THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 11, 1921
PROPOSED $8,000,000 RELIGIOUS MEMORIAL NOW IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION AT
WASHINGTON, D. C.
BROODING IN CELL
WILL BE SPEEDED
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MRS. WURTZBARGER
DELIVERIES
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Sraits
Slayer of Husband Refuses
Postmaster to Launch Drive
to Discuss Motive.
Among Business Men.
HUNT FOR SON FAILURE
RULES ARE PROMULGATED
Friends of AVoman Unable to Find
Iad Since Mother Was Arrest
ed on Murder Charge.
Co-operation of Heavy Csers of Mail
Asked in Solving Problems of
Service; Addres9 Essential.
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Mrs. Alma Wurtzbarger. who beat
her husband to death with a hammer,
yesterday sat silent In the county Jail
here, a federal prisoner, brooding over
her trouble and talking: neither to
her jail mates "nor the matron in
charge.
Relapsing; from her willingness to
talk when ehe was first brought to
Portland Friday by Chief Deputy
United States Marshal Mann, Mrs,
Wurtzbarger refused to answer ques
tions put to her. Only one visitor
went to see her during: the day and
his identity could not be learned. It
was acertained that the visit was in
connection with the plan3 for her de
fense.
' Efforts to find her 17-year-old son
Otto were futile. Up until late yester
day afternoon he had not appeared at
the Jail to see his motuer, ana ne nas
not seen her since she was arrested.
A .messenger who went to his place
of employment in the morning to tell
him that his mother wished to see him
was informed that the boy was not
working on account of hurting his
hand the day before.
Woman Weeps Occasionally.
When asked the cause of the con
stant brutality with which she said
her husband had treated her ever
since their marriage last May, she
replied in a voice scarcely audible
that she did not want to talk about
it any more and turned away from
lier questioner. Caretakers in the
women's ward at the jail said she
had talked to no one since being in
carcerated there, spending her time
broodine and staring out the win
dow, with an occasional spell of
Bilent weening.
The death weapon was brought to
Portland and turned over to United
States Attorney Humphreys as evi
dence. It was a blacksmiths ham
mer weighing about ten pounds, of
the kind used on heavy pieces of iron
cn an anvil. The face is about two
inches in diameter and the other end
Is a round knob about the same size.
The handle, about 16 inches long,
was covered with blood.
Prisoner Is Haggard.
If anything, the .woman was more
wan and haggard yesterday than on
the day of her arrival. Her face
was not only colorless, but seemed to
be overspread with a grayish pallor,
and her eyes had lost whatever
brightness they might have had when
she was brought to the city. They
ccntained not even a glint of interest
or life.
Nothing in her appearance would
give the slightest indication that the
tall, slender woman could be moved
to such a violent act as that of which
she is accused. There is not a feature
of a visible characteristic that im
plies she is gjven to anger or cruelty.
Deputy Marshal Mann, whose years
as an officer of the law have been
filled with contact with many crimi
nals of all kinds, said he had never
handled a prisoner whose appearance
and personality contrasted so sharply
with the character of the accusation.
Character Seems Gentle.
"Criminals," he said, "mostly bear
marks which characterize the crimes
they have committed, but I have
never bad a case where the absence
of this trait is so complete. It seems
impossible that such a woman as
gentle and retiring as Hra Wurtz
fcarger seems could have been aroused
to the deed she confessed."
So far back as federal authorities
could recall, covering at least the
last 30 years, this is the first woman
in Oregon to be tried on a charge of
first-degree murder in the United
States court, and it is believed to be
the first case of its kind ever pre
sented.
Outside of preparations for the
prosecution and defense, no action
will be taken until three weeks from
tomorrow, September 26 having been
set as the date for a preliminary
hearing. In the meantime, Mrs.
Wurtzbarger will remain in the
county jail a federal prisoner.
Jurisdiction Problem Complicated.
Deputy Marshal Mann said the Mar
ion county authorities made no re
monstrance about releasing the pr's
oxer to the federal officers, as was
expected in some quarters. The tech
nicality as to which court she should
be tried in is a complicated one. The
crime was committed on government
property by a state citizen not in
governmental employ. It was the
opinion of one authority yesterday,
that should Mrs. Wurtzbarger be
tried and convicted in a district
court, the conviction could be de
faulted and she would be freed on
the statute that the life of an ac
cused person cannot be placed in
jeopardy a second time.
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MRS. HEXKY RCSSEL TALBOT
HERE FROM WASHIffGTOX.
Pasfor's Wife Seeks to Organize
Association to Help Build
Xatlonal Cathedral.
