Morning Oregonian., February 16, 1922, Image 1

PRICE FIVE CENTS
VHT T.YTVft 10 Entered at Portland fOrMtn
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1922
STRYCHNINE CAUSES
DEATH OF CHILDREN
SALTS GIVEX BY MRS. RHODES
MIXED WITH FATAL DRUG.
BONUS MEASURE
SCIENTIST DECLARES
GHOSTS NOT CLAMMY
OCCUPATION GROUPS
TO. WORK FOR CHEST
DIRECTORS VOTE
EX-PUGILIST ADMITTED
TO HARVARD CLASSES
HUM JAZZ DANCE
DESCRIPTION IS GIVEX TO
RECAXVASS METHOD SLATED
FIGHT OF KID WEDGE FOR ED
UCATION REWARDED.
ACADEMY FOR FIRST TIME.
TO PRODUCE RESULTS.
MARY
LUMBER COMBINE
IN WESTxCHARGED
STUMPS CONGRESS
CURB
DICES
Primary Purpose Held to
Fix Prices.
REPORT GIVEN TO CONGRESS
Collusion Scented by Federal
Trade Commission.
PRODUCTION IN, HARMONY
Evidence of Concerted Control De
clared Obtained From Files
and Prominent Members.
WASHINGTON, J. C. Feb. 13.
Lumber manufacturers of Idaho,
western Montana and eastern Oregon
"have organized and conducted the
Western Pine Manufacturers' associa
tion for the primary purpose of agree
ing: on the prices of their lumber,"
the federal trade commission declared
today in submitting to congress the
fourth of a series of reports dealing
with the lumber industry.
The activities of the association in
advancing prices by concerted action
were contemporaneous with a stead
ily rising price level between 1915
and 1920, the report asserted, adding
that in periods of depression mem
bers of the association acted in con
cert to regulate production Bo as to
maintain prices.
Price-Fixing Charged.
The association has a separate or
ganization in Montana which nxes
prices within the state, the commls
sion also charged, and "there has been
active co-operation between the West
ern Fine Manufacturers' ' association
and the West Coast Lumbermen's as
sociation, with the purpose and effect
of harmonious action on prices and
production."
The conclusions submitted in the
report were declared to be based tin
documentary eviiJOlce "secured from
the files of the coropany and its more
prominent members."
' "It shottld be" 'understood," the com
mission said, "that this rather de
tailed presentation is "far from ex
hauBtlng the documentary evidence in
the commission's possession."
Other ultimate conclusions of "fact"
contained in the summary of the re
port published by the commission in
clude: j '
Pre-Wnr Levels Untouched.
"Notwithstanding price reductions
from the peak of the runaway mar.
ket of 1919-20, ranging as high as
88 per cent on the lower grades,
most of the present prevailing quota
tions are far in advance of war-time
levels and none touch pre-war levels.
"The price advances made by prom
inent members of the Western Pine
Manufacturers' association during the
runaway market of 1919 were char
acterized by the more conservative
members and manufacturers as 'radi
cal,' 'incredible' and 'tremendous.'
When prices had reached their peak
in February, 1920, and demand was
wavering an advertising' campaign
proposed to stimulate it.
Production Held Regulated.
"In periods of depression the asso
ciation members have resorted to
concerted regulation of production
for the purpose of maintaining the
prices arrived at througn concerted
action and as a basis for recurring
cycles of increased prices when de
mand springs up again. In the tall
of 1921 prices were aga:n advance j
on the basis of depleted stocks
bruought about by a reduction of
more than 50 per cent below normal
In the 1921 output. Notwithstanding
a nation-wide housing shortage
members estimated that their produc
tion for 1922 will not be more than
5t) to 60 per cent of their 1921 pro
duction and there is trade tahc of
another runaway market.
' "Approximately 80 per cent of the
lumber output of their territory is in
the hands of members of the Western
Pine Manufacturers' association. Since
the ownership of standing timber in
this territory is in the hands of a
relatively few strong concerns, most
of which are members of the associa
tion, the power of the association over
the market for its woods will almost
inevitably Increase, unless restrained
by judicial action.
