VOL. LX SO. 18,882
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
Pnstnfflp a Second-Class Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TONGUE POINT SITE
FORMALLY DONATED
ETO
0REG0NIANS HAVE
McNARY MENTIONED
FOR SURVEY BOARD
$7091 IS MISSING;
-.CASHIER IS ARRESTED
CIGAR COXXERX FILES CHARGE
i OF embezzlement:
THRILLS AT CAPITAL
CEREMOXr HELD AT IrEWIS
AXI CLARK LANDING PLACE.
AUTO SIGHTSEERS XARROWL1
XORTHWEST TO FIGURE PROM
LXEXTLT IX BODY.
ESCAPE DISASTER.
STRIKERS
BENSON
DISARM
ROAD
TI WILLS IS
BEATEN 1WSENATE
BONDS
V
AGREE ON WAGES
Terms to Be Submitted
r to Local Unions.
HARDING DISCUSSES . TIE-UP
Shipping Board Chairman
Confers With President.
DAVIS AT . CONFERENCE
"Yew Agreement Will Run for Year
if Accepted by Vote ol
3Iarin Engineers.
' WASHINGTON, D. C May 27. An
Agreement on wages end working
conditions waa reached tonight be
tween representatives of the Marine
Engineers' Beneficial association and
Chairman Benson of the shipping
board in the controversy which has
threatened a tie-up of American ship
ping. The terms will be submitted to
the various local unions Sunday for
ratification.
The agreement was reached at a
conference with Secretary Davis after
Chairman Benson had .discussed the
situation with President Harding for
several hours. If the terms are ac
cepted by the locals, the agreement
will be signed to i-emain in effect for
one year.
The action was taken regardless
of the decision of the American ship
owners' association, which was com
municated to Secretary Davis today,
to refrain from entering into any
agreement with the men. The ship
ping board, however, it was pointed
out. operates four-sevenths of all
American ships.
The terms of the tentative agree
ment were not made public, but they
are understood to follow , the lines
previously laid down of providing
a 15 per cent wage reduction and
eome changes in overtime rules and
working conditions.
ARBITRATION OFFER MADE
Bead of Paper Workers' Union Says
Employers Acted.
ALBANY, Nv Yr May 27. X T.
Carey, president of the International
Brotherhood of Papermakers, an
nounced today that a group of manu
facturers had submitted a proposi
tion to arbitrate the disputes which
brought about the paper workers'
strike and that there would be a
conference in this city next Tues
day to decide the anions' course.
The International Paper company,
one of the largest in the country, is
not Included in the group of manu
facturers which is desirous of arbitra
tion. This company, Mr. Carey said,
has declared for the "open shop."
The paper workers asked for a
wage Increase of 10 per cent, while
the manufacturers sought a reduc
tion of 30 per cent
NEW YORK. May 27. The state
ment of President Jeremiah T. Carey
of the International Brotherhood of
Papermakers in Albany today that
the International Paper company had
declared for an open shop policy was
denied by officials of the company
here today.
Commander W. Bv Allison, on Be
half of Government, Accepts
Land for Use as Naval Base.
ASTORIA, Or., May 27. (Special.)
Almost on the same spot 'where 116
years ago Lewis and Clark, as representatives-of
the United States gov
ernment, landed on their historic trip
down the Columbia, the United States
today took formal possession of the
site purchased and donated by the
people of Clatsop county for a. naval
base site.
Delivery was made by Chairman
Stone of the port commission, who
served as chairman of the naval base
committee of the chamber of com
merce during the long campaign to
obtain a naval base for the Columbia,
Acceptance in behalf of the navy de
partment was made by Commander
LW. B. Allison of the U. S. Eagle boat
57, sent here for. the occasion.
The ceremonies attending the for
mal transfer of the property were
held on the shore of Tongue Point and
were witnessed by a large number o
citizens. A flagpole had been erected
on a grassy spot near where Captal
William Clark, on December 3, 1805.
marked his name and date on a pin
tree, .and as Chairman Stone and Com
mander Allison concluded their brief
addresses Old Glory was raised on th
standard to signify that the property
belonged to the United States gov
ernment.
