72 Pages SIX SECTIONS Section One Pages 1 to 22 VOL,. XXXV XO. 49. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 7 GIRL-SLAYER TELLS STORK OF HER DEED Edith Colby Declares Thomas Menaced Her. IRRATIONAL ACTS ARE RECITED Woman Reporter Says She Did Not Know Things She Did. WITNESS SOBS ON STAND Alienist Is Called .and Declares Pris oner's Insanity Is of Type Called vj "Functional Psychosis" and f Holds Girl Is Not Sane. THOMPSON' FALLS. Mont.. Dec. 2. Miss Edith Colby, a newspaper re porter, on trial on a charge of having murdered A. C. Thomas, a politician, testified today that she shot and killed Thomas after he had approached her with a doubled fist. The day before Miss Colby testified Thomas had called her a "redlight woman" and had said he would put her there. She underwent a cross-examination that was Intended to demonstrate to the Jury her rationality. The questions of B. K. Wheeler, special prosecutor, concerned her life and career and In cluded inquiries from her school days In Massachusetts to political campaigns In Spokane. Alienists for the state and defense were Interested listeners. Kins on Streetcar Admitted. Those thing's were a revelation to me," Miss Colby said time and again as the prosecutor called up incidents which witnesses called to prove in sanity had related. "I never knew I did those things. I did not consider myself boisterous and brazen, but I can't deny it." How about kissing Dr. Hilcher in the streetcar, did you do that?" Mr. Wheeler demanded. "Yes, it was a very silly thing," she answered. "I don't know v-v I did It. Meeting With Thomas Described. Miss Colby's direct testimony on tho Thompson Falls tragedy follows: "How did you get to Thompson Falls?" Mr. Mulligan inquired. "I was told that I could get a union card in Montana." Miss Colby said, working in a newspaper office, and then I could get work in Spokane. After working in a drug store here for a few days they helped me get on the Enterprise, Mr. Ainsworth's paper, at $70 a month salary." "Did you meet Mr. Thomas while in Thompson Falls on September 27?" "That was the day of the shooting said Miss Colby, thoughtfully. "Yes, eaw him." I wasn t suspicious toward Mr. Thomas in any way," she said. thought he waved a newspaper for me to come back, after refusing to tell wLere Roy Clark was. Cae of "Word "Llea" Resented. "'Why didn't you tell me?' I asked him. He said: 'Tour paper prints lies about me. You pussy-foot around and write, these stories.' I protested, say ing no man could call me a liar with out proving it. Mr. Ainsworth wrote the editorials, I said, but he could not be stopped. ahu mat jsn i an, ne told me. You're a rediight woman. You belong on the side streets.' " "Slower, lady, slower." Mr. Mullitran admonished hi3 client. Miss Colby's voice was a hard mono tone. "Ah, I can't, I want this over," she exclaimed. "He said to me: 'By God, I'll put you (Concluded on Page 2. column 2.) j EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK AS SEEN FROM THE SWIVEL-CHAIR OF CARTOONIST REYNOLDS. j r7,.,,. - ' : , , : V . ; . ' CONVICTS JOIN IN PACT WITH WARDEN 'SQUARE DEAL" IS ASSTTRED BY OFFICIALS AXD INMATES. New Head of Prison Says Co-operative Spirit Noted Among Men by Investigators. SALEM, Or., Dec. 2. (Special.) A "fifty-fifty" agreement between Warden C. A. Murphy, of the Oregon State Peni tentiary, and the convicts housed in the nstitution has tacitly been reached and under its terms the men and the prison administration each agree to give the other a "square deal." The contract, in its nature, is more mplied than expressed. Warden Murphy said today that his entire prison policy will be based upon the "square deal" agreement and that he has the promise of the prisoners for co-operation in the plan which is being worked out. T have bad no actual meeting with the men as a body since assuming of fice a few days ago," said the new warden today. "But a large number of them have approached me individually with the assurance that all they ask of the administration Is a 'square deal' and that if they secure that from the administration of prison affairs they will see that such a deal is given in return. 