CITY EDITION
: tea AH lien and If AU True
v CHRISTMAS MARKKTS are making
r than- appeals to the housewife through
1 Journal each day cad the Market
: appearta daily cm the market
rri points the wayf to wnnomlai, t
TfT VT - "KCi ' En,rrf fceosd-CIatw Ttfattw
VUL AA. : IV t. A1. PottoUica, JPortlaad, Onpt
ft LI
IS
CONVICTED
Verdicts of Guilty Brought on
. Two Conspiracy Indictments;
'Eight Years at Federal Prison
and $35,000 Fine Possible.
. Two more convictions, were returned
s against Dave Lightner, narcotic dealer
and Bmuffler, this morning, by a jury
in Federal Judge Frank s. Dietrich's
court. As a result ol today's judgments
and the two verdicts returned about a
month aao. Lightner Is liable to a sen
tence of eight years in McNeils island
federal penitentiary and a $35,000 fine.
- One of today's verdicts was for con
spiracy to violate the Volstead act and
,the other for conspiracy to violate the
narcotic laws,: both charges growing
out of the ?highJacking" "of a Japanese
crew of It cases of liquor, 32 ounces
of cocoaine and s4 pounds of opium on
March 28. - The previous : convictions
.g rews oat of an attempt in November,
192i; o smuggle $100,000 worth of nar-
i cotics ashore through the aw oi ra
trolman .Tensing er. j-: .. ;
WI1.MA3ISOX ACgriTTEB
.The Jury acquitted D. M. Williamson
- and failed to agree on a verdict for
Ivan E. Claeys, ex-patrolman ;who
; were Jointly indicted with Ughtner on
the narcotic - charge. Williamson . ana
Claeys pleaded guilty at theoutset of
tb trial to violating the Volstead4 act.
' :.In ' passing ..sentence upon William
son and Claeys the court said :
"I am going to distinguish between
you two men- in the degree of punish
ment to be Imposed. Theraris no ques
tion but that you- men who went on
that boat are guilty cf not only vlolat-
. (Concluded on Pas Twenty -one. Column Six)
GOVERNOR-ELECT
IS AT CAPITAL
' Salem, Pecv20. GovernoMlect Wal
ter M. Pierce, accompanied by his pri
vate socretary. Ward - Irvine bf Port
land; arrived fa the capital city this
morning- to- gfve the state departments
and state institutions the fonee-over
nd familiarise themselves with th du- :
ties which they will assume on Janu- j
-wy 8. 1 AA ' i v...4 ..
. . . The governor elect plans to spend to-
' 4iay and 'Thursday in Salem, going to
lebanon, Friday, and sttien returning
to his home at I4& Orande to close up
his private affairs there preparatory to
moving to the capital shortly after the
.- first of the year.-- f :, :,:.r.- . , '
t Definite announcement ,by - Pierce
this morning that no - consideration
-would be given to appointments at ieat
until after the legislative session will
no. doubt serve to ease the tension un
der which sonie of the" appointive offi
cials have-been laboring since the elec-
tipn returns became known. ' -i .
"Of course should ay vacancy' occur
I would have to fill it I suppose. the
: governor-elect said, "but I do ?tot pro
rioee to give the matter of" appoint
ments any consideration until after- I
' have had time:.to - familiarise myself
with the situation and become sUtled
in my office. '
More than 300 office. seekers have al
ready, made formal application for the
ix or, eight, positions which he will
have to fill. Pierce explained this
morning. Mow than 60 applicants are
- out for a position on the industrial ac
cident ' commission : alonev with only
three positions tliereon available. ' The
insurance commisfionership neems to
le the second most popular plum,
Iicrce said.,
- While fh Portland he said he was
continuously besieged by job" hunters
Hnd half a dosen or more applicants for
a, plane, on the stale payroll , met him
at the station klien his train arrived
heer this 'morning'. , - .-
Irvine, - a. member of the editorial
: irtaff of The Oregon Journal, plans to
' spend two or Jhree days in Salem at
this time setting, acquainted with his
new dutien and will come to Salem
again "about- the -first "of the year to
spend- the week in the office with Don
H. Upjohn, irtvat secretary to Gov
ernor Olcott, getting a line on the
work to which he will fall heir."
Brain Tests
Detroit Judge
- By Jadge Charles L. Bartlett .
' tropyricht 192$. .by the Vmlrd Ptrw)
Detroit, Mich.,?; Dec. 20. The lives
of innocent children., and pedestrians
must bo protected at whatever cost.
?io penalty can . be, too severe In the
protection of Jiuman- life and property.
With this in rnlnd hereafter X shall
order a phychopathio examination of
all violators of speeding and reckless
driving laws to, determine! their men
tal ! fitness - to handle automobile.
