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THE OREGON SUNDAY JPURNAL; PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 8. 1920 ,. -f RALPH BRADY IS 1BLAMED FOR DEATH IOF ROY CONNER ! Coroner's Jury Investigates Au l tomobile Accident of Tuesday; : No Warning Was Sounded. J Roy Conner came to his death as , i a remit of careless and reckless driv- Ins of an automobile by Ralph J Brady. The grand Jury should in J vestigate the case.! t That In the verdict of the coroner's Jury rendered Saturday night after hearing testimony .regarding the auto : I mobile acoitnt at Broadway and Stark : f' streets Tuesday in which Conner aus- Z talned Injuries from which he later died. Brady was the .driver of the car that . ? struck htm. - '. ' 5 Testimony Indicated That Brady came Into the intersection from ' Broadway at 20 miles an hour, that he failed to sound : any warning, that his machine leaned ' J to one' side from the speed as he v swerved, around the corner into Stark, and that he skidded 10 feet before and 20 after the collision. Conner . was crossing Stark street and witnesses told . how his , arms had gone into the air J when he was struck, how he' was knocked i several feet, and later dragged from beneath the car, not able to speak for a minute, but pleading with his hands to be left alone. i James Carroll, W. K. Smith. C. A. J Bennett, Ed Goneau, Everett Stafford and Albert Kelly, witnesses, agreed that there had been no warning sounded, that their attention was drawn to the earthy its speed as it whirled around the cor J ner, and that" Tt" skidded 20 feet follow lng the accident. i . ---;::.; J Matfrew Fitzlramona. w, E. Meaney and . A. Shellhorn, companions of Brady, 2 all told the same story. v They insisted the k car was going only 10 miles an hour and that Conner jJQad hesitated as he fi wiuvi across in? 'street. : f DR.J BOUCflET KILLS ! WOMAN; SHOOTS SELF (Continued From Vvn Om.) 1 ing just above the heart. He was taken to St. Vincents hospital. Bouchet' fell partially over her body and was found lying with his head Against the door! of an adjoining room. J "The gun was lying near his left hand. It was a .22 caliber automatic pistol. Four discharged shells and one loaded cart' ridge were found on the floor. . ; , James Kegas, Greek proprietor of a restaurant at Fifth and Burnside streets, Is declared by-the police to have been , the cause of the : tragedy: i Late Satur- day night Inspector McCUllough located Regas, who- said he had driven Mrs. J J. O. Richards, mother of the dead woauwa's former husband,! and Dannie, J the little boy, to the station during the afternoon. They were - going to Seaside. J KKGAS HAD APPOINTMENT h Regas also told the police ; that he f had made an appointment! to take Mrs. Kirharrtn for an : automohlla rtda Satur- day night. She 1s said fcxfhave been J. keeping company with the restaurant proprietor, for some time.l- .; '., - r J k Bouchet Is said to have objected to 5 Mrs Richards' attentions to Regas. Ad Oarlock, manager of a boxing club t at Eleventh and Alder streets, and Mike - Rockl, a boxer, were in the automobile that stopped In front of the apartmenf a few minutes before 'the shooting oc Jcurred, the police say. . I Rocki is aald to have been accompanied by a girl. Mrs. Richards,1 witnesses de- clara, went to the automobile, talked with the Inmates for a moment, theft re- turned to the house, secured what ap- peared' to be some bedding, and then entered the automobile. i - . Apparently she was only driven around the block, reentering her house by the back; door, for less than 10 minutes af- terwarda the shooting took place. DR. BOUCHET IN KITCHEN . Further Information received by . the 5 police late Saturday indicated that when Mrs. Richads came!; hack to the house 2 she found i- her :, slayer awaiting - in ' tha kitchen. Arguments and' the shooting J quickly transpired.' " Dr. Bouchet and his brother, Herman, also a dentist, have been living for .i, . .v.- i j t, time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben f J F. Bar-.ch. 48i Hwtghts terr.e .Noi'uinnf uivin -,i,t. - ..ki. Danforth Ellery. a neighbor.' said he nas ortenseen the young men-pass the TT TAKES only 0 hours to reach! San FVfcn a ' citoo by on of our- safe and eomfortabl Cartiss planes. This Bieana a saving o( 24 hours over the fastest train,' and 41 hour less' tim than by boat. , ; - -I-.'