'Not alone have I received such as surance, but members of the prison In vestigating committee who havs talked to many of the prisoners have dis covered the same spirit in the prison nd I find it a wholesome basis for all Plans for policy which I have In view, In fact it is. In a nutshell, the only policy which I Intend to pursue." JAIL IS SPEEDER'S CHOICE Salem Merchant Prefers Prison to Paying $5 Fine. SALEM, Or., Dec. 2. (Special.) A. A. Englebart, well-tod-do merchant here, appeared before Judge Elgin in police court today and was fined J5 for speed ing in his automobile. Mr. Englebart expressed scruples againt t paying the fine and asked the judge if he couldn't spend the time in jail instead. The judge said he could. and he is serving a sentence of two- and-one-half days. He will be out in time to vote for another police judge next Monday. COOLER WEATHER IS NEAR Drop In Temperature After Tuesday Forecast by Washington. WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. Weather pre dictions for the week beginning Sunday issued by the Weather Bureau today are: Rocky Mountain and plateau regions Rains and snows are probable during the first half of the week and again toward its close. Colder after Tuesday. Pacific States Frequent rains are probable. Considerably colder in the North Pacific States after Tuesday. CRIME FILMS UNDER BAN Pennsylvania Board of Censors For bids Many Productions. HARRISBURG. Pa., Dec. 2. Films showing safe-crackers at work, tramps stealing watches and people taking drugs are to be eliminated from mov ing-picture exhibitions In Pennsylvania, according to a bulletin issued today by the State Board of Censors. A long list of film plays, some of them thrillers with heroines tied to tracks, are forbid. FRAUD CASES GO TO JURY () reorl-C'a I i fornix Land Trials Ar gument Is Ended. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2. After lis tening for 62 minutes to instructions from United States Judge Maurice T. Dooling, the jury in the so-called Orc-gan-California land fraud cases began consideration of its verdict at 5:45 P. M. today. PORK BILLS FACE DPSET III SENATE Congress May Hold Up Partisan Measures. SHORT SESSION TO BE BUSY Railroad, Immigration and Trade Legislation First. WATER POWER UP AGAIN President Has Chance to Repay West by Insisting on Action on Ferris Measure Embargo Dis cussion Expected. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Dec 2. The session of Con gress, opening Monday, and expiring by limitation on March 3, is going to be short one, but a busy one. It will not be a session in which the minority will play a conspicuous part, unless it be the minority of the Senate, and that minor ity will become important only In the event It is decided to block some of the J partisan legislation put forward by the President. The House minority, how ever, will be forced to sit by and watch the Democrats do such legislating as their rules committee sanctions. The first and most important business of the session will be the passage of the appropriation bills the regular ap propriation bills to meet the cost of running the Government, in addition to which efforts will be made to pass a river and harbor bill and an omnibus public building bill. These are the two bills popularly and rightly known as pork-barrel" bills, because of the mil lions they carry for projects that lack merit. Railroad Tangle I p Attain. Aside from the appropriation bills there will come up other important questions, some backed by the Adminis tration, and others brought forward in spite of the Administration. The Presi dent, in his opening message, will again call attention to the railroad situation, and will renew such of his recommenda tions of last August as he still ap proves, and it Is expected he will strongly urge the passage oi at least a part of the remainder of his original programme. There will be a whole some sentiment in Congress, regardless of party, to do something to straighten out the railroad tangle. Without a hint from the President, an effort will be made to get up and to pass the immigration bill which was sidetracked last Summer, because of the politics involved. The bill provides for an educational test for immigrants; President Wilson does not believe in the educational test. If the bill, al ready passed by the House, should pass the Senate, it will carry the educational test, and it then will be up to the President to determine whether he will sign or veto the measure. Trade Will Be Important. Another bill to be revived Is what is known as the Webb bill, recommended by two members of the Cabinet and by the Federal Trade Commission, empow ering American exporters to combine to control prices in foreign markets, and to co-operate in the foreign trade. This bill is strongly urged by both Re publicans and Democrats, and its early passage Is to be sought, that American business men may the more effectively prepare to meet trade competition in foreign markets after the restoration of peace in Europe. Whether this bill can be passed at the short session is problematical. There is an agreement, coming over from last session, under which the Sen ate is to take up and vote upon the (Concluded on Page 7. Column 3.