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WI'COURT IS
SUCCESSORTO
GANTENBEIN
Governor Olcott Names Former
Federal Attorney for Vacancy
on Multnomah County Bench.
McCourt Was U. S. Attorney in
Portland From 1908 to 1913
and Native of Marion County.
Salem, Nov. 24. John McCourt of
the law firm of Veazle, McCourt &
Veaxle, Portland. and formerly
United States attorney for this dis
trict for five years, from 1908 to
1913, under appointment by Presi
dent Roosevelt, has been selected by
Oovernor Olcott an his appointee for
circuit Judge in Multlnomah county,
' to succeed Judge lT. Gantenbein,
whose death occurred last week.
Although selection of Mr. McCourt
for this position was made by the gov
ernor soon after the death of Judge
Oantenbeln, announcement of it was
held in abeyance over Sunday out of
consideration for the memory of the de
ceased. McCourt has agreed to accept
the appointment, it was stated this
morning.
MTOrRT WAS ROOM MATE
"I have known John McCourt for
many years," said Oovernor Olcott to
day in announcing his selection. "In
fact, many years ago and soon after my
coming to Oregon in 1891 we were room
mates for over a year, while he was a
struggling young lawyer and 1 a cub
bank clerk, and our associations and
friendships have been close ever since.
As a result. I am In a position to know
that be will make a strong, virile and
admirable addition to the personnel of
the bench of the state.
"Mr. McCourt made an exceptionally
excellent record as United States at
torney, is a highly successful practic
ing lawyer, well balanced and level
v neaqea ana or nign integrity ana siana-
'ing. iurms uie war ifcnuu nc sci wi
under appointment by the war depart
ment on the Fosdlck commission, which
had to do with the social hygiene of
army camps. In tin's capacity he
served without salary, his jurisdiction
xtendtng over the states of Oregon
and Washington. H was appointed
by me a member of the soldiers' and
sailors' commission and was the per
sonal representative of the executive
office at the funeral of Governor Er
nest Lister of Washington.
M'COtTRT NOT APPLICANT
"Mr. McCourt was not an applicant
for the Judgeship and knew nothing of
my intention to appoint him until 1 ap
prised him of it. In his acceptance.
Multnomah county and the state at
large. I believe, may have reason for
congratulation, securing the services of
a man of his ability for the position.
"I wish to express my deep regret
t the passing of Judge Gantenbein. He
was a Jurist of ability, a patriot in the
highest sense of the term and in his
death the state has lost a citizen of
the type which It can 111 afford to lose."
BENCH AND BAR OF COIATY
PLEASED WITH APPOINTMENT
News of the 'appointment of John Mc
Court as circuit Judge of Multnomah
county to succeed Judge Gantenbein.
who died last -week, was received with
much satisfaction by members of the
bar today.
McCourt Is a native Oregonlan. Born
in Marion county,' McCourt worked his
ay through Willamette university and
after being admitted to the bar started
a successful practice In Pendleton. After
resigning from the federal office. Mc
Court took up private practice in Port
land, but has been associated with
numerous activities of a public nature
since that time.
Judge Robert S. Bean of the federal
coujt, when Informed of McOourt's ele
vation to the bench, commended the ex
federal prosecutor in warmest terms and
said that a better selection could not
have been made by the governor.
McCourt went to Salem this morning
to receive the oath of office.
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On Reckless Trail
AUTO ACCIDENTS TtEPORTED
NOVEMBER 23, 1918
Considerable damage to Car when
Harry R. Gross drove his machine into
curb at Thirty-first and Oregon streets.
Gross arrested for reckless driving and
violation of prohibition law.
Car driven by Byron J. Stansfield hit
machine owned by J. O. Stoops at Four
teenth and Taylor. Stansfield car
struck one curb, then the other. Some
damage.
Unidentified pedestrian struck by ma
chine driven by H. J. McKinley at
Broadway and Alder. No apparent in
jury. E. H. Fisher car struck by machine
driven by C. R, Welch at Tenth and
Washington. Some damage.
Some damage to L. H. Gates machine
when struck by car driven by A. D.
Morris at East Seventh and Stark.
