The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, November 21, 1913, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHis OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 21, 1913: ! GRANTS PASS ASKS - CUT IN RAIL RAT Railroad to Coast Held ,U ' , Pending Decision of the "r K Commission. Grants las. Or.. Nov. 2). This rlty has nerved papers upon the Southern ' I'acifid officials brlnalnir action before tha 8tt Railroad Cominisaion in seen lng a. reduction af tJie freight rates on k!1 mils and structural Iron from rortltntt ttf till city. The council an thorixed litis action some tlm as " liit, th citv attorney took tip the mat for t1frff!y"wlrn thu'rotlroficl oAnijmny befora lirli-.ftinff suit. Tlio gtwral man " titers ttf Tth- company w advNeti of the fact that 'this city is uuiming railroad leading- out ftom Grant I'hs ' to th coast, and that 10 miles or tin erade la now about ready for tue rails that the freight rate of 48. fonts per hundred rounds on these; tin in from Portland to Grant Pass Is deemed ex cfBBlve, and asking that the company make a .material reduction 'in the "same. Southern Pacific officials were re cently In tna city ahd conferred with City Attorney Colvlir In regard to the Matter They said tiiat they thought the- present rate was not excessive and that no concessions could be granted. .' Tha'petitlon to the commission ai"k Oat a reduction on the rate ba made from 4 cents Mf lOd pounds to IS rents, with a minimum xarload of. 20, 000 pounds. It recite -that th pres ent rate Is exorbitant and excessive and Ita enforcemeat work a grrat - loss and hardship on the city. Of Grants - Pass. i. ..... . . ' Under tha . rate on steel rails and " structural iron as now in force, the City is compelled, to pay $82 per car o the minimum of 40,000 pounds, for : the S00 mile, haul from -Portland to Grants Pass. '. The city attorney called attention to the difference that exists in the ratea as they apply to rails shipped in for the building, of tlila municipally owned railroad, and the cost of transporting other commodities, PARCEL POST PREPARES -FOR CHRISTMAS TEST Washington, Nov. 21. Placards have been sent out from the postoffice.de , partment to be displayed In postof , flees throughout the country bearing the request "Mall Christmas Parcels Early." It Is real lied that, while the Dare! - post -has proved entirely ade quate to handle the ordinary routine business. It will be swamped If the deluge of Christmas presents la not ' distributed. The engaging of addition al assistance is authorized by the de partment, and every effort will be "made to make tha service "stand up," to. prevent the possibility of criticism .OA thq. part of the numerous militant enemies ,of tha parcel post, who would be glad of an opportunity to take a dig at the Institution. " WOMAN COMPLAINS MATE ASSAULTED HER Declaring thather husband, whqhns " but ona.' hand,- teal'Jier wltb the . maimed arm on the end of which he wears a metal holder, Mrs. Julia Vas ,usj 1T6- East Serenty-hlnth street, v filed a complaint against him, charging jassaalt."' The case was- continued in " Ulie municipal court until Saturday. i 1 John Peters was fined $50 for car---fryin a two foot knife. He was ar , rested last evening by Patrolman Col lins In the North End. Peters had v.the knife concealed in his sleeve when .taken Into' custody ROBERTS MAY BE ASSOCIATION HEAD Deposed Washington. High way Commissioner in Line for Good Roads Chief. tSiwIul in Tt.e Jmlrnii). North Yakima. Wash., Nov. 21. W. J. Robert, deposed Washington state high- CHARGED MAILS WITH USING TO DEFRAUD Government to . Begin Case Against Conway and" Richet Monday. The most Important trial that United States Attorney Clarence L. Reames has hud since he took office last June way uommlMKionor, Is rikoly to be chosi n ( will begin next Monday afternoon when president of the Washington Good I th case of J. T. Conway and Frank Kotidn association tills afternoon. 