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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1911)
8 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 3, 1911. BODY OF MAGNE5S IS FOUND IN RIVER Murder Theory Is Disproved by Absence of Any Signs of Violence. MAN'S FUTURE PROMISING Telephone Message to Intended Bride Tells Her That Boatride on Willamette Was Planned Dispel Painful Headache. to " Floating with face up-turned in the river beside houseboat No. 17, at the Oregon Tacht Club lagoon, just north of the Oaks, the body of J. Lloyd Mag ness, missing cashier of the baggage department at the Union Depot, was ;, found early yesterday morning, with no signs of violence upon it and with a . watch and a small sum of money in i the pockets of his clothes. He had ' been missing a little over four days ' and the body was recovered within ; two days of the time set for his wed : ding. A feature of the case is that the dis ' covery was made by Henry Ritchie, : agent for a life insurance company. , who a few months ago issued a policy ; upon Magness. The circumstances : found about the body have been ac- cepted by all concerned "as showing ' accidental death, perhaps brought ' about by a vertigo arising from the violent headaches to which the man i was subject. The place where the 1 body was discovered is nearly on a f right line inshore from the dredge 1 where his canoe was found entangled ; In the moorings. ' Harbor Patrol Notified. When Ritchie went to the' boathouse yesterday morning, he saw the face of a dead man in the water. He at once ; notified Captain Speler, of the harbor ', patrol, who with Hugh Brady, a river ' man who had spent long hours trying ! to bring up the body, went to the place 1 In the launch Elidor and brought the body to the foot of Stark street. There the Coroner took charge and at once called Dr. S. M. Gellert, who announced after a close examination that the '; body showed no marks of violence. 1 In the meantime a report reached . police headquarters that the head of the drowned man had been crushed, and activity began at once upon the supposition that a murder had been committed. ' Detectives Day, Taft, Enow and Ackerman were at once set at work upon the case, but had scarce : ly started their investigations when " they learned the truth and abandoned ' the case. . The watch in Magness' pocket had stopped at 11 o'clock and it is be lieved that it was at that hour Tues day night that his death occurred. A slight abrasion on the back of the head, not such as could have come from an attack, may throw some light upon the manner in which Magness . came to his death. It Is taken to ln- . dicate that while paddling about the " river he came in contact with some - overhanging obstruction which had knocked him into the river. Money Believed Missing. Question still remains as to the large sum of money which friends of -the drowned man believe he had with him when he disappeared, but in the r, absence of Indications of violence it is argued that he probably would have placed this money secure before going on the river. J. Lloyd Magness, after telephoning to Miss Nina Joy, daughter of Councll ' man Joy, and his intended bride, that he had a headache and was going for a row in an effort to overcome it. dropped out of sight Tuesday evening. The following day his boat was found entangled among the lines of a dredge . opposite the Oaks. Because the fu ture of the young man was roseate it was thought by his father that he had fallen a victim of river pirates. Other friends held to the hope that in a fit of aberration he had wandered away and would return alive, or at worst that he had been accidentally i drowned. His accounts with his com- pany were found in excellent shape ; and there was near prospect of a pro- . motion for him. He was of robust i figure and happy disposition and his ' near-approaching marriage gave added reason for a care-free mind. Just be fore his disappearance he had pro , cured tickets for a wedding tsp and , had shown them to his bride-to-be. They were . found in a pocket of his coat, left in the boat. Magness had been a frequent suffer- f er from headaches and usually fought ! the pain by going for a long walk or a row upon the river. He was a good I swimmer. As soon as identification was made. i the news was sent to the friends and f relatives, who had representatives at ; the Coroners office in a short time, ; No funeral arrangements Cave been . made. Funeral arrangements were complet ed late yesetrday and services will be held this' afternoon at Dunning & Mc- . Entee's chapel, Seventh and Ankeny ? streets. OREGON INFANTRY TEAM WHICH TOOK EIGHTH PLACE IN NATIONAL TEAM SHOOT AT CAMP PERRY, OHIO, WITH 60 TEAMS " COMPETING. v.'V:: Af:Uvm!fes'.:)J-J .: ' . . III HI . Ill ,. . . 