THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JANUAKT 7, 1917.
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SOUTHERN
PACIFIG
TO BUILD NEW LINE
Deeds Forecast Four-Track
Road From Portland to
Salem on West Side.
RIGHTS OF WAY ARE FILED
Work Expected to Be Completed in
Two Years and a Half, aa Part
. of Line Is Xow Operating,
v Although Grades Are Bad.
OREGON CITT, Or.. Jan. 6. (Spe
cial.) The construction at a not far
distant date of a two or four-tracked
railroad down the west side of the
Willamette River from Salem to Pbrt
land by the Southern Pacific was foreT
cast today by the flung in the office
of the County Recorder. D. C. Boyles,
of a deed conveying rights of way
through "West Linn from the Moody
Investment Company to the Southern
Pacific and a partial release of mort
gage held by the Bankers' Trust Com
pany on the property Involved.
It is understood here from an author
itative source that the Moody Invest
ment Company gave the deed with the
understanding that the Southern Pa
cific would complete the line within
the next two years and a half. The
consideration is given in the deed
as 1.
City Line Is Owned Now.
With the rights of way through
West Linn acquired by the Southern
Pacific today, the company now has
title to practically all of the property
needed for the road between the Clackamas-Multnomah
County line and the
point where the survey crosses the
Willamette. The Southern Pacific
bought several years ago the Willam
ette Falls Railway, operating between
Willamette and Bolton In West Linn,
and is operating trains. It holds title
to a tract of land In West Linn which
was bought for car shops when the
line would be completed.
The east side line operated by the
Southern Pacific is far from straight
a'nd has several bad grades. Four
years ago the company announced that
it would build a four-track road up
the west side of the river, two tracks
being for electric and two for steam
trains.
Streets to Be Maintained.
The matter was allowed to drop,
however, and the filing of the deeds
here today comes as the first Intima
tion that the company is preparing to
resume its plan, although it Is not
known here whether the company will
follow the original surveys up the
west side.
The deed provides that the Southern
Pacific shall maintain at all times
sidewalks and streets in West Linn
over which the road shall run or
cross. It was filed through the office
of Griffith. Leiter & Allen, of Port
land. Mr. Griffith Is vice-president of
the Moody Investment Company and
Mr. Letter secretary.
Skagway, Alaska, is registered at the'
Nortonia.
O. B. Marshall, of Albany, is regis
tered at the Perkins.
Dr. P. A. Loar, of Sllverton, is reg
istered at the Oregon.
J. T. Ryan, of Havre. Mont., is reg
istered at the Seward.
D. V. Fendall. of Newberg, is reg
istered at the Perkins.
Glenn T. Stapleton, of Gaston, is reg.
lstered at the Portland.
W. D. Sasgent, of La Grande, is reg
istered at the Imperial.
James S. Stewart,- of Fossil, is reg
istered at the Multnomah.
G. H. Connie, of Treka, Cal., is reg
istered at the Washington.
W. M. Horton. of Clarkston, Wash, is
registered at the Nortonia.
Mrs. James S. Ramage, of Spokane,
is an arrival at the Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Jones, of .Mc
Mlnnvllle, is registered at the Cor
nellUB. D. R. Latourette. of Oregon City, is
registered at the Washington.
Mrs. W. J. Hoffman, of South Bend,
arrived at the Oregon yesterday.
Kenneth McKay, of Hood River, ar
rived at the Portland yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Shirley, of Salt Lake,
are registered at the Washington.
A. W. Mueller arrived at the Wash
ington from St. Helena yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Campbell are reg
istered at the Cornelius from Albany.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wi throw, of
Kalama, are staying at the Nortonia.
C. P. ITRen, a well-known citizen of
Madras, is registered at the Imperial.
L. D. Kelsey, of Aberdeen, is regis
tered at the Seward with Mrs. Kelsey.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Plummer, of Cen
tralla, are registered at the Portland.
G. W. Terry, of Roosevelt, Wash.. Is
at the Seward. Ho is accompanied by
Mrs. Terry.
