The Oregon daily journal., June 13, 1917, Page 5, Image 5

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1917
JAILER IS BEATEN TO
DEATH BY PRISONER
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VIKILLS
HIMSELF
SEATTLE ARTISAN EXEMPLIFIERS ARRIVE TO TAKE PART IN PORTLAND'S FESTIVAL OF ROSES
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FLATIRON IS THE. WEAPON
COUNTY
Court In Session Bear By When Charles
K. Buji, at Telephone la Killed
by Blow on the Head.
Jacksonville, Or., June 13. Charles
If. BfLsye, jailed at the Jackson county
jail herc.wasTuesday afternoon beaten
to death with a flat-iron wielded by
John L. Ragsdale, who had just been
sentenced to the penitentiary for 20
years and who afterward shot and
killed himself in the brnsh a mile and
a half east of town when he wa sur
rounded by a posse of citizens and
members of Company I, O. N. G.
Chauneey Florey. county recorder,
v.-as thrown from the running board
of an automobile commandeered for
ilic chase of Ragsdale and knocked un
conscious for some hours. He is re
covering today.
Struck Without Warning
Basye was making a telephone call
as a favor to Ragsdale when the lat
ter strucK him on the head with the
iron. Basye's groans were heard by
another prisoner in the Jail, and he
called through the grating of his cell
to the county clerk's office window.
lVrnons there responded and found
liasye dying.
. Kagsdalo, with Basye's keys and
Bun, unlocked the cell holding Irving
Oi'hler of Portland, under five years' t
tympany him outside, where he com
manded Oehler to crank an automobile
."landing at the edge of the .road.
-pt: hler could not make the car go, and
l.e and Ragsdale then walked away to
ward Medford.
A posse was quickly formed and the
fleeing men were overtaken. Carl
Newbury was the first to reach them 1
snd demanded their surrender. Rags
ilale jumped into the brush and shot
himself. OehlerLwas retaken.
Court Un Session
Officials believe Oehler's story that
his part in the tragedy was forced by
Ragsdale. Both men tried to commit
sulcide last week in the county Jail.
Circuit court was in session only a
few feet from the Jail. Ragsdale was
tinder sentence for criminal assault
upon his stepdaughter. He had been
riven permission to use the telephone
in the Jail corridor, and as he passed
through the corridor he took from a
i-helf the iron with which he killed
Rasy-e.
Indications are that Basye was try
ing to get a telephone connection for
Ttagsdale when he was struck. Basye
was a widower and has children. He
had been recently made jailer.
Officials believe that Ragsdale In
tended to gOito his home at Lake Creek
antf -iill his wife, who. was suing tolm
for divorce, and other members of his
' family, as he had threatened to do, :
Bootlegger Gives Up
Roseburg, Or., June 18. F. XL Smith,
formerly a local Jitney driver, who
was arrested about two months ago on
a charge of bootlegging, and who left
upon being released on his own recogni
zance, returned to Roseburg Tuesday
and gave himself up to the officers.
He entered a plea of guilty to the
charge against him.
It Is understood that Smith has
been In communication with the offi
cers and that he will divulge informa
tion implicating other persons said to
le engaged in the bootlegging game
here.
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UMATILLA
'THE LIKE A
WITH
IS
DUCK
RED
CROSS COIN
Indications Are That $30,000
Will Be Raised Within Few
Hours, June 18.
RESPONSE SPONTANEOUS
City and Hamlet Alike Seek Tlaoes la
Front Bank of Community oa
HoU of VaMoai Honor. v
Quadrate Cadet cluW of Qneen City assembly, United Artisans, who came from Seattle Tuesday night in a special car. The young women
were received by H. S. Hudson, snprem master Artisan, and eicorted by him and a number of prominent members of the order to
the east side to witness the parade.
ARMED
FREIGHTER IS
TORPEDOED, FIVE ARE
. MISSING, SAYS CABLE
Leyland Line Ship Carried a
Cargo of 10,000 Tons of
Munitions and Foodstuffs.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK
MILORD
ER LUMBER
BUSINESS IS CHARGE
Federal Trade Commission
Files Complaint Against
? 100 Middle West Dealers,
HESSE-MARTIN IRON
WORKS BUYS ENTIRE
BLOCK FOR ITS PLANT
Property Is Purchased From
Hawthorne Estate and
Consideration Is $75,000.
Boston, Mass., June 13. (I. N. S.)
