THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, OREGON
Saturday, February 4, 1222
INQUEST FAILS
TO THROW LIGHT
OH TAYLOR DEATH
tCantbiMd fYoas P Oam)
Was John Hancock Smuggler?
Vets Go to Bat With Historian
your vliltH
"Henry, him flared roaa. waa there.
"Alt the I'mef
'No. !! left about 15 or 20 minutes
Iwfore I did. II Stopped and talked to
. my chauffeur on the way out."
!n'o ne els was present wtth you and
Mr. Taylor after Henry had leftT.
' -No one. 1
There waa a little silence.
KIDKT CALL tT
"You never h or talked with Mr.
Taylor after you left?
"No. He, ssked me to co out to din
, tier' with him, hut I excused m jraelf be
. cause 1 waa too tired and had an early
call for the next morning, so ho told mo
he would telephone me within an hour."
- TMd he call you?"
', "No."
"IMd'you ring him to ascertain what
was the matter?"
. "No. I had retired and waa asleep.
I didn't think anything more of his
. promise to call mo. tie often called me
at night but' If I waa In bed he always
old my nmJd not to disturb me."
- t'ALI.FI TO Bl'JIttAtOW
Charles Kyton, genera! manager of
the Wert Coaat studios of the. Famous
tlayers-Lasky corporation nnd a close
v Iersonal friend of Taylor, waa the Ini
tial witness called when the Inquest
opened. His testimony waa switched
ahead of that of Mabel Normand be
cause of the latter's late arrival.
:harlea Kyton, told of, being called to
' Taylor's bungalow home In. the exclu
sive Weatlake Terrace Court by Harry
Fellows, assistant director with the
Taylor company at the Laeky studios.
"Fellows called me early xnursaay
morning." Eyton said. "He said Taylor
haft died suddenly.
"I hastened to his home. Dot i gist Mac
lean and hla wife, a deputy coroner
ami others were there.
The deputy coroner said Taylor had
' apparently died of a hemorrhage of the
' atomarh.
HHOT THROfOH BACK
"I looked under hie head the body
had not been moved and saw some
blood, clotted.
"The deputy coroner said that the
blood had apparently run from his
, mouth and had been caused by the hem
". orrhug. I looked under the body, how
' tver, and saw Triors- blood under hU
est.
"I suggested that thle was sufficient
evidence to warrant turning Taylor
over.
"This was done. We saw he had been
shot through the back."
The body was cold when you found
Itf
I "Stone cold and stiff. He had evl
" dently been doad for soma time."
t "Did you question the' neighbors?"
i Mr. and Mrs. Mac Lean volunteered the
t Information that they haa heara a mut-
fled report, something like a shot, on
Wednesday night
; A Juror Interposed the question:
"Was Mr. Taylors clothing ruffled?
i-ld you notice any signs of a struggle?"
"No. He had apparently been killed
latently by the one shot, and fell back
ward upon the floor."
MTBQBON TESTIFIES
Dr. A. F. Wagner, county autopsy sur
geon, was the next witness called.
He related the findings of an autopsy
Informed on Taylor's body February t
The bullet entered the left aide,
Inches below the arm pit, tok an up
v. ird course and puactured; the left
tying." be said. ' " : , ".
Henry Feevty, Taylor's n?o servant,
m l took the stand. Henry waa arrayed
in a black and white checkered suit, with
a knife-edge crease la the, : trousers, a
yellow silk shirt and a, bow tie,
"When did you last see MrTaylor?"
"Wednesday night, when ha and Miss
Normand waa sitting together in the din
ing room of hla bungalow, talking about
a red-backed book."
.Tou left before Visa Nortfiand did?"
By Kidney B. Whipple -
Culled Nrw( Surf Cocrespondrnt
New Tork. ret. 4. Was John Han
cork, whose name stands out at the top
of the list of signers of the declaration
of Independence, and w ho was the .presi
dent of the continental congress, really
an incontinent old reprobate, earning his
living through smuggling ?
And was his father, the pious pastor
of the First church of Braintree. a smug
gler before him?
Did the American revolution result
from British Injustice, or was It the re
sult of the machinations of a group of
opportunista over here. aided by the
British themselves across the Atlantic?
New York Is fighting the war of the
revolution all over again in its rchool
text books and after the foregoing ques
tions are satisfactorily answered, some
of the histories in use today are going to
be discarded by the board of education.
Representatives of patriotic societies
Including the American Legion, and
Veterans of Foreign Wars and other pa
'trlotic citizens, acting as individuals.
made a united protest at a hearing be
fore Comm iualoner ot Accounts liirsh
field FYtiiav aa-ainKt what thev term the
un-Amerlcanb-m and slurs cast upon our
early statesmen by recent writers of
history. Here are tne things some of
them they object to having their chil
dren taught :
"The president of the continental con
gress and the first signer of the dec
laration of independence was a smuggler,
bo had been his father."
It was pointed out by Charles Grant
Miller, one of the chief movers in the
attempt to purge all American histories
of all untruths, that this is the only
reference made by Barnes to Hancock
In the entire work, although Hancock
waa one ofthe foremost statesmen of
the time, and a big factor In the winning
of the revolution. Furthermore, Han
cock's smuggling, consisted of running
of the British blockadeone of England's
acts of repression against the colonists.
As far as John's father is concerned, he
waa pastor of a Braintree church.
before John was old enough to smuggle.
The following quotations were offered
to sbow how the latter 4ar BJatortans
are casting soma doubt aa to too princi
ples guiding the revolutionists and the
actual cause of the war;
IX H. Ward. "Burke's Speech of Con
ciliation': "The American revolution
was a contest between German tyranny
and English freedom.'
Everett Barnes "Short History by
Grades" : "The dispute was not between
the colonists and the English at home
but between the Tories and Whigs on
both sides of the sea, neighbor against
neighbor."
W. G. Guitteau, "Our United States":
The American revolution is no longer
to be studied as an Isolated event, re
sulting from British Injustice."
McLaughlin and Vantyne's "History
of the United States for Schools'
"There Is little use trying to learn whose
fault it was the war began."
D. S. Muzsay, "American History Re
vised" : "The cause of the revolution
was a difference of opinion as to the
nature of the British empire."
John P. O'Hara's "History of the
United States" : Two pages of explana
tion that the forces making for Ameri
can freedom were really in England
rather than America,
Reverting to the John Hancock smug
gler episode, the protestors declare that
no American source is authority for tne
statement and that the historian who
made the statement upon which this
conception of the patriot is based was
Percy Cregg. an English writer, who
produced a bitterly anti-Americao his
tory which has always been discounte
nanced in this country.
ENGLAND OITE5 CREDIT
Colonel Alvin Owlsley! representing
the American Legion, explained at the
hearing that the Legion did not chal
lenge the work of any one author, "but
there Is no. question that somewhere
along the line, either in Ihe textbooks
or in the interpretation 01 mem. our
children are Hot learning the truth of
dignified and decent gentleman, who died American history," he said.
SCORO WEEPS
'"Tea. sir. Mr. Taylor told me I could,
t stopped out at the curb and. talked to
-Mies Normand's chauffeur. He had all
. ihe lights In her limousine turned on
and he was cleaning It up, -I stopped
and slapped him on the back, kind of
friendly like, aad talked with him for a
little bit"
-"What time did you return to Mr.
Tay lot's homef
"About 7:10 the next (Thursday)
morning. I had stooped at a drug store
to get a paper and a bottle Of milk of
magnesia for Mr. Taylor.
"I had them under my arm whea I
unlocked the front door.
"1 saw Mr. Taylor lying on the floor.
Hla feet were toward me. 1 stopped for
agminate, kind of pusxled.
S Mlstuh Taylor.' I said. Mlstuh Tay
lor.' I said. He didn't answer me"
Feavey broke Into sobs, ..tears rolling
dew but face.
"Well," Henry resumed, after drying
hla eyes with a colorful 'Silk handker
chief. "I saw he was dead, so X ran out
lata the court and started to yell.
"Mr. Mac Lean and lots of other' people
-I - don't know their names came In
thee.
JEWELRY IfOT REMOYED
"1 stayed around and heard them say
at first that he died of heart failure or
something. Later, when Mr. Kyton
came, they said he had been shot."
Henry was crying again. There waa
no doubt ot the sincerity of his affec
tion for his employer.
"Was the room In order?"
"Tea, sir. Nothing had been disturbed."
"Had hla Jewelry been removedT" '
"No. sir. t noticed distinctly.- the big
diamond ring he always wore. His
watch charm was there too, with a little
thing on the end -ot It what you use to
keep people from raising checks on you."
"Any windows open?"
"No, sir. All closed and locked, ex
cept them upstairs In Mr. Taylor's bed
room," what was always open." '
'T. EL Ziegier. first police officer te
arrive on the scene after the body had
been found, was the final witness celled.
Zlegler corroborated Eyeton's.. testi
mony. la addition, he said, he had Questioned
neighbors closely. t f
, MKAKDnHOY
' , "Mr. and Mrs. Mac Lean and Mr. Jesse-run.
who owned the bungalow court,
all told tne they had heard a sound like
' a shot en Wednesday night.
"The time they set approximated S
o'clock. Possibly there was SO minutes
difference In the eel una tee givea sae by
the witnesses.-
. "Tet ' none of them investigated the
noises?"
"None, except Mrs. MacLean. She
opened the door of her heme, which ad
joins Taylor's and saw a man leaving,
ens saio. lis peered at ner lor a mo
ment, thee walked quietly away up an
alleyway betweea Taylor's home and
k's r a race.
"She said she decided that the sound
onty an automobile backfiring and
so dismissed the matter from her mind."
The Inquest was concluded with un
expected abruptness.
Edna Purvlance, the MacLeans and
ipthers present at the finding of Taylor's
nbody, were not called.
Tho Jury rendered Us verdict without
delay.
SEEK "DAPPER DAN"
After hours of ceaseless Investigation,
police today had reached one, conclu
sion that Taylor was killed" for re
venge. But they admitted that they
were still in the dark as to what was
back of the vengeful desire that caused
Taylor's assassin to creep' up behind his
victim and shoot him as he sat at his
desk.
"Dapper Dan" Collins, two-gunman
alleged blackmailer and killer. Is "want
ed for questioning" in connection with
the murder.
i "Dapper Dan" Is now at large, detec
tives said, with a price of $5000 m his
head, following the shooting In New
York last May of John B. Reid. well-to
do manufacturer, at the borne of Haiel
D. Warner,
"Dapper Dan" haa been traced from
New York to Denver, from Denver to
Salt LakesBsty and from Salt Lake City
to Los Angeles, the investigators as
serted.
GIRLS TO TESTIFY
Detectives yesterday were working on
the theory that the murderer was the
Jealous lover of one of Taylor's friends
among the women, screen stars. Today
uiey made extra efforts to capture Ed
ward F. Sands, a former valet of Tay
lors, wnom iayior had accused of rob
oery, '
Interest in the lnouest todav centered
about the stories of Miss Normand and
Miss Mlnter, both of whom had been
reported engaged to Taylor. Both deny
mere was any engagement, although
they admit a close frtendshiD for the
director,
Miss Normand. last to see Tavior v-
fore he died, was expected to tell how
she visited him to talk about a book
on sex psycho-analysis, a subiect in
now wnica she and Taylor were Inter
ested; how Taylor accompanied her to
her aotomobHe at the curb, chatted for
a few minutes, and how the next morn
ing she was informed Taylor had been
killed a few minutes after she left him.
WOMAN HEARD SHOT
The little screen comedienne may be
guwiunea mm to wnetner there was
drinking during her visit to Taylor's
name was Dean-Tanner, art connoisseur
of Gotham, who disappeared under un
explained circumstances in 1908. Foi
lowing that disappearance the man came
to Loe Angeles and assumed the name
of Taylor.
RAND
JURY
RAPS
Ul BETW
COUNTY FACTIONS
In Ha final report, the January Mult
nomah, county grand Jury today says
that "we find a friction existing between
some county departments and recom
mend more harmony In the future." "
This enigmatic utterance Is believed to
have been prompted by the long-drawn-
out feud between Sam Martin, county
auditor, and the county commissioners.
"We have made a careful investigation
Ii-to the public welfare bureau work ot
distribution of county funds, and would
recommend that the county commission
ers provide a closer supervision before
vouchers are O. K. d for payment."
This recommendation indicates that
the old squabble is still being carried to
the grand jury room each month. The
graitd jury visited most of the charitable
institutions in the county and found
them "well managed.
Action of the County commissioners In
petting Kelly Butte entirely in the hands
of the sheriff was commended.
Five indictments were returned in the
firal report:
Jerry Harris, alias Sia Caplion, charged
with selling forced tickets to the Mult
nomah club-Pacific Fleet football game
Alexander DeStefano and Pete Baiiva,
charged with perjuring themselves as
witnesses in the trial of John Dagastino
In municipal court. December 8 ; George
Brown, alias Frank Phillips, charged
with obtaining money under false pre
tenses: A. J. Larsen, charged with pass
ing a forged bank check.
Webfoot camp of the Woodmen of the
World.
Portland's ministers today received
an affecting plea to include the Com
munity Chest in their Sunday petition.
It came from' J. J. Handsaker. chair
man of the Near East relief committee.
He quoted front a letter just received
from Ertvan, which contains this para
graph :
"AH day long we can hear the waits
and groans of little children outside our
office building In hope we can and will
pick them up. If the sun shines a little
while they qoiet down. When K rains
they begin again. One day the rain
turned to snow ana It vras awful to lis
ten o them. The note of terror that
came Into the ereaeral wail was plainly
perceptible. They well knew what a
night Out in the snow would mean to
them. We are picking them up as fast
possible but it would be fatal to
crowd them to such a point where we
would lose even those we already have
In the orphanage."
SEAS P.A8T RELIEF
The Handsaker letter to the minis
ters concludes :
"I wonder if you would have slept
much last night if you could see the
streets of Ertvan as I can see them while
I am writing this to you. I thought of
you and your problems, of the number
less calls on your sympathies, and the
appeals you must make to your people
to carry out your great denominational
programs. But during my sleepless
hotirs last night I wondered if I had
ever been able to make it clear to you
that little children are actually starving
in Ertvan."
The . Near East committee also looks
to the Community Chest for Portland's
contribution to this great relief enter
prise.
MYSTERIOUS TAYLOR CASE
RESEMBLES ELWELL MURDER
(By United Neva)
New York, Feb. 4. In the sketchy de- !
tails of the William Desmond Taylor
murder in Los Angeles so far as ascer
tained by the authorities there, the case
has many points of resemblance to the
Klwell case, which appeared to bailie the
New York police in June, 1920.
Joseph B. El well, society gambler.
sportsman and man of many loves, was
found in his luxurious home, shot
through the head.'": Although many
women were questioned as his visitors
at his apartments, and several men might
have had motives for murdering him, not
a single arrest ever was made.
In each case, then, the victim is de
scribed as a man with a strange at
traction for women. There were no wit
nesses to either murder. Both men were
shot In their homes. The gun with
which Klwell was murdered was never
found and neither has the weapon that
Killed Taylor.
As In the El well case, Taylor's home
was found to be locked when the police
arrivea.
84 FELOSY CASES ARE SET
FOR TRIAL DURING M05TH
Trials of men now In Jail will be
given precedence over all other criminal
business. District Attorney Stanley My
ers announced today. " This is not only
for the benefit of the men but to relieve
the jail, which is becoming crowded.