Slight damage when machine driven
by J. I. Michael struck by auto driven
by a Mr. Reddaway at East Seventy
seventh and Foster road.
Margaret Keller slightly injured when
car driven by Charles W. Keller struck
bank and turned over at East Seventh
and Fremont
Car driven py Ethel W. Grubbs
slightly damaged when struck by ma
chine .driven by A. N. Cox at Union, and
Mason. Cox charged with speed of 30
- miles an hour.
Auto driven by F. W. Quinn slightly
damaged when three machines collided
at East Seventh and Stark. One other
machine driven by man named Mathews.
Unidentified woman slightly injured.
Slight damage when car driven by
.1. A. Bushne collided with unidentified
machine on East Seventh street,
. Slight damage when auto driven by
W. - C York collided with car driven
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MADE JUDGE
JOHN McCOURT, former
United States attorney
and long a practicing law
yer in Portland, appointed by
Governor Olcott today as suc
cessor to the late Calvin U.
Gantenbein.
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PRIVATE
PROPERTY
VALUE IS SMALLER
Assessment of Holdings by All
Counties Is Shown 2 Per Cent
Less Than in 1918.
Salem. Nov. 24. The assessed
values of private property in Oregon
this year are approximately 2 per
cent lower than for 1918, according
to the final ratios as announced by
State Tax Commissioner Lovell this
morning.
The ratios which are figured by the
state tax commission as a basis for the
assessment of public utilities n the. vari-
ous counties show the percentage of the
true cash value represented by the
assessed values.
The table of final ratios given out by
Commissioner Lovell this morning fol
lows :
Per Per
County. cent 1 vent
Bker 7.yt.ke 73
Benton fSnijinr .IS
flarkamu A7j Lincoln M
"ltl 71)! Linn Hfl
rdumbia Kt Malheur til i
'oi 70 1 Marion 7 i
'rook &.V Morrow S3 I
furry HSjMultnomah H2
iMsi-liute fiSI 'dk so I
Dnucla "tMherman J2 i
(iilliam " Tillamook t0
Crant HO' I'matilU 73
Harney 75 nion 81
Hood Hirer 4 'Wallowa 81 I
Jarkson HAVawo - . . . 73
Jefferron 5!Yashiiigton 51
Josephine HSiWheelar 81
Klamath 701Yamhill 60
Gun Play Really
Melodramatic in
Its Stage Setting
"Motion picture thrills' rame to a party
of officers when they raided the home of
John Dagosteno. Twenty-second and Di
vision streets, at 1 a. in. Sunday.
Suspecting that tagosteno was a boot
legger. Deputy Sheriff Tichenor, Deputy
I'nited States Marshal F. B. Tichenor
and internal revenue officers followed a
man who agreed to buy them a bottle of
wine.
Seventy gallons of red wine were found
In Dagosteno's basemerU. the officers de
clare. As they were about to remove
the coveted liquid. Mrs. Dagosteno flour
ished an ax and her husband brandished
a butcher knife.
The officers drew revolvers and sub"
dued the Dagostonos.
Germans Would Now
Like to Have U. S.
Plan Peace Terms
Berlin. Nov. 24. (U. P.) The Vor-
waerts Intimated Germany should refuse
to abide by the terms of the. treaty un
less America is a party to their enforce
ment.
"Germany could take the standpoint
we are ready to fulfill the terms, but
only as established by the treaty (with
the United States represented on the
enforcement commission)," the news
paper asserted.
"Germany signed the treaty under
the assumption America would be a
party and relying upon America" sense
of fair play and unbiased Judgment."
Marine Recruiting
Increases on Coast,
Asserts Commander
.uieutenani tjoionei u. f. Hail, com
mander of the Pacific coast corps
cruiting district, left Sunday for San
Francisco after a two-day inspection
nere.
Hall was attached to the Fifth regi
ment or marines overseas as observer,
When he came to Portland Friday lie
renewed acquaintanceship with Captain
Wiwy F. Hunt, who commanded a
company of the Fifth regiment in the
A. E. F.
"Marine corps recruiting is picking up
on the Pacific coast at a gratifying
rate," he said, -
Morrison Bridge
To Be Repaired;
Temporary Work
Will Be Rushed
County Commissioners Decide to
Lose No Time; Permanent
Work Planned.
