4 TITE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1920 ATTACK ON LEGIOil LEADERS IS FIZZLE Administration Gets Only Praise at Convention. MOVE GETS NO SYMPATHY G. L. Goodell of Portland Is Choice of Executive Committee for ?- Next Commander. ASTORIA. Or.. July 30. (Special.) Plans of a few delegates to attack the, present administration of the state department of the American Le gion on the floor of the convention which opened here today, appear to be Crumbling. One reason is the tre mendous personal popularity of Will iam; D. Follett. department command er; another the accomplishments of the state organization under the pres ent regime, as shown by the report the state adjutant read at the first session, and finally the apparent lack or any wide sympathy for such an at tack. Walter L Tooze of Dallas, who has been looked upon as a ringleader of the critics, spent five minutes on the floor today in eulogy of Commander Follett and in a tribute to the effi ciency of Edward J. Livers, depart ment adjutant. It was In the course of a heated argument over the advisa bility of amending the constitution so that the adjutant would be appointed by the commander instead of being ;ected by tae delegates. Amendment Is Defeated. The amendment lost by the narrow margin of 82 to 81, and the office f adjutant will be filled by vote of the delegates tomorrow. G. L. Uoodell of Portland Is known to be the choice of the state execu tive, committee for next commander of the legion in Oregon. The reasons given by Thomas Sweeney of that comm'ttee were that Uoodell is not lined up with embryo politicians, that his business is such that 'he can handle the work without too great a personal sacrifice and that he has shown executive ability in his work for the legion In Oregon personally and as chairman of the state finance committee. Adjutant Rivers Is a candidate to succeed himself, resting on his record Inuring the last year. Blow at Legion Charged. There are men here who seek to drag the legion Into the mire of politics and have boasted openly that jj-jiiiiuu.- preierment snouia De tne re- ward of a state officer of this organi sation," charged Thomas Sweeney yesterday. Jhe 'insurgents" are simply men who have tried to rule, and, failing, now are trying to ruin the legion. They will not succeed." Though friends have been boosting T. Henry Boyd, Arthur A. Murphy and Arthur M. Geary of Portland as can didates to oppose Goodell. all these men have declared that they were not -in the race. Fred E. Kiddte of La Grande has been mentioned but he may not consider the candidacy. Pendleton is definitely out of the race for the next convention. The withdrawal was announced yesterday when it was decided that the convention- would be held late in July or early In August and that Pendleton desired it just before the roundup. A motion by T. Henry Boyd of Port land that -the post of state adjutant Bhould be an honorary position and that the incumbent should serve with out remuneration, was defeated. Boxing nnd Dance Held. A boxing card at Astoria theater and -a grand ball at Dreamland rink were held. Major Gilbert, chaplain of the 5th Oregon and chaplain of the old 3d Oregon, delivered the invocation and in a later brief address urged that the American Legion never show signs of cooling off ia its attitude on insisting on absolute loyalty to this government from recipients of Us bounty. An increase of American Legion In Oregon from 46 posts and 6500 mem bers in 1919 to 87 posts and 10, 400 paid-up members in 1920- was shown in the report of the state adjutant. Finances of the organization will permit the expenses to be paid for only five delegates to the national convention in Cleveland in Septem ber, it was pointed out by Mr. Pres cottu Twenty-one delegates went to the national convention last year and payment of their expenses temporar ily embarrassed the state depart ment. JOhn M. Williams of Eugene, de partment vice-commander, presided during part of the morning session. Committees appointed today by Commander Follett were: Credentials Thomas Sweeney, Portland; TRaymond Kerr, Cottage Grove: Claude Ny burk, Sherwood; Kobbin L. Day. Sulem; Fred Weaterfeld. Klamath Falls. Rules of convention Walter B. Gleason, Portland: Earl Blackaby, pntano; J. A. Buchanan. Astoria; Charles W. Erskine, Uend; Jamea