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THE ':. OREGON. DAILY: : JOURNAL PORTLAND, THURSDAY, .FEBRUARY 8. T 1917. i. IM'CALL, ACCUSED OF -MURDERING SHANER, ER, TESTIFIES Defendant Goes on Stand to -Teilof "Scandal" That Led STATE ENTERS PROTEST W Dsftase Will Fat en Expert Testimony --. Today Is effort to rror s. - y j. t " McCall Weeps on Stand, - : ,Marcus McCa.il, slayer erf W. . LXf A, Bhaner. . broke down ffim- r w .t picicij oh lira . wuaecw iiiuv ii "flit Circuit Judge ' Kavanauih t- - .court this forenoon. - He jept ; over the mention of tngtiame sv of His little seven-year-old ton, Marcus McCall Jr.! who was present with his mother .In - court. -Judge Kavanaugh ad- -journea tue session to permit ' the witness to compose himself. ,'' -'3dcCall then went over and Ik' kissed his boy. sB BARB Permitted to give his own .version v" jEpf the alleged "scandal" which he v , caJd W. A. Hhaner had spread concern .: wlnr, him, . Marcus H. McCall, accused slayer, ' occupied the gTeater part of Wednesday's session in Circuit Judge Cavenaurh's court. , -- The defendant Ma putting up a plea , zpt insanity,, and it was over the stren- CSious objections of Chief Deputy John Collier for the state that the line of .testimony was admitted. ' ' .Stat Claims Xnoompetency. "fMr. Collier argued that McCall, by . the defense's own-contentions, is in fapable, of taking an oath, and thai ; jUserefore any testimony that he might give would, be of no consequence. "If he claims he let insane now, I will make no objections to him testi . fylng. If he admits he was insane " at the time he killed Shaner, but says he is sane now, I will also withdraw my objections' said Mr. Collier. "But , v the defense must elect which position they are going to take," he added. - Testimony was Dlsoonmscted, . X McCall's - testimony was rambling and .more or less disconnected. He j declared that Shaner had twitted Mm ?' about being a "foot racer," meaning :' that he had made a hurried exit from . Independence where he had owned a barber shop. The story included ludicrous ref- erenc to a flock of hens and a roos ter and a big blue hen that crowed like a rooster and sang at times. Sug - gestive remarks admitted to have .-been made regarding the hens, McCall said, were taken up by different peo- pie. He said they would hurl -these Shafts of ridicule n him and that he , suspected that there was a secret or- Oer behind a" plot; to embarrass him. lie said that he?.,had determined,, to defend himself and that finally-- he left Independence, in order to .avoid getting into trouble. The witness Bald that when he went to work at the "Murphy Brothers' shop in 'Portland , Ehaner took delight In referring to : this "scandal" , and that he was In strumental -la getting him discharged from the shop. m Jess ;Parrin,. arber, testified that e,- knew McCaJl was a bad .man and .Jf'). ". 1- COMING -.jer- -tar- The World's Daintiest Star ANITA STEWART in Robert W. Chambers' Sensation The GIRL PHILIPPA n 1 Spring :3Iiowii3ig Dresses A wonderful Asiortoient of Sprint Dresses in tiff eta -silk jersey, crepe de chine $.nd minnith serges at a price to induce Spring buying. - B?MEMBERWe haver our own factory in New Torlc -ity. Buy your-clothing at Rosenthal's and save the mij ydlernan s profit, - : - ROSEN BAL'S that he? feared ' that hewould 'harm Bhaner. Jerry Owen, newspaper man. testified that McCall had admitted, after his arrest, that h shot 8haner for "panning nlm. Deputy District Attorney- J. I Hammersly related de tails of a statement made to him by th 'accused. ' - w .?.