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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1915. -i ? TUP QTATF flRTMNQ A iiil uiniL. uummu n Name of Man Kept Secret i ..... Ill 1 i hv strict Attorney warn- j ed as Witness in Case. RECORD IN CALIFORNIA Looal Anthorltias BUt Admissions j Kay Asid rrosacntioa or rcr 4 buffs In Gold.au Stat. $ T.tster Burrlsht. who In under arrest "irith his wlr. Jen Bnrriajht. in Oak land, California, on a I'harw of arson, a.nd Sanord Currier. nriOcr indictment in similar rhargea hi re. were involved further in the arson Inveatiuatlon now Jn progretH in a -nfV.sHlon secured last night by District Attorney Evans Vrom a men whosi name Ih withheld, "us he will he iiwed as a witness. The tuan was At one time a mail carrier in Butte, Montana. Hfforo he became in volved, he welshed 1&S pounds. He paid that worry kJik o had reduced him 10 145 pounds. The man admitted petting a fire In Portland in 1810 but i-annot be held, h the statute of llrnitiitiDiis has run alnnt the crime. He pave details, however, regarding fires In California "which Kvans believes will be of as sistance In prosecution of firebugs in that state. 'ability ok .hkii:s rriiKM) i ludjre' McGinn Says Triple Need : Not He frall. rirrnlt Judee M.".lnn this morning Upheld th ability of lurif-B to do Jus '.I .- tice and at the same time tooK a rao at law vera. - His words were-given luring the $7! m the selection of a Jury 10 iry 500 damage case or i nomas m. Aakav against Detectives Fat Aiaioney nd Tom Swennes and their bonding Company. Askay asks damages as the esult of the death of his son. Walter A.knv killed Christmas night while tiding on a streetcar at Fifth and Pln.j rtreets by a bullet ftred hy the de fectives at an escaping man. ' Attorneys for Askay were ouestlon- inir Jurors hs to their knowledge or tosslble connection with ,the bond in Company t mentioned in t ta complaint rneys for the detectives and when attorneys the company objected. 'i "The people needn't he afraid of juries doing an injustice," said Judge McGinn. "They will do Justice. The bid legal idea-that the Jury must not 1 Informed when- a man Is Insured becaune it, might prejudice the right Of defendants is nil wrong. It pro ceeds upoh the theory that lawyers belong to an exclusive class, that they are the "holy of holies." that they Know things of a superior kind whirh the average man must not know left he be contaminated. 1 hope the legis lature or the people will make every public officer insure against accidents. CONDUCTOR LOSES IN COURT Employe of Streetcar Company Fail to Recover Damages. Charles K. Sutton, employed as a conductor on the Maryland avenue car line at the present time, lost a suit against his employer, the Portland Railway, Light & Power company, this morning when Circuit Judse Morrow held that a settlement made with him by the company shut him off from fur ther right for damages against the company. Attorney Frank Donergan. for the company, pleaded the settlement and release. Judge Morrow sustained Lon ergan and granted a directed verdict for the company. The accident in which Sutton alleged he was injured occurred March 17. 1913, and the suit was filed March 15. 1915, Just two days Ix'i'oie it wou.d have .been outlawed. Atorney Chester Bheppard, counsel for Sutton, said that Sutton had at least been able to re tain his position as the result of the ult and had thus been m a way com pensated, button asked for $5600 dam ' ages. The accident occurred at Kast Twenty-second and Alberta streets When two cars collided. In the settle ment Sutton was paid only for tima BUE8 FOR $.1000 DAMAGES Cecil G. Applegath Accuses George Rummelin and Lunge of Fraud. Charging fraudulent resumption of business by George Rummelin and Frank Lange under the name G. P. Rummelin's Son & Co., Cecil G. Apple gath this morning sued Rummelin and Lange for $6060 damages and asked that they be restrained from using th name under which they opened a Store in the Dekum building las', month. Applegath alleges that last January he purchased the store of O. P. Rummelin & Son at 124 Second street and the exclusive use of tha ; name which has been known to Port land residents since 1870. He asserts that under the 'purchase contract the " defendants had no right to resume un- der a name so similar. .' f "Sues for Divorce and Alimony. 7 Marriage was a failure for Mary D. Powell, for In her divorce suit against .John A. Powell Bhe asserts that since their wedding, May 18, 1915, in Hepp tler, Powell mistreated her continually 'Until August 20, when he deserted her " tt sro to New Mexico. She asks for $60 a month alimony, Tsaying Powell is a railroad man, capable of earning $100 a month. r Attorney Shepherd Testifies, Attorney George S. Shepherd was on the stand In his suit for $24,500 fees against tha Inman-Poulsen Lum ' her company this morning detailing " tha work done for the company for which he demands the fee. Attorney W. M Davis yesterday, in answer ,to .a Question by W. W McCredle. coun- 6th Annual Round-Up The Epic Drama of the West PENDLETON, OREGON Sept. 23, 24, 25, 1915 Let'er Buck! CONFESSION BEARING ARSON CHARGE CHINESE FASHION APPEARS IN MANDARIN SUIT KyAC?w'"r r I A vT2?it v i i ' . i vi! r jit 4 k li: - ,; - l-'S; ll&S ' --11 DAHLIA SHOW is" 'Mii INTEREST INCREASES (yrZJj F,ne F'wers From Manv (M'y Parts of Country Will Be ssagjj0F Seen in Tnjs city. Old Mother Fashion nled. War may stifle and enterprise of the Paris modistes, but she will still find a waj to surprise and thrill the jaded pining for "somt- 1 thing new." So here we have trom atar orr, ms terious China, a novelty to delight the heart of feminine fashion extremists. A Mandarin morning suit, if you please, in which milady may he en tirely comfortable as she lounges about in the early hours of the day. These suits are for those with a well-filled purse, for there la scarcely a limit to the extent of elaborateness and richness of design In which the woman of fashion may indulue heiself. Brocaded satin, worked with golden dragons, or silver flowers, forms the basis for the outside material, with linings of gorgeous colored silks. This 'photograpn Is just received from England and foreshadows a nov elty that will soon, arrive on our shores. That it will be accorded a rich wel come is the prediction of the London fashion experts, who declare that the new garment has caught on" immen sely in the British capital. sel for Shepherd, crave $25,000 as his idea of a reasonable fee for the work. Divorce Suits Filed. Asserting that her husband, Walter E. Wade, is worth over $fi0,0U0, Mrd. E. E. Wade yesterday asked for $3500 alimony. She charges cruelty. Other divorce suits filed were: Blanche K. Baum against F. S. Baum, cruelty; Emma R. Keesey against John A. Kee sey, cruelty; C. V. iScott against Irene Hcott, and William C. Lauder agains' Bessie Lauder, desertion. Portland Hotel Sued. The Portland Hotel company was sued this morning for $3000 damages by Harvey E. Murphy, who alleges he was seriously injured when struck by the hotel bus April 6, 1915. Murphy said he had stopped on Sixth street near Oak to secuVe gasoline for his car when the bus came along and raai into him. Husband Makes Countercharges Captain Edward E. Lehman of the Portland Fire Department in answer to the divorce complaint filed by his wife, Violet N. Lehman, this morning. among- other things charges her with borrowing $1.6o from their grocer and charging provisions to him, which were used by herself and friends; .with re fusing to get up to cook his breakfast, and "with going joyriding with im proper persons. He said he bought good furniture for her and gave her $30 to $40 a month. Cemetery Company Sued. The Mount Scott Park Cemetery cor poration Wiis sued for $22.30 balance alleged due y W. T. Bischoff and J. W. Koehler for their work of rebuild ing the buildings at the cemetery. The plaintiffs allege that their bill amount ed to $2041 and that the amount sued for has not been paid. A lien on the cemetery was filed by the plaintiffs Divorce Is Sought. Lillian Wells this morning sued Em ery H. Wells for divorce, alleging cruelty. No Change in Mrs. Duniwayft Condition Pioneer Suffragist Responded