W. J. Kerr, president of the Oregon
Agricultural College, Is registered at
tne imperial.
J. B. Lamoreux. of Corvallla. Is ree
ntered at the Imperial, where he ar
rived yesterday.
L. H. Compton. general secretarv of
the Salem Y. M. C A., was in Portland
yesterday, visiting the association here.
Among the arrivals at the Multnomah
yesterday was Professor Hector Mac
pherson, of the Oregon Agricultural
college.
Gus Rosenblatt left Saturday for New
York, via San Francisco, to visit hla
brother In San Francisco and his sis
ters In New York.
R. N. Stanfleld. candidate for Sneaker
or tne .House at the Oregon State Leer Is
lature, is registered at the Imperial.
He arrived from his home at Stanfleld
yesterday.
Jefferson Davis, formerly with the
Mason. Ehrman Company in this city
and now a resident of Grand Forks,
B. C. is registered at the Multnomah,
wnere ne arrived yesterday.
GA8E, 31-2, DIES IN STOVE
WHILE 9IOTHER DOES CHORES
CHILD IS FATALLY BCTRNED.
BLAST KILLS 2 IN
FOUR. OTHER BEX OX 'SRAIN ARE
BADLY HURT.
Explosion Believed Caused by Fassen-
Bleans of Ending Hla
Own Life.
arer aa
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Jan. 6. Two
men were killed and four badly lniured
tonight by an explosion In the smoking
compartment or tne Southern Rail
way's Birmingham Special, Just as the
train entered Birmingham from New
York.
While train officials were unable to
establish definitely the cause, there
were indications that a quantity of
some powerful explosive had been eet
off by Lewis D. Walton, a Birming
ham business man. as a means of com
mitting suicide. He was in the lava
tory of the car. whose steel wall next
to the lounging- compartment was
blown completely away, and his body
was dismembered by the explosion. The
other man killed was W. J. Oliver, of
Birmingham.
Walton was arrested nearly two
years ago charged with killing his
business partner, and after a mistrial
was released on bond. After the ex
plosion tonight a paper tablet was
found outside the emoking-room door
saying. "See my suitcase for important
"Tapers. Lewis D. Walton." Officials
ho searched the suitcase said it con
tained nothing important.
'S WAISTS RAISED
MURDER CASE IS
FURTHER TANGLED
Mrs. Barrett, Alleged Victim,
Said to Be "Mrs. Myrtle
Wright," of Colorado.
PRISONER SEES PICTURE
Daughter of Mrs. W. P. Smith, Whose
. Home Is Near Vancouver, Falla
Into Fire In Unknown Manner.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. . (Spe
cial.) Leaving her five children alone
In the house for a few minutes while
she did the chores. Mrs. W. P. Smith
was summoned back to the house by
the cries of her 8-year-old daughter
to And that a younger girl, 3 years
old. had fallen into the stove and was
burned fatally.
The mother was so overcome that she
could not take the body from the lire,
but went screaming to the nearest
neighbors, a half mile away, for help.
Just how the little one fell into the
stove is not known. The other four
children were upstairs, and came down
when they heard her scream.
Mr. Smith was away from his home,
which is located near the Harvey Mill
on Lewis River, about 10 miles north
west of Yacolt and about 40 miles from
this city, back in the mountains.
The stove was one which opens at
the top and was constructed to take
large pieces of wood. It is believed
that the girl tried to put more wood in
the stove or stir the fire and fell Into it.
Coroner V. H. Limber and Prosecut
ing Attorney James O. Blair left this
morning to hold an inquest over the
borty.
Woman, Who, Defense Contends, Is
Not Dead, Declared to Be Same
Who Collected $30,000 on
Mysterious Death.
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Jan. 6. Dr. K.
