The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, May 02, 1914, Page 2, Image 2

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THE OREGON . DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. , SATURDAY EVENING, - MAY - 2. -1914. :
rem
UN CLOSES;
FIGURES SHOW THAT
74,832 HAVE SIGNED
-POPULAR QUARTET WILL SING PARODIES
ATCAN Dl DATES BREAKrAo I I UMUKKUW
lbs
Final Results Yesterday In-';
' dicate Day's Registration
Amounted to 1560.
SUM EQUALS SEATTLE'S
Unofficial Bstlmates Trow That Port
land people Am Taking- Been
Interest la Elections.
ToUl Begistratlon (Unofficial).
Parti. Men Women Total
Henubltcans ... 31.021
Democrats . 10,489
Progressives
Prohibitionists
Independents
Socialists
. Total i .
1.S25
1,775
838
1M8
6,615
1.628
1,832
5t97
877
47.707
17,007
3.353
2.798
2,772
.1.205
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Mb. " I
SAFE ROBBER SUSPECT !
CONFESSES HIS PART 1
TO CITY DEFECTIVES
FRATERNAL NOTES
Masons Will Go to Conventions
at Atlanta and St. Louis.
W1U Attaal SHrlsan' Meatta.
W. C. Bristol and patty of 18 will
leave Portland tomorrow for the Shrln
era convention at Atlanta, Gau. to con
vene May 11. .,
49.907 27,925 74.832
The county registration books closed
yesterday until after the primary elec
tion, not to be opened again until May
20. j. Unofficial figures show that .74,
832i men and women of Multnomah
county, have registered to -date. Of
Agreement Had Been Made! May?he Tnx the
Between Cracksmen Not tolfHTMnrheM
Talk, if Caught. .
ONE HAD BROKEN PLEDGE
X.eo Werter, Who Is Under Arrest, Ks
yeals Details of Bobbery of Shana
han and SaXllna; Stores.
Leopold Werter, one of the two safe
robbers arrested Thursday night at the
Union depot, .confessed his part of the
crime this morning to the detectives.
Since hie arrest, Werter had remained
silent, but Detective Goltx obtained a
the grand lodge of Mason will be held
In St. Louis. E. Kiddle-of Island
City and Jamea F. Robinson of Port
land will be met by W. C Bristol at
the general meeting, and the three will
represent Oregon.
WOMAN IS ARRESTED -
FOR THREATENING TO
KILL YOUNG JOHN D.
Boys Are Arrested Municipal Power -v
For Taking Auto; Plant Is Success
j Sngene Water Board Beady to Buy Vp
Interests of Competing Company and
Taos Get Control of the PI eld,
Eugen,. Or., May 2An-offer- has
Tontho, Captured By Police as .They
Were Starting Away With Car
round In Pront of Theatre.
Two youths were caught last night
by the police driving away with .-thOf been made by the Eugene water board
U anlilno , e V4 Anna nraitlr OS'S! s ' '
' . T - ; tcTVrr'We. ;5;Wontrol.. the light and water
Mkc MariA Rflnt7 Tnlron nn Hammersly were" specially detailed ; plants here, to purchase the electrical
uio mens, w.ncn nave usumeg
alarming proportions - the last . few
weeks.
The boys arrested are Ivan Inano
vick, 19 years old, and Howard Simp
son, 17 years old. The former wai
Her Way' to Standard Oil
Offtces in New York.
SINCLAIR IS OUT OF JAIL
Xnla-hts Templar Hold XeeeptLon.
Thursday evening Oregon Comnaand-
ery. Knights Templar, had a ladles
receDtion at the Masonic Temple, fol
lowed by refreshments. Some 200
people were present.
m m
Odd Fallows Celebrate Anniversary.
, Albany lodge of Odd Fellows, April
29, celebrated the ninety-fifth anni
versary of the order with a well at
tended meeting, at which leading mem-
"Woald Jesus TTphold John D.'s Atti
tude In Colorado?" .Is Question
prong at BookefsUer Church.
(United Press Leaaed Wire.!'
New York, May 2. Miss Marie Gants
was arrested here at noon today while
en route to the Standard Oil office at
26 Broadway. She was taken Into cus
this number about 7000 -Prohibitionists,
Socialists and Independents will not i strels of the Ad club will sing them
If you heard strange sounds from
the direction of the Portland hotel
today rest assured that it was the Ad
club Quartet rehearsing songs for the
Press club's candidates' grill scheduled
for tomorrow at high noon.
Political parodies on all of the latest
song, and some that are not so re
cent, have been engrossed on manu
scripts and the mirtnzui meioay min
be able to participate in the primaries.
Although yesterday was the last day
of registration there was but little in
terest shown in the formality yesterday
afternoon; a steady stream of electors
passed through the office but there
was no final rush as in previous years.
Exactly 1560 persons were registered
yesterday. -
The registration office Is-now closed
axcept to rectify errors. An official
count and check is now being made
and the official figures will be an-
' nounced in the near future. When
the registration office teopens May 20
it will be held open for registration
for the general election in November
until 5 p. m. September 9.
The total registration will undoubt
edly show material' increase during
this period for many who evince no
interest In the primaries or -who are
affiliated with parties not on the pri
mary ballo Including independents,
will register during this interval.
