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Newspaper Page TextTHE WEATHER . -.: Tomcat ant F.nrfrcN. Thursday rain; Tl? -fresh .oatlerlyvy winds. Humid-v ity at noon 76. VOL. XVi. NO. 296. PORTLAND, OREGON WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1917. EIGHTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS W- wrwt v v, rXUW1 A w X B iTAJrna Vg CUTIS -. '. j Iendmeis are agreed on Merchant Marine Committee Will Report to House on Thursday; President Given Additional Power. REGULATIONS GOVERN TRANSFER OF VESSELS Provision Made That Craft 50 Per Cent Perfect Ma? Be Purchased. Washington. D. C Feb. 21. (WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Representa- live McArthur believes the shlp- ping bill reported to the house today from the Merchant Ma- rine committee to apply to for- eign ownership will go Into ef- feet only in case of war or a na- tional emergency proclaimed by fthe president. Reasonable discretion must be allowed the president in time of war, Representative McArthur lipids, and It must be assumed that officials will act with good judgment. Amendments reported by com- m It tee contain detailed rules to be enforced in emergency, an or which are so qualified, McAr- thur believes, as to substantial- ly meet objections made by Pa- clflc coast interests. ! Washington. Feb. 21. (U. P.) A bill incorporating amendments to the shipping bill designed for use tn time of national emergency, was agreed on todav bv th house merchant marine committee and will be reported to the house tomorrow. The bill provides principally that: No American shall purchase a ves sel flylnr the flag of a country at war unless with the consent of the presi dent. Durlnir national emergency, vessels under construction for foreign clti- r.ens shall be tendered to the, shipping board, or th space and facilities neces sary, for such construction shall be or fered the board. i No. vessel during an emergency shall, tnj 'sold, leased or chartered to any - person without the board's consent. . Jf a contract for a vessel for a foreigner is carried out. the vessel shalt not be navigated without the board's consent. No vessel enrolled under United States laws shall have as an officer a citizen of a country with which the United States is at war or of an ally of such country. The provision in the existing law that the board shall not purchase any vessel less than 75 per cent perfect is reduced to GO per cent. EXISTING CONTRACTS TO BE FULLY PROTECTED, CHAMBERLAIN STATES Washington, Feb. 21. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL..) Senator Chamberlain is not satisfied that the house bill meets the situation He thinks the senate committee will frame provisions to protect ship con tractors. The committee has finished the bill except for this and one other section.. Alternative plans are 'being worked out for taking care of ships now under construction, so that if for eign owners renounce contracts under restraints Imposed, existing contracts will, nevertheless, be fully protected. GRANT LAND TAXATION ACTION BY SOLONS OF OREGON UNWISE, VIEW Chamberlain Says It Tends to Prejudice Those in Con- 1 gress Who Are Friends. Washington, Feb. 21. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Senator Chamberlain deems action by the Oregon legislature in attempting to deal with taxation of grant lands an unwise proceeding. "It tends to complicate an already complicated situation," he said. "Lands of the .grant under the law will not be subject to taxation by the state from the time the law was passed re vesting title in the government. "The only effect will be to cloud the title of the lands later on. possibly making it necessary to have another legislature repeal this unwise statute . or enter the courts for the purpose of clearing title.. "Also this action tends to prejudice against this state many who have been our friends, and as congress has to daV with the subject further, it will increase the difficulties in securing xavoraDie treatment ror the state. We hav had trouble enough on that score as it is." Beavers Arrive in :t Honolulu Today , Honolulu, ;Feb. 21. (By, Wireless:) --The Portland baseball club arrived this morning in good shape after a pleasant trip. The first game will be played tomorrow ; with ; colored sol Congress Will j 1 Be Addessed by President Executive Plans to Ask for Power to Protect the Rights of Americans. Washington, , Feb. 21. (U. J.) Pres ident Wilson has practically deter mined to address the present session of congress oh the German-American situation, probably "late next w eek. Unless the situation takes a vastly more critical turn, the president's ap pearance before the joint session wili be merely to