88 Pages
Eight Sections.
Section One
Pages 1 to 18
VOL.. XL NO. 31
Entered at Portland lOretjon)
Pontnffire as Serfnl-Clii9ff Mutter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 31, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BRITAIN ACCEPTS
HARDING SENDS NOTE
BY CARRIER PIGEON
SLAV PESTILENCE
RADICALS PLANNING
INVASION OF COAST
RAILROADS' EARNINGS
HELD NORMAL AGAIN
JCIV XET INCOME PUT AT 6
PER CEAT PROPERTY VALUE.
LEAGUE TO SEEK
SEWER EXPLOSIONS
ROCK MINNEAPOLIS
THREE-MEN TELL
L
STATE OFFICES
OF BLOODY FINC
PRESIDENT HAS FIVE BIRDS
OS YACHT MAYFLOWER.
MEETINGS FOR PORTLAND AXD
SEATTLE AXXOCACED.
IKWXTOWX SECTION JARRED;
SCORES 1XJCRED.
FRENCH
PROPOSK
IMPERILS WORLD
German Aid in Silesia to
Be Demanded.
LAST NOTE SETTLES ISSUE
England's Ambassador at
Berlin Told to Help.
TROOP MOVE INVOLVED
Facilitation of Transport or Allied
Soldiers Across Teutonic
Territory Ordered.
PAR.IS, July 30. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Lord Harding, British
ambassador. Informed Premier Briand
tonight that Great Britain willingly
agrees to. the proposals, contained in
the French premier's latest note rela
tive to troop reinforcements for upper
Silesia.
The British ambassador at Berlin
has been instructed to join his French
and Italian colleagues in. a common
demand that Germany facilitate by all
possible means the transport of allied
troops across Germany whenever the
situation in upper Silesia renders it
necessary.
Note Handed to M. Briand.
Marquis Curzon. British foreign
secretary, in the note which Lord
Hardinge handed M. Briand, proposes
August 8 for the meeting of the
supreme council. Premier Lloyd
George will, attend if the French de
sire. The British reply is extremely cor
dial. Lord Hardinge expressed satis
faction over the dissipation of the
recent misunderstanding.
Bolgium, It was learned, will be In
vited to. attend the meeting of the
supreme council, and the United
States will send an observer.
Reinforcements Main Issue. .
The question, of sending reinforce
ments into the plebiscite area is to
be settled first, after which the coun
cil will consider the division of the
upper Sileslan territory as between
Germany and Poland.
Problems concerned with the rep
aration question will not be taken
up, these being left for settlement
by the allied ministers of France.
It is understood the council also
will discuss means for giving aid to
famine-stricken Russia, and probably
will examine the far-east situation.
LLOYD CiEORCE IS HOPEFUL
Allies Expected . to Settle Differ
ences on Silesia.
THAME. England, July 30 (By the
Associated Press.) Mr. Lloyd George,
the prime minister, speaking at the
unveiling of a war memorial here to
day, referred optimistically to the
trend of the agreement between
France and England on the Silesian
situation.
It had been arranged for the allies
to meet in a few days to consider
this vexed question, added the pre
mier, and he hoped the settlement
would be final.
In introducing the ' subject, the
prime minister said:
'We have had some differences with
France recently over the interpreta
tion of one of the sections of the
peace treaty, and we have talked very
plainly to each other. That is quite
right. Plain speaking generally leads
to good understanding. Thoughts
working in concealment are danger
ous. It is much better to have it out,
and we have both done so with most
excellent results."
The premier, after saying the pre
liminary difficulties had been settled
and announcing the forthcoming meet
ing of the allies, continued:
"Qreat Britain only claims that she
must have a voice in the interpreta
tion of the peace she made such sac-
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Chief Executive Communicates
With White House While on W ay
to Plymouth ' Celebration.
WASHINGTON. D. C, July 30.
Communication with 'Washington
by naval carrier pigeon was main
tained today by the' presidential"!
yacht Mayflower as she ; steamed
up the Atlantic coast" with Pres
ident and Mrs. Harding en route
to Plymouth, Mass., where 0.1 Monday
the president will speak at the cere
monies commemorating the tercen
tenary of the landing of the Pilgrims.
Before the Mayflower left yesterday
Lieutenant A. J. McAtee. director of
the naval pigeon service, placed five
carrier pigeons - aboard.' At 4:55 P.
M. today cne the birds returned
bearing a m.ss iz? from trie president.
The pigeon ha.i left the Mayfiowjr at
11:30 A. M. today, when the yacht was
about 25 miles northeast of Cape
Henry light, about 250 miles from
Washington.
The president's message said:
"Executive offices. White House:
Fine voyage, all well. Mrs. Harding
greatly refreshed. Making our sched
ule amid excellent conditions. In
spection this morning revealed fine
crew aboard the Mayflower. Greet
ings to all the office force.
"WARREN G. HARDING."
The Mayflower at 8:30 o'clock to
night was off Cape Henlopen, accord
ing to a wireless from Secretary
Christian received by the naval com
munications office here. The message
said:
"AH well. Fine weather. Smooth
sea."
TRAM CAR DROPS; 6 DEAD
Six Others Injured In Plunge of
2000 Feet Into Gulch.
' GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., July 30.
Six men were killed, and six others
injured, three seriously, when a tram
way car cable slipped out of the
swivel late today at the Schuyler
Doyle shale, company' plant, the car
plunging to .the floor of the gulch
2000 feet below.
The shale plane tram line is built
on a 70 per cent grade and the men
had just started from the plant to the
valley when the cable parted. It is
believed some of them jumped while
the car was traveling at a tremen
dous rate of speed. Their bodies were
found all along the route of the tram
line. '
The scene of the accident , is three
miles north of Grand Valley -and "45
miles from Grand Junction along
Parachute creek. Information re
ceived here was that the men were
mostly foreigners.
UNCLE SAM TO. CUT RENT
Charges for Government-Owned
Cottages to Drop Soon.
WILMINGTON, Del:. July 30. A
reduction of about 15 per cent in
the rent of government-owned houses
and apartments here, to become ef
fective August 1, was announced to
day by the resident manager for the
ynited States shipping board and the
Liberty Land company.
The average monthly rental now Is
approximately 311.
WOMEN OFF FOR JUNGLES
Child Also Member of Party on
Journey to Africa.
NEW YORK, July 30. Two women
and a child were members of the
party that embarked with Carl
Akeley on the steamship Baltic today
for a trip into the jungles of Africa.
Mr. Akeley is going in the hope of
obtaining a gorilla family for the
American museum of natural history.
FAIR WEATHER REMAINS
Normal Temperatures for Pacific
States Is Promised.
WASHINGTON. D. C, July 30.
Weather predictions for the week be
ginning Monday are:
Rocky mountain and plateau re
gions Widely scattered hewers and
normal temperatures.
Pacific states Generally fair and
normal temperatures.
All Nations Menaced, De
clares Harden.
FAMINE FOLLOWS OVERTURN
Rotting Corpse of Empire Is
Spreading Plague.
CAPITALISM HAS CHANCE
Salvation Held Possible if America
and World Realize Russia's
. - Plight and Act.
BY MAXIMILIAN HARDEN.
(Copyright, 19J1. fey The Oregonlan.) '
BERLIN. July 30. (Special Cable.)
That livid horse which, in John's
Apocalypse, had death for its rider.
gallops today over immense Russia,
breathing pestilence from its pallid
n Jstrils.
In May Lenine predicted that a good
harvest would follow last year's poor
yield. Since then the drought has
withered all the crops and fruit. The
earth has been split with wldrc fis
sures. No harvest is possible. Even
cattle cannot be fed
Recent excellent plans for recon
ciling the peasants and town folks
have gone gllmmerlnr. Since the
land was taken from the crown and
the big proprietors and turned over
to the peasants the area under culti-
vatipn has diminished 80 per cent.