' Registration . figures as compiled
thus far show a registration of 48,907
men as compared with 27,925 women.
The Republican registration leads, fol
lowed by the Demooatlc, Progressive,
t'roninLiion, inueptruueui miu outmiisi
in order.
. Deducting 44,10 for the registration
of Multnomah county outside of Port-
IHI1Q W1Q rcBJSuailuu lu unit; LyJ l.QDvat
illy usen wouia do m.i.i. iiiis num
for the edification of griller and
grIUee.
Some of the songs will bring laugh
ter- nmt will briii blushes: all will j voluntary statement from him that he ? A.5?f l . fi i 1j I tody on a warrant Issued by Maris-
.4 . y J assisted in the robblna- of Rhixohin'. . " anenaance. in priaoipaj DU" mu Murnhv im ohnrnil with thru).
H'JCVI m uum wi " I . . . . . . " . . o 4, iumJ nnnfl Rltirr I . - ' . .......
" oummy mgm ana ine Durgtary oi l " e - ra.nlon,na Jon u- KOCKereuer, jr.
- " riant, am.4 ,
The only and redoubtable, W. C. Bn Selling's clothing store a few
Bristol, himself and-none other, will ; weeks ago.
preside at the grill, having the gift of j It was agreed between Werter and
gab and an nntlrlng voice. Mr, Brls- i Fred Blandowsky, the other robber,
tol has been duly sworn to show mercy that they would not talk if captured,
toward none and each candidate should ? Blandowsky confessed as soon as ar
come prepared to take his medicine, j rested. When Werter learned this he
Hot stuff will be the order ot the i agreed to taut. He only admits being-
day all through from breakfast menu
to the club's official publication, "Ttie
Frying Pan," which will be served
smoking hot from the press.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
MAKE PURCHASES AT
NEW ALBINA MARKET
Twelve Farmers on Hand
This Morning and Nearly
All Dispose of Produce,
Hundreds of people were on hand
today to trade with farmers on Knott
street, uear Williams avenue, where
the second "Public Market Day" wa'i
held under the auspices of the Al
bina Business Men's association this
n:orning. They came afoot and in
automobiles, each bearing a market
AmonK the visitors were a
c.iy wu.u DO ".'" number of people from Irvington. who
Lf"1;"! Etr?-! i -B'-e to make their purchases direct
tfon which amounted to 73,932. fon-
siderlng that estimated populations of
the two cltl.es made public last week
"give Seattle nome 50,000 people more
than Portland, the Rose, City has in
deed reason to feelv proud of the in
terest manifested in governmental af
. fairs by her citizens.
Seattle's registration shows 47.347
men to Portland's 43.937; 28,685 women
to Portland's 26,485. The 1914 popu
lations of the two cities as recently
announced give 313,029 people for Se
attle to JSO.SOl for Portland, a dif
ference of 62.428
FUNERAL SERVICES OF
LATE RUFUS MALLORY
ARE OBSERVED TODAY
Members of Multnomah Bar
Join in Last Tribute to De
parted Lawyer.
In the two cases mentioned.
The Ben Selling' store was entered
through the -skylight. By dropping-
rope from this, the two men descended
and took out abouT26 suits of clothing
which they sold to second hand dealers.
Werter came near, being left in the
store, as the , rope broke. He says
they got $1600 from the Shanaban
store.
Mrs. Maude O'Connell, wife of a bar
tender at 429 Market street, and Mrs.
Helen Pirtle were taken into custody
I with the two men at the Union depot
as the men and Pirtle woman had
! planned taking the midnight train for
Denver. Detectives Price and Mallett
arrested the men after trailing them
the greater part of the evening. Patrol-
iman Ullferse first learned of the trio
and that they Intended leaving for
Denver, gave this Information to De-
E. Sharon of Portland.
Master Ryan of Salem presented la
brothers who had been members of the
order for over 25 years with veteran
jewels. One of them, K. H. Rutherford,
has been a member for half a century.
"Getter carriers to JSeet.
The Letter Carriers meet next Tues
day evening at the Masonic Temple.
They are much interested in their re
tirement bill now before the present
session of congress. This organisation
ia not a labor union, but resembles a
fraternity and In many ways Is a fra
ternity of the uniformed representa
tives of Uncle Sam whom are all wel
come to our doors. A state convention
Miss
Gant offered ho resistance and was
taken to the : Old Slip police station.
Crepe-decorated pickets were again
on duty today in front of the Rocke
feller offices at 28 Broadway.
There seemed to be no doubt that
both the oil king and his son were
impressed by the feeling shown against
them in connection with their attitude
toward the Colorado mine strike. John
XX. Jr., remained in seclusion at Tarry
town. His father played no golf yes
terday, though It was an ideal day and
the first he has missed being on the
links in weeks.
Upton Sinclair, who .was released
from jail last night after he had
changed' his mind concerning' his re
fusal to pay a $3 fine for picketing
the
Power company. A. Norman, manager
of the local system of the -company, '
has been apprised of the water board's
plan, but no reply has been made and .
none will be made until Managpr Nor
man confers with heads of the corn-
held t? the grand jury this morning j pany in Chicago. . - ;
in the municipal court, while the lat-j There has been much rivalry between
ter was remanded to the juvenile! the company and the water board for
court. ! the business of the people of the city
The detectives saw the two boys j since the city electric plant was put
examining autos standing on th j in operation two years ago. The mu
atreet near the Orpheum theatre, and J niclpa! plant has flourished and re-
suspected their designs. A. M. Ells- ports show that there has been a good
worth had left the auto of Mrs. profit after interest, a sinking fund.
