THE OREGON ! DAILY, JOURNAL, PORTLAND, . XUESDAY., EVENING, APRIL ; 27; r 1915.
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FIRE LADDIES WOULD
MAKE GOOD SOLDIERS,
SAYS BUREAU CHIEF
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B. F. Dowell to Make Re
quest of Mayor Albee to
.Inaugurate Plan for Boys.
t 400 MEN ARE AVAILABLE
Xa Cm of Troubls Trained Defender
Could Be Mobilised om
Sort Hottce.
Believing that members of the fire
bureau are fitted to be soldiers and
If organized could mobilize Within a
few mlnutee, B. F. !Dow'ell, chief of
the bureafc, t to ask the mayor and
city commissioners permission to seml
mmtarl the fire bureau.
According to the chief, bis purpose
is Jiot to make soldiers out of. the men,
but to give them the training which
goes with military bodies.
"We bar more than 400 men In the
bureau," he said this morning, "and
many of them are ex-soldiers and sail
ers. By giving a Yew hours each ween
I believe it would be possible to put
the enure department on a military
footing. ,
In case of trouble, we could mobil
ize within a few minutes.
"In case this country is ever Invaded
the training the men would get under
the proposed plan Would be of tremen
dous benefit. I am going to take the
matter up with: other fire chiefs
throughout the country and get them
started. With the various departments
throughout the United States trained,
we Would have a splendid army, which
could be called On at any time."
unoADWAr Pavtsq pvt off.
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Plan Now Proposed Is to Widen
X Portion of Street.
m. Work toward paving of Broadway
from Larrabee to Union avenue is to
-a be again put off, owing to a plan of
widening Broadway from Wheeler to
Unt6fl avenue. It is proposed to eliml
T. nate the parking strip on the north
side of Broadway ahd move the euro
back to the property line. At present
the street is about 12 feet narrower
between these two streets than It is
rz from the bridge to Wheeler street.
' The city commissioners viewed the
--street this morning and the plan prob-
ably will be submitted to the city
T council by Commissioner Dleck Within
a few flays.
Architect Kot Selected.
Although a number of applications
have been received by J. II. Freed
lander. New York architect, for the
proposed auditorium, from local arch
itects wishing to handle the prelimi
nary work, none has been selected, ac
cording to a letter received by Com
missioner Brewster from Freedlander
this morning. The contract for the
drafting of plans is now being drawn
by Deputy City Attorney Latourette.
and will be forwarded to Freedlander
within a few days. .
k Parks Being Cleaned Up.
In line With the general cleanup plan
men are at work In the parks cleaning
tip debris from construction work. It
Is expected to have all construction
work in Columbia park completed by
May 15, and work in Laurelhurst park
by June 1.
City Installing Rectigraph.
i A rectigraph or photo printing ma
chine has been purchased by the city,
and IS to be Installed in the bureau
of standards within a few days. The
apparatus cost $600, and it fs said It
will cut expenses of municipal pho
tography to a minimum.
Sewer Unit Completed.
The Rhine street sewer unit of the
'Brooklyn sewer has been completed,
and was the object of inspection by
.City Engineer Dater and Sewer Engi-
neer Sharp this afternoon. The big
conduit cost about. $140,000.
53 Take Examination.
Out of 61 who applied 'to take the
municipal crvil service examination
for lieutenants . In . the fire bureau
only 83 "appeared this morning. "Thosa
taking the examination are hosemen
and. truckmen and the Quiz Is ifc the
nature of promotion- examination.
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- K. S. McCoomb "and three compan
ions, student irt Columbus, Ohio, ex
pend IV cents a day for. food.
Send fir Lsirf
tiin Instrui
Un BJe, iftci
fjhig mkt
jur far. Frrt.
