CITY EDITION
tea All Here and If All Tram
TRAILS TO' SANTA FE is the title
of a William Dudley Felly story In
The Sunday Journal magazine. It fat
Illustrated by C D. Batchelor. Be sure
to read lt . ,. - i.-
CITY EDITION
if All Here and If All True
THE WEATHER Fair -tonight -and
Friday; northerly winds. -
Maximum temperature Wednesday :
Portland, ...... 2lew Orleans... M
Boise ..t. 94 New Tor..... 81
Lo Angeles . . . -82! St.' Paul. ..... M
VOL. XX. NO. 144.
Entered a Seenod-Claaa Matter
at Postofticev Portland. Oracoa
TORTT! OREGON, THURSDjCY EVimmG, AUGUST 24, 1 922 TWENTY-TWO PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS '.nSSSTMWR
WAGES ARE
W1I0-WEST
Steel Corporation Lead in Move
ment Followed by Agricul
tural Interests; Increase Is
Caused by Labor Scarcity.
Chicago, iAug. 24. Wags are going
up throughout the Middle-West, and
for the first time In two years there Is
an actual shortage of labor. ,
. With the posting of notices announc
ing an hourly increase of six cents for
labor in the Chicago steel district, 20
other companies in the metaJ industries
announced Increases of 7 to 15 per cent.
These increases covered skilled as well
as common labor.
Even the farmer facing questionable
transportation conditions for his
bumper craps is in the market tor more
help; and is offering better wages than
last spring. This agricultural demand
is not a seasonal or harvest proposi
tion, but is founded on the firm belief
that as soon as the railroad, strike Is
over Industrial conditions wilt boom
so markedly that even farm commodity
prices will be affected, it is stated.
LABOR IS SCARCE
With wages in the steel industry for
common labor scheduled for an in
crease September X. it is predicted gen
erally that the railroad, labor board
will rescind the reductions for 350,000
common railroad laborers,, reduced to
as low as 8 cents an hour, July 1:
The board will hear the cases on Au
gust 28, and it is reported that Presi
dent E.. F. Grable of the maintenance
of way men has the promise of the ma
jority of the carriers not to seriously
contest the increase applications. Gra
bte refused to Join the shopmen's strike
when given definite assurance that he
would receive early attention from the
rail board.
STRIKE 1.V WAT
If common labor on railroads also
receives a boost another sore spot with
organized labor will be removed. It
has been charged by rail union leaders
that the railroad labor board "picked
on" the lowest paid employes and did
not touch the highest paid.
Wages for farm labor have jumped
to around $65 a month within the last
six weeks, according to Charles J.
Boyd of the Illinois free employment
bureau. Two months ago farmers were
-coffering from $35 t f 40 a jmoth for
neip. iow the average is from $40 to
$45. Actual labor shortages are heav
iest In the great Industrial steej dis
tricts. There are only 79. 5 applications
for every 100 Jobs. Boyd said.
In other states averages Tun up as
high as 95.7. but there is a shortage
everywhere. With 150,000 miners go
ing back on the Job In Illinois, In
diana, and the Southwest, the only
drawback t a startling boom in busi
ness, according to authorities, is the
rail strike.
Two Men Burned in
Fish Boat Blast;
Craft Is Destroyed
San Pedro, Cal., Aug. 24. (X. N. S.)
Two men were probably fatally burned
and a third narrowly escaped death in
an explosion on board a fishing boat
off Point Vineente early today, when
the cannery tender "A-B" was de
stroyed by fire.
The men burned were R. A. Miles.
San Pedro : John H. Calvin, Long
Beach ; Willard- Chriatoferson, San
Pedro. The latter was in his berth
at the time of the explosion and his
hurts are not considered serious. , The
men were picked up by an Australian
fishing boat which rushed to the
scene when members of. the crew saw
the biasing tender.
Chicago Hit by
High Wind Storm
Chicago. Aug". 24. (I. N. S.) After
several days of stifling heat and' high
humidity, a terrific storm broke over
Chicago late this afternoon with a ter
rifically high wind. Serious damage Is
expected from the raging gust.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
At Los Ancelea i first game It. H. E.
Portland 00 000 0 0
Vernon . 00 00O 20 S
Batteries - Coleman and Kins; May and
Hannah.
