Morning Oregonian., July 25, 1922, Image 1

VOL. LXI XO. 19244 Entered at Portland (Oreor
Poitofflce as Second -clagg Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1922
PRICE FIVE CENTS
sure i!
HARDING'S DOG GETS
RiirnninicruTC-1
PLEASING CONCERT
IS GIVEN BY RADIO
LAD OF 13 DROWNED
IN SIGHT OF PALS
DLGOTT TO FILE
COUNTER-SUIT
1000 ACRES 0F.WHEAT
BURN IN UMATILLA
IVIES ENTICE
FOLLIES DANGER
REAL BIRTHDAY CAKE ,,mu,unu nuLii i u
T BRITI
STRIKE AVERTED
OREGONIAN PROGRAMME IN
CLUDES 12 NUMBERS.
BOY VENTURES INTO WATER
BEYOND HIS DEPTH.
LOSS OF CROP ESTIMATED AT
ABOUT $50,000.
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If Debt Should Be Paid,
' Bill Might Pass.
SITUATION STILL UNCHANGED
Politicians, However, See
Little Chance of Success.
VETO IS HELD PROBABLE
President Expected to Kill Meas
ure If It Is Approved by Sen
ate,' as Seems Iikely. " -
BY MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright by the New York Evening
fast. published by Arrangement.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 24.
(Special.) The soldiers' bonus is
not really in any position different
from where it has been at any time
in the last six months. With the
exception of one distant possibility,
nothing Is to be said of it that adds
anything to what has been said in
. the past
There is no reason to suppose that
President Harding has changed the
position which he took in his letter
to Representative Fordney in Feb-"
ruary, namely, that no bonus bill
should be passed unless it contained
as an integral part some specific
means of raising the necessary rev
enue, and that the only expedient
the president could see to raise the
money in addition to existing, forms
of taxation for the expense of the
government was the sales tax. .
" Position Is Not Changed.
Since there has never been and is
not now any likelihood of congress
passing the sales tax, it follows that
there is nothing in sight to infer
any change of position by the presi
dent. The only possible inference
from all this is that, if the senate
Insists on passing the soldiers'
bonus bill in the form in which it
now exists, the president will veto
It. As to the senate, it is on this
subject, to an even greater" degree
than on most other subjects, con
spicuously and painfully between
the devil and' the deep sea. There
Isn't any doubt that if the bonus
bill in its present form is brought
up in. the senate it will.be passed by
' a large majority. Of those who
would vote for it by no means all
believe in it.
Some of those who would vote for
It would doso because the condi
tions in their home districts make
It more to their personal interest to
.vote for the bonus than to vote
against it. .
Injustice Done to Many.
But to state the situatlgn as
starkly as that does an injustice to
many senators. With many of them
the real difficulty is that several
months ago, and in some cases as
long ago as the campaign of 1920, 1
they made public utterances in fa
vor of the broad idea of a bonus for
the soldiers. In many cases they
did this offhand in the course of
casual campaign speeches, and with
out much thought either of the
principle involved or of the amount
of money that would be necessary.
One of the best men in the senate,
who regards himself as committed
to the bill by reason of such an
offhand utterance a long time ago,
says now that at the time he had
no notion of the billions of money
involved in such a measure when
applied to all the ex-soldiers.
Passage Over Veto Doubtful.
It is because of the aggregate of
senators who have got themselves
into positions like this that the bill
will certainly pass if it is brought
up in the senate. There then arises
the Question of what is to happen
next. By far the best guess is that
President Harding would veto it.
To do otherwise would put him in
a very equivocal position.
Most of the senators fully expect
he will veto it, but don't care much,
because all they want is an oppor
tunity to go oh record in fulfillment
of their pledges to their local com
munities. This aspect of t.he matter, how
ever, hag a bearing on the possibil
ity of passing the bill over the
president's veto. Some senators
who will vote for the bill when it
first comes up will regard them
selves as having by that act ful
filled their pledge and discharged
their obligation and will thereafter
. refuse to help pass the bill over the
president's veto. Just how many
senators there are in this particu
lar position cannot be said defi
nitely. Some who . have thought
over the bonus situation closely be
lieve that it would be passed over
the president's veto.
