THE MORNING OltEGONIAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1020
HAZELWOOD BUTTER
PURE, SAY EXPERTS
Witnesses Deny Testimony of
. Food Law Violations.
TRIAL IS NEARING END
Chemical Process by Which Ran
cid Product Could eB Rectified
Is Explained to Jurors.,
Experts placed on the stand by the
Hazelwood company. In its defense
against government charges that the
creamery concern manufactured adul
terated butter, in violation of the
federal pure food law, endeavored to
show yesterday that the company was
not engaged in the practice.
Despite positive testimony offered
"Wednesday by persons who had been
or are in the employ of the creamery
concern, that butter in advanced
stages of rancidity was put through
the alleged refining process, with the
aid of chemicals, witnesses for the
creamery testified to the exact op
posite. While Walter F". Henningsen, vice
president of the Henningsen Froduce
company, also vice-president of the
Hazelwood company, stated that he
held but one share of stock in the
concern now being prosecuted by the
government, he also stated that he
was not a party in the actual man
agement. The management of the
Hazelwood Ice Cream company and
of the Hazelwood restaurants and
confectioneries has no connection
with the Hazelwood company, being
separately owned and managed
Trial I JVenrlng; Conclusion.
Indications are that the case -will
be completed, or nearly so, today, and
there are chances that It -will go to
the jury this morning or Monday.
When court adjourned yesterday aft
ernoon the defense announced that it
wished to call but two more wit
nesses and Lester Humphreys, United
States attorney, in charge of the
prosecution, said that the rebuttal of
the government would take less than
half an hour.
The government, in the estimation
of Lester Humphreys, proved its case
when two of the creamery experts,
under cross-examination. testified
that it was possible to take rancid
butter, using rancid in the sense that
it is used in the dictionary, and by
the proper use of lime, in an illegal
manner remove or cover up most of
the traces of the rancidity.
The chemical process was described
as the action of lime and soda on
butyric acid, the acid being the ele
ment that caused the putrefaction to
develop, and the result being the
lormatlon of a tasteless salt called
calcium butyrate.
This statement was made by Fremin
Ferrar, a graduate of Columbia uni
versity, and an expert chemist, and
much of it was confirmed also by the
lesnmony or 11. v. ts. Harding, a
graduate of Oregon Agricultural col
lege. It has been stated during the
course of the trial that chemists and
other authorities do not deal in their
works with the process, as they re
gard it beneath the ethics of their
profession.
Sample of Batter Itejected.
Witnesses for the company tried to
have some of the results of their ex
periments introduced as evidence Sn
the trial, offering for the eonsidera-
tion of the jury jars of treated butter
to prove their contention that it was
a wholesome product. But the efforts
of the defense were overruled by
Judge ttean. j
Joseph Kellogg, foreman of the
print room; Julia Florence, an office
employe; John J. Alien of the sales
force; Mary Helzer, now with the tele
phone company and a former wrapper
in the creamery plant; Charles Mich
aelson aod a quartet of other girl
employes testified that they never
knew of any rancid or mouldy butter
being used, or of there being any
mean's taken to prevent their passage
to all portions of the creamery plant.
O. G. Simpson, sales manager for
the Oregon Dairymen's league, a for
mer professor of the dairy depart
ment of Oregon Agricultural college,
told that an overdose of the alleged
neutralizer would have the effect of
rendering the compound insipid. He
also stated that the alkaline reaction
-would have the effect of eliminating
the bad odor from spoiled butter.
Efficiency Expert Testifies.
Samuel Olson, efficiency expert, who
perfected some of the processes for
the Hazelwood company and other of
the Henningsen plants, testified that
he found good, bad and indifferent
butter in the Hazelwood store rooms.
After stating that he had been en
gaged in the dairy business for 20
years, Olson told how he believed that
lime and other alkaline substances
had a beneficial effect upon cream
and how it was possible to juggle
butter and cream when too much of
the acidity had been removed by the
. Introduction of a starter that would
again create acid.
Kobert Ireland, a dealer in butter
and produce, told of testing: some
samples at the Hazelwood plant. He
said he found all of them rancid, some
with a strong lime flavor and others
tasting old and greasy. These' tests
were made In October, this year, after
the company had complied with the
law and paid the government fine of
14,000 under protest.
PORTLAND FORCES CUT
REDUCTIOX IV EMPIiOYES
AXXOCNCED BY ROADS.
IS
Temporary Slowing Down
freight Movements Given I
Reason for Unemployment.
of
Reduction In working forces were
announced yesterday by the Southern
Pacific system, the Spokane, Portland
& Seattle and Great Northern rail
roads and several manufacturing
plants In - Portland, affecting a few
hundred men.
Temporary slowing down of freight
movements is given as the cause of
a lay-off of indefinite length of 10
per cent of the mechanical and main
tenance of way employes on the rail
roads mentioned. The Great North
ern fixed December 6, as the date of
its reduction and the Southern Pa
cifie gave notice to its men that their
temporary suspensions would be ef
fective December 10. That is about
the time the Spokane, Portland
Seattle order will go into effect, too
Included in the number who will be
laid off are about 50 men working at
the Southern Pacific shops in Brook
lyn.
