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VOL. LIX NO. 18,743
Entered At Portland (Oregon)
Postofffce as Second-Clara Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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DEVALERA REPORTED'
ON WAY TO LONDON
IRISH "PRESIDENT" TO LAXD
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PATROLMAN BEATEN,
HUNDREDS KILLED
WORLD. COURT BASIS
WAR TO FINISH ON
BRIDEGROOM IS HELD
AS ESCAPED CONVICT
ARREST IS MADE DAY AFTER
WEDDIXG CEREMOXY.
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COMIXG OCT OF ALLEY.
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ENTRY INTO CITY IS SIMPLE
Queen Mother Otga Is Among
Those to Greet Monarch.
MINISTERS' RECALL URGED
British and French EnToys Arc
Accused by Newspaper of
-,, Being Pro-VenlzeJ-ist.
ATHENS. Dec. 19. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Constantino of Greece,
removed from the throne by action of
the allied powers n 1917, and called
back by the recent plebiscite to. re
sume his former status, arrived in
Athens today. He came Into the city
by train and was received at the
Place de la Concorde.
Those who greeted the returning
monarch included Queen Mother Olga.
the regent, and Princess Anastaola,
wife of Prince Christopher.
Cor.stantine's train steamed Into the
etation. about 100 yards from the
Place de la Concorde, without osten
tation and with the returning mon
arch like an ord'nary traveler.
Thonsands Greet King.
Constantine, however, was greeted
by the cheering of thousands of per
sons who had been awaiting his ar
rival. ,
Queen Mother Olga r.nd the Princess
Anastacia, dressed In chinchilla furs
and wearing picture hats, were stand
ing In the royal group. The minis
ters also were in the station.
In a carriage drawn by six horses
with outriders and' followed by
troops, a procession with Constantine
at Its head started for the stadium.
Monarch Cheered Along Way.
The crowd along the route evinced
the greatest enthusiasm, frequently
breaking out of bounds and rushing
up and kissing the harness' of the
horses drawing the royal equipage.
Wild cheering was heard along the
entire line of march, the people being
almost delirious with joy.
After visiting the cathedral. Con--stantlne
went to the royal palace
where he read a, message to the
people.
The newspaper KathimerinI has
suggested that the Earl of Granville,
British minister to Greece, and Ilob
ert de Billy, French minister, should
be recalled on the ground that they
are pro-Venisellst, but that possibly
they could remain as high commis
sior.ers to carry out the British guar
antees which could be embodied In a
new note. It pointed out that high
commissioners have more power end
liberty of action than ministers. '
COXSTAXTLXE . HATES TURK
Ex-Kins Wants to Dictate Terms to
Xationalist Leader.
(Copyright by the New Tork World. Pub
lished by Arrangement.)
LUCERNE, Dec. 14. (Special cable.)
King Constantine, in an exuberant
Interview which he gave just before
he finally left his exile at the Hotel
National, repeatedly summoned a sig
nificant mental picture of himself In
military array at the head of a de
voted Hellenic army 150.000 strong,
dictating to Mustapha Kemal Pasha,
the Turkish nationalist leader, the
peace terms laid down by the entente
at Severes. -
He did not conceal that, diplomatic
financial and atmospheric conditions
permitting, he would like to ride into
Kemal's rebel camp at Angora and
achieve by one stroke what Great
Britain, France and Italy jointly and
severally during all these many moons
seemed either unable or unwilling to
accomplish. When in his farewell
talk to the newspaper correspondents
he said that henceforth his actions
must prove his friendship for the al
lies, this vigorous offensive against
Angora was- on his mind, he inti
mated to me. 1
"England Needa Help."
"England needs us in the eastern
Mediterranean to help her keep guard
over the straits." he said. "France
may have our assistance against the
bolshevik push from the east.' We
have a strong and enthusiastic army
on the spot. All the recent talk about
Its having lost Its morale is a abom
inable lie. These soldiers are await
ing my orders, ready to leap into the
wildest part of Anatolia and wipe
out Kemal's robber bands. If the
weather does not permit suci op
erations right now, we can spend the
Winter sharpening our swords.