Breek at Park and Washington . depreciation and maintenance have
streets. The boys entered the ma
chine and started, when the detec
tives stepped on the runnlngboard L
and made the arrest. At the police
station both boys confessed, admit
ting taking a car a few evenings age.
They said it was their intention to
take two girls riding. Simpson lives
been provided for.
- Gtte Job in China.
Washington, May S. The nomina
tion of William Peck of 'California to
be consul at Thingtau, China, was sent
to the senate today,
with his parents at 274 Montgomery
street, ana is a theatre usher, ina-
I novich formerly worked as a taxlcab
anver.
Auditorium Plans
May Be Eedrafted
Journal Want Ads bring results.
AMUSEMENTS
Denver, gave this information to De- for aUf lnciudlng the candidates. The
tectlve Price, who ueveloped the rest of h, h1. ban newiv fitted ud and
me case.
Werter and Blandowsky are charged
-i.- n t ... r-oi. m I """" P&y
01 V ., .1 the Standard Oil company's New York
proD.uy u x.a -"' offices, was again among the pickets
asi uaiuruay in juu. todav with mnxml hunrf nr. hi.
sleeve.
Boyal Arcanum to Initiate.
Next Tuesday evening the Royal
Arcanum Councils of Portland will
meet in joint, session at their new
hall. Masonic Temple, and initiate a
class of candidates. The evening
promises to be a most enjoyable on-
Committee on Home
Industry Lays Plans
Zffort Will Ba Made by Ad Club to
Znduee Publio to Purchase Mors
Oregon Made Goods.
Fifty persons, delegates representing
arlous commercial and Industrial
clubs and organizations of Portland,
met Thursday night at the Commercial
club, in response to a call issued by
Frederick Hyskell, chairman of the
home industry committee of the Port
land Ad club, and took vp the ques
tion of what to do to induce the buy
ing public to patronize Oregon made
goods.
Mr. Hyskell. who presided, explained
that the Ad club has undertaken a
canip&ign of education to bring about a
heavier demand for Oregon made
goods.
A number of speakers gave their
ideas on the matter with a result that
a sub-committee, composed of one
delegate, from each organization, was
appointed to decide upon a plan and re
, port at the next meeting which will be
called by the temporary chairman.
Believing that the campaign needs
the aid of the women, the presidents of
various civic organizations of women
will be asked to appoint a delegate to
act on the sub-committee.
from the ranchers themselves
It was estimated that fully 1000
separate transactions were recorded
from the time the sale opened until
It closed at 11 o'clock. When the
market opened there were 12 wagons
loaded down with produce ranging
from garden truck to dried fruits.
eggs, chickens and potted plants.
Long before the time for closing
had arrived the majority of wagons
had sold out and the farmers we.-e
on their way home. Among; those
selling was a man from Orenco, whi
came to the city with a number of
dressed chickens. He was acting as
La representatve of farmers of Orenco,
wno wni meet Monaay nignt to rorm
a cooperative selling association, hav
ing for its object direct sales to con
sumers. The majority of the ranchmen on
hand today came from farms near
Vancouver "and on Camas road. Last
week only three wagons were on
hand,, but the demand of last We3
nesday was such that others were
attracted today and were ready to
supply a brisk market
T. L. Adams, chairman of the Dubllc
market committee of the . association.
announced today that tables will be
provided next week for ar number of
local people who will put products
of their kitchens and dooryard gar
dens on sale. Knott street, between
Rodney and Williams avenue, will
be closed to traffic hereafter on tha
market days, Wednesdays and Satur
days While the ..sale was in progress to
day City Commissioners Bigelow and
uaiy visitea it and expressed them
selves as well satisfied with the in
terest being taken by the public In
uiq saie.
Funeral services were held this
afternoon for Rufus Mallory, the well
known attorney and pioneer who died
last Thursday evening. In keeping
with the unostentatious nature of the
deceased, the services were simple.
At 2:30 o'clock members of the
Multnomah county bar met at the i
court house, formed a procession and
marched to the Finley undertaking i
parlors, where the services were held.
The courts" were closed for the after
noon. The services consisted of a brief
address by the Rev. Luther R. Dyott,
pastor of the First Congregational
church, and a vocal solo by Mrs. Lulu
Dahl Miller.
At the conclusion of the services
the body was conveyed to the Portland
Crematorium; where private services
were held.
The active pallbearers were C F.
Swigert. G. C. Haworth, H. C. Camp
bell. Hall S. Lusk, Chester V. Dolpn
nd R. W. Price.
Honorary pallbearers were JoseDh
Simon, John M. Gearin, George H.
Burnett, Henry E. McGinn, J. C Ains
worth and W. W. Cotton.
Out of respect to Rufus P. Mallory.
the United States district court was
adjourned this morning without the
ransactlon of any business.