L. Clock today told the District Attor
ney that Mrs. Irene L. Barrett, one of
tne central figures in a homicide charge
now pending in the Los Angeles courts
against Benton L. Barrett, had been
Implicated in a mysterious caso that
occurred in Pagosa Springs, Colo., In
1901. Dr. Clock said he was called to
a .hotel at Pagosa Springs and there
found Mrs. Wright and a man named
Neil beside the body of Georga Barber,
who had left his wife in Webster City
la., and had accompanied Mrs, Wright
to Colorado. Barber was dead, and the
case was so unusual in soma of Its
features that Dr. Clock reported It to
the authorities, who caused an autopsy
to be performed. An examination of
the heart disclosed the presence of
poison, and Mrs. Wright and. Neil were
held, but subsequently released when
it was shown the poison might have
been used as a stimulant.
Dr. Clock said Mrs. Wright collect
ed about (30,000 Insurance. The doctor,
who is held in the. County Jail on a
statutory charge, positively identified
a photograph of Mrs. Barrett, who was
formerly a Mrs. Wright, as the person
Implicated In the Barber case.
Benton J. Barrett, an elderly man.
was recently bound over from the
Justice Court charged with having
murdered his wife, Mrs. Irene Wright
Barrett, and his step-son, Raymond
Barrett. Barrett confessed he had
killed his wife and her son in sudden
passion and burned the bodies in his
barn-yard. His attorneys entered the
defense his confession was the result
of hypnotic suggestion, made at the
Instance of his wife, for the purpose
of assisting her to get control of Bar
rett's property and that she had fled
with her son, and was safely in hiding.
Tonight, in discussing Dr. Clock's
story, H. L. Gelsler said that Dr. Clock
must have erred In his ldentif icatlon.
Mr. Gelsler said careful investigation
of Mrs. Barrett's past history had been
made, and that in 1900 she was living
in Mount Vernon, N. Y., with her first
husband, C. W. Wright. He said the
Wrights were married in 1899. that
Raymond was born in 1900 and that in
1901, the time of the Pagosa Springs
occurrence, Mrs- Wright was living in
Mount Vernon, where she remained for
several years. Her early history has
been traced day by day, he said, and
there Is no possibility that she and
the woman Involved in the Barber case
are the same.
alleging aha was his fiancee and that
their marriage had been delayed, by
Barber's illness.
December 17. 1900, the day the in
quest was to be held, the prosecuting
attorney sprang a surprise by an
nouncing that instead of holding the
inquest he would file Information
against "Myrtle R. Wright and W. P.
Neff," charging them with committing
murder, "by administration of poison."
Despite objection by the counsel for
the two, they were held in $7000 bond
for the preliminary hearing, which was
set for 10 days later. Neither was able
to furnish bond.
A Dr. Seward reported to the Odd
Fellows' Annuity Life Insurance As
sociation of Des Moines, la, in which
Barber had $7800 worth of insurance,
that Barber undoubtedly came to his
death by the administering of an or
ganic poison.
The company spent 11100 or more in
vestigating the case.
Mrs. Wright formerly was Nettle
Sears. After her marriage t "Al"
Wright, of Sterling, Colo, she lived in
that town, for several years.
3 ACCIDENTS ABE LISTED
TRAIN, WAGONS AND MOTORS AID
IN ALBANY EXCITEMENT.
COLORADO CASE REVIEWED
Charge of Murder Placed in 1000
Against "Mrs. Wright."
PAGOSA SPRINGS. Col, Jan. 6. A
man named George Barber died In a
Pagosa Springs Hotel In November,
1900, under strange circumstances.
Myrtle A. Wright and W. P. Neff. who
brought him. to this city, were arrested
and charged with administering poison
to him. A Sioux City, Iowa, life in
surance company is said to have lost
heavily by Barber's death.
After a delay of many weeks the
charges against Mrs. Wright and Neff
were dismissed.
Barber was so 111 when he arrived in
Pagosa Springs, it was necessary to
carry him from the train to the hotel
where he died next day. Mrs. Wright
set up a claim for Barber's insurance.
Train Demolishes Grocer's Wagon,
Autos Collide Head-on and Motor
Upsets Milk Cart.