"Our array, our government and
myself are prepared to show by hard
work and sacrifices that we are
worthy of a greater Hellas. Instead
of pressing for a compromise with
Kemal, the French could remember
that by' striking at Angora and im
posing the severest treaty on that
vanquished warrior, we could place
a wedge between him and the soviet
expansion westward." '
As the king excitedly pictured the
Greek legions marching Into Angora
in the name of helpless Europe, serv
ants were rushing the royal house
hold's last trunks downstairs for
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Scene of Attack Two Blocks From
Policeman's Home at Early
Hour Sunday Morning.
Two armed footpads, one a negro,
beat Patrolman Chamberlain at. the
corner of Union avenue and Columbia
boulevard at 6 o'clock yesterday
morning when the officer stopped the
pair to question them as they walked
out of a dark alley. - After giving
Chamberlain a severe beating, the
thugs took his gun, handcuffs and
club and fled. The scene of the at
tack waS two blocks away from
Chamberlain's house.
Chamberlain received a broken
nose and deep cuts and lacerations
about the head and face. He was
taken to the police emergency hos
pital where his wounds were dressed
and later was taken home. -
In company with Patrolman John
son, Chamberlain had boarded an in
bound Vancouver car at Union avenue
and Columbia boulevard. As the car
started. Chamberlain saw the two
footpads appear from the alley. Not
having time to notify Johnson, who
was on the front end of the first car,
Chamberlain dropped off and accost
ed the men.
When Chamberlain reached for his
gun, the negro pulled his gun and
commanded the patrolman to drop h's
own weapon. The negro then struck
him several times about the head and
face with bis revolver. The pair
took Chamberlain's police paraphena
lia and ran. -
While he was questioning the men.
they gave no intimation that they
were armed. The negro said they
had just arrived In Portland on a
freight train from the north. Resi
dents of that section said they had
heard no freight train pass during
the early morning hours.
FOOTBALL STAR MARRIES
Keith Leslie Is Wedded to Univer
sity of Oregon Co-ed.
EUGENE, Or.. Dec. 19. (Special.)
Keith ("Brick") Leslie, center on
the University of Oregon football
team for the past three years, and
Miss Louise Claussen, a student at
the university, were married hero
Saturday. Only a few immediate
friends were present. Rev. Frederick
K. Jennings, performed the ceremony.
Leslie left college at the end of the
first term and went to Marshfleld
where he was employed by a lum
ber exporting- firm, ' but returned
to school. ,He is a member of' Sigma
Chi fraternity and Alpha Kappa Psi,
mens national nonorary iraiernuy.
His home Is at Coquille. Mrs. Les
lie also resides at Coquille and is
a member ol the Pi Beta Phi sorority.
She is in her senior year. Mr. and
Mrs. Leslie left for Portland on a
honeymoon.
46,000 MEN IN TRAINING
1700 Schools and Colleges Now
Aiding exJsoldlers.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. The num
ber of ex-service men entered in
training during the past fiscal year
has increased from 3606 to more than
46,000, it was announced today by R.
T. Fisher, chief of rehabilitation di
vision of the federal board for voca
tional education, in commenting on
the board's fourth annual report to
coneress. '
There are at present, he said, about
1700 schools and colleges giving train
ing to men in courses approved by
the board.
On December 1, he said, the records
showed that 94,000 men had been ap
proved as eligible for training with
maintenance pay and 66.000 without
such aid. -
LUXURIES TAX REPEALED
All Except Liquor, Confectionery
and Cards Levies Abolished.
OTTAWA. Ont, Dec. 19. All taxes
on luxuries in Canada, excepting alco-
hqlic liquors, confectionery and play
ing cards, have been abolished by the
dominion srovernment through . an
order in 'council, It wajy announced j
today.
Prevalent unemployment in the In
dustries directly and indirectly af
fected by the taxes was said to have
been responsible for the government's
action. The order becomes effective
tomorrow.
BALL00NISTS ARE MISSING
Aeronauts Xot Heard From Since
They Passed Wells, X. Y.
