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CITY EDITION
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OREGON COVNTRT 1ATE Ths week- v
tt farm feature of The Journal U full of -helpful
Information concerning all phases
'of farming. Thla la ths only Portland
paper giving tta readers acta swrvice. "
CITY EDITION
t' AU Here and It's All True
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VOL. XX. NO. 301.
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PORTLAND, i OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, ; . FEBRUARY 22, 1922. EIGHTEEN PAGES.
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Excuses of Europe Are Declared
Weak; Funding Commission to
Consider Question and Extend
Time if That Is Found Needed.
By David Lawreaee
tCinmUM. 1912. ttw TK. Jnirnl
Washington, Keb. 21 World finance
la threatening to develop a "vicious cir
cle" Involving not merely the payment
of American Liberty bonds, but the
height . of the tariff wall being con
structed by the American conrress.
France says, through former Minister
IxMicheur, that she will not be able to
pay America the debt because of the
high customs duties Imposed against
her.
Italy, through Ambassador Kicci, who
la a famous economist aa well as
famous, diplomat, says the tariff wall
will prevent Italy from paying what she
owes the United States.
Great Britain says ihe will not can
eel any of the debt owed her by France
unlem the United Him ten cancels
equivalent amount of Urttish debt.
nuns u ."i paiii.i
France says nhe cannot pay Oreat
Britain until , money In forthcoming; from
Ihe Ucrman Indemnity
America has Just appointed a funding
commission and has yet to speak her
policy. But certain fundamental can
be taken for slanted. One la that the
new commission, composed of Secretary
Hughe, Secretary Hoover. Kerreta
Mellon, Senator Hmoot of Utah, and
Kepresentat iTe Thomas K. Burton of
Ohio, is not In, favor of a cancellation.
The moat that can be done for Euroue
' la to spread the payment of Interest and
principal, over a period of rears and
here. too. congress has Imposed a limit
of S3 years. Thla may have to be ex
tended, but that's a subject for bargain
. Ing arrosa the table.
miSTKI) EXPRESSION
In fart the appointment of the Amer
Iran funding commission has been the
signal for pointed expressions from both
France ami Italy. The cry that neither
Mathilde McCormick
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD daughter of Harold F.1 McCormick,
Chicago, ; multi-millionaire harvester magnate and grand
. daughter of John'D. Rockefeller, world's richest man, who
is to marry Max Oser, Swiss horseman, admittedly 31 years her
senior. "This picture is from a vacation snapshot.. ;
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, Competing against hardened veterans Of
Ihe trail, Including the world's beat doe;
drivers, Lydla Hutchinson. 20-year-old
girl, started today In the American dog
dMrby, the only wdTnan ever entered In
the famoua snow classic. The race will
mark the opening of the golden anni
versary cbaervance of Yellowatore park.
Miss Hutchinson will carry two num
bers In the race, her own and that of
Hmokey Gaston, the voung driver who
was compelled to withdraw when his dog
team fought a losing battle with a lyna
near wt Yellowstone. Oaston has
been posted as mixing; for several days
and the search for him through Targbee
foreat was led by Miss Hutchinson
When word reached here today that
fiaston was definitely out of the race,
she declared her intention of carrying
his number In the gruelling contest
King Asks Giolitti to
Form New Cabinet
Rome. Feb. 22. (L N. 8.) King Vic
tor KmrnarChel tnday called upon the vet
eran Socialist leader. Ulollttt. to form a
new cabinet in succession to the Bonoml
ministry. Former Premier Orlando at
tempted to constitute a new government
but failed.
Marries, but Dies
One Hour Afterward
fan Francisco. Feb. 22. U. P.)
Frederick J. Ienke. contractor, and
Miss Vera FlUnatrick wire married late
yesterday by -Judge James M. Trout.
An hour later Ienka died, the victim of
pneumonia.
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SALMON RIVER
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ECHO TAKES LIFE 'COUSIN' EMIL
. Through an agreement reached today
by the state highway commission and
the. TUlamook county court, a way has
been provided to make accessible' to the
highway the Isolated Salmon 'river sec
tion in Northern Lincoln county.
ffhis will constitute a link in the coast
6rRoosevelt highway. The commission
accepted the proffer of Tillamook county
to appropriate -from 20,000 to $30,000
this year to cooperate with the state in
the Improvement of the highway from
Hebo to the Lincoln county boundary.