At Oakland 'first suae) S. H E.
Seattle . . . 110 100 3
Oakland , ........ .... 00 100 1
Batteries Gardner and Tobin; Arlett and
Koetiler.
Los Angeles at Sacramento, 3 p. m.
San Francisco at Salt - Lake, 2 .30
p. m. ' ' v
XAIOir XL LEAG XTB
At CMensoi-T i R. H. E.
Brooklyn . , . U O00 01 OOO 1 4 O
Chfc-aso . ...i.. 290 0t0 02 4 9. 2
Batteries M.intnAux. Shreeer and MiHre,
DeRerrj ; Alexander and Hartaeti. -' ...
AT l-itubura-i It. H. E.
. Philadelphia .... 100 Ot 110 11 2
IHtKburs 023 12 -1 12 2
Batteries Winter. G, Smila and Hen tine;
Brown, and Sohmvrt -.
. AMKB.ICAX 1VEAGVE
At ;:-Boston "Bu H. S.
St. Loaia 3 10 SO IS 20 2
Boston ;. 00 0 110 S -
Ratteriea Kolr and- SereKl.' Bfilin;
Karr. Ferxosao, fierce; and CkapiuC - --.
At New Tor R.-H.K.
Cleveland ..;,'., . 20 0OO 010 1
New Tor . . .-.rll 103 Ot f 11 r 0
Batteries Uertoa. Mails and. O'XeiB; Joan
At Philadelpiii i ' " It E.
Detroit . . . 103 410 102 11 1 t
Philadelphia . . .. 210 02 SOO IS O
Batterien -- Johwcw. Olson. JH2iett and
Bater : Karris, txlen. BommeH and PerktM.
At WastuBstosj v (R, H. K.
"rueafo .-. ..g OA OOO OO 5
Washinctoa ... 010 OS -- 4 3
Batteries BUnSfitilusi aawl Schaik: John
son and Pieunca. ., . .. .. .
Games Today
Bought-Sold-One Husband
MRS. EDITH HUNTINGTON SPRECKELS
WAKEFIELD (top), who is charged by Mrs. Nellie
Kendrick (bottom) with having offered her $100 a month
for life if she would divorce Rodney Kendrick (center). San
Francisco newspaper artist, so the widow of the late John D.
Spreckels Jr. could marry him. Mrs. Wakefield is 43, Mrs.
Kendrick 24 years old. The latter is an invalid.
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10 LOVE TRADE 1 V , : sr?;!-'
Oakland. Cal., Aug. 24. vjf
marries Mrs. Wakefield. I'll have them
both to .keep. They are both irrespon
sible. Neither of them has ever grown
up."
It was Mrs. Rodney Kendrick Sr.
speaking the mother of th man "for
whose love two women are waging a'
battle as primitive as ilfe itself.
iOne, Mrs. Xellle Kendrick. has lesat
claim to the mahr-he Is her husband,
father of her 14-months-old child.
The other, Mrs. Edith Huntington'
Spreckels Wakefield, fcolds that her
claim is, the greater.
"Kod loves me and I love him," is
her candid announcement.
Then there is the mother Mrs.
Kendrick Sr.
EFFORTS FA1I-
"I have racwd. argued and. stormed
with these children for the past two
months, but all to no avail. Nothing
could stop them in their mad infatu
ation. Bod wouldn't listen Edith just
laughed my fears to scorn, and Kellie
assured me I was a fool that every
thing" was all right," Mrs. Kendrick
said.
'I pteaded with Nellie , not to go ,to
the Wakefield home, but she would
go. 'Why, mother, how silly you :arp
getting to be," she would say when I
pleaded with her not to go to Sausa
lito as a guest of Mrs. Wakefield. 'The
affection between Edith and pod is
the most beautiful thing in the world.
It's pure and clean above the "sordid
ness of life.' So they went
TAKES GRA'NDDA VGHTER
"But I know life. Iknev that throw
ing Rod and Edith together In sucfli
close quarters was Just like setting a
match to dynamite.
"I went to the Wakefield home and
pleaded again and again.
"They all three laughed me to scorn.
I was determined that little June, my
granddaughter, should not stay there,
so I took her away, brought her here to
this little cottage.
"Nellie protested that she arid Rod
had a right to have their own child.' I
knew that she and Rod were not fit to
have her. Rod was irresponsible, Nel
lie was too ill to look after the baby
and the best place for little June was
with me." .
HAD TO C03IE
Mrs. Kendrick, paused to wipe away
the traoes-of tears that have dimmed
her eyes many hours during the past
two moiUhs. Then she took up the
thread of the story again. .
"Nellie was the first one to tell ' me
that she had been offered $100 a month
to release Rod to get a divorce.
"I was horrified and told them all so.
When I thought it over I concluded it
had to come sooner or later,
"Did you ever see two persons madly
in love with each other that ever lis
ten to anybody"
Mrs. Kendrick : paused - and gamed
IConetiided on laf Seren, Column Prr)
One Dead, One Dying
Im'RaUi Yard ius s
Seattle. Aug. 24. (L K. S. Daniel
Taylor, switchman. Is dead, and G ro
ver Stacey, Northern Pacific yard-master-
at Auburn, is dying ma a re
sult ts 4arrl ; whk. took place
It the yardmaster's office shortly be
fore midnight last night. According
to witnesses, Stacey ordered Taylor
to move Borne ears in the yard. An ar
gument followed after which Taylor
shot Stacey and later committed sui
cide. " . ...
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HARDING TO KEEP
TRAINS RUNNING
Washington, Aug. 24. (U. P.)
President Harding plans no further
moves to mediate the . rail strike, de
spite the collapse of peace negotiations
between railroad brotherhood leaders
and the Association of Railway Ex ecu -
I tives in New York, It was stated offi
cially here today. "
.The federal, government's future
move in the menacing controversy 'will
be directed toward carrying out the
president's resolve as expressed in bis
repent message to congress : -
"I am resolved to use all the power
of government to maintain transporta
tion na to sustain, tne -right of men
to work."
"BIG FOUR" CHIEFS QUIT AS
MEDIATORS IX BAJfc STRIKE
New Tork. ' Aug.i 24. TJ. p.)The
four big brotherhoods, failing to bring
peace in th railroad strike, stepped
out as mediators late today. '
One of the brotherhood heads, fol
lowing a conference with carrier pres
idents and with Bert M. JewelL head
of the striking - shopmen, announced
that further peace negotiations were
"up to Jewell." ; .
Stepping., out of the, brotherhoods
tCooctnded on Pass na, Colnsaa Thrs)'
Boy Shot for Deer .
Injuries
Marshfield. Aug. 24. Royal Oetraa
der, IT, son of R. C. Ostrauider. barber
at Port Orford died In the hospital at
Bandon this morning as the result of
bullet wound , h received Sunday
night ; whe-tM cotnpaaloiv George
Hurst, ehot him, mistaking him for a
deer.,' Th boy- mother.. Mrs. -Alfred
Cook , of Wendling, has - been : sun.
mooed, i '. 1
4 INJURED IN
ACCIDENTS
Rev. and Mrs. 1. D. Brown of
Stevenson, Wash., Hurt When
Truck Pitches Down Bank;
Patrolman and Boy Victims.
In rapid succession . for a few min
utes late this afternoon automobile
and motorcycle accidents levied a pain
ful toll on the Rev. and Mrs. I. .
Brown, an elderly couple from Steven
son, Wash., and on Motorcycle Patrol
man A. F. Davidson, No. ot34 85th ave
nue southeast. 'ji
The Rev. and -Mrs. Brovr'n were seri
ously injured when an, automobile
truck, in which they and (heir posses
sions were being taken jto. Sheridan,
went over a grade on the -hill between
Multnomah and Tigard. An ambulance
was called to remove them to a Port
land hospital.
Patrolman Davidson, answering a
call to 14th and Taylor, where an au
tomobile collision damaged two cars
and slightly injured a small boy, was
thrown to the street and 'Into a parked
automobile when his motorcycle turned
over on him at the Intersection of West
Park and - Taylor streets. He was
(Continued on Fe Two. Colania Bis)
1000 KILLED IN
(OREAN FLOODS
Tokio. Aug. 24. (I. N. S.) :Aocor
Ing to advices reaching here today, Ko
rea is being wept by rreat floods. The
dead are estimated to number a thous
and. - So far no estimate - has ' been
made of the damage, but it will be Im
mense. .' i ,V J.- - '
San Francisco. Aug. Si- L N. S.)
