THE A OREGON i DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 27. i 1918.
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ItlnllO luliUiMnUL.
FAILS 10 SAVE . HER
FROM A
Jury Finds Mrs.. Rose Luciano
.Guilty of Passing Check on
: Which Indorsement Forged
' SWSSS"S""SSa""S"SBBS
LENIENCY RECOMMENDED
mOBM. trader Law, Cannot OItsb
' Parol u4 CtoTMMr My S Asksa
-to iim rardoa la Xar Sshalf.
Disregarding sentiment In that the
accused Is an illiterate woman with
fir children, a Jury in Judge Davis'
court this morning returned a verdict
of guilty against Rose Luciano, ac
:. cuaed of passing a check, the endorse
ment on which she knew to be forged.
' Leniency was recommended by the
jury, but owing to the law. a parole
cannot be granted because the violator
In this case must serve a term of two
to 30 years in prison.
It Is probable that an attempt will be
made to have the governor pardon the
woman at a later date.
' ' The case involving the commission
of the crime la reDlete with attempts
.. on ths part of the woman to shift the
blame upon others. Mildred Brown,
Mrs. 3. Carlone, and Ora Oarman were
witnesses for the state. The prosecu
lion clinched its chances for a convlc
; tlon when the intent to commit the
r crime was claimed in expose of a elm-
liar case against the accused.
Mrs. Luciano was tried for obtain
Ing possession of a $20 check by 1m
personating Mrs. Carlone In conversa-
tlon over the telephone with Dr. R. J.
Marsh. A boy was sent to the office
for the check and the signature of
payee was forged on the back of the
paper and th paper passed to Ora Gar-
man.
Assltsant United States Attorney
Rankin for the state testified that the
' defendant had attempted a similar
trick upon him. He Insisted on accom
' panylng the boy who was to deliver the
check for a man represented to be her
husband and at the destination found
Mrs. Luciano who received the check.
After obtaining the cash the woman
returned It, however. Baying that her
husband bad made other arrangements
Xor the money.
SURPRISE SPRUNG IN COURT
Woman Accused of Forgery Charged
With Previous Attempt.
Before closing Its case against Rosa
- Luciano, accused of passing a check,
which she knew to have been forged,
the prosecution In Jddge Davis court
resterdav, sprang a surprise in the
estlmony of Assistant United States
Attorney Rankin. Rankin Identified
the defendant as the woman who had
telephoned him for a check In behalf of
her husband and without the latter s
knowledge and consent.
Mrs. Luciano Is accused of getting
'. Possession of a $20 check belonging
to Mrs. J. Carlone. This check, which
It appears wan passed, had been drawn
by Dr. R. J. Marsh in the belief that
ha was delivering it to the rightful
WU
CONVICTION
?trson, Mrs. Carlone, who is a nurse,
'he check was cashed by Ora Carmon.
-) At the preliminary hearing; of Mlldr.l
. I Brown, who was at first sccused of
1 the crime, the young woman was
Treed. Contradictory stories finally
' resulted In the charge being placed
against Rose Luciano.
Attorneys for the defense declare
. that there Is being made an attempt
to make Mrs. Luciano suffer because
f the misdeeds of others.
.' - The accused la the mother of five
Children.
Strong Arm" Man Serves Doable.
' Added penalty for breaking his parole
today was the punishment given James
Ryan, under sentence of a year for
larceny. Ryan's parole was revoked.
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and ' he ' was committed to serve six
months in the 'county lall on a new
larceny charge and for becoming in
toxicated. When the lesser ' sentence
hall have been served, the prisoner
must serve out ' the original sentence
of on year. The accused is said to
have been a member of a gang of
'strong arm men" wnich has eiven the
authorities considerable trouble.
MARITAL WOES ELICIT PITT
Pretty Young Wife Tells of Has-
band's Abuse; Gains Sympathy.
Quick, severance of the matrimonial
bonds was granted Ethel N. Stevens
from George R. Stevens by Judge
Davis this morning when the wife, a
young and pretty woman, related a
talc of abuse that elicited the sym
pathy of the court, attaches and spec
tators.
"My husband tried to force me into
a life of evil doing within a few weeks
after our marriage," the woman testi
fied. "He threatened my life, struck
me and forced me to seek shelter with
my folks."
"He declared that If I would not do
his bidding, he would cut up my body
and put It into a trunk as others have
done," she said.