Judge Wolverton was on the bench
when United States Attorney Clarence
Keames made th wotion
played a same of ball vesterdav after
Mr. tti-win In -arVilsiK konlr... fUlnU .l
Reames recalled that Mr. Mallorv at : Ki, ,!.. im- i.nj
one time had been United States at- The hlah school eround r nkpd
torney and had filled the office with
honor and credit. For many years
Mr. Mallory was considered the leader
of the federal court bar in Oregon, Mr.
Reames stated.
Mr. Reames also urged the court to
name v committee of the local federal
bar to draft resolutions of rt.Rn.ct
Judge Wolverton named Chester V.
Dolph, W. D. Fenton and C. E. S. Wood
s members and their resolutions will
be spread upon the court records-
Judge Wolverton voiced a stran?
eulogy for Mr. Mallory. He had known
him for many years, he said, and had
regarded him as one of the court
leaders. ?
Holding Company
Is Incorporated
To Promote Property at Pourth and
. Jiumslde Streets; Progressive The
atre Company Zs Incorporated.
A holding company to handle a
, quarter block at the southeast cor
ner of Ftvurth and Burnslde was In
corporated and articles filed thU
morning with County Clerk Coffey to
be known as the Kirtcald-Dunn-Hurl-burt
company. The incorporators are
H. R. Kincaid, F. E. Dunn and C. K.
Hurlburt, Eugene business men who
recently bough the property, and the
. main office of the company will be
in Eugene. The company is capital
ised at $24,000.
Articles of the Progressive Theatre
company, to operate moving picture
theatres, capitalized at 810,000, were
' filed by Aaron McDonald, Francis B.
Upham and Martha B. Amsden.
WOODCRAFT WOMEN MEET
uresnam. Or., May 2. The local
lodge of Women of Woodcraft No.
202, will hold an all day session and
Danquet .May 4 in Odd Fellows' hall.
au members are urgently requested
to attend, as important changes in
the constitution will be decided nn.
on. The amendments were discussed
at a special called meeting Wednes-
aay. ine committee on arrangements
i is composed or Mrs. j. H. Metzger
I chairman; Mrs. H. L. Wostell Mrs
,J. i. Lianahan and Mrs. George Mld-
uieiou.
Ruiz Succeeds Rojas.
(Waihingtca Bnrean of The Jourtml i
Washington, May 2. Official news
that Estavo Ruiz had been appointed
xoreign minister or Mexico, succeed
Ing Jose Rojas, resigned at Presl
aeni iiueria s request, was received
nere xoaay at the Spanish embassy
wnacn is representing the Mexican
government in Washington during the
nuonBiun oi regular diplomatic rer
Appointed Rural Carrier
Washington, May '.iWim.m
I Duncan has beerf-appointed rural car
rrler rn rnnt. . i . , ,
w "arnsDurg, vice
P.
Evidence in Wife
Murder Case Taken
Testimony Introduced to Show Wo
man's Beck Bore Plnger Marks:
t Hotel Proprietor Called as Witness.
Taking of testimony in the trial of
James Mcintosh, a cripple, on a charge
of murdering his wife, who went under
the name of Annie Meadows, by stran
gulation In a room in the Rheinphalz
hotel February, s. began this morninaj.
Evidence was introduced to show
that her throat bore marks of fingers,
that she had been strangled and that
her ; limbs were badly burned by the
fire resulting from the setting of the
bed on lire by the man who commit
' ted the crime. The proprietor of the
hotel was called to the stand and told
of Mcintosh's desire to have a room in
the portion of the hotel where his wife
did the chamber work.
' - JouYnal Want Ads being results.
Glenn E. Holt.
To Discontinue Postoffice.
".iuiBlon, u. u.. May 2 The
postoffice at Diston. Lane county, will
ovwiHinuTO juno 30.
-Suicide. Before Mirror.
RrhmMt k V-I JMay 2 William
Schmidt, a bartender, shot himself m
i. Vi?tKt7npl .2 a- m - vwterday
at Reno before a mirror in his wife's
om a sne was sleeping. He leaves a
f"7 n J-wrence. oi
I ortland. He came to Reno fr ir.i
V wnK 8chmld "as S3 years old
-. v uvvii ucsponuent.
Eleventh Cavalry EntrainoH
Dodge, Ga May 2. The Eleventh
fvi' cmmanded by Colonel James
tort a J rt Oglethorp,
-v-, V-U.VIOUU,
Drunken Man Killed.
intnJUt "C- .2ay 2 Apparently
intoxicated, an unidentified man stuni
m . "L T "fety ais, 1 font of
car and was killed
with the robbery of four safes, of
which Blandowsky admits, while Wer
ter only admits one. Both men are
held in the city Jail, while the O'Con
nell woman was released' on ball yes
terday. The Pirtle woman ia also held
as a witness. She knew nothing of
the burglaries. The O'Connell woman
only accompanied the trio to the depot.
L. Shanahan, proprietor of the store
at 146 Third street, which' was entered
on April 25 by safe blowers who made
away with $1600 from the safe, yester
day filed suit against Fred Blandow
Bky and Leopold Werter and attached
their property to recover the money
taken. J. Hennessy Murphy and John
C. Shlllock are attorneys for Mr.
Shanahan.