The armed Leyland freighter Anglian,
which sailed from Boston on Memorial
day with 10,000 tons of munitions and
foodstuffs, has been torpedoed In the
English channel, the local offices of
tho line announced today. ,VA
Five of the crew of 50 aroireported
missing, the cable from thBritlsh
offices o? the line said. Survivors
were picked up by an English patrol
boat and landed at a British port. The
Anglian had an English 4.7-pound
naval gun mounted on her stern but
it is not known whether the gun crew
had any chance to use it. The re
port here stated the Anglian was at
tacked by a German submarine as sne
was entering tbe channel. The torpedo
struck the Anglian amidships. A great
hole was torn in her hull and she sank
quickly. - .
v-Ibe vessel was In comrnand of Cap
tain Laursnson. Captain William J.
Tooges. who usually- commanded the
Anglian, was forced to remain In Bos
tow to undergo an . operation. The
Anglian was scheduled to stop at Fal
mouth, but was sunk before she arrived
at that port.
"The AngUan's cargo included 150,000
bushels of grain, a heavy shipment of
pork provisions, rubber .boots, shells,
fuses and machinery. .The vessel was
valued at (1,000,000 and her. cargo at
much more.
The Anglian displaced 55S2 tons and
hailed from "West Hartlepool, England.
She was built in Glasgow in 1896' for
the Leyland line.
Peru's petroleum. Is said to rank
next to Russia's In its suitability for
producing high grade lubricants.
LIBERTY LOAN LACKS
$334,000,000 STILL
OF
REACHING
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I fenaieton, ur., june 10. o uiaun
county will have her 30,t)00 share
of the $100,000,000 national Red Cross
fund raised within a few hours after
tue big drive opens on June 18. This
la becoming more assured every day
reports come In to the general
committee from the subcommittees in
the various towns. The people gen
erally are responding promptly and
generously to the call for financial
aid in saving the wounded at the
front
Of the 30.000. Pendleton will sub
scribe 116,000 and the money Is
ready for the taking.
Pendleton raised her allotment for
the Y, M. C. A. fund In one day
and already $550,000 has been sub
scribed through the Pendleton banks
for Liberty bonds, considerably more
than her portion.
The Red Cross fund will be raised
as easily, and the other communities
of the county will respond as quickly.
Umatilla county already has be
tween 300 and 400 of her boys
listed, and that fact is bringing
war home.
final plana were laid for the big drive.
The team as a whole, numbering (0
men. pledged themselves to devote
their entire energies to the campaign.
The team expect to call on every
Central lan for a donation. At the
meeting Monday night, C. W. 'White,
principal of the high school. was
elected cashier of J. I. .Crump, auditor.
Edgar Reed 1b campaign chairman and
Will Bar. secretary.
Soldier Graduates x
Are Given Applause
Fourteen of 89 Present la Uniform at
Jefferson Klgh and Jtecelvo StpleJaaa
la AH, Class of 185 JTlalaaea.
Twenty-two members of the class of
185. graduated from Jefferson High
school Tuesday night, have already
enlisted in some branch of national
service. Of these, 14 were present in
their uniforms, and received their dl
! plomas with the other members of the
class. As each one crossed the plat
form, the audience broke out -with en
thusiastic clapping and manv cheers.
A. L. Mills, president of the First
National bank, rave, the commencement
address to the class, hla thoughts bor-
the diplomas. He also spoke of the
good work done by the class, it mem
bers of which were honor students.
A number of scholarships were award
ed, lncruding the George Albee schol
arship of $120. awarded to Harry Fos. 5
tef; tbe George Albee special, awarded ' '
to Mies Katherlne Morse; the Fair -Play
scholarship of $110. to Marsh .
Davis; the Reed college loan, by Miss
Marie Brunner; and the donation of ;
$60 from the class of February. llt.
by Miss With Ballheim. Among the
other students especially honored waa ..
a student who completed the work tor '
graduation In two years, and tha ,
youngest member of tbe class, a boy -
of 1.
The musical program waa distinctly
a class affair, every number being -rendered
by some one of the graduates. -"
Harold Bailor led the school orchestra,
Mies Susie Michael played "Khapsodle
Honsrolre No. 14," and Halfrtd Young
played a cornet solo.
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Six Are Killed in !
Head-On Collision
Oklahoma City, Okla.. June It. (I.
