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VOL. XXXIX XO. 32
Entered at Portland Oregon
Postofflee a Secord-Class Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 8, 1920
PRICE TEN CENTS
3 KILLED, 10 HURT
IfJ PORTLAND FIRE
Many Residents in Trap
Rescued From Hotel.
BARBERS' FRILLS TO
' COST MORE SHORTLY
GEXTIXITY MUST PAY OR
FOREGO LUXURY.
COX' BID TO WETS
HIDDEN IN SPEECH
FRANCE IS AROUSED
AT GERMAN TACTICS
3 DIE IN TOUNTIES'
DUEL WITH OUTLAWS
COX DODGES LEAGUE
IS SLAIN;
ioonr nrr-i adto metw
WAVES AT DAYTON
SHOOTS SELF
TREATY OF VERSAILLES TO BE
ENFORCED, IS DEJIAXD.
TWO CAXADIAX POLICEMEX
ARTICLE 10 STRADDLED, SATS
AXD OXE SUSPECT SLAIX.
IXDIAXA SENATOR.
GOXSURE
BANNER
' iiuiiinii
Man
V
K
V
LEAPS FATAL TO
Flames Starting in Lobby
From Unknown Origin
Sweep Building.
POLICEMAN CATCHES GIRL
Jump Made From Third-Story
Window Into Arms of Patrol
man Blaze Traps 60.
Three persons lost their lives and
ten were injured, some of them seri
ously, as results of a spectacular
downtown fire which swept through
the Elton Court hotel, Eleventh and
Yamhill streets, at 5 o'clock yester
day 'morning, driving out the 60
residents in scanty attire and de
stroying the four-story structure,
with a loss estimated at $30,00CF.
The dead: ...
Mrs. Josephine J. Chaney, 54, a
teacher in the Sunnyside Bchool for
the last 23 years.
Miss Gertrude Evans, 25, stenog
rapher for Wadhams & Kerr.
Miss Edith Bogue, 25, clerk at the
Northwestern National bank.
Ten Persons Injured.
The injured:
John Jenny, 28, an employe of
Wiley B. Allen company, . severe
burns on the hands, arms and face.
May not survive.
Medard Jenny, 18, employe of the
Northwest Auto company, burns
about the hands and feet.
Hardy Jenny," 20, employe of
Wiley B. Allen company, left hand
badly burned.
Miss .Grace Kirk, 24, employe of
Olds, Wortman & King, burned and
bruised about the body.
C. F. Townsend, Portland Taxicab
company, lacerations on the arms
and face from glass.
R. A. Jerald, 34, employe of Wad-
hams & Kerr, burns on the face and
a lacerated arm.
O. F. Thompson, 35, fireman,
truck 2, overcome by smoke.
O. T. Martin, 28, truck 2, cut on
back by "glass.
Miss Grace Knowles, cuts on the
left arm.
Mrs. Iona Kirk, employe of Lip-
man, Wolfe & Co., burns.
Fire Starts in Hotel Lobby.
The fire started in the lobby of
the hotel on the first floor from an
unknown cause and swept up the
elevator shaft and circular stairway
with alarming rapidity, so that the
escape of a large majority of the
residents was cut off from other
means than by windows. Trapped
by the flames, many persons jumped.
Others were rescued by the firemen
with ladders or were caught in the
life net.
Mrs Chaney fell while firemen
were attempting to rescue her from
a fourth-story window. She dropped
to the sidewalk four stories below.
She sustained internal injuries and
a fractured skull which resulted in
hed death as she was being taken
to St. Vincent's hospital.
Miss Gertrude Evans and Miss
Edith Bogue also were fatally in
jured by jumping from high win
dows after they had been driven
from their rooms by flames and
smoke. Miss Evans jumped from a
second-story window and Miss Bogue
from a fourth-story window.
. Miss Evans died shortly after
noon yesterday at St. Vincent's hos
pital s the result of a fractured
skull' sustained by striking on the
sidewalk, and Miss Bogue died there
also about an hour afterwards. Miss
Bogue had suffered internal injuries
. and many bones ii her body were
broken.
Woman Trapped at Window.
Miss Evans was trapped at a second-story
window on the Yamhill
street side. Flames and smoke were
sweeping out around her. For a
brief moment she poised on the win
dow ledge. -
"Don't jump, we are coming," fire-
iConcluded on I' 10. Column 1.J
Plebeian Shave and Haircut Re
main Unchanged, hut Every
thing Else Goes Up Ang. 1 0.
