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THE : OREGON DAILY , JOURNAL, P ORTLAND, SATURDAY,. MAY 8, 1920.
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bUIMIVINAIIUIluT
SYSTEM VOICED BY
PflMn (11117 DCDDDT
UUI1U iUlt. I1LI Ulll
Salens, Or.; May ,8. Condemning
the system which places the respon
sibility for the Investment, of state
funds on the shoulders of one man,
the Marlon county grand jury in Its
report on the conduct of the state
treasury department; by State Treas
urer 5 Hoff, which was filed with Cir
cuit Judge Bingham Friday after
noon: J '.''.'.'
Recommends the creation of a board
of at least three members to be J en
trusted with the investment of public
money. -. . r '
Declares that provisions should' be
made' whereby the state could "go. into
the open market and bid on county,
school district and municipal bonds,
eliminating the middle man , and j his
profits. j
STSTEM IS BLAMED
Condemns the policy of the state
treasurer in investing such large : sums
Of money in one locality or investment ;
also his theory and practice of buying
bonds that pay at high rate of interest.,
without looking to the value of the
property back of the bonds that must
ultimately redeem the principal. j
; Criticizes the policy of State Treas
urer Hoff in: paying for bonds before
delivery thereof.: f
vnucjaeB. mr pay men l oi eweai
profits for bonds purchased by Hoff
through Morris Brothers, which, how
ever. It holds up as "an Impressive illus
tration of the . cost of doing business
through a middleman," rather than a
fault on the part of the state treasurer,
"a condition that should not and must
not longer exist." i
PARTIALITY WAS ALLEGED
Commends. State Treasurer Hofr for
Investing industrial accident funds in
Oregon bonds, .but expresses regret that
he has not invested more largely In
school bonds. , .-.- j
The grand Jury investigation into the
conduct of the state treasury depart
ment by State Treasurer Hoff was In
stituted some two months ago by At
torney General Brown on instructions
from Governor Olcott. ' State Treasurer
Hoff. himself., had asked for the investi
gation, following publication of news
paper stories to the effect that excessive'
profits have j been paid in the invest--ment
of funds of the state Industrial
accident commission in municipal bonds,
and' that Hoff had shown undue par
tiality to Morris Brothers. Portland bond
brokers, tn the purchase of bondsy
Friday's report, while not entirely ex
onerating State Treasurer Hoff .from
blame for the wide margins paid to
Morris Brothers on bonds purchased
with funds of the (Industrial accident
commission, entirely: vindicates him so
far as any intimations of mismanage
ment of the funds are concerned.
BOARS 19 ADVISED
"The right to Invest the money of the
.I&IV lit UVI1UB DUUUIU W ICU A W . 4,
dividual person," the report of the In
quisitorial body declares. . "The legis
lature should create a board, consisting
of- at least I three members, therefore,
and it would not be! necessary to create
any additional mate office tor such pur
' pose. A man may I be ever so honest,
and yet if he lacks business acumen
; as sometimes is the case amon public
officials he is liable to be misled Into
-making poor investments."
. Referring to the payment of excessive
profits to bond brokers and its recom-
mentations for an i elimination of the
. third party through direct purchase of
.bends by the state from':. its various
. agencies the report says :
"The state for the purpose of invest
ing money constituting .the industrial
accident funds purchased the obligations
of its own agencies through bond deal
ers at excessive profits.
STATE SHOULD BID ;
"It should be remembered that the
.various counties,'- school districts and
.municipalities are but agencies of the
state, and the' state, as principal, has a
direct Interest, In i each - of all of its
'. agencies. -
"No county, school district or municl-
polity of any kind should be permitted
7 to sell Its securities without giving no
tice to the state and publicly advertis
ing the sale of any and all bonds in
some local as well as metropolitan news
paper. "The state should go ' into the open
market and bid on the bonds of Its
agencies. When the state of Oregon has
any considerable sum of money for.in-"-
vestment in bonds : it should make the
jiwwh mua give u oi iia agencies,
or the holders of the obligations of
agencies, an opportunity to submit their
securities to the state for Investment."
STSTEM LOITO STAJTDIKG
That the system to which the grand
jury refers in its report is one of long
standing is indicated in two paragraphs.
v . wioov wviiucuiiis l iic ayBieni mat
has obtained in the office of the i state
treasurer for these many years of ! mak
ing advances i on .salaries and claims
against the state before the same have
been audited by the auditing officers
of the state, namely the secretary of
state." . ;
The other directs particular attention
to "the auditor's criticism of the book
keeping method used in the state treas
urer's office for a number of years
past; likewise to the auditor's criticism
of the method of keeping the record of
collections of inheritance tax In the
treasurer's office for a similar period."
