THE SUNDAY OR1SUOMAN, JPOKTJLAA'LI, MAY 11,
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LA FRANCE SECRET
HAY HANG ON BODY
Clackamas Officials Plan
Open Grave of Late
C. M. Abbott.
to
EDITOR'S DEATH PECULIAR
If Xo Corpse Is Found Coroner Wil
son and Sheriff Mass Believe
They Will Hare Reasonable .
Ground for Suspicions.
OREGON CITT. Or, May 10. (Spe
cial.) Coroner TVllson, of Clackamas
County, on Monday may open the grave
in .which Charles 1L Abbott, ex-editor
of the Western Stock Journal, was
burled on June 7, 1911. If Abbott's
body is found in the- grave, hopes that
Clackamas County officers have of
clearing up the mystery surrounding
the means J. C La France used in ob
taining a corpse for his Insurance
swindle will fall. If, on the other hand,
no body is found in the grave. Coroner
Wilson and Sheriff Jlaan believe they
will have reasonable grounds to charge
that -La France and his confederates
robbed Abbott's grave to further their
own scheme.
A number of things make It seem
possible that Abbott's body was used
in the substitution. ut ranee ana
Abbott were almost identical in stature
and general appearance. While Abbott
had a spot of gray hair on the top of
his head, this hair could nave Deen
dyed by him after he obtained the body,
if such was his plan of procedure.
Abbott's grave lies close to Mountain
View cemetery fence, on the outskirts
of the city, and is in a location where
. tampering would not have been noticed
" easily. From the grave to the spot
where the body probably was et afloat
in the Clackamas River is between
" .three and five miles, by Indirect roads.
Abbott Death Peculiar.
Abbott died here under peculiar clr-
- cumetances, in that he had no relatives
Ja this section of the country, and
after his death his father, John T.
" Abbott, tax attorney for the Western
"Union Telegraph Company, sent funds
fon .his funeral from New York. No
relatives attended the funeral, though
' " Abbott's friends in this city went en
masse. Since the funeral but few peo-
, pie have visited the grave.
' Some time after the burial two young
"Women of this city. Nan and Louise
Cochran, visited the grave to place
flowers upon it, and today both of them
declared positively that when the
went there there was considerate
loose earth about the grave, and that
"It looked peculiar." At the time they
wondered if somebody had tampered
with it. but concluded that this wo-s
."improbable, and said nothing. Abbott
death, and the fact that no relatives
attended the funeral, were widely com
merited upon at the time, and had La
France at that time been seeking
body thajt could be used in his swindle,
fhe facts .In regard to Abbott must
have impressed him as being favorable
to his plan.
Another point which leads Investlga
tors here to believe that Abbott's body
mav have been used is that the body
found the last of June in the river, and
subsequently identified as that of La
France, showed that it had been par
tlaflv. at least, embalmed. Traces of
t lotynaldehyde were found in it: and
' this fluid was used In embalming Ab
botts body, as it was necessary to
keep it In the morgue some time while
Vhis family in .New lorn was Deing
preached by telegraph,
'. Theory Thonght Plaaalble.
V Undertaker Holman. who had charge
-'of the preparation of Abbott's "body for
. burial, is skeptical about the grave
robbing theory, but admits that it Is
plausible. .
The theory has also been advanced
'' that the body might have been that of
; Lloyd r. Williams, wno aisappearea on
, June 23. the same year. Little credence
'lu grVen this theory, however, as the
- condition of the corpse figuring In the
La France swindle was not such as to
iead to the belief that death had re
suited but a week before. The condi
tion of the body would more nearly
i gree with tha of Abbott's, which bad
been in the grave nearly a monto.
That the use of Abbott's body would
- Itave been extremely practical for La
France is what gives strength to the
theory and present Investigation. As
he. has admitted that he was planning
, the deed for some time previous to its
commission, and as he made many trips
Into, the Clackamas .and Lower Wil
lamette valleys.4o. seek a place where
his ghoulish scheme could he put
through without observation or inter
ruptton, it is believed worth investigat
ing to open Abbott's grave.
be known as Aberdeen 7 o clock ex
ecutive. If his announcement made yes
terday, that he will be on the Job by
that hour every day. holds good. The
exeoutlve surprised the city employes
and there has been great activity on
their part since he took his office, two
days ago.