Joseph L. Hammer-sly, chief deputy,
has set 24 felong cases for the 13 trial
days in February. Among these are
three murder cases: C. W. Purdin,
slayer of his wife and her alleged lover,
will go on trial February 14. Harry
Toy, . codefendant with Toy Chong in
the murder .of Wong Gee, also goes on
trial February 14. Harry Chin, alleged
slayer of John Stevens, white man, goes
on trial February '20.
Harry Barney, held to be the "master
mind" of the Liberty theatre bandits.
will be tried Monday. His codef end
ants have all pleaded guilty and re
ceived their sentences. James Burg-
etadt and Shelby Murdock, robbers of
the Bank of East Portland, stand trial
February 16.
POWERS RUSH LAST
COUNTY CLERK FEES GAIX
H4Q4.S4 DLRIXG 1931
The county clerk's office took in
$0404.54 more in fees in 1921 than In 1920.
according to the annual statement Issued
by County Clerk Beverldge. This In
crease was In spite cf the fact that there
were no fees in 1921 for naturalization
work and dog licenses, ' these branches,
which brought in $9000 in 1920, having
been discontinued. Recording and cir
cuit court fees showed big Increases.
The statement :
1920.
Circuit court, feet. . , t 28,663.06
Declaration intention. 741.00
Petitiont citiaeiuhiD. . 864.00
Int. bank balance. . .. S.67T.18
Fiobate oourt feaa. . 11,868. SO
Torrena 440.25
Keceidinc ;. 44,018.88
WORK
OF CONE NC
E
(Can tinned Front Pace Ooe)
3) -Approved a four-powered supple
ment treaty to the Pacific treaty, which
definitely takes Japan proper out of the
provisions or that pact
(4) Accepted Japan's renunciation of
part of the 21 demands, and her promise
noi io press tne other part to the detri
ment of other powers' commercial inter
ests.
CHINESE ROAD AFFECTED
(a) Adopted a declaration, aimed at
better preservation of the Chinese East
ern railway and a continuance of inter
national control.
( Accepted Japan's declaration of
peaceful Intent toward Siberia- and her
home-, since glasses with rin and oranire Promise to withdraw Japanese troops as
juice were found on a tabouret in
Taylor's apartment.
Mary MUea Mlnter called to see Tay
lor only a few minutes after the body
was aiscoverea.
.Douglas MacLean, film actor and
neighbor of Taylor's in Weetlake Ter
race, also is a witness. He was one of
the first to see the body. Mrs. Mac-
Lean is to tell of a mysterious shot
she heard early "Wednesday evening and
of a man she saw dart from Taylor's
noroe directly afterward.
Edna Purvlance. one of the stars who
plays with Charlie Chaplin, was to tell
of the light In Taylor's apartment about
midnight and of the discovery of the
murder when Henry Peaay, Taylor's
soon as a stable government is set un
in rtussis.
(7) Approved the creation -of an in
ternationai board of reference in China
to which disputed points between na
tions of this conference can be referred
lor action.
( -Adopted a resolution orovidlne-
for the creation of a commission to study
new agencies or warfare with view to
cooirying rules governing them.
(9) Accepted a resolution by which
the naval powers agreed not to sell cap
ital ' ships ordered scrapped under the
Hughes plan.
HUGHES READS
The general policy hine-power treaty
ances home with the news that hla
master had been killed.
TO TELL OF HABITS
Charles Eyton. close friend of Tay
lor's who haa been giving all his time
on the case, and Jesse L. Lanky,"" were
to tell what they knew of Taylor's life
and habits.
Both were expected to refute charges
that Taylor participated in gay parties
of the film world.
"I'll kill that fellow Sands if I ever
lay hands on him."
This threat was directed by Taylor
against Edward F. Sands, his former
secretary, now being; sought for- ques
tioning in connection with the slaying,
according to Claire, Windsor, picture
star.
"Mr. Taylor, Antonio Moreno, Miss
Betty Francisco and I were at dinner
at the Ambassador hotel a week ago
Thursday." Miss Windsor said.
"We spoke of hearing that Mr. Tay
lor's secretary had rifled his effects
while he Mr Taylor was touring Eu
rope.'
"Tes, Mr. Taylor said. he did. and
believe me if I ever lay hands on that
fellow Sands 1 11 kill him.'
Miss Windsor, a former Seattle girl.
Is expected to testify at the inquest tot
Jay '
Miss Francisco contradicted Miss
Windsor's story In part. -DENIAL
MADS
; "I was at the Ambassador on the day
Miaa Windsor mentions." she said, "bat
I was not in her party, nor did I
Mr. Taylor there at alt . .. - .
"As I remember; Miss ."Windsor was
there with Tony Moreno.
"I have never beard Mr. Taylor make
a threat against his valet. Pre been
acquainted with him for a long time, but
not mumatery.
interest today. was marked by spec
ulation regarding Taylor's past life, fol
lowing the disclosure here and in New
yora-that the screen director's - real
CARDINALS FAIL
IN FOURTH VOTE
PARENHMER
HOPS IN SCHOOLS
Increase in Birth
Rate, Decrease for
Death Eatio, Seen
' . - ,: . ! k .