Wsll Trom Operation but Kaoorery Is Blow oa Account of Ear Age. The condition of Mrs. Abagail Scott Dunlway, who underwent a slight op eration at the Good Samaritan hos pital Saturday. Is reported to eb about the same today. Although Mrs. Dunl way responded splendidly from the shock of the operation, the recovery from it is very slow. Chances for her recovery are much lessened because of her age. She la in her eighty-second year. is not be de- I the ingenuity Much interest attends the opening Thursday afternoon of the National Dahlia society's show at Meier & Frank s auditorium on the sixth floor of the Fifth street building. Knlries will be accepted from exhibitors from 7:;?0 Thursday morning until noon. All exhibits must be ,ln place by 2 o'clock. The fair is free to the public, and will continue from the opening at 2 o'clock Thursday until 9:30 Thurs day evening, tha Fifth street door be ing open In the evening and elevators conveying the visitors directly to the sixth floor; also from 9 a. m. until 6 p. m. Friday and Saturday. Tlie entry fee to the exhibitors Is free, exctpi that they must be mem bers of the National Dahlia society, which has annual dues of 60 cents. Exhibitions will be offered from dahlia growers throughout the northwest, there being about 60 entries booked from the sound. The show is open for professional, amateur and Juvenile growers. The latter may exhibit entirely free, and will not have to be members of the National Dahlia society. Delegates Attend Club Luncheon Many of the reasons why the people should be allowed use of the west's public lands and water power were re cited before the Rotary club this afternoon, for a considerable propor tion of the western states water power conference delegates took luncheon with the club. Governor Spry of Utah averred that the recommendations of western states should determine the public lands and water power policy of the nation, for who, questioned he. should know more about the needs of this country than the people who live here. He advo cated giving easterners the benefits of the lands and water power only as they settle in western states and help solve problems of development. He said S8 per cent of Utah's tax money is spent for schools and that 65,000 wage earners bear the burden of the state's entire taxation. Senator Walsh of Montana declared that public lands and water power are oi no use whatever at present. Governor Lister of Washington pre dicted that fairness would characterize any generally approved policy of dis posing of lands and water power for public use. Governor Withycombe of Oregon said much confidence could be placed in uch a representation as attends the water power conference. O. C. Merrill, chief engineer of the forestry bureau, spoke. George L Eaker, municipal commissioner of public affairs, presided. Now It is said that Henry Ford will spend $10,000,000 on peace propaganda, but there are go many of these Ford 6tories. . im m rn iiJoliioIiio SAETY COMMISSION HOLDS FIRST OF PRIZE FIRE DRILL CONTESTS Results Not Considered En tirely Satisfactory by Del egation Observing Tests, SOME SCHOOLS DO WELL Washington Rig'n Showing' poor La rye- ly Becanse ZTo One Knew Loca tion of Fir Gong". A half dozen men tiptoed stealthily into the main entrance of Chapman school this morning, taking every pre caution to escape observation. In the hall tiicy held a brief whispered con ference. Then one of them vigorously rang a bell At the sound the routine of the school was abandoned. The boys and girls droppeii everything, formed in line and marched hurriedly out. It was the f irst of the fire drill con testa inaugurated and directed by ths public safety commission. The prizes are cups, one to be given to the high school making the best record in view of number of scholars and handicaps, the other going to the grammar school making the best showing. Chapman school has 400 students and all were out in 1 minute and seconds after the bell rang. There wa$ a little congestion at the west exit. Davis Makes Good Record. The 40 children at Davis school left the building i.i the remarkably