The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, September 21, 1921, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text- THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND, OREGON : THREE OF SLEEPING MICHIGAN FAMILY CLUBBED TO DEATH retained conadauaneM In the hospital I today. Attempt were mad to qnea- tton ber. She Mid no thins but "Mam ma, dear, what happened V Solution of tha dime will never come from AnJlth, It was believed, aa doc tora eay that although tha little girt may live, she will never regain her rlfht mind. OUCH! POLITICAL PIE HUNGERS Dowactac, Mlch Sept XL (U. P. Tha only clew today to tha fiendish mur der of three members ot a family was a bloody finger print and a nail-studded club, "William Monroe. 45; his wife Vary. 42, and their daughter Teva, IT. were found In bed with their skulls crushed. : Ardith, IX another daughter, was found terribly injured. Her face had been beaten beyond recognition and ber skull fractured. Grace McKee, daughter of a neigh bor and playmate of the Monroe chil dren, made tha gruesome discovery, She had not seen her playmates since Baturday and. believing they were ill, knocked at the Monroe cottage. There was no response and she entered the un locked door. "Mamma, Mamma," mumbled Ardith, " who was lying on the floor with her arras clasped tightly about a table leg. The McKee child, horrified at the mis ery ot her blood covered chum, ran from . from the house screaming. Ralph Gillette, brother of Mrs. Mon roe, rushed Into the house. WIFE'S HA5D RAISED i In the main bedroom he found Mon ; roe and his wife dead In their bed. their faces crushed. Monroe had evidently been killed instantly while aaleep, as his hands were still hanging down by his side. The wife, it was believed, bad been LOtaTICS ESCAPE, X EITHER TIOIE5T, ASSERTS DOCTOR Kalamazoo, Mich- Sept. 2L-(U. P.)- Two Inmates of the' state hospital for the Insane escaped about a week ago-, Dr. George Fin eh said early today. The superintendent said, however, he did not believe cither would commit mur der. AGAIN DITCHED ARBUCKLE CONF SSED E GRAND JURY IS TOLD (CooUsoad From Ftse One) Passing strange fcourh ft may seem to the anxious horde of Pie Boya. who have been sitting at (ha empty counter dangling their useless fork 'for the past two weeks or more, United States Senator Bob Stanfield showed up in Portland ttils mornUij and became visi ble to the naked eye Jus HtUe while after Senator Charles X MeNary rolled out of the Union station eastward bound lor wasningion. iuo wmww, therefore, la all off in a thousand nlae mftpi nr less. at course it was senator aianneio "party." Ha framed It, and forgot k or was unavoidably detained. When he came home, that is to Welser, be au- torney Brady would request that Bern nacher proceed at once to San Francisco and that he might he used at Arbuckle's preliminary hearing, scheduled for to-1 grated to Senator MeNary, who was con. morrow In that el5y. CATJ8ES EXCITEME3CT Repeated efforts by Brady to get in touch with Seronacher yesterday and to day indicated that he had some inkling that important disclosures - might be tng later, that they meet at tne junior umtnr'i Idaho aeaoauartera ana ow cuss remaining patronage pu isles. COSFEEEJTCES IBW Up to that Ume the liacussions. or -conferences." as they are cauea n u- made if Semnacher could be persuaded cil life, had bee and far between . .tw .w I ..in. la tha fact that Stanfield baa not , . . . - , , . v. ti-,. It was reported at Bemnacbert home been at wMquwn '""A Y A .a.n in .ho. v. .t... kori I k tiu VtMii acootinir hither ana yon m prepared to go to San Francisco. Ap- the Interest of the livestock pool organ n.,M v.. . , Jltiiin a-vwsv. Senator MeNary wired him vum v. m ihuvh iiui v a. a I - - - h v uaA .mii.,.j thin fi. s.in..iA. artian ha would be in wetser, nq u er decided to unbosom himself to Ztoran. I Junior senator bopped the ,-'0fJ When the news of what Semnacher he receive me teiegrmro, ot had told the Los Angeles county grand came to Port ano. c iary "Tv Jury spread quickly there was great ax-1 his flight at we wano r tam.nt In tha ranka of tha Arhupk at. I came on in lo rerimuu. - " semblln tha broad acres of hla aheep ranges. , . ' -Incidentally, David XOrtng, wno reaiu I ,: aurveyor; and civil engineer, has com into the limelight