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TITE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JUNE 25, 1923 GOVERNOR SMALL FREED BY JURORS tlment as expounded in the presence of the allied' leaders, sounded a new note in behalf of international recon ciliation. He praised him for hav ing pointed out a path wihich would lead to the world's economic res toration. Dr. Rathenau was guest at dinner last night of Alanson B. Houghtoij, the American ambassador. On re ceiving news of the assassination of the foreign minister this morning, the American embassy promptly lowered Its flag to half mast. Dr. Walter Rathenau was styled the "wizard of the German empire," because, by. his high power of or ganization and business efficiency, he devised expedients which kept "the people eating and the army shooting" when the blockade had shut off the importation of raw materials during the war. After the war, as minister of reconstruction, his meetings with the French min ister, Louis Loucheur, brought SAVE VIENNA, SAYS MAXIMILIAN HARDEN urray" AND THE Verdict Is Returned After Hour and 35 Minutes! American Tourists Asked to Come to Rescue. Boys Chorus CASE BEGUN YEAR AGO OLD CAPITAL TOTTERING At Popular Prices Cheers Shake Rafters of Ancient 3ourthouse When Result Is Announced to Defendant. City Once Among World's Ricbv est in Charm and Art Treas ure Now Faces Ruin. (about with businesslike directness c an e Whitney 25c, 50 d 75c WATTKEGAN. 111,. June 24. (By the Associated Press.) Governor Len Small today was found not guilty by a jury in the Lake county circuit court, where he was tried on charges of conspiracy to embezzle interest on public moneys while serving as state treasurer. The Jury was out 1 hour and 35 minutes. Cheers that shook the rafters of the ancient Lake county courthouse greeted the verdict. Friends by scores poured through the gate to the bar lnclosure, seeking to grasp the governor's hands. The flash lights of a half dozen photographers boomed and for minutes pandemo nium reigned. The case against Governor Small started nearly a year ago with an Investigation by the Sangamon county grand Jury at Springfield. The grand Jury on July 20 laBt re turned indictments against Governor Small, Lieutenant-Governor Sterling and Vernon Curtis, a banker of Grant Park, 111., and brother of the lata Senator Curtis. Four Indictment Returned. There were originally four Indict ments. The first charged the three defendants jointly with embezzling $700,000. The second charged Gov ernor Small alone with embezzling $500,000 while state treasurer. The third charged Lieutenant-Governor Sterling with embezling $700,000 while state treasurer. The fourth charged the three defendants jointly with conspiracy and operating a con fidence game involving $2,000,000 of state money. On July 21 the governor an nounced he would refuse to BUbmit to arrest and claimed immunity be cause of his official position. The following day the indictments were returned in court and the governor and his fellow defendants were given three days' grace after his attorneys had presented a plea for immunity, claiming among other things that the chief executive was exempt from prosecution during his term of office under the old mon archlal doctrine that the king can do no wrong. July 26 Judge Smith overruled the immunity plea and declared the governor must stand trial. Indictments Are Dismissed. On December 29 Judge Edwards dismissed all charges except that of conspiracy to defraud the state by false pretenses and the indict ment charging the governor with embezzlement of $500,000 during his term as state treasurer, and ordered the case to trial on the latter in dictment. The state objected and rather than try this indictment be fore the conspiracy case dismissed it also, leaving only tha conspiracy charge on record. Legal Jockeying, motions for de lays for various reasons, arguments over the state's bill of particulars and other matters continued for several weeks. Judge Edwards granted Mr, Curtis a separate trial and the governor was left to go to trial alone. Finally, just nine weeks ago, the trial actually started. Loans Under Fire. The essence of the state's charges was that the governor- while state treasurer conspired with Senator Curtis to lend state funds to Chicago packers on short-term notes paying aa high as 8 per cent interest, of which only 2 per oent was alleged to have been paid to the state. Through an alleged fictitious bank $29,000,000 in state funds was lent to the packers, it was charged, and through renewals of notes the total packers' loans reached $62, 000,000 between April, 1917, and January, 192L The interest not ac counted for, it was charged, totalled between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000. The governor's defense, as out lined in the closing arguments, was that the state funds be in liquid se curities so that large sums could be obtained quickly to meet ex penses incident to war-time prepar ations. Not one cent of the profits of the