At the meeting of the county com
missoners this morning a report was
read from W. A. Eatchel, superin
tendent of properties, stating that
the Morrison street bridge could be
made safe for all traffic for the next
10 years by the expenditure of the
$51,000 appropriated in the budget
for 1920.
Samples of the decking of the bridge
were submitted to the7 commissioners,
clearly showing that the planks were
worn out and badly decayed. It was
stated it would take some time to fig
ure out the strains and stresses, in or
der to plan for a rearrangement of the
floor system, but that before much
monej was expended the floor system
should be rearranged to suit present
traffic conditions. The opinion was
that money would be thrown away if
spent on the bridge proper before the
bridge was reinforced.
Eatchel said that if the commission
ers oecided to reconstruct the Burnslde
bridge, it would be three years before
the bridge could be opened to traffic,
the burden of the traffic falling on the
Morrison bridge in the meantime.
A speeding up of the inspection of the
Morrison bridge was ordered and imme
diate repairs planned by the commis
sioners. It being believed that if repairs
were not made without delay the Mor
rison brjdge might have to be closed to
traffic before the end of the year.
C. B. McCuiiough, bridge engineer for
the state highway commission, suggested
in a communication Immediate repairs
of the bridge be undertaken without j
nraitlnir fnr Itio final rpnort at Vi t R In- i
ventilation, owina- to the time It would
take to inspect the bridge thoroughly.
Commissioner Muck said that the
commissioners were going to have the
Morrison bridge repaired at once from
the bottom up, and that the money
would be raised somehow.
Muck emphasized that the Burnside
bridge was as good as any of the Wil
lamette bridges, but had not been in
tended for the heavy traffic that now
passes over it
URGENT BUSJIIESS
UP TO
National Legislative Bodies Faced
With Big Docket at Coming ,
Regular Session.
By Raymond Clapper
Washington, Nov. 24. (L
p.)
A crowded docket will confront con
gress when it convenes in regular
session one week from today. In
cluded are the German treaty and
the League of Nations, the Lodge
resolution declaring the war ended,
half a dozen other treaties growing
out of the war, the Mexican situa
tion and many reconstruction ques
tions.
Domestic matters pressing for atten
tion include return of the railroads, de
velopment of the merchant marine, leg
islation to stamp out Bolshevism, re
organUation of the army on a peace
basis, establishment of the naval policy,
tariff legislation, development of public
lands and natural resources, encourage
ment of Americanization and appropria
tions of several billions of dollars to run
the government through the fiscal year
begianing July 1, 1920.
In addition to this program, congress
men must participate in the political
campaign which will get under way
soon after the Christmas holidays. One
third of the senate and the entire house
of representatives must stand for re
election. Woman Is Struck
In the Mouth and
Robbed of Purse
May Stephens was held up at 12 :10
this morning at the intersection of
Water and Montgomery streets, when
an unknown bandit grabbed her purse
from behind and Btruck her on the
mouth, running away before she could
recover herself.
Immediately after the holdup she
telephoned the police. She stated that
she had been at a party near the place
of the holdup, and it is believed by
Motorcycle Policemen Stiles and Kee
gan. who investigated. - that she was
robbed by someone who attended the
party.
Police Report 12
Persons Murdered
Since January
' Twelve persons have been murdered
within the city limits of Portland since
January 1, Portland police department
records show. Three of the fatalities
are the slaying of J. N. Burgess, state
highway commissioner, and G. E. Per
linger, Pendleton rancher, on Friday
night, and Guy Nelson on Sunday night.
The same records show a total of 44
murders committed within the jurisdic
tion of Portland since January 1. 1916.
In 1916 there were nine murders in
Portland. The total for 1917 increased
to 14 and in 1918 dropped back to nine.
Twelve stands thus far as the 3919
record. " "- ' i-
AUTO DEALERS
BEHIND FIGHT
ON ACCIDENTS
Agree Number Can Be Greatly
Diminished by Campaign of
Education and by Drivers' Care
Radical Changes in Laws Sug
gested by Some, Including In
spection of Brakes.
