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VOL ' -XVIII NO -121 Second-etai. Uafur
vu"' A v w pottof fice. Portland. Cretan -
PORTLAND, OREGON MONDAY :EVENING, - JULY 28. J 1919.EIGHTEEN PAGES. ; :
PRICE TWO ' CENTS
ON TWAINS AND NtWS
STANOS riVK OKNTS
FORES
us
RAILROAD
Power Lines ofChicago, Milwau
- kee & St Paul's Electrification
System Menaced by , Flames.
Town of St Regis Again iri Seri
' ousv Danger; 120 Fires Re
'ported m the National Forests.
Missoula, Mont.. July 28. (U. P.)
Power lines of the Chicago, Mil
waukee &. St. . Paul railroad's elec
trification system were menaced to
dayi by the Gold 1 creek fire, - which
was fanned by high Winds during the
night. ; Thls fire is sweeping "over the
entire Coeur d'Alene district.
St. Regis' is again in serious danger.
. .The .Gold creek fire destroyed a camp
' at Dry . creek and la threatening other
lumber camps. .
Soudan and Stark: are: threatened ' by
the Ore in Nigger gulch. , :
Dry land farmers in. Eastern Montana
are being recruited to fight the fires.
Good progress has been made, by fire
fighters 'in the , Missctula forest. The
;.. Hamilton water supply was saved when
the Skalkaho fire was controlled. '
The, total number of, fires burning In
the national forests of Montana air"4
Northern Idaho today were 120, accord!
ing-to a statement issued by the gov
ernment forest- serviee here.' t ;
A new firs on Marshall creek in the
Clearwater forest is burning, furiously.
The fires in the Lolo and Missoula for
ests were slackening. . .
- To date, -3(0,000,000 feetrof timber hare
been destroyed. Fires have burned over
128,861 acres, with damage to forest
, service timber amounting to 8380,000 and
to private Umber of 850,000.
. Three, thousand - men are engaged in
fighting the fires, i , ,
FOREST SERVICE REPORTS' .
' 1 ON FIRES IV RESERVES
, i:Twj fires are' still bumlnar uncon
trolled on the east side of- the moun
tains in the Rainier national forest,
representing the roost serious fire now
existing In, district No. 6. A. O. Waha,
assistant district ' forester; ; said- this
, -morning; '.- '
v District Forester George' Cecil, who
went to Pendleton Saturday, reports
the Whitman forest fire In good shape.
The lightning-fires in the Crater' forest
are : under control ; those on - the San--'
ttam ' have been extinguished. Several
lightning fires 1 are still burning in
Oregon, according " to Supervisor ' T.
H Sherrard, the - largest of .which is
on the Salmon river; In an ; old burn
covering nearly ,10 .acres.- v"
Supervisor F. H. Brundage ot the
Columbia "national forest, reported from
Ouler that. two fires have broken out
on Sleeping - Beautjt .Two -crews of
. men-' were sent to ; the fire, Sunday
evening.
SERiOl'S FIRE BURNING
5 IN -UPPER N ACHES BASIN
Taktma, Wash., July 28. A forest fire
, raging in the Upper Naches basin, above
the Nile, Is driving out cattle, seriously
. burned, and stockmen, forest .rangers,
campers' arid farmers are being called
UDfn to fight the .flames, which, fanned
. by a. high wind, are threatening to wipe
'out much valuable timber and, several
sawmills built in that section to saw
shooks for. fruit boxes.
About 100 -volunteers are in the for
est in that section seeking to check the
flames. -
Forty head of cattle escaped with
, badly singed hides, many bleeding from
broken skin. t Tne ,- sneep camps are
higher up but the flames may consume
caches of supplies left for the packers
to take into the- camps. -
". . Fire Near Trout Lake
. White Salmon, ; Wash.; J uly 28. The
first serious fire of the season in this
district is reported burning at Peterson's
PrairieA beyond Trout lake. Calls for
fire fighters were sent in by the forest
rangers. -.'-
Senate Passes Bill
: For More Officers
Washington. July 28. L. N. S.) The
senate this afternoon - passed a bill giv
ing the secretary of war authority to
increase the commissioned personnel of
the army to 18,000 during the fiscal year
1950.--
f
GREEKS KILL
TURK TROOPS
NEAR SMYRNA
XONDOX, July 28. (I. N." s.)
Lj Flftocn hundred dead and
wounded Turks were left on the
field after two' clashes with
Greek, patrols near Smyrna, and
Aldin, In Asia Minor, said an Ex
change Telegraph dispatch from
Athens today. - Greek reinforce
ments were rushed up when the
fighting began. "
" There have been numerous
clashes, between Turkish and
Greek troops In the Vila vets of
Smyrna and Aldin since . the
Greeks were landed on the coast
of Asia Minor. --' s
BOY IS FREE
ON PAYMENT
OF RANSOM
TTfASHINGTON, July 28. (I.
