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VOL. LXI NO. 19.242
Entered at Portland Oregor
Postofflce zs Second-class Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1923
PRICE FIVE CENTS
FINANCIER PHILS
5 EX-SOLDIERS HURT
E'
SPARK STATION CUTS
INTO RADIO CONCERT
WRECK OF AIRPLANE
IN ALASKA DESCRIBED
SEINER DEPUTIES
GiTED BY COURT
JOINT SENATOR VOTE
BY CATAPULTING CAR
WILL BE RECOUNTED
S
'W. FOLLIES STAR
SEEK
AVTO HITS PIER AND HURLS
MEN INTO STREAM.
MALICIOUS ACT MARS WON-1 ENGINE TROUBLE CAUSES
DERFUL PROGRAMME. I LANDING IN WILDS. ,
W. W. BANKS' CONTEST PETI
TION IS GRANTED.
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RICH YOUTH SUED
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Allen A! Ryan, Ousted
Broker, Bankrupt.
BUSINESS CAREER STORMY
Corner on Stutz Stock
Leads to Downfall
$1,000,000 SUIT PENDING
Fortune Estimated at $5,000,000
to $30,000,000 Wiped Out;
Assets Are $643,533.
NEW YORK. July 21. Allen A.
lyan, generally regarded as one of
Wall street's most peculiar opera
tprs during the "war boom" period
and the son of Thomas Fortune
Hjftan, from whom he has been es
tranged for years, went bankrupt
today, listing liabilities of $32,435,
477, of which $27,806,984 are secured
claims, and his assets at $643,533.
His voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy, which comes as a startling
climax to one of the stormiest
financial careers of the present
generation, indicates the wiping out
of a fortune variously estimated
from $5,000,000 to $30,000,000. Wall
street, which began to count young
Ryan out as soon as he was expelled
from the New York stock exchange,
on June 23, 1920, following his sen
sational "corner'1 of Stutz Motor
stock, was nevertheless shocked by
the immense amount of liabilities
which the young financier had as
sumed. Schedule Telia' Story. ."
Neither Kyan nor his attorney,
Gorge F. Lewis, would make any
comment on the bankruptcy pjpeeed
ings, beyond stating thaT "the
schedule tells the story." The
schedule lists the assets and liabil
ities of 'Allen A. Ryan personally
and the firm of Allen A. Ryan &
Co., of which he was president.
Ryan's greatest exploit was his
sensational corner of Stutz Motor
stock, which, with his resultant ex
pulsion from the stock exchange, is
held by his friends to have been
directly responsible for his financial
ruin. In the early part of 1920 stock
of the Stutz Motor company, of
which Ryan was then president and
a director, began to undergo per
plexing market fluctuations. Be
fore many weeks had passed Wall
street woke up to find that an ap
parent corner existed andj that
thousands of shares had been "short"
with no prospect of "covering."
s Stock Price Forced lip.
Ryan and his associates are al
leged to have bought 31,000 shares
of the stock for themselves during
the month of March and to have
used the alleged corner to force up
the price of the stock until it had
reached $391 a share on March 31.
Trading in Stutz Motors was sus
pended and an-indefinite moratorium
was declared, in which there could
be no calls for delivery of shares.
Later, at the request of Mr. Ryan,
the stock was stricken from the list.
Governors of the stock exchange.
after an investigation, declared that
'a "corner existed, but Mr. Rvan d
fied them and is said to have made
the "shorts" settle for $551.25 a
share, netting him a profit estl
mated at $1,650,000. Mr. Ryan was
then summoned before the cover
nors on charges that he was "guilty
of conduct inconsistent with equit
able principles of trade." He re
fused to appear, and the governors
after deliberating five hours, ex
pelled him. His seat on the ex
change, which his father had pur
chased on October 29, 1874, for
about $4500 and had later trans
ferred to him, was sold for $98,000
to Arthur Gwynn. The proceeds of
. this sale, which have been held in
trust, are among the listed assets
91,UOO,000 Suit rending.
Shortly alter his expulsion Mr.
Ryan brought a suit for $1,000,000
against William H. Remick, the
president of the . exchange, and
members of the board of governors,
several of whom he alleged had sold
Stutz Motor shares "short." The
suit is pending, no date ever having
' been set for a trial.
