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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, 'DECEMBER 7, 1920
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SENATE GALLERIES PACKED
Roar of Approval Follows
Senator's Speech.
EVEN DEMOCRATS CHEER
President-KIect Center of Interest
as He Appears to Say Good
bye to Colleagues.
TH E OEEGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, Dec 6. There -was all
the atmosphere of an inaugural oc
casion at the senate wing of the
capitol today when President-elect
Harding arrived to take his seat for
the last time as a senator and to say
goodbye to his colleagues.
The crowds which packed the gal
leries and jammed every corridor on
three floors of the big building were
much like those attending the inaug
uration of a president. They entered
into the spirit of the occasion and
applauded ai every opportunity and
on the least pretext, those who were
so fortunate as to get into the gal
leries shattering several times the
long-established rule against demon
strations of approval or disapproval.
All the demonstrations were friend
ly today and the multitudes carried
their enthusiasm to the point that on
the final salvos at the close of Sen
ator Harding's speech every demo
cratic senator joined, except two
Stanley of Kentucky and Mark Smith
of Arizona. Senator Smith was one
of those senators who lost in the re
cent landslide.
Throttle Uprnrd Widr.
Tho crowds came witli no certain
assurance that they would have the
pleasure of seeing the president-elect
and he managed to escape their
glances until he entered the senate
from a cloakroom door two minutes
before noon. As he came in the gal
leries rose and applauded for more
than a minute. In this greeting all
or the republican senators joined and
some five or six democrats, including
Chamberlain of Oregon, Underwood
and Heflin of Alabama, Fletcher of
Florida and Myers of Montana.
Several senators rushed over to
grasp his hand and extend congratu
lations, which were stopped by the
prayer of the senate chaplain. Sen
ator Harding took his seat and at
the close of the prayer was immedi
ately engaged In conversation by his
seat mates. Senators Wadsworth of
New York and Watson of Indiana. At
this juncture Senator Bob La Follette
of Wisconsin, who failed to mention
the republican presidential candidate
during the recent campaign in the
Badger state, left his seat, his face
aglow, and hurried across the floor
to shake Mr. Harding's hand. Indulg
ing in some conversation of an ob
viously felicitious nature.
Lodge Stills Storm.
The senate appeared as expectant
s the assembled guests in the gal
leries and there was a sudden still
ness when Senator Lodge, majority
leader, arose and was recognized.
Everyone listened Intently as Senator
Lodge said:
"I am not unmindful that this la
a memorable occasion. For the first
time in the history a member of this
; body has been elected president of
the United States. He is here with
us today and I venture to suggest
that he be recognized by the chair to
speak to us informally before he
leaves his services here."
This was the signal for thunderous
applause, which lasted for two min
utes, during which time Vice-President
Marshall was escorting the
president-elect to the desk from
which he spoke. His voice betrayed
nothing of the strain of a campaign
so recently over and there was no
sign of emotion as he addressed his
fellow senators, except that there was
somewhat more than the usual color
In his face. It was the same mild
shade of red which swept over his
countenance in the exciting moment
at Chicago last June when the word
was borne to birti that he had been
nominated by the republican conven
tion for the presidency. ,
llay One of Thrill.
It was a great show today because
one thrill followed another. The
president-elect had been speaking less
than three minutes when Mrs. Harding
entered the senators' reserved gal
lery, accompanied by Mrs. Edward B.
McLean, wife of the publisher of the
Washington Post and daughter of
former Senator Walsh of Colorado,
and by Miss Kathleen Lawler of Michi
gan. Mrs. Lawler is Mrs. Harding's
secretary. ,
Tho galleries were interested to
' know how a scat would be found for
the wifo of the president-elect when
there was not one vacant. This prob
lem was soon solved, because three
men, who evidently had been placed
in the second row of the reserved gal
lery to hold as many places for Mrs.
Harding's party, promptly vacated.
As Senator Harding concluded bis
address, read from manuscript, he
stepped down from the platform, leav
ing his spectacles on the vice-president's
desk. The glasses were sent
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"Bandit" Vanquished When He
Holds TTp Theater Employe
and Demands Money.
