THE OREGON DAILY : JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SATURDAY MAY 13. 1916.
CHILDREN OF
SCHOOLS
PROVE SELVES TO BE
EFFECTIVE LOBBYISTS
Promise of Playground Ex
" acted of Commissioners by
'Alberta, Vernon Youngsters
TRACT IS VERY LARGE ONE
Froperty Consists of It Aorea and
- Proposal Xs for City to. lease H
for Two Years.
The children of the. Alberta and
" Vernon districts are to have i pla.v
! ground ftt Fast Nineteenth and Kil
j Hngsworth avenue. Tli.it was sett let
i definitely yetnlsy afternoon when
j toe'rUy commissioners went to see
tfw place proposed for a playground
"and found themselves surrounded by
'1000 achool children. These children
did not let the commissioners pet
away until each had promised that he
! would vote for the playground.
, The commissioners went there with
ttie; expectation of quietly looking over
the ground and making their getaway,
I but Mr. 13. II. Works, of the Vernon
I, Parent-Teacher association, thwarted
their p.lans. It was Mrs. Work who
rot, trie assemblage of children on
( .the playground site and William Par-
I I ker. principal of the Vernon school.
I had charge of the youngsters. Six
y schools In the Alberta and Vernon
districts wera i epi earnted by the chil
dren yesterday.
. , Tha playground proposed Is about IS
acres, bounded by Kat Nineteenth,
;. .Kamt Twenty-second, Alnswnrth and
1 Kllllngsworth avenue. The ty pr"
, .poses to lease the property for two
'eara t a rental to average $750 a
year.
3IAV VAX OXK INSTALLMENT
City Treasurer Ifue Statement to
; ' Delinquent Owner?.
' Property owners delinquent In the
payment. of bonded street and sewer
assessment Inst ailments are not io he
required to pay all Installments and
Interest to prevent their property from
"being sold, according to City Tre-isurer
Adams today. Adams sa'yTrthnt If the
Owners .pay only one installment and
interest immediately, the nare or rneir
property can be averted. He nad re
celved a number of inquiries as io the
ales, and thlK explanation Is 'he re
sult. lUlIDCiK HILL NOT ArPHOVKD
Commissioner IMeck Thinks Time
Not Ilifie for City Control.
Commissioner Dleck has racpmrnend-
u ed against the plan of the county com-
mtSsiOnerN that a bill be drafted for
presentation to the next legislature, to
have the city maintain the bridges
aeroas the. Willamette river, and which
.Ml now cared for by the county. In
a eennrt to the council Cnmmlpnlonor
says that this Is not the uroprr
time to enter Into a plan of this kind.
i Commissioner Oppose Tlan.
i' Commissioner Dleck Is opposed to
th plan of having every fourth, street
ptj the residential districts dosed dur
ing' certain hours of the day, that they
may be wed by the children for ' play
places." A number of residents have
j .petitioned the council that thesa
J .Streets be closed during the afternoon.
" Mazamaa to See Tunnel Spur.
aiiw Buiifuiiion trip oi ine jviazamas
to 1 Silver Star mountain, in the Cas
cade range of Washington, has ben
'postponed because of deep snow in the
'place where the hikers were to have
camped over night. The Mazamas will
ItO to Tunnel (Spur tomorrow, led by
Miss Agnes Lawson.
" Jury Allows KHOM for Laml.
'- A' jury In Judce lantenieln court
yesterday afternoon awarded Charles
i Hehmidd 8000 in payment of a strip
'of land at- sixteenth and Wusbtiigton
Streets, condemned by the city Tor the
pqrpose of widening Washington Mtreet.
.Condemnation proceedings vveii
brought by the city.
COLUMBIA
sixth at Washington
Beggar
OF
Cawnpore
Spectacular
Colorful
Drarrati-
'and
Backing Society,
, a Keystone
StartaSunday
Wm. S. Hart
XX TBJE
Hing
es
of
Hell
ilk
Shingleweavers in
Wage Scale Dispute
Company Bays Men Were raid Off and
Dlsmlaiad ; Some of Men Xefer to Zt
Strike.
Eight or 10 shingle weavers em
ployed by the L. B. Menefee lumber i
company at University Park are Idle
today aa a recruit of differences of
fflr.Va'Si.ySf;
nien were simply paid off and dis-,
missed as a prerautkirr to the aarita- J
tlon of labor troubles similar to those '
that have caused a demoralization of '
the shingle mills around Everett. j
Home of the men, on the other-!
hand, referred to the conditions as a ,
strike. Horace W. Tevis, manager of
theyromparvyj said the disaffection ap
parently had been caused by a labor
union delegate who attempted to or
ganize a local union for the increase
of wages.