COLLEGE GIVES AID
"IN AESTHETIC WORK
Demand for Assistance in
Beautifying Grounds Is
Growing Rapidly.
CALLS COME FROM FARM
ALBANY TO HAVE GAS SOON
Portland and Detroit Capitalists to
Build Plant Within Tear.
ALBANY, Or.. May 10. (Special.)
That a gas plant will be established in
Albany within a year year by a party
of capitalists residing in Portland and
Detroit, Mich., Is now almost a cer
tainty. G. L. Ranch, of Portland, who
represents the men planning to estab
lish the plant, has been here for sev
eral days and It is understood that ar
rangements with -the City Council for
the granting of a franchise are near-ins-
completion.
Cnder the terms of the proposed
franchise the company must begin
work by January 1, 1914, and have the
plant in operation within a year from
that time. It Is said, however, that If
the franchise is granted, work will
probably begin this Summer and the
plant rushed to completion. A longer
time is granted In the franchise mere
ly to provide for unexpected delays.
The franchise will contain a provi
sion whereby the city can purchase the
plant when desired. The company will
also be required to furnish a $5000
FIRST HOME-GROWN STRAWBERRIES OF SEASON ARE
MARKETED AT ROSEBURG BY DELLARD GROWER,
Co-Operation Planned Wltb School
Boards, Officials and Individu
als for Improvement of City
and Country Places.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis, May 10. (Special.)
That, the district schools of Oregon
may ' ultimately have artistlcally-
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"LINN ROAD TO BE CHANGED
fountain to Be Avoided on Route
From Foster to Cascadla.
ALBANY. Or May 10. (Special.)
The Linn County Court has decided to
change the route of the Lebanon-Cas-
cadla wagon road, so that It will follow
the South Santiam River all of the way
- from- Foster to Cascadla, instead of
, going over the mountains for a Jls-
tance of six miles as at present. It is
asserted that the new road will avoid
the "only part of the present Toute
which is bad in Winter and will afford
good all-year traffic to Cascadla.
: ' The new road will be expensive as it
,ill be necessary to blast a roadway
out of solid, reck over part of, the
course.
. The old road is a part of the old Wil
lamette Valley and Cascade Mountain
wagon road, tor many years a main
. highway between' Eastern and West-
rru Oregon
BARK W. B. FLINT MISSING
Alaska fishermen's Packing Com
pany's St, Francis' Is Located.
V ASTORIA, Or., May 10. (Special.) A
wireless message was received today
from the Alaska Fishermen's Packing
' Company's cannery ship St. Francis,
stating that on Thursday the vessel
was 125 miles southeast of Unlmak
Pass and that all on board are well.
The local officials of the company
. are now communicating- with the St.
Francis to have her report the location
of the bark W. B. Flint, which has been
' out of wireless connection from here
for several days. The steamer North
Star is to make a trip through the Pass
to ascertain the conditions in Behring
Sa and then return to stand by th
company's two vessels on their Jour
ney through the pass.
Aberdeen Mayor Works Karly.
ABERDEEN. Wash, May' 10.
(Special.) Mayor Eugene France Is to
ROSEBURG. Or., May 10. The first crate of home-grown strawberries
marKeteo in noseourg for tne season arnveu nere Tnuraaay from Luiara, six
miles south of Roseburg. The berries were grown by M. L. N orris, a Dillard
rancher, and are among the finest marketed here in yeaj-s. The berries are
large, and of a delightful flavor. Dillard has held the record for the early
marketing of strawberries for several seasons and this year was no exception.
bond ,to Install
time limit.
the plant within the
WATER IS. ORDERED BOILED
Steps Being Taken In Chehalis to
Force Improvement In Quality.
CEN'TRALIA, Wash., May 10. (Spe
cial.) Following the death of May
Saunders In Chehalls Wednesday,
Prosecuting Attorney Cunningham.
Mayor Coleman and others are taking
steps to force the Washington-Oregon
Corporation to better the Chehalls
water supply.
A long session behind closed doors
was held with an omcer of the state
Board of Health yesterday, but what
course was decided upon has not been
announced yet.
The Chehalls Mayor has ordered all
water for domestic use boiled, and the
public drinking fountains have been
Bhut off. The schools were without
drinking water Thursday and Friday.
ALLEGED THIEF NOW BLIND
John Carroll. Formerly of La
Grande, Loses Second Eye.
BAKER. Or.. May 10. (Special.)
