THE MORXIKG OREGONIA&, THURSDAY, MARCII 16, 1923
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SUSPECTS VANISH
ireciPscisE
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Brayer
Disappear in Paris.-
APACHE DISTRICT REFUGE
lair Thought to Ilave Known
About Supposed Mysterious Kill
ing Elude Federal Sleuths.
Mr. and Mrs. Viotor Braver, the lat
ter formerly Violet Desjardines, a
denizen of the local underworld, and
I'Oth, of whom were thought to know
something- of the supposed murder of
Krcest Descamps in February, 1920,
have disappeared mysteriously in the
apache district of Paris, according to
announcement by federal authorities.
The local officers had kept track ot
the pair for the past two years, and
it was only a ehort time ago that the
irau was lost in Paris.
Because of the absence of tangible
evidence on which extradition papers
might be procured, all official Inves
titration of Brayer and his wife in
connection with the Descamps case
r.aa been closed, it was announced
yesterday by R. p. Bonham, chief im
migration inspector for this district.
Although police investigation into
the mysterious disappearance of
Descamps was closed more than
year ago, Mr. Bonham has followed
the trail of Brayer and the Desjar
dines woman ever since they left
Fortland. about the time Descamps
disappeared, because of the fact that
they were the only possible suspects
who might have had a motive -In kill
ing the one-time wealthy Portland
saloon man and underworld leader.
Woman Held for Time.
So far as the Desjardines woman is
concerned, she was arrested at Gal
veston in the fall of last year and
was held in jail there two months for
investigation, but there was no evi
aence strong enough to warrant
bringing her back to Portland as a
possible accomplice in the Descamps
zmiraer. .
Nor is there any substantial evi
dence that Brayer might have been
the slayer, Mr. Bonham said ye&ter-
day, except for the fact that he was
the only person known to the author!
ties who might have had a motive.
Although Descamps and Brayer at
one time were- business associates.
tney were said to have quarreled bit
terly in 1918. Some time later, it was
said, Descamps gave immigration
autnorities information upon wh'ch
were based deportation proceedings
against both Brayer and the Desjar
dines .woman.- Brayer. under this
theory, might have sworn vengeance
against Descamps.
Moving Picture News
TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
Rivoli "A Man's Home."
Peoples Donald Crisp, "The
Bonnie Brier Bush."
Majestic Pola Negri, "The Red
Peacock."
Liberty Wallace Reid, "The
World's Champion."
Columbia Cecil B. DeMilles
''Fool's Paradise."
Star Mary Pickf ord, "The Love
Light."
Hippodrome Kenneth Harlan.
"The Barricade."
Circle Alice Brady, "Hush
Money."
HE WORLD'S CHAMPION,
at the Liberty this week. Is
good entertainment, in spite
of the fact that Wallace Reid is
scarcely the type for his role and has
few acting opportunities. The picture
is an adaptation of the stage play,
"The Champion," in which Grant
Mitchell appeared last season.
Too much of the film is taken in
working: up to the point where- the
play begins. When this spot is
reached, it becomes good comedy. The
story contains the sort of material
which appeals to American audiences.
There is an overbearing and stuck-up
Englishman nobleman and other snob
bish Englishmen to be put in their
proper places. In developing the
story, no opportunity is lost to stimu
late antagonism for caste, lords,
ladies, aristocracy and snobbishness.
Wally's role presents him as the
youngest son of an ex -grocer's family.
He refuses to kowtow to his aristo
cratic neighbors, is disowned and goes
to America. In five years he becomes
the world's middleweight champion
and returns Home for a visit, saying
nothing of his fame. When it leaks
out family are more shocked than
ever until they realize that he is the
only member recognized by the people
whom they have tried to know for so
long.
The star g'ves a couple of boxinir
exhibitions, which fail to carry any
real punch. As a "prizefighter, he is
hardly convincing.
