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VOL. LXI NO. 19,2T9
Entered at Portland Oregon)
Poatofflce tLS Second-c!aa Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTE3IBER 4, 1922
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Iirtrr DMT TH AnDif.
GRASS-CLAD MAIDENS
FAIL TO WIN SEAMAN
SEATTLE
BURGLAR IS KILLED
WAR ON DIVORCE
VALENTINO'S BRIDE
STAYS IN NEW YORK
BY FAITH
ILL.L. I Ul IU VVVIUX,
WAGE PANIC BLOCKED
BY SPECIAL OFFICER
HELD FQH KILLING
KEPT UP
L ISSUE
SOUTH SEA ISMSS HELD VERY
FIJfti IX MOVIES..
ROBBER IS CORNERED IX Ii.
MOVIE ACTRESS CHANGES
MIND AB4UT TRIP.
ALUEN IiEWIS HOME.
SibvihS
WOMAN
HEALING
CANON
CPA
I
V
V
Drunken Killer Is Shot
and Captured.
POLK COUNTY IS SCENE
Redman Dashes Away When
Caught in Act of Sell
ing Whisky.
RIFLE IS THEN PROCURED
Angry Bootlegger Returns
to Officers' Auto and
Begins to Shoot.
SEVEN" KILLED IJf RECENT
BATTLES WITH MOON
SHINERS., Killed.
Sheriff Roy M. - Kendall,
Linn county, on June 21, killed
by Dave F. West in attempt
ing to capture a still.
Rev. Roy Healy, Albany
minister, on June 21, killed
with Sheriff Kendall.
Dave F. West, moonshiner,
suicide on Juna.21, after killing-
Sheriff Kendall and Rev.
Healey.
Deputy Sheriff W. E. Rori
son, Clarke county. Wash., on
August 7, while attempting to
arrest Paul Hickey at Steven
son, Wash.
Paul Hickey, moonshiner,'
killed in resisting arrest on
August 7.
Glen H. Price, federal prohi
bition agent, killed on Sep
tember 3 by Philip Warren at
New Grand Ronde, Or.
Grover C. Todd, federal pro
hibition agent, killed with
Price.
Wonnded.
J. A. Morgan, federal prohi
bition agent, shot by Paul
Hickey on August 1 at Stev
enson, Wash.
Philip Warren, Indian moon
shiner, shot by Deputy Sher
iff Holden of Tillamook at
New Grand Ronde on Sep
tember 3.
Glenn H. 'Price -and Grover C
Todd, federal prohibition . agents,
were killed and Phillip Warren, In
dian bootlegger, slightly wounded
in a pistol and rifle battle staged
on the streets of New Grand
Ronde, Or., about 1 o'clock yester
day morning.
The two officials had attempted
to arrest the Indian on a charge
of violating the prohibition law, and
in the course of the arrest struck
the prisoner with the butt of a pis
tol. This angered Warren to such
an extent that he made a dash for
freedom, went to his home, ob
tained a rifle and returned to the
scene, where he opened fire on the
government agents.
Arrest Is Made Later.
Warren was later arrested by
John W. Orr, sheriff of Polk coun
ty, and was placed under guard at
the Dallas hospital. He will be
charged with first-degree murder.
"They didn't treat me right," the
Indian explained to Sheriff Orr.
"They beat me up and I got them
for it." .
The two victims are both well
known in Portland. Todd was an
old-time member of the Oregon
national guard and served overseas
as captain of Company, I, 162d in
fantry, of Woodburn. Price also
saw extensive war service.
The killing was the direct re
sult of a campaign on moonshiners
and bootleggers of the upstate dis
tricts of Oregon. A party of fed
eral agents, consisting of Price,
Todd, Benton, Kfllin and E. L. Mar
shall, left Portland Saturday and
investigated conditions in Tilla
mook. There they picked' up Jap
Perry, an informer, and Deputy
Sheriff Holden of Tillamook coun
ty and in a machine piloted by
Robert Marshall of Tillamook
drove to Grand Ronde, arriving
there about 10 o'clock Saturday
night. A dance was in progress in
the town. Warren was said to
have been intoxicated.
