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PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BRIDE'S GOWN AWFUL;
CURB PROFITEERS,
FEDERATION PLEA
TRAIN HITS MAN TIED
TO RAIL BY ROBBERS
OUTLAWS' VICTI5I LOSES LEFT
FOOT AXD 'HAXD.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
WATER POWER ACTION
PLANK ON LEAGUE
NO CLASS DISTINCTION
HERE, SAYS C00L1DGE
PROPERTY MUST HATE SAFE
GUARDS, SAYS GOVERNOR.
STUDENT KILLED
WEDDING POSTPONED
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TO ENTER POLITICS
IS ROOT'S IDEA
PRIEST GETS SHOCK AXD OR
NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW HOW
PRESIDENT ACTED OX BILL.
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Help Weak, Is Plea.
BETTER SCHOOLS WANTED
Canadian Barrister Urges
More Anglo-Saxon Unity.
GROWTH IS POINTED OUT
Remarkable Development of Or
ganisation In Two Tears lndl-
- catcd by Reports.
TODAY'S PROGRAMME,
10 A. M. Business session.
Elks temple.
12:30 P, M. Luncheon and
style show for visiting ladies,
crystal room, Benson hotel.
2:30 p. M. Business session
at Elks temple.
6 P. M. Auto tour parks and
boulevards of west side, leav
ing Portland hotel and termi
nating at Council Crest, where
will be refreshments and danc
ing. Taxation of the strong to provide
opportunities for the weak as a meas
ure in the new standard of social
ethics, entrance of the Kiwanis into
the political field in the highest
sense to make their ideals effectual
in practice and the cementing of
j strong ties of friendship and respect
between the Anglo-Saxon nations In
the interest of world peace were
urged by M. A. McDonald, K. C. a
barrister of Vancouver, B. G, in his
address to the fourth annual ses
eion of the international Kiwanis club
yesterday afternoon.
The "K. C." following the name of
Mr, McDonald is for the honorary
title of "king's counsel." This did
r.ot satisfy the Kiwanians, who voted
ur. muwoiutm u.a nonorary meraocr
of the Kiwanis club after rounds of
applause following his address had
subsided, and who insisted that from
then. on "K. C." appended to the name
jf McDonald stood for 'Kiwanis club."
The speaker did not hold a member
ship in Vh club, but was invited to
speak on "The Kiwanis Spirit: A
World Need."
t Spirit Is Praised.
The 'Kiwanis spirit" was inter
preted by the speaker as one of altru
istio service and "the development
of a cense of vivid responsibility for
your neighbor and your country" and
the society itself as a wonderful
Oasis in a desert of selfishness.
"Is there any menace, socially or
nationally, of which the principles
' you profess are the solvent; he
1 asked. "I venture to say that the
devastating world war would not
have occurred had the Kiwanis club
flourished throughout the world, be-
1 cause of the crystallization of broth
erly sentiment which is a part of
-'. "How can you make effectual the
4 great ideas and ideals which you ex
press? Politics you say is taboo. But
why should it be? I do not know of
any reason why you should not enter
the political field in the highest and
best way. Frankly, I cannot see how
you can keep out Of politics in Its)
highest sense.
"Modern society is menaced because
of our refusal to adopt new standards
of social ethics. We are told, even by
your own constitution, Americans,
that "all men are born free and equal."
It sounds very well, but sound some-
times is empty. A man may be born
free, but he does no have equal op-
portunlties. There is difference in in
tellect, strength and ability.
Help Asked for Weak..
"Would you say that because a
man's capacity is limited he should
not receive any of the good things of
life? Doe's the cripple in your family
receive less care than other members
because he is unable to contribute as
much to the family's earnings? Love
gives to the cripple a little the best
of it. The principle applies to the
state as well as the afmily.
"How Is the weaker brother to be
helped? By strengthening his limbs
so that he may provide for himself,
not by filling his hands with gold.
The socialistic dream is sham and de
lusion, for the socialist does not take
into account the divine initiative-in
man.
