The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, July 31, 1920, Page 3, Image 3

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PRESIDENT LEWIS
ORDERS STRIKERS
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Indianapolis. July J I. -(I. N. S.)
Telegraphic orders to every local
union, Instructing "runaway" miners
to return to work in accordance with
President .': Wilson's dementi. - were
sent-out today by John L. Lewis,
president of the United Minework
ers of America.
Lewis' order, it -is believed, paves the
way for rapid settlement of the" strike
crisis. - "
Declaring he is "Impressed with the
fairness" of the president's suggestions,
Lewis today sent a telegram to Presi
dent Wilson apprising him of the fact
that tAlrrnVl Kn l...,1
to striking mlneworkers . to return' to
work..
'I herewith acknowledge receipt of
your telegram of July 13 dealing wttu
the state of confusion existing within
the coal industry in the states of Illi
nois and Indiana."jiald the telegram. 'I
am impressed with the fairness of your
suggestions in the premises and have
today telegraphed all local unions of
mlneworkers In the , beforementioned
states the following Instructions."
He then quoted his orders for the men
to return to work.' -
;Tha t!rrm tn Vi iifiinn aft
juoting resident Wilson's message to
the mineworkers in full, says:
"In consideration of the request of the
president, as contained in the foregoing
(the president's message), and acting in
accordance with the authority vested In
me as president of the United Minework
ers. I herewith order and direct all mem
bers of our organisation who may be idle
or on strike contrary to provisions of
the interstate joint agreement to imme
diately return to their employment and
permit the' formal operation of the
mines.
"Meetings of your local unions should
be immediately convened and action tak
en to comply with this order without
further delay. The president's telegram
emphasises the grave responsibility
wthlch devolves upon every member of
our organisation1 conform to proper
charge their obligations to society. It
furthermore provides a way to secure
consideration of the inequalities in the
basic interstate wage agreement. The
word of the president Is pledged that a
: Joint wage- conference , will be recon
vened when . our membership demon
strates their good faith In keeping their
.;. contract. - -
"It is. therefore, apparent, that imme
diate compliance with this order by our
membership will expedite the disposition
of the questions at issue. I. earnestly
hope that our membership will thus-demonstrate
the .-integrity f our union and
the saorednesa of our obligation."
ONE DISTRICT TO DISREGARD
ORDER TO RESUME MIXING
St. Louis. Mo.. July 31 (L N. &)
Any peremptory order, from John L.
Lewis, president of the United Mine
workers of America, to the staking
miners to return to work will be disre
garded by the ''runaway" day men of
the Belleville sections " of Southern Il
linois, according to James Mason, sec
retary of the Belleville sub-district.
"We would: pay no attention to such
an order," Mason declared ."'Frewideot
Frank Farrington of the Illinois Miners'
union5 is the man,, we take orders from
in this sub-district.. We are tired of the
having experience with one of them in
the wage scale; We are now objecting
to." 1
TAKEN WHILE ASLEEP
tCnrtlptMd 7ms Tun One.)
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Sheriff W. R. Taylor, Chief Special
Agent E. B. Wood of the OtW. R. -N..
snd Special Deputy Sheriff Asa B.
Thomson went to La. Orande Saturday
morning to return them early Sunday.
PUBLIC AGAINST AIDES
Public sentiment is strong agamst the
unknown persons who are believed to
have aided the bandits in their efforts
to escape capture. Newspaper accounts
of the death of Sheriff Taylor, his fu
neral, the . man hunt and the various
clues followed, were found on one of
the captives. They , had been recently
shaved. They showed they had not
lacked food nor rest.
For these reasons efforts to curb lynch
talk were made by prominent persons
here. . "
It Is believed Hart and Owens can be
forced to confess enough to bring to
justice their confederates and to give
clues as to the whereabouts of Anderson
and Patterson.
The , Hart-Owens clue never became
hot until Friday afternoon, when dogs
followed the trail In the mountains In
the direction of Sommerville.
Hart wore a prison guard belt when
taken, and the pair had a sack full of
provisions. Possession of these things is
taken by some here to indicate that the
pair had outside assistance during- their
break for liberty.
Twenty-eight hundred dollars In gold
and currency, which they are thought
'to have stolen from Indians at the Ca
yuse celebration before their arrest, was
.not found on either. Belief was held
here that, following the Jail break Sun
day, the pair went to their cache and
recovered their loot. ;
A reward of 18500 hangs over Hart's
head and $1000 for Owens. Hart fired
the fatal shot Into Sheriff Til Taylor's
t breast last Sunday and Owens was one
of his accomplices In the murder.
