VflT, T.TYn IS 172 Entered at Portland (Oregon)
POJiTLAXD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1021
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ACTOR IS HUNTED
US BLACKMAILER
Joe Brady Under -Suspicion
as The Shadow.
$1,200,000 IS PAID
FOR CLATSOP TIMBER
CHOICE YELLOW FIR BOCGIIT
FUEL TAX SUREST
OF ALL ROAD BILLS
OFFICER SLAIN, FOUR
WOUNDED IN DUELS
t' r
THKEE VICTIMS AT SEATTLE
ARE iTEAIt DEATH.
CHURCHMAN ADMITS
SHARE IN-BIG THEFT
LOB0Y POSE GETS
BREAD, BUTTER, SUGAR
AND EGGSTAKE DROP
I.'ECLIXE IX PRICES TRACED
TO SLUMP IX MARKETS.
EX-
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EX-PREACHER FACTOR IX
$185,000 MAIL ROBBERY.
BT IXMAX-POULSKX.
CAPTAIN
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MRS
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PARAMOUR JAILED
HANDWRITING FORMS -CLEW
Extortionist Thought Pal of
"Talkative Burglar."
POLICE STILL BAFFLED
Victim, Who Had . Opportunity to
See Thler Clearly, Identl--
lies Police Picture. ,
In an effort to clarify the fog
which eurrounds the Identity of
"Shadow" and the "Talkative Burglar"
the police bureau yesterday mailed
circulars tnrougnoui me country asit-
fiig for the apprehension of George
Billings, alias Joe Brady, an ex-convict
and vaudeville actor, who. In the
opinion of Mayor Baker and a goodly
number of police detectives. Is both
the "Talkative Burglar" and "The
Shadow."
However, It was learned from an
authoritative source last night that in
all probability Billings is not the
"Talkative Burglar." although there
are good grounds for suspicion that
he may be "The Sfcadow."
Brady Thought Shadow.
Although he would not be quoted,
Roscoe C. Nelson, whose home was
robbed by the "Talkative Burglar,"
and who, so far as known, is the only
victim of this daring housebreaker to
get a good look at the man, is posi
tive that Billings, alias Brady, is not
the man who robbed his home on the
early morning of December 13. Photo
graphs now being mailed ly the po
lice detective bureau do not resemble
the "Talkative Burglar" in any par
ticular, Mr. Nelson is known to have
aid. ' j
.men. to make the entire affair
more mystifying, Mr. Nelson is equally
as positive that Billings, alias Brady,
is the maf who mailed back some of
the jewelry which the "talkative burg
lar" took from the Nelson home, and
he is equally as positive that Billings
is "The Shadow." ,
Handwriting: Canaps Suspicion,
The sum and substance of these va
rious clews and bits of evidence
amount to this:
The handwriting on the package
which Mr. Nelson received containing
his Jewelry is identical with that of
the letters written by "The Shadow"
li his efforts to extort thousands ef
dollars from prominent Portland resi
dents. "Even a child could see that they
were written by the same person,'
asserted Mr. Nelson yesterday.
The handwriting being identical, it
then follows, according to Mr. Nel
son's theory, that the "talkative burg
lar" must have had a partner on the
morning the Nelson home was robbed.
This partner, then, must have been
The Shadow."
' Police Theory ( Scooted.
The theory advanced by Detective
Captain Clrc:e that Billings, who has
been positively identified by Mr. Nel
ton as the man who got $100 from
him on bis promise to return a ring
stolen from the ' Nelson home, ' is
neither the "Talkajjsre Burglar" or
"the Shadow," but is a third crook
in the muddled affair who took ad
vantage or Mr. Nelson's anxiety to
have a part of his stolen jewelry re
turned, .is scouted by Mr. Nelson.
When the Nelson home was robbed,
the burglar later returned a part of
the valuables in a small package.
Kager to have his wife's engagement
ring returned, Mr. Nelson notified the
"Talkative Burglar" through The
Oregon ian ihat he would gladly pay
for the diamond ring if the burglar
would consent to return it.
The edition of The Or gonian carry
ing this offer from Mr. Nelson ap
peared on the streets at 9:30 o'clock
at night In the first evening edition.
Fifteen minutes later a man calling
himself the "Talkative Burglar,"
called Mr. Nelson by telephone and
agreed to return the ring if Mr. Nel
son would drop Jluu in currency on
Twelfth street, between Washington
and Alder. This Mr. Nelson did the
next day but the ring was not re
turned. Identlrlca'tloa Held Complete.
"In the conversation over the tele
phone the man talked of things which
he could not have known had he not
been a partner and cpnfidant of the
Talkative Burglar,'" Mr. Nelson said
jesterday. "lie made his Identifica
tion a certainty by revealing certain
things which had occurred during the
robbery of my house which did not
appear in the newspapers and which
he could not have known were he not
e man or his partner."
When Mr. Nelson kept his rendez
vous with the burglar, he noticed a
man standing where ha was to drop
the package. This man he has posi
tively Identified as the ex-convict.
Billings. This would indicate, he con
tends, that the "Talkative Burglar"
had s partner who was with him on
the night of the burglary. In fact,
the morning his house was robbed ha
Informed the police that he was cer
tain an "outside" man was with the
talkative individual.
"After he left the house tnat morn
In I could hear him whistle three
350,000,000 Feet on Tpper Bock
Creek Is Sold by Oregon-American
Lumber Company.
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The purchase of 330,000,000 feet of
choice yellow fir timber located' on
upper Rock creek in Clatsop county
J by the Inman-Poulsen lumber com-
jjkny was, announced yesterday, the
deal being one of the largest recent
purchases of timber in the state for
several months. The timber was
bought from the Oregon-American
Lumber company, of which Charles T.
Early is the Oregon manager, and the
price was reported to be approxi
mately $1,200,000.
The timber is a part of 27,200 acres
of timber land which was purchased
by Utah capitalists la 1917 from John
E. DuBois, of DuBois, Pa., at a price
of $1,000,000. The purchase announced
yesterday Is about one-eighth of the
original purchase from DuBois.
.Paul C. Bates, of the firm of Me
Cargar, Bates & Lively, represented
both the buyer and seller in the trans
action. He also negotiated the origi
nal purchase from DuBois four years
ago.
The purchase was made by the Inman-Poulsen
company with a view to
enabling them to continue their log-!
fcing operations indefinitely. This
concern has been operating a logging
camp in Cowlitz county, Washington,'
for about 15 years and will complete
their operations there by 1922. The
company's annual cut of logs amounts
to about 150,000,000 feet.
It is the intention to haul the logs
to the booming grounds along Wil
lamette slough over the United Rail
ways line and the new Portland, As
toria & Pacific railway line, an ex
tension of the former. With this
view, a line of railroad five or six
miles long will be put in, connecting
with the Portland, Astoria & Pacific
line now being constructed.
The railroad system tapping that
territory should be completed by July
1, It was announced, and will prove
of great benefit to logging Interests.
TROUSERS TO BE LONGER
Men's Styles "ext Spring to Offset
Women's Short Skirts.
CHICAGO, Jan. 21. Longer trousers
for men will offset short skirts for
women next spring, according to the
edict of the Merchant Tailors' Design
ers' association today. Coats will also
be longer and of the "athletic or
wedge-shaped typo," and trousers will
be "moderately belled." said L. D.
Tyler, fashion chairman of the asso
ciation. "Center vents, known to the lay
man as coat tails, will be eliminated
to a great extent," Tyler said. "From
the shoulder to the coat bottom the
lines will be as straight as possible,
as will the front of the coat.
"Plain colors will be most numer
ous, as textile mills are not manufac
turing novelties. Browns have lost
favor and blues, grays and checks
will be most fashionable for spring
and summer wear."
JOHN D. JR. GIVES MILLION
Hoover Announces Donation for
European Belief.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21 John
Rockefeller Jr., son of the Standard
Oil magnate, has contributed $1,000,
000 to the relief of starving European
children.
This announcement was made to
night by Herbert Hoover a't the con- i
elusion of a dinner given to Mr.
Rockefeller's Bible class. .
am. A.ifiitcicriiei a gut was me i
largest personal contribution to the
$33,000,000 fund beingraised by the)
.curupeau renci. uuuucu, .air. noover
said. He added that about one-half of
the amount already had been sub
scribed.
FORD CONTINUES TO GAIN
Newberry Lead Reduced by 2,009
Votes in 14 02 Precincts.
WASHINGTON",. Jan.
21. Henry
Ford's net gain over Senator New
terry in their Michigan senatorial
contest was 2009 "votes at the close
of work today by the senate privileges
and elections committee, with 1402 of
the 2233 state pVecincts recanvassed.
Senator Newberry's pluraltiy was
about 7500 and the heavier voting pre
cincts still remained to be counted.
SENATOR McNARY IS ILL
Solon Has Been Confined to Room,
but Condition Improves.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Jan. 21. Senator Mc
Nary has been confined to his room
for the last two days from an indis
position which for a time caused I
slight apprehension, but today was
resting comfortably.
His physician gave the assurance
this afternoon that the senator will
be able to resume his official duties
in a couple of days.
3 OFFICIALS ARRESTED
Heads of Film Companies Charged
With Manslaughter.
BATOXNE. N. J., Jan. 21. Henry
Eysman. George Sweezy and Charles
Kerner, officials of film companies
here, whose exploding plant caused
the death of two persons and Injur
ies to several others last Tuesday,
were arrested today charged with
manslaughter.
Sweety and Kerner are confined to
a hospital with injuries suffered In
Other Legislation Is Not
xas Certain to Pass.
FARMERS ARE BUSY LOBBYING
Revision of Truck License
Fees Wanted.
DAMAGE IS 'HELD SMALL
Farm Vehicles Declared
Only Macadamized or
Highways for Travel.
to Vse
Dirt
rtitt; "ROUSE. Salem. Jan. 21.
(Special.) Width of tires and speed
of trucks on highways: revision of
truck license fees; flat license rate
for automobiles: 'increased gasoline
ta-r- Hmihia market-road tax; these
tr-d many other bits of road legisla
tion are under consideration.
About the only road legislation
which appears certain Is an increase
of the gasoline tax, and this may
range from 2 cents to 5 cents a gal
lon, depending on whether the in
crease is wanted for road mainten
ance alone, or as a substitute- for
th oresent horsepower automobile
license.
There Is a lobby of farmers at Sa
lem who want revision of the truck
license fee.. Their argument is that
in the country the trucks do not use
the paved highways; that the trucks
only use the macadamized or dirt
roads and that when the truck ar
rives at a paved highway with its
load it has reached the market.
Concessions Are Wanted.
Arguing on this theory, the farm
ers want concessions for the trucks
of farmers.
At the request of -the Joint roads
and highways committee. W. B. Den
nis of Carlton, who was chairman of
the roads committee in the house in
1919 and 1920. has been requested to
work out the draft of some regula
tory measure for trucks. Mr. Dennis '
has begun assetnDiing iniorms"""
which to base his bill for the com
mittee. -
According to Mr. Dennis, he would
remove the limit of loads on trucks
nd would base the regulation on
width of t'ires and speed. He has al
ready worked out the relationship be
tween width of tires and weight of
load to hl satisfaction, and he is now
attacking the technical problem of
width of tires, plus weight of load
and speed. His theory Is that the
impact of the tires on the road is the
crux of the puzzle, and this impact is
governed by load and speed.
Representative Hurd is working on
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Suspect, Shot Probably Fatally,
Confesses to Engaging Police
la Two Srreet Battles.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 21. One po
lice detective was killed, 'two patrol
men and the man -who was said to have
confessed to-shooting the three of
ficers, were probably fatally wound
ed and a fifth man was slightly
wounded in two shooting affrays in
which the police participated here
tonight.
Patrolmen Nell McMillan and W. T.
Angle were shot down about 9 P. M.
in the Capitol Hill residence district
when they attempted to search a
suspect for concealed weapons and
half an hour later Detective James
O'Brien was killed at Second avenue
and Cherry street. In the heart of the
Seattle financial district, in a gun
battle with John Smith, who was
himself probably fatally wounded.
Dean Carman, another suspect who
was being questioned by the detective.
was wounded in the leg.
McMillan and Angle were both shot
twice in the abdomen. They bad bejjn
watching a stranger in the neighbor
hood during the early night. When
they-approached him, he whipped out
a revolver and started firing. Both
policemen fell and the man escaped.
All available men were put out on
the search. Including Detective
13'Brien, who was accompanied by
Detective T. G. Montgomery. The
detectives stopped Carman on Second
avenue and were questioning him
when Smith approached and without
warning began firing at the officers.
Detective O'Brien dropped at the first
fire. Instantly killed, and Carman fell
with two bullet wounds in his leg.
Detective Montgomery returned the
fire and brought Smith down wfth a
bullet In his lungs.
The wounded men were taken to
the city hospital where it was said
there was little chance for their re
covery. Smith, when informed of the seri
ousness of his wound, was said by
the police to have confessed to shoot
ing McMillan and Angle.
JUROR GETS JAIL TERM
Discussion of Case With Friend Is
Cause of Sentence.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21. A sen
tence of two days in the county jail
was Imposed today on Matthew F.
Brown, following his admission that
while acting as a juror in the trial
of Allen McDonald for an attack on
a girl he discussed' the case with a
friend. x
The Jury on which Brown served
disagreed. McDonald was convicted
in a second trial.
MOTHER'S CRY SAVES DOG
.
"Fireman, Save My Baby," Says
Woman Baby Is a Dog.
BISBEE, Ariz., Jan. 21. The plea
of a woman. "Fireman, save my baby,"
caused three firemen to risk suffo
cation in a fire here today. The baby
was rescued.
It was a dog.
WARREN COULD LICK 'EM IF HE
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$100,000 Found at Home of ir.i
' nois Man and $",600 En.
covered In Garages.
MOUNT VERNON. 111., Jan. 21.
Guy Kyle, former rector of the Free
Methodist church of Mount Vernon,
who was arrested today in connection
with the theft here las Friday of 31
packages at registered mall, contain
ing $185,000 in cash, confessed 'today.
that he was implicated In the - obbery,
postoffice inspectors announced.
According to Postoffice Inspector
Hitchcock, Kyle said that $27,000 in
negotiable securities which the pack
ages contained had -beea burned. The
Inspector expressed the belief that
this action hadVbeen taken to destroy
possible clues.
The former rector did not say what
prompted the theft, according to
Hitchcock, nor did he explain how he
became familiar with the movements
of the mails, to onable him to plan
the robbery.
The inspectors believo that approxi
mately all the cash has been recov
ered, according to Hitchcock.
Approximately $100,000 was found
in an egg crate at the home of the
Rev. Mr. Kyle, according to the au
thorities. About $75,000 was found
in one garage and about $1600 In an
other. Both garages are owned by
Loren Williamson and the Rev. Mr.
Kyle.
The Rev. Mr. Kyle at first declared
he knew nothing of the robbery.
"Some one placed the money in my
home and in my garages to discredit
me," he said.
Kyle recently has been In the auto
mobile supply and repair business,
with Williamson as partner. William
son discovered that Kyle had wads of
money in his clothes. J
In one of Kyle's coats hanging In i
the garage Williamson, looking for
a match, found a roll of money so
big that- it staggered him. He men
tally put his partner down for one
of the mail robbers. As soon as the
reward of $10,000 was ofrered Will
iamson went to the postal Inspectors
and told of his suspicions.
Kyle is about 46 years of age.. He
quit the ministry three years ago, ex
plaining that the pay was ao low he
could not live on it. He joined a sect
known as the Nazarenes, supposed to
be followers of the primitive Chris
tians. He Is known as a powerful
cxhorter, is well, informed and has a
large library.
The four mail sacks were stolen
from a truck in front of the (post
office last Friday morning. The driver
transferring them from one station
to another had gone Into the post
office to telephone. When he re
turned the sacks had disappeared.
NEBRASKA TO KEEP ROPE
State Senate Refuses to' Abolish
Capital Punishment.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Jan. 21. The Ne
braska state senate today refused to
abolish capital punishment at this
time
Members referred to the present
"national crime wave."
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Women's Clubs Council
Members Nettled.
MISSION HELD MEDDLESOME
Representations Made at Sa
lem Challenged.
DELEGACY IS RENOUNCED
Stand Is Xot Questioned as Much
as
Amazing: and tJiuvarrant-
ed" Claim of Authority.
When Mrs. Sarah Evans, represent
ing the league of women voters, at
tends the next regular session of the
legislative council of Oregon Wom
en's clubs, and arises to report upon
her visit to the legislature during the
last week, it is freely predicted that
the gavel will ring again and again
In ineffectual remonstrance at the
tumult so created.
For the legislative council of Port
land women's clubs, or at least a ma
jority of its members, alludes freely
to Mrs. Evans' mission among the
solons as "meddlesome" and "utterly
unauthorized," and has prepared a
packet of explosive queries for her
return.
The first of these, and the source
of many variations, will be an inquiry
respecting the authority by which she
is said to have represented herself as
appeiring for the council before the
legislature.
Humbling Heard In Salem.
Far away in Salem, where sha be
selged committees for the defeat of
house bills No. 22 and 23, Mrs. Evans'
ears must have tingled on Thursday,
when the duly assembled legislative
council of women's clubs learned that
she had pleaded with committees In
the name of the council and as rep
resenting the authoritative voice of
Oregon women.
The two measures would repeal the
present system of administering the
industrial welfare and child labor
commissions, now located In Portland,
and would remove them to Salem in
conjunction with the etate labor bu-
real. Incidentally, the enactment of
the bills would depr've Mrs. Millie
R. Trumbull, secretary to the two
commissions, of her official place and
perquisites. And Mrs. Trumbull, oddly
enough, is also a memoer of the leg
islative council of women's clubs, rep
resentating therein the consumers'
league.
Action Held Unwarranted.
"It wasn't that the council opposed
the resolution which disapproved of
the two measures," said Mrs C. W.
Hayhurst, one of the members, yes
terday, "for with a single exception
the delegates were Instructed to cast
their influence against the removal
of the commissions to Salem. But it
was the amazing and wholly unwar
ranted action of Mrs. Evans in ap
pearing before the house committee,
and there declaring that she repre
sented this counuil and the women of
Oregon. It was the tacit understand
Ing that Mrs. Alexander Thompson
was to represent us at the legislature.
A most unfortunate affair, in wuich
Mrs. Evans clearly overstepped he
authority."
' It- chanced that Mrs. Alexander
Thompson, representing the state
federation of women's clubs, was in
Salem on other business during the
week, and there encountered Mrs.
Evans, keen on the trail of the house
committee and measures No. 22 and
No. 23. With Mrs. Evans was Mrs.
C. B. Simmons, and the former
once suggested a shrewd blow for
the council and the cause.
Authority Held Lacking.
"I told Mrs. Evans," said Mrs.
Thompson, "that we were without
authority in the matter, and that the
council had not yet voted upon it.
They were there for the defeat of the
measures and to save Mrst Trumbull's
job well and good. But they had
no right to claim that they in any
sense represented us, as they did
claim."
Unanimous vote of the council Is
required for the approval of any
courae and unanimity was not
among the qualities present when
Mrs. Thompson reported at the Thurs
day session. With Mrs. Trumbull
presiding, and frequently calling -for
order. Mrs. TRompson iam aown
verbal barrage of criticism agairrst
h alleged liberty taken by Mrs.
Evans and hotly asserted that the
council and its component women's
clubs were rendered ridiculous by the
action.
"I was instructed by my organiza
Hon to vote for the defeat of the
measures," said Mrs. Thompson yes
terday. "But that is beside the issue.
What I and others take exception to
is the, effrontery of Mrs. Evans in
attempting to tell the legislature that
we had indorsed such a step, when
the vote of the council had not been
taken and she was entirely unauthor
ized to speak for us. In this con
tention I was supported by every
member save Mrs. Trumbull."
Eventually the debate subsided
when it became manifest that the
council could take no action against
the measures, inasmuch as Mrs. Mary
Mallett, representing the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, was In-
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Master Bakers Announce Reduction
ol One Cent In Loaves, Which
Is Effective Xext Monday.
Bread prices will be 1 cent cheaper
next Monday, the Master Bakers' as
sociation has announced.
This cut will make the retail price
of one-pound loaves 10 cents and one-and-a-half
-pound loaves will sell at
15 cents.
According to a statement Issued by
the association, the reduction Is vol
untary and is made possible by the de
cline some time ago in flour prices,
when the bakers bought'' heavily.
Since then flour has advanced, but the
wheat market Is weak and the bakers
believe that lower flour prices are in
sight.
Some of the "smaller bakers, it is
said, have not been keeping in line
with the prices put-out by the larger
institutions, but have been supplying
grocers at cut rates and this may have
brought about the general reduction.
With the decline in bread comes also
a drop in sugar prices. The California
refiners reduced their quotations 33
cents" a hundred yesterday and the
Portland wholesalers at once passed
along the decline to the retailers.
Butter is also lower at the cream
eries and the best brands are now sold
by retailers at 50 to 53 cents a pound.
Eggs are declining in price and may
be reasonably cheap if the open win
ter eontinues. Egg production In the
last few years has increased rapilly
in Oregon, which has now become a
surplus egg state. A few years ugo
100 or more cars of eastern egss were
brought to Oregon every fall, out now
the state is shipping that many tars
to the Atlantic seaboard and local
prices, therefore, are governed to a
Iaige extent by the prices prevailing
in the middle' west and south, whu-h
are the chief sources of supply of the
eastern cities.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 21. Refined
cane sugar dropped from $8 to $7.63 a
hundredweight at the refineries here
today. Beet sugar was quoted at
$7.45, a drop from $7.S0.
SPECIAL" MEETING TODAY
Legislators of Oregon, Washington,
Idaho !o Gather Here.
STATE HOUSE, Salem. Or., Jan. 21.
(Special.) Special representatives
of the roads and highways commit
tees of the legislatures of Oregon.
Washington and Idaho will meet In
joint conference at the Benson hotel
in Portland Saturday morning.
The request came from the Wash
Incton legislature. Senators Hare
and Robertson and Representatives
Wright, Carter and Korell will be
present for Oregon.
The object of the conference Is to
agree on traffic and other automo
bile regulations which were worked
out by a meeting of the secretaries
of state of these states a month ago.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S .Maximum temperature, 44
degrees; minimum, ."3 degrees.
TODAY'S Increasing cloudiness followed
by rain; winds mostly southerly.
Foreign.
Rich men of Japan w ho evade army serv
ice to be taxed, face J.
Big confidence vote given new premier of
France. Page 13.
Red tide threatening Sweden held back by
socialist Premier Branting. Page 14.
National.
Congress may set aside old Fort Walla
Walla as hospital for disabled soldiers.
Page 2.
Religious intolerance In Ireland declared
fostered by England Page 3.
Senate to leave 20,0(O Jobs open. Page IS.
Time is ripe for world disarmament, de
clares Henry White. Page 3.
Domestic.
Admiral Benson, head of shipping board.
threaten:, to commandeer Uethiehem
shipyards, Page 2.
Western wholesale houses report trade
slow and prices declining. Page 2.
Harding's message to south vorces hope for
new united spirit of Americanism.
Page 13.
Ex-clergyman confesses share in $183,000
mail tuelt. r-age i.
Legislatures.
Higher gasoline tax Is about only road
legislation certain to 'pass. Page 1.
Washington state legislature will take up
proposed educational code. jp&ga 5.
Alumni University of Idaho protest legis
lative attacks on educational system of
state. Page 1.
More power sought for Industrial accident
commission. Page 6.
Senate adjourns to 11 A. M. Monday.
Page 6.
Pacific Northwest.
Seattle detective slain, two policemen
" probably fatally wounded and suspect
also shot. Page 1.
Sports. I
Washington quint beats Jefferson 33 to 4
25. Page 1-. .
Missing Dempaey fight bond is found.
Paga 1-'. T
Alex Trambitas defeats Joe Eagan. T
Page 1. i
Commercial and Marine. I
Wool holders in northwest eocurajd by ' i
eastern improvement, -as
Chicago wheat breaks when exporters o
fer to resell, rage i.
Support by bull pools lacKirg and stocH
reacts. Page 1!. f
Co-operation to develop merchant marine v
urged by national ansoviauim. age la.
Portland man elected president of Pacific
. ?V.lnna' a.UlciltUn P 1 I. . ,U
woasi - - " e j -o.
Portland and Vicinity.
Primrose path declared trod by slain war
bride. Page -v.
Lobbying representations et Mrs Sarah
Evans In baa wnu council oi nouieti V
clubs. Page 1.
Bread and other household stap'es decline
In price. ras .
New Hippodrome theater promised Port
land in near lULure. iu.
School board memoeri nen' teachers
charge of tyranny. Page II).
Artillery ex-captaln with paramour Jailed.
Page l.
$1,200,000 paid for Clatsop timber,
'page 1.
New unit for girls' school wiatod. Page 11
Actor is huntea on suspicion oi oeing
-Shadow." Page 1.
Council has another tilt over Cordon tax
supervisory 0111. rage v.
Father who mistreated family for 28 yeart
E. H. Cox Arrested With
Charming Divorcee.
EACH IS OUT ON $50 BAIL
Mrs. Louise Barry Is Name
Given by Woman.
"MR. BARRY" IDENTIFIED
Questionable Company Causes
Downfall of Pair Registered at
Hotel as Man and Wife.
Questionable company brought
about the chance arrest of E. H. Cox
of San Francisco, ex-captain In an
artillery unit of the 91st division,
and reputed to be the eon of a weal
thy California timberman, resulting
yesterday Jn his being held by the
police to answer to a charge of reg
istering under an assumed name at
a local hotel in company with a wo
man not his wife.
Captain Cox, who was apprehended
at one of the down-town hotels with
a charming Los Angeles divorcee,
where they were registered as R. B.
Barry and Mrs. Louise Barry, has
many friends and fellow ex-officers
in this city, with whom he served
overseas. Late yesterday both he and
Mrs. Barry were released on $50 bail,
rendered on an Investigation charge,
with Captain of Inspectors Circle as
serting that the more eerious charge
will be brought against them In a
formal complaint.
White Slnvery Disproved.
An Investlcation by federal offU
cials disposed of the possibility that
wh.te slavery charges might be pre
ferred against ex-Captain Cox, inas
much as he was able, it was said, to
prove his contention that he did not
transport the woman from California,
but that sUe merely stopped in Port
land to pay h.m a visit while on her
way to relatives in Montana.
United States District Attorney
Humphreys, who served overseas as a
major with the 91st division," recog
nized his fellow ex-officer as Cox
was brought to the federal building
for interrogation, and arose and
greeted him with a handshake.
The arrest of Captain Cox occurred
late Thursday night, as he and Mrs.
Barry, accompanied by P. D. Pinker
ton and L. H. Swlster. both known
to the police and heretofore involved
In bootlegging investigations, were
leaving their hotel in a convivial
party.
AH Four Are Arrested.
Inspectors Swennes and Sohulpius.
aware of the records of "Pinky" and
his associate, stepped forward and
arrested all four on an Investigation
charge. '
At the city jail the true status
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