When an armed and masked high
wayman pressed a wicked-looking re
volver under the nose of Eisie Hughes,
pretty theater usher of 890 Tacoma
avenue, she reached out and gave the
bandit a stinging slap In the face.
And then, when the highwayman
threatened to shoot unless she turned
over her money to him, she grabbed
him by the collar and told him to
"beat It."
This unusual display of daring on
the part of the 19-year-old Sellwood
girl was revealed" yesterday in the
arrest of Clarence Schmoker, 14
years old, wh,o confessed to the at
tempted highway robbery. The youth
was taken Into custody by Special
Agent Patrick Maher of the Portland
Railway, Light & Power company and
turned over to the juvenile court au
thorities. Fred Dether,, 14 years old,
of 8S6 Tacoma avenue, also was taken
into custody as an accomplice.
The attempted holdup occurred at
Ardeiiwald station In broad daylight.
Miss Hughes had walked to Arden
wald station to take an interurban
car Into Portland. While she stood on
the platform the Schmoker youth,
with his face covered with a blue
bandana mask and a long-barreled
pistol in his hands, crept up behind
her and ordered her to put up her
hands.
"What do you want?" Miss Hughes
asked the youthful highwayman, as
she looked into the barrel of the
weapon.
"I want your money," replied the
youth.
"Well, r work for a living and you
can't have it," retorted the girl, as she
reached out and slapped Schmoker.
The boy became frightened when
Miss Hughes followed up her attack
with attempting to grapple with him
and fled into the woods near the sta
tion. Following his arrest yesterday the
Schmoker youth made a complete con
fession. The blue mask and revolver
were in his possession when Special
Agent Maher found him.
BIG BUILDING COLLAPSES
Workers In Los Angeles Warehouse
Have Narrow Escape.
LOS.AN'GELKS, Cal., Dec. 6. Four
teen persons employed ?n a ware
house building at Sixth and Alameda
streets got out today when the upper
ceiling began to bulge. Five-minutes
later the building collapsed. One
man was hurt but will recover.
SANTA BARBARA. Cal., Dec 6.
City officials said today that no dam
age had been reported as the result
of a slight earthquake felt here early
Sunday There were two distinct
shocks, sharp enough to awaken
sleepers. .
AVALO.VA, Albania. Dec. 5, An
earthquake occurred in the Tepelni
district, southwest of here, today,
rendering 15,000 persons homeless.
An American Red Cross party has
left Avalona tf-or the disturbed area.
SOCIALISTS WITH SOVIET!
Resolutions Are Adopted by Na
tional Committee in V. S.
CHICAGO, I1L, Dec. 6. Resolutions
adopted tonight by the socialist par
ty's national committee declared that
the party Is "heart and soul with the
Russian revolution and the Russian
soviet government" and in favor of
affiliating with the third Inter
nationale at Moscow. The resolutions
pointed out, however, that the party
has not accepted the terms made by
the third Internationale when it asked
the socialist party to affiliate. '
' The text of the resolution was not
made public.
The sub-committee of three pre
sented the resolution after hearing
arguments for and against the plan
for several days.
PEACE-TIME MOVE IS MADE
Steps Taken lor Repeal of Statutes
of War TJnies by Republicans.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. ---One of the
first steps by the republican majority
in the house to place the -country on
a peace-time basis was taken today
by Representative Volstead of Minne
sota, chairman of the judiciary com
mittee, who introduced a bill repeal
ing all war tihe statutes except the
trading with the enemy, food con
trol. District of Columbia rent. Lib
erty bond and espionage acts.
Mr. Volstead announced that the
judiciary committee would begin
hearings immediately. Amendment of
the bill to exempt the war finance
corporation is expected by house
leaders.
$44,100 TO SAVE PANTS
Boys Wear Out 3 Pairs on School
Bench in 3 Months.
BOSTON, Dec. 6. A mother's let
ter complaining that her young son
had worn out three pairs of pants in
three months on chairs in the public
schools was answered by Joseph P.
Lomasney, chairman of the school
house commission, today with the
statement that $44,100 had been
spent this year to keep chairs and
desks smooth.
He said this boy's chair had been
specially sandpapered at the request
of his family, who said the youngster
was hard on pants. All things con
sidered, he said, the boy, and not the
chair, must be held responsible.
MRS. WILSON MEET
Visit to White House Sets
Another Precedent.
TEA FOR TWO IS SERVED
Wife of President Shows
:Next First Lady New Home.
KITCHEN NOT INSPECTED
Hostess and Guest Ready to Part
When They Think of Blue
Room and Extend Visit.
WASHINGTON", Dec. o. For . the
first time within the memory of the
oldest attache of the White House,
a first lady of the land entertained
today a next first lady of the land.
Mrs. Florence Kling Harding, wife
of the president-elect, was the guest
of Mrs. Edith Boiling Wilson, wife
of the president, at an informal tea
for two at the executive mansion
late this afternoop. Mrs. Wilson met
her guest in the front hall and es
corted her to the blue room, where
tea was served.
Roane Is Inspected.
After Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Hard
ing had chatted a while, they walked
about the White House through the
green and red rooms and the state
dining room over which Mrs. Hard
ing will be called upon to preside
after next March 4.
Mrs. Harding did not meet the
president, who had retired co his
study on the upper floor to read, and
she was not shown over the White
House kitchen.' Mrs. Harding pre
pared to depart after spending an
hour with her hostess and had pro
gressed as far as the front doorway
when Mrs. Wilson, suddenly recalling
details of the White House .house
hold organization which she had for
gotten to impart, invited her back
and they withdrew again to the blue
room, where they talked for another
20 minutes.
Mrs. Harding Enjoys Visit.
Upon leaving the White House, Jlrs.
Harding remarked that she had "a
very pleasant visit, indeed," but she
asked to be excused from answering
any questions as to her visit. This
was her first meeting with Mrs.
Wilson and her first visit to the
White House. '
Mrs. Harding had a busy day in
Washington. She went to the capitol
in the morning and was in the. gal
lery at the opening session of the
senate. As she left the capitol lunch
room she met Mrs. Marshall, wife of
the vice-president, and immediately,
as old friends, they embraced.
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PresIdent-EIect Harding: Confers
With Republican Leaders, but
Says No Place Is Offered.
WASHINGTON, Dec 6. (By the
Associated Press.) Speculation about
tha possible cabinet' selections of the
incoming administration was cast
into more definite lines today by con
sultations between President-elect
Harding and leaders of his party in
and out of congress.- .
Three names which stood In the
foreground tonight among the many
discussed jis possible cabinet mem
bers were those of John W. Weeks
of Massachusetts, for secretary of
the navy Will, H. Hays of Indiana,
the republican national chairman, for
postmaster-general, and Harry M,
Daugherty of Ohio, the Harding pre
cenvention manager, for . attorney
general. Prominence also was given to the
possible selection of David Jayne Hill
of New York, former ambassador to
Germany, as secretary of state, al
though such leaders as Charles Ev
ans Hughes, Ellhu Root, Senator
Knox, Senator Lodge, Senator Fall
and others still were prominently
mentioned.
Regarding the other places, gossip
was less definite and the list of pos
sibilities was widened rather than
narrowed.
That no formal offers had been
made was emphasized by Mr. Harding
himself, tonight, as the only comment
he was willing to make on reported
selections made during a discussion
of the subject with, republican
leaders.
"No place has been offered to any
one," the president-elect said. "Be
yond that I can only reply to ques
tions about tlie cabinet with a sweep
ing assurance that I have nothing
to say." J
Mr. Hays, Mr. Daugherty and Mr.
Weeks ail were present at today's
conferences with Mr. Harding on this
and other subjects. Throughout the
campaign these three "were among
Mr. Harding's closest advisers on
questions of policy.
Another close friend who took part
in the conference was former Sen
ator George Sutherland of Utah.
Heretofore his name also has been
associated with cabinet gossip, but
today the Impression gained ground
that he would prefer some other ap
pointment, either In the diplomatic
service or to the supreme court.
