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THBf OREGON IDAILY JOURNAL, - PORTLAND. OREGON
TUESDAY BIAY 3fc j 1922.
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IN BRITISH
v By Balph H. Terser
tCnite4 Btstt Corranmadcat)
LOnflon, . Uy 30- Horatio Bottomry,
member of parliament, former editor of
John Bull and" for years a storm ceeter
ft British politics, ts now in jail, sentenced-
to seven years on -charges' of
eiLsappropr iatlng: 150,000 pounds front
the (Victory Bond dub for Ms own use.
f Bottornley trial -and . convietlon has
eroueea more interest man any legxi
ease in years because of his, picturesque
- career. There was. general surprise at
the I severity of the sentence of seven
year, etnee the country was about
evenly divided as to -whether England's
greatest lay lawyer" would be convicted.
He ;wai not eipected to get more than
a year or so at the moat.
4 His sentence will insure his auto
stic expulsion from parliament if up
held on the appeal. 4rbjfii Is expected.
Tfottce of appeal was fclven immediately
after the verdict was announced, but
legal experts following the case think
the appeal will fail.
DIRECTS OWX BEFEHSE
Bottom! ey directed his own defense.
And, dispite tyro days of dramatic ap
peal on his own behalf, emphasising
prison
his war work and his personal losses,
te counsel for the crown and the trial
jadge as well directed the Jury to stick
ti hard facts. The prosecuting counsel
insisted that if it wefe shown the de
fendant has used subscribers' money
fraudulently, it wag no answer to say
tiatf some of it had been' repaid. Judge
issuer insisted that the conversion of
- ynonty -was proved and the Jury re
turned a verdict in half an hour.
tin I passing the sentence. Judge Salter
declared Bottomley was rightfully con
victed of a long series of heartless
frauds and robbing poor people who had
entrusted their- money to him. The
crime, Judge Salter added, was aggra
vated by Bottomley's high position and
the ijiumber of bis vcitims and the cal
lous teffronterjr with which the frauds
x wfre! commited. He saw no mitigating
circumstances and curtly refused to
grant bail pending an( appeal.
vpT HECOGMZED BT CKOWD
feoitomley wa "pale, but composed
wheni the sentence was pronounced. Just
before he was led away to his cell he
v protested that he had not been given
art opportunity to speak before sentence
' bad been-pronounced.
Taking no chances on a popular
; demonstration, such as might take place,
. asi Bottomley is one of the boldest and
- mest dramatic characters in British
v politics, the wardens of the court hustled
bin into a taxi and hurried him to Brix
toe jprison. He was transported from
" thv cjourtroom to the prison with such
Quiet! speed that' he was not recognised
by the huge crowd awaiting to see him.
TH ' (crowd, it appeared,, was shocked ,
wlfh the severity of the sentence and
Itlsilently pressed toward, the empty
departing prison van. forcing the police
to (clear the street for it.
rjE IS ISFOBMED
.'Simultaneously, the speaker of the
.commons read a letter from Justice
. Salter informing the house of the con
vict Jon and- sentence. The house re-
ceiyea tae message in silence, though
. asjiathe court and in the streets, every-
one -was apparently surprised and
' Sbeeked to learn that he had received
m, Seven-year sentence.
Bottomley is a strange combination of
journalist, politician and promoter. "
At the time of his trial he owned
several newspapers and led his own in
ir pendent party of half a dosen mem
bers in the commons, mostly admirers,
tearing his career he promoted com
panies with a capital totaling more than
; 42.000.000. some of which was involved
hi r barges of fraud end conspiracy.
MCTTEBS AGAI3TST JUDGE
; His pleasant manner disappeared for
I J a moment when he was sentenced, for
- lie I muttered vigorously tow ard the
Judge : -
- "If I were permitted to, I would have
. said something about: your Summing up
cf She ease." but he was cut short as
: her wardens- placed their hands on bis
shoulders to lead htm off to prison.
'.' , JDespite his conviction, Bottomley un
. doubetdly retains many supporters who
think he was unlucky and harshly treat
. ed,i and even some of his enemies are
- saying, lit is a pity to Jail such a
clever man. even if he is a crook."
