VOL. LIX NO. 18,706
Entered- at Portland (Oregon)
Potoffire aw SecoiKl -Cl a s Matter "
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER G, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
CONTROL THREATENED j
HARDING AHEAD 17,340
IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY
STAX FIELD WINS BY 2 9 64 IN
CONTEST FOR SENATE.
TO CULL
GOVERNOR OF SAMOA
ENDS HIS OWN LIFE
DEMOCRATS VIEW
WRECK IN .DISMAY
WOMEN OF YONCALLA
CAPTURE ALL OFFICES
EE ON
OF
IF COAL STAYS HIGH
MEETING OF MINDS
IN TURKEY
BLOWS UP
NAVY COMMASDER DIES, JUST
BEFORE COURT ARRIVES.
CAMPAIGN SECRETLY ORGAN
IZED; JIEX SURPRISED.
PROFITEERS ARE WARNED BY
SENATE COMMITTEE.
1
MYSTERY
DING
POWERS AGR
AGTION
BOMBS
Leaders of Both Parties
to Be in Conference
TREATY FRIENDS INVITED
Bitter-Enders Will Be on List
With Democrats.
VACATION TO BE FIRST
rrctiident-Elcct Declines Wilson
Offer or Battleship for Trip
to Panama Canal Zone.
BARTON, C Nor. 5. President
elect Hardin? already has begun ful
filment of his campaign promise to
consult the nation's leading; minds
with regard to a new association of
nations and he hopes that by the
time of his inauguration next March
he will have laid the groundwork of a
plan behind which the sentiment of
the nation han unite.
A list of those to be consulted first
has been drawn up and invitations
are going forward to several to come
to Marion at the conclusion of the
month's vacation trip which is to be
started by the president-elect' tomor
row. Both republicans and demo
crats are to present their views in
individual and personal talks with
Mr. Harding during the winter months
but he does not contemplate, for trie
present at least, any general assem
blage of his advisers for round-table
discussion.
Women to Be Invited.
The names of those.' invite have
not been made public bat It Was an
nounced from the president-elect's of
fice toniglit that "men ,and women
who have been eminent - in the dis
cussion of our foreign relations" made
up the list. Additions will be" made
during Mr. Harding's vacation' trip,
it waa added, although no considera
tion will be given during that period
to the choice of a cabinet.'
The announcement followed a long
conference between Senator Harding
and Will H. Hays. Neither -revealed
what subjects they had discussed, but
it was understood the national chair
man's visit was made at Mr. Harding's
request, and had to do both 'with the
campaign Just' closed and with the
policies to be shaped for the coming
administration.
Out-Door Vacation Planned.
The objective of the senator's va
cation trip is Point Isabel, Tex., and
although he plans to occupy most of
his time there hunting and fishing,
another of his close campaign advis
ers, Harry M. Daugherty, will accom
pany him. It is taken for granted
there will be some discussion of poli
cies and administrative programmes
between them.
Mr. Harding today declined an offer
of President Wilson to provide him
with a battleship for the voyage to
the Panama Canal rone, which is to
follow a 12 days' stay at Point Isabel.
In response td a telegram from Sec
retary Daniels conveying the, presi
dent's proposal, the president-elect
telegraphed that he was thankful but
already had closed an agreement to
make the trip on a passenger steamer.
Steamer BTot Diverted.
It was said at Harding headquar
ters tonight that a hitch over the sail
ing schedule had been adjusted and
that a proposal to have the liner go
out of its regular course to pick up
the party at Galveston had been aban
doned. Under the present plan the
departure will be made from New
Orleans, to which point the senator
and Mrs. Harding and their guests
will go from Point Isabel by rail.
That the plan for conferences on an
association . of- nations already was
taking form was1 revealed in this an
nouncement from Mr. Harding's of
' fice:
"Senator Harding let It be known
today that he Is sending out a num
ber of requests for personal and very
informal conferences with men and
women who have been eminent in the
discussion of our foreign relations.
These conferences will take place upon
his return to Marion in December
and will be Individual and personal,
with the main purpose of learning
what policy may enlist united sup
port. Cabinet Decision to Walt.
