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VOL. LXI NO. 19,223
Entered at -Portland (Oregon V
Poatofflce ag Second-class Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1922
26 PAGES
PRICE FIVE CENTS
RAIL SHOP STRIKE
HARDING EXPLAINS
SUBSIDY TO FARMERS
MEN UPBRAID
MISS ROBERTSON
RADIO TO BROADCAST
SPEECH OF LINCOLN
LEAD OF McCUMBER
IS CUT BY FRAZIER
NON-PARTISANS CLAIM DE
FEAT OF SENATOR.
REBEL POSITION
IN ERIN RUSHED
CHINA, JAPAN OPEN
HEGKER ON STAND
IN MURDER CASE
SHANTUNG PARLEY
REASONS FOR ADVOCATING
LEGISLATION GIVEN.
FRANK McGLTNN TO READ
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS.
PROVISIONS OF TREATY ARE
TO BE CARRIED OCT.
ORDERED HELD UP
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Action Follows Call
Labor Board.
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BROTHERHOOD CHIEF ACTS
Conference of Union and
Rail Chiefs Is Today.
VOTE NOT ALL COUNTED
telegrams for Unions to Go Out
Being Prepared When Fed
eral Message Is Received.
DETROIT, June 29. (By the
Associated Press.) Orders that
would have sent 400,000 men com
prising the maintenance of way
forces of 98 per cent of the rail
roads of the country out on strike
at 10 A. M. July 1 in protest against
a. wage cut ordered effective that
date by the United States railroad
labor board were held up here late
today by E. F. Grable, grand presi
dent of the United Brotherhood of
Maintenance of "Way Employes and
Railway Shop Laborers, following a
summons from the labor board to
attend a conference of union leaders
and railroad executives In Chicago
tomorrow.
All but a few short lines would
li&ve been affected.
Telegrams Being Prepared.
The summons was received while
telegrams were being prepared for
maintenance union leaders all over
the United States, instructing them
to call out their men in conformJty
with the strike vote taken by the
brotherhood, which ' showed senti
ment overwhelmingly in favor of
such action. ,
Tabulation of all strike ballots re
ceived here in the national refer
endum was completed this afternoon
and showed the union had voted
228,970 to 24,756 in favor of suspen
sion of work. A total of 255,014
votes was cast, but 1288 were void
and thrown out. It was estimated
that approximately 75.000 were yet
to come in, but it was pointed out
these could not change the result.
Non-Vnlon Men Also Vote.
Non-union maintenance men as
well as those within, the organiza
tion participated! in, 'the ballot.
The only maintenance men ex
empted in the proposed strike
order were railroad crossing flag
men and draw-bridge tenders, union
officials declaring that for the
safety of the traveling public it
was realized crossing guards would
have to be maintained and that it
was necessary to keep men on draw
bridges in order not to cripple water
transportation.
INTERVENTION IS POSSIBLE
Federal Government May Act to
, Prevent Rail Walkout.
CHICAGO, June 29. (By the As
sociated Press.) Intervention by
the federal government under the
authority of the transportation act,
created to maintain the orderly
course of the nation's transporta
tion arteries, loomed tonight as the
final hope of averting the threat
ened rail strike of 400,000 shop men
and possibly half a million more
railroad workers.
Their ultimatum to the railway
executives repected, chief execu
tives of the six shop crafts' unions.
which have called a strike for 10
A. M. Saturday, and the leaders of
four other unions now polling
strike vote, prepared tonight to
answer the summons of the United
States railroad labor board to ap
pear in a federal investigation at 2
o'clock tomorrow.
With the union heads were sum
moned the executives of 23 rail
roads charged by the employes with
Illegally contracting shop work in
violation of the board's orders, one
of the three questions on which the
shop men have been casting strike
ballots for the last two weeks.
Other railway executives of the 201
clasa-two roads in the country also
were asked to be present.
Developments of the strike situ
ation came in rapid sequence to
day. International presidents of the
six shop unions announced tele
grams authorizing their member
ship to walk out Saturday morning.
The labor board immediately rec
ognized a threatened interruption of
traffic and, acting under the author
ity of the transportation act, issued
a citation to the strike leaders to
come before it for official inquiry.
The Association of Railway Exec
utives, meeting here on other mat
ters, considered and rejected the
union proposal of a truce pending
new negotiations over wages and
working conditions. The executives
declared that a strike would be
against the orders of the labor
board and, against the United, States
government and thus absolved
themselves from further responsi
bility to the present situation.
There is little . likelihood, rail
beads said, that any conference
could be arranged to mend the dif
ferences of the employes and the
roads and most of the executives de
parted tonight for their homes. Ex-
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Representatives of Growers Are
Met in Conference at Dinner
in White House.
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 29.
President Harding, at a dinner at
the "White House tonight, presented
to agricultural leaders of the coun
try his reasons for seeking ' their
support for the merchant marine
legislation now in congress and dis
cussed with them several phases of
the agricultural credit situation.
According to Chairman Lasker of
the shipping board," who also at
tended the dinner and at Its con
clusion told newspaper men that he
spoke for the president, Mr. Harding
informed his guests that the pro
posed ship subsidy legislation was
offered! as a solution to a national
problem and not to meet class re
quirement.' '
The president was said to have
declared that this country had
reached a stage in- its national life
where anything that is overwhelm
ingly, of interest to one group could
not help being beneficial to all.
The Invitation list Included Sec
reary of Agriculture "Wallace, Chair
man Capper of the senate agricul
tural bloc, Chairman Lasker of the
shipping board, Charles S. Barrett,
national farmers' union; John L.
Boland, Missouri farm bureau fed
eration; W. S. Hill, South Dakota
farm bureau federation; C W. Hunt,
Iowa farm bureau; John . T. Orr,
Texas cotton marketing association;
A. C. Page, Orange Judd Farmer;
J. F. Reed, Minnesota farm bureau;
John Tromble. Kansas state farm
union; Ralph Snyder, Kansas farm
bureau, and D. A, Wallace, Minne
sota farmer.
JOINT HEARINGS LIKELY
Columbia and Colorado Basin
Projects May Go Together.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, D. C, June 29. Hear-
ings on the Poindexter bill appro
priating ilOO.OOO for a federal In
vestigation of the Columbia basin
irrigation project are likely to be
coupled by the senate irrigation
committee with the hearing on the
Colorado basin irrigation project.
The Colorado basin hearing has
been put over for several weeks and
when taken up again the way will
probably be opened for all similar
legislation, it was said at the capi
tol today.
Whether favorable action Is taken
or nob on the Colorado basin proj
ect by this congress it is thought
to be assured that the Columbia ba
sin bill will pass because of the
fact that it makes only a small
demand on the treasury.
PACIFIC U. GETS $10,000
Forest Grove Woman Also' Gives
$5000 to Library.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest
Grove, Or., June 29. (Special.) Ten
thousand dollars was given' to Pa-
cific university in the will of Mrs.
Adeline F. Rogers, a resident of
Forest Grove for 35 years, who died
Friday at the age of 90 years. Mrs.
Rogers was one of the wealthiest
women in the city and left large
amounts to public enterprises.
which she took much interest dur
ing her life. '
Five thousand dollars was given
to the Rogers city library, $3000 to
the Forest Grove Women's club and
$3000 to the Christian Science church.
POLAR EXPLORER SAILS
Captain Roald Amundsen
First Lap of Trip,
on
NOME, Alaska, June 29. (By the
Associated Press.) Captain Roald
Amundsen, the Norwegian polar
explorer, sailed today on the first
lap of his trip on which he hopes to
cross the North Polar cape in an
airplane.
On his schooner Maud the ex
plorer sailed for Point Barrow,
where he expects to take off for
the aerial -part of his journey. He
plans to land on Spitzbergen or on
Cape Columbia, Grants Land, on
northern Greenland.
FORTUNE GIVEN CHILDREN
So Charitable Bequests In Will
of Rockefeller.
NEW YORK, Jun 29. (By th
Associated Press.) The bulk of the
estate left by William Rockefeller,
oil magnate reputed to have been
one of the richest men in the world,
was bequeathed to his four children
under the terms of his will filed for
probate late today.
Virtually the entire estate, the
value of which was cloaked in the
legal phrase, "over J10.000," was left
to the immediate family, with no
charitable bequests.
TREE CRASHES ON AUTO
One Woman Killed, Another Is
Seriously Injured.
OAKLAND, Cal., June 29. Mrs.
Grover Loeber of Oakland was in
stantly killed and Mrs. Frank Ket
tle well of Berkeley, wife of the
cartoonist of the Oakland Tribune,
was seriously injured at Straw
berry, El Dorado county, today,
when a tree fell on the automobile
in which they were riding. Kettle
well was at the wheel.
The party was on a vacation trip
to the Sierras. " .
Rose Fete Assaults on
Voters' League Hurt.
LOCAL MEMBERS INCENSED
Representative in Congress
Declared Badly Informed.
'ARTISAN .FOIL DENIED
Portland liit of National Body
Determined to Administer
Rebuke to Lawmaker.
Resentment is felt in many fem
inlne hearts as an aftermath of the
visit to Portland of Miss Alice Mary
Rooertson, representative in ' con
gress from Oklahoma and personal
envoy of President Harding to the
Rose Festival. .Many women were
irritated by what she said here
against the League of Women
Voters, a nation-wide organization
with a Portland unit, and as time
passes the feeling thus aroused does
not die out, but rankles still.
Miss Robertson rapped the league
in every address she made in Port
land, it is declared by members of
that organization. Moreover, she Is
quoted as having said she expects
always to flay the league in every
speech she may make in future, or
so long as the league is a factor
in the political life of the nation.
League Meld Misrepresented.
Notice of what Miss Robertson
said here is expected to be taken
officially by Mrs. William Palmer
Lucas of California,' who succeeded
Mra C B. Simmons of Portland
upon her resignation recently as
regional director for the league,
who will be in Portland tomorrow.
In honor of Mrs. Lucas, Portland
members of the league will give
luncheon at the University club, at
12:30 o'clock." It is- believed that a
direct reply to the Oklahoma rep-
resentative will be made at that
time. ' -" . - -
Among the things Miss Robertson
said that rankled was the state
ment that the league is a demo
cratic machine organization mas
querading as a nonpartisan body.
This is declared by officials of the
league here to be entirely an error.
They point to the fact that high
officials of the league, including
the national president, are strongly
republican in their party fealty and
that the whole spirit o the league
is one of indifference to party
tickets, but its purpose is to edu
cate women so that they may make
intelligent use of the ballot
Miss Robertson Misinformed.
Miss'' Robertson, who, wa9 antl
suffrage before the national amend
ment gave the vote to women, is
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Noted Actor In Drlnkwater Play
to Feature Fourth of July
Programme.
Frank McGlynn, the famous Lin
coln actor, who will appear in John
Drinkwater's play at the Heilig next
week, has been obtained to read over
the radio next Tuesday, July 4, Lin
coln's Gettysburg address, as a spe
cial patriotic celebration. He will
read the address into The Oregonian
radio broadcasting set between 5:45
and 6 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
The arrangements were completed
yesterday when telegraphic advices
were received that Mr. McGlynn had
consented to contribute to the pa
tr'otic programme. The speech will
be broadcast together with a short
programme of patriotic music.
Herman Kenin's new Portland ho
tel orchestra, which gave its first
radio concert in The Oregonian
tower last Friday night, is scheduled
to give its second programme of late
dance music tonight. In addition
Rudolph Gruen, celtbrated pianist of
New York, will play two or three
piano solos.
The first radio concert of the Ken
in orchestra was pronounced a de
cided success by the many regular
Friday night listeners. The orches
tra, which is under the management
of George Olsen and which is sub
stituting for the first Olsen orches
tra while that body is playing at the
beach, is directed by Herman Kenin
violinist, and provides excellent pro
grammes of dance music. It will
play tonight between 8 and 9 o'clock.