BEED8POET B05DS CITED
The most flagrant example of exces
sive profits paid by State Treasurer
,Hoff to Morris Brothers in the purchase
of municipal bonds is pointed out in the
report as evidenced in the sale of $100.
000 water bonds of Reeds port to the
state treasurer, "the bonds that were
purchased trom the thriving little town
of Reedsport .and sold to the state, at
enormous gross profit of $16,019.90." -
Wt might remark," the report states,
"that this is an Impressive illustration
of the vcost of doing business through
a middleman. The state of Oregon, in
purchasing the bonds of one of -its own
municipalities, permits a middleman to
exact a gross profit of 118.019.90.. a con
dition that should not and must not
exist longer."
CRITICISM IS TOICED !
The Investigation developed the fact
that bonds were often paid 'for before
delivery thereof; that at the time of the
investigation : all sums paid for un
delivered bonas were secured with col
lateral, the report states, adding:!
"The records further reveal that; bonds
which were not yet In existence had
been sold by Morris Brothers. Inc.,' to
the state treasurer at an exorbitant
profit and payments in full made there
on by the state tresurer. It Is claimed,
however, that delivery of the bonds to
the state treasurer was secured by bonds
deposited as collateral." . . .
'The apparent right given Morris
Brothers, as evidenced by correspond
ence Introduced during the Inquiry, to
withdraw securities sold to the state Is
severely criticised in j the report, which
states that some of these bonds were of
fered for sale by Morris Brothers, while
they were yet held by the state treas
urer. SI . ; ' ;
MORRIS BROS. SALES
"There should! be no strings upon any
bonds purchased by the stats of Oregon,"
the report dec) area
The apparent! partiality of the state
treasury department toward Morris
Brothers is explained In the statement
of J. G. Richardson, deputy state treas
urer, embodied in the report, to the ef
fect that by a special arrangement with
the Portland bond brokers the state
treasury had ! Invested some $500,000 of
industrial acchient funds In . securities
through this firm with the understanding
that they could be resold to the same
firm at the purchase price at any time
the money might be needed, the state to
draw interest on the bonds at the rate
of 4 per .cent. I '
STATE MAKES MONET
This, Richardson's statement explains.
was regarded as being a much more ad
vantageous arrangement, so far as the
state is concerned, than the previous pol
icy of the department, which maintained
this huge sum ion deposit in banks at
only 2 per cent Interest.
Gideon Stols, foreman of the Inquisi
torial body, in presenting the report to
Circuit Judge j Bingham Friday, in
timated that the report was not alto
gether final and that the jury might
make further investigations into the
conduct of the department.
RRIGATION PLANS
FOR WATERING OF
4000 ACRES FILED
Salem. Mat 8. Application for
permission to I construct a reservoir
of 25,000 acre feet capacity and for
the appropriation of water from Cow
creek with which, to fill It, has been
filed with State Engineer Cupper by
the Jordan Valley Cattle company.
The water is to be used for the Irri
gation of 40001 acres of land -in Mal
heur county. 1 '
Other applications for water rights
have been filed as follows:
Bv E. H. Green of Dee. water of an
unnamed spring branch for the Irriga
tion of a small tract and a small power
development in !Hood River county. ,
Br S. S. Shields of Freewater. waste
water for the Irrigation of a small tract
in Umatilla county f
By Walter Crltser of Marial, Or., water
from Ditch creek for placer mining pur
poses. i I i ! ,
By Fred N. ;Neal of : Monument, Or.,
water from Cochran Hollow creek for
the irrigation at a small tract in Grant
county. i f ( , j :
Herbert Hoover. For i the 'former food
administrators Is far from dead political
ly if the word of several astute politi
cians may be accepted.) They point out
that at no time since! Hoover refused
tr enter thej general scramble for- dele
gates in the primaries and state con
vention has h been other than a "dark
horse" candidate, and ! as such he has
retained a reserve strength that has not
been greatly affected even by such de
feats as he received, in the California
primary at the hands of Johnson.
I RCITLESS FIRST BALLOT
With all but six of the states having
chosen their;' Republican delegates it be
comes more apparent that "no candidate
can hope to win on the, first ballot. Instructed-
delegates I at present are ap
portioned as- follows :
Wood, 138 ; Johnson, 1041 : Lowden, 73 ;
Harding, 39; Senator! Miles Foindex
ter, 14. ! - j i - ! !