The plaintiff has been residing at
Gates, Or. The couple were married
in Vancouver, Wash., in 108.
GUARDSMAN IS DETAINED
Man in Uniform Held at Instance
of Wife; Nonsopport Charge.
Arrested while in his uniform of
Company F, Third Oregon, Ernest
Koeser Is under detention by the
county constable on a charge of non
support preferred by his wife, Ruth
Koeser. According to the complaint,
she is separated from her husband, and
the latter visited her while In an Intox
icated condition. She says that he
drewta revolver and pressed the muzzle
against her side in a threatening man
ner, following hot words between them.
Grappling with the soldier the wife
wrested the gun away from film and
took it down to police headquarters.
Koeser says that he is slated for a
position as a deputy constable under
the new regime beginning next year.
Constable-elect Petersen denies that
he agreed to appoint the accused.
NEW OBSTACLE NOW MET
Attorney Sheppard's Effort to Stop
Sheriff Is Balked.
C. A. Sheppard's legal efforts to re
strain the sheriff from making return
on an auction sale in which Sheppard's
fine Irvlngton residence was sold
under the hammer for some 1600 to
day met a new obstacle when Attorney
C. E. Lennon answered the complaint,
alleging that Sheppard had omitted a
vital part of the decree of Judge
Gatens.
The decree contained a paragraph to
the effect that Sheppard was to pay
Mrs. M. Mitchell 1420 with interest at
6 per cent from December SO, 1913.
There is also exhibited a letter pur
porting to have come from Mrs.
Mitchell In which she agreed to the
payment of her claim on installments.
He declares that the signature to this
letter has been forged. Only part of
the obligation has been met by Mr.
Sheppard.
Suit for Personal Property.
Suit for the recovery of personal
property, valued at $600, was filed
In the circuit court by George Harvey
and as administrator of the estato of
trii. k. Nelson, deceased.
Mrs.- Nelson conducted a drug store
at 841 East Thirty-seventh street.
The plaintiff claims ownership to
showcases and Other fixtures and de
clares that the goods are being with
held from him.
Sued for Personal Injury.
Butt for $10,000 damages was
brought against the Portland Railway.
Light it Power company for personal
injuries, said to have been sustained
by Martin Fltsgerald, by his guardian,
Maurice Fltsgerald. The boy's leg
was Injured.
Charged With Improper Conduct.
Alleging that his wife kept com
pany continually with one man for a
period of six years, Clayton Wafers
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Warnings of Attempts Upon
Executive's Life Cause Ex-
traordlnary Precautions,
, Salt Lairs City, Utah, Dec. I7.-(U,
P.) An anonymous letter received by j
Governor Spry yesterday, warning him ".
that an attempt would be made to j
poison the food served at the banquet ;
to be given In his honor last night at :
the Newhouse hotel, resulted in ex- j
traordlnary precautions being taken. In
the preparation and serving of the
dinner.
For a time the hotel kitchen resem
bled a chemist's laboratory, as the
state chemist, Herman Harms, was
called in and made a minute examina
tion of the ingredients of the meal.
As soon as each dish was prepared
the manager of the hotel ate a liberal
sample, and another sample was put
through various scientific torts. Dur
ing the transit of the food from the
kitchen to the dining room it was
carefully guarded by detectives.
During the dinner the reward for
the arrest of the person or persons
who placed the Infernal machine at
the corner of the governor's' house on
Sunday night was raised to $5000 by
those present.
Just before the dinner was sqrved
another warning was received that an
attempt would be made to throw a
bomb through a window of the dining
room and a cordon of police was placed
about the building.
The governor today said he still
stood for what he said the day Joe
Hillstrom, the I. W. W. leader, was
executed that he believed the I. W.
W. to be the most lawless element In
Utah and that they should be driven
across the borders.
The governor is showing signs of
worry, not on his own account, but on
account of the attempted destruction
of his wife and children.
Money Will Be Used
For Newsboys' Cot
Children of AH Saints Church Will En
act Flay Untitled "Joseph sad XI
Brethren" Thursday Afternoon.
"Joseph and His Brethren" will be
enacted by the children of All Saints
church for the benefit of-ne news
boys' cot In the Good Samaritan hos
pital, Thursday, at 4 o'clock, in the
church.
