The Oregon daily journal., June 19, 1920, Page 2, Image 2

THE 'OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PO RTLAND, SATURDAY, JUNE 19. 1820.
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HER MORNING OF
DEATH, SAYS GIRL
Glens Fall. N. Y..' June. '19. X.
NV S.)- Florence Ellenson, attrac
tive and smartly dressed - young
woman ... employed on the Lake
George steamer Hortcon at the sou
venir counter, today admitted that
she knew Joseph Bowhe Elwell,
murdered turfman, and -said he had
an appointment to call her on the
telephone at his New Tori home at
8:90 o'clock on the morning: he -was
found with a bullet In his head.
She said she met Elwell last winter
st Palm Beach, where '- She worked at
the Breakers. She was often in : his
company, shs said. She- received a
letter from him, written from Louisville,
accord ins to her' story told a reporter
today. , She was then at Asbury Park.
.Elwell, she says, asked her when she
would be la New York, as he wanted to
see her. .
ONLY INDISCRETIONS ARE -
FOUND AS MURDER CLEWS
By Westbreok Pegier
New York. June It. The perfumed
trails In the Elwell murder mystery to
day bad led to nothing- more serious than
accusations of grave indiscretions by
New York society women.
In the week since Joseph Elwell, king
of bridge whist players, plunger or
piker, butterfly, Bon vivant, sun-dodger,
fox-trotter, yachtsman, horseman and
slpha of the cabaret" constellation, was
found-In the opal room of his mansion
with a- 45 bullet through his brain, many1
haughty beauties have trembled n fear
of publicity. Some have been pretty
frankly exposed in their social status,
long surmised by the knowing in New
York's night life.
Buk the man who killed Elwell still
remains free -and the smartest brains In
the New York homicide bureau have been
stood off for a whole week.
It Is now assumed that a man killed
Elwell. In the first place it is unlikely
that one of the delicate.? tendril , types
that clandestinely frequented his man
sion would have toted or could have
fired a heavy .45-calibre weapon such
as ended his gay Ufa And in the sec
ond place some man probably had a
far stronger motive for doing It than
any of his feminine acquaintances, even
considering those whom he had cast off.
District ' Attorney - Swann has raised
the transparent alias of "Miss Wilson"
to shield the true name of the young
beauty who carelessly left various in
timate articles of feminine finery in El
well's bedroom. Those who have been
working on the case are fairly con
vinced of the woman's identity and ap
preciate the shock Uiat would race
through the fibre of the smart set if her
name should be announced.
- "Who is the pretty lady? of the pink
kimono?" When this direct question was
put to Assistant District Attorney John
T. Doollne- last night he hesitated a mo
ment before answering: "Why. you know
who she is ; you have had her picture
in the papers and have, written columns
about her." , "-:. r: L :-.. "- '"'"- -
FLORENCE EIJiKNSON'S'TAIiE
IS CORROBORATED BY SISTER
New York. 'June 18. L N. S.)-
Despite the denial of official investi
gators, it was learned here today that
Joseph. B. Elwell was talking over the
telephone to Miss Florence Ellenson of
". Asbury Park, N. J.. 15 minutes before
he was found dying from an assassln't
bullet in his West Seventieth street
. - home.
The information was furnished by
Miss Peggy Ellenson, a sister of the
girl, and was corroborated by her
mother.
Both say that Florence left for Lake
George on a a :09 o'clock train on , the
morning of " the murder and 1 that the
expressman was carrying hertrunk out
of the home when the call came. It
was the understanding of Miss Peggy
and her mother that El well, was to meet
Florence at Lake George.
A significant fact recalled by both
women was that Elwell seemed to be
"nervous or excited." v '
"Florence told me that his voice
seemed queer," Miss Peggy said. .
Miss Peggy s suggested the theory,
startlingly new,' that Elwell might have
called her sister with the intent to make
some one who was in the room with
him jealous.
The mystery surrounding "' El well's
Nnurder was the subject of a lengthy
conference between ' District ; Attorney
Swann and his aides this afternoon.
Marshall-Wells'
Building Is Leased
For 10-Year-Period
The Marshall-Wells building on Pine
- street between Fourth and Fifth, was
leased .Friday afternoon for a 10 year
period by K. F. Younger, president of
the Security Storage A Transfer com
pany, the total rental contracted for be
ing $400,000. The deal Was made direct
with the. Fidelity Investment company,
a holding concern for the Marshall-Wells
company. The structure is now occupied
by the U. S. Army retail store.
The Marshall-Wells building Is seven
stories" In height with basement. ' It is
75. by 200 feet in dimensions, and con
tains an aggregate of 125,000 square
feet of floor space.. The building is of
heavy mill construction with brick ex
terior. Extensive alterations will be
made to the interior, and freight and
passenger elevators will be installed. -
Summer Tourist Rush
To Europe tinder Way
' New York, June 18. (L N. S.) There
was a big rush of summer tourists
towards Europe, today when three liners
sailed with more than 6000 passengers.
Sailing on the Celtic were Mrs. Marshall
Field III of Chicago, Bishop E, V,
Shayler of Omaha. Neb., and J Bishop
William R. Taylor of Rochester, N. Y.
