The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, February 21, 1916, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextTHE , OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY. ; FEBRUARY 21, ,1916. BERRY AND FERGUSOI ARE SENTENCED TO 10 ' YEARS IN STATE PEN Young Fellows Plead Guilty to Robbery of Japanese Few : Days "Ago, , GIRL WIF5 IS IN COURT Ssfanoaats' . Counsel Asks Court to -:, Bemmnd That Another Pa rol Bs Granted to SCen. - Nicholas Sam Berry, 19 year old. and bis-" cousin arid partner in crime, Bert Ferguson, 17, drew 10 .years In the- state penitentiary today when they were arraigned and pleaded guilty to robbery, ; Circuit Judge Gilbert Phelps of Pendleton, sitting for Judge Kava naugh, In passing sentence, said he tnight have been less severe. with the lads, but that the legislature, "in its wisdom or lack of wisdom," had tied the hands of the court. Ten years is the minimum sentence for offenders of the Berry and PVrgruaon. type. In the courtroom when sentence was passed was Mrs. Berry and her baby. The baby is not 2 months old, the wife Is just past 19 years. Counsel for Berry and Ferguson asked Judge Phelps to recommend to Governor Withycombe that another parole be granted t the young holdups. The court did not say whether such - rec ommendation would be made. - Despite their years, Berry and Fer guson are experienced in crime. When arrested two weeks ago, after a series of raids in which 28 Japanese farmers east of Portland were robbed, it was learned that the boys were under pa role and tnat sentence of one year for stealing a motorcycle was hanging over them. They also have a record In tho juvenile court. SUIT IS NOT DISMISSED Mrs. Witherspoon Denies Interview Given Out by Joe Howard. Denial that the $50,000 breach of proTnise suit against Joe Howard, song writer and Orpheum circuit actor, had been dismissed was made today by Sirs. ISdah Witherspoon and her attor ney. W. A. Burke. : Dispatches from San Francisco an nounced, on authority from Howard, that the action had been dismissed. Mrs. Witherspoon brands the state ment as "another of Joe's fabrica tions." Howard was served with papers in the action when he was playing at the Orpheum In this city two weeks ago. Although he admitted having asked Mrs. Witherspoon to become his wife, the actor said the proposal was In tended as a joke. ,:Mrs. Witherspoon, however did not regard the affair lightly. She an nounced the engagement, purchased a IS00 trousseau and had set the data for. the wedding when, she alleges, Howard ""balked." Echo of Failure Heard. r. An echo of the failure of II. Rostad and the People's State bank was heard in Circuit kludge Morrow's" department today in a suit brought by O. J. Haw kerison, as an officer of the Scandinavian-American bank, to foreclose a mortgage of $20,000 on valuable prop erty in Lents. Rostad, who la now serving a term In the state-; prison; Mrs. Rostad and the People's State bank, are named as defendants. George C. Flanders, who bought two of the Rostad notes, each for $5000. Is-Interested with the plaintiff. C. A. Johns is attorney for Hawkenson. Nominal Fine 'Imposed. " Thj Portland Seed company was fined $10 in federal court this morn ing on a plea of guilty to a charge of placing misleading labels on an In secticide. The cas was brought on Information, it being alleged that the Insecticide would not kill all the classes of pests enumerated on the label. Inasmuch as it was shown that the company had not wilfully violated the law Deputy United States Attor ney Johnson recommended a nominal fine: Homesteader on Trial. .Trial was begun in the district fed eral court this morning of Thomas T. Favinger of Klamath county, charged with having made a fains oath in a homestead application. Favinger was Indicted last December on representa tions that he had appeared before the United States commissioner in . Kla math county to; make application for a homestead and had sworn he had never made a previous application. It is al leged that he proved up on a home ctead in Nebraska in 1906. Deputy United States Attorney Johnson