VOL. LX-XO. 18,93Q nytSg,cV.r&n'-ciL.r?Si? "m PORTLAND, OREGOX, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1921 PRICE FIVE CENTS '
FRANCE INSISTS
CONFERENCE PLANS
TO BE PUT THROUGH
ERMQR SMALL
CONGRESS PLANS TAX
OF 4 BILLION DOLLARS
HCGE SUM TO BE IMPOSED
FOR XATIOX'S SEEDS.
DIVINE HEALER HELD
FOR MINE STOCK DEAL
SHIP BOARD SEIZES
FIVE BIG STEAMERS
BERGDOLL BRIBE
E
FIRST POINT
DISARMAMENT " MEET NOVEM
BER 1 1 PROBABLE. '
REV. JOHX G. LAKE ACCUSED
OF LAW VIOLATION.
LESSEE IS ALLEGED TO HAVE
VIOLATED CONTRACT.
PHONE EQUIPMENT
IS HELD OBSOLETE
High Rates Laid Also to
Outside Control.
DN troops MOV
WNS
DENIED
BY MAJOR
New Note on Silesia Is
Sent to Britain.
REPLY NOT YET RECEIVED
Meeting of Experts Also Is
Demanded.
SOLDIERS READY TO GO
Ilord George in Answer Is Expect
ed to Reaffirm Position Against .
Reinforcements.
PARIS, July 22. (By the Associ
ated Press.) The French government
late tonight required Colonel De St.
Aultaire. Cench ambassador to Great
Britain, again to insist that the
British government consent to the
sending of reinforcements into Upper
Silesia and to a meeting of experts
to consider the Upper Silesian situ
ation before the assembling of the
supreme council.
The British reply to the latest
formal note of Premier Briand had
not been received late tonight and
the French government's action was
declared to be based on unofficial,
though authentic, reports that the
reply of the British prime minister
would be a reaffirmation of his po
sition that the dispatch of further
troops to Upper Silesia is. unneces
sary, and that a meeting of the su
preme council to discuss th Silesian
problem should be called in the near
future.
The departure for Upper Silesia of
a French division in readiness on the
Rhine was said in official circles to
be a question of 48 hours.
Immediately after a reply to the
note handed to Great Britain is se
cured marching orders will be given
the division which will proceed for
Silesia by rail through Germany.
The controversy was still regarded
by the French press in the light of a
crista.
. A communication from the allied
high commission at Oppeln, in which
the British high commissioner con
curs, was reported to stress the needs
of more troops.
REPL-Y EXPECTED XEXT WEEK
Ijord Curzon to Insist on August
Meeting of Supreme Council.
LONDON, July 22. (By the Asso
. elated Press.) The final reply of
Great Britain to France concerning
Upper Silesia is expected early next
week, when, it was learned from an
authoritative source here today. Lord
Curxon, the foreign minister, will in
sist on a meeting of the allied su
preme council during the first days
of August.
British official circles minimized
the importance of the difference in
the French and British views con
cerning Silesia. It was stated the
difference was a matter of time and
not a question tf principle, the French
wishing to delay the final settlement
while the British wish for an imme
diate end of the troublesome boun
dary dispute. -'
MILL W0RKER DROWNED
A. Zi. Parker Loses Hold on Boat
nd Sinks 'With Others Near.
OREGON CITY. July 22. (Special.)
A. L. Parker, an employe of the
Crown Willamette Paper company,
was drowned In the Willamette river
this afternoon at 2 o'clock while
bathing. The body bad not been re
covered. Farker at the time of the accident
was clinging to a boat a companion
was rowing. After enjoying the
eport for some time Parker let go of
his hold on the boat, and the com
panion, believing that his friend had
decided to swim, had rowed about 20
feet, when he saw Parker disappear
from sight. He immediately rowed
towards the drowning man. but ar
rived too late.
Parker came to Oregon City last
September. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. K. Parker of Weed. Cal., and
20 years of age.
OREGON SOLDIER IS CITED
Joseph Dennis Frees Oil Barge and
Prevents Explosion.
DALLAS. Or.. July 22. (Special.)
Word has been received here that
Joseph Dennis, youngest, son of Mr.
. and Mrs. O. E. Dennis, Oakdale farm
ers, who is serving in the Ameri
can army of occupation in Germany,
was cited recently for bravery lor
preventing an explosion.
Large oil tanks on a 'barge in a
river near where young DennU was
stationed were in danger of explod
ing from a fire on the bank nearby.
Volunteers were called for to release
the barge from its moorings, but be
fore any one could respond a soldier
was seen swimming out to the barge
and In a short time It was floating
down the river out of the danger
lone.
The heat was so intense that many
times the swimmer, who proved to be
Dennis, was obliged to dive under the
water.
S
Japanese Statesmen Expected to
Decide in Favor of Discussion
of Pressing Questions.
WASHINGTON', D. C, July 22. Un
less checked by unexpected develop
ments at Tokio, the United States
government, it was understood today,
will proceed without further loss of
time in perfecting its plan for a con
ference of the principal powers on
limitation of armament and far-eastern
subjects. There appeared reason
to believe that the Japanese states
men would reach a decision favorable
to a discussion of questions arising
out of the orient, with reservations.
The informal' conferences between
Secretary Hughes and Ambassador
Shidehara are known to have gone
far toward convincing the adminis
tration that the Japanese government
will agree to enter the conference
without much delay and that the gen
eral questions at issue -will be ap
proached frankly and freely.
Insistent suggestions that Belgium
should be given a seat at the confer
ence have not served to alter the
opinion of the United States govern
ment that the discussion should be
limited to the principal allied and
associated powers. It was declared
that in maintaining such an attitude
there was no intention of discrediting
Belgium and that the conference al
ways would be willing to hear repre
sentations of any nation not a mem
ber of the conference, where her in
terests were affected.
Reiteration of the suggestion that
a preliminary conference be held at
London failed to cause favorable re
action here. It was indicated clearly
that the United States believes that
such preliminary discussion as may
be necessary should take place here.
It is understood that November 11,
the anniversary of the signing of the
armistice, is regarded as peculiarly
appropriate for convening the con
ference. LONDON. July 22. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) A meeting of the do
minion premiers was called hurriedly
this afternoon to consider, it is un
derstood, a reply received from Wash
ington today to representations by
the British government relative to
postponing the disarmament and pa
cific conference to some date later
than November 11. The meeting was
private and there has been no indi
cation of the nature of the Washing
ton reply.
PORTLAND IS SELECTED
American Institute of Banking
Meets Here' Xext Year.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 22. Carter E.
Talman of Richmond. Va., was elected
vice-president of the American In
stitute of Banking at the closing
session of its annual convention here
today over John S. Curran of Cali
fornia. The vice-president, the year after
his election, automatically becomes
president. Robert B. Locke of De
troit Mich., automatically became
president at the organization for the
ensuing year, having served as vice
president the last year.
Portland, Or., was chosen unani
mously as the meeting place of the
1922 convention of the institute.
REDS DEFY CONFEREES
Moscow Note Sajs Decisions at
Washington Will Beslgnored.
RIGA, Letvia, July 22. (By the
Associated Press.) Soviet Russia's
note of protest against the failure to
extend to her an invitation to the
Washington conference, on far east
ern questions, handed to the Ameri
can charge at Stockholm yesterday
declared the Moscow government
would not recognize any decisions
reached at a conference at which it
is not represented.
The note protested also against the
lack of an invitation for the far
eastern republic.
The soviet note was sent not only
to the United States, but also to
Great Britain. France. China and
Japan.
MERCURY SOARS TO 86
Day Good One for Makers of Ice
Cream and Bathing Suits.
Yesterony was a poor day for
pavements and pedestrians, but a
good one for manufacturers of ice
cream and bathing suits. The ther
mometer began climbing at about the
time Old Man Portland brought in
the milk from the front porch, and it
continued ascending until 4:30 P. M.,
when it reached its maximum of 86
degrees. f
Only one hotter Oay has been re
corded this summer. That one oc
curred July 7, when the official gov
ernment thermometer recorded a
temperature of 89 degrees.
t
LANDING FIELD TO CHANGE
Portland Patrol Sub-Base to
Moved to. Vancouver.
EUGENE, Or.. July 22. (Special.)
The Portland sub-base and filling
station of the 91st aero squadron on
forest fire patrol duty in Oregon will
be moved to Vancouver, Wash., at
once, said Captain Lowell E. Smith,
commander of the squadron, today. .
Captain Smith, who has Just re
turned from San Francisco, says he
received orders to that effect while
in that city. Vancouver is considered
by the fliers, said the captain, as a
better landing field because of the
government reservation there.
Court Postpones Action
on Arrest.
MOVE IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY
Attorneys Point Out Chaos in
Government Might Result.
WARRANTS ARE RETURNED
Executive Plans to Resist Arresl
to Limit and Some Suggest
Troops May Be Called Out.
SPRINGFIELD, 111.. July 22. Len
Small, governor of Illinois, under in
dictment for embezzlement and con
spiracy to defraud the state, tonight
sat triumphantly at the head of the
state government, defying arrest and
apparently secure until next Tuesday
at east from interference by the
sheriff.
The governor, without receding
from his claims of immunity, won
temporary victory without exhausting
any legal ammunition. His counsel,
who argued that the governor is
above the reach of the law, made it
plain that they appeared before Judge
Smith today as "friends of the court"
to offer opinions, but not to present
any motions.
Actios Possible Tuesday.
Their appearance as friends of the
court was accepted with thanks by
Judge Smith, who declared that he
had no motion for a ruling In the
case and therefore could make none.
In recessing his court the judge de
clared that "nothing will be done be
fore next Tuesday."
Counsel for the governor indicated
that they will remain firm on their
stand of immunity. The next move,
so far as the governor is concerned,
will come from Judge Smith.
Whether there was any significance
in his naming of Tuesday, the judge
would not say. He said he would wait
to see what the governor would do,
but refused to set any time limit on
his waiting policy.
Chaos Held Danger.
Counsel for Governor Small re
verted to the old claim that "the king
can do no wrong," in their arguments
today, declaring that chaos in the
state government might result from
the establishment of a precedent
through the arrest of the governor.
A call 'for state troops to protect
Governor Small from any attempt by
county authorities to arrest him was
believed to be a remote possibility,
although his counsel declared that it
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Little Hope Given for Reducing
Tax on Xormat Incomes or
Raising Personal Exemptions.
WASHINGTON, July 22. The house
ways and means committee' will set
about tax revision with the Idea of
raising $4,000,000,000 in revenue ex
clusive of postal receipts in the next
year. Chairman Fordney said tonight,
after he, with other republican mem
bers of the committee, had conferred
at length with Secretary Mellon on
the general subject of taxation.
The amount required is the same
as had been raised by the present law
and shows no hope, therefore, of a
reduction in the gross amount needed.
The government's requirements will
be met, however, in a slightly differ
ent manner than under the present
law, the chairman said. Many changes
are proposed in the hope of readjust
ing the burden in a way that will en
courage commerce and industry, and
thereby increase the revenues, accord
ing to Mr. Fordney.
. Although the conference with the
treasury head was said to have pro
vided a basis upon which the commit
tee may begin work Tuesday, Mr.
Fordney probably will take up the
subject with President Harding be
fore proceeding. It was understood
he hoped to confer with the president
Monday.
From Mr. Fordney's remarks, it ap
peared that majority committee mem
bers were agreed on an abolition of
the excess-profits tax and the sub
stitution for it of some levy on cor
porations, probably around 15 per
cent. ' Reduction in the higher sur
taxes on incomes also seemed as
sured, since they are regarded at the
treasury as driving capital into tax
exempt securities ' an as a discour
agement to Investments of a nature
which produce federal revenue.
The new tax bill probably will be
made retroactive over the calendar
year of 1921 on incomes and other
forms of taxes based on the calendar
period. As to other taxes, Mr. Ford
ney said he hoped to make most of
them applicable immediately upon
passage of the bill.
Transportation taxes would be re
pealed under Mr. Fordney's plan, but
he said it might not be possible to do
so. Many of the special war-time
taxes, described recently by Mr, Mel
lon as "nuisances," are certain to be
eliminated under the programme to
be advocated by the committee chair
man. ---..-
As for a reduction in the taxes on
normal Incomes by the raising of the
personal income exemptions, Mr.
Fordney held out little hope. He
said, however, that if sufficient new
sources of revenue can be tapped to
offset the losses anticipated through
abolition of the excess profits and re
duction of the higher surtaxes on in
comes, the personal income exemp
tions will get some consideration, as
will the rates on the normal incomea
Chairman Fordney would not say
that a general tax reduction was pos
sible, but emphasized that the burden
could be made lighter through redis
tribution of the levies.
WANTS TO BE SURE THAT NOBODY WILL TIE KNOTS IN
HIS CLOTHES.
Sale of Securities Without Permit
Charged After Probe by Cor.
poration Commissioner.
As a result of investigations con
ducted by T. B. Handley, state corpo
ration commissioner, and the better
business bureau of the Portland Ad
club. Rev. John G. Lake, who has (been
operating in Portland several months
as a divine healer, and his son. Otto
B. Lake, were arrested late yesterday
on a charge of violating the blue-sky
law of Oregon.
The arrests were made upon war
rants signed by Commissioner Hand
ley and issued by J. H. Stockman, dep
uty district attorney, in municipal
court. Bail was fixed at $2500 for
each of the men and late last night
an attempt was being made to furnish
the bail.
The specific charge against Lake
and his son was that they have sold
stock without a permit. It was al
leged that they sold $1000 worth of
stock in the Leadville Milling & Min
ing company of Kitchener. B. C. to
Mr. and Mrs. John Broetje of Oak
Grove, Or. Commissioner Handley in
dicated that he was in position to cite
other sales of stock aggregating many
thousands of dollars.
Lake said that the stock sold to the
Broetjes- was his own property and
that he was perfectly within his
rights in selling it. Whether or not
the same defense will apply In other
cases he did not indicate.
According to affidavit of Mrs.
Broetje, the stock was selling at 25
cents a share last spring, but was
soon put up to so cents a share. In
making delivery of stock to the
Broetjes. Rev. Mr. Lake sent them
4000 shares. 2000 of which were "in
place of possible dividends for the
year 1921 and 1922." The affidavits
state that the Lakes, had promised
them a 25 per cent dividend in Octo
ber of this year.
Facts in possession of Commis
sioner Handley show, he reported,
that the Leadville Milling & Mining
company has a few claims in British
Columbia, as asserted, but that work
the claims has been insignificant,
wi'th no profit or dividends possible
for many months, or until after much
development work has been done.
The mine is supposed to produce sil
ver and gold.
The milling and mining company
was organized at Spokane. Wash., in
the spring of 1920. with an author
ized capital of $1,600,000. the shares
being listed as of a par value of $1.
The selling of the shares here is al
leged to have been largely the work
of Otto Lake, the son.
Before coming to Portland, Rev. Mr.
Lake conducted religious and healing
work in Spokane, just as he has been
doing here. His church still exists
there as "the church at Spokane,"
while the organization here is known
as "the church at Portland." Rev.
Mr. Lake calls himself the head, or
supervisor. xxe maintains quite a
force of workers and healers. The
church maintains a home at 92 East
Sixty-ninth street southeast, but heal
ing headquarters have been main
tained in the downtown district.
Last December suit was instituted
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CITY CALLS. EXPERT WITNESS
Major Babcock Declares Im
provement Is Blocked.
PARENT UNIT BLAMED
Local Official Alleged to Be Tied
Down by Xcw Tork and San
. Francisco Offices.
SALEM. Or.. July 22. (Special.)
Control of officials of the Oregon di
vision of the Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph company by officials of the
American Telephone & Telegraph
company, under which the local .of
ficials are not permitted to suggest
or install equipment of the latest
type, is oie of the primary causes of
nign telephone rates in this state, ac
cording to the testimony given the
public service commission by Major
Garrison Babcock, a witness called by
the city 6f Portland today.
Major Babcock is a consulting tele
phone engineer of 20 years' ex
perience and his testimony today
indicated that not onJy has he had
much experience with telephone serv
ice, but in addition Is an expert wit'
ness.
Major Max Be Recalled.
Late this afternoon Assistant At
torney Tomlinson announced that he
would probably recall Major Babcock
Monday morning when the hearing
is resumed here. After Attorney Tom
linson has concluded the direct ques
tioning the city's witness will be
turned over to the attorneys of the
telephone company and then the fire
works are considered certain to be
gin.
Major Babcock has devoted much
of his life to the independent tele
phone field, and naturally is not con
nected -with the Bell interests. He
was a star witness for the city of
Peoria, 111., when that city was op
posing an application for an increase
in telephone rates.
Hard Quia Is Kneed.
As a result of his work in that city
officials and attorneys of the tele
phone company have recognized in
him a formidable opponent, and when
the time comes for cross-examination
it is certain that they will do all pos
sible to break down his testimony.
Major Babcock told the commission
today that the principal reason for
high rates in Oregon was the use of
obsolete equipment which proved ex
pensive and an over-manned and
over-officialed organization in the
Oregon division of the telephone
company.
The control of the Oregon officials
by men associated with the parent
company in New York, Major Babcock
contended, was a distinct detriment
to the state of Oregon.
Equipment Held Obsolete.
"In fact, it is inconceivable to me
that free minded men who are com
petent far beyond the average man
engaged in th same field, would con
struct, maintain and operate a
good and efficient telephone service,
the obsolete equipment that I ob
served in Portland," said Major Bab
cock. r
"But it would not be tactful, nor
would it be an insurance for the
continuation of their positions, for
them to suggest any improvements
which did not come to them through
tne cnsnneia wnicn are Known as
engineering improvements and sug
gestions, worked out by officials o
the parent company in New York."
Attorney Tomlinson asked the wit
ness if, in his opinion, the telephone
properties in Oregon could be oper
atea more emcieniiy ana more
economically if such properties wer
not under the control of the paren
company.
Improvement Way Is Seen.
"That would depend upon whethe
the officials in Oregon received abso
lute freedom of control," the witness
asserted.
"Assuming that their freedom
control was absolute, what is you
opinion?" asked Attorney Tomlinson.
"If freedom of control was abso
lute, the telephone properties in Ore
gon could be rehabilitated, improved
and expanded rapidly and it would be
a great economic achievement for the
people of this state."
Major Babcock advocated the use
of the semi-automatic telephone sys
tem for 100 per cent efficiency and
told the commission that this system
had been installed in Lima, O.,- and
proved so successful that one of the
leading newspapers of that city had
published a first page article in which
it was held that the remarkable
achievement of telephone service in
that city had made Lima famous
throughout the world.
Same Results Held Possible.
Officials in Oregon, the major tes
tified, if freed of dictation from New
York and San Francisco, could accom
plish the same results for the state
that were effected in Lima.
When Attorney Tomlinson asked
the witness if lower rates would ob
tain if the telephone system of the
state were taken from the control of
the parent company and operated by
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George Washington, Susquehanna,
President Grant, America and
Agamemnon Are Held.
NEW YORK, July 22. Five of the
argest and finest steamships in the
United States merchant marine, which
had been chartered to the United
States Mail Steamship company, were
seized tonight by representatives of
the United States shipping board, be
cause of an alleged violation of con
tract.
The seized vessels, all ex-German
liners, are the George Washington,
America, Susquehanna, Pre si dent
Grant and Agamemnon.
The shipping board representatives
were accompanied . by United States
Attorney Haywood and United States
Marshal McCarthy. A representative
of the 'shipping board and a deputy
United States marshal were left on
each ship.
Failure of the steamship company
to pay rentals which aggregated up to
the time of the seizure about $400,000
was given as the principal reason for
the board's action by Elmer Schlesin
ger, its general counsel.
Four other vessels also under char
ter to the United States Mail Steam
ship company, which are now on the
high seas, will be taken over by the
shipping board as soon as they re
turn to American ports, Mr. Schles-
Inger added.
Seizure of the steamships, Mr.
Schlesinger explained, was definitely
decided upon at a meeting of officials
of th- United States shipping board
n Washington last night. Other lax
ities in carrying out the contract
under which the ships were chartered,
besides rentals being overdue, were
alleged.
The ships seized vary from 20,000
to 25,000 tons. They were taken over
by the government during the war.
The George Washington, one of the
finest of the five, carried. President
Wilson to Europe for the peace con
ference. Mr. Schlesinger said that about
$1,000,000 recently had been spent in
reconditioning the vessel, which is
scheduled to depart for Europe from
this port July 30 with a large passen
ger list.
In order that persons who already
had booked passage may not be in
convenienced, Mr. Schlesinger said
that if "no other company or no one
else" could be found to operate the
vessel, she would be run by the ship
ping board.
Before completing the formalities
of seizure Mr. Schlesinger visited the
offices of the . steamship company, he
declared, and there informed" Charles
Mayer, chairman of the company's
board of direotors, of the action about
to be taken and the reasons therefor.
TULSA POLICEMAN GUILTY
Suspended Chief Convicted of Race
Riot Charges.
TULSA, Okla., July 22. John A.
Gustafson. suspended chief of police.
tonight was found guilty by a jury
of having failed to take proper pre
cautions for public safety on the
r.ight and day of the recent race riots
here, and also guilty on another
count of conspiracy to free automo
bile thieves and collect rewards.
The jury deliberated six hours.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
86 degrees; minimum. 58; clear.
TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds.
Foreign.
France. Insists on troops' movement.
Page 1.
Irish factions seem to cling to old ideals
Page 3.
France declared ready to disarm. Page 18.
National.
Bergdoll bribe charge denied by army
major. Page 1.
Poindexter thinks capital ships are needed
. despite bombing demonstration. Page 2.
Japanese emigration .treaty to be investi
gated, rage .
Government to proceed with plans for dis
armament conference. Page 1.
Bill for protection of maternity and in
fancy passed by senate. Page 4.
President will present to congress his plan
. for funjig debts of railroads. Page 4.
Nation's tax likely to be 14.000.000.000.
Page 1.
Domestic.
New gun may hurl five tons 200 miles.
Parte 2.
Shipping board selxes five big - liners.
Page 1.
IlllnoLf governor wins point in battle over
arrest. Page 1.
Rich Indian's white wife admits writing
to Dempsey. Page o.
Roseburg dentist reported in San Fran
cisco. Page 4.
Pacific Northwest.
Editors of Oregon convene at Bend. Page 5.
Governor defends Washington administra
tive code, I'age a.
Phone equipment is declared obsolete.
Page 1.
Sports.
Confessions lost in Sox baseball scandal
Page 12.
Pacific Coast league results: Fan Fran
cisco 5. Portland 0: Salt Lake 5, Oak
land 3; Los Angeles S. Seattle 3; Sacra
mento 2. Vernon T. rage J -.
James Barnes wins nation's golf title.
Page 12.
Baseball fans favor ousting McCredies.
Page 12.
Three more bouts put on Wednesday night's
card. Page i-.
Trapmen divided Into two classes for Sep
tember shoot ot Portland Gun club.
Pago 13.
Commercial and Marine.
Wheat develops strength locally. Page 19.
Hoes go down at sioc-arua. x-age iv.
Wheat closes nervous at jChicago. Page 19.
vw York atoca marmiw uuii. x-age in.
Portland's export Increase leads all other
coast pons.
Japanese capture Portland wheat trade
Page IS.
Portland nd Vicinity.
Apricots arrive in large quantities.
Pre 10.
Andrew Holeman. assailant of policeman.
caught, rnle.il.
Divine healer held for aelling mining
totock. Page 1.
Terms on terminal rouse auto owners.
Page 6. . "
Charge Made by Slacker's
Mother Declared False.
$6500 DEPOSIT EXPLAINED
House Committee Is Told It
Was War Investment. "
BRUCE CAMPBELL HEARD
Officer at First Is Reticent to Tes
tify, After Being Hurriedly
Called to Washington.
WASHINGTON. r. C. July 22.
Major Bruce R. ' Campbell of the
United States army told a house in
vestigating committee today that hot
a single penny of the $6300 placed by
him with a Wall street firm for stock
market trading last year was re
ceived from the Bergdoll family.
Flatly denying the charge by Mrs.
Emma C. Bergdoll of Philadelphia
that he had received 15000 to aid in
obtaining freedom for Grover C. Berg
doll, her son, who evaded the draft.
Major Campbell declared that the sum
sent to the brokers was his own
money, hidden by his wife at her
home since the early days of the
war.
The major, called here hurriedly
without opportunity to examine the
charges against him, first declined to '
testify at this time as to the source'
of the fund.
Money Is Explained.
But, pressed hard by the commit
tee, he turned about suddenly and
told of the hidden treasure, and a
moment later related in detail how a
J500 investment, placed with the late
Milton Young of Lexington, Ky., be
fore the war, grew to J6000 by 1917.
It was this same sum, he said, that
was hidden away and later shifted to
Wall street and lost.
Frofesswg ignorance as to how the
.Young investment had increased.
Major Campbell said that it had been
turned back to him by a man, still
living, but whose name he declined
at the moment to give. Then in the
midst of a sharp exchange with a
committeeman, Campbell broke in, de
claring. "Oh, .hell, it was my father."
Reticence Is Explained.
At this point the committee decided
to call the father, William R. Camp
bell of Lexington, who was asked to
come here at once.
Extremely reluctant to touch upon
family affairs to clear- himself of the
charges. Major Campbell declared that
it had been his purpose to ask time
that he might be able to corroborate
fully every word of his testimony. It
was for this reason, he said, that he
did not want to disclose all of his
evidence until he had been allowed
time to submit proof in denial of
the accusations.
Injustice Is Charged.
The major asserted that a "fright
ful" injustice had been done him by
the committee in permitting Mrs.
Bergdoll and a representative of the
brokers to testify when he was not
present.
He protested vigorously that an
agent of the army intelligence serv
ice in inspecting his bank account at
New York had not shown that at a
prior date he had more than $3000
on deposit.
A telegram, he said, had been sent
to the bank, requesting that it
verify his statement to this effect
and to send its answer in care ox
Chairman Peters.
At various times Major Campbell
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BUILDING NEW FAIR ON
SUCCESS OF OLD.
Portland will be hostess to
the world in 1925, when she
opens her great exposition. It
will be successful, for the city
is no tyro at the game. Do
you remember
The Lewis and Clark fair
of 1905?
Small, of course, by com
parison with the project ahead,
but. fraught with many les
sons. It, too, was beautiful
and represented a dream ful
filled. In the Sunday issue, with
two full pages of photographic
views of the Lewis and Clark
fair, there will appear a spe
cial article contrasting the
past with the present -and
clearly demonstrating how the
lessons of our former exposi
tion promise success for the
great civic enterprise of four
years hence.
Turn to it in tomorrow's big
issue, pages 4 and 5 of sec
tion 5.
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