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THE: OREGON; DAILY - JOURNAL, PORTLAND. "WEDNESDAY, ,' MAY ' XQ,, 1916. t,'.OI iLEAD GUIL1Y TO MAKING ATTEMPT 0 SWINDLE VICT1N1S J PlaiitWas to Sell Interest in i Scheme to Change Base f:'1; Metal Into Gold, CASE TS SIMPLE LARCENY '.7 Sentence of A. jr. Burns ul John ; Brennaa chedld to Be Psd by f.i'2-:'B Morrow Wezt Saturday. Tteadrna: irullty to the charge of lar s ceny A. J. Burn and John Brennan i today admitted their Intention to i. swindle . B. Wesson and H. L. Tur r - nti out of their money by selling them an: ttterer In a scheme to transmute j base hietal Into gold. t'f.V They "told their victims they had a I Chance to buy for $2600 enougn metal ! whteh trould be transmuted Into gold ' to coin 117.000. They did not quite ' huva fh i2son to Winon and Turner were to put up 8500 and get In on the easy Tnoney. WaMOn paid over $50 here in Port land ' and the balance wan jn.d in Seattle. Turner, who is an ox-bsr-tender, became auspicious and tipped theschetne off to the police. S A only $50 was paid in Portland, 1 the charge preferred against tho two was simple larceny. They will come before Judge Morrow for sentencing next Saturday. John Donlln and Arthur Sohmidllng pleaded ruUty to a charge of larceny .like a weinng. Joe Dexter pleaded guilty to lorgin atV tttdorwemelnt to a check drawn by the Benson Commission-company. dr; DANIEL grant; , STAHS-PLATFORM ' yarfry-M' .imiiMiJUijaMiiwiuwi' hihsw I t fc&j ' i ,A if. iff 'J - ,J?-in t 9 LMWMWri:2'!sHBM Dr. Daniel Grant, candidate , coroner. for CHAMBERS IS rXUND GUILTY "j :"t'- ' " Bench Warrant for Man' Arrest Is Issued Today. ' The- verdict fo the Jury m Judge Morrow court, ''opened this morn in , ; was that L.. M. Chambers Is guilty of bootlegging and also maintaining a nuisance at a soft drink stand at 31 ; North.' Sixth street. Bat Chambers has disappeared. He dropped out of sight before the time f his trial, and his bondsmen jtmy they have been looking for him for several days. Vhe trial was conducted without his presence. Today a bench warrant was issued for his arrest and turned over to the sheriff for service. He was convicted of both charges In- municipal court and appealed to ,th4l circuit court. He was out on $400 "bonds,- The bondsmen V, G. W. Jackson, 61 Union avenue, 'and J. A. Roberts, 1034 Macadam road. Cham ber had been rooming at the 4ack son apartments when he was arrested , and Mr, Jackson went on his bond. Time for passing sentence was set ' for Saturday morning. Attorney W. T Hum represented him at the triar. - The case" was prosecuted by Deputy District - Attorneys Cplller and Hind-man. Dr. Dantel Grant, candidate fJr nom ination as. Republican candidate for coroner of Multnomah county, is a graduate of McGill university and has been engaged In the practice of medi- cmi In Oregon for 16 years. lie advocates the establishment of a public, morgue, owned and operated by the county, independent of any un dertaker or clique of undertakers. He is opposed to the methods em ployed in conducting the morgue at this time, decljjing that they tend to invite' graft and discrimination in its administration. He says he does not 'believe It is right or lejfal that any person should be required to pay $15 or any other sum, in order to obtain possession of bodies that have been taken to the morgue. PORTLAND-AUSTRALIA IS RUN PROPOSED OREGON CITYONTRACT TO NAME VII NOT GO ON HEALTH OFFICER'S MACH INE gouncil, at Instance oLMayor Albee Exempts Automobile From theRule. pated, but If it should be found neces sary, the date of advertising for bids wm om aavapceo. . President and Cabinet Invited. - Washington, May 10. Upon request of J. It. Dundore, president Of the board of governors of tho Portland Rose Festlvar assoclationy Senator Chamberlain has extended formal ln vttations.to President and Mrs. Wilson, Vice President and Mrs. Marshall and the members of the cabinet and their wives to attend the dedication of the Columbia river highway on June 7, isuring them they .would find the trip pleasant and the reception a nearly on. Oidlnance mad. Been rassd to Vr nt Possible BUsus of Cars Owmi iby th City. Merlin Too Par Off. "Washington. May 10. The postofflce rlann ptmert hae wHrten a trn irraa i- . . . AsaaaaesAMi AmaasXl """"v v i. v KV wvi'skv VIEW OF CDMMIhb UN tKb man Hawley that it cannot grant a pe uuon lur cuaflge oi m cur man rouie from Dothan to Gold Beach by start ing from Merlin, because the distance from Merlin Is greater, the relet ting of a route ' between Merlin and Almeda would be required, and because the department cannot find that corresponding benefits would be The city's name Is not to ro on the conferred automobile furnished