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YOUNG TO DISPORT lay Festival Merriment Reign Tomorrow. to NEW CARLTON WILL OPEN Modern Fireproof Hotel to Begin Business Next Wednesday. One of Portland's elaborately finished , hostelries is the new Carlton Hotel, ; which will be opened to the publio "Wednesday. The structure at the northwest corner of Fourteenth and Washington streets. It is a class A, fireproof building, and thoroughly mod ern. The company that will operate the hotel Is composed of Portland business men, and is headed by Philip Gevurtz, ' of Gevurtz & Sons. The active man agement of the hotel will be in the hands of Gus C. Harm, who arrived re cently from San Francisco. Mr. Harm has had 15 years' experience in the ho : tel business, having formerly been connected with leading Chicago hotels. Since his arrival on the Coast Mr. : Harm has been connected with such hotels as the Lankershim. at Los An ' geles, and the Argonaut and Manx, at ' San Francisco. Mr. Harm is delighted , with Portland and declares that this city will eventually become the tourist center of the Pacific Coast. In equipping the hotel the manage ment has made a special feature in the dining-rooms, of which there are five. These are thoroughly equipped, it be ing the aim of the company to make this one of the most delightful places in the city. The main lobby is large and . furnished with leather-covered chairs and pillar seats, while the of fice fixtures are particularly striking. The formal opening of the hotel will be September 15. Kdlefsen delivers Al cordwosC. 203. 3-HOUR FROLIC PLANNED Boys and Girls to Gather in Second Annual Feast of Fan at Penin sula Park Arranged by Playground Association. Portland's young in frolic tomorrow afternoon, providing the sky gets over its weeping spell. The occasion win De the opening of the second annual Play Festival, under the auspices of the Portland Public Playgrounds Associa tion, and will last from 2 untu o'olnclr A long and varied programme has been arranged.. It includes athletic games of almost every description and a good portion is set aside for folk lore dances. Children of all ages and from every point of the city are scheduled to take part. Ofllclais or tne associa tion axnect an overflowing crowd to watch the future rulers of the cjty enjoy themselves in clean, wholesale fashion. One of the most interesting of all the athletic events will be tne game De tween the teams representing Colum bla Park and North Parkway. This contest will settle the outdoor baseball championship for the boys' class of over four feet, eight mcnes. xne ciudb are tied for the pennant, racing neck and neck all season. Loving Cups Provided. Acting Mayor Baker has promised to be on hand to present loving cups to the winners of the various leagues. A unique contest has. been arranged In which the victors In the girls' play grounds baseball league will be the opponents of the champions of the boys' class of under four feet, eight inches. The girls will be represented by the Peninsula Park team and the boys by the Brooklyn aggregation. The boys will compete In three classes: Under four feet, eight inches, between . four feet, eight inches and five feet, six inches, and the free-for-all group. The events will be the same in all classes and are as follows: Twelve-pound shotput, 100-yard dash and a 400-yard relay race, in which four will run 100 yards each; shoe race, in which the contestants' shoes will be placed In a pile. The racers will start from a given point, run to the bundle of leather, pick out a pair of shoes and return to the starting place. Girls will be arranged in two classes: Under four feet, eight inches, and over that height. The events, alike In both classes, are: Fifty-yard dash, climbing an incline ladder of about 20 feet, and a relay race of 200 yards, four to the team. In the folk lore and May pole danc ing City Park boys and girls will give a Swedish schottlsche and a Danish shoemaker dance. Sellwood Park mem bers will present Danish folk dances. Brooklyn Park children will go through BOY STOLEN. GONE AG! r LAD MISSED AT BIXGEX, WASH., WHEX DEPUTY ARRIVES. Peninsula Park will be the scene of I the steps of the Hungarian folk dances I where the boy had been, but they ar- KEW POLICE SERGEANT MAS ENVIABLE RECORD