VOL. LXI NO. 19.357
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PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1922
PRICE FIVE CENTS
LAUSftlE MEET
SUNDAY BLUE LAWS
ENFORCED IN WABASH
ANDY GUMP DONATES
AMMUNITION CARRIED
IN LUSITANIA CARGO
LAXITY
KAISER REJUVENATED
BY' NEW OPERATION
$5 TO CHEST FUNDS
CHI BY JAPAN
IT
ONLY RESTAURANTS AND GA
RAGES LEFT OPEN.
BUT 35 PER CENT OF QUOTA
OFFICIAL REPORT ON VESSEL
IS MADE PUBLIC.
METHOD DIFFERENT FROM
GLAND CASES.
REMAINS TO BE RAISED.
KIAQCHDW
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DEAD MOQNSHINEH
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IS FOUND
Turks Threaten to Bolt
I Over Capitulations.
ISMET'S DEMANDS RESISTED
America Insists on Special
i Foreign Tribunals.
JURKEY RESENTS MOVE
Japan, Great Britain and Italy
Line Up to Fight for
; Territorial Rights.
LAUSANNE, Dec. 3. (By the As
sociated Press.) A review of the
second week of the near eastern
. conference Bhows clearly that the
negotiations have reached a point
of danger; the question of capitula
tions or special privileges enjoyed
by foreigners in Turkey which was
taken up yesterday may make or
break the conference and this is
eo because an adverse decision on
capitulation may so wound Turkish
national pride that the Turks may
don their fezzes and go back to
Angora. J
Everybody realizes the extreme
delicacy and danger of the nego
tiations on capitulations. The Turks
have rejected all suggestions of the
powers, Including the United States,
that the special privileges enjoyed
by foreigners shall be retained,
more especially an attempt to have
foreign consular courts try cases
involving foreign residents or for
eign property.
Lower Standing Opposed.
Both Ismet Pasha and Dr. Riza
TTur, plenipotentiaries from Angora,
informed" the correspondent of the
Associated Press today that they
would resist any attempt to place
Turkey on a lower international
standing than "smaller and less im
portant states like Greece and Mex
ico." They would insist on com
plete administrative independence.
Dr. Riza said: "We hear that
the powers, including the United
States, are thinking of substituting
Judicial guarantees for the hateful
xpresslon capitulations.'
"Insofar as foreign tribunals are
concerned this will not do; it means
the same thing under a different
name. And we object to a transitory
period whereby Turkey would be
supposed gradually to emancipate
herself from the ancient regime o
capitulations. We want complete
freedom now."
Japan Supports Powers.
The leading European powers
rtave received important help from
Japan in their struggle to keep the
foreign courts in Turkey. Japan
herself suffered the same humilia
tion as Turkey and sympathizes
with the Turkish attitude.
The Turks argue that complete
administration sovereignty is per
haps, the most solemn article of the
new Ottoman national pact.
America and Japan both lined up
with Great Britain and Italy Sat
urday when they took their stand
against Ismet Pasha's contention
that Turkey had wiped out all the
capitulations, or extra territorial
rights for foreigners, by declaring
them null and void in October, 1914.
Richard Washburn Child, spokes
man for the United States, said
that if any legal dispute should
arise, the Washington government
would be obliged to take the same
position as the allied powers. He
expressed the belief, however, that
the common interests of all con
cerned in the Turkish situation
would make it possible to find satis
factory guarantees to replace the
capitulations which are so distaste
ful to Turkey.
Ismet'a Contention Opposed.
Bartfn Hayashi for Japan said he
had great sympathy with Turkeys
dislike for the capitulations, because
his government once labored under
the same system. Japan, however,
had taken 20 years to build up a
legal system satisfactory to the
foreign powers, and Turkey, he be
lieved, would require the same time
for the same work. He begged
Ismet Pasha to consider this ques
tion with great seriousness.
Marquis Curzon for Great Britain,
Marquis di Garroni for Italy, and M.
