THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. rOKTLAXD. MAY 27, 1917.
1
BROTHERS QUARREL,
THEATER BLOWN UP
Mount Angel Population
Aroused by Dynamiting at
1 o'clock A. M.
Is
FULL CONFESSION IS MADE
H. C. Blunk, Seattle; grand conductor.
K. E. McClintock, Spokane; grand page,
Percy Martin, Vancouver, B. C; grand
sentinel, Percy E. Arlett, Portland;
grand executive committee, Richard
Becker. Portland; F. E. Rhabeck, Se
attle; F. D. Johnson, Everett; George
M. Cook, Bellingham.
Representatives to Supreme Council,
C. W. Hodson, Portland; Paul T. Ken
nedy, Tacoma; George B. Dunn, Seattle;
alternates, Fred Beebe, Tacoma; C- N.
Smith, Spokane; it. R. Phillips, Van
couver. Believing their experience as han
dlers of merchandise would make them
valuable to the governments of the
United States and Canada, resolutions
were adopted offering their services
to the President and the Canadian Governor-General.
Explosion Demolishes Rear of Show
House and Breaks 'Windows in
Xearby Stores; Brother Says
He .Will Prosecute.
MOUNT ANGEU Or., May 26. (Spe
cial.) An explosion at X o'clock this
morning that completely destroyed the
rear of the Rex Theater here, and
badly wrecked the front portion of the
building, drew the entire population of
Mount Angel to the scene within a
very short time.
George Zollner, owner of the theater.
Immediately advised the police that he
suspected his brother, Peter Zollner,
of having caused the damage and
search was begun for the man. The
theater man told the police that he
and his brother had quarreled several
weeks ago when he had refused to
lend money and the brother had threa
tened to blow him up.
The Marion County Sheriff took
charge of the case and, after consid
erable questioning, this morning ob
tained from Peter Zollner a confession
that he had placed the dynamite that
did the damage.
In explanation, he said that he had
borne a grudge against his brother for
some time and had decided to "get
even." He told the Sheriff he entered
the theater by one of the side entrances
nnd by- removing a few of the boards
from the front of the stage, had been
able to place dynamite under the floor
of the theater.
The prisoner was taken to Salem
and the trial will be held there next
week. George Zollner told the officers
he would appear as a prosecuting
witness.
The damage to the theater building
will amount to $1000 and there were
also a number of windows broken In
stores near the theater.
Following the arrest of Peter Zollner,
Benjamin Gooch, who lives in the
house next to Peter Zollner's, made a
statement In which he said as he was
leaving for the scene of the explosion
he saw Peter Zollner entering his own
home by the back yard and wondered
that any one should be going away
from the scene of the explosion In
stead of toward it. A pair of rubbers,
evidently recently used, was found: in
the Zollner woodshed today.
ICE OUT OF BERING SEA
First Steamer for Nome Will Leave
Unusually Early.
NOME. Alaska. May 26. At 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon the ice In Bering
Sea began to move westward, and at
LEBAON YOUTH APPOINTED
TO JVAVAL. ACADEMY.
3 SCALE EAGLE GAP
EA STKRJV OREGON TRIP COMPARED
TO ALASKAN ADVENTURE.
Party Returns to Baker After Hard
and Daring? Journey Over Snow
- to High and Dangerous Peak.
BAKER, Or.. May 26. (Special.)
Like a trip Into the heart of Alaska.
was the description of their ascent to
Eagle Cap, the highest peak in Eastern
Oregon, made by Ephralm Barnes,
supervisor of Mlnam forest reserve;
Wylie Dalton, of North Powder, and
J. F. Erwin, of Medical Springs.
They today finished the trip of 180
miles, 48 of which were made on foot.
The three left Baker last Saturday, go
ing to East Eagle Creek by rutomobile
and the rest of the distance on foot.
They hauled their provisions and bed
ding on a sled over the snow. The trip
was much more difficult than expected
and the party was compelled to llgnten
the load as they progressed. Mr.