D'ANNUNZIO WILL SIGN
Treaty ald to Be Virtually Con
cluded, by Delegation.
ROME, Dec. 6. A dispatch to the
Epoca from Fiume says an agree
ment with Gabriele D'Annunzio has
virtually been concluded as a result
of the visit of the special commis
sion sent to wait upon him by the
chamber of deputies.
The dispatch adds that the islands
of Veglia and Arbe will be evacuated
and that Italy'.will recognize the re
gency of Quarnero
DURING THE ROBBER EPIDEMIC,
$5750 Requested for Klamath In
dian Reservation for Com
ing Fiscal Year.
THE OREGOOTAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Dec. 6. An appropri
ation of $785,000 has been asked for
construction and maintenance on the
Columbia river, below Vancouver,
Wash., and on the Willamette river
as far as Portland, for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 1921. The treas
ury estimates were submitted to
congress at its opening today.
Other river and harbor appropria
tions for Oregon and Washington in
clude the following:
Columbia river and tributaries
above Celilo Falls to the mouth of
the Snake river, $32,000; Willamette
above Portland, incjuding the Yamhill
river, $46,500; Clatskanig river, $3100;
Coos bay, completing improvement
tnd bar entrance, $255,000; Coos river,
3000; Yaquina river, $3000; Snake
river, Washington 'and Idaho, $38,000;
Lewis river, Washington, $17,800;
Cowlita river, $7500; Grays harbor
and bar entrance, $600,000; Grays har
bor light station , $20,000; Willapa
river and harbor, $52,000; Skamokawa
creek, $1000.
For the Klamath irrigation project,
which received $289,000 this year, an
appropriation of $713,000 has been
asked for next year, and for Umatilla
project $467,000 next year against
only $170,000 this year.
Other amounts requested for Ore
gon for the coming fiscal year are:
Klamath Indian agency, $5750; Warm
Springs agency, $4000; Umatilla
agency, $3000; Salem Indian school,
$257,400; Grand Ronde and Siletz
agencies, $2500; Crater lake national
park, $26,400; Clackamas station, bu
reau of fisheries, $10,100; Coos bay
wagon road grant, for survey, $125,
000. The enlarged appropriation for the
Salem Indian school makes provision
for repairs and improvements to cost
$25,000; a heating plant to cost $40
000, and a boys' dormitory to cost
$70,000.
For vocational training of Alaska
insane at Dr. Coe's sanitarium in Port
land, $5000 has been asked.
DR PHILIPPINES WANTED
Extension of Prohibition Amend
ment to Islands Sought in House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. Extension
of prohibition enforcement to the
Philipptne islands is proposed in an.
amendment to the Volstead law in
troduced by Representative Randall,
prohibitionist, California. Represent
ative Randall declared he found Man
ila to be tho wettest spot on the
globe when he visited the city last
summer,
"BOSTON, Dec. 6. Extension of pro
hibition to the Philippine islands was
urged in resolutions adopted by the
federal council of the churches of
Christ in America today."' The res
olutions call also for the strict en
forcement of the Volstead act in this
country regardless of cost.
Joint Committee Reports
Congress in Session.
PERSONAL ADDRESS UNLIKELY
Wflson, Leaning ' 6n Cane,
Does Not. Shake Hands.
LODGE 'IS, SPOKESMAN
Irreconcilable and Treaty's Spon
sor Meet Face to Face First
Time Since Senate Action.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. (By the As
sociaf . Press.) Unless President
Wiison changes his plans at the last
moment, he will not address congress
personally tomorrow, but will send a
written message. It will be read to
house and senate sitting in separate
session, as was done with the presi
dent's message last December, and as
was the custom until Mr. Wilson be
gan the habit of addressing congress
personally.
The president did not make known
his intention to a joint committal of
the senate and house which called to
day at the White House to notify him
formally that congress was in session,
but members of the delegation left
him with the impression that he would
not appear before congress in person.
The president's statement to the com
mittee was that he would "communi
cate with congress tomorrow."
Lodffe, Wilson Meet Face to Face.