The boys for six weeks have been
rehearsing the play under the direction
of the vicar of the mission and their
costumes have been arranged by Miss
Hazel Weidler. The story of Joseph
will be portrayed In five acts, each
with two scenes, and will be free to
alL An offering will be taken. The
cast Includes Benjamin Reed as Phar
aoh, Vea Lehman as Jacob, Jack Ren
shaw as Joseph, and others in the per
sonnel are Craig Eliot, Donald and
Robert Holman. Mark GUI and Clinton
Howard.
filed suit in the circuit court against
Helen Waters.
George James is named as the per
son with whom Mrs. Waters asso
ciated. J. F. Pfelfer is also named as
having Improper relations with the
defendant. The couple were married
In Portland February 2, 1911.
Divorce Salts Filed.
Suit for divorce was filed by Mary
Hutchln against EX Hutchln on the
grounds of desertion. The couple were
married at Portland. December 15.
1912.
John L. Hims brought divorce ult
against Ada Sims alleging desertion.
They were married at Lewiston, Ida'io,
In September. 1912.
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VICTIM OF JITNEY
ACCIDENT BURIED
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Mrs. Gertrude Chambreau.
Mrs. Gertrude Chambreau, one of the
victims of the Jitney-streetcar acci
dent at Washington and Lownsdale
streets last Friday, was laid to rest
yesterday in Lone Fir cemetery. Fu
neral services were held in Ftnley's
chapel, the Rev. W. A. M. Breck offi
ciating. Mrs. Chambreau was the wife
of J. J. Chambreau, a Portland ship
ping man.
REPORT BY TEACHERS
PROBLEM' AT ME
Surveys Were Made In Nine
School Sections With- Good
Results,
"The Retardation Problem," formed
the subject of a report made before the
representative council of the .State
Teachers' association this afternoon by
a committee headed by C. W. Boet
tlcher, superintendent of schools at
Albany.
During the past year the committee
made a retardation survey In the com
munities of Albany, Bend, Cc-qutlle,
The Dallas, Heppner, Klamth Falls,
and Medford, and for one school In
Portland. Studies were made to find
the percentage of pupils that are over
normal, normal, and under normal, the
problem being to reduce the number
of backward pupils, as the cost for
Instructing each pupil one year aver
ages $40 io this state.
Portland Xlds Bright,
Of a total of 840 children, it was
found that 18.8 per cent were over nor
mal, or In grades higher than is usu
ally the case for their age. The stand
ard national average is 18.3 per cent.
The rango in the survey was found to
be from 13.8 to 26.3 per cent, this fig
ure of exceptionally bright children
being found for Portland.
Of 1835 pupils studied, the normal
average in the right grade at the
right age was 41.1 per cent, with 40
per cent the national average. The
survey range was from 85 to 43.2 per
cent, with The Dalles high In the list
Of 1806 over-age cases too old for
their grades the average was 40 per
cent, with a range of from 84 to 46
per cent.
Inasmuch as the problem Is barely
scratched in the solving, the commit
tee asked that it be reappointed for
tuioiner year.
STATE TEACHERS TO
HEAR INSTRUCTIVE
TALKS ON GUILD
General sessions of the sixteenth an
nual .meeting of the Oregon State
Teachers' association will begin tomor
row morning at 9 o clock in the audi
torium of the Lincoln high school.
Teachers from all parts of Oregon,
some 2000 in number, will be present
to-hear discussions of problems affect
ing the teaching profession as a whole
and affecting the individual teacher in
ms particular or specianxea iieia.
Dr. Henry Sutallo, president of the
Unirersity of Washington, and Dr
Carroll Q. Pearse president of the
Wisconsin State Normal school at
Milwaukee, are the chief convention
speakers and honored guests of the
association. -
The morning program includes an
introductory musical number, a report
by President Carleton on what the
representative council accomplishes to
day, an address by Dr. Susallo; an ad
dress at 10:S0 o'clock by W. D. B. Dot!
son, executive secretary of the Port
land Chamber of Commerce, on "The
Relationship of Industrial and Com
mercial Development in the State of
Oregon"; and at 11:10 o clock a talk
by Dr. Pearse, 'That Thy Days May
Be Long in the Land."
The afternoon will be given over to
meetings of the several departments
of the association. The annual ban
quet of the association will be held
Thursday night at 6 o'clock in the
Hotel Portland. Presidents Buzallo and
Pearse will be guests. There will be
no toasts. Friday forenoon is to be
given over to department meetings.
with the second general assembly of
the convention Friday afternoon.