as a candidate for 1 anrvev-ar eeseral ln tha last tew days .'and his candidacy la being urged by mann friends, who look apoa nun not only as having qualifications but as a possible dark horse who might do aoie to run away with tha Job and settle the quarrel that has sprung up about it. -Stanfield is planning to start ror Washlnrton Saturday next and the various candidates whose ahibitions are hanging on the hook awaiting confirma tion by the senate are walking around now with, bated breath waiting for some thing to Jar loose In the cenata ana start their commissions out west. They are hoping now that, the long delayed "con. farenca" wuJ t held wnen eianneiu finally gets back to Washington and that the plums, like the leaves of th autumn, will begin to fall. BANK MERGER TO BE Tl (Cob tinned Frect Fit One) COMPLETED moon tioaaa president ef tha bank and K. T. GruwaQ. president of the People's bank, will become -vice president oi the re organised concaro. The State Bank ot Portland waa or ganised In the spring of 1917 for tha purpose ef taking over the business oi toe - Scandinavian-American nana, lo cated at Park and Morrison streets. A year later the bank moved to its present quarters.- According to a statement Is sued September a. tha resources ot the State bank. amounted to 2,50Mo. ana it held deposits amounting to ix,ezs.- S28.75. Officers of tha State bank are: LeKoy D. Walker, president ; An than Dckern, Conrad P. Olson and 8. J. Graham, vice presidents; Maynard Redmond, cashier; H. a Vogct, assistant cashier ; A. a. Herndobler. auditor. Additional direct ors are : W. H. Balr. U. A- Brandes, A. E. Clark. C E. Cochran, H. G. Coiton, Henry Ilarkaon, A, F. Pole and W. B Wiggins. PEOPI.ES BAKK STATEMENT The ' Peoples bank was organized April tX 19J0. with a capitalizaUon of $100,000. Permission was granted the bank recently to Increase tta capitalisa tion to 1100,000, but none of the new stock has been issued, according to Conrad Olson.' A statement at tha bank, dated Jane to, shows total resource amounting to S70f.2M.Si, and deposits amounting to SC11.lla.t0. Tha bank haa about TtOO depositors and mora man 100 Portland people are stockholders in the concern. Officers ot tha Peoples bank are: E. T. Qruwall, president; W. Q. Buffing ton, vice president : Hugh. C GruweU. cashier: Conrad P. Olson. George A. Lovejoy. F. W. Vogler, A. E. Peaks, R. It. Bodey. W. E. Kimaey. W. H. McCon- neU 'and Clifford T. Bald, director Tha directorate of tha consolidated bank will ooaaist of all the directors of the two merging institutions. Combined resources of the two banks amount to $3.14.COS and combined de posits total $3,114,497. Both banks are sound financially and their consolida tion win result In a atraog and ably managed Institution. purpose, W. 7. Woodward, director ot tha Portland school district, wants Gov ernor Olcott to Include in his- call tha necessity for an amendment te the school laws ot the state removing tha Inhibition against non-taxpayers voting npoa school questions. Woodward, m a Utter re ceived by tha governor this morning, deplores tha situation which prevents any registered voter from participating In a school election. This situation, he de clares, haa made It impossible for Port land properly to boose its school chil dren throngh the defeat by the taxpayers f the proposed tnree mm levy lor new school buildings. Change in Tax Law -For Schools Urged Salem. Sept XL If a special session of the legislature is to be called for any sos-srrroaT charged iC a Hadlaoo, Jack Hammond and Casey OobVe were arreeted Tuesday evening by drputy constables on war rants charging them wtta non-support of their wt Die's bank in the Gordon building at Fourth and Stark will be closed and the letse offered tor gala. , WALKER BEMATJTS PRESIDENT The business of tha two banks win be handled -in tha quarters of tha 8tate Bank, ot Portland without tha necessity I nr takln additional door snaca and without material increase In overhead exoensel aecordlns to LeBoy D. Walker, president. Walker will retain hla posl- In the corner of the room occunled by Neva was found a nalltudded club -a long 2x1 with a score of heavy spikes la It It bad been thrown against the wall with fury, Judging from the hole that was knocked In the plaster. On the white bedspread was