City Health Of fleer Marcellus. The city council' to dayt the Instance of Mayor Albeo decided to exempt the machine fur nlshed Dr. Marcellus from the ordi nance requiring the painting of the city's name on Ws machines, While Commissioners Blgelow and Daly had formerly stated that they were opposed to exempting the ma chine from ther ordinance, commis sicner Blgelow was the only one who. LAND.GRAHT CASE IS FORWARDED DIREG T TO SUPREME OUR IT Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco Does Not Hear Arguments, MUCH TIME THUS SAVED Head of Chain of Stores Is in City T. W. Wool worth With Party of Busi ness Associates Will Probably Be Shown Columbia Blves XClgbway. P. W. Woolworth, head of the cele- opposed the ordinance exempting - the I brated chain df 5, 10 and 15 cent car. .1 stores, arrived with a oartv of half a Commissioner Daly explained that I . . i... r c while he thought the machine should I be marked, he was willing to have rTancisco inis anernoon on me oum Mayor Albee accept the responsibility 1 limited. lor any misuse of the machine and as His stay probably wm be Drier, long as the mayor wanted to take th though efforts are being made to ln responslbllity he had no objections to duce him to stay over a flay and take the ordinance. I the Columbia river highway trip, xnis Commissioners Dieck and Baker did I program is being worked on by John not express' themselves. The original B. Yeon and by the retail merchants ordinance requiring the city's namaon committee of the Chamber of Com- lts machine wis passed in an effort merce. to prevent" "joy -riding" and misuse of Among those In the Woolworth the city owned machines. i party are: H. H. Albright of New VT York, attorney for the Woolworth in- rvmnHl AnwonrUtM S10.KOA. terests, accompanied by Mrs. Albright; The city council today appropriated Mr "d ilrs. W. JRand of San Fran-- $10,600 for th correction of earth Z.'J?L "7'' " Settlement of Case Within Pew Weeks How Predicted by Z.ocal United States Attorney's Office. by slides. Commissioner Dieck bad originally soughlt an appropriation of $12,600. Mr. Woolworth. 'But when I saw Mount Shasta laVt night I decided that the Alps have been overestimated." "Walt until you see the Columbia river highway," it was suggested. 1 am waiting," he replied. "We The Oregon & California land grant case did not stop In the UniUjd States circuit court of appeals at San f ran cisco, which, merely certified, tt and sent it on to the supreme court with' out hearing argument. This was on Monday, and the infor mation came to Assistant District At torney Rankin this morning from Dis trict Attorney Reamea at San Fran cleco. "This is a splendid thing for us," says Mr. Reames, "because it means that we will now be in the supreme court with the entire Question and rhave it settled within a very few weeks. If the circuit court of appeals had listened to the argument and taken it under advisement; either side would have appealed to the supreme .court anyway, -The procedure adopted will save about four months time. ' The Issue in the case Is the terms of the decree entered by Judge Wolver- ton, of the district court, on the su preme court's mandate. The decree provides that land and timber in the land grant must be sold together at $2.50 an acre. The Southern Pacific, holder of the land, secured by grant from the government, contends that It may sell the lejad and timber sepa rately, the land at $2. SO an acre and the timber at any price it may choose. City Lets Waiter Meter Contract. The Gamon Meter company, was to day awarded th contract br the coun- I will see it this afternoon." ell for furnishing 850 water meters. The contract price Is $6.50 a meter. COMING OREGON PRIMARYGAINS SftfiSPECT V 1 UNDER ARREST Hawley Pulp & Paper Co, May Furnish 500 Tons of Paper to Sydney Herald, er will have his name inscribed on the h11ot. The Huarhes movement is a peril to the Cummins campaign, as it Question Affectinr Whotoaal Grocers' Man Accused of Sweating" Coin Operation!. ' J. B. Henderson's working capital was $120 In gold. From this money, 1! $10 pieces. William A. Glover, fed eral secret service operator, alleges Henderson "sweated" about. $3, or 25 oents from each coin. Henderson rcve his address as San Francisco to Mr. Glover and Deputj United States Marshal MacQwain, whd made the arrst las', night. -' Henderson attempted to exchange the coins for paper money at thenostal savings window at the postofflce. The L importer of paper. cieru noticed that the coins were under weight and called Mr. Glover, who. t with Deputy MacSwain, followed the man to his room, where a device for j. "sweating" the coins was seized. -'Officers say Henderson made a con- f ession to them. Oregon