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Siren Songs of Tropical Girls
Lure Oregon Boy , From Dull
Duties at Guam; ElopementFol-
w lowed by Arrest on Yap Isle.
' By Ralph H. Turner
Washington. Dec. -IT. (U. P.)
Two South" Sea maids singinsr , the
siren long of their native tropical
- Betting, have Just led a pair of
American marines into an adventure
that included a perilous "sea voyage
. marriage, then arrest for desertion
And it hasn't ended yet.
Naval authorities here today were
considering the romantic case of Cor
poral William V. Dawson. 22, of Walnut,
Ala., and Sergeant Everett E. Clifton, 22.
of Winona, Minn., stationed in the ma
rine corps on the Island of Guam.
Official records of the case, which
. r-ame to lifcht here today, showed that
, life Irr sleepy Guam had begun to pall on
v Iawson and Clifton. And then they met
the ' two tiative girls Chamorros, they
--are .' called with the luring complexion
of cafe air lalt and wearing grassy
t'owns that-sway in the breeze.
MOTORBOAT TltEIE BARK
A motorboat - was commandeered.
" stocked with provisions and ali was set
: for'the elopement. Off they sailed, the
four' of them.
Kven the . South seas are sometimes
restless and the little motor craft with
Its love cargo tossed menacingly." The
gasoline supply was sunning low. But
finally the cry of "land." The party
went ashore, strange tropical people
crowding about them on the beach.
. - The marines, with their dusky sweet
: hearts, were on the island of Yap.
Their suspk-lons aroused, the Japanese
authorities, who guard the Yaplanders
these days, seized the marines" (the
women. -too); and placed them under ob
servation. The observation over, the
- Japanese sent Dawson and Clifton along
with the two causes of the trouble to
Yokohama. At that port they were
turned over to the American consul.
1 SKKT10V IS CHANGED
. . The consul told on the marines. It
was a double, wedding, two marines and
two Oltamorrors. Today.' with the brides
.in their new thatched roofed apartment
back in Guam, the marines are awaiting
" trial for desertion.
Marine officials admit the case is
. "without precedent." .
1 Dawson enlisted at Portland, Or., in
' 1916; Clifton joined at Seattle, the same
','year. ' ' ,
William V. Dawson is the son of Roy
. F. Dawson, a farmer residing near
kcho. Or. The young man gave his oc
cupation as a laborer when enlisting in
I'ortland. lie was born October 26. 1892.
'PIECEMEAL' TARIFF
. Washington, Dec. 17. (U. P.)
Any "piecemeal" or emergency tariff
revision to aid the farmers "or any
other class is Impracticable at this
time, Senator Penrose, chairman of
the senate finance committee, has
.informed congressional leaders by
telephone from Atlantic City.
JTaval Base Report
;- Postponed to Jan. 13
Washington. Dec. 17. (U. P.) The
senate today adopted a resolution post
poning, until January 13, 1921, the date
the joint congressional committee, which f
investigated sites for naval bases on the
Pacific coast, roust make its report to
congress. ' J
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A New Story About
Old Gold
The romance of California's
days of "49 is a familiar story
but the fact that to Charles Ben
nett of Oregon goes a share in
the great gold discovery is of
recent establishment. The parts
played by Bennett and James W.
Marshall, also an Oregon pioneer,
in the California gold discovery
make a fascinating page in the
next Sunday Journal Magazine.
Other Sunday Journal Magazine
features Include a page of hews
photographs and a fashion page
in color.
Jiggs and Maggie
In Paris '
The Sunday Journal incom
parable comic next Sunday re
veals the spirit Of Christmas. The
inimitable "Jiggs" gets involved in
it in Paris; the "Katzenjammer
Kids" induce the "Captain" to
play Santa Claus, and "Mr. Dubb"
gets all mixed up in holiday .an
tics. . It's all good fun and you
will enjoy It.
The Sunday Journal
5 Cents the Copy
WARNS AGAINST
FARMERS AIM
KNOCKOUT AT
MIDDLE MEN
OT. IiOUIS, Mo., Dec. 17. (I. N."
S.) 'Representatives of farm
ers' organizations all over the na
tion, meeting here under the aus
pices of the national board of
farm organizations, to seek reme
dies for the critical situation said
to confront agriculturists be-
cause of the credit situation and
lowering prices of their products,
liad before them today a plan to
"clip" the claws of grain specula
tors. , .
The committee appointed to
seek methods to overcome losses
of farmers due to falling grain
prices submitted a resolution pro
viding for the establishment of
terminal elevators to dispose of
grain to the consumer from the
farmers direct, on a cooperative
plan, thus eliminating the "mid
dleman." 105,708,771 IN U. S.
Washington, Dec. 17. (I. N. S.)
The total population of the United
States, according to revised figures
issued this afternoon by the census
bureau, is 105,708,771, an increase
of 13,736,505, or 14.9 per cent in 10
years. It was previously announced
as 105,683,108. The 1910 popula
tion was 91,972,266.
The total population of the United
States, with its outlying possessions, in
1920 is 117.857,509.
The 1920 population of the several
states as revised was announced as fol
lows :
State
Alabama .................
ArUom ',
Ariiin.
I 'aJiforrtK . . . .
Colorado
Connecticut "
I'rltware .
District of Columbia
Florida
;argia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana .
Iowa
Kanes ,
Kwnhicky
Isnuieuna ................
Maine
Maryland
Maat,hnrttt
Michigan J.......
Minnesota ................
Mi ippi
Mionri ,
Montana .
Nebraska
Nerada .
New Hampshire
New .ler-cv
Population.
2.48,174
333.903
1.7S2.204
3.42fl.st
93ft. 629
1,880,631
223,003
437,571
68.470
. 2,805.812
. -431. 868
6.485.280
2,930,301
2,404,021
J. 79.257
2.41S.630
1,708,509
768.014
1.449.(16
. 3.852,856
3,008.412
2,887.125
. 1,790,618
, 3,404.055
. 648.889
1,290,372
77.407
443.083
. 3,155.900
360.350
New Mexico
New Ynrls
Nortb t'arolina
North Itekota
fWiio .
Oklahoma . ,
Oregon . , . ,
IVnnylrania . ............
Rhode Inland
South Carolina ,
SontU I)akota
Tennessee
Texas . .................
rtah.
Vermont . ...............
Virginia .
Washing-ton .
West Vtririnia
Wiconin ................
Wy, filing
.10,384.829
. 2.550.J23
045,880
. 5,759,394
. 2,028,283
783,389
. 8.720,017
604,397
. 1,083,724
. 630,547
. 2,337,885
. 4.003.228
440,390
352. 42S
. 2.300,187
. 1,350,621
. 1.403.701
. 2.632,007
. . 194.402
The. 1920 population of the outlying
possessions is as follows:
Possession',
Alaska . .
American Sam
fiuam ......
Hawaii ;
Panan.a Canal '
Porto Itico
Military and naval in service abroad
Population.
54,899
8.050
13.275
. 255.912
. . 22,858
.1,299.809
117,238
The population of the Philippines in
1918, the latest census taken in "that
country, was 10.350.640.
The Virgin islands had a population
in 1917 of 26,051. -
Ptomaine Poisoning "
Attacks Following
Shriners' Banquet
San Francisco, Dec. 17. Four
persons were suffering from ptomaine
poisoning at hospitals here today fol
lowing " the Shriners' banquet at the
Exposition auditorium last night, given
in honor of Ellis Lewis Garretson of
Tacoma. imperial potentate of the
Mystic Shrine.
They were Mrs. Joseph James. Miss
Frances James , and Miss Olive Gertach,
all of 12 Martin avenue. San Jose, and
Mrs. Frances Pellier, 183 West James
street, San Jose.
All will recover, physicians said. ,
Mayor and Mrs. George U Baker of
Portland, who are accompanying Mr.
and Mrs. Garretson on a tour of the
coast, were among the guests.
Drive for Purchase
Of Flour Is Widened
. vvaiia waiia, wash.. Dec. 17. Joe
Scott, chairman of the Commercial club's
"Buy a Barrel of Flour Now" commit
tee, has called a conference of flour mills
of the Inland empire here for Saturday
noon, at wnicn time the campaign for
the entire Northwest will be completed.
The club has also created interest in
the movement localjy by offering prises,
to be paid in flour, for the best displays
and also for the best sales argument
A "Buy a 'Barrel of Flour Now" parade
is also being discussed.
Tumulty Decides to
Enter Law Practice
Washington. Dec 17. (I. N. S.) Jo
seph p. Tumulty, secretary to the presi
dent, announced late today that he will
enter the general practice of law in the
District of Columbia after March 4.