Ryan had made powerful enemies
in the Stutz fight and his expulsion
from the exchange was a heavy blow
to his prospects. The so-called
"wiseacres" generally predicted that
his financial career would be brief.
His father, rated as one of the coun
try's wealthiest men, was reported
to have privately expressed admira
tion for his son's courageous fight
and to have offered to help him. but
no public announcement of the
father's attitude was ever made, and
apparently no help was forthcoming.
Father and son had been estranged
for years, the rift between them
growing wider when the father
married a second time only a. com
paratively few days after the death
of his first wife, the young finan
cier's mother.
True to predictions, young Ryan's
troubles began to increase after he
was expelled, and four months after
he had lost his seat his affairs were
None of Men Seriously Injured
as Result of Accident on
Columbia Highway.
Five disabled service men were in
jured yesterday afternoon when the
car in which they were returning
from an outing given ex-service men
by the automotive dealers of the city
crashed into the stone abutment of a
bridge three mile on the other side
of Multnomah falls. The injured
are: Fred Yaney, Toto RilatosTony
Majezek, Franklin Herzler and Al
bert Hammon.
According to witnesses, a small
touring car was parked along the
roadside near the bridge and three
touring cars, all Portland bound,
came along practically at the same
time. Each of the machines was
traveling at a different rate of
speed, the large car in which the
veterans were riding being the last
and traveling the fastest.
In some way, after passing two-of
the other cars, Fred Yaney, the
drives, turned out for the third and
his machine ran into the abutment.
The force of the impact swung the
heavy machine around, catapulting
all five occupants out of the car,
down a bank. and into the small
stream beneath the bridge.
None of the men was seriously In
jured, the one most hurt being a
Japanese by the name of Toto Ri
latos, whose head was cut and
bruised.
THREE ACCIDENTS FATAL
Industrial Mishaps During Week
Ending July 20 Total 513.
SALEM, Or., July 21. (Special.)
There were three fatalities due to
industrial accidents in Oregon dur
ing the week ending July 20, accord
ing to a report prepared by the state
industrial accident commission. The
victims were:' Terry J. Willard,
logger, Klamath Falls; James Fen
ton, contractor, John Day, and J. H.
McCarty, laborer, Vancouver, Wash.
Of the total of 513 accidents re
ported, 471 were subject to the pro
visions of the compensation act, 27
u'pro fmm firms snd rornnrfttlnns
that had rejected the law and two
were from public utility corpora
tions not subject to the provisions
of the compensation act.
MOTHER HELD KIDNAPER
George Lawson Gets Wa-irrant for
- ' Divorced Wife. ' .
ASTORIA, Or., July 21. (Special.)
Mrs. Hilda Lawson was charged
with the crime of child stealing in
an Information sworn to by George
E. Lawson and filed in the justice
court this morning. .The woman
was accused of taking 8-year-old
Lucille Lawson with the Intent of
keeping her.
According to the story, Mr. and
Mrs. Lawson were divorced some
time ago and the custody of the lit
tle daughter was awarded to the
father. .
NORTHCLIFFE VERY ILL
English Publisher's Heart Af
fected by High Fever.
(Copyright. 1822. by New York Times.)
(By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.)
LONDON, July 21. It was an
nounced tonight that Lord North
cliffe's condition continues to give
rise to anxiety.
The fever, due to infection, does
not abate and the heart is in con
sequence considerably affected.
The Nortbcliffe Press association
announces it is informed that, ow
ing to Lord Northcliffe's serious
illness, libel actions brought against
him by Sir Andrew Caird and Wal
ter G. Fish have been withdrawn.
AVALANCHE INJURES 1
Yosemite Valley Hikers Caught
While Climbing Steep Trail.
YOSEMITE, Cal., July 21. An
avalanche swept down a cliff wall
of Yosemite valley today and caught
and injured 11 hikers, who were
climbing the. steep two-mile ledge
trail from. Camp Curry to Glacier
point, where the famous overhang
ing rock is located. One of tlje
hikers, Mrs. W. H. Killam, sister of
a Merced publisher, was injured
seriously.
Recent rains caused the avalanche,
it is believed.
PLATF0RMWILL BE WET
Beer and Light Wines Favored by
New Jersey Governor.
