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THIRD ARREST NUDE
BOBBERY
Taking $800,000 Admitted,
Then Lips Are Sealed.
DISPOSAL IS ' MYSTERY
All Involved In Holdup Are Mere
Youths Loot Is Pat as High
as $3,500,000.
efficient management, It was said.
The council was described, however,
as proceeding: toward the establish'
ment of a policy which, employers
might Indorse should unemployment
compel labor to ask for Jobs rather
than ask what the employer might
pay.
The number of men and women
without work now was said to point
to a reduction in the number of con
troversies between labor and capital
this winter. While labor officials re
fused to admit existence of this situ
ation, government data reported an
evident desire among: more workers
to retain their places on the payroll.
E NOT READY TO WED
EX GA GEMEXT TO DUCHESS DE
CHAULXES DENIED.
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. "7. (Special.)
Another arrest and confession has
been made In the big1 mail robbery
of last Saturday night and while the
army of postal Inspectors, polce and
detectives has not yet uncovered the
full story nor recovered one cent of
the vast sum supposed to have been
obtained by the robbers, they were
making headway today to those ends.
At the same time estimates of the
amount stolen by the robbers were
steadily rising- and sources which
yesterday placed the loss at $20,000
today were stating that $1,000,000 will
Just about cover it. Other sources of
information and local newspapers
were naming $3,500,000 as the amount
Of tho loot.
Fred E. Poffenberger. formerly
railroad fireman, was the man who
confessed today. He was implicated
by Merle Phillips, whose confession
was made last Monday.
Story in General Confirmed
Poffenberger confirmed, in general.
the story told by Phillips but departs
from the Phillips story in many de
tails.
But the real sensation of Poffen-
berger's confession was his acknowl
edgment that it was he who slit the
mail sack which contained the $800,
000 in liberty bonds. Poffenberger
went into the most minute details in
this portion of his confession and told
the entire story with the exception of
the dispofition of the $800,000. On
this point he refused to say one word
and the authorities were completely
in the dark as to where the loot of
the treasure car was cached.
Poffenberger confessed that It was
he who broke the seal of the through
treasure car and said he used his
pistol to batter, the seal to pieces.
J-'lve Men It ported Involved.
According to the confessions, five
men instead of three took part in the
robbery. One man stood guard, two
entered the car and threw out the
mail sacks and the other two followed
in an automobile and picked them up.
Three men were stiil at liberty, ac
cording to his story.
Officers inclined to believe the rob
bery plot was hatched in San Fran
cisco by the two professionals, who
came on to Omaha and obtained the
assistance of the three local men in
carrying out the plans.
Contrary to earlier reports to the
effect that the car was loaded at
Council Bluffs it was said the treas
ure car cams through from San Fran
cisco under seal and t hat somebody j
on the Inside in San Francisco gave
out the information of the large
amount of valuables carried in it.
723,000 Reported In Saelc
According to the Omaha Bee, the
first mail sack recovered which was
found beside the railroad track, where
It had been overlooked after having
been thrown out of the car, contained
$72.1,000. The second sack, which was
Flit and looted had contained $430,000.
The suck which Poff enberr.er slashed
had contained $S00,000.
A seemingly trivial Incident con
cerning a man's lunch and an equally
trivial answer gave the officers their
first clew to the mail robbers. "What
are you doing around the Transfer,
you ain't on duty?" someone asked of
Merle Phillips.
"I brought my brother's lunch to
him." answered Merle.
"You did not," replied the first man,
Tour little brother brought it."
Inquiries Made by S tenth.
A government man heard the con
vernation. He made inquiries about
Phillips and found that while he was
off duty the night of the robbery, he
was around the transfer station.
Phillips was taken into custody and
later confessed to having participated
in. the robbery.
Earl Phillips, brother of Merle, was
arretted but later released. He was
a mail clerk on the robbed train. In
stead of continuing his run, he
dropped off at Red Oak, la., 60 miles
east, and returned to Council Bluffs
When asked why, he said he had got
ten off the train at Ked .Oak to get
lunch and had missed his train.
"Who waited on you?" was asked
him by a postal inspector.
A waitress," ho replied.
Wai trend Is Hnnrh-Backed.
"describe her."