Perry, according to the evidence
obtained by Sheriff Orr and Coro
(Concluded, on Page 2, Column 2.)
I
Schooner's Officer Prefers Beef
steaks and Open Plumbing
to Tropical "Paardise."
SAN FRANCISCO, CaL, Sept. ' 3.
South Sea islands, with their coco
nut groves, intoxicating moonlight
nights, coral wave-splashed shores
and dancing grass-clad damsels, are
very fine in books or the movlest
But as for N. P. Benson, first mate
of the American schooner Henrlette,
give him beefsteaks and open
plumbing. . ( '
Such, in substance, was Mate
Benson's assertion yesterday when
he arrived in San Francisco on the
British motorship Haurakl from the
island of Nakualailal in the Ellice
group of the South seas.
Benson and his crew were on
their way from Fiji to San Fran
cisco some weeks ago on the schooner
Henriette. The schooner was
wrecked and the crew found, refuge
on the little, tropical Isle.
In a recent interview in Honolulu
Captain J. A. T. O'Brien of the Hen
riette described the island as a min
iature replica of the oriental idea
of paradise, where the women out
numbered the men 14 to one. Not
disputing the captain's word. Mate
Benson avers his own wife had any
group of 11 women on the island
beat in every way and, besides, "fish
and coconuts all the time are no
kind of a real diet," he averred.
The mate described the . inhabi
tants of the island as good-looking,
hospitable and healthy. He said
that they had acquired religion from
missionaries who occasionally visit
the islands and that they held serv
ices for about three hours each Sun
day which the crew had to attend.
'But they made up for it," Benson
said, "by giving a dance every night.
The sailor said the women were not
hampered by. clothing any more than
actresses are in many American
stage performances.
"The principal thing the south
sea island is good for is to make. a
man glad to get back to civiliza
tion," Mate Benson said. Mrs. Ben
son was present throughout the in
terview.
AUTO MISftAP HURTS TWO
Mother and Son Injured Slightly
in Accident.
When the . ' car driven - by Mrs.
Bertha F. Hobersham, 815 Irving
street, skidded into the rear of an
other automobile and then a tele
graph pole three miles east of Scap
poose she sustained a broken rib
and her son, James, was cut about
the head. Both sustained other
slight wounds. After treatment by
a physician at Linnton they re
turned home, but their car was
wrecked.
The report received at the sher
iff's office was that Mrs. Hober
sham was attempting to pass the
other car when she lost control of
the machine.
BOMB FOUND ON TRAIN
15-Pound Explosive, Taken Erom
Car of Lubricating Oil.
SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., .Sept. 3.
A bomb weighing 15 pounds was
found today in a car of lubricating
oil on a Union Pacific westbound
freight train three hours after the
train arrived here. The bomb was
carried to the athletic field, sev
eral hundred feet from the Santa
Fa depot, by a deputy United State's
marshal, and exploded from concus
sion as the marshal threw it ovet
a bluff into the field. .
Fragments were hurled hundreds
of feet.
SQUAWS GIVEN SENATOR
Indian Chief Wills 15 Women to
Mr. McGarry. "
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 3. Fifteen
squaws, ten buckets of war paint.
several bales of feathers and-other
incidentals were willed to State
Senator McGarry of . Walker by J
Chief Schmoc-Omi-Mom of the
Leech Lake reservation, in northern
Minnesota, who died recently, the
senator announced here today.
Senator McGarry said today he
was undecided as to what he would
do about it.
CHANNEL SWIM GlVEN UP
Boston Man in Water 11 Hours
and 10 Minutes.
DOVER. Sept. 3. (By the Associ
ated Press.) Charles Toth of Bos
ton, who started' Saturday evening
in an attempt to swim the English
channel from Dover to the' French
shore, had to give up early this
morning.
He had been in the water for 11
hours and 10 minutes. .
MANAGING EDITOR DIES
Richard Smith of Indianapolis
News Passes at Age of 63.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. S.- Rlohard
Smith, managing editor of the In
dianapolis News for the last 15 years
and previous to that connected with
the Associated Press, died at his
home here early today."