Larrere and Bampard for France,
also spoke In opposition to Ismet's
, contention that Turkey regards all
the capitulations as void and will
refuse anything in their place re
flecting upon the sovereignty ai.d
independence of his country.
Treaties Arc Considered.
Marquis di Garroni opened the af
ternoon session, which was devoted
to the capitulations questions with
the explanation that the sultan first
induced foreigners to enter into
trade with Turkey by giving them
special privileges and guarantees.
The system worked admirably and
the capitulations later were con
firmed In treaties.
The Italian spokesman declare
the allies were willing to do their
best to meet the Turkish objections
to the special rights and privileges
which foreigners enjoy in Turkey
under guaranty of the treaties con
firming th capitulations. hntVe ex-
iConciudcd on race 2, Column l.i
Next Week Street Cars, Are to Be
Stopped and Everything Shut
in Indiana Municipality.
(By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.)
Wabash, Ind., Dec. 3. Sunday blue
laws were enforced here for the
first ' time today as a result of a
fight against Sunday movies being
waged by the ministerial society.
Charles Bolte, chief of police, closed
everything except restaurants and
garages when Sheriff Summerland
refused to act against them without
affidavits being filed.
Last Sunday the sheriff arrested
moving picture theater managers
without warrants after breaking
down the doors when the managers
refused to open them and submit to
arrest. No action was taken against
other places of business which were
open. Next Sunday street cars will
be stopped -and everything closed,
including restaurants and garages.
(By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.)
BUCYRUS, O., Dec. 3. Richard L
Hertzer was arrested today on a
charge of operating moving picture
houses on Sunday. Hertzer operates
two establishments. The arrest was
made by Chief of Police Trautman.
on instructions from Mayor Picking.
Both houses remained closed for the
rest of the day.
The arrest marked a continuance
of the mayor's fight started last
spring, for the enforcement of th
Sunday blue laws.
BAKERS' STRIKE OVER
Prompt Action by Paris Govern
ment Ends Trouble.
PARIS, Dec. 3. (By the Asso
ciate! Press.) The bread, strike
which began yesterday has col
lapsed. The master bakers informed
the minister of agriculture today
that the baking of bread would be
resumed tomorrow.
The strike of the bakers had
lasted 25 hours. Its collapse was
attributed to the energetic attitude
taken by the government which
outlined to the public that the price
of fljur had not varied to any ex
tent since May and that' hence it
was fighting agajnst profiteering,
whicn was unjustified.
Ordinary bread had been selling
at seven cents a kilogram, which is
two and one-fifth pounds. The
bake-.-s demanded permission of the
governor of the department to raise
the price to eight cents.
WOMAN HAS QUINTUPLETS
Strange Medical Case of Mother,
62, Found in Venezuela.
(By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.)
RICHMOND, Va.. Dec. 3. Dr. Er
nest C. Levy, president of the Amer
ican Health association, announced
today what he terms the strangest
case known to medical science.
It is the birth to a woman in
Venezuela of five normal children
within eight hours.
The case was brought to Dr. Levy's
attention by Dr. Charles Carracristi
of Columbia university, just back
from South America.
Dr. Carracristi says the mother is
six feet four inches tall and is 62
years old. She worked asa laborer
in a mine until two hours before th
births.
DOUGHBOYS PLAY SANTA
Christmas Tree to Be Financed
for Khineland Youngsters.
COBLENZ, Dec. 3. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The American
doughboys in the Rhineland are
making up a purse of many millions
of m rks with which to give Ger
man youngsters a real Christmas.
The Rhineland post of veterans of
foreign wars started the purse with
300,000 marks, and every soldier in
the American forces is giving at
least the equivalent of $1, which is
more than 8000 marks. Top ser
geants are entrusted with the task
of seeing that none of the soldiers
forgets the contribution.
Rel'ef work already has begun
among the German poor.
SPEEDERS TO BE JAILED
Traffic Violations in San Fran
cisco Average 1000 Dally.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 3. Be
ginning tomorrow San Francisco
police judges will penalize speeding
with jail sentences, they have an
nounced. A report Saturday by a vigilance
committee of 200 appointed to check
and report traffic law" violations
said the violations averaged 1000 a
day for a week.
It 'ias been the practice in courts
here to impose heavy jail sentences
on speeders who injured persons as
a result of their speeding. The new
rule, it was said, will apply to all
speeders.
JAPAN CUTS NAVY FORCE
1000 Officers and S000 Sailors
Retired Under Arms Treaty.
. TOKIO, Dec 1. (By the Assoc!-j
ated Press.) As a result of treaties I
signed a year ago in Washingt6n
1000 officers and 8000 sailors were
retired from the Japanese navy to
day. In addition 36 admirals and
292 officers of lesser rank were I
placed on the waiting list. Four
teen admirals and 30 other officers
were placed on naif pay.
Pact for Restoration of
Territory Signed.
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TRANSFER IS W jjtR 10
All Public Property Is to Be
Handed 'Over.
TERMS YET TO BE FIXED
Hope Held for Surrender of Rail
road Concurrently With
' Change of Leasehold.
PEKIN, Dec. 3. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) An agreement for
mally restoring the German leased
territory of Kiaochow to China un
der the terms of the Washington
conference treaty was signed today
by representatives of Japan, in pos
session of the land, and China, from
whom the territory was seized in
1898 by Germany. When the world
war broke out Japan seized Kiao
chow and receive an award of it un
der the terms of the Versailles
treaty in 1919.
In the agreement December 10
definitely fixed as the date for the
physical transfer of the territory to
China. On that date all public prop
erty, with the possible exception of
the Tsingtao-Tsinanfu railway, will
be handed to China and- all Japanese
civil and military authorities will be
withdrawn.
Terms Not Yet Arranged.
Terms for the transfer of the rail
road were not agreed upon by the
representatives of both countries.
but H is hoped that this detail will
be completed before December 10 in
order that the railroad may be sur
rendered concurrently with the
transfer of the leasehold. Other fi
nancial arrangements surrounding
the transfer remain as previously
announced. .
According to earlier tentative ar
rangements, Kiaochow was to have
been returned to the Chinese on De
cember 2, but delay in completion of
the Chinese plans for administering
the affairs of the territory necessi
tated fixing December 10 as the
transfer date.
Controversy Is Ended.
Commenting on the signing of the
agreement today, which ends the
historic controversy which began
when Germany seized Kiaochow as
indemnity from China for the loss of
the lives of. German citizens in the
Boxer revolt, a representative of the
Japanese government said: "Through
the good offices of Secretary Hughes
of the United States and Arthur J.
Balfour of Great Britain, negotia
tions between Japan and China re
lating to Kiaochow began at Wash
ington just a year ago today.
"President Harding, who called the
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Workers to Hold Big Rally Today
at Multnomah Hotel to
Formulate Plans.
With only 35 per cent of the quota
yet to be raised, the Community
Chest workers will start out on the
last lap of the drive this morning
and every effort will be made to
bring it to a close as speedily as
possible. ' .
Inasmuch as no contributions came
in over Sunday, the total still stood
at f 419,105 yesterday, with ,239,334
yet to be raised. This amount can
be speedily taken care of, in the
opinion of E. C. Sammons, general
ot the drive, if all organizations in
the field are willing to "hit the ball"
and cover their territory faithfully.
In some cases information has
come into headquarters that some
teams have been somewhat ragged
in their work and have missed many.
An effort is being made to recheck
in cases where this is true. With
that in view Mr. Sammons has asked
information relative to establish
ments which have not been covered
by workers in the drive.
A big rally of all the workers will
be held today noon at the Multno
mah hotel.. Reports of the activities
of the various divisions will be heard
at that time and plans outlined for
the speedy winding up of the drive.
Andy Gump is now on the list of
subscribers for $5.
X-RAY WITHERS EXPERT
Head of Paris Laboratory Under'
goes 13th Operation.
PARIS, Dee. 3. Professor Vall-
lante, director of the X-ray labora
tory of Laribolsiere hospital, under
went his 13th operation for ampu
tation yesterday made necessary by
the withering effects of X-rays.dur-
lng the long experiments that have
won him 'prominence. His right
forearm was amputated in an ef
fort to stop the creeping X-ray
malady.
The operations, which have suc
ceeded one another, were begun on
Professor Vaillante's left side with
the removal of his fingers and end
ing with the amputation of his arm
at the shoulder.
The disease has now attacked his
right, aide. . .'
BISHOP PADDOCK TO WED
Miss Jean Aipken of New York
City to Become Bride.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 3. (Spe
cial.) News of the engagement of
Bishop R. L. Paddock, formerly of
the Episcopalian diocese of eastern
Oregon, to Miss Jean Aipken of New
York city was made known in a
letter received here today from
Bishop Paddock by R. B. Bennett,
member of the Hood River Episco
pal church. Miss Aipken was a
member of Bishop Paddock's parish
in New York city 15 years ago.
The wedding will be held next
spring. The couple plan to go to
Europe on their wedding trip.
Bishop Paddock, who resigned
from the eastern Oregon diocese, is
now living in New York city.
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Dudley Field Malone, Collector of
. Port' at Time, Complies
With Insistent Appeals.
NEW" YORK, Dec. 3. The Cunard
liner Lusitania, sunk by a German
submarine in 1915 off she Irish
coast, carried neither guns, troops
nor explosives, but did carry S400
cases of ammunition, the official re
port of the vessel's cargo made pub
lic by Dudley Field Malone, col
lector of the port . at the time.
shows, according to a copyrighted
story in the New York World.
The cases of ammunition, the re
port stated, were carried by specific
permission under rulings of the de
partment of commerce in force since
1911.' .. . .
The Malone report, the newspaper
said, was made to Secretary of the
Treasury MoAdoo. It was dated
June 4 1915, and was called for
after the German reply of May 28
to President Wilson's first Lusi
tania note of May 13 had set up the
contention the Lusitania had been
armed and that her rapid sinking
was due, not to the torpedo but to
the explosion of ammunition. It
was this report to which President
Wilson, in his second note of June
9, referred when he said:
"Fortunately, there are matters
concerning which the government
of the United States is in a position
to give the imperial German gov
ernment official information."
Mr. Malone said he had determined
to give out the text of the report
because of still insistent appeals to
him for information regarding its
contents. ' .
"These appeals," he explained,
"come not only from the United
States but from abroad; for in
stance, from such organizations as
the central committee for establish
ing the causes of the war.
VWhen Senator La Follette's at
titude toward the war was under
investigation, the treasury depart
ment was called on for the original
of this report. I replied that it had
been turned over to the state de
partment. The state department
held that the report had become a
state paper and therefore secret."
NINE HOPE FOR PARDONS
Convicts Want Release Before
Governor Olcott's Term Is Out.
SALEM, Or., Dee. 3. (Special.)
There are at least nine so-called
long-term men in the Oregon state
penitentiary who are hopeful that
they ' will receive pardons from
Governor, Olcott before he retires
from the executive offices January
8. This was the statement made
here today by a prison official.
Governor Olcott has issued few
pardons during his incumbency as
chief executive of Oregon, and his
friends have expressed the opinion
that he will refuse to release any
of the men now serving terms for
violent offenses.
Applications for pardons have
been more numerous during the last
three years than for several years,
and hundreds of women and .chil
dren have visited the executive of
fices in the interest of husbands and
fathers now confined in the penal
Institution.
CCNTR6V.
TttOVGtVr WE.
. ,A ILL
Charges Laid to Effort to
Shield Defendants.
MORGAN HELD NOT IMMUNE
Accusations of Clemency
and Neglect Answered.
32 ACTIONS ARE FILED
Attorney - General Cites Steps
Taken Against Corporations
Under Anti-Trust Law.
BT ARTHR SEARS HENNIXG.
fBy Chicasa Tribune Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. - 3.
With the charge that his assailants
are seeking to shield persons who
are being or about to be pros
ecuted, Attorney-General Daugherty
slammed back tonight at the groups
in and out of .congress who are
pressing for his impeachment.
