Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, May 09, 1919, Image 21

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Newspaper Page TextTIIE -3IOKXIXG. OREGOXIAX. l'KIDAY. 31 AT 9, - 1919. 21 ART1LLERY0FFICER "CUTS" W. R. HEARST Man Who Helped Halt Teuton Advance in Action Here. PUBLISHER LATER MISSING v Yorker Goes in Discard AVlien Viutory Xiouu JLcadcr Decides to Celebrate Bund Quota. Forlorn in the fellowship of prom inent newspaper jncn. whose counte nances adorn the walls of the Portland ITess club, there swings a pictureless frame. Artistically it has achieved the. hile-and-dou;,-hnut effect. so much souffht after by daubers of the art libre school. And yet, but lately, it framed a face of its own the smoothlv bar tered map of "William Randolph Hearst. v Where is the likeness of that bad. bold boy of American journalism? To what congenial clime did it depart, forsakinsr the precincts of the press club? What eye of admiration spotted its suave and Kcnial smirk, and could not quite resist the theft? What tender hand KUided the knife that slashed it from the frame, even as the old masters have been rifled? Truth bids the transient and blurry Kleam of romance begone. And truth compels the revelation that William Jtandolph Hearst, his likeness, now rests w ithin the ash can. A"hd thereby Jiangs a story. Trail Open One. Captain Duncan K. Nease, 22 years of affc, late of the overseas American forces, volunteer speaker in Oregon's fourth and fifth liberty loans, has been accused of causing the vacancy in the press club's gallery of noted thought moldcrs. He has admitted the impeach ment. More than that, he has given evidence of considerable satisfaction that his was tho hand that lifted Willie Hearst from his eminence on the press club walls. "Kemoved by a man who spent over one year on the fighting front in . l'Vancc." is the penciled explanation that stares from the frame. Captain Nease readily admits the authorship of this sentiment, as well. In doing so, while wholly without self-conscious pride, there is no trace of contrition on tho part of the young ex-artilleryman and contrition has been demanded. When Marshall N. Dana, director of state publicity for the victory liberty loan, discovered the mutilated vacancy in the Hearst photo frame, he started an investigation. For the Tress club quarters has temporarily bqen loaned to the publicity department, and Mr. Dana held it to be his duty to discover the perpetrator and demand redress. The trail led to Captain Nease, who had been engaged as a-vietory loan speaker on the staff of Henry K. Reed. o Apoloffiei at All. It was demanded that Captain Nease restore the picture or that he pay for sl new one another likeness of Will iam Randolph Hearst. District At torney Kvans was notified. He called the captain and instructed him to pro duce the picture or . its equivalent in cash, adding that a complaint against Jfim would doubtless be filed unless restitution was made. "Further with reference to your de struction of the picture of William Randolph Hearst, one of the exhibits hanging on the Press club walls," wrote Mr. Dana to Captain Nease. "We have been enjoying the hospitality of the Tress club during the victory loan drive, and as they resent this act of vandalism, they have called upon us to see that you make good the damage by replacing the picture. Trusting this will receive your immediate attention. I am, etc." It was along about this time that Captain Nease and his sire. M. O. Nease. of the Nease Timber company, decided that the principle of "no apologies and no reparations" must be adopted in the picture incident and that the mat ter, if need be, should come before the tribunal of the American public. Likewise !o Reittoratlon. "Vandalism is a strong term." com mented the elder Nease, "particularly when it applies to taking down Willie Hearst's offensive likeness. My son is scarcely more than a boy, and of im pulsive temperament. I make no apolo gies for him or his act, however, and in this business I am with him. "'Restore Hearst's picture? Well, searcely! We'll do this we'll replace it with one of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, General Pershing or Woodrow Wilson, but we'll do no more. Now that the picture is down, irre spective of argument as to the method employed, neither my son nor myself shall be party to the restoring of Hearst's likeness "-the photo of that friend of Kaiser Bill and the rest of the Prussian clique! I'm hard-boiled, myself. "Ilearstism is vanishing from Amer ica. Down in Eugene, not long ago, they burned him in effigy, with a pile of tiis own