He was 63 years old and is aur
1 vived by his widow.
Clara Skarin Winborn Is
Arrested at Oakland.
VICTIM IN CASE WEALTHY
Prisoner Wanted to Explain
Death of Guardian.
MAN ALSO IS SOUGHT
Estate of Realtor, 7 2, in Courts
as Kesult of Shooting In r
December, 1921. '
OAKLAND, Cal., Sept. 3. Mrs.
Clara E. Skarin Winborn, 28, wanted
in Seattle in connection with the
delth of Ferdinand Hochbrunn, 72,
wealthy retired realty dealer, whose
body was found in a vacant apart
ment December 21, 1921, was arrest
ed here today at the request of Se
attle police.
Mrs. Winborn declined to discuss
the case.
Mrs. Winborn's presence in Oak
land was communicated to the po
lice by acquaintances who had met
her in Seattle and who saw her in
a local electric concern's offices,
where she was employed.
Mrs. Winborn said she left Seattle
for San Bernardino, Cal, late last
November for her health. Five
months ago,- she said, she came to
San Francisco and two weeks ago
to Oakland. She said she had worked
at several places under the name
of Betty Parrlsh.
Mn Also Sough.
The police tonight were searching
for a man known as Phoenix Mark-
ham, said to be a friend of Mrs.
Winborn, and. who was. declared by
the police to have posed as Hoch
brunn.
SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. 3. The
crime in connection with which
Clara Skarin Winborn was arrested
In Oakland, Cal., today is the mur
der of Ferdinand Hochbrunn, a
wealthy German realty dealer,. 72
years old, whose ward the young
woman had been from the time she
was 12 years old until his death.
Hochbrunn, a bullet wound in the
back of his head, was found dead
in a small alcove off the, bedroom
of his ward, who was also his house
keeper, early the night of December
21, 1921. The coroner declared Hoch
brunn had been dead two months
when the discovery was made.: The
body was found by Pierre Chetodal,
who occupied apartments ' on the
first floor of the dwelling. Chetodal
had gone upstairs with a plumber
to repair a water pipe.
Coast-wide Scare h Begun. T
Police immediately began a search
for Clara Skarin Winborn as she
was known to have visited the Hoch
brunn apartments two to three
times a week over a period of five
weeks following the disappearance
( Concluded on Page .6. Column 5. )
THE WAY WE SHOULD LIKE TO SEE LABOR
M & lV Tiff if mm
AMERICA OX THRESHOID OF
GREAT PROSPEROUS ERA.
Secretary Davis, in labor Day
Message, Reviews Year's
Record With Pride.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 3.
Secretary Davis in a Labor day mes
sage to the American people, made
public tonight, declared that "we
can look with pride and gratitude
upon the achievements of the last
12 months," and that during this
period "America has been brought
to the threshold of an era of unex
ampled prosperity."
But for the Industrial strife which
has been evident for -several months
throughout-the country, the secre
tary added, the outlook of the na
tion would not have been darkened
during the year. -
"We must find a common ground
of fairness and co-operation for em
ployers and employes where they
can adjust their differences without
recourse to an appeal to force," he
said. "There can be no Justification
for bloodshed and destruction in
America today."
The labor secretary declared "that
two great things have been accom
plished in American industrial life.'
"We have conquered the menace
of unemployment which threatened
us," he said, "and we have prevented
a wage panic in the ranks of labor.
We have Put between four and five
million men back to work and we
have put them back to work with
wages which leave the general wage
level of the nation very little below
the high point reached following the
war."
Despite the pressure of unemploy
ment, Mr. Davis said, we have fore
stalled those short-sighted employ
ers who saw in the situation only
an opportunity tb beat down the
price of labor, adding that through
this we have brought America to
the threshold c an era of unex
ampled prosperity.
SALEM B0Y DROWNED
Lad Swimming With Companions
Goes Out Too Far.
SALEM, Or., feept. 3. (Special.)
Milford Miller 15, son of Major and
Mr3. H. O. Miicr, was drowned to
day while swimming in the Willam
ette river, two miles south of this
city. His father is connected with
thi state adjutant-general's office.
The bey had gone swimming with
other lads about his own age. He
was a poor swinmer, and got in be
yond his depti; ' He is survived by
his parents anti four sisters, two of
whom live at tome, one in Cali
fornia and on: in McMlnnvllle.
wounded husband, and state troops
CHURCH MUSIC HELD BAD
Show and Dance Hall Getting
Young People, Says Bishop..
MISSOULA, Mont.. Sept. 3. New
things must Le offe-ed by the
church to her young people if their
interest is to bo held, Bishop Charles
L. Meade, presiding officer of the
Methodist church conference here,
told conference members.
Music offere3 in many churches is
not of the kind to compete success
fully with "tho . wondarful music of
the show and the dance hall," Bishop
Meade buggestPd.
.CON S 61 U t3VltC S
Patrolman Fires When Ordered
to Put Up Hands as Flash-
light Blinds Him.
Special Patrolman Robert I
Whiteside about 5:30 last night
shot and killed an unidentified bur
glar in the second-floor lavatory of
the home of L. Allen Lewis, 706 Park
avenue. Whiteside began stalking
his prey in the darkened mansion
after he had found a side door open
that earlier in the evening he had
found locked.
'I noticed the fellow cross -the
street and walk up Park avenuo !n
front of the Lewis home," Whiteside
told reporters, "and I went to the
other end of the block and waited
for him to appear. He did not. I
became suspicious and tried doors
of houses I knew to be vacant.
When I found the east door to the
Lewis drawing room open, I entered
and began searching, revolver in
hand." ,
The house is of brick, three stories
high, set in shrubbery, rather lonely
of aspect and was completely se
cluded. As Whiteside searched the
lower floor he found nothing and
did not hear anything suspicious.
A wide staircase led to the second
floor. At its head Whiteside safw a
light flash in a doorway. He stepped
toward It, tense to shoot at a flash
of warning. As his footstep sounded
at the door, he said, his quarry
flashed a light upqn- him and or
dered: -Stick 'em up!"
That was alL As the words left
his mouth Whiteside pressed the
trigger. He heard his man bump to
the floor and did not shoot again,
but went cautiously to him. He was
dying.
Whiteside did not know whether
the burglar was armed or not. The
second floor was entirely dark. The
spotlight, at which he fired, blinded
him, and he did not feel under obli
gations to ask the burglar whether
he would enforce his commands
with a revolver.
Whiteside lives at 63 Jessup street.
He has had more notoriety than
any other special officer In the city,
due to his penchant for catching
burglars at work. About three
years agohe tried a rear screen
door of the Edward A. King home,
196rKing street, found it unlocked
andf entered to investigate. He
flashed his" light as ho stepped
through" the door and a burglar,
who never-was caught,- shot hinv in
the right side. He fell wackwards
down the steps, where he was found
by Ray King. Whiteside at that
time had not drawn his revolver.
Last night he was taking no
chances.
Whiteside was shot in the face
last year during an attempt to make
an arrest for disorderly conduct,
also near the King home. He was
in the hospital for several weeks.
That the man killed last night
is a burglar much desired by police
was proved when watches found on
the body, bearing initials "G. G."
were identified by Lieutenant
Thatcher as having been taken on
Saturday night from the home of
Graham Glass, 215 Vista avenue.
Police expect to connect him with
other burglary . jobs if they can
identify him and find the place
where he has been living.
The Lewis family has been away
from home for several weeks, ac-
(Concluded on Page 6, Column 2.)
DAY CELEBRATED.
New York Rector Tells
Views in Detail.
DR. GRANT SENDS MESSAGE
Episcopal Law Is Stricter
Than Catholic, Claim.
BISHOP MANNING SILENT
Gotham Prelate Refuses to Com
ment on Attitude of Pas
tor In Metropolis.
HOT SHOTS AT CHURCH
LAWS BY DR. GRANT.
"The canon Is based on a
text in the New Testament
which is disputed and racial.
... I do not believe Jesus
ever said any such thing.
"The opinion I hold is not of
recent date or merely per
sonal In 1902 I was asked to
write, an article on the sub
ject of marriage and divorce.