There is a general slump through
out the country in freight movements
but one thing which has brought
about the decision to lay off men In
the northwest, la virtual Buspenalon
of the logging business, it was said
last night by a railroad official.
It Is belived by railroad officials
that the lay-offs will not be for a
Ions period, but that freight busi
ness will rally early in the new year.
Two hundred men employed on the
night shift at the St. Johns plant of
the Western Cooperage company have
been laid off and night operation of
the mill has been discontinued owing
to the present dull market for wood
products of that plant. The mill is
still, operating with S00 men on the
day shift.
It is expected that the market will
show a change for the better after
January 1. and the night crew put
back on again. - .
. The mill of the Oregon Ship Timber
company at Linnton, was shut down
December 1 and 45 men U rown out
of employment.
The mill of the West Oregon Lum
ber company, also at Linnton, was
shut down Thursday. The. bad lum
ber market and the need for repair
about the mill were given as the
cause. The plant employed 170 men.
REDI7rriOX RUMOR DENIED
Standifer Officials Declare No Em
ployes Being Laid Off.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 3.
(Special.) There is -no truth In a
rumor circulated here today that the
G. M. Standifer Construction corpo
ration had laid off 100 men at the
local shipyards, officials of the com
pany said. The company has five ships
to build and there is ample work for
that length of time at least.
There is a report that the company
has contracts for more ships, but
there were no officials here today in
authority to speak as to the truth of
this. Mr. Standifer and N. C. Soule,
his assistant, are now in the east.
OREGON EDUCATORS TALK
SCHOOL PROBLEMS DISCUSSED
AT X. M. C. A. MEETIXG.
President of TJnlverslty, State Su
perintendent and Others Plead
for Social Service.
Leading educators of Oregon dis
cussed vital problems at the TV M.
C. A. auditorium last night under the
auspices of the Social Workers asso
ciation. P. L. Campbell, president of
the University of Oregon; J. A.
Churchill, state superintendent of
schools; D. A. Grout, superintendent
of schools irt Portland, and Bishop
Walter Taylor Sumner were the
speakers. S. C Kohs was chairman of
the meeting. Mrs. C. B. Marks led in
singing several songs, with Mrs.
Harry Moore as accompanist. .Mrs.
James M. Riley had charge of the
programme for the association.
Superintendent Churchill's talk
dealt with the rural schools. He de
clared that in some respects the one
room school is superior to the graded
schools. Mr. Churchill pleaded for
more normal schools and said the
lack of good homes and social feat
tures made it difficult to hold teach
ers in country districts.
President Campbell discussed the
Importance of the state university as
a means for promoting general social
improvement through research and
knowledge. Superintendent Grout
spoke on the utility of play as a
means for the diffusion of knowledge.
Bishop Sumner was the final speak
er of the evening and discussed the
manner in which education must be
brought to bear in eliminating some
of the present evils. He told of how
those who adopted this vocation for
life tried to forget material things
and interest themselves in persons.
TRAFFIC MISHAPS FEWER
SO DEATH IX 4 3 DAYS IS PORT
LAND RECORD.
Improvement in Conditions Is
Shown in Report of Police
for Kovcmbcf.
An improvement in traffio condi
tions was noted in the report of the
police department for November,
which showed not only a decrease in
serious automobile accidents as com
pared with previous months, but also
no death from automobile accidents
for 43 days. The last fatal accident
n Portland occurred when Peter
Kuhn was crushed beneath the wheels
of a heavy truck, on October 21.
Injuries likewise showed a decrease
from preceding months with 117 listed
for November as compared with 150
in October, while collisions decreased
by 100 during the same period.
The report of the auto theft depart
ment shoiyed that only 21 out of a
December 1 1919, have not been re
covered. Records of automobile thefts
by months indicated that they have
been on the decrease for several
months. More than 300 stolen ma
chines were recovered by the depart
ment but 80 of these had been stolen
outside the city.
PHYSICIAN IS ACCUSED
False Diagnosis of Death Charged
by City Health Officer.
OREGON CITT, Or., Dec. 3. (Spe
cial.) Dr. Oral Welsh, county health
officer, accuses Dr. Hugh S. Mount
of this city, of making false diagnosis
of the death of A. De Ford, who
was shot by D. E. Frost here a few
days ago when DO Ford attempted
to run from an officer. Dr. Welsh
alleges that De Ford died from the
effects of pneumonia following the
influenza, and at the coroners in
quest Dr. Mount said that De Ford
died from bullet wounds.
Dr. Welsh in his statement to the
press, says that De Ford could not
have died so soon from the effects
of the wounds, and that he (Dr.
Welsh) has the statement from the
majority of the physicians of Oregon
City to this effect.
NINETEENTH BANK CLOSES
Plans Reported Being Made for
Reopening of institutions.
' BISMARCK. N. D., Dec. 3. Closing
of the CitUens' State bank of Antler,
in Bottineau, due to depleted reserves,
was announced tonight by O. E.: Lof t
hus, state bank examiner.
