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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1919)
TITE MOBXIXG OKEGOXLVX, TUESDAY. JUNE 10. 1010. OFFICIAL OF IE; H. A. Elder, Secretary-Treasurer of Boilermakers, Sought. CONSPIRACY IS SUSPECTED Tolico Called Into Case Abandon Case 'When Bogus Message Re ports Man's Return. H. A. Elder. secretary-treasurer of the boilermakers' union, has been miss ing since Saturday nisht, and union officials fear that he has met with foul play. Police say they received information last night to the effect that Mr. Elder recently purchased two automobiles, and had, in general, been living in ex cess of his known income. This, in connection with a lost $500 check which the local union intended to forward to their headquarters, caused the authori ties to look somewhat askance at the story that the secretary had met with foul play. Mr. Elder recently led a. campaign against the "red" element in the union, with the result that four alleged T. "V. W. were ejected, and the union voted to investigate the characters of men admitted during the war, with the object of eliminating radicata. Several "reds" are under suspicion, and police will arrest them if Mr. Elder does not appear within a day or two. Further evidence of conspiracy came to light Sunday when police, who had been asked to search for him, received a telephone message eaying that the missing- man had returned in good health and was at a union meeting. Police thereupon abandoned the search. Mraxage Trove False. The authorities learned yesterday morning- that the message had been a hoax. The man who telephoned eaid he was a union official, but Archie Allison, president of the union, yester day denied that the union was respon sible for the false information. air. Allison declared that Mr. Elder's accounts were in good shape, and that he had left 1600 in the safe at union lieadquarters, Second and Alder streets. The safe .was locked, and Mr. Elder alone had the combination of the inner vault, so Mr. Allison yesterday hired a locksmith to drill it open. Mr. Elder, who lives at the Alder hotel, was called away by a telephone message at 12:30 A. M. Sunday. No one at the hotel knew just where he was going, but understood that a friend whose automobile had stalled in the country near Portland had asked Mr. Elder to tow him in. Mr. Elders machine was found in front of the Portland garage Sunday. Woman Gives Alarm. Mr. Elder had an engagement with a woman at noon. She gave the police the first information of his disappear ance. When Mr. Elder failed to keep business engagements regarding union business, Mr. Allison took the matter up with the authorities and the search was in full swing when the false mes sage called sleuths off the trail. Mr. Elder failed to appear at the union meeting Sunday afternoon, where a squad of police detectives had gone to preserve order in case the radicals made a disturbance. Everything went off quietly at the meeting, however, and the detectives reported back to headquarters without learning that the missing man had not appeared. Chief Johnson took nersonal charge of the case yesterday and went to union headquarters to learn full de tails of the case. I'nion officials said that Mr. Elder had no personal enemies, as far as they knew, but that several radicals had taken violent exception to his attitude regarding the I. W. W. Mr. Allison said yesterday that the union had thrown . down the bars to membership during the war. with the result that the radi cals had flocked to their ranks in large numbers. Accounts Arc in Order. ' Recently Mr. Elder took a determined stand against unruly members, some of whom, it is said, had begun gam bling in the union hall, and had won large sums of money from legitimate workmen. As a result of the cam paign. Mr. Allison says, card playing in the hall has been forbidden, and use of the pool tables is limited to games not used largely by gamblers. Mr. Allison stoutly denied a report that the secretary had cashed a union check for $500 shortly before his dis appearance. The report was to the ef feet that Mr. Elder had failed to ac count for that money, although his automobile and personal bank account more than covered the sum in question. Mr. Allison averred that a union check would not be payable unless it had been signed by both the president and the secretary. M said further WOMEN! MOTHERSlV daughtersiS You who tire easily; are pale, hagxurd and worn; nervous or ir ritable; who are subject to fits of melan choly or the "blues," get your blood ex ami tied for iron defici ency. Nuxata4 Iron taken three times a day after meals will Increase your strength and endurance in two weeks' time in many cases.