publications providing the flames. And they banned tho Hearst publications from their news-stands. Personally, I like and admire Mr. Dana, but his present attitude, however much it may be dictated by a sense of duty, strikes no responsive chord." Captain Han Celebration. . It was last Monday, when the suc cess of the victory loan in Oregon was an assured fact, that Captain Nease plied his knife about the Hearst physiognomy. Present at the time were various members of the publicity and speakers bureau staffs, and Lieuten ant Gallagher, late of the Canadian forces, also a liberty loan speaker. "So I cut it down," recounted Cap tain Nease, "and chucked It in the waste basket. Everyone applauded and seemed to think it not only a great larlt, but the proper thing; while Lieu tenant Gallagher wanted to put his foot through it. Of course, it wasn't my property I realize that. But when a fellow has spent a year over mere and comes back to be greeted by the grinning likeness of Hearst well, he just naturally don't like it." So there, this bright May morning, rests the episode of the press room picture gallery. The Press club , may choose at will from the galaxy of great Americans, say the Neases, and the check will be written with alacrity. But never a solitary cent for another likeness of William Randolph never! And Mr. Nease has pronounced ideas on the propriety of District Attorney Evans' suggestion that payment for the picture will condone the alleged offense. - "I dislike this idea of making the district attorney's office a collection agency," said Mr. Nease. Captain N?ase was a speaker in both the fourth and fifth liberty loan cam paigns, serving without remuneration and indirectly contributing to the marked financial success of the Ore gon quotas. His service record is as follows: Graduate of Culver Military academy. Sacrificed a college education at the outbreak of the war and entered the second training camp, receiving his lieutenant's commission in November, 1917. He was sent to France as a casual officer. Graduated in France, under French instructors, from the Samur artillery school. Was assigned to the 17th field artillery, of the 2d division, on May 1, 1918. Kought with unns SMASHED BY AXES DF POLICE Victims of Anti-Gambling Cru sade Mostly Chinese. 65 PLACES ARE RAIDED Oriental Merchants . Voice Protest Over Alleged .Wanton Damage to (Joods and Thefts by Police. " With 65 alleged gambling houses raided for violation of the - "barred door" ordinance, and the garage at po ly City Attorney Norton a complaint charging Chief of Police Johnson with violating the ordinance. The law says that all doors" shall be of wood, less than two inches thick and shall swing outwards from the room to which they guard the entrance. Mr. Norton agreed that the door on Chief Johnson's office does not comply with ' the ordinance, .and issued the complaint. Simultaneously, the chief sent Motor cycle Patrolman Schad to the city hall for a permit to have such a door on his office. Meanwhile. Municipal Judge Rossman declined to sign the warrant for Chief Johnson's arrest, and held the question in abeyance until the chief obtained his permit. Mr. Norton said he had issued the complaint because . the door did not comply with the terms of the ordinance. and did so to demonstrate that the new I law would be enrorced against ail aiiKe until decisions of the circuit court had determined whether the ordinance was valid in all respects or not. Dan J. Malarkey, attorney for a num ber of "Chinese citizens, complained that the action of the police-in breaking down doors before the validity of the law had been tested was the only fea ture of the procedure he objected to. City to Be Held Kenponnlble. "If these doors are illegal, my cli ents, who are reputable Chinese mer- POLICE CARRY GAMBLING HOUSE DOORS TO COURT AS EVIDENCE AGAINST. THOSE IN RAIDS. ARRESTED m mm - r .- - ? -j ,! o i hi nil irfiwiiMiiiiiHiri -. : ') r i ' r -ti J MM! a (A H v -at t ic a .. Patrolman Ranry (at Ifftt and Patrolman. O'Brien (center), enardlne door In police fcaraae. ext to O'Brien ta Deputy CHy Attorney .orton, ho yeaterday inaned complaint against Chief of Police Johnson. the division when it stopped the Ger man advance at Chateau-Thierry, again at Soissons, and at other points of the line, until detailed as artillery in structor at. Camp Travis, Texas, on October 11. arrd promoted to the grade of first lieutenant. Served with tho 53d field artillery at Camp Travis until honorably discharged from active serv ice on December 24. Was commissioned as captain in field artillery reserve upon leaving the service. POLICE