Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, October 15, 1920, Page 4, Image 4

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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1920
MILU01IES AID
TO KIDNAPERS SEEN
Police Eluded by Nurse, With
Stagg Baby.
EXTRADITION IS FOUGHT
Governor Hart Signs Papers for
Return of Betty Bralnerd
From Xew York.
TACOMA, Wash.. Oct. 14. (Special.)
Influence brougnt to bear by James
Beale Cohen, millionaire Virginia mer
chant, may have allowed 21-months-old
Bobby Stagg, and his nurse, Eda
Nicholson, to slip from the police.
While the Shriners, Elks and Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen all over the
United States were assisting in the
hunt for the Tacoma baby stolen by
his father on the night of September
14 last, the chief of police at Rich
mond refused to answer numerous
telegrams sent by the Tacoma detec
tive bureau.
Cohen is the son-in-law of Sigmund
Saxe, wealthy New Yorker, at whose
home Betty Bralnerd was a gue'et
when she was arrested and charged
with complicity in the kidnaping of
Bobby Stagg from his mother's home.
Extradition Paper Slarned.
Governor Hart .signed extradition
papers for Miss Brainerd today and
tonight a Tacoma officer started east
to bring her back if she has not ob
tained her freedom through the ef
forts of William Travers Jerome, ex
New York district attorney, who is
her attorney. All the legal craft he
learned in fighting for the extradition
of Harry K. Thaw will be used in
attempting to block the extradition of
the former Seattle society girl who is
alleged to have helped young Stagg
to kidnap his child.
The' Now York police advised the
Taccraa department today that every
effort would be made by Jerome to
obtain Miss Bralnerd's release when
she appears for a hearing tomorrow
In the city court presided over by
Magistrate Schwab. She has been
notified by Tacoma officers through
her lawyers that no immunity would
be granted. She was warned once
more to tell where Stagg is hiding and
where his child has been secreted.
Chief of Police Smith said that Miss
Frainerd would be rearrested if she
Was released by Magistrate Schwab
tomorrow. Governor Hart's office
likewise notified Governor Smith of
New York as to the legal status of the
case.
Clews Are Reported.
The police reported several clews
that Miss Nicholson had dropped
down into Virginia and was to have
been met by Cohen or one of his fam
ily. A warrant has been sworn out
against MLss Nicholson in Seattle and
bail fixed at $4000 on the charge.
She went from Seattle to Vancouver,
B. C, under an assumed name and
then took the Canadian Pacific for
the east. She was accompanied as
far as Vancouver by Miss Brainerd,
who returned to Seattle and later
went back to Vancouver. There she
received a !pass over the Canadian
Pacific from Max Enos, publicity
agent of the road. She was listed as
"Miss Preston, writer." x
Cohen, said advices from Richmond,
Va was angry because he had been
dragged into the case and refused to
tell anything concerning the case.
Because of his prominence Tacoma
police fear that detectives did not
give much attention to the case and
allowed Mies Nicholson to get away.
Mrs. Edith Cunningham Stagg, the
mother of the missing baby, awaits
anxiously some word concerning her
. child. With her is her mother, Mrs.
Ada Cunningham, who offered a $1000
reward for the return of the youn.g
nter. The home of Stagg's mother in
Lexington, Ky Is being watched to
see If the boy haj been taken there.
DESIGNS DFJ CHINA DENIED
SIGNED CONSORTIUM CLAUSE
STATES PURPOSE IS TO AID.
Critics Charge) Object of Combine
Is to Obtain Adxantages and
Dominate Nation.
former players In the Pacific Coast
league. If I can be of any assistance
in any way you have only to com
mand me." ,
Players Baker, Koehler and "Red"
Oldham, it is charged by Borton,
were paid money by Bob Fisher for
"not bearing down" against Portland
in the final Portland-Vernon series of
last fall. Borton also alleges that
Floyd "Jack" Farmer, last year with
Portland, took money for a similar
purpose.