Doubt Felt As to Senate.
The writer believes in the lower
house the strength of the advocates
of the bill is enough to provide the
two-thirds vote necessary to over
come the veto. t As to the senate.
however, probably the best judg
ment, although far from an assured
one, is that this body would not
pass the bill over Harding's veto.
The one new element in the situa
tion is th'e possibility in the near
future of the payment by Great
Britain to the United States of a
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SEVERAL CANINE HIGH
BROWS TO ATTEND PARTY.
Present From Laddie's Old Man
Is Delivered to WhitesHouse
by Special Messenger.
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 24.
Much preferring a bone if the
truth were known Laddie Boy, the
president's dog, received a birthday
cake today from his. old man at
Toledo, along with a letter telling
of the continued good conduct of
the family.
Packed in a box shaped like a
regulation doghouse, the cake, made
of dog biscuit material suitable for'
a high-brow dog's digestion, was
delivered to the White House by
express messengers.
Laddie Boy's birthday is Wednes
day. The cake will not be opened
until then, but meanwhile invita
tions will go to some of Laddie
Boy's friends of equal social rank
to hop over and have a bite.
There were snap shots, too, of
Laddie Boy's mother, his sister Lil,
who is getting along toward "her
high school days; his brother Bob,
who has a job in New York, and
little Dick, the baby born after
champion Tintern Tip Top, Laddie
Boy's old man, sent his favorite
offspring as friend and pal of the
president.
The picture Laddie Boy seemed to
like best was that of his daddy, an
upstanding old gent built on the
Laddie Boy lines, and for whom at
night he sometimes whines.
FLAPPER'S DAY ENDING
New Styles Spell Doom to Rolled
Hose and Short Skirts.
(By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, July 24. The cunning
little flapper, with her bobbed hair,
skirts that are little , more than a
girdle, her rolled socks and cigar
ettes, must mend her ways. Long
skirts and waists that come up
fairly close around the throat are
coming back and Miss Flapper will
i hava tn rnnvntA hr VDVS fnv lte
hours, coll-your-owns and all that
do not go well with long skirts.
This is'the edict of 40 eastern rep
resentatives of the Women's Ap
parel association, which began its
convention here " today. They say
the demure, long-sleeved, long
skirted gown are already the vogue
in the east and the west must adopt
the new styles.
Along with the new styles, which
leave something to the imagina
tion, will come an end to the bobbed
hair craze. Artificial curls and
other trickery will be resorted to
in order to make the hair comport
with the long skirts.
SNAKE CLEARS OUT DIP
Bathers at The Dalles Thrown
Into Panic by Kattler. "
THE DALLES, Or., July 24. (Spe
cial.) A rattlesnake took undis
puted possession of The Dalles dip
Sunday afternoon. The snake was
first seen while swimming from a
sand island, about 30 feet out,
toward shore. A number of swim
mers were in the water, and the
snake, as badly frightened as the
swimmers, headed straight for a
man, whose name was not learned,
but who was making lusty strokes
toward the shore. , A scoop of the
arm which half lifted the reptile
from the water forced it into an
other course and it reached the
shore without further adventure,
only to be killed with a "club by the
waiting life guard.
Four rattles were on the tip of
the snake's tail. This is the first
time a rattlesnake has gone swim
ming at the dip. ;
CHAOS REIGNS IN NORTH
Eskimos Drink Raw' Alcohol,
Then Eight and Kill.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 24. The
northeastern Siberian coast from
Anadyr north to the Arctic is in a
State of chaos as a result of the
manufacture by the Eskimos of raw
alcohol, which they drink as fast
as it can be made, according to a
special dispatch from the Siberian
correspondent of the Nome Nugget.
"The whole section is a vast- dls
tillery," says the correspondent,
who adds that 75 children have digd
recently from lack of, food and
medical attention and that the older
natives are "drinking, fighting and
killing each other in their orgies."
The Hudson's Bay company
steamer Bay Cbimo left Nome last
night for Anadyr, carrying miscel
laneous supplies, including medi
cines. GRAFT OF BONE SUCCESS
Bit of Man's Shin Taken Out and
Placed In Spine.
