CITY EDITION
CITY E DITION
"Because of the Dollars'.
., Next Sunday the fiction feature of The
Sunday Journal Magazine will be an un
usual and weirdly interesting: tale of the
Kastern Seas. iU title la "Because of
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DOUGHBOYS
SENTENCED BY
Fifteen and Six Months' Impris
onment Are Terms Imposed on
U. S. Soldiers Who Attempted
Capture of Grover Bergdo!l.
Mosbach, Germany, March "2 3. (U.
I.) Two "American, detectives con
nected -with United States military
forces were sentenced today to re
ceive terms In a German prison.
They were convicted in a German court
on the evidence of Oerroan witnesses on a
charge of attempting- to kidnap Grover
Bergdoll, American fugitive. ;
Carl Neaf and Franz Zimmer, the de
tectives, were charged with Illegally as
suming; the power of police officers. Neaf
was sentenced to 15 monthe,. Imprison
ment on the additional charge that he
"shot and wounded a German girl in
Bergdoll's car. Zimmer was given ix
months. - i
The men were defended by lawyers
hired by the American Legion.
; Bergdoll himself was a witness. He
told a halting story and so clearly con
tradicted himself that the presiding
Judge finally warned him of the strict
ness of the German perjury Jaws. While
the American draft dodger was on the
stand, the hostility of the crowd toward
the two detectives was shown by Its
, remarks.
Hisses were. frequent and officers of
the court made litUe effort to quell the
demonHtrations.
DODGER MAKES BOAST
Bergdoll Is not satisfied with the
penal sentence imposed. He boasted to
. his German friends that he would put
the Americans "where the dogs wouldn't
bark at them for five years."
N'euf and Zimmer escaped too lightly.
according to ISergdoll.
"Still," said the deserter, "we've
shown those guys they can't pull that
stuff In this country.
. Bergdoll's limousine, chauffered .by a
- wuea msusucnra, nquin-neaaea uer-
mana ex-sergeant, was the object of a
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ON RUSS POLICY
Washington. March 23. (U. P.)
The Harding administration will be
asked very early in the new session
of congress to state plainly its atti
tude on thequestion of' trade with
Russia.'; It Was learned today.
An Interpellation in the form of a res
olution is to be presented in . the senate.
Two such resolutions are being drawn.
one by a Republican senator favoring
trade with Russia, another by a Demo-
cr'at opposing any - American dealings
with the Soviets.
The senatorial resolutions being pre
pared ask the following questions;
, 1 Whether any definite policy with
: respect to Russia has been decided on,
' and if so. what policy?
2 What information this government
. has ; regarding the reported abandon
ment by Lenin of the soviet plan of gov
ernment and his reported statement that
Russia must revert to a capitalistic sys
item? - ' ; ;
'. 3 Whether the United States has re
cently been approached with respect to
' concluding trade agreements with the
soviet? v
4 What sums of money are due from
Russia to the United States, both gov
ernment and private funds? -
5 What arrangements, if any, are be-
. ing made to collect these sums?'
Salt Lake Girl's -Skirts
Too Brief to
Please Los Angeles
Los Angeles. Cal.. March 23. (U. P.)
"Gee whis. can you beat it?" pouted
pretty Pearl Hill, 20, a Salt Lake danc
ing teacher, held in- the city jail today
on a charge of disturbing the peace.
"Here I am in a cell just because some
one thought my dress was too short.
Miss Hill was arrested last night after
she had planted a haymaker on the
jaw of a woman attendant in a dance
hall; who accused her of wearing her
skirts too short. It required three po
licemen: to lock her up.
GERMAN COURT
SENATE TO QUERY
Future Men May Be Whoppers
Autos Are Lengthening Spines
:(By TJniTenal Service)
Detroit, Mich., March 23. Man is
growing so big that in time he'll have
to get off the earth.
I He will be in the-same class with the
dinosaudeus and the mammoth white ele
phant And other pre-hlstoric animals.,
So ; maintains "Levi S. Gardner, De
troit scientist, inventor of the ball bear
ing typewriter, the electric gun, and
student of evolution. ,
"Men will be 132 Inches tall in 24,000.
000 years and in a few more million he'll
be too large to live on the earth ; there
won't be enough food to sustain him,"
Gardner said today. ,
- . He says future man will have a spine
resembling a circus pole in length. :.
"The automobile is lengthening men's
spines," Gardner stated, "and it is short
ening his legs. : If people ride around in
'Cherokee
Strip" for
Stanfield
Washington, i March 23. These
seven new Republican j members of
the senate- wllli occupy 1 the 'Chero
kee strip" during the ; coming ses
sion: ' ' i
Oddie, Nevada : ? Stanfield,' Oregon ;
Weller, Maryland ; Ernst. Kentucky ;
Dursum, New Mexico; Norbcck, South
Dakota, and Shortrldge, California. This
means they will have seats on the
outer rim of the Democratic side of the
chamber with all the Democrats situ
ated between them and the main group
of Republicans. 1 There were three seats
available on the1 Republican side, Willie
of Ohio and Gooding of Idaho got two
of these by being appointed to full va
cancies a short, time before the entering
of the administration. McKinley, Illi
nois, got the third by drawing lots with
the two newcomers.
The title "Cherokee strip" was coined
during the late- Theodore ; Roosevelt's
administration when certain Repub
licans, led by Senator Lafollette, were
assigned seats apart from the organi
zation , supporters, because the Repub
lican leaders never knew how they
would stand on! administration policies.
The present strip, however, is for the
most part "regular." H ;
LEGION EXPELS
LIEIIT.-
New York. March 23. 7(1. N. S.)
Lieutenant Colonel A. - L. Anderson,
who won high 'honors in the world
war, ceased tqjbe a member of the
American Legion today. He was ex
pelled because .of utterances in his
speech at the 'Horror on the Rhine"
mass meeting; at Madison Square
Garden a few; weeks ago. ; j'
Lieutenant Colonel Anderson was tried
by officials of the American Legion sit
ting as- a court-martial, but was not
present. He was a member pf, the old
Sixty -ninth New York regiment, rising
from the ranks to the second highest
officer of the unit. i t;
.The meeting which Lieutenant Colo
nel Anderson spoke was arranged : to
protest againstj the use of negro troops
on the Rhine by the French. Lieuten
ant Colonel Anderson, in the course of
his remarks, is reported to have said :
"I will call the attention of these par
ticular people to the words of our presi
dent at the time of his dragging us into
the war.'. .!.! -;
Bill Which Johnson
Is Attacking Goes
ft Up for Signature
" Albany, ? N. "TV March 23. Governor
Nathan L. Miller's traction bill which
Senator Hiram Johnson ' of California
has beeh retained to attack on behalf
of New York city, passed in the assem
bly or lower house of the - legislature
Tuesday night,; after a seven hour de
bate. The vote was 91 to 6. The bill
passed the senate last week and ' now
goes to the governor for his signature.
The bill has! been the cause of a ter
rific outburst !f protest by New York
newspapers. It is believed certain to re
sult in the imposition of the 8-cent fare.
It is also said to invade the right of
municipalities to . control municipal af
fairs. -The bill would give power to an
appointive state commission to-adminis
ter the traction and other public utilities
affairs of municipalities and to abrogate
contracts closed many years ago. ;
$1,600,000 Is Reply
To Appeal of Pope
- Rome. March ; 23 L N. S.) Pope
Benedict XV has received nearly 8,000,
000 lire (approximately $1,600,000) for
relief of the child war sufferers of Eu
rope, with the United States leading in
the list of contributors, it was semi
officially announced today. The pope's
appeal for the- juvenile war sufferers
was sent out; - from the Vatican some
time ago and : the response was instarv
taneous, it was said.
Three More Arizona
Banks i Close Doors
Phoenix. Aria, March 23. ( I. N. S.)
