TIIE " MORNING"" OEGONIAX, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1923
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JOSEPH WOEIDLE
FACES " NEW .TRIAL
Government Orders Appeal
of Citizenship Case.
NOTED WOMAN SCULPTRESS AND AUTHOR WHOSE RECENT INTERVIEW WITH RUDYARD
KIPLING CREATED A SENSATION IN AMERICA.
POSITION IS REVERSED
Department of Labor Believed to
Have Kecommended Action
Against ex-Austrian.
Decision to appeal the case
against. Joseph v Woerndle, formerly
consul for Austria at Portland, in
-which the cancellation of his na
turalization certificate is at issue,
has been reached by the department
of Justice and was expressed yester
day in terse instructions from the
solicitor-general to reopen the pros
ecution in tho circuit court of ap
peals. The order is a direct reversal of
the government's recent position, in
which it was held that Woerndle,
lent nis passport In 1914 to
Hans Boehme, the notorious Ger
man spy, could not be brought to
justice owing to legal technicalities,
Appeal is Under Way.
District Federal Attorney Hum
phreys, who has always felt that
the proceedings against Woerndle
ceived no detailed explanation re
Bpeciing me new attitude of his
superiors, but it was conjectured
that the- department of labor has
strongly recommended such
course. In compliance with tje
oraer a citation on appeal was rued
in federal court yesterday. The case
cannot be arranged in time to be
heard at the October term of the
circuit court of appeals, it is be
lieved, but will unquestionably be
presented in February.
Woerndle's association with
Boehme, the German spy, and his
aid in enabling him to leave the
country, date back to 1914, and the
act Itself was not discovered until
after the successful conclusion of
the war, when the statute of limit'a
tions had expired. Under the stat
ute Woerndle could not be prose
cuted on a criminal charge, and the
government moved for the cancella
tion of his citizenship.
Judge Dlamlaaea Action.
The case was heard before Fed
eral Judge Bean who dismissed the
action, holding that the prosecution
had failed to prove that the de
fendant reserved any allegiance to
Germany at the time of his na
turalization. Subsequently the solicitor-general
ordered an appeal,
which order was countermanded
early In July. The latest move of
the government restores the action
to its former status.
Woerndto never made denial of his
assistance to Boehme. Hia only de
fense for connivance at effecting
the spy escape was that he aided
Boehme to return to Germany In
the belief that the latter might be
of assistance to relatives of his; who
had Buffered hardship from the war.
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MRS. CLAIRE SHERIDAN AND TWO CHILDREN".
The above photograph is the very latest studio study of Mrs. Claire Sheridan, famous sculptress and
writer, with her two children, Dick and Margaret. Mrs. Sheridan, whose husband, a captain in the English
army, was killed during the war, is famous for her busts of Lenine and Trotsky, soviet leaders! 1 .
TICKET TO BE S
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE TO
BE CAXIjED TOGETHER.
Bourbons Have No Candidate for
State Treasurer Since Milton
A.-Miller Withdrew.
Call will be issued for the execu
tive committee of the democratic
state committee next week to con
sider the ticket as a whole. There
is an important vacancy on the
ticket, due to the withdrawal of
Milton A. Miller, the nominee for
state treasurer. No one filed for
this nomination in the primaries, but
the name of Mr. Miller was written
in a sufficient number of times to
give him the nomination. Recently,
for personal reasons. Mr. Miller con
cluded that he would not make a
campaign and notified the state
committee that he would withdraw.
Owing to the absence ot btate
Chairman Smith in the east, no ac
tion could be taken on Miller's with
drawal. Chairman Smith returned
this week and, finding the with-J
drawal letter in his mall, will sum-
mon the executive committee for
action not later than the coming
week. J. K. Weatherford of Albany
is mentioned as a possible selection
by the committee, but apparently
there is no wild rush for the ap
proval of the committee by anyone.
When the state executive commit
tee assembles it will plan its action
for the remainder of the campaign.
There is considerable disgust among
leading democrats over W. M.
Pierce's statement regarding the so
called compulsory school measure
and this dissatisfaction even extends
to members of the state committee,
who believe that the democratic
nominee for governor made a grave
mistake by permitting himseir to De
talked into making the statement.
So far as the committee is con
cerned or the long-time personal
political advisors of Pierce, all had
advised against the candidate be
coming involved in the school-bill
fight. '
PARK. CHIEFJS COMING
Vancouver Man to Inspect Play
grounds of Portland.
W. S. Rawllngs, superintendent of
Darks in Vancouver, B. C, wfll soon
come toFortland for the purpose of
inspecting playgrounds In this city.
Some time ago l3,ooo was wined
to the park, bureau of Vancouver
by Mrs. C. E. Perley for use in
building a playground similar to
"one in the vicinity of the Port
land hotel in Portland, Or." Park
authorities here telieve that the
North park playground was the one
Mrs. Perley had in mind when she
made out her will.
The city of Vancouver has no
playgrounds and the authorities
have decided to build according to
plans formulated in Portland.
CATHOLIC BODY FORMED
New Society at Mount Angel Col
lege Elects Officers.
MOUNT ANGEL, COLLEGE, St.
Benedict, Or., Sept. 19. (Special.)
The StJohn Berchman's Altar so
ciety of Mount Angel college met
Sunday morning by order of the
reverend moderator, Father Odilo,
for the purpose of reorganization.
This society is only for the Catholic
students, and will meet regularly
twice every month. '
The following were elected per
manent officers for the first semes
ter: President, Bertrand Hender
man, Camas, Wash.; secretary. Jack
Tierney, Condon, Or.; treasurer,
Francis Buckley, Ruch, Or. ,
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WHEELER Fl CLOSES
LIVESTOCK DISPLAYS ARE
CHIEF ATTRACTION
Women's Welfare Club Wins First
Prize for General Farm
Exhibit at Fossil.
FOSSIL, Or., Sept., 19. (Special.)
The ninth annual Wheeler county
fair and livestock exhibition closed
successfully Saturday night.,
The livestock was the principal
attraction. The garden and agri
cultural exhibits were fewer than
in several previous years owing to
the dry season. '
The exhibits by the school chil
dren and the flower exhibits were
excellent. ', '
Cattle belonging to C. W. Burgess
won the grand champion prize, both
senior and junior, in the Hereford
cattle. Chief Goldmine, a Shorthorn
bull, was grand champion in Shoe
horn cattle and also won sweep
stakes. He is owned by Edwards &
Cooke.
The Aberdeen Angus cattle be
longing to C. D. Barnard won the
grand champion prize in their class.
The women's welfare club won the
first prize for a general farm ex
hibit and Butte Creek grange won
second. Mrs. Arthur Myers won first
prize for the best dry farm exhibit
grown without irrigation. Mrs. C. B
Zackery won first prize for a sim
ilar exhibit grown with the aid ot
irrigation. George Huntleyi won
second.
In the students' stock Judging con
test for high school students, Carl
Johnson, Tom Edwards and Charles
Iremonger won first, second and
third prizes respectively, i or stu
dents of elementary grades, James
Dunn. Sandy Jenkins and Selden Ed
wards won first, second and third
p'rizes.
The Condon band and The Dalles
orchestra furnished music.
Great interest was shown at the
auction sale of purebred stock under
the auspices of the Wheeler County
Purebred Livestock Breeders asso
ciation. Thirty-two head were sold.
Dances were held each evening
during the fair in the Legion hall.
Races, a round-up and a horseshoe
pitching contest were held.
Willamette university has just sent
out into the world three prodigies
who have completed the course of
instruction and who received their
degrees last June. The Btudents.
Sheldon F. Sackett, Hugh Doney and
Harvey McLain. completed the
course at the age of 19 years.
Sackett was president of hi
fraternity, president of his literary
society and manager of the Wil
lamette Collegian, the college paper.
Doney was a member of the Kappa
Gamma Rho fraternity and a mem
ber of the Chrestophllian Literary
society. McLain was also a member
of the Kappa Gamma Rho fraternity
and a member of the Chrestophilian
Literary society.
BOND BRAKE HELD NEED
CHARTER REVISION COMMIT
TEE VOICES OPINION.
BENTON, PIERCE DEBATE
Campaign Issues Are Argued at
Hood River.'
HOOD RIVER, Or., Sept. 19.
'.Special.) Senator W. T. Benton
and Walter M. Pierce, democratic
candidate for governor, held a de
bate in Fine Grove grange hall last
night on campaign issues. Senator
Benton appeared as the representa
tive of Governor Olcott. -
Senator Pierce upheld the compul
sory educational bill, which was the
main issue of the debate, and Sen
ator Benton assailed the proposal
as not only detrimental to the Dest
interests of the people, but legisla
tion that would increase taxation at
a time that strictest economy is es
senial to the people of the commonwealth.
Body Disinclined to Grant City
Council Unrestricted Power In
Issuing Water Certiffcates.