On- the liner Finland were Dr; Charles
H. Mayo of Rochester. Minn,. ,' J
Mexicans WillFaxC
American OilWells
Mexico City. June 18-CU, P.) The
provisional government' today sent no
tice to American owners ; of oil wells
in Mexico that the Mexican treasury
would collect export ;taes on their
product for the months of March and
April on the basis Yates . fixed by
the Carranza government shortly he
fore the .advent ef the revolutions ,
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wblst, owner of racing; horses and wealthy dnbman, was killed . as he
.sat reading letter in bis apartment. Photograph of EUwell shown
; at bottom. . .
STORES TO CLOSE
ALL DAY TUESDAY
Vancouver, .Wash., June 19. Re
tail merchants have announced that
they will close their places of busi
ness all day Tuesday, taking' advan
tage of the opportunity ,to attend the
celebration in Portland in. the morn
ing and at "Vancouver in the 'after
neon.,; The banks will close , and
other business houses are expected
to do so. -! "'".F'" r:"-?--;"
j Mayor Ferclval it is anticipated, will
announce a holiday for the entire day
and request suspension of business.
L Automobiles are still needed to help
bringing the Sbrihers to this city
Tuesday afternoon, Judge Mill an
nounced, j
COLBY 1ST NOT OUT
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Washington, June CU. P.)
Secretary of State Colby today said
he was not even a receptive can din
date for the I permanent chairman
ship of the Democratic national con
vention. " Despite this statement,
prominent Democrats here' today
said Colby might be chosen for the
place. ' f "
Charter j Is Issued
To First National ;
. Bank of Clatskanie
Washington, 1 June It. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
The comptroller of currency has issued
a charter to. the First National bank of
Clatskanie, of which Norman Merrill is
president, with the capital at $25,000.
i The First National bank of Klamath
Falls has been authorized to double its
Capital, making it $200,000. An appli
cation for a charter has been received
from J. R Cartwrlght for the Hao-ris-burg
National bank with the capital at
; $50,000. - - 1 "
Representative Sinnott leaves this aft
i ernoon to join the appropriations com
mittee on a, visit to the reclamation
projects and the national parka.
Farmer -Fined for
. Reckless Driving;
Victim Files Suit
Yakima, Wash.. June 19. John Le
Clair, a farmer living- near Parker, -was
fined (50 and costs of $56. 0 for reckless
driving and exceeding the speed limit on
a country road. His car struck Frank
Marshall and C W. Cross and he went
on without giving aid. , Marshall suf
fered a broken leg and has sued Le Clair
for, $10,450 damages.; r -
Mrs. Jennie A. Bailey of Spokane was
elected department president of the
Women's Relief corps, and Mrs. .Per
milla Woodaide - of Yakima was elected
senior vice president. " -.: v . 4 .
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'iV4i.:'V:'SoaalitsiiB' Session ' .' -Oregon
i-aty, June 19--Clackamas
county Socialists are meeting In con
vention at Knapp"a- hall today for the
purpose of making nominations for the
fall r. election, j The party expects to
have a full ticket on the ballot.
One Egg 'Feeds 16
' Santa Barbara, CaL. June 19. (U. P.)
Sixteen guests at a tourist hotel here
dined last night on a single egg. It was
an ostrich e&g qooked into an omelette.
1R CHAIRMANSHIP
EllwelL at 44 Seventieth street, where
ACCUSED OF LIQUOR
SALE TO
k Among" , the 63 ' Indictments . re
turned Friday by the federal grand
Juy was a true bill against Archie
Chipp and Frank Hoover, who are
said to have taken liquor to the
laroath Indian reservation and sold
ltHtooy Browne While under the
influence Of the liquor. Brown is said
to have shot his. brother, "who Is
now dangerously ill In a hospital.
A white slavery indictment involving:
C JS. Howard was also returned. The
woman's name is given as Mra Isabel
Stetson. ' '
The true bills on narcotic cases in
volve the following : Ah .Sing, Charles
Tee, Foog Slng.'Cbuey Sim. John Ferry
(colored), Sam Lung, Jea Shue, Lai
Ham, Lou China (woman), and Ah Sam.
Sam Blaich. who . was . recently ' sen
tenced ; for operating a still, is also in
dicted on. a new count, the second ar
rest having been . made while he was
appealing to the president for a pardon
on the first case. - -
Other indictments are r '
.Henry Koeovlch and hto cousin,
George Kosovich, for alleged operation
of a stlU within the city limits; Mike
Uklch, operation of a still at Milwaukie ;
Frank and Martin Olson, brothers, op
eration of a still near Barton ; ' Ed
Wolfe of Ne where, for : sending an ob
scene letter through the mail to GeorgeJ
w u cox or , weaver ton ; m. a. uranam,
for white slavery charges? involving
Tyne Niemi ; H. G. Sumerim and Jasper
Palouse, for starting fires in- the Ump
qua national forest; Lou Harris, for
stealing 200 pounds of government wool
from a warehouse, and Albert L. Good
rich,, for counterfeiting United States
currency by raising $1 bills to $20 Mils,
. - The above cases were handled by As
sistant ' United States Attorneys Hall
Lusk, Charles Reames, Austin Flegel
and John Veatch. '
Detectives Search
For Clue' to Suicide
Of Wealthy Lawyer
ICew Tork, June 19. (U. P.) Road
houses today were visited by detectives
Seeking to find a possible clue to the
supposed suicide of Henry Humphrey
Parsons, wealthy New York lawyer,' who
Was found dead in a bath tub in his
aunt's home at Purchase, N. Y., with
a revolver beside the tub.
