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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING." DECEMBER 31, 1914.
YOUNG MAN KILLEDr
ON CAR SAID TO HAVE
CARRIED A REVOLVER
Companion1 of .Walter Askay
Says Weapon Was Carried
to Protect From Harm.
SHOT FIRED BY UNKNOWN
CMi"a Jury xo Wot Attempt to
Tlx BeapoasfttUty for Death,
rnaeral This Moraine.
Tht "Walter M. Askay wan carrying
revolver tn protect from harm Miss
Ethel M. Roue, the youne woman he
wan Accompanying home Christmas
night when tr'tt by a bullet, hither
to believed to hav been from one of
tin revolvera of two policemen, was
an Important development at the In
quest laat night. The coroner's ijury
returned a verdict to the effect that
the death waa caused by a gunshot
wound, tHe shot being fired by an un
known party.
Mlas Roue said that a man named
Dick Cordlner. otherwise known as
Dickson McGregor, had threatened her
Iff if she did not marry him, and that
he had told a friend that he would re
turn to Portland and either marry her
or carry out th threat about Christ
mas time. Hhe confided her fears to
Askay last Tuesday night, she testl-
worry. Ho waa carrying the revolver
to protect her, she asserted,-
An attempt was made to put forth
it the Inquest the theory that cordl
ner might have been in town and had
shot at the two in the streetcar as
the car upe4 past the intersection of
Tins and Fifth streets. At last re
ports, the) girl said, he was in Mob
tana.
Miss Rosa, who lives at 1592 Qrar
nateln avenue, was the most Import
ant witness, and related the details of
th shoot lpr aa they occurred in the
City Detectives Patrick R. Moloney
and Tom Swennes, who were firing- at
A fluln. witrrn. nrluinap n a ih street
iwnose guns it is oenevea tne ounei
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Owen N. Wilson aX 451 Church street
Johna train, Claude Roach of 8 Sum
ner Street, cunouciur on me ironi car.
- la which. Askay apd Miss Rose were
seated, and Thomas Goodwin, motor
man, all testified as to the shooting.
. Writs Hynes of 88 V Texaa street,
the nan who was held up by the ne-
ro. It ia claimed, who was later ar
rested by the officers, told of the hold
VP, of the negro's arrest, of his escape
and capture by the officers.
Swennes testified that he had fired
four times at the fleeing negro, and
Moloney said he had fired twice. Kuch
usej exactly the same caliber and
make of revolver, they said. Jones, the
negro, they knew was a dangerous
criminal, Moloney testified, and they
' had - Instructions to capture him. Mo
loney said he had been a, police officer
for 10 years, and Swennes said he had
i been in the department for seven years.
The funeral of "Walter M. Askay was
' held this morning at 10:30, from the
Dunning A Mclntee chapel, with burial
in the Mount Scott cemetery. 'Rev. J.
M. Nelson of the I.ents Baptist church
conducted the services. Askay's fath
er lives at 6026 Fiftieth street south
east. Suggestions From
Public Are Invited
Board of County Commissioners Would
Xarn Sentiment Toward Lease of
Steel Bridge.
The board of county commissioners
Is desirous of receiving suggestions
from the public in the matter of the
proposed leasing of the railroad bridge
by the, county..
Provision Is made in the tentative
budget for 1915 for the appropriation
of $52,000 for rental and the item will
be discussed at the taxpayers' meeting
to be held Monday for final considera
tion of the budget.
If it seems to be the major sentiment
that the bridge be leased by the county
provision for the rent will be made.
. The board of county commissioners
today discussed with members of the
budget committee the items making up
the $110,000 added, to the tentative
budget by the board to provide for
contingencies and emergencies not tak
en Into consideration by. the committee.
Umatilla Pioneer
Died Last Night
William H. Jones Had Been la Imple
' meat Business, aad Waa Also Bolder
of Talvable "band aad Seal Estate.
Pendleton, Or.. Dec. 31. At 11:30
last night William II. Jones, well
known Pendleton farmer and former
merchant, died at his home here fol
,; lowing an Illness from Brlght's dis
i ease. He was 66 years old, and had
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IS years he waa in the implement
business in this city. He has also been
Interested In farming since he first
came here.
Mr. Jones owned 1200 acres of rich
and, besides valuable property in this
ity. He is survived by his wife, one
on, Robert, and two daughters, Tau
fn and Minnie Bell, alt of this ritv
rineral services will bo held Sunday.
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Needy Men Given '; :
Job in Woody ard
Destitute Persona Are Permitted to
Work In r our Hour Shifts at the
Old Troy X-aundry Building.
Wood outting, under the auspices of
the Citizens' Unemployment commit
tee at the old Troy laundry building
on the eaat side, is now under way, the
men working in four hour shifts, with
20 men to a shift John lynch ia in
charge of the work.