DEAD HORSE ROAD CLOSED
Repairs Will Interrupt Travel Be-
. ttveen Eugene and Bend. .
" Tire McKenzie highway leading
from Eugene over the mbuntains to
Bend, will be closed in the vicinity
of Dead Horse grade, beginning to
morrow morning, in order that needed
repairs may be made, according to
C. H. Purcell, district engineer of the
United States bureau of roads. The
highway will be open, however, up
to tnal point. There Is no detour
which can be made and consequently
those wishing to go from Portland
or points in the Willamette valley to
Bend, should go by way of, The Dalles.
. Mr. Purceil said that it probably
would be only a matter of three weeks
until the McKenzie pass would be
closed by snow and it was desired to
complete necessary work before that
' time.
To organize an association in Port
land to give financial aid and assist
ance in building the $8,000,000 na
tlonal cathedral, now under construc
tion in Washington. D. C. Mrs. Henry
Russel Talbot of that city, wife of
Rev. Mr. Talbot, now residentiary
canon on the national cathedral staff
and formerly rector of St. Davids
Episcopal church here, is in Portland.
Mrs. Talbot will lecture before a
number of civic bodies here to stim
ulate interest in the project and will
also explain the plan to audiences in
Salem and other cities in the Willam
ette valley.
The new cathedral, of which the
apse and the Bethlehem chapel have
already been completed, is being built
on Mount St. Alban, a commanding
eminence, 400 feet above the city of
Washington. The grounds obtained
for a park about the cathedral consist
of about 40 acres, with the building
ite occupying the highest point of
the mountain.
The structure is being hullt at an
estimated cost of J8, 288,434. of which
.506.600.11 has already been sub
scribed. The greater portion has been
raised through tl subscriptions, al
though the apse, which was recently
onstructed at a cost of about 300, 000,
was the individual gift of Mrs. Archi
bald D. Russel in memory of her
mother, Mrs. Percy R. Pyne.
According to Mrs. Talbot, Washing
ton, D. C, is the only capital city of
the larger nations in the world which
dees not have a religious memorial
ard for this reason the people who
re backing- the move feel that the
United States will not fall down In
the matter. The foundation stone for
the magnificent building was laid in
11)07. Ascension day of 1910 marked
the first service on the cathedral fab
ric On All Saints' day of that year
was laid the cornerstone of the Beth
lrhem chapel. The erection of the
apse, which has recently been com
pleted, was begun in 1915.
"Numerous associations have al
ready been organized throughout the
United States to aid in building the
handsome memorial structure and
splendid work has been accomplished J
bv them," said Mrs. 'raiooi. -new
York, Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta,
Charleston, St. Louis and cities in
every section of the country now have
these organizations."
The first meeting to plan for the
Washington cathedral was held in
1S91 at the residence of Charles C.
Glover. It was not until 1893 that con
gress granted a charter to the Prot
estant Episcopal Cathedral founda
tion "for the promotion -of religion,
education and charity." Two years
later the diocese of Washington, con
sifting of the District of Columbia
and the southern part of Maryland,
was set off from the old diocese of
Maryland.
The Rt. Rev. Henry Yates Satterlee
was consecrated the first bishop of
Washington in ib. snoruy aner nis
consecration the present magnificent
park of 40 acres at the intersection of
Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues
was selected as the most eligible site
for the cathedral.
In 1898 In the presence of bishops,
clergy and lay delegates of the gen
eral convention of the church, the
president of the United States and
thousands of people, there was raised
the peace cross to mark the consecra
tion of the cathedral site, the first
meeting of" the general convention in
the capital of the United States and
the ending of the war between Spain
and the United States.
A campaign to enlist the co-opera
tion.of local business men In faciltat
lng the mail service will be launched
by Postmaster John M. Jones this
week. He said the Portland office
was handling more mail now with
fewer men than was being handled
four months ago, but that he believed
that educating the large mailers In
the problems and difficulties which
retard the service would prove a
means of eliminating delay.
Postmaster Jones is having printed
500 circulars for the business houses
here putting out heavy mail and 10,000
cards with suggestions for other con
cerns.
In connection with the first classi
fication, the postmaster thanked The
Oregonian for an editorial published
last week on preparing bundles of
letters for the mall to aid the postal
clerks in getting them started to
ward delivery. He said the effects
of this could already be felt.
Suggestions Are Made.
The contents of the first circular
follow:
"Place stamp In extreme upper right
hand corner to permit cancellation and
leave a distinct postmark
"Do not place letters together
while wet, as this causes them to
fitick together and they are often
damaged when being torn apart.
Ii you have sufficient quantity, tie
Fortland city letters separate from
out-of-town letters. This will ad
vance the dispatch and delivery of
your mail.