8lo- Richet, , Portland promoters, charged kuiie hns defeated t entralla lor the with use Of the malls to defraud, will next convention. come on for hearing before Judge Bean COUNTY ROAD SURVEY I,', .r, lull, mix fidonlcd today lnciuuc standardization of county, district "d township cross uectloiiM ! Ki'dei-, ooiupulsoi v drag law; stnnduidiieaiion in signals and danger sIkm; distribution of money from public highway iuikib ' inatlcally, strenglhenlng iue uio , and new aut6moblle code. Governor I-lster declareu nimi-ii igaliist bonding and says he thinks a levy of 1 mill for Htatu iiignw 114 mills for permanent roads Is suffi cient. , , . Kobcrts favors a.l null Mute nignwuy tax. HUNTERS WILL GIVE E GAM CHARITY JTRAlftLROBBER SUSPECT " : ' W,LL' SUE S. F. POLICE San Francisco, Nov. 21. That Edward JA. Fiake, the Burllngame automobile .salesman recently arrested on suspicion of being the bandit who hfld up four Southern Pacific trains recently, will 'sue the Southern Pacific company anJ the San Francisco police department for tlOO.OOO for false arrest, was the state '.menfhere this afternoon of Lou's H. -Ward. FIske's attorney. FJske was held In Jail for 24 hours, ... and was released When several of the "' passengers and trainmen robbed swore -that h was not the bandit. At midnight a special car containing 20, or more Portland Hporimiit-ii Imvi the Union station tor Arungivii. The members of the party are going on duck sliootlng trip, the results ironi wt.lch to bo turned over to the com mittee arranging to supply Portland be n.,.iiini hninvii with a wild duck Thankafflvinv dinner .Response to the widespread appeal that has been made for hunters to join in this movement lias been generous. The crowd leaving for Arlington win hunt Saturday along the Columbia river and Sunday in the uplands. This party will probably be accompanlea Dy oiaie Game Warden William L- Finley. An other party is being organised for a big hunt along the coiumma river oeiuw Portland. " Kussell Hawkins, the Tillamook coun ty lumberman, has promised io boiiu, earlv In the week, the carcass of a fat earllne Bteer that will De Kiuoa espe ially for this occasion either Saturday op Monday. Other rood supplies in uu kinds have been pronlsed. The following sportsmen have prom ised to go out saturauy or wiirany " turn a purt or all of ta proceeds of their kill over to the committee, head mmrteru fnr which have been estab lished in the store room on the Aider aide of the Yeon building: W. E. Carlin, H- Abraham. G. I . l ier- in. Floyd Bllyeu, Clyde Huntley, Fred . Krik, Li. A. McKary. j-iarry it. eiu, eoree 11. Kelly. A. L. Upson. George W., Joseph! U Meier, D. L. Wiyiains. C. A. Burkhardt, K. R. Gorbett, f- u Sutherland, John II. Burgard, W. I. Buckner, Felix W. Isnerwooa, waiter Gadsby and Alan Welch Smltlu MUNICIPAL LEAGUE IN ! " SESSION AT SPOKANE Spokane Wash., Nov, 21. The hord ing of .a constitutional convention as the best means'of modernizing the con stitution of the state of Washington was urged before' the League of Wash ington Municipalities in a committer report today. It seemed probable that the repnrt would be adopted. The committee recommended that the delegates indorse the callfng. of such a convention, at which It was proposed iIiatTamellamlettIsp'ivratHg "Tar1ine rule, state commission form of govern ment and other progressive ideas bo presented. Fined for Selling Boy Tobacco. G. S. Freiberger, of Tremont. admitted yetrterday to District Judge Jones that he might have sold tobacco to a boy under age, but said the boy appeared older. He was fined $5. Leslie Clement and witnesses testified that Clement had orrit-r-Kl a boy to whom he w-iS charged with selling tobacco from his place and testimony for the state did not show he had sold tobacco to the boy so the case was dismissed. Conway and fclehet were Indicted Jn March of 1312, but the continued ill health of Richet has kept the case from coming up for trial until this time. As the principal members of the Oregon miaiin development company, they ar charged with the over-exploitation of trie Jiyde-Hcnson-Veasnn school lands. witnesses from nearly every .state west of the Mississippi river have been summoned by the government and they have begun to arrive. Between 60 and 60 have been subnenaed ami thi mnrn Ing the oorrldrfVs of the United States attorney's section of the third floor wore crowded with the new arrivals. Among the witnesses