In addition to this form of activity,
the committee is determined to set
more men at work, either clearing land
or cutting timber into wood, or both,
as circumstances may determine.
J. A. Madsen. secretary of the Inter
national Longshoremen for the Pacific
coast, is associated with George Corn-
well as the sub-committee on land
clearing and wood cutting.
"Land clearing is a rather difficult
problem, owing to the faot that t re
quires' considerable investment to carry
on the .work to any advantage, and.
furthermore, the weather this time or
yeur adds difficulties,'' said Mr. Mad
sen today. "We have several tracts
in view. We are trying to secure for
the men a reasonable return for their
labor. Land at a distance from the
city makes It almost impossible for
men of family living in the city to
take up the work. Therefore we are
endeavoring to get some tracts ei
woodland near the city where men of
families can be employed to advan
tage, and istav Home nights.
"We want ail the money possiDie tor
the men who do the work, and some
margin for overhead charges and ex
penses necessary to be incurred. I
know men with families wno neea to
be aided in assisting themselves. They
don't want charity. If we have wood
contracts perfected, as I hope, we will
be able to get quite a f,orce of men in
the city o produce something for
their families. If we can secure wood
at a reasonable sturopage. rate we can
sell it all right."
CLEARS UP MYSTERY
ABOUT BURGLARIES
Four Young Men Involved,
and Other Crimes May Be
! 'Traced to Them, Say Police
Mystery surioundlng six petty burg
laries and the robbing of the safe of the
Sterrett & Oberle Packing Co. ,of $98
at Kenton ChrUtmas night, has been
cleared up by the confession of the
four young men arrested yesterday
afternoon by City Detectives HeUytr
and Tackabery, who believe that other
burglaries can be tracej to them.
Those arrested were Walter Grmtlen,
aged 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Goctten, 776 East Eleventh street;
Walter Clnse, aged ,18, eon of Mrs.
Mary Eberhardt, 761 Division street:.
Stephen Spitulski, aged 16, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Spitulski, 'iS7 East
Sixteenth street, and Coll V. Musgrave,
aged 24, cleaner and dyer, of 675
Milwaukie street.
The police believe Musgrave was the
ringleader of the gang. Musgrave sup
plied the plan of the Paul Brinkman
drug store at S89 Milwaukie street,
which was burglarized June 26, and
had arranged for' the boys to hold up
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Weeks of 108
East Nineteenth street.
"Larceny Is Charged'.
All the boys are charged with lar
ceny, and two of them will go before
the Juvenile court. Musgrave is,
charged with larceny and with con
tributing; to the delinquency of a
minor. They will receive preliminary
hearings before Municipal Judge Stev
enson, probably this afternoon.
The Sterrett & Oberle Packing plant
was robbed after the boys had knocked
the handle and hinges of the safe door
off with sledge hammers. In this job
$9S was secured.
The Brinkman drug store was en
tered June 26, and $25 was stolen.
Other robberies confessed to, but in
which the boys do not remember the
amounts taken, were those -if the ie.r
hall at Ryan and Milwaukie streets
drug store at Twentieth and Powell
streets; the Boehl & Wetzler gro:v.y
at Milwaukie and Division streets;
Shanahan's grocery on Milwaukie
street, and a grocery store at Forty-
third and Division streets.
Wanted Spending Cola.
The boys said they stole because
they did not have enough spending
money.' They said they took nothing
but money in any of these robbriiw.
Dr. Weeks wa to have been held up
December 22, and it . had all been
planned out by Musgrave. They were
to have the money they secure.! if they
would give Musgrave the diamond
rings worn by Mrs. Weeks.
Most of the robberies occurred in
the Brooklyn district. One of the lirst
suspicions directed toward thes-i lads
was that they were spending money
beyond their means.
Burglars at Montavilla.
The home of W. E. Lewis at Monta
villa, just 40 yards outside of the city
limits, was burglarized last night, and
included in the loot, according to the
report made at detective headquarters,
was two cases of beer, a quantity of
"shin plasters," the old 50 cent bills
of Civil war days, $15 in pennies,, a lot
or other old coins and $30 in other
cash, in addition to an automatic re
volver. Thieves also broke into the
Larson restaurant . at 64 North Sixth
street last night, but the proprietor
reported that only 10 cents was taken
Burglars Steal Clothing.
The home of John Lahtl. at 430 East
Seventy-fifth street, was entered by
two men yesterday while the residents
of the house were away, and some
clothing and aroes were taken. Neigh
bora saw the- two men about the house.
out ma not Know they were prowlers
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Company
Fifth and Morrison. Portland
C S, Samuel,
Assistant Manager.
YOUTHS
CONFESSION
if
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DRAFT OF PROHIB IN
LAW COMPLETED AND
READY FOR APPROVAL
Will Be Submitted at a
Meeting of Committee of
1 00 Saturday Morning.