, Ely ; hie diverse -activities as a member
- of Jjarllaroent, newspaper owner. Jour
. nalist, sportsman and -the common
- 4 . people's advocate." Bottomley has built
ip ta tremendous and 'loyal following
' When his case was called, thousands
Crowded the vicinity of Bow street to
getja glance of him as he entered the
usrroom.
INQUfRY IS BEING
r l' MADE INTO WRECK
' Coo tinned frost Pas One)
or pool commissioners and until these
bodies consider these reports, and those
obtained from witnesses, there probably
Willi be no definite action except from
the JC3atsop county coroner's Jury which
willi be called to consider the facta dur
ing jthe next two days.
Tie Welsh Prince was resting upright
this! morning 'In abou 35 feet of water
and was swung almost squarely across
the I navigation fairway, but sufficient
room remained for the passage of other
snips.
Tee- 'lowan was completing the dis
charging cf her cargo at terminal No. 1
today and was expected to move to dry
dock either tonight or Wednesday mora-
lag for repairs.
PJ A. Lee, representative of the S'ur-
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TJppear picture ahovrs wrecked Britisher, with decks jnat above the waab,
the river steamer Melville standing by with the coroner and relief
party. Bellow is a view of the deck wreckage of the Welsh- Prince's
, bow, with men working in debris seeking bodies of victims. Jjo weal
picture shows Captain iAverge of the lowan, after vessel arrived at
, Terminal No. 1 Monday afternoon.
n ess-Prince line with headcruarters al I
watue, is on me lower river tooay ar
ranging for the salvaging of the steam
er. Lee reported that a heavy loss would
be sustained in the cargo.
KIBACIiE IS THAT AST 05E
ESCAPED, SATS StTBTITOB
Astoria. Or., May 30. Coroner E.?B.
Hughes, with the remains of five of toe
victims of the collision between the
lowan and the Welsh Prince, reached
Astoria about tilt Monday eveaing
aboard the steamer Melviila, ' Fourteen
members of the crew of the Welsh
Prince were also brought to this city.
The captain and the boatswain remained
aboard the wrecked vessel. The bodies
of Joel Buckwalter and C. AC Jensen,
the two remaining dead, are yet tan
gled in the wreck of the Prince's fore
castle. The bodies, it is expected, will
be recovered tomorrow with the aid of
acetylene torches.. Those who have seen
the. wreck testify to the terrific condi
tion of the vessel's starboard side,, near
the bow, where the lowan dove her way,
The steel plates along the aide of the
Welsh Prince are rolled back In immense
corrugations and it is in this portion
of the vessel where the two remaining
bodies are yet Immersed. The crew of
the Melville, assisted by the nerve shaken
members of the Welsh Prince's crew,
worked like madmen throughout the day,
according to Coroner Hughes, who di
rected the gruesome search. For , the
moat part, the mangled remains of the
dead had to be cut out the tangled steel
with flames. The fire, watch broke out
immediately after the crash, had gotten
to several of the shattered bodies, burn
ing them badly. The hulk of the Prince
lies broad tide in the channel, bat with
sufficient deep water en either side for
vessels to help with care. She is ly
ing steadUy on account of her eargo of
steel, which is in her bottom, ? Hr t
004.000 feet of lumber fit above this steel.
This feature of the wreck is expected
to add materially to the difficulty of
salvaging the ship, .The channel at tha
point , where - the collision occurred is
very, narrow ana tne atrncultv of w
tiatins the turn there is augmeeted. by
treacherous currents.-. .-; i i
One of the men brourht to Atori& tn.
day was on duty u the engine room,
where he hard a series - of- .frantic
whistle blasts followed immediataiv i
s-erash which he is-utaMe- to -describe.
firazjomsv ma xb isanin xrom lTt
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gine room he met the ship's officers.
who called to 'him to fetch some sea
men. He started to find them, but there
were only two left, and they 'were the
men on watch. The others were dead
in their iron pen. Of four men who
signed on with the ship in Portland
Sunday afternoon, three were killed.