NEW TOIVK. Dec. 19. No reports
from the three naval aeronauts who
left the Rockaway, N. Y., naval sta
tion Monday afternoon In a free bal
loon had been received at the sta
tion tonight.
The object of the flight was to ex
periment with air currents. A des
tination was planned at any point in
Canada desirable for landing. When
last seen the b.'.lloon was over Wells,
N. Y.. after having been in the air 24
hours. ' ' j
JAPAN HAS 77 MILLION
Popnlation of Oriental Kingdom Is
Revealed by Recent Census.
TOKIO. Dec 19. Japan's popula
tion, as revealed by the census re
cently completed, is more than a mil
lion underline estimate.
The total number of persons in the
empire is 77.005.000, of which S5.-
960.000 are in Japan and 17,281,000 la
Cores. " "
Towns Along Argentine
Slope of Andes Razed.
HOT GEYSER DROWNS TWO
Seismic Convulsion Opens
Great Gaps in Earth.
WHOLE CITIES IN PANICS
More Than 30,000 Persons Endan
gered Xumber Injured Is
Sot Yet Available.
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 18. Earth
quake shocks which, on Friday after
noon destroyed several towns along
the Argentine slope of the Andes
mountains, were the most severe ex
perienced in this country since 1S69,
when half the city of Mendoza was
laid in ruins. Reports from the area
where the shock was heaviest indi
cate great loss of life and property,
upwards .of 150 bodies having already
been taken from the wrecks of
buildings.
At Tresportenas more than 100 per
ished and at Coasta de Araujo 81 were
killed and 80 seriously injured. It
was feared that more victims were
still buried under the ruins in each
town.
At Tresportenas, La Valle and La
Central not a house was left stand
ing, and those not destroyed in other
towns were left in a badly damaged
condition. No estimate of the total
number of persons injured has yet
been made.
Populaces Are Panic-stricken.
Minor shocks continued through
out the district, ' one particularly
strong tremor- being felt yesterday
afternoon at 5:30 o'clock in the towns
of San Martin and Rivadavla. Pop
ulaces were reported panic-stricken.
The city of Mendoza was shaken, but
did not suffer any extensive, damage.
In the town of Costa de Araujo the
seismic convulsion opened great crev
ices out 6f which hot water began
spouting. The -water from one of
these geysers reached a height of
about 15 feet feet and formed a pool
in which two persons were drowned.
A Red Cross ambulance reached the
village and et to work to rescue any
sufferers who still might be alive in
the ruins.
30,000 Live In Little Towns.
More than 30.000 persons inhabit
little towns along the eastern Andean
slope and as reports add to the long
list of casualties, apprehension was
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Any Aspect of Political Idea or
, Alliance Is Opposed by
President-Elect. '
MARION, O., Dec, 19. The idea of
a world "court of Justice, free from
political bias and embodying as few
as possible of the aspects of a po
litical alliance, bulks larger in the
considerations of President-elect
Harding as his consultations on a
world peace plan continue.
Continually during his conferences
In the last ten days, the possibilities
of a peace league founded on judicial
lines, have been urged upon Mr.
Harding, and today he again was ad
vised to make a judicial body the
basis of Ijls plan for an association
of nations.
The proposal coincides, at least In
part, with Mr. Harding's campaign
suggestion that the nations "put
teeth" into The Hague tribunal. He
has not Indicated, however, how
much of a political structure he
might be Inclined to add In the per
fection of his plan. .
The president-elect's only extended
conference on the league today was
with Senator James Wadsworth of
New York, a reservation republican
in the Versailles treaty fight, .who ad
vised that any peace league to be
fostered by the Coming administration
be builded about an international
court, f rather than about a mutual
political guarantee like that of Article
10. Mr. Wadsworth said he was con
fident that details could be worked
out and a codification on international
law accomplished which would Bel
acceptable to most of the nations of
the world.
The Ne7 York senator declared
that diplomatic negotiations toward
such an organization might be-consummated
and the entire peace mud
dle cleared up within three or four
months after . President Harding
takes office. He suggested that an
international conference on the sub
ject in Washington might well follow
the preliminary negotiations.
