VOL. LX NO. 18 803 Entered at Portland (Oregon)
,UU J 0,0JO Postofflr ts Seron1-Clsss Mutter
PORTLAND, OREGON,- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
COLBY ASKS HAND
III SPOILS DEALS
Note to League Protests
Disposition of Islands.
3 SALEM HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS HURT IN PRANK
UHS ASK DEAL
REVIVAL IN LUMBER
IS REOPENING MILLS
COURT ORDER LATE;
'HOOVER ACCEPTS
STYLES SET PRICES
OLCOTT STAYS NOOSE
FOR STATE SHOE MEN
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T
VICTIM OF SLAYER
BOARD TO INVESTIGATE SE
CRET SOCIETr INITIATION.
HUNDREDS OP MEN ARE FIND
ING WORK IN NORTHWEST.
HOWARD EXECUTION TOO SOON
OREGON RETAIL DEALERS IN
CONVENTION AT SALEM.
FOR PAPERS TO ARRIVE.
USE COOK
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III CADI
BIG POWERS FORGET ALLY
Washington Must Assent to
Distribution, Council Told.
YAP CAUSE OF PROTEST
Japanese Mandate Over Coble Cen
ter Never Approved by United
States, Declares Secretary.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. ft The
American government has taken an
unequivocal stand as to its rights to
voice in the disposition of the
former overseas possessions of Ger-
E. any.
Secretary Colby, in his note to the
league of nations council made public
tonight at the state department, sub
mits that the disposition of those
possessions "cannot be undertaken or
effectuated" without the assent of the
United States.
llqual Voice Demanded.
He stated tnat the United States, as
ne of "the principal allied and asso
ciated powers," has "an equal concern
end an inseparable Interest" with the
others of these powers in the terrt
tories taken from Germany and con-
cededly an equal voice in their dispo
sition."
Declaring- that the American gov-
ernment cannot regard Itself as bound
by the terms of the mandate to Japan
ever the Pacific island of Yap at the
league meeting at . Geneva last De
cernber 17, the secretary requests that
the council "having: obviously acted
tinder a misapprehension of the facts"
In assuming that the United States
had approved a Japanese mandate
over that island, reopen the question
Xor "the further consideration which
the proper settlement of It clearly
requires."
Nw Admlnlntratfloa Helped.
State department officials today de
clared that in acting; now'the present
administration had strengthened the
posttioo of the new administration
rather than added an embarrassment.
The opinion also was expressed that
there might be a conference of the
Interested powers to discuss the ques
tion, although state department offi
cials said the modus operandi was of
little concern to the American gov
ernment. Referring: to the Tap mandate. Sec
retary Colby says in his note that dur
ing the discussions at Fai!s Fresident
Vr'ilson "was particular to stipulate'
that tt should be reserved for future
consideration and that subsequently
the United States in notes to Great
Britain. France. Italy a.sd Japan "set
forth its contention that Yap nad in
fact been excepted" from the proposeu
mandate to Japan for tho rae.fic is
lands north of the equator formerly
held by Germany.
4 Colby Says Allies Knew.
The information was further con
eyed." Mr. Colby stat-V, "that the
reservations previously made by this
government regarding Yap were
based on the view that Yap neces
sarily constitutes an indispensable
I art of any scheme or practicable ar
rangement of cable com nunicatton on
the Pacific and that -its unhampered
use should not be limitcd'er controlled
ly any power."
Under-Secretary Davis made It clear
today that the controversy as to Yap
Has one between the United States
and the allied powers, and not one
between this country and Japan. It is
round the future status of this island
that much of the controversy in the
international communications confer
ence here has centered.
Netherlands Joins la Protest.
Advices received in official circles
today said The Netherlands govern
ment bad become a party to the con
troversy over the German cables
seized by Japan and emanating from
Tap.
One of the lines connects Tap with
Jlenado. in the Dutch East Indies, and
the Dutch government is said to have
addressed a request to Japan for pos
session of this cable.
Japan, according to advices, replied,
proposing Joint ownership of the line,
but the Dutch government Is said to
have reiterated its request for out
right possession.
Pending the decision of the Inter
national communications conference
as to the disposition of the cables, all
of the lines, both In the Atlantic and
the Pacific, have since January 1
been operated under the Joint account
of the five allied and associated pow
ers. RELATIONS BELIEVED IN PERIL
Japan Must Back Down to Keep
Peace, Paris View.
PARIS. Feb. 24. (By the Associated
Press.) Secrecy of the proceedings
of the council of the league today pro
voked lively speculation as to the ef
fect of the American note on the mem
Dej-s. ii
I Xtext of tt
I ths Unite
)r jng reser
bers. It became known when the
the note was made public that
lited States. In addition to mati
ng reservations on tne isiana or lap.
attributed to Japan as mandatory.
claimed an equal Interest with other
(Concluded oa Pas 2. Column 3.)
Members Belong to Capital's Prom-j
Inent Families; One Student
Confined to Her Bed.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 54. 'Special.)
Sweeping Investigation of the "T. A."
society, a semi-secret organization
within the Salem high school, wjis
promised here today by members of
the school board. Miss Margaret
Pierce. 17; Miss Charlotte Zleber and
Miss Prudence Patterson were seri
ously Injured during an initiation
ceremony staged by the order last
night.
Miss Pierce, who is a daughter of
A. N. Pierce, former manager of the
Seward hotel at Portland, lost a tooth,
received body bruises and scratches,
and is confined to her bed. The other
girls were bruised about the body and
are suffering from nervous shock.
Miss Patterson is a daughter of Mrs.
Clara Patterson, superintendent of
the state industrial school for girls.
According to a -complaint lodged
with the school board by Mr. Pierce
and A. N. Bush, of the Ladd & Bush
bank. Miss Pierce was first com
manded by the society to appear in a
local cemetery at 9 o'clock last night
armed with an egg and a bathing
suit. Mr. Pierce objected to the ceme
tery for the holding of the ceremo
nies, and his daughter was later noti
fied to appear at the courthouse.
When she arrived she was blind
folded, placed In -an automobile and
taken to a place that the could not
recall today. Investigation, however,
revealed that she and her two com
panions were left near the state hos-
pnai, wmcn was tne scene oi me pre
liminary initiation.
Investigation by school authori
ties indicated that the club was made
up of about 20 members, with Miss
Beryl Hoyt, a teacher, acting as their
adviser. Miss Hoyt denied, that any
intentional injuries were Inflicted
upon the girls, and added that they
were accidental.
Members of the .school said that
they had no knowledge of the so
ciety's existence.
All the members of the society are
members of prominent Salem fam
ilies.
DOCTOR, 100, STILL ACTIVE
Lemuel I. North Believed to Be
Oldest Practitioner in America.
TACOMA. Wash., Feb. 24. (Spe
cial.) Dr. Lemuel I. North, believed
to be the oldest practicing physician
n the United States, lives in Tscoma.
Dr. North cclcbraUtt his 100th birth
day yesterday, going to ruyallup, a
nearby town, without a companion to
be the honor guest at a party. In fact,
on the week of his' centenary he an
swered 33 medical rails.
Dr. North says be was born In Le
county, lowa, in iv-'i. lie served
through the civil war with the 1st
lop a infantry and after that traveled
around the world. He was tho first
white child born in lowa.
AGED MAN TAKES CLAIM
Thomas R. Harris, 97, Believed to
Be Oldest Oregon Homesteader.
ROSEBURG, Or.. Feb. 24. (Spe
cial.) Thomas R. Harris, aged 97, to
day appeared at tho United State
land office here and filed a homestead
right on SO acres of .and. The rug
ged old man-signed, the necessary pa
pers with a firm hand and without the
use of. glasses.
He Informed the clerk that ho was
19 years of age before he ever saw a
steel pen, which. In those days, was
considered a modern invention. If
he lives to prove up on the claim Mr
Harris will be more than 100 years
old. He is believed to be the oldest
homesteader In Oregon.
SESSION HALLS EMPTIED
Janitors Find Practically Everj
tliiug Movable Has Been Taken.
SALEM. Or.. Feb. 24. (Special.)
When state house Janitors this morn
ing started the task of renovating the
house and senate chambers they
found that practically everything
movable had been carried away.
In one Instance a ' legislator had
notified the state house superintend
ent that he had engaged a dray to
take his desk and chair' to the depot
for shipment to his home. This rep
resentative was Informed that the
state was not engaged in the furni
ture business and that the desks and
chairs would be retained.
MRS. MacSWINEY ENGAGED
Cork Mayor's Widow to Wed Irish
League Vice-President.
LONDON, Feb. 24. The Evening
Star announces Mrs. Terence Mac
Swiney is engaged to Art O'Brien,
vice-president of the Irish Self-Deter-
mination league.
Lord Mayor MacSwiney died In
Brixton prison, London, October 25,
after a hunger strike of 73 days. Dur
ing MacSwiney's incarceration Mr.
O'Brien furnished newspapers with
almost hourly bulletins of his condi
tion and worked strenuously for the
lord mayor'i release.
SERVICE PLEDGED LEPERS
Salvation Army Missionaries Go to
East Indies Colony.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24. Intending to
pass seven years In the leper colony
at Java, seven Salvation Army mis
sionaries left today for San Fran
cisco to sail March 4 for the Dutch ,
East Indies,
i
Labor Wants Harding to
Name Labor Man.
UNDERSTANDING IS NEEDED
James Duncan Indorsed as
Type for Secretary.
PLANS ARE IGNORED
Reports of Selection of James J.
Davis Not Mentioned in Mes
sage to Next President.
WASHINGTON', D. C. Feb. 24 -Organized
labor called on President
elect Hardfng today to appoint as sec
retary of labor "a recognized repre
sentative of organized labor." and a
real spokesman of the working people
and who "understands tne touera.
The request, made in a telegram to
the president-elect, was declared By
labor leaders to be practically an In
dorsement of the type of man as
jg
mes Duncan of Qulncy. Mass., a
vice-president and member of the
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor.
Reports that James J. Davis of
Pittsburg had been selected by Mr.
Harding as his labor secretary were
not referred to In the message, which
was signed by President Gompers,
members of the executive council, and
representatives of the national and
International unions affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor,
and the representatives of the four
railroad brotherhoods.
Real Spokesman Wanted.
"In view of the fact that you have
under consideration for appointment
as secretary of labor several candi
dates," it said, "and because labor Is
Interested in who will be at the head
of the department, we, the represent
atives of the national and interna
tional unions affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor, and
the representatives of the railroad
brotherhoods, respectfully ask you to
appoint as a member of tho cabinet
to be secretary of labor a member of
organized labor, one who is recog
nized as a real spokesman of the
working people of our country, and
who understands the toilers; one who
has lived, worked and counseled with
them.
"We have no desire to name any
special person, but wo respectfully
request that tho man shal be a rec
ognized representative of organized
labor."
The resolution authorizing the tele-
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DAWGGONED PEST!
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Eastern Retail Dealers on Tour of
Coast Reported to Have Placed "
Many Orders.
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 24. (Spe
cial.) After being shut down four
months the big Seattle Cedar Lumber
company mill at Ballard will re-open
March 7, with 300 men employed.
The Bolcom Canal Lumber company
has resumed operation, running full
blast and employing approximately
200 men.
Two hundred men are working at
the Stimson mill company's plant at
Vernon place and Shilshole avenue and
another 200 men at the company a
camp at Kamilche, near Olympia.
We will take all old employes
back first," declared F. L- Macar
land, general superintendent at the
Seattle Cedar Lumber company's mill.
On the first day, March 7, we ex
pect to put 300 men to work. Whether
we will put on a night shift will de
pend upon the Increases' in business.
When this mill closed on November
last vpnr our vards were well
stocked with lumber. Now the supply
Is being rapidly depleted and orders
received from eastern points necessi
tate Immediate reopening."
It Is generally understood that the
45 eastern retail lumber dealers who
arc touring the northwest are placing
many orders for lumber. Some of
these are for immediate delivery.
Others are pending awaiting the re
sult of the railroad rate conference
which started yesterday In Chicago.
Robert D. Allen, secretary manager
of the West Coast Lumbermen's asso
ciation, left for Chicago last night.
