THE MORXIXG OREGONIAX, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1920
REV. MR. BRECKD1ES
ROBING FOR CHAPEL
by his wife In the Multnomah county j
courts, late last night made his
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tares for the Irrigation of the first
unit of 6236 acVes.
Directors of the district contem
plate a contract with the United
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escape through a window in his room
i at the cottage farm. Hospital offi
i cials believe Fromm is on his way to
j Portland, as he informed fellow pa
i tients, prior to his escape, that he
States reclamation service for the use
"All things being equal, we de
cided to give you the job because
you, have the Savings Habit." .
Employers are always on the lookout to pro
mote young; men of the right sort. And ex
perience has taught them to trust the man
with the. savings habit.
Begin to earn your promotion TODAY
via the Bavings habit route.
FILLS NEW PULPIT
or water stored in the Clear lake
reservoir for irrigation purposes.
SEARCHERS' HOPES LOW
Severe, Weather Believed Fatal to
Hunter, 7 2, Lost One "Week.
RCSEBERG. Or., Oct. 17. (Special.)
With little h6p remainingof find
ing Joseph Rohrer, the 72-year-old
hunter alive, searchers today were
still combing the woods for some clew
that would lead to finding him. A
heavy rain and snowstorm raged In
the mountains today and the search
was conducted under great difficul
ties. It will be one week tomorrow
E ARE AIRED
would contest his wife's action to the
bitter end.
Mrs. Fromm, -according to records
at the state hospital, resides at 55
Washington street, Portland, and she
has been notified of her husband's
escape. Although a'trusty at the hos
pital farm. Dr. R. B. Lee Steiner,
superintendent, said that Fromm ap
peared mentally disturbed after being
served with the guardianship papers,
and every effort will be made to effect
his capture. Sheriff Huriburt of Mult
nomah county and Chief of Police
Jenkins of Portland were notified of
Mr. Fromm's escape this morning and
a detail of men have been assigned
Heart Disease Fatal to St.
Helens Hall Chaplain.
Sunnyside Methodist Pastor
Mr. Kellaher Replies to Edito
rials on Mr. Baker.
Comes From North Dakota.
DIOCESE RATING IS FIFTH
13 YEARS IN MINISTRY
FAVORITISM IS CHARGED
THE NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL BANK
PORTLAND. OREGON.
Places of Vicar of St. Matthews
Church, Vicar of Christ's Church
at St. Helens Also Held.
Degrees From Iowa, Boston and
Increase In Carrying Charges Held
Due to Biased Report Favor
ing Street Car Company.
Xew York Universities Held
by Dr. Gallagher.
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Rev. "W. A. M. Breck, 171 Kins
street, chaplain at St. Helen's hall,
vicar of St. MatheWs church and vicar
of Christ's church at St. Helen's,
dropped dead of heart disease in the
sacristy adjoining1 the chapel at St.
Helen's hall at 6:30 last night
Rev. Mr. Breck, who was 67 years
of age, had been connected with the
diocese of Oregon since 1901.
The body was taken to Bishopcroft,
the home of Bishop Sumner, at 574
Elm street, last night, where it will
remain while arrangements for the
funeral are being made.
Rev. Mr. Breck had just gone Into
the sacristy at the chapel to robe for
the evening service when his death
occurred. Teachers at the hall who
happened to be in the chapel at the
time heard him fall and rushed to the
room to find him on the floor dead.
Student Preparing for Chapel.
It waa just before tfie students of
the hall were to have been assembled
in the chapel for the service. None
of them, however, had arrived at the
chapeL
Rev. Mr. Breck had been In espe
cially good health, and his death was
a shock to his many friend's and to
the students of the school, where he
was looked upon as a father. He had
suffered from occasional attacks of
heart trouble, but they had not been
of such a character as to make his
death expected.
Rev. Mr. Breck was the fifth
clergyman in the diocese of Oregon in
point of service, Bishop Sumner said
last night. The bishop also paid a
tribute to the gentle and kindly na
ture of the man, and said he was one
of the most beloved ministers in the
diocese. He had been chaplain of St.
Helen's hall for years and had made
himself not only the spiritual adviser
but also the close friend of all the
students as well as members' of the
faculty of the institution.
Vicar Survived by Widow.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Breok, and a daughter.
Previous to coming to Portland,
Rev. Mr. Breck was vicar of St.
John's church in San Francisco. Rec
ords of the church show that he was
ordained a deacon In 18S0 and a
priest in 1881.
When Rev. Mr. Breck was first dis
covered in the sacristy it was thought
he might merely have swooned away,
and sisters at the hall called Dr.
