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THE. OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND THURSDAY JUNE 15, 1916.
PANES 13 MADE
TARGET BY STATE IN
ARSON
CHARGE
CAS
E
Prosecution Contends That
1 He Is "Arch Conspirator"
in Menefee Mill Blaze,
SEATTLE MAN IS WITNESS
T1t or Biz Tires Discovered la Tlant
at Ore, Aooordlag to Xarller
Testimony Submitted.
That Charles McDanlels was the arch
Conspirator In the attempted burning
Of the L. B. Menefee & Co.'a mill in
February, 1915, and at the aame timo
"double-croRsed" his fellow consplra
tora and also hla employes In his ef
fort to clear himself of suspicion, Is
the theory on which the state la con
ducing: the prosecution of- McDanlels,
who is being tried before a Jury in
Judge McGinn's court on a charge of
arson.
McDanlels' alleged co-conspirators
were Hugh Priest and Tomas Patter
son, each of whom was convicted an.i
Is serving from five to 15 years in the
state penitentiary. They have been
brought from Salem by the prosecu
tion. J. O. Brown of Seattle, president of
the International Hhlngle" Weavers'
union, testified this moraine that
alter McDanlels had left Oregon, fol
lowing the arrest of Priest and Pat
' terson, McDanlels came to see him.
Brown said he asked McDanlels why
he attempted to burn the mill, as a
satisfactory agreement, following
some labor trouble, had been made be-
lwan t1A mill iarnar a nA Ha unlnn
McDanlels replied that the mill own
ers were not living 'up to the agree
ment. Brown testified. McDnnlela said
further that he wanted, to put the mill
"on the bum."
Glenn Hoover, the Seattle lawyer, who
defended Priest and Patterson, ad-
mltted on crows examination that he
was Instrumental In getting McDan-
.iels and Harry Harris, another wit
ness wanted by the prosecution In the
first trials, out of the state. He said
at the time lie had been told that
McDanlels was the guilty person.
(s Earlier testimony wan to the effect
that five or six small blazes had been
discovered In different parts of the
mill at once, and that earlier that day
fclcDanlela had gone to H. J. Potras.
mill foreman, and told him he better
watch Patterson as ne was liable to
j "pull off something.
Subconscious Logger
Finds Moist Solace;
Two Distinct Types
"Evidently my suo-consclous
self told ma I needed a bath,
for I knew nothing about It," th
said William Hart, a logger
of Mill City, In the municipal
court this morning whan he
waa arraigned of a charge of
drunkenness.
Hart came to town yester-
day, secured a liquor supply
somewhere and in the after-
noon, strolling alone the water-
front at the foot of Flandera
street, fell off the dock at the
same place where the green
trunk in the Linnd murder
mystery waa found.
Hart waa fished out with a
gaff hook and showed his
gratitude by Belling a two-by-
four and chasing his rescuer.
Sergeant Roberts stopped him
in his dash and took him to
Jail. Hart declared emphatical-
ly that he knew nothing of the
plunge in the river, but he waa
fined 115.
m
SURVEY OF HIGHWAY
LINK
WA
IS
TOPIC OF ARGUMENT
Up to County to Determine
What Action Shall Be
Taken in Matter,
HIGHWAY SPEEDERS FIXED
' Judge Bell Assesses $50 on Second
Offender.
Five speeders caught on the Colum
bia river highway were hailed before
District Judge Bell this morning.
, .Just received a letter from Roadmaster
Yeon." explained Judge Bell, when L.
J. Whltaker stood before the bar and
pleaded guilty to hia second offense,
"and he says vigorous steps mint be
taken to stop speeding on the highway,
a people are becoming afraid to bo
out there. We cannot allow that to
continue.
Whritaker, Who runs an auto stage
line, was fined 550. He protested, but
the judge refused to reduce the amount.
He aald for a third offense he would
Impose a Jail sentence.
F. A. Salaner waa fined $25, J. O.
Wright S16, C. E. Helm 515 and C. H.
Crewa 116.