Portland residents who desire aris
tocratic treatment at the hands of
the barber will pay . considerably
more for the luxury beginning Mon
day, August 16, although the plebeian
haircut and shave will, remain the
same in price. On that date new
prices, based on the new wage scale
provided by the state board of con
ciliation, will go into effect.
All facial massages will be 75 cents
under tbe new scale, the previous
price having been SO cents for hand
and 75 cents for hand and machine.
Plain shampoos will advance from 25 i
to 50 cents, and a,ll tonics will go up
to 25 cents. Most tonics at present
are 15 cents. The man who wears a
beard will have to pay 15 cents addi
tional for Its bare, the price 'being
raised from 35 to 50 cents. There will
be no change in the cost of haircuts
or shaves..
Under the new scale barbers re
ceive 128 a week guaranteed and 60
per 'cent of all they take in over $40.
The old scale was S20 guaranteed and
60 per cent of all over $30. Although
the master barbers consider .the
award difficult to meet, they will live
up to . the decision to the letter; ac
cording to Sam H. Howard, president
of the Master Barbers' association.
The Vista barber shop, in the Yeon
building, went on a non-union basis
Friday as a result of the award., M.
E. Hogoway, manager of the house.
is not a member of the Master Bar
bers' association.1 He notified the
union that he would . not . meet the
new scale, and as a resist fiveof his
six barbers walked out. He bad suc
ceeded in replacing all of . them yes
terday and was operating as usual.
MOB KILLS MAN IN HOME
Attack Is Made After Military
Guard Is Withdrawn. -
WEST FRANKFORT, I1L, Aug. 7.
The first known fatality In rioting
here occurred today when 100 English-speaking
residents invaded the
Italian settlemer.t and killed Louis
Carrari. 40.'
The mob entered the Carrari home
shortly after a military guard had
been withdrawn temporarily. Car
rari was shot in the head and twice
in the back. His skull was crushed
with a meat cleaver. He had five
children. Mrs. Carrari ran for assist
ance and - when troops arrived the
mob dispersed. Two men were ar
rested in connection with his death.
Militiamen were thrown around the
settlement, and no disorders have oc
curred since.
Two Sicilians were attacked and
beaten by a crowd early today. One
suffered a fractured skull.
. Firing took place in various sec
tions of the town last night.
LANDLORD TAX PROPOSED
Chicago Baptists Tackle High Cost
of Rent Problem. .
CHICAGO. Aug. 7. Landlords will
pay an excess profits tax jn the form
of graduated license fees to the city
If a plan formulated by Alderman A.
J. Cermak Is given legislative in
dorsement.
Another proposed solution to the
high cost of renting is being at
tempted by members of the Olivet
Baptist church here. A charter was
granted at Springfield today for
corporation to be known as the South
Park Baptist community flat owning
corporation. Olivet Baptist church.
"We have already bought two six-
flat buildings and our stockholders
will occupy them," said Rev. L- K.
Williams, one of the incorporators.
BONDS GET GOOD RATE
Victory Issue of 4 s Bring Return
of 6.3 0 Per Cent.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 7. Victory
4 -Us rated highest among liberty
bonds for approximate yield, accord
ing to the weekly table issued today
by the federal reserve bank, based on
market quotations at close of bus!
ness today. , This issue brought a re
turn of 6-50 per cent. The table was
as follows:
First 3Ma, market price 90. ap
proximate yield 4.08 per cent; first
4s, S5, 5.01 per cent; first 44s, 85,
5.30 per cent; second 4s, 84, 5.11 per
cent; second 44s, 84, 6.44 per cent
third 4as. 884. 6.02 per cent; fourth
414s. 85,: 6.57 per cent; Victory 4s,
5H. 6.50 per cent; Victory Za. 95
5.40 per cent. "
151 GOUGERS CONVICTED
Campaign Against Profiteers Xets
1834 Arrests, 1499 Indictments
WASHINGTON.' Aug. 7. A total of
151 convictions have been obtained in
the campaign of the department of
justice against profiteering, it
announced today.
Since the campaign was instituted.
1854 arrests have been made and 149
Indictments returned.
MANNIX NOT HEARD FROM
Wireless May Be Controlled by
British Authorities.
DUBLIN, Aug. 7. Wireless mes
sages sent from Dublin to Archbishop
Mannix on the steamer Baltic last
Wednesday have not been answered.
This has led to the belief here that
the authorities have taken steps to
prevent communication with the
steamar
Eight . Words Bare Real
Issue of Campaign.
PHRASE HITS AT DRY LAW
"Morals Can Not Easily Be
Produced by Statute."
VERBIAGE FILLS COLUMNS
Important Passage Is Concealed In
Paragraph Pretending to Deal
' With Labor Issues. -
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Aug. 7. After the noise of
clashing verbiage and of splitting in
finitives died away at Xayton today
there stuck out in the Cox speech of
acceptance just eight words that stand
as the real keynote of the campaign.
Hidden in 114s columns of. what, in
the opinion of many, are irrelevant
Issues, about almost everything was
this vita! passage:
"Morals can not easily be produced
by statute."
Throw all of the rest of the 11
columns away, keen political observ
ers say, and you have the real Issue
which is already being "slipped to the
boys" in a few states like New York,
New Jersey. Massachusetts and Mis
souri, v. -
The important passage in the ad
dress was concealed In a paragraph
that pretended to deal with labor and
condemned the use in labor disputes
f the injunction which has been the
handy instrument of the present dem
ocratic administration in handling the
striking oal miners and the railroad
workers.
I-en r;ue Surrender Analysed.
The Cox surrender to President Wil
son on the league 'of nations is re
garded merely as the price paid for a
well-ailcd federal machine which at
once becomes available in advancing
the interests off the ticket nominated
by Tammany and the allied bosses at
San Francisco. All the balance of his
peech. It was asserted, might be
haracteried. as a high official of the
Wilson administration recently termed
Colonel House's peace treaty Inter
views from abroad as "just pure Ha
vana filler." more fillers than pure
however. In the eight words here
tofore quoted it was asserted the dem
ocratic candidate launches his appeal
to the wet vote of the country; to all
those Individuals who believe in the
(Concluded on Pace IS. Column 1.)
AREN'T WE IN DANGER OF
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r-. I VMORK CLOTHES BACK, 1M THE . c CT, ) --yCVi "
fe) SHOP MAKINO, UP THE PAPER' M fFc5S
his favorite. IjT ' i..L i a Lay (f
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I T WOS I
French Ready to Take Action, Alone
if , Xecessary, In Order to
Aid Poland.
'PARIS, Aug. 7. France, acting
alone, if necessary, is on the verge
of sending a note to Germany inform
ing it that France will act instantly
and forcefully, to enforce the treaty
of Versailles and Its provisions, for
eastern Europe as well as for tne
west, and that France can properly
take coercive action along the .Rhine.
according to reports in high official
circles.
France is declared to be convinced
Germany is plotting with the Soviets
to nullify Polish boundaries.' created
by the allies last year, and hamper
ing all allied efforts to aid the new
republic,
The feeling also is ascribed to the
French in high quarters that efforts
by certain factions in Germany to
provoke an open quarrel between the
two countries is approaching a crisis.
Within several days all supplies en
route for French troops in the plebl
scite district of upper Silesia have
been held up by German railway men
and other workers. All of the Saar
basin is tied up by a strike and ship
ments for Poland, by way of Germany,
have been sidetracked or wrecked.
The communist party of Germany is
reported to have ordered its members
In east Prussia to extend a welcome
to the bolshevlkl, the greatest pos
sible trouble has been stirred up at
Danzig, and the recent flag incident
at the French embassy in Berlin re
mains unsettled.
It is declared in official circles that
France cannot endure this state much
longer and that France must show
"that the treaty is more than a scrap
of paper."
HARDING TAKES HOLIDAY
Republican Nominee Refuses to
Comment on Cox Acceptance.
MARION, O., Aug. 7. Senator Hard
ing today, after receiving a few call
ers, declared a holiday and motored
to Mansfield for golf. He declined to
comment on the acceptance speech of
Governor Cox.
One of those who saw Senator Hard
ing today was Senator Townsend of
Michigan, who came at the candidate's
request to talk over the situation in
Michigan. Senator Townsend said he
was satisfied with the trend of opin
ion In his state. - ,
COX SPEECH IT KtUL.IV IN AN
OTHKn SECTION.
The speech of acceptance de
livered yesterday by Governor
James M. -Cox of Ohio, demo
cratic nominee for president,
will be found in full on pages
8 and 9, section 3, of this edi
tion of The Oregonian.