SEAGIRT. N. J., July 21. Sale of
beer and light . wn.es by., grocery
stores will be one of the planks In
Governor Edwards" platform in his
campaign for United States senator,
he announced tJiay at his Second
"governor's day" at Camp Edwards.
He said he opposed the return of
saloons. A stamp tax on beers and
wines sold in groceries, he said,
would go far toward reducing other
government taxes.
FIREMEN KILL CRAWLERS
Water Brings Millions of Cater
pillars Down From Trees.
VANCOUVER, Wash., July 21.
(Special.) The fire department was
called out last night to fight cater
pillars that were becoming a menace
to the big trees in the city park.
Streams of water were played
upon the trees by fire hose and
literally millions of the caterpillars
were washed to the, ground aad de-
stroyed. ' "
Separate Agreement by
Unions Under Ban. '
B. M. JEWELL STANDS FIRM
Head of Shop Employes
Wants National Peace.
HARDING TAKES HAND
Chairman Hooper of Labor Board
Is Called to Washington
for Conference.
WHAT IS HAPPEJTIWG IN
. RAILROAD STRIKE, "
Chairman Hooper of the la
bor board is called to Wash
ington to confer with Presi
dent Harding on the shop
men's strike. '
Attorney-General Daugherty
confers with Senator Borah
and Senator Cummins regard
ing the strike and possible
legal action.
: B. M. Jewell, head of the
shop crafts, sends telegram to
R. A. Hennlng, St. Paul union
chairman, asserting that only
a national settlement will be :
considered.
Other railroads follow the
lead of the Baltimore & Ohio
in requesting separate settle
ment of the strike with their
men.
The Pennsylvania announced
that it would continue the
agreements with the men de
spite a decision of the federal
court of appeals against it
yesterday.
CHICAUO, July 21. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Ben W. Hooper,
chairman jof the -railroad labor
board was on his waj to Washing
ton tonight for a conference with
President Harding, which, adminis
tration officials hoped, would be the
basis for peace negotiations in the
national railway shopmen's trike.
The third week of the . walkout
ended tonight .with rail executives
and union heads firm in their re
spective positions described by Mr.
Hooper at the conclusion of unsuc
cessful peace conferences here as
"antipodal." ,
With the newest peace activities
centered at Washington, Attorney
General Daugherty held conferences
at which the possibility of legal
action in both the rail and coal
strikes was discused, although, it
was said, no immediate procedings
were contemplated. Mr. Daugherty
said, however, that the government
had full power to see that the pro
(Concluded op Page 3, Column 1.)
DRAMATIC INCIDENT IN GREAT FILM, "THE BELATED
Portland Hotel Orchestra's Work !
Masterpiece From Beginning -!
to End of Performance. !
In its usual fine form, Herman
Renin's Portland hotel orohest'a
last night provided a radio concert,
broadcast from The Oregon-ian
tower, that was a masterpiece from
beginning to end. Unfortunately, the
programme had to be abbreviated
on account of malicious interference
by a spark station, and considerable
time was lost before he could be
warned; ...
With- the orchestra, Miss Harriet
Leach, soprano, contributed four
beautifully sung solos to the pro
gramme. Her star number, "Thft
Wren," was sung with flue bbli
gato played by Miss Margaret
Laughton, and this was probably
the finest music of the entire con
cert. Her other numbers were
"Lassie o' Mine," "Pale Moon" and
"In Maytime." Miss Leach was as
sisted at the piano by Mrs. Percy
Lewis.
Besides the regular numbers by
the orchestra two of its members
also contributed solos. One of tbess
was a saxophone solo played by Del
Porter, "Kiss Me Again." The other
was a violin solo by Herman Kenn,
director of the orchestra, who
played "Smoke Rings." Both of
these solos were played with or
chestra accompaniment and both
brought generous applause from
many listeners.
On account of the interference by
the spark station several numbers
announced for the concert were
eliminated. They were new selec
tions, and it was decided to hold
them until the air was clear of in
terference and the music could be
heard. Two or three of the num
bers, Including one of Miss Leach's
solos, were completely ruined, and
dozens of listeners telephoned Tfhe
Oregonian tower, asking-that some
thing be done to make it possible to
hear the music.
The numbers which the orchestra
played were "On the Alamo," "My
Honey's Loving Arms," "Serenade
Blues," "Over Nothing at All,"
"Don't Bring Me Posies," "Tho
Sneak" and "Sweet Indiana Home."
CHORAL NUMBERS PROMISED
Radio Programme to Be Broad
cast From Hawley Station.
Tonight's radio programme to be
broadcast from the Wiliard P. Haw
ley radio station in Irvington will
consist of choral numbers by the
Alberta United Brethren chorus,
under the direction of G. A. Peake,
and quartet selections by H. H. Par
rot, tenor; Miss Sadie Oppel, so
prano; Mrs. C. Driscoll, contralto,
and G. A. Peake, baritone. A chil
dren's story will be read by Miss
Mary Elizabeth Godwin. -The
progranyne follows:
"Moonlight on the Lake," chorus.. -
Wilson
"My Aln Folk." quartet Lemoi
"Sweet Genevieve," tenor solo and
chorus ........ Tucker
H. H. Parrot.
"One Fleeting Hour," chorus ..Lee
"Alpine Horn," quartet Pflengeu
"The Heart Bowed. Down," baritone
solo . ..Balfe
G. A. Peake.
"Oh, Lovely Night," from "Tales of
Hoffman," -chorus Offenbach
"Goodnight, Goodnight, Beloved,"
quartet . .Ptnsuti
"Keep On Hoping," chorus Maxwell
C
fO '
Accident Happens as Aviator Is
About to Hop Off in Avoiding
Big" Herd of Caribou.
DAWSON. Y. T., July 21. Like a
chapter from dramatic fiction reads
the story of the experience of Clar
ence O. Prest, the aviator, while at
tempting a flight across the empire
of Yukon and Alaska. After the ac
cident a great herd of caribou ap
proached and he slaughtered one to
keep from starving. The herd is part
of the thousands of caribou 'which
annually treK across the region near
Dawson and Eagle.
Prest's own story of his exper
ience is told in the following from
Eagle to the Dawson Daily News:
"Thirty minutes out of Eagle my
engine bucked?? says Prest. "I looked
for a landing place and picked what
looked like a level spot. It was Nig-ger-'head
flat at the head of Deer
creek, eight miles south of Seventy-
Mile river: 'I fixed the engine and
noticed a couple of caribou. I set up
my movie camera so as to get them.
More of them were coming so I be
gan to see about taking off.. Turn
ing, I noticed 50(k or 600 caribou
all around the airship and camera
and rushed back expecting to find
the camera ruined, but no damage
was done, I got ready to take off,
but the ship went upon her nose in
the soft ground and broke the pro
peller. "I had been debating about kill
ing one of the caribou, but the de
bate ended when the propeller broke
so I killed one with my ,32-caliber
pistol and butchered him with a
pocket knife.
"I was overhauling the motor
when a puff of wind finished the
job by turning the ship over on her
back and breaking the radiator. So
I deserted the ship, stripped off the
Instruments and magneto and started
to pack it down to the river. I got
down with one load and saw I was
not going to make It with the grub
I had, so I cached everything and
went back to the ship and slept in
its tall Sunday night. I had left
my compass in a cache at the
mouth of Barney creek so I started
without it.
was further out than. I thought
I did not pick up the trail as I ex
pected and made a lot of unneces
sary circles and climbing mountains
for observation. . It was raining
steadily but I had equipped myself
with a small can of. gasoline for
starting fires. .t
"My shoes and feet were giving
out and I was afraid to lie dowh to
sleep. Finally on Wednesday I struck
the trail at Nimrod bar and shortly
after a search party hove in sight."
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COUPLE WED BY WOMAN
Marriage Ceremony Performed ut
Albany by Miss Mary Jarvis.
ALBANY, Or., July 21. (Special.)
For the first time, so far as Linn
county official records show, a
woman pastor has performed a mar
riage ceremony in this county. --
When the marriage certificate for
Clifford Charles. Jarvis and Lavon
Richter was returned to the county
clerk from Lebanon it was signed
by Miss Mary Jarvis, minister of the
Church of God.
Miss Baker was ordained at Eu
gene January 18, 1918. The wedding
took place at the home of Mrs. Effie
Jarvis at Lebanon on July 3. Clara
Jarvis and E. Buchanan were- the
witnesses.
DISCOVERY," NOW SHOWING.