..",: :.. . - it ' .,'- : --M f I As a propretsive business man, you'll appre ciate just what this time saving means to you.' Come out to Lewis and Clark Field today -and let us demonstrate how inexpensive it is to own and operate a plane- and haw asy they are to .Btlct.'' .' -fH- HH .1 :.: Oyer 30 Curtiss planes now In,, stock, some sIling j as low as $20OO others at $2500, 930C0 and up to $10,000. - - ' ' -i (,'. - - -.. .. - - f . .., f ,'i r Tarts and repairs, instruction to owner and -students, complete airplane service. ' ,' - . Portland, KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE DRIVEN AT HIGH SPEED 1 t v , y ' J s, . " ' - , P r V l t '. ' ' ' I J jf ..,' V iwl&.i . : c-- ,f ? 1 i mil Li Roy Connor house,: although not acquainted -with them. He described both, as being bright and handsome fellows. Dr. Earle R. Abbett, who has a dental office" In, the Selling building near the. Bouchet of fices, gald he ' personally knew both and was in the habit of exchanging the usual professional courtesies;;" Bouchet: had bought out the practice and ' equipment of Dr. A. E. Mann when the latter re tired temporarily for the benefit of his health, about Xwo years ago; . . Residents of the - house were terrified at the sudden: fusillade of shots, . the f irst shot being preceded by, scream from Mrs.- Richards,; while , another scream followed the, second shot. .Her body was heard to fall , as the third shot was fired. ,. ;l 'l'r:x ,; :'t;yi TENANTS , FEAB INSANE MAN Believing that Mrs. Richards was '. the victim of an insane man, other tenants of the house refused to open the room. Patrolman Sinnott- happened to 'be in the vicinity and was lnf'the- room within a- few minutes ; after , the shooting oc curred, i He 1 found Bouchet . nearly and the i woman dead.-) Residents Cf the house knew little of the beginnings of the affair which cul minated Jn shooting. They had seen Dr. Boucna-eTiiy a lew tunes, accora- ing to information gathered by Lieu tenant "of Inspectors John Oolta and Inspector- McCullough. I , , , According to M. E. Evans, a tenant residing In the basement, about 10 min vies 'before the shooting occurred .an automobfle - carrying . two men and a woman stopped in frdht , of the house. Evans was sitting on the front -porch. Mrs. Richards went to the front and talked for a moment with the oc cupants of ' the machine. She was fol lowed into the house by a man, sup posed to have, been Dr. Bouchet, who reappeared a moment later with a bun dle resembling bed clothes. Alt entered the machine and it was driven away. A few minutes later Evans heard the shots, t Other J tenants i say - that Mrs. Richards and Dr. Bouchet entered the house by the back door BOY SfcESPnt TAtXINO . i Eddie's Evans, ; 11-year-old son of M. E. Evan's, told the police that he en tered the kitchen on the first floor a few minutes prior to the shooting and found "the doctor" and Mrs. Richards sitting there talking, r The lad said he bad often heard Mrs. Richard refer to the man as "the doc tor" on previous visits. A hat and a small paper-wrapped bundle which con tained shaving articles and other toilet equipment and a suit of underwear were found on the kitchen table Just outslda the door of i Mrs. Richards' room: ; : '" i ' r r Mrs. Richards' was said to have been planning a ' camping ; trip for several days and they were Supposed to have started Saturday. H , MANT IETTEE8 FOUND ; 1 Deputy Coroner Leo Goetsch. who took charge of Mrs. Richard's body, found a large number- of letters addressed to "Dear rRutU"J and signed "Norman," which wwe of endearing nature. Or of these, written July 28 from Berrian, i wash., not far from Pendle ton, was from Dr. Bouchet thanking uirtim'1 n?,uu she had . sent him. : , : . . 3 v. 1 . v. .1 : mi. j Other letters indicated that Dr. Bou chet had been in Eastern Washington to benefit his health. FtOWERS JtST RECEIVED Anions letters iwas one from d.W.&IlAu-p!aneeo. tCWIS & CLARK FIELD 29th. tn.4 Linn'ton Rod Phone Eroadway 33.1 Oregon " J.1 ',-'- '- -is a S''J- --- 'V'-- Bridal VelL addressed to Mrs.' Richards and saluting her as "Dear Sister.' but It was unsigned. Other relatives are said to live at Gold Beach and In Clack amas county. Pn a table In, the room near the dead Door or airs., iticnara was lounu a vas containing a large bunch of freshly cut carnations. ' evidently placed ! there only aahort tiane before. On the table was a small envelope from a floral shop addressed to "Mrs. Richards and on the card -within was scrawled the een- tenec'Remembranc of our friendship. This card was signed "Norman." Dr. Bouchet s MentlflcaUon card case was found on the floor of ' the- room after he had been taken to the hospital. In t were card showing him to be a member ot thei Portland Golf club. He also had cards f pf. Herman Bouchet, his brother, who i aald to he aaaociatea with him In dental pracuca. ; a ' now fish In ar license. Issued last week to