"Senator Harding means to avoid
any unseemly anticipation, but he
feels it wholly becoming to get an
expression entirely free from cam
paign bias, and to get it at the earli
est possible day. It is the first step
toward the meeting of minds of which
Senator Harding so frequently spoke
during ; the campaign. He did not
make public any list, because it will
not be complete before his vacation
ends.
"Senator Harding further announced
that no consideration would be given
to a cabinet during his recreation
. period."
Officials close to Mr. Harding re
called that in his campaign speeches
he promised- repeatedly that the
"meeting of minds" would begin as
Y that he also frequently declared that
the purpose or his consultation would
be, not to suggest any plan of his
own, but to ascertain how divergent
views might be so brought Into har
Eony as to put a united nation be-
. (Concluded, on Fag S, Column !
Officer Found Dead in Bathroom
of Palace While Battleship
With Board Xears Island.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6. Commander
W. J. Terhune, naval governor of
Samoa, shot and killed himself at
noon November 3, said a dispatch re
ceived today at the navy department.
Commander Terhune recently was
ordered relieved as commandant at
Samoa-' and Captain W. H. Evans ap
pointed to succeed him. ' He had been
suffering from heart trouble.
A naval board of inquiry is en route
to Samoa to inquire into the adminis
tration of the island.
HONOLULU, Nov. 5. Advices from
Samoa received today indicate that
Commander Warren J. Terhune, naval
governor of American Samoa, ended
his life November 3. three days be
fore the battleship Kansas was due to
arrive with a naval board of inquiry
sent from Washington to investigate
charges against' Terhune's adminis
tration. The governor's body was found in
the bathroom of the executive man
sion with a bullet wound through the
heart, according to the dispatch fron
Samoa.
SCHOONER IS0N BEACH
Steering' Gear of Oregon Touls In
JVclialem River.
WHEELER, Or.. Nov. 5. (Special.)
The motor schooner Oregon, en
route from San Francisco here to load
lumber, went ashore tonight just after
she had crossed into the Nehalem
river. The accident was due to the
Oregon's ' steering gear ' becoming
fouled. Captain Woepke was in com
mand of the vessel.
The government life-saving crew
commanded by Captain Farley was
summoned from Barview, but as dark
ness fell goon after the Oregon
grounded, no attempt at .hauling the
vessel off was made tonight. It was
believed she would be floated without
trouble tomorrow.
The motorship Oregon, believed to
be the boat reported aground at Ne
halem. Or., has been, plying between
that place and San Francisco. On the
last reported trip northward it left
San Francisco October 7. It has a
gross tonnage of 362 and net of 269.
It was built in 1905 at Prosper, Or.,
and has a nominal crew of six men.
DUTCH ROYALTY MENACED,
Republic of Holland Is Possibility
by Constitutional Revision.
THE HAGUE, Nov. 5. (By the As
sociated Press.) The possibility of
becoming a, republic is in prospect for
Holland under recommendations sub
mitted today by the commission ap
pointed to revise the constitution.
1. If these recommendations are
adopted Holland will have the chance
to decide'' upon doing away with
royalty, unless the little Princess
Juliana, only child of Queen Wilhel
mina and Prince Consort Henry,
some day gives birth to a son by a
husband Whom the Dutch parliament
approves as her consort. The prin
cess now is 11 years old.
The commission proposes that here
after, unless there is a direct male
descendant of a male ruler, the throne
shall go to some male of the second
generation of th last king. In the
event of there being no direct male
successor the people shall have the
opportunity to change the country's
form of government under the com
mission's scheme.
EVIDENCE 200 YEARS OLD
Records of Peter Stuyvesant Land
Grants tip In New York Case.
NEW YORK. Nov. 5. Records of
land .grants made by Peter Stuyvesant-
before the end of the Dutch
regime in New York were presented
by the city today in its action to prove
title to a stretch of land along the
Hudson river side of Manhattan
Island, now occupied as a "right of
way" by the New -York Central rail
road.
The trial was resumed today in state
supreme court after an extended re
cess in 'which counsel for both sides
in the controversy de,lved into rec
ords of more than 200 years ago for
evidence.
SHERMAN - COUNT IS IN
County Slakes First Return of
Election Results.
SALEM,. Or., Nov. 5 (Special.)
Sherman was the first county In Ore
gon to send to the secretary of state
its canvass of the voce at the yecent
general election. Ihe official count
from Sherman county reached here
today. 1 1
Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state,
will start the recanvass of the votes
next week and the official results
probably will be available by Novem
ber 15.
PAPER TO BE $130 A TON
Canadian Producers Expected to
, 'Announce Prices Soon.
MONTREAL, Nov. 5. The price of
newsprint paper for export to the
United States during the first quar
ter of 1921 probably, will be be
tween . 6 and 7 cent!, a 'poaiid,
or 130 to $140 a ton. it wan an
nounced semi-of flcially here today
While definite Information Is lack
ing as to the prices at which Ca
nadian producers will renew con
tracts with consumers in the United
States, it was stated that official in
formation will be forthcoming within
a few days.
Chiefs Blame Each Other
for Disaster.
PARTY SEEMS DEMORALIZED
Fight Over Reorganization
Will Be Bitter One.
THREE' GROUPS IN BATTLE
One Taction Represents Cox, An
oil her Administration and Third
Is William Jennings Bryan.
THE OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Nov. 5. The over
whelming defeat of the democrats
last Tuesday has resulted, in a seis
mic disturbance within the party
over reorganization.' As the returns
continue to come in showing the
utter demoralization of the party
which, has ruled the nation for eight
years, its leaders are charging re
sponsibility for the result upon one
another and engaging in a desperate
struggle over future leadership.
In this fight for reorganization
there, will be three main elements,
just as there were in the San "Tran
Cisco convention. One will' represent
the anti-administration group which
nominated Cox, another -will repre
sent, the administration group and
William Jennings Bryan will be the
third group, representing himself
and opposed to the other two. The
presidential nomination four years
hence will be the prize.
Hnnit Wants New Party.
Various conferences already are
being arranged in Washington and
elsewhere and, in keeping with his
desire to lead the party once more,
Mr. Bryan is arranging to spend much
of his time here this winter. In this
conflict for leadership William Ran
dolph Hearst, whose papers sup
ported Harding on . the league of
nations issue, - is expected . to enter
Mr. Hearst is credited with the desire
to build up an entirely new party to
represent the irreconcilable group in
the league of nations fight, with him
self as leader. Mr. Hearst already
is seen endeavoring to ow seeds of
discord in the republican senate ma
jority by intimating that the new
senate proposes to throw Hiram
Johnson and William E. Borah over
board. In the struggle for reorganization
the Wilson group'will hope to have
the benefit of the president's leader
ship in the event that his health im
proves. If it does not. they will base
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Inefficiency Chief Indictment of
Officeholders hy Victorious
feminine Candidates.
YONCALLA, Or., Nov. 5. (Special.)
Feminism captured the city of Yon-
calla in Tuesday's election. An entire
municipal ticket of women was
chosen. Men opponents were defeated
for all the offices. . Those elected
were:
Mayor, Mrs. Mary Burt.
Members of council, Mrs. Bernice
Wilson, Mrs. Jennie D. Laswell, Mrs.
Nettie Hannan, Mrs. Edith B. Thomp
son. '
The wonjen organized their cam
paign secretly and the men did not
realize what vas taking place until
the votes were counted.
Inefficiency was the chief count in
the indictment of the women "cam-
"paigners against the men office
holders. In their pre-election meet
ings, attended solely by women,
charges were made that the city of
ficials were allowing breaks in the
sidewalks to go unrepaired, that
speeding automobiles were not con
trolled, that streets - were insuffi
ciently lighted and- that general
slackness in municipal affairs pre
vailed. To cure these ills the women
were rallied to go in and elect a com
plete set of city officers of their own.
They did so.
BURNS, Or., Nov. 6. (Special.)
Although she was not a candidate,
Mrs. Grace B. Lampshlre was elected
mayor of Burns last Tuesday, her
friends writing her name in on the
ballot without her knowledge. Mrs.
Lampshire has been prominent in
civic work here. CouMcilmen elected
were M. H. Brejiton, Ben Brown,
Joseph Thompson and Joseph Krum
holz. NEW SHERIFF FELICITATED
Woman Representative-elect Sends
Message of Congratulation. .
MUSKOGEE, Okla., Nov. 6. Miss
Alice Robertson of Muskogee, newly
elected woman representative in con
gress from the second district, today
sent a telegram of congratulation to
Mrs. Jane Johnson of Roscommon,
Mich:, who has been elected sheriff
of Roscommon county.
"Bless your soul," Miss Robertson
said, adding that she sincerely hoped
Mrs. Johnson would be a successful
sheriff. .
CHICAGO MUST SOBER UP
Doom of Windy City's Hilarious
Night Life Pronounced. .
CHICAGO, Nov. 5. The doom of
Chicago's night life was forecast to
day by Charles A. Clyne, district at
torney, when he notified every well
known cabaret in the city not only
to cease selling liquor, but to pro
hibit guests bringing their own.
Mr. Clyne threatened to close every
place where guests were allowed to
use hip-pocket flasks and to arrest
proprietors and waiters for violation
of the Volstead act
McArthnr Leads Lovejoy by 5904,
Baker Has 44,422 Votes or
All Three Classes.
Warren G. Harding carried Mult
nomah county by 17,340, and R. N.
Stanfield carried the county for sena
tor by 2964. Th's result was shown
by the complete returns of the 413
precincts In the county.
On president, the vote stood, Hard
ing (rep.) 44,482; Cox (dem.) 27.142.
Other returns- showed the following:
United States senator, Stanfield (rep.)
36,067; Chamberlain (dem.) 33.103;
Hayes (ind.)' 1779; Slaughter (soc.)
2356; Svenson (industrial-labor) 676.
Representative in congress, Mc
Arthur (rep.) 37,138; Lovejoy (dem.)
31.234; Johns (lnd.-lab.) 3417.
Supreme court, to fill vacancy.
Brown (rep.) 20,036; McCarthy (dem.)
1708.
Attorney-general, Van Winkle (rep )
9758, Bailey (rep.) 8065, Johnson (rep.)
2352, tCoshow (dem.) 1781.
Mayor, Baker, first choice 39.990,
second choice 2976, third choice 1456.
Gordon, first choice 14.769. second
choice 6487. third choice 2134. Rich
ards, first choice 5352, second choice
4408, third choice 3677. Kellaher, first
choice 9769, second choice 4033, third
choice 2784.
Commissioner, Mann 49,203, Barbur
46,438, Perkins 20,859--Ziegler 7461.
The zoning ordinance was defeated.
The vote was yes 30,288, no 30,706.
Port consolidation measure returns
were yes 33,585. no 28,230.
On the fcoosevelt bird refuge the
vote was yes 32.568, no 32.035.
RUMELY TRIAL IS BEGUN
Ex-Publisher to Face Jury on War
Conspiracy Charge.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5. A. jury was
empaneled in federal court today for
the trial of Dr. Edward A. Rumely,
former publisher and owner of the
Evening Mail, Indicted with his two
attorneys for alleged conspiracy to
defraud the government.
Dr. Rumely, charged with having
attempted to violate the trading with
the enemy act by making a false
statement to the alien property custo
dian as to the German ownership of
the newspaper, was arrested before
the close of the war in 1918.
SIMPSON WINS JUDGESHIP
Official Canvas Settles Close Race
In Vancouver, Wash.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 5. (Spe
cial.) The contest for judge of the
superior court of Clarke county,
which was in doubt .until the official
canvass today, is settled. George B.
Simpson won over James O. Blair by
a majority of 53. -While the returns
were coming In Blair was several
times in the lead.
Mr. Simpson will succeed R. H. Back,
who has been on the bench for the
past eight years and who was not a
candidate for re-election.
Britain, France, Italy to
Aid One Another.
PACT FOR MONTHS SECRET
"Spheres of Influence" Rec
ognized and Defined.
DEVELOPMENT HELD AIM
Provision Made for- Operation of
Bagdad Railroad and Exploita
tion of Other Resources.
PARIS. Nov. 5. (By the Associated
Press.) France. Great Britain and
Italy have signeC a tripartite agree
ment in which they agree to support
each other in maintaining their
"spheres of influence" in Turkey. The
limits of the areas .in which the re
spective special interests of Prance
and Italy are recognized are defined
by the same document.