' The five men were arrested by Dep
' uty Sheriffs O. I. Lockwood and B.
. McAtee.
DIVORCE SUITS ARE GRANTED
Number of New Salts for Divorce
Are Filed.
Divorces have been granted aa fol
lows: Isabel Sutton va. W. M. Sutton,
', married at Dallas In 1914. cruelty: Car
rie Reynolds va. Arthur Lee Reynolds,
married at Canyon City, Colo., in 1812,
desertion; Harry William Valentine vs.
Florence Valentine, married In 1911, desertion.
New suits for divorce were filed as
. follows: William H. Linn vs. Esther
Linn, married at Vancouver In 1914,
'desertion: Edna Bullock Houston vs.
David Aaher Houston, married at HIlls
boro in 1909, two children, failure to
support; Victor B. Currte vs. Jamea B.
Ourrle, married In Chicago In 1901, cru
elty; Wllhelmlna Howltt va. B. L. How
itt, married In Portland In 1912, one
Mid, cruelty, asks $30 a month ali
mony; Blanche Roberts Jennings vs.
Jasper Jennings, married at Grants
Pass in 1908, cruelty; May Castendleck
va. August J. Caatendleck, married In
Spokane in 1912. failure to support.
COUNTY IS HELD LIABLE
. Should Boar Expense of Replacing
Pier, Says Judge Gantenbein.
Circuit Jud(te Gantenbein decided
. this morning that Multnomah county
' should bear the expense of replacing
: pier 27, located in the Columbia river
alough as a part of the Interstate
bridge. The expense will be about
$8000.
The question waa decided aa the re-
ault Of a suit brought by the Pacific
' Bridge company against Multnomah
, county and the interstate bridge com
mission.' After the ipler waa completed the
subsoil at the bottom of the alough
r anutea and tne pier toppled over.
Salem, Or., June 15. If Wasco
county falls to vote bonds before No
vember, and the state engineer and city
officials of Portland, the highway com
mission advisory board and Multnomah
county officials get together on the
proposition, a survey of a connecting
link from Portland to the Pacific high
way and the road leading to Washing
ton county will he made at a cost of
not more than JnOOO, the state highway
commission decided at a somewhat
stormy session today.
Governor Wlthycombe vigorously op
posed a motion by State Treasurer Kay
to apportion the funds at once, declar
ing that the plan would upset the high,
way system that has already been
made.' Kay came back with the asser
tion that the roads have merely been
located on paper and no survey has
been made. State Engineer Lewis as
serted that in making the proposed sur
vey the commission would not be de
parting from the system previously
mapped, and, instead, it would be get
ting all the counties of that section In
harmony on a road plan.
Olcott, while favorable to the survey.
wanted to hear definitely from Wasco
county before promising funds.
Lewis said that a 4 per cent grade to
Hillsboro could be secured.
The matter of apportioning tne
money for the survey was put up to the
board in a communication from Julius
Meier of Portland..
DR. JORDAN ELECTED
HONORARY
MEMBER
OF FISHERIES'SOCIEIY
Dr. F, Kitahara of "Imperial
Japanese Bureau of Fish
eries Is Also Honored.
MAYOR IS REPRESENTED
Local Anglers sad rishennen Invited
to Attend Banquet at Chamber
Tomorrow Svening.
Governor Going to Coast.
' Salem. Or., June IB. Announcement
was made by Governor Withycombe
today that, In response to numerous
Invitations he would attend the Marsh
field and North Bend railroad celebra
tion August 17-19, and also the Port
Orford Agate carnival. Just prior to
the Coos Bay festivities. The gov
ernor and his party will endeavor to
reach the larger communities of the
two counties also.
The fish and game commission,
Adjutant General White and others
will make up the governor's partv.
Gfneral White will look into the ps
slbllltles of establishing a military
unit of the National Guard In Coos
county and the fish commission will
investigate the possibility of estab
lishing a hatchery, as well as other
matters.
In recognition of his contributions
to the science of fishing and the
knowledge of fish, David Starr Jordan
was elected an honorary member of
the Pacific Fisheries society at the
opening session of the society's annua
convention In the Oregon building this
morning.
Dr. Jordan has been an active mem
ber, but he wrote that he Is concen
trating his time on the problems of In
ternational conciliation.
Japanese Zs Honored.
Dr. F. Kitahara of the Imperial Jap
anese bureau of fisheries, was elected
a corresponding member of the society.
He is the first person to be so honored.
The society delayed consideration of
an invitation from the American Fish
eries society to amalgamate with it,
Professor Trevor KIncald. chairman;
John N. Cobb, secretary; M. J. Kinney
and others prominently connected with
the Pacific society expressing opinion
that amalgamation might mean entire
loss of Identity.
William F. Woodward represented
Mayor Albee and the Chamber of Com
merce In an address of welcome. Pro
fessor Kincaid appointed the following
convention -committees:
Nomination of officers Dennis
Winn, B. E. Clanton. W. K. Hancock,
W. H. Shelby, J. R. Russell.
Time and place of next meeting
John N. Cobb, Dr. C. McLean Fraser,
W. U Flnley.
Auditing committee Professor E.
Victor Smith, Professor Nathan Fasten.
To See Xlfbway.
The society will spend tomorrow on
the Columbia river highway and In
visiting the Bonneville fish hatcheries.
Local anglers and flsherymen are in
vited to attend the banquet In the
Chamber of Commerce tomorrow night
when W. L. Flnley, state biologist, will
present moving pictures of fish and
game In Oregon.
Pioneer Banker of
Nebraska Passes On
Julian Met calf, 82, Die at Home In
Portland Was Prominent In Kiddle
West of Early Say.
Julian Metcalf, one of the pioneer
bankers of Nebraska, who for 35 years
was engaged In the banking and grain
business of that state, died yesterday
morning at the family residence, 675
Halsey street, at the age of 82. Mr.
Metcalf organized one of the first na
tional banks in Nebraska, and at an
early day engaged In freighting sup
plies with ox teams across the plains
from Nebraska City, then but a trad
ing post on the Missouri river.
He waa also treasurer of the dio
cese of Nebraska for 20 years, under
three Episcopal bishops. In all these
positions he was recognized as a man
of uprightness and high Integrity.
Of late years he has made his home-
In Portland. He leaves a -widow, Julia
Beatrice Motcalf: two daughters, Ger
trude Metcalf of Portland, and Mrs.
Minnie Metcalf Miller of Seaside, Or.;
and a son, Horace Metcalf, of Los An
geles, who arrived In Portland Wednes
day.
Cantlne Under Lewis.
Salem, Or., June 15. In considera
tion of an order of the state highway
commission relieving him of all re
sponsibility. State Engineer Lewis
agreed Thursday to assign Chief Dep
uty tugnway engineer Cantine to
work. Hereafter, according to the
agreement, Cantlne, who for many
weeks has been working under the di
rection of the commission and report
ing to It alone, will work under and
report to Lewis.
While Lewis has taken the stand
that there is no necessity of a $250 per
month man for work to be performed.
ana, mererore, no necessity for Can
tine's employment, the board wanted
to keep Cantine, and Lewis decided it
best to direct hlim
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Lewis Want to Know.
Salem, Or.. June 15. Contending that
there are no valid patents on three
types of bituminous concrete pave
ment. State Engineer Lewis asked At
torney General Brown for an opinion,
and the state highway commission
Thursday directed Brown to give It.
A mile and a half of pavement near
Independence is to be laid with the
kinds of pavement involved. Lewis said
he wanted the question settled now.
before more extenalve Jobs are 'taken
up.
While the Paclflo Bridge company waa
the general contractor, this work was
sublet to Robert Wakefield. The con
tractor objected to paying the cost of
lepiacing tne pier.
Judges, Clerks Paid.
Judges and clerks of election are
now being paid at the county clerk's
office. About 5000 men and women
Will receive pay warrants.
Fined and Warned.