N. S.) Six persons are reported to
have been killed and several Injured
in a head-on collision between a Banta
derine mostlv on the war and the dutv I Fe passenger and freight train a few
of the students in it. miles south of here. A relief train is
Principal Hopkln Jenkins presented on its way to the scene.
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Vacation Time
means a
VICTROLA
Fine for dancing
and entertaining.
Select it now
there is always a .
big demand for
these $15 and $25
styles will easily
fit in a suitcase or
grip.
Dealers in Steinway and Other Pianos,
Pianola Pianos, Victrolas and Records,
Player, Music, Music Cabinets, , Piano
Lamps, Etc., Etc.
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Washington. June 13. (I. N. S.)
formal complaint against 100 lumber
dealers operating in states west of the
Mississippi, charging an attempt to
wreck the business of mail order
houses dealing In lumber, was made
by the federal trade commission this
afternoon.
Luke W. Bolce and Piatt B. Walker,
both of 'Minneapolis, are charged with
being the leaders In the conspiracy.
The federal trade commlssiou al
leges that:
1. An organized campaign of an
noyance In which retail dealers have
asked voluminous estimates on lumber
they had no intention of buying from
mail order houses was conducted by
the lumber dealers.
2. Reports injurious to the credit
of. the mail order houses were circu
lated. 3. Lumber manufacturers were
threatened with boycott if they sold
to mail order houses.
4. Salesmen were sent to "trail"
mail order sellers, seeking to discredit
them.
The dealers against whom- complaint
has been made have been summoned to
appear in Washington and answer the
charges on July 31.
Lincoln High Holds
77th Commencement
Celebrating Its seventy -seventh semi
annual commencement exercises, Lin
coln High school Tuesday night. In Its
auditorium, awarded diplomas to 149
students. Principal T. T. Davis spoke
with particular pride of the members
of the class, 48 of whom were first
honor students. - . ,
William A. Kesj was announced as
the winner of the annual scholarship
awarded for the University of Oregon.
Pmil J. Kratt was awarded the gold
-medal prize for the best work In Ger
man. In announcing these prizes.
Principal Davis said that considerable
difficulty attended the choice on ac
count of the large number of students
who were deserving of such honor.
Professor H. D. Sheldon of the Unl
ersity of Oregon, who was to hav
poken, could not be present, and O.
M. Plummer of the school board gave
the address to the class besides pre
senting the"5iplomas. Mrs. Jane Burns
Albert assisted in the program with
two vocal selections, "By the Waters
of Minnetonka," and an encore, "A
Burst of Melody." The high school
orchestra also took part, playing the
processional ana recessional, an over
ture, "Light Cavalry," and a selection.
Cocoanut Dance," which were en-
Joyed.
Considerable applause greeted the
boys, who were in uniform, aa they
stepped up to get their diplomas. About
la of them marched In line with the
rest of their classmates.
One of the first big auxiliary devel
opments designed to come to Portland
as a result of the great volume of ship
building business was realized this
morning when the Hesse-Martin" Iron
Works completed negotiations for the
purchase of the entire block bounded
by East Eighth. East Ninth, East Sal
mon and East Taylor streets.
The land was bought from the Haw
thorne estate, the deal being handled
for the seller by Whitney L. Boise.
The purchase was outright, for a con
sideration of about $75,000, and the
deeds will be recorded Immediately
Evidence Shows Rank and
File of the Nation Is Buy
ing the Bonds.
New York, June 13. (U. P.) The
nation's total subscription to the Lib
erty loan reached $1,646,000,000 today.
The New York district's contributions
showed $748,000,000 an increase of
nearly one hundred million dollars
since yesterday. These figures, an
nounced by the Liberty loan headquar
ters here, show that $354,000,000 is yet
to be subscribed by Friday.
Uncle Sam Is depending upon the
man In tbe streets, the widow, the
orphans, the little business man and
all other classes of the millions who
constitute average man citizenry to
4t.A . I v . 1 ir.... r i
in - a i . . i 7 V. mae tne L.iDerty loan or 117 a suc-
in rin l a Luiupicic new I'inii i 1 1 .
wil I cost, together with equipment,
about $100,000, and provision will be
made for subsequent enlargement.
In Its new plant, the company will
specialize In auxiliary ship machinery.
The two main buildings will be a
machine and pattern shop and a foun
dry, each 80 by 100 feet In dimensions.
Then there will be a blacksmith and
structural shop and several smaller
buildings.
Some of the thlnga In the shipping
line to be constructed will be anchor
windlasses, deck winches, steam cap
stans, steam steering engines and
steering gear. The company at pres
ent manufactures transmission, saw
mill and hoisting equipment, and these
lines will be continued.
A number of old residences now on
the block have been removed, and con
struction will start at once. It Is ex
pected to have the new plant complete
within three months at the outside.
Work will be rushed, as the Hesse-
cess
It became more and more apparent
today that the buyers of $50 and $100
bonds will be the class of investors
who will push the bond issue over the
$2,000,000,000 mark.
8. F. Gains $3,000,000
San Francisco, June IS. (L N. S.)
San Francisco today started the last
day and a hairs final drive for the
Liberty loan, $9,000,000 shy of its $42,
000.000 allotment.
Approximately $3,000,000 was sub
scribed yesterday.
Prisoners Buy Bonds
San Rafael. Cal.. June IS. (U. P.)
Just because a man is serving a prison
term Is no reason why he should forget
his patriotism, say the prisoners of
San Quentin prison.
Murderers. burglars, highwaymen
and bandits have subscribed $1150 to
Martin company Is already heavily the Liberty loan. Warden James John
booked with orders for equipment in ston announced today. Three of them
its new lines. I.r snrvlni' llfo trmn for mnriltr anil
the concern, and this force will be
doubled as soon as the new plant is
finished.
The Hesse-Martin plant Is now a
East Seventh and Belmont streets.
This property will be used at first
as a warehouse, but will be disposed
of as soon as possible after the new
buildings are finished.
Dan Martin is president of the corn-
one is a former sergeant of the United
States army who made a slip after hav
ing served 30 years for Uncle 8am.
Washington County Busy
Forest Grove, Or., June 13. Red
Cross forces here are engaged In
strenuous activity in town and coun
try, preparatory to raising funds as a
unit of the $100,000,000 fixed by the
national association. Judge W. H.
Hoi lis is general chairman and B. J.
Simpson, who had charge of the Y. M.
C. A drive here, is manager la this
district. A banquet will be given to
the workers next Monday evening in
the Congregational church parlors to
gather enthusiasm for the campaign.
The city of Forest Grove Is to rai-e
$3000, and $5000 for the district.
Officers are arf follows: W. H.
Hollls, chairman: B. J. Simpson, man
ager; H. L. Bates, speaxer s cnairman;
R. E. Dunlap, secretary; campaign
committee, W. J- McCready, chairman;
A. B. Caples. M. R. Johnson. H. J. Goff.
and O. M. Sanford; campaign captair.r,
T. E. Isaacs. J. M. Barber. W. P. Dyk,
M J Kenenga. K. E. Williams, Mrs.
B F. White: publicity. R. F. Clark,
chairman; W. C. Benfer. J. P. Hurley.
H. W. Sparks.
Speakers committee H. L. BatJ
chairman. J. M. Barber. W. J. Mc-
C ready.-R- L. Putnam, R. E. Dunlap,
Rev A. B Patten, H. W. Emmerson
R J Simnnon. W. H. Hollls. J. R.
Buck. Mrs. B. F. White.
Cornelius has organized to raise
M00 with the following committee
W E Sherbrook, chairman, A. 3.
Sholes, A. C. Bray; Dilley $500 with
Jnhn F Forbls. chairman. Mrs. C. A.
Broderson. A. Brlggs. Frank McBrtd
J. W. Hughes, publicity manager.
Thatcher $200, with E. (.'umraltui,
chairman. Lton Sills. L. C. Gilpin.
Gaston will raise $800. Mayor James
A. Baker is chairman with the com
mitter, J. H. Wescott, Glenn Staple
ton, V. S. Abraham, T. E. Armstrong;
Kansas City. $150 with Charles Bun
man (chairman). F A. Waldron. Frank
Lewis and Mrs. Ileigler; Gales Creek,
$200. L. C. Lilly (chairman). Howard
Lilly. Daniel 8taver. Ernest Olson.
Fred Wilson, Mrs. Howard Lilly, Dan
iel Short. J. F. Allen.
Organizations will be effected at
Verboort. Cherry Grove. Hillside and
Laurel wood.
pany and Fred Hesse secretary and
manager. The company has been in
operation since 1911.
"Th expansion is a direct result of
the shipbuilding business that has
come to Portland," said Mr. Hesse.
