VOL I 'n 18 OIO fntsred at Portland lOregon)
PORTLAND, OREGON. MONDAY, SEPTE3IIJEK 19, 1921
PRICJ. FIVE CENTS
BRIDGE SPANS DELAY
TROLLEYS 77 HOURS
LINN COURT POLICY
OREGON IS DRENCHED
BY HEAVY RAINFALL
FIRM NOTE GIVES
VESSEL RUNS AMUCK
AT ASTORIA WHARF
CHANGE IS DEMANDED
El
DECIDE TO STRIKE
OPEXIXGS ATtE CHECKED FOR
SOME SUGGEST RECALL AT
DOWXPOlTt IS WELCOMED BY
MAXY FARMERS.
ADMIRAL- KVAXS DAMAGES S
DOCKS AXD SCIIOOXEIl.
JULY. A'D AIGCST.
. MASS MEETING.
2 ROBBERS SHOT;
loot nvn
WOMEN GRILLED
IN ARBUCKLE CASE
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of Circus Treasure.
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Both Leap to Feet and Run
Opposite Ways Just as
Fire Is Opened.
THIRD MAN STILL SOUGHT
Two Women and Two Chil
dren in Nearby Auto Also
Taken Into Custody.
Two of the three highwaymen who
held up and robbed the Sells-Floto
circus pay-wagon of $30,000 in cash
and bank drafts at Vancouver, Wash.,
Friday night were lodged in the
Clarke county jail yesterday with
shotgun wounds and every cent taken
in the daring hold-up has been recov
ered. The third outlaw was believed
to be in hiding either in Portland or
Vancouver, with a serious gun wound
sustained the night of the robbery.
Two women and two little girls
were captured with the highway
men. The women were held at the
Vancouver jail without bonds as ac
complices, while the two little young
sters were being cared for at tlte
Lome of Fred Bowman, county pro
bation officer.
Tip Is Given by Farmer.
The captured men gave the names
of Ray Moore, aged 35, and Bert Or
cutt, aged 38. The women said they
were Mrs. Beth. Moore and Miss
Christine Gross. The two children
are Florine Moore, aged 13, and
Edna Moore, aged 4, daughters of
Kay and Mrs. Beth Moore. Miss
Gross said she was a Seattle wait
ress. She formerly lived at Yank
town, N. D., where relatives still
reside.
Information which led to the cap
ture was given V Vancouver author
ities by a farmer named Jerry
Riordian, who stumbled across the
cache while taking a short-cut
through the woods near La Center,
Wash., Saturday noon.
Men Looking for Cattle.
With Riordian was another youth
ramed Jay Kane. The young men
were looking for cattle in that sec
tion when they found the cache. The
two boys informed persons at La
Center of their discovery, and, ac
cording to report, they were advised
to keep the cache buried until the
circus should offer a reward. Then,
they were told, they could go dig it
up and claim the reward. But
Riordian refused this advice and in
sisted upon notifying Vancouver au
thorities at once.
Riordian, according to information
given out at the sheriff's office,
stumbled over a small log which had
leen placed in a seldom used path.
As he looked down, he saw a small
grip partially buried. Upon further
examination, he found it contained
bank drafts and other papers stolen
from the circus on the night of the
hold-up. Further search showed him
a deeper cache where the currency
and silver wera buried.
Information la Telephoned.
Riordian immediately telephoned
this information to the Vancouver
authorities, and early Saturday aft
ernoon a posse of police and deputy
sheriffs went to this point, two
miles south of the town of La Cen
ter, where they remained in hiding,
awaiting the return of the robbers.
It was about 2 o'clock yesterday
morning when a small touring car
stopped on the highway near this
cache. Two silent figures left the
machine and disappeared in the
woods.
A moment later they emerged in
the small clearing where the loot
had been hidden. As they knelt
('own on the rain-soaked earth to
recover their buried treasure they
were met with the command of
"Hands up."
Both Men Jump to Feet.
Instantly both men jumped . to
their feet and began running in
opposite directions. And just as
quickly the guns of the posse-men
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Survey Shows 1071 Traffic Ilalts
During Rush Periods of
Working Days.
