Morning Oregonian., June 13, 1922, Page 5, Image 5

THE MOR3TXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1923
EDUCATIONAL LEAP
IDE BY GIRL 11
Fourth Grade to College in
One Year Is Record.
SPECIAL METHOD USED
liosie KceTe Xot Made Self -Conscious
by Being Proclaimed
Child "Prodigy."
NEW YORK, June 12. (Special)
"Being proclaimed a "prodigy"
hasn't iade 11-year-old Rosie Reeve
self-conscious and priggish yet.
She posed for a photographer at
the Broadway Central hotel here
with the same cheerful indifference
with' which she answered questions
of reporters, puzzled to reconcile the
stories of her extraordinary accom
plishments, with bobbed hair, middy
blouse, bare knees and a little
girl grin.
Rosie and her two sisters. Birdie,
IB. and Florence, 16, have come to
New York with their father. Pro
fessor Thomas L. Reeve, of Chicago,
who has devised a system of edu
cation of which they are the product
and the advertisement. Rosie is
said to have leaped, after one year
of his method, from the fourth grade
of an elementary school to entrance
at Western university, London. Ont.,
where she has been studying Span
ish, French and chemistry for the
last year, and to be planning to
enter the law course at Columbia
next fall.
Dolls Just Laid Aside.
Columbia professors say one of
the entrance requirements- to the
law course is at least three years
of college, and also tht the rules
of the law school exclude women
to say nothing of little girls.
Professor Reeve was out of the cxty,
and the girls said they did not
know about arrangements, but they
confirmed the stories of Rosie's past
achievements and are sure she is
somehow or other destined for the
law.
"Why law? . Oh, I guess I might
as well be a lawyer as anything
else," observed Rosie, broadminded
iy. "I thought I'd like it because I
like to speak in public. Speaking at
the bar would be nice. Yes, I've been
in courtrooms and seen cases tried.
I know how it's done."
Rosie laid aside her dolls two
years ago, she said,. That, as it
happens, was the time at which she
began "The Method."
Lanffaagfi Held Not Hard.
"It's a kind of shorthand," she
'explained. "It makes us fluent in
English and then we can understand
anything. I took languages at West
ern university French and Spanish.
It isn't hard; it's just like playing
games."
Rosie and Birdie were playing a
game while she talked a game of
chess. Chess is part of "The Meth
od,", and sq is typewriting, and so is
a special dictionary with lists of
words arranged according to vari
ous classifications. Rosie helped
compile the dictionary and its 64,000
words are now supposed to be filed
e,way under her bobbed th&teh.
These are the things tha li&ve
taken the place of the dolls. Rosie
seeing to find a satisfactory substi
tute. She is bright-eyed and brown
ekinned and she swims and tears
around on roller skates and is to all
appearance as normal a little girl
es any who have trouble with their
spelling and can't remember whether
eeven times eight is 56 or 61.
POINDEXTER FOES SHY
(Continued From First Page.)
the day to mingle with, the dele
Kates. The non-partisan supreme court
was also strongly represented by
Justices Mackintosh, Fullerton, Par
ker, Hovey and Holcomb. ' Several
of the justices are candidates for re
election this year.
Supporters Brought Together.
Ordinarily there--has been no' talk
of a combination between the fed
eral and state office-holders. It is
not known that Governor Hart is
especially interested in the candi
dacy of Senator Polndexter for re
election, and it has never been sug
gested that Senator Poindexter is
particularly . concerned as to the
political future of Governor Hart.
Circumstances at Chehalls, however,
brought the appointees and support
ers of the senator and governor to
gether as a large and compact work
ing force which practically domi
nated the convention.
They worked against the election
cf Major Douglas as temporary
chairman, they were most vocifer
ous in the defense of the direct pri
mary system, and while they all
voted for repeal of the poll tax law
after Governor Hart's letter recom
mending such action had been read
to the convention, they nevertheless
led in the hooting and howling that
marked the speech Colonel Lamping
tried to make apcainst the tax.
Poll Tax Supporters Few.