PERSONAL USE PROVIDED
Emergency Clause Attached to All
FrovislOR Hot Conflicting With
Exlstinj Ziaws,
A special meeting Of the executive
committee- of the committee of 100 haa
been called for next Saturday morning
to approve the final draft of the Ore
gon prohibitory law, which has Just
been completed by the legal sub-coir,
inittee of the committee of 100.
In drawing up the law, members of
the legal committee kept in close touch
and in consultation with officials of
the Anti-Saloon league, W. C. T. U
Prohibition party and other temper
ance organisations, while leading mem
bers of the legislature were consulted
on many occasions.
Druggists are prohibited from seil-
ng liquor in any form, except pure
grain alcohol. Physicians may admin-
ster or give liquors to patients when
necessary, but in case or tneir arresi
on a charge of violating the law the
burden of proof restb upon them tr
how that the liquors were actually
needed by the patient 'for medicinal
purposes. j x
Personal Use Provided Tor.
No restrictions are: placed upon the
ndividual having liquor for his own
personal use, but it cannot be kept in
lockers at clubs or be given away for
the purpose of evading the law.
Home made wine and cider for do
mestic use, grape juice, sweet eider
and the like, are exempted.
Places where liquors arestored and
the liquors themselves are declared to
be common nuisances and provision is
made for their abatement. The meth
od provides the usual methods of
search of auch places and seizure of
uch liquors.
Wines may be purchased for sacra
mental purposes on the written order
of an ordained minister.
The measure as drafted makes pro
sion for prosecution! ofall cases, dis
position of fees and other matters con
nected with the enforcement of the
prohibitory laws. One, section pro
ides immunity to witnesses who are
compelled to testify against others.
Emergency Clause; Attached.
An emergency clause . is attached.
but only those sections which are nor
in conflict with existing laws are to.
go into effect immediately if the
measure is enacted into law, as now
drawn. The purely administrative fea
tures of the law would become oper
ative throughout the j state from th3
time of the passage jof the measure.
This is declared to be for the purpose
of assisting in the enforcement of ex
isting liquor laws. j
Sections in conflict with existintr
laws should not g:o into effect until
January 1, 1916, when the prohibitum
constitutional amendment becomes ef
fective. The various prohibitory
clauses, however, would apply imme
diately in "dry territory In the state.
TEN BILLIONS VALUE
1914, SAYS HOUSTON
Greatest Record I Ever Made
by This Country for Farm
Products and Livestock.
Washington, Dec. '31. Producing
nearly $10,000,000,000 worth of crops
and animals, American farms in 1914
not only outdid the banner year of 1913
but established a new record, according
to Secretary Houston of the depart
ment of agriculture, i
Corn production for the year was
$6,044,480,000, while animals sold and
animal products reached $3,828,456,000,
the latter being a gain, while the for.
mer lost slightly, owing to the de
crease in value of cotton?
The total value of sales per farm
was $892, or $139 per capita, excluding
towns. The value per! acre was $16.44,
a slight decrease. The value or the
principal farm crops! was:
- Corn. $1,702,599,000; j wheat. $878,680,
000; hay, $779,068,000; cotton, $519,-
616.000; oats, $499,413,000; potatoes,
$198,609,000; barley, $105,903,000; to
bacco, $101,411,000; sweet potatoes, $41,
294.000; rye, $37,018,000; sugar beets,
$27,950,000; rice, $21,849,000; flaxseed.
$19,540,000, and buckwheat, $12,892,000
Keenest Interest in
Big Motorcycle Race
.
Motorcycle riders and lovers of out
.door sports are all keyed up in antic!
pation of the annual endurance run of
375 miles for motorcycles which will
start tonight at Sixth; and Pine streets
and end tomorrow I afternoon at
o'clock in front of. The Journal build
Ing. The run is being held under the
auspices of the Portland Motorcycle
club-and Is one of the big classics in
motorcycle circles of the Pacific coast.
' About 50 riders are entered in the
gruelling, contest "with Its scheduled
grind of 15 hours of continuous rid
ing. The F. A. M. has authorized the
run and records will; therefore be of
ficial. I I
- . The. loop course iwhich must be
coursed 12 times before the finish run
to The Journal building, begins at
Eighty-second street I and Sandy, bou
levard, thence to Troditdale, down Pow
ell Valley road and j back to Eighty
second and Sandy. j
The course can be reached by takin
the. Rose City Park car Or the Monta
villa among others, and it is anticl
pated that a large crowd will be pres
ent. n i ;
Report on Paving Made.
A total of 23.83 miles of streets was
hardsurraced during the year of 1914
accprding to figures j compiled by the
department of public works. Twenty
six miles of streets were graded dur
ing the same length of time, making
a total of. 347.21 miles of hard surface
pavement now in use.
