The Oregon daily journal., July 24, 1920, Page 9, Image 9

SATURDAY. JULY 24, 1820.
THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND; OREGON
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NEGRO HITS
SEVEN MURDERS,
1900 BURGLARIES
IBf United Krre)
Santa ' Ana, CaL. July 23. The
amazing criminal ' career of Mose
Gibson, negro, awaiting- hanging at
Ban Quentln prison September 24.
and including seven . murders and
over 1906 burglaries. . was disclosed
today' by Sheriff C. E. Jackson on
his return here from taking the
negro to the state's prison.
Gibson, sentenced to death for the
; murder of Boy D. Trapp. Fullerton
rancher,5 after a: secret hearing here
a rly Wednesday morning, admitted
having killed two women and five men
during the last 12 years. His burglary
career extended over 18 years, he told
Sheriff Jackson.
Victims of the egro slayer
are as
follows : '
December." 1908, J. R- Revls,
hotel
keeper,, near Baton House, La.
November, 1910, nlftht watchman,
Sosar mill. Graroarcy, La
November, 19 IS, unidentified woman.
Organs City Junction, Fla.
June 12, 1920, jacoo
wife. Phoenix. Arts. .
' Ehrhardt and
July 14, 1920. Roy D. Trapp, Fuller-
ton, Cal.
Similarity of circumstances surround
lng the murder of Trapp and the slay
ing of the Ehrhardts at Phoenix led
. to the negro's second confession. Grilled
by Sheriff Jackson while en route to
. the prison, the negro decided to make
a "clean breast - or nis criminal career.
SENTENCED I IT WEEK
Ehrhardt and his wife were killed with
a hammer when they resisted the negro
Caught robbing their home. Gibson said.
Besides the murder of Trapp, Gibson
admitted criminally assaulting , Mrs.
Trapp - after beating her into uncon
aciousness with a hammer.
The negro - was arrested, arraigned
and sentenced to death within one week
after his latest murder. He was caught
at Topic. Arls.. brought-, to Los Angeles
under heavy guard, and transferred here
for sentence. . ;
STEALS MONEY TO ESCAPE
Fearful of possible lynching led the
officers to bring the. murderer here un
der strictest secrecy.
Gibson told Sheriff Jackson he had
"made my peace with the Lord" and
that he was ready to die.
Gibson admitted having been arrested
for robbery on several occasions. -' Each
time, feigning Insanity, he was sent to
an asylum, from which he later escaped.
In January, 1913, he escaped from an
officer In Omaha. Neb., after being ar
rested as a burglar suspect. With his
hands ' still manacled, he committed a
robbery, obtaining enough money to hire
a locksmith to file the handcuffs.
Warren Armington
Bankruptcy Case to
Be Heard August 2
Vale, July 24. Cognisance of the oe
tltion of Involuntary bankruptcy asked
by Warren Armington has been taken by
the federal referee in bankruptcy at
Portland and the case has been set for
hearing on August 2 at which time it is
expected that the case involving the Vale
Milling & Elevator company's mill at
Vale will be thoroughly gone Into.
: .Warren Armington came to Vale about
one year ago and arranged for the con
structlon of a modern mill. About the
time It waa completed and the latest ma
chinery waa installed he became Involved
with members of the company and had
to raise additional money out of town.
Some time ago Armington was ousted
from the management of the mill, at
which time he asked for proceedings in
involuntary bankruptcy.
Little Girl Crushed
By Falling R. R. Ties
Toledo, July 24. Doris, the S-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Allen of
this city was instantly killed Friday
noon when a pile of ties fell on her at
the Roberts mill. Doris had gone with
her mother to the mill to meet her
'father and while waiting for the noon
Whistle to blow the little girl strayed
. from her mother's side and attempted to
climb on a pile of ties that were plied
about as high as her head. In her ef
forts to climb UP she unset the nils and
fell, striking the back of her head on a
'. tie. the other ties falling on top of her,
crushing her skull and killing her in
stantly. The mother is not strong, hav
ing just recently underwent an opera
Hon, ana is still unaer-the care of
' nurse.
Pioneer, 93, Dies at
I His Tallman Home
Albany. July 24. Phillip Swank, 93,
one of Linn county's oldest pioneer- rest
dents, died at Tallrrian, Thursday. He
was bom April 10, 1827, In Ohio, and
came to Oregon in 1852, locating upon
a homestead in Washington teounty. In
1858 he moved to Linn county and has
resided upon a farm near Tallman ever
since. His wife, who married him In
1847, survives, aa do four sona and two
daughters.