-r..;-y, : The defense will today put on ex pert testimony in the effort to prove McCall insane. The state reatedV Its csft Wednesday afternoon about J:30 o'clock. v , v . SEEK IDENTITY OF THE GIRf. "LotUe Reed," Supposed to B Girl Wanted Here. . ' -District Attorney- Evans today nought information from the authori ties at Spokane regarding the Identity of the "Lottie Reed," aged 18, arrested therein suspicion of passing a forged check oil J K. Reed of Portland. Miss Reed, It " is charged by the Portland Burns Detective agency, filled out a check -in Reed's name for $55 on the Bcandlnavlan-Amorican bank of this clfy and obtained the money. Subse quently, according to the statement of F. S. Alkus, manager of the detective agency, she. went to Spokane and there left for collection three other checks drawn in the same manner. These latter- checks came to- Portland. . The suspect was then arrested. on Informa tion telegraphed from .Portland. Bher iff Hurlburt stands ' ready to. send a deputy after the girl the moment her identity has been established. Sho bears the same name and Is about the same age as L. EX. Reed's sister, but Mr. Reed, It is said, has no Informa tion that it is his sister who Is In custody. COUNTY CLERK MAKES REPORT Cash on Deposit $108,030; Booze Affidavits Number 54,200. County Clerk Josenh Btvrd hu given out the following report of the total balance for January, 1917; cash on deposit In banks, $108 630.67: F. S. Fields account faction cendlnffl. ItS.22 43 raphUr'. Aoflv change account, f ZOO; Internal revenue stamps, $3.85. Circuit court earned fees, $3026.45; delivery of liquors to consumers, 37,800; purchase of liquor and ; alcohol, according to affidavits, , Divorce Suits Filed. New dlvorrn units maris th.ii- r. pearancefln the olrculf court. Louisa MUier sited Ooarles Miller for divorce on the grounds of desertion. Tha wife asks custody of Loren Miller, aged 8, and Dorothy Miller, aged . e-rances u Burke sued Joseph Burke for divorce, alleging desertion. They were married at Portland September 22. 1902. The nlnJntiff anlii onatnilv of Jordan E. Burke, aged 12, 'and Joseph Donald Burke, aged 7, and $65 a month alimony. The husband Is em- pioyea in a "ortiaDd department store. Birdie 'O. Avers kp1c a. el Charles, Ayers, alleging desertion. She wania vuwuy oi -aui Ayers, aged 6. Constable's Work Cheaper. . Constable Mark Petersen has re ported that for the month of January his department has handled 652 cases which have been filed in the district eourts at a salary expense of $1252. The month previous, under the former Incumbent, the total was 591 cases with an expense of $1435. according to Mr. Petersen.. S Many Lawyers In Case. seated among- tiie witnesses called -to testify for Attorney John Shlllock. who Ms demanding a $7500 fee for Services performed for Mrs. J. Gert rude Rushing, administratrix of the estate of the late C. C. Rushing. The well-known lawyers who testified for the plaintiff were: C. W. Fulton. E. V. Littlefield. S. C. Spencer and Sam oel White. Attorney Ralph Moody, SUNDAY Suits in serge, all-wool vel- our, poplin, ratteen, gabar dine and the much talked of wool jersey, in all colors. Over one hundred styles to select from. to A beautiful assortment of cdats in all the latest matenals and colors. 146 Fifth St, Bet. Morrison : and Aldet " ' for' the defense, succeeded' in drawing qualifying eUtements from the wit neasea designed, to-strengthen hie oiga position. " . 7T. Tracer Loses Damage 8ult. ' Tommy Traeey. . former boxing Jn tructor of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic club, lost his $20,000 damage suit for personal injuries alleged to have ben .sustained when an a-utomo-bll owned by Mre. Bertha Martin struck him at Twentieth and Wash ington streets. iThe Jury returned a verdict ' for the defense following a protracted legal battle la which num bers Of witness .fimmwt TK Jjra eet up the claim of carelessness on the pan oi j. racey. in crossing the street. The case was tried la Circuit Judge Morrow department. CHARLES K: WILLIAMS DIES AS A RESULT OF A RECENT OPERATION Was President of Morris Bros,, JnvestmentBankers; Came Here in 1904, Charles K. Williams, president and treasurer Of Morris Brothers, Inc., in vestment bankers, died late Wednes day afternoon at his home, 710 Main street, as the result of complications from an operation for appendicitis performed In December. He was -48 years old. ,Mr. Williams had been. a resident of Portland for the past 13 years, com ing here as manager of the Portland office of Morris Brothers in 190. In 1914 he purchased a controlling in terest in the company when the Mor ris brothers went