Increase In birth. ra(e and decrease In
death rate over the preceding year is
shown In the figures prepared In the an
nual report of Mayor George L Baker.
The report, a comprehensive survey of
the city's activities during the fiscal year
ending November SO. was completed this
icorningr.
Accord tug to, the Cgurea, the birth rate
has increased from 20.1 hi 192Mo 20.4
la 1921. The death rate in the corre
sponding period decreased from 13.7 to
10.7.
In the report the mayor states the
civic, industrial and commercial devel
opment ot the city was greater during
the fiscal year than any other year.
c
HAR
GES AGAIN
T
DUN TO BE
'REQUIRE LICENSE
ilereafter organisations not under the
Immediate gaper vision and control of
the school board wm have to obtain a
license from the city to hold dances in
school buildings.
This was the decision made this morn
ing by Commissioner S. C Pier after a
conference with Joe Hutchinson, head
of the license bureau. City ordinances
regulating dancing provide that all or
ganisations not under the board hold
ing dances in the schools . should be
charged a license fee it admission is
charged to the dance. The ordinance,
however, has been held in abeyance un
til the present time.
As outlined by Hutchinson the new
Interpretation win mean that the Par
ent-Teacher association, high or gram-
dances in school buildings and charging tmrIi'tJm7(hJlJ'tZT
admission fees, either direct or indirect, I frora Brindtel today reported that Turk-
HEARD
MONDAY
Turkish Subs Give
Chase to Greeks in
Aegean Sea, Report
will have to obtain a city license. This
also includes any other organisation
using the school bunding.
AMERICAN CAN CO. WILL
PAY FOR DAMAGE TO SEWER
Although authorised by the city coun
cil to begin suit IL M. Tomiinson, dep
uty city attoShey. announced this morn
ing that a satisfactory settlement for
damage to the sewer at Fourteenth and
Front streets had been agreed to by the
American Can company out of court
The company drove piling through the
sewer and caused damage amounting te
91190, This was In August, 1913. and
this morning A. B. Wlnfree, attorney for
the company, advised Tomiinson that
payment ot damages would be made.
121.
32,624.03
Milan, Feb. 4 I. S. 8J The foarth
ballot In the papel election at the Vati
can failed to select a choice, said a dis
patch from Rome to the Corrlere Delia
Sera at 5:20 o'clock this afternoon.
X
Rome, Feb. 4. (U. P.) The third bal
lot for the election of a successor to
Pope Benedict XV, taken this morning,
was unsuccessful.
Smoke issuing tfrom the chimney of
the Sistine chapel informed the waiting
throngs outstde the Vatican of the fail
ure of the sacred college to. agree on
the morning ballot. A fourth was to be
taken this afternoon.
The following official statement was
issued to the United Press by the high
est Vatican authority :
"Absolutely only two ballots are taken
daily. The third was taken this morn
ing."
Throngs that had gathered early to
day outside the Vatican were disap
pointed when the smoke signal an
nounced the failure of the third ballot
Many had spent the night in the square
to secure vantage points for , the rush
to get beneath the balcony from which
the new pope will bestow his blessing.
Nothing officially is known of the re
sults of the first three ballots, two yes
terday and one this morning. Regard
ing yesterday's voting, however, II
Mondo, a Rome publication, pretends to
know that Cardinals Gasparrl and Lualdl
received the greatest number of votes
from one faction and Cardinals Lafon
taine and Laurent! from the opposing
grouo.
CRUSHED ROCK PATH TO
BE LAID FOR CHILDREN
To provide a path for children attend
ing the Arleta school, M. Q. McMullen.
chief of the bureau of maintenance, was
instructed this morning to lay a crushed
rock path along Whitman avenue from
Sixty-sixth street southeast to Sixty-
ninth street The street at present Is
Impassable in wet weather and protests
have been made by residents of . the
district asking for a walk for the 'pu
pils.
Rec iaanr!iiaa
Mia. earned tees ....
Migratory ehactela . . .
Dog licenses
Cir. court lib. fees . .
Prob. court, lib. feea.
Htmters' licenses ....
Anglers licenses. . . ,
Combination licensee .
Totals
Increase. 9404.54.
1.515.75
14.304.92
804.50
1,348.00
4,450.00
1,308.00
540.99
796.09
399.00
2,773.50
12.0&4.95
151.70
49.519.83
1.458.25
12,784.95
1,102.50
23.00
7,487.50
1.77J.50
593.95
1,126.05
692.30
.9114,799.52 $124
oT
06
STJIT OVER MUSIC RIGHTS
SETTLED OCT OP COURT
The suits brought several months ago
by the Forster Music Publishers and Leo
Feist Inc., against the Bungalow Danc
ing Pavilion for alleged misuse by an
orchestra of copyrighted music have been
settled out of court A stipulation was
filed today with G. H. Marsh, by attor
neys representing both plaintiffs, re
questing that the suit be dismissed with
out costs or prejudice to any of the
parties involved.
CHEST ARMY
MASSES
Chinese, Convicted
Of Second Degree
Murder, Gets Life
Toy Chong, gunman of the Suey Sing
tong, who was convicted of second de
gree murder in Judge Stapleton's court
early in the week, was this morning
automatically ' sentenced to spend the
rest of his life in the state penitentiary.