Box Hurra u Maintained.
"The association members have been
prominent in the maintenance of
box bureau, through which prices of
boxes and box material have be,en
fixed by concerted action. The prices
so fixed have been a direct charge
upon the fruit-growing 'industry of
the so-called inland empire and moun
tain states as well as upon the meat
packing industry centered at Chicago.
T.; order to make the uniform prices
promulgated by the association ef
. fective not only at point of shipment,
but at destination, the member have
adopted a common i freight basing
point. This frequently involves ad
ditions to mill prices in the shape of
unpaid but arbitrarily calculated
freight. .
"As an adjunct to maintenance of
uniform prices, the Western Pine
Manufacturers' association has en
deavored to standardize the discounts
from the "official prices which its
members allow wholesalers. Powerful
retail concerns have been given the
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Chemical Analyses Show Package
Contained 10 Per Cent Poison
and Probe Is Continued.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Feb. 15. (Spe
cial.) Chemical analysis of the pack
age' of Epsom salts from which Mrs.
Edward Rhodes of Boistfort said she
Jook the medicine which killed -her
five children last . week has shown
that 10 per cent of strychnine was
mixed with the salts, according to a
report to County Prosecutor Allen
today.
The analysis was made by Chemists
Ayers and Taylor in the office of the
state food inspector at Seattle, and
was said to have been corroborated
by analyses made by commercial
chemists in Seattle.
Eight or ten other packages taken
from the Carlson store, where Mrs.
Rhodes bought the salts, also were
tested, but no poison was found In
them. The store had purchased 12
packages of the medicine. Some of
them had been sold, but were ob
tained by the authorities and sent to
Seattle for analysis.
County Attorney Allen today went
to Boisfort to interview Mr. and Mrs.
Rhodes again. He was reticent con
cerning his trip, but it was under
stood that Mrs. Rhodes told him the
package was a new one, and that she
broke the seal on it when she ob
tained the mt'dicine for her children.
Search of the Rhodes premises for
a package similar to the one contain
ing the salts proved fruitless, it was
said. The authorities were said to
have wondered if Mrs. Rhodes might
not have made a mistake in the pack
ages and have taken the supposed
salts from another container holding
strychnine. It was felt that the
Rhodes, as farmers, might have pro
cured, the strychnine to kill squirrels
or other rodents. It was understood
that this theory was dismissed after
the searchers satisfied themselves
that there had been no strychnine
package .In the cupboard from which
the salts were taken.
B0N0MI VICTORY LOOMS
Italian Premier Stands by OJd
Cabinet in Political Crisis.
ROME, Feb. 15. (By the Associat
ed Press.) A majority vote in favor
of Premier Eonomi's government,
when he goes before the chamber of
deputies tomorrow with the same cab-.
Inet that offered its resignation a few
days ago, was predicted .today in
quarters conversant, with the Italian
polit'oal situation.
It is anticipated If the premier's
cabinet should be defeated, President
DeNikola of the chamber of deputies
is considered as one of the most prob
able candidates to succeed Premier
Bonomi. ' .
FIGHT FOR OREGON BEGUN
Preservation of Battleship Sought
by Mr. McArtliur.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 15. A
fight to have the Battleship Oregon,
which may be preserved under . the
naval treaty, sent to Portland to be
kept there permanently, was started
today by Representative McArthur
republican Oregon, a member of the
house naval committee.
The transfer of the old ship' was
taken up by Mr. McArthur with the
r.ay department and it is understood
she will be ordered to Portland if the
people of Oregon guarantee to pay
the annual cost of maintenance.
B0NZAN0 TO BE CARDINAL
Apostolic Delegate to United Spates
One to Be Honored.
ROME, Feb. 15. (By the Assoclat.
ed Press.) Pope Pius has not yet
announced his decision regarding the
new consistory, Tmt it is still believed
that his first consistory will take
place in April or May when the new
cardinals already decided upon by the
late Pdpe Benedict will be created.