Following heavy -withdrawals result
ing from the failure this week of the
Central bank of Phoenix, three other
state banks , in " Maricopa county with
resources aggregating $1,700,000 closed
their doors today. They are the Citi-
xens State bank of Phoenix, Exchange
bank of Peoria and Central bank of
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suiumuoues lor a few million vein.
their legs will be about the size of pipe
ana won i ne strong enough to
support the rest of the body, which will
grow larger 1 as the legs grow shorter.
Men of the ' future- will have broader
snoiaers and bigsrer heads." j
i Gardner maintains that it t th sit
ing of the automobiles which so affects
me spine. . - - . . -r "s- .
Prohibition ! and other efforts to take
temptations away from the people if per
sisted in mean that the race will he iim.
inated before its time, according to Gard
ner. . : Ji ; , ' .
"Temptation is intended by God to re
move misfits," said the scientist. ,
xou can t change a man's heart by
removing the agencies of temntation.
Better that over-indulgence should re
move the evils from the earth than to al
low mem to remain here and pollute
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COLONEL
BERLIN FAILS
ON DAY FIXED
Temporizing Note' Sent in Place
of Billion Gold Marks Demand
ed for March 23; Farther In
vasion of Country Considered.
By Edwin Hullinger
Paris, March 23. (U. ,P.) The
possibility of a - farther invasion of
Germany arose today on receipt of
another temporizing note from Ber-;
lin. r;f
It was believed the allied reparations
commission would consider advancing
allied . troops into other rich industrial
sections of Germany. Confiscating of
property was urged in some quarters,
proponents of . the idea declaring the
German government could reimburse its
citizens who lost property in that man
ner. ;,..;'; -- --. ,:
The allies had set today, March 33, as
the date by which Germany must pay
one billion gold marks on the indemnity
account. Instead of the payment they
received a note suggesting a re-opening
of the entire discussion. : ; ;
The i.ote , stated that German I ex
perts would be put to appraising in
demnity payments already made. If the
total does not reach the 20 billion marks
to be paid by May 1 of this year under
the peace treaty, the note said, an effort
would be made to float a loan. : ? ; ;
It was stated, however, that such ! a
loan would have to be considered in
connection with the entire indemnity
problem and therefore a renewal of con
ferences wan proposed.
French officials especially resented the
note. They declared it Ignored the de
mand for the payment set for today
and that it showed the! Germans still
were- intent on negotiating a settlement
on their own terms and in their own
way. The resentment was so keen that
the reparations commission was expected
to be the center of a fight to '"put the
screws on Germany. i; i
NOT BE EXPENDED
Salem. March '2Z. Governor Hart
having vetoed Washington's, appro
priation' toward the. support of- the
Northwest Tourist . association," Ore
gon's " quota of 1 5,0 00' appropriated
toward ; the sopport of thla associa
tion at the recent session, will revert
back - to ' the " general fund ' unless
Washington's share is made up by
private subscription, it T ia pointed
out by state officials here. s.
The Oregon appropriation was made
contingent upon Washington contribut
ing a similar amount for the two-year
period, either through legislative appro
priation or through private subscription.
British Columbia ia to contribute a total
of $37,500 for the biennium. i ;
The association asked for an appropri
ation or $100,000 from Oregon at the re
cent legislative session, but this was re
duced to $75,000 with an additional $25,
00 given to the Oregon State Tourist
Information bureau, which is to work in
cooperation with the Northwest associa
tion in interesting tourists In . Oregon
after they have been brought to the
Northwest by the other organisation.
This appropriation, it is pointed out, was
not made contingent upon any other. ac
tion, and is not affected toy Governor
Hart's veto of the Northwest Tourist as
sociation appropriation bHl. ? i
tiovernor Hart s action - in vetoing a
$50,000 appropriation for advertising the
Northweet to tourists will not affect the
activities of the Northwest Tourist asso
ciation, in the opinion of Washington
tourist enthusiasts, despite the effect of
possible nullification of Oregon's major
appropriation. W. N. Hofmann. president
of the association, received word to this
effect from Seattle Tuesday. ;
Approximately $37,500 will be needed to
start Washington's share of , the work.
and representatives from ten cities of
the state, who" met in Seattle last week to
determine ways -and means for raising
the required amount through ; popular
subscription, have' informed Oregon rep
resentatives that the job can be done.
