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- yjTHE OREGON , DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1820.
DEPENDS ON AID
FROM CONGRESS
President Sproule Talks of Geh
. era! Railroad Affairs on In-
. i cnertfnn Tr!n Thrnurh Orpjrnn.
. Future development of the South
enf Pacific railroad lines in Oregon,
through the Southern Pacific cor
poration, la entirely dependent upon
the legislation congress may. enact
in returning the railroada to their
': private owners. t
This statement was made by William
Sproule, president of the Southern Pa
cific railway system, who arrived in
Portland at 4 :30 Tuesday evening.
Sproule, accompanied by Charles 8.
Fee, passenger traffic, manager, and O.
W. Lti -f relght traffic manager of the
Southern Pacific system has been
making a tour of all the physical prop
erties of the corporation. They will be
here for three or four, days.
LAUDS LABOR UW8
My visit has no significance," said
Sproule Tuesday evening, "except the
desire to renew acquaintances and bring
up to date my knowledge of conditions
that prevail in Oregon. This -ts my first
visit toe Portland in two years."
Lauding the eight-hour day and good
wages, Sproule, however, urged that the
public uet behind the corporations in de
manding legislation that would protect
the earnings of the railroads. He
praised the administration of 8. P. af
faire In Orecon by local officials as
well as the Interest shown In Oregon in
furthering railroad development
Offices of the Southern Paciflo cor
poration in Portland will undoubtedly
be moved from the Wella-Fargo build
ing to' the Yeon building upon the re
turn of private control, as the corpora
tion has a 10-year lease on the Yeon
building rooms, occupied by the 8. P.
prior to government control of the rail
roads, according to Sproule.
TO KANE STATE MA3TAGEB
"The movement of the offices Is en
tirely up to your local officials," said
Sproule. "and Fee and Luce will con
fer with the Portland men upon this mat
ter during their visit."
Selection of an official to assume
charge of the. Southern Pacific affairs
In Oregon has not been made, although
Sproule Indicated that such a selection
was likely within a few days.
Today ana Thursday the visitors will
hold conferences with local officials and
inspect branch lines radiating from this
district. Friday noon, Sproule will , be
the guest of honor of the Chamber of
-Commerce at a luncheon to be given in
the main dining room In the Oregon
building. He wUl address the citizens
of Portland at this meeting.
Sproule was president of the S, r.
system until August, 1918. when he re
signed to accept the position of district
director of the San Frahclsco district
under the Central Western region of the
railroad administration. He was Teap
polnled president January 1, this year.
PREPARE FOB CHAJfGE
i Th nartv traveled north from San
Francisco, the home of the visiting of
ficials. In a private train ana was met
at Ashland by A. T. Mercler. . superin
tendent, and John M. Scott, general
passenger agent, and H, A. Hlnshaw,
general freight agent, of the Oregon
i::ies of the Southern Pacific.
"The Southern Pacific lines north of
Ashland on February 1 will be turned
over to the Jurisdiction of W. R. Scott,
federal manager of the Southern Pacific
at San Francisco,"! said Sproule.
'During government control these lines
have been under the administration ,of
J. P. O'Brien, federal manager also of
the O.-W. lines. O'Brien has been an
admirable officer and is greatly liked
by every railroad official, whether in
this state or out, and whether in fed
' eral or corporate; administration.
"The Southern Pacific officers in Ore
gon have handled every detail of our
lines under federal control and have
done it well.
PEOPLB FORGET NEEDS
"There Is no state more interested In
railroad expansion and Improvement and
good railroad service than Is Oregon and
there Is no city of Us class that has more
at stake in this respect than Portland."
Having, concluded all reference to local
conditions which he said he could make
at this time, Sproule then made a thor-
ough analysis of the existing problems
of the railroad corporations in general
as follows
"The announcement by President Wll
- son that the railroads will be returned
to the private corporations March 1 has
led many people into the mistaken un
presslon that the railroad problem is
solved and so they have ceased to sup
port their congressmen and senators in
seeking solution, of the railroad ques
tion that will enable the roads to return
under conditions that will permit their
, functioning properly and fully.
MUST PAT HIGH WAGES
- - "Congress undoubtedly desires to enact
constructive legislation that will oc
. compltsh this end. but R wllL need the
. continued support of the great body of
oltisens. This support should be fol
lowed up actively, especially as the forces
that are not constructive can be relied
upon to be very active.
"A good deal has been said about the
- very high wages that the railroads now
pay in addition to the high cost of mate
rial, which combine to make railroad op
eration expensive.
"It should In fairness be said that the
railroads have no quarrel with the high
i wages, but would like provision that
. xvould permit the railroads to earn
money to pay these wages and for the
. nign pricea materials and produce the
results that any. business may expect
of a solvent, going concern.
The fact is that the man who is paid
Mr. Business Man
How is your blood pressure?
And ore you otherwise insurable?
Wouldn't it be good business to
know rifht now? ' '
. Phone Main 447 for appointment
for examination.
-Home Office n.BJSK2 PnrtbnH rw
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i. C. S, SAMUEU
A.'L.MnXS.Pres.
Oregon University -Professor
to Take
Wisconsin Position
University of Oregon, Eugene, Jan.
2S,Dr. Joseph Schafer, professor xt
history in the university, has accepted
a position as superintendent of the Wis
consin state Historical society at a sal
ary of 14000 a year and will leave here
either at Kaster or In June for the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. '
In the new position he will have' op
portunity to do more research work than
here and he plans to spend the next 28
years writing a book on the history of
American agriculture, a field which, he
said, is greatly neglected. He has al
ready published several books, "History
of the Pacific Northwest" largely used
In universities and high schools; The
Pacific Slope and Alaska," and the
"History of Land Grants in Aid of Ed
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(Continued From F One)
came. He was a log scaler, and had re
sided at Aberdeen for 16 years, he said.
He was opposed to the I. W. W. as an
organisation, he said, but cot to its in
dividual members.
Harvey J. Moss, adjutant general of
the state of Washington until two
weeks ago, whose, home Is in Seattle,
was In the courtroom today. He had
been subponaed as a witness by the
state.
8EETICE MEN AFPEAB
When the morning session of theCen-
tralla murder case opened, a long pro'
,M(nn tf ifi1fVirmkri x-anldiera and
saliorB tiled tnt0 the enclosure reserved
for attorneys and officials of the court
and took seats directly behind the
bench of defendants and facing the
Jurors.
Nothing was Bald about this during
the first half of the morning, but dur
ing the intermission Attorney George
F. Valderveer. for the defendants, went
before Judge' Wilson in his chambers
and demanded that the visitors be ex
cluded from the enclosure. The judge
so ordered and when court reconvened
the seats were vacant
Small groups of members of the
American Legion ' from various towns
in the western part of the state have
been sent here to attend the trial, and
it was some of these about whom Van
derver protested.
JURY TERM EXTENDED
Special orders extending the Jury term
for the venire called in connection with
the trial of 11 defendants in the - Cen
tralia murder cases were asked by at
torneys for the prosecution when court
opened this morning.
Under the laws of this state, jury
service expires on the last day of the
month in which the service begins, un
less continued at the direction of the
court. This would mean that the 300
and more talesmen now being examined
would be freed from service at the end
of this week, and there would be further
delay while summons were in process
of issue for the new venire.
Attorney W. H. Abel of the prosecu
tion staff drew the order for presenta
tion before the 1 two regular superior
iudees of Grays Harbor countv. and
Judge John M. Wilson of Thurston' and
Mason counties who is trying the Cen
tral! a case. ! ' '
With one Juryman, S. A. Youngs.
definitely selected by both sides, Tues
day afternoon, and another. Thomaa -C
Conner, tentatively in the box over the
resisted- challenge of the defense, the
work of Jury selection continued when
court opened this morning.
Visitors at this trial have the novel
sensation of hearing- a judge address
the Jury as "ladles and gentlemen of the
Jury," the first beinj for the benefit of
Mrs. Emily C. Pattlson, one of the ve
niremen, or, better, venlrewoman, who
is now in the jury box awaiting to be
examined.
After accepting Young, Vanderveer
moved for a change of venue, calling the
court's attention to the fact that more
than a dozen men had4 been examined
and only one had been accepted by both
sides.
The fact that nearly all of them had
been influenced by reading either news
paper, comments or other "propaganda."
Vanderveer said, should constitute basis
for the court's ordering a change.
COJJKT DENIES PLEA
Like the motion on Monday this one
was denied, and Vanderveer took an
other exception.
Something of a sensation was produced
as Vanderveer read the list of witnesses
for the prosecution, ft took him 10 min
utes to read the names. The list was
repeated for the benefit of the talesmen
present The courtroom was crowded
with them. The attorney advised them
to remember the names of the witnesses
they -knew, as he read them, so they
could tell, when examined In the future,
of the acquaintanceship..
With 300 and more talesmen, still 'to
examine, and the present rate of pro
gression taken Into consideration, added
to the 260 odd witnesses tobe examined
by-the state, not to mention the 150 and
more than Vanderveer has subpoenaed
for the defence, one can appreciate how
long the trial is likely to last
Early Tuesday afternoon a report per
colated into the courtroom to the effect
that L W. W. members were congre
gating at Elma to advance en masse
on the trial city. Elma is 10 miles
east of Montesano. A hurry up call
was placed with the town marshal at
Elma. He said he had heard like re
ports, but only two or three strangers
were in town and "they were being
watched,"
high wages and earnestly and competent
ly does his work In an eight hour day
is cheaper than any man at lower wages
wno is a sniraer in doing his work, for
a shirker is dear at any price. The
quality of work and the output .are what
will tell In the long run."
REMOVE ABEL
OUR
ASKED BYVANDERVEER
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Gen. Mgr. E. N. 8TKONO, Asst. Mgr. ,
2 ADDITIONAL FLU
VICTIMS REPORTED
IN OREGON TODAY
With Eight New Cases Portland
Now Has 66 Influenza Pa
tients; Some Have Grippe.
TO AVOID INFLUENZA
Keep your feet warm and be
certain they are not damp.
Eat plain, nourishing food and
sleep In clean, fresh air.
Avoid persons suffering from
colds, sore throats and coughs:
Keep the bowels well opened.
Use common sense.
Don't worry.
Two more deaths from Influenza
were reported this morning to the
state board of health, which brought
the total fatalities over Oregon from
the wave to six. Two deaths, ru
mored to have occurred from "flu"
in Medford, have not been confirmed
by reports received by the state
health bureau. '
" One death was recorded In North
Pines, Washington county, the other
from Gervals. Both showed the old
type of pulmonary symptoms, ac
cording to Dr. David N. Roberg.
state health officer.
Sixty-six cases are prevalent over
Portland, according to the records of
the city health bureau. Eight addi
tional cases were reported this morning
by physicians. Two cases have been
quarantined In the emergency "flu" hos
pital adjoining the Multnomah county
hospital in South Portland.
Dr. Parrlsh, city health officer,, re
ports that many cases brought "to his
personal attention have proved to be
colds and light attacks of grippe.
Over 820 cases are prevalent over the
state. The county health officer at
Roseburg reported 39 additional cases
this morning, all of which have been
diagnosed aa "positive." Fifty-four
cases have been reported from Enter
prise and 42 from Medford. Nineteen
more cases have broken out in Morrow
county.
5589 New Cases
New York, Jan. 28. (I. N. S.) All
records in the present influenza epl
demic were broken today when 6589 new
cases were reported for the 24 hours
ending at 10 o'clock. Sixty-seven deaths
for the Bame period were reported to the
public health department
Fewer New Cases
Chicago, Jan. 28. (I. N. S.) Chi
cago's death list in the pneumonia
influenza epidemic for the last 24 hours
was announced at-180. New cases to
taled 1919, a slight decrease over the
figures for the preceding 24 hours.