;T X. S.)-PhlIUp Thompson,
the 14-y car-old ; American boy,
who was kidnaped by Mexican
bandits last week, has been re
turned to las ' father's ranch at
Mlraf lores, following the. pay
Ltncnt of the 1500 pesos ransoqp
demanded by the : bandits, the
state department was advised to
day. ;; fr-:- : ':i.'f-f,. 7 - M
The father, John AV. Thomp
son, met the demands of. the
bandits on advice of the Mexican.
foreign office, which will refund
the money, it was stated.
The
slay
bandits had threatened to
the youth unless the ransom was
paid. ,- . i
T. J. Hewitt and Dr. Samuel C.
'Kohs Appointed) Several Pres-
: ent Employes Released.'
Announcement of the appointment
of . Theodore J. Hewitt to be -chief
probation , officer: of the juvenile
court and Dr. Samuel C. Kohs to be
assistant probation officer was made
public this, morning by Jacob Kanz
Ier,, judge of the juvenile court, fol
lowing a session with the Multnomah,
county 'commissioners. ", The . ap
pointees .will take office August l.!
Salary attached, to each' positlon is
$2000 a year. . - -." t' i
Termination of the employment of A
A. Bailey,' present-chief probation offi
cer; A. W. Orton, chief clerk ; Leonard
C. de Bellevue, 'assistant probation of
ficer ; W. J. Koeniff. superintendent of
the boys ranch t Mrs. W. J. Koenig.
matron of - the ranch; and R. B. Reed,
instructor at ' the raqch. was also an
nounced to take effect July Zl, -
BOTS HAJTCH DISCOSTIXCEb ,
i Owing : to the fact that the- housing
facllftles at the hoys ranch were recent
ly destroyed by. - fire, Judge.. Kansler.
said that ft ' had : beert rdtermfnd 'ly
him to discontinue the operation of that
institution entirely. Arrangements have
also been made to maire' the quarters et
the juvenile court from the fifth floor
et. the courthouse to rooms occupied by
the bureau of public welfare on the
fourth floor. -
. Theodore J, Hewitt, "the new chief pro
bation officer of the juvenile court,' has
been a resident - of 9 Portland since 1907;
during which time he has been engaged
In the practice of law He received a
commission as first lieutenant of. in
fantry at the second officers training
camp -at tha Presidio. Later h Was
promoted to a captaincy and went to
France in advance of his division to attend-
a gunnery school at Gondrecourt,
He returned to America in. January of
this "year and was discharged- from
Camp Mills. N. T. ; r . . ' ; .
DB. KOHS EXPEBT OJf DEFECTIVES
Dr." S. : C- Kohs is a gradu&te of the
College of the City of New Tork; and
has spent practically jan his time since
graduation connected with various east
ern Institutions to research 'work' along
the line of psychological study of sub
normals and defectives. 3 ; : : ; t
"In 1114 he .'was called to Chicago to
become director of the peychopathic de
partment at the Chicago House of Cor
rection, r There "be organized a psycho
logical laboratory and a special depart
ment, educational in - character, which
handled the defective delinquents. Op
portunities -were numerous for close co
operation with Dr. William Healy, who
was then connected with the ' juvenile
court , ' . - i ,
OJf HEED COLLEGE FACTJITT !
Last ; year Dr.i Kohs came to'Reed
coUeg as .assistant professor in psy
chology, gave courses , in- psychology to
the reconstruction aides In psysiotherapy
and in occupational therapy; and to twe
groups of students. In employment man
agement. He also delivered a-series of
lectures at the Central library on "Psyi
chology in Daily Life." : During the past
summer he has lectured at Vineland, Nt
J., st New York university ; and Stan
ford university and this .summer deliv
ered : a course of - lectures ; on .: "Educa
tional Tests and Measurements' at St.
Marys academy in this city. He aided
the organisation of the new Oregon Soci
ety for Mental Hygiene, of which he is
secretary. ."'-,
Chicago Stretcars
Collide; 40 Injured
Chicago, July 28. High up on top of
the Palisades, about a quarter of a mile
north', of Palisades. Park, two . trolley
cars of the public service corporation
Sunday afternoon met in a head-on col
lision, injuring about 40 persons. I? of
them so . seriously . that they were re
moved to the Bnglewood hospital.
Cow Danced
CHANGES MADE IN
JUVENILE ; COURT
Paid Piper With Her Milk
.Keep Off.th Grass." -: .
The sign stood forth ; plainly enough
against the brilliant green of Mrs. B. F.
Dilleya carefully kept lawn at 18?9 Stan
ton street. 7 ; t! :; 77 . ' : j :
. WJiat. therefore, was Mrs. DiUeys dis
may to see a large red cow which she
recognised as belonging to her neighbor,
T, Conroy, STS East Seventy-fifth street
north, standing complacently- on her
lawn In direct violation of her -express
orders as, published on the sign. ; a
And then what was her horror when
the cow began to dance on the green
PRESIDE!!!