At a meeting of the' Oregon branch of
the tourist association Tuesday, the
hearty cooperation of this state was as
sured citzens of Washington, and a tele
gram was dispatched to that effect.
Freight Rates West ,
Of Cascades Bring
Kick From Tacoma
Seattle, March 23. (IT. P.) Protests
against the proposed increase of freight
rates wtet of the Cascade, mountains
were made to E Henry, agent of the
North Pacific Coast freight bureau, 'and
a railroad committee yesterday after
noon by a delegation of Tacoma shippers.-.
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i The delegation pointed out 7 that the
elimination of less than . carload rates
will work a hardship and that the In
crease of rates to the Grays Harbor sec
tion will give San Francisco jobbers an
advantage. Seattle shippers will make
another, protest in a few days, i .
Man Beating Way! on
Train Loses .Limbs
La Grande, March S3. George Mur
ray of Spokane Buffered loss of both
legs when he fell under a freight train
a mile: from this" city Tuesday. Lee
Shaver, w ith whom Murray was beating
his way, jumped off, tied the stubs up
with handkerchiefs and made his way
J to town to seek help " ,
TOUR ST FUND MAY
Harding to
Go Slow on
Disarming
Washington, March 23. I. N. S.)
President Harding is- in favor of
disarmament measures but is not
ready to decide that the United States
shall take the initiative by lessening
its armaments, he today told a dele
gation from; the "Society of Friends
of Philadelphia," which called upon
him to urge that he 'take , steps to
lead the world in disarmament.
The delegation was headed by George
W. Warner and William B. Harvey and
members stated that . the president-; re
ceived ; their I plea sympathetically and
stated he . would be glad ; if tills nation
could lead In disarmament but .said he
was not ready to commit himself to a
disarmament plan yet. The president
stated that he now believes that this
government - cannot afford to , be ; 10
ships behind any government, in naval
strength. ,
BIG CHEST DRIVE
The doors of the children's homes.
the baby, homes and the day nurs
eries of the city swung outward to
day and the hundreds of abandoned.
neglected, ; homeless and dependent
littl e charges were "at home" to
every resident of Portland.
Open house at each of the 60 institu
tions to be aided through the Com
munity Chest has been planned as a
means - of . showing prospective con
tributors just where their money will
be spent. - : 1 . -
UOMKH ABE V1SITEI
The first of these visiting days was
observed today, when ' scores of people
visited the Waverly Baby home, the
Boys' and Girls' Aid society, the Chil
dren's home, the . Christie Orphanage,
the Jewish Shelter home, Portland Fruit
and Flower Mission Day Nursery. St.
Agnes Foundling asylum and St. Marys
home
These actual peeps behind the scenes
give promise of results in the collection
of funds, for there are few hearts eo
stony but what the velvety touch of
baby hands, the soft embrace of little
arms and the baby's gentle coo,
will
melt, andl many visitors expressed their
rreat surprise ? that-so much splendid
work is being carried on in Portland of
which the average citizen knows noth
ing- work that has. for its final OD
lective the building of a finer citizen
ship. ,4 jf , ' v'" ' " "ir- -i "-'.-.-.. " p0-i "
Tomorrow wtrt be old I0sr. aay.
when all interested cl tisena are urged to
visit the following institutions
Mount St' Joseph Home for the. Aged,
East Thirteenth and; Stark streets.
Ninety-five homeless old men and women
were carea m uric 411 a-w. ,
Wood mere Old Peoples liome ftsgan
Home Colony). 7511 . Sixty-fourth ' ave
nue southeast. Woodmere gave shelter
to 33 old people In 19ZJ. f
Ardenwald Place (PlsKah Home Col
ony), Tacoma avenue.; Cared for 1
old people in iszu.
Statistical data from the eu tnsuiu-
tions to be . aided throueh the Com
munity-Chest campaign show tlt
among the .235,282 -.persons, aided by
these organizations in 1920, 7500 in
dividuals and 1200 -whole families were
saved from the ravages of utter poverty
GOOD WOBK DONE
This number v represents virtually
a whole town that was aided just with
in the confines of the city of Portland.
Twenty thousand sick persons called
upon the medical agencies for aid dur
ing the past year. 1000 homeless babies
and children were given needed shelter,
and 500 husbandless or deserted : gins
with 283 fatherless or deserted babies
were given the proper I care at the city
Institutions during the year.
There were also 7300 men. down and
out, broken in body and spirit,! who
were rescued and strengthened and re
stored to man's estate during 1920.
Arrangements have been perfected lor
an intensive cooperative movement
among the entire - local Jewish colony
with a view of giving the greatest pos
sible assistance to the Community Chest
drive and this movement will be crys-
talized into active form at a mass meet
ing to be held at the B'nai B'rith temple,
Thirteenth and Mill streets, next Sun
day night. " Delegations representing
every Jewish activity in the city of Port
landreligious, social, : educational," re
lief and welfare will participate in this
united effort toward the success of the
city-wide, campaign.
Charles F. Berg, . lieutenant general of
Hie Community Chest drive, 1 will act as
chairman ' and the principal , addresses
of the evening will be made by Ben Sell
ing and Max Hirsch. " A special musical
program has ' been arranged for. this
gathering and the other details are in
the hands of a special committee, of
which Joseph Shemanski is chairman.
500 Business Men
Linked in Plan to
TopularizeVOpera
Chicago. March 23. (I. N. si) Control
of the Chicago Opera company has to
day passed 'from the hands of a small
coterie of wealthy backers into, the hands
of 600 Chicago business men. :
Each of the 500 has been pledged to
underwrite the expenses of the company
ciuring the next five years to the extent
of $1000 per year apiece if necessary. It
is the purpose of the new organization to
popularize opera . and make : it pay.
George M. Spangler, formerly. connected
with the JhicKo Association of Com
merce, is the new business manager.
Navy Recruits Sign
At Portland Station
Three recruits resulted from the first
day of the marine corps operations on
the recent order to start enlistments. Roy
H. joubert or 446 Sixth street. Russell A.
Saunders of 10 Irving street and Alfred
K. Cameron bf Cle Klum, Wash., were
the ones signing Tuesday. The corps is
now taking men for both the three and
four-year enlistcienta ,.'t.: . g.
OMES VISITED IN
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QUARRELOVER
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Mayor Baker and Commissioners
Bar bur and ; Pier Vote to Pay
Him on Auditorium Contract;
Bigelow, Mann Warmly Oppose
By a, vote of three to two the city
council this forenoon adopted an or
dinance providing for the settlement
of the claims connected with the
Contract of Hans Pederson for the
construction of The Auditorium. The
compromise figure named in the or
dinance is $36,702.84. The original
claim was upwards of $76,000.
Immediately following the passage of
this ordinance, by the same vote an
ordinance was adopted making an ap
propriation, from the general fund for
the payment of the figures named in
the settlement ordinance.
MAYOR'S VOTE DECIDES
The vote foe the ordinance was cast
by Mayor Baker and Commissioners
Barbur and Pier. Commissioners Bige
low and Mann voted against -both ordi
nances, maintaining a position which
they have 1 consistently held since the
matter has been under consideration.
that there is no legal obligation on the
part of the city to pay the claim.