Grant Park bank, the al leged fictitious institution, ever went to the governor, the- defense contended. adjustments and accommodations which had been the des-pair of diplo mats. Great Vision Possessed. He was of Jewish biirth and wa described as a roan of great force and energy, business acumen and vision. His father founded the Ger man General Electric company of Berlin. As foreign minister. Dr. Rathenau was a leading figure among the German delegates at the Genoa con ference. Dr. Rathenau's prominence at Genoa came rather from what he accomplished outside the conference than in it. The Genoa body had been In session only a few days when the startling announcement came on April 17 that as German foreign minister he had signed at Rapallo a treaty between Germany and soviet Russia. News of the signing of this pact, which has gone down in history as the treaty of Rapallo, broke like a bombshell among the Genoa con ferees and came within an ace of breaking up the conference. The treaty, which was a general agree ment of amity and ootmroerce be tween the two nations, gave full recognltUHi to the soviet regime and drew out a strong protest from the allied representatives. Dr. Rathenau was born September 29, 1867, Hiis earlier active life waa confined almost exclusively to busi ness, the exigencies of the war alone calling him ,tnto politics. MASSACRE PLOT REPORTED Monarchists Declared to Be Ready to Kill Many Republicans. BT ARNO DOSCH-FLEUROT. (Copyright. 1922, by the New York Worid. Published by Arrang-eiment.) Civil Case to Be Tried. CHICAGO, June 24. (By the As sociated Press.) The acquittal of Governor Small will have no effect on the civil suit for the collection of Interest on state funds which the state maintains Governor Small has failed to turn over to the treas ury, Attorney-General Brundage said this afternoon when informed of the verdict acquitting the governor. DR. 1 RATHENAU KILLED (Continued Prom First Page.) attempts to pacify the bellicose dep uties, had to give up the task. The uproar was primarily aimed at Helfferich, whom the socialists and communists wanted to force out of the chamber through cries of "murderer," "assassin." After long and riotous scenes in the early part of the session Pres ident Loebe's pursuasiveness induced partial quiet and the memorial pro ceedings were begun. They were not without vicious Interruption from the "left side of the chamber, however. Tribute Paid Minister. "This seat," said the president, pointing to Dr. Rathenau's place on the government bench "would not be vacant today had It not been for the boundless inflammatory agita tion directed against the heads of the government." This remark was addressed to the right side of the house. He paid Dr. Rathenau a moving tribute for his unselfish devotion to the cause of the republic and his speech evoked loud cries of "Long JiTi the republic," in wihich the gal leries joined.. - Chancellor Wirth, who followed, could hardly make Ms voice carry beyond the first few rows of seats. He was visibly moved, for rthe loes of Dr. Rathenau is a distinctly per sonal matter with him. The foreign minister was known to have been more than a mere cabinet colleague he was the driving force in poll dies for which the chancellor was given the credit and the foreign minister was generally viewed as the chancellor s coach. Work at Genoa Recalled. Dr. Wirth recalled Rathenau's work at Genoa, expressing tfo con viction that the dead ministers sen. BERLIN, June 24. (Special Cable.) Foreign Minister Walther Rathenau was murdered by mon archist assassins while going from his Grunewald villa to a cabinet meeting at 1:50 o'clock this morn ing. The three assassins waited in an automobile until the foreign min ister had left his home in his car. Before he had gone 100 yards they passed him and opened fire with au tomatic pistols. Dr. Rathenau's body slumped back against the cushions and the cigar dropped from his mouth as his murderers drove off rapidly. Rumors of monarchist demon strations set for the summer solstice today had long been current. It has been declared that lists of proscribed republicans had been prepared and that a second St. Batholemew's massacre was planned. Consequently the government's first act when informed of Dr. Rathenau's murder waa to an nounce its plan for dealing with the situation. A decree declaring a state of emergency in Prussia and setting up special courts for the trial of monarchist conspirators was is sued. All military and other reac tionary demonstrations are pro hlbited. Dr. tatnenau s murderers were obviously not common thugs, wit nesses say. They were typical young Prussians and It Is possible one of them was a woman. All three were dressed in gray leather jackets and caps. Apparently their plans had been well considered. Thev chose a snot near the foreign minister's home t ln& which is little freouen.ted. Then, as I this Dr. Rathenau approached, two of them opened fire. . Several shots were fired into the minister's body and hand grenades