Can't do it. There was nothing
unusual about her."
The waitress a-t Red Oak is i
hunch-barked girl. Officers said any
one having been served by her re
members her for that reason. Phillips
then afd he had not purchased a
lunch, but simply intended to do so.
A feature of the robbery was that
all those arrested to date were sim
ply boys. Merle Phillips, confessed
robber, is only 20 years old. Karl
Phillips is his twin brother. Fred
Poffenberger. also confessed, is only
19. Frank Williams, arrested but re
leased, is only 20. All are habitues
of pool halls.
D'Vzes Think9 It Strang He
First Hears of Matrimonial
Plans From Friends.
U. S. CONSIDERS BLOW
AT
WESTERN
UNION
Landing Permits for Cables
May Be Revoked.
PURPOSE IS INTIMATED
Power of Executive Branch of
Government to Take Such
Step J ever Established.
nothing- not required from and with
out objection- granted- by other com
panies: much less has been asked than
some companies give the government.
It may be mentioned- that cer
tain companies accord to tho govern
ment of the Untte'd States entirely
free cable service for offcial mes
sages. "Obviously, the United States could
not be expected to allow the Western
Union company, an American corpora
tion, to charge for Its messages twice
the -rate charged, for example, the
British government, nor to accede to
a requirement that the ordinary prac
tice of business with reBpect to peri
odical settlement of accounts shall be
set aside In dealings with our gov
ernment.
STANFIELD'S LEAD 3083
COM PLKTK OFFICIAL OOTJXT
OF MULTNOMAH MADE.
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Iished by Arrangement.)
PARIS, Nv. 17. (Special Cable.)
"It is at least strange that I should
be hearing about my supposed matri
monial plans from my American and
French friends," said Charles de Crus-
sol. Due d'Uzes. to The World corre
spondent.
It was reported recently that the
duke, who is 28, Is engaged to marry
the DucheBs de Chaulnes, formerly
Miss Theodora Mary Shonts of New
York.
"There Is nothing In the story." de
clared the duke, who has just returned
from the Chateau de Dampierre, his
uncle's estate in the Seine et Oise
Department. "For the present I do
not know that I am going to marry
anybody although, of course, you
never know."
The duke said that he first heard
of his reported engagement from
some Americans who arrived recently
on the liner Savole.
"My friends may have conceived the
idea when I was a guest at the
Shonts home during my stay in Amer
ica. You know I am related by mar-,
riage to the Duchess de Chaulnes.
While at the Chateau de Dampierre
the duke was 'much in the society of
the Duchess de Chaulnes. who was
there as the guest of the Due de
Luynes. another relative by marriage,
who now - owns the chateau. But
d'Uzes insisted that his visit at the
chateau had absolutely nothing to do
with his reported engagement. . He
said he -intended to pass most of the
winter with his mother, the .Duchess
d'Uzes. at their home in the Rue de
Murillo here.
It will bo remembered that the
young Duke d'Uzes arrived here on
the same steamer with Gaby Deslys
in October. 1919. He created the im
pression that the lovely songstress
and he were fellow voyagers only by
merest chance. In an interview she
gave The World she did not seem to
be of that opinion. After the death
of Gaby the duke revisited this coun
try In February last.
THIEVES TAKE CURED MEAT
$470 Stolen From Hotel Room;
Garage Man Loses $95.
Mike Radely, who lives at- the
Globe hotel, reported to the police
detective bureau yesterday that dur
Ing his absence someone entered his
room and stole three $100 postal
money orders and six postal savings
certificates totaling $370; Entrance
to the room was gained by means of
a pass key.
1. Friedman, butcher of 654 First
street, reported that thieves had bro
ken into his shop and taken $20 worth
of cured meat and $3 in cash. They
made an unsuccessful effort to break
open the safe. It is believed to hav
been the work of a South Portland
gang.
11 An expensive set of carpenter tools
was stolen from John Reed, 170
Twelfth street, by a thief who pried
open a window of his room, he r
ported yesterday.
While P. K. Dottschalk was work
ins in front of his auto repair shop
some thief entered the back door and
stole $95 from a rear room, he com
plained in a report to the police.
LABOR TO SMASH REDS
(Continued From First Page.)
