3
AMERICAN KILLED
in his bed this morning. He was a
ST. LOUIS MAY LOSE
RANK AMGNG CITIES
victim, apparently, of an attack of
acute indigestion, from which he suf
fered during the early part of the
evening, put from which he seemed
to have recovered before retiring.
Colonel Newport was nearly 70 years
old.
He was born in Gal H polls. . Ind., in
1878. He was engaged in railroad
construction work in North Dakota,
where, because of the Indian wars
r by
Attempt to Escape From
Wesel Prison Reported.
which hampered his work and in which
Rate of Growth in Last 10
Year's History Smallest.
THE MOItXING OREGONIAN, AVEDXESDxVT, ATOTL 14, 1920
GUARD
he was forced to take part, he gained
the title of colonel. From his head
quarters at Mandan, N. D., he built
1100 miles of .the Northern Pacific
railroad, later coming to Umatilla
county, where he built several mlies
of railroad near Maxwell station and
along the Pendleton-Echo route. He
later turned his attention to irriga
tion engineering and was builder of
the Furnish irrigation ditches at Her
miston. He had considerable property
interests in that town and near by
and had been a leader in the develop
ment of the section.
Mrs. Newport, a son, H. R. Newport,
and daughter, Mrs. Pat Harwood of
Chicago, survive.
OREGON SENATOR ROUSED
AID IN REVOLT CHARGED
BOSTON MAY GO ' AHEAD
aul It. de Mott of Patcrson, X. J.f
Under Sentence of Death.
Press Criticises Action.
)
Interest Centers in Whether Fourth
City or U. S. Will' Be Beaten
by Massachusetts Metropolis.
BERLIN. April 13. An official an
nouncement made last night in the
case of Paul Koome de Mott of Pater
son, N. J., said to have been an
American citizen, who was killed re
cently at Wesel, near the Ruhr re
ffion, stated that he wan shot dead
while attempting to escape from mili
tary arrest.
De Mott, who was 22 years of age,
was taken prisoner by government
troops near Uislaken, southeast of
"Wesel, early last week charged with
being in possession of arms and aid
ing in the rebellion.
The killing of De Mott, shot re
cently at Wesel, was caustically com
mented upon today by the Indepen
dent Socialist newspaper, Die Freiheit.
It described the incident as a case of
"murder by the soldiery, who ob
viously were afraid the higher court
would annul the death sentence."
Reports stated that De Mott had
been shot dead by a sentry while
trying to escape from the prison at
Wesel. where he was being held un
der death sentence, the cause for
which was not stated. An investiga
tion was ordered by the foreign of
fice immediately upon receipt of the
report.
LONDON, April 12. Verbal assur
ances given by the French govern
ment In answering the sixth note of
Great Britain relative to the occupa
tion of German cities by the French
were discussed by the cabinet council
today. They were expected, to be fol
lowed by a formal note which would
mean a satisfactory solution of the
difficulty.
France was said to have recognized
that opposition to its action was
based rather upon the maintenance of
an important principle than upon tha
merits of the immediate question involved.
SUITOR SHOOTS WIDOW
WILLIAM MEKCEIl KILLS SELF;
WOM.VX MAY 1IK.
Mrs. Irene Styles, Vineland, X. J.,
Waiting for Trolley, Shot
Through Head.
VINELAND, N. J., April 13. (Spe
cial.) William Mercer made an at
tempt to murder Mrs. Irene Styles
yesterday morning about 8 o'clock as
she was waiting for the trolley at
the Main and Magnolia road station.
.The passengers at the depot did not
notice any trouble until they heard
the' crack of a pistol. Then the
screams of the woman were heard
while several more shots were fired.
Mercer started on a run for the
woods about a half mile to the west
ward, while he hid his smoking pis
tol in his pocket. No one had the
presence of mind to stop him and he
was allowed to get' away.
Mrs. Styles was carried to the home
of her father, Henry E. Boyd. She
was bleeding profusely and Dr.
George Cunningham was . sent for.
After & superficial examination he
took the injured woman to the Vine
land hospital. Inquiry among the
excited people revealed the fact that
Mercer was an Inmate of the Boyd
home. He came from Wheeling, W.
Va with the family in June, 1919,
and did considerable of the work
about the place.
He became enamored of Mrs. Styles.
Of late the man became jealous, but
why it could not be learned, except
that some other man had paid atten
tion to Mrs. .Styles. It is supposed
that Mercer was trying to exact some
promise from her when he few into
a rage and fired at her. Mr Styles
is a widow, 30 years old, and lercer
ia 28. . . J
This afternoon at 4 o'clock the body
of Mercer was found in the woods a
mile from the scene of his crime. He
had shot himself, the bullet going
through his head entering at the
right ear and coming out the left
eye. exactly as he shot the woman.
Mrs. Styles" still lives but no hopes
are held for her recovery.
THE DALLES AIDS DRIVE
Third of 515 0 0 Xeedcd to Open
Y. V. C. A. Already Donated.'
THE DALLES, Or.. April 13. (Spe
cial.) With more than one-third of
the desired $4500 fund already
pledged, teams of Y. W. O. A. solici
tors took the field this morning at 9
o'clock in a drive to establish a Y. W.
C. A. headquarters in this city.
Speakers addressed theater audi
ences here tonight. The need for a
young women's club and community
center has been manifest for many
months.
COLONEL NEWPORT DEAD
I'ather of Ilcrmiston Was Oregon
Reclamation Pioneer.
PENDLETON, Or., April 13 .(Spe
cial.) Colonel Horace Greeley New
port, veteran railroad builder, con
tractor and irrigationist, father of the
town of Hermiston. was found dead
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CHAMBERLAIN RAPS FOES . OP
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
Senator Protests Against Proposed
Developments in This State
Bring Prompt Response.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. April 13. Criticisms made by
Senators Smoot of Utah and Thomas
of Colorado of provisions in the pend
ing rivers and harbors bill for cer
tain preliminary surveys, which in
clude Tillamook bay and the Tualatin
river in Oregon, brought Senator
Chamberlain to the defense of Ore
gon's river "and harbor improvements
in a senate speech this afternoon.
It was charged by the senators that
the improvement of many of the riv
ers and harbors of the country had
proved of no practical benefit because
their improvement in many cases had
developed no additional commerce.
Senator Chamberlain replied that the
opening of rivers and harbors so far
as the northwest was concerned had
been effective in holding down rail
road freight rates. He said:
"Along some points on the Colum
bia river there has been somewhat
of a falling off in the freight car
ried on the river, and yet the con
struction of two canals on the Colum
bia river has been instrumental in
saving to the producers of the Inland
Empire more money than would be
necessary to pay for the compara
tively small expenditure of the gov
ernment a hundred times.
"In this day and generation, when
there is congestion of railroad trans
portation and it is physically impos
sible to get- from some quarters of
the country to the markets, we ought
to stimulate and encourage the im
provement of these rivers and har
bors, no matter how small the traf
fic may be on them temporarily.
"Take this situation in Oregon: We
have contributed fifty-fifty with the
government for nearly every improve
ment we have ever had. In other
words, the people of Oregon have
created port commissions at the city
of Portland, at Nehalem. at Astoria,
at Tillamook, at Newport, at Coos
Bay and other places, and they have
levied taxes upon themselves equal
to appropriations made by congress.
Small communities meet the govern
ment appropriation every time and
have contributed dollar for dollar
when they have asked the government
for appropriations.
"In other words, the people have
shown, by levying upon themselves
high rates, of taxation, the confidence
that they have in the development of
their own country. It is hardly fair,
from my viewpoint, that they should
be asked to do it, because the traffic
that goes down the Columbia river
from Oregon harbors is not only na
tional in importance, but international.