At the start of the concert, a few
minutes after 8 o'clock, several piano
solos will be played by Rudolph
Gruen. Mr. Gruen is visiting with
H. K. Miller and family in Portland
at present. On July 12 he, leaves for
a six-months.' tour of Honolulu, Aus
tralia and New Zealand, as accom
panist for Paul Althouae and Arthur
Middleton, Metropolitan tenor and
baritone singers, and while in Port
land he consented to play for radio.
The numbers to be played by the
orchestra are "Gin-Gin-Ginny Shore,'
"Sing Song Man," -Sweet Indiana
Home," "Some Day, Sweetheart
"Three o'clock in the Morning" and
"I'm Too Mean to Cry." In addition,
Del Porter will play a saxophone
solo, entitled "Caribbean Sea."
The broadcasting will be superin
tended by the shipowners' radio
service.
GRANTS PASS SELECTED
Grand Army Installs Officers at
Newport Encampment.
NEWPORT. Or., June. 29. (Spe
cial.) The Grand Army of the Re
public this morning installed officers
and selected Grants Pass for the
1923 encampment.
The Women's Relief corps elected
and installed the following officers
Mrs. Scholls, Portland, department
president; Myrta James, Newport,
senior, vice-president; Alma Mills,
junior vice-president; Mrs. Pearl
Kinzer, treasurer; Emma Ingling,
Goldhill, chaplain; Mrs. Margarite
.Reed, Portland, chairman executive
board; Mrs. McKay, national dele'
gate at large. ,
NOW WE'LL FIND OUT IF TH AT GUN IS REALLY LOADED.
Returns From Rural Districts
Expected to Overcome Lead
of Incumbent.
FARGO, N. D.f June 29. (By the
Associated Press.) Porter J. Mc
Cumber, senior United States sen
ator from North Dakota and chair
man of the senate finance com
mittee, had a lead of 4600 votes
over Lynn J. Frazier,. non-partisan
league choice in the senatorial con-
test, when tabulation' of returns
from yesterday's primary ended for
the night.
In the republican gubernatorial
contest Governor Nestos, independ
ent, maintained his lead of more
than 20,000 votes over B. F. Baker,
the non-partisan league choice.
Only on these two contests had
returns been tabulated tonight.
Senator McCumber, after dropping
down to a 3500 lead, made slight
gains early tonight, but the down
ward trend continued later. A
total of 107,57V votes, had been ac
counted for tonight in the senatorial
contest.
It was estimated at tabulation
headquarters here that the total re
publican vote probably would not
exceed 165,000.
The senatorial votes counted were
from 1131 of the state's 2064 pre
cincts, and gave McCumber 56,379
and Frazier 61,741.
In the gubernatorial contest-1137
precincts had been accounted for
anoV these gave Nestos 63,043 and
Baker 46,476.
Tabulation of returns wiir be
started in other ' contests includ
ing the democratic senatorial and
state tickets, for which the league
also has put up candidates, and the
non-party contests for supreme
court justices and superintendent
of public instruction.
The Courier-News will say to
morrow: "The nomination of Lynn J. Fra
zier over Porter J. McCumber is as
sured. The territory where Mc
Cumber strength lay and was ex
pected has reported in great part
and the vote now stands at a tie
with more than a thousand pre
cincts to hear from, all rural and
mostly in non-partisan territory.
Frazier's nomination is practically
certain by more than 15,000 votes.
Returns compiled by non-partisan
league state headquarters from
1256 precincts gave Frazier a lead
of 848 over McCumber. The vote in
these precincts. was Frazier 57,808;
McCumber 56,960.
The same precincts gave Bert F.
Baker, league-indorsed candidate
for the republican gubernatorial
nomination, 49,992, to Governor
Nestos 62,110, a lead of 13,118 for
Nestos.
Non-partisan leaders were claim
ing Frazier's nomination, declar
ing the rural precincts still unre
ported would give him a plurality
of several thousands. Meanwhile,
independent forces claimed the re
nomination of Governor Nestos and
the .rest of the state ticket they
had indorsed.
The republican nomination of
Governor Nestos seemed almost
certainty.
McCumber apparently did not
receive either , the kind or the de
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One Leader Is Taken by
Free'State Troops.