This agreement, it developed today.
was signed at Sevres, August 10, the
day the public ceremonial of the
signing of the peace treaty with
Turkey took place.
Although the agreement, it is ex
plained, is nob considered a secret
one, it nevertheless has never been
made publio until now, after a lapse
of nearly three months since the sign
ing. Under its own terms the docu
ment was to come into force and be
published at the time the Turkish
peace treaty should go Into effect.
This 'date is r.lll an uncertainty.
. British Interest Uncertain.
In connection- with examination of
the text of the agreement now avail
able, attention is being called here
to the fact that while the treaty de
fines the spheres of influence of
Prance and Italy recognizing the
special interests of France In Cillcla
and the western part of Kurdistan,
bordering on-Syria, and of Italy in
southern Anatolia the British spheres
of influence are not only undefined
but are not mentioned. This has
raised the question of whether the
agreement is susceptible of the in
terpretation that the British interest
may be held to extend to any or all
the remaining parts of the Turkish
empire.
It is noted, alfjo, that while the
agreement does not take the form of
an alliance, it pledges the contract
ing powers to "render diplomatic
support to each other in maintaining
their respective positions in the areas
in which their interests are recog
nized." Batdad Road Disposed Of.
. One section of the document pro
vides for the exploitation of the Bag
dad railway by a company in which
British, French and Italian capital
is equally interested. It gives the
exploitation of the Heraclea coal
mine between Konich and Adana, to
Italy.
Article 10 of the agreement pro
vides that nothing- contained in it
shall prejudice the rights of nationals
of non-signatory states to free access
to the various areas for commercial
and economic purposes.
The preamble of the document
reads:
"Being anxious to help Turkey de
velop her resources and to avoid the
international rivalries which have
obstructed these objects In the past,
and being desirous to meet the re
quest of the Turkish government
that it receive necessary assistance
ir the reorganization of Justice, the fi
nances, the gendarmerie and the police,
in protection of religious, racial and
linguistic minorities and the economic
development of the country; consid
ering that th autonomy or eventual
Independence of Kurdistan has been
recognized by them and that It is
desirable with a view to facilitating
the development f that country and
.making provision for any assistance
it may require in its administration
and to avoid international.rIvalries
in such matters; recognizing the re
spective special interests of 'Italy in
southern Anatolia and of France in
Cillcla and the western part of Kurd
istan bordering on Syria, up to Jezire
Ibn-Omer, as these areas are here
after defined, the B-ltish, Italian and
French, governments, have agreed
upon the following:
Equal Bights Promised.
"Article 1. There shall be equality
In Turkey between the contracting
parties in the composition of all in
ternational commissions, whether ex
isting or to be established, charged
with the organization and supervision
of the different public services and
for Insuring the protection of racial,
religious and linguistic minorities.
However, in the event the Turkish
government of Kurdistan is desirous
of obtaining external assistance in
the local administration or policing
of areas in which the special interests
of France and Italy are respectively
recognized ' the contracting powers
undertaking not to dispute the pre
ferred claim of the power whose spe
cial interests in such area are recog
nized to supply such assistance. This
assistance shall be specially directed
to enhancing the protection afforded
to the racial and linguistic minorities
in said areas." .
Article 2 provides that the products
and manufactured articles coming
from or going to the territories,
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Cut in Prices to Reasonable Figure!
by December 6 Is Demand
ed In Ultimatum.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5. United States
Senators William M. Calder and W. E.
Edge, members of the senate commit
tee on reconstruction, in a joint state
ment today, announced that "unless
the coal industry reforms itself and
cuts prices to a reasonable figure by
December 6," they will introduce a bill
for the "most stringent regulation of
every branch of the business."
The senators declared they did not
undertake to say "tlrat this individual
is a profiteer and that this one is not,
but the coal industry as a whole
stands self -convicted of practicing
gross extortion on the whole public
of the United States."
"We are boLh opposed to govern
ment regulation as a policy," the
statement said, "but the government
must assume responsibility for its
people and we will recommend a bill
for entire control of the industry ju-st
as far as possible under the constitu
tion unless prices are materially re
duced to the public by December 6.