"In the matter of education, why
should there not be taxes from the
strong to provide opportunity for
those who are weak? Now the chil
dren are cast into the same educa
tional hopper. They should receive
specialized education fitted to their
minds and physical abilities. The new
social edifice will' not see the few
smothered in wealth, the many strug
gling for pennies. There must be a
gradual readjustment in the industrial
field under guidance of high ideals
and Ioe for fellow man."
narlal Vmltl Held Need.
Mr. McDonald expressed the hope
that 'Krwants' club might-become in.
tercontlnental as well as interna
tional and bring about an era of bet-
er. understanding. He pleaded. power
fully for peace, amity and concord
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Voting Woman Told to Retire1 and
Clothe Herself Properly, Then
Ceremony Is Performed. ,
NEW ORLEANS, June 16. A wed
ding ceremony in St. Louis cathedral
was postponed several hours today
because the officiating priest. Father
Antoine, of the Order of Oblate Fath
ers of Mary Immaculate, declared the
bride was immodestly attired and vio
lated a recent order of Archbishop
Shaw of the diocese of New Orleans
relative to wearing apparel.
The priest declared the bride ap
peared to him "so shocking that he
had the sexton put out the lights so
that she might retire and properly
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name of the bride, he declared she
"wanted to fly in society style at her
wedding, much to her disgrace."
Everything had been prepared for
the wedding and tse bridegroom was
in the edifice. The altars were ablaze
with candles and the electric lights In
every pari oC the ancient cathedral
were lighted. The bride started up
the main aisle, but had not gone far
before the priest viewed the gown,
ordered the lights out, and sent her
home to assume other garments. The
marriage ceremony then was per
formed. CRAFT'S FATE IS IN DOUBT
Lifeboat of West Jester Picked Up
in Mid-Pacific.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 16. The
steamship "West Cadron, which ar
rived here today, reported having
picked up a capsized lifeboat midway
in the Pacific on June 4, which bore
the name of West Jester. The West
Jester sailed from Seattle, May 9,
with freight for Hongkong via Port
land, Or., and is said to be overdue
at Hongkong.
SEATTLE? June 16. Officials of
Frank Waterhouse & Co., agents for
the shipping board steamer West
jester, said tonight they had received
no reports of any mishap to the
vessel.
The West Jester was reported to
have sailed from Portland May 16.
The West Jester is an 8800-ton steel
freighter and was launched from the
plant of the Ames Shipbuilding com
pany here In December, 1919.
WOOD CHAIRMAN REPLIES
Language, of Butler Statement Is
Called "Almost Paranoiac."
CHICAGO, June 16. Nathan Will
iam Macchesney, chairman of the
Leonard Wood campaign in Illinois, in
a letter to Dr. Nicholas Murray But
ler of New York, made public here
tonight, declared "wholly untrue" Mr.
Butler's statement regarding the
Wood campaign backing and said he
protested against "the gratuitous in
suit of which you have been guilty."
"Tour opposition to the popular pri
mary, Mr. Maccnesney s tetter saia.
'and distrust of the people In general
is of course well known, but should
not have led you into an attack, the
language of which is almost paran
oiac in character." . . . .
Mr. Macchesney wrote he was send
ing copies of the letter to Senator
Harding, republican presidential
nominee, and Will H. Hays, repub
lican national cyhairman.
TOLEDO
GOES UP ONE
Columbus No Longer Third Largest
City !n Ohio,
WASHINGTON, June 16.--Colu.mbus
has lost to Toledo 'Its. place as third
largest city In Ohio, but it has-out
I stripped Louisville and St. Paul in
I rank among the large cities of the
I country.
The population- of. .Columbus was
announced today . by v the census
bureau as 237,031,. an Increase of-65,-
1520 or 30.6 per cent. Toledo showed
an increase of 74,618 or 44.3 per cent
during the last decade and now has a
population of 243,109. '
Columbus ranked as 29th most popu-
ulous city of the country in 1910.
Other census figures announced
were: Lawrence,. Mass., 91,-io, in
crease, 8378 or 18.5per pent; Ashland,
Ky., 14,729, increase 6041, or 69.5 per
cent. . .
L0WDEN FUNDS RETURNED
Missouri Delegates Report' Big
Checks Handed Back.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Juns 16. Robert E.
I Moore, who was a delegate to the re-
I publican national convention f torn the
12th St. Louis district. In a statement
today asserted he had returned the
82500 of Lowden funds he received.
The return was made through an "In
termediary" in Chicago last Thursday.
Moore said. , He refused to name the
Intermediary.
Nat Goldstein, delegate from the
11th district, last night asserted the
$2500 of Lowden money given him
had been returned. . ' .'
Both men were named in then sen
ate investigation of campaign funds.
SNOW . ENDS HEAT . WAVE
Omaha Temperature' Drops 22 De
grces iu Day.
OMAHA. Neb., June 16. Flurries of
snow melting before they reached
the ground today -attended the end
ing of a heat wave which had ex
tended for eight days.
The temperature dropped 82 de
grees. ' ' ' .
Labor Asks Congress to
Cut Living Costs. ;
GOMPERS' STAND APPROVED
Recognition of Irish Republic
Requested.
STEEL WAR TO CONTINUE
Xew Organizing Campaign In Great
Industry to Start Soon Com
mittee's Work Approved. '
MONTREAL, June 16. The Amerl
can .Federation of Labor here today
called upon congress to curb prof
iteering, indorsed President Compere
non-partisan political programme, ap
proved "the Irish republic and re
quested withdrawal of armed forces
from Ireland.
The federation declared war on the
Kansas court of industrial relations
and anti-strike legislation now before
Vi los-iKla tures in Colorado and
Nebraska.
The recent railroad strike was con
demned by the federation as a seces
sionist movement." to discredit the
recognized organisations in the rail
way service. Any union giving moral
or financial aid to such walkouts was
threatened with revocation of charter.
Congress was also urged by a vote
of the convention to enact legislation
for the absolute exclusion of Japanese
and other Asiatic emigrants and
"picture brides."
Steel Ftsfct 4o Go On.
A declaration was adopted to the
effect that the federation "had never
countenanced discrimination because
of race, creed or color."
The federation instructed the exe
cutive council to calTa conference of
all the "interested international un
ions" and immediately start a new
organizing? campaign in the steel in
dustry. The work of the national
stefjt workers organizing committee
In organizing- 300,000 "steel workers
was approved.
The question whether the American
Federation of Labor should indorse
government ownership or government
control of the railroads, aroused
spirited debate at the close of the
day's session. Final action will be
taken tomorrow.
U. S. Road Control Urgre.
The administrative forces of the
federation, backing the report of the
resolutions committee for approval
of government' control, opposed the
railroad employes' organization and
their supporters in urging indorse
ment of "government ownership with
democratic operation of the rail
roads." John Frey, chairman of the resolu-
(Concluded on Page 2, Column 8. )
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Carrolton, Mo., Resident Seized by
Two Men and Taken to Rail
way 'In Automobile.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS. Mo.. June'
18 George Underwood, Carrolton,
Mo., was forced by two men to enter
a motorcar here tonlglTt, was taken
to a spot near th Wahash tracks.
half a mile from Excelsior Springs,
robbed of $70 and bound to the rails
with a barbed wire.
A passenger tsain passing half an
hour later cut off his left foot and
hand.
"When Underwood was discovered
lying beside the track after the train
had passed, -he was Insensible from
loss of blood and shock.
After recovering sufficiently to
talk he gave the police a meager de
scription of the outlaws, search for
whom Is now under way. The deed
caused great indignation " here, . and
talk of lynching if the robbers were
found was freely made. Underwood's
condition was precarious tonight, and
it was feared that he would not sur
vive. RAIN FLOODS MILWAUKEE
Western Portion of Wisconsin City
Under 10 Feet of Water.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 16. Mil
waukee suffered the heaviest rain
fall in the history of the weather bu
reau today, when 2.19 inches fell in
a space of one hour and five minutes.
The western portion of the city was
under ten feet of water tonight and
efforts were being made to rescue
residents.
WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S. D., June
16. This vicinity was tonight recov
ering from effects of approximately
eight inches of rain which fell within
two hours and a half yesterday.