13 miles, and to continue the coopera
tion until the road is completed. The
Improvement Is to be progressive, elim
inating the worst sections first
TO ASK COOPEBATIOJT .
It is understood that the United States
forest service is interested In the proj
ect and its cooperation will be invited
by the commission.
From the Lincoln county boundary to
Salmon, river is a distance of approxi
mately six miles. An arrangement sun
ilar to the one with Tillamook county
will be suggested to Lincoln county hy
tne state highway commission. ,
The petition of the California- and
Oregtm Power company, for a right of
way along- ihe Pacific highway for a
high tension wire between Springfield
and Cottage Grove was referred "to
Chairman Booth with power to act.
COIf TRACT AWARDED
The contract for paving one and one
third miles through the town of Union
on the Old Oregon Trail, was awarded
10 the United Contract company on its
bid of $66,897. The pavement is to be
of the bituminous type and the cost is
Tax Investigating Board Rec
ommends New Method to Amor
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tize Debts of All Governmental
Units; Income Tax Opposed.
Is the future all bond issues author
ized and sold by any governmental unit
of the state . should" carry : with it- a
legal provlstost providing for an annual
tax in sumcientr amount to amortise' the
issuo, principal and interest at the data
of maturity. This will be the contention.
and will be the recommendation of the
Tax Investigating Commission, as out
lined in a resolution presented by H. EL
Reed at the afternoon meeting of the
commission yesterday, and adopted by
a unanimous vote.
Leslie St. Scott paid the commission
a visit at its afternoon meeting and
livened things up -quite a bit. He came,
not with the intention of making any
remarks, but when I. . NL Day, chair
man, invited . him to say a few words,
he. said a mouthful. He contended
that the proposition of a stale income
tax for Oregon was wrong and argued
that such legislation would drive - in
vested capital, or capital that might
seek investment here, into other states
where there was no such charge .on its
earnings.,
OUTSIDERS HELD DEVELOPERS.
All important developments in the his
tory of Oregon had come from outside
capital, Scott contended. The railroads.
street car , lines, gas and electric power
companies, mills and factories had been
builded as a result of outside capital
being interested.
This insistance brought Walter M
Pierce into the argument with .the fuea
Uon -of . where the . new revenue that
must be found to relieve present over
whelming- tax burdens would be found.
Scott said he would cut" expenses of
government. He said he would start
right In with the Oregon Agricultural
ob Put TMrtavn, Cotama Throe)
RIVER GREETS LODGE TO CONSULT
JO AD CLUB
Echo, Feb. 22. George Goodnight,
prominent wheat farmer east of .Echo,
committed suicide this morning.;' shoot
ing off the top of his head. Goodnight
completed ,a deal Tuesday, selling a
800 acre ranch to Roscpe Meyers for $35
an acre, and appeared greatly pleased
with the sale and in good health. No
apparent reason for shooting has been
found. His wife and four 'children
tramped three miles in the , darkness
through a snowstorm to a neighboring
ranch to report the shooting, and col
lapsed without giving details. - .
Beavers Will Be in :
First Division, Says1
Turner, Team Boss
Los Angeles. Cal.. Feb. 22. ft. N. S.)
To help his pitchers and catchers - get
In playing conditions, Tom Turner, man
ager of the Portland Pacific Coast league
club, left today for Saboba Hot' Springs.
CaU, where his men have-been working
out unaer we direction offTralnejr Billy
Burke.
Turner says his battery men will leave
the springs next Monday for Paddock
field. Pasadeual
"While I am not claiming any -pennants,
it looks aa if I will have avftrst
division club In. the field," said Turner
today. "The deals made ' by President
Klepper have strengthened Portland."
Public Blamed by Film Kings
Say Screen 'Stuff' Is Desired
By Eart C. Brswmlee
Jwml Suff Ow iwlmtt
' Los Angeiea, Feb. 1. By Mall)
Los Angsles and Hollywood, the source
of so much of the financial lifeblood of
the city, are prone to blame the long
suffering "public" for the sins of omis
sion and commission of the motion ptc
turs colony, which has undoubtedly been
seriously affronted by ths recurring
randals of Its population.
