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Tmi MORNING OEEGONIATf, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1923 SCIENTIST PAINTS BEAUTIES OF HEIfl Gorilla, Even, Is Chummy Fel v low, Says Dr. Akeley. SAVAGES ARE FRIENDLY resisting an officer In connection with the scuffle In police headquarters yes terday during which a revolver was discharged, was continued until Thursday for argument by counsel for both Morgan and the city. Mor gan said he was trying to obtain pos session of the revolver because it was his. The police had taken It from J. H. McBride, who, during his trial for carrying concealed weapons, said Morgan had given it to him. McBride said Morgan told him he could carry the gun strapped in a holster under neath his coat. McBride was taken into custody Sunday afternoon on his way to Morgan's office. Defense attorneys assertedMcBride was not told he was under arrest un til after the trouble in police headquarters. OIIER'S HELPER E Land Declared Much Misunder stood and People Are Not Treach erous as ManjHave Supposed. ' Entirely different from the popular conception were the attractive pic tures given by Dr. Carl Akeley, noted explorer, naturalist and scientist, of the "dark: continent" in his lecture on Africa at the municipal auditorium last night. Exploding the generally accepted Idea, the lecturer described that country as wonderfully beauti ful, and not a fever hole of Jungles, cannibals and wild animals. The doc tor dwelt at length on the beauties of the continent, asserting In passing that It was the story he always wished to tell relating to the natural at tractiveness of the place. Africa, geographically and scenic felly, 18 vastly misunderstood, , the lecturer toldi his audience. Even the euppossdly wild animals are, in the majority, mighty good-natured if the tndividuals who came near them would only mind their own business, as the members of the lower kingdom consistently, attend to their own, he eaid. Gorilla Declared Chummy. Tho gorilla, for instance, the doctor maintained, 13 a tremendously much maliffned animal. Instead of being the !blooct-thirsty, ferocious beast persist ently described, he is in reality some what of a very fine chap, inclined to be chummy most of the time, if the opportunity Is given, and is really dangerous only when cornered. "The gorilla Is not the vicious an imal generally pictured," said the doctor. "He la not cruel, sneaking and. savage. Unquestionably the great est element In his favor is the fact that the natives live in his haunts (without the least fear of him." The doctor ought to know. Africa is bis happy hunting grounds; but he liunts there intellectually and scien tifically. He has Just returned, from his fourth trip into the heart of the little-understood continent. Touching upon the subject of sav ages, the lecturer stated that they were In the main mostly like children, easy to get along with when properly understood and resorting to danger ous tactics only when imposed upon. They are for the most part honorable, be averred, and will keep the faith. : Savage Protects Women. Later he Interestingly illustrated another view of the native that if a man who penetrates their country is accompanied by his wife he will never te harmed. "The fact that he has a wife along is a guarantee of his good faith, according to the native theory. Additionally, he can rest assured that his wife also will be perfectly safe. Kemember, now, that I am speaking of the savages, and not those tnat are partially civilized." Whether or not that was intended for a humorous sally matters not, but it -went big with the audience, which was informed by the doctor that on his last trip he was accompanied by three women and a girl five years old. Mra Mary Hastings Bradley, a novel ist; her husband, Herbert Bradley, Chicago attorney; their daughter Alice, Miss Martha Akeley Miller, the doctor's secretary, and Priscilla Hall of Chicago. Dr. Akeley's first, trip to Africa, he told his hearers, was in 1896. His last trip was of the short est duration of them all, as he was away from the United States only about 7 months. OFFER IS REJECTED STATE FUNDS ARE INVESTED IN SCHOOIi SECURITIES. Morris Brothers Proposal to Buy Back All or None of Issues Sold Treasurer Rejected. SALEM, Or., May 22. (Special.) Representatives of Morris Brothers, Portland bond dealers, met with the state bond commission today and con firmed the original offer of the com pany to repurchase all bonds sold to O. P. Hoff, state treasurer, at the original purchase price, as contained in a recent letter from the firm to the state treasurer. The board considered the offer, but declined to accept it, giving as the reason that the bonds are worth more money now than when they were purchased and could not be du plicated at the original price. The following school district bonds were