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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1921)
I 10 THE SUNDAY OTSEGO "ST AN". PORTLAND. MABCIl" 27, 1921 t CHILDREN'S PARADE POi,'DERED BYBDARD Opinions Differ, on Holding Festival Pageant. .'PARENTS' WISHES RULE i - 'eieision in tt ... J titude of the '... 'jward such ' .'( W. V. Woodw Expression of Desires Will Be i Sought From School Patrons Before Final Decision. Shall there he a parade of school ! children this year as a featore of . ..;th Rose Festival? The answer to -this question Probably will be given by parents of the city, for the school directors of Portland are marking time with apparent desire to hear - -from them before giving approval or disapproval of the idea. : Opposition of Frank L. Shull. direc tor, prevented the matter from com ,' -mi? to a vote at the meeting of the - nirectors last Thursday, though it ' -may come up again at the next meet- rnjr. or as soon as School Superintend ent Grout is ready with a report eiv i rug the attitude of teachers and principals. f ' Parents Will Decide. .. i "The factor which lll control our decision in the matter will be the at- parents of children to- a parade. commented ward, director, yesterday, Though I think the majority of the board clearly favors the holding of school children's parade In connec tion with the festival, there would ' fee no desire to compel the youngsters i';to participate in such a march in (opposition to the wishes of parents." ' That the parades of past years have jTroved very detrimental to the , physical well-being of the children ' land have disorganized school work renerally is the belief of Director Shull. "Always there are some children who cannot stand the strain of three to four hours on their feet, some- , Jttmes during inclement weather, with -!the result that numbers every year 4 that parades have been held have ' leollapsed, and in several cases have ' ,ben si'k for months following," de-. 'dared Mr. Shull yesterday. ',' ' "I do not believe that parents gen erally approve of such a parade, and ' -'I do not think it is part of the school " (work. From three to four weeks V preceding the event 'there are drills 'to be held, ' always during school ; hours, for no child desires to stay :after school for such a purpose. This . Interferes greatly with thoir -studies and initial enthusiasm soon droopa ."so that it Is difficult to keep up their . interest In the affair." i Kant Side Auks TValur. ' J Slllton R. Klepper. Wilson Benefiel Iand others have been before the ". 'school board to urge the holding of '.:the parade on the east side, prefer ably on Grand avenue, between Haw , jthnrne and Hollauay avenues, I "Personally, I do not believe that ' lit would be too much of a strain." laverred Mr. Woodward yesterday, "if jit Is not too comprehensive. There Mare 40,000 school children In Fort- I land. Not more than 6000 Should 'participate in the parade. Those who ;ire wpak physically should not be ' permitted in the line. If it rains, or ;;evEn threatens to rain, tho parade -'; should be called off immediately. It Is-essentially a sunshine parade, and would be a miserable, cruel farce if held In the rain. "I think tho physical instruction In preparation for the parade is very useful. The school district la paying Professor Robert Krohn $3900. a year -jto handle the physical drills in the schools, and this would Only bo a part of his instruction, and 'should not interfere with studies. The chil- - 'dren usually enter into the plans ' with much zest." , I Other directors are said to favor . the parade in the belief that It aids .'. to inculcate civic pride In the young. (Special.) Funeral services for the late Mrs. Anna M. Post, wife of Frank Post of Alfalfa, were held in this city on Wednesday. Interment was in the Prineville cemetery. Mrs. Post, who is survived by her husband and four children, was born in JDufort, Ger many, In 1879, and came to America in 1808. Andrew Robertson. Sellwood gro ceryman, died Thursday, March 24, at Phoenix, Ariz., following an nines? of several months, caused by perni cious aenemia. Mr, Robertson was born In Aberdeen. Scotland, 4 years ago and came to Oregon City 26 years ago, where he conducted a grocery store for 15 years, later coming to Sellwood, where he has owned a gro cery store for the past 11 years. Mrs. Obituary. ' I NEWPORT, Or., March 28. Spe'- '.' ,cial.) Mrs. Joshua Mason, 71 years .' '.cld, died yesterday, following eeveral - ." months' illness, from heart trouble. .' " Mrs. Mason was a pioneer, having . '. come to Oregon In 1852 from. Marion, - ' rlowa, where she was born. She was '-.a resident of Corvallis for many ..years and belonged to the Methodist i i' church and Rebekah lodge. Her hus- band died 15 years ago. Two eons, 'Chester O. Mason of Portland, and -. " I,. Wayman Mason of Long Beach, '.'.'CaL: two brothers, Amos and William . Kisor of Newport, and one sister, Mrs. , ; . C G. Copeland of Newport, survive. . -' Funeral services will be conducted by : '. .-Newport Rebekah lodge tomorrow af . '-. ." ternoon. Interment following in Eure- ; " s i ka cemetery, Newport. j "' ' . MEDFORD, Or., March 2. (Spe " 'eial.) George Clement Culy, who died :hero March 24, aged 68 years, was , .. 'born in Ann Arbor, Mich., had been a .V. v resident of Jackson county for the ' ' "t 'Paaf 37 years, and had resided in late ' .. years on hie farm on the ffacifia high- Vway between Medford and Phoenix. Ho leaves five eons and three daugh ters who are George A. Culy of Rose burg. Clement N. Culy and Mrs. Nel- 1 lie Long of Grants Pass, Miss Mildred Culy of Ashland, Cary W. Culy of Jacksonville, Frank O. Culy of San Diego, Cal., and Mrs. Laura Owen and Allen B. Culy of Medford. Interment was in Mountain View cemetery, Ash land. PRINEVILLE, Or., March .26. (Special.) R. M. Powell of this city was buried last Sunday in the local cemetery. Mr. Powell was born in Polk county, Oregon, in 1871, and ' i, came to Crook county in 1873, where he had since resided. He is survived - '' 'i by two daughters, Mrs. Ida Mattson March 26.- and Miss I la Powell. Or.. -'-- T . ,-' PRTNKVTLLE, ;':.t'.f ' . Custom Made Overstuffed Davenports $97.50 Comfortable, serviceable, digni fied and well proportioned. Furniture of the best construc tion at a ridiculous low price. Chairs to Mutch In Denim i7.r Term If Desired C. F. FALLON Decorative Workshops Kr,n-ei-ni"i Milwankie Street Display Koum 420 Morgan Bids;. PORTLAND ATTORHET IS DEAD, PURSE OF MISSING I ID Find Made on River Bank in Spokane. POLICE PROBE FETT CASE I, J. Gordon. I. J. Gordon, 632 Vista ave nue, well-known local attorney, died at St. Vincent's hospital following an operation on March 24. Mr. Gordon was born in Kingston, N. Y., 46 years ago. He came to Portland in 1911 and had practiced law in this city since that time. Mr. Gordon is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ruth Gordon; a son, Richard, and daughter, Doria; his father. Joseph Gor don of New York, and three brothers. Bam Gordon, Port land; Mace Gordon, New TfOrk, and John Gordon, Philippine Islands, and one sister, Mrs. Jennie Watklns, New York. Funeral services were held at the crematorium in charge of the Masonic lodge at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Robertson and their son Edward were with Mr. Robertson at the time of his death. They will bring the body back to Portland and will arrive Monday night.. Funeral services will be held at C. W. Kenworthy's chapel, 15a2 East Thirteenth street, Sellwood. and Interment made in Mount Scott ceme tery. Rev. W. S. McCullagh will con duct tho services. Surviving Mr. Rob ertson is his widow and daughter Lillian, a teacher at Stephens school, and son Kdward. CRIPPLES TO GIVE PLAY Club Women to Sell Tickets for 4 "The Douglibojs Follies." Rehearsals for the comedy feature, "The Doughboy's Follies," which will be given at the Heilig theater April 7, ,8 and 9 under the auspices of the Portland Disabled Veterans, have been going forward rapidly, and Billy Foy, manager, promised that the pro duction will prove one of the features of the spring theatrical season in Portland, The scene of the production Is laid in France. The audience will be given a chance to get some glimpses of soldier life as It was "over there" at the time of and immediately fol lowing the armistice. Leading roles in the production are taken by pro fessional actors, and for that reason a finished production is promised. The eale of tickets has been taken over by the federation of women's organisations, and Mrs. Alexander Thompson has appointed Mrs. George L. Williams chairman of the commit tee in charge of the sale. BRIDGE REPAIR SPEEDED Oarnside Structure Slay Be Opened for Traffic Tuesday Morning. If workmen can finish the task of repairing the Burnside bridge In time. It will be opened for traffic on Tues day morning, it was reported last night. JT. present the Rose City and Beau jnont cars are routed over the Morri son street bridge, but with resump tion of traffic over the Burnside structure, the Portland Railway. Lisht & Power company will re sume the old schedule on those lines. Conduct of Husband, Who Killed Himself Following Wife's Dis appearance, Investigated. SPOKANE, Wash., March 26. (Special.)