.Conceding claims to uninstructed dele
sates the standing1 would be :
Wood, 243; Johnson, 150 ; Lowden, 145;
Nicholas Murray Butler, 88 ; Harding,
,40 ; Governor Calvin Cooltdge, 29 ; Judge
J. C. Pritchard, 22; Poindexter, 14.
COX LEADS DEMOCRATS '
Democratic (delegates are still widely
distributed. Instructions have been made
as follows: t I '.' 'I- f I
Governor James Cox, 74 : Hoover, 33 ;
Governor Edward L Edwards, 28; Sen
ator Robert Oweni, 20; Senator Gilbert
Hitchcock, 16 ; William J. Bryan, 10;
James W. Gerard. 10. ;
Claims to I uninstructed delegates
would make the standing:
William G.j McAdoo, 153; Edwards,
134 ; Cox, -100 j Attorney General Palmer,
36; Champ Clark, j 36 ; Hoover, 33; Sec
retary of Agriculture Meredith. 26 ; State
Senator
F. Simmons of North
Carolina, 24 3 Owen. 20 ; Bryan, 18;
Hitchcock, 16
Homer S. Cummings, 14 ;
Gerard, 10.
HIGH TAXES ALL; RIGHT IF
JUST TOj ALL,: SAYS SWEENEY
Thomas A. I Sweeney, Republican can
didate for congress from the Third dis
trict. . is not afraid of high taxes as
long as they 1 are! Just, so he told-the
Knights and Ladies of Security Friday
night. j . . ..) i
"I don't care ! how much we are
taxed," he said, "so long as the money
thus raised la legitimate and necessary.
as in the case of the educational meas
ures which s will appear on the primary
ballot, and i so long; as the money does
not go into the boodiers pockets.
"I am against all kinds of lavish ex
penditures of money which , make for
unnecessary and needless taxes, but I
am for those things which may , result
in taxation, ir they are for the public
good, otherwise L am against them. I
am not the I one to stand aside and
watch any i man or group feed at the
public trough by fattening their bank
accounts at the expense Of the publio
and give i nothing in return, either
through taxation I or otherwise. I am
against profiteers, and when I go to
congress I (shall not rest until I have
driven nails I sufficient Into their cor
fins to assure them permanent and
complete rest in the graveyard of for
gotten days. . j
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS MAKE
VEILEJJi ATTACK ON LEAGUE
;lBr United Ntn) :
Albany. SI Y 'May 8. Containing a
rather thinly veiled attack on the
League of Nations fass advocated bv
President Wilson, resolutions on sug
gestions fori the- Democratic platform
adopted by the New York .delegation to
the national j convention .were concerned
chiefly with (minor issues of the day.
No mention of orohlbltion in anv vir.
shape or manner was made in the reso
lution as adopted. In solte of efforts on
the part of Judge Seabury to have the
conierence go on record as "favoring a
iair ana just enforcement of the eight
eenth amendment." -
tenner t was there any suggestion
KNOX IN RACE ADDS TO
G. 0. P. COMPLEXITIES
S , (Continwtd From in: On)
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ES;
PROIf T CAMPS
TO STOP RUNNING
Over - 600 employes of ' logging
camps and lumber mills at Cochran,
West Timber and Scofleld have; been
laid off during the past' two j days
because of , a shortage of cars j to
handle logs from 'the J woods j to
mills. Four I camps at I- Coch
ran, which are operated by
C. H. Wheeler.8 closed down Thurs
day and Friday, and will remain
close'd, according to Wheeler, j until
a supply of cars is guaranteed by
the Southern Pacific company. Three
hundred men were thrown out of
employment by the shutting down
of the Wheeler camps. i 11
The Eagle Lumber company has been
obliged to : discontinue operations j at
West- Timber, throwing out nearly j 300
men, ":. and It is anticipated :; that 'the
Woodcock Mill 4 Box factory at Sco
field will be obliged to lay off 200 men
next week, according to Wheeler. The
camps at Cochran require about j 300
cars dally and have been limited, dur
ing the past three weeks j to scarcely
one ; third of that number.! i
"On May 1 we ordered 75 cars from
the Southern Faciflc company and re
ceive1 only 21." said Wheeler. "Thurs
day we ordered 0 cars and received 28.