The spot where the capture took place!
is nesr the head of the Umatilla river.
Location of the pair was reported by a
man who was ordered out of a huckle
berry patch Friday at the: muszle of the
pair's guna.
Rathie ate lunch with Then at the
Fletcher sawmill near Weston ; moun
tain Friday noon and mad good his
getaway, the sheriff's office learned Fri
day evening. Searchers reached the mill
two hours after. Rathie left and learned
of his having been,, there. ' ;
As hog pushes open a new pen door
its back is sprayed with disinfectants,
which a brush rubs into Its hide, the
lower part of the animal's body being
treated by a roller" which serves as a
door sllL - -
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Miller & Tracey
Adult Caskets $30 to 31000
Main 2691 573-85
BAG
IS
HART AND
OWENS
ARE
Co-ods to Blow
Smoke at Forty
Cents Hourly in
Laboratory Tests
Madison,' "Wig., July 31. Twenty
four girl students of the University
of Wisconsin will be paid 40 cents
an hour next winter to blow blue
clouds of smoke In the laboratory
of Professor M. V. O'Shea.
The same privilege is now being
handed right out of the humidor to 24
male students. And the makin's are
free. ;
For IS months the students have been
the subjects of an investigation by Pro
fessor O'Shea, who is seeking to de
termine what effect,, if any. tobaeee has
on the mental faculties of the users. The
test will last another six months.
One of the purposes of the Investiga
tion is to see if tobacco has the same
effects on girls that it produces on men.
Just what the test has shown to date
Professor O'Shea will not telL He will
mako a complete report when it is fin
ished. t
Simultaneously similar investigations
are being. made at other universities. In
the schools, however, the examinations
are to determine the effect of tobacco on
the physical body and the morals. Pro
fessor O'Shea is specialising, on the men
tal effect only.
Other universities at which examina
tions are being' conducted are: Johns
Hopkins, University of Michigan, Leland
Stanford, Harvard and Cornell.
SHIP'S CREW IN FIGHT
fOentfnnatf From Fur Ont)
proposition f of carrying Mannlx to
Queenstown, joined in the demonstration.
PRELATE IS BOOED
A man and a woman who were aboard
the vessel when the demonstration was
at its height, "booed" the prelate and
the man - spat In an Insulting manner
into the crowd around the prelate. Sev
eral huskies among the crew Jumped at
the epitter and it was several minutes
before police could rescue him.
Stevedores refused to handle the line
of the Baltic until the man and woman
and several . others who hissed were
taken off the vessel.
The demonstration continued for near
ly two hours, up to the scheduled time
of sailing of the Baltic.
YALEBA AT BOCK
Among those at the dock was Eamonn
de Valera, ."president of the Irish re
public" '
Premier Lloyd George has announced
that Mannlx will not be allowed to land
in Ireland. In a statement Issued just
before sailing, the archbishop said:
"I tmve ppoken what I believed, and
am not afraid of the consequences. If
Vh Irish people are struggling for free
dom, they have a perfect right to look
to me for something more than' tolerance
and barren - sympathy."
The Baltic cast off Jier lines shortly
after 1 p. m.. and started out to the har
bor as 5000 persons cheered. A crowd
on the Aqultanla at a nearby dock,
Mhlch was getting ready to . pull out,
joined in the sendoff to Mannlx.
IRISH WOMAX THREATENS TO .
: GRAB BRITISH AMBASSADOR
New Tork. July 31.-CL N. S.) "If
the British government causes the ar
rest of Archbishop Mannlx. the Irish
women pickets will go to Washington
and capture the British ambassador,"
Miss Katherine O'Brennon. one of the
leaders of the women who picketed the
British embassy and the state depart
ment, declared here today.
Led by Miss O'Brennon and carrying
banners with inscriptions denouncing the
British goverhment, the pickets marched
to the pier 'today to take- part ..In the
farewell to the Australian prelate. When
refused permission to enter the pier they
broke through the police lines.
Billy Prendergast,
14, Heroically Risks
Life for. His Sister
.. , -. .
"Billy" Prendergast, 14-year-old son
of W. J. Prendergast, 335 Kllllngsworth
avenue is in line for a' medal as the
result of his heroic exploit at Newport
Friday when -he rescued from possible
drowning his 12-year-old sister, Eliza
beth. "1
The rescue of his sister is the second
of Billy's performances within a month,
for at a picnic at Milwaukle a month
ago the lad saved a companion ffom
drowning as he was going under for the
third time.
At Newport Friday Billy and his sister
and younger brother were standing at
the boat . landing, waving farewell to
their father upon his return to Portland.
As the boat disappeared" the little girl
slipped and fell into the water. .
Almost instantly, report says. Billy
Jumped Into the bay, clothes and all. and
defied the swift running tide as he
grasped, his sister and hauled her - to
the pier. He . was aided In getting her
from the water. - -
The boy has been trained in rescue
work as a Boy Scout and is said to show
no fear of the water. After he rescued
a boy a month ago Billy carefully laid
the chap out and pumped the water
from his lungs, thus, It is said, saving
his companion's life.
Measure Licensing
Homes That Board
Children Is Passed
An ordinance sponsored by members
of the child welfare commission provid
ing for the inspection and licensing of
homes that board children was passed
by the city council Saturday morning.
The ordinance, drawn by City Attor
ney La Roche .and submitted . by the
mayor., gives jurisdiction for the super
vision of these homes to the city health
officer. . It is an amendment to the city
measure providing for the inspection and
licensing of sanitariums and hospitals.
Agitation for legislation of this char
acter grew out of the recent Mathus
case where three children, "farmed out"
by their parents, were found to have
been cruelly beaten and mistreated. The
ordinance gives the city council power
to revoke the licenses when necessary.
OV
ARCHBISHOP
IIIJUHCTIOIl EASE
UB ADVISEMENT
BY JUDGE TUCKER
After two and a half days, of ar
guments by attorneys. Circuit Judge
Tucker Saturday noon took . under
consideration the motion to make
permanent the temporary injunc
tion in force against various labor
union organizations picketing: four
theatres in Portland on the alleged
ground that they are unfair to or
ganized labor. Judge Tucker Inti
mated that he will require eeveral
days to review the numerous cases
cited In these arguments.
The injunction' was secured by the
People's Amusement company. Liberty,
Majestic and Columbia theatres against
the Moving Picture Machine Operators'
union No. 153, Musicians' Mutual asso
cian local No. 99, Theatrical Stage Em
ployes" local No. Z and the Steam En
gineers' local No. 87, and the Theatrical
Federation of Portland,, as well as a
long list of "John Does." .
ORIGINATED I!T TACOMA
The controversy arose over trouble
between theatre managers and employes
In Tacoma. where 87 V cents per hour
was paid to motion picture machine op
erators, while in Seattle the rate was
$1.2S per hour in theatres said to be
controlled by the same parties. The
trouble eventaully extended to Portland
houses said to be under the same con
trot Women were placed as pickets oy
the unions and. they were temporarily
testralned from proceeding with their
picketing.
John F., Logan and Dan J. Malarkey
appeared as attorneys for the theatres,
and the unions were represented by W.
S. IgRen and E. E. Pettingell. The nr
ray of decisions bearing on the subject
was appalling, and more than SO law
volumes were brought into court in this
connection.
LEFE5SE OVERRULED
The first move of the defense attor
neys was to undertake - to have C. S.
Jensen and J. S. Von Herberg added to
the plaintiffs, but Judge' Tucker hald
that this could not . be done without
their own consent.
LTRen argued that the restraining or
der of the court was far more sweeping
in its terms than anybody had : asked
for, or than had Issued In any of the
picketing cases.
"We want the same opportunity of In
forming the public as to our stand in
this case as the theatres have," said
U'Ren. "They can use the newspapers
and other means to declare that they
are fair to organised labor; we cannot
do this under the terms of the Injunc
tion. They are losing some profits dur
ing this controversy ; ,,we are losing our
bread and butter by upholding our con
tentions." ABGUlOjEXT IS WIDE
Attorneys for the theatres covered a
Wide range in their arguments against
the right ; to picket, and stressed the
fact that the troubles in Portland did
not grow out of controversy over wages
or labor conditions here, but . in a city
of another state.
"You want to close the theatres, of
Portland." said Attorney Malarkey,
"because a man " named Von Herberg
wouldn't consent to kick out into the
streets of Tacoma a man named Bene
dict who has stayed loyally with his
employment. Benedict chose to exer
cise his God-gtven right to work for
whom he pleased, and they want, to
close up the, theatres in Portland be
cause of that fact"
IjATE S. B. WALPOLX WILIi
SUBMITTED FOR PROBATE
The will of the late Sidney Budgett
VValpole, whose body was found hanging
On a tree off Terwilliger boulevard
several days ago, was filed for probate
Saturday by Theodore T. Burkhart, an
uncle, who Is named as executor.:
"VValpole had been a student of for
estry at the Oregon Agricultural college
when his eyesight failed, and it is be
lieved that despondency over this con
dition caused him to take his own life
sometime in April. The estate consists
Of. property in Multnomah county, a
house and lot and some bonds, valued
at approximately $10,000. and $7500
worth of property in England. ' Young;
Walpole inherited this property,-but was
not to come into possession of it until
be became 25 years of age. He had
reached this age only a short time
before his death. .
In his will, which is dated October JJk
1915, the devisees are his grandmother,
Mrs. W. R. Walpole Of Portland, and
his uncle and aunt, Sidney Paine Bud
gett and Marian Walpole Burkhart
ACCIDENT COMMISSION FILES
SUIT AGAINST 14 FIRMS
The Oregon state industrial accident
commission Friday filed suits in the
Multnomah county circuit court against
14 persons or firms for the nonpayment
to the state of the required percentages
of their salary rolls for the industrial
accident fund. v , ,
Those sued are: Avery C, Smith,
Northwest Potato Starch & Milling
company, M. E. Orsler company, Oeorge
Kinnear, A..- O. Luneschloss, Triumph
Machinery company, Walter A. Dolan,
Superior Coal company. Oceanic Ship
building company, Howard C. Shir man.
Thomas Campbell, Specialty Foundry
& MachineWorks, Walter A. Gosa.
The total amount for which judgment
is sought in these 14 suits is ab,out $1200.
' Divorce Mill
Divorce suits filed:. Verna Rlnckel
against Algernath Rlnckel, desertion ;
Lisabeth Reiner Powell against James
Powell, desertion ; Martha E, . Gross
against Charles B. Gross, cruelty.
Paul S. Gurske against Mabelle E.
Gurse, desertion.
Patrolman Is Hurt
In Collision of Auto
And His Motorcycle
Motorcycle Patrolman H. R. Levison
was badly injured this morning at Albina
avenue and Willamette boulevard when
he ran his. motorcycle head-on Into the
automobile of W. L. Wells of Lang &
Co. Wells took Levison to the emer
gency hospital. His left leg is In bad
condition, but no bones are broken.
Wells waa oroceedinr unnth and timoA
east In front of a standing streetcar. J
Levison ' is said to have overtaken then
standing car on the left side and to have
crashed into the automobile before he
could stop.
Rlchter Estate $35,000
V
The will of the late Philip Rlchter.
who died In Portland, July 19. has been
filed for probate in the Mutnomah
county circuit court. Morris A. Rlchter,
a son, ' is named as the executor. The
estate consists of money in bank, mort
gages, notes and Liberty bonds to the
approximate value of $35,000. i
Arrested on Charge
Of Doing Business
Without a License
Operation of his business without a
license caused the arrest Friday of C L.
Boss, automobile dealer, whose - sales
rooms are at Trinity Place and Wash
ington street Bess- was released on his
own recognisance, and at the request of
his counsel Saturday. Municipal Judge
Rossman set his trial over to Tuesday.
Failure to report automobiles held in
storage resulted in the serving of a
warrant Friday night, on H. W. Howard,
who owns a garage at 35 North Four
teenth street, and C H. Braman, auto
mobile dealer at 409 Stark street. Ac
cording to Lieutenant Thatcher of the
auto theft bureau, these arrests are made
to enforce compliance with the new city
ordinance requiring a complete report to
the police of purchase, sale and storage
of automobiles.
HART ADMITS TAYLOR
fCantfanr From Put Oa)
the ground, where the posse found the
two bandits sleeping in the sbeepherd
er's bed. They were covered, the blank
ets were thrown back and they were
handcuffed. Each had a gun. with 3G
shells between them. They were not in
bad condition physically.
Following a 33-mile ride back to La
Grande they were placed In the county
jail at 4 o'clock in the morning.
Hart has confessed the murder of
Sheriff Taylor. Both deny any 'knowl
edge of the whereabouts of the other
fugitives.
The trail of the fugitives was taken
up on Thursday afternoon when the two
bandits were espied . at the north end
of Green mountain on the main divide,
on a trail leading in a northeasterly di
rection toward Toll Gate. A camp tend
er at a, sheep camp saw thera cross the
trail and word was immediately sent to
the sheriff's office here.
A-posse was sent from here and Sher
iff Warnick and dogs at Meacham, and
Federal Patrolman Courtney of Mount
Emily station and a Mr. Nibbe started
out on the trail.
The sheriff - and dogs picked up the
trail while Courtney and Nibbe followed
the bandits until dusk, when they lost
the trail.
The local posse returned to La Grande
in the afternoon and immediately reor
ganized and started for Suramerville.
They went up old Thomas and Ruckles
road, where they met Sheriff Warnick
and posse. The ponse was advised to
divide and the La Grande men started
back- to Summervllle and up Toll Gate
road in hopes of getting ahead of the
bandits. The bandits had eaten supper
at the sheep camp where at midnight
they were found by the La Grande
posse.
The bandits have not talked much to
officers, but say they crossed the rail
road only once during the journey. , They
say they had nothing to eat from Sun
day until Wednesday night, when they
robbed a : sheep camp. The silk plaid
purple shirt of Hart Is being torn into
shreds and given as souvenirs to men
who have aided in the capture. Chief
of Police John Chrlstensen, Deputy
Sheriff Dexter Mclllroy and Roy Flexer
have planned ail of the local posse par
ties. The party making the arrest was com
posed of J. H. McLaughlin. Perry Wood
ell, Arthur Furman. Lot Snodgrass, Dan
Murchlson, R.-E. Turner. Floyd McKen
non and Cam Taylor, all of this city and
valley, and Sheriff Lee Noe of Yale.
HART TOLD PRISONERS PRICE i
PUT ON HIS HEAD IN IDAHO
Pendleton, July ' 31. Whether NiJ
Hart and Jim Owens committed the
murder of Frank , DT Jennings and his
wife, Ella Jennings, near Bancroft,
Idaho, on the night of May 27 will be
Investigated when the pair are returned
to the county jail here. The bandits
came here from Southern Idaho in June,
District Attorney Keator said. Hart, he
says, told fellow prisoners In the county
jail that a price of $1000 was on him in
Idaho. Reward of that amount was
posted for the capture of the murderers
of this couple.
Two men committed 4he Idaho crime
and took $40 and a watch from Jen
nings' body. Four shots from a .38 re
volver were fired into his body as he
and his wife slept. She was clubbed to
death.
Sheriff W. R. Taylor and District At
torney R. I. Keator issued a statement
asking persons to refrain from violence
when Hart and Owens are brought to the
jell here and to Insure their delivery to
justice unharmed. , The attorney pleaded
his efforts to a speedy trial for all five
of the escapes on first degree , murder
charges. . '
A grand jury has been called for
August-23, and the trials will be held
at the September term of court. The
sheriff, brother of. the murdered sheriff.
Til Taylor, asked that the law be . al
lowed to take Its course.
Leader of Bootleg
Ring Fined $1000,
Accomplices, $500
The maximum penalty, a fine of $1000,
was imposed on Phil Polsky,alleged
leader Of one of the largest bootlegging
rings which ever operated In Portland,
Saturday : morning by Federal Judge
Bean. Polsky pleaded guilty. Claude
R. Dudray and George D. Fifer, accomplices,-also
pleaded guilty and were
fined $500 each. . In addition Dudray
and Fifer lost two 'automobiles valued
at $5000.
The men were fined in the Washing
ton courts recently on charges growing
out of - the same case. They were
charged with transporting liquor from
Canada to Oregon.
' "The fines and loss of the automobiles
have cost the three men about $9000,"
said Assistant United States Attorney
Austin Flegel. who prosecuted the case.
Since Polsky was indicted last March
he is said to have quit the bootlegging
business. Flegel -also had Arthur Suss
man," C. V. Llndqulst, John Larson,
Harvey Goffee an Jd. Victor Holt in
dicted and charged with being members
of the ring, but he requested the court
to dismiss the charges against . them
after the penalties were invoked on the
three principals. .
Woman's Screams
Scare 1 Thief Away;
Companion Escapes
A , woman's scream carried with it
more terror for a burglar Friday night
than the possible prowess of the man
who accompanied her. About 11:15 A.
C. Clifford of 455. Rodney . avenue, and
his companion were attacked by high
wayman, who-demanded their valuables
at the point- of a gun The woman
screamed and ran away.
SLAIN AT HIS HANDS
FEEBLE, ISSIilG
ISFI
II
Apparently wandering aimlessly
following a night during which she
was completely lost to relatives, and
the policed Mrs. Jonas A. Norem,
aged 80, aT resident of Astoria,' was
found by police late Saturday morn
ing i at Front and Market streets.
Mrs. Norem, unable to speak Eng
lish, has ' not accounted for j Friday
nigftt. ,
White haired, nearly helpless. Mrs.
Norem disappeared Friday morning
while in Portland with her husband, who
was forced to return to Astoria without
his wife Friday night. The husband
has been notified..
Norem. also 80 and feeble, was deeply
concerned regarding the welfare of his
wife, "Her mind is wandering and she
cannot take care of herself. She will be
hurt. She is helpless withoft me," he
said Friday.
the old couple have been living on a
farm near Oregon City. They did not
like it there and were returning to their
home at 466 Hamburg avenue. In As
toria, where they have relatives and
many friends.
They arrived in Portland early Friday
morning by auto stage and intended to
leave for Astoria at 8 o'clock., on the
Steamship Undine. While Norem was
seeing about their baggage, the old lady
wandered away. She had been missing
since that time.
Lbnergan Leaves for
Unveiling of Paris
Statue to Lafayette
Frank J. Lonergan. past state deputy
of the .Knights of Columbus, left Fri
day for New Tork city to attend the su
preme council of the knights and from
New York will sail August 7 for Havre,
France, to attend ceremonies connected
with presentation of the K. of C, statue
of Lafayette to France atMets on Au
gust 21.
. Marshal Foch will unveil, the statue,
which was made and erected by sub
scription among members of the K. of
C. : President Deschanel of France will
receive the gift on behalf of the repub
lic , James A. Flaherty of Philadelphia,
supreme knight of the K. of C will de
liver the presentation address.
At a banquet to follow the unveiling
the knights will : also present Marchal
Foch a specially wrought baton, jeweled
and valued at $15,000. This banquet will
be held In the Jesuit college In which
Foch received his classical training. -
Pope Benedict himself will act as host
to the visiting Americans, officials and
citizens of Rome having planned three
days of festivities in celebration of the
occasion. .
Lonergan will be away ' about two
months. -
Experts See Views
And Hear Talks on
, Diseases,of the Eye
"One chapter of . the medical and sur
gical history of the world war was re
viewed Saturday morning, when to loo
visiting eye," ear, nose and throat spe
cialists of the Pacific coast were ex
hibited 130 illustrations prepared for the
eye section of the medical service with
an explanatory address by Dr. Henry
V. Wurdemann, Seattle.
This exhibition 'opened the third day's
session of the convention of the Pa
cific Coast Oto-Ophthalmological society
and was held In the Multnomah hotel.
Wurdeman also exhibited 100 water col
or drawings -of the fundus and external
diseases of ( the eye. An address was
delivered by Dr. A. W. Morse of Butte
and ? discussion was opened by Dr. L
Hayward- Thomas of Oakland. Cal.
At noon members of the society ad
journed to the Arlington club where a
The afternoon session was opened by
election of officers and an address by
Dr. J.' Gordon Wilson of Chicago on
"Vertigo." Dr. Isaac H. Jones. of Los
Angeles opened the discussion ft Wil
son's address. An address was also de
livered by Dr. Fred Stauffer of Salt
Lake City.
Members of the society toured the Co
lumbia river highway Friday afternoon
and evening and had dinner at Crown
Point. The. annual sessions closed with
the meeting Saturday afternoon. . .
Inspector iaSalle ,
Is Given 2 . Months1
Leave He Eequests
At his own request Inspector Robert
La Salle of the police department was
given two months' leave of absence by
the city council Saturday morning, pend
ing the outcome of the federal Indict
ment against him on a charge 'of altering
War Savings Stamps.
LaSalle.. was suspended by Chief
Jenkins lust a' month aro for 30 days.
following his indictment. It was up to
Mayor Bake either to reinstate LaSalle
or dismiss him from the department.
LaSalle solved the difficulty by address
ing a letter to the council in which he
said he fully realized the Impropriety
of working while under fire of criminal
charges, but reminding 'that he had been
convicted of nothing, was innocent until
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of returning- to 'his oldt position should
he be acquitted. The resolution before
the council giving him leave of absence
was unanimously adopted.
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Former Diplomatic
Clerk, Conscientious
Objector, Set Free
Chicago. July 81. V. P.),. Brent
Dow Allison, former ; diplomatlo clerk
at the American legation $ in Berne,
Switzerland, wag expected here today
after two and a half years in the fed
eral prison t Fort Leavenworth. lA
Allison gained notoriety in lSlS when.
in a letter to Secretary M War Baker,
be V declared . against conscription. He
was then with the American legation in
Berne. - He waa recalled. He was sen
tenced to 15 years in prison..
The release of Allison, accordion to ad
vices here, was tn accordance with the
war department's policy to release all
conscientious objectors "as soon as their
conduct makes their release possible." :
Allison wss freed yesterday and will
arrive here today. It was understood.
Tanker Is Coming
Saturday With-Oil
For Portland Use
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Bringing a consignment of 225,000 gal
lons 'of gasoline. f or theTortland dis
trict, the Associated Oil tanker Wra. F.
Herrin was scheduled to arrive at Will
bridge from Gaviota Saturday after
noon. This supply will -be a part of the
Increased August allotment which is to
be received by the Associated company.
Adding further to the comfortable feel
ing of automobile drivers who contem
plate enjoyment Sunday, oil companies
Saturday reiterated their statements as
to a. generally improved supply situation
in Portland and about the state.
Two Army Corps
Enough to Save
Poland, Say Reds
Berlin, July 31 (L N. S.) "Two French
army corps could have saved Poland,"
it was admitted in a Russian govern
ment radiogram sent out from Moscow
today and picked up here. The soviet
government declares that the sole hope
of the allies Is that Germany will allow
the transportation of allied troops across
German soil Into Poland.
Strikes in Mexico
Reported Settled
El Paso, Texas, July 31.(U. p.)
Every strike in Mexico - was settled
Monday and Tuesday, according to El
Universal of. Mexico City, advices here
today state. : Striking laborers number
ing 74.800, including 9500 miners qf Chi
huahua and Durango, are said to have
returned to work. .
Inspection Sought
Of Ice Hippodrome
Because of complaints made to Mayor
Baker of the unsafe condition of the life
hippodrome building. Building Inspector
Plummer has been requested to make an
examination of the structure. . Trusses
supporting the great dome roof are said
to have shrunk. The supports have be
come loose and apprehension Is felt that
the roof Is in danger of collapse.
Convict Captured in
Gun Duel; Wounded
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Oakland. Cat, July 31. (I. N. S.) -
Carl Otto, Folsom escaped convict, was
captured here at 10 o'clock Friday
after a pistol battle with police. Otto
is at the emergency hospital, badly
wounded- .
Boys with farm training are in de
mand for city positions, but city edu
cated boys are not fitted for farm Jobs.
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PORTLAND
LAHDOilMSSLffl!
JUST AFTER LEROY
FREED FROM JAIL
New York, July 11. On August
It, 1919. a man calling himself P.
Pouverer killed his roommate, Cecil
E. L&ndon of Portland, Or., In the
McAlpln hotel here .and disappeared.
"P. Pouverer" was a swarthy, black
haired man, about the build of E.
Leroy. who. Is wanted on suspicion
of . having Slain his wife and sent
ner.bfcdy to New York In a 'trunk.
. 1 On February 3 a man murdered Miss
Reahm Hoxie in her father's apartment
at No. TS West Eighty-ninth street, after
gaining admission to the house by ask
ing to see a room advertised for tent
5 His description is the same s that of
K Leroy. -w
The handwriting on the MeAlpln hotel
register is closely similar to that on the
label of the murdet trunk.
SEVEBAL MUBPEKS IKPICATSB
This, then, la the theory new evolved
by New York detectives:
They have to deal, it is possible, with
a man who Is wanted on charges not of
one -murder, but of several Through
evidence that has come into their hands
they believe that E. Leroy. alias O. J.
Fernandez, alias O. J. Wood, came to
New York in 19JMn the steerage of a
Southern pacific steamship, accompanied
by Joseph Yanes, described as a friend.
Fernandez, or Wood; or Leroy. lived
for a time in West Thirty-sixth street.
In January he was convicted of 'grand
larceny on charges of ' 'having stolen
Liberty bonds and jewelry from an
other man.
LANDON KILLED WEEK LATER v
The Landon murder took place one
week after his release on suspended
sentence for the theft. Two weeks later
Fernandez left for Detroit From that
city some time later came a letter signed
by Fernandez and requesting that the
name on the bottom of the trunk. "'O. J.
Wood," which was Fernandez's alias
here, be erased. This letter," received by
A. J. 'Branlc, an expressman, has been
turned over to the police.
Confirmatory evidence , also comes
from Sirs. Caroline Piele, who runs a
lodging house at which Fernandez, or
Wood, roomd. She declares that after
he left letters came to her house ad
dressed to Leroy. She sent them back
unopened..
BELIEVE THEM SAME MAW
Mrs: ptele's husband, moreover, tells
of being , In , a saloon and hearing two
men address Fernandez as Leroy.
Inasmuch as Fernandez Is known to
be a-Mexican and because .be has been
so closely Identified with the known
movements of Leroy, the authorities are
extending their investigations into that
country in the belief that Lerpy may
have gone across the border.
1 A reward of $5000 has been offered
for the arrest of Leroy. by officials of
Wayne county, Michigan, and Governor
Sleeper has asked the state department
to request extradition of the man If he
is found below the border.
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Harvester Company
Approves Dividend
New York, July 31. (U. : P.) The
board of directors of the International
Harvester company has approved a
dividend of 12V4 per cent on cojnmon
stock, payable in common- stock on or
before September 15, on stock, of record
August 20. Announcement of the divi
dend followed adoption of comprehensive
profit sharing plans.
Supervisor Killed
By Insane Patient
Clarlnda, Iowa, July 31. (U. P.) Dr.
Ellis Bell, supervisor of the state hos
pital for the Insane here, was killed
Friday during a struggle with Dr. J, 11.
Doah. an inmate who wielded a razor.
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OREGON
Gland Specialist
Skips Out; Leave:
Patients in Lurch
Mllford. Kas., July 81. I. N. K.) In
dications today were that the feWtVij"
formed here when Dr. John IU prink
ley. "goat gland specialist.' put tills
smalt village "on the map" by his f a
mous "discovery , which he claimed
would restore youth to the aged throujh
a simple operation, has burt.
The "bubble" shewed signs of weak
ening when Brinkley departed for parts
unknown two months ago, foUowei
Shortly by thousands who had-swsrmed
into Mllford seeking the "fountain cf
youth.
Following the arrival of the "special
ist's" wife here with the announcement
that she had eeme to "close up a deal."
the sheriff of Geary county today was
called upon to tike steps to block any
move looking to the removal of the
"gland hospital's" equipment.
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Amundsen's Arotic
Exploration Shif
Arrives to Be Loaded
Seattle. July 21. (L N. s.) The steam
ship Maude, of Hoald Amundsen's Arctio
expedition; storm-botmd Off Sledge Is
land, 15 miles west of Nome, is expected
to arrive at Nome today, according to
advices received here. Amundsen plana
to lod"the vessel with provisions and
make another plunge Into the polar re
gions, which he expects will take five
years. The explorer will try to drift
across the North Pole with his vessel
locked in the lco.
Three members of the expedition car
rying mail from the Siberian eoat.
where the Maud was icebound last win
ter, are missing, according to word
reaching Amundsen from Russian
sources. .
Deal in Liquor May
'Keep Driver From
Chauffeur License
One bottle of Canadian Club whiskey
stands between O. B. Barklew and his
Chauffeur's license, according to a com
munication directed to Mayor Baker
Friday asking that the license be rein
statd. Barklow, who claim to have
driven a forblre car in Portland einca
191$, save for a period of 18 months
when he was in service in France, said
in his petition i
'At the beginning of the convention,
the greatest event In the history of our
city, while the festival spirit prevailed,
your petitioner secured for a vlsitirg
Shriner one quart of Canadian Club
whiskey, vintage of 1909, and your pe
titioner waa arrested by federal authori
ties and fined 1300."
Subsequehtly the case came before the
council and the license was revoked.
Barklow expressed the conviction that
the Internal revenue agent who arrested
him would recommend that his license
be renewed.
500 Strikers LQave
Cannery in Lurch
Just at Busy Time
Summerdale, Cal., July 31. (I. N",
S.) Five hundred women employes of
the Llbby, McNeil A Llbby cannery here
went on strike at noon Friday.
Shortly afterward the management
announced the closing of the plant for
the season, throwing 350 men out of
work.
The apricot season Is Just closing and
this afternoon fruit still on hand was
being shipped to Ban Francisco it was
reported.
The strike of the women employes fol
lowed severs! weeks' dissatisfaction nvr
wages. Leaders of the women claimed
that they were not receiving the scale
set by the California industrial welfare
commission and that the days had been
shortened to five and a half and six
hours instead of eight, thus reducing
their earning capacity. ?
attorneys,
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