"The wheat that goes down the
Columbia river goes to Liverpool, and
our lumber goes to the markets of
the world. Oregon is contributing
money for a benefit that comes to the
United States by reason of increased
international commerce.'
DOCTOR BEQUEATHS BRAIN
ANATOMIST' OPERATES OX
BODY OF DEAD FHIEXD.
Will and Agreement Gives Corpse
of Dr. Joseph Sims to Dr..
E. A. Spitzka.
NEW YORK, April 13. (Special.)
Dr. Edward Anthony Spitzka, a well
known anatomist, Monday removed
the brain of Dr. Joseph Simms, phy
sician, author and lecturer, who died
at the Hotel Empire Sunday. This
was in accordance with a provision of
a will executed by Dr. Simms and an
agreement with Dr. Spitzka when
the latter was a demonstrator at the
College of Physicians ajd Surgeons
17 years ago.
"Dr. Simms believed in the scientific
study of the brain and that he could
aid science by giving his body for
research." said Dr. Spitzka yesterday.
"He was in accord with the theory
that the brains of intellectual men
differ from those of men of lesser
intelligence and he wanted science
to have his brain to advance its
work in this field.
"Seventeen years ago Dr. Simms
told me he would give his body to
the College of Physicians and Sur
geons and asked me to use it in my
work. He also provided that when
he was at the point of death I was
to be summoned immediately so I
could remove his body."
Dr. Simms lectured extensively here
and abroad. While in London he met
Charles Darwin. Professor Huxley,
Sir Charles Lyall, Herbert Spencer
and all the leading scientists of the
day. He was 86 years old.
H0USER INQUIRY DELAYED
Committee Charged Wltli Probe
Appears Little ' Interested.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, April - 13. The special
subcommittee of the senate committee
on manufacturers recently appointed
to investigate charges of a Spokane
federal grand jury against Max H.
Houser, northwest administrator for
the United States grain corporation, is
manifesting no interest in the task
ahead.
Senator Reed of Missouri, author
of the resolution of investigation, has
returned to Washington, but three
other members of the committee are
still away.
At the office of Senator Gronna
of North Dakota, chairman of the
subcommittee, it was said "today that
no plans for a trip to the Pacific
northwest will be made until the
full subcommittee can be assembled.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
nian. Haia 7070. A 603i
WASHINGTON. April 1?. St. Louis.
fourth city of the country in 1910,
had a populatio nof 773,000 January
1 this year, and showed an increase
of 85,971, or 12.5 per cent over ten
years ago. The rate of growth dur
ing the last ten years was the small
est of any decade since the found
ing of the city, and the increase in
number was smaller than in any dec
ade since that ending in 1880, when
the rate of increase was 12.8 per
cent.
Whether St. Louis or Boston will
rank as the country's fourth largest
city as a result of the 1920 census
added interest to the announcement
today of St. Louis' DODUlation. Bos
ton's nnnnlation has via - Kaar
made public.
Bomtom May G Ahead.
St. Louis ranked fourth in 1910.
Since 1910 Boston has annexed the
town of Hyde Park, having a popu
lation in 1910 of 15,507.
St. Louis and Boston were the only
cities within the 600,000 class in 1910.
Cleveland, Baltimore and Pittsburg,
ranking sixth, seventh and eighth,
were the only cities within the 500,000
class. A change in their ranking for
lszo Is not improbable, and Detroit,
Buffalo ani San Francisco, ranking
9th. 10th and 11th, the only cities
within the 400.000 class, may advance
Into different rank. The population
of none of these has been announced.
Census figures announced today fol
low: St. Louis 773,000; increase. 85.971,
or 12.5 per cent.
Perth Amboy, N. J. 41,707 ; increase,
9586. or .29.8 per cent.
Uniontown. Pa. 15,609; increase
2266. or 17 per cent.
Massilon, O. 17,428; increase. 3549,
or 25.6 per cent.
Chillicothe. O. 15,831; increase,
1323. or 9.1 per cent.
Vinita, Okla. (revised) 5010; In
crease, 928. or 22.7 per cent.
Watertown, N. T. 31.263; increase,
4533, or 17 per cent.
Galesburg, 111. 23,785; increase,
1696, or 7.7 per cent.
Charleston, W. Va. 39,608; increase,
16,612, or 72.2 per cent.
HlattaburK Shown Drmaic,
West Hobok;n, N. J., 40.068, in
crease 4665 or 13.2 per cent.
Duquesne. Pa., 19,011, Increase 3284
or 20.9 per cent.
Be Hal re. O.. 15,061, increase 2115 or
16.3 per cent.
Martins Ferry, O., 11,634. increase
2501 or 27.4 per cent.
Tamaqua, Pa., 12,363, increase 2901
or 30.7 per cent.
Williamsport. Pa., 36,198, increase
4338 or 13.6 per cent.
East Liverpool, O., 21.411, increase
1024 or 5-per cent.
Denieon. Tex., X7.C65. increase 3433
or 25.2per cent.
Plattsburg. N. T., 10.909, decrease
229 or 2.1 per cent.
Rahway, N. Y., 11,042, increase 1705
or 18.3 per cent.
McKeesport Rocks. Pa., 16,713, in
crease 2011 or 13.7 per cent.
Salem, O., 10,305,. increase 1362 or
15.2 per cent.
Bristol. Va.-Tenn., 14,776, increase
1381 or 10.3 per cent.
Aiken. S. C, 4103, increase 192 or
t.y per cent.
Lebanon, Tenn., 408 increase 4425 or
11.6 per cent.
Swissvale, Pa., 10,908, increase 3527
or 47.8 per cent.
CHURCH MEN VISIT PASCO
Ministers In Charge of Interchnrcb
Movement Make Stop.
PASCO, .Wash., Aprii 13. (Special.)
Dr. William S. Beard of New York,
who is in charge of the inter-church
movement in several of the western
states, ana Dr. c. H. Harrison, also of
xew lorK, woo is assisting Dr. Beard,
and Dr. L. O. Baird of Seattle, super
intendent of Congregational churches
in this state, were visitors at the local
Congregational church Sunday morn
ing. in the afternoon a conference of
members of the local church was held
with Dr. Baird. when matters of in
terest to the church were discussed.
The local Congregational church is
enjoying prosperity, according to reports.
CITY HALL IS ADVOCATED
Merchants' Association Pronoe
Expenditure of $40,000.
HOOD RIVER, Or., April 13. (Spe
cial.) The Hood River Merchants' as
sociation last night endorsed a bond
issue -of M0.Q00 to be submitted to
the voters in May. This action was
taken after an address by Mayor E.
f .' g I itnal(tiuKiard,tomkeaB-i-t
I '-?r-'s-f-. fe-'-Jf principle". an hnrelTm tone
1 :?Ss v l in the icloiuLi ulLwi of wol
V '' ty. and to teach men to tbink:
V 5 r tmeud liw trar iithrnittitr
I ''0" tuk to which the ctranh ia
I called.
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The only real .d per- 1 ; 'jtfli
saanent solution of the fcll.SiJl.ll i.T .!' 4
vexingproblemswhich 4 Wl I'iL'I'Hl H vl
bomb more acute than IW' Wfl i'llMMi' 1'U
ever sinee the end of 1 11 l Mil l M
the World War is the I. V WUni,f . Pf,..
application of the esaeeaaaaBeBaBssssBaasBttKfeaaiaasssai
Golden Rale.
Jossraus Durim, atrTa. t
Good Old Fashioned Faith
-That's What The .World
Needs Most
T T THAT is the euro for the world's present troubles for un
V V rest and envy and covetousness and fear?
Legislation ? Industrial compromises ? Political readjustments ?
We've tried them all, and they do not satisfy.
We're hungry and thirsty for Faith.
"The world needs a genuine religious revival,' cabled the Lon
don financial editor of the New York Evening Post recently.