MADE I3T GOVERNMENT SERVICE. - ? . -i ;V ? , Edward E. Lyon. Edward E. Lyon, one of the new police sergeants raised from the ranks by Mayor Rushlight, has an enviable record in the War Department at Washington. Lyon is one of the few remain ing members of General Law ton's band of dare-devil scouts, who led the famous Second Ore gon regiment at Polo and Tarbon -Bridge in Luzon a doxen years ago. Several members of the lit tle band were killed in action, and Lawton himself later in the campaign suffered the same fate that befell his little group of heroes. Lyon had several hair breadth escapes but lived through them all to win the cov eted Congressional gold medal for distinguished service. The medal is as much prised by Amer icans as the Iron Cross of the Kaiser or the Victoria Caoss of Great Brltlan. and Peninsula Park representatives will sally forth In a May pole drill. An exhibit of raffia work, in which is shown the art acquired by the chil dren while not indulging in more stren uous forms of pleasure, will be given to show what the lads and lassies have been doing in their spare moments, This will be divided into four groups Under eight years, between eight and 10, between 10 and 14 and over 14 years. All will compete in hats, bags, ham mocks, baskets, napkin rings, sunbon nets, picture-frames and needle books. At the beginning of the season a number of leagues were formed. Vol. leyball, playground baseball and out door baseball, for both boys and girls, were Included. The pennant-winners will be presented with trophies. The Peninsula Park team was victor in girls' playground baseball with a per feet percentage of 1000. The same park also won highest honors in the boys' outdoor baseball league with .996. The boys' playground baseball flag went to the Brooklyn Park lads, who also made a perfect record. MOTHER GETS SON FREED Governor Pardons E. A. McCarthy, Provided He Stays Sober. Sheriff Stevens received from Gov ernor West yesterday a conditional pardon for Edgar A. McCarthy, sen tenced by Municipal Judge Tazwell last December to serve a year in the County Jail after conviction on a charge of larceny. The Governor stipulates that the young man must abstain totally from the use of intoxicants and must be governed by the advice of his mother, Mrs. Alice J. McCarthy, of Beaverton, Or., who was Instrumental In obtaining his release. The Governor recites in" his pardon that steady employment has been ob tained for McCarthy and that he must keep his position. ' R. Ay Bonn, who was sentenced Oc tober 26 in the Municipal Court to serve one year . for larceny, is also pardoned. . Town Marshal Unable to Lead Port' land Man to Hiding Place of Lad Taken From Court. Deputy Probation Officer Fisher, who went to Bingen, Wash., Friday to get Harvey Walker, the five-year-old boy abducted from Judge Gantenbein's courtroom Wednesday, returned yes terday empty-handed. Both mother and boy had . disappeared and the Town Marshal of Bingen, who said that he could deliver" the youngster, was un able to make good his promise. The Marshal took Fisher to - the place Lawyer Faces Charge. Embezzlement of 1250 from an elder ly widow, is charged against C. H. LIbby, an attorney with offices in the Spalding building, who was arrested by the Constable yesterday and put under bond of $2000. The complainant is Margurette E. Camells, proprietor of a rooming-house. The woman as serts that Llbby kept the sum charged after he effected a settlement for her. He had collected her Tents, she says, and when she was forced to return the rooming-house to those from whom she had purchased it, a check for $377 was given to Llbby for her account. Of the sums in his hands, she says, he latiea to deliver $350. The woman lost $1500 by her venture in business. She says she made many efforts to secure an accounting from Llbby, but that he would not answer letters or teleDhone calls. Coast Traffic Men to Meet. Representatives of the- traffic bureaus of the various Pacific Coast cities will hold a conference in this city next Tuesday, when transportation Ques tions affecting the Pacific Coast, in cluding the establishment of a Coast-to-Coast ocean service via the Panama Canal will be discussed. William R. Wheeler, representing the traffic bu reau of San Francisco, will attend the conference and representatives of the same organizations at Tacoma and Se attle will also be present. Members of the different oommercial organiza tions of this city will participate in rived too late. It is presumed that a telephone or telegraph message