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THE MOBXIXG OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1921 5. BOY FUGITIVE HELD FOB $14,600 THEFT Lad Is Arrested on Charge Preferred by Father. CRIME DECLARED SECOND Youngster Alleged to Have Stolen $1200 In Philadelphia Is Ajaln In CuloJj. SPOKANE. Wash.. Feb. IS. Elliott Wood Michener. a Red 14. arrested at Northport, Wash., today, charged with the theft of liberty bonds and treasury certificates valued at $14. i)0 from the trunk of his father, C. B. Michener. at Coeur d'AIene. Idaho, lam Tuesday, tonisrht was held in jail uni'er guard pending arrival of authorities from Idaho. Bonds and certificates worth $14,500 were found or. the lad when be was taken into custody. The boy was arrested by Sheriff Sizemore when he came into North port to Ret something to eat. Last niht while Sheriff Sizemore was at fmpiinfr to Kain admittance to a hotel room which younsr Michener had rented, the hoy e.scaped arrest by jumping from the window to the cround. The room was on the second 1 floor. According to a Spokane detective acency. which has been handling the case, the boy has signified willing ness to return to Coeur d'AIene, which j city already has dispatcnea an oi f.ier to Northport to return the boy. A warrant for his arrest was sworp tj at Coeur d'AIene by his father. The v arrant charges robbery. The theft, alleged theft of his father's securities, is said by the police to be the boy's second offense. Last fail at Philadelphia he is de clared to have departed from the Baldwin Locomotive Works with Jt.ot) in cash while he was employed there as an errand boy. Two weeks later he was arrested in New York and $3600 of the money recovered. Following the Philadelphia affair he was paroled to the custody of his father at Coeur d'AIene. At Phila delphia the boy lived with his nxyhec It has been determined, according to Spokane police authorities, that young Michener cashed two $50 lib erty bonds here following his de parture for Coeur d'AIene. This would account far $100 worth of the securities which were not found on the boy when he was arrested today. At Northport yesterday. Michener is declared to have told several people whom he met that he was a hoy scout from Spokane on an en durance hike. He carried a rifle, revolver and also a complete camp ing outfit. Yesterday afternoon the lad was in Canada, just across the) line from Northport. and he is alleged to have mocked officers from that refuge, as American authorities could not cross the line after him. A desire for adventure is believed by the boy's father to have prompted his taking the certificates from Coeur d'AIene. the threat Anna I Ttlchterich alleged was made against her recently by her husband. William A. Richterich, in divorce paction filed in the circuit court. On that occasion, she said her husband arrived home at 2 A- M. in an intoxicated condition, slapped her, pulled her hair, choked and beat her and threatened to kill her if she Cla not leave her bed. Thinly clad in night clothes, she fied through the rain to the home of a neighbor, she asserted, the exposure causing her to become ill later. Remarriage was not successful in the case of Charlotte A. Kenworthy, who filed suit for divorce for the sec ond time" yesterday against Lester F. Kenworthy. They were married at Scott Mills, Or., in 1903, divorced at Salem, January 2, 1915. aitl remar ried at Vancouver, Wash., March 4, 1918. He was brutal, said the wife. Other divorce suits filed yesterday were: C. against Tina Cochran and Albert T. against Olive R. Jones. CHS ELECT OFFICERS YV. G. ALLEY OP SALEM NEW HEAD OF ASSOCIATION". Forty Plants Are Represented at Seventh Annual Convention Held in I'ortlnnd. Forty canneries, engaged in sealing and selling the produce of Oregon and Washington, were represented yesterday among the 100 delegates attending the seventh annual session of the Northwest Canners' associa tion, which held its afternoon session at the central library. The trade convention will adjourn tomorrow at noon. At the election held yesterday W. O. Allen of Salem was chosen presi dent and V. S. Pride of Bellingham, Wash., was chosen vice-president. C. 1. Minton of Portland was re elected to the post of secretary- treasurer. Two addresses by members of the association were heard at the opening session. W. R. Scott of Albany spoke on "Closer Co-operation of Canners in the Willamette Valley." and C. J. Pugh of Kalis City. Ori, discussed the child labor law. Mr. Pugh made a Piea that the law be amended to con form to the vacation season, and made less rigid at that period, when the canneries are in need of help and school children are seeking employ mnii t. .At the banquet last night in the Pose ballroom of the Multnomah hotel, given