Advices to the Radio Corporation of
America today stated a ' typhoon was
raging in Japan. The message gave
no detaO& Wireless service was not
disrupted by the storm, t ' -:,v-
Driver; Whose Car-:
Hit Boy. Fined S50
Jim Kokkas, proprietor a Greek
restaurant at No. 273 Btzrnsid 'street,
was fined, ISO and hi driver's license
suspended t for 90 day by Municipal
Judge , Ekwall this morning. on a
charge " of . reckless driving. Kokkas
knocked' Donald Iahl,.I4. off sv bicycle
at .Sixth and Oak streets, according
to', testimony and then cursed - him. .
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K k S ' Tni. iSSi3
I "Ssna - I fWfnsnr
PHEASANT
SEASON TO
BE CLOSED
Game Commission Rescinds Or
der Because of Slaughter of
Birds During Past Five Days;
Action Is Asked by Citizens.
J).pen season for the hunting of
grouse and native pheasant will be
closed immediately and for an indefi
nitje period in the Willamette valley,
said a notice issued at the; headquar
ters of the game commission today.
litis drastic action follows the
earliest opening of hunting season on
grouse and native pheasant in the his
tory of game regulations in this state
and results from a slaughter of Chi
nese pheasants and other game birds
during the past five days.
The game commission recently de
cided to open the grouse and native
ptueasant season August- 20, simultane
ously with the deer season, so hunters
wuld be able to hunt deer, ' grouse
and native pheasants at the same
time.
Captain A. E. Burghduff, state game
warden, said that the matter of an
immediate closing of the season had'
beien placed before all of the commis
sioners, and that favorable action had
beien received from all but Louis Bean
of! Eugene up until noon today. Al
though no reply had been received
from Bean, the measure will go
through because of the consent of the
other members of the commission.
Burghduff said that petitions had
been circulated in Albany and other
Willamette valley cities for the clos
ing of the season. The petitions said
thtat numerous Chinese pheasants were
being killed because these birds
and the native pheasant mixed to a
gireat extent in the Willamette valley.
The game department has been unable
to cope with the numerous violations.
Bfurghduff said that the closing order
would be for an indefinite period.
Southern Pacific to
Spend $29,000,000
rt 1 it T Cf V
Ai S29.0O0.0O9 development and better
ment program tor tho -Pacific system
eje the Southern Pacif la railroad Tor; the.
pk-esent year was announced today by
1$ V -Burkrralter, . assistant general
naanager of ths system.; A total of
jj 7,000 000 will be expended for new lo
comotives and new rolling stock, $11.
300 000 for new rails, ties- and ballast
and S700.000 for plant betterments.
Enghen strike
TIES UP 0. P. LINE
Grand IsUnd. Keb. . Aug. 24. (L N.
S.) rT1?affic on the Union Pacific rail
road is completely tied up at this di
vision terminal this morning by a walk-
Out of 40 locomotive ' engineers and
firemen.
t The engine crews quit because of an
alleged threat by a " Union Pacific
atuard to shoot an engineer whom he
charged with spurting, hot water and
ateam at the guard when shunting
isn engine in the local yards,
TiEur or KOCK ISXAJTD ROAD
j . FOLLOWS SHOOTIXG F1REJIA5
Topeka, Kan, Aug. 24. L N. S.)
The Rock Island railroad is complete
ly tiejd up at Harrington, a division
point, according to reports reaching
here today. " J
1 ' -A general t strike occurred, the re
ports stated, following the shooting
there last night of M-. Li Locke, a fire
man, by a raHroad detective. A mas
meeting was called for this- afternoon
to discus the situation. ; " V
Ko -train have moved in or out of
the city- sine I -30 o'clock this morn-
IS OBJECT OF
Robert Duncan, Incensed Over
Decision Favorable to Com
pany in Telephone Rate
Hearing, Launches Petitions.
Recall proceedings against Presid
ing Judge Walter Evans were started
this afternoon almost immediately after
the Judge had overruled objections of
Robert G. Duncan and ' others arid
granted the petition of the Pacific
Telephone & Telegraph company to In
tervene and assume the defense of a
suit brought . by Duncan and associ
ates against the public service comnis
sion in an attack on the present tele
phone rates. Duncan announced that
petitions seeking the recall of Judge
Evans were ready for circulators early
in the afternoon.
JUDGE 8TA5DS PAT
At the -hearing this morning Judge
Evans stated from the bench that he
had been informed rumors were being
circulated that a petition for. his recall
was being drafted.
"Judge Evans stated emphatically
he -would not be intimidated by any
such rumors, nor would he be Influ
enced in rendering his decision, which
would be based entirely on the law
presented before him. He would in
sist that ,the matter be threshed out
at this hearing and would not favor
a postponement, or a hearing before
any other Judge, since ft might appear
in such a case that he .was afraid to
render a judgment in the face of re
call rumors.
MAKES TWO -RUilSGS
The courjt made two important
rulings in the .telephone case, in sub
stance upholding his opinions advanced
at the .first hearing ' several days ago
when the two motions were presented
at that time, i First he ruled that the
present public service commission-
might . withdraw an answer made to
the suit filed by Duncan against the
decision in .the rate case made by the
former commission. This virtually left
the case, undefended, and unless some
action was taken by the present public
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Extra for Tickets
T6 German; Operas
Special Wireless to - The Journal and thj
Chicago Paily News f
Copyrisht. 1822
Berlin, Aug. 24. It has been the
custom of Americans visiting Berlin
to attend at least one or two perform
ances at the grand opera, which Is now
managed by the Prussian state. It Is
now announced that In view of the de
preciation of the mark opera prices will
be fixed according to the exchange rate
of the dollar.
The cost of producing operas, say
the authorities, "compels us to regu
late the price of tickets according to
the value of the Germangark abroad.
Residents of Berlin of8ermn na
tionality and transient of German or
Austrian nationality who can prove
their Identity by means of passports
or police cards will be charged only
one third of what foreigners must
pay."
In adopting this measure Prussia fol
lows In the footsteps of Bavaria which
last spring began charging-foreigners
more than the natives with the result
that thousands of Americans and Brit
ish stayed away from the Oberammer
gau Passion Play. Newspapers say
that the action taken in Berlin was
prompted by necessity, and will bother
only a few foreigners.
New Non-Alcoholic
Drink Discoyered
By San Franciscan
San Francisco. Aug. 24. tU. P.)
"1 have found a drink which will, solve
the prohibition question."
With that sensational announcement
Camilla Mailhebuau, for years proprie- i
tor of the famous "Old Poodle Dog"
restaurant In San Francisco, was
"back home"- from France today.
He described it: "It is like cham
pagne, but different. It contain no al
cohol. It is made from herbs, sugar
and grape juice. It serves as a won
derful appetizer. The American con
sul at Bordeaux , has sanctioned it, so
there will be no 'rouble with custom
officials."
But there is one risk about it, C
mille admitted.'
"I don't know yet whether it will fer
ment in transportation. he said.
Daylight Bobbers
Take $5000 From
Spokane Jeweler
Spokane. Wash., Aug. 24. In a dar
ing downtown robbery t T o'clock this
morning Lue Soss. No. 601 West Main
avenue,- was held up in his store and
relieved of 95000 in diamonds and cash,
he told the police. - The two robber es
caped. Soss " was forced 'Into the safe and
bound with wire, and Tom' Mints, a
clerk, on entering, the store, wa like
wise Mmnd.'-j' r
From- the safe; the robbers took 10
diamond rings and, 'ufistt. stones -and
$15(f in i cash. On ;of the robtora
waited on three customers, ringing up
money taken in a though an employe.
without arousing suspicion. ' This rob
ber also took what he wanted from
the stock. The men spent half an hour
la the store. - - -t . -
REGALL MOVE
Dirge Amid
Rifle Fire
At Dublin
Dublin, Aug. 24. U. P.) The body
of 'Michael Collins, in a flag-draped
coffin borne on a gua carriage, was
being carried between throngs of pray
ing Irish to the city .hall today, when
across the river Xif fey was heard the
crack of a sniper's rifle.
The rebellion against the free state.
wnlh the gallant Collins gave his life
to suppress, was on again. .
Beside the gun carriage. led by a
trooper with bowed head, the favorite
charger of the slain leader walked. On
either side troops with reversed arms
marched to the rythm of muffled
drums.
Many In the vast throng were on
their knees weeping and murmuring
when the rif 1 shot sent a shiver of
horror through their ranks.
Te add to the confusion, Johnny Col
lins brother of Michael, was kidnaped
by rebels today. Released later, Col
lins declared the Insurgents were gloat
ing over the death of his, brother.
. Collins was to have been married
to Kitty Kiernan of County Iongford
on the very day a rebel bullet cut
short his life, it was learned today.
The free state chieftain, whose re-
Concluded on Pace Three. Column Four)
TEAL PROTESTS ON
The city's proposal to grant the P. R.
L. P. company a 25-year franchise on
Foster road Is "exactly the 'reverse of
what the public expected would be ac
complished," declares Joseph N. Teal
in a statement today protesting the
act
That Commissioner John M. Mann
"did not understand or overlooked the
point,' is Teals answer to the asser
tion in Mann's report to the city coun
cil Wednesday: that the plan he rec
ommends accomplishes "the point Mr.
Teal Tefers to in his communication.
Mann' report . was approved by the
council and steps -will now be taken,
unless arrested, to grant the street car
company Its franchise for an improve
ment which . on assurance that the
franchise would he granted. 1 now un
der way- and which It Is estimated win
cost $200,000. - 1
VIOiJaTIOar IS CLAIMED
Teal contends that the plan Is vio
lation f municipal policy to grant h
Portland Railway Light eV Power com
pany franchises - which . will expire
simultaneously in, 1S32. He believes
that the city will be crippled in deal
ing with the car company In the fu
ture. The original blanket franchise
under which the company operates
waa granted November. 24. 1902, for
SO years to the Portland Railway com
pany. Mr. Teal's . statement follows :
IConcloded on Psjre Two, Column Three)
Irate Hubbies Are
'Getting Law1 on
Disciple Spouses
By t'nited News f
New ,York. Aug. 24. The love phil
osophy of Albert J. Moore, leader of a
seml-religioMs cult which teaches .non
resistance and ha for one of its main
objects teaching women how to keep
their husband's love, Wednesday re
sulted in two irate husbands taking
drastic ' action against their , disciple
wives.
While Moore, surrounded by 60
women disciples, was appearing in one
court, appealing- - a $100 fine verdict
for alleging duping of women, W. W.
Taleott., wealthy, manufacturer, insti
tuted insanity proceedings against his
wife, who was at the cult leader's side
throughout, the day, and Albin F.
Frohne, wealthy toy manufacturer,
wae filing annulment , proceeding
against his wife. Mrs. Frohne is a
disciple at the "truth temple."
After a preliminary examination at
the psycopathic hospital, doctors said
they j did not believe Mrs. Talcott is
insane, but she is being held for fur
ther examination.
Prosecutor Gets
Leave to Act in
Massacre Inquiry
Washington, Aug. 24 (U. jp.) On
the request of District Attorney Brun
dage, Chicago, Attorney ; General
Daugherty has - given C. W. Middle
kauff leave of absence to act a spe
cial prosecutor in the Herri n. III., mine
war prosecjitions, Daugherty an
nounced today. Middlekauff has been
acting, as special assistant to Daugh
erty. The grand- Jury to investigate the
massacse convenes In , Herrin next
Monday, Daugherty stated.
Middlekauff acted as prosecutor in
the East St. Louis riots.
FOSTER FRANCHISE
Each Nation Held
For Its Own Debt,
I Declares Mellon
Washington, Aug. 24. (U.' P.) Each
nation which borrowed from the United
States during the World war gave its
own separate obligation for payment.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon de
clared in a formal statement today ex
plaining the foreign debt ta to. ,
Mellon said no guarantee f the ob
ligations of one borrowing nation had
been asked from any other nation. .
He said he made this announcement
to answer inquiries which had been re
ceived at the treasury , implying that
the British debt of 4,1.5,OOO.O00 was
incurred by the British government for
other allies and that the United States
had forced Brltal to- assume obliga
tion for it. v .
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IS MISSING
G.. G. Green, Author of Fishing
Amendment, Cannot Be . Lo
cated to Be Made Party to Suit
to Keep Proposal 'Off Ballot.
Salem, Ag. 24. Suit to enjoin Sec
retary of State Koser from certifying
the Interest rate measure, initiated by
J. F. Albright of Oregon City. to. the
county clerks was filed here this after
noon by Sidney Johnson, Portland , at-
torney. who said he represented people
In various part of Oregon.
