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TUESDAY, MARCH
21, 1922.
THE OREGON DAILY:.; JOURNAL, : PORTLAND, OHEGON.
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WETSAKDDRYS
BRACING UP FOR
"BATTLE ROYAL'
ittle Stupid Sees Muratore
Picks Few 'Bones' With Him
By DstM Lswrrsee
( op,rth. 133. by Tba Jownal)
Washington, March Ths greatest
of battles between the wit and dry forces I In ' Sunday, newspaper .? supplements
in America Is Impending. Twenty or throughout the land several years ago,
mors national organisations will be In
to the subject of Jan.- - "4
"What do you think," asked JUttle
Stupid, "of Irving Berlin's platt to comV
pose a jasz opera and Mary Garden's
consent to produce it if she ' likes It?;
No tbonehta were forthcominr imme-
j diately, for the great singer never bad
Little .Stupid, the reporter, has s few
personal bones to pick with Lucien
Muratore, the great French tenor, who.
with ils wife. Um Cavaliert. world re
nowned beauty and singer wbose recipes
for' milk baths, skin lotions and mas
sages, together with fascinating poses
of the madame, were printed profusely I heard of the proposed project He did
not revile syncopation, however, "but
finally, to dispose of , the uuesttoB. -said
arrived in Portland ahead of the regu- I anything that the people wanted was all
lar (Thlara Grand Dtwira. raimnanv train I risrht' with him Tt anunt.t rru t ta!
he fight for a modification of the Vol- to get a good rest for the opening per- I more-elegant in French, but .Little Stu-
iead law sad at least 20 associations I formance, "Monna vanna, Wednesday I pid won t . write the French.-for one
temorUlrir the allied tamb-r.no. for.- nBnt- . j, would have to hear M. Muratore say It
" I . 1 1. .1 U L. . . . J 1
- . . , . ...... I Aiwr uiui oiuuiu, uio reporter, wu I iw eiijujr ru
ei America will resist mat eiron. av-trf thrmia th ..Immlnr thw. , . .
ased for control of fh. n't rarrMiLabbe, French consul, members of the
remes from both camps. They admit the! n,UBtc1 vet end small fry. Including
contest has berun .and will rdv in 1 lesser JournaUstic lights, he arranged Xor
violence as the primary campaigns start an mternew wita the great tenor.
i the spring and summer months. ' GITJEJT SOLID COMFORT
The Issue Is not partisan. The orohl-l Th intrrvltv wan hM in - xr vnM.
nun iurt iiiieuu lO support nepuoil- tore's suite, on the Seventh flnnr nt the I .lan to or.H mmHIn,. r- u.n.
ur temocrais as-me case may ne. i Multnomah hotel, isolated - from other I Garden probably looks after all those
ho have stood behind them In congress rooms as much as hotel rooms can be, I details for M. Muratore. but his influ-
ana mey similarly win ao au in their so that, no doubt, the visitor can prac-I ence might be worth something. So
i" iu prevent me renominaiion or re-1 uce tor me next snow witnout arousing
iieciion or Democrats and Republicans! the other guests. - Everything In the way
who nave leaned on the wet side. of comfort was arranged for the couple.
J'KY FORCES FI5A5CED The hotel management stopped at noth
ing, wim me possiDie exception or nan.-
THREE, CAUGHT III
ALLEGED ATTENIPT
TO
In- out 10S-proof whiskey on the flrsi
run, by use of a clever and sanitary eoM
system.' ' Be bad is galtoas of finished
product and SfiO gallons of mash. -
Mrs. Fablno received the deputies at
the door and took them to the basement.
i where they found her; husband, weeping.