When he was convicts nt
leesly driving his motorcycle, Howard
Simpson, 1$ years old, an employe of
iue Willamette iron Works, was sen
tenced to five riav in 111 h-v inni
pal Judge Langguth yesterday. Simp
eon was also forbidden to ride bis
motorcycle for 0 da vs. simnnnn'i
motorcycle collided with an auto
mobile driven by Dr. E. H. East at
Seventeenth and Marshall streets last
week whllfDr. East was taking a pa-
iiem nome from bv. Vincent's hospital
No Chimney on II onset.
Hood River, Or., June S. A bouse
law a - - i A .
wiuioui a cnimney is uearing comple
tion in Hood River, and 1- hin w,,n
bv the Pacific Power A Urht r-
Head Chief Ed Fewell and famiiy of
rowraie. int enure equipment
wuuin ana wimoui ui nouse. even to
the milking machine in the barn, is
to be operated by electricity. The
structure will be one of the most hand
some homes In Hood River county. A
I S. Hall Is the architect.
Business - Principle
Applied by Court
In Deciding Case
' E. M. Clinton, merchant of
Albina avenue and Portsmouth
boulevard, will turn the weapon
-ijt he used in an assault yesterday
- afternoon, to good use.
0 Clinton's manipulation of an
automatic plstoL after he had if.
beaten and kicked E. A. Stone,
t collector for the Portland Gas
-$ & Coke company, caused his
arrest. This morning Munlci-
pal Judge Langguth decided
that Clinton should bring the
H gun to police headquarters
j where It is to be sold and the -ft
money applied on the bill that
ijt Stone was endeavoring to col-
lect.
A Judgment for $18.50 was in
given against Clinton in the
jfc district court sometime . ago,
and Stone went yesterday to
j collect It. Following an argu- it
ilr ment, Clinton Is said to have
it assaulted the collector.
.
ACCURACY
CREAM
MEN
OF
TESTS IS UP TO
LICENSED BY STATE
So Contends Carl Shallinger,
Hazelwood Manager, Fined
for Under-Reading.
eaid George E. Hardy, executive secre
tary of the Chamber of Commerce, this
morning.
Kerchen Dismissal
To Be Discussed
O. S. 8. Wood to Talk to Oregon Olvio
League on "Lessons rrom JCeroaea
TriaL"
The Oregon Civic league program
In the Oregon building Saturday noon
gives promise of reopening the protest
against the discharge of J. L. Ker
chen, supervisor of ' manual training
In Portland schoolswho lost his posi
tion by act of the school board, because
of his personal views.
"Lessons From the Kerchen Trial"
will be the subject of addresses by C.
E. S. Wood, Miss Gertrude Talbot, Dr.
Harry Beal Torrey and Mrs. A. C.
Newill.
UNION IS SO FULL OF
SHOW
IT'S
MRS
SPILLING
THAT
OVER
Entertainment Provided for
All in Connection With Ed
ucational Features,
Union, Or Jnne 15. This is the sec
ond day of the Union Stock show, by
far the biggest thing ever staged In
this part of the state. The attendance
was so large yesterday, the opening
day, that every private home In town
was used to make places for the tired
visitors to sleep; and at that there
were many who had to sleep on
benches placed along the streeta The
officials are estimating that there are
from 700 to 1000 autos here from dif
ferent parts of the state, and the spe
cial train has arrived with five coaches
filled to the limit.
This show 1a more than an exhibi
tion, for the officers have realised
that those ,who come for the educa
tional features -want to be entertained,
and with that thought foremost In
their minds, they have arranged all
kinds of entertainment, which is going
on from early morning till early mornr
lng.
A carnival Is here with a merry-gti
round for the kiddles. A number of
good bands furnish music between the
main events.
For the big livestock sale Saturday,
many fine animals will be offered,
among which are entries from the A
R. Hunter farm at Island City; George
Conley farm, La Grande, Or.; the
Rushes farm of Shorthorns, owned by
G. W. Delay, Hot Lake, Or.; the
Mounds herd of Shorthorns, owned by
W. J. Townley. Union, nd the Valley
Junction Shorthorn farm, W. W. Green,
proprietor. ' 1
The Interest In this al- la (he big
feature of this year s enow.