Is con ducting the case for the government, f- Accused of Bootlegging. "-. Charles Angers and Milton Van Xlorn are on trial today before a jury In Judge Bell's department of the dis trict court on a charge of selling liquor- Angers and Van Horn are former bartenders, and when arrested two weeks ago said they were dispos ingOf some holdover stock. Affidavit Is Used in Drunkenness Case A fraudulent affidavit certifying that one Henry Johnson had purchased alcohol for external purposes, waa used to convict Henry Hollenbeck and Charles Peterson of . drunkenness in the municipal court this morning, and the same affidavit will ? be used 4n prosecuting the proprietor of the drug stdre at Union' avenue and , Russell street on a charge of : violating the prohibition law by selling alcohol as a beverage. . - - Peterson' signed tfcs affidavit.. Ser geant West and Patrolman Spaugh eay. The name Johnson Is an unintel ligible scrawl. Hollenbeck waa sen tenced to five days In jail and Peter son to 15 days by Municipal Judge XABggUth. '--r. - : " " .ii i "i.. i m"-iiry i -; . To Inspect Coos Road. . , , r John M. Scott, general passenger agent, and Barnes A. Ormandy. chief clerk of the passenger department ef the Southern Pacific, started last night for Coos Bay to look over the new Willamette-Pacific railway; Ti line Is now in operation between Eu gene and Cushman and the western end Is practically complete from Marsh field east to the Umpqua river. The intervening space Is under , construction- but the big bridge ' over ' the Umpqua has not been completed. : WILL PRESIDE AT ' KNIGHTS' CELEBRATION z t i t i 4 1 ' ? i t f - K . s - X-""-:.- , ' : -x y 5 ." P." J. Hanley. - ' At the Washington celebration given by the Knights of Columbus tomorrow night at the Lincoln high school audi torium Honorable Joseph Scott will be introduced by W. D. .Wheelwright. The assemblage will be presided over by P. J. Hanley, grand knight of Portland council No. $78, Knights of Columbus. Mrs. Rose Friedl GianelU will sing "The Star Spangled Banner." Others on the musical program are , John Claire Monteitb, Inez .Dagmar Kelly. Stewart McGuire and the G. A. R. quartet. The orchestra will play patriotic music. Tnei celebration is open to all. Andrew F. McMahon Wanted in St. Paul Message Bays Dying Bf other Wants to Hear Trom Son Without Delay; Wire : JP&om -St. -Vsnl. "Please try to locate Andrew F. Mc Mahon of St. Paul, Minn. His mother is dying and wants him home. Have him communicate with family by wire immediately." The above dispatch was received to day by T. Doherty. manager here of the Pacific Postal Telegraph company, from O. F. Shulz, manager at St. Paul. Girl Injured by Anto. Injuries that will probably not prove serious were received by Rob erta Tarbaugh, five years old, of 144 Knott street, when she wag struck by an' automobile owned by Floyd Holden, 225 Eleventh street, and driven by H. Flack of 66 North Third street yesterday afternoon at Mississippi avenue and Graham street. Holden rushed the girl to the St. Vincent's - hospital, and : then took the mother to the child's -bedside. Mrs. Margaret Fenton 111. Mrs. Margaret Fenton, mother of Mrs. A. C. Spencer, and a resident of Portland for 16 years; Is critically 111 at the borne of her daughter, 626 Myr tle street. She has been in poor health for soma time. She is also the mother of Dr. J. D. Fenton. W. D. Fenton, Dr. M. F. Fenton, Dr. Hicks C Fenton, all of Portland, and Mrs. G. W. Landess of Carlton, Or. ; F. W. Fenton of Me Minnvlile: H. I Fenton, The Dalles, and James K. Fenton of San Fran cisco. , Woman Is Arrested. While police and detectives today searched for Elsie Mills, who assaulted Mamie Dyer, a colored woman, lact night at 4 04 Flanders street, injuring her so badly that she was sent to the Good Samaritan hospital, the assailant was before Municipal Judge Langgutb on another charge. The woman was arrested by Patrolman Collins and was sentenced to 10 days in jail. She will be charged with assault after her sen tence is concluded. Dnver Chemists Interested. Dallas, Or., Feb. 21. A firm of chemists at