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CITY EDITION tfs All Here and W$ All True CHRISTMAS HT7SIC The elaborate musical . programs., to.' be - given . in ' , Portland churches next Sunday wilt be 'featured In detail on the church-page of The Journal . next Saturday. : A vitally Interesting page, withal. CITY EDITIOif It's 11 Hmrm and it's All Trum 'THE WKaTHETI Occasional rains to night and Friday; southerly wind r "Minimum temperature Wednesday: Portland -..... 3 1 N e w Orleans .... 6 ft Bolae .....w..T.14 New York : ,.. ...34 Lot AU . ...feSiSt. Paul ..... .13 Vm "VV "Wn 94 ." Entered Sceond-Claai Matter jMJm llU, at I'osto'fiec. JPertimad. Orco POJllXAND, OREGON, .THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER $21, 1922. TWENTY-FOltR PAGES.- PRICE TWO CENTS m "! r i HMIJ ft Li , i r Capital Officials Serve Liquor' Privately; Prohi Chief Winks at Violations of Amendment While Masses Checked by Dry Law -By David Tawrenee- (CopjrUjht. 1922, by Tte Jourrud) Washington, Dec. 2L Representa live UpehaWs speech calling upon all officials of tht United States govem- Km-L mnt as welt as tae tt. " e3j g-overnors of the several staten , oz the Union, to take the dry oath them selves has tended to bring out Into the open One .of the most . perplexing phases of the en tire r prohibition question. . Vow it is an open secret that al though' prohibition is the law of the land and the na tiona! capital is the center of law et forcement and reppect for the statutes, the use fit liquors in private parties at tended by officials high and low is not frowned ; upon. There- is a clash be tween public duty and private senti ment. ! , ' JMtJl'OR SEKVfTD Mr. Upshaw of Georgia is. the first to challenge .that attitude of offkriabJ ; which seeks lo impose the, prohibition law In the abstract , sense while coun tenancing the Use of liquor privately. bles of high officials in any public func tions, but as the Washington Post, an administration; newspaper, said not long ago. . "a. census shows there are about SttO booUeggers in the District pf Columbia and now If we could only have a census of their private custo mers." the -fact of considerable drlnk- - ing of intoxicants is not denied. But the law" doesn't prohibit drinking. Officials who- use lhruors can very well say there is no. restriction in the consti tution or the statutes against theJ use of liquors oroven their porchanc, but imply their manufacture and sale. - Tlw question raised by Mr. Upshaw " of Qeorgia. Is fthat afficials should, how -ever, set an example and refuse to bujr any liquors, i So' far as stopping th lootlegging- trade, the cutting off -of the capital' supply of illicitly sold liquors would be a mere trifle In the matter, of the bootlegging trade of the , country. 1 ' -' - The theory-, of .Mr., Upshaw ai5d . the other drys who do sot like to sou gov . eromentv ff ScialS'j drmkjng. at ail is ' that tbey will be better able Bforc thei law it they privately. tMiIieve ta itv i Ther are v?wets"t; who Ahlnk Jiust.: the : - opposi nsmely. 'that i tf government officials were themselves absolutely cut . off from all liquor supply they r would abetter understand, the public sentiment bf those, localities where the liquor laws are openly, flaunted by state- officials as well as the most prominent citizens or .in community. JftOTTIF.S PMOTOGRAPJtE : WiiHam jeanings Bryan Is one of the few who have been in official life not only t ft champion the dry cause publicly, but 1 to practice what he prcnd. ,He wed to keep a book . on hand so that any of Jus friends could sign the dry . pledge whenever: the im pulse moved tlwrn.. r Jt pas -freq'entlj" beeo charged that many of the so-called drys In the house. and senate who voted for the .Volstead act as well as the ISth amendment have kept priTt suPply of liquor since in their homes er In their offices. .. . One locat newspaper not -so' long ago won a rood deal of ill-will on Cap! tol Hill by publishing photographs of empty liquor bottles carried away from congressional buildings by the garbage man from time to time. There are. of course, hundreds of employes In the eapltol other - than those who have a vote and there Is no certainty that any or all the bottles came from' the leg islators themselves. PROOFLACKI5CJ . But the presumption of Mr., Up shaw that officials are hot doing all . thejr might themselves to 1 discourage bootlegging In the District of Columbia .even though the enforcement- officers are sealously trj-lng to root them out wtir ever be the subject of contro versy as between wets and drya here. As usual with prohibition questions there is little proof. ; It is all surmise, but lie would be an untruthful reporter who didn't agree that there is much in what Mr. Upshaw says' about the attitude, of many officials toward en forcement of the prohibition: laws. ' Will every man who tries to Impose prohibition or appeals for its enforce ment take the oath himself and for his family? The- ire presentative ' from Georgia has Issued a challenge that many s-folks thereabouts, would have been Just aa happy -to -have bad him : omit . .: masses shut: oct -' . " " x " "The plain people.! be says, Hbe Ileva that many of these high officials - believe In that autocracy which claims - the privilege :. buying and drinking illicit liquors themselves while denying . that privilege to the poor devils among the masses.' - ' . - 4.,vi-J'i- If- difficult to venture a prediction 'as to what, the answer of officialdom ,wlll b s t that charge. ,-The irys" .meaning their official have known about thia for manr :onthfc;TIey' have deemed. , it polite , not . to make charges or to stir up any animosities, but it was inevitable sooner or later there would be a clash between public enforcement and private practice In the national capital. . .'..' . CEORGtA 1-EGlSlA.TOtt SATS -. t HIQHER IPS DRIXK SOOZE ' ; By Wtader B Barrla tTsimial gn tee Staff Corrtssoadent :"s ' