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THE MORNING OREGONIAX, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1920 WDIV1AN DROWNED BY ably bo presented to . the city coun cil for consideration by .City Com missioner Barbur, according to an nouncement yesterday. . Commissioner Barbur believes that some - of the airplanes operated in Portland are flying too low. Ob servations made from his office win dow in the city hall, he says, con vince him that unless some steps are taken to require the pilots to keep up in the air, disaster is cer tain to result.. . The city official plans to confer with those interested in the flying game for the purpose of obtaining data, after which an ordinance will probably be prepared. Commissioner Barbur contends that virtually every large city in the east has been forced to prepare legis ALSO Keates at the Organ Astoria Man Held Responsible for Wife's Death. Leah Leaska Soprano FULL CONFESSION IS MADE lation to control low flying. In several cities serious accidents have -resulted because of low flights. Paramount Magazine ni.r . nrtrrson Tells ot Plan to NIGHT INTRUDER CAUGHT End Both His and "Companion's Life by Plunge From Boat. Liberty New Review HUSBAND JURY SAYS V K V ASTORIA. Or., Aug. 6. (Special.) 'We find that Minnie Cecil Anderson time to her death by drowning at the hands of her husband. Olaf Anderson, August 1, 1920. while he was In a jealous and quarrelsome frame of mind." , ... That was the verdict returned this afternoon by the coroner's jury called to investigate the drowning, which occurred last Saturday. . Anderson was arraigned in justice court this afternoon on information charging him with manslaughter, and his preliminary hearing was set for tomorrow morning. The man's confession last night followed three days of intermittent grilling by the coroner, district at torney, sheriff, state and city offi cers. After being told that the body of his wife had been recovered, and that the chain of evidence against him was gradually tightening, Anderson, who had maintained a dogged demeanor since his arrest, broke into tears and exclaimed: "I'll tell you the whole truth. My boy's story Is true. 1 drowned my wife." Anderson Tells Storr. "Sunday morning we started out for a ride iff my brother's boat and went toward the Miller Sands." he said. "My wife and I were quarreling. She said she was going to leave me and take both the children. That made me mad. After we had tied the boat to the stake, 1 got up from my seat, went behind my wife, picked her up and then jumped overboard back ward. Intending to drown both of us. After getting into the water. I saw that the children, who were in the boat, were about to fall overboard. so 1 let go of my wife and went back to the boat. 1 saw Mrs. Anderson twice for a second before she went down. When Wilfred, my 4-year-old son, asked me where his mamma was, 1 told him 'Mamma has been drowned." I then came back to town and re ported the drowning to Coroner Hughes." Anderson shook like a leaf as he told his story, and when taken back to the county jail he said to Sheriff Nelson: "1 guess I'll hang for this, but I'll sleep tonight anyway." The body of Mrs. Anderson, which was found on the beach near Flavel yesterday, was discovered by Ken neth l.ogan and Albert Glenviss. who were cn route to the river to go bath ing. The body will be sent to Browns ville, Or., for interment. Two Children Survive. Mrs. Anderson was born at Eckert. Cal., 23 years ago, and had been mar ried six years. Besides her husband, a son, aged 4, and a daughter, aged 2?-i years, she is survived by her father. Oliver P. Brookbank, of Brownsville: one sister and one brother. The latter are Mrs. Kim a Alexander, Brownsville, and T. B. Brookbank, l-ewiston, Idaho. YOCXG SOLDIER. FOOD XX SEWPORT COXFECTIOXER1". Vouth on Furlough From Van couver Given Sentence ot 60 Dav,s in Jail. NEWPORT. Or.. Aug. 6. (Special.) Otto McLaughlin, aged 18, private in the 44th United States infantry, stationed at Vancouver barracks, Washington, was captured crouching behind a counter in a confectionery store by Carl S. Davis, the proprietor, at midnight last night. He was sentenced to serve 60 days in the Lincoln county jail, at Toledo, by Justice Berry today. A charge of housebreaking was changed to lar ceny, McLaughlin agreeing to plead guilty to that charge. The govern ment will De advised of his where abouts, as he is believed to be a de serter from the army. McLaughlin had gained entrance through a rear window after Davis had closed the place for the night. McLaughlin was unarmed and offered no resistance. McLaughlin eaid he was absent on a five-day furlough, which has not yet expired. He sold his uniform and wears overalls and a felt hat, army shirt and shoes. His family formerly resided in Newport, where his father, Clark McLaughlin, worked on the jetty. McLaughlin said he had come to Newport to visit them before his regiment left for ban Francisco. Dis covering that they had moved away, he said he entered the Davis store to find a place to sleep. MAN CUTS SELF; MISSING Switchman Believed to Have Run to Kailorad Yards and Death. After slashing and mutilating him self with a dull butcher knife in what i3 believed to have been a fit of in sanity, John Kerr, railway switch man, 121 ,4 Russell street, made his escape from his friends and ran par tially clad to the Albina railroad yards early yesterday morning. Since that time the man Is reported to have been missing and efforts of the police to looate him have been un successful. It is feared that he may have committed suicide by jumping into the river. Bargains for Boys! Final Clearance Regular $12.50 and $13.50 BELTED SUITS $7.95 Splendid suits and good patterns. All regular stock. Sizes from 11 to 18 years only. " Children's Khaki Outing Suits Only $2.85 For kiddies of 3 to 8 years. , Boys' Sport Blouses 89 All on the Second Floor BEN SELLING LEADING CLOTHIER Morrison Street at Fourth FURNITURE MEN TO MEET PACIFIC COAST DEALERS HERE DURIXG BUYERS WEEK. LARGEST SIXGLE IMPROVE MENT PROJECT THIS YEAR. RAIL OBSTRUCTION FOUND Attempt to Wreck Passenger " Be- . licved Frustrated. FERXIE, B. C, Aug. 6. What is believed by railroad oficials to have bee an attempt to wreck Canadian Pacific passenger train No. 68 near Sentinel, a short distance from the scene of last Monday's hold-up of passenger train No. 63, was frustrated late last night. The conductor of a freight train preceding the passenger saw the rail bstruction on the tracks and stopped is train in time to prevent a wreck. SI, 861 Square Y'ards Hardsur lutxd; Job Completed at Cost of $55,123. The largest single improvement project undertaken in Portland this season, was completed yesterday by the municipal paving plant. This job. comprising the hardsurf acing of the Kamona avenue improvement district comprises 31,864 square yards. Although the city estimated that the job would cost $57,321.68, the work was completed at a cost of $."5,423.45. The difference between the cost of the work and the est mates will be credited back to the property owners in the district. According to Superintendent Dulln of the paving plant, a profit of 10 per cent was made on the job amounting to 2. 758.87 which will be transferred to the general fund to be credited to money taken from that fund to establish the plant. One contractor bid on the Ramona avenue project. This bid amounted to J73.300.87 or 715,988.19 in excess of the city a bid and about $17,000 above the actual cost of the work. ROAD BIDS TO BE OPENED Highway Commission to Meet in Portland on August 2 4. SALEM, Or., Aug. 6. (Special.) At a meeting of the state highway commission in Portland, August 24 bids will be opened on $1,500,000 state highway bonds. If they are sold, th total bonded indebtedness of the state will be increased to $16,243,750. The bonds will be an denominations of $1000 each, except that each 3Sth bond will be of $300 denomination The bonds will mature serially. $37,500 October 1, 1925, and a like amount each April 1 and October 1 until the full amount is paid. The rate of in trrest will be 4i per cent, payable semi-annually, April 1 and October 1 FAIR HAS ATTRACTIONS Boat and Auto Races, Carnival Among Wasco Features. THE DALLES, Or., Aug. 6. (Spe cial.) Attractions of boat races, automobile races, a carnival and th biggest agricultural, horticultural and industrial exhibit of many years will feature this year's Wasco county fair to be held here October 4, 5 and 7. It is planned to have agricultura and horticultural experts give dem onstrations and lectures on grain an 'fruit grading, care ot crops and or rhards, marketing and other subjects pertinent to thesuccess of the farmer, AIRPLANE LAW PLANNED Commissioner Fears Machines Fly Too Low Over City. i?peea limits ror airplanes are un necessary, but an ordinance requir ing planes to maintain a certaii height while over the city will prob Luncheon, Banquets, Dinners and Auto Trips on Entertainment Pro gramme; 2 000 Expected. Furniture dealers of the Pacific coast will take advantage of buyers' week next week to hold their annual meeting in this city, and a programme of entertainment is being worked out for their benefit, in conjunction with the regular buyers' week plans. The programme arranged for the furniture men includes luncheon at the Arcadian . gardens, Multnomah hotel, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday noons, banquet and dance at the grand ball room of the Mult nomah Thursday evening, and trips up the highway and over the city on Friday and Saturday. The following local furniture manufacturers and Jobbers are on the committee in charge of the programme: W. A. Healy. chairman; Clark E. Dye, S. E. Bleeker, L. A. Freeland, William