ask for broad powers to protect American rights" after congress adjourns. Owing to the delicate situation which might arise through a misun derstanding of an appearance before congress, the president will see to it that the exact facts and purposes sur rounding his appearance-at the capltol are communicated to all belligerents. It is pointed out that with commun ication so subject to "coloring," every precaution must be taken to 'prevent any miaund-erstandirvg abroad, espe cially in Germany. MAN KILLS 1111 THEN TAKES OWN LIE John Diaz, Angered to Fury ROW V MONEY OvPr I fl nf PlirSP. TakfiS inS to I'sht the commission today re UVCI LUda Ol rUIOC, iaiCd, ,." from manv lare I ifft nf Mrs. Anp-P.lina Rflist I ' 1 -"' " v I Mrs. Angeline Boist, also known by her maiden hame of Costa Serafino, an Italian, and joint proprietress of the Krickson roominu house, 24 V4 North Third street, was shot and killed short ly after noon today by John Diaz, a Mexican, who immediately killed him self. The tragedy, so far as could be learned, " arose over a dispute as to money left by Diaz at the desk of the rooming house late last night. Diaz, of whom little has been learned, went to the rooming-house last night and was given room No 58. Towards midnight, as he wan going to his room, he had left his money purse on the hotel desk. Re turning to secure It, he found it missing and questioned the colored porter. The latter said he knew noth ing about the purs and advised Diar to wait until today, as the landlady had ijetired. At noon today' Dlax asked a Jap anese, Roy Matsuoka, employed In the rooming-house, to send the landlady to his room. Mrs. Boist answered the summons. After ehe had gone to the third floor, lodgers on the second floor heard loud voices in the room occupied by Diaz, and later a woman's scream. Several, with Joseph Viale, joint proprietor of the rooming house with Mrs. Boist. in the lead, ran- up the stairway to the third floor. As they neared Diaz' room, thev heard n succession of shots, and at -an interval of a few seconds a sinsrlp, shot I Ills latter is cresumM in hsv, hur the shot which Diaa turned upon him self. When the startled lodgers entered the death room, they found the bodies of the woman and Mexican lying on tne noor, at the foot of the bed. about two feet apart, and in uch a position as to indicate that Diaz had been hold ing his victim when he shot her. But one of his "bullets had taken effect, en tering the body of the woman above the heart. Diaz had shot himself Just above the left ear and died instantly. 'me woman was alive wnen her part ner reached her side, but she expired a few minutes later, just as City Physi cian F. J. Ziegler arrived. Both bod ies have been removed to the public morgue. The shooting occurred at- 1:19 t. m. Mrs. Boist had been interested !n the Erickson rooming-house for the past two years. Astoria May Buy The Submarine Site Astoria. Or.. Feb. 21. Mayor F. C. Harley addressed about 300 people at the. Astoria theatre last night on the submarine base proposition. He was the only speaker other than J. E. Grat ke, chairman. Upon request of Mayor Harley, those present voted by acclamation to sup port the proposition of the city- ac quiring the Tongue Point property se lected by tne Helm board as suitable for a submarine base site, and it is probable that the council will fix the date for the election and the amount of bonds to be voted, which will likely be the difference between what the gov ernment board feels it can pay for the property and the 75,000 the owners feel they can afford to sell it for. Smelt in Cowlitz So Plentiful They Crowd Water Out The greatest "run" of smelt $ ever shown in the Cowlitz is i now on, and the fish so say jfc 4t fishmen have actually crowd- ed the water out of the river banks. Smelt are today giving the . public a treat, for they are sell- ing at the lowest price for many He years, in tne wholesale trade 4 4t they are quoted from 1 to 2 t cents a pound, with retailers selling them to consumers as low as three pounds for a dime. The fish isare of perfect qual- ity, too. - Secretary sparling, of the j He Kelso Commercial club, called MS. The Journal on the telephone - today and said that the run had dropped off.- He declared that ' the big catches reported by hs Portland "dealers -'were much overstated. - w PRESIDENT TO EIGHT FOR FOOD HQUIRY FUNDS Executive Will Give Personal Attention Toward Swinging Congress Into Line Behind His Suggestion. THOROUGH INQUIRY IS PLAN OF COMMISSION Experts Would Direct Investi gation and Turn Evidence Over for Prosecution. Washington. Feb. 21. (U. P.)r-De-claring the food situation constitutes "one of the gravest problems of hc day." the federal trade commission an nounced today it will not wait for the 1400,000 appropriation from congress to probe charges of extortionate food prices. The commission began today the ac tual preliminaries of the investigation. It is said Francis J. Hene . who forced the news print paper manufacturers Into line, will have charge of the com mission's investigation. Coincidentally with the facts com- Packers of the country that they are "wllli nf to rnnnfrate in every way with the commission." . The packers wrote the commission that their books will be thrown open to that body. - Washington, Feb. 21. (U. P.) Pres ident Wilson is determined congress shall pass immediately the $400,000 appropriation which the federal trade commission has requested lor the nationwide food price investigation which he directed the commission and the department of agriculture to make. It was stated officially at the White House today that the president will give his personal attention toward swinging congress into line behind hla suggestion. lie made this - decision following receipt of news of the New York food riots. Representative Borland In the house and Senator Borah in the senate are expected to lead the fight with the charge that there Is universal convic tion that food prices arc subject teJ widespread manipulation. Senator Borah today demanded that congress remain tn session until ade- (Continued on Page KWe, Column One) NAVAL BILL CARRIES THAN HOUSE FIGURES Senate Committee Reports Measure Calling for Near ly Half Billion, Washington, Feb. 21. (U. P.) In creased by $128,000,000 since it passed the house, the administration's naval bill the biggest in the history of the country was reported to the senate this afternoon by Senator Tillman, chairman of the naval committee. The bill, as revised, carries a to tal of nearly a half billion dollars and authorizes the president to comman deer private shipyards and munitions plants in time of war. The naval committee struck from the bill the Mann amendment, reaf firming it to be the policy of the United States to settle international disputes by mediation. The J128.000.000 increase a giant appropriation in itself was added aft er greatest pressure from the navy de partment and after President Wilson and Secretary of the Navy Daniels ap peared in person at the capitol, while the bill was in committee, me Diggest item of increase is J115.000.000 for the completion of war vessels now under construction. This is a reduction of 135,000,000 from that asked by the navy department. 128.000,000 MORE It is stipulated that 136,000,000 beVmallcious inventions. Just like so many expended for completion of subma rines. Two More British Vessels Are Sunk London, Feb. 21. The British sail ing sMp Centurion, 1828 tons, bound from Pensacola, Fla., for London, has been sunk in the barred zone, Lloyd's announced today. Her crew was saved. The Centurion sailed from Pensacola on December 31. Th British steamer Brigade has been sunk. The Brigade was a steel screw steamer of 425 tone,-registered at Glasgow and the property of the Mason Shipping company. Five Vessels Are Sunk. Paris, Feb. 21. (L.N. S.) The sink ing of five ships was officially an nounced today. They were the Minas, SkoglandV G-uiseppe. Guido and Rosalie. They were apparently sunk by German submarines in the barred zone waters Mrs. Hramada, Late Of Portland, Burned Spokane. Wash. Feb. 21. Mrs. E. Hramada, formerly of Portland, was severely- burned about the hands an body, following the explosion of case jine with which ; h .was; ; cleaning Anti-Toxin for Tuberculosis Is Believed Found Ir. SI. Takeoka, of University of California Medical School Staff Makes Startling Discovery. Berkeley, Cal.. Feb. 21. (P. N. S.) Dr. Frederick B. Gay. head of the de partment of pathology of the Uni versity of California, will announce in a bulletin within a few days success ful experiments in the cure o? tuber culosis in animals and the prospect for similar results In the treatment of human beings with a newly discovered anti-toxin. Dr. M. Takeoka of San Francisco, a member of the staff of the medical school of the university, has isolated a secretion of the liver, which, according to an announcement, has effected com plete cures in the cases of guinea piss at the point of death from tuber culosis. " Dr. Takeoka isolated the anti-toxin when working on the theory that the liver must secret its own anti-toxin to the germs of tuberculosis Inasmuch as it is the only organ unaffected when all others are tubercular. The effect of the inoculation of the tubercular guinea pigs with the se cretion, which is called "Tauren" by its discqverer, has been noted by lr. uay and others. Dr. toward on ut ions to pay various