OREGON CITY, Or., July 24.
f (Special.) Roy Wills, who under
went ar critical operation in bone
grafting at the St. Vincent's bos',
pital, Portland, about three months
ago, was able to be inthis city re
cently, where he visited friends. It
will be several days before the
young man will be ale to resume
his duties, . ,
In the operationit was necessary
to remove a portion of the shin
bone and graft this to the back
bone. The young man was on the
operating table for three and one
half hours. From indications the
patient will recover fully. His
health had been poor for some time
before the operation was performed.
10,000 Men Refuse to
Perform Extra Duties.
CORRECTION IS PROMISED
40 Eastern Roads Move to
Form New Unions.
MORE TRAINS CANCELED
Negotiations Begun for Separate
Peace on Baltimore &
" Ohio Line.
' CHICAGO, July 24. (By the As
sociated Press.) The averting of a
strike of approximately 10,000 sta
t'on . agents, preparation for the ,
formation of new unions of shop
workers on 40 eastern roads and
negotiations for a seperate peace on
the Baltimore & Ohio, marked the
progress today of the railway shop
men's strike.
The move for new unions to take
the place of the striking shop crafts
was initiated by L. F. Loree, eastern
regional chairman of the Associa
tion of Railway'Executives, and was
taken as an indication of the inten
tion of the roads to hold out against
the strikers' demand for a return
of seniority rights as a preliminary
to any settlement.
The eastern roads, according to
Mr. Loree, plan to take advantage
of rulings by the labor board by or
ganizing new shop men in such a
way that each system, will have its
own union and will be able to nego
tiate1 separately with its men.
Strike Spread Averted.
Parleys for a separate peace, due
tomorrow at Baltimore between rep
resentatives of the striking shop
men and the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad, attracted considerable at
tention in union circles, but strike
leaders refused to make any com
ment. The efforts of W. L. McMenimen.
labor member of the rail board, in
a conference with W. J. Noons, head
of the station agents' organization,
today, prevented a further spread of
the strike.- ,
Mr. Noons complained that tae
station agents were being forced to
do the work of the strikers, but Mr.
McMenimen assured him that any
grievances would be corrected. Mr.
Noons then announced" that the sta
tion agents would remain at work
pending a conference with the labor
board. "
Store Trains Canceled.
Comparatively few outbreaks due
to the strike were reported during
the day, but further cancellation of
trains, said to be due mostly to the
shortage of coal, were reported from
a few sections. The Grand Trunk
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Miss Sylvia Welnsteln, Violinist,
Miss Oveta Weber, Soprano,
and Morris Ail Artists.
, A. programme of 12 numbers,
every one of which was - highly
pleasing and was sent in . almost
perfect order, was broadcast from
The Oregonian radio tower lastj
night in a solo concert given byj
Miss Sylvia Weinstein, violinist;
Miss Oveta Weber, soprano, and
Morris Ail, baritone. Miss Wein
stein and Mr. Ail had contributed
to' radio concerts before, but Miss
Weber was a new artist. .
- J. B. Weed, manager of the Ship
owners Radio service, who is in
charge of The Oregonian set, had
splendid success in broadcasting the
music. A series of experiments
conducted with listeners during the
last four concerts has resulted in
eliminating several faults in pre
vious broadcasting, and while the
testing is still going on during
every programme listeners reported
the work was greatly improved.
Many calls of congratulation were
received by the three artists after
their selections. Morris Ail, who
came to Portland in March, has a
wonderful baritone voice; which he
used last night to fine advantage.
Mr. Ail sang four times, assisted at
the piano by Miss Rose Rubenstein.
His selections were "Dio Passento,"
from "Faust," "Little Mother of
Mine," "When Tou Come Home" and
"Our God, Our Country and Our
Flag." . ' ' ' ,
Miss Sylvia Weinstein, in playing
four numbers, surpassed even the
fine performance she gave several
weeks ago when she played in The
Oregonian tower for the first time.
Miss Weinstein was formerly an in
structor in the Damrosch school in
New York city and is rated as one
of the most able violinists in Port
land. Last night she played 'Ro
mance" (Wieniawski), : "Hindoo
Chant" (Rimsky-Korsakoff), "From
the Ca neb rake" and Sarasote's
"Spanish Dance." Susie Michael
played the accompaniments for Miss
Weinstein.