Bouchet,. was also found in the casev-- ,. ?. ', C' -..'f'-i-;; NEW JEWELBT FOUND ; Some of the Jewelry found seattered over the floort and dresser apparently was new. especially a dlamona ring ana a diamond sunburst. A neck chain with a two and one half dollar gold piece at tached. together with a large Jade ring and some smaller articles . of Jewelry. were found on the dresser. , v I Mrs. Richards had lived; at the Sixth street address about a year, according to Mrs. Sue MInnard. a tenant who -re sided in an. apartment Just .beneath tha room where the shooting took placet She was housekeeper and manager when the place was maintained by . a Japanese, who is said To be known as Tokohoma. Recently the Japanese, sold oat, and Mrs. Richards was" continued In ' her position. Mrs. MInnard said she-had ' never seen Dr. Bouchet In the house, and knew of no compllcaUohs'fn Mrs, Richards' life- to cause the' tragedy. Mrs. Richards' father is said to have. died In Portland last fall. Mr. and Mrs. Koontz were eating din ner In their apartment on the second floor of the next house when they heard high 'pitched voices in the ; Richards' room. . as - tney looKea ' a scream waa heard, then came -shots . and mere screams. They saw the flash of the re volver and saw Mrs. Richards, who had stood only a few feet from the window. la.ll, the body of the man dropping " a tew seconds later:,, ..;!-. i i --- Mrs. 'Richards' known relatives are: Brothers, rnest s Gillman, Woods, " Or. ; E. C. Gillman. Bridal "Veil., Or.-: Charles A. Gillman,, Wlllaralna, . Or. ; Mra. Macil uu Dert. near . Bandon. J. G. Richards, 450 Rodney avenue. Is the father of MTs. Richards' former husband. : BOUCHET WAS ILL ; The Bouchet brothers had been room ing at the Bartch home for some time. Gorman took up his residence there! Apru s, 1819, and Herman came there to resme on May 17. "Dr.i Norman was seriouslv ill with Influenza in January," said Bartsch' Sat urday night, "and he went I from -this place to the hospital, where he waa for some time. : ?his spring be went away for awhile to 'Shepherd's Springs., and since his return he seemed to be grad ually regaining his strength, although he told us that his physician advised him that he was unable to stand regular work at his profession. Ve understood that his brother, who had recently been graduated as a den tist, was to take over his office in the Selling building on the first of Septem ber, as Norman's physician told him he would not. be In condition to do steady work for at least six months. "We talked with the young man dur ing the forenoon and Friday night he and his sister were In our rooms visit ing. He appeared very cheerful and gave no indication that there was any trouble on his mind." , NOT IN RIGHT MIND f -! . . A sister. Miss "Eugenia BrAichet, sides In Portland Heights r and ia a teacher in one of the city schools. She has been a frequent visitor to her brothers at the Bartch home. The family originally came from Canada, but re sided In Southern Oregon for some time before coming to Portland. Besides the sister, there are two other brothers engaged In the grocery and meat mar ket business on Salmon street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets,- who live here. Dr. Charles .8. Folsom, who has been occupying Dr. Bouchet s office . In the selling building, stated Saturday night that Dr. Bouchet had been In the office Saturday and appeared in good spirits. "Bouchet was ordinarily a cool indi vidual!" he said, "and if he has been Look Ahead! Get the ycting men and youths ready for school and college. - Big savings made on each garment by buying now at our . it Sale of Fall Suits and Overcoats Two Big Lots to Choose From, Including Kuppenheimer and Lion Special Brands $35, $40, $45 Suits and Overcoats On Sale $50, $55, $60, $65 Fall Suits and a Overcoats on T Sale at. ... 1 . . Ask about your S. & H. Green Trading Samps TRUNK MURDERER AND GIRL - ' - - ' ' zz r " ' ' i -v. Cry , i ; ' jf V-'v ' i t-w : J; ' y ( f ? lis J I X f fr - ft ','" ' ' -''" '' If , -wi''', '-"is ' ' ? i I J " - xT I Hi m.mm, . i mm m -i .. i Ja Wss.-- f'S f1'" 7 ' .J......r.--:fiM -'1 ,,, . - ; involved in a shooting affair - he1 lost his head, as a result of his illness. I had met Mrs. Richards ' and knew that she frequently called on Dr. Bouchet." ALIEN LAND IS GOAL Statewide Call Issued in Califor nia for Conference oh the Japanese Problem. San Francisco, Aug. 7. Call was Issued today for a state-wide con ference to be .held here on Septem ber 2 to consolidate all of the or ganizations of California Interested in the 'passage of the alien land law and to' carry on a national' cam paign to achieve the final settlement on the Japanese immigration prob lem.. "M The announcement was ; made as the outcome of a conference held today at which". U." ."8. Senator James T. Fhelan-preslded,- to formulate a plan of" action relative to the land law initiative cam paign for the general election In No vember. The call for the conference went out in the name of ' the American .Legion, the Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West, the State Federation of Labor, the State Building ; Trades Coun cil and various other organizations. - Stabbed Twenty Times New York, Aug. 7. (L ; N. S.) Sam plage La'.Couchu. Filipino, after being at tacked by bandits and stabbed 20 times, walked five miles to his home in Brook lyn and collapsed. He died later in a Brooklyn .hospital. A Chilean sailor was arrested charged with the: crime. Ail sizes all ! here. Look f 39a Exclusive Kuppenheimer House in Portland FOURTH AND MORRISON i K" t' 1 ' r - .xr-yi.- . ', v.-. .t..- silk Above Kntherine Jnekson Leroy, i the girl whose body waa staffed , into a trunk in Petrol t and shipped j to , New Yor. -, Below . is Eugene Leroy, alias O. J. Fernandez, alias 1 O. J. Wood, who is being sought ; as the murderer of Mrs. Leroy as j well as of Cecil E. Landon, Port -! land soldier who was murdered in j, j the McAJpia,. hotel, New " York, ,a fiyear $go&, ',..4. w K-' Miss Ruth Woods Weds Roy Shayne Chicago, Aug. 7. Miss Ruth Woods and Roy Shayne were married at Wau kegan, ,Wls., tonight. The girl had gained much publicity in connection with the death of Samuel T. A. Lof tls, mil lionaire and . diamond merchant. Mr. Shayne was also an important witness at the inquest. Miss Woods' was the last girl Loftis entertained at his Oriental apartments, where he had lured more than 50 women in six mentis. & U - Jf- ' n, c m tf, Tl i ailTTrifi 'Hii Si? See Them! In Onr Window! colors -all models are ahead and tat; RATS EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS: IN DEPREDATIONS Rodents Destroy Vast Amount of : Property , and Are Carriers of the Dreaded Bubonic Plague. - As carriers Of the dread Tbubonia plague rats are a menace, but that is only one form of their costly and dangerous depredations,, says a i bul letin from Washington headquarters of the National Geographic society: 'flats are practically omnivorous "and their depredations cover a wide range," writes Edward W. Nelson in a com munication to the society. '""They! feed indifferently upon all kinds -of vege table and animal matter. ' . "TTbey dls up newly planted grain, destroy it while growing and also when in 'the shock, stack, rib, granary.! mill, elevator, warehouse, wharf and ship's hold, as well as in the bin and feed trough. They -- eats fruits, vegetables and meats in the market, destroying at me same time by pollution far ' more than -is consumed.. .? ...-:: : ..: 1. --. TThey destroy 'enormous numbers of eggs and poultry, as well as the eggs and young of j song and game birds.: In aouiuon, mey invade stores and ware. houses and destroy groceries of description as well as furs, laces, carpets . and leather goods. ' CAUSE SISASTBOUS : FIBES " every silks. ' They cause many disastrous fires by gnawing matches, by gnawing through lead , pipe near gas meters or by cut Ung" the insulation from electric : wires in order to - secure material for nests, and by. gathering oil-apaked rags and other. Inflammable material ' in i their nests ; flood houses by gnawing-through lead water pipes, ruin artificial ponds and embankments by burrowing, and damage foundations, floors, doors and furnishings of dwellings. "As 'disease-carriers they also' cause enormous commercial losses, especially through J the introduction of bubonic plague and the resulting suspension of commerce. .With the introduction, of plague they I become directly respon sible - ior business ' disaster as well as for an appallirpr mortality." j "Much . the greater part of from these pests is in foodstuffs. losses which. as already indicated, are destroyed at every stage from the time the seed is S. & H. GREEN TRADING STAMPS Woodlark Baildlag Alder at West Jfark h,m" r-'ii-fin n r 1 f J- j U r 'I V "' J ; . ! ' I HOW TO TRAVEL WELL "3Likly?,i $85.00 English Kit boarded cowhide; Special !..'.. $75.00 English Kit cial .... planted until , they are ready for human consumption. j UOSSKS FOOT TO StN,NMM I "Investigations Some years ago In dicated thatv the direct annual losses sustained in the United States were about $200,000,000. with a great addi tional rum in indirect losses, includ ing the effect 6h the public: health and commerce from the diseases carried by rats and the necessary expenditures in combating - them. Assuming, roughly peaking, that, as estimated, the rat population in the United States is 50. 000.000 for the cities and 150.000.000 for the rural districts, it will i require the destruction of property -by each rat of only a little more than Si of a eent a day to make the aggregate great sum estimated as destroyed by j these pests yearly In this country. i i "A more definite idea of the losses from rats may be gained by consider ing what it means in human effort. t "Taking the average yearly returns on a man's labor in agriculture, as shown . by the census of 1919, it re quires the continuous work of about 150,000 men, with f arms, 1 agricultural implements and -other equipment, to supply the foodstuffs destroyed annu ally by rats in the United States. : In addition, rats destroy other property, mainly of agricultural origin, the pro duction of which requires the work of about 60.000 men. " . i , "This ; gives a total of. 200.0Q0 men. with their equipment, in this country, whose economic output, is devoted sole ly to feeding and otherwise providing for : rats. - if : a small fraction or this army and the money involved could be concentrated in a continuous national campaign .against these pests, a vast I I - i II I Wealth in Jewels Avails Little When Stranded in Belgrade Belgrade. Serbia, Aug. 7. ! N. S.) Baron Paul Orloff and his: mother, the Baroness Orloff. are In Belgrade, desti tute, even though they possess a Jewel worth $600,000. It's the old story of the starving man with a-$10,000' bill that no body wanted to change. The Orloffs have among other jewels the famous Or loff emerald. On the present Jewel mar ket it is worth conservatively $500,000. It is bigger than a fat English walnut and yet nobody in Belgrade has even considered buying it in Serb dinars. It Would take more than 150,000,000 of them io equal the $500,000 in American money. I Meanwhile the baroness is doing house work to make enough money .to support herself. Her "on, a youngster wearing his uniform of a Russian officer, was hired at a nominal salary 6s an" inter preter. : 'i j ' i Orloff is now In. Pirot hefclng delouse &!s, fellow countrymen an they arrive in this town near the Serb frontier. WOODARD, CLARKE S. Wardrobe Trunks Special $72.00 Wardrobe Trunk $65.00 $55.00 Wardrobe Jrunk $49.00 -"Traveling Bags Bag;' heavy soft hand- jblack and tan; j20-inch. 76.00 - i . ' " I Bag; black, 20-inc 1. Spe- . $63.75 J-d Bags; $48:00 Oxfo .;.! at .-. J $40.00 Oxfo: d Bags; black, 18-inch. Spe . cial . . $30.00 $30.00 Oxfprd Bags; black and tari, 18 inches; Special. . . . . ... . . . . .$21.50 $10.00 Rochester Vacation Bag; genuine ' cowhide, alfus grained, black, 18-inch, fabric lined . . . .$7.50 CHICAGO FAMILIES FIND SOLUTION OF LANDLORD PROBLEM Homes Are Purchased on City's Outskirts on Small Deposit and : Monthly Rental of $35. Chicago, Aug. - 7. One hundred anl seventy-five Chicago families have Just completed an arrangement w.hereby they can look with con-" tempt on all landlords. Through the Chicago Housing asso ciation, a non-profit making organl- Won formed by philanthropic citizens, they have purchased $75(70 homes on the city's outskirts, "sold to them at $4500. and which they are paying; for by a small deposit and a monthly rental of $35. . : The houses were designed by some of the best architects in the city and are substantial two-story dwellings of brick, concrete and tila. : ' The community is called "Garden Homes," and is located at Eighty seventh street. K&ch house has a farpe lot and plenty of garden upace, the streets are paved and community flower gardens are to be planted. '. j The project was brought to success by a number of business men, consider ing plans for homes for employes. They bought a large tract of land, sold enough lots- to cover the original cost and built the houses, actually worth $7500, for $4500. figuring the lot- Then, in selecting buyers for the homes, the owners required that each be an American citizen, and men with large families were given the call over those with none. This enterprise is to be the first of a series of such colonies, the associa tion announced. The first 175 houses were sold before they were constructed. 3 British Warships Off to Turk Capital Malta. Aug. 7. (IT. P.) Three British warships started fof Constantinople to day. It was reported they had been ordered there to participate in a block ade of. Russian ports In the Black sea. "1 - i & CO & H. GREEN TRADING STAMPS I ; , ;; j. .. "LIKLY" LEADS IN LUGGAGE NEEDS tan, 18-inch. Special $4o.oo 'A : : -"- .':..r-"':::.:. -: - .'A'i-: 'i. : '.-X-''-Ar v,;::;v-A-;:.:-;r"r:' : O . Ll