Disinclination to grant the city
council unrestricted power for the
future issuance of water construe'
tion bonds was voiced by members
of the charter revision committee at
a session Monday night. All mem
bers, however, were agreed that the
amendment advocated by the coun
cil, in view of the tangled skein of
municipal water finances, must in
some form be passed upon and sub
mitted to the voters for approval.
The proposed amendment would
authorize the council to issue new
water construction bonds, and to
issue at once refunding water bonds
to the amount of $2,200,000, to meet
the issue of July 1, 18S3, which
falls due July 1. 1923. There is at
present a sinking fund on hand of
$1,221,000, which would be applied,
the surplus created by the bond
issue to stand as a sinking fund
for other issues. The amendment
would make It obligatory upon the
council to devise water rates ade
quate to retire all bonds at matur
ity, to pay the costs of operation,
and would additionally empower
that body to issue new bonds as
required.
James B. Kerr, of the committee,
suggested that the measure should
be bridled 'by certain limitations,
and that a wise provision would be
that outstanding water bonds should
at no time exceed in gross amount
a sum equal to 40 times the average
annual net return for a period of
five years.
BOYS OF 19 GRADUATED
Three Prodigies Finish Course at
Willamette University.
' WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY,
Ralem. Or.. Sept. 19.- (Special.)
TWO DIE FROM TYPHOID
Thirteen Cases of Disease Report
ed In Last Few Weeks.
Two deaths have resulted from
typhoid cases and 13 cases of the
disease have been reported to the
health bureau during the last few
weeks, according to the records.
The second death from the disease
occurred Saturday, the victim belnsr
Mrs. Edna Sylvester of 1450 East
Flanders. Mrs. Sylvester had been
living at Oswego.
One death from dlptheria was re
ported to the health bureau yester
day that of Minnie A. Boe, 12
years of age, of 689 Harvard street.
The child became ill early Monday
morning and was removed to the
Isolation hospital, where she died
during the afternoon.
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COMMISSION S K M S OUT
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Company Asked to Specify Items
Making Up $143,597.51
Supervision Charge.
SALEM. Or.. Sept. 19. (Special.)
The Oregon public service ronimls
slon has sent to the Pacific Tele
phone & Telegraph company the
second of a series of questionnaires
asking for Information to he used
In connection with the rehearing of
the telephone rate case in Portland
starting October 3.
The questionnaire points out a
charge of J14S.597.54 in connection
with supervision of maintenance
during the yar 1931, and afks the
telephone corporation tn npdfv th
principal Items making up this total.
The commlMlon also ak whether
this amount Includes a proportion
of the ftalurirfi and expenses of en
gineers and other official nd em
ployes of the rompany.
With relation to aerial plant re
pairs aKtrregatilng A9n.11fl9ft. cen
tral office equipment repairs
amounting to 1341.014.2.1 and repair
of station equipment totaling 1171.
963.99, the commission asks for a
schedule showing the amount of th
total charged at each rxchansr and
on toll lines durlna- the year 121.
fnder the hoadlnsr 19.nS17 for
station removals and chanaes." the
commission demands Information
showing the number of subscribers'
stations removed, number of outside
and inside moves, total cost of labor
and equipment, and total amount
credited covering payment made by
subscribers on account of moves.
The prestlsre of Ore;onln Watit
Ads has he-n sjtalned not mere' '.r
The Orc;on!an'i clrnjlat I''1,
but hy th- fact that nil lis renders ire
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bor Problem
A Message for General Convention to Take Home
A Social Message From Seven
English Bishops
Through the Executive Secretary of the Church League for
Industrial Democracy this message is given by the Bishops of
Manchester, Litchfield, Carlisle, St. Albans, Winton, Salisbury
and. Truror:
"We desire to, take advantage of your visit to England. to
express our appreciation of the work that is being done by the
Church League for Industrial Democracy in the Uhited States
of America. We believe that at this time there is special need and
opportunity for a clear statement from the Christian Church of
those principles which find expression in the resolutions and
- encyclical of the Lambeth Conference of 1920. The social and
' economic question is rooted in a moral question, and the Church
is bound both to -proclaim the principles of Christ and also to
insist upon the duty of applying them in, all departments of hu
man life. We wish the Church League for Industrial Democracy
every success in its efforts to assist the Church in fulfilling this
great responsibility." ' "
Bishop Gore Speaks Out
In scholarship and spiritual power there is no more outstand
ing religious leader than Bishop Charles Gore of England. These
words are found in a statement of his brought recently from
England by the executive secretary of the Church League for
. Industrial Democracy:
"If you look at the discontent of labor, what is it that it rests
upon chiefly? Most people will say, 'It is the insatiable greed for
more" wages.' I am quite sure that what lies at the heart of what
we call labour unrest what makes for, and is far more the reason
of, the determination to upset the existing structure of society
and of industry is the sense of insecurity, .