Mr. Wilson received his congres
sional visitors in the blue room. Sena
tor Lodge, Massachusetts, republican
leader in the senate, -waa the spokes
man and he and the president met
face to face for the first time since
the league of nations covenant and
the peace treaty were defeated in the
senate under Senator Lodge's leader
ship. The president did not shake hands
with his visitors. They were ushered
into the blue room by. White 'House
attendants and then .Mr. Wilson ap
peared from an adjoining room. He
wore a blue sack suit and used a
cane, On- entering the door he smiled
and, pointing to his cane, said:
"You see, ' gentlemen, I cannot yet
dispense with my third leg."
Visit Is Short One.
The committee was at the White
House only a few minutes and the
president remained standing at the
door of the rorfm during the interview.
Some of the visitors said that in
walking his left leg evidenced his af
fliction and that he kept his left hand
up across his, chest.
Besides Mr. Lodge, the White House
callers were Senator Underwood, AJa
bama, the democratic senate leader,
and Representatice Mondell, repub
lican house leader; Chairman' Fordney
of the house ways and means com
mittee and ex-Speaker Champ Clark.
Some of them said the president still
gave 'visible evidence of his long ill
ness, but that considering the charac
ter and duration of his sickness, he
appeared to be in unusually good con
ditiiAi. He was described as having
put on much weight.
Opinions on Voice Differ.
There was ,a difference of opinion'
as to the president's voice. One of
the callers described it as "hollow and
low" and said that it was with dif
ficulty that he eard what the presi
dent had to Bay, while others said that
while not as robust as before his ill
ness, Mr. Wilson's voice was good and
that the executive spoke clearly, with
only a slight difficulty in enunciation.
Washington has been alive for the
last two weeks with "positive" in
formation that the president would
personally show himself before con
gress ''tomorrow, taking the oppor
tunity to appear in public for the first
time since he returned "a very sick
man" from his league of nations
speaking trip in September, 1919.
One set of reports had it that the
president would appear in an invalid
chair, while another was that he
would walk to the speaker's dais as
usual and demonstrate the repeated
statement of his friends that his
health had been sufficiently regained
to enable him to get about without
an assistant. .
Dramatic Appearance Wanted.
Some of the president's friends were
strongly of the view that he would do
well to take the opportunity to make
his last annual communication to con
gress the occasion for a 'dramatic ap
pearance in person, revealing his
actual physical and mental condition
to congress and the country, after 14
months of partial seclusion, during
which he has been seen by few.
President Wilson, it was said, Is
somewnat inclined to take the oppor
tunity to appear in person, but other
counsel prevailed. It was urged upon
the president that no real occasion
existed for making a personal journey
to the capitol and that he ought not to
endanger possibly his progress toward
health by the fatigue and strain that
such a record-breaking appearance
would entail.
There is nothing to prevent, the
president from changing his mind be
fore noon tomorrow, but the probabili
ties are ho will not go. His message
has been completed and is ready for
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Britain Threatens to Cut Off Fi
nancial Aid If Monarch Is
Returned to Throne.
LUCERNE. Dec. 6. Ex-King Con
stantino will embark at Brindisi on a
merchant ship for Athens probably
Friday or Saturday. This decision
was definitely reached today. -
Constantino today received the first
direct returns from the plebiscite in
Greece on the question of his return
to the throne. These advices, from
Corfu, announced that thio island had
recorded itself unanimously in favor
of Constantine.
ATHENS, Dec 5. (By the Associ
ated Press.) Great Britain will ex
tend no further financial aid to
Greece If ex-King Constantine returns
to the throne, according to a note
presented the Greek government to
day by Earl Granville, British min
ister in this city.
The French minister also presented
a note to the government, demanding
the payment of outstanding loans.
Returns from the plebiscite held
throughout Greece yesterday appear
to indicate an overwhelming majority
in favor of Constantine resuming
power as king.
The vote is being counted as a
matter of formality, for the plebiscite
was considered farcical. Reports for
the nation generally already indicate
a majority of 500,000 in favor of Con
stantine and claims are made that
the entire electorate of 800,000 voted
for him. Definite returns f. om Pi
raeus show 13,000 in favor of Constan
tine and only 900 against him.
