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THE SUXDAT OREGO'IA', FORTLAyD, JULY .21, 19U7. BLASTS 11 ROMANCE Murderer's Hand Robs Swiss Maicten of Sweetheart. HUBER ENGAGED TO MARRY Victim of Unkclown .Assassin Was , Soon to Have teeen Wedded to Girl of His Choice in Old Country Ft nd NoCIew. Investigation into the killing of 'Alexander Huber, aj Swiss milkman who was aliot from ambush Tuesday night or -early Wei Inesday morning, has revealed a patriotic story. Ser geant of Detectives B kty and Detective Hellyer, who have rked day and night on the case ince Wednesday morning, learned yest frday that Huber, through years of hard toil and strict economy had saved su fcficient money to end for his sweeth tart In the old country, and she Is een now prepar ing to come to her lover. not yet hav ing heard of his death, t The murder of Hub'kr, although at first thought to be a caile of little mys tery, has proved one off the most puz zling with which the jjolice have had to deal In recent yearV. Although it . was at first thought tfliat the guilty party would be brought o book quick ly, it has been found that no clew exists. I The members of the ISwiss colony are so wrought up oveip the murder and the inability of the police to solve the mystery, that they wiUl today make up a purse of perhaps iy00 or $1000, which they will post as. 'a reward to stimulate Interest among; private de tective agencies and awakien keener in terest in those who may know some thing of the motives leading up to the crime. ' More hard work has been done on this case than on any one (murder case handled by the police for a long time. Sergeant Baty and DetectUve Hellyer have virtually worked dayf and night on it, and have investigated every clue and theory advanctVl by the scores of Swiss and other .people in terested. The family life, tile business life and the social life of the murdered man and of every one with .whom he is known to have had dealings within recent years have been in vestlgate'd with such vigor that 25 or 30) men and women, more or less connected with Huber during his lifetime, have been taken before Chief Gritzmaclter and all have satisfied him that t.key know nothing; of the motive for the 'assassina tion. A fight in the Gruetll staloon, at Tamhiil and First streets, ampng Swiss milkmen, was at first supposed to have started the trouble that led up to the murder, but it is now believed that this theory was erroneous; It is thought that some old and at present mj-sterious grudge lies back of the crime. It may have been one carried from Switzerland, for all the police have been able to ascertain. The police have not been able to fix clearly the hour of the murder, as Swiss dairymen who passed along the Cornell road as late as J A. M. "Wednes day declare they saw nothing of the body of Huber, which was found by Huber's partner and brother at day break. It was at first thought that . J . V, . . 41 me muroer was uuue ai t&uuu,. O'clock Tuesday night. The opinion of the physicians who examined the body was that . death had occurred about five hours before, which would make it 11 P. M. As far as tho police have been able to learn, Huber's affairs were in good condition, and his prospects for the future were bright. Arrangements had been made for his sweetheart to come to this country soon, and it was planned that they would be married upon her arrival in Portland. She will not know of Huber' murder until a letter reaches her. Huber's funeral will be held this afternoon from the Finley undertaking parlors. Novel by German Princess. BERLIN. July 20. (Special.) A novel by a Princess is having a big sale at all the German book stores. Its author Is Princess Fedora of Schleswlg-Holstein, youngest sister of the Kalserin, who has i i I'.a-lr.TMrTi.- -::::. ' '-ft :&':: '?: .::::::--.;-:: : y . .:?::-.:: :-:-::w :: s-zxv:-:.--::-::-: :;::-: :-:x;:.:ov-:-:-.;..j:.v; -:;. : : :.;.;.::::::::;:::-:-:-:-:-:-fc ::::-:::::::::::.::-::: :-A:-;-;y4y.-: i.-x-ye: N:A';i:''' ' of:-- ?:-.':";; v: y.ys- :'y'V& V y.'-:-fy-. ss.iys.-:-:f-v-:-y. .y.-..;y'y:.r---- t Mt -"(n W- rt & 4i "til Ifc Ci I" y il If fit tf ?b 'V"a 5 , - If m j - - jf 1 r ' 11VIFORM RANK COMPANY OF WEBFOOT CAMP, NO. 65, WOODMEN OF THE WORLD, WHO WILL COMPETE IN PRIZE DRILL AT SEATTLE. The above photograph shows the members of the Uniform Rank Company of Webfoot Camp, No. 65, Woodmen of the World, who will go to Seattle next Tuesday to compete for the J630 cash prixe offered ry the Woodmen of Seattle, the occasion being the session of the head camp of the Pacific jurisdiction. There will probably be companies competing from seven or eight different states. T - written several books, although this is her first novel. It is entitled "Halm Berta" and tells the story of a poacher and his daughter. Princess Fedora, who is 34, has re mained unmarried for the sake of her dead fiance, Duke Frederick of Mecklen-burg-Schwerin, who was drowned with his crew in the wreck of the torpedo boat which he commanded. Princess Fedora has had many offers of marriage and might even have become Queen of Italy , if she would have changed her religion as well as broken her vows to the memory of Duke Frederick. She is now one of the brightest women at the Berlin court and a favorite of the Kaiser, who admires her wit and Judgment. WATER SHORT IN SUBURBS .Principal Complaint Comes From ! Mount Tabor District. With the hot weather of the past week Slave come complaints of a lack of water Jn the elevated districts in the suburbs of Portland but so far the scarcity has .been far less noticable .than last Sum lner. Complaints were reported yesterday art. the City Hall from Mount Tabor, wihere the city recently purchased the system of the Mount Tabor Water Com puny, but the shortage Is due to the small rapacity of the mains supplying th fct district and not to any scarcity of waiter in the reservoirs. 