FAILURE 10 REPORT
CASE OF SMALLPOX
Penalty liaised on H. P. Bush
When His Attorney Gives
Notice of Appeal.
After considering the case since Sat
urday, Municipal Judge Rossman today
fined H. P. Bush. 892 Twenty-eighth
street north, $21 for failure to report a
case of smallpox In violation of the city
ordinance. The fine was first fixed at
$10. but when Bush's attorney served
notice of appeal, he increased it.
It wm charged by City Health Officer
Parrish that Bush's young son. Bobby,
was permitted to attend the Alameda
school last November, although he had
smallpox. He alleged that this case
probably was responsible for the spread
of the disease to other pupils.
Bush denied that his son had small,
pox and presented witnesses" to show
that a certain rash on his face was
caused by other ills.
Parrish and his Assistant, Dr. John
P. Abele, testified they, had personally
examined the boy and diagnosed his
case as smallpox.
Portland touple Wed
ChehaMs. Wash.. Jan. 28. A marriage
license was Issued to P. J. Schubert and
Ethel Beadeil. both of Portland. Or.,
who were, married by Justice Beaufort
Monday.
FI N ED f 0 R ALLEGED
wobdeb AN EXTRA PAIR OF TROUSERS mSe to order
MADE
FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY. x
Full Suit and an Extra Pair of. Trousers
$55, $60, $65 and upwards
Let us tailor your garments, so that you will be noticeably well dressed among the men of
. your set It's a Business and Social Asset.
There's a World of Comfort in Clothes That Really Fit You
108 Third Street
in' iiiiin'i"iiin,'H inPirn
Ulster Men Will :
Discuss Danger of
Sinn Fein Policy
According to reports received by the
secretary of . the Portland federation
of churches, the four official delegates
from Ireland to the Protestant churches
of America will speak Sunday morning
and evening In Portland churches, and
on Monday night will address a mass
meeting In The Auditorium. "The Dan
gers and Evils of the Sinn Fein Move
ment in Ireland" will be their theme.
This meeting in The Auditorium is the
only mass meeting when these offi
cially accredited Ulstermen will all
speak in one place. The meeting is
under the direction of the federation
of churches and- the ministerial asso
ciation. Holders of tickets will be admitted
from :30 to 7:30. At 7:30 the doors
will be thrown opea to the public wltl
out admission fee.
E
EUROPEAN RELIEF
Wilson Writes Secretary Glass
to Encourage Congress to Act
on Matter With Promptitude.
Washington. Jan. 28. (I. N. 8.)
President Wilson today sent to Sec
retary of the Treasury Carter Glass
a letter urging that congress take
immediate steps to pass an appro
priation for relief of Europe.
"It is unthinkable to me that we should
withhold relief from those people,
President Wilson said.
"This prosperous republic ought not to
bear any part of the responsibility for
the moral chaos that must result from
an unwillingness on our part to aid
those less fortunate than ourselves," the
president declared.
ASKS COHGBE8S TO ACT
The president's letter follows:
"My Dear Mr. Secretary With con
siderable regret I have noted from the
press that congress is delaying the
granting of authority for the extension
of prompt and generous relief to the
stricken portions of Europe, the ur
gency and importance of which, espe
cially in respect to Poland, Austria and
Armenia, you have fully explained
the ways and means committee.
to
"It Is unthinkable to me that we
should withhold from those people who
are in such mental and physical die
tress the assistance which can be ren
dered by making available, on credit,
a small proportion of our exportable
surplus of food - which would alleviate
the situation. While I am sure that
you must have explained fully to the
ways knd means committee the appal
ling situation in those parts of Europe
where men, women and children are
now dying of starvation and the ur
gent necessity for prompt assistance. , I
beg of you that you make- another ap
peal to congress.
CASE IS URGES?
"I am Informed that through the pub
lished reports of hearings before the
ways and means committee, the con
gress has now been furnished with in
controvertible facta showing the neces
sity for Immediate affirmative action.