Barnes said that some of the country
is fully as rugged as the worst In the
Alaskan mountains, which he explored
several years ago.
The three often were imperiled by
snow slides and Mr. Dalton took many
camera views at great risk, being al
most buried in one as It descended
upon him. Twelve slides were seen
and the snow in some places is 100 feet
deep, said Mr. Barnes. The party fol
lowed Eagle Creek to its source, thence
to Mlnam Lake and then traversed the
ridge to Eagle cap.
ROAD BOND RALLY BIG
ORENCO FARMERS ALSO DISCUSS
POOD PRODUCTION.
Speakers at Connty Association Meet
ing; Advocate Work to Be Don
to Improve Highways.
ORENCO. Or.. May 28. (Special.)
A rousing meeting of the Washington
County Good Roads Association at the
high school today was attended by a
large number of farmers.
County Judge D. B. Reasoner gave
a talk on county roads and the county's
needs to maintain them. A discussion
on state roads was given by Senator
W. D. Wood, of Hillsboro.
The discussion of the $6,000,000 road
bond bill was presented by Rufus E.
Holman, County Commissioner for
Multnomah County. A report of the
work done by the Industrial Service
Army of Orenco In regard to food pro
duction was discussed by Major Koeh
ler. Following this report Dr. Hector
McPherson, head of the bureau of or
ganizations and markets of Oregon Ag
ricultural College, advised how serious
was the problem of food production.
TRAVELERS END MEET
COMMERCIAL MEN SELECT TACOMA
FOR NEXT CONVENTION.
Organisation Embracing; Two States
and British Columbia Offers Its
Services to Two Nations.
EVERETT, Wash., May 26. The
united commercial Travelers of Wash
ington, Oregon and British Columbia,
r 1 o H ! n tr their rnnv.ntlnn i4a..
selected Tacoma for next year's con
vention at a date to be chosen by the
Tacoma council, and chose officers as
follows:
Grand counsellor, W. P. Barker, Ta
coma; Junior grand counsellor, A. R,
McFarland, Vancouver, B. C; grand
past counsellor, C. F. Gardiner, Vic
toria, B. c; grand secretary, Henry A.
Thompson, Tacoma; grand treasurer,
WAGES ARE PROBLEM
Some State Institution Em
ployes Dissatisfied.
the schoolhouse Friday new officers
for the year were elected as follows:
For president, Mrs. George Murphy; for
secretary. Mrs. H. Wells, and for treas
urer, Charles Sowserby.
PAY TO BE STANDARDIZED
Max H. Mlllsap. -
LEBANON. Or., May 26. (Spe
cial.) Max H. Mlllsap. of this
city, has been designated by Sen
ator George E. Chamberlain for
a cadetshlp at Annapolis Naval
Academy and will take the ex
amination for the place In June.
He was born in McMInnville In
1898. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bert A. Millsap. His father has
been In business In Lebanon for
the last 18 years.
Young Mlllsap is a senior in
the Lebanon High School and will
graduate next week. He also has
been master of the Boy Scouts
here for the last two years and
was captain of last year's foot
ball team. His father and mother
are both native Oregonians. His
grandfather, William Mlllsap,
took up a donation land claim at
Fairfield, Marion County, in the
early '50s.
Board of Control Will Be Asked to
Investigate Situation and Adopt
Schedule The High Cost
of Living Is One Issue.
SALEM, Or., May 26. (Special.)
Dissatisfaction which has arisen among
some employes of state institutions be
cause they allege that other employes
doing the same work as themselves in
other institutions are receiving higher
wages, is presenting a problem to in
stitution heads, who probably will ask
that the State Board of Control
standardize all wages at the various
institutions.
It Is known that some valued em
ployes have quite their jobs during the
past few days, giving as their grounds
for quitting that people in other in
stitutions doing identically the same
work, or possibly less work, are re
ceiving higher salaries.
State Board Has Authority.
All of the Institutions are now under
the State Board of Control with the
exception of the Penitentiary, which Is
under the authority of the Governor
alone.