purchased by the commission: District No. 14, Tillamook county, $12,000; district No. 10, Clatsop county, $2000; district No. 6, Hood River county, $2000; district No. 1, Klamath county, $2000; district No. 12, "Wallowa county, $.14,600; district No. 48, Wash ington county, $4500; Union high school district, Clackamas county, $7600, and Crook county school dis trict, $21,000. The offer from Morris Brothers to accept the return of bonds sold to the state at the price paid for them at the time they were purchased, plus ac crued interest, was received by Mr. Hoff a few days prior to, the primary election. ' The school district securities pur chased by the bond commission today draw interest at the rate averaging 654 per cent. OREGON TRUNK VALUE SET COUNTY WINS TAX CLAIM Grays Harbor to Collect in Arms Cargo Case. ABERDEEN, Wash., May. 22. (Spe cial.) A telegram was received this morning stating that Judge Cushman of the federal court had decided in favor of Grays Harbor county in the matter of the collection of the coun ty's tax claim against the arms cargo of the noted gun-running schooner Annie Larsen, which ran into this port in June, 1915, following a long cruise north, during which she ran short of water. ' Discovery of the arms cargo fol lowed. The cargo was confiscated by the government and later sold to pay costs of storage and other oharges. The arms were supposed to he owned by Germans, but no claim was ever made for them. Commission Finds Assets of Rail road Worth $15,049,066. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 22. In terstate commerce commission valua tion was tentatively fixed today for the property of the Oregon Trunk railroad at $15,049,066. The books of the railroad showed assets of $16,-556,826. For the Puget Sound & Cascade railroad in Washington state, the commission found a tentative valua tion of $429,912, compared with total assets given by the corporation itself of $469,954. The valuations in each case. If finally approved by the commission after hearings, will be used to govern the making of rates. Man Says , He Helped Con- demne'd Slayer Flee. RELIGION CAUSES CHANGE velop specialists instead of general practitioners, were among other mat ters discussed. Opposition to all forms of state medicine was expressed in a resolu- I tion presented by Dr. Joseph F. Rooney of New York, 'because of the ultimate harm that would come thereby to the public, through such forms of medical practice." Concluding paragraph of the reso lution as presented read: "State medi cine is hereby defined for the purpose of this resolution to be any form of medical treatment provided, con ducted or controlled by the federal or any state . government, excepting such health service as is provided by the army, navy or public health service, and that which is necessary for control of communicable disease and treatment of mental disease for the indigent sick." i John Drexel Says Conscience Has . Been Troubling Him Chicago Fugitive in Sacramento. SACRAMENTO. May 22. A man giving the name of John Drexel, who declared he bad assisted Tommy O'Conner to escape from the Cook county jail in Chicago a few hours' before the latter was to be hanged for the murder of a Chicago police mani walked into the headquarters of Chief of Police McShane today and surrendered. Drexel said his con science had been troubling him and that' he had resolved to confess his part in the escape of O'Conner after attending a religious meeting re cently. ' Drexel appeared at the police sta tion with the simple statement: "I am wanted in Chicago badly and want to give myself up." One of Automobiles Driven. Questioned as to details of the es cape he said: "Not until I am in Chicago and before the proper authorities and know that I will receive fair con sideration will I talk of the O'Conner escape. I do not want to say any thing at this time which could be used against me later on." Later In his cell Drexel was said to have admitted to newspaper men that he drove a car which carried the condemned man away, but gave his interviewers to understand that sev eral cars had been used in relaying O'Conner from one point to another. He refused to answer direct ques tions. Money Reported Deposited. In his conversation Drexel told of a deposit of $200,000, which, he said, had been made in a bank in Evanston near Chicago. Later he modified this statement to another that the money was in a bank near Evanston. He said also he knew something of the robbery of the First National bank in New Braunsville, Tex., last Feb ruary. He said he had been drifting through Arizona, New Mexico and California for the last several months. "For several days I have been un able to close my eyes in sleep," he said. "Night after night I have been dogged by a haunting fear. Sunday night I went to a Salvation Army meeting. I heard a man read a short passage from the Bible and then re solved to go straight and tell the truth regarding the escape of Tom O'Conner." ECONOMIC PARLEY TYPED BLUE BOOK BEING PREPARED ON GENOA CONFERENCE. Austen Chamberlain, Leader in House of Commons, Says Docu ment Available Today. LONDON, May 22. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Austen Chamberlain, government leader in the house of commons, today told questioners in the house that alue book on the Genoa economic conference was being prepared and would be available tomorrow. Mr. Chamberlain said steps were taken informally through the Amer ican ambassador in Rome to inquire whether an invitation to participate in the coming work at The Hague would be acceptable to the United States government. The views of the United States government were contained in a message which had been communicated to the American press and the British government had no further information. Asked whether a reply had been received from Washington before an invitation was issued, Mr. Chamber lain said no invitation had been sent. To a further question as to whether rie wouia astt me American govern ment on what terms it would co operate, Mr. Chamberlain replied No." Mr. Chamberlain said the foreign office vote would be set down for Thursday in order to enable discus sion by the commons on the Genoa conference. Sir Laming Worthington Evans, the war minister, would open the discussion on behalf of the gov ernment, Mr. Chamberlain added, and make a general statement concern ing the results of the conference. The premier would be In his place to answer criticisms and to give any further explanation the house might desire. BURGLARS GET $21,150 "7 . ; V Woman Is Shot While Chicago Chief Asks for More Policemen. CHICAGO, May 22. A woman was shot, two others were . imprisoned while their apartment was looted of $10,000 in diamonds and jewelry and a paymaster was robbed of $11,150 today while Charles Fitzmorris, chief of police, was seeking the appoint ment of 1000 more policemen. The request was based on recent outbreaks of crime which revealed that some 600 wealthy families have been employing private guards to pro tect their homes. DAILY CITY STATISTICS SEVERAL PROPOSALS READ TO COMMITTEE. LAUNCH MASTER BETTER Carl Kangans Recovering From Exposure In Open Boat. t ABERDEEN, Wash., May 22. (Spe cial.) Carl Kangans of Astoria, mas ter and sole occupant of the gasoline fishing launch Atlas, which was towed Into the Westport lifesaving station yesterday after drifting since Saturday morning in a heavy souther ly gale, is recovering from the effects of the exposure, according to word received, here this afternoon. He ex pects to start back to his home to morrow. -The Atlas engine broke down while Kangans was fishing off the Colum bia, and the craft was blown up the coast. It was about to run on the beach near Oyehut when picked up by the pewerboat C. H. Foster of Ho- quiam. PARADE IS FATAL ONE One Man Drops' Dead; Governor's ; Horse Runs Down Six Others. RICHMOND, Va., May 22. During the opening here today of the Vir ?inia historical pageant, depicting the state's founding and development Captain James Pollard, commander of the Richmond Howitzers, dropped dead from his horse in one part of the procession, and about the same time Governor E. Lee Trinkle's mount became frightened by the firing of a cannon and ran away. -Six members of the naval .training band of Hampton Roads were run down by the governor's horse and injured, one seriously. Governor Trinkle was not hurt. Vancouver Marriage Licenses. KIM-CARSON Frank Kim, 34. of Port land, and Celesta Carson, 22. of Portland. WEE-CARSON Andrew Wee, 24. of Portland, and Deloria Carson, 24, of Portland. CARLSON-HEDRICK Edward W. Carl son, 21, of Portland, and Dorothy D. Hed rick, 18, of Omaha, Neb. BONALY-REDWlNK Joseph L. Bon sly. 25, of Miltonvale. Kansas, and Laura Redwine, 25, of Ogden, Utah. ARTHURS-CHAPMAN Beldon Carl Ar thurs, 24, of Portland, and Josephine Chap man, 19, of Aberdeen. Wash. COLSTON-MORE A. Leuric Colston, le gal, of Raymond, Wash., and Frances E. M. More, legal, of Ipswich, England. KING-HARLAN Claude S. King. 22, of Raymond, Wash., and Mabel J. Harlan, 19, of Raymond, Wash. SM1TH-ZOOK H. E. Smith. 28. of Port land, and Agnes Zook, 22. of Portland. BAK-EB-BAKTISL Paul F. Baker. 