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, HE OREGON SUNDAY . JOURNAL, PORTL A ND, SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 25. 1920.
: CRIMES ADMITTED
Speedy Justice to Be Sought for
- Hall, Langdale,' Higginbotham,
Confessed Trio of Holdups.
- . Admitting; their guilt an4 making
no offer to fight the case, Robert
John Hall, 19; Charles Langdale,
27, and Russell Oliver Higginbotham,
29, were bound over to the grand
Jury Saturday by Municipal Judge
Rossman under $6000 bond each.
The three men had made written
.confessions of six of the recent dar
ing holdups In the business section
Of the city. The places robbed were
Ainsworth Garage, December 28;
Fashion Garage, January 1; Frank
Nau drug store, January 7; Standard
Oil filling station. Thirteenth and
. Burnaide streets, January 13; Auto
Laundry & Garage, January 14, and
( Nob Hill Pharmacy, January J .
$' The capture was brought about by a
?' major portion of the day relief of the
r detective bureau, under command of
, Lieutenant Jack Golt. Three watches
taken from the Nau store, several'; sets
i'ot toilet articles taken from the Nob
1 Hill store and a few diamond rings
' have been recovered, the police say. The
trngs are said to have been located In
a prominent jewelry store,
Chief of Inspectors John Clark said
- Saturday that every effort would be
. made to give the three men a speedy
trial and get the case out of the way
as quickly as possible. He had the
; men taken before Judge Rossman Sat
urday, that the grand Jury might get
at the case at once. The police esti
mate that the trio secured about $1000
worth of valuables and money In their
holdups,
Hall and Langdale are married. Hig
ginbotham has a sweetheart, who is
said to be in delicate health. Captain
' ''Circle said he had secured evidence to
prove Higginbotham had been living
wkh the girl for about a year and that
. be had not married her,
- The three women were prostrated
when informed by the police of the
arrest of the men. Saturday Mrs. Hlg
ginbotham, mother, of the prisoner, vis
ited Captain Circle, and endeavored to
gain a confession from her son before
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7 lhe stoutly denied his guilt. Several
jjbours after the mother had left, In
spector Howell secured the confession
and took him before the court.
Hlgginbotham's confession connects
htm with the robbery of Nau's drug
store and the Fashion garage. The
other places were held up by Hall and
Langdale. In every holdup but one, the
men are said to have had a stolen auto
mobile.
POLITICIANSAREASKING
ABOUT HOOVER S VIEWS
HOLDUP MEN BOUND OVER
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(Con tinned Prom Pu Ooa)
and for all legal purposes maintains a
residence," or does it mean that the man
. must actually be' in the United States
' the fo'ir consecutive years before, he is
nominated. By the latter construction,
Woodrow wnspn could havu been . re
garded as ineligible, for he spent many
months in Europe while president - of
Princeton and the four years before he
1 took office were broken by sojourns
1 abroad. But while there have been no de
cisions on that point, the fact that men
have occupied the office who have been
away from this country for short periods
In the pursuit of their business would, in
' the opinion of many constitutional law
yers here, seem to argue this that Mr.
Hoover would not be ineligible on that
ground.
I2T STATES ETERT TEAR
If any 14. years are meant, then plain
ly Mr. Hoover la eligible because he
did not leave the United States until
he was 21 years of age. Similarly, Mr.
Hoover has been in the United States
every year with one exception in the
last 20 years and has spent at least a
few month at either New York or San
Francisco, where he maintained busi
ness offices.
As to whether Mr. Hoover is the choice
of the White House, only one man can
say, and that's Woodrow Wilson. And
he hasn't said anything, not even
whether he would consent to run for
a third term. However, persons very
close to the White House have openly
expressed their admiration for Mr.
Hoover and spoken of him! as the prob
' able nominee, of the Democratic party,
in which event, of .course, President Wil
son would support him, as was brought
out in the dispatches on January 8, at
the time of the Jackson Day .dinner.
when the writer said that "It would not
be surprising to find the Wilson influ
ence being turned In the direction of
Herbert . Hoover, if the Republicans
haven't captured him by midsummer."
Now, that is precisely the situation:
"Which party will , capture Herbert
Hoover?" It Is the party which puts
forth; a liberal platform and stands away
from' any wave of reactionary or Tory
doctrines and steers clear of the equally
destructive waves of ultra-radicalism
and Socialism. Mr. Hoover isn't inter
ested in personalitels, but fundamental
Issues and principles. He is like millions
of other Independent minded citizens who
are waiting to see whether the two big
parties are merely going to have a con
test fof Jobs or whether they offer con
crete proposals for domestic reform and
relief.
Is there a Hoover organization? Noth
ing that has his sanction or support.
Mr. Hoover wouldn't be a bit unhappy
If somebody found he was legally de
barred from being st candidate. He
would look upon the discovery as a
relief from a dilemma that is causing
him no end of embarrassment. But
few people are taking the question of
eligibility seriously, because Mr. Hoover
has maintained a residence in this coun
try during the last four years, and has
lived within the United States for four
consecutive years.
HOOTER WILL SPEAK
As for the organization of Hoover
clubs and speeches being made by inti
mate friends of Mr. Hoover, there is
no doubt that the former food admin
istrator is doing all he can to discour
age that sort of thing, and within the
next few days he will have made his
position absolutely clear on that point.
Nobody has been authorized to speak
for Mr. Hoover, and when the proper
moment comes, he will speak for him
self in unequivocal terms, for he isn't
a candidate and will not lift a finger to
become one.
On the other hand, no matter what
Mr. Hoover may say In the hope of de
taching himself from the movement that
has arisen spontaneously In his behalf.
Republicans and Democrats will con
tinue to look him over and make over
tures to him, until one or the other par
ties finally does nominate him. Which
will it be? The Democrats seem most
anxious at present writing, and the Re
publicans very reluctant to pick Herbert
Hoover.
The Republicans can't forgive him for
supporting the Democratic congress in
1918, but it is a fact that Mr. Hoover
was a member of the Republican club
of New York for about five years prior
to 1917, and it Is also a fact that In 1912
ho was sympathetic with the Bull Moose
platform. But he didn't vote in 1912
or 1916 either. He took part in an
anti-Tammany campaign when Mayor
Mltchel was elected on a fusion ticket,
but. although registered to vote, was
called away on business and didn't get
a chance to cast his ballot. No matter
what his political post was In truth
he doesn't seem to want as yet to be
identified with either party till he sees
their platforms the fact Is the party
that really stands against the extremes
of radicalism as well as terrorism and
boldly proposes a middle ground of con
structive liberalism will win the sup
port of Herbert Hoover whether or not
he Is a nominee or merely an unassum
ing voter.
"HOOVER AXD CREEL," SAYS
SENATOR REED IN SATIRE
Washington. Jan. 24. (U. P.) "Hoov
er and Creel" was the national ticket
presented to the senate today by Sen
ator Reed, Missouri, In a long satiric
speech !n the boom for president now
being conducted by friends of the for
mer food administrator. . . .
Heroert Hoover, Reed said, could ap
ply his theories of business to running
the government, while Creel "could teach
the American people what to think and
how to conduct themselves.
Reed devoted much of his speech to
an attempt to prove that Hoover is an
Englishman and not an American. He
read into the record an article from a
London newspaper urging Hoover to be
come a British subject with the promise
s -7
ihi If rtoAf ,
in the United States to know the names
of - political parties over here," com
mented Reed. "Being asked as to. his
business, he said he was a promoter.
Just now he la promoting a boom for
president his own boom."
Reed- reiterated all hie former criti
cisms of Hoover as food administrator,
charged that he acted as a go-between
between Colonel House and British of
ficials Just before the unitea states en
tered the war; said Hoover has bought
two newspapers "to keep the people
from nominating him :" spoke of reports
that Hoover had $10,000,000 and said to
Senator Lodge tnat w me
nominate Hoover on the ground that be
i. ,irhv th anlv thinr that will save
the Republican will be to nominated J.
Rufus wamngiora.
vAATtc t.rnrCHEOX STORY
CALLED TAKE" BY WORLD
New York, Jan. 24. U. P.J The po
litical situation became warmer today
fniinwinr publication in the New York
American of an article saying the Hoover
presidential boom was -launcnea ai a
luncheon given by Colonel E. M. House.
Present at the luncheon, we American
said, were Ralph Pulitzer, owner of the
New York World ; Frank T. Cobb, edi
tor of the World: Cleveland H. Dodge,
financier; Cyrus H. Curtis, Philadelphia
publisher, and Viscount Edward Grey.
The American said : "Hoover is under
stood to the candidate of the Demo
cratic administration, pledged to perpetu
ate President Wilson's policies."
In a statement in the World this aft
ernoon, Pulitxer characterised the New
York American story as a pure fake.
Pulitzer said he attended the luncheon,
which was purely a social affair. "Mr.
Hoover's name was never mentioned in
my hearing," Pulitxer said, "and there
was no discussion whatever of presi
dential candidates. As for its having
any relation to the World's support of
Hoover, it la too ridiculous to discuss.
The World selects its candidates for
itself."
HICKMAN
DR. EC.
SELECTED PASTOR
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Director of Organization of Cen
tenary Campaign Succeeds Dr.
Short Who Preaches Last Time.
Above, from left Robert John Hall,
Charles Lanadale. Below Russell
Oliver Higginbotham.
that if he did he could , become a mem
ber of the house of commons. He also
made a statement that Viscount Grey,
recently ambassador to the United
States, was a guest at a luncheon in
New York recently, at which a Hoover
boom was inaugurated.
"If we adopt the League of Nations,"
he said, "Hoover is the logical candi
date for both parties to Indorse. The
league surrenders the society of the
world to an organization which will be
dominated by the British empire. So if
we are (roing to have this British League
of Nations, why not nominate Mr. Hoov
er, who served a tutelage of all the late
years of his life as a denizen and resi
dent of Great Britain ?" - - .
Reed eald It was proof of Hoover's
lack of Americanism that when he was
asked as to his politics he replied that
he guessed he was a "Liberal."
"He has not been frequently enough
Philip Varney Is
Detained by Police
For Investigation
Philip V. Varney, alias P. V. Williams,
former delegate of the I. W. W. at As
toria, was arrested at Third and Burn
side streets at 10 o'clock Saturday eve
ning and Is being held at the local po
lice station for investigation by federal
authorities. A search of Varney's rooms
following the arrest resulted In the seiz
ure of a sui case full of L W. W. re
ceipt and membership books.
Several days ago police arrested T. R.
Speakman in connection with L W. W.
activities and It was from letters car
ride by Speakman that Varney was
located. From papers obtained from
Varney it Is Indicated that Speakman is
a high official in the I. W. W. organiza
tion. Varney, under his own name, was
delegate No. 2110 while under the name
Williams he was delegate No. ,1550.
LOCAL ENGINEER HAS,'.
IMPORTANT POSITION
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Telegraphic information was re
ceived in Portland Saturday an
nouncing the Acceptance of the pas
torate of the Wilbur Methodist Epis
copal church by the Rev. E. C. Hick
man, D. D., of New York city, di
rector of organization of the great
Centenary conservation program of
the denomination. Dr. Hickman was
recently pastor of the First Metho
dist church of Winona, in the Min
nesota conference. 1 Dr. Hickman has
been transferred to the Oregon con
ference by Bishop Matthew Simp
son Hughes.
Dr. Hickman is in the prime of life,
being 38 years of age. He was born
in South Dakota. His father and
grandfather are both Methodist preach
ers. He is a graduate of Hemlin uni
versity and the Methodist college at St.
Paul and of Garrett Biblical institute,
Evanston. 111. .
Dr. Hickman was in Portland last
week on Centenary business, and a com
mittee from Wilbur church had a con
ference with him at the suggestion of
Bishop Hughes, and extended an invi
tation. The members of the committee
are C. E. Miller, Robert S. Farrell. J.
M. A. Lane, W. H. Beharrell, G. T. Fan
ning and Sam Connell. The facjt that
Wilbur church is undertaking a great
social program appealed to Dr. Hick
man. Dr. Hickman will take up his pastor
ate the first Sunday In March. The pres
ent pastor. Dr. Francis Burgette Short,
preaches his final sermon today, having
resigned to accept the position of chap
lain in the series of Penny stores
throughout the nation.
r. Hickman's family consist of his
wife and the 5-year-old daughter. Mrs.
Hickman is a graduate of Cornell uni
versity and of the Chicago Deaconess
Training school. The training in the
later school gives her unusual ability as
an assistant to her husband.
The Wilbur church meet in the Hotel
Multnomah. Two services will be held
today.
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FILL EVERY DAY
WITH CHEER AND
IS ADVICE
Suggestions on How to Keep
Young Given at Meeting of
Federation of Women's Clubs.
present andI5 who applied .for reser
vatlons oould not be accommodated. " ;
Following the luncheon a meeting of
the officers and chairmen of standing
committees was held. ; r s ;
The entire board was present at the
three meetings of the ' day with - the
single exception of Mrs. 8. K..Hartaock
of Corvallis, corresponding secretary.
Those attending were : Mrs. Callahan,
president; Mrs. Collins Elklns of Prme
ville, first vice-president; Mrs. William
Bell of Roseburg, second vice-president
Mrs. Charles Hlnes of Forest Grove,
recording secretary ; Mrs. Van Zante of
Portland, treasurer ; Mra L. E. Bean j
of Eugene, auditor; Mrs. J. W. Sadler,
of Aurora and Mrs. E. T. Wads of Pen
dleton. directors. ;
Ice on His Beard,
Liquor on Breath;
He's Now in Jail
Icicles on his beard, rainwater In hts
Jeans, strong liquor lulling him to peace
ful rest. K. Benjamlne was rudely
awakened late Saturday afternoon when
Motorcycle Patrolman Schad discov
ered his recumbent form at East Twenty
fifth and Emerson streets.
Later ln the evening Benjamlne was
finishing out his nap at the police sta
tion, where he was lodged on a charge
of being intoxicated.
"He was soaked to the skin." said
Schad, "and had apparently made the
gutter his bed since some time Friday
night."
E. II. LeTourneau
After nearly 10 years In the employ
of the P. R., L. it P. company, E. H. Le
Tourneau, electrical engineer, left Port
land Saturday night for New Tork city,
where he will assume an engineering
position with the construction and re
pair department of the Emergency
Fleet corporation.
Through various grades In the local
company's work LeTourneau advanced
to the position Of efficiency engineer, In
which he established a wide reputation
for himself and led to his appointment
as electrical engineer where his record
Is said to be well known to his pro
fession. LeTourneau aserved as a lieutenant tn
the United States navy for 21 months
of the world war period and In convoy
service aboard the U. S. S. South Da
kota made many trips overseas. He Is
not only familiar with actual maritime
affairs but with the engineering work
of shipbuilding, as well as designing.
His new work will be along engineering
lines in the offices of the shipping board
at New York. His family will remain
in Portland for the present, later set
tling in New York city.
Woman Injures Back
Mrs. O. F. Brennan. 34 Sixth street.
Is at St. Vincents hospital, suffering
from an Injured back. Mra Brennan
fell from a moving streetcar after the
car had started suddenly as she was
about to alight, hospital attendants
Saturday, night reported.
A anlendid atmosDhere ot cor
dlalty, promising much forthe suc
cess of the Oregon Federation of
Women's Clubs, characterized the
luncheon given by the federation
Saturday at the Hotel Portland..,
Mrs. Ida B. Callahan of Corvallis,
president. In her address of welcome,
spoke of the Interest and cooperation
evidenced in the work of the federation.
ck. ,M,r,AA that nt t his meetlne of
the board of directors held Junt prior
to. the luncheon indorsement was given
to the action of the legislature in pro- j
vldlng for a millage tax for the Uni
versity of Oregon, Oregon Agricultural
college and the state normal school at
Monmouth. The directors also accepted
an Invitation from' Enterprise to hold
the May meeting there.
Wit and humor and philosophical
recipes for happiness, usefulness and
long life were combined in the breesy
address given by 'Miss Lutie E. Stearns
of Mllwaukle, on 'The Passing of the
Bonnet." Miss Stearns told of the pass
ing of the old fashioned woman who
was an old maid at 26, sitting In the
chimney corner knitting at 35 and pre
paring to die at 45, and of the intro
Hiwinn nt that new specie, the woman
of 70 who looks and acta younger than
she has any right to.
"The surest way to stay young is to
mingle with young people." said she.
"Refuse to brood over past mistakes and
fill every day with cheer and work.
Mrs. Charles H. Castner of Hood
River, past president of the federation,
spoke briefly. Mra Sarah Evans told
of some ot the creditable things the
general federation has accomplished in
recent years.
The luncheon opened with community
singing led by Mra Nettie Greer Taylor,
after which Mra Taylor sang. Credit
for the success of the- luncheon is due
Mrs. John Van Zante, general chair
man ; Mra D. M. Watson, chairman of
reservations; Mrs. Taylor, chairman of
music, and Miss Jessie McGregor, chair
man of decorations. There were 260
Financial Experts'
Blame High Costs on ,
Gold Importations
Washington, Jan. 24. (U. P,) Irapor .
tatlon of $1,000,000,000 in gold during the '
war was blamed for high prices by
financial experts here today.
Gold Is now being shipped out of the ,
United States at a rate of mors than
$1,000,000 a day. Including Sundays. ao
cording to the commerce department.
which keeps exact account, in mis goia
exports totalled 1368.000,000.
"But this won't affect prices, say tha
experts, now. "There are so many other.
factors."
One expert said he could enumerate 41 ,
"other factors." "
Women to Send Detegate ast
A meeting of the newly .formed League
of Women Cltliens was held at the Hotel "
Benson Saturday, morning, Mrs. C B.
Simmons presldtng. with 12 women pres
ent Suggestions were made for chair
men and committee members for tha
several standing committees. Mra L.
P. Webber' was appointed to oollect
money to pay the expense ot sending s
delegate east to attend the .national
meeting of the League of Women Voters
to be held tn Chicago in February. .
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DOWS are left on the shoes and a RED line run THROUGH the
REGULAR price. The SALE PRICE APPEARS in RED on the
SAME TICKET.
,35
Men's Dark Tan Titan Calf, heavy singfe
sole, English. Regular price drr QT
12.00. now at DIOcJ
Boys' Anti-Kick, sole
leather to cap, water-
neat
ooking school shoe.
I sl proof .sole;
) l $7.85
LADIES' MAHOGANY calf and V1C1 kid
vamps with BUCK tops; also GUNMETAL
vamp with GRAY BUCK top. These are all
Goodyear welts with military and TRENCH
leather heels. The regular prices of these
shoes were fiO and 12. SEE THEM IN
THE WINDOWS YOU KNOW.
Regular prices 9 to 13 $3l i to 2,
S3.50; 2 to 6, $4.
On sale Friday and Saturday 9 to 13?S,
$2.65; i to 2, $3.1 5 zlA to 6. $3.35
LADIES'
C. P. Ford, New York make, cloth
top, vici vamp, high arch, leather
French heel, 9 inch top, both plain toe
and imitation tip, Stylish dfT Off
last. Regular price $12.00 V OO
CHILDREN'S
Box calf, half double soje, standard screw
bluc'her, an old-time school (PO QC
shoe, up to size 13, only DdUO
Out-of-ToyTi Orders Filled Same
Day as Received
Packard Brogue, double and single oak sole, mahogany wing tips, and per
foration's; the style of the hour;, regular $17.00
Packard, Norwegian grain calf, two rows stitched, extra heavy double oak
sole, half Bellows Tongue; the right shoe for wet weather; regular $17.50
Packards, Men's Tan Cresco Calf, two full soles, A's to E's. This is one of
the highest-priced leathers in the market, as near waterproof as leather
can be made; regular $17.00 ;
Henry Cort, Reverse water-excluding welt, genuine Lotus kip, no tougher
upper leather made, heavy oak sole and rubber slip between, water-proof
lining, Bellows Tongue, 8-inch top; regular $19.50. 1 . . .
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LADIES' TAN, BLACK, GRAY, FIELD-MOUSE; kid, military, Cuban
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Rubber Heels
Leather Heels, fixed. . . .
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