Ths wlsarda of ths industry have
gathered is Los Angeles to effect a
curs for ths ills that they freely admit
list, but thee' wlsards will mo
promptly charge tha "public" with fault
than to area entertain aa Idea that ths
producer, tha player, thai distributor or
even the exhibitor is la any wis at
fault.
By tha Identical methods of reasoning
n.plOTty these people we might hope,
as snfiserver remarked, to Improve
te quaj of our water supply at the
fsuorL without the labor of seeking the
springs In distant hills .on the reservoirs
I'eerer home.
VRT ALACIOCt PLATS
"Wt produce only tha pictures the
public demands." ths producer has been
wnpt to cry when storm clouds of cen
aoraJsi. and other products of concerted
SAIS fCBLIC WA5TS !TirFw '
That situation had an exact counter
trt la the; motion pictures. One pro
ducer tried a salacious film and a docen
followed him until the echoing crv of
censorship brought them to their' senses
Chicago; .Feb. 22. fU. P.) "Cousin
Emit" Burgy took a nasty dig at his
prospective ..'in-laws' today.
Erhil is a cbusln of Max Oser, cwner
of the finest- livery -stable in Zurich,
"swltserland, who la engaged to 16-year-
old Mathilde McCormick, John D. Rocke
feller s - granddaughter. ;
TThe McCormicks might have anoney
now, but they weren't always so much,"
wailed Emil. a bit bitter alter the re
fusal of Harold F. McCormick to admit
him to- pay his .respects to his new "re
lations." .
'My family aren't bums. My great
grandfather was a general in the French
arjny. Six of my ancestors followed Na
poleon's star," , ; k "
Emil said the next time he called on
the McCormicks It would be on invita
tion. - . : '
"Far be it- for - fL diRnncla.nt est -the
house of Burgy 'to thrust himself on
any one", he said.
Sfl88 MTOBMICK'S FIANCE
FLEES; TOO MCCH PUBIICITT
Zurich, Feb. 22.U,- P.-Max' Oser
has left his livery stable in the lurch and
departed for parts unknown. The Swiss
norseman wnose oetrotnai to kock
feller's granddaughter caused the .whole
world press to beat a path to his door
has found the publicity too much for his
sensitive artistic nature.' Humor has it
Max hast sought 'Seclusion -in some an
cestral hall of the Swiss family Oser.
The- Swiss' press refrains "from; corn-
ment on the engagement. ;
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Beti ScoyelirKin of !
"Sir Henry Jrving,
f Weds Miss Flurry
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OakUnd, Or.. .Feb. 22, Ben ScovelL
Shakespearean actor,, and Miss Eula
Flurry of Boseburg were quietly married
hers this noon by. Rev. R. A. Hutchinson
of the Community church. Scovell, who
has appeared on the stage in company
with his uncle. Sir Henry Irving, through
this country and England,' is . a veteran
of .the Boer war. and served as an en
Ltertainer with. the Canadian and Amer,
ican forces on the western front' from
1915 to 1918. - The bride' is a Native of
Mississippi . and the sister of John
Flurry, commander of v the American
Legion post at Roseburg. They- left at
criticism appear. And -therein lies one
of the moat serious faults of fiimdom
aun nai may oe cnarged directly to
tte depraved mind of ths producer:
naa an era or obscene stare nlava
ana w Ml in (r of ebumwiK-rMn
plays. One producer of sUge plays tried
a saiacious "comedy" and the novelty
drew response at the "box 'office. Im
mediately a score of lesser geniuses set
up meir salacious qrrerings until theUfwe :for Eugene, where they will bs
boards of every theatre . in America entertained by the ' Phi Delta, Gamma
groaoea unaer the burden of indecency, -fraternity.
i.ae puoite aemands thla stuff." cried
the righteous theatrical producer, who
saw In ths response to the first offerins-
a "public demand.",. So, with nothing bet-
wr 19 vmeruun iv tnat-element of the
amusement-seekina- nonulaUon that mmt
bs entertained at. all costs continued to
patronise the -'indecent': and the - vulgar
until an united protest swept such drivel
from the sta and restored respectable
cmenainmeni. . - ,
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cj Spring :Signs, Here
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.tConclwM hn TfcnsvOoiuja Tw.' ' . JPsUmes.
