The Sunday Oregonian., October 01, 1916, Section One, Page 13, Image 13

ill KILLS HER
SELF
Mrs. Ella Craven Shoots Mrs.
Minnie Graves and Then
Ends Her Own Life.
DOMESTIC TROUBLE CAUSE
Paughter, Respondent Over Separa
tion From Husband, Leaves Note
Indicating She Feared In
sanity Would Result.
Mrs. Ella Graven murdered her
Bleeping: mother. Mrs. Minnie Graves,
and then ended her own life yesterday
at 6:40 o'clock A. M. In their home at
488 AlnswQrth. avenue. A .33 caliber
pistol was used. Only two shots were
fired, each claiming: a victim. De
spondency caused by troubles with her
husband, from whom Mrs. Graven had
been separated, is believed to have
been the cause of the shooting.
The bodies of the two women were
found lying: side by side in the mother's
bed by R. L. Graves, husband of the
murdered woman, and F. S. Starbard,
a neighbor. The police were immedi
ately notified and the bodies were later
taken to the Public Morgue.
Powder stains on Mrs. Graven's hand,
evidently caused by the discharge of
'the revolver, and a note which she left
In her room upstairs at the same ad
dress, left no doubt that eho was re
sponosible for the two deaths.
"Rather this than the asylum. Mama
Is tired. Use insurance for expenses
and grive the rest to Eva." This is the
substance of the note, written on an
envelope, which the young woman evi
dently penned while planning the deed,
and which was found by the officers.
"Eva" is her sister, who lives In As
toria. Alarm Clock Drowns Shot Report.
Indications were that the young
woman had gotten up, hastily penned
the note, and then going down stairs
and entering the room of her mother,
fired the two fatal shots.
Mr. Graves, who was sleeping ir a
room across the hall from that of his
wife, said that he heard two sounds,
not unlike that" of a door slamming,
while his alarm clock was ringing. He
thought nothing of them at the time,
however. Shortly afterwards he got
up. His wife's door was locked, but
he thought nothing of that and pre
pared his own breakfast without at
tempting to arouse her.
"After breakfast," said Mr. Graves,
"I called my stepdaughter. Mrs.
Graven, and hearing no response I
went upstairs and found she had gone.
I then began to fear that something
had happened, and again attempted to
enter my wife's room. Later, with the
assistance of F. S. Starbard, 493 Ains
worth street. I broke down the door."
The mother, Mrs. Graves, was lying,
her face still in repose as though
sleeping, a bullet wound in her fore
head. The girl was shot in the temple.
Huaband Believed In Astoria. .
Mr. Graves told detectives that his
stepdaughter had been separated from
her husband several months, and that
the had been despondent for some time.
He said that she had been planning
on suing for a divorce. Her husband,
Carl Graven, a steamfitter, is believed
to be in Astoria.
When the bodies were found the Po
lice Station was immediately notified
and Motorcycle Patrolmen Crane and
Gouldstone were dispatched to the
scene.
Detective Captain Baty, City Detec
tive Goltz, Patrolman Russell, Detec
tive Tackaberry and Deputy Coroner
Smith also went to the Graves home
and made an investigation.
Just what led the woman to the com
mission of the double crime the offi
cers were unable to determine. They
could learn no reason why, if she was
bent on self-destruction, she should
also kill her mother. It is believed
that she had become temporarily In
sane through obsession and worry
over domestic troubles. She had re
turned to Portland Friday- from As
toria, where she had gone to see about
obtaining a divorce.
Deed Planned Carefully.
Indications were that the deed was
planned carefully. The girl had loaded
the revolver with just two cartridges,
one for herself and one for her mother.
Mrs. Graven had attempted to com
mit suicide a month ago by taking
bichloride of mercury tablets, accord
ing to -Mr. Graves. Her life was saved
by a narrow margin at that time.
. Recently she is said to have become
engaged to a man whom she had known
for several months. Her fiance, how
ever, received anonymously a card
bearing "Ella Graven-Carl Graven."
This caused postponement of the mar
riage through fear of trouble.
K. L. Graves, who is a chemical en
gineer and assayer, and manager of
,he Montana .Assay Company, 142
Second street, had been living with bis
wife and step-daughter at 488 Ains
worth avenue, where they had erected
a building in which they also conducted
a grocery store and delicatessen. Pre
vious to that Mrs. 'Graves and Mrs.