OFFICER ACQUITTED CIVIIi SERVICE BOARD REIN STATES HARRY BALES. Policeman, Accused, of Robbing Or phans' Bottle,- to Get I'ull Pay From Time of Discliurgc. Harry C. "Bales, who was discharged from the police force in January, oiv a charge of having stolen $5.50 from a bottle containing donations for the benefit of French and Belgian orphans, yesterday was found not guilty by the municipal civil service board and was restored to duty with full pay dating from the time of his discharge. The decision culminates a series of hearings, the first in the municipal court, where a jury acquitted Mr. Bales. The accused officer was then cited to appear for a hearing before Mayor Baker, where the charges were sus tained. Mr. Bales' attorney, Ttobert 51c Guire, then appealed from the mayor's decision to the civil service' board. The decision of the board was given by Commissioners Logan and Mason. Com missioner Thomas did not participate in the deliberations, as he was not pres ent during the entire time of presenta tion of evidence before the body. Examinations for patrolmen in the police department will be held by the civil service board in the first week of June, according to announcement made by the board yesterday. More than 50 positions as patrolmen must be filled by this examination and many men now serving as police officers under tempo rary appointment must take this ex amination to qualify for permanent positions. Other examinations for the police department will also be held in June, it being announced that more than 75 positions in the bureau must be filled. I ASK YOUR GROCER HMS'fOSTER BAKINGCQ PORTLAND. OREGON. SALEM BAKINGCQ. SALEM.OREGON. America. Recognizes l'lnland. TARIS, May 8. Secretary of State Lansing, in astatement issued here, announces that the United States had recognized the de facto government of Finland. lice headquarters piled high with doors which police had torn down and carried off for evidence, enforcement of the new gambling regulation went on yesterday amid a turmoil, tho like of which has seldom been seen in the city. One of the raciest developments was the issuance - of a complaint charging Chief of Police Johnson with violating the new ordinance by having a "barred door" on his office in the police sta tion. The chief got wind of the im pending trouble and secured a' permit before the warrant had been issued and Municipal Judge Rossman refused to sign the papers. Attorneys for Chinese threatened to file suit against the city for, police raids in which doors guarding ' legiti mate merchandise fell before the axes of the emergency squad, leaving flour, sugar and other valuable goods open to the public. T. G. rtyan, attorney for a. Chinese restaurant, across the trer-t from police headquarters, accused the police of drinking a quantity of near beer which they found during;' a raid. Dan J; .Malarkey says his Chinese clients accuse the police - of stealing several watches. . j. : Aine Casea Dlnmlssed. Nine proprietors of the alleged gam bling houses appeared for trial in tho municipal court . yesterday. City At torney . Norton dismissed the cases on the promise of the defendants to ap ply lor permits for their doors and for doorbells and other appliances for bidden to those who have not permits from the city hall. The campaign against gambling be gan Monday, when police notified 39 proprietors of alleged gambling houses to report at headquarters and put up bail. All the men so ordered complied with the mandate, and their attorneys prepared to fight the new ordinance, passed April oO with an emergency clause. The raids which started the tempest yesterday began about 11:30 P. M. Wednesday night, when police armed with axes descended on Chinatown and began smashing doors right and left. Kighteen Chinese and three white re sorts suffered from the raid. Police collected some 100-odd doors at head quarters and carried off locks and door bells from others. The raid lasted un til early ' yesterday morning. In the Golden West hotel, a negro resort at 341' Everett street, police re moved steel-covered doors which, it is said, had been ordered installed by or der of the fire marshal. John It Ste venson, formerly municipal judge, who appeared in the municipal court for the hotel proprietors, demanded that the doors be returned at once, saying that deputies from the fire marshal's office had visited the hotel since the raid and had ordered the proprietor to put in other doors as a fire protection. Judge ytevenson obtained from Depu- chants. will install others," eald Mr. Malarkey, "but I expected to hold the city responsible for the wanton de struction of