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the Oregon! dailV journal, Portland, Wednesday, October 4, 1916. BAK E! R CRUSADER HAS SIXTH CONVICTION IN BOOTLEGGING CASES District Attorney Godwin -.Proves That Heine Huff man Was Seller of Liquor, Bakr, Or.. Oct. 4. District Attor ney Godwin won another round ag-alnat tootle Tuesday, when a Jury found Heine Huffman rullty. He waa the Ixth defendant convicted or who pleaded guilty alnce the clean-up . started. City commlanlonera have lnatraoted the city attorney to prepare an ordl nance for panage next week, abolish ing all closed rooms In billiard ani pool halls or cigar stores where cards are played, as an aid In the crusade agalnut rambling, and the mayor an thorlzed aim to use city funds in any way he sees fit to aid the dig trlct attorney In fathering evidence In bootlegging and gambling cases. The mayor expressed regret that the city clean-up had to be started by the district attorney, and at the same time expressed his confidence In City officers who. he said. had. done their best, but being well known, had been unable to get evidence. Hearings in bootlegging cases wil continue today. Helea and - Harry Pace will probably be the next de fendants to be tried. Theatre Managers Held Not to Blame BUXa rooted la rorMddea Plsoes War Done So by B1U Posters ta opposi tion to Xaatrnotfoaa. W. T. Fangle, manager of the HelUg theatre! E. F. James, manager of the Majestic theatre, and S. J. Myrlck, of the Columbia theatre, were arraigned before Municipal Judge Langguth Monday on charges of posting bills ithout a license. They were arrested last week In con nection with, a concerted movement on the part of the police and the city 11- ce..se department to stop the promis cuous posting of advertisements. Dur ing the hearing It developed that the posting was done under contracts with members of the Lithographers' union, and that these men, in strong compe tition to make the best showing for their contractees, pasted the bills in places forbidden under the city ordinances. 1" Posting on signboards, trees or bill boards Is not allowed unless consent is given by the owners, and the thea tre managers offered evidence to show that the bill posters had been specif ically Instructed On this point. Deciding that the bill posters were responsible. Judge Langguth continued the case with the order that bills in objectionable places shall be torn down at once. The police are to see that the order is carried out.' COMPLETES HIS 30 YEARS OF SERVICE E PUN COMPANY for President Wilson. These voters are. thoroughly disgusted with the "kind of speeches that Mr. Hughes bag baen making. Daring his visit to Cali fornia he never even mentioned in a single sentence the constructive legis lation enacted in Caltrornla nor did he say that ha stood for constructive leg islation. This aroused the Progres sives and independents who were sup porting Hiram Johnson for senator. Throughout the whole state you bear the slogan, 'Wilson for president, Johnson for senator.' "The business men and producers of the state realize the Importance of the constructive legislation that has been Anniversary Luncheon Given in Honor of Pat Bacon of iSSS e0'nr K-d ar turn Pacific Telephone Concern. Edward Darby Dies. Baker. Or.. Oct. 4. Edward Darby, about 70 years old, for many years engaged In mining In Idsho and in , buslnexs in Huntington, died in the hospital here Tuesday morning after an lllnens of several weeks. He was prominent In early-day mining activi ties around Mineral, Idaho, and ac cumulated a fortune, leaving a large estate. Marshall Is Given Principal Attention J. Prank Hanly, Prohibition Candidate, Characterises Wilson's stunning Kate as. "national Calamity." Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 4. (LV P.) Prohibitionists here yesterday were wondering whether Vice President Mar shall would answer the "tanning" handed him Monday night by J. Frank Hanly,' their preident lal nominee, when he characterized President Wil son's running mate as a -'national calamity." The dry leader also charged Presi dent Wilson and Governor Hughes were afraid to fare the prohibition Issue and rapped Taft and Fairbanks for their attitude on these questions. But he saved his warmest lashing for the vice president, declaring: "He is the national calamity In that should Wilson be reelected and by providential interference be taken from executive power, Riley Marshall, who has done more business on less cap ItaJ than any man I ever knew, would become president." Ran to His Work And Then Died Clackamas Recruits Don't Go to Border Orders to Ship Men South Are Counter. maaded After Cars to Transport Them Save Arrived. Orders Issued frorj the war depart ment last Monday to ship (4 recruits at Clackamas to the border were coun termanded yesterday, the cars to trans port the men being sidetracked when they arrived. There are 27 members of the Third Oregon who have enlisted in the regu lar army and marines. The U. S. au thorities w'.ll not permit a member of the National Guard to enlist in an other unit of the guard when his own is mustered out of the federal service A number of the members of the Third Oregon are unable to find em ployment along the lines of their train Inir and inclinations. Major Wilson, acting adjutant general. Is doing