"Shingle weavers earn about ? a
day," said Mr. Tevls. "They are get
ting 13 cents per 1000, and they
turn out from 4 5,000 to 50,000 a day.
We understand the wage demand was
to be for 1H cents per thousand.
Rattier than risk any trouble, we
merely let out the eiEht or 10 men
u-h, wor fttvnlvod sin f:lr found nt
ers to take tlieir places and ire now Walter Murphy Died Thursday,
running as usual." Walter Murphy, aged 32 years, and
Mr. Tevis said the Menefee company unmarried, died Thursday in a hos
employs about 75 men at University pltal In Salem. He was a resident of
Park. i Palls City and the body was taken
, . there for treatment.
Young Bridegroom
Killed by Live Wire
J
Harold Moodle Electrocuted While
Moving a House at tha Peninsula
Lumber Company.
Not until last evening was the young;
bride of Harold Moodle notified that
her husband had" been killed by elec
trocution while moving a house at the
Peninsula Lumber company yesterday
afternoon. The Mood lea were mart led
last fall, and have been llvinjr on Seventy-Fourth
.tt-eet In Montnvtlla. Th
home was not located fur several
hours.
Harold Moodie was 21 years old and
was the son of A. I . Moodie, president i James W. McDi well, aeed 72. an old
of the Moodie Hotisemovmg company, president the Kola hills section of
He was electi ot uted in llftins soma Polk county, died May 8. , He was a
11.000-volt when to allow the passage 'native of Pennsylvania and had re
nt the house underneath. The body m ' sided in this county for 30 years. He
at the K. S. Dunning undertaking e-1- 1 is survived by four sons 'Oily, Roy
tablishment. Funeral arrangements and William McIiowelPof Polk county.
are held up, pending the receipt
word from relatives in California.
of j
Aberration Attacks
Passenger at Depot
Mrs. Elmer tevell of Chicago Is De
tained by Authorities Until Her Men
tal Condition Beoomes Normal.
Mrs. Elmer I.evell of Chicago is de
tained by the woman's department of
the sheriff's office for investigation,
following a fit of mental aberration at
the union depot this morning.
, Policeman S. R. Vessey, stationed at
the depot, assisted by Miss Martha
Randall of the department of public
safety for women, first took the wom
an In charge. She was incoherent and
persisted in calling the policeman's
badge "the Star of Rethlehem."
A ticket from Chicago to Sim Fran
cisco' was found in her purse. She
reached Portland this morning from
Seattle. If her condition shows im
provement she will be permitted to re
sume her Journey Monday.
Missing Miss Harris
Reported Seen Again
Two Men Declare They Talked to Girl
Xast Wednesday at Columbia Park
Pictures Recognized.
Another report that Ella May Har
ris had been seen was made to tlvj
police yesterday by M. E. Brady, 1657
Woulsey street, and J. K. Tioutman.
Insurance solicitor, of 2Si Larrahee
street. These men said they talked
with Miss Harris, who hu-; been mUo
ing since a week ago last ""Friday.
Wednesday afternoon ut Columbia park
when she asked for the time of day.
The men looked at pictures of Miss
Harris and declrfred they were posi
tive that she was the woman they
talked to. If this'information is true.
relatives believe she is In hiding with
friends somewhere la the (Kenton dis
trict.
David Caplan?s Fate
- Is in Hands of Jury j
Prosecutor Asks for Death Penalty;'
Defense Attorney Bequests That !
Liberty or Death Be Given Client.
Los Angeles, May 13. (P. N. 8.)
The fate of David Caplan, alleged
dynamiter in the Times case, went to
the Jury shortly before 11 a. in. to
day. Tiie hist wOrds of District Attorney'
Woolvvine before the rase was turned
over to the jury were a plea that Cap-,
Ian be sent to the gallows. i
Attorney Nathan Cofjlan, Caplan's
counsel, made an unusual request 1
when he asked that his client be
given either liberty or death.
Tickets on Sale
For May Festival
Procaada of School Ennt at Mnltnn-1
man Field to Kelp Defray Bosebud
'Parade at Rose Festival.
Tickets for the public school May
festival to he held on Multnomah fiei 1
next "Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock have been placed on sale at
the Meier & Frank store. Nearly 8500
children will take part in the spec
tacle. Proceeds will go to paying the
expenses or tne participation of Port
land school children ln he children's.
or human rosebud, parade of Rose
Festival. Prices for festival tickets
are 80 cents for reserved seat a and
25 cents for general admission.