It is not expected here that any
new American cardinals will be creat
ed at this consistory, but Monsignor
Bonzano, apostolic- delegate in the
United States, will be raised to ths
purple.
ROAD TO SPEND MILLIONS
St. Louis & San Francisco System
Will Be Rehabilitated.
SPRINGFIELD,-Mo.. Feb. 15. The
St. Louis & San Francisco Railway
company will expend approximately
$8,000,000 in Improving, repairing and
purchasing rolling stock during the
current year, according to an an
nouncement made today by company
officials here.
The programme calls for spending
$7,890,351 on equipment and mainte
nance, more than $5,000, 000t of this
amonut to be spent in bringing
freight and passenger equipment up
to date.
HARDING MAY SEE COAST
President Planning to Make West
ern Trip in July. '
MARION, Or., Feb. 15. In a- letter
made public here last night, Presi
dent Harding expressed reasonable
certainty that he would be able to
attend a centennial in Marion the
middle of June, adding:
"If a later time is fixed I think my
participation Is quite unlikely, be
cause I am hoping successfully to
work out plans to leave early in July
for a trip to the Pacific coast and
Alaska." ' . . . j.
Plans for Raising Cash
Discussed Informally.
EXPENSE CUTS PROPOSED
Leaders Searching for Place
to Trim Budget.
PRESIDENT KEEPS MUM
Harding Understood 'to Be Prepar
ing Letter Setting Forth
Views on Subject. ' - '
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 15. -The
soldiers' bonus bill tonight was very
much in the air.
Congress was without any official
word from "President Harding as to
his views on the subject; and mean
time the committees which have been
handling the problem continued to
mark time.
Among senators and representa
tives generally there was consider
able private discussion and conjec
ture, with the revival on the house
side of talk about a slashing of an
nual appropriation bills as a means
of providing the necessary finances
for the bonus. 9
Representative Mondell, Wyoming,
and some other leaders in the bouse
were understood to be giving this
proposal close study. Mr. Mondell
called at the White House early in
the day, but did not see the presi
dent. He said afterwards that the
supply measures would be examined
carefully to determine whether much
of the sum needed for the bonus
could not be obtained from that di
rection. Proposal Well Received.
This proposition met with consid
erable response from members of the
house, where apparently there is a
growing desire to put the bonus
through. There were suggestions that
as a result of the agreement for a
naval holiday as much as $200,000,
000 could be cut from the naval bill,
and that another large sum. could
be saved by cutting down the size
of thevarmy. Mr. Mondell and other
leaders were not prepared, however.
to make estimates until a more care
ful study of the subject had been
made.
With -the executive known to look
with disfavor upon either the sug
gested eight-point tax programme or
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t SO LONG AS MR. DE VALERA OCCUPIES THE FLAT UPSTAIRS.
r - v W U W . A i ir I
Professor , Richet Says Visitors
- Have Personality and Old Idea
Must Be Abandoned.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub
lished by Arrangement.)
PARIS, Feb. 15. (Special Cable.)
The old idea of "a cold and clammy
ghost with clanking chains" must be
abandoned along with so many other
picturesque notions that have been
destroyed by modern science. The
ghost of today has body and sub
stance, hands that are warm to the
touch, eyes that see and turn in their
orbits, a voice that can be heard,
breath that throws off carbonic acid,
feet that move and fingers that
clutch.
This is "the deliberate statement
made by the distinguished Professor
Charles Richet, member of the Insti
twte of France, before the Academy
cf Science yesterday when he . pre
sented his. new book on metapsy
chism to the academy. Never before
has this temple of science received
officially a communication on occult
subjects and the problems of the
spirit world..
Professor Richet, who has made
life study of so-called spiritism and
physic phenomena, admitted it re
quired much courage on his part as
a recognized scientist to devote him
self to the study of such' questions
and to present the result of his in
vestigations to the world. But "the
duty of science is to discover truth."
Professor Richet declares that the
reality of the materializations pro
duced by mediums cannot be denied.
These visitors from the spirit world,
he says, have personality and intelli
gence and all the attributes of life.