Portland automobile dealers are
against accidents. They agree that
the number must be diminished.
They believe it can be done by a
campaign of education and reforms
that would result from such a move
ment. They think the driver is re
sponsible for a majority of collisions,
although the pedestrian, as well
must be compelled to do his part in
accident prevention.
Del Wright, manager of the Port
land branch of William L. Hugheon
company, suggests that brake inspec
tion be made compulsory. that those
convicted of reckless driving be pro
hibited from piloting a car for several
months, and that the age limit for driv
ers be raised.
LAW MUST BK CHANGED
"Attempts to lessen traffic accidents
under the present system of regulation
has proven ineffective and I believe that
we shall see radical changes in laws
governing the use and operation of
molor vehicles
says Wright.
"While pedestrians are often at fault,
we must admit tnat a greater number
of the accidents are the result of ac
tions and conditions for which the motor
car driver is to blame.
"In England traffic violators are not
punishable by fines, but the motor car
or truck is taken from the driver or
owner and held for a considerable time.
This is very effective, and while I am
not an advocate of going outside of our
own country for examples of govern
ment, I often believe that such a law
would be worthy ot trial here.
L5SFECTI03T SUGGESTED
"Compulsory brake Inspection and ef
fifgefUr&is one step toward a solution
that should "feeadopted at onbe.' Every
driver should be able to stop his car
within a certain distance when travel
ing at a certain speed, but with defect-
(Concluded on Pie Serenten, Column Six)
Esteb Arrest May
Clear Up Eobberies
As a result of the arrest of Benny
Esteb Saturday by the Burns Detective
agency, the police report clearing up the
following check forgeries: Oregon shoe
store, $88 : State Exchange grocery store,
$30 ; Roberts Bros." department store.
$78 : Olds. Wortman & King store, $fi2.
and the J. K. Gill store $42. Esteb was
arrested in the Lipman & Wolfe store.
Inspectors Coleman and Morak are con
ducting a further investigation.
Good Samaritan's
Act Brings Fine
And Jail Sentence
Good fellowship last October prompted
Ben Boviboraise to sell a Klamath Kalis
Indian a quart of liquid refreshment.
Federal Judge Wolverton turned a cold
heart to the pleas of the good Samaritan
when he appeared in court today.
"Sixty da-s and $100," was all he said.
Girl IsKilled When
Thrown From Horse
lone, Tmv. 24. Alma Mobley, f6 years
old, daughter of Mrs. John Mobley. was
thrown from a horse and killed Sunday
evening while on her way from Eight
Mile to lone. She was found lying
unconscious beside the road and brought
to town, but died before the doctor
reached her. .
Inspectors Think
Murphy Was Head
.Of Bandit Gangs
Police inspectors, in summing up
their findings in the capture of the
bandits who figured in Friday night's
Claremont tavern murders and rob
bery, today expressed the conviction
that Vincent D. Murphy, owner of
the house at 163 West Emerson
street, where the raid was made late
Saturday, is the "master mind" of
Portland's colony of crooks.
Murphy is in the county Jail, where
he is being held for Investigation. This
Investigation is now beng made by In
spectors Tackaberry and Phillips and
tbeir associates of Saturday's raid on
the Murphey bouse. Tackaberry's the
ory of the case is that Murphy was the
man behind the actual participants in
the Claremonth and other crimes, di
recting them and participating in the
loot.
If Murphy was not the brains of the
band other inspectors are convinced that
tin wm at 'least the human shield be-
1 bind which, outlawry and murder were
Election' Result
Involving Lady
Astor Must Wait
20 Days by Law
Delay Is Made for Purpose of
Receiving Soldier and Sailor
Vote Sent by Mail.
Results of the bye-election in Ply
mouth division, England, through
which Ladv Astor hopes to gain a
seat in the house of commons, will
not be announced until November
28. A law passed by the British par
liament in 1918. requires that 20 days
elapse between the date of an elec
tion and the counting of the vote.
This delay is made for the purpose
of receiving the soldier and sailor
vote sent by mail.
Another reason for the delayed an
nouncement of results in English elec
tions, according to John T. Trant, act
ing British consul here, is to prevent the
results in one division affecting
elec- i
tions held in neighboring divisions at
about the same time.