Denver has sent here for five gallons of the clay recently pro nounced by experts at the 0 A. C. and the -United States assay office at Denver to be pitchblende. The Denver chemists Intimate that if the samples of the stuff sent them show that it contains radium, they would be pre pared to develop the deposit. County Court Criticized. Dallas, Or., "Feb. 21. At the month ly meeting of tho Dallas Commercial club last week, resolutions wee passed condemning the action of the Polk county court In dispensing with the county , roadmaster, and advising a change of the state law providing for the 'supervisor system of road building and maintenance. The club also' passed ; a resolution favoring the working of convicts on state roads. For ifclie Table If people would eat more; good butter and less greasy gravies, they would enjoy better health. ' . Good .butter, made from pure, PASTEURIZED cream, is among, the most wholesome foods one can eat It is good for all members of the family from little brother and sister to father and mother, r Don't stint anyone -give them plenty of Maid o'Ciover BUTTER Maid o'Clover Butter is put up in three styles four sep sanitary, sunlit creamery. It is the finest product of our expert-butter-makers, r . Maid o Clover Butter is put up in three styles four sep arately wrapped fuanter-pound . prints, , one-pound - prints and two-pound prints. The quarter-pound print will fit any butter v dish, and is the. size and shape for cutting individual servings. LUKiEII FROi.lr. MANY SECTIONS OF COAST ARE ARRIVING Series of. Meetings Will- Be Held in Portland During ihe Present Week, Lumbermen from all parts of the Pacific coast.' and several from as far east as Dulutn, 'are arriving in Port land for the series of lumber meetings to be held here, this week. f , ! . Chief among them is the annual meeting of the Western Retail Lum bermen's association, -; which - begins Wednesday and continues through Fri day, with a big banquet that, night. ' Sessions will be held in the mem bers' council chamber of the Chamber of Commerce and the Imperial hotel is to' be the official headquarters. - Meeting this week, too, are the Lum bermen's Mutual association of which R. E. Robblns of Ritzvllle, Wash., is president, and the Lumber Manufac turers' " association. s A number of conferences will be held, among them box manufacturers of the pine, sprues and redwood dis tricts; cement manufacturers; coal mine operators, and others who corns in contact with the retail lumbermen. How to extend the retail lumber mar ket will be the principal topio of the week, however. A. I Porter, secretary treasurer of the Western Retail Lumbermen's as sociation, is already in Portland, on the ground to perfect arrangements for the convention. W. B. Dean of Chico, Cal., vice presi dent of the association, is also here. Mr. Dean is manager of the retail yards department of the Diamond Match company. In all some 1000 persons engaged in the lumber business In many phases are expected in the city for the meet ings. Two Baker Men Are Sentenced to Prison One round Guilty of Attempts As sault oa Tonus; Woman and the Other of Planning Jobbery of Xlner. Baker, Or., Feb. 21. Fred Reno, con victed of assault on Miss Eleanor Storie, and Tom Mylin, found guilty of planning the robbery of A. Mc Adams, a Mormon Basin miner, have been sentenced by Judge Anderson. Reno gets a term of one to 10 years and Mylin six months to three and one half years. Triple Belgian Wedding. Baker, Or., Feb, 21. Three local Belgians, lumber mill employes, have filed affidavits with County , Clerk Combs that they would guar antee the support of three Belgian girls, whom the trio will bring from their native country In the spring. A triple wedding will follow their ar rival. Baker Resident Buried. Baker. Or.. Feb. 21. Under the aus pices of Baker lodge, B. P. O. E., fu neral services were held Sunday afternoon for the late William Patter son, who died yesterday at his home in this city. He was 68 years of age and was born in Marathon, N. T. He had been a Baker resident for 21 years, engaging in the stock