- Spring is-tn :the -offing. - She may sail
hi any day from now on and unfurl her
glorious banners of blue and gold and
scarlet.'.' Kdt-on the wordf the robin
or . pussy ' willow-, or : other fallible signs.
but . on ths forecast of that greatest of
all prophets the ,r small boy.,.: -, Watch
mother darn - his stockings -about ' the
knees, for he is at his marble playing;
ths ' first'; and igreatest of -all 'sprios
Cannot Read
WeatherWith
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NotesLack
Stories Agree That Big Army
Dirigible Became Unmanage
able on Fatal Flight; Investiga
tion Opens," 34 Dead, 11 Live.
(Concluded on Pace Thirteen. Column One)
Army Supply Base, Hampton Roads,
Va Feb. 22.. A charred skeleton of
twisted metal, splashed with bits 'of
frayed bunting.: today marked the spot
where 84 American army birdmen died
in the crash of the semi-rigid dirigible
Roma, once the pride of the Italian air
forces., , "
While three concurrent investigations
were being rushed by army . officials,
fellow airmen honored their dead asso
ciates of the sky, who suddenly were
overtaken by a fickle'fate.
Major General Mason M. Patrick,
chief of the army air service, . today
said that his preliminary invest iarat on
had shown that the crash of the Roma
was due to faulty elevating control. He
termed the disaster a "great blow to
the air service."
There are 11 survivors of the crash
and the terrific fire thai made a fu
neral pyre of the trapped airmen. Those
of. the survivors able to talk today
blamed the catastrophe on broken ele
vating controls, and a Liberty motor
that "went dead." The Roma wa mak
ing iU fim test flight after Liberty mo
tors had replaced the original Italian
engines.
BLAMES CONTROLS
Lieutenant Byron Burt, control pilot
on the Roma and the "only active flight
control officer to survive the disaster,
today blamed the crash on the failure
of control instruments to operate.
He told the International Newsserv
ice that the ship refused to respond to
the elevating; controls while 600 feet in
the air and dove head first into the
ground at an angle of 45 degrees.
I noticed that soon after we left
Langley field that the ship was having
trouble in keeping her head un." Burt
aid. VI tried the controls reoeatedlv.
The girl who refuses to manipulate the
piano "because she left her music at,
home", has nothing on Weather Fore
caster Edward L. Wells, who declines to
read ": 'the V weather unofficially. The
rrognosticator . remained at home this
morning to observe Washington's birth
day. His weather "notes'" were at the
custom house. An anxious inquirer called
the prophet on 'the telephone. , '..V
"Please to gimme today's westher fore
cast for Portland and vicinity," piped the
small voice.
, "I am sorry, but my weather notea are
at the bureau in the custom house. re
plied Wells. ,
- The Inquirer wss insistent. ' "Ptit your
head out of the window, and give the sky
ihe once over," be said.
The forecaster stepped to ths window.
The sky waa laden with dark, ominous
clouds which flitted by the housetops at
uncertain pace. The graceful folds - of
Ok: Glroy on one peak veered south by
southeast. On another pole . the flag
fluttered in the direction of west by half
south. ' In a nearby field the first
harbinger of spring sang sweet carols be
tween gulps at big, luscious worms. The
air bore a winter crispness.
' The weither wlxard was stumped. Re
turning to the phone he said: "it looks
like rain and still it doesn't.' Ths robin
says 'Spring has come,' but there is a
faint ting of cold that may bring snow
or sleet. I simply refuse to be quoted.
I am a professional and I can't play
weather music without notea My pro-
fefsor would never let me play by ear
POVERTY PLEADS
. IN CHEST
DRIVE
Mother of 5 Poisoned by Stilts 1
Relates Story of Tragedyi'Shej -.
