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.PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5, 1922
PRICE FIVE CENTS
2 MORE TREATIES
BOY CANOEIST LOSES
CONGRESS FACES
POLITICAL CRISIS
I MOTHER AND GIRL; , 15,
RADIO BROADCASTING ;
BY AMATEURS HALTED
ACTRESS' LETTERS
TO TAYLOR VANISH
SAFE-CRACKING GANG
CHEST FUND LESS
THAN HALF RAISED
1 1
Campaigners to Adopt
New Tactics This Week.
LIFE AT THE DALLES
ACQUITTED OF KILLING
FIRST BALLOT OF EVERETT
BELIEVED BROKEN UP
DEFINITELY MADE
ECCEXE ALTERMATT DROWXS
CHO WIVING OF AIR HINDERS
COMMERCIAL SERVICE.
REPUTED RING-LEADER IS
CAUGHT AFTER PALS' ARREST.
IN" GALE OX COLCMBIA.
JURY IS TJXAXIMOTJS.
Four-Hour Session Held
by Arms Parley.-
BOTH PACTS AFFECT CHIN
Shantung Agreement Also Is
Completed.
FINALE IS TOMORROW
Formal Signatures to Bo Placed
Farewell Exchanges Are Made
by Delegates.
TTASHTN'OTON". D. C Feb. t. (By
the Associated Press.) The arm
conference made the last entry on Its
record of achieTements today and
prepared for sine die adjournmen
Monday.
At a four-hour plenary session two
more treaties and half a doien sup
plemental resolutions were passed
through the final stage of corner
ence approval and then the delegates
vrhansrud farewell courtesies in
speeches expressing universal satis
faction over the results of the history-making
1J weeks of negotiation
Just ended.
Monday's session will be devoted
entirely to formal signature of the
conference treaties and to an address
by President Harding, voicing his ap
praisement of the work accomplishes
by the conference he called. Most of
the foreign delegates plan to leave
Monday night or Tuesday.
Tm Treaties Accepted.
The two treaties accepted formally
at today's session both relate to
China, one providing for a revision
of the Chinese customs system and
the other embodying Elihu Boot's
"four points" and the amplified open
door. Some of the separate resoln
tlons put on the record deal with col
lateral Chinese questions, but Includ
ed la the lot was a supplement to the
four-power Pacific treaty excluding
from the scope of the agreement the
principal Islands of the Japanese em
pire.
A few hours after the plenary ees
slon adjourned, the Japanese and
Chinese met and signed tho treaty by
which Shantung Is to te returned to
Chinese control. Although the long
debated Shantung question occupied
a key position In the conference pro
gramme, the negotiations by which
It was settled proceeded outside the
conference and only the two oriental
powers were mads parties to the
treaty.
Every Delegatiea Beard.
Every delegation, had a voice in the
final session of oratory that really
brought the work of the conference
to a close today, and every spokes
man predicted that the negotiations
would bulk large In the history of
the world. Secretary Hughes for the
United States, and Arthur J. Balfour,
for Great Britain, hailed the confer
ence) accomplishments as ushering in
a, "nerw era" of international under-
n" standing, and Albert Sarraut, for
France, eulogized the record of
achievement as constituting the
loftiest precedent of mankind." Simi
lar expressions came from all other
national groups,
I w cat the negotiations had done for
China and for peace in the crucial
area of the Paciflo and the Far Fast
was the keynote of nearly all con
cluding addresses. Japan renewed her
pledges of fair treatment for China
through Baron Shidehara. who de
clared his government wanted only
to aid in bringing the Chinese nation
to Its proper place in the world, and
Minister xe of the Chinese delega
tion asserted that his people would
look upon the decision reached bere
as the animus of a new Inspiration
to go forward to orderly development.
Dwelling upon the Chinese situa
tion as a cornerstone of the work
of the conference. Mr. Balfour warned
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Scores Stand on Shore and Watch
15-Minute Effort to Swim
to River Bank.