business for a greater part of the time. Besides his widow and son Eldon of Baker, three brothers, Edward and Henry of Port land, and George of Alberta, survive. He also is survived by two sisters, living in the east. Wasco Farmers Hold First of Councils beading' Xepresentatlves Trent Tarious Farts of County Meet at The Dalles; Sope for Permanent Organisation. The Dalles. Or., Feb. 21- The first agricultural council in Wasco county and, it Is believed, the first in the state, met in The Dalles. February 17, in the courthouse for the purpose of discussing the plans of County Agri cultural Agent Sabln for the coming year. The council is composed of leading farmers from various sections of the county and representatives of various dairy, fruit, grain and vege table Interests. The council met for the first time to plan a permanent organization in an effort to solve agricultural problems in a manner which will be beneficial to all. Rvery important grange and other farmers organizations in the county are represented in the council which will meet frequently. 5 Officers will be elected and plans for a per manent organization will be perfected at the April meeting.? - Mntual Creamery Co. PORTLAND, OREGON ' East. Tenth and Burasida Streau - - Tillamook Branch 1 X' Schedule ( to Be : In Force Tuesday 4t - Announcement was made to- -IS day that the Tillamook branch m . of the Southern Pacific, having St been cleared of its obstructions m left by storm- and high water. m would see - restoration of 'dally train service beginning tomor- row. t .- . . Sines - January 18, .tarice-a- m - week service has been . main- 41- ' tained when trains were able to run at all. With tha- pros- m pect that no further storms would interfere, it, was decided to put bacav the old schedule. - ' - CHURCH NEWS Madeleine Parish to Celebrate Churches Hold Patriotic Services varlsh Celebration Tonight. . ' Members of the Madalelne " Parish, East Twenty-fourth and Siskiyou streets," will celebrate the fourth an niversary of the founding of their parish tonight. A program of music and addresses will be given, Frank. P. Tebbets will speak on "Preparedness" and Prank Branch Riley will . also speak. Professor F. W. Goodrich will have: charge of ths musical program. Miss Lawler will sing "The Star Spangled Banner." Birth Control Ylaa Seorsd. Statements recently made by Rev. Father Black of the St. Francis Cath olic church, criticising 'the birth con trol movement, were reiterated by him yesterday- He characterized birth control as a hellish practice, con trary to the natural laws governing humanity, contrary to the positive di vine law, whose advocates are either dreadfully wicked or mere simps; a crime that cries out to heaven for vengeance louder than did the blood of Abel against his brother. Cain. Churches to Honor Say. Special Washington day services were held in many . of Portland's churches and Sunday schools yester day. Spanish-American War veterans were guests of the First Christian church. A community sing with pat riotic songs was held last night at the First Congregational church, and at the First Presbyterian church. Rev. John H. Boyd, preached a Washington Day sermon. XsUglons Zastltrats. The first session of the institute of religious education ' under the aus pices of the Baptist churches of Port land and vicinity will be held at 2:30 o'clock- tljia afternoon in the White Temple. A number of- prominent speakers are to deliver addresses. The night session begins at 7:30 o'clock. Tomorrow . night Dr. W. B. Hinson, former pastqr of the White Temple, will deliver an address. Sessions are to continue through the week. , Trances WUlard Honored. Impressive exercises were held yes terday afternoons in , the First Presby terian, church to honor the memory of Frances Willard. Tribute to the mem ory of the woman, whose zeal for temperance inspired ths services, was paid by Mrs. Jennie Kemp. Those assisting in ths services were Mrs. G. I Buland, Mrs. Mattie Sleeth. Mrs. Lucia Faxon Additon. Mrs. Mary Mal let and Mrs. M. Ii. t. Hidden. . Community Hall Dedicated. The community hall of