VOL. LIX XO. 18. Gil 'Postofflce as Second-Class Matter.
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 19, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SIR THOMAS TO HAVE
NEW PILOT AT WHEEL
HARDING PUTSCOX
THREE KILLED IN FALL
OF AIRPLANE IN IDAHO
COMSIERCUL MACHINE DIVES
100 FEET TO LAKE SHORE.
SELF
ON TREATY GRILL
DECISION' IS REACHED AFTER
SERIES OF COXFEREXCES.
COX' WHITE HOUSE
CONFERENCE VITAL
Wilson Element Must Be
Converted to Governor.
BOY, WADING, DROWNS;
BROTHER IS RESCUED
tTXIDEXTIFIED MAX DISAP
PEARS AFTER SAVIXG LAD.
HIGH WAR HONOR PAID
TO -CHATEAU THIERRY
TOWN DECORATED AS TRIBUTE
AXSO TO AMERICAXS.
NORTHWEST GETS
6 OLYMPIC MEM
142 Athletes Chosen on
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Republican Nominee
Fires Broadside.
FOREIGN POLICY IS ISSUE
How About Article 10 and Ar
menia, Is Asked. .
COUNTRY DEMANDS REPLY
JCation Has Right to Know "What
to Expect From Democrats,
Ohio Senator Declares.
MARION, O., July 18. A bill of par
ticulars detailing: the foreign policy
now proposed by the democratic party
was called for today by "Warren G.
Harding, republican nominee for
president.
In a broadside of pointed interrog
atories, the candidate challenged his
democratic opponent, Governor Cox,
to say categorically where he stood
on Article 10, the Armenian mandate
and the other problems wrapped up In
American participation In the league
of nations.
Senator Harding's statement was
written while the Washington con
ference was in progress. It said:
"The president and the democratic
nominee for his successor are in con
ference today, and at the conclusion
it will inevitably be announced that
they found themselves in complete ac
cord, that harmony reigns and unity
Is established in the democratic party.
"The significance of that announce
ment will not be missed. , There is
lust one way that one can establish
accord between himself and the pres
ident that Is by yielding his own
opinion at every point to that of the
president. "When the nominee estab
lishes accord with the president, it
means that the latter is in charge of
the campaign and will be the real
force of the next administration, if it
ts democratic.
Country Want to Know.
"Therefore, in connection with the
announcement of harmony between
the president and the democratic nom
inee it will be pertinent to inquire the
basis of the agreement.
"The country is very anxious to
know if an unqualified acceptance of
the league of nations programme Is
agreed upon.
"Second, has Governor Cox pledged
himself to ratification of the treaty
and league without essential modifi
cations?
"Third, has article 10 been accept
d? It has been repeatedly declared
that article 10 is the "heart of the
treaty' and that to cut it out would
break the heart of the world. Is the
democratic ticket still for article 10?
"Fourth, the president naturally
has stipulated that Governor Cox
must assume, underwrite and liqui
date all the international commit
ments in which the present adminis
tration has involved itself and the
.nation. The president could not pos
eibly demand less. A democratic
successor could not possibly grant
less, because he stands on a plat
form that makes the same guaran
tees.
Captain "William P. Burton to Give
Way to Another in Remaining
Races for America's Cup.
SANDY HOOK, July 18. (By the
Associated Press.) Sir Thomas Lip
ton plans to take Captain "William P.
Burton from the wheel of the cup
challenger Shamrock IV.
The decision was practically made
at a series of conferences today be
tween Sir Thomas Lipton, Captain H.
L. Garrett, representative of the
Royal Ulster Yacht club on board the
Resolute; Charles Nicholson, designer
of the Shamrock, and Col. Duncan F.
D. Neill, principal representative of
Sir Thomas on board the Shamrock.
The removal of a captain from a
cup yacht during an America's cup
match Is believed to be without
precedent. Sir Thomas would not
talk of Captain Burton's removal,
other than to say that things were
not going as satisfactorily as they
might. Sir Thomas continued to say
that he is more than satisfied with the
design and sailing ability of his
challenger.