Standard
Oil Company
Portland
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WAR SUMMARY
BY J. W. T. MASON
Former European Manager "of
the United Press. ;
New York, April 27. With the allies
continuing to hold in checTfc the TQer-
mao drive across Ypres canal - it isH
iwo Da Die today that the attactc on
Tpres Itself has passed its maximum
intensity," arid is- decreasing" in""" vlo
lence. The engagement " Is demon
strating itself to be of local signifi
cance only. Although the action has
no major "significance, the Germans
gained 1 20 square miles,- by far , the
largest gain made in any single en-
gagement in the west since the first
battles in Flanders. - -
It is becoming apparent that the
original German attack Was a surprlsej
followed by a i second surprise drive;
There were, in fact, two distinct ef
forts on the part3 of the Germans to
break the allied lines. The first was
a straight drive north of Ypres from
Langemarek to the western bank or
the Ypres canal. The Ge'rman to
cesses there threw the allies into con
fusion.
While fronting along the canal, the
Germans developed an entirely t new
drive from the rear of their line to
the southwest, toward Ypres itself.
This attack carried the Germans with
in three miles of Ypres. They caught
the British unawares. The British war
office declares that troops to the east
of Ypres, opposed attacks "In an en
tirely uexpected Situation,"
How It happened that the Germans
were able to surprise General French's
command so disastrously is beginning
to excite resentful attention In Lon
don. This is the first time that Gen
eral French has been charged with the
responsibility for the loss of a battle,
The London Times reveals the amaz
ing fact that Chancellor Lloyd-George
created the wrong Impression When he
indicated that there were 750,000 Brit
ish troops at the front. The ' Times
declares that is not so and says that
England is thick with troops not yet
sent across the channel.
If Lloyd-George's announcement was
made to fool the Germans, it is inex
plicable how the censor came to pass
the Times' contradiction. The whole
affair is environed with strange cir
cumstances which suggest that the
war Office has ' not yet abandoned the
belief that It is good strategy to keep
the citizens of a democracy ignorant
of military matters during a War.
The probable key to the seeming
confusion may be the inability of the
British government to supply the Siell
force with ammunition. Lord Kitch
ener my st have a very good reason for
holding trained troops in England,
which the Times has not discovered.
This reason is scarcely other than that
the ammunition Is not ready, although
the troops are.
SPOKANE RAILROAD
MAN SAYS BUSINESS
IE IS LARGE
Traffic Official Says General
Spirit of Confidence Exists
in Eastern Washington,
West bound business during the last
month has increased 100 per cent on
the -Spokane International railway, ac
cording to the declaration today of E.
L. Cardie, assistant general freight
end passenger agent of the road, who
is here on a brief business trip.
Increases were also noted by Mr.
Cardie In eastbOund business, consist
ing principally of the white pine Of
Idaho, for "which he eays there is a
lively market.
Mr. CarSle until a few month's ago
was district freight agent of the
Canadian Pacific at Portland, having
been succeeded by O. H. Becker when
he received the appointment on the
International.
"There appears to be a general spirit
of confidence throughout the inland
empire territory," said Mr. Cardie. "A
good many tourists are being induced
to stop at Spokane and take side trips
into the agricultural regions adjacent
and into the Coeur d'Alene mining
country. Some of these undoubtedly
will return to find new homes."
? P. C. Alten Arrested.
Fred C. Alten, railroad brakeman for
the Southern Pacific, wag arrested yes
terday afternoon by Police Sergeant
Carlson and. Patrolman F. C. Short and
Is charged with assault and con
tributing to the delinquency of a
6-year-old girl. The little girl posi
tively identified the man this morn
ing at police headquarters.
INCREAS
The most satisfactory gas is th
gas that gives you steady going
and plenty of power. That's
Rid Crown, tht Gasoline $
Quality.
The best oil is that oil which
saves "depreciation, repairs and
fuel ty its efficient lubrication.
That's Zerolene, the Standard
Oil fir Meter Cars.
And the best service is that
service which" puts these prod
ucts where you can buy them
easily," quickly," conveniently.
That's Standard Service,
Registration Books
Are Now ' Open at
County Court House
4t Spurred by the thought -that
the Jitney regulation question
ft may come up at theclty" elec-
4t tion in June," 34 streetcar men
j registered yesterday -and 13
4? noted 'changes ot addreSC " ' Hf
In all, 112 new registrations
wer made yesterday "and 101 ;
He hadi their addresses changed.