the best he can for all the men reporting to him. New York-Chicago Flight to Be Made Victor Carlstrom to Attempt Sunrise to Sunset Hon. St op Plight Between Cities Some Say Hext Week. Buffalo. N. Y.. Oct. 4. (I. N. S ) From 'Chicago to New York between sunrise and sunset. Victor Carlstrom, already the holder of many records for long distance aero plane flights, began today the prepara tions for a sunrise to sunset no-stop flight from Chicago to New York. Carlstrom will make his trip some day next week. If Carlstrom succeeds, he will have established the record for a long distance, no-stop flight in the United States and a world's record for a long distance flight without a stop cross country, for the trip be tween the two cities by the route ohosen will be more than 900 miles. It Is expected the trip will be made ina little over nine hours. tii ' PW I Iff Traffic Accidents Record Favorable Women Take Lead In the Registration Totals Yesterday One Woman, Who Was Injured la August, dee; There Were Wo ratal Xlsnsps During September. September had a clean record In re spect of deaths from automobile and other traffic accidents, according to the report of H. P. Coffin, chairman of the public safety commission, made Tuesday to Mayor Albee. One woman died during the month as a result of an accident occurring In August. Twenity-eight persons were Injured during the month, and one of these died Tuesday. In September 414 cases of traffic law violations wVre reported and there were 68 traffic accidents of all varieties. The total of fines assessed by the mu nicipal court was $1575. Chinaman Alleged mbezzler. Headled, it Is said, for his old home near Shanghai, China, Chin Horn Fong, 21-year-old Chinese of Boise, Idaho, was intercepted at the Union station Monday night by Detectives Leonard and La Salle and arrested as a fugi tive He is charged with embezzlement of $70 from the Canton restaurant at Boise. Pat Bacon. More women than men reg- lstered yesterday in preparation 4 4t for the November election. This H is the last week for register- ing. For the first time also, since He before the primary election, has the registration in any one day passed the 1000 mark. A total of 1201 men and worn- en registered yesterday. This 4k is divided into 626 women vot- ers and 675 men voters. 4t The total registration up to last night was 84.909, or about 11.000 short of 1914. The registration by parties yesterday was as follows: Democratic, 46S; Independents, 50. Progressives. 4; Prohibition- ists. 26; Republicans, 639, So- clallsts. 16 4 Registration department at jj the courthouse is open until 9 p. m. m The total registration by 4fe parties Is as follows: Demo- $ cratic, . 18,774; Independent, ZS79; prohibition. 1669; Pro- gresive, 689; Republican, 59.933; -' Socialist, 965. Girl Is Arrested on Auto Theft Charge Taken in Custody at Salem and Brought to Fort land Where sha Zs Seld for Washington Authorities. Evelyn Anstead, 16 years old, waa arrested in Salem yesterday by Mrs. L. O. Baldwin of the women's protec tive bureau, in connection with the theft of an automobile from Seattle. The girl was returned to' Portland and beld for the Washington authorities. I Karl C Baugh, recently released from the Monro reformatory, was. arrested by the Salem authorities and is al-. leged to have -stolen the4ar. j The Anstead girl and" Baugh came' through Portland a few days ago with i Mr. and Mrs. George Ralston, snake trainers. They were all on their way to the Salem fair. Baugh claimed that th girl was his wifa " Four Men-Arrested In Blackmail Case ames CHvem y latest Smspeets Are Sdw. "Xeatnerfaead- Jenkins, James Martta, John Berry. Arthur Adams, Chicago. Oct. 4. CI. N. S.) Four men. believed to be members of in e "million dOUar" blackmail syndicate,: details of whose operations first came to light a couple of weeks ago with the arrest of - seven men and women, charged by government agents with having fleeced wealthy easterners, were arrested here today by agents of the department of Justice. The men gave the names of Edward "Iveatherhead" Jenkins. James Martin of New York, John Barry, formerly of London, and Arthur Adams of Boston. whose recent misdemeanor was the stealing of a purs from' Miss Ellen CGara, stenographer for th Modern Printing company, is th subject of a unique punishment devised by Munici pal Judge Langguth yesterday. Spruance will seijt th next 10 nights In the county 'Jail. We will be released from Jail at 7 o'clock in the morning, work all day, and report back to Jail at 7 o'clock In tae evening. Each day he will have to earn some money toward the $3 he has to rales to-reps? Miss O'Qara the , cost of her para, : which he tore to pieces, and th money, 1.2, that, was in It. The sentence was agreed upon ; after ' Judge Langguth had conferred' wltnV Sheriff Huriburt to see if th arrange" ment would be agreeable to him. , Japanese make a waterproof leather, with many uses, from the hides of se lions. . v-V i'ii i " i 'I 1 Thief Is Punished In Unique Manner Walter 8pruance, one ef the city's chronic police court offenders, and ASK FOR'afid'GSr HORLICI&S TEE ORIGINAL MALTED MILK Cheap substitutss cost YOU MXMpdcst Wesley Antony, 64, Bather Than Be Lt(, Bom Seven Miles Around Shores of Paget Sound and Succumbs. Bremerton, Wash.. Oct. 4. (P. N. S.) Because