The red army has taken the best men
from the plows. Compelled to deliver
all surplus products beyond his own
barest needs to the commissaries, the
peasant has raised only what he per
sonally Deeded. Had he been offered
agricultural machinery, axes, knives,
scissors, needles, thread, coal and oil
in exchange he would have worked
hard for abundant crops.
Rouble Almost Valueless.
But what good is the soviet rouble
to 'the peasant? His city cousin pays
10,000 roubles for a portion, of Ice
cream, half a million roubles Xor a
pair of shoes. The peasant has a cup
board full of requisition . slips and
paper money, but he can't purchase
the simplest necessities.
This catastrophe, which is the most
terrible known, falls just as one-half
of the army was to be demobilized
and the peasants relieved of a large
part of the taxes they have had to
pay. Military communism, which
Lenine thought necessary during the
war. was to end and make room for
state capitalism and freedom of re
tail trade.
But now the peasant who even last
year lived on 12 poods of cereal per
capita, or 23 less than the German
peasant, sees winter corning on with
out food and fuel. Between 20 and
30 millions are filled with savage
emotions at the prospect of starving
amid the snow and ice which may
come this year as early as September.
Whole Villages Moving-.
Whole villages meantime are emi
grating to Siberia and Turkestan.
The roads are choked with all sorts of
prehistoric vehicles. Skinny horses,
which even last spring could be
bought for a few pieces of bread, drop
dead amid dying men abandoned on
the dusty roadsides.
The fugitives are unwelcome every
where because they bring pestilence.
They stay their fearful hunger when
they can -with fruits, nuts and the
bark of trees. And as they are armed
and as there are hand grenades and
machine guns in every village, bloody
battles ensue.
Famine, cholera, pestilence that
apocalyptic team drags the Russian
people to the edge of the precipice.
Tomorrow it may plunge them into
the abyss.
Need I dwell on the consequence to
Europe, to Asia and to the whole
world? The giant, rotting corpse of
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PICTORIAL SIDELIGHTS BY PERRY ON
SO fV)CVAl
t-o
"People's Reconstruction League'
Maps Out Programme to Tax
Wealth, Produce Credits.
THE OREGON1AN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, D. C. July 30. An in
vasion of the Pacific- northwest by
the radicals is promised for the month
of August in press matter issued here
today from the office of "People's Re
construction league," which appears
to be the successor to what was for
merely known as the Farmers' Na
tional Council. . -
The announcement which bears the
news that meetings will be held in a
dozen northwest and Pacific coast
cities, including Portland and Se
attle, says that, the scries of confer
ences will be In charge of Benjamin
C. Marsh, single-taxer, who made nu
merous street-corner speeches in New
York when America was entering the
war, declaring it to be a wit "for
J. P. Morgan & Co."
He was also quoted by the New
York' Times as saying in one of these
speeches. "Let us pray for the death
of Root and Roosevelt."
Herbert F. Baker of Michigan is
president of the People's Reconstruc
tion league and William H. Johnston,
president of the International- Associ
ation of Machinists, is vice-president
Marsh, who is executive secretary,
has asserted that - he represented the
non-partisan league here. '
Printed .stationery of Marsh's or
ganization records the fact that Will
iam Bouck, radical master of the
Washington State Grange, is associ
ated with him in his political and
legislative programme.
In a characteristic statement In
connection with today's announce
ment. Marsh says:
"The executive secretary of the
league, Benjamin C. Marsh, is in
charge of the conference and reports
to all of them what congress is doing
and not doing on the league's execu
tive programme, which includes real
packer control legislation, taxation
of wealth instead of poverty, control
of natural resources and a complete
change in our credit and money sys
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather. '
YESTERDAY'S Higrheitf temperature. 80
degrees; lowest, 5tt; clear.
