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ROBBER'S- CAREER BRIEF
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LACK ' OF COURAGE INTER
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TIIE 3I0RNIXG OREGONIAX, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1930
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W. Rickman Obtains $5000
on Checks, Alleged.
WIFE GETS NO MESSAGE
for
Collection of $600 to $900
' Modern Printing Company
-Among Allegations.
TVilliam Rickman, former manager
of the Modern Printing company, 88
Broadway, has been missing since last
. Friday night, and a felony warrant
charging him with issuing a check
without having sufficient funds to
. meet payment, has been sworn ou
" for his arreBt. E. F. Alshaw, cashie
of the Hartman & Thompson bank,
Ficrned the warrant and filed it in the
district court Monday afternoon.
Prior to his departure, Rirkman. It
" Is alleged, collected from $600 to JflOO
on accounts for the Modern Printing
company and failed to turn the money
into the company. It is also alleged
he procured large sums on a number
of npimous checks, making the tot
amount of his alleged peculations
close to S5000.
Rickman, who lived at the Oregon
hotel with his wife and son, collected
1 his salary for the week ending Satur
day on Friday evening. He told his
1 wife he was pofng to Seattle on busi-
' r.esi and would return by Monday
morning. He has not been seen since.
and Mr?. Hickman sSys she has heard
no word from her husband, nor has
she any idea as to his whereabouts.
POO Collected. Alleged.
The day before he left the city
Hickman is said to have collected
nearly 1900 which was due the Mod
ern Printing company. Of this amount
t "00 was paid to him by the Oregon
hotel the day he left the city. Other
firms have since notified the Modern
Printing company that they paid their
bills to Rickman, although C. H.
Pneelcy, manager and principal stock
holder of the printing company, in
sists that Rickman did not turn in
one cent of these collections to the
firm.
According to Mr. Sheeley, just be
fore he left the city, Rickman pro
cured from him a check for $1350.
This money, it is said, Rickman an
nounced he needed in purchasing an
automobile. He cashed this check
and in turn gave Mr. Sheeley his per
sonal check for $13D0. Mr. Sheeley
now has this check, having made no
effort to cash it, he says, upon being
informed by the bank on which It was
drawn that there were no funds
against which the amount could be
drawn.
Check Returned, It la Said.
Rickman is said to have bad a per
sonal checking account at the Bank
of Commerce in the , Peninsula dis
trict. Last Friday he is said to have
drawn a check on this bank an 4
' cashed It at the Hartman and Thomp
son bank, where he formerly carried
an account. The check, it is asserted,
was returned for want of sufficient
funds, and it was then that the bank
swore out the warrant for his arrest
after it was learned he had left the
city and could not be found.
The Burns international detective
agency ia now making a search for
the missing printing manager.
Mr. Sheeley, manager of the Modern
Printing company, said that so far
as he is concerned he would file no
charge against Rickman, although he
is convinced that Rickman does not
intend to return to Portland volun
tarily. Nor did he seem inclined to
demand a prosecution because of the
alleged worthless check for $1350
which he says Rickman gave to him.
Peraonal Check Returned. .
In addition to these two alleged
worthless checks, Rickman is said to
have cashed his personal check for
$50 at the Oregon hotel, just prior to
taking a train from Portland. This
check also was returned marked "not
sufficient funds." He likewise owed
the Oregon hotel about $220 in room
rent which he neglected to pay when
he left the city. The hotel manage
ment announced it would not file any
charges against the missing man un
til he was apprehended and returned
to Portland.
Mrs. Rickman and son remained at
the Oregon hotel for several days af
ter her husband left the city, but af
ter he failed to return and upon her
being informed of his check trans
actions she left the hotel and is now
staying with friends on Hancock
street.
Mr. Rickman had been with the
Modern Printing company for several
years and had served both as treas
urer and manager. Two years ago he
opposed County Clerk Beveridge for
the republican nomination for that
office. He remained as manager of
me concern until last October, at
which time Mr. Sheeley procured con
trol of the corporation and took over
its active management. Mr. Rickman
has since been serving under him.