- The ; ordinances were introduced by
Mayor, Baker as the aftermath of months
ul roiuuaeruiou ul a net Auuiwrium
claims, during: which period two special
commissions passed upon their validity
and held that the city was under a moral
obligation to reimburse the bondsmen of
Pederson who made possible the comple
tion of The Auditorium, k.-- ; .; -. ;
BltAsLOW FILES EXCEPTION
When that matter came before the
council , - today, -. Commissioner Bigelow
filed for the record a typewritten state
ment setting forth his position that poor
management was responsible for the con
tractor's losses on The Auditorium. -i He
also spoke on .the subject, declaring that
for the council to pass the proposed or
dinances would be to establish a legal
Liability where none now exists, s ,,
To ; my mind," - said Bigelow, "it
would be a crime If the city votes any
sum of money- to the bondsmen of Hans
Pederson cor his failure to properly con
duct his business,"
SU5H ALSO OBJECTS L " - v
Commissioner Mann explained that lie
objected to "passing the . buck up to
the city auditor and making him bear
the brunt of any further contest against
the payment of the claim. He claimed
that if City Auditor Funk refuses' to
issue the warrant and ia -then, manda-
mused by the bondsmen of Pederson, the
action of the council in passing the ordi
nances , would be prima facie evidence
that the claim was considered a Itgal
one. and the courts would so hold.
In explaining his position. Mayor
Baker , declared that he believes the
claim a just one. . and that if the city
can settle for the compromise, figure
reached and stipulated in the ordinance.
it would be doing the just and fair
thing, I
"WOETH MORE THAN C08T
"The Auditorium, when it Was fin
ished, was worth considerably more to
the city of Portland than it cost," said
Mayor Baker. "I don't want to be
party to denying what is Just and right
to any group of citizens. I consider it
a moral .responsibility for us to pay this
claim. . - - ! :- -
Before the vote was taken. Commis
sioner Bigelow insisted that the council
record should contain a statement from
City Attorney Grant as to whether or
not the city was legally obligated - for
the claim. ' ' , - -. - ,
"Standing on the record for former
City Attorney La Roche, which -1 have
carefully studied. said. Grant, "I take
the stand that there is no legal obi! ga
tlon on the part of the city." ;
FCSK WILL BEFTTSE L
It is understood that,' City .Auditor
Funk will refuse to issue the warrant
for the amount named in ' the compro
mise ordinance, ' and that the next step
will be a mandamus suit on the part of
the Pederson. bondsmen to compel him
to Issues . the . warrant. : This is to be
in the nature of a "friendly suit" to
establish the city's right to make the
payment- - I
Cardinal Gibbons i
Approaching Death
Baltimore, Md., March 23. U. P.)
The condition of Cardinal Gibbons late
today was such that his death was ex
pected at any time. It was said he had
been, virtually unconscious most of the
day. His heart is ' extremely weak.
Prayers - were said in - all Catholic
churches, today for the cardinal's re
covery or his peaceful death.
How's Business?
Big Question
Today
- The readjustment of business is
a paramount question today.
7 ; Its development wilt be related
in The Journal through a series
of daily dispatches from the prin
cipal business " centers , of the
country. j 7 -
- Through a corps of staff cor
respondents The Journal will pre
sent , the 7 business - news of the
country in a concise and accurate
form'. ' V ' f.t7
This news servjee will not In
terest the business men alone; It
will be of Intimate concern to
every consumer. I
. "Today's Business News Today"
will be begun in The Journal next
week. "" ' " i. .. ; . .. "
The Journal ;
Boy Is Center of. Stillman Fight Ml W I y ( I f
GUY STILLMAN, 2-year-old son of Mrs. Jame$ A. Stillman,
wife of the multi-millionaire president of the National City
. bank of New York. Stillman denies he is the father of
the boy and makes the child a defendant in his court action.:
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SLAYER S SCENARIO
PUT IN EVIDENCE
Joseph Poeschl. charged with mur
der in the first degree for. the death
of Attorney Charles Schnabel, Feb
ruary 5, remained on the stand all
this morning after testifying for, two
hours and a half Tuesday .afternoon,'
and It seemed unlikely that his tes
timony would be concluded until
late in the day. " , , .
Poeschl's "scenario" was Introduced
in court this morning. The scenario
rolls up like a player piano record md
when unrolled it is 100 feet long. There
are rough drawings every few Inches
with explanations carefully made in pen
or pencil. '
The scenario was prepared by Poeschl
during many years to show how he had
been persecuted by; railroad agents and
those he believed In league with them.
