THE -WEATHER
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L FIRMS
TO BUILD 1ST
DF BIG BRIDGE
Interstate Body Awards Con
tracts Totalling $1 ,305,
06352 for Construction of
Bridge Over Columbia.
STEEL PRODUCTS. IS
GIVEN BIGGEST ITEM
Difference of but $80 Kept
Contract for Iron Work
Going to Portland Men.
Rids Awarded.
Alain river span, ateel, U.
S. Steel Products Co. ... $
Main river span, erection.
Porter Brothers' Co -
Sloughs, eteel. Northwest
Steel Co
Sloughs, erection. Porter
Brothers Co. . .
Main river, substructure.
Pacific Bridge Co
Sloughs, substructure. Pa
cific Bridge Co
Embankment, Tacoma.
Dredging Co.
Floor on steel structures,
"Warren Construction
Co. . . '.
417.318.20
99.829.00
S9.140.50
18.5S6.60
319,415.00
119.769.00
158,214.40
82.802.92
Total
$1,305,063.52
Contracts totaling $1,305,063.52 for
the construction of the .Interstate
bridge between Portland and Vancou
ver, Wash., were awarded this morning
by the Interstate bridge commission.
Seventy per cent of this amount will
be received by Oregon and Washington
- contractors, but the largest single Item
In the construction of the bridge, that
of the steel for the main span goes
to the United States Steel Products
company, an eastern concern. The bid
Is S417.316.20, and of this amount It is
estimated that 8150,000 will go to labor
in the manufacture of the steel.
There was but 880 difference be
tween this company's bid and that of
the Northwest Steel company, a local
concern 3
.The awards were made this morning
t the courthouse in this city In the
presence of. a large crowd.
Representatives of Portland 'busi
ness interests uxsedtha.t Jo.caJ firm
be. g4ven every consideration, before
Concluded on Pace Two. Column Two.)
BURGLAR KILLED AT
ST. PAUL, OR., AFTER
E
Marion County Sheriff's Of
fice Has Two Others, Prob
ably Pals, in Custody,
(Salem Barean of The Journal.
Salem, Or., Feb. 27. An unknown
burglar was shot and Instantly Killed
by Dan Girdle, a citizen, at St. Paul,
a town about 25 miles north of Salem,
at 6 o'clock this morning.
- Girdle heard the crash of glass In
Joe Gooding's general merchandise
store, and saw three men enter the
building. He armed himself with a
rifle and- secreted himself at point
. he believed the men would pass when
they came out. When the three came
cut, carrying plunder, he called upon
them to halt; but they broke Into a run
and he fired, killing one of them.
There was nothing on the dead
burglar's person to indicate his iden
tity. Later In the day Deputy Sherifr
Needham arrested Frank Undermeyer
In a shop yard near St. Paul. He is
held as a suspect. He refuses to talk.
Sheriff Esch received word from
Deputy Sheriff Needham at noon that
he had captured James Grady, believed
to be the third burglar, in a l;op yard.
Grady had some plunder on him that
has been identified as stdlen from the
St. Paul store.
Grady is an old time yegg, according
to Sheriff Esch. He had him in the
.county jail here on a charge of vag
rancy, after he had been found wear
ing four suits of new clothes. No evi
dence as to whether the goods had
been "stolen was secured, and he was
released about two months ago.
The body of the dead man. and the
two prisoners, were brought to Salem
this afternoon.
Rights;' of Neutrals
on the High Seas
Many and perplexing prob
lems have arisen in this regard
during the present war, and the,
recent notes of protest ad
dressed by the United States to
Great Britain and Germany have
called additional attention to the
uncertainty pervading interna
tional law on certain vital points.
In THE SUNDAY JOUR
NAL tomorrow, Charles Cheney
Hyde, professor of international
law in Northwestern University,
will discuss, with the authority of
,n expert, the law of nations as
bearing on the substance of the
British and German notes.
The Sunday Journal
LOCA
BURGLARIZING STOR
HUGHES IN QNO AT
LEAD IN 45TH LAP OF
GRAND PRIX EVENT
Barney Oldfield Is Out; Sun
Shines. After Shower, Mak
ing Track Dangerous,
Facts About Grand Prix Race.
Length of , race. 402.24 62
miles.
Length of course, 3.30 miles.
Number of laps, 10J.
Time Race started 10:30 a.
m. Finish in about five hours.
Number of cars entered. 35.
Prizes First prize, $3000;
second prize. $2000; third prize,
$1500i, fourth prize, $1000 cash;
fifth prize, $500 cash.
Trophy, $5000 Grand Prix
gold cup.
Present holder of trophy,
Driver Kddie Pullen.
Entrants in the race:
No. Car. ' Driver.
'
1.
2.
3.
4.
6.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Maxwell; Barney Oldfield.
Duesenberg; Tom Alley.
Tahls; Jack Gable.
Mercer; Kddie Pullen.
Stutz; Gil Anderson,
Mercer; G. E. Buckstel.
Edward's Special; Lou Gan
dy. Stutz; Earl Cooper.
Peugeot; D. Rosta.
Mercer; Louis Nikrent.
Edward's Special; Captain
Kennedy.
Simplex; Louis Dlsbrow.
Blank.
Calif ornian; Caleb Bragg.
Delage; C. R. Newhouse.
16. King; Arthur H. Klein.
17. Maxwell; Ed Rickenbacher.
18.
19.
20.
21.
Chevrolet; Jack Lucaln.
Duesenberg; Edw. O'Don
nell. Chevrolet; R. C. Durint ,
Case; E. A. Hearne.
Mercedes; Ralph de Palma.
23. Blank.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
Parson's Special; Jim Far
sons. Erwin Special; G. C Berg
doll. Stutz; Howard Wilcox.
Bugatti; J. B. Marquis.
Ono; Hughie Hughes.
Alco; W. E. Taylor.
30. Case; Harry Grant.
31. Overland; Thomas McKel-
vey.
Maxwell; William Carlson.
Blankman Special; Francis
Blankman.
Tomaslni; T. A. Tomaslni.
Gordon Special; Huntley
Gordon.
32.
33.
34.
35
(United Proas Leased Wir.
Exposition Stadium, San Francisco,
Cal., Feb. 27. At the end .of the forty
fifth lap Hughie Hughes In his Ono
was leading by less than a minute in
the grand piix, international automo
bile classic, at the exposition grounds.
His time was 3:02:4, an average of
56 miles an hour. D. Resta came next,
having covered the distance in 3:03:30.
The next 10 drivers in the order named
were Alley, Wilcox, Disbrow, Ruckstell,
Carlson, Pullen, le Cain, Anderson,
Grant and De Palma. The latter's time
was 3 hours and 14 minutes flat.
Hughes was driving a sensational
race and going strong. The sun was
shining weakly at tnis stage of the
race.
After several stops on account of
engine trouble, Barney Oldfield final
ly gave up and withdrew from the
race in the thirty-seventh lap.
Two cars withdrew in the thirty
fifth lap. They were the California
special car driven by Caleb Bragg, tha
millionaire racer and the Bugatti,
driven by J. B. Marquis. This makes
a total of four cars so far to drop out.
"This race will not bo finished until
dark," said Bragg, in his pit after his
withdrawal. "The course is extremely
dangerous, and I do not propose to
risk my neck further on it. I'm all
through."
Ralph de Palma, the early favorite,
drove an exceedingly careful race dur
ing a rain storm, while Barney Old
field, on the other band, increased his
comparative speed.
G. E. Ruckstell, who had been fight
ing de Palma lap after lap, did not
slow down, s--
The speed ?was again Increased to
reach 60 miles an hour when t-.e
showers cleared.
Drivers who had fallen to the rear
took advantage of the rain to creep ui
to the leading pack through ex,tren,t 1
recklessness.
Eight of Evelyn's
Crew Reported Lost
Minister Van Dyke Cables Report That
Some of Crew of American Steamer
Blown Up by Viae Wre Xost.
Washington, Feb. 27.. Henry van
Dyke, United States minister to The
Netherlands and Luxemburg, today
cabled the state department a rumor
that eight members of the crew of
the American steamer Evelyn wen
missing. The Evelyn was the ves
sel which was sunk. in the North sea
10 days ago as the result of striking
two floating mines.
Ambassador Gerard, at Berlin, cablel
confirmation of reports that three
members of the crew of the American
steamer Carib, also sunk by a mine,
had perished.