I Fablno pleaded . guilty Wore District
Judge Bell this7 morning and was fined
! t&OO.? It waa his second offense..- v'l
ROB
INDICTED
MTROJT BICHTEK SUSS TO- 1
, GET SITISIOX OF X STATE
Arthur Myron Blchter filed suit in cir
cult court Monday Afternoon in an , at
tempt to secure a portion of the estate of
Roy Kimbrough, Henry SchwarU and I tatherV the late Philip Blchter. whq
John Spor. the three young' men who I died July 19. 1920, leaving an estate at
were captured In an, alleged attempt to 1 1 92.17V The son bases his suit tin the
rob- the Oreeon : Bowline alleys office. I c'alm that he to not named in the wllU
Broadway and Oak street, the night of I The property was sail left to- the widow,
March 1. were indicted by the Multno- I wttn the provision that she give the chU
man county grand jury this mornir.g on I oreu aa much as she desired.
a charge of "burglary not in a dwelling...-.
; -, -.
George Mason was indicted on two
counts charging forgery. Ue is said to
have realised between $100 and $200 by
renting apartments in various parts of
Another bone Little Stupid ptcked with
M. Muratore was over the seating of
press representatives in The Auditor
ium. No arrangements, it eeema,. were
made, as, at the "battle of the century"
last : summer in - New jersey, to , group
the press boys where they, could get all
"The temperance forces." said Samuel
wx Small, associate secretary of the
Ing traffic on the street below.
Little Stupid, makes his suggestion.- A
special section right behind : the orches
tra would be all right, but to put the
writers were they could get . the most
Little Stupid would suggest that the
most "handsome of them go on as su-
; RESIST8 . ARREST
Sam 1 Hall. ' 571 Marshall street, made
trouble when Deputy Constable Watklns
went to. arrest htm Monday afternoon on
i charge of stealing- gas. so when taken
the city, proffering the landlady checks ? 1U he wm broked on the additional
lamr than th rent nriee c&lled for and I uiiu..,, wiiuutu
nocketinar the difference. Mrs. L. D.
Walker. 2 Union avenue north.. and Mrs. PrtrwiPT Prif iaTlOTCJ
Mary L. Wandel were among his vie-I X UI 11LC1 JJl lblOlitI O
time.
George Fletcher, alias John B. Mer
ton. was indicted for passing a $10
check to the clerk at the Palace hotel
when he had no funds in the bank. Boy
Saunders .was indicted for burglary in
the Brooklyn school. February 4." Con-
TchBanqiiet Geddes
was
It waa in such comfort that Little I pers, dressed as part of the chorus.
M..Dnr;.i 7 d they were singing and no one would
tfibutors. aver&fin IS r-r nerin W.r". -..e "'M"""- "
hats carefully analysed in the light of ' .T. w.. I AFFAKITIOK OF DELIGHT"
rast election returns the condition of I. . - : . . J . : . ' ' . 1 The heart-to-heart comwrmtlnn
prohioltlon sentiment In every one of the !nf "WJ f?' w" LSTLtS then brought to a close by the en-
ir. congressional districts. We know I ,i Z.,r .il lZ.Zi-ZrZ. Zlnca of .Llna Cavalieri. LltUe Stupid
kll the senators and representatives who I "" promised his Wife he'd remember how
rnn be trusted to maintain, strengthen"" she looked. Who could forget? So
abd vote to Increase enforcement learis- COSTS TUO hiuh , I here Koes. beeinnins: with the feet
Uiiori. We will support them without! Grand opera, Little Stupid believes,! The madame wore small patent leather
i egard to party or creed and try to re- costs too much. What chance have all I pumps with a strap and buckle effect
ilect everyone who has been faithful and the newspaper men, mercantile hirelings. 1 across the toe. Her stockings were black
bnuvusing. auto mechanics and other noor people to silK. Then came tier dress. It was
We know which men to oppose: how I nr4i.in in wrmnA atw wolr? Onlv I black and shiny, one-niece effect, simnle.