Fisher has dented paying this money
and Koehler and Baker have denied
accepting it. Oldham and Farmer
have made no statement.
Walter McCredie will be asked to
explain what he knows of the case.
Jim Morley, during the series in
question last fall. It is said, asked
Walter McCredie to take Farmer out
of the game because the latter's play
was bad.
BOURBONS FALL BEHIND
REPUBLICANS SCORE 2 TO 1
VICTORY IN ISLANDS.
TOW TORK Oct. 14. In preparing
the Chinese consortium agreement for
final signature, it was stated today
that the delegates, representing the
foremost banking Interests of the
United States, Great Britain, France
and Japan, have inserted a new clause
defining the attitude of the consor
tium itself towards China.
The clause follows:
"The said national groups are of
the opinion that the Interests of the
Chinese people can in existing cir
cumstances best be served by the co
operative action of the various bank
itii? groups representing the invest
ment Interests of their respective
countries in procuring for the Chinese
government the capital necessary for
a programme of economic reconstruc
tion and improved communications.
With these objects in view the re
upective national groups are prepared
to participate on equal terms in such
undertakings as may be calculated to
assist China in the establishment of
her great public utilities and to these
ends to welcome the co-operation of
Chinese capital."
This statement was issued in re
Fponse to questions and criticisms
here and in China. Its sponsors as
sertcd there has been an "erroneous
Idea deliberately fostered on the part
oi certain interests Inimical to co
operative effort in China that the ob
Joct of the consortium was to foist
some particular scheme of develop
ments upon China and to Impose loans
upoii her, thus obtaining some special
position of advantage and domina
tion."
Philippine Primaries Forecast Win
for Harding Party In No
vember Election. '
HONOLULU. T. H.. Oct. 6. (Spe
cial.) Result of the primary vote
here last Saturday in the matter of
the territorial election and that of
candidate for representative to con
gress would seem to indicate a repub
lican victory for the general election
on November 2. Almost 80 per cent
of the registered voters cast ballots
at the primaries.
Prince Kuhio, republican candidate
for the Washington Job, led L. I. Mc
Candless, democrat, 2 to 1 in every
district in. the territory.
Two women candidates, Mrs. Mary
H. Atcherley of Oahu and Mrs. Helen
Sniffen of Maui, democrats, running
for the territorial senate, were nom
inated, both leading their tickets.
Mrs. Atcherly, who is well known in
Vancouver, B. C, Seattle, Wash., and
the northwest, is the first woman to
run for office in Honolulu. She is
conceded to be a strong candidate
and is looked upon as certain of elec
tion.
For the house and senate the re
publican candidates generally received
more votes in the primaries than the
democratic candidates.
FARM BANK ACT ARGUED
None of House Designated U. S.
Depository, Says Counsel.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 14. Arguments
were heard air at n today by the su
preme court in proceedings to test
the constitutionality of the federal
farm loan bank act.
Briefs supporting the act were sub
mitted by the government and the
Kansas City Title & Trust com
pany through Charles E. Hughes and
George W. Wlckersham.
Mr. Hughes argued that congress
had authority "to create corporations
to facilitate the government in the
exercise of any proper function" and
that congress also had power to in
vest public moneys.
Counsel for Charles W. Smith, a
stockholder In the Kansas City bank
whose funds he sought to prevent
being Invested in farm loan bonds.
argued that the farm loan banks were
not banks In the true sense and that
not one of them had ever been des
ignated as a government depository.
ISLES FOR INDEPENDENCE
Nevr Philippine Commlsloner De
clares V. S. Action Is Wanted.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 14. Inhabitants
of the Philippine islands "are prac
tically unanimous In desiring a Phil
ippine republic," and cojmplete inde
pendence of the XTnited States. Isauro
Gabaldon, newly-elected resident com
missioner, declared tonight in a state-
ent on his arrival to take up his
duties.
