THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL), rc.'.lLAIJD, MOIUJAY EVENING, C
1 PTAKJ RIIIITY
yKIEGIItSCEJI
. WRECK OF VESSEL
Master - of-Ship-Glenesslin
Loses His Certificate for
'-Period of Three Ivlonths, as
Result of Inquiry. V
Captain Owen Williams, master of the
111 fated ship Glenesalin,; which was
wrecked in the breakers atrNeah-Kan
Nie mountain, Oregon, Wednesday, Octo
her I, "was found guilty of negligence
, mid War master's certificate suspended
for throw months by s court of inquiry
meeting1 At the British consulate this
U. W, Howardfirst mats of the vea
art, a given a reprimand for not act
ing quickly In ths emergency which
i: arose when the Qlencsslin goti Into
dangerous position. . " ' - .
The severest penalty Imposed by the
court was accorded to Second Mate
. John td Colefleld, whose certificate was
siiKpendcd for six", months. The court
lound him guilty, of gneat negligence In
going too close to. shore and tn not
tailing trie master before he did.- " '
, ' The court, of Inquiry waa composed of
Thomas Krsklne, consul for Great Brit
: am in Portland; captain II. C Darlson
of the British ship Lord Templeton, and
. Captain , Ernest Ualton, master' of the
British ahlp Border-Knight -The In
quiry waa conducted by the English gov
t-i iiiiiunv, tune mraugn v-onsui creams,
as the (JlcncsHlln was an English ship.
The Gleneeslln was wrecked en the
atternoon of Wednesday. October 1. on
lipr one hundred snd twenty-fifth day
-out rrom Santos, UraaiL n route from
Liverpool to Portland In ballast The
captain and first mate were below at
the time the boat ran tn, the breakers,
with the second mate In charge. At a
previous hearing It was brought 'out
fiat the course was never changed with
out orders from the captain.
.' The second mate Is said to have awak
ened Williams and told him of the ship's
proximity to the shore, but receiving no
satisfaction or orders later awoke the
first -mate, who la turn again called the
skipper. - The master reached the deck
too late to save the ship ' , , . 1 1 ,
: The Gleneeslln crashed on the rocks
with all sails set, and little was taken
from ber but the personal effects of ths
crew. - She was a ship of 1113 tons bur
den. After being: examined by Captain
Versey. local purveyor for Lloyd's, aha
was sold at auction. : . , .-. ..
, - Although charges were made at the
time of the wreck that the captain was
intoxicated when he cams ashore, noth
ing was said of the matter by the court
of inquiry in Its finding today.
CONVERTED TRANSPORT
OFFERED -AS SOLUTION
FOR DREDGE PROBLEM
" (Continued from Page One.)
especially the shippers are in a state
of unrest." reads the letter.
They Want to know.' so far as "it la
possible to say, what will be the condi
tion at the Columbia river entrance next
year, so they may in advance prepare
for bar conditions 10 months hence. , .,
Dredging Dots Great Good.
'j Today,- everybody -''.'has ' faith that
dredging will do at least a, great deal
of good, aa witness, ships drawing 26
feet of water - pass , out at high tide
even, when there is a nasty sea. . This
never nas Been one Deiore.
: 'The Chinook, began dredging June
19 and up to the present time has only
been able to work about it double shift
days. She will hang about the bar until
November 1. but will not likely get more
: than five to 10 days work in,
"if the credge begins to -work when
winter storms subside, about April 1,
then about the best we can hope for,
until .November L is about 120 double
shift days, v with an average of 8000
cubic yards per day, r about '1,000,000
cubic yards removed by the "Chinook"
ext year alone.:,;., -'flH:, v,,
'' "The "Galveston' dredger has two suo
tlon pumps of the same capacity as the
'Chinook,' but has a shorter hull, lot
feet, 'compared with 44S feet for the
Chinook, therefore the sea. would prob
ably have to be smoother for her tu
work than for 1 the Chinook and she
would probably work a fewer number of
days between April 1 and November 1.
1 ' "The New Tork dredgers, "Novesink
and 'Kaiton are about the same slse
and capacity as the "Galveston." The
thing to do -s to get dredging power on
the bar sufficient to remove about 2.
600,000, or 2,000,000 cubic yards during
the season of 1914, and If the full
dredging force can start In April with
the beginning of the spring freshet of
the Columbia river, then we may count
that the freshet will scour out hon
an equal amount of sand as Is removed
: by the dredgers. n
' "How are we to secure dredging power
to remove 2,800,000 to 3.000.000 cubic
yards of sand next year?
- "If we can have an Atlantio dredger
sent through the canal to be here by
April 1 to assist the Chinook, that would
nMK . AAA AAA I- , .
,v,v vuuie yaras or It. Then
' if the.; dredging - department can. hn.