TIMBER SALE ANNOUNCED
Bids on 6.000.000 Feet Xear Eu
gene Authorized by Order.
EUGENE, Or.. March 23. (Special.)
Six .million feet of timber in the
Cascade national forest, in the vicin
ity of Reserve, on the upper Will
amette river, will soon be sold to the
highest bidder, according to N. F.
Macduff, supervisor of the forest.
Mr. Macduff and his deputy super
visor. H. K. Vincent, spent some time
there lately examining this timber
which lies across the river from Re
serve. Practically all of it is Douglas
fir although there are a few trees of
cedar and other species in the tract.
Authority to advertise for bids for
this timber has just been received by
Mr. Macduff, and it is expected to
make the sale within 30 dayg after
the first appearance of the adver
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Gladys BrorkweU, as she appears in "Thl Devil's Riddle,'' trhlch Trill open
tuday at the Columbia theater,
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TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
Rlvoli Pauline Frederick, "The
Woman in Room 13."
Majestic Alice Brady, "Sin
ners.". Peoples Louis Joseph Vance
production, "The Lone Wolf's
Daughter."
Liberty Doris May and Doug
las MacLean, "Mary's Ankle."
Columbia Special production,
"The Devil's Riddle."
Star Clara Kimball Toung,
'yes of Youth."
Sunset Doris May and Doug
las MacLean, "Twenty-Three
and a Half Hours' Leave."
Circle Bryant Washburn, "Too
Much Johnson."
Globe Virginia Pearson, "Im
possible Catherine."
Dr. R. A. Millikan to Speak.
Dr. R. A. Millikan. professor of
physics at the University of Chicago
nd California Institute of Tech
nology, will be the speaker at the
weekly luncheon of the Progressive
Business Men's club tomorrow at
noon at the Benson hotel. "Science
and Inventions Before the War and
After" will be the topic of his ad
dress. Dr. Millikan served as vice
chairman of the national research
council during the war.
GLADYS BROCKWELL will come
to the Columbia theater today
In her new production. "The
Devil's Riddle." Advance reports In
dicate an especially strong plot for
the versatile star, as the screen pro
duction was adapted from a serial
story written by Edwlna Levin run
ning in one of the foremost maga
zines.
The story concerns itself with a
girl who has lived a lonely life on
the plains of Montana, literally starv
ing for the refinements of civilisa
tion which had been denied her. She
went to New York only to. find that
the loneliness of a big city oftentimes
equals the desolation of the silent
prairies and the great world she had
longed for seemed to swallow her
This is the situation which it is said
develops into one of the most ab
sorbing plots ever filmed, with the
star reaching the utmost heights o
her dramatic power in it.
A cellarette inlaid with 10,000
chinks of ivory made by Boer prison
ers during the war with Great Brit
ain, a complete piece of hand-finished
steel armor once in the Tower of Lon
don and two Bagdad pedal stools once
owned by Earl Grey, are some of
the costly pieces in a gorgeous scene
in "The Devil's Riddle."
The articles mentioned were used
in a scene depicting a pretentious
studio belonging to a French artist
who was being lionized by New York's
Bohemian" set. Oriental finishings,
possessing all the soft warmth of far
eastern coloring, made an impressive
background.
School children of Portland will be
guests of Lipman, Wolfe & Co., at
showing of the "Tom Sawyer" film at
the Globe theater Saturday morning
at 9:30. A youth representing Mark
Twain's much-loved hero will be in
the boys' department of the store
Thursday and will present all young
sters who call with free tickets. In
addition to the main film, the pro
gramme will include music and an
other feature photoplay, Mabel Nor
mand in "Jinx."
Screen Gossip.
Flowers in- the foyers of Portland
motion picture houses are attracting
considerable attention this week. The
Liberty, by the use of scores of pink
and white tulips placed in the basin
of the foyer fountain, has perhaps the
most elaborate floral decorations.
Several large standing baskets of cut
flowers have been used in the Colum
bia theater in addition to small bas
ket vases suspended from the walls.
Floral decorations in Portland mo
tion picture houses represent no small
daily expenditure as well as the ar
tistic ability of an interior decorator.