William H. Skene. The physician ar
rived about 15 minutes later, but Said
thut death had been instantaneous
and was clearly the result of heart
failure.
Bishop Sumner was also summoned
and was at the hall shortly after the
death.
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at St. Helena hall, who
dropped dead of heart disease.
to effect his arrest and return him to
the state institution.
Senator McXary Hurt by Horse.
SALEM, Or.. Oct 17; (Special.)
Senator McN'ary, unused to the ways
of the ranch, is walking with a limp
as the result of being carried across
his farm on one of his frisky steeds at
a 2:10 clip. The horse was in a bigger
hurry than the senator, Mr. McNary
explained. Although the senator
stuck to his mount, he suffered a
bruised leg and other painful injuries.
Senator McNary will leave this week
for a tour of eastern Oregon in the
interests of the national republican
ticket. The senator's first address
will be in Bend.
Albany Company Incorporated.
SALEM. Or., Oct. 17. (Special.)
The Stephens-Weatherford company,
with headquarters at Albany, has filed
articles of incorporation here. The
incorporators are Henry Stephens, J.
R. Wyatt and J. K. Weatherford and
the capital stock is $15,000. The Den
ver Investment company and the Nor
man Maid Creamery company, both
of Portland, have filed notices of dis
solution. The J. C. Ballinger Lumber
company, with headquarters at
Boardman, has increased its capital
stock from $3000 to $25,000.
Marshfield Has Heavy Showers.
MARSH FIELD, Or., Oct. 17. (Spe
cial.) Excessively heavy showers fell
today from early morning until after
4 o clock, with only 30 minutes res
pite. The downpour was so copious
that street drainage facilities in many
portions of the city failed to carry
t away and crossings were flooded.
In the lowlands about the city the
water stood a foot and a half deep in
number of places. It was estimated
that at least two and a half inches of
rain fell.
Foreign-Born Residents of Port
land to lie Instructed Also in
English Fundamentals.
A campaign to educate the foreign
born residents of Portland sufficiently
to qualify them for American citizen
ship will be started this week, with
nightly classes in the fundamentals of
citizenship. A programme which will
embrace every district of Portland
where foreign - born residents live
has been formulated by the Oregon
Institute of technology of the Port
land Y. M. C. A.
Already men representing seven
nations have enrolled. They are Mexi
cans, Greeks. Italians, Norwegians,
Swedes, Danes and Germans. The
foreigners have welcomed the oppor
tunity to qualify for citizenship, and
the activities of America in the world
war are reflected in a greater desire
to learn the English language, ac
cording to Fred W. Park, who ar
rived In Portland recently from Lin
coln, Neb., to direct the Americaniza
tion work here.
The classes, which are free to the
students, will be taught by a num
ber of Portland business and profes
sional men. W. W. Withee, Johnstone
Wilson, attorney; Arthur L. Crook
ham, city editor of the Portland
Telegram, and Lewis Jones of Reed
college, will be Instructors.
In addition, Mr. Park will conduct'
a class for transients who corns to
Portland only for a few days' stay.
Loggers and other workmen will get
Instr-jction in elementary subjects,
without cost to them, and aid will be
tendered in taking out citizenship
papers. ,
JENSEN TO FIGHT PLEA
Heoelver Asked for Tlieater Said to
Have Been Hurt by Strike.
Application for appointment of a
receiver for the Silver Bow Amuse
ment comnaiu', the corporation oper
ating under Jensen & Von Herberg the
Rlolto motion picture theater of
Butte, Mont., has been filed by James
II. Dowe and Louis Dreibelin, half
owners with C. S. Jensen of Portland
and John U. Von Herberg of Seattle.
Strike conditions have injured the
Rialto to such an extent that It is de
clared insolvent, according to Rowe
ami Drelbells in their application,
hearing of which has been set for
Wednesday, in Butte. The Applica
tion will be vigorously fousrht, Mr.
Jensen declared yesterday. Mr. Jen
sen will not be able personally to at
tend therhearlrtg as he Is forced to
remain in Portland for the hearing of
the Injunction gotten out by the local
musicians' union to restrain organists
of the Columbia. Liberty, Majestic,
Peoples and Star theaters from play
ing during the time these houses are
alleged to be unfair.
The application asks that the Rialto
theater be sold at public auction. Its
value is given as $23,000 by Mr. Jensen.
Baker Land Irrigation Asked.
SALEM, Or., Oct. 17. (Special.)