THE DALLES. Or.. Feb. 4. (Spe
cial.) Eugene Kerachel Altermatt.
15, battled with a cross-current fo
more than 15 minutes before he
drowned in the Columbia river near
The Dalles this noon after a home
made sailing canoe he had been pilot
Ing capsized in a heavy gale. Scores
of persons stood on the bank and
watched the boy's fight for life, un
aware that there was a boat at hand
In which a party could go to the
rescue.
A boat owned by an Indian later
was found about-150 yards up-stream.
The boy appeared to be making head
way at one time and spectators
thought that he would reach the
shore, but a cross-current which
tended to carry him toward the center
of the river, proved too much for him.
The gale blew up waves estimated
to have been ten feet high, which
even compelled the ferry launch to
suspend operation. This launch was
on the Washington side of the river
at the time of the drowning.
The body sank in deep water apd
cannot be recovered until the river
quiets sufficiently to permit grap
pling. It was said.
Eugene Altermatt was a freshman
in the local high school, as well as
captain of the Junior basketball
team. He participated in his last
game Friday night, when by his
stellar work he led. his team to vic
tory over the Goldendale team. I
WOMEN JURORS READY
Debut In Multnomah County Courts
Is to Be Made Tomorrow.
Women Jurors will make their
debut in Multnomah county courts
for the first time tomorrow.
Out of 150 women picked for duty
on the February panel, more than 100
have returned cards rejecting the
call and It is not expected that more
than II will be on hand for service
when the courts open.
The venire for the present term in
cludes 1130 names of women but they
will be drawn In monthly drafts in
equal numbers, approximately, to the
men.
Mrs; Nettie D. Olson, the first wom
an to be selected among those drawn
in Multnomah county, has sent in her
rejection slip, asserting that there
are four little Olsons and that she
believes that good mothers and good
homes are of more Importance to the
tate than women Jurors.
GERMANS EXPLOIT RUSSIA
Enormous Concessions Arc Prom
ised Soon for Krupp Company.
MOSCOW. Feb. 4. (By the Associ
ated Presa) Enormous concessions
are soon to be granted to the German
Krupp company in Russia for agri
cultural exploitation and for business
nd distilleries. M. Yankovank. min
ister of agriculture, today told the
official soviet Roma news agency that
arrangements had been practically
completed for granting to the Krupp
concern concessions for 100,000 acres
f land for agricultural pursuits in
connection with sugr making and
lstillery privileges. Concessions also
re pending, he said, for nurseries in
southern Russia.
He also said the concession would
nclude tur trapping privileges in
arlous parts of Russia. In connec
tion with timber contracts which are
lso about to be signed with- tne
Krupp people.
RAIN OUTLOOK FOR WEEK
Normal Temperature Predicted for
Pacific States.
WASHINGTON. D. C Feb. 4. The
weather predictions for the week be
ginning Monday follow:
Northern Rocky mountain and
plateau states: Considerable cloudl
ess and occasional snows; normal
temperature.
Pacific states: Considerable cloudl
ess with frequent rains in Washing
ton, Oregon and extreme northern
California; normal temperature.
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rf THE ICE COIAfftNlESTo lav hi r" XTMSn,. 7 '
Future of Parties Rests
With 1922 Elections.
THIRD OF SENATE INVOLVED
Entire Membership of House
Will Go Before People.
NATIONAL ISSUES SCARCE
Indiana and Missouri Situation
Interesting, Whllo Farm Bloc
Is Republican Asset.
BY MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyrig-ht, by the New Tork Evening
i i, xnc ruDiuuea by Arrangement.)
WASHINGTON, D. C Feb. 4.
(Special.) We are now in head-on
contact with primaries, conventions
and elections which compose the
political year 1922, and which will
determine the entire membership of
the lower house, together with one
third of the membership of the sen
ate. These primaries or conventions
begin next month.
