THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1922
POLICE SEIZE YEGG
IG 10 SAFE
BREAKER
Ex-Convict Captured Just as
Job Is Nearly Done. .
WATCHMAN HEARS TAPS
William Herder, Recently Re
leased From Penitentiary, .
Makes Confession.
William Herder, ex-convict and
embryo yegg, was arrested on his
first big undertaking yesterday
morning when police captured him
as he was trying to break open the
sate in the office of the North Pa
cific Dental college, East Sixth and
Oregon streets. A yegg's "come
along," used to tear off the safe
combination; a heavy sledge and
other safe-cracking tools were found
ln-the office.
Sledge-Tapping Heard.
Special Patrolman Lawrence, em
ployed by private business houses to
patrol that district, heard the steady
tapping of the sledge as he passed
by the dental college on his regu
lar rounds during the early morning
hours. He immediately notified po
lice headquarters and a squad of
detectives and uniformed officers
were rushed to the scene.
Unable to gain entrance to the
building, the police called Dr. H. C.
Miller, president of the college, who
admitted them through the front
door. Young Herder heard them
approach and rushed from the of
fice and crawled out on a ledge,
where he lay hidden while the po
nce searc,nea tne Dunaing tie was
finally located by Detectives Per-
singer and Wescott and Patrolman
Chase, who captured him without a
struggle.
Herder Makes Confession. ,
At police headquarters Herder
made a complete confession. He
was released from the state peni
tentiary a month ago after serving
18 months of a two-year sentence
for burglary.. He told the police he
had studied safe-cracking while an
inmate of the state prison, although
this was the first "job" he had at
tempted since' his release.
Herder said he had first attempted
to open the safe with the "come
along,", which he had constructed
from parts of a Ford automobile.
When this failed him he proceeded
to knock off the combination and
handle with the sledge. He had just
about succeeded in winning his way
into the safe when the police sur
prised him.
Youth Ha Police Record.
Although a youth in years and ap
pearance, young Herder has an ex
tensive police record. He had been
in trouble often and was a frequent
visitor to the juvenile court before
being sent to the state penitentiary.
He is now held on a charge of
burglary. '
Even had he broken open the safe,
his loot would have been of little
consequence, Dr. Miller told the po
lice. There was but a small amount
of cash in the strong box and some
gold used in the dental work.
HOOD WORKJS DELAYED
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that in five years, with the use of
state and federal aid the road sys
tem can, in the main, be completed,
the commercial club of Bend has
gone on record as ready to assist in
any way to help obtain the addition
al finances and has called on other
communities to help. The Bend club
sent copies of its resolution to the
highway body yesterday.
Some criticism of the commission
has been made about the work on
the Roosevelt highway, but assur
ances were yesterday received from
the Roosevelt highway memorial
association approving of the wortt
and plan of the commission.
Scarcity of labor is said to be re
sponsible for the sudden increase in
the bids received at the present
meeting and the commission an
nounced that no more work would
be let this season except where
agreements have been made with
counties and in case of emergencies.
Location Matters Settled.
A number of location matters were
settled and new projects advanced
by the commission. If the right-of
way matter in Lake county can be
cleared up with the Summer lake
Lna.L nuin win go aneaa.
xne commission wants to carry on
the road project to Paisley. The
Drews valley section, as well as the
north project, will be taken up at
the August meeting. The Drews val
ley Dias, opened Tuesday, were re
jected.
In Lincoln county the commission
requested Chief Engineer Nunn to
expedite the survey 3 miles south
of Otter Rock to determine the line
so that the county can spend some
money it has for this section. The
section is between Newport and
Otter Rock. ,
Alsea Road to Be Changed.
Benton county's Alsea road is to
have the mountain section removed.
A report of the engineers was op
posed to the idea of running a 1650
foot tunnel through the mountain,
the report recommending the sur
face route. The tunnel would save
two miles, but the bore would cost
$70,009 more "than the surface road
from Yew creek to Jackson White
place, which is 6.ff miles. Difficulty
in keeping such a long tunnel free
from water was one of the main rea
sons for rejecting the suggested un
derground passage. The mduntain
section was ordered advertised for
the August meeting, the job to be
on a 50-60 basis and to be completed
in 1923.
(trading and rocking V, miles
from Deschutes bridge through the
town of Tumalo to connect with
the completed road was ordered, and
the job is to be advertised' for I
August. . v
Grade to Be Protected.
On the Ochoco highway, in Crook
county, the engineer was directed
to select sections for surfacing to
paotect the new grade. The county
has about $50,000 for the work.
This will be on next month's pro
gramme for letting.
Location ' was made of several
miles of the Roosevelt highway in
Curry county. The line was selected
between Euchre creek and the point
on the coast where there is a monu
ment to John Geisel, who was mas
sacred by Indians, with his two sons,
in 1856. From this monument there
is u county road striking inland to
the Rogue river at the present ferry
and a road down the beach to Wed
derburn. Engineers were ordered to
study the line of crossings of the
Rogue. Near Wedderburn, on oppo
site shies of the Rogue, are natural
stone abutments at the narrowest
place in the river. The commission,
eventually, may decide on the beach
route and a bridge at this point or
go by the county road to the present
ferry, where a ferry would always
have to be operated instead of in
stalling a bridge.
Co-Operation Is Awaited.
In Coos county the commission is
prepared to adopt a line from the
Coquille river bridge across the low
lands, provided there is co-operation
from the local dike association.
As the market fund is involved in
the Baker-Stlces road section.
Chairman Booth Informed the Baker
county court that the work will be
held in abeyance until a decision, is
made in the market road case by
the supreme court.
Application of Wasco county for
grading the Dufur-Tygh Valley sec
tion of The Dalles-California high
way has bden placed on ice until a
report is received from the federal
government whether the section is
accepted on the federal system.
Some difficulty arising over right
of way for the Pacific highway in
Harrisburg, the commission re
ferred to the enginer the matter of a
possible new location considering
bridge and alignment.
Cattle Passes Necessary.
As cattle passes have to be con
structed on the John Day highway
between Valades ranch and Cum
mins creek, the commission plans
using some war material. Among
other things shipped to the highway
department by the government,
along with trucks and road ma
chinery, was a quantity of steel for
making bomb-proof shelters. It is
this bomb-proof stuff the commis
sion will experiment with as cattle
passes.
A decision of the public service
commission grants to the highway
commission its contention on freight
rates on cement used for road work,
and J. M. Devers, attorney for the
commission, was directed to apply
to the railroad companies for the re
bate, which has 'accumulated until
it is now many thousands of dollars.
Contracts Are ' Awarded.
Contracts opened yesterday were
acted on as follows:
Clatsop-Oolumbia counties Astoria-
Gobla section, Columbia river- hig-hway,
repairing pavement. Warren Construc
tion ccmpany: $26,370. Awarded.
Grant county Oummlns creek-valads
ranch section, John Day hig-hway, 14.73
miles gravol surfacing. lius uarlson
Co., .$48,423. Awarded.
Wallowa county Lostine-Enterprise
section of LaGrande-Joseph highway,
T.Sli miles grading and surfacing. Wal
lowa county court, $y9,97.50. Awarded.
Baker county Haines-Baker section.
Old Oregon trail, .S miles ditching and
surfacing. Newport Construction com
pany; $22,806. Awarded.
Union couity Island City-Elgin sec
tion, unit Mo. 1 of LaGrancle-Joseph
highway, surfacing. Rosecoe Neal;
$30,320. The bid for unit No. 2, by
Sloan Construction company of $74,000,
was rejected. The unit will be read
vert ised for the August meeting, with
the time limit tor completion extended
to 3SJ23. ,
Yamhill county bridges Warren Con
struction company, awarded paving
Scoggin creek section lor $3271 and V.
R. Dennis awarded tne wniteson bridge
section for $5747. Division Engineer
Clarke was directed to arrange for the
Bellevue pavement, with power to act.
Regarding paving through the city of
Jefferson the commission referred the
matter of acquiring a right of way to
Marion county and if this is not se
cured the paving matter will be dropped
by the commission.
SOUTHERX PACIFIC ATTOR
NEY PRESENTS CASE.
Ben C. Dey Boosts Claims of Road
to Central Pacific Line Be- .
i
fore Advertising Men.
That railroad development in cen
tral and eastern Oregon stands much
more chance of becoming an ac
complished fact if the Central Pa
cific remains a part of the Southern
Pacific system, was the declaration
yesterday of Ben C. Dey, general
attorney for . the Southern Pacific
lines in Oregon, in presenting his
road's side of the- present contro
versy at the luncheon or the Ad club
at the Benson hotel.
Mr. Dey pointed out that with the
completion of the Natron cut-off, to
which his company is definitely
committed, one of the main lines of
the Southern Pacific would then be
within 50 miles of Bend, giving cen
tral Oregon an additional competing
strong railroad system.
: "Every so-called promise that has
emanated from representatives of
the Unionn Pacific, such as the
building of lines across central Ore
gon, has attached to it a saving
clause," said Mr. Dey.
"The Southern Pacific company,"
continued Mr. Dey, "does not seek
to control the Jines of other com
panies. It is not attempting to en
ter upon or tear down the property
of another. Its position in the pres
ent controversy is strong, because
It is morally right and legally
sound. It asks only that it may, in
the interest of the people and the
territory served, continnue to de
velop, extend - and function as a
Btrong and important servant of the
public." -
Mr. Dey expressed the belief that
the Union Pacific system does not
hope to acquire the Central Pacific
lines. Rather, he said, it hopes to
tear the Southern Pacific system
asunder and have a weak independ
ent Central Pacific and a weak
fragmentary Southern Pacific to
deal with so that it can dominate
transportation interests of the Pa
cific coast.
INJURED DEPUTY BETTER
I. EE MOLIiENHOtJR REPORT
ED TO BE IMPROVING.
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I lmk..m,MW sales, and we can assure our 1
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IW4jjF exception to the rule. The few , . j
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of hundreds of other bargains. I
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FIRES BEYOND CONTROL
INCENDIARISM IS SUSPECTED
IN WASHINGTON.
Operation Performed at: County
Hospital' to Relieve Pres- .
sure on Brain.
Lee Mollenhour, deputy sheriffi
who suffered a fractured skull in a
motorcycle accident on the Columbia
river highway at Shepard's Dell
Monday night, was better last night,
according tcreports from the county
hospital.
In an effort to save his life, Dr.
Collis F. Cathey yesterday per
formed a delicate operation, reliev
ing the cerebral pressure from which
Mollenhour has been suffering. Fol
lowing'the operation Mollenhour had
brief spell of consciousness, the
first since " his accident, and the
physician expressed hope that he
might recover. j
The spill which may cost his life
occurred while he was returning late
at night from patrolling the high
way. He was following Deputy
Sheriff La Monte when he struck a
patch of sand which i had been
dumped on the highway by work
men. The machine swerved . from
under him, hurling him to the pave
ment with great force. '
TEETH
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if it
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Don't Pay
Me."
DR. sEMLER
Charges Reasonable.
Open Evenings.
Reduced Prices on All '
Plate and Brltlarework. .
All Work Guaranteed.
Dr. Harry Semler
. DENTISTS
Ir. A. B. Stiles With This Office
2d Floor Alisky Phone Alain 8.176
Bids;., Open Evenings
N. W. Cor. 3d and Sunday
and Morrison. by Apointment.
State Forestry Service Declared
Unable to Control Blazes
Running Through Woods.
OLYMPIA. Wash., July 26. (Spe
cial.) The forest fire situation is
beyond the ability of the state for
estry service to handle, and the
state's forest fire organizatien is
directing its efforts to save what
ever property can be saved from
destruction, State Forester Pape
said, late today. New fires are
springing up in such numbers that
men are not available to fight them,
while old ones continue to flare
up with every breeze and break
from control.
Mr. Pape and many of his war
dens have become satisfied that a
large number of fires are being set
out maliciously, he said. In some
cases wardens have been letting
men go from their crews after old
fires had mysteriously broken out
of control, or new fires started ap
parently without cause, but under
circumstances to arouse suspicion.
Several such suspicious fires were
started yesterday and today, Mr.
Pape said. - Added to the fires
started carelessly by fishermen,
campers and tourists, . the number
has become so great that the for
estry division has lost all record.
The most threatening fire in
western Washington today started
'yesterday at the foot of Bald moun
tain, in western Thurston county.
The region is full of fallen timber,
and should the fire climb the moun
tain it would be free to run, down
the Deschutes and Skookumchuck
valleys through heavy timber stands
and valuable logging properties.
TRAIN TABLE IS REVISED
Important Changes In Schedules
to Seaside Are Announced.
Important changes in train sched
ules between Portland, Astoria and
Seaside have been announced by
the traffic department of thepo
kane, Portland & Seattle raifway,
effective Saturday. Under the new
schedule a daily limited train will
leave Portland at 8:15 A. M., and
arrive in Seaside at 12:35 P. M.
Daily express No. 21 will leave
here' at 8:25 A. M., instead of 8:20
A. M. A new daily local train will
leave her at 1:05 P. M. and. arrive
at Seaside at 6 P. M.
The Saturday beach -special will
leave here at 2 P. M., and arrive at
Seaside at 6:15 P. M. The daily
local Rainier train "will leave here
at 4:35 P. M., instead of 5:15 P. M.
Extradition Granted for Two.
OLYMPIA, Wash., July 26. (Spe
cial.) Governor Hart yesterday
honored two requisitions from the
governor of Clifornia for the return
to that state of men charged with
crimes and held in Washington.
Bert DeVine, wnted in Paso Robles
as a parole violator following con
viction and serving of part of his
sentence for robbery, wrll be taken
back from Everett. William Smith,
wanted in Sacramento for grand
larceny, is under arrest at Seattle.
Smith's specialty, it is said, is the
theft of automobile tires.
WORKMAN FATALLY HURT
Sherman Deaver of St. Helens Is
Victim of Accident.
Sherman Deaver, 48, a lumber
loader employed by the St. Helens
Lumber company, was fatally In
jured yesterday when a large splin
ter was driven into his body near
the heart. A number of planks, it
was said, slid from the top of a pile
as Deaver and other workmen were
moving them. He was the only man
hurt. .
His comrades saw at once that he
was dangerously injured. After first
aid had been hastily applied he wTas
brought to St. Vincent's hospital,
where two hours later he died.
Deaver was married. His widow
lives at St. Helens.
Five File for Sheriff.
KELSO, Wash, July 26. (Spe
cial.) W. L. Strong of Woodland
has filed for sheriff on the repub
lican ticket, making five candidates
for that- nomination in Cowlitz
county, the others being R. A. Davis
of Kalama, William Modrow of Sil
ver Lake, William Thompson of
Kalama, and James Price of Castle
Rock
H
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timeliness
appreciate
of this sale
Just when every home-maker is wondering what furniture addition can be
made this fall to increase the "homey" atmosphere of the home, along comes
this welcome event. Powers is glad to provide this means for economy in
. home furnishings. We're presenting great things in our August Sale, and we
know you'll not be disappointed.
Big Reductions on Complete Lines as Well
Of course this great sale of odds and ends includes wide offerings from every depart
ment in the store. A vast exhibit of furniture for every room, in a wide range of pat
terns and materials all are offered at surprisingly low prices. Floor coverings, too,
are included. You'll understand the magnitude of the reductions when you know that
every number is of the usual Powers Quality and that there are hundreds of bargains
as great, or even greater than those listed here. ; '
$19.50 Mahogany leather seat period Dining Chairs, IQ f7
this sale &
$49.50 Quartered Oak Colonial Buffets, large size,
this sale
$57.50 Walnut Queen Anne Dining Tables,
this sale. . . .' .. . . . ...
$49 J75 Ivory period Dressers,
this sale. .'
$28.75
$39.75
$31.15
$69.50
$29.85
$98.50 Overstuffed Tapestry Davenports,
this sale . .
9x12 Seamless Velvet Rugs,
this sale.
9x12 Axminster Rugs, QQ QPC
this sale. OOtf.OD
8-3x10-6 Seamless Velvet 'Rugs, slightly Q97
imperfect . . V 1
$98.50 A-B Wood and Coal Range, high oven, SKQ
glass door,-complete with coil and connection, on sale VwwwU
Some Unusual
Values in
Demonstrating Phonographs
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A Visit .to the
Children's Store
Will Be Worth While
VICTIM OF BRAWL DIES
J. F. POY CHARGED WITH
SECOND-DEGREE MURDER.
vestigations, entered the Chinese
reaort In an intoxicated condition
and is said to have started to abuse
both Roy and his escort, Mrs. C. E.
Price. Almost without warning.
Roy is said to have drawn, his re
volver and fired. .
Roy and Mrs. Price were in a pri-
Jofos for Wounded Men Sought.
PENDLETON,' Or.. July 26. (Spe
cial.) W. T. McNulty .employment
representative of the veterans' bu
reau, has been checking the possi
bilities of employment for wounded
veterans who have just about com
pleted their training in vocations.
"There are about 800 of them in this
state," Mr. McNulty said. According
to reports life, greater number of
them have specialized in farm
work and places for them on the
farms-of the state are being sought.
D. A. R. Chapter Sought.
KELSO, Wash., July 26. (Special)
Plans are being made for the or
ganization of a chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion in Cowlitz county. Mrs. J. H.
Quick of Castle Rock and Mrs. E. W.
Ross of Kelso are leaders in the
movement.
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Stewart Johnson Succumbs to
Gunshot Wound Without Being
Able to Make Statement.
Stewart Johnson, 33, who was shot
in the abdomen by J. F. Roy, 36, ex
prohibition officer, during a brawl
in a Chinese restaurant at Fourth
and Everett streets Monday night,
died vesterday at St. Vincent's hos
pital. The body was removed to the
morgue. An- inquest will be held at
8:30 o'clock tonight at the court
house.
Johnson, according- to police -in-
vate booth at the time of the shoot
ing, so police have been unable to
locate any other witnesses. John
son's condition was so serious from
the moment he was shot that he
was. unable to make any statement.
Deputy , District Attorney - John
Mowrv yesterday filed a charge of
second-degree murder against Roy
as soon as he had been officially
notified of Johnson's death.
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