The complaint alleges that of the
13.448 signatures but 5050 were -certified
-to by the county clerics and that
the remaining 8398 were certified by
notaries. He conteuda that none of
these notaries' itersonally knew the
signers, as the law provides they ,
should. J
The measure would provide a maxi
mum legal In teres-1 rate' of 6 per cent
in Oregon, with 7 .per tnt allowed on
contracts. ,
The suit Is brought in the name of
John H. - Carson, district attorney of
Marion county.
G. G. Green of West Linn, sponsor
of the proposed salmon fishing and
propagation amendment, who has
made party defendant in the In June,
tion proceedings undertaken to keep
the' measure: off the November - ballot,
has disappeared. When the sheriff of
Clackamas county undertook -to serve
him with papers in the suit some days
ago he was not to be found, -
This Interesting development came
to light today in connection with the'
hearing in Portland on the injunction :
proceedings wherein it is sought t
establish the invalidity of more than
enough signatures to deny the meas
ure a place on the ballot.
Green is the man who is charged by
Carl Shoemaker, master fish warden,
with having offered to "sell out" his :
petitions to the fish packers by point- '
ing out to them where they -wert; lack
ing In the requisite number of alffna
tures. Shoemaker, allegation i that
the. measure 'was not conceived in good
faith. .. .
PACKERS REJECT PROPOSAL
, The fish packers rejected the Green
proposals .The matter did not end '
there, .however- Immediately an inde
pendent Investigation of the validity of
the signatures was undertaken, by At- ,
torney W. XUr Thompson. This brought
to light some, astoundtrrg facts that
point tQ, abuses. Ik petition circulation.
. Inquiry- developed that many of the
circulators-of jihe fish petition had ac
quired notarial : seal and under this
authority had' certified that they per
sonally knew the eligibility to sign of
the persons whose names they attested..
This notarial method was ' established 4
In 1917 and is an alternative to the cer
tification of petitions by county clerks.
Under the notarial method the peti .
tion are filed with the secretary of
state and accepted. . -
.In the instance- of the Green fish
measure, the petitions filed bore U.304
signatures, which is only 48 more than
the requisite number. .
ISJClTiCTION FILED
Subsequently W. Lair Thompson, as
attorney "for Interests opposed to the
(Concluded on Page Three, Column Kieel
Charging an , "inner . circle" of fir
insurance agents of. Portland with
"high-handed brigandage" r in with
holding $39,000 insurance on the Hol
laday school until the hoard pays 16500
for short rate cancellation of' the ten
day binders whichwere In force at the
time of the fire, a sum which -he de
clares the board does not owe. Direc
tor W. F. Woodward related- to the
school board Wednesday night- the
facts of the insurance squabble from
the standpoint of his former commit
tee, of which he .was chairman at the
time the blanket form of insurance
policy was adopted. , i
According to Woodward the board
endeavored to divide, up the school In
surance among some 200 agents of
Portland upon an equitable basis, and
(Concluded on Fas oavsa. Column Una) :
Former Anna Gould -
Coming to Portland
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The Duke and Ducbes De Telley- '
rand of Paris will visit here for a short ;
time Friday afternoon en rout' South. :
according to advice received today, by '
the Northern Pacific passenger de ,
partment. Duchess De Talleyrand wa
formerly Anna . Gould ,of ' New York.-
The couple arrived from the Orient xm
Puget Sound a few day, ago and, are
homeward ' bound through the United ,
State. rTheir special ear will arrive
here at 2:30 p. m. and leave at 4 p. m.
on the Shat.ysto'c'':f, . . ..'l'ti
Crack Tennis Men's
De f eat Siirprising
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Chestnut Hills. Mas Aug. 24
(U. P. The greatest - upset that has
occurred in the national doubles tour
nament in recent years , happened here
thl : afternoon whe' thf 1921 Davis
cup team of R- N orris Williams , of
Boston and Watson 'Washburn of
New Tork was beaten tri flvesela'by
the makeshift Franco-American team
of Jean Boratra and Nathanial xMiles
of Boston, ene scores..-being 8-2, 7-4.
INSURANCE MESS
ROILS WOODWARD
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