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1111 itii itn K PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL. LXI SO. 19,283. Entered at Portland (Oregon) Postofflce aa Second-class Matter. PORTLAND, , OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1923, 28 PAGES PRISON TERM LOT OF ONE WHO LIED 47TH EPISCOPAL SESSION OPENS AS HOME-WRECKER ANNA HAS NO MATCH INDEPENDENTS NAME DR. W. T. McELVEEN PREACHER UKELY TO RUN AGAINST McARTHUR. ROSE CITY BEAUTY IS CHEERED BY THRONGS MISS' PORTLAND CYNOSURE STRIKERS' POLICY BODY SUMMED 9-POUND "BAD MAN" t MAKES W. HARTGRIN STORK REUNITES FILM STAR AND YOUNG MOTHER. STATISTICS SHOW DIVORCED ANNAS LEAD ALL. OF EYEST FORMAL DEBUT, CHURCH DEPUTIES CHOOSE LEADERS Dr. Mann Unanimously Re-Elected President. Y Bishops' Processional Is Spectacular Event. 118 PRELATES IN MARCH Church Splendor Greatest Ever Seen in West. BIBLE READINGS HELD Keynote Sermon and Music Choir of 2 5 0 Voices Are ; Notable Features. by TODAY'S EVENTS OF'EfPIS COPAL CONVENTION. 7:30 A. M. Corporate-celebration of holy communion for the Woman's auxiliary. Presentation of the triennial thank offering, Trinity church. Celebrant, the Ht Rev. Dan iel Sylvester Tuttle, D. D., D. C L., presiding- bishop. 8 A. M. Bishops and depu ties. Registration. Base ment municipal auditorium. 11 A. M. Woman's auxil iary. Final registration for study classes, central library, third floor. 11 A. M. The Daughters of the King. Meeting In Trinity chapel. 12 M. Canadian delegation received by general conven tion. Main auditorium. ' 2 P. M. Church Service league. Business session. La bor temple. 3 P. M. Registration of delegates and visitors to the conference of the church school service league and the school of methods. Depart ment of religious education. Lobby leading into room 1, municipal auditorium. 3 P. M. Woman's auxiliary. Reception to auxiliary by Mrs. Wilson Johnston and the dio- -cesan executive committee. Multnomah hotel. 4 P. M. Church school serv-' Ice league. Registration of delegates. Municipal audi torium. 8 P. M. Woman's auxiliary. Mass" meeting, the Rt. Rev.' Arthur Selden Lloyd, D. D., I presiding. Lewis B. Franklin, t treasurer to the presiding bishop -and council, announc- lng the amount of the united 1 thank offering. , Ecclesiastical splendor such as has never before been witnessed in the Pacific northwest marked the open ing yesterday of the general con ventlon of the Protestant Episcopal church 47th triennial session. The ceremonies of the opening service were held at the municipal audito rium, starting at 10 o'clock. In, this noteworthy gathering were churchmen from every diocese of the United States and others f rcr, a score of foreign countries. Par ticipating were the Right Rev. Daniel Sylvester Tuttle, head of the Episcopal church of America as its presiding bishop, and J17 other bishops assembled from over almost half the world. Processional Is Brilliant. Delegates from every state were assembled in the throng that filled the auditorium, witnessed the bril liant processional, heard the stirring keynote sermon and enjoyed the music and other events of- the occa sion. Not quite all reserved seats were occupied and as a result many Portland people other than those holding tickets were so fortunate as to gain admission. Outstanding features of the open ing religious service were tiss spec tacular processional in which marched the 118 bishops and the vested choir of 250 singers and the convention sermon delivered by the Right Rev. Edwin S. Lines, bishop of Newark. Prelates Imposing Spectacle. The bishops' section of the pro cessional marched from the north door to the auditorium around dn the sidewalk to the front steps, where they mounted and entered down the center aisle to the plat form. In "their colorful robes the prelates made an imposing spectacle long to be remembered by those who saw them. It was a slow mov ing processional, 15 minutes being consumed In the short march around the building and up to the seats on the stage. The singers several times repeated the stirring processional songs selected for the occasion. In the processional proper - the bishops moved in reverse order of their consecration, with Presiding Bishop Tuttle, 'escorted by Bishop Walter Sumner of OregonVas the en tertaining bishop, in the rear. In side the building the order was re versed. Bishops Tuttle' and Sumner moving ahead to the stage through tfce opened lane of younger prelates. Marry Girl Named. Anastasia Penelope, Is Advice of Chi cago Investigators. (By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.) CHICAGO. Sept. 6. Statistical sharks in the Cook county circuit and superior courts, who have gone back over the divorce records for 25 years, are authority for the statement that women named Anna tare the real home wreckers. It was found that an Anna had been granted a divorce or had been di vorced on an average of