. He told the court his true name was James P. Watson, and it was with the use of that name the legal pro ceedings against him were conducted. Watson Hears Indictment. Watson sat with bowed head while the grand jury reported and was then ordered to the bar. There he stood while the long indictment was read to him. "You have heard the indictment. James Watson, how do you plead? said the deputy.- "Guilty," was thev whispered re sponse. A large crowd filled the courtroom in the hall of justice, where the grand jury reported and the plea was heard. SALMON CRISIS VISIONED DEPLETION COLUMBIA RIVER SUPPLY PREDICTED. of A. M. Stewart & Co. of Port land and New York. The verdict was against Colonel Z. S. Spalding of Kauai, the action arising out of the construction of the Spalding building in Portland, Or., in 1910. - This verdict is about $8000 less than the one returned at the first trial. Notice of appeal to the supreme court has been given. The claim of Stewart & Co. was $53,735.65. The costs will amount to about $7000, jury fees alone being approxi mately $2370. JAPS DEFEAT 4000 REDS Battle Takes Place in Siberia Near Manchurian. Frontier. TOKIO, May 3. (By the Associated Press.) The 14th Japanese division, April 24, defeated 4000 bolsheviki near Khabarovsk, in Siberia, near the Manchurian frontier, it was semi-of-ficially announced today. A dispatch received in London, April 27, said a Russian firm in Tien Tsin, China, had received a cable an nouncing annihilation of a Japanese division in the Khabarovsk district. The dispatch added that ' no official statement could be obtained. Aggressive actions by the bolshe viki at Khabarovsk, Nikolsk and Vladivostok were given by the Jap anese commander as the cause of the seizure of Vladivostok early in April by Japanese forces. WASTE TO BECOME FUEL Alcohol to Be Made From Sugar cane and Pineapple Stock. HONOLULU, T. H, May 6. (Special.) -With but three months' gasoline supply on hand and not even a prom ise of any more for the future, Ha waii is commencing to investigate the possibilities of making motor fuel from the waste of sugar cane and pineapples. J. P. Foster of the Maui Agricultural company, on the Island of Maui, has patented a process where by motor fuel is made from alcohol secured from molasses which is left in the extraction of sugar from the cane. A plant to make such motor fuel is now being built on the Island of Hawaii and the California Packing corporation has obtained the rights for Honolulu, its factory for this pur pose having been erected some months ago. It plans a 1200-gallon daily out put to start with, this to be increased as time goes on. 6urg-ical Cases Number 75,000; 4 6,310 Have Tuberculosis; 22,538 Feeble-Minded. NEW YORK, May ' 6. There are (11,900 veterans of the world war de pendent on the bounty of the United States for future existence at an an nual cost of $325,000,000, according to Dr. W. C. Rucker, chief medical ad viser of the bureau of war risk in surance, who reports this number dis charged from the army and navy with disabilities. These figures, said to represent the first authentic tabula tion, were made public here today by the committee for aid to disablecUnvet erans and referendum on the bonus. Dr. Rucker's report shows that there are at least 76,588 cases of neuro-psychiatric disease among the disabled discharged men, divided as follows: 3 Endocrino-pathics, 4823; epilepsy, 6985; psycho-neurosis, 13,944; inebri ates, 185S; insane. 12,544; feeble-r-.ind ed, 22,538; constitutional psycho-inferiors, 6609. In addition, there are 46,310 cases of tuberculosis, 75,000 surgical cases, 62,869 eye, ear, nose and throat and 22,847 miscellaneous. "To the above figures," said Dr. Rucker, "should be added enough men to make 641,900, which is believed to be the maximum number discharged with disability.' LEASE ABUSES DISCLOSED (Continued From First Page.) months, and the present lessee i formed the committee that although he had no assurance that he could obtain a renewal of the lease, the owner of the building had informed him that the lease would be nego tiated on a higher rental basis. The lessee informed the committee that he believed he could obtain $5000 for the furniture in the building if he was forced to abandon the project. Another case coming before the committee was that of the Classic r.partments. 