"Place special delivery letter on
face of letter packages.
"Do not mail your letters in street
package boxes when they are not tied
in packages.
'Do not tie circulars with your
first-class mall.
"Tie long letters In separate pack-
Architect's sketch of the proposed Washington cathedral a. viewed f """' ' l,c''
order.
Abov
from the southeast. Below The completed apse of the structure as it
novr stands, and part of the 40-acre park surrounding the building.
cenza Falsettl have lived together at
Black Diamond since October 25, 1915
They thought they were married be
cause on that date they obtained from
former. County Auditor Phelps a
license' to wed, although no marriage
ceremony was performed. Today they
became aware of their mistake,
brought the license to Justice of the
Peace Dalton and were legally married.
An attorney employed to look after
the couple's naturalization papers was
the one who discovered that no re-
urn of the marriage certificate was
filed when he investigated the county
clerk's records preparatory to getting
affidavits regarding the length of
their residence In the county.
As proof of the fact that they were
properly married they produced the
license to wed when their attorney
questioned them. He Immediately in- i
formed them of their mistake and the
marriage ceremony followed.
The couple have no children.
'Inclosures should be so folded as to
completely fill the envelope. Chunky
letters cannot be run through the can
celling machine, and must be can
celed by hand, causing delay.
"Mail your letters as early and as
often as possible and you will get
quicker service."
Correct Address Necessary.
The second circular in card form
for the lighter mailers reads that:
"The prompt delivery of the letters
Captain Henderson Is Transferred you wr,te ePenls uPon Vf"
STATIONS ARE EXCHANGED
VETERAN LIFESAVER LEAVES
HIS POST AT UMPQUA.
to Klipsan Beacb and Captain
Robbins Takes His Place.
Most letters are of sufficient impor
tance to justify this effort
Letters bearing no street address,
received for delivery in large cities.
are usually delayed in delivery from
GARDINER, Or. Sept. 10. (Special.) 12 to 24 hours for directory service.
Captain Joseph Henderson, a vet- In view of the benefits to be
eran of the lifesaving service, has gained, may l noi "quest inat jour
- envelopes, letter heads and statements
been transferred from the Umpqua Lear conspicuously, your full street
station, wnere he served for ten years, 1 or office building address, as a con
Sim . flilRSM KEPT
AMITY COUPLE CELEBRRATES
GOLDEX WEDDIX-G.
CAR TRACKS ABANDONED
City Agrees to Franchise Discon
tinuance on Certa'in Streets.
STEAMBOAT RATES CJJT
Freight Reduction Ordered on Car
riers of Puget Sound.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept 10. An
order requiring steamship companies
operating between Seattle, Belling-
ham and the San Juan islands to re
duce rates 15 per cent and to cut pas
senger rates between Seattle and the
San Juan islands 60 cents was issued
by the state department of public
works at a conference with steam
ship men here Friday.
A 10 per cent freight reduction be
tween Port Angeles, Seattle and Hood
canal points also was ordered. The
date on which the new tariffs will be
made effective was not named.
Mr. and Mrs. George D. Thomas
Commemorate Event by Party
for Relatives.
AMITY. Or.. Sept. 10. (Special.)
Mr. and Mrs. George D. Thomas of
Amity celebrated their golden wed
ding anniversary recently at their
home. Members or the immediate
family and relatives were guests at
dinner, after which a social time was
enjoyed. ,
Mr. Thomas was born in McHenry
county, Illinois, and went to Minne
sota in 1855. Rilla Rowley Thomas
was born in Gallia county, Ohio, and
moved to Minnesota in 1S68. They
were married in Winona, Minn., Au
gust 19, 1871, and lived there unti.
1903, when they came to Amity, which
has since been their home.
They have two daughters, Mrs. Ross
P. Fuller and Mrs. Delia Newman,
who live near them. Mr. Thomas is a
Mason and a member of the Order of
to station 309, Klipsan Beach, Wash.,
by government orders. Captain Wal
ter M. Robbins was in charge of Eta-
venience to those who wish prompt
delivery of their letters to' you?
If you are not already doing eo.
on 309" and has" been Uansferr'ed to U..kl...diP8it.LU,r
Umpqua station, simply making an
exchange of captains.
coins letters about noon and 3 P. M.
in place of holding them until clos-
Captain Henderson enlisted March IBg ""I6- t th int.,t
of an improved mail service will be
much appreciated."
