THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 28, 1917.
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
ON TRAIL OF STATE
USSII
SERVEE
COMMISSION
Summary Dismissal Asked
as Result .of Increase in
Gas Rate to Consumers,
CAPITOL" IS WORRY, TOO
-
. .
tat Offlees All Overcrowdedj QuS
tlon of Eatress stairs to Pro
posed SaUdlag at Xssu.
ALL NORTHWEST GOES
'OVER THE: TOP' FOR
DEAR LIBERTY'S
SAK
E
Subscriptions . for Second
Loan Flood Committees as
Curtain Descends on Drive
Cities, Towns, Hmlttfl and - Scattered
Communities' XX Their Kit That
World Xay Bo Safe la. rutnr.
OlrmDle. Wuh.. Oct 87 Two of
th Interesting- features' thia week of
Washington' atate administrative af
fairs were the demand of the Seattle
city council that Governor Lister
summarily , dismiss the members of
the public service commission and
the fight be In ff waged against the
governor's plan to provide an office
building for the overcrowded boards
and commissions.
Action of the city council grows out
ot Increase In gas rate at Seattle.
About the middle of September the Se
attle Lighting company, -which fur
nishes gas at Seattle, announced in
large display advertisements in the
Seattle dally newspapers that it was
filing with the commission proposed
Increases to take effect October SI.
September II the proposed tariffs were
filed at Olympla and the same day a
wired protest signed "Oas Consumers'
League." reached the commission.
When the commission attempted to
get Into communication with the send
er, the postofflce returned the letter
"undelivered, unknown." Protests of
but two patrons, and these informal,
were received up to September 28, when
me commission announced it wouia tect said the other dav: "Soma 1ob
meet at Seattle October 16 to hear any i they have given me In view of the
protests that might formally be made (present high prices of labor and ma
and that day the commission ordered j terlal. It is figured $700,000 will be
its experts and engineers to make an ; necessary to complete the Temple of
essmuiaiiun or the company s books to ' Justice to house but three of thevstate
sented to the old capltot commission
several -years ago secured the, adop-.
tlon of the capitol group plan. '
One xft the objection to the pro
posed plan is' that It Is absolutely
impossible to carry out the picture.
For example, the plan pictures a beau
tiful approach of broad colonade lead
ing to prettily-designed, broad marble
stairways. . But, the state, does not
own and probably could not secure,
except at great expense, the land for
this approach, which now la and prob
ably will remain largely unsightly $tde
flats and railroad yards. ..,
People Won't CUmb, '
Furthermore, of course, anyone
knows if there is any other available
means of ingress to the capitol build
ing, nobody will climb a flight of steps
making an elevation of more than 100
feet.. The only other entrance to the
no? group plan i. o arS3h f5 NEARLY EVERYONE IS "IN"
and dodging around the back of a pro-'
posed square office building.
Governor Lister's plan Is to put the
domed legislative building on Capital
Point, so that the entire structure can
be viewed from every direction and
to make the approach to the capitol
from Pacific highway down a broad
thoroughfare which the capitol build
ing would face.
However, the real reason for the
fight now la not that the governor
has abandoned the original, plan out
because the architects who tfesigned
the orginal plan are not to get. a com
mission on the construction. These
architects bad charge of constructing
the so-called Temple of Justice, the
first of the proposed group buildings.
This was to cost less than $400,000
completed. About $$50,000 has already
been spent and the architects them
selves say it will cost at least $350,-
000 more to complete it This building
houses only the 'supreme court, law
library and the attorney general. In
appearance it resembles a badly-dilapidated
tobacco warehouse at present.
Offloo Bnllfllng rianaed
The governor and commission have
recently decided to expend $400,000 in
building a three-story office building
using the old foundation of a proposed
capitol building. This work Is in
charge of a Spokane architect who,
under this and previous administra
tions, has successfully constructed a
number of state buildings. This archi-
Oregon City, Or., Oct. 27. Clacka
mas county did itself proud today
$Z4,850; Newberg, $10,450; Sheridan
$27,760; Willamlna, $16,700; YambUl,
$23,100.; This exceeds the Quota set
for the county by about 25 per cent.
All classes subscribed and a deep pa
triotic interest was taken, particularly
near the close of the campaign. Later
subscriptions at McMinnville .? will
make her total a smarter of a minion.
: -r ' ; COOS T COUNTY k .
Marsbfleld. qf.iv Oct, 27. Marsh
field wUlireichBer. maximum quota of
$240.000 .in bonds tonights. Banks wore
open tonight" to receive subscriptions!
Coos county, has also . reached .'her
quota." "The many "subscriptions com
ing in tonifht may over subscribe the
Marshfield allotment.. i 2
North Bead which -was the first, city
in the . state to reach her minim am
quota fohe bond sale, tonight reached
a total!f.'-$73)00 ijai.000 over -the
minimum quota for the city. - Ten
thousand dollars 'was raised since "th
Buehner Lumber company offered, to
match all buyers,1', and the Buehoer
company tonight. "put up. $10,090 .to
cover the other subscriptions, making
the 73.O00; '. '
HOFF TAKES
A
CRACK
AT PORTLAND
IVIES
FOR RAISING
PRICES
MiU Strike .Still : mi HINR mm
. nr. at IWnr, flitv UU!" ,,uul-" ' "
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KI'COY KILLED SELF
State ; Labor Commissioner
;i Declares That Houses. Get
; Larger Part. of Increase.-v
, i ,- ,'- ; " - "
r.(T TIME-FOR ' "PROFITS"
';:. MOSlER
Mosler.'Or., Oct; 27. Moaler, with a
when it oversubscribed by $40,000 its 'J: b" tASSt
quota fn the second Liberty loan, with at i p.. Ummed up ,18,000. The Mo,
a total of $340,000. aier-Valley hank gave the drive a.n lmi
Of this amount ths banks and peo- petus with a subscription of $1000.,
pie of Oregon City turned in subscrlp-.rhi wo. fn'nn with ....Hnii
Uons of IS4M00. tostead of toe mlnl- lof a Uk amount; from each of the two
mum of $215,000, while the bank, and.:l4m,. tmH.n.ia. V-.B
points outside the county eunecribea
for $91,00.
leading business houses.
The drive was taken lh ' hand by Mark
A. Mayer, and Jeff erson N. Mosier. who
reported thatwith but an occasional
M. D. Latourette, vie president of
ttiA VHfttt YJfetlfinot hank whn mram
chairman, of the county committee, j exceptio n the orchardists, and, in fact,
wl hihlv nlMjted latf this afternoon the entire community, backed their pa-
when the total had been announced, triotism with subscriptions limited only
and he found that the people of the ; bj their inability to do more for their
county had done nearly 'one seventh, icountry in her hour or need.
greater than was -expected of them.
determine If the proposed Increases
were necessary or justified.
City Will right Increase
October S the corporation counsel at
Seattle announced the city would fight
the increase and that day asked the
commission to suspend the Increases
for 80 days, to enable the city to pre
pare its case. The commission an
offices, and I am asked to take $400,-
009 and house all the rest of the elec
tive officers and all of the big boards
and commissions, but I am going to do
it" and those who know Architect
Julius Zittle believe that he will make
good.
The present capitol building is
crowded from basement to attic. Some
YAKIMA COUNTY
North Yakima, Wash., Oct. . 27.
North Yakima Yakima county and
the district of which this county is a
part will all subscribe their Liberty
loan quota, is the ' report of J. A.
Loudon, manger for the district. The
city of Yakima is Already $65,000 over
the quota and Yakima county la $65,000
over the $1,080,209 assigned. Btonton
county is over subscribed by $25,000.
but Kittitas and Klickitat counties are
still below the quotas assigned "them.
The district as a whole began the last
day with a shortage of $125,273 to
make up, but Mr. Loudon is confident
it will be met.
The Cong-don estate assigned $50,00Jtt
of its .bond purchase to Yakima, ac-
OROOK COUNTY
Prineville, Or.( Oct. 27. Crook
county's subscriptions for Liberty
bonds passed the $10,000 mark today.
The last few days the sale seemed to
lag, but today the committee in charge
put forth special effort and was re
warded by the sale of over $42;000
worth. T. H. Baldwin, chairman of
tne local committee said he was highly
gratified with the day's Work. ' Special"
mention should be made of the work
done by Mr. Baldwin and Jay H. Up
ton. Mr. Upton made several strops'-
appeals in . different parts of the
county in behalf of the loan;
nounced that In all cases growing out i f the of"cers who should be in Olym-
or . war conditions it Intended to act 1 ',UUK ln uuls,a siore rooms
promptly and refused to change the.f,nd inSAat"?wnd Tacom" " ls es"
hearlng date tlrna-ted that the present outside rental
Five days' later the city filed Its ' pa,d .by, th 8tto would approximately
complaint and renewed its demand for , SJLIJL n th c0,t ot tho new
more time. oCf ice building.
A political campaign Is on at Seattle, ' "
hence this action and ths subsequent SPClttlo l! CJ TTY1 OYl A TA
ones. In Its first contentions the city, "Gab UlU UdliiiCil XXl U
"ti u ne naa oeen uname to act
promptly after September IS because
the council had jiot specially author
ised Mm to do so, but it is a fact
that when Councilman R. H. Thomp
son said at a session of the body it
was silly to pretend to act unless ex-!
perts were employed and offered a. rn- i
olutlon to hire such experts, he could j1""8 determine the wages of Seat
not get a seoond to his motion. tie's 1700 streetcar employes."unrest
Ths Trearlng was had October 16, ' among the carmen was reported- to
whUA 4a .ax parts, of the commUssion j day. , v
reported from their Investigation of Dr. Henry Suzzallo head of the
the books that it had not been earn-1 arbitration commission, now in the
ing S per cent, and that with new east, was expected to return to Seat
higli prices fo material and labor an i tie November 1 and Immediately an
inc rease was neceasary. hounce the decision of the arbitra-
. Again the city demanded more time : tlon commission
and that the. tarffs be suspended. The j He has sent word that he cannot
comrnlaslon adjourned the hearing to . arrive before November 16. On i-
wviuwer . ana me cuy ornciais. in . creases expected from the
ma rt rmm m ansi nv rrtrrftsnnnn nrisk rnn-
On Anxious Seat
Seattle, Wash., Oct. ; 27; (U. P.)
With the delay4 of 15 more days In
the decision of the arbitrators who
TIMAMOOK
Tillamook,- Or., Oct. Today the
senior club of the Tillamook high school'
cordlnj? to a message received today j is the winner of a box of fine apples,
from the executor by W. L. Steinweg, i given by the Coast Lumber company to
president of the First National bank, jthe high school club which secured the
i. aa. m,oii, neaa oi tne lnaian. irnga- , most eubecriptions t6 the Second" Lib
tlon service, reports that 63 employes inan .tv,. nr.t. iik
l111!!'? bv-t? ;ery ay. and has been conducted .wifli
the amount of $6500. . The Yakima t nism. closlns- todav with
rU Z,nA. " the seniors winning with $4000. Six
The Dalles, Or., Oct. 27. Columbia
lodge No. 5, I. O. O. F., last nigrht
voted to buy $500 worth of Liberty
bonds. ' The lodge purchased $500
worth of bonds of the first Issue,
At the regular meeting of the Elks
lodge last night the trustees were in
Vstms" at'Homt, Secures Official.
Should 8 Ornshed Same as Those
: Sow Threatening World Safety. ' "'
Statement; Made in Answer
to Statement of Physicians
That Suicide Impossible.
ROSEBURCr V
Roseburg's Liberty bend' subscrlp
tions at 9 o'clock this evening were
$243,000 or'443.000 oveVvlts-allotment.
Every banking town In the county ex
ceeded its 'allotment exceot Yoncalla
structed to purchase a SIOOO Liberty a.nd Oakland, but the" excess' from the
otner towns in the county will make
an excess for the county of at least
$60,000.. The local .banks are remain
ing' open this evening and wli kav j
further subscriptions.
bond. The Elks of this city now hold
$1500 worth of bonds.
Twenty one of the employes of tho
Walther-Willlams Hardware company
of this city have subscribed for Lib
erty bonds. Each clerk took one or
more of the $50 bonds, totaling in all
$1150.
UMATILLA COUNTY
Pendleton, Or., Oct 27. Pendleton
reached and passed her maximum quota
of the second Liberty loan this after
noon. Her maximum quota was $1,250,
000, and the total reported at 5 o'clock
this evening by two banks was $1,284,
300. of Which $649,300 was subscribed
through the First National and $635,000
through the American
NEWBERG
Newberg. Or., Oct. 27. Official fig
ures on Iewberg's second Liberty loan
bond Sale showed a total of $108,600
and Is still climbing. The amount
subscribed for is $16,100 above the
quota and $8600 above the goal set by
the committee here.
CLATSOP COUNTY
Astoria, Or., Oct. 27. Complete re-
Each 'of 'the,ports Bno'w, that Astoria, subscribed
tlnued the fight for more time
Time Is. Oranted
Thia week the commission Issued an
ofder granting the city to January 2.
116. lo prepare Its case, but author
ised the. company to put the new rates
Into effect October 31. with the con
dition, however, that if at the hearing
In January the. proposed rates are
found unreasonable or excessive the
company will be required to refund
the excess charge to the customers.
And then the elty raved. "High-handed
.outrage" was about the mildest phrase
Rather amusmg Incidents of the af - "Qo 'ne ,00 reuutaiea
fair was the attempt of the assistant tP?rin a.rb5d ,n overall "d
orporatlon counsel to apologise to the llftf? "ld!
.ommisslon chief engineer for his at- fu' ?e?,fre ".f afmittincA b
commis- " . V. t;inn.i , T ,
Ion denends the abilltv of the o.r- two banks subscribed ioo,D() or the .r "CI
ganlsed carmen to meet the increased
cost of living.
Boys and Girls at
Dalles 'Dress Up'
The Dalles, Or., Oct. 27. Last Wed
nesday the girls of the ciryhigh
sohool appeared at school with, their
hair, in "pigtails." little girl fashion.
j and otherwise dressed as their primary
total, the remainder being taken by in
dividuals and business houses.
Indians of the Umatilla reservation
subscribed a total of $28,600.
Though all reports are not In from
the county. It seems certain this eve-
The rest of Clatsop county is estimated
between $50,000 and $75,000, bringing
tne county totalto $834,100, or $85&,10Q,
JOHN DAY
Jotin Day, Or.. Oct. 27. Total bond
nlng that Umatilla county has reached i subscriptions from John' Day amount
her quota of $1,800,000. as a number j to j4lf450 .which is $1450 more than its
or communities nave pasnea me ""- apportionment.
tltude
city's contention, as there was no j
question the company was entitled to
more money, but that his stand was
fbrcrd upon him and the published
statement of t A. Reynolds that the
reports-of the engineers and experts
of the commission were not to be be
lieved. The chief engineer of the com
mission wan pominated to that posi
tion by Mr. Reynolds himself when
The city official explained j lJZlt.J. , "
that he knew there was nothing to the 1 "ri""! T.T ..LLJ'L
costume. They explained that they
were "Hooverizing." and dressed as
, they did from a sense of economy.
DEATHS IN NORTHWEST
BENTON COUNTY
Corvallis. Or.. Oct. 27. Benton coun
ty will undoubtedly exceed its maxi
mum allotment of $375,000 Liberty
loan bonds. Saturday afternoon over
S360.000 had been reported and many
eolicitors were still bard at work and
reporting success.
Chairman A. J. Johnson of the
county committee says the quota will
be oversubscribed. Since the w4re 'an
nouncement yesterday that $135,000
onrHtinnni wait wanted from this coun
ty. $125,000 was raised before 3 o'clock Members of Stat Board Males Arrange-
HALSEY
Halsey, Or., Oct. 27. Halsey has
subscribed its quota of $20,000 to the
second Liberty loan, and probably will
subscribe considerably more before
midnight. x
Plans Under Way
to Furnish Lime
Salera. Or., ' Oct.- 27. O.- P. Hoff,
state labor commissioner,- who is In
vestigating causes for great increase
fn, cost of living," takes a sound crack
at business men who: are exacting ex
cess .profits' from war conditions and
hits those' moving picture places In
Portland that are adding 5 - cents to
their admission charges - because the
government has imposed a war tax of
2 cents per admission.
Herbert Hoover has riven many In
stances substantiating the charges o
excess profiteering," says Commission.
er Hoff.
I will cite but 'one particular in
stance of the many which I have in
vestigated to some extent in Portland,
namely, the moving picture shows.
General Kalses Planned
Some of them have already, and
others are going to raise the admis
sion fee 5 cents. Those which I in
quired into haijs a total attendance in
the eight performances during the day
of from 3000 to 10,000 each.. The col
lection of the'additional & cents means
from $150 to 1500 more revenue each
day. Of the " 5 cents extra the theatre
retains 3 cents, or from $90 to $300 a.
day extra profit by taking advantage
of the fact that the country has been
plunged into war.
"There should be ho extra war prof
Its nor excuse for making war for
tunes at the expense of our country.
which we should all- be ready to de
fend with our dollars as well as with
our lives, and the lives of our sons
and brothers. , .
Crush the "Xtm"
"In this time when freedom -of the
world is at 8take, when , lives must be
sacrificed that liberty be' preserved.
wnen , tne autocrat Is Considering hu
man misery , ana. numan slaughter a
Stepping stone . to more - power, -It
should be our aim to. crush the 'Hun'
at home as wen as abroad.
"The fact that business men are tak
ing .excess -profits due to the misf or
tunes of -our country is' mire to react
upon, the people,, who are paying the
price. Dy creating dissatisfaction,, rous
ing .a spirit, oi protest .and an appeal
io justice, tne basis ot democracy.'
Attorney-General Brown rendered an
opinion today holding that the mlllagre
lax i una lor maintenance ox the state
university may be used by the board
of regents to furnish a new dormitory
ior gins.
This construction of the law will
make it possible Immediately to fur-
msn tne dormitory. Otherwise It
would have to remain for nearly two
years awaiting: another .DDronrit mn
from the legislature.
The Oregon public service commis
sion has jurisdiction over the naviga
ble waters of the state, in connec
tion with granting log "boom fran
chises, but such franchises are sub
ject to the regulations of the war de
partment, according to an opinion giv
en by Attorney General Brown today
to the commission. The question ot
jurisdiction was raised by Olaf Hana
sen, who is protesting against the
commission granting log boom fran
chise to Sluslaw Boom company on
Siuslaw river and tributaries.
Salem Refunding bonds of the Payette-Oregon
slope irrigation district in
the amount of $22,5,000, which were re
cently certified by the state, have been
sold at 92 V4 through the aaencv of
Portland and Seattle firms, according
to a telegram from Claude McColloch,
attorney for the district, which was
received today by State Engineer John
H. Le-vfcis.
This district, comprising 200 acres
in Malheur county, was organized in
1912, said Mr. Lewis. "It is now con
structed and in full operation. Water
Is pumped from Snake river, the maxi
mum lift being 106 feet.
Vnlom Officials Say rawer Msn
ported for Work Sataxday Morning
Thaa on Monday Morning.
Oregon City, Qr.. Oct, 27. Union of
ficials declare that less than one third
as many men went to work -at 'the
Crown-Willamette Paper' mill this
morning as- did Friday morning. Less
than 30 men are said to be working
around the 'plant. v
The ualoa. men laro maintaining
picket oil every htjt at the east ap
proach to .the suspension bridge.
. Union .officials say that Powell
River, B. C, plant workers will be
called' out next week ir the Oregon
City -and Camas unions do not win
their points.
No late news has been Issued from
tho mill . management. The Hawley
rnmnnnir 'mwta tn make an effort
Monday morning to start at least one! Although surgeons of La Crosse,
machine, having offered to take back I Wis., contend that Lieutenant M, C.
au tne men w no nave quit wora. ana McCoy, Fourteenth infantry, V. B. A..
those who don't return to work are ' . . I .
.a h rr .m ,ii.rh.rrt. .nrf whose body was found In a tent on
if reinstated will be reinstated as new! the army rifle range five miles from
employes. (Vancouver barracks, a week ago, was
Oregon -City Quite a sum was e-1 murdered Colonel W; K. Jones,' com-
cured by the Red. Cross society this I mandlng .officer of the army post, is
RUMORS ARE PERSISTENT
Stories in Circulation Tha Seats of
Lieutenant Was Caused by, Mis On
Men ox Men In Barracks.
afternoon through Its efforts in hav
ing donation jars placed on the street
corners and presided at by Boy scouts
and Girl Juniors.. The funds are to be
emphatio in his statement thatv McCoy
committed suicide.
Tho body was shipped to La Crosse
for burial and it waV there an lnves-
used in .buying Xhrtstmaa delicacies tigatlon was made which resulted in
for the Oregon boys who axe in the
service.
Oregon City The opening meeting
In Oregon City of the campaign fo!
the furtherance of the conservation of
food week will be held in the circuit
room of the courthouse Monday night.
October 29, at 8 o'clock. The principal
speakers for the occasion will be W.
B. Ayer of Portland,' who is at the
head of the state committee on con
servation of foods; State Superintend
ent of Public Instruction J. A. Church
ill of Salem, and George C. Brownell,
Oregon City, while other local speak
ers will also address the gathering.
Musio i to be furnished by the high
school, orchestra and Alldrldge Broth
ers' quartet. The meeting will be in
charge of F. J. Tooze, city superintend
ent of :schools, : chairman of the city
committee.
Oregon City Marriage licenses were
issued Saturday to Frank A. Mulligan,
agent, at Molalla ef the Willamette
Valley Southern Railway, and Florence
Agnes. Blerman, Oregon City. Both
th young people are well known in
Oregon City, Miss Blerman having
graduated last spring from the Oregon
City high school. - Also to Howard
Clair Bel ton, Canby, farmer, aged 24.
ana Mae C. Brown. New Era, aged 23
Oregon City After Investigation
City Superintendent F. J. ToOze ls'cdn-
vinced that the robbery. of the high
school building, Thursday night, when
between $70 and $73 was stolen, was
the work of -young men acquainted
with the surroundings of the school
and conditions. The largest amount
was found in the domestic science
Kroom, where some $60, tb proceeus
from cafeteria sales, was found.
tu. harn a henA In It. .' The bod:
was shipped to La Cross early in Ufo
week. , ' -
rhycicUns Dispute Suicide Tfytorf ,
Lav Crosse. :Wls., Oct. 27. MeJor .
father. Colonel R. B McCoy, has re-
joined his - regiment, . formerly tho
Sixth Wisconsin, at Waco. ' As an army,
officer he is unable ! to' ppah tho in-. .
qulry unless authorised to do so.
The bullet entered the back of Me
Coy's head on the left side, above the
ear, ranging downward- Mct-oy waai
right-handed. There was no burned ,
hair nor powder mark.
McCoy had just come Into a big in.
heritance. He had purchased several -hundred
dollars of Liberty bonds on ,
tho day of his death. He had writ
ten to friends In Spara that ha was
in ths best of healths. - . - t - t
Several Dhysicians say it would havo
been impossible for him to have taken
his life, after looking at the Duuot
wounds. . :
Mrs. E. L. Jacks Is
Federation Head '
Jm E. Moo
Albany. Or., Oct. , 27. L E. Moe,
aged about 60. died at his home in Al-
Ileynoids ' cnauman or me state bany Friday evening. Mr. Moe had
commission. The council has passed a been an invalid for over a year and
resolution demanding that the governor . Bpent some time last , spring at tha
summarily discharge the commission, goutnern Pacific hospital in San Frau-
whlcn document, hkb every oiner aocu- cjsco.
inent In the ase emanating from the
rlty. reached Olympla subsequent to its
publication i Seattle papers.
.The second Incident was the bom
bardment of Orympla and many parts
of the state with an illustrated cir
cular condemning the plan of Governor
Litter to .have an office building con
structed on the site of the old capitol
foundation. The circular, showed pic
tures of the proposed capttol group
plan. . This same picture, beautifully
preps fed and colored, which when pre-
Mm.
f
Staff eip
Pporiii Piles
Mr. Mo was agent for the loc-xl
Southern Pacific streetcar line whlla
It was In operation and had been a
resident of this city for many years.
His wife survives him.
Blrdsall Charles Wilcox
Albany. Or., Oct. 27. Blrdsa'l
Charles Wilcox, aged 20, a memlber of
the Fifth company, Oregon coast ar
tillery, died Friday morning at the
home of his patents, Mr. and Mrs. X.
tcday. Many of the first subscribers
have doubled their subscriptions.
Benton county has been a leader In
all war donations, subscriptions and
enlistments sine, the war was, declared.
meats to Operate Be em an Quarry,
Two Miles West of Oold Sill.
Grants Pass, Or., Oct. 27. Four of
the five members of the- atate ' lime
board. Dean Cordley of O. A. C,
Warden Murphy of the state prison,
John Schimamek of Seio and Benton
Bcwers of Ashland, have, spent the past
In a careful study of the
R. Wilcox. He had been 111 for sev
eral months, the result of an attack cti bring the quota to a safe point for
scarlet fever when he was seven years
old. He leaves, besides his parents,
three sisters and a brother: Esther
Gladys, Alice and Luther Wilcox.
Sirs. Elma Iloagland
Raymond, Wash.. Oct. 27. Mrs.
Elma Jane Hoagland, one of the pio
neers of Raymond, died at her home :n ! scnlptions
COOS COUNTY
Marshfield, Or., Oct. 27. Estimates
1 V.tM - cmrrn indicated that
i...i.fisij nmilj falsi Vi r . allots, of tWO days
$ 240 000 and that Coos county, will . Problems involved in undertaking to
raise her minimum quota' .operate the Beeman lime quarry, two
The Southern Pacific bought $10,000 j miles west of Gold Hill,
-worth of bonds hero locally today. One i They announoed this evening: that,
iir, ..itwrthori 16000. .The while they feer that the only proper
county court decided that it was im- method of handling the rock' is by in
possible for the county to legally sub- stalling . an aerial; tram from the
scribe county money for bonds, but quarry to bunkers across the river
allowed the First National bank to along a Southern Pacific siding; the
use $100,000 of county money to buy funds available are so scant that
bonds, and the county will give' theuch an equipment would consume all
banks 60 days' notice when any of j they have, leaving no funds for actual
this monev is needed. This action .will operation w. uw equaiwneut wuen m.
both city and county.
HILLS BORO
Hillsboro. Or.. Oct. 27. Field Chair
man Charles E. Wells, who has been
heading the committees on the Lib
erty loan drive, reports this evening
at the close of business that the sub-
of the -three Hillsboro
this city yesterday after a brief ill
ness. She came to Raymond wher.
there was but. one house here and the
only means or, transportation was a
boat. She was widely known among
th people of th WiUapa Harbor. The
funeral today was one of the largest
in attendance of any in recent years.
Mrs. Georgt Bantz
. Hillsboro, Or., Oct. 27. Mary Bantz,
wife of George Bantz Sr. of a bo -e
TCnrHi TlaJnit iiA flxtntMr 9K aft,, a n
PP jnttJ, how long" or how bftdg-0 extndd mntSg. sho was 72 years old
nrboVofVramTdirTxKtVent: rn in Qhlo Sh came to
Jt will give quick relief, and a sing! Oregon with her husband in 1880 via
box often .cures. A trial packag ', California. She is survived by her huo
malled fre In plain wrapper It you band and the following children: Oscar
end us coupon below. Bants, Portland; Mrs. F. J. Suing, For-
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James Milton Muncer
Th Dalles, . Or.; Oct. 27. James
Milton Munger, 15-year-old son of Mrs.
M. C Cyphers, died at the family home
here yesterday after an Illness of some
! years. Funeral services were held Fri
day morning, interment in the L O.
O. F. cemetery. '
banks and patrons net $170,000, which
Is $20,000 in excess of the quota al
lotted. The banks are the Shute Sav
ings, the Hillsboro Commercial"-and
the Hillsboro National. This is ex
clusive of the Boaverton, Reedvllle.
Aloha, Huber section and much of the
eastern part of the county, which has
subscribed heavily through the Port
land banks.
HOOD RIVER
Hood River, Or Oct. 87. Hood
River will reach a total of $150,000
for Liberty loan bonds, which is
practically $25,000 above its .quota.
The Butler Banking company and the
FJrst National bank remained open
from 7 to this evening receiving
subscriptions.- The Boy Scouts lead ail
committees In amounts secured.'.,
YAMHXLIi COUNTY
I McMinnville. Ora Oct. 27. Total
Liberty bond subscriptions at the close
of banking hours in Yamhill county
was $494,450. The amounts from the
various towns are as' follows: Amity,
$le.000;Carleton, $31,760; Dayton, $15,
000; Lafayette, $9350; McMinnville,
Salem Governor Withy combo was
out of town today attending a hog
show at Her mis ton.
Salem Articles of incorporation were
filed today by the Elerath Steel &
Iron company of Portland, capital
stock $5000. The Incorporators were
Sophia K. Elerath, E, E. Ware and Una
Rllea. .
Frank E. Balden, James A. Coon and
A. G. Riddell filed articles for the
Boiler Superheating company, capital
stock $1500.
Salem, Mrs. Miranda Sechler, who
had been a resident of Salem for the
last 16 years, died today at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Wright,
203 North Twenty-third street. She
was 71 years old, and, besides Mrs.
Wright leaves two other daughters
and a son, H. M. Sechler of Salera.
The funeral will probably be held Tues
day. - '
Salem Secretary of State Oleotthas
appointed 1 Chauncey Butler of The
Dalles as head of the motor vehicle
registration 'department of his office
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Edward G. Patterson. Mr. Butler
Is a brother of Judge R. R. Butler, for
mer state senator. For the last two
years he bad been office deputy for
the sheriff of Wasco county, iie nas
moved to Salem with Mrs. Butler.
Salem S. G- Sargent, superintend
ent of banks, sxmounced today that
hereafter his office will not require
bank officials who are reelected to
their positions to file annually an
oath of office.
Mrs. Charles Castner
Eeelected by Women
Prineville. Or.. Oct. 27. Mrs Charles.
B. Castner, of Hood River, was reelect-'
ed president of th Oregon State Fed
eration of Women's .clubs at th an
nual convention held at Prrneville this
week. Mrs. Collins -W. El kins of
Prineville was unanimously elected
second vice president and Mrs. John
Vert of Pendleton, and Mr. William
Bell o? Roseburg, were elected direct
ors. Other officer were reelected.
Th big feature of the ontertatn
ment provided -by local committees
for the visitors was a "buckaroo" ex
hibition as an appetizer for Thurs
day morning's breakfast. .
Oregon 'City Raymond CaHff. cap
tain of the second football team of the
Oregon City high school, who was
playing a star game against Canby
this afternoon, sustained a broken
right arm at tne elbow, and was.
brought to Oregon City In an automo
bile that the fracture might be re
duced, as the Canby physician was out
of town. The Injury was attended to
by Dr. M. C. Strickland and the lad.
about 16 years of age, later removed
to the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Califf, 1001 J. Q. Adams
street.
Bad Road Cause
of Damage Suit
Vancouver, Wash., Oct. 27. The
case of Wilson vs. Clarke county was
started In the superior couit this
morning but at noon was postponed
until some future time for a further
hearing. Wilson is suing the county
for.. $505 for alleged personal Injury.
He claims that due to bad roads he
was thrown from a rig In which he
was riding and injured, and claims thj
county is at fault for the condition of
the road.
Vancouver The tools, battery and
life preservers which were stolen from
J. A.? Webber's boat house when it. was
broken Into on October 16, have been
recovered. They were found in a
canoe under the N. P. dock.
the statement by examining physi
cians that McCoy could not hav
killed himself.
Colonel Jones declares, however, that
while armor regulations prohibit him
from discussing the details of the case.
he and members of the board of in
qulry which Investigated the lieuten
ant's death are positive that McCoy
died by his own hand.
Many Rumors . Afloat
Many rumors concerning the datti
of the lieutenant have been affoat for
the past -tew days, and with the state
ment of physicians of La Crosse, there
have become more persistent. Rumors
are that McCoy was killed by his own
men or men In the barracks,
"The case was suicide," declared
Colonel Jones Saturday, "and I have
so reported to th war department.
went out to the scene myself and am
satisfied that it was suicide. I am
not at liberty to discuss the details,
of the case 'further or the report
filed with the department."
No explanation for the supposed sui
cide is given by Colonel Jones but
brother officers say McCoy was in
111 health and had worried consider
able about his duties. He was only
recently commissioned and other offi
cers declare that study and overwork
undermined his health.
Buidde Theory Aoapt4
Men at th army post accent the
suicide-aiii while some of them admit
that the lieutenant may have been
murdered they declare Chat this Is
highly Improbable. The army post
bulletin Saturday- carried a note of
the death of McCoy, stating that it
was a case of suicid.
The investigation of McCoy's death
at the army post was made by s
board of officers appointed by the
, . -
Club Woman- of southern Oregom Mold
Three Interesting Sessions at Grant
ass; Mdford Gets XT est Mtiaff. H
I Grants Pass, Or., Oct. S7. The
fourth annual convention of th South
rn Oregon Federation of Women's '
clubs was held here today In thre
sessions replete In good talks and" In-
terestlng discussions, . v
Miss Elisabeth Fox, dean of women
at the State university, was the prlw
ctpal speaker. In discussing "What
Men Live By," she laid down four - .'
fundamental principles as making us
life, work, play, love and worship, i
The problem of right living, sh said,
is largely that of developing . one's s
life so as to properly coordinate thess
four factors. '1
Other speakers were? Mrs. W.
Frank Oloeckner, Rev. L, M. Boozer
and M. T. Wire. - - '
The officers elected for the nsulnsj .
year were: President. Mrs. E. I v
Jacks, Ashland; vie president, Mrs,
W. P. Counts, Grants Pass and Mrs.
J. F. Munday, Medford; secretaries
Mrs. U. J. Conroy,- Medford; Mrs. E.
Fowler, Rogu River; auditor, Mrs, "
Carliss, Phoenix; organler, Mrs, E. E.
Gard, Ashland. Next year's convention -will
be held at Medford.
Dallas Woman Is
Hurt by Elevator,
Dallas. Or.. Oct. 27. Mrs. G. Hard
Is suffering from severe injuries re
ceived Thursday when she was caught " -between
the cage of an elevator and a .
'floor In the California Packing com
pany plant. Her head was crusnca,
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C K. Berger-Enlists ' 1
C K. Berger. assistant in th aerrie
department of the Portland Y. M. C. AT,
has enlisted In the United States avi
ation service and will be stationed in
Texts. His place wlah the T. M. C A.
has not been filled. .