Committee to Act
On Color Schemes
To superintend the decoration of
stores during Rose Festival week, the
retail merchants' bureau of the Cham
ber of Commerce has appointed tha
following committee: J. II. Joyce,
chairman; George Wolfe, Aaron Frank,
V. A. Spangler. W. E. Conklln, B. Q.
Lublin, Adlolph Dekum and Fred
Grayes. The committee will formulate
a uniform eystem for decoration and
submit it to; the merchants.
ilDE
OF POLK COUNTY ARE
CALLED DURING WEEK
' f
Mrs, Lovina Ludwig, Native
of Indiana, Had Lived - in
Dallas 25 Years.
Pallas, Or, -May 13. An unusually
large number of deaths have occurred
in Polk county during the last week.
Mrs. Lovina Ludwig. aged 76 years,
! died In this city May 9. She was
born In Indiana and was married to
I Francis Ludwig in 1859 at West Port
Mo. About 25 years aT?o they moved
to Dallas. Mr. Ludwig died in 1912.
Mrs. Ludwig is survived by four
daughters, Mrs, W. L. Hug"hes and
Mis. C. A Rh e of Pallas; Mrs. Anna
L. Wood of Portland and Mrs. W. J.
Martin of Kinsman, Ohio. There are
ialo 11 grandchildren and 'one great
, grandchild.
' W. JMcDonald, r8 years old. a resi-
dent of Salmon River, died Monday
at the home
of his son, William O.
irSC.
was a victim ,
ills city, where he had
but a few days. He
of nneumonla. Mr.
I McDonald had formerly resided here,
'but a few years ago took a hemestead
! at Salmon River. He was a native of
Massachusetts and is survived by a
widow and six children Ralph E. and
William O. McDonald and Mrs. Ethel
Crandall of Salmon river and Mrs.
Lucy Chaffls of Sain Francisco. Cal.
Burled at Salem.
W. I. Muller, aged 66 years, died -at
his home, three miles south of Rick
reall May R. The family moved to
Oregon about five years ko 'from
South Pjikotu. For a while they lived
in Salem and the funeral was held in
that city.
and hftirry McDowell of Salem.
Assistant iCoach Is
Held to Grand Jury
Bonds of $500 Amount Z'txed for Ex
erett May of O. A. C Who Is
Charged With Assaulting Boys.
Corvallis, Or., May 13. Everett May,
assistant athletic coach at the O. A.
"., has been held for the September
grand jury in the sum of $500, on the
( harge of assault? and breaking the
I jaw of a student named Xestello.
I At the recent game of ball at the
college May became exasperated at a
crowd of boys who collected outside
the diamond on railroad land and
hooted and threw stones. He rushed
Into the crowd and, it Is alleged, struck
three young men, breaking the Jaw" of
one, breaking the teeth of another and
knocking down a third one. He was
recently tried In the city court for
assaulf, pleaded guilty a;,d was fined
sir..
The case was then taken before
Justice Lane by the district attorney
and ho was bound over to the grand
jury.
Paving on County
Roads Is Resumed
Warren Construction Co. Begins
Spreading "Hot Stuff" on Sandy Cut
Off; Wo'rk on St. Helens Bead.
Paving on the county roartS has been
resumed. The Warren Construction
company began spreading the "hot
stuff on the Sandy cutoff yesterday
and the Olark-Henery company com
menced operations on the eastern end
of the Base Line. As there is only
about half a mile Io be paved, this
road wilt he completed Monday.
On the St. Helens road the Monta
gue-O'Reilly company is laying the
excrete foundation for the 400 foot
section of uncompleted wood block
pavement. This latter firm is also ar
ranging to resume work on the Canyon
road in a few days.
Morson Wires of
Extension Success
Salern. Or., May in. J. E. Morson
wired the State Desert Land board this
morning from Washington, D. C, that
he had won his point and Secretary
of the Inferior Itne had agreed to
grant a five-year extension of the
contract on the Morson Irrigation proj
ect. In central Oregon, provided the
board asked for 1c. A telegram favor
ing th extension will probably be sent
today. The board declared in 'avor of
a three-year extension some time ago.
Sulzer Indorsed for
National Committee
Juneau, Alaska. May 13. fP. N. S.1
Charles A. Bulzer, a brother of form-
er fTovernor William Sulzer of INew
York, today has the indorsement of
Juneau Democrats for national com
mitteeman from Alaska. Voters of the
Second and-Fourth districts. In prima-,
les held yesterday. Indorsed Prilzer for
committeeman, while in the First and
Third districts he was selected as the.
Democratic choice for delegate to con
gress. ' ;
Mrs. R. Blackford
Dies at Clatskanie
Clatskanie, Or., May 13. Philip Pdp-
j ham this week closed a deal for tbe
I purchase of the 'mail and stage route
; from Clatskanie to Vesper, which has
been operated by Tommy Hopkinv
A number of the lowland and delta
farmers are experimenting this season
with mint. Good crops of all lklnds
are expected.