We have been holding our force to
gether in the hope of relief from the
car shortage, though for the past 10
days the men have remained In com
parative idleness.",
John Dougal, i manager of ttoe Co
lumbia River .; Loggers' ' Information
bureau, said the supply of logs at: the
lumber mills is lower than at any pre
vious time during the past six years,
and It is probable that many of the
mills will be obliged to shut down al
together unless cars can be supplied to
move logs from the cam pa
A 20 acre pond at Cochran Is j full
of! logs and the landings along) the
railroad are congested with logs await
ing shipment Normally this month is
the best of the year for : the r logging
and lumber business, and the enforced
shut' down i will prove disastrous - to
operators. Added to loss of business
is the danger of fire during' the sum
mer months. : Officials of the Southern
Pacific company state that every effort
is being made to relieve the car famine
but that the shortage of equipment
makes it practically Impossible to bet
ter present conditions in the lumber
Industry. :
LUMBER OUTPUT IS HEAVY
DESPITE CAR SHORTAGE
Lumber manufacturers f of Western
Oregon and Western Washington are
continuing their operations on a high
standard of production. The output of
11& mills reporting to the West Coast
Lumbermen's association : last week
was 81.711,830 feet, only 1.243.170 feet
or : 1.50 per cent below normal. For
the past two or three months these
mills have been producing approxi
mately .their full normal capacity of
uiuucr. . i
So far as volume of production Is con
cerned the west coast mills are main
taining a much higher standard this
year than they did a year ago. - Records
Just completed by the association show
that the cut of 103 mills for the month
of April aggregated 321,510,702 feet com
pared with 246,356,769 feet for the same
mills In April, 1919.
Car shortage conditions in the twol
states are reflected In the report of cut
and shipments for April at 126 mills.
While the, cut! aggregated 359,651,382
feet the shipments were only 274,697,841
feet, which was 85,053,991 feet, or 25.65
per cent, below the cut. : At the same
time the mills have a large volume ef
unfilled orders on their books. Reports
from the 115 mills contributing to this
week's bulletin show a balance of un
filled orders amounting to 8512 cars or
255,390.000 feet. Shipments for the week
totaled 2064 cars or 61,920,000, while new
rail business accepted was 1634 cars or
49,020.000 feet. .
Export business accepted during the
week reached a total of 8.482,600 feet,
bringing the balance of unshipped export
orders up to 72,106.860 feet. Total or
ders of all kinds were 66,891,287 feet.
BAKER MILLS MUST CLOSE
IF FREIGHT EMBARGO HOLDS
Baker, May 8. The Baker White Pine
Lumber company has Increased its saw
mill capacity by 25 per cent during the
last two weeks by the Installation of
$10,000 worth of new machinery. The
output is 160,000 feet daily. Within the
next five days, however. It Is predicted
that every mill In the district will be
compelled to close unless the embargo
or. freight to points east of Chicago is
lifted. i
It the embargo is not released within
the next week probably 1000 men will
be thrown out of employment and Baker
will be temporarily deprived of an in
come of not less than $10,000 daily.
Nature Is Busily
Repairing War Loss
London, May 8. As after all previous
wars, nature appears to be again busy
restoring the population of European
countries to normal and counterbal
ancing the excess of women caused by
the wars human losses. The year's
birth rate figures In London showed
an enormous increase in the number of
new-born boys. A record was reported
in April, when 6345, boys were born, as
against 4959 girls. . 'j ;
Farm Brings $ 18,000 I
Vancouver, Waslu, May 8. William
Eliott - Kennedy has , sold to M. W.
Woolf his improved ; 20-acre ; farm i' in
the Lake Shore - district for a ; consid
eration of $18,000. . i
commending the national administration.
This feature of the ' program brought
about a hard fight by George R. Lunn
and Samuel Seabury to have the ad
ministration recognised and a definite
stand taken on the league, but Chair
man Farley put the steam roller over
the suggested amendments, ruling them
"new matter" and not pertinent. ,
JOHNSON 161,823 AHEAD IN
COMPLETE CALIFORNIA VOTE
San Frangisco. May 8.-U- P.) Com
plete returns from 5577 precincts, some
of which are official, give Senator John
son's group of delegates to the Chicago
-convention a majority of 161,323 Over
the group pledged to Herbert Hoover.
; Only 13ft precincts are yet to b heard J
uwi mums lnciuae complete
returns from 39 counties.
As the official count is made, errors
are found in the earlier count. Johnson
lost 300 votes in the official count of
Santa Crux county.
CAR
SHORTAG
Treaty Compromise
Report-Debated by .
MetHo&ist Leaders
Des Moines, Iowa,1 May 8 (U. P.) -The
League of Nations and peace treaty
were up for discussion again at today's
session of the Methodist general v con
ference meeting here.
Debate centered about two reports
filed by the committee on the state
of the church relating to the league
and .treaty.. - - -, . j--',
The majority report of the commit
tee, filed by Dr John W. Hoffman of
the ' Ohio conference, urges the presi
dent and senate to compromise on
league Jand treaty issues.
Addressing the conference last night
Governor Henry J. Allen of ' Kansas
asserted the Kansas : Industrial court
is merely the substitution of a "court
of human relations" "for the strike.
"Such a eourt," he added, . "is a
Christian 1 ; remedy for Industrial war
fare."; .!!.i
Concluding, Governor Allen pleaded
for general adoption of the Industrial
court plan. i '.
LOSES HEART BALM;
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BULLET ENDS LIFE
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La Grande, May 8. A. Phillip
Connaliy, who two days ago lost a
breach of promise suit by default,
brought to trial by Mrs. Celia George,
late Friday afternoon committed sui
cide by firing a bullet through- his
heart. '
Connaliy and his wife were divorced
two years ago. Mrs. George was named
as the co-respondent. Mrs. George
housekeeper for Connaliy, in her suit
Wednesday declared Connaliy had promised-
to marry her in June, , 1919. and
then refused, and so was awarded
$12,500 damages. However, she still
aMed as his housekeeper, and the -two
were in La Grande two hours Before the
accident seeing lawyers.
Needing some papers, a trip I to the
farm several miles out of La Grande was
necessary, and as the two started back
to town, Connaliy having started the
engine, he returned to the house for
gloves. ..,-!!',: . ' - i .
After waiting' for some ' time, Mrs.
George stopped the car and entering the
house found Connaliy lying across the
bed,: dead.
Despondency over his affairs, was the
cause. He told friends this morning that
cause. He told friends Friday morning
that it would ; take everything he had
when his debts were paid to meet the
812,500 damages.
Suit Is Begun by
Keqler Brothers to
Recover Bid Deposit
Suit was filed in the federal court
Friday by Keeler Brothers, a bond house
ineOrporated';in Arizona and maintaining
a large officu in Portland, against school
district 26, Gilliam county, the First
National bank of Condon,?rthei North
western National bank and the United
States National bank of Portland, ; to
collect $5000 said to have been deposited.
with a, bid to purchase road bonds and
never reiunaea. ? ; 1 i
Attorneys for the -corporation rejected
the; issue after examination. The school
district offered $45,000 worth of school
bonds and a check covering 10 per cent
of the purchase price was submitted by
Keeler Brothers, with their offer. The
check was cashed before yie sale was
canceuea, ana nas never oeen reiunaea.
It U alleged. i. . -
Presidents of Four
Railroad Companies
Are Still in City
Four railroad presidents still remain
in Portland from the conference of ex
ecutives of transcontinental lines held
here Thursday. Ralph Budd, president
of the Great Northern, is visiting his
sister and mother, who live . here. Wil
liam Sproule, president of the Southern
Pacific and Carl R. Gray, president of
the Union Pacific, are making Inspec
tion tours over the Oregon and Wash
ington ; properties of these companies,
and L. C; Gilman. president of the S., P.
A a., is remaining in the city to confer
with Budd.
SI P. Announces New
Night Train Service
The new night train service on the
Southern ' Pacific between Portland and
Coos Bay territory will begin Sunday
evening, when special sleepers will be
placed on ,he first section . of train No.
13.: Returning, the service will become
effective Monday evening at Marehfleld.
John M. Scott, general , passenger agent
of 1 the Southern Pacific, win make the
first night trip. - i
Burleson Asks Eiglt
Million of Congress
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Washington, May 8. (I. N. S.) An
appropriation of $8,000,000 to cover a
deficit for railroad transportation of
mails, because of increased rates, was
asked Of congress today by Postmaster
Generaf Burleson. j
Leslie Thitler, Hood
River Banker, Is HI
Leslie Butler of the Butler Banking
company. Hood River, is suffering from
an attack of ptomaine poisoning in hit
room at the Benson hotel. " Butler was
on a business trip to Salem, when he
becamei ill. He! attempted to motor
home, but was forced to stop In Port
land.; He Is considered . in a serious
condition. .
Named! at Corvallis
Corvallis, May 8. The vacancy ex
isting since May 1 In the offices of
municipal Judge and city recorder in
Corvallis was filled Wednesday ' eve
ning by Mayor J. C Lowe's appoint
ment of Councilman J. M. Conner and
the immediate confirmation: of the ap
pointment by the council. -
Cruelty la Charged :
Oregon City, May 8. Suit for divorce
was brought by Clara Howard against
Walter Howard dtf the charge of cruelty.