City, Or., May 10. j. W. Connolly, publisher of the Sydney, Australia, Morning Herald. Tuesday made a proposition to Pres'.dent Haw ley of the Hawley Pulp & Paper com pany, offering to send a steamer from Australia Into Portland every 30 days provided a minimum of (00 tons of paper could be guaranteed for each trip. This would provide a Portland- Australia line. Mr. Hawley is hopeful that the necessary guarantee can be given. Mr. Connolly and Harry Southhouse, wholesale paper dealer of Australia, 'pr. h nr. ndtrnHcif iner with tVi Tbw. I ley people for the purchase of news print and other paper supplies for the Herald and other papers in Australia. The Herald alone uses from 10,000 to 30,000 tone a year. The Hawley mill was Inspected by the visitors after which they left for San Francisco on the Shasta Limited. They wer accompanied by H. R. Wil- lar,' of San Francisco, exporter and is reputed to have drawn off, many vot ers who would otherwise have been for Cummins. Consequently, Oregon sup porters of the 2owan advised him his nresence Is needed to stir uo Prorres-I grocers, who use alcohol for manufac sive sentiment and win back those who turing purposes, must buy their alcp have strayed into the Hughes camp. I hoi through local wholesale druggists urm Talk Atmnt wnirhaa. 1 or eie be restricted to two quarts a DiTOrce Decree Are Granted. Divorces have been granted in the following cases: Jeasl I. Zottman vs. Thomas J. Zottman, married in Seattle, crneltj'; Clarkie A Armstrong vs. Thomus J. Armstrong, married in Ore- a-oa In 1914, desertion; Lelta M. Rex v , Ernest E. Rex, married at Albany, Or, In 1909, one son, desertion; Hilda MoMahon vs. Edward A. McMahon, married at Seattle In 1914. cruelty: Maggie M, Crow vs. Samuel Crow, mar. I . T).!.. . .a . in17 1 a. . piainuxr restored to her maiden name, gaggle M. Ulem. v .y, . K -V" A. L. Morris Bound Over. ' A. L. Morris, after a hearing yester day afternoon before District Judge Jones, was bound over to the grand Jury on a charge of larceny by bailee and his ball was fixed at $1500. He sold his interest in a coffee booth in the Yamhill street market to Fred Hoekins, and la charged with having old a cash register which he had not paid. for. The complaint against him was made by Mr. Hoskins. The output of the Haw let mills is now handled by a Et. Louis jobbing concern, and it will be necessary to secure a partial release from that company or arrange to have It mane the Australian sales. 1 pal 2 vi Sentenced to Jail. V - A. Nordin. the professed 2. naturopath who was convicted on two counts of practicing medicine without a license, was sentenced by Dramatic Reader Delights Audience Miss Katherine Jewell Everts de lighted the audience In the auditorium of the Lincoln high school with her dramatic Interpretation of Maeter linck's "Bluebird." Miss Everts, be sides being an artist of the first rank from the dramatic standpoint, pos sesses a personality so magnetic that she no sooner steps on a platform than she has the interested admiration of her audience. ' The pleasure of the eve ning'' was heightened with the singing of delightful children s songs by Mrs. Lucille Addison Whltlock of Berkeley, Judge Morrow to pay $200 fine and serve 15 days in jail. His conviction in the circuit court' followed an an peal from a conviction in the district court, where the fine was only $100 ana no jau sentence. Two Seek Divorce Decrees. Suits for divorce have been filed as follows: Jessie Emerson against Ar thur Emerson, married in Missouri in lljr, desertion; William S. Worden against Clarice E. Worden, married in Ohio in 1892, two sons, desertion. DISCRIMINATING BUYERS V GIVE PREFERENCE TO t 1 Oregonlife OREGON'S SUCCESSFUL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 5 - Combination of Attractive Features: The New Policy Contract -The Superior Senrioe and V The Low Premium Rate Mr. Woolworth said that business in all lines la showing a remarkable im provement throughout the country. WhUe he would not say It was due alKJgether to the war, he eaid he found all lines of business In good condition. newinterest Suit Designed to . Test the Dry Law (Continue From-Pag One) Xlglxts to Bay Alcohol ta Certain QuanUtl Is pending Before Court. The question of whether wholesale Warrant Issued - For Walter Logus Zriueesor of a f400' Check Charged as XUanlt of am Indictment by Oread . A warrant was Issued today for the arrest jof Walter J- Loans of Krehs Logna j company, general insurance agents,! on a chargeof larceny of a check of $400. Logus is expected to put up a $760 bond this afternoon. The warrant was based on an indictment returned by th gran a jury. . The complaining witness is J. O. Arnoldj attorney, and the trouble