It ia of the "utmost Importance to
continue friendly relations between
the Philippines and the United States,"
the commissioner added, that the
question of independence be taken
up promptly by congress and a de
cision obtained. Commissioner Gabal
don will take his seat in the house
this fall as a colleague of Jaime C.
de Veyra, re-elected for a three-year
term.
CHURCH GRANT IS SOUGHT
St. Luke's, Tacoma, Would Obtain
Creation as Cathedral.
TACOMA. Wash- Oct. 14. (Spe
cial.) Campaign for the creation in
Tacoma of St. Luke's cathedral to be
the seat of the diocese of Olympia in
the Episcopal church will begin with
the installation of Rev. Sidney T.
James as dean next Sunday.
St. Lukes -now ranks as a pro-
cathedral, the first 'church division
below that of cathedral and is now
enabled to ask the higher rank" by
inability of St. Mark s of Seattle to
build a cathedral.
St. Luke's is one of the older
churches of the city, having been es
tablished 34 years ago. It has ranked
as a pro-cathedral for several years.
SCOUT SEEKS TEACHERS
Instructors Needed for Youth of
Clearwater School.
HOQUIAM, Wash., Oct. 11. (Spe
cial.) If baseball teams send out
scouts to get players, why isn't it
proper for a school board to send out
scouts to get teachers, saye George
Northrup of Clearwater, who is one
of a half dozen residents of the
school district of Clearwater, that
has been in Hoquiam and Aberdeen
the last few days scouting for a
teacher, "one who can pjay the piano
preferred," to instruct in the grades.
The school consists of 25 children,
from first to the eighth grade. One
teacher is on the job. but the board
wants to relieve her of some of the
work.
DAIRY LEAGUE IS LAUDED
FIGHT DECLARED TO INVOLVE
ALL CO-OPERATIVE PLANS.
U. S. Chief of Bureau of Markets
at Corvallis Declares Validity
of Contracts Is Safe.
The fight of the Oregon dairymen's
co-operative league against the milk
distributors of Portland is the fight
of every co-operative organization in
the .state of Oregon, according to
Hector MacPherson, chief of the bu
reau of markets of the Ijnited States
department of agriculture stationed
at the Oregon Agricultural college,
in a letter received yesterday by
Alma D. Katz, president of the league.
According to Mr. MacPherson the
recent deci-sion given by Circuit Judge
McCourt against the league does not
affect the validity of contracts exist
ing between dairymen and the league,
nor should this decision cause any
dairyman to hesitate to join the
league.
"Dairymen of Oregon should re
double their efforts to strengthen this
organization on account of the deci
sion," wrote Mr. McPheraon. "In the
course of his argument, 'Judge Mc
Court directs some criticism at the
league and its contract, but In render
ing his decision he made It very clear
that while refusing the temporary
injunction his decision does not in
volve the legality of the contract.
"This fight of the dairymen is the
fight of every co-operatlve organiza
tion in the state. It is, of course, un
fair that they should be called upon
to bear so much of the burden of
establishing the principles of derrc
racy in business. The time may come
when other co-operative organiza
tions and all real friends of co-operation
will have to come to their as
sistance. In the meantime it is up
to the dairymen to strengthen their
organization until it shall have be
come so strong- that no attempt to
overthrow it can seriously affect Its
prosperity.
"In fact I believe that on the whole
this fight is doing the co-operative
movement in Oregon much more good
than harm. It has aroused the in
terest of thoughtful people In every
walk of life throughout the state.
Never before since I came to Oregon
have I heard so many prominent busi
ness men express an interest In the
co-operative movement and offer
their assistance in promoting it. I
believe that this interest on the part
of our -prominent business men arises
from a conviction that autocracy in
business has had its day and that
most sensible solution for our pres
ent industrial, social and political
unrest lies in the co-operative movement''
TWO HOMES ARE ROBBED
Prowlers in Lodging-House Re
ported to Have Obtained $400.