Pet- tit, Ralph Blakeley. J. Ware, H. A Green, W. H. Beharrel, W. O. Parker and Dave Gillispie. Additional acceptances were re ceived from outside buyers at buyers' week headquarters yesterday, clear ing away any doubt but that the total registration this year will ex ceed that of any other year. Between 1800 and 2000 are expected. They are: Principal. F. M. Cutting; high school. Miss Marjorie Pierrot; grammar grades, T. M. Bowman; In termediate, Mrs. Harold Olsen; pri mary, Miss Sarah Moad. Salaries of grade teachers will be $105, high school $125 and principal $165. School will open September 13. A. S. Kresky Is Candidate. CENTRALIA, Wash., Aug. 6. (Spe cial.) A. S. Kresky, Centralia busi ness man and former commander of the Grant Hodge post, American Legion, yesterdav filed his candidacy for the republican nomination for state representative from Lewis county. Good roads, 100 per cent Americanism ana equalized compen sation for ex-service men are the chief planks In his platform. Frank Ipe, republican, yesterday filed his candidacy for re-election as Justice of the peace In the Fords Prairie pre cinct, adjoining Centralia on the west, 1500-Acre Feet Water Sought. SALEM, Or., Aug. 6. (Special.) The Klamath-Shasta valley irriga tion district of California has applied to the state engineering department for the appropriation of . 1500 acre f eet of water, which it proposes to take from the Klamath river near Keno. .Inasmuch as the proposal is to take surplus water after Oregon projects have been supplied it Is probable that the application will be granted. Plans include the develop ment of 110,000 horsepower. BRIDGE MAY BE REPAIRED LEGAL LOOPHOLE BELIEVED FOUND TO ALLOW WORK. If Parts of Morrison-Street Sub structure Kept, Rebuilding May Come Under Maintenance. If parts of the sub-structure can be preserved as a foundation for the new work the rebuilding of the ap proaches to the Morrison street bridge will come under the heading of "maintenance" and can be undertaken legally by Multnomah county, in the opinion of W. A. Eatchel, roadmaster, who submitted this plan to the county commissioners yesterday. The practical working out of the details will be turned over to the state highway commission and if the bridge engineers find that the work can be undertaken in this way, the county will proceed at once with the repairs. The engineers will report to the county commissioners either Mon day or Wednesday on ihe matter. District Attorney Evans has ruled that the county has no legal authority to undertake the rebuilding of the approaches since the work is really j "reconstruction" and the county is nOTJGLAS K j(acLEAN LoRis May. in LET'S BE They started out with a saucy honk-honk. They ended up with a sickening p-f-f-f-z-z-z-z-z! But while they were in the social runing wow! ! ! The funniest, fresh est, breeziest team on the screen in ANOTHER HIT THAT MAKES THE GRADE ON LAUGHS! STARTING TODAY FOUR DAYS limited to maintenance work only on the bridge. The county commissioners have the money to do the necesary work and are eager to have the repairs started at once because the approaches are not considered thoroughly safe. The approaenes are in a more or less dangerous condition," said Mr. Eatchel yesterday. "The pilings are getting soft and weak and every heavy load that passes across the bridge weakens tnem just that much more." The repairs probably will he made in such a way that the bridge will not be closed to traffic. Rev. G. W. Taylor, a Baptist minis ter of Hiawatha, Kan., says that of ' 227 couples he has married only two have ponrht divorce. Cathlamet Teachers Chosen. CATHLAMET, Wash.. Aug. 6. (Special.) The teachers for the Cath lamet school have been employed. STARTS TODAY HOBART BOSWORTH IN The Big Special Production BELOW THE SURFACE Six sensational reels of love and adventure above and be neath " the sea. Vivid with mystery, wreck and peril, and the most exciting underwater exploits ever shown in motion p icture. ALSO THE USUAL GOOD FILLERS 1 (paramount jirlcraftCpidure s Away 06S n yoence Billie Burke in a laughing, jolly, frolicsome comedy, fairly bubbling over with thrills and humor. She simply would fly and she did. Then, there's the opening chapter of the great American mystery story TRAILED BY THREE" There's mystery, daring deeds, thrills and more thrills, ro mance and red-blooded action in this startling story. ...... STARTS TODAY Eg " f( D1HXCTIOX or Jf- SZ. axo VON HEkaE H.O JEmj I J Today ft J and 7 : Sunday V. fc jj' j R-XC A split rail fence was the fatal line, on both r-l&;- sides of which lurked death. But out of the Xf- fiil ' deadly feud emerged a great love. "The 1 Dead Line" is a picture of thrills and action. 77tti- iffff T17 A rTTl7 MASTER I TODAY AND )TPP IUl 1 EirWlUEi ORGANIST SUNDAY ONLY JjW&Z 11 tV Direction JENSEM Von HEUBEKO 3 I . . r'".-ri'r",'',,;'''V'? ' ,t:"-'x''ssl -r?' Twmttt : 1