The poll tax law had very few
sincere supporters in the conven
tion". Had Governor .Hart's letter
been put before the platform com
mittee on Friday there is no doubt
that the platform draft presented to
the convention would have carried
a plank for poll tax repfeal. But it
was only a few days ago at Wen
atchee that the governor made an
address in which he upheld the
merits of the poll tax; and there
were several influential members of
the rlatform committee who worked
earnestly to "save the face" of the
administration. The plank reported
urged that the poll tax was still
necessary, and none were so sur
prised at the governor's advice to
repeal it "'as the men who had
worked against their personal con
victions to have that plank put in.
Tax Cat Plaa Followed.
Four of the planks of the repub
lican state platform are modeled ex
actly to four features of the tax re
duction programme of the league to
reduce the eost of government. Jay
Thomas, secretary of the league,
was '.t constant attendance at the
platform committee's sessions, and
obtained the recommendation of a
stringent budge law applicable to
all officials charged with the ex
penditure of public funds, a recom
mendation that all new or refund
ing bonds hereafter to be issued
sha;i be of serial form; a recom
mendation for the standardisation
cf all publicly-owned automobiles
with penalties for private use, ami
a recommendation for distribution
of auto license pates to county au
ditors for delivery to auto owners
at the time they pay their "license
lv.a. . .
Kraalts of Plank Feared.
. a. the final action of the conven
tion on the direct primary was ex
p:cd the Insincerity of a majority
of the delc. -.'es. This was disclosed
in speeches before the platform
committee and the convention. The
repeated charge of T. P. Fisk of
Cowlitz that many delegates were
not acting in accord with their hon
est beliefs was not seriously dis
puted save by two or three. In the
platform committee Mr. Fisk called
for a showing of those who really
beiieved the direct primary a good
thing. Cjnly two of the 26 commit
teemen stood up. In pleading with
the convention to go on record' for
repeal of the law Mr. Fisk declared
that there were scores of repub
licans within the sound of his voice
who had privately said to him that
the direct primary is an infamous
system, but it la not expedient to
monkey with it at this time." Two
or three convention speakers upheld
the principle of the direct primary,
but all the others who spoke
stressed the point that a plank call
ing for repeal would Invite party
defeat at the polls. This was the
argument that prevailed. ;'
ETHERIDEE BLOCKS TRIAL
APPEAL TAKEN FROM RULIJfG
BY JUDGE TUCKER.
Motion to Dismiss Case Carried
to Supreme Court, Which Will
Hear Matter In Full.
By seeking to have the indict
ment against him dismissed on the
ground that he has been denied an
early trial, John L. Etheridge, head
of the defunct bond house of Mor
ris Brothers, Inc., succeeded yester
day in having his hearing postponed
probably until next fall.
Presiding Circuit Judge Tucker
promptly overruled the motion . of
Walter P. LaRoche, attorney for
Etheridge, and notice of appeal to
the supreme court from the ruling
was given. As the supreme court
is about ready to adjourn for the
summer, and has many other Im
portant matters for consideration
before the Etheridge motion, there
may be no hearing given by that
oody before September.
Had Etheridge not interposed the
motion for dismissal, based on the
delay in giving him a hearing, he
would go on trial Thursday for the
alleged embezzlement of $100,000
from the assets of the wrecked bond
house, for which he was indicted
jointly with his wife, Stella Ether
idge, and Fred S. Morris.
Joseph L. Hammersely, chief dep
uty district attorney in the office
of Stanley Myers, opposed the dis
missal motion before Judge Tucker,
who sustained his argument, saying
that out of the court's own personal
knowledge of the congested condi
tion of the trial docket he was satis
fied that the state had not in any
manner delayed the trial for the
purpose of injuring or prejudicing
the Etheridge defense;
Trial of the Etheridge case was
postponed pending hearing, cases
where defendants .were confined in
the county jail instead of out on
bond and at no time did Etheridge
nor his counsel protest at the de
lay.
Chinese Taken in Salem Raid.