MR C SEN WILL
FILED FOR PROBATE
IN COUNTY COURT
The will of Thomas Emil -iHen-
dricksen, senior, njember of the firm
of Hendrlcksen & Dahm. proprietors
of the Pacific Tent & Awning com
pany, was filed for probate today.
David Dahm is named as executor.
The value of the estate is placed at
not less than $50,000.
The will was made April 23, and a
week later Hendrlcksen died In a local
hospital, after having submitted to a
surgical operation. The heirs are a sis
ter, Mrs. Annette Mathllde Jacobson of
Hillsboro ; a brother in Norway whose
full name is unknown here, ! James
Henry, George Albert and Eugene Oscar
Jacobson, nephews, of Portland.
RECEIVER ASKED; ALLEGES
-ASSETS WERE TRANSFERRED
Suit was filed today by Matthew , J.
Lynch against L. L. and C. H. Lead
better, the Portland Paper Box com
pany; Blake-McFall company, the Port
land Paper Package company and the
Astoria Pulp and Paper company, de
manding the appointment of a receiver
for the Astoria company and an ac
counting from all the -defendants, show
ing what has become of the company's
assets. i .
Lynch alleges that the Astoria Pulp
and Paper company, capitalized at $100,-
000. was an equipped and going concern
from August. 1917. to some time In 1919,
when L. L.- and C. H.' Leadbetter, offi
cers and directors, "wrongfully and
fraudulently" "turned over all Of the
assets to the other defendants. He de
clares that the concern had assets more
than sufficient to meet its liabilities
and could have been carried on success
fully.
Lynch says he owned 30 shares of
stock valued at $30,000, and that no
notice was given him of any stock
holders' meeting' to consider the trans
fer. He says he nas received no com
pensation for his stock and he never f.
gave his consent to the transfer. Be
cause of the transfer of the assets, he
says, the Astoria company is now totally
insolvent. ! ,
SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR
PASSING WORTHLESS CHECKS
William McKay convicted of passing
fictitious checks, was sentenced by Cir
cuit Judge Gatens Thursday to the state
penitentiary. The maximum was placed
at three years, and no minimum was
stated, because of certain conditions In
connection with McKay's case. -
. At the trial testimony was given by
Dr. George Cathey .to the effect that Mc
Kay might not be 'mentally responsible,
because of a blow on the head seyeral
years ago. Before sentence 'was passed.
W. C. Campbell, attorney! for McKay,
madea strong plea for special consider
ation kand urged that the young man be
paroi& to his brother-in-law, who stood
ready to look afjter him.
McKay's former record, however,
caused Judge Gatens to declare that he
would not be Justified in turning .the
man loose. Re suggested 'a subsequent
transfer to the state hospital, where it
could be : determined whether an opera
tion might relieve McKay of the criminal
instinct, i A stay of execution for two
days was granted.
CHARGES HUSBAND ASSAULTED
HER i SHE ASKS FOR DIVORCE
Melvln Stonebrlnk went to the apart
ments of his wife, from whom he was
separated, bolted the door, turned on
the eas Jets of the stove and threw
her on the floor, choking her and de
claring that he would kill both himself
and her. according to statements made
'by Mrs. Deborah Stonebrlnk in a suit
for divorce filed Friday. She says that
her cries alarmed passers by and that
she was rescued by officers of the law.
Divorce suit was filed by J. H
Hogan against Anna Hogan. alleging
that she was untrue to her marriage
vows. v:
Eva MacDonald filed suit for divorce
from Everette MacDonald, charging de
sertion. They were " married in Hills
boro, November 12, 1912. ' She wants
the legal right to use her maiden name
of Laad. ' .
Desertion is charged in the divorce
suit filed by Mabel M. Adamson against
E. H. Adamson. whom she married at
Vancouver. Wash., November 29, 1916.
COUNTY GRANTS 50 CENTS A
DAY RISE TO ROAD WORKERS
A reneral increase of 50 cents a day
for road foremen, truck drivers, roller
engineers and laborers was provided
for by the county commissioners today,
to date back to May 1, They also pro
vide for a raise of salary .for J. J.
Lynott, foreman of the Columbia high
way, from $175' to $180 per -month.
The Increases came as a result of the
appeal of men who were employed .on
the Montgomery drive ; Improvements
last Monday, when they quit work
and went to the courthouse to ask for
Increased wages. They returned- to
work after being assured ' that the
commissioners would clve their request
due consideration. :
MAPLEWOOD ASKS FENCE
' i BE REMOVED FROM ROAD
The Maple-wood Commercial tflub noti
fied the county commissioners today that
a fence on ' the Borsch road, between
Shahapta station and Garden Home
road, is 10 feet In the road right of way,
and asked that It be moved back.
