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-." '-"rr'.r'i.r- -j est t - . . ,,,.. 1- . THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1920. POISONS WHO SAV SHOOTING ARE TO BECALLED FRIDAY Thomas Morgan, Alleged I. W. W., Is Expected to Testify as ?to What Took Place in Hall. - By Frwl II. McNeil Montesano, Wash.. Feb. 12. Dur J tng the interim of the Lincoln holi day attorneys for the prosecution in rthe Centralia murder cases are mar hailing their forces for the reopen ing of the attack Friday morning with the introduction of the "eye" witnesses of the shooting on Armis tice Day. The prosecution played two of Its heaviest cards Wednesday in the intro duction of the Loren Roberts confession and the testimony of the rifle expert, lYed J. Clarke of Seattle. But it was made known that another equally tell ing bit of evidence Is to be Introduced before the week is over in the testimony of Thomas Morgan. ' Until- Tuesday the whereabouts of this ' man were known only to the prosecu tion. On that day It was found he was In the Grays Harbor county jail, sepa rately confined from the 11 men with whom he was arrested, and at first - charged with murder. The prosecution believes. In the Rob erts testimonial, that It has proved the action charged to the defendants who were outside the hall, the "outside" men, as counsel for the state has been calling them. . It is the expressed intention of the prosecution to prove by Morgan the action of the men inside the hall. For Thomas Morgan, a tall, fair haired young fellow, who is said by the prose cution to have attended none of the . meetings In the Centralia I. W. W., and . who had only been inducted into the organization a short time before the shooting took place, was in the hall, it Is alleged, throughout the aetionr. With four of the 11 men charged with mur- der, Morgan waa captured' in an icebox by-ex-service men immediately after the . shooting. He is said to have already made Statements of his part In the affair, and the prosecution asserts his testimony will fully connect the men who were In the hall . with the crime. ' More than a hundred eye witnesses of the shooting are to testify, but It is expected that the testimony, once a start has been made, will go In rapidly. Positive identification of the types of bullets that killed Warren O. Grimm and, Arthur McElfreah In the Armistice day shootings at Centralia was given last evening on the witness stand by Attorney Fred O. Clarke of Seattle, a champion rifle shot and an expert on ' arms and ammunition. Previously the statements of the de fendant. 'Loren. Roberts, concerning his part in. the tragedies of that day were read to the jury and admitted as evi dence, subject to the proof that later will be off-ed by the defense challeng ing his sanity. WILX DESCRIBE SCENE There will be no session of court to oaytecause of the Lincoln birthday hol- iday, but on Friday morning, when conrt reopens, according to Special Prosecutor W. H. Abel, the state will open with the testimony of eye wit nesses to the sanguine battle that took place at Second street and Tower ave nue In Centralia on November 11. That the' bullet killing Warren X Orlmm came from a .38-55 calibre rifle ; was proved by Clarke, who took the missile that was removed from Grimm's body In the- autopsy and fitted It In an empty shell of the calibre mentioned. The fit was perfect. The bullet removed by autopsy from the head of Arthur McKl fresh was from a .31 high power rifle, Clarke sald.and he Illustrated his statement by fitting the lead pellet Into one of the empty shells , of that calibre found on Seminary ridge. CLARKE TAKES STAS "It fits the casing perfectly," he ob served to the jury. In the confession made by Roberts and previously read to the Jury, Rob - erts had said that the gun with which . -he fired from Saginaw ridge was a .22 high power. The other guns used on the hill were a .3J-20 calibre Winchester and a .260-3000 calibre Savage, it was previously testified. According to Rob erta, ' Bert Bland had the former and the Savage was used by Ole Hanson, one of the men charged with murder who has not yet been captured. "What experience have you had with firearms.?"- asked W. H. Abel, in begin ning the examination of Fred Clarke. "Oh. we'll admit Mr. Clarke's quali . flcatlons." put in Vanderveer. "We - know all about htm." x The witness proceeded to tell of his . qualifications membership on various gunnery teams in competition, his work Powder for Peace At the average rate the ; people composing the mil j lion f Delineator families consume 770 cans of talc um; powder every waking hour; 12328 a day; 4,500, .000 cans a year. But De lineator families buv much more than the average of ' oil 1 roif orirl rwvm. forts. 'T)6 you: make any- i thing to tell jour people abdutP K- . rjW Magazine in . ' 7 - ' - On Million Homes ;. ' ;.r (. jT. -N . . .V.' Delatator ERNEST DESCAMPS HOME I r X' - 1 I ; i cSSK The ranch home near Beavcrton where Descamps lived the past year, and whence Jie made frequent trips into Portland to look after bis extensive business affairs here. The Interior of the house gives every indication that ita owner expected to return within a few hours. The bed waa unmade, dishes unwashed, an uncompleted letter to Des camps' step-son, with the French army in Africa, lay on the writing desk. during the war as an army rifle In structor and so on being mentioned. SHOTS FROM RIDGE In Centralia, on January II. the wit ness said, he made examination of the bullet holes at the scene of the shoot ing. Those In the building north of the L W. W. hall he found, by sighting through them, to have come from a point on Seminary ridge. A bullet that had passed through the lower part of a door and coming from a .260-8000 calibre Savage rifle, was found by Clarke and offered. It waa discovered imbedded in a box of station ery behind a counter. At the request of C. D. Cunningham, assistant prosecutor, the witness next testified, he went to the army range at Fort Lawton and tested out the two gun types in question, firing from 397 yards, the approximate distance of Sem inary ridge from the buildings on Tower avenue. Both the .22 high powered bul let and the .250-3000 calibre bullet passed through blocks of fir. wood not quite 12 Inches in thickness. HOT STARTLING E50CGH Another bullet hole In the front of one of the buildings north of Second street, the witness said, he had sighted through last week and it pointed di rectly to the south window on the sec ond story of the Avalon hotel. This building is located south of Second street on the east side of Tower avenue. The Roberta confessions, which were expected to be of sensational nature by the crowd that packed the court room, seemed to disappoint the listeners who had sat breathlessly all day awaiting the reading of the statements. At first, he and Bert Bland Vrere to occupy a room in the Avalon hotel, it waa narrated, but Bland waa afraid the place was watched, and so they decided to go to the hill. From a point east of the Northern Pacific tracks, overlooking the Eastern lumber yard, they waited until Bhots were heard from the street in which the parade was passing. As the soldiers ran back from the I. W. W. building it was said that Roberts began' shooting. He fired five or six shots, but aimed purposely over the heads of the parad ers, as he did not want to kill anyone. BEAT IT AFTER SHOOTING Bland, at his side, and Ode Hanson, another alleged L W. W., who has never been captured, were also firing. After the shooting, he said, they pro ceeded due eastward a couple of miles, Hanson and Bland Intending to go to a cabin in the upper Hannaford valley, where he (Roberts) waa In favor of hid ing with the ranchers in the Grand Mound district, northwest of Centralia. Twoxdays later, at the advice of his mother, he surrendered and confessed. In the statements Roberts told of vari ous meetings In the I. W. W. hall at times prior to the 11th of November, and specifically of the meeting Sunday night, November 9. He told of the bringing of guns to the I. W. W. hall and of plans to defend it If raided. Brltt Smith, Wesley Everest (the man who was lynched) and Bert Bland did moat of the talking at the Sunday meet ing, the statement averred. A man named Sparks attended the Sunday night meeting. It was stated, but he told Ole Hanson that "he wouldn't have anything to do with It and he was going home," to use Roberts' words. "Faulkner was there, but he said, Tou fellows don't need to be afraid of any trouble," the confession read. Roberts admitted that he had said that "no damn man'' need tell him where he was to be, when Brltt Smith suggested that the building across the street would be a good place for some of the boys. SATS HE SHOT HIGH The confession narrated the plans that were made for the shooting. "I knew that If any shooting started these fellows would be handled, so I went up on the hill," Roberts is said to have admitted. The men on the hill understood they were to shoot when shooting began below, it waa stated. - The various guns used by the defend ants, according to Roberts, were accur ately described. He was certain that he killed no one. because he aimed high. He saw the soldiers run on the building when the shooting started, and said that he heard the shooting first on the hill. H( wu of the opinion that Bert Bland anil Hanson each fired half a doien shots or more. The story of flight, separation and of surrender was narrated. ' Roberts waa particularly emphatic in his description of Wesley Everest as a "desperate man. who didn't give a damn for anything. He didn't give a damn whether he waa killed or not." HALL LIKE MAX'S HOME Everest, according to Roberts, took the attitude that they "weren't good wob blies unless they would come through." Roberts, in distributing hand bills re garding an I. W. W. meeting, had dis cussed with Elmer Smith, the attorney, at the latter's office, the possibility of a raid, and Smith had told him, accord ingly to the confession, that the hall was Just tike a man's home. "If some one comes Into your home and breaks the door, you have a "right to ihoof At the Monday night meeting, Roberta said, Brltt Smith had spoken of their "fct right to defend themselves. The confession speaks of other conver sations, when Ever-,; had told the men mat American Legionners would come. SASITT IS CONTESTED . "When those follows- come they will InVriflV0 C'ean nd thl twUd-. ing will be honeycombed with bullets in 10 minutes- Roberta was told by Ever est according to the atatement ; h-fj? '" O" as Having, said that he want to Everest's room la the Qussifa J! hotel at one time In an attempt to repair his rifle, but waa advised that it be taken to a gunsmith. As the witnesses were reading these statements the little flush in Roberts' pale cheeks passed from them complete ly, and he sprawled down in his seat, watching the readers through half closed eyes. The other defendants listened attent ively to the reading, and Britt Smith was seen to wave his head in negative fashion occasionally. Entrance of these statements was con tested to the last minute by Vanderveer, who maintained that the defendant was mentally unbalanced. WOULD PROVE INSANITY Vanderveer offered to prove by Dr. Arthur P. Calhoun, the alienist, that Loren Roberts waa insane on November 17 and IS, 1919,Nand ia in that condi tion at this time. Dr. Calhoun. Vanderveer said, was a personal friend of Warren O. Grimm, a member of the American Legion, having been in service for two years, and Grimm's fraternrty brother. The prosecution's objection to this was sustained. The evidence now offered on the ques tion of Insanity may be Introduced at the proper time, said Judge Wilson. Vanderveer then asked that the Jury be instructed to consider evidence only as against the defendant Loren Roberts and not against the other defendants. This instruction was given. CONFESSION IS READ To identify the supplementary state ment from Roberts, Miss Dorothy Wise, stenographer for J. H. Jahnke, assistant prosecutor of Lewis county, was sum moned. Roberts statement was made, she said. In' the city Jail at Centralis. 3. H. Jahnke, Mrs. Clarence Ax tell, sister of the defendant, Mrs. Edna Roberts, his mother, Assistant Attorney General Chrtstenson and Chief of Police A. C. Hughes were present, the ' witness stated. -- At the time Roberts said that he had made a previous statement. He appeared to be perfectly rational, the witness averred. Miss Wise said that her orig inal shorthand notes had been destroyed after she was Informed that they were no longer useful. A. C. Baker was called to the wit ness stand and read the confession transcribed by him at Olympla. C. P. Chrlstensen was called upon to read the supplementary confession. He had just started when Judge Wilson called a halt, saying that he wanted to read the statement There waa an intermission of IS min utes. The reading was then concluded and was accepted without comment by Vanderveer. Judge Wilson instructed the Jury that the statements were to be received as evidence only against Roberts, and not against the other defendants. A bullet penetrated the door of the Sedan auto in which A. L. Frisbie. Cen tralia auto dealer, sat watching the Armistice day parade with his wife and son and two friends. Frisbie testi fied. The auto stood on Second street near Tower avenue, and the direction of the bullet hole indicated that the shot was fired directly from the Avalon hotel, he said. The buHet was found flattened in the cushions after passing through the wooden frame. BOOM IS ENGAGES "The side of a Ford car is made of light metal, is it not?" asked Vander veer seriously. "Tea air," Frisbie answered. "I don't suppose you would admit It was made of tin, would you?" solemnly asked the attorney. The reply was lost in the gust of laughter. O. C. Bland and John Lamb, defend ants, called at the Arnold rooming house In Centralia an the morning of Novem ber 11, to engage a room, Mrs. Beatrice DANCING GUARANTEED In eight lessons ladies $2.50, gentlemen 15.00 at De Honey's Beautiful Academy. 13d and Wash ington. Jtew Classes to Begissers start Monday and Friday evenlnga Advanced classes Tues day and Thursday eve nings. S to 11:30 this week. All latest and popular dances taught In eight i-hour lessons. LADIES fl4-OK5TLEll3 . This guarantee term is worth 116. Take advantage of atar cut rates for this week only. Take one or four lessons a week. Tickets good unty used. Our system will teach you to lead and make a dancer of you. Plenty of de sirable partners and practice. No em barrassment Separate step room and extra teachers for backward pupils. My latest book, describing all dances, ball room etiquette, etc (res for pupils. Ws have large and select classes, and the social feature alone Is worth doable the pries. You can never become a dancer by taking private lessons from Inferior teachers In small room or In short class lessons with no partners to practice with. Others derive their profits from public dances. We cater to teaching alone and conduct each ieason" the entire evening.' Thar la absolutely no other school of this class In the city. Why not attend a first-class school where you will learn from professional dancers and meet refined people. Phone Mala W. Charboanaaa. manager of the house, tes tified. The men "wanted the front room in order to sea the parade, aha waa told. They registered under their own names. Vanderveer attempted to open up the subject of what happened during the parade,- but waa restrained by the court and given permission to eall the woman as a witness later. Adjutant General Harvey Moss of the Washington nation a guard, also testified during the afternoon. He .found a bul let embedded In the sill and baseboard below the plate glass window of the building at the northwest corner of Sec ond street and Tower avenue. This was a ricochet bullet and he produced it ia court as evidence. MURDER MOT REMAINS UNSOLVED (Cflotinaed Proa rat One) four miles from Beaverton. possesses what is probably one of the best-stocked remaining wine cellars in this part of the country. The heavily locked wine compartment was seen by a represents tive of The Journal, in a search of the house following Descbamp's disappear ance, STOCKED FOR TEARS Federal revenue officers have suspect ed the location of the place for some time, and a raid to discover the nature of the liquor was planned by the au thorities. This would have been staged shortly had It not been for the mys terious dlaapparance of the Frenchman. The stock at the Descamps ranch Is of a nature' seldom seen In these arid days. It was undoubtedly put away just before prohibition. Inasmuch as Des camps was a famous saloon and wine palace owner of the olden days, he was able and competent to make a careful selection of liquors for his own con sumption in the long dry spell. The liquor on the Descamps ranch Is not of the bootleg or moonshine va rtety and there is little probability that It would have been confiscated by the federal officers had they made their raid as planned. The liquor is composed of cognac. creme de menthe, Jamaica rum. vin rouge, port wine and many others, bond ed goods with foreign names, carefully packed away in boxes. There waa not a large quantity of the bottled goods, but in quality it could hardly be ex celled. To top this, there were several kegs. some containing cider and vinegar, but at least one containing brandy. A very few bottles of whiskey were found. Small additional light was thrown on the mystery by the finding of he sec ond packages in Kenton on Tuesday. Discovery of the second portions of the body, however, have practically de stroyed the first police theory of a hoax. The flesh is almost Identical in both instances, and is undoubtedly from the same body. No embalming fluid, such as ia used on a cadaver, was found. Moreover .the present price of a cadaver, between $200 and $300, nearly elimin ates the possibility of a gruesome prac tical joke. FRIEND ASKS GUARDIANSHIP OF DESCAMPS' INTERESTS Hector Moumal, Wednesday, select ed himself as guardian of the interests of Ernest Descamps. wealthy Beaver ton rancher and former Portland liquor dealer, who, Moumal believes, has met with foul play and Is dead. Moumal filed in the Washington coun ty court a petition in probate, requesting that he be appointed administrator of the Descamps estate on the ground that he was a close personal friend of the man whose mysterious disappearance has been linked with the finding of the parts of a human body In widely separated parts of the city within the past few days. Moumal declares that Descamps. mys teriously missing since February 6, has heirs at law tn France, his native land, although Moumal doea not know them. Property, he seta forth. Is real and per sonal, but of an undetermined value. The petitioner, for whom C. Henri Labbe, local French' consular agent, is acting as legal adviser, is a resident of Multnomah county and is, county court attaches' believe, approved by Labbe on behalf of the French government. Charlton to Go East A. D. Charlton, assistant general freight and passenger agent of the Northern Pacific railroad' in this city and chairman of the North Pacific Coast Passenger committee, will leave Friday evening for Chicago, to attend a mass meeting of passenger traffic of ficials, February 17. He will probably be accompanied by William McMurray, general " passenger agent of the O-W., and other local officials. Dr. Hough Speaks to City Club Dr. Lynn H. Hough, president of Northwestern university, will address the City club at ita weekly luncheon at the Benson hotel Friday noon. His theme will be "Kngland and America." stmt, t & - i n i I ss leant' ONLY FOti TODAY AND FRIDAY NAZIMOYA 1 v. ' ' la Has Maaterpiocs of Emotion "STRONGER THAN DEATH" MURTAGH AT THE CONSOLE AND OTHER NUMBERS I'-fTf-MnTO HONOR MEMORY OF MARTYRED LINCOLN AT LARGE MEETING , ' Former Slave Who Knew Emanci pator Personally, Gives Invoca tion; Appropriate Program. The memory of Abraham Lincoln waa honored this afternoon at a program given by the Lincoln Me morial society at Central library. The Rev. Daniel Drew, who was formerly a slave and who knew his emancipator personally, delivered the invocation. General Charles F. Beebe made a Tew I remarks aullahlA tn th nrrainn. HitchS. Montgomery gave an address on "The Personality of Lincoln," Major W. S. Gilbert read Lincoln's Gettysburg speech, and Judge C. G. Burton spoke on "Lincoln as an Inspiration in Solving the Great National Problems of Today Solos were given by Mrs. F. L. Olson and Miss Arline Smith played the piano. Patriotic programs were held in most of the Portland schools this afternoon. with addresses given by various speak' ers. Many of the schools were dismissed early, immediately upon termination of the program. Lincoln's birthday will be commemo rated' tonight by the various Republican party organisations of the county and state, at a banquet to be given in the Chamber of Commerce dining room. commencing at 6 :J0 o'clock. Indications point to a large attend ance, prominent Republicans from as far away aa Klamath county having reached the city to attened. . Thomas H. Tongue, chairman of the state cen tral committee, will preside. There will be two addresses, one by Chaplain Wil liam S. Gilbert of Astoria, and the other by Mrs. Elizabeth Hanley of Med' ford. FURTIVE LOOK PUIS SUSPECT INTO CUSTODY (Con tinned From lu Oca) omitted. At first Del Mae Jo was ac cepted as the name of the man sought, and Hotel Portland his residence. This proved incorrect. Then the Del Mae Joe-hotel, 151 North Sixth street, was visited. TRAIL FINALLY LOCATED Here they found trace of Powell. He registered there almost immediately after arrival from Los Angeles last Saturday night. Tuesday he moved to the Reldt apart ments, 1162 Union avenue north, regia tering as Weatherby. The two Bryons with Inspector Price, visited the apartments Wednesday aft ernoon and found Powell absent. They waited in the .neighborhood for several hours before he walked into their trap and was arrested. His wife and 6-year-old child have disappeared. The operatives believe Powell feared arrest, gave them money and told them to go. He refuses to talk about himself. When arrested, he seized, a private de tective's badge he was wearing, and crunched it with one pressure of his hand. This show of strength caused the application of handcuffs. NATION-WIDE PLOT EXPOSED BY ARRESi' MADE IN PORTLAND ' Los Angeles, Feb. 12 (I. N. &.) Numerous other arrests, stretching from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast, are expected today in connection with the big United States railway administra tion counterfeit pass fraud exposed here, by the arrest of four persons charged with conspiracy against the United States government. The arrest of Miss Esther Field, beau tltful Chicago girl, in that city upon her arrival from Los Angeles today or tomorrow, is expected to be one of the first of a number mounting into scores, it was said. PORTLAND MAK" ARRESTED The bogus pass scheme was exposed and exploded- through the arrest In Portland. Or., yesterday of Theodore W. Powell, alias S. R. Powell, alias S. R. Weatherby, formerly a brakeman on the B. St O. railroad. Powell had fled from his. elaborate offices here when the fed eral authorities were about to close in on him. Powell arrived In Los Angeles from the East last November. He had In his possession a genuine railway adminis tration pass. With that ho is said to '"nwiisvs Veue t HiuSsnS Seistr MsMsft have manufactured hundreds) of counter feit passes, which he sold through hotel porters, taxi cab drivers and pretty women. - ' ' POSES AS DETECTITE ,' He gave the" passes the appearance of age by rubbing hot paraflne Into the cardboard. He posed as a prlvala de tective. : j Others Under arrest In connection with the scheme, either for selling or pur chasing the alleged bogus passes are David A. Weatherby, father of Powell; Dave Groaher, accused of purchasing and using one of the passes, and Louie Gordon of Chicago. Gordon Is said to have givea the pass to Miss Field, who nved with him here under the nam or Mrs. Louis Groaher, federal agents de clare. I TO SEE RAIL UNION HEADS (Continued From Psse On.) the railway telegraphers, and Timothy Shea, head of the firemen and . engine- men, i LOCAL RAILWAY MEN ASK SUSPENSION OF JUDGMENT Maintenance of way and shop labor ers on . railroads in this district have asked that the public suspend judgment on their action In asking for a higher wage scale until they have compared the wages paid them with the wages paid to other lines of labor with equal or less ability and responsibility. Figures furnished by local mainte nance of way men show the rats of wages paid. Truck laborers on the 8. P, for example get 40 cents an hour, or $3.20 for an eight-hour day. This scale is gradually increased for different classifications up to 74 V4 cents an hour, which is paid to bridge and building foremen, a job which requires much technical skill and executive ability. The scale for different classes of work follows: Track laborers, 40 cents an hour : track walkers, 40 cents ; track foremen assistants, 45 cents ; track fore men, from 100 a month to $120.36 a month (the latter figure being pM to foremen of steel laying gangs) : bridge and building carpenters, 51 to (8 cents an hour; helpers, 4414 to 47 cents: bridge and building laborers, 40 cents; bridge and building foremen, 74 cents : assistant foremen. 67 cents ; wa ter service men, 53 to 63 cents; watr servlce helpers. 4414 to 4714c; water service laborers, 40 cents. Expenses of employes when working away from home reduce the wage $1 a day. Thia is particularly true of the bridge men. whose work keeps them from home most of the time. Report of Kolchak Being Slain by Own Men Investigated London. Feb. 12. (I. N. S.) Efforts are being made today to obtain con firmation of a Copenhagen dispatch to the Daily Herald, organ of the Labor party, saying that Admiral Kolchak, commander of the antl-Bolahevik forces in western Siberia, has been put to death by hia own troops. -According to the Daily Herald dis patch the execution was carried out de spite a wireless plea for mercy sent by the Moscow soviet PRES10EN Suits in Great Variety Delightfully New $45 to $160 Women who prefer the severely tailored styles will find them in this showing, but the great majority are of the fascinatingly femi nine type. Shorter jackets are favored some of them ripple into graceful peplums, others are built on boyish Eton or pony lines. Braid, embroidery, rows of close-set but tons, vestees of metallic cloth, effectively embellish the dressier models. Skirts are youthfully short plain or pleated. Trico tine, serge and poiret twill are the inevitable fabrics. T?URS Lend Chic to the Spring Costume M For wear with the spring suit or the one-piece street frock, ths fur scarf Is the smart complement. Ws would suggest fox or wolf, in black, brows or taupe. $29.75 to $115 Washington at Tenth ! Radical Belief of Prospective Juror Sustained by Court By M. 1. Trae y Tombstone. Aria. Feb. II. (U: P.) 'Men sometimes are justified in taking the law Into their own hands," declared C. R. Weiss, cattleman, who was being examined for jury service In the first big Blsbee kidnaping trial here. This statement quickly drew a chal lenge from County Attorney French. But Judge Pattee ruled that such a belief waa insufficient! grounds for chal lenge. TERRIBLE CONDITIONS IN NEAR EAST SEEN 1200 School Children Deceive Theatre Tickets for Double Show Saturday Morning. Theatre tickets for 1200 school chil dren are being distributed free of charge today, through teachers In the public schools, for the. double showing at the Hippodrome Saturday morning of the United States food administration films, taken under supervision of Her bert Hoover and picturing conditions In Armenia, where 800.000 war victims are dying of slow starvation. The showing of these pictures for the school children has been arranged by Chairman 8. C. Lancaster of the Near East relief, in cooperation with Man ager W. W. Ely of the Hippodrome, who will balance the tragic story of the government films with other feat ures. Chairman Lancaster reports the Near East relief drive now in full swing, with everything going splendidly except for a shortage of canvassers. More workers in all sections are needed and Lancaster urges all who can give time to report at headquarters, Broadway and Yamhill, or to telephone Miss Grace Amos. Main 6S56. A check for $500, the largest yet re ceived, was turned In Wednesday by W. S. Baker, in charge of the Indus trials division of the campaign, to whom the check was given for the Columbia Pacific Shipping company by Emory OlmsteaA, ita. president. The hard working little army of booth solicitors and canvassers is energetically waging It scampalgn for the starving Armenian children, and are bringing in a dally harvest of eolna, currency and chetiks. Lincoln's Address in 1 Own Writing Eead Washington. Feb. 12. (U. P.) The senate today adjourned as a mark of respect to the memory of Abraham Lin coln. Adjournment followed reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg address by Sen ator Keyes of New Hampshire, who read from original manuscript in Lin coin's writing, which has been in the possession of the Keyes family for. many years. , HIPPODROME FILMS Blouse Special 4 Dozen Batiste and Voile Blouses, Selling Ovp up to $3.50 . . . . coj)C just because they are somewhat soiled and crumpled ! A trip intto warm, sudsy water will make them fresh and dainty again. Plain, crossbar and embroidered, collarless or boasting crisp pique collars. A special the practical woman will appreciate. The . ORDINANC FOR BUYING BUCKMAN TRACT IS PASSED City Council Takes Action Follow ing Commissioner Mann's Op position to Procedure. Passage of Commissioner Pier's ordinance for ths acquisition either by direct purchase or following con demnation proceedings of the Buck man tract, located back of the Ben son Polytechnic high school, and ths land bounded by -East Seventeenth, Twentieth, Belmont and Taylor streets was authorized Wednesday afternoon after Commissioner Mann had blocked the ordinance during the morning session oi. the ground that the entire program of park pur chases should be presented to ths council before any tracts ar bought. The Buckmsn property contains Hi blocks and is assessed at $130. 025. Super intendent of Parks Ksyser will offer $9,S38 for the land. If this price Is refused condemnation proceedings will be started. Condemnation of the Cen tral East Side property Is certain In that the price asked Is $75,000 is against an assessed valuation of $38,000. v Aa a result of the controversy between Mann and Pier It Is probably, that the latter will present his entire program of purchases before the city council, to gether with the assessed valuations as asked by Mann. The entire council had viewed five park sites so far. COMMUNITY HOISE IS PLANNED Council Will Order That Hrurture Be Put in Dunlway Park. M. H. Whltehouss waa employed by the city council to prepare for a com munity house at Dunlway park, follow ing passage of an emergency ordinance Introduced by Commissioner Pier, which also Included the repealing of plans and specifications for the community house which was to be constructed on the Marquam gulch property. Superintendent of Parks Keyser de clares that the Dunlway Community house will be two stories In height and will cost approximately $7.1,000. It will be equipped with a gymnasium, swim ming pool and shower baths, and other conveniences. Hungary Replies to Allies' Peace Terms Paris. Feb. 12. (I. N. 8.) The Hun garian reply to the allies' peace terms were handed to the allied represenatlvea at the Foreign office by Count Apponyl today. The reply Is long and urges that Hungary; be allowed to retain a larger army than the terms provide for. Gray-Tile Corner t 5 'I 1 f