A check of thepenlngg of four of
the five Willamette river brldgea In
the city during- July and August, made
by the Portland Railway, Light
Power company, showed that 1071
opening's were made In that time,
consuming a total of 77 hours and 7
minutes.
According to the report of the com
pany, the surveys of the number and
duration of bridge delays were eon
fined to the two rush-hour period,
from A. M. to 10 A M., and from 3
P. M. to S P. M., on week days only.
No check was made for Sunday and
none for the Morrison-street bridge,
which was not lr operation . during
the period. The total was made from
operations on the Hawthorne, Bum
side, O.-W. R. &. N., and Broadway
bridges.
Analysis of the figures showed that
there was an average of 18 openings
of the draw spans each day during the
busy periods, and an average delay
of 87 minutes a day.
Transportation officials of the
street railway company pointed out
that there are tens of thousands of
passengers and hundreds of street
cars crossing the bridges every hour
of the dally rush periods and that It Is
Impossible to maintain schedules un
der the existing conditions. However,
they offered no solution of the diffi
culty, but merely offered the statis
tics showing that ' bridge openings
cause a large share of the delays In
moving passenger traffic to and from
the east side. j
EIGHT-HOUR DAY ORDERED
First, Second and Third-Class Post
masters Must Stay on Job.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. Post
masters of the first, second and third
classes hereafter must put' In an
eight-hour day under' an order an
nounced yesterday by Postmaster
General Hays.
"Postmasters," the order adds,
"shall give their personal attention,
to the business and shall not absent
themselves therefrom for a longer
period than two days without written
authority. ,
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Suite Arranged to Appear as
When First Vacated.
FATTY' PASSES QUIET DAY
District Attorney Orders Member
' or Hotel Party Held Under
. Strict Surveillance.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 18. Several
women who heretofore have not ap
peared In connection with the charge
of murder on file here against Roscoe
C. (Fatty). Arbuckle, screen comedian,
were questioned today by District At
torney Matthew Brady and his assist
ants who are handling the case.
Until Brady announces the results
of : today's conferences with the
women. It will not be known whether
they will appear as witnesses against
Arbuckle. Their names were not
made public.
Arbuckle passed a quiet Sunday In
the Jail cell, which has been his resi
dence since a week ago last night.
when he was arrested on a charge of
murdering Miss Virginia Rappe, mo
tion picture actress, who died, ac
cording to accusers of Arbuckle, fol
lowing a drinking party In his hotel
suite here and as a result of mis
treatment by her host.
Arbuckle will remain In his cell
until Thursday, when his preliminary
examination begins on a murder com
plaint which was sworn to by Mrs.
Bambina Maud Delmont, a member of
the party In the actor's rooms.
A. C. Arbuckle of San Francisco snd
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Resolution Calling for New At
titude In County Affairs
v Management Is Adopted.
ALB ANT, Or, Sept. 18. (Special.)
A resolution favoring a change in
the present policy of management of
county affairs, even If It requires the
resignation or recall of the county
court, was adopted at a meeting In
the community house here yesterday,
attended by representative men from
many sections of the county. An en
larged committee, named by a com
mittee appointed originally by the
Pomona grange of the county to con
sider a proposed recall of the county
court, took part in the session.
There was considerable conserva
tive opinion with reference to the re
call. Opinion appeared to be directed
more at a' change of policy rather
than at the individuals composing the
court. Different speakers opposed
the recall of County Judge Bllyeu,
but favored a recall of the commis
sioners. Others favored a recall of
all of the members of the court, while
many announced that they opposed a
recall at all If a desired change of
policy was forthcoming.
The meeting was noteworthy In
that prominent farmers and business
men from many parts of the county,
men who are considered leaders in
their communities, attended.
While no definite steps toward a
recall were taken, a committee was
named to consider recall candidates
in the event that a change of policy
in county' management Is not ob
tained. This committee consists of
Grant Pirtle, Helke Ohling, M. Send
ers and B. D. Cuslck, all of Albany;
R. K. Burton of Harrisburg, Frank
Bayne of Peoria, W. W. Poland of
Shedd, Q. D. Harris of Lebanon, R. C.
Pepperllng of Crabtree, D. C. Thorns
of Scio and A. B. Mlllaap of Lebanon.
The resolution adopted, which sum
marises the opinion at the meeting
after a great deal of argument from
various viewpoints, follows:
Whereas, the business and financial
affairs of Linn county are In a deplor
able condition, and
Whereas, we believe this state of affairs
to be larsely the result of Inefficient snd
unbusinesslike methods of conducting the
county business, and
Whereas, there appears to be no pros-
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CACHE NEAR LA CENTER, WASH.
Hops, Grain and Other .Perishable
Crops Already Harvested.
Forest Fires Put Out.
Portlanders enjoyed a real old-fashioned
Oregon rain yesterday. Reports
received at the weather bureau also
Indicated that the rain was general
throughout this section, although the
precipitation at Portland waa heavier
than anywhere else.
The rain was welcomed by the
farmers throughout the country, al
though many city dwellers had to can
cel automobile trirja and picnics which
they had planned for yesterday.
. The rain was particularly heavy at
intermittent periods during the after
noon and some showers were literally
in torrents.
The weather bureau reported that
up to ( o'clock last night the precipi
tation here had amounted to about
l.S inches. During the period from
S A. M. yesterday to 5 P. M. the pre
cipitation was 1.33 inches. This was
unusually heavy for Portland.
The weather bureau predicted that
there would be continued showers to
day. The low-pressure area which
brought the rain storm was declared
to be of large extent, with indications
that the storm might be a protracted
one.
It was in the farming districts that
the rain was badly needed. Hopa,
grain and perishable crops have now
been " harvested and there was need
for rain for the pastures and to soften
up the ground for fall plowing. The
rain will not do any harm to the prune
crop.
The rain storm also practically put
an end to any further danger from
forest fire a this season.
RAIX HELPS ' APPLE CROP
Hood River Harvest May Wait, But
Bigger Fruit Is Expected.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Sept. 18. (Spe
cial.) More than an inch of rain fell
here today. Indications were that the
precipitation would continue, and as
a result the apple harvest scheduled
to begin on earlier varieties this
week may be postponed for a week.
While a continuation of the cool
nights of last week, when frost pre
vailed, would have brought about a
hasty maturity of all varieties, the
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DURING NIGHT TO RECOVER
Conferees Not to Be Met
as From Free State.
PREMIER REITERATES STAND
De Valera Gets Opportunity
to Clear Path.
OBSTACLES ARE CITED
Last Telegram Is ' Interpreted
'as Displaying Solicitude for
Xew Negotiations'.
LONDON, Sept. 18. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Premier Lloyd George
today added another to the telegrams
between Dublin and Gairloch, which
leaves Bamonn de Valera's search for
a formula enabling him to accept the
invitation to a conference still un
satisfied, and the position on the Irish
question is virtually the same as Fri
day.
In his message the premier re
mained firm In refusing to meet the
Irish delegates . as representing an
independent ana sovereign state, ana
declared that, unless that section of
Mr. de Valera's letter insisting on the
delegates acting as representatives of
an independent Ireland was with
drawn, a conference between the
British cabinet and the Sinn Fein
plenipotentiaries would be impossi
ble.
Tone of Telegram Firm.
Notwithstanding the firm tone of
the telegram. It was Interpreted as
displaying solicitude to furnish Mr.
de Valera a favorable opening for
abandoning his attitude.
The telegram follows:
"I have received your telegram of
last tiipht and observe It does not
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$30,000 TREASURE FROM BURIED
Photos by Marcell, Vancouver.
submit to rapture. Lower left At
captured robber, nke waa lishtly
Steamer's Engine Falls to Work
Anchor as Craft Is About
to Tie Vp.
ASTORIA. Or., Sept. 18 (Special.)
As the steamer Admiral Evans, ar
riving from Portland, was docking at
tbc Sanborn wharf about C o'clock
tMa morning, her engines refused to
work an anchor and 40 fathoms of
c'laln were dropped. This did not
check the steamer and her stern
clashed against the" motor schooner
Patsy, which was moored at the Co
lumbia River Tackers' association
dock and also hit the dock.
The Patsy's bow was smashed but
whether or not she was damaged be
lew the water line is not known.
The decking of the Packers' associ
ation wharf was torn up for a short
d. stance, a few stringers broken and
a portion of the roof of the warehouse
demolished. The Patsy In turn waa
thrown against the Standard Oil com
pany's wharf, breaking a few pilings.
Later and before the Admiral Evans
was brought under control her bow
struck the Schmidt & Co. wharf, do
tig slight injury.
The upper works of the Admiral
ans stern were smashed and four
or five of the upper plates were either
c:scked or bent. She was not injured
below the water line and after being
surveyed here was allowed to proceed
on her way to San Francisco. No
dtflnlte estimate of the amount of
d.image has been made but it prob
ably will total S2500 or $3000.
NEWBERG CHURCH BURNS
Xazarcne Structure Is Destroyed,
With Loss of 910,000.'
NEWBERO, Or., Sept. 18. (Special )
Fire early this morning burned the
Naxarene church here to the ground
with an estimated loss of $10,000. It
was understood that an insurance pol
icy of $4000 had recently lapsed, al
though this could not be verified as
the church authorities were reticent
in discussing news matter on Sunday.
It waa believed the fire originated
from defective wiring, as no meeting
had been held recently and neighbors
who first saw the flames said the fire
appeared to be in the back and near
the roof of the building. The fire
was beyond control when the fire de
partment arrived and efforts were de
voted to saving adjoining buildings.
The building was erected five years
go and waa a frame structure. The
congregation lacked Just a little of
completing paying for it. The pastor
is Rev. C. V. Norrls.
GROWERS FACE BIG LOSS
100,000 Tons of IUIhlns Are on
Trays Exposed to Rain.
FRESNO, Cal., Sept. 18. Thou
sands of tons of raisins and figs are
lying in fields exposed to rain that
began falling throughout the San
Joaquin valley last niglit.
L. R. Payne, Inspection manager
of the California Associated italsin
company, said today that 88 per cent
of the ralain crop is on trays. Rain
probably will cause heavy losses to
fruit growers, he said.
Mora than 100,000 tons of raisins
are on the trays, according to raisin
companies.
SPANISH JAKE NADOR
Key to Moorish Positions Around
Melllla Reported Abandoned.
MADRID, Sept. 18. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Spanish forces have
occupied Nador, according to official
announcement.
Nador, considered the key to the
Moorish positions around Melllla. was
reported to have been abandoned by
the tribesmen when the Spanish of
fensive began several days ago.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTERDAT'S Maximum tmperature. 80
decrees; minimum, 54 decrees.
TODAY'S Showers: southerly winds.
Forelcn.
Lloyd Georce soon will name nrltli'h
. delecation to arms conference, l'age 2.
Ultimatum sent Irish on new conference.
Page 1.
France safeguarded by riemnceau's coup
at conference, says Tardleu. I'-ce 10.
League assembly dUplays courage.
rg 15.
National.
Senate faces hard task next session,
face .
Domestic.
Trade In Kansas City Hampered yet going
strong, says Richard bplllane. Page 1.
Uore women questioned Id Arbuckle case.
. Page 4.
Six railroad unions vole to strike against
wage cut. Page 1.
Referendum In New York Indicates strong
anti-blue law sentiment. Page tt.
Pwlfle Norinwmt.
Recall of Linn county court suggested
by some. Page 1.
United Brethren expansion planned at
, conference at Philomath. Pass IS.
Farmer is accused of stealing woman,
l'age S.
8teamer Admiral Evans runs amuck at
Astoria wharf. Page 1.
("porta.
Winced M football warriors sorlmmsge.
Page S.
Portland golfers place In driving contests
at oU Louis. Page
Portland and Vklnlty.
Lower freight rales on livestock boon to
shippers. Pass It.
Seven states to exhibit cheese, at live
stock exposition. Pass li.
Portland's first business show opens
today, rage .
Two 'robbers shot; circus loot recovered.
Page 1.
Burglars are busy In Rose City Park.
Page 1-
Bridge spsns delay trolleys 77 hours In
July and August. Page 1.
Billion dollars ready for farm and live
stock loans. Page 13.
Northwest trade declared on mend.
Page 15.
One's blames can't be shifted, declares
minister. Page IS.
Heavy rains drcach Oregon, fag J.
Shopmen Vote to Protest
Wage Reductions.
ACTION AWAITS NEW RULES
Co-operation of Big Four
Brotherhoods Expected.
LABOR BOARD CONDEMNED
President of Crafts Says Employers
Tuke Vnfalr Advantage of
Industrial Situation,
CHICAGO, Sept. 18. Railroad shop,
men belonging to the six federated
shopcrahs unions have voted to strike
-Sainst tha railroad wage reduction of
July 1, but will defer action until
promulgation of working rules pend
ing before the railroad labor board,
when another vote will be taken on
acceptance or rejection of the rules.
This announcement was officially
m-de by B. M. Jewell, head of the shop
crafts organizations, at a mass meet
ing of Chicago shop workers today. .
Belief that a stronger fight could
be made, If a strike is called, with
preservation of the shopmen's work
ing rules as a goal led to the deci
sion to withhold a strike call for the
present, Mf. Jewell said. He and
other union speakers counseled the
men to wait until the entire wane
and rules situation was before them,
rather than ruoh Into a strike which,
Mr. Jewell declared, the railroads de
sired. Opportune Time Awaited.
"We can make a real fight on the
rules proposition when we might not
have the full eupport of other
branches of railway employes on a
wage fight alone." he'sald. "We must
wait until the time is opportune. You
men who have been on etrlke before
don't want to rush blindly Into this
thing. Gut if the labor board release
all remaining rules to bo acted on at
one time, then we will have the whole
matter before us. We need only ono
vote to determine what will be done."
This announcement was greeted
with applause. Answe-rlng a question.
Mr. Jewell asserted shop crafts would
have the co-operation of other or
ganisations, including the big four
brotherhoods, if a strike were called,
and urged his audience to prepare for
action.
The strike vote, completed August
1. was announced as showing a con
stitutional majority against the wago
reduction which, went Into effect
July 1.
Labor Board Condemned.
Condemnation of operations of tha
labor board and of Its decisions waa
voiced by all speakers. Mr. Jewell
charged that the railroads were at
tempting to use the board to take an
unfair advantage of the industrial
situation. Mr. Jewell said he would
demand of the board that "for once
It meet the situation In a practlral
way," and announce the remaining1
rules simultaneoueily.
'When the board announces the
substitute rules, our committee wl'.l
take a ballot." he said. "If the rulea
are not satisfactory, and the ballot
Bays so. we will take the result to
the railroads. If they refuse to grant
our reasonable demands, they will
have to stand responsible and an
swer to the people."
General charges that the railroads
were opposing demands of the unions
as part of a movement which, he said,
was backed by "$9,000,000,000 or
itiorc" .were made. The object, ho
declared, was "to crush organized
labor."
Cleveland Members lUcdgo Aid.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 18. Cleveland
members of six railroad crafts affil
iated with the American Federation
of Labor at a mass meeting today,
plodged themselves to obey orders of
the railroad department of the fed
eration. Machinists, boilermakcrs. car
repair men, blacksmiths, sheet metal
workers and electrical workers at
tended the meeting.
CONCERT HEARD BY RADIO
Music In San 1'raiiviHoo Distinctly
Audible in :ugc-ite.
EUGENE, Or., Sept. 18. (Special.)
Harold Skipworth, son of U. F. Skip
Worth, circuit Judge, and one of tha
radio enthusiasts of this city, last
night enjoyed a phonograph concert
given in trfe Fairmont hot.ol at San
Francisco and transmitted to the va
rious wireless stations on the coast.
Young Skipworth says the concert
lasted for to minutes and ho listened
to the various numbers, the titles of
which were announced before each
was produced. He said he heard the
music distinctly. He was informed
that the phonograph was placed 12
feet from the transmitter of the wire
less telephone apparatus.
Frost Nips Tomatoes.
HARKISUURG, Or., Sept. 17. (Spe
cial.) Tomatoes, of which there Is
UHually - good crop In this vicinity,
vcxe so badly nipped by the twt
floats oc:urrmc the early part of the
month that the yield will be very light. (
The potato vines wero also lcvclod '
and t-e e:op will sulfur.
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