HON
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lOECRrM
Reduction of 3 Per Cent Shown
in Fatalities for Period End
ing December 1, Though Num
ber of Autos Greatly Increase.
Deaths from automobile acci
dents have been reduced 33 percent
in Portland during the 12 months
ending December 1. 1920, in com
parison with the same period ending
December 1, 1919. The record is all
the more imposing in view of ' the
35 per cent Increase In the number
of machines on Portland streets.
These facts are brought out in the
annual report of the traffic bureau,
submitted to Chief of Police Jenkins
by Captain Lewis this morning.
Although the number 'Of accidents in
creased by approximately 2000 over.last
year, the Injury totals, were held down
to the 1919 figures.
Twenty-eight people were killed in
collisions during the fiscal year, as
against 42 last year. Had the' number
of deaths increased proportionately
with the increase in automobiles, as
they have in previous years, 56 people
would have been run down and killed
in Portland in 1920.
ACCIDENTS TOTAL 18,088
There were 10,038 accidents this year,
as against 8405 in 1919, and 1238 people
were injured, in comparison with- 1207
from December, 1919, to December,
1920. Fines amounting to $34,988 were
levied on 6632 traffic offenders arrested,
Of the 10,038 accidents, 5961
were 1
caused by carelessness in various forms.
Collisions resulted 1896 times from fail
ure to give right of way. There were
437 smashups from skidding, 373 from I
cut corners and . 307 from failure to
signal Speeding caused 277 accidents,
reckless driving 184, jaywalking 119, op
erating on the left side of the street
116. and defective brakes 114. -
"The total number of accidents with
the marked lack of serious" conse
quences would tend to show that driv
ers are learning the principles of acci
dent prevention," the report declares.
Enclosing recommendations tor fur
ther reduction of accidents and deaths.
Captain Lewis, declares in favor of a
regulation forcing automobiles approach-
ing main thoroughfares to com to -a
complete f6l- - He points out that
a heavy Mnik jority of the .collisions
on the past side are : caused by
automobivs darting into traffic laden
thoroughfis from side streets. The
accidents ar caused by speed and care
lessness. Captain Lewis maintains, and
to eliminate the evil he proposes that
machines entering such streets as East
Broadway, Mississippi. Uniont Milwaukie,
Burnside, Division and Sandy boulevard
be compelled to stop before entering.
WOULD RESTRICT PARKING
To recluce smashups on the west side,
the traffic chief recommends that park
ing should be limited to two or three
hours in the district' just outside of the
present 30 minute section. Double park
ing and congestion are responsible, he
declares, for many of the collisions
downtown, many of which could be elim
inated by restricting parking all over
the congested section and thereby -doing
away -with the all day parkers.
Captain Lewis further proposes that
so-called "pimples" be placed in the
center of. various intersections to elim
inate the practice of cutting corners,
traffic directions on bridges and sundry
other means planned to open up Port
land's narrow thoroughfares and keep
drivers and pedestrians within the law.
The . excellent record established by
Portland during the year in reducing
fatal accidents, probably the best record
in the country, is attributed by experts
to the -strenuous educational campaign
carried on in this city during? the last
13 months and to the efforts of the traf
fic bureau in enforcing the law.
SHRINER CONTEST
BECOME!
Shriners of Al Kader temple will
be called upon Saturday nighfat
their annual meeting to decide
which four nobles shall attend' the
coming ceremonial in Georgia as ac
credited delegates from Portland.
Six candidates are in the field, includ
ing two who-were put up after the orig
inally designated four had been selected
subject to ratification by the temple.
- Considerable internal" politics is said
to be mixed up in the coming selection.
The four formal candidates are W. J.
Hofmann, Mayor - George L. Baker,
Judge ' George Stapleton , and Frank S
Grant. The other two are John L. Eth-
eridge and A L. Tetu, whose apparent
effort is to defeat Hofmann and Staple-
ton for the honors.
Etheridge tendered a bapquet to his
supporters in the Shrine Wednesday
night and Tetu is said to be busy among
his friends to swing support to his side.
Proponents of the original ticket as
sert that more is behind the "insurgent"
ticket than the mere wish of these indi
viduals to represent Al Kader at the
coming ceremonial. They refused, how
ever, to discuss the details of the dissen
sions, which for J a time, threatened a
diplomatic breach in the fraternal jamp.