"Then there is another thing, almost equally pressing in their
minds. It is some approach to justice with regard to the division
of the proceeds of industry. It does seem to me'that the amount
of interest put into work might be enormously increased if labor
were so organized that the men in any industry knew that they
were working in their own interests and in the interests of their
fellows in some proportionate sense, and consciously felt that
they had some measure of control over the industry in which they
were engaged if it could be known that they were working for
those engaged in the industry and also for the good of society,
and not for those unknown herds of shareholders who care
nothing for them, and for whom they care nothing.
"These are very elementary principles of justice. I do not feel
any doubt about them. They are revolutionary in the sense that
they involve a great change. . ,
"The very fact that the present system is so obviously clack
ing and groaning and inspiring men with the hope of its dissolu
tion alone proves it to be a time of great opportunity. I am not
without hope that there may be raised up amongst us a vigorous
force to mediate between the jarring factions and sufficient
driving power to generate what is indeed a much-needed revolu
tion a . revolution which may be accomplished without blood."
From the Convention Sermon
' of Bishop Lines
"The Church is suffering today from too close association
with those high in authority, and in prosperity, while less con
siderate for the great majority for whom life is one long,
unending struggle, often with little hope, often in poverty.
"We .have valued overmuch the safe men who are ouite sure
to say or do nothing which is novel or disturbing, nothing unlike
what we have been accustomed to, but better irregularity and
questionable utterances with life than undue emphasis upon
regularity and dignity. The reactionary and the indif
ferent are a greater menace than the agitator. '
"A man can hardly become deeply interested in the social and
industrial order today without becoming something of a radical.
"No one can see the way in which our great cities have grown
up with their homes of luxury and extravagance, waste .and
selfish comfort at one end, and mean streets and comfortless .
houses and indecent conditions at the other end of the town, with
out feeling that it is semi-paganism, rather than Christianity.
"The answer to the call for leadership . is disap
pointing and we would all confess that as regards the Church
our course has not been one of great vision and large outlook,
that we are too often satisfied with small things. This Church'
waits anxiously and must not wait indefinitely for such leader
ship from the General Convention, the House of Bishops, rectors
of parishes, teachers, consecrated laymen, clear down to the most
struggling mission Church in the land."
The Other Side. Does It Represent
General Convention?
There is another side to this story of fearless, liberal leadership in the
Episcopal Church. It is only fair to let it speak for itself. The members of
General Convention are competent to say whether it spcaki for a majority of
them, or, as it claims, for "the Church as a Church."
Subsequent to the Convention Sermon of Bishop Iine.t, and following: the
mass meeting of the Department of Christian Social Service, these words were
written bya deputy to the Convention in an article appearing in the Baltimore
Sun of September 10:
"The mass meeting of social service enthusiasts is regarded in much the
same manner as open-air meetings in Hyde Park, London, are regarded by
the constituted authorities; as a safety valve for the expression of the some
what fanatical doctrines held in concert by the relative minority of the body
politic. The church is willing that some of its members should 'get these
things off their chests' for their own mental health's sake, but the church as
a church is but slightly affected by such transitory ebullitions of segre
gated enthusiasm."
The Church and the Railroad Strike
The Church has committed itself to the position that human
and ethical values are paramount in all industrial issues.
In the present nationwide railroad controversy these ethical
and human values are involved on a large scale, along with the
question of the rights and welfare of the public.
A minority of the railroad companies have agreed to reach
an amicable settlement of the dispute between them and their
employes of the Federated Shop Crafts.
While not competent to pass' on the technical details of the
controversy, should not the Church call on the railway executives
and the representatives of the Federated Shop Crafts of the
majority group of the railroads for an immediate, an amicable
and a just settlement of their dispute, in justice to the public and
with full recognition of the human and moral elements involved?
May not the Church' also call on the President of the United
States to exercise his" influence to this end?
That such a settlement may conduce to permanent industrial
stability and peace in the transportation system of the nation,
must it not be based on those principles set forth by the General
Convention of 1913, as follows:
"We, the members of the General Convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, do hereby affirm that the
Church stands for the ideal of social justice and that it -demands
the achievement of a social order in which the
social cause of poverty and the gross human waste of the
present order shall be eliminated; and in which every
worker shall have a just return for that which he pro
duces, a free opportunity for self-development and a fair
share in all the gains of progress."
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