French physicians hav nearly dou
bled the egg production of their hens
commanding officer, the civil authorl-,by feeding them bread soaked in wine.
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A
stalled.
They have tentatively agreed.
therefore, to undertake the hauling of
a trial supply of the rock to a siding
at Rock Point and supplying farmers
thus until the way Is clear to properly
equip the quarry.
They qualify this statement with
one to the effect that they intend
trying to find some way. to finance
the installation of tho aerial tram
without using all available capital if
it can possibly be done.
Springfield Man Is
Killed by Train
. : v . '
Springfield, Or., Edgar A. Billings,
son of Mrs; Minerva Billings, was in
stantly killed this, morning about !
o'clock when the wagon in which he
was riding) was struck by a troop tralu
at. Springfield Junction. Mr.. Billings
was on his way to Springfield from
West Springfield and had several
sacks of wheat in the wagon,
No" one was present" at the tlmo of
the accident but a neighbor .saw it at
a distance. She gave the alarm. The
body was thrown about 60 feet. The
horses, escaped injury but the wagon
was ruined.
Mr. Billings was 41 years of age and
had been a resident of Springfield for
15 years. He Is survived by hlrf mother.
three sisters, Mrs. Ashley of Walter-1 lives in Colorado, and three brother,
villa, Mrs. F. R. Alexander of West I James, who -lives In Kansas; Kale of
Springfield and airs. Looman, who I Bend, or., ana Tom or xacoma, wash.
Vancouver' Henry Freeman has,
started a divorce action against hid
wife, Hettie Freeman, whom he says
has called him vile names and treated
him In a cruel and Inhuman manner.
They were married at Oregon City,
July 16. 1912.
Frances A, Laipple has brought sut
for divorce from Edward D. Laipple,
to whom she was married in tnls city
September 26, 1916. There are no
children and no property interests to
adjust. Plaintiff asks her maiden
name of Frances A, Walker. ' Allege I
non-support. , .
Coast Shooting
Remains a Mystery
Marshfield, Or., Oct 27, The shoot
ing of- Charles Carson, the Eckley
prospector, still remains a mvsterv.
Carson has not recovered from the op
eration sufTicientlyto tell more of the
case. Officers have not found any
trace of th man believed to have done
the, shooting and said to be named
Tracy. It is questionable whether the
shooting happened In Coos or Curry
county a Carson lived near the line.
Marshfield The Jury In the case of
Jim Burns. Empire Indian, returned a
verdict today finding Burns guilty of
manslaughter for killing his crippled
son, aged 17 years. It is believed
Burns killed the boy because he was
a cripple and 111. The defense plea of
Insanity which it was expected would
be presented was not made.
Marshfield Fred Gross of North
Bend, who was convicted for bootleg'
glnr and who was serving a term in
the county jail, escaped whu working
on tho county road .today. He got
away in the brush near th road- nan
has not yet been found.
Palmer
'"Its
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Thousands hav gotten rid of Jho?r WITHOUT DIETING OR EXER
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airy select the treatment for each Individual case,
thus nahling me to choose remedies that will pro-;
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will also relieve you of all th troublesome symp
toms of overateutness such as shortness of breath
palpitation; indigestion, rheumatism, g out, asthma,
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My treatment' will relieve that depressed, tired.
sleepy ' feeling, giving you renewed energy and vigor,
a result of the loss ofyour superfluous fat., .
You are not reouired to chanare in the slightest
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READ WHAT A FEW OF MY PATIENTS SAY v
leva.
Dr. S. Vewmaai I am redaeed efeoat 60
pounds. My waist m Maura U 6 inch!
smaller than .beora taking the I raaUuaot.
I eaa taa4 te work much batter.
Mrs. W. y. Ludanaea.
Sr. X. Vewmsa, Zova.
Bear Doctor: I watched lTt oos4a be
fore I took your treatment and I sew
weixh 13S pounds. Ton may print this If
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Dr. B. Vawmaa, Pennsylvania.
Dear Sir: From 1M X save rednoad te
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greatly improved. Whan I btru taking
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row I feel like a new person all that old
tired feeling ia gone. Ton may.sriat thia
if you wish. Mrs. Ethel Jf. Ofll.
Texas,
Dr. WL Jfewmoji! I am cot ting along very
wall. Have lost M pounds sinna I began
taking year treatment. My health is good
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9. Waist, 45. sow U. Chest 4Vnow 7,
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Dr. S. yew uia a. Oklahoma.
Dear Doctor:! received your letter a
few dsys age and la reply will tar that I
have been reduoed from 16 te 121 sou ads.
and am ae glad to be rid of se much ef
the 'fat. Evada Iravia.
Dr. X. Vawmaa. - XdabaV
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Mrs. , Bateaaa.
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Palmer, Or.. Oct. 27. A dance and
supper was held here tonight to cele
brate th fact that local men- sub
scribed for ,6009 worth of Liberty
bonds. An Invitation was extended all
visitors to stay over and make th
short climb to th summit -of Larch
mountain to see th sun rise.
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