OF FARM PRODUCTS IN
Inheritance Tax Is
More Than $3000
County Judge Cleetoa Makes a Ruling
WMoh Affeets Keira of the William
Xlet&ner Estate. -
The heirs of William Fleidner must
pay a total of $3137.30 in inheritance
taxes to the state according to an or
der made yesterday by County Judge
Cleeton. ; The appraised value of the
estate was recently raised by Judge
Cleeton when he determined the value
of the Fleidner block at Tenth and
Washington streets to be $280,000 in
stead of $222,500 as fixed by the ap
pialsers. The state asked for a value
of $290,000 on the building and prop
erty. Three children and a sister-in-
law will pay the tax.
Mrs. Hannah May bee, who died De
cember 18. left $400 to be spent "as
seems most fit and proper for the glory
and honor of God." Her estate, esti
mated in the petition for 'probate of
her will, filed yesterday, to be worth
$l5,20(r,; was divided between two chil
dren andive grandchildren..
Charles A. Crowell, who died De
cember J2. left an estate estimated to
be worth $11,000, according to the pe
tition for probate of the will filed yes
terday, and with the exception of $100
left to a son, the estate is bequeathed
to the widow, Carrie F. Crowell.
Helen V. Morgan is sole heir to the
estate of her husband, Clifford L. Mor
gan, who died December 1, according
to her petition for probate of her hus
band's estate, which she estimates t
be worth $4200.
Oregon Gity Osteopath May
Hold County Office Despite
State Objections Filed.
Salem, Or., Dec, 31. The supreme
court today handed down a decision In
favor of J. A, Van Brakle in his suit
against the state board of health, at
firming the decision of Judge Camp
bell of Clackamas county. The opin
ion in the case was written by Jus
tice Bean. This was a proceeding to
review the judgment of the state
board of health in removing the plain
tin rrom tne orn.ee of county neaitn
officer of Clackamas county. The cir
cuit court sustained the writ.
It was charged against Van Brakle,
Who is an osteopath, that he was in
competent to fill the office and failed
to quarantine or reflort diphtheria or
typhoid fever cases.
In his opinipn, the court says that
the board of health is not authorized
by the statute to remove a county
health officer for the reason that he
is ineligible to hold that office.
If J. A. Van Brakle was unlawfully
holding, the office in question, as held
by the state board of health, a com
plete remedy is provided by section
36C, L. O. L., authorizing an action at
law in the name of the state," says
the court.
The court takes the stand that the
legislature contemplated that the
county health officer, by reports made
to him, should have the advice of
skilled physicians who have in most
cases given special attention to the
diseases which are reported to the
state board of health, but the law
makers did not see fit to clothe the
state board Of health with power to
remove such an officer in case of a
mistakeor disagreement upon a diag
nosis . or failure to discover a con
tagious disease.
Ayles Declared Guilty.
Salem, Or., Dec. 31. The supreme
court today affirmed the conviction
of James G. Ayles in Multnomah
county on a statutory charge. This
casejhad been appealed from the court
of Judge Davis, who sentenced Ayles
to serve six months in the county jail,
Lydia Molloy being the woman in the
case. The oerenaants were triea to
gether and the jury found Mrs. Mol
loy not guilty.
In its 'decision the supreme court
holds that, notwithstanding the stat
utory command that the prosecution
shall be commenced only upon com
plaint of the Injured ijpousp, the cases
hold that It is not necessary to al
lege such facts, for evidence may be
introduced without the averment..
The dfSapndant contended that the
court erred in refusing to admit evi
dence tending to show that the hua
band of Lydia Mulloy .connived and
abetted the defendant in the commis
sion of the alleged crime, but the
court holds otherwise. Ayles insisted
that ,A. C. Mulloy, the husband, was
seeking to invent grounds for a di
vorce and so made every effort to
bring about illicit relations.
Justice McNary, who wrote today s
opinion, says he cannot see why Ayles
should be acquitted, even if induced
to commit the crime by Mulloy, and
cites that even in larcenous cases
this holds good.
Supreme Court Decisions.
Salem, Or., Dec. 31.- The supreme
court handed down the following de
cisions today: ' .
Clara S. Bird, appellant vs. Lu
cretia Mary Mayo, appealed from Clat
sop county, suit to correct mistake
in conveyance,, opinion per curiam. Cir
cuit Judge Eakln reversed.
Andrew Nelson, appellant, vs. Mon
itor Congregational church, appealed
from Marion county, suit to enjoin
trespass on land, opinion by Justice
Bean, Circuit Judge Galloway, af
firmed. Mary Kverart vs. Helrriuth Fischer
et al, appellants, appealed from Mult
nomah cewnty, action for personal in
Juries, opinion by Justice Eakin, Cir-r
cult Judge. Davis affirmed.
J. B. Tilotson vs. Joseph Paquet,
appellant, -appealed .from . Multnomah
county, suit for an accounting, opinion
by . Justice Eakin, judgment of Cir
cuit Judge AtcGinn, modified.
Hammer Conviction Affirmed.
Salem, Or., ; Dec. 31. The supreme
court today affirmed the conviction
Of L. C. Hammer of Multnomah county
on .a5 charge of fraud in connection
with the sale of stock. The opinion
was written by Justice Bean, and Cir
cuit Judge Morrow was affirmed.
Fire Fighters Efficient.
Another instance of the efficiency
of the Portland "fire department 'jvas
demonstrated Tuesday noon when a
fire whibh started in the roof of the
Portola hotel building at Third and
Burnside streets, waa put out in quick
time.: xThe management of the Chi
cago Clothing company, located on the
ground floor of the building, particu
larly praised the department. Much
of the' stock in the etore on the ground
floor of the damaged building was
ruined by water. The , building be
longed to Dan 2arx. - .-
VAN
BRAKLE
WINNER
OVER
HEALTH
BOARD
SUPREME
COURT
PORTLANDS
GROWTH
S SHOWN BY RECORD
WATER BUREAU
KI.,mUsr AfiMntnrv Di 4 HMwn i
FOR
nuuiuci ui mama i ui uuwnpOSed to have
V rs-IInn- Trtow Q-. P i
in i cat uiiuiits i uvjajf vjclo
a Higti Mark,
NEEDS ARE RECOMMENDED
Additional Storage Tanki for the West
Side Vrged by Engineer Clark
In His Beport,
The rapid growth of the city in the
past six years is indicated by the an
nual report of the water bureau show
ing the number of miles of mains laid
and purchased since 1909, The report
filed with Commissioner Daly shows
that more mains were laid and pur
chased in this period than in all the 1
years prior to 1909.
January 1, 1909, there were 252,329
milea of four inch mains or greater
in use, while now there is 58S miles
of the larger pipe, showing that 290
miles has been laid in the six years.
In 1909 there were 9.073 miles laid;
in 1910, 49.151 miles; in 1911, 80.35
miles; in 1912, 65.894; in 1913, 49.912
and in 1914, 40.51 miles. Including
the smaller sizes of pipe there is now
a grand total of 671.279 miles.
D. D. Clarke, engineer of the water
bureau, in the report points out the
necessity of additional storage tanks
for the water on the west side. He
says that the present capacity of all
the west side reservoirs and storage
tanks is 35,000,000 gallons of water,
which is barely sufficient to supply
the west aide district for two days in
case of breakage -of the two main
conduits.
Mr. Clarke urges that steps be taken
in the immediate future to increase
the storage capacity by building more
reservoirs, preferably, in connection
with the two large reservoirs in
Washington park.
SEWER RIDS ARE REJECTED
Reason Assigned Is Figure Altered
in lroposition of Lowest Bidder.
For the second time the city coun
cil ha3 rejected all bids for the pro
posed construction of the East Eighty
second and Willow streets extension of
the Kast Stark street sewer. The
council yesterday rejected the bids
because figures in the bid of Oiebisch
& Joplin, one of the lower bidders for
concrete pipe, had been altered.
CommisFioner Dieck pointed out the
fact that the figures had been altered
and recommended that the work go to
William Lind for monolithic construc
tion, the price being $173, 082. 0.
property owners in the Montavilla
district, led by William Deveny. ap
peared before, the council vesterday
and asked that the work go on to the
lowest bidder which would be Giebisch
& Joplin. the price beinsr $167,199.36.
In view of the fact that figures had
been changed and Commissioner Dieck
had stated that the monolithic type
was better for the'district the council
rejected the bids 'and new bids will
be sought on monolithic pipe alone.
in tho bid of Oiebisch & Joplin the
unit price on lumber had' been changed
rrom "le.so" to "$6.50," the dollar
mark having been placed over the
1." CommisBionecxDieck Charged that
the bid had been altered and the con
tractors - stated that the figures
were changed shortly before the bids
were submitted and opened.
FOURTEEN ARE TO IX)SE JOBS
Reduction in the Force of Water
Bureau Effective.
Owing to a reduction in the force
of the water bureau 14 employes are
to be lam orr duty tonight. The num
ber includes six clerks employed in the
office and eight inspectors on the out
side, and means a reduction of $15,000
a year in operating expenses of th
department.
Whether or not the men laid off are
to take the place of employes in other
departments doing similar work but
who were appointed at a later date has
not been determined. The municipal
civil service board has taken no defi
nite action on the matter.
The clerks to be dropped are' W. A.