east. He was chosen president of the company at this time, although Fred S. Morris, well known in Portland, still retains the office of vice president. , Mr. Williams had been connected with the house of Morris Brothers for the past 20 years, beinir In the Chi cago office prior to taking up his res idence m Portland. As a young man he was in the banking business at Sis tersville, WV Va. He was a native of Mt. Pleasant, O. one or the beat known brokers In Portland. Mr. Williams was a recog nized authority on municipal and cor poration bonds. He had built up a most extensive business both In Port land . and .with the banks of the smaller communities in Oregon and Washington, Recognized as an ex pert and authority on flotation he wae frequently consulted by municV pal and county authorities in all parts of the state Mr. Williams was a member of the Arlington - and Waverley Country clubs. He was an enthusiastic golfer. Death was unexpected, although he had not been in good health since undergoing an operation for appendi citis shortly before Christmas. He was- able to leave the .hospital ..but complications set In after reaching his home which ultimately resulted in nis death. A widow, Mrs. Florence H. WilT Hams, and three children,, Eleanor, ' Charles Kennard and Carol - Williams, survive. Funeral, services will be held at the family residence at .10 a. m. j oaiumajr. j-rean lUCVOUlster Of Bt. ( owjocib -wan oiuciaie. i Free Speech Is Not To Be Prohibited United States Attorney Beunti Tells Oermaa Speaking; Societies Thy Save Sight to IS eet and Talk. United States District Attorney Clar ence I Reames, in a conference with Dr. H. T. Dammssch concerning ex ceptions, which the German speaking societies have taken to what is re garded as restraining free speech, in timated his purpose of merely desiring to admonish some that expression ot threats likely to be executed will be dealt with. Free speech and the right of assembling in public meetings is a constitutional right to be preserved. Reames wUl leave for San Francisco next Sunday to handle the govern ment's part in the suit against H. H. Riddell. the alleged defrauding secre tary of the Oregon Inland Development company. Riddell wa convicted in the United States district court here some time ago of obtaining large sums from gullible people in the form of -fees" and "costs" of deeds to practi cally worthless lands in eastern and southern Oregon, which they "won" in contests. Reames will probably be back by next Thursday. Fall From Train Is Fatal to Turnbow Frank A Turnbow. & n v, Newberg pioneer, died there Wednes day morning from injuries received In a fall from ' a Southern Pacific i train, January 7. I Mr. Turnbow was bom in Missouri. December 13. 1844. He crossed the plains to Oregon by ox team In 1852, his parents locating on the present site of Portland. He married Sarah E. Keys in 1863. The widow and four sons survive j Funeral services will be held from Hodson & Elliott's undertaking par-i rt Newberg Friday morning, Rev. Mr. Hicks of the Christian church of- iviwn. interment win be in Tl gardville cemetery. Captain. Krause of Komos Line Held Lima, Peru. Feb. 8. (U. P.) a British auxiliary cruiser late last night stopped the Chilean steamer Malto a Shore diata.ni r-ii- JTrl . hmd took ofr captairKraumerVne ""vuuui oi ine.omos line a German steamship firm. Krauss was charged by the British of ficsrs. according to information re ceived here today, with giving Ger many information relative to the carjo MQ th. niini time of the FenmS snip Lorton.. - . 2 M"1 lioensa Becwd. i " Vknpflnv. 'WAaV wtw - m - . licenses were Issued here today by the county and tor. to the foUowlngpr sons: Charles Harry NippoldT 12 of los Angeles -Cel.. and Miss Katherine Elizabeth Ward, 22, of PortSadT Br nesr Q., Woodman. 2Sv and ' Miss Mar guertte. O. HeVrell. 82, both of Jert, J?"