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TTIK MORNING OREGONTAN. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6. 1021
RUTH IS SUSPENDED
AND FINED $3362
Decision of- Landis Dooms
Home-Run Record.
TWO OTHERS PUNISHED
Bob Mcuscl and William IMcrcy
Receive Same Blow Tor Their
Barnstorming Tour.
CHICAGO. Dec. 5 "Bad news" for
Babe Ruth, world .- champion home
run hitter with the New York Yan
kees, broke today. Ruth was fined
his world's series prise of 13362 and
suspended until May 20. of the 1922
season, by Judge Landis. commission
er of baseball, for participating in ex
hibition games following the close of
the world's series.
Bob Meusel, outfielder, and William
Piercy, pitcher, also members of the
Yankees, who participated in the
barnstorming trip, drew substantially
the same penalty. Piercy's fine was
$100 less than the other two. his
share of the world's series being that
much less.
Suspension of Ruth for at least the
first month of the American-league
pennant race practically means, base
ball observers pointed out, that he
will have little chance next season of
breaking his record of 69 home runs.
He will not be eligible to apply for
leinstatement until May 20, and the
. seasons starts about April 14.
The decision, which, in the baseball
world, rests as the most important
Judge Landis has made, came after
two months' deliberation.
The rule, enacted in 1911, forbids
a member of a team competing "in
the world's championship series from
participating in any exhibition games
niter the close of the series."
ROTH'S PKXALTY BIG TOPIC
All Klse Oicilia(loo(l Among
Baseball Men at Buffulo.
BUFFALO. N. Y Dec. 6. The pen
alty imposed on Babe Ruth and two
other players of the New York Amer
ican league team for disregarding an
order againBt playing in exhibition
games after the world's series, over
shadowed all due in interest among
baseball men here today for the 21st
annual meeting of the national asso
ciation of professional basebai.
leagues.
Deals for players. President Sex
ton's campaign for greater economy
in the management of smaller leagues,
and the possibility of reinstating the
draft system, were temporarily side- t
tracked while magnates and players
discussed Commissioner Landis' rul
ing .and its possible effect on the na
tional game next season. It was the
generally expressed opinion that best
Interests of the game demanded dis
ciplining of the players and that the
penalty imposed would have the ef
fect of putting a stop to "barnstorm
ing" after future world's series.
Colonel J. C. Ruppert and Colonel
T. L. Huston, owners of the Yankees,
said that they would abide by the
ruling.
The national board of arbitration
today took up 126 cases of disputes
over contracts, releases and other is
sues growing out of the season's play
In 26 minor leagues. Nine cases were
disposed of today.
Among the casts passed on was
that of W. J. Kenworthy of Seattle.
He sought release from Seattle fol
lowing a change in management. Tha
board found his contract carried a
full reservation clause and disal
lowed his application.
Secretary Farrell. who presided at
today's session, announced that the
next board will consist of seven mem
bers instead of ten. Each class of
minor leagues will be represented and
each will choose Its own members.
Two members will be named to repre
sent class AA leagues, the Interna
tional. American association and Pa
cific Coast. Class A leagues of which
there are four, will be represented
by two members and Classes B. C and
D, will each have one representative.
Y 1 : 1. 1 1 1 1 XT GO, SAYS RUTH
Player. However, Does Not Believe
He Can Be Deprived of Mone.v.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 5
"Well, Just let it go at that for the
present," Babe Ruth declared today
when informed of the decision in
Chicago of Judge Landis, depriving
him of his share of the world series
money and suspending him until May
10, 1922.
The ball player was Informed of
Judge Landis' decision in his dress
ing room at a local theater while pre
paring for his turn on the stage. He
said he could make no statement until
he had received the formal statement
of Judge Landis' action.
However, he advanced the belief
that he could not be kept out of his
shaj-e of the world series money,
which amounted, be said, to about
$3200.
Uuth said he would have no fur
ther comment to make upon the de
cision in his case before he reached
Chicago about December 26, when he
expects to take up with Judge Landis
"the matter of the suspension."
GOLDENDALi; ATHLETES ELECT
Paul Ballon Named Head of Purple
G Organization. i
GOLD END ALE, Wash.. Dec. 5.
(Special.) The annual election of
officers of lie "Purple G" club, a per
manent athletic organization of the
Goldendale high school, was held to
day. Arrangements are being made
for the annual banquet to be held
December 27. at which time a review
of interscholastlc athletics for the
year will be made. .
Football players who participated
In half of the seven games played by
the Goldendale team in the season
Just closed will be presented with
letters. The players are: William
Bamber. Ted Wllklns. Paul Ballou.
Robert Willis. Clifford Pike. Loren
Dayton. Clifford Barnes, Ralph Riley,
Alvln Kaiser. Dayton Glover and Vic
tor Musgrave.
Officers elected are: President.
Paul Ballon: vice-president, Clifford
Pike: secretary-treasurer, Alvin
Kaiser.
Sport News and Comment.
THE annual orgy .f selecting all
thls and all-that football teams
Is now upon us Something like 400
teams will be selected In accordance
with the personal opinion of each se
lector, and he's a posr player who
can't get his name included in one of
the lists. As for the Pacific coast
selections, it has laken most critics
two years to decide that Bradshaw
of Nevada university was worthy of a
place.
There were more than 400.000 appli
cations for seats to the Annapolis-
, West Point game at the Polo grounds
in New York. This means that nine
out of every ten persons who were
ready to pay cash for a seat were
disappointed.
With the unparalled growth of in
terest in football, those col leges which
have been building stadiums have
suddenly discovered that their ed
ifices are out of date before they are
completed. Looks as if it never would
be possible to contrive a structure
which would hold all who want to at
tend the big contests.
With the Annapolis and West Point
cadets all adepts in the art of wig
wagging and other forms of signal-,
ing, one of the interesting features
of their last game was the quick
method of wigwagging to the score
board keeper the downs, yards to
gain, name of runner, yards gained
and the man who made the tackle. It
was all on the tally board almost as
fast as the play itself.
The quality of sportsmanship at
Harvard university has received con
siderable of a setback in eastern foot
ball circles. While all other institu
tions quickly have adopted the .plan
of numbering their players to identify
them for the guidance of the crowds.
Harvard alone refuses to number her
players. It's a little thing,, but an
important one.
WHEN John F. Caples on May 30.
1ST3, delivered an impromptu
memorial address on the "Unknown
Soldier," before a thrilled audience, in
place of John H. Mitchell, the adver
tised orator, who was for some rea
son detained elsewhere? E. B. P.
The parade of the Villard celebra
tion back in '73?
When A. Meier & company's gen
eral merchandise store, the predeces-
comDanv. was on Front street, be- I
tween Yamhill and Taylor? I. B. S.
When Sam Goldenberg. the Ik
smlth. filied In with the Baker Stock
company and made a hit In a Chinese
part? FIRST NIQHTER.
When the Willamette Rowing club
was at the foot of Jefferson street,
and Hanlon and O'Conner came here
and rowed? B F. D.
When gasoline sold at 10 cents a
gallon? H. E. G.
When George Coggan, who later
was killed by the Indians in the Blue
mountains, in 1S77. was proprietor of
the St. Charles hotel? J. B. H.
When the bicyclists every night
would ride up and down Sixth street,
the only hard-surfaced street in town,
from Washlnto;n to Ollsan? M.
When the fellow who blacked your
shoes would also brush your hat?
OLD TIMER.
When John M. Gearin. later United
States senator, was elected prosecut
ing attorney of this district? 1871.
Ebyssko Defeats Miissaa.
DETROIT. Dec. 5. Stanilaus Zbys
xko, world's champion wrestler, de
feated Giovanni Mazzan. Italian cham
pion, in straight falls tonight. The
first fall came in 21M minutes on a
head lock and body scissors and the
second In 7 minutes with a body scis
sors. Ward Shadefl .Morton.
ST. PAUL, Minn.. Dec. 5. Bobby
Ward, St. Paul lightweight, shaded
Puggy Morton, Portland, Or., In a 10
round no-decisiofi bout tonight, ac
cording to sport writers.
j With the Amateur Players.
Christian Bruthera college will be rep
resented by three basketball teams this
year. A triple-header will be played to
night at the college gym. The first game
will be between the school Midgets and
the Tiger, composed of grammar school
ads. The second contest will be between
tne school Juniors and the Columbia uni
versity Juniors and tli college quintet
will tackle the Columbia club tive in the
main game.