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 51 degrees; minimum, 43 degree. TODAY'S Rain: moderate southerly winds. Wat New kingdom of AraMa sends note of pro test against Turkish cruelties, becuoa 1. page 5. Greek king give up guns after battle. Sec tion 1. page 1. Greece denounce demands of allies. Sec tion 1. page 5. Special council of five may be put In charge of Britain's war policy. Section 1. page 4. Bucharest in grave peril. Section 1. page 4. National. Railways should squeeze water stock, says Senator Cummins. cut of Section 1. page 3. Representative McArthur may be appointed on rivers and harbors committee, toec- tion 1. page 7. Pork-barrel bills likely to have hard time tn Senate. Section 1. page 1. President Wilson flashes lights on Statue of Liberty. Section 1. page 3. J. N. Teil mentioned for Shipping Board post. Section 1, page 11. Domestic. Prorecutlon tries to show Miss Colby Is sane. Section 1, page 1. Diet squad growing restlesa onder restraint. Section 1. page 3. Mass meeting to voice protest against Bel gian deportations. Section 1. page . Land fraud Jurv convicts one and acquits two at San Francisco. Section 1. Page 1. Mexico. Carranza outlines desired reforms at con stitutional convention. Section 1. page Villa force of 25t0 routed. Section 1. page ft. Paclflo Northwest. Lewlston Uveal ock show sets new mark. Section 1. page 8. . Olympla capital fight Is outcome of old grudge. Section 1. page 10. Idaho gives big majority for dry amendment. Section 1. page 10. Text of Attorney-General Brown liquor opinion is given out. Section 1. page 7. High cost of living causes rift In Tacoma household. Section 1, page 1. Convicts and warden agree to square deal. Section 1. page 1. Expense of state flax experiment worries Governor. Section 1, page 6. Epworth Lea cue convention elects. Section 1, page 11. Sports. Diets will quit coaching Washington etaie College. Section -. page Two die in auto race wreca. dscuoo page 5. Vancouver Hockey team defeats Seattle 6-- Keetion 2. Page 1. University of Montana admitted Into North- west Conference, section ims" a. v.r,f,.rn,r all-star team picaea oy Coach Bailey. Section 2. pago Chicago Cubs' training camp not nxea ei. Section -. page o. Football players' death toll totals 15. Sec tion 2. page Famous boxers are of two different classes. Representatives of Northwest fairs to meet here this week. Section 2. page 8. Oregon to ease up on work. Section page 1. p.v,., va California 1 coming fast In Coast football. Section 2. page 3. Commercial and Marine. Wheat In all Northwestern markets follows Chicago decline. Section 2. page id. Brisk advance In metal shares in Wall-street market. 6cctlon 2, pags 15. Albina ship plant takes in Andersen. Sec tion 2. page 10. nrrenn shin tax exemption Is fsared In Svashlngton. Section 2, page 18. Scandinavian shippers select Portland most likely place. Section 2, page 16. Portland aud Vicinity. State hotelmen want Oregon's attractions heralded. Section 1. page 20. Wflfare campaign resumes tomorrow. Sec tion 1, page 21. Weather report, data and forecast. Section 2. page 7. Musicians go home. Section 1, page 20. Crusade to stop alcohol sale tn drug stores is begun. Section 1. page 21. George H. Hill dies at C2 after 35 years' resi dence in Portland, section l, page 15. Attorney-Gent ral a.-iiied by Antl-Paloon League to draft bone-dry act. Section 1, page 19. ADtjeal Is made to Homer N. Ford to bid good-bye to little daughter, who Is near death. Section 1, page 14. Hl-4h irlros benefit farmer most. Section 1 I'll go 10. Averase rise In food cost In four years Is 21 per cent. Section 1, page 17. Sale of Red Cross seals to be pushed this week. Section 1. page 16. Poultry show to be on ail week. Section 1 page 18. Portland High School students appear in film at Sunset. Section 1, page 15. St. Asnes Baby Home wins first prize in store s contest. Section 1. page 14. City brilliantly page 14. - Illuminated. Bectron E. B. Hazen says lumber prospect Is good. Section 1, page is. Blackhand threats reported In Investigation of land swindle. Section 1, page 12. Commonwealth conference transferred to Portland. Section 1, page. 12. BUI providing fcr state fire marshal pre. parea. section l. page 13. Press Club has 14 attractions for Tuesday nignt jinks. section 1, page 13. Louis Kaufman, local boy violinist, booked ns Orpheum attraction. Section Page 20. Civic League wars on State Federation of womens Clubs