In the one that occurs next month
South Dakota there will not be
any particular national interest. No
senator's seat is in question. In the
one April primary Illinois it Is also
true that no senatorial seat is in
question; but the country generally
will be Interested in such veteran
members of the lower house as
Martin Madden and James R. Mann
of Chicago. Ira C. Cople of Aurora,
Joseph G. Cannon of Danville and
William A. Rodenberg of East St.
Louis.
Democrats Hope to Gain.
As to several of the less well
known republican members now
representing Illinois, the democrats
express confident hope of displacing
them with democratic nominees, who
will be chosen on this same day,
April 11. The present Illinois dele
gation consists of 22 republicans and
three democrats, a proportion which
the republicans cannot possibly hope
to maintain.
The first of the May primaries
Indiana will provide possibly the
most interesting political situation of
the year. Albert J. Beveridge. ex-
senator, will contest with Harry S.
New, senator, for the republican
nomination; and the democrats will
choose a candidate to make the final
race in November against the repub
lican who Is the winner.
National Issue la Lacking.
It is significant of a state of
affairs general throughout the coun
try that, although the decision be-
ween Mr. New and Mr. Beveridge is
less than three months distant, and
although the contest is well under
way, no easily recognizable issue be-
ween the two men has been defined
at least no issue of national im
portance.
Mr. Beveridge has criticised the
present tax statute, which Mr. New
voted for, but aside from that nothing
other than local Issues have been
developed.
This whole question of what are
to be the issues in all of these 1922
primaries is Just now in the process
of beginning to develop, and more
can be said about it a little later on.
Pennsylvania to Elect Twei.
The second of the May primaries
Pennsylvania coming on May IS,
will determine who are to be the
permanent successors of those two
veterans who have died within the
last six months. Messrs. Knox and
Penrose.
It can be predicted confidently
that George W. Pepper, who was
ppolnted as the ad interim successor
of Senator Penrose, will get a full
erm when the May primaries come
around. But as to the present ad
nterim successor of Senator Knox,
William E. Crow, there may be a
Concluded on Page 15, Column 1.)
Judge Quizzes Child Who Refuses
to Retract Confession and Re
opening of Case Is Denied.
EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 4. (Spe
cial,)) Mrs. Bertha Wilkes, 34 years
old, and her daughter, Treva Pote, 15
years old, walked free out of the
courtroom here tonight at 7:45
o'clock after six days' trial on
charges, the mother on a charge of
first degree murder of'Gus Danielson,
logging camp superintendent, Novem
ber 6 at her home, and lier daughter
of being an accessory to the shoot
ing of the man who was her mother's
e-uitor, a week-end boarder at the
homo and an old friend of the family.
The case went to the Jury at 4:36
this afternoon. The verdict of ac
quittal was ready at 7:15 o'clock after
the Jury had taken more than an
hour for dinner. Tho first ballot was
unanimous for acquittal in each case.
Cheers and handclapplng echoed
through the courtroom as the verdict
was read to the audience of almost
200. Members of the Jury sought out
the defendants to congratulate them.
The mother was calm an-di self-pos-sessedX
the girl cheerful and com
posed. Eleven men and one woman
were on the Jury.
Absolutely without precedent in
the history of criminal, cases on rec
ord, it was said, was tho last hour
and a half of the trial today. The J
defense attorney, S. A. Bostwick,
took his seat after his final two-hour
argument for the mother and for the
little girl who had the day before
admitted shooting twice at Danlel-
(Concluded on Page 12, Column 1.)
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 4T
degrees: minimum, 40 degrees.
TODAY'S Occasional rain, westerly winds.
Departments,
Real estate and building news. Section 4.
page 8.
Editorial. Section 3, page 6.
Dramatic Section 4, page ft.
Moving picture news. Section 4, page 1.
Mnstc. Section 3, page 9.
Chess and checkers. Section 4, page 9.
