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, THE MORXIXG OKEGOXIAX, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12. ' 1922
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PENINSULA BEAST
21 -Year-Old Vagrant Is Ac
cused of Outrages.
NET OF EVIDENCE STRONG
Otto Mortenson, Held in Jail, Ad
mits Being Bootlegger and
Robber; Voice Betrays.
Positively identified by one of his
victims and emeshed in as strong
net of circumstantial evidence as
has ever been woven about any local
prisoner. Otto Mortenson, 21-year
old vagrant and thief, is held in the
city jail as the "gorilla" man who
terrorized the women of the Penin-
uula district, several months ago.
Mortenson, arrested last Thurs
day on a charge of theft, has grad
uaily broken down under constant
police questioning and made dam
aging admissions. Although he says
that he is innocent of outrages
against five Portland women during
July, police officials say that his
own statements will convict him.
voico Is "Give-Away."
a falsetto voice, ranging from a
eep bass to a high soprano,
brought about his ready Identifica
tion, yesterday, by Mrs. Mabel Bush,
7 West Jarrett street, who was at
tacked on the night of July 13. Mrs.
Bush, after hearing Mortenson
answer several questions, declared
that he was the one who had at
tacked and mistreated her. The
police are now attempting to get in
communication with other victims
with a view to strengthening the
evidence against Mortenson. One of
the women, a nervous wreck as a
result of her experiences, is now in
Canada.
Mortenson was arrested by Patrol
man Brown of the St. Johns station,
last Thursday night, after he had
attempted to collect money for a
quantity of stolen plumbing which
he had sold to a Peninsula resident.
After several hours of questioning
at the St. Johns station, Mortenson
was sent to headquarters.
There he gave the name of D. "W.
.Hanson, j-ie was locked, up on a
charge of vagrancy.
Reaemhlaure Is IV o ted.
The following morning at "line
up," when dete&tives looked3 over
the night's catch of prisoners, Mor
tenson came under the gaze of In
spector Collins. That oficer, who
had spent two months in attempting
10 locate tne .fen insula beast, in
stantly recognized the resemblance
between the prisoner and the de
scription of the fiend ,
Mortenson has blonde hair combed
straight back, hollow eeks and a
in tielght anl
deaf ears Mrs. Bush was also
robbed of her wrist watch, a string
of beads and a purse.
Four other women wen even more
horribly treated than Mrs. Bush
One, a complete wreck as a result of
her experiences, has gone to Canada
to attempt to forget. Police offi
cials believe that a number of other
similar crimes were committed, but
that the victims, -fearing publicity,
declined to report them. The names
of the victims known to the police
are being kept secret.
Formal charges of burglary were
filed against Mortenson yesterday
and he was ordered held for grand
jury action. More serious charges
will be preferred by the police
today.
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JURY IS OUT
EVIDENCE COMPIiETED
NICK DOLTE'S CASE.
Panel Seeks Additional Data on
Penalties Attaching to 3
Possible Verdicts.
1RK0FB
COAL STRIKE HEARD
Operators Advised to Get In
and Clean House.
INTENSIVE STUDY URGED
Mining Congress Session Marked
11 by Wide Divergence of Opin-"
ion Among Slembers.
Jurors in" the trial of Nick Doltes,
charged with the murder of George
Grammatti in this city last August,
were locked up early last night
without without having reached a
verdict. They had deliberated over
the evidence in the case since early
in the afternoon and once had re-
jj
Otto Mortenson,. 21-year-old va
erant and thief, accuMed of
being; the Peninsula beast.
sallow complexion.
general appearance he resembled
the assailant in the Columbia park
district.
The sleuths did not accuse Morten
son of these crimes. Instead they
allowed him to do his own talking.
They led him to believe that they
had no suspicions connecting hira
with the outrages against women.
Mortenson commenced talking. He
dropped the remark that he had
once lived in a shack in Mock's
Bottom. Later he admitted that
articles of clothing found in that
shack were his. Bit by bit the de
tectives wormed information from
him, Mortenson never thinking that
he was being held for the crimes
against women.
Denials Are Vehement.
Sunday he was openly accused of
the Peninsula outrages. He denied
the accusations vehemently. But the
inspectors, while he had been talk
ing, had collected a damaging array
oi evidence. Mortenson had lived
in the shack where the clothes,
identified as those worn by the
beast, were found. He admitted
being diseased. He admitted being
in me Peninsula district. He ad
mitted residence in an abandoned
two-story house near the north end
of the O.-W. R. & N. tunnel, near
which one of the outrages was com
mitted and in the vincinity of which
the fiend disappeared. A nickel
plated revolver and flashlight, used
by the fiend, had been in the pos
session of Mortenson on the follow
ing morning, according to a story
told by a St. Johns barber. This
revolver has been found by the
police.
Mortenson was taken before
Deputy District Attorney Kirk yes
terday morning. Mrs. Bush was
there. And when he started answer
ing questions then it was that the
falsetto voice betrayed him and she
identified him as the unspeakable
creature of the Peninsula district.
Woman Is Positive,
"Put me in his place," said the
woman's husband. "If I were in his
place, would you still be convinced?"
"I am as positive as mortal could
be," answered Mrs. Bush. "I will
never forget that voice as long as I
live.
Mortenson admitted a long career
in crime. He is now a parole -vio
lator from Buena Vista reformatory
in Colorado. He confessed to a
series of burglaries and petty thefts
committeed in Portland. He pleaded
that he be sent back to the Colorado
institution to complete his term.
"I am a burglar, but I never hurt
a woman," he said. "I've always
been a burglar."
Mortenson presents a study for
criminologists. Outwardly he gives
little evidence of being the crea
ture who created such a reign of
terror in the Peninsula district last
summer. Of ordinary height and
appearance, the only distinguishing
marks about him are the massed of
pimples which cover his face. He
talks intelligently, yet excitedly,
jumbling words together and at
tempting to get too many thoughts
into one sentence. He spent the
day in pacing up and down his jail
cell, plainly exhibiting signs of
nervousness and worry over the
charges which faced him.
Captain Is Convinced.
"These people are trying to swear
my life away," he said. "I didn't
hurt any woman. I'm a burglar and
a bootlegger. I was running whisky
down on the trains from Tacoma to
Portland at the time these things
happened. I registered in a Tacoma
hotel on the night of June 13. I
told this woman that she was doing
wrong in identifying me."
nes a queer one. commented
Police Captain Harms, who, with
Inspectors Coleman. Collins and
Oolrs, has had charge of the case.
"He's as smart as a whip. too. There
isn't an iota of doubt but that he'
the man who committed these
crimes."
Mrs. Bush was attacked near Con
cord and Jarrett streets as she was
returning home from a lodge meet
ing. She was choked into uncon
sciousness and dragged to a patch
of brush several blocks away. Part
of her clothing was cut away when
she refused to obey the fiend's com
mands. Her pleas for mercy fell on
turned to the courtroom seeking in
formation as to the penalties at
tached to the three possible verdicts
first or second-degree murder and
manslaughter.
The case was put in the hands of
the jury about 2:15 P. M., after cir
cuit Judge Evans had delivered his
instructions as to the possible ver
diets and methods of weighing the
testimony. About two hours later
the jury returned and asked infor
mation regarding the penalties for
first-degree murder, second-degree
murder and manslaughter. Judye
Evans told them it was not within
his powers .to enlightenthem as to
these penalties. The jurors were
obliged to file back to their room
without the information they had
sought.
Many persons interested in the
case interpreted the requests of the
jurors as indicative that they were
considering a verdict of first -degree
murder. Judge Evans and many of
those interested in the trial re
mained at the courthouse after 5
o'clock, expecting an early agree
ment on a verdict.
The shooting occurred on the
night of August 27 in the Everett
hotel. Grammatti had traced his
wife and son and Doltes to this city
from Onalaska and found them here,
the wife and Doltes being registered
as Mr. and Mrs. Riggs, and occupy
ing the same room. Doltes did not
deny that he shot Grammatti after
the latter had been admitted to their
room, but alleged that the husband
was on the point of attacking him.
QUEST ADDS TO STAFF
Freshmen Victors in Reed Publi
cation Contest Announced.
Alden Mills of Portland and Glenn
Burch of Denton, Tex., have been
added to the staff of tne Reed col
lege Quest as the result of a con
test for freshmen reporters, it was
announced yesterday by Miss Mary
KHen Gantenbein, editor of the
weekly.
