TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1021
TO
RATE FIGHT TODAY
Preliminary Meeting Outlines
Case to Be Presented.
ALL DISTRICTS ATTEND
Delegations to Protest to Repre
sentative pf Commerce Com
mission at Hearing.
YAKIMA, Wash., May 9. Fruit men
from every fruit growing section in
Oregon and Washington assembled
here today to outline the fight on
rates which will oe presented tomor
row to Henry J. ord, special repre
sentative of the interstate commerce
commission, at a public hearing here.
J. Curtis Robinson led the sizeable
Seattle delegation, while Mayor Clif
ford E. Chase led the Wenatchee con
tingent. Fred Eberie, president of
the Yakima Traffic and Credit asso
ciation, was at the head of the Yaki
ma growers.
E. V. Kuykendall, state director of
public works, presided at today's con
ference, which was being held in the
Commercial club auditorium. This
morning's meeting was largely given
over to informal statements about
the points to be presented to the com
mission. Tomorrow night the Interstate com
merce delegation and visiting fruit
men will be entertained at a big banquet.
HOOD RIVER SENDS DATA
Losses Sustained by Growers From
Kates to Be Presented.
HOOD RIVER, Or., May 9. (Spe
cial.) A delegation of apple grow
ers, shippers and bankers left today
for Yakima, where they will present
data tomorrow and Wednesday at a
special Interstate commerce commis
sion hearing in an effort to obtain a
modification of fruit freight rates.
The following local men will repre
sent Hood River at the conference:
E. C. Blanchar. A. W. Stone, H. F.
Davidson, A. E. Woolpert, J. C. Porter
,and R. W. Kelly. They carried a
'voluminous lot of data to show the
serious blow sustained by Hood River
this year because of the high freight
rates.
Truman Butler, who with E. C.
Blanchar, a fellow banker, was en
gaged the past week compiling fig
ures from a bank standpoint, said
that startling data were obtained.
Mr. Butler, who was prevented from
attending the conference because of
illness, said Hood River, along with
other fruit sections, would have
broken even and shown advancement
if the freight rates prevailing before
last year had been in effect. The high
freights, he declared, have resulted
In growers having to carry heavy
financial loads.
S. Stearns, Dr. J. W. McCollom, Dr.
C. V. Luther and Dr. D. T. Kerr.
Mrs. Fixott was born in Amherst
Nova Scotia, May 26, 1850, and was
married to John St. George Fixott in
Arichat, Nova Scotia, in September,
1S76. They made their residence in
Nova Scotia and St. Paul, Minn., until
1898. when they came to Seattle.
Mrs. Fixott is survived by her hus
band, two sons, John H. 6. Fixott of
Indianapolis and Dr. H. C. Fixott of
Portland, and three grandsons, John
Ernest .Fixott, U. S. N., and Richard
Scott Fixott and Henry C. Fixott, Jr.,
of Portland.
HARRISBURG, Or.. May 9. (Spe
ciaL) The funeral of Edwin Jenson,
aged 17. was held yesterday afternoon
at Junction City. The body was re
covered from the Willamette river
Thursday afternoon. He was elec
trocuted Tuesday by coming in con
tact with high-power wires on the top
of the lift tower of the Oregon Elec
tric bridge, where he had climbed,
presumably to secure a view of the
country.
ABERDEEN, Wash, May 9. .(Spe
cial.) Funeral services for John W.
Musgrove, 68 years old, who died Fri
day at his home near Satsop, were
held yesterday afternoon at the Sat
sop Methodist church, burial follow
ing at Oddfellows cemetery. Mr. Mus
grove had been a resident of the
county for 29 years. Hwas a promi
nent Oddfellow and member of Elma
Canton.
Rin KILLED;
SLAYER
Alfred Johansen Shot After
Quarrel Over Honey Jars.
SELF-DEFENSE IS ALLEGED
M. Ji. Smith Reports to Eugene
Sheriff That He Fired' After
Mountaineer Attacked Him. .
Obituary.
CEXTRALIA, Wash., May 9. (Spe
cial.) Word was.recelved here this
morning of the death in Portland of
J. R. Buxton, a pioneer resident of
Centralia. The funeral will be held
here tomorrow afternoon, the body to
be taken to Tacoma for cremation
In the early '90s Mr. Buxton pub
lished the Winlock Pilot, and served
one term as vice-president of the
National Editorial association. Later
he took up the practice of law in Cen
tralia. He served two terms as
prosecuting attorney of Lewis county
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs
Floyd E. Dorris of Portland. His
wife died about a year ago.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., May 9.-r
(Special.) Injuries received a. lew
davs ago as the result of a fall caused
the death late Saturday night of
Marion Hope. 31 years old. The in
juries resulted In an abcess forming
on one of Mr. Hoge's lungs, and a
surgical operation failed to save his
life. He leaves his widow, mother,
three sisters and a brother. He was
a resident of College place.