one a day for the last 25 years. The figures show that Anna has been handed a divorce decree an average of 360 times a year. Margaret comes next with an aver age, of 218 per annum, and Mary ranks third with 192 to her credit. Lillian has a score of 168, while Helen and Daisy run a neck-and-neck race with a. record of 100 di vorces yearly for each. - I Laura, Catherine, Mildred and Martha appear before the divorce court on an average of about once a week, with Celestine and Olga close up. "Marry a girl named Anastasia or Penelope," is the advice of the stat isticians. Women with these names are more constant, .feneiope was represented only once a year in a harvest of 11 C30 divorces, and Anas tasia only once in three years. RAT BITES CHILD'S LEG Four-Year-Old Attacked When She Clin s to Cracker. NEW YORK, Sept." 6. Huge field rats in Bronx Park, tiring of the diet of raw meat which they have been taking- away from the Hons n the cages at the zoo, set out today to rob children of goodies they were eating on the grass. " One of the. rodents, infuriated be cause 4-year-old Helen Miller ciung to a cracker it tried to take, from her, buried its fangs in her leg and hung en until it was slain by work men. The workmen then slew about a dozen more of the big rodents which were darting about among other children in the park. MAYOR'S AUTO ROBBED Mr. Baker Offers $20- Reward for Tire Thief's Capture. Some thief incurred official dis pleasure last night and now has a reward on his head. A spare tire and rim were stolen from Mayor Baker's automobile late last night while It was parked atl Tenth and Oak streets. The mayor reported the theft to the police sta tion and announced a reward of 820 for the return of the tire and the capture of the thief. Mr. Baker was distinctly displeased because even his car could not be left safely on the streets of the city of which he is mayor. ONE SHOT GETS 2 DEER California Forest Ranger Has lie- markable Bit of Luck. SONORA, Cal., Sept. 6. R. L. Kloppenburg,' forest ranger in charge of the station abont two miles above Groveland, reports that he killed two deer with one shot Sunday while going to a fire.' Kloppenburg sighted a deer on a hillside along the road and jumping out of the car fired one shot, he said, killing not ' only the deer he aimed at but also another buck which he had not seen and which was in direct line a few feet farthe HIKER'S DIETJS SIMPLE Fruit, Nuts, Raw Vegetables and Raisins Sustain Pedestrian. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6. A diet of fruit, raw vegetables, nuts and raisins is whaf su9ta'ned Manning Wein, 21 years old, of New York, on a hiking trip across the conti nent, he said on arrival here today. He is accompanied by Charles R. Morrison of Philadelphia, who "eats ordinary cooked food. They ' left Bridgeport, Maine, March 1 and hope to travel around the globe. So far they have traveled 5320 miles. YOUNG WOMAN DRUGGED Attack on Daughter of Wealthy Farmer Is Mystery. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Sept. 6. Mrs. Elwyn Connick. aged 19, daughter of George Dauge, a wealthy farmer, was mysteriously ttacked last night at her farm home near Dixie by two unidentified men, who-rendered her unconscious with a drug. She was found lying n the ground by a hired man with sack over her head. Authorities were puzzled over the reason for the attack. DE VALERA HELD, STORY Capture of Irish Republican Chief (Chicago Tribune Foreign News Service. By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.) DUBLIN, . Sept. 6. A report reached Dublin tonight that De Valera and Erskine Childers had been captured in the Cork area, and that Childers was wounded. Official confirmation of this re port, however, was not forthcom- AGED SECRETARY RETIRES Dr. Carroll Davis, New York, Succeeds Dr. Anstice. BUSY SESSION IS HELD World's Troubles Are Spiritual, Head of House Tells 500 Assembled Churchmen. Five hundred clergy and laymen were assembled in the municipal au rtitorlnm vesterdav afternoon at 3 o'clock. A white-haired man, on the speak er's platform, rapped with his cavel. Three times he repeated the act be fore silence ruled in tha hall. "The house of deputies will now come to order," , said the aged man. With those words the 47th tri ennial convention of the Protestant Episcopal church was a reality. Events followed fast for the hour in which the house was In session. President Mann Re-elected. Dr. Alexander Mann, for nine years president of the house, was unanimously re-elected. Dr. Henry Anstice, secretary of the house since 1904, refused re-election on account of age and Dr. Carrol Davis of New York was unanimously chosen to fill the position. A committee was appointed to notify the house of bishops that the deputies were in session and pre pared to transact church business. Reports of a joint committee with the house of bishops, on the order of business, were