People With Kiddies
Favored by Landlord
.Walla Walla. Wash.. July 24. Houses
for rent only to families with children
ra wnc iramm s rem iree lor every
child born to families occupying the
houses, is the plan of II. L. -Neslin,. who
la leasing new residences. Neslln has a
large family of husky young Americans
of hia own and is making his offer, he
says, in the belief that there are some
landlords who forget that they were
once cntioren.
Dsm Is Being Rebuilt
Sandy. July 24. Reconstruction of
the dam or tne Bruno Lumber company
is -in . progress. A storm caused it to
break. A crew or Z5 men Is at work on
repairs. The demand for lumber In this
district is greater than the capacity of
tne mm. ,
Miller & Tracey
- F uneraU for Less .
-Main 2S91.
578-85
Ten Billion Feet of :
Timber Required for
Eailroads of Nation
Hoqulam. Wash.. July 24.-About 10.-
000,000.000 feet of lumber will be needed
for- replacement of ties, bridges and
equipment of railroads of the nation as
a part of their reconstruction . program,
according to Howard Elliott,-chairman
of the board of directors of the North
ern Pacific railroad, wha. with J. M.
Hannaford, president, and general and
divisional officers visited the Grays Har
bor district last week.
Filling of these tie orders will not only
take care of a large . portion of lumber
on the harbor. It is pointed out, but will
be instrumental i in Cie erection of a
large number of sawmills throughout
this state and Oregon, according to of
ficials of lumber concerns. Lumberman
say new mills, capable of cutting from
10.Q00 to 15.000 feet dally and to go on
40-acre timber tracts will be necessary.
FARMERS' VIEW
(By United Sm)
Chicago, I July, 2 4. It representa
tives of a dozen national farm coop
erative organizations, in convention
here, succeed ; in their avowed pur
pose to form one national coopera
tive organization ! to do away with
the middlemen,' an important step
toward reduction 1n the cost of liv
ing will have been made.
The convention, delegates say, is the
most important 'in the history of Amerl
can food production. .
J. R." Howard, president of the Amert
can Farm Bureau federation, said that
the bureau, which will be established In
Chicago, will have as Its aims:
CONSUMER TO PRODUCER
First Cooperative dealing in farm
products on such a scale that prices to
the producer" will be stabilised.
Second Elimination of speculation In
foodstuffs. i t, i !-
Tnree Enablement or consumers to
buy foodstuffs at prices commensurate
with the prices paid the producers.
'We expect to centralize the activities
of the country s cooperative societies, or
eanized by and for farmers," sad How
ard, "By the establishment of an over
head marketing organisation we will be
able to carry our commodities through
cooperative channels direct to the con
sumer. - i .
NORTHWEST. REPRESENTED
"The only big cooperative bureau will
have an economic . board to study the
world's food supply and a transportation
bureau to keep in touch with the railroad
situation at all times."
Delegates present represent among
other organizations the Farmers Union
of the United States, the societies of
equity, the granges, the Grain Dealers'
association, the farm bureau, the wash
ington and Oregon wheat growers: the
Non-partisan league and the Wheat
Growers' association of America.
The convention will close Saturday aft
ernoon. . ;
Letter Leads to
Fruitless Search
; For Capt. Haynes
Hoqulam, Wash.. July 24. Mystery
surrounding the ' disappearance of Cap
tain Thomas S. Haynes In Olympia,
July 8, deepened when Mrs. Annie Athey,
living at Hermiston. Or., forwarded to
the Haynes family a letter purporting
to be from Captain Haynes, stating he
was ill in an Olympia rooming house,
Mrs. J. B. Haynes, his mother; Walter
Heglund, a relative, and Mrs. L. M
Phelps of Portland, a friend, searched
Olympia hotels and rooming houses
without result. , i . .
Harry Haynes, his brother, has been
conducting a search in Portland. .
Sam Fitulich. ;a logger, who recently
settled a breach of promise suit by
paying Miss Tena Thomas $500 and was
later arrested on a charge of violating
the Mann white slave act, was again
arrested charged with passing worthless
checks. i ;
Run ( over by a '-bug," Dolores Upte-
grove, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs
I. D. uptegrove. ? is suffering from
broken leg and - other injuries. The
C river of the car fled. ;
Commercial B o dy
In Centralia Makes
Changes in Board
Centralia, Wash.. July 24. The board
of directors of the Centralia Chamber of
Commerce has j been reorganized. Mrs.
Kate Robinson, secretary, resigned to
become assistant executive secretary of
the State Chamber of Commerce. J. C.