clerks and sten Adelung of Oakland will continue the ographers overtime, were put through experiments and note the effect upon human beings. OREGONIAN WILFULLY MISREPRESENTS TEXT OF TAX LIST MEASURE Newspaper Graft on Unfortu nate. Delinquents , Is Not Deterred by Forces' Bill. With the studied purpose of deceiv ing the public as to the real nature of the Forbes delinquent tax bill, en acted by the legislature, the Oregonlan deliberately misrepresenting the provisions of the bill. In an editorial last Sunday the Ore gonlan characterised the Forbes bill as an honest, meritorious and square dealing measure" and asserted that It provides that the rate of payment to newspapers publishing the delinquent lists "shall not be greater than the es tablished commercial rate in any news paper for similar matter." There is no such provision in the Forbes bill. So far as this feature is concerned the bill does not add a syl lable to the- present law under which unscrupulous newspapers have robbed the taxpayers through "padded" pub lication and extortionate rates. Under the Forbes bill it will still be possible for the Oregon City news papers to charge Clackamas county four or five times the rate which the ordinary adertiser pays. Under the Forbes bill Washington (Concluded on Page ."lfteii, Column Three) U. S. Consular Party Arrives at Zurich Members "Were Detained Week at Mu nich and Papers Held; All Express Belief at Getting Out of Germany Zurich, Feb. 21. (I. N. S.) After being detained for a week at Munich, a number of United States consular rep resentatives arrived here today, ac companied by their families. There were about 40 members of the party and all expressed relief at getting out of German;'. Most of the members of the party declared that they had been treated courteously and had no complaint to make. Some of the consular officials were compelled to leave papers behind for further examination, the German au thorities not being satisfied with their contents. H. W. Harris. American consul at Frankfort, who was ill, could not leave. but rie has been given assurances, it was said, that he may depart as soon as his health permits. Reports Called Malicious. Berlin. Feb. 21. I. N. S.) (Via Say. ville Wireless.) "All reports of Amer ican consuls and consular attaches be- ing detained by force in Germany are otner inventions we have encountered during the past few weeks." This declaration was made today by a prominent German government offi cial to a staff member of the Overseas News Agency. 500 Die, 1500 Hurt In Roumanian Wreck Train Carrying Befog-ees Jumps Track and Telescoped Cars Catch Pi re Ex ploding' Ammunition on Board. Berlin, Feb. 21. (L N. S.) Via Say- vilTe wireless Five hundsed persons. mostly Roumanian refugees, were killed and about 1600 others were in Jured in a train wreck near Cblrurcha in northern Roumanla, says the Over seas News agency today. This Infor mation is attributed to a dispatch from the Russian newspaper Russkoy Slovo The train Jumped the track and fire broke out in the telescoped cars, ex ploding a great quantity of ammuni tion on board. Berlin Proposes New War Credit . Berlin, Via " Say ville Wireless Feb. 2L L N. S.) It was officially an nounced this afternoon that the gov ernment will ask the reichstag for a new war. credit j of '. lt,OW,690,QOJ marks (about 14.000.000,000). i V STENOGRAPHERS CLERKS GET IN ON LAST CUT Legislature on Last Night Finds Some Money Left; It's Shelled Out to Rela tives and Others. EXPENSES $4000 MORE THAN THOSE OF 1915 "Economy Resolutions" For gotten in Closing Hours; State $1119 Poorer. Salem. Or.. Feb. 21. Finding that not quite all the money in the state treasury had been spent, on the last night of the '.eeislative session, reso- both houses, making another dip into the money of the taxpayers to the ex ent of 11119. Early in the session, when the mem bers were all shouting economy, reso- utions were passed providing that no overtime should be paid stenographers and clerks, but the temptation on the last night could not be resisted Senator J. C. Smith of Josephine county was chairman of the senate committee on legislative expenses, and t was noticeable that his wife is in the list of clerks who were paid for five days' overtime at $5 a day. Easy Honey for Clerks. The senate paid ecah of the enroll ng and engrossing clerks for five days' overtime. It paid the clerks of the ju diciary and revision of laws commit tees, each of whom received 10 day. for two days' overtime. The stenographer employed by Sen ator Vinton of Yamhill, who also was a member of the committee on legls lative expenses, was paid for five daya' overtime at Jo a day. None of the other senators stenog raphers were paid