ALBANY, Or, Jan. 6. (Special.) A
wagon demolished oy a train, a head
on auto collision, and a set-to between
a milk wagon and a motor furnished
three accidents In one day after Al
bany had been without excitement for
several weeks.
J. H. Gerdls. proprietor of a local
grocery store, was thrown from his
delivery wagon, the vehicle demolished
and tho horse that was drawing it in
jured when the 8:80 Southern Pacific
passenger struck the wagon at the
Ban tram road crossing.
Mr. Gerdls escaped with a few
scratches, while the horse was severely
out. The wagon was a total loss.
Cars driven by Dora Bussard and
E. Hart collided at a downtown inter
section. Each blamed the other for the
accident, and finally carried their case
to City Recorder Lewelllng, who re
fused to act, saying he had no Juris
diction in the settling of disputes of
that nature.
An unidentified car struck the back
wheel of the Jersey Dairy milk wagon
this morning, tipping the wagon over
and upsetting several large cans of
milk.
STORE FIRE IS INCENDIARY
Firebug Causes $1000 Damage
I. E. Conn's Grocery at Albany.
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ALBANY. Or.. Jan. 6. (Special.)
The grocery store of L E. Conn sus
tained $1000 damage by fire early to
day, when someone broke into the
building and kindled a fire close to a
large coal oil tank. Jeff Isom, of this
city, discovered the blaze. The fire was
extinguished before it had spread to
the front of the building.
Two doors were found open. The In
cendiary evidently entered by one door,
set the blaze, and made his way out of
the other door, which had been un
locked from the inside.
A few months ago some one broke
into the store, dynamited the safe and
escaped, with about $300 in cash and
several valuable papers.
EDUCATOR ON COMMISSION
Professor Taussig, of Harvard, Ac
cepts Tariff Board Seat.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6. Professor
Frank W. Taussig, of Harvard, today
accepted a place on the Tariff Com
mission and probably will be made
chairman. The other four members
will be announced later.
Professor Taussig is a teacher of po
litical economy and has written exten
sively on the tariff. With Secretaries
McAdoo and Houston, he conferred
with President Wilson today and was
told the work to be done by the Com
mission was considered of great lm
portance because of tariff readjust
ments that may be necessary after the
war.
Hart Schaf f ner & Marx
Varsity Six Hundred
Overcoats
Here you see it in a loosely draped variation "with a
belt back. It's one of those comfortable coats the
young fellows like. Size it up. Doesn't it look
snappy? YouH also find the more conservative models for
the older men in our vast assortment of these clothes. Come
and choose yours today. Priced from
$20 to $35
About That New Hat
We want to call your attention to the advance creation
in the wide-brim hats just arrived. The young fellows
are taking to them very strongly.
v Ask for "Multnomah" at $3
CprifbtIXftrtScbtfDaf Uta
Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co.
The Men's Store for
Quality and Service
Southeast Corner
Fifth and Alder
GIRL SOLVES MYSTERY
MISS CLARA RAUSCHER SAYS SHE
LEAPED FROM SALEM HOTEL.
Male Companion Exonerated and Grand
Jury Releases Driver ef Car That
Killed Teacher Freed,
SALEM. Or., Jan. 6. (Special.) "Not
a true bill." returned by the Marlon
County grand Jury today In favor of
P. E Kreutz, revealed the fact that
Miss Clara Rauscher. Salem's "mystery
girl." who lingered in a state of apha
sia at the hospital here for several
days following a fall from a hotel win
dow In this city, had recovered her
memory and vindicated her companion
of the night when the accident oc
curred. Before the grand Jury she told de
tails of the night, and said that Kruetz
was innocent of wrongdoing when he
entered her room at the hotel. Aa h
commented upon the peculiarity of her
being in a hotel room with a male
companion at an early hour in the
morning, she was so shocked she
thought for means of escape. As she
looked from the window she saw the
glass marquee- below. Thinking It a
solid roof she leaped. Intending to
make her escape and get to her home.
