l-nxi OKKUUN , DAILY JOU RNALV PORTLAND, OREGON
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 13, 1920.
HEDDERLY BEAT)
MONDAY EVENING
Official Inquiry Into the circum
stances culminating In the death of
'Bert Hedderly, 1014 Belmont street,
Who was shot by a liquor raiding
party composed of police and fed
eral operatives, near Union and East
Oak street Friday night, win be beld
before' Coroner Earl Smith Inj the
court house at 8: JO o'clock Monday
'night according to announcement
from the coroner's office. j
The authorities who took part In the
raid will be subpenasd to appear at the
Inquest. Dr. Smith announced. : An
autopsy Is to be performed to determine
the else of the bullet and Its course
through the skuIL Following examina
tion of the body after It had been re
moved to the morgue Saturday night. It
4s said to appear that the shot which
struck the arm was fired from be
hind. The bullet which caused his death
penetrated the skull slightly above the
rtght temple.
"The coroner's Jury will be called upon
to ft the responsibility for the death at
the Inquest tonight." said Dr. Smith,
"but the men who did the shooting need
not testify sgalnst themselves." The
question as to whether the officials had
the authority to fire after having or
dered a man to halt will be put up to
the Jury to decide.
Cmt)d from Tf On,)
face value of which Is $8000, but the mar
ket value considerably less.. And,
whether In'the final analysis these bonds
will be found to be valid collateral Is
-et a question, for at least one Instance
has come to light where Johnson has
seemingly forged the Indorsement of the
owner of 13000 of registered Victory
bonds and sold them to Ladd & Tllton
of Portland. Uow far hs has carried
this apparent practice remains to be
shown gradually as the ownership of
securities now In the bank Is proved, or
claims for vanished securities brought In
and verified.
ORDERED TO MARE DEPOSITS
How the county of Jackson happened
to have 107,s:3.Jl on deposit with the
Bank of Jacksonville is an Interesting
story. On the face or it the county
treasurer. Mrs. Blakeley. would seem to
be entirely at fault. In the light of her
story, however, she becomes more the
dupe of Johnson and the coat of the
County court and the county commis
sioners. They pass the buck to her. Her
story passes It back to them. But
whichever wsy the facts finally may
fall they were sll asleep at the switch.
If nothing- more.
-The Bank of Jacksonville has been for
a long time a regularly appointed de
pository of county funds. On January t.
1917. It held a balance dus of 111,011.40
of county funds. On January 1. 1918,
the balance was $9,934.27. But during
the latter part of December, 1918, as Mrs.
Blakeley contends, the county court di
rected the sheriff to make dally turn
overs of tax and other funds collected
by him to the county treasurer, while
'she was directed by the court to deposit
these funds with the Bank of Jackson
ville from day to day, subject to future
dlstrlbuton among the other depositories
of the county.
WHOLE COUSTY 00 LED
From January l, llt, forward to the
time the bank was closed by order of the
superintendent of banks, August 10, last,
the treasurer's monthly balances have
been, out or all proportion to the capi
talisation of the bank in Its relation to I
the capltalisaton of the other banks of
the county. January 1, 1919, the balance
was fSS.9ll.40. July 1 It was SS1.K2S.33.
August 1 It wss I90.9S9.81. while on Sep
tember 1 It had grown to 8M.178.99.
During the succeeding months and up
to May 1. 1920, the deposits see-sawed
up and down until on that date the bal
ance wsiUU.SJ. June l. 1920. the'
treasurer's books showed $99,911.87 on
deposit In the Johnson bank. July 1 this
' had fallen to $87,487.89, but, on August 1
the totsl hsd risen to $108,487.55; while
on August 10. the day the bank closed,
the county balance was 1107,521.21.
' These figures are given in such detail
a Illustrate , what must - have been
either the blind confidence of the county
of f icals, and ' people generally, fn the
honesty and Integrity of "Willie" John-
- eon, the president and cashier of the
bsnk. or the absolute Inertia which
bound the minds, both official and ln-
' dividual, of that community.
Johnson, as required by law. published
a statement of the condition of his bank
aa of February 28, 1930. In that state
ment he swore that he then had Individ
ual deposits subject to check In the total
aura of $18,804.55. At the same date the
county treasurer's books showed, and
her monthly reports to the county court
showed, that she had I6UU.29 of county
BANK
CRASH
HI
JACKSON
COUNTY
TODAY
"HUM0RESQUE"
The Melody of
a Mother Heart
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funds alone on deposit, nearly double
the amount of the total deposits pub
lished in the bank's statement.