"We are deadly in earnest about
this. We are both conservatives on
the matter of government ownership,
but we are dV.sgusted with this situa
tion. The coal industry stands self
convicted. "The wrong-doing has been ad
mitted by D. B. Wentz. representing
the National Coal association; by
Commissioner Clyde B. Atchison of the
interstate commerce commission, and
Daniel Willard, representing the rail
roads. There is a general confession
on the part of the industry even
though guilty Individuals have not
been identified."
The senators decl-are-d they are not
here "to try to decide definitely who
or what particular element are guil
ty." They asserted, however, that
there is guilt somewhere among op
erators and speculators who fix
prices."
"With 40,000,000 more tons of coal
produced so far In 1920 over the same
period of 1919," the statement added.
there is no reason for high prices and
coal shortage."
PRISONER UNSEATS JUDGE
Outcome of Election Race in Ken
tucky Is- Unusual.
WHITESBURG, Ky., Nov. 6. Prob
ably the most unusual outcome of
Tuesday's election in Kentucky waa
the victory of Fess Whitaker, jailer
of Whitesburg, over Stephen Combs
Jr., in the race for county judge,
Whitatoer having been sentenced to
his own jail for six months by Judge
Combs on the charge of attacking
county officers. Including the sheriff.
After being placed in the jail of
which he was the legal keeper
Whitaker escaped, was recaptured
and again sentenced for jail-breaking.
Following one of the most excit
ing campaigns known to the moun
tains of Kentucky, Whitaker though
in jail won over Judge Combs by
more than a thousand majority. Gov
ernor Morrow has three times refused
to pardon Whitaker.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 50
degrees; minimum, 34 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds.
Forelsm.
Britain. Franc, and Italy In agreement on
future action in Turkey. Page 1.
Haiders in Ireland sack houses, bum build
ings and shoot citizens. Page 2.
National.
Ka-ral governor, of Samoa kills hlmaelf.
Page 1.
Domestic.
Julius H, Barnes declares competitive mar
keting of grain is beneficial. Page 4.
Gompers pledges support of labor to President-elect
Harding. Page 2.
Strlr.gent regulation threatened if coal
prices stay high. Page 1.
Coast traffic manager with power to make
shipping rates declared needed. Page 6.
Politics.
Harding plans for "meeting of minds"
on new association of nations. Page 1.
Harding carries Multnomah by 17,340 votes.
Page I.
Harding may not find It easy to scrap in
augural ball, say friends. Bags 3.
Republicans still may increase house gains.
Page 6.
Harding's lead In Oregon is 82,416. Page 7.
Governor Cox issues firt statement since
democratic debacle. Page 3.
Democrats survey wreck of party and bo
gin plans for reorganization. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Nell Hart pays penalty with life on gal
lows. Page 8.
Prehistoric race la uncovered near The
Dalles. Page 5.
Feminism captures all municipal offices of
Yoncalla. Page 1.
Lumbermen want markets in east. Page 4.
Sports.
Gonzaga team Is fast. Page 12.
Fight card completed for Portland show.
Page 13. ,
CaUfornia-Pullman game eyed as crucial
clash. Pago 12.
Dempsey and Carpentier- sign fight con
tract. Page 13.
Washington beats Columbia 21 to 9, prac
tically clinching title. Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Northwestern wheat exporters shut out
of European markets. Page 39.
Break in exchange rates unsettles Chicago
wheat prices. Page 19.
Wall street stocks decline under heavy
selling. Page 19.
Portland mariners oppose service eut.
Page IS.
Portland and Vicinity.
City council cuts 1100,000 from budget es
timates. Page 19.
State chamber of commerce calls confer
ence of Oregon interests to formulate
congressional programme for develop-'
ment. Page 14.
State highway commission orders that
John Day and Columbia river highways
shall connect at Arlington. Page 10.
Pre - war schedule of Portland trains
planned. Page IS.
Stamp fraud trial may go to jury Monday.
Page 18.
Realty board is told at .weekly luncheon
- that Portland needs more advertising.
Page 7.
Portland bomb mystery blows up with
"bam." Page 1.
Confidential exchange will act as clearing
houap tor local welfare organizations.
rage. 4.
Boys in Prank Use Vic
tory Loan Fireworks.
SLEUTHS REACH TRAIL'S END
Pyrotechnics Stolen for Hal
. loween Celebration.