Churches. Section 5, page 2.
Books. Section 6. page ft.
Schools. Section ft, page 6.
Automobiles. Sect4on 6.
Women's Features,
Fashiona Section 5, pages 1 and 4.
Miss Tingle's column. Section S, page 1.
Madam RIchet's column. Section S, page 1.
Society. Section 3, page 1.
Women's activities. Section 3, page 8
Special Features.
Prodigal daughter deserted with baby after
elopement. Magazine section, page l.
Marriage pins divorce equals what?
Magazine section, page .
The I.ooters," fiction feature. Magazine
section, page 3.
News of world as seen by camera. Maga
zine section, page 4.
Self-made Cinderella finds her prince. Mag
azlne section, page 0.
Last stronghold of slavery. Magazine sec
tion, page 6.
Girls jest at red hair. Magazine section.
page 7.
Hill's cartoons. "Among Us Mortals." Mag
azine section, page 8.
Prominent women in the news. Section
o, page 6.
Darling's cartoons on topics of the day.
Section 5, page 7.
Home arrangement and construction. Sec
tion 5, page 8.
EaJy Italian picture shown. Section 3,
page 7.
Views of wrecked Knickerbocker theater.
Section 3, page lO.
Sea captain publishhes volume of verse.
Section 4, page 3.
The electrical cotton picker. Section 4,
page 4.
Pearl necklace has tragic record. Section
4, page ft.
Boy scout activities develop health. Sec
tion 4, page 10.
. Foreign.
New evening dress to have high neck.
Section 1, page 7.
Tardieu expects Genoa conference to be
postponed, bectlon l. page o.
Foreign loan Germany's only hope, de
clare Maximilian .Harden, section l,
page 5.
All's well In Ireland, declares Barnes.
Section 1, page 4.
Irish free state wants vote on boundary.
Section 1, page 10.
National.
Disaster and snow upset Washington so
ciety's plans. Section 1, page 9.
General sales tax for' bonus abandoned.
Section 1, page 3.
Japan and China sign pact on Shantung.
Section l. page z.
Two more arms treaties definitely ac
cepted. Section 1, page 1.
Elections of 1922 will decide fate of re
publican control or. congress. section
1, page 1.
Domestic.
Testimony ended In Rickard hearing. Sec
tion 1. paae lu.
Radio broadcasting by amateurs halted.
Section 1, page 1.
NEWS EVENTS OF THE WEEK
Commerce Department Will Seek to
Formulate Solution Order Af
fects Two Oregon Stations.
WASHINGTON, D. C Feb. 4 Or
ders for temporary - suspension of
radio broadcasting by amateurs be
cause of interference caused to regu
lar radio service was announced! to
day by the commerce department.
New regulations, however, will be
issued covering amateur broadcast
ing as soon as some desirable plan
can be formulated.
Radio broadcasting, tho department
explained, Is a new wireless service
which has developed rapidly during
the last three months, and embraces
the sending out of everything from
market quotations and crop esti
mates, health talks, weather fore
casts, high-class . entertainment to
lectures, sermons, music and an
nouncements as to stolen automo
biles. The result has been to fill the
air with radio reports to the detri
ment of commercial and necessary
service.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 4. Four
teen -stations of northern Calif or
nia, three in Los Angeles, one in
Honolulu, two In Oregon and three
in Washington are among Pacific
amateur wireless stations affected by
the order Issued by the commerce
department today suspending radio
broadcasting by amateurs, according
to a statement tonight by Arthur H.
Halloran, editor of a magazine pub
lished here in the interest of amateur
operators.
"Details of the arrangement, as
(Concluded on Page 12, Column 2.)
New York police run after ghost. Section
1. page 5.
Banker wins point in Stillman case. Sec
tion 1, page 12.
Mabel Normand, film actress, at Taylor's
houee on night of shooting. Section 1,
page 1.
Facinc Northwest,
Alaskan railroad at last completed. Section
J., page 13.