Another noticeable cause of delay
In city mall delivery, postmaster
Jones said, was the omission in ad
dresses of the north and southeast
direction on east sidi mail. He said
of Umpqua station. The lifesaving I "V,P " ' ,, J ... , ,."..,,.
service and revenue cutter service h?ivfd,dail3l Wlt-h? 7, .Vl" Z.. i?!
1, 1888, when 31 years old, at the
South Side lifesaving station. San
Francisco, and was transferred Sep
tember 10. 1899, to Umpqua station.
He resigned July 1, 1907. He re-en
listed at the same station August 9,
1909. In '1910 h was promoted to
the position of captain and keeper I
were united In 1915 under the desig
nation coast guard service.
UmTauaftaUoCa.nHendrsonha. ;nr. causing a delay of at least one
dicated. As a result letters for the
southeast section were often deliv
ered north and returned for re-deliv-.
gained the highest regard of those
wKh whom he has come In contact
and has had only the best commenda
tions from the federal inspectors of
coast guard service.
day.
WHEAT HITS $1 MARK
RESIDENTS OF AMITY CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY.
TIMBER SALES PLANNED
Applications for Purchase Re
quired by September 23.
OLYMPI, Wash., Sept. 10. Appli
cations to purchase timber or land in
eastern Washington at public sales in
January and April of next year must
be In the state land office not later
than September 25, Commissioner
Savidge announced Fr'day.
Applications for the west side
should reach the office not later than
October 10. Timber cruisers will start
for northeastern Washington in a
few days. Snow will prevent an-
- Agreement has been reached be
tween members of the city council and
officials of the Portland Railway,
, Light & Power company for the aban
t donment of the following street rail
'way franchise rights of the company:
On Maryland avenue from Shaver to
Prescott streets; double-track lines on other cruise until spring,
Twenty-seventh street from Thurman
.to Upshur street, substituting a sin
gle track on this route, and tracks in
;Tibbetto Homestead addition from
"Milwaukie to Clinton street
; Service on these tracks has been
discontinued and the city officials,
after careful consideration, granted
permission for the. removal of the
-tracks indicated. -
BELATED LICENSE USED
Couple Find They.'re Xot Legally
Wed After Period of 6 Years."
SEATTLE, Wash.. Sept 10. (Spe
cial.) Giuseppe Favasule and Vin-
v- - - - , ' .w- -.V 1
MR. AND MRS. GEORGE D. THOMAS.
BRIDE OREGON VISITOR
Principal In Unusual Wedding
Came to Hood River la July
HOOD RIVER. Or., Sept 10. (Spe-
Xew Quotation at Walla Walja Is clal.) Miss Kathryn Allison, daugh-
Iter oi me presiaeni o- too auiouu
Lumber company of Bellamy, Ala.,
: J A linuuiio 1 nrBHIno'
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Sept. 10.- v."" "
(Special.)-Wheat struck the dollar " ia a niece of
marK in waua vyaua rnaay ror wie - j. Derby, prominent local
first time since the first week In Truly I Jm1 " J' v
with the result that there was a rush
,A ..Tl n.elara wKll. than .mm nnf
prepared to give out definite figures. ATI I IlHT Rk AT
estimated that fully a quarter of a U1L Xj1VJ.11 1 MJMJam. a kJ
million bushels of grain changed I T rrTt T SI n IIP
LLLL 1 KIL UK UAC
BURNS 94 AIR
A new oil lamp that gives an amaz
ingly brilliant, soft, white light, even
better than gas or electricity, has
been tested by the U. S. Government
and 35 leading universities and found
to be superior to 10 ordinary lamps.
It burns without odor, smoke or noise
no pumping up, is simple, clean,
safe. Burns 94 air and 6 common
kerosene (coal-oil)
The inventor. W. C. Johnson. SI N.
Fifth Btreet. Portland, Or., is of
fering to send a lamp on 10 days'
FREE trial, or even to give one FREE
to the first user in each locality who
will help him introduce it. Write him
today for full particulars. Also ask
him to. explain how you can get the
agency, and without experience or
money make $250 to SoOO per month.
Adv.
and Overcoats
My new showing of
Fall Suits and Overcoats
embody 4 big features:
Fit
Style
Fabrics
Quality
Truly a wonderful array of clothing
for men and young men at my
MONEY -SAVING PRICES
Use My Stairway It's Your Best Friend
Men's and Young' Men's New Fall
SUITS and OVERCOATS
$25-$30-$35-$40-$45
mm
Portland's Original Upstairs Clothier
Upstairs, Broadway at Alder
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attorney and formerly district attor
ney here. The br'de. her mother and
fiance were here in July on a visit.