Boy Burns Up Father's
Home Brew Recipe. . V
Whipping Administered to Son
t Causes Arrest and $50 Fine,
ABERDEEN', Wash, Nov. 17. (Spe
cial.) Seven - year - old Andro
Gragoski's love.- for- "bright lights'
brought him; his father and mother;
and an Jnterpretor into police court
The father, Pete Gragowski, return
ing from work, found his son seated
in the middle of the dining room,
with a bunch of old letters and a box
of matches. A smudge rose from the
carpet, on which a miniature bonfire
burned. Whereupon Gragowski seized
the child and spanked him so soundly
that neighbors summoned an officer,
and the father was arrested for
cruelty.
"Why were you so severe?" asked
Police Judge Taggart.
The interpreter put the question,
and there rose the sound of domestic
dissension. Finally the mother, who
had saved little Andro from the final
strokes of his beating, commandeered
the attention of the interpreter. That
personage seemed embarrassed, but
the woman was determined.
"She say." declared the interpreter.
"the boy he burn up papa's w hat-it-
is, the paper which tell how you make
good whisky at home."
Judge Taggart disposed of the case
in record time.
"I have on file, about 200 euch pa
pers, he remarked. "Tell him he
can take his choice of them, but if he
is caught using it hell go to jail. Just
now I'll fine him $50 for cruelty."
ALLIES' ACTS PROTESTED
German Foreign Minister De
nounces Policy Pursued on Rhine.
BERLIN, Nov. 16. Allied armies of
occupation in Germany are being
maintained at a strength which Is un
necessary, said Foreign Minister Si
mons at Cologne today. He contended
the allied intention was not defensive.
but offensive, looking toward further
encroachments on Germany.
The foreign minister asked why the
Rhine bridgeheads had been extended,
why ministerial bakeries capable of
turning out 400,000 rations daily had
been established, why new strategic
Khine bridges had been prepared and
why BelKian troops, equipped and al
most ready for the march, have been
stationed in tactical positions behind
the armies of occupation.
Ex-Governor Kort Dead.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 17. (By the
Associated Press.) Relations between
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany and the state department, al
ready strained to the point of open
rupture, reached a stage today where
the government was understood to be
considering seriously revocation of
landing permits under which the com
pany's existing cables are operated.
The power of the executive branch
of the government to take such a
drastic step has never been estab
lished in the courts, but a velied in
timation of the purpose to bring it
to an issue was contained In a for
mal statement on the controversy
given out by the state department.
Refnaal of Company Announced.
After announcing the refusal of the
company to handle government cable
messages except upon pre -pay ment
or to carry messages originating out
side of the United States at reduced
government rates, the statement said
ic had been the uniform policy of the
government to allow, the landing of
cables on condition that the United
Slates should be entitled to enjoy the
same privileges with regard to the
control and use of such lines as were
exercised by foreign governments.
It was obvious, the statement added,
that the United States could not be
expected to allow the Western Union
company, an American corporation
to charge for government messages
twice the rates charged the British
and other governments.
I-fKBl Right Examined.
While the nature and scope of ex
ecutive authority over the landing
and regulation of cables lacks con
gressional or court definition, the
present administration has taken the
position that wide power was veste.d
in the president through his constitu
tional control of foreign relations.
Examination by the state department
of the legal rights of the government
has revealed that such a policy was
held during the terms of Grant,
Hayes. Garfield), Arthur, Cleveland
and Harrison.
A contrary position was taken,
however, by Secretaries Olney and
Gresham, and as it was held a situ
ation might arise to test the depart
ment'e power, a legislative act to
declare and ratify the government's
authority was sought at tho last
session of congress.
At that time the reported design
some months ago of the Western
Union company to land a cable at
Miami, Fla., connecting with a Brit
ish cable , at the Barbadoes aroused
the state department. The proposed
connection was viewed as directed
toward the strengthening of the Brit
ish cable monopoly on the east coast
of. South America. For that reason
it was held that any landing permit
granted the Western Union should
safeguard the Interests of the United
States.
Bill Sent to Conjrress.
' In order to establish this power of
the president, the state department
sent to congress a bill to prevent the
unauthorized landing of cables, pro
viding for injunction proceedings
against operation . of any cables not
complying with the landing license
granted by the government.
