THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, SEPTE3IBER 18. 1921
SUe OF CONVICT
MUST STAND TRIAL
Penitentiary Guard Charged
With Manslaughter.
CAPTIVES RE-ENACT SCENE
Coroner' Jury Decide Killing of
Negro Who Itcfii!M-H to Obey
C'oininnnil Is Unjustified.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Sept. 17.
(Hiwclal ) CJrorKe Thornton, penlten
lUry ruard. was arrested tonight on i
mannlauirhter charge following a cor
onrr'i jury Investigation of the shooting-
of Guy Monroe, negro convict, yea
terday. The Jury was out three houra
before brlnpls In the verdict to the
effect tht the killing: was not justi
fied. Earl W. Benson, prosecuting at
torney, who, with Coroner Joseph
Chamberlain, conducted the lnvesxl
iration, Immediately drew up the In
formation charging manslaughter,
Thornton waa notified and came to the
heriffa office tonight to accept serv
ice. He waa released on 11000 bond.
Convicts In the Institution's "Si
beria" who witnessed the shooting re
enacted the scene for the benefit of
the Jury.
Guard Opens Fire.
Testimony before the Jury was that
Monroe had attempted to escape the
night before. He was made to stand
In a corner of the yard from 1 A. M.
to 10:30 A. M. He finally asked for
some water and when Ja .tea Hender
son, a guard, drew the water and set
It on the ground, Monroe started
toward It Thornton ordered him to
halt and when he did not, opened fire.
Convict witnesses atated that Mon
roe made no attack on the guard.
Thornton is the guard who shot
John. Vandell on June 23. Vandell was
serving a life sentence for the murder
of Edward Olson, state industrial com
missioner, several years ago, Vandell
lso was la "Siberia" at the time.
Wltaeaa Telia of Threat.
William Dell, convict and wltneas
to the shooting, after being promised
he would not be punished for his tes
timony, Mated that Monroe, was not
three feet from the corner when the
shot waa fired. The testimony waa
corroborated by William Knox, a
negro, who added further Thornton
had threatened him with the rifle,
saying, "Don't move or I'll give you
a, taste of this."
Monroe, both witnesses stated,
made no attempt to make an attack
on Guard Henderson, but was "mak
ing funny noises" with his mouth.
Colonel Charles Wesley Furlong,
author and soldier, as well as expert
gunman, made an examination of the
body and the course of the bullet. He
waa closeted In the morgue with the
Jury, but would make no statement
for publication.
FRESHMAN CUSS ELECTS
rOUTLAND fTCDEXTS IIO..
ORED AT PACIFIC UNIVERSITY.
Leonard II. Alley Chosen PrcHldent
and Helen Tliomus Is Named
i
Vice-president of Body.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY", Forest
Grove, Or.. Sept. 17. (Special.)
Three Portland students head the list
of officers that will lead the fresh
man class through the first semester
of Its college life here. Leonard H.
Alley, a graduate of Washington high
school. Is president. Miss Helen
Thomas, from Jefferson high. Is vice
president, and Alvln Hawke, from the
Oregon Institute of technology, will
represent the clasa In the student
senate.
The other officera elected were Jo
seph McCready, treasurer; Lois Allen,
Secretary, and Lawrence Anderson,
sergeant-at-arms. All of them come
from Forest Grave. Miss Mildred By-,
bee from Vancouver Union high
school was elected class reporter.
President Alley Is the son of G. B.
Alley, a business man of Portland.
His father attended Pacific univer
sity In the early days of the Institu
tion. . He was a president of Gamma
Sigma literary society, which has the
honor of being the oldest literary so
ciety on the coast.
Miss Thomas' mother. Mrs. Nancy
Morrison Thomas, was here in 1893.
GLADSTONE BOY HONORED
Leonard Grawler First Outside Stu
dent to Head Washington High.
OREGON CITY. Or., Sept. 17. (Spe
cial.) Leonard Grasier, son of Mr and
Mrs. C. Grasier of Gladstone, has been
elected president of the senior clans of
1921 at the Washington high school,
the first time this honor has been be
stowed upon a student residing out
side of Portland.
Grasier, who was connected with
the Portland Hallway, Light St Power
company before taking up his studies
at Portland, and who also attended
the Oregon City high school. Is one of
the most popular students at the
Washington high school and his ntnny
friends are extending their congratu
lations. He la 18 years of age and a
member of the Oregon national guard.
He Is the grandson of K. F. Ginther,
prominent pioneer farmer of Beaver
Creek,
WAR VICTIM IS FREED
Charge of Bootlegging Quuxlierf by
Federal Judge Wolverton.
Personal animosity slli-gefl on the
part of the complainant, seven body
wounds received in action overseas,
a sliver plate In his head and shrap
nel In his knee, caused the federal
court to look with clemency upon
the case of M. T. Devereaux. Cana
dian war veteran of Seaside, Or., yes
terday, and dismiss the chargea
against htm for violation of the pro
hibition law.
Assistant United States Attorney
Flegel told Judge Wolverton that
such a man was a poor obpect of
prosecution and that the chief com
plainant was a personal enemy. He
did not think, he said that It was
possible to find a Jury that would
co ivlet Devereaux.
Devereaux Is In Good Samaritan
hospital recovering from an opera
tion, when a piece of shrapnel waa
tsken from his knee. He will be
confined there for at least 0 days.
Flrgel said. He was arrested In
Seattle by prohibition agents after
man with whom he waa in partner
ship In a dairy atora had reported
him to be a bootlegger. The report
was said to have been caused by a
misunderstanding between the part
ners. REED mm ROLL
EXACTLY 300 STUDENTS ARE
. REGISTERED AT COLLEGE.
Eiglit States and Three Foreign
Countries Represented, With
Oregon Leading All.
Statistics given out yesterday by
Miss Ruth Crellin, registrar at Reed
college, shows that exactly 300 stu
dent have registered. They represent
eight state of the union and three
foreign countries. Sixty-one came
torn without the state, and 139 from
Oregon, of whom 223 reside la Port
land. This Is the largest registration
recorded In the ten years the college
has been In exlatence. The largest
previous registration waa In 1918.
when 287 atudenta attended. It la dis
closed that 145 of the total number
registered thla year are newcomers,
of whom 130 are freshmen.
The other states represented In
clude Washington. Idaho, Montana,
California, New York, New Jersey and
Kentucky. Forllgn countries repre
tented are Canada, Italy and China.
Thirty students have come with
rdvanced standing from otntr col
leges and universities throughout the
nation and two foreign nati.'s. In
cluded In this list are University of
Washington, Leland Stanford Jr. uni
versity. University of Callfort.la, Uni
versity of Oregon. Oregon Agricul
tural college. College of Idaho. Santa
Ana Jr. college. Cheney State normal,
Belllngham State normal and North
Dakota Wesleyan, The foreign col
leges represented are the University
cf Pekln and the University of Rome.
STEAMER STEWARD FINED
Sale or Whisky and Gin Costs G.
Kanzer $100.
O. Kanzer, a steward on the Dutch
steamer Ootmaraun, had ambitious
aspirations to get rich quick and
might have realised them had they
not been mixed with bargain counter
ethics, for the rush attracted too
much attention, particularly that' of
the customs officials at the Mersey
dock, where his vessel tied up Friday
night.
According to the federal authori
ties, Kanzer opened abop at S o'clock
In the afternoon and was arrested at
o'clock for selling liquor. The evi
dence waa comprised of Tip Top
Scotch whisky, direct from Glasgow,
which he was selling at 14 a quart,
and aome Holland gin, brought over,
going at the reasonable figure of 13
a quart.
At auch prices It did not take the
customs officials long to notice that
something was wrong and Deputy
linlted Statea Marshal Swetland was
called to the scene. Kanzer was ar
rested and arraigned In federal court
yesterday morning. He waa fined 1100.
BUILDINGS LACK NUMBERS
1000 Such Places IteKrtcd In U. S.
I'oxtal Survey.
Returns from a survey of buildings
and houses In Portland without atreet
numbers made at the direction of
Postmaater Jones at a request from
the department, indicate that there
a,re more than 1000 buildings in the
city without numbers.
The action has been taken 'simul
taneously all over the country, the
postmaster stated. In order to facili
tate mail delivery. There are a num
ber of office buildings without street
numbers, he said, and a great many
houses. As soon as all the returns
are received, Mr. Jones will direct a
circular letter to the owners of the
buildings directing them to put num
bers on and calling their attention,
to city ordinance No. 7448, which
specifies that all buildings must be
numbered before they are occupied,
under a penalty of from IS to 810
for each day of neglect.
EVANS TENDERED DINNER
Staff of District Attorney Presents
Chief With Watch.
One of the rare occaalons on which
Walter H. Evans, district attorney
of Multnomah county, has been un
able to find expression for hla emo
tions waa at a dinner given in his
honor by his staff yesterday noon,
which concluded with the presenta
tion of a handsome gold watch to
Evans, who shortly ascends to the
circuit bench.
Deputies, stenographers, office clerks
and all were represented at the din
ner, given at the Nom Kim Low
restaurant. Fourth and Everett
streets, and featuring Chinese dishea.
Mrs. Evans was also a guest of the
occasion. The watch was engraved
with the monogram of the district
attorney and was Inscribed, "To our
'Chief.' Walter H. Evans, district at
torney, with kind remembrances from
hla staff."