As & result. It is expected no great
difficulty will be encountered in stand
ardizing the wages if the members of
the board can get together on what a
standard of wages should be.
The main problem apparently will be
In holding down the wages, as a num
ber of Increases have been given the
past few months on the grounds of in
creasing cost for clothing and other
necessities not Included in the living.
which is furnished by the state to in
stitutlon employes.
General Increase Not Expected.
If a standardization of wages comes.
and an effort Is made to lower wages
to fit the various individual cases, it
probably will meet with a storm of pro
test rrom institution heads. On the
other hand, appropriations of the last
Legislature were estimated so closely
to the actual cost of maintenance, that
the Board of Control will be in a quan
dary to arrange any standard, of wages
based on a general increase, and at the
same time see Its way clear to carry
lng the Institutions through the bien
nial period without deficiencies.
WOMAN TRAVELER PASSES
Mrs. A. F. Butterfield Dies at Rone-
burg When Removed From Train.
ROSEBURG. Or.. May 26. (Special.)
Mrs. A. F. Butterfield. who is thought
to be a resident of Boston, Mass., was
removed from Southern Pacific train
No. 13 here early this morning and died
two hours later. &he had been visiting:
at Blind Slough, near Astoria, and was
en route home when stricken with Ill
ness. Upon the arrival of the train
here Mrs. Butterfield was 'taken into
the depot and medical aid summoned.
She died without regaining conscious
ness. Letters found among her effects
today indicate that she has a son re
siding in Boston and he has been noti
fied of her death.
Mrs. Butterfield was well dressed and
aside from her railroad ticket had
about 7 In ber purse.
7:30 the sea In front of Nome was prac
tically clear, the ice moving toward
Bering Strait.
The first passenger steamer will
leave Seattle June 2 for Nome, which
has been icebound since November 12
last. This year's- break-up of the Ice
unusually early. On June 13 last
year ice was still clinging to the shores.
The break-up of the ice In. Bering
Sea, which is closed, to navigation seven
months of the year because of ice, is
caused by an ocean current setting
north Into the Arctic through Bering
Strait and carrying the Ice with it.
HARBOR MILLS NEED MEN
Hoquiam Reports Common Ijabor Is
Getting $3 a Bay.
HOQUIAM, Wash.. May 26. (Special.)
-Mills and Industrial plants of the
Grays Harbor district are facing' a
shortage of common labor, according
to statements of lumbermen and oth
ers in touch with the situation. Con
ditions are more serious than they have
been in some time.
Wages for common labor in the Ho
quiam mills Is now on a basis of S3
per day In most of the plants. In the
logging camps from $3.25 a day up is
being paid.
Body Found After 2 Weeks' Search
HEPPNBR, Or., May 26. (Special.)
The body of Frank Habelt, who was
killed in a train wreck near Morgan
station on tne neppner branch May 12
was round in w mow creek today
short distance below the scene of the
wreck, after a continuous search of
two weeks. Habelt was section fore
man on the branch and an old-timer
In the county.
Marriage Licenses Issued.
CHEHALI3, Wash., May 26. (Spe
clal.) Everett Stedham. . of Chehalia
secured a marriage license here today
io marry nems states, or Jxldgefleld.
Riddle Association Elects.
RIDDLE. Or., May 26 (Special.)
At a regular meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association of Riddle held at
J. H. ROGERS, BANKER, DIES
Widow and Daughter Survive For
mer Kansas Man.
Irving H. Rogers, retired Kansas
banker, died at his home in this city,
1689 East Morrison street, yesterday.
after a lingering illness.
Mr. Rogers, who was 50 years of age.
was formerly a resident of Phillipsburg,
Kan., where he was vice-president of
the First National Bank of that city.
Eight years ago he retired and removed
to this city with his family.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Grace D. Rogers: by his daughter. Miss
Edith Rogers, now a student at Goucher
College, Baltimore, - Md., and by his
mother, Mrs. Sarah Rogers, at present
the guest of California relatives.
BAKER READY FOR DRAFT
Registration Precincts of County
Will Be Used June 5.
