THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1923
CZAR OF MOVIES RETURNS TO HOLLYWOOD.
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You Couldn't Select a Better Christmas Gift
"It Was at Hollywood I
Fell," Says Dancer.
Secret Society Menace to
Nation, Says Pastor.
GRIM BATTLE" IS WON
PLEA MADE FOR JEWS
Dope Peddlers and Victims Are
in Every Corner of Movie
Colony, Is Declaration.
New York Preacher Declares That
. Hebrew Will Again Come Into
Religious Leadership.
DRUG HABIT BEATEN
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(By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.)
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Dec 17.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, now earning a
Jiving dancing in a board-walk cab
aret, told today how she had been
through the "Hollywood dope hell."
"I have fought the grimmest, most
heart-breaking fight any woman or
man could fight and I've won," said
the woman whose name is known
on every continent for the part she
had in one of the most sordid of
human tragedies the murder of
Stanford White by Harry K. Thaw.
"I have beaten the drug habit,
which had me going, almost gone,
for nearly a year," she continued.
"Today I am cured ami off the stuff
tor good.
Downfall Is At Hollywood.
"It was at Hollywood I fell
that Hades for men and women if
they have not the mental stamina
and the knowledge that's the big
thing to keep away. The dope ped
dlers and their victims are wait
ing there at every corner, in every
home, at every party, for a- chance
to trap another victim.
"I need not tell you the story of
my miseries. They were dreadful.
When I could not get the stuff I
suffered the agonies of the damned.
Not that I ever 'sniffed.' The needle
was enough for me morphine. I've
got tips of three broken needles
floating around in me now which a
kind girl friend broke off as she
was helping me take the stuff.
$100,000 Spent In Cash.
"It cost me $100,000 to be a drug
fiend, just in cash alone. And it
cost me my friends, my self-respect
and everything. My mother made
jne take the cure. She threatened
to take away my boy, Russell. I
couldn't stand for that.
"It was a fearful fight I have
suffered in childbirth, and the pains
of giving up morphine after you
have become an addict are far worse.
So I know how Wally Reid is tor
tured now.
"For eight months I have not
touched it and I will never again
touch it. Dr. Carleton Simon made
my name public the other day, show
ing some letters I bad written a
dope peddlar, William Williams.
That was rotten. Those letters
were written more than a year ago.
Why didn't he tell that? Why
didn't he investigate and find out if
I was still getting the stuff? When
Dr. Simon intimates that I am still
a drug addict, he lies. But I've
Buffered."
ANOTHER CHAXCE IS URGED
Reinstatement of Wallace Reld, if
lie Recovers, Advocated.
(Bv Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 17. Sympathy
for Wallie Reid. the movie star,
and the opinion that if he wins his
fight to throw off the drug habit
he should be reinstated in the world
of moving pictures, were expressed
today by the chief foreman of the
traffic in narcotics in the entire
east Dr. Carleton Simon, special
deputy police commissioner in
charge of the narcotic division.
"In the beginning, not knowing
what he was getting into, Reid
probably was the victim of friends,"
said Dr. Simon. "Before he knew
it he became the victim of a power
greater than himself.
"Public blame should be slow in
the cases and if a man by going
though a very hell of denial and
treatment proves himself and comes
iback and it can be done he should
be welcomed as one out of the
toils of the damned.
"This office has received 'count
less letters of thanks from men who
have come back, men who have once
cursed us in the agony of their re
covery. But nature is kind and a
man who wins the fight recovers
his old self and becomes free again.
"I am glad to see that Mr. Hays
is going to take determined steps
to kill the drug "ring in Hollywood.
.We are fighting it here and we
are going to stamp it out, but it is
a colossal task. A drug addict is
a fiend: he will do anything, pay
any price for his dope. Agents are
usually in intimate touch with their
users and the combination is hard
to break up. We are ready to help
and cure those who are victims, but
for those suave devils who smuggle
and distribute this stuff justice is
swift and severe. They are a great
social menace."
PAINTER SHOT IN EYE
Man Said to Be Son of Countess
Arrested In Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 17. Os
car de Esta Tagamose, theatrical
painter, who said he was the son of
r. Danish countess, was shot in the
right eye and critically wounded to
day while he was climbing through
a window of a garage.
The police said he carried a re
volver and skeleton keys. He said
he had been unable to arouse the
garage employes and had tried to
enter the building to obtain a tow
rope to aid a woman motorist whose
car had mired.
The garage attendants said there
had been burglaries recently'at the
establishment and that one of them
fired when they saw a man crawling
through the window.
Tagamose was taken to the county
hospital for treatment. He will be
held until officers determine the
reason for his entering the garage,
it was etated. His roommate, George
Hines, also was taken into custody.
