THE OREGON DAILY JOU RNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1920.
YOUTtLSTARTS
23 FIRES JUST TO
SEE NIGHT GL
Greensburg, Pa.. Dec 27. (I. N.
8.) Albert - Smith. 19, steel mill
worker, though son of a good fam
ily, stands accused pf 23 of the many
blazes of Incendiary origin In Fay
ette county recently.
Young Smith has written an amazing
confession telling how he started these
23 fires, according ito Captain' Herbert
:. Smith of the state police. No detail
is omitted. It is the most remarkable
document that ever fell into the -hands
of the state police, according to Cap
tain Smith. .Neither malice nor revenge
nor gain figured as a motive.
Toung Smith, according to. his own
story, just wanted to see the bright
glare of a big fire at night.
ARREST OFSTORE KEEPER
, FOLLOWS $150,000 FIRE
TTnlontown. Pa. Dec. 27. (L N. S.)
Fire ot-undetermined origin early today
destroyed' a large business building on
Main street and threatened destruction
of a portion of the central business sec
tion, including the Union Trust company
building, A number of firms lost their
stocks. The loss was ieO,ouu. wiinam
Pantaios, proprietor of one of the stores
ruined by fire, was arrested by a deputy
state fire marshal here investigating the
Fayette county arson ring's depreda
tions. Pantaios will be given a hearing
la tee In, the day.
ETHERIDGE SERVED
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Because who was -the first prisoner into
this very office to get measured for his
new suit and get his number, but the
minister, John L. Etheridge, .
PRISOJf HECOBD 8HOWX
"Here's the record of it right here on
page 131, volume F of the prison register
for 1905: 'John L. Etheridge Jr. con
victed of false pretenses' that's the
.phrase for obtaining money under false
fi.atanutl vmi tmnil''f1imimtttl r
prison October 21 ; convicted October 8 ;
sentenced to one year and six months:
born, England ; original sentence expired
April 21, 1907. but with 87 days remitted
for srood behavior he was discharged
January 24, 1907.' And see, right here
it gives his trade as minister." ,
In. another register, volume O, run
ning from 1908 to 1911, there is the rec
'ord ft a second conviction for John L.
Etheridge. this" time from Mercer county,
which is Trenton.
JIAKT KNOW HIM
Sentence of two years for "false pre
tenses" was passed on him on November
22. 1907, and he was received back on
December. 3. Strictly this sentence would
have expired December 3, 1909, but 112
days were-remitted for good behavior
and the 87 days which had been remitted
from his previous sentence were added,
so he was actually released again on No
vember 8, 1909. ,
Henry M. Nebius,; later a Judge, was
the prosecutor "who 'convicted Etheridge
t Freehold, and John E Woster . was
. Judge. Nebius has since died. William
i. Crossley prosecuted In the second
case. He, too. Is dead. United States
Judge John Kellstab of Trenton, who
was on the state bench at the second
trial. Is still active, but has not the
slightest recollection of the case.
t does not take much Inquiry among
the old families of Trenton to find for
mer acqualntanres of Etheridge.
VIS GIRL A WAT
Harry p. Leavitt, vice president ci
the Mechanics National bank, had only
the haslest recollection of the man
, until he consulted Joseph R. Sweeney
cashier. He came back to his desk
chuckling.
"Wait till -1 call up a young fellow
who used to work in this bank," he
said. I
Sure as fate, but almost as slow,
Inivitt gotTiis man on the phone and
asked him. "Do you remember about
InVin VtHFiri trm Ti.9"
The tympanum of the Receiver rasped
with the explosive force of the other
man s reply and Leavitt bung upi
"He says he remembers that fellow
was no dog-gone good," said Leavitt.
"I ' happen to ;. know the reason. This
Etheridge came along and cut in be
tween this young fellow and his girl, j
However, she never married Etheridge
and now she's comfortably married to
another, man. But I guess this fellow
never got over. Etheridge cutting him
. out" ; . .