38, of Portland, and Josephine Bartel. leea.1. of Portland. OLSON-BRUNDRIDGE Edwin O. Olson, 26, of Portland, and Dora S. Brundridge, 21, of Portland. OSTERMAN-HOOSIER Edward J. Os- terman, zi, oi 5eaverton, ur., and Olive Hooser, 18, of Portland, Births. ARCHIBALD To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Li. ArcniDaia. iu,d front. May 16, a son. GUY To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dean Guy, 618 Clatsop avenue. May 9. a son HUNTINGTON To Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Huntington, 510 Flint, May 13, a daughter FROELICH To Mr. and Mrs. Claire Sargent Froelich, 4714 41st, May 16, a uaugnier. DUFFY To Mr. and Mra. rrviii t Duffy, 1094 First street. May 15, a daugh- Importance of Prompt Submission of Suggestions by Public Em- f phasized at Session. Work of the charter revision com mittee was begun at a session of that body in the council room at the city hall last night. A few suggested re visions were read and referred to the proper sub-committees by H. B. Van Duzer, chairman. The importance of the prompt sub mission of all further sugestions citi zens of Portland may wish to refer to the committee was emphasized. These are to be in the hands of Mrs. Willa metta McElroy, secretary of the re vision committee, by June 1. The committee decided to hold its next ses sion on Monday, June 5, that all sug gestions may then be taken up. After finding the necessity of em ploying a stenographer, a committee was appointed to appraise this and other financial needs and go before the city council with a request for the necessary appropriation. Announcement was made that C. D, Bruun had resigned from the commit tee of 25 and that Mrs. C, B. Simmons had been appointed to fill the xa.- cancy. Mayor Baker briefly sketched the Importance of the work and urged the members to swing into the under taking with determination. LONGSHOREMAN IS HELD Edward R. Lane Is Accused of At tacking Strikebreaker. Edward R. Lane, 30, longshoreman accused of attacking a strikebreaker at Second and Alder streets with his fists, was arrested last night and held under $250 bail on a charge of being disorderly, by fighting. The strike breaker received a bruised jaw la the first strike trouble in several days. Temporary police arrested Thomas Hicks, Oscar Hindfeld and Max Stenzel in the railroad yards at the foot of Seventeenth street and ac cused them of hurling fist-size rocks at two taxicabs that called - at the dock for strikebreakers. The three protested that they did not throw the rocks, but that they were merely en joying a nip of white mule. Their bail was $o0 each, which they fur nished", and the charge against them is disorderly conduct. Veterans Take Jab at Klan. BAKERSFIELD, Cal., May 22. At a . meeting yesterday from which newspaper men were excluded, the local posts and auxiliaries of the Grand Army of the Republic, Worn an's Relief Corps, Daughters of Vet erans. Sons of Veterans and Spanish War Veterans adopted resolutions declaring that "there is, not room for the Ku Klux Klan" in. Kern county, and pledging the assistance of all the orders represented at the meeting to the constituted authorities "to the end that this condition," as created by the Ku Klux Klan here, ''may cease to exist. LAWYER IS ARRAIGNED Law Enforcement Head Faces Charge of Resisting Officer. HOQUIAM, Wash., May 22. (Spe cial.) The trial of Frank L. Morgan, attorney and active head of the Grays Harbor ' county law enforcement league this af ternoa on a charge of Olympia Man Is Candidate. OLTMPIA, Wash., May 22. (Spe cial.) Daniel Gaby of Olympia yes terday announced his candidacy for state representative from Thurston county, subject to the republican pri mary, on a platform declaring for strict tax reduction. Gaby, who was formerly city attorney of Renton, In a statement declared he had made a close study of tax matters and was prepared to offer some remedial measures. Debate Victory Celebrated. PENDLETON, Or., May 22. (SDe cial.) Pendleton high school students celebrated the victory of their de bating team which won the state championship Saturday, by holding a Dig street parade and a bonfire tonight at the high school grounds. The team was composed of Rex Kra mer and Phillip Fordyce and had kept an undefeated record throughout the year. , CRASH CRIPPLES STEAMER Italian Vessel Hit by American Is Badly Damaged. PHILADELPHIA, May 22. The Ital ian steamer Andrea of 2534 tons reg- ster tonight collided with the steam ship H. F. Alexander, 4184 tons reg ister, of the Admiral steamship line, formerly the Great Northern, opposite Fort Mifflin, Pa. The Andrea was badly damaged. The Alexander struck the Andrea amidship. The blow was so eerious that the Andrea started to sink. She was headed Into shallow water on the New Jersey side, where she An chored. No lives were lost, reports said. . s. CHIROPRACTORS' SCHOOIi FOR VETERANS DISFAVORED. Resolution Is Introduced at Amer lean Medical Association Con vention in St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, May 22. A resolution protesting the approval by the fed eral government of a school of chiro practors as a means of - vocational training for disabled ex-Bervice men was introduced In the house of dele gates of the American Medical asso ciation convention here today, to gether with a resolution for numerous reforms in medical practice, includ lng the lessening of