The stories of Mills and Burch
were adjudged the best of eight.
Mills is a graduate of Franklin high
school.
Miss Mary Ellen Gantenbein of
Portland, editor of the publication,
a Reed senior and has risen to the
editorship through three years' serv
ice on the paper. The office of news
editor is filled by Easton Rothwell
of Butte, Mont., and that of as
sistant editor by Charles Webster
of Port Angels, "Wash. Clifford John-
enn f Pnrflatiil is hiisineo m ji n -
haVer.
Sorority Announces Pledges.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu
gene, Oct. 11. (Special.) Gamma
Phi Beta, women's fraternity, last
night, a w-eek after the general
pledging by sororities on the cam
pus, announced the pledging of 14
girls. Those who were taken in are
Alice Tompkins, Salem; Florence
Campbell, Ann Roberts, Maxine
Walkup, Frances Cornell, Catherine
Henderson. Elenor Holman and
Helen Weber, Portland; Katherine
de Neffe, Baker; Iris Rice, Roseburg;
CLEVELAND, Oct. 11. (By the
Associated Press.) Warning that
another coal strike is inevitable
April 1, 1923, unless certain condi
tions are removed; a sharp diver
gence of opinion between union and
non-union operators over labor pol
icies, and a manufacturer telling the
mining industry "to organize its
household for self-examination, self
expression and self-government'
marked the third day's session of
the American Mining congress which
was devoted to an intensive study
ct the problems confronting the bi
tuminous coal industry.
A resolution was introduced ask
ing the congress to declare as its
principles:
"That all disputes directly affect
ing the public interests which may
not be settled by mutual agreement,
snail be determined by judicial
process.
Combination Acts Scored.
"That any act, in combination with
others which would be unlawful if
done by an individual, shall be un
lawful on the part of all those who
take part collectively and individ
ually, all of whom shall be liable to
damages to the party injured
thereby. '
"That every agreement, order, de
termination or conclusion by two or
more persons, which, if carried out,
would be in restraint of trade, in
crease .the cost or restrict the pro
duction of any article of commerce,
to public injury, shall be declared
unlawful and that each and every
person, organization or combination
guilty should be properly penalized."
It also recommended that a com
mittee on industrial co-operation be
created to investigate plans to end
industrial strife either by mediation
and solution or arbitration, and
recommend to the board of directors
of the congress such plans as its in
vestigation shall show to be
advisable.
Operator Introduces Resolution.
The resolution was presented by
C. E. Maurer of Cleveland, vice
president of the congress, coal oper
ator, and long a member of the com
mittees negotiating with the united
mine workers, and followed a ;
lengthy address in which he pre- i
dieted next April would find the I
prices as low as last April and the
miners' union as firmly refusing to
take any reduction in wages with
out a fight.
The resolution will be considered
by the congress, it was understood.
A telegram from Herbert Hoover,
secretary of commerce, was read,,
detailing some of the evils of the
coal industry and suggesting that
general debate of its problems "will
be most advantageous" to the new
coal commission.
House Cleaning Advised.
John A. Emery of Washington,
counsel for the National Associa
tion of Manufacturers, told the coal
industry to "clean house," and said
that "during the months of delib
erately suspended production the
spectator has seen mue evidence
of continuing unity in rnougnt or
action among tha ostensible man
agers of the industry, while, oni the
other hand, he has witnessed a soli
darity of policy, expression and ac
tion, among the controlling miners
which has. successfully resisted not
only economic argument and offi
cial intervention, but every appeal
to impartial arbitration.
"Now. to my mind, there is out
one thing to do in the union- fields,"
he said. "You are tiea nanu ana
foot to the united mine workers;
you nave agreea 10 meet wim
committee, and it is your duty to
meet them.
'You don't want any claims this
fall that you did not carry out your
agreement. But when you have
heard the demands of the miners
and find you can't get anythin
better than their demands and that
the situation, does not warrant the
Dresent wages, then it is time to
quit, and quit for good."
is only a repetition of what has
been done in other cities which", de
sired to place their orchestras -on a
firm financial basis and to distrib
ute the cost of concerts on a per
capita proportion. This should ap
peal to - every -reasonable mind as
being the fair thing to to," she
said.
Officers of the . society are
James B. Kerr, president: William
D. Wheelwright, Mrs. William Mac
Master, Mrs. W. B. Ayer. Mrs. Sig
mund Frank, Guy W. Talbot. Ira F.
Powers, vice-presidents; J. C. Ains
worth, treasurer; Mrs. Henry L.
Corbett, secretary; Mrs. Spencer, as
sistant secretary. These officers
and the following persons, const i
tute the board of directors: Charles
Berg, Miss Isabella Gauld, Eric
Hauser, Mrs. T. D. Honeymau
Kurt Koehler, Edgar B. Piper, Mrs
Robert Strong and A. R. Watzek.
NDN-AGTIOfi CHARGE
PAINS UNCLE SI
East Side Business Men to Aid.
The East Side Business men s
club has heartily indorsed the-Port
land Symphony orchestra and will
aid in every possible manner the
campaign for the support of the or
ganization, according to L. M. Lep
per, secretary of the club. Individ
ual aid of the various members of
the club has been obtained and the
Indorsement of the club has been
made as a further step in assisting
in the campaign.
GAR HITS AUTO; 2 HURT
EDWARD .MWXER BURNED
AXD IXJCRED BADLY.
Mount Scott Local Hits Milj
Truck and Drags Machine
25 Feet Up Street.
In a head-on collision between
milk truck and a Mount Scot street
car at the intersection of East
Twelfth and Stephens streets at
A. M. yesterday, Joe Pashco, driver
of the truck, and Edward Lawler,
14-year-old companion, suffered se
rious injuries. The boy, caught in
the wreckage, was dragged 25 feet
by the car, and was burned badly
by flames of gasoline ignited by the
crash.
At the hospital last night Lawler,
who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Lawler, 1798 Melrose drive,
was said to have but a chance for
life. He was kept under opiates to
allay the pain of a broken hip bone
and the burns which covered his
legs and much of his back. Pascho,
who suffered a fractured leg and
lacerations on the chest, was rest
ing easily.
Pashco - was driving east on
Stephens street and turned to the
right into East Twelfth street. A
wide turn brought the truck directly
in the path of the street car which
was traveling north.
O. S. Close, motorman, said that
he saw the truck, but thought that
the driver would turn off the tracks
once he had completed his turn.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawler said their
son had not gone to school Tuesday
but had gone with OIlie Raster, a
neighbor's son, on a jaunt south of
town. Pashco said that the youth
appeared at his dairy farm, known
as the Mayflower farm, on the Lake
road southeast of Milwaukie, Tues
day night and asked for a job.
WOMAN UP FOR MURDER
America Held to Be Doing
Duty in Europe.
BILLIONS IN COIN SENT
Relief Workers Declared to Have
Done More Than Those of
Any Other Country.
MRS. GIBERSON ACCUSED
KILLING HUSBAND.
OF
Widow Makes Notes on Case as
Outlined by Prosecutor in
New Jersey Town.
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE BRINGS
ENCOURAGING RESULTS.
Officers of Society Ask Prompt
Response by -Sending Coupon
in With S ubscr iption .
Optimism prevailed yesterday at
the headquarters of the Symphony
society, according to Mrs. Donald
Spencer, assistant secretary, who
said that each mail was bringing
in encouraging responses to the
drive under way, having as its goal
1000 members at $10 each. Offi
cers of the society expect the goal
THE SYMPHONY SOCIETY OF PORTLAND, OREGON.
The undersigned hereby Joins in the organization of the Sym
phony Society of Portland, Oregon, and agrees to pay annual
dues of Ten Dollars. Membership and the obligation to pay dues
shall be subject to termination by written notice to the secretary
of the society on or before June 1st in any year.
Dated. .
.193...
Address
Telephone.
Mail this coupon to the Symphony Society of Portland, Or., in
care of Sherman-Clay & Co. ;,
Margaret Morrison, Hood Kiver.
Francis Pierce. Eugene; Madeline
Connor. Vancouver. Wash., and Lu
cinda Dell, Athena.
Journalism Fraternity Elects.
UNIVERSITY OF .OREGON, Eu
gene, Oct. 11- (Special.) Sigma
Delta Chi, national honorary jour
nalism fraternity. Tuesday elected
seven new members, all of whom
are majors in the school of journal
ism of the university. Those nomi
nated were: Ernest J.. Haycox and
John W. Piper, Portland; Clinton
Howard, San Francisco; George H.