found the other clew a bloody finger print LAST SEE HATVRDAY The Monroe family was last seen Set urdsy night They were beard by neignnors, talking and laughing, Neva had gone to a movie with a boy classmate she was a Junior in the high school here. On none of the bodies had the club been used elsewhere than the face. Au thorities. Judging from this, advance .the theory that the murders were com roltted by some one who was- bitter against the Monroes, or by a maniac. Soma neighbors have reported that Monroe bad accumulated a large sum of money and that hla daughters had told other children "they were going to move into a large bouse soon. 90 TRACE Or ROBBERT Investigation, however, shows no trace er robbery, although that theory is be ug run aown. Coroner S. E. Bryant has imnsn'eled a Jury today to sift what little evidence there is in the esse. A finger print aper was oraerea rrorn Cbicsra. Ardith Monroe, battered and bruised. 149-151 Fourth Street ACTOR WANTED llf ARBUCKLE CASE DISAPPEARS AG AJ5 New York. Sept tl. (I N. S.) Lowell Sherman, film actor, who is wanted by District Attorney Brady in San Fran cisco as a witness in the case against Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. charged with the murder of Virginia Rappe, today successfully eluded the attempt of the local authorities to locate him. v A detective and a representative of the district attorney's office met the sec ond section of the Twentieth Century limited on which Sherman was supposed to be a passenger, when it arrived at Grand Central terminal today. But Sherman was not aboard. He had left the train at Harmon, the last stop be fore New York. Sherman was greeted at Harmon by an auburn-haired young woman, who was waiting in an automobile. The u- pie embraced, according to the FuUdlan conductor on the train, and departed in the machine. awakened by the Impact of the club on n " .T-V w dlnlnr that evening with her husband's head, is she had one arm torn'yf w' rumored, accompanied by ator. t ml- ,j . ., w much telephoning about the city and pre- W. I Thompson, Bene a , . raised as If in an effort to defend her- tlOMI't0 what u ger t the Union station to pwW aeic f. , t . . , , vavinr fcen ealled away from In another room the lifeless 17-vear-1 v.. ,ni.i v. . I iv-, -w.iMr meetinc and to convey the old daughter was found, her face also tne mm-de, charge against Arbuckle to-1 hope that Senator -MeNary could come crushed. morrow. I to Portland later. BOYS FOOLED AGAIK He did, but the day he got in, or just before. Senator Stanfield flew eastward to listen to the bleating of hia lambs drown out the blatting of the .boys who wanted Jobs. . So Senator MeNary saw them, was in Portland two or three times, and finally. called back to appear before the senate finance committee on Monday next, left this morning tor his post of duty. As he went out, Stanfield came in, undoubtedly ready for the conference. As a conse quence the Pie Boys are cussing more or less and wondering why it seems in spite of the existence of the bruited har mony between the "colleagues" Impos sible for them both to bo in tha same - In tha meantime George U. Piper has been busy keeping up ma jences aroui the collectOTship or cusioro T, I Huntley has been visiting in Portland now and then, looking pleasant and sat. Isfled and kidding Colonel Milton . A. Miller about the exact time when he will begin to pack his official trunk. TOOMEY 18 BUSY Frank Toomey, who has not given up H-ru. r holne- aooointed surveyor gen- - -, , v.. ....I.. eral, has been losing Bieep um. c....-, no efforts to advance his political stock PROWLER USES PASS KEY Using a pass key prowlers entered the apartment of N. P. Hansen. 935 East Ankeny street early Tuesday morning. Several articles of jewelry were taken. Mrs. P. Guasoo. 