TODAY'S Fair, northwesterly wind.
- Dpttrtmentn.
Churches, section 5. page 2. .
Books, section 5. page 3.
Automobiles, section .
-.-4 v VeweiTi. .arr.. - . - v t
Fashions, section 5, pages 4 and 3
Women" activities, section V,pge 3,
Miss Ttngle'a column, section A, paye 5.
Madame Rlchet's column, section 3, page .
Auction bridge section 5, page 4.
iSperla-1 Features.
Devil's punchbowl holds seething brew. t
Magazine section.- paee i. -
Millions of tulips on Oregon farm. Mag a- j
i.lne section, pa-ge J. i
T'.io oak from the acorn, fiction feature, !
Magazine section, page .
Xews of tbe world u seen by the camera,.
Magazine section, page 4.
Charlie Dawes In action; the best thing
he does. Magazine section. pag .
The, very strange mystery of Mrs, Byru 8
atric. Magazine seexmn. psse
Mary af a housewife. Magazine section.
- page i. . ' .
Hill's cartoons. "Among Vb Mortals,
Magazine section, page 8.
Foreign.
Britain accepts latest French proposals on
Silesia. Section 1, page 1.
England and France are drifting apart.
Section 1, page 4.
Pestilential Russia now peril to whole
world, declares Maximilian Harden.
Section 1. page 1.
Soviet Russia agrees to free Americans.
Section 1, page '2.
Japan Is watching far eastern conference.
Section 1, page 10.
Peace in Ireland declared to be in Ulster's
hands,. . Section 1. page 6.
Sinn Fein executes Irish widow aa spy.
Section 1, page 10.
Peace with Greeks deferred "by Turks.
Section 1, page, 9.
House tax revipers meet, argue and ad
journ without reaching any decisions.
Section 1, page .
National. ' .
Disarmament male hope of Europe and
world, says Mark Sullivan. Section 1,
page 6.
Radicals plan to Invade Pacific coast In
August. Section 1. page V.
Ra 11 roads' earnings declared normal again.
Section 1. page 1.
Distributing gold In nation is problem. Sec
tion 1. page e-
Hirtling sends note by carrier pigeon. Sec
tion 1, page l.
Bathhouse raided by New York police. Sec
tion l. page a.
Northcliffe silent on controversy. Section
1, page 2.
Oil makes Osages richest of Indian tribes,
. Section 1, page 3. '
Sewer explosions rock Minneapolis' down
town section. Section 1, page 1.
VAVVC HG
"rue rAOU MVMNS
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TV lAf
' "Dn
Figures Declared to Show Biggest
Month of Year From Mone
tary Standpoint.
BY WILLIAM P. HELM JR.
(Copyright. i!2l. by The Orgonian.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 30.
There is every reason to believe that
today the railroads of the United
States, taken as a whole, can look
back on a month when their net in
come has been, at the rate of 6 per
cent annually of the value of their
properties. Such a condition has not
existed before for years even at the
height of the country's wartime pros
perity. '
Reports "of ' railroad activities for
June earnings, expenses and income
now are pouring into the interstate
commerce commission at such a rapid
rate that almost every hour of the
day changers the totals. As this is
written there have been footed up
the totals for 132 class one carriers
(those doing a business of $1,000,000
or more annually), and the footings
show the biggest month from an in
come standpoint this year. The re
sult is bigger than the more hopefu
element of the carriers' executives
had been looking for and has frankly
surprised even them. - ,
How did the roads make such-
good showing for June? By the old
expedient of cutting down their ex
penses. The tally for the 132 roads
shows that they reduced their ex
penses in June more than 20 per cent
as compared with June. 1920. Part
of this was due to the lessened cost
of supplies, part to decrease in the
working forces and part to the fact
that during June the roads kept their
maintenance and way expenses down
to a minimum.