This is the 19th bank to close in
North Dakota since November 15. Mr.
Lofthus said plans are under way for
reopening the closed institutions. (
St. Lawrence Navigation Ends.
OGDENSBTJRG, N. Y. Dec. 3. Nav
igation on the St. Lawrence virtually
is ended for the season, but the ca
nals probably will remain oven a
week or ten days longer, if weather
permits, to accommodate belated coal
and grain carriers en route to Mont-
J real.
OPERA
PRODUGTO
S MOST AMBITIOUS
Local Effort Well Received
by Music Lovers.
STORY TUNEFUL, TRAGIC
First Offering of Season Sparkles
With Music and Rapid Action.
- That Holds Attention.
TITE FORCE OF PESTIVY,"
GRAND OPERA 15 V VERDI,
WiODtCED B"V PORT
LAND uatxo OPERA
ASSOCIATION.
Marquis of Calatrava
Frederick T. Crowther
Donna Leonora ..Mrs. Mischa Pels
Don Carlo of Vagas
Otto F. Wedemeyer
Don Alvaro John Treharne
PrezlosiUa Phyllis Wolfe
Padre Guardiano.Bdw. Moshofsky
Fra Melitone Mark Daniels
Curra Mrs. Fred B. Hammond
X astro Trabuco Karl Herbing
Alcade ...Robert Crane
Peddler E. C. Davis
Spanish Military Surseon
Henry Dirkaen
BY JOSEPH MACQTJEEN.
Sparkling and tuneful in music,
tragic in story and pulsing with rapid
stage action that always holds the at
tetion of the audience, the Portland
Hnara association presented with
Entrlish text its first operatic produc
tion this season, Verdi's "Le Forza del
Destino" ("The Force of Destiny"),
last night in the public auditorium.
The audience was a large one, but
it could have been larger. The entire
offering is one that Is eminently
worth while. It is a great credit to
musical Portland and the most ar
tistic, most ambitious home opera so
far produced by. the association.
The finish of stage detail and the
smoothness and completeness of pro
duction that moved like clockwork,
and the great, magnificent chorus of
60 voices that would be an honor to
any traveling professional organiza
tion win respectful admiration.
Great Moment Shown.
The great moment of the opera
comes in the second scene of the
second act, outside the church " and
convent of the Madonna degll An
geli, when dozens of the chorus, wear
ing the brown cowls and habit of a
religious order, walk slowly toward a
dazzling white cross where kneels a
penitent. Suddenly the big organ
booms out and there comes from the
chorus a hymn that gathers in
strength and then falls away. It
rises again like a mighty tempest and
dominates all. Orchestra and pipe or
gan take up the theme and weave It
into an anthem, but the big chorus
sings again and holds attention en
thralled.
Much of the artistic triumph won
last night is due to the wise super
vision and hard work of Mrs. Edward
L. Thompson, the president, and also
to Roberto Corruccini, the conductor,
who trained both principals and
chorus. Mr. Corruccini was also mus
ical director and handled the home or
chestra with skill and excellent judg
ment. The orchestra played superbly
with led Bacon as concert master,
Prodnctton la Local.
It Is a Portland production taken
all in all- principals, chorus, ballet,
orchestra, conductor, scenery, stage '
hands except that the costumes came
from San . Francisco. The manage
ment says that the San Francisco
house gives good terms and a large
and complete selection of costumes.
Mrs. Mischa Pelz. soprano, made a
splendid impression with the com
manding power of her impersonation
of Donna Leonora, and sang like the
Portland nightimgale that she is. Mrs.
Pelz's voice has silver-bell brilliance
and she acted with charming grace.
otto wedemeyer as Don Carlo, the
brother, and John Treharne as Don
Alvaro, the lover, sang the two prin
cipal male parts of the opera, -and
carried a good deal of the action.
They sang with dramatic fire and
effect the famous "Challenge Duet"
with such power that it is one of the
principal gems of the entire opera.
Mr. Treharne has a strong dramatic
tehor voice that he uses with fine
taste. Mr. Wedemeyer is one of the
favorite baritones of this city. He
formerly was In professional ODera.
and acted with delightful ease. He
too, sang finely.
Splendid "Voice Heard.
Phyllis Wolfe, soprano, was the
Preziosilla, and she surprised her
auditors with the grace and witchery
ith which she endowed that per
sonation. Her voice is a splendid
one, finely trained.
The two vocal surprises of the
production were the two Franciscan
friars, impersonated by Edward Mo
shofsky, basso, and Mark Daniels,
baritone. Mr. Moshofsky has one
of the most powerful basso voices
ever heard in this city, and it is of
more than ordinary admirable qual
ity. It is of the Edouard de Reazke
order of vocal excellence. Mr. Daniels
is another newcomer in this city and
he has a fine voice of resonance and
beauty. Frederick T. Crowther haw
a small part asthe Marquis, but he
makes it stand out as a fine stage
picture. The music allotted to Mr.
Crowther just suits his voice. Police
Sergeant Crane makes an imposing
magistrate, and sings with marked
ability.