Graven had conducted a store on Fail
ing street in the same district. . The
family came to Portland from Astoria,
where they had formerly lived.
Mrs. Graves, the mother, was 50 years
of age. The daughter was 28.
Deputy Coroner Smith announced
that there would be no inquest. The
bodies will be held at the morgue until
further arrangements are made.
LOAN BODY IS ORGANIZED
Federal Rural Credits Plan Taken
Vp in Western Klickitat.
"WHITE SALMON. Wash.. Sept. 30.
(Special.) The meeting recently held
here to explain the workings of the
rural credit law to the residents of
Western Klickitat County has resulted
in steps being taken for the formation
f Federal farm loan associations. S.
II. Bodinghouse was elected temporary
chairman and W. R. Wells temporary
secretary.
Approximately 100 land owners have
applied for membership and it is ex
pected this district will take over from
$50,000 to $100,000 of farm mortgages
during the first six months of 1917.
Plans are being formulated in Golden
dale for a simitar association.
THIS WEEK SPECIAL
Tailoring Offer $2 5.
The very finest of men's suits will
be made to your individual measure
this week only, by our city tailoring
department, at a price that is indeed
attractive. This is absolutely the best
value we have ever offered, tie sure
to see the elegant foreign and domes
tic woolens which we will mould to
your form in any. fashion you may
designate. Brownsville Woolen Mills,
Morrison at Third street. Adv,
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SEWER PLAN FILED
Estimated Cost of Tanner
Creek Drain $287,000.
OLD PIPE FLATTENED OUT
Big Buildings Said to Be Respon
sible for Condition of Present
Work and New line Will
Conform to Streets.
First step in the proceedings for re
building the Tanner Creek trunk sewer
at a cost of (287.000 was taken yester
day when City Engineer Dater filed
completed plans and specifications for
the project. The Job will be the larg
est undertaken by the city In a long
time and will require a year to com
plete. Work may be started late this
Fall.
The plans as filed call for the recon
struction in a new course of all that
part of the big pipe laid about 30 years
ago from a point on Seventeenth street,
485 feet south of Taylor street, running
In a northeasterly direction to the Wil
lamette at a point near the intersec
tion of Pettygrove and Front streets.
me present sewer, which Is reported
to be on the point of collapse in sev
eral places, was built along the line of
an old canyon running through that
part of the city. This has been filled
in and leveled orf since and at many
places large buildings stand over the
sewer.
The new plans call for construction
entirely in street area. The big pipe
will run along Eleventh street instead
of Tents street, as originally planned,
because Eleventh street- will offer less
interference to traffic while the street
is torn up. By changing to Eleventh
street objections of the North Bank
Railroad have been overcome.
The pipe at Taylor and Seventeenth
streets will be 6.8 feet wide by 8.S feet
high, and at the point where It dis
charges in the river it will be six feet
wide by.ll feet In height. It will be
the city's largest sewer at the point of
outfall. Estimates of cost call for
$273,369.05 for construction and $13.
668.45 for engineering, advertising and
inspection, making a total of $287,037.50.
The plans and specifications call for
lther concrete or cement pipe. The
cost of the work is to be paid by a large
district draining Into the sewer and ex
tending through the West Side district
as far west as the city limits.
A number of reports have been made
on the condition of the big pipe, among
them one by Ralph Modjeska. These all
show that the pipe is badly cracked
and bent and at several points Is- in
immediate danger of collapse. In the
event of collapse serious floods would
occur in parts of the West Side, it is
reported.
Construction of large buildings over
the sewer is said to have had a good
deal to do with the cracking and flat
tening out of the pipe. During its con
struction in the early days the sewer
was the subject of all kinds of munic
ipal scandal.
OREGON PIONEER PASSES
John Mackey, Early Lumberman and
Farmer, Dead at Age of 7 0.
John Mackey, a pioneer of Oregon,
passed away at St. Vincent's Hospital
Thursday at the age of 76. He was
born in Ottawa, Canada, January 1.
1840, and was one of seven children. He
came West by way of the Isthmus of
Panama in 1864. Before coming to
Oregon he lived a while in California,
and then Joined his brother In Oregon
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FlrHt Row. Left to ItlKht J. F. 'Drake, Captalni T. H. Banfleld, FIrat Lieutenant A. D. Roblnsoo, A. Ton der M'erth, It. E. Cehr, R. W. Headerahot, IV. R. ckanp, W. M. MeCreery. R.