they were elected; where their majorities landlords, fuel merchants and prof iteers I yet sprinkled with a few light lemon-
'.n ."?" mna now to organise opposi- -nuid afford Ucketa. LltUe Stupid had I colored beads. Sleeves were short the
tlon thst promises to replace 'wets' with
1 T.. a V.... .1. 11,. lnan
".TTk J" . every ?unday could be driven uTown ta th. tnan-
.mh. , i ,,nnr,w." ner of the mounted gospel singers or a
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madame has well-rounded arms and
neck low. She wore a snug-fitting tur
ban, and around her shoulders was a.
shawl beautiful beyond description. -It
was In color a cross between orange and
" w v-v 1. aMcviKi promoi- culllon. In that way everyone was m color a cross between orange and
h." M:: ""n..'JiEiS whomw down town 1 the the shade of the Interior of a Ppmegran-
the various congressional districts
throughout the union,
"ft FIGHT IN CONGRESS
"We Intend especially to maintain
safe, strong- majority In the United States jhhaxD OF RAW THROAT
tlon legislation can be passed up from
the house to the president. Thirtv-
slnglng. Just two or three trips a day I ate.
would be sufficient to acquaint the city
with good music as it is outside of the
phonograph.
The plan, however, did not meet with
M. Muratore's favor. Dr. Bouuldin put
two states had voluntarily adopted pro- M foot. down. too. Too easy to get a
hibltlon before the eighteenth amend- raw throat that way, he said In French,
mtnt was put upon the constitution (A feature of Little Stupid's Interview
so that we feel sure of keeping dry ma- Is that all the French is translated into
jonties in both houses of congress. I English for thy reader.
MADAME IS BRUNETTE
The maaame is a brunette. Not a
haphazard one,' but one of those deter
mined kind. Her smile well, everyone
knows what her smile is, for she al
most always has her pictures . taken
while she is smiling and a woman does
not do that just because she feels joyous.
She said she didn't speak English any
better than her husband, which is a wise
thing for any woman to say while her
San Francisco. March SI. (U. P.) Sir
Auckland Geddes. British . ambassador,
who Is in California to speak at' the
rad Fries is charged with threatening to I University of California; charter day
kill his wife. Frank Bartell and Han- exercises, will be the guest "of honor
nah Brauer are charged with . lewd co- I at a dinner tomorrow night given . by
habitation. I tormer residents or jsngiano.
John Kasros Is alleged to have broken
into Frank Goldstein's store, 242 Couch
street, about 4 a. m March 2. and
stolen E7 shoes.
LIEX AGAIJT8T HOMESTEAD
EXEMPTION BEFOBE COURT
Federal Judge eBan was called on
Monday to decide whether a homestead
exemption ?y CJT started t once and probably completed
FIKAL IX8PECTI03T MADE
Final field inspection of the proposed
widening of East Burnslde street from
the river to East Fourteenth street was
made this morning by O. Laurgaard,
city enginer. The plan is to widen the
stxet to 90 feet. Laurgaard said that
work on the report of the projecfwlll be
RICH HELD
BY PROSECUTION
AS GIRL BETRAYER
New York. March 21. (U. P.) George
L. Rickaxd, millionaire promoter of the
Dempsey-Carpentiey . fight, . and other
world famous sporting - events, - was
pilloried in Justice Wasservogel's court
today as.a betrayer of girls.1 - V
Assiatant District Attorney Peckora,
making 'the opening statement for the
prosecution, in Rlckard's trial, declared 1
the state would prove he repeatedly
lured girls to his office in the. tower ol
Madison Square Garden scene of Stan
ford White's studio parties and to. aa
apartment In the New Tork theatrical
district.
Rlckard listened to Peckora's charges
with & very serious expression and aa
occasional whispered word to his law-
years. Peckora went Into Intimate de
tails in his description of Richard's al
leged offenses. The defense's opening
statement will follow, so the first wit
uess will probably not testify until to
morrow.
Rlckard was in good spirits when be
came into court and smiled as he chat
ted with reporters. His cellmate in' the
Tombs prison last night was Alfred E.
