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VOL, xx.N0.273 . gSLr PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, 1921. TWENTY-PAGES
CITY EDITION
le All Here and It's All True
THE WEATHER Tonight and Saturday.
probably rain ; wind mostly southerly.
Minimum temperatures:
Portland .36 New Orleans .-. . 54
Billings .... -10 ' New York ...... 31!
Los Angeles .... 42 St. Paul 34
PRICE TWO CENTS
ON TRAIN AND NW
STANDS riVI CINTI
VALE SLAYER
FACES DEATH
George Howard, 23 Years Old, Is
Convicted of Killing George
R. Sweeney; Crime Confessed,
but Plea Made Quarrel Cause.
Vale, Or., Jan. 21. George How
jard, zi years old,, must pay with his
life . for the murder- of George It.
Sweeney, Vale tailor and salesman,
on September 14. After four hours
and 45 minutes deliberation, the
Jury returned a. verdict Thursday
evening' of guilty as charged. The
grand jury indictment was murder
in "the first degree.
As fixed by statute Judge Dalton
Biggs must pass the death sentence
after 48 hours and at that time fix the
date of execution, which must be within
30 days after sentence is pronounced.
Sheriff N'oe la then required by law to
deliver the prisoner to the warden of
the penitentiary within- 20 days after
sentence is passed. -
To a casual observer Howard was as
coo! as ever when brought into the court
room to hear the verdict read, but a close
'scrutiny showed him to be makiB a
hard effort to control himself. His face
was flushed perceptibly and there was
a nervous quiver in the muscles of his
face and neck,.
" He received the verdict without
flinching, arose and walked out of the
"courtroom in company with Sheriff Nop
and his deputies with his Head held
erect and his, step firm, but before reach
ing the. jail door the boy broke for the
: first time during the three days of the
trial. ,As the verdict was read by the
clerk of the court several women in
" the courtroom wept.
In a calm, clear voice that: penetrated
to. every listener in the crowded court
room.' Howard retold the story of the
crime. He went through every detail
of the murder and the cold-blooded dis
posal of the body, and withstood nearly!
two . hours of . grueling cross-examlna-.
tion. showing little or no emotion.
The confession on the witness stand
(Concluded on Pas Kour, Column Three)
BE OPERATED ON
Washington, Jan. 21.: (WASH
INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR
NAL. ) - Senator McNary has been
confined to a room ina local 'hotel
by : illness sine Wednesday and
whether an ojration is necessary
will be decided; it a consultation late
today. It is stated that if an opera
tion is required! it will be of minor
character and serious results are
not apprehended.
The trouble is aj recurrence of the ill
ness of last 'December, when McN'ary
underwent a mlnbi operation. Tie is at
tended by Ir. H. JL Fowler, who is also
attending Senator Chamberlain. Their
ailments- are of the same nature, but' of
different) degree. If McNary is operated
on. he Will -be&t-the eame hospital with
Chamberlain. ,
Idaho Legislature
Will Not Hear Irish
Boise I'daho, -Jan. 21. (I. N. S.)
; Colonel John P. Irish, chairman of the
American committee of justice of Cali
fornia, will not be permitted to address
a joint ; session of the Idaho legislature
on next; Tuesday. The' senate today vot
ed down a resolution providing for the
joint session. Similar action will be
taken in the hou'se, members said. Colo
nel Irish was scheduled to address the
legislature in oppbstlion to the anti-alien
land bill, butacuon of ex-service men in
the tipper house killed the program.
M NARY Hi
MAY
ame It bn the Movies
K K. K .
Cause All Ills But the Measles
! By James I. Kilgallen
(United iNewa Staff Correspondent)
Chicago,' Jail. 21 Why did Johnny
become a J"boy bandit"? The un
censored movie.
. "What made Flossie boy struck"?
The uncensored movie.
Why does mother smoke? The
uncensored! movie.
What haf created the- love of friv
olity? The uncensored movie.
What has promoted lawlessness and
disrespect for authority? The uncen
sored movie.- t
Motion picture producers sat back and
gasped in the city council Thursday
afternoon as they listened to a dozen or
more reformers, advocating the estab
lishment of a regulatory "department of
motion pictures," tell what was wrong
with their business.
J'he producers didn't know what was
coming off and had hastily mobilized.
Their expected counter attack did not
materialize, although Dr. Samuel Atkin
son of the Allied Amusement league did
manage to contend that the movies are
already appropriately censored by the
police department and that more laws
and further censoring would be insulting
and ridiculous. . ,
But the reform element came loaded
: for bear.
OREGON BEAUTY ASKS DIVORCE
M ME. PIERRE TARTOUE of New York, the former
Claudia Windsor of Pendleton and a daughter of Mrs,
Ruth Barnett of the Round-up city, who is suing her'
artist husband for divorce. A year ago he announced she$
was the most beautiful woman in America. This, picture shows
Mme. Tartoue with some of her tarpiales, or South American
love birds, i " ,
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RELIGIOUS MENTOR
BILL 'GETS RISE'
State House, Sarem, Or., Jan. 21.
A general topic of discussion ' among
members of the house since the spec
tacular squabble of yesterday morn
ing over the bill proposing to in
stall the Salvation Army as religious
instructor at ; the state penitentiary
and the boys' training school, and
ousting both Catholic and Protestant
chaplains, who now receive $600 a
year each, has been the next- move
in this line.
It is conceded that the matter is not
a dead issue, and it developed this morn
ing a bill is in course of preparation
which may be introduced by some mem
ber of the world war service men dele
gation in the house providing that the
entire act authorizing the 1 employment
of chaplains shall be abolished.
This is in line with suggestions made
during the fight over the Hosford bill
Thursday, -when its passage was lost by
the lack of just one vote to make a con
stitutional majority.
At that time, as a compromise, it was
suggested that the state keep hands off
altogether so far as religious instruction
is concerned and leave to the various
church and religious bodies a field free
for their own initiative without hope of
state compensation or reward.'
Report is current also that the idea
incorporated in the Hosford bill may
make its appearance ii) a new bill, to
be introduced later as the proponents pf
the measure declare they would be in
a position to "put it over" if they so
desired.
Dr. W.'S. Fleming, Middle West direc
tor of the National Reform league, said
the small towns all over the country are
being deluged with improper pictures;
that there is no governmental super
vision of movies and that until such time
as congress acts and appoints a com
mission, the states and cities must do
the supervision "for the protection of
our children."
"I am a Methodist minister." Dr. Flem
ing announced in explaining a type of
pictures he said are being shown, "and
I was mortified the other day to see in
front of a theatre an advertisement
which read :
" 'Mazie'a legs startled a village; and
broke up a church service. It showed a
picture of a girl in tights setting on a
minister's lap. I do not think it is Tight
to thus hold up the clergy to ridicule."
Judge Timothy Hurley, representing
the1 Holy Name society of Chicago, cor
roborated Dr. Fleming.
"It's worse than that," he amplified.
Many of the movies today hold up
matrimony to scorn and make a mock o'
marriage." ; . ? ?
SOME OF PLATS
Then he 'assailed the present '"pinl
permit" system which permits the advertising-
of fake underworld pictures,
and salacious "artists' stories for
women. Judge Hurley read the titles
(Concluded on l'age Kour, Coluian Tn)
TARTOUE SECURES
DIVORCE EVIDENCE
Pendleton, Jan. 21. Pierre Tar
toue, noted French artist, who ar
rived from New York early this
week supposedly to consult with di
rectors of the temporary Til Taylor
Memorial association on the paint
ing of a $20,000 portrait of the mur
dered sheriff, did consult. --with -the
directors and was well received, but
his real mission to Pendleton was
to collect information on the former
life of Madame Tartoue, a -Pendleton
girl, who is suing hinx for divorce
In New York.
Affidavits of prominent local citizens
concerning the life and conduct of his
wife while in this city were obtained
by the artist, and a copy of her first
marriage license, issued to her when
she was married to Louis Roth, as well
as certified copies of the divorce pro
ceedings between her mother and step
father, Ruth Barnett and C. P. Barnett,
which was fought in the courts here
five years ago.
The artist left Pendleton loaded with
documents with which to fight the case
in the Eastern courts. Tartoue's wife,
after her divorce from Louis Roth, mar
ried J. Busch and caused a nationwide
hunt for Busch on a bigamy charge.
When the disappearance of BusA
brought a divorce, Madame Tartoue
went to New York to study music and
while there met her present husband.
Claudia Tartoue. as she is known, is
a well known beauty and has startled
the Fast with her novel dress, the fea
ture of which is the' wearing of the rare
tarpiale, a South American bird of
wonderful plumage, on each shoulder.
She is also credited with starting the
fad of diamond anklets.
The Tartoues were married in October,
1919, and in the short 15 months their
married life has been filled with ad
venture. '
When Mrs. Tartoue lost one of her
pet birds she insisted that they journey
to the wilds of Colombia to secure an
other shoulderpiece. On their return
from the trip into the land . of head
hunting natives, evidently the couple
could not agree.
Two Young Men Are
Jailed for the Theft
Of Cornfoot Auto
Robert L. Adde and Alvin Shirtlift, the
latter 21 years old and residing at 350
Kast Ninth street north, were arrested
this morning by Lieutenant Harvey
Thatcher, -charged with the theft of the
Cornfoot automobile April 18, 1919. They
are now in the city jail. ,
On the night of the theft Miss Eliza
beth Cornfoot, aged 15, emerged from
Westminster Presbyterian church in time
to see the men steal the car of her
father, William Cornfoot, prominent
shipbuilder, residing at 3S3 Margin
street. Miss' Cornfoot gave chase and
jumped upon the running board of the
car. She was thrown off, after riding a
short distance, receiving injuries that
sent her to a hospital. The men wrecked
the car by running into a curb at Four-
I teenth street and East Broadway and
abandoned it-
PLANS MADE PORT SESSION
T
BIG THEATRE
Work to Start Within 60 Days
on Companion Show House to
Hippodrome for First Run of
Pictures, Declares Sam Harris.
Construction on what is planned
as Portland-'s largest theatre will be
started within 60 days by Ackerman
& Harris, owners of the Hippodrome
theatre and its allied chain in the
West, according to the definite an
nouncement made Thursday by Sam
Harris, who was in the city for a
brief isit in connection with the
new enterprise.
The proposed theatre will cover a
site of approximately 100 by 200 feet
at a location which Harris declined to
reveal until a pending transaction is
completed. Estimated costs exceed
$750,000. The building will be patterned
after the present Hippodrome, but on a
larger scale, and for the present it
will house first-run motion pictures.
SITE NOT SELECTED
Upon the details of negotiations for a
ground lease the date for actual con
struction depends ; but. regardless of
such negotiations. Harris Thursday as
sured his representatives here and oth
ers that work would be under way
within 60 days.
Harris' plan is to install first-run
motion pictures and music in the new
house until such a time as the Marcus
Loew-Ackernian-Harris big-time vaude
ville circuit is completed, when the new
playhouse here will be converted into
two-a-day vaudeville.
"Our new house at San Francisco is
to house big-time variety entertain
ment and is the first; building in a
chain that will put two of our theatres
in each of the Pacific Coast's important
cities. I am en route home now from
Seattle, where I went to sign papers
for a 50-year lease on the site of the
new Seattle house.
EXPECTS VAUDEVILLE WAR
"I make the positive statement that
the site will be designated here within
30 days and 1 we will start work on the
building just as soon as possible there
after, but in not to exyeed another 30
days. Admittedly, a vaudeville fight is
coming to the Pacific Coast, and when
it breaks we are to be forearmed I
believe the Orpheum people are sincere
in their aims for a Junior Orpheum cir
cuit, and we are certainly sincere in
our plans' for big-time."
Building plans for the new theatre are
in the hands of the owners and, accord
ing to Harris, all details preliminary to
construction are ready except the con
clusion of the deal for the ground.
Harris has approved three local sites
and for the one he most desires he ex
pects to have to bid competitively, which
is the element that is delaying the mat
ter at this time, he declared.
The show man left' Portland Thursday
afternoon in company with W. W. Ely,
manager of the Hippodrome, who is
combining a recreation trip with the op
portunity to go over the new local plans
at the San P'rancisco office.
Bullets hot from the gun of .Spe
cial Policeman Fleming accelerated
the flight of 18-year-old Ed Jagelski.
accused of burglary, who was trying
to weave him way out of the police
drag net thrown around the build
ings bordered by Second, First, Al
der and Morrison streets, about 3:30
o'clock this morning.
Jagelski was not captured until Cap
tain Harms called all his emergency
men into play and made a thorough
search of a two story building at Sec
ond and Alder streets. Every office was
vainly searched for the man who. It was
believed by the police, was in the build
ing, when finally one policeman noticed
a small hole between two -walls. Throw
ing his flashlight in that direction he
saw a pair of shoes. Closer inspection
showed the suspect was hiding in a .small
hole.
Jagelski is alleged to have robbed the
Montana assay office, 142 Second street,
of a chunk of gold, a gold stickpin and
a gold watch chain, and also the Dahl
& Penne soft drink store cash register
of $31.50. Police say he has admitted
these crimes, but denies connection with
any other Portland robberies.
About 3 :30 this morning Special Of
ficer Boyd saw Jagelski in the soft
drink store. He at once notified the po
lice and all the reserves were sent. Cap
tain Harms had the block; surrounded
and then Jagelski was notified of the
presence of the police. 'He attempted to
escape by climbing up through a light
well in the store, and as he started to
walk across the roof Fleming saw him
and fired. This tended to increase
Jagelski's speed. He jumped through an
open window and managed to find the
hole for a hiding spot. Before climbing
down the lightwell into the soft drink
store, Jagelski is alleged to have entered
the assay office through an open window.
Shot and Killed His
Son to Save Lad's
Soul, Father's Plea
Chicago, Jan. 21. (I. N, S.) The trial
of Fraak Piano, who invoked the patri
archal code of the ancients giving the
head of the family power- of life land
death over its members, when he shot
and killed' his 18-year-old son, Frank Jr.,
to "save the boy's soul," was continued
today to - January 31 "for disposal'" by
i Judge John Fitch in criminal court.
TO CONS
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POLICEMEN TRAP
BURGLAR III
BOMBED INTO
SPEEDING UP
Talkfest, With No Results,
Arouses Gordon, Who Would
Give Manufacturers Chance;
Frame-Up Hints; To Meet Again
State House, Salem, Or., Jan. 21.
Senate adjourned at 11:50 until 11
0,'clock Monday morning.
By Ralph Watson
State House, Salem, Or., Jan. 21w
After Gus Moser's personally con
ducted Port of "Portland mass meet
ing had droned along until 11 o'clock
with but one slight ripple caused by
Senator Joseph; Representative Her
bert Godon heaved a bomb into the
sleepy senate chamber, and broke up
the - meeting.
It started out a very harmonious and
highly organized gathering, with Senator
Moser, chairman of the judiciary com
mittee, presiding. Representative Kubli,
chairman of the. Multnomah delegation,
did not show up, having been detained,
according to Moser, by a meeting of the
ways and means committee. This ex
cuse was exploded, however, by Gordon,
who aKjee to remark that the ways and
means committee was npt in session.
When Senator- Moser called Fred W.
Mulkey to the platform to tell what he
thought of the proposition of the port
consolidation. ; Mulkey gave a long ad
dress, full of court decisions and legal
information. He had prepared two
bills, he said. One giving .the port of
Portland power to enact ordinances for
its local government, the other provid
ing for the referendum of local meas
ures and questions to a' vote of the peo
ple of the distrust; These, he said, he
would submit to the Multnoman delega
tion for consideration. .
Mulkey ateo said that he considered
the general policy of voting bonds should
(Concluded on Paee Four. Column One)
170,000 OE MAIL
LOOT RECOVERED
Mount Vernon, 111., Jan. 21, (I. N.
S. ) Seventy thousand dollars of the
$197,000 stolen in registered mall
pouches in this city Friday last was
recovered today when postal author
ities working on the case ran down
a telephone message from a:i auto
wrecking plant.
Two' men connected with the plant
telephoned the officers to come and get
the money. When they arrived it was
given to them with the explanation that
it "had been found in a garage near the
postoffico and brought to the auto
wrecking plant by an employe.
One of them is Guy Kyle, former min
ister and prominent businessman of this
city, who is reputed to be the "brains"
of a gang of robbers which has caused
the "epidemic" of mail looting 'of the
past month.
A wooden box containing $100,000 in
currency, chiefly bank notes of $20 and
$50 denominations, was found hidden in
the attic of the ex-minister's residence.
the poiice stated. The money, they be
lieve, is part of the loot obtained Jan
uary 14-
Kyle is also believed to be principal
owner of the plant in which the $70,000
was recovered. Lawrence Hayes, former
employe in the plant, also is being held
with Kyle.
Buried Treasure Is
Found; Dying Man
Had Directed Hunt
San Francisco, Jan. 21. (U. P.)
Ruried treasure was found in . San
Francisco today.
Search for approximately $20,000, sup
posed to have been buried in the base
ment .of his home by the late Pasko
Zailles. resulted in discovery of the
treasure, wrapped in leather and placed
in an old tin can. The can, buried
three feet under the floor of the base
ment, was found by searchers appointed
by Judge Dunne.
Efforts to open the can and count
its contents were halted by the dead
rrian's widow, Mrs. Bertha Zalles. She
is holding it until court officials are
present.
Shortly before he died Zalles told his
wife he buried $20,000 under the con
crete floor of the basement of their
home. The woman's petition for settle
ment of the estate brought a contesting
action, a ;Mrs. Ivanica Zalles of Rou
mania laying claim to the estate on tho
ground that she married Zalles" in the
old country and is his legal widow.
Oil Prices in East
Show Sharp Decline
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 21. L N. S.)
The Joseph Seep agency here. Standard
Oil purchasers, announces that, effective
at 10 o'clock today, the price of Pennsyl
vania crude oil and five others of the
best grades are reduced 25 cents.
D'Annunzio Secludes
Himself at Venice
Milan. Italy, Jan. 21. (I. N. S.) Ga
briel D'Annunzio, who so long defied
the allies by holding out at Fiume. ar
rived at Venice today, taking up lodg
ings in the Palace of Barbarigo. He re
fused to see visitors. i
Uniform Auto
Law Is Sought
By Washington,
Oregon Solons
Uniform system of automobite
laws is expected to be drafted at k
special joint- meeting of legislative
representatives from Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho, to be held at the
Benson hotel in Portland Saturday
morning. The new bills will be sub
mitted to the legislatures of the va
rious states riow in session,
Oregon's committeemen are : Senator
Hare, Washington county; Senator Rob
ertson, Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler
counties, and Representatives Korrell,
Multnomah : Wright of Gilliam, SheV
man and Wheeler, and Carter of Jack
son county.
Washington's committeemen : Senators
Hall and Carlyon and Representatives
Hubbell. Wolf and Spencer.
The conference is the result of a meet
ing held in Portland recently at the in
stance of Secretary of . State Kozer fof
Oregon, at which the urgent need iof
pniforra laws regulating automobile
traffic was informally discussed with
officials of the three states. '
BEATS CHILDREN
Charges of brutally beating fiis
children were placed against John
i
Spencer, aged 63, 1136 Minnesota
avenue, Thursday afternoon after jhe
was arrested by officers of the Oye
gon Humane society. jj
Reports that Spencer's daughter,
Tena, aged 11, had been ke
vereiy beaten were made to the
Humane society Tuesday by the
principal of the Ockley Green school,
and an investigation resulted.
The arrest occurred after Spencet-'s
wife reported that Spencer iad
threatened to take his own life. : .
The humane officers reported that
on their arrival Spencer quoted jthe
Bible in justification of his actio lie.
Humane Officer Ross Churchill said
Thursday's, visit was his second Ayilihin
the week, a previous one disclosing that
the "senior ' Spencer had actually at
tempted to hang himBelf, George Spen
cer, an 18-year-old son, having released
him from the rope on which he was 4an
gyng from a basement rafter. After; his
rescue, Churchill said Spencer had prom
ised not to beat his children again land
no action was taken until new com
plaints were received. . ; '
Spencer wa examined as to'hls (san
ity this morning by Pr. House, who con
tinued the investigation during thejaft
ernoOn. . 1
Bread Prices Will j
Decrease One Cent
Loaf Next Monday
Kffective next Monday, the prile of
bread in Portland will drop 1 crSnt a
loaf, making the rate 10 and 15 rents
for the different' sizes, instead of -11
and 16 as now.
This announcement was made this
morning by the Portland Master Bak
ers' association-. It is pointed outs that
the bakers were enabled to bujr up
floUr during the recent slump, this
flour being now available -for biking.
The purchase was made before the later
sharp advances in flour. j
The bakers pointed out. however that
this reduction may be only temporary,
althpugh it will last at least I until
present supplies are exhausted. Iff later
advances come, bread prices will! have
to advance with them.
Ford Gains 2009 j :
Votes in Recount
Washington. Jan. 21. (U. P.) Henry
Ford has a net gain of 2009 vote over
Truman H. Newberry in the senate re
count of the Michigan senatorial election
of 1918, when the recount late jtoday
reached the end of Muskegon coujity, a
total of 1402 precincts, out 2232 n the
state. J ;
Grand Jury Indictfe .
48 Door Malters
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Chicago. Jan. 2L (I. N. S.) fForty
eight sash and door manufacturers,
contractors and leaders of local building
trades unions were indicted by tfie fed
eral grand Jury here today charged with
conspiracy to violate the Sherman anti
trust act. .;
Where Your Nickel j j
Buys the Most j
"Long Ever Ago," a complete
short story by Rupert Hughes, Is
the fiction feature of next Sun
day's Journal Magazine. Afnews
photo page and fashion page in
color and five pages of miscella
neous features also are included
in the magazine. f
"Bringing Up .Father," J'The
Katzenjammer Kids," "Little
Jimmy" arid "Mr. Eubb" ai?e the
four full page comic features,
each reproduced in color,! that
make The Sunday Journal comic
the incomparable fun sheet. j
The price of The Sunday jJour
nal is FIVE cents the coy, as.
usual. . I i
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AND QUOTES
ACTOR J BRADY IS SOUGHT
FOR DUAL ROLE OF 'SHADOW'
AND 'TALKATIVE BURGLAR'
Evidence Indicates That ex-Convict, ex-Navy Man and One-Time
Habitue, of North End, Whose; Real Name Is George Billings,
Played Parts of Character Who Recently Terrorized Portland,
and That One Role Was Assumed Merely to Tantalize Police.
Police are searching the country for trace of George Hillings,
alias Joe Brady, former vaudeville actor and convicted burglar,
whom they believe has left Portland after playing the roles of
"Shadow," the blackmail terrorist, and the "Talkative Burglar."
Brady. is believed to have achieved the greatest dramatic success of his
entire. dramatic career through, the exploits, now attributed to him, of the
dual criminal who for weeks threatened aitd laughed at private citizen. ,
public men and officers of the peace. The country is to be circularized in
an effort to effect his capture.
- jEven if evidence gathered from many
sources prove insufficient to connect
Brady with the crimes that have startled
Portland for weeks, the melodramatic
quality of the work done by "Shadow"
and Uve "Talkative Burglar" would offer
a; strong hint that the actual operator
had a keen sense of humor and a strong
dramaUc taste. .
Many believe that if Brady la the man
Who enacted the dual role, he essayed
the part of the letter-wriUng black
mailer merely as a final means of tan
talizing the police department, before he
left- Portland. It ia ventured that this
latter stunt was his method of poking
fun at arid "kidding" detectives who
have been on his trail on more than one
occasion, and that he received a hilar
ious "kick" out of the proceedings when
he found his "Joke" was being taken se
riously by the bltiecoats.
Brady, It is known, was in Walla
Walla under the name of Billings, and
was in San Quentin. Other reports in
dicate that he was in a similar institu
tion in Kansas, and the police are be
lieved to be searching for other criminal
records involving him.
iHe is also a former sailor of the navy.
Until the second week' in December,
when the police grew too active on his
trail as the "Talkative Burglar," he had
rooms at 127 Twelfth street. V. J.
McGill is proprietor of the house.
Further criminal activities of the
,ShadowTrTTr'tlie "Talkative Burglar""
are not expected to .occur in Portland.
The police grew too 'warm en the trail
of the man playing this dual role.
iVIDESCK FOISTS TO OJIBft ;
J Responsibility for the series of early
morning robberies in December and the
attempted blackmail of seven. prominent
PortlanderSf-this month is placed on one
man through definite information in the
hands of the detectives.
Principally because the detective bu
reau lacked; coordinated effort and par
tially because police and victims of the
plotter feared full publicity of the work
of this criminal of dual character, the
quarry has been allowed to skip away.
Brady has 'almost posiUvely : been
Identified as the "Talkative' Burglar."
Roscoe C. Nelson, one of the victims of
the affable night prowler, has seen and
identified him as the man who broke
into his home at 29 J Aspen street on Uie
morning of December 13. j
LETTER LEADS TO BRAIIY !
Besides, Brady ' has been almost
positively identified as the author of the
ietter received by Nelson negotiating for
the return of a diamond solitaire stolen
from his home. I
. Although Nelson has consistently re
fused to tell of his contact with the
Talkative Burglar," preferring to leave
the matfer in the hands of the detectives,
and, although the detectives 'have main
tained a,- guarded silence. Nelson Is
known to be the man whose investiga
tion of the robbery at his own home led
to the hunt for Brady. '
On the night the "Talkative Burglar"
visited the Nelson home he was not care
ful of guarding his identity while he was
stealing jewelry and money from a
bedroom.-
JfF.LSOW MEETS HIM
Shortly afterwards Nelson is known to
have met the man who broke into his
house on the street. The detectives were
noUfied and after a careful investiga
tion of the rogues' gallery. Nelson picked
out Brady's picture as the man wanted.
In quick sequence other facts came to
light which apparently identified Brady
as the man wanted.
.Late in November Bi-ady paid several
visits to Bob O'Neill, manager i of the
Home Patronage Necessary
Would Supply Work to Idle
By Marsliall n. Dana
It will be disastrous to defer pat
ronage of home industry or any
other steps that willj provide for the
employment ol the (growing number
of men and women who need work.
Forty-two names are on the list of
Oregon National Guardsmen who need
something to do. These are men who are
In training, most of them at personal
sacrifice of time and convenience, for the
defense of state and nation, should an
other war emergency arise.
Among them are stage hands, bakers,
candy makers and machinists' helpers,
steel workers, office boys, card and sign
writers, truck .drivers. chauTfeurs, rivet
ers. Tile clerks, salesmen, surveyor's as
sistant, carpenters' helpers, messengers,
clothing and haberdashery salesmen,
box makers, box nailers and bookkeep
ers. ' 1 -WAITBES8E8
JSEED' WORK
Bmployers who cart use one or more
of these men are asked to call Phillip
M. Hicks at the Armory, Broadway 2244.
A restaurant keeper Inserted one want
ad for a waitress and there were 40 ap
plicants for the Job of carrying trays
loaded with dishes where it would have
been difficult to get anyone a short time
ago. - - - - .; .
1 The Jantzen Knitting Mills, an .Oregon
Globe theatre, arranging to plat-e a pro
logue act at the theatre. Brady had
three Hawaiian dancers whom he picked
up after their manager had abandoned
them at the Star theatre.
The prologue act was to- be played at
Thanksgiving time to the picture 'The
Idol Dancer." but was not put on, ac
cording to O'Netll.
Shortly afterwards Brady went to :
O'Neill and asked him If he could Iden
tify him to cash a small check from the
government. During the conversation
he showed O'Neill a' discharge from the
navy. It was a dishonorable dim harpc
and was signed by Dr. B. L. Norden of
Portland.. .
O'Neill asked why Brady did' 'not huve
Dr. Norden Identify hirn. and the man
left to visit Dr. Norden. ,
T11KS LETTER TO NKLROxft.
Then came the letter from the -"Talkative
Burglar" to Nelson offering" to ex
change the diamond solitaire for 1100.
In subsequent telephone conversations
with Nelson, the burglar wan asked
what he could do to prove that he would
keep his word In returning the diamond.
"I have not always been a thief' was
the reply made by. the 'Talkative' Burg
lar.' . T Itnow Dr. Norden and Rob
(ConehitMi on Pstfa'Thraei 'liimn n)
SEATTLE TO FIGHT
PORTLAND RATE
Seattle. Wash., Jan. 2 l.Att.orney
General L. L. Thompson of Wash
ington is dr all Ing -'up a petition for
a rehearing in the x Portland .' rate
case, the Chamber of Commerce was
notified today'.
The port commission today requested
the state public service cdinmisslon to
hold a hearing in the case.
Thompson's petition will be presented
to the interstate commerce commission,
which recently allowed , Portland a , 10
per cent differential over Puget Soiind
In freight rates .from south of the Snake
river. - -
Thompson's move will be made on be
half of the public service, commission,
which was an intervenor In the suit
brought by the Portland port commis
sion aalnst the Northern Pacific and
Oregon-Washington railroad that result
ed in the establishment of the different
tiat.
A rehearing 'is favored by tho Seattle
and Tacoma. port and commercial bodies.
One local newspaper is campaigning vig
orously for a rehearing.
The port commission's rcinmendatlon
is that the service . commission lower
the rate to Seattle from that part of
Washington south of the Snake river
to the same level as that allowed' Port
land from the same points.
An opinion of. the port's counsel de
clared that the service commission had
jurisdiction over intrastate rairn.
Thompson's move is liideiiendnt of the
port request, and would call for a com
plete rehearing. Tho. port request is to
4n.ni.rtt - th rrimm,li-A -fTTi n i Ktti tin St fid
have the service commission lower the
rate from the four counties in the south
eastern part of the state to attie.
Speaking editorially, an evetjlng paper
says that Oregon has practically , an
nexed these four grain growing counties.
industry, which uses yarn made in Ore
gon from the backs of Oregon sheep, to
manufacture all kinds of knit goods,
writes to The Journal :
"In the. last few months have ha1
to reduce the force in our sweater de
partment 75 'people whoe average pay
was about- J100 a month eac h. Among
these people were mother and fathers
who" were supporting families nnd.young
men .and women who were helping vto
support their parents and brothers and
sisters.
MAKES SUGGESTION
"To lay. these people off goes ajcainst
the grain of aiiy employer with a heart.
"The Journal has suggested a way to
relieve this, situation and to prevent it
fr.om getting worse. We are glad to take
advantage of it and bellnve it will suc
ceed if we can really get the. people to
realize the - true situation . and to take
action.
"Jt is estimated that the three sweater
mills In the state of Oregon the Jantzen
Knitting Mills, the Oregon Knitting com
pany, and the New York Knitting com
pany supply less than, one-tenth the
sweaters used .in the state, and If the
buyers in the different stores would give
us only one-fourth of their business we
could Immediately put back to work all
of our old employe and add some new
ones.
"The ennmimers' demand would work
like magi' " .ft
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