Edward Heard and Seth Hart of
Haines have filed application with the
state engineer for permission to ap
propriate water from Itock Creek
lake reservoir, for a supplemental
supply for the irrigation of several
hundred acres of land in Baker
county. C F. Nash of Tigard aeeks
to appropriate water from Fanno
creek for the irrigation of a small
tract of land in Washington county.
Wood's Condition Improves.
William Wood, internal revenue in
spector. who accidentally shot him
self through he left breast Saturday
morning, was reported to be rapidly
improving at Good Samaritan hospital
last night. The attending physicians
said he would be able to leave the
hospital before the end of the week.
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Main 353, 680-21.
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Wife Gets Guardianship Papers and
Man Leaves Salem.
EALEM, Of, Oct-" 17 (Special.)
T. J. Fromm, a patient at the state
hospital, after being served with
CuArdiavasbip proceedings instituted
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General Irman.
BRfSSELS, Oct. 17. Gen
eral Leman, defender of Liege
against the Germans' advance
early In the war. died at Liege
today from pneumonia.
General Leman was van
quished only when wounded,
after his limbs had been
crushed by masonry loosened
by German shells, and the last
of his handful of men were
dying or had been killed. When
the end was inevitable, he dis
abled the last three guns, ex
ploded the supply of shells, de
stroyed the food supply and all
the maps, plans and papers re
lating to the defenses of Bel
gium. When the Germans ar
rived at Fort Loncin. where the
last resistance was offered,
they found the gallant Belgian
general covered with .debris,
unconscious anU almost dead.
Dr. Thomas M. Gallagher occupjed
the pulpit of the Sunnyside Methodist
church yesterday morning and eve
ning for the first time. Dr. Galla
gher is the new minister . appointed
at the last meeting of the district .organization.
Acoompanted by his wife and his
22-months-old daughter. Dr. Galla
gher arrived in Portland Saturday
from Grand Falls, N. D., where he was
pastor for four years of the First
Methodist church. Prior to serving
in that pastorate he was n charge of
the Methodist church at Eldoia, la.
Dr. Gallagher has been in -.he min
istry 13 years. He was graduated
from the Upper Iowa university.
Later he took work at Boston uni
versity and in 1914 he received the
degree of Doctor of Philosophy from
New Tork university.
Dr. William Wallace Toungson. dis
trict supervisor of the Methodist
church, met Dr. and Mrs. Gallagher
upon their arrival in Portland. They
were taken to the Seward hotel
where they will remain a few days,
later in the week moving into the
Sunnyside parsonage.
OliEAXSED WORlD MAY COME
Warring Nations' of Today May Be
Redeemed, Says Rev. Mr. Sawyer.
"It may seem a long way from the
warring world of today with its in
human greed and sinful selfishness
to a world cleansed, purified, re
deemed from sin," said Rev. R. H.
Sawyer, pastor of the East Side Chris-"
tian church in his morning sermon
"yet that is the apparently impos
sible outcome of the development of
Christ's kingdom on earth.
Wery early in his ministry among
men. John the Baptist said of Jesus:
'Behold the lamb of God, which tak
eth away the sin of the world.'
"The gospel of His kingdom Is not
simply the protection of the indi
vidual from some dread penalty of
the future, but it Is the promise of
changed conditions in the home, the
institution, the state and nation, It
means a reformed, transformed world,
a world made safe for men and
women created in the image of God.
The gospel of Christ was not intended
to be limited to the needs of a self
centered individual but was given to
hasten that day for which men are
praying, 'Thy kingdom come, they
will be done on earth.'
. "But the world of that day did not
behold. Him. Just as the' world today
fails to see Him and grasp the prac
tical value of His message of world
purification. He was known only to
a small group of persons to whom
his ministry was almost exclusively
devoted during his stay on earth.
"John said: 'That He should be
manifest to Israel, therefore am . I
come baptizing with water.' He was
sent to and recognized by a people
called the "Dispersion," or lost people
of Israel, a people separate from the
Jews of that day, and known to them
as a people strangely favored of God.
Jesus spoke of his exclusive mission
as He said: 'I am not sent but nntn
the lost sheep of the house of Israel.'"
CONVICTS' CLOTHES FOUND
Report of Men Being Seen Fails to
Reveal Whereabouts.
SALEM, Or., Oct. 17. (Special.)
Penitentiary officials today found
some clothes discarded by Ralph Tur-
pin and John TueL after thev made
their escape from the prison farm
near Salem yesterday. -The clothes
were found about a mile from the
farm. Late yesterday a report was
received at the prison that the men
had been seen some distance east of
town, but a subsequent investigation
failed to divulge their whereabouts.