Ke Registration book- will close
for the city election Thursday
evening. All who bad to be
jfr sworn in at the road bonding
4 election should register. AH
& who have moved since register-
lng should have their registrar
tions changed. All registered
. ( .Tonnarv 1913. and WhO
tt have not moved since, need not
jff. reregister.- women marriea -m
since registration should reg-
lster. t
NTERPRETER OH THE
STAND TESTIFIES HE
RECEIVED HIS BONUS
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Reibin Says Hecker Urged
Him to Use His Influ
ence. Albany, Or.. April 27. The second
day Of the trial ef the Russian B5uk
hobor case opened at 10:15 o'clock this
morning with M. F. Reibin, interpreter,
who is a member of the colony, on the
stand. He "was the first witness called
ytsterday. Court recessed yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, with his testi
mony unfinished, as Judge Galloway
had to catch the train for Portland.
. Reibin testified that B. J. Hecker,
defendant, Who sold 1000 acres of land
to the Russians, two years ago, had
induced him to use his influence to
close the deal in consideration of a
commission. He further said he had
received $100 from Hecker. Reibin
further testified in connection with al
legation in complaint that the land
was misrepresented. The rest of his
direct testimony was concerning de
tails of immigration of Russians from
Canada and the closing of the deal.
Land involved in the case is located
near Peoria, and was contracted for
at an average of $60 an acre, each in
dividual of the colony to pay a pro
portionate share of the purchase price.
The Russians seek to recover over
$8906 alleged to be paid on contract,
and $7318, which they allege Is the
value of improvements made. -;
Defendants Win
In Graham Case
Salem. Or., April 27. The supreme
court today affirmed the judgment of
Circuit Judge Campbell in favor of
the defendants- in the case or Kate
Buchanan Chance, Sarah Merchant
Graham and Rose Buchanan Graha hi
against Robert B. Graham et al:, in
volving the disposition of property
owned by John Wallace oraham, de
ceased, appealed from Clackamas
county.
Accdrding to the testimony, Graham
was in danger of losing 308.89 acres,
with other land, by foreclosure of.
mortgage, and transferred the tiact to
Marion C. Young and wife, the latter
being Graham's daughter.
After Graham's death, the youngs
transferred the land equally-among the
sons, In accordance with what-was said
to be the expressed wish of The de
ceased. The daughters thei eafter
brought suit, claiming that the Youngs
should have transferred an equal share
to all Graham's children. Th scpreme
court, in an opinion by Judge Burnett,
concludes that the testimony lsils to
Show an express trust.
TH 0MAS BARTON EXPI RES
Thomas Barton, bhe of the earliest
residents of Irvington, wno has made
his home in San Francisco for the past
10 years, was suddenly stricken with
heart trouble Saturday night- and died
Sunday morning at the Hotel St.
Regis,. San Francisco. He was a trav
eling man for a San Francisco firm.
A sister. Miss Margaret Barton, mak
ing her home with Mrs. Roberta H.
Brown at 344 Kast Sixteenth street,
north, Portland, survives him. He was
about 68 years of age. The remains
will be cremated at San Francisco to
morrow and the ashes will be forward
ed to Portland.
STEAMER BEAR ARRIVES
J. F. Kerrigan, formerly a member
of the local detective department and
at one time a deputy United States
marshal, was a - passenger on the
steamer Bear which docked here at 1
o'clock this afternoon. He was ' ac
companied by Mrs. Kerrigan. " Mrs.
Thomas J. Colbert of San Francisco,
sister of Captain Archie L. Pease, was
also a passenger. The Bear carried 185
passengers and about 600 tons of
freight. . -
WILL BUILD ROUNDHOUSE
Chief Engineer J. R. Holman of the
O-WY R. & N. company has Just award
ed a contract to Moore Brothers of
Portland for the construction- of a 10
stall, roundhouse at Walla Walla, the
cost to be about $30,00. Mr. Holman
stated hftt between 20 and 80 bidders
were in competition for the work. Mr,
Holman and his family will leave to
morrow night for California on a va
cation trip lasting a- month.
Denver Capitalist Dies.
'San Diego, Cal., April 27.-fU. P.)
Rodney Curtis, capitalist and one of
the most prominent citizens of Den
ver, president and builder Of the Deh
ver Tramway company, died at a local
sanitarium today after a long illness.