Speaking for the Socialists generally,
Sinclair denied sympathy with Miss
Marie Gantz in her threat to kill the
Junior Rockefeller. "It would do no
good to kill the individual." he said.
"What the Socialists want is to kill
the system he represents."
Sinclair spoke with more approval or
the action of a delegation which ap-.
peared at. the Rockefeller church in
New York during services last evening
to present the query: "
"Would Jesus uphold John D. Rock
efeller's- attitude toward the Colorado
mine strike?"
The question was not answered, as
the police interferred and the, party of
questioners left unresistingly.
cades), A. Olson, Forest Grove;- (east),
Thomas Morgan, La Grande; missions
(west), George W. Taylor, Portland;
(east), Jesse M. Jones, Pilot Rock;
new members of executive ommittee,
J. D. Springston, Portland; Mrs. Clara
Esson, Forest Grove; Dr. Y. . Mllli
gan, Portland; Rev. George E. Pad
dock, Portland; Rev. M. B. Parouna
gian, Salem; Mrs. W. A. Winters, La
Grande; Mrs. S. D. Keltner, Enter
prise, and Mrs. L. E. Hamilton, Albany.
is considered one of the most artis
tic In Portland. Several other frater
nities will make it their home.
-
Strangers Are Welcome.,
The reading room of the Odd Fel
lows of this city, at Alder and First
streets. Is kept in a neat condition
and well supplied with reading mat
ter. -Strangers are welcome and will
find it a good place to get acquainted.
Special Bates Quoted.
A round trip open rate of $1.60
has been arranged for from Portland
to McMinnville on the regular elec
tric trains for the Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows, May 18.
Degree Team to Be Sent.
Fully 1000 Odd Fellows will be-at
the Grand Lodge at McMinnville May
18. Ellison Encampment, of this city.
will send Its degree team.
Veteran Jewels Bestowed.
a -oil a s-i -
7 " " ' xi;. . n ' , XV " Pv. labors. It was reported they
GIVE UP ARMS, IS THE
ORDER GIVEN BY THE
PRESIDENT IN STRIKE
Hew Tork Architects May Be Be
quired to Prepare Set for 9450,000
Instead of $750,000 Building.
Freedlander & Seymour, architects
of New York, who made the lans for
the public auditorium probably will
be required to draw an entirely new
set of plans for a building to cost
not more than 1450,000 Instead of the
present plans which would necessitate
the expenditure of more than $700,000.
in an opinion by City Attorney . La
Roche to C. A. Bigelow, commissioner
of finance, Mr. La Roche states that i
after conferences with members of the
committee which awarded the prize to
the New York architects he learned
the committee did everything to hold
the cost of the structure down to a
minimum and it was the understand
ing that the structure was to be built
within $450,000.
- Just what will be the outcome of
the matter f-an not he determined until
a reply is received from a letter re- ' f
cently sent the .architects by Commis
sioner Brewster pointing out the city's
contention. An answer is expected in
a few days.
HEILIG
lit ana Xarrtaea
Main 1, A-llZi
LAST TIME TOXIOHT t:U.
MARGARET 1LL1NGT0N
In the Dramatic Snntu
"Within the Law"
Price $2, 1.60, Sl.'TOc. GOe.
7 SSn5mi0 Tomorrow
THE
HONEYMOON EXPRESS
With
AL JOLSON
EXCKIJ.ENT CAST.
Stunning Cboru'a 30 Orebettra.
Evenings: Lower floor. $2, fl.5: balcony.
fl.60, VI. T5e. BOc. Wed., Frl sat. mat I
neea: Lower floor, 1.6V SI; balcony, $1
75c, 50c.
geata now aelltaa-. Box Off Ice Paona or Hall
. Centralia and Vicinity.
Centralia, Wash., May 2. For th
cause of charity the "Fats" and
"Leans" of the local lodge of Elks
(Continued From Page One)
that there : were not enough regulars
in the state to relieve the militia in
all of the strike districts.
Hywell Davies, the eastern mine
1 owner, and William Fairley, a United
Mine Workers' official, whom Secre
tary of Labor W'ilson chose to ne
gotiate ' for a settlement of the Colo
rado strike, were still undecided when
Northwest News
with spectators, and a neat sum was
realized for the cause. The final score
was 15 to 11 in favor of the Leans.
Charles W. Wiicox, state secretary of
the Y. M. C. A., was in Centralia yes
terday arrangfng for a meeting to be
held here on May 9 by several Y. M. C.
A. leaders in the northwest. The pur
pose of the meeting is to discuss the
locating of a summer school on Puget
Sound.
The Centralia school board Wednes
day sent out circular letters to every
school patron In the city asking
whether or not they are in favor of
the free text book system and if they
are, whether or not they will donate all
books their children now have on hand.
The answers began coming in yester
day, and to date It appears that a ma
jority are in favor of the issue.
C Fox, Joe Vilas, William Brogan
and George Strobel were arrested yea
to members of Hillsboro- lodge of Odd
Fellows. Every member of the or.
der receives a jewel badge who has
been continuously In good standing
for a quarter of a century
D. J. Beakey, district organizer of
the Woodmen of the World, is at Eu
gene rolling in logs into the local
"camp."
The Women of Woodcraft will give
a benefit and aid party at their hall.