Theso examinations will be conducted
by Dr. A L. Jacoby. who is in charge'
of the City's - psychophatefcs department-
' .... yj;
I believe ,1 am justified in : taking
this step because the time has arrived
when human life must be saved from
the reckless automobile ' speeder. He
is the greatest menace la the country
today, ln my opinion. ,- - j
.: Early - last January I - commenced
sending speeders and reckless drivers
tp the house of correction and in nu
merous casea revoking their: licenses.
For . some time before - this I noticed
that men who were brought -before me
for ; reckless driving ? were what are
known as 'repeaters,;'- that -is.iinen
who were being brought back time and
again for- the same offense. .- I there
fore concluded that, the system which
had been in use. in the - courts' should
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Beloved
Teqcher
Is Bead
' Hundreds of business men. mothers
of families and young people who are
just entering the responsibilities of
life will pause in their hurried affairs
today to pay silent tribute, to & beloved
teacher who has passed. Miss Chris
tina MacCOnnell. for 42 years A teacher
in the -Portland, public schools, died at
the home of her grandniece, Mrs. Ed
ward J. Fatting, No. 6 IS - East 21st
street north, this - morning at 1 :45
after a courageous fight against pneu
monla.v Miss MacConnell would have
celebrated her 8rd birthday next May.
Born in Edinburgh and coming to
America with her parents as a child.
Miss MacConnell mad hre borne in
Newport. Ky.. and was educated id the
University of Cincinnati, where she
specalized: in medicine and surgery,
She came "to Portland in 1879 after
experience as a teacher for 17 years.
and began her work in this city in the
old Portland high school in the Cen
tral, school building, located where the
Portland hotel stands today. She
specailized in ' the teaching of science
and chemistry and in dramatic work
in the school and coached thestudents'
plays with unusual success. "When
Miss .MacCo&nell celebrated her 60th
anniversary as a teacher, it was
community event. Some years ago the
question of her retirement . came -toe-fore
the school board but . her former
students so insistent objected that the
matter was dropped and she resigned
from the Lincoln high school faculty
only a year ago,
LIVED 'WITH HER 2TIECE
Miss MacConnell had made her
home .with her grandniece, Mrs. . Fail
ing. Another ; grandniece, Mrs. - Fred
Failing, and a niece, Mrs. C. R. Hol-
comb, are her only relatives in Port
land. -
Funeral services will be private and
will be held Thursday morning at the
Portland Crematorium, j -Miss
MacConneil's oft-expressed am
bition was -to continue teaching until
the grandchildren of her ifrst pupils
naa passed jmrougn. ner class.
Miss MacConneil's modest and re
tiring nature was never better il
lustrated ' than by her abhorrence of
even the suggestion of newspaper pub
licity ;-or .the J publishing or ner pic
ture, f To those of her pupils who are
engaged: in the newspaper business
who suggested that there were thou
sands of people in Portland who would
appreciate seeing her face in print.
she would smile, shake her head nega
tively and express grave doubts as to
the veracity of th assertion.
As a teacher ' Miss MacConnell was
finely versed - in the branches which
she, taught and she had the sift of be
ing ; able to Impart Jier - learning to
these -who studied, under her. so that
they left her with a clear understand
ing of -the subjects pupils who were
partial to the studies she; taught were
welcome to stay after school and come
Saturdays for instruction beyond that
afforded in? class, jv;yr'4 -;.-'&i''
POSTISITED .TO TCT;pi ;5 i ;
While she t taught 'chemistry. .Miss
MacConnell was religious in making
an annual trip to- some Eastern uni
versity to brighten up on this sub
iect. and because of this she kept paee
with the amazingly rapid evolution of
this science wp to the irae that she
decided that her advanced years and
theg rowing : glasses made the . work
too arduous" and so she elected to
teach, when the high school was 'moved
from the eld. building to Lincoln, her
two pet hobbies, deportment and dra
mat la art. V 4,,,,; - - .-
Miss MacConnell was serious "in all
of her work, but her keen appreciation
of , humor every now and then would
inspire an expression s of her own
quaint ; humor which she would de
liver without a smile nor permit any
mark of enjoyment on the part of her
pupils.
Miss MacConnell never put money
away, using it, it is said, for the pur
pose of educating her relatives, a. num
ber of whom owe. a college education
to the generosity of this grand little
woman. 1 . v
Pr incess Anastasia
Arrives in New' York
New York; Dec. '20 tl. P.) Wear
ing a king's ransom in jewels. Princess
Anastasia of Greece, formerly - Mrs,
WiHlam B. Leeds of New Tork. New
port Palm Beach and s Bar '-Harbor,
arrived here today on the White Star
liner i Olympic Incidentally Prince
Christopher, brother of the deposed
King 1 Constantine. arrived. He is
Princess A nastasia's husband.. Both
of them denied that they had any de
sire to become the'rulers of Greece.