Rood, W. 1. Chessman. G. A. Marshal,
G. K. Cromwell, A. C. Bancroft and
G. V. Parker. The inspectors are A.
A. Anderson, F. M. Spooner. 'William
Polivka. C. W. Clanton, C. W. Bellmer.
J. B. Jones, K. It. Laughlin and I W.
White.
WILT, PUT MEN TO WORK
Laying of Water .Main Will Not
Wait 'Til Spring.
In order that work might be given
to city laborers Who are now out of
employment. Will H. Daly, commis
sioner of public utilities, has arranged
to begin laying the 15-inch water main
which is to reinforce the present dis
tributing system in the Irvington and
adjoining districts. It had been
planned to . put this work off until
spring, but owing to the number that
are in need of work, construction, is to
begin Monday.
Only those on the civil service eligi- I
ble list, which number among the hun- j
dreds, are to be employed. It is be
lieved that two gangs can be employed,
giving work to about 50 men.
Nine Applications Filed.
Although the ordinance creating the
position of public defender to defend
those arrested and financially unable
to pay for legal services will not be
introduced before the city council until
Wednesday, nine persons have applied
to Mayor Albee for the position. The
proposed ordinance provides that tne
defender shall defend those who mbKe 1
the request for his services or at the I
request of the municipal judge. The
applicants are Henry L. Lyons, Lisle !
A. Smith, McCants Stewart, Martin j
Hawkins, Calvin L. Sweek, J. W. Huff, j
Elmer Lundberg,- Robert H. McGrath !
and C. R. Meloney. .
May Get Liquor License.
G. Viviana proprietor of a saloon
at 90 North Sixth street may secure
a liquor license after all. The council
last week refused to transfer a license
to him from Otto Klein, who original
ly held it on the ground that the model
liquor ordinance prohibited tne trans
ferring of licenses during ' December.
Viviana has made a new application '
this time for a transfer of the license
held by R. B. Urfer of 89 Graham ave
nue and the council yesterday de
cided that it should be granted after!
January 1.
City Drops Proceedings.
. Owing to the mixup in assessments
for the construction -of the Tanner
creek sewer within the Sylvan dis
trict, which has been decided as being
NABBED BY SHERIFF
Man Having Kerved Time for
One Case la Taken on Another.
Stepping; from the confines of the
county jail this morning after having
served 60 days for selling liquor to
Indians on the Klamath reservation,
Charles Spencer walked into the arms
of Sheriff George Croner of , Lane
county, who had a warrant charging
the theft of a horse. Spencer is sup-
the tl
usad.the name of J. E. ,
Davis in th
horse deal, a Kugene
man having paid him $40 for the ani
mal. . Croner took him back, to Lane
county this afternoon.
Handling of Erring '
. Youths Discussed
Jnds; McGinn Expresses His Views
on legal Aspect of Case Concern
ing Boys.
As a finale of his three months as
Judge of the criminal division' Judge
McGinn took . occasion this morning
to express his views on handling of
youthful criminals. The statement fol
lowed the appearance of F. A, Belt,
who pleaded guilty . to a charge of
passing bad checka, was sentenced to
one to flv years, 'and was paroled
on rpoommendation of those victim
ized. Belt had paid back the mono
secured. Judge McGinn referred to the fact
that Aloyaius Bader, a 15 year old
boy bandit, was refused ' admittance
to the reform school, according - to
Judge McGinn. The boy was involved
in assaults on omen and confessed
to his share. Judge McGinn sentenced
him to the reform school until he is
-'1 years old and he is held in the
county jail pending final disposition
of the case.
"Most of the defendants that come
here charged with crime are boys,"
said Judge McGinn. "I don't want
to send these boys to the penitentiary.
Every time a boy is put in the peni
tentiary, he ia put in hell. Lt no
one mistake that. Let no one think
that the penitentiary is a reformatory.
It is not.
"Let this coming legislature put in
some time studying modern methods
of reform in institutions that will
save boys and not put them in the
penitentiary.. It is an easy thing to
put them in the penitentiary where
you can hide them for a little while,
but when they come back into this
court, they usually come here for a
more vicious crime, and finally th.jy
answer to the charge of murder."
outside of the city limits, the city
council is to drop all pending proceed
ings and reassess the cost. Such waa
the decision yesterday when it
adopted a report of City Attorney La
Roche recommending that the cost be
reassessed. f'
Kay Asks Reinstatement.
Application has been made by
Thomas Kay, ex-patrolman and detec
tive sergeant, for reinstatement on
the police force. Application was made
to the civil service board yesterday
and has been referred to Mayor Albee
for approval. Kay was first appointed
In 1903 and became known for his
Later he resigned and in 1912 waa re
instated. He was discharged, how
ever, during his probationary period
and later sued the city for ack sal
ary he alleged was due him. The
case is still pending.