Godfrey, Eugene; Arthur Rudd, Pen
dleton, and Harold Shirley, Suth
erlin. .
will be reached by the end of the
week.
"Officers ask as a favor that all
readers of The Oregonian cut out
the. pledge card which appears In
every issue this week, fill it out
and mail it with a check to the
offflces of the Symphony society in
the Sherman, Clay building," Mrs.
Spencer said. "This would release
a member of the team for work in
other quarters. It will be appre
ciated if the pledge cards are filled
out without personal solicitation."
Any question concerning the or
chestra or the society will be an
swered by officers of the organiza
tion at the Sherman, Clay building.
Mrs. Spencer said. j
"What is taking place In Portland
fBv Chicaeo Tribune Leased "Wirt )
LAKE WOOD, N. J., Oct. 11.
Plump, matronly Mrs. Ivy Giberson
went on trial for her life today be
fore. Supreme Court Justice Kalisch
at Toms River, charged with the
murder of her husband, William
Giberson, while he lay sleeping in
the bedroom of their Lakehurst
home the night of'August 14 last.
Attired in mourning, Mrs. Giber
son listened calmly, made notes on
a paper pad while Prosecuting At
torney Jayne in his opening ad
dress told of evidence in his pos
session which he said would prove
that she sent her husband away on
fictitious business missions in or
der to rid herself of his presence.
The prosecutor inferred her desire.
to be rid of her husband which he
said he would prove led to his
death was prompted by Interest
in another man, a man to whom
she had written daily, whom she
had visited daily and "continuously
sought."
This man. he said, is Harold A.
Ganun, a married man with one
child, who lives in New York city.
The prosecutor also said he would
show that through juggling of his
bank accounts, which his wife han
dled. Giberson was $3200 poorer
when he was killed than he had
been led to believe. .
Photographs and large sketches
of the plan of the Giberson home
and outhouses, in one of which one
of Giberson's revolvers was found
the. day of the slaying, with empty
shells in two chambers, were on
display in the courtroom, which, was
crowded with men and women.
BY GRAFTON WILCOX.
(By Chicaeo Tribune Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 11.
The United States, in the opinion of
administration leaders, is not hold
ing aloof, from Europe and leaving
it in the lurch, as publicly charged
many, times recently both at home
and abroad.
The administration feels, it was
declared today by an official in
high place in the government, that
constant reiteration of the assertion
that it is doing nothing for Europe
s unfair and deceiving to the public
as to rwhat actually is being done.
Billions of American dollars, it is
officially declared, have been poured
into Europe from the United States.
with government sanction, since tne
armistice and are now being used
in the economic and financial
habilitation of countries which suf
fered from the world war.
As an immediate illustration of
what the United States is doing to
help the war-stricken peoples of
tne world, it was pointed out tnat
in the near east, where Americans
have even less direct interest than
in Europe, the Unitedi States is do
ing more to assist refugees than
any other nation. Not only have
American warships participated
more actively than those of any
other nation in the evacuation of
refugees from Smyrna, but Ameri
can charitable organizations con
tributed more money and American
relief workers contributed greater
service than those of other countries.
Foreign Investment Urged.
In the opinion of odmlnis-trat1on
officials it is inevitable that Amer
ican capital should seek investment
abroad. With the United States the
greatest creditor nation In the
world, and with the American dol
lar at such a premium that few
countries can afford to purchase
American products, the administra
tion realizes that the only sound
method of restoring exchange is for
American capital to seek invest
ment abroad.
The administration, appeclatlng
this, it was declared, encourages for
eign investment in every way pos
sible and has co-operated freely
with American bankers in their ef
forts to secure legitimate sources
of investment abroad. One of the
tasks of Secretary of State Hughes
has been, it is declared, to build up
an American foreign policy calcu
lated to give confidence to American
capital that it will have the backing
of the American government when
it goes abroad.
With the American dollar at a
premium after the war, the state
department was quick to appreciate
the financial situation in the world.
In a circular letter addressed to all
American consuls, it gave instruc
tions that American agents, who
hitherto had sought only markets
for American goods, ehould investi
gate the possibilities of American
investments. With American firms
doing extensive business aboard,
they would naturally seek to make
remittances to the United States and
would thus tend to stabilize Ameri
can exchange.