Minister van Dyke had cabled yes
terday that the Evelyn was "unoffi
cially reported safe."
More Submarines
Granted by Senate
Washington. Feb. 27. The naval ap
propriation bill. carrying approxi
mately $152,000,000. passed the senate
yesterday afternoon.
The . senate unanimously adopted
committee amendments increasing the
number of seagoing submarines from
one to five and of coast defense sab
msHn.fioni 11 to 16.
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D.& R. G to Ask
a Receiver for
Its Coast Line
Western Pacific Will Not Pay In
terest on First Mortgage Bonds
Due March. 1, It Is Stated.
(United Presa Leased tlre.t
San Francisco, Feb. 27. The direc
tors of the Denver 6c Rio Grande rail
way which controls the Western Paci
fic; announced today at. a meeting held
in New Vork that application would be
made for a receiver for the Western
Pacific after the railway will have de
faulted oh the interest on its first
mortgage bonds due March 1.
It is said that ilie proceedings will
be of a. friendly nature. .This course
has been decided upon as the best one
to adjust the financial difficulties of
tlie Western Pacific.
The following statement was issued
late today by general offices of the
Western Racific officials here.
"The report from New York that the
interest of Western Pacific bonds fall
ing due Monday will not be paid is
correct.
"The amount of these bonds is $50,
000,000 and they are the first lien on
all the property of the company, in
cluding its railroad from San Francisco
to Salt Lake.
"The Western Pacific, while earning
more than its operating expenses, has
never earned enough to make the full
interest on its bonds and in the past
the Denver & Rio Grande has made up
the amount needed to do this. For
this purpose and for the purpose of
meeting the cost of completing the
construction of the Western Pacific,
the Denver & Rio Grande has advanced
in the last 10 years over $16,000,000.
The latter is not in a position to do
this longer. As a result it is neces
sary that the load of the Western Pa
cific interest be lightened, and at the
same time the stockholders be paid.
All unsecured claims have already beea
cleaned up or will be immediately.
"In any case, a receivership for the
road will probably be necessary for
only a short time and only until a -satisfactory
plan of reorganizing can be
effected."
Movie Actor Killed
In Making Attack
Kiila Goes Off Prematurely and Bullet
Xs Sent Thrtru.gr li lean's Bead; Xllm
to Explain Accident.
Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 27. Clarence
Chandler, 30, is dead today, 'the re
sult of a too realistic moving picture
act. Chandler, with 'five other actors,
was making an assault upon a cabin in
"Sonia'a .Captive," a scenario dealing
with the Turkish Invasion of Monte
negro, when one of the guns was dis
charged prematurely and he fell dead,
a 45-90 rifle bullet ploughing clear
through his bead. ,
Explanations;- of ' the affair" TBffer. ;
Some of the actors believe it was
Chandler's own gun which went off.
while others are equally sure that one
of the other five shot accidentally.
The development of the film is ex
pected to show Just how the death oc
curred. Chandler leaves a wife and
three children.
Favorable Report
On lrade Nominees
All of Those Vamed Tor federal Trade
Commission Except Georga atublee
of Hew Hampshire Are Approved.
Washington, Feb. 27. Favorable re
ports on all of President Wilson's no
minees to membership on the federal
trade commission excepting George
Rublee, of New Hampshire, were made
today by a special substitute commit
tee appointed to investigate them. Fur
ther hearings on the qualifications of
Rublee will be held Monday.
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BILL REPORTED
BYCOHTEE
Administration Leaders De
cide to Delay Action Look
ing Towards Pushing Bill
Through Till Next Week.
PROGRESSIVES FAVOR
BILL AS IT IS AMENDED
Seven Democratic Senators
Still Obdurate; Corpora
tion Plan Adopted.
(United Pre. Leased Wire.)
Washington, Feb. 27. The confer
ence committee of the house and sen
ate today reported the compromise
government ship purchase bill to both
houses.
The administration leaders decided,
hewever, to delay nnal action on the
bill until next week Instead of trying
to push It through today.
The conference report will come up
In the house next Monday. and will
probably be adopted. Debate will un
doubtedly be limited to one hour there..