Stay of execution was granted by Judge
Stapleton until March 1 on motion of
Earl Bernard of defense council. ,. In
the meantime a petition for new trial
will be prepared.
The gunman was convicted for the
murder of Wong Gee, member of the
Hop Sing tong, on October 7 at Fourth
and Davis streets, and under the second
degree charge the penalty ot life im
prisonment carried, despite a recom
mendation of leniency offered to the
court by the trial Jury.
Ish submarines are actively chasing
Greek transports in the Aegean sea. It
la believed., the dispatch added, that
the submarines are either rrenea or
Russian. v
The Turkish Nationalist government
which Is at war against the Greeks, has
no navy. Turkish forces, however, bold
territory on the Black sea and the Sea
of Marmora. It haa been reported per
sistently of late that the Turks had re
ceived war supplies of various kinds
from both France and Russia. Cireece
is sending reinforcements into Asia
Minor tor a new drive against the
Turks.
Mt. Rainier Climb ,
Is Halted by Snow;
Slides Sweep Trail
Compensation Act
For Institutions
Of State Is Urged
Salem. Feb. 4. As the result of
recommendation made by Dr. R. E. Lee
Steiner, superintendent of the state hos
pital for the insane, at a meeting of the
board of control, Friday afternoon, the
employes of the 11 state Institutions may
be brought under the protection ot the
compensation act
Steiner's recommendation came as the
result of the death of an attendant at
the hospital recently, following an at
tack of a patient The employe left a
widow and five children and. In spite of
the fact that he lost his life whUe In
the employ of the state, no provision
for the compensation of his dependents
is made unless the legislature should
pass an act covering this particular case.
Should the institution employes be
brought under- the protection of. the
compensation act each employe would
contribute one cent a day to the com
pensation fund and the state would con
tribute toward the fund on the basis of
the number of employes affected, ag
g re gating approximately 94000 annually.
, Public bearing of the evidence to atubH
at ant sate charges made against Zr. N
E. Way son, head of the Vocal Unite
States health service hospital, ta hM
treatment of beneficiaries of the bureau
of war risk Insurance, now the Unite:
States veterans' bureau, will begin a
It a. m. Monday, at room t20 court
bouse.
The board of Investigation appointee
J u as law a J va viiv vs. veoui j iiivt w
day and organised aa a court and an
nounced that the taking ot testimony
would begin Monday forenoon.
Besides effecting organisation today
by the administration of eatka, the pro
ceedings consisted In a reading of tin
Charges and speciiicauons. to ait o
which Dr. Wayson pleaded not guilty.
The charges against Waysoa are tbrea
In number first that his mtsconduc-.
had become notorious, bringing scaada!
to the service and disrepute to himself .
second, abase of applicants for relief.
third, misuse of authority over
under his command.
CHARGES ARE SPECIFIED
To support the first charge three e peri
nea I tons are given, first that be did not
render pro pec medical service to bene-
er the Tnirceentn oistnct ; seoona. re
fusal to make special appointments for
examination and treatmeut outside ot of
fice hours between June 1 and December
L 1931 : third, that in an address before
the City club at the Benson hotel In
rv.tr.bAe mi. he referred in a sarcasUc
manner to beneficiaries and in effect
said that a great many ex-service men
were trying to graft on the goverameni
and get compensation
were not entitled.
those
to which they
Paradise, Wash.. Feb. 4. (U. P.)
Heavy snowfall today halted the Mount
Rainier climbing expedition here.
There Is 11 feet on the level and more
Is falling.
After a consultation wtth W. H. Peters.
park superintenaent this morning, the
three Alpine mountain climbers, Jean
and Jacques Landry and Jacques Ber
gues, decided to rest today before set
ting out Sunday morning for Camp Muir
where the base of supplies will be es
tablished. . . . . .
The party encountered Its first serious
setback yesterday in a heavy snowstorm
between Narada Falls aud Paradise,
when heavy avalanches swept across the
trail.
So fierce was the storm that the Camp
Lewis soldiers accompanying the party
were forced to abandon the supplies
which were being hauled on sleds.
reters, with uorporaj wooa ana two
signal corps men, left .Paradise this
morning to attempt to locate the aban
doned supplies.
The climbers expect to reach Mulr, on
the 10,000 . foot level, Sunday iflght.
From there they hope to be able to start
Monday or Tuesday morning on the final
and difficult partot the ascent
FOR OVER-TOP DRIVE
(Conthraed From Paca One)
negro valet rushed " Into Miss Purvi- I on China contains the four Root princi
ples regaruing uoina which were
adopted by the powers at the outset of
the conference, the sweeping American
open door resolution which was recently
adopted and some of the other resolu
tions on China which have been agreed
upon from time to time by the confer
ence and its Far Eastern Committee.
"I have the honor to report that the
resolutions which have been adopted
have been put in the form of a proposed
treaty," said Hughes, opening the ses
sion, whereupon be began reading the
first treaty.