JOINS CHURCH CHOIR
' Another who recalls Etheridge is Les
ter Bingley. tellee. for the Trenton Sav
ings Fund society and former soloist in
Christ church. Trenton's fashionable
Episcopalian congregation. After being
released from the first term Etheridge
settled in Trenton under the kindly pro
tection of several, churchmen who , were
experimenting in reform work. .'
One of these introduced him at Christ
church, of which Rev. Robert Trenbath
was pastor, .and Etheridge joined the
choir, Bingley is very" severe in com
ments Etheridge, because, with ex
ceptional opportunity to go straight, he
betrayed the confidence that the churchy
men reposed in himpjy getting himself
' convicted again."
Dr. Trenbath, now1 at Upper Mont
clalr, N, J., recalls Etheridge very well,
but refuses comment on his character
except to say he was an extraordinary
man. Both Dr. Trenbath and Captain
of Detectives John Clancy declare that
Leavitt was technically a complainant
. against Etheridge in the Second case
Dr. Trenbath s recollection being that
some small sum about $35 was in-
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volved in the forgery of a check against
the Mechanics National.
Leavitt, however, does not recollect
this. Clancy says Pinkerton operatives
from New York, acting on the request
of their Portland correspondent, visited
Trenton last week and. displayed a
photograph of Etheridge.
Clancy also recalled that Etheridge
disappeared when the second complaint
was sworn out and was extradited from
Stamford, Conn., for trial.
At the time of Etheridge's terms there
was no finger-print system no Ber
tillon system.
Convicts were not even "mugged" for
rogues' galleries and the only identifi
cation data was a so-called description
list which credits Etheridge with hand
some appearance, polite manners, light
hari, light completion and gray eyes
with a brownish cast and alno with a
alight eccentricity of shape of nose as
a memento of a fracture thereof.
Returning to Bingley's recollection
Ktheridge used to tell Bingley with a
trace of bragadocio that . he, Ether
idge. had been estranged from his fam
ily in England about 15 years, although
Etheridge was then only about 23 years
old. .
MARRIED POVER GIRIi ?
"He used to say, I have a habit of
disappearing for two or three years at
a time, " Bingley recalled.
"He also said his father was an Eng
lish minister and said he himself had
been educated for the ministry. He used
an English accent which Impressed some
people, but not me. After he was sent
back to prison Rabbi Stern, then one
of the leading, rescue workers among
convicts, took great Interest in, him and
tried to have him pardoned but failed.
After his term expired Etheridge
went to Lake Hopatcong and married a
girl from Dover, ?J. J., and they went to
Chicago." '
Bleam. the prison clerk, waa sur
prised one afternoon about a year after
Etheridge's second release from prison
to Be'
chat
see Etheridge turn up lor a social
Etheridge told Bleam he had been
working as an accountant in Chicago
and was doing well Dr. Trenbatch cor
roborates this, saying he and Etheridge
corresponded for about a year after the
second release, and that Etneriage cajiea
on him also on his visit back.
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patches received here today from Trieste
said the regulars had begun to occupy
the city.
The general offensive of the Carabi-
nieri against the Legionnaires defending
Flume began Friday afternoon at I
o'clock.. The regulars quickly occupied
Mont Luban, Mont Guardla and Mont
Grande on the outskirts of the city,
i The fighting at these places was fairly
spirited and the casualties were put at
eight killed and 30 wounded. , - ,
- General Caviglia, commanding the
Carabinierl or regulars, learned that the
city had been mined and decided to pro
ceed with great caution. : The' bridges
over the Oneo river and the roads lead
ing into Fiume had been blown up at
many points. - 5
In the meantime the garrison in Flume
was preparing' for a vigorous defense of
the city. ' , .
From the governor's palace D'Annun-f
sio himself directed the defensive meas
urea. He refused to listen to peace .over
tures. A non-commissioned officer and
a private, who had been sent Into Flume
as peace messengers, were seized by the
Liegionnanres and put to death.
At midnight Friday night the first
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( International New Surrlce.)
Sept. 13, 1919 Occupied city With
force of "irregulars."