? Xockrtts, 85, and Mi"i Ethel Taylor, 18, both of Kalama; Os car HacketC M -and MrsTllary VL Doble, 83. both of FertleS -27. m I felal V,2','"1 Mr- M Sax 21. I both of Portland. H AUTOMOBILE M TALK PREPAREDNESS iAND GOODWHWAYS Dinner Tendered Engineers Reeves and Moskovics Is Largely Attended, - MOTORS MAKE COUNTRY SCr. Sears Said Only Way to See a Country Was to X Xt Xnde ' pendent of Tims Tables. Preparedness, automobiles, tourist attractions and good roads were the subjects of the several speakers at the dinner Wednesday night which Portland's automobile fraternity ten dered, Alfred Reeves, manager of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. It was attended by 125 heads of Portland firms and their sales people. Vatrlotio Preparedness. Mr. Reeves and F. SX Moskovics, who represented the Society of Auto mobile Engineers, . both dealt with the subject of commercial and patri otic preparedness. . Mr. Reeve's declared that the . northwest should prepare in a -tourist way. He said: "The motor car wlU be the making of this great western country. The only way to see a country Is to doMt Independently of time tables and Just as fast as good roads are put in and fast as this land is made better known, the returns on nature's wonderful gift will begin to come in. Ssmladsd Xla of Some.' "I am surprised at the great num ber Of oars on your streej with the familiar hofti blowing -that reminds me of home. Shakespeare said "no man means evil but the devil and 'we shall know him by his horns." That must relate to some of the daring "drivers nereabouts, and Juglng-ly my ex perience in trying to crossthe..8treet9, the pedestrians of this town, are Phone Main 21 . .... N m& I J$5Lts (i 3 Days Only Beginning Today j GLADYS Who made tike Pirate 5 Acts of Genuine Comedy the story is sonething new refreshin; from beginning to end. Every woman will love it. because all . women possess the same spirit . of adven ture that prompts little Prudence to become a pirate. f PATHE NEWS- WwIrT Latest EvenU COMING SUNDAY: Anita Stewart in Robert W. Chambers' Sensation, 'THE GIRL PHIUPPr Eight Acts li l sJ, .,-V,,J..A,.--, I- doomed ere long to-be divided into two classes-v-Cbe quick and the dead. J, "Moreover It Is quite certain at the present rate-of car obeying that thera soon will be no poor people left. Halt will have been run aver and the rest will be afraid to come out." : .'.Trtbats je Aaancistlom. ' 'if r'- Reeves" paid , tribute - to " the Motor Car Dealers association of Ore gon, and the strength and solidity whlca It has demonstrated In Its re cent undertakings. Mr. Moskovics told, in some detail, how the plan of Industrial prepared ness is being worked'out by the lead ers. In charge. "This commission handling this de tail, of which Howard Coffin, one of the big' automobile men. Is one, has now on file every machine in the country which is capable of working on ammunition or anything else that might be needed in time of war." ex plained Mr. Moskovics. "The minute the help of the many plants would be needed, each one would be sent details of the product which it would be required to make, along with pattern drawings of Just how to go about the manufacture, how to change the equipment 'to handle the new product and everything else, so that the manufacture would proceed on a standardized basis with the min imum of delay. Visitors See Portland,, Today ,Mr. Reeves, with Mrs. Reeves and their son Alfred Jr.. are seeing the city from its many heights. At noon Mr. Reeves met with the port land dealers to discuss in detail some of the perplexing phases of the great industry. Others speakers were: Toastmaster. j W. C. Bristol; M. O. W 11 kins, president 1 cf, the Dealers' association; A. L. Tucker of the Lumbermen's National ! bank; W. D. B. Dodson of the Cham ber of - Commerce. H. F. Clarrldge. president of the Alameda County asso ciation; Judge Robert O. Morrow. A. B. Manley and Will C.