CITY EDITION
It's-All Here and It's All True
CITY EDITION
A "Close-Up" of England
'Clyde Beals, fdrmerly of The Journal
staff, iS traveling through England, and
' he sees it Just an any Portlander who has
f rever before been! abroad would see it.
i His articles in The Sunday Journal appeal
fpr that reason. ,
THE WEATHER Tonight and Thursday.
probably rain; southerly winds. r
Minimum -Temperatures :
Portland ........60 New Orleans ... 36
Pocatello . 33 New York 20
Los Angeles .... 48 St. Paul 13-
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VOL. XIX. NO. 253.
Entered u Second Clu Matter
Poitoffiee, Portland. . Orecoo
- PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1920 SIXTEEN PAGES
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GOSSiPY THIEF
MAKES EARLY
CALL
Cool and Kindly as Ever, Burglar
' Enters C. M. Christenson's
Home at 224 Floral Avenue,
Steals and Lingers to " Chat.
' Just as cool, deliberate and kindly
'as ever, Portland's: affable early
morning burglar paid a, social can
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. M.
Christenson, 224 Florat avenue, at
4:30 p'clock this morning, taking as
7 usual his mementoes of the visit in
lAwlrv n1 mftnpv.
- But the early morning caller was not
-is successful in this instance as in the
past, as he look only $2a and a gold
( -.watch. " r
Mr. . and Mrs. Christenson were sleep-
" Mrs. Christenson 'heard, some one in the
niiuiciii .'lie ouuuij iiiiKuiuciu 111 . It
she had forgotten to lock the back door.
"JCST MK," HE SATS
- n.iu me MHBwr v'aiiio UAC LUO-l il niu
"just a working man there to carry out
The. morning caller entered the room
and informed the ChriFtensons that he
-4y wanted money and jewelry and
wqoW not harm any one unless he was
disturbed. . . -
lie took $15 from Christenson's trousers
pocket and a Hamilton 'watch from un
".' der Christenson's . pillow. A complete
, tour was made of the upper floor where
be was cautioned not to disturb the
children. On the upper floor he took a
child's bank containing $10. - -
"Returning to the first floor' the affable
one instituted 'a rigid search for jew-
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BEFCSES TO GIVE ANSWER
"Are "you the man who committed the
other early morning robberies?" queried
Christenson. "
"Keep quiet." advised the burglar,
MORNING
ana never minn aoout Lxiat, ior i wouia
'-'.take youlf piano if I could 'get away
. with it." ,
-.. Christenson asked the burglar not to
cut the telephone and he would not in
form the police for ah hout. The vis
itor complied, but came back or stayed
j,The police were informed at 6' o'clock.
" ; Christenson gave an execellent descrip
t tion of. the man, saying ha was smooth
haven, 5 feet 6 Inches in height, 135
. . pounds, wore a gray hat and gray coat
and bad a thin nose and lips. -
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TAKEN IN BATTLE
Culver, Ind., Dec 29! (TJ. P.)
Five bank robbers held up the State
Exchange bank here today and shot
two leading business men of the vil-
late. . - ; .
Three of the alleged robbers were cap
tured by a posse of civilians here- 15
minutes a fte r ; the robbery, after a gun
battle' in which a hundred shots were
exchanged. Two other alleged mem
bers of the gang were taken into cus-
tody by Knox, Ind., police. Most of the
jnoney obtained was recovered .from thf
capturea men. - .
McCormick Has Mucli
German Information
Berlin. Dec 29. (L N. S.) "I am
loaded- down with Information on the
Herman situation." declared United
States Senator Medill McCormick of Il
linois as he left this city for Coblenz.
Gallant Twin
K
Boys' Gunplay
Kankakee.-Ill., Dec. 29. (U. P.)-
Working n their father's little automobile-
shop in.' the village of
Greenville', near here, was an une
ventful existence for Jacob and Jo
seph Scott. '"y--
The two youths, twins, 24, decided
to add Bpice to the humdrum life
by holding up the crack No. 2 New
Orleans-Chicago train on the Illinois
Central. .
As a. result of their venture Jacob was
dead, today from the bullet of a railroad
detective's gun and Joseph waa in jail
here. Their father and mother in Green
ville were heart-broken.
FLYER IS -BOARDED
The boys loarded the flyer in true.
- Wild West : fashion. . James Rowe, a
flagman was the first to learn of the
holdup. He was climbing - aboard the
rear car as the train was getting a start
over the ice-covered' rails at Gil man,
111., when he felt three revolvers stick-
"' ing In -his ribs. .
"As you are, flaggie," , the two-gun
bandit said. "We are going to stick
. up this rattler. Toss your oil lantern
as usual and then climb aboard."
" As the trio swung aboard the train
the two-gun bandit scolded his brother
for forgetting his other gat.- The lad
explained he had left it home.
PASSENGERS HELD IP
With handkerchiefs over their faces
they dashed into the Pullman, gave the
BANK ROBBERS
Woman Donates
$2500 to Relief
In Europe. But
Withholds Name
.Mrs.' W. C. lvord, chairman of
the women's committee working for
European relief, announced this
morning that a contribution, of $2500
had been made by a woman who re
fused to allow public use of : her
name. .
This donor pledged herself to double
this .subscription if added funds were
gathered -to bring the total, including her
original subscription, to $10,000.
-' Interest ;in the campaign ' of the
women's committee this week is not lim
ited to class or creed. Workers in the
various; booths about the city have had
contributions. from every type of Port
lander. The first day's work netted
$1200. One of the latest donations was
that of Mrs. Henry Ladd Corbett for $500.
X. Y, BANQUET IS SYMBOL
OF RELIEF FOR CHILDREN
By T. Howard Keller
New York, Dec. 29. The puny hands
or little children that have groped
through the dim chaos of hunger-pinched
Europe for the right to live, for food
and warmth, will lead the high and
mighty of the land tonight to'- banquet
stranger by far than any fabled feast of
past or present.
Within a vast room of tapestried lux
ury and waxed floors, this strange feaet
will be set. Women, some in Bilks and
others in traditional laces, will sit down
to sup with men, some in princely purple.
a few in soldierly plumage and many in
honorable broadcloth. They will' sit on
hard bottomed, common chairs at rough
hewn wooden tables. And everv one of
the thousand common chairs will be
filled. ,
One lone vacant chair will stand in all
this contrasting scene. A child's high
chair, empty of the flesh but filled to
overflowing with the spirit presences of
250,000 children who exist from hand to
mouth in Europe, always wondering
where the next crust of bread is to come
from. Three hundred and fifty thou
sand children who shall eat, only
through the generosity of New York
state. For this number represents the
helpless, innocent multitude that the Em
pire state is pledged to provide one meal
per day for. one year through the Euro
pean relief council. '
everyone at mis. banquet will pay
$1000 a plate for a .three course dinner
consisting of beef stew, bread and cocoa,
and every nickel of the fund so raised
will be devoted to the relief of starving
children in Europe. The initial cost of
the three course dinner is 22 cents.
50,000 AFFECTED
Detroit, Mich., Dec. 29. (U. P.)
The Ford Motor company's Highland
Park plant, where approximately
50,000 are employed, has been closed
for an indefinite period, it was of
ficially announced' today.
The plant was practically shut down
last week, when it was announced that
an inventory would be taken from De
cember 24 to January 3. While it is
possible the shops may remain idle many
days following the completion of the
inventory, reports were current that the
entire operations would be at a stand
BtiU until at least February 1.
Senate Committee Is
To Talk Disarmament
Washington. Dec 29. (I. N. S.) A
call for a special meeting of the senate
foreign relations committee Monday
next to consider the Borah resolution
calling upon the state department
"sound out" Great Britain- and .Japan
on the question of disarmament . was
issued today, by Senator Lodge, Repub
lican, cf Massachusetts, chairman of the
committee.
Bandits Mated
Saddens Home
order to "stick 'em up" and a score of
startled passengers obeyed.
"We're tough eggs and we mean busi-,
ness," the two-gun bandit said. "If
anyone makes a phoney move they are
gone."