TO STAR I
Before Uaving on, Tour Wilson
; Will Hold Conferences With
Leaders Regarding; Legislation
Some Expect Statement of Atti
tude Toward Reservations to
Be Made Before Trip Begun.
Washington, July 28. (U. P.)
Before starting liis tour of the United
States, President " Wilson will' prob
ably have, a number of conferences
with Democratic leaders in both sen
ate and house, to advise with" him re
garding important' pending "legisla
tion. .Daring, his absence the house
will recess, but many committees will
be whipping measures Into shape. In
the senate , thV treaty ,and League of
Nations debate' wlil be continued.
Washington, July 28. (I. N. S.)
President Wilson late this afternoon
appeared' unheralded at the capltol,
arriving at 4;35 ' o'clock and imme
diately proceeded to the presidential
room for a conference with Senators
Swanson of Virginia,' PIttman of Ne
vada and Pomerene of Ohio, three of
the seven Democrat members of the
foreign relatlons committee, and Sen
ators Overman of . North . Carolina,
Harrison, Mississippi; i Henderson,
Nevada, and Nugent of Idaho. Later
they were; joined by Senators Jonea
of New Mexico and King of Utah. -
The president's departure is now looked
for about Wednesday of next, week.. In
the. 10 days remaining before -the start,
Wilson is expected to make one or two
visits to .the . capltol to meet leaders.
His visit last Saturday was postponed
due-to. the absence of men he wished to
GRAY FLEE! NOW
Armada of :War$Hp$ on Last Lap
i oi ; voyage; i iirougn ine
. Panama Canal. '
By Frank Menke ' '
On Board i the U.' S. S. Arkansas,
With the Pacific Fleet,-JulyS.XL
N. S.) (By Wireless.) Having
achieved the 'historic feat of -being
the first great armada of warships to
pass through the .Panama canal the
Pacific fleet,, under command of Ad
miral Rodman, steamed from Balboa
into the Pacific today on the', last lap
of tha long voyage to San Diego. - :
' -All J of the canal jocks worked ' per
fectljrand the fleet moved through with
out a . hitch. I making-"the passage in
about nine hours, not counting anchor
age time lostj for-fueling. . . ,
PASSES ISTO PACIFIC
Slowly and majestically the great gray
walled men of war moved down the last
stretch of the canal waterway late Sun
day, passing Out' Into the ground .swell
Pof the Pacific while the sailors cheered.
Fueling had been completed on Saturday
morning, and , there was a great deal of
bustle' on board while the . sailors were
getting ready for the last, leg" of their
Canal trip. " " " r " " " " TV
The six ponderous dreadnaughts with
their' immense bulls and long bristling
guns, looked as though they-: were going
to-' offer a stiff problem to the canal
officials, but they cleared the waterway
In . ship-shape order and anchored off
Balboa, i About 30 destroyers, older bat
tleships and miscellaneous craft were already-riding
at anchor' when the super-,
dreadnaughts arrived . about" 6 . o'clock
Saturday evening.
sailing o&debs beceited ' .
Official sailing orders were received
late Saturday nights. , . --
The dreadnaughts were to proceed
northward in close formation,' followed
by the smaller craft, but it . was an
nounced that the stately procession into
San Diego-harbor would-be led by Ad
miral Rodman's flagship,' the New Mex
ico. .".--! . I- ....' . '-, , ..- i :
Half of the crews and officers were
given shore leave. - -. ;j .-.;
on- the: Green
sward. ' The cow. pranced about, doing a
sort of shimmy.- The cow rolled over
on her back, j ' The cow misbehaved, gen-
erauy.t-.iiMi.;--'.'f- -: -
T'Com .here, "cow," said Mrs. Dilley.
and. led . the r naughty animal - into her
barn, v There she tied her up. There she
milked her every morning and ; every
evening' since the trespass. j v --v v
"The cow la. paying for the damage
she did my lawn," explained Mrs. Dilley,
"I estimate' the damage at $12." -
Conroyhas appealed to the .police to
help him ,, obtain back his cow. No ac
tion has l.en taken in the matter as yet.
IN PACIFIC
OCEAN
BIG METEOR
BLAZES ROAD'
ABOVE CITY
BRILLIANT meteor flying
above the city was observed
by thousands of Portland citizens
Sunday night. The meteor, first
seen ' tn the southeastern sky,;
sped tf toward the t- northwest,
where it disappeared in a shower
of sparks. v . ' .1 : .
K't. Observers estimated that the
arc described by the meteor was
12a ; degrees. The meteor, was
probably a member ot the group
known as the Delta Aquarius.
The biggest display of the Delta
Aquarius' Is scheduled for to
night. ... . .