Valuable silverware was stolen from
the home of J. Sauer, 3215 Fifty-fifth
avenue southeast, by burglars who
broke open a basement door and
gained entrance to the home. A safety
razor was the only ether article
taken.
After breaking through a basement
window, thieves crawled up through
a furnace register and gained access
to. the house of F. W. Wascher, 630
East Fourteenth etreet north. Al
though they ransacked the home from
basement to garret, there was noth
ing missing but a safety razor.
Nearly $400 in cash and two watchea
were stolen from the lodging-house
operated by Joe Fernandez at 168
North Tenth street, he reported to
the police detective bureau yesterday.
He said that prowlers had entered
three rooms, with pass keys, while
lodgers were a 1 e e p 1 ng and had
searched their clothing. Fernandez
reported his own loss of $20 in cash
and a watch. From Jim Parra and
son the prowlers were said to have
obtained $325 In cash and a watch,
while Frank Paraga missed $20.
Mrs. Fernandez was awakened by
the burglars, but they made their
escape before the lodgers could be
aroused.
NEGRO INQUEST TONIGHT
Patrolman Who Shot Man Is Ex
onerated of All Blame.
An inquest over the body of Henry
Johnson, a negro employe of the city
paving plant, who was shot and in
stantly killed by Patrolman McMahan
late Wednesday night, will be held at
the courthouse at 8:30 o'clock tonight,
it was announced yesterday by Dr.
Earl Smith, coroner.
No police action will be taken with
reference to the killing, Chief Jenkins
said yesterday. Investigation by po
lice and Deputy District Attorney
Deich resulted in a complete exoner
ation for Patrolman McMahan and his
companion. Police Sergeant Bruening.
Johnson had grabbed a revolver and
sought to kill Sergeant Bruening
when Patrolman McMahan whipped
out his own gun and killed the negro,
it is said.
Gertrude Ford, a negrees who was
in Johnson's room at Ninth and G1I
san streets at the time of the acci
dent, is being held at the city Jail as
a material witness.
Other negro residents of thr.t vicin
ity told Deputy District Attorney
Deich that Johnson had a reputation
among his race as a "bad man." The
body of the slain negro is at the
county morgue.
JAPANESE HELP CHINESE
Oriental Troops Join lit Fight on
Bolsheviki Forces. s
HONOLULU. Oct. 14. Japanese and
Chinese troops are operating to
gether against enroaehlng bolsheviki
in the orient, particularly against
the radicals in Kwantung province.
This is according to a Japanese war
department statement quoted In To
klo cables to the Nippu Jipi, Japanese
language newspaper here.
PROBE INVOLVES WOMAN
Contlnued From First Pajrr.)
deputy district attorney, to investi
gate thoroughly, fully and completely
the charges of fraud and corruption
gainst certain players and certain
SOLDIER- AID COMMENDED
Wilson I'leads for Rehabilitation
of Disabled Service Men.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. President
Wilson in a letter read at the open
ing session here today of a confer
ence of the federal board for voca
tional education with members of the
various state boards, declared the im
portance .of vocational rehabilitation
of disabled soldiers "cannot be ex
aggerated for the welfare of the na
tion and the development of its
energies.
Announcement was made that a
similar conference would be held at
Salt Lake City November 4, 5 and 6
for western states.
All Stetson, Borsalino and Schobel
hats off. C. C. Bradlev Co.. $52
Washington, near Park sts.. Morgan
WOMAN AND CHILD HURT
Two Injured When Auto Leaves
Road and Turns Over.
ROSEBURG, Or., Oct. 14. (Special.)
Mrs. C K. Sukedorfft of San Fran
Cisco and her infant child were in
jured this morning when the automo
bile in which they were traveling left
the road a few miles south of this city
and turned completely over. Mr.
Sukedorfft and his sister, also occu
pants of the car, were badly bruised
by being thrown from the machine.
The injured women and her child
were brought to this city. It Is not
thought their injuries will prove fatal.