Turpin was serving a life term for
second-degree murder committed In
Josephine county, while Tuel had
been sent to the prison from Multno
mah county on a charge of burglary.
He was under sentence of from one to
five years.
Tuel previously escaped from the
prison wood camp but was captured
two days later at Oregon City.
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haa taken charge of - Sunny
aide M. E. Church aa new
paator.
since Rohrer was last seen. Having no
food and being scantily clad it is be
lieved impossible for him to have sur
vived the severe weather and those
who- are continuing the search be
lieve his body will be found in the
deep forest.
CARS HIT, WOMAN HURT
Mrs. Russell Coleman of Eugene
Cat When Hurled to Street.
EUGENE, Or., Oct. 7. (Special.)
Mrs. Russell Coleman, wife of a for
mer University of Oregon football
player, was severely injured when the
car in which she, her husband and
daughter were riding, collided with a
car driven by John L. Broom of Lea
burg, on the Pacific highway outside
the eastern city limits of Eugene yes
terday.
The cars collided head-on. Both
were badly damaged. Mrs. Coleman
was thrown to the pavement and re
ceived a number of bad cuts, but her
injuries are not considered serious.
Mr. Coleman and his daughter escaped
injury, xsone ol the occupants of the
other car was hurt.
BOND APPROVAL IS ASKED
Certification of $200,000 Songht
by Langells Valley District.. .
SALEM, Or., Oct. 17.- (Special.)
The Langells valley irrigation district
has made application to the irrigation
securities commission for the certifi
cation of $200,000 of a bond issue of
$900,000 which was voted for develop
ment of the project. This district in
eludes an irrigable area of approxi
mately 20,500 acres and is located in
the upper part of Lost River valley
near the town of Langells Valley in
Klamath county. The $200,000 will
be expanded in the Construction of di
version dams, canals and other struc
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Dallas Teachers Entertained.
DALLAS, Or.. Oct. 17. (Special.)
The faculty of the Dallas high and
public schools, together with the stu
dent body of the high school were
entertained Friday evening by the
young people's societies of the Chris
tian, Presbyterian, Methodist and
Evangelical churches. The reception
took place in the Woodman hall. Light
refreshments were served.
Teachers Indorse Vaccination.
ROSEBTJRG. Or., Oct. 17. (Special.)
Before the close of the session of
the local teachers' institute In this
city yesterday resolutions were
adopted favoring compulsory vaccina
tion and asking for the defeat of the
measure on the ballot which is pro
posed to do away with the practice
n public schools. The support of a
county nurse was also indorsed.
PORTLAND, Or, Oct. 17. (To the
Editor.) I desire at this time to
maae some reply to your recent edi
torials praising Mr. Baker for his
attitude In upholding the present
8-cent street car fare and condemn
ing me for attempting to reduce the
same. I want to assure you that I
have given considerable study to this
matter of street car fare and before
condemning ma for taking the posi
tion that the street car fare should
be reduced you should either ascer
tain the facts vourself rf frntn TTr
Baker why the present 8-cent fare
was put in rorce.
The public Is entitled to tb fortm
The PortlaSid Railway, Light A. Power
company has been enjoying the ex
clusive monopoly of the streets of
fortiand for several years under a
contract with the city to carry pas
sengers for a 5-cent fare. When that
contract was profitable the Portland
Railway, Light & Power company
unctuously put the profits In its
pocket and It mattered not what ex
cess profits the public were paying,
but just as soon as there was a dan
ger that these profits might be re
duced the Portland Railway, Light &
rower company at once claimed that
there was a moral obligation on the
people of this city to see to It that
tne stockholders of the Portland Rail
y. Light & Power company re
oeived at least 7 per cent interest on
their stock Investment.
Newel! Report Cited.
Just why this moral obligation ex
ists on the part of the people of Port
land, especially in view of the orig
inal contract, is a matter which un
doubtedly The Oregonian or Mr.
Baker can explain. But irrespective
or tne alleged moral side of this con
troversy and of the fact that the
Portland Railway, Light & Power
company received the franchise for
carrying passengers on consideration
that It should carry them for S cents,
I want to tell you that the Portland
Railway, Light & Power company has
had too much altogether to do with
the regulation of the rates in this
city and the raising of the rate from
5 cents to 8 cents. In the investiga
tion of this matter there should be a
fair and impartial examination and
truthful representation of the facts
submitted to the public service com
mission. Instead of that, what do we
find? ,
It Is a well known fact that the
decision of the public service com
mission is based almost exclusively
on the report of J. P. Newell. Now.