Insane Go on Special,
Salem. Or., June 15. A apeclal train
with 105 patients from: the state hos
pital for the insane berejeft today
for the eastern Oregon hospital for the
insane. The patients are transferred
under the terms of a law passed by
the last legislature. : The transfer
leaves 1650 in the hospital here.
Fritz Roy sen lit Court.
Oregon City, Or., June it. Frlti
Boysen. proprietor of the Belle hotel
In Milwaukle, appeared in the circuit
court this morning In an effort to' win
a new trial after being convicted In
the justice court on a 'charge of vio
lating the prohibition law. A sen
tence of six months in the county Jail
and a 1600 fine are hanging over tiis
head.
If under-readlngs actually wer made
by employes of the Hazelwood com
pany, and If cream and butterfat val
ues were found too small, as the court
held yesterday, In fining Carl Schal
linger in a prosecution brought by
State Food and Dairy Commissioner
J. D. Mlckle, It was through no fault
of the company, Mr. Schalllnger de
clared today. ,
8challlnger said the testers are li
censed by the state, and their readings
are accepted as the basis on which
shippers of cream are paid. He denied
that he or any other member of the
Hazelwood company had Instructed
these testers to under-read the testing
apparatus.
"If these testers are or become In
competent, Mr. Mickle should advise
me," said Mr. Schallinger. "The law
requires that we pay our patrons on
the basis of tests made by the licensed
teeters which it was admitted that
we did. I don't know w-hat further
precautions we could have taken. Mr
Mickle himself has admitted that I am
powerless to prevent these errors oc
casionally or attempt to correct them.
Yet the court 6ays we have technically
violated the law. If he is right in his
Interpretation, then the law makes it
possible to convict a man In spite of
the fact that the evidence how him
to be doing an honest and straightfor
ward business."
Chamber Will Send
Woodruff to Bend
Secretary of Publicity and Convention
Bureau WUl Aooompany Koo Boo
Excursion to Central Oregon.
Mark Woodruff, secretary of the
publicity and conventiona bureau of
the Chamber of Commerce, has been
assigned to Join the Hoo Hoo excursion
which leaves for Bend tonight.
"We are sending Mr. Woodruff be
cause we want to show our interest in
the commercial development of Bend
and the central Oregon country and be
cause we wish to seen re definite data
relative to the large recent develop
ment in the lumber industry at Bend,"
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Portland's Largest Home of the Photodrama
WITHIN EACH OF US IS A DEVIL AND AN ANGEL WHICH ARE
YOU TRUE TO?
An Exceptional Star
JANE GREY
In an Exceptional Photoplay ,
"MAN AND HIS ANGEL"
Truly a star of irresistible charm and a picture of irresistible power.
Depicting the victory of the "angel" in a man's nature over bis evil
impulses, which lead him to threaten the life's happiness of the
woman he lovea.
TODAY, TOMORROW AND SATURDAY
Such a relief to get into a cool spot on these warm, sultry days. Yes.
and that cool spot is the T. & D. Theatre. Our perfect ventilating
and air poolers make it so. The big theatre with cool atmospheric
conditions and a warm welcome. ' "
Opposite the Hotel Oregon and the Imperial Hotel
WSfllne CdBBer, ---"s
Son of the famous S x SxS
Willie Collier Wf4;'"A
3&z ri&'Y ffirX
I gm$MS It: -v?Sv f Vf'
L iaJa aVs lms lli
M ilffc Ml
a sllory oi ftie eternal boy1
who takes more seriously
Ulnae Ms ciders
He shapes his actions by a peculiar sensp of devotion to the
memory of his mother, and his attitude toward his stepmother
causes her many heartaches but ultimately a common danger
establishes a great and touching bond of sympathy between
them. '
and a Keystone
so fast and funny
you hold your sides
from laughter
TheTheatre
Beautiful
It's called "Bath Tub Perils