There are between 15.000 and 20.00C
voters In the Plymouth division, accord
ing to Trant, and L,ady Astor expects to
win by a majority of over 3000. Women
over 21 years of age who pass the re
quired literacy tests are allowed to vote
in English elections, and this vote Is ex
pected to have a marked effect on the
result of the Plymouth bye-electlon.- The
law granting women the franchise be
came effective in 1918, and this is the
first election held In Plymouth since that
time.
Two candidates are opposed to the elec
tion of Lady Astor one representing the
Labor party and one nominated by the j
Liberal party. W. T. Gay. the labor
candidate, is considered the strongest op
ponent. An interesting sidelight on the
election is the changed attitude of Pre
mier Lloyd George toward the Liberal
candidate.
Some years ago, prior to the elevation
of Lloyd George to the premiership, he
went into the Plymouth division and sup
ported the present Liberal candidate in
a contest for a seat in the house of com
mons against the present Lord Astor.
The premier is now supporting Lady
Astor, the coalition candidate, against
his former Liberal party friend.
TAVERN BANDITS
E
All Three Men Admit Parts in
Holdup and Murder and Are
Taken Before Grand Jury,
Possibility of connecting the Clare
mont tavern murderers with the re
cent spectacular attempt to rob the
Montavilla Savings bank, when three
masked men entered the bank, held
up employes and were frustrated by
shots from a concealed clerk, will be
determined -at police headquarters
today.
This afternoon the president of
the bank and its cashier will attempt
to identify the confessed bandits held
at the police station.
Signed confessions of their parts in
the robbery of Claremont tavern
and the murder of J. N. Burgess,
state highway commissioner, and 5.
E. Pcrringer, prominent Pendleton
citizen, on Friday night, were ob
tained from "Dutch" Herman, alias
Walter Banaster, and from David
Smith, in Captain Circle's offce at
police headquarters today.
Herman. Smith and Ogle, all charged
with murder, were taken before the
Multnomah county grand jury at 2
o'clock today.
ravld Smith, accused of the actual
shooting, amplified a verbal confession
by a dictated statement this afternoon
in which he admitted his full part In the
robbery, but stolidly denied having fired
the shots.
Herman had verbally given the offi-
( Concluded on Ps Fifteen. Column Two)
hidden. The possibility of Murphy's
connection was expressed not only by
Tackaberry, but by others of the de
partment who worked with him and
Bob Phillips in the capture.
MURPHY DEFIES GOLT
Murphey has denied knowledge of the
operations at the house he owns and in
which he lived with Mrs. Murphy and
their 7-year-old son.
Inspector Tackaberry, reviewing the
history of the tavern murders and other
crimes, declared outspokenly that if
Murphey is not the actual head of the
organization of crooks that has made
his house its headquarters, he is, at
least, the human 6hield behind which
their operations have been hidden.
As indicative of the possibility of
Murphey's guilt. Tackaberry points out
that "Dutch'' Wagner, killed at Second
and Clay streets on April 7 when he was
caught in the act of attempting to com
mit burglary, was a resident of the
home of Murphey, who did not live then
at the Emerson street address. This,
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CON
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PUPILS GO ON
STRIKE, ONE
IS THRASHED
Mother of Pupil of Vernon School
Punishes Refractory Son .in
School Before Classmates.
Boys and Girls Refuse to Attend
Classes Because Teachers
Were Transferred by Board.
Forty boys and girls of the Vernon
school are on strike today because of
the removal of Mrs. H. O. Frazer,
departmental language teacher for
the sixth, seventh and eighth grades.
One of the "strikers" returned late this
morning, accompanied by his mother.
who administered a Bound thrashing to
the boy In the school corridor. In the
presence of the other pupils. Principal
Parker is confident that the remaining
strikers will be back before the day is
over.
Three petitions are said to be out, one
signed by 200 pupils, asking for her re
instatement, one signed by 10 or 12 pu
pils of the B grade, threatening to
strike if she is not returned, and one
signed by 590. The last petition has not
been authenticated.