Team Work at Centralia
Centralis, Wash., June 13. Nearly
every member of the 10 teams ap
pointed Saturday to wage a campaign
In Centralia from June 18 to 25 in
elusive, to raise $S000 for Red Cross
activities, attended a meeting held In
Ihe city hall Mondav night, at which
ROSE CARNIVAL WEEK
SPECIAL OFFER
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LATE STYLE GRAFONOLA
Cabinet to match (holds 100 selections), dozen selections
of latest records, needles, brush, etc. all for
$53
Terms $5.65 down and $1.00 or more per week.
How Two Hew Stores:
zroeaway at aider,
Morrison at rontth.
Normal Sends Out
Its Largest Class
Monmouth. Or., June It. Nineteen
seventeen commencement week exer
cises clo.-ed this morning at the Oregon
Normal school, with the graduating of
215 seniors. The class is composed of
55 February graduates and 160 June
seniors, making the largest class eve
graduated from the Institution. There
were 198 women - and 17 men in the
class.
Professor Norman F. Coleman head
of the English department at Reed
college, delivered tbe commencement
address, and President J. H. Ackerman
presented the diplomas.
Two men of the class, Stanley Evans
of Monmouth and Edwin- Brown- or
Albany, enlisted before the close of
school, but were-granted furloughs to
De present tnis morning.
And Jihe Hen, Too,
Came Home to Roost
PendletoiL Or June 13. The cat Is
not the onlyv thing that can come back.
Sometimes a strayed or stolen hen
ccmes home to roost. Several weeks
ago James Johns Jr.. prominent young
business man of this city, missed three
of his fine hens from his chicken yard.
They had strayed or been stolen. He
mourned them for Ipst. -But yesterday
one of them returned and brought
along 21 little chickens. N Attesting the
ract that sne had Deen-detained. as
prisoner -elsewhere , was the fact that
her wings had been 'clipped. ..."Another
case of bread cast upon - tha' waters."
PECIAL
FARES
June 1 3, 1 4, 1 5
Convenient Train Service
Fast Electric Trains to Heart of City
Ask nearest Southern Pacific agent for information about
programme for various days. 1
'rain No. 327, leaving Portland at 11:30 P. M., will run
through to Newberg on June 13, 14 and 15.
CITY TICKET OFFICE, 131 FOURTH
Main 8800, A-6704
JOHN M. SCOTT. Gen. Pass. At.
Southern Pacific Lines
Oregon Electric Ry.
Departure of Trains
During Parades on
Thursday and Friday
On account of Roe Festival parades Thursday and Friday. Jana 14
and 15, 1917, the trains shown below will leave from tha points indicated.
THURSDAY, JUNE 14
Due to jtxit
North Bank
Destination Train No. Station Will Start From
Eugene 9 2:05 P. M. 3d and Salmon Sts. 2:15 P. M
Forest Grove J9 3:30 P. M. 3a and -Salmon ots. 3:37 P. M-
Tualatin 57 3:40 P.M. 4th and Salmon Sts. 3:47 P. M.
Eugene 13 4 r4 0 P. M. 5th and Salmon Sts. 4:47 P. M.
Tualatin 59 5:00 P. M. 5th and Salmon Sts. 5:08 P. M.
Forest Grore 41 5:30 P.M. 5th and Salmon Sts. 5:36 P. M.
Tualatin 15 5:35 P.M. 4th and Salmon Sts. 5:45 P. M.
Salem 17 6:05 P. M. 3d and Salmon Sts. 6:15 P. M.
Forest Grove 43 6:15 P.M. 4th and Salmon Sts. 6:25 P. M.
FRIDAY, JUNE 15
Destination
Dae to Leave
North Bank
Train No. Station
Eugene 9
Forest Gr,ove 39
Tualatin 57
Eugene 13
2:0J P- M.
3:00 P.M.
3:40 P. M.
4:40 P. M.
Will Start From
Front and Jefferson Sts. 2:20 P. M.
Front and Jefferson Sts. 3:4$ P. M.
Front and Jefferson Sts. 3:5 5 P. M.
Front and Jefferson Sts. 4:55 P. M.
If Una of march are claarad in ample tbfa to permit arrangement
far traiae to leeve North Bank Station on regular achodulod timo this
will bo dona, but it k anticipated that th special errang emeat oat lined
above will her ocoeeary, and paaaanf an eutnf theeo trains are raqneeted
to p govemod accorojagly.
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