He thought the whole world was against
him.- Pictures -were shown of doctors
and nurses who he believed had tried to
poison him. They were shown eating
cinders, hanging by their necks - from
the gallows and on the operating table
with great splotches of blood red ink-
below them. ' The pictures illustrated
Poeschl's-Idea of ultimate justice over
taking his enemies.' He especially seemed
to think that the whole tribe of million
aires was after him. Schnabel was only
one of many persons toward whom he
held a personal grudge.
John AsilIerT who is defending Poeschl
on the expressed wifti or me court, is
carefully " developing evidence to estab
lish the .Insanity of. the defendant. ;;
Three Mysterious '
Disappearances m
Week-Rouse'.Salem
Salem. Or. March 23- Three mysteri
ous -disappearances within - a 'week, are
occupyinef the" attention of j Salem ao-i
thorlties.. v All three were - reported to
local police Tuesday. . . - j
. Emroett'. H.; Thomas,7r son 7 of " L. - B.
Thomas of Route 1, Salem, has. not been
heard from since he left his home to
drive as stranger about the country in
an automobile Tuesday of last week, ac
cording to a report made by the father.
i S. P.'rTaylor, 2. '.left home' in search
of work Thursday: of last week and has
been missing since that time. His rath
er . Informed ;the police, t .
Kenneth Elrich of Salem has been un
accounted for since March. 8, according
to reports made to the police by friends.
Thomas was supposed - to nave re
turned to his home here last Wednesday
and, inasmuch as no word has been had
from him. foul play is, feared.
Apartment Rental
Taxed in Koumania
Bucharest, March 23. The new Rou
manian budget ' includes- taxes on doors
and -windows, firearms, sporting goods
and the rents taken in from furnished
apartments. -
PREM ER HINTS OF
GENERAL ELECTION
London, March 23. (U. P.) Pre
mier Lloyd George today urged the
nation to get ready for a j general
election "at no distant date." . His
warning was uttered in a speech to
new coalition members of parliament
at a luncheon.
Woman Loses Her
$10,000 Diamonds
In S, F. Restaurant
-(ByUnhrtf ml Service) :
San - Francisco,;; March 23. Ten thou
sand - dollars worth ' of - diamonds were
mysteriously lost In Tail's restaurant in
O'Farrel street Monday night by Airs
Agnes Shanley, divorced wife 'ef F. P.
Shanley, manager of - the - Continental
hotels in Los Angeles and San Franctsco.
The geme disappeared after Mrs. Shan
ley had been taken suddenly ill and went
to the dressing room. One ring was in
sured for 5000. :
Italy's Ambassador
To Leave in August
.. (By Ttnited News) '.
Rome, March 23. The Agensia Volta
announces that Ambassador Picct . will
give up his post In Washington, prob
ably in August, on the completion of his
efforts to straighten out the financial
situation existing, between Italy and
the United States. .
Debs Case Arouses Hapgood
Ledger's Stand Is Criticized
By Xornun Hapgood
" Editorial Correspondent TJnirerul Serfiee :,
- Washington. March 23.-T An ele
ment that never seems to lessen In
the ' difficulties- between 7 the ' en
trenched 7 few; 7 and the unprivileged
many is the arrogance of the for
tunate whenever they, feel safe. The
Philadelphia Ledger admirably rep
resents the desire of the rich to keep
everything they .have got and add as
much more as possible. It has broken
loose in an editorial that, requires a
little attention. ; It says: ! V .- '7' -
"Norman Hapgood, suggests to hU So
cialist friends, if such they be. that their
plans to picket the White House In pro
test against the .continued imprisonment
of . Mr. Debs, are, for the moment inad
visable. Mr. Hatgood counsels the So
cialists to wait a couple of months. t
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INFANT CHILD
Legal Battle to ; Make Banker
.1 James Stillman Pay Wife $10,-
000 Monthly Opens; Financier's
Income Shown to Be $536,000
White Plains. N. Y., March 23.
(U. I) The veil of attempted
secrecy was ripped from the Stillman
divorce scandal today.
