THE MORNING OREGONIAX, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1920
WDIV1AN DROWNED
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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
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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.
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