As the -raising of the flag an
nouncea to the crowd that the long
delays were over and the naval base
site finally had been turned over to
the department for the beginning of
construction work the crowd gave
three rousing cheers.
Commander Gaylor Church is ex.
pectea to arrive here next week to
make the necessary surveys, pre
liminary to the beginning of the
actual work on the building of the
station.
Brisk Clash Precipitated
by Amendments.
COAST NAVAL BASE LOST
$100,000 DEFEASE FUXD GOAL
Aid to Labor Leaders Accused of
Extortion Is Planned.
CHICAGO, May 27. A $100,000 de
fense fund for the union 'la Dor leaders
.who have been indicted for alleged
extortion is being raised by assess
ment of members of Chicago building
ters' union demanded $16,000, and
tion given out today by State Attor
ney Gorman.
Meanwhile the Da 'ley joint legis
lative commission heard w't.itsses tell
of graft payments of approximately
100,000 on a hotel and downtown
office building.
Tracy Drake, hotel owner, testified
that business agents "of tne -carpenters'
union, demanded $ltf,U00, and
representatives of the electrical union
demanded $3000 to permit work to
proceed on his hotel
Graft payments of $60,000 were
made on the office building, according
to testimony given by the commission.
Of the total amount $40,000 was pock
eted by the contractor and the rest
given to a union business agent, it
was declared. The agent had de
manded $35,000 to permit the building
to be completed, according to wit
nesses. WAGE ARBITERS ORGANIZE
Washington Commission to Take
Up Coal Strike Problem.
SEATTLE, Wash.. May 27. Or- I
ganization and other preliminary
work occupied the attention of the
commission recently appointed by
Director Clifford of the state depart
ment of labor and Industries to at
tempt a settlement of the wage dis
pute between Washington coal miners
and operators, at Its first meeting
her today.
James H. Allport of Barnesboro,
Pa., mining engineer named by Direc
tor Clifford as the fifth member, of
the commission, was elected chair
(Concluded oa fas 8, Column 1.)
$1,502,039 BILL ALLOWED
San Francisco Bank Forecloses Se
attle Mortgages.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 27. Mort
gages held by the First National bank
of San Francisco on warehouse and
dock properties in Seattle, owned by
the East Waterway Dock and Ware
house company, and a fleet of tank
cars belonging to the Rogers Brown
Transportation company "were fore
closed yesterday In the United States
district court here in a judgment for
$1,502,039.
The judgment was against Rogers
Brown & Co., a holding concern which
has been in the hands of a receiver
since June 7, 1920. Bank officials
said the suit was a friendly one,
H. M. Wright of San Francisco was
appointed a special master to dispose
of the property to satisfy the judg
ment.
RELIEF PROBE IS ASKED
Much Money Collected for Soldiers
Held Misapplied. -WASHINGTON,
D. C, May 27. Ad
visability of congressional investi
gation of the collection and expen
diture of funds by soldier relief or
ganizations was considered today by
the house rules committee, Repre
sentative Johnson, republican, of
South Dakota, a former service man,
urging his resolution to that end.
The resolution asserts that
"charges are made and there Is rea
son to believe that much of the
money collected to influence legis
lation is collected surreptitiously,'
and that "large sums of money pur
ported to be collected for the relief
of disabled service men are being di
verted from their original and law
ful purpose."
C0RNLESS 'WHISKY' KICKS
Analysis of 'Jackass Brandy' AI
most Saves Law Violator.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 27. A chem
ical anaylsis by R. F. Love, govern
ment chemist, showing that "jack
ass" brandy is a liquor made from
raisins or grapes, and not a corn
product, saved Oscar M. Edminster
from prosecution today in the United
States district court on charges of
possession and manufacture of
whisky, as Judge Dooling ruled that
a man cannot be charged with one
offense and prosecuted for another.
Unfortunately for Edminster, how
ever, the charge also contained a
count alleging possession of. liquor,
and on this he was convicted and
fined $500.