property by tho police Wednesday night. I have no desire to protect gambling, but it would be as proper to forbid the installation of doors on hotel rooms, because the portals kept police from seeing inside, as to forbid doors in Chinatown be cause the Chinamen gamble behind them." Judge Stevenson eald that tinder tho terms of the- new ordinance owners of all public buildings in tho city must obtain permits for steel elevator doors, and that most of the church doors in the city violate the new law. Mr. Ma larkey said every door in the Yeon building, under the terms of the ordi nance, required a permit. OILING OF STREETS STARTS Auto Owners- SaitI to Hinder Opera - . tions of Department. Oiling of the macadam' streets in Portland has been started, according to Alex Donaldson, superintendent of the street cleaning . bureau." The city re cently obtained a large quantity of oil for this purpose, and it is likely that the work can be concluded within 30 days. In connection with the laying of the oil, much difficulty is being encoun tered, according to Superintendent Don aldson, because of parked automobiles on th.3 macadam roads. AJ1 automobile uwiiera arts u rK uu iu rt'irdin irom para ing cars on macadam streets which are to be oiled for the next few days. Seattle Trade Party to Tour South. CHEHAL1S. Wash., May ft. The in- EVERY EATING PLACE should seek the reputa tion of serving good food.' When the public call for Worcestershire, they want LEA&PERRinS SAUCE THE ONLY ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE Never serve imitations. 1 ? VAnmu nfFt) If " i i 1 has taoebt .be modern 1 s 1 IgyyOM PACKEP. f ,1 1 J , nousewtte that alt coffees ' I I P nffffF l I I deteriorate and become Sfl !'' iV&B If H &sEsV t 1 state when-Packed In the n I f ----Ji 3 -SE 3 o! style slip cover and I f 111 . friction top tins. She has i K Z) iyiftjrKl. ? learned that the vacuum ! Tra. c I &f0KSCrtfi I TlP f . i LJrt. can Is her best Insurance CvlF i 5t&-QL?Jf& J lrffflll tor obralnlna fresh coffee Xu iilwihtft liwrtl jirrr I UJ7ur d Jhat vacuum packed HkitMiJJjniTTS coffee is more economical SrrHJ- nMirrn "'""'TTmHw MllWjJjr because she can set more CJjfiSllii ISlmui ' cups of delicious coffee V J& GOLDEN WEST COFFEE (S VACUUM PACKED JJ 715 SJ-t! i" l. M.IM i . - CTHE HUSK1NQ BEE. When a "rcd'ear" ewked a coated rl Idss, and the coveted kiss evoked a red checki What frantic fiddling and mad dancing what whole-hearted joy and frolic! How unalloyed happiness turned work into play! Among the different kinds of bread, one stands out like the red ear of corn at the "husking bee." That bread is sefffolQ. It is clean made, it is conscientiously made, it is economically made. The big size of the loaf permits the utmost economy in fuel, labor and materials. It assures you the biggest food value for your money and bread of certain purity and cleanliness. It is a saving loaf to use, for it holds its freshness and flavor. It is all eaten. To get this better bread all that is necessary is to say gfeZzi tfcad, and not just "a loaf of bread.' ii i "That Good Old Fashioned Taste" i The Royal Bakery and Confectionery 1 dug trial mwlt.tot-thiSaattlo cham ber of coT!TrirWi, a r'arty '6T SO people. are to make a trip through several southwest 1 awhlnpton towns and- cit- lesy. They p.re scheduled for Chehalia May IS, and will spend the afternoon, eveninjr and night here. While in Che hnlia the Ohohalis Citizens' club prob ably will stage a dinner, dance, and band concert and other entertainment features. Ifour -'Uncle Swi provided his boys with COFFEE Our government sent 3,000,000 fighting men abroad. And, to keep them physically fit, it sent millions of pounds of coffee. BRAVE, clean, lithe, sturdy fellows, they were. Clear of eye, steady of nerve, strong of heart, splendid physical specimens. "The finest soldiers in the world", has been said of them. And they proved it! Coffee lovers, they were almost to a man. Coffee drinking had been their habit all their lives. They were practically raised on it, in the true American fashion. And they were . not deprived of it ! A most careful diet was planned in order to maintain health and strength. While bread and beans and beef were needful, there was one item recognized as absolutely indispensable coffee. So whatever else they had, our boys had their coffee, plenty of it, four times a day! It cheered and comforted and encouraged them. It helped them do their job, and do it well. Who shall say how grand a part coffee played in this great war? Coffee the Essential drinlz Copyright 1919 by the Joint Coffee Trade Publicity Committee of the United States.