Spencer, Ashland. Legislation John S. Rankin. Newbers; M. B. Huntley, Eugene; W. W. Woodie, Corvallls; Harold J. Warner, Pendiaton; G. A. Codding. Medford. Resolutions F. A. Fessler, Prinevllle"; A. L. Cullander, Independence: Kugene 8 haw, Albany; Fred E. Kiddte, La Grande: Arthur A. Murphy, Portland. Americanism C. V. Tengwald, Medford; Edward Van Horn, Hood River; Jesse H. tiirruian, Astoria: Lloyd Harding. Oregon " City;' Harry Conro, North Bend. On constitution Casnius R. Peek, Port land; J. M. Williams, Eugene: Edgar Har rison, The Dalles; Robert Dillard, Marsh field: Guy Patlon, Elgin. Committee to aid disabled soldiers Jane V. Doyle, Portland; Chester F. Berning. Antelope; L. J. Bellville, McMinnvllle; Ben F. Dorrla, Eugene; Ur. J. tl. .Rosenberg Prinevllle. bert, Astoria; AKhur M. Geary, Portland: Albert 8. Nelson, vamhlll; H. L. W. Pineo Hood River: W. W. Gilbert, Albany. Place of meeting Lake M. Bechtell, Prinevllle: Arthur Van Kleet, La Grande; Bertram G. Bates. Roseburg; William A Russell. St. Helens; C. U. Schneider, Greshum. finance Matr C Dano. Marshfield Prescott W. Cooklngham. Portland; Perry I.ideman, Pendleton; R. P. Cowgill, Med tord; G. 3. Nelson, Milton. MAJOR GILBERT IS PUT CP domination for State Commander to Be Made Today. . ASTORIA, Or.. July 30. (Special.) Major William S. Gilbert, a veteran also of the Phlllipines, will be nomi nated for department commander of the American Legion In Oregon. At a meeting of admirers called In the Weinhard hotel tonight. Major Gilbert was nominated by Arthur Geary.- . The move was unknown to Major Gilbert. The meeting was held in the rooms of the Pendleton delegation and was arranged by men well known and active In legion affairs In Oregon. Among those launching the "har mony" candidate were Harry L Kuck and Harold J. Warner, of- Pendleton, Eugene S. Shea, of Albany, Wtt Carl ton Smith of Salem, Fred E. Kiddre. of 1a Grande. Ralph Cowgill of Medford and Earl Blackaby of Ontario. Another harmony candidate may emerge from further conferences be fore time for nomination. Overthrow of the entire state administration ring is the purpose of the men who con ferred tonight. They asserted that politics and factionalism are at work in the state organization to such an extent that no Portland delegate or American Legion member can untie the two groups which have produced the rift in the largest post in the state. The Portland delegation this after noon spilt 13 to 10 upon the proposi tion to change the procedure under the constitution in electing depart ment adjutant. An effort was afoot even before the convention met to allow the next state commander to choose his own adjutant. Practically no outward manifestation of dissent was voiced, yet the fight upon the floor of the convention this afternoon was a hot one. The proposal was beaten and the adjutant will, be elected this year as last. 3 Mil MEN PROMOTED CHANGES IX U. S. NATIONAL FOLLOWING MEETING. W. A. Holt and P. S. Dick .Made Vice-Presidents and C. H. Cham breau Assistant Cashier. At a meeting of the board of direct ors of the United- States National bank yesterday afternoon three im portant promotions to members of the bank's staff were made. Walter A. Holt, who has been assistant cashier, was raised to the position of vice president, while Paul S. Dick, cashier, was also made vice-president, while retaining his present title and capa city as cashier. C. H. Chambreau, who has been head note teller at the bank, was raised to the position of assistant cashier. All three of the men have seen many years of service with the insti tution or with one of the former banks which were consolidated in the formation of the United States Nation al. Mr. Holt was with the Commer cial National bank and became con nected with the United States National when the Commercial was consoli dated with it. He has been with first the one bank and then the other for 25 years. He has been prominent in the athletic life of Portland and was president of the Multnomah club dur ing the critical period following the fire, which destroyed its former quarters. .. Mr. Dick has been cashier of the batik for a year and one-half and has been an employe of the bank for over 25 years. Mr. Chambreau has seen 32 years of service with the bank, being one of the original six employes start ing with the old Ainsworth National bank 32 years ago. SOLDIER CYCLISTS HURT AUTOIST STRIKES RECRUITERS HURLING BOTH TO STREET. Traffic Investigator Asserts Driver or Car Was Going 2 5 Miles an Hour When He Speeded. Corporal Oscar C. Ditty and Cor poral Herman E. Llttke. two soldiers employed in the local recruiting of fice, were both painiuiiy injured and the motorcycle and sidecar in which they were riding was demolished when they were struck by a car driven by J. C. Mulcare. 312 Second street, yesterday afternoon. The accident occurred on Park street, between Washington and Stark streets, at 1:50 P. M. Mulcare swung into Park street from Stark at a speed of 25 miles per hour, according to Traffic Investigator Freiberg, and stepped on the accelerator at the same time, crashing head-on into the motor cycle which was proceeding north on Park street at an estimated speed of eight miles an hour. Both men in the motorcycle were thrown to the street and rendered unconscious. The car driven by Mulcare skidded 25 feet before coming to a stop, say the po lice. . - I The injured men were taken to the St. Vincent's hospital where it was found that they were suffering from severe bruisea but that no bones were broken. They were later removed to the army hospital at Vancouver. Mul care was arrested on a charge of reckless driving and lodged in jail pending an investigation. ROOSTER FRAUD COSTS $17 Jim Wong Gee Says They'll Lay in 3 Months; Owner Says They Crow. Jim Wong Gee must pay E. L Wynn, within five days, J17.25, due him as damages for the nine "chick ens" sold him by Gee, which turned out to be roosters, decided District Judge Hawkins yesterday. The case was first tried bfore District Judge Jones, who advised Wynn to take the fowls -back to Gee and demand pay ment, which Gee refused. Gee guaranteed that the "chickens" would lay within three months. Wynn says that in addition to not getting any eggs and being out his purchase price, he had been disturbed in the morning by the crowing of his poul try. FIREB0AT PLAN PROPOSED Marshfield Chief Would Buy Sub chaser for Protection. MARSHFIELD. Or., July 30. (Spe cial.) Fire Chief Davis of Marshfield Is interested in the offer of the gov ernment to dispose of subchasers at a figure of. $12, 500. It is realized that Coos Bay needs a fireboat and Chief Davis believes these chasers would prove Justthe thing for harbor pro tection. In a distance of three miles there are five sawmills and several other wood-product industries on the water front, besides several oil storage places, and the necessity for better fire protection along the water front Is expected to develop at any moment. Cascade Forest Fire Controlled. EUGENE, Or., July 30. (Special.) The small fire at Taylor, near the summit of the mountains, about the only fire of any consequence in the Cascade national forest this summer. Is-under control, according to word received by N. F. Macduff, supervisor of the forest.' The fire was reported by the patrol airplane Monday and a crew sent at once to fight K. Oddfellows Hold Reunion. ASHLAND. Or.. July 30. (Special.) Oddfellows of Ashland and Jack son county met here and picnicked Wednesday in Lithia park in an an nual reunion. A basket supper was served at o'clock by the Rebekahs. The local lodge instituted the reunion. ,S. &. H. green stamps for cash. Holman-Fuel Co. Main 353. 660-31 Adv. - BUSINESS OUTLOOK T Restricted Credit Jarring but Not Hurtful, View. STATEMENT GIVEN OUT Comptroller of Currency Attacks New York Banks for Exacting . High Interest Rate. WASHINGTON, July 30. While the application by the federal reserve banks of brakes on credit had a jar ring effect "on some nervous sys tems." John S. Williams, controller of - the currency, asserted in a state ment tonight that general business conditions afforded abundant reaaons for "confidence and encouragement in the future." Action of the federal reserve banks in largely depriving non-essentials and luxuries from the use of credit van said by Mr. Williams to have had a beneficial effect. Reports to him show a marked tendency toward liquidation, he said, adding he be lieved the" credit restrictions were responsible for declines in prices. Pessimism Held Unwarranted. Mr. Tv'llliams said there was a prev alent pessimism which was unwarrant ed in face of the fact that the banks at present were in a "particularly well fortified position." He cited figures from reports on the last national bark call, June 30, to show there were increases in loans by banks in only two sections, tne Eastern and Cleve land districts. He attacked New York banks for exacting an interest charge ranging as high as 15 per cent. WOOL CONSUMPTION DROPS Curtailment in Operations of Tex tile Industries Blamed. WASHINGTON. July 30. A sharp drop in wool consumption amounting to. approximately 17.000,000 pounds in June as compared with the average consumption for the preceding months of this year, was announced today by the department of agriculture's bu . reau of markets. The drop was due. the bureau said, to the curtailment of operations in the textile manufactur ing Industry resulting from lack of orders, cancellations and deferred shipments. Reports to the bureau show that 46,000.000 pounds of wool entered into manufacture in June against 72.700.' 000 pounds in January. 63.700,000 pounds )n February, 67,900,000 pounds in March. 66,900,000 pounds in April and 68.600,000 pounds in May. In June, 1919. the consumption was 55, 000,000 pounds. Garments Believed at Peak. CHICAGO, July 30. Prices for ready-to-wear garments have reached their peak and started to decline, ac cording to members of the Ready-to-Wear association that began ten days' exhibition here today. The association is composed of makers of ready-to-wear garments for women and chil dren. . Potatoes Take Slump. ST. LOUIS. July 30. The wholesale iole sale es Tell price of home-grown potato about 40 cents a hundred pounds in the last 24 hours, selling around 33.75. an approximate decline of $2 in the last week. RECORD HELD FALSIFIED ABUSE IN SCHOOL SHOP DE PARTMENT CHARGED. Time Spent by Worker in Personal Service Held Charged to Account of Schools. Falsification of records .so thaf work on a personally-owned automo bile would appear as part of the school's account is said to have been discovered yesterday through exami nation of time cards of the shop de partment of the Portland school sys tern. The cards, so arranged that they would show work which was not in reality done, it is said, were exhibited yesterday by George B. Thomas, one of the school directors. The cards indicate. Director Thomas pointed out, that at the request of M. B. Coade. supervisor of maintenance and construction, O. Kruettner, one of the workmen in the shop, sent in a time card showing that he had worked on certain cars for the school depart ment when in reality he had done re pair work on Mr. Coade's personal car. The cards were signed by Mr. Kruettner and also by D. J. Phillips, chief electrician at the shop. "I consider falsification of the rec ords sufficient cause for dismissal. said George B. Thomas last night. "I intend to see that the case is investi gated thoroughly." The office of supervisor of malnte nance and construction was abolished by the school board recently and Mr. Coade's connection with the schools will end this week. "The whole thing may be a mis take," said School Clerk Thomas yes terday. "I wish to . make no state ment until I have talked with Mr Coade." GASOLINE D EARTH LIMITED MINNEAPOLIS VISITOR SAYS EAST IS NOT AFFECTED. Distributing System' Believed to Be at Fault; Xorthwett Bearing Brunt of Shortage. , '- The Pacific coast should not be called upon to bear the entire brunt of a gasoline shortage and experi ence hardship over lack of gasoline while practically all other parts of the country are securing all the fuel needed,- declared F. E. Moskovics, vice-president of the Nordyke & Mar mon company,-Minneapolis, and a di rector of the Society of Automotive Engineers, in addressing the City club at its regular weekly meeting at the Benson hotel' yesterday. , Mr. Moskovics is touring' the coast and Investigating the gasoline situ ation. He spent some time yester day conferring with .local business men and ' engineers. Mr. Moskovics expressed himself at a loss to explain the shortage ia the DECLARED BRIG H northwest states. Colorado, Wyoming and the eastern states seem', to be receiving all the gasoline they need, he said, in Eplte of the fact that they are further away from the source of supply than are Oregon and Wash- ington. He said that he believed the j distributing system must be at fault, j and declared that if some curtailment in the use af gasoline is necessary on account of the shortage. It should be equally borne by all parts of, the country. Mr. Moskovlcs acknowledged that consumption of gasoline exceeds pro duction and expressed the opinion that steps must be taken soon to dis till gasoline from the shale rock in the Rocky- mountains, where " there is a tremendous quantity of fuel. Senator George E. Chamberlain was also called upon and in a brief talk urged that business men take more interest in legislative affairs. Con gress would appreciate the aid of business men, he said, and would gladly avail itself of suggestions and advice in regard to legislation along business and financial lines. The luncheon yesterday was the last one of the City club before the summer recess. Meetings will be re sumed in September. RESIDENTS OF PEST-INFESTED DISTRICT SEEK AID. City Council Appealed To but Com missioner Bigelow Is Reluc- tant to Assist. European earwigs, discovered in great numbers in the Walnut Park district, are causing no end of worry to the city council. Yesterday a dozen residents of the district, in which earwigs have been discovered appeared before the coun cil appealing for some immediate action in fighting the pests. Commissioner Bigelow, who is in charge of the park bureau during the absence of Commissioner Pier, was reluctant to give any assistance. He contended that the fight against earwigs should be conducted by in dividual property owners. It was explained by Fred Cooper, the spokesman of the Walnut Park delegation, that individual efforts would not conquer the earwigs and that it was the duty of the city authorities to interest themselves in ridding the city of the serious pest, in the same manner that the city takes steps to eradicate an epidemic. It developed at the hearing yes terday that the park bureau had not detailed an -inspector to investigate the earwig situation until late yes terday afternoon, although the park bureau officials were informed bf the earwig Invasion early Thursday morning. ' , FORTY-FIRST TO ORGANIZE First Convention Planned to Be Held .in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, July 30. Plans to form the members of the 41st divi sion into a permanent organization were announced here today by the army recruiting news service. The division was made up for the most part of national guard tinits from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyom ing. Montana and North and South Dakota.. Corporal Maurice H. Auerbach of this city has been named temporary secretary of the organization. Lieu tenant General Hunter Liggett, com mander of the first American army. in which the 41st was included and now commanding the western depart ment or the army, will be asked to accept an honorary membership. It if planned to hold the first conven. Uon of the new organization in this city some time within the next three merlins. JAPANESE IS FINED $250 Charles Marquette to Return to Jail and Serve 3 Months More, Although he but recently served a six months' sentence in the county jail, Charles Marquette must go back and spend another three months there as the penalty for having a moonshine still on his premises. The prisoner. when arraigned yesterday morning before Federal Judge Bean, pleaded guilty. Sentence was stayed until November 1. U Marquette was arrested last Octo ber charged with bringing liquor into the state from California. He had purchased a ticket to Vancouver, but got off the train in Portland. Ten days after he was out of jail he was rearrested. T. Kasakt. Japanese farmer from Tualatin also pleaded guilty yester day to operating a still. He was fined $210. Instead of the usual saka man ufactured by the Japanese, it was found he had been making whisky. 4 FATALITIES IN WEEK Report of Industrial Accidents Pre pared and Filed. SALEM. Or., July SO. (Special.) There were four fatalities in Oregon due to industrial accidents during the week ending July 29, according to a report prepared today by the indus trial accident commission. The vic tims were Ole Dragsvold, sweeper. Bend; William Greashudber, laborer, Oregon City; Newton W. Lewis, la borer, Salem, and A. C. Duncan, log ger. Powers. Of a total of 469 accidents reported during the week, 450 were subject to the workmen's compensation act. 16 were from firms and corporations that have rejected the provisions of the law, and three were from public utility corporations not subject to the provisions of the act. Springfield to Have New City Hall. EUGENE, Or., July 30. (Special.) Springfield will soon have a new city hall. The .old wooden building on Main street, used for many years, has been razed and front and rear walls are being erected between the brick buildings on either side, .the city ac quiring an interest In both walls from the owners . Pioneer Rancher Arrested. . EUGENE. Or'., July 80. (Special.) Lorenzo Dole, a pioneer rancher or tha mountafhous section of the west ern end of Lane county, was brought to Ei'gene yesterday and bound over on the charge of drawing checks when he had not sufficient money in bank to cover the amounts. Rate Hearing Set for August 5, COTTAGE . GROVE, Or.. July 30.. (Special.) A hearing on the petition of the Cottage Grove Electric com pany for a rise of rates will be held August 5. when the public service commission will hold a sess'on here. The advance in rates asked amounts to about 25 per cent - , ... Young bamboo shoots are eaten by the Chinese and Japanese as we eat asparagus. They have the taste and flavor gt Brussels sprouts. i IS AFTER SHOOTING WIFE War Veteran Pulls Trigger as Victim Takes Kiss. BEAUTY CAUSED JEALOUSY 9-Montlis-Old Twins Are Taken by Neighbors While Mother Fights for Life. NEW TORK, July 30. Henry S. Scott, 27. world-war veteran, shot. and seriously wounded his wife Margaret, 24. mother of their 9-months-old twin boys, at their home in West Nyack, N. Y yesterday afternoon. Scott was found dead, a bullet hole In his mouth, in a strip of woods back of his house late today. His wife is in the Nyack hospital in a critical condition. Her parents say bcott was insanely jealous and had fought more than once with men whose remarks concerning her beauty angered him. After he had taken his wife's par ents, Mr. and Mra. Harry W. Cornell, to the railroad station shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Scott re turned home. His wife was upstairs attending to the twins. Wife Klvaed Before Shot. He called to her to come down and kTss him -"good-bye," Baying he was going to New York on a late train, She came downstairs and both stood in the little parlor, chatting for a few minutes. When it came time for the parting ScDtt placed his arm about his wife s shoulder. Kissing her, he placed a revolver to her back and pulled the trigger". Then, evldintly regretttng his act Scott obtained bandages, bound ui the wound, carried her upstairs and put her. to bed. . Later he carried the twins down stairs, washed and fed them and put mem to Bed. Mrs. Scott s parents believe he spent the remainder of the time at her bedside before their homecoming caused him to flee by a rear door. Posse Stumbles on Body. Mrs. Cornell summoned Dr. S. W. Toms of Nyack. who notified the coroner and sheriff. With a posse of state constabulary the sheriff be gan a search for Scott. He was about to give up. hope when he stumbled over the body. fccott was employed bv a paper goods firm in Manhattan. He had lived in West Nyack about two months. His house, the usual commuter's cot tage, was comfortably furnished, and the couple, except for occasiona small quarrels through jealousy, seemed to their neighbors perfectly nappy. Mrs. Cornell said she believed her daughter's beauty may have been re sponsible for the tragedy. She ex plained that about three months ago wrme scott and his wife were shoo ping in a Manhattan department store two men passed them and remarked, on glancing at Mrs. Scott: "There's a fine looking woman." Scott chanced to overhear the remark and, greatly angered, sprang at the men. Husband Deemed Happy. Testerday when he escorted them to the station Scott seemed happy tne mother added. He left them, say lng be had forgotten his ticket and was going home for it. During conscious moments Mrs Scott told the coroner the storv the tragedy. Dr. Toms says she 1 fighting for her life and may res-over, Neighbors are caring for the twins. The couple had been married abou a year and a half. WIFE COMPtilHS DF WDflK WOMAN TIRED OF BEING BEAST OF BURDEN, SHE SAYS. Mrs. Gross Does Everything From Stacking Hay to Doing House work, Avers Complaint. Charles B. Gross is charged wit Having looked upon