brief time of 40 seconds. The principal and tea hers kept the marchers in time clapping their hands. "We wouldn't sit down and play a piano if there was really a file," they explained. In most of the sch( olb there are pianos and the fire marshal believes there is less dan ger of pamo where there is music The school 740 students of the new Couch left the building In one minute and 66 seconds. Inspection showed some were in their rooms yet. "This is Jvrat a play drill," they excused them selves, but the judges held that every drill should be as serious as though the school were ablaze. Must Have hut One Alarm. Ainsworth school on Poitland Heights has '202 students and they were out in one minutes and 23 sec onds, 4u seconds of this time being lose in waiting for a second signal. . The public safely commission will rule that there shall be but one alarm. Down&dale Girlb' Trade school was vacated in 1 minute and 50 seconds. There are 350 students, and some of them have to come from the third floor. The building is considered a fire trap. At Atkinson Boys' Trade echool. SIS students were out in l minute ana -o ; seconds. It, to", was foi md poorly ar- : ranged for quh k xit, but eif ut as made to overcome this handicap. It required the 14:0 Lincoln High' school students Z minutes and 18 eec-j onds to vacate tTie building. It was hard for the judges to find the alarm bell, and the students were-slow in moving. Jefferson's Prilling Best. The best drill of the day was seen at Jefferson High school. It was, 1n fact, suggested that this school could ! win a national championship. TnelS3t students were clear of the building and out of the way of any possible fire fighting apparatus in precisely 1 minute and 30 seconds. They have made the drill at other! times in as little as 1 minute and 26 seconds. There was a chief of firo '. drills and assistants, each assigned to 1 duty, even to those detailed to search', the rooms and carry out the injured , or crippled. Both Principal Jenkins and the "chief." Wilbur Carl, received! special congratulation. Washington Drill Badly Tangled. Washington high school drill was seriously tangled. The judges could find no bell and gave the alarm by opening the door of a room and call ing fire. A Janitor who was questioned could not tell where the bell was, nor i nor could students in the hall. It was I afterward learned that a beU is placed in each room. The arrangement of the building in the matter of exits was also found to be poor. Thirteen hun- ' dred students got out of the building two minutes and 20 seconds after the bell was rung in one of the rooms. i shaver grammar school gave a fine 1 drill, the 422 children leaving the building in one minute and 21 seconds ' Time, order and organization count In making the awards which will be announced when inspection of the . schools is complete. j The judges this morning were H. P. ' Coffin, chairman of the public safety commission; Fire Chief Dowell. J P Jaeger, Lynn B. Coovert, Horace E. Thomas, Robert Withrow, B. F. Boyn- i ton and Marshall N. Daiia, M. E. Conference Is On at Roseburg Roseburg, Or., Sept.. 21. The sixty third annual conference of the Meth odist Episcopal church in Oregon began in Roeeburg this morning, and will re main in session until next Monday. A number of important issues will be settled during the conference. In addi tion to 300 laymen, it is expected that not less than 160 ministers, many of whom will be accompanied by their wives, will be present at the confer ence. lhe time at todays session was Only Five JWore Days Corns Early and Avoid the Crowds the Last of the Week. Daily Matinee at 2 P. M. MATHTEE FSZCES Seats. 25c; Box Seats. All 5c. liVJaWIHO PRICES Lower Floor. 