were thrown into his car, splinters of which struck him in the head, killing him. The murderers had not stopped their cai. and now they put on ex tra speed and dashed away. Police almost immediately set ont in pur suit, but quickly lost the trail, and tonight were without a clew. It has been established that the car used by the assassins had no num ber. All Germany has been looking forward with eagerness or dread to today. The gradually accumulating monarchist movement planned its demonstration to begin at mid summer and it is common talk that there would be an attempted mon archist coupe next Wednesday. The political atmosphere has been unnatural for many days and a sort of midsummer madness has been In the air. All indications pointed to trouble. Then the monarchists who had been attacking the Wirth govern ment for not defying the entente on the reparation demands concen trated their efforts in an unusually violent attack during the last two days. These culminated yesterday in the particularly violent onslaught by Karl Helfferich, monarchist leader In the reichstag. He practically called Chancellor Wirth an d Dr. Rathenau traitors. and it is presumed he timed his at tack to be a part of the reaction ary demonstrations arranged for today. The day had hardly begun and the cabinet was about to prepare a rebuttal of the attacks upon the re public when the. news that Dr. Rathenau had been shot while on his way to the meeting electrified the country, already expecting and prepared for trouble. BT MAXIMILIAN HARDEN, ' Germany's Foremost Publicist. (Copyright, 1922, by The Oregonlan.) BERLIN, June 24. (Special Ca ble.) If 3,000,000 Americans would lend Austria $10 apiece against notes receivable for tourist expenses' dur ing the next three years the begin ning of the Austrian financial re habilitation would be rendered easier and her scenery and charming cul ture saved. Not three, but ten mil lion Americans might do this, but if this plan of mine fails then some other means must be found of sav ing Vienna, one of the world's rich est cities In charm and art treas ures, which now is threatened with ruin. The recent decline of the Aus trian crown has, as usual, revived agitation for union with Germany. This feeling is comprehensible, for Austria once was a great eountry, extending from Saxony to the Bal kans, with rich agricultural and in dustrial regions, as well as Bohemia and Galicia's coal and oil, Trieste's shipping and the oriental trade through the Serbian provinces. To day a citizen of Austria finds him self a resident of a dwarf state, whose head, Vienna, i3 almost as large as its body, with all raw ma terials lacking, and incapable of self-support. People Sow Impoverished. It is remarkable that this amiable and peaceful people, whose life used to be a long delirium of joy, wine, waltzes, color and wit, have survived these last few years. Do you realize that the dollar, worth 5 crowns before the war, today is worth 21,000? Tou can see what Im poverishment this means. Also you can see why the Austrian hates the St. Germain treaty, which, he thinks, created these conditions. There existed even before the war a strong party desiring union with the German fatherland to save Ger man culture from the Slav-Magyar mixtures, but their plans were thwarted by the Hapsburg dynasty and the church. The first pillar has rstted, but the second remains firm. The church has not clung to the ruins, but has quietly concluded peace or an armistice with democ racy even socialism and has suc ceeded so far that the clever priest, Seipel, is chancellor. Among the masses the desire for union with Germany has increased, for while they don't like the Prus sians they get along well with ana tney Nothing like it ever given to the Portland Music Lovers HEAR THE BOY WHO SINGS SIX TONES ABOVE THE PIANO And the Wonderful "Whitney Boys" of Oregon Multnomah Field (Today) Sunday, June 25, at 3 P.M. , Jeffrey, who was chairman of the republican state convention. Acknowledging greetings of the convention. Secretary Christian wrote: "The president is more than grate ful to you for your generous mes sage of June 10. He appreciates the invitation which you are good enough to extend to him and will be glad to keep your wishes in mind. He is hopeful that the condition of public business will make it possible for him to visit the Pacific coast, as you suggest." MR. KIRK TO GO EAST STOLEN SERMONS FDON " MINISTER RECOVERS GRIPS THAT THIEF TOOK. Oregon City School Superintend ent to Attend Convention. ' OREGON CITY,, Or,, June 24. (Special.) R. W. Kirk, superin tendent of the Oregon City schools, will leave iSunday night for Boston, Mass., as a delegate to the conven tion of the National Education As sociation July 2. He is one of the five delegates from this state. While in the east Mr. Kirk will visit his mother and sister at Bos ton, and his mother will accompany him back to Oregon City where she will pass the winter. Mr. Kirk also plans to attend summer school at Harvard where he will take