As chairman of the senate military
committee. Senator Wadsworth also
discussed various questions of army
policy with Mr. Harding, including
the 12,000 army appointments and
promotions submitted to the .present
senate by President Wilson for con
firmation. He said afterward that
no conclusions were reached at the
conference and indicated that the
president's nominations would be per
mitted to- take the usual course of
such recommendations in senate pro
cedure. " --
Besides Senator Wadsworth, president-elect
Harding's guests today in
cluded two of his most trusted ad
visers on administration policies.
Senator Harry S. New of Indian and
Harry M. Daugherty of Columbus. It
was understood that cabinet' selec
tions were talked over.
Mr. Harding also conferred with
O. L. Stone of Boston, representing
the Associated Industries, and with a
delegation of Irish-American leaders,
including P. H. O'Donnell of Chicago,
John P. Leahy of St. Louis-and J. P.
(Concluded on Page 3. Column 2.)
LISTEN! THERE'S SOMEONE RAPPING AT
Secretary Asserts Chief Is In TJ. S.;
- Britain Hints Government
Slay Make Arrest. ,
LONDON, Dec 19. The London
Times " correspondent at Cherbourg
asserts that Eamonn de Valera,
"president of the Irish republic" Is
aboard the Aquitanla, due there to
morrow afternoon. ',
The steamer Aquitanla sailed from
New -York on December 14. A writer
in the London Evening Standard
said on December 15 that he had
learned from authoritative source
that De Valera was expected to land
in England in a few days. The home
office, however, said It had no Infor
mation on the subject.
De Valera's secretary In New York.
Harry Boland, later declared that
De Valera was In seclusion at a pri
vate residence in the immediate
neighborhood of New York City, and
would resume his speaking tour in
the United States when he had re
gained hii health.
Government officials at London
pointed out that De Valera' had tech
nically offended against the law and
was liable to be arrested In that
country, as he escaped from prison
In 1919.
BOSTON,. Dec 19. Harry Boland,
secretary to Eamonn de Valera, said
here tonight that the report that De
Valera was on board the Aquitanla.
due at Cherbourg tomorrow, was "a
Joke." ' y
"I left him hi New 'York last
night." he added, "and he expects to
resume his speaking tour in this
country some time this we?k."
Mr. Boland, wno accompanied Mrs.
Murfer- MacSwiney and -inss Mary M.
MacSwlney, said that so far as he
knew De Valera was "in the United
States tonight" and that on the
speaking trjp : - was to start soon he
intended to visit the Pacific coast.
RHINE GUARD TO REMAIN
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Commander of American Troops in
Germany Denies Removal Rumor.
PARIS, Dec 19. Withdrawal of
American troops from Germany Is not
being considered at present. Major-
General Henry T. Allen, commanding
American forces at Coblenz, is quoted
as saying in an Interview with thn
Petit Parlslen.
This withdrawal was reported as
being contemplated in a recent dis
patch from Bussels.
IMMIGRANT .TOE RISES
Twelve Thousand Foreigners Pour
Into Xew York In Day.
NEW YORK, Dec 19. The Christ
mas rush of immigrants and other
passengers anxious to spend the holi
days on American soil reached its
height today when eight trans-Atlantic
liner3 arrived. '
They carried more than 12,000 pas
sengers. YOUR DOOR.
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Appeal to Interstate Com
mission Planned. '
STAY OF OUSTER IS WANTED
Portland Joins Forces With
. Oregon Body.
COUNCIL READY TO ACT
Fighting Mood of Railroads In
volved Is Declared Secondary
to Consideration of Public.
Every power at the command of the
city of . Portland will be placed at
the disposal of the state public serv
ice commission In perfecting a quick
appeal to the interstate commerce
commission in the effort to stay exe
cution of the Northern Pacific Ter
minal company's order ousting the
Great Northern and the Spokane,
Portland and Seattle lines from fur
ther use of its local Union station
facilities after December 31.