the Union Congregational church of Parkrose was . dedicated yesterday afternoon. Among the speakers were Rev. Luther R. Dyott, E. I Thompson and Rev. C. F.'Clapp. Rev. W. H. Meyer is the pas tor.. Mar Ja Washington I) Inner A dinner will be given by the Martha Washingtons of the Centenary Meth odist, church in the basement of the church tomorrow night. The member ship of the church, is invited. Patrlotlo Service Held, Members of the Highland Baptist church held patriotic services In their church at East' Seventh and Alberta streets last night. Rev. Charles Meier, pastor, spoke on "Patriotism." Music was furnished by the Grand Army of the Republic quartet. ' USX ' A ' ' mm IT JThey ray tbat dufingL s lull in t. recent longxv mmmammmmmmmmimmimmm V I Jf artillery duet in Eltodsra some British officers. s j j , L ' W&l tt .-which rbelUbore their tneh: -'A tport-. 19' WW V ft ing offer i We'll stop strafing yon -for Hie r? --r Va of the day If you chuck us over ten iins jjsisjssissjsssssas lit- -M.MM. Am-LULMIL '-..'iiii ; . . AW x stray bit cf war news in no - wy affecting the issues at stake, yet of appealing human interest. Ten tins of Sanatogsn and no fighting for ths rest of the day! It sounds gro tesque until ws remember that there do exist certain commodities which, knew no, boundaries - in tims of peace and which even now amid ths fury and bitterness of war aersnely hold their own, still appre ciated by friend and foe alike. Sanatogsn is ons of these. - ' v .Ai a food-tonic for bodies and nerves ' 4rorn down through ths stress and strain si . mm : fitful mm - iKOrTONIC w "' xaeain.n us masmg. wnntn m his sttractivs manner and fuled with his ahrswd philosophy, together with capital, advice on Sanatogsn, health and contentment. It ia FREE. Tear this offaa a reminder to address THE BAUER CHEMICAL." COMPANY, 3 0 y Irving Place, New York Cty. NEUTRALS- ASSERTS MAX HARDEN German : Editor Says Time Is 1 1 Past for -Stars and Stripes 'to Protect In War Zone. London, Feb.-; 21. TJ. P.) With Germany's proclamation of her inten tion to attack armed mecbantmen without warning operative only nine days hence, . ths newspapers today de manded that prompt steps be taken to combat this new campaign of "fright fulness." .., Simultaneously they Issued a warn ing that another air raid may follow that of yesterday against the east and southeast coasts, when three persons were killed and one wounded. ; . Paris reports of an attempted attack by a raider against the -French liner Chicago increased the belief here that the Germans are planning spectacular demonstrations on the sea and in ths air. . -- : .... To Disregard Heutrals. England is inclined to' doubt Amer ican reports that Germany may post pone deration of her decree, for Ger man rewspaper comments have' con vinced ths authorities that the Teutons are anout to embark on a new cam paign designed to- strike terror to enemies and neutrals silks. In this connection the recent state ments credited-to Dls Neukunft, Maxi milian Harden's paper, are regarded ca especially significant- He was credited with suggesting that Gel many will soon pay no attention to neutrals. Stars and Stripes Ho. Protection. "If Great Britain yearns for proof that we cannot wound her heart with submarines and aircraft, and if she will not discuss peace until this has been proved," the Times quoted Har den, "the United States must reconcile itself to the conviction that no fur ther hesitation will cripple our subma rine warfare and no stars or . stripes will protect a ship in ths, war zone." He aeciared Germany would nave been content with defensive measures six months ago, but that now she dare not wait upon such a -course, but in stead must pursue an offensive to prevent her own extinction." Germany Must Strike Hsavlly. In this connection he wrote that while Germany's economic position is not yet smbarrasing, other harvests and fresh supplies of raw materials will become increasingly difficult to obtain if Germany does not reach out for fresh conquests and strike heav ily. "There is still a short space of time in which Germany might