Open admiration for the way
Charles F. Adams has handled the
wheel on the Resolute has been ex
pressed on Sir Thomas' steam yacht
and at the same time it was observed
that there was also a concurrence of
the opinion expressed in newspapers
that Shamrock was not being sailed
in a fashion to show her real ability;
that in the start she had been com
pletely out-maneuvered and that she
has not been sailed to windward as
well as she might be.
The climax in the ' situation, in
which - even the crews engaged in
scuttle butt talk nightly after the
races, came yesterday when the
Shamrock lost ground because of
certain changes in headsails during
the first leg to windward.
DEMOCRACY FACING SCHISM
Diplomacy Required to Han
dle Delicate Situation. .
HATRED GAVE NOMINATION
10 0 Per Cent Loyalty Wanted to
Party Ideals in the Con
duct of Campaign.
BY MARK SULLIVAN
(Copyright by the. New York livening Post,
Inc. fuDIIsnea uy Arrangemciiv.
"WASHINGTON.- Xj. C, July 18.
(Special.) The public will be Justi
fied in watching with the liveliest
curiosity the outcome of Governor
Cox' visit to President Wilson. How
much either the host or the visitor
may feel like telling the public will
probably depend on the spirit of the
occasion, but Governor Cox, at least.
must be fully aware how vital
to his fortune it is, not merely that
he make a satisfactory impres
sion on President Wilson, but also
that President Wilson's friends and
followers throughout the country
shall be made aware that he did make
a good impression.
Governor Cox knows well that the
ARMY HERO SHOT IN CORK occasion was much more than a visit
or ceremony, xxe vnuw il wo.a uiui-n
Commissioner of Constabulary Is
Killed by 14 Armed Men.
BELFAST. July 18. Commissioner
Smyth of the royal Irish constabulary
was shot dead in the Country club at
more than a matter or satisfying
President Wilson that he is orthodox
on the league of nations, measured by
Wilons's standards.
Cox Must Be Diplomatic.
Governor Cox was given his noml-
rnrk last nizht bv 14 armed men who nation by President Wilson's enemies,
out ne can win me ejection omj
forced their way past the guards. The
slayers escaped.
Smyth was a captain in France dur
ing the world war and won the Vic
toria Cross. He lost his left arm in
the fighting and returned to England
with the rank of colonel.
His' name figured prominently in
the house of commons during the past
week in connection with a speech he
made to the police in County Kerry,
June 19, in which it was declared he
ordered his men not to be afraid to
shoot with effect.
LIMERICK, Ireland, July 18. Ser
geant J. Masterson of the royal Irish
constabulary, was shot dead yester
day while motoring from Newcastle.
through the earnest support or activ
ity of President Wilson's friends. The
fe.ling between Mr. Wilson's friends
and his enemies which has arisen over
the nomination of Cox is more acute
than the feeling between the progres
sive and the old-guard factions in the
republican party. And Cox, as a can
didate, has on his hands a more seri
ous possibility of cleavage and one
calling for more delicate handling
than Senator Harding's talks of pla
cating thee progressives.
There are five men who were pri
marily influential in nominating Cox.
Of these five, four are democratic
leaders whose most compelling emo
tion is hatred of Wilson. One is
Nugent of New Jersey. Nugent has
hated and been hated by Wilson ever
since the latter entered New Jersey
politics. On one occasion when Wil
son was pursuing Nugent, someone
protested that by his actions he was
"splitting tne party." To which Wil
son replied, -with a manner that was
salt on the wound he was making, to
the effect that he wasn't performing
any such major surgical operation as
that. He was merely "removing a
wart."
Tammany Schism Crops Up.
Another of the men who was pri
marily instrumental in nominating
Cox is Murphy. The public may have
failed to observe, but those on the in
side of politics are fully aware of how
Misfortune Follows Tourists From
California; Forced to. Pick
Fruit for Livelihood.
SALEM, Or.. July 18. (Special.)
Richard Piatt, 13, was drowned here
today while wading in the Willamette
river and his brother Walter, 15, nar
rowly escaped death in a futile at
tempt to rescue the smaller lad.. As
both of the boys sank from sight an
unidentified man plunged into the
river and dragged out Walter, after
the boy had been overcome.
The stranger's, efforts to locate the
body of Richard were unavailing. He
summoned aid immediately and with
the use of a pulmotor Walter was re
vived after 10 minutes. The body of
the other lad was recovered about 25
minutes after the drowning. The
stranger then disappeared.
W. L. Piatt, the father of the boys.
arrived in Salem only a short time ago
while on an automobile tour with his
family from their, home in Pomona,
Cal. The trip had been fraught with
mishaps. Just south of the California
line the automobile was wrecked and
all of the party of six injured. After
repairs had been made the trip was
resumed, but upon arrival in Salem
it was found necessary for one of the
little girls to undergo an operation
because of her injuries.
A few days later while they were
stopping in the automobile camping
grounds here they were robbed during
the night and were left penniless. The
next blow came when the family auto
mobile was burned, leaving the party
stranded. They were then forced to
go to work picking fruit.
The drowning of the youngest son
today occurred while the other mem
bers of the family were at work.
CAR DRIVER NEAR DEATH
State Highway Truck Is Struck by
Train Xear Salem.
SALEM. Or.. July 18. (Special.)
C. E. Chandler is in a serious con
dition at a local hospital as the result
of injuries sustained when an auto
truck which he was driving was run
down by south bound Southern Pa
cific passenger train No. 23, near the
state fair grounds, shortly before
noon today.
The truck was owned by the state
highway department and was dam
aged to the extent of several hun
dred dollars. Chandler was thrown
from the seat of the truck and clear
of the train. Tourists who witnessed
the accident took him to a hospital.
The force of the collision tore the
"cowcatcher" from the locomotive and
it was necessary to send for another
engine before the train could continue
on its journey.
Taking of Hill 2 04 Commemorated
by Presentation of Legion of
Honor and Croix de Guerre.
CHATEAU THIERRY, July 18. (By
the Associated . Press.) The battle
field at Chateau Thierry was conse
crated today by the presentation of
the Legion of Honor and the Croix
de Guerre upon the town of Chateau
Thierry. The decorations were given
in honor of hill 204, where Americans
and French under General Degoutte,
with the French army of General
Mangin on their left, launched their
attack in the second battle of the
Marne on July 18, 1918, which marked
the beginning of the allied offensive
that did not end until the armistice
was signed on November 11.
Hugh C. Wallace, the American am
bassador, in thanking the French for
their tribute to American valor, de
scribed the scene as "the valley of
victory." The ceremony was held on
the top of hill 204, at the foot of the
monument erected to the men who
fell in the battle. Country people
from miles around lined the road.
Minister of War Lefevre paid
tribute to the American soldiers who,
he said, "brought their . youtu, their
enthusiasm and their bravery" to the
aid of France and gave token of
American friendship in blood.
The minister of war placed a bronze
palm at the foot, of the flagstaff
which flies the American flag ove
the American cemetery at Belleau
wood.
America's Team.
32 PLACES GIVEN TO COAST
Murphy, Jenne, Pope, Bart
lett, Tuck, Perrine Named.
OREGON QUARTET PICKED
Merchant of 3Iarshfield
San Francisco Colors
Making Team.
"Wears
in
CHINA REBELS TAKE CITY
Government Troops Defeated in
First Major Battle.
SHANGHAI, July 17. (By the As
sociated Press.) The first major bat
tle between the Anfu forces and
troops under General Wu Pel Fu oc
curred on July 15 north of Tientsin
and ended in victory for the Anfuites,
who captured Yangtsun.
This cuts off communication with
Pekin, where martial law has been
proclaimed.
Somebody Must Tell.
"It becomes, therefore, timely to
ask: 'What are the various, mys
terious, uncertain obligations to
which the president has committed
us?" Somebody must tell us, because
the people are wanting to know.
"Has Governor Cox undertaken, in
case he is elected, to renew the de
mand that this country take a man
date over Armenia?
"Has he undertaken to maintain the
administration policy in the Adriatic,
where we have well nigh forfeited
the friendship of the great Italian
people, brought Italy' to the verge
of revolution and almost wrecked the
establishment of the peace?
"Has he pledged himself to Insist
that Thrace shall be Joined to Bul
garia, Instead of to Greece regardless
of the wishes of the Thracians, the
Greeks and our allies?
"Broadly, has the nominee taken
over the various and unknown com
mitments of the present administra
tion's foreign policy in order to es
tablish harmony between the presi
dent and himself?
Nation Untitled1 to Answer.
"To these questions, the American
people are entitled to en answer.
They will insist on knowing what
they are assuming.
"It is perfectly apparent that Pres
ident Wilson's foreign policy involves
the need of a great army and navy,
for the administration demanded that
we build by 1925 a navy equal to
Britain's. It also demanded creation
of a regular army twice as large as
we ever had in peace.
"What did the president want of
these vast armanents unless to fight
with them? Governor Cox will know.
now, for he is in complete accord
with the president.
"It is earnestly to be hoped that
Governor Cox will frankly and
. promptly answer these questions be
cause the republican party wants the
country to know it rejects all these
Ill-considered commitments, and
pledges Its administration against
1600-ACRE MARSH SOLD
Mint Growers at Klamath Lake
Now Have 3000-Acre Tract.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., July 18.
(Special.) Captain J. W. Siemens, G.
W. Mattern and James Watklns Jr.
of this city have purchased from the
Geary Investment company of Port
land 1600 acres of the Caledonia
marsh on the west short of Upper
Klar.iath lake. The land adjoins a
2500-acre tract acquired by the pur
chasers several months ago.
Preparations have already started
for the culture of mint on the land
first purchased, and the purchasers I implacably Wilson as president has
announce that the area just acquired pursued Tammany and of how bitterly
will be planted to mint. Altogether the Tammany leaders have resented it.
there are nearly 3000 acres of marsh I President Wilson and his cabinet have
land suitable for mint growing. I taken the stand that it was a moral
duty to discriminate against Tammany
rUWttt MAiMAUtK KtbltiIMb would give the greatest aid to thos
STORM- DELAYS FLIGHT
Jump to Grand Rapids, Mich., to
Be Attempted Today.
ERIE, Pa., July 18. The four army
aviators, blazing a trail from Mitchel
field. Long Island, to Nome, Alaska,
were forced to remain here today by
a heavy thunder storm and downpour
of lain which continued until late to
night. - '
Captain St. Clair Street, in com
mand of the expedition, said tonight
that an attempt would be made to
make- the next Jump to Grand Rapids,
Mich., Monday morning, if weather
conditions permitted.
HERO, 5, DIES IN RESCUE
Child Throws Self ih Front of
Truck and Saves Playmate.
CHICAGO. July 18. Alex Paluto
mas, 5 years old, was killed last night
in a successful endeavor to save the
life of his playmate, Julia Adonasuz,
8 years old.
A big truck rounded a corner near
where the children were playing. Alex
threw himself In front of Julia, who
was badly bruised. He died instantly.
WOMEN NEEDN'T 'FESS UP
Kansas Feminine Voters Absolved
From Telling Exact Ages.
TOPEKA. Kan., July 18 Kansas
women who have reached the age of
21 years are entitled to vote whether
or not they tell their exact age in
registering.
This was decided in an opinion an
nounced last night by Richard J. Hop
kins, attorney-general.
J. Walton Severs Connection
With California-Oregon Co.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., July 18.-
(Special.) After 14 years' service
with the California-Oregon Power
company, George J. Walton, local
manager, has resigned, effective Au
gust 1. Mr. Walton has oeen manager
of the local district since 1911. He
is one of four men still with the com
pany who were in its service when
he entered in 1906.
Mr. Walton's place will be filled by.
J. C. Thompson of San Francisco, the
present general secretary of the cor
poration. Mr. Walton will remain in
Klamath Falls and engage in private
business.
(Concluded on Page 15, Column 3.)
SECOND ZEPPELIN STARTS
Cruisers, Reported to Be Sent to
XJ. S., Leave Friedrichshafen.
BERLIN, July lfc. The second of
two Zeppelin cruisers which it is re
ported are to be sent to America left
Friederichshafen on Friday.
This was announced in a message
to the Tages Zeitung from Constance.
SYRIANS CALLED TO ARMS
Mobilization Is Reply to French VI
timatum on Mandate. ,
LONDON, July 18. A general mobi
lization in Syria has been ordered.
This is in reply to the French ulti
matum to King Feisal that he acqui
esce in the French mandate for Syria,
according to a dispatch to the Lon
don Times from Jerusalem.
Liner Aquitania Sails.
LIVERPOOL, July 18. The Cunard
liner Aquitania sailed for New York
yesterday on her first passenger trip
since the war.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST SELEC
TIONS FOR AMERICA'S
OLYMPIC TEAM.
John Murphy, Multnomah
club, Portland, high jump.
Eldon Jenne, Washington
State college, pole vault.
Arthur M. Tuck, University of
Oregon, javelin throw.
A. R. Pope, University of
Washington, discus throw.
William K. Bartlett, Univer
sity of Oregon, discus throw.
Leon L. Perrine, University of
Idaho, Pentathlon.
liUbTON, Mass., July 18 More than
100 of the leading athletes of the
country were selected to represent the
united btates in the Olympic games
at Antwerp next month at an all
night session of the American Olympic
committee which ended early today,
The selections were based almost en
tirely upon the showing made in the
final trials at the Harvard stadium
yesterday.
The distribution of honors in the
27 events covers the' entire country.
Most of the athletes are college men
who have won varsity letters during
the present or recent years.
The east leads in places won with
67 names, divided as follows:
ew York Athletic club, 23; Boston
Athletic association, 10; Meadowbrook
club, Philadelphia, 6: colleges. 5; Mel
rose Athletic club. New York, 4
smaller clubs, 15; unattached, 4.
The middle west has 43 places, the
Chicago Athletic association leading
with 21; Illinois Athletic club having
7 and scattered colleges IS.
Const College Wlna In North.
ine far west and Pacific coast
placed 32, the Olympic club of San
Francisco having. 15, Los Angeles Ath
letic club 11, colleges 5 and Multno
mah Athletic club, Portland, Or., 1.
Southern collegians won three places,
the navy 6 and the army 3.
J. W. Driscoll of the boston Athletic
association, who was "boxed" in the
410-yard race yesterday so that he
could not get through, was placed on
the team because of past perform
ances. Amesoli Patsoni, the diminu
tive Indian from Haskell Institute
Kansas, who paced the leaders in the
10,000-meter run until a splinter in
his shoe forced him to slow up, also
gained a place, as did Charles F. Hunt
er of the Olympic club, San Francisco,
who competed in both the 5000 and
10.000-meter runs without success in
either.
I linen. II Bra Carl Johnson.
Effects of a recent illness prevente
Carl E. Johnson of the University o
Michigan from making the team.
The selections for the America
(Concluded on Page 2, Column 2.)
LOOKS AS IF THERE WOULDN'T BE MUCH LEFT OF OUR NEW NEIGHBORS.
Accident Attributed to Lack of
Power as Pilot Attempted to
Bank Machine.
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, July IS.
Three men were killed here about 3
o'clock this afternoon when a hydro
plane In which they were riding
crashed to the ground on the lake
shore.
The dead are: Pilot Cleo Shelton
Miller, age 23, Pullman, Wash.; Peter
avage, age 30, Kellogg. Idaho, and
Gus Erickson, age 30, Bonners Ferry,
Idaho.
Erickson was killed instantly.'
avage died on the way to the hos
pital and Miller lived about an hour.
though never regaining conscious
ness.
The machine, a commercial plane.
was about 100 feet above the ground
when the pilot attempted to bank.
Evidently there was not enough power
as the machine nosed down, falling a
total wreck on the beach. About
,000 people witnessed the accident.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., July IS.
Lieutenant Rolla Brown and his mech-
nician, Sergeant George Burleson,
both from Post field. Fort Sill, Okla.,
were burned to death here today when
a plane piloted by Brown fell about
0 feet and burst into flames im
mediately after taking off from the
field.
TULSA, Okla., July IS. Albert W.
Newsome of Union Point, Ga,, and
Robert F. Midkiff, an adopted son of
Mme. Schumann-Heink, the prima
donna, were killed instantly in an
airplane fall near here today. One of
the wings suddenly dropped off the
plane which fell about 3."00 feet.
WHEN RAZOR FAILS
Employe of Standard Oil
Missing for Week.
MYSTERY SHROUDS MOTIVE
Officials Scout Theory of Fi
nancial Stringency.
SECOND' BODY IS FOUND
GIRL, 15, DIES IN RESCUE
Chum Is Pulled From "Water by
Fully-Dressed Catholic Priest.
SPOKANE, Wash., July 18. In an
ffort to save the life of a girl chum
who had waded into deep water. Mar
garet Costigan, age 15, lost her life
in Spirit lake this afternoon. The
other girl. Irene Flury, was rescued
by a Catholic priest. Rev. T. J. Pur-
cell, who, fully dressed, rushed into
the water and dragged the girl to
shore.
The two girls were members of a
party of the Young Ladies' Sodality of
St. Francis Xavier church who were
enjoying an outing at the lake. Miss
Costigan was on a raft when she saw
the Flury girl sink. Although un-
ble to swim. Miss Costigan dove
from the raft in an unsuccessful ef
fort to save her comrade. Her body
was recovered.
BOLSHEVIK ROUT RUMORED
20,000 Prisoners Reported Made
by General "Wrangel.
LONDON, July 18. Forces of Gen
eral Wrangel are reported to have
surpiised and virtually destroyed 18
bolshevik cavalry regiments, captured
the commander-in-chief and his staff.
made prisoners of 20,000 soldiers and
captured 60 guns and three armored
trains, says a Helsingfors message to
the Central News.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Page 1.
96 FOREST FIRES I1M JULY
Montana-Idaho District Loses 2 00
Acres of Timber.
MISSOULA, Mont.. July 18. During
the first ten days of this month there
were 96 forest fires in district No. 1
of the United States forest service,
according to figures announced here
today. This number exceeds that of
any similar period for July in th
history of district No. 1, with the
exception of last July.
The 96 fires destroyed less than 200
acres of timber. District No. 1 in
cludes all of Montana'and northern
Idaho.
'UNCLE JOE' ENTERS RACE
Representative Cannon Candidate
for Re-election to House.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., July 18. "Un
cle Joe" Cannon of Danville yester
day filed as a candidate for re-election
to the national house of representatives.
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 82
degrees; minimum, 59 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; westerly winds.
Foreign.
Prince Joachim, ex-kaiser's youngest son,
kills himself In Potsdam. Page 2.
rozen wars grow rrom Turkish treaty.
Pace 3.
rtmteau Thierry decorated in honor of
American and French dead
National.
Cox may omit west from campaign p'.ans.
Paze 4
Wilson's promises on league assumed by
Cox. Page 4.
c.n.tnr Harding demands that Governor
Cox specifically define his position on
peace treaty. 1'age i.
Domestic.
Cox' visit to White House vital for demo
cratic success. Page l.
Sir Thomas Lipton decides to p. ace new
pilot at wheel of challenger,
rock IV. Page 1.
Delegates to prohibition convention gather
In Lincoln, Neb. Page S.
Linn county sets lowest labor wage at
J4.20 a dav. Page 1.
Gasoline shortage laid to Increased con
sumption, not decreased production.
Page 4.
Six nor'hwest athletes picked on Amer
ica's Olympic team. Page t.
Pacific 'orthwet.
Three men killed in fall of hydropLane
at Coeur d'Alene. Idaho. Page 1.
Billy Sunday in Chautauqua address at
Albany, attacks all isms. Page 10.
Small son of California tourists drowned
in Willamette river at Salem. Page 1.
Clarke Countv Workers' Non-partisan
league refuses to reunite -A-lth Triple
4 Alliance. Page .
Seattle delegation to convention of com
T mittee
of 4S at lakima Instructed
vote for third party. Page 5.
to
Sports.
Coast league results: Salt Lake 7-0. Port
land 4-3; San Francisco 3-4. Vernon
0-7- Los Angeles 1-3. Oakland 7-2:
Sacramento 2-0. Seattle 4-4. page 8.
Intercity league standings show marked
changes this week. Page- S.
Fans like strength and speed in their
fistic feasts. Page 9.
Varflon and Ray begin play on American
golf links. Page -
Portlana and Vicinity.
Man slashes throat, then hangs self; un
identified body Is found in woods.
Page 1.
Portland baby home officials deny red
tape charge in Romanskl children case.
Page 1.
Pastor challenge! scoffers of church.
Page IS.
Ladd & Tilton Inaugurate advertising cam
paign in interest of Portland and its
industries. Page 14.
Oregon mills and woods to reopen work
this week. Page 16.
Police, clad in overalls, visit questionable
week-end parties. Page 16.
Livestock editors to see livestock exposi
tion here. Page 14.
Citv bonds touch year s low level, page
J4.
Paullst choir gives two fine programmes.
Page 5.
Unidentified Man Wlio Committed
Suicide "With, Xoose 3 Months
Ago Discovered in Woods.
II. C. Boyd, 19. a Stanford graduate,
who was connected with the engi
neering department of the Standard
Oil company with headquarters in San
Francisco, committed suicide at the
Medford hotel. Fifth and Glisan
streets, some time Saturday night or
yesterday morning- by cutting his
throat with a rator and then hang
ing himself with a cord from the
bedpost.
The body was found by Motorcycle
Patrolman Stiles yesterday after the
proprietor of the hotel had notified
the police that the man was locked
in his room and did not respond to
knocking on the door. Identification
was made through papers found on
the body, and later by C. H. Benson,
who visited the morgue.
Second Body Fonnd.
The discovery followed the finding
of the body of an unidentified man
hanging from a tree in the woods
near the intersection of Terwilliger
boulevard and the Tualatin road.
Both were declared to be cases of
suicide by Deputy Coroner Calkins.
who investigated.
Officials of the Standard Oil com
pany here could give no reason why
Boyd should commit suicide. C. H.
Benson, district engineer for that
concern, said Boyd had been missing
since a week ago Saturday night and
that the police had been asked to
search for him.
I.nst Seen at Theater.
"The last I saw of Boyd," said Mr.
Benson, "was at the Rivoli theater
just a week ago last night. The next
morning he was scheduled to lea,ve
for Wasco but he failed to arrive
there."
Mr. Benson scouted the theory that
financial stringency or trouble could
have caused Boyd to take his life.
He said that Boyd was drawing his
money and expenses regularly from
the company and if necessary could
have obtained advances. If there was
any family trouble which would lead
him to commit suicide Mr. Benson
said he did not know it.
Only 92.SO Found.
But $2.80 was found in Boyd's ef
fects by the coroner. That fact and
the fact that he had registered at a
lover-class hotel caused the police at
first to believe that Boyd's act might
have been prompted by financial dif
ficulties. The proprietor of the Medford hotel
reported that Boyd had registered
there about 2:10 Saturday afternoon,
giving his address as "City." WThere
he had been previous to that time,
following his disappearance, is not
known.
Noose Tried After Slashing.
It was evident that he. had cut his
throat with a razor at the wash basin
in the room. He had then laid the
razor down and hanged himself by
attaching a slip noose around his
neck, with the other end attached to
the bedpost. The coroner expressed
the belief that death was caused by
los3 of blood rather than strangulation.
Mr. Benson said yesterday that
Boyd was not married and that so far
as he knew the only relatives were a
brother and sister in San Francisco.
A letter found by the police indicated
that Mrs. M. Argabrite, 364 Eureka
street, San Francisco, is a sister of
the dead man.
Lived In City for Months.
Boyd had been in Portland for sev
eral months doing some special work
on substations, working the city and
the surrounding territory. He had
registered at the Carlton hotel. It is
not known where he stayed following
his disappearance.
The coroner's office last night was
mtiking an effort to communicate
v ith Boyd's sister in San Francisco.
A further Investigation of the case
will also be made, it was announced.
There was nothing on the body,
found hanging in the woods near Ter
williger boulevard and Tualatin road,
whereby it could be identified. The
n an, who was about 60 or 70 years
old, had climbed into the tree, at
tached the rope about his neck a-nd
Jumped.
Body Hsg 3 Month.
Deputy Coroner Calkins expressed
the belief that the body had been
hanging there for three months.
The body was found by H. A. Day
and H. P. Jones of 119 Flamlera
street. The two men were searching
for a little dog which was lost in the
woods and came upon the body about
three-quarters of a mile from the
road.
Mayor Baker happened to be pass
ing along the boulevard in his ma
chine at the time and he walked into
the woeds and aided in the investigation.
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