Tagamose declined to name his
mother.
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WILL H. HAYS OJf CAR STEPS,' GREETED BY THOMAS G. PATTEN, HIS WESTERN DEPUTY.
Will H. Hays, so-called czar of the movies, is paying his second visit to Hollywood during the past six
months. Upon arrival he was greeted by hia newly appointed western representative, Thomas G. Patten, for
mer postmaster of New York. Mr. Hays denied that any upheaval would result from his visit, contenting
himself with the explanation that it was solely for the purpose of conferring with various film officials.
He intimated that the less publicity given his visit the better he would feel.
LA GRANDE STORE BURNS
FTRXITTJRE COXCERX LOSS
HELD AT $50,000.
New Christmas Stock Demolished
and Building Is Ruined in
Early Morning Blaze.
LA GRANDE, Or., Dec 17. (Spe
cial.) Carr s rurnlture store, one of
the largest of La Grande's business
concerns, was razed this morning
by a fire that began about 5 o'clock,
with the mercury hovering around
zero, completely demolishing the
building and its contents. Situated
at the eastern end of La Grande's
business district, the building, a
two-story brick, is nothing but a
shapeless pile of smoking debris.
Early morning reports estimated
the loss in stock as about J50.000,
which included a new Christmas
stock recently received. The loss is
partially covered by insurance. In
surance on-- old stock was about
S26.000. Whether the proprietor,
J. L. Carr, will rebuild, has not yet
been ascertained. The building was
owned by Mrs. J. C. Henry.
When the first alarm was turned
In the blaze had gained consider
able headway, starting in the base
ment, either from an overheated
furnace or from the electric wires,
and although the fire department
worked heroically In an effort to
save the building and its contents, it
was of no avail. Double walls be
tween Carr's and- the Star theater,
on the west, saved the latter build
ing. Windows were broken on the
other side of the street by the ex
treme heat.
A peculiar incident of the blaze
was that the only thing saved from
the burning building was a nearly
life-size elephant, which was carried
from the show window by some per
son, although the head was lost in
the fire.
COLONEL BRADLEY DEAD
Ex-Chief Surgeon for A. E. F.
Succumbs in Chicago.
CHICAGO. Dec. 17. Colonel Alfred
N. Bradley, veteran army physician,
chief surgeon of the American ex
peditionary force and to whom the
success, of the American army med
ical work was largely attributed,
died today at Montgomery, Ala.,
from a lingering illness dating back
to the time he was invalided home
from France in June, 1918.
Colonel Bradley was military ob
server with, the French and British
forces from May, 1916, to June, 1917,
when he was raised to the command
of brigadier-general and placed in
command of the American medical
forces. He was retired from the
army in 1919, as a colonel, despite
his great work during the war.
He had been living with his
daughter, Mrs. Frank Fitt, wife of
the Rev. Mr. Fltt, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Highland
Park, since his retirement. He will
be buried with services at Arling
ton National cemetery, Washington,
D. C, next Thursday.
CONSULS TO BE EJECTED
Foreign Officials to Be Forced
From Russia by Soviet. .
BY CHARLES DAILEY.
(Chicago Tribune Foreign News Service.
Copyright, 1922, by the Chicago Tribune.)
PEKIN, Dec. 17. The Soviets have
decided to eject foreign consuls 'in
Vladivostok and Chita, owing to the
fact that they are not recognized.
They also ask China to detain 12
refugee ships at Woosung and sur
render them to the Soviets..
Japanese employes of the Shantung
railway are out on a strike, tying up
the system, in order to enforce a re
tirement pension when the Chinese
take over the railway. This section
delays the departure of General Yui
with his remaining troops. General
Yui said that Japan will assume the
retirement liability and yet the em
ployes are demanding, more. The
action is believed to be due to that
faction of the Japanese seeking to
embarrass China while the official
government is endeavoring to carry
out its pledges.
MAN HUNT TO CONTINUE
Every Nook and Cranny of Hills
to Be Ransacked for Airmen.
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 17. The
search for the two lost aviators,
Colonel Francis C. Marshall and
Lieutenant Charles Webber, occu
pants of an airplane Which has been
missing for 11 days, continued today
in t!e vicinity of the Huachuca
mountains and the easterh slopes of
the Santa Rita mountains. There
were no new developments.
A detachment of the 10th cavalry
and both army and navy airplanes
took part in the search today.
Colonel E. B. Winans, in command
of the searching airplanes, said to
night that cavalry would "patrol
every nook and cranny in the Santa
Rita, Whetstone and Empire moun
tains in an effort to locate the miss
ing men." A thorough search by
cavalry in those mountains will re
quire several days, the colonel said.