Delancey Nieoll, attorney -for
James A. Stillman, millionaire finan
cier, openly charged in Justice Mor
se ha user's court that Mrs. Stillman
took as her lover , an Indian guide
and had a child by him."
He declared six witnesses already had
testified to this effect, in secret hear
ings. - - ,. .
INCOME i8,000
Charges which have been merely whis
pered were shouted aloud In court, in
the presence of an eager swarm of spec
tators, - as the lawyers wrangled over
the question at Issue whether Stillman
should be -ordered to pay Mrs. Stillman
$10,000 a month alimony pending trla!
of the case. This application finally
was taken -under advisement by Morsoh
auser. The judge was informed that
Sunn-tan's income last year was $336, CO".
Although ' Sttllman's charge of hln
wife's alleged intimacy with Fred Beau-
vals was openly made, Mrs. Stlllman's
attorneys failed to bring in the name of
Mrs. Florence H. Leeds, who has been
mentibned. by her.
CHARGES OXE-SIDEB
The only reference to Mrs, Stlllman's
counter-charges was made by N tool I
himself, when he reviewed the case, stal
ing incidentally "and now Mrs. Stillman
makes charges.'..
John VL Mack of Poughkeepsie. gur-
dlan of the interests of Uuy Stillman,
the alleged illegitimate child, declared
that the baby's legitimacy could not be
questioned, -
Testimony taken before the referee, ne
said, shows that no other man except
James A. Stillman is the father er Uuy
Stillman. The referee ordered ther tes
timony attacking the legitimacy of the
child, Guy, struck out of the record.
Nothing is recorded that impugns tne
legitimacy of the child. f
J.LEAP8L FOR WOMAX ,
Then Jonn.f. Ktennan, tbiorney. n.
record for Mrs. Stillman in the Wet
;hester, Putchcss and ruinam county
courts, arose and addressed the court.
"Let -us take this case and -get aow
to brass tacks," said Mr. .Brennan. "V
are not here asking for generosity. -We
are Jiere to assert our l ights. We want
an opportunity to find out what thes
warrior-like people are up to in the
wilds of Canada and we want especially
to know what they have. to do with this
cane. -: v f '.;--
'We arc here asking for the rightful
custody of the children. We ask the
court to set the rate of alimony at $10,
000 a month, which Is a little over llOou
(Concluded on Pe Three, Column Pour)
WRIGLEY TO BUY
LOS ANGELES CLUB
Los Angeles, Cal., March 23. (I.
N.'S.) William Wrigrey Jr.. owner
of Santa Catalina Island, tho Chica
go National league baseball club and
resident of Pasadena virtually has
completed negotiations for the pur
chase of the , Los Angeles baseball
club, according to reports from Pas
adena today. , : " :
Harding in Favor of
Early Tariff Action
Salem, March 23. President Hardinj
leans strongly toward early tariff legis
lation covering a few agricultural prod
ucts, according to a telegram received
by CJovernor Olcott from Senator Mc-Nary,--who
expressed the opinion that
congress will stand back of the president
in this policy.. The telegram Is In re
ply to a letter written by the g-overnor
to members of the Oregon delegation in
congress .urging early action on this
problem. .
by that time Mr. Debs has not been re
leased Mr. Hapgood Infers that picket
ing the White House 'will be a haj?py
thought and entirely in order.
"Mr. 'Hapgood's advice; if it may be,
thus construed, is bad advice. If fol
lowed it will Inevitably get those who
accept it into very serious trouble. This
country Is in no mood to accept public
demonstrations of any sort from tho?
whose record in the time of its peril
bears! the tint of saffron or is clouded
by disloyal thought or deed. No matter
what happens to Mr. Debs, the Socialist
are not coing to picket the White Hou..
This is a settled and established fact."
SAYS FACTS ABE WBOXO
Oh, how grand and courageous andred
blooded that editorial writer sounds, sit
ting: in his. comfortable chair. emittlnT
hish sounding common place to show his
superiority to thoce less haughty than
himself.
(Concluded on Fsse-Two, Coiman Kmr)
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