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V INVESTIGAT10H-BY: JURY ORDERED f -V5.''-- i ! V" i Pendleton, Oct. : lis Grand Jury ' Investigation into the conduct of the Umatilla county Jail and the 'manner of handling prisoners, as well as tbe 'charges of third degree rrretheds used to extort confessions from Bancroft, jerby, Rathle, Stoop and Hender son, the five men convicted .for ,the murder of Sheriff Til Taylor, was " ordered by Circuit Judge O. "W. Phelps Tuesday afternoon. He in structed the seven grand Jurors to "do what you think Bhould be done ' by men in your position." Records of the trial of the fire men ' will be open to Inspection by the grand jury' so that they may gather the evi dence presented "in the trial by the de fenie, which was offered to jrove that i the confessions of the convicted men were not voluntary. All five men sentenced for the mur der testified on the stand that they had been subjected to cruel treatment, the use of ammonia to make them talk and blows to intimidate them Into making j statements. ' , Dfirlng the trial few names were men . tloned by the prisoners as those who ! took part In the alleged third degree, ' the witnesses stating that most of the men abusing them were strangers about the jail. Complete exposure of the whole f affair and the happenings about the . county Jail on the return of the five murderers and Jailbreakers from their 'six flay Tight In the mountains on the (Saturday night following the murder of -Sheriff Taylor, ia expected to come out In the Investigation. After Instructing the Jury that it was l Its duty to take up this investigation, 1 tbe judge ntated that it was ndt -neces- sary to start the Inquiry immediately .but after other pressing matters were ! disponed of. He stated that It was es i sen (la 1 that an investigation should be I made. I Spirit of Columbus ; Is Likened to That Of American Zeal ,,A Comparing the. spirit of Christopher Columbus with that of America today, Captain Jack Sullivan, vice president of the 'American Legion, closed Port land's celebration of Columbus day Tuesday night with an Inspiring address at a banquet given by the Knights of Columbus. The banquet was attended ty 100 iersons at the Multnomah hotel. He reviewed the life of Columbus, -from the firnt besetting experiences when the expedition left the Bhores of Spain to find the short cut to India. He likened the spirit of America itself to - the plodding on of the caravel Santa - Maria when the other ships turriM back. He painted a vivid picture of America's part In' the world war and dealt with J Other speakers of the evening were of ficlals of the Knights of Columbus, who took occasion to detail the achievements of America and Americans Bince Octo- bcr 12. 1492, when the Santa Maria "touched the shoren of Santo Domingo. .Dwyer Logging Co. f Shuts Down While Making New Camp Sandy. Or., Oct. 13. The Dwyer Log ging company has laid off all loggers for two months while making prepara tions to establish a new camp. The men employed on the section and con , sfructlon work of the logging railroad were retained and work Is proceeding along Deep creek, but It will be some time before the road Is extended far, as the plan appears to be to market the timber as it Is built toward the Three six country. W. K. Struck of fcandy. who bought the Jonsrud-Melnijc sawmill and moved it from Brightwood. has begun work on a site near Cedar creek, where he in tends to put the mill in operation this winter. Ho will market his own timber. T!v. Karl Cotton of Pleasant Home. appointed y the Methodist conference a to preach at Boring and Sandy In con- nection with his work as assistant pas toral Greeham, : 111 hold services twice a nfcnth In the church here. There has -;. beelf no organization In this church for '. several years. Morosco and Wife Reach Agreement; Hymen's Wings Cut Los Angeles. Oct. 13. (I. N. &) Re ' ports that Oliver Morosco. Los Angeles theatrical magnate, and his wife have reached the basis of a settlement of their matrimonial difficulties, were cur jrent in local theatrical circles today. : fit was reported that Morosco Is to , settle 1200,000 on his wife. To insure tne payment of this amount. It was said, Mrs.- Morosco Is to have property liens and interests in two plays. ' Theatres on which she will h plv,n Hens, according to tjione in close touch with her. are thd Little York; Morosco theatre. New York, and Aiorosco tneatre, Los Angeles. The play In which she is said to be given Interests are "So Long, Letty" ana "t-eg o My Heart." Why dent for the paper that low IP?! 1 J V RestraiiiingiOrder,; I Against Employes Of Theatres Upheld Slightly modifying but .otherwise) up holding the restraining order Issued in behalf of tbe Jensen Von Herbert theatres against the Operators' Protec tive union. Judge Tucker handed down an opinion Tuesday - afternoon which permits the restraining order of Septem ber 23 to remain in effect. The order does not permit the intim idation or harassing- of the plaintiff or employes. It also denies permission te taflte pictures of the theatres or owners. Modification was made by a decree that a restraining order could not be placed against the Issuance of circulars. 