Oregon City's Depot
Facilities Protested
Salem, Or., Dec If. Formal complaint
against the Inadequacy of present depot
facilities of the Southern pacific rail
road in Oregon City was filed with the
public service commission Friday morn
ing by the Oregon City Commercial club.
P R ED
Public Market
In Control of
Clique, Women
Tell Bigelow
"Portland has no public market,
but has provided ah excellent trad
ing center for Greeks, Italians and
others at the city's expense, and to
the detriment of the American "pro
ducers of essential foods."
Thus spoke . Mrs. Irene . E. Stuart,
chairman, and Mrs. Tillie Jordan
and Mrs. J. B. Rhodes, constituting
the market committee of the House
wives' council, in City Commissioner
Bigelow's office today.
"While the prime object of the pub
lic market here was to provide the
farmers and other- producers with a
Convenient place to display their prod
ucts and to enable the housewives to
trade directly with the producers; thus
eliminating the middleman' and his un
justifiable profits, the purpose has Deen
entirely lost," Mrs. Stuart said.
CITE INSTANCES
"Property-owners have built stalls in
the buildings adjoining the city's curb
market and have leased them to deal
ers, who resort to various means of
harassing the actual producers who
offer their wares from the curbstone.
thus deliberately taking advantage of.
the city's efforts to keep down prices ,
by feathering their own nests and
making it embarrassing for housewives
who buy from the producers."
The women informed Commissioner
Bigelow of numerous instances of the
private stall owners acting insolently
toward both housewives and farmers,
and charged the middlemen with delib
erately attempting to discourage, the use
of the public market by the producing
farmers.
RELIEF PROMISED
"While I do not believe in fighting,
if one of those private stall owners
had spoken as insolently to me as he
ulu iu unt woman wiiu v a.o uuj m& w
a producer, I would have bought a
whip and administered a deserved
thrashing to him." Mrs. Stuart in
formed the commissioner.
The principal object of the commit
tee's visit was to urge immediate ac
tion of the council in restoring the
maximum price-fixing at the public
market and to report cases of deliberate
price-fiixng by both producers and mid
dlemen.
"The middlemen, who were supposed
to be eliminated by the public market,
actually dominate the situation there
today,, and the housewives pay the pen
alty," the committee told Bigelow. ',,
They were assured those conditions
would be changed, once the city wa
terfront plan were carried out and a
municipal market built as formally
planned. The council will doubtless re
store the maximum price at its next
meeting, Bigelow assured the house
wives. PORTLAND GIRL AT
GANGSTER'S TRIAL
' San Francisco, Dec. 17. (U. P.)
With Miss Jessie Montgomery un
dergoing a relentless cross examina
tion at the hands of Attorney Ern
est Spagnoli, the trial of Kd (Spud)
Murphy for alleged felonious assault
was resumed before Superior Judge
Ward today.
When court opened, Spagnoli'. repre
senting Murphy, made another plea for
a continuance, declaring he was not
ready to cross-examine Miss Montgom
ery, but his plea was denied.
Mumhv was in court, dressed in a
natty gray suit, but appeared worn and
tired. His wife sat beside him.
TELLS REPULSIVE STORY
The first few questions asked Miss
Montogmery brought out answers from
her to the effect that she had been
married at San Rafael, February. 2,
1920. to Arthur Mathias. and took the
name of Miss Montgomery after she
left her husband at Petaluma and went
to Reno. N'ev.. to reside. She said her
husband is now suing her for a divorce
at Santa Rosa, Cal.
Miss Montgomery told a story, which
probably was as repulsive as the human
mind could comprehend. She' told it
with her face hidden from the gaze of
spectators while Murphy sat sullenly at
the 'defense table beside his wife, who
seemed nearly overcome w-ith amaze
ment. TO CALL PORTLAND GIRL
The cross examination of Miss Mont
gomery was completed- at 1:10 this aft
ernoon and court recessed until 2 i30, at
which time the prosecution planned to
place Miss Jean Stanley of Portland, Or.,
on the stand.
The jury, which was completed yester
day afternoon, includes two women,
both unmarried, who must listen to the
sordid details of the testimony. - They
are Miss Olive Burnett, a stenographer,
and Miss Hazel P. Stevenson.
The defense will attempt to prove an
alibi. .
The torn clothing worn on the night of
their attack -by the-two girls was placed
in evidence by the prosecution.