Minnesota Pioneer Dies.
DIJLUTH, Minn., Dec. 17. John
Owens, 78, pioneer of the iron ore
ranges of St. Louis county and first
president of the villages of Tower
and Virginia, died today after an ill
ness of six weeks at his home here.
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FRATRICIDE IS CONVICTED
Indiana. Man Who Killed Brother
and Wife Found Guilty.
ANGOLA, Ind., Dec. 17.' Nie Shef
fer, on trial here charged with slay
ing his brother, James M. Sheffer,
and the latter's wife, was found
guilty of murder in the 'second de
gree in circuit court today and sen
tenced to life imprisonment The
jury in the case deliberated 19 hours.
The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Sheffer.
who had been shot to death, were
found in a garage at their home at
Auburn, near here, last June.
CHINESE IE MUTINOUS
SOLDIERS FIRE ON CAR OF
' FOREIGNERS' PARTY.
Italian Chief of Police Is Held
Up and Assaulted by
Troops Near Pekin.
TIENTSIN, China, Dec. 17. (By
the Associated Press.) The extent
to which Chinese soldiers are get
ting out of hand was revealed with
the " arrival from Pekin here this
morning of an automobile riddled
by 52 bullets. The car contained
the Italian chief of police in Tien
tsin, another Italian and two Rus
sian chauffeurs.
The party left Pekin by the new
highway for Tientsin last night and
was held up at a tollgate near
Tang-chow by soldiers who demand
ed a small sum for tolls. The Italian
police chief, having no small change,
tendered the soldiers a S10 note, of
fering to adjust the matter after
his arrival in Tientsin.
The soldiers withdrew and ths
gate was opened. The car had pro
ceeded a few yards when it was
fired on. The police chief was as
saulted when he attempted to see
the soldiers' superior officer in a
nearby guard house.
Fortunately for them the for
eigners in the car had alighted
when the soldiers, without warning.
opened fire. A fusillade of about
400 shots was fired at the car but
did not hit the engine.
After the foreigners had been de
layed about three hours a local
magistrate appeared and permitted
tne car to proceed to Tientsin.
HANIHARA IS FAVORITE
Recently Named Envoy to Amer
ica Is Persona Grata.
TOKIO, Dec. 17. (By the Associa
ted Press.) The Japanese foreign
otiice nas received word from Wash
ington through the American em
bassy here that Masanao Hanihara,
recently appointed ambassador to
the United States, is persona grata
to the American government. .
Ex-Minister Hanihara's appoint
ment to his new post is extremely
popular among American residents
in Japan, who are arranging for a
suitable recognition of his sympathy
and help in their affairs before his
departure for Washington.
(By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK. Dec. 17. Dr. John
Roach Straton tonight issued a
warning 'that open warfare must
wipe out secret societies like the
Ku Klux Klan or danger of a new
civil war will confront the United
States, and urged that the country
help the Jews, who, he predicted,
are coming again into religious
world leadership. He concluded his
sermon at Calvary Baptist church
with a scathing attack oi. "many
church women who are dressing like
pagans and dancing like heathens. '
"We cannot afford to split into
secret societies and cut each other's
throats," he said. "There are 10,
000,000 negroes in America, and al
ready the destructive forces of bol
shevism are at work among them.
It is entirely conceivable that under
such wrong leadership and through
resentment of unfair and harsh
treatment at the hands of the
whites, actual strife might finally
break out and the negroes might
draw . together, segregate them
selves, and become a separate na
tion on this continent.
Religion Row Dangerous.
"The same thing Is at least con
ceivable for the Catholic, Protest
ant and Jewish groups in our coun
try. I suggest this possibility to
show that the spirit of unity which
wsts the center of the struggle in
the Civil war time is now at least
In danger by these developments
that make for the1 disruptions of
unity and the promotion of the spirit
of misunderstanding, hatred and
strife.
"The Jew is to come, once more,"
Dr. Straton continued, "into relig
ious world leadership, if Jesus and
Paul and all the prophets have
spoken, truly. And our duty today
is to help and not to hinder.
Foe Within Feared.
"The great problem of Protestant
ism today throughout the world is
not the problem of the foes outside
the gates, but the foes within.
Within all ranks today there is too
much churchanity and too little
Christianity.
"We have heard It asserted in de
fense of the Ku Klux movement
that we 'need to fight the devil
with fire.' The trouble with that
idea is that the devil has more fire
than we have. We need to pour the
water of enlightenment, righteous
ness and truth."
TWO STABBED BY NEGRO
Black Flees After Wielding Razor
in Seattle Fight.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 17. Ed
ward Holzer, 29, and Roland Ber
bower, 45, both employed in the
mailing room of a Seattle news
paper, were In a critical condition
in the city hospital tonight, from the
effects of wounds inflicted by an
unidentified negro with a knife or
razor.