For Speeders
To Be
be " revised and - that these men,'"" in
stead of scoffing at the law and show
in disregard of the procedure by con
tinualty coming back and securing
their release by paying a small fine.
snouia oe property punlshed. so
commenced sending them to jail. -
Aa(: to.;, the effectiveness of this
method, I can state that I believe
that there have been only two. e-
peaters out or the hundreds of men
who i have , been sent to jauV-walch
illustrates j the , effectiveness -2 of the
syetem and that it does absolutely, in
nearly every case.- stop the speeder or
reckless driver i - whereas . under the
old system, repeated warnings and
fines bad no effect whatever upon
thenx . -: " -- , , . ,
r- Beside the mental teat for. speeders.
which z shall order today, X shall' con
tlnue my policy of sending speeders
and reckless drivers to jail. and. along
this lihe J. beg to -state that I consider
the. speeder far . more dangerous .than
the drunken driver. Thra is aaid ad
visedly, after hearing many cases, be
cause oftentimes the, drunken driver
knows his condition and will creep
along slowly, whereas the speeder is
a man in many cases who has' abso
lutely no regard for life or property.
in very few cases do they even mod to
pick up their victim, after' maiming ,er
JUJLUIUT DJRU . v -
Strict
RIIER'S ACTS
AS GOVERNOR
QUESTIONED
Right of State Senator to Per
form Executive's Duties Held
Doubtful Under Constitution ;
Functions. May Not Be Legal
Much discussion is going the rounds
of attorneys and state officials as to
the right - of State Senator Roy W.
Ritner to sit as governor, acting in the
absence of Governor Ben W. -.Olcott,
now on an Eastern junket- AS a mat
ter of fact, tinder two . sectns : of the
Oregon constitution neither Ritner nor
anyone else Is qualified to act as gov
ernor, and, therefore, in the opinion of
some attorneys consulted and one judge
who Informally expressed a belief, all
the gubernatorial acts recently per
formed by Ritner may prove invalid, '.i
A new act ratified at the last session
of the legislature makes the . president
of the senate acting governor during
the inability of the governor to serve.
But section 4 of article IV of the con
stitution expressly fixes the term of
state senators and representatives as
dating from the day after the general
November elections. ' -
This f means that : Roy Ritner, who
was president of the 1921 senate, auto
matically ceased to be such after . the
last election, although he is still a
member of the senate, because the new
senate has not organized and will not
until the formal, re-assembly, section 1
of Article XV provides that all officers
of the state except legislators shall
hold -office until their successors are
duly elected and qualified.
This situation, according to students
of the question, may mean that Gover
nor Olcott's absence from the state
may endanger the validity of every ad
mmistrative act performed, by Ritner.
Ritner has been more or less active
in his "temporary . off ice, his doings in
cluding the pardon of several criminals
besides the daily routine.- :
tiger; sullen,
" Havre, J
The nger returned to-France today
in a sullen mood.
- ? ewspaper - m et : - crowd in g aoou t
former . Premier Cleorges Clemenceau.
when he 3 walk ad down the gangplank
from the steamer Paris here today.
were met' with almost snarling state
ments. ; i'
Asked the 'precise results of his trip
to America. : former , Premier Clemen
ceau said: , '. f , .. i ." -: - h -.
It' is "not convenient to answer .that,
Furthermore, it wouldn't i be very
friendly towards America. ! . ' .
The . : interview. . was false. he
snapped, when asked about the famous
interview that appeared Inf the Petit
Parisien, ' in which ' he was quoted
as favoring President Handing's inter
vention in " the reparations' program,
and also quoted hLnj. as- declaring
France should immediately ratify the
Washington treaties.
CALLS IT FALSE
. "Does that mean ?-you are opposed
to President Harding's intervention?
he was asked. -
"The., interview "was false. I have
nothing- to say, the . ex-premter
snapped as he .walked away.
About a: hundred of his country
men . turned out to greet the Tiger.'
They raised a cheer ae the nqnat fig
ure came into sight, walking down
the gangplank. He acknowledged the
cheers with a wave of his hand.
CTemenceau's n n and" - daughter,
Andre Tadrieu, long one. of. the 'Ti
ger's strongest supporters ; Georges
Man'del, formerly chamber? of depu
ties reporter on the Washington naval
treaty, and several deputies who have
supported Clemenceau, were, oat to
meet the Paris.
15TEBE8T SHOW .
.As he got Into his automobile he
again uttered a dental, adding
It was pure imagination, purely
fantastic. I said only that fear of
another World war will come if the
Ruhr is - occupied."