A petition was presented from property
owners adjacent to Iaurel avenue road
to Powell Valley, asking for the perma
nent Improvement of that highway. It
was referred to Roadmaster Eatchel for
investigation.. !y '
MRS. GALLAGHER ESTATE IS
ESTIMATED AT $17,000
The value of the estate of Mrs. Delia
Gallagher, who died In Portland April
24, is placed at approximately $17,000.
Her will was 'filed for probate Saturday
and Albertus J. Robertson, a daughter,
of this city, is named as executor with
out bond. . .
The will provides that $500 each shall
be paid to three grandsons, William and
Robert Empey of Los Angeles and
Thomas Robertson of Portland, and that
the : remainder ' of the estate shall be
equally divided between two daughters.
Mrs. Lillian Empey of Los Angeles and
Mrs. Albertus J. Robertson ' of Portland.
EARLY CONSTRUCTION OF
? RAIL EXTENSION DESIRED
Early construction of the proposed ex
tension of the street railroad from the
St. Johns line to municipal terminal No.
4 Ms deemed of vital necessity by the
dock commission. The work will not be
started, however, until one of four routes
which have been suggested has been
selected. . Rapid : growth; of import
and export trade activities at the ter
minal has emphasized the need, of some
direct means of reaching the terminal.
Estimates of the probable cost of the
extension are now being prepared. ' It
has already been determined that the
dock commission shall bear the expense
of laying the tracks, owing to the ruling-
of the public service commission
that the Portland Railway. Light
Power company has. no funds available
for the undertaking.
HALEY WINS SUIT AGAINJST -CLAY
PRODOCTS COMPANY
The Jury In the suit of Arthur L.
Haley against the Dailey Clay Products
company in Circuit Judge Gatens court,
today brought In a verdict for the plain
tiff. Haley was sulng for $1000 for
drafting of plans and engineering work
for the company, and for $1000 for rais
ing a subscription list of $12,000 from
the citizens gOf Vancouver, Wash., as a
bonus to. induce the company to. rees
tablish its plant in that city. The Jury,
however, awarded him $25 on the first
claim and $450 on the second.
MRS. ARNDTS DAMAGE SUIT
; CALLED FOR TRIAL BY JURY
Trial , of the suit of Mrs. Julia Arndt
against : the Portland A Oregon City
Railroad company was started before
Circuit Judge j Tucker Friday, but the
regular Jury panel, was exhausted be
fore a jury was obtained and the case
was continued- to Monday morning.
Mrs. Arndt is suing for $5200 dani
ages alleged . to have been sustained
when she was a passenger on one of
the company's cars - on October 12,
1919, , and It overturned. She claims
that she received serious Injuries and
will be permanently disfigured - be
cause of the accident..
TWO NEW DAMAGE SUITS
FILED IN CIRCUIT COURT
New suits filed in the circuit court
Friday Included in action by P. Greco
against M. B. Coade for $5050 alleged
damages. The plaintiff claims that
Coade's delivery truck ran her down
August 31, 1913, at . East Eleventh and
Division streets and caused serious in
juries. . . -
James A. and John B. Manin filed
suit against the Palace Garage com
pany for $11,902 : for damages they
charge they have sustained . through
non-fulfillment of contracts Involving
the purchase of a truck and their em
ployment In hauling work. ' . ;
Marriage Licenses j
Vancouver, ' Wash.. May 8. Marriage
licenses have been', issued to the follow
ing couples : George J. Crawford; 24.
and Gertrude H. Galloway, 26, San
Francisco Richard fR. Robertson, - 26,
Snd Bernice Crosby,- 19, , Vancouver:
Don C. Folsom, 47. and. Rose Taunton,
43, Portland. -, . .
German May Ask Postponement
London, May 8. (I. N. S Xif Ger
many requests a postponement of the
conference with allied representatives
at Spa on May .23 it probably will be
granted, it was learned at the , foreign
office today .