604 Glisan street. This apartment housi contains eight three room and 12 two-room apartments. The rental paid to the owner of the building is $325 a month. The com mittee couid obtain no information concerning th-3 original cost of the lease four years ago, but learned that the furniture in the house cost about $3500. About two months ago, the committee said, the lease and furni- FIGHT MAY GO ON BALLOT Bonney 'Willing to Oppose Grone- waJd for School Head. THE DALLES, Or., May 6. (Spe cial.) The challenge issued by Su perintendent Gronewald of The Dalles that Clyde T. Bonney of Antelope op pose Coimty School Superintendent Gronewald for nomination as repub lican candidate for county school superintendent of Wasco county, has been accepted by Mr. Bonney. While he has not actually tossed his hat into the political ring, he has indi cated that it will be to his liking to oppose the present incumbent of the office. The only way Mr. Bonney could now enter the fight for nomination would be by having his name written in by voters at the polls. Mr. Bonney asserted that Grone wald has no right to be county superintendent because he holds no certificate. Packer, Addressing Assembly at Chinook, Urges Necessity of Preventing Slaughter, f CHINOOK, Wash, May 6. (Spe cial.) That a serious and threatening situation confronts the salmon fish ing Industry on the Columbia river, and that the salmon runs are destined to be depleted in a very few years if steps are not taken immediately to protect them, was told to an assem blage of Baker's bay trapmen by A. L. Gile, president of the Chinook Packing company, at a meeting Tuesday- night. "The lower river packers," said Mr. Gile, "men who have devoted a life time of study and spent years in ob serving conditions affecting the sal mon industry, are certain that a crisis is at hand, and that the fishing in dustry on the Columbia will be ruined if steps are not taken to prevent the wholesale slaughter of young and immature salmon, exactly as it has been on Puget Sound. xney nave tnererore signed an agreement not to purchase or accept any salmon weighing less than eight pounds. This aiay seem like a hard ship on fishermen, but I am con vinced that .for every dollar lost by the fishermen by the lack of these sales, there will be ten dollars profit made in later years. EARLY HEARING UNLIKELY Action on I. V. W. Appeal Before October Not Expected . ABERDEEN, Wash., May 6. (Spe cial.) Clearing on the appeal of the case of the serven I. W. W. convicted of second degree murder" at Monte sano for the slaying of Warren O. Grimm in the Centralia Armistice day parade, probably will, not be held by the supreme court at Olympia before October. Meanwhile the seven prison ers will remain in the county jail at Montesano. . Defense Attorney Vanderveer has until July 1 to file his appeal in Olym pia, and probably will not have it filed much before that date. The next supreme court session after July 1 will be in October. EXTRADITION IS DENIED Mrs. Irma Pinnell and Father Ac cused of Kidnaping. SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 6. The state of California will not grant ex tradition of Mrs. Irma Pinell and E. M. Pray, her father, to South Bend, Wash., where they are wanted on a charge of kidnaping Mrs. Pinell's 3-year-old child. Governor Stephens de cided today. Their home is Fresno. While the court had charge of the child pending decision in a divorce suit. Mrs. Pinell and her father spirited the youngster to California, It was charged. Evidence did not sup port an allegation of crime, the gov ernor decided. DANES TAKE SCHLESWIG Troops .Occupy Territory Voted Over by Plebiscite. COPENHAGEN, May 6. (By the Associated Press) Durish troops yes terday occupied northern Schleswig, the people of which on February 10, last, in a plebiscite, provided for in the peace treaty, voted by a large ma jority for a return of this part of the territory to Danish nationality. The Germans had been in control there since 1866. Enthusiastic scenes accompanied the arrival of the Danes at Sonder burg. A force of Danes also arrived in Haderslef (Hadersleven) and were welcomed by a crowd estimated to aggregate 20,000. Admiral Sheppard, commander of the allied occupation forces, will of ficially transfer the military authori ty to the Danish commander at Son-derburg. BRIDGES BEING EXAMINED New Structures Probably Xeoessary In Maple Creek District. EUGENE, Or., May 6. (Special.) J. W. McArthur, superintendent of bridges, has been making an inspec tion in Lane county where donkey engines and other logging and mill ing machinery is being hauled over small bridges on different roads in the Maple Creek district. These bridges were not built for such heavy traffic and word has been sent in by different road super visors that they are apt to give way at any time. New bridges will have to be built in many places. -in the opinion of the superintendent. Hood's Sarsaparilla Makes Food i Taste Good Creates an appetite, aids diges tion, purifies the blood, promotes assimilation so as to secure full nutritive value of food, and to give sbmiigth. to the whole system. Ad; TREASURER .AGAIN RUNS T. L. Henricksen Seeks Nomination on Republican Ticket. VANCOUVER, Wash., May 6. (Spe cial.) T. L. Henrichsen, who is now serving his first term as county treas urer, announced today he would make the campaign for the second term on the republican ticket. He is com- mander of John Barlov.