II. Shawcroaa, Jr., II. Martyn, C. H. Ilenney, E. R. Hawley. Second Lieutenant! C. W. Frank, "econd Row, L eft to RlKht George W. Bates, Jr, A. B. Cutler. F. F. Honk, J. F. Mart la,
Ray Graham, W. J Skans, II. D. Raamnaaen, F. . Peterson. E. X. 'Wheeler. . -
Three Portland Knights Templar were elected to office in the state commandery at the annual conclave held at Corvallis last Thursday. Louis O. Clarke, of Portland, wa's soc-'
ceeded as grand commander by W. F. Laraway. of Hood River. The Portland men who were, elected were: W. G. Shellenbarger. senior grand warden; John B. Cleland.-grand treasurer:
James F. Robinson, grand recorder.
As one of the features of the annual conclave a competitive drill, entered Into by a number of teams, was held. Captain J. Francis Drake, of this city, and his company succeeded In .
bringing home the banner for excellence In drill for the Washington Commandery. Captain Drake has the record of never having lost in any drill in,whieh his team has compared.
The sessions at Corvallis were attended by approximately 160 Knights from all parts of the state. Many Portland Knights attended.
The competitive drill was held under rules governing army tactics, and those who awarded Washington Commandery the banner by only four-tenths of a point were Major V. G.
McAlexander, U. S. A., commandant of cadets at Oregon Agricultural;ollege: Colonel George O. Yoran, of Eugene, and Major C. B. Winn, of Albany.
The visiting Knights were taken over tho college campus and through the city in the afternoon and at noon a( luncheon was served. A reception wss tendered them In the
evening-
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, POIITLAXD,
AND HERSELF AND ITER VICTIM.
and engaged in the lumber business
on a claim on Umpqua River.
In 1876 he married Miss Plums St.
Orr and to them were born nine chil
dren, seven of whom survive. A num
ber of years go the Mackeys moved
to Cape Horn, Wash., where they
farmed extensively. Six years ago they
come to Portland and made their home
In St. Johns.
Mr. Mackey is survived by his widow
and the following children; W. A.
Mackey, San Francisco; J. J. Mackey.
Cape Horn, Wash.; Mrs. Laura Karl
gan, Tacoma; Mrs. Frances Dillon, Pen
dleton: Mrs. Tom O'Day, Miss Elizabeth
and Herbert Mackey, all of Portland.
Two brothers, William and Michael
Mackey, of Bend, Or1., and four sisters,
Mrs. E. M. Johnson. Sudbury, Canada;
Mrs. Annie Herbert. Chicago; Mrs. El
len Westman, Watertown, N. Y., and
Mrs. John McGee, of Toledo, Or.
SCOUT COURSE PLANNED
SERIES OF PIBLIC .LECTURES
BEGI.V WEDNESDAY MC.HT.
TO
Instruction Is Designed for Persons
Engaged In Training Boys and
Developing; Masters.
A course of .15 lectures on the Boy
Scout movement designed primarily to
aid in the development of efficient
scoutmasters will be opened to the
public at the Central Library begin
ning next Wednesday night. The course
is, however, designed not only for those
who are to become actively Interested
In scouting. but will be useful to
teachers, parents, the general public
and to all who, in any way, come in
touch with boys or girls.
The Instruction is 'designed to make
effective workers of those who en
gage in the training of boys, but more
detailed and comprehensive instruc
tion along distinctive lines will . be
given in the Scoutmasters' Associa
tion meetings which are held on the
second Monday of every month.
Training in all scout activities will
bo outlined in the lectures by men who
have mastered various branches, the
first lecture being an exposition of
Boy Ecout work, by James E. Brock
way, scout executive. Lectures on
woodcraft and management of camp
equipment will follow, George Estes
being the speaker on the former, and
Allen O. Tindolph on the latter sub
ject. Bird and animal life will be
treated by State Biologist William L.
Finley. First aid to the injured will
be presented by Dr. Calvin S. White,
who will explain treatments for cuts,
sprains, fractures, dislocations and for
various other injuries.
TRADE UPSTAIRS-SAVE $10
Why pay the high rent profit on your
Fall suit, when you can save $10 by
trading upstairs at Jimmy Dunn's. He
sells $25 men's suits and overcoats for
$15. Jimmy Dunn, 2d floor Eilers Build
ing, cat-ty corner from Pantages The
ater. Adv.
Sixty miles of thread woven from the fiber
of a species of Italian nettle weighs only
two and a half pounds.
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REIVED
BY MAYOR
Summary Ejectment of .G. W.
Caldwell Follows Refusal
to Tender Resignation.
NO SUCCESSOR SUGGESTED
Action of Mr. Albee Is Result of
Two Tears' ' Opposition by Ap--polntee
to Various Dismis
sals by Chief Executive.
As a culmination of troubles between
Mayor Albee and George W. Caldwell,
chairman of the Municipal Civil Serv
ice Board, extending over a period of
about two years. Mayor Albee ,Vster
day summarily removed Mr. Caldwell
from the board, effective at once. He
gave as the reason Mr, Caldwell's serv
ice Ideas, which "are not for the ad
vancement of the city service." Mr.
Caldwell declared yesterday that the
Mayor has other reasons, which he will
make public in an open statement later.
Mr. Caldwell was called into the of
fice of the Mayor early yesterday
morning and Informed that his services
had not been satisfactory, and he was
asked if he cared to resign. Mr. Cald
well declared that he could see no rea
son for resigning, and refused. The
Mayor then told him ha would be re
moved from the position. Later in the
day . a letter was written to Mr. Cald
well, notifying him and giving the
reasons. The position carries no salary.
Troubles between the two officials
have been on for nearly two years and
have been Increasing rapidly. The
start was the reinstatement to the po
lice service of Patrolman Crowe, whom
the Mayor had discharged for drunk
enness. This stirred up considerable
feeling on the part of the Mayor.
Sewer Case Recalled.
This actlen was followed later by
Mr. Caldwell starting on a crusade
against temporary appointments -in the
various services. This brought con
flict between Mr. Caldwell and Commis
sioner Dleck. Then came the Monta
villa trunk sewer fraud case, which was
started by Mr. Caldwell and was fol
lowed by a Councilmanlc investigation.
The Mayor charged Mr. Caldwell in this
case with being unfair and stepping be
yond the Jurisdiction of his position as
chairman of the Civil Service Board.
As an outcome of the Montavllla In
vestigation by the Council four sewer
Inspectors were discharged. Mr. paid
well was one of the Civil Service Com
missioners who voted to reinstate these
men. This aroused more feeling on the
part of Mayor Albee.
Two incidents which precipitated
matters happened last week. One was
when Chairman Caldwell and John F.
Logan, a member of the board, voted
for the appointment of a committee of
business men to hear the case of C. F.
Hunter, a traffic policeman discharged
by the Mayor. The Mayor in a letter
protested against this action, declaring
that the case was heard by the Civil
Service Board and should have been de
cided without further delay. The com
mittee was appointed over the Mayor's
protest.
Mayor Refuses to Comment.
The second offense of the week was
the action prompted by Mr. Caldwell to
force Mrs. E. B. Colwell, secretary of
the board of motion-picture censors, to
take an examination to hold the posi
tion she now holds. The Mayor objects
to this.
These are some of the troubles. There
have been many others, which from
time to time have aroused the ire of
the Mayor and other members of the
City Council. Outside of the letter
which was addressed to Mr. Caldwell
yesterday. Mayor Albee would make no
comment on the dismissal.
This letter was as follows:
In accordance with the provisions of sec
tion 08 of the charter of the eity of Port
land you were appointed a member of ths
Civil Service Board, ths appontment belns
made la the belief that you were "inter
ested in Civil Service reform."
In spite of the many indications that, your
ideas ar not n accord with my belief at
the time of your appointment I have been
very loath to acknowledge that civil serv
ice is receiving- no benefit by your stand,
repeatedly, taken. In matters pertaining- to
the work of the board. After a long and
conscientious consideration of the entire
situation I am forced to Dhe conclusion that
civil service in Portland Is not advancing
to the higher standard hoped for and In
large measure that this la due to your views
as to the purpose of civil service, further
augmented by your misinterpretation of the
charter of the city of Portland wherein It
sets forth the duties of the Civil Eervlca
Board.
The question ss to ths continuance of the
present regrettable condition has been up
permost in my mind for some time and It
Is my conclusion that It la extremely un
wise to continue on the present baals to the
detriment of the publlo service as well as
to true civil service and all that It means
to the efficient and loyal employes of ths
city of Portland.