TOURIST MAKES OWN 'OIL'
"I Should Worry," Says Motorist
When Told of Gasoline Shortage
SALEM, Or., June 16. (Special.)
"I should worry," declared an auto
mobile tourist here today when in
formed that he could not purchase
more than one gallon of gasoline.
Taking from his pocket r. well worn
formula, the tourist poured Into the
tank of his car five gallons of kero
sene, one gallon of benzine and some
wood alcohol. He then dropped into
the fluid four moth, balls, jumped into
the driver's seat and started north
ward.
BRITAIN IS WATCHING U. S
Admiralty Concerned About Nava
Development Programme.
LOSiDON, June 16. Walter Hum
Long, first lord of the admiralty, de
clared today in. the house of com
mons that the admiralty was follow
ing closely important development
of the naval programme of the United
States.
Mr. Long said the admiralty would
not fail to ask parliament for neces
sary powers if its members thought
they were falling behind their prope
naval standard.
White House, State Department and
Capitol Are Silent on Whether
Act Is Vetoed. .
WASHINGTON. June 16. Inquiry at
tjje White House, the state depart
ment and the capitol today failed to
disclose the action taken by President
Wilson on the water power bill. It
was learned at the state department.
however, that the measure was still
at the White House, but officials there
remained silent, although it had been
announced that a list of the measures
remaining in the President's hands
and his action on each might be given
out late in the day.
legislative register clerks at the
capitol said they had not been in
formed whether the water power bill
had been approved within tn timn
permitted for It to become a law. The
water power bill was among 11
measures that got a "pocket veto" by
the president when congress ad
journed. Attorney-General Palmer later ruled
that these measures did not suffer a
veto unless the president refrained
from approving them within ten days
after their receipt at the White
House. The time for aDDrovIne the
water power bill expired last Friday
at midnight and the other measures.
including the war laws repeal resolu
tion and the resolution creating a
commission to confer with Canadian
authorities regarding restrictive or
ders against the export of pulp wood,
must be approved before tomorrow
midnight.
OREGON THIRD IN THRIFT
Creditable Showing Made in War
Stamp Purchases.
SALEM", Or., June 16. (Special.)
Oregon with purchases of war sav
ings securities aggregating 8 cents
per capita for the month of April and
with a total of 61 cents per capita
for the year up to May 1. ranks third
among the states of the union, ac
cording to a report Issued today by
J. A. Churchill, state superintendent
of public Instruction. Mr. Churchill's
report was based on figures received
from the treasury department at
Washington. .
To encourage continuance of thrift
In the educational institutions of Ore
gon, Mr. Churchill announced that the
course in civics, now being revised in
the elementary schools, would include
a definite programme for thrift edu
cation. "" "
TEXANS AT OREGON CITY
San Antonio Shriners Conclude
Long Auto Trip,
OREGON CITY, June 16. (Special.)
The first Shriners to arrive in Ore
gon City on their way to Portland to
attend the convention next week were
R. B. Bracht and M. R. Perron, both
of San Antonio. Tex., who reached
the city yesterday after an eventful
motor trip from the southern state.
The visiting Shriners were taken
for an inspection trip through the
woolen and paper mills. They were
much interested in the manufacturing
industries of Oregon City and left
here with a favorable impression of
the city..
Divergent Views Are Gen
erally Harmonized.
HARVEY'S CHANGES BEATEN
Convention Goes Back to
Original Draft by Root.
BORAH THREAT IGNORED
Trouble With Brandejjee, However,
Is Different Matter and His
Views Carry Weight.
BT MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyrlrht. 1020. by Bell Syndicate. Inc.
FuDllehed by arrangement.)
CHEYENNE, Wyo., en route to San
Francisco, June 16. (Special.) A
cablegram frem the Hague quotes Mr
Root as saying he "had not even
seen the league of nations plank at
tributed to his authorship." This
merely means, of course, that he has
not seen the plank since it was
adopted. Stated chronologically, the
facts about the league of nations
plank in the republican platform are
these:
Some six weeks ago the republican
chairman. Will Hays, became con
cerned about . the hostility between
the two factions of the republican
party as to what ground the conven
tion should take with respect to the
league of nations. vRecognlzlng the
necessity of bringing the two factions
together in advance of the convention
If possible, Mr. Hays went to Wash
ington and told- the two groups of
senators concerned that they must
agree. The two groups of senators
did come together in a loose way,
but they never really agreed.