James Yates, Lloyd S. L Surveyor, and
Captain -W. C McNaught-
San Francisco underwriters experts
are making a complete survey of the
ship and its condltioa. ! Upon their
recommendations . will - probably depend
the steps to be taken In salvaging- the
craft. The survivors of the wreck were
able "to save only a- few of 1 their be
longings. The port J side 'of i the fore
castle where the oilers and. firemen were
Quartered and where there were no
deaths was itself so tangled that efforts
to secure personal property were futile.
Uninjured men say they cannot conceive
of how any escaped frora the forecastle
auve.
The hulk of, the Welsh Prince lies
croasways in Che channel near' what is
known as .the Altoona bend thus hinder
ing naviration. especially, at nirht. Xt
ia expected here that a lare-e portion of
her cargo of steel anl lum
umoer will have
to be removed' before- she can be
vaged. " , " '
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' Holds No. 1 and Nov 't of the
are full of water. Practically her entire
length is said to be resting on the
bottom. At low tide the whole of her
deck is visible. .-.!.;-&;..
Monday declared that the steel deck
piates or the weisnmnee were roueu
back like paper, leaving a tremendous
hole in the veasel. Eh was crushed in
far below the water Use. , .
. It is the Topinioe, or the .survlvura tn
the hospital here ad those who have
inspected the wreck that the dead men
were killed without ever aowtnff thetr
fate. Captain XL, H. HilT - of the Welsh
Prince refused to make any statement
for publication when he Veached Astoria.
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. Under - a clear sky. " for no apparent
reason, the Welch Prince altered ber
course la ? the narrow - channel of the
Columbia river near . Altoona and ran
across the how of the lowan. according
to -the .version Of "the accident given by
Captain Xk Laverre of the lowan. wUch
ducked, at gfyatrijal texsaSnal Iw aj
Monday afternoon- to unload 400 tons
of cargo before going into drydock for
repairs to her bow.
- Captain; Laverge. while, at first re
fusing to talk, finally consented to make
a brief 'statement before submitting his
official version to the Columbia-Pacific
company, agent for the ship here. '
. "I had the ship's course laid for a
range." said Captain Laverge, who talks
with a decided French accent. "The
channel is narrow at ; this ' point. - but
there is plenty of leeway for ships when
-ordinary care is taken. The night was
clear. The Welch Prince, coming down
the river, was supposed to maintain her
course while we altered .our course. ,In
stead ef - that, however, when she was
perhaps three tpaxters of a mile away,
she turned Jvne i1" and .bore down
upon us. i
! "We alterM our own course as far.to
starboard aaNBeojild and did every
thing to give herteeway. But she con
tinued to bear down upon us n spite of
our signals.
j "We rammed her with our bow and
she split wide open. We backed away
under full steam and got clear, but
fan onto a bank. Slowly the Welch
prince began to sink. -Then fire broke
out in her hold. We manned the pumps.
She had no hydrants aboard. At least,
if She did have they were so deeply
buried under her heavy deckioad that
they couldn't be reached. We played two
Jets on the fire until it was apparently
out. That wae at 3 o'clock this morning.
At 4 o'clock, hidden, sparks fired the
cargo again and smoke ones more poured
from the holds. We manned the pumps
a rain until the fire was out
i "tjonr before Una the Welch Prince
had gone to the botom of the river.
with her decks practically awash. - Ws
had worked off the bank. - When the
second fire was out Z offered the cap
tain of the Welch Prince whatever help
I could give, but be said there was
Doth in g more that could be done.
Ernest G. Uelnricl, port captain, who
reached the lowan Monday .morning
and brought her on up the river, said
that his investigation led him to con
sider the captain;s statement as correct.
The mates and ' the crew were close-
It
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lipped, as is the immemorable custom of
sailors when an " official investigation
impends.
"We were on the ship, but-we don't
know' anything about it," they all re
HrretfuUy answered.