KIRSCHBAUM CLOTHES FALL AND WINTER 1921
alue!
mean?
it?
What does
Quality first '
sound quality in fabric and tailor- '
ing. Then price a fair, honest,
closely- marked price. That's
our idea of value is it yours?
Kirschbaum Clothes .
foo, 35, 40 and 45
Phegley & Calender
COR. FOURTH AND ALDER STS.
COLLEGE SHOWS GROWTH
PHILOMATH SCHOOL. ATTEND
AXCE INCREASED.
United Brethren Conference Bears
Report of President Meet
ing End Tonight.
PHILOMATH. Or.. Sept. 17 (Spe
cial.) At the United Brethren confer
ence yesterday afternoon the report
on education was given, then Presi
dent Epley presented his report on
Fhllomath college. The repor showed
that in the seven years of hi admin
istration the student body has in
creased more than SO per -nt, the
endowment nearly six-fold and that
the net assets had more than doubled.
The academy haa been put on the ac
credited list, the college Is recognised
'ny the department of education and
all Its courses have ben standardised
and the constituency of the college
has become more enthuslai'lc and
loyal. A faculty of earnest Christian
men and women are an Inspiration to
the atudenta. The buildings have been
repaired and renewed and the pros
pects for the year are good
President Epley referred to the
need of new buildings and he made
a forcible appeal to members of con
ference to help obtain more s'udents
for the college.
Memorial services were he.d for
Rev. Isaac J. Powell and Mrs. O. K.
Hartman and Mrs. W. H. Bevere. a
preacher and two preachera" wives
who have died during the year.
Kev. Mr. Powell was born n 1843.
came to Oregon In 1845, waa licensed
to preach In 185, as a resident of
Wasco county for over 40 yjars and
died at Tygh Valley. September .
after a life of great usefulness
The Christian home was next dis
cussed, the Importance of home train
ing and of worthy example w.re pre
sented and also the evils of divorce.
Rev. O. T. Dever. D. P.. general sec
retary of young people's work, Day
ton. O., preset ed last evennlx on JJie
church, comparing the church of to
day with the Apostolic church in
respect to prayer, fellowship. Chris
tian love, soul winning and giving.
This morning Bishop Washins-er gave
a short address.
The report of the romm'ttee on
fourth-year course of study passed.
Rev. G. K. Hartman and Rev. J. L
Parker were referred to the com
mittee for ordination.
Next followed the report on aoclal
service and moral reform, also the
report on SaDbath observance
Rev. Edward J. Harper of the north
west conference Methodist Episcopal
churcfl south, pastor at Ct-rvallis,
save greetings from his conference
and the personal greetings of Bishop
Dubois In a most eloquent ani force
ful manner. The meeting of-conference
will end tonight.
FUGITIVE UNDER ARREST
Three-Year Search for Reputed
Embezzler Finally Ended.
ABERDEEN. Wash Sept. 17. (Spe
tial.) Ending more than three years'
search a man believed to be Fred
Hanson, alias Harold A. Lund, is un
der arrest at Los Angeles, and Chief
t f Police Dean is on the way south
with extradition papers and a war
rant chararing theft of approximately
$2150 from the Climax cigar store of
this city.
Hanson, or Lund, according to Otto
Knllander, proprietor, was employed
as a salesman during the illness of
the reguiar clerk, and had been work
ing but a few days when approxi
mately $1700 in currency and more
than $400 worth of savings stamps
disappeared at the same time the
salesman was missing.
New Ferryboat Finished.
CENTRA LIA. Wash.. Sept. 17. Spe
cal.) A new ferryboat over the Cow.
lits river on the Pacific highway at
Cowlitz Bend, south of Toledo, has
been completed by Hyatt tc Croop.
who recently were awarded a con
tract by the county. The boat has a
capacity of four automobiles. A. W.
Morgan, contractor, Wednesday night
completed construction of about one
mile of paving on the Pacific highway
op Jackson prairie. The. road will be
opejied to traffic in about SO days.
In 4i countries of the world there
are more than 8.000.000 men under
arms and twice as many In the reserves.
LICENSE RISE PROPOSED
CITY COVNCIti TO ACT UPON
PENDING ORDINANCE.
Seven Concerts Twelve artists. 17.
Eiwyn Artists Series. Phone Main
1991. Adv.
Read The Orepoplan classified ads.
Read The Oregonlsn classified ads.
szaQBMji
LEARN
INTERIOR DECORATING
A PRACTICAL COURSE
Will be given to a limited number by
MR. EVERETT P. BABCOCK
-5 . xresiueni oi caDCOCK & Jfeets
-"t7JahstM BEGINNING OCTOBER 1
NLLl&HI Saturday Mornings, 9:30 to 11:30
The course will Include nraw.nn. curtain deslga la color, how to measure
and estimate drapery work, and construction la upholatarinit. Write for
prospectus and terms.