- A purse, identified as the prop erty of Mrs. Charles Fett and contain ing a key which unlocked the Fett residence, was found on the bank of the Spokane river near the Howard- street bridge nere today by searchers for Mrs. Fett's body.. A watohman at a nearby mill told the police that he saw Charles Fett stop his automobile on tne Dnqge at an early hour Thursday morning and after peering for a while into the water, drive on. Fett committed suicide yesterday when police called at h.:s home to question him concern ing his wife's disappearance Wednes day night. The fact that Fett's clothing after his suicide was found, according to thj police, to be soaking wet, gave rise to a theory that he had visited thfl river shortly before. Police officers in charge or the case were investigating today a state ment of Miss Louise Gendreau, whom they reported as having told them that she had kept company, for some time with Fett, who had declared he was a divorced man. tihe had agreed to marry him, she was declared to have said, if he was able to produce proofs of his divorce. Woman Drops From Sight. Fett reDorted to the police Thurs day that his wife had disappeared the previous night. He said he naa taaen their 10-year-old daughter in an auto mobile to church for an Easter serv ice rehearsal, leaving Mrs. lett at home to take a street car later to tho home of her mother on the opposite side of town. Mrs. Fett did not visit her mother's home, and has not been seen by relatives since, the police were informed. Fett had been working with the police Thursday in their search for his wife, and shot himseir wnen iney knocked on his door yesterday to take him to the police station tor lurtner questioning. Philias P. Gendreau and Miss Jose phine Gendreau. father and sister of Miss Louise Gendreau. expressed only approval of Fett's conduct while at t' e Genireau home. "There was nothing wrong, so far am I roulH km." declared Mr. Gendreau. r Hfltnh.H htm' hpniitiRB it was my I girl in whom he was interested. "1 went to see his mother, to learn what 1 could of him. She did not know who I was and she told me that he had been baptized. He said he was not sure he had been baptized, but was trying to learn definitely. If he had been baptized lie could not marry my daughter, because we could not go against the law of the church. Divorce Question .Raised. "I learned that he was not divorced in Spokane." Mr. Gendreau asserted, "but he told me three months ago that he was divorced in ' Portland seven or eight years ago. I said he A'ould have to prove it and he was going to Portland today to get the papers. "He told us that he had lived in the same house with his wife, but that they were not living as man and wife. That was some time ago." "He certainly was a gentleman while at our home," said Miss Jo sephine Gendreau, the sister. "He could not have been more of a gen tleman. We were surprised when we heard of the suicide we were bhocked. "One thing is certain," she declared, "if he were baptized Louise would never have married him. She would not have gone against the church or father's wishes." "We know that Mary did not get along well with Fett," said Mr. Luecken, brother of the missing woman, in speaking of Mrs. Fett. "He seldom furnished her with money and she did considerable sewing. Not lik ing Charlie, we did not have any more to do with him than we had to." ENGINEERS COMING SOON Settlement ot Deschutes Contro versy Expected Sborlly. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington, D. C, March 26. Direct or Davis of the reclamation service notified Representative Sinriott today that there would be little further de lay In naming the board of engineers which is to visit tho Deschutes irri gation project and settle numerous controversies now clamoring for hearing. This Information was given in an swer to a petition from residents of the south unit of the project, who urge that - their unit be taken up first NAVY IS STILL HOPEFUL Balloon is ts 3Iay Have Been Picked Cp by Fishermen, Say Officers. PENSACOLA, Fla., March 26. Al though four days have passed since Chief Quartermaster George K. Wil kenson and four companions left the naval air station nere in a free bat loon, officials ac the station still were hopeful tonight of the safety of the five men. Search of the entire area to which the wind might have blown the craft has been made by dirigibles, seaplanes and eagle boats without success. Failure to find any traces of the bal loon was taken by station officials as Indicating that the craft either drifted to some unfrequented spot or that the men were' picked up by some fishing boats. As the duration of the aver age fishing cruise is thre? weeks, of ficials said they would not abandon hope until the end of such a period. Strawberry Carnival Planned. ROSEBURG. Or., March 26. (Spe cial.) The committee arranging for the 10th annual strawberry carnival held its first meeting today-and made thp preliminary arrangements for the yearly festival held in this city. A public mass meeting was set for Mon day night at which time further plans-are to be made. Early interest in the carnival assures its success this year. WAR HERO IS FREED KID1P E Millionaire's Son Said to Have Suggested Abduction. Nine Autoists Arrested. OREGON CITY, Or.. March 26 (Special.) Nine autolsts were arrest ed in this city last night for operat ing automobiles without tail Qghts. All were fined $2 apiece by Judge Kelly of the city court. One man was arrested for turning his machine at tho Intersection of Seventh and Main streets in violation of a city ordinance. NEED OF MONEY MOTIVE Every large city has one newspaper which, by universal consent, is the Want-Ad medium of the community. In Portland It's The Oregonian. Hugh Van Amburgh Is Exonerated by Jury at Tacoma After Be ing Out Four Hours. TACOMA, Wash., March 26. A ver dict of not guilty was returned here tonight by the jury hearing the trial of Hugh. C. Van Amburgh, Tacoma ex-service man charged with the kid naping of Arthur Kurt. 20-year-old son of W. R. Rust, Tacoma million aire mining man and capitalist. The jury was out only four hours. a portion of that time being for lunch. Van Amburgh was accused of at tempting to obtain a (25,000 ransom to secure young Rust's release but In his defense accused young Rust him self as an accomplice. , Amburgh, hero of seven major battles in the world war and deco rated twice for bravery by both the United States and French armies, de clared on the witness stand today that Arthur Rust plotted his own kidnaping here February 1 in order to obtain money from Ills father. Van Amburgh Is on trial in superior court -charged with the kidnaping, to which he confessed following his ar rest a few weeks ago. Several hun dred persons were unable to crowd into the packed courtroom today. Arthur Rust told me ho needed money," Van Amburgh said. "He de clared he was loath to ask his father for the sum-required, and asked If I would like to make a big sum easily. I told him 'Yes.' He then said his father was afraid' of kidnapers, and he sirgsested a kidnaping plot. "I told him it was a dirty trick. He answered that all ttte Rust wealth would be his some day and that tret ting a little in advance made no dif ference." ArtTiur Rust Is the only son of W. R. Rust, millionaire mining and smelting man, banker and real estate owner. The prosecution rested its case late yesterday after Arthur Rust and W. R. Rust had testified. Chief of Police Smith told the jury of the con fession of Van Amburgh when he was taken to the police station and charged with the" crime. W. R. Rust told of receiving a note from the kidnaper demanding $25,000. He said he immediately went to a bank, drew out the' money and took it to the place designated in the note. "I could not find the place de scribed or I would have left the money," Mr. Rust said. "1 wanted my boy. I returned to my office with the money and there learned that Arthur was free." Judge W. D. Askren ruled that evi dence of Van Amburgh's war record and his decorations was admissible, since they were official government records. The state argued against this evidence. Attorneys for Van Amburgh then presented his citations Land ' showed he had taken part in seven major engagements in the world war. Articles mentioning Van Am burgh printed In two magazines of national circulation were introduced. The defense, before court adjourned last night, attempted to show by two witnesses that Arthur Rust and Van Amburgh were well acquainted. Ar thur denied that he knew his alleged kidnaper and also declared he had never read about his war exploits pre vious to the kidnaping. CITY GETS JLC. WILLARD Temporary Engineer Aainctl to Help in Fight on Plionc Rise. E. C. Willard yesterday was named by City Attorney Grant as temporary engineer to aid the--city attorney's of fico In preparing the city's petition to the pnblic service commission for a rehearing on the telephone case. Frank 3. Batllie, chief engineer for the Grant Smith company, will serve as consulting engineer. Fourteen of the largest of munici palities in Oregon Ilave written to City Attorney Grant signifying in tention to join 'Portland in the fir.ht for a rehearing of the telephone rate case. FAIR PLUHS DEVELOPING WHIRLWIND START OX PROJ ECT EXPECTED SOOX. Portland Men Attending Xutional Gatherings Are Preparing to Talk "Oregon 125." Although plans for Oregon's 1925 exposition are held temporarily in abeyance till after completion of the community chest drive, affairs are shaping for a whirlwind start on the exposition project, once other matters are disposed of. A temporary office has been opened In Room 1136, North western Bank building, where John E. Gratke, assistant to President Meier, is in charge. The territory of Alaska stands ready to aid Oregon, according to a letter received yesterday by Mr. Meier from Governor Riggs. The mat ter will be presented to the legislature ot the territory at its next session. Portland men attending national gatherings are preparing to talk "Oregon, 1925," and present features of the exposition to delegates from all parts of the country. At present E. C. Sammons is on an eastern trip and will appear before the national lumbermen's convention In New Or leans. He will likewise have a chance to boost the movement in Chi cago. Kric V. Hauser is contemplating a trip to Canada soon. In addition to talking for the exposition wherever he goes he will present Oregon's claim for recognition to the Ottawa government. Civic, social and Industrial clubs In the city are discussing the exposition project and preparing to Instruct delegates and representatives to carry Oregon's call wherever they may go in the interests of their organizations. Read The Oregonian classifled ads. WIDOW SUES FOR $60,000 Atftlon Result of Mis-hop in Rail road Yards In January, El wood M. Goodrich was beneath a loaded flatcar adjusting a defective brake when a signal to move the car backward was given by an Alblna yard foreman January 21, 1921. it Is asserted in a $60,000 damage suit filed against the Oregon-Washington Rail road & Navigation company in the circuit court yesterday by Mrs. Cora L. Goodrich, widow and administra trix of the estate of her deceased hus band. Injuries were received which necessitated amputation of both legs and Goodrich died 14 hours later, it is said The accident occurred at 6:10 A. M. and It was dark in the yards, where Goodrich was using a lantern under the car. In addition to the widow he left three children. Leetha. aged 9; Elwood J., 4. and Wiley C. 2. UNPAID TAXES RECORD More Than Flv Millions In First Half Tolls Uncollected. All precedents In Multnomah county are broken in the amount of taxes due at this time of the year. With only eight days remaining for the payment without interest of the first Installments, there is due the sum of 5, 526. 607. 73. That remaining unpaid after April E will begin to accumu late interest at the rate of 12 per cent a year. The total tax roll this year is J14.697.707.12, of which only $1,822, 245.83 has been paid. Last year at this time there remained only approx imately $3,000,000 of the first-half taxes to be collected. The average collection daily until April 6, to clear up the monev due, must be approxi mately $690,000. IRISH CIVIC LEAGUE TOPIC Colonel JoYin Leader Airs Views on Troubles of llrin. The principle trouble with Ireland at the present time is that the people there do not know what they want, according to Colonel John Leader, who gave an address at the luncheon of the civic leaguo,at the Benson hotel yesterday noon. Colonel Leader likened the Irish question to the sitory of 60 Protestants and 69 Catholics who were ship wrecked on an Island. 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