Was About to Take Dose Wjien" :
Telephone Called Her, She Says i
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. Chehalia, Wash.. Feb. 22. N . word 1 "
came from Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rhodes, j -who
testified at a coroner's Inquest held
hers today,' which is expected to' throw ' .
any light, 6n the death -of five children -half
an- hour after the mother, had given '
them doses of . salts. . Rhodes himself
swore-that his home ljfe had been happy
and that the family had no enemies of ;
whom he wss aware. -
Questioned as to whether there had
been any ' poison about the place, the ' ,
father admitted that he purchased some . .
arsenic last December for treatment of ,
his dogs, but that he had destroyed what
he didn't need. Chemists says that the " 4
salts administered to the Rhodes cbU
dren contained strychnine. - - '--
A fourth witness this t morning was v ;
Harry Fenn, mail' carrier on the rural "
route between Wildwood . and Klaber,
who testified he did -not remember lear-
ing a package, as Mrs. Rhodes testified.. ,
on the Wednesday before ths tragedy . V
at the Rhodes house. He said, however,
that he might have done s. " -
Mrs: Rhode toW a plain, matter-of J -fact
story of purchasing ths salts by
mail and of riving- it. to the children.
She said she waa ' about to take a ' doete
herself when the telephone called.) r T
Dr. George W. Dow, family physician . to
to the Rhodes, was another witness, sum-
moned in hopes that he mia-h give soma
information on the boms life of the couple.
Conviction of the worthiness of ths
Community Chest pies for subscriptions
would easily be carried to those . who
have been slow to respond to' the fundj011 on statement by. him might be
if they could but see the constant. pro-
v'jjj W. ft. Whartoa ' : -
- jours! -Staff -. Oprraspumiaat'
Hood,-River, . Feb. , 22. A miniature
nowstorm greeted the 200 or more Port
land residents as the Ad tlub special
pulled into the Hood River station at
noon today. It was not a real storm,
however, and the flurries melted with
the warm reception tendered.
retraining, tne fortianders were
bundled into automobiles and whirled
over the Columbia river highway to the
Columbia Gorge .hotel, where a bounte
ous luncheon, prepared under the di
rection of Mine Host Henri Tbiele,
warmed the inner man. -
Dinner pver, G. L. Rauch, president
of the Portland Ad club, attempted to
open a formal program, but shouts of
We want BushnelT interrupted and
Hi H. Bushnell of the Pacific International-
Livestock exposition took the
floor to explain where a tree, later
planted before the hostelry,' originated.
lEOM MOt5T TEE3TOS
Bushnell explained that the tree, a wal
nut, was taken from a tree in the yard
at the home of O. M." Plummer, manager
of the livestock exposition, which Plum
mer had raised from a nut brought by
him in 1907- from Mount Vernon, mansion
of George Washington. The parent tree
at Mount Vernon was planted by the
first president and now shades his tomb.
He also told of the origin of vy slips
presented by Mrs. Margaret Moeck of
R&inier, Or., and planted at the same
ceremony. ..These slips were from ivy
grown . from slips brought . from Mount
vernon and also said to have, been
planted by George Washington
Mayor Baker wielded the shovel at
the double planting said Bushnell pre
sided-
At the conclusion of Bushnell's talk
HARDING Oil PACT
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Washington, Feb. 22-(L , K .) The
Brandegee and -other reservations pro
posed to the four-power Pacific treaty
by Republican "irreconcilables" - and
Democratic senators constituting a ma
jority 'of the senate foreign relations
committee,- will be the subject of a
conference between President Harding
snd Senator Lodge, Republican of Mas
sachusetts, the committee chairman, be
fore any of them are finally-acted upon.
in making this announcement today.
after the Pacific pact was again dis
cussed by the committee Without any
agreement being reached regarding it.
Senator Lodge said he expected to see
the president about the proposed res
ervations "within the next 24 hours."
(Concluded on Pace Thirteen. Cainma Tfour)
Medford Youth Gets
Half Million Left
By His Late Father
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Chicago, Feb. 22. Stewart Patterson
Jr., 14 years 'Old, was made sole heir to
his late father's half minion interest in
the Stewart building in a decision yes
terday by Judge Friend. Mrs. Nannie
Waller Patterson, who lives with her
son at Medford. Or., vainly sought, to
prove her claim to half of her husband's
interest. Controversy arose over the
construction of two trust deeds 'and the
last will of Stewart Patterson Sr. Thi
second trust deed was executed in 1914,
in which Patterson conveyed his wife
one half interest, was declared void Be
cause the deed granting the son his
share did not expire until 1917. A month
after executing the second deed Patter
son made his will, leaving his entire es
tate to his son.
Girl, 15, Seeking
, Eomance, Is Still
v . Object of Search
.-Polios spent another futile day today
in search, of Lea Holt. ' 16-year-old girl
who. it is believed, left homo- to- hunt
fo romance ; and adventure. Of - late,
according to her . parents; 7803 Seven
teenth s avenue- southeast, thoughts of
movies, actors, scenarios and Hollywood
have been continually on her mind. She
disappeared Saturday. She is about
feet in height and weighs 148 pounds.
She wore -reddish coat, a hat trimmed
with -black, dark suit and black shoes.
cession of . wretchedness coming before
the public welfare bureau.
One of the officials of the Chest cam
paign committee made thla statement to
day when he regretfully' made the re
port that the total amount subscribed to
but 'she maneuvered verV Vdlv U tne cne8t tund ounted to only -$515.-SSL!
thmUJr!lrJ!ladLy; U. or more than $260,000 short of ths
above the army supply base the eleva
tors failed to respond to the controls. I
called attention to this unusual predic
ament and then noticed that the ahip was
failing by-the .head..
I couldn't understand it. 1-threw, the
desired quota.
.More and more the attention of the
construed as indicating, that Mrs.
Rhodes may not have been happy.
VfASTS SO XOSE CHILDBEX .
"Mrs. Rhodes once told me that-she
would rather die than have any more
children. I waa treating her then for a
nervous disorder, said Dr. Dow. -
Dr. Dow further testified that the fam
ily- seemed happy and normal and that
Mrs. 'Rhodes appeared to him to "be a -
rood mother. -i : '
Mrs. Rhodes, the second one called be
campalgn. committee has been called 401 fore 'the. Jury., repeated her story of the -
Portland's, pageant of poverty which I ""a"1, morning precisely , and without
Holds' out antiealinfe hands to the Com. 1 hesitation. Only one she appeared a
control levers far' over and ordinarily J saunity Chest with the knowledge that1' ahe would breaks when ahe told of
tne noma should hava -nosed -.. bu xh I wnnout una -means ei aia tne unwtutng 1 v"""-u
eonlinv'ed to settle. ' We went down .and I phrtjclpants m this "procession would
down and as, w neared the .earth the I maeea be. hopeie?s and cverbcarn-,by
men realised that " we were 'going-to misfortun. ' . . . , , ; ...
crash. . They- became ' panic-stricken. 1 MUCH DISTRESS SEES'- i . '
'V-ir t KU.n SHIP I It had been lioned Tov the offloi&la of
A few, I think, leaped over the side, the welfare pureau that ths Desk
of distress would be reached long befors -.ha, tim-
-.im . 11 , - uui - iiioicau ui vsav iuau de
creasing, it is feared that it will be
I heard
One dove wilh a parachute.
later that it failed to open.
"I remained at the controls, still trv
lag to get her nose up. but as we neared
the ground the envelope struck the over
"I ordered ths safts from the Curtis
store by maH." said Mrs. Rhodes.. "It
arrived .Wednesday. On of the boys
brought the package thita the house tram
the mail box." The salts box.remained
on ,a cabinet in the kitchen until Satur- . -
day morning. It -.wag not opened until
"At about. S o'clock Saturday morning
1 1 . 1 .w . . . 1 uj-.ii . , iic uw. . iwi m, t. uu . uiu
"I'Z. lf I- teaspoon. I put half a teaspoonful in -
head electric wires paraUelins: the road Unnri.hu a 01,. I th cuP " tiUed tha cup half full
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Into camp. The next instant V struck, eral secretary of the bureau, said that
nose first. The bag seemed to roll over j his organisation is functioning to an ex
tent never before known and that the
(Gone laded on Pace Taat, Comma One)
Washington's Natal
Day Is Celebrated
As Holiday in Part
School - pupils attended programs" in
stead of classes ; -bank, government and
branch library employes sought diversion
as tney pleased ; members of the Port
land Ad and Kiwanis dubs excursioned
to Hood River on a "greater Oregon"
boosting jaunt; 60 foreigners spruced up
for naturalization ceremonies tonight in
The Auditorium otherwise, Washing
ton's birth anniversary passed in Port
land with little deviation - from the
routine.
One of the largest school programs
was in the Lincoln high school George
Koehn, formerly, of the Lincoln faculty,
but now professor at Reed college, was
tne principal speaker.