from Portland warned the mother and her friends of the impending visit of Fisher and that they concealed themselves Just prior to his arrival, to reappear, probably, when it became known that the deputy was safely back In Portland. The Multnomah County Circuit Court authorities have not yet ' indicated what their course of action will be. The case presents a knotty problem, as it would be impossible, Judge Gan tenbeiri says, to obtain extradition pa pers for a boy of Harvey Walker's age. The mother contends that she has provided for the boy exclusively since he was one year old, according to her statements when the action for a mod ification of the divorce decree was heard, and her actions Indicate that she considers her rights and feelings superior to a court deoree and will avail herself of every possible artifice to prevent the boy being taken from her and sent to a home, as was ordered by Judge Gantenbein. W. P. Richardson may be cited by the court to explain suspicious cir cumstances concerning the kidnapln of the child. Investigation of hi alleged share in the affair is under way. BAND SEASON ENDS TODA Brown's Musicians to Give Closing Concert in 'City Park, Brown's Park Band will close the season this afternoon with a concert in the City Park. Director Brown has prepared an interesting programme. The concert will begin at 2:30 o'clock, The programme is: March "Stars and Stripes Forever". .Sotsa Waltz "Dea Flancalllei" , Qanna Overture "William Tell" Rossini Paraphrase "Die Loreley" Nesvabda ixcerpu "i;nocoiate soldier' ... . . .btrauss i (Intermission.) Selections from "Oioconda". Ponchntelll (a) Keverie "rraumerei" .... Scnuman (b) Sextet "Lucia" Donizetti Suite "Scenes Plttoresque" ..Massenet (a) March, (b) Air de Ballet, (c) Aa gelus, (d) Fete Bobeme. Ballet Music from "Faust" Gounod (a) waltz lor tne Corps de Ballet, t "faa seul ot Helen March "American Republic" "Auld Lane; Syne" .Thiols MASHER PUNISHED TWICE Mother Whips Touth, 19, and Court Fines Him 910. Flea of prior jeopardy, in that his mother had whipped him for his offense, was offered in the Municipal Court yesterday in behalf of Phillip Mareno, 19 years old,- arrested under the "mashers' ordinance." "Your honor," said Attorney Ferrera, appearing for Mareno, "I don't think this boy should be punished by the court, because while be was in my office arranging his defense, his mother came In and gave him one of the soundest beatings I ever witnessed." "If the girl whom he accosted had done it, I might be disposed to let him off." said Judge Tazwell. 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The Historic Bidwell Or chards Have Been Subdi vided Into Small Farms Which Are For Sale on Very Easy Terms -10 Per Cent Down, Balance in Seven (7) Years. This famous property was developed by General John Bidwell, who pioneered the first, emigrant train across the plains to California in 1841. The soil is conceded to be the best in America. The United States Gov ernment chose the Bidwell Ranch as having the most prolific soil in America for the important station of the U. S. . Plant Introduction Garden, where vegetables and fruits from all parts of the world are cultivated to determine their value to American farmers. When the owners refused the Government's offer the Plant Introduction Garden was established on adjacent property. For the same soil reasons the State of California has established its Forestry Sta tion on a section of the Bid well Ranch. All land around Chico is rich. The land offered by the Annie E. K. Bidwell Orchards Co. is richest of all. The fact that trees like the Sir Joseph Hooker Oak, the largest of its species in the world, and walnut and cherry trees that have no equal in size and productivity, grow on this soil is impressive evidence of what this land really is. This proposition is so good that the Annie E. K. Bidwell Orchards Co. does not wish to sell the land without show ing it to the buyer. It does not wish the land to be con fused with non-productive and comparatively non-fertile land that might be described just as well in print. However, the Company will give any desired specific information to those who wish data about the orchards and other property. ' The Annie -E. K. Bidwell Orchards Company is offering for a small price the best land for the money in America. Don't buy land till you have seen it. When you see it you will recognize .its value. Write to . Annie E. K. Bidwell Orchards Co. of Chico Clarence Reed, Chico, Cal. A. E. Montgomery Union Savings Bank Bldg Oakland, Cal.