July U 1130, Johnson published another
statement of the Bank of Jackson villa,
showing what he swore was its condi
tion as of June 10. In that he gave hla
total deposits subject to check as
8I8.S08.17. On the same data Ham treas
urer's books and her reports to the
county court showed that she had a
total of $87,487.89 on deposit with the
bank. It alone being more than three
time the total- deposita given by : the
bank statement.' It was on the charge
of having made this latter, false state
ment, that Johnson wss arrested and
thrown In Jail on .August 10. . '
County" Judge " O. A. Gardner - end
County Commissoners'ThomssW. Simp
son and James Owens must have known
the amount of-the county deposits-month
4y month,1 for the daily balances of all
the county depositories passed through
their hands each month with the. treas
urer's monthly report. The county clerk
must have known, for the reports were
filed with hm. More than that, it is a
small community., where . everybody
knows the business of everybody else
and It - would seem that the incorrect
ness of the bank's statement would have
been at ones, apparent
KEPT TWO BETS OF BOOKS
The question 'naturally arises as to
how the bank could continue under the
scrutiny of the state banking depart
ment The answer is easy. "Willie" John
son kept two sets of books. .His ledger
books are of the loose leaf variety,
particularly handy In cases like that.
The account of 'Myrtle Blakeley, coun
ty, treasurer," was not carried In the
general ledger with other "indivdual de
posits subject to check," and, so far as
the banking department knew, no such
account existed. It Is also very apparent,
alnce the estimated Individual deposits
other than that of the county treasurer
run above the 8100,000 mark, that
Johnson kept a lot of the accounts of
his patrons In his secret set of books.
Johnson's official set of books always
balanced, his official statements always
checked with hts visible resources and
liabilities. He seems to have been able
to puflt over because he was the whole
banking force from president to office
boy, and because depositors seem to have
merely put their money In, written
ehecks to draw It out. and rested con
tent so long as their checks were made
good. Even when checks came back un
paid once In a while during the Utter
days "Willie" smoothed It over, and
kep his bank op4l another day. No
body seemed to dream that he, deacon,
lay delegate to the national synod, first
citlsan as he was, could steal.
(CoutisMd From Par One)
officer of the United States engineer
corps.
The board consists of General Harry
Taylor, assistant to the chief of United
States engineers. Colonel James C. San
ford, Colonel Charles Keller, Colonel
James P. Jervty, Colonel John C. Oakes,
Major Mac C. Tyler and Alexander H.
Weber, assistant engineer. The board
will be attended throughout its North
west Itinerary by the division officer.
Colonel KavanauKh. and in their respec
tive districts by Major Park of the lower
Columbia and Colonel E. H. Schuls of
Seattle.
AT 8FOKAKE OCTOBER .
The board will arrive In SpoVane at 8 f
a. m.. Wednesday, October 8, and In
Lew la ton at 3 :10 p. m. of the same day.
Its hearings on the canalization project
will begin Immediately. Delegations from
Failed, Kennewlck and other upper river
points will reinforce the arguments
hlch will be presented by (he LeVlston
Commercial club. It is expected that J.
N, Teal. Northwest leader of waterway
Improvement, will participate In the
hearing. The board will, come from
Lewiaton to Bonneville by government
steamer, October 7. 8 and 9. Automobiles
will meet the engineers at that point
and being them over the Columbia river
highway to Portland. Sunday, October
10, has no program now arranged, but
at $ p. m. on that day, the board will
leave for Marshfield where it will In
spect the Coos Bay harbor and hold
hearlncs on, projected improvements.
IS PORTLA5B OCTOBER 19
It will be In Portland again on Oc
tober 11. en route to Hoquiam. where
It will Inspect the harbor and hold
hearings on Improvements. October 13,
14, 15. and until 8 a. m. Saturday, Oc
tober 17 will be spent Inspecting har
bor works of Tacoma, Seattle and Ev
erett and In holding hearings. The
party will arrive at Ostrander for an
Inspection of the Cowlits river at 1 :05
a. m. and may take the water trio to
Kelso. The board will leave Portland
Sunday, October 17, for a trip to the
mouth of the Columbia, where Jetty ac
tion and dredging have created a chan
nel 43 feet deep at low water, and on
Mdnday. October 18. it will take the
boat trip to Vancouver and there hold
a hearing on the Vancouver channel
project
Call I or Condition
Of Banks Is Issued
Washington. Sept. 13. U. P.) The
comptroller of the currency today Issued
a call for the condition of national banks
on Wednesday, September S.
PROJECTS MAPPED
FO
WA MAYS
SPECIAL MUSIC
-"Portland Roses" 4
AUTOPSY HELD ON
MISS 1MH&1
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Paris, Sept. LSV-d. N. S.) An of
ficial autopsy was held today on the
body of MJsa. Olive Thomas, Ameri
can motion; picture actress, and re
vealed 'thai death last Friday 'was
due to mercurial poisoning.