Tho measure was never reported
from committee, where it still lies.
In the absence of supporting legisla
tion. It is known that the state de
partment depends in its present dis
pute with the Western Union in some
measure upon the only decision on
the question ever handed down by
a United States judge.
Because of the Western Union
company's demand, for prepayment on
government cable messages, it was
understood that orders had been is
sued in some departments that busi
ness be routed over the lfries of other
cable companies as much as possible.
1 Differences Are Reviewed.
After reviewing the differences re
garding the settlement for cable mes
sages previously transmitted, the de
partment's announcement declared
that the legal principles controlling
the landing and regulation of cables
in the United States were well estab
lished and that 'in the absence of
congressional legislation these mat
ters are regulated by the executive
by virtue of his authority with re
spect to the conduct of relations with
foreign countries."
"It has been the uniform policy of
the government to allow the landing
of cables only on condition that the
government of the United States shall
be entitled to exercise and to enjoy
the same privileges with regard to the
control and use of such lines as are
exercised and enjoyed by any for
eign government," said the statement.
"Obviously the law and the policy
must be the same whether telegraphic
connection with a foreign country is
by land line or by a submarine cable.
Xotalnsr Unreasonable Asked.
"Nothing unreasonable has been
asked of the Western Union company
Total of 38,406 Ballots Is Won,
Compared to 33,313 for Cham
berlain, Haves 182 6.
An official lead of 3093 in Multno
mah county for Stanfield was shown
the election county returns an
nounced yesterday by Counjy Clerk
Beveridgs. The vote for United
States senator in the oounty was as
follows: Chamberlain, 33,313; Hayes,
1826; Slaughter, 2286; Stanfield, 36.
406; Svenson, 631. The county also
gives in the race for representative,
Johns, 3252; Lovejoy, 31,853, and Mc-
Arthur 37,884.
Other official figures were as fol
lows:
Secretary of state Kozer, 67,796;
Sears, '4978; Upton, 4666.
Justice of the supreme court Bean,
57,111; Benson, S!,U3S: Harris, 54,391;
McBride, 55,040.
Justice of the supreme court, to fill
vacancy Brown, 21,546; McCarthy,
1698.
Attorney - general Van Winkle,
9913; Bailey, 8221; Johnson, 2378; Co-
snow, 1797.
Dairy and food commissioner Haw-
ley. 53,364; Von Behren, 7186.
Public service commissioner Ben
nett, 20,005; Buchtel, 40.603; Newman,
5427.
Judge of circuit court, department
No. 6 McCourt, 46.305.
State senator Farrell, 64,430; Jo
seph, 55,742; Hume, 53,864: Moser, 49.
092; Staiples, 54.075; Lundburg. 25,805,
Representative from 17th district
McDonald 41.218.
Representative from 18th district
Gordon, 47.839; Hind-man, 52,593
Hosford, 53,333; Korell, 63,081; Kubli.
51.462: Lee. 54,365; Leonard, 54,064
Lynn. 53,601; McFarland., 63,672;
North, 63.306; Richards. 50.554; Wells,
52,538; Murray, 25,087; Hidden, 507.
District attorney Evans, 47,144;
Jeffrey, 20,861.
CLEANUP CRUSADE URGED
CAMPAIGX AGAIXST SOCXD
RCNXiiRS PROPOSED.
SOUTH ORANGE. N. J.. Nov. 17. J.
Franklin Fort, 68, ex-governor of New
Jersey, died today. Mr. Fort resigned
a year ago from the federal trade
commission, to which he was ap
pointed by President Wilson. He
served as governor of New. Jersey
from 1908 to 1911.
The Oregonian Want-Ads pages
are really a gigantic clearing house
for the northwest. Whether It is a
home for sale in Portland, a ranch in
Idaho, some machinery on Puget
sound, or livestock in eastern Ore
gon, the same excellent results are
obtained.
specific problems when euch present
themselves.
Speakers In the executive Vouncil
conferences continue to blame capital
for autocratic and in soma cases in-
Braiding, embroidery hemstitching.
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Washington Prohibition Directors
Plan to Put End to Liquor
Transportation by Water.
SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 17. (Spe
cial.) Plans for an intensive "clean
up" campaign against bootleggers In
Washington were discussed at a con
ference today between Donald A. Mc
Donald; state prohibition director
Roscoe Drumheller, collector of cus
toms, and officers of the coast guard
service.
In an effort to put a stop to liquor
transportation by. water, McDonald
has telegraphed the navy department
asking for the use of several sub
chasers to reinforce the coast guard
cutters in patroling Puget sound for
rum-runners.
Prohibition headquarters at San
Francisco, it Is understood, have been
asked to divert the entire Pacific
prohibition force to this section for
a time. The amount of liquor coming
over from British Columbia la large,
according to Director McDonald, and
the small force of agents alloted to
Washington is unable to cope with
the situation.
It is believed that once the activities
of the runners are halted the state
enforcement agents .aided by the po
lice and county officers, can handle
the situation provided, investigators
say, there is real co-operation on the
part of prosecutors and the courts.
AUTO SALES HELD BETTER
Upward Trend In Business Report
ed by Chamber Manager.
CHICAGO, Nov. 17. After two
months of depression there has been
an - upward turn in the automobile
business, both pleasure cars and
trucks, according to Alfred Reeves,
general manager of the National Au
tomobile Chamber of Commerce, who
addressed the Automotive Equipment
association at the coliseum here to
day.
"Along with other industries, we
have had poor sales for two months,
but the automobile, business is now
Tnovinir uoward." Mr. Reeves said.
"Present production is not averaging
more than 50 per cent except In the
case of three or four factories. The
full year, however, will exceed all
records, approaching 1,900,000 cars
and 340,000 trucks."
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you are confronted by business problems. And
recollect, too, that this bank, with its many heads,
may be able to give you valuable assistance in
their solution.
Because we invest millions of dollars each year we
require the services of business and financial ex
perts. They in turn must have a vast amount of
detailed accurate "information for their guidance.
Their counsel " and this information are for our
depositors as well. as the services of our tour
departments." '
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SHERMAN RATIO HIGHEST
Linn. .66: Malheur. .61: Marion, .65; Mor
row. .81; Multnomah, .62: Polk, .41): Sher
man. .87: Tillamook. .80: Umatilla. 2:
Union, .84;"' Wallowa, .79: Wasco, .77;
Washington, .M: Wheflpr, ,R1 : YRmhlll. f.ft.
TAX COMMISSION" ANNOUNCES
COUNTIES' PERCENTAGES.
Washington Has Lowest in State
Wit U .50 and Top Mark Is.
Reported to Be .9 7.
SALEM, Or., Nov. 17. (Special.)
The state tax commission, aoting in
the capacity of a board of equaliza
tion, at a meeting held here today,
established the percentage of ratio
6x the property as assessed and
equalized in each county to its full
cash value. Sherman county has the
highest ratio of .97, while "Washing
ton -with .50 has the lowest ratio in
the state.
Following are the several counties,
together with the ratios;
Baker, .74; Benton, .59; Clackamas, .56;
Clatsop, .88; Columbia, .01; Coos, .fill;
Crook. .54; Curry, .84; Deschutes, .54;
Douglas, ,80: Gilliam. .92; Grant. .70; Har
ney, .74; Hood River, .65; Jackson. .62;
Jefferson, .65: Josephine, .of, klamath,
.79; Lake, .7Q; t.ane. .57: Lincoln. .);
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That -dainty and charming actress.
Louise Huff, is famous for her beau
tiful complexion and as an author of
manv articles on the subject of
beautv. she has been persuaded to
tell the readers of this paper how
they may quickly acquire a soft,
smooth, rosy-white complexion " like
hers. She says: "To get the best re
sults the skin should be thoroughly
cleansed, then apply Derwillo. which
can be obtained at the toilet counter
of any irp-to-date drug or department
store. This instantly beautifies the
complexion and its continued use
makes the results permanent. Over
five hundred thousand girls and
women are using Derwillo in prefer
ence to face powder and other beau
tifiers and they are Just as enthusias
tic over it as Miss Huff. Be sure to
read her large article on the com
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In the meantime get Derwillo which
she recommends and try it today, you
will be delighted with it and soon
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and the 6hortage of houses
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make them worth many hundreds
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