Bankers Are Co-opera tins;.
American bankers in general have
shown an entire disposition to work
with the state department in the
matter of placing loans only where
they will be of constructive benefit.
Since President Harding and Secre
tary Hughes are committed to a pol
icy of limitation of armament, they
naturally look forward to the time
when European nations will find It
possible to reduce their land arma
ments as well as their naval arma
ments. Therefore, it is to be ex
pected that the state department
would frown upon any proposal by
any American banking group to lend J
money 10 a European power wnicn
was known to be contemplating the
use of that money in preparation
for war. In this way, the American
government Is a great force for
peace, since a majority of the na
tions could not make war without
borrowing, and since the United
States is the only nation in the
world in a position to lend on a
large scale.
The teachers will be given an auto
mobile ride through the valley to
morrow by the courtesy of the local
chamber of commerce.
The principal speakers of the ses
sions include State Superintendent
of Schools J. A. Churchill, of Salem;
Professor Roy R. Hewitt of the de
partment of political science, Ore
gon Agricultural college; J. E. Cal
vin, industrial field worker of the
state superintendent's office: Harold
Haxe Tuttle of Forest Grove, head
of the department of education of
Pacific university; Frank H. Shep
herd, of the industrial education de
partment. Oregon Agricultural col
lege; Miss Hasel Williams of the
Palmer Penmanship Methods of
Portland, and Mrs. W. A. Barnum of
the Oregon State Normal.
ATTORNEY IS ACCUSED
Walter M. Harrey, Seattle, Cnder
Fire at Oljrmpla.
OLTMPIA. Wash., Oct. 11. (Spe
cial.) A complaint charring Walter
M. Harvey, prominent Seattle an J
Tacoma attorney, with acta Involv
ing moral turpitude, dishonesty.
misappropriation of funds, corrupt
practices and wilful violation -f
trust was filed In the supreme court
today by Assistant Attorney-General
Wiitht for the state board of law
examiners. Hearintr before the state
board will be held in Tacoma on
November 1.
Four distinct causes of action
were contained in tne complaint.
the most serious of which Involved
an alleged conspiracy to defraud
the heirs of the estate of Charlotte
M. Langill out of property which
rightfully should have rone to
them and with misinforming; th.
superior court of Pierce county and
obstructing; settlement of the Lan
g-ill estate.
ARMY TESTS SCHEDULED
Aspirants to Second Lieutenancy
Soon to Be Examined.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE. Corvallis. Oct. 11. (Special.)
Candidates for appointment as
second lieutenants in the regular
army will be examined the week
beginning; October 23. and college
graduates and seniors in institutions
of higher education are urged by
the office of the corps area com
mander to take the examinations.
Young men who are recognized as
natural leaders on the campus will
be especially requested to become
candidates.
Anyone fn the state desiring to
take the examinations may get In
formation from the nearest pro
fessor of military science and tac
tics or commander of the nearest
military station as to the requirements.
RELIGIOUS WORK URGED
University Y. M. C. A. Sponsors
Movement Among; Students.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu
gene. Oct. 11. (Special.) The stu
dent Young Men's Christian assocla
tion is undertaking this year to
sponsor a movement which is direct
ed to stimulate more Interest in re
ligious work throughout the univer
sity. It is proposed by L. P. Put
nam, secretary of the campus "X."
that the various religious organiza
tions Join force, in seeking the pa
tronage of the university students.
Student pastors of Eugene
churches and secretaries of the
Young Men's and Young Women's
Christian associations are enjoined
to cast their lots together and form
a board of religioua education.
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Executives of Western States In
vited to Confer In San Fran
cisco November 1 6.
OLYMPIA, Wash.. Oct. 11. (Spe
cial.) Oovemors of all the states
west of the Rocky mountains were
today invited by Governor Louis K
Hart to meet In a conference in San
Francisco Thursday. November 1.
to consider a uniform gasoline tax.
uniform' speed laws and other mat
ters, which Oovernor Hart believes
should be the same in all states.