The scenes of the opera are laid
in Spain and Italy In the end of the
18th century. The opera was com
posed by Verdi in 1862 and was pro
duced at St. Petersburg by command
of the czar. Its plot centers around
Donna Leonora; her brother, Don.
Carlo, and her lover, Don Alvaro.
Alvaro Is blamed for the death of
Leonora's father, and a feud begins
between Carlo and Alvaro. There
are three deaths In the action of the
opera, those of the Marquis, Carlo
and. Leonora.
- A second and concluding perform
ance of the opera takes place to
night.
At the' Theaters.
Heilig.
A PLAT of amusing situations and
delightful comedy is "Would
Tou?" which opened at the Heilig
theater last night, starring Henry B.
Walthall and others of moving-picture
fame. It is not always that film
stars prove satisfactory in the spoken
drama, but the frequent encores last
night attested the audience's appreci
ation of the acting.
Herbert Bashford, a San Francisco
newspaper man. wrote this satire of
modern life, which sparkles, with bril
liant lines and offers many oppor
tunities for laughable incidents.
"Would Tou?" tells the story of a
minister. Dr. David Skaggs, who be-
lleves In practicing true Christianity
and helping those who-: have strayed
from the straight and narrow path.
With him lives his sister. Rebecca,
who is easily shocked and determined
to dominate any situation.
To the minister comes Alice How
land, posing as Flossie Johnson, a
girl with a past, who wants work.
The minister takes her in against the
wishes of his sister. The minister's
nephew, a young poet, falls in love
wth Flossie, and then the trouble
begins.
After the poet and Flossie are mar
ried and Flossie explains that she is
perfectly respectable and has been in
the minister's house to get material
for a magazine article, the aunt Re
becca's attitude and that of her
friends change.
Walthall does not have as strong a
part as he did as Oswald in "Ghosts,"
in which he was without question the
center of Interest throughout. In
"Would Tou?" he shares honors with
Mary Charieson, who plays Flossie
admirably, with Sherman Bainbridge
as mamma's boy Percy, and with Ar
thur Rutledge as Dr. Skaggs.
Walthall plays the poet, Carleton
Willoughby, with feeling, and under
standing. ' It is not a difficult part
to play and he makes, a handsome
poet and fervent lover, so everyone
is satisfied. His clear enunciation is
a comfort after the habits of speech
of some actors. Some of his exit
speeches, -characteristically delivered,
earned him much applause.
Sherman Bainbridge brought down
the house as Percy. The part could
so easily have been overacted that
Bainbridge's interpretation of this un
gainly youth, who always said the
wrong thing at the wrong time in
the wrong way, was delicious. His is
nt a' large part, but he made the
most of it and his bright thoughts
and way of saying "mamma, dear,"
will not soon be forgotten.
Mary Charieson, who is fully as
pretty on the stage as on the screen,
did a splendid piece of work as the
penitent Flossie, 'who really was
"having the time of her young life."
She is the central figure throughout
most of the play and handles her part
with great credit.
Arthur Rutledge plays the role of
Dr. Skaggs in such a natural way that
one almost forgets he is speaking
from the stage. His manner is rather
that of a family counselor and friend,
a sincere, good man, who has the
strength of his convictions.. One of
his short speeches of Christian truth.
so simply delivered, won special favor
with the audience.
Elizabeth De Witt, who was the
mother In "Ghosts," does not have
such an emotional role in this play.
She is the fussy old aunt with nerves.
who cannot bear to see disgrace
brought upon her household.
A matinee will be given this after
noon and the last performance will be
tonight.
The cast follows:
Dr. David Skaggs Arthur Rutledige
Rebecca Skaggs EJizabeth De Witt
Agnes Willoughby. ... .C . .Cleora Orden
Jimmy Doble William Clifford
Alice Howland (Flossie Johnson)
........ Mary Charieson
Carleton Willoughby. . Henry B. Walthall
Mra Bromley Harringford. . Marion Cross
Percy Harrinsford .. .Sherman Bainbridge
5 FOILED
WOtJIiD-BE THIEVES HIDE OFF
XX STOLEN AUTO.
Jewelry Store and Barber Shop
Are Iiooted; Bloodhounds
Lose Fugitives Trail.
LA GRANDE, Or., Dec 3. (Spe
cial.) Robbers early today broke
into the State bank of Imbler, Or.,
16 miles from, this city, and made an
Ineffectual attempt to dynamite the
safe, and escaped after breaking into
a barber shop and jewelry store and
stealing valuable articles.
The yeggmen rode away in a seyen-
passenger automobile which they had
stolen from a garage operated by
"Boots" Squires. Part of the loot and
the automobile were recovered in
the outskirts of La Grande this
morning, and Sheriff warnick tried
to trace the robbers with blood-
bounds, but the dogs lost the scent.
The authorities believe the robbers
first broke into the garage, where
they stole the automobile and tools
used cn the bank safe. The lock on
the safe withstood the dynamite
charge and the yeggmen evidently
abandoned the attempt.