Definite Stand Wanted.
Out of their conferences came what
Is known as the "Indiana platform
which attempted to solve the diffl
culty by making a blanket unde
willed all the senators could lis and
each of them find some comfort.. -But
party leaders outside of the senate
recognized that this aggregation of
negotiations was lacking In dignity
and that ' the republican platform
must say something affirmative about
our international relations.
Realizing that it was futile to at
tempt to make the senatorial faction
come to an agreement. Chairman Hays
turned to look for some authoritative
person who could solve the difficulty.
He turned to Mr. Root, because, as
everybody knows. Mr. Root bad had
his mind on the league of nations
from the very beginning and had been
the first to suggest, reservations
needed from the American point of
view, which suggestions were cabled
to Paris while the peace conference
was still in session.
. Chairman Hays asked Mr. Root to
write a draft of a league of nations
plank for the republican platform.
Mr. Root requested and received from
Chairman Hays a statement of the
several positions of the various sena
torial factions opposed to the league
of nations. Out of this omnium
gatherum of negations and also -out
of his own affirmative beliefs as to
what ought to be done and what could
be done in affirmative way, Mr. Root
undertook to prepare a draft. He had
one conference of some four hours
with Chairman Hays and another of
five hours with Colonel George B.
Harvey.
In the end he prepared a draft
which he gave to Chairman Hays.
Chairman Hays sent Ogden Mills
who has been a kind of unofficial
assistant to him in all matters affect
ing the platform to Washington with
Mr. Root's draft. Mr. Mills showed
it to Senator Lodge. Senator Lodge
treated it lightly and ignored it.
Thereafter the matter was in abey
ance until the republican leaders be-
I gan to gather at Chicago for the con
vention.
Conflicting; Interests Buy.
At the convention two senators,
Kellogg of Minnesota and Lenroot of
Wfsconsln, took up the work of writ
ing a wholly new plank. In this
tfork they were pressed from one
side by Murray Crane of Massachu
setts, who wanted an Indorsement of
i the league of nations with proper
reservations, and from the other aide
by Senators Johjson and Borah, who
demanded a repudiation of the league
of nations.
While this, snarl was on, three days
before she convention met. Colonel
Harvey came to Chicago with Chair
man Hays. Colonel Harvey, of course,
was familiar with the Root draft,
having helped Mr. Root formulate
it. Taking the Root draft as a basis.
Colonel Harvey wrote a plank on
which all the factions were willing
to compromise except the faction
which demanded ratification with
proper reservations. This factic i
never was satisfied, and in the end
accepted defeat. '
Branaea-ee Forces Terms.
Parenthetically, the reason Mr.
Crane and his pro-leaguers accepted
defeat was not Borah's threat to bolt
the party. That threat Mr. Crane
ignored. But when Senator Brandegee
of Connecticut threatened to go home
and call a state convention and say
that he would retire to private life
rather than run again for the senate
on a pro-league platform that'threat
,Coucluded en Fag 2, Column !.
Vice-Presidential Nominee Speaks
at Commencement Exercises
of Holy Cross College.
WORCESTER. Mass,. June " 16.
Governor Coolidge, addressing the
graduating class of Holy Cross college
today, asserted that there was no
class distinction In America.
w" -u.-..uf"" i
he continued, "because that great doc
ument recognizes the truer and finer
and higher nobility of American cltl
senship." The republican vice-presidential
nominee, attired In academic cap and
gown, presented diplomas to the grad
uating class of 126 men, the largest
In the-liistory of the college. This has
been the annual custom of the gov
ernor of the state.
The governor's remarks were made
at the close of orations delivered by
class speakers, cvho chose bolshevlsm
as their theme. He urged the gradu- I
atesto continue their education, say
ing:
"This nation was founded as the
result of a revolution, but those who
fought claimed always that theirs was
not an attempt to tear down, but to
build up; not en attempt to destroy.
but to maintain their American heri-
tage."