-!- erainana iving.M X kL from twmufhmtmmt f nd4 tbort by I utii n y food d Dr. Km, an be ebUtirsed fOaLf-antr of um or monjr ra Ivdom. i.'Ofton BMWg prtripa two me -gram tanirtv to d immca pran aria If Blotchy Skin How many time yoa have looked into tho mirror and wished that your Jtia were soft and clear like others whom yen know, "without a blemish," Wiih D. D. D the lotion of bealinr oils, oter yonr pimples 6T blotches tonig-ht and wake np in tbe morning- to And them mI A S5c bottle will rive yon relist Whydon't you try D. D. D. todayf IML lotion lor SWn Disease old by The Owl ijrug Co. auu kiumu( more that the secretary's accounts were In perfect order. Mr. Elder, who is SI years old, has a wife and a child. He has not been living with Mrs. Elder recently, it is eaid, and family trouble are believed a possible solution of the disappear ance. " The girl whom he was to meet, whose name police did not learn, mani fested a deep interest in his welfare, and police do not regard it as likely that a third woman is involved in the case. Mr. Elder is described as five feet, five Inches tall, dark-complexioned, with dark hair and blue eyes. Union officials vowed yesterday that if the "reds" were responsible for the secretary's disappearance, aid from the federal government would be asked in running down the offenders. Inspector Smith has been assigned to the case by Chief Johnson. MAN MA G TANGLE IS ARRESTED Two Supposed Husbands Start in Search of Third. PORTLAND SEEMS WINNER SHHIXERS AT INDIANAPOLIS MAKE DEEP IMPRESSION. Activity of Western Delegation in Advertising Rose City Makes Impression on Easterners. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 9. (Spe cial.) Shriners from Portland, Or.are leaving nothing- undone to establish their claim to the 1920 convention of the" order, and it was generally con ceded today that the western city had won its attempt to land the prize. Headquarters is crowded and the Ore gon members are serving loganberry juice to all visitors. Beautifully print ed literature and thousands of roses are distributed daily, and the dancing girls and chanters have created a sen sation here. Members of the Portland delegation are jubilant over the prospect for fa vorable action on the issue of the next meeting place, and have received nu merous pledges of support from Shrin ers in all parts of the country. The activity of the westerners has been somewhat of a revelation to the more onservative easterners, who have ex pressed a desire to visit the home of the temple that has gone to such lengths impressing upon visiting Shriners he warmth of the invitation thus ex tended. DIVORCE RECORD NOT FOUND WILLAMETTE HAS PAGEANT ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF UNI VERSITY IS SHOWN. Baccalaureate Address Is Given Sun day by President Commence ment Exercises Tomorrow. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, LE.I, June 9. (Special.) Despite threatening weather conditions this morning, the second performance of he historic pageant, depicting the rigin and progress of Willamette Unl- ersity and the state of Oregon was taged with extraordinary success this fternoon. Among the great numbers f visitors flocking to the campus to ay were members of the board of trustees, who are to hold their annual pring meeting tomorrow in Eaton hall. The baccalaureate address to the eniors was given by President Doney esterday morning and the presidents reception, one of the brilliant social functions of the year, was held tonight. Everything is in readiness for the final performance of the pageant Tuesday vening, following class day exercises. while the commencement exercises Wednesday, with the address by B. Frank Irvine of Portland, and award- ng of diplomas by President Doney will conclude the university activities for the year. MORE FUNDS ARE SOUGHT Rose Festival Still Is Short of Cash; Campaign Is On. Thirty-five representative business men, headed by C. A. Bigelow, acting mayor, met in the council chamber at the city hall yesterday afternoon o map out a comprehensive programme meet the financial needs of the Victory Rose Festival. With the campaign for Sis, 000 aunched last week by Joe Harty, the egless newsboy, subscriptions have been pouring in. but not fast enough o meet the emergency. A new feature for the campaign is a midnight matinee at the Liberty next Saturday nfcjht. Manager Jensen or von Herberg & Jensen, donated the use of the theater. The Portland Clearing House will double its subscription," Emery