THOMAS' EXPENSE
REPORT IS BRIEF
.., eaNasaeBBawaeaesBSBSMBMBBeaas . " . - 3
Traveling Director Is Not Great
. Hand for Details, as Shown - ;
'by Account of Trip.
i :
.It does ot require much red tape
to get into the treasury of the Port
land school " district, " if you are a
member of the board of school direc
tors and rdeeire to take an Eastrn
trip. '" That this Is so has' been again
demonstrated -and most clearly--by
the recent tour of Director George B.
Thomas, undertaken for the purpose,
according to Chairman Sommer, . of
securing "beneficial experience'" for
the use of the other members- of the
board. - 7.7 - : ; ; ,'i
..Difficult as it Is for the "taxpayers
to build up the. school fund,' it is seem
ingly very easy , for the . directors to
reduce it at .their option. '.All they
have to d Is .to go to School Clerk
Thomas, 1 tell I him they .want a bunch
of ' taxpayers' money for a .trip gome
place the school clerk forks .it ' over
and the. tour for beneficial experience
is on.. .. ..,-...-
'0 EXriAlTATIOir ,3(EEDEil ",
It Is f not necessary -for a member
of the', board to advise with the" other
members of the board,, to .tell . them
what f sort, of hnfltlr itrirfHif
ir . vi. . , .
upon . ths, school treasury. - , -,
The board does not pass , upon the
advisability of the; trip, -or Its neces
sity,. or. the- brand, quality -.or. quantity
of . beneficial . experience : sought . to be
accumulated as, its result. In the case
of Director Thomas recent trip, after
the -tourist had .completed- his journey;
spent - the --district's 4 money and ; -returned...
the board : met ini speclab ses
sion -and fixed up the record to show
that,, lC.was.all right- for-Thomas to
have made -the trip. " - - -
' Nor i are ahy requisitions" upsn ' the
school T-clerk. required. It Mi a very
simple process, y wherein, the . director;
superior, officer, of the clerk, walks up
to that official, 'tells him he is -headed
east, Or I whatever " the " contemplated
direction' maybe.1- asks for: $200 or $400
or $600 or Whatever? amount he wants,
gets the money-and hies -himself away,
EVER A--SECBET777 "
.After.' tha . director; has returned, ?wlth;
the 'money spenU Itdoes not seem cus
tomary for. any return r to be made of
the amount " spent.' or ; how or. -where.
School Clerk Thomas .has ' stated that
!1t -Is not ''usual"' for expense accounts
to be filed. Orfor the surplus to be re
turned to the school treasury, though
In- -two notable instances "which . tho
school clerk-recalls,- refunds" were made,
one. amounting .to .$10 and -the other to
$30. ., s , . - -
. Since .no' expense lists are filed there
can be no audit ' by- the ' board, or any
one ' 'connected- ' with - it. '' Apparently
they do business up around the school
board., on j the . same - principle as the
bride who was given $200; and a bank
book, by her , hubby, . and -who entered
on. one. page. '- "got $200,. and on .the
other- ;"spent $200" excepts that, there
is no, book, so far as the directors are
concerned. : i'-i. - ?
.. Taking it , all in ; all - the system by
which a- check. Is . kept on .the use of
taxpayers'-money by the school direc
tors who'want to" travel' is "noteworthy
chieflr by Us entire absence. 7 - -SOMETHING
; OF A JOKE
? School7 Director'" George B." Thomas
has proven himself to.be the third ex
ception by. filing, this morning, the fol
lowing most lucid and extensively de
tailed expense account of his recent
tour of -the ' East to imbibe , quantities
of beneficial experience- for distribu
tion to other members of - the board ; f
-. "July 28. ma. J
"Dear Mr. Thomas: .. ; ;
am -enclosing herewith: check on
the First National- bank for $86, being
the balance- of the $600 allowed for my
trip to. the N. B. A. convention:
"My railroad fare, hotel . expenses
and incidentals were $514.- leaving the
balance of $S6. ' . ,-.-, .
. : "Very truly yours;
! - V - s OBO. B. THOMAS." ;
Such an expense account. - submitted
by an employe . to any : business house
or firm would lead the employe straight
upon, the carpet of the general; mana
ger's office just as true as the short
est distance between two points is a
straight line.. . . . '
EitforcedYaccination
Favored byDruggists
'-An " article In Wedaesday's Journal
told of the protest of certain organiza
tions . against the proposed compulsory
vaccination plan of Dr. George Farrish.
city health officer. The protesting or
ganisations were, the- Health Defense
league ' and -. the State Federation - of
Drugless associationa . A ' typographical
error - attributed the remonstrance ; to
the "druggists . association" . instead of
the "drugless associations." The drug
gists declare they are la sympathy with
Dr. "Parrish in his efforts te stamp ouf.
communicable diseases and have entire
confidence , in - his . ability
raws
AREJili
BY HUGHES
Former Candidate for Presidency
7 Indorses v League Ratification
if Certain Reservations Made.