Then a desperate attempt will be
made by the administration Democrats
to push the report through the upper
house. As amended it is believed that
the compromise measure will be ac
ceptable to the progressive Republi
cans but the seven Democrats, who
bolted the original measure are still
obdurate. If the administration lead
ers can enlist the support of only two
Republicans the vote will be a tie and
they will win their fight by the de
ciding vote of Vice-President Marshall.
The bill, as reported by the confer
ence committee, provides for, a perma
nent government ownership through a
corporation of the stock of which the
government will own at least 61 per
cent. It strictly prohibits purchases
of ships which would violate American
neutrality. The provisions' of the Weeks
bill, covering operation by the navy de
partment of ships not needed for. naval
purposes, as mall ships to South Amer
ica, are retained but as a separate
proposition.
How Porta Were Silenced.
Paris, Feb. 27. Daring work by
French battleships in the bombard
ment of the Dardanelles "ifofts was
announced by the French admiralty in
an official statement this afteirceon.
During the bombardment, the state
ment said, three British warships bat
tered the works on the European side
of the strait, while the French battle
ship Gaulois shelled the Kaum Kales
si fort. When- the battery on the
Asiatic side bad been partially silenced
two French- battleships steamed into
Ihe entrance of the strait. Firing from
a range of 2000 yards, these two ves
sels completed the demolition of the
Asiatic forts. None of the French
ships was damaged.
Chicago Skyscraper Burns.
Chicago, Feb. 27. The Garland build
ing, a 16 story structure at Washing
ton street and Wabash avenue, is burn
ing. A wind from the lake Is fanning the
flames and scattering embers, threat
ening adjoining buildings. Firemen are
taking extraordinary precautions to
prevent the spread, of the fire across
the street.
A SCRAP
h p puns
Suffragettes at
Front Will Drive
British Motors
German Press , Bureau Says Two
Battalions of Vote Seekers Will
Replace Malo Chaffeurs.
Berlin (By Wireless to Sayville, L.
I.), Feb. "27. English suffragettes have
taken their places at the side of their
men folk in the allied armies, the offi
cial press bureau here asserted today.
Two battalions of vote-seeklntf Eng
lish women have arrived at Havre, the
bureau's statement declares. They will
swell the actual fighting force, it was
said, by driving motorcars, thus en
abling the males to go to the battle
front SECRECY STILL VEILS
Tl
Published Advices Regarding
Great Britain's Attitude Do
Not Lend Optimism.
fTJnltea Preaa Leaaed' Wlre.t
Washington, Feb. 27. Administra
tion officials were still secretive today
regarding, the negotiations with Eng
land and Germany concerning protec
tion of neutral commerce In the war
zone and the shipment of food to civ
ilians i n belligerent countries. It is
admitted by some, however, that the
published advices regarding the at
titude of Great Britain do not lend op
timism to the situation.
Talk of the raising of an embargo
against the exportation of any food
stuffs continues. That such action
may have been considered by the pres
ident and his cabinet was strongly
indicated by the reticence today of one
official who ordinarily would deny if
such discussion had not occurred.
It is certain that the administra
tion officials, whether formally 'or not,
are giving the subject a good deal of
thought and that no step will be taken
in the matter except in an extreme
emergency until the negotiations with
the European countries have proceeded
further.
Although no officer cf the govern
ment would dl3cuss the matter for
publicity, it is generally accepted that
the latest American proposal to the
belligerents contemplates the removal
cf floating mines except -close" to-the
coasts and a system whereby food can
be sent la unrestricted measure to
civilians of belTlgeretit countries.
A high official this afternoon dis
claimed knowledge of a secret German
agreement to protect American com
merce but It was said that the admin
istration felt that extreme care would
be taken by the German commanders.
Excepting at night, it will not be dif
ficult for them to recognize American
ships, officials declared. . .
Seamen's Bill Is
Passed by Congress
&a Toilette Measure Is Adopted by Up
per Souse Without a BolloaU; It
2Xad Already passed the Sons.
Washington, Feb. 27. The senate
today passed the seamen's bill with
out a rollcall. The bill has already
passed the house.
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WTH
ENGLAND
GERMANY
LIQUID FIRE IS
USED IN BOMBS
SHOT AT ALLIES
Several Hundred French Sol
diers Burned by Flaming
Liquid; Which Sets Cloth
ing Afire Instantaneously.