' Asked if America showed interest
in his visit, the Tiger nodded a. vig
oroua reply in the affirmative.
It .was learned -after: the Paris
docked. 1 that at? a charity - auction,
Clemenceaus autographed photo
graph sold for -660 francs, while one
of Mile.- Sorel,- French actress, brought
zooo.
Big Ocean Graft
Makes Dive Into
.Coast Guard Yard
. Astorlac fJJec.; , 2X Membera ' of the
Point Adams coast guard crew, ever
ov the lookout for ships' in distress.
had one put over on -them this morn
ing and woke up after daybreak when
the heavy fog rose to find-a great ves
sel firmly- planted in their front yard.
- Although , the Tamon Marti No. IS.
the - stranded ship, -plowed through
Wharf connecting wharves at the coast
guard station and Fort ' StevenaT and
rammed her nose into 'thee bank -for
So feet., all at S o'clock this morning;
not a .member, of the coast ggua crew
was awakened. . t .
The ship wefct aground at TftlgW tide
and efforts to get off were futile, until
the- tug: Oneonta was summoned about
9 o'clock thia mornings Aided by ; the
rhuagi tide and the Tamon Mara'i own
power, the tug pulled the bir ship free
and .she proceeded to Astoria without
helpct The vessel escaped virtually un
damaged and will proceed to Portland
to discharge cargo- from Japan, -.
The Tamon Mars Is owned . by - the
Tamashita company, with - Portland
Offices "at No. 71" Spalding baildmg.
s The damaged wharf is of small value
and was used for drying gill acta.
REACHES
PARIS
GERMANS ASK
u. s.
Berlin Would Have Body Ap
pointed to Fix Jusf Repara
tions, Figure Which Could Be
Paid j France Blocks Proposal.
By A. L. Bradford
(United Pma Staff Correspondet) -(Copyrisbt.,
1923. by United Pna)
Washington," Dec. 20. Tj. P.) Ger
many has proposed to tne united
States, and the allies the appointment
of an expert commission to fixfa just
reparations figure within her capacity
to pay. . the United Press learned to
day. . ,--
France, through Premier Pouicare,
has Just summarily rejected the Ger
man proposal, according to lniorma
tlon - reaching- highlyi , authoritative
auartera here direct from Paris.
These important international De
velopments are clearly indicative ol
tho difficult task confronting this gov
ernment in Its efforts to find a prac
tical way to solve the critical European
situation . and In aome measure ex
plain whv the United States is guard
ing its moves with secrecy and acting
with extreme caution. .
PREFERS XT., 8. EXPERTS
Following is a complete outline of
the German proposal, which has been
communicated to Secretary of State
Hughes by Ambassador. Wiedfeldt, the
German envoy here, and to the capitals
of 'the ' principal allied powers :
I Germany susests a commission
of i financial and economic experts ; to
study and determine a just reparations
sum for the war which is witnin oer
rriany's capacity to pay. The present
reparations figure is more than 4U,
000.000.000 in American money.
2 Germany would prefer that this
commission be made up entirely of ap
pointees by the United States, which
would constitute American mediation.
but understands that the allied powers
concerned with the i reparations prob
lem would not agree to this. . She,
therefore, proposes that the commission
be participated in by the United States
and the allies.
WOPIB A1B BOAT J
3 Germany is prepared to offer fa
cinty to this commlaston la sj-rtving at
Its aecision as to wnai uermany snuuiu
( Concluded on Fw- Tweotjr-n. : Cpl, 8ett.
HIGHWAY IS OPEtl
BUT HELD : UNSAFE
Hood River, -pec 20: The Columbia
River highway ' Is again ' open and
traffic is resumed. Reports from those
coming : over the highway - from A the
West this ' morning are ..that, great care
must be exercised by motorists if they-
wish to avoid trouble.; - Special care
should be observed on, the curves, as
once . the " wheels - get out of the ruts
the car is out of control to the danger
of both driver and other cars on the
highway. . ... in - . ' j,?. I 1
While the, thermometer is still near
the f reesing point, the thaw continues
and the snow blanket has already
shrunk from two feet to less than 10
inchea: - Travel condlfHons are, how
ever, bad and only t those who are
foreed to bo on" the roads -are taking
their cars out of the garages. If the
thaw continues for 24 hours road con
ditions will greatly improve.
All f!tXB HEARS REPORT
OX CLt'MBIA HIGH WAT
It was intended to be 'a protest meet-
ins- asrainst ice blockade of the Col
umbia ri ver highway, f- But theri was i
ten degree lift in the temperature.
What snow nlowa and crews of moun
taineers had been unable to accomplish
in the face of the f reesing storrn be
came victorious-process with streams
runnins: free from melting ice.
Therefore--the meeting of the Port
land Ad club at the Benson hotel this
afternoon was devoted to a progress
renort on highway (clearance. -, .Fred
Young, as member: of the club's com
mi ttee, reported that, the storm, more
than . inefficient .methods, accounted
for delay in clearing the highway in
the heart of -the gorge. ;
-H-.E, Thomas advocated the year-
round use of the highway at whatever
cost -mightff be necesisary and private
contributions-could be 7 counted on
the county -fund proved insufficient.
Headmaster Eatcbel averred that the
appropriation for thfe' maintenance of
the highway this year was $10,000 and
that more than ; $56,000 has actually
been spent. j - -).".-'?. . '-- i - '
- A "Duo-Art" concert ; prepared by
Sherman -Glay- Co.. with Mies An
drews as .soloist, won -the? club's -appreciation
as- the musical part ; of the
Daugherty to Sue ;
For $3,60i,0l5 on
War Time Contract
- AVashington,' Dec. ;20. U. P. The
department of justice ia! preparing to
file suit Immediately for recovery of
S3.601.015 paid to the WrJght-3Cartin
Aircraft corporation: on Jwar contracts,
counsel ' for- Attorney General paugh-
erty, declared, -: at the t impeachment
hearing before " the house . Judiciary
committee today.' - i ; u
V-Attorney Seymour, special assistant
attorney general, made the' statement
in an effort to knock down the charges
of Representative ; woodniff, : Republi
can;, of - Michigan, who appeared de
claring he could submit evidence show
ing Attorney General .Daugherty held
up suit : against --the - oorporatkm for
more than a year, -after the. govern
ment's case was corn Dieted, . -
EXPERT
COIlSSOil
Bigelow
and Lewis
HaveRow
Hirm not going to say Ipat my friend.
Commissioner Bigelow.; picked off one
of these apples and ate it," declared
C Lewis.: stats. legislator, wno ap
peared before the city, council today to
protest against certain alleged unsani
tary conditions -et the fruit stands of
aliens. '; S ' ' - - , . - ,
"You never did, you big stiff. And
if you insinuate it I'H throw you but
of the window, declared Bigelow in a
strident voice as he got: to his feet
and advanced ' toward Lewis. Lewis
had been describing , intimate details
of apple polishing methods of some
stand holders. -
Mayor Baker poured oil on the trou
bled waters, and Lewis declared 1t
was all a joke." .
But during the following discussions
there Were various personal thrusts be
tween Lewis and the members of the
council. - Mayor Baker advised - other
members of the committee representing
the Fraternal Federation of Oregon to
"appoint a sane committee".- and - the
council would work with it. He then
specified - that his , objection : was di
rected to Lewis as a committee mem
ber. .' . ; , .
The- committee was composed of
Lewis, M. F. Wright and Mrs. Ej ;.W.
Kimball. They urged that the coun
cil order the alien-conducted fruit
stands to keep their goods back of the
sidewalk line and not conduct- their
sales on the sidewalk.
This also led to a discussion - bf
general conditions " at the public mar
ket and the charge was made by Lewis
that two thirds of the. space .was
blocked by aliens, and that aliens are
on the public market selling stuff elm
ply purchased for speculation and not
raised by them. ,
The discussion veered" off to the
aliens who are' .conducting rooming
houses and hotels in Portland and the
representatives of the organisation de
clared that they were against, hold
ing out inducements to foreigners -to
do business in Portland m competition
with Americans.
.Getting back to the Yamhill street
situation again. Mayor Baker stated
that an order would be issued to' the
notice to require the store' men to
move their goods back within the prop
erty lines. . ..... ? .
Members of the committee declared
they could produce witnesses to show
that unsanitary methods were used in
oolishing jruit-bY tne alien fruit-sellers
and that in" some Instances .the sellers'
handkerchiefs "of doubtful cleanliness
were used for, polishing apples. ; -;
"We- hold no., brief forperfect condi
tions on: the 'oublic - market," - declared
Mayor, Baker, and t anv far giving
time.r - But wai as a city., are sroverned
bvi federal and state -regulations stand
cannot . go beyond these. x hope tne
next legislature will -recognize a condi
tion confronting Oregon and that- the
encroachments" of 'the Japanese espe
cially, will be curtailed by state law,
CARGO CAPTURED
Xew. York, Dec. 20. (VL P.) Des
perate attempts of the rum- running:
fleet" off ; the threeile limit to land
liquor in New York for the Christmas
trade resulted in the capture of a ship
carrying S 500,000 worth of whiskey
during the night, it was announced by
Prohibition Director .; Appleby .today,
The ship, making a desperate dash
for land with 4000 cases aboard, was
caught off Sandy Hook by the Hanson,
flagship of the dry navy... .-
It was-declared to have been one of
the several that left the Bahamas t
few days ago with cargoes of "Christ
mas cheer V for New York. The sklp-
tur rmwver inslatMi tn - dtntain
Dysart. of the Hanson that he was en
route to Canada but started to put in
here when- his engines broke down.