O. A. C. Students to Dine.
Former students of Oregon Agricul
tural college attending the State
Teachers' association will dine tonight
with the .Oregon Agricultural college
club of Portland at the Hotel Multno
mah. Governor Withycombe, State
Superintendent of Public Instruction!
Churchill, President Kerr, E. V. Ress-
ler, dean of the college or education at
O. A. C. and L. R. Alderman, super
intendent of Portland schools, will be
among the speakers.
Will Investigate the
Death of Joe Strack
Oregon City, Dec. it.--After a trip
to Sandy to Investigate the death of
Joseph Strackv who was found at his
horns - In Sandy a week ago . with a
bullet hole through his heart, Sheriff
Wilson and Deoutr District Attorney
JTom Butke reported that a thorough
Investigation of the case will be made
within the nexweek or so . ;
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UP AGAINST
TWO FRANCHISES AS
A
Two Applications for Fran
chises for Buses to Linnton
Brings About Tangle,
With the Union Motor Bus company,
representing the local organization of
jitney drivers, now seeking a fran
chise to operate motor buses between
the downtown section and Linnton, the
city council finds Itself in somewhat
of a peculiar predicament.
The council has already tentatively
agreed to grant a franchise to William
Foster to operate buses over the
same route, but Mr. Foster does not
want to operate unless he can have
an exclusive franchise. He says it is
impossible for two companies to com
pete on the route without one or the
other falling.
The council is now faced with the
necessity of granting a franchise to
the Union Motor Bus company and
putting an end to Mr. Foster's plan,
or refusing to grant a franchise to the
Jitney organization.
Friday Fixed for Hearing.
The franchise application of the Un
ion Motor Bus company was present
ed to the council this morning by
A, A. Thlelke, president of the chauf
feur's union, the organization of Jit
ney drivers, and the council fixed
Friday as the day for -considering
the application.
Provisions of the franchise sought
are almost Identical with those of the
franchise proposed for. Mr. Foster.
Slight differences are found In the
route, however, the company now
seeking a franchise proposing to op
erate to Linnton from Third and Alder
streets via Stark, Fourteenth, Six
teenth and Other streets.
FRANCHISES
FOR
BUSES
Stephen Carver Granted Privilege
of Operating In North Portland
Stephen Carver Is to be permitted to
operate motor buses Into North Port
land via Twentieth and Twenty-first
streets, according to a decision reached
by the city council and Mr. Carver
Tuesday afternoon. The buses are to
be operated in connection with bus
lines In other parts of the city.
Mr. Carver wanted to operate on
Twenty-third street but the council
refused to allow him the use of the
btreet. Finally It agreed on the fol
lowing route: Beginning at Fourth
and Alder streets, west on Alder to
Washington, to Twentieth, to North
rup, to Twenty-rirst, to xnurman, to
Twenty-third, to Vaughn.
Mr. Carver also agreed to give a
bond of $7500 to cover possible accl
dents occurring on the west side
routes. Already he has offered a $10,
000 bond to cover each of the two fran
chises on the east side. When all the
franchises are granted Mr. Carver will
have a total of $27,000 accident 11a
blllty.
F. I. Fuller, vice president of the
Portland Railway, Light A Power com
pany, objected to the franchise com
pensatlon of $1 per aeat per quarter,
contending that his company had to
ray taxes of different kinds equaling
20 per cent of the gross earnings. He
also objected to some of the routes in
the motor bus franchises covering por
tlons of streets occupied by streetcar
lines.
The council after the discussion
Tuesday ordered the franchise forms
published. Final action is not to be
taken for several weeks.
DAMAGE CLAIMS IRK MAYOR
Court Holds Commissioners Liable
for Harts From Bad Sidewalks.
Mayor Albee and the city commis
sioners are beginning to worry as re
sult of claims being filed against them
for damages for injuries sustained by
pedestrians on defective sidewalks.
The circuit court recently held that
they were personally liable for dam
ages the result of defective walkaand
now claims for damages are commenc
ine to multiply.