Olm stead declared. This means that S2000 n all will be donated to the festival by the organization. The Haynes-Foster Baking company has doubled its subscription, and a general appeal was issued by the men in conference for business men to give 25 per cent more than they have al ready subscribed. Florence Ribelin, Suspected of Two Weddings at Vancouver, Faces Serious Court Charge. Florence A. Ribelin, otherwise known as Agnes Leahr. Norma A- Brown, Florence A. Thompson, or Norma A. Rowland, was thrown into the county jail yesterday by two supposed hus bands, each of whom produced recent records of marriage to the young wom an at Vancouver, Wash. After regis tering their complaint, charging polyg amy, the men left in search of a third husband they, believe was annexed by the accused woman before either of them and from whom there had been no divorce. The woman of tangled matrimonial ties is 22 years old and pretty, with dark hair and complexion. About ten days ago Mrs. Ribelin. then known as Mrs. Brown, spent all night in the city jail, as also did J. W. Brown, as the result of a fight with her husband. Both were discharged the next morning, after the young woman was severely scored by Judge Rossman, who had seen her several times before. Brown, who filed suit for annulment of marriage in the circuit court last week, declared ajt the assault trial that his landlady had told him that when he returned from work in & shipyard at midnight his wife usually preceded him by about 30 minutes. Spouse Beaten, Is Charge. The fight, which led to both being taken to the police station, resulted, according to his account, which was not denied, when he arrived from work early and applied corporal punishment to a later-arriving spouse. Since that time Brown engaged At torney G. E. Hamaker to institute sep aration proceedings against his wife, saying that he thought she had a hus band from whom she was not divorced, but that he did not know for certain. Attorney Hamaker searched marriage records at Vancouver and by comparing the handwriting of the -Miss Norma A. Rowland" who was married to Brown on May 7, 1919. by Rev. L. K. Grime3 of the First Presbyterian church of Vancouver, with that of other brides for months back, he discovered that It cor responded in startling manner with that of one Florence A. Thompson, who wed Diamond D. Ribelin on January 6. 1919, the ceremony being performed by Elder A. D. Skaggs of 415 West Eleventh street, Vancouver. Divorce Record Is Found, Circuit court records show that Mrs. Ribelin filed divorce proceedings against Ribelin some time ago, but that the case has never come to issue. Rib elin is 18 years of age and his permit to marry was signed by his father, O. J. Ribelin of Mitchell. Or. Brown and Ribelin finally met yes terday when Ribelin came to Portland from Mitchell to find out why his wife had not gone back to eastern Oregon to him, as he says she had promised to do. Both exchanged tales of sorrow and made for the district attorney's office, where Deputy District Attorney Demp sey made out a polygamy complaint which Brown signed. According to Attorney Hamaker, Mrs. Ribelin secured fair sums of money from Brown and presumably from her other husband. "They think they got it on me this time, but they haven't. I'll be out of jail before the night's out," boasted Mrs. Ribelin when arrested at an Eleventh-street rooming house by Dep uty Constables Watkinds and Rennick. Except for saying that she had plenty of money in the bank to pay her $1500 bail, Mrs. Ribelin refused to talk at the jail yesterday. She was still there late last night. According to Paul M. Long, who rep resented the woman in the police court some time ago. Mrs. Ribelin. whom he knew as Agnes Leahr, is well known to the police and spent some time at Kelly Butt about six months ago. Carl N. Travis, who represented the woman in her latest police court ap pearance following the row with Brown, said that though she had been arrested numerous times by the po lice as a suspect she had never been convicted of any crime. He said Brown bragged that he had married her to "re form her." each is the personal selection of some famous American as the favorite poster. They are autographed by President Wilson, William G. McAdoo. Mrs. Edith Wilson, Herbert Hoover and a score of others. And there is one that bears the scrawling signature of Theodore Roosevelt, penned only a. few days before he took the long trail to the ranges of the hereafter. Straight from the penitentiary . at Walla Walla came the Spokane dele gation, with credentials to prove that remarkable