Coming to July, we find that
due to wage cuts and the abrogation
of national agreements, both effective
the first day of the month, the saving
in expenses has been estimated at
more than $30,000,000 monthly.
- Such a condition argues for a' re
vival, almost immediately in many
lines of industry!
Another thing that is going to help
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Pacific Northwest.
Governor Davis of Idaho declare, home
. reclamation of .vital importance. Sec
tion 1, page 7.
Hawley divorce decree reversed. Section
1, page 7.
Treasury of state handle, tso.ooo.ooo. Sec-
r uon j, page a.
. Koarta. - . -.--
Ball plot defendants called murderers of
upon, . section pase 1.
Angler, from all over country will be en-
leriaineu royally in Aujust. Section
page 1.
Johnston defeats R. Norris Williams. Sec
tion , page z.
Douglas aquatic school Gwimmru carry off
ituuurs i .aie meeL. bectlon '1, page 2.
Ortega prepared to battle Murphy. Section
, . page . a. ... . ,
World', broad jump record broken for first
time in ;u years, section 2, psge 4.
World record set in four-heat trot. Section
-. page .
Pacific Coast league results: Portland 8,
ernon 8; Salt Lake 4. San Francisco
1; Seattle 7. Oakland 2; L,os Angeles
4, Sacramento 8. Section 2, page 4.
Davi. cup teams slow to develop form.
section , page .
Elaborate signals in baseball rapped. Sec
tion 2, page 5.
Commercial and Marine.
Big packer hides move in local market.
Section 1, page 17. j
Wheat averages lower. Section 1, page 17.
Stock turnover Is .mall. Section 1,
page 17.
Charter of . two British ships to carry
grain is announced. Section 1. page 16
Change for better In bond situation among
- week's market developments. Section
1, page 17.
Portland and Vicinity.
Oregon lumbermen offer aid in forest pro
tection. . Section 1, page 14.
One hundred and forty local firm, will
xete buyers. Section 1. page 12.
Fashion .how promises to be eclipsing fea
ture of buyers' week. Section 1,
page 13. . ,
Buyer, expected in record crowds. Section
1, page 33.
Seaside will dedicate It. massive new sea
wall. Section 2, page 20.
Picnic at Gresham Is gala affair. Section
1. page 8.
'Telephone user, of Portland asked to tea
- tify. - Section- 1, page 8.
Cruelty to two children charged to step
father. Section 1, page 15.
TCu Klux Klan Invades Oregon. Section 1,
page i-
Three witnesses corroborate finding of
bloody overcoat in Agee case. Section
1,. page 1.
One hundred and seventy-five men enlisted
in aero squadron. section 1, page 15
Non-partisan league to seek offices in Ore.
gon. Section 1. page 1.
Olty's auto camp 1. proving popular Sec
tion 1, page 8.
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Non-Partisans' Entry to
Mean Merry Campaign.
FRIENDS ARE IN HIDING NOW
Backers Are to Be Revealed
When Convention Is Held.
FUNDS WILL BE ASKED
Appeal to Be Made to Farmers' In
terests and. Antipathies as
Well as to Labor.
There will be a new ansle to the
political situation in Oregon in the
coming campaign due to the appear
ance on the scene of the nonpartisan
liague. With the arrival of H. H,
Steallard, organizer, the long delayed
plans of the league to invade Oregon
are about to be put into execution
The nonpartisan league makes a
specialty of politics and to carry out
its programme the league finds it
necessary to gain control of offices.
When the primaries are held in Ore
gon, next spring the league will
launch its first assault. The legts
lature will be the objective. Given
thf office of governor so as to con-j
trv! the veto power and a majority
ot the members of the legislature and
the nonpartisan league is ready for
business. This is why the leaguers
specializn in legislative politics and
they pay more attention to the state
offices than to county or city affairs.
Fled. of Leaarne Q.nlet.