A crowd estimated at 200,000, in
which there were babies, children,
women, civil servants, girls, peasants,
women from court circles, sailors and
soldiers, gathered last night near the
king's palace and all worked them
selves into a perfect frenzy, throwing
confetti and waving flags of all na
tions, olive branches and paintings
and photographs of Constantine.
A large part of the crowd was com
posed of women, who clamored for
permission to vote. As they marched
along they chanted madly. "Con
stantine has promised us the vote."
A demonstration was made in favor
of Princess Anastasia, and a hand
some woman, gowned in pale yellow
satin, appeared on the balcony above
the famous Cafe Debresil. While the
people applauded she clapped ber
hands and cried: "Constantine is
coming back."
"Long live the dollar princess," was
the answering shout.
INDIAN, 130 YEARS, DEAD
Yellow Sky Liivcs More Than Cen
tury in Same Locality.
RIVERSIDE, Cal., Dec. 6. Yellow
Sky, said by United States Indian of
ficials to have been about 130 years
old, is reported to have died last night
on the Lakeside reservation, in San
Diego county.
According to the best records avail
able, he had lived in the same locality
more than 100 years.
Yellow Sky did not like to wear the
ordinary suits of modern days. In
stead, summer and winter, he garbed
himself in a capacious overcoat.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
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The Weather.
TESTERD AT'S Maximum temperature, 44
degrees; minimum, 40 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain, southerly winda.
ForrlgTi.
Ex-Kins Constantine to mn.il fr Atheni
Friday or Saturday. Page 1.
League assembly sticks fcy slow and sure
policy regarding amendments. Page 5.
Truce In Ireland discussed la commons.
Page 2.
Nation aL
President-elect Harding begins cabinet
making in Washington. Page 1.
Invalid president receives congress com
mittee of notification. Page 1.
Din riss in senate galleries when President-elect
Harding appears. Page 1.
Seven hundred' and eight-five thousand
dollars asked' for rivers and harbors in
Portland district. Page 1. j
Harding considering special tax . session.
Page 3.
Senate and house ollup machinery. Page 2,
Resurrection of war finance corporation
and entension of credit to farmers or
dered by joint, resolution to come up
today. Page 8. ' j-
Far-sighted internal policy declared gov
. ernment need1. Page 8.
Measure propones increases in bouse mem
bership. Page 6.
Government wins coal anti-trusts, case
against Lehigh Valley railroad. Page 4.
Mr. Wilson and Mrs. Harding meet.
Page 1.
Pomewtlc.
Lynching of slayer of three officers frus
trated by sheriffs widow. Pago 4.
Parlflfl orthweit.
Physicians' of Oregon City have bitter row
over cause of death of Alexander De
- i'ord. Page 10. .
Sports
Pasadena prepares for gridiron game.
Page 16.
Canadian Teterans nold lead In soccer
league. Page 17.
Battling Levinsky trains for battle.
Page 16.
Boxing atoppedi by San, Francisco police.
Page 17. . .
Commercial and Marine.
Eastern offers for northwestern -wheat
again raised. Page 2a.
Chicago wheat advances In spite of bear
ish news. Page 23.
Astoria officiate seek boat cargo. Page 22.
Ship board hears rail rate protest. Page 7.
Morton, Lilly plan increase m fleets.
Page 22.
Seattle preparing to battle or trad.
Page 22.
Portland and Vicinity.
Fifteen thousand dollars needed for
"Vtnter blockings" work in December.
Page 15. q
Pretty girl theater ushoj- vanquishes armed
and masked boy holdup. Page 1.
H. M Berry, college youth and member
of prominent family, arrested as day
light robber. Pago 1.
County warrants outstanding far In ex
jcess of cash now on hand. Page 14.
Portland lejrion postopens drive for state
bonus. Page 6.
Alleged' bad butter case a pa i nut . Hazle
wood company Is put in hands of jury.
Page lo. v
Multnomah county delegation elects Kubll
bead. Page U.
Member of Prominent
Family Tries Hold Up. .