My views now are better
founded, but are the same as
they were 20 years ago, in
April, 1902.
"Civil marriages are on the
increase and will be more re
sorted to as the church shows
its lack of sympathy with
modern ideas.
"The non-representative and
undemocratic method of vot
ing in the general convention
of the Episcopal church per
mits control by a minority.
. . . What respect, can we
have for such- legislation?
"The questftn of divorce Is
today a part of the woman's
question. Two-thirds of the
divorces - are .asked for by
women. . . . Divorcei?'ied to
be thought a scheme put for
ward by bad men to gratify
their passions. In reality It is
relief sought by good women."
"The canon of the Protestant
Episcopal cfturch dealing with the
remarriage of divorced persons is
framed so loosely that a coach-and-
four could be driven through it.
declared Dr. Percy Stickney Grant,
rector of the Church of the Ascen
sion, a most fashionable church of
New York city, who expects con-
sideration to be given the question
of divorce at the general Episcopal
convention to open here Wednes
day. Dr. Grant, who is engaged to
Mrs. Rita Lydig, twice divorced.
and prominent In New York soclety
has sent to The Oregonlan "his views
on the subject.
The Bible cannot be made a hand-
, book for modern lawmakers, said
Dr. Grant, declaring that the libera
needs of an age break through and
discard the ideas of the past. He
also charges that the canon under-
mines the civil law, is not Protest
ant and that the general convention
of the Episcopal church "Is con-
trolled by a minority."
Church Law Cited.
"The Protestant Episcopal church
has a ranon o: law on the remar
riage of divorced persons." said Dr.
Grant. "At present that canon only
permits remarriage to the innocent
party in a divorce for -iCultery. The
church does not recognize incurable
insanity, habitual drunkenness, life
Imprisonment, cruelty or willful de
sertion as causes for divorce. The
men and women divorced on these
grounds canno: be ren,arried in the
Protestant Epircopal church.
"The hardship of this situation
falls upon good peoplo whose tragic
experiences require divorce but
who, out of tre kindness of their
hearts, or wha; might be called
Christian teaching, montion in their
complaints as mild causes as the law
will permit them t6 and yet grant a
divorce. A mother of children (and
remember two-ihirds uf the divorces
are granted to women) will gener
ally choose tho cause of divorce that
is not scandalous and that will not
blacken the name of her children.
Having done what seems to her an
entirely reasonable and Christian
thing she find that her kindness
and consideration have ruled her out
of ner own church.
, Opinion Not Personal.
"The real question, is whether the
ology or science Is to frame our
social institutions, an ascetic con
ception, or the experience and needs
of humanity; the dead or the living.
"The opinion- I hold in this mat
ter is not of recent date or merely
personal. In 1902 I was asked to
write an article for Ainslie's maga
zine on the subject of 'Marriage and
Divorce.' I consulted several times
Rev. Dr. William R. Huntington, of
Grace church, and all the books I
used were from his library or from
that of the General Theological
Seminary, where he gave me a let
ter to the librarian. Dr. Huntington
at that time was the leader of the
Episcopal church. My views now
are better founded, but are the same
it Concluded on. J?-a 3,Coliuntt 2.)
Screen Star and Spouse Refuse
to See Reporters After
Decision Is Made.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3. Mrs. Ro
dolph Valentino, bride ot the motion
picture actor and adopted daughter
of Richard Hudnut, the perfumer,
did not sail with Mr. and Mrs. Hud
nut for Europe yesterday aboard
the Olympic.
Although she posed for newspaper
camera men and to ship news re
porters told how she would divide
her time between the Hudnut estate
on the Riviera and the study of
architecture in Paris until her hus
band should Join her for a Paris
reweddlng . early In next March,
when his divorce from Jean Acker
becomes absolute, it was learned
today that she suddenly changed
her mind, had. her baggage put
ashore at the last minute and came
off the Bhip, unrecognized, just be
fore the gangplank was lifted.
In the suite at the Hotel Biltmore
of her foster parents, who sailed
without her, she made herself inac
cessible to reporters today.