Curiously enough, he is not convinced
that levltation can. actually, be ac
complished, although he considers
that the possibility of exercising a
material influence from a distance is
proved. Richet's book of 800 pages is
packed with observations, analyses
and phenomena, including 'those al
ready related by Sir Crookes and
others.
JOHN D. JR. AWES CHINESE
Capitalist Rides as Doomed Man
Through Celestial Streets.
NEW YORKi Feb. 15. John D.
Rockefeller Jr., addressing the West-
ehester county chamber .of commerce
today, told another story on himself
about his recent visit to China.
In one town he visited he caused
removal of the top of a sedan 'n
which he was being carried so' that fye
might better see the sights. ,
The populace greeted him In such
a peculiar manner that he made" in
quiries, eliciting the information that
he was riding In a state accorded only
to criminals on their way to be exe
cuted. All other persons in China, he
was told, rode with i their edan
tops up.
M il V
Teachers and Pupils Show Interest
in Campaign; Total Obtained
. Aggregates $491,709.
All colonels in the community chest
campaign-will be reached by a letter
of general orders sent out from
G. H. Q. at the Multnomah hotel to
day by General Robert E. Smith di-
recting attention to the recanvass for
funds by occupational groups instead
of the former method of geographic
solicitation.
This- letter directs the colonels, to
transmit at once to headquarters a
complete list of all captains and lieu
tenants who have been enlisted in the j
drive, together with their business
Vonnections and addresses. These data
will be used In aiding those who will
have charge of the canvass of oc-
cupational groups.
Much is expected from this new
metljod of mopping up in the big
drive. Instead of being approached
by entire strangers, those to be solic
ited in future will, for the most part,
be seen by business associates and
friends. In this way it is believed a
more friendly reception will be given
the chest message than would other
wise be the case.
A canvass of fthe' Lents district was
started yesterday with the Salvation
Army in active charge. Major Sophia'
Harris commands this group of about
ten active workers and good results
are at last expected from Lents.
Hitherto in the campaign prevail
ing sickness has prevented much
being accomplished in that district.
The residence division, Mrs. C. B. Sim
mons, chairman, despaired of Lents
because workers sent out there in
variably reported the situation hope
less with so many residents impo
sible of solicitation because they were
kept in bed by illness. But with the
enlistment in the cause of Salvation
Army workers, a more hopeful aspect
of the situation is seen.
Miss Hazel Carnes, in charge of the
solicitation of the schools, both teach
ers and pupils, reported considerable
interest in the campaign throughout
the schools. She showed collections of
$1260 in the schools on Tuesday.
Yesterday's total of the whole chest
campaign was $491,709, showing it
was slowly mounting toward the
$798,777 desired.
BANK TO CALL IN MONEY
' .
Tighter Rates Expected as Result
of Meeting Treasury Certificates.
NEW YORK, Feb. 15. To, meet pay
ments due on outstanding certificates
of indebtedness issued by the treas
ury department the local federal re
serve bank will cay in $66,000,000 of
deposits from member banks.
Withdrawal of this vast sum is ex
'pected to cause temporary tightening
of money rates.-which have been es
pecially easy in the last few days.
Rules Governing School
Affairs Are Adopted.
ONLY MR. THOMAS DISSENTS
Official Declares Regulations
Not Drastic Enough.
AFTERNOON PARTIES HIT
Popular Methods Among Students
of Raising Funds Are Abol-
ished Altogether Hereafter.
Another chapter was added to Port
land's school dance controversy laBt
night when the school board, by a
vote of five to one, adopted a set of
rules and regulations recommended
by a special committee for govern
ment of high school dances. The one
dissenting vote was that of Director
George B. Thomas, who branded the
regulations as "not drastic enough"
and made an wrtsuceessful attempt to
have the vote postponed until a later
meeting of the board. Director Martin
was absent.
From the standpoint of the' pupils.
the most drastic of the new regula
tions is that doing away with after
noon dances and the so-called "jitney"
dances, popular as a means of raising
funds.
Regulations Are Listed.
The regulations adopted are these:
It is understood that high school dances
are those dances held in the respective
high school buildings under the direct su
pervision of the principal and faculty.
1. That a definition of high school
dances shall be printed on high school
report cards.
2. The number of dances shall be lira
ited to four in each semester and shall be
held in high school buildings only.
3. They shall be held on Fridays only.
beginning at 8 P. M. and closing not later
than 10:4S P. M.
4. No afternoon dances shall be per
mittee, and jitney dances shall be
hlblted entirely.
6. The principal and dean of girls In
eacn nigh schcol shall be a committee In
charge of the dances and shall be em
powered to appoint the following assist
ants: (a) At least five members of the
faculty in addition to the principal
his representative; (b) at least ten patron
chapcrones; (c) a floor committee of five
from the student body.
Admittance By Invitation.
6. That an invitation list shall be sub
mitt.: to the dean at least 48 hours in ad
vance of the dance, admittance to be. in
accordance therewith.
7. Parents shall be requested to notify
the dean of any tardy arrivals at home
after attending high school dances.
8. The character of the music and the
programme of dances shall meet the ap
proval of the dean In charge.
9. Unchaperoned pupils shall not be per
mitted to leave the dance until the close
of same.
10. All dances shall be conducted in ac
cordance with regulations adopted by the
American Association Masters of Dancing.
The committee further recommends that
the managers of hotels and clubs be noti
fied that all high school dances are held
j In high school buildings and that thev be
1 requested to co-operate with the board
j to the extent of denying the use of their
I halls to any so-called "high school dance.
Mr. Thomas Makes Appeal.
The committee which drew up the
. set of rules consisted of Chairman
Newlll and Directors Clark and Eis
man of the school board, D. A. Grout,
superintendent of schools: Mrs. Ella
Ehmsen Wilson, dean of Franklin
high school: Miss Caroline Holman,
dean of Jefferson high school; Mrs.
W. G. Bathgade, president of Port
land council, Parent-Teachers asso
ciation: Mrs. D. B. Kelly, Woodstock
Parent-Teachers' association. and
Mrs. Jackson of the Glencoe Parent-
Teachers' association.
A vigorous appeal for postponement
of action op the regulations was made
by Director Thomas before the vote
was taken.
"The matter is so important that I
think the- directors should have time
for thorough consideration of these
rules," he said. "I don't know wheth
er or not these recommendations will
regulate dances if adopted. I am on
record as being in favor of stopping
the dances entirely if regulation does
not cure the evils we know are grow
ing out of the high school dances.
"I don't believe the regulionS are
drastic enough. If the matter is put
to a vote, I'll vote, against their
adoption. I want to consider the
( proposition further'
Shull Ready to Vote.
"I'm willing to vote now," s?id Di
rector Shull.
- "You were willing to vote before
the investigation,' snapped Director
Fhomas.
Director Eisman declared that he
was willing to abide by the wishes of
the majority of the board, but that
he wanted to go on record as having
"absolute faith in the young people
of Portland, the finest in the world."
"Criarges against the morality of
high school dances were based on idle
street rumors that may be found on
any street corner," he said. "The al
legations made by enemies of the
school dance were not founded, on fact
or evidence. The so-called 'dance
scandal", was merely the scandal
picked up In street gossip." -
One of -the most horrible bogies In
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Under Influence of Wife One-Time
Lumberjack Turns From Arena
to Studious Life.
HAMRRTDGE. Mass.. Feb. 15. Fre-
erick, R. (Kid) Wedge of Prescott,
Ariz.. 40 years old. ex-lumberjack and
prize fighter, was admitted to Har
vard university as a student of tne
graduate school of education today.
He has come across the country in
freig'ht cars to register, only to f'nd
that he was uncertain of admission.
Wedge's admission to Harvard
marks the latest step in his fight for
an education. After battling'his way
out of the Wisconsin lumber camps
by his boxing prowess, he, became a
fairly successful participant in bat
tles of the prize ring in Nebraska,
Colorado and other western states.
Then, under the influence of the
young woman who became his wife,
he turned to obtaining an education,
obtaining a degree from the Univer
sity of Arizona, and acting for a year
as principal of a high school at Pres
cott. "Our delay in admitting Mr.
Wedge," Dean Henry W. Holmes of
the school of education at Harvard
said today, "has had absolutely noth
ing to do with the fact that he was
formerly a prize fighter. His re
markable struggle for an education
counted in his favor.
"The .delay was due to other ques
tions concerning his record and quali
fications." POLICEMEN WASTE TIME
Cleveland Chief Orders Attention
-Paid to Major Criminals.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 15. At a con
ference with police captains today
Chief of Police Jacob Graul issued in
structions that the entire efforts of
the department be directed toward
ridding the city of major crimes and
criminals.
"Officers are wasting their time
watching private homes where friend
ly card games are in progress," the
chief declared. , "There is no need for
it. A man can play cards or dice or
drink his own brew in his own home
and with his friends, 'and it Is not
necessary for a policeman to watch
from a vantage point for the chance
to make a raid.
"Rid the city of major crimes and
criminals and the others will take
care of themselves."
FAMOUS TAVERN TO CLOSE
Candy Shop or Cafeteria May Re
place San Francisco Resort.-
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 15. (Spe
cial.) The saccharine monotny of a
candy shop or the clatter of a cafe
teria may replace the gilt and glitter
ing and the gaiety of Techau tavern,'
for 21 years a gathering place for the
city's bon vivants, which will close
its doors as a pleasure palace on Sat
urday night-
High rent and prohibition provided
the combination which brought an
end to the particular phage of the
city's Bohemianism, which for-almost
a quarter of a .century has been
known to revelers from all over the
country who have visited San Fran
cisco. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 30
degrees; minimum, 3U degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; southeasterly winds.
Foreign. .'
Scientist declares ghosts have personality.
Page 1.
Irish kidnapers free prisoners. Page 7.
National.
Congress up In air on bonus measure.
Page 1.
Alabama Power' company files bid for
Muscle Shoals. Page 5.
Senator Watson accuses Secretary Mellon
of law violation. Page 5.
President doubts wisdom of calling na
tional housing conference. Page 2.
Trade associations legal, savs attorney
general. Page 2.
Kenyon's departure from senate counted
serious loss to farm bloc. - Page 4.
r.,t in naval oost a to hit AnnnnnliA. Pnpp ?
' Lumber combine In west charged. Page 1.
Plans for reduction of army considered.
Page 3.
Domestic.
Julius L. Meier invites California to Ore
gon exposition at Portland. Page 3.
Deposed chief of Kansas union wins sup
port ,of .national workers. Page 14.
Mary Pickford Fairbanks declares jazz is
strange land to her. Page 1.
Ex-pugilist admitted to Harvard univer
sity. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Bpsoin salts that killed five Rhodes chil
.dren contained strychnine. Page 1.
Hports.
Idaho quintet still heads northwest con
ference. I'age jj.
Mixed bout is cause of much trouble.
Page 12. j
Idaho defeats Washington, 3 to 28.
Page 12.
Cnmmen-tal and Marine.
Young & McDonald gets contract for re-
. modeling of Willamette Iron works.
Page 20.
i.ncal flour prices higher, with rise In
wheat. Page 21.
Chicago wheat market advances despite
declines abroad. i'age -'l.
Liberty and other bonds are stronger.
Page 21.
Exports from Oregon district In 1921 val
ued at $67,004,841. Tage 20. .
Portland and Vicinity.
Life insurance to hold congress here today.
Page 6.
Life Insurance has value In business..
Page 6.
Occupational groups slated to boost chest
drive. Paee 1.
Northern Pacific to expend $12,000,000 this
year in betterments. Page 13.
End of warrant shaving sought. Page 9.
Milwaukle voters to decide on recall of
mayor today. Page 4. .
Deputy Health Officer Rose forced to re
sign position. Page 4.
Self-defense plea in Purdin murder easg.
Page 13.
Weather report data and forecast. Page 20
Board clamps curb on school dances.
Page 1.
Movie Queen Says Hus
band Only Waltzes.
CIGARETTES ARE SPURNED
Whirling With Strange Men
Considered Dangerous.
SPOUSE IS ONLY PARTNER
Fairbanks Family in New York Be-
cause of Suit Brought by Play
Agent for Commission.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 15. (Special.)
'This all right?" chirped a small voice
from the top of a three-legged stand
where American beauties grew a mo
ment before. It was "Our Mary" hold
ing a butterfuly pose, arms raised and
crossed ankles stuck straight out in
front of her. Somewhere in the rear
lurked Douglas doing his best "Three
Musketeers" bow with a touch of Sir
Raleigh saluting Queen Elizabeth in
cluded. They arrived today for a four
days' stay.
The sitting room at the Ritz sud
denly reassumed its 20th century at
mosphere. Said Mary:
"Jazz, no, indeed. Douglas and I be
lieve that husbands and wives should
dance only with each other. Of course,,
if I knew more about jazz I might
be more enthusiastic, but Douglas
doesn't know how to fox-trot. Ha
waltzes beautifully, though.'
Reforming Ambition Denied.
"1 certainly don't believe in meet
ing a strange man and whirling away
In his arms the way you do at a large .
dance where not even the hostess
knows who is there. Girls should '
know with whom they are dancing.
But I'm not one of these people who
want to make the country gloomier
than it is. I'm not a reformer. That's
just my own opinion." ! y.-K.
Very demure in a sirnpie" black
crepe de chene dress with a narrow
diamond chain "given to me by
Douglas," the little blonde queen of
the movies declared that she had
never learned to smoke and didn't
think she wanted to try.. Not even
when Douglas produced a box of the
very newest straw tipped Turkish
with a well-known name in gilt let
ters on the cover.
"I don't think smoking ought to be
forbidden though they'll be taking
away our tea and coffee next," she
added.
Suit Causes Delay.
Douglas, meanwhile, was giving, his
views about New York and Europe
and Beverly Hills, "B-H, or below
heaven," wherever the Fairbanks
Pickford menage is established, near
but not in Hollywood.
"We don't know anything about
Hollywood never go there except to
work. Europe well, Europe's an im
pulse with me. I see a steamer down
here in the harbor and I hop aboard.
but we're not going now. No, we
have to go home and work just as
soon as Mary gets her lawsuit fixed.
She's been sued for 10 per cent of a
contract she signed with Zukor in
1916, by Mrs. Wilkenning, a play
agent, ever since and she won't give
up says it is a matter of principle.
Mrs. Wilkenning wants $130,000 and
it's costing about three times tha to
keep her from getting it, but my w ife,
as you sec, is a very determined per
son." "Ye.s," chimed in Mary. "I've got
a company all assembled out there
for my next picture, Tess of the
Storm Country." They've waited fof
five weeks for me now at $10,000 a
week. But courts are a complex with
me now. I love them."
Taylor Her Director Thj-ice.
Asked If William Deane-Taylor had
ever directed her in pictures Mary
gave the names of these: "How Could
Eugene," "Johanna Enlists" and
"Captaiii Kidd, Jr." Then her husband
cast her a warning glance. "I never
knew he had a wife and daughter in
New Yorw no, Indeed," she added.
And that was all about that.
She didn't know anything about
Brother Jack's reported romance with
Marilynn Miller, either, although slia
opined the lady was a very attractive
person.
O'Brien, Malevinsky & Driscoll of
No. 14S2 Broadway say It will be
Monday at least before the Pickford
Wilkenning suit comes up in the
United States district court, where it
is on the calendar for Monday.
"There is no telling how long the
suit will continue," said Mr. O'Brien.
"For it can be appealed by either side
and taken to the United States dis
trict court of appeals for a third trial
It-is already six years old.
BUCKET SHOPS ATTACKED
Prosecutions to Be Started by De
troit Stock Exchange.
DETROIT, Feb. 13. The Detroit
stock exchange declared war on
"bucket shops" today.
Jacob Nathan, prcsidentf announced
that the organization would imme
diately place investigators in the
field. Prosecutions will be instituted
wherever it is possible, he said.
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