by the American Can company, the speakers were Paul W. Paver of Chicago, Preston McKinney, secre tary of the Canners" league of Cali fornia, and Ernest D. Clark of Seattle. Tl IMtAFTlXG OF PAPER PLANNED BY CITY CLFB. Siiltilule for Stale's Italic Law to Be Outlined by .Members of Local Organization. A bureau for drafting a new con stitution for the state will be organ ized by the City club, according to announcement made by Robert R. Rankin, president of that organiza ' tioti at the lunrheon of the club at the Benson hotel yesterday noon. Mr. Rankin expressed the belief that the time was at hand when such a work should be done. The work which is being carried on in the citv to take care of the un- emloyment situation was outlined by C R. Kucker. lie said that great re suits had been obtained in obtainin: work at least of a part-time character for needy men. He said that 2-0 men are now working several hours each day in fixing up municipal parks, and it is probable that 1,00 more will be given work in a lew nays. The dangers of radicalism and the need for supporting the ex-service mm was emphasized by District At lorney Kvans. T. 11. Boyd, commander of Portland post of the legion, presided. He said that from 60 to 100 men are bcin taken care of daily in a breadline at the post headquarters. Efforts to prevent the legion from advocating the bonus and anti-Japanese measures had been made by powerful interests he said. He declared, however, that the legion would continue its fight to have both bills passed. EARLY CLEAN-UP ASKED Legion Coin in it toe Wants Odd Jobs for Unemployed Veterans. Portland's annual spring "clean-up week" may be held earlier in the sea son this year than heretofore. Application has been made to Mayor Baker by the unemployment commis sion of the American Legion to pro claim the occasion in the near future so as to provide odd jobs for the un employed of the city. The mayor took the matter under advisement. Commissioner Rigelow refused to lend the street-clearing bureau for the occasion on the grounds that the bureau was already overworked. He did, however, volunteer the use of the fire department for the week. A number of those interested in the move to rid Portland of unemploy ment conferred with Mayor Baker. I II ?5TlMv v,r .m urn fm XH 4P'"I AymX U f i Catch this one, boys! x 117Suits for fellows of 6 to 18 years Regular Prices $15, $16.50, $18, $20 for only $7.85 There's a variety of fabrics and pat terns; some of them have two pairs of "knicks," too ! Get father or mother to come down tomorrow and see them. Single "Knickers" ' for Less! $2.00 "Knickers" $1.25 $2.50 "Knickers" $1.50 $3.00 "Knickers" $2.00 Second Floor. BEN SELLING Leading Clothier MORRISON AT FOURTH iniillWMMIWMWI MlllMJMMllUJJIILIIMIIJ iMT I'MHltll! aflla it" Tf -fx" -- ' . I ..." - , I jK SSSS ! I Xi?' rjy,,.773 , Cmi'"" erf. j ,' it ' ' my , "OH, PHYLLIS" It's the tear ful tale of a loves horn lamb who loved not wisely, but too well! BRAND NEW TODAY A ROMANCE OF FULL HEARTS and EMPTY STOMACHS SPEC! VENIRE CALLED LOTISSO CASE EXHAUSTS OF REGULAR PAXEL. ALL DENTAL CONVENTION ENDS Orthodontists lo Meet Jicxt Year in Los Angeles. The Pacific Coast Society of Ortho dontists closed its three-day conven tion at the Hotel Portland with cl'n ical demonstrations of dental prob lems yesterday afternoon. At the final business session it was decided to hold the next convention in Los Angeles in May, 1922. in conjunction with the national dental convention. The programme yesterday included the reading- of papers by Dr. Frank Grey of San Francisco on congenital missing teeth and Dr. Allan Sutcgett of unerupted bicuspids. Drs. H. L. Morehouse and C. E. Reid conducted the clinics. Most of the visiting del egates to the convention left for their homes last night. Students Win Yncution. WILI.AMKTTK PNIVKRSITV. Salem. Or., Feb. J 8. (Special.) A ten-day spring vWation to be granted the associated student body Is a result of a petition recently circulated by that organization before the uni versity faculty, who yesterday took the desired action. Since the war, when the spring vacation was dis pensed with, the administration has frowned on the second semester holi day, and the recent action is regarded as an experiment by the faculty. The vacation will begin April 1 and en April 11. This allows a 19 - week semester, but will place the spring commencement at the scheduled time. Peart The Oreironlan classified ads. 11 Tentative Jurors Are Sow in Iio. and Only Two of These May lip Challenged. The February panel of the Mult- nomah county trial jury was ex hausted shortly before 3 o'clock yes terday afternoon in the attempt to obtain satisfactory talesmen for the trial of Thomas Lotisso, wife slayer, and a special venire was empaneled. Kven