Because she could not be reached,
it could not be learned what caused
her so unexpectedly to exercise
woman's chief . prerogative to
amend her intention but friends
who read of the affectionate fare
well Valentino bid her aboard the
Olympic were of the opinion she
canceled her passage on a sudden
decision to remain a while longer
In New York with her husband.
Valentino, at the Waldorf, like
wise denied himself to reporters to
day. Douglas Gerard, his com
panion, said the actor and his wife
dined together last night, but would
continue to live apart until - his
divorce is absolute
GOTHAM AFTER BEGGARS
More Than Score Rounded Up by
New York Police.
(By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Sept. ?. Following
a round-up lat night of more than
a score of thJ city's professional
beggars, police today were search
ing for clubrcms on Seventh ave
nue, near Thirty-fifth street, to
which it was said beggar cripples
repair to change into their "working
clothes, and to "park" artificial
legs and arm aa other appurte
nances of life rffore pproprlate to
their laige income.
So mo in rag and same in tags,
and a number of them accompanied
by wives in attire as costly as velvet
gowns, nearly all of tho beggar fre
quenters of th tenderloin were ar
rested. Three were given six months
sentences. Tho others will be sent
for tomorrow.
TEACHER CRUEL, PLAINT
Massachusetts School Principal
Accused of Mesmerism.
(By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.)
WORCESTER. Mass., Sept. 3.
"Those hypnotic eyes must go," cho
rused the parents and pupils of the
Stoneville district. They called in
the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children.
"She mesmerized the children and
she hypnotized the school committee
into keeping her eight years." they
said, and accused the principal of
their school. Miss Gladys Daggett,
ofcruelty. - ,
The school committee said Miss
Daggett would stay, but two as
sistants have been asked to resign.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Highest temperature, 76
degrees; lowest, 04.
TODAY'S Showers; westerly winds.
Foreign.
Reign of terror started in China. Page 3.
Stinnes is defied by Wlrth crowd. Page 7.
Turks open heavy firing on Greeks.
Page 8.
National.
Protection of cotton gooas makers little
changed by new tarui law. rage. s.
Idle put to wort ana wage panic
blocked. Page l.
B500 United States marshals sworn In to
watch railroad strikers, page a.
Iomestlc.
Edwards girds self to lead wets' fight on
congress, page -
Grass-clad maids fall to charm ship's
mate, page i.
Seattle woman held for killing. Page 1.
Valentino's bride stays In New York.
Page 1.
Friend accused of being child's father.
Page i.
Pacifiu Northwest.
Polndexter foes' to concentrate on Judge
Gritfitns. rags o.
Indications point to increase in taxes In
Seattle, rage i.
pports.
Pacific Coast league results: At San
Francisco o-4. rorunnu at Sacra
mento 3-5: Vernon 4-6; at Oakland
2-5 Salt Lake 8-6; at Los Angeles 2-0,
Seattle. 1-8. Page 10.
Amateur goiters rehearse for biggest
drama ot year, rage ii.
Oiant win ragged game. Page 10.
Favorites beaten in thrilling races at
Vancouver. Page 10.
Fenne and Nicolal win opening tm
Page 11.
Commercial snd Marine.
Big wheaf export Is aue this week.
Page 11.
New York offers hugs bond Issues.
Pago 17.
Northwest fsrms have poor crop Paga IT.
Shortage of cars felt by mlllmen. Page
17. ,
rortland and Vicinity.
Two dry agents slain by drunken Indian,
who 1 wounded and captured. Pag j.
Episcopal bishop tells of labors In China.
Page .
Methodist pastors to gather at Salam to
day. Page 18.
Portland labor .celebrates today. Paga 18.
War on divorce canon kept up. Page 1.
Faith healing Is Episcopal Issue. Pag I.
Portland schools open tomorrow. Page 6,
Burglar killed by speolal 1 patrolman.
. FagsO.
Warm Debate Before
Convention Slated.
CHURCHMEN ARE DIVIDED
Church Paper Attacks Meth
ods of Rev. Mr. Hickson.
CLAIMS HELD UNPROVED
New Tork Bishop Indorses Prac
titioner, Declaring Prayer
Cures Bodily Ills.