He warned those who might be
thinking of another revolution to
sider well whether they were plan-1
ning to tear down or build up.
Unless property owners have prop- I
er safeguards of constituted author- I
ity." -Governor Coolidge continued. I
transportation would cease, industry I
would shrivel up. all property be de- While a posse of students was search
stroyed and all Incentive to effort ing for him he walked 12 miles to
perish. All our freedom comes from Mascoma station and boarded a train
the support of the constituted author- I
Ity. I
There is coming a time, not far I
distant, when It will be as much of a
disgrace for those who are affluent to
remain In idleness -as it is today for
those men who go about the streets
in our cities and towns In Idleness
and begging."
BANKERS REFUSE CHICAGO
Reauest for $13,000 Is Courte
ously Turned Down.
CHICAGO, June 16. James B. For
gan, chairman of the Chicago clear
ing house, today notified the city
that a request for a $15,000,000 loan
had been refused by Chicago banks.
No money will be loaned to the city
at this time, it was announced.
Mayor Thompson today directed the
Institution of a suit to compel the Harold W. Whittaker of Somert
county treasurer to turn over 830,- ville. Mass., Maroney's roommate, told
000,000 in taxes belonging to the city County Solicitor Newton that he and
at present held by Chicago banks.
City officers said the banks pay
only 2 per cent on the money and
that the interest goes to the county,
Meanwhile, they pointed out, the city
is in debt and is borrowing money
from the same banks, tor which it Is
paying 5',i and 6 per cent. The coun-
tv treasurer already has turned over
$24,000,000 to the city from tax col-
lections.
PULP PROCESS SUCCEEDS
Paper Soon to Be Manufactured
From Cotton Fiber.
PETERSBURG, Va., June 16. Af-
ter experiments lasting over a period
of three months, the Stamscott com
pany of Hopewell announced that a
new process of making paper pulp
from cotton fiber has been developed.
Manufacture of the pulp in' quan-
tities will be started soon.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weatber.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
71 degrees; minimum. 0 degreed.
TODAY'S Showers; winds mostly south
riy- ,
t oreign.
French chamber to Investigate friction
between British and French generals
in Turkey. Page 2. -
American federation of labor would have
profiteers curbed. 1'age 1.
National.
Nobody knows whether president has
signed or vetoed water-power bill and
Washington is mysuiiea. fage 1.
Domntle.
Bride's attire shocks priest and wedding
is ordered postponed, rase I.
Student killed in liquor row. Page 1.
Root credited with compromise plank on
treaty, rage i.
Harding to confer with progressives of
party. Page 3.
Inquiry is started into lynching at Duluth.
Page z.
Governor Coolidge addresses graduating
clas of Holy Cross college. Pago 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Portland man elected head of State Bank
ers' association. Page 7.
Degrees are conferred by Willamette uni
versity. Pag. 5.
Sports.
f,-r-solre,rs "have their inning at country
clubs this week. Page 12.
Hmrry Schuman picked to meet Johnny
Sheppard next Monday. Page 12.
Coast leagu. results: Vernon , Port
land 1; Sacramento 4. San Francisco 2,
Oakland 8, Seattle 2: Salt Lake-Los
Angeles, rain. Page 12.
Many well-known players to attend tennis
tournament In Portland. Page 13.
Commercial and Marine.
Two weeks of rain great benefit to Oregon
cereal cropa. Page 21.
Corn sells at highest prices of season In
Chicago market. Page- 21.
Special stocks bid up by professionals.
Paga 21.
Bunker machinery bids are opened.
Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Office buildings being converted Into
Shrine clubs. Page 5.
Johnson organisation will back Harding,
says Sanfleld MacDonald. Page U.
Bowers of beauty will fill Parkway during
Festival week. Page 10.
Relief in gasoline shortage expected.
Paga it
High official of Canadian Elks is Portland
visitor. Page 7.
Careless driving held inexcusasble. Page 20.
Kiwanis clubs told to get Into politics to
carry out ideals for social betterment.
Pas 1-
Shrine motorists warned of roads. Page 14.