with this assistance only 11 jurors were in the box at the close of court, though 61 Prospective jurors had been examined by prosecution and defense. In starting the selection of the final juror this morning the state is in possession of two peremptory chal lenges, as yet not exercised, while the defense has exhausted the 12 chal lenges allotted to it by law, which al lows the prosecution only six. Circuit Judge Belt hopes to have the jury sworn in before noon today, and possibly the opening statements of the case made before adjournment until Monday. Kighteen men comprised the special I venire, rounded, by deputy snerins within half an hour in the vicinity ot the Moose hall, on Fourth street. Of the 12 men left on the jury Friday night, alt of whom had been accepted so far as challenges for cause were concerned by both sides, but three remained after the exercise of peremptories Thursday. They were Hichard O. Holmes, contractor: Claude B. Starr, produce man. and William 1 McClees, carpenter. Eight others left on the jury last night. .not more than two of whom can be removed bv peremptory challenge, should the state exercise remaining Privileges, were: B. F. Daley, Moose organizer; Claude Dahm, carpenter; Melvln B. Kvans, sawmill worker; T. P. Dye, cement contractor; Richard W. Tapp. machinist; W. A. Armstrong, wood yard owner; J. O. Digman, salesman, and Edward T. Carlson, lumber mill employe. . Most of the challenges for cause were because of firm opinions held on the issues involved or conscientious scruples against capital punishment. William M. Freeman, one prospective juror, was excused on challenge of the defense, because he was a railroad man and thought he might have seen Lotisso before, the defendant having worked on the same road. More Headers at Eossil. FOSSIL, Or., Feb. 18. (Special.) The report for the Fossil public libra ry prepared by Miss Laura Simmons, librarian, for 1920 follows: Number of new readers, 50; new visitors, 2323; books borrowed for individuals from state library 525, from library associ ation 1335, total 1910; magazines bor rowed, 520; total books and period icals, 2430: books received by gifts, 70. The officers are Mrs. E. N. Angell, chairman; Mrs. O. Parker, secretary- treasurer. E FORESTRY SERVICE REPORTS OX STORM DAMAGE. . Rainier Project Started. KELSO. Wash., Feb. 18. (Special.) Burcham Bros., who havc the con tract for diking the Rainier, Or., dik ing project, commenced work -this week, having finished a dredge a few days ago. The machine had to .bo dismantled in order to move it bc neatfi a bridge. The right of way has been cleared, so there will be no further delay in the work. The proj ect eontaln-s 1300 acres. 8,000,000,000 Feet Reported De stroyed In Olympic Disrict by Recent Cyclone. WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 18. Eist billion board feet of timber was destroyed by the cyclone that ripped a 75-mile path, 30 miles wide, through the forests of the Olympic peninsula, Washington state, January 29. Re ports from the forest service, made public today, class the storm as "the greatest disaster ever recorded In the annals of forestry and lumbering." The wind registered 132 miles an hour before instruments at the weather bureau station were de stroyed. It is estimated to have reached- 150 miles thereafter. Vir tually all standing timber over 2250 square miles went down in a tangled mass, obliterating roads and tele graph lines and with little chance of salvage. Most of it was western hem lock and spruce. Acting Forester Sherman reported, and subject to rapid decay. No human lives were lost in the forests, but buildings were destroyed and many animals, including elk, per ished. Numbers" of animals were penned in by the tangle of debris to die ot hunger. The best winter feed ing ground for elk of the region was swept. '"If fire should gain headway in the devastated area." the forester report ed, "the most stupendous conflagra tion ever known in this country would ttii J . KEATES' CONCERT SUNDAY AT 12:30 jT 1 w 1 RAY'S BEST Comedy I It is human and humor ous; chock full of chuckles and alive with laughs. r pi Ml ATTRST fTTV'N li W a fireside llpi NATIONAL 1 A liberty : h BREWER" M ATTRACTION V L ) wSS :! A Mack Sennett Comedy Mj'm WORLD p With a "Kick" in It Minna Nimerova, Soprano result. Fifteen billion feet of tim ber is exposed in the adjoining part of the Olympic national forest." As special precaution against fire, the navy department has been asked to make an air survey of the storm area, since it is Impassable afoot. Re-I equipment of the war time spruce railroad, the only line of rails into the section, has been asked of the war department in order to salvage as much timber as possible. 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