on hand today were people rrom Kansas. Oklahoma. New Mexico. Minnesota, Iowa and Cali fornia. Keames will be assisted in the nrose cutlon by Assistant K. A. Johnson, mid Senator Fulton and Jay Bowerman have oeeij retained iu the defense BENEFIT SALE IS HELD FOR OSWEGO ORPHANAGE A needlework sale for the benefit of the orphanage at Oswego is now beln held by the girls of the Christie home af tna Globe building. Eleventh and w ashington streets. Many atractlve fea tures have been arranged for the sale which will continue throughout tomor row. A wonder store for children and a country' store with Constable Andy Weinberger In charge are features. Among those who are working for the success of the affair aro Mrs. P. J Cronln, Mrs. J. Murphy, Mrs. P. E. Sullivan, Mrs. Charles Mart-hand, Mrs. Kdward Boy ce. Mrs. J. C. Costello, Mrs. J. Cronan, Mrs. J. Reidel, Mrs. Co A. McKenna, Mrs. Harry Irwin, Mlsa M. McKay. Miss C. Wiley. Miss M. Burke. Miss Jeanne Coyer, Miss Viola Karen stochcr, Miss Mamie Helen Flynn, Miss Inez Barrett, Miss Irene Daly, Miss Rose Schaeht. Miss Kemna Klosterman, Miss O'Donnell, Miss J. Murphy, Miss Evelyn jVlcCusker. TOO LARGE CROWD OF BACTERIA IS ALLEGED After carefully cojuting for several hours, Kan Francisco pure food Inspect ors for the government discovered that a certain brand of catsup contained 560.000.000 bacteria per cubic centimeter, not to mention the 27,000,000 mold spores crowded intoi the corners. A cubic centimeter Is a little less than a teaapoonful and the inspectors, de ciding that conditions were crowded, telegraphed the United States attorney at Portland to intercept a big shipment that arrived here Tuesday on the steamer Cuinino. Yesterday morning Deputy United States Marshal Becker went to the Albers dock and selxed 16 barrels, 8 half barrels, 12 quarter bar rels, 2 kegs and 28 cases of catsup and 15 cases of puree. Tbu particular brand of catsup condemned is not stated. In understandable terms the catsup is said to be adulterated and moldy. SUGGESTED IN LETTER . A survey of 'the county roads giving present conditions and necessary -and Imperative Improvements and new work for 111 4, was suggested to members of the .Highway ladvlsory' board by -the county commissioner In letters sent out tils meriting. 1 ; ..." ' ' The board recommended a lw f'1.1 mills for tha coming year and was fol lowed' bv the. budget, advisory board with a recommendation - for but .7 o( a milt levy. Tuesday a party of citizens and taxpayers protested that not less tiuiri;2 mills should be. levied. It Is to determine Whether" any of rAbese recom mendations should be followed that the commissioners took this morning's ac tion. Tit members of tha highway ad visory board are? W. W. Cotton, ,t S. Juckson. Samuel Hill, Iv.B. Feehholmer end A. S. Benson. v - -v,. "ei '- - - - i- LAST OPPORTUNITY TO VSEE PICTURE EXHIBIT This evening, lij .the .last opportunity the public, will have of attending the exhibition of 200 photogravures and car bon prints;, reproductions of old masters. at the Eliot school, Knott street and Rodney avenue, which Is being held to me ninos M-pwcnase Worth-while pie- tures to hang in the school. Nearly $200 will be raised during the exhibi tion, which started Wednesday, as crowds have thronged tha two corri dors and assembly room hung with pic tures eacn ariernoon and evening. Tnis evening at I o clock a trio will sing and the children will give a Span ish folk dance. Eighth grade pupils will give an Indian club exhibition, and there will be songs by Miss Metta C. Brown's seventh grade pupils and by the school chorus led by Miss Mabel Hurley. ICIPAL CONCERT Ac . TO BE HELD SUNDAY Continuance v9f Concerts to Depend on Success of.:" - Undertaking,' : ;- 'The next ' municipal indoor band con cert will be held in the temporary au ditorium Sunday afternoon. It is ex pected to draw an exceedingly largo crowd. The concert will be under the leadership of A. De Caprlo. I If this concert. Is a financial suc cess plans will be made for-a series to b held throughout the winter, but If it is not and it is found that tha city Is behind financially, : It will ' ba the last .of the. season. The city council' has appropriated $400 to ca' for any - deflcUp-whtf h mayrlsei -but Commissioner, Brewster hopes 'to have enough present at the concert Sun day to make up for the deficit of the last affair and expenses' rol-1 Sunduf. ' A charge of 10 cents Is o be made for admission the same as .was don at the last concert. The auiditorluni will hold about .5000 peoplb and if filled will mean that $500 can ba raised. The -program aa arranged fol lows: m Grand march"fida' Verdi Overture- "8tabat Mater". . . . , . Rossini Selection- "Album Leaf". Wagner DUet. flute and horn--"8erenade" Till Mr. Arrlola, Mr. Wairath. Selection- "La Boheme" Puccini (a intermecso "Passaealln".. .Gregli b) Dance, from "La Qioconda" PonchlelN March "Klave DAUGHTER OF SLAIN MAN IS A WITNESS ' ,; n r .'" . , ,' f Miss Frankie Winters' Testifies .at Trial of ' Lloyd Wilklns , - on Murder-Charge,'-' : "Htar- Spangled . Tschalkowsky Banner." You can t always tell by a man s actions whether he haft blue blood In his viens or has the Jiookworm all ment. ' " ox- OX- OX- OX- OX- OX- OX- ox- OX OX- ox- OX- On THANKSGIVING DAY ' Serve Urn X- Golden State Extra Dry California Champagne. At is naturally fermented in the bottle, according to the French process, and was awarded the "Grand Prix" at the Interna tional Expositions at Turin, Italy, October, 1911, and at Ghent, Belgium, July, 1913. PRODUCED BY THE ITALIAN SWISS COLONY ASTI, CALIFORNIA FOR SALE EVERYWHERE yt go Mls- Frankie Winters, daughter of Lou L, . Winters, "for whoso death Lloyd II,' Wilklns is being tried, on a charge art; first-degree murder, occupied the wlMjesa stand the -greater part "of the morning; and will be a witness this afternoon., 7. Mia .Winters related the ordldVetall of a. visit the paid Wll kins and his wife' at Ross Landing, where Wilklns was employed as engi neer on a plledrlver. ' s. She said she stayed In' the same tent with the Wllkina eouple and that during the nlglit Wilklns attempted to assault her and she ran from the tent. Wil kliis, she testified, was finally restrained by his wife.' The next morning, accord ing to her st0O-. ahe.and Mrs. Wilklns left and came to Portland. ? It was this lnoldent. , accordin Ho. the state, that caused the separation of Wilklns and his wife, which led up o the death of Winters. A. J. Winters, a brother of the dead musician, testified that he examined the tracks left b the automobile of Earl Marshall, who disrovereaiTVlntora"T5bdy. He aaid that the foggy night made the street wet enouarli to show the tracks plainly, and that no sign of any skidding was evident and the tracks were too far Going Home Thanksgiving? If not, plan to have your ThaDksgi v i n g Dinner here. You'll find it mighty pleasant and homelike. from the body for. a possibility' that tha , automobile, struck - Winters.,. ,He',broJt down when Questioned- last night and was excused until thla morntns;. . , -; Earl Melbus, nephew of Winteri, said C he was on the ear with Winters pn his , -way to bis home early on ' (be ; morning ,. of October 12, and that . it was about It !40 o'clock when Winters left the oar; at his. corner. , Patrick Twohy, roomer' at ; the Winters home, corroborated a i part of tha confession-of 'Wilklns, in which Wilklns said he' called .,the Win ters home on the telephone by testify ing that he answered the telephone- on ... the night, of -the killing, and that the man who called asked after ach mem -bar. of th Winters family. . . , - -"v : r- ' " 1 1 ::' ': -J ' . v .. New , Plant 4lnned, . . Centralla, Wash,, Nov, 21.-talng the cannery building of the defunct Cowllta Vallejr Fruit Growers' association in North Kelso", a'cdnqern to b'o known 'as the-Northwestern Deaqliatlng oorrtpanv Is preparing- to conduct a plant for tne evaporation of fruit, fish and vegetables. . The Hazclwood Confectionery and Restaurant Washington, at Tenth , iovr ofik rw Basement Cornelius Hotel Park and. Alder 8ts. itmiaii and Atnarloaa dislies serred. Much Flab Condemned, Fisli 8,750 pounds of it found In the National Ice & 8torage company- plant on North Front Street, was con demned -yesterday- bAiarket Inspectors Melton and Johnsbn. Health Officer Marcellus said this .morning that the fish was decayed