'tween now and April 1. Increase, the
, areoBing power or me Chinook by SO per
cent that would fairly w fin th- kih
1 have talked Wtlh the chief engi
neer of the dredge Chinook and have
obtained the Impression from him that
the Chinook' has plenty vol" reserve
steam power to sustain ah increH m
pumping capacity of from 50 per cent
, to 100 per cent,1 either by installing
another additional pair Of 20 Inch pumps
.which 1 think ho does not adviaa it
would be four tubes instead of two to
siana tne risK or breakage, or nmnvi
this pair of 20 inch pumps and replace
with a pair of either 26 inch or 20 inch
pumps, ' an increase of 80 per cent to
luu per cent. ) . .
, "But If ths new pumps cannot h In.
stalled so that the Chinook can return
to work by April L I would not think of
trying the change, for the sprinir frahat
beRlns In April and the efficiency of
dredging Is increased 100 per cent during
the freshet''--'i-v: v l-'r-:''f--' s . 'vv
)r, Kinney says that If a reoess of
' congress r permits ths congressmen of
coiumoia oiEtrict states and others sup
porting the movement to view ths situ
ation here, there will be an understand
ing at Washington of "the need for
prompt action and the attitude of the
people mat will materially aid-he cam'
faign. - , .i ..
Soma Fluh, Hoys, Some Fiuhl '
Aberdeen jWsali., Oct, 13. -The total
catch of Ii'.ils during the season just
-riUtii at American whaling station
v. ll. The 'number last year waa
L!" MX spvrm whales, valued at
Jlit.oiK) each are include in this year's
rrcorii. -Tiio. total .vbiith of th catch
climated at (400,000.
IViFE MAY DECIDE TO :
FORGIVE
HUSBAND
Believed ;ProBab!e That Mrs.
'"'Coates Will Not, Prose-' "
cute This Time," ' V.
j .. ' v (serial to Me loarnal.V i
Roeeburg, Or, Oet, II. It is probabla
that when tha trial of Robert Coates
and Miss Lillian B. Carter, charged with f
a , statutory offense, . opens tomorrow
morning, a motion to dismiss ths case.
bearing Mrs. Coates' signaturfe will t f ive instead of on In eight as at pYee
presented. Coates and hia wife who ent Thia morning four members of the
followed her husband and Miss Carter department, composing a committee,
to Roseburg and caused the arrest, left
togetner last nignt xor roruana. voai.es
will return tomorrow to be present at
th trial.:. It is said that the departure
of the two together elgniflei a recon
ciliation, and that the wife will endeavor
to have the case dismissed. Miss Carter
remained in her room today and refused
to b seen. Coates was released from
custody under 12000 ball, and Miss Car
ter under 11000. '
Coates Is a wealthy resident of Aber
deen, Wash He says this was his first
trip in Miss Carter's company, and that
tie Will fight the case. Mrs. Coates ac
cused her husband of being familiar
with Miss Carter for several years, and
declared she would shoot both If she
everk found Jthem .. together.- ;.vv-. iffc.
Lillian B. Carter, who was arrested
Saturday In Roseburg, carried on a real
estate business) In Portland during the ;
summer months and had headquarter
for a short time at 417 Medical building,
In the office of Pr. C, a Boysr,' but she
waa never an ' assistant to the doctor.
As an accommodation, the doctor al
lowed Mrs. Carter the use of the tele
phone. She was a student at the Uni
versity, of Puget Sound, Tacoma, when
Dr. Bover was deanand it waa thera
she became acquainted with Or. Boyar.
She has not been at his office since Sep
tember 1. Miss Carter waa formerly in
the realty business in Tacoma, 1 , ; , j
ETHEL1EWC0MBHASVV
FROM
Prosecuting Witness - Against
E..E. C, Von Klein Believed
.. Kidnaped or Slain.-
Chicago, Oct.; IS. Detective Fred Mal-
lett of Portland, who has been Instruct
ed by District Attorney Evans of Port
land, to Inquire Into tha whereabouts of
Ethel Neweomb, chief witness against
E. E. C Von Klein, held in Portland on a
swindling 'charge," reports he has found
no trace of the' woman here, and today
goes to Davenport Iowa, to Interview
her father. Ethel Neweomb Is said to
be the daughter . of a wealthy Des
Moines lawyer named Wilson.'- -.
Mallett- states ' that he believes the
woman has either been kidnaped or hasJ
been made the victim of foul play, and
the fear Is expressed that she can never
ba found to appear against Von Klein on
tht occasion of his trial, -.y, 1 ' 1
Detective Sergeant Mallett, who Is In
Chicago now, did .not go east to Investi
gate the matter of, the whereabouts of
Ethel Neweomb, but waa sent to Akron,
Ohio, to return Charles B, Burns, wanted
in Portland on a forgery charge, A telj
egram from the dlstrlot attorney Inter
cepted him at Chicago, asking him to In
quire Into this, easa,. -i , '
WALLOWA FAIR WAS
SUCCESS IN EVERY WAY
Wallowa. : Or.. Oct. Ill Tha second
annual school fair, which was held In
the' high - school Friday and Saturday,
was a success la every Way. A large
display of fruits and vegetables was
shown. ' Other features of Interest were
the poultry, curios and old relics, the
domestic science and art displays and
ths fancy work. '.", ,. .