ENEMY IS FORCED BACK
O'Connor and Traynor Take
New Stand. " .
150 MEN IN COMMAND
South Side of Four Courts At
tacked by Soldiers, Who Meet
Withering Fire.
LONDON! June 30. A dispatch to
the Times from Dublin, dated 2:30
o'clock this (Friday) morning,-says
the free staters who attacked the
Four Courts were commanded and
being personally led by Brigadier
General Daley. '
After brisk artillery and machine
gun f're General Daley led his men
from the south side of the Liffey
across Grafton street and me
bridges.
The gunfire had broken down the
gate and so briskly did the free
state soldiers make the ascent that
they did not suffer any serious
casualties.
As they crossed the courtyard
rifle butts and rams broke down
the inner door and as they fell the
defenders poured a withering fire
upon the' attacking forces.
Rebel Soldiers Killed.
Three rebel soldiers were killed
outright by gunfire and ten others
were wounded in the hand-to-hand
fighting which ensued.
Twenty-two of the irregulars
threw up their hands and surren
dered, while Rory O'Connor, with
Brigadier-General Traynor and 150
men retreated to a far corner or
the court. . Quickly throwing up
barricades, they again held the free
staters at bay.
The dispatch to the Times added
that "O'Connor has been given op
portunity to surrender, but has de
clared it to be his intention to fight
to the death."
Much Arms Captured.
The free staters captured a great
quantity of rifles, machine guns and
explosives. It is thought that by
some secret means many of the
original garrison have made their
way into the city, where they have
seized Hamman's hotel in Sackville
street, turning out the guests on
five minutes notice.
Rory O'Connor received an oppor
tunity to surrender, but declined to
comply. Heavy guns were then
turned on the building, which shat
tered a part of the walls, and sev
eral detachments of free state
troops made their way through the
breach. They were met with a
heavy fire and suffered some cas
ualties. Commandant Barry, who was1 cap
tured, is a prominent Cork repub
lican leader. '
Four Courts la Rushed.
Free state troops rushed the Four
Courts, capturing three parts of
the building, according to a Dublin
dispatch to the Times. This opera
tion was put through without severe
firing.
Commandant Barry and 22 men
were taken prisoner, said a dispatch
to the Central News.
Fighting in the streets of Dublin
was increasing in intensity, said an
other Central News dispatch. Irreg
ulars on the outskirts of the be
sieged Four Courts district were re
ceiving reinforcements, the message
said.
Three Civilians Killed.
Three civilians were killed in yes
terday's fighting, bringing the total
number of dead , to 19. Business
houses, as well as banks, are clos
ing, the dispatch said, and the news
papers have suspended publication.
Irregulars occupied the offices of
the Evening Herald for a time dur
ing the fighting today.
Owing to the vigorous censorship
in Ireland information reaching
London was rather scanty. Little
was known of what was happening
outside the metropolitan area of
Dublin, particularly in those dis
tricts such as Limerick, Tipperary,
Cork and the western counties,
where the republican wing of the
army is strongest.
POSITION HELD TWO DAYS
Slowness of Free State Forces
Gives Enemy Chance for Aid.
DUBLIN, June 29. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The insurgent re
publican forces under Rory O'Con-
nor have been able to hold Fout
Courts for two days against all the
attacks of the provisional govern
ment. Throughout today a slow
bombardment continued and gradu
ally sections of the splendid edifice
were seen to crumble away.
Because of the" slow and: delib
erate methods employed 'by the gov.
eminent authorities-, the operations
have been prolonged for a" much
greater period than was generally
expected, thus- permitting an oppor
tunity for those supporting the rev.
olutlonary movement to take up
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Restoration Will Be Without Res
ervation, Nippon Delegate at
Peking' Declares. ,
PEKIN, June 29. (By the Asso
ciated Press.)i Negotiations opened
here today between representatives
of China and Japan to fulfill the
provis'ons of the Shantung treaty
signed at Washington. Katsajl De
butchi of the Japanese delegation
declared that Japan intends to re
store Shantung to China without
reservations.