OVERPRODUCTION WITH ALL
Attempt to Arrest Three 3Ien Be
lieved to Have Held Up Train
Causes Fight in Alberta. -
BELLEVUE, Alberta, Aug. 7.
Mounted Policeman Usher, Provincial
Policeman Bailey and A. Bassoff, al
leged outlaw, were shot dead in the
streets here today in a running re
volver duel, when the -police attempt
ed to a: -est three men believed to
have been the men who held up
Canadian Pacific train No. 63 at Sen
tinel, Alberta, last Monday.
Two of tbe men escaped, one of
them, believed to be named Arloff,
being badly wounded.
According to eye-witnesses. Usher
and Bailey entered the Bellevue cafe
in search of the three men, reported
from Coleman to be headed for this
place. When ordered to throw up
their hands, the alleged outlaws drew
their guns and started firing. They
made a dash to the etreet and In the
fight that followed the officers and
Bassoff were killed.
A special train bearing provincial
and mounted police reserves in full
equipment - left Lethbrldge. Alberta,
late today for Frank Slid. Alberta,
near here, where the two outlaws are
thought to be In hiding.
The men came out of hiding in
search of food, at Coleman, Alberta,
early today, and left there in tbe di
rection of Bellevue. The police here
were notified by telephone and Po
licemen Usher and Bailey, who were
the only officers on duty there,, began
the search.
REEDSP0RT MAN DROWNS
Unobserved Accident Happens to
L. E. Truesdale, Logger.
REEDSPORT. Or- Aug. 7. (Spe
cial.) L. E. Truesdale was drowned
In the Reedsport Lumber company's
boom some time this afternoon. It
is not known how the accident hap
pened, as he was last seen at 3:30
o'clock placing his logs. At 4:30
o'clock, while making a trip of in
spection, the fireman saw Truesdale's
hat floating.
The boom site, which is In a slough
off the Umpqua river, is shallow, and
upon using grappling hooks the body
was located. Truesdale arrived here
Wednesday. His mother, Mrs. W. L.
Knott, lives at Vida, .Or.
BIG SUM FOR VETERANS
Britain Declared : Planning . -to
Spend $600,000,000.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. Great Brit
aln Is planning to spend nearly $600, H
000,000 on war veterans during 1920-
21, according to a memorandum of
expenditures submitted to parliament
and received here today.
For war pensions the memorandum
calls for over $460,000,000. More than
$33,0000.000 is to go for out-of-work
donations. For training and educa
tion about $65,000,000 is to be ap
propriated. Nearly $2,000,000 is for
overseas settlement.
THIS INCREASE IN LABOR?
Even " .
CANDIDATE
IS JXHtsiw IT-
A
Ohio Governor Opens
Presidential Campaign.
DEMOCRATIC THRONG CHEERS
Thousands Witness Accept?
. ance of Nomination.
20,000 MARCH IN PARADE
League of Xations Made Para
mount Issue; Tribute to Presi
dent Is Wildly Cheered.
DAYTON, O., Aug. 7. The demo
cratic presidential standard, with the
league of nations and progress its
peak escutcheons, today was marched
into the 1920 campaign by Governor
James M. Cox.
Cheering democrats, estimated at
between 30.000 and 75,000, witnessed
his acceptance following notification
by Senator Robinson, chairman at
the San Francisco convention.
Tj the ceremonies at the Montgom
ery county fair grounds, Governor
Cox, with Franklin D. Roosevelt, his
running mate, marched a -mile in a
broiling sun at the head of a parade.
The procession, sprinkled with two-
score bands, was estimated to con
tain, nearly 20,000 marchers.
League Paramount Iaane.
For two hours the governor kept
the throng cheering as he announced
h. . campaign policies. He made the
league his paramount Issue, declaring
he stood for American and world
peace by its adoption, with "interpre
tations" preserving its vital nlin. w.
declared that the league was a part
of the democratic offering for prog
ress as against republican reaction.
His advocacy of the league drew
lengthy demonstrations and state
ments of approval from party leaders.
Two covenant reservations he has
suggested were emphasized by the
governor. Regarding article 10. he
was cheered -loudly in comparing it
to the Monroe doctrine. Shouts of
approval also greeted his declarations
for woman suffrage, law enforcement,
reduction of taxation and other is
sues he proclaimed.'