Damage to Bridge Repaired.
The damage done to the Grand Ave
nue bridge across Hullivan's gulch by
an extensive fill placed in the gulch
by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle
Railway company, has been repaired
and the work accepted by the .depart
ment of public works. The repairs
necessitated raising the bridge several
feet and placing in several new steel
beams. The deck is now being resur
faced. Get Holiday With Pay. !
Over the' dissenting vote of Cmo- j
missioner Brewster the city council i
yesterday decided that city em-1
ployes should be given a holiday on 1
New Tear's iday with pay. Mr. Brew-
ster objected to a holiday with pay, !
contending that five holidays in a year
were enough for the employes.
Dieck's Report Referred.
Owing to the objections of Commis
sioner Bigelow to the city paying the
maintenance coat on the proposed Hol
gate street viaduct to be built by the
southern Pacific company, a report
made to the council by Commissioner
Dieck recommending that the city pay
a maintenance charge of SI 000 a year,
was referred to City Attorney La
Roche yesterday for investigation.
;
Held for Investigation.
Held for investigation without bail
on suspicion that they had violated
tho Mann white slavery law, Fred C.
Mueller, aged 21, chauffeur; G. C.
Garrison, gas fitter, and Laura Ewihg,
waitress, and-Anne Boyle, chamber
maid, Vere arrested by Lieutenant
Harms nd Patrolmen Martin and
Wise of the moral squad Tuesday
night at Teh and Burnside streets.
AMUSEMENTS
Owing to Popular
Demand
' and the Tremendous Success
Dustin Farnum
in
will be continued
Three More Days
at the
Come Next
Sunday.
January 3
4 Days Only
lOc
Edward Abies
in -
The Million
a comedy - drama
by
"Henry W. Savage
Cameolurby
Star
Theatre
'USE YOUR FISTS, TOO
JUDGE TELLS LAWYER
WHOSE CLIENT IS HIT
anr Mnnn Tolxno Plank o4
voi ivi ttl iyicicc l ciivvo I laut? ui
Close of Hearing Over
the
Custody of Children,
FIGHT IS FAMILY AFFAIR
Man X Struck by Former elative-
in-Ziaw and Slapped by
Wife.
1
Circuit Judge McGinn yesterday ad
vised Attorney Kaphuel Citron to use
his fists when Citron complained! that
his client had been hit in the inose.
Fred Widell, Citron's client, received
a bloody nose during a melee In Judge
McGinn's court where he was attacked
by Chris Johannsen and later had to j
nerend hlmnelf against Theodore
Johannsen. father of the aggressor,
"Your honor," complained Citron,
excitedly, "my client's been hit In the
nose."
'Well,'' answered Judge McGinn,
wielding his gavel, "why don't you use
your fists, too?"
The fist fight occurred at thejclose
of a enuring over custody of two
daughters of WidelJ and his divorced
wife, Martha Widell. Judge McGinn
had awarded the custody of the! chil
dren to Mrs. Widell. Widell aske4 th.it
the custody be given to him on tho
ground that the children were not re
ceiving a proper home and had! been
taken from the state in violation of
the decree. j
The eldest gil l, 9 yiars old, said sli.
wanted to go with her father j when
questioned by Judge McGinn, j The
youngest, 6 years old, said she wanted
both parents. Judge McGinn turned
her over to Mrn, Widell. j
When the case ended the younger
Johannsen, who claims to bp a rela
tive of Mrs. Widell. hit Widell In tin
nose. During the general fight that
ensued Mrs. Widell leaned over and
gave Widell a resounding slap, calling
him a "lying thing."
Judge McGinn during "the encounter
vainly rapped for order and his two
bailiffs tried to preserve peace, ;but It
remained for Deputy County J Clerk
McMenamin and Deputy District At
torney Ryan to bring the trouble! to an
end. The former vaulted the rail and
grabbed the two Johannsens by the
collars, while P.yan secured a strangie
hold on Widell. The combatants wer-j
reprimanded by the court.
He Is Grandfather Now.
W. P. La Roche, city attorney, is a
happy grandfather today as the result
of the birth of a baby girl to hl
daughter. Mrs. C. II. Weston, last
night. The girl weighs eight pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Weston have their home
on CoJncil Crest but had been visiting
with Mrs. Weston's parents, 758 Kast
Pine street, during the holidays.
. X
Retired .Merchant a .Suicide,
San Francisco, Dec. SI. Joseph C.
Montgomery, a retired merchant, died
here today of strychnine, taken with
rsuicidal intent. No motive for lii
suicide was known.