The work of William D. Taylor, the
Paramount director, is appearing be
fore the eyes of many at the present
time. His film version of Mark
Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" is being
shown to thousands of school children
in all parts of the country, both in
the schools, where projection ma
chines are installed and in theaters
to which children are sent in groups
by their teachers to see this American
classic that has been so finely done
for the screen.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always bears
the
Vgnature
Kenneth Harlan, it is reported, is
to be elevated to the star rank by an
eastern company. Harlan has played
leading parts for many feminine stars
for three years past.
Kathleen O'Connor put up a gallant
fight for three wcks against a threat
ened attack of pneumonia and con
quered. She is back at her work in
Universal pictures. -
Frank Borzage's new picture has
been held up by the illness of his
star. Kitty Gordon, and the severe
weather conditions in the east, where
the picture is being made. Letters
from the director say that the diffi
culties of movie makers during the
recent blizzards along the Atlantic
slope have bees innumerable and
have made the producers and workers
cast many a longing eye toward sunny
California. Borzage's production, "Hu
moresque." which is to be released, is
said to be wonderfully picturesque
upon its realistic side.
"What Happened to Jones'' will be
Brrant Washburn's next. Twenty
years ago this farce, one of the first
written by George Broadhurst, Was a1
reigning success and it has since been
played continuously by stock com pa
nies.
Blanche Sweet's next, which will be
made under the guidance of Henry
King, will be considerable of a nov
elty. It will be an aeroplane story,
with many of its scenes made in the
air. Mr. King and his company have
been sent to Santa Catalina island,
the nationally famous resort off the
coast of southern California, for the
early scenes.
Readers of "The Hippopotamus Pa
rade" In its magazine form will be
interested in knowing that it is to be
made into a film-comedy with Wal
lace Reid as the star, under the title
"What's Your Hurry?"
Water Connections Proposed.
CENTRALIA, Wash., March 23.
(Special.) A proposal to connect the
water systems of Centralia and Che
halis, so as to furnish protection to
either city in case of accident to its
plant, was discussed yesterday at a
joint meeting held by the city com
missions. The Lewis county engineer,
Chehalis city engineer and the super
intendent of the local water depart
ment were appointed as a committee
to investigate the cost of the project.
Phone your want ads to The Orego.
nian. Main 7070, A 6095.
Emergency Fireman Winds Up by
Being Sent to Jail for Carrying
Concealed Weapons.
The salary of an emergency fire
man for the Southern Pacific com
pany was. not sufficient for W. A.
Koller, Kenllworth hotel, and so he
started out to be a highwayman, ac
cording to a confession which he is
alleged to have made to Inspector
Tom Swennes following his arrest
yesterday morning.
Koller was sentenced to serve 100
days in jail and pay a fine of $200
when he appeared before Municipal
Judge Rossman to answer to a charge
of carrying concealed weapons.
According to his alleged confession.
Koller sallied forth Monday night
with the intention of robbing Bome
one. He had several chances but lost
courage and let them go by. When
he passed Patrolman G. E. Reed at
East Sixth and Hawthorne avenue.
the officer noticed that the man had
his hand on something bulgy In his
pocket and arrested him. Koller is
24 years of age.
$20,000 WON IN LOTTERY
Investment of $5 Brings Luck to
Itoquiani Citixen.
HOQUIAM, Wash., March 13. (Spe
cial.) Talk of gold mines, platinum
findings and drilling for oil lost all
their glamor today on Grays harbor
when word was received that Charles
Rychard, former Hoquiam grocer.
had won $20,000 in a Chinese lottery.
He recently returned from the orient,
where he was employed by the China
Commercial company.
When Rychard opened his mail to
day, a letter from Shanghai was left
to the last. Rychard thought it was
merely routine matter. But when he
opened it, drafts on a Shanghai bank
for $19,000 dropped out, with a letter
of explanation. The missing, $1000
s accounted for this way:
Just before leaving Shanghai,
Rychard was solicited to take a lot
tery chance. An American stenogra
pher laughingly told him there was
always a chance to win, as she had
been lucky herself. He bought a $5
chance and allowed the girl to pick
the number. When he left he told
her if anything happened she could
keep $1000 and send the balante to
him, and she did. The money has
been deposited in a local bank.