Parents are said to be back of the
children in their demands for the return
of Mrs. Frazer. About 50 pupils failed
to show up this morning, but 10 later
came back. Principal William Parker
believed the remainder would return by
noon
Parker believed the children had gone
to the home of Mrs. Krazer and that
she would send them back to school.
PUPILS SHOW SYMPATHY
Mrs. Frazer said they had not been
to her home, but that Bhe was not sur
prised on hearing of their strike. One
of ber football boys brought her some
kittens Saturday and upon her accept
ance of the pets, told her they had a
birj surprise planned for Monday some
thing that would surprise ber and Prin
cipal Parker.
Mrs. Frazer expressed her unwilling
ness to do anything to help Principal
Parker in the solution of his problem
this morning, saying that In all her 10
years of teaching experience she had
sever bad charges made against ber
Of the character Parker had made.
. She claims the parents as well as the
children are supporting her and that
several indignation meetings have been
held In the district.
Principal Parker says Mrs. Fraier
had merely taught in a substitute ca
pacity, that the vacancy which she oc
cupied had been filled by a regular
teacher elected by the school board upon
recommendation of Superintendent
Grout, and that it is purely an official
transfer to which the pupils most ad
Just themselves, regardless of the af
fection they bear Mrs. Frazer.
C. A. Rice, assistant school superin
tendent, in whose Jurisdiction the Ver
non school is located, said that no steps
would probably be taken by the school
administration until a full investigation
is made. Rice was of the opinion that
the children would return voluntarily
before the day is over.
TEACHER IS BLAMED
Rice and E. H. Whitney, assistant
school superintendents, declared today
that Mrs. Krazer has been arousing the
pupils and parents in the district to
"a state of Bolshevism" and antago
nism to school government ; that the
matter of removing a substitute when
a regular teacher is elected for the place
is a common occurrence and that three
other substitutes' jftere displaced at the
time when the Vernon school change
was made, without any complaint. No
written charge against Mrs. Frazer had
ever been presented by Parker, they
said, although tlie principal had ex
pressed a desire for a change In teach
ers. The Oregon state laws prevent
the election of a married woman to a
regular position, they pointed out.
Mrs.' Frazer has had 119 months of
teaching experience in 12 different
sfhools, her application shows. Most
f her teaching was in Michigan, al
though she spent one year In Idaho.
Miss Bertha Tyler, her successor, as
Fumed charge of the work last Friday.
STRIKE BROKEN THIS AFTERNOON
The Vernon school strike was broken
this afternoon when all but 10 or 15
of the rebellious pupils returned to
school. Principal William Parker said.
The total nonattendance of the entire
school of 250 members this afternoon
was only 25, including those absent
from illness.
All the morning parents came bring
ing back reluctant children who found
their unionlstlc . tendencies nipped in
the bud at home. Someof the pupils
returned voluntarily, in other cases the
parents took a hand.
Davis Is Charged
With Theft of 15
Pullman Blankets
Coming winter nights perhaps prompt
ed Ollie Davis to seek warm coverlets.
"But he carried his search too far,"
said Assistant United States Attorney
John Veatch today, as he filed a com
plaint against Ollie on a charge of steal
ing property from the United States rail
way administration.
Davis is said to have stolen 15 blan
kets from a Pullman car at the Union
station. They were all marked "Pull
man" in big letters.
Democratic National
Meet Settled Dec. 8
Washington. Nov. 24. (U. P.) Homer
Cummings. chairman of the Democratic
national committee, today Issued a call
for the committee to meet in Washing
ton. December f, to name the time and
place of the national nominating: con
vention .
NATION-WIDE
TOUR AGAINST
REDS IS PLAN
iENTRALIA, Wash., Nov. 24.
A nationwide speaking
tour will be one of the first
Mops taken in Centralla's cam
paign to rid the nation of the I.
- V. and all other anarchistic,
revolutionary and un-American
organizations and Individuals.
The speakers named at a
meeting of all of the committees
actively engaged in shaping the
campaign will be H. K. Vcnes,
Official of Loyal Legion of log
gers and Lumbermen and ardent
advocate of pure Americanism,
and Rev. H, W. Thompnon, Civil
war veteran and former mayor
of Centralia. Both were In the
city on Armistice day.