The singing of Miss Oveta Weber
was a delightful surprise, and her
four numbers were heard and ap
preciated by thousands of listeners.
Miss Weber had never before sung
over radio. Assisted at -the piano
she : sang "You in a Gondola"
(Clarke), "Amarella" (Winne), "I
Passed by Your Window" (Brahe)
and "Roses After. Rain." -
Two more solo concerts will be
broadcast by The Oregonian on
Wednesday night between 8. and 10
o'clock. "
HAWLEY CONCERT TONIGHT
Vocal and Instrumental Solos Are
to Be Sent Out.
Vocal and instrumental solos by
local artists will make up the pro
gramme to be broadcast tonight
from the Willard P. Hawley Jr. sta
tion at 9 o'clock. The vocalists will
be Miss Genevieve Gilbert, soprano;
Margaret Aune, soprano; Mrs. Paul
B. Stuart, mezzo soprano.- Lucile
Cummins will play several piano
solos. Another special number will
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WHY SOME PEOPLE HESITATE.
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Another Portland Youth Similarly
" Drowns In Columbia River
Near The Dalles. J 1
John Webber, 13, son of Nick
Webber, 760 Rodney avenue, was
drowned late yesterday afternoon in
the Willamette river a 1 short, dis
tance below the O.-W. R. & N. com
pany's dock. The body was recov
erad about an hour later by the
harbor police. Every effort was
made to resuscitate him, but with
out success.
-The; lad was swimming with three
other young companions and ven
tured into deep water. Without any
outcry he sank below the surface,
and when he failed to come to the
top the boys became frightened and
ran to summon, help.
Not until they reached the rail
road, docks did the boys meet any
one. There they notified a dock
guard of their companion's plight
and he immediately, summoned the
harbor patrol. The body was re
covered a chort distance from where
it sank after grappling about half
an hour. - .
THE DALLES,Or., July 24 (Spe
cial.) Laurance H. Baltezore, 16, of
Portland, was drowned in the Co
lumbia river while swimming yes
terday afternoon, near Hook, a small
station on the O.-W. R. & N. com
pany's line, 35 miles east of The
Dalles. Baltezore and a friend, Ed
ward Kralman, were swimming to
gether at the time. Baltezore was
seen suddenly to throw up his
hands and sink from sight. Kralman
plunged after him and succeeded in
grasping the boy by the hair. Krait
man was not strong enough to tow
the struggling youth to sliore, how
ever, ajid Baltezore sank in about 15
feet of water.
The boy is surviyed by his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Baltezore,
160 Grand avenue, North, Portland.
The body will be sent to Walla
Walla for burial.
. ' .
STRIKE PINCHES CHICAGO
Sugar Rationing and Coal Prices
Reminder of "War Time.
CHICAGO, July 24. Rail and coal
strikes brought a touch of war-time
privation to Chicago today, when
one of the city's largest chain gro
cery stores announced a strict limit
on purchases of sugar. - , ;
A temporary limitation of ten
pounds to each customer was
blamed on the slowness of the rail
roads in getting cars through. The
announcement followed increases of
from $5.25 to f 15.25 a ton in the
price of coal.
DRUG NOT LEGAL TENDER
Debt Canceled With Opium Gets
Debtor Into Prison.
TACOMA. Wash., July 24. Nar
cotics are not "legal tender for all
debts, private and public," a's Louis
Burns of Hoquiam learned to "his
sorrow today from the lips of Judge
Oushman of -the United States dis
trict court
Burns explained to the court that
five bundles of opium on his person
when he was arrested had been re
ceived in payment for a debt. He
got a year and a day in Leaven-
i worth federal penitentiary.
Many Election Errors Fa
voring Hall Charged.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN TODAY
Mr. OlcotUo Deny All Op
ponent's Allegations.
INVESTIGATION IS BEGUN
New Evidence to Be Presented to
Attorneys as Soon as Task
of Agents Completed.