Applegate Is temporary secretary. John
Iarsen waa elected vice president and
Albert Smith and A. F. Cormier, di
rectors, J 1 . ' '. j
Henry Reed, an employe of the Hill
lagging company's camp near Bunker,
was very seriously injured when he ac
cidentally stepped across a cable line
wnich lifted, him in the air and threw
him down head first, cutting his . head
and nearly, crushing his shoulders and
arms. - . ;
The Centralia Brkjuetting company has
oegun construction of its plant just out
side of the city limits. Construction of
the Sanford thresher plant, to be erect
ed on Fords prairie, will begin at once.
Judge J. R. Buxton has entered the
race for county prosecuting attorney on
tne itepuoncan ticket.
Timber Company
Long Idle Makes
Keady. to Resume
Kelso, Wash. July 24. The Mountai
ninoer cumiwnjr, wnicn- nits been re.
building its 12 miles tff logging railway
including a long trestle along the Ka-
lama river and 35 bridges, will soon be
ready to resume logging operations.
This .company has done no logging in
live years. i
The Liberty Girls of Kelso will present
the show "Why Not Jim" at the Kelso
theatre early in August.
unaries KlDert wneian. supreme na
tional lecturer of the Modern Woodmen
of America, delivered a lecture in the
lodge hail, Friday evening.
The Kelso creamery Is enlarging its
ice plant. five fold. to give a. capacity of
10 tons.
SAVAH GAINS
18.18B POPULATION.
OR 28 PER CENT
Washington. July 24. I. N. S.)
Freliminay population figures were an
nounced today by the census bureau as
follows : : . n i.
Blackwell, Okla., ' 1920 population
7774 : increase since 1910, 3908. or 119.7
per cent. y ,i -
Osage county. . Oklahoma, 1920 popu
lation 36.536 ; increase since 1910, 16,-
435, or 81 per cent. ! ''
Savannah, Ga.. 1920 population (re
vised figures) 83.252; increase since
1910. 18.188. or 28 per cent.
Chelan county. Washington, 20.960; in
crease since 1910, 5802, or 88.4 per cent.
Cowlitz county. Washington. 11,791 ; de
crease since 1910, 770, or $.1 per cent .,
Douglas county. Washington, 9392 ; in
crease since 1910, 165, or 1.8 per cent.
Klickitat county, Washington. 9268 ; de
crease since 1910, 912, or 9.0 per cent, i
Stevens county. Washington, 21,605 ;
decrease since 1910, 3692, or 14.C per cent.
MePherson. Kan.. 1920 population.
4595; increase since 1910, 1049. or. 29.8
per cent. . -
Clay Center, Kan., 1920 population.
(3715; increase since 1910, 277, or 8.1 per
cent. ;;;.v :yy: .: f. . .yj-' ;.. ;,':S-
Boone. Iowa, 1920 population. 12.451 :
increase since 1910. 2104, or 20.3 per cent.
Ontario, CaL. 1920 population. 7280 ; in
crease since 1910, 3006, or 70.3 per cent.
Juab county, Utah, 1920 population.
9871 ; decrease since 1910, 831, or 7.8
per cent. r - ' ; , '
Dr. Mount Chosen '
President of, State
Dental Association
Closing the annual convention at North
Pacific college Friday, the Oregon State
Dentists' association elected Dr. Clyde
Mount. Oregon City dentist, as president
for the new year.! Other officers named
were: Dr. W. D. McMillan of La
Grande, vice president; Dr. F. S. Gulick
of Portland, treasurer ; Dr. Joseph L.
Barber of Portland, editor; Dr. W. C.
Shearer of Portland, '-secretary (reelect
ed), and Dr. F. H. Utter of Salem. Br.
L. G. McAloney and Dr. Lyle A. Bald
win of Portland, to the executive com
mittee. Two members held over on the
executive committee are Dr. E. C. Rob
inson and Dr. A. F. Weeks of Portland.
The convention decided to hold a 10
day meeting next year instead of ; six
days. The : three : closing days ; of one
week are to be devoted to the conven
tion, lectures and clinics. The six days
of the week following will be given over
to postgraduate work. This is the- same
plan adopted by dental societies in many
of the Eastern states. . t
About 200 members of the profession
left , the college Saturday morning by
automobile for a trip over the Columbia
river highway. ' A , picnic lunch was
served at Bonneville. (
Post Wins His Fight
For Life: Anthrax
New rTork. July 24. Frederick H.