Sept 24 Established "navy" with
four warships. . ; '
Sept. 25 Issued proclamation in
sisting upon annexation of .Flume
by Italy.
Nov. 16 D'Annunzio returned to
Fiume after foray to Dalmatian
;oast.
Nov. 30, 1920 D'Annunsio makes
final announcement he will resist
Rappallo treaty "to the death."
Dec 1 D'Annunzio sent ulti
matum to Rome declaring war.
Dec. 18 Flume blockaded.
Dec. 22 Flume on verge of starva
tion ; only week's supply of food on
hand. f
Dec. 24 General attack of gov
ernment troops against Fiume
opened.
phase of the battle of Fiume ended and
General Cavliglia announced that there
would be a truce until Sunday. Sunday
morning the advance was renewed with
the Carabinierl under orders to take the
city.
A fleet cruised back and forth before
the entrance to the Fiume harbor await
ing orders to enter. .
In addition to meeting attacks from
the regulars the Legionnaires of D'An
nunzio had their troubles in Flume.
Many citizens united in a demonstra
tion In, favor o surrender, and the lead
ers were arrested.
Fiume was occupied by D'Annunzio in
September, 1919.
D'AXXUNZIO'S DESTROYER
IS SUNK IN FIUME HARBOR
Milan, Dec. 27 (I. N. S.) The de
stroyer Espero which recently joined
Gabriels d Annunslo s "navy" at Fiume,
was sunk in the harbor at Fiume today
by the warship Andrea Doria, the flag
ship of 4he fleet blockading Fiume on
the sea side.
Italian regulars who are on the of
fensive at Fiume advanced into the city
during the night and today were '1000
yards from the governor's palace the
headquarters of D Annunsio.
D'Annunxio's legionaries are reported
to be putting up strong resistance, but
the casualties in the fighting are un
known.
Efforts to confirm the rumor that
D'Annunzio has either been wounded or
committed suicide have been unsuccess
ful.
ROYALIST TROOPS ENTER;
SOME LEGIONNAIRES STAND
Paris. J 27. (I. N. S.) Royal Ital
ian troops have penetrated Fiume, but
part of the city is still held by Legion
naires under Gabriele D'Annunzio, said
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch received
here this afternoon.
Prisoners captured by the Italian regu
lars have been landed at Ancona.
Both sides have suffered casualties in
the fighting t Fiume.
Th part of the city held by D'Annun
sio is said to have very little food.
Duke of Connaught
; HI ; at Suez Canal
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London. Dec 27. The Daily Express
prints a dispatch from Sues which says
that the Duke of ponnaught is ill . on
board the battleship Malaya. The report
Bays uiai me bums temperature is
at 101.
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BY EARTH SLIDE
A mass or dull-red, clay mud slid
across the Marquam hill road Sun
day afternoon almost carrying: with it
an automobiI and three passengers.
The mud slide from the cave-in above
the road and the car met at right angles
on the slippery hill road. The front of
the car was completely covered by the
avalanche and the occupants. Dr. and
Mrs. M. D. Bogart, 1105 Woodward
street, and Mrs. Bogart's sister, Mrs. T.
W. Leekley, 817 Going street, hurriedly
scrambled from the car.
Dr. Bogart carried the women one at
a time from the car to a point of safety,
wading knee-deep In the sticky mud.
The car narrowly escaped going over the
bluff onto Terwilliger boulevard, 800
feet below when a second silde a few
minutes later hit the car.
COULDN'T HEAR SLIDE
The slide occurred directly below the
new county hospital -located on Mar
quam hill. The mud formed huge balls
as it flowed slowly and noiselessly down
the hill, according to the passengers.
After the first slide Dr. Bogart left for
the home of L. C. Newton, whither he
was bound "when the slide stopped his
car, to summon help. The women,
standing on planks near the car, were
almost caught in a second slide, which
was sweeping .into the road before they '
noticed it. Airs. Leekley Is said to have
been saved from being carried over the
bluff by the timely rescue of a pedes
trian who had hurried to thjs scene, at
tracted by the screams of Mrs. Bogart.