This Great $1 Phonograph
Sale
Columbia
OPENS THE DOORS OF
EVERY HOME TO MUSIC
And it's real music you hear, for
it is played by one of the world's
acknowledged standard , '
PHONOGRAPHS
VICTOR COLUMBIA
NEW EDISON
And all at most sensational easy
payments.
New Edison
Extra Special Terms
This 10-Day Sale
$17, $25, $35 to $87
$1.00 Cash
$95, $120 to $167.50
$5.00 Cash
$200 to $500
Payments $10 to $25
"I jf A dTLJT Delivers to Your Horrye
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VICTOR-COLUMBIA-EDISON
Out-of-Town Buyers May
Participate in This Sale
WE SHIP EVERYWHERE
Write for Price Catalogue
COUPON
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YOUR ONE GREAT OPPORTUNITY
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REED - FRENCH PIANO CO.
433-435 Washington at Twelfth Street
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HUNTER STILL MISSING
LITTLE HOPES HELD OP FIND
ING joWh rohher.
Additional Searcher. Join in Hunt
Out of Rosebnrg Only Ex
perienced Woodsmen Sent.
ROSEBURG, Or., Oct. 14. (Special.)
Up to a late hour this afternoon no
trace , had been found of Joseph
Rohrer, the hunter who is lost in the
thickly-timbered district oh the North
Umnaua river 40 miles east of this
city. Additional searchers left Rose-
burg this morning to join otnera now
scouring the district where Rohrer
disappeared Monday.
Only experienced woodsmen are be
ing sent in to assist the searching
parties, as the country is very diffi
cult to travel and men familiar with
that section frequently lose their bear
ings. Forest Ranger Houser Is directing
the man hunters and today several
dogs were brought Into service to aid
in the search. Owing to the fact that
the ground is covered with more than
eight inches of snow It la Impossible
to find the tracks of Rohrer and It
will be only by accident If he is found
at this time. .Little hope of finding
the man alive is held by those fa
miliar with the country where he Was
lost.
RIO JANEIRO HAS BLAZE
lire in Brazilian Capital Causes
Million-Dollar Loss.
RIO JANEIRO, Brazil, Oct. 13. Fife
today destroyed several water-front
warehouses containing news-print pa
per, cotton, cereals and other food
stuffs. The loss Is estimated at more than
$1,000,000. -
Drouth in Texas Broken. '
FORT WORTH, Tex., Oct. 14.. Rain
extending into many points of the
cattle and grain country, where suf
fering was imminent from drouth, be
gan today. ,
Delivery Premiums Canceled,
TOUVGSTOWN. O.. Oct. 14. Inde
pendent sheet steel manufacturers to
day admitted that premiums for de
liveries had been canceled by some
companies as the result of a confer
ence, with the Ford automobile interests.
$1,000,000 IN OIL BURNS
2,000,000 Gallons Gasoline Fired
by Lightning.
DES MOINES. Ia., Oct. 14. Firemen
tonight put under control a blaze
which destroyed 2.000,000 gallons of
gasoline and crude oil stored in the
Manhattan Oil company's tanks.
The fire followed an explosion in
one of the tanks, thought to have
been caused by lightning. Loss is
estimated at $1,000,000.
Mrs. Wilson Contributes $100.
NEW YORK. Oct. 14 Mm win
dow Wilson contributed $100 "to help
spread what the league means to us
and to every American," she wrote
In a letter to the women's bureau o?
the democratic national committee in
support of the league of nations. "1
am very happy to be one of the thou-
uanu women to respond," she added.
Hawaii Expectant or Gaines.
HONOLULU, T, H., Oct. 14. (Spe
cial.) Major league baseball players
will be seen in action here within
fivA Wf1rfi TilA A mafloo . , t.
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tional leagues who are Xa tour the
w,tc"1 t-iiio ilii are Hvneauiea to leave
San Francisco November 6. They will
play several games here.