Cornerstone of new Masonic home laid at
Forest urove. rage
Traveler guests at ntige banquet and
sporty jinks. Page 6,
Shooting Is in Dartmouth
Fraternity House.
SENIOR IS SLAIN BY JUNIOR
Henry E. Maroney Victim of
Robert T. Meads.
FATHER TO AID SLAYER
Parent, an Attorney of Chicago, to
Defend Youth on Plea of
Self -Defense.
HANOVER. N. H.. June 16. A stu
dent quarrel over whisky early to-
day resulted In the killing of Henry '
E. Maroney of Medford. Mass.. a
con-leenior at Dartmouth college, and the
arrests of Robert T. Meads of La
Grange, 111., a Junior, charged with
the murder.
Meads fled after the shooting, which,
tooR place at Maroney a rooms in the
Theta Delta Chi ' fraternity house.
for Boston. He was captured on the
train by Sheriff Murray, who took
from him an automatic ipstol and
obtained a confession in which Meads
claimed he fired in self-defense,
.
When arraigned here before Judge
Burton Meads waived examination anil
was held without bail for the Septem
ber grand jury. He was taken to the
county Jail at Woodsville. He an
nounced that his defense would be
directed by his father. A. M. Meads
of Chicago, who 1 an attorney.
Meads' claim that he acted in de-.
fense of his life was not supported by
details given by others. Early state
ments to the college authorities that
a visit to Meads' room early this
morning by Maroney and other stu-
I dents had no connection with liquor
I were disputed by subsequent stale
ments.
I Maroney went to Meads' room to pur-
chase a quart of whisky. He agreed
to sell them a pint and had goue to
get it. Whittaker said, when Maroney
picked up a partly-tilled quart bottle.
passed it to Whittaker and told him
to take it away.
Whittaker jumped from the window
I to the ground, 12 feet below, and as
I Maroney followed. Meads fired three
shots after them. Neither of the men
were hit and they thought It was an
attempt to frighten them.
Deatb Almost lnatant.
Maroney and Whittaker then went
to their rooms at the fraternity house
and prepared to go to bed. They had
not touched the liquor, he said.
Shortly after Meads entered their
rooms. Maroney was in me oain room.
Meads sat down at Maroney's desk.
When Maroney came out of the bath
room, according to wnuunera story.
he approached Meads. Meads reached
across the desk, pressed his pistol
against Maroney's side and fired. No,
word was exchanged between the
men, Whittaker said. Maroney died al
most instantly, shot through the heart.
Meads ordered Whittaker, the latter
told the officials, to "get out of here
or I'll do the same to you." As Whit
taker started to leave by one door.
Meads backed out of another, cov
ering his retreat with his pistoL .
Two other students, aroused by the
shot, rushed out of their rooms, but
not in time to catch Meads. Meads
told Sheriff Murray he had started
to Boston to get in touch with his
father in order to have him help In
his defense.
He told the eheriff that several
students, among them Maroney, had
gone to his rooms, overpowered him
and stolen a quart bottle of whisky.
He fought them to recover his liquor,
he said, and in a quarrel fired in
what he considered self-defense.
Shooting; ! Second-.
Both Maroney and Meads were en- -signs
In the navy during the war,
Maroney In the transport service and
Meads as a flyer at Pensacola.
Maroney was president of the
Dartmouth Dramatic society and pop
ular at college. He was suspended
last year because of a drinking row.
but'was allowed to return on a pledge
that he would abstain from liquor un
til he was graduated.
President Ernest M. Hopkins ex
pressed the belief today that Maroney
had kept his pledge, although It was
considered possible that with his de
gree earned, he assumed he was re
leased from It and had arranged a
spree with Whittaker by way of cele
bration. Meads was Involved In a fatal
shooting of a fellow freshman named
Arnold during his first year at col
lege, a shotgun being discharged
while they were examining it.- Be
fore, his death Arnold made a signed
statement that it was an accident.
REICHSTAGJS CONVOKED
German Legislative Body Is to As
semble June 26.
BERLIN. June 16. The relchstag
has been convoked.
It will meet June 28.
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