This prosperous republic ought not to
bear any part of the responsibillty-for
the moral and material chaos that must
result from an unwillingness on ' our
part to aid those less fortunate than
ourselves. We cannot, merely to hus
band a small proportion of our surplus,
permit the happening of this great ca
tastrophe.
"Cordially and sincerely yours,
"WOODROW WILSON."
Congregationalist
Church Anniversary
WiU Be Celebrated
The first religious service held at the
First Congregational church 25 years
ago will be commemorated Thursday
night, when members of the original
congregation will meet at the church
parlors. George H. Himes, historian;
Mrs Frederick Eggert and others will
talk. Dr. W. T. McElveert will preside.
A meeting of Portland Congregational
ministers and laymen will be held at
11 a. m. next Wednesday in the church
parlors, followed by a luncheon at the
Portland hotel. The allotment of Ore
gon Congregatlonalists for the Pilgrim
memorial fund for disabled and aged
ministers is $35,000.
Will Liberate Pheasants
Two thousand Chinese pheasants will
be liberated In different parts of the
state within the next few days from
the game farms at Corvallis and Eu
gene, State Game Warden Carl Shoe
maker announced Tuesday.
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PRESID
NT
DOUBLE THE LIFE OF YOUR SUIT
BY HAVING
Oscar M. Saaitk, Maaafer
MOVE I REPEAL
rIaSr
North Pacific Fairs Association
Sets Dates for Exhibitions to
Be Held Coming Season;
Oregon and Washington laws re
quiring state fairs held at specified
times will be repealed if the activity
of the North Paciflo Fairs associa
tion can accomplish that result, the
association decided at the closing
session of its 1920 meeting at the
Hotel Portftnd Tuesday.
The association protested the arbi
trary selection of dates, but because of
the necessity to conform to such dates
fitted the times of other Oregon, Wash
ington and Canada fairs aruund the two
state expositions to make possible tne
display features at more than one fair.
The jDregon state fair will be held at
oaiem, oepiemoer it 10 uciooer z, since
it is required by law that the show
open on the final Monday in Septem
ber. The Multnomah county fair at
Gresham will open October 4 and close
October 7. The Rose City association
will present horse and automobile races
at the Rose City speedway August .9
to 14.
The association admitted to member
ship the following fairs: Vancouver,
Wash. ; Victoria, B. C. ; Linn county,
Oregon : Lane county. Oregon ; Rose
City Racing association ; Sherman
county, Oregon. The Linn county fair
has been transferred from Sclo to Al
bany and will be considerably enlarged,
OLD OFFICERS REELECTED
Officers who served the asociatlon in
1919 were reelected. They are: George
R. Walker, Chehalls, secretary of the
Southwest Washington fair, president;
W. C Brown. Vancouver. B. C, vice
president: H. C. Brown. Portland, sec
retary-treasurer. Chehalls, Wash., was
named as the meeting place for 1920.
Programs for Northwestern fairs .will
feature horse racing and in some cases
automobile racing this fail Horsemen
are determined, they declare, to restore
the DODUlarity of the race course and
to present some of the best racing blood
in the nation.
DATES FIXED FOR FAIRS
Dates set for fairs which are members
of the association are:
Portland (Rose City association),
ugust 9-14. m
Vancouver. Wash.. AusruSt16-20.
Aug
Southwest Washington, Chehalls,
August 24-29.
Grays Harbor county fair, Elsa,
Wash., September 2-6.
Vancouver, B. C, September 4-11.
Victoria, B. C September 13-18.
New Westminster, B. C, September
20-25.
Washington state, Yakima, September
20-25. "
Lane county, Eugene, Ore., Septem
ber 22-25.
Oregon' state, Salem, September 27
October 2.
Multnomah county, Gresham. Ore.,
October 4-7 , '
Linn county. Albany. Or., October 6-9.
Sherman county. Ore., October 12-15.-
Bishop Praises Good
Samaritan Hospital
Work to Convention
The work of the Good Samaritan hos
pital was extolled by Bishop W. T.