special work In Bchool administration. He will return about August 1. Y) .. -J .. .. ,t Ki n a respect Prussian efficiency. There-EVEREST DEFIES BRAVEST lore, .tney tninK union is tucn umj chance of salvation. The treaties forbid such a union because it would encircle Czecho-Slovakia and would constitute a threat to Poland, Rou mania, Jugo-Slavia and, indirectly, Italy and France. The peacemakers forgot something they should have known that forbidden fruit is al ways the most attractive. Principle Held Violated. Everyone must admit that this clause violates the principle of self determination for the Germanic races. It is not surprising that a once great people do not like being treated as chattels and desire to show themselves capable of resist- injustice, but unfortunately sentiment has been used by demagogic nationalists as a means of stirring up violent opposition to peace treaties and no politician seek ing re-election dares resist tne de mand to oppose it. While German student clubs and rifle societies celebrate a day of union, prudent reflection teaches that Germany with her impover- shed mark cannot save Austria with her billions of currency unbacked by gold, and it is also doubtful whether Austrian industry could withstand German competition. Our encouragement of Austria in think ing herself unable to be self-supporting is unpardonable, for Austria can live if she utilizes her extraor dinary waterpower, her industrial ef ficiency, her great artistic spirit and develops her tourist industry and -the like. The stupidest treaty cannot pre vent German culture from spread ing nor hinder Germany and Aus tria working together, like Canada and the United States, despite the frontiers. The first sign of Aus tria's recovery from her futile illu sions is the establishment of the new treasury bank designed to cover paper issues with gold and foreign bills, but she needs the help of the world to get started, and that Is why, myself, I hope Americans who desire to preserve delightful Vienna as the world's beauty spot will come forward promptly. OLD RECTORf TO CLOSE SPECIAL COURTS ORDERED Regimental Reunions and Other Demonstrations Prohibited. BERLIN, June 24. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Following the . i sassination of Foreign . Minister Rathenau it was announced this afternoon that the government im mediately would decree the estab lishment of extraordinary courts for the trial of nationalist plotters and would proclaim a state of emer gency for Prussia. All regimental reunions or mill taristic demonstrations will be pro hibited. Anthracite Coal Tax Upheld. PHILADELPHIA, June 24.' The Pennsylvania supreme court today declared constitutional the legisla tive act of 1921 taxing anthracite coal 1 per cent of its value at the mines. Whltnsy Chorus , today. Popular prices, 25c, 50c, TSo. 3 P. iL today. MultnomahnXield. Attempt to Reach Summit Is Be lieved Abandoned. LONDON, June 24.. (By the Asso ciated Press.) An Evening News dispatch from Calcutta today says the Mount Everest expedition may be abandoned. The third and final attempt to reach the summit, the message says, added only 100 feet to the record. No further progress is expected, adds the dispatch, as all the explor ers are-Incapacitated owing to hard ships, and it is believed the whole party is returning to Darjeeling. Estate to Recover Money. ROSE BURG, Or., June 24. (Spe cial.) Deciding that William H. Gray, now deceased, was not of a disposing mind when he was alleged to have made a donation of more than $6-00 to the Hall sanitarium at Sutherlin, Judge Hamilton today ordered the money turned back to the heirs. Gray was a patient at the sanitarium before his death and placed $1068 in trust with Dr. HalL The heirs on probating the will de manded that this money be turned over, but Dr. Hall protested, holding that a portion of it went for medical attention and funeral expenses and that the remainder was a gift to the sanitarium. Oregon City Boy Gets Radio Job. OREGON CITY, Or., June 24. (Special.) George Hollingsworth, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Hollings worth of Gladstone, who has been taking a course In radio at the' Y. M. C. A. school in Portland, received a government position as radio oper ator on the Columbia river light vessel. Hollingsworth left for his station Thursday morning. This op erator graduated from the Oregon City high school in 1921. Read TheOregonian classified ads, Ministerial Garb Also Is Returned - to Rev. John H. Evert Loot Left in Another Auto. Ministerial garb and sermons had no attraction for the thief who took two suitcases from the automobile of Rev. John T. Evert of Clatskanie during the Rose Festival parade on Friday. The two grips, with con tents intact, were recovered yes terday. Rev. Mr. Everts and his family, returning -from a camp meeting, stopped in Portland to view the Rose Festival parade. The two suitcases, containing practically the entire wardrobe of the clergyman, in addition to the "Book of Ser mons" by Talma&ge, were tied to the side of the minister's car. The thief simply cut the ropes and made off with the suitcases. Yesterday J. H. Brown of New berg called at headquarters and de posited the two grips on the coun ter. He explained that he had found them In his auto, which was parked near the scene of the theft, and thinking that they had been placed there by Newberg f rien&s, took them home last night. When he could, not locate the owner he returned the two grips to police headquar ters. The property will be forward ed to Rev. Mr. Evert. The thief, police officials said, after examlniing the contents of the suitcases and having no use for sermons or ministerial ; accouter- ments, threw the suitcases in Mr. Brown's auto. If It if . v iv lit fl ' r " r 1 In Time for the Fourth! Fulops' $01.50 SALE OF WIDOWS LEAD AS BRIDES Three, 17 -Year-Old Girls Among Maids Wedded in Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash., June 24. (Special.) Widows seem to be more popular in marriage than maidens, from the records of the county aud itor's office for the last few days. Today 10 couples were married and of this number six had been married before. One was 17 years old and had been divorced after her husband deserted her. A few days ago 15 marriage licenses were issued, and of those nine were widows. Three girls, all 17 years old, were married today. Frederick Pitcher, 60 year old, and Mrs. Carolina Maynard, 49, were married. FLAG MAY BE VOTED ON Republican Colors Are Boycotted and Imperial Ones Hoisted. BERLIN, June 24. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Systematic boycot ting of Germany's new black, red and gold republican flag has reached such a stage that a refer endum on the question of returning to the old standard is regarded as likely in the course of the present year. If recent demonstrations may be regarded as a criterion of public comes right -when men and young men are looking for smart looking, breezy, fine wearing apparel. These suits and the other fine clothes included in this sale were made to sell at $40, $45 and $50 they're ALL WOOL, perfectly tailored and superior in every way. A Wide Assortment to Choose From Satisfaction or Money Cheerfully Refunded 1 See Our Windows 328-330 WASHINGTON ST. Just Below Broadway 13 Initiating the balloting will be lib erally signed. In Berlin the inclination has been to hoist the old imperial colors or the Prussian 'black and white in preference to the republican flag. Anti-Alien Petitions Out. EUGENE, Ot., June 24. (Special.) Petitions for the proposed anti alien land ownership measure, fath ered by the American Legion of Ore gon, are in circulation in this city. A quota of 700 names allotted to this county is expected to be ob tained in a few days, according to members of the local post of the legion having It in charge. Half Acre of Berries Nets $95. OREGON CITY, Or., June 24. (Special.) From a half acre of land on Prospect avenue, Oregon City, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Harris have har vested strawberries during the last two weeks which sold for $95, be sides using a large quantity for their own consumption. Boys Escape State School. SALEM, Or., June 24. (Special.) Salem police today were requested to assist In a search ror uan uusier, 15. and Albert Surer. 15, who this morning made their escape from the Battle Ground Lake 18 miles north of Vancouver, Wash. Good road, paved for 16 miles. Easy ride from Portland. Jj'ree camping Fine bathing, canoeing, dancing, pool hall, confectionery store, light lunches. An ideal place tr. on nutinc a. Miller, manager. sentiment the proposed petition for Battle Ground. Wash. Ts Noted Broadway Institution Driven Out of Business. j NEW YORK, June 24. The semi secret little restaurants where drinks and gaiety are still on tap for the Initiate have driven the Hotel Clar: Idge, long a Broadway institution, out of business, L. M. Boomer, its president, announced today. "The Claridge once the famous Rectors, having been built by Charles E. Rtector of Chicago will put up its shutters August 1." Mr. Boomer's announcement at tributed the downfall of the Clar idge to "the unequal enforcement of the Volstead act by prohibition officer." The Claridge, overlooking Long acre square, in the heart of the "white-Light" district, has been the hau.t of famous theatrical and moving picture stars for years. It was built in 1912. WESTERN TRIP DESIRED President Declared to Be "Hope ful" of Visit This Summer, SPOKANE, Wash., June 24. President Harding is "hopeful" of visiting the Pacific northwest this summer, according to a letter re ceived from George B. Christian, Jr., secretary to the president, t by United States Attorney Frank ( R; Send Rose Festival Oregonians TO YOUR OUT-OF-TOWN FRIENDS For twenty-five cents, copies of THE OREGONIAN from June 21 to June 25, including the BIG SUNDAY OREGONIAN (over 100 pages), will be sent to any address in the United States, postage prepaid. 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