- Numerous errors favoring Charles
Hall, defeated candidate in the pri
maries -'for the republican guberna
torial nomination, Will be charged
in a counter-contest which , will be
filed by Governor Olcott today in
the circuit court of Marion county.
The counter-action will deny all
the allegations contained in the
complaint filed by Hall in his at
tack upon the election count.
The countw-suit, prepared by Jay
Bowerman, representing Governor
Olcott, will be augmented by fur
ther charges, it was announced yes
terday by Mr. Bowerman. .When at
torneys for the governor agreed to
file the answer .to the original com
plaint today, a stipulation was made
that additional evidence would be
presented during an added ten-day
period.
Investigators Are Busy.
Investigators have begun work
ing in precincts throughout the
state and as' quickly as they con
clude their task the results will
be presented to the attorneys for
use in the contest.
For the most part the allegations
in Governor Olcott's counter action
will be identical to those contained
in Senator Hall's original contest,
except, that in the latest develop
ment it is charged that the errors
have resulted In votes -for Senator
HSU that were really intended far
Governor Olcott or that votes given
to Hall were not legal at all.- ; -
The attorneys for Governor Ol
cott charge that, in certain pre
cincts, through error, ballots were
rejected that had been cast for Gov
ernor Olcott. ....
Eiceu Vote Is Charged.
In other precincts it is charged
that more ballots were returned
than were cast and that in such
cases- the excess votes were tallied
in favor of Senator Hall.
Votes cast for Governor Olcott
were counted for . Senator Hall in
certain voting precincts, according
to one of the allegations in the
counter complaint.
While the Olcott forces were suc
cessful in striking out one of the
important allegations in the con
test inaugurated by Hall-y-that of
persons changing party affiliation
on the day of election they pointed
to what they contend is a flagrant
violation of the primary election
law.
This violation, they declare, is
where voters in certain precincts
registered under parties other than
the republican party were allowed
to vote the republican ticket with
out changing their party affiliation
and such ballots were voted and
counted for Hall.
Allen Vote Is Alleged.
Persons not citizens of the state
of Oregon, and in some cases not
citizens of the United States, it
is charged, were allowed, to vote
and in these instancesi chose Hall
for the republican nominee.
Votes cast for Governor Olcott in
some precincts were not counted at
all, it is charged, and in certain
other precincts persons, registered
as democrats, wrote in the name of
Hall as the democratic nominee and
votes thus cast for Hall were
counted in the republican tallies,
according to the counter complaint.
Should the Olcott forces be able
to sustain" their de"niais of all of the
allegations contained in the charges
brought by Hall in the original suit,
and also prove the allegations con
tained in the. counter suit. Governor
Olcott's lead, as announced In the
official count, would be materially
increased.
" Early Hearing; Expected.-
The election contest brought by
supporters of Senator Hall was
filed on the last day allowed under
the election laws and followed many
weeks of investigation.
Attorneys for Mr. Olcott said that
they have been forced to utilize
many investigators who an still
busy to gather facts to be used in
the defense against the original ac
tion. It is the general belief that the
case to finally determine the choice
for republican gubernatorial nomi
nee will get under way in about ten
days or two weeks. It will be heard
in Marion county.
Strikebreaker Knocked Down.
ROSEBTJRG. Or.. July 24. (Spe
cial.) The first disorder since the
railroad strike started occurred last
night, when a railroad employe
meeting a strikebreaker on the
street, knocked him down. The as
sailant was not a Btriker, it was
said, but is engaged in another de
partment of railroad labor. The
strikebreaker made a complaint to
the oflcers, but no .arrests have
been made.
Farmers Near Pendleton Halt
Harvesting to Fight Blaze, .
g, ; Which Gets Away.
PENDLETON. Or., July"z4 (Spe
cial.) Approximately 1000 acres of
certified Jenkins club wheat on the
big farm of the Peringer Ranch
company, eight miles east of Pen
dleton on the L'matilla Indian reser
vation, was burned this afternoon.
Between 45,000 and 50,000 bushels of
the finest grain in Umatilla county
was destroyed. Tne fire started
from sparks from the big cater
pillar engine pulling the combine
and swept irresistibly over the big
two-eection field,
ore than 100 fire fighters from
neighboring farms halted their
harvesting operations and rushed to
fight the blaze. . "
Carl Peringer declared that the
fields were insured but would not
say to" what extent.