From the jewelry store the thieves
obtained seven or' eight watches, $6
cash, several suits of clothes and a
.22-caliber automatic pistol. The
clothing was found in the deserted
auto.
The bloodhounds took up the scent
of the fugitives readily, and followed
it to the railroad track and across
the track to an Irrigation ditch.
There the trail was lost. The dogs
failed to recover it. The sheriff be
lieves the men waded down the irri
gation ditch for several miles.
MAYOR REINSTATES ELLIS
POLICE SERGEANT RETURNED
WITHOUT PAY LOSS.
Special Hearing Exonerates Offi
cer Previously Suspended for
Alleged Misconduct.
Police Sergeant Ellis, who was
ordered suspended for 30 days for al
leged failure to report dealings of of
ficers under his command with stool
pigeons, was yesterday reinstated
after a hearing held by Mayor Baker
- Through this hearing Sergeant Ellis
was completely exonerated, being re
stored to duty without loss of prestige
or salary.
Mayor Baker called in Chief of Po
lice Jenkins, Assistant City Attorney
Myers and Deputy United States At
torney Flegel at the hearing, which
was granted to Sergeant ElliB so that
he might present his. version of the
case. V
Mayor Baker explained that Ser
geant Ellis had a record Of 16 years
without a blemish of any kind, and
that the testimony given at the hear
ing of Officers Huntington and. Rus
sell was at variance In numerous in
stances. M0S1ER MAN IS DAZED
Clare .Bailey Found Crawling After
Probable Anto Accident.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 3. (Spe
cial.) ?lare Bailey, Mosler carpenter,
23 years old, was found today crawl
ing In a dazed condition along the
Columbia river highway near the twin
tunnels between here and Mosler. He
was removed here but remained In a
comatose condition, unable to give
any story Of an accident.-
Balley was expected here late today
on business: It Is presumed that he
drove his automobile over one of the
steep bluffs along tbe highway. It
had grown dark before searching
parties could start and the wreck of
his car has not been found.
Bailey was Injured about the head
and his lower body was cut and
bruised.
MRS. SWMLl HELD
EFFICIENT MANAGER
Charges Are Disproved at
Humane Society Hearing.
"NOT PROVED" IS FINDING
Defendant Tells Committee She
Has Devoted Greater Part "
of Life to "Work.
Charges against Mrs. W. F. Swan
ton, secretary-manager of the Ore
gon Humane society, alleging her to
be unfitted for her tasks and not in
sincere sympathy with the work, were
completely overcast last night be
fore the committee of inquiry, in ses
sion at the court house headquarters
of the organization, and resulted in
a finding of "not proven."
"I have given the greater part of
my life to this line of endeavor," said
Mrs. Swanton, when the committee
made its report, "and the verdict of
complete exoneration, while not at
all unexpected, is deeply gratifying to
me."
Ex-Employes Make Charges.
One week ago, at the first ses
sion of the committee, comprising
three members of the directorate, ex-
employes of the society formally pre
ferred charges against Mrs. Swanton
and testified in support of their con
tention that she should be ousted.
They alleged that ,she"was tempera
mentally unfitted for the work, ac
cused her of misappropriation of
funds, and charged that she was cal
lous to the suffering of her dumb
wards at the city pound.
In rebuttal testimony last night,
witnesses for the defense, including
Mrs. Swanton, swept aside every ac
cusation with concise statements that
revealed her actual service to the
cause, and that disproved in every
particular the allegations of the com
plainants. Witness after witness,
several of them now employed by the
society, declared their entire confi
dence in the defendant and branded
as absurdities and falsehoods the
charges made against her.
Defendant's Testimony Brief.
The testimony of the defendant
was brief. She entered positive de
nial to previous testimony of the
complainants, who had declared that
she used abusive language to them,
that her temperament was so erratic
that several resigned rather than
serve under her direction, that food
furnished to the animals at the pound
was unfit, that she had misapplied
small financial trusts, or that she
permited unnecessary suffering in the
execution of doomed animals.
"Thank heaven, I am temperamen
tal!" exclaimed the defendant, as D.
D. Hail, attorney for the discharged
and resigned employes, pressed the
question. "If you want something
further, I can tell you that when I
was four years old I slammed
hatchet on the milkman's foot be
cause he abused his horses. If that
Is temperament, I plead guilty to
possessing it."
Ex-Keeper of Pound Witness.
Foremost among the complaining
witnesses at the first hearing had
been L. S. Ellerman, ex-keeper of the
pound, who was discharged for al
leged Inefficiency and who was
ousted from his quarters with diffi
culty the incoming poundmaster be
Ing forced to spend a night or so in
the dog kennels while Ellerman held
the official residence.
It had been testified that the lethal
chamber for electrocution of hapless
cats and dogs was in disrepair and
that Mrs. Swanton did not give it
proper attention, with the result that
the voltage was weakened and
stunned cats and kittens were cast
alive into the quicklime. The de
fendant flamed with, indignation as
she denied this charge, but asserted
that, while she was not an electrical
expert, others would scatter this
calumny for her.
Execution Are Described.