Lindsay, former broker, who is accused
of fleecing many society women, out of
large sums in bivck .aea.is.
In 1920 the wets made the strona-eat I Questionable Judgment in arranging
effort they could to elect a wet con-1 the repertoire was another matter which husband Is aroufid. At any rate, al
areas inu we put tne question to the I Little Stupid took up wun m. juuraiore 1 tnougn sne was emrancingiy agreeable.
lieopie in every district .and the result I and Dr. Bouuldin. Why. Little Stupid I there seemed to be no common topic be-
waa the election of 40 mWre drys In the I wanted to know, was "Salome" left off I tween her and Little Stupid, with the In-
sixty-seventh than In the sixty-sixth I the Portland program" after the opera I terpreter being such a necessity, and she
rongress. Tnat disposes of the Idea that had created such a stir In the middle
the people would repeal prohibition If west that they had to close the theatre
m"uon coum oe sent to a national for ear ofovercrowding?
The prohibition leaders have v UI AM SKBrS1
stirred . to greater activity among the 1 Jn answer to this quest! on both ex
labor unions ever since Samuel Gompers I pressed great surprise.
issued a statement -on behalf of the
withdrew.
Well, that just about brought the
morning to a close. Little Stupid started
for the door. What's that? M. Mura
tore was inviting him to call on him
again Wednesday night In his dressing
room between acts. Little Stupid
American Federation of Labor, urging
a modification or the Volstead law.
LABOR SUPPORT CLAIMED
The claim Is made by the "drys- that
thousands of local labor unions have
Indorsed prohibition and will not stand
for "light, wines beer."
. The wets': do. not base their catn-
fiB vn ur urtiun ui repealing ine
rignieemn anienument out they ; are
ronotntratlng on the Volstead law.
hoping to exhibit certain of Hs pro
Visions as too' extreme and inconsistent
with the Intent of the eighteenth amend
ment The objective Js the return of
light wines and beer.
This election for congress is the first
In which a prohibition Inane can be
fought out without being incumbered by
national presidential . questions and
party platforms. 1 It Is the first time
since the eighteenth amendment was
adopted that the returned soldier, who
Is said to , be against prohibition, will
save a chance to register a protest.
Portland Musicians
Invited to Luncheon
"Does Portland really warn to nearinaua-d at the door. He waited. He
"Salome"?, Dr. Bouuldin, exclaimed with 8miled and said good-bye again. It was
eyebrows lifted, as if the thought were kind of the great tenor to invite Little
unthinkable. Vs Stupid. But Little Stupid waited In
Maybe, after all. Little Stupid acqui- vein. Muratore did not tell him how to
esced, Portland did not want to hear get into The Auditorium, with, ticket
Salome just wanted to see It. I takers and policemen at the entrances.
Then th. conversation, drifted around 'and seats at you know the price.
The .Portland district of the Oregon
lluKlo Teachers' association Is planning
luncheon at the Portland hotel grill
hursday at 12 -.16 o'clock to which all
tiuslctans and those Interested In music
t ho may be visiting In the city have
teen Invited. The Musicians' club, the
Oregon chapter. American Guild of Or
gan tuts, the Society of Oregon Compos
ers and the MscDowell club have signi
fied their Intention of. being present.
Information may be obtained from Miss
fieltn Calbreath, Tabor 2477.
Brain Merchant of
?Hood Riyer Missing
Hood River, March 21. The sudden
liaappearance of J. H. McRae and his
roodyard , and McRae went Into part
nership in a grain and feed business
st fall and had been conducting a
ontable enterprise. Woody ard Is un-
Lble to account for the overnight dtsap-
a pearanoe oi Mcrtae, wnoeo naouioea are
fa ia to oe arouna izqoo. -
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Masked Men Drag
Lumberman Out of
Home; Whip Applied
Dallas. Texas. March 2L (L N. S.)
Police were hopeful of making arrests
today of members of a masked party
who last night dragged F. H. Etheridge.