The tentative plan la to have
this team of speakers visit as
many of the large cities as pos
sible between now and mid -December,
directing their course
so that they will rt-a h Wash
ington, D. C. about that time.
There they will present at first
hand to congress the demands
of Centralia and the nation for
adequate laws to meet the situa
tion. SIX ARE INJURED BY
Some Drivers Hurt Themselves
by Careless Control, Some
Hurt Pedestrians.
Sunday auto accidents injured six
persons, reports today to the police
traffic bureau indicated. One man
was so badly injured that 16 stitches
were made in the back of his neck.
Another was taken to the "police
emergency hospital.
Dorsey Olds, 207 Hall street, was
knocked- down at Sixth and Hall
streets when he alighted "from a street
car Sunday morning. Dora Samuels,
driver ef the automobile, came to a halt
160 feet away. Olds declares she was
going between 15 and 20 miles an hour.
F. B. Coulter. 44 North Tenth street,
was one ,of a party of three Injured
when their car rolled over a bank on
the Columbia river highway between
the Auto club and Corbett station. Six
teen stitches were taken in the back of
his neck. C. K. Smith. 407 Fast Twenty
fourth street, and W. B. Phillips, 855
Wasco street, were slightly hurt
OH and water on Terwilllger boule
vard Sunday noon caused Hall Smith's
motorcar to skid Into a cement post.
C. A. Forbes, an occupant in the cur,
was slightly Injured. Both men were
from teugene.
An unidentified woman pedestrian
was slightly Injured when an automo
bile struck her at Tenth and Jefferson
streets Sunday. Martin Johnson, the
driver, reported to police. lie is a
driver for Jones' market.
Skidding and turning completely
around on Terwilllger boulevard at 6
p. m. Sunday, an automobile driven by
Mrs. W. Haskins. 500 K&yt Fifty-fifth
street, was struck twice before resum
ing its Journey.
Mrs. Haskins was driving north, her
report to the traffic bureau today de
clared. As her car swung around and
headed south, another automobile struck
her car in the rear. While she attempt
ed to head her machine northward again,
a second motor car collided with her.
She took the name of neither motorist.
Business Men Name
Committees to Deal
With Unemployment
Approving the name of ex-service
men's employment commission and ap
pointing permanent committees to take
of the unemployment conditions
land were some of the results of
charge
in Portl
the Chamber of Commerce central em
ployment committee's session Saturday
afternoon. Plans are expected to be
completed this week for active work dur
ing the winter.
The following permanent committees
were selected: .Wholesale, Julius Meier,
chairman : A. H. Averili and M. I..
Kline. Retail, Adolph Wolfe, chairman ;
J. il. Plagemann and Fred Spoerl. Pub
lic service, J. C. Kngllsh. chairman ; O.
C. Pierre and F. I. Fuller. Manufactur
ing, N. E. Ayer. chairman; K. D. Kings
ley and D. A. Pattullo. Bank, hotel,
building and miscellaneous, K. C. Sam
mons, chairman ; J. F. O'Shea and J. O.
Hoyt,
Indian Girls Must
Eeturn to Canada
Without Education
Malmie Wilcox and Annie Dolan, both
15 years of age and full-blooded Indians
from the reservation near White Rock,
B. C. must return to Canada without
the education they coveted.
Finishing their work In the fourth
grade in the Canadian Indian school,
they worked In canneries to obtain money
to go to the United States Indian train
ing school at Chemawa, according to the"
story told Immigration Inspector It. P.
Bonham.
SUNDAY
MOTORISTS
The Chemawa school offered more ad
vanced work, so they went there. But
because children under 1 years of age
cannot enter the United States without
their parents, and because the Chemawa
institution can train only American In
dlaus, Maimla and Annie must so home.
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COAL PROFITS
EXCESSIVE
Former Secretary of Treasury De
clares Owners' Earnings Are
Often Shocking and Abnormal.
Says Operators Should Not Be
Permitted to Burden Public
With Rise Asked by Miners.
New York. Nov. Z4. (1. N. SU
In a telegram to Fuel Administrator
Garfield today, former Secretary of
the Treasury William G. McAdoo de
clared that increased wages should
be granted the striking coal miners.