BAEEB, Or., May 2S. (Special.)
Final plans are being made by Sheriff
Price Anderson for the draft registra
tion on June 6. All the registrars have
been appointed and a meeting will be
called next week to Instruct them In
their duties. The 48 precinct polling
places for Baker County have been ar
ranged and word is being sent to all
parts of the county, so that everyone
eligible will be Informed that they
must register.
Seven already have presented them
selves to the Sheriff, as they expect
to be away June 5.
Sport Suits
of Distinction
Every lively young man should
have one. Made by
Hart Schaffner
& Marx
Nothing is more becoming to the aver
age young American figure. Trim,
care-free, informal, stylish, all-wool
just a few of many good things you can
say about these breezy suits. Men
young in spirit like them, too ; variations
to please everyone.
Our salesmen will show you the Hart
Schaffner & Marx label sewed in the
coat; it's your guarantee. A small
thing to look for, a big thing to find.
Priced $20 and $25
Saml Rosenblatt
The Men's Store for
Quality and Service
lit (ftesj
Copyright Hart Schaffner Se Marx
Southeast Corner
Fifth and Alder
Mosler to Observe Memorial Day.
..MOSIER, Or, May 26. (Specials
Edgar A. Race, Mayor of the city of
Mosler, has issued a proclamation de
claring May 30. Memorial day. a legal
holiday and requesting all persons In
the city and district to assemble at the
Church of Christ at 2 P. M.. for the
purpose of memorial service. Imme
diately after service the assembly will
fall In line and march to the cemetery
under military escort. Children are re
quested to bring flowers to place on the
graves of the soldier dead. The business
houses lin the city will be closed dur
ing the entire day.
Cuban Sugar Slightly Decreased.
NEW TORE, May 26. This year's
Cuban sugar crop will be approximate
ly 2.800,000 tons, according to an of
ficial statement issued by the Cuban
government In Havana and made public
here by the Republic's News Bureau.
Compared with last year's record crop,
in is year is said to show
of only 6 per cent.
HONOR GUARD TO GAMP
COLUMBIA BEACH OUTIXG WILL
BEGIX OX JUNE 25.
Work Will Be Ken-Mllltary, Despite
Drilling and Calisthenics on
Programme.
At Columbia Beach, midway between
Astoria and Seaside, the Oregon Girls'
Honor Guard will maintain a Summer
encampment from June 25 to September.
Announcement to that effect was made
yesterday by Miss Luclle anforth,
state manager.
The encampment will be norf-mllltary,
although drilling and calisthenics will
form a part of the course. Girls who
attend are urged to use rough out-of-door
clothes.
An athletic field will be opened, with
baseball diamonds, tennis courts and
other equipment, while both fresh and
salt water bathing will be afforded.
Boating will form no small part of the
programme of athletic diversion.
Miss Luc He Danforth. state manager,
will be in nominal charge, while the
encampment will be chaperoned
decrease throughout the entire season by Miss
Danforth s mother, Mrs. Dora A. Dan
forth, of Portland. A physician will
constantly be in attendance.
Arrangements for the encampment
and the registration of those who will
attend is to bo cared for by Miss Dor
othy Sanford, at 312 Selling building.
MRS. F. LEWIS IS BURIED
Slot her of Mayor Albee's AVifo
Laid to Kest.
Is
The funeral services of Mrs. Frances
Lewis, mother of Mrs. If. It. Albee,
wife of Mayor Albee. was held yester
day from her late residence, 1025 Kast
Irving street. Rev. E. H. Pence offi
ciating. Miss Beatrice Palmer sang.
The body was forwarded by J. P. Kin
ley & Son to Bay City, Mich., where in
terment will be made. Besides Mrs.
Albee, Mrs. Lewis is survived by a son,
F. K. Lewis, of Portland.
BOND VOTE TO SWAY DEAL
we will not invest one cent in prop
erty in Oregon," was the statement
made by W. R. Reaves, of Santa Bar
bara, Cal., who, accompanied by his
family, with J. F. Moser and his family
in two automobiles, are touring tho
state of Oregon looking for a loca
tion. They were en route to Endlcott,
Wash., to visit with friends and de
clared that they would anxiously await
the decision of the people on tho good
roads question.