Good Faith Drmnrfrl. '
Without mentioning specifically the
prohibition amendment, he said "any
one false to his oath is more un
worthy than the law violator."
The candidate's address closed a
day of democratic Jubilation. Rain
early In the day gave way to bright
sunshine, but shortly before the gov
ernor concluded, another light rain
poured upon the crowds, causing
many to leave.
The programme' was late In start
ing. Governor Cox and Mr. Roose
velt did not reach the fair grounds
until 2:30 and their review of -the
paradera continued until 4 o'clock.
governor uoi oegan his address at
4:40.
v Tkauaiii Cheer Leaders.
After the democratic leaders, thou
sands of cheering democrats paraded
down the race track past the
speakers' stand with bands playing,
. banners and flags waving and bear
ing nunareas of cards of tribute to
their candidates and predicting vie
tory.
The governor got more applause as
he emphasized his indictment of the
republican platform and leadership.
The crowd also voiced its approval of
his declaration that the loss of tbe
league would mean more armament
expense.
The candidate's tribute to President
Wilson and his deprecation of repub
lican "discourtesy," given In lowered
voice, was given further rolls of ap
plause. A demonstration followed his
assertion that republican "sleuthing"
had failed to unearth dishonesty in
the direction of the wars) -
Bx-Seldkta lUsrabciH.
More cheers approved the candi
date's pledge to aid ex-service men.
Repeated thumps of hla fist punctu
ated the governor's criticism of Sen
ator Harding's stand on party gov
ernment.
The governor delivered only one
sentence of his statement on educa
tion. Jumping to campaign contribu
tions, and he was cheered in declar
Ing the democrats would not attempt
campaign-dollar competition with the
republicans.
The ceremony closed with the bene
diction, given by Rev. M. p. Neville
of Holy Angels Roman Catholic
church.
Many visitors motored to Trail'
End during tbe morning and shook !
hands with the governor. He secured
as much rest as possible before lunch
eon, Mrs. Cox going to the train to
meet Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt and rnelr
daughter.
Mmrlom Srmda Delra-atlosu
One of the largest delegations was
from Marion, Senator Harding's home.
The conductor's fare count. It was
said, showed 1124 on the special train,
which waa Jammed to the platforms.
Several hundred more were reported
to have come by automobile. They
carried large placards in their hands
with a picture of a rooster and
labeled "Coxsuro."
Governor Cox abandoned his plan to
have an insert to his address. He an
nounced early today that there would
be no insert and that the speech as
sent In advance- to the press would
st a.
Xo One Knows How He Stands) on
- Issue Except Himself, Is
Declaration.
CHICAGO, Aug. t. Senator Harry
S. New of Indiana, chairman of the
republican campaign speakers com
mittee and member of the senate for
eign relations committee, in a state
ment tonight declared that Governor
Cox today had "devoted three columns
to the league of nations, . but had
traddled the real league issue."
"Governor Cox is in the position of
holding fast to President Wilson with
one hand and reaching for the public
with the other," said the etatement.
"He leaves unanswered the main issue
of the league article 10 and no one
knows how he stands on it except by
Interpreting his statement made after
the conference with. President Wilson
as meaning he favors it.
"Governor Cox must come out
cleanly in the campaign and say
whether he favors article 10, whether
he favors sending ' American troops
abroad."
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 86
degrees: minimum. osrees.
TODAY'S Fair; northerly winds.
Departments.
Editorial. Section 3, pace 6,
Dramatic Section 4, page 3.
Moving picture news. Section 4, page 2.
Ral estate and building news. Section S,
page 12.
Mu.lc section 4. page 7. - .
Churches. Section 5, page 2. -Books.-
- Section B, page 3.
Garden chats. - Section 5, page 8.
New. of the resort.. Section 4. page 4.
Automobile news. Section 6.
. Women's Features.
Society. Section 3. page 2.
Women's activities. Section 4, page 6.
Fashion.. Section 6. page 4.
Miss Tingle, column. Section 6, page
Auction bridge. Section 5. page 4.
Special Features. .
Patrol of Portland', harbor. Magazine
section, page 1..'
Truth stranger than fiction In unearthing
crime. Magazine section, page 2..
Mountain tramp pcheap and delightful va
cation. Magazine section, page 3.
World new. by camera. Magazine section.
page 4.
Science a. a beauty maker. Magazine sec
tion, page &.