LA GRANDE, Or., May 9. (Special.)
The funeral of Arthur Eames, ex
service man rho committed suicide
Friday because of 111 health following
his war service, was held today from
the Methodist church. Interment was
made in the Oddfellows' cemetery.
Arthur Eames was born January 28,
1890. He was unmarried and lived
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Eames. here. He enlisted in the heavy
artillery on May 9. 1918, at Flagstaff,
Ariz., and was discharged at the Let
terman general hospital at the Pre
sidio in San Francisco on July 3, 1919.
After returning home he suffered a
stroke of apoplexy, and since then has
suffered partial paralysis of the face
For a time after his stroke he was
confined at the state hospital at
Pendleton. Besides his parents, five
sisters and one brother survive: Mrs.
Roy Forrester, Mrs. Herbert Davies
and Mrs. Clyde Peterson, all of this
city; Mrs. L. B. Hyde of Telocaset,
Mrs. C. C. Dugger of Gearhart and Dr.
Frank Eames of The Dalles.
Funeral services for Mrs. John St.
George Fixott of Seattle, who died at
the home of her son. Dr. H. C. Fixott
of Portland, last Thursday, were held
yesterday afternoon at St. Stephen's
pro-cathedral, with interment at
Mount Scott Park cemetery. The Rt.
Rev. Walter T. Sumner, bisl.op of Ore
gon, officiated ana was assisted by
the Very Rev. R. T. T. Hicks, dean of
the cathedral. Pallbearers were Will
iam Whitfield, D. L. Blodgett, Dr. R.
ROSEBDRG, Or.. May S.f Special.)
Business was practically suspended
n tnis city from 1 to 2 o clock today
during the funeral of the late J. E.
Pelton, pioneer and stockman of
Douglas county. Banks and merchan
dise stores closed their doors and
hundreds of persons attended the fu
neral, which was held from the Elks
temple. The services were conducted
by the lodge. The sermon was de
livered by Rev. C. H. Hilton of the
Christian church.
ROSEBDRG, Or.. May 9. (Special.)
Joseph L. Boyle, 60, a resident of
Canyonville, died today at the hos
pital here. Mr. Boyle was a native
of aCnyonville, and lived most of his
life in and near the town. He was a
member of the Knights of Pythias
lodge. He is survived by his widow,
seven children, and many other rela
tives 'n this county.
HARRISBURG, Or., May 9. (Spe
cial.) Levi Hostettler, 88, died yes
terday at the home of his- son near
this place. Funeral services were
held here today and the body sent to
Hubbard for interment -Mr. Hostet
tler was born in Pennsylvania. H
was married at the age of 21, and
was the father of 13 children, nine of
whom are living. His wife died in
1912, and he remarried at the age of
81. Mrs. Sarrah Huffman Hostettler
also survives him.
' HARRISBURG, Or., May 9 (Spe
cial.) Richard E. Morris, well-known
stock man and rancher of this vicin
ity for many years, died yesterday
at his home in Coburg. He was 71
years of age. He leaves a widow and
one daughter. Funeral services and
interment will be held at Salem
Wednesday.
KELSO, Wash. May 9. Mrs. Oliver
Byerly, well known resident of Cow
litz county, died yesterday at her
home at Ostrand&r, where she had
resided since 1889. She was a native
of Pennsylvania where she was born
May 14,1843. She was married to
Oliver Byerly in Pennsylvania July
22 1866. Their golden wedding anni
versary celebration July 22, 1916, was
the biggest event of its kind ever
hld In this part of the state.
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EUGENE, Or, May 9 (Special.)
Alfred Johansen, 35, a bachelor liv
ing on a mountain ranch two and a
half miles , from the Heceta Head
lighthouse on the coast of Lane coun
ty, was shot and instantly killed early
today by Mazeppa L. Smith, 26, a
homesteader living on the headwaters
of Wolf Creek, in the southern part of
the county.
Smith, in company with his young
half-brother. Carl Allen, of Oregon
City, had been on a prospecting trip
up Rock Creek, back of Heceta Head,
and a short time before the shooting
occurred, started to pass through Jo
hansen's place. They bad a number
of Johansen's honey jars filled with
bear grease and Johansen demanded
to know what they were doing with
the Jars, according to the story tele
phoned to Sheriff Stickels by Smith.