In opening the first session of the
negotiations which are expected to
last -several months, C. T. Wang,
formerly speaker of the senate of
the South China parliament and
chairman of the Shantung rehabili
tation committee, said on behalf of
China that the proceedings -would be
conducted in the spirit of the Wash
ington conference.
Mr. Wang asserted that the meet
ings at Washington had started
China on a new era of international
relations.
Replying for Japan, Mr. Debutchi
said it was the intention of his gov
ernment to fulfill the terms of the
treaty it had signed at Washington
literally and that the restoration of
Shantung would be accomplished
without any reservations.
Japan, under the guidance of Pre
mier Kato, who was a delegate to
the Washington conference, expects
to develop the most cordial rela
tions with China, Mr. Debutchi con
cluded. It was announced that the cus
toms at Tsingtao were restored to
Chinese direction June 2, when the
treaty was ratified by both counties.
Torikichi Obata, Japanese min
ister to China who headed the Tokio
delegation, asked that a free zone
for foreigners be established at
Tsingtao under administration of the
Chinese customs and this request
the Chinese delegates promised to
consider.
ROAD WILL REMAIN OPEN
Astoria-Seaside Route Available
Tomorrow Until Wednesday.
SEASIDE, Or., June 28. (Special.)
The Seaside Commercial club has
denied reports that the road between
Astoria and Seaside" will be closed
over this week-end and the Fourth
of July. The club announced that
the road would be opened clear
through from 5 P. M. Saturday until
8 A. M. Wednesday.
"The contractor will have the road
open other days between 10 and
10:15 A. M., noon and 1 P. M., 3 and
3:15 P, M. and 5 P. M. until 8 A. M.
the next day," said the club's state
ment. "The Melville-wanannan cut
off will be open at all times, with
no trouble any of the way."
MAN AND WIFE DROWNED
Marshfield Couple Lose Lives and
Six Children Orphaned.
MARSHFIELD, Or., June 29.
(Special.) Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Scott,
parents of six cnuaren, were
drowned in Coal Bank inlet tonight.
They were in a rowboat which cap
sized. Mr. Scott was a paumber
and was 35 years old.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
77 degrees; minimum,
TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds.
Foreten.
China and Japan open Shantung nego
tiations, rage i.
Rebel position in Ireland rushed by free
state forces, rage i.
Rathenau murder suspect is janea.
Page 5.
National.
Payment of interest by foreign nations
may be deferred. Page 2.
Nebraska primary race is confused.
Page 2.
Harding explains subsidy support to
farmers. Page 1.
Federal carriers Join In rate war. Page
Domestic.
Colorado guard called out following mine
disorders. Page 8.
Inherited riches end hectic career of
Lupo, Italian wolf. Page 24.
Rail shop strike ordered held up. Page 1.
Employment units to be Bet up to provide
work for disabled veterans. Page- 7.
Portland to get new steamer line. Page
13. -Pacific
Northwest.
Hecker on stand in murder case. Page!
1
Sports.
Athletics again climb out of cellar.
Page 14.
Pacific Coast league results: At Port
land 4, Los Angeles 3: at Seattle 14,
San Francisco 1 ; at Los Angeles," Ver
non 3, Salt Lake 4; at Oakland 13,
Sacramento 6. Page 14.
Rose City golf course beginning to. look
like real thing. Page IB.
Western golf tournament narrowed to
four. Page 14.
Dempsey accepts Wills' challenge. Page
15.
Commercial and Marine.
Wider markets found for Oregon prunes.
Page 24.
All wheat options close higher at Chi
cago. Page 24.
Cuban bonds strong feature of New York
market. Page 25.
Wool trade slack but prices firm. Page
24.
Market in stocks drags somewhat. Page
25.
Portland and Vicinity.
Frank McGlynn to read Lincoln's Gettya
parade through streets. Page L
Portland woman's eye saved by record
breaking 1900-mile sea dash. Page 17.
Bids on rocking Mount Hood loop are
relerreu.
Oregon guardsmen, home from camp,
parade throughJrtxeets. Page 8.
Weather report, data and forecast.
Page 24.
Portland members of league of women
voters angry at Miss Robertson.