Mrs. Rachael Blackford, who was
born 1n St. Calre county. III., fn 183&,
died at her home here Tuesday. She
is survived by tha following children:
Mrs. M. E. Hamilton of Halley. Or. ;
James Fulliam -f Altoona, Wash., and
waiter and Charles Pulllam of data
kanie
Funeral .services were held
Thursday morning, with Interment at
Maygers, or, - .
NTS
Southern Wasco Is
For Bulk Handling
Farmers' XTnion Oaes - Saoord In
Favor of Bllmlaation of Jute Bag
Md Backing" and leading Expense.
Friend, Or., May 13. It has leaked
oui that the last meeting of the
Farmer; union at Kingsley was of
more than ordinary interest, the action
affecting a considerable part of the
grain district of southern Wasco
county. The report Is that action was
taken looking to the erection and
operation of grain elevators for han
dling in bulk the coming crop of the
southern part of Wasco county, the In
tention being to erect plants at Dufur,
Friend and other places. Elevators
are already under way at Boyd ami
Wrentham.
At a conservative estimate it is
figured that the bulk system will
eliminate the use of 400,000 Jute bags,
approximating at the present high
prices asked for bags, 150.000. There
will also be a big saving in labor for
sacking and loading.
PASTOR
IS
A
CONVICTED
CASE
NVOLVING
YOUNG GIRL OF FLOCKS
oil f i V J
LhlCO, Lai., Minister, rQUnd
! a i
UUIIIy, OcyS He IS VICIim
of a "Erame-Up.
Oroville, Cal . May 13. P. N. S.)
The Rev. Madison Slaughter, the Chlco
pastor, was found guilty here today of
violating 15-year-old Gertrude Lamson.
The jury returned its verdict at 9;23
o'clock this morning aftera delibera
tion of nearly 2 4 hours. Slaughter
showed no emotion us the foreman
read the jury's verdict. Mrs Slaugh
ter, who Was seated beBlde her hus
band, received the verdict calmlv. Mrs.
Ivy Camper the chief witness for the
defense, went Into hysterics when the
Jury announced its verdict.
Attorney W. II. Schooler asked
thata Slaughter be admitted. to
ball, but Judge Gregory refused,
and the minister was turned
over to Sheriff Riddler. The
court room was crowded, hut the spec
tators received the verdict calmly and
there was no disturbance at all. Oilt
side the court room. however, the
crowd cheered when the verdict was
received by them from the courthouse
steps. District Attorney Raymond
Leonard and his assistant, Harry
Davis, were given an ovation when
they left the court room.
Disagreement in First Trial.
Gertrude Lamson received the ver-1
diet without any show of emotion. ,
"What else could they expect?" she
asked. "I knew he would be found ;
guilty. I am glad it is all over. I
am glad that I have been vindicated
and I am glad to have the people know
that I told the truth. I am sorry for
Mr. Slaughter, but he is getting Just
what he deserves."
Slaughter's first trial commenced
March 7 and eroded April 3. From
the time the charges were made.
Slaughter has been the center of con
siderable agitation In his church, fre
quently In his sermons denouncing the
accusations against him as a "frame
up" on the part of liquor Interests
and other enemies.
Allegorical Wedding
Celebrates Joining
Sacramento Valley Holds Pestival ln
Sonor of Completion of Great Tolo
Causeway Three Miles ln Ziength.
Sacramento, Cal., May 13. (U. P.)
The climax of the Sacramento valley's
causeway celebration came today when
the east and west sides were formally
united in an allegorical wedding, the
bride. Miss Bernice Worley, coming
from Davis on the west side, and be
ing wedded to John Murray, repre
senting theeast side, at a ceremony
performed on the steps of the capitol.
Justice E. C. Hart of the Third dis
trict appellate court""tleing the knot."
The "wedding procession" over the
causeway was nearly four miles In
length. There were numerous costly
noats and hundreds oc decorated auto-
mobiles. It was the longest and most
eiauoiaie parauo in me nisiory OI in
Sacramento valley. Immense crowds
saw the pageant and wedding cere
mony. The Yolo causeway, recently com
pleted, is the longest highway trestle
In The world, covering more than three
miles over the Tolo basin and con
necting Sacramento and Davis by a
direct route.
Republican Will Be
Named, Says Barnes
Albany Journal Predicts Candidate
Chosen "by O. O. F. Convention Must
Stand on Platform It W1U Adopt.
Albany, N. Y., May (I. N. S.)
The Albany Journal, William Barnes'
paper, publishes an editorial saying:
"When the Republican national eon -
mention meetal Chicago it will nonl-
a man who is a member of the Repub- I
Hcftn party. And the candidate who j
will be chosen must stand apou. the
platform which the convention will
adopt.