No trace of violence was found.' The
autopsy was conducted by Dr. Paul, as
sisted by Dr. Choate and Dr. Warden.
Following the Teport of the physicians,
permission was given to embalm and
bury the body.
Dr. 'Choate treated Miss Thomas after
she was taken to the American hospital
in Neullly from the Rlts hotel, where
she swallowed bichloride of mercury on
the morning of September B.
Miss Thomas' husband, Jack Pickford,
was not in Paris when the autopsy was
performed, j He and Owen Moore, for
mer husband of Mary Pickford, had
made a sudden trip to London by air
plane on Sunday; With the departure
of Pickford all the members of the gay
party which proved - fatal to Olive
Thomas have faded from the scene of
the tragedy.
Owing to the absence of the husband
and most of the dead actress friends it
was considered unlikely today that any
funeral 'services will be held before the
body la shipped to the United States
for burial.
TEXT OF COX' SPEttH
(CooUmwd Tnm Pace One)
a common base, and this common base
for the two things is the happiness of
your people. No people. It seems to me,
could be other than happy with their
lives cast in this environment and this
tells me why it was that Oregon made
such a magnificent response to every
can oi me : nation and of civilisation
during the war. (Applause.) And in
this connection Ohio has another tie.
because the boys of Oregon and the
boys or our -state fought side by side
in the Fifth army cor pa Yesterday, I
believe; was the anniversary of the last
stand the enemy made on the west
rront. and your boys and our bovs died
together, and their blood was mixed in
the soli of France. We have a com
mon inheritance, J am happy to recall
it in this presence, and this happiness
vhlch must be yours certainly has leen
a factor in the progressive spirit of
this -great state.
PLEASED AT PORTLAND
And speaking of the philosophy of joy,
I am reminded of the first circum
stance that earns to my attention when
I got off of the train in Portland Sun
day morning and Saturday afternoon
when we were to hold our meeting at
Tacoma. where areat oreDaration had
been made. A great rainstorm fell upon
that country and continued throughout
the afternoon, and the national chair
man wae so upset about St that he. went
nome to bed sick, and as we approached
Portland someone facetiously observed :
"There will be somo sadness In Port
land If you get there while it Is raining."
but the first gentleman that met me said
with a hospitable spirit which I cherish :
"I see In the paper that you have had
trouble with your throat." He said.
We will have a very moist air here for
ay T two "d Juai exactly what
you will need : it will cure you.1
Now. I am unable to see why It is
that your Intelligences out here are not
straight-jacketed ; I am tenable to see
why it Is that In the midst of plenty
and of the wonderous works of nature.
In the midst: of a growth that lasts al
most the year around, that you are not
disposed to tie yourself to the things
of yesterday, and that ytru are not dis
posed to tie yourself lntelfUgence canned
and labelled,' that you are not disposed
to have your Intelligence "confined in a
thermos bottle. (Applause).
I can sense a great progressive spirit
In this great state, so that I believe you
and I have something In common.
AIMS ARE MUTUAL
I have fought the same things, the
same forces you have fought ; I have
fought for the same things you have
fought You told us what was possible
and when we set out to attain them in
Ohio there came a very definite align
ment of forces, and I bellae that you
will have some Interest in any recalling
the circumstances of that alignment for
the reason -that the leaders I p In that
great fight on both sides is precisely
the leadership this year in the nation.
Ohio lived under a constitution that
had been framed a hundred years before.
It was made when stage coaches crossed
the soli of our commonwealth ; it was
made when, tn all probability, there were
not a hundred brick buildings in out
state : It was made when there were not.
pernaps, a aosen industrial plants em
ploying a hundred or two hundred peo
ple ; it was made when Ohio was a forest
state, an agrarian state : none ot the in
dustrial problems that are now were -experienced
in those times.
LAWS DEMANDED
Our people demanded laws that would
provide for modern conditions. In some
instances the legislature passed them,
but the supreme court and properly so
held them to be constitutionally un af
firmed because the old constitution did
not give the legislature the right to make
the lawa that the needs of modern civil
ization called for. We tried for years to
procure a constitutional convention, but
w were unsuccessful until 1912, and then
we submitted a ne constitution
I want you to know something of our
Mptntncra prior 10 me adoption of our
new constitution. There was more un
rest in unio prior to 1912 than there is
In any part of America today, and that
unrest was aye to tne fact that govern
ment couia not be responsive xto the
neeas or numamry. in that great fight
the difference between reaction and
proarresa was very clearly and nlajniv
marked. The reactionary took the ma
terialistic view; he was disposed to be
satisfied with the existing status quo,
because he had a little .the best of It.
-mat ia wny ne wan tea it maintained.
But the progressives in our stats recog
nixed if government were to hold the
confidence of ,our people thatIt must
snow itseif respoosiveo the needs of
humanity, ana that humanity was a
thing made of the-flesh and. the blood.
of the spirit yea. more than that of
the soil. That is the difference between
the progressive and the reactionary In
HUMAJUTABIAX IDEA.!
That Is why our rovfernment in Ohio
was maae a numanitanan fro vera men t ;
mat h wny we iook tne! racne or rov-
ernment. If you please, arid spun? into it
a few golden threads of humanity In
our state, and Colonel Roosevelt a
great American he selected our consti
tutional convention lannl&naot niku
Bircecn ior ine iirst.pme in oenall
viio rvcs.li or inn inn tr-i a I flrtoinn
wny was it made in Ohio? Because
we naa a grave and extensive unrest
c.?;... .wy WV, u le , at that time?
?,. !V-' 1,011 "? md adapt
able to the germ and the creed that the
great American was proposing?. Hs re
alised that something had to be Ann
that industrial Injustice wM msinV in:
dustrv a social unrest, and the chs
had to come. In our state men nd
women rea-ard aa certain -the rw.ii
the judiciary. We had sdap boiilor.
Oakesdale Has 816:
Population palls Off
' WaahingtoS." Sept -ll-i-aj. P.) The
census buream announced the following
popujapuon results : oakesdale.
tv a, decrease suae 19IB of 6,
IN
SHOWN
Son of French Actor .
Is Killed by Auto;
. White Way Mourns
ParU, Sept 1J. Jean Quitry. son of
the famous - actor Lucien Gultry. was
killed today in an automobile aocldent
on the Dauville-Parts road while rid
ing B a car driven by Letellier, pro
prietor of Le Journal, the ggreat Paris
newspaper.
For the first time on record hundreds
of . habitues of 'the Paris danoe halls
are tef raining' from tlclr customary
pleasures tonight v in mourning for
Quitry, who -was the leader of the gay
set
He was twice arrested for . the main
tenance of an opium den, the finest In
Europe, and twice recommended the
practice of opium-smoking. He had de
clared that he was unable to break the
hold the practioa bad on him.
His den wss decorated with the most
beautiful carpets and hronses In the
world. It was frequented by the aris
tocracy of Europe and America Men
and women Intrigued and laid the most
elaborate plana to gain Invitations to
his night parties, where no one was
admitted unless he or she was garbed
tn sumptuous ancient robes. -
Letellier is the owner of one of the
finest racing stables in Praneeand is
one of the nation's leading editors. He
Is well known tn America through his
deathbed marriage to the late Peggy
Gillespie. They were united in 1916 Just
1) minutes before shs died.
A- program of evangelism, more
complete than over before suggested
to local ministers, was unanimously
adopted Monday noon at the first
fall meeting of the Federation of
Churches ln Portland. The program
calls for greater effSrts on the part
of the clergy In taking: the gospel
to those who do not hear It now, and
pledges them unitedly in an effort
to win 8000 souls to Christ and for
the church within the next 12
months.
Anticipating adoption of the , report
was sensed by the committee, of which
Dr. Edward li. Pence was chairman.
and the program .was planned to beef
fective Tuesday. In this connection S.
D. Gordon will conduct meetings each
day except Sunday from 12:15 to 1 p.
m. in Heillg theatre, between Tuesday
and September 25. : September 19 to 26
household survey of Portland is
planned. The first of October will see
the survey reports put into use, with
organisation of church evangelistic com
mittees, which will extend a personal In
vitation to all persons "discovered" as
out of the church to affiliate with the
churchea
Great emphasis will also be laid on
the October communion service.
SHOP MEETI5GS FLAXXED
One of. the most radical changes in
the program is the decision to have shop
and factory meetings in Portland be-
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iwrou wvevwer aw kiiu & uuwer ura icu
ershlp of A. M. Bruner and the Y. M.
C. A.
November 7 will be world's temper
ance Sunday but the month in general
will be devoted to organ! xatlon of fam
lly altars. Mayflower celebration Sun
day wlll.be November-18.
The various churches will prepare
their own Christmas celebrations during
December. A downtown theatre watch
night service' is announced for December
3L The first week In January will find
a week of prayer and special services in
many churchea
Lent begins the first Sunday in Feb
ruary, so the following two months will
be preparatory for Kaster. Communi
cant classes will be organised, father and
son banquets held and noonday meetings
conducted ln a theatre for two weeks
previous to Easter.
EASTER TO BE GREAT SAT
On Good Friday the ministers propose
three hour services in 10 churches and
theatres from noon to 3 p. m. and to ask
the mayor to Issue a proclamation clos
ing all stores and offices during that
time. Streetcar officials will also be
sked to order all cars stopped for a
moment at 2 o'clock. Saturday the cler
gymen hope to give a message to the
people through'the newspapers. Kaster
Sunday "should be the greatest day of
the year," says the report.
The report of the committee for last
year showed 45J accessions ln MS
churches affiliated with the federation.
Dr. Byron J. Clark presided.
! The ministers also discussed the ad
visability of having a series of Billy
Sunday meetings in 1921. A. committee
was appointed to correspond with Sun
day for possible dates and terms.
: The address of the morning was given
by S. D. Gordon of New York city. Nlns
ministers, who recently entered work
here, were admitted to membership.
PLEDGED BY GOV. COX
(Coetiatud From Pars One)
profiteering by the United States gov
ernment.
Cox compared tho fight of Roosevelt
in 1912 to his fight in 1930. Both were
fighting the same group, the same re
actionary forces who attempted in 'that
year and in thia year to gain control
of the Republican party. Roosevelt
fought Boss Barnes, Boss Penrose and
Boss Smoot, Cox maintained. And he
Is fighting Boss Barnes. Boss Penrose
and Boss Smoot Roosevelt declared
that Barnes Is not fit to be called a
Republican.
This year, Cox pointed out. Barnes is
writing the Harding book ot faith,
PACKERS BIO PROFITEERS
The meat packers have profiteered by
upsetting the law of supply and demand.
Cox insisted. They have effected the up
set through the medium of cold storage.
By holding meat, they have heldjthe price
to producer down and to consumer up.
As a remedy, the Ohio progressive prom
ises a law limiting cold storsge to place
the law of supply and demand om a sta
ble basis.
Introducing Governor Cox. B. F. Irvine,
editor of The Journal, told tho people of
Salem that this was the first time the
people of the United States Jiave ever
had an opportunity to vote to ehd war,
and cautioned that it might be tho last
time. November I is one of the supreme
moments In history, he declared.
Mrs. Rae Choir Director
Oregon City. Sept. U. Mrs. A rah
Hoyt Rae of Portland has been en
gaged by the Methodist church of this
dty to direct the choir during- th com
ing season. Mrs. Rae has studied in
the East and 'has had a number of
years' experience In tha direction of
Portland choirs. v. V
HIVE CHURCH
WORK IS PLANNED
PROGRESSIVE PROGRAM
E
CALLED; MAN
PRESENTS ISSUE
County Commissioner Holmaa
Monday issued a. call for a confer
ence of selected business and profes
sional men to consider the various
aspects of the proposed replacement
of the old Burnside bridge. Holman
proposed that this conference be ad
visory only and be a guide to the
board in whatever action it may take.
In connection with, the announcement
of the meeting HolnAn said:
There haa been considerable dust
thrown in the air relative to the Prob
lem confronting the board incident to
the Burnside street bridge. I am sure
tnie Doara nas no other purpose tnan
io wnat it nonna ia tne most sensi
ble thing under all circumstances.
From seDarate and independent re
ports from three different bride engi
neers this board has been advised that
tne uurnaiae street bridge is no longer
safe for unrestricted trafflo and that
it is so impaired that it can be main
tained for onlv ' a short time longer.
The traffic load Is daily srowins: heav
ier and the bridge is getting older and
weaaer.
PROBLEM US' CERTAIN
One engineer likened its condition to
that of a worn automobile tire, which
may last for another thousand miles
or jnay be destroyed in the next 10
mnes.
With the bridge in this condition,
this board haa believed that the pub
lic should be fully advised and such
steps, should be taken by the board aa
seemed expedient to safeguard the lives
of the people usinar the bridge. Also, I
have believed that every sensible thing
should be done by this board now mat
the members may not be open to the
charge of negligence. As usual in such
matters, there is a great omerence or
opinion as to what Is the most sensible
solution. Therefore I have calis4 a
conference of a small group whom I
believe are renresentatlve citisena
Not to rebuild the bridge will require
a Bevere regulation of constantly cur
tailed traffic, with a correspondingly in
creased load on the other bridges, one
of which is the Morrison street bridge.
to the great inconvenience particularly
of the people ot the central east side.
COST ESTIMATE
To rebuild the bridge, the program
of the city planning commission must
either be adhered to or rejected. To
adhere to the clan, some such bridge
as that designed by the engineers of
the state highway commission, estimat
ed to cost in excess of Su.000,000, is re
quired. To reject the program of the
city planning commission in this par
ticular will have the effect, it seems to
me, of defeating the entire program of
the commission. Therefore I believe
that, whether the decision to build this
bridge is made now or later, the work
of the commission must stand or fall
on that decision.
If a decision is made to soend any
considerable amount on this bridge.
either for extensive remodeling, if pos
sible. or for replacement, the money
must be raised by a bond Issue. Thia
can only be done at a regular election.
If not done now, the entire matter
must lay over tmtll the next regular
election, which will be two years hence.
UXAXCIAL SIDE LOOMS
The maximum amount for which a
bond issue can be submitted to the peo
ple for this purpose at the November
election Is 4.4(,910. Therefore it is
obvious that the plan submitted by the
state highway engineers, following the
ideas of the city planning commission,
cannot be entirely financed by the
board of county commissioners at this
time.
I realize that at the present time
Multnomah county real property Is carj
rying about all the tax expense it can
well afford to pay, and that the people
are loath to incur more public debt. I
also realise that now is a very disad
vantageous time to attempt to sell
bonds at a low rate of interest. I also
realize that materials of all kinds are
very high in price compared with pre
war values.
The thought occurs to me that if the
$10,000,000 Port of Portland bonds are
voted I. doubt not but that the people
will be at least as loath then as now
to vote bonds for Willamette river
bridges. When will Interest rates be
lower, and when will prices for mate
rials of all kinds be reduced? The
world Is four years behind on constitu
tion. High prices for materials are
caused largely by high wages. Who Is
going to reduce wages, and when?
BIO TASK AHEAD
I want to Inform the people of Port
land that there -are serious financial
problems Involved in attempting to
maintain bridge service for them. Eith
er now or I very soon great sums Of
money win : be requirea or tnere wiu
be (ewer bridges for their accommoda
tion. Possibly it is welj to consider
this very carefully now. Possibly the
conditions are Just aa disadvantageous
for the issuance of bonds and the ex
penditure of the proceeds of their sale
for financing other projects at this
time as are those governing the sale
of bonds for the building of a bridge
.ver the Willamette river at Portland.
I hope that today s conierence canj
find M. way uirouj rr tin iuh wi wii-
flictlng conditions for the good of the
people of Multnomah county.
Science to Attempt
Eeclaim Mind, Body
. Of Abused' Girl
Chicago, Sept. IS. (I. N. 8.) Scierioa
began today to dc everything possible to
restate to health the stunted brain and
body of Maria Zumbach, daughter of a
Polish family living in the foreign quar
ter of Joliet. who haa been Incarcerated
In a dark basement of her home for IS
years, so she "wouldn't be so much ln the
way." according to Mra Zumbach.
i Investigation disclosed that Maria Is
one of five children and that shs has
been abnormal since birth. At the age
of 2 years, when it became apparent
she would not be a normal cniia. sne
was placed in the basement room.
Where' she has lived since only on
gruel and other forms of liquid food.
She never cries, cannot talk, and her
bodily development., according to phy
sicians, is that of a 6-year-old child. -
Dr. Slgmund Krumhols, neurologist
at the Cook county hospital, ana ur.
Bernard Klein, well-known diagons-
ticlan, will devote themselves to re
building the girl's mind and body as
far as they are able.
The girl Is 18 years old, and, accord
ing to Dr. Krumhols, the "very neces
sary thyroid gland Is completely ab-
British Munitions
Land at Belfast for
Use of Volunteers
London. Sept. II. (I.- N.' 8.) Largs
fluantities of munitions have been landed
at Belfast from a British government
vessel and it is believed that they are
Intended for use- by Ulster volunteera
according to a Belfast dispatch to the
Morning Post today. The arrival of the
munitions was accepted as an lndlca
tlon that the cabinet has approved a
proposal to allow the Ulster volunteers
to police Belfast.
The Ulster volunteers Is an anti-Sinn
Fein military fore organised by Sir
BRIDG
MEETING
Edward Carson, i
Motorists Warned
To Make Detour
On Oswego Drive
Motorists are warned that the Faclflc
highway la Impasaable between the
Multnomah county line and Oswego, due
to two shosi fills being mads to the ap
proaches to Tyron creek at Wlleonia,
Tho approaches which, were almost
ready for the crushed rock dressing Fri
day, have been mad veritable quag
mires by the rains of 'Saturday sight
and Sunday.. These fills, which are each
about Z00 feet long, will be rocked as
soon as the weather permits. . - i
In the meantime motorists are advised
to detour at Fulton by continuing out
Virginia street, wtflch leads Into ths
Boone's Ferry road, and avoid Macadam
street and "Riverside drive south of Iul-
too The Boone's Ferry road should be
followed to about ths nine-mile post,
where there is a sign "Oswego One
Mile." Turn to left and continue with
out any sharp turn until Oswego Is
reached. i
Hood River, Or., Sept.. 15. A
party of four people had a narrow
escape from death Sunday night,
when their car went over the east
id grade, known aa Master hill.
The party consisted of Mr. and Mra
S. A. Gould of Hood River, R. W.
Simpson of Moaier and Mlse. Lucretla
Rodell of Hood River.
They were descending ths hill when
their car collided with one drive ly
A. I. Mason. Apparently no damage
had been done and the cars continued
on their way. A few seconds later the
steering gear on the Goutd car failed,
and before the brakes could be applied,
the car want through ths fence and over
the almost perpendicular grade 200 feet
above Hood river. Ths car kept on Its
wheels and gradually plowed deeper into
the dirt as it n eared the river, finally
coming to a standstill as ths front
wheels crumpled under It, within 20 feet
of the deep eddy below.
Mr. and Mrs. Gould were flung out of
their car, but the others were in it when
It ended Its mad flight.'' All were bruised
and scratched but no bones were broken.
Report Indicates
Enormous Traffic
On Burnside Bridge
The great volume of trafflo over the
Burnside bridge, and the inconvenience
that would be caused to the public
should it become necessary to close this
artery of travel la clearly indicated by
ftarurea laid tiafore the oountv commis
sioners Monday by F. O. Forbes, bridge
foreman. He shows that the total pas
sages across the bridge during the year
ending December SI, 1919, 4,438,446.
During that entire period there was but
one accident.
- Here is whst the list shows : Com
mercial auto trucks and wagons, fiC.IZl ;
automobiles and motorcyclea, 1 l,729.s3 ;
toot passengers and bicycles, ; I,c80.36( ;
street cars. 130,381 ; bridge epenlags.
8.29S ; boats passing through. 10,121 ;
total amount of time bridge was open,
21Vi days.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO
SEE VOTLXG MACHINES WORK
County Commissioners Holman and
Muck and County Clerk Beveridgo will
leave for Seattle Monday night for tie
primary election there on Tuesday and
Investigate the practical working of vot
ing machines. It ia the purpose of the
Multnomah county commissioners to
have at least half a dosea voting ma
chines in operation at the general elec
tion here In November, and to place
these in widely different types of pre
cincts, to determine their practicability
under various condition
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HUSBAND IS CHARGED WITH
LAZINESS IN DIVORCE SETT
"Unconscionably lasy," but capable of
supporting hts wife and three children
"If made to." Is the charge which Mrs.
Oltve Hanson filed Monday against Ed
ward H. Hanson In a divorce suit She
makes general charges of cruelty, and
says that the family has never had any
but second-hand clothing and that Han
son spends his money on other women.
Other divorce suits filed Include Ida, M.
Morris against Jesse Lee Morris, deser
tion: Jack F. .Johnson against Mona
Johnson, cruelty.
New Incorporation Filed
The Portland Storage Battery com
pany filed supplemental articles of in
corporation with the Multnomah county
clerk Monday, changing Its name to
Harper-Burr, Inc. This action waa taken
by a majority of the directors, C T.
Burg and Mae L. Dlttman.
COUNTY FARM CONTINUES Tt'
BE PROFITABLE INSTITUTION
The Multnomah county farm continues
to show a profit In Its operation. Ths
report for last month submitted to the
county commissioners Monday, shows a
total of I3.41S.C4 worth of farm products
used by, various county Institutions,
while ths operating expenses of the farm
were fl.MS.ll. leaving a prom ot i84.S3.
The products consumed at the farm it
self were valued at $2.074.08 ; delivered! to
Kelly Butte, 198.17 ; to county hospital,
f 90.11 ; to county Jail. $91.07 ; to Fraser
home, $62.70. An expenditure of 8.o
was made during the month for paint
ing bulldlnga !
British Parliament ;
Is Urged to . Meet
London, Sept 18. fU. P. The Daily
Mail today urged the summoning j of
parliament as soon as possible to con
sider vital questions, arising from the
situation In Ireland and Mesopotamia
and the threatened coal strike ln Great
Britain. ;
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Auto Stages Are
Overloaded, Keport
Complaint was made by J. W. Parker
of Vancouver, td the county commis
sioners Monday of alleged overloading
of auto stages, particularly of the Shep
ard stage to Hood River. It was charged
that on September the stage, which
las a seating capacity of 21 besldea tho
driver, carried 43 persona, and that some
were placed even on the hood of the
ear, obstructing the driver's view of
the road. . i
MOSIER HILL AUTO
PLUNGE SURVIVED
CHAPUN SLEEPS '
WHILEVflFE GRABS
FOR HIS ESTATE
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Now Tork. Sept II. (I..N. a)
lira Mildred Harris Chaplin, wife
ot the laughter-king of the movies,
haa decided to drop divorce proceed
ings and sue to obtain a half in
terest tn her husband's estate, esti
mated at 13.000,000, it waa an
nounced today. '
Mra. Chaplin's attorney. Henry' J.
Goldsmith, said If a settlement satisfac
tory to Mra Chaplin could not be ar
ranged, then suit -would be started to tts
up all of Chaplin's property, on the
ground he Is a British subject who haa
threatened to go back to Kngland and
never return.
Mra Chaplin laid their maital ttW
blea were due to her husband's social In
tic theories, which "he liked to talk
about and wanted me to practice."
But Charlie wasn't losing any sleep
over his troubles, which were ths sub
ject of a conference between attorneys
for both sides this afternoon.
When reached by telephone at the
Rlts -Carlton, where he answers to the
name of "Mr. Spencer," be said he
wanted to sleep and could not be dis
turbed until be woke up at 1 o'clock.
Gov. Cox to Discuss
Japanese Question5
In California SpeecK
, 4 ,
San Francisco, Sept. IS. (U. P.) -Before
the end of the week, both Senator
Harding and Governor Cox, opposing
presidential candidates, will be on record
on the Japanese question, it Was prom
ised here today.
Democratic regional headquarters de
clared that Governor Cox, now in Ore
gon, will begin a study of the Japanese
question "as soon as hr crosses ths Call
fornla state Una" Senator Key Plttman
ot Nevada will meet Cox at Elko. Nev.,
and accompany the candidate's party to
Ban- Francisco.
On the train Plttman and Cox, It Was
stated, will go deeply into the Japanese
Question. ,
On arrival ln California Cox will dis
cuss the issue with other leaders, in
cluding Senator Phelan, It was stated.
It was understood he will follow these
conferences with a discussion of his po
sition with regard to Japan in his speech
ln Saa Francisco Friday night.
Senator Harding will outline, his views
with regard to the Japanese question
tomorrow when he speaks to the Cali
fornia delegation from his front porch In
Marion.
The approaching discussion of western
questions by Harding and Cox's invasion
of the west has stimulated Interest in
the presidential campaign on this coast
to tne highest pitch yet reached.
Wheat Growers to
Stand Firm- for $3
As Bottom Price
Kansas City, Sept 1$. L N. 8.)
The financial fate of millions of bush
els of the 1920 wheat crop rested today
with representatives of the Wheat
O row era association and Farmers'
union, in session here. The conferees,
representing (00,000 farmers, will hold
out for $3 a bushel . for their crops. It
was Intimated early In the session. The
farmers declare they would face ruin
In compelled to sell at $1.75 a bushel.
Harry N. Owen of Minneapolis
brought jword that Minnesota farmers
would hold out for $S wheat.
Gorvallis Democrat
Helps Receive Cox
H. B. Walter, chairman of ths Demo
cratic county central committee of Ben
ton county, whose home town Is Corval
Ha wss ths only out of the city Demo
crat who was officially on the recep
tion commute, to greet Cox. He had
been in Portland severs! days on busi
ness and was drafted for this service
by State Chairman Smith.
Six Shoe Factories
Of Lynn Reopen
T.vnn Mass.. Kr.t 1S. rl. N. R
Six of ths largest shoe factories here.'
MAY
ALLISON
IN
The Cheater
i .
AND
LARRY: SEMON
IN
THE
Stage Hand
ant) hi a. family. ,
- bill for er4nrybody ;
employing tOOO operatives, reopened to-
mr mo Dins lateness due .to
unsettled business conditions and fall
ure of the workers to come to a "pesos
agreement" with the manufarturera.
Other SHOPS Will rnnn trnm
day.. It was announced.
i' . Mrs. Louttlt Sn
Vancouver. Wash . a i i i-
cruelty. Irma Mary Louttlt of Vancou
ver aika a divorce from Jatnaa .1C
Louttlt. They were married In Forest
Oove, Or in 191S.
Yes or No
is the answer to a Ques
tion every woman
knows. Her answer is
her , bid for happiness
and loveor jewels,
silks and disappoint
raent. NORMA
TALMADGE
In Arthur Goodrich's
Broadway Triumph
TO OR NO'
"50 YEARS AGO"
Ths Liberty's Kewett Ms.
steal oeeity, PrsiasUna
14 ah Mdars and Albtrt
U Ills tie. .
Also the Liberty
Review and News
Events
ALL THIS WEEK
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A SOLUTION
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. dndnf the emt ot f(UJnf the product
at th firm tn ths UbU of the con
sumer. Onm itp In tba sulation Is pltla
better roads."
t
He mlsht truthfully Have added
thst good roads are those paved
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