M.Jor-General Lejeune ntw head of ma
rine corps. . Magazine Mctlon, page S.
Californlan ha. record aa heart-breaker.
Magazine section, page 7.-
11111. cartoon., -"Among U. Mortals." Mag
azine section, page e.
Governor Cox' speech of acceptance Sec
tion 3, page 8.
Bend, metropolis of Central Oregon. t aoc
tlon 3. page 9.
Portland ready for 1920 buyers week.' Sec
tion , page 10. - ,
Curry county ha. large quantity of red
wood, section 4. page t.
Winter annual flower, in Oregon. Section
4, page 8.
Sermon by Russell M. Brougher. Section
5. page 2.
Oregon river, series, by Addison Bennett.
Section 5, page 3.
Foreign.
Capital and labor prepare for big wage
zlruggle to come in winter, bection l,
png 2- .
r'rance srou.ed o'er German tactics. Sec
tion 1, page 1.
Chance to meet Sinn Fein offered Lloyd
George, but Is evaded. Section 1, page
la.
Two Canadian mounted policemen and. out
law killed in duel. Section 1, page 1.
Pult.li government and allied representa-1
tives to leave Warsaw today. Section
1. page 6.
Rur.l.n force, reported .weeping .outh-!
ward, unchecked by Polea Section 1.
page .
NatlonaL
Self-Interest may prompt America to act
in behalf of Poland. Section 1. page B-
Ratlflc.tion of peace treaty will be recom
mended at convention of American Bar
auoclatlon. Section 1, page 5.
Domrslic.
Troops In charge and Denver again is
quiet. Section 1. page 4.
- rolitirs.
Political Interest In Idaho centers In
coming county conventiona Section 1,
page 7.
Cox straddle, league Issue, declare. Sen
ator New. Section 1. page 1.
Bight words hide bid by Cox for wet sup
port. Section 1. page i
TbouMnds cheer speech of Governor Coz
accepting presidential nomination. Sec
tion 1. page 1.
Poll of Tennessee legislature, which con
venes In special session tomorrow, in
dicates rejection of suffrage, says' P.
,1. Christensen, farmer-labor candidate
for president. Section 1, page 4.
Pacific TS'orthweftt.
Dr. K. C. Robbins named dean of school
of commerce at University of Oregon.
Section 1. page 9.
State editors will meet at Astoria Fri
day for annual convention. Section 1,
page 8. v
University . of Oregon expands with In.
. cresaed budget. Section 1. page 9.
Governor Hart lead. In Washington straw
ballot. Section 1. page 8.
. Sports.
Coast league results: Portland 3-5, Los
Angeles 1-4; Vernon 3, Sacramento O;
Oakland 3, Salt Lake 5; Seattle 2, San
Francisco 8. Section 2. page 1.
Neer l4 victorious In Tacoma tourney. 8ec-
. tlon 2. page 1.
1020 American athletes in Olympic games
better balanced than 1912 team. Sec-
2, page 2.
Critical contests on semi-pro schedule to
day. Section 2. page 2.
1920 football interest begins to wake and
schools Issue calls. Section 2. page S.
Home-run champion is league sensation.
Section 2, page .
Tennl activities shift to Seattle this week.
Section 2. page -
WUhelra may play In national golf tourn
ament. Section 2. page 4.
practice ejtsentlal thing In golf, declare.
Harry Vardon. Section 2. page 4.
Commercial and Marine. I
Wneat price, in northwest out of line with
caJUtrn markets. Section 1. page 21.
Chicago wheat close, lower, wit,h evening-
up of account... Section 1. page 21.
Beer .ucccMfully re.l.t advance in stocks.
Section 1. page 21.
Portland and Vicinity. '
Portlands praise' Is sung by Newark
Bhrtnrr before Atlantic City chamber of
commerce. Section 1. page 11.
Senator Ritner of Umatilla county lead.
Senator bddy for presidency of Oregon
state senate. Section 1, page 14.
Completion of main trunk highway first Is
urged b) Mr. Yeon. Section 1. page 14.
Three killed, ten Injured In hotel fire.
Section 3, page 1.
Barbers to charge more for fancy touches
after Aucust le. bectson x. page x.
Woman 1. .lain, dentist shoots self. Sec
tion 1. page 1.
Franklin D'OUer. head of American le
(ion, ia in city. Section 1, pass 10.
Mrs. Ruth Richards Dead,
Dr. Bouchet Wounded.