The cargo of the lowan was uninjured,
according to Captain Laverge.
fegsvMarjyske ;
Dies at ige of 86;
lilness Was Short
Mrs. Mary, FJlhn Hyskell. mother of
Charlem M. Hyskell and.. Frederick T.
Hyskell died at noon today at the for
mer's home on Portland heights. Mrs
Hyskell was SS yeas old, and until her
fatal attack of illness two weeks ago,
her faculties were undlmmed, and even
up to a few hours before her death her
mind was alert.
In addition to her two sons, one sister.
Mrs. George F. Wilson Of .Los Angeles.
survives her. Mrs. Hyskell was an ar
dent Christian Scientist and a .member
of the First church in this city. The
arrangement for final services have not
been made.
The Swiss government is planning to
spend 67,000,000 francs this year in ex
tending the electrification of its rail
ways, i
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WELFARE BUREAU
AilD COUNTY B
inn i nn m
Trouble long brewing between the pub
lic welfare bureau and two county com
missioners, Rudeea -and Hoyt, promises
to come to a head Friday afternoon. At
that time a special meeting of the wel
fare bureau board will he held in the
courthouse. County commissioners will
be aaked to attend. ;
Formal. hot to say vigorous,, protest by
the bureau directorate is anticipated
against appointment by the county com
mission of Fred Topken, as supervisor
of county relief fund disbursements as
directed by the public welfare bureau.
The appointment of someone to check
relief fund administration was approved
by the board at a recent meeting, al
though some of its members identified
the move as merely a "scheme, to add to
another tax eater at the courthouse.?'
BTTBXAU OPPOSES IT I,
t But the appointment of Topken was
opposed, the welfare. bureau directorate
writing to the county commission as fol
lows: '
The board of directors of the public
welfare bureau stand ready and willing,
at this time as they have in the past , to
have the operations of-the public wel
fare bureau in the disbursing of county
funds submitted to the scrutiny of the
board of county commissioners or its im
partial representative, or any taxpayer
at any time.
... "The board, however, expressed its un
willingness to accept as your representa
tlive in the capacity named, one Fred
Topken whose previous investigations
and reports on the work of the public
welfare bureau were deemed to be so
superficial, inadequate and prejudicial as
to utterly disqualify him for such serv
ice. The committee, on inTiisuon, win
be glad to confer with you as to a sun
sole person for this task."
BOTE ST IS IGHOBED r
This" letter was sent to the county
commissioners by committee consisting
of M. Ia Kline, Mrs. a. a. nnowuon ano
E. c, Sammons on May zu.
The order of the county commission
is dated May 24 and reads:
"Ordered that Fred Topken be and he
is hereby employed as such . representa
tive at a i salary that may be agreed
upon by the boara 01 county wmn-,.-tti
eurthnv-order ef the board,
ss rry i see eaves va w v - ..
and that the said public welfare bureau
... . tA rnnnult with the said
Fred Topken and secure bis approval
of any .and ail sucn epooonw yimr
to the m aging of the same."
ni-.t.M r the nubile welfare bureau
call attention to m uca unuor
the present arrangement me county re
i. arfmintsLered without a cent
ltl . tJ . M '
charged against it for salaries or any
Other C08t' Span irora mawnai rcuni
. i . r..ir.n mm mn tnvfliunuir Murma or
Commissioner Rudeen, rendered a report
"so inaccurate ana so oranaeu -wiu
i u. .mi nraindiee'' that the City
..i..v m-.m iaiwitMntlv made denlared
Uiuu afcvv .
the! harm done to the neecy by such
statements, ana tnai no one nu yi
v.... ,m. n AinrxivmT in Tooken any
qualification whatever as investigator or
supervisor. It is further asserted mat
he county nas xne roanv swmnuu-
ers as a county relier ooaro, ue county
auditor , to Check all aisoursemenis ana
the county treasurer to control vu ihbo.
Bl'DEEK WANTS CHECK
i TAmmw'm MnrW ll that h WSTlU tilt
t,tni rhM-kcd bv his Droteee. that
he has evidence of loose disbursements
t ...tiin inatnnratt and that he consid
ers the expense of another salary on the
county payrou jusuiieo.