He is hopeful that a readjustment of
rates will be effected and that the
northwest may enter Into the era of
the country's greatest building boom
without the handicap of prohibitive
freight rates.
ANOTHER AIR MARK SET
Coney Crosses Nation in 2 2 Hours,
2 7 Minutes.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 24.
The official time of Lieutenant W. D.
Coney's flight from San Diego, Cal.,
to Jacksonville. Fla.. was 22 hours
and 27 minutes. The official time
between Dallas, Tex., and Jackson
ville was 8 hours and 11 minutes.
Lieutenant Coney landed at Camp
Johnston, near here, early this morn
tne. He left Dallas, Tex., on the last
lap of the Journey late last night.
If official sanction can be obtained.
Lieutenant Coney plans to make the
return trip from Jacksonville to San
Diego by daylight with one Stop at a
Texas point for re-fueling
Lieutenant Coney's time Is believed
here to constitute a new record. With
the exception of two hours, the flight
from Dallas to Jacksonville, was made
in darkness.
Coney left San Diego Monday night
In an attempt to cross the continent
in 24 hours, the only stop being
scheduled at Dallas. Forced to de
tour by rain storms, he landed at
Bronte, Tex., for gasoline, but de
fective fuel obtained there caused
trouble and he was unable to proceed
to Dallas until yesterday.
Reprieve Is Granted by Governor
on Report of Action Taken
by Malheur Judge.
SALEM", Or., Feb. 24. (Special.)
George Howard,, under death sentence
for the murder of George R. Sweeney
in Malheur county on September 14.
1920, will not hang tomorrow morn
ing as specified in the warrant placed
In the hands of the penitentiary war
den at the time the prisoner was de
livered here several weeks ago.
.This was made known late this
afternoon when Governor Olcott
granted a reprieve of the Judgment
until March 1.
"Information has been recelyed at
the executive offices and at the
prison," said the statement issued by
the governor, "which has led the offi
cers to believe that the Judge of th
court In which Howard was convicted
has Issued a certificate of probable
cause. This, if granted, would work
as a stay of execution."
It was reported here today that
telegrams had been received from the
attorney representing Howard to the
effect that notice of appeal had been
filed In the circuit court at Vale, and
that the circuit Judge there ' had
granted a certificate of . probable
cause. Because of the distance be
tween Vale and Salem, the attorney
said it would be Impossible to deliver
the order staying Howard's execution
before 8:30 o'clock Friday morning,
the hour eet for carrying out the
Judgment. It was because of this
fact that Governor Olcott granted a
reprieve.
Howard killed Mr. Sweeney In an
altercation over an automobile and
later sank the body In a river. Sub
sequently he removed the body from
the stream, carried it some distance
and buried it in a shallow grave. In
a confession Howard divulged the
whereabouts of the body, and it was
afterward recovered by the sheriff.
Money to employ an attorney for
Howard was raised by convicts in the
penitentiary, working In co-operation
with the Prisoners' Aid society of
Portland.
CARUSO TO BE 48 TODAY
Birthday Greetings Sent to Singer
Convalescing From Pleurisy.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24 Birthday
greetings contained in letters, tele'
grams and cable messages today were
read to Enrico Caruso, convalescing
from an, attack of pleurisy and heart
trouble. . ..
Caruso will celebrate his 48th
birthday tomorrow.- . '
U. S. ARMY DECLARED BEST
American Troops Itonso Entliusi
asm of Colonel Schalpbach.
BERNE, Feb. 24. The American
army of occupation was complimented
today as "the, most up-to-date of ail
the armies of the world" by Colonel
Schalpbach of the Swiss army In an
address. He had Just returned from
a visit to uoDienz.
POST lli CABINET
Commerce Department
to Be Reorganized.
NEXT PRESIDENT LIKES PLAN
European Relief Work Also to
Be Directed.
STATEMENT IS ISSUED
Final Decision Left to Chief Is
Declaration Made4 Earlier in Day
byex-Foo'd Administrator.
NEW TORK. Feb. 24. Herbert
Hoover telephoned President-elect
Harding tonight that he had accepted
the offer of the cabinet post of sec
retary of commerce, George Barr
Baker, his assistant, announced to
night, y
Mr. Hoover, In a statement made
public by Mr. Baker, announced that
he would continue to direct the poli
cies of European relief.
Mr. Hoover's statement follows:
"President-elect Harding tonight
asked me to state that he has in
cluded me In his nominations for the
cabinet as secretary of commerce.
Senator Harding enters whole-heartedly
into the plans for upbuilding the
department and wishes that I continue
to direct the policies of the European
relief." x
Reconstruction Iff Proposed.
Earlier today Mr. Hoover stated he
had submitted to the president-elect
a proposal for th8 eneral reconBtruc'
iiua ui me ueuai mien i aim hu cu
largement of Its field. He also made
it clear that as he had assumed heavy
responsibilities in connection with re
lief work, he could not abandon them.
"If I take the post," he said, "it will
be only because I believe Senator
Harding will stand behind me In mak
ing a real department of commerce.
It can be made a department of the
first importance with the support of
the administration and if congress.
Unless this is done I am not warrant
ed in shifting my responsibilities from
re"ct work"
Economic Aid Foreseen.
"No special legislation Is necessary
for the moment," the earlier statement
added.
"There must, however, be a reallo
cation of government bureaus and we
must bring into tho department of
commerce bureaus which belong there.
The department of commerce can
materially assist in the economic set
tlement of our foreign relations and
must do more than emerge in the
mere exploitations of our goods."
KrnponxibllUr Is Cited. j
"I have no right," it continued, "to
sk the public to give money and
then shed all responsibility of admin
istering it at once. Another difficulty
is that I have undertaken tho trus
teeship of representing 10 public in
stitutions of Importance. Several
have enlarged their activities at my
Inspiration and I cannot abandon
them entirely."
I left It to Mr. Harding to deter
mine whether he considered I could
be of more service to the public as
secretary of commerce or carrying
out the public trust already entrusted
to me as a private citizen."
Relief Work Is Factor.
Other considerations entering Into
the matter, Mr. Hoover continued,
concerned the European relief admin
iistration.
taken the
the expend
istration. He declared he had under-
e responsibility of directing
diture of J30, 000,000 or 40,-
000,000 in Europe money contributed
by people of America and he must
continue to have general direction
over that expenditure.
As the department of commerce
stands today," he said, "it consists
largely of a group of scientific
bureaus, which have only a remote
connection with commerce itself."
He added that if he should accept
the position he saw a way to make
changes which' would make of it a
"real department of commerce."
McCOMBS FUNERAL HELD
Services Simple, Burial to
Take
Place at Little Rock.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24. Services
were held here today for William F.
McCombs, former chairman of the
democratic national committee and
President Wilson's campaign man
ager in 1912, who died at Greenwich,
Conn.. Tuesday.
The service was simple. Less than
100 persons attended. Burial will take
place at Little Rock, Ark.
LEGION NAME PROTECTED
Expeditionary Force Club Most Xot
Infringe Designation. '
CLEVELAND, Feb. 24. A tempo
rary injunction restraining the Amer
ican expeditionary force legion club
from using the name "American Le
gion" or any other Infringing upon
the name of the American Legion was
granted today by Judge G. S. Baer.
The action was Instituted by the
Cuyahoga county council of the Amer
ican Legion, !
All Lines of Industry Represented.
Bankers at Dinner Optimistic
and Predict Golden Future.
SALEM. Or.. Feb. 24 (Special.)
That styles rather than service have
played for' many years past and will
continue to play the most important
part in fixing the prices for shoes in
the retail markets of the United
States, was the assertion made by
speakers in attendance at the an
nual convention of the Oregon Re
tail Shoe Dealers' association here
tonight. Among the 200 or more men
present at the convention and din
ner practically every line of the shoe
Industry was represented.
There was the retailer, whose one
aim in life Is to supply the con
sumer; the Jobber who acts as the
middle man,, the manufacturer who
whips the raw material Into shape for
the market, the salesman who Is the
link between the Jobber and tho ro
taller, and lastly the banker who by
virtue of his business is Interested
In the welfare of all tio branches of
the trade.
In generalizing, most of the retail
ers said they were of the opinion
that the nightmare following the ab
normal war conditions was a matter
of history, and that from now on
business would continue to improve.
This improvement In Industrial and
financial lines, they said, would not
be confined to shoes, but would ex
tend to practically all branches of
commercial activity.
' "This is not a time for competi
tion," one of the speakers said, "but
on the contrary it is an age for co
operation. We should get together
and in a neighborly spirit assist
rather than injure those persons who
are engaged In similar lines of busi
ness. -The longer we continue to com
pete the more telling will be the list
of failures. Through co-operation we
may dispose of our stocks and place
our business on a foundation where
by it will bo unnecessary to keep on
our shelves goods for which we have
no demand."
Still another speaker, discussing
the price situation, said he did not
anticipate any great reduction In the
cost of shoes, despite the fact that
the public believes that hides are low
nd that the market had broken to
the benefit of the consumer. It was
brought out in this connection that
the cost of selling a pair of shoes Is
30 per cent, which, added to the de
mands of labor, will not allow the re
tailer to dispose of his goods at a
prico materially lower than that
charged during the peak of war pros
perity. MOB ATTACKS CONSULATE
Pananinns Trample Costa Kicun
Cout of Arms Under I-'oot.
PANAMA. Feb. 25. (By tho Asso
ciated Press) An angry crowd of
Faamana toro the Costa Rican coat
of arms from that nation's consulate
here last night and trampled It under
foot.
This Incident followed a demon
stration against Costa Rica which
came as a sequel to tho Invasion of
Panama territory by Costa Rican
forces. ieiKrts of which were con
firmed at tho presidential offices,
which gave out telegrams stating
that Coto. in the provlnco of Chiriqul,
had been occupied by Costa Rican
forces.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Highest temperature, 62
degrees; lowest, 4'2; clear.
TODAY'S Fair, southeasterly winds.
Foreign.
Lenlne evolves plan for taking trade union
ists Into soviet camp. Tag 8.
Italy not content with reparations decision
of allies. Paxe 2.
National.
Colby demands voice for America In dis
position of former German possessions.
Page 1.
Labor asks real representation In cabinet
Page 1.
Lissner may get shipping board Job.
Page 3.
Tariff differences smoothed out. Page 2.
Domestic.
Hoover accepts place In cabinet. Page 1.
.Another air record sot by army flier
Fage 1.
Ieglslatnres.
Idaho senate kills bouse direct primary
bill. Page 11.
Washington educational code's fate la du
bious. Page 11-
Governor Olcott of Oregon signs teaehers'
tenure of office bill for Portland schools.
Page 12.
Pacific Northwest.
Three Salem high school girls Injured dur
Ing secret society Initiation. Page 1.
Revival of lumber is reopening mills In
the northwest. Page 1.
Execution of Howard delayed until March
1. Psge 1.
Styles set prices for Oregon shoe dealers.
Page 1.
8 ports.
Jefferson defeats Commerce basketball
team. 40 to 18. Page 10.
Jacobs converted to Seattle's terms. Page
10.
Legion
to refer boxing proposal to mem
bers. Page 10.
Commercial and Marine.
Demand from south for Oregon potatoes
temporarily ceases. Page 1A.
Chicago wheat adversely affected by in
dustrial outlook. Page 10.
Declines are general n Wall street market.
Page 19.
New steel bull for port dredge launched.
Fage 18.
Port commlslson considers discontinuance
of use ot port coal dock. Page IS.
Fortland and Vicinity.
Bids on 84 miles of Pacific highway paving
ordered. Page 7.
2 000,000 lost annually by Oregon, says
Speaker Bean. Page 20.
Liquor party probe nets bank cashier.
Page 8.
Barnes road mtrrder victim Identified as
Galiclan sea cook. Page 1.
Case of Thomas Lotisso, slayer of bride,
may go to Jury tonight. Page S.
Wild parties aired ir. liquor trial. Page a
Extension of prohibition law to Philip.
pines predicted by Dr. Clarence True
Wilson. Page 4.
Battle firm bids lowest on portable
swhooia, fe 4.
Man Found on Barnes
Road Harry I. Powlak.
PASSPORT CLEARS MYSTERY
Finger Prints Tally and Pho
tograph Shows Clothing.
COMPANION IS SOUGHT
John Bruno, Chief of Steamer Mon
tague Galley, Hunted In Port
land's North End.
Previous theories as to the Identity
of the victim of the Barnes road mur
er were exploded late yesterday
when the man was positively Identi
fied as Harry I. Powlak, 28, second
cook of the steamer Montague.
The Identification was made
through comparison of finger-prints
taken yesterday with those on a Pass
port obtained by Powlak, a copy of
which Is on file at tho local immigra
tion office. A photograph and state
ments of officers of the Montague
completely bore out the Identification
made by Deputy Sheriffs Christoffer
son, Beckman and Schlrmer.
First C'nok la Souk at.
Deputy sheriffs las', night were
searching every lodging house and
hotel In Portland's north end for
John Bruno, first cook of tho steamer
Montague and close associate of
Powlak. Although there Is no evi
dence that tends to connect Bruno
with the brutal slaying of Powlak,
the sheriff's office Is confident that
he can help to clear up the murder
mystery.
Powlak. It developed, had come to
the Pacific coast from Vladivostok,
last summer on the steamer Waban.
He re-shipped from Portland on the
Montague November 10, and arrived
back in this city on the earns bo.it
February 13. Members of the crew
veto paid off, but most of them re
mained in Portlnnd. Some were In
touch with Powlak and had note!
the fact that he had not been seen
since Saturday.
His disappearance on Saturday leada
to the belief that ho probably was
murdered that day.
Victim Native ot r.alirla.
Powlak was born In Gallcla IS
years ago, according to sworn state
ments on the passport. This docu
ment also shows that he obtained
t.ltlzenshlp papers In the United
States on February 10, 11119, at San
Francisco.
After identification tmd boon made
positive by means of tho victim's
finger prints and photograph It de
veloped that Tom Martin, steward of
tho Montague, had previously viewed
the body at tho nioiguo and expressed
the belief tliut it was that of I'uwlak
Photograph Leaves No DouM.
The photograph on l'owlak's pass
port was a secondary factor in put
ting identification beyond any ques
tion of doubt. It had been taken in
Portland purposely for use on the
passport since l'owlak arrived her
and showed him In Identically the
same clothing he wore when slain by
three shots from tho revolver of tho
murderer and a vicious blow acroh
the head. Suit, shirt, necktie and
nugget tie pin of tho photograph are
1,11 identical with those found on the
murdered man.
Bruno Draws Povvlnka Pay.
Circumstances and clews unearthed
last night by Deputy Sheriffs Chria
tofferson, Beckman and Schlrmer are
of such a nature as to warrant the
apprehension and thorough question
ing of Bruno, 't was said by the
deputies. So far as known, Bruno is
the last person who saw l'owlak
alive.
They said they learned also that
on Monday, February 14, Bruno went
to-the steamer Montague, where bo
told the paymaster that Powlak was
sick and had left the city. He drew
Powlak's pay, the ship's officers said
last night. This amounted to 1 40,
it was said.
It was further learned that Bruno
and Powlak, working together in
aiie galley, had trouble several times
during the trip from the orient to
Portland. Bruno was overbearing In
his attitude toward! Powlak, members
of the ship's crew told the deputy
sheriffs.
Smuggling; Theory Discounted.
The deputy sheriffs discounted the
theory that Powlak had been mur
dered as a result of trouble with a
ring of the ship's crew which smug
gled a large quantity of opium Into
this country. Officers of the vessel
said that neither Bruno nor Powluk
was at any time suspected of hav
ing had any connection with those
smuggling operations.
It was learned definitely that
Bruno had made evident attempt to
smuggle several boxes of Japanese
silks into this country. Customs
officials found the empty silk boxes
in the quarters occupied Jointly by
Bruno and Powlak. Bruno told the
customs) officials that he had In
tended smuggling ' the silks In, but
that they were stolen from him be
fore he could take them off the ship.
In tpite of this plea, Bruno was com
pelled to pay duty amounting to
more than 130 on the silks.
The deputy sheriffs hold to the
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