DENTIST IS FOUND IN ROOM
Revolver Clasped in Hand of
Victim's Visitor.
PAIR SEEN TOGETHER
Screams Followed by Shots Bring
Neighbors to Scene Apartment
House Run by Woman,
Mrs. Ruth Richards. 26. operator
of an apartment house at 272 Sixth
street, was shot "hrough the heart
and Instantly killed by lr. Norman
Bouchet, dentist, wltn offices at 1023
Selling building, who then shot and -wounded
himself. He was taken to
St Vincent's hospital. ,
The shooting took place at 6:05 P.
M. in Mrs. Richards' apertment.
M. W. Koontz, lodging at 270 glxth'
etreet. next" door, heard the woman
scream and looking across saw her
with hands upraised in the room of
her apartment house, and almost at
the same Instant heard a shot. An
other scream from the woman waa
followed by another shot when she '
fell. Koontz ran to. the house, where
he found several of the tenants-of
the building In the hallway. They
had heard the shots, but were not
aware of what had happened.
Patrolman Sinnott arrived and
opened the door. Dr. Bouchet waa on
the floor wlh the revolver, still
grasped in his hands. Mr. Koontz
declared that three or four shots' had
been fired.
Woman Survive By Son.
Mrs. Richards leaves a son, Danny
Richards. 6 years old. Pr. Bouchet
is 27 years of age and was
graduated from the North Pacific
Dental college In 1918. He es
tablished aadental office In the Selling
building, but had been absent from
the- offlcs for several months as the
result of an attack of influensa. In
March. He suffered a breakdown then
and had been out of the city much
of the time since. Mrs. Richards waa
a patient of the doctor and he was
said to have been calling on Mrs.
Richards for two or three months.
Eddie Evans. 11. who lives in a
basement apartment of the building
of which Mrs. Richards was manager,
and who ran errands for her, saw
Dr. Bouchet In the kitchen of her
apartment some time previous to the
shooting, he was sitting in a chair
while the .woman was' busy about
some of her work. This, coupled. with
the testimony of other occupajits of
the apartment house, indicated that
he had called probably late in the
afternoon. '
Mrs. Richards is survived also by
two brothers, Charles A. Gilman of
Bridal Veil and Ansell Gilman of
Aberdeen, Wash.
Bouchet 1.1 vine; With Brother.
Dr. Bouchet had been living at
Fourteenth and Hall streets with his
brother. Dr. Herman Bouchet. who '
practices in Oregon City. He has a
sister. Eugenia, and two other broth
ers, Victor and' Herman, living at
450H Salmon Btreet. .
Dr. Bouchet refused to talk to po
lice inspectors when they went to
the hospital to interview him late
last night. His brother said he owned
pistol similar to the one with which
the shooting was done, and that the
doctor might have taken it from his
home. -
In the dentist's absence n'.e office
has been occupied by Dr.' Charjes F.
Folsom.
"Dr. Bouchet," said Dr. Folsom, -was
In the office yesterday and appeared
in good health, although unable to
work again for a while. I also talked
with his physician, who said his con- -'
dltion was much improved. Bouchet
was ordinarily a cool Individual and if
he has be:n involved in a shooting
affair he lost his head as a result of
bis illness. As for Mrs. Richards,. I
had met her and knew she was chum
my with Dr. Bouchet. In fact, she used
to call frequently at the office.
The motive for the crime and at
tempted suicide was Jealousy, accord
ing to the police last night. James
Rigas, a friend of the woman, told
Lieutenant Goltx of the police force
that he had an appointment with
the young woman for last evening,
and that he had seen her earlier in
the day and she had told him that
someone was bothering her, evidently
referring to the dentist." Dr. Bouchet
wrote Mrs. Richards dally from July
15 to July 28, while he was out of the
city. The letters were those of an
affectionate friend. He called her
"Ruth, dear." and Bpoke constantly
of missing her.
Small Pistol Ia Used.
The shooting was done with a .22
caliber automatic pistol. The police
took charge of the weapon, which
had been emptied by the slayer. Dep
uty Coroner Goetsch took Mrs. Rich
ards' body to the morgue.
"When the police arrived on the
scene Mrs. Richards lay on the floor
of her apartment, with her head near
the door. Dr. Bouchet lay at her side,
with his head by her feet.
Tnere was evidence that the pair
h,.d struggled tor a few minutes be
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