Arrest in Washington
Waters Is Offense.
OREGON .OFFICERS ACCUSED
Operators Inside Three-Mile
Limit Are Set Free.
SITUATION IS JUMBLED
Contempt Proceedings Begun as
Result of Campaign; Shoe
maker Reported Summoned.
ASTORIA, Or., -July 21. (Special.)
Rapid and important changes have
taken place in the purse-seine con
troversy since noon yesterday, In
stead of the masters and crews of
the three purse-seining craft, St.
Nicholas, Bellingham and Louise iy,
being prosecuted immediately . for
violating the Washington state reg
ulations by fishing within the three-
mile limit off the coast of that state,
Oregon Deputy Wardens Larson and
Morgan and the two Washington
deputies, who wire on the patrol
boat Phoenix, have been cited to
appear before Federal Judge Cush
man at Tacoma and Answer charges
of contempt of court In arresting the
purse seiners.
It is also understood that Carl D.
Shoemaker, master fish warden of
Oregon, and Ernest Seaborg, super
visor of fisheries in Washington,
have been summoned to answer the
contempt proceedings.
Whole Affair Muddled.
- The entire affair is so muddled
that none of those concerned' lo
cally have been able to fathom it.
Even A. W. Norblad, attorney for
the defepse in the contempt pro
ceedings says he cannot understand
just what the accusation is based
upon. -
As near as can be learned, how
ever, the new phase of the fight
arises from the different interpreta
tions of the recent temporary in
junction granted against the Wash
ington state fisheries officers by
Judge Cushman and the modifica
tion of that injunction made later
by the court.
Some days ago Judge Cushman
issued an injunction .restraining
the Washington authorities from
interfering with operations of the
purse seiners in Washington waters
pending hearing of the suit filed by
the purse seiners in his court to
test the validity of the anti-purse
seine . regulations made by the
Washington board of fish commis
sioners. Injunction Later Modified.
Later Judge Cushman modified
that temporary injunction, and it
was understood, locally, that this
modification permitted the author
ities to enforce the anti-purse seine
regulation within the three-mile
limit off the Washington coast.
It appears, however, that this
modification simply said: "Except
ing in . the waters where fishing
with any kind of appliances, except
ing hook and line, is forbidden on
account of the waters being set
aside for propagation and feeding
of salmon."
The attorneys for the purse seiners
contended before the court that the
only spawning and feeding grounds
for salmon in the state of Washing
ton are in Poget sound, so the
modification of the injunction could
apply only to Puget sound, and not
to the Pacific ocean within the
thre-mile limit.
Affidavit In Filed.
In addition to this contention, an
affidavit was filed by a man named
Kelly, charging that John Larson,
deputy warden, and the Washington
officers on the launch Phoenix had
arrested the officers and crews of
the three purse-seining craft in de--flance
of the court injunction, had
threatened to fire upon the purse
seiners and had confiscated their
fish.
Immediately after the presenta
tion of this contention and the filing
of the affidavit, Judge Cushman is
sued an order directing the officers
to appear and answer charges of
contempt of court
The trial of the masters and crews
of the three purse seining boats, on
charges of fishing within the three
mile limit had been set for hearing
in the justice court at Ilwaco at 6
o'clock last night.
- Shortly before that hour a dis
patch was received from Ernest
Seaborg, supervisor of fisheries for
Washington, directing that the cases
be continued until August 14 on ac
count of the contention that the de
partment officers were In contempt
of court. The entire matter will be
threshed out in the federal court at
Tacoma next Tuesday.
Seiners Are at Liberty. '
In the meantime, the purse seiners
are at liberty, as far as the law is
conoerned, to proceed with their
fishing operations along the Wash
ington coast without fear of moles
tation by the authorities. A fleet of
about 25 vessels was fishing today.
The purse seining craft Salina and
Johnny E. Jrrived this morning
Court Overrules Demurrer of W.
J. H. Clark, Winner on
Official Returns.
A recount of votes will be made
to determine finally who has ob
tained the republican nomination
for state senator from the joint dis
trict of Multnomah, Clackamas and
Columbia counties. This was de
cided yesterday when Circuit Judge
Stapleton overruled the demurrer
of W. J. H. Clark, announced win
ner on official returns, to the con
test petition of W. W. Banks, who
thinks he should have won.