Republican Stamps Interpreta
tions' on Covenant Articles in
Resolution Offered to Senate.
.Washington.- July 28.(U. P.)-
Charles E. Hughes, in a letter to Sen
ator Frederick, Hale of Maine, made
public today, declared in favor of a
league of nations, - but maintained
that certain reservations and inter
pretations to : the present covenant
were necessary to protect American
interests..-7-'.'' - :y ' J ! '.
r The interpretative reservations sug
gested by Hughes were: .;..,
.,,1. That any nation "after giving two
years', notice of . withdrawal shall cease
to be a . member of "the : league, -despite
any charge of non-fulfillment - of . any
international obligation. providing the
Wltnarawai wouia noi release- ius
power from anydebt or liability.
. 2. That questions relating to immi
gration r import duties, when" they do
not -affect any; international . engage
ment, should be regarded as matters
of domestic- policy - and - not within -. the
jurisdiction ot. the; league. . . ,- -3.
That the -United States, under
article XXI of the .covenant (referring
to the . Monroe doefrlne) , does not re-.
linquishany of its traditional -attitude
toward . purely - American , questions . ana
that - the United States " may prevent
acquisition by any non-American 'power
of any territory, or control tn'the west
ern hemisphere. 7- 1 ' . - '
That the-United Stales under arti
cle X of the covenant does not -assume
any obligation - to employ -its army or
navy 4n any- expedition that- Is not
authorised - by . congress, v. I ' i
: Hughes' letter was In response. to a
oommuHicatioa-from" Hale in whicn 4ha
latter asked the former;upreme court
.. i .. . ,, , .
Additional police' Put ; on Duty
to -Quell Race Outbursts
l.-s ,: , Jn Chicago. "
Chicago, July 2S. (L J. &) Two
more negroes were shot, and serious
ly .wounded early 'today In the race
riot -that for 15. hours, has made a
battlefield .of the negro district on
the.' souhslde.;; iAs a result,' addi
tional ? police ' : guards . have been
thrown .up throughout the district.
; Casualties of the rioting thus .far
are one negro known to be dead, one
white man reported killed and scores
Injured.. Thirty men. whites and ne
groes, are being held In Jail for in
vestigation. " :4 ' ' .' .
' Alexander Holloway, colored, a driver
of a Vnited States postoffice department
mall wagon, was pulled from his wagon
and when rescued from a mob of shout
ing white men by police,, was taken to
the Providence hospital unconscious, and
with a fractured skull. - . '-.-
Shortly after S o'clock this afternoon.
a. crowd of 50 white men stopped a
streetcar In Ihe heart of the riot section
and pulled from it two woman and one
man, all negroes and beat them un
merclfally Ail poolrooms in the "Black
Belt" were closed on police order. -: 1
Armour;. Co. at the stockyards or
dered .all their! colored employes to
remain at the yards until ' they could
be taken home under protection. 7
' - The ; trouble is said to have - beea
caused "by an attempt by negroes : to
invade a bathing beach customarily used
by white folks. Augustus Strauber, ac
cused ; of hurling a- brick which struck
a negro boy . swimming in the lake and
caused him to drown, was arrested.
- As news of the trouble at the beach
spread, mobs of whites and blacks
quickly ) formed and scores of clashes
in which clubs and stones were hurled
and ai few shots were fired resulted.
Police "authorities threw 400 ' reserves
into the district and early today order
had been restored. v . . v
Negro Talk Tlolent
New York, July 2$. L N. a) Two
thousand negroes attended a mass meet
tag here Sunday night at which speak
ers declared for equality between whites
and blacks. - Rev. E. II. Bolden, pastor
of the Emmanuel M. 1 Church, declared
that - the colored - man would get ' the
rights due him if . 1,000,000 men had to
die to obtain themi . ' ;
25 Steamers to Load"
For Oriental Ports
7 San Francisco. July 26. Recent allot
ments of ships to the Pacific coast by
the . United . States : Shipping ', board In
elude 11 steamers, of an aggregate tonnage-
of 9M00 ; to San .. Francisco ; 10
steamers, of aggregate- tonnage, of 91.
200. to Seattle ; four large steamers to
Portland, and four smaller steamers for
local trade to Manila. . All these vessels
are on the' berth from the various ports.
beginning . . Sunday andl up - to October
12, for oriental ports.
TWO MORE BLACKS
. INJURED IN RIOTS
Novelist's Wife
Pleads Guilty to
Sh66tingIIerSon
By George R. Holmes ?
Pittsfield, Mass.. July 28. (I.- N.
S.) The trial . of Mrs. Gladys C.