Post., polo player .and, prominent club
man, waa : discharged from ; Beuevue
hospital today after a two weeks fight
against anthrax. Doctors asserted that
his powerful physique and great deter
mination aided him considerably. In his
recovery, y ;
Man Drowned in
Pond at Pe Ell
Pe Ell, Wash., July 24. While work
ing in the Yeomana' mill pond in the
Chehalis river. J. D. Ragan lost his bal
ance, "fell off a log and : was drowned.
Ragan was . about 19 years of age.
Burning Sawdust Is
Cause of Mill Fire
Moscow, i Idaho, July '24. Parnell's
sawmill, five miles east of Cora . post
office in the northern part of this county.
and a large stock of lumber and saw
logs were burned. The residence, barn
and one truck were saved. The loss
runs well into thousands of dollars, with
no insurance. - The fire originated from
burning sawdust. ; - ,
Wild Blackberries
Are Thick at Dee
Dee. July 24. Wild blackberries are
prolifio in this district on lands of the
Oregon Lumber company. From 75 to
100 people have' been picking daily, and
it is estimated 4000 gallons - have been
taken from a patch three miles long and
a mile wide. The picking ' so far has
failed ; to make an impression on the
crop. The patch can be reached by au
tomobile, and is free to all.
Mayor Hurt While
Cleaning Machinery
Hubbard. Or., July 24. While clean
ing the machinery at the city pumping
plant Mayor C. W. Mayger lost two fin
gers and "a thumb when his hand was
caugh in cog wheels. He was rushed
to a hospital In Salem.
Albany Workers Satisfied :
Albany,, Or July 24. No protest will
come from the Albany railway mechanics
employed on the Southern Pacific rail
way regarding the decision of the labor
board. If K-.W. Maxwell, president of the
local brotherhood of railway car men is
a good prophet, j Maxwell says that, he
has heard of no sentiment among the
men here but satisfaction with the
awards.
Fell From Train
Sandy, Or.. July 24. Chester Huston
a mail clerk on an out-bound Cazadero
electric train, fainted and fell off the
mail car between Boring-' and Eagle
creeK Wednesday . and was not missed
until the train pulled In at Estacada. He
was found on the return trip and he
could not recall how it happened.
, Highway Expert Hart
Albany, July 24. Although pinned
beneath an overturned automobile, H. S,
Abry, resident state highway engineer,
was able free hi-nself from the wreck'
age and walk to another machine that
took him to . his home, where he was
confined, for a day by a. strained back.
and minor bruises.
Mrs. E. F. Mathus
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B
D ENJOYS
CHAUTAUQUA PLAY
Oregon City," July 24. More than
6500 people gathered on the Chau
tauqua grounds -Friday night to wit
ness the presentation of the play
Kindling," by the Maurice Browrto
players." The audience waa by far
the largest of the session. The play
waa well acted throughout.
The success of the venture proved
gratifying to the . Chautauqua manage
merit, as this Is the rirst time such a
large company of artists has been
brought to the local platform for . one
number. :
The Crown-Willamette team met its
first 'defeat of the series Friday, when
a picked team from West Linn and Sher
wood won by a 12-7 score, j The game
will not count towards the championship.
as West Linn had forfeited the game to
the mlllmen. Crown-Willamette ; meets
Estacada Saturday In the final game of
the series. -which will decide the winners
of the championship pennant.
Judge Fred Q. Bale of Ohio will be the
speaker ' of Saturday eVenlng's session,
talking on . 'The Fourth : Line of De
fense." . j " - - ii-.- .;-
Sunday is predicted as the record-
breaking day of the assembly, with Billy
Sunday scheduled for a sermon-lecture.
Sunday Is not a regular member of the
circuit. , ' .. ' '-. " ' t - , '
Song services will be fea tunes of the -
program Sunday with Walter Jenkins of
the Portland ' Community Service as
leader. ' Following the coinmunity sing
ing in the evening. Dr. Sperry Chafer
will gye a short address. The main .pro
gram of the evening will be the concert
by the native Maori singers of New Zea
land, and an illustrated lecture by Leila
M. Blomfield, on ;"New Zealand, the
South Sea XJtooia." . The results of the
straw balloting on presidential candi
dates going on Saturday on the Chau
tauqua grounds will be announced at
the evening session. - I . .
The program for Saturday afternoon
and evening and for Sunday follows : i
' SATURDAY, JULY ZA I
Afternoon x v . ! .