The attorney-general made public
his answer to the 14 specifications
supporting the resolution proposing
the impeachment of Mr. Daugherty,
which was introduced by Rev. Mr.
Keller, Minnesota.
Taking up each one of the 14
charges of failure or refusal to en
force anti-trust and other laws, of
unwarranted exercise of' clemency
in the cases of influential offenders,
of neglect to prosecute war prof
iteers and of unconstitutional and
unjust procedure in the railroad in
junction case, the attorney-general
sweepingly denies the existence of
any basis of fact for the allega
tions. Houive- Committee Answered.
The answer is addressed to tha
committee on judiciary, which will
begin hearing testimony tomorrow
bearing on- the charges brought by
Representative Keller. Mr. Daugh
erty has insisted on a thorough air
ing of the accusations, confident
that the committee will find . no
ground for recommending impeach
ment, but he declines to produce
many documents demanded, assert
ing that they would disclose much
valuable information to offenders
who are being or may be prosecuted.
"This extraordinary proceeding,"
says Mr. Dalugherty's letter, "is in
spired more ny-a desire to protect
those charged and those who will be
charged with violating the law than
to aid the department of justice in
the prosecution of grafters, prof
iteers and those who have defrauded
their government during the emer
gencies of war.
"The attorney-general cannot es
cape tlje conclusion that the sole
object and purpose of this proceed
ing is not to remove him from of
fice, but is in the nature avowedly
of an attempt ... to compel the
publication and the disclosure in ad
vance of the evidence upon which
the government relies and must
rely in the investigation and prose
cution of cases of the greatest im
portance to the government."
Prosecution Are Cited.
Mr. Daugherty stresses the ac
tivities of the department concern
ing action taken in ant'-trust cases
which formed one of; the principal
points in Mr. Keller's charges,
pointing out that during his ad
ministration "the department of
justice has commenced proportion
ately as many. If not more, actions
under the anti-trust laws than any
other attorney-general since the
passage of the Sherman anti-trust
act." During the last 20 months, he
added, 32 actions under the anti
trust act had been filed in the vari
ous courts ot the country.
"Jail sentences or fines, and in
some instances both," said Mr.
Daugherty, "were imposed upon 63
corporations or individuals during
the past fiscal year in suits success
fully prosecuted by the government
under the anti-trust laws. This was
the first time in thirty years that an
attorney-general secured: jail sen
tences under the anti-trust laws."
Morgan Immunity Denied.
Regarding the charge that he had
refused to prosecute concerns con
trolled by J. P. Morgan, the attorney-general,
said: ...
"The suggestion and insinuation is
sought to be conveyed that such vio
lators gain immunity through their
financial connections. These insinu
ations are as unwarranted as they
are unworthy and untrue. Neither
the department of justice nor the attorney-general
is controlled or af
fected by the power of wealth or the
insinuating threats of those who
cannot control the department of
justice.
"Neither the department of jus
tice nor the attorney-general is af
fected by threats of commercial or
ganizations or the prejudices and
untruthful charges by those who
try to control t,y innuendo and in
sinuation the enforcement of the
federal laws when the facts Involved
fail to show that those laws have
been violated."
Mr. Daugherty eays he is pre
pared to submit in detail his justi
fication for seeking the rail injunc
tion. In the impeachment charges
there is cited the following utter-
iCoaluded ea Psia a. Column, i.).
Removal of Useless Organs and
Secret X-Ray Treatments
Said to Restore Youth.
(ChiChgo Tribune Foreign News Service.
Copyright, 19--'. by the Chicago Tribune.)
LONDON, Dec. 3. The remark
ably youthful appearance of ex-
Kaiser Wilhelm on his wedding day
drew comment from eye witnesses.
An explanation was made yesterday
when Dr. Burchardi, a Viennese
surgeon, who jus"t arrived in Lon
don, announced that he was ready
to perform an Identical operation to
that which rejuvenated the ex
kaiser on. patients here, restoring
their lost youth and rejuvenating
their faces and figures.