Page 1.
Southern Pacific attacks Union Pacific
buildln claim. Page 16.
Wounded veteran, tempted by drug habit.
falls, rage 4,
Defense Story of Crime
Still Is Mystery, .
DISMISSAL MOTION DENIED
Defendant's Attorney Urges
Lack of Evidence.
THIRD MAN MENTIONED
State Believes Hilling of Bowker
May Be Laid to Unnamed Per
son Now at Liberty.
OREGON" CITY, Or.. June 29
(Special.) The state completed Its
case in the Hecker trial here today,
and Russell Hecker, accused of mur
dering Frank Bowker on the night
of April 16, took the stand In his
own defense. He testified for an
hour and a quarter, but his story
contained only one hint as to the
probable line of defense. That was
when his attorney quizzed him
about a third man, said to have
gone along on the trip from Port
land after, it was said, a cargo of
liquor. ;
As soon as the state had finished
its case the defense moved for a
dismissal for lack of evidence. Judge
Campbell denied the motion.
9 Liquor Deal Outlined.
The early negotiations extending
over a period of a week, for the
purchase of the liquor by Bowker
were described in detail by Hecker,
The deal was set for the. Wednesday
before Easter, he said, but Bowker
kept continually "stalling" him off.
The purchase of the hop sack in
which the body was found, was also
described. Hecker explained that
he was to get a commission of four
cases of American whisky for. the
sale of the goods to Bowker, and
that he had got the notion that the
easiest way to handle it would be
to put it into a sack. He bought '
one. he stated, and put it into his
brother's car, which was used on
the trip.
The defense developed that after
the purchase of the hop sack, Hecker
made arrangements to use another
car belonging to his cousin, and
that it was only by accident that the
machine in which, the hop sack had
been placed, was used.
Borrowing of Pistol Admitted.
Hecker freely admitted the bor
rowing of the pistol from Paul E.
Noble. He had asked the use of the
.45 automatic as a matter of protec
tion, knowing the precarious nature '
of the mission in which he was be
coming involved, he said. He had
left the weapon with a friend who
had a locker in the Imperial hotel,
he said, and returned to get it just
before they went for the liquor.
On the night of Sunday, April 16,
Bowker, his brother Albert and
Hecker met at the Oregon hotel,
7:15, Hecker stated.
) "Bowker "and I started to drive
off," he told the jury, "but Frank
said he wanted to see Bert- We
turned the corner and drove near to
where his brother's car was parked.
""Have you got the gats, Bert?
Bowker asked his brother. Albert
Bowker said he had, and then Frank
Bowker asked his brother to get
him his overalls.
"He did, and when Bowker un
rolled them he laid his revolver on
the floor of my car in front of the
front seat"
Brother Left Behind.
Hecker then told of the attempt
of Albert Bowker to. accompany "
them, and Russell's refusal to allow
it becausei his friend said he did not
want more than one brought along.
The brother then agreed to wait at
East Eighty-second and Division
streets. ,
"We were to drive out the Eighty-eecond-street
road, and I was to
signal by putting my spotlight
down on the wrong side of the road.
If Bob did not meet us by that time
we were to turn off at the Mount
Hood road and he would intercept
us there."
This much of the story of the
killing, given in minute detail, was
all that was told when Judge
Campbell adjourned court at 4:45
P. M.
Third Man Brought In.
The question concerning the iden
tity of the "friend" with whom he
had arranged for the sale of liquor
to Bowker was asked just before
the adjournment.
"Who was this party?" demanded
Hecker's attorney.
"I can't tell you his name," the
boy replied. "I met him in Klamath
Falls in the spring of '19."
"Don't you even know his first
name?"
"Yes," replied Hecker, "it was
Bob."
"Where is he now?"
"I don't know."
"What did he look like?"
"Well, he was dark, about 27 years
old and a little heavier set than I
am. He was smooth shaven and
sandy complexioned," Hecker re
plied. Then abruptly the examina
tion shifted to a minor point.
During the morning session
Nellie M. Lainhart, Hecker's sweet
heart, took .the stand for the state.
"Where did you lspend the night
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