1'Jie city's reservoirs are being kept well filled at all times and whatever scarcity exists is diie to the distribution systVem and would probably not be noticed if c onsumers were more careful not to wastB the water. In the elevated dis tricts '. of the suburbs there is always a short: tge during sprinkling hours in the Summier that can only be remedied by the laying of larger mains. In the Mount Tabor district the mains that wctre aold to the city were small and larger jHPes are badly needed. Many of the streets In this jart of the city have not yet been graded and it Is a rule of the Water Board never to authorize the laying of pipes until this has been done. As the ftmds for extensions are far less than enciugh to cover the petitions for new mains, the Board is laying pipes this year only where they are most urgently needed. 1 " Last year the greatest complaint of a water shortage came from the high dis tricts in the north part of the East Side. The large main that was laid to the Peninsula is now supplying this part of the city and no complaints are received from there this year. CONCERT AT THE CITY PARK Bandmaster DeCaprio Arranges Spe cial Programme for Today. Bandmaster De Caprio has arranged a special programme for this afternoon at the City Park. Tho opening number will be the "Procession" march from "Par sifal," and Signor De Caprio calls atten tion of persons wishing to hear this num ber to the fact that the concert will start promptly at 2:30 o'clock. He announoes that requests received during the week will be observed as far as possible in pre paring next Sunday's programme. It Vlll be his purpose hereafter to play popular programmes for the evening concerts during the week, paying attention to the more classical compositions Sunday after noons. This afternoon's programme fol lows: March, "Procession," from "Parsifal" Wagner Overture, "Merry Wives of Windsor. (by request) Nicolal Eritr 'acte et valse, "Coppella"....Dellbes "Album Leaf" Wagner Finale of the second act of "Madam " Butterfly" Puccini Grand Selection, "Stiffello"... Verdi Intermission Grand Fantasia from "Carmen" Bizet Menuet "Celebrated" Paderewskl Baritone solo, "Grand Corcert" De Caprio Sig. A. De Caprio. Three dances from "Henry VIII." E. German, (a) Morris Dance, allegro giocoso (b) Shepherd's Dance, andantlno quasi allegretto (c) Torch Dance, allegro molto Sig. A. De Caprio, director. MUST REPAIR WITH STEEL Bnrnside Bridge Muddle Is Further Increased. Still Whether work on the proposed East Side approach to the Burnslde bridge will be undertaken soon or not seems to de pend upon an amicable arrangement be tween the county and city governments, according to a statement made yesterday by Commissioner Lightner. From rec ords brought to the attention of the mum -" a 1 - w . -j-.. ' -."rc"' vr i I ii in-w im i i-r-i rr m , , THE APOLLO Player Piano Looks what it is an instrument with exceptional finish in all its parts and an ornament to any drawing-room. Its symmetry is not marred by any cumbersome attachments to break the pleasing lines of its beauty. Did you ever count the keys on a modern piano? There are 88 of them in all, and they were placed there for a purpose to give ample scope to tha musician for delighting the human ear. Did you ever see a piano which, when played by means of a perforated roll, made use of the 88 keys? Not unless you have seen the "Apollo," for it is the only one that utilizes the entire keyboard. No other uses more than 65 of the 88 keys the other 23 remaining silent. Call, and let us give you "a practi cal demonstration of the great superi ority of this wonderful instrument. For sale only by Hovenden-Soule Piano Co. Cor. Morrison and West Park St a. County Commissioners it appears that the new approach must include a 60-foot span, which would mean that the structure must "be made of steel. The Commission ers say that no funds are available at present for undertaking such an expen sive work, and also that the work prop erly should be taken up by the city. The records referred to explicitly pro vide that upon replacing the approach the new structure shall clear the right of way of the railroad company, which means a 60-foot span. , It Is understood that the city authorities, have prepared a communication to the County Commissioners on the subject, which is to, bo sent during the week, set ting forth the city's attitude with refer ence to the contemplated Improvement. HELD FOR LAND FRAUD Two More Apprehended for Alleged Complicity In Coal Deal. LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 20. Cyrus J. Williams, of this city, and Fred H. Wallahan, of Inglewood, Cal., have Just been arrested upon indictments re turned by the Federal grand Jury In Denver, charging them with complicity in coal-land frauds In Glenwood