Several western states are consid
ering changes in the gasoline tax
well as other laws applying to
he automobile, r.nd it Is hoped that
action taken will be uniform. One
other matter which will be consid- (
rH .t f hit mnfrmnca rhifh may I
he enlarR-ed to Include hlehwav de
partments and automobile depart,
ments. will be the ouentlon of rel
tratlon and permits for transient
automobiles.
Wasnllne taxes are at present
levied In 17 stateo, the tax being one
cent per gallon In Anions.
Arkansas. Colorado. Connect Irirt,
Florida, Georgia. Kentucky. Loul.i
ana. New Mexico, iontana. North
Carolina. Pennsylvania. Kouth Caro
lina. South t'akota and Waahlnaton.
and two cents In Oregon and Mary
land.
The Invitation was sent to th
governors of Montana. Wyoming,
Colorado, New Mexico. Arlaon.
I'tah, Nevada, Idaho, California anil
or.pon
VOLIVA'S BLUFF CALLED
Pastor Stands in Front of News
paper Of rice All Day.
W AUK EG AN", 111., Oct. 11. Rev.
Robert E. O'Brien, pastor of an In
dependent flock in Zlon City, today
had complied with the terms of an
offer from Wilbur Glenn Vollva.
overseer of Zion, of $5 "if he will
stand in front of a newspaper of
fice all day to show the people what
a fool he is."
Rain beat upon Mr. O'Brien most
of the day. but he held his post
from sunrise to sunset. He said
he would give the award to Zion
City poor.
TEACHERSAJT MEDF0RD
Jackson County Institute Opens
Three-Day Session.
MEDFORD, Or., Oct. 11. (Spe
cial.) The Jackson county teachers'
institute opened its three days' an
nual session here today with be
tween 225 and 230 teachers present.
City Jobs Are Open.
The following examinations and
dates have been announced' by the
municipal civil service board with
the announcement that appiicatlona
will be received in the office of the
board in the city halli Dock watch
man, labor service and motor bus
inspector, Monday, October 23;
topographical draftsman, engineer
ing service, Friday, October 27.
Ex-service men who desire to par
ticipate in these examinations are
asked to present certificates of
discharge when filing applications.
Young Man Hurt by Train.
ROSEBURG. Or- Oct. 11. (Spe
cial.) John K. Harrison of Akron
Ohio, sustained the loss of a portion
of his left foot today when he fell
beneath the wheels of a mov'ng
freight train which he was trying
to board. He and a companion who
gave the name of Gilbert Holmgren
were beating their way from North
Dakota to Vallejo, Cal., where they
had secured employment.
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TRIP FARES
NOW IN EFFECT
OREGON ELECTRIC RY.
ONE WAY
New Former
Portland to: Fare Fare
Salem $1.50 $1.84
Albany 2.25 2.80
Corvallis 2.60 3.17
Harrisburp; .... 2.26 3.75
Junction City... 3.38 3.90
Eug-ene 3.81 4.41
ROUND TRIP .
Every Week
Day End
Salem $2.50
Albany 3.80 ....
Corvallis 4.50 4.25
Harrisbursr 5.30 5.00
Junction City ... 5.50 5.20
Eugene 6.30 5.90
Woodburn 1.95 1.75
Hillsboro 1.15 .85
Forest Grove... 1.50 1.10
Every day tickets are good
for return 15 days after pur
chase; week end tickets are on
sale Frid?y, Saturday and Sun
day, return limit Tuesday.
OREGON ELECTRIC RY.
KEEP LOOKING YOONG
It's
Easy If Von Know
Edwards' Olive Tablets.
Dr.
The secret of keeping young Is to
feel young to do this you must
watch your liver and bowels
there's no need of having a sallow
complexion dark rings under oir
eyes pimples a bilious look in
your face dull eyes with no spar
kle. Your doctor will tell you 0
per cent of all slcknes comes from
inactive bowels and liver.
Dr. Edwards, a well-known phy
slclan In Ohio, perfected a vegetable
compound mixed with olive oil to
act on the liver and bowels, which
he gave to his patients for years
Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets, the
substitute for calomel, are gentle In
their action. Jet always errectiv
They bring about that natural
buoyancy whirh all should enjoy by
toning up the liver and clearing the
system of Impurities.
Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets are
known by their olive color. 15c and
30c. Adv.