accepted. Hours for sessions of the deputies were set tit 10 A. M. to 1 P. M. and 3:30 to 5 P. M. daily, with the exception of Satur day afternoons and Sundays. Dr. Mann, in accepting the presi dency of the house, briefly outlined the work which will come before that body. Though he stressed the importance Of the prayer book re vision, the reports on missionary work and touched in general on the animosity existing between the peo pie of the United States, the trouble some question of divorce and remar riage was avoided by the , church man. ' Dr. Mann Unopposed. - The election of Dr. Mann, the re tirement of Dr. Anstice and the elec tion of Dr. Davis did not surprise the members. Dr. Mann had no op position. ' Though speakers attempt ed to thrust the honor of a unani mous re-election on Dr. Anstice, it was well known that he had planned to retire because of his age, which he gave as 81 years. Dr; Davis, who (Concluded on Pas: 9. Column 3.) THEY SEEM Minister Declines to Comment on Nomination for Represen- -. , tative in Congress. -m """""" - Dr. W. T. McElveen.-pastor of the First Congregational church, was nominated for representative in con gress from this district by Robert G. Duncan, Frank- Stott Myers, H. M. Esterly and more than 100 other citi zens who met last night in indepen dent convention In the central li brary. ' Dr. McElveen declared later that he had not been Informed officially of his selection, and refused to com ment. It Is understood, however, that he will accept. H. P. Lee, who called the conven tion to order, declared that the meet ing was for the sole purpose of nominating an Independent candi date for the lower house. He ex pressed It as his opinion that neither Representative McArthur , nor his democratic opponent, Elton Watkins, was qualified to represent the peo ple in Washington. H. M. Esterly was nominated and elected permanent chairman of the meeting, and Mr. Lee was made sec retary. J. D. Brown placed the name of Dr. McElveen in nomination. Robert G. Duncan seconded the nomination, as did George H. Howell. There was but one man in the audience of an estimated 129 who vnied against It When the meeting convened but 85 were present. Some comment was made when H. M. Esterly handed Fred Ross, labor leader, a 'coin and asked him to call up the strike head quarters for a sufficient number of men to make the convention legal Ross left the room and within 15 minutes more than a score of men entered the room in a. body, arriving in time to vote. BANKER GIVES PARK SITE . H. . Booth of Roseburg Deeds 6. 8 -Acre Tract to State. ' ROSEBURG, Or., Sept. 6. (Spe cial.) J. H. Booth, president of the Douglas County bank of this city, and brother of the state highway commissioner, today deeded 6.8 acres of land lying along the highway more - than a half mile, bordering on the South Umpqua river, to the state, the land to be used for a park site. The land is south ofVandyne creek about 15 miles south of Rose'- burg. There is a-beautiful grove there, making the property ideal for park purposes. LIQUOR TOLL CONTINUES Brooklyn Reports 8 Victims of Wood Alcohol in Week. NEW YORK, Sept. 6. Poison liquor today had claimed eight, vic tims in Brooklyn this week. Death in each case was preceded by blind ness. Four of the victims were women. ! The sixth . death attributed to wood alcohol poisoning in the Red Rock section of Brooklyn this week occurred today. The police are in vestigating to learn If more of the liquor is in the neighborhood and how it got there. TO THINK THEY HAVE A RIGHT Booming of Cannons and Bursting - of Bombs Accompany Landing of Yacht at Atlantic City. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept. 6. (Special.) With the booming of cannons, the bursting of bombs and the cheers of 30,000 persons who lined the inlet amphitheater and the balconies of the Atlantic City,- Yacht club. Miss Virginia Edwards, repre senting the city of Portland in the inter-city beauty contest today, came ashore from a private yacht and was personally introduced by megaphone to the throng. Miss Portland was then presented to Miss America, who is Miss Margaret Gorman of Wash ington, D. C, winner of the golden mermaid last year. Ater the other beauties had gone through the same formalities Miss Portland and the other contestants and their chaperons were the guests of John J. White on his yacht En chantress. They cruised around the Inlet waters for -about a half hour until the arrival-; of King Neptune, who was Hudson Maxim, and his court of 20 of Atlantic City beau ties. Miss Portland was then in-. foSpally presented to the sovereign of the ocean as he stepped ashore. Miss Portland cast her bewildering beauty before an army of pageant parsifals who flocked by thousands along the boardwalk and in. the gar den pier theater. It was a wistful and worshipful adoration paid Miss Edwards, whose beau,ty and per sonal charm won and , held the