Faith heallnx practices, such
followed by tre Rev. James Moore
Hickson, who visited Portland some
two years ago, have won favor with
perhaps a majority of leaders of the
Protestant Episcopal church, yet
promise to precipitate one of the
hottest debates of the triennial con
vention of the churchmen here.
ilev. Mr. Hickaon's methods are
lauded and employer! in nirmerou
big churches of the denomination,
yet he and his work have been vig
orously attacked In The Churchman,
by many considered the official
church paper. Rev. Mr. Hickson, H
needs be mentioned, is an Kpiscopal
rector and practically all his heal
ing services throughout the United
States have been held in Kpiscopal
churches. In Portland he conducted
his healing clinic at Grace Memorial
church.
Rr.ort to Approve Healer.
The whole question of these heal
ing practices v-IIl corrc up for con
sideration In sessions of the Kpisco
pal general convention, sitting in
Portland for IV days, beginning next
Wednesday. It is treated In the re
port ot the cjmmlHHlon to consider
the fuller recognition of (he minis
try of healing Bishops stated yes
terday that tht repot t will give ap
proval to Dr. Hickson' methods. It
was even said that there had been
no division in tne lnvcKllKutlng com
mit, eo over thi matter
To show that division over the
question exlxts In the church It la
necessary only to quote a recent edi
torial In The Churchman, which In
timates that "it would be an almoxt
Irreparable calamity if the Kpiscopal
church should be stampeded Into in
dorsing without reservation, work
like Mr. Hlcksoira merely to pre
vent defections to ChriBtUn
Science."
(talma llrld alldatrd.
The editorial continues: "Ther
are rumors that Mr. Hickson is to
be in Portland. We hope that the
rumor is unfounded. If Mr. Hit k
son is to be present, otlifr rtputable
psychotherapists and physicians
ought to be asked to give expert
testimony. Many of Mr. Hickaon's
claims have not been validated.
There is no evidence that ho lias ef
fected the cure of any organic dis
ease, yet Mr. Hickson, contrary tu
the trustworthy evidence of medical
science, maintains that organic dis
eases may be healed by faith.
"ihe uuinuKe which may be duiiu
by a ministry of lii-nlintf in Incom
petent hands is 1'onniderubli. Not a
little damage has already been done.
It is a cruel promise to make tu sick
and suffering folk that they may be
hcaletl of any sickness by fuith. Hel
ter far to loso thousands of com
municants to Mrs. Eddy's church
than assume the liability of Mrs.
Eddy'a medical and religious here
sies. The Kpiscopal church can af
ford to wult for fuller knowledge
of psychotherapy, the new psychol
ogy, new medicine, but It cannot
afford to l-.dorse medical and re
ligious quackery. It must not, by
ill considered and premature action,
as regard the ministry of healing.
place itself in ignorant hostility to
medical science.
Ciprrti1 Vlewa Wanted.
"For at least two decades, now,
psychotherapy has been practiced
by clergymen of our church and the
ministry of healing has been em
phasized. Incalculable good has
been done, both to men's bodies and
souls, through that ministry. There
is a considerable body of religious
and scientific data which these pio
neers in this new field can lay at
the disposal of the general conven
tion. If any experts are to be in
Portland to give counsel concerning
the ministry of healing It would be
well to Invite distinguished cleiny
men and practitioners like Lr. Wor
cester, Dr. McComb, Dr. Batten and
others who have more recently en
tered the field."
The Rt. Rev. William T. Manning,
bishop of New York and member
of the commission that will make
the report, was entirely willing to
comment on the shatter yesterday
and give his opinion of the editorial.
Incidentally, he made known the
fact that Rev. Mr. Hickson will not
attend the convention. He has
started for Australia to do healing
and teaching there, said the brahon.
Belief l Hrallas; Asserted.
"That editorial," said Bishop
Manning, "merely expresses the
Individual opinion of the writer. The
healing work performed by Rev. Mr.
Hickson is baaed entirely on first
principles of the- Christian religion.
Conolud.d.-o. fags . Columr. 2.)