Dunn for the murder of her 3-year-old
baby boy came to an unexpected
and abrupt ending today, when the
young mother pleaded guilty to man
slaughter and was-sentenced to one
year at hard labor in the Pittsfield
House of Correction. '-; 7 ;-v ;
Mrs. Dunn waa being tried, on the
charge of second degree murder, carry
ing with it .a penalty of life imprison
ment. The trial bad proceeded three
days and witnesses were to be offered
by the defense today to testify that
she was - insane . when she shot the
little boy as he sat In his wicker chair
at the Lennox home ot J. Allan Dunn,
novelist and former editor of Sunset
ma gazine. - -v a. ; ' t '
Shortly after court convened at 10 :30,
John F, Noxon, leading attorney for the
defense, announced that his client de
sired to change her plea. '
: Justice Brown gave his consent. 'Mrs.
Dunn, very pale :and - trembling, was
led to the petitioner's place outside the
railing. ''a deathly silence settled over
the courtroom and women in the big
crowd of; summer resort . spectators
craned their necks for a view of the
pretty defendant." . ;.- ' -.; .--... , ; .
"Gladys C. Dunni do you wish ' to
change your plea?" asked the clerk. ,
In a barely audible voice Mrs. Dunn
answered : '; ". , .-.-'-'!
"Yes I plead., guilty to manslaugh
ter."' ..- ..." ,f- :- -..' '. . ;V
She swayed slightly -as she finished
and her, husband rushed to her side
and led her to a chair. , . .
, District Attorney lay : then began . a
brief review xf , the case f or ; the . prose
cution. He termed It "one of the most
pathetic f in the criminal annals or the
commonwealth of Massachusetts." , and
presented " the state's theory 1 that "Mrs.
Dunn .killed her baby In a wild fit of
Jealousy ' after a quarrel, with her
novelist husband. '7 , v; ; -7
Justice , Brown s pronounced ; sentence
ROAD SURE
IS LOST IN HILLS
Searchers ' Looking for Charles
L' taylorMcKenzie' Bridge, i
. . Missing Three Days. - -i
Eugene, July - 28.-f-Searcb.lng par
ties are scouring the bills and timber
In the. McKenxie valley in an . effort
to locate ; Charles L. Taylor. : road
supervisor of McKenzitf Bridge," who
has not' been . heard of , since going
Into the mountains three days ago. -7
Since - Taylor Is well acquainted with
the country in the upper McKenzie val
ley, and as he said on his departure that
he expected to return the next day it
Is feared that he may be lying Injured
some nlace lit the mountains. His com
panion on the' trip returned, saying that
the two had become separated, yvv M
Clyde Ri-Seltz. former forest super
visor of the Cascade National forest, who
Is1 familiar with, the mountains In this
district, left Sunday morning to direct
a systematic search for Taylor. ' It- Is
probable- bloodhounds will t be obtained
to find the missing man..
Defense 'Closes Its
Case in Trial, of;
Ford-Tribune Suit
"i'-fi" '' .'':'' 7v7. " M -" !.'-'"4;77'f;
Mount Clemens.' Mich., July 28. (L
N. S.) "Tour honor, we are through.'
Laconically, Attorney Klllott O. Stev-
, - . .W..-T WtAaA
enson, senior coonwi i "
Tribune, in the Ford-Tribune $1,000,000
libel suit, thus announced to' Judge
Tucker shortly before 10 ' o'clock today
that' the defense had finished Its icase.
The announcement came shortly after
the trial of the case - naa enierea 11s
twelfth week. . ; ' , ;- ,
Rebuttal testimony by the plaintiff
began at once and tnts. wun -argu-
ments and other ciosins ionnm,
expected to consume at least another
two weeks.
Boycott Guts Off
Rice of Japanese
San Francisco, July 28. (U. P. The
Chinese boycott as a protest . against
the Shantung ' award has cut off the
greater part of Japan's rice supply and
is causing a serious condition in Japan,
according to Americans arriving from
Shanghai and Toklo , today. Japanese
prisons and many of the poorer people
are compelled to mix potatoes and ether
foodstuffs with their allotments of rice,
the nation's staple, food.
French Pact Favored
J By Defense Society
New York7 July28. (U. P.) The
American' defense society has asked
every senator to support the defensive
treaty between the United. States, France
Bd areat Britain. It was announced
here today." ' - . ' - '. -'
House Repeals Tax ;
r ... . . - a ' - e . - r i '
un boit JJrinKs
Washinsrton. July , 28. I. N. S.)
without a roll call the hpuse this afUr-
,n nassed a bill repealing the 10 per
'cent tax on soda water and ' other soft
i drinks. : The measure now ' goes to the
'senate. a
RVISOR
when the prosecutor had finished. He
took . into . consideration, he said, the
facts that .had been presented by the
state, regardless of the change In
Plea.-
"There . are certain thtngs," he said,
"that bespeak an unsound mind on the
part, of the defendant. , But it must be
remembered that in the quarrel which
preceded the killing of the child she
had no weapon.. She had to go upstanrs
and . procure a weapon before the . deed
wes committed. ? , - , ',
'."But in view of what I believe the de
fendant has suffered and what she will
suffer, the court Is disposed to leniency.