4 :00 RMebalL - ! J
4:00 lector The Americnn Ited Crww. -.-5
:0O fiymnosinm. "A Hundred tiima of
Hop." two-miaute ipeakrn. - -
7 :30 Prelode. The Prnrlls. tiFctnre. "The
Fourth Lone of Defenre," Judge Fred Ui Bala -
SUNDAY, JULY 25
i Mornina
10:30 Sunday school. State Sunday School
association, under direction of Jack Ware.
:,.," Afternoon .
1 :30 Serrice of ong, Walter Jenkins, leader.
2 :00 Sermon lecture, Billy Sunday.
4:00 Prelude concert. -
Bvonlng ' '
7 :30 Serrice of eons. Walter Jenkiiu. leanVr.
Short addresa, lr. Sperry Chafer; concert. "An
Erenins in the South Seal." native Maori nina
era of New Zealand; illustrated lecture, . "New
Zealand, Uu Souta Sea Utopia," Leila M. Blooiu-
field. .
Parents See Broken i
Water Main Sadly
As Children Wade
The kids were glad,.- but the house
holders sad when a 30-inch water main
cracked at East Twenty-ninth and Skid-
more streets Friday afternoon and par
tially Inundated the vicinity. While the
youngsters promenaded Joyfully in two
feet of water, their elders were mourn
fully surveying1 damaged lawns,' flower
beda and flooded basements. ; i
Alberta street was under water for
several blocks to a depth of more than
two feet. Wood piles and other belong
ings in ' basements - were y thoroughly
soaked by the torrent that rushed north
ward toward the Columbia river, emp
tying finally into street catch basins and
sewers. -i , ,
Assistant Engineer Ben Morrow of the
water department went with a force , of
men to the scene, the valve was closed
and repairs begun and completed during
the night. Damage sustained was slight.
Huge Boulders Clog
Sections of 0-W. Line
Operation of trains over the section
of the O-W, R. & N. line between Riparia
and Lewiston will be impossible for. at
least 30 days as huge boulders, carried
down during the cloudburst in Eastern
Washington a week ago, - have covered
the line at 50 places in a distance of 17
miles, according to a statement) made by
S. Murray,, acting chief engineer-of the
O-W. In some places the piles of debris
are said to be 20. feet. Until the line is
opened up traffic to Le wist on will be
routed via Moscow.
". Republican Club Formed
Walla -Walla, Wash.. July 24. A Vet
erans Republican"' Tub has been formed
here for the purpose of uniting, under
the Republican banner, all ot the vet
erans of former wars, and the bringing
of prominent Republican speakers to this
city during the coming campaign.-.,
Mrs. Matilda Curtis
Chehalis. Wash., July 24. Mrs. Matil
da Taylor of Curtis died Wednesday, in
a ; Portland hospital. Funeral services
were held Friday.. Mrs. Taylor was born
in Lewis county, at Curtis, 55 years ago.
She lived there until her death. ; She is
survived by three sons, .George, Marion
and Harold, and one daughter, Amie.
Two Hurt as Train Jumps Track
New London, July 24. L N. S.) Two
persons were slightly ; injured when five
sleeping cars attached to the Bar Har
bor,? Maine, express on the New York,
New Haven ' & Hartford railroad were
derailed - at Dayville, ? south of . Putnam,
early today. ,
HA CONVICTED
FOR ASSAULT OF
3-YEAROLD CHILD
Six months' imprisonment in the
county Jail for assault on the person
of little 3-year-old Edna Rom an ski
was the sentence pronounced Friday
night in the' case of Mrs. Edward F.
Mathus, ( 185 Montgomery street,
after a Jury of six men in Municipal
Judge Rossman's court had delib
erated 20 minutes in returning a
verdict of guilty against the woman.
Mrs. Mathus' attorneys filed notice of
appeal to the" circuit court and Judge
Rossman Increased her . bond from $500
to $1000 pending that promised action.
The additional sum must be provided by
Saturday night. r- ;. '
There was no sensation In the Mathus
trial, which consumed two full after
noons of : municipal court time, but a
big gathering V. of ' spectators, - chiefly
women, found much cause for horror in
the testimony that: was offered and the
exhibits made by the 'prosecution.
CHILD'S BRUISED BOOT SHOWS'
The bruised body of little Edna . Ro
manski was exhibited to the jurors and
the source of those bruises was told
by neighbors of Mrs. Mathus, who con
ducted a nursery home at 185 Montgom
ery street, when she , was . arrested oA
complaint of neighbors by authorities
of the Oregon Humane society.-.
From the Mathus home were taken
Edna Romanski and two younger chil
dren, each showing the ; marks of bru
tal treatment. These . , marks, Mrs.