The minister, Rev. Henry M. Ed
monds of Birmingham, was en route
by airplane to officiate at the wed
ding when the machine was wrecked
by crashing Intj a tree. Frank Willis
Barnett of the staff of a Birmingham
newspaper, who is an ordained min
ister, substituted. A blast from a
siren at the umber plant notified
guests of the arrival of the wedding
party at a frame church erected for
the occasion. The table on which the
wedding dinner was spread was so
long that those at one end could not
hear the speakers at the other The
guests were entertained by dancing
and a moving picture show.
Paid snake killers are emplu-d in
certain parts of France, where deadly
vipers abound In thi vlnyardn.
T7.. T. PoJ Vraa. We'll icndlOO
Alii: if Ult I UIVIA l ltv luicioui ra
luacioui raisin
recipes in free took to
anyone who mailt coupon
below.
the Eastern Star and the Elks lodge
of McMinnville. Mrs. Thomas is a
member of the Amity Study club.
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion and Order of the Eastern Star.
Both are members of the Methodist
Episcopal church and Interested in all
local civic and social work.
Those present at the anniversary
dinner were:
Mr. and Mrs. George D. Thomas, Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. T.
B Newman, Mr. and Mrs. George F.
Rowley, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Taylor.
Mrs. Marie E. Hill, Mrs. Louise Fuller
and George Kindrlck.
S. & H green stamps for cash.
Holman Fuel - Co. coal and wood.
Main 63; 660-151. Adv.
hands, based on the )1 price for No.
1 bluestem. Some of the grain was
docked' for smut, but most of it
brought 98 cents or more.
Continuation of the dollar price will
result in heavy selling from now on,
dealers believe.
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100 Bands Will Compete.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 10. One
hundred bands representing every
state In tht union are expected to
compete for prizes in the parade
opening the American legion conven
tion here October 3. Three awards
totaling $1750 will be given. Entries
already in hand include bands from
Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Ore
gon and Missouri. .
AT YOUR SERVICE
YELLOW TAXI
Main 59
Also Seven-Passenger Touring
Cars for SIGHTSEEING
LOWEST RATES
IN THE CITY
Call Main 59
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iiMpiSor Vitality
Food for Vitality" TffiT
Raisin Pie
Mint ar quickly rtfrahtd at
might by a dtmrt Wt tki
1 cupa Sun-Maid Saeded
Raisins
1 cups water
u teaspoon salt
1 tablespoona lemon juice
1 tablespoon corn atarch
1 tablespoon sugar
Wash the raisins, put
in saucepan with 1 cup
cold water and bring
slowly, to a boil. Add
sugar, salt and corn
starch which has been
mixed with 1 cup cold
water. Boil 3 minutes;
add lemon juice. Pour
in pie tin which has
been lined with crust,
while hot cover; brush
top with cold milk and
bake in moderate oven
until brown.
Tired Man's Dessert
Digests almost immediately Revives his Vim
Men are grateful for a pie like this
Dance Oh, Boy !
Return engagement tonight
SHUBERT'S CHICAGO
ORCHESTRA
Columbia Beach Ringler Pavilion
7 to 11 P. M.
Stewed Raisin
Sr for breakfast svtry morn
ing and get your daily
iron this way
Cover Sun-Maid Rai
sins with cold water and
add a slice of lemon or
orange. Place on fire;
bring to a boil and al
low to simmer for one
hour. Sugar may !e
added but is not nece:
sary, as Sun-Maiit
Seeded Raisins contain
75 per cent natural fruit
sugar. All measurements for
these recipes are level
A TIRED man's first need at
nijht is new energy to
revive his lagging spirits and his
strength.
Give it to him in this luscious
pie. Effective and incomparably
delicious !
You get almost immediate
results.
For this pie note the recipe
is made with tender, juicy,
meaty raisins furnishing 1560
calories of energizing nutriment
per pound.
Raisins are 75 per cent pure
fruit-sugar (in practically pre-
digested form) so require little
digestion and therefore the en
ergy is felt at once.
Raisins are rich in food iron.
The "Iron Men" the men of
healthy blood need but a small
bit of iron daily, yet that need
is vital.
There's no better way to im
part the vitality of iron than
through a luscious raisin pie.
Remember these facts when
you choose dessert.
Give raisin pie to tired men
in the interest of their pleasure
and success.
SUN-MAID RAISINS
Use Sun-Mai! Raisins, made from
California's fines- "-.ble graj.es
American raisjns, jrocessed and
packed immaculately in a greit
modern Cam rma plant.
(grown without seeds); Ousters (on
the stem). Also a fine, ever-ready
dessert
Raisins are cheaper by thirty per
cent than formerly. See that you
Seeded (seeds re-noved) ; Seedless get plenty in your foods.
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