Motorman Run Down
By Motorist While
Turning His Trolley
While Arthur H. Grammond, motor
man on a North and South Portland
streetcar, was turning the trolley on his
car at Slavin road and Corbett street
about 11 o'clock , Thursday evening, an
automobile driven by A R. Mindhan
suddenly rounded, the car, - struck and
dragged him several feet. Grammond
was taken to St Vincents hospital
where he is receiving treatment for an
Injured back and numerous ccta and
bruises. Mindhan was arrested b"y Pa
trolman Tyler on a charge of reckless
'driving and released on $50 bail. Gram
mond lives at 800 Eleventh street.
ADMISSION AI BRYAN IS ONE
GAS HEARING Willi HARDING
FAIRS CITY
Company Engineer Makes State
ment Indicating Employer Ask
ing 271-2 Cents More Per
1000 Feet Than Cost Justifies.
Under cross examination today be
fore the public service commission,
which is holding a hearing on the
request of the Portland Gas & Coke
company for higher rates, City At
torney La Roche developed admis
sions from "W. Zu Gray, engineer in
the employ of the Portland Gas &
Coke company, tending to show that
the company is asking 27 cents
more a thousand' feet than the in
creased cost of fuel jail would jus
tify. . -
The present rate charged for 2000 feet
of gas is $1.90, and the rate proposed
by the gas company to cover the in
creased cost of oil is $3.29 for 2000 feet
Basing his estimate on production costs
given in the company s records. La
Roche showed that a rate of $2.74 for
2000 feet would take care of the ad
vance in the price of oil, a differential
of 55 cents, or 27 V cents a thousand
feet of gas.
SMALL USER HIT
La Roche objected to the proposed
rate on the ground that it provides for
an unequal distribution of the cost of
production to the consumer, placing a
heavier burden on the small user than
the Qld' rate. Gray's testimony and
cross-auestioninar bv La Roche occunied
the greater part of the hearing before!
the public service commission today.
Gray's figures showed that a total of
3.087,000,000 feet of gas was manufac
tured by the company for the year end
ing September 30, and that 2.545,029,000
feet was sold to consumers. The balance
of the gas produced, with the exception
of that used by the company for manu
facturing purposes, was cited as a loss.
! This loss amounted to 16.2 per cent of
1 the amount of gas produced. Gray said.
and is about the Same as similar losses
reported by gas manufacturers in other
cities.
HITS 8MALL TJSER9
Portland gas bills are lower than
those of other cities of the country ac
cording to Gray, who presented an- anal
ysis of the proposed rate. Gray was on
the stand, all Thursday afternoon and
resumed his testimony this morning.
City Attorney La Roche and his assist
ants, G. L. Rauch and J. A. Bailey, at
tempted to show that the proposed rate
would bear more heavily on small users
of gas than does the present Tate.
The gas company's records show an
increase of 118 per cent In the number
of gas furnaces used in the city during
the past year and the heajting bill of
the average household using the heater
would be increased about 128 per cent by
the new rate.
LELAND SMITH IS
L
Washington, Dec. 17. (I. N. S.)
The president has sent to the setiatej
the nomination of Leland Smith.
Portland, Or., and Gerhard H. Kroh,
Fargo, N. D., to be consuls of the
seventh class.
Leland I Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter V. Smith of 704 Hoyt street
recently returned after both active and
post-war service as captain in the
United States army abroad. Before re
turning to Portland he took the com
petitive examination for consular ap
pointment. v
Early during the war Captain femrth
was made a militarv attache. In which
capacity he served in several parts of
Europe. In Roumania he handled the
consular work of Roumania, Russia and
Galicia and several other adjacent
countries. On his arrival in France In
January. 1918, he served for a time at
general headquarters, later being, at
tached to the staff of Quartermaster
General Vinel, French army. Following
active participation in me Dattie or tne
Marne, service on the Champagne front
and at the Argonne, he was Bent to the
American embassy at Bucharest After
a period of active service in Roumania,
where he was American observer with
the Polish and Roumanian troops, he
was returned to the French army, with
which he went into Germany. He' has
received the insignia of the French Le
gion of Honor and a decoration from
Roumania. '
Eight S., P. & S. Cars
Wrecked at Cooks
Eight ' cars of an ,'eastbound freigh't
train on the S., P. & S. railway were
derailed and wrecked about 4 o'clock
this morning when a. journal on one of
the ' cars broke at the west switch at
Cooks, Wash. The cars wrecked were
mostly loaded with lumber. Train No. J
from Spokane was detoured to Portland
via the O-W. R. Sc N. tracks and the
line was reopened for operation at 11
o'clock this morning. N one was in
jured. Palace Hotel Sold;
Price Is $200,000
The Palace, hotel at the southwest cor
ner of Twelfth and Washington streets
was sold today toy Timothy Kinney and
his associates to the Dooly , Investment
company for $200,000. The hotel is a
six-story reinforced concrete building,
NAMED AS GONSU
H a a 0 a
"President-Elect and Myself Are
Pretty Much Alike in Politics
and Religion," Commoner Tells
.Marion Presbytery in Address.