662 Cvnreaa 'afreet, r.. nortad tha loan of 2l in . I .v f "W Oavlness. the septus .large quanUty ot clothing .and Jewelry I genarian choice of " Senator Stanfield, stolen, from her house early Tuesday I whose land locator he used to be m tne mornina:. . -. I ) nubr wheni.Btaniieiu w OKrfl GREENFIELD PURCHASES BUILDING FOR $147,500 George U Greenfield, shoe merchant yesterday completed the purchase from the Pelton estate of the class A five story building on the west side ot Fourth street. Just south of the Honey man Hardware company's store. Tha building occupies (0 by 100 feet of ground and the consideration paid was $147,600. The two lower floors are used by the Goodyear Shoe Company and the Oregon Bag & Suitcase company, but as soon aa the leasea expire the new owners will remodel tha building for other purposes. From Oregon Journal. Sunday, September 18. Next to Honeyman Hardware.. BUILDING SOLD Selling More Shoes Than Ever Quality-Low Prices Are the Magnets That Draw You to Our Store Raincoat Specials! for Thurs., Fri. and Sat. ONLY . WHITE KEEP your profits, in stead of paying them out in gasoline and repair bills for trucks which have outlived their day. Invest these profits in a White. It will make more profits now and in years to come. - THE WHITE COMPANY Cleveland PORTLAND: Flint and Hancock Street TKUCK Some Record Sworn statements on file at the State In- , surancc Department at Salem show that Oregon Life has one tenth of all the life insurance in force in Oregon written by 48 Life Insurance companies. Help to upbuild Oregon and place your next pol icy in Oregonlife JBWEX.XT IS TX.EJr: . i aire. Q. K. Gilbert. Ill Benton vtrert. reported to tha police that burglars en tered ber houe Tnesdsy night and atote several artldea at Jewelry. A Jimmied floor gave, access te tha house. r T"T C1JL5TED SZTOKCZS Oregon City. Sept. IL Carrie Law rence, was granted a divorce (ream Tronic 1. lAwreoce Tuesday. X divorce wan o granted Irene Frier from Robert Frier, with enatodjr of a child. . INSURANCE COMPANY Horn Office Corbott Bid. PartlaW. Or. 'THEZASTOTTm IJOmCANS zar . JAlJES . NOW PLAYING Cecil B. DeMLUtt's THE AFFAIRS OF ANAT0L The Cautt Monte BIueT J 5 MORE FOR YOUR MONEY! has always been our motto and it counts more now than ever before, plete stock to select from. The most com- If It's Style, We Have It for Le and Built to Wear MEN'S and WOMEN'S Raincoats '- Reduced from $20 and $22.50 MEN'S .and WOMEN'S Superb Doubld Service SCHOOL SHOES FOR BOYS and GIRLS Raincoats Our Entire Balcony Crowded With Them Sizes ttVa to 2 Scuff er Shoes with guaranteed soles. Lace or Button. Brown or Black Calf. Sizes fl0 QK S to 8. .. $eOt) Sizes fJr) QJ? V to tt tD.0J S3.15 Ladies' Brown- Calf Oxfords Low or military heels, welted, fgoles, all sizes and ' widths. The biz- - test bargain in th city. Same in strap pumps. $4.95 Boys' High Cuts Unlined brown storm gjrain, all solid leather. $3.45 Sizes eq 1 to 2 eeJee7tJ Sites Yt to 6 $4.45 i 9 trZy ill r w . as Suitable for Rain or - Shine 'reSaH - VON HEBBERG J"' y r NEW SHOW TODAY II FOR THREE DAYS ONLY PLENTY OF OTHER DOIN'S DOUGLAS MacLEAN Men's Brown Shoes DressorWalking$4.95 Semi-English, straight last, round smgie ana aouDie soles. Uuaranteetf-ail solid, first -quality leather. You must see : these to ap preciate their worth. Don't Throw Away Your Old Shoe. Look at These New Price, for Repairing: Men. I tj It - ' . 1 .- t . Best Oak V Soles $1.10 Guaranteed Paoco Soles, stand ard brands . . .$1.00 Rubber Heels . .' 25c rixine Leather Heels 3 .Whole Bottoms, tacludlnr Heels $2.50 Panco Bottoms . $2 25 Ladies Best Oak H Soles.. ....... 85c Guaranteed Panco Soles. ... .85c Standard Brands Rubber Heelr .. ...... 2Se Fixing- Leather Heels. . . 30c New French or Cuban . . v . . . . ; Heels ..$1,00 o $1.50 Miaaea' and ChiMrn'. Best Oak H Soles, sutes ti to a ....85e Sizes up to tl H . . . ... . .75c Fixing Heels ..3Qe panco H Soles gi Scuff er.BQttoms, up to - size tt , 25 Boys' SolesLup to 4 . .85c Usually, sold $22.50 to $37.50 MEN'S and WOMEN'S Raincoats including a big assortment of Scotch Tweed, Craven ette proofed GABAR DINES, Rubberized Silk Coats, Loraine Cashmeres and superb rain or shine coats "PASSING THRU" Loaded with thrill like the kick of a mule. And fun to make a r horse laugh! A new animal star, and her name is Maude just a pure white lop eared hybrid mule, who display, world, of temperament and easUj outclasses such animal celebrities as Bill Hart'. 'Pinto,' Teddy ths wonder dog, to say nothing of Joe Martin,' the almost' human chimpanzee. ft ? s vsrx Maude's the kick ;q the picture. Usually sold from $30 to $35 The ONLY' EXCLUSIVE v RAINCOAT HOUSE ? - IN PORTLAND 0 a . ; . y y ' 6.eac , we., i tl H ..e 149-151 Fourth Next to Honeyman Hwda. Co. 334 WASHINGTON Opposite. Owl ' Drug Co. 11 V i. JA 1 f 1