Lois Wilson furnishes the romantic
interest as the proud Lady Elizabeth.
W. J. Ferguson as the butler puts
over his comedy effectively and Guy
Oliver is splendid as the fighter's
trainer.
A Burton Holmes' travelogue en
titled "Our First Families," Interna-
Evidence la Slight.
No definite ' information has ever
been received which would determine
whether (or not Brayer actually was
in Portland at the time of the Des
camps murder, Mr. Bonham said, and
even though he should return to
Portland evidence against him would
be insufficient to warrant the placing-
of a murder charge.
"Although our office naturally
would want to aid in clearing up any
mystery, at the same time our prin
cipal purpose in keeping track of
Brayer and this woman has been to
keep them from entering the United
States illegally," Mr. Bonham said
yesterday. "They have made several
efforts to
to this country, but in each instance ! him. clippings relative
tney
tional News and a comedy, "Oh, Prom
ise Me," complete the bill. . ,
Screen Gossip.
Richard Barthelmess, whose rapid
rise to stardom has been tjie talk of
the moving- picture world, will be seen
at the Liberty soon in his latest work,
"The Seventh Day." This picture is
a tale of the sea and the idle rich.
Barthelmess', as a young captain of a
New England fishing schooner, is
thrown in contact with a rich, spoiled
girl from the upper strata of New
York society. How the two meet,
learn to love one, another and finally
decide to join fortunes for life make
"The Seventh Day" one of the most
likeable screen love stories shown in
many months.
"The biggest photoplay hit of the
year. That is the characterization
given "Turn to the Right," next
week's offering at the Majestic, by
New York critics. "TuJ-n to the Right"
was produced and directed by Rex
Ingram, whose work in directing
"The Four Horsemen of the Apoca
lypse" made him the best-known fig
ure in screendom. A star cast,
headed by Alice Terry and Jack
Mulhall, present the picture.
HfflGTOil URGED
TO SEIZE CHANGES
State Chamber of Commerce
Meets at Olympia.
4TH CONVENTION HELD
"There is -more realism in the imi
tation than the real." That was the
reason given by Eric von Stroheim
for his expenditure of more than
$250,000 for a set showing the front
of the Casino and the Hotel de Paris
at Monaco, for his "Foolish Wives,"
which, opens at the Peoples soon. He
said:
"If I had taken a company to Mon
aco and had attempted to film the
scene in front of the Casino, it would
have been difficult to keep curious
onlookers away from the range of
the camera. Then, again, it would
have been ispossible to secure the
colors, the lighting effects that make
the picture stand out so boldly on the
screen.
"Regardless of what critics say
about the expenditure of so large a
sum, the phenomenal success of 'Fool
ish Wives' already has justified our
expenditure."
William Christie Cabanhe's drama
of New York's east side, "The Barri
cade," with Kenneth Harlan and a
capable company of character actors
as his support, will' be the feature
photoplay of the last midweek bill
that the Hippodrome will offer. "The
Barricade" will be played today and
tomorrow, the Hippodrome going on a
full week schedule Saturday with
Bert Lytell's new Metro production,
"The Right That Failed."
Development of Resources In Agri
culture, Power and Tourist
Attraction Advised.
WOMAN SENDS CLIPPINGS
CHARGE OF ANONYMITY BY
BISHOP BELIEVED MISTAKE.
Mrs. S. I. Clark Says She Informed
Episcopal Head of Row in
Church Circles Here. .'
have been unsuccessful, al
tnough we have never been able to
get our hands on Braver."
Brayer has been questioned by the
x-a.ns ponce at tne instance or the im
migration authorities, but he insis
tently denied he was in Portland at
the time of the murder, Mr. Bonham
said. He told Paris officials he never
neard of the disappearance of Des
camps until nearly a year later.
Presence Here Denied.