That the wheat would have brought
better than 1 a bushel, was the
statement of several farmers who
estimated the loss at about J50.000.
FIRST KAISER IS CHEATED
Potsdam Stairs Would Not Pass
Fire Experts, Says Alderman.
BY OTIS SWIFT.
(Chicago Tribune Foreign News Service.
Copyright. 1922. by the Chicago Tribune.)
BERLIN. July 24. "Old Frederick
the Great sure got cheated by the
contractors when he built this," said
Maurice F. Kavanagh, alderman of
Chicago's 18th ward, as he expertly i
tapped an imitation marble pillar in
the ex-Kaiser's huge palace at Pots
dam this afternoon. ' , .
"The contractors skimped on the
specifications 147 years ago and
handed him poor plaster "and cheap
concrete stairways that any fire de
partment would kick at. I'll bet
some contractor made a wad of
marks on this."
UKULELE INVENTOR DEAD
Musical Instrument of Hawaiian
Introduced by White Man.
HONOLULU, T. H., July 12. (Cor
respondence of the Associated
Press.) Manuel Nunes, inventor of
the ukulele, the musical instrument
of Hawaii, died at his home here of
heart disease after a long illness.
His death brought to light that,
contrary to general belief, the uku
lele was known to the , Hawaiians
only, after the advent of the white
man. "
Nunes was born In Funchal', Ma
deira, in 1843, and came to the is
lands in 1878. The following year
he fashioned a rude, guitarlike in
strument with a cigarbox and a few
strings. It was from this that the
ukulele of today evolved.
RECALL ELECTION AUG. 11
Checking of Petitions Against
Clatsop Sheriff Completed..
ASTORIA, Or., July 24. (Special.)
The petitions asking for the re
call of Sheriff Nelson have been
found sufficient and County Clerk
Clinton will call a special election
for Friday, August 11. The check
ing of the petitions was completed
today',and showed that of the 1404
signatures 1148, or 107 more than
needed, were qualified.
Thus far no nomination petitions
have been filed by prospective can
didates, and Sheriff Nelson is the
only one who has notified the coun
ty clerk that he intends to file.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather. '
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
75 degrees; minimum, 55 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds.
Foreign.
Final seal of approval placed on man
dates by league council. Page 6.
National.
Harding's dog gets real birthday cake.
Page 1.
Plan to distribute coal is adopted. Page 2.
Bonus hinges on what British do. Page 1.
Non-partisan move made in senate to
compel Germany and Austria to pay
war damages to Americans. Page 2.
Strike- of 10,000 railroad agents averted.
Page 1.
Domestic.
Hays sees three great powers for -good
in movies. Page 3.
Movies enticing Follies dancer. Page 1.
Gin cocktails served at Lederer party.
.Page 6.
Pacific Northwest.
Special grand Jury investigation of
night-riding activities In Jackson
county, Oregon, begun. Page 7.
One thousand acres of wheat near Pen
dleton destroyed by fire. Page 1.,
i Sports.
Pacific Coast league results At Salt
Lake 11-14, Portland 8-4; no other
games. Page 12.
Harper and Sacco hold grudges for bout
tonight. Page 12.
Cleveland Americans win from Chicago.
5-2. Page 12.
Leonard thinks he is in his prime.
Page 13.
Commercial and Marine.
Adverse developments cause depression
in New York stock market; Page 21.
Effect of rate war to be "determined
soon. Page 14.
Rapid fall in wheat prices checks buy
ing in the northwest. Page 20.
Grain prices fall in Chicago. Page 29.
Portland and Vicinity.
Syndicate-'s suggestion for creating sink
ing fund approved by council..
Page 6.
Judge Ekwall promises severe penalties
for drunken and reckless drivers.
Page 11.
Lad of 13 drowns in river in sight of
his companions. Page 1.
Ftrest fires in Oregon and Washington
still critical. Page 5.
Public advised to help railroads. Page 22.
Governor files counter election contest
today. Page 1.
Attempt to extort $10,000 is charged.
Page 7.
The Oregonian radio concert is highly
pleasing. Page 1.