.SALEM, Or.. June 12. (Special.)-
Five Chinese, all residents of Salem,
were taken into custody here early
today In a raid on Chinatown. Those
arrested were Jim Gee, Son Lee, Lee
Woo, Anny Toy and Lai Wing. Po
lice said they found a large quantity
of pipes and opium. Possession and
use of opium were charged against
all, five.. They will be. arraigned in
the local .police court. ; - -
Hood River's finest eating place.
The Pheasapt and Oregon Hotel
dining room, all under same maa-
agement. Adv.
FAMOUS PICKPOCKET FALLS
WHEN HE GROWS CARELESS
"Riley the Eat" Admits That Overconfidenee Brought About His
, .. Capture and Another Hitch Is Faced.
A AS A "Wi-Ki,' jonnnie tuiey
is known to the police of two
continents as one of the best
in the business. He can "lift a
leather" as auickly and neatly as
any "dip" In the business. Police,
will tell you that picking pockets
is an art. And. Johnnie Riley is an
artist of no mean ability.
But even the best of them make
mistakes. Sometimes overconfi
denee causes the downfall, or again,
carelessness will lead the artist
astray. '
Johnnie Riley, whose police and
underworld monicker is "Riley the
Rat," got careless. His thin, nim
ble, cigarette-stained fingers had
just glided into the vifctim's pocket
and reached the .well - filled
"leather" when the "rumble" came.
The victim felt the fingers and
nabbed "Riley the Rat" And the
professional "dip" was In the toils
again.
Pickpocket Is Notorious.
It occured Saturday night at First
and Alder streets. But it wasn't
until, the prisoner had reached head
quarters that it was learned that
Patrolman Croxford, a "harness
bull." had nabbed a pickpocket of
International fame.
"Riley the Rat" is a dapper, well
dressed fellow of middle ago. Only
the trained eye of the detective
would pick him out of the crowd
as a crook. But he has that pecu
liarity common to so many under
world characters. It is the habit
of speaking In whispers from the
corner of his mouth. And his eyes,
too, are Just as shifty as those
highly-trained fingers of his. ,
A bitter, cynical smile wedged its
way through the compressed lips
of "Riley the Rat" as he sat yes
terday in his cell at the city Jail. !
"Just a bit too careless," he whis- j
pered. "We all get that way at
times, and when we do it generally
means another. 'hitch' in 'stir. It's
just something that'll happen in
any profession."
Finnrere Not aa Agile.
"Riley the Rat" looks upon his
life's work very much the same as
a profession. Though he would
not admit, the belief prevails
among the police that he is going
back; that his fingers do not work
with their old-time agility, and his
brain is not as keen as it was two
and three decades ago.
With ever-Increasing frequency
does "Riley the Rat" find himself
in bad with the law. Jail terms
come more often and business is
bad.
"Call It what you will, an art or
science, my business is very much
like any other profession." contin
ued this1 adept little pickpocket. "1
have been in the business for 35
years and probably will continue
until I am too old to work."
Sctml Aid Worker.
In all well-regulated pickpocket
work there generally is a "mob" of
three or more persons. There is
ihe "wire" the fellow with nimble
fingers who actjally steals the
leather from the victim's pocket or
NIGHT ENCOUNTER ;
AT SEA DESCRIBED
Attack on Playwright Held
"Murderous Assault."
VESSEL'S PILOT SILENT
Woman Stage Director Denies
Threatenirfg Wealthy Con
i tractor With 'Revolver.
BALTIMORE, Md June 6. (Spe
cial.) An encounter at midnight
between George Broadhurst of New
York, theatrical producer and play
wright, and J. B. ymon, a Wealthy
contractor of SanFrancisco, In the
author's cabin on the steamer Co
lumbia, which arrived here this aft
ernoon, resulted In the arrest of
Symon on the .charfee of assaulting
Broadhurst on the high seas. The
latter was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Supplee and
released on $5000 bail for further
hearing. . ' . . - .
At the hearing, Broadhurst de
scribed an attack upon him in his
stateroom, on. the night of May . 26,
that Commissioner Supplee after
ward characterized as "a prac
tically murderous assault." Short
ly after 11 o'clock, Broadhurst testified,-
he1 retired.