George Miller, poundmaster who
succeeded Ellerman, and Ross
Churchill, state humane officer, per
formed this service in their testimony,
the former declaring that after he
had thoroughly cleaned the lethal
chamber it functioned properly and
he had executed moro than 800 cats.
Churchill confirmed this testimony
on his own account.
, "These charges against Mrs. Swan
ton are also against us," he declared
with heat. "I've never had any trou
ble with the lethal chamber since
Miller succeeded Ellerman. Every cat
went through and1 went through fine.
And that's something you couldn't
say when Ellerman was there!"
Poor Food Charges Answered.
Churchill testified, with respect to
charges that mouldy bread was pro
vided for food, that undoubtedly
Ellerman himself had wasted the
great heap of loaves that were found
mouldering at the pound. He de
clared that bread procured from the
bakers is sent to the pound In a
fresh condition, not more than two
days old, and that since Poundmaster
Miller has been in charge there has
ben no recurrence of the wastage
or the complaint.
Otto J. Kraemer. president of the
society, asserted that he considered
it a privilege to testify in Mrs. Swan
ton's behalf. He declared that the
board had full knowledge of the $7
trust fund held for a child rescued by
the society, and that the Intimation
that Mrs. Swanton had misappropri
ated the fund were baseless, as it is
on deposit in a local bank at the
order of the directors.
Time Devoted to Work.
"Mrs. Swanton has for 10 or 15
years devoted more time to this work
than any member of the board." said
Mr. Kraemer.
Dr. A. G. Smith, veterinarian to
the society, thrust aside the asser
tion that first-aid bandages and med
iclnes should have been provided at
the oound. and voiced the opinion
that morfe harm than good is wrought
through Inexperienced first-aid min
istrations. In all ordinary cases of
Injury bandages for the dumb wards
are not required, he declared He
was emphatic in his testimony that
the condition of the pound under
Ellerman'B administration was unsat.
Isfactory, and was prevented by the
objection of counsel from replying to
the query of whether he would have
discharged Ellerman.
Employe la Satisfied.
"I would have fired him sooner than
Mrs. Swanton did," was the veterinar
ian's Independent comment as he left
the stand.
"I've never been employed by any
one that treated me more like a'man
wants to be treated," testified Harold
Sawyer, an employe of the society.
"I never knew anyone more kind to
animals," said Sergeant Crate of the
police bureau, who for many years
was humane officer.
"I know that Mrs. Swanton's whole,
heart is in the work," testified Miss
Mildred Smith, former member of the
board.
Self-Control Exhibited.
"Mrs. Swanton has exhibited won
derful self-control under conditions
that wera extremely aggravating,"
was the tribute of City Attorney La
Roche, who added that he knew and
approved of the humanitarian work
of the defendant.
"Personally, I'd say that these
charges were all lies!" was the pithy
comment of J. George Keller, deputy
humane officer, while testifying.
In the opinion of the committee of
inquiry, comprised of E. E. Graff. Miss
Jessie Millard and Tom Swivel, the
complainants failed utterly to estab
lish their case and the verdict of "not
proved" was brought in after slight
deliberation.
HANDS OFF, SAYS JAPAN
MALCOXTEVTS AIDED, IS RE
PLY TO MASSACRE CHARGE.
Warning Given That Spiritual or
Other Assistance May Bring
Breach With British.
TOKIO, Dec. 3. (By the Associated
Press.) The military committee at
Chien Tao, Manchuria, has addressed
a letter to the Canadian missionaries
there In answer to charges made re
cently by the missionaries that massa
cres alleged to have been committed
by Japanese troops had taken place
and that villages were burned. The
letter declared that the Japanese mili
tary expedition to the district was due
to the fact that the Chinese authori
ties co-operated with the outlaws and
further declared that churches and
schools were burned only where there I
was incontestable evidence that they 1
bad been used as "breeding places of I
iniquity.
In such places, the letter pointed
out, it was Impossible to hold even
courtmartials, therefore, the troops
executed insurgents on the spot after
a simple inquiry, which Included vil
lagers evidence, but took the utmost
care to avoid an indiscriminate mas-
sacre.
Warning was given in the letter
that any spiritual or material assist
ance the British missionaries give the
Corean malcontents will lead to a
breach in the good understanding be
tween the two countries. It said
there are many insurgent races in
India and that If British Christians
assist the Corean malcontents, the
i , I,. ,i v. i ... r, ,i.inj rt i
it th anti-RritlKh .laments in India.
If the missionaries refrain from pol
itics, the communication declared.
Japan will co-operate with them, if
they act to the contrary they can
hardly hone for the future develop
ment of the work. In conclusion, it
expressed the hope that the misston
iaries will clearly understand tbf
iacts-
EX-EMPRESS NEAH5 END
CONSISTENT WATCH KEPT AT
BEDSIDE OF INVALID.
FrlM.l, of Fnrmrr Davs in Ger-
many Share With Daughter in
Nursing Augusta Victoria.
DOORN. Holland, Dec. 3. (By the
Associated Press.)) Hypodermic in -
jections of a heart stimulant are be-
ing resorted to daily to conserve tne
rast waning strengtn oi ei-amprwn
Augusta Victoria of Germany.