come to terms," he said. "These peace offers might Include a little disarmament, a little International socialism and a proposal to pool war expenses. If these proposals are refused, Germany will have paid the last debt she owes the world and humanity,', and can proceed to be more frightful than ever with complete indifference to ths views of neutrals, particularly ths United States." The German raider that captured ths African liner Appam is expected to co perate 'with submarines in attacking armed ships, until s'uch time as the allied warships end her career. The raider involved in the Chicago inci dent may have been the same that cap tured the Appam. The Chicago, only a 16 knot vessel, escaped her near the Bay of Biscay. Indicating that the raider is a comparatively slow ship which would be an easy prey for Brit ish cruisers. Shortly before ths stranger ordered the Chicago to heave to on Thursday night, the French ship was warned by wireless that a raider was in the vi cinity. Auto Driver Sentenced. Clyde Jeffries, driver of a taxicab for the Lea Taxicab company, was convicted in the municipal court to day of driving an automobile while intoxicated, and was sentenced to 10 days in Jail. Jeffries 'arrest followed a collision of his taxicab with an auto mobile owned by R. T. Brennan, stand ing In front of the tatter's residence at 235 Fifth street. RIGHTS OF ' TO BE DISREGARDED of work and cars, Sanatogan has been popular these sevsntesn ysars in svsry European country and Ear beyond. So it wss but natural that at this time it should play its part fa helping restore ths strength and energy of thoas wounded on ths" field of combat, and that it should be welcome , svsn st the very front of battle whsrs ths nssd for a real tonic is great svsn with ths strongest. And this sams confidence in Sanatogen's help, as expressed by ths soldier at the front and tha physician in ths hospital, will be your, too, after you havs learned for yourself what Sanatogsn can do. Sanatogea ts sold by good druggUta, everywhere, in sizes from? $1j0O op. Orttnd Prize, International Concrete cf Medicine, rmnmm, .. i . RmmmfmfffimiTi Will Start Work on-.. . Factory L B. Oilman Arrives at Grants Ttmm to Taks ' Charga of Bull ding Oyeia tlosv. VUca Vlll Bsglm; Today, Grants Pass, ' Or, Feb, , 21-M. D. -Oilman, . field . superintendent for the Dyer company, of Cleveland, Ohio, ths contractor , who is -to build ths sugar factory , here y for - ths Oregon-Utah Sugar ? company, i has arrived In ' ths city, from Salt Lake City with a num ber of men to take chargs of the build ing' operations. .Officials of the sugs,r company ...will- arrive Monday, and build ing . operations are to commence at oncef.. 4 -: ,r:-T y - . , i . . : ' : Oilman states, that about. 200- men will be put. Upon the v job, ail to be employed locally except those brought from other factories - to direct tha op eration. Six 'months will be required to complete the factory. The main factory building li to be of fireproof steel-construction, with walla of brick. . Tha first shipment of steel from .the east for ths - factory is expected to arrive within 20 -days. During tha re cent high water in Rogue river ths railroad bridge on the new Twohy line was, badly damaged, and repairs upon this , are now being rushed . to get it teady, for traffic when ths-factory ma- rials begin to arrive. : , . i ,A OF COAST DIES, AGED 83 Father of Portland Man Ran First Ferryboat Across Mis souri River at Omaha, William G. Preston, pioneer both, of the middle west and of ths Pacific coast, died Bunday at ths home of his son, C B. Preston, S40 East Twenty third street north, after an illness of several weeks. He was 83 years old. having been born at Galway, Saratoga county. New York, November 23. 