Mathus testified in her, own behalf.
were sustained when the children were
hurt In play about "the house and, in
the case of Edna, when a neighborhood
Doy attacked her with a stick.
tJontrary testimony had It that the
welts and bruises and blackened eyes
were the result of V. the mistreatment
accorded , by Mrs. Mathus, into whose
care the children had been put by busy
parents, who paid for their keep at her
ome. ,.; .
Mrs. Mathus Friday testified in her
own behalf, and her testimony was aue
men ted by statements of.' her husband
and C, H. : Wilklns, a lodger at the
Mathus home. - The prosecution had sub
mitted its direct testimony Thursday.
WOMAU'S STATEMENTS DES IED
Mrs. Frank W. Swanton of the Oregon
Humane ' society refuted Mrs. Mathus'
statements regarding the veracity .; of
photographs entered in the trial
exhibits. - Mrs.' Mathus declared the pic
tures, revealing the bruises borne by the
children when they were taken from Mrs.
Mathus were "faked," and Mrs. Swanton
denied that with the statement that she
had been present with others when the
pictures were taken.
Deputy City Attorney Staler and Otto
J. Kraemer, special prosecuter, appeared
tor the prosecution. They called upon
several neighbors, who testified to Mrs,
Mathus' mistreatmeant of the children
who .had been "farmed out", to her. a
When 1 Municipal , Judge Rossman
passed 7 sentence on ' Mrs. Mathus. he
said: -' - .: . -'
"From the standpoint of the children.
this case was pitiful, and Mrs. Mathus'
acts were inexcusably brutal. Yet it is
a sad thing, indeed, : to sentence an old
woman, a grandmother, to actual service
In Jail. .
The maximum sentence would be bIx
months in jail and. a fine of $500. - It
seemed to me only Just that the'fln
should not be imposed, inasmuch as it
would work a' hardship on Mathus, who
is a poor man, and would not touch Mrs.
Mathus. ' ; -y "' : .
MIDDXE GROU3TD SUGGESTED
'When a case of this sort cornea up. it
makes one think and wonder if there
ought not be some : middle ground be
tween the jail and the asylum in which
to incarcerate such people," . .
During the trial standing room was at
a premium. . xaucn or uie sensational
testimony expected Friday failed to ma
terialize. Mrs. 'Mathus. under cross
examination, spent most of-the time in
contradicting . herself. Under a rapid
"question fire ' from Special Prosecutor
Kraemer she became confused and was
unable, to establish any of her state
ments:
Hunt Swamps With
Airplane for Slayer
Of 12-Year-01d Gir
PottervUle, Mich.. July 24. (I. N. S.)
An-airplane from Lansing today was
used in the hunt for the slayer or 12
year-old Beatrice Hicock, who waa found
beaten to death Thursday, at the; rear
of her father's farm near here.
, The airplane, , flying low, swept . over
the marshes : for - many houu, - but the
pilot failed to find any trace ; of - the
fugitive. A posse of 300 nun, composed
of members of the American Legion
farmers armed with pitchforkb ana state
constables continued to scour the coun
try for the child's murderer,.
It was ascertained today that Harry4
BushneJl, - an escaped convict, was seen
in the neighborhood recently. Bushnell
ran away, from the Jackson prison farm
three days after the murder of Mrs.
Tillie Jenkins and Vadlen Bordner near
Jackson, and a reward of $1000, was of
fered for him.
0..A. C. Hens Lead in
Egg Laying Contest
Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis,
July 24. A pen of O. A. c. Barred Fly
mouth Rocks ,led all . other entries : id
the egg laying contest at the . Western
Washington experiment station for the
first eight months, with a record of 940
eggs, -: thought to be , the best showing
made by a pen of any breed - in any
contest in the country. This is an aver
age of 188 eggs a hen for the pen.
pen of -"Oregons" led for June with 122
eggs. . ; : . . j , " :
Fire Destroys $150,000 Plant
Milliken, Colo, July 24 (I. N. a)
Fire .early today ,: destroyed the Union
Milling Elevator company plant -here
with a loss estimated at $150,000. Sev
eral carloads of grain were also burned.
The loss Is partially covered by Insur
a nee. r
A Norwegian steamship company has
been experimenting with peat as fuel in
its vessels, with fair success. -. ,
Miller & Tracey
High Class Funeral Service
Main 2691 578&
North: Beaqh -Light
Plant' "Generating
Station Is Burned
Xlwaeo. Wash- Julv 24. Fire which
broke out at midnight destroyed the
generating station of the North Shore
Light A. Power company, putting the
light system, of .the entire North Beach
out of commission. The town of 11-
waco, which depends : upon the com
pany for its water supply, is out of
water. Arrangements are being made
to install a temporary pumping plant
for the city. -
The origin of the fire Is unknown.