In the excitement of the moment, no one
thought to askhlm his name.
The car was completely swamped in
thick, slimy mud by the second elide.
Originally headed south, the car was
turned around when it was finally hauled
from where It huiig on the edge of the
bluff. Only some brush along the edge
of the cliff saved it from being carried
down the hill.
POLICE GIVE AID
The police patrol wagon was called to
a hi in dragging the wrecked car from
where it lay, half overturned in a sea
of mud- Shovels were used to clear
away a space 'to the buried car, and
finally it was hauled to safety by a
truck which Dr. Bogart had obtained
from Kewton and Thomas Russell, res
idents of Marquam hill.
The car was not materially damaged
and was driven on its own power to the
Central fire station, where the mud wo,s
scraped from it and it was washed.
The slide Sunday afternoon is the sec
ond of near serious consequence at that
point, according to the police- A similar
slide occurred about a year ago, at
which time the - mud tolled down the
hill and blocked the boulevard.
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with tbis, and besides I hate to have
auyohel lie to me about money," eaid
the burglar. "Now where is your bill
book and your other things?"
Aiiogemer iicK is out iii and a
watch and charm valued at $150. The
maids room was also visited and
watch and jewelry were "missing from
this room. .
W. W. Evans, who lives H Portland
Heights, just outside the city limits, re
ported to the police Sunday evening
that his . home had been entered by a
prowier wno obtained a small amount
of cash and an expensive pair of binoc
ulars.
The prowler had entered the house bv
jimmying a wmaow and had ransacked
all the rooms. Evans believes that the
thief had been in the house onlv a. rj
minutes Detore nis own arrival. --
Aitnougn mere was indication that
the prowler had examined the silver
ware there was none missing, Evans
saio. -
-rea c. westphal Jr., 317 Rowland
hotel, the master at the Union station
reported to the police this morning that
his room was entered Sunday and IS2
his bill fold and several personal papers
were stolen. Westphal told the .police he
left the room for a few minutes, leaving
me uoor open wnue ne was at the thorie
When he returned the money was gone
Entering through a basement vlndnv
a burglar robbed the home of "W. h!
Foley, 89 East Twenty-second street
norm, some time Sunday. The loot in
eluded a lady's gold watch and several
articles or jewelry.
For the second time in a week
lar entered the home of G. Clark, Dosch
road, south of Council Crest. Sunday,
stealing a leather handbag, and several
articles of jewelry.
Spokane Woman Is
Suffocated in Fire
Spokane, Wash., Dec 27-(I. N. S.)
Driven into a closet by flames which en
veloped her apartment. Mrs. Helen Mc
Clennan, aged 36, was suffocated to
death today. Two of her daughters es
caped before the smoke blinded them.
Other women and children tenants of
the apartment house were carried
safety by firemen.
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Ashland Resident Dies
Ashland, Or., Dec. 27. Mrs. Annie Sat
terfield, an old time resident of Ashland,
died Monday. Stoe is survived by her
niece, Mrs. Terwilleger of Little Shasta
valley. .
GLIB BURGLAR CHASES
VICTIM BACK TO BED
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NJURED
IN BATTLE WITH
Tacoma. "Wash., Dec 27. (U. P.)
-Mrs. Ella Buck, night matron at
the city jail, was in a hospital to
day suffering from painful injuries
received late Sunday night when two
women prisoners under her care at
tacked her In a desperate effort to
escape. -
The women prisoners stole a revolver
from the matron's desk, snapped it in
her face, and. when it was found to be
unloaded, beat her about the head and
choked ker.
One woman had asked permission to
get a pitcher of water, and the other
was released from her cell on the pre
text of using' the telephone. while
fumbling around the drawer of the
telephone desk she found jthe matron's
revolver and the two prisoners set
upon her. They knocked Mrs. Buck to
Jhe floor, but failed in an effort to
Sits ner. ios uairun boi iiia uluq lin
ger of one. of her assailants between
her teeth and held on until ' the cries
of the prisoner attracted attention.
