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
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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
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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 -"
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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