"This Is self-evident and it should I
not be necessary to say it. Hut there
are some men who strargely believe !
that a Republican convention or a Re- ;
publican candidate might submit to
dictation from another party or from
Individuals who are not Republicans.
"They are under a - delusion."
Krause Convicted
Of His Third Crime
Alaskan Face Kavimum of 38 Tears
ln Prison, and ta Being; Triad on
Fourth Char g a, Forgery.
Juneau, Alaska, May 13. (P. N. 8.)
Thirty-eight years in prison 1s the
maximum sentence faced by Edward
Krause today, following his third con
viction Jn the federal court. Krause
was found guilty yesterday of fraudu
lent use of the mails. He had prevt
ously.beon convicted of impersonating
i Christie of Treadwell. Krause went to
I trial a fourth time today on a charge
I of forgery .
HREIyiAN
FRED
ES INVOLVING
' GIRUSDELINQUENCY
Jury Returns a Verdict of Not
Guilty in Case of Hugo
Heise of Department.
ANOTHER IS ON TRIAL
Case In Which Lewis Banfield Is Ac
eussd Is CHven to th Jury
at Hoon Today.
A Jury In Judge Morrow's court this
morning returned a verdict of not
guilty in the case of Hugo Heise. Port
land fireman, charged with contribut
ing to the delinquency of a minor.
Heise, who- Is stationed .at Eait
Thirty-fifth and Belmont streets, was
accused of contributing to the delln
tjuency of Maria Hodges.
Lewis Benfield. also a fireman sta
tioned at East Third and Pine streets,
was also tried on a similar charge, ths
so being given te the jury at noon.
udge Morrow this morning sen
tenced Herbert Lefslie, recently con
victed of non-support, to serve eight
"'""v"" on trie rucapue.
Freda Leonard, recently convicted of
oviij v. Pvriiiciivcti d. dhi L J&ii
sentence and paroled
DAMAGES AWARDED WORKMAN
Longshoreman Wins Verdict
of
95000 for Personal Injuries.
Five thousand dollars was the
amount of the damage verdict returned
by a Jury In federal court this morn
ing in favor of C. Kelthly,' longshore
ntan, who was hurt when loading flour
on the steamer George AV. Elder,
owned by the North Pacific Steamship
company, against whom the verdict
toes.
Kelthly's leg was broken and his hip
crushed, he Bllegeri, Rskintr $10,000
damages on the ground of contributory
negligence on the part of the company.
lc is unaerstooa t lie case will re ap
pealed.
DIVORCE DECREE MODIFIED
Samuel M. Mowers XeexV Not Pay
Lump Sum of $750.
! Judge Gantenbein this morning
1 modified the divorce decree in the
case of Rosa W. Blowers against
Samuel M. Blowers, requiring that
Blowers pay his former wife $750 in
a lump sum within 10 days instead
of $20 a month alimony. It was
i shown that he is supporting three
! children, by a former marriage,
j Divorce decrees signed "by Judge
McGinn were the cases of Margaret
Neville Jordon against Rob.ert J.
Jordon, and Xiron Turpin against
Meda V. Turpin.
Company Sue for $18,460.
f?uit was filed in the 'circuit court
yesterday by the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Co. to collect $18,460
alleged to be due from the Assets
Realization company for power fur
nished the Monarch Lumber company
plant at Kenton. Power furnished be
tween September 1, 1913. and May 12
of the present year Is valued at $84,
219. 7&, and of this amount $fif, 759,73
Is said to have been paid.
Jose Montero Is Paroled.
Circuit Judge Morrow yesterday pa
roled Jose Montero on a. plea of guilty
to having taken a watch vnlud at
$20 from Mrs. H. O. Meyers. Montero
had already served 41 days in jail on
conviction in the municipal court and
sentence to 90 days' Imprisonment. He
was paroled ln view of his long term
in Jail.
Old Ce Disposed Of.
A fine of $25 was levied in federal
court this morning against Mary K.
Stevenson, an asiod woman, for allow
ing her cattle and sheep to trespass
on the Ochoeo national forest in
Wheeler county. She is under bond
not to repeat the offense. The case
against her has been in abeyance for
more than two years.
Fisherman Is Fined.
Gerrit Van Houte, fisherman,
was
this morning fined $6 in federal court
on plea of guilty to a charge of vio-
lAtlnir th art" rlatine1 to ftre pt.
tf,lguighers ln motor boats. V" Houte
operating his boat without a
m-oner nxtlna-uishftr ' near Klama.
Wash., April 30.
Company Files Articles.
Articles of incorporation for the
Oregon Potash company, a $100,000
concern, were filed today. The com
pany Is organized for the manufac
ture of potash from kelp and fer
tilizer from ,flsh and vegetable mat
ter. Arthur C. Burgess, T. B. Moh
ler and Earl H. Fry are the Incor
porators. Ouel Treatment Alleged.
Hilda a. Ray has filed suit for di
vorce against John Ray on the
ground of cruel treatment and threats
to kill: They were married July 6.
1912, at Vancouver, Wash. Mrs. Ray
ftska for a third interest in property
owned by her husband and $25 a
month alimony.
IT - i j tt tt j
Vlgta HOUSC I UUCl
Gets More Donations
The following contributions to Ihe
Vista House fund were acknowledged
trday by W. J. Piepenbrink. secretary
of the Vista House association: Pre
viously acknowledged, $4507.30: Glen
Haven school pupils. $1.19; Kenton
school pupils, $15.10; total, $4523.59.
Advertising Solicitor Arrested.
When E. J. Ormsby went to the store
or R. J. ctary, 124 is.niingswortn ave-
nue. yesterday afternoon, to ask that
' Clary withdraw the wararant he
' had issued against him, he ran into
the arms of Detectlvea Hellyer and
Tackaberr, who had been notified and
were awaiting him. Ormsby is charged
I with soliciting advertisements for a
j hotel card, and failing to print the ad
vertisements after payments had been
made. j. .
Plana Branch Office Here.
Joseph A. Henderson of Melrose
Park-, Philadelphia, Is visiting with his
cousin. Mrs, Frank P. Tebbetts, tf this
city. Mr. Henderson is. the eldest son
f J, J. Hendarsoh of the firm rf New-
berger, Henderson & Loeb, brokers, of
Philadelphia, arid Wall street. " Mr.
Henderson la contemplating opening a
branch office in Portland soon.
CHARG
Burglar Takes Hams l
Leaves Footprints
Butcher Shop on Twenty-third Street
Worth Entered by Stranger After
Closinjr Hours Other Thefts.
Tracks of else number 10 shoes 'n
the sawdust on the floor of the P.
M. Van Leer butcher shop, 344 Twenty-
third street north, this morning of-j
fered the only clue aa to the Identity I
of the thief who last night stole two
hams and two large pails of lard. The
butcher shop j&as found open by a
policeman about 10 o'clock last night.
but the robbery was not tnotlced thea.
The-aom of R. C. Thompson at the
Falrmouet apartments, 286 Eleventh
street, was entered yesterday afternoon
by a thiief and a pair of trousers, an
overcoat, shoes, a wedding ring and a
traveling bag were stolen.
Ernest Lambert of the Empress no
tel, 342 S.tark street, told the police
that his room was entered yesterday
and a watch, 8uit and some Jewelry
taken.
ARE ENTERTAINED AT
CITY Tl
GROUP ONE BANKERS
OREGON
DAY
TON BUREAU OF .THE JOURNAL)
Dean Morton, 'of University -7- afTrFicVec?
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Principal Speaker.
Oregon City, Or., May IS. Dean W.
Morton, of the school of com
merce, University of Oregon, delivered
tho keynote address at the morning
session of the third annual meeting of
group one. Oregon State Banker s' as
sociation, in this city today.
Mr. Miorton discussed the cost of ac
counting, and explained to the bankers
a system that Is being worked out In
the lsrper banks, w-tier.e checking ac
counts, formerly carried at a Jpts are
now bringing in a small revenue.
The greater part of tho time at the
morning session was devoted to re
ports of the officers.
O. D. Eby, president of the Oregon
City Commercial tiitf), gave the ad
dress of welcome.
A. C. Fhute, president of the Ameri
can National bank of Hlllsboro, re
sponded. Rev. .1. K. Hawkins. pator
of the Methodist church, rendered the
invocation at the opening of tho
session. Iroy D. Walker, president
of th Bank of Commerce of Oregon
City, presided.
After the morning session the dele
gates' were taken to luncheon as guests
of the banks of Oregon City.
ROANOKE WAS BADLY
OVERLOADED, ASSERTS
WIDOW OF AN OFFICER
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that point, but efforts to find it and
Federal investigation of the Roanoke
disaster begins in San Francisco to
day. The coroner's Inquest ver the
five bodies which came ashore in the
lifeboat with the three survivors is
scheduled to commence today ln Ban
Luis Obispo. A beach ratrol is still
being maintained for the bodies of the
other 4i5 or 50 victims.
Survivors to Testify.
Inspectors of Hulls and Rollers
James Outhrie and Joseph P. Dolan
handled the federal investigation her
They desired to get to the bottom of
the cnarges mat tne steamer was
overloaded, that the cargo of dynamite,
oil and wheat was carelessly placed
abcard her, and that she started on her
voyage to Valparaiso ln an unsea
worthy condition.