The measure of success which . we
have obtained is due to two things;
first we had a definite aim. We have
set ourselves determinedly to removal of
causes ot controversy and second, to the
reduction of armament so. far as that
could bo obtained. , . "
We have not devoted ourselves only
te hopes. , We have devoted ourselves
to hopes which could be attained. No
one is expected In an international con
ference to renounce direct national in
terest, but what we have sought is a
recognition of a. higher controlling in
terest' ..
PROTECT CHT3T A."
Briefly the provisions cf the treaty
are:
The powers In the conference agree to
respect the ' sovereignty, independence
and-territorial .and administrative integ
rity of China ; to give China a free op
portunity to develop and maintain a
stable government ; to use their influ
ence for effectually establishing and
maintaining the principle of equal op
portunity for commerce and .industry
throughout China; and ta refrain from
taking advantage of present conditions
to seek special rights ,or privileges
abridging rights ot subjects or clUxens
of friendly states- -V
Shifting the rider's weight from the
aaaie to loot rests propels a new bicycle
for children, no pedals or chela being
used , . ..;
conditions. Our failure to attain the
quota means the augmenting of dis
tress. "Shall we quit?
There was a curious tightening of the
campaign chairman's Jaw-as he asked
the uuestion.
But if he meant to test the spirit of
campaign leaders he had a right to be
pleased.
Protest ran around the room.
e will not quit declared Briga
dier Ueneral Munsell.
"This Is lust the time when we beeln
seconded Mrs. C B. Simmons, bead of
thj Women's division.
"Recanvass of those who haven't done
their part is the thing ia order," sug
gested Brigadier General Eddy.
A Portland woman back from a
European tour gave 91; a wash woman
suHjcribed $5 1 a Janitor subscribed $5 ;
an unemployed roan gave SO cents; the
doctors In one building subscribed less
than the clerks and stenographers ta an
other." said Adjutant Dow V. "Walker.
"We must equalize the situation. Those
who have incomes of 92000 and more
will not be chappy to think that their con
tribution to the relief of the distressed
aad the hungry is less than that ot
workers who get from 940 to 9100 a
month." -
"We must go ahead with the spirit
that characterised the beginning of the
drive, and that intensified." submitted
Franklin T. Griffith, president of the
Community Chest
"That's what I thought would hap
pen, said General Smith, the serious
look replaced with a smile.
"We will proceed with the Community
Chest campaign. We will canvass and
recanvass. We will win."
' One might almost imagine a sigh of
relief Among the hundreds, the thou
sands, of those who pin their hopes for
succor, upon the success of the Com
munity Chest ,. i
SPEAKERS LAUD CAPSE
Today's Coftununlty Chest meetings
included an address by A.- Ia Steele be
fore the day relief police, bv John B.
Easter before the factory employes of
Flelschner, Mayer c Co., by Cassius
Peck before the auxiliary to the Oregon
Greeters at the Washington Haselwood
and by Mrs. Ada Wallace TTnruh before
the Evening Star grange at East Eigh
tieth, and Division streets- Judge George
Taswell Friday evening spoke In behalf
of the Chest before the Security Benefit
association cxtl ;bj Jc3;:;r.gs tc.rs ta
Meier Is Toasted
By Employes on
Eve of Departure
Julius Meier, on the eve of his de
parture for Europe to spread news of
the 1925 exposition in . Portland, was
toasted by about ZOO employes of the
Mener & Frank store at a dinner Friday
nieht in the Portland hotel. Heads of
store departments and their assistants
were present Talks were made by
George W. Joseph and Aaron Frank,
followed by a response by Julius Meier.
After the dinner there waS music and
dancing. :
.-
Storm Moves East;
Ram Local Forecast
Storms which threatened the North
Pacific coast Friday have moved Inland
witnout causing much disturbance on
the Oregon and Washington shores ex
cept to stir up rough seas, which were
reported today from the mouth ot the
Columbia- river and other points. Tne
storm . area brought ' rain to Portland
which is due to continue tonight and
Hood River Crew
Speeding Work on
Columbia Highway
Hood River, Feb. 4. That the road
crew now engaged in cutting through
the ice drifts on this county's section
of the Columbia river highway will be
through to the Multnomah county 4ine
within two weeks Is the statement of
John R. Nickelson. who is superintend
ing operations. With a crew of 25 men
he has made good progress with the
use of blasting powder, but since the
heavy Chinook set In Wednesday night
the surface haa become so deeply eroded
that the use of powder will be aban
doned after today.
Monday morning the crew will be In
creased to 40 men and the heaviest task
In this county will be tackled at Shell
Rock mountain, where the Ice slides are
more than 20 feet deep, and the great
part of the work will be dodne by pick
and shovel.
Sunday, - according to
the weather bureau.
the forecast of
Victim of Train
: Wreck Is Worse
The condition of Clifford Weist, who
was injured last Tuesday In a logging
tram wreck near Cochran, waa reported
very unsatisfactory this morning by
Good Samaritan hospital officials. Weist
is reported to have spent a very bad
night He is the son of Francis Weist
who died 'Thursday from ' in juries re
ceived in the same wreck. John Weist
uncle of Clifford, is on bis way to re
covery. To date the 'wreck has claimed
three victims.' ,
Mysterious Seattle
Fire Loss 810,000
Seattle. Feb. 4. Ur P Fire of
mysterious origin swept two business
houses early this morning, the Hopper
Kelly company and the Jensen Broth
ers Jewelry company, causing1 loss of
U. S, Needs Homes
More Than Women
Jurors, Says Mother
Mrs. Nettle D. Olsen, the first woman
ever drawn for jury service In Multno
mah county, doesn't appreciate the hon
or and Isn't going to serve, her reasons
seing given on the margin of her exemp
tion card, received by Sheriff T. M. Hurl
burt today.
