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, pi today's features . w LA A W rAVrlNY rlKi 7i YV rSSSfSst -r WUVOr THE WEATHER "Are Scree TaTeritea ireeesiaryt ' : War la Feaeefal Treaehes. War Hrk Hatty Peek Had to Kill Herself. Mary Garde a aad the Chicago opera. . Portland and Vicinity-Sunday prob ably rain; westerly winds. Oregon and ' Washington i Sunday probably rain W., fair K. ; west winds. iVOL. XVni. NO. 45. CITY EDITION PORTLAND, OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6, 1921. SIXTY-FOUR PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS fcs- . , . . . 1 ' , , ' , . , rrr- - r : - ; " .. : r- ; .. - ; ; ' 1 . " V CRUCIAL FIGHT STILL PENDING Oregon Legislature, Facing but I It Days of Action, Has Not J- Passed Single Major Measure. Sparring for Advantage Has End- j ed, However, and Stage Is All I Set for Main Political Events. State House, Salem, Feb. 5. With but ; 11 working days before final adjournment the legislature is Stag gering into the fifth, and next to the p last, week of the session, its com mittees gorged with undigested leg- 1 islation, not a single major, measure through both houses and with but very few important bills through the house of their origin. : The senate and the house are rapid ly drifting into the customary Jam those days of turmoil and nights of trade out of which comes the laws of Oregon. : - Theo sparring- .for the most part has .ended and the fighting his begun. Dur ing the past four weeks the battle lines f this group and of that have been consolidated and entrenchments per fected. The next two weeks will see the legislative battle fought out in all lis varying phases to victory or defeat. ' Sight important problems face the legislature for solution, in so far as that may be accomplished by this leg islature. Named in the order, of the probable strtf e and contention that will rage around them are : Irrigation, re apportionment, the ' road program bills. teachers tenure, prohibition, soldiers' bonus, the i Port of Portland bills Jfcnd the state finance bills. , Fish and game legislation, that an cient enemy of peace and harmony, V Concluded on Pace Six. Column On) Measure to Check Carrying of Guns, As a result of the numerous tragedies in Portland due to the promiscuous car- . rylng of firearms and culminating in the Lotisso tragedy followed by the slaying of Attorney Charles J. Schnabel Friday, the Portland Ad club has taken steps to urge the legislature to enact drastic leg islation against carrying firearms in . Oregon, ' ' With the cooperation of District At torney Evans, City Attorney Grant, Sheriff Hurlburt and Chief of Police Jenkins and the Multnomah delegation t Salem, the Ad club hopes to present a bill .before the legislature in time for its passage during the present session which will minimize the sale and use of firearms throughout the state. Last of Gangsters y In San Francisco Case Found Guilty Wn Francisco, Feb. 5. (X. N. S.) Thomas Brady, last of the San Fran cisco gangsters to be tried, was late today found guilty. Brady was charged with aiding and abetting the assault on Jean Stanley and Jessie Montgomery, as an aftermath of which three officers were slain and their slayers in turn were lynched. Brady had been acquitted on one charge and the Jury disagreed in the first trial on a charge of aiding and aoetung tne assault. raska Hogs -y.; . Oregon Can't By Marshall X. Dana "I have been reading your articles in The Oregon Journal of late," writes F. H. Pfeiffer of Albany, "and note where you are asking the pub lic to patronize home industries, buy Oregon made products, thus keeping the factories open and giving men work. . While you were writing these articles, did you ever, stop to think what Swift & Co.; and the Portland stockyards . are doing in regard to the hog market? I notice from re ports in The Journal that they are shipping carload after, carload of Eastern hogs into Portland and pay- ing more money for them ' than for Oregon hogs. "I cannot see. that this is Just to the Oregon farmer. If you would use part of your space In encouraging the Port land packers .in buying Oregon raised hogs as well as advising the public to patronize manufacturers, you would be doing a good thing for the Oregon farmer and for Oregon as a whole," DEMA5B OUTDOES SUPPLY 'Here is another ' of those "from the ground up" home Industries," The pig on the - upland - meadows of Wallowa eounty or the fields of the Willamette valley has ever been looked upon as the "mortgage lifter" of many a new home on the virgin soil of Oregon. 'But what are the facta? Ia the Oregon grower unable to Net Truth in Advertising The Journal is the Only Portland Daily Newspaper to Show an increase in Advertising v i '. , Volume for January I' V' ' 'the score v ;' " i by inches . 120 Joiirnal 61,126 64,800 3,674 Telegram.,. 41,871 39,278 .. .;.. ,2,593 News 32,005 27,750 . . , , . 4,255 . Oregonian' 86,957 .'82,628 ' .; 4,329 The Journal has the most discriminate advertis ing policy of any Portland newspaper , '' - It reserves tlx right . to reject advertising copy " ' which it " deems ; objectionable. . It also will not ' print any copy that simulate reading . matter or a. .. : - that cannot readily be recognized" u. advertisings Docis Clean Advertisings Pay? JOE POESCHL Legal Machinery Moves Swiftly in Returning True Bill for Attorney f Schnabel Slaying. Machinery of the law was put in rapid operation Saturday in the case of Joseph C. Poeschl, who on Friday shot and fatally wounded Charles J. Schnabel, a prominet attorney, while the" latter was waiting for the ele vator in the. county building. An indictment charging murder In the first, degree .was returned by the Mult nomah county grand Jury against Poeschl Saturday afternoon. The indict ment followed' closely after a corner's Jury had formulated : a verdict that Schnabel had come to his death from a bullet wound Inflicated by Poeschl. The witnesses at thel coroner's inquest were Otto J. Kraemer, Deputy Sheriff A. C. Schinner nd Joseph J. ScheeJand. Kraemer witnessed the shooting as he emerged from Circuit Judge Tucker's court room and Schirmer" and- Scheeland were standing by .Schnabel when , the hot was fired." ; The testimony of the witnesses followed .closely descriptions that have already been published. : r A charge of murder In the first degree was laid before the grand jury Saturday forenoon following the discovery in coun ty records that on October. 17, 1914, Poeschl had been .examined by Dr. San ford Whiting as to his sanity and had been adjudged sane. ; The funeral of the murdered attorney will be held Monday at 2 p. m. at the Unitarian church, Broadway and Yam hill. : After services at' the church by Rev. W. a. Kliot. the body will be taken to the crematorium. t The honorary pallbearers will be J. B. Cleland, Wallace McCamaht, B. B. Beekman. P. J. Bannon, Henry E. Mc Ginn, J. Ofner, Fred Stadter and Judge H. O. Morrow.; The active pallbearers will be K E Heckbert, J. ;T. Lighter, Dr. William Fiebig, William MacKae, Allen Ells worth and Charles Calkins of Hood River, - - j Frost Warning Fund Included in' Measure Washington. Feb. 5. (WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Sen ator McNary has secured the insertion in the agricultural appropriation bill of 19000 for frost warning service at Med ford which was refused in the house. This is one of the Items of the which will be reported to the senate in about 10 days. Are Imported at - t Fill Demands market his hogs to advantage . In the Oregon market? Is the Oregon packer discriminating in favor of the middle west? Are Oregon consumers buylnsr eastern 'hams and. bacon without so much as a ! question as to whether their purchases (benefit Oregon agriculture and indus try? j . ; : V r . The answer to Mr. Pf eiffer's letter from the packers is that the supply of Oregon hogs is not equal to the demand, hence the importations. ' OKEGOIf FARMERS RESPOND 1 The market department reports that the stockyard and packer Interests once sent out men urging' the production of hogs. At that time Nebraska was re ceiving millions of Oregon dollars for hams and bacon. The Oregon farmers responded wonderfully so wonderfully, in fact that in a few years production exceeded demand and . the buyers com placently did the usual thing, ffhey forced the price down below the cost of