Sumner in his annual address before the
Episcopalian dicese at the Pro-Cathedral
Tuesday night, and an appeal was
made for funds for a new building.
Then, It was said, .the institution will
be able to give one-half of its services
free, Instead of one-third, as at present
The bishop praised the worn or ur. ;
F. E. Joseph!, who has headed the hos
pital for the last 30 years.
The work of the convention openea
this morning with services at the Pro
Cathedral. The annual banquet will be
held tonight at the Chamber of Com
merce. Educational work of the church was
the topic chiefly considered by the wom
en's auxiliary of the diocese Tuesday.
Money was Voted for an education
fund for young girls who might wish
to take up work In the mission field.
The present officers were re-elected.
Mrs. James Muckle again becoming
president.
Store System Given
As Cause of H. 0. L.
The, high cost of living Is due prin
cipally to lack of production. Inflation
of our currency and the luxurious sys
tem of merchandise. Professor Hudson
B. Hastings of Reed college told the
housewives' council Tuesday afternoon.
Through the elimination of the luxuri
ous services of the stores. Jlaatinga said,
the women might reduce the cost of
products about 15 per cent.
v Near. Washington
lilliDIHIHni
r VSS5a
Commissioners Mann
And Bigelow Oppose
1-Way Traffic Plan
Will J. Lester, president of the Gat
ace and Repairmen's association, and
Commissioner. Bigelow and Mann de
clared their opposition to the one-way
traffic plan now proposed for Portland
in talks betore the Kiwanls club Tues
day noon at the Benson hotel, Lester
announced that he is for the one-way
principle, but ot the present ordinance
offered. Bigelow and Mann Insist that
conditions can he remedied by strict en
forcement of present regulations and
removal of trucks from the downtown
district during the congested period.
C C. Hlndman of the National Safety
council supported the ordinance.
Tne ciud tooK no action on tne meas
ure, although the contrary was an
nounced in a Portland paper. A mo
tion' to take a vote on the ordinance
was withdrawn on the ground that the
club had not sufficiently considered its
provisions.
E
IRE EMPTY CARS
Congressman Sinnott Gets Word
From Administration That Re
lief Is in Sight for Shippers.
Washington. Jan. 00. (WASH
INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR
NAL.) Br ice Clagett, assistant to
Director General Hlnes of the rail
road administration, has written at
length to Congressman Sinnott in
explanation of the difficulties of car
supply in the Pacific Northwest, con
cerning which different members of
the Oregon delegation have received
numerous complaints.
"Trie inbound ' loading is much less
than the outbound," he says, "and as a
result It is necessary to haul empty into
that district more than one half of the
cars required. This difficulty was en
hanced in the year 1919 as against 191S
on account of a decrease of more than
20,000 cars In the west 'hound loaded
movement Another factor this last
year was an increase of more than 25.000
cars in the long haul east bound busi
ness. In other words, these two items
alone required the movement of over
45,000 more cars westbound last year in
order to supply an equivalent number
of cars In that territory.
After stating the factors which have
caused trouble in detail, Mr. Clagett
says:
"It is Impossible of course to say what
conditions will confront us during the
balance of the winter, but at present the
supply, of cars available tor the Pacific
Northwest and their movement west
bound is very much better than It has
been at any time for 60 days. There is
an improved movement. of empty cars to
the northwestern region railroads, and
this will be followed by a better move
ment of cars to the territory west of the
Rocky mountains.
"So long as weather conditions con
tinue favorable we should be able to
continue a good west bound movement
of empty cars, and while it is never safe
to make predictions, and we do not
wish to make optimistic statements that
will, not be fulfilled, we feel certain we
will be able to provide a very much Im
proved car supply in the Pacific North
west for general distribution."
Buttermilk or Lottery?
Buttermilk, tobacco, sugar, chickens
and apples may be sold on certain occa
sions in Chinese lottery rooms, but Mu
nicipal Judge Rossman refused to ac
cept the excuse given by one attorney
Tuesday afternoon, when ne tried to
make the court believe Nets Erickson
had been in the place to get a drink of
milk. The judge fined him 5. $
ficiwawfeKfw'
RAILWAYS PROM
Northwest Largest Wool-Producing
Region on this Continent!