Tenth and Taylor, in honor of Miss
Dallas Perkins, on the evening of
May 9-
The ' officers of . the Women of
were delaying In the hope that the
Rockefeller Interests would make concessions.
2 STRIKE-BREAKERS
BURNED TO DEATH IN
ROUTT COUNTY FIRE
Denver, Colo May 2. Advices re
ceived here ahortjy before noon by
Governor Ammons said that Judson
Snow and Bob Doggett were cremated
early today in a fire which destroyed
two frame buildings at Oak Creek, in
Woodcraft on. the evenine of ADrll I Routt county. Snow and Doggett were
29 gave a very well attended card I empioyta as siriKeoreaicers
Sand Dealers Now
Being Investigated
Commissioner Bigelow Making- In
quiry Into Charge That Short
Measure Are Given City. ,
An Investigation is being conducted
by C. A. Biglow, commissioner of
finance, of charges that have been
made that dealers supplying sand
and gravel to the city have given
short measure in numerous cases. Just
how far the investigation will - go is
not known, although it is stated that
several city- employes may be in
volved. Named in connection with the
charges Is Henry FOott, an indepen
dent dealer, who has been supplying
the city sand and gravel for sidewalk
and street repairs. As the result of
the investigation a warrant made out
to Foott has been held up temporarily.
Deputy auditors are making a care
ful check of all purchases and are
making inquiries at the docks where
Foott made purchases. Foott said
this morning that there is absolutely
nothing to the charges and that he
would be vindicated at the completion
of the probe. He says that it is a
plan of a "sand combine to put him
out of business.
party at the Women of Woodcraft
building. Tenth and Taylor
s
Guard Captures Women,
The members of Multnomah camp, several deputies were rushed there In I
Woodmen of the World, were surprised I ,..,ku J-
Strikebreakers .charge the building
were fired by striking coal miners but
this was denied by union leaders. Feel-
ing was said- to be running high at
Oak Creek and Sheriff Chlvington and
Alaska R. R. Survey
To Start at Once
The Rotary Club Charters
The Honeymoon
Express
at'the
HEILIG
FOR
Monday Night, May 4
and urgently requests the public-spirited
citizens of Portland,
who contemplate seeing this
Kreat show to buy their tickets
for Monday niht, May 4th,
thereby helping the Rotary Club
to raise money for advertising
Portland and Oregon at the
Houston, Texas, conventidn.
Remember, that on Monday
night you will get more for the
same tnoney than any other
night. Several surprises sched
uled. CITY MAIL ORDERS NOW
Evenings tower floor, $2,
$1.50. Balcony. $1.50, $1, 75c, 50c
Reserved Seats Now On Sale
Activities at Eugene.
Eugene. Or., May 2. Within two
weeks a meeting to start the drainage terday by C. P. Hunter, a special agent
project In the Long Tom bottom will Qf the O. W. R. & N., on a charge of
acia n Eugene, riooert E. Stra-1 throwing a rock through the window
horn, president of the Portland, Eu- ; of a passenger train near the fair
gene eastern railway, has promised grounds. The quartette is being held
to come to assist In the. work. It is at the county jail. A passenger was
planned to drain, more than 100.000 hariiv hurt hv riving stIuhh.
acres of land along the Long Tom ! : . ,
river from Monroe to the Coyote creek ' White Salmon News
opposite Eugene. wnite aunon flews.
Aa nr . tlmn .v.. White Salmon. Wash.. May 2. A
istration of voters of Lane county at ' ? lnf QTU l0din nkey engine was
. instsllAi a T t h a to m ia ftT TnA K-WQft
the time the books closed last nisrht
was 12,000. There are several hundred
blanks received from the country pre
cincts that have not yet been counted
and the names have not been enrolled
in tne big register. During the last
week about 2000 registered. j
Jonn Harris, who has been in the
installed at the camp of the Swan
Hamann Lumber company this week.
The company has 35 men at work and
a large quantity of fine lumber and
ties are being- flumed to the S., P. & S.
Railway company for shipment on the
big flume recently completed.
Machinery will be installed in the
with Mexico.
Lane county jail for the past 100 davs new cannery the coming week, as soon
awaiting trill" for obtaining money i h maln "oor s " orKder4t0
under false pretenses, is now on his b ,read handl the t-berries
way to the Mare Island navy yard to " r bein rown f .'k"'
report to the navy authorities for duty C' Br is bf ln chare
if they will take him bat. He is a de- I tn canning department reports that
serter. Harris was arrested here early
in tne spring for passing worthless 'r0' ,7 -" , '
checks. While in jail he contracted nd vegetables have been promised for,
appendicitis and County Attorney Dev. th "fT "JS1? JL,, ' P Wmen
era concluded to dismiss the case and,r.te
against him, as he seemed anxious to H"0.1 . 5?.thia3m as .SJti'i."
go back to the navy, having heard that f"7" t r Za altrr
the department would take Uack all de- D""n Sim H "' l.12L! "Jf-fi
serters without punishment if they "r e l, L - flZ
would report during the present trouble from Stevensoit The p lan is to f erry
continue the highway along the north;
side of the Columbia river.
I
CTaance for Forest Grove.