Officials "Investigating the- case said
there was evidence Parsons had been in
a struggle several hours before ' his
death. A maid in his aunt's home ad
mitted him early in the mroning through
a siae door. His face was bleeding and
his clothes disheveled.
Doubt was expressed by friends today
that financial difficulties or disappoint
ment in love prompted Parsons to take
his own life. - V .
VBishop Asks Wilson
To Disown Alleged
Abuse of Citizens
Boston, June 19. -(L K. S.) An open
letter to President Wilson calling on
him to "disown and repudiate" aUeged
illegal practices f the department of
Justice in connection wwith the arrests
and detention of citizens has been writ
ten by Bifshop Hall f the Episcopal dio
cese of Vermont. .Basing his eonctus-.
tons on a report of the alleged practices
prepared, by 1. prominent attorneys, the
bishop says t : ? ?.
"If these statements are true about the
illegal arrests, searching, ; detention of
citisens. the cruel and brutal treatment
of women and children. I call upon you
to disown and repudiate the proceedings
and to punish , those responsible tor the
11 legalities, whether high officials or sub
ordinated agents' r
INDIANS
COLOilEL GREELEY,
U.S. FORESTER, IS
COMING TO CITY
' Colonel Vt? B. Greeley, United
States forester, will be in Portland
next' Friday night.- : With him will
be Congressman Gilbert N. Haugen,
chairman Of the agricultural appro
priations c6mmittee of the house.
Greeley and Haugen will leave early
Saturday morning for an Inspection trip
of the forest service activities, especially
as regards gracing, timber sales, refor
estation and fire, protection The trip is
largely for Haugen's benefit.
The forester and the 'congressman will
be the guests o T. T. Mtinger, assistant
district forester, Friday night. . Saturday
morning, - accompanied : by Munger and
District Forester George Cecil, they wUl
go over the Columbia river highway, giv
ing special attention" to the Lareh moun
tain addition to the Oregon National
forest. They will visit the Eagle creek
camp grounds, after which: they will
ferry across the river at Cascade Locks
and take in the operations of the Wind
River Lumber company, timber sales,
road construction, fire protection and the
work at the Wind River experiment sta
tion. "I.. A--;- ,
Their Itinerary from Wind River takes
them to White Salmon, where they will
ferry across the river, visiting Baker.
Batesville, Whitney; and : Grant, where
they will visit timber sales,, logging op
erations and grasing, returning by trail
by Ireland mountain fire lookout, back
to Baker, where Greeley and Haugen will
entrain for Ogden, Utah. -
ONE YOUTH CONFESSES
(Continued Trom Pae One)
COMPLICITY IN MURDER
and ithe body was thrown into- the
Willamette river from i the Oregon City
suspension , bridge, according to the
startlingly - gruesome confession of
Moore. -
Dubinekys murder was accomplished
at a point on the Oregon City-Portland
road designated by Moore as "near
Gladstone." with the sole idea, Moore
told the police, of obtaining a machine
with which they might entertain girl
friends. ,
GIRL TJX&AVELS KXOT J-
Clues involving "the man in gray"
and other odd angles came to naught
in the hands of the police until - Miss
Bertha' ShodahL 521 Irving street, in
formed police ' inspectors . that her
"friend." Brake, had purchased a car
In which he later, found blood in the
tdnneau.: She was repeating, it is said,
the story told her by Brake.
Both Brake and Moore lived at 216
Polk street, St. Johns, and had been
chums v for two years, according : to
Moore's statement to the police.
That Dublnsky was foully slain with
a heavy chain wielded -by Brake while
Dublnsky was driving the machine on
the-return trip from Oregon City was
the statement of , Moore.-
After bubipsky had been killed, the
pair returned to Oregon City and threw
the body off the suspension bridge into
th Willamette river.
REMOVED HIS MOTHST -
Moore confessed that his part In the
tragedy was that of an accessary be fern
and after' the Crime. He positively de
nied that ha saw the fatal blow struck,
although he admits that, he heard the
victim groanVhen he Was struck on the
head. J'-; .:' "- 'J'-v i A 'V-; " :'. "V
, Moore explained that: he had left the
niachine at a spot midway between Ore
gon City and Portland, on the west side
of the river, at the invitation of Brake ;
tn at when he returned he found Dubln
sky dead in the car, and that h removed
two purses from the dead man's pc ckets.
Moore tells a vague story regarding
the motive of the murder, declaring that
the eflme had been committed in order
to get possession of Dublnaky's car.
Moore made the foliowing statement
to the police :
CABBIES OSLT M
"At about 12:50 o'clock on Saturday
night "Brake : and I told Dublnsky to
drive Us to Oregon City; which he agreed
to do for the sum of $8. This was at
Sixth i street and Washington, where
Dubinsky's car was standing. We pro
ceeded to Oregon City. Brake had said
he had a debt ; to collect -at that place.
On our arrival there Brake left the car
for a few minutes and went up the stairs
of some building. The driver, Dublnsky,
and I then went to a nearby resturanf
and got some coffee and pie
' "On our return to the car Brake was
sitting in the car and I do not know,
whether he bad- collected the money or
not." .
He says that Dublnsky did not have
more than $$ in change on his person,
and that Brake took possession of this
money..- He denied . that . a diamond
stickpin , was removed from the mur
dered man's body. .
HEARD DRIVER GROAK
Brake refused to make any incrimi
nating statements. Nattily attired tn a
brown suit and light , fawn cap, he ap
peared dazed when the detectives : led
into his presence Moore. who, at the
instance of the detectives, repeated the
gruesome details of the murder,
Following Moore's confession. Chief
Deputy District Attorney Hamniersley
took down a stenographic report of it.
"I got in the back seat of the car with
my pal. Brake. We were at that time
decided to come ; back to Portland, but
somewhere between Willamette and Ore
gon City, probably near Gladstone, On
the river highway, . Brake whispered to
get out of the car;-and. I made a stall,
whereby Dubinsky stopped . the oar on
the roadside to wait for me.
. T was Just few feet from the ear
and heard a groan. Brake had evident
ly struck Dublnsky probably with a
tire chain that was in the back of the
car. 'When I; returned ; Brake told me
that he had "done it. ? -
"We then went through Dubinsky's
pockets. I took his purse, which was la
his inside coat pocket, and handed it to
Brake, who opened it. He said that it
contained 1 5. Brake kept the money and
I did not secure any of Dubinsky's per
sonal effecta f'
HE DECIDES TO HELP
"What my pal. Brake, got off the dead
man I cannot say. Z was fairly excited
and at this .lime was not sure ha was
dead, it was our Intention to dispose of
the body, so we decided to drive hack
toward ' Oregon City. At this time I
concluded that the driver was dead, and
the next best .thins was to help my pal
dispose of the body. -::rt
- "T rode in the front seat with Brake,
and Dubinsky's body was placed tn the
back of the car. Brake covered the dead
man with . his - automobile robe. Brake
drove the car to the middle of the high
suspension bridge at Oregon City and
stopped it about the middle of - the
bridge... where I snd Brake threw the
body off the brld Into the Willamette
' ' ." ' . '
river, along with the blood-stained auto
robe, and also Dubinsky's Cap.
"From ; this point s we , proceeded to
Portland and parked the car at Four
teenth and, Washington streets. X did
not see the car after this, and Brake in
f . ,med me that he was going to get
his girl and take, her for a ride. - t
GO TO SEB GIB.LS
T saw Brake Sunday morning and
he .'told me that he had parked : the
car at Eleventh and Bumaide streets,
and that he was afraid to-go and -get
it as some men were in it, whom he
thought were detectives.
"Brake and I went together almost all
day Sunday, and at 8:30 o'clock in the
evening parted," as we each had appoint
ments with our girls. :! did; not see
Brake again till Sunday night or per
haps early Monday morning, until .his
leturn to the place where' we live in St.
Johns." "
Inspectors Abbott and Hyde and De
tective Collins arrested Brake at Second
and Alder streets. Moore was taken, at
St, Johns by Inspectors Goltx. Coleman,
Leonard,' Hellyer, Tackaberry and
Phillips. . ; - . - .
Moore was well dressed, and told the
police that he was Just a laborer, He
formerly lived at Baltimore, Md. He
said that his pal. Brake, was well edu
cated, and' that Brake's father was a
prosperous business man in Akron. Ohio,
and also that he -was a millionaire and
that this offense would break the hearts
of Brake's parents. i.- 'i1 ,
After the confession Moore waa quite
calm, and when cross-qqestioned, stated
that this was his : first experience in
Crime, and the only time he had been in
custody, .. ,
. : Moore's statement effected that there
were no women in the Dubinsky car,
and that they had not been - drinking.
He said that Brake was a total abstain
er, as far as he knew. Also, that Brake
and he had formerly worked at Oregon
City.
POLICE HAD BIGHT CLUE
That-the police Obtained the right clue
to the identity of the suspects in the
finding of a stolen license plate on Du
binsky's machine was proved by Moore's
confession. r Moore stated that the li
cense plate had been obtained by Brake
some time Saturday, evidently, and that
the first he knew of it was when he
saw it wrapped In a piece of paper, and
tying in the machine. -
Moore stuck to his story that he did
not have any idea that Brake had pre
meditated murder, He admitted ' hav
ing known Brake for about two years,
that they had been chums, and v had
helped each other out when broke, v,
Moore -said that his last place of em
ployment was at the Western Cooper
age company of Portland.
During- the cross-questioning. Brake
appeared to be cool, and said that he
had given Dubinsky a check for $2500
and had post-dated it, and that Dubin
sky was to turn. over the car in consid
eration of this amount. Brake said that
he was to wire his father in Akron,
Ohio, and secure the money in Portland
Monday morning. Records show : that
no wire had been sen to the accused's
father in Akron, Ohio, on or about June
12, the date of the murder..'
' Police inspectors call Brake one of the
"hardest" they have encountered in the
criminal annals of the city.
BOTH ARE EF1 EMIH ATE
' He seems to dominate Moore, his room
mate and alleged , associate in crime.
Both, however,, are of' the effeminate
type. Rouge sticks for the lips, a razor
for the eyebrows, , powder and t rouge
for the face they : are well acquainted
with these. - -
Moore was not so confident this morn
ing; as he was Friday night after the
confession. He now grits his teetb to
keep his face from becoming distorted
when posing for a "photograph. But be
does not 'care, he says. "My parents
are both dead. r
"No ; -1 'have no "qualms : about the
crime, he said. : "I did not think much
about it duriats the week before We were
caught' I didnt "know whether they
would find, us or not. Xfs ; I s'ept well
and never lost my appetite. The face
of the dead man didn't bother my
dreams." - ' ' "; .
POLICE EXPRESS DOUBT . .
When asked at wsat time the crime
was first .broached. Moore said , that
Brake had suggested it at Oregon City
whn they , were having dinner. Police
believe the statement is only half of the
truth.- Dublnsky was Picked", at Port
land, they declare.?, -. -.;
- "Bratke has told roe often that his pa
rents, are rich,? said Moore. "And I
know he never telegraphed for money
without receiving it. . His father is an
automobile dealer of Akron. Ohio."
" Moore said be was not sure Dubinsky
was dead , when he was dropped - from
the bridge at - Oregon City. . "But I
couldn't feel the man's heart beat. He
may have bean alive, though. 1 1 don't
think I felt whether there was a dent
in his head. I was excited. I didn't
have the nerve to help."
.Moore left his home in Virginia when
he waa 9 years old and has been fol
lowing his wayward whims over, the
country since then. . He went to Sunday
school when he was a small boy with his
mother, he said. : .
- Moore has ' an effeminate walk and
talk and appearance. He claims he was
led on by Brake, though willingly
enough. : His ideas' were like marbles
on a level floor, he says; they could
be rolled in any direction.
CLACKAMAS SHERIFF COMES
- ' TO GET MOORE AND BRAKE
Oregon City. June J9. Sheriff Wilson
and Deputy H. H. Hughes are in Port
land to get George Moore and Russell
Brake; alleged murderers " of Harry
Dubinsky, taxi driver who was slain
last Sunday- night, and : whbse i body,
Moore said, was disposed, of here. V
v The. boys worked at the. local paper
mills until three months ago. since when
they have resided at St. Johns. On the
morning of the murder the three men
were seen here by Night Officer Ed
Surfus at ; 2 o'clock. Upon being ques
tioned by the officers as to their in
tentions the men said they were intend
ing to start for Portland immediately.
Their car was parked' at Fiflh street
and Railroad avenue. The three got in
the ear and drove off toward Portland.
The machine was seen to go as far as
Tenth ; and Main streets, and ft is the
belief of Sheriff Wilson that the driver
was killed between here and Parkplaoe,
and that his body , was thrown over
the Clackamas river bridge. The men
are said to have stated that they re
turned to Oregon City and threw the
body over the Willamette river bridge,
but this statement Is scouted.: . The car
Was not seen here again and It is
thought that the man in the back seat
slugged the driver and that his - com
panion on the front seat took over the
wheel . when he succumbed.'
The .men will be - arrainged before
Justice of the Peace Stipp here as soon
as the sheriff returns with .them. .-
Women May Turn .
To Third Party if
. Democrats "Fail"
San Francisco, June 19. (L N. S.)
The women voters of the United States
will flock to a third party if the Demo
cratic national convention fails to use
its efforts to force ratification of the
suffrage amendment, according; to a
statement this afternoon -by Mrs. Abbie
Scott . Baker, leader of the National
Woman's party. ' .
COAST SIGH CIIAFT
ASSOCIATION OPENS
ANNUAL MEETING
' The Pacific Coast Sig-n Craft asso
ciation opened Its second annual
convention this morning at the -Benson
hotel with a reception ,given to
delegates and visitors. About 4D0
members were present. At noon' a
luncheon was held In the-Crystal
room.- ;with George Weber, president
of the'assoclatlonpresldlng;.:; Mayor
George L.. Baker, delivered the ad
dress of welcome, after which there
waa an 5 old 1 fashioned roll call,-followed
by songs,. led. by Walter Jen
kins. -There were- several informal
talks. : Miss i Leota Ryan played the
piano and" Herbert Pohs the violin. ;
vAt 2 o'clock" the visitors were taken on
an ; Inspection trip, of ,: sign shops and
window displays. At 4 ;80 p. m. they
will visit headquarters of the Portland
Sign -Craft, where refreshments ;and
smokes will be served. Tonight While
the women visit the Oaks, . the men will
hold their first business meeting in the
Tyrolean roojju, of. the Bensotu " The. for
mation : of an ' international " sign" craft
association will be discussed.; ';.'. , V;-TV-On
Sunday the sign painters will spend
the day on .the Columbia river, highway,
leaving the city at 9 a, m.,' lunching at
Eagle -creek and inspecting , the " fish
hatchery at Bonneville on their return
trin. J-. .-.'V- :- - " - "' -
Their business session will be held Mon
day morning in the Tyrolean room of
the Benson. Monday afternoon the dele
gates and families . will auto ride over
th . city, visiting- . Washington park.
Council Crest, TerwlUlger and Skyline
boulevards, j '''. -
A theatre party will be held for the
women in the -evening, while the men
will have a stag banquet and entertain
ment in the Crystal room of the .Benson.
WOULD DRAFT lyi'ADOOl
TO BE PARTY LEADER
(Continued From Pace One.)
candidacy - and makjng a final request
that McAdoo permit his friends to place
him In nomination.
After announcing his decision not to be
a candidate, McAOoo' makes a plea that
the ..Democratic party stand squarely
"for the ratification of the League of
Nations without debilitating reserva
tions" and for a direct and explicit
stand on : domestic --: questions.
JoAfSTTAISS POSITION
Tour telegram," McAdoo says, "re
quires an explicit-and immediate answer.
I am profoundly grateful to you and
my other generous friends who with
such spontaneity and unselfishness have
without my ' solicitation . advocated my
nomination. To cause them disappoint
ment distresses be deeply but 1 am un
able to reconsider the position I have
consistently ( maintained, namely that 1
would not seek the nomination for the
rridnrrvr I eannoV therefore, 'permit
iray name to go before the convention;
this decision is irrevocable, as tne pain
of duty seems to me clear and unmis
takable. - : ft'- :'-. '' k- i' ' -'
"The considerationsj which compelled
me to resign as secretary oi i irtwuijr
and director general ef the railroads,
after r the armistice in 1918. in large
measure sun prevail- , .
EXPENSE TOO GREAT , -
"T mint nave a reasonable onnortunitv
tn pVinhllifAt Tnv nr(vAt affairS and to
eludes the belief that h- would decline
,Vi a nnminiitlnn If It r tendered him.
reluctant though be might be. No
man could." .
CAMPAIGN" BILLS PROHIBITIVE.
SAYS ; M'ADOO , IN A MESSAGE
i (By raited New.j
New York. June 19. William G. Mc
Adoo last night Issued a statement in
which he refused to permit his name
to-before the Democratic convention
at San rFrancisco.
McAdoo reiterated that his reason tor
leaving Washington was that he decided
to "rehabilitate his family' and that the
time has not- come when he cn con
scientiously gite his services - to - his'
party. He declared that he-cannot af
ford a presidential campaign, should he
be nominated, and that he would not
wish his friends to' furnish funds.
APPEALS POB LEAGUE ,
- McAdoo's decision became known when
he released a telegram be sent Fri
day to v Jouett ' Shous at" Washington.
Shous had on Thursday wired the for
mer secretary of the treasury asking
him for a definite statement as to his
make that provision for my family
which," in time 'of peace, is at once the
sacred duty and the cherished desire
of every right thinking man. Having
been out of office -less than 18 months
I have not yet been able to accomplish
these objects. - Moreover, a presidential
campaign imposes - upon the candidate
unavoidable expenses which I am un
able to assume, ' and ; which I do ' not
want my friends to assume. ; ? 4 ;
"The record of the recent Republican
congress and the platform and candi
dates'' of - the ' Republican ; national - con
vention make Democratic Victory in the
next election almost certain. . - Victory
will be certain if the Democrats adopt
a straightforward, unequivocal, uneva
sive, honest and 4 liberal platform, and
put forward candidates who will com
mand public confidence.
REACTION BESOCSCED .
- "We must stand squarely for ratifica
tion of the League of Nations without
debilitating -reservations and we must
be direct and explicit on the Important
domestic issues. ' . . t'-;;j;..V.
- The times are not propitious for
equivocation or for appeals' to blind
passion or to doctrines of hate, or for
reactionaries and those who would shut
their ears to the great ' and swelling
voice of humanity which cries aloud -for
the restoration of peace and good, will
at home and for the opportunity to live
In an atmosphere of justice, progress and
prosperity..-.: - - - v!- .
'I feel sure that my friends will
appreciate the sincerity and. propriety
of. my, position and that they Will do
everything in their power at San Fran
cisco to assure the continuation of the
enlightened principles and liberal policies
of democracy These . are more than
ever essential to' the security and well
being of the American people.
; W. G. M'ADOO.
GLASS FOB SPABOO -
With the withdrawal of McAdoo and
tne boom for Glass, reports were started
that the Virginia senator would have
the support of President Wilson, despite
that Wilson stated in an interview with
ths New York World that bad dons
nothing for any candidate for the nom
ination. t
"I'm for McAdoo,. said Olass. when
informed of ths move in his behalf. ;
"But he says he wont- run," Qlass was
told. : , -
"I'm for nominating bun anyway,"
Glass replied. ' - .- ; . '
FRIENDS OF COC SINGS '
; ; START PRESID ENTL1L BOOM
By L. C. STarttn
San Francisco, Jun, k 19.CU'. P.)
William G. McAdoo's withdrawal from
the - presidential race - has been . accepted
as final by the seasoned - Democratic
political veterans who are, here for the
convention. . j ' ' -' :'.
, As McAdoo faded out of : the . Demo
cratic picture today another came more
clearly Into view. Homer Cnmmlngs,
chairman of .tbs Democratic national
committee. was being j talked of more
and more among r the party leaders.
There- were Intimations .'that a strong
Cummlhgs movement would be started
Just after Cummlngsir-has made his
spech opening the. convention. r
The lnflaters of the, Cummlngs boom
seised ; on McAdoo's Mthdrawal as a
means of bringing thelj) man to the fore.
Havlni boosted hint freely to the party
leaders who are here. tj they will do the
same on a larger seal as soon as dele
gates -begin arriving. ) t v , , , ;
Nobody, seemed to ktfow today where
McAdoo .delegates - a aid go. It has
been -claimed that Meijdoo would get as
many as 150 votes or the first ballot,
but his strength In delegates, like that
of all the candidates., la really: unknown.
'- Palmer and Cox, -' now the leading
candidates, will go after .delegates next
week with all the vlnt they can muster.
As they have . a broad field of un in
structed delegates to work in. both the
Cox and Palmer . forces are preparing
to extend, their, -activities as broadly as
they can. in an effort to get first claim
on as many votes as possible.
jESXTENDEB . B ALLOTEVO IS Y&ri
PREDICTED FOR DEMOCRATS
V - By Harold 1). Jacobs '
' San Francisco, June iia.--(tJ. P.) -A
protracted battle of ballots in the Demo
cratic national convention to decide the
presidential nominee -was forecast today
as the widely scattered apportionment
of delegates on the initial vote became
apparent. I i - -
Of the f092 delegates, only 890 are
instruct ed . by state conventions or pri
mariea 'These were divided among the
following candidates! and non-candidates:
- . . v :; '
Attorney General At Mitchell Palmer,
104j Governor James MV Cox, 74; Her
bert Hoover, SO ; .Secretary of Agricul
ture E. T. Meredith 86 i Senator Carter
Glass, 24 ; Governor EJ. I. Edwards, 28 ;
Senator Simmons, 24; Senator Robert
Owen, 20 : Senator Gilbert Hitchcock, 16 ;
Homer . S. Cummings, 14 ; Jumes W.
Gerard, 10 ; William J. Bryan, 10 i Wil
liam G. McAdoo, 10. i
An anomaly was presented in the fact
that Hoover, a candidate for the Re
publican presidential nomination., prob
ably would-get all of j lichigan's 0 votes
on the first ballot ifiore than he ob
tained, at any time durlng the Repub
lican convention- by i virtue of . having
carried the presidential . primary in that
state before he repudiated the Demo
cratic party. William F." Connolly, na
tional - committeeman, has' since 1 con
firmed the fact that Michigan will first
vote for Hoover
Palmer's lead in Instructed delegates
was threatened because of the . contest
filed by Tom . Watson! over Georgia's 28
delegates the only Democratic contest
filed to date. S :
Owing to the two thirds rule In Demo
cratic conventions, 778 votes are neces
sary to a choice. .. - vi'. ;-...'.;: - '.. '-
Another factor thaH was regarded "as
indicative, of' a long! session wis the
fact that at this late ay, with the open
ing of the convention: little more than a
week away, sentiment-bad failed to. crys
tallize about one or; even two of the
candidates sufficiently tq give the dele
gates a rallying' point. : -" -
II
IS WELCOMED TO CITY
(Continued rrotn Pace Ob.)
Candless becomes potentate and Portland
Shrlners say the pair are going to be
hard to beat in any contention over the
1923 Shrine-convention city, - , ,
' General headquarters - proved to be a
veritable sun parlor i this morning, but
Mara - woodruff, secretary of the gen
eral committee, took his coat, off when
he came on the job land has been too
busy, to find out whether it is hot or
not. ii ..
- Woodruff received word this morning
that W. Freeland Kedrlck, imperial po
tentate, will not arj-ive until Monday
evening. Many of ihe", nobles of the
imperial divan will Arrive Sunday.
The Imperial potentate is in Helena,
Mont., today, laying the cornerstone for
the Algeria Shrine Umple of that city.
. Ellis Lewis Garrisiin of Tacoma, the
probable next imperial potentate, will
be in Portland Mono ay with a great fol
lowing, from the Wpihington city. .
MI8SOUBI HAS. lljE CROWD
Missouri had a 11 Vi representation in
the city Friday. fwenty-f lve nobles
from various temples began a round
up of traffic officer during the after
noon. Every corner-was'the' scene of
a public reception party.
This Missouri . buftch is , advocating
changing the name of the city to 'Pote
land" during the nejet Week. - '
"The reception cemnlittee, -under chair
manship oi C D. Brsan, evotved a new
scheme for meeting the special trains
and cars of Shriners !thls morning when
decision was, made . place groups of
guides at Multnomah 'Falls; Oregon City
and Vancouver, to board each train and
ride to the city .with the visitors so they
will be thoroughly familiar with what
to expect upon arrival. - - -
The reception committee will work in
three shifts Sunday, Monday and Tues
day. Headquarters . this organization
will be .in room No 18 of the Union
station. . : -.: ' -: '' r ' " .. ' . . ,
The ftguide commltiee . which wilt see
that-each organization patrol and band
IS properly looked after, will work in
close harmony-with the reception com
mittee. The guides committee is under
the chairmanship, of .O. .Wr Mielke. .
101 TO E GLIDES
Over 400 Shriners from Al Kader tem
ple, dressed in dark coats, white troup
ers and wearing the regulation red fez,
began their labors;- as guides this
"morning. ' ;
There are in the neighborhood of 200
marching organizations enrouta 'here
and for each band, patrol, drum corps,
chanters, bugle .corps, jazz band and
others there has beerY a guide attached
The guides Tjommlttte opens headquar
erS at the entrance of the Union station.
Although the fortixixth annual ses
sion of the imperial temple does not
officially open until ' Tuesday morning,
programs have been -arranged for Sun
day and ' Monday. j
SPECIAL CHCBCH 8EBTICES "
Sunday mornlnr Mrvices in all Port
land churches will i devoted to spe
cial Shrine services. Automobiles will
be available for trip over the Colum
bia river highway, nd streetcars will
be furnished free bj the local organi
sation to take visiting Shriners for a
circulating ride over; the city. " '
Ati 8 :30 O'clock Sunday a grand
organ recital. will b given at The Au-
VANGUARD OF SHRINERS
NB7 YORIC PAPERS
AGREE VILSOII IS
LEADER OF PART.Y
By CniUd Nrwn.)
New ; York, June 19. - On one
point, and on only one point, are
New York political writers agreed
in regard to President Wilson's in
terview with the staff correspondent
of the New York World in which
he. demanded a clean-cut adoption -of
the League of Nations as the
paramount Democratic w issue of
1920, . , . . , ,.
"They- agreed that the president has
once more proved himself the real leader
of his party that he still ' holds the
reins.' . .." . '" . . '
Thn World, t&klnir tin Snnntor Hard
ing's acceptance of the Wilson challenge,
declares that the Republican nominee
"shows no disposition to define the iasu
clearly and unmfetakeably." '
v "It Senator Harding la sincere in ac
cepting President Wilson's challenge," it
continues, "the way to a referendum
is simple. . Let the senator say what the
Republican League of Nations plank
means, whether ths party is for the
League of Nations or for the League Of
Nations with the Lodge reservations, or
against the League pt Nations. Let him
say precisely what he would do with the
treaty of peace in the event oi his- elec
tion and what he would expect the sen
ate to do In the way of ratification.
WIIEUE DOES HE STANDt
"Is he for the treaty with the receVvs
tlons that the senate majority has adopt
ed, including the Irlch reservations, or ,
has he a. set of private reservations , of
his own which are not to ba disclosed ,
until after the campaign, or is he with
the battalion of death Republicans who
are opposed to any kind of a League of
Nations?" . :
-The Tlmes feels that the president has
made the Issue definite where it has
been clouded before. -
, "It"is abvlously Mr. Wilson, the poll- .
tlclan, the leader of his party, who is
speaking." it says. "Waiting until after
the action of the Republicans at (ni
cago had got clearly before the public,
the president indicates the course which
he hopes the Democrats will follow. -
RABDIsa "SKILL Y'BIIAIiLTIITG
imiLI. 1 1 V . . . r.1 ii.lt
X ill la. in m wuiu, qiiii.t,
where the Republicans have been
ovaslve S to force throughout the cam
paign the challenge Wlilch the Chicago
convention was afraid to pick up boldly ;
t- choose a Democratic candidate. who by
his ability and character and vigor would
fairly compel the Republican nominee
tc leave off dodling and hair splitting
about the League of Nations.
"How long does anyone suppose that
Mr. Harding could shillyshally about the
leatrue if Ambassador Davis were the
Democratic nominee and took the field
in the full panoply of his learning and
seasoned conviction?
"With such a course, championed by
such an advocate, the Democratic party
could drive a trimming Republican can
didate so hard that he would be com
pelled to bo definite even at the risk of
tearing open' the woundj of his own
party." '- ' "
susr IS CITED
; The Sun-Herald says:
' "At the end of the interview the reader
finds himself wondering why the prenl- 1
dent s-ava It out In effect the Interview
Is a plea to the San Francisco conven
tion to stand by him and all he has done.
It is unthinkable that they should do so
and so. 'I don't believe they will per
mit themselves to be led astray' and
so bn. What the voters have Bald to ths .
Democrats at every election since Mr.
Wilson sprang his covenant upon them Is
apparently of no importance to tne preai
dent. In the face of the returns ho re-
Iterates, like a boy who has memorized
a piece,i that the people want his leg-ue.
And he wants the Democratic conven
tion to repeat the piece after him."
Suggests wilsojt nvs
The Tribune suggests that If the prel
dent desires a referendum . "he can havu
It by becoming an open candidate for
re-election Instead of, as now, a furtive
one." ,. ' . .
fTheo." he continues, "he might have
two referend urns -not merely one tiio .
.first one with his own party with tv
speet to his nomination; and If dut)-
fully renominated there would be a sec
ond one to the people. His candidacy
would raise all vital and pertinent ques
tions as nothing else would."
Yakima Shriners to
Take in Convention ;
r Yakima. Wash.. June 19. More than
23 members of the Yakima Shrine club
are getting reSdy "for the gala week
at Portland. All Yakima Shriners will
be present. Several are attending the
Tacoma celebration, from which they
will go to Portland.
dltorlum.' and from 3 :30 to 5 :30 p. m.
a concert .will be given by the Al
Kader, band at the postofflce grand-
siano. . .- .
Monday three-quarters of the DO.OOfl
visiting Shriners will be In the city,
and Tuesday will see practically ail -the
others here.
Eat 'em for
BreaMhst
-then eat
'cm for
lunch-
SupoiorCornFlMzes
Miller & Tracey
Adutf Casket $30 to $1000
Main 2GD1 57CC3
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