Portland Sons of the' American Revo
lution will hold their annual dinner and
program this evening in the University
club. Richard F. Schdla, president of
Reed college, win speak on "Washing-'
ton and American Tradition." Alfred E.
Zimmern. recently professor; of interna
tional" politics at the University of
Wales, win also speak.
In St. Stephens Pro-Cathedral Bishop
Sumner will conduct a patriotic rally
of men and boys. He will make a talk.
Reed college celebrated the day by
holding no classes. , It will celebrate
rurtner Saturday at the annual Wash
ington's birthday party. . -
MAYOR HITS BACK
AT
demands are on the increase.
"Monday, an account of the telephone
calls coming to the bureau was kept.
said Gephart. "and they -were 700 In
I called the oldest boy and
gave this dose to him. J. repeated the
dose, giving each of the other children
the same .amount.. : ,
TELEPHONE SATES HEK
Just as I was about to prepare" a
dose for myself he telephone rang -and
COMMISSION
number. They were not all'reauesta for 1 1 went to answer It."
relief, but at least they had some bear. I Mrs. Rhodes was questioned as to who
ing upon the problem of distress and I called, but she said that she, did not re-
poverty that the bureau seeks to solve. I member, excepting that it ' was some
"Dally there are most distressing
cases brought to the attention of the
bureau.
DER-ERTKD AXD HU5CKT
"There was a m ether with five -chil-
relative, she thought.
"While I was at ths phone the oldest
boy fell to ths floor. I told one of the
girls to- get some water for him. . She
Jnayor ueorge I. Baser thinks the I "Then was a m with fl. -kil. 1 u DVwul w .v.
Oregon pnbUc service commission took dren. all under 10. deserted by her hus- summoned the neighbors and a doctor
an Tin just crack at the people of band and suffering from hunger, -who and put the children la , bed. She con
Portland In handing down its decision was finally forced to the bureau Tues- tinned to narrate with-clarity on the
against the petition filed as a protest day. ' children's death,, but sobbed now sod
"uv4Vute granieu last reoruaryi ... r . .v then while tears twice aurred to her
in telephone rates. In no uncertain .v.-- a i-vi I sh, hnw,r mtid hr .ma.
W1VH tlllin UUUCI I1VUI Vlll WKl CU IC1W I - " - -
in pitifub condition by a father who I tions.
died from tuberculosis. 1 That there had been poison, although
a mnrher and i rkiM w-r. not strychnine, on the Rhodes plsce. wss
found destitute, living in one room, after
Trail Inspection in
Benson Park Made
C. f. Keyser, superintendent of. the
park, bureau, and C F. Weigand, as
sistant, left" early,- today - for a tour of
inspection of the trails in Benson park.
Keyser- said that a trip will - be taken
un both, the Larch mountain and Wau-
keena trails to ascertain the damage
done by the snow storms of last winter.
Both men will return tonight, :
Brownsville's Fire
Damages $300,000
. BrownsvillePa.. Feb. 22. (L X. S.) '
A fire starting early today in the ruins
of Harry Levy's department store for a
time . threatened . the - business section
here and before the flames wev under
control,, several stores ' had . been de
stroyed. , - The damage ; Is estimated at
between 2&0,000 and $300,000. One fire
man was overcome by smoke- The Levy
store was burned last night iv
terms he voiced his disappointment on
the adverse ruling. The mayor said
"I felt that the city of Portland was
Justified in all that it did in attempting
t n hrlna ahmit a rilfiitmnt Af tl..
phone rates and I still feel that way re- th busband. sick a long time, had died
gardiess of what the members of the
state public service commission may aay.
When the telephone rates were in
creased, the public demanded to know
why, and we are the representatives of
the people of this city, and it was our
duty to make this demand on the public
service commission. Furthermore, it waa
their duty to tell, us and show us, and
the gist of the testimony of Bd Rhodes,
father of the children, together with his
statements on family relaUons.
Rhodes said that last. December he
had -some arsenic which he used - te
leaving his family wholly without re
sources.
A . .1.1. V .
turn to tte burekTf or help VoT hhTwife or .ot M" dos
and four children."
AU of these cases are representative
of the need '
called upon .
salmon poisoning.
"I kept ths arsenic in the barn and
whicTTvTe reku flndsTf f" " a'.
to relieve and all point to 1 lr " someUm during'
. the Community Chest in the present
December.