Because of the disturbance In the
adjoining cabin, he' went into the
hallway. He advised occupants of
the room, saying, "Boys, 'you've had
a nice long party and now I suggest
that you get to bed and give some
body else a chance." ." .
Symon Hits PlaywrlgMt.
Returning to his cabin, "Broad
hurst said, he climbed into a berth
and lav there ior five or ten min
utes. Suddenly a man whorA he
recognized as Symon. stripped of
clething, rushed Into his cabin, grab
bing him and. hurled him to the
floor, his head .striking against a
trunk. He said Symon hit him sev
eral blows in the face and kicked
him in the groin; he then lapsed
into a semi-unconscious condition,
Symon, on the advice of counsel,
did not take the stand. . He refused
to make any statement for pub
lication. '
Police Magistrate Johannsen, who
had been summoned to Port- Cov
ington by a wireless message sent
from the Columbia by J. , J. Ma
honey of San Francisco, a passenger,
accompanied the party from the
steamship to the office of the com
missioner. Symon, according to statements
of passengers aboard the ship and
members of the crew, struck
Broadhurst. while in his stateroom.
Broadhurst was bleeding when they
were separated by officers of the
ship. .
Revolver Declared Used.
Mrs. L. T. Bradley, who is Broad-
hurat's stage director, is said to
have threatened Symon with a rer
irnivar Mrs Rradlev rlpnied thfe
charge, but admitted she loaned her
revolver to one of the ships ofii
cers, who, she said, asked her for it
as he believed he would need it to
quell the trouble.
The assault is said to have taken
place after Broadhurst, who was
ill on the voyage, changed his state
room on various, occasions and was
said to have annoyed other pas
sengers. .
A report of a midnight attack is
the sparkler", from his tie. Then
there are the "stalls," who jostle in
and about the crowd in order that i
the "wire" might better work with-j
out detection. ' . j
"Riley the Rat" at one time was
one of the best "wires" in the busi
ness, and worked- with some of the
best mobs in Europe and America:
But now he works alone most of
the time. Occasionally he meets a
"gun" who Is good at the trade and
works with him for a time.
If anybody was working with him
when he got careless Saturday night
the police did not see him, and
'"Riley the Rat." true to the-ode of
the underworld, isn't talking.
Thief Refuses to Talk.
"I'd take life before I'd snitch on
a pal," he asserted with vehemence,
"and so far as this little affair is
concerned. I was working alone."
Riley's police record, which is on
tile in the detective bureau, is an
extensive one. It was back in the
early '90s that he first began to
attract national noteriety as a pick
pocket, and he has been a familiar
figure "to the police ever since.
He has served several terms In
penitentiaries as well as numerous
jail terms in county and city jails
from coasrto coast, while his "mug"
and finger-prints are on file in
nearly every rogue's gallery in the
land. -
.The case comes up for hearing in
police court today, but in view of
the fact that Riley never got any
thing from his intended victim, It is
probable he will be allowed to plead
guilty to a simple larceny charge
and take a county Jail sentence.
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Portland's Leading Clothier for Over Half a Century
entered on the log of the ship, and.
under the maritfUne laws, consti
tues an offense which carries with
it a severe penalty. Captain An
drew Thompson of the Columbia,
however, attempted to hush up the
matter.
He interrupted Broadhurst when
the. latter was being interviewed
by reporters, who met the vessel,
saying that It was not necessary
for him to make a statement to
newspaper men, and - turning to
them, threatened: '
"Get out, or I will have you es
corted out."-
Scene Is Described.
Mrs. Bradley said she was asked
to go into Broadhurst's stateroom
by J. J. Mahoney, the passenger
who subsequently wirelessed Jus
tice Johannsen to meet the ship.
Mahoney, she said, told her to see
if she could not do something as
"Symon was killing" the play
wright. When she got there, Mrs. Brad
ley said, she found Symon on top
of Broadhurst, who appeared to be
bleeding from a number of injuries.
Broadhurst, Mrs. Bradley said,
had been suffering from a severe
cold, and had a temperature of 103.
He had been attended by the ship's
surgeon, Dr. MacDonald Moore.