Whether the recount will be made
only in the 100 "precincts in Mult
nomah county, specified by ' Mr.
Banks as the ones in which he sus
pects errors in tabulation, depends
entirely on the action of Mr. Clark.
He was given five days by Judge
Stapleton in which to file an answer
in the case. Should he fail to an
swer the recount will start and will
be confined to stipulated Multnomah
county precincts. If an answer is
filed it is probable -that it will de
mand that votes be 'checked, in all
three counties.
This was the second time the
contest petition had been up in the
local court. In the first case. Cir
cuit Judge Phelps of Pendleton, sit
ting in Portland, ruled that while
the complaint of Mr. Banks was
specific enough as to fraud charges,
It was not as to the precincts in
which fraud was suspected.
John B. Coffey, who joined in the
first recount case and sought a
recount of votes on the republican
nomination for representative, con
tending that he should have defeat
ed R. J. Kirkwood and Herbert
Gordon, has not filed an amended
petition and is thought to have
dropped the matter.
LEGION CHIEF IS COMING
Hanford MacNider to Be in The
Dalles Next Friday.
THE DALLES, Or., July 21. (Spe
cial.) Hanford MacNider, national
commander of the American Legion,
will be in The Dalles next Friday
to attend sessions of the state con
vention of legionnaires. Such was
the word received by Harry N. Nel
son, department adjutant, who es
tablished convention headquarters
here yesterday.
MacNider will be the first national
commander to attend a depart
mental convention in X)regon. He
will come to The Dalles direct from
the departmental convention at
Boise, Idaho, and will be tendered
a reception by the legion auxiliary
at the Elks' temple, which will be
the- big social event of the conven
tion. ' ' ' '
Commander MacNider will leave
Saturday afternoon for Portland,
whence he will go to Seattle for a
meeting with the state executive
committee of the Washington de
partment. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YBISTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
73 degrees; minimum temperature,
50 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds.
Foreign.
Future looks dark to British cabintt.
Page 2.
Sun Yatgen's forces in northern Kwang-
tung suffer inverse. Page 2.
Bavarian crisis causes alarm in Berlin.
Page 6.
Domestic.
Eight women are candidates for office
today in Texas primary. Page 5.
Rich youth sued by Follies star. Page 1.
More railroads bid for separate settle
ment of shop strike. Page 1.
Allen A. Ryan, rich stock broker, bank
rupt. Page 1.
Wreck of airplane in Alaska described.
Page 1.
Untermyer statue 2500 years old. Page 4.
Judge of Kansas industrial . court leaves
for Emporia to investigate case of
William Allen White. Page 3.
Pacific Northwest.
Oregon deputy fish wardens held in con
tempt ' for arrests in Washington
waters. Page 1.
Bank depositors hold jury lax. Page 3.
Mayor Brown and Seattle city council
approach deadlock. Page 17.
Editors discuss progress of press. Page 4.
Sports.
Pacific Coast league results: At Salt Lake
5, Portland 22: at Sacramento 1. Seat
tle 7: at Oakland 1, San Francisco 4;
at Los Angeles 4, Vernon 1. Page 15.
Abe Martin, manager for Sacco. replies
. to Charley Jost, manager for Harper.
Pagel4.
Cardinals victors over Boston, 6 to 1.
Page 15.
Vancouver, B. C, crews win two events.
Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Port's commerce grows by strides.
Page 16.
Two big bond Issues oversubscribed.
. Page 22.
Strike affects steel Industry. Page 22.
Prices of pooled wheat in Oregon listed
Page 22. .
Chicago wheat breaks when December
sells freely. Page 22.
Liberty bond prices continue to advance.
Page 23.
Pacific Northwest apples shipped to
Europe arrive - in good condition.
Page 28.
' Portland and Vicinity.
Joint senator vote will be recounted.
Page 1.
Meat for campers offered in variety.
Page 1L
Locomotive building declared still Im
proving. Page 12.
Vegetables and fruits on local market
tempt epicures, rage iv.
Party loyalty to decide choice of United
States attorney. Page B. .
Five ex-soldiers hurt in Columbia high
way accident. Page 1.
Strikers attack non-union shopmen.
Page 2. -
Malicious Interference of spark station
mars concert over radio. Page 1.