47, from his home and lashed him se
verely with a whip.-
Etheridge, local manager of the Tem
ple Lumber company, ) was taken to an
emergency, hospital after the flogging
and was In a seriouBN condition.
Three men called at the Etheridge
home last night and forcibly took him
when he answered the door bell.
A fierce struggle ensued on the lawn
and the terrified members of the family
saw five other men -who were masked
join the party, overpower Etheridge and
take him away. He was driven out of
the city, handcuffed to a tree and
whipped after, being stripped to the
waist Five men gave him five lashes
each, he declared. He was then brought
back Into the city and thrown out of the
automobile after a lecture on morals by
his assailants.
Etheridge said he could identify one
and possibly more of the whippers.
Mayor Swanie Aldrldge today offered a
reward of 1 500 for the arrest and con
viction of any member of the party.!
"You are the sixty-third man whipped
here In the last few months, Etheridge
said one of his tormentors, told him.:
Police, however, have but two records
of whippings here. I - '
him to live upon the land for the re
quired period and he determined to com
mute. ' :
Government homestead land was then
inf 1 25 n acre, but the registrar
of the land office at Pendleton decided
i M HL-heil'a homestead was In the
""e-n Pacific land grant which
called for the payment of 12.50 In th
event of commuting. Mitchell paid the
double price, although he was certain
tiie register was In error. Two years
later, convinced of the register's mis
take, Mitchell started action to recover
half of his $400 payment The check re
ceived today is the result.
Mrs, McCormick Is
Perhaps Displeased
At Coming Marriage
Chicago. March 2L ttX. P.p-rif
woman marries outside her own elan she
becomes a slave. ,
These words, uttered In an address on
ancient customs by Mrs. Harold McCor
mick. were Interpreted today by social
leaders as her disapproval of the en
gagement of her daughter. Mathllde, to
Max Oser. Swiss stableman. : . s -;
Although Harold F. McCormick- has
approved, the wife, who divorced him has
never sanctioned it
Mrs. McCormick spoke before repre
sentative women who plan a -woman
progress exposition. ....
She said In olden times, when a man
l-ecaroe bored with his own tribe, he
stole a bride from another dan, and
mat. -tne onoe bad a sorry time of tt'
Uncle Sam Takes
39 Years to Return
MonetoIiocalMan
Thirty-nine years ago Felix R. Mitch
ell. veteran member of The Journal
staff, paid the United States government
w too mucn when he commuted on a
1(0 acre homestead in Umatilla county,
where he then resided. - . .
iwar Mitcneu received " from the
treasurer of the United statea a .wv
for the amount due, less fees for collection-
And not a cent of Interest tor the
privilege the government had in using
Mitchell's money for nearly stf vMtra- -
Mitchell took up a hotnesteadVvhile he
eras- prominent resident of Pendleton.
against uicviumiko " " I within SO dava.
to be th efirst time this legal question I wltmryso Pays.
has been raised in the Oregon lederai
court
The case arose out of the bankruptcy
petition of Sadie Burkman. 698 li-asT.
Twenty-eighth street who, according to
Julius Sllverstone, attorney . for H. H
Matthews. entered bankruptcy to avoid
the payment of several small creditors
who could ill afford to stand the loss.
Matthews, it was stated, had. pamtea
and papered the Burkman house only a
few days previous to the filing of the
petition.