McAdoo expressed ";i'av doubt" as
to the Justification of the operators in
raislne the price of coal to the public.
He said he had heard reports from
Washington that the miners wero will,
lug to accept the wage Increase recom
mended by "Secretary f Labor Wilson,
but that the operators were holding
back until they could learn from the
fuel administration how much of the
increased wage cost could be saddled on
the public through a rise In the price
of coal.
McAdoo declared that for the last
few years njauy mine owners have. In
some Instances, made -profits as high
as i!0P0 per cent.
FRlAf'K RISE V N N EC ESS A RT
The text of the telegram follows:
"Keports from 'Washington Indicate
that the miner are willing to accept the
wage Increase suggested by Secretary
ot Labor Wilson, but the mine operators
are holding buck until they can learn
from you how much of the wage in
creases they can Impose on tho pllhllO
through increases In the price of bi
tuminous coal.
"I am convinced that the wage in
creases proised for the mine workers
are justified and reasonable, but I have
grave doubts as to whether the mine
operators are entitled to increase the
price of coal to cousumers because
thereof.
PROFITS ARE SHOCKING
"In the year 1917 many mine owners
made shocking and Indefensible profit
on bituminous coal. I know this be
cause, as secretary of the treasury, T
examined. In May, 1918. their Income
tax returns to the treasury.
"Therefore, deducting excess profit
taxes (which were less In 1K17 than
now) these returns showed earnings on
the capital stock rsnglng from 15 per
cent to 2000 per cent. Earnings of from
100 per cent to 300 per cent on capital
stock were not uncommon. The opers
tors claim that their 'invested capital'
frequently exceeds their 'capital stock,'
but It is doubtless true that In many
rases their capita) slock exceeds their
Invested capital stock.
EARMNti ABNORMAL
"However this may be. It Is clear that
even on the basis of the operators' claims
as to invested capital their net earn
ings In 1917 were abnormal. In a re
port made by the treasury in response
to a senate resolution on profiteering In
l'J18. some striking facts were given as
to the earnings of the varirttis companies
engaged In the production of the neces
sities of life, including fuel.
"Of course, 1 do not know what the
profits of the bituminous coal operators
were in since I left the treasury
In December. lftlR. and these reports
were not filed until March, 1919; but
If they1 disclose any such profit
earned by the bituminous coal operators
in 1IM7 It would be a grave wrong to
permit the operators to takefftim the
public 'additional profits In the form
of increased prices for bituminous coal.
Mot cover. If profits were even measur
ably as great In 1 ! 1 S as in 1917, the
operators can well afford to psy the
(Con-lu1l on I'm Twr. Column Four)
GUY R. NELSON IS
j Thomas Miller Shoots Man Wh0
He Says, Would Enter House
Without Permission.
Shot through the heart, Guy R.
Nelson, 283 Lincoln street, was In
stantly killed Sunday night as h
tried to rescue his sister-in-law from
a rooming house at 420 First street.
Thomas Miller, whom the police
are holding as the murderer, has
confessed, it Is said.
"I killed him. He was breaking Into
my house. I would kill any man who
tried to break into my house," Miller
declared on the way to Jail.
Mrs. May Daily. Nelson s sister-in-law
Is held in Jail as a witness.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson returned from
a theatre shortly before 11 p. m. Sunday
and Mrs. Nelson telephoned to her sis
ter, who was acting as Miller's house
keeper. -
"I want to speak to May,"' Mrs. Nel
son said over the telephone to Miller,
who answered. She declare she heard
Miller say to Mrs. Dally, "You are not
going over there tonight."
When Mrs. Dally answered the tele
phone, she told her sister that she could
not leave the house that night.
"We'll go over there afid bring May
away from that place for the last time,"
Nelson told bis wife after Mrs. Daily's
explanation.
They approached the house quietly,
going around the back way to ascertain
If Miller was mistreating Mrs. Dally.
Mrs. Nelson knocked at the back door.
"It is Ida." she said when Miller asked
who was there.
(Concluded en Pit Twlv' Colaaa
SAYS M'ADOO
NSTANTLY KILLED
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