TIIE MORNING' OREGONIAN, TUESDAY. AUGUST 3, 1920
5.
TRICKERY TO BOOST
CHARGED
Attempt to Stampede Public
Buying Alleged.
PROBER MAKES . REPORT
Assistant, In Enforcement of Lever
" Act Declares Instigators Vtl
Be Prosecuted.
'WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. Howard E.
Figs, special assistant to the attorney-general
in the enforcement of
the Lever law against profiteering,
charged today that manufacturers
and Jobbers of wearing apparel were
attempting through carefully pre
pared propaganda "to stampede re
tailers and the public into a renewed
fictitious demand" for clothing and
thereby force prices higher.
The department of justice," said
Mr. Kigg, "is fully advised of the
several phases of this carefully
planned campaign and it only re
mains to fix personal responsibility
before applying the criminal pro
visions of the Lever act."
Manufacturers and jobbers are
even going to the length of "guaran.
teeing the retail trade against a
declining market." Mr. Figg said. He
called attention to Instances where
mills have been closed for the rea
son, he charged, of Justifying market
conditions on the plea of under-production.
"The closing of mills Is in t.urn
being used in the price propaganda,"
Mr. r'igg asserted. "The retailer is
then being threatened with further
curtailment and higher prices if he
does not accept goods and order on
the present market."
Flour Takes Jiew Drop.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 2. Flour took
a further drop of 50c a barrel at the
principal mills here today. Quota
tions on family patent in 98-pound
cotton sacks, carload lots, were from
$12.35 to $12.75. Today's drop fol
lows a recession of 40 cents last Sat
urday and compares with prices of
$14. aO to $14.75 a barrel on July 24.
Flour Down at Fort Worth.
FORT WORTH, Tex.. Aug. 2.
Flour prices fell $1 a barrel today at
local mills. Also bakers who last
Tuesday advanced the price of bread
2 cents a loaf, today recalled the
increase. This latter action followed
the warning of United States District
Taylor that prosecution would result
If the advance was not recalled.
DOUBLE CHARGES MADE
Beacon rock, formerly known as Cas
tle rock. ;
Mr. Gorman makes one request of
the county commissioners, and that
is his suggestion that the park, if
accepted, be known as .McLaughlin
park, in memory of Dr. John Mc
Laughlin. "Father of Oregon," who,
when connected with the Hudson's
Bay company, was at Vancouver.
Along the river where .the proposed
park Is located the trappers and bat
teaux of the traders drifted down
stream to Vancouver.
The 80 acres is sufficiently elevated
to afford a panoramic-view of the
Columbia for many miles, and at the
same time the site can be easily
reached by an old road. The need
for parking and picnic grounds on
the highway is increasing constantly.
If accepted, the county commissioners
do not propose to develop and open
the public park in the immediate fu
ture, but will hold it in reserve,
doing, a little clearing from time to
time each year as opportunity per
CONVICT IS RECAPTURED
SLAYER IS IDENTIFIED
STREETS OF SALEM.
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Louis Davis, Caught With Violin
Cnder Arm, Declares He Was
Going to Visit Friend. .
SALEM, Or., Aug. 2. (Special.)
Louis Davis, sentenced to the state
IS BELIEVED SUICIDE
Body Found on Beach May
Be Vancouver Man.
INITIALS ARE SAME
Letters "W. V. H." Found Inside
Collar of Shirt and "Herrc-k'
in Ink Inside Vest.
SEATTLE. Wash., Aug.'- 2. (Spe
cial.) The .body of a man believed to
be Prof. W.- V. Herrick, a high school
teacher of Vancouver, Wash., was
found on the beach near Richmond
Heights this morning. The man was
believed to have ended his own life,
His throat was cut.
The body was viewed by dozens of
persons in the King county public
morgue today, but no one could iden
tify yit. Tonight the police were in
formed by a Vancouver, Wash., resi
dent that a man named W, V. Herrick
11 of army issue. He had four gold
teeth, two upper and two lower. He
Iso had a false upper front tooth.
HERRICK MISSIXG SIX DAIS
Search for Vancouver 'Professor Is
Started, by Lodges. .
VANCOUVER. Wash., Aug. 2. (Spe
cial.) William Herrick, professor in
he commercial department of .the
Vancouver high school-sinco January,
911, has been mysteriously missing
from his home here since last Tues
day. He left his room rent to date In
the home where he was lodging and
disappeared. No one here has seen.
tim since. - ' . ' '
Professor Herrick 'was a. Mason, a
member of Mount Hood Lodge, No. 32,
and Elks Lodge No. 823 of Vancouver.
These , organizations have started a
JoinV movement to find the missing
man and his picture will be ' sent
broadcast. The sheriff also is assist-
ng -in the search?. '
Professor Herrick owned an apart
ment house here and until recently
was , Interested In the Hollywood
restaurant. It was thought that finan
cial reverses might have unsettled his
mind and caused, him to wander away
with the intention of suicide. He took
little money with him when he left.
Professor Herrick was well known
Vancouver.
Two days before he disappeared, he
accepted a position with the Columbia
Dairy Products company, but told no
one of his intention of leaving. Rela
tives have arrived here in an attempt
to unravel the mystery of his disappearance.
TWO PICTURES OF VANCOUVER HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER WHO IS
BELIEVED TO HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDE.
PRISONER SAID TO HAVE W"ED
TWO WDJIEX. .
i-oiyganiy and Embezzlement Are
Complaints Issued Against
F. J. Rogers., ..
F. J. Rogers is now in the county
Jail on the double charge of polygamy
and forgery. The fact that he. had
two wives develoDed vesterrtav win '
he asked permission to telephone via
long distance to his "cousin" in Oak
land. Cal., who turned out to be wife
No. 2. This wife was so concerned to
find that Mr. Rogers was in jail that
she asked her father to visit him and
go on his bond.
When the father arrived from Al
bany it developed that he was the
father of the second wife, whom
Rogers had married in Albany about
the first of this year without obtain
ing a decree of divorce from his first
wife, who was here in Portland. He
married his first wife, a Miss Milroy
about August 1, 1918.
He deserted her early this year, it
is alleged, after his marriage with
the Albany girl, whom he took to
Oakland, Cal.
Before going to California he is
said to have forged the name of wife
No. 1 to two drafts on a Canadian
bank, one for 3200, and the other for
3150. This wife, it seems, filed
against him a charge of forgery.
While in California, he had written
endearing letters to her, urging her
to come to California.
At the time, according to report, he
passed the forged drafts he repre
sented that his wife was ill and that
he was transacting her business for
her.
Rogers Is the father of a child by
bis first wife. The child was born
last October. The father from Albany
and the first wife visited Rogers yes
terday in the jail, but he is said to
have sat with his head bowed in his
hands and refused to talk to them.
LAND OFFERED COUNTY
SAM J. GORMAN WANTS PARK
MADE OF TRACT.
penitentiary from Polk county
August. 1913, for slaying his mother-in-law,
escaped from the institution
shortly before 6 o'clock tonight. An
hour later he was recognized by Rob
ert Crawford, formerly in charge of
the flax plant at the penitentiary, as
he was walking along Commercial
street. The prison officials were
notified.
Davis later was taken into cus
tody and returned to the prison. At
the time'of his capture Davis had his
violin under his arm and said he was
en route to the home of a friend on
South Commercial street, where he
expected to pass the evening.
Davis had been a trusty for more
than four years and was working
about the prison barn when he es
caped. His trusty privileges have
been revoked and he hereafter will
be confined within the walls of the
prison.
Until his escape tonight Davis was
said to have been a model prisoner.
LAURELS NOT ALL KILLED!
Trees in Higli Altitudes Appear to
Have Escaped Harm.
ALBANY. Or.. Aug. 2. (Special.)
Though all the mountain laurel trees
in this section of the Willamette val
ley were killed by the record-break
ing cold weather last uecemoer, many
trees of this species in the higher al
titudes in the Cascade mountains ap
pear to be uninjured. It is reported
that in most localities in the Coast
ranee the trees were killed just as
in the valley.
There were many beautiful moun
tain laurel trees in Albany in resi
dence yards and so far as known every
one was killed last winter.
Professor William Herrick.
Chiropodist, Is Fined $23.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Aug. 2. (Spe
cial.) A. P. Davis, local chiropodist,
was in King Joy restaurant Saturday
night and was drunk and disorderly.
When he became offensive he was
tossed into the street by soldiers in
the place. He got into his automobile
and attempted to drive away, but did
not see a machine parked directly
ahead of his. He rammed this twice.
He was arrested and a revolver was
found on his person and a clip of cart
ridges in the machine. In police court
today he was fined 325 and costs.
Logger Takes Life in Restaurant.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Aug. 2.
(Special.) Jack Doran, 45, a logger,
died this morning in a local restau
rant a few minutes after he . had
taken a drink from a bottle of lysoL
employed by the Columbia Dairy
Products company of Vancouver,
Wash., was reported missing .several
days ago in that city.
Herrick was a bookkeeper, the Van
couverite told the police, and he de
clared that he was in a position to
know that Herrick's accounts were
straight.
"Herrick" Is Found lm Vest.'
On the collar of the man's shirt
were the letters "W. V. H." in red
stitching. Inside the vest was the
name "Herrjck" in ink, apparently
having been placed there by a cleaner.
Dr. Corson said that it appeared
case of suicide. The body had not
.been in the water more than 48 hours,
xjt. Loraon saia. ine poay was iuuy
clothed except that the man's collar
and tie had been removed and placed
In the coat pocket.
The victim wore a dark striped sui
of clothing of good quality. . The
handkerchief found in a pocket wa
of good quality and bore the initial
"H."
Victim Appears About 40.
The victim was a man of. apparently
40 years of age, about 5 feet 11 inches
tall, would weigh 160 to 170 pounds,
had brown hair, thin-on top and turn
ing slightly gray. He carried a Royal
Arch Mason pocket piece. He had
313.18. A small purse, a knife and a
pair of scissors made up his personal
effects, but not a word of writing was
found.
"The man had 'money In his pockets
and his clothing was all of good qual
ity," said the coro,ier. "All indications
now are that it was suicide."
The man had evidently been a soN
dier. His shoes, socks and belt wer
Mill Resumes Operations.
RAINIER, Or., Aug. 2. (Special.)
The Menefee lumber mill, which has
been closed for a month, opened this
morning with a full crew of men.
NEWSPAPERMAN IS DEAD
Frank E. Trotter Shot 3 Times
After Attack on Bank, Clerk.
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 2. Frank E.
Trotter, the" well-known Homedale
newspaper man,- who was shot at
Homedale three times Friday night
by Theodore Nye, a clerk of the
Homedale bank, died Sunday.
There had been differences between
the men for several months, and when
they met in the -business district.
Trotter is said to -have opened fire
on Nye r.nd shot at him three times.
Nye drew his revolver, shot Trotter's
weapon out of his hand and then
fired three shots, two of them enter
ing Trotter's liver and one his lung.
ISLANDS BONDS ARE SOLD
Philippine $10,000,000' Issue Is
' Taken by Xcw York Banks.
UTlfiHIWRTTlM Ana 9 Th. rY.aBA
National bank of New York and as
sociates .were the successful bidders
today for certificates of indebtedness
of the government of the Philippine
islands to the face .value of 310,000,
000 The certificates bear interest at
the rate of 4 per cent per annum.
By an act of the Philippine legis
lature, approved May 9, 1918, the
issuance of these certificates was
authorized to ' regulate tne currency
system of the Philippines and to ei
tablish a reserve fund for the same
TROOPS RETURN TO CAMP
Portion of First Infantry Again at
Vancouver Barracks.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 2. (Spe
cial.) A part of the first infantry
has arrived In Vancouver barracks
from Camp Lewis, where the organi
zation has been for the past two
years. About 250 men are In the two
battalions which came yesterday. The
regiment is to be recruited up to
BOIL package Golden
Age Americanized Mac
aroni in two quarts salty
water until tender (12 to 15
minutes). Drain adding JjJ
cup thin white sauce (butter,
flour, milk, salt and pepper)
and j cup grated cheese.
Sprinkle bread crumbs on
top and bake until they are
golden brown.
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One Request Is That Site Bear
Name of Dr. John McLaughlin,
Father of Oregon."
Eighty acres of land beyond Horse
Tail falls, and under the towering
heights of St. Peter's Dome and
Cathedral rock, on the Columbia
river highway, were offered to Mult
nomah county yesterday, without
"strings," by Sam J. Gorman.
The county commissioners request
ed Mr. Gorman to confer with Dis
trict Attorney Evans and submit the
offer in writing, which Mr. Gorman
promised to do. S. Benson, chair
man of the state highway commission,
who has given 1400 acres for park
purposes along the highway, made
a personal inspection'of the Gorman
site Sunday and pronounced it beau
tiful. Mr. Gorman bought a tract along
the Columbia river more than SO
years ago and lived there, coming
to Portland by train each day to at
tend his business. Later he moved
to Alberta. Canada, and recently de
cided to put some of the holdings
to public use.
The 80 acres offered to the county
are about six city blocks west of
the highway. Tumalt creek, so named
fciuce the highway was built but for
merly known as Devil's creek, runs
through the proposed public park,
affording a good water "supply. The
acreage is covered with timber and
back of the site is the yawning mouth
of Devil's creek canyon.-. Rising ab
ruptly to the south ta the chain of
precipitous cliffs- of whicb St. Peter's
Dome and cathedral rock are a part.
Across tlie Columbia river stands
It is hard to believe that
Schilling Tea, with all its
rich fragrance and rare
delights, actually costs less
per cup than common tea.
That's why wc ask your
grocer to pay your money
back if you don't think
so too.
A Schilling & Company
San Francisco
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Is
It Worth
While
to slave
over a. hot stove these days
when your
Breakfast,
Lunch or
Dinner
is Ready
for you
(in either restaurant)
ANY TIME
from 6 A. M. to 9 P. M.
"Popular Prices.
imperial
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Manager
peace strength, if possible, while sta
tioned here.
The 1st infantry in 1910 left here
for the Philippine islands. Colonel
George JC McGunnegle was in
command of the regiment when It
left, but was transferred several years
ago to duty at Angel island, -California.
Colonel Nolan now is in
command.
PORRAS WINS IN PANAMA
7-
Former President of Republic Who
Resigned Re-elected.
PANAMA, Aug. 2. Tr. B. E. Porraj
candidate of the lil eril conservative
party, was elected president of the
republic of Panama in the election
held here yesterday. His opponent In
the campaign was Dr. Ciero Urriola
Dr. B. Eliserio Porras was formerly
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GtUALITY
Red Crown gasoline
has a continuous chain
of boiling points. It is
an all-refinery gasoline.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(California)
president of Panama and resigned six
months ago in- order to enter the
cauvpaign for re-election, the consti
tution of the republic providing that
no one elected to that office may suc
ceed himself.
Xo Denver Cars Running.
DENVER, Aug. 2. No cars were
running in the city today, following
the strike of union employes of the
traction company yesterday. Com
pany officials said emergency train
men would begin arriving today.
Soldiers from the United State army
lbs m
hospital at Aurora, a suburb, will op
erate cars to that point.
Plumbers' Convention Canceled.
SPOKANE. Wash., Aug. I. The
convention of plumbers unions of
Washington. Oregon, Idaho and Mon
tana, set for this city early this
month, has been called off and no
convention will be held by the plumb
ers th.s year, William Martin, presi
dent of the organization of plumbers
in these states, announced here today.
ALL THIS WEEK
New Perkins Hotel
Washington and Fifth Streets,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
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Rates
$i
Upward
Special Week.lT and Monthly Rates.
Street Carts From Union Station.
Auto Bub Meet Trains.
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Normal conditions now prevail
It is advisable to write, phone or
wire sl-ffbtly In advance for ac
commodation, however.
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