AMUSEMENTS
HEILIG
Broadway et Taylor
Main I, A-1122
TnMIHUT FRIDAY,
NKW YF.AIl'S
MA TIN KB
Tomorrow
MATINEB SATURDAY
DAVID WARFIELD
in "THE AUCTIONEER"
ETnln(r and Both Matltiep
2.0 fl.DO tl.oo 7fH- 5e j
SUNDAY NIGHT, 8:U
BARNUM
KINO OF HTPX0TIS1S
1iKh I.auglii Xt a Tar.
ZZttu 75c, 50c and -25c
SKAT SAI. TOMORROW
MON.. TI'KS.
WEOXtSOAV
JAN. 4-5-6
SPECIAL TRICE MAT. WEDXESDAT
MAY ROBSON
la "MARTHA-BT-THE-DAT" j
Ee. fl'.OO to S5e. Wed. Mat. 1.00 to 25c.
SEAT SAI-K TOMORROW i
THEATRE i
Main S, A-6360. , .
Geo. L, Baker, Xgr.
Home of to Famous Baker Vlayora
Special New Year'a wjek ottering. Tonight
AH week, Mala. Wednesday, Friday (New
Year's bay). Saturday. May RoUon's I great.
i comedy surcesa, j
"THE REJUVEHATIOH OF AXTHT MART"
Orrat cast and production. Erenlnct 2.V, 5e.
tor, 7fM-; box aeatg $1, Friday and Saturday,
ilata. 25c, BO; box 73c. Wed. Mar all aeara
5c (except box). Next week "Tho ; Blind
sua of Virtu."
Baker Theatre tlcketa rood In Tha Journal
Trada and Circulation Con teat for oce vote
on pmy cent of Talne.
MatiaM
p.m.
Wirht
t Bhowa
7:M. .-!
6 BIO TIKT
VAUDEVILLE ACTS
500
tioice Bcata tv Flmf
Nlht
Show Kaaerred cn Reque-t.
- - - ". ............ ..loo.
Sic
Main tt.
Broadway at Stark.
IA-1020
Frederick Bower A- Co.
Xr. and Kra. Jimmy Barry.
Chvrlea F. Cornea
Rebia
Thm Auatraiian McLeans
Aerial Coataa
Alfred Wallenateia fcnd Oraoe Allele Froeoejr
HATlNIEDAiry 2,30
Broadway aaj Aider
"Go When the Crowd Ooes
The Imperial Grand Opera Cam pa ay. Toe 4
D Kocka. Ladell Lad.ll. Kaiev t: Haley
special, Sherbourno As Montfomery, Faatace
ecope. Phone Main 4638, A-E236.
RIVER STEAMERS
T
Night Boat toTbe Dalles
Steamer State of Washington
Leaves Taylor St. Dock 11 P. m. Muodara.
Wednesdays and tMdays, for 1
The Dalle. Lele.
Hood Kiter. White Salmon, Underwood. Car.
. son. StYcnoo. Returning, leaves Tks Dalles
i fcandaya, Wednesdays, and Fridays at T a. m.
i relent and passengers, fere $1.00. Including
berta oa night trip. rbooe Afsia li. ,
POT
U3
raw
PEOPLES
THEATRE
.. .... . ., ,
The Leading Photo-Play House
in the City l
Wet Park and Aler . :
The Dainty Favprite
Marguerite Clark
IN
The CRUCIBLE
Now Pleasing Thousands
THREE DAYS MOE
NEXT SUN
DAY, January 3
The
Great
and
Only
Mary
Pickford
For.One Week
lOc
in
Cinderella
Today, Friday, Saturday
"An Affair for
the Police"
A Clever Woman Troves Ilcr
felf More Clever Than
llie Police
Two-Act Vitag'raph Comedy
Drama
"THE MYSTERY OF
THE SEVEN CHESTS"
Two-Act SeliK My,stery Stor
with Many Thrills:
Thfe Stenographer"
Depicting Temptationsof a oirl
Who Earns ller Own living
Edison Drama i ."
'IN DUTCH"
Kalem Corned yj
Coming Sunday Cmine
WILTON LACKAYE
'THE PLTf
10c ANY SEAT 10c
THEATRE
Since Sunday
People
'Have Seen
Are You One of Them?
Marie Dressier, Charles Chaplin
and Mabel Normand in .
Tillie's Punctured Romance"
The Funniest Keystone Comedy
Kver Produced In 6 Reels.
Showing All This Week
And Three Days Nft Week.
Today, Tomorrow, Saturday .
Noon to M P. M. ITione Main
337Z
i . f
SOME COMEDIAN
Digby Bell
SOME COMEDY
"The Education
of Mr, PippV
Universal Laughing Hit.
A Show to Start the New Year
Happily. "
'Ethel Secures the Evidence
tt
One eel Comedy. "
10c ANY SEAT 10c
COMING SUNDAY "
Olga Petrdva
Noted Stage Beauty.-.
' in Five-Part Farnou Play-
"The Tigress"
r I
ft