TROOPS QUIT TRENCHES
IN FACE OF NEW HORROR
French Second Line Recap
tures Trenches, Says
Official Statement.
The War Lineup.
Turkey Anglo-French fleet
continues attempt to force Dan
danelles and capture Constanti
nople: sultan prepared to flee.
Poland Czar launches new,
powerful offensive; Germans
take 1100 prisoners while re
pulsing savage assaults on
Skroda; Slavs continue attacks
there; battle on in swamps east
of Augustof.
France Crown prince's army
assaults French positions at
Perthes and Verdun.
England Two German avi
ators, wrecked in the North Bea.
rescued; say they were part of
aerial patrol to signal ships'
positions to submarines. Brit
ish ship reported torpedoed or
mined.
Washington. Minister van
Dyke cables rumor eight of
steamship Evelyn's crew miss
ing. Ambassador Gerard cables
confirmation three Carlb's crew
perished. Officials secretive re
garding ' British-German-American
situation.
New Tork Federal grand
Jury may investigate threats
mailed to Mrs. Richard P. Stea
ler In passport fraud case.
By Henry Wood, United Press
Staff Correspondent.
Paris. Feb. 27.-fcJquid fire is being
used by th Germans as an instru
sent"o-waw against the French.
This announcement was made In the
official statement issued by the
French war office this afternoon, ft
declared that this weapon of death had
been thrown on the advance French
trenches near Bors de Malcancourt be
tween the Argonne and the Meuse
river. Several hundred French sol
diers were burned by the flaming
liquid, which was dropped by bombs
thrown up by German mortars. The
clothing of the troops was set afire
and they ran from the trenches
screaming in agony.
A determined advance by the French
second line, however, forced the enemy
(Concluded on Page Two, Column One)
GERMAN AEROPLANES
ARE USED TO HUNT
British Pick Up Two Half-
Drowned Germans, Learn
of Naval Cooperation,
By Ed Ti. Keen, United Press Staff
Corresponden t.
r.ondon, Feb. 27. The Germans
ordered Taube aeroplanes and hydro
planes to patrol the waters of the
British coast, hunt out . British ves
sels and aid tlie German submarines
in their campaign on enemy merchant
men, f
This fact, was learned this after
noon when two German aviators were
found in the North sea off Lowestoft.
They were half dead from exposure
and said they had been clinging for
two days to the floating wreckage of
their aeroplanes.
Tley declared they had been sent
from the Belgian coast with instruc
tions to watch for British vessels and
to signal their presence to German
submarines.
Many other German ' airmen are
known to be engaged in similar serv
ice and their work has been of a very
effective character.
A message from Dieppe received
here today says the -rew of an In
bound steamer had reported sighting
a British merchant vessel in distress,
apparently the victim of a mine or
torpedo,; 20 miles out from that, place.
A French destroyer is searching for
the damaged ship.
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Income Tax Keports
Must Be in Monday
' Monday Is the last day for
filing Income tax reports, ac 4
cording to a warning issued by
Milton A. Miller, collector of
internal revenue, this morning.
"Failute to file reports us - ce-
quired by law subjects negli,
gent .persons to a penalty of
, from $50 to S10C0. Mr. Miller
reports that the statements are
coming In large numbers, but :
calls attention to the fact that
Monday Is the last day. . . .
SUBMARINES
QUARRY
Special Trains
Ready to Assist ,
Sultan in Flight
Two of Inner Forts lit Dardanelles
Being Subjected to Warsliips
Fire Today; Vessela Hurt.
Athens, Feb. 27.- With part of one
cf the land batteries along the Dar
danelles alone destroyed, tha attempt
of the Anglo-French fleet to force tho
strait guarding Constantinople con
tinued today, according to dispatches
from the Turkish capital. Two forts
inside the strait are being subjected to
a terrific fir a
Although several vessels of the al
lied fleet have been lilt, advices indi
cate that the damage to them has been
Blight. The aim of the Turkish gun
ners has been very poor. They have
been utterly unable to force the retire
ment of the allied fleet, and at last
reports the bombardment was increas
ing in Intensity.