statement. When their cars rolled into that city, en route to the Portland convention, not one of the Spokane ad men had tho hunch that he and his fellows would spend the night in quarters customarily reserved for second-story workers. There was a delightful dinner, fol lowed by the announcement that a "stag party" was to the fore. When their hosts had quartered them for the night the Spokane fellows were viewing the corridors of the peniten tiary through the bars, ror did their appeals avail them. Tom Keene, chair man, passed the night in the violent cell. The wardens turned them out in the dawning, presenting each with a card testifying to the novel entertain ment afforded. The Spokaners are yet debating whether the jest was a mere pleasantry or a hint to walk the paths of rectitude. E. E. Faville, editor of the Western Farmer, which issues from Portland to the edification and instruction of the cost state grangers, bears the dis tinction of having been omitted from the programme, though his address Is anticipated as one which will shed light upon the cash reserve of the farmer and the method of approaching it. Through an error the announce ment was overlooked. Mr. Faville is to address the newspaper departmental session this afternoon at the Mult nomah on co-operation between the farm press and the country newspaper. The barrage of cigar and cigarette smoke which is laid unceasingly in the convention hall proves too dense and formidable for all save the most res olute members of the women's ad clubs though the sessions are open to all. For the matter of that, the feminine contingent, here from every city along the coast, is quite content with breezy tours of the highway and the social entertainment afforded by the local reception committee. They were guests of Mrs. Ira L. Riggs on a motoring trip yesterday afternoon and attended a theater party given by Mrs. E. N. Strong last night at the Orpheum. Their first official session will be held at noon today in the Tyrolean room of the Hotel Benson. It was raining ever so lightly when Rabbi Jonah B. Wise, during his ad dress before the convention, turned aside to observe that the ad men surely must have brought the weather with them, as such conditions at this season were unprecedented in Port land. "Ow-o-o-o-o-w!" howled the vis itors in perfect chorus. - so The Union County Ad Club quartet. four young fellows from La Grande, are close rivals of the Stockton four in the contest for official troubador- ship to the Portland assembly. It was the Stockton tenor, husky with much melody, who admitted that much as Stockton desires the 1920 convention he has about shed his last note for the immediate present and tho near future. Ad Men's Sidelights. GUNS USHER IN FESTIVAL Rear-Admiral Fullam's Flagship to Carry Distinguished Party. Big guns aboard the Minneapolis, Rear-AUmiral Fullam's flagship, will awaken the echoes Wednesday morn ing in a salute in honor of. the dis tinguished party that will leave the vessel at the municipal dock at the foot of Stark street. The goddess of victory, her attendants and Rear-Admiral Fullam will be in the party, and the salute required by naval regula tions on such occasions will be fired. Bells and whistles the city will announce to the world the arrival of her honor and the official opening of the Victory Festival, and this will serve as Portland's answer to the salute from the Minneapolis. ALBANY TO VOTE ON PARK Whether to Accept Offer of II. Bry ant, AVill Be Decided. A LEANT, Or.. June 9. (Special.) On the eve of a special election here tomorrow at which Aloany citizens will vote on the acceptance or rejection of an offer of H. Bryant to donate a trait of land to tne city for use as a park, under certain restrictions, hun dreds of local people attended a big meeting in tne proposed park tonight. After a musical programme and talks regarding the park offer, 100 gallons of ic-e cream were served and a dance concluded the festivities. Masons Attend Meet. ALBANY. Or.. June 9. (Special.) Charlts H. Cusick, high priest, and Roy O. BmhonK. king, of the local chap ter ot Royal Arch Masons, went to Portland yesterday to attend the an nual cenvention of the grand chapter of the stEte. Mr. Cusick, besides acting for his own office, represents William S. Weaver, scribe of the chapter, who was unable to attend. mo THE San Francisco delegation a. the ad men's display in the Mar shall-Wells building is indebted for a flamingly splendid collection of war posters. Most of tiiem are reminiscent of the tasks of tho past and might be passed with a glance were it not tha BIG POWERS SUFFERERS