Just now the residents of Oregon
who have invited the league to come'
tt this state are having their identity
concealed. Who they are will de
velop when the state convention la
held. This convention will be called
when the organizers have signed up
enough members, at 518 a member,
to make a presentable showing at the
convention. The most fruitful ,field
for the nonpartisan league organizers
is in western Oregon, chiefly because
the most of the population is on this
side of the mountains, although sev
eral of the innovations -advocated by
the league affect chiefly the grain
growers east of the Cascades.
The organizer has been in Clacka
mas county already, which county
has always been noed for being will
ing to experiment with political nov
elties. The populista were active in
Clackamas and the league makes a
bid for the same class of voters as
did the populist party years ago.
Convention city l' ncc-rtaln.
Either Portland or Salem will be
designated as the .place for holding
the state convention. This point is
to be determined, not by Oregon
people, but by the national officers
In North Dakota. Portland will prob
ably be selected as it is the natural
meeting point and most of the dele
gates who attend, if the session was
at Salem, would have to pass through
Portland anyway,
It is possible that the league, next
spring, will make nominations for
governor, state treasurer and the
legislature by the assembly system
and thus have its ticket ready for the
November general election. While
there is nothing definite yet in re
gard to these matters, the supposi
tion is mat msiaa oi putting up a
straight league ticket, the leaguers
will prefer to make indorsements of
candidates who have been sounded
out and found friendly to the league
programme.
Labor Pact Is Poa.lble.
The general scheme of the league is
to obtain a. working agreement be
tween the members of the league and
organized labor and consolidate this
combined support and center it on
the candidates found amenable to the
league programme. In such a coall
tion there is a .possibility of the
league attempting to elect a few
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Column 2.)
IN THE NEWS.
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TrvL -A ' fTv
Thousands Rush to Scene Police
Have Trouble Keeping Big
Crowds Out of Danger.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. July 31.
Scores of persons were injured, three
stores were wrecked and heavy dam
age to property was caused last night
and early today when a series of
seven manhole explosions rocked the
loop district. The amount of the
damage could not be estimated early
today. . The- first explosion came at
10:23 o'clock last night and the sev
enth after midnight. At that nour
firemen, were guarding the streets in
fear of other blasts.
The number of injured could not be
told at midnight. Twenty-eight per
sons had been treated at the Minne
apolis general hospital, six of whom
are injured seriously. Scores had
been taken to drug stores for first
aid and then to their homes
The first explosion was believed
to have been caused by a sliort cir
cuit in- a power cable manhole.
A fir- which started in a largG ae
partment store wa,s confined to a
small section and the damage was
sligfet.
Fear was expressed by fireman that
the fire would spread through the en
tire sewer system of the city.
Crowds forced their way to the
scene of the explosion in spite of ef'
forts of police to keep them back
Men finally assisted the authorities
and a fire iine was formed. Hardly
had the crowd been driven away
from the biasing manholes when
second explosion across the street
wrecked a cigar store and injured a
score of men and women.
The second . explosion demolished
the cigar store, throwing the stock
into the street and upon the walV
The third occurred half way up
the block. Another manhole caused
property destruction but no one was
injured, the crowd by this time being
kept away by fire lines. This last
explosion hit a five-story structure
and every window from the firs
to the roof was blown out, glass fall
ing into the street. Stocks of two
Jewelry stores were blown into the
street.
ORIENTAL FACTIONS CLASH
Hindus and Chinese Collide at Ira
migration Station.
SAX FRANCISCO.' July 30. A
pitched battle between 4S Hindu de
portees and . 100 Chinamen which
promised much bloodshed until it was
stopped by a flying wedge of 20 hard
fisted Inspectors, took place yester
day In the yard of the Angel island
immigration station here, it was re
ported today by Edward White, immi
gration commissioner.
Many of the combatants were arme
with knives which flashed and stashej
with the result that five of the Asi
atics suffered slight wounds before
the fight ended.
The Hindus arrived here Sunday
from New Yorkv. Most of the Chinese
are seeking admission into the coun
try.