Mr Tturicman's claim of exemption
ef her house as a homestead was al-1
innraii hv Ttoferee A. M. Cannon. Mat
thews has filed a mechanic's lien against
th hiuiu and suit to forclose it
r Riiverstone contended that as thoJ
hShim had been set aside by the referee
as an exemption it was outside ths
iri.riir.tlnn of the federal court and with
in thejurisdlction of the state courts
again and as such would be liable to a
mechanic's lien in accord with the state
taw of 1919- Cases In other states, held
to be parallel, were cited,
j v. Hudson, counsel for Mrs. Burk-
rn. mutated the argument Judge
Bean took the case under advisement
nrwtvTl GRAKTS PASS SUIT
TlMYSr TT. 8. TO STATE
Hit nf the Grants Pass Irrigation
rtiati-ift to condemn certain lanas ui
Josephine county was remanded to the
state circuit courts for trial Monday
by Federal Judge Bean upon motion oi
th Tdamtiff. The suit was ' originally
filed u the Josephine county wur
ar&lnst W. S. 5over, but tranwerrea
tn th federal eourt when Phil K. Gor
don and Marie E. Gordon of San Fran
cisco were substituted as defendants.
The Judge would not allow the case to
remain in the federal court "because no
answer was filed to the original com
plaint by any of the defendants within
the time allowed ty law.
BOUXD TABLE DI8CC88IOW
A round table discussion by members
of the faculty of the Portland Labor
college will feature Wednesday'a lunch
eon of the Social Workers association in
the grill of the Seward hotel.
Hiker, 66 Years Old,
In 1 Portlahdj After
4276 ?Miles, Afoot
Seeking health in the great'outdoors,
Walter Wright, M years old. of Cleve
land Ohio, arrived In Portland yester
day after' completing 427C miles afoot
Leaving Cleveland. .Ohio, August . If,
mi. Wright walked down the . Missis
sippi valley to New Orleans, then visited
E3 Paso and many other Southern dtiea.
"Hoofing It", through New Mexico and
Arisona. he flnally-errtved at Los An
geles, where -he once resided and called
"home for several -years. Leaving Los
Angeles, he tramped northward through
San Francisco, Rose burg and Eugene to
Portland, "feeling fit and ready to tackle
the rest of. the journey with) much en
thusiasm.
Wright plana to hike from here to
Spokane, where he will turn eastward
and begin the journey back home. He
estimated that he had ridden but SOS
miles as the result of lifts' given him
on the road, but laid stress on tbe tact
that be never asked for a ride and rode
only when asked to do so. He carries a
10-pound pack and sleeps In the open air
whenever the weather permits. Wlrght
says .he haa lost about three months
time due to sickness and "stopovers'
made necessary to do odd jobs to replen
ish his purse. !
. He will leave town for Spokane early
Wednesday. i
Trustees Are Named
By Club at Chehalis
Chehalia, Wash, March 1L Tbe Citi
sens Club of Chehalia, Monday elected
the following trustees: A. C St John.
C Ellington and C F. Anderson, three
years; W. H. Smith and O. J. Albers,
two years: and W. F. West one year.
Ellington and Anderson were reelected.
Holdover members are XZ. Leroy Brown.
R." Lee - and : H. "C "CofTmaa. Tbe
newly elected .board met at tuncbeoa
this afternoon and organised. V ; '
1 Ml'
Viaane
iifecur-.
"a
PORTLAND BREWI50 CO. '
TEAKS OF MOOKSHIHEB TAIL
TO SATE HIM FROM ARREST
-1 ain't got no .money and I got a wife
to support" " -
Frank Fablno sat beside his 13-gallon
moonshine still In the basement of his
home. 734 Brooklyn street Monday eve
ning, and cried. He just naturally felt
m bad he couldn't help It But law is I
law. and Deputy Sheriffs Beeman, Schlr-
mer and Wolfe took him to the county
Jail.
Fablno's still was ultro-modern, turn-
OMEN who shop, and who
make earnest comparisons
of the garments which
they contemplate, know
Saves Them
t and even up to $30
---The better garoieiits only are
here.
Were we to merely quote low
prices on commonplace styles,
yon would have no unusual in
centive to come here, but:
The best dressed women come .
here to' buy. They expect
Quality ahead of price. Briefly
Peterson's secure the best styles
obtainable and because of our
lower cos of gelling upstairs
You get the best here for $10
to $30 less. t ;
rrhe Sunshine Store .
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