Mrs. Marie Brown, 23, held on a
liquor charge, and Mrs. Opal Miller
22, held under a forgery, charge, were
rebooked on charges of first degree as
sault.
WARRANT IS OUT FOR
CAPTURE OP ETHERIDGE
(Continued From Pas One)
in 1909 on parole, exposed in Chicago
a short time afterwards, he "went to
work for Morris Brothers in Philadel
phia in 1911 or 1912. Oncer more exposed,
and discharged by the brother of Fred
Morris, Etheridge was again employed
by Fred S. Morris and, in 1917, sent to
Portland to take the management of the
loca branch some time after the death
oi me .f oruanci manager.
A year ago he bought the interest of
Fred Morris and started on the financial
spree which has ended in closing the
doors of the institution, and his flight to
Canada.
MAY FACE OTHER CHARGES
Larceny by bailee may not be
the only count Etheridge may have
to face when he . is returned to
Portland; for, so- rumor says, the
long arm of Uncle Sam is preparing to
reach out to him because of perjury
committed before the United States
court when , in 1918 he completed his
American citizenship.
Before the court Etheridge swore that
he had never been arrested or charged
with the violation of any law or ordi
nance of the United States, except
once, about June, 1915, at Langhorne,
Pa., for speeding an automobile." At
that time, so he swore, he had not been
convicted, but had paid the costs of
his arrest
GETS CITIZENSHIP PAPERS
Incidentally, Fred Si Morris and Mrs.
Emily Morris, his wife, were the' wit
nesses for Etheridge upon his natural
ization and in their testimony they said
they "had personal knowledge that said
petitioner is a person of good moral
character, in every way qualified, in
my opinion, to be admitted a citizen of
the United States."
And, further along, the two witnesses
said, in answer to the question: "Has
the petitioner ever been arrested or
charged with the violation of any law?'
Not since I have known him ; not to
my knowledge." They also testified that
they knew of no' reason why EthertdKe
should not be admitted txr citizenship.
The record .shows that Etheridge came
to New York, from Birmington, Eng
land, February 15, J903 ; that he declared
his intention to become a citizen in
Chicago May 19. 1911 ; took- out his sec
ond papers March 1, 1918, and was final
ly admitted in Portland July 18, 1918.
Etheridge was indicted in May, 1905, in
New Jersey, for having obtained money
by false pretenses. He was sentenced
October 6, 1905, to serve for 18 months at
hard labor in the state penitentiary at
Trenton. He served, the term. Accord
ing to Etheriages statement he was
charged with hvlng uttered a check for
J50 when ne nacr no account in me panic.
MARRIED JfTJRSE
Again, November, 1907, Etheridge was
charged for the second time with haying
obtained money by false pretenses, and
he was sent to the penitentiary for two
years. He was paroled November 8, 1909,
Etheridge contended that the second
offense was a "frameup". According jto
the story of the second arrest, Etheridge
had married at the conclusion of his first
service his wife being a nurse engaged
in prison reform work at Trenton.
Following this he went to Stamford
Corm., wnere he was arrested on
charge of bigamy. When be had been
returned - to New Jersey the bigamy
charge was dismissed i and the second
charge of having obtained money by
false pretenses was filed against him.
FOLLOWED BY RECORD
It is Etheridge's contention that his
second trouble was brought about by his
brother-in-law, who had objected' to his
marriaee. His explanation is that Mrs.
Etheridge held a note for $400, given by
her brother, which had not been paid
thotfgh overdue. Etheridge put this note
in the bank, and drew a check for $1
against it Upon this, he contends, his
second committment was based.
Following his release tn 1909 Ethe
ridge Joined Mrs. Etheridge in Chicago
where he opened an accounting business.
His record followed him and he left town
returning to the East where he entered
the employ of Morris Brothers in 1911
or 1912. 1 Again his record followed him
and James Morris, one of Morris Broth
ers, discharged him.
METHODS SOT LIKED
Later he was reemployed by Fred Mer
rls, and after several years of service In
the East, waa sent to Portland to take
the management of the local branch.