restrictions on the sale of whisky for medicinal pur poses. Changes in public, health work, par ticularly in regard to the work of the Red Cross; reforms of the prin cipal pay clinics; education in public health matters, and the checking of a tendency of medical schools to de Boift Neglect YonrSMn Ladies A few days treatment with CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER FILLS will do more to dean up the skin than all f the beauty treat- UAmrr?? Wilt I Llg menta in ere etioci An im perfect com plexion is caused by a sluggish liver. Million of people, oM. young and mkUuease, I1TTLE INZER PIL tajca them for BOknsnea, Dnoineaa, Sick KeadaclM, Upset Stomach and for Sallow, limply and Blotchy Skin, They end the misery or constipation. 6aara-SanPnr far.aflft.ct "WASH"- Don't Scour Teeth! You Wouldn't Scour the Piano Keys YOU would not use a grit cleaner on your ivory piano keys. You know what it would do to them, you also know how readily they give up their dirt to gentle washing treatment. Ivory and teeth are first cousins made of the same basic substance. Every time you scratch your teeth, you remove part of the surface. You can use Colgate's Ribbon Dental Cream during a long lifetime without the slightest injury to the delicate enamel of your teeth. COLGATE'S CLEANS TEETH THE RIGHT WAY "Washes" and Polishes Doesn't Scratch or Scour jl. Loosens Clinging Particles The most effective and trustworthy tooth cleans er for, habitual use is one that offers the com bined action of fine, non-gritty precipitated chalk and pure soap. Thus, in Colgate's you get what modern science finds best. MoredentistsprescribeColgate's than anyother dentifrice. They rely solely on the merit of that article guaranteed by a reputation of 1 15 years for "TruthinAdvertisingHonesty inManufacture." 2. "Washes" Away Gritty, soapless pastes may show "quick results." If you scoured away your skin nature could replace that. Silverware scoured with grit or harsh chemicals can also be restored if dam aged. But even nature will not replace tooth enamel if once it is worn away. Decide on the safe and sane method of cleansing teeth. Better it is toluse a safe dental cream now than suffer years of regret later on. Colgate's cleans teeth thoroughly v . no dentifrice does more. A LARQE tube costs 25c why pay more? 1 '-VVT1 KLAN REPORT IS FILED Council Holds City Officials Joined Under Misapprehension. BAKERSFIELD, May 22. A com mittee of tha city council which has been investigating activities of city officials and employes who are mem bers of the Ku Klux Klan in a report at the council meeting tonight said that "such employes and officials of the city had signed applications or joined the klan under a misapprehen sion, the klan having been repre sented as a 100 per cent American organization." The names of Chief of Police Stone and Police Judge Baughman have been published in the membership lists of the klan. A sworn statement from Judge Baughman, which was turned over to the committee and presented with its report tonight, eaid that he had re signed from the klan May i, having joined, he said, June 1, 1921. " $25,000 PAID FOR FILLY Marshall Field Third Indicates In tention to Race In America. NEW YORK, May 22. Marshall Field III of Chicago has purchased for $25,000 the 3-year-old filly Emo tion by Friar Rock-Affection, it was announced today at Jamaica track. The purchase by Mr. Field, who has an extensive racing stable in Eng land, where he has scored many suc cesses, is regarded as an indication of his intention to enter American turf competition. Certificates Called In. WASHINGTON, D. C. May 22. Sec retary Mellon today authorized fed eral reserve banks to redeem in cash, at par and accrued Interest, before June 15, treasury certificates of in debtedness of the series dated June 15, 1921, and December 12, 1921, both maturing June 15, 1922. EX-BANK CLERK IS HELD Part in Forgery of Check for $46,500 Is Confessed. DETROIT, May 22. George Coulee, ex-bank clerk, confessed today, ac- cording to the police, to a part in the forgery of a check last March through which his brother, Harry Coules, now under arrest at San Diego, Cal., ob tained $46,500. Harry Coules' wife, Mrs. Reka Coules, also was implicated in the reported confession and a war rant charging forgery has been sworn out for her. According to the police, Harry Coules has served a term in the Wash ington state penitentiary for forgery. His extradition from California has been requested. Officers here believe Mrs. Coules also is in the west. They reported a merry party going on in a room, the door wide open. The host was said to be Rex Sanford, 27, a clerk, who was held on $250 bail. His guests were Marie Wells, 24, of fice clerk, and Louise Miller, 25, cash ier; Harry G. Ritchie and Gilbert Ritchie, both clerks. 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