Mr. Bonham said that the Desjar
dines women asserted she and Brayer
were at Vancouver, B. C. at the time
Descamps was killed, and the au
thorities have never been able defi
nitely to refute this statement.
c-reait for practically all work and
disclosures in the case was given
inspector rrann Watkins by Mr.
Bonham.
jjescamps, a wealthy retired
frenchman living on a little farm
near Beaverton. disappeared in Port
land in February, 1920. A few days
aiier nis disappearance was reported.
dismembered parts of a human body
were iouna in various parts of the
city and its environs. These pieces
were wrapped in newspapers. These
bits of grewsome evidence furnished
the oriMy proof that Descamps had
been murdered, although police at the
lime generally believed he had been
slain.
. Joint Tugboat Tariff Filed.
OLYMPIA, Wash., March 15. (Spe
cial.) Seven companies operating
tugboats on Grays harbor today
joined in filing a joint tariff, effect
ive April 15, making uniform towing
rates an din most instances slight re
ductions from the previous tariffs
filed independently. The new tariff
also provides for additional services
not heretofore covered.
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Mrs. S. I. Clark, until recently man
ager of Allen's press clipping bureau
in Portland, said yesterday that it
was she who had sent to Bishop
Thomas F. Oailor, president of the
national council of the Episcopal
church, clippings dealing with the
troubles within that denomination in
Portland. Bishop Gailor, in a mes
sage of support for Bishop Sumner,
received in Portland Tuesday, had
said that these -.clippings had come
rom an anonymous source.
"This must be a mistake, said Mrs.
Clark yesterday, "as I have sent these
lippings to Bishop lailor and always
under my own name. I first sent to
to the suit
against Dr. A. A. Morrison, and have
his card of acknowledgement for
them. I also sent the accounts of the
rift between Bishop Sumner and Dean
Hicks and wrote to him that I was
doing so."
Bishop Gailor's reference to clip
pings from an annoymous source was
contained in' a telegram he sentVTues
day from New York to Rev. Triomas
Jenkins, rector of St. David's Episco
pal church. This message said that
the "ecclesiastical differences" report
ed from Portland would in no way
alter plans for the big triennial Epis
copal convention, arranged to be held
here next September.
Red-Headed Boy Again Is
Victim of Wanderlust.
Floyd E. Biegs, Inmate of Yakima
Home, Found in Portland.
boy and each time he refuses to stay
only for a short time, when he is up
and away 'hoboing his way about on
trains and catching rides from auto
mobilists," said Mr. Martin. "We
thought we had him placed when he
was taken by Mr. and Mrs. E. Weber
of Grand View, Wash., last year, but
he ran away from there and went to
the home of his aunt, Mrs. Bessie
Lee at Sheridan. After a stay there
he again ran away and came to Port
land in search of further adventures."
FRESHMEN PRESENT PLAY
Four-Act Comedy at Pacific Uni
versity' Is Success.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest
Grove,- Or., March 15. (Special.) The
freshman class play, "Fanny and the
Servant Problem," a four-act comedy
given last night under the direction
or Mr. ana Mrs. t. a. story, was one
of the successes of the season. Miss
Frances Ball of Hillsboro carried the
leading role. Leonard Alley of Port
land played opposite. Joseph Sic
Cready of Forest Grove also carried
a heavy part.
About 100 was spent in stage fix
tures. Harold Roberts of Sumner,
Wash., was manager and Verne Bright
of Beaverton ; was advertising man
ager. Character parts were taken by
Phillips Jillson of Forest Grove,
Samuel Perlman of Portland, Marjorie
Wilson of Prineville, Lois Allen of
Forest Grove and Donald Black of
Vancouver. A chorus of 11 girls was
used.
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FLOYD E. BIGGS, redheaded, irre
sponsible victim of wanderlust,
who left Portland under the stern
custody of the Children's Home so
ciety of the state of Washington last
fall, proved himself something like
the proverbially famous cat which in
sisted on coming back.