Plenty of Power But no Traction-
spinning wheels that get
and
his car
He believes
him for the useless spinning of the fear wheels
ing damage to the tires. f j ! 1 1
A valuable object lesson, if it makes him think of his '
own car and how he abuses his own tires when he fails to put on
The .tasdcab companies protect J
the Public and ' themselves from, i
skidding accidentsfrom excessive j
costs. Taxicdb wheels 'spin only j
when drivers disobey the compg- I
flies' order to "Put on Tire Chains
when streets are wet or slippery. '
And to safeguard their patrons s
against the drivers' possible negli- j
gence, the taximeter is attached to I
front wheels. ' j h
SIBERIANflffiY TO
STOP. POjES' RUSH
6
London, May I. (U. P.) Kief f
has been captured by the Poles, an
official soviet wifeless communique
from Mosoow todjy said.
London, May 8.-4(1 N.! S.) The Rus
sian soviet government Is taking extreme
measures to comba the offensive of the
Poles, according tc k wireless dispatch
from Moscow, picked , up at Berlin and
forwarded here today. .
The soviet government Is reported to
have begun transporting the biggest part
of its Siberian anhy westward to put
against the Poles, f AH workers through
out soviet Russia have been ordered un
der arms and will f be sent to the west
era front, the dispatch declared
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Paris stated that the Ukrainians an
nounce that the Poles have cut a rail
way line 40 miles :from . Kief f, which
threatens the whole retreat of the soviet
army. At headquarters of the Ukrainian
diplomatic mission
here It was declared
that this move milkes the fall of Kteff
Inevitable. It was
offensive movemen:
stated that the whole
against the Russians
planned and mapped
had been carefully;
out and Is movtn
on schedule. -
United States fAttorney Lester W,
Humphreys was informed Friday that
petitions were being circulated, asking
for the elimination of the prison feature
of the sentence Imposed on Henry Al
bert, wealthy milter, convicted of mak
ing seditious utl ifancea in violation of
the federal espionage -act.
Humphreys was, asked to "have .the
circulation of the I petitions stopped."
The federal prosecutor notified his in
formant that it was Impossible to pre
vent circulation of , petitions,' but that it
was discretionary, with the judicial or
executive functionaries 'as to whether
the petition would' be given ' attention.
One report was! that' petitions are
being circulated foth in the 1 residence
and business distflcts.
PETITION? ASK
MRS FREEDOM
: : U
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the man in the taxi believes he is paying for
the futile spinning of the wheels.
back home would register them in miles,
the taximeter is registering a
21 ill! C Viiii(DiliilJi)
For Sure and Certain
AMERICAN CHAIN COMPANY Inc.
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Largest Chain Manufacturers in the World
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nilsiilplrU I flUiWl FeftUa.Ot. SeaFr
Council May Force
Railroads to Use
One Central Station
Endeavors to assure the arrival and
departure of all trains at Union station
Instead of varlous'other depots now used,
were begun Friday by the city coun
cil with the passage of a resolution
asking Deputy CityAttorney Tomlinson
to determine If th city can force rail
road companies to utilise the main depot.
Commissioner Btgelow declared the mat
ter to bt of public Interest in that bettsr
service and accommodation would re
sult in all trains utilising Union station.
If Tomlinson finds that the city has no
authority he will confer with the public
service commission in an effort to get
the desired action.
PREMIERS MAY
HAVE TO TREH1
"By Edwin Hulllnper
United Now Staff Correspondent
Paris, May 8. The old problem
of how to oust Gabriele d'Annunzlo
from Flume will soon confront the
allies again. - It may be put up to
the premiers when they meet at Spa
May 26,- and according to the Serb
Ian delegation In Paris, the Italians
and Jugo-Slavs are In accord on the
princlpal poin,ts of settlement of
the vexatious Adriatic problem.
These points Include the ejection-of
D'Annunzio. !
Delegates representing the? Italians
and Jugo-Slavs will meet " within two
weeks near the Italian frontier, in an
effort to adjust remaining details, and
finnl- ftttlAIY1Ant Will thnn flu-nit nnlv
the approval of the allied premiers.
The differences which remain to, be
threshed out are declared to be of
minor Importance.
Predictions are made (n Paris that
the Job of oussjng D'Annunzio may be
turned over to the League of Nations.
. Wedding License Ismicd
. Oregon City, May 8. Ivela M. Matney
of Cottage Grove and Elmer O. Wolfe
of The Dalles were issued a license to
wed here Friday.
nowhere
The meter on
charge against
and the resulc-
Traction
WITH DA11ZI0
Weed Tire Chains, when used
judiciously, lengthen the life of tires.
Whether they are used on taxicabs
or on pleasure "cars, Weed Tire
Chains materially reduce operating
expenses.
Nothing" looks more- ridiculous
than a spinning tire nothing more
bfainlessly extravagant. Put on
Wed Tire Chains Vat the first drop
of rain. .
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