When John Carroll goes to trial for
tha alleeed attempt to break into The
Live-and-Let-LIve Drugstore he will be
blind, as the result of being shot during
the alleged attempt two months ago.
The man came here from La Grande
with a wife and two small babies to
search for work. ;
Unable to get it he tried. It is said.
to break into the store and was shot
in the face by Penney Currey, son of
the owner of the drugstore. His left
eye was Instantly put out and today
the other eye was removed. His wire
and little ones are being cared for by
charitable organization and tneir
plight Is pitiful.
Hillsboro Folk Go Abroad.
HILLSBORO, Or., May 10. (Special.)
John Kamna. his wife and three chil
dren, left today to pass the Summer
n Germany. They expect to motor
through Europe and will return to Ore
gon this Fall. About 15 years ago Mr.
Kamna bought a ranch of several hun
dred acres near Farmlngton, pacing but
S1000 down and making a ten-year con
tract to pay the residue. He paid off
the debt in a few years and today is
rated as one of the wealthiest farmers
n Washington County. He made his
monev raising timothy, ciover ana
grain and conducting a dairy.
Tinibermcn Will Fight Fire.
RICKREALL. Or.. May 10. (Special.)
Timber owners of Polk County have
Just organised for the purpose of pro.
tecting the forests In this county from
fire durinsc the oomlng dry season, w,
Fuller, of Dallas, a prominent um-
berman of the county, has advised all
owners concerning the work of forest
protection, and all efforts by the own.
era will bo put forth to lessen tne ex
tent of the burned districts this Sum
mer.
South Bay to Benefit.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. May 10. (Spe
cial.) More expenditure on the Bouth
Bay branch was authorized by General
Manager E. C. Blanchard, of the North
ern Paclflo, who has completed inspec
tion of the roadbed and properties prior
to the inauguration of a twlce-a-day
train service on July 15. The North-
tTL racinc win exploit Westport, co-
hassett and other South Beach points
this year. Two trains each way a day.
besides special Sunday excursions, are
assured.
Increased Valuation Urged.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. May 9. (Spe
cial.) An increase of $10,000,000 In the
assessed valuation of Chehalls County
property Is proposed by Assessor H. A.
Wiley, who thinks that this can be
made within a year and' that a like
increase can be made in the succeeding
two years. Of the Increase $2,000,000
would be added to the per jsd tax
rolls and $8,000,000 to the real estate
roll.
planted lawns and tnoroughly equipped
playgrounds: that every Grange so de
siring may have its grounds developed
in keeping with the natural surround
lngs according to the plans of an ex
pert landscape gardener; that ' rural
community centers may be properly
laid out and have .the buildings well
grouped and designed: that every pro
gressive farmer in the state may se
cure practical aid in the improvement
of his home is the object of the en
larged scope of the extension work in
landscape' gardening outlined by the
Oregon Agricultural College in re
sponse to a largely increased demand
for such service.
In reviewing the work done by the
college along this line as recently as a
year ago it is found that the requests
for assistance and instruction were
limited to urban improvement clubs
and to the directors of a few of the
most progressive- schools in the state.
At .the present time, .however, indi
vidual farmers, Granges and other
rural organizations seem to have
launched a statewide contest in the
beautlfication of residence property
and public grounds.
School Held Point of Focus. .
"As progress in scientific agriculture
In our state is becoming more and more
rapid it is but natural that various so
cieties and communities should lead
in campaigns tor social service and
community improvement work," said
A. L. Peck, professor of landscape
gardening, in discussing this branch
of extension work. "The school, being
the center of community interest,
usually serves as the focusing point of
community pride, and from the school
lessons of clvla Improvement are car
ried directly to every household in the
neighborhood.
"Many of onr rural school grounds
must also serve as playgrounds and wo
usually find bare dirt areas where the
boys attempt to play baseball 'while
the girls will, perhaps, sit around the
building. This situation could easily
be remedied by providing different
forms of playground apparatus."
But the activities of the college ex
perts is not limited to the solution of
school and playground Improvements.
Consideration is also given to the re
quests of villages and towns for help
along various lines. In the develop
ment and improvement of any social
community the question of the growth
of village or town Is always upper
most In the minds of those looking to
the real esthetic and beautiful develop
ment of the community. In connec
tion with this growth, the arrangement
of streets, width of streets, street
planting, the small village squares, and
larger public grounds in the way of
parks should be considered. Many of
our smaller towns own a certain
amount of property now that is being
reserved for park development in the
future, and in the handling of this land
It Is olten times so worked over as to
ruin many of its" most valuable natural
features.