Nothing that I could Impose probably
could add to the. torture she- already
has suffered. The court therefore ac
cepts the plea of guilty to manslaughter
and sentences the defendant to one year
in the house of correction in Pittsfield
at hard labor. , , '
The women In the courtroom promptly
rushed outside and took up places on
the steps of the courthouse, hoping to
see! Mrs- Dunn led away to Jail. .But
the sheriff anticipated embarrassing in
cidents similar to an earlier demonstra
tion in which: women hurled epithets at
Mrs. Dunn, kept her. secluded In his of
fice until the women grew, weary and
went .away. - . ' v . . t -; ,7
, Mrs. Dunn's . decision to change her
plea, was reached after, an all-night con
ference . with her attorneys. They, had
previously.-: announced, that she would
take the stand In her own behalf today
or tomorrow.. . ' . ... . - 7r
The state closed Its case Friday noon.
Its - principal evidence being the testi
mony of Detective Thomas Bllgh, who
swore that the defendant confessed the
shooting' to him when he 1 visited her
home in Lennox. ' .' ., "
Mrs. , Dunn's marriage to J. Allan
Dunn was her third. In 1909 she was
married to I4eut.7 Wilson Eric Madden
of the United States navy In San Fran
cisco. Her second husband was a .poet;
Henry ; Anderson Xafler; well known on
the Faclfio coast as contributor to the
Argonaut. She met Dunn in Bohemian
circles in San Francisco where he was
a friend of the late Jack London, : . 4
IN LEAGUE-WALSH
Senator From ; Montana, Declares
That Irish Freedom Can Come
it
t Through Covenant. 4 7
s Washington,' July 28. (U. P.)
Charging -- the prltlsh government
with. ' "barbarous oppression of the
Irish,. Senator Walsh, Montana, in a
speech to the senate today, declared
that Ireland's hope for freedom lief
id the League of .Nations.' ? - ; 77,i
"We 5 have earned the right : to say
to England."' Walsh said, "that ' her
treatment y of Ireland is a ' constant
menace to the. amity we - are- desirous
of preserving unimpaired between the
two countries." ?--:'
But if England proves deaf to Amer
ican advice, - "Article II -of the League
would . afford Ireland an opportunity.
either directly -or through a, friendly
power, to, bring her. claims to the "at
tention 7 of the league' Walsh main
tained. . .
Article Tit v refers to "any war or
threat of ' war" and provides also that
league members, may. -bring up matters
affecting International - relations which
national relations may threaten to dis
turb' international peace of the good
understanding , between . nations upon
which peace, depends." . - .
Walsh denied that article 10 would
stifle , Ireland's nationalist impulses by
preventing a , revolution.; - He quoted
Irish history - to show, however, how
futile Ireland's hopes through revolution
have proved. - , -
He assailed Sir Edward Carson. . Uls
ter leader, who he declared was "re
warded for his . treason," and Sir John
French, former ' eommander of the
forces In Ireland, who refused to co
erce Ulster. .
-Discussing the effect of article 10 on
the rights of submerged peoples to win
freedom, Walsh declared that the right
of revolution is guaranteed by the arti
cle and not. denied, as charged by league
opponents. ; -
Article 10, Walsh said, is an expres
sion of universal feeling that "no part
of the earth should be vexed by, war."
50,719 Listed As
War Battle Deaths
In American Army
Washington. July 28. L N. a
There had been recorded on July 23 a
to total of S0.719 battle deaths In the
American : army through V the war, the
war . department announced , this , after
noon. Under battle deaths come those
killed In action and .those who died of
wounds, received, In- action,; -
The total recorded as wounded on this
date was 217,1(2; missing in action, 1550,
and died of disease and other causes,
29,053. -These figures constitute a reca
pitulation and a correction of previous
statistics made public by the war de
partment,
Roumanians Claim
Victory Over Reds
; London. July ' ttiV- N. " S.) Rou
manian troops have launched a success
ful counter offensive against the Hun
garian reds. The Hungarians have bjen
driven out of all the positions they cap
tured in the Thelss sector and have been
driven across the Thelss river, said an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Bu
charest . today, quoting an official state
ment Issued by the Roumanian .bvar of
Gee, .
IRELAND S HOPE IS
IDAHO K
POSIK
EXPaiBEO
Statement at Hearing ( Is That
State Is Interested in Se
curing Benefit of , Decision
J. P. Newell Continues Testimony
Showing That It Is Cheaper to
' Haul Along River Than Up Hill
Over precipitous mountain grades,
down rlyer gorges with a minimum
of operating difficulties, J. f. Newell,
consulting , engineer . of the - Oregon
Public- Service -commission.' this
morning traced the routes, the costs
and the causes of such costs In the
Columbia river basis :-. rate hearing.