By Jack Royle
Marion, Ohio, Dec. 17. (I. N. S.')
"I find am : pretty much one
with Senator Harding in both poli
tics and religion," William Jennings
Bryan said' late today in his address
to the laymen's meeting of the Ma
rion Presb jtery. The statement was
made after he had conferred at
length with the. president-elect on
the international situation.
"I believe; Senator Harding is not only
an honest and conscientious man, but
one whose whole purpose it is to do what
is best for the American people," he said
to newspapermen. It is not to be
expected that everyone will agree as
to what is jbest, but if a man wants to
do what hej thinks is best, the American
people will j trust him and be hopefuL"
LEAGUE FOSITIOX UKCHAXGED
Colonel Bryan said his former position
w.ith regard to the League of Nations
was unchanged.
Bryan arrived here this morning from
Columbus and was the guest of. the
president-elect for the day. Peace and
the most potent methods to assure it
were the subjects of their consultations.
These subjects have always been close
to the heart of the former Democratic
standard bearer and secretary of state.
Senator Harding counted on him to out
line in detail the provisions of the
arbitration; treaties entered into by the
United States before the great war and
give his opinion as to how they should
be effectively amended to meet present
conditlons.j
BRYAN'S ITIEWS KXOWX
Bryan, it is known, has been a con
sistent advocate of an association of j
nations banded together for peace. It
is understood he ; expressed freely his
views as to the so-called referendum
on war outlined by Colonel George Har
vey. He is also believed to have talked
over the plan of Senator Root for the
use of ' an international 'tribunal made
operative through arbitration treaties.
Although the question of the make-up
of the Harding cabinet was not a sub
ject of discussion between the president
elect and i-Bryan, it was by no means
overlooked by Senator Harding furing
the day. Harry M. Daugherty was ex
pected toi arrive from Washington to
outline tlie views of party leaders in
the capital on cabinet appointments.
DAUGHERTY AS CHEMIST
Daugherty is the expert political chem
ist of thei Harding counsellors. To him
has been ', delegated, it is said, the task
of testing the reaction presentation to
party leaders of each new combination
of cabinet material. He is believed to
carry from Washington accurate re
flection of the comments brought out by
the visits of Charles E. Hughes, Herbert
Hoover, Elihu Root and A. B. Fall, all
cablrt possibilities.
Bryan will address the layman's con
ference of the Marion Presbytery this
afternoorf. He will be accompanied by
Senator Warding,; and the latter will
speak a .few words of greeting to the
assemblage. Senator Harry- New s
scheduled-; to be the chief visitor of the
president-elect tomorrow.
11 SLAIN; INQUIRY
Honolulu, Dec. 17 (U. P.) The
Philippine legislature today started
an investigation of the riots of Wed
nesday flight at Manila in which four
Americans and seven Filipinos were
killed, according to messages reach
ing here from Manila today..
Elghtimembers of the Philippine con
stabulary have admitted participation.
The rioting was between police and the
, Island constabulary. August Jacuman,
a United states army neia ciera,
among (those killed.
was
Ferry Owners Defy
Strike Ultimatum
San Francisco, Dec. 17. (I. N..S.)
The strike ultimatum of San Francisco
Bay ferry employes for an average $30
a month wage . increase which expired
at noon today was met by flat refusal
from th,e operating companies in a for
mal communication sent to the unions
early this afternoon. The union heads
will meet this afternoon. ;
'Eed'Troops Gather
To Attack Poland
Paris, Dec. 17. (U. P.) Forty thou
sand Bolshevist troops are -concentrated
along the Lithuanian border, preparing
for anether drive on Poland, the French
foreign office was advised today.