United States is shipping large
amounts of baled hay to Kurope.
COZY
Californlans Say They Won't Buy
Realty If Measure Falls.
MOSIER. Or.. May 26. (Special.)
"Unless the 16,000,000 road bond Issue
bill Is passed st the June election.
DAIRY
LUNCH
323
Washington St.
Hear Sixth
CHOICE STEAKS
T - B o n e 50c, Tenderloin 30e,
Small Club. 20o, Small Sirloin lac.
Select Roast Beef or Baked
Sugar-Cured Ham, 15c.
Rich Waffles er Ifoteak.es at All
lloora, lOc
Delicious
Coffee.
Pies. Pas
tries and
A I.I, SHORT OR.
DKI1S AV TIMfcJ
1'OrlXAK PRICKS
Qj
Two Camps to Open at Grays Harbor
ABERDEEN, Wash.. May 25. (Spe
cial.) A railroad logging camp, which
will employ 70 men when in full op
eration. Is being established at Bay
City by the Seattle Pole & Pile Com
pany. The Seattle Fence Post Com
pany Is opening a camp near Carlisle.
These will be two additions to Harbor
Industries to be established in the
near future. Both camps will be run
ning full blast inside of SO days.
Car Situation Improving.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. May 26. (Spe
clal.) A considerable improvement in
the car shortage situation is expected
by E. A. J-iRlK. local commercial agent
of the Milwaukee line, who has re
turned from a two weeks' trip through
the Middle West. He says most of the
sidetracks, which formerly were cov
ered with cars, now are mostly empty
and that most of the grain has disap
peared. .
Lewiston Normal to Graduate 60.
LEWISTON, Ida.. Mr.y 26. (Special.)
The graduating exercises of the Lew
iston State Normal will be held on June
1. Sixty seniors will receive teachers'
certificates. Dr. Henry Lawrence
Southwick. of the Emerson School of
Oratory, will rtaliver the baccalaureate
address. Dr. Ernest H. Lindley, of the
University of Indiana, will deliver the
commencement address.
North Bend Pythians JIA Troops.
NORTH BEND. Or., May 26. (Spe
cial.) The Knights of Pythias, of this
city, have adopted a plan of supplying
four members of the lodge who went
to war with news fresh from home.
The lodge has appointed correspond
ents to write letters from home every
week to the men in the service. The
boys also will be occasional recipients
from the lodge of delicacies.
Read The Orecronian classified ads.
STOP
PICKETING
HELP
SHIPBUILDING
VOTE X 110 YES
yald
advertisement. A. C. Callan, 608
k'ertbrup St., Portland, Oregon.
Why Agitators From
Puiget S
wssm
and San Francisco?
Oregoalaa, May 25, 191T.
STEEL STRIKE PENDS
General Call to Help Workers
at Willamette Hinted.
Shall We Have
Payrolls?
COAST UNIONS MAY AID
Painters, Printers and Barbers
Tell Labor Council of Plans to
Demand Wage Increases
and Shorter Hours. :
Possibilities of a general strike
among steel and Iron workers to bring
the Willamette Iron & Steel Works to
terms were announced last night by
Joseph Reed, representative of the
metal workers, at the regular meeting
of the Central Labor Council.
Mr. Reed said representatives of Pu
get Sound and San Francisco Metal
Trades Councils had arrived in Port
land and that the Portland metal work
ers had the support of the 4200 .mem
bers of the Metal Workers' Union on
the Sound and the 8000 members at Ban
Francisco.
Do We Need
Industries?
"Picketing means the rule of violence, without appeal to reason, logic or right."
TOP PICKETING
Help Our Shipbuilding Industry
VOTE X 11
rata Advertise
mmt, A. C, Csllsa, MS Sorters. Street, Pevtlaad, Os,