Springs, Colo. They were taken in custody by Deputy United States Mar shal Franklin, and neither has yet fur nished bail, although it is, anticipated they will do so. Two other men, one in Denver and another in Des Moines, Iowa, were also indicted in connection with the same charge. The land 'involved is about 900 acres, near Glenwood Springs. It is charged that the men, after filing on the land, turned it over to the Wisconsin Fuel & Coal Company. Work of Juvenile Court. Four prisoners were before Judge Fraser In the Juvenile Court yesterday: L. D. Furlong, a youth charged witn being implicated In an assault on a Japanese at Troutdale recently; M. Mc Namara, charged with selling liquor to minors; Tin Kim Lun, a Chinese res taurant keeper, charged with a like of fense, and A Wolfman, charged with receiving stolen good from young boys. Young Furlong testified that he had been furnished liquor by the saloon men arraigned. The four entered pleas of not guilty. - Cole Wins at Tennis. LITCHFIELD, Conn.. July 20. F. W. Cole, of Hartford, won the final match in singles In the President's cup event in the tennis tournament today, beating R. L. James, of Philadelphia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. o BETTER No Marriage Bells for . Him Not Yet Mamma'a Permission fiot Sufficient, Says Judge Welntrr, Who Re fuses to Join Mathtew Grohs, Agred 17, and Tracy Fox Aged 16. MRS. A. TOY and Mrs. Fox, accom panied by two children, ap proached the desk of "Cupid". Chris tensen in the County Clerk's office yes terday afternoon about 2 o'clock. "Oh, I know what your business is before you speak," said the smiling deputy. "Yes, Mathiew and Tracy have de cided to marry; and her mother and I have concluded to let them have their way," replied Mrs. Toy. Tho deputy at once proceeded to fill out a license certificate and in asking the usual questions discovered that Mathiew Grohs, the youngster stand ing beside the girl of hlB choice, was I I ffi&il " v Pi V!MmsW i hi x A U U .:-S?ii TING SU FOR MEN u VALUES than any store in America. WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD. IT'S SO the son of Mrs. Toy by a previous mar riage. . "What Is your age, Mr. Grohs?"' asked the deputy. Young Grohs' chest swelled notice ably when addressed as "mister," but answered in perfect confidence that he had arrived at a mature age, "17 yeans, sir." Turning to the little girl whose, head barely reached the height of the counter, he inquired how long she hail been on earth. Tracy Fox confidently replied that she was 16. The deputy, then asked Mrs. Fox if she consented to the marriage of her daughter, and was told that no objection from either side existed. As the deputy filled In the ages of the prospective man and wife the thought went through his mind that never before had he entered on his records so tender an age for a bridegroom. Dismissing this Interest ing fact, however, he concluded that 9 so long as the lad s mother found no reason why her boy should not become Tracy's husband it was no concern of his. Provided with the certificate, the mothers and their children trooped across the hall Into Judge Webster's 1V' , -l " f i A!) '"" . at ITS Two Stores 3rd and Oak chambers, where ' it was hoped the ceremony would be performed that would complete the dreams of months, and make the playmates real married people. Itere, however, smiles were turned Into frowns when the Judge kindly bnit firmly told them It would not be legral to unite them at their ages,, or at least at the boy's age, for the laws of Oregon required that a young man must have reached' the age of 18 be fore he can assume the responsi bilities of a husband. . As the little party departed from the courthcuse there was a determined look in the young man's face that seemed to indicate that he wis only temporarily defeated, but the girl's eyes were wet with tears. ' NICE SUMMER OUTING. Fine flsldng, good ehootlng. Use" of water and camping privileges free, in cluding wood. Transportation very ivheap. We will try to make it an in e xpenslve and pleasant trip for you. Our object 1 is to have you see for yourself the wonderful Wild Pigeon Springs and try the medicinal prop erties of the water! For further par ticul ars, address Wild Pigeon Springs Mineral Water Co.. between 12 noon and 1P. M., or from 5 to 6 P. M., 306 Pine Atreet. Phone Main 5462. . A8ate Tipping Nuisance. BERLlV. July 20. (Special.) Ameri can vlsl.xrs . to Vienna will soon be spared th e bother of the "three-waiter" system at the restaurants. In every Viennese rafe the customer has to tip three waitirs the head waiter, who pre sents the bill; the waiter proper, who brings the food, and the boy known as the "piccolo.V who brings the wine and beer. This i system exasperates the stranger. Bi It now It is proposed to in troduce the ordinary system of one The Otagonian, 1 Year .... A Good', Talking Machine, value Six Standard Records, value . i A LITTLE EACH WEEK PAYS THE COST By subscribing to The Oregonian for one year you can obtain a regular J25 high-grade Talking Machine, six records of your selection Included, or choice of a J25 Violin and complete outfit all for $25.65. Amount saved to subscriber is $11.95. This is the best combination offer, and the most popular ever made to Western newspaper readers. 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