I understand that Mr. Newell Is a
very estimable gentleman and a good
engineer, but his connection . with
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company is altogether too close for
a distmterested expert. Mr. Newell
was the expert for the city in the
street car rate hearing, but for
J long time prior to that he had been
an expert employed by the Portland
Railway, Light & Power company. Do
you think it is fair to the people
of Portland that the determination
Of rates in this city should be based
upon the opinion of an expert who
In this manner is connected with
the Portland Railway, Light &
Power company?
Why would it not be just as well
under these circumstances, to let
the cat out of the bag and have the
public service commission determine
the proper street car fare from the
opinion of Franklin T. Griffith him
self? There should be no beating
around the bush on a matter like this.
for If the Portland Railway. Light &
Power company is to regulate Its own
rates and charge what it pleases, the
credit should be given to Franklin T.
Griffith and not to his ex-agents and
servants. And in this connection it
might be pertinent to inquire why
Fred Buchtel and the other gentle
men who passed on this matter
should have given suoh credence to
a report prepared by Mr. Newell,
knowing of his connection with the
Portland Railway, Light & Power
company.
Padding la Alleged.
In arriving at this eight-cent fare
the entire expense of operation was
errauDed on one side by Mr. Newell
pand 'the total expense of operation
was divided by the number of pas
sengers carried, but this total ex
pense of operation was padded in
order to bring the fare up to eight
cents. In this cost of operation, the
cost of all of the lines of the Port
land Railway, Light & Power com
pany were grouped together, the line
to Vancouver and other lines. On
many of these lines a double fare is
collected, and yet this fact was en
tirely ignored. Obviously, in the ques
tion of computing the cost of oper
ation, the lines paying a double fare
should not be placed in the same cate
gory with the lines collecting only a
single fare.
Later on I shall have more to say
abeut the details of Mr. Newell's re
port and the findings of the public
service commission and the manner in
which the 8-cent fare was arrived at.
- I write this article simply to call
your attention to the fact that there
is no mystery, attached to the manner
in which I shall go about reducing
the fare in this city. I shall have an
impartial expert who has not been
employed by the Portland Railway,
Light & Power company sift this mat
ter to the bottom and discover the ac
tual facts with reference to the finan
cial condition of the Portland Rail
way, Light & Power company and the
cost of operation in such a way that
no one will doubt the truthfulness of
the figures submitted.
Obligation to People.
I shall conduct this investigation In
behalf of the people of the city of
Portland and, while I propose to be
fair to Mr. Griffith and the Portland
Railway. Light & Power company, my
first obligation will be to the people
of Portland who elect me, and not to
Mr. Griffith or anyone else.
The comparison made by The Ore
gonian of the cost of operating the
Portland street railway system with
the cost of operation of. the Seattle)
street railway system Is of no value,
because the conditions upon which
street railway systems are operated
in the different cities are based large
ly on local conditions and what it
costs to carry in one city is in no
way conclusive upon what the cost
should be in another city. I have no
plan of public ownership, but I do
believe in getting at the facts, and,
insofar as possible, compelling the
Portland Railway. Light & Power
company to live up to its original
contract which it made to carry the
people of this city for 6 cents on tha
streetcar lines, and I believe the first
dirty of the mayor of this city is to
look after the interests of the people
of Portland and not after the inter
ests of the Portland Railway, Light
& Power company
DAN KELLAHER.
Read The Oreconlnn classified ads.
TRAVELERS to the ORIENT
Or travelers to any foreign land, for that matter, will
find the foreign department of The First
National Bank of great
service,
RECENTLY a women traveler
to the Orient found upon
arrival at port that she would be
unable to go ashorebecause some
technicality concerning her pas
port was overlooked.
This incident illustrates the ne
cessity of obtaining expert travel
advice. ' . " - .
The Foreign Department of The
First National is in charge of
men who are authentically in
formed on travel matters. You
will be spared much inconven
ience if you will permit them to
assist you in obtaining passage
and information regarding the
securing of passports.
Carry Traveler Checks or
Letters of Credit and insure
safety for your funds.
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Why not a Hallowe'en party for the little
folks this month, with refreshments, 'n music,
'n everything?
A Victrola will readily furnish just the right
music!
Victrolas come in a great variety of styles and
prices, from a friendly litde instrument at $25,
clear on up to $1500.
Come in and pick out the right Victrola for
this jolly Hallowe'en party. Ask us, if you wish,
for suggestions about the merriest children's
records.
Convenient payment terms
on any ViSrola
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Sixth and Morrison Streets,
Portland,
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