MacSwiney Weak but Conscious.
LONDON, Oct 14. The bulletin Is
sued tonight by the Irish Self-Deter-mination
league says that Mayor Mac
Swiney, who la on a hunger strike, is
very weak, but still conxcious. -
CORVALLIS GETS BAKERY
Xew $20,000 Plant Is Opened by
Kansas City Man.
CORVALLIS. Or.. Oct. 14. (Spe
cial.) A new $20,000 bakery was
opened in Corvallis 1 "day. It is said
to be the best bakery In the state out
side of Portland. The owner Is R.
De Moss, who came' here from Kansas
City.
The building is concrete throughout,
with hardwood floors. The oven is
the last word in baking science.
Tillamook Robbery Admitted.
TILLAMOOK. Or.. Oct. 14. (Spe
cial.) George Hubbard pleaded guilty
today to the robbery at the Wagner
cigar store when the district attorney
changed the charge to simple larceny.
He was fined $100. Alfred Muller was
indicted for larceny, Andrew Zuer
cher for burglary and Herbert H. Wil
son on a serious charge. Zuercher, a
farmer, appear to have left the
county. - ........
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LEOPOLD DESKS
At No Higher Prices Than Are
Asked for Inferior Desks
Macey File Cabinets
PACIFIC
STATIONERY & PRINTING CO.
107 ltd St.. Bet. Wash, and Strnxk.
Complete Office Outfitters.
H-LIEBES a? CO
lip
New and Inexpensive
Circular Skirts
$18.75
Very pleasing in appearance and style, very
desirable for their convenience and utility. Ex
ceptionally well suited to golfing, motoring and
street wear.
Block patterns and checks in most harmonizing
color effects, combinations of brown and blue,
brown and tan, and two-toned blues.
Special Purchase and Sale
Wool Sweaters $12.50
Shetland, Alpaca and Mohair yarns in plain colors and combina
tions, tuxedo and coat styles.
Colors Navy, Brown, Green, Black, American
Beauty, Copenhagen, Rose
and Orchid
i
.Odd Numbers
From Our Regular Stock
And Special
Purchase Blouses
. ; $5
One hundred and fifty pretty blouses to
sell at much less than their regular
value. Georgette in white, flesh bisque
and suit shades in smart high and low
neck models. There are a few stripe
crepe models included.
Corsets
. Specially Priced
$6.95
In order to introduce the excep
tional wearing, fitting and style
qualities in these corsets we will
sell them Friday and Saturday at
this price.
Makes and models you will like and
re-buy, white and flesh coutils and
broches, neatly trimmed and made
according to a high-grade standard.
Personal fittings with
Corsets at $6.95
these
Satin and Taffeta
Breakfast Coats
$15.00
Charming intimate colors, daintily
designed with ruffled edges and
pockets with French rosebuds
breaking the simple lines. Very
useful for the college miss and
home woman.
Philippine
Hand'Embroidered
Underwear
$2.95
Gowns and Envelope Chemises.
Handsomely embroidered on fine
quality white batiste. Dainty designs.
M" Jt&Shk H e h T Kye. If
FOR they Tire Itch.
t)im EVES LTerSrVitaT-in!
flamed or Granulated, use Murine
often. Soothes, Refreshes. Safe for
Infant or Adult. At all Druggists.
Write for Free Eye Book. Marin
Kjt Remedy Co. Chicnjco.
WINTHROP HAMMOND CO.
SOME OF OUR CUSTOMERS
say that our taste in selecting a hat for them is little short of
genius.
We'd like.:to have you test it.
Whether your choice falls upon a Derby or a Soft Hat our
range of styles and of colors is so wide that your individual
taste has full play.
Prices range from $5 to $30, with
strong values at $8, $10 and $12
New Stetsons are here.
WINTHROP-HAMMOND CO.
CORRECT APPAREL FOR MEN
127 Sixth Street
Successors to Buffum & Pendleton
Established 1S84