Johansen took the jars away from
young Allen, Smith said, and after
taking them into his house, according
to the latter's story, a violent quarrel
ensued and Johansen attacked Smith.
he latter drawing his .32-caliber re
volver and shooting to defend him
self, he said.
Youth Rubs From Scene.
Young Allen. Smith said over-th9
telephone, had run from the scene
before the shooting occurred and he
said there were no eye-witnesses co
the tragedy. Smith went to the near
est telephone and. called up Sheriff
Stickels. saying that he left. the. body
where it fell and said he would be
there to meet the sheriff if he .would
go and make an investigation.'
The sheriff, accompanied ty cor
oner Branstetter and DistrictAttor
ney Johnston, left at noon on a rail
road ' speeder. An inquest - will be
held, and the sheriff -said before he
left that- Smith probably, would be
brought here and locked up.
. Attack la Alleged.''
Johansen was "a Dane by birth and
had lived on his homestead, where
the tragedy occurred, for six or eight
years. He had not yet taken out his
citizenship papers, but had filed his
declaration, of Intention a number of
years ago. People who knew him
say he was an educated man and that
he was a student of economic condi
tions in this country. People living
in his neighborhood say be quarreled
occasionally with some of them, but
had never had any serious trouble.
Sheriff Stickels and his party
reached Florence at 5 o'clock tonight
and proceeded at -once by team to the
scene of the shooting. It .was ,ex-
oected that they would not return to
Florence until some time tomorrow.
It was learned by the officers at Flor-:
ence that Smith said Johansen had
fired two or three shots at him be
fore he fired the fatal shot.
child;, HT $5130
DAUGHTER, ALLEGED KTOXAP
ER, SUED" FOR DAMAGES. .
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. "ABERDEEN, Wash, May 9
(Special.) Proceeds from a card
party sponsored Saturday in the Amer
ican iegioir nan Dy tne fyiman Bis
ters' relief club, totaling about $60,
went toward a fund for maintenance
of two Aberdeen beds in the Seattle
Orthopedic hospital. Prizes for the
party . were donated by .local mer
chants. .
Phone your want ads to The Ore-
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Father of 16 Contends Taking Xt
Jjittle Girl "By Physical Force".
' : i' . Mistaken Zeal.
SEATTLE. Wash., May 9. (Spe
cial.) Although he Is father of 16
children, James McDonald, a fisher
man, values one of them, Alice, age
12. at $5000. He filed suit In superior
court today asking damages in this
sum from another daughter, Theresa,
and her husband, George Farley for
the alleged abduction of Alice.
According to the complaint, the
oldes,. daughter "by physical force"
removed -the younger daughter, April
19, 1919. and kept her away from her
home in Seattle. - Since then, the com
plaint alleges McDonald has been de-
orived of the companionship or nis
minor daughter. !
Theidauglrter and son-in-law, wh
are named-defendants Jn the suit, are
said to-live in San Francisco, and i
Is charged that the child. Alice, ii
with thetn there. . Farley is a sea
farine man.
- J. , H. Templeton, McDonald's at
torney, says the alleged kidnaping of
Alice followed a family quarrel, im
lawyer added that most of McDonald'
1 ch ldren, were: srrown. marnea an
moved away, and that he thought he
ought to have little Alice, anyway.
The elderly fisherman's wife died
several years ago. His attorney con
ceded that . Mrs. Farley may have
thought she was bettering the child
by .taking her to -California to live.
but-contended that this was mistaken
zeal. , "
Dike Improvements to Be Made.
KELSO. Wash., May 9. (Special.)
The Long-Bell company, which pur
chased all the property within diking
district No. 4, comprising the Wallace
Huntington, Frank Barnes and O.
Olson places, has engaged diking dis
trict No. l's dredge to do some repair
work along the dike and to place
about 2000 yards of rock from the
St. Helens quarry at exposed points
of the dike as rip-rapping to protect
it from cutting. Some rock will also
be placed along the dike on the Cow.
lits side of the project.
Terrma Oddfellow Organize.
VERONIA, Or., May 9. (Special.)
Members of the Oddfellows lode rK
Clatskanle came to Veronla Saturdsy
evening end helped Veronla organise
a lodge. Nine members were Initiated
ad about that number old members
were reinstated or transferred to Ve
ronla rodge. The Grange halt Is being
nwrt at pr.went.
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