- Following the receipt of the reply
from J. P. O'Brien, president of the
terminal company, late Saturday aft
ernoon. In which he refused on be
half of his board of directors to re
scind the ouster order recently served
on the two roads named, plans were
begun for the Immediate appeal to the
Interstate commission, headquarters
of which are at Washington, D. C. In
an effort to have the ouster order
restrained until a complete hearing
may be had on an equitable adjust
ment of the problem made.
City to Back Appeal.
Acting Mayor Bigelow officially an
nounced yesterday that the city was
ready to back the members of the
state public service commission to
the limit In their efforts to place the
appeafbefore the interstate commis
sion, j '
"It looks as though the Union Pa
eifio and the Southern Pacific inter
ests are In a fighting mood and that
we are not through with the terminal
situation," said Mr. Bigelow. "Speak
ing for the city, I will serve notice
now that the people of Portland and
others traveling through here are en
titled to some consideration . and the
council Is prepared to stand back of
the state oommlssion fully In placing
the case before the Interstate body."
H. B. Van Duzer, president of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce and
chairman of Mayor Baker's special
committee on terminal " facilities,
composed of the presidents of local
civic clubs and others, announced
that he had called a meeting of that
committee for this noon at the cham
ber. Conference Is Considered.
At this session, he said, he will ask
the members for their opinion as to
the advisability of again calling In
officials of the various railroads for
a conference. In the hope' that In
some fay action may be taken to
avert an out-and-out fight over the
terminal situation, and also whether
they favor sending a personal repre
sentative to Washington, D. C, to
lay the facts before the Interstate
commission In detail.
"There are two thoughts upper
most in my mind since regarding the
reply of the 'terminal company to the
state commission's request for delay
In the ouster order," said Mr. Van
Duzer. "One is that, if possible,
steps should be taken to see whether
there is not still some means of
averting an out-and-out fight on the
question.
Envoy May Go to Washington.
"If it is found to be impossible.
after another conference with the
railroad officials affected, to obviate
a fight, then I am in favor of dis
patching a personal representative
to Washington forthwith to lay the
case before the Interstate commission
In all Us details, and to urge the
great Importance of an order staying
execution of the ouster notice that
has been served on the Great North
ern and the Spokane, Portland' & Se
attle officials. I will take up these
subjects with the committee at
once." -
"In Mr. O'Brien's reply three
things stand out," said City Attorney
LaRoche, secretary of Mayor Baker's
committee. "First, that the Great
Northern and Spokane, Portland &
Seattle lines once received opportu
nity to come into a common terminal,
but refused tc do so; second, that this
13 no time to make a capital outlay
for additional facilities that they al
lege would be . necessary to accom
modate the two roads named, and,
third, lack of trackage to grant the
common-user request. .
Money Ontlny la Not Asked.
"As to the first point, what may
have occurred in the past has nothing
to do with the present and this is no
time to hold up negotiations neces
sary for the public's convenience in
traveling through Portland. On the
second point. It may be said with em
phasis, thus far no one is making
for an outlay-of money at this time
and, as to the third point, the fact
that the . facilities at hand have
handled all trains during the war and
the Shrine convention would seem to
be sufficient answer."
Mr. O'Brien's reitera'ion of his
ICoacluded on i'sge it, Culuina S.).
John W. Ward Is Alleged to Have
Confessed That He Had Served
Time In Jail for Bigamy.
ASTORIA, Or, Dee. 19. (Special.)
A man giving hla name as John W.
Ward, which he admitted was as
sumed, was arrested here today on
the charge of being an escaped con
vict from the penitentiary at Ionia,
Mich., where he was serving a term of
from 2 to 15 years for bigamy. The
man has confessed his guilt, accord
ing to the authorities, and says he
is willing to return to Michigan.
Ward came here about three months
ago aifd was employed by the Pacific
Power & Light company in charge ot
its electrical division. Yesterday aft
ernoon he was married here to Miss
Lillian M. Larsen of Vancouver, B. C.
who has been acting as stenographer
In the district attorney's office.