The writing said: T have four little
Olsena. I think America needs more
good mothers and more good homes than
It does women jurors."
e
Gen. Goethals Out
Surveying Project
Food Law Violations
Laid to Salem Men
Salem, Feb. 4. Five Salem business
men were arrested Friday by I S.
Leach, deputy state dairy and food in
spector, on charges of violating the
state law governing food offered for
sale. Four of the arrests are based on
alleged sales of milk and cream con
taining less butter fat than the law re
quires and the fifth mlsbranded goods.
Spokane, Wash., " Feb. 4. TJ. P.)
uenerai ueorge w. uoetnais, needing a
party composed of Reclamation Direct
or Dan Scott and a corps of Columbia
basin Irrigation project engineers, lett
Albany Falls early today on an Inspec
tion tour of the Pen d Oreille river di
version canal plan for supplying the
great basin project with water for ir
rigation. The Goethals party is Inspect
ing the plana of the proposed chain of
dams and tunnels. This rout traverses
Peone and Pleasant prairies, aad Spo
kane rtver and Hangman Creek valleys.
Portlanders Leave
On New Zealand Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph D. Robinson left
Portland Friday morning, Robinson by
automobile and bis wife by train, . for
Vancouver, B. C whence they will sail
lor New Zealand to be gone indefi
nitely. Robinson has been serving ai
assistant grand secretary ot the grand
lodge ot A. F. and A. M.
Family Near lone Is
Ill-With Influenza
one. r eo. uwtgbt Mirner. . prom
inent wheat rancher, north ot lone, re
turned from the Portland auto show
Thursday evening, accompanied by. his
brother-in-law, Mr. ?eal. and within 24
hours the entire family, including bis
wife, daughter and son-in-law. . were
stricken with influenza. A nurse w
secured Friday evening. These are the
first eases ot influenza in this section.
Britain to Withdraw
Defense Destroyers
London, Feb. 4. L N. I S.) In i
eordance with the : government's policy
ot j, naval retrenchment the admiralty
announced today that the local defease
flotillas will be abolished about ApribL
About 25 destroyers with their crews
will be taken out of comrnisrlon.
ere iwi ciiuwu.
To the charge of abusing an applicant
for relief specification 0- 1 cnargvs
that between septemoer is ana
ber 1, 1921. Wayson said in the case of
Charles E. Lee : "There Is net a dans wed
thing wrong with this man and Mr.
Cooper (local manager bursa war risk
Insurance). I want to know what ibis
man Is going to do, whether he U going
to carry on In his school or not ; if he is
not ne ia koibk vyr ""
ALLEGED ABCSE STATED
Specification two recites that when
Gus Fisher made verbal application for
hospital admission he was told byWay
son: "Get to hell out of here. This is
nn niar for an ex-service man." This
rteinHee 10 192L
Specification three charges that In
June 1926. Mayson said to Charles Clar
ence Uk ins: "One of these times X Will
put you into a place where you will have
te cut that out Tou can holler all you
want to and that Is all the good It will
do you. I will put you mw aa
nr nnli f o that effect
. According to specification four Liktns
was refused admission to the hospital
between June 1 and December L 1S2L
Specification five Has to ao wim vne
- .... v. . . in - iiV.ii r-A
case of wuiiam mmu si
that Wayson said to Bent oerweenune
1 and December 1, i3i: "n "w""
with you. Bent is that you are a nui
and ought to be locked up in an insane
asylum." A few days later Bent was
a suicide.
To sustain the third charge it is spec
ified that in tne presence or ueorge
rnlet Hubbard and L. M. Jjaae, vay-
son harshly and discourteously com
manded Hasel V. B. Handy, a clerk.
to get him some papers.
PATIENT'S COMPLAINT
Another specification Is that Wayson
neglected to give a merchant seaman by
ine naiiw v -
La Porte, while suffering from a
broken arm in St Vincents hospital de
veloped smallpox and was iransierrea
to the city Isolation hospital.
This was between February II and it,
1921.
The board of investigation Is composed
ct rr t r Perrv or San Francisco.
medical director of the twelfth regional
district of the publio health service: Dr.
French Simpson, chief quarantine officer
of the port of San Francisco. and Dr. C
P. Knight field investigator of Utah,
who is acting aa recorder. ' "
Dr. Joseph Bolton of Port Toemsend
has been appointed to prosecute -the
charges and David Roblson. formerly a
resident of Portland, ass been appointed
counsel for the defense.
The board at the conclusion of Its In
vestigation will report the facta devel
oped to the secretary of treasury.
MRS. RTEIKHOFF WINS MEDAL -Vancouver,
Wash.. Feb. 4. Mrs. Dan
6teinboff won the stiver medal In the or
atorical contest held by the W. C T. IT.
m the East Side Methodist church Fri
day night A large audience attended.
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