ROOSTER INJURES INFANT
Face and Head of Boy Are Badly
Lacerated by Vicious Fowl.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., May 27.
(Special.) The 18-months'-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sanders was se
riously injured when attacked by a
large Ancona rooster belonging to
bis parents. His face and bead were
badly lacerated before . a neighbor
rescued him.
The boy was able to eat a good
helping of rooster meat for supper
the next day.
HOGS TUMBLE-IN CHICAGO
Market Drops to Lowest LctcI Seen
in Five Years.
CHICAGO, May 27. Prices for hogs
tumbled today to the lowest figures
In more than five years.
The top price for the best swine
today was $7.90 a hundredweight, a
drop of exactly $1 in a, week.
Final Action Is Taken on Ala
meda, Cal., Project. ,
LEAGUE PLAN DEFEATED
Lodjre Denounces Disarmament
Proposals as "Side Door"
Entrance of America.
WASHINGTON, May 27 Final ac
tion on disarmament questions' and
against beginning a new Pacific coast
naval base was taken today In the
senate but other amendments to the
$495,000,000 naval appropriation bill
were not disposed of when adjourn
ment was taken until next Tuesday,
over the Memorial day holiday.
The proposal for a new naval base
at Alameda, Cal., was lost finally
when Senator Ball, republican of Del
aware, announced that no further at
tempt would be made to. rescind the
senate's vote striking the item from
the bill.
His announcement came after Sen
ator King, democrat of Utah, had
served notice that opponents would
delay passage of the naval budget in
definitely should the Alameda amend
ment again be pressed.
Disarmament proposals caused a
brisk clash over amendments of Sena
tors Pomerene of Ohio and Walsh of
Montana. With the Borah amend
ment "authorizing ' and requesting,
the president to call a three-power
conference to discuss disarmament
already In the bill. Senator Pomerene
offered a supplementary amendment.
It would have authorised the presi
dent to suspend American naval con
struction for six months '"in order to
arrange" the conference, and if a
disarmament agreement should be
reached to suspend- construction in
part or in whole. The proposal' was
beaten.
Walah Amendment Beaten.
Even a livelier tilt developed on
Senator Walsh's amendment, which
would have requested the president
to send American representatives to
sit with the disarmament commission
of the league of nations "in a con
sulting capacity."
This amendment was beaten. 42 to
22, after it was denounced by Sen
ator Lodge of Massachusetts, re
publican leader, as a "side-door"
entrance of America into the
league. -
Besides the disarmament con
troversy, the senate also clashed over
W. L. Thompson, A. L. Mills and
Several Others Have Exciting
Experience in Washington.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, D. C, May. 27. It was a
distinguished company that sat In the
District of Columbia police court this
morning at the trial of a negro
charged with having driven an auto
mobile while intoxicated. The com
pany was distinguished because it in
cluded Senator Stanfield and Repre
sentative McArthur of Oregon.
As a result of this trial the fact
came out that a week ago last Sunday
five prominent residents of Portland,
while seeing the national capital from
the hurricane deck of an automobile,
came near being killed by a collision
with an automobile driven by the ne
gro at the bar today. In the car.
besides Senator Stanfield and Rep
resentative McArthur, were W. L.
Thompson, A. L. Mills and Buzz Gary,
all of Portland.
The negro drove his car broadside
into the car occupied by the Oregon
men and besides endangering their
lives came near clashing with several
other passing automobiles. He man
aged to get away, however, and both
cars yet being navigable, through
some peculiar good fortune, a hot pur
suit, took place. . c
There was a chase of almost two
miles before the driver of the Ore
gon car got the number of the vehicle
driven by the negro. An arrest fol
lowed and the case came to trial to
day.
Senator Stanfield testified that the
negro was either drunk, crazy or in
competent to drive and Mr. Mc
Arthur's testimony was not calculated
to help free the prisoner. The jury
was debating the case tonight.
RETURN OF WOMAN ASKED
Extradition From Canada of Adele
Verge Is Demanded.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 27. The
United States government has de
manded of the Canadian government
the extradition from Vancouver, B. C,
to San Francisco of Adele Verge,
wanted on a charge of assault with
intent to commit murder, a letter
from Secretary of State Hughes to
Governor Stephens received- today
said.
The Verge woman, who is alleged
to have tried to kill C Frederick
Kohl, San Francisco 'capitalist.was
arrested at Vancouver upon the
allegation that she was on her way
back to California to attack Kohl.
Plans Already Are Being Made to
Investigate Agricultural Indus
try All Over Nation.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, D. C, May 27. The
northwest is to figure prominently
in the personnel and activities of the
new agricultural commission which
It is proposed to create for making a
national survey . of the agricultural
industry.
Assured that the bill will pass both
houses of congress in a short time,
officers of the national farm organiza
tions began today to lay their plans
for organizing the commission and
carrying on the investigation. It Is
expected that the farmers' organiza
tions will be consulted before the
commission is appointed.
It was said today that the farmers'
representatives would ask the ap
pointment of Senator McNary of Ore
gon as the northwest member of the
commission. The name of Senator
Gooding of Idaho also has been under
consideration, and if Senator McNary
should find it impossible to accept.
the Idaho senator likely will be
named.'
-" On the list of witnesses to be called
to testify before the commission are i
A. D. Cross of Spokane, secretary of
the Washington State Farmers'
union, A. A. Jbimore of Spokane, who
recently completed the successful or
ganization of the northwest wheat
growers. A. V. Swift of Baker. Or,
president of the Tri-State Terminal
Elevator company and vice-president
of the National Farmers' union.
Mr. Elmore is to be called to testi
fy particularly as to the grain-growing
Industry in the northwest. Mr.
Cross is to tell of the farming Indus
try generally in that section, and
Mr. Swift is expected to detail to the
committee something of the losses of
the farmers through difficulties in
getting cars for shipment of their
products.
$40,000 THEFT CHARGED
Award Made to Bidder
Trying to Withdraw.
MOUNT HOOD LOOP WAITS
Multnomah Commissioners
'Fail to Act in Time.
NOT ENOUGH
Bids Are Opened on 0 7 Miles of
Work and Contracts Will Be
Let This Morning.
Denver Man Accused of Stealing
Amalgam Metal.
DEADWOOD, S. D., May 27. Colon
J. Sinclaire, who gives his home as
Denver, was arrested here yesterday
on a charge of stealing amalgam
valued at $40,000 from the Home
stake Mining company. The alleged
thefts cover a period of years.
At the .time, of .his arrest it was
said, more than $1000 worth of the
metal was In Sinclaire's possession.
Officials believe others are implicated
In the thefts.
NEW BUREAU IS PROPOSED! p0UND STERLNG sUMps
DOINGS OF STATE HIGHWAY
COMMISSION.
Bids are received for Mount
Hood loop, but will be referred
to engineer until more definite
promise Is received from Mult
nomah county.
One million dollars road bonds
at S per cent are awarded to
bidder, who tried to withdraw
and recover $50,000 deposit.
Bids are opened on 97 miles
of road work; awards to be
made this morning at 10 o'clock.
Relocation of Roosevelt high
way on Tillamook beaches in
stead of on the Miami route
may be considered.
Work on John Day highway
and central Oregon highway In
Malheur county is decided on.
(Concluded on Page 3, Column 1.)
Department of Public Works and
Public Lands Suggested.
WASHINGTON, D. C. May . 27.
Senator McCormlck. republican, Illi
nois. Introduced a bill today to create
a department of public works and
public lands.
Under its terms the interior de
partment would be reorganized to
take over all government activities
involving roads, waterways aDd
buildings.
Until more definite assurances are
received from the Multnomah county
commission, the state highway com
mission will defer action on the Mount
Hood loop. Bids were received yes
terday for grading the loop from the
Multnomah county line to Zigzag, 21.4
miles. These bids vill be referred to
Herbert Nunn. highway engineer, for
the time being.
George W. Joseph appeared before
the highway commission yesterdav
and declared, that the rnnniv
pledged to the loop, as shown by a
resolution adopted by the county
commissioners. He said that he had
j written the resolution himself.
I After Mr. Joseph ceased SDeakiner.
Break Is Sensational Feature in I Chairman Booth replied that the high
way ooara understands the resolution
Xcll W. Turrcll Taken in Custody
on Complaint Issued by
Tobacco Company.
Neil W. Turrell, ex-cashicr for the
General Cigar company. Inc., of Port
land, was arrested last night charged
with the embezzlement of $7091 from
the firm. J. L. Louisson, assistant
secretary of the concern, who filed
the complaint with District Attorney
Evans, estimated that the toal de
falcations charged up against Turrcll
would reach between $16,000 and $18,
000. More "than $10,000 already was said
to have been traced in an audit of
the books of the company, with only
j half a year covered in detail. Short
pi rrjfiCrjlages for the remaining six months,
' When losses were noted, are einectcd
to make up the total, according to
Louisson.
Turrell was arrested at his home,
185 East Twenty-sixth street North,
by Deputy Sheriff Schirmer.
All of the defalcations were said to
have occurred prior to October, 1920.
Sudden signs of affiuence displayed
by Turrell In the purchase of reRl
estate and automobiles were explained
by a purported legacy which he said
had been left him by his father in
Boulder, Colo. Investigation of the
claim by the Plnkerton national de
tective agency, which has been work
ing on the case, revealed no dead
father nor wealthy estate.
In his position with the company,
Turrell was authorized to sign checks.
He would draw checks for large
amounts to "cash" and then deposit
them In his own account in the same
bank where the firm kept Its money,
it was said. The stubs of the check
books would be marked "Canceled,"
In red ink.
The specific checks on which the
larceny by embezzlement charge wai
based were drawn In August, 1920, It
was asserted.
Turrell was arrested by Schirmer
as he was eating supper at his home.
The deputy sheriff waited until he
had finished -the meal, and then es
corted him to the county jail.
Bail was set at $10,000 on the tech
nlcal charge of larceny by bailee. Tur
rell was unable to raise the amount
of the bail last night, and as a result
was forced to pass the night in jail.
Husband Beneficiary by
One, Nieces by Other.
SECOND IS PUT IN VAULT .
Mate Known to Have Made
Visit to Depository.
NEW MYSTERY IS FACED
Seattle Delecllvcs Learn ltotli Pa
pers Were Executed, but Nei
ther Has Been Found. '
Foreign Exchange Market.
NEW YORK, May 27. An over
night decline of 6 cents In the pound
sterling, to $3.8614 for demand bills,
was the sensational feature of today's
early dealings in the foreign ex
change market.
The break was attributed by local
dealers to heavy selling in London,
chiefly for German account.
RUSSIAN EXCHANGE FIXED. AT 20,000 RUBLES TO DOLLAR. NEWS ITEM.
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thoroughly; that it promises $35,000
xsotwitnstanding the assurances of
Mr. Joseph none of the Multnomah
commissioners being present that the
county is committed to the loop "even
if it costs millions," the highway of
ficials continued unimpressed. Com
misskmer Yeon said he wanted a deff.
nite agreement in black and white.
Greater Pledge Wanted.
More resolutions. If necessary, will
be adopted by the county, suggested
Mr. Joseph. He informed the state of
ficials that the Multnomah county
commission had supposed that every
thing was satisfactory and they wer;
much surprised yesterday morning
when they read in The Oregonian
that there was a hitch in the proceed
ings.
Mr. Booth said that the highway
commission had given an approximate
estimate of the cost of constructing
the loop at a conference several
weeks ago, and showed about what
Multnomah county would be expected
to contribute, something less than
$170,000, but all the county commis
sion promised in the resolution was
$85,000. Clackamas county has al
ready entered into its agreement with
the highway commission.
14 Miles In Reserve Done.
Of the '37 miles of loop within the
forest reserve 14 have been completed,
six miles have been cleared and grad
ing started this week, and the re
maining 17 miles will be cleared this
season and contract for grading let
next year.
After bidding $1,000,000 road, bonds
at 6 per cent at par and $300 pre
mium yesterday forenoon, a syndi
cate asked to withdraw its offer In
the afternoon and requested a return
of its check for $50,000. The ex-.
planation given was that there was
some misunderstanding in the trans
mission of messages from the east to
the syndicate's local representative.
The highway commission decided
that the check should not be returned
and proceeded to award the bonds
to the syndicate, which consists of
John E. Price & Co. of Seattle, Bank
ers' Trust company. Guaranty com
pany, E. H. Rollins & Sons and Ames,
Emerich & Co., all of New York.
Road Work Bida Opened.
This was the first block of bonds
sold under the new law which per
mits the bidder to name the Interest
and provides for bonds selling at
par. With singular unanimity the
other bond dealers placed the inter
est at 6 per cent, except one con
cern, which submitted an alternate
bid of 6 per cent, par and interest.
but bid for only $400,000, and asked
an option of 30 days on the remaining
$600,000. .
These were the first 6 per cent
bonds Issued by the highway com
mission, previous isues having a much
lower rate.
During the day the commission
STRIKE BEGUN IN NORWAY
Government Call Troops to Assist
Police In Capital.
NEW YORK, May 27. A general
stzlke has been started In Norway,
said an official dispatch received here
today. Although no serious disturb
ance has been reported, the govern
ment has called troops to assist the
police in Chrlstlania and other cities.
The dispatch, -which stated that
settlement negotiations had been
started between employers and em
ployes, said there was plenty of food
in the cities to meet the emergency.
The electric plant at the, capital still
is operating, but the gas plant and
other municipal institutions have
closed.
Building Wages to Drop.
NEW ORLEANS. May 27. Wages of
all men In the building trades in the
city of New 'Orleans employed by
members of the general contractors'
association will be cut 20 per cent
June 1, It was announced today.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Heather. '
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 64
degrees; minimum, 4a decrees.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer, winds mostly
nortneriy.
Foreign.
Troops la Ireland to be reinforced. Pass 2.
Jurywomen dodge naughty letters. Page .
National.
Oregonians narrowly escape disaster In
auto ride at national capital. Pag l.
Strikers and Benson agree on wages.
Page 1.
President to confer with bankers from ail
parts of country. Page 4.
Move to disarm beaten in senate. Page 1.
McNary mentioned for farm survey com,-
misslon. Page 1.
Domestic.
Railroads combine to reduce freight ratea
Page 2.
Stlllman modifies demands on his wife.
Page &.
RergdoH's fortune seized by nation. Page 8.
Rickenbacker near goal as passenger.
Page 2.
American people are not buying enough.
nays head of steel corporation. Page I.
Boy of 15 builds house for family. Page 14.
raclfle Northwest.
Tongue point naval base site formally
turned over to m navy department.
Page 1.
Homesteader found dead; shot and burned.
Page 14.
Two wills vanish with rich, aged bride.
Page 1.
$701)1 Is missing; cashier arrested. Pag 1.
Sports.
Amateur golf title of England won by
W. I. Hunter. rag is.
Pacific Coast league results: At Salt Lake
3. Portland 9; at San Francisco 10, Oak
land 0; at Los Angeles, Vernon 1, Se
attle 4; at Sacramento 1, Vernoo 2.
Page 12.
Jefferson wins interscholastlc track meet
for seventh consecutive time. Pag 13.
Blind Jimmy Qulnn "watches" Dempsey
train. Page VI.
Play in directors' cup slated for today.
Page Vi.
Billy Mascott defeats Pal Moore. Pag 13.
Commercial and Marine.
Largest wool sale of season occurs at
Condon. Page 21.
Chlcago wheat adversely affected by break
In exchange. Page 21.
Bears press advantages in stock market.
Page 21.
Swedish steamer Is coming for wheat
Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
$1,000,000 road bond issue awarded bidder
who tried to withdraw. Page L
Oregon medical school gets J 113.000 Rocke
feller fund. Page 11.
Girls declared tnlstreate") at United The
atrlcal . Exchange. Page 0.
Food prices fall sharply under last year.
Page 10.
Fire department unahl to meet danger.
-., .1 n,.f, I1,,. 7
opened bids for 96.7 miles of road I Comnlittee of 21 favors waterfront im
work, of which 18.97 miles was fori provement. Page 21. ,
Upper Columbia subsides slightly. Page 20,
SEATTLE, Wash., May 27. (Spe
cial.) With the discovery that Mrs.
Kale Mahoney, aged and wealthy
bride of James F. Mahoney, hnd exe
cuted two wills shortly before her
disappearance, the police today be
lieved they had unearthed one of the
most important clews yet found In
their Investigation of the possible
murder of the missing woman.
It was learned that Mrs. Mnhoney
executed the first will on February
26, shortly after her marriage. This
was a mutual will, by whlrh both
husband and wife left all property to
the one who survived.
Three days later, Mrs. Mahoney
made a second will, cutting off her
husband and leaving everything to
her two nieces, Mrs. Carrie Hewitt
of Seattle and Mrs. Frank Stewart of
Vancouver. This will was said to
have been placed by Mrs. Mahoney
In her safe deposit vault.
Will Execution EMnblUhrd.
That the wills were executed has
been established beyond doubt, s
W. D. Lambuth, an attorney in the
Lumber Exchange building, remem
bers having drawn up bath. But
where the Instruments were concealed
is another matter, they having van
ished as mysteriously as hus th
woman herself. The will favoring
the nieces was not in the vault when
it was opened by the police.
The new clew, therefore. Important
though It was, served only to add
another baffling problem to the de
tectives handling the Investigation.
No evidence has been furnished the
police to Indicate where the mutual
will, executed by Mahoney and his
wife, has been secreted. It may, In
deed, have been destroyed when Mrs.
Mahoney decided to make the second
will.
Vault la Declared Opened.
But the Investigators today were
positive that the second will, cutting
, off Mahoney and leaving the $200,000
estate to the two nieces, was placet!
In Mrs. .Mahoncy's safe deposit box.
After this Mahoney wus known to
have opened the vault, using the per
mit which he was charged with hav
ing forged.
And when the polico opened th
box they found no trace of the will.
The two beneficiaries under the
second will Mrs. Hewitt and 'Mrs.
Stewart declared positively tonight
that they believed their aunt hud
been murdered by Mahoney, who, in
the event that no wills Were found.
would get the property.
Letter Declared Forged.
Mrs. Stewart said that she suw her
aunt on the night of April 16 and that
she had told her at that time that
she was about to leave for the east.
The next day Mrs. Stewart returned
to her homo tn Vancouver.
Shortly after that she began to
receive letters signed by "Kate Ma
honey," but which Mrs. Stewart de
clared to be forgeries, in which of
fers were made to buy her share In
.Seattle property owned jointly with
Mrs. Mahoney.
Her suspicions finally became
aroused to such an extent that she
notified the Seattlo police, and It
was thus that tho Investigation
which led to Mahoncy's arrest was
started. She has turned over to the
police a number of the "Kate Mi
honev" letters, which she declared
had been written by the husband of
the missing woman.
Alibi Appear tonlradlrii-d.
Another vital angle was brought
out today with the positive statement
by the St. Taul police that the couple
who registered at a St. l'aiil hotel
on April 22, Immediately after Mr.
Mahoncy's disappearance, as "Janiss
F. Mahoney and wife" were not the
(Concluded on P 4. C olumn ;1
Concluded oa Fag 2, CoJuraa 3.)
EDISU. S no lit tai lua
ANSWERED
Edison's questions, which he
submits to applicants for in
dustrial position?, have at
tracted more attention and dis-
.nccinn thun anv similar rntp-
t chism that has been brought
? before the public. Some of
the questions have already
been printed. Tomorrow in the
Sunday Oregonian will appear
t the entire list of 146 questions
with their answers. It will be
one of" the scores of intercbt
ing features in the big Sun
day paper. '