Principal witnesses Will be Quarter
master Eln and two Mexican firemen,
the sole known survivors. They will
be called upon to describe how the
old vessel began heeling over as she
ploughed southward last Tuesday af
ternoon, how the llfeboatsi were
swamped in belnp launched, and hcjw
she finally plunged to the bottom.
The three survivors and five oodles
of Roanoke victims which came asho'n
ir a lifeboat will arrive here tonight
l'rom Port San Luis, One unidenti
fied body will be removed to tho city
morgue.
WATER FILLED SHIP'S
SALOON BEFORE PORT
LEFT, SAYS SURVIVOR
Pan Luis Obis-po, Cal., May 13. (U.
P.) A verdict of death caused by cold
and exposure was found today by the
coroner's jury which Investigated the
fate of five victims of the North Pa
cific ltoier Roanoke disaster, who ex
pired in a lifeboat which drifted ashore
near here with the three known sur
vivors. Testifying before the Jury. Quarter
master Joseph KIb, Firemen N. O.
Lopez and Carlos Roberla, the three
survivors, declared that the Roanoke
was overloaded. They asserted that It
took a heavy roll and listed, never
rightinlg itself. Half an hour later,
they ewore, the crew took to the life
boats. Few escaped, owing, they as
serted, to the fact that there had been
no boat drills and the sailors wore not
familiar with their stations.
Lopez testified that the wireless
dynamo naa oe-eri dismantled by the
chief engineer. When the ship listed i
Lopez said the operator asked for the!
dynamo ;mu in (MiKineer hiiu it was
out of order. The relief dynamo had
been in bau repair when the vessel
left Kan Francisco.
Roberta swore the joanokc listed be
fore sailing from San Francisco. Wa
ter tame over the rail, 'he asserted,
and filled the saloon.
The dead men were Identified as
Jess Varella, fireman; Charles L. Fen-
ner, oner; aranuei oaDia, roreman;
Fred Harvard, third assistant engi
neer, and J. L. Lester, a seaman. The
three aurvivorswiil leave for San Fran
ciso this afternoon.
Asked to Iks Sentenced.
"At liis own request, John Howey. 24
years old. was sentenced to another
ten days in Jail for vagrancy by Mu
nicipal! Judge Langguth yesterday ln
order that his Injured knee might have
time to completely heal. Howey re
ceived a 20-day sentence for resisting
an officer and drunkenness, and tlj!s
sentence expired yesterday. Ilia re-:
sistence caused him dislocation of the
knee, and the 20 days' sentence he
spent ln bed at the emergency hos
pital. Learnlagthat he was about to
be discharged, he begged for another
sentence.
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When writing or ft Ulna, oa advertiser Men
mentiuD Tne Journal. , - . ai!
San Francisco Fire
Is Fatal to-Janitor
Teasment Sw altera Have Harrow Es
capes in Night; riremen Beseae Two;
Mother Saves Children.
San FranciBco, May 13 (0. TO
One man is dead todav as the result
stoTy tenemont )louse ln Scott pjpee
during the night. Trapped by the
flames, Joe Florenzi, janitor, w as
burned to death
Policemen carried Mis. Manuel OorT
zales and W'illlim Ward to safety amid
cheers of the crowd. It was necessary
for the firemen t use scaling ladders
In their rescue work. Robbers wero
busy during the , excitement, and as
Misa A. Coacco, who lived next door,
ran into the street, carrying in r sav
ings, $40. a thief snatched the money
from her and vanished in the crowd.
The crying of children was heard
through the roar of flames when the
conflagration was at Its height, and
Lena and Lily Canapa, aged 4 and
with Joe Castanolla, a miall boy, ap
peared at a window, silhouetted against
the red glare. Mrs. Canapa, mother f
the two babes, rushed Into the house
and saved them. Fralik Sullivan, a
fireman, sustained a crushed foot when
caught under a truck, " The loss w n-i
$10,000.
Accounting System
For Indian Bureau
Washington, May 11 (WASHING
system ln the Indian bureau. Be
cause the Lane amendment providing
for , such a system was dropped In
the ' conference committee on the In
dian appropriation bill at the request
of an official of the Indian bureau
the bill was sent back to the confer
ence by the senate.
The conferees promptly reportefl
the bill with the amendment, after
changing it slightly in form. It now
directs the efficiency bureau to ar
range plans for th.i system by De
cember 31 of tho present year, to
be then submitted to the secrets ry of
the interior in time to be put into ef
fect oh July 1, 1917, at tho- beginning
of the ftscal year.
Oregon Delegate to S. A. R.
Washington, May 13. E. 1). Bald
win, secretary to Congressman 'Sin
nott, has receivwd his credentials as
a delegate to the national convention
of the Sons of the American Revolu
tion, to be heid in Newark. N. J .,
May 13 to 17. He leaves Washing
ton today to attend the meeting,
probably the only representative of
the Oregon organization.