1 DENES E Charges made at the final meet ing of Mayor Baker's fair rental committee October 8 by R. W. Price, president of the. Hotelrrien's associa tion, to the effect that Herbert Gordon, owner of apartment houses, had been Instrumental in blocking constructive action by the commit tee, were answered Tuesday by Gordon In a signed statement to The Journal. In hiS statement Gordon declares that Price's charges are false, and says, re garding the mayor's intention te appoint a new committee to aid tenants : "It Is my .ppjnlpn. that he. Is sot sincere in his statements, and that they are made for political purposes only." Gordon submitted with his own state ment copies of letters written toy Josephine M. Othus, A. L. Veazle and K. B. McNaughton. members of the fair rental committee, expressing approval of Gordon's activity on the' rental com mittee. ... Gordon also submitted a copy cf an affidavit signed by Fred W. German, in which German " asserts that he asked Price what Price thought of the mayor's plan to regulate rents in Portland, and that Trice had repllel : "I know all about it. It has been tipped off to me and I have today raised the rent on every room in the Mallory hotel, and 1 don't care what they do." 4 Hunters Lost on Mount Rainier Road Tacoma, Wash.. Oct 13. (U. P.) Two men and two boys are lost in the moun tains near Ashford,- on the Mount Rain ier road, according to word reaching Ta coma today. The mfssing persons are members of a hunting party that left Ashford on Sunday. They are J. J. Kretts.. millwright, and his 12-year-old son Fred, and John Leak and .his son James. A searching party has been combing the woods' for them. It is feared that the missing ones have met with an accident. PROFITEER CHARG ASTORIA RECEIPTS imrATiHin Astoria, Oct. 13. The Port of As toria, commission , anounced Tuesday that a total of 134 carloads of wheat have been received . the past week. For the corresponding week of last year, the receipts. were only 38 car loads. . ' - The total receipts thus far this season are 471 " carloads, or 601,594 "bushels, against 247 carloads up to this date a year ago. There are now 699,266 bushels of wheat In storage at the port, elevator and .warehouses. Tbe great bulk of this is tor export and the first shipment will be approximately. 5000 tons, which is to be loaded on the British steamer Heil bronn, under charter to Kerr, Gifford & Co. The elevator is working both sides and is in operation both night and day, scouring and mixing the grain in order not to delay the unloading. Shipments "of wheat are coming both by train and by the O-W. R. fc N. steamers, and are being received from approximately SO shipping points in Oregon, Washington and .Idaho. The indications now are that the local plant will be operated to its full capacity during the entire season especially if prices so adjust themselves that the local flouring mills In company with others on the .coast can grind to advantage. It is expected that from 5,000.000 to S.flOO.OOO bushels of wheat will be handled at the Port of Astoria terminals this season. Husband and Child Burned in Klamath Fire; Woman Hears Med ford. Oct. 18". Mrs. Anna Boon, who Is an employe of a local restaurant, was grief stricken - over having received an unconfirmed report, although she be lieves It true, that her husband and child lost their lives in the Klamath Falls hotel fire. The 'report was to the effect that two more bodies had been recovered from the ruins, and from the fact that her loved ones were supposed to be in the Klamath Falls vicinity at the time ef the. fire, since which time she has re ceived no word from them, she believes they perished. Proposed Livestock : Changes Suspended Washington. Oct. 13. (I. N. S.) Pro posed cancellation of charges for load ing and unloading livestock at the Union Stock yards in Chicago today were sus pended by the interstate commerce commission. OF WHEAT IN WEEK Philomath:CoUege; r Classes r Organize; Officers-Selected Philomath College. Philomath, Or, Oct 13. Tbe classes of Philomath college organised with the election of the fol lowing officers: Seniors President. Frances Emertck, Philomath; vice president. Malcolm Ep leJvPhilomath ; secretary, Marjorie Croa welr, Espandla, Wash. "Merode "Harvard Mi (Hiai-sslibtc) .' Underwear fl UY "Merode" or "Harvard Mills" J3 hand-finished underwear now and forget the underwear question for the season ! Dainty enough to wear with your . best gown, afternoon or evening; com fortable enough for the most strenuous sports; warm enough for the coldest weather. . "Merode" and "Harvard Mills" hand-finished underwear fits without a wrinkle and keeps its shape to the last tubbing. All models and weights for womin, children and babies are to be had at leading shops. 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