And he added: "This is the view of hard-headed business men."
What business men are now proclaiming the churches have
always proclaimed. You must touch the spirits of men if you
are to change their lives : only to the extent of their faith in each
other can they work together. All remedies are makeshifts ex
cept the Golden Rule.
Thirty denominations, knowing the need to be too great for any
one denomination to meet alone, are cooperating in a nation
wide campaign.
It is a campaign for deepening the spiritual forces of men ; for
enlisting their hearts, and their pocket-books too. And every man
and woman who loves America will be glad of a chance to help.
For the hope of America is Democracy and the Founder of
Democracy was the Founder of the Church. It was He who
first called men sons of God, and so made all men brothers.
Not as employers and employees, not as members of parties or
sects, but as sons of God and brothers all let us work out our
problems together.
To strengthen the Church is our first great task; out of the
Church flows Faith.
United
Financial
Campaign
April 251
to
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The apii ilual sifle of man's mtvne
hu be3i too much tiefrlerted.. ana
we need a new birth of richteou.
nem that will restore the troe re
lation brtweenapirituai and mate
erial thinn.
W. B. Wrf,
Secretary of Labor
For oqt ewa sakea, for ear child
ren's wiif for the natioe'a aake,
i"t us business men get behind the
churcheaand theirpreacbera! Let
oa from thia very day give them
more time, money and thoocht,
for upon them the value of ail wa
wa ultimately dependal
toon W.
INTERCHURCH WbrldL Movement
of SMbrth America
Tha ptABemHoa mtthim mi Uwmaat ra surfs
ifrfo tfbOQft Aaa
of thirty daooaiiaatlonm
L. Scobee, who declared an absolute
necessity the proposed construction
of a city hall, containing facilities
for visiting motorists and quarters
for a motor truck fire engine, which
the city plans to buy.
The new merchants' organization
also appointed a committee to work
with the city council in effecting
civic improvements and the advance
ment of all public enterprises.
Choral Practice Is Called.
A community sing of the Xational
Choral league (Portland chapter Ko.
1) for the promotion of patriotism
will be held at central library tomor-
"Self -Serve Stores"
In the West and South are many "Self-Serve
Stores" or grocerterias.
In stores of this type a woman waits on herself,
taking down from the shelves the goods wanted
and, after paying as she leaves, carries the
groceries home.
There is no clerk, no salesman, and no one to
"push the goods."
Here, left to itself, the public always chooses
advertised brands. Others can't compete without
the aid of personal salesmanship.
People want advertised goods.
Each year an increasing percentage of dealers
recognizes that there is little profit in argument
and instead, quickly sell what the people want.
Commercially, the public is Court of Final
Appeal.
The national advertiser pleads his case direct.
Butteiick Publisher
The Delineator
($2.50 a Year)
Everybody's
Magazine
(?2.76 a Year)
The Designer
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row at 8 P. M. A programme of
patriotic songs will be rehearsed In
preparation for the league's participa
tion in the Hose festival.
A. X. Pierce Goes to Salem.
A. X. Pierce, who for the last three
years has held the managership of the
Seward hotel, will leave Portland to
take charge of the Marion hotel In
Salem on May 1. Mr. Pierce came
here from Mount Clemens, Mich., and
has been connected with the Seward
for over nine years. As yet no steps
have been taken to fill the vacancy
at the Seward.
Sheepmen Compromise for $500.
BEND, Or., April 13. (Special.)
The Deschutes grand Jury today re
turned a true bill against Dick Seder,
charged with passing fraudulent
SINCE it costs no
more to have the
style and refinement
Earl & Wilson qual
ity, why not have it?
checks. Seder left central Oregon
several months ago, and his present
domocile is unknown. In the suit by
R. X. Stanfield. wealthy sheepman.
seeking J9700 damages for alleged
breach of contract from A. E. Hoss of
Plainview, a compromise for $500 was
effected.
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