Storm Warning Is
Ordered Up ; Higher
- Temperature Due
Development ofa storm in the ex
treme Northwest ' caused the district
office of the weather bureau to orfier
southeast storm warnings' for the
mouth of the Columbia river and the
straits of Juan .de Fuca earlv todav.
The new storm will break up the
slight relapse of the weather to lower
temperatures " and bring occasional
rams. An official temperature of 35
degrees was , reported . by the weather
bureau for. Portland, but streets in the
outlying sections had treacherous coat
ings of tee. - .-,.'.
Temperatures again were several
degrees- belpw the freezing mark east
of the" Cascade- mountains today.
Eerry Disabled
In Fog Collision
C . ; V - --::
San Francisco, Dec. 20. U. P. rBay
ferry traffic was hampered throughout
the - night -and "during the early morn
ing bytule fog coming down the Sac
ramento and San Joaquin rivers, which
united with an ocean, fog here. , Bay
mariners, pronounced , it the heaviest
fog in months. One accident was re
ported, the erry steamer Thoroughfare
hitting a pier at the ferry, disabling her
engines. She drifted far down the bay
and was -picked up by tugs. - - .,-
WarjVetS'Granted,
land Preferences
Washington," Dec :20. L N.S.)
The senate today extended - the right
of - World war 'veterans to a Q day
preference - on all , homestead entry
claims to Americans who served-with
the. allied foreesd uring- the war.. The
measure, already parsed by the house,
would affect thousands of veterans in
the Northwest Vi-ho served la the Cana
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Make-Believe Turns to Reality
When Two From Movie Colony
i Join Three Others iahd Rob
Bank; Confessions Alleged,
Los Angeles, Dec 20. TJ. P.)- Ac
cused of turning . from make-believe
banditry . of the movies to wholesale
banditry in . real life, two motion' ' pic
ture actors and three other men were
under arrest here today. , '
They are accused of having staged th
recent sensational robbery -of the Kill-
more State bank at Piru, Cat, The
robbery was characterized by all the
dramatics of the movies. '
The- men arrested are:
Jinx" warns, wno - played cow
puncher and bandit parte 1b the pic
tures.
P. H. GiUett. who specialised In po
licemen and daredevell chauffeur parta
Henry Loggins, a motorman ; G. H.
Pruitt and Virgil Moore, the latter an
aviator. -.- . v - :v - -.,
After S6000 loot had . been obtained
from the Fillmore State bank the five
bandits kidnaped President C. K. Spen
cer of , the bank, end his 6-year-old
daughter and took them to Los Angelea
where they were set free with a warn
ing to "keep quiet." '. A , -
Harris. Pruitt-and -Loggins, police
said, have . confessed.' sprinkling the
confessions witn plenty of good movie
material.,
Harris was quoted aa saying he
joined in the robbery in order to pay
the mortgage on his .parents"" home
stead at Blanchard, Okla. Seven hun
dred dollars of the loot now Is alleged
en route to Blanchard. - -
The --arrests -were brought about
when detectives, after learning a -suspect
had worked on - a movie being
shot" near Piru, secured the ' film
and in it, Spencer, president - of the
bank,- identified one of the actors as a
member of-the bandit party The ar-
rests followed Immediately. . ': " -- -;
Spencer declared that while the rob
bery was in- progress one of the gang
snoutea : t
"This is no movie stunt.'- -
Willamette's Fund: ::
Drive Expected to
EeachGpalTonight
Winametta" university's 'drive for
? 1.250,000 r endowment , fund ' which by
x-ontract, "roust close at : midnight to
night, appeared to be a success at noon
today, according to reports given at
a luncheon at the Seward i hotel. At
noon tl.199.000 was rfwnrtrd nh.
with a few upstate points to be heard J
irom. xne balance of J51.000 must be
raised by midnight; tonight' ' If it "la.
the university, will receive a $350,000
endowment gift front, the general du-
cational board of the Methodist church.
Portland won out over Salem today
in the contest to see which city could
raise 1300,000 first, raising 19000 extra.
Portland solicitors gathered 129,999
since Tuesday noon. ..Among the gifts
announced today-were: Meier Frank,
$6000 ;: Olds. Wortman ic King. $2000 :
Powers Furniture company. $1000 ; Im
perial tiotel, $1000 ; Benson hotel.
$2500; "A Friend," -$10.000,, and Mrs.