Weather I report, data and forecast.
Page 14.
Uplift art club disbanded after raid by
, constable. Page 4.
Man shot, probably fatally, during noodle
. , bouse brawL Pass 4.
Films Declared Bidding
for Pretty Star;
SUITS MAY BE DROPPED
Whitney Millions May Not Be
Touched for Child.
LOVE LETTERS GATHERED
Attorneys Directed to Redouble
Efforts to Protect Missives
That May Be Stolen.
BT JAMES WHITTAKER.
(By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, July 24. Good news
for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney and their eldest son came
today from Los Angeles, in a tele
gram sent by Evan Burrows Fon
taine, the beautiful oriental dancer,
who says that her child is the child
of "Sonny" Whitney.
'I have some splendid offers from
the films,
her message runs, "a.nd
I may be rich some day. After all
I had rather bring up the baby on
money I earn myself than on money
that is given to me."
If Evan's opportunity to become
one of the high-salaried film stars
materializes, it is probable, accord
ing to her friends, that she will call
a halt to plans to go to court with
two suits for substantial money
awards against young Whitney.
In that event the precious Whit
ney millions will remain intact to
be handed down to Sonny and in
turn to any legitimate children he
may have in the course of- future
events. t -
Love Letters Are Collected.
The machinery by which Amer
ican social supremacy has been di
vided between and maintained by a
half dozen families of successful in
vestors will be cleaned of one more
wild oat. Young Whitney will be
freed to go about his normal Kfe
business of ripening from a legatee
to a legator. And the Whitney rec
ord will once again be as pure as a
bishop's bathroom.
The one element which has' mili
tated and still militates against a
uulet squelching of Evan and her
claims under a weight of opposition
millions is Charles Firestone, attor
ney, who returned to New York to
day and proceeded immediately to
repair the damage wrought to
Evan's legal advantage by the re
ported withdrawal from the case
on the previous day of Edgar Tru
man Brackett of. Saratoga, ex-seh-ator.
Mr. Firestone interviewed Mr.
Brackett, satisfied himself that the
report had foundation in fact, and
took measures to, reassemble in his
office the various love letters,
autographed photographs, messages
and diaries which abortive attempts
to settle the case out of court have
placed in the "safe keeping" of va
rious attorneys.
Thefts to Be Prevented.
Leslie Whipp, the Chicago lawyer,
who retired from the case, but kept
control of the passionate letters
written by "Sonny" to Evan up to
the time she announced that she
was to become a mother, was cau
tioned to redouble his care to de
feat efforts to stekl the documents
from his offices.
Brackett has been warned of the
possibility o? similar attempts to
abstract Evan's diary of the bliss
ful days of her- romance from his
magnlf'cent home in North Broad
way, Saratoga.
And Evan's mother, Mrs. Florence
Fontaine, has shut herself into the
Fontaine cottage at 181 Leferts
avenue, Kew Gardens, where she and
a male servant, chosen from a list
suggested by a detective agency,
alternate in the duty of guarding
baby Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney,
ney. ' .
What Attorney Firestone believes
was a cleverly contrived plot to ab
duct the baby was thwarted several
months ago, it became known today.
A woman who posed as a newspaper
reporter on the staff of a New York
da'Iy had contrived to gain the con
fidence of Mrs. Fontaine, and asked
one day to be allowed to take the
baby for its daily outing on the
lawn.
Mrs. Fontaine had consented when
Mr. Firestone came up the entrance
steps and met the two women in the
hallway. He promptly revoked Mrs.
Fontaine's consent and asked the
sympathetic woman writer to leave
the house. She has not returned
since.
Evan hadN one encounter with
Harry Payne Whitney, the father
of her sweetheart. The fact of the
ensuing interview is contained in
the voluntary affidavit which Evan
made to representatives of the Chi-,
cago Tribune and the New York
Daily News.
Girl Tries to Fascinate.
The details of the conversation
were related by Evan, who tells how
the millionaire horse-breeder' first
tried to overpower his pretty op
ponent in the dialogue with his ex
pert courtesy.
"He was elaborately considerate,"
she tells. "The occasion was a din
ner dance given at the McAlpin
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