AGED PAWNBROKER ATTACKED
Hubert M. Berry Uses Bottle
as Weapon on Victim. ,
CAPTURE FOLLOWS CHASE
Motive for Attempt Is Mystery as
Xced for Funds Is Absent and
BaUk Deposits Are Shown.
Hubert M. Berry. 21-year-old col
legre youth and son of a well-known
Portland family. Is in the city jail
facing- a charge of robbery as a re
sult of a sensational attempt to hold
up the H. H. Vines pawnshop, 84
Third street, at 12:30 o'clock yester
day afternoon.
The youth was taken into custody
15 minutes later in a room at the
Le Roy hotel. Fifth and Stark streets,
where lie had sought hiding after
pedestrians had chased him for sev
eral blocks. He was cowering in a
clothes closet of a room when Patrol
men Ferry and Abbott and Sergeant
Leavens ordered him to throw up his
hands.
Bottle Used a. Weapon.
According to his own confession,
made at police headquarters in the
presence of police and newspaper re
porters. Berry entered the Vines
pawnshop, scarcely a block from the
central police station, and purchased
a collar button.
After he saw where the pawn
broker kept his money. Berry then
began to dicker first for a steamer
trunk and later a hand grip. As th.
aged broker bent down to select a
grip from beneath a row of shelves.
Berry drew an unopened bottle of
near-bear from his overcoat pocket
and crashed It down over Vines' head.
"Now, give me your money," he
ordered, as he stood over the stunned
and bleeding pawnbroker.
"Go and get it," Vines replied as he
stood leaning- against a trunk.
3ut before Berry could make his
way to the opened safe a few feet
away. Vines noticed that he was not
displaying a weapon. He then rushed
at Berry and grappled with him, at
the same time crying loudly for help.
Frightened at - the outcries of the
pawnbroker. Berry fled from the store
anl ran up Stark street and darted
into the stairway of the Le Roy hotel,
wher' he was later found by th.
police.
Movie Employe Directs Police.
.VHappy Jack" Walker, an employ,
of the Liberty theater, was among
those who gave chase as Berry ran
up the street, and he was one of the
first to start Into the hotel after the
fleeing youth. At the top of th.
stairs Berry turned and pulled an
automatic pistol on Walker and com
pelled him to leave. Walker returned
a moment later with the police and
direed them to the room wher.
Berry was in hiding. Berry had
thrown his pistol to the floor after
he had $aken refuge In the room.
Berry, who Is the stepson of James
H. McKenzie, owner of the May Hard
ware company said after his arrest
he had no idea what crazed impulse
led him to attempt the daring day
light robbery.
Robbery Plan Admitted.
"Don't ask me why I did It; I
haven't any more Idea than you," ha
told Lieutenant of Inspectors Maloney
during the course of an examination
it police headquarters. ;
Berry said, however, th,at he had
planned the robbery some time be
fore it was staged. Leaving his room
at the Rita hotel, he went to a soft
drink establishment and purchased a
bottle of near beer. Then, with an
automatic pistol in his pocket he
made his way into the pawnshop sec
tion of the city.
"I had no idea whom I would rob
when I started out," he said. "I Just
made up my mind to try the first
place where I could find money waa
located."
He said he first purchased the eol
lar button and gave the proprietor a
dollar in order to find where th.
money was kept. After he sa-' that
tlie money was kept In an open safe
In the rear of the store, he began in
specting other articles to find an op
portune time to assault and rob th.
aged merchant.
Robber Haa Fonda In Bank.
Examination, of Berry's effects at
his room in the Ritz hotel later de
veloped that he has a checking ac
count of more than $200 in one local
bank and a savings account In an
other bank. He was well dressed
and admitted he had no urgent rea
son for wanting mftre money,
"The idea just came to. my head all
of a sudden and I started out without
realizing what I was doing," he said.
"If I had accomplished the robbery I
had intended to leave this afternoon
or evening for Seattle."
Berry 'said he orme.rly attended
the University of California at Berke.
ley, where he studied pharmacy. He
was for some months employed by a
California chemical company. He re-
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