Mr. nabeoek. 421 Alder Street
The Executive
He is the great human dynamo supplying the
power to turn great factory wheels and fill up
pay envelopes. But whence this power? Ge
nius? Yes, but something more. Without the
aid of modern time and labor-saving office de
vices in his institution he would be helpless.
We have become known as office "modernizers."
May we help you ?
PENCIL SHARPENERS WORK ORGANIZERS
TELEPHONE BRACKETS LETTER FILES
METAL CASH AND BOND BOXES
LOOSE-LEAF LEDGERS 4ND MEMOS
ROTARY NEOSTYLES
OFFICE FURNITURE
Third and Alder Streets
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Increase of Business Fees In Many
Lines Will Be Considered at
Midweek Session.
An ordinance containing; a ravision
of license charges for various 'enter
prises conducted in Portland will
come before the city council for final
consideration Wednesday, according;
to City Commissioner Pier, in charge
of the finance department.
The ordinance increases the licenses
for woodsaws from $5 a year to (40
a year. -.-
: Cleaning; and dyeing; establishments
would be called upon to pay license
fees ranging- from J-.50 a quarter to
$10, according to the magnitude of the
business.
All operators of automatic vending
machines would be required to pay
an annual license fee of fl a year.
A license fee for all pumps used for
vending power producing liquids is
contained In the ordinance, which. If
approved, will mean that all pumps
row located on private property and
not taxed as a result thereof will be
licensed. ,
The license fee for parage repair
men has been Increased 'from $5 to
$1! a year. This charge, however.
Included the license fee for any
STAIGER'
255 Morrison Street
Corbelt Building
NEW
This Store
and Its Stock
TO the exacting shoe wearers of Portland is this
new store dedicated an establishment where
the world's best footwear and wide-awake
service are our first consideration. For many months
we have been planning and preparing this better,
larger, more convenient store, and now we're ready
your inspection will mean approval of Staicer's
new store; its location and its complete new stock.
Black oxfords
and strap effects
are the correct
styles for early
Fall wear
Laird's black kid strap
oxford, $15
C. B. Slater's black calf
oxford, $10
ir
Stylish footwear for young ladies in their teens.
A complete juvenile department school shoes, etc.
America's Representative Shoes
Are Featured at otaigers
for Ladies forAlet
Ts,WA Srhobcr & Co. Johnston & Murphy
D. Armstrong & Co. Dostoman
Jos. I. Melanson & Bros. Children's Shoes
Holland Shoe Company Boys' Shoes
Mrs. A. R. King's Infants' Shoes
Oxfords in
black and
tan will be
extensively
worn by
men this
Fall and
Winter
Johnston & Murphy black
Scotch grain oxford, $1 5
Bostonian black calf uin
ler oxford $11
now at 288 MorrisonSt, Corbett Bldg.
pumps located within the building.
Other Industries are affected by tne
proposed ordinance.
1'hone your want ada to The Ore
eonlsn. Main 7070. Automatic R0-ti.
IPIIIIIIIICIZZLIHIlHIIillllE
incident No. 6
CHERRY'S
OPEN MONDA Y
the 19th
in our new daylight loca
tion, entire 2d fl. Park and
Morrison. Entrance center
of block next to Broadway
bldg.
Unusual low prices still
prevail in all departments.
Charge It
Losing Your
Friends
Best
need not occur, through inadequate enter
tainment on their unexpected visit, when
relying: on a
Prompt, Efficient
Touring Car Service
to afford the unexcelled joy of viewing the
grandeur of Oregon's Columbia River High
way and wooded boulevards. Just call
-BROADWAY Q)S
i PORTLAND TAXICAB CO. I
SECURITY STORAGE &TRANSFER CO.
Storage
Shipping
Packing
Repairs
Rentals
Moving
Sales
Money Loaned on Goods in Storage
53 Fourth Street, Opposite Multnomah Hotel
Phone Broadway 3715
OPEN TOMORROW
15th
MULTNOMAH COUNTY
FA I
AT GRESHAM, OR.
Runs the Entire Week
Something doing; all the time for six days.
EDUCATIONAL INTERESTING AMUSING
4 BIG DAYS OF RACING START WEDNESDAY
r PORTLAND DAY THURSDAY
R
Autnlsts take Powell Valley
or Base Line roads direct,
also any other road leading
east out of Portland. Fol
low the arrows.
By R. R. Take Orenham, Kstarnda
or Bull Run cars lut and AldiT Sis..
I. H., K & I. Admission to Inir
and round trip, adults, fl, children
Ouc, Including war tax.
ALL ROADS LEAD TO GRESHAM
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