A constant watch is being kept at
her bedside and it is said hope for
her recovery has been abandoned,
although it Is believed she may linger have been proposed to beautify it,
until a particularly severe attack For example, he said, the Northwest
ends her suffering and life. Lights ern Electric company had objected to
Durn-au nignt wiinm wie cubiiu.
The sick bed in is an upper room.
Countess von Keller and Countess von
lotzau, oia irienas oi tne M-(uiiJim
and ladies in waiting in the Potsdam
days, share with the Dutchess of
Brunswick, daughter of the empress,
th'e- duty of guarding the bedside.
There is no professional nurse but one
old charwoman, long in Hohen-
zollerh employ, and. two housemaids
assist.
Every room in the castle is now
occupied. Ex-Prince Oscar and his
wife. Adalbert and his wife, the
duchess- of Brunswick, andi Dr. Ernest
von Dryander, pastor to the ex-em
press, all are living within the build
ing.
Ex-Emperor William has deviated
but little from his old routine. He
spends his evenings generally alone.
in his own downstairs apartment.
Yesterday he took a walk outside the
house for the first timo in many
weeks.
The ex-empress passed a comfort
able night and today was resting
easy. She is understood to realize
fully that her recovery is improbable
and has requested burial in Germany.
POLICE BATTLE ROBBERS
DTJETj IV STREETS IS HAM
PERED PEDESTRIANS.
Pair, Surprised at Work, Klre Point
Blank at Patrolman, Blind
ed fcy Darkness.
Motorcycle Patrolman Drennan nar
rowly escaped injury or death last
nieht at the hands of a pair of burg
lars who were attempting to break
into the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Lovert, 184 Grant street. One of the
Intruders fired two shots at him, point
blank range, but both whistled harm
lessly past his head.
Lovert informed police headquar
ters that burglars were endeavoring
to gain entrance to his house through
the rear door. Almost at the same
Instant Drennan reported in to the
station from a point near the Lovert
home. In company with Patrolman
sax he started after the burglars.
Sax went through the house while
Drennan stalked the men outside.
Drennan's eyes w-ere searching the
darkness for human forms; he did
not see a low fence until it tripped
him. The noise warned the Intrud
ers, who fired at him and ran.
A running battle was waged for ten
blocks. The work of the patrolmen
was hampered by householders who
rushed to the street to see the excite.
ment. They could not shoot for fear
of killing a bystander. At Hood nd
Porter the fugitives darted into the
steel yards and were lost.
The Loverts gave the detectives a
good description of the men, who are
thought to be negroes of bad repute
in that neighborhood, and arrests are
expected today.
Irish. "President" Recuperates.
. ST. PAUL, Dec. 3. Eamonn de "Va
lera, "president of the Irish repub
lic," who was confined to his bed
with a severe bilious attack, had re
covered sufficiently tonight to leave
for Mew York. city.
COUNTY TO BE ASKED
TO ASSIST FESTIVAL
Delegation From Auxiliary to
Visit Commissioners.
GRAND MARCH IS FORMED
About 100 Delegates From Va
rious Civic Clubs Join In En
thusiastic Meeting.
A grand- march on the county com
missioners for the purpose of hav
ing them include In their 1921 budget
funds sufficient to finance the next
Rose fyestival was organized last
night, when the auxiliary of the as
sociation met in the green room of
the chamber of commerce with the
largest representation from the var
ious clubs of the city ever recorded.
Ira L. Riggs, president, was in the
chair. Many women were present.
More than 100 delegates were in at
tendance and enthusiastically acted
on several Important features look
ing toward the success of the next
celebration.
A committee of 55, Including men
and . women from each of the clubs
represented, was named by Mr. Riggs
to visit the county commissioners at
9 o'clock next Wednesday morning to
seek their co-operation to the ex
tent of appropriating approximately
$31,000 with which the board of gov
ernors, to be elected Tuesday, De
cember 28, shall carry forward the
next festival.
Support to Be Sought.
In addition to this action. It was
vfte l ,ilne.u?. e7erJ, orSanizatlon
n m uity ueiima inis movement.,
so that the commissioners will see
that the people of tMe city and county
are back of them if they vote the
money.
That the next festival must be put
on in a style becoming the great Im
portance of the annual floral celebra
tion in the light of its proved value
as an advertising feature for Portland
im vresun, was me unanimous onin
ion of those present and it was like-
wise their belief, expressed by vote
that the county Is the proper gov
erning body to finance the project.
trora the time that W. J. Peinen-
brink read a letter from Eric V.
Hauser, president of the 1920 festi
val, In which he assured the members
of the auxiliary that there will be no
deficit for them to face until the
close . of the meeting enthusiasm
marked every action of the delegates
causing Mr. Riggs to declare that
It "Certainly looks good for the 1921
celebration." Sir. Hauser is absent
from the city and expressed regret
at nis inability to attend
By-laws to Be Amended.