Mr, Newell jcornjsleted; direct test!
mony and will probably be required
to appear at-the Beattle hearing for
cross examination, i;
Following the Oregon engineer on the
stand this morning, Leonard Way, rate
clerk , of the public utlities .commission
of Idaho." presented in brief an argument
of the , commission's petition in inter
vention i flted when ; the hearing was
opened in Portland. Mr, Way explained
some slight discrepancy In the ate
structure and asked, in effect, that what
ever rate basis is established between
the Inland -Empire and - Portland and
Puget Sound be made to reflect In the
through rates, eaetbound and westbound,
in Idaho. He presented the Information
that six, billion tons of freight originate
annually in the Idaho region. '
LEWISTOX B VSI3E8S THBEATKHEIg
-That LeWlston' will suffer 'to the ex-;
tent of. being- "forced out of' business'.'
,lf rates- are - established - on? any, other
basis than of equal distances because of
Lewisten's close competition with po
kane was Mr. way's statement r
7 Presenting elaborate statistical data In
support of his testimony, Mr. Newell
this morning-eontimied tne -exmmtnaUotv -
that paused when the hearing adjourned
on Saturday- evening. ,
Resistance te the pull of the engine is
the principal factor governing the cost
of operating varied stretches of rail
road track, over equal distances of ter- ,
rltory.'Mr Newell testified,. Therefore. .
the fact that resistance over mountain
ous hauls Is vastly greater than over
water level hauls led to the statement
and .Its Support In' witnesses' statistics'
that in every case involving northwest
ern roads the ."resistance mileage" is
greatly In favor of Portland.
TESTIMONY IS "ILLUSTRATED
Illustrating his testimony. Mr. Newell
showed that from a standpoint of resist-
apce mileage Pendleton is only 180 miles
from .Portland,, whereas . Puget ' Sound
ports, computed in resistance mileage. Is
4(1 .miles, or 276 miles more distant
than Portland. Yet the rates for trans-
portatlng grain to either point from Pen
dleton are Identical. -.- -
Furthering : the- same mathematical
line of calculation, Mr. Newell pointed
out that the equivalent mileage between
renaieton and Portland is only 296 miles
against 400 to Puget Sound, or 196 miles
more distant than Portland. ' ' - -EQ
Uir ALE5 T .BISE', COM PAKISOX
Using the Pendleton comparison again.
Mr. Newell pointed out that the '"equiva
lent rise," which is a theoretical meas
urement of resistance to be overcome -In
a mile of haul, is 2944 feet between
Pendleton and Portland, a against 730S
feet between Pendleton and the Sound.
This gives Portland an advantage of
482 feet over the same distance. ....
In the one case the haul Is over the
O-W. . R. A N. westbound and between
Pendleton- and the Sound Is over the
Northern Pacific The "road cost" per
revenue ton to bring freight to . Port
land from Pendleton is 48 cents, accord
ing to Mr. Newell's statements, and to
take a ton of the same commodity to
the Sound, in, the face of an equivalent
rise of 7308 feet, entails a road cost of
94 cents or, in the analysis, the revenue
ton can be hauled to Portland from Pen
dleton for 4( cents less than It can. be
hauled to Puget Sound. The percentage
cost in favor of Portland, therefore. Is
shown to be 98 per cent.
SCJtf OF COSTS SHOUTX 7 7:-7;
' The sum of the road and Indirect costs
between Pendleton and Portland, west
bound is 99 cents and the same total to
the Sound Is $1.01, or a difference of 63
cents In favor of Portland. The actual
distance between Pendleton and Portland
is 218 miles, against 802 to Seattle, or a
mileage over actual trackage distance
ot SS miles in favor of Portland. ,
Ths same comparisons "were made be
tween such other Northwestern .Points
as .Walla Walla, - Pullman, Garfield,
Oakeedale and Spokane. Figured on a
basis of actual mileage. Walla Walla
is 218 miles from Portland and (02
miles from the Sound. On an equivalent
mileage basis, . however. Walla Is only
229 miles from Portland and 895 . miles .
from the Sound. - ;
FUEL COSTS C0581DEBED , I
: Mr. Newell went at length into the
matter of fuel costs, upon ' which the
defense has put much emphasis, espe
cially on the matter of electrical energy.
The "regeneration" of electrical energy
in rail equipment so operated over de
clines has been touted as highly Im
portant. ' Mr. Newell showed that prob
ably: less than 15 per cent of the fuel
cost which, on the-whole, is .relatively
small as compared with other operating
costs, is saved by "regeneration" ; on
descending hauls. . ; -r - r ?
7 Fuel costs comprise approximately
one quarter ot the operating cost of
the O-W. R. St N Mr. Newell stated.
One third to one quarter of the fuel
cost on the west bound operation of the
Northern Pacific .could be saved 1 by.
"regeneration" of electrical energy If
that railroad were operated electrically,
be stated.