has grown out of a $4000 deal between Logus and Arnold. Logus sold Arnold a contract for that sum. Logus con tends that Arnold still owes him money; on the deal. Arnold charges Logus with having entered his office and stealing a check for $400, which was made by Arnold in favor of Logus. -. A civil suit to recover the amount of the 1 check was filed some time ago by Arnold against Logus. Excursion Train to - Eugene Is Planned Object 1 to Oiv Portland Senior Sign School Students Chance to Inspect Ag-ricnltaral Coll? and V. of 0. Plans are. afoot for the running ot special excursion train next Friday from Portland to Corvallls and Eugene to give seniors in the Portland high schools an opportunity to Inspect the Oregon Agricultural college and the University of Oregon. The arrangements are under the di rection of the Portland O. A. C. club, assisted by E. B. Lemon, assistant dean of the school of commerce, and H. M Tennant, registrar of the agri cultural college. , It Is suspected here that the Hughes month will be tested, in 4he suit filed Eoads Get Ready to Transport Soldiers Railroad men were in a quandary this morning regarding the routing of, trvops xrom ma norwiwesi mat mo ly be sent to the Mexican Dorser. in aultles had been made by the quarter master's department for equipment to handle the movement but it was not known at noon whether the soldiers would be sent south through Portland via California or east through Portland via Salt Lakt City and Denver and south from there. It was generally supposed that the movement of the Fort Lawton troops would use the Southern Pacific south from Portland and those from Fort Wright would use the Northern fa ciflo from Spokane by way of B1U- ings. All the roads over which the move rrtent might pass are assembling roll ing stock in readiness, so that the mo. ment the actual order to move is given there may be no delay so far as trans portation is concerned. coup in Oregon is to be the main point today by Wadhams & Co against the of attack when Senator Cummins ar- San Francisco & Portland Steamship rival in tha ntiLta. The Town, senator i company. has no complaint as to the Candidacy ino inunpsrwiwa company naa iu , 1 j of Justice Hughes, but he does insist Its warehouse here two barrels of aW rTlSOner IS X arOlfiQ! that there should be no cloak of safcc- cohol. which were shipped from San 1 MW"U vrvyvj titw about it. Hia anaechaa will nrob-1 Francisco to Wadhams & Co. The ably disclose that he regards Hughes transportation company refuses to de just as much of a candidate as any liver it on the grounds it would be a other candidate. violation of the prohibition law. The Cummins view la that If Hughes On the other hand, the wholesale did not desire the abmlnatlon, that fact grocers take the stand that the use of would have been known long before alcohol for manufacturing 'purposes is this date, and the propaganda in his lawful in this state, and the imports. behalf would have been stopped by a tion of alcohol for a lawful use cannot positive statement such as the Jurist be prohibited. The- plaintiffs will be Is known to be capable of making. The' represented In the case by the law senator does net consider the fact that I firm of Teal, Minor Sc. Winifreo. The Hughes is a candidate is any discredit I defendant wirt be represented by A. C to Hughes or to the bench, but he be- I Spencer, who said he would Invito lieves tbat all candidacies should be Attorney General Brown and District placed on the same plane. 1 Attorney Hvans to assist in defending So Cummins will go into oxegon the pronroition law, if they ex desired. claiming tne support 01 me Jtrogres- sives on the record he has made, and Esther Larson Dies insisting mat au oiner canuaies on R0SCbiirg, Or., May 10. Esther Lar me uauui nmu uo vcu uy n.o w.c.- .nn . 'Aailarhr nt "Mr o-nA t t torate in the same way without any Larson of sutherlln. died at Mercy air of mj-etery or special privilege, DR. DY0TT OF PORTLAND ONE 0FJNC0RP0RAT0RS . OF CHURCH COUNCIL hospital in Roseburg on Tuesday. She was aged 22 years and had lived at Sutherlln ; for the past fjrtr years. coming there from Minnesota. Gets Work on Farm Governor Wlthycombe today paroled from the Multnomafl county jail An drew Thomassen, who was serving 1 sentence of one year for aseault and robbery of a jitney driver last Decern ber. He had served about half cf hi: sentence. He has obtained employ ment on a farm in eastern Oregon. Ed Johnson, who wa sentenced to serve six months for the same crime, has completed his time. Cannon Nominated Roseburg Register Washington, May 10. Presiden Wilson today nominated W. H. Can con of Medford, Or., as register the land office at Roseburg, pr. Washington, May 10 