Curtis came to Southern California for
his health some time ago, but failed
rapidly. Ha retired from active busl
ness about 14- -years- ago. The body
win bo sent to Denver, where services
wlU be held.- -'",'- "
Divorce Strits Filed. .
Divorce suite filed - this morning
were: Nellie Ollphant against Robert
Oliphant. cruelty? 'Helen- Wright
against Arthur Wright, desertion, and
Mary E. Thompson against " Thomas
Thompson, cruelty. -i. , r ..
Mrs. Jessie T. Donnelly this morn
ing sued Bert Donnelly for divorce, al
leging (cruelty.- -,
REFINANCING PLAN
FOR P. R. Li P. CO. IS
lER
Stockholders" Will Be Asked
to SObmit to I ndireqt As
sessment. When the stockholders of the Port
land Railway, Llht & Power com
pany assemble in special meeting May
1 14 at the company offices In the Elec
tric building, they will have presented
to then a plan for the temporary re
financing'. Of the company, which will
include An '. indirect assessment upon
their stock,1 the ehange from common
to preferred and the realization there
by of a new $1,250,000 In cash.
President Franklin T. Griffith, be
fore his departure for San Francisco
last night, made f public the official
announcement being sent out by the
company -'to. stockholders notifying
them Of the meeting. The plan as out
lined therein ' Is, In brief:
The surrender of 20 per cent of their
present "stock holdings, which is 75 per
cent pkid up. This amounts to $5t
000,000 of the $25,000,000 now out-
1 standing. Payment of $25 per share
for 'each share surrendered. In ex
change, the stockholders to receive!
Bhare' for share for each share sur
rendered, fully paid preference stock,
half to be 6 per cent first preferred
bearing cumulative- dividends from
January 1, 1916, callable at par and
accumulated dividends on any dividend
date. The other half shall be of 6 per
cent non-cumulative shares, callable
at par.
The second proposition is to increase
the capital stock of the company to
i the extent of $10,000,000, half 6 per
! cent cumulative preferred stock, the
, other half 6 per cent non-cumulative
preferred; $2,500,000 of ' each class of
this new stock would be issued and the
! other half kept for future use.
A third proposal, that of retiring $5,
j 000,000 of the present outstanding
: stock, will be presented in case the
: stockholders authorize the previously
i mentioned propositions.
Congress Delegates
Proceed on Way
Xdner Noordam, Carrying Americas
Women to The Hague to Peace Meet
ing, Released "by "British.
London, April 27. (U. P.) The
liner Noordam, having on board 40
delegates to the Women's International
congress, was permitted to proceed
from the Downs to Rotterdam today.
It was stated that the government
had not intended to interfere with the
American, women bound for the peace
convention to be held at The Hague,
but it is no secret that the proposed
conference is regarded as "outside
'meddling." The Noordam, according to
the officials, "waS "detained merely for
the customary examination of Jier car
go and papers.
Jane Addams, head of the American
delegation, wired Ambassador Page
here urging that he take steps to se
cure the early release Of the oordam,
but it is not known that the American
ambassador made any serious repre
sentations.. Fights Decree Given
Husband, Now Dead
Boise, Idaho, April 27. (U. P.) An
appeal from the judgment Of the dis
trict court granflng a decree of divorce
to Dr. Marshall Langton Price of
i Baltimore from Henrietta Georgia
Price. October -30, 1914. will be con
' tinUd In the Idaho supreme court de
I spite the fact that'the plaintiff In the
'action died on board the American liner
i St. Paul April 16. Counsel for Mrs.
I 1r-i r- a onnmitifb t n tl 7 that an tffar
will be made to have the divorce de
cree Set aside.
The body of Dr. Price was buried at
sea April 18. Dr. Price, who was a
wealthy Baltimore physician, estab
lished residence in Boise in 1913 and
began proceedings for a divorce after
living in Idaho the required six months.
Among the allegations made . in the
complaint was that through conspiracy
he had twice been confined in a hos
pital for the insane.
COMPANY PAYS DAMAGES
Three suits for damages arising as
the result of the death of 8-year-old
Maxine Rudolph under a streetcar, in
South Portland in June. 1812, were
dismissed 'yesterday when the Port
land Railway, Light & Power company
agreed to pay to the baby's estate
$2300 in settlement. Marcus M. Ru
dolph, father of the baby, and Vic
toria Rudolph, he mother, had each
sued the company for personal dam
ages because of her death, and Mr.
Rudolph, as administrator of the little
girl's estate, sued for $7500. Of the
amount secured in settlement $550 will
go to Attorneys Logan and Smith, who
represented the plaintiffs, - .
WILL INCREASE SERVICE
Effective next Sunday, the O-W. R.
& N. will put in service on the Grays
Harbor branch a neW passenger motor
car Which will connect With the north
and south steam trains between Port
land and Puget sound. The car will
leave Hoquiam at 9 a. m and arrive
at Centralia at 11:50. This car con
nects -with the Shasta, and with tio
562. Returning, it leaves Certralla at
6:20 p. m.i to connect with No. 812 at
Hoquiam. Heretofore - a mixed train
has been operated on approicima-te1y the
schedule of this car, and this will be
taken of a straight freight service
supplanting It.
Lumber Fire in Dubuque.
Dubuque. Towa, April 27. (U. P.)
An incendiary fire in the manufactur
ing district today id Tlamae esti
mated at $25,000, and destroyed the
Carr, Ryder and Adams lumber yards.
Borne on a stiff gale, the flames' trav
eled rapidly toward the city gas plant,
and it was. feared for a time that the
ga tanks would explode. Hard worn
by the fire department averted this
danger. The blaze wa eonf ined to the
lumber yards and surrounding struc
tures. - 4 -. -.r--"v:, ',-:
Damage Suit Postponed.
TllnAsa nn thn nart tt .Tamta RUacnn
of 258 Graham avenue, a "Juror, paused
the postponement ' of the trial of th
mons against the- Clark-Wilson Lumber
company. The suit was on trial In
Circuit Judge Kavanauga's court.
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CONSIDERATION
Girl Pulls Ribbon
That Bays Caller
Grandson Of James A. Sean, MHlion
" aire Kerehiat, Asks Gfil- to " ?Rk
Blbbott-trange Bulolde.
Bridgeport," Conn.;- April 27. (U. P.)
If stories told "ffie police "here "ioday
are "true?.r Arthur Heaf tt"C6wl tff New
York, grandson of James A. Hearn,
dry good merchant, comrtiittgd falcia
in a most remarkable manner at the
home of Miss Emily Wheeler in Strat
ford, near this city. Cowl died at
midnight from.; the effects of ' bullet
wound in the head.' ' - ,:
Miss Wheeler, it Is said, was handed
a ring by COwl, who called on her at
the home of her father, Arthur d
Forrest Wheeler, last night. While
she was admiring the trinket. Cowl
slipped a ribbon into her hand. The
ribbon was apparently attached to his
waistcoat. - . ..
The girl asked what It was for,
whereupon he requested her; to pull It,
saying it was a surprise As she
jerked the- ribbon, a concealed re
volver In'Cowl'a pocket exploded, and
the bullet entered his brain. - Cowl -recently
suffered a nervous breakdown.
CONSULTING
ENGINEER
0FS.P.&S.
TO TAKE BIG JOB
William Gerig Will
Charge of - Union
Project in St. Paul.
Have
Depot
William Gerig, for six years con
sulting engineer of the North - Bank
system, today' formally tendered hi
resignation to the board Of directors
as vice president and general mana
ger of the Pacific & Eastern. Tfie res
ignation was accepted, and C. O. Jenks,
general manager of the other lines Of
the Hill system, was elected his suc
cessor. The arrangement becomes ef
fective May 1.
Mr. Gerig's resignation was sub
mitted because of his appointment as
engineer in charge of the vast new
Union depot projeot that is just tak
ing shape at St. Paul, Minn.
The directors today completed the
organization of the Pacific & Eastern
into a closer alliance with the other
branches of the system. W. G. David
son, treasurer of the North Bank, was
made treasurer of the P. & E., Mr.
Gerig having held that position also.
W. D. Skinner was made traffic man
ager, making the whole system now
under his jurisdiction as traffic chief.
A. M. Lupfer's jurisdiction as chief
enerineer Was likewise extended to
this email line.