FINALE IS LUDICROUS
I'ive Youth, Taken Into Custody,
Confess AV recking AVindows of
Oue Home by Uxplosiou.
The mystery of the black bombs,
perplexing puz'.le to Portland police
and harbinger of fear in general,
blew up with a ludicrous "bam!" last
night,' when Inspector Swennes, smil
ing at his own temerity, cast a sack
of the supposed anarchistic munitions
on the floor of the police property
room and went home to dinner. The
ugly cylindrical packages did not re
sent this casual treatment.
Five boys of the ingenious 'teens
and two in particular comprise the
squad of assumed terrorists for whom
the entire police force has sought
since three "bombs" were discovered
on election night in the doorway of
the Jenning furniture store, hard by
the First National bank.
Situation In Revealed.
They are Roy Willard Hall, 17, of
1470 Kast Glisan street; Claude Hol
ton, 19, of Kast Forty-seventh street
and Sandy boulevard, and their three
free crfmpanions, John Hazlett, Ken
neth Wilson and Gregs Carlton. In
a statement made to Inspector Swen
nes late yesterday, Roy Hall revealed
a situation such as Booth Tarktngton
would delight to chronicle.
For the explosives, which created
a seven days' wonder in Portland and
incidentally wrecked the windows of
an east side home, were patriotic
plunder from the late victory loan
campaigns when their reverberations
were intended to wake the slumber
ing quota. Merely this, and nothing
more.
Remorseful Confraslon Made.
Roy Willard Hall, office boy to the
firm of Morris Bros?, whose trail
was closely followed by Inspectors
Swennes and Schulpius, made a candid
and remorseful confession late yester
day to having pilfered the explosives
from the basement of the firm's build
ing, where they had re-posed ever since
John L. Ktherldge, president of the
firm and state director of liberty
loans, fired the last broadside for an
Oregon victory.
"Nobody needed those bombs," said
the repentent Roy. "And we fellows
thought that there might be some fun
In them for Halloween and Armistice
day."
Armistice day will not be so cele
brated, but Halloween was a distinct
success. For it was on that sprightly
might that an explosion near the home
of C. B. Hurtt. 1067 Kast Burnside
street, roused the family to amazed
alarm and an Inspection of shattered
windows. This and more was told in
the expose of the "bom'b" mystery,
when young Hall accepted the official
invitation to confidence.
Loot Boldly Carried Away.
On Halloween day at closin'g time
Roy Hall and his confederate, Claude
Holton, also an office boy with the
firm of Morris Bros., entered the
basement with one of the private mail
sacks, filched ten of the big black
firecrackers and carried their loot
boldly through the building camou
flaged as late mail.
That night in an auto of the type
affected by young gallants and briefly
termed "the bug," Roy and Claude,
accompanied by' Kenne-th Wilson and
Gregs Carlton in another car, drove
forth on the Columbia boulevard and
elsewhere and fired several of the
"bomibs" with gratifying success. It
was one of these convivial attempts
that rudely roused the Hurtts. Re
turning, they secreted the remaining
explosives in the Holton garage, a re
serve munitions dump for election
night or other appropriate occasion.
While thousands of citizens
thronged the streets as the returns
came in. the sputtering little car with
its sack of restrained celebration
cruised down Washington, street and
parked while the chums joined the
crowd, with John Hazelett as a new
recruit. Kenneth Wilson was inspired,
to strategy. He left his companions,
returned to the' car, plundered the
sack for "bombs" and craftily hid
them in the Jenning doorway for
his own future entertainment.
When JCennath returned the
"bombs" were gone. He bantered tb
night watchman retreated in secret
worry, approached the guardian again
and requested his cache. Whereupon
the night watchman informed him
that he had found the trio of cylin- ,
ders and had sent them to police
headquarters with a full report.
"They weren't nothing but big fire
crackers," explained Kenneth.
"You better wait until the police -come,
and set them right," counseled
the functionary.
Departure Is Harried.
Kenneth did not wish'to wait. He
left hurriedly. And his troubled spirit
moved him .to confess to Roy Hall
later that night his perfidy and Its
consequences. The two boys and their
appearance before the night watch-
(Concluded on Page 6, Column 3).