Dr. Burchardi claims his process,
which does not involve the trans
plantation of glands, but the re
moval of useless organs and secret
X-ray treatments, renews youth for
a period of 5 to 20 years in suitable
subjects. He had been exper'ment
ing for 20 years in Vienna and on
human beings successfully for five
years.
(By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Dec. 3. Jake Miller of
Vincennes, Ind., has four children to
support and the going is pretty
hard. In addition he has two per
fectly good glands he 's willing to
sell for $100,000. He wrote to Chief
of Detective Hughes today offering
the living glands for that price.
. "I am SI years old," Miller wrote,
"and badly in need of money. I am
virile and have four children to sup
port. I could use the $100,000 to ad
vantage. If possible please put me
in touch with a wealthy man willing
to pay that price."
Chief Hughes said he believed the
writer was sincere, but that he
would take no action in the matter.
GADSKI DEFIES LEGION
Alleged Pro-German Opera Singer
to Appear in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Dec 3. Action of
the Los Angeles county council of
the American Legion in adopting
a resolution protesting against the
appearance here of Mme. Johanna
Gadski on account of alleged pro
German , activities during the war
was followed yesterday by an an
nouncement from Sherman Denby,
the opera singer's local manager,
that he would appear before a meet
ing of veterans Monday night and
present Mme. Gadskl's answer to
the legion's charges.
"Madame Gadski will positively
appear' here December 11, as an
nounced," said Mr. Denby, "and if
any attempt is made to harass or
prevent her singing we shall apply
to the courts for an injunction.
"I expect the state commander of
the American Legion to be here Mon
day and I believe he will be able
to put the matter before local vet
erans fn somewhat of a different
light."
HEALY TAKESJRISH POST
Governor - Generalship of Free
State Is Accepted.
LONDON, Dec. 8. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Timothy Healy has
accepted the governor-generalship
of the Irish free state. His appoint
ment will be announced when royal
assent is given to the free state bill,
according to special dispatches from
Dublin. ;
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.-
YESTERDAY'S Matimum temperature,
43 degrees; minimum, 38 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain or snow; winds mostly
westerly.
Foreign.
Kaiser rejuvenated by new operation.
Page L
Red disarmament conference
Page 6.
opens.
Traitor Prince Andrew exiled by Greeks.
Page 2.
Japan restores Kiaochow to China. Page 1.
America opposes Ismet's demands. Page 2.
National.
Ford factory built up by many experta
Page 4.
Rum fleet defies federal officers. Page S.
Permanent fund for ship subsidy wanted
Page 3.
Daugherty denies all chajges. Page 1.
Secretary of War Weeks asks congress
tor more liberal military - policy.
Page 4.
Domestic.
Ammunition carried by Lusitania, official
record of cargo shows. Page 1.
Sunday blue laws strictly' enforced in
Wabash, Ind. Page 1.
Clemenceau denies support for league of
- nations. Page 5.
New York ministew attack Kn Klux
Ktan. Page 3.
Pacific Northwest.
Moonshiner found dead on cabin bed.
, Page 1.
Change in state 'bonus law asked. Page 12.
Hermit, 85, victim of robbery, theory.
Page 12.
Sports.
Murphy wins 250-mile auto race. Page 14.
Favor for Trojans feared by some
Page 14.
Gorman and Leopold battle, tonight.
Page 14. '
Commercial and Marine.
Business in Portland far ahead ot 192L
Pago 20.
Shrinkage noted in bond offerings.
Page 2t.
Advance In grain price expected. Page 20.
Sea Lion departs towing Daisy Gray.
Page 15.
Stock and bond rise ignores bad news.
Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Campaign planned on racy magazines.
Page 8.
Lumber prices advance steadily. Page 15.
i Evolution held proof of supremo being.
ase 1.
Andy Gump donates $5 to chest fund.
Page 1.
Chamber of Commerce banquet tonight.
Page 7.
Dry world by 1830 predicted by Virgil
Htnsh&w. Page 8.
The Oregonlan's cooking school will open
today. Page 8.
Debating league for coast planned.
Page 13.
Portland Elks pay tribute to . dead.
