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TITE MORNING OltEGONIANV SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1921 SOLDIERS CONFESS MCKO II Accused Service Men Plead Guilty in Tacoma. ESCORT IS TIED TO TREE Ctfiss Eleanor Scherer Identifies Camp Lewis Men ma Those Who BruULIv Treated Her. luxury, but a necessity," declared Mr. Clark, addressing the automobile men. "The railroads and the trucks must be allies, with a common duty to perform that of transportation I and I predict that within 10 or IS years the railroads will be among the greatest users of trucks la the country. The 12 paintings, which have at traded much attenlon at the Mult nomah hotel, will be shown today for the last time at the Meier franx auditorium, where this morning- at 11 o'clock Mr. Clark will give an aa dress on The Relation of Art to In dustry." Puolls of the schools are especially invited and the address, as well as the showing of the paintings throughout the day, will be free to the public Wear Tour Buffo. STORAGE DF COAL URGED BOOTLEGGER FREED; ti ,fi 111 ll IT Misrepresenting Facts in An- ' other Case Charged. POLICE MORALE IS LOW rived he examined the woman, said she was all right, pulled back the covers and told the officers to take the liquor. They said that Mrs. Ra gone was concealing a gallon Jug of moonshine In the bed. and that be tween the legs of eaer of the boys, aged 6 and 14 years, was found an other quart of the stuff. The police men confiscated the Jus; and ' both quart bottles, took Scarcl to head quarters and charged him with viola tion of the prohibition law. and paid no further attention to the woman Scare! was fined $50. After he had paid It he was said to have laughed and told the policemen who arrested him that the money didn't matter: that la a couple of weeks he would be ahead again. Money comes easy for the bootlegger, said the police, who derive their knowledge from the facility with which those arrested quickly produce large sums for bail. PRICES TXUJj NOT BE IOWER, LOCAL DEALERS PREDICT. Liberation of Slogan Yorich, Aus trian', and Complications In Ragone Case Are Blows. TACOMA. Wash, April 15. (Spe cial.) Lawardu G. Bogart and Evert Impya. soldier of the 4th division. today pleaded guilty to having; at tacked Miss Eleanor Schayer, civilian nurse at the Camp Lewis hospital, and to having- brutally kicked her In the face and beaten her about the body after the attack. They were bound ever without bafl to the United States district oourt and win go before the federal grand jury In Tacoma June 13. They were taken to jail under heavy guard of military police and deputy marshals, x Major Walllo of the lnspeetor-gen-crars department at Camp Lewis, tes tified that both men had confessed to the crime and that they had signed a complete written confession after be tar warned that It would be need against them and that the penalty for ute&r crime was death. Both Are IdewtilieeV Both men faced United States Cora nlssioner Hammond nervously. Bo gart was accused by Miss Scheyer as being the man who beat and kicked her and struck her over the head with his ran. The girl identified both men. John Clifford, a soldier at the camp, who was Miss Scheyer's escort at the rime of the crime, and who was bound and tied to a tree, also Identi fied Bogart, Major Wallin said. The army pistols the two soldier used were found In a stove in an abandoned building at Camp Lewis after the men had confessed. Private Impyn showed the military police where he and Bogart had hid den the guns. Both men carried am munition to fit the guns. Major Wallin testified. Department of Justice Op erative Reed corroborated Major Wal Jin's testimony. Murder Declared Plaanea. The murder of Miss Scheyer fol lowing an attack upon her by the two soldiers last Monday night In Greene Park, near Camp Lewis, was contemplated by one of the two men, according to operatives of the de partment of justice. Which of the two was prevented from killing the young woman by his companion was not divulged by the officers. Miss Scheyer was brutally kicked about the head and body by her assailants before they fled. After the attack she was able to free herself from her thongs and crawled through the bushes to where her escort was tied. She managed to free his hands. Clif ford carried her to the hospital. Her condition was slightly improved to day. Story Declared Revolting. The story the accused men told was declared by the officers to be one of the most revolting they had ever heard. Following the taking of their statements Major Wallin swore out a complaint before United States Com- . missioner Hammond. According to I matter. records obtained of Impyn and Bo gart, both are Germans, who enlisted in the army at Columbus, O., after taking out their first naturalisation papers a short time ago. The clew that led to the arrest of the men was a scrap of paper upon which Bogart had written his name. Bogart has been attending school at camp and learning to write his name. He had a number of pieces of paper with fiis name upon them in his pocket. When be drew a tent rope oat of his pocket with which to bind Miss Scheyer, one of theee slips of paper fell out. It was found by the mem bers of the intelligence department Investigating the case and both sol diers were arrested a few hours later. Court Has Choice. From now on the case will be han dled here by the civil authorities and the men will be held here to appear before the grand Jury. While they are said to have confessed, pleas of guilt cannot be accepted by the court direct, but must go through the reg ular legal channels. Under the fed eral statutes the penalty provided is death, and no alternative is given the trial court. The crime charged against the men took place last Monday night about 1:20 o'clock when Miss Scheyer and John Clifford of the medical detach ment at the camp hospital were out for a walk. They were held ud bv men identified as Impyn and Bogart. who carried automatic pistols. Both were bound and gagged and Miss Scheyer attacked. An Investigation was commenced by Lieutenant R. W. Wiltmuth of the camp guard and Captain Charles H. Karlstad, acting provost marshal, and evidence was found which led to the arrest of both men. Impyn and Bo gart were taken before Miss Scheyer in ma camp nospitai ana were In stantly identified by her, according to the authorities. Bogart and Impyn were arrested in their barracks. Un der military code they cannot be tried by court-martial. Miss Scheyer's par enta live at Puyallup, Wash. Wear Tear Buttoa Public Appealed To to Buy "bw While Supply Is Plentiful and Cars Are Free. Return of Memory Causes Trouble for Joe Rossi. Prisoner Unable to Recall Offense Remembers Length ef Tern. According to B. F. Holman, presi dent of the Holman Fuel company. A a result of the liberation of Sto- LP11-"1 morning- ror the past fort- gaa Yorich, Austrian, and self-con- -LJ night Judge Rossman of- mo feased bootlegger, by Municipal Judge niclpal court has been receiving a Ro&smun yesterday, without nunish-1 letter from Joe Rossi, one of the menf, and the alleged misrepresents-1 city's guests at Second and Oak tion of facts in the Guiseppl Ragone I streets. The latter invarlnhlv tartrl case, iae morale or tne. ponce mo ra is i follows! Jiff1?."0 '"fS:! VJftsr..,.-rIca '""I thfcmorTng aTfVndseTfTn'ja'!? h him it i. urred that the I wh. .? ,.. m.. I I have not-even the slightest inkling buying public lay in us supply niw attitude of officers and men. who "'" ,7 ? " -"" while there is plenty on hand and continued working, however, with Knouf ? J herd a -.kii. it i. .ima to obtain uff-I .hh i...! , I breakfast that I was down foi elent cars for shipment from the I posed yesterday by the ruling of City 1 vagrancy. mines. I Attorney Grant. No more seizures "Portland fuel dealers, after re- wer. helner mad without nrniwr eelvlng positive information irom mo search warrant ' railroads and the m'ne operators inai Police last night declared they have thoM will h nn raHuction. either in I t u - v,i.h i,h rotao min nrices. deter-I k. ii.. .. been arraigned before the judge sev. niud in mil, reduction of 1 a I ,y..t un. jij . ..... I eral times, and each time he objected ton on the various grades of ooal forth. nr-mi.-, i,h . .rrh warrant, to pleading his case and asked for the month of April to induce early they observe two 8tilIs ln operation i'rtner postponement, storage for the winter," said Mr. Hoi- ,h nn?h thu vlndnw hafnra thiT m Arl A I unc again yeeieruay nm w at for Now, could you arrange, a private Interview with me and ex plain just what the ' charge are against me, and why I am being held . . Within the past month Rossi has man. "However, the public gener- e seizure. ally, is still holding back. 'expecting lower prices. "The result expected by the fuel dealers 1 that coal orders will be olaced. by the consumer when rail roads will be working to full capacity .,...;, h ttrvBt BAann. w.ibh the usual car hortage and when retail Perso revealed receipts for large ne nrices are airaln advanced, proviaea I "" i." "(,", i . . i I aM A v inlaa rh Inn aintrl tuai hAm there Is no reduction in cost to me i - "0".l"u before Judge Kossman. There was a local dealers. Letters from coal mine operators and from railroad officials have been received by the local dealers. In an swer to queries sent by them and It la nnnn thpgA that thev base their statement that no reduction In the I to the commission of a crime, they wrong Aadreas In Warrant. I t-nnnA mnminar. .Tnn I wokx no Patrolmen Fair. Bpps and Jackson I H tonA mvaelf ln lall this morn- of the moral squad had properly lng Dut i haven't the slightest . sworn to a search warrant for the j,e started, when th6 judge Inter- pramiaes at 121 Overton street. There rupted hlnv they arrested Yorich. Search of his "How long- nave you keen In, JoeT" Roaal'a memory returned 'with a rush. "Just exactly 38 days," he replied promptly. "Well, you go upstairs for seven more and try to cultivate your mem- that the man was running a still. On the papers was the address oil Over ton street." . . Investigating this house, the po licemen saw the still through the - iitti hit more while you are wiuuuw. nc j were actual wuikbbds tharA. price of coal may be anticipated.. Wear Your Batten. said last night, and therefore were within their rights In making the arrest and confiscation. llfrCTTDM. CO! OHIO HffCDT c arrest was made on the night II LO I E.niV OULUKO HVOLI I of April 13. The bootlegger was re Wear Toor Button. MOTHER PLEADS FOR BOY EMERGEI.GY TARIFF IS VOTED BF HOUSE Ballot of 269 to 112 Follows Heated Debate. SESSION fS STORMY ONE Handful of Democrats, Assisted try Few Republicans, Harass Administration Side. WASHINGTON. D, C, April 15. Republican leaders, supported bv all except eight of their party and by 15 democrats, pushed the Toung emer gency tariff and anti-dumping bill through the house late today. The vote was 269 to 112, with two mem bers voting present. Passage of the measure came at the end of a stormy session, during which a handful of democrats, aided by a few republicans, had harassed the leaders of the republican side persistently. For more than four hours charges that the republicans had bowed to "the dictation of the senate" were hurled, not only by Representative Garrett. Tennessee, acting democratic leader, but by Representative Newton. Minnesota, and Representative Luce. Massachusetts, both republicans, as well. Heated discussion marked the tariff debate, which revealed a wide split in the Texas delegation. Several Louisi ana members aTso supported the tariff programme. The discussion was par ticularly pointed when Representative Connolly, democrat, Texaa, ehided his colleague, Representative Hudspeth, for "deiertina his party." Besides Mr. Hudspeth, the rollcall showed the following democrats vot ing for the tariff: Farrlsh, Blanton and Jones of Texas; Duprenfavrot, Martin and Lazaro of Louisiana Smifciwick, Georgia; Taylor, Colorado; Lea, California; Clark, Florida; Camp. bell, Lankford, Georgia, and Deal, Virginia. Republicans voting against the bill included: Stafford, Wisconsin; Tlnk ham, Massachusetts; Perlman. Volke, Ryan and Siegel of New York; Luce, Massachusetts, and Keller, Michigan. - Fordney ft art a Rompu. Chairman Fordney of the ways and means : committee precipitated the charges of senate dictation when he declared the senate .would accept no changes ln the bill as It was passed last session, not so much as "a cross ing of a 't' or the dotting of an '1'." "Those'are Instructions," he added. Mr. Newton, who had the floor, re torted that he would not "surrender judgment nd intelligence both" on a question on which he felt he .was right, orders notwithstanding. ' "I don't propose to have the house the dictator, of the other body,", he ex. claimed. 'That admission by Mr. Fordney Is the most amazing I have heard In W 18 years' experience In the house," Representative Garner of Texaa shouted. Constitution Held Violated. "It appears tnat the constitution Is being violated, for it says explicitly that revenue measures must originate in the house, and here we have the chairman of the way and means committee admitting frankly that the bill was dictated by the senate. 'And further. Ml". Fordney' state ment means that hereafter no bill can be amended in this house if the sen ate leaders will that it shall not be changed. It means that we must bow to the senators' wifihes whether or not amendments have merit." The republicans downed every at tempt to make chancres. Republicans who sought to amend the bill were disposed of with the same celerity as democrats, and the bill now goes to the senate. Bill IVearli. i. ' Vetoed Oar. The bill as prx.: by the house Is practically Identical .vlth the Fordney measure vetoed in the last congress by President Wilson. Protection would be given a number of agrlcul tural products, Including wheat, cot ton, sugar, wool, corn, cattle and sheep, but the bill would be operative for only six months Instead of the 10 months provided for in the Fordney measure. The antidumping provisions were included In the Fordney measure, to gether with a system for estimating the duties Imposed on the basis of the American value of foreign coin as de termined by the secretary ot the treasury. Wear Year Barton, BABY HOME GETS $5000 Will of Mrs. Nellie Robinson Hag Bequest for IVaverly. A bequest of $5000 to the Waverly Baby home, through the will of the late Mr. Nellie Robinson of Portland, was announced yesterday by Mrs. L. M. Shepard, field secretary of the home. Officers of the home have been un able to get details regarding the gift, as notification was reecived through a letter from the administrator of the estate. The letter was signed by Dora S. Miksch and Jennie Nepper, 701 Al legheny street. Rev. Robert C. Barton Dies. LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 15. The Rev. Robert C. Barton, exeoutiva sec retary of the Los Angeles moral effi ciency commission, widely known for his campaigns against vice and the liquor traffic, died at bis home here today. 'He was born in County Ty rone, Ireland, and came to Los Ange les in 1911 from Mineapolis, Minn., where he hatl been a Baptist minister. SPOKAXE TO SET CP BOOTHS FOR PETITIOX SIG.MSG. Mayor Fleming Says Opposed Iaw Would Throttle Competition In Public rtllitica. SPOKANE. Wash, April IS (Spe cial.) Downtown referendum peti tion booths will be opened tomorrow to make it easy for voters to take a slap at the certificate of necessity bill, according to plan completed by Mayor Fleming, who Is leading the Spokane fight against the public utility measure. The city council granted permission today for placing the booth on down town streets and a call was Issued for volunteers to take charge of the peti tions. Mayor Fleming asked that the volunteers report early tomorrow at the office of the mayor. Many signed petitions were received at the city clerk's offioe this mornlnjr. "We have concluded that we could get a large number of name in a very ehort time by putting the peti tions on the streets tomorrow where they will be accessible to everyone who is downtown," Mayor Fleming said. "While the results to date am more than satisfying, the quicker we can get all possible signatures the better. "Literally hundreds of the petition are being circulated about the city and the circulator report few re fusals to sign. 'The public seems to realise that tf the law Is not rejected by the people there will be no recourse from exor bitant charges by public service cor porations. They will have things their own way. No new companies could enter the field to supply, any public utility. It sets up a preferred olass of those now in business." Phone your want ads to The Ors- ronlan. Main 7070, Airtomatle 5-S. ' Conference) on Japanese Question 14- The trial was et over to yester ,S re-i .0 . , Ar c,..lln. n- leased on $500 ball for trial on April w " and Running Down Two Men dation of Deputy City Attorney Lan- The usual aftermath of a drunken sing. Judge Rossman dismissed the debauch occurred in municipal court case because policemen did not have yesterday when a broken little moth search warrant for the house ln or came to Judge Kossman ana pieau which the stills were seized. Sar-1 ed that her son, her sole means of Likely to Be Held Tuesday. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wastiinarton. D. C. April IB. The conference of western delegations to hear V. S. McClatchy of Sacramento, I -eant Schad and his men last ntsrht sunDort. be let off with light punish declared that rorich admitted being ment. The son, James jr. Gregory, bootlegger In their presence and was charged with automobile theft berore captain Inskeep ox the first I and driving an automobile wnue m night relief. I toxlcated. He took an automobile T. ... ..j owned br R. H. Bowman of 424 Col Tn fh, f r.ilnn. Wacron. T. UmDia DOUieva.ru aiiu r..i. i. lice were alleged to have searched a bed ln bis house for liquor while Mrs. CaL. on the Japanese question prob ably will be held not later than Tues day. Senators Johnson and bhort ridge of California, who cent letters to 20 senator asking if they would attend such a meeting, had received only six replies today. Two of these were from Senator Jonea of Washing ton and Senator Gooding of Idaho. glad to attend uch a meeting. My ? Pllco n'y " j ride which ended when he struck two pedestrian and wrecked the car against a pole, at Third and Alder streets. Judge Rossman set the case ror view. arV verV lar'geV. i think In TtlVrVTciZn I MoudaV and appointed Fank 8 !.Cr Th!? ZZLVZZXZ Te hSSfftK .rr6eht8 attorney to appear for Greg- race to this Important matter. I feel that the sooner It 19 settled In some Uon w7.fb7.nd tnJ b ' IX ' wlIT be fa"? b.? JSS'"1?' ??s?! A natrolman who assisted In male- ory. Tne young man is a years urn Ing the arrest declared that the morals "e at 08 rourw. .lrBeu for the country." "I shall be very glad to join you,' wrote Senator Gooding. "I agreed t by the people of Ragone, 644 Fourth street, and of Fred Scare!, 274 Sheridan street, for about three week. They had, noted RUM RUNNERS PENALIZED k,..,w w h ,k- ri.inn ?vln whlch convinced them, he ly the people of California ln this I ' . . ,, ,.j , William Matson Fined $100 and 3, C. Kennedy $500. Punishment was meted out ln fed- ZIMMERMAN MUCH ALIVE Dweller in Houseboat Anticipates Report of Death. Ed Zimmerman has been "drowned" so many times that it has become tiresome; bis lives outnumber those I of the proverbial cat. He went to the police station yesterday and related the woman went from room to room nis woes to uesK aergeani irapeau. The result was set forth by Drapeau in a report to Captain Inskeep: "Ed Zimmerman, who lives In a houseboat north of the Northern Pa cific mills, came in to report that he is going on a trip to Seattle. He says pensed. if not manufactured, in both of the houses. In the early morning of April 11 Ragone was taken to po lice headquarters, charged with viola tion of the prohibition law, the po liceman said. the mbrals squad repaired to the Ra- Vancouver, Wash., to Portland gone home to search for the aource of I by motorboat. and were caught In the suDDly. They were admitted bv Mr, act by prohibition officers "Wednes- eral court yesterday to J. C Kennedy and William Matson, clandestine liq uor runners, who, under cover of darkness, sought to transport liquor Ragone, they said. She was left alone with a patrolman while the others went to the Scarcl home. The patrol man said that while they were alone of the house, and that she poured out half a water Jug filled with moon shine Into the kitchen sink. Then aha went Into the bedroom. Mrs. Rasone Get Exerted. When the other officers returned AUTO IMC WONDERS E. W. CLARK TELLS OF MOTOR DETELOPMEX T. Eastern Manufacturer Here With Series of Paintings Portraying Spirit of Transportation. i nat tne automobile and motor truck have brought to the world an other great system of transportation akin to the railroad and the steam ship was the declaration of . W, Clark, addressing- men of the auto mobile industry In Portland at luncheon given in his honor yesterday at me Multnomah hotel by the Auto mobile Dealers' association of Port land. Mr. Clark, who Is an 'official of the Clark Equipment company, an astern manufacturing firm. Is mak ing a tour of the Pacifie coast with a group of IS original painting by American artiats portraying the "spirit of transportation." which have been shown here since Thursday. At the luncheon yesterday noon there were nearly 75 member of the automotive Industry, and they viewed the paintings. The pictures are the work of 12 leading artists under the direction of the Clark Equipment company, and have been dedicated to the automotive industry. The automobile la no longer a that it is customary when he leaves with Scarcl, Mrs. Ragone waa said to for someone to report that he is have worked herself to a high pitch drowned and for the harbor patrol to of excitement, standing upright on arag the river for him three or four the bed and threatening to strike the days. He assured me that he was policemen with a water bottle. There very much alive and intended to re main so for some time to come. He will return to Portland ln the fall." Mayor Reports Auto Accident Mayor Baker reported to the police rtation yesterday with S. M. Ilea, 5(9 Vi Milwaukie avenue, aa a result of a collision between their machines yesterday while driving along Madi son street near First. The mayor was following lies' machine when it came to a sudden halt. So did the city's chief executive but not before his machine had rammed the rear of the lies car, bending a rear fender. Both reported immediately to the polici station. Work on Hospital to Beln. MARSHFIELD, Or., April 15. (Spe cial.) L. Beeser, Seattle architect; employed by the Sisters of Mercy for planning and supervising construc tion of the new hospital on the O'Connell estate, between Marshfield and North Bend, after inspecting the site and examining the surroundings, said the buildings would be started about May 1, and completed, he thought, by early September. Patrols Depend on Equipment. THE OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C, April 15. The war department advised Representative McArthur of Oregon today that the commanding general of the th corps area, at San Francisco, bad been di rected to establish such airplane for est fire patrols in the northwest as the limited personnel and equipment will permit. Frederick V. Holman Improves. Frederick V. Holman, Portland at torney, yesterday was slowly pro gressing on the road to recovery fol lowing an operation which left him in a critical condition for several days. The Good Samaritan hospital reported that his condition was greatly improved yesterday. 21500 Gallons of Wine Taken. WOODLAND, Cal., April 15. Theo dore Pappas and Gust Pappas, his cousin, were arrested here today by Yolo county officers. Twenty-five hundred gallons of wine were seized. were two boys tn the same bed, sons of hers, and she wriggled beneath the cover and told the police that she was 111. They sent an emergency call for a physician to police headquarters, fearing that the woman might have worked herself Into some ort of a fit, they said. When the doctor ar- day night. Kennedy, owner of the liquor and "master mind" of the abortive at tempt at rum running, wa fined 1500 by Judge Wolverton. and Matson, who figured in the case merely as owner of the launch ln the hire of the leader, was fined J 100. Proceedings will be brought under provision of the law for the seizure of his smuggling craft. Highwayman Breaks Promise. In spite of the fact that an af fabla highwayman took bis name and ad dress, and promised to mail to him the - pawn ticket for the watch of which he relieved him. H. Weather ford of 685 Haig street Is awaiting the redeeming pasteboard. Weather ford was held up while driving along Terwillig-er boulevard. The bandit robbed him of the watch and J2. and then ordered him' to drive him to the end of the boulevard, where he alighted and vanished. Cuficura Soap The Healthy Shaving Soap "JUST A WIFE" A Story of Railroad Building: Days Starring Roy Stewart and KatMyn Williams Coming "The Invisible Divorce" 'fe)' jr- l ' ii 1 i . II. BaWpjB'loW mmlmmmmmammrm BiHi-TBliVn JIIB, V Hjt 'i?'-' iIiiibMii Bi lmlmmmmmMmmA H i ii, j.- rZ" -i ' - III v.-.;- V f i mill ; ilP 'Ry ill Ii ill f I - - i S-? ft 4 " '- ' h . 1? i A 1 li v:: y ml? M N rz - ' r-?:v -7 . III Nu V '- , " III H Ii Pi- 6 the "Mother " of in - nvvaBiaapnaisaBaetBBWBBBSmaiOTiBBVBiB Found Imeeling be side the dead body of the man who had hurt his little sister keeping her se cret even though it cost his life that is just part of this magnificent story of real love and loy alty wonderfully acted by a superb cast. 1