Clarke county plums attractive to many
this year. Section 1. page 8.
Party convention In Idaho enlarged. Section
1. page 8.
Oregon taxpayers demand economy. Sec
tion 1, page 7.
Seattle has platform but cannot find men
to stand upon it for offices. Section 1,
page 7.
Illiteracy declines in Oregon in 10 years.
Section 1, page 6.
Bootleggers refuse to distribute drugs. Sec
tion 1, page ft. .
Central Oregon legion posts unite to keep
out Japanese. Section 1, page 6.
Boy canoeist loses life at The Dalles. Sec
tion 1, page 1.
Mother and girl, 15. acquitted of murder.
Section 1, page 1.
Sourdoug-hs know slain film producer. Sec
tion 1, page 10.
Sports.
Pin artists at Spokane today. Section 2,
page 3.
Glenn Warner to coach football at Stan
ford. Section 2, page 4.
What Babe will do at bat. Is watched.
Section 2, page 3.
Wrestlers to have busy week. Section 2,
page 3.
New Rose City Golf club to hold first meet
ing Thursday. Section 2, page 2.
Edward Plnkman to fight on armory card
Section 2, page 1.
Charity" matches In tennis opposed.
Section 2, page 4.
Twin boxers play trick on Bat Nelson
Section 2, page 2.
Oregon Aggies beat university again. Sec
tion 2, page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Inspection held necessary to Improve pota
to grading. Section 1, page 18.
Wheat easier at Chicago with less buying
demand. Section 1, p&ge 19.
Advance In stocks At expense of short
interest. Section 1, page 19.
Portland's exports jump 77 per cent. Sec
tion 1, page 17.
Year promises to be one of moderate
profit margin. Section 1, page 19.
North Portland harbor channel to be ready
this week. Section 1, page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Blind school le declared to aim too high.
Section 2, page 8.
Anniversary of Oregon's admission into
union to be celebrated February 14.
Section 2, page 7.
Republican candidates for legislature
promise to be numerous. Section 1,
page 17.
Mayor Baker reviews progress of Portland
during 1921. Section 1. page IS.
Race for governor la like kaleidoscope..
Section 1, page 16.
Change in Kelly Butte control laid to
grand jury probe. Section 1, page 14.
Attic full of loot found by raiders. Sec
tion 1, page 14.
Dr. Wayson pleads not guilty. Section 1,
page 9.
Chest Quota less than half raised. Section
1, page 1.
Arrest of Roy Williamson believed to solve
recent epidemic of safe robberies. Sec
tion 1, page 1.
Willamette university decides to limit en
rollment of women students to 200.
Section 1, page 12.
ILLUSTRATED BY CARTOONIST PERRY.
Possible Clew to Murder
of Director Seen.
MISS NORMAN TESTIFIES
Events at Killing Scene. Re
enacted by Star.
OTHER WITNESSES SOUGHT
Inquest Testimony Indicates Bullet
Was Fired Upward by Person
In Reclining Position. .
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 4. The force
of detectives investigating the slay
ing of William Desmond Taylor, mo
tion jpicture director, formerly known
as VVLUllajn Cunningham, Jjeane- tanner,
accompanied by Miss Mabel Normand,
film actress, late today paid a visit
to the house where Taylor was ehot
to death. Miss Normand, at the re
quest of the detectives, re-enacted the
scene at the Taylor apartments
Wednesday night when she called
there and leffc shortly before the time
the police say the tragedy occurred.
Miss Normand said she was in the
apartments about 45 minutes, all the
time being passed in the living room
where Taylor's body was found the
next morning. She pointed otft the
positions of the various pieces of fur
niture in the room and indicated
where she and Taylor conversed
Taylor walked with her to her auto
mobile and conversed with her chauf
feur and herself for a few moments,
she explained further, leaving the
fi'ont door of his apartments open.
His only eervant had left 15 minutes
before, to be gone for the night.
Search for Letters Vain.
After Miss Normand had left
the Taylor home today police detec
tives said another reason for her visit
there was a desire on her part to se
cure the return of some letters which,
sha-said, had-beea-directed by her to
Mr. Taylor. The detectives said Miss
Normand expected to And these let
ters in a drawer of the desk at which
Mr. Taylor was sitting when he was
shot, but that a search today failed
to bring them to light.
Police detectives were also search
ing tonight for a business associate
of Mr. Taylor, who, they had been in
formed, was in possession of personal
correspondence - of the dead man.
They said they did not know definitely
that any letters had been taken from
Mr. Taylor's home after his death,
but that they wanted to check
charges to that effect that had been
made to them.
Important Witness Found,
A check was being made tonight
upon the movements of several per
sons Wednesday night, it was stated
at police headquarters, at least one
of these being a man connected with
the motion picture industry. It was
also stated that an important wit
ness had been located and might .be
questioned tonight.
The entire force of detectives in
vestigating the affair was sent out
late today , on a mission, the nature
of which was not divulged at police
headquarters. Up to this time the
investigators said they were still un
able to express an opinion concern
ing the identity of the person who
shot the director Wednesday night in
the living room of his apartments in
an exclusive residential section near
Westlake park.
The inquest, held today, lasted less
than 45 minutes and resulted in an
open verdict, the jury declaring Tay
lor came to his death from a gun
shot wound fired by an unidentified
person with homicidal intent. Prac
tically the only new development in
the inquest testimony was that the
bullet that ended Taylor's life
ranged upward after entering the
body on the rear of the left side
about four inches above the hip and
(Concluded on Page 2. Column 1.)
CROP fi
Quarter
Roy Williamson, Chris Parntan and
. C. J. McCarthy Are Implicated
in Recent Burglaries.
Four safe robberies within the last
few weeks, are believed to be cleared
up through , the arrest yesterday
afternoon of Roy Williamson, 37
years old, out on bonds from Astoria
on charges of burglary. He Is be
lieved to be the ringleader of a trio
now under arrest
Following the safe robber In, the
office of the Luckel, King & Cake
Soap company, February 1, Christ
Parman, S8 years old, and C J. Mc
Carthy, 26 years old. were arrested
and held on charges of "vagrancy.
Late yesterday afternoon Detec
tives Moloney and SchulDlus arrested
Williamson at Broadway and Jnkeny
street. At headquarters he refused
to talk. Two brothers-in-law of Wil
liamson were questioned by the de
tectives Friday. They admitted that
Williamson had told them of the rob
beries and that Parman and McCar
thy had helped him. Detectives found
a quantity of stolen goods burled in
the cellar of Williamson's home, later
identified as property stolen from a
Front-street store.
Besides the Luckel. King & Cake
robbery, others which the detectives
charge to the trio are the Conner &
Co. syrup factory, 841 Macadam
street, where the safe was robbed
the night of January 21( the Knight
Packing company, 474 East Alder
street, robbed on January 27, and the
Young & Northrup feed store, 291
Front 1 street, where an unsuccessful
attempt to break the safe was made
last week and a revolver and other
articles in the office stolen.
WARSHIPS AT CUBAN PORT
Atlantic Fleet Steams Into Guan-
tanamo Bay.
GUANTANAMO, Cuba, Feb. 4. The
Atlantic fleet steamed into Guanta
namo bay today and anchored off the
naval base that for more than a score
of years has been the winter play
ground and training camp for Yankee
sailormen. Here the gobs and their
officers will remain until April,
working a bit and having the play
that keeps J&ck a bright and snappy
boy.
None of the sailors had put foot
on land since January 3, when their
ships went to sea for the ann-oa-l
cruise in southern waters, until
launches came chugging to " shore
today.
CUPID MUST GO SLOW
Nevada Clergy Want No More Im
promptu Weddings.