NEFTRAIi STATES IN EUROPE REPORTED FLOURISHING. Needs of Germany and German- Austria Conceded to Be Great est Problem Presented. PARIS. June 9. (By the Associated Press.) "This sort of economic de lirium tremens wnl end with peace," said Herbert C. Hoover, chairman of the inter-allied food commission, today In discussing the situation in Europe and the need of financing different nations. Asked for a statement as to the financial requirements of Europe from the United States during the next year, he said: "The volume of financial assistance needed and the solution therefor varies with the situation in each state. Neu tral states are. flourishing and need cause no concern. Koumania, Greater Serbia, Bulgaria, Arabia, Turkey ex cept Armenia, Portugal, Greece and Hungary will be virtually self-supporting. "Poland and the Baltic states will produce almost enough bread, grains and vegetables for their own people, but will be short of fats. Czecho slovakia, Belgium and Finland have a larger import problem, for they always require breadstuffs. meats and fats. They must have working capital to re organize their currencies, provide raw material and meet the food problem for a while. The economic problems of most of these states are simple when compared to the larger European nations. "There will be great poverty among individuals who have suffered loss di rectly from the war and these indi viduals will comprise a proper scene for charitable work for many years, but it will be individual, not national, as was the case last winter. "The condition of Germany and Oer- ton get the jTninGjratl in. your dish of Qrap e-Wuts S & II jj'eet lamr-s ?om er. Hoiman uei Co.. Mam S3S A kli . ( Blockwood. short ilabwood. 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Of the 70,000.000 Hermans in these two states some 25,000.000 to 30,000,000 lived before the war by trade, by tha import of raw material and export in exchange for food and other neces sities and these cannot be supported on the land. How they will pay an in demnity and at the same time secure credits for raw materials is a problem for the new commission whose duty it will be to secure maximum reparation. "The larger allied states have, of course, an uphill load to pull in the resurrection of industry and their economic life. France has the small est need of the three for food im ports. Great Britain can feed her self largely from her colonies, but both will need financial help in providing credits for raw material and Italy will need not only assistance in raw ma terials, but in providing fbod supplies. They will also want relief from the payment of interest for some time on what they owe the American treasury. "The dominant problem in the re habilitation of Europe is one wholly of credits with which to buy over seas, and if such financing can b pro vided Europe should be on a self-supporting basis within another year. "Whether the United States will undertake a third stage in our in tervention in . Kurope must bo- for congress to decide. The first stage was to end the war, the second to feed the people until peace and har vest and the third may be financial assistance to bring back economic life." MASON HAS UNIQUE RECORD Oldest Past Grand Master Has At tended 4 4 Grand lodges. ALBANY. Or, June 1. Special.) When the Masonic grand lodge of Ore gon meets in Portland next Tuesday It will be the 45th annual session of that organization which ravid P. Mason of this city has attended without a single miss. Mr. Mason has a record for constant attendance which is not equaled in this state and possibly It is without a par allel in the entire country. He not only has this nnequaled record in the Oregon grand lodge, but also has the distinction of being the oldest living past grand master of the grand lodge of Oregon in point of service. Mr. Mason baa presided over tho grand lodges of three Masonic bodies in this state, being a past grand mas ter of the grand lodge, a past grand high priest of the grand chapter. Royal Arch Masons, and a past grand com mander of the grand corotnandery. Knights Templar. "Asrffie" Students Ambitions. OREGON AGRICULTURAL, COLLEGE. Corvallls. June . (Specials Two. hundred and forty-seven out of 2S0 stu dents in agriculture at the college hava indicated, through questionnaires, that: they expect within five years to own or control a farm. This information was gained by Dean A. B. Cordley of the school of agriculture through re quest of P. P. Clackston. commissioner of education. NCRAYA TEA is GOOD TEA. CloaseC A Ievers. Portland. 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