1JS3. In 1854. he emigrated to Nebraska, and operated the first ferryboat across the Missouri river between Omaha and Council Bluffs. In 1858 be went farther west. lured by the mining outlook. In the Pike's peak country of Colorado be prospect ed for several years, in ths meantime building one of Denver's first homes. Later he removed, to Idaho, ' then a part of Washington territory, and en gaged in freighting between Idaho points and Umatilla. Sines 1888 he had been Identified with the town of Waitsburg, Waab. having bought out the flouring mill Interests of Mr. Walt, ths founder of ths community. In 1869, Mr. Preston married Miss Matilda Cox, who. survives him. Three sons were born, of whom Charles B. Preston of Portland and Herbert P. Preston of Seattle are still living.- Funeral services -will bs held at Waitsburg probably on Thursday. The Elks', lodge of Walla Walla will have charge. .Before the ceremony, the body will Us in stats in Waitsburg. Among Mr. Preston's activities was the elevation of Waitsburg' s school system.-,' He donated a. domestic sci ence ana manual training building to th high school, which is known as Preston hall. German Tax Bills y Provide Huge Levy British rapers Xeport That Hsw As sessments Will SiU artr,Hl Bsvsauss of 500,000,000 Mark. . Berlin, via Sayvills.J. Feb. - 21. (I. N. S.) The evening papers report that tho new tax bills (assessments) will be submitted to a federal coun cil for its consideration. Although nothing definite is known it seems bills will provide for the raising of 600,000,000 . marks by new taxes yearly. . MM PRESTON PIONEER PACIFIC from the ' LondonrEvning Standard" ixovcmper 121915 ; ill ii r t ' mum 5 London, BO mm: - F I K J PEDERSOiT MAY GIVE ; ! UP PLAN TO BUILD liifipii ,-: .' .' j jtIs :: Rumored That ! Seattle MarK Will vThrow Job to la -Portland Firm, v : ERROR jEVIDENTLYi MADE Boyajoha-Arnold Company Bext Lov " est Biddar' en the Coatraet " V, Bias of '.Two - Compared. 4 '- - - i . - - - - - .r- - Rumor. Is persistent today that Hans Pederson of Seattle, low bidder on ths Portland auditorium , Job. will - with draw and. thereby throw ths Job to the Boyajoha-Arnold company of Portland, second low .bidder, , and 127,000 higher than Pederson. - ; , ".It is said. thaf evidently an error was made in ths. Pederson bid. which accounts for it being so much lower than ait other bids, but the rumor that Pederson would readily sea ths Job go to ths Boy aj ohn-Amold company is based on (ha fact that Pederson la ths financial backer of. the Boyajobn Arnold company in a number of big contracts. - . , . ... " . ..- -? . 'Bealal Xs BTads. - ' 1 H. M. Borajohn said today that Pederson is financially behind his company in connection with ths con tract for ths . construction of a state hospital for the insane at Medical Lake, Wash and that Pederson has backed . them . on other contracts, and waa associated with them on a Columbia- river highway contract. . - However, Mr. Boyajohn vigorously denies any connection or collusion be tween his company and Pederson on ths - auditorium bids. ... Hs says that if the job should corns to his company Pederson will in no way bs connected with it, either as a financial backer or otherwise. He says ths rumors ot a collusion on ths bids are the result of jealousy, and originated with one of his company's competitors. : Hans Pederson' bid - was $ 1 1 7,4 0 0 and Boyajohn Arnold's was 8344,478. on the basic bid, while there were eight other bids all higher. 'Pederson baa up a check of $20,000 as a guar antee of his good faith, which hs would forfeit in - ths event he with drew his bid without ths consent of ths city commission. May rorfslt C&sck. As there is . a difference of prac tically $27,000 on the two basic bids and about $37,000 when ail the alter nates are figured in, it is pointed out as an argument in support of ths rumor that Pederson will withdraw that hs could forfeit his check and still bs several thousand dollars ahead, if Interested in ths Boyajohn Arnotd bid. Ths practice of permitting a low bidder to withdraw his bid on account of alleged errors haa been in vogue in Portland, and ' has caused : adverse comment heretofore. ; It has occurred many times with ths ' school board, until their frequency caused Ths Jour nal to point -out tha danger of opening the way for just such collusion as is suspected by some m the present audi- ZXV.T VH...;. yj m y introduced to Vi.