Forest Grove, Or.. May 2. Churches
of this e,ity have united in the "Go to
church Sunday" scheme tomorrow.
May 3, and it is expected that many
will attend. '
Rev. D. T. Thomas of the Congre
gational . church; Rev. R E. Dunlap
of the M. E. church, and Rev. J. bran
ds Ashley of the Christians church
hy carried on a -campaign by adver
tising by newspaper and hand bills in
order. to get their message before the
people. . . - - - ,
" " 1
t Nice for the Babies.
A bath tub for babies that a Wash
ington man has invented is mounted
on a wheeled stand which also carries
drawers to contain toilet .' articles,
towel and clothes racks and an ex ten-
sion leaf at one endV ,
New Sunday School Officers.
La Grande. Or., May 2. The annual
election of officers for the State Sun
day school association, which closed
its convention here last night, result
ed as follows:
President, Rev. F. W. Emerson, Al
bany; first vice 'president, H. S. Brown
ton, La Grande; second vice president,
Y. E. Werletn. Portland; third vice
president, B. L. Eddy, Rosebnrg; state
secretary, Fred 11. Smith. Portland;
treasurer, Ed Ji. Oderman. Portland;
International committeeman, Dr.- Y.
Earl Else, Portland; alternate. W. K.
Hall,. Portland; superintendents ele
mentary department. Miss -Olive Clark,
Lents; secondary, Mrs. S. W. Ormsby,
Portland: adult. L. S. Hoppfield. Mc
Minnville: teacher training. Rev. J.
H. Bennett, Portland; home and visita
tion. Mrs. John McDonald, Wallowa;
evangelism, Rev E. W. Warrington,
Freewater; temperance- (west of Cas-
-
bv a commotion at the door Friday
evening just as they were initiating
five candidates! It was rumored that
they were beseiged by suffragettes;
The trusty guard of 24 uniformed men
Issued forth and captured over . SO
members of Mount , Hood Circle,
Women of Woodcraft. They
brought before the council -commander
while the orchestra played triumphal
marches. He consigned them to the
dungeon below, which Is a spaciou
dining hall, and after refreshments
were served the hall was cleared for
dancing. The circle members said they j
captured the camp.
'
Woodmen Hear Candidates.
Last Friday evening Webfoot camp
was crowded to the limit at its hall on
Eleventh near Washington, because "it
had invited all members of the order
who were candidates for nomination
for a public' office to tell why they
should be elected. The evening was
occupied by the patriotic utterances of
aspiring Neighbors.
--Much Interest In Contest. i
Much Interest is being taken in ' the
candidacy of Lina Ostervoid for queen
of the Rose Festival. She has been
Elected as the Woodmen of the World
candidate-by eight local camps of this
city and her ballots are being rolled
up by the tens of thousands. ' 1
I
Prospect and Portland camps. Wood
men of the World, meet In joint ses
sion with George Washington camp,
Tuesday evening. May 5, at W. O. W.
hall, Eleventh, near Washington stree -
Joint Initiation.
May 29 is the date fixed for a joint
initiation of all the camps of Port
land, at the hall of Multnomah camp.
Woodmen of - the World, East Sixth
and East Alder. Head , Consul I. I.
Boak, of Denver, and a number of
other head camp officials will be pres
ent. Every effort is being, made to
maKe tne meeting a success.
Commenting on the proclamation
from Washington ordering all Colo
rado civilians to lay down their arms,
Frank Groce, one of the operators' at
torneys, said:
"Secretary Garrison's proclamation
was verv welcome. We offered to dts-
Wf r" I arm the guards yesterday. We have
never wanted to kill anybody.
District President John McLennan,
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica, said:
"We are more than cl eased with the
proclamation. We have always con
tended that if the guards . were un
armed we would never need any arms.
We are ready to surrender all of our
weapons when the guards are."
I
PORTLAND GIRL IS BRIDE
Mrs. nose uouraen-Keed announces
the marriage of her daughter. Vida
Rosalind, to Donald Henderson Clarke.
a member of the editorial staff of the
New Tork World, at high noon today
in the Marble Collegiate Presbyterian
cnurcn. - New Torn City. -., No cards
were Issued - - '
No Decree Need'ed
Oakland, CaW May Z. While Judge
Harris was granting an interlocutory
decree to ex-District Attorney J. J.
Bullock of San Mateo county and his
wife,. word came that the couple were
reconcuea ana no aecree was needed.
LABOR COUNCIL ASKS
THAT CONGRESS TAKE
OVER COLORADO MINES
Engineering' Commission Opens Offices
ln Washington, 9. C, to Prepare for
locating Boutes to the Ts nana,
Washington, May 2. William Eades
and Lieutenant Frederick Mears, newly
appointed members of the Alaskan
engineering commission, which will
have charge of the location of the rail
roads in Alaska, today engaged tem
porary offices in the department of the
interior for preliminary work. The
first work wfll be to locate possible
routes through the Susitna valley from
the south coast to the Tanana river.
The surveys will necessitate the em
ployment of a large engineering corps
which will accompany Eades and
Mears to Alaska.
to the miners' committee as early as
possible.
A. H. HARRIS,
C. H. KELLY, -R.
O. RECTOR,
Committee.
TKXATBZ
Mala t, A-MftO.