60c: Balcony, 25c Box Seats, $1.00. All Seats Reserved. Phone Main 1. A-1122. -- f M u 3 Prescription foriri E c z e m a for 15 years the standard skin remedy a liquid used externally Imtant relief from Itch soap ine uiuueei ui cleansers keeps tender and delicate skin always clean and healthy ? (AdT.) JOE BAILEY OUT FOR SENATORSHIP IN 1918 I i J v As V : a if I CXtSWirOQ. J ' W 3AILEY. Fort Worth, Texas, Hept. 21 For mer United States Senator J. W. Bailey has announced that he will enter the race for the senatorship against Mor ris Sheppard In 1918. In making the announcement the ex-senator Baid that Socialism is "the menace of the hour." At a banquet in Dallas a few days ago he sketched his platform coming out against woman suffrage, and urged the calling of congress to stop exportation to England while cotton remains a contraband. .Speakers at the banquet referred to him as "the greatest living American statesman. Senator Bailey has not lived in Texas since his resignation three years ago. taken up with the examination of the undergraduates in the conference course of study. Tonight a reception will be glyen to the presiding bishop and members of the Oregon conference, "together with the good women who preside over the destinies of Metnodisi l narsona b-h "' Tomorrow the business sessions of the conference will begin. Rev. Wil liam Riley Jeffrey, pastor of the local Methodist church, has charge of the conference program, and he is working hard to make the meeting a grand euccess. Woman's Purse Stolen. Hanging her purse on the handle of her room door, Mrs. H. Ingersier. land lady of the San Marco apartments. Eleventh and Washington streets, 6tepped from the room for a few min utes yesterday. When she returned the purse, which contained $37 and a check for $1S, had disappeared. Mrs. Inger sler has no suspicions as to the thief. Detective Royle is on the case. r e Chafice of Courage 1( No Advance CO Von Klein Is Still Held at Prison Seems to Have Been soma Delay in Oattl&r Work for Man Wno Recently Sid "Time" In "Bull Bluff." Salem. (Sr., Sept. 21. One of the surprises to those wno have been in close touch with affairs of the state prison here was the recent parole of E. K. C. Von Klein, committed from Portland on a charge of polygamy. Von Klein was not in me good graces of prison officials only a lew weeks ago and a term circling the "bull ring w as his punishment. He walked eight hours a day for several days, according- to hi& friends, his feet were terribly sore and swollen before he was taken off. It Is known that the matter was taken up with Governor Withycombe. after Von Klein had been walking daily for over a week and eoon afterward the convict was released from the en forced exercise. Von Klein was still being heM at the prison yesterday afternoon and it was stated that there was some hitch la the efforts to secure him employ ment. When he was paroled it was said that a Minneapolis firm would give him employment. IS OFFERED FOR SALE TO THE LOCAL PORT Commission Assessed $240,000, Informed Valuation That Is The offer to sell Swan island to the Port of Portland commission for $:''). ond, the land being assessed at $5S. ttOO, has brought from Percy II. Blyth a counter public offer to sell Mock's Bottom at $360,000. The- land is as sessed at $240,000, Fays Mr. Blyth in a public offer to sell which he made today, his offer reading as follows: "Having noticed in the papers that the Port of Portland commission is meditating the purchase of Swan Is land at a price of $300,000, I wish to say that on behalf of myself and the other owners associated with me, I hereby Offer to said commission all that portion of 'Mock's Bottom' owned by us, comprising about 400 acres, with 4600 feet of river frontage, for tho sum of $360,000, which Is very much less than the land has ever been offered at before. It is assessed at $240,000." The port commission's conslderaation of the purchase of Swan island grows out of Us need for a place to deposit the spoil of dredging, and also to se cure a favorably located property which may' be used In the future, as need may arise, in a scheme of port devel opment; Taken on Robbery Charge. Alleged to be the third member ol a trio that is accused of robbing Gott fried Erickpon, a harvest hand from eastern Washington, of $8.50 lfl cas.i and a bank certificate for $175, Sat urday night at the Butt hotel, Frank Goldier, alias Stone, was arrested at IT Com Early gaowa 10:30 A. K. to 11 7. MOCK'S BOTTOM A thrilling