over child welfare. Sec. tlon 1. page 15. St. Andrew's Society of Oregon has ban quet. Section 1. page 4. Women boycott eggs. Section 1, page 1. WOMEN BEGIN BY BOYCOTT ON EGGS Other Commodities to Be Blacklisted Later. FOOD EMBARGO IS DEMANDED Oregon Delegation Called on to Support Legislation. STORAGE PROBE' WANTED Socialist Blames Conditions on Pri vate Ownership and Expects Liv ing to Be High as Long as Present System Prevails. Don't eat eggs. Don't buy eggs. Get along without eggs entirely for two weeks. That is the advice to the housewives of Portland expressed at a mass meet ing that packed the main room of the Public Library last night. It was a meeting designed to beat the high cost of living. The egg boy cott was adopted as the most effective weapon near at hand, and will be wielded with persistence and force if those who attended can Impress this sentiment upon the rest of the people In Portland. Embargo on Food Wanted. The meeting also went on record almost unanimously, in favor of an embargo against food products going to Europe. A committee conAet1ng .f Mrs. J. D. Spencer, Mrs. Ben Selling. Dr. Augusta Vehr, Judge Arthur Lang guth and Sanfleld Macaonald was ap pointed to draft telegrams and send them to President Wilson and to the Oregon Senators and Representatives in Congress urging them to support em bargo legislation. The embargo resolution was intro duced by Santield Macdonald and urt ported by numerous speakers. It was afterwards amended to include an em. bargo-on all commodities to the war ring nations of Europe. This amend ment was not so generally supported but was carried. Mnrage Investigation Ordered. Other steps aimed to solve the hirh living cost provide for the appointment of committees to investigate the wait ii, j use mho. coia storage Dract in Portland and other parts of Oregon and the price schedule on the Portland public market. ii was a typical mass meeting, spon taneously convoked and entirely unor ganized. It remained more or less di organized throughout the evening, bu the participants were well satisfied with their work. Another meeting will be held at the Laorary next Saturday night to com pare notes on the effectiveness of th egg boycott and to plan further boy cotts on other food commodities. Judge Favora Embargo. The meeting was scheduled for on of the smaller rooms of the Library, but soon overflowed into the main haril. It opened with a buzz of excitement. Then someone, from the floor, nomi nated L. D. Mahone. a local lawyer, as chairman. He was elected. Miss N. M. Gerhart was elected secretary. Judge Arthur Langguth, who occu pied a soat near the front, was called upon. He urged concerted action by the housewives. He declared that '.he living problem can best be solved liy the women who do the shopping, lie favored the food embargo. Sociallut Blames Wealthy. Victor J. McCone, state secretary of the Socialist party, gave an interesting discourse on what he termed the pri mary causes of the excessive cost of life's necessities. He attributed It di rectly to the private ownership of pub lic wealth. He pointed out that one- (Concluded on Page 6. Column 1.) LAND FRAUD JURY CONVICTS 1 OF 3 W. B. DE GARMO, OF LOS AX , GELES, ADJUDGED GUILTY. Sidney L. Sperry and W. A. S. Xich olson Acquitted Three Others Have "Vet to Hear Fate. SAN FRANCSCO. Cal.. Dec. 2. Of the nix defendants in the fto-called Oreeron land fraud case, .W. B. De Garmo, Los Aneeles. wah found sruiltv. and Sidnev L. Sperry and W. A. S. Nicholson not I guilty, late tonight, by the Jury which heard the evidence ln the Federal Court here. The Jury announced that it would bring no more verdicts to night. De Garmo was permitted bv United States Judge Maurice T. Dooling to re main at liberty under the ball given during trial. Sperry and Nicholson iere at once discharged from custody. The iurvmeii went to their hotel. after requesting permission to take with them some of the eviuence. The court informed them that any portions they desired would, be read to them, but that it was not customary to give it into their possession over night. 26 TONS OF BEER IN CARGO Northern Pacific Starts for Orcgou Port Despite Gale. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2. (Special.) Taking out her usual general freight nd many passengers, the turblner Northern Pacific got away for Astoria this morning, despite the gale that was blowing. . Twenty-six tons of beer were In cluded in the cargo of the turbiner Northern Pacific on her last trip to Astoria. Other larga shipments are due in the near future, it is said by shipping men. The large consignments leaving San Francisco are declared to be the direct result of Oregon's new prohibi tion law, whereby the state, went "bone dry." M'ARTHUR SIN CAPITAL Senator Brady Returns to Washing ton in Better Health. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Dec. 2. Representative Mc Arthur arrived in Washington this evening. Representatives Hawley and Sinnott are expected tomorrow. Senator Brady, of Idaho, returned to Washington todaV!" improved in health after a short rest at home. He has prepared and will introduce Tuesday a bill donating 2,000,000 acres of grazing land to the state of Idaho to aid in the construction of public roads. CZAR WARNS BOND BUYERS Anierloan-ltussian Concern Not Au thorized to Sell, Says Notice. WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. The follow Ing statement was given out at the Kussian Embassy today: "The Russian Ambassador has been instructed to inform officially all those whom it may concern that the Amerl can-Russian Corporation and Lord liotherham have no authority whatever from the imperial government to place Russian 5 per cent bonds on the Amer ican market" HEADQUARTERS COME HERE Government to Build Roads in Three States From Portland. m OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Dec. 2. The Department of Agriculture today decided to locate at Portland headquarters of the North western public road and rural engi neering district, created under tho new Federal good roads act. Government road construction in Oregon. Washington and Idaho will be supervised from Portland. Cleveland Starts Boycott. CLEVELAND. O.. Dec 2. Cleveland housewives today decided to Join the National movement to boycott butter and eggs in an effort to bring down prices. KING GIVES UP GUNS, FOLLOWING BUTTLE Terror in Athens Pre cedes Surrender. SHELLS DROPPED NEAR PALACE French Fired on From Abode of King as He Looks On. SERVANT INSIDE IS KILLED Royalists Are Enjrased in Streets and Many Civilians Are Among Dead; Dutch and Spanish Min isters Bring About End. LONDON. Dec. 2. After a day of terror in Athens, in which Venizelists fought Royalists and Greek troops fired on entente forces which had been landed, according to Vice-Admiral Du Fournet. to maintain order, a truce was arranged. King Constantino finally agreed to surrender the mountain guns demanded by the allies, and the latter are withdrawing their troops with the exception of a small guard. Disturbances began as soon as the allied troops were landed. Greek troops fired on the entente forces which oc cupied the Zappeion. while reservists and Venlzelistas exchanged shots in tho streets. factions Have 1'ltched Battle. A pitched battle between the oppos ing Greek forces occurred in Stadium street. Tho casualties are said to number 200. according to a dispatch from Ath ens to the Central News Asency. The Dutch and Spanish Ministers finally intervened and induced tho King to surrender the guns on condition that tho entente withdraw the troops, ex cept 300 left in the Zappeion. According to information from a source close to the Greek government. Admiral Du Fournet telephoned to Premier Lambros, suggesting an ar mistice, which was effected after a conference of the Premier with tho King. While the conference was in progress and even after the French Minister had been summoned to take part in it, guns continued to boom. Hill Near Palace Ilombardrd. Special dispatches from Athens say the French bombarded the hill behind thu palace. An Athens dispatch to the Star says that the fighting began when a French detachment attempted to seize arms in the engineers' barracks. The Greeks fired on the French, who replied, kill ing a Greek officer. The fighting was severe, the dis patch continues. on Mars Hill, the Greeks attacked the French from tho southern side of Acropolis and Theseion slopes. There was a violent exchange of rifle and machine gun fire. Italians Fight Greeks, To". Fighting also took place between Italians, and Greeks. The Italians oc cupied cottages while bullets whistled down the street. Thousands oi persona sought refuge in the Attica plain, to which there was a procession of car riages from Athens. Crowds also flocked to Phaleron and other places on the coast. It was when tho fighting was resumed later in tho afternoon, before word of the armistice had reached all the Greek detachments posted on the hills, the dispatch to tho Star con tinues, that tho attack on the French naval detachments in the Zappeion occurred. Two shells fired from tho entente allied warships fell near tha center of the city. The Greek Premier, Professor Spyri- Coi.cluid on Page 4. Column