Ice Breaks Early
-On Yukon River
Feared Floods Will Follow; Summer
Travel to Far north starts Sooner
Than Ever This Tear.
; Fairbanks, Alaska, April 27. (P. N.
S.) Winter's grip on the 5000 miles
of navigable waters in Alaska has
been broken. The Ice broke today, the
earliest in the .history of river navi
gation, and summer activities will
soon be in full swing.
The breaking of the Ice means the
resumption of farming and mining de
velopments, suspended during the win
ter months.
Ice floes jamming at various points
in the river are already causing floods.
Fairbanks is expecting to see the Tur
ner Street bridge go out when ' the
ice floes of Chena slough become
jammed, causing a water pressure
which breaks through the temporary
dam with a rush that carries every
thing before it.
BUSINESS GAINS NOTED
A. B. Jackson, district agent of the
Spokane. Portland & Seattle railway
at Spokane, brought his entire solicit
ing staff to Portland Sunday for a trip
down to Flavel and fen inspection of
the steamship Northern Pacific. In
the party were: P. S. Treloar and H.
G. Thompson, traveling freight and
passenger agents, and G. D. Thomas,
contracting freight agent. They re
turned to Spokane today. Mr. Jackson
stated that substantial gains in busi
ness are already observable, with pros
pects for heavy tonnage later when the
increased wheat acreage bears Its
fruit. '
CLARK TO PLEAD GUILTY
Detroit, Mich., April 27. (U. p.)
J. C. Clark, of Portland, Or., charged
with circulating - bogus postoffice
money orders throughout the country,
today waived preliminary examination
and was held for the grand jury on
$15,000 bail. He said:
"I will plead guilty. I expect a stiff
sentence and I am willing to take my.
medicine." Clark is alleged to have ob
tained most of his blank money orders
at the postoffice in Portland.
Garros Escapes Germans.
London, April 27. (I. NV S.) Ro
land Garros, famous , French aviator,
who was taken prisoner by the Ger
mans when the aeroplane in which he
was' making a reconnaissance came
down behind the Teuton lines, has es
caped, according to dispatches from
Amsterdam.
J. li. Buckley Arrested.
J. L, Buckley t lumberman, - was ar-;
rested -in a hoteL at Tenth and Stark
streets last night by Detectives Tiche
nor and Cahlll fot Sheriff Parker of
Eugene. Buckley is wanted in Lane ,
.-ounty for a " case involving domestic
relations. ,
HOTEL
COkNELItiS
THE HOTJSE OT "WTGI.C01CT
Park and Alder Streets
Portland, Or. . ' !
In the theatre and Shopping as
' district, one block from any s
carline. , Bates 1 per day
and TJp. With bath, $1.60 per
day and up. Take our Brown
Au.to Bus. . m
O. W. COBXT2U17S, Pres. r?
XL t. FtETCftEX, Vanajrer.
RESIGNS
90 IN THE SHADE THE
WEATHER PREDICTION
for new York today
Hottest April Weather Ever
Known J Visits East and
Middle West. 1
New Tork. April, 27. (U. PA) The
hottest April weather in the history of
the local weather .bureau was predict
ed by the government forecasters to
day. The thermometer will touch 90
Before sundown, they declared, bring
ing to a cllniax the heat wave in which
New Tor It and the entire Atlantic
country has sweltered for 43 hours.
At 9 o'clock this morning the mer
cury stoed-a-f ffr Omyear ago, the
same day and hour, the thermometer
registered 60.
Four Succumb in Chicago.
Chicago. April 27. (U. P.) With
all heat - records for April smashed,
Chicago and the middle west are due
for another "sizzler," according to the
announcement of the weather bureau
early today. Four persons have suc
cumber to the intense heat here since
the visitation began Sunday. :
Charity organizations and the city
bureau Of charities reported great suf
fering in the poorer districts on the
west side during the day.. Ice is at a
premium everywhere and It is feared
mat tna infant mortality will rise
I alarmingly unless there is some relief
won, .,'
13 Babies Die In tleVeland.
-Cleveland, Ohio, April 27. (U. P.)