Buildings To Be Considered.
Not only do we have the vacant' pub
lic property to consider but there should
also be a keen community Interest in
the surroundings of our public build
ings such as libraries, county buildings,
churches and lodge halls.
It is beyond argument that the farm
er today is to be envied. He has ttie
best of nature's gifts surrounding him.
It is in an effort to discharge its
full duty toward those who are inter
ested in employing the agricultural
sciences for landscape -beautlfication
as well as In the production and mar
keting of crops and in the solution of
home problems' that the college is send-
ng out its specially trained advisors
In this particular line. Often it is teas.
tble to handle this work by correspond
ence alone but whenever possible .the
members' of the college staff who "are
trained in the questions relative to the
development of school grounds, play
grounds, town and village improve
ments, the laying out of grounds sur
rounding public buildings, and the ar
rangement of rural social oenters are
co-operating with the various people
interested in such lines of development
to she end that these improvements
may be brought about in the most sat
isfactory and permanent manner. '
It's Strange When One
Knows the Facts -
that so many young men, who want snap and
style in their clothes, and who appreciate the
economy of quality, cling to the grandfatherly
idea of made-to-measure clothes.
Clothes - making has advanced far
beyond that stage; ready clothes like
Hart Schaffner & Marx
are better than the average made-to-measure; at $25, for
instance, you'll find these suits, -with fabrics, tailoring,
style and fit such as your made-to-measure at fifty per
cent higher price doesn't equal. As for the very cheap
"made-to-measure," it's not to be compared.
There's another thing we call vour attention to it's
the balance of your wearing apparel you'll need. You'll find every
standard make of any importance here in Hats, Shirts, Neckwear,
Underwear, Iose, Gloves, etc. Better come in and see what we have
for you. ' ,
Sam'l Rosenblatt & Go.
The Men's Shop for
. Quality and Service
Northwest Corner Third and Morrison ,
& Marx
Copyright Hart Schaffner
FLY CRUSADE IS ON
Seaside Club Offers Prizes for
Best "Kills."
REST ROOM NEW PROJECT
Committee Meets With Ready Re
sponse and Matron Will Be In
Charge at AH Honrs Dur
ing Summer Season.
SEASIDE, Or, May 10. (Special.)
A war on flies by school children.
housewives, markets and grocerymen
and the installation of a woman a rest-
room are two of the Important move
ments which have been Inaugurated by
the women members of the Seaside
Civic Improvement Cluu. The war on
files In the public market places of the
town was started two weeks ago. Mrs.
V. 6. Webb visited the schools and
made an address to the pupils, offer
ing cash prizes to those who swatted
tha greatest number of. flies each week
Since the movement began there has
been a run on the stores for patent fly
killers and empty cigar boxes.
The plan ot Mrs. Webb is to have
the crusaders save the flies killed dur
lng the week and bring them to her
home every Saturday. They are given
a brief talk on the Importance of keep
lng physically clean and of the danger
of accumulated garbage which attracts
flies, which Jn turn cause disease.
The campaign will be carried on all
Summer and the prlzeslll be awarded
each Saturday. The merchants of the
town and residents have agreed to
subscribe the amount of the prizes each
week.
The rest-room for women Is to be
tried out for the first time. At a re
cent meeting of the Civic Improvement
Club a committee, consisting of Mrs.
Webb, Mrs. Grimes and Mrs. Mclntyre,
was appointed to solicit ' funds for
building and maintaining the rest
room.' The committee has met with
hearty co-operation from the business
men and private citizens.
The site has not been selected, but
it la agreed that it will be on the
west side of the Necanlcum River, eith
er on Bridge street or Just off the
main thoroughfare. . In - addition to
cash donations, there have been pledges
made of books for the reading-room,
light by the Seaside Light & Power
Company, free plumbing, water and
carpenter work-in fact, all that will
be necessary to get tne rooms in read
iness. A matron will be in charge of
the rooms at all hours during the sea
son. Park Offered Aberdeen.
ABERDEEN, .Wash., May 9. (Spe-
claL) Er-State Treasurer John Q.