throngs.. Tonight at the court and Dall she was paired with Miss At kinson of Seattle. Each 'was ac corded her full value. Miss Edwards wore a peach bloom creation with silver overdrape, a sil ver wreath tied her glorious hair and on every hand in the theater and along the crowded boardwalk and streets the men, women and children literally begged to touch the hem of her garment in carnival obeisance. The patrons and friends of the Pacific northwest were nu merous. Oregon rang out from the various crowds wherever she ap peared and a silvery full moon hung over the Atlantic ocean to lend a resplendent effect to the. evening's programme. Following a hearty breakfast and a good night's rest Miss Edwards left her hotel with her chaperone at 10 o'clock this morning and in a aedan car that was placed at her disposal toured the surrounding country and was Jshwn the north field . a-nd LUawood' golf links. Re turning to the resort Miss Portland was escorted to the city hsll and there formally Introduced to Mayor Edward Bader, who presented her with a key of the city and a certifi cate which reads as follows: "To all to whom these presents shall come; Greetings by virtue of the authority vested in me, a mayor of the city of Atlantic City, N. X, and- having full knowledge of the wishes of our cities ana the appre ciation of the honor involved, I herewith tender to Miss Virginia Edwards of Portland, Or., the full freedom or our city during her so-; journ in our community and com mend her to the care and courtesy of the people or Atlantic City." The certificates were personally signed by the mayor. Before leaving for the garden V (Concluded on Pass 6. Column 1.) TO DO THAT. in SESSION MONDAY PROBABLE Action Result of Separate Agreement Reports. PEACE TALK PERSISIENT Rail Chiefs and Union Leaders, However, Declare All Such Rumors Premature. CHICAGO, Sept. 6. (By the Asso ciated Press.) A call for an Imme diate meeting of the policy com mittee of 90 in Chicago, probably on Monday, was sent out tonight by John Scott, secretary of the railway employes' department of the Amer ican. ' Federation of Labor, an nounced today. The meeting was called. It was intimated, to consider plans for a settlement of the strike on separate roads representing about one-third of the country's mileage. It fol lowed reports of conferences be tween ' B. M. Jewell, head of the strikers, and rail executives in the east. Despite the unwillingness of western railroad leaders and union officials to discuss the rumors, Mr. Scott said that "there have been some conferences but just what I do not know." He refused to dis cuss the whereabouts of Mr. Jewell who has been missing . since the government obtained a temporary injunction against the strikers last Friday. . Both the rail chiefs and the union leaders united in declaring that any peace talk was premature. WASHINGTON. D. C, Sept. 6 (By the Associated Press.) Formal announcement by Attorney-General Daugherty , that . the government would "consider in due time what proceedings shall be taken agains the few misguided labor leaders who have made incendiary speeches' in connection with the industrial situation, and persistent reports that secret conferences are in-progress looking to some sort of "feep arate settlement with individual railroads, stood out "in today's de yelopments in the strike of the railway shop crafts. Service Found Difficult. Incidentally, Mr. Daugherty said preparation of the government's case had been "somewhat hampered Dy tne airiicuity process servers were experiencing in locating "lead ing oniciais or tne snop crarts or ganizations." W. H. Johnston, president of the machinists, and B. M. Jewell, official head of the seven organizations on strike, recently dropped out of pub lie view, althouglMabor spokesmen have invariably denied the two lead ers ftvere avoiding the service of copies of ' the restraining order issued in Chicago last Friday. Mr. Daugherty, in his statement, emphasized his belief that the rank and file of labor organizations were content to- leave the Issue to the orderly process of law, but said the few leaders "who have shown con tempt for the courts . . . need not complain that- they are denied the full privilege of free speech Instructions have Jaeen sent to the United States attorney at Chicago, the attorney-general said, to notify counsel for the unions that leading officialH of the shopmen's organiza tions, together with their complete records, would be required before the court when the case is again called. No Deals Under Way. Both in government and labor cir cles today complete ignorance was asserted of any actual or impending negotiations looking to the settle ment of the strike. It was a matter of common knowledge, however, tha-t several railroads still held views in favor of separate agreements, ex pressed at the recent meeting of railway executives In New York. The government's restraining or der came in for its first public at tack in the senate today whe'n Sen ator Robinson, democrat, Arkansas, assailed the writ on the ground that it constituted a "plain violation of the constitution." Senator Watson, republican, Indi ana, defended the government's course, asserting that it was the only action possible In the Amer- gency which the country faced. The suggestion that settlement negotiations might have been insti tuted through third parties was seen in the statement of machinists' officials that their organization had not been invited to any meeting. So far as could be learned, no ef fort was instituted to serve labor leaders who might have been in Washington. Lenders Held Misguided. Attorney-General Daugherty said he "assumed" that the strike lead ers would welcome the opportunity to appear before the court. His statement follows: "The government will consider In Immediate Meeting Chicago Called. Wife of "Wild Bill" Greets Actor '-'. She Had Sued for Divorce on Grounds of Cruelty. (By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.) LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Sept. . A nine-pound boy was born to Mrs. Winifred Westover Hart, wife of "Wild Bill" Hart,- at a local hospital this afternoon. The son and heir of "Wild Bill" will be named Will iam S. Hart Jr. and his advent Into the world is reported to have re united Mr. and Mrs. Hart, who were on the verge cf a matrimonial eplit up till a short time ago. Mrs. Hart had ordered divorce pa pers prepared, but now they are headed for the waste basket, accord ing to friends of the couple. Daddy Bill spent many anxious hours at the hospital today awaiting the arrival oS- the stork. When the nurse in formed him that all was well and that It was a boy a wide grin over spread Bill's usually grim features. A few minutes later he was per mitted to enter Mrs. Hart's room. Mr. and Mrs. Hart exchanged happy greetings and smiles. "Wild Bill" and Miss Westover, daughter of a San Francisco news paper man, were married In Decem ber, 1921. She was a supporting member of Mr. Hart's company. Their marriage was a surprise In the moving picture world. A month ago reports of their do mestic difficulties were made public and Mrs. Hart's attorney had drawn up divorce papers. Mrs. Hart charged the film hero with extreme cruelty. It was charged in the bill that he dragged her about the house by the hair and otherwise acted the part of a cave man. Action on the divorce case was de layed, however, pending the arrival of the stork. Now. according to close friends of the movie couple, the past will be forgiven and do mestic peace will once more settle over the Hart home. WINDY CITY HAS SCARE Practically All Fire-Fighting Ap paratus Callc-.Out. CHICAGO, SepfT 6. Fire for a time tonight threatened to wipe out an entire block of factory buildings Just north of the "loop," between Clark and King streets. A general alarm brought out prac tically all of the fire-fighting ap paratus in the city. The flames broke out in a building filled with chemicals and were spread by southwest wind. DEATH CAUSES SUCIDE Woman Kills Herself Following Sudden Demise of Husband. CHAMONIX, France, Sept. 6. (Bj the Associated Press.) Madame Marcel Simbat committed suicide here today following the suddea death yesterday of her husband. M. Simbat was a millionaire so cialist deputy and ex-minister of public works. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 67 degrees; minimum. A5 degrees. TODAY Generally fair, westerly winds. Foreign. Greek commander and aides captured. Pago 4. National. President Harding may have. Appoint ment of rive members of supreme court. Page 15. Domestic Senator 1-a Follette leads in Wisconsin by about zoo.uoo. rag 2. Seattle woman confesses killing. Page S. As home-wrecker Anna has no match. according to Chicago Investigators. Page 1. Nine-pound son reunites Bill Hart with wife who sued for divorce. Page 1 Immediate -meeting of policy committee of railroad shopmen called. Page 1. Miss Portland cheered by throngs. Page 1. pacific Northwest. Senator Polndexter s chances for re election neipeu oy act oi laoor cnier. Page 5. Methodist pastor declared virile man at Salem convention. Page 4. Modern Robin Hood saves woman at tacked by member or robber gang. Page 14. Sports. Pacific Coast league results: At Oakland 3. Sacramento 4; at ls Angeles, Ver non 1, Salt Lake 0; no other games, teams traveling. Page 16. Philadelphia wins over Brooklyn, 0-. Page 18. Oulmet Is toppled by Rudy Knepper. Page IS. Dempsey-Wills bout strikes snag in New York. Page li. Commercial and Marine. Grain prices show little fluctuation at Chicago. Page ZS, Major commodity rates In intercoaatal trade stabilized, rm n. Mexican oils slump and drag down other stocks, page zi. Orient again buys flour on Paclflo coast. Page UO. Canadian wheat selling under Chicago basis. Page Heavier buying steadies bond market. Page 27. Portland and Vicinity. City's purchasing bureau censured. Fags 7. Peninsula lumber company to start work on sawmill in six months. Pago IV. Republican leaders to meet at Eugene Saturday. Page 19. Prison term is lot of liar; two other vet erans paroled. Page 1. One-way traffic seems only hop. Pag 13. Committee gets more time to revise charter. Page 12. Woman's auxiliary of Episcopal church hears reports of progress of year. Page 9. 