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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON WKUNESDAY, JANUARY 19, " 1 WORCESTER MASS I ; IS NEARLY WIPED ! OUT BY FLAMES t Worcester, Mass , Jan, 19. (U. IM 1 Destruction of Worcester, was I threatened today by one of the moat , disastrous fires in New England his- 5 tory. !:. " i Fire Chief Avery estimated shortly before rioon that the lonu would total $'.000,000. He said the conflagration 3 viham under control at 11 a. m. r Nearly 30 flrea broke out within a mile ; of the city hall shortly after the Knowles building, a 10-story office structure : in the heart of the business district, was j discovered In flames. . ( S City , and I state police were invest! gating reports that several of the fires r were of incendiary origin. MA7I Y FI.EE l'BO HOMES 1 3 Others were started by flying embers. S their homes. I J Kire apparatus was brought from Boo ty ton when the flames pot beyond the con- trol, of Worcester's fire fighters. En Z gines were also rushed from Framing- ham nd Marlborough. . X Tactically all buildings between Bar J ton place and Austin street on both f sides of Main street were burned. J These Included buildings of the I Worcester Post, stores occupied by Den 5 holm-McKay company, the Caesar--. Mische company-and the Richard ilealy company. ! J ICE COVERS FIREMEJT Kffemen fought the blaze with the X temperature hovering around zero. Man after man fell from exhaustion under the weight of his ' ice-encrusted gar- ments. When the b'.aie In the Knowles build- inn was at its height more than 20 new fires broke out In buildings several t blocks distant, firemen sajd. These were f believed started by "flying sparkn. 3 Einergency apparatus was held in ' readiness at Springfield and other 1 points; , J Ammunition in a sporting goods store on the ground floor exploded, endanger ing lives of firemen and police. Fires ' broke out shortly after the 5 Knowles building fire in the Bijou the- atre In Millbury street, a building in Foster street, four blocks away ; In two tenements at 29 Ward street, four houses In Gold street, seven houses in Assonet street and two tenements in Harding J street. V rhyslciana dressed the injuries of sev 2 eral firemen. Hundreds sought shelter in other parts of the city when- their homes caught fire or they were driven from the fire area J s a precaution. Incendiary, Governor Hears 1 Boston, Jan. 19.. (V. P.) Governor Schanntng Cox sent intelligence officers to Worcester - today to investigate re i ports that the fifes there were of incen g diary origin. Governor Cox offered aid to Worcester officials. Own Your Home' Is Thursday's Slogan In Thrift Campaign Own your own home la the slogan of the Thrift week. campaign program for Thursday. Particular Interest in this phase of i the campaign by the y. M. C. A. is a shown how that the state legislature has proposed a. bill enabling war veter- ana to make a loan of ;000 for the pur pose of horn building or farm improve- j ment "There is no question," said Watson S. Moore, second vice president of the -V.. S. Grain corporation in his letter . to the Thrift week committee, "but that ; the employe who owns his own home is more efficient and more stable than the one who merely rents, . It is sound ar gument that a person does not destroy that in j which he is financially inter ested." j Portland as a home center "and its success as a town is used in the argu- - ments presented why each man should own htsj home. The campaign thus far has been very successful, according to . Ilaymond Van Valin, who has eharge of the Ivork. ' " . -Cease Vandalism on Mountain Scenery, Is Plea of Ranger "Nine high school boys have been ar ; rested , this winter for breaking into cabins on Larch mountain,". Forest Ranger Albert Wlesendanger told the . students of Franklin and Lincoln high schools Tuesday. "In all these cases the boys were suf fering from' exposure ' and there was no shelter because of" the Trails club eabln having been destroyed,'" ,he said. "This might have been prevented, Aiad the boys known the condition of the weather at the summit and the lack of housing facilities." Welsendanger offered the cooperation of the forest service to high- school hik ing - organisations in furnishing infor mation, guides and equipment He showed pictures of mountain scenery an4 vandalism, and appealed to the pu . pila to refrain from carving initials, cutting trails, destroying property And leaving dirty camp grounds. He showed a signboard marked with 242 initials and four bullet holes and told of the unfavorable comments made upon such 'writing: by visitors. f Welsendanger Spoke to the -Washington high school students this morning Hs will spend Thursday at the Benson Polytechnic, school, speaking to differ ent classes. Friday he will talk to the students' of the High School of Com merce. January 25. Wlesendanger wJJl talk before the T. M. C. A. school, and Jan uary 28 before the Portland Women's club. - Quarantine Breach Draws Term in Jail Oakland, j Or., Jan. 19. William Kin cart of Oakland was . sentenced to 30 days in the county jail and fined $25 by J. H. Darling, justice" of the peace, for failure to observe Uhe quarantine law. While his home was under quar antine because of an outbreak of diph theria, the health officer gave him per mission to continue his work on condi tion .that he live elsewhere, but he failed . to meet these conditions. Telephone System Improved Chehalis. . Wash., Jan. 19. A crew of .men is at work in Chehalis practically rebuilding the entire telephone line sys tem - in the cjty at an estimate ex penditure of $30,000. . . . ! LOVE OF j ADVENTURE I CHIEF CRIME CAUSE SS L J Dr. Frank B. Wood, who knows FORGER ANALYZES CRIME PSYCHOLOGY (Conlinocd From Page On) really permissible that is not done with a - gun. to the other the ' real fun. and they are all more or less fascinafod hv the work, is realized in blowing a safe ana its ectual explosion and excitement. "But while in tho penitentiary 1 made it a point to study every class as much as 1 could, and, I learned a lot of things iroitn mem. You d be surprised to learn that there are many cultured men, and that when thpv irt tncAthtr in nrisnn there are matfy weighty arguments on f i f relative merits nf th vai-ir.ua t . - - - ' " - j fi- of crime and the technique in each case. Then, too, there is much -'philosophical discussion as to the actual cause of crime. "In my case, that is not difficult to de termine. Some years ago. while I was straight, 1 contracted a serious heart di.sease. My physician informed me that T could not Iiv much ieywer onft i f set a definite time limit on ray life. I migni aie at any moment, he told me. Well, the time limit passed and I still lived, but in the meantime I had become reckless. ' ' A ' !-, . . , . . 1 t i s " oi " tucj i.. t.- - a iiau peen so many men grafting: steadily,! and still iciiiaiiiius wiLiiiii nti iw. une aay A had been drinking a little too much, per haps I was simply rei-kless from. brood ing over what my doctor had said. I uverurew my oanK vaccount. ! iS'othing particular was said about the matter, and I suddenly realized how j simple it would be to issue even larger checks. "I extended the journey and passed ut paper generously, but with discrimination-. Tt wnrkpd Ti12riHii41v T n .n you where that was, for I've never been uau. mere co una out wnit itne presi dent of that bank and his private de tectives nad to say about my lilttle pleas ure trip. s "Once I walker! into & t.Ati i. a big city and asked for the Clerk, say ing 1 had a check I would like to have cashed. The clerk was engaged at some other business, so I turned and called out casually but lnnri nnnT, kJ - j h . . . v. 0 . . fcv, v- jicoau miL over the lobby, "Anybody here cash a viiv n. v i lie: . "Four men ran thpir- hnl Uon-n pulled Cut rolls anrt f m1 MkiA - n iiv . V UUiO getting money at all. It was really amusing now simple the thing worked. "Here about two years ago. jl violated one of my basic principles, juist for the fun of the thing, and I got caught. That was the time 1 had Captain Circle and his men hunting for me for three months after my little play with the wood deal ers m ine city. "I went bark In r. n ' second time. He cashed my second check anowmg it wasi bad.". -I?r. .Wood paused to laugh at the thought of that second check.i i "It is a great mistake to send boys in their teens to the penitentiary for first offenses. Thev Tp offenders and soon begin to take a pride in their line of work. They develop that line and stick to it. You have no con- vruuuit UI I le.vasr amount a - clever criminal has in the excellence of ma lecniuque. 'No. I never rarrv for I be lieve that falsa hr v. . . - . V " Bun. ef a gun. men into serious trouble. But the stick ut man naa a. proiouna contempt for the iaai is tot me, because he thinks I get mv monpv inn the risk, the daring of sticking- up men. ....Vix:)h mm: in mat same line. Sel dom do they change rades." Dr. Wood faces deportation as soon as 4he police are through with ihim. R. p ueaa oi me united States im migration service, aairl thi! Wood has been deported twice already .ivm mo uuuea juices. Measure Propos Pa To Relieve Builders ; ! ; - I Olympia. ; Wash.. Jan. l.-4.Reiief for ?,Wlltr''Cut stone company totalling 17,719 as reimbursement for eipendl ture above the contract price im finishing the Temple of Justice was Introduced In the house as -an appropriation. The ex cessive cost of labor.. during the war period i is given 'as the- reason for ex- teecmig cue contract price. HAMON CONVICTION WILL TAKE' OTHERS, HER FRIENDS SAY By ildred Morris Ardmore, Okla., Jan. 19. (I, N. S.) Friends of Clara Smith. Hamon made- threats, today that if "she is sent up, prominent men will go up with her The threat came after develop ments indicating that the Hamon in terests with their millions and power are arraying: to fight the accused woman when she faces a jury March. 8, the date now fixed for the trial. Claims of a will that bequeaths the accused (woman one fourth of the mil lions left by Jake Hamon, late oil king an,d national Republican committeeman of Oklahoma, are said to have, much-to do with late moves in the case, which are interpreted as meaning that every ef fort will be exerted to convict. WIDOW MAT ESTER CASE ' Opinion grows stronger that Mrs. Jake Hamon, the widow, will enter into the case as star witness for the prosecution. The accused woman had made clear that she had no desire for vengeance, and her only concern is her liberty. Her lawyers say nothing, but. others in close touch with the case predict bigger , sensations than any that have yet developed. Political forces that have been moving behind the scenes are coming into the open. There are' now indications that a political fight will grow out of the trial promising a scandal of such proportion that high places outside Oklahoma will feel its touch.. The names of the men who advised and aided Clara Smith Hamon to escape after the shooting, and who, under the law, are accessories after the fact, are on everyone's lips in Ard more. iio step has been taken to pros ecute them. It is claimed there has not been sufficient evidence to file charges. CLOSE HAMOIf ASSOCIATE One of those mentioned was closely associated with Hamon and is well known in the southwest, as was the oil king himself. Clara Smith Hamon can give the information necessary to cause the arrest of this man and the others involved, and no one doubts that if she is compelled to fight for her liberty she will expose them, but among prominent politicians it Is whispered that these men have the political influence to pre vent charges from being pressed if ever filed. Politics, it is now openly charged, is responsible for the attorney general's en trance into the case. Though Jake Hamon is dead, he still lives as a polit ical power. Aa those who knew him de scribe Hamon, he was a political "boss" as mighty in his way as a Tammany chief. He is said to have controlled Democrats as well as members of his own party. But if revelations at the trial warrant the prosecution of the prominent men involved and no move is made against them, public sentiment in ! Ardmore may have tv be reckoned with. Of the words of condemnation heard few are for the accused woman. TARIFF WALL VIEWED AS TRADE DANGER (Contioned From Pass One) ably caused great expansion, and the recent war was no exception. Periods of great expansion have always been followed by periods of reaction, and the reaction is usually more severe where expansion has been greatest. "The readjustments which have taken place in this country since last spring have been painful, paper profits have been wiped out and in many cases those who have produced goods and commo dities at a high cost find themselves unable to obtain cost of production for them, and are thus faced with loss of accumulated profits. ALL SECTIONS HIT "These conditions have been wide spread. They have affected every sec tion of the country and it is not un natural that during recent months the spirit of pessimism should have run amuck Just as in months preceding the spirit of optimism exceeded all reason able bounds. "But present conditions Justify some conclusions which ought to encourage and hearten Us all," says Harding. "Our banking position is sound and stronger . than it has been for many months, and the business community which has been first over-exhilarated and then unduly depressed has recov ered its normal state of mind. "Public sentiment today undoubtedly approves of working: back to normal. "Whatever danger of crisis there may have been has been passed. CRITICAL STAGE PASSED "The gloomy forebodings which many felt a year ago because of the knowledge that readjustments were pending, have given way in the assurance that the most trying and critical stage of the re adjustment t period is safely over, to a feeling of conservative optimism, re newed courage and restored confidence. "We-should keep clearly in mind that the thought that our problems in work ing back - to normal are not domestic problems merely, but they are problems connected - with the working back to normal of a war-torn world. Europe cannot work back to normal without the help of America, and .America cannot become normal unless and until nor malcy of Europe in some measure is re stored, and until the restoration; has proceeded far enough to Justify the; con clusion that it will be eventually icom pleted. . "There are produced in this country every year iroods and commodities in volume in excess of domestic require ments in many cases quantity produc tion is essential to economical produc tion. MtTST EXPORT GOODS "In order to dispose .of our surplus products we must sell them to foreign countries and in the present posture of world affairs, it is out of the question for foreign countries to pay for goods i(K-26r25t-15rf: Ws!3XS The Hart Cigar Company 308-307 Pin St. Portland. ; Or. 4 vfr purchased here In 'the usual manner. We must buy their goods if we expect them to pay for ours and pending resto ration of the normal productive activi ties of the' world and of Europe par ticularly, . where - these ' activities have been most curtailed, it is necessary that we should devise some new means of financing foreign trade." Harding seems to believe that the ex port corporations authorised by the Edge law will be very useful, though his ad dress doesn't seem to indicate much faith in the revival of the War Finance corporation over -which congress and the chief executive clashed recently! Hard ing Is in a delicate position and can't discuss the tariff very freely, but the hint which, is given in the foregoing quotation may be taken as the informal attitude of members of the federal re serve board who look askance at unsci entific and ill-considered attempts at tariff revision at this time. TAXIFP IS FEARED What seems to be feared is that a tariff may operate as an embargo and trade relationships lost, "while coun tries which have been in the habit of selling to Europe but which now, on account of Europe's inability to pay and their own inability to extend credit," will be shipping raw materials to the United States in order to sell for cash. Indeed, the- accumulation of goods in the United States through the anxiety of countries other than European, to sell for cash is as much a factor in the pres ent tariff controversy as the age old cry of cheaper European labor. Hard ing's speech may be regarded as the first warning that when tariff rev.ision id begun in earnest, the banking world will be as much interested in seeing in ternational exchange as a whole stabil ised through a careful adjustment of tariff duties as the manufacturers will be in getting protection for their indi vidual industries. 1 ' " -' ' - Just as a reminder of the sort of dynamo Bread is, let's not forget that for long periods of time French soldiers fought on Bread alone and won big battles. Don t pamper the young folks with cloying sweets. - Bread is . their best food. Give them all they want it's whole some, growth-promoting food. Master Bakers Association ii. .. . - . , WOW IS DEAD,, IS POLICE THEORY ' That the mysterious j "Shadow" might be lying dead somewhere out in the woods, was 6ne theory that gained popular favor today at police headquarters. This theory - was based upon the fact that no sign or trace has developed of the black hand' terrorist since he waa fired upon early Friday morning by Dep uty Sheriffs LaMonte and' Mollen hour at a little waiting station on the Mount Hood electric railway. In accordance with this theory, a posse of men organiied by Chief of Felice Jenkins was sent Tuesday night to search through the wcids between Mon tayilla and Taxi inn, where "Shadow" conducted his hide and seek game with the police. . . ." Although no trace of ''Shadow" was found by the ! police in fheir search for him following his numerous escapades along the Base Line road it is said that a thorough combing of the woods in daylight has not been made. The very daring of the man who openly challenged the police and .escaped the traps they set for him gives foundation to the theory that he maV have been fatally hurt, say the pojice. The police admit the likelihood or -Shadow's" hav ing left Portland, when he learned that all of his attempts to obtain money by black hand methods were blocked by the police and the chase grew hot for wmrm Half him. -But they maintain that ' that sud denness of his fade-out makes the new theory plausible. Although numerous letters from per sons alleging to be "Shadow" have reached the police during the last few days Chief enkins said Tuesday that the last definite line he has had on "Shadow" was his encounter with the county officers Friday morning. New Trial Is Sought ! For Youth Convicted Of Killing Fiancee St. TjouIs. Mo., Jan. 19. (t, N.s 8.) A new trial will be sought for Albert Scott Ellis.i 21, convicted of first degree mur der and sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing, of his former sweetheart and dancing partner, Ekina Ellis. Kills, who had maintained throughout the trial the debonair manner which made him a favorite in the dance halls of St. Louis, r broke down completely in his cell and -swore violently, cursing the police and. avowing they had forced him Into making a false confession., j The jury, after being out slightly more than four hours, returned the verdict last night, fixing lite imprisonment as the penalty for one of the most brutal killings in the history of police annals. Edna Ellis, an lS-y ear-old stenog rapher, was killed on the night of No vember 4, last, on a. vacant' lot while on her way home from work. Albert Scott Ellis, dance hall habitue and for--mer fiance of the girl, was arrested two days later and the police produced con fessions signed by Ellis stating he had killed the girl-in, a fit of frensy when she spurned his efforts to effect a rec onciliation after the breaking of their dance hall and summer resort romance. is CITY NOT TO PULL ASPHALT TREADERS OUT OF HOT 'GOOEY' " Commissioner A. 1 Barbur of the department of public works 4s willing to order a flush-coat of asphalt and sand spread over the recently com pleted " pavement on Sixty-fifth street southeast, between Foster and Powell Valley roads, but he declines to go to the rescue of women-ln that vicinity who may find themselves in need of a life-saving squad next' summer. - 1'-' "If you property owners want us to put a flush-coat oh that street now, all right; but when you start across' the hot pavement rfext summer -and lose your slippers in the sticky asphalt, you needn't call upon my department.' for we are not going to pull you out of the "gooey, " Barbur told a committee of 30 property owners at a meeting in the council chamber- Tuesday evening. "We sre not going out there to pull your chickens out of the bog, either," he warned his. audience. More than 40 property owners recent ly filed -a protest-with, the city council against paying the United Contracting company for the Sixty-fifth street pav ing, charging that it was rapidly disin tegrating because it had been laid on wet foundation. City. Engineer Laur- the is a good digestion- When nun Eat BREAD Bread supreme in nutrition also the top-notch food that stays by. "Tastes good" is the brief blit eloquent comment of the boy with an appetite. He looks upon Bread as manly food the sort that makes him fit for the game. Its vitamines and other life-giving elements restore waste tissues, promote growth, supply energy. of Oregon :. gaard stated at "the hearing that the United Contracting company had been urged by the property 5 owners to put down the paving despite the engineer ing department's opinion that jit should waif until dry weatherf j Barbur. Laurgaard fcnff the paving company's representative assured the property owners that the paving would be placed in perfect condition and that a surety ond with the city now guar, an teed satisfactory construction and up- Pi Tne Property owners agreed to withdraw, their objections' to paying the vvv.,. iwvhicu tne aspHRit nusn rklNSt' ta cm .I4. J Cannot Make U. Dry Nation. Asserts 'Pussyfoot' Johnson. New York. Jan. 19. (U. P.) "The United States will never be 'dry, ,r W. E. (Pussyfoot) Johnson declared today, following his return from Great Britain. Pussyfoot stated thajt firM I Ireland would be dry, then Rootland, then Wales and finally England,; but thej United States would never be dry because it is irapoHuiis to "legislate the ten com- inanumenis into tna people. " Diphtheria Causes Ban on Gatherings Marshfield. Or.. Jan; 19.-fjaL'don has an epidemic of diphtheria. Two infants have succumbed to the disease Within a week. The city council, aa - a precau tionary measure, has ordered all publln places closed. Including churches. Sun day schools, lodges, theatres, dances and card rooms. I battle of life gry f