his wife as "beast of burden," and with havin treated ner with less consideration than he would show his livestock i a divorce complaint filed yesterda by his wife, Martha K. Gross. M Gross conducts a dairy ranch on Sau vies island In Multnomah county o what is known as the "Keeder" farm. ' lie has between 65 and 70 cows an compels'his wife to, do hard, manual labor, she asserts. He forces her to get up at 4 o'clock in the morning to milk. She often works from that time until 10 o'clock in the evening. Her other duties consist, she says, of shoveling and clearing manure out of tne stables, driving horses, stacking hay, taking care of the gat-den, doing housework, cooking for her husband, his three minor children and at least one and sometimes three to five hired men, doing the washing and lifting milk cans of considerable weight. She state further that she is not well, and that the work causes her pain. Her three children by a former marriage have also been compelled by Mr. Gross, she states, to do hard manual labor and to. work in the fields from early morning until late at night. ' performing men's "work. There were married April 16. 1918. Mrs. Gross asks a half interest in the property. Other divorce suits filed yesterday were:' Verna against Algernath Rinckel, desertion: Llzabeth Reimer against James Powell, desertion, and Agnes L against Leslie V. Clarke, de sertion. HABEAS CORPUS IS FILED INITIAL PROCEEDING OF KIND FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY. Circuit Jud Duffy Orders Release or Man Charged With Embezzlement. BEND, Or., July 30. (Special.) The firet habeas corpus proceedings ever started in Descbutoa L4HMly were commenced here last night. when Coroner C. P. Niswonger served a demand on Acting Sheriff August A. Anderson for the release of C. L Peterman of Twin Falls, Idaho, ar rested here on telegraphic instruc tions from that city, in which a charge of embezzlement waa made. The case as far as local authorities are concerned came to a close this Afternoon, when Circuit Judge T. E. Duffy granted the application and BID SUICIDE ordered the release of the prisoner. The case was outlined in court this morning. H. H.. Dearmond. ap pearing for the prisoner, producing Peterman and his wife to testify in regard to the purchase of an anto ruck. Failure to make monthly payments i the truck is the basis of the daho complaint. Both declared they ad made oral arrangements with he seller, according to which they were to be allowed to leave Idaho uring the summer with their truck. NIBLEY'S CLAIM DENIED "ederal Attorney Issues Statement on Alleged Land Fraud. Statements made by C W. Nibley, resident of the Grand Ronde Lumber company, to the effect that he had ad no part in the alleged fraudulent practices charged by the government against the concern were flatly con tradicted yesterday by Assistant United States Attorney Veatch. The latter declares that Nibley s son. Alexander; his son's wife; his partner. Frank S. Murphy, and Mrs. Murphy filed claims, proved titles on land urned over to the company, which has obtained possession of over 24.000 acres of timber land in eastern Ore gon. Final proof was made on February 1, 1902, and the claims were made over to the company nine days later. This was the year In which Nibley and Murphy bought the mill. Veatch has filed suit for the government to re cover $685,943 damages from the com pany. SERVICE BODIES TO MEET Oregon, Washington and Idaho Will Consider Millers' Protest. SALEM. Or.. July 30. (Special.) A joint conference of the Oregon. Washington and Idaho public service commissions will be held at Seattle on August 10 to consider the protest filed by the North Pacific Millers' as sociation against the so-called emer gency grain minimum freight rates established by the railroads during the time they were under federal control. The railroads recently petitioned the public service commissions to continue thee rates In effect, with the result that a protest was filed by the millers' association, which is composed of grain dealers and grain by-products manufacturers of the northwest ASHLAND GRANITE LIKED Expert Makes Investigation and Compares It to Barre Product. ASHLAND. Or., July 30. (Special.) John D. McOilvary, a granite ex pert of San Francisco, was in Ash land recently and made an Inspection of