The first was filed with the council
today and was from Attorney Carl T
Travis, representing a woman alleged
to have been injured in tripping on
broken walk at Twentieth and Morri
son streets. The accident is alleged
to have occurred this month, but At
torney Travis in his claim for dam
ages from the mayor and commission
ers names W. L. Brewster, former
city commissioner. Instead of Commis
sioner Baker who tooK nis place.
CONTRACT FOR WATER PIPE
Oregon Iron & Steel Co. Will Sap-
ply the Water Bureau.
The Oregon Iron & Steel company,
with a plant at Oswego, today secured
the contract for supplying the water
bureau with 150 tons of oast iron pipe,
The total amount of the bid was $6565
and is for pipe ranging from 6 to 16
inches in diameter.
Commissioner Daly has secured, un
der an agreement, an option to pur
chase more pipe at the same maximum
prices if pipe is. needed within the
near future.
Bopp Case May Go
To Jury This Week
Ban Francisco, Dec. 27. (U. P.)
That the trial of Frans Bopp, German
consul general, and attaches of his
orrice, will be ready for the Jury be
fore New Year's day. was the belief
expressed by lawyers in the case to
day. Taking of testimony Is expected to
ena tomorrow night or Friday, and
men rinai arguments wtll be heard.
ineoaore Hoche, counsel for Bopp,
today expressed the belief that if Mc
Gregor was petnitted to ake the
sianu n wouia ten of Ms Concern's
maxing submarine parts for England
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aptaia Pedersen's '
Widow Passes On
Mrs. Karen Pedersen. widow ef the
late Captain O. C. Pedersen of 610
Upshur street, died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. William A. Moor
of Bend. Or., last night. Word of her
death was received here by her son.
Thomas Pedersen, this, morning.
Airs, reaersen baa been ill for sev
eral years, and had cone to vinii tier
daughter in the hope of improving her
health. Apoplexy was the cause of
death. The body is to be brourht to
Portland for burial.
The son and daughter are the onlv
survivors. Thomaa Pedersen rh.nf.
feur for Battalion Chlet Young of the
fire bureau.
Funeral of Former Ohloan Held.
Tne funeral of John M. Hovre will
be held at Eagle Creek tomorrow
(Thursday) afternoon. Mr. Boyce was
io years or age and a native of Ohio
He is survived by a widow and one
daughter, Mrs. Charles Wasson: and
had resided in Oregon for a number of
years. He died on December 26 at his
home in Eagle Creek.
Civil War Veteran Dead.
The funeral of Edward p. Burns will
be held from the East Side Funeral
Directors' conservatory chapel. East
Sixth and East Alder streets, on Thurs.
day at 10 a. m., and Interment made in
Oreenwood cemetery. Mr. Burns died
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on December it, He was a native of
Bockport, Mass., and ease to Oregon
In IStS. He was St years of age and
a veteran of the Civil war. The serv
loes will be held under the auspices
of the a. A. R.,,of which he was a
member. Mr. Burns resided at 1141
East Main street and la survived by a
son. O. S. Burns, and a daughter, Mrs.
J. & Beedls.
, Lenta Mason Dies.
The funeral of John C. Howe, who
died last Saturday In this city, was
held today under the auspices of the
Lenta lodge of Masons from the chapol
of A. D. Ke&worthy eY Co. Mr. Hows
was a native of New York stake, and
was born In lttS. For the last IS
years he had carried on a general store
at Orays Crossing. A widow and four
children survive.
Aged Scotchman Buried In Astoria.
John Bryce, who died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs E. 55. Ferguson, 82S
Alameda drive, on December 14, Was a
native of Scotland, aged 4. Funeral
services were held on Tuesday after
noon, December 26, at the residence
establishment of J. P. Finley A Bon.
and interment will be made at As
toria, Or.
Carpenters' Organizer Dies.
William Sexton, International or
ganiser for the carpenters who had
been In Portland for the past eight
months, died suddenly in Seattle on
Tuesday, December 28, from a blood
clot on the brain, after an Illness of
less than 48 hours. Mr. Sexton was
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Hs Is survived by a widow, who, e '
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psssed through Portland with his body
this morning en routs to Los Angeles,
where funeral services will be held.
Funeral of William Berry Held. z
- Thar funeral of William Berry, son '
of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Berry of 1
70 Union avenue, was held Tuesday .
from the residence and Interment was
in Ross City cemetery. Mr. Berry was
14 years of age, a native of Oregon.
The cause of his death was tuber
culosis. HO died on December 24. O
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