.Frederick- Eggert, $5000. ;
Ritner's California
Tripsin Canceled
"Salero, Dec 30. ' Buderet making.
whien has proved to be slow work, has
mane impossible a trip to California
planned for' the 'holidays by Actina
Governor Ritner. ' Instead - of seeking
a warmer clime, Ritner will go to his
home in pendleton for Christmas, re
turning by , motor later unless Gov
ernor Olcott returns from his extended
Eastern trip, , l
Detectives
. Detectfves from police "headquarters
were hiking around the downtown sec
tion today, going from shop to shop
telling the business men how to keep
from being robbed. ; ," , .
: "Lock your doors ; when you;!leave
and keep your gun handy the. rest of
the Bme,? was the gist of the advice.
This was. the beginning of a cam
paign of crime 1 prevention started
by the police department. The detectives-
wcYked under instructions "from
John T. Moore, chief of inspectora, The
intention ' is to try to minimize . the
usual-, winter crime wavcV, -.'-; 'v-: -r1-I
Some of the detectives smiled a "bit
sheepishly as they ; gave directions to
the . busirtesa men, 'but most of . them
voiced the profound advice, "Pat ex
tra 'Joeks on: your doors,, without .a
glimmer of humor. None could be
found to claim a en real I, but "vigil
ance would help a lot, they all de
clared. - - - - i
M15TfHOU)rP8 '
" Successful holdups nave - oecurred
almost nightly downtown and there
have been some in the residential dis
tricts. " Burglarlea Have been " unusu
ally frequent of late and' considerable
loot' has been taken from" homes. All
the ? known: loafing places s of yeggs,
pickpockets and burglars are being
carefully watched. A ::. .,'.';.;..
"Holdups and - burglaries - are '' diffi
cult to prevent. - Captain Moore de
clared today, "but losses cart be misii
mixed- by proper measures. Storekeep
era who nave large .Buma- ot money
BANDIT ROLF
Public Warned
He 'sPardoned
YILL HAYS, by par
W doning '.Tatty" Ar
buckle, snatches the, come
dian from f the- necessity of
running that Tokio bar he
was said to be planning to
open, . ,
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OUT BY RITNER
- Salem. Dec 20. K. C'Amahn, former
bookkeeper .or :, the -.'Umatilla county
roadmaster's off ice, was pardoned Sat
urday by 1 Actlnsf- Governor L Ritner of
Pendleton, on ' eendition tht vbe ,pay
back to! U ma tflla county approximately
$7300. which 'lie embezzled: - Ritner 'and
other state : officials kept the pardon
a ' secret, they said. In the. hope, that
Amann , might be raided in securing
work.i; (-4, 5 , s . f ik;s --4 .'.- - .
. Amann had served 14, nontha if Ws
five-year- sentence "and prison officials
say his record wag splendid. . The state'
parole;rbpard, reponimende4.hjsKpardon.
'Incompatibility':; i
Caused Parting, Says
-Pauline Frederick
Philadelphia,. Deo., 20. (T., X. S,)
"fto misunderstanding at all,- just a
complete act of understanding- incom-
patJbUity."..isJ the way .Pauline Kred
erick, actress, playing here, - analyzed
the third phase of; tier matrimonial
troubles, in verifying, reports from the
Pacific; coast that she has separated
from her husband. Dr. Charles Ruther
ford of. Seattle. . -1 " -
: :"Dr. Rutherford and I were married
last February,. but we have not lived
together since . last-May,? Miss rred-
erlck said. "I do not know -where-Dr.
Rutherford Is at the present time, and,
to teU 'the truth, I do not care." . ;
Tieriian andrWife f
Use Assumed Name
New York. Dec 20. (I. ,N. &
Professor and-Mrs. John P.5 Tlernan,
and , the', year-old boy over ".whose
paternity the pair fought" in the. courts
cf South Bend. Ind., moved today from
tlteir relatives; to a Greenwich village
hf-tel. Tliey registered under tlte name
of Willam A. Ross and family.
on
Give . Advice
on hand should keep' a part of it care
fully concealed In secret places where
no holdup "roan "would look for it. ?: I
will give personal advice to anyone
wno 'twill nut call: onme.
HOrSEWJYKS .WAftllEO v
"Housewlvesand husbands) will -do
well to keep their valuables well con
ceaied : at mune. : There are places
around - any home - where "jewels and
money can be-placed where ' prowlers
cannot' nod tbem. .-
lt will : also The well for 'people to
take special care to lock their windows
and doors at night or before leaving
notne. ... j
" A . large" percentage of boidune re
ported to the police prove to be fakes.