The stabbing took place on a
downtown street early this morn
ing. Witnesses saw the two men
scuffling with the negro on the
sidewalk, according to the police.
By the time they reached the scene
the negro had fled.
COLLEGE HALL BURNS
Oldest Building on Albion, Mich.,
Campus Razed; Loss $175,000.
(By Chicago Tribune L.eased Wire')
ALBION, Mich., Dec. 17. Fire
Which raged from midnight until 4
oclock this morning completely
ruined Robinson hall, the largest
and the oldest of the seven build
ings on the Albion college campus,
involving a loss of $175,000.
All classes, which were to have
closed Tuesday, were cancelled, but
arrangements have been made for
the resumption of all work on Jan
uary 4.
Millinery Schools to Be Held.
EUGENE, Or., Dec. 17. (Special.)
Millinery srbools will be held in
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Feature
Comedy
and
"Screen
Snapshots"
ADMISSION
(includtnsr war
tax) i
MATS., 2S
EVES., 35c
Children,
Always 10c
Evening Prices
Prevail a Ail
Shows on Sat
Sun. and Holidays.
"The
Kentucky
Derby"
with' Reginald t)enny
10 Discount at the Box
Office
Thin theater has for sale at
the Box Office Admission Books
e-ood at any show, at any time,
at any of the following thea
ters, Peoples, Liberty, RIvoli,
Majestic, Columbia.
Books Containing 5.50 in
Admission are $3.00
Books Containing $2.75 In
Admission are $2.50
They save yon money they
are good forever, and they make
IDEAL XMAS GIFTS
The Blue
Ribbon Event
of the
Season and
One of the
Biggest
Racing
Pictures Ever
Made
For
Christmas
why not a 4 savings account
with a small bank if desired?
It will prove a gift that will not only increase
in value every day but encourage thrift.
This bank excels in cash and bond reserve
as well as in progressive service features.
4 interest on savings accounts and time deposits
S interest on special savings accounts, subject to
check (minimum balance $500) .
So charge for collection of out-of-town checks
No service charge for checking accounts
Open all day Saturdays until 8 o'clock
Why not make Portland's Progressive Bank
your Bank?
Majestic Electric
Combination
Waffle and Pancake
Iron
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OOKS the old-fashioned round waffle
on one side and pancakes on the other.
Top serves as a plate warmer while cook
ing waffle. Handle is long'to prevent pos
sible burns while opening, and folds to
form stand while Majestic is in use as pan
cake griddle.
ELECTRIC
STORE
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CHRISTMAS
STORE
Price, complete with cord, plug and switch $16.00
' 1 Alder Near Broadway T
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jjjjp iHi? ELECTRIFY! 'mu,li '"i'i'ii'iHiii'iiS
at least six different Lane county
farming communities by Miss Es
ther B. Cooley, specialist in milli
nery at the Oregon Agricultural
college, soon after the first of the
new year, according to Ira P. Whit
ney, county agent. Irving, Santa
Clara and Meadowvlew will co
operate and the classes will be held I has been playing at the Oregon grill
in these communities January 3, 5
and 8. Walker, Creswell and Sagi
naw will also co-operate.
Kenin Orchestra Moves.
during the fall and winter, has
moved from that place to Cotillion
hall. At the time of the change the;
orchestra was Increased from five to
eight pieces; Arquette, the trombone
player formerly wifh George Olsen
Herman Kenin's orchestra, which I and his orchpptra at the Portland
on Ladies' Handbags!
'6 off
today and
tomorrow only
on every one of the finest stock of
ladies' handbags in the northwest
Special Pre-Holiday Sale
of Ideal Christmas Gifts
From vanity boxes at $2,07 to luxurious
' silk and leather bags at $15,00.
Hundreds of styles and prices all newest de
signs. We bought too heavily and are giving
you most of these bags at less than cost.
This is a real opportunity?
A genuine one-fourth off on Christmas pres
ents just when you have to buy them.
COOK'S, Inc.
Good Leather Goods
143 Sixth St.
Between Alder and Morrison
1 '
Open Mk: 1 " . $r,
en
Evenings
Hundreds of other gift
articles at rock bottom
prices, including:
Fitted Toilet Cases
(for both men and
womenj
Manicure Sets
Overnight Bags
Boston Bags
Poker Sets ,
Game Sets (Dominoes, etc.)
Billhooks and Pass Cases
Writing Cases
Collar Bags and Cases
Ladies' Fitted Suit Cases
Music Cases
Auto Toilet Kits
Auto Lunch Kits
Leather Golf Bags
M1 'ass
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
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