A "better babies" contest was held
In connection with the fair, under the
supervision of the Ladles' Progressive
club. Seventeen babies were ' entered,
and prise winners were: Elwyn Clay,
aon of Mr. ana Mrs. H. Clay, first for
boy from 6 months to I years, and lone
Elledsa. daughter ? of Mr. - and "Mra.
Thomaa EUedga, first for a girt Hubert
Mitchell, son of ..Mr.' and Mrs. T. E.
Mitohell. and Vaster Powers, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs, J. W. Powers, won first
honors for babies front 2 to t years old.
sent:poisoned cai.dy
TO HUSBAND AND SELF
Stockton. Cal-Oct IS. Confessing
that she put strychnine in one of the
pieces of candy and mailed It to herself,
with the' intention of committing sui
cide because aha and a married man had
been talked about, Mrs. Orover HamW
ton is In Jail here today. ." : .,,..'..';,'!
When the rural mall carrier delivered
the candy. Mrs. ' Hamilton's husband
brought It into the house and Mrs. Ham
ilton opened the package and offered the
candy to her husband. Both ate of It
but Hamilton got the poisoned piece; Bhe
got a doctor in - time to save his life.
That was last Thursday evening. " t
The case was a, mystery until Mrs,
Hamilton . broke down and confessed to
a neighbor. Hamilton believes bis wife's
story and is begging the officers to re
lease; her that he may take her back
to his home. (.', ' t ' 4 ,.
AMERICAN BALLOON IS .
ONLY ONE HEARD FROM
t Paris," Oct II Pilot Honeywell i of
the, American balloon "Uncle Sam," was
the only 'one of the contestants In the
Gordon Bennett international cup race
for Spherical balloons who had reported
up to thla time. He dropped a note
from his basket at ' Neuvy-LeroL y ,
Five other, balloons, however, passed
over-Tours early toflay. -'; :'.: (:;);
-Tha race started yesterday from the
Tulleries : gardens here. American.
French, English, Italian, Belgian, Aus
trian, German and BwIbs balloons were
entered.
AVIATOR JEWELL BLOWN .
; T0 SEA, IT IS FEARED
1 ' New Tork, bet 11. .Every ship hero
abouts was aaked by wireless today to
aeek Aviator Albert Jewell, Who, it is
feared, was blown out to sea .while fly
ing over Hempstead. L. I. '
-Jewell had started to Staten Island to
enter upon a flight around Manhattan.
He haa not yet arrived at Staten Island.
DROPPED
SGHT
FIRE "LADDIES" RENEV
REQUEST: FOR ORE DAY
OFF IN EVERY - -FIVE
Committee of firemen Today
akes4)rmaLl-'ldalto
Mayor Albee, ',V.''r. . " '
' Portland's firemen are again asking
Ihtvli, rtvan nn dur of rest . In
presented the request to Mayor Albee.
Tha firemen sav that: in other cities
the members of fira departments have Mr. Holman expressed his determina
more time off each month, and as they j tion to hold up the claim sheets until
are confined to weir worn nours,
during the day they are entitled to mora
time off. ' 'The mayor told them that
while he had not gone into the matter,
he thought that one day, In eight waa
not enouRh. Ha took the matter under
advisement, with ths promise that an
investigation would be mad and an at
tempt to place the department and tha
hours of duty on a more equitable basis.
SESSIONS . NOT OPEN '.
Budget Committee Starts : Pruning
Estimatea Ilehlnd pioeed Doors.
'-Although the ways and means com-'
mlttee of - the old city council always
held open meetings .while at work trim
ming down the budget estimates, the
present budget, committee, consisting of
Commissioners Brewster, Blgelow, Pur
chasing Agent Wood and City Auditor
Barbur. whloh a tar ted in preliminary
work on the budget estimatea for-1914,
held an entire morning session today be
hind locked doors. t , t " ;
.The committee met' in the office of
Commissioner Brewster. Even news
paper reporters were barred, being told
that tha members of the committee were
"very busy" and did not w'ah to be dis
turbed. Among the estimates taken up
by , the committee thia morning was
that for the police department. Chief
or Police Clark was closeted with the
committee for some time. .
Just what will be the outcome Of
th&' nruninar nrncpBH Ik not known al-
'though it hat been stated that attempts
are to be- made to hold the tat levy
down to the same amount as that of
last year which waa 7,7 mills.
TO prEX RKCRKATIOK SCHOOL
Board of ' Kdncation Expected1 to
Start One In Near Future. :
The city park department will not
undertake this yea to handle a play
ground -and recreation school aa was
maintained last winter at ths Washing
ton high school, - Last year the park
board had entire charge of the school,
which opened October 19, for tha In
struction of young men and women as
playground Instructors. J ;.'' -This
winter tha park department will
not attempt to run. a School on Its ac
count but plans are to be made by tha
school board for a school to be opened
soon. 'The school board, it Is said; will
take the responsibility for the school
and is to have the full cooperation of
tn city park department when work for
the winter is started. , t .,
1 ' ..in .HI..HII m I ;.v
NO 1ARDSHIP JS, INTENDED
. ,., . L-m 4 .urn i'i V?;StitiM3
Iramers of Proposed Traffic Ordi-
- nance Explain Measure. 1 , .
"Although It 1 provided IiT the new
proposed , traffic ordinance that all pe
destrians crossing streets in the con
gested district are - to be ' subject to
the rules enforced by traffic patrolmen
and are to, ba allowed to cross the
streets only on the signal invert by the
officers, it. is not the purpose, say tha
rramera or the measure, to work any
hardships on pedestrlana Tha provision
waa placed in tha ordinance along with
other regulations to give ths polios the
power to handle traffic during the "rush
hours."
"AROUND "MANHATTAN" '
RACE WON BY LUCKEY
. New York. Oct. 1. W. S. Lackey, In
a Curias biplane, waa the first finisher
today In the 'round Manhattan aero
plane race. ' Starting at 8:11 p. m.'. he
landed, after. circling the Island, at 4:27.
- The aviators ascended singly, the con
testants being Luckey, Wood Kilpatrlck,
Nlles and Jannus. Luckey was the
third starter. ' A high wind threatened
disaster hut the flight was made In
safety,, :?S4
The race was marked. py a desperate
neck 'and neck dash at the finish-between
.NUes, In a Curtisa biplane, and
Wood, in a Motssant monoplane. The
former landed at 4:36 and the latter 17
seconds later. - , . ,,
AIM OF MOTION TO1
; : CHECK WILL CONTEST
i- A motion to quash the service of a
citation on Mrs. Whitney L. Boise In
the contest of the will of . Mra Rachel
Hawthorne, was filed Saturday by At
torneys Fulton and Bowerman, : repre
senting Mrs. Boise. -The suit to break
the will was filed by Mrs. M. O. Collins,
another daughter of Mrs. u Hawthorne,
some time ago, : and Mrs. Boise alleges
that the citation was not served within
the time allowed by statute.: Support of
this contention, it Is said, may have an
important bearing In the outcome of the
ault The motion will be argued before
Circuit Judge Cleeton. -
CONVERTED COMEDIAN ;
EVANGELIST TO SPEAK
' l i ,ii, ..i s ,
Captain Charles H.I Stanley, the con
verted v oomedian .evangelist, wllU con
duct a series of meetings this week at
a number of the residential additions "of
Portland, 'Captain Stanley was on the
American stage for" over 20 years. He
has been IT years on the evangelistic
platform:: ' Tonight he wUl preach and
sing at St Johns'- city hall, tomorrow
at the Lents Methodist Episcopal church,
at Lents Evangelical church . Wednes
day evening,: at Bt Johns city hall
Thursday and at Sellwood Y. Jit C. A.
Friday. - AH meetings are scheduled to
a tart at 8 o'clock, i . i ,
FIRES: IN SANTA CRUZ ?
. .THREATEfJ MANY HOMES
" San Joao, Cal Oct 12. Hundreds of
men are .backfiring ' and working des
perately this afternoon to stay forest
fires which have gained new headway
in -the Santa Crua mountains. Reports
received here say the flames have
burned over an area of 35 square miles,
destroying much valuable timber lands
and the homes of A, IT, McD, Craig and
A. F. Moody.
The fire is headed , toward Congress
Springs and Saratoga. Many summer
homes and ranch houses are believed to
be in aanger,
Journal Want , Ads bring results.
r.Wi REFUSES TO-
SIGfl COUNTY CLAIiMS
Purchases. for $34,244 Made
Without Going Jh rough . v
County, Agent's Hands'
"f?Iahnrhet-fop-anjiggrej;ate of $S4.-
244.37 for the first half of October were
held up this morning by County Com.
mlssloner Hdlman, who refused to.'slgn
them.-Mr. Holman took the stand that
certain items for supplies included in
the. lists should not be allowed, because
the auppllea were purchased without the
requisitions going through the handa of
Purchasing ; Agent Nelson. It is saia
November 1. -
The Items objected to were on for
Printing ; for Auditor Martin involving
124.60, ona for receipts bought by Bher-
j lf ( word at a coat of 125, and one for
that nurnhasA of a SO eent bottle of Ink
by Assessor Reed. All were purchased
by ths officials direct from tha re'1
tailors.. V , , :
. Tha office of purchasing agent, was
created by Commissioners Holman and
Hart over the protest of Commissioner
Lightner. when Commissioner Holman
assumed office- last June.- Many of the
officials Object to the system installed
by the ' purchasing department on the
ground that small supplies are often
needed immediately and are not avail
able when the red tape of the purchasing
department must be gone through with.
The greater, portion of the claims In
volved are for purchases of supplies and
the amounts rare comparatively small.
With these will be held up all widows'
pensions and a few salaries. The of
ficials have not all decided, what action
to take but Auditor Martin said that he
would "stand pat" in his contention that
be did not have to. purchase through the
purchasing department - -" ' -
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PRESBYTERIANS WILL
ETI
' ' ' " ' . " ' -'
Twenty-fourth Annual, Synod
VVjII Be-in Session Three .
- ' Day's',v;, -
' ' (Specttl tn The Junraal) - V
Vancouver, Wash., Oct II. -The twenty-fourth
annual meeting of the synod
of Wasnir.gton of the PresDyterian
church opens - In ' .Vancouver tomorrow
and will continue In session until Fri
day." The-program will start tomorrow
evening at T:I0, when there will be a
sermon by the retiring moderator, Rev.
3. A. Laurie of Wenatchea, Wash, For
mal organisation Of the synod will be
held at 8:30, and at 9 O'clock report of
committee' on arrangements will be
heard.
It is expected that more than
ministers and delegates will be present
They will, begin to arrive at noon to
morrow. ' ; ,
.A Joint session of the synods of Wash
ington and Oregon will tvs held Wednes
day In Vancouver, and Will, be ths fea
ture of the synod, meeting, i as more
tnan 400 ministers and delegates from
the two states will he in attendance.
Rev. H. S. Templeton. pastor of the
local church,.' with the committee, has
arrangements for the entertainment of
the . guests about - completed. ' Many of
he delegates will . be entertained In
homes of the city, which hare been
proffered, s .? ivA i - ;, :v-ir.:
RATES ARE OFFERED
j. i" "ii """i jri'-i:
Oregon City, Or, Oct' II, With the
provision that Oregon City constructs a
water main from the Portland reservoir
to the Oregon' City water system, pays
Portland a rental and helps Portland to
pay the interest on the bonds Issued by
the city of Portland to Install its water
system, the Portland company will sim
ply water at the follow!, g rates : For
the first 4500 gallons,., 22 cents, ror
1000 gallons; for the next 160,000 gal
lons, 16 2-8 cents for each 1000 gallons;
for all over 164,000 gallons, 12 1-2 cents
for each 1000 gMXUtm,4 9,7.: rt S'syr--Oregon
City is also to pay Portland
22009 a year to apply on tha city water
bonds Issued for the construction of the
Bull Run pipe line and ths Mount Tabor
reservoir. '::': ':, --. -i ..;',-.'.-.
It Is estimated-that by following this
plan Oregon City would pay Portland
198.74 a day or about IS8.040.10 a year.
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LODGE MEN ATTEND
M. ' LAZELLE' FUNERAL
Oregon City, Oct II. The funeral of
the late Marshall J. Laielle waa held
from the family residence at 10 o'clock
Sunday morning. W. S. ITRen delivered
the sermon. : Members of tha local order
of Elks and Multnomah Lodge No, 1, A.
F. fc A. M.,- attended In a body.. The
Masons had charge of the services at
the grave. The pallbearers were: M. D.
Latdurette, Clarenca L. Eaton, Wallace
McCord, Carl Joehnke, Thomas Llndsley
and Bert Harvey. Interment was at
Canemah.
. , Camp Fire Girls, Meet' "',1
1 Oregon City, Or., Oct II. The Loovlt
Campf ire, Girls held their first meeting
at the home of the guardian, Mrs. Mis
ray Bunn on Center street. The girls
are enthuslastie and already plans have
been mads for the work of the coming
year.n,.- '-'K; -;- .;
'The - members - ares Marfan - White,
Dorothy Hedges, Virginia ghaw, Myrtle
Buchanan, - May ' Hlnchman, - Genevieve
Jones, . Freda Martin, ' Norma Holman,
Esther Harris and Evangeline Dye,
WUl Sink WeUs. '
Oregon City, Oct, 13. The Willamette
Pulp & Paper company will-start work
on the wells that will supply West Linn
and the mills with Water In -a few days.
Five wells have been dug with favorable
results, and mors are under way, Don
Mel drum, who has charge of the digging
of the wells, will make a report in about
a- week as to ths possibilities of supply
ing ths entire west side. -
' Infant Dead Mother Sick.
Vancouver, Wash., Oct. IS.The in.
tant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Sharp
was burled yesterday afternoon In the
City cemetery. Services were conducted
by Rev. W. L Eck,. Mrs. Sharp la
very 111 and Is confined to St Joseph's
hospital. 1
CD YEN
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Ouestiprt fWhctKer, This:' Is
Non-Judicial Day Ffesults In
-4-Coflttonces-Being-Askedi
, An Uneonteeted divorce case in Cir
cuit udge Galena' department was the
onlysuit heard 'today In the circuit
court's owing to the' fact that yesterday
was (Jolumbus day and that when- legal
holidays fall on Sunday the law pro
vides that they be observed the Monday
following. ,,,-', ' ' -
II. J. Baker was ' granted a decree
from Flora M; Baker on ground dC de
sertion.,. Both sides, agreed that no ad
vantage would be taken of the fact that
today is a legal holiday. .
The trial of J. C. La France, for de
frauding the Modern Woodmen of Amer
ica out of 13000, was Informally con
tlnued until tomorrow morning, by Clr.
cult Judge Kavanaush on reduest of
District Attorney Evans, who feared
the Question of the legality of the trial
might bo raised, '...:.(, i -.:;.
k The question of the legaltty of court
proceedings today caused a great deal
of discussion, attorneys takings both
sides. Few cared to risk their own
cases after District Attorney Evans re
quested continuance of the La France
case.- : In Judge Cleeton'a court a -personal
Injury case against, the Portland
Railway, Light & Power company was
called but Attorney Lonergan, for the
company aaked for a continuance on
account of Ihe . day. Circuit Judge
Davis did not convene court. Judge Mor
row had not returned from La Grande.
and Judge McGinn opened court' this
afternoon. ;i; . -.-i ;,;.-, -
All three district courts were closed
and the offices of .the constable and
dark of the district court did not open.
All other offioes were open as usual
District Attorney Evans - said that
while he is certain today is a legal
holiday,: he is not sure as to its belnaf
a noii-Judiclal day. Testerday waa Co
lumbus day according to tha calendar,
out tne legislature provided that leal
holidays should be observed on the fol
lowing Monday when they chanced to
fall on Sundays. Columbus Jay .waa
made a legal holiday by the last legis
lature. In 1911 it was mads a publio
holiday by the legislature. ? - 5- t
The statutes, according to Mr. Evans,
were plain In making the day a legal
holiday but decisions of the courts ap
peared to use the terms "legal holiday"
and non-Judicial ,day" as synonymous
terms, ,
Military Drill and Dinner Fea
tures 'of Day's Pleasant :,
. - -P Activities. -V-
J 1 ' ' (SpeelM to The Journal.) ' 11
Vancouver. Wash., net 13. Tha m,m.
bers of Ellsworth Post No, 2 entertained
the members of the Oregon Drum corps,
all residents of Oregon with the excep
tion of Judge Abe Axtel of thla City, at
the O. A. B. headquarters In the library
Saturday. . An escort had been provided
for ths drum corps, which led the corps
from the residence of Judge Axtel, 708
West Thirteenth street, to the headquar
ters at the library. Following this a
drill was had by members of ths corps
and a dinner was served, ' '
The following members of the drum
corps Were present , st the - gathering
Saturday afternoon; Abe Axtel of Van
couver; E, B. Grants and John Kelley
of Oregon City; D. J. Horsman of t
Johns; John' Baldwin and J. T. Butler
of Forest Grove: Charles T. Basoue of
Independence; T.-M. Kellogg and J. T.
McHolland of Portland, and C A. Stock-
well oz Marquam. t , r? A
NATIVE OF BOHEMIA V "
fjav saw m sa ," ' si s aisasatit iswsa
UtAU Al VANUUUVtK
d ... .., i ' , ;- , ,
f. s r - , ::-;---tv:.i.--a.
(Special to The Journal.)
Vancouver, . Wash., . Oct II. Anton
Todhera, 1 years old and a resident of
Clarke' county since 1892, died last night
at St Joseph's hospital of Bright's dis
ease, after an lllneas of several montha
Mr. Todhera was a native, of Bohemia
He was a furrier, by profession, and for
IS years hag been la the employ of the
Sllverfleld Fur company at Portland
He Is survived by his parents, Mr, and
Mrs.- Frank Todhera, of Orchards; two
brothers, A. W., at Orchards, and James
Todhera, , in Illinois, - and two islsters,
Anna -and - Mary. ,v . r.i ;
. i ' : ' '
Consider Witness Tampering.
Albany, N. T Oct 12. The Suiter
impeachment court went into executive
session at p. tn. to consider whether
there was evidence that one of the wit
nesses had been tampered with. Sena
tor Wagner moved consideration of the
question.. - . - .
. Tug Iiost With 10 Men.
Edmonton, Alberta,. Oct 13.. The
Hudson .Bay. 'company's- tug Primrose
was "missing on Lake Athabaska today
and was beuevea lost with 16 men. ,
One of the Leading Shoe
Firms Closes Its Doors
The calamity that befell A. J, Woohns
4 Co., proprietors of ihe A. J. Woohos
store and , the . Regal r store, has
forced thera into bankruptcy, and ' as
their rooms were leased by Rosenthal's
and C. H. Baker, it necessitated the re
moval and disposal of these two big
stocka The room hetWeen Fifth and
Sixth on Washington Street is new oc
cupied by , Rosenthal's as an ' exoluslve
men's Hannn store, and the W. Park and
Washington, street room is now occupied
by C. H. Baker store Na 9. In view of
these conditions, both stocks Jiad to be
disposed of , quickly and without delay.
That Is how the oak tan shoe store now
has both stocks and will close them
out as fast as possible.
A, J. Wochos & Co. have been known
for years for their - fine . shoes, being
agents for the best nationally adver
tised brands. It is through their mis
fortune that the publio will how share
(n the greatest bankrupt sale on shoes
ever held., The OAK TAN SHOE
STOREI is now .closed and an army of
men a're piling the shoes out for im
mediate and quick sale.
Bee tomorrow's Journal, page 12, Ar
full particulars. It will be the bargain
Bhoe wonder of the ay -
ATTORNEYS
CHANCES
ITY
OFT
RIALS HELD
DAY
OREGON
DRUM CORPS
GUESTS OF COMRADES
Lci.L TO II
i ,.FFG COW
Organization ' of Multnomah
County Progressive Club
Will Bo Undertaken. ' .
Progressives of Portland will meet to
morrow night at 4 o'clock In the Tyro
lean room of the Oregon hotel. Two
matters will coma up before the meet
ing,. the reading of reports on-the prog
ress made . in organising the Progres
sive service In Oregon and the organ
isation of a Multnomah County Progres
sive club. ' ? - '-, - -i
The Progressive service is an organ
ization of ten bureaus working in the
state to advance the belief of the Pro
gressive party aside from the. regular
party political organisation. The ten
"service" bureaus aia as follows: Chief
of service, a separate bureau; popular
government, corporation control,, con
servatlon, aoclgl and lndustlal justice,
club organisation, publicity, speakers,
finance, and legislative reference.
Similar bureaus will be organized in
very state of the Union that all the Is
sues affecting each state may be worked
for , throughout the country. These
buroaua will aim" to accomplish the en
actment of Progressive legislation. Each
bureau will bo limited to a chairman and
four members. ;. , 'M i t l-'y
JUDGMENT FQR $1273 .
.-' GIVEN JOHN B.: REESE
Judgment for 11278 "was ; given by
Circuit Judge Cleeton Saturday to John
B, Reese against the Acme Advertising
& Printing- company. According to AV
torney Benbow, who represented Reese,
the company , sold Reese the exclusive
right In the. state to sell Automatlo
printing machines which printed adver
tisements on , wrapping paper. Later
they sold the same rights to others, he
said. Reese paid ttoO for tha rights
and expended the rest in preparing for
buslnesa -No appearance was mads by
the company, which is a Chicago con
cern, though the local agent was served
With the complaint , ' ,
'"" .." !""." ""' .'." (
Meeting at Lents Tomorrow "
Under the auspices of ths Mount Soott
W. C. T. a meeting will be held at
the Friends church at Lenta tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock to discuss the
measures to be voted on at the referen
dum election November 4. -Explanations
of the different measures will be given
as follows: " Measure pertaining to the
stats university. Senator M. A. Miller;
the workmen's compensation act, J. A.
Madson; ths stertlliatlon hill. Dr. .J. V.
Fawcett; and the dlstrlot attorney hill,
Deputy District Attorney XX E. Jones. -
- ' '" v-i, 'r-''
Well Chosen,- N;
Tastefully Cooked
Nicely Served ;
That's' ;th6. kind; of ,
: luncheon; we , 'serve
dally at The Ramiow , .
for the business men
, of Portland who live v
t well. . Add to the en
joyable food r- the
.pleasure of good mu
'rfic and the meetino; -of
your friends of tjie
. substantial sort. -
1 All this-costs you --
.only - : . .
! ' : 50c
when you lunch at '
MORGAN BUILDINQ .
Broadway and Washington
SIX1AIRS OF SHOES FOR
THE PRICE OF ONE SEE
PAGE 13 OF THIS PAPER
TOMORROW.
OREGON
'B m mmmnmrmi I
- a J tHJL T- - - .111 fl If f l 1 II
iixlfiS m ,
t 1)
THE
with batn
TAKli
WniKI-OLIi:
AIM W il .
She Vacates Premises at 0.-.:j
' VVhcn.Sourco of Purring'
, ound Is Discovered,'
.-(Unlfed PreMi In,cd Wire.)
. Alhambra. Cal., Oct 13. Wanted The
owner of a II foot python lost In Alham
bra July II, or any other person who
will remove the same from the prem
ises Where It has taken up Its abode.
- Mrs, Thomas Young of this elty, hear
ing a ' Strange,-- soft sound tider the
house yesterday, Investigated. She found
a huge snake had made itself a home
there. ' She went away right then, V
The reptile was one of the freaks at a
sideshow which gave an exhibition here
July 18. When the show prepared . to
move, the snake was missing and thor
ough Search failed to find It. For thrs
months it has been used as the bogey to
keep children from going out nights.
Now Mrs. Young wants to know, please
will some one take It awayk so she can
hays her .home agaln.:;b- ? i frf:
1 Left Iroperty Valued a $5000.
! H.'C, Smith,-, husband and only heir
of Mrs, Beatrioe Estalla Smith, filed a
petition for letters of administration
to the estate this morning. Mrs,- Bmlth
died October 6, at the Open Alf sani
tarium, near Milwaukja The property
Is valued at about 25000.
When 12 o'Clock
, COMES AROUND
7 Drop up to the
Imperial , Grill
. " and take lunch-,
" eon there. .You
. will like the
s. ' tempting dishes,
; and the courte--"
ous service.
LUNCHEON SOt,
AMUSEMENTS
a.
H I LI G UaSSterisoa
Phssss Wila 1 aa4 A-tlM.
- Today Toiauro-WtoaT-
' InmiMU t.'Sa: - UmbIbcS gilO.
JfOTIOK PIO-tfaEB, THIS YJUi
lMV-PETDLZTOH 4811 .
ROUND-UP
POPULAR PRICES
Arurnooa OC
Vifhta sCOC
XttwA teats -.la tsealss'-jv'J
tfalt ! Orders'''' ow '''. I.'
Bex Offlos Sale Tomorrow.
32SSffii NEXTTHUR.
.-1 Stctal S4rloe Mat Saturday.
William TarrMm Preleats
'Sis Own Bptetaoular yroduotioa, " '
BaakMpeare's Owat, Play,
JULIUS CAESAR
'. 'With rouewiag Stars, '.
WILLIAM FAVERSHAM
. If Us ooaitaa.ee . imumiv
Mr. 2t JD. XaeLias.-
1M eople gpoclal OreaasM.
Jvealiirt towsr Tloor, I. 00, ll.ia,
Baleoay, ILOO, 6o, . Me.
gatnrday Hatiaee I1.S0, 91.00, , 7H, SOe.
BAKER
THTAT&I -
itAiif i. a-ssea J
tm. I- Sakar. Km
Rome of tbs Popular Bkr Playora, Tonifhl
targals Tnight aU .eats 6e. Ml wos. M.u,s-
weo. ana dm, hi
inal play, ..
k play.ef wbU. stavsry .snthods. ' Ints and ,
Mt., 26c, 60c. VrA. btrgalB Wit. S&f ill seats.
Net wees "uev'njmoK wiiih.im.
VTSEX vOt.f U.-4 Boris Irldkin Huiilaas s.
Sl. Oo. la "A Bay at E11U Ula.d,"
Tom XUy. t Ooanots sdna. Also Bros.
t itanoopa. opulaf prioot-Bomoi uxi tint
nw baloony rMrrd. Box of floe (Ml from 10
. w -!: v vr Vhonai A.2236.rlUia d34.
pi!irUla :S(K T:lt and 0:16.
mm.
Fourth ad
Stark Sts.
WEKK OCTOBIB 13 loonard and Oulow fcj
a nflnod sauilcal eomedy playlet J'Th land of vt
day alaht, atklatlo oonttit. Friday night, ehoru
mm, aay saat, 160. - : ) : . 1 0,;.;;.
Columbia Theatre
Rlxth aid Wahln)rtoB. Open 11 a tn. toll p. m.
tnd cbiltlreo. Prograroina Sunday to WtdnMdayt
"DMr 014 OlrL" (Uttsaaaf dramft); "Wevwr
a l it nuA..ah i srri... .
Mllltonalre'i Ward'y (Ptii drama) "Bctntlnf
a TerrlbU Orlme," (Blograph comedy) Matt
t.,,aitrvnak tTt rrv'at jirtrisiaiai . .'i -'.,
iOoljpatisaioH ioe
HOTELS
K ,r
;Nctcdfr ih ExccIiGnc&
; ults Gulfiin&EuTcpcariphii
OwcDAfA Operated byTHE PCRM) fidlELca
- N.R.CL!aT3trlCIU-C.J.l1AUITWNNrlCR-
EL'flUS
HOUSE' OF WELCOME.
1 AKJV ANU-AL,UJiK STS-
PORTLAND, OR. -
In the theatre gnd ahoppintf district, one block
from any carline.v Rates, $1.00 per day and up;
$1.50 ner dav and uo.
OUK llKOi
BROWN AUTO-'nus.
V. Cornelius. Trop.; H E. Fletcher. lUr.