RENO, Nev., Feb'. 4. George C.
Hunting, bishop of the Episcopal
church in Nevada, and the clergy
under him Issued notices today that
seven days netice must be given
them before they will perform the
marriage ceremony.
"The sanctity of marriage and the
marriage relationship seam lightly
regarded these days, as "evidenced by
the prevalence of divorce," the bishop
said, "and the marriage problem
should be guarded before the wedding
as well as afterward. Hence the
clergy reached this decision at - the
recent convocation here."
INFLUENZA KILLS ,13,000
Figures on Deaths in England and
Wales Announced.
LONDON, Feb. 4 Deaths in Eng
land and Wales from the epidemic of
influenza have totaled 13,000, accord
ing to figures issued today.
The epidemic is considered to he on
the decline.
GRAVE - DIGGERS HALTED
Cold Weather Interferes With In
terments in Germany.
BERLIN, Feb. 4. Cold weather,
topped by a blizzard which developed
Thursday, has interfered with the
grave diggers and delayed interments
in outlying cemeteries
From one cemetery It is reported
132 bodies are awaiting burial.
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.Ol-AE OM
13,050 FAMILIES. AID DRIVE
Some Self-Sacrifice Is Re
vealed, However.
$2 GIVEN BY POOR MAN
Woman Takes $5 From Baby's
Bank So as to Be Able to Give
Something to Others.
Portland's community chest cam
paign, which had progressed at a
s'ege rate during the last days of
the week, leaped upward in an en
couraging manner with incomplete
returns up to 10 o'clock last night,
when the grand total stood at $388,'
110. The day's gain of $36,373 places
the week's total approximately mid
way toward the quota of $798,777, but
with the hardest part of the climb
before the workers.
The future rests with the new
strategy and energy which will be
injected . Into the work tomorrow
after a day of needed rest and re
organization. To date 13,050 Portland families,
representing 24 per cent of the 55,000
families of the city, have contributed
to the $388,000 odd dollars that have
been placed in the community chest
coffers. The remaining 41,950 fami
lies either have turned deaf ears to
the plea or have not been reached by
the workers.
Yet the plea of the chest has not
failed.
Each day brings instances of eelf
secrifice that approach that of the
widow's mite.
Yesterday an old man with tattered
clothing went to chest headquarters
with $2 in nickels and dimes. He left
them all upon the table, declaring
that although he had been walking
'Hirer streets of the city he had found
a little work the day before.
A woman with eyes that were tear
ful brought $5. The family had spent
many evenings In consultation on
how they might help' the chest, but
could see no way. At last she had
taken $5 from the baby's bank, with
the vow that she would return it
when the family finances were In bet
ter shape, but fully resolved that, re
turned or not, the money was in
vested in the best enterprise for the
baby's future welfare.
Some Give Niggardly. '
These instances, coupled with oth
ers that are legion though perhaps
less pitiful, have struck fire in the
hearts of General Smith and his
workers and everyone else to whom
they have come. Again it has been
impressed upon them that the well-to-do,
the comfortably housed and
the self-satisfled are giving so nig
gardly that they shun to even glance
upon the chest appeals. Yet the
people of the city to whom want and
meager living are familiar are giving
till it hurts, but with a spirit that
cheers workers on to do or die.
The message that touched the old
man of the street or the mother who
borrowed from the baby's bank and
thousands of others would fill the
chest in one short day if it could but
reach the hearts of those who have
thrown in but a meager pittarc or
coldly turned away.
Who'll Bear Burden, AskM
Who will bear the burden i- the
community chest does not attain its
goal is a' question that the campaign
committee has placed before the heads
of a number of the 45 sharing,
agencies. The replies indicate a re
fusal' to believe that Portland will
fail of her civic duty.
"The Portland Free' Dispensary and
People's Institute would have to
close," Miss Valentine Prichard, eup
erlntendent of the institution, de
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