overtime, but in the house every stenographer ana eler'. was given at least one day's overtime, while the stenographers employed by Representatives Bowman, Elmore. Rowe and Stott were each given pay for five days' overtime. It was explained that they were given five days' extra pay because the last day they did work for more than one rnember. Representative Ooode' stenographer was given three days' ex tra pay. Committee Hakes Zt a. Even the house consolidations com mittee, which started out with five clerks, and was forced by action of the house to reduce the number to two. paid one of its clerks for an extra daV at $6 a day Engrossing clerks were given three days and enrolling clerks five days' ex tra time in the house, while the clerks for the Judiciary, revision of laws and ways and means committees were each given two days' overtime pay. This legislature spent for clerks and stenographers over $4000 more than did the 1915 legislature. David Starr Jordan To Arrive Tomorrow Chancellor of Stanford University Will Make Vnmerons Speeches la Fort- land oa Peace and World Crisis. Dr. David Starr Jordan, chancellor of Leland Stanford Jr. university, noted world peace worker and cele brated ichthyologist, will arrive in Portland on the Shasta limited Thurs day afternoon for a visit of several days. He will address the Stanford club of Portland at its annual banquet in the Multnomah hotel, Thursday evening: speak on "The World Crisis" at Reed college, Friday morning; address the Progressive Business Men's club at its luncheon in the ballroom of the Multnomah hotel, that noon; will speak before the teachers of Portland in Lincoln high school at 4 o'clock Friday, and will discourse on Oregon fish before the Anglers' club in the evening. N Saturday noon he will attend the Pennsylvania club meeting for Ida M. Tarbell, the publicist, at the Mult nomah. That evening he will be the speaker at a mass meeting to be held in tne wnue lempie. mo win rave as his subject "The Program for Enforc ing World Peace." Sunday evening he will fill the puipit at the White Tern pie. State Patient Died Of Natural Causes Autopsy and Investigation Xsrsal That David xilgore of Ashland Succumbed to Heart Failure at Mental KospitaL Ashland, Or., Feb. 21. Superintend ent R. Lee Steiner and Dr. L. F. Grif fith of the state hospital for the In sane made complete autopsy and ex animation nere this - morning of the body of David Kilgore, who died Mod day at the state hospital. . Examination was made in the tres ence of Dr. Swedenburg and Dr. GreM or tne local Doara or health. Mayor Lam Kin, the cnier of police and other city officials and relatives of Kilgore. As a result or the investigation local officials have signed a statement that they are satisfied that death resulted from heart trotfble. Rumors of 111 treatment at the asylum and possibll lty of death from blows had been clr culated as a result of the arrival of the body here with bruises on the face and head. Dr. Griffith explained that while the attendant was at midnight lunch, Kil gore, who was an old man and in the last stages of disease, had apparently tried to get out of bed or had fallen ont and struck on bis face, causing bruises. Negligence of the attendant in not reporting. the bruises caused no report of the fall to b sent to rela tives here.. 1 ', ? Pleasant Greetings Pay Girl ft x s ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft Gateman Leaves Her $10,000 ft ft ft ft ft ft ft n ft ft ft Saw Her Daily Miss 11 T. Pearson, pretty stenographer who has been left fortune by old ferryman because she always greeted him pleasantly. Thin photograph was taken some years ago. Stenographer at Union Meat Charles . Clark to Whom She Daily Spokea .. .IMIIUIJf UUVU Fortune, her garb touched with ro mance, yesterday, smiled upon Ella T. Pearson, daughter of C. F. Pearson, 828 Halsey street, and a stenographer at the Union Meat company. Yesterday, until the evening home coming hour, was a day of the usual routine in the world of business for Miss Pearson, but when the day's du ties had been dropped, the pretty sten ographer found herself stepping into the role of an heiress to an estate of Portland realty worth $10,000. The bewildering and utterly unex pected turn in the events of Miss Pearson's life took its rise In the be quests of Charles -Clark, east side res ident and for years a gateman on the old Albina ferry. 