THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,- WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER. 10, 1S13.
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UNDER SUSPICION
Civilians Who Were With Soldier
iWhen' He Was 'Killed Have
Left No Clue For the Police.
. The unidentified slayer f Private
Mark A. Matthews, medical corps.
Camp Lewis, as -well, as the two
pllcea, were rank amateurs at- high-
War robbery. This Is, the opinion of
several , police inspectors after ; re
vlewlnf evidence amassed In an ef
fort to find the three men present
when Matthews was killed at Elev.
tntb and Main streets Monday night.
' Inspector! point out that the revolver
from which the fata! bullet was fired
. ; must have been discharged accidentally,'
or In the excitement of the moment by
one unfamiliar with his nefarious work,
for Matthews Is said to have offered
. BABBIT TAKES fllGHI'
. After the shooting the bandit fled with
out attempting to rob hie victim, for, it Is
said, his money was untouched,
j Practically certain that the; two men
with Matthews were accomplices of the
highwayman who killed the young- sol
dier. Inspectors are redoubling their ef
forts on the search. They are not re
ceiving cooperation from Major George
Newlove, In charge of the detail, en route
to Corvallls, of which Matthews was a
member. Newlove Tuesday evening re
fused to Order Sergeant Martin 1 Parish
back to Portland from Corvallls to testify
. - before police officers, and said he could
- not return the man In leas titan a we,
- or untU his work at Corvallls la com
pleted. Newlove alsoVdeellned to remain here
to aid the police when he bad been told
- of the murder of Matthews, and declined
to permit other members of the detail to
. remain.
' BAK BIT'S COMFAHIOXS SUSPECTED
AithmtVh na now evidence has been
- amaammI. (h. KimtMlMII
- murder of ' Matthews, police inspectors,
' after a complete review of the unusual
circumstances of the shooting, are el-
' most unanimous in an opinion that the
- two companions of the murdered soldier
were Implicated in the affair.
Incriminating themselves by hiding, !
the two civilian companions of Mat-'
: thews, who were standing on either side
. of him when the shot was fired, have
' made It a very difficult matter tor them
to explain their part in the affair, should
tkeyi'be captured by the police, accord
ing to Inspectors of the police depart
' ment
EXCISES ABE SUGGESTED
'-.p xoitco iiiifmwn were nvn. vu wm.j
alt of Monday night In the vicinity of
the scene of the murder. In hopes that
the two men would return, as they evi-
dently intended Locke to believe. There
' j was a theory1 Monday night that per
' nape the two men were, themselves
strangers in the city and had lost then
uay and war unable to retrace their
way to the corner where the murder
occurred. Little consideration was ac
' corded this idea by the police, who
maintained that the - two men could
have quickly reported thffair tetkf
police station if they bad been lost.
., Someone suggested that perhaps the
two were afraid to testify and were try-
me; to avoid publicity. This does not
. seem' probable, in the opinion of the
police, unless there is some very good
- reason why they do not desire, to be
brought Into the cse.
TESxnroirr conflicts
One : bit of evidence which was din
parison of the two different statements
mads by Mr, and Mrs. Locke seems to
add strength to the theory f collusion.
Mrs. Locke stated that she bad only
seen one man with bis hands in the air,
while Locks, who, only saw the trio
after the shot was fired, stated that be
saw two men with their hands in the
air. Mrs. Locke said that the man who
was In a soldier's uniform was the only
one whose hands were in the air. ; Locke
stated that when he looked out of the
door the other two bad their bands In
the air. r
. Police inspectors have come to the
conclusion that it may be possible the
other two,- who were standing on either
side of Matthews,, heard Mrs. Locke
scream and Locke open: the door. Re
alising that . they were about to bo
caught, 'the inspectors ' think, the two
civilians may have thrown their hands
in the air as a ruse after the shOt had
been fired. - .- . . '. '
Inspectors Maloney. ; La -., Sails and
Swennes were employed most of the
day in investigating the details "of the
murder. An effort Is being made to
check up on the whereabouts of the
other two enlisted men in the detach
ment during he night of the shooting.
GIRLS DENT KNOWLEDGE
C. S. Richardson, night clerk at the
Koyt hotel. Sixth and Hoyt streets,
stated that he remembered' registering
two men from Camp Lewis -early in the
evening. Ob - the hotel register the
names, Martin L, Parish and M. A.
Matthews, from Camp Lewis, are writ
ten together. '.-,;..
Richardson has flatly contradicted
some of the statements made, over, the
telephone by Major Newlove, who quoted
the declarations of Sergeant Parish to
the police. . s - ....... ,..,
police saA thatvRIcbardmn stated that
be thought he,Jad,- seen The man regis
tered as Parish at about 10 o'clock Mon
day night "lie did not remember see-
tag Matthews after the two had regis
tered.'"' ' .
For several 'reasons. Inspectors stated
Tuesday Bight they were fairly certain
that there must be a woman connected
with the case somewhere.
Both-Miss Grace Bergerson, 140 Knott
street, and Miss Ethel Williams, 124
Burnside street, were interviewed Tues
day by police Inspectors. According; to
the statements made- to the police,
neither ox uie gins Knew Matthewa
One of them said she might have met
him at a dance, during One of his visits
from camp iewts.on pass, but she did
not recall his appearance. They both
professed to know nothing about his
being In Portland Monday night.
2 Men Convicted on
Charge of Killing
Antelope in Oregon
The first convictions for killing en
velope in Oregon were obtained in Lake-
view last week, according to a report
made to the state fish and game com
mission by George Tonkin, traveling dep
uty game warden. The offenders were
James Baldwin and Arthur Tonkin, iti
sens of the world. Each was fined $200
and 12.50 costs. In addition they face
a charge of cattle rustling and killing.
Antelope are protected by both state
and federal acts and the punishment for
violation of the protection laws is so
severe that little trouble has been ex
perienced with hunters, either legal or
Illegal. . .
Tonkin admits that in making the
arrest he had a hard Job on his hands.
To get Thomas he had to travel 130 miles
over the desert north of Lake-lew to
Catalo valley, while Baldwin was ap
prehended In Ooose Lake valley. Both
Were running trap lines and in each In
stance antelope meat had been used as
bait,
- Baldwin was found to have fouy fluar
ters of beef In his possession and beef
hide and bones' indicated that Thomas
was also guilty of cattle killing.'' When
the two men are released on the antelope
killing charge, they will be rearrested
for cattle stealing. '
If AWRENCE in
J jr terprets Mr. Wfl
son's reticence
regarding treaty in
messages to senate as
indicating that he still
intends to insist upon
ratification without
any modifications of
spirit or letter of covenant.
SIGHS OF BREM! II
WAVE ATDB1VER
Middle. West Covered With Snow
Reports Extremely Low Tern- ;
peratures. t,: '
Chicago, Doe. 10. Indications
that the cold wave . covering the
Middle West is breaking .were re
ported from' Denver today. . f
The mercury there reached aero
on the way up. , -
Points further oast shivered In the
grip of chill winds and below xero
By David Lawrence
(Cepyrlfbt, ltl.)
Washington, Dec 10. Who la re-
annniKi fnr ths nresent delay hi I temperature.
Krlnrlnr abOUtl wniw raver, uni., reported vw ww,
.7. :.' ... I the lowest temperature on the weather
xatiricauon .or uie i mrtt record for today. QifApeUe.
peace treaty? I Sask.. with S4 below, surpassed the tow
The truth may est United States temperatures Havre,
" . ' Mont, and Lewlston, N. D. divided the
conae as a snoca honora tnlB side of the Canadian line
to the m any l with M below.
friends of the Enid, Okla., and Ark City, Ark., both
- - xr reported 2 below. Sauna, Kan., report-
eague or a- n wo-wi Hasan, Neb below?
tlons and peace Unooln. Neb., 20 below; Clinton, Iowa,
treaty who had 24 below; Omaha, Neb, it below; St.
.believed President PauI- Minn ' below ; Milwaukee. 10
.beiievea rresweni heVfyt. Mpinegf 19 below, were a
w uson wa nu few other records.
to accept a series COLDES DECE3TBEB IS HI8TOBT
of reservations am", interpretations Many sections affected by the old
that would not impair the league wave reported today the coldest De-
or the efficiency of the peace treaty. "fSJSST&M to develop
but It is a fact that Mr. Wilson not through the wave area. Weather was
only will not take the initiative in reported clear with high winds. at al
. . i . ,a I most all points.
maaing m. cvra.., """""I intense suffering, most of ft due to
refused to permit Senator Hitch-1 shortage of fuel, has followed to
cock to engage in negotiations with the wake of the cold wave. Many towns
Republican senators looking toward
pected to arrive In Huntington over the
Oregon Short Line for the next 24 hours.
AH O-w, -branch line service has been
suspended. -,
The Portland-Spokane limited of the
0-W which left the Union station at t
o'clock, was stalled at Aver Junction.
The Seattlo passenger of the O-W. died
at lUdgefleld. '
No. It left the Union station , at
o'clock this morning for the East with
rotary plow in advance.
Southern Paoifio trahia No. 14. E4 and
II are stuck at Salem, Albany and Eu
gene respectively Passengers are comfortable.
The California Express. No. IS. due to
:eave here at' a o'clock Tuesday nUrht
mad three attempts, but arot stalled at
Caackamas. Passengers were returned to
prtland and the train was annulled.
With one electric raln stalled at Cor
vallfa an Soutberr, Pacific red ear serv
ice haa been , abandoned with the ez
eeptkm of Noa. 254 from McMlnavUIe to
Portlaad and No. 101 from Portland to
McMlnnville,, Both trains left shortly
after 1 o'clock this morning and at noon
ineir whereabouts was unknown.
Osrld Lswresce
that end.
ATTITUDE HOT CtBAtt
The Nebraska senator is, of course,
free to enter into such a compromise
in Kansas are reported entirely out of
fuel and a serious fuel situation is
ported In Montana. The pinch of the
coal shortage also 1 being felt with in
creasing vigor today In Illinois
FUEL ftHOBTAOE BXFOBtEP
In Chicago, with the thermometer
with opposition senators, but what would I ftt 5 degrees below zero early
be the eventual attitude of the president
toward the compromise is absolutely un
known even to Hitchcock.
There is much nernlexity over the po
sition which has been aaopted by the
nresident. criticism of his coarse being
expressed by friends as well as foes,
because, after all, while It is true that
the tactics of the senate leaders and the
record of what transpired in the debate
at the closing hours of the session es
tablishes clearly the uncompromising
Dosition of the treaty opponents, the
willingness of the president to accept
compromise is not here on record.
READY FOB COMPROMISE
Most people have taken it for granted
that Mr Wilson would accept a com
promise eventually and that he was
sticking to his guns very much as
man in a commercial bargain who wants
to hold out tin the last minute.
But the hour for compromise has
rived. The resolution providing for an
unqualified adoption of the pehes treaty
has been- defeated. Twenty Republican
today, charitable Institutions found
themselves taxed to the utmost to care
for requests that came in for aid. More
than 6000 families in Chicago, It la es
timated, have appealed 'for help from
municipal auuaonues-
Although the cold wave, it W-
dicted, will be of several days dura
tion, a moderation In temperatures Is
forecast for tomorrow.
I SNOWTIES UP
ALL RAILROADS
-. (Continued from. Pass Ob.)
trains are Noa. M. 65. 57. f, 3 and 67,
Inbound annulled Noa. 62, 34. 54V 12, 66,
"4, 40. 16 and S leaving only two trams
in onerauon.
Ai.niil!mmt orders on all lines will be
senators siana reaay 10 agree 10 reser- 1 0f undetermined a u rat Jon.
va tlons Which 45 Democrats will accept,
thus making 65 senators In favor of a
an rrir was a standstill on the
Southern Pacific, only one or two trains
ratification of the peace treaty which t, onaraMns on the O-W. R. A N the
w one rooTB uian neceBaary. 1 o p...a.S. was operating Wltn UUH
just wnat tooK pjace in tne conversa- anA m ahniA .wa beAmc suar
tlon between President Wilson and Sena-1 nteed'on the jQregon Trunk or Oregon
ior uicncoo - Twtiaectrro. Xnl Two trafnh attempted to
latter lingered behind when Sena-I -w -ws4ftn-.Wtrt
tor fait of Naw Mexico l.ft th. -U . "
doesn't take Capitol hill lonsc to size I xx. vamcb
up the situation. - I On the O-W. R. & N. trains, 6 Ieav-
OUESTIONS JTJRTlPisin Hng Portland at 11 o'clock Tuesday night
. ana jxo. zi aue nere ai 9:1 o cioca ina
"I assume that your wife generally
has the last word.
"Yes," replied Mr.-Meekton. "Also
the first word, and most bl these in be
come to light since last week concerning
tne . president's attitude toward com
promise, there is no escaping- the con
elusion that Mr, Wilson still believes he
closed after an examination and com- tween." Washington Star.
NOWTODAY
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DOROTHY PHILLIPS . .
THE RIGhTtoFaPPMSS
The greatest love story ewer
' filmed; the "Heart of
Humanity" cast; Miss Phillips
'' in the best role of her career;
spectacular to an extreme. It
will make you sad and glad. -
COLUMBIA Symphony ORCHESTRA
. Afternoons and Evening
Augmented for this production.
Special score.
V. C Knowles, Director
XMAS SHOPPERS' CONCERT MAT.
Today at 3s30 Sharp
Knowles will make it all sunshiny and
bright for you.' Come in and cheer up I
A Lasting
Christmas Present
can get the treaty through the senate j toaV train No. 17 from Omaha.
morning, were being held at The Dallea
Passengers were being fed and the train
was supplied with heat at the station.
No report had been . received from
It
without vita! reservations, if any.
The attitude of many of his friends
is entirely different. They see a prac
tical situation. They see the senate
leaders committed to certain courses of
action. They see many honest doubts
raised by some of the Republican sena
tors concerning ambiguous phrases of
the treaty. They believe in a League
01 canons, safeguarded against mis
construction or misappropriation of th
military and naval forces of the United
Htates. They see foreign governments
objecting ' to the preamble and certain
reservations but readv In thesa critiniLi
days to swallow a good deal more than
tney might have been willing to accept
1 wo weens or two months ago.
TWO PO88IBIUTIES
They, too, ire in a comnromlitfnv mnnM
for the moral and material support of
the United States, as the process of re
construction is so acute that no price
seems too great to pay to get American
neip. xet mere is no necessity of mak
ing the price as extreme as it looked at
first Por many of the Renublimna
are ready to modify the premable as
well as certain of the objectionable reservations.
Two developments may come out of
the present situation. Either President
Wilson will modify his persistent' theory
that the International slfuatton will
eventually compel the senat.e to act of
Is own Initiative or the Democratic sen
ators under the leadership ex Senator
Hitchcock will "go It alone."
In the latter case, they would under
take, with the assistance of the Repub
lican leaders, to work out a compromise.
Senator Lodge is reported to be un
willing to talk compromise with Sena
tor Hitchcock until the latter has the
explicit authorization of the president.
On the other hand, in the elusive game
of where the responsibility for delay
shall lie , the Massachusetts senator
would certainly not maintain such an
attitude if Senator Hitchcock approaches
him as the leader of the Democrats who
were Willing to accept reservations and
vote upon the same 'irrespective of
whether they were to the taste of the
president.
was 1Q hours late at rocateiio this
morning and a stub train was arranged
west from Idaho.
Train No. 19, from Omaha, due here
at 3:30 o'clock this afternon, was five
hours behind schedule at Huntingdon.
No more passenger trains were ex.
i
s
For the WU0. or Mother Our
monthly income policy.
For the Son or Daughter- -Over
'. endowment savings policy.
For Father-r-OuT new low pre
mium policy maturing as an en
dowment at age of 65.
j (fte
!' Home Office
nil iff
Insurance Company
ifUl OenMrvsUve - Piofiewhs
COHBETT BUILDIiro
, PUtt as Merrisen
A. L. MILLS. Pres. C. & SAMUEL, Gen. Mgr.
.. N. V, : 'd
Portland, pre.
E. N. STRONG. Asst. Mgr.
delay between Spokane and Portlaad.
T"Tbe Oregon Trunk line to Bend re
ported a level fan of four feet ef snow
and sv gale blowing. Attempts are be
tas made to operate. .
On the P. A a Astoria line the tall
of snow is very heavy. Traln No. XJ
left at -M o'clock Tuefday night, but
was stalled at Astoria.
; The Oregon Electric Use got one train
to Portland this morning from Wilson
ville. " Several other . locals, including
those from Forest Grove and Tualatin,
came in late
Northern Pacifla train Na 401, from
Seattle, arrived In Portlahd, about three
hours late this morning. 1 The O-W.
train No. MS, from Paget ; Sound, ar
rived five hours late. "V
Veteran Railroad Man Dies
Ppcatello,' Idaho, Dee. 10w Andrew B.
Stevenson, for 11 years superintendent
of the Oregon Short Line and one of
the best known railroad men la Idaho,
died here last night at :40. At the
time of his death he was superintendent
af th TdahwTTtah anl Urnitana dtTiainn.
The a, PA S. is operating with little He was 84 years old. . - - .
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Sessue Hayakawa
"A Heart in Pawn"
V .2
DANCING
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in eight lessons ladies
12.60, gentlemen ia.00
at De Honey's Beau
Duncan Dancers
Will Appear in
Program Tonight
Storms and snowdrifts cannot pre-1
vent the famous Duncan dancers from
carrying out their engagements and
they will appear at the HelUg tonight
in their beautiful program as were this
a balmy day in June.
Announcement to this effect was mads
by Miss Lois Steers of Steers Jk Comai
under whose management the dancers
are touring the-Pacific Northwest.
It is expected that notwithstanding
the storm, a large audience will greet
the dancers, and George Copeland, the
noted ptamst who, appears with them.
Alcazar Remains Dark
Portland theatres, with the exception room and . extt teachersor backward
of the Alcasar are keeping "open housed pupils. A printed description of j all
notwithstanding- the storm, as are all f,Ji? iiJl 'ZJtZ
ui. m.. i v!T ture alone is : wortn : double the pnoe.
motion picture bouses.. The Alcaxar. be- private lessons all hours. Learn from
Ing somewhat Off the beaten paths of nrofesslonat dancers who cuarantee to
trarric, vfu be Car it until the storm I k dancers of you and where you meet
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Classes for Begiasm
start Monday and FrV
day e v e a i n g a Ad-
vanced classes Tuesday
and Thursday evenings,
S to 11:30. All latest
and p o p u I a r dances
; taught la eight I-hour
lessons,
IiAbces OKXTLKmsar laje .
Plenty of desirable partners and brae-
No embarrassment, separate step
Itlce.
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