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An increase of 14
west the largest wool
in auonai is giaa to nave naa some snare in inis
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
'DUTCH PETE' IS
ARRESTED AS M
Authorities Say Evidence Is Con
clusive That McMinnville Pa
trolman Wounded by Stroff.
Peter Stroff, aged 45, familiarly
known as "Dutch Pete," and said to
have had well founded plans for the
robbery of the Hlllaboro, Or., post
office, has been arrested, charged
with shooting Night Patrolman Jeff
E. Clark of McMinnville, early on the
morning of July 6.
Stroff, alleged to be a general "bad
man," was arrested by Deputy Lherlft
Beckman in a rooming house at Sec
ond and Salmon streets, and was Imme
diately delivered to Sheriff Henderson
of Yamhill county. He la lodged in the
county jail at McMinnville, where he
protests his Innocence. Officials declare
they hold conclusive evidence that Stroff
shot Policeman Clark.
PATROLMAN ACCOSTED
Clark was accosted on the morning of
July 6, by four men in an automobile,
who stopped and asked him the road to
Tillamook. He had given the directions
when one of the men leaned out of the
machine and ordered him to throw up
his hands. As he was complying a shot
was fired, tearing one of Clark's hands
to shreds. The automobile sped on Into
the darkness. .
Stroff was arrested on Information
furnished by two boys, one of whom
Is in the penitentiary. Both boys tell
the' same story, although they have not
been in communication with each othtir.
One of them is said to have been asked
to Join the party, while he and Stroff
were In company with a woman. The
other boy claims that Stroff took him
to his room an-sjjflwed him the "soup,"
guns and otherTrnSements.
HA8 BAD BECORD
Stroff is said by auftioritiea to have a
bad record. lie is known, they say, as
one of the cleverest yeggmen In the
Northwest. It was "Dutch Pete". Stroff
who was the leader of the sensational
hold-up of the O-W. R. N. express
near Montavllla in Sullivan's gulch in
1908. He was convicted on this charge
and sent to prison. He was later con
victed for the robbery of a store on
Washington street. The proprietor of
th3 store struggled with a masked ban
dit and in the skirmish the robber was
shot but escaped. Stroff v,aa later
found in a local hospital with a bullet
wound in his chest. Stroff Is said by
the Informers to have received four bul
let wounds this summer, while conduct
ing shady operations in California.
Prominent Couple Wed
Medford, Jan. 8. A wedding -of much
Interest took place here Tuesday when
Dr. McMcMorris M. Dow, a surgeon
here for eight years, and Miss Fern
Beebe, daughter of Mr. and, Mrs. A. W.
Be'ebe Of Central Point, were married.
You Come Tonight
' aniTenjot a good time '
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Portland- Loses i . Big
Bridge :Job;-Wages
High Say; Employers'
Handicapped by a UifheV wage scale
I than Middle West employers pay, the
.-Monnwest Bridge -ft Iron company of
Pprpand lost to the American Bridge
company after competitive bidding on
tne construction of a 604 foot steel
bridge over the Susitna river, Alaska,
according to a statement made today by
officers of the company. ss:
- The Alaska Engineering commission
recently opened bids which It had lls,t
for on the construction of the Sushna
span, a part of the Alaska railroad sys
tem. The Northwest Bridge & Iron
company bid from Portland was sec
ond lowest. Its acceptance, the com
pany declares, would have brought to
Portland $75,000 in payroll money.
Fire Marshal Gives
Own Blood to Save
Wounded Brother
ir i-atroiman Krnest GrenfelU aoel
dently shot Sunday night, recovers from
his wound, it will be largely because of
the blood sacrifices of his two brothers.
Fire Marshal Ed Orenfell submitted to
n operation at St Vincents hosDltal on
Monday so that his wounded brother!
could obtain needed blood. Tuesday an-l
other brother, Tom Grenfell, submitted!
to a similar operation.
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