GOVERNOR RESCUES MAN
Utah Executive Prevents Drowning
at Co mo Springs.
SALT LAKE CITY. July 30. Gov
ernor Mabey saved the life of John
Petty in a swimming pool at Como
Springs, Utah, Friday, according to
word brought back hero today.
Petty, who could " not swim, was
standing on the bank of the pool
when a passerby pushed him into the
water. His cries attracted Governor
Mabey. who immediately swam to his
rescue. ,
DEPUTY GETS BOYDSTON
Man Wanted for Portland Shooting
Is" Started on Way Back.
' ,-BOZEMAX, Mont., July 30. Roy
Kimball, deputy sheriff from Multno
mah county, Oregon, arrived in Boze-
man this afternoon and left tonight
for Portland with Jess Boydston, who
is wanted there for alleged assault
with intent to murder Mr. "and Mrs.
John Baker.
Boydston went without demanding
requisition papers.
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Ate
Witnesses Identify Coat
at Mrs. Agee's Trial.
CASE SOON GOES TO JURY
Defendant May Not Testify in
Her Own Behalf.
KLECKER SHUNS HEARING
Discovery ot Evidence Tending to
Link State's Star Witness With
Crime Corroborated. ,
The fate of Mrs. Louise Agee, in.
dieted for the murder of her hus
band, Harry Agee. will be In the
hands of a Jury in the Multnomah
circuit court by 10 o'clock tomorrow-
night, if Judge Morrow has his way.
Notice was served on attorneys in
the case that they were expected to
conclude evidence and arguments
Monday, and that the court would
limit the length of the arguments If
found necessary.
The woman who has lived under
the menace of the gallows thus far
has not taken the witness stand. In
dications are strong that the defense
will not call her. John A. Collier, her
attorney, has assured ttie court that
he has few more witnesses - to. pro
duce and th.-.t their -examination will
not take long. Should Mrs. Agee bo
called, her direct and cross-examina
tion would tale the better part of a
day, it is believed.
Mrs. Agee May Hold Silence.
If Mrs. Agee does not testify as to
her knowledge of circumstances sur
rounding the death of Agee, the court
will be asked under the law to in
struct the Jury that her failure to
take the stanu is not a circumstancs
to be held against her. The de
fendant is not required to testify in
a criminal action, and failure to do
so is not a legal ground for preju
dice. Mrs. Agee's version of occur
ences the night her husband's throat
was slashed already has been given
in some detail by several of the wit
n - -aes for the prosecution.-
Joseph H. Klecker, principal wit
ness for the state, whose accusations
of infidelity against Mrs. Agee laid
the basis for a love motive for the
crime, was not. in the court room yes
terday or , Friday. Rumors that he
had jumped his J500 bail, after dis
closures made by the defense tended
to connect him with the crime, were
entirely groundless, said Deputy Dis
trict Attorneys Hammersly and Pierce,
who explained that Klecker had been
constantly in touch with their office,
though avoiding the publicity of tha
courtroom. -
Father MaVes Inqairy Alone.
D. J. Swing, whose investigations
since his arrival in Portland five days
after the murdir resulted in finding
of evidence pointing away from his
daughter as the slayer, was on the
stand for a few minutes yesterday
on cross-examination.
"Did you hire any private detec
tives to aid you in your search?"
asked Hammersly.
"No sir," was the reply.
"Did you have any paid assistants?"
"No, sir."
"Had you been instructed by your
attorney or anyone else how to pro
ceed if you found something in your
search?"
"Not that I can recall."
"Did Mr. Collier ever tell you to
summon him in case you found any
thing of Importance?"
"No, sir."
Findlna; of Bundle Detailed.
There followed Swing on the wit
ness stand the three men he had
called to the spot where the blood
sprayed overcoat, gore-covered hunt
ing knife and sheet music were
found.
Frank L. Porter, storekeeper, liv-
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