-W?3"a 'SV I flAlT.w V '-..I 'I 1916 INDIAN I Mi J And what a world ting a new standard of motorcycle eniciency ideals I Doircj 1 70 miles an hour right out of the crate!, Oiltight, dean, quiet! ..You've just got to sec it to be posted on real motor- : Join the boys at our store -your dub-roorns--on Washing torl's Birthday. Sonxthing doing every minute. Hear the motorcycle men of our town talk machinediscuss Indian leadershipPOWERPLUS advantages. ' . , Bring' your Wends any time of day or evening. Big fun, amusement, instruction, : demonstrations. Souvenirs and rcheshments;Kv?lr -,! - ALSO AN INTERESTING SHOWING CF THE NEW INDIAN FEATHERWEIGHT MOTORCYCLE AND THE NEW INDIAN CICTCLES THE YOUNGER : B0TS WILL ENJ0T THESE! i 1 r : THE TIME AIL day tnd evening THE PLACE-Our store. , THE DAY Tuesday, February 22. BALL.OU & WRIGHT Broadway at Oak St. ALSO H. LYSTUU 483 Union Ave. N. . JEFFERSON CYCLE CO, 273 Third rHOOS & iELLER, WonUviUa Dr. Spiro Sargent : ol : ; Eeturnmgto Ci in- Pfcytlclaa Was la Serbian Hospital VtraUl Army BstrsatrS t - Baloaikl Much Suffering InSai New York. Feb. 81. Dr. 7 Sargentlch of Portland, -Or who i been in the military . hospital Nish, LIna.-f or the past IS rnor.t' assisting in " ths - cars of woun soldiers, reached . New Tork recer. : , on his way back to the Pacific cc J Ths doctor left Nlsn with the r tiring Serbian army two or thr days 'before the- Austro-German eupation.' -Ths retreat of the trc-r : to Salonlkl required three weeks t there was constant rearguard fight. The most-fearful part of the J ney. was ths crossing of the .Alb.ir mountains, the roads of which, quots Dr. Sargentlch. were atre with corpses of women and chilJ of ths . retrsatlng army, who I perished from hardship and expos a r Ths population of the little coustr has been sadly depleted by four yea: if almost constant fighting, and t epidemic of typhus claimed 03, t victims, out of a population lit:' greater than that of ths city of 2 York. 60 Per Cent Hurt in : War Eesumo Arm Statlsties Show Over Half f 1 ; : Wounded Hsturn : to Ttriag XI .Attn Coavalssciag, Says Zs ZZt: - PaHs. Feb. 21. I. N. S.Ea-' 1 on figures obtained at the Boris? clearing- hospital.-where out of 6i.:; wounded given treatment during tr-t past year, 88,803 were able to re! their . regiments after convaleaclnr, -develops, according to Ls Matin, t: SO per cent of the wounded In t French army return to ths .flrlr Una - totium ease. Ths last time a bld . -bn a school contract asked to wk draw his bid because of an allc -error hs w'as permitted to do so, t . : ths board readvsrtised for bids lmte . . of awarding ths contract to ths sec ond lowest bidder. MISTAKES IN ESTIMATES Seattle Contractor Bajt IIo II a s Made Discoveries. . SeatUs. Wash, Feb. 21. P N. S.) Hans Pederson, Seattle contractor wboss bid for ths construction of tha municipal auditorium at Portland found to be, the lowest of several of fered, probably will decline to accer t ths contract because of mistakes ma;; by his Portland representative in V -estimates - upon which the bid wa based. Pederson stated hers today that 't was checking over ths estimates an . that hs had already found several mis takes which would indicate that t! 9 bid submitted . was much lower thjn ths actual cost of ths work. Althoueh hs has not finished checking Pederon stated that it was clearly evident that a big mistake has been made an I that he would hardly be able to ac cept ths contract under the' terms C. his original bid. - . Ths bid submitted by Pederson' was approximately 327,000 lower than tr offer of any other contractor. - A toiana la ls af futu4 Am fff set against an Inner wall of a roo.n than if against an outer walk v V V :- -' - -: - "-the official opstiirt' day of the 1916 INDIAN riding season expect the blgstst. most enthusiastic tribs of Indian admirers new and old this year that ever sath- ered at our wigwum, s r ror weve got something e pecially big for em this year -r-not only a fine display of the new b: red boys, but -the biggest thing ever the motorcycling world Jb - beater sensation it is I Sct 4 a i v --- - Kssssj ,-., - v.