47th Episcopal convention opens. Pag 1. Episcopal house of deputies electa lead ers. Page 1. Spicy contests develop in bishops' elec tions. Page 8. . Widow and babies to leave cottage. Page 2. Independents nominate Dr. McElveen for representative. Fag 1. School board agree to patch ap row. Fag 5. Two Veterans Paroled; Third to Serve Time. COURT SCENE IS DRAMATIC Police Circular Proves Un doing of Robber. BAD RECORD IS SHOWN Judge Stapleton Convinced Mhen Worst of Trio Refuses to Take Blame for Hold-Up. BY JERROLD OWEN. Into the drab commonplace of courtroom procedure drama occa sionally stalks with all the suspense, climax and tug at heartstrings achieved by master craftsmen of stage and screen. George W. Sta pleton, presiding judge of th circuit court, directed a scene with an as tounding denouement yesterday aft-j ernoon and his puppets were real men, one of whom boards a train this morning for the Salem peniten tiary, behind the gray walls of which he will spend the next four sr of his life. He lied but that is part of the story, which i herewith set down In violation of fundamental rules of journalistic schools, which teach the compression of all salient facts Into a paragraph :it the lead of every newspaper article. Ulreas I'lrmt Are Made. Three yuung men. square-shouldered and standing erect as In the war days when reviewing officers passed along I lie lines of which they were a put .. Hood before th presid ing judge. Strong pleas had been made In their behalf on the day be fore by able counsel, one of them being represented by his brother, a Seattle attorney who offered to stake bis professional reputation on the outcome should the offender b paroled to him. Th court had been told that th robberies to HhlcH they had con fessed had been" committed In th course of an extended spree, when moonshine governed their acts. II had been Informed that they were men of good family, clean lives and excellent war records to vouch for future behavior should another chance be given them. And he had weighed these things with troubled mind, for Judge Htapleton had seen judicial clemency abused until he doubted the efficacy of a parol system. Court I. on a In Doaht. For a full minute the jurist looked at the three men. He fumbled with his spectacles, wiped them, replaced them far down on the bridge of his nose and peered over them. Then he spoke. "I am at this moment still debat ing in my own mind Just what to dr In your cases. Twenty-four hours has not made my duty entirely clear to me. "If I thought there was anything in the past life of any of you men which has not been brought out which this court should know 1 would not consider paroling you for one minute. Are you men all posi tive there is nothing you shuuld tail me which would influence m In my decision In this case?" For a moment there was no an swer. Then, like men answering roll call, "No, sir. No, sir. No, sir," they teplied. "How about you, Long?" The judge directed this Inquiry at KrtieM F. Long, dredge engineer employed by the Fort of Portland and 26 years old. It was his brother, 'William G. Long of Seattle, who had made an eloquent plea for his parole the day before. 1 t Kara Answers "No." "Are you sure you were never in trouble before?" pursued Judg Stapleton. "I have not been, sir." Long gaxed squarely Into the gray eyes of the stern-vlsaged jurist. "And you, Stevens?" directing hi attention to Parker A. Stevens. :7. printer who had been employed by a local newspaper. "No, sir," was the reply. Stevens did not look up. His eyes were fol lswlng the pattern of a garish tie worn by an attorney sitting In front of him. "And you. McLane?" speaking to Joseph H. McLane, 28, whose sweet heart had asked the court to parole her future husband to ber custody. "There Is nothing else, sir," Mc Lane.'s chin was lifted, his gut. level. Judge Stapleton looked at the men as though he were trying to search their souls. Seconds ticked away but not a word was said. Tht center man of the trio shifted l im position, nervously. Paper Prove Sensation. "You! StevensI" Th voice rf Judge Stapleton was raised for the first time. "Yes. sir." faltered the man. From an Inside coat pocket th judge removed a paper which ti unfolded before bim. It had the appearance of a police circular. ' "Stevens, look at those phoin- (Concluded on Pace 8. Column 1.) j lng, on inquiry, at headquarters, , Concluded on Pag , Column X.) ' (Concluded o Pes 4, Co.uain 4 ) I I i -