Mrs. Bradley charged that he was
hardly, able to walk when Symon,
who, she alleged, was intoxicated,
attacked him in his stateroom and
beat him.
Neither Broadhurst nor Symon
showed any signs of their physical
encounter.
breeders' Delegate Returns.
CHEHALIS, Wash., June 12.-j
(Special.) State Senator Bishop of
Chimacum stopped at Chehalis today
on his way home from Kansas City,
where he represented Washington
Holstein breeders at the meeting of
the National Holstein-Friesian as
sociation. The convention's business
was mostly routine and all officers
were re-elected. Mr. Bishop saw
only one day of the auction sale.
Prices were not high, the top. ani
mal sold the first day going for
$1000. The quality of the offerings.
however, was not up to the offer
ings at the recent Brentwood sale.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
WlHlf 'QSIffit
PICKETING IS MM
KESTATJRAXT OWXERS SEEK
TO EXJOIX WORKERS.
Controversy Over Closed Shop Is
Carried Into Court by
Owners of Places. '
Two Injunction suits seeking to
prevent the picketing by union"
cooks and waitresses of the restau
rants owned by the Liberty . Cafe-,
teria company at 311 Washington
and 108 Sixth streets, and the Pan
ama restaurant ' and Oyster Loaf
cafe, owned by A. Rhode and W. C.
Ruppert, were filed the - circuit
court yesterday.
In both cases the allegation is
made that there Ss no dispute over
hours or wages, the latter in some
instances being more than the union
scale, the disagreement lying in the
refusal of the restaurant owners to
go on a closed-shop basis. Women
pickets, displaying banners, are in
juring the businesses of the restau
rant men, it is charged.
The picketing as alleged has been
of. the "peaceful" variety, held by
Oregon courts previously to be law
ful, there being no verbal or phys
ical intimidation alleged, but .-the
Oregon law reoently has been aUered
to some degree by United States
supreme court decisions, thought by
the plaintiffs to hold good In these
cases.
The Panama restaurant is at 109
Broadway and the Oyster Loaf at
90 Broadway.
NARCOTICS BAN OPPOSED
Druggists Counsel Fears Action
Will Be Too Drastic.
Proposals now before , congress
looking toward international agree
ments that would practically stop
the manufacture of narcotic drugs
are too drastic, Eugene C. Brok
meyer told those in attendance at
'the members' forum of the chamber
3SISfe (SUSSED
Washington
4tt
of commerce yesterday. , He is gen
eral counsel for the National Retail
Druggists' association. It was his
contention that narcotics are essen
tial to the medical .profession and
that legitimate uses of drugs must
net be barred.
Sueen Harriet of the Rose Festi
val was introduced to the forum
members, who arose and cheered
both the "queen and her attendants.
Dr. Charles Sheard told of the
importance of good vision in in
dustry, citing cases in which effi
ciency was increased and produc
tion speeded when employes of cer
tain factories were all given proper
optical attention.
Gus C. Moser announced that June
28 will be "Chamber of Commerce
day" at the Vaughn street Coast
league baseball park.
18 STUDENTS GRADUATED
Archbishop Christie Presents Di
plomas to College Class.
At the commencement exercises
of the Christian Brothers colege.
held last night at the alumni halV
Grand avenue and Clackamas street,
18 members of the graduating class
received their diplomas. The moral
ity playlet, "Conscience," was pre
sented by members of the class as
a feature or the programme, and
several musical numbers were given.
The . address of the evening was
made by Rev. J. M. O Farrell, and
the presentation of the diplomas, was
made by Archbishop Christie.
The members of the graduating
plass were John W. Brennan, Rob
ert J. Buckley, John A. Cottardi,
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DAYTOV, Or., June 12. (Special.)
CA. Williams of Portland state
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of the local post Saturday at a get
together meeting in the Artesian
hall. The women of the Relief Corps
served a dinner in the lodge dining
room at noon. ,
Portland, Elk to Make Address.
BEND, Or June 12. (Special.)
J. P. Upton of Prineville, past ex
alted ruler of the Portland Elks
lode, will deliver the chief address'
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