Lewis has declared that he will offer
this city the cholnce of two free park
sites, with 'the proviso that the city
expend $5,000 on improvements. Al
though the park board is waiting to
see what action with respect to their
positions Mayor Eugene France will
take. It is likely that the offer will be
accepted soon.
WATER FIRM ORGANIZES
System for Salem and Nearby Towns
IS Proposed.
SALEM, Or., May 10. (Special.)
Witj the view of laying a pipe line to
the Santiam River and supplying pure
water to the city of Salem and the
state Institutions, and also to Stayton.
Turner, Aumsvtlle, Sublimity and other
towns in the Santiam valley, the San
tiam water company filed articles of
incorporation here today with the
Secretary of State.
The capitalization is fixed at (300.000
and the incorporators are W. E. Pieree,
of Boise, Charles Thels, of Spokane,
and John D. Turner, of this city. Both
Pierce and Theis are capitalists, and
Turner is a lawyer, being identified
with the firm of Carson and Brown.
One side of her handsome residence is
covered! with climbing roses and she
has many other flowers.
Aberdeen Educator Retained.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. May 9. (Spe
cial. Arthur Wilson. Superintendent
of Schools has beea retained by tho
Board of Education for another year.
All former principals and many of the
old teachers have- been retained also.
Salaries will be Increased from S to 10
per cent. George B. Miller will be prin
cipal ot the High Srihool again. - -
Wasco County Redl-stricted.
THE DALLES, Or., May 10. (Spe
cial.) The County Court has just com
pleted the task of redisricting the
voting ,preclncts of Wasco ' County,
Under the old system many voters were
compelled, to go several miles out of
their way to reach the polls. In some
cases a farmer would be compelled to
drive 25 miles to reach the place where
he had to deposit his ballot, whereas a
voting place In another precinct would
bet only a few miles away from hii
home. It was to obviate such inconven
lences and comply with the new state
law which stipulates that not more
than 200 votes shall be cast in any one
precinct, that the redisricting was un
dertaken. One of the greatest changes
was made in The Dalles district, which
was formerly made up of six precincts.
Hereafter there will be 19 polling places
In this city.
Sanitary Egg Farm Growing.
INDEPENDENCE. Or., May 10
(Special.) The v Sanitary Egg Farm,
seven miles north of this city, may be
the largest poultry farm in the state
of Oregon ' within the next year. At
present on the farm are 600 White
Leghorn hens, 700 Spring chickens
ready for market and 600 two weeks
old. Nine hundred chickens were
shipped last Sunday. The present equip.
ment consists of five 1200-egg and one
250-egg Incubators. Two large poultry
houses have -been built and an output
of 15,000 chickens is planned for next
year.
. McMinnvtUe Rose Early.
M-MINNVTLLE. Or.. May 10. (Spe
claL) The report from Portland of i
rose blooming unusually early this year
has brought to light that a rose of the
Douglas variety was discovered by Its
owner, Mrs. Jacob Wortman, of Mc
Mlnnville, ' to be in full bloom on the
morning of " May 4. Mrs. Wortman is
the mother of Frank Wortman. presi
dent of the First National Bank -here.
00 Pianola Player Piano for $290. in
fine mahogany. Graves Music Co. Re
moval Sale, tomorrow. See advertise
ment, page S.
We Have a New Invention
of Interest to You
Come and Listen to the Music
Daily Demonstrations at Our Office
Arrange for One of Our Reproducers
'In Your Home
"
When You Want to Entertain or
Be Entertained
Turn the Switch We Dp the Rest
OREGON ENUNCIATOR CO.
83 Fifth St Near Oak
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Hot Weather Pointers
Add to your sales by adding to the comfort of your
patrons. The easiest way in hot weather, is to keep
them cool.
Electric Fans
are the most effective cooling devices also the least
expensive. They provide cooling breezes at a cost of less
. than a-cent-an-hour.
' You can get them in all styles and sizes suitable
for your purposes
12-inch and 16-inch oscillating fans that swing
the breezes to and fro, thus giving all the people at
the counters the benefit of their cooling influence.
Ceiling fans that can be placed conveniently
above the aisles.
Exhaust fans that perfect the ventilation ot
your store.
The various styles we carry in stock offer you the
opportunity for an investment which will pay handsome
dividends during the summer season.
Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
Electric Store
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Phones: Marshall 5100, A-6131
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ii Union Avenue North