His voice trembled as h$ spoke. The
passengers said t&ey were aware the
boys were novices at theJioldup game
I but they were not 'taking any chances
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uiwviiijj. i no.oiie-smi man swung
his gun around wildly."-'
The brakeman was directed to take
the hat of Miss -Marjory Fawcett, a
Y. W. C. A. secretary, and pass it down
the car. All were Instructed to drop in
their valuables. About $2000 in cash
and jewelry was 'collected. Several
women argued with the youths and in
duced them to allow them to keep some
"keepsake" or "heirloom."
BOYS WERE GALLAJfT
The boys were real gallant. They re
fused to take any of the brakeman's
money, saying they "weren't picking on
working men."
The news vendor entered the car sell
ing cigars. , The boys ordered a box
passed among the men passengers just
before they left the train. The robbery
was completed in about 30 minutes.
The boys, were captured a few hours
later at Aroma Park, a station uear
Kankakee. Jacob made a dash to es
cape from the officer and locked him
self in wash room. Ordered to come
out.' he started shooting through the
panels of the door. After he had emp
tied his revolver. Special Agent John
O eu returned- the fire through the
door and wheif "it was' broken down the
bandit was found, mortally wounded
FORD PLANT STOPS
IS LOSER IN
PITTOGKSUIT
Decision of Circuit Judge Tucker
Is in Favor of 0. L. Price,
Executor; Leadbetter Failed
to Act in Reasonable Time.
The estate of the late Henry L.
Pittock will not be compelled to sell
to" Fred W. Leadbetter $755,000
worth of shares of stock 'in the
Crown-Willamette Pulp & Paper
company, on which there are accu
mulated dividends of $330,000. Cir-
ctrit Judge Tucker so decided this
morning.
The suit of Leadbetter against O. L.
Price as executor of the Pittock estate
was heard by Judge . Tucker Beveral
weeks ago, and the matter had been un
der advisement since then. Only the
attorneys representing . the parties at
interest were in court when the decision
was given.-
DECISION IS I.ONC
The decision, which is voluminous,
covering 10. typewritten pages, reviews
the testimony in which . Leadbetter
Lpbuaht specific performance of an oral
contract and asked the court to fix the
amount due and the time when same
should be paid, and for other equitable
relief.
Leadbetter claimed that there was a
verbal contract with Pittock April 1,
1910. whereby Leadbetter transferred to
Pittock stock in the paper company ;
that this stock was held by Pittock on
behalf of Leadbetter, who was his son-
in-law, ana that Leadbetter was priv
ileged to buy back the stock on pay
ment of the transfer price and 6 per cent
interest. Leadbetter claimed that Pit
tock at no time became the absolute
owner of the stock.
This was denied by the executor of
the Pittock estate ; he set up the con-
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SLEEPERS AROUSED
BY SEVEREJUAKE
Willows, Cal., Dec. 29. (U. P.)
Two earthquake shocks, the first at
2 a. m. and the other hotly there
after, were felt here thts morning.
The first shock was severe but no
damage was done. :
Sleepers were awakened by the shocks.
Premier's Course'
Is That of a. Bully
Says Labor Congress
By Webb Miller
", London,
Dec 29. (U. P.)-Premler
Lloyd George's course in Ireland was
described before the .hundred delegates'
to the National Labor congress here to
day as "the work of a bully, backed by
physical force."
The delegates, representing 6,000,000
workers, heard the Black and Tan police
denounced as "the nearest approach io
a white guard ever seen In tireat Brit
ain," with a warning they may some
day be arrayed against labor in. a class
war: the military against the working
class.
J. S. Stewart Is to'
Represent Olcott
' At Kiddle Funeral
Salem, Or., Dec 29. James S. Stew
art of CorvaUls, former state representa
tive, will represent the executive office
at the funeral Of Edward E. Kiddle, state
highway commissioner, at Island City,
Thursday afterpoon, Governor Olcott
said Wednesday.
Other state officials who will attend
the Kiddle funeral include George M.
Brown, "associate justice of the supreme
court, and Herbert S. Nunn, state high
way engineer. , ": .'