Rhodes further testified that his boms
tell andahow the. public, why thT-fate. tat actual. starvaUon may uf7y8T.d Thapy d t'hat
should be increased. It la my belief that
is what the-public service commission is
for. If -it is not, .1 cannot understand
why we should have a public service
commission. If a city council cannot
make a request for information from the
public service commission or contest a
decision of that body, there Is something
wrong with the system or the law. be
cause to have It otherwise' is nothing
more or lees than ' autocracy.
"We went to the bat t in what we
Househreaker'Is
y Captured After
Gun Attack Fails the.
far aa he knew, no member of the house
hold had aa enemy.
TO CALL 3EIGHB0BS
Dr. .Dow was the last witness sum
moned this ' morning. Neighbors who
came at Mrs. Rhodes' call when the chil
dren were stricken were to testify when
Inquest -was resumed at 2 o'clock.
Every effort to trace tha source of .the .
poison, shown to 4iave- been in ths pack-
Bonneville, Feb. 22.-orge Watson. tr of salts from which Mrs. Rhode pre-
thouxht was a lust cause, and if we could I a sheepherder. and R. E. Clanton. super-1 pared doses former children, has 'been
r ivnln tttm nnMln unHm mwnnib llnteadeRt OI commercial I ISO lUICaerKa 1 "UIUSM- ... -
inn that an hmrkfiu in -tlkmhAn mtm I for the state. Droved too much for Bill I Member of the Jury are : A. L. Ribe-
was wrong, the public win have to either Alton, strapping 21-year-old Oklahoman, lin, Chehalia merchant: David Alexan--
pay the bill or elect some other proced-l wno w"n iouna wwiuni raw) -UK" . ' rTz tSZ-
CHdaS. Wort man Sc. Kin?, Portland, here I association ; Dr. J, Rslohnson, Cbehslif
A. - m a era. a . " M mm - M W m A . a . 4-m naa . J
tocay. as a resmi, aiiod, uano-cuxiea, 1 aeniisi; ueorge sears, wnenaiis tarug-
was taken to Portland by clanton. I gist.
Clanton was summoned from . the I
hatchery by Watson after the sheep-1
"Personally I would think It would be
much better for the public service com
mission to explain and defend its course
in this case than to attack other bodies
that have .in good faith questioned the 1 Captured Alton. Wbils search
commission's action.'
Landru Is to Face
Guillotine Saturday
ing .Alton at the King home, Clanton
locked up to. face- a Jit- revolver- In
Alton's hand. A tussle ensued ia which
Watson hit Alton over the head with a
club, laying him out. Clanton secured
possession of -Alton's gun.
Alton asserted that he attempted to
break into . the bouse because be was
hungry. He said he had been unable to
I TolMeiefao Arrange
Gent)a Talk" Details
Varaailtaa TnVh 9 W.nrl TaaHm
convicted French Bluebeard, will Toe sent I find ;wrk to Portland.
to the guillotine at dawn Saturday, tt
is understood here. The public execu
tioner is reported as testing the ."wood
of Justice- to prepare for. the . proper
functioning of the weighted' knife blade.
Boy Falls Off Baft
And Drowns in Biver
. 'Catted Kes
London. Feb.. 22. Lloyd George nasi
decided to meet Premier Pomcare in
Paris during ths coming week end to '
rearrange details of ths projected con
ference at Genoa, according to the Daily
Express. .
N. Y; Stocks Closed;
Holiday Is Observed
.T
Angelo 'LudovivL 10-yesr-old son of1
Mrr snd, Mrs. J. B.- Lndovlvi. S29 East
Kighth street." slipped off ' a raft and
was drowned in the Willamette river at
the foot of East Lincoln vtreet about II
New York. Feb." 22, (U. P.r The stock I o'clock today. - Ths body wast recovered
exchange was cloeed today because of I this afternoon toy the police and turned 1
Washington's birthday. . .1 over to tne coroner.
Jigg'and -Maggie", ? '
-A. W. O. L.w Again Today
. "Jlggs" and. "Maggie are play
ing truant again- today from ths
comic- page of The Journal. De
layed eastern mail is -responsible.
Journal readers may be assured of
their reappearance at the earliest
possible moment-" ' ".''