Dr. Luther RT Dvott of Portland. Or., is named as one of the incorporator of the Federal Council of the Churches Of Christ in America, for which federal incorporation is proposed in a bill in troduced by Senator Underwood of Ala bama. The purpoe Is stated to be the pro motion of the spirit of fellowship, service and cooperation among the churches represented, by securing larger efficiency in their work, preventing I duplication of effort and expense, and by increasing their influence through j concerted action. Among the other incorporators, com prising a large body of men noted In the religious and educational world. are Dr. Sbailer Mathews, Bishop Sam uel Fallows, F. W. Buroham. Charles t-W. Fairbanks, Bishop W. A. Quayle, James M. Beck, Professor Henry Wad Rogers and Dr. W. H. P. Faunce. Hill Every woman in Portland should Ik k the Children oiise WEST EXTENSION OF UMATILLA PROJECT , TO BE OPEN IN JUNE Except only war. there is no subject more prominently before the people of the United states today, more dis cussed in homes, newspapers. . clubs; any subject which is receiving more earnest thought and consideration from those who have the most vital Interests of l the nation at heart, than that of domestic relationships mar riage and divorce. Washington, May 10. Congressman Slnnott has been informed by the in terior department that it is expected to have the formal notice of opening of the first unit of the west extension of the Umatilla reclamation project ready to lay before Secretary Lane for approval by tne middle of the week. Water Is ready for the land. and. the date of opening Is to be about the middle of June. Although there are nearly 11,000 acres in this unit, only 60 or 60 unlocated tracts are included. The new tracts are of 40 and 80 acres. but only a lew or tne latter size. Pri vate owners ican get water at once. A drawing plan will be used to decide between those who file on the unlo cated tracts. . . . and the KLEVER Keystone The Rough Knight rZLATTTJUira ssobtt sajcxltob Starts Thursday the super-feature THE BEGGAR OF CAWNPORE : 1 . . . ' , 1 IOU Will PUy an UgMlB PoHcy if you take time ' . .: to esuunine the above enumerate ad- v ' vantage i t Home Office: WSlSSi Portland, Ore. Portland Postofflce Bids. Washington. May 10. -Th Portland. Or., postofflce building will be on the market about the middle of Jun. This Is the latest word from th of fie of the .supervising architect of the treas ury, where tha plana ar being checked and specifications prepared. This timet is given on the basis of there being no farther delay occasioned by consultation (with the- architect . No MmMa The Theatre Beantful Sixth at Washington JOHN F. JOHNSON. A PIONEER OF OREGON DIES AT VANCOUVER Crossed the Plains With His Parents in 1847, Drawn by Ox Team, taken 'to TamhllC Or., Friday for In terment, which will b under tha auspices of the Masonic lodge of that city. . :.;v .. ... Vancouver. Wash.. May 10. John Franklin Johnson, aged resident of this city and pioneer settler of Ore gon, died yesterday at his home on East Tenth street, East Vancouver. He was a native of Texas and was more than 74 years old. WJth his parents, Mr. Johnson crossed the plains with an ox team in 1847 and settled irf Yamhill county, Oregon. In June, 1864, he watrmar ried to Miss Margaret L. Wright at McMinnvllle, Or. In 1910 he removed to this city, where he had since re sided. Mr. Johnson was a member of the Yamhill Masonic lodge. He is sur vived by his widow, five daughters, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The children are: Mrs. Ora McClintock of Yamhill, Or.; Mrs. Lyda Campbell and Mrs. Myrtle Crit tenden of Portland: Mrs. Buedene B. Hathaway of Rldgefield, and Mrs. Catherine L. Fouts of Vancouver. Funeral tervlces will be held at Limber's undertaking parlors at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, and will be conducted by Rev. R. H. Sawyer, pastor of the Christian church, of which church he had been a member for about 80 years. The body will be MAJESTIC THEATRE TODAY Last Appearance in PoftUnd THEDA BARA In the Much - Discussed' Play The Eternal SAPH0 Tomonr?ow'Sins of Man' "VOU'D stand on a corner of rush to a window any day to hear a band go by. The Victrola makes the world's greatest bands parade before you -as you sit in your easy chair Sousa's Band, Pryor's Band, Vessella's Band, Conway's Band, U. S. Marine Band, and other famous musical organizations. Any Victor dealer will gladly show you the complete line of Victors and Victrolas $10 to $400 and play the music you know and like best, which is the only way for you to personally judge its capabilities of satisfying your musical longings. 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