She was precipitated through the glass,
and memory failed her for many days
afterward. Kreutz was released from
his bonds today.
The grand Jury also failed to indict
Asa Tlndall, automobile driver, who
ran down Miss Ethel Rlgdon late in
November and caused her death.
True bills were returned against
George Fendrlch, Salem merchant,
charged with violating the short weight
law, and Nettle Ridings, Leonard West
tall and Albert Collins, charged with
larceny.
One secret Indictment was returned.
The new District Attorney, Max Gehl
har, had- charge of the grand Jury for
the first time.
Fair Location to Be Discussed.
ALBANY, Or.. Jan. 6. (Special.)
Whether the Linn County Fair will be
held at Albany or Sclo next year will
be decided Monday when a committee
representing the rest of the county
meets with the Sclo Fair committee at
Sclo. The committee from outside of
Sclo consists of D. H. Pierce, of Har
rl8burg; Oran Stratton. of Brownsville;
J. B. Cornett, of Shedds; Charles Ash
ton, of Tangent: A. M. Reeves and S. I.
Bach, of Lebanon, and W. A. Barrett.
A. C. Schmitt and W. A. Eastburn, of
Albany.
A Laxative for Babies
Good for Everybody
Dr. CaldivelVs Syrup Pepsin
a Safe and Efficient
Family Remedy.
Every member of the family is more
or less subject to constipation and
every home should always be supplied
with a dependable remedy to promptly
relieve this condition. Whenever the
bowels become clogged and the natural
process of elimination thereby dis
turbed, the entire system Is affected,
and readily subject to attack by dis
ease. Constipation Is a condition that
should never be neglected.
Mrs. E. R. Gilbert, of Mllbro. Va..
says that Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
Is a splendid laxative for children be
cause they like its pleasant taste, and
it acts so easily and naturally, without
griping or strain, and she finds it
equally effective for the rest of the
family.
Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Is a
combination of simple laxative herbs
with pepsin that contains no opiate
or narcotic drug. It is mild and gentle
in its action, and does not cause pain
or discomfort. Druggists everywhere
sell this excellent remedy for 60 cents
a bottle.
To avoid Imitations and Ineffective
substitutes b sure you get Dr. Cald-
fk;4 S, .Hull ,;!
fgEHGilbgC 0
well's Syrup Pepsin. See that a fac
simile of Dr. Caldwell's signature and
his portrait appear on the yellow car
ton in which the bottle is packed. A
trial bottle, free of charge, can be ob
tained by writing to Dr. W. B. Cald
well. 455 Washington St.. Monttcello,
Illinois.
CHANGES IX STYLES ARE TO
SLIGHT NEXT YEAR.
BE
Sack Coats to Re Longer and Tendency
to Close-Fittlng Garments Noted.
Tronser Knee Is Narrow.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 6. No radical
changes were made in the fashions for
men's wear next Fall and Winter In
the report submitted late today by the
style committee to the annual coven
tion here of the National Association
of Clothing Designers. The commit
tee's report Bays the double-breasted
sack coat promises to be extremely
popular for young men next Winter
and that conservative sack coats should
be high-waisted and without belts.
while trousers should have cuffs.
In overcoats, the raglan and ulster-
ette will come into vogue with the ul
ster of trench type measuring 46 inches
in length and the box coat 42 Inches.
The sack coat of the business suit is
to Increase in length.
There will be a marked tendency to
close-fitting garments padding to be
wholly or almost wholly eliminated.
Trousers will be cut with a narrow
knee, 15-inch bottom and one and one
half-inch cuff.
PERS0NAL MENTION.
, T. S. Holland, of Tacoma, Is at the
Oregon.
Hugh R. Klrkpatrlck is registered at
the Seward. v
D. W. Anson, of Wasco, is an arrival
at the Perkins.
H. C. Bocker, of Amity, Is registered
at the Cornelius.
C. J. Barr Is registered at the Cor
nellus from Astoria.
George Canfield, of Dallas, Is regis
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