84 years old, who was j round aeaa in nis Deo in nis loagings in Knott street Friday. The ro mance of this new tale of benefactions has no smack of that found in the woven fiction there was none of the glamour of affectionate pity, the Olympia Officials n4- A v. Qrto-wrt a afe deposit box held by Mr. Clark. Vj6b ixLl0bI16r IjCaro'a will, made in 1916, was lound. in Accident Victim Sators Office "Where Commissioner Olson Was Ssoeatly Assassinated and Makes Threats. Olympia, Wash., Feb. 21. (U. P.) What looked for a minute like a repe tition of the recent assassination of State Industrial Insurance Commis sioner Olson occurred in the state fcotLM this morning. Peter Shad, a logger, formerly employed by the Oso Logging company of Snohomish coun ty, went into the offices of the com mission, and, with one hand in his pocket, threatened to kill someone If an alleged claim of his were not given Instant attention A hurrv call brought policemen, who took Shade to the station, where a search failed to disclose the possession of a pistol or other weapon. Th records of the board show that Shad wu iniared in March. 1918. and naid a lumo sum of $1000 the follow- ing June. Since that tim nothing had been heard from him until . a few days ago. In the meantime, he says, he has been in California, and was obliged, to undergo the amputation of a leg! Portland Man Is Robbed on Train Tacoma, Wash.. Feb. 21.(U. P.) On his way to Kent Wash., to purchase a stock of merchandise. B. Welnstein, a Portland sales manager, notified the Tacoma police that he had been robbed of $5000 early this morning, while asleep in a day coach of a Northern Pacific train. The money, he says, was rolled in a bundle and held with a rubber band. Weinsteins' hip pocket was slashed open with a knife. A brakeman pass ing through the train discovered the slit pocket and awakened the merchant. The money was in bins 01 $100 and $50 denomination. Officers searched the train, but made no arrests. Kansas to Become "Bone Dry" State Topeka. Kas.. Feb. 11 (U. P.) The bono dry bill . passed, ths senate, this morning without amendment. Ths gov ernor will sign it. . v. j . i..--- t on Ferry Boat Co, Is Left Snug Fortune by IVIVI IIIII aiding of a struggling girl or the es sentials of a human interest story. The friends-hip between the old gate keeper and the girl held only the charm of the casual acquaintance of a daily ferry passenger. Acquaintance Was Casual. Several years ago Miss Pearson, re siding in the vicinity of the Ice Palac i, was employed on the east side, crossing daily on the ferry to and from her work. On such trips small conversa tions would be exchanged, .what men commonly term "passing the time of day. One day, in a jocular mood, and in a seemingly Jesting way, Mr. Clar told Miss Pearson. "I'll remember you in my will." Two. years ago Miss Pear son removed to her present situation. and in that time had never aaaln mol the old gateman. Upon the death of Mr. Clark. A A. Kadderly, for many years an intimate acquaintance, was appointed admin- istrator of the estate by County Judge Taswell. When Mr. Kadderly opened wnicn Alias Pearson was not only made the principal beneficiary, but was also chosen to be named executrix of the! estate and to serve without bonds. ! Other beneficiaries under the will 1 are James N. Wheeler, chief inspector ' in the department of public works for ' the city of Portland, to the amount of approximately $8000, and Anne Lyon of Bllverton, Or., to a similar amount. Estate Worth SaS.OOO. The estate of Mr.. Clark, valued at about $20,000, consists of property in . the east side busin district, mort gages and other securities. Among the east side property is that adjoin- ing the Page apartments at East Hev- enth and Burnslde streets, 66 by 100 feet. No relatives, so far as la known (survive the decedent, his wife having idled a few years ago. Although surprised. Miss Pearson reticent in her modesty over her good She shuns newspaper pub- Per pub- llclty. and only avers that she will re- 1 tain her position as etenographer and win. morougniy master the duties of executrix so as to perform faithfully her Imposed task, Old Siletz Indian Receives Pardon Sham Lafaystto, Aged Xantsa, Convict- sd of Xatrodactnr Xdo.uor oa Ksserrs- Uoa, Xs Given Xdberty by Frseideat. Shem Lafayette an old Indian of th Silets Indian reservation, whose mem- ory harks back through some 60 or 60 years to the days of the bow and arrow and the bagging of buffalo, today will be the recipient of a pardon from the president for bringing liquor onto ths Silets reservation last fall.' ... . xa.i7cike mu rtuiiam Aieicaji, also an Indian, were convicted by a jury some time ago, but It was evident' throughout the trial that, though both' were indicted for similar-of fenses, La fayette had been to some tent co erced byt the other. Another difference in the oharacter of the 'men was brought out when the aged Indian ad mitted' his part of the escapade, and -n . his testimony stuck to the truth. ' His veracity was