THE , 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.
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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
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' 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,
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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
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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. -
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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. '
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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
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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
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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,
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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. : , .
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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. .
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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
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- 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-
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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 :
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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
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expect the blgstst.
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