In view of the above I beg to 'advise you
that you are hereby removed from the po
sition of Commissioner on the Civil Service
Board of the City of Portland.
Mr. Caldwell to Make Statement.
Mr. Caldwell was appointed in July,
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a member of the board since that time.
He refused yesterday to comment on
the dismissal further than to say that
the Mayor's action was prompted by
motives other than those set forth In
the letter. Ha will Issue a complete
statement on the subject within a few
days.
TTnrier tho rltv charter a successor
to Mr. Caldwell will be named by the I
City Council. Inasmuch as th action'
of the Mayor cama as a surprise no
names of probable successors have been
suggested as yet.
FRAT GIRLS ARE LEADERS
Whitman College Women Aliead of
Men Students.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Sept. SO.
(Special.) Fraternity women not only
lead all women In Whitman College In
scholarship, but are ahead of fraternity
men. who In turn are ahead of non
fraternity men.
The Beta Sigmas lead with 82.45.
while the average of all fraternity
women is 81.33. Gamma Kappa are 80.80
and all women in college 81.63. Non
fraternity women average 79.23; Phi
Delta Theta (men) averase 78.11; Beta
Theta Pi. 77.99. All non-fraternity stu
dents average) 75.i. non-fraternity
men, 73.65. All fraternity men aver
age 78.05.
Ilockefellers to Bo Quarantined.
TARItYTOWN. N. Y.. Sept. 30. In
fantile paralysis has Invaded the es
tate of John D. Rockefeller, and state
ments made by health authorities yes
terday indicate that a quarantine will
be Imposed, thus preventing Mr. Rock
efeller from returning- here from Cleve
land, as he had planned. The victim fa
the 3-year-old daughter of an employe
on tba estate.
An alcohol lamp ororides the heat In
apparatus invented by a Frenchman to dis
infect with steam.
$42-20
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WASTE IS CHARGED
Charles W. Fairbanks Blames
Wilson for Expenditures.
20 MILLIONS CALLED PORK
nig Part of River and Harbor Bill.
Approved by President, Declared
Pesigned to Aid Candidates
for Seats In Congress.
SALT LAKK CITY. Sept. 30. Charges
that the Democratic pledea of economy
In Government had been utterly disre
garded and that the Administration had
Indulged in extravagance 'without a
parallel were made by Charles W.Fair
banks in his two addresses here this
afternoon.
"Its appropriations and expenditures
have been made recklessly and in defi
ance of every economical considera
tion." he said. "There has been such
a wanton waste of public funds that
some of the strongest Democratic lead
ers have denounced It on the floer of
Congress. The river and harbor bill
recently passed and approved by the
President of the United States carries
847.000.000. Fulls 8S0.000.000 was ap
propriated in defiance of the public In
terest. This vast sum was a perfect
piece of pork-barrel legislation. It was
designed to strengthen candidates for
Congress, for the Senate of the United
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States or other purposes eauallv for
eign to tho publio welfare.
"Although Congress and the President
are equally culpable for this wronp on
the country, if Conarress forgot its plain
duty, the President should have Inter
posed his veto. Instead of becoming; a
party in fastening- on the people so
great a M-rong. iuch wastefulness is
particularly reprehensible in a politi
cal party which succeeded to power in-
nrr n. specicic pittage or economy in
public administration.
Mr. Fairbanks spoke to large audi- .
ences at the Auditorium at 3 o'clock
n4 bi tne relate rairgrounas at
o'clock. He was escorted about the city
by state officers and other prominent
Republicans in the forenoon and was
guest of honor at a luncheon at the
Commercial Club at 1 o'clock, where he .
gave a short nonpartisan talk. Ha, Irft
tonight for Los Angeles,
POPULAR CLUBWOMAN DIES
Miss Minnie Louise Lay Was Active'
In The Unties Cliurt-h Work.
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cial.) Miss Minnie Louise Lay died at'
me nome .01 ner sister, Airs. Atary v.
Logan. Thursday night. She had been
ill several months. t
Miss Lay was born in Freemont. O..
May i'8, 1S7T. i?he had lived here with
her. sinr roost of h"r life. She was
an active worker in St. Paul's Episco
pal Church, prominent in the guild
work of the church and a member of
Daughters of the King. She was well
known as n. local clubwoman and very
popular in social circles.
SJiecp and Wolrra.
Atchison Globe.
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