-aunders. The visitors leave for San Fran cisco this afternoon, where Mr. Reeves will open the Western Auto show. Patrlotio Terror Xvlnced. The dinner Wednesday' night sparkled with patriotic fervor as the different speakers each mentioned some phase of preparedness. . Toastmaster Bristol proposed the toast. "To the President of the United States and the Welfare of America." Mr. Reeves also spoke of a telegram in which the Automobile Chamber of Commerce offered to the president the facilities of the 101 automobile fac tories which the association repre sents. ' The Star Mil WW such a hit in "The Shine Giri," an3 A Nation-Wide Favorite in Joe Tedesco, Enif e WidderArrested Joseph. Tedesco, an 'employe of the Portland Railway.' -Ught & Power company, was arrested Wednesday night . by Patrolmen . Simpson and Drapeau for his part in the stabbing affray at Bast Forty-fifth and Lin coln, streets Monday- night when two men were badly Injured. Mike Apa and Pletro Rovito were the other men en gaged In the altercation. Rovito was stabbed in the left shoulder by Tedes co, according to witnesses, while Apa was stabbed by , Rovito, according to Ape's statement, when he attempted to separate Rovito and Tedesco. The quarrel grew out of an old feud of several years' standing. All three men are said to have been drinking heavily Just before the battle took place. Tedesco and Rovito are at liberty on 1100 bail. Each Is charged with dis orderly conduct. Living Hennitjiife, Aged German Dies After living the life of a hermit, even within the limits of a city, Leonard Rels, sn aged -German, died at St. Vincent's hospital Tuesday, and will be hurled this afternoon. Rels was known by sight to many people, but It is said that few. If 'any, ever held conversation with the old man during his nine years in Portland. Rel atives la Ohio and Germany survive him. Reis came to Oregon from Germany SO years ago, -settling on a small farm near Qoble. Nine years ago he came to Portland. Ha resided at 205 hi Washington street for most of that time. .: Portland Sleuth At Spokane Wreck City Detective W. H. Royle. who re turned from Spokane this morning with a prisoner, was one of the first to reach the scene of the . bridge ac cident in that cltyin which two lives were lost Tuesday afternoon. Detective Royle was at Spokane po lice headquarters, about a block from the scene. The crash of the falling 11 A M. v to 11 P.M. WE hridae i niiinir Wmhi tiov and the police were at the scene in a few seconds. With other officers. Royle assisted in taking several of the wounded from, the bridge wreck, and he lowered half a doen ropes from the railroad bridge just above the falls to catch those workmen who might otherwise have gone over the brink. Royle said that SO men were em ployed on the bridge. The plunge was a cold one for the workmen as the tem perature Was tirlll tK, Mhlt n the, river was full of floating ice. BlWT?"fI niag ea sdverMetrs. si e Btlon The J on nut. AdT. Today FRANK KEENAN in "The Thorobred" - " Keystone Travelogues " "Sunday CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG in "HEARTS IN EXILE" u IV E X B E G I N S E. H, SOTHERN with the famous English beauty - Charlotte Ives in r . . M . - ' I' it "The Man His last picture I I ! 4 Hfet 1) Mr. othern has played la only three pictures he Is now imaa- la Baglaad aad wlfiaever appear la another. "The Chattel" aad "Am Zaemy to the King" were wonderful mod no. ttoasTomt -Tas staaof M ystery" surpasseihota COMEDY Homm of the I J -3L I 4 M3 IPPODROM 1 Broadway at m Six VaudevOle Acts De Luxe Thursday, Friday, Saturday ii Preile-s Miniature Circus The Rdbbery of The London Trio -Harmony Singers- Gems From. Light and Grand Opera Wilson and, Wilson r Harris and Nagle The Bandraan and His Baul Those Entertaining Girls. Reo and Helmar - Bayle and rpatsy Physical Mast erpieces. : The . Long "and' Short of It. t - . . . . - Photoplay .Tar iiaTmMr ftM..M.. Frontier Dranxa, tuj Interesting Story-Pathe News n Interestin Film Come Performances DaUy 2 to 5, 6 :45 to li p. M, Sarrdand Sunday 1-15 to 11' P. M.; Safety Razors Sharpened Gillette, Duplex, Gem, Etc. t 2 Cents a" Blade Mall orders, 25c i dozen anywbfrt Ordinary Rakora Honed ". r; 2S' cents Ground 50 'cents THE RAZOR SHOP ' 18 Fourth St. ' . - v:- ' '. - Between Yamhill and Taylor V ' Are YOU Interested In Oil Paintings O SCARLET T O D A Y 1 . .'' si of Mystery ' SCENIC Big Shows - I Weekday After. , noons 10c f " Night Sundays Holiday. 15c II Yamhill ii ii SI the Overland Mail. I Features " i l v m . . -. i r -. m i: it ii i