super-feature A supreme achievement Cyrus Townaend Brady's Stirring Story ROMANCE of -the most exalted type, with the wonderful Sierras for a setting. Startling situations develop every min ute. Struggles between man and beast, between man and nature, between man and man, leavened throughout by one of the most beautiful love tales. It's the biggest Vitagraph production of the year a dollar show for a dime TMM A II H I I 1 II 1A I I W 3 SIXTH AT WASHINGTON E MAY LEAVE CITY'S FIRST !E TH Baker Cutting Budget and the Consulting Landscape Gardener Probably to Go, CONTRACT SOON EXPIRES Work Inoludes Drawing; Sketches and Map for Improvements and Planting Shrubbery. R. T. Mische, for several years sup erintendent of Portand's park system, and at present consulting landscape engineer for the city, will probably be out of the city's service after October 1. 11 if) contract with the city expires at that time and it is thought that the contract will not bo renewed. tieorge I. Baker, commissioner of public affairs, who is head of the park bureau, said this morning that he had not compiled his budget as yet and could not say whether or not Mische would be retained. As the park bureau is to eliminate everything in Its bud get except amount for actual main tenance, it is belirved that the posi tion Of consulting landscape engineer will not be included in the estimates. and hence Mische will be out. 1 Mische resigned as superintendent of parks more than, a year ago, hut w.n j retained as consulting landscape en I gineer under contract at salary of $160 a ! month. His work included the drawing of sKetches and maps for park improve ments and the planting of shrubbery. Could Not Take Examination. Not having been a resident of the city for a year. C. S. Gallup, temporary jitney inspector, was unable to take the examination held by the municipal civil service board this morning to secure applicants for the position. Taking the examination today were John P. Tuley, Raymond Gill, W. S. Overlin, G. J. Newell and Harold T. Guerin. Would Have Roosters Gagged. Charles II. Robbing, 729 East Four teenth street, wants the city commis sioners to pass a law which will make the crowing of a rooster a nuisance and make it unlawful for persons to keep such a nuisance. In a long letter to Mayor Albee today Robbins com plains of a rooster kept by tenants next to his house, and asks that some thing be done that he and his family can get a little sleep. Detective Baty on Duty. After a week's absence from the office on account of injuries received while responding to the riot call at Linnton Sunday. September 12, De tective Captain C. A. Baty assumed a portion of his duties again yesterday. His right shoulder blade is fraftured and Captain Baty is able to be at the office only part of the time. Vancouver last night by City Detec tives Snow and Coleman.. H. No Advance MISCH SERVE OF NEXT MON 10c AMUSEMENTS 2L &&&& The Cream of Filmdom at the PEOPLES THEATRE West Park and Alder Today and Tomorrow IBSEN'S DRAMATIC SERIES OF FAMOUS LOVE EPISODES Featuring; CYRIL MAUDE The Eminent English Actor A dreat Star in a . t.rcat Play A No PARAMOUNT TRAVELOGUE A VISIT TO SOUTH AMERICA HE1LIG R'dwa at Taylai Main 1 and A tltt 5NlBhta, Beginning Taecdajr, Sept. 28 Matlnm WrrineMlat xnrt Mnrda n Great TTra-Btar Cast Wm. H. CRANE THOMAS VV. ROSS MACLYN AREUCKLE LAURA HOPE CREWS MABEL TALIAFERRO Sivsvrua kr Aa Smllsl Ossisss t i r Wtuhvll Smltk mm V ! HsiM !! a limn Bawua's fmrnmrn tlaf ni:ai bAi.r tik kmuav. rrfec Nlchta, S to !. MatlBMs. Me U ll.ftO. SSOADW1T AMD YA11KXX.& BTNOWHERE ELSE The Only High Cls VsudeTitta Circuit! 1 NAVASPAK GJHI.S. f:h. sn1 Fsnola Vsn, Kelse A Lcljihcn, Vhr and KUlolt. Boigrr Hr., (Jiiicule Duui'diu, Cho, Urpuauu TraTel W-klj MATINEE DAILY. :15 lOo, 15s. NIGHT SHOW, S lSlOo, S6o. 60a. 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K City ooaaaatiat with 8. f, train at A am ma ll! ama villa, a: la a. m.. ar. Mill Citr 7i0 s in. L. still CM sally :M a. aa., sr. laian i.tO Good fiaaias alalia! raerta. PEER mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmmmmmmmmmimm