VOL. LX NO. 18,975
Entered at Prtli4 (Oregon)
Postoffiee as 8eondjr"se Mutter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTE3IBER 14, 1921
TRICE FIVE CENTS
SHIPPING BUTTLE
IRISH NEGOTIATIONS
1921 PROFITS TAX
VOTED IN SENATE
CURRAN REPUBLICAN
NOMINEE IN GOTHAM
FOUL ANOTHER SNAG
UNEXPECTED PITCH ARISES
TO DELAY COXFEREXCE.
ATTEMPTED JAIL BREAK DE
XIED BY ACCUSED DENTIST.
COALITION' CANDIDATE WINS
MAYORALTY PRIMARY.
NEW LAW ON PARKING ;
IN EFFECT TOMORROW
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CELL OF BRUMFIELD
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iEDNDLE TRIHL
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Local U. S. Attorney Gets
Command to Proceed.
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Recognition Given Columbia-Pacific
Line.
SEATTLE SERVICE IS .CUT
Board Effects Consolidation
Here and at Puget Sound.
DECISION FOLLOWS FIGH
Mr. Chamberlain Vigorously Pro
tests Throwing Out Local Com
pany and AVIns Point. '
THE OREGON'IAN NEWS BUREAU
Washington, D. C., Sept. 13. The
hipping: board, as a body, today
settled the long standing: controversy
over trans-Pacific shinning out of
Portland) and Seattle, and perempto
rily ordered that in the future only
one line each should operate between
these ports and the orient Portland's
trans-Pacific business will be haq
died by the home company, the Co
lumbia-Pacific .and Seattle's business
will be handled by the Pacific Steam
ship company. The effect of this de
cision is to eliminate the Admiral
line from Portland territory, so -far
as trans-Pacific trade is concerned,
and to concentrate in the Pacific
Steamship company the business now
handled out of Seattle by that line,
Frank Waterhouse and Struthers &
Dixon.
This decision, which resulted in
positive orders being sent to Mr. Ebey
at San Francisco, was not reached
without a fight In fact today's see
sion of the board was one of the
stormiest of its tempestuous career.
Mr. Chamberlain was 5n the thick of
the fracas, but came out on top in
the fight he made for recognition of
the local company at Portland.
Dlnpnte of Long Standing.
The dispute over the. routing of
trans-Pacific business from both
Portland and Seattle has been of long
standing, and originated with the or
der of the shipping board to Mr. Ebey
to cut down expenses. The Pacific
Steamship company, which maintains
a representative permanently in
Washington, and which has been all
powerful in times past, was early In
the field striving not only to monopo
lize the trans-Pacific shipping out of
Puget sound, but through the Admiral
line, also to control this trade out of
Portland. And the original orders of
the San Francisco office of the ship-
ling board apparently were drawn to
favor the Pacific Steamship company.
By the time the row came to a head
Mr. Ebey had reached Washington,
and immediately protests sent to the
shipping board from Portland were
brought to Mr. Ebey's attention by
Mr. Love, director of traffic.
Several times Mr. Ebey and Mr.
Love undertook to adjust the differ
ences with respect to concentration
of service out of Portland, but their
conferences got nowhere and finally
today Mr. Chamberlain forced the
Issue at the meeting of the entire
board, and the result was as indicated
Above.
Recognition Starts Tronble.
It was demonstrated at today's
meeting that at the present time there
is not sufficient trans-Pacific busi
ness out of either Portland or Seattle
tr justify the maintenance and opera
tion of more than one line out of
Portland and one out of Seattle, and
it was agreed that in the interest of
economy, there should be a consolida
tion at both ports. As to this point
there was no difference of opinion
But when it came to determining
which of the two lines at Portland
thould be hereafter recognized and
supported by the shipping board, real
trouble started, and the effective
work of the Pacific Steamship com
pany's representative was seen. There
was a decided sentiment In the board
in favor of throwing out the Columbia-Pacific
and giving the Port
land business to the Admiral line. To
this proposition Mr. Chamberlain en
tered a most vigorous protest and his
argument for recognition of the local
company had to be reinforced stoutly
before It was accepted.
The consolidation at Portland will
take effect October 2; at Seattle the
Struthers & Dixon service will sus
pend next month and Waterhouse
service will suspend in November.
Telegram Sent Mr. Ebey.
An official telegram was sent by
the shipping board after today's con
ference to Mr. Ebey at San Fran
cisco reading as follows:
"In accordance with the board's
policy of retrenchment and with a
view to most economical operation,
it has been decided to confine Colum
bia river trans-Pacific service to one
operator, with authority to load for
Japan, Shanghai and ports north of
Shanghai, this authority to be ex
tended to South China and the Philip
pines later. Service will be operated
by the Columbia-Pacific Shipping
company. It is desired to make this
change with as little embar.-assment
as possible to ex'sting operators, but
desired to complete Admiral line
mailings with Montague October 2.
Their bookings for shipment after
that date to be turned over to the
Columbia-Pacific. Please arrange ac
cordingly. Issuing necessary r.ot'fica-
Agents From De Valera Call Upon
Lloyd George for Further
Data on Proposals.
LONDON", Sept. 13. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) An unexpected hitch
has arisen in the Irish negotiations-
Premier Lloyd George, who is at Gair
sVch, Scotland, today received Harry
Boland, secretary to Eamonn de Va
lera, and Joseph McGrath, another
Sinn Fein representative, according to
an official communication issued to
night, and Messrs. Boland and Mc
Grath started back to Dublin witn
his explanation of certain points in
the government's proposals for con
sideration by the Dail Eireann. It was
said Mr. de Valeria's reply dealing
with the question of accepting or
not accepting the invitation to a con
ference will not be delivered until
Friday? or Saturday.
It is understood that the letter
which McGrath and Boland bore to
the premier asked for fresh explana
tion of the British government's latest
communication and that these points
are of vital importance, necessitating
return of the couriers to Dublin for
consultation with Mr. de Valera and
his colleagues.
The new developments will delay
the proposed conference between the
government and the Irish plenipoten
tiaries beyond September 20, the date
suggested by Mr. Lloyd George. Ap
parently nothing had been ' definitely
decided as yet on the composition of
the Irish delegation. Michael Collins.
commander of the Irish republican
army, is mentioned now as a possible
delegate, -and it is still possible Mr.
de Valera will consent to head the
delegation. -
LOAN ACT IMPORTANT
Boise Banker' Appointed on Credits
Committee by Senator.
BOISE, Idaho,. Sept. 13 (Special.)
John Tjiomas, chairman of the re
publican state central committee Aid
prominent banker of Gooding, has
been appointed by Senator Gooding as
one of the committee which will pass
on loans under the agricultural cred
its amendment to the war finance cor
poration act, Senator Gocding an'
nounced here Tuesday. Mr. Thomas
is the only one so far named in Idaho
on this committee.
The amendment to the war finance
corporation act known as the agri
cultural credits bill, makes it possi
ble," said Senator Gooding, "for the
war finance corporation to loan up
to Jl. 000, 000. 000 for the purpose of
financing agricultural products. By
many this is regarded as one of the
most important laws enacted by con
gress during the past session. The
money can be loaned eiihe-r through
banks or direct to people who buy and
sell and deal in agricultural products.
including associations of farmers.
GRAIN GROWERS FINANCED
$11,300,000 Now Available for
Marketing AVlieat Crop.
SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 13. To
finance the Immediate needs of the
Northwest Wheat Growers, Inc., a co
operative organization of wheat
growers of Washington, Oregon,
Idaho and Montana, bankers' of Spo
kane, Seattle and Portland have
raised Jl. 300,000, George A. Jewett,
general manager of the association,
announced here today.
This amount, with the $10,000,000
promised by the war finance corpora
tion, Mr. Jewett said, would provide
ample funds to finance the marketing
of this year's wheat pool of from
30,000,000 to 33,000,000 bushels.
Eugene Meyer Jr., managing direc
tor of the war finance corporation,
conferred with Mr. Jewett here today
concerning the funds to be advanced
by the corporation.
VETERAN GETS NO BONUS
Enlistment in Emergency, Not
Service, Held Decisive.
OLTMPIA, Wash.. Sept. 13. Per
formance of service with the military
forces of the United States between
April S, 1917. and November 11, 1918,
does not entitle Max Maxlmilllan to
a bonus under the state compensation
law, because he enlisted in the army
1914 as a vocation and not to de
fend his country in the hour of peril.
ccording to a supreme court decision
handed down today affirming the
judgment of the Thurston county
ccurt.
Maximlllian enlisted for three years
in the regular army and four in the
eserve, testimony tended to show.
nd the fact that he was required to
tay in service in 191T to serve out
his reserve period, the court held.
cannot be construed as an enlistment
DETOUR TRACK IS LAID
Through Service, Interrupted by
Burning Rail Bore, Restored.'
HOOD RIVER. Or., Sept. 13. (Spe-
:al.) Crews tonight completed a de
tour track around the 600-foot tun
nel, timbers of which were burned
Out by a fire that started Saturday
afternoon, and through service was
restored with the passage of the
westbound Oregon-Washington lim
ited. Completion of the temporary
track was retarded through necessity
of laying a portion of It on trestle
work over the Columbia river.
Relining the tunnel will require
several weeks, as the heat of the fire
scaled the rock badly and debris,
already six feet deep in the bore,
Repeal of Law January 1,
1922, Is Favored.
CORPORATION INCOMES HIT
Assessment of 15 Per Cent
Is Recommended. '
HOUSE BILL IS AMENDED
Chairman Penrose Says "Work With
Levy Sections Probably Will ,
Be Finished Today.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept. 15.
Corporations would be required to
pay excess profits taxes for another
year under a decision today of the
senate finance committee, which
finally approved a provision in the
house bill repealing these taxes as of
January 1 next instead of last Janu
ary 1 as .recommended by Secretary
Mellon.
The committee also inserted a pro
vision in the house measure repealing
the capital stock tax, effective next
year, and adopted an amendment in
creasing the corporation income tax
from 10 to 15 per cent instead of
12, effective next January 1.
These represented the major deci
sions reached today at two sessions,
although it was said officially that
the committee practically had decided
to amend the house bill to continue
the tax on express packages and oil
transported by pipe line.
TranHportatton Tax Up.
Whether any portion of the taxes
on the transportation of freight and
passengers will be retained after next
January 1 will depend. Chairman Pen
rose said, on the report to be made
tomorrow by the treasury as to the
savings in expenditures expected to
be made this fiscal year by the vari
ous government departments.
Thia report was called for today by
the committee, which was represented
as taking . the - position that . it could
not complete the levy sections of the
bill until it had more detailed infor
mation as to how the departments
expected to accomplish the 3350,000,
000 cut agreed on at the tax confer
ence last month.
With th's information in - hind.
Chairman Penrose said the committee
probably could get through with all
of the levy sections of the bill to
morrow. President to Pay Tax.
Provisions in the bouse bill stricken
out today included those exempting
from the income tax the salaries of
the president and the judges of fed
eral courts,, the first S500 of Income
from Investments in building and
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WHY NOT LET OUR NUMEROUS STREET LOAFERS EXPLAIN TO THE JUDGE HOW THEY
CAN WEAR GOOD CLOTHES WITHOUT WORKING?
Streets Xo Lo'O ypen for
Lcavir,0 -ars.
Portland motorists must take care
where they park their machines to
morrow morning, for the new traffic
ordinance restricting parking in the
congested area will gd into effect
then.
While members of tne traffic bu
reau of the police department intend
to conduct an educational campaign
for a limited time, all motorists are
urged by Police Captain Lewis to
study the regulations and aid the
traffic officers In carrying out the
terms of the ordinance.
One important feature of the ordi
nance is the elimination of left-hand
turns in the Inner congested district
bounded by Broadway, Third, Yam
hill and Stark streets. The purpose
of this elimination is. to avoid con
gestion and speed up traffic as much
as possible.
The council has made illegal the
parking of machines, which has been
defined by City Attorney Grant as
meaning the placement of a car with
out a person in It competent to move
it on Morrison, Washington and Alder
streets. On other streets within the
congested area tjie parking limit is
30 minutes. In an area which circles
the inner district parking is limited
to two Jiours.
It is the idea of the council that
persons who desire to park machines
all day should go to a point removed
from the business section, and thus
give the available space in the down
town section to persons who are
transacting business. -
Signs have been provided in every
block as a guide to the motorists and
all persons are urged. If in doubt, to
refer to the sign as a guide to the
time which they are permitted to
leave their cars in any certain block.
The restrictions, as taken from the
new ordinance are as follows:
The ordinance makes it unlawful to
park any machine unless occupied by
a person- competent to move it on
any of the following streets, and
with a competent person at the wheel
allows parking only for 30 minutes:
Madison street from the east lrne of
Second street to the river. Including Madi
son or Hawthorne bridge ' and its ap
proaches, and Hawthorne avenue between
the river and the east line of East First
street
Morrison at net,- includin g Morrison
bridge across the Willamette river, and
East Morrison street from the eaot. aid f
Best Tenth street to the east side of Eaat
Water street
Alder street from the east side of Tenth
street to the east side of Front street
Washington street from the east aide of
Tenth street to the east side of First
street
Stark street from the. west side of
Front street to the west harbor line of
the Willamette river.
Ankeny street from the east line of
Park street to the west line of Broadway,
and Ankeny street, from Ute east line of
Sixth street to the west harbor line of the
Willamette river.
Burnslde street, Including Burnslde
bridge, and Bast Burnslde street, from the
east line of Front street to the east line of
East Third street.
Qlisan street Including' the steel bridge
a-nd Its approaches across the Willamette
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Word Doubted by Officers, Al
though Halfbrced Fellow
Prisoner Takes Blame.
ROSEEURG, Or., Sept. 13. (Spe
cial.) An attempt to break jail was
made from the celt occupied by Dr.
Brumfield some time during last
night, officers found this morning
when breakfast was carried to the
doctor and his cellmate, J. R. "Chief
Balliet.
Which of the two made the attempt
was put in doubt when Brumfield de
nied any implication and Balliet took
the blame on himself. '
However, evidence found this after
noon In a second search of the jail
lea tne orncers to c-eneve mi
Brumfield was the one to blame,
spite of the assertions or Haiiiet mat
he alone was responsible for spring
ing the door of the cell in which he
and the dentist, held for the murder of
Dennis Russell, are confined. The
small "iron bar with which the door
was bent was one used to support a
caging in the upstairs cell where the
dentist was confined when first
brought back to Roseburg. As there
are no other bars of this nature in
the jail at any other place it is be
lieved that the dentist b-ought this
one with him when he was transferred
to the lower floor.
When breakfast was taken to the
prisoners it was found impossible to
open the door without great diffi
culty as ' the bars had been so badly
sprung it was difficult to move the
bolts. A hasty search was made and
a part of the tools used were located.
Later in the day another search took
place, at which time the entire jail
was carefully gone over and every
thing which might be used in future
attempts was removed.
In springing the door a small bar
sharpened at one end and bent into
hook form at the other was used, to
gether with the side rails from a
metal bedstead, and the handle of a
case knife. The door of the cage is
of an old type and is so constructed
that by springing the upper portion
only a short distance a man can easily
squeeze through. After getting out of
the cage it Is an easy matter to es
cape, as the Douglas county jail Is an
antiquated affair and in a dilapidated
condition.
Chief Balliet, a halfbreed, held on
a charge of passing bad checks, as
sumed all guilt. He said that Dr.
Brumfield gave him no help and that
If such help had been given he would
have escaped. Brumfield refused to
discu'ss-the afair other than to say
that he had nothing to do with it. The
place from which the bar was removed
was located, the officers said, having
been taken from the upstairs cell.
It is concluded that it was removed
by the dentist at the time h was con
fined upstairs and that he was plan
ning at that time to make an escape.
Last night's attempt would doubtless
have been successful if there had
been stronger tools, but the bar and
bed rails were not enough to move
the door sufficiently to enable a man
to squeeze through. The guard kept
over the Jail at night heard none of
the movements of the prisoners and
asserted that the attempt must have
been made after 6 o'clock this morn-
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CITIZENSHIP PAPERS TARGET
Alleged Austrian Agent to
Face Federal Judge.
I nil MP CDY IC PU ARRCH
in.AIUIIMU Orl 10 UnrtnULU
Attorney-General Daugherty Tells
Lester Humphreys to Try
ex-Consul Here.
Continuation of proceedings to can
cel the citizenship papers of Joseph
Woerndle, alleged agent of the Aus
trian government during the war, was
ordered yesterday by Attorney-General
Daugherty in a telegram to
United States Attorney Humphreys.
Mr. Humphreys started the proceed
ings against Woerndle in April. In
June he was directed by the attorney
general to make a full report on the
case, and the general impression was
created that the demand for a full
report on the case meant a discontinu
ance of any governmental effort to
take away Woerndle's citizenship pa
pers. German organizations in Fort
land and throughout the state passed
resolutions lauding Woerndle for his
"Americanism," while hundreds of
telegrams from citizens and veter
ans' organizations have been, directed
to the department of justice calling
for the continuation of the proceed
ings against Woerndle.
Woerndle Austrian Consnt
Before America entered the war.
Woerndle was the local consul for
the Austrian government. In 1917
Hans Boehm, an agent of the German
government who was formerly an
employe of the Arlington club in
Portland, was arrested in England.
He had in his possession a passport
bearing the name of J. LeRoy
Thrasher. This passport was found;
to have been forged. It also de-1
veloped that In making his flight
from the United States, Boehm had
used the name of Woerndle.
Department of justice agents under
William R. Bryon made a raid or.
toth the office and the home of
Woerndle. There they found a diary,
and other evidence sufficient to cause
an Investigation that later brought
out the attempt on the part of the
local federal officials to cancel
Woerndle's citizenship papers.
Case to Be Harried.
As soon as Woerndle's attorneys
file an answer to the original charges
that were made against their client,
Mr. Humphreys will proceed with the
government's case, he declared last
night. The proceeding will not be in
the nature of a jury trial but will
consist of a hearing before one of the
federal judges. Arguments will be
presented by the attorneys and evi
dence Introduced on both sides. The
judge hearing the case will decide
whether or not Woerndle is to retain
his citizenship.
Mr. Humphreys charged that when
Woerndle took an oath to renounce
allegiance to all foreign powers,
princes and potentates, as required by
law, he made a mental reservation
excepting the central powers, and
that his attitude has been that of one
more loyal to his native country than
to the land of his adoption. He also
was accused of clothing Hans Boehm,
the German spy, with the safeguards
of American citizenship so that he
might travel to and from this country
in the performance of his work as a
spy for Germany. '
Passport Starts Tronble.
It was charged that in October,
1914, Woerndle applied to the depart
ment of state for a passport, alleg
ing that he wished to go abroad, and
that he requested that the passport
be sent to him at the Waldorf-Astoria
in New York. Boehm was al
leged to have received the passport
at the hotel and, to have used it for
identification in crossing the At
lantic. "
,A record of the government's Bide
of the case showed that Boehm re
turned to the United States In 1915
with alleged instructions relative to
the proposed destruction of the Cana
dian Pacific railroad. He was said
to have been one of the leaders of
the German espionage system In the
United States, and to have handled
much money used jn espionage work.
Boehm Known Here.
Boehm was In Portland for several
years. At one time he was chief of
the culinary department of the
Chamber of Commerce, later was
with the University club and with the
Arlington club. He married Miss
Helen Willis, of Dillard, Or., and was
the father of two children before be
took his family to a home near Ber
lin. .
Woerndle came to Portland In 1S97,
and obtained citizenship several
years later. He was born in Bavaria
and was well educated In the schools
of his native country. The fact that
he was the Austrian consul prior to
declaration of war with Germany
caused the department of Justice to
keep watch of him.
When informed that Boehm had
been captured in England with a
passport bearing Woerndle's name,
Mayor Hylan and Present Con
troller Room in a ted by Demo
crats Without Opposition.
NEW YORK,. Sept. 13. Henry H.
Curran,. coalition candidate, won the
republican nomination for mayor to
day over three opponents, leading his
nearest rival, F. H. Laguardia. presi
dent of the board of aldermen, by a
vote of almost three to one.
Judge R L. Haskell, who made his
camnalsrn on the wet issue, ran a
close third, and W. M. Bennett, for
mer state senator, was a poor fourth.
The vote with 1223 out of 273S dis
tricts missing, was: Curran, 56,576;
Bennett, 2497; Haskell, 18,533; La
guardia, 21,240.
The other principal coalition nomi
nees, Charles C. Lockwood for con
troller, and Vincent Gilroy, Indepen
dent democrat, led their opponents
by overwhelming pluralities.
Mayor Hylan and Controller Craig
were renominated without opposition
in the democratic primaries.. Murray
Hurlburt received the democratic
nomination for president of the board
of aldermen without a contest.
ALLIES DEMAND PLOTTERS
Turkish Conspirators Mu.st Re Sur
rendered Within Week.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 1J. (By
the Associated Press.) Allied author
ities here have invited the Turkish
government to surrender the men in
volved in the revolutionary plot, dis
covery of which was announced here
yesterday. These persons must be
turned over to the allies within a
week or the government will be held
responsible.
The conspirators will be tried by
an allied court-martial. British troops
are disarming the population.
NOTED PRELATE STRICKEN
Bishop Thomas O'Gorman Sustains
Stroke of Paralysis.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D Sept 13.
Right Rev. Thomas O'Gorman, the
venerable Catholic bishop of the east
ern diocese of South Dakota, today
sustained a stroke of paralysis and
was in an unconscious condition.
He is 78 years old and for many
years has been one of the most prom
inent churchmen of the northwest.
BAR ON CLANS PROPOSED
Louisiana Lawmaker Would Pro
hibit Secret Organizations.
BATON ROUGE, La.. Sept. 13. A
bill to piohlbit organization of secret
societies whose membership Is not
known publicly and to provide penal
ties therefor was introduced in the
Louisiana legislature today.
The bill also would prohibit street
parads in disguise that seek to regu
late by threats of punishment the con
duct of persons.
KILAUEA AGAIN GROWLING
Sensational Eruption of Volcano
Is Expected Shortly.
HILO. Island of Hawaii. Sept. 13.
Rising lava and increasing activity
in the fire pit of the volcsno of Ki-
lauea. 30 miles from here, indicate a
sensational eruption in the near fu
ture.
Professor Thomas A. Jaggar Jr., in
charge of the volcano observatory.
made this announcement today.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 73
degrees; minimum, 4tt degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; northerly winds.
Foreign. '
Irish negotiations hit another snac. Psg 1.
Japan to fo on building navies. Pace 5
Thirty-five nations eager to get 11 places
on international court of league.
Page 2.
National.
1921 profits tax voted in senate- Page 1.
Shipping battle won by Portland. Page 1.
Secretary Hoover promises to study rec
lamation plans to give employment to
Jobless men. Page 3.
Attorney-general no easy mark for poli
ticians, says Mark Sullivan. Page 4.
"Domestic.
New mode requires four hats in year.
Page 3.
Minneapolis near to normal basis. Page 2.
Sister who aids alien to enter America
faces deportation to roiana. fsge 3.
Perjury la scented In Arbuckle case.
, Page 1.
Reports from flood district In Texas bring
death list up to nearly 200. Pag z
Murder plot chief hunted by police. Page 4.
Investigators now busy probing colorful
past of "Fatty" Arbuckle. Page 4.
Pacific Northwest.
Brumfield's cell tampered with. Page L
Gardner believed to be cornered. Pag 9.
Sports.
Grey Worthy beats Empire state record.
Page 12.
Tllden and Johnston to ie net duelists
today. Page 13.
Pacific Coast league results: At PeattI
a. Portland 2: at Los Angeles 7. Vernon
4; at ban Francisco 3. Oakland 11; at
Sacramento . Salt take 7. Pag 12.
Denver Ed Martin to fight Tiny Herman
September St. Page IS.
Commercial and Marine.
Boxed apple markets open with prices
firm. Page 21.
Continued drouth In Argentina sends Chi
cago wheat up. Page 21.
Stocks firm with gains in all quarters of
list. Pag 21.
Three wheat cargoes leave port In day.
Page 20.
rortland and Vicinity.
New law on parking 'is effective tomorrow.
Page 1.
City council to call special election to sub
mit expoffltioK. tax proposition. Page 10.
Lumber price oft 38 to 04 per cent
Page 14.
Trial of Joseph Woerndle ordered. Pag 1.
Man and wife charged with co-operating in
hold-up business. Page 13.
Support of business men tor livestock
how urged. Page 11.-
Conflicting Testimony Is
Laid to Women.
GRAND JURY STILL AT WOPJC-
Conflict Alleged in Miss Zey
Prevost's Stories.
DEFENDANT IGNORES ALL
Film Actor I'ajs Xo Attention to
Anyone or Anything Except
Talcs of Witnesses.
san Francisco. Sept. is. The
grand Jury was called into speclnl
session tonight In the Roscoo Ar
buckle case to hear testimony from
Miss Zeh Prevost and Miss Alice
Blake concerning the party In the mo
tion picture comedian's hotel suite
lijre which led to the death of Miss
Virginia Kappe, a film actress.
Miss rrevoat testified before the
grand Jury last night, but District
Attorney Mathew A. Brady said he
believed she had committed perjury,
because her statements varied from
the original story which caused Ar
buckle to be booked at the city prison
cn a murder charge.
Today she and Miss Blake were ex
amined at the district attorney's of
fice, after which Brady sent out the
grand Jury call.
Coroner's Jury "till Oat.
The second day's session of the
coroner's Inquest failed to complete
the Inquiry Into tlje cause of Miss
Rappe'a death, although Coroner T.
B. W. Leland announced that only
the statements of Miss Prevost. Miss
Blake and the autopsy surgeon re
mained to be taken before the cor
oner's Jury could retire to report a
verdict.
Arbuckle sat motionless and expres
sionless In his chair practically all
day long, hearing the testimony to the
coroner's Jury of Mrs. Bambina M.
Delmont. who swore to a formal com
plaint charging him with the murder
of Miss Happe, and to the stories of
Al Semnarher, Los Angeles moving
picture producer, and of the nurses
who attended Miss Rappe.
Semnacher Denies Drinking?.
Semnncher was the only participant
in the hotel party who has testified
so far to having abstained from liquor
on that occasion. He said he never
drank, but his knowledge of the af
fair was limited by the fact that he
left the party early, to return Just at
a time when two or tne women re
ported that Miss Rappe was very ill.
The next day, however, he said. Miss
Rappe accused Arbuckle of having
Injured her.
Two of the three nurses said Miss
Rappe had mentioned Arbucklc's
name, and one of them. Miss Vera
Cumberland, testified that she with
drew from the case because the pa
tient was not getting adequate medi
cal attention and because proper ex
aminations were not being made to
determine the nature of her injury.
Contradictions Are Alleged.
According to Mrs. Jean Jameson,
Mlig Rappe made contradictory state
ments, first that Arbuckle attacked
her, then that ahe did not know what
had happened to her. '
At another time the patient de
clared, Mrs. Jameson said, that Ar
buckle ought to pay for her hospital
treatment.
Miss Cumberland said Mlxa Rapp
told her she had had an adventure at
the party with Arbuckle which she
did not want her friend Henry Lehr
man to know about.
Clothing worn by Miss -Rappe was
exhibited by Captain of Detectives
Duncan Matheson. It was badly torn.
Semnacher testified that he had
picked up the clothing in the hotel
room, where Miss Rappe was found,
and taken it to Los Angeles with
him. but on his return to Los Angeles
again last Saturday had Instructed
his son by telephone to turn it o.er
to the Los Angeles police.
bowalrl Ala Qneatloned.
Examination by District Attorney
Brady of Miss Prevost, motion pic
ture bathing girl, who is alleged to
have been an unwilling witness be
fore the grand jury last night divided
Interest today with the second day
of the inquest Into Miss Itappe'g
death.
Brady announced that he wished to
determine if Miss Prevost, who was
present at the party In which Miss
Rappe Is alleged to have been fatally
hurt was Influenced to perjure her
self before the grand Jury. WMIe
this examination was going on Miss
Alice Blake, a showgirl, alto an Im
portant witness, was brought in, set
ting at rest reports that she had fled
through fear of notoriety.
She was questioned likewise.
Ko Statement la Made.
Brady would make no statement
regarding examination of the girls
other than that he expected to rail
the grand Jury together tonight and
that the girls would be witnesses.
Arbuckle spent tne day at the in
quest. He sat in rapt Interest while
Mrs. Delmont detailed thi drinking,
the dancing and other Incidents of the
hotel party.
She told of the first gathering of
the party of three, Miyi Happe. A I
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