It was learned yesterday that the
boy was once more in Portland when
J. H. Martin, district superintendent
of the Washington Children's Home
society, arrived here to take his
charge back to Yakima.
The boy created something of a
furore when he was here last October
by the story which he told at police
station. The story, together with the
boy's happy personality, resulted in
his being taken into tiie home of
Patrolman R. H. BurdicR for several
days and the patrolman and his wife
announced their intention of adopting
him until tney discovered that he had
run away from foster parents at
Grand View, Wash.
Since that time the boy has had
another good home and has run away
from that, according to Mr. Martin.
After his record was discovered last
fall he was turned over to the juve
nile authorities and placed in the
Frazer home. The Children's Home
society of Washington, of which the
boy was a ward, was immediately ad
vised of his whereabouts and Mr.
Martin, the superintendent of the so
ciety, came to Portland to get the
boy.
1 oung Biggs, however, apparently
had fallen in love with the Frazer
home and he objected to being taken
away at that time.
"What's the idea?" he asked Mr.
Martin when the latter told him that
he must go back' to Washington.
Again a good home was found for the
boy in the vicinity of Spokane. But
again he refused to stay put.
He ran away and was picked up on
the streets of Portland by police
about two weeks ago. He was taken
to the Frazer detention home again
and Superintendent Frost again ad
vised the Washington society.
The boy was taken back to Yakima
last night by' Mr. Martin, who an
nounced that his case would be pre
sented to the juvenile court there.
There seems nothing left to do but
treat the boy as an incorrigible and
place mm in the junior reform school
at Chehalis," he said.
Mr. Martin said that the boy had
been a ward of the Children's Home
society for about six years. The boy's
father died at Selah, Wash... when the
boy was about six years old.. His
mother died the year following.
.since mat time our society has been
ttempting- to find a home for" tha
GUARD OFFICER RESIGNS
Captain Stoddard, Roseburg, Gives
His Machine-Gun Command.
ROSEBURG. Or., March 15. (Spe
cial..) captain u. L,. Stoddard, com
manding officer of the local -national
guard company, today tendered his
resignation to take effect immedi
ately. Captain Stoddard, who is the
proprietor of Battery station here,
said he resigned because he has not
the time to devote to the work of the
machine-gun company.
He was an artillery captain during
the war and after returning to Rose
burg organized the local company and
was unanimously chosen by the mem
bers as its captain. He has brought
the company up to the full peace
strength and was commended highly
by Lieutenant-Colonel Delaplane at
the federal inspection held here last
week.
OLYMPIA. Wash., March 15 (Spe-
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resources of the state of Washington
in agriculture, power and tourist at
traction, was the central theme of the
fourth annual convention of the
Washington State Chamber of Com
merce at its opening session here to
day. Dr. F. A. Laviolette of Bremer
ton, president of the state chamber,
in his address reviewing the work of
the past year made a plea for a state
wide view of industrial problems,
which was in turn emphasized" by
every succeeding speaker. Mayor
Bowen, and Tnomas L. O'Leary, presi
dent of tne Olympia chamber, wel
comed the visiting delegates to the
city.
Governor Hart, in the opening ad
dress pictured for the delegates a trip
over the state highway system. The
present administration intends to
build a state highway system second
to none in the world, the--governor
said.
Power Resources Discussed.
Particularly strong was the address
of F. C. Brewer of Tacoma on the
Power resources of the -state, in which
he stated that the installation cost of
power plants per kilowatt was much
less in this state than in tlie middle
west or New England. The possibili
ties for the development of hydraulic
power are almost unlimited, and noth
ing could do more, to develop indus
tries in the state than to advertise
the fact that Washington is pre
eminently the region of cheap power,
Mr. Brewer stated. -
E. L. French, director of agricul
ture, showed that the agricultural
production of the state had developed
at a much greater rate than the abil
ity of the cities to consume agri
cultural products, although the urban
population had increased at a greater :
relative ratio than the rural.