. Etheridge's Portland career has been
meteoric. After his purchase of the
business he broadened its actiivties and
built up an extensive "scouting" buy in
and sales department, opening branch
houses in Tacoma, San Francisco and
Los Angeles. .
.ttineriage manner or business was
not to the yking either of the banks
or of many of the 'Other bond houses,
particular objection having been found
to his indiscriminate -use of interim cer
tificates unsupported by collateral
curity until he was so far extended
that - financial, men of the city have
been worried; over ' the situation for
some months. -
. It is understood that at one time dur
ing the earlier part of the year he had
outstanding liabilities. of approximately
$4,000,000.. '
Etheridge's first open trouble in Port
land came through his sale of . large
blocks of bonds to State Treasurer Hoff
at what seemed to be an abnormal
i margin, of ftfokt. . Between February,
WfJM
EN PRISONERS
1919, and the same month of the cur
rent year the state treasurer purchased
$1,173,000 of bonds of Morris Bros.
These consisted of tha bonds of War-renton,-:
Reedsport, Monmouth. Yamhill
county. Ontario. Rainier, Toledo, As
toria, Sclo. lone. Central Point, Stan
field, Seaside. Oakland, Port ofBay
City, Port Orford and school district 2
of Haines.
TAKEN TO COURT
For part of these bonds it is charred
that Hoff paid more than $75,000 of
commission in excess of a normal ,bro
kerage of 2 per cent- ,
These transactions were presented to
the Marion county grand jury which,
however, did not find any criminality in
the transaction, though it recommended
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regulation of the purchase of bonds by
the state treasurer;
Etheridge, prior to his flieht cave a
statement to the newspapers and to rep
resentatives of .the clearing house asso
ciation as well, in which he said, in ef
fect, that he had purchased $2,145,000 of
the bonds of' the city of Edmonton, Can
ada. Of this total he said he had sold
$1,325,000 to banks and bond houses on
contracts to deliver, in which transac
tions no money had passed. 1
WAS PRINCE OP SPENDERS
Etheridge said also, thlt he had $250.-
000 of interim certificates out on this
issue which were covered by collateral
security in the form of bonds of equal
face. He had, iir addition, approximately
tuu,uoo of interims which, he said, were
covered by approximately $468,000 of
cash in banks subject to check.
The auditors, however, are said to
have found over $1,300,000 of outstandr
ing interims, while their investigations
are yet in the earlv stages. These rep-
rsent various bond issues other than
thpse of the city of Edmonton, and are
said to be, in large part, unsupported.
Ktheridge gained the reputation of
being the prince of spenders. He scat
tered money right and left for personal
entertainment and for charities, -giving
largely to the church, to Var relief work
and to various other causes. He was
prominent in society, as was Mrs. Eth
eridge, and the news of his past record,
as well as of his Portlarid career, came
as a staggering surprise except to a few
financial and business men here.
SEATTLE BRANCH OF MORRIS
BROTHERS ORDERED CLOSED
Seattle, Dec. 27. tl. P.) Orders to
close until the completion of the audit
of the books of the headquarters firm at
Portland were received at Morris Broth
ers' Seattle branch at 9 :30 a. m. today
T. D. Henderson, vice president of
Morris Bros., Inc., and head of the local
offices of the concern, stated 'that the
closing of the firm's business would only
last until tne auditor finished.
We expect the order is only tempor
ary," he said. "There is every indica
tion that the audit will be completed in
two or three days.
San Francisco Office Open
San Francisco, Dec 27. (U. P.) H.
- Eaton, manager of the San Fran
cisco branch of Morris Bros., brokers,
today declared no orders had been re
ceived to close the', local office. He
said the company's difficulties in the
north would not, he believed, affect its
business here. .
J apanese Withdraw
Objections to Land
Law in California
Washington, Dec. 27. (U. P.) Japan
has withdrawn her Objections to the
California law prohibiting all landhold
ing by Japanese subjects, according to
reports In official circles here today.
The report followed a conference to
day at the state department between
Representative Kahn of California and
Roland S. Morris, "American ambassador
to Tokio, who has been conducting the
negotiations with Japan.
Kahn. who has been one of the lead
ing members of congress fighting for
absolute exclusion of Japanese immi
gration, went thoroughly into the en
tire question of . the California ; anti
Japanese land law and Japanese im
migration to this country.
Emerson Hough 111;.
Condition Is Serious
Chicago, Dec. 27. I. N. S.) The con
dition of Emerson Hough, novelist, who
is ill in a hospital here from double
pneumonia, is reported as serious today.
Two cars rolled ilnto the Yakima river
and two were telescoped when a North
ern Pacific freight train was derailed
near Kllensburg, but no one was injured.
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Robert FiAngell, ;
Father of Heiress,
. Faces Damage Suit
Pasadena. Cal , Dec. 27. (I. N. S.)
Fashionable society circles "here were
startled today to learn that Robert F.
Angell, father of Delorra Angell of Chi
cago and Pasadena, heiress to $38,000,
000, is to be made the target of a dam
age suit for $10,000 by Frepk S. Reid. a
chauffeur, who charges he was beaten
by Angell with a cane.
F. C. Dunham, attorney for Reld,
stated he would file the suit today, de
claring the complaint had been sworn
to last night before a notary.
According to the complaint, Reld drove
Mrs. "Angell and Delorra home one day
last October and on their arrival he
heard Angell "cursing and swearing in
a loud and unusual manner." Reid
claimed Mrs. Angell told him: "Mr. An
gell has found a letter about you but
something you know nothing about that
Delorra has written, you drive the car
to the garage and leave."
The complaint recites tnat ueia at
tempted to leave the premises, but that
Angell headed him off and struck him
with a cane- and hit him on tho- side of
the face with his hand and called him
"vile" names.
Miss Angell, 'who will soon be 18, will
Inherit the fortune left to her by Mrs.
John W. Gates, her aunt and widow of
the famous Wall street plunger.
Mbnk Goes Out in ,
Peculiar Way; Maybe
Somebody Was Sore
By Westbreok Pegler
Eniud News Staff Correipoodent
New York, Dec 427. Monk Eastman,
gunman, thief, slugger, election repeat
er, opium peddler, bartender and gang
leader on the lower East Side 15 years
ago, was on his way home from , a
Christmas party just before dawn Sun
day morning. Generally speaking, the
old ans; feuds between the Monk East
mans, the Jimmy Kellys, the Paul Kel-
lys, the Jack Siroccos, the Jack Seligs
and the Dopey Bennies have been all
shot, out or patched up these last 10
years and more. Selig was killed. The
surviving' leaders have turned to other
way of making a living.
One of them has become .very rich
within the last two years running
dive down in the old neighborhood under
somebody's obvious political protection,
The place is crowded with roysterers
this very hour.
That's how It has been with the old
gang leaders. Monk Eastman had no
reason to be on guard against trouble, as
he made for the subway at Fourteenth
street, his old domain, just before dawn
Sunday. But as he turned to enter the
subway kiosk and go dowrf the stairs,
a man stepped out,, put a gun up to his
body and began to pump the trigger Just
as Monk used to do when he was an
East Side killer, years ago. Monk wasn't
armed at all, so' the best he could do
was throw his arms up like . a boxer's
guard and take the bullets there. Three
hit him in the left arm and one in the
rightbefore the sixth broke through.
like a quick jab through a groggy prize
fighter's guard. This one hit him in the
heart and he fell dead.
' There were three taxi drivers and some
other men standing around at the time
They all said they heard the shooting.
but dldn t see the man ao it and couldn
describe the murderer, This sounds very
scrawney to the police, but they know
how it is with people who eee gang
killings. It's best not to remember any
thing. German Newspaper
Sends Out Warning
On American Goods
(Br Tutted New!
Berlin. Dec. 27. The Cologne . Vllks
Zeitung declares that any American olan
to assist Germany by giving her long
time credits for goods consigned to her
should be carefully considered before
it is accepted. It points out that ."Ameri
can warehouses are choked with quan
tities of goods that cannot be sold anl
which' were originally intended for South
America.' Therefore, it argues, it is the
intention of America to "flood Germany
with inferior goods at high prices."
In conclusion the Volks Zeitung urges
Germany to use care in the selection of
any goods she may buy. f
A Thrift
INTO each family some thrift
A should enter; some saving
should be done, and someone
should do it.
This is the week in which to
plan your resolutions for the
New Year. Clean off the finan
cial slate and start the new one
with a Savings account at the
United States National Bank. .
It will. draw Interest
and aroiue interest.
"One of the NoTthwes?$
Great Banks"
TJnite&Stales
National Bank
Sl?th and Stark
CLOTHING PRICES '
DROP AT CHICAGO
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Chicago, Dec. 27. r(U. I) Retail
prices of practically j all clothing,
reached their lowest levels since 1914
in this 'city today when merchants
advertised gigantic clearance sales,
throwing millions of doUars worth of
goods on the market, i.
The main sales were of men's sultST'
blankets, women's hats, coats and suits.
Other large stocks of goods will be
thrown on the market j as the arter
Christmas sales progress, merchants
said. , - : j '
J. L ETHERIDGE
. ADMITS CRIMES
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this denouement of, his activities in
Portland that brought Fred S. Morris
again into charge of the business and
ma consequent close of the veteran
bond house.
TELLS- HIS STORT
According to rumor that has come
out of the Shrine meeting, Etheridge's
story, as told by him there, was sub
stantially as follows: "!' "
"When a boy in school in England I
succeeded in winning ohe of the free
scholarships In St. Johns college, . Cam-
brtage, wmcn I attended tror three years, -and
then through compekitive examina
tion, succeeded in winning one of the
free scholarships to a school of theology
in England, which is practically the
Church of England, f
"I attended this eollegf for two years,
and just' before I was toj be ordained as
a minister of the Church of England I
received word from my j home that the
young woman I was engaged to had
married my brother. I immediately left .
college and, boys, from that day w'e.nt.
straight to hell. - j .
FORGED CHECK
"I came to America and for two years '
was a wanderer from bne job to an
other and going from bad to worse, and
finally one asy in Asbury park. N. J., I
forged a check for (50 and was sentenced
to 18 months In the state prison at
Trenton. Shortly after my discharge I
married Mrs. Etheridge! and she had a
note for t400 from her brother, long
overdue and on which no interest had
been paid. I deposited this note in the
bank and drew a check against It for
$15. The brother-in-law then started
trouble and I was arrested for bigamy.
"I was a stranger in this, country and
a British subject without any friends,
and could not prove that. I had never
been, married, in England, and conse
quently was again ' sent to the state
prison at Trenton for two years.
DISCHARGED BT f'iRST
"After serving this sentence, I became
reunited with my wife in Chicago, where
she was working as a trained nurse. I
obtained two or three jobs, but in a few
weeks my record came ouV na" I
discharged.
"I finally landed a job with the Morris
Bros, company and after working a few
months, I was called into the office by
Henry Morris In Philadelphia, and-my
resignation requested.' I left, and a
short time afterwards was called is by
Fred Morris, who stated that he had
looked up my record and found that the
first time I got all, that , was coming to
me, but the second time I was railroaded.
"He then gave me a position, telling
me to make my pay whatever he thought
we could live on, and I started In and
worked through, the entire firm for about
12 years, starting in as a bookkeeper and
up to director of 4he concern.
COMES TO PORTLAND ;
- "About three-years ago Lwas sent to
Portland as- manager, and after being
very successful. Fred Morris, who was a
sick man, called me in and told me that
I had made his fortune, and the Portland
business was practically mine, and he
,would turn it over to me. 7
"Since that time I have run the busi
ness myself, and T give you my word
that In the laet 12 years I have been ab-
suiuieiy siuxc, luuftti nu wuiar4 ihrhi
and dar, but the last 14 months have'
been a perfect hell. This is roy story. I
leave the rest to you."
A new key ring can be clipped fast
to the edge of a garment pocket for
security.
Year Ahead
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