The common people of Constantino,
pie have been kept in ignorance by
the authorities of the Porte .of the at
tempt to force the straits. The lead
ing families, however, and the mem
bers of toe nobility have been In
formed. That the Turkish imperial
families fear the forts may fall and
Constantinople itself may- be menaced
is indicated by messages asserting that
three special trains are held with
steam up, in constant readiness to
take the sultan and his court out of
Constantinople at the first hint of per
sonal danger. All of the prominent
families are also declared to have
made similar preparations for flight.
THREATENING LETTER
MAY CAUSE FEDERAL
AUTHORITIES TO ACT
Woman Warned to Keep Her
Mouth Shut in Alleged Spy
Plot Case.
(I'nlted Pren Leased Wire.)
New York, Feb. 27. An investigation
by the United States grand Jury is
expected today to follow the sending
through the malls of a letter threaten
ing Mrs. Richard P. Stegler because
her husband had confessed a plot to
obtain a fraudulent American passport
for use by him as a German spy In
Kngland.
The k letter, which was anonymous,
warned, her not to talk, and told ber
it was her fault that her husband "will
have to go to Jail for many years, and
will always be a look-at scoundrel "
In addition to the letter. Mrs. Stegler
ueciarea today that abe bad received
several calls by telephone warning net
to "keep her mouth shut." She asserts
the typing of the letter, resembled that
on letters Stegler received from Cap
tain Uoy-ed. naval attache of the Ger
man embassy at Waahlngton. Boy-ed
rerusea today to discuss the hurried
trip from Washington yesterday Cf
Count von Bemstorff. the German am
bassador, who visited Boy-ed's offioe
He denied, however, that it was ecu
nected in any way with the passport
charges. Boy-ed was named by 8 teg
ler as the man who had arranged for
his fraudulent passport, and who gave
him instructions regarding work as a
spy abroad.
Further examinationof Stegler by
officers of the United States depart
ment of justice today brought out
statements that he had been Instructed
by Boy-ed to go first to Belfast, Ire
land, and Inspect the British shipyards.
It had been reported, Stegler said, that
a number of British merchantmen
were being repainted there to resemble
German battleships. These Were '' to
be sent out to be sunk at the -mouths
of the Elbe and Weser rivers,- blocking
those channels. Stegler was to get all
possible facts regarding them, and to
go later to Liverpool, to ascertain what
chance there was for German subma
rines to raid the ships in that harbor.'
Insane Hospital
Patient Attacked
Thomas B. Waldo, 71, Committed Trosa
Multnomah County, Victim of As
sault by Thomas Dawson, 75.
Salem. Or., Feb. 27. Thomas Daw
son, aged 75 years, stabbed and prob
ably fatally wounded Thomas B.
Waldo, aged 71 years, at tha state
hospital for the Insane today. . Daw
son, who was committed from Clatsop
county In 1905, suffered with the de
lusion that Waldo, who was committed
from Multnomah county in 1891,
lanned to harm him, and while they
were exercising In ward six attacked
him with a peeling knife, which he
eays he had concealed on his person
for the past eight years 'for the ex
press purpose of defending himself
against Waldo.
Waldo's wound is located' bflow his
heart and between two ribs. At the
hospital ii was stated at noon that be
might recover. Dawson, who was
overpowered by attendants immedi
ately, was locked up in a separate cell.
Body of Soldier
round m Slough
Description Correspoads With Tnav of
Private Waisb- of 'Vancouver, Who
Xs Mlsslagv :"
The body of a ' soldier was ..found
floating in Columbia slough north of,
Kentor. this morning by an old couple
who were out fishing. It corresponds
with the description of George Walsh,
private in Company C. of the Twenty
first regiment, stationed at Vancoa.
ver. Walsh disappeared from the bar
racks January-. .The body had 'the
appearance of being in the water from
When -Walsh disappeared- he' was
welt supplied with money. The pocket
book In the clothing on the body found
tonay war empty, vina watch was also
missing. J- jj,",. -
PROMOTERS OF
U.S. CASHIER
ARE INDICTED
Frank Menefee, President;
-F. M. LeMonn, Salesman
ager; 0. A. Campbell, Eu
gene, T. Bilyeu Named. V
FRAUDULENT USE QF '
MAILS IS CHARGED
Misrepresentations pf Facts
Regarding Assets Pat
ents, Business Alleged.
Charging gross fraud and the use f
the United States malls to promote it.:
several former officers and stock sales
men of the defunct United States;
Cashier company of this city were In
dicted by the federal grand Jury today -and
will be arrested immediately. Bail
in each case was fixed at $2000.
Those indicted are Frank Menefee.'
president and gf-neral manager, of Port
land, F. M. LeMonn, sales manager,
now in California; Thomas Bilyeu,
of liillsboro, director and inventot
of -the five machines., which . tin
company was organized to manufac-'
ture: Oscar Campbell, a director and s
wealthy- retired business man of Eu
gene, and five stocK salesmen. B. F5
Bonnewell, H. M. Todd. Joseph. Hunter,
O. L, liopson and P. K. Muralne.
In'the indictment It Is alleged thai
the company was at no time solvent
and that the 4000 owners ofstocktfoi
which they paid no less than 1.!O0,OO
in cash, hold stock which Is practically
worthless. Moreover, it Is charged thai
the so-called inventions which were or
the books as assets worth about hall
a million dollars were not patented,)
all, as the company and its salestnet
represented.
The company was organized In Sep
tember of 1910, and operated uni Jan.
uary 31, 1914, when It sold out to at
Indiana corporation, now oper-itlng I
plant at Terre Haute, which Menefe
played an" active part in organising
Under the provisions of this ! th
United States Cashier Co. was to re
ceive f7&0,000 in stock in the new cor- "
poration for its -patents" and assets
and later to receive $150,000 in addi.
tlonal stock to meet Its old obligations
Vpior. to thatflme the company pur.
chssed property Jn Kenton and erected -on
it a two story concrete manuiatcur
ing plant, where the experiments weri
carried on. ' ,-
Manufacturing on a commerci-it seal
was not attempted, however. Mean
while hundreds of thousands of dollaii
were taken in cash. In , exchnnge' fo
stock on representations, such thi
following, which the indictments cliarg
were false: ..
"That thu'companrrfWned patents ot
five machines, namely, the change uuni-
(Concluded on Two. Culaiuu Ibrrt. f
ACTIVITY IN BANKS
Export of Grain to Europe Is
Heavy and Value Increase
Is Large,,. !.
With bank clearings showing a sub
stantial gain over February, 1914, an!
with the volume of export trade three
and one half times as great as that
for the same month last . year, com.
merclal and business statistics for the
month Just coming , to a close show :
great improvement of business condi
tions in Portland In many lines of
activity. ".
As in January the export of train
easily predominates over all other com ''
merclal lines, demand for wheat In
Europe makes February another banner '
month. . --.
Vessels leaving Portland durina the
month carried away wheat n thi
amount of 1.3 44,020 bushels making
up cargoes that totaled in value f 2,
Z,3. ' '
Am compared with an eport vojume
of 323,570 bushels.-valued at $289,810, -for
February of last ear, the Increase
Is tremendous.
February 116 shows an Increase in
bank clearings of $126,039.72, the total
clearings being $42,423,416.92 and $42,
297.377.20 for 1916 and- 1914 respec
tively. ,
. Indicative of increased financial. ac
tivity and volume of business are the
figures for the week ending today
where bank clearings for 1916 exceed ,
those for the same -week in 1914. by
$646,368.08. V ; ,f .
The total value of . Portland's ax '
port trade for the month amounts to
$2,293,072 a compared with $631,669
for February, 1913, an Increase of over
20ft per eent. i
During .the month 847 building per
mits were" issued for work that mggrm- -gates
$311,740. This is a considerable
falling off from February, 1914, when
673 permits to the amount of $$06,630
were Issued. ' ;t -:.." St. ,
-With the anticipation of doing sev
erer thousand dollars worth fof busi
ness this afternoon, postoffice official!
were unable to approximate this fnorn
lng the total receipts of the month,
although it Is expected the volume oi i
business for the month will equal tha
of the past year. . . '
' Increase in bank clearings ,im deem
most significant by business. men it '
view - of the general dullness of ; th '
past' few months, as it indicates
quickening activity In all lines of en
deavor. ' . .4' - ' , , '
SHOWS SUBSTANTIAL
GAIN DURING MONTH
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