People ; who are financially , distressed
often-.seek -relief fronr their -creditors
by reporting, they have been robbed, of
unuuwntDw nn oi money.- -8AT8
IT Wig FAKED -
Leonard A; Fitzgerald,' an employe
or tne foruanQT ua oke--eomnanv.
confessed , to police -detecUves In: si
signed StkteJhen't today that! Tqla re-'
puted holdup tof December' was not
bona fide. Fltxgerald said-two men
reoDeo ntta or a suit of clothes and $3
In cash at 45th street and" Woodstock
ayeiroe.rtJn hl statement 'to the po
lice he said hej-waa dn-debt to his
landlady and thought the fake holdup
iaa.: would , be a good, "stall." A rom
llalnt;i charging . disorderly conduct
was - placed against . him, with , ball
placed, at "200,
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EMBEZZLER LET
Thieves
CITY EDITION
f Al ere and f AU True
WEATHER-Tonight and Thursday,'
...occasional rain t souther rjr, winds. .
- Minimum temperatures Tuesday:
Portland...'..... SS New Orleans... 48
' Boiso lS!Kew York SO
Los Angles. 68(St. Paul ...... ,
ARBOCKLEIO
Christmas Spirit Moves "Czar"
Will Hays to Grant "Pardon"
. to Fat Comedian Films Will
Not Be Shown Until Fall.
Los Angeles. Dec' jO.tC P.) Ros.
coe "Fatty" Arbuckle today was given
a Christmas "pardon" by Will IL Hays. .
movie mentor, who banished him from
fllmdom almost a year ago. - .-. j .
In" announcing, the' -"pardon, Haj jv
declared that he believed the spirit ot '.
Christmas and of Christ's teachings
would serve as a-guide, both for Ar.
buckle in, his future conduct and for',
the public In its attitude toward him.
No attempt will be made," however.
to release Arbuckle's films for a num
ber of months,: and although the "fat .
man' may go back to work on the Holly-wood
"iota,; none' of his new pictures, -if
'he-makes any. 'Will be released tee-
fore the f aU of ma.; i
Hays gave, out the statement on the
eve of his departure to spend the holi
days at his home at Sullivan, Ind. Th
statement said :" -
"Every man In the right way and at
the proper time is entitled to his chance
to make good. . It Is apparent that Kos
coe "Arbuckle conduct since his trovi.
ble merits .that chance. - So, far as 1
am concerned, there will be no suggev-
tlon that he should not have an oppor-
unlty to go to work in his profession.
In our effort to develop a complete co
operation and confidence, within the .
industry," I hope we can start the nev
year with no yesterdays. - Llve anl
let live is not enough I ws will try to
live and .help live; - K'.v.'"' ': '--y; :';
"I believe Arbuckle has learned his
lesson and no one can demand met :
than that ot a man who has made a
mistake. -' :., -, '.- ' ';' ' - -
"Live and help live Is my rule of
life. Every man, I believe, has a right
to a chance, to come back after he has '
taken to heart the lessons of hfs folly." '
EFFECTITS JATfTJARY 1 ': V
"I will play the gime square with
Mr-Hays and "with the public, if ' it is
(Coaeladad ea Pm Twenty-one, Column fin )
Liquor Personal ; :
i
firoperty : To Steal
ff00s ; iPflijisliable
Olympla, Waah.,i,-Dec. 50.i -Act of '
taking .personal property of another.,
notwithstanding It may be, unlawful
to have it Is bis. possession, la lar
ceny and is punishable under the stats
law, according to a decision of the su
preme court today-upholding the con
viction of D, N." Schoonover on grand
larceny- charges'' Involving' 165 bottles
of. Intoxicating1 liquor and 1100, in
money. ' . . ' . : '
v' Schoonover, and Owen- Baker, were
charged In the Pierce county court by
Peter ' Marlnoff of taking from hhti
liquor and money. - In the lower court
both men were convicted of grand lar
ceny and. Schoonover .appealed on tm
ground ; that the court erred In, suli-mlttlng-to
the Jury the question of
larceny of liquor gcause. since intoxi
cating liquor im cbntrabanfl 'under both
the state law and the national prohi
bition act. it. has no, value and is not .
subject to larceny. .- - - ". ': ' '
Woman Falls on Ice;
Ankle' Is Fractured
The ice which covered the' sidewalks
and pavements in portion of the rsct
side this "morning claimed at least out
victim.-. Miss Rona Barrett; No,' 4l,
East 41st street north, slipped on the
steps in front of her home and suN
f ercd a fracture of the right ankle. She
was taken to Good SamarlUo hospital.
New President Is
Elected in Poland
; Warsaw. Dec 20. (L N. K
Stanislav v. Woiclechowskl today - was
elected president of Poland to succeed
President rfarutowicz, wnov was as
sassinated ' Saturday. ; "- ';t !: ' ' y
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