Mrs. Larsen, mother of the bride,
became suspicious, from remarks
dropped by the man, that something
was wrong, and employed A. W. Nord.
b!ad, state senator, to investigate
the affair. Accordingly Ward was
arrested as he was leaving today for
Seattle, Wash., and later made a full
confession to the attorney.
Ward, who said hi was 2 years
of age, said his home was In Muske
gon, Mich., but he was at one time
city engineer at SL' Johns. While
there, he la said to have admitted, he
married Miss Hazel Price, daughter
of a wealthy furnlti e-manufacturer,
About three months later, the police
say, he was served with divorce pa
pers, filed by his wife In Seattle, and
thlB led to his arrest and conviction
on the bigamy charge.
In the penitentiary, according to
the alleged confession, , Ward was
chief electrician, and he was said to
have escaped over the wall on ApTll
29 of this year, gradually making his
way to the coast.
The prisoner said' that he had two
children by his Seattle wife, and they
are now at Kennewick. Wash. He
said he always supposed his name
was Smith, until after his mother
married the second time, when he was
Informed his right name was Hutton.
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INAUGURAL BALL ASSURED
Revival of Historic Society Affair
Decided Tpon.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. Revival
of the historic Inaugural ball as a
feature of tue Inauguration of President-elect
Harding has been defi
nitely decided upon by the Washing
ton committee arranging for the fes
tivities March 4.
The inaugural ball was one of the
chief events In the Inauguration
programme of the first Inauguration
of President Wilson, who requested
that It be dispensed with.
GIRLS IN FOOTBALL NEXT
Competition Among Teams From
Women's Colleges Expected.
BOSTON, Dec 19. Varsity football
played by women was suggested by
Major Prank W. Cavanaugh, coach of
the Ei-ston college eleven, at a dinner.
"Women have shown they could
fight," he said, "and, I should not
be surprised If in five years there was
agitation for varsity football among
the women's collcfcea."
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS J
' The Weather. " 1
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temnerature. 44 !
degrees: minimum, as desrees. 1
TODAY'S Haln; westerly wlnda
Fore Urn.
Victor Kopp. soviet envoy, declared to be
attempting revolution In Germany.
Pag o.
Hundreds lose lives In violent South Amer
ican QURkes. rag 1.
Troops In Ireland to use republican leaders
as hostages. Page 2.
Da Vslera reported on way to London.
Page 1.
Con.taotlns re-enters Athens as King or
Greecs. Faga 1.
national.
Referendum on radical t revision begun
by Untied States chamber of commerce.
Page 4.
Soldier hospital evils to be sired. Page 4.
Support of all asked for tariff. Psgs s.
Pomes tie.
Vsnderlip denies tyranny and abuse of
people by soviet. Pass 2.
World court as basis for lesgus favored by
Harding. Page 1.
20,000 ex-soldlers to hunt New York
'criminals. Page 6.
Pacific Northwest.
Deck cargo lost, Svea heads south. Pags S.
Frank Wagner, escaped convict, killed In
duel wluk poasa near Aswri.. rasa a.
Bridegroom Is held as escaped convict
Page 1.
Alleged dynamiter, guarded from mob.
Page .
Commission may settls terminal. Psgs 4.
Sports.
Schuman believes he will wia fight.
Page 10.
Leader, are tied in basketball race.
Pags 10.
Bavls cup long held by British. Pags 11
Gridiron rankings favor California
Pags 11.
Commercial and Marine.
Two vessels hers for grain cargo. Pas 13.
Portland and Vicinity.
Thags beat and rob policeman two blocks
from bis boms. Page 1.
Portland observes tercentenary of pil
grims' landing tomorrow. Psga 18
European relief fund drive officially
oDened. Pag 7.
Four states to draft uniform auto law.
Page IS.
Portland plans war to finish for Joint ter
minal. Psgs 1.
Olives said to get poison from soil. Pags IS.
Little being don against fern evil,
Pag 1S.
Bankers look-for business revival. Pags IT
Four eat ones ln day; public asked to
looan purse airings and bring giadn
to poor. Page 9.
State asked to aid log land settlera
Pag 17.
Harding looked on to aid prohibition.
Page T. f ' .
Extenalv poultry breeding planned
Page 14.
Doctors organls league for health.
Pag 6. ......
IS KILLED fN DUEL
Wagner Cornered Making
Safe-Cracking Tools.
SHOP SURROUNDED BY POSSE
Shots Reply to Command to
Surrender to Officers.
HUNT ENDS AT ASTORIA
Party I.cd by Warden fomplon of
Stnt.o Penitentiary Returns Fusil
Iad Which Results Fatally.
ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 19. (Special )
Frank Wsgner. alias Dutch Frank,
the safe robber who escaped from the
penitentiary about three months ago.
was killed instantly In a duel with of
ficers at Columbia Beach about noon
today.
The shooting took place at the D.
English place when a ponce, led by
Warden Compton of the state pen
itentiary, came upon Wagner In a
little blacksmith shop, where he was
forging safe-crack !ng tools.
Wagner, started the duel by firing
two shots In answer to the command
"hands up." Immediately the posse
returned the fire and Wagner fell
dead from two bullets.
Wagner Is the man who robbed the
safe in the Ksllunk.1 store In this
city and slightly more than a year
ago was sentenced to serve 40 yean
In the penitentiary.
Fugitive's Trail !..
After Wagner's escape from the
penitentiary, all trace was lost of
him for a time, but Warden Compton,
thinking the fugitive would even,
tually return to Astoria, has had aa
officer here for some weeks watch
ing for him.
About three days ago Wagner was
seen by the officer and as a result
a posse consisting of L. H. Compton,
warden; Pcrcy M. Vardncy, parole
officer; E. C. galley, principal
keeper; Emery James. Robert Glbscn,
Louis Hubbard, John Davidson and
Sol Worden, guards, all of the pen
itentiary and H. Chrlstofferson and
A. C. Schirmer, deputy sheriffs from
Multnomah county, arrived this morn
ing and about noon today surrounded
tho blacksmith shop at the Englisl)
ranch near Columbia beach where
Wagner was engaged In making tools
for use In cracking safes.
Wagner shoots la Itrnty.
As soon as the officers were In
their positions around the building,
one of them called to'Wagner to come
out with his hand up and surrender.
Wagner answered the challenge ' y .
stepping to the door where he was
swn by one member of the posse and
fired two shots neither of which took
effect. This was quickly followed by
the volley from the posse which rid
dled the building.
Wagner was struck by two ot the
bullets. One entered the left s'de of
his abdomen ranged upward and
came out below the right arm. The
and emerged Just above the right
ear.
when the officers entered the build-
wn.r was dead and the body
I was turned over to Coroner Hushes.
SuMO la IlonSa Fannd.
Dean English, owner of the building
where Wagner was working. Immedi
ately was arrested on a charge of har
boring a fugitive from Justice. He
showed the officers where Wagner
had secreted some plunder In an old
barn close by. '
The' place was searched awl K&&0
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Al'TOMOBILK OWM:RftlllP
INDICATES OREUO.VI
WEALTH. .
Since 1910, the number ot
' automobiles In the state of Ore
gon has Increased from 2491 to
1 103.411, the last figure being
! the registration at Salem for
1920. In the same period the
receipts of the state from auto
mobile fees have leaped from
$7479 to 2. 081.7.0. 25.
There has been ample reason
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for this tremendous growth
Resources of this state as
scarcely tapped have contrl
uted largely to the wealth of Its
rcltliens, making widespread
ownership of automobiles pos
sible. Splendid, hard-surfaced
roads through unsurpassed
scenery has made the automo
bile popular In Oregon. Com
mercial expansion has made the
automobile a necessity.
Glimpses of the vast Indus- f
trial, commercial and acenio re- I
sources of Oregon will be found t
In concrete form, attractively I
Illustrated, In The Oregonlan's t
New Year Edition. An unusual,
wealth of photographs adorn J
The Oregonlan annual, which J
will be devoted to showing
what Oregon has to offer the j
business man, the tourist, the
manufacturer, and the home- 4
seeker.
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