and unfit for human consumption. It will be destroyed at the incinerator. Petition in Bankruptcy. Petitions in bankruptcy were filed in the federal court this morning 'by John 8.' Rogers and William L. Ormandy, partners in the general merchandise, firm of Rogers and Ormandy, A place of business was maintained at 6402 Foster Road Southeast. The listed in debtedness is $3717.63 and assets are $23t'1.99 Bill Thanksgiving Special! Overcoats, $14.85 Unrestricted choice of any fancy overcoat or gaberdine raincoat in this store as a special of fering to our customers, $14.85. SHOES are now handled exclusively in Portland hy this company's two stores. For at least five vc.irs these are to be the only hih-grade men's shoe-, ".old by us. To comply with our contract to carry only this famous make, all oihcr makes of fine hhoes carried here must be bold and sold now. 1 . Unrestricted choice, except Ralstons, "of all $4.00 Shoes, gunmetal, Russian calf tfy 1 C and patent colt in button and lace i&Ja 1 3 All $5.00 and $6.00 Shoes,, except Ralston's, in gunmetal,. Russian. calf and pat-(Jo ftp f ent colt in button and lace. tPeJ.ilD ' "l: AT' ThVlSlfrJorilfHr' Ilr)l7 ' We Give. 'r "S. & H." Green YOIM GAfiM THIS IS, YOUR OPPORTUNITY-READ ! We Are Compelled to Raise 1 AT ONCE. FOR THAT PURPOSE ,We Have Decided to Close Out OUR CUTLERY AND SILVERWARE LINES,' AND WITHOUT RESERVATION AR OFFERING EVERY ARTICLE ABSOLUTELY AT COST It is useless for us ta quote prices, because no one would realize what bargains we are giving without first seeing the goods and quality. This is the one opportunity of your life for supplying your Thanks giving needs in this line, and it is a golden opportunity tor the early . Christinas shopper. ; - FOR THE MECHANIC ' ' .'.:. '.'"'..; k- '-.''.. '".''....' '' ; ' " ' ' ' We will sell AT ACTUAL COST any tool from our big stock as long a.rViia a1a U on. Sale becins tomorrow (Saturday) morninc. No- "Vfmber 22, 1913. Remember, "The Early bird gets the worm." 'fc'ck?'Ti'' . ' Freer Tool & Supplv Go. 74 SIXTH STREET and 34 OAK STREET "LOOK FOR THE SIGN OF THE PLANE" flow Wg since have ; you taken your wife -home a .Box of Can dy? You onre did it, wnj not now ; . . . ... r v Fa vo r s and Novelties Party -- - - - Scores and scores of mighty attract ive Favors and. Noyelties are being displayed, appro-' p r i a t e to the T h anksgiving feast. H ($lsP tv . mmiii mm ' m .i. ' i . T. ' n". AMUSEMENTS HEILIG lit aad Kcrrbea Fbena Mala 1, A-Hflt , TONIGHT 8:15 TTi2wT usoui, hick lUTnrzx toxoxkow Saa Kaaiaatia Snaia "The Bird of Paradise" Er. Il.tO to &Oo. Kate. fl.OO ta Wo. MAII OEDZRB KOW Bos Offio Sal Today THANKSOIVINO WEEK 7 JSSSi NEXT SUNDAY Margaret Illington Mott Succcuful Pit Modern flmt Within the Law" IT'I CIEAM H1TMA1' AMERIOAK IU0. Bulconv, 9 ra, $1; rows 75c; t row. 60c. Wd. Mlt., li0 to 60c. - - BAKER THEATRE ' M.ia , A-63M Oaa. Ii. Bakor, Hn, Th populHr BHkor Pliy.rt. Tonltbt All ek Matlatt Tomorrow-A PUy of Peculiar Interest, THE OSAIW OF DTJBT' Dramatlied from tha noted novel' of Dtrld Orubain Pbllllpi. At played by Jamea K. H.ckRtt First time In', tbla eltv. ETenlna price iBc. 86c, BOe, TBc. Wed. mat. 28c. Bat. 25c, 60c. Next -neck, nnrttnit Sunday matinee: Toe uouege wioow- LYRIC Foaolb and Stark Sts. Kctlnr anil Flood Compenr preeent "I08T AND FO UUD" ; . l....klAae asn.ialoal umaHv annnaaa In fltm kft. tost. Price: Nitbti l&c od ittCr Matipt, any eat, 16c. " 1 ' 0 . . " Jiroaqway ana c.i-. "Tae apple ef taria." a powerful pantomn. of "e underworld, Wile. V Amato aad 10 Ketropol taa starai '- ine ""I'ri. ci," SaUaa and Baker r Jeaephine Bards i taune JTm - - T WaiMa . 9ftntAtfslnsa. Pan. ujbvt M. rd-wayi rranoea- T.TjT a,"X a?r prioea. Box offioe open 10 K M. to 10 If, "p W.a A-SWe, Main 4034. Curtain :0t T.lt. 10. - - ' '. ' '-ar ..Ji'., ...... j.iLilr, itJ- ,'i, 8 SPECIAL gk.Tt&MJiD BtKVICE BIB Kcataro , Ve(lm"'liy tn KniiUuj'. truaoaa or the JtfNGtE Most 'Bernatlonal WlM Animal 1'ioture ! . , , ' , I'boWRraiihed. ,. -"VA ' i' J i' -Op U a. m. to II p. , . ill tli-r 6e ADMISSION 10a i Zzf yv wast wk nd Atote. -r TWO MORE DAYS " MiiUSe bejrltt at U;!rt ' : t. Tly. 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