Tase 22,
No Sign of Struggle, Of
ficer Declares.
ONLY ONE SHOT IS FIRED
Mabel Nichols, 23-Year-Old
Slayer, Weeps in Jail.
INQUEST TO BE HELD
Husband of Confessed Slayer
Hurries to Bend ; Case Put In
Klamath Officials' Hands.
BEND, Or., Dec. 3. (Special.)
The killing of Robert Greer at the
lonely summit stage station, con
fessed here yesterday by Mrs. Mabel
Nichols, was confirmed late last
night when Deputy Sheriff Hollins
head, sent to the scene of the shoot
ing by Sheriff Roberts, returned to
La Pine and reported by telephone
that he had found Greer lying dead
in the cabin. -
Mrs. Nichols, in her voluntary ad
missions to the sheriff yesterday,
said that she believed she had killed
Greir, but was not certain. She said,,,
that she had shot him after a auajr
rel, adding that Greer had been
drinking heavily and that she her
self had had a few drinks.
Body Found on Bed.
Deputy Hollinshead found the
body lying on the bed in the cabin,
a bullet hole in the right temple.
A single shell, ejected from the
automatic pistol used by Mrs. Greer,
was also on the bed.
The position of the dead man's
body indicated that there had been
no struggle, Hollinshead said. Mrs.
Nichols had locked the door when
she fled after the shooting and drove
to Bend and gave herself up. Henry
G. Mlddleholtz, who had also been
making his home at the place, had
arrived at the stage station a few
minutes before Hollinshead and had
unlocked the house.
Klamath OfficlaU in Cbargrc.
The case is now in the hands of
Klamath county officials, with De
puty Sheriff Rourk of Crescent rep
resenting the sheriff's office at
Klamath Falls and with F. M.
Cleaves of Crescent as acting cor
oner.' -
Mrs. Nichols, who yesterday was
in a state of acute nervous break
down, necessitating her removal to
a hospital, today was improved, ac
cording to hospital attendants. After
her confession to Sheriff Roberts
yesterday and her statement to De
puty Sheriff Terrll that she had shot
in self-defense, she became hyster
ical. "My baby, my baby; don't let her
know of this," she moaned, when an
attempt was made to interview her
in the jail. She begged that no men
tion be made of her relatives in
Seattle and Ellensburg, fearing that
they would refuse to come to her
assistance.
Relatives Are Notified.
Relatives were notified, however,
by W. P. Meyers, Mrs. Nichols" at
torney, and today a telegram was
reached from her husband in Ellens
burg, stating that he would reach
Bend tomorrow. From E. E. Dar
nell at police headquarters in Se
attle, the sheriff's office received a
telegram asking for the circum
stances attending the shooting,
stating that he could furnish in
formation of interest in the case.
Greer's brother, A. M. Greer, will
be here Tuesday from Ellensburg.
No reply has been made to the
sheriff's telegram advising Greer's
widow in Ellensburg of the shoot
ing. Greer has a brother-in-law,
Howard Holmes, living in La Pine,
it was learned. Mrs. Nichols' father,
sister and daughter all reside In
Seattle. . .
The body of Greer tonight was on
Its way to Bend from Summit stage
station for the inquest which will
be held here tomorrow.
WETS DECLARED DEFIANT
Harding Commended for Plan to
"Urge Dry Jjaw Enforcement.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec 3.
Representative Tinkham, repub
lican. Massachusetts, made public
today a letter to President Harding
commending- his reported intention
to refer in his message to congress
to "widespread disrespect for law- as
exemplified by the defiance of the
18th amendment" and suggesting
that all parts of the constitution
"be enforced equally and impar
tially" "With the greatest respect," Mr.
Tinkliam wrote, "may I draw your
attention to the fact that, whereas .
the 18th amendment is permissive in
the authorization to congress to
pass legislation to enforce it, the
second section of the 14th amend
ment which commands congress to
reduce representation in proportion
to disfranchisement is mandatory
and prescriptive, and is now scan
dalously and completely unetfurctti
and sulUfied." .