rewarded. . . . - . Ths pardon was secured on the rec ommendation of Deputy United States Attorney Barnett H. Goldstein, and Was received today. Metcalf wa given a sentence of eight months In the county jail anj a $400 fine, and Lafayette a minimum .t $9 days- and a. 9100 fine, which was stayed -until--tbo rscsiat at I ths pardon. . ......... CAMERON ViS VERDICT IN SUIT Jury Is Said to Have Firstx Stood 10 to 2 in Favorof Defendant but Later Ar rived at Agreement. EX-HUSBAND ADMITTED . TAKING "HUSH MONEY? Former Mrs. Cadwallader Testifies, She Says, to,- f Protect Good Name J. E. Cameron, wer.lthy Portland tlmberman. object of a $50,000 suit fof alienation of the affections of the now A' I rilvnrrrf u.lf nf Charles T. Cadwal iader, received complete exoneration at the hands of a Jury in Judge Paris court this morning. , ,. , The Jury went out at 2:45 o'clock.', Tuesday afternoon, after listening-to testimony in the case for two days, v , and finished its deliberations at 1:2 o'clock. It reported this morning. " -' Jurymen said, after the verdict had been read, that In of their number were ready to give a verdict for the defend in', immediately after the conclusion Of the trial. Two of their number ds- murred, however, and feeling that tbs - verdict should be unanimous, they rs tired to talk it over. . : Cameron was represented by Joha -McCourt and Llton Watkins. R a ' Westbrook appeared for Cadwallader. The former wife of Cadwallader is and has been employed for a number . of years by Cameron as bookkeeper and stenographer. A few months ago , Cadwallader obtained a divorce an 4 ' then brought suit against Cameron. 4 - During the trial Cadwallader admit . ted that he had extorted a note for $1000 from Jesse Troeh in settlement of an episode in the life of Mrs. Cad wallader, but that he considered Cam eron the real wrecker of his domestic happiness. Mrs. Cadwallader - was a witness in behalf of Cameron, -testify ing, she said, In order to protect her own reputation, . - PEOPLEIM UPON I FOR LIGHTING PLANT Council Orders Draft of-Act Prepared; Daly Says City Will Net R57.nnn a Vr.l r . Recommendations of Commissioner . Daly that the city's legal bureaQ I draft a charter amendment to tM sub I mltted to the people at the Juns eleci ! tlon providing for the establishment of municipal lighting and powef i Plant were adopted by the city coun ell today. - ' ' Members of the council individually ' expressed themselves as being fv" of placing the proposed mas-. ure " lne oaiioi, uui lomw icugn awaits drafting of the act. Commissioner Baker was the only one who voiced his views, saying that while he was heartily in favor of sob mitting the plan to the people, he did not want to put himself on record in favor of the municipal plant until hd 1 had opportunity to familiarize mmseir with details. Daly Zxplaias Advantages. . Commissioner Daly, father of the plan, emphasized 1 today that on tbf estimates the city would clear abovs all expenses of operation, maintenance, , interest on bonds, etc., approximately $57,000 a year with a municipal light I Plant in operation. Here's how it can be done, according 4 hl explanation: ine Dona issue proposed will pro vide approximately $1,777,000 and ths ' ctu1 t 01 construction will oe i,nMi. ine annual expense is s timatea at 1100.000 and the mainte FOR ALIENATION CHARIER AMENDMEN nance sv.uvv, ine interest on ine Donas - amounting to 6 per cent will total $88,841 per year and the sinking fund ', payments to redeem the bonds will amount to $88,841. Adding these, the total expense wilt -amount to $327,II a year. ..' Will SU -extra Correat. I The city is now paying $198,024 "a C year to the Portland Bail way. Light & Power company for lighting ths city's ! streets and public buildings. Ths pro-. I nnuH mnntf-lnal r.! nf will .nMwMa. - B.82S.82S kilowatt hours, in addition to J current for lighting the city's street ' buildings. This additional current sold at the rate of $0.0J2 will yield an annual revenue of $18,746.40. Adding i the $188,034 paid the local power coav : pany and the $18S,74.40 estimated revenue, the revenue per year wouid amount to $284,770.40. I Subtracting the $227,(83 from 'this;. I amount, tne city wouia ds aneaa . 088.40 a year on its municipal plant, with an increase of street lighting by mors than 60 per cent. E. E, Loomis Elected f President of LehigH 1 .; Philadelphia. Feb. 21. U.,P.) Edi ward E. Loomis was elected president -of f the Lehigh Valley railroad today', -. succeeding E. B. Thomas, who become i chairman of the board and of ths ex ' ecutive and finance committees,-" . Thomas wss elected a director, suc ceeding Edward 8. Moors, LoomU tsvs been vics-presldent of ths road, " v tj . v . . - i V ' , '