Weather report, data and forecast
Page 17.
Angry collectors beset Dr. Miller. Page 13.
Increase In high moral Ideals is Pacific
university's aim. Page 13.
Literary Digest vote shows America both
for and against prohibition. Page 0.
Mr. Clark defends America's course
Page 12.
School folk score new education act.
Page 12.
Deputy commits suicide near Columbia
Paternity and Promise
to Wed Charged. ,
$500,000 DAMAGES ASKED
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whit
ney Held Father.
FULL SCANDAL AIRED
Lawyers Arc Agitated Lest Pair
Settle Troubles Out of,
, Court by Marrying.
By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK. July 21. The scan
dal which has hovered for almost
two years over young Cornelius
Vanderbilt Whitney, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, burst
full fledged into view today when
it became known that Evan Bur
rows fontaine, the beautiful dan
cer, once of Zeigfeld Follies and
lately booked to star in the "Spices
of 1922," had begun two actions
against "Sonny" Whitney, as he is
known to his family, his intimates
and his classmates at Yale. The
suits involve "Sonny's" alleged
promise to marry Miss Fontaine
and the paternity of her child, whom
she calls Cornelius Vanderbilt
Whitney Jr.
The. two suits were begun in
August of last year In Saratoga
county by the serving of summonses
upon young Whitney while his
father and he were enjoying the
racing season at the spa capital.
During the 11 months which have
passed since the summonses were
served frantic efforts have been
made by the Whitneys to settle the
suits out of court.
Large Amount Demanded.
Ed-ward Brackett, ex-state senator
and republican boss of Saratoga
county, who since the death of John
B. Stanchfield has to a large ex
tent stepped Into the latter's litiga
tory shoes, is counsel for Miss Fon
taine. He has conducted the nego
tiations on her part looking toward
a settlement out of court and Cor
nelius J. Sullivan of Nicoll, Anable,
Fuller & Sullivan, has represented
the Whitney side of the litigation.
Large amounts have been de
manded in Miss Fontaine s behalf
and substantial sums offered her
attorneys if the actions were dis
continued. But always the hitch
has come over a demand that Miss
Fontaine sign a statement which
would' or might reflect upon the
paternity of her child, who was
born at a lying-in hospital, De
cember 14, 1920, when she was reg
istered there as Mrs. Evan Whit
ney.
500,000 Anted 'y Woman.
Senator Brackett's client, it was
said, has valued her damages and
the amount which would afford
comfortable maintenance and' sup
port of her child at about $300,000
The Whitney . lawyers have -offered,
Miss Fontaine has told her
friends, to pay her an annual in
come ranging from $12,000 a year
upward, without separate provision
for the child. This has not proved
satisfactory as a basis of adjust
ment and Brackett recently in
fornred Miss Fontaine that nego
tiations were off and he was go
ing to press the suits to trial.
Miss Fontaine abandoned Her part
in "Spices of 1922" Immediately after
this and has gone to California. She
is now in Los, Angeles, supposedly
preparing to fulfill a Hollywood film
contract. She has been a notable
figure in some highly spicy films
which gave her an opportunity to
display her abilities as an oriental
dancer. '
Lawyers Are Agitated.
The most curious part of this is
that "Sonny" Whitney has gone to
California.also and even now is re
siding In Los Angeles, in a hotel
only a little way from where Miss
Fontaine and her baby reside.
The lawyers on both sides are in
tensely agitated over this situation,
in which they see a possibility of the
two principals In the lawsuits which
have brought so much trouble into
the Whitney family undertaking to
settle the matter out of hand them
selves. It would not surprise any
of them to learn that Miss Fontaine
and Sonny Whitney had decided to
make a match of it and establish for
good and all the legitimacy of the
child.
Harry Payne Whitney, owner of
Whiskaway, Whlskbroom and other
famous horses, and father of
"Sonny" is set against the marriage,
though in private he Is said to be
by no means proud of the conduct
of his son with Miss Fontaine. Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney, who was
Gertrude Vanderbilt, is said to be
very much set against her son in
troducing an actress into the family
as his wife.
It is said, however, that when
Miss Fontaine was brought to the
Whitney home as a guest she was
found by the Whitneys to be a
charming young person, though
they did not look on her as a pros
pective relative.
The most puzzled persons. of all
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