Following are the players of the three
Christian Brothers college teams:
First team Brennan, captain; Gagnon,
Condit. Farrah. Langan and Popia.
Juniors Glennon, captain; O'Connor,
MeBride. Fischer, Doherty, Barber and
Cunningham.
Midgets Keating, captain; Celoria.
Temple, Steach, Dick Caiiahan, Rich Cal
lahan and Vengelen.
The house basketball league of the
Y. M. 9 A. will play its opening game
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock on the Y M.
C. A. floor, with the Swastikas and the
senior basketball teams clashing.
There are six teams in the house
league: Swastikas, Senior, Dormitory. O. 1.
T, Secretary and Independents, one game
will be played each Wednesday and two
on Saturdays.
The schedule will run until January 21.
The winner of the house league will play
the winner of the young men's division for
the championship of the association.
The Aibina and Vancouver barrack
football elevens played a scoreless tie on
Sunday on the soldiers' field at Vancou
ver. Wash. The soldiers played a power
ful offensive game In the first half and
had the bail in Alblna's danger zone sev
eral times. At one time the soldiers were
on Albina's one-yard line, but the Port
landers held for downs.
The Garden Home football team de
feated the Rose City Tark eleven Sunday,
18 to 0. Garden Home was the aggressor,
and after the first quarter Rose City made
yardage only twice. For games with the
winners, call Main 4662.
COAL INVENTORY IS TAKEN
iS Day-' Supply Pound to Be in
Hands of Consumers.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 6 Ap
proximately 43 days' supply of coal
was In the hands of consumers No
vember 1, according to the result of
a Joint inventory of coal stocks as of
that date made public tonight by the
commerce department and the ana
logical survey.
A total of 47.400.000 tons of coal
was found In the hands of consumers
which, it was said, compares with as
high as 63,000,000 tons in the past.
Walla Walla Garlmsr Man Quits.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Dec. 5.
(Special.) Joe Bowdcn formally noti
fied the ctly commission today that
he could not carry out his contract to
take rare of the city garbage. Host
cholera has practically wiped out all
his hogs. The city announoed that
his bondsmen, who deposited $1000
bonds, will be required to carry out
the contract.
Safety Chalk Talk Tonight.
A chalk talk on olectricnt parts
will be delivered at the central library
tonight by E. J. Quinn of the Oregon
Institute of Technology. This is one
of the series of Tuesday night lec
tures given under the auspices of the
National Safety council for automo
bile drivers. Quinn also delivered the
first lecture of -the series on engines.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
bian. Main 707V. Automatic 660-9S.
REMEMBER fi
STATE'S SPORTSMEN
MAY BAND TOGETHER
Jackson County Association
Leading Move.
PURPOSE IS EDUCATIONAL
Geographical Advantages of Coun
ties Would Be Taught to Aid
Hunting and Fishing.
A new sportsmen's1 association is
In process of formation. The Jack
son county game protective associa
tion, composed of hunters, fishermen
and sportsmen in general is taking
the Initiative toward organizing a
state sportsmen's association to in
clude all counties of Oregon.
The purpose of the association Is
primarily educational. It would teach
hunters and sportsmen the geograph
ical advantages of the different coun
ties in the state and thus promote
better game hunting and fishing.
The counties of Klamath, Jackson.
Linn, Lane. Hood River, Wasco and
Multnomah are already organized.
But these counties represent a small
minority. It is the plan to have
every county represented; to meet
or.ee a year and discuss hunting and
angling conditions of the state; offer
suggestions as to open and closed
seasons, and in every way work with
the game commission and the legis
lature in promoting better game and
fish laws.
It is the plan of the Jackson county
game protective association to hold
tht first meeting In January at some
centra! point. The meeting probably
will be held In central Oregon and
each county will be asked to send a
representative.
The Multnomah Anglers' club will
have Its annual duck dinner Friday
right at 6:30 o'clock lr the dining
room of the Chamber of Commerce.
Walter Backus, president of the club,
says that as duck shooting has been
poor lately only a limited number of
ducks will be available, which will
make inviting all members an Im
possibility. Only those who get the
tickets first may come.
According to Mr. Backus, this din
ner will be better than any previous
one. as new features have been added.
Captain Burghduff, state game war
den. Carl Shoemaker, master fish
w-..-den, and W. C. Bristol will tell
of fishing conditions In the state.
Then will come a story-telling con
test. Prizes will be given to mem
bers telling the three best stories.
The onfy conditions are that they
must be fishing incidents that hap
ptned this year.
j
The Salmon club of Oregon will
hold Its next meeting sometime in
January. This is an organization of
anglers whose specialty Is salmon
fishing.
Duck hunting this week has been
exceptionally poor at all lakes on the
lower Columbia river except those
arcund Scappoose, which are on high
ground where the flood did not reach.
Shooting on the lake in that vicinity
owned by Ira F. Powers and mem
bers of his clubwas very good and
nearfy all got the limit Sunday.
Nippon m&m cut
ACCEPTANCE or AMEHICAX
NAVAL RATIO ADVISED.
Educator of Imperial University
Eulogizes l'aiiness and Gener
osity of Programme.
TOKIO, Dec. 5. (Special Cable.)
The Yomluri makes a big display of
an editorial which urges that the re
duction of capital ships now before
the Washington conference be viewed
from the economic and diplomatic
standpoint, rather than from the
military point of view. The editorial
says, in part: "Let us suppose, which
God forbid, that Japan enters a war
with either Englana or America. Can
wc hold out against either, even oil
tho basis of the 10-10-7 programme?
With that naval proportion existing,
where could we get our steel and cot
ton, without which we could not carry
on a war? Whence would come our
economic, resources for a long-drawn
out conflict?" Answering its own
questions, the editor warns Japan
against the result of a possible fail
ure of the conference, which might
cause Japan to be regarded as a world
enemy and so to suffer the fate of
Germany.
The Asahl publishes prominently an
article by Dr. Suehiro Kyoto of the
Imperial university, which eulogiiea
the fairness and generosity of the
American and British offers In regard
to Japan, and urges their prompt ac
ceptance. Very, few articles against their ac
ceptance appear In the newspapers.
The suggestion of a separate confer
ence with Japan and China face to
face is generally praised, although
misgivings are expressed that China
could profit. In the near future. DV
offers from other nations to withdraw
their troops and do away with their
consular courts. ,
SEATTLE DISTRICT EXPENSES
HEAVIER THAN Ml I.TNOMAII.
I'er Capita Indebtedness Here Is
$8.85. While That of King
County Totals $22.60.
To show that Multnomah county Is
being operated on a more economical
basis than is King county, Washing
ton, a comporative statement has
been prepared by County Auditor
Martin for submission to the tax su
pervising and conservation commis
sion. With a population of 303.684 in
King county, compared with 251,849
in Multnomah county, the Seattle dis
trict has a bonded Indebtedness of
$8,077,000, or $22.60 per capita, com
pared with $2,225,000, or $8.86 per
capita, for the division of which Port
land is the center. The road depart
ment In the northern county in 1920
on which year the figures all are
tased cost $792,300.86, or $2 61 per
capita, compared with $637,438.88. or
$2 54 per capita locally.
The general fund of King county
met expenditures of $2,782,783.66 in
1920, or $9.16 per capita, compared
with general fund disbursements In
Multnomah county the same year of
$2,013,126.50, or $8.02 per capita.
Only in charity, county poor farm
expense, circuit court expense and
disbursements for indigent soldiers
and miscellaneous expenses does Mult
nomah county exceed King county.
For charity, $69,784.21 was spent lo
cally, compared with $60,801.16 in
Seattle. The Multnomah circuit court,
with several less Judges than the
King county superior court, cost Sill,.
788.93 that year, compared with $110,
927.35 in the north.
But there are departments costing
Multnomah county a mere fraction of
the cost to King county. The county
auditor's office, for instance, shows
an expenditure of $12,334.67 here.
compared with $149,922.74 there; the
county surveyor's office in King j
county cost $141,081.97 that year, com-
pared with $2312.57 in Multnomah,
county: tne county assessors oince
$122,823.32, compared with $59,476.38,
and the sheriff's $133,474.76, compared
with $63,630.07.
The full statement follows:
Portland.
30,473.88
12.384 67
00.257.48
62.030.06
63.330 07
2,312.57
12.U30.77
10,014.26
8. 000.74
17.202 83
36,851.35
87,562 67
11I.788.SS
60.784 21
41.270.20
88.850.03
90. 830.89
19.027 08
81.611.33
60,106.16
079.313.38
Seattle.
; 122.823 32
140.022 74
07,742.86
122.671.87
County assessor.. $
County auditor..
County clerk
County treasurer
and tax collec.
County sheriff. . .
County surveyor..
County commia..
County coroner...
Co. aupt. schools.
Dlst. attorney
County Jail
Kelly Butte stock
ade Circuit and pro
bate courta....
Charity
Indigent soldiers.
Widows' pension.
County poor farm
District court ....
Cur. courthouse. .
County hospital..
Misc. expenses... 1
133.474.76
141.081.97 j
14.703.67
35.032 30 !
14,964 42 !
SS.4S8.SS
57.804.57
61.4U3.99
110.027.33
0.'81.16
21.238.13
50,983.71
86.628 11
41.308 47
148.284.28
128.417.33
1.100.520 08
Tot. gen. fund. 12,013.126.50 $2,782.783 56
Per capita exp... 8.02 9 10
Road dept 637,438.88 792.80O.86
Per capita exp... 2.54 2.61
Bonded indebt. Dee. 1 1
31. 1020 2,22.1.000.00 8.077. OOf.OO
Per capita debt.. 8.85 22.00
Population 251.340 303,684
GRAIN URGED FOR RUSSIA
:.V 000, 000 BUSHELS NEEDED
TO FEED STARVING.
Ex-Governor Goodrich Declares
Seed Is Required for Plowed
Lands Next Spring.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 5.
America must come to the relief of
the population of the famine areas of
soviet Russia with about 25.000.000
bushels of grain, or hundreds of'thou
sands of people will starve, 3, P.
Goodrich, ex-governor of Indiana, re
ported today to Secretary Hoover.
Mr. Goodrich has Just returned
from a six weeks' survey of the fam
ine area In the lower Volga valley,
undertaken at the request of Mr.
Hoover.
"The only hope of these people Ir
that America should furnish from fif
teen millions to twenty millions of
bushels of corn and four millions to
five millions bushels of seed wheat
to feed the adult population and to
sow the millions of acref of land,
plowed and ready for seeding next
spring." he said.
Mr. Hoover was said to look with
favor upon Mr. Goodrich's recom
mendation for the shipmrnt of Ameri
can grain to soviet Russia. It was
Indicated that congress would proba
bly be called on to furnish funds for
conveying the grain to Russia.
Reports to the commerce depart
ment from the middle west declared
that a movement was on foot there to
ssk congress to appropriate $100,
000.000 to purchase American grain
to be used in the relief work.
YULETIDE LIQUOR SEIZED
Porl hi nd Consignment Is Taken
Proas Power Boat at Seattle.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 5. Alleged
confessions- to federal prohibition
agents here today were to fhe effect
that three men arrested here Satur
day night, when the power boat Wave
was seized by the coast guard cutter
Scout, were carrying 81 cases of
bonded whisky and assorted wines,
valued at $8800, to Portland for the
Christmas trade.
The consignment would have
brought the rum runners more than
$10,000, according to the federal
agents. Those arrested when the
boat was overhauled were R. M.
Holmes, Felix Peterson and P. W.
McKenny. They were held for in
vestigation. SEATTLE CUTS SALARIES
Reduction of $10 a Month in All
Classes Adoptetl for l!i;2.
SEATTLE. Wash., Dec. 5. (Spe
cial.) Wages of city employes will
be $10 less a month in 1922 than in
1921. according to the city council,
which today adopted the report of the
finance committee rejecting the wage
schedule of the citizens' advisory
committee of the civil service com
mission as too radical.
This schedule recommended cuts of
from $10 a month to $30 a month in
the salaries of the city employes,
such as firemen, policemen, clerks
and others of the lower salaried of
ficeholders. The $10 a month cut
was contained n the budget which
was adopted in October and repre
sents one-half of the wartime raise
of $20 a month voted city employes
in 1919.
RHINE REPUBLIC PLANNED
Movement Started at Conference of
New Separatist Party.
PARIS. Dec. 5. A Havas agency
dispatch fr,om Mayenee today reports
that "the new republican separatist
party of the Rhineland" held a con
ference yesterday at Bonn in the
Rhineland province, attended by 534
delegates, representing 193 distr'cts.
The assemblage, says the news
agency, adopted a resolution charg
ing a committee to be appolntedwlth
the duty of creating a Rhenish par
liament with a view to the formation
of an independent republic and ask
ing the Washington conference to
proclaim neutralization of the Rhine
MAN IS KILLED BY WOMAN
Seven Children See Mother Slay
Suspected Black Hand Agent.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 5. Mrs. Esther
Albano shot and killed M. C. Leon to
day, she told the police, when he de
manded $500 from- her. The money
was for "blackmail." Mrs. Albano said,
and declared Leon was the "agent of
the Black Hand."
Her seven children witnessed the
shooting.
Oversells Freight Hates Cut.
SYDNEY, N. S. W., Dec. 5. The
conference and commonwealth ship
ping lines have made a general reduc
tion of 10 per cent In overseas freight
rates.
L HEAD IS
CHARLES BRIFFET OF PORT
ANGELES IS CHOSEX.
Successor to A. C. Jones Connected
With Training School Formerly
as Assistant.
OLVMPIA. Wash., Dec. 5. Charles
Brlffet, superintendent of the city
schools' of Port Angeles, Wash., will
replace A. C. Jones, removed, as su
perintendent of the state training
school for boys at Cht halis on Jan
uary 1.
This announcement was made by
T. E. Skaggs, director of business
control, today.
CHEHALIS, w"aTh.. Dec. 5. (Spe
cial.) News of the appointment of
Charles H. Brlffet as superintendent
of the state training school at Che
halls was received with considerable
satisfaction locally. He succeeds
Superintendent A. C. Jones, who was
appointed last February from Sno
homieh county, following the removal
of Thomas P. Horn.
Within recent monthfe there has
been an unusually large number of
escapes from the school and trouble
has been brewing, for the attendance
Is much below normal owing to this
fact and other reasons.
The new superintendent was con
nected with the institution as assist
ant superintendent ten years ago
under C. C. Asp'inwall, when the lat
ter was removed by Governor Lister.
At that time Mr. Briffett had charge
of the manual training department of
the school and wonderfully fine re
sults were attained along practical
lines, the school being especially well
managed.
Discipline will be restored under
his administration and the school
again take its proper standing, it is
said. Years ago, -when a younger
man, the new superintendent was a
well-known public school instructor
in Lewis and adjoining counties. He
is expected to resign his post as
city superintendent of Port Angeles
public schools to take charge of the
training school.
COAL STRIKE Gl IS MADE
STRIKERS SAID TO EXCEED
CTUMBER AT WORK.
S'alement on Condi tioSjjl in Colo
rado Mines Is Issued by
I'nion Organizer.
WALSENBCRO, Colo., Dec. 5. (By
the Associated Press.) That the
number of strikers has passed the
numbetof men working in coal mines
of the Colorado Fuel & Iron company
in Huerfano and Las Animas coun
ties was the statement tonight of
Jtobert Foster, international organ
izer of the United Mine Workers of
America. Officials of the company
declared that Foster's figures wore
exaggerated and that they also in
clude men idle because of traffic
congestion on the railroads, which
did not permit the company to move
its loaded coal cars.
The strike was called November
16 'in protest against a wage reduc
tion of 30 per cent.
Foster said that a comparison of
the number of men working, as shown
In the daily figures made public by
the company and the report of the
state coal mine Inspector showing
the average number of men at work
during the past ten months showed
nearly 2000 men idle. He said the
mine Inspector's report showed 3431
men normally employed, while the"
company admitted only 1588 men
were working today.
Company officials said the com
pany is operating 12 of its 19 mines
in the two counties: that of the seven
not working, three had not been open
for months; that two were idle today
because the railroads could not move
the coal already loaded and two had
been closed since the strike.
DEATH HELD ACCIDENTAL
Police Operator Involved In Shoot
ing at Seattle Exonerated.
SEATTLE. Wash., Dec. 5 (Spe
cial.) Verdict of accidental discharge
of an automatic pistol was returned
by a coroner's Jury today in the In
quest of the death of Rudolph L.
Voelkcr. lunch room worker, killed
v. hlle examining the weapon at Fifth
,enue and Yesier Way early Satur
day morning. The verdict exonerated
Police Operator Hunt, owner of the
pistol.
Voelker, who recently came to Se
attle from San Francisco, had passed
the evening with Hunt. Voelker re
quested Hunt to let him examine the
pistol, which Hunt had bought that
afternoon. As he reached for it his
i:and struck the trigger and the pis
tol discharged. Voelker died in a
fi.w minutes. t
A brother. Otto N. Voelkcr of Port
land, who came to take charge of the
body, was at tie inquest. The body
will be sent re Portland tomorrow
tv the Home Undertaking company.
Voelker leaves another brother.
Ernest Voelker of Los Angeles.
LOVE LETTERS IN COURT
Messages of Affection to Kennedy
Declared Mrs. Obenchain's.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 6. Letters
touched in affectionate terms, de
clared to have been written by Mrs.
Madalynne Obenchain to J. Belton
Kennedy, were admitted in evidence
today in the trial of Arthur C. Burch.
indicted Jointly with Mrs. Obenchain
for the alleged murder of Kennedy
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nd pronounced to have been written
by Mrs. Obenchain District Attorney
Woolwlne then began showing them
one by one to, J. D. Kennedy, father
if the deceased.
At the Theaters.
PunlHges.
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Earlv is the cleverest person on
th nw hill at Pantages She is a
natural comedienne of the Florence
Moore type, who pins, her ears and
halr flat tack, wiggles her elbows
and kicks up Yier heels. She Is viva
cious and certainly ran be very pretty
I ana lascinaiuig worn ouu .u.o
be. but for her comedy act she wants
to make races and cut up ana so sne
does It. She sings a Scotch character
song and one about a eugenic bride
which are very, very funny. Her part
ner Is Byal, a clean cut, snappy chap
who makes a fine comedy background
for his partner's cleverness. His
singing Is good.
Lee , Morse, a one time Portland girl,
return's with a repertoire of songs
which vary In type sufficiently to
show off the wide range of her un
usual voice. She reaches the deep
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(goes to the other extreme in yodel
ling. Later she does a strutters'
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dance, which Is amusing as one of
fering, but gets tiresome and monoto
nous when she uses the same steps
and maneuvers all through an encore.
She Is a pleasing maid and attractive
with a radiant smile.
Paisley Noon, a popular Broadway
star, brings a beautiful dance revue,
scentcally pretentious and artistic
and peopled with clever dancers and
a very fine pianist, William Arthur.
The latter gives splendid expression
to one solo, "Pirouette's Dream of
Love." which is exquisitely Inter
preted In dance by three graceful
girls. Mr. Noon Is a graceful, slender
dancer who keeps delightfully away
from the esthetic. A slim, charming
girl, Julanne Johnston, dances grace
fully and two keen little maids.
Misses Hawley and Bruner, are at
tractive In a Chinese coolie dance
The lighting effects and the costumes
In Noon's act are extremely interest
ing. Violet Berry, a charming blonde
maid, rides a magnificent chestnut
steed In "Cheyenne Days." a big spec
acular slice out of the Round-up.
This horse is Delmar. the "greatest
hind-leg walking horse In the world."
A dozen happy participants In the act
effer wild west pastimes and sports
which are so well done as to excite
constant applause. Comedy is intro
duced throughout and the several
smart horses and riders and one mule
with his darky rider invite applause.
Bernard and Ferris, garbed as
French cook and a waiter, sing har
moniously. The opening act Is an unusually
fine demonstration in physical prow
ess and balancing, offered by the
Three Alex, who are clever men
equilibrists.
The feature picture is "Everything
for Sale,"' a dramatic episode featur
ing May McAvoy.
EX-KAISER IS TO MARRY
Widow of High Officer Erom
Danzig Reported to B Choice.
BERLHV. Dec 5. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) According to the
Zwoelfuhrblatt, ex-Emperor William
has decided to marry again.
The lady of his cholce( tle news
paper said. Is the widow of a high
effiper from Danzig, who was killed
In the war. The newspaper professes
to have received the information from
a most trustworthy source.
LONDON. Dec. 5. Denial was given
today at the home of ex-Emperor
William at Doom. Holland, of the re
port of his betrothal, said a dispatch
to the Daily Mail.
4 MEN IN TRUST JAILED
l ine- of $1000 and $35000 Given
in Addition to Prison Sentences.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5 Ths first four
men ever sent to prison for violating
the Sherman anti-trust act, surrend
ered today to United States Marshal
Hecht forOncarceratlon in the Essex
county, New Jersey, county Jail.
The four, F. H. Nobbe, Arthur Shll
stone, Albert Schaile and Herman
Petri, were sentenced last week after
they had entered pleas of guilty to
conspiracy to prevent competition In
the tile, grate and mantel branches
of the building industry. Nobbe.
Shilstone and Shaile were sentenced
to four months each and fined $4000
while Petri got three months and wat
fined $3500.
CHURCH LEADERS CONFER
Pastors Beprcsentlna; Four
states Meet In Seattle.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. . More
than 50 pastors of Christian churches
in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and
Washington gathered here today for
the annual northwest parliamest,
which opened today. Rev. R. F.
Thrapp. pastor of the First Christian
church here and president of ths par
liament, delivered an opening address
on "The Twentieth Century Church."
Another talk was given by Dr. B. A.
Abbott of St. Louis, editor of the
Christian Evangelist. The parliament
will close Thursday.
Hoquiam Election Quiet.
HOQUIAM, Wash., Dec. 6. (Spe
cial.) As there were no contests for
the offices, the election of J. A. Vance
as port commissioner from the Ma
lone district and Lester W. Taft to
membership on the Hoquiam board of
education, aroused but little Interest
Saturday, and the vote was one of
the smallest ever tabulated, both In
the city and county. Mr. Vance Is a
present member of the commission,
while Mr. Taft succeeds W. A. Jacks,
chairman of the board of education,
whose term expires this month. Mr.
Jacka had served three terms and
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try Can DM Only One.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Dec. 6.
(Special.) Two more were added to
list of those gathered In In the moon
shine crusade the police have been
conducting the last week. Officers
disguised as cowboys took Into
custody last night Gussie Black, a
Greek cook, and L. Harrison. A
quantity of liquor was found in their
possession. There are now 21 prison
ers In the city Jail, most of whom
were arrested for liquor-law viola
tions. The prison quarters are sufficient
io house a dozen prisoners. New
bedding was purchased today so
prisoners could find sleeping accom
modations on the floor. Sheriff Low
said he probably would have to ask
the county court to parole some of
the prisoners awaiting trial, as he has
no place to put them.
He has two women prisoners on
his hands. Blanche Turner and Jessie
Eckhardt, are under Indictments
charged with robbing a logger of
$300. They were out on $500 ball,
but since Indictment bail was raised
to $1000, which the women cannot
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furnlsn. BsttOS the sherlif's preillca
ment. This condition prevails, despite ths
fact that this city has more jails, as
well as courthouses, perhaps, than any
other city In the country. The Jail
back of the old frame courthouse Is a
tumbledown stone structure built In
the, .early days, resembling a dis
mantled frontier fort. It was aban
doned as a prison long ago.
There are two other Jails, one on the
top floor of the uncompleted court
house, in the Hot Springs addition,
around completion of which legal bat
tle has been waging since 1913.
Another Jail Is on the top floor of the
completed courthouse on Main street.
SALE OF BEER IS SOUGHT
Privilege According to Vole 111
Each District Proposed.
WASHINGTON, D. C Dec. 5. Sale
of beer and light wines would be per
mitted In congressional districts In
which voters expressed approval un
der a bill introduced today by Repre
sentative Hill, republican, Maryland.
The measure, which provides a
manufacturers' tax of iO cents a gal
lon on beer and 40 cents a gallon on
wine, was referred to the ways and
means committee.
Poison Fatal lo Stenographer.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 5. John
Fvan Garver. 48, a court stenographer,
died here today from poison believed
to have been self-inflicted. His wife
lound him In & dying condition. Sho
told the police that Illness and finan
cial worries had made him melan
choly. 4L
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