Wesley Antony, 64 years old. did not want to be late for work yester day, he ran evtn-jniles around the shores of Puget sound. When he ar rived at the navy yard he collapsed and died a few minutes later in the marine hospital. Antony missed a government launch whfch took workmen from across the sound to the yards. He started to run because he did not want to be "docked.' He leaves a widow and five children. Pug Is Arrested for Beating Fred Merrill Charles Jort, Keavywelght, Charged With Assaulting Manager of Bom City Athletlo Club bast Hovember. Charles Jost. heavyweight pugilist, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Detectives Maloney and Swennes on a warrant charging Jost with assault ing Fred T. Merrill, manager of the Rose City Athletic club. The fray is alleged to have taken place on November 19, 191 5, at a road house. Jost left town following the fight and did not return until a few days ago. He is held: on S100 bail. Pat Bacon has rounded out 30 con secutive years In the service of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph com pany. In celebration of the anniver sary a" luncheon waa given In Mr. Ba con's honor a few days ago by W. J. Phillips, district superintendent of the ccmpany. There were 15 telephone officials present at the luncheon whose years of service for the one concern aggregated a total of 325 years, or an average of 21 years for each person. Those present and their years of service in the telephone company are as fellows': J. H. Tbttcher. special agent, 65 years; J. J. Curran. right-of-way gent, 35 years; W. D. DeVarney, division commercial agent, 35 years; Pat Bacon, chief salesman, 30 years; W. D. Moore, divisfcm superintendent of plant, 28 years; P. R. Bingham, i division contract agent, 26 years; W. J. Phillips, division commercial super intendent, 18 years; F. H. Shea, district traffic chief. 18 years; J. A. Halllday, district commercial superintendent, 14. years; H. M. Durston, chief clerk, 14 years; W. C. Pickford, division com mercial engineer, 12 years; Fred Spoerl, manager, 10 years; H. W. Shannon, di vision auditor, 6 years. H. M. Clark, commercial engineer. With tho exception of Mr. Thatcher the years of service of all those named have been with the telephone com pany. Mr. Thatcher spent 15 years in the telegraph service before-the tele phone was invented. Mr. Bacon was presented with a cost ly pearl and diamond scarf pin by the employes of his department and with a beautiful cluster of flowers by the division superintendent. Predicts Victory of Wilson in Far West San Franciscan San Majority la Cali fornia Will Be Over 100,000; Hughes' Speeches "Disgusted" Many "Voters. New York, Oct. 4. (I. N. S.) "Wil son will carry California," said Isldor Jacobs of San Francisco today. "He will win that state by over 100, 000. He will carry all th far west ern states. "The Progressive and Independent vote in California will be largely cast H There Is No Talking Machine III! Wm Like the VICTROLA There Is No Better VICTOR SERVICE Than That of Shermanjpay & Go Victrolas On the All the from easiest Victor $15 up terms Records p fiB Sixth and Morris oa. Opposite Postofftce Dealers In Stelnways and other good Pianos, Pianola Pianos, Victrolas and Records, Player Rolls, Cabinets, etc. THE aim of J. P. Finley & Son, from the very first, has been to lead in the advancement of this profession. We are the first in Oregon to provide an automobile funeral car. This was added to our equipment Today the Finley establishment, along with Finley service, represent the final word of progress. Here removed from the din and publicity of the downtown streets, is the quiet, peaceful atmosphere of a home. And it has all the modern features which make it one of the most complete institutions in America. 4 1 B"iisyi M JLL MuK wm mm MONTGOMERY AT FIFTH It B . . v : On the Wings of the Telephone Fifty-six thousand miles per second over town and country, field and stream out goes your voice by Bell telephone. Surest to send, quick est to reach the ear you seek, and easiest to bring the answer back from anywhere. Consult the list of toll rates to cities hereabout; it's in the front of your Bell directory. The next time you have business outside of Portland or wish to chat with distant relatives and friends, turn to your Bell telephone. The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company PRE ADO Jt blend to ; remember when you go to buy a 'cigar ' i PEE SAD O ;- nudaemenL , -selection and skill in hand ling SADO PRE Mend comes only in the. Tom Keene Tom Keene Tom Keene cigar Forihat Pre s ado Mend be sure yon get iflbe name rigli -Tom Keene J. R. Smith -Company v: Distributors Portland,- Oregon ' ft Pily5 - ' ' . . , i I . . . . ... J A School of Business Administration and Accountancy Registration Monday and Tuesday evenings, this week. A very Coar . plete and thorough coarse of training which prepares men for execu tive and administrative positions and for the State Board examina tions for Certified Public Accountant (C P. A.). This Is a standatd- ' T ired school. Same-course now being offered lit forty other cities. Instructors are C P. A.s and practicing attorneys. . - ' For special 36-page catalogue, address The Y. M.C A. Depart- ;-nenr.fcionpipti inieS8iSaagDES,giS8gUSI3BBIi.llaiaB583i!llfig Jus '1 . M.