Fishing Is Late
In Friend Creeks
Friend, Or., May 13. Owinff to ex
tremely high water ln Jordan, Pen and
Badger creeks, there has been practi
cally no fishing In those streams. It
will be a Week or two before even the
bait fishing amounts to anything: but
fiy season will be very late. There
will probably be good fly fishing
through late summer and well up Into
ne
Great Southern Extending.
Friend, Or.. May 13 The Great
Southern Railroad company has broken
ground for the extension of its track
age to reach the property of the Friend
Mill A Improvement Co. The latter
company has leased Its mill to West
fall & Cecil, who expect to go Into
the manufacture of box shook and
lumber.
It Is believed that this extension will
eventually be carried further south.
People to Censor
Los Angeles Movies
Los Angeles. Cal., May 3 3. (IT. P.)
In the future citizens of Los An
geles will be the censors of the
movies. Following the abolishment of
the board of censors. Mayor Sebastian
said today he would not appoint a
censor commissioner.
"Let the people be their own
judges," said Sebastian, "it will be
more economical and will lessen dis
pute." Safecrackers at
Work in Pendleton
Pendleton, Or., May 13. Safe crack
ers last night entered the grocery store
of John Lang, Jimmied the safe and se
cured about $50 in monoy and other
valuables. They entered the building
with a pass key. They worked quietly
and the theft was not noted until this
morning.
! Wind Sweeps National Forest.
I Baker, Or., May 13. Word baa
j reached here of heavy damage to the
Mlnam national forests In the Medi
cal SpriiiRs vicinity Tuesday night, A
wind of' unprecedented velocity swept
jthe section, uprooting hundreds of
! trees of large size and countless oth
ers, the reports reaching the forestry
off.ee if not exaggerated. Indicating
damage running into several thousand
dollars.
Go to Reform School.
Oregon City, Or., May 13. Edward
I and Everett McDonald, who were ar-
rested a few days ago at Cofvallls.
nhere they were charged with stealing
a horse and buggy from Dr. Petit of
Molalla, and brought to this? city, wera
found guilty and were taken 1o tha
reform schdYil Friday afternoon.
( OINO away over the
week-end? Well,
you won't have to take
""many OWLS with you,
for probably thejf e told
at the other end ofyour
trip. But you'd better
take half a dozen along to
smoke on the train. That's
right; you're wise I
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TOMORROW lit DAY.'
WHICH IS SET ASIDE
OF
Visit, Letter, Telegram, Gift
or Tribute Sent Home Ism
Usual Form of Observance,
WHITE CARNATION BADGE
Churches Will Celebrate Day. and
Special Programs Will Be Given
at T. M. C. A.
Tomorrow Is Mothers' day.
Tomorrow is the day when the whole:
world Is asked to observe the well-be-,,
liu' and honor of the home.
Some distinct act of kindness lathe
iif.ua! form of observance a visit, a
letter, u telegram, aHor tribute
Its slgan is: "In "rWlior Of the best
mother who ever lived, the mother of
your heart.''
The white carnation is symbolic of
the day.
For us-e until Tuesday, the Western
Union company has a special blank for
Mothers' duy, bearing a carnation de '
tign.
Thera will be Mothers' day services
in the churches tomorrow, and OUI
songs will be featured In a program
to be given by the 200 men of the Y
M. C. A. dormitories at :!.I!0 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. '
Each of the four floors will be rep
resented by a speaker, who Will pay a
tribute to the mothers of the men. .1.
W. Palmer, service secretary, will
lcive a white carnation in every room
tomorrow morning.
Mothers' day Was founded by Miss
Anna Jai'vis and Is officially recog
nized by congress In this country.
Injured at Dallas,
On Road to Recovery
Dallas, Or, May 13. Claire Knydtr
and Klmcr Matheny, engineer and
fireman, respectively, of the power
plant of the Oregon Power company
ir. this city, who were seriously
burned when a boiler tube blew out,
are recovering and neither will be
permanently injured.
When bis automobile skidded to
tho side of the road and overturned,
A. R. Freisen, a local contractor, sus
tained a fractured shoulder and a
lacerated ear. Two brolhers who
were Iff the machine with him, were
uninjured
Mill Open Theatre.
Dallas, Or., May 1,1. The new Or
pheum theatre will be opened ln this
city Monday cvenlntr ty O. C. .Smith,
fallowing which the Orand theatre,
which Mr. Smith now operates, will
be closed. The new play house Is
one of the finest In the valley. It
has a sealing capacity or about 800, 'i
and Is as nearly fireproof as It was
possible to make K.
AT THE I
Majestic Theatre
BEGINNING
TOMORROW
In the first comedy under
his new 67o,ooo contract.
The Floor
Wallcer
HONOR
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