production. The farmer quit producing hogs and Oregon has resumed the buy ing of middle western products through the medium of local packers. But the packers deny they are paying more for Nebraska than for r Oregon bogs. They aay the price merely ap pears higher due to the freight rates and that they would gladly" fill all their needs in Oregon, if they could. This discussion, may seem quite apart from the main . proposal that to keep Oregon Industry in operation will tavert business depression. While there is no purpose to follow the question far, yet it is a serious problem, and the correct solution would be worth millions to Oregon agriculture and industry. '191 ' " ' 6M AUTOS HIT 2; Richard A. White, Aged. 80, Suf fers Skull Fracture j Mrs. H. H. Dascher Injured. Two pedestrians were struck by automobiles at almost the same time Saturday evening ' while ; crossing streets close to the: downtown sec tion, one victim, Richard A. White. aged 80, of 246 Broadway, probably byeing fatally injured, 'and the other, Mrs. H. IL Dascher, 175 North Sev enteenth street, being seriously in jured. Both were taken to St. Vin cents hospital. White, a retired railroad man and a Knight Templar of Walla Walla, who re aided with his daughter, Mrs. L, M. La Mar, ?40 Broadway, was struck by an automobile driven by Harvey M. Thomp son, 674 East Burnside street, es he was crossing Madison street on Broadway at t :35 o'clock ' Satnrdsv vnfn' ' Whit received a fracture at the base of the skuii, rrom.whicn physicians say he has juue crtance to recover. - r . -MA3T 'AFKARS SUDDEHXY Thompson, who is a teller at the First National bank, was mine , nmitH m Broadway and had into Madison street; completing the i"' wnen a man appeared standing in front of the machine. .ThniYlTlBnn HAoa,ojl V . A . & t - wv-wcu .IV ffM iivt. BuinK more than 10 miles an hour, and said ne aia not. sKia jn stopping the ma chine, The left fender struck' the man and hurled him tr lhi atr.at rrynmn son was new under JZ50 bail on reck less artvinsr rna rpp. A. J. Mumby of the Venable hotel saw the accident and thonp-ht th going north on Broadway, while Thomp- Bwn saaa tnai ne oenevea tne man was going south, on Broadway. White was sent to St. Vincents hos- piiai alter emergency treatment. At about the same moment White was Injured, Mrs. Dascher was struck by an automobile, driven by A. L. Smith, 4709 Fourth street, president of the Arthur xj. omun Automobile company, as she was crossing Thirteenth at Irving street. LIGHTS BLINDED HIM Smith had a nartv of frtAna Ing to test a patent gasoline feed de vice. " Witnesses say he was going south on Thirteenth at not more than 15 miles an hour. Another automobile driven by J. N. Hanna was coming north on Thir teenth Street, and thA Smith rartv 9T the lights on the Hanna machine blinded mm so mat ne am not see Mrs. Dascher step from in front of the other automobile- directly in front of . his own. Mrs. Dascher crossed the street about la reet irom the crossing. Mrs. Dascher wm tili.n tn at xr cents hospital, where it was found she was not seriously nurt. Bhe was later sent Dome, 1 Oregon Water Survey Is Provided by Bill " Washington, Feb. 5. (WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL) Provi sions for surveys of Tillamook bay and harbor and the Umpqua river with a view to further ; improvement to meet needs of lndustrv were inlu144. hv Tan resentative Ha wley's request, in the sur vey oui wnicn was reported today by tne nouw n vera gnu naroors committee. Facts About Japan ' and Her Ambitions An understanding of the Jap anese question is of moment to all Americana, LieutenantFrank ,V, Martinek of Chicago, who for , two years waa intelligence officer attached to the Asiatic' fleet, re ceived an unusual insight Into the activities of Japan In the Far East, especially in Siberia, f 'High "military and n&val au thorities have encouraged Lieu tenant Martinek to make known these disclosures, which are de signed to: enlighten and ; Inform "and not to arouse "Jingoism." Through an arrangement with the Chicago ' DailyHNews THE . JQURNAL will publish these ar ticles, . beginning . . . , . Tuesday, February 8 VICTIMS ARE MAROONED Passengers and Crew of Schooner Klamath, Ashore on California Coast, Cut Off From Outside. Vessel Driven in Near Point Arena in 85-Mile-an-Hour Gale; Car rying Passengers to Portland. San Francisco, Feb. 5. Cut off from aid from sea by 'mountainous waves, and prevented from commu nicating with tbe outer world by land on account of shattered wire facilities, the 1 9 -.passengers and 34 members of the crew of the wrecked steam schooner Klamath', which was driven ashore about . 7 3 miles north of San Francisco early yesterday morning in a terrific gale, will prob ably have to spend the night at the little village of Delmar, protected from the storm by whichever make shift shelter the" village can provide. The only definite word that has come from the scene of the wreck was from the steamer Curacao. Before departing northward -Captain Charles Hall of this steamer wirelessed he had every reason to believe that all had succeeded in reaching the shore from the stricken steamer. . REPORT VESSEL DESERTED , Army aviators who circled over the wreck at great height reported he ves sel deserted. . The officials of the McCormick Steam- ( Concluded on Pact Seren, Column Three) News Index Today's Sunday Journal I incomplete in might Sections ; Editorial Section 2, Fat 4. Foreign 8 out Africa, Uar 8ecd Sacikxi 1. Pace S. - BritUh Spirit Better Than on Continent Sco- .... uou a, rua x.-.- . Rational Wilson ' Veto Orerridden Section 1, Pate L Iioans to Foreisn Coantrus Section 1, Psca 2. O. O. P. After Solid South Section 2, rate 8. Electoral Vote in Poor Shape- Section 1, Pace 5. Money Kins Say -U. S. Moat Act Section 1, Fate 4. Hardinc Boat Delayed Section 1. Pat 4. Ship Allotment to Be Subject Section 1, Pate 8. Legislature Fight on Big Bills Section 1, Pate 1. Olcott'a Profram Gaina Section 1, Pate 1. - Domostlo Mrs. "Peete - Sentenced Section 1, Pate 1. Shipwreck Yietima Marooned Section X. Pate 1. Rail Unions Win Skinni&h Section 1. Fate 3. Minint in Alaska Section 1, Pate 10. Northwaal Japanese Veterah' Admits Kill Wig Gambler Section 1.- Pate 2. " Lerislatora Visit O. A. C. Section I. Pat 6. Dedication at Sntherlin Section 1, Pate 10. Wheat ICorement Discussed Section 1, Pate 12. Girl Student Is Sculptor Section 1, Pat 12 Albany Eliminated From Debate Section 1. Pate 12. Portland Joe Poeschl Indicted Section 1. Pat 1. Autos Hit Two Pedestrians Section 1, Pat 1. "H. K." Identified ' as Crawford Section 1. Fate 1. National Asked to Soire Union Issue Section 1, Pate 4. 1 Boy Scouts to Celebrate Section 1; Pat 6. South Sea Views Shown Section 1, Pate 6. Belief Procrains Joined Section 1, Pat 6. John Teris Held for Grand Jury Section 1. Pate 7. Legion to Handle Unemployment Section L Page 7. O. E. Workers Welcome Leader Section 1, Pate 8. W. C. T. 0. Officials Coming Section 1, Pat 8. To Boost Oregon Products Section 1, Page 11. Auto Monopoly Opposed Section 1, Pag 12. Business News ' Real Estate and Building Section S, Fat 1. Markets Section 3, Pat 12. Finance Section 3, Pat 3. Marine Section 3, Page 2. port Section 1, Fag 13. Section 6, Page 4-5. Automotive Section 6, Pages 1-6. On tli Finer Sid The Week to Society Section 4, Pages 2-3-4-5. Women's Qub Affairs Section 4, Pate 6. In Portland Schools Section 4, Pat . Fraternal Section 4, Pat 8. American Legion News Section 4. Pag 8. The Grand Army Section 4, Page 5. National Guard- Section 4. Page 6. s Drama and Photoplay Section 6. Pages 1-5"; Section 7, Page 2. - The Realm of Music Section V. Pag 8; Sec tion 7, Fag 5, Pasture ' ,' Just a tattle of Ererythint Section 2, Pag S. WbVa Who on Broadway Section 8, Pag 2. " Ring' Laidner'k Letter Section 4, Fag 8t Portland Boy in England Section 4, Pag 8. European Press Comment Section 2, Pag 2I The National Caatitol Section' 2. Pag 2. Letters From the People Section 4, Psg 7. North Bank Road to Tap Virglo Country Sec tion , Pat 1. . Millions Spent on Lincoln Highway Section 6, Adjust Car Bearings Carefully Section 8, Pag J. PrisciUa Missed by John AJden (pictorial) Section B, Pag 1. ! .t . . Tillamook Bock Beaeiged Section 2, Pag 2. Who's .Who' in Tifariiltrtr' flortlim 2, Pag 8. Ctiriitlm Science Lecture Section 4. Pan 7. ' Magazine .. . General New (pictorial) Section T, Pat 1. Mori Stars and Big Salary Section 7, Page 2. War in Peaceful Trenches Section T. Pag 8 Why She Had . to Commit Suicide Section 7 Pate 4. . ; - ' Divas DriTiat Varinnsal Crazy -Section T. Pag 5. "Who-ia-ahe" Gowna Section 7. Fat 6. . Health. Beauty and Horn Section 7, Pag 7. "The Uanhattanite, by Louis Weitsenkora Section 7, Pag 8. ' ' Com lea - " -t Section 8. Pages 1-4, -- MRS. HARDING WHILE IN NEW YORK TO SHOP WIFE of the president-elect, who becomes the first lady of the larfd March 4, photographed : in her suite at the Ritz-Carlton in New York, where she made her. headquarters during her shopping tour of the metropolis last week- Her companion was Mrs. Edward B. McLean of Washington.. ' 'j . ... . ,. : ; . ' ,.. , ..: t .' ''.' ' v ' - , i ; V 1 v - ,-,':'"' t v i " - - ,- - ' i - - J ' - -- s ."'' 'S- ".tY j.. V,, - i ? ' ' r - - 'y- p-Jm rail., ."I-; u i -'',- , - - - 'Ki vsm h ' - f - -,' -y i fa tffl f - y -; 5 ,',-- p .y I o - PS '"1 sy r--r. - Mr- JC-V . ' ' ''' W"Wwwc':'':''s' -Y'injVll aiia " ' '' ' : Umatilla Association Is Launched; Estimate Cost $25,000,000; ' States Seek Government Aid. Bylviarsliall N. Dana .. , Pendleton, .Or., -Feb. 5. "Where rolls the Oregon, and hears no sound save it own daskings." Hold on. Just a minute, please. - At Pendleton, the . highest" voltage town of the West, Saturday, the poetry ceased to be modern. It describes the day be fore yesterday of time. What happened is this: - An unusually complete representation of Oregon and Washington communities proceeded to organize without a single chilling drop of pessimism down the track of enthusiasm the Umatilla Rapids Power Site association.' It is a $25,000,000 organization, of which the officers are Judge Gilbert M. Phelps, Pendleton, president ; K. ; - M. Crawford of Walla Walla and S. II. Boardman of the town of the same name, vice presidents, and Pat , Iioner gan of Pendleton, treasurer. ; : r ; The purpose is to put a yoke on the Columbia at Umatilla 'rapids, three miles above the old steamboat landing of Umatilla, and translate the "dashings" into: y.: i Canalization for navigation of "the mid-Columbia...- . , M The development of a head for hydrp-. (Concluded on Fag Eleven, Column Five) YESTERDAY c By. United Press . ,: . SE3TATE ' Laid aside emergency tariff bill to consider 1410,000,000 sundry civU appropriation measure- - ' Voted $10,000,000 for dam at Mussel Shoals nitrate plant. Naval committee heard Admirals Fiske and Sims on Borah resolution for six months' suspension of naval building. Manufactures committee continued hearings on Calder coal bill. . , Senator Robinson tried to have all nominations made by -President Wil- son referred to committees, but Sen ator Lodge objected. ' , - Delegation of American Legion officers urged Senators Penrose and m McCumber to get immediate action " on soldier bonus bill. . HOITSB - . - Brigadier General William Mitch- -ell urged greater aviation develop ment before naval affairs committee. Ways and means committee con sidered tariff schedules on paper ' and books. - House over-rode, President Wil- , son's veto of the resolution fixing the size of thsarmy at 175,000. .. . Completed consideration of army appro priat ion bill, but i delayed final ' vote until next Tues'-ly. J Webster Is r ; b t ar r d . in , ,;,S.till'c't Well Known Character j Actor Is Given Unwelcome Rofe by Uy S.' Revenue Agents. , , Starring: George P; Webster, char acter, actor kof the Baker stock com pany, in a new drama entitled "Still ness.' - The play Is gripping: and according to United States revenue critics who have reviewed the first two acts, bids fair to "become one of the season's dramatic' hits. , Neighbors living in - the apartment house at 380 Morrison street, where Webster resides, reported to government officials Saturday that they had ' been sniffing ; subtle odors, The prologue of the 'drama shows the . mob . scene, with . housewives, i i students, soldiers and others bussing 1 about, ' sniffing. The .. first act shows the ; cozy kitchen of the actor's snug abode, a tea kettle singing, 1tb spigot at the sink dripping. Webster is seen, his movements being shrouded by mystery. Enter 'Deputy ; United States Marshal Mann, who bows to the audience, sig nals for the spotlight and utters in an orotund "dramatissimo voice : "You are under arrest on a charge of violating Section umphsteen of the national pro hibition law." ACT TWO IN COUBT Act H is" laid In the courtroom of United. : States Cpmmlssloner .Kenneth Fraser. . Act II, five days later, same as Act II. , . . The play is not completely written so far, because the playwrights, certain liquor sleuths of the government serv ice, cannot forecast, a suitable climax. Government agents 'assert - that the neighbors, after : smelling fumes that had alcoholic suggestions, reported their suspicions. A federal agent went to smell also. He knocked at the door. and the emanating aroma, so the charge goes, convincea nnn . that all was not well with the ' Volstead act Taking ad vantage of a recent court ruling that a smell is as good as a search war rant, he went in, and declares he found the actor busied at the tea kettle to which was attached long glass tube onto .which, dripped faucet. water : from the TEA KETTLE HAD SECBET In the tea kettle was reported.' to '' be a quantity of fruit fermentation. The vapor passing through the water-chilled tube was condensed and dripped into a tumbler. .. , ... . y,i r Commissioner Fraser released Web ster on bond to appear Jiext '- Thursday for prellmihary hearing. It was evi dent,- the arresting agents asserted, that the veteran actor bad not been. selling any of the product of the home-made sail," and that, in fact, he appeared to be merely rplaying" with the rir and noting the curious results of his chem ical studies. - Webster is one of the best-known actors of the Northwest and has been a member of the Baker company for many years' t Friend of Long Standing in San " Francisco Recognizes Amnesia Victim; Wife Is Overjoyed. ; n -"By tJnhrersal Service) -4 : San; Francisco, Feb. 6. -Positive identification . of the . mysterious "H."!K.," alias John Ryan. Oakland amnesia victim, as William 'A. Craw ford of - Three Lakes, Wash., was made today by D. WV ; Jenkins, Pa cific coast'manager of Henry Dlaston & Sons. Jenkins has- been: an inti mate of 'the .nan for the past 12 years. , ' Crawford is said to have left his home' at Three Lakes on March 26. 1920. tak ing with him a large sum of money. At the time of his disappearance he told his wife that he was leaving for Port land to ' visit relatives who were 111 there. . He was never heard of after that time. 1 , .. . . '- "Oh, you do not know-how grateful I am that you telephoned me ; now I know my husband has been found after ' all these terrible months of grief and anxi ety," Mrs. Crawford exclaimed when in formed by The Journal at midnight of the identification of . the . Oakland am nesia victim by D. .W. Jenkins, v "I have felt sure for days that it was my- husband whom they found In Oak land, but Mr. Jenkins identification re moves all' possible doubt." Mrs. Crawford said, i "Oh, : I am so thankful r now I know my dear husband is safe." Jenkins- was intimately associated with (Conelnded on Pag four, Columa Tliree) Gasoline Is 29 Cents Here Why 35 Gents at ' Seaside? Astoria motorists still pay 22 cents a gallon for gasoline, although iden tically; the same grade , of 'gasoline sells tn Portland for 29 -cents. y - Seaside motorists and those who fol low the paved highway between Port land and the sea for the most part stili pay 85 cents a gallon for gasoline of the same quality as that which in Portland sells for cents less a gallon. -One ga rage, however, is said to be charging 23 cents . '-!'-. ; ' Such wis the telegraphic information received Friday from the communities at the mouth of the river: '. Several weeks have passed since at tention was called to the discrepancy. in price paid by Astoria and Seaside as Compared with Portland- ; X The managers of the oil companies at that time placed the responsibility for the excessive prices on the Astoria and Seaside garages. . The same condition still obtains,, they aay. . . MRS: P WIU8T SERVE LIFE TERM In 4 Hours Jury Returns Verdict "of Guilty for Denton Murder; Recommends Prison Sentence. While Husband Weeps, Woman Has Superb Poise; Smiles as She Narrowly Escapes Hanging Los Angeles. Cal., Fob. 5.- (U. P.) -Mrs. Peete was found guilty of murder in the first degree and sen tenced to lila imprisonment. i '' The verdict came after almost four hours of deliberation. Mrs.- Peeto ap- . parently barely escaped the noose. Un der their verdict the Jurors could have sentenced the pretty 27-year-old defend ant to die on the gallows. The courtroom was empty save for a number of attorneys and newspapermen. Mrs. Peete stood erect close to her semi invalid husband, who had constantly been at her side throughout the trial. "Guilty of murder in the first dearee, with a recommendation for life iroprison- ment.; read the foreman of the Jury. ; WEEPS LIKE CHILI! Peete's thin flgure: slumped and he emitted a guttural, heartrending groan. K wept like a child as he hugged th mother of his four-year-old daughter. When the verdjet fen on her ears, Mrs. Peete. gave a superb demonstration of the supreme poise which she had main tained throughout the trial. She forced a faint smile and patted the back of her husband as he embraced her, his face convulsed in emotion and : tears flowing from his eyes. Escorted back. to the county' Jail, Mrs. Peete leaned for the first time upon the frail arms of her husband. "VEBDICT SPEAKS FOB ITSELF District " Attorney Woolwine, who di rected the prosecution, said regarding the verdict: "The verdict speaks for itself. There is nothing more to add." Public Defender W. T. Aggeler. who (Concluded on Pags Be Yen, Column, Ki re) House Vote Again Approves Plan to ' j Cut Standing Army .'Washington. Feb. 6. I7. i P.) The house late today overrode President Wilson's veo of the resolution ordering a reduction of the army to 175,000 men. The vote to override the veto was 271 ayes and 18 noes. Those voting to sustain the- prettident were : , Bee, Texas; Bland, Virginia; cleary, New York; Coady, Maryland; Camp bell, Pennsylvania ; Bgan, New- Jersey ; Fischer, Tennessee; Igoe, Missouri; Mc Andrews. Illinois; Mason, Is'ew Jersey; Pell, New York; Baker, California; Slmms, Tennessee : " Tague, Massachu setts ; Weaver, South Carolina, and Wel ling, Utah, all Democrats. The veto was sent to the house earlior in the day. The president declared that with only 175,000 men. the organization of the army, determined on by congress when it "passed the army reorganization bill, could not be carried out. Just before acting on the vote, the house completed consideration' of all amendments to the army appropriation bill, ' providing money enough for only 160,000 men during the fiscal year be ginning. July 1, next. . The final vote, however, was delayed until next Tues day. . . Steamer Eaymond, Disabled at Sea, Calls for Towboat -(By CniTeral Serriee) Eureka, Cal., Feb. 5. At 1:40 o'clock this afternoon the naval wireless sta tion at Table Bluff, near here, picked up a call from, the steamer K. L, Drake, saying that the' steamer Raymond was in distress '21 miles south of Northwest Seal Rock, near Crescent City. , The Raymond's engines are disabled. Thj message was communicated to tow boat captains here-and brought the re sponse that nothing could be done, as the bar is so rough that it would be im possible for any towboat in the harbor to cross ou$. "Uneasiness is -felt for Ihe' safety of the steamer Washington, which left San Francisco for this port Thursday. Boats bearing gasoline which enter the Columbia river stop first at Astoria and the supplies of the lower Columbia district -are discharged Into tanks. The Astoria garages pay the same wholesale price as the Portland garages 27 cents a gallon. . But where the Portland dealers are content with 2 cents a gallon in profit, the Astoria dealers ask S cents a gal lon.' .'.,( To the 27-cent wholesale rate ef As toria tend Portland is added J'i cents for transportation to Seaside. The Sea side dealer pays 28V4 cents a gallon but retails the gasoline for 35 cents a. gal ion i " ' No explanation for the practice has been made. ."What traffic will bear" is repre sented as the lower Columbia rule of price fixing. Many motorists have protested againrt what they declare to be extortion.