Geo. L. Bakar, JSfr
Home of the Popular Httkj-r Plajrara. 1-txt
time tonight. David Belaaeo'a s-tdrhc-dlr-ciuwed
eniotkmal plir.
. "THE EASIEST WAT." s
By Eugpn Walter. First time ia Ut rllr.
A powerful moral leaaon. As placed in v
York by Frances Starr. Rcu!ar Baker prica.
25c. 86c, BOc. 75c. Bo I saats 1. Nt wk.
rcrtlog Tomorrow matlnre "The Kamittaaea
Kan,"
EZTBAI
Rosa Festival Tour do Lux and Queea Coo
test TOtr-a glTfn away with Bakgr tickets.
LYRIC
7017BTH AWU
STABX TBTS
WEEK BEGINNING Aoril 2T Kantll A
Flood present Tommy La' K'! and bdna iMsr-.
bl In the farce comedy, with muklr. "Turnlni
the Tables." Something doing every minute.
Monday night, amateurs, soma fuo; Tuesday
night. Athletic eontest; Thursday night, 60
plece dinner set for 6c; Friday night, Choru
Girls' contest.
Mrhts 15c snd 2fc Mstlnees. an Best. lic:
At a meeting of the Central Labor
Council of Portland, held last night.
resolutions were adopted scoring the
Colorado strike situation and calling
on congress to take over the mines
under some scheme of
ownership as a solution.
ther resolved to raise a runa xor me i sUuation was thaf both sides seemed
benefit or tne sinaing memoers ano. to weiCOme the arrival of federal
their families. The resolutions in full tr00pa.
rad: . , , ' " ' Major Holbrook. in charge of the
Whereas A conditn of civil war rfKuUr, in thlB iocaiity, would not dls
exlsts in the state of Colorado, wherein ! a,,.,,..-.,., "w'ra not h-r m
innocent women and children have ; cuf dlrmam5,nt J:e re" ot V.!!
in. th.ir live, anri th riehts of the : settle the strike. he said. , 'Were
Situation Is Promising.
Trinidad, Colo., May 2. "Now we'll
get a square deal," was- an expression
frequently heard here today.
Strikinsr coal miners and representa-
gOVernment the, owner altk nwd it (n
It was fur-lof tne most-nopeful things about the
workers are being trampled under foot.
and
Whereas, The civil authorities of
Colorado seem to be unable to cope
with the situation and see that justice
here simply to enforce order. . We will
do that. We won't talk."
"We wane protection for our proper
ty, that's all." was the comment of a
si juouce i - - . .
i .v,- .t,-ti,n rr,.r. whA h9V i represeniaii ve vi one oi inn mine
suffered year after year at the hands owners. 'The state hasn't furnished it.
of the Rockefeller interests, and ,1 hope and believe the regulars will
Whereas, President Wilson has ap-! make the mine guards unnecessary."
pealed to Rockefeller to put a atop to peraons on the street early this
tturrece oTcivtl wTrht K S21Jfll-ih
averted, without apparent favorable ! boxes lumbering past. They con
action on the part of Rockefeller; j tained victims of the battle between
therefore, be it 1 strikers and militia at Forbes.
Resolved. By the Central Labor i , . ,
Council of Portland and vicinity, inl . . .
regular session, this first day of May. ClOSinQ TllTie CncMCISCl
1914. that it is the sense of this body " . w,,t"av"
that immediate action be taken by ! , "Want ads" to receive proper olaist
congress looking toward government if icatlon for The Sunday Journal must
ownership of the mines of Colorado, to be in. by S p. m Saturday All ads
in end cnat oecent living conauions ; revju" , ' 7 i ...
sjL
Broadway at Antr, ;.
WttK APRIL 27 UnmoH'e Dog and Monkey
Actors, Tom Kelly. "The Jelly Jollier," The
IteAlberts, Jerome A Carson, Wood A Lawson.
Pantagescope. I'opulJir price.- Boxes and
first row balcony resented. Phones, A-2236,
Main 4636. Curtain 2:30, T:1S, 8:10. ;
BASEB
ALL
. . . i
RECREATION PARK
Cor. Vaughn and Twenty-fourth Sts.
SanFrancisco
VS : r '
PORTLAND
under the head of
lfy."
'Too Late to Class-
(Adv.)
Journal Want Ads bring, results.
may be provided the workers and that
ine conaition or civu war wnicn na
harassed Colorado at times for a num
ber of years be forever Impossible of
recurrence.
Resolved. That the president and
secretary of this council be instructed
to send copies of these resolutions to
all members of congress from Oregon
and that copies be furnished the press
of the city for publication.
rtesoivea, inai mis eouncii ieni ns
unnnrt tn a. movement . tn raise funds I
for the? aid of the striking miners of I SPAJflSK AJTD AMBjCIOAS' COOZTBTO
Colorado, such funds, to be gathered Beat Wlnea. Liquors and Beers Serveu
by a special committee- and forwarded : 411V4 and 413 MozrUoa. near 11th 8ft.
Spanish jjf) "e
AprU 28, 29, 30
May 1, 2, 3;7; ;
Games Begin Weekdays at 3, P.M.
, Sundays, 230 P. .M. V...L
LADIES' DAYS WEDNES
DAY AND FRIDAY