- camp. Span- i ish War veterans, and has been on the city council three terms. No other republican candidate for the office of county treasurer has an nounced himself and it is thought by Mr. Henrichsen that none will file. PORTLAND COMPANY .WINS Verdict Involving Spalding Build ing Construction Is Returned. HONOLULU. T. H.. May 6. (Spe cial.) A jury in Judge Cornell Frank lin's court has returned a verdict for $30,824.27. without interest, in favor TAX' INCREASES ORDERED Bis Corporations Will Have to Put Up $267,260,000 More. WASHINGTON, May 6. Additional taxes amounting to $267,260,000 have been assessed against big corpora tions in the last nine months as a re sult of an audit of their tax returns. Internal Revenue Commissioner Williams informed congress of this today in asking for $1,300,000 to pay the expenses of this work. Phone your want ads to The Oreeo- nian. Main 7070, Automatic 560-95. OWNE NAME IN EVERY PAIR The perfect fit an' elasticity that keeps them in shape gives our SILK MADE TM U.S A gloves the reputa tion of being the smartest and most durable of silk FLAG DAY ORDERS OUT Harmony Between Soldiers and Citizens Is Urged. WASHINGTON, May 6. Orders that Flag day, June 14, be made a day of special ceremony to encourage friend ly relations between the army and civilians were issued today by Secre tary Baker. Commanding officers were directed to offer as full participation as prac ticable by their commands in special programmes arranged by communi ties adjacent to posts, camps or sta tions. MESSAGE TO BE IGNORED Protest of Congressmen Unheeded i by Britisb Premier. LONDON, May 6. Premier Lloyd George will not take cognizance of the messages from American congress men relative to Ireland. "This sort of thing has ceased to cause any Btir here," an official at 10 Downing street told the Associated Press this morn ing. "We have long since come to be lieve that resolutions and messages GLOVES FDR MEN. WOMEN & CHILDREN FOR lunch or dinner on warm days eat and enjoy "Red Rock Cottage Cheese It's ready for the table just as it comes from- the dairy, fresh and sweet or you can . convert it into delicious sal ads and other dishes. Be sure it's "Red Rock." IS Dollar-Stretching Reductions Rule 50 Suits at a Purse-Pleasing Price $39. 7 S Small is the cost but great the value of this group of suits, every one taken from our regular stock and marked far below original pricing. Splendid suits of serge, tricotine and velour, the majority in the popular navy blue. You may choose ripple jackets, belted or plain tailored effects, knowing that you are getting bargain prices and sterling worth. Silk Dresses Y r r- Will Walk Away at $y. O Every $27.50 Silk Dress in the House Goes at This Price A tempting array of dainty silk frocks. Taffeta leads the way, with satin, crepe de chine, georg ette and combinations of printed georgette and taffeta, following closely. Bouffant effects are shown, as well as straight lines tunics, ruffles, vestees and dainty lace collars add to their charm. Every woman will want one of these smart, youthful frocks so alluringly priced. Here They Are! Beautiful Blouses " $8. 85 Regularly priced up to $15 Our customers expect" superior values in waists at the Emporium' and they always get them, we might add! This group is especially attractive, including georgettes and crepes de chine in wonder fully pretty styles and excellent quality. Special Coat Sale Continued $29.50 to $35.00 Coats $21.75 $39.50 to $47.50 Coats $27.85 $49.50 to $69.50 Coats $39.75 gif fell fmw mm' Al hrrttr-r ' ' t : wiffmmm: I'm hi I iifes 1i "it "(9 i 1 Hat Prices Go Lower 450 Hats at Rock Bottom Prices 150 Hats Reduced to. . .$5.75 150 Hats Reduced to. . .$7.50 150 Hats Reduced to. . .$S.9S A real treat for the economical woman. Every hat smart look ing and practical. New straws in blue, brown, black, taupe and sand. IMany are flower trimmed, following the season s mode. Your dollars will never buy a ha at more inviting prices than these. FMMP1 M HPLEPRcPF HoIERy 124 Z2 129 SIXTH ST, JUST Of F WASHINGTON e: :e coming from America are political maneuvers and that they do not rep resent American sentiment. Conse quently they have little weight." The only editorial reference to the message was in the Fall Mall Gazette, which said: "Eighty-eight members of the United States congress have informed Premier Llcyd George or their objec tions to the detention of Irish pris oners without trial. That they do not reproach him with murdering the lord mayor of Cork must be set down to the nice sense of International has a trunk- delicacy which distinguishes their species." Japanese Labor Seeks Charter. HONOLULU, T. H., May 6. (Spe cial.) The Japanese Federation of Labor here wants to .loin the Ameri can Federation of Labor and the sec retary of the island organization has written asking for affiliation and charter. The impression Is currerr that the Japanese will be turned down owing to the anti-Asiatic atti tude which has characterized the 1... bor interests of the mainland. DE Announcement ASTORIA-SEASI . Via Auto Beginning Saturday, May the 8th, cars will leave daily at 10 A. M. from 125 Sixth street, near Washington, for Astoria, Seaside and way points. Fare to Seaside, $4.50 One Way $8.50 Round Trip Fare to Astoria, $4.00 One Way $7.50 Round Trip Safe Cars " Safe Drivers Years of Experience in Transportation. SHEPARD'S AUTO BUS LINES, Inc. Operating a Fleet of 45 Auto Cars Frank Shepard, Pres. A. Jaloff, Mgr. Phones, Marshall 4381, Main 5, Main 8. t