A high tribute to the ability of Mr.
Kiddle during his service as a member
of the state highway commission is paid
by Governor Olcdtt in a statement is
sued Tuesday night. .
The governor said Wednesday that he
had no one in mind for appointment to
the vacancy, although he is being de
sieged with recommendations from all
sections of Eastern Oregon. -
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Two Sisters Given
Divorces; Each Is
Witness -for Other
The unusual scene of two sisters ap
pearing at the same -session-of court as
plaintiffs in divorce suits was' witnessed
in Circuit Judge Gatena 'department of
the Multnomah county circuit court to
day. The unusual situation was further
emphasized, when each appeared as wit
ness for the other when their cases were
heard. ,. .7.- ;-
Lavanche Learned secured a divorce
from Harry Learned, whom she "mar
ried in 1915. She alleged cruelty extend
ing over several years' time. N Her cor
roborating witness was her sister, Mrs.
Cassie M. Fine, ;
Immediately- thereafter Mrs. Fine's
suit against John B. Fine, in which she
charged desertion, was heard, and Mrs.
Learned appeared as her corroborating
witness. Judge Gatens gaveJflfs. Fine
a decree.-. . .: .
Estimates for
Oregon Projects'
' Pass Committee
Without Cutting
Washington-, Dec. 29. (WASH
INGTON BUREAU. OF THE JOUR
NAL.) Estimate for reclamation
work in Oregon, including the be
ginning of the Deschutes project,
have come through the appropria
tions committee, unscathed, although
estimates for most other states suf
fered severe cuts. Figures for Ore
gon, contained in the sundry civil
bill reported to the house today, are:
Des Chutes project. $400,000.
Umatilla, $467,000, which carries con
struction of McKay creek dam, and
Klamath $1,21,000, which includes
Horsefly reservoir and . irrigation of
tule lands and Langell valley. Total for
Oregon $2,080,000.
Idaho and Washington estimates were
largely reduced. Idaho receives $1,570,
000 for Boise project, $300,000 for King-
hill and $1,735,000 fqr Minidoka; total,
$3,605,000. Minidoka figures include con
struction of American Falls reservoir,
which will submerge part of that town.
Washington receives $2,100,000 for
Yakima project and $33,000 for Okan
Charles Lake Park is awarded"f$2iL300,
same amount as for present yearly
Twenty-five thousand, which is the
usual sum. is appropriated for protec
tion of Oregon and California and Coos
Bay wagon road grant lands. Depart
ment estimate of $100,000 for forest fire
protection in cooperation with private
owners is turned down.
For Clackamas fishery $6960 is pro
posed. 0
REPORT DECLARES
Paris, Dec. 29. (I. N. S.) Gabri
ele d'Annunzio has relinquished his
authority at Fiume 'and capitulation
of the city by the Legionnaires is im
minent, said a dispatch from Milan
shortly before noon today.
D'Annunzio ceded his power to the
municipal council whicH7had entered
into negotiations for a wuce on its
own initiative on Tuesday.
REGULARS CONTROL HALF
OF FIUME; TRUCE IN EFFECT
By Camillo Clanfarra
Rome, Dec, 29. (U. P.) With the
Kalian regular army in control of over
half the city, a truce was In effect to
day while Fiume authorities, presum
ably with the full knowledge of Gabriele
d'Annunzio, considered yielding to the
government's demand for recognition- of
the Adriatic treaty as a basis for a per
manent peace.
Cessation of hostilities was greeted
with great Joy all through Italy, where
nationalists bad begun to arrange dem
onstrations to protest against the shoot
ing of the Fiume legionnaires, men of
meir own diooq.
Casualties in the two days of fight
ing as reported here were not high, con
sidering: the bier attvance made bv the
regulars.
V A total of 50 dead on both sides, with
? :t n rn i a - a
possibly 200 wounded, comprised the
casualties. Reports that 400 had been
killed were not credited here, where of
ficial statements held the list down.
Today.s truce resulted from a confer
ence between Mayor Gigante and Col-
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Accused Murderer
Of Wife Is Dying;
Attempted Suicide
Dallas, Or., Dec. 29. It is hardly
probable that George F. West of Fel
lows, Cal., will be called upon to answer
for the murder of -his wife in this city
. .
on December 20.
West is slowly dying from starvation
in the hospital here. His throat and
mouth are so badly burned from poison
taken immediately after shooting his
wife that he cannot swallow and he has
been unable to take nourishment of any
kind. It has been eight days since
even a drop of water has passed down
his throat. The attending physician
predicts that he can survive but a few
days. V
Dock at Newport
Caves In; Further
Damage Threatens
Newport, Dec 29. The wharf of the
Newport Lumber company collapsed
Wednesday with more than,' 200,000 feet
of lumber and machinery. Tor resawing
and planing. ' The lumber may be a to
tal loss if the present gale and rough
high tides keep up. Adjoining build
ings and docks are In danger of being
battered down by the wreckage.
The piling under the lumber company
dock was not properly braced, and many
were badly worm eaten. The lumber
company's loss will probably be $12,000.
Some machinery may be recovered at
low tide. .
County Has No Fund
For Salary Increase
District Judges Bell and Hawkins ap
peared before the county ' commission
ers today. with a plea for the increasing
of salaries of District Court Clerk Man
ning and his chief deputy, Charles Mo
rcll. The former receives $175 and the
latter $140 a month: The commissioners
assured the district judges that the new
budget-contains not single- item for
salary rises for county employes, and
declared there is no possibility, of any
such raises being considered.
ANNUNZO OU
VICTIMS SAY
BOND BROKER
1ST EXPLAIN
Fred Morris Carried on Books of
New Company as "Chairman
Emeritus'.' Drew $1000 Month
Under Etheridge Management
Creditors of Morris Brothers, Inc.,
are now contending that Fred S.
Morris is attempting to "welch" on
his responsibility to them and they
are planning to bring him into the
Etheridge case, with 'his property, if
possible, for the protection of the
great number of purshasers of bonds
whQ are now involved V. th wreck
age of that institution.
Fred S. Morris, in spite of t. 9 conten
tion that he had sold all of his l.terest
and had severed all connection with the
firm of Morris Brothers upon its pur
chase by Etheridge, is carried on the
minute books of the company as "chair
man emeritus" of the board of directors.
MORRIS WAS TOAST3IASTEU
Some time ago when Etheridge dined
the staff of the institution at a down
town hotel Morris was the toastmaster
at the banquet and presided as chairman
of he board of. directors. It is also
shown by the recofds of the company
that Morris received $500 a month, and
it was explained by Etheridge that the
actual payment to him was $1000 a
month, but that half was charged direct
ly, while the other half was charged into
expense.
This payment of $1000 a month was
according to Etheridge, given in partial
payments on the purchase price of the
business, which would seem to negative
the assertion of Morris that the entire
transaction had been closed and he had
entirely severed his connection, financial
or otherwise, with the institution.
ETHERIDGE BROKE PROMISE
It also appears that Morris has all the
time 'been listed in the telephone direc
tory as having an office at Morris Bros.,
Inc., and. according to - his own state
ment, he kept the conduct of the busi
ness by Etheridge in mind after the pur
chase of the business by Etheridge, giv-
( Concluded on Pic Two, Column Four)
GLEVELANDS TAKEN
Charged with highway robbery.
Joe Greenburg and Abe Weinstein, 28
and 20 years old, respectively, were
arrested early this morning and Lieu
tenant Goltz and Inspectors -Phillips
and Tackaberry report that they
have confessed the holding up of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Cleveland at
Eleventh and College streets Mon
day night. '
Mrs. Cleveland was despoiled of dia
mond rings and other jewelry valued at
about $2500 and other valuables were
taken. Detectives report that one of
the rings has been recovered.
Greenburg was arrested at Eleventh
and Washington streets and Weinstein
at Sixth and Yamhill. Arrested at the
same place as was Greenburg, John
Konotock and Harry West are being
held for investigation. Lieutenant Goltz
took West out of the jail this morning
on a round of investigation, presumably
to ascertain the disposition of the rest
of the jewelry. , The latter two men are
not formally charged with any offense.
The Clevelands were beset by three rob
bers, who treated Mrs. Cleveland rough
ly in attempting to seize her valuables.
Weinstein recently served a term in
the county jail following conviction in
federal court of thefts of wool in inter
state commerce. Greenburg is said to
have come recently from Seattle. Goltz
said the men told him they had watched
the Cleveland's board a streetcar and
followed in an automobile, holding them
up after they had alighted.
Mar jorie Brqwn and
Ben King Principals
In Notable Wedding
Washington, Dec 29. (L N. S.) One
of the most notable weddings - of the
winter season took place last evening
when Miss Marjorie Brown, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Brown,
formerly of Atlanta, and niece of Presi
dent Wilson, was married to Benjamin
King of New York, formerly of Port
land, Or.
Rev. Troy Beatty, bishop coadjutor of
Tennessee, officiated, assisted by - the
Rev. C. B. Wilmer of Atlanta.
Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of
the president, was maid ef honor, and in
eluded in the list of guests were Mrs.
Wilson, Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo and
Mrs. Frances Bowes Sayre.
" Dr. Stockton Axson was the best man.
The bridesmaids were the Misses Esther
Smith, Hazel Nelson of Atlanta, Ethel
reda Aves of Galveston and Kathleen and
Elma Evans of Washington.
Mrs.' George McCarthy of Atlanta was
matron of honor.
Financial Envoy to
Come From England
Washington, Dec. 29. (L N. S.)
Great Britain is sending a special finan
cial envoy to the United States to con
fer with regard to the definite agree
ment for the funding of the $10,000,000,
000 loan to the allies from the United
States, Secretary of the Treasury Hous
too announced this afternoon.
MEN
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BOND MAGNATE IN TOILS
FRED S. MORRIS (at left) who was taken into custody this
morning by federal authorities on a charge of fraud in aid
ing John L, Etheridge to obtain citizenship. Picture was
taken when Chief Deputy Marshal Mann (at right) escorted
Morris to safety deposit box to get securities for $2000 bond re
quired by United States Commissioner Fraser.
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CREDITORS HOLD IETHERIDGE SAYS "
IRRISTOBLAME
-Denunciation of. Fred S. Morris as
the man principally responsible for
the wrecking of Morris Brothers,
Inc., marked a meeting of 300 angry
creditors of the bankrupt bond house
at the public library Tuesday night.
The meeting was calied by Dr. J. D.
Duback, who acted as chairman, and the
principal business accomplisned was the
appointment of a committee of five ( to
outline a course of action for the benefit
of victims of the failure of the Morris
company.
Another meeting of the creditors of
the company has been calied by Duback
to convene in the large room of the pub
lic library at 8 o'clock Thursday evening.
WANT OWX REFEREE
Members of the committee were : C B.
Dercoop, chairman ; Rev. J. D. Abbott.
Walter Boyer, Nellie Smith and Dr. W.
G. Cole. It. L. Sabin explained the
rights of the small investors In bank
ruptcy proceedings and other speakers
demanded that the creditors insist upon
the appointment of someone friendly to
their interests as permanent receiver. '
"Fred Morris secured the appoint
ment of the present referee to protect
his interests,", declared one investor in
Morris Bros, interim certificates, "and
we must watch out for our interests in
the appointment of a permanent official
or ther will be nothing left of the
money we intrusted to his firm."
MORRIS GATE DIRECTI05S
, E. E. Edmunds, sales manager of
Morris Bros., -Inc., was present and was
called upon by H. M. Vernon to explain
why he had received Vernon' money
Friday afternoon, when he must have
known the firm was insolvent.
Edmunds explained - that he had re
ceived instructions from Fred S. Morris
to take in money offered Friday, , and
said that about $10,000 was received dur
ing the day. This money, Edmunds , un
derstood, was to be placed in a special
fund, for what purpose he did not know.
Canvass 7of "the credrtors present at the
meeting showed they represented in
vestments aggregating approximately
$1,000,000, the majority being ia amounts
of a few hundred dollars placed with
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Club Women Protest
Against the Alleged
Torture Chambers
San Francisco, Dec 29. (U. P.) Pro
tests against the alleged use of "torture
cages" at Alcatraz island army discip
linary barracks in San Francisco bay
were telegraphed to Secretary of War
Baker todayv by a committee of Palo
Alto, Cal., club women, It ' was an
nounced here.
The women allege the prisoners whq
refuse to work are' forced to stand in
the iron cages 10 days at a time. The
cages are said to be 14 inches deep and
24 Irenes wide, making it impossible for
an inmate to change his position or sit
down. .
Will Scrap Big Navy
" Plans, Says Senator
Marion, Ohio, Dec 23. (U. P.) Re
publican leaders plan to scrap Secretary
Daniels' proposals for further naval ex
pansion. Congressman : Patrick H. Kelly,
Michigan, said while here today consult
ing President-elect Harding oa naval mat
ters. No new ships will be authorized.
HE CAN TELL ALL
Minneapolis. Minn., Dec. 29.
John L. Etheridge, former president
of Morris Bros.. Inc.. bond dealers In
Portland, Tacoma and Seattle, today
denied he is responsible ; for any
shortage in the funds of that com
pany and expressed a desire to Te
turn at once to Portland to straight
en out matters.
-I car. explain this situation, I think.
by the fact that there exists an intense
personal antagonism between myself ana
the publisher of one of the newspapers
injrortland.' said Etheridge. "Thts an
tagonism reached the height of bitter
ness several weeks ago when the paper
published the fact that I served two
years in the New Jersey penitentiary U
years ago for drawing n a bank wi'-.jut
funds,
"But I have lived down that affair. I
was jailed later for drawing on an ac
count which my wife had in the bank,
but that was only a mistake and was
straightened out. it was. all Tflue to
misunderstanding following the first en
tanglement
My dealings with Morris Bros, have
all been fair and open anj I have noth
ing lo fear by returning to Portland. My
employers knew all about my trouble In
New Jersey. They: gave- me a vacation
and I was on my way to Chicago when
my wife and I stopped here to rest.'
Etheridge denied he had any knowl
ClilCI UCI1JCU 1IC lit n"v-i I - i !
edge of the shortage in the company's form the second stage of the opera
accounis and said he did not know the I tlon late today If his temperature
firm had suspended until, he was told
( Concluded on Pe Two, Column Two)
H. W. Ynrk. Thp.fl t.rft
Man of Spokane, Has
Fracture of Skull
Spokane, Wash.. Dec. 29. (U. P.)
Charles W. Tork, manager of the Audi
torium theatre and well known theat
rical man of the Northwest Is in a hos
pital' today with a fractured skull.'due
to a fall down a flight of stairs in the
theatre last night. He may recover.
York spent many years in Portland,
where his father was in business, and
nearly 18 years ago he was made treas
urer of the old Marquam Grand theatre.
With the opening of the Columbia the
atre at 'Fourteenth;- and Washington
streets, Tork was named as manager.
After a year there he became, an -actor
and finally, nearly 10 years ago, moved
to Spokane and became manager of the
Auditorium theatre. His father was the
first president of the Musicians' Mutual
association of Portland.
Princeton Debaters
j- ...
Defeat Occidental
; Los Angeles, Dec 29. (I. N. S.) A
debating team from Princeton defeated
a team from Occidental college here last
night, the victors having the affirmative
side of the subject, "Resolved, that con
gress shpuld pass - laws prohibiting
strikes in essential Industrie -The
Princeton ' men have gone to Berkeley
where they will debate the University
of California representatives 'ou the
same, subject tonight.
The Princeton dc-hating teum meets
the University of Oregon debaters at
Lincoln high school auditorium Saturday
evening. January 1. The same question
will be argued
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U. S. - Warrant Accuses Him of
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Swearing Falsely f as Witness
for John L, Etheridge in 1918.
Fred S. Morris, present head of
Morris Brothers, Inc., was arrested
by Deputy United States Marshal EY
T. Mass in hi office in the Gasco
building shortly before noon today,
charged with fraud in falsely swear
ing to the citizenship application of
John L. Etheridge. i ! :
The complaint was signed by United
States Attorney . Lester W. Humphreys
and was issued by United Slates; Com-
mlssloner Kenneth Fraser on Informa
tion gathered by V, W. TomlliiSWn,
naturalization examiner. i J
RELEASED OS BONDS
The crime tharged isr a felony aiid
carries a maximum penalty i or ?.wu
fine and five years' imprisonment In a l
federal penitentiary. . Morris was re
leased on $2000 bonds. '
In thecomp!alnt Is Is charged that:
"Fred S. Morris did on the first rtay
of March. -1918, wilfully, unlawfully;
feloniously and knowingly aid; a $ersou
not entitled thereto to apply for or se
cure naturalization as a citizen of the
United Stales, to-wlt : On ..the first day
of March, 1918, John Etheridge was an
alien and ot entitled to naturalization -as
a citizen for the reason that he was
on or about October 6, 1905. Iconvicted
at Freehold, N. J., ' and sentenced to
srve one and one half years in the
penitentiary, and on the third day of -
December. 1907. at Trenton. N. , J-. h"
was convicted of a felony and sentenced
to serve two years, and the jsaid Fred
S. Morris on the first day of March.
1915. well knew that John K. Etheridge
had been so convicted and sentenced as
aforesaid." - . -.-j - -
MORRIS XERVOCS ! '
Morris was extremely nervous as he
walked into the office of United States ,
Marshal George Alexander in custody of
Mass. His hand shook as he. placed to
his mouth the cigarette which. -he. was
intermittently smoking, h 7 i v T -
"Of course this was a complete sur
prise to me." Morris told newspaper
men. "If I nan tnougni at tne time
was doing anything wrong I certainly
would never have done it Mrs. Morris
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was also , vuere, anu . i uuu i, nnun muui.
they are golhg to do with herr"
In case the'aa had been violated
Morris defended hlms-df by stating : "Of
course it is possioie ior .a person iu
make a mistake. I am not sure whether
or not a mistake has been made, but if.
there is it was not .done purposely." ,
MAKES EX PL Ar ATIOff j 1
Morris exDlalned how the examiner had
raised an objection to his wife being a
witness for Etheridge ! at the. hearing,
because he did notbbelieve she; was prop
erly acquainted with' Etheridge. f
"When Mrs. Morris first became ac
quainted with Mr. Etheridge we were
(Concluded on P Thin. Column. Ft 1 k
Washington, Dec! 29.-4-(VASH-
INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR
NAL.) For the first time; since his
illness began, Senator Chamberlain
suffered high temperature! late yes
terday, which had been reduced to
99 at noon today after a fairly com
fortable night. Physicians! may- per-
remains under control. . Among mes
sages received is one from' Vice Pres-"
ident-elect Coolidge.7expresing hope :
'for an early recovery. . 11
Two Boys Injured
When Car Plunees
Off Linnton! Road
Albert McCormick, 16, suffered a frac
tured collarbone and minor injuries, and
John Mltchoff. 16, was cut' about th
face and. bruised on the body when the
steering gear of their automobile broke
Tuesday and the machine went over an
embankment on the Linnton road near
Oilton station. .Mitchoff was drlvlnic.
The car turned, completely over and the
top windshield and rear wheels were de
molished. . The boyg were taken to their
homes in a passing car. . ' y
Death of Famous Ace
To Be Reinvestigated
- Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 29.i-(L NY 8.)
A new police Investigatiqn into the
death here on December 17 of; Lieutenant
Pat O'Brien, famous war herd, supposed
ly shot and killed by himself. In a room
at a local hotel, was ordered today by
Chief of Police Pendegast. .
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City Orders Paving . f
To Aid unemployed
Yakima. Wash., Dec 29. To provide
work for idle labor in the city, the Com-
missloners passed a resolution authoriz
ing approximately $150,000 worth of pav-
ingt Bids will be called at once, that the
contractors may begin work las early as
possible. City Engineer Charles F. Wil
son estimates that 15,040 days of labor ,
will "be provided.
CHAMBERLAIN'S
TEMPERATURE 99
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