Smartness,' snugness of fit and
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Sterling, F. H. Weber, Fred Gustav
son, Leon Morse, G. C. Thompson &
Son, Dr. W. J. Shelton, W. A. RIngo,
S. W. Norton, Cooley & Co., Charles
P. Poole.
WATER POWER IS DIVIDED
Shingle 3IiII and Flour Mill
Brownsville to Utilize Waste.
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BROWNSVILLE, Or., March 22.
(Special.) The proposed shingle mill.
nd the flouring mill here, are said
j have divided the water power at
this city between them. Since the
closing down of the woolen mill four
years ago much of this power has
gone to waste.
The old woolen mill property has
been purchased as a site for he estab
lishment oi a sningie mm ana oox
factory.
George Loeb is back or the project.
The purchasers of the woolen mill
re: Josepn coraingiey, james .Den
ton, Seth Riistrick, Bank of Browns-
villo T. n Virtltn V. R Whlfo C V..
' Stanard & Son. Howe Bros., Charles
CLUB LAUNCHES DRIVE
Med ford Business Men Hold Ban
quet Preparatory to Campaign.
MED FORD, Or.. March 23. (Spe
cial.) A civic dinner of the cham
ber of commerce was held last night
at the Hotel Medford, incidental to the
start today of the expansion and
reorganization campaign of the cham
ber of commerce when 100 workers
under command of two majors and
11 captains will begin the week's
campaign to procure '400 members
for the chamber and to raise a bud
get working fund for it of $10,000.
Last night's banquet was opened
with Vernon H. Vawter presiding and
with Harry L. . Walther as toast
master. Speeches were made by Mrs. F.
E. Merrick, Mrs. Charles L. Schieffelin
Gus Newbury, H. C. Garnett, George
A. Mansfield and Henry Gaines Hawn
of New York City gave his famous
lecture on "The Soul of Things."
Features of the banquet were solos
by Agnes Neilsen Skartvedt, Seattle,
contralto, and community singing of
popular songs by the banqueters.'
material and of car building stocks.
The trade In the middle west with
retail yards is expected to open up
with the advent of spring, although
some business from this source al
ready is coming in. While the 'Cali
fornia market is dull, signs of im
provement exist, the local lumbermen
say.
Freshets Close Hatchery.
ABERDEEN, Wash., March 23.
(Special.) The state has found it im
possible to operate the state Stevens
creek saimon hatchery west of
Hoquiam this summer, the fish traps
having been washed out by heavy
freshets last November. Repair of
the traps cannot be accomplished be
fore the June droughts. The hatchery
ordinarily handles 4,080,000 eggs and
takes about 6,000,000 additional which
heretofore have been shipped to out
side hatcheries.
LUMBER OUTLOOK BRIGHT
Grays Harbor Mill Men Predict
Good Summer Trade.
' ABERDEEN, Wash., March 23.
(Special.) The lumber outlook for
the summer is bright, in the opinion
of Grays Harbor millmen. The rail
roads are buying heavily, both of tie
Fire Guts Centralia Hotel.
CENTRALIA, Wash.. March 23.
(Special.) The old Tourist hotel was
gutted last night by fire, presumably
of incendiary origin, entailing loss
of about $2500. The flames had gained
good headway when they were dis
covered. The building has stood idle
since it was vacated by the I. W. W.
as a headquarters about two years
ago.
Mine Superintendent lArrested
Cyanide and quarts filings flaced
in a trout stream In Baker county
caused the arrest of R. M. Betts, su
perintendent of the Cornucopia Mine
company, by a deputy game warden
The date of the tri&l has not yet been
set. The stream, Pine -creek, passes
the mine. t '
Rend Thn Oregonlan classified ads.
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Up My Stairway
Now's the time to divorce your winter
clothes and greet Miss Spring in a snapp
well-fitting
NEW SUIT
Here's Three More Slylhh Models
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effect.
NEW SPORTING
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