Officials of the city health department
announced today that . IS . babies had
already succumbed to the- intense heat
wave which has gripped the city since
Saturday. There is great suffering In
all the poor sections of the city.- A
slight rain early today afforded some
relief.
Germans Bombard
Polish Coast" Towns
Zeppelin Also Visits Xlnsaian Terri
tory, Dropping Bombs Without Dam
age; Carpathians Fighting Continues.
Petrograd, April 27. (XT. "P.) Ac
tivity by German warships and alr-
4 craft was reported in the latest offi
j cial statement -from the war office. "A
; German cruiser bombarded two vil
j lages near Polangren on the Polish
I coast on Sunday without result, ft was
: stated. A number of cruisers are re
ported at several points . along' the
coast and further bombardments are
expected.
Several bombs were dropped upon
Bialystok by a Zeppelin without dam
age. In the Carpathians. In the direction
of Stry, desperate fighting is declared
to be in progress. Fighting began
there on th 34th and 86th and stlU
continues without a decision. .
CORONER TO INVESTIGATE
Believing that the circumstances
surrounding the death of Peter Man-
grose, 25 years old, 'Sunday night at
an herb . sanitarium conducted - by - an
old . Indian woman. Mrs. Howe, 26E
Monroe street, are of a suspicious
Character, Coroner Dammasch, this
morning announced that he would
make a further examination of - the
affair, though no inquest will be held.
Mangrose was supposed to have ' died
from injuries received in - a streetcar
accident.
SCHMEER READY TO START
Robert W. Schmeer, cashier of the
United States. National bank, . had
cleared his desk today in readiness for
his trip to Old .Point Comfort, Va., to
attend the executive council of the
American Bankers' Association. He
will leave tomorrow night for the east
and Will be gone three Weeks. R. Lea
Barnes, vice-president of the bank. Is
expected home from his California
trip Thursday morning.
Flag Brightens Court Room.
A great American flag will greet
visitors In Circuit Judge Morrow's
court in the future, for the flag has
been placed behind the judge's bench
W place of tapestry. The remainder of
the courtroom has been hung with dark
green figured tapestry. The change
Was made that poor acoustics might
be .corrected, and the result la highly
satisfactory. -
NOTE THE PRICES!
Corner Fourth and SlarU
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B'nai B'rith Will
Plead for Frank
Jewish Order to Frame Flea Asking
for Stay ot Execution t orJUaa Under
Sentence 'of Death.
San Diego. Cal April 17. (L N. S.)
A plea for stay of execution of Leo
M. Frank, who has been sentenced to
Otath -hi AHtrti-r will be framed
in San Francisco by the delegates to
tha national convention of the Order of
B'nai B'rltVwno left here this morn
ing for the northern metropolis. This
was the statement today of Judge
Adolpb Kraus, president of the order,
as he boarded his train. -
sTo participate in the protest against
the execution of Frank a number t
wealthy San Diegstns have united to
circulate petitions to the governor of
Georgia to commute ths death sentence.
These include 'Mr. and Mrs. A. O.
Spalding, Mrs. ftatherihs Tingley. Mrs.
Charles S. llolawasser, Q. W.Burnham,
L. J.. Wilde and Rev. IL B. Bard, of
the First Unitarian church.
The organization will beuperfected at
a meeting this afternoon.
Travel on Bea and
Land on One Ticket
Hw Koute Created Between East and
West as su)t,of Traffic Agree
ment Affecting Ships and AailrOads.
San Dlegd. Cal., April 27. (P. N. 8.)
A traffic agreement between trans
continental railroads and thAJCnterna
tlonal Mercantile Marine company,
operating among , other ships the
Kroonland and the Finland, was an
nounced hers today by F." H. Koeppel,
representing the stea'mshlp company.
By this agreement round trip tickets
from the east will be sold one way by
water and the . other by -rail. -These
joint, water and. rail round trips to
California were placed on sale through
out the east todayj Mr. Koeppel stated.
The steamer Finland is .expected In
San Diego ab'out-May.,17 and San Fran
cisco two days later. ...
Levings Case Is
On at Hillsboro
Hillsboro, Or., April 27. After the
court denied the defendant's motion
for nonsuit In the case of L. 1 Lev
ings, suing Clackimas county for 12000,
alleged duo him for detective work in
the Hill murder case. Judge Anderson
of Clackamas county was called nd
occupied the stand nearly all morning.