In the discussio nfollowing Director
French's speech O. C. Soots, ecretary
of the Yakima Commercial club,
stated that unless" freight rates were
reduced Washington would drop from
that of the premier apple-shipping
state to one down in the list.
George Quayle Speaks.
George Quayle, general secretary of
the Oregon state chamber of com
merce, made a strogn plea for co
operation among the three northwest
ern states, Oregon, Idaho and Wash
ington, to obtain joint actio non mat
ters of sectional interest. He strongly
urged a sectional commercial conven
tion. At the annual banquet of the
Olympia chamber of commerce to
night at the Hotel Olympian, with
delegates to the state chamber meet
ing as guests, the annual reports of
Thomas L. O'Leary, retiring presi
dent; B. F. Hume, secretary, and
Martin Gottfield, ' treasurer, , were
read. Substantial accomplishments
of the chamber were recounted by the
president and secretary, and a cash
balance of $375.41 in the treasury at
the close of the year was shown by
the treasurer's report.
Dr. Henry Suzzallo, president of the
University of Washington, was the
principal speaker at the banquet, his
subject being "The Guild of Busi
ness Men."
Elks Minstrels on Tour.
MEDFORD, Or., March 15. (Spe
cial.) The fifth annual minstrel
show of the Medford lodge of
Elks, given at the Page theater
Monday night and last night, to
crowded audiences, was the usual big
hit. The minstrels have gone on tour,
playing at Grants Pass tonight, Ash
land Friday .night and Yreka. Cal.,
Saturday night. The proceeds will he
donated entirely-Tiutside of expenses,
to the American Legion posts of the
towns played.
Roads .Near Joseph Blocked.
JOSEPH, Or., March 15. (Special.)
The highway from Joseph to Minam
is in fair condition for automobile
travel because of the traffic going
over it, but most of the lateral roads
are blockaded with snow so deep that
it is almost impossible to get over
them in any kind' of vehicle exceDt
a Doosied.
LUMBER HOLDINGS SOLD
Baudon Cedar Company Takes Over
Plant of Coquille Concern.
BANDON, Or., March 15. (Special.)
The Bandon Cedar Manufacturing
company, recently organized, has pur
chased the plant and equipment oi
the White Cedar Lumber company of
Coquille and will open the factory
here within the next 30 days. The
company will employ from 25 to 30
men and women in the beginning and
expects to increase the force.
This will be the first manufactur
ing plant installed here to use elec
trical power from the newly estab
lished city hydro-electric plant. The
plant will specialize in the manu
facture of storage battery separators
and will use white cedar lumber,
which is peculiarly adapted to this
purpose, because of the inherent
qualities of the wood, which make
it especially resisting to the acid of
the batteries.
The Bandon Cedar Manufacturing
company has been incorporated with
a $50,000 capitalization and, besides
the plant and equipment, which will
be moved from Coquille, it will in
stall a small sawmill.
Officers of the new company are
J. F. Kronenbergy president; O. Zent
ner, secretary and . treasurer, and T.
P. Hanley, vice-president.
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KELSO. Wash., March . 15. (Spe
cial.)- The Castle Kock Coal com
pany, of which E. V. Landon of
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mine west of Castle Rock, where a
tunnel 300 feet deep has been driven
into a fine body of coal, which im
proves in quality the deeper the tun
nel goes. .Marketing of the coal will
be begun this summer.
Tax Club to Be Organized. ,
DALLAS, Or., March 15. (Special.)
A meeting for the purpose of organ
izing a Polk county unit of the Tax
Reduction club was held here Mon
day, and was addressed by J. C. Coop
er of McMinnvilie and S. M. Endicott
of Salem. About 50 members were
signed up here, but no permanent organization-was
effected. .Four dele
gates and tne same, number of alter
nates were selected to the state con
vention at Portland March 20. The
speakers devoted the greater part o
their attacks to the millage tax -for
the support of state schools
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