There was no insurance and the loss
will aggregate $25,000.
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IS HELD TO BE IN
"James John high school building
is so rotten that it would be crimi
nal negligence to permit pup'ls to
use it in its present condition.',..
This ' was : the declaration of , R. . H.
Thomas, clerk of the school board, Fri
day night. : " A thorough . inspection of
the structure will take place Saturday
to determine Just how far disintegration
has advanced on the structure, , which
was built but 10 years ago.
The serious situation at this school
was disclosed when an inspection was
made by the buildings and grounds com
mittee of the school board Friday, al
though a year ago the city building in
pector reported, it ia said, that:the
building Was faulty,- but safe.
Cursory Inspection has shown that the
building . may. have to be entirely con
demned, and a serious problem will then
arise as to the means to be used for
housing the pupils attending this school.
Receivership for
Chehalis Road 'Is
.Denied, by. Court
Chehalis. Wash., July 24. Judge Rey
nolds of the Lewis county superior court
Friday ruled that no proper showing had
been made in the case of the- Scandina
vian-American 'bank of Portland. S. 8.
Bell et al. vs. Dan W. Bush, received of
the; Washington Electric, company, the
Equitable Trust company of New York,.
the Seattle National bank.- C. C. and C
Railway of ChehalU, and Coff man-Dob-
spn. Bank & Trust company of Chehalis,
for naming a receiver. He also over
ruled ' the demurrer of - the , Seattle Na
Uonal bank and that of the' C. C. & C
The court will later hear , the petition
for a receiver for the dC. '& C on its
merits. The line runs east from Che
halis and docs a considerable logging,
freight and passenger business. Suit was
brought by holders of a ' minority of
bonds asking -for a receivership on ac
count of alleged default in payment -of
bond interest. J. K. Corlett of Seattle is
head of the C C. & C. t
Divorce Germany as
Fatherland or Wife,
Princess' Ultimatum
San Francisco, July 24. (U. P.) The
way of true love lor princess uena
Pattra still had some rocks in it
today.
The princess has announced that she
has ' served an ultimatum on Erich
Buehle, her husband- of seven days,
demanding that he either divorce Ger
many as ' his fatherland or her as bis
wife. . - -;- - -
And on the heels of that announce
ment came a . process-server , to ; the
royal apartments, serving papers in
suit for $170 brought by a modiste to
secure payment for ..the harem gown
the princess wore when she startled
Superior Judge Ward's- court , here re
cently, i , - .
The princess now says she is to re
turn to New York ; as soon as 'she can
and resume - her artistic career . there.
Bandits Steal $8000 '
Kansas City. Mo., July 24. (I.- N. a)
Charles Ayres, employed at the Nlch
ols Investment company, was held up
and robbed of the company's payroll jof
$8000 this morning by . two auto ban
dlts. i The robbers escaped. -
TRANSPORTATION
MIRALLINS.
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Sail from Portland 8:00 P. M.. July 26.
for ManhfirM. Eureka nd San Frandceo,
conwcting with steaoeis to Los A nee la
and Ban Dice a. - .
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HIGH
UNSAFE CONDITION
OLE HAIJSOH AND
HIS QUESTIONER
GET IN QUARREL
. . .. By- VuUA Krwa.)
Chicago, July 24. Due perhaps to
the intense heat, lawyers, witnesses
and other Interested parties were At
each other's throats an day Friday
at the trial of WiUiam Bross Uoyd
and his 1 8 co-defendants. v
The 8hort and ' ugly word was
bruited about and at one point Ole
Hanson, former mayor of Seattle.' mas
led from the room by a detective to end
quarrel - between ; him ' and Clarence
Darrow of the defense counsel. 1 :
Meanwhile the mercury hovered
around 95.
Harrow, costless and displaying well-
worn blue suspenders, seemed not amis
to s physical conflict.
CALLS CHARGE LIE - ;
Judge Hebel himself was Inclined to
be less patient than is his wont. . At one
stage the Judge reprimanded James
Duncan, secretary, of the Metal Trades
council of Seattle, fop using too vigorous
language. , v f --i- - i
Hanson was recalled by the state In
rebuttal. He testified that in January.
919. previous to the Seattle strike.
Duncan , handed him a book by Nikolai
Lenihe." entitled 'The Soviets at Work,"
kiiu oeciarra i expiainea . wnat tne
striaers were-trying to do in Seattle.