Aldrich Tariff Bill
Substitutions Sought
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' Washington. Dec. 17. (I. N. - S.)-A
resolution providing for the repeal ot
the Underwood tariff bill and the re
enactment of the Aldrich-Payne tariff
bill. Was introduced in the house late
today by Representative Begg (R.,
i Ohio.
BEGUN IN MANILA
Theatre Prices
Must Come Down,
Is Edict Issued
By Morris Gest
Chicago; Dec. 17. -Chicago. theat
rical managers and ticket specu
lators received a jolt today when
Morris Gest, producer of shows ex
traordinary, blew into Chicago' and
abruptly announced: 1 '
"Theatre ticket prices are too high;
they've got to come down.
Gest is here to ' make advance ar
rangements for his new show. 'Mecca."
and he is going to declare his war on
high theatre prices by cutting the cost
of tickets to "Mecca" one dollar.
Every theatre in Chicago is enloyinr
full houses, according, to Harry J.
Powers, veteran theatrical owner. Pow
ers owns a controlling interest and is
manager of five of Chicago's leading
theatres.
BUSINESS NEVER GREATER
"We never had a greater volume of
business," said Powers. "Our houses play
to capacity every night and we are gen
erally sold out the day before."
Powers said business ( depression ha
not shown any effect on the theatre-go
ing pujiic.
"It would be a tragedy if the people
didn't have the theatres to help them
forget their troubles," he said,, "and
perhaps that's the reason why we haven't
been hit as hard as other Industries.
Powers predicted a reduction 'n thea
tre prices.
"But it will ba gradual and may be
years before it reac'.ies the pre-war
price." "- bdid.
Top price for theatre seats here ia
$5. Before the war it was $2.50.
PROSPEKTY- IS GENERAL
Powers declared theatrical prosperity
is general. An instance he cited was
the receipts of the Follies 'in Detroit
last week, which he 'id totaled $44,000.
Movies are doing a tremendous busi
ness at all prices, according to motion
picture -men.
Lou Houseman, who is aiding David
W. Griffith in staging a spectacular pro
duction at $2 per seat, said the house is
being filled at every performance.
Lesser priced movie owners also said
they were enjoying a successful season.
Long queues of regular patrons can be
found every night at almost any movie.
BASEBALL LEADERS
Sacramento, Cal.; Dec. IT.- (U.
P.) Following' a fistfight between
Owner John Powers of theTLos An
geles club, and Jack Cook, secretary
of the Salt Lake Bees, a wide split
in the Coast league was seen here
today. The Coast league owners and
directors are holding their annual
meeting in Sacramento. -
Powers and CoOk fought in the room
of William Klepper, at the Travelers'
hotel. The magnates had returned from
a banquet given by Lewis Moreing, and
were conversing In Klepper's room.
Powers, it is said, declared he didn't
believe Salt Lake would realty sell the
Bees. Cook replied' no one had made an
offer worth while.
Klepper, who Is representing Bob
Brown 'of Vancouver, whipped out his
checkbook and Cook backed down.
Powers then, it is said, called Cook a
fourflusher and the two fought. Rod
Murphy, Seattle player, was referee and
Powers got the decision.
' When the directors met today Powers,
backed by Ed Maier of Vernon. William
Klepper of Seattle. Charles Graham and
Dr. Strub of San Francisco insisted that
Cook, who is not a magnate, had no
right to attend the meetings. It Is ex
pected a warm fight will take place in
the afternoon session.
Crater Lake Snow.
Exceeds Year Ago
Medford, Dec. 17. There is 7V4 feet
of snow at Anna Springs camp, in Crater
National park, four feet more than at
this time last year, which means a depth
of at least a foot more at Crater" lake,
five miles higher, according to a report
received Friday by Alex Sparrow, super
intendent of Crater national park.
HAVE FIST F GHT
Love-sick Monk Goes Free
Leaves Monastery for Bride
By Mildred Morris "
Washington. Dec. 17. (I. N. S.)
After spending 20 years as a celibate
in self-denial and prayer, James C.
Biddle found life, without romance
as barren as the walls of the mon
astery which held him. . ' ,--.v ; .
As he sat with his bride of two days,
blissfully happy, Biddle. a former trap
Dist mnok, today described the yearn
ing in- men behind monastery walls for
freedom to live according to me nic
tates of the heart.
Biddle, a member of the prominent
Philadelphia family of that name, is
50 year old, and his bride. - formerly
Miss Mary Leha Gaines of Warren ton,
Va, 48. , 1:. ' "
BE50CXCES VOWS
"A man Iff never too old to follow the
golden .spell of romance," said the for
mer monk. "The love that comes to a
man late In life is sometimes the moat
beautiful of all love."
v Biddle was 2$ when he entered the
trapptst ' monastery in Kentucky. A
member: of the high Episcopal church,
he became a convert to Catholicism. -"After
20 years I renounced my vows,
unable to reconcile myself any longer
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SOUTH BEND
F
F. Behnke, Owner j of Dredge;
E. Christensen and Adolph
Jarve, Are Dead; Blanche
Behnke Is Hurled Into River.
South Bend, Wash., Dec. IT.
Thursday night a dredger which was
at work diking the big : McGowan
ranch at the mouth of North River,
blew up, killing three men and
Blanche Behnke, 17-year-old daugh
ter of the owner, and. injuring the
only survivor of the explosion, Fred
Welch of Ilwaco, who Is in the South
Bend hospital. 1 ,
The men Villed were :
FRANK BEHNKE, owner
EIGLE CHRISTEN SEX of Astoria..
ADOLPH JARVE of lAstorla.
- Flames from the burning dredger In-'
stantly lit up the sky and the reflection
was seen at South Bend, six miles away.
though it was not suspacted how seri
ous the fire was, as there is no tele
phone communication.
CAUSE 18 UNKNOWN
The cause of the explosion may never
be known, but, as the dredger was
operated by a powerful gasoline engine
and a large quantity lot powder was
aboard, it is presumed that the gasoline
was somehow set off and the powder
ol lowed. The clothing of the men was
literally blown off, them, but their
bqdies were not torn much.
The shrieks of Blanche Behnke were
heard as she was-blown into the middle
of the stream. She was. dead 'when
picked up. The dredge burned to the.
water's' edge. . '
The dredge was brought here from
Astoria about four months ago and had
a year's work ahead ot it in diking the
(Concluded on Pa Two, Column Two)
PRESIDENT BUYS
INGTDN HOME
Washington, Dec 17. (tf. P.)t
President Wilson has purchased the
Henry P. Fairbanks residence at
2340 S street northwest, Washington,
it was announced today by Randall
H. Hagner & Co., real estate dealers.
The price of the house was given as
$150,000 and is near the junction of H
street and Massachusetts avenue, one
of the capital's fashionable streets. It
is six years old. -
British Officer Is
Killed by I Former .
German Army Man
London. Dec. 17. (t N. S.) A British .
officer has been killed by a former Ger
man army officer at Kattowits, in Prus
sian Silesia, said a News Agency dis
patch from Berlin today.
(Kattowits lies in that section of
Prussia where a plebiscite is soon to be
held to determine whether the territory
shall remain under the' German flag or
be annexed by Poland. Bitter hostility
has arisen between the Poles and the
Germans and allied troops are on the
scene to preserve order. An allied mis
sion also is on the scene,) ,
Eockaway Synagogue
Burns; Loss $200,000
New York, Dec. 17. tL N. S.) The
Temple Israel 'synagogue and a whole
block of ' business I houses were de
stroyed by fire early lodsy at Rocka
way Beach. One hundred and fifty
persons were driven from their homes
into inclement weather. 1 The loss is
estimated at $200,000,
to religion without i freedom," he said.
"The love of God is the highest love, -but
life Is incomplete without the love
between man and woman. Kvery man '
must have the right to follow the die-,
tates of his heart, r
OTHERS CS HAPPY
'"fknow that some of my fellow monks
were as unhappy as I. To me it seemed
a greater sin to remain in the monastery
yearning for" freedom than to renounce
my vows. Now I know complete happi
ness. ;, ;-,;L. :.-, '
Biddle has returned to the Episcopal
church and may become a clergyman
of that faith. t, ...
He and his bride will live at Paradise,
the bride's old home near Warren ton, Va.
I "And it will be real Paradise to us."
said Biddle today, telling of his plans,
HIS FAMILY PROMISE It T
" The bride Is a daughter of the late
Judge William Gaines, a member of a -well
known Virginia family, Biddle met
her shortly after leaving the monastery.
Biddle is the son of the late Thomaav
Biddle, former minister to Ecuador.' -
Asked whether he had been In love
before he took his vows as a monk
Biddle answered. -
"That is something I do not wish t :
discuss." , '. .; ' . . , - -
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