Some of the weiiare oureau directors
,h ViM mnralnflr to- h nulta rMitv
to turn the relief fund administration
entirely back to the county commis
sion : others said this would mean mere-
i.'.'MiiflMi nf th old reartm wKn
political influence ' governed, and when
the clerk or ine reiiec nosra g reiiei
Jininni inveatiration and . when the
money of the Uxpayers did more to
pauperise than neip uie neeay oaca
to eelf respect and self support.
WOMEN who Vl
want the best
in toilet articles will
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always find them
here.
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Three Arrested at
Oak Grove Pavilion
r ;Fo Intoxicatioii
Oregon City. Mav 10. Richard Kelt.
Unntoa t EL J. Baybourn, No. ; 41S tlth
street, Portland, and W. B. McFarland,
No, H7S Belmont stmt. Portland, were
arrested at the Oak Grove dance pavilion
last night, at a late hour, charged with
being intoxicated..-" !-: '
The men were arrested by Deputy
Sheriffs Long. Hughes and Frost ' They
were found on the ground and told to
leave.. The wten trmir m m,ii.
down the road without lights and ran
me Druso. xne deputies succeeded
in extricaUngtthe car and took the men
to lall here.-wBera thaw km -..! -
trial before Judge 6. J. Noble on Thuro-
AU three men face the double charge
Of transnortinv IImua mnA h.i. .
cated at a pubUc gathering. KeDy Is
lacws; aooiner caarge or artvtng a car
while intoxicated. -
The Oak Orove pavilion this year is
being operated under protest f a num
ber of the people of Oat district, the
license having been granted by the coun
ty eommlaalonera nv k n -
Judge Cross. ,c:- : n .
MrsvMary A, Finoh
Dies at Long Beach
llwaco, Wash., May 10 Mrs. Mary A.
Finch, wife of Charles H. Finch of No.
SS Prescott street. Portland, died sud
denly laet night at Long Beach v where
she bad Just come ' with her husband
to spend the summer. Mrs. Finch was
65 years of age and is survived by her
husband and several children who live in
Portland. The body is being prepared
for shipment back to Portland today.
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Expert! Paper Hangers
AND A COMPLETE; LINE
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CAIIDATESFILE
CAMPAIGN COSTS
Salem, M7'$0.'-fA. total of 1 113.1 J was
spent in an effort to 'land the Repub
lican nomination .for congressman from
the third district, for. Sanfleld MacDon
ald, according to an expense sutemen
filed with Secretary of State Koser by
A.; I. Campbell, manager of the Mao
donatd campaign committee. Maedonald,
himself, spent nothing, according to his
statement. -
Other expense statements filed Monday
show the following expenditures in the
primary campaign:
O. B. Betters, Republican for circuit
Judge, 10th district. IS54.II. c . 1
Julius Cohn, treasurer Sidney Telser
committee, in behalf of Sidney Telser,
Republican, for representative, 18th district,-
298.T. . - 1
J. O. Keltaber, in, behalf of Martin
W. Hawkins, Republican, for circuit
Judge.-, fourth district, SMS.
Oren R. Richards, Republican, for
circuit Judge, fourth district. 1160.
Robert G. Duncan in behalf of Newton
McCoy and T. M. Kerrigan, recall can
dfdates for public service commissioners,
SIOI. ;
H. D. Wagnoiv treasurer publics serv..
ice recall committee, in behalf of New.
ton McCoy and T. M. Kerrigan, $145.9,
Cyril G. BrownelU Republican, for rep
resentative, llth district, j 1 97.T5.
AEOUE POE C0KTLVA5C '
Vancouver. WaahMay SO. A motion
was argued Monday in the ease of Mrs.
Frances Bleeecker, who petitioned for
a continuance of her trial on the ground
cf ill health, and Judg4 Simpson ordered
her to appear Wednesday and submit to
an examination -by Pr. Herbert Lleser,
Lr. A. W. Stevenson and Dr. R. W. Arm
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