1S2V First Street. Portlaa. Orxea
TheCGeeWc
C'HIXESH
MEDICINE VO.
C. OEE WO has
made a life study
of the curative
p r o p e rites pos
sessed in roots,
herbs, buds and
bark and hat
co m p ounded
therefrom his
wonderful, well
known remedies
-".i mm perfectly harmless.
as no poisonous drugs or narcotics
of any kind are used In their make
up. or stomacn. lung. Kianey. liver.
rceumatlam. neuralgia, catarrn.
bladder, o , o o a, nervousness, gstl
stones ana an oisoraers or men.
women ana cnnai en. i ry Use
ivo's Wonderful and W ell-Know j
Root and Herb Remedies. Uood re
sults will surely and quickly follow
Call or write for Information.
THE C. GEE WO CHINESE
MEDICINE CO.
IF
RUPTURED
See Free Demonstration of
Remarkable Appliance at
Multnomah Hotel
Portland, Oregon
Oct. 16, 17 and 18
If you ar njpMtrl wf
trim, now i nur op,-r unit v t-
K-t Y KFK THIAI, f( tb- mo.r
jtr tcntlflriilly rrinptriirt'4 It'JP 'it
Support vr Invent It mbM.t-
mom prlnctpl n(jnht mit r m'-l
It im anolutiU riirrtt4 t rM
undr nil rnrifiliiont ni I tr 4
proper protection at all Urn.
It ! poptttvMv ihm mot rorrfnM
ahl fr every dy wr at all kinds
of work.
Can b worn nights with no d'a-
comfort.
I m.arantv1 pnt to allT it r-f
par undr any rlrcumatm .
Tad Id made of aofi, r-lllnt ma
terial. Hht. duraM and r"Tnfr-
a hi. mi the f ih anuaty yt
do- not Irrltatp, It I- d ni an-l
ihpM to fit and alv p'nir at
th riaht np"t bo th too cnnt
popfiiMy p.
The prMir la mUv djttab1a
to all iomona and ni'mn cf
tha bfiffv, with no MnUinr. ruttinar
or rhaflnjc- I'rnnnura bm in-
creased or lmd at mill.
If ymi would appreciate thm fit
and com fort of t h mmt prf-1
rupture hold In k Hupport t d
tiKnrd for ruptured auffrrii, thr
mine to the Multnomah Hot I. Ma
day. Tuendsiy or Vedn -dy. '. Ha
M. 17 or 1 . Jtepreaentat tvea rf tt
Company ara rorr.mar to th hotel t
artva all who rail an aoltitiy frea
tri I. No rh - ivar ton whatever n1
tt don't rout ou one uriff U penn?
to have t hta w ondrful r upMira In
vention fitted to your part ir ula
CHe of rupture. We want to c-on.
viiu you that thera la nothlnc .
batter. Hundred rf thouaanla In
u alt over the rlvllie vrnr.d, an-l
thouaanda are throwing thir o.
fwhtoned truaaea on th a-rp hr
after ad'tptlng thla aienttf!c litif
tura Support. No ru pt urd peraori
can afford to mlaa tti.a opportunity.
Call and aea the anrpttonl
m-rita of thla Kuarantaed liutiur
Support. It hiL no equal and la
be I rta: rem mm ended by pr vaU tan
and druK1ta everywhere. You owa
It to youtpp.f to find out a.t about
thla marvelous Invention.
THE FREE
TRIAL
Is for erery man, woman and eMM
who Is ruptured. lady attendant
for women.
Yea are larfleal Mil trmmt tt
13 A. M 2 S P. M, er T
rrrnlasa. 1 a ( siai yoaravlf
a aider the llskfra kllgatloa r
aereptlag thla lavllallaa. Ike !
coat yea aotMag.
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Tomorrow Alright
Night's Tonics frMh sir. a t4
alM and aa M Tablet la atU sraf
ears batter.
Naturae Keenarfr (NtTefcletat
eaarte a banefe-tel Inftuaare aa tha
dig eattve and allmtne'tea eraaaarttaa
Stomach, Unt aad Howsls.
Tonight take ea Ht TaWaa He
action la ea different yea will as as
Ltgbtlullr eurpneaa.
7f for orr
to years
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L W 4 IJo 'M'd the raaalae .
3 wcp. Made of soma Insredl.
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