By unanimous vote, upon motion
of Frank V. Smith, a director, the
delegates decided to have the by-laws
or V "lllary amended so that three
of the 12 members of the board shall
hold oyer each year to enable the
other nine new ones to have the bene
fit of their experience.
As a nominating committee to name
IS men and women frnm whnm th
new board shall be selected chuir.
I man Riggs aDDointed Walter n W h It.
j comb, E. J. Jaeger, Milton R. Klepper,
I Miss Ocean Jolly, W. P. Strandborg,
a. a. Aya and Mrs. J. C. Simmons.
I H. H Haynes. reporting on the
Bandy boulevard, which he hones will
I goon be known as the rosewav. re-
I ported some oDDOsition to nlans whinh
i tne use of their Doles for climblna-
I roses. He asked for a vnm on phanir-
ling the name of the thoroughfare and
wa unanimous for the r.hancrn. Mr
Haynes said there is a move on foot
now to have the city order the poles
out. Mr. Haynes and Superintendent
Keyser of the bureau of parks re
ported that more than 15.000 slips
have been planted in the roseway
project.
COTTON INDUSTRY SLACK
Weekly Working Hours Set at 2 4
Instead of 48.
MANCHESTER, England, Dec. 3.
The American section of the cotton
Industry, which constitutes three-
fourths of the whole cotton-spinning
Industry, has decided by a ballot, to
reduce the weekly working hours
from 48 to 24. This decision affects
100.000 operatives.
The action of the industry is at
tributed to the recent decline in cot
ton and the poor demand for yarn
and cotton goods from all quarters.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
c 'Recommend
esmo
to that friend with
skin trouble
Si
If you have a friend suffering
with ecxema or other itching-,
burning' eruption, what greater
kindness could you do him than
to say :
" Why don't you try Resinol ?
I know you have experimented
with a Cozen treatments, but I
believe Resinol is different. It
docs not claim to be a 'cure-all'
simply a soothing, healing
ointment, free from all harsh,
drugs, that physicians prescribe
.widely in just such cases as yours.
Do get a jar today 1 '"
SUalnol Olotmrat la aoLl hr all druggists.
Comfort Your Skin
With Cuticura Soap
and Fragrant Talcum
1 1
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Portland's Popular Place
Broadway at Stark
Noon Lunches
Dinners
After-Theater Suppers
MUSIC AND DANCING
during dinner and supper
hours.
George Olsen's Orchestra
Open Sundays
5-9 P.M. Only
ICelebrating STKW TEAR'S EVE at
YE ORCCOiV GRILLE has become a
tradition and custom among Port
landers. If you would Join In the
festivities tnls year, make your reser
vations early and the same applies
to Christmas Eve.)
KM
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B Safe Place to
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I or Phonograph.
i Convenient Payments
! Arranged I
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Uric Acid Poisoning!
BT X.. H. SMITH, M. X.
Urlo acid stored up In excess in
the system la the cause of rheuma
tism, and this urlo acid poison is
present In the Joints, muscles, or
serves. By experimenting and analy
sis at the Invalids' Hotel and Surgi
cal Institute la Buffalo, N. Y.. Dr.
Pleroe discovered a combination oi
native remedies that he called An
uria which drives out the uric acid
from the system, and in this way the
pain, swelling and inflammation sub
side. If you are a sufferer from rheu
matism, backache, pains here or
there, you can obtain Anuria (anti
uric acid) at any drug store and get
relief from the pains and Ills brought
about by urlo acid.
Just step into the drug store and
tsk for a package of Anuric, or send
Dr. Pierce 10c for trial package. An
uric la many times more potent than
lithla.
PORTLAND MAN
MAKES BIG GAIN
Tanlac Increased Davis' Weight
24 Pounds Health Is
Restored.
"They said my case was hopeless
and things looked mighty gloomy, but
by the help of Tanlac I am now a
well man and have actually grained
twenty-four pounds in weight," said
A. C. Davis, 203 Stanton HI., Port
land, Or.
"I suffered from indigestion and
what was said to be gastritis for ten
years. Terrible gnawing pains in the
pit of rny stomach nearly doubled me
up, and pains in my side were so se
vere I couldn't turn over in bed nor
take a long breath, and I had such
dizzy spells I'd have to grab hold of
anything at hand to keep from falling.
Many times when one of these awful
spells came on me I thought my time
had come.
"I fell off from one hundred and
forty-five pounds to one hundred and
sixteen, and lost all my strength.
Sciatic rheumatism got me and for a
long time I had to go on crutches.
For three months I didn't do a lick of
ork and wasn't able to get around
alone.
"One day a lady where 1 was living
asked me why I didn't take Tanlac.
Well, I had never thought it would
do me any good, but 1 got a bottle
and began taking it, and I commenced
to feel better In Just a few days. My
indigestion and rheumatism are both
gone now and I have a good appetite
and can eat anything without my
stomach bothering me, and I am
feeling better than I have in many
years.
"Tanlac is the best medicine I ever
heard of and I wouldn't take any
amount of money for the good it has
done me."
Tanlac is sold In Portland by the
Owl Drug Co. Adv.
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