Duncan was summoned by the defense
and asked If he ! had heard Hanson's
testimony. He replied : 'Yes. it's a lie."
The .prosecution objected. Judge Hebel
warned Duncan not to make any un
necessary characterisations.
IN SUPERLATIVE CLASS
As Duncan left" the stand he made a
remark which Prosecutor Coraerford
charged was this: . i
'He meaning Hanson) is the blsraest
uar i ever nearo.
This precipitated another -tilt which
Judge Hebel finally succeeded in sub
duing, but not until after he had taken
Duncan to task..
During, his recital of the conversation
with Duncan, the ex-mayor tried to ask
Judge Hebel how far he could go In his
testimony. - He ; had been warned by
Attorney Forrest for. the defense not to
say anything until the defense had
chance to object.
SEATTLE TESTIMOKT ALLOWED
Attorney Darrow found frequent fault
with Hanson's conduct on the stand,
ana mi interruptions nrougnt on a
quarrel, which continued until Hanson
was led from the room.
One. of 'the keenest legal tilts of the
hearing was brought on by the defense's
motion to strike out all the testimony
about the general strike In Seattle on
the grounds that It was not an effort to
overthrow the. government, which is the
charge against the - communists. ; The
motion was overruled.
The defense finished presentation of
its case Friday, resting on the testimony
of three witnesses against ' the large
number of state witnesses, exhibits of
alleged aeditious writings and "red'
paraphernalia. ' : .:
-. Mornings Too Cold
Albany, July 24. Because summer
mornings in Linn county are too cold Tor
her. Mrs.. J. T. Hodges of New Orleans
hovers around a stove until the sun's
rays approach a vertical angle every day,
Mrs. Hodges formerly. lived here, and is
visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. I. McDanlel, after having been warmed
beneath the torrid sun of Louisiana for
20 years.' - :
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Eevival Is Startled
By Confession He
Had Killed Mother
Toronto. OnL, . Jilly 24. (L N. &)
Arnold Love, 21-year-old Orey county
farmer, ia being held by the authorities
today, according . to the dispatches re
ceived here, after he had sensationally
confessed at a revival meeting that he
had killed his mother seven years ago
a crime for which his father was hanged.
When the evangelist conducting the
revival meeting called upon those pres
ent : to confess their sins, the young
farmer is reported to have stood up and
told how he Sad killed his mother with
a stick of wood when she had tfpbralded
him for keeping bad company.
The young man's father was found
guilty on circumstantial evidence.
BIRD REFUGE BILL
ENGINEER CUPPER
Salem, July 24. The enactment
of the proposed - Roosevelt bird
refuge- measure and the ceding of
Malheur lake to the federal govern
ment is contrary to the best interests
of the state, according to Percy A.
Cupper, state engineer, who filed an
exhaustive report on the proposed
measure with the Oregon chapter of
the American Association of Engin
eers. In his ncport Cupper declares:
That the proposed measure would cede
to the federal government all the waters
of Malheur lake, : subject to existing
rights, thus providing uncertain concur
rent state and federal control of these '
waters and preventing their further ap
propriation ; "'
That It gives to the government ap
proximately 47,000 acres, much of which
Is 'doubtless state land, a part of which
should ultimately be reclaimed and the
proceeds from their sale used in enlvanc- '
lng the state's irreducible school fund ;
TAX LOSS BIG
- That it will add 47,000 acres to the
non-taxable reserves of Oregon and re
move this area forever from the pos
sibility of taxation ;
, That it will tend to discourage railroad
construction and general development In
that section of the state :
That it will prevent the state or tha
government or both from controlling the
water level in Malheur lake or any part
of It which can best be accomplished
by irrigation and drainage development
carried on simultaneously.;
That uncertainty exists relative to thfc
title to the bed of Malheur lake and con
siderable time has been expended by the
attorney general InveKtigating the name
and any action looking to the disposal
of the lands prior to the time it ' Is
learned to whom they belong is prema
ture :
opposition i rncED
That ' lands - affected by the meaeura.
are entirely within the control of the
state and the state land board should be
permitted to contihue to handle the sit
uation, in the best Interest of the state.
Cupper recommends that an effort be
made to secure withdrawal of the
measure and, failing In this, would have
the society , of engineers get back of a
move to defeat the measure at the polls
as adverse to the. best interests of the
state. if--.
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them with the last word in comfort and
service that, is the purpose of this excellent
train of the world's createst highway .
TheTrans-Canada limited
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. east bound, and Montreal and Toronto every
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