He admitted the agreement 'With. Lev
ings to; Investigate the Hill case, and
Bald payment was refused because no
new evidence was discovered.
Levings testified yesterday that he
told the court he did not think eyidenco
to convict could be secured, but that
the court wanted the investigation
made to stop newspaper attacks.
This Anderson denied. He said he
would not hire a man who admitted he
could not fulfill his contract. The case
may end late today. . .
AUTO CRASHES INTO CAR
Joy riders, bowling north at a high
rata of speed in a seven passenger car
on Milwaukle street, crashed Into a
southbound Sellwood car near Holman
street at 2:46 this morning, and one
man in the machine was slightly In
jured. - The automobilo was badly dam
aged, and the 'top waa almost torn off.
Despite this the driver sped .on, re
fusing to give any names. Motorman
C. Aw Olson and Conductor C C, Peters
wers in charge of the streetcar.
PIPE WORKS ARE SUED
Acting as assignee of the contract
ing firm of Wilson, Rector & Daly,
the Hartman & Thompson bank today
filed suit in the federal court against
the Shaw-Batcher Pipe Works of Sac
ramento, Cal., for 113,000 alleged due
for-contracting work done in 1911 on
the construction of Bull Run-conduit
No.-2.
Rose "Exhibits Discussed. ,
Representatives of the 16 community
districts that will have booths in the
festival center Rose Festival week met
at the Multnomah hotel last night with
the festival association committee
headed by John F. Carroll. . General
plans for community participation
were discussed and arrangements- were
mads for a big meeting of residents of
the 16 districts and members of the
elvlo organizations to - be held at the
Commercial club the evening of
May 17.
Olga Pet rovar Heart of a Painted
Woman. Rational theatre, commenc
ing Bunday. .(Adv.)
CITY PARK
Easy Terms
Owners.
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TRIAL ADMITS HE VAS
IT FOR THE MONEY'
State's Witness, ' Snyder,
Confesses He Asked Law
son o Pay to Keep Quiet,
'.Trinidad. Colo., April 27. (U. P.)
In the trial of John R. Lawson, Colo
rado district board member of the
United Mine workers, ' on a charge of
murder today, Charles Buyder testi
fied that Mother Jones and Lawson
urged the strikers to fight if neces
sary. On cross examination Snyder
admitted that he had ten in the em
ploy of the Baldwin-Felts Interests, op
posed 16 the strikers and that he had
demanded money from Lawson recent
ly, saying he would "get It from the
other aide" if Lawson did not hand
It over.r; -.
Lawson refused to pay.
This partly offsets the testimony of
yesterday to the effect that Lawson
always went armed, that he partio'-Pated-in
the fatal riots-during t'
strike and that he directed the brtn.
Ing of ammunition from Denver to tn
strikers' camps. Lawson is not
charged with committing a murder
personally, but It la alleged ' that, by
Incltiag ethers to fight, he is respon
sible for " the deaths - which occurred
during the trouble.
Eating the Crops
Olympia. Wash., April 27. (P. N.
S.) Threaten!ngto do vast damage to
crops in Grant county, near Wilson
creek, a scourge of cricketa has made
its appearance and farmers of that
section are appealing to the state au--thorities
for aid in , the battle to x-
terminate the pests. The 6000 acre
wheat field of S. W. C. Madln has
already been destroyed, according t
reports, and the crickets are spreading
over a much , wider territory despite
the efforts of farmers to check their,
advance. j
Federal authorities have been ap
pealed to for aid, but the department,
of agriculture has replied thayit has
no funds. Commissioner of Arrieul
ture W. T. Graves has been directed
by Governor Ernest Lister to make an ,
investigation - and report.
NEW OFFICIAL ON WAY
J. A. Holllday, newly appointed com
mercial agent of the Pacific Telephone
if. Telegraph company, Is on his way
to Portland from bis former post at
Oakland. Cal., and will be here tomor
row. ' C. H. Moore, who Is transferred
to Oakland to manage the affairs of
the company's commercial department,
expects to" leave Portland Friday.
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