the granite quarries of tnis region. He became so much Interested that he will return and make a mora ex tended Inspection. Mr. McGilvary says Ashland granite can scarcely be distinguished from the famous Barre granite, and is of desirable quality. From the in spection which he made he says he is led to believe that an opportunity for an immense output of granite equal to tne carre granite exists here. NO IDLE MEN AT KELSO Sawmills, Shingles and Logging Camps In Full Operation. KELSO, Wash.. July 30. (Special.) Kelso s sawmills and shingle mills are an operating at full capacity. Logging camps of this vicinity are employing big crews and harvesting is in full swing on the diked lands. A big street improvement project is also under way and there are no idle men in this community. The Thomp son-Ford Lumber company commenced operating its re-saw rig this week and-the plant cut nearly 80,000 feet of lumber yesterday. The only problem at present is the car shortage and unless there is re lief in this line some of the mills may De iorceo: to curtail production. ALBANY POOL COMPLETED River Bathing Place Equipped for Summer Sports. ALBANY. Or., July 30. (Special.) Albany s new swimming pool in the Willamette river adjoining Brv ant park, is now completely equipped and has been in use for esveral days. The pool has been dredged out so that water of all depths is provided Log booma have been placed divid ing the pool into two divisions, one of which is safe for children and people learning to swim, while the other Is largely deep water. Two slides have been provided and there is a tall diving tower with three platforms. Work on Cut-Off to Start. ROSEBURG. Or., July 30. (Spe cial.) Work on the Tiller-Crater lake cut-off will be started within the next two weeks, according to an nouncement made today by Forest Supervisor Ramsdell. At the meeting of the county court, to be held Au gust 5, it is planned to have the county appropriate $1 2,000 to match a like sum from both the government and state, and the $36,000 will be used at once for supplementary work to open up the road. Collection Specimens Sought. BEND. Or.. July 30. (Special.) With the intention of securing geo logical specimens to add to his Col lection, already one of the rrost com plete in the state. Professor Morton E. Peck, of Willamette university, ar rived In Bend today. He will spend two days in this rection before re turning to Salem by way of tike Mc Kencie pass. Engene to Have Another Hotel. EUGENE. Or.. July 30. (Special.) The drygoods store of Alton Hamilton. one cf the largest in Eugene, will be moved to a more central location on Ninth avenue east. It is rumored the Hampton building, three stories high, will be remodeled into a hotel. Boy Scouts to Reorganize. EUGENE, Or.. July 30. (Special.) Boy Scouts will be reorganized in Eugene soon, according to announce ment of a committee from the cham ber of commerce. The four troops in Eugene became disorganized during the war. Brethren Conference Ends. ASHLAND, Or.. July 30. (Special.) The state district conference of the Brethren church closed here Wednes day after a most successful session. Attendance, especially from distant parts of the stat. aa ax.ellent. Engineer Conducts Meetings. BEND, pr.. July 30. (pecial.) State Engineer Percy A. Cupper in conducting a series of water users' meetings in the Cloverdale. Sisters and Plainviiw sections, preliminary to the organization of a new irriga tion district. Read The Oregonian classified ads. TTT TVT a III t u At Mgjil to 73 Time, 9 o'clock any n Scene, hotel lobby, tired salesman yawns and meditates thusly: "Wonder what the wife and kids are doing. Beastly cold Mary had . hope she's better ... guess I ought to write. By Jove! Why not phone?" Steps into the booth, asks for "Northwestern Long Distance" and in a few minutes is connected with his home. Next time you're out on the road keep in touch with the family via Northwestern Long Distance. On Number-to-number calls vou can talk after 8:30 for half the regular I price ; after 12, for a fourth or less of the usual rate. It costs surpris ingly little, as the sample rates below show. Northwestern Long Distance From Portland Kamber-to-namber Calls 4:30 6:30 A. M. P. M. to 8:30 to 1 2 : rvo To P. M. P. M. Albany . 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