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100,183
The circulation of the
Sunday Oregonian, Jan. 16, 1921, was
100,183
81,699
The circulation of the
Morning Oregonian, Jan. 18, 1921, was
81,699
VOL 1MX XO. 18.7G9 Bmrfd tt Portland Ori
UL' lllA Postofffre as Seoond-CIss Mutter
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
DOWN-AND-flUTER
SAYS HE IS HEIR
22 FOODSTUFFS' CUT
8 PER CENT IN MONTH
AVERAGE DECLINE COMPILED
BY LABOR DEPARTMENT.
FLAT AUTO TAX
CONFERENCES OVER;
HARDING RESTS SOON
DOT AND DASH CALL
- SAVES MAN IN VAULT
"AM LOCKED IX." PRISONER
TAPS TO WATCH MAX.
E
ONE SEAPLANE SAFE,
OTHER SUNK AT SEA
IS
SE
TRIP FOR FLORIDA TO BE
STARTED TOMORROW.
XC-6 OX BEACH AT CIGAXTE.
NICARAGUA.
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PROPOSED
BIGGER
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Pisgah Inmate Declares
$5,000,000 Is Fortune.
HOME LEFT FOR ENGLAND
Man Without Money to Make
Trip When Word Came.
CITY POOR TO BE HELPED
'Black Sheep" of Wealthy Family
Promises to Return to Portland
and Assist Unfortunates.
From an inmate in the Pisgah
liome, Woodmere, to heir to an estate
cf nearly $5,900,000 is the sudden
transition of S. W. Thorley. aged 43.
.according to a story no ioia 10 lrienus
Xat the police emergency hospital last
night on the eve of his departure for
England, where, he said, he is coins'
to claim his fortune.
Thorley said he was the son of a
wealthy manufacturer of stock food
in London. His mother died last Sep
tember, leaving an estate totaling
millions of dollars. He said he had
been Informed by the family solici
tors that 1.000.000 pounds had been
left to him.
At the Pisgah home it was said that
the story of Thorley's being" advised
of the fortune coming to him has
been known for nearly three weeks.
Family Scads Transportation.
It was alSo known that he had re
ceived transportation within the last
few days with which to make the
journey to England.
Thorley said prior to his departure
for the east last night that ha re
ceived notification of his Inheritance
on New Tear's day. He had to ask
members of the family in London for
transportation, he said.
Thorley told friends that he was
known as the "black sheep" of a
wealthy British family. He served
In the British army In India and else
where, he confided, but finally came
to this country as a remittance man.
He said he received 300 a month
from his family for several years, but
this was shut off when he refused to
return home and settle down.
Doma-aad-Ont Home Promised.
"When I get the money I am going
to return right here to Portland and
found a charitable home for men and
women who are down and out, he
promised. "I have roamed over the
world and have had my full share of
troubles. I believe in assisting the
men ana women who are down on f
their luck and intend to devote the.
rest of my life tu assisting unfor
tunate people."
Thorley. who is a typical English
man, said he would remain In Eng
land just long enough to get his
legacy and then would return to
Portland. His family, he said, are
manufacturers of Thorley's Pood for
Cattle, and own the largest manufac
turing institution of its kind in Eng
land.
Reductions in Coal and Crude Oil
Prices Also Are Announced
by Companies.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. An aver
age decline of 8 per cent In retail
prices of 22 food articles in Decem
ber as compared with November was
noted today in statistics compiled by
the labor department. Compared to
December, 1919, the decrease was 10
per cent.
The products and decreases were: I
Oranges, 27 per cent: pork chops.
loper cent; sugar, IS per cent; ham,
13 per cent; bacon, butter and lard,
11 per cent; round steak, flour and
bananas, 10 per .cent.
.Raisins increased 36 per cent; rolled
oats IS per cent, and storage eggs,
cream of wheat and macaroni 9 per
cent.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 18. Price reduc
tions ranging from 25 to 75 cents a
ton were announced today by two
large St. Louis retail coal companies.
This Is the second reduction an
nounced here in the last month.
DALLAS, Tex., Jan.' 18. The price
of Healdton crude oil was reduced 50
cents today from 82.75 to 12.25 a bar
rel, and Corsicana heavy crude from
$2.50 to 82 a barrel, according to the
Magnolia Petroleum company. Down
ward trend of the market was given
as the reason.
Greater Levy on Gasoline
Sales Suggested.
SPECIAL MESSAGE INDORSE
SUNDAY BASEBALL WINS
2S6 7 For, 1160 Against Sport on
Lord's Day at Yakima.
YAKIMA. Wash., Jan. 18. Sunday
baseball tonight won a victory In an
informal election called by the Tak
ima school board upon the question
whether the board should lease the
high school athletic grounds to own
ers of the Yakima Pacific Interna
tional baseball club without restric
tion as to Sunday games.
More than 3600 votes were cast be
tween 1 and 9 P. M., the count show
ing 2a67 for Sunday games and 1160
against. A number of ministers and
church workers were active at the
polling places and feeling ran high,
especially during the closing hours of
the voting.
VETERANS ARE REASSURED
Misapprehension Concerning; Insur
ance Act Corrected.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. Internal
revenue bureau officials today sought
to correct the impression that ex
service beneficiaries under the War-
risk insurance act must pay income
tax on amounts received in excess of
(1000 a year in the case of unmar
ried men.
Only pensions and pay of retired
officers not on active duty were tax
able, it was said.
Boys' Training School May
Get Quarter-Mill Tax.
ROOSEVELT IDEA FOUGHT
Spending $2,500,000 Road Bonds
Before Funds Are sfatcbed by
Congress Is Opposed.
STEAMER CALLS FOR AID
American Freighter Crippled by
Storm in North Sea.
ROTTERDAM. Jan. 18. In one of
the heaviest gales in the North eca
for months, the 12,000-ton American
freighter Defianace sent a wireless
message yesterday asking that help
be eent her In the dangerous waters
SO miles to the north of Terschelllng.
A number of tugs were rushed to her
and a wireless said one had reached
her and planned to tow her to Ham
burg. LONDON, Jan. 18. Assistance has
been sent from Bremen to the Ameri
can steamer Defiance, reported In
distress 13 miles east of the Norder
ney lightship, off the mouth of the
Kiver Ems. The steamer's turbine is
said to be damaged and she Is leaking.
DANISH DISTRESS GROWS
l nemploj ment Increasing; Market
Glutted With Imports.
COPENHAGEN. Jan. 18. Danish in
dustries are facing a critical situa
tion, a majority of large concerns
working half time and others being
closed. Unemployment is Increasing!
and the market is becoming glutted
with foreign made goods.
A section of the Danish press is de
manding either protective measures
or suspension of Imports.
STATE HOUSE. Salem, Or., Jan. 18.
(Special.) Indorsement of the gov
ernor's special message suggesting
that the quarter-mill road tax be
abolished and the money turned over
to the Boys' Training school; a pro
posal to make motor licenses a flat
S5 and greatly increase the tax on
gasoline sales and opposition to
spending $2,500,000 of road bonds for
I the Roosevelt highway were road
matters which came into prominence
today.
Other road matters, dealing with
general legislative policy,- will be
taken up Wednesday afternoon by the
roads and highways committee meet
lng In conference with R. A. Booth
Jchn B. Yeon and W. A. Barratt,
members of the state highway com
mission.
Governor's Idea Approved.
At a meeting of the house commit
tee on roads and highways, it was the
unanimous opinion that Governor
Olcotfs idea, contained In his spe
cial message, should be approved. The
governor suggested that the quarter
mill road tax levy be abolished and
the money turned over to the boys"
training school.
Representatives Carter, Korell and
Burdick were selected as a deputa
tion to confer with the governor and
inquire whether his office or the road
committee should prepare the needed
measures to carry out the executive's
programme. The governor placed the
entire matter in the hands of the
roads and highways committee.
Three bills will be Introduced to
bring about the desired change. The
first bill will abolish the quarter-mill
road tax. which was originally the
only source of funds for road-bulld-ins
In. Oregon prior to capitalization
of the motor license fees.
Two Other Bills Proposed.
A second bill will transfer the
quarter-mill money to the general
fund and the third bill will specify
Appropriation for a sufficient propor-
(Concluded on Page 6. Column 6.)
Selection of Cabinet and Writing
Inaugural Address Will Be
Mixed With Vacationing.
MARION, O.. Jan. 18,. President
elect Harding has completed his con
ferences on the policies of his admin
Istration and will leave Thursday
night for St. Augustine, Fla.. where
he will arrive Saturday to pass most
of the time remaining before his in
auguration.
A two weeks' houseboat trip In
Florida waters will follow his ar
rival there. Virtually all of Febru
ary be will live at a St. Augustine
hotel, mixing golf and relaxation
with the work of final preparation
for the presidency.
During the houseboat expedition,
which is to be devoted mostly to fish
ing, the president-elect will be the
guest of Senator Frelinghuysen oi
New Jersey. Several other senators
and friends will be .'n the party.
The trip will carry the president
elect as far as Palm Beach or Miami.
Fla, with several stops to try the
various golf links. The trips ashore
will be brief and far between, how
ever, and during most of the voyage
Mr. Harding expects to cut himsell
off as completely as possible from
the ordinary currents of national life.
At St. Augustine he will receive
some callers, but will give most of
his working hours to consideration
of the first acts of his administra
tion. Selection of a cabinet is the
problem that must be solved and he
also must write his inaugural ad
dress and formulate the recommenda
tions for tax reform that he Is to
.make ,to a special session of con
gress. In addition, it is likely he will
determine the form of his injtial
diplomatic approaches to the great
powers on an association of nations.
Whether he will return to Marion
has not been definitely indicated.
Heretofore he had intended to go di
rect from SL Angustine to Washing
ton to take the oath, but the people
of his home town want to send him
to the capital with a farewell demonstration.
Mrs. Harding will not accompany
her husband to Florida but will go
to St. Augustine later. 'probably after
the houseboat trip has been finished.
She will leave Friday or Saturday
for Washington, where she will pass
several days arranging personal mat
t.r including disposition of the
Hardin? resldenee.
With their departure they will give
up their houio in Marlon, which made
istory as the. second or tne ironi'
norch campaigns." It has been leased
to a Marion citizen and the house in
Washington is to be sold, if It Is not
rented to Vice-President Coolidge.
George B. Christian Jr., the presi
dent-elect's secretary, will go with
him to Florida, but an office force
will be maintained at Harding head
quarters next to the Harding resi
dence here, until late in February.
Then the records will be moved to
Washington.
Indications are accumulating that
Mr. Harding will decide finally on
early all of his cabinet selections In
Florida. Those close to him believe
Philadelphia Treasurer's Aide
Trapped at Closing Time; Mouse,
Also Locked In, Died.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 18. Locked
for nearly six hours in a hermetically
sealed concrete and steel vault In the
city treasurer's office last night, a
knowledge of the Morse telegraph
code probably saved the life of Ar
thur Brenner, assistant city treas
urer, it became known today.
A mouse also locked in failed to
survive.
Brenner entered the vault five min
utes before closing time yesterday,
hunting for a warrant. While he
was there, the big steel doors swung
shut. He shouted for help without
attracting notice.
The lights went out automatically
as the doors shut. Brenner was on
a balcony in the rear. He felt his
way down, pulled open every drawer
and piled the books on the floor to
get the maximum amount of air and
then slept for a while, with his face
as near the bottom of the door as
possible. When he awoke his hand
came in contact with a wooden 6lat,
and remembering that a night watch
man there also could telegraph, he
pounded out in Morse "I am locked
in ,"
"Will get help," came the answer
from the watchman, who immediately
telephoned for a man who knew the
vault's combination.
McArthur Leads Fight on
More Members.
(Concluded on Page 2. Column 2.)
IOWA CAPTURES CONCLAVE
Next Great Gathering of Shrlners
Will Be in Des Moines.
TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 18 Ellis
Lewis Garretson, Imperial potentate
or. tne Mystic snrlne, today an
nounced that the next meeting of the
Shriners of North America will be
held In Des Moines,' la-, June 14. 15
and 16. Plans tp make the session a
purely business meeting have baen
abandoned. Mr. Garretson stated, and
the various temples will be present
with their bands and patrols as in
the past.
The meeting of the Shrine in Port'
land last June chose Atlantic City as
the seat of the 1921 session, but the
officers of the order canceled that
place on account of excessive hotel
rates.
Des Moines was finally chosen
over Savannah. Ga., Los Angeles and
other cities. --
SEATS WOULD BE GIVEN 48
Vote Will Be Taken Today;
Support Believed Scant.
IDAHOANS IN OPPOSITION
Sudden Showing of Strength by
Foes Upsets Forecasts That
Followed Republican Caucus.
STEPHENS ASks ECONOMY
Sweeping Changes Proposed to
California Legislature.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., Jan. 18.
Sweeping changes intended to simpli
fy and render more economical the
discharge of the duties of the state
were outlined by Governor Stephens
toJay In a special message to the
legislature.
Eight bills accompanied the mes
sage. They provided for the consoli
dation of many state boards, commis
sions snd other agencies in the in
terest of economy.-
2-CENT PIECE FAVORED
Roosevelt Coin Is Recommended by
House Committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. A Roose
velt 2-c'ent piece is favored by the
house coinage committee, which to
day reported favorably a 6enate bill
authorizing the coin.
The committee's report said there
was "genuine need" for a 2-cent
piece, and coinage of one would be "a
fitting manner in which to honor the
memory of a great American."
FIVE.DAY WEEK DECREED
Change Affecting Northern Pacific
Mechanics Announced.
SPOKANE. Wash.. Jan. 18. Me
chanical departments of the North
ern Pacific railway will be put on a
five-day week basis before the end of
the present month, -it was announced
today by Charles Donnelly, president
of the road, who delivered the princi
pal address at the annual meeting of
the local chamber of commerce to
night. He said that the proposed change,
for which "slow rail business" is
responsible, would Involve no de
crease In pay.
MME. BRESHKOVSKAYA ILL
"Little Grandmother oi Russian
Revolution" Stricken.
PARIS. Jan. 18. Madame Kather
ine Breshkovskaya. the "little grand
mother of the Russian revolution,"
who came to Paris recently to attend
the conference here of the remnant of
the old Russian duma. Is seriously 111
la the Russian hospital.
She is suffering from a general
breakdown and a heart affection.
DYNAMITE HALTS FIRE
Windows in Houses All Over Le
bam, Wash., Shattered.
TACOMA, Wash.. Jan. 18. Win
dows ir. houses all over Lebam were
broken early this morning when
dynamite was used to prevent the
spread of a fire. The towa Y. M. C
A. building was blasted.
The flames destroyed a mercantile
establishment and threatened the
business district of the town.
FORD GAINS 1619 VOTES
One-Third of Ballots in Michigan
Senatorial Election Recounted.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. About
one-third of the ballots In the Michi
gan senatorial election of 1918 had
been recounted tonight by the senate
privileges and elections committee.
Henry Ford had made a net gain
of 1619 votes over Senator Newoerry,
who was elected by about 7500 plurality.
CLOUDBURST FLOODS HIL0
Damage in Hawaiian City Is Esti
mated at $100,000.
HILO. T. H.. Jan. 17. A cloudburst
Sunday flooded sections of Ililo. dam
aging stores and other property to an
extent estimated at $100,000. One
hundred and fifty persons were ren
dered homeless.
The rainfall at Kilauea volcano reg
istered 21 Inches In 24 hours.
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THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, Jan. 18. Increased mem
bership in the house from 435 to 4S3
as provided for in the Siegel bill.
will receive scant support from the
northwest states when a vote is
taken tomorrow.
Not one word was said in its behalf
by any representative from Oregon,
Washington or Idaho during the de
bates this afternoon, while on the
other hand Representative McArthur
of Oregon was one of the leaders of
the opposition. He has been organiz
ing the opposition for the last ten
days and today directed the most
of the opposition floor work in the
house.
Rer.-esentatives Hadley, Summers
and Webster of Washington declared
several days ago their opposition to
the Siegel bill and Representatives
French and Smith of Idaho are
frankly against It The Oregon dele
gation is solidly opposed.
Defeat of Bill Predicted.
"We will beat the bill tomorrow
and have 50 or 75 votes to spare,"
Representative McArthur said to
night.' The strength of the opponents of
the measure was surprising when the
debates began today. It had been
taken for granted In most quarters
that the action of a republican caucus
some time ago approving the Siegel
bill assured its passage. Therefore the
developments, of this afternoon were
not expected.
One of the first to speak against
the bill was Representative Fairfield,
republican, of Indiana, a state which
will lose one of its representatives
by failure to make the house increase.
His opposition was a hard blow to the
friends of the bill. There was one
surprise, however. In the other direc
tion, when Champ Clark, democratic
floor leader, spoke for the bill after
he had several times been quoted as
opposed. His state, Missouri, loses
two representatives if the increase
fails.
Indiana Opposes BUI.
The most ardent support of the
measure appeared to come from states
which will lose. One losing state
Indiana, through Its legislature, me
morialized congress today to defeat
the bill,, despite the result of reduc
ing the Hoosier representation.
Under the Siegel bill, Oregon would
receive one additional representative
and , Washington one. Washington,
however, receives an additional mem
ber either way.
Explaining bis opposition to the
bill in the house this afternoon. Rep
resentative McArthur said:
"I am against any and all propos
als to add to the membership of this
house. Our present membership of
435 is, in my judgment, altogether too
large for real deliberative work and
even the most casual observer must
admit that this body is unwieldy,
and that much of its business is
transacted amid scenes of disorder
and confusion. The pending measure
proposes to add 48 members, and, if it
should become a law, the orderly
transaction of legislative business
will be beset with evea more diffi
culties than at present.
Responsibility Declared Shirked.
"Another point which we should
consider in connection with this leg
islation is the constantly growing
tendency to shirk individual responsi
bllity. The larger the lawmaking
body the less the Individual member
feels his responsibility, and the more
he is tempted to pas- it along to the
leaders. By adding 48 members to
the already large and unwieldy house
we will simply take another step In
thelrection of centralized authority
and removal of representative gov
ernment from contact with '.he people.
"The question of economy should
also be given consideration before we
vote on thie'bill. The present con
gress is now In the process of restor
ing many departments of the govern
ment to a pre-war basis and by limit
ing appropriations to the various de
partments will force them to drop
thousands of clerks and other em
ployes from the rolls at the beginning
of the next fiscal year.
Meaaure Called Poor Economy.
"Most of .hese clerks and employes
draw comparatively small salaries.
The country applauds the action of
concress in reducing expenditures,
but what will the country say if con
gress, after discharging these thou
sands of low-salaried clerks, pro
ceeds to cast economy to the four
winds by creating 48 offices that pay
J7500 per year.
"I have heard the partisan argu
ment that the pending bill, should it
become a law, will automatically give
the republican party a gain of 19
NC-3 Found and Crew Rescued
3Ien Have Exciting Experience
in Tropical Forest.
SAN JUAN DEL SUR. Nicaragua.
Jan. 18. The United States navy sea
plane NC-6 is lying on the beach at
Cigante, a few miles from here. The
seaplane has two holes In her hull,
but her engines are undamaged and
the machine can be repaired easily.
The tug Gannet has arrived from
Nicoya. having searched all the bays
and inlets. This tug brought word
that the seaplane NC-5 had been
found by the tender Munford last
Sunday, whicii rescued the crew and
then sank the plane.
Lieutenant Compo, in command of
the NC-6, and Machinist Hickithler
had a thrilling experience after leav
ing the NC-6, when they went In
search of the NC-5 and also for as
sistance for their own plane. They
were lost for a considerable time In
a tropical forest and were threatened
by armed natives.
SHOT; III HELD
Mrs. C. T. Crane Is Se
riously Wounded.
J. T. CRANE, 72, ARRESTED
Prisoner Facing Woman De
nies Accusations.
SEEKING WORK IS ALIBI
JAPAN'S ACTION WATCHED
Senators Deeply Interested in Navy
Building Programme.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. Present
and projected naval expansion by the
United States and other powers was
discussed briefly today by the senate
naval committee with Admiral Coonts,
chief of naval operations. Members
were said to have evinced special In
terest in Japan's building programme,
Chairman Lodge issued a call to
day for a special meeting Thursday
of the senate foreign relations com
mittee for further consideration of
the resolution of Senator Borah, re
publican, Idaho, proposing a confer
ence of the principal naval powers in
an effort to agree upon curtailment
of naval construction.
Senate leaders said the Borah reso
lution probably would be amended
and reported favorably.
SUPPLIES SOLD FOR SONG
Shipping Board Goods Worth
$244,000 Go for $80,000.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18. Excess cloth
ing for United States shipping board
officers and crews, stored at Boston
and valued at 8244,000. was eold for
880,000. Byron C. Baker, district con
troller for the board at Boston, to
day testified before the Walsh con
gressional committee Investigating
the board's affairs.
The witness told the committee he
had protested to a superior officer
against this sale, but without result.
In reply to questions. Baker said he
had been advised by telephone by
Alorfzo Tweedale, general controller
at Washington, not to answer ques
tions of policy and opinion affecting
the general organization or the gen
eral officers of the shipping board.
OLDEST ELK PASSES AWAY
Illinois Lodgeman Was Boyhood
CI i um of Lincoln.
SPRTNGFIELD, 111., Jan. 18. Colo
nel William T. Baker. 96, said to be
the oldest member of the Order of
Elks in the United States, died here
this morning.
He was said to be a boyhood chum
of Abraham Lincoln.
Unemployment Declared to Have
Been Cause of Differences.
Husband Is Silent.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
tConcluded an Pace 7. Coni.-an 2.
The Weather.
TESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 43
degrees.
TODAY'S Occasional rain; westerly winds.
Foreign.
One seaplane safe on N'lcaraguan coast,
other sinks at sea. Page 1.
National.
Appointment of progressive to cabinet de
clared unlikely. Page 8.
Prices of foodstuffs' cut 8 per ceot in
month. Pago 1.
Teal to quit shipping board to pave way
for Chamberlain's appointment. Page 2.
Northwest representatives fight increased
house membership. Page 1.
Domestic
Dot-and-d-h call saves man trapped Id
vault. Page 1.
Commander of balloon party tells of flight
Into Canadian wilderness. Pago 2.
Shipping board losses running Into millions
disclosed by ex-official. Page 4.
Harding ends conferences and will start
for Florii'r, tomorrow. Page 1.
Legislature.
Auto tax cut to 5 flat Is proposed. Page 1.
Idaho senate kills first alien land bill, ow
ing to defective text. Page 3.
Three bills Introduced in senate to make
Oregon klln-drled. Pago 6.
Senate organization loses first test of
strength In defeat of reapportionment
Joint resolution. Page 7.
Test of governor's administrative code,
coming In Washington legislature.
Pago 5.
Easier suspension of teachers proposed by
tenure law amendments. Pass 6.
Joint committee scans appropriations re
quests, rage (.
Home loam for veterans referred to voters.
Page 6.
Sports.
Lincoln Is beaten by Franklin squad.
Page 12.
Local fighter laid to bo ready mixer.
Page 12.
Carpentler-Dempsey fight called off.
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Commercial and Marine.
Reselling by brewers weakens Oregon hop
market. Page 19.
Bear pressure causes lower wheat close
at Chicago. Page 1!).
Liberty issues strong feature of bond mar
ket. Page 19.
Heavy machinery loaded aboard huge Jap
anese steamship by municipal locomo
tive crane. Page 18.
Big tanker built here for oil transport com
pany successfully launched. Page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Down-and-outer says he Is heir to 15.000.
000. Page 1.
Physicians doubt girl's hypodermic stories.
Pane 10.
Economize on gas until cost of fuel oil Is
reduced, pleads company. Page 20.
Safe In grocery store "cracked" and ex
convict arrested. Page 20.
Lotlse o was unbalanced when he killed
wife, is defense. Page 13.
Woman shot and seriously wounded;
lather-tn-law held. Page 1,
Mrs. C. T. Crane. 36 years old, wna
shot and seriously wounded iu an
affray at her apartments at 187
Union avenue north, last night short
ly befon 6 o'clock. The shooting
was done by her father-in-law, J. T.
Crane, 72. according to the woman
as she lay on her cot in St. Vincent's
hospital, when confronted by Crane,
who was arrested four hours after
the shooting.
Despite a rigid examination by the
police previously to his being taken
to the hospital for identification by
Mrs. Crane, and despite her accusa
tion as the elderly man faced her.
Crane insisted that he was innocent
of the charge.
"I saw you as you pulled the trig
ger of the gun and shot me," quietly
said Mrs. Crane as she pointed her
finger at her father-in-law.
Woman Will Recover.
Although the bullet entered the
right breast of the woman, physi
cians at the hospital said that sue
would recover, barring unforeseen
complications.
The shooting was the result of a
quarrel between Crane and the woman
which had lasted for more than a
week, according to neighbors. The
main differences, according to va
rious stories, were overUie fact that
Crane had been living with his son
and daughter-in-law without paying
board because he had been out of em
ployment. The younger Crane is a bar
ber employed in the I'lttoek block.
The elder Crane was arrested at a
garage at Union avenue and Hollatlay
avenuo at 10 o'clock by 1'atrolnien
Forkin, Case, Riley and Rockwell
after a wait of several hours. When
taken into custody, the older Crane
said that he was on his way homo
from Vancouver where ho had been
seeking work during the day.
Uunrrrl Are Admitted
He was immediately taken to the
police station, where Mayor B.iHcr
conducted a preliminary examination
of the prisoner, lie declared lie was
iniiocei.t throughout the rigorous
questioning. Ho said that he h:id been
working about the house for his
lodgings while he was seeking work
and he further admitted that ho had
had several quarrels with his daugli-ter-in-law.
Mayor Baker, Chief of I'olico Jen
kins and Deputy District Attorney
Hammcrslcy then took the clderOrane
to the hospital, where the daughter-in-law
and bfi niet face lo face. It
was there that Mrs. Crane made her
accusations, while the man positively
denied that he had anything to do
with the shooting and expressed his
mystification as to the reason for
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t NEW PLOTS IN NEW
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i ITE AUTHORS.
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them all those splendid short
$ stories by American writers. J
I We have the proof, for in The j
Sunday Oregonian, beginning
I with its issue of January 23, f
I 1921, will appear a series of
t the finest, written by men and
women whose names loom
j large on magazine covers.
These stories, some of the best
work they have ever achieved,
have been reserved for the
pages of the big Sunday issue
one story each week.
Glance at these names, for
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Richard Washburn Child, Jose
phine Daskam Bacon, Agnes
and Egertori Castle, GiBert
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I Arthur Stringer, Ring Lard-
f ner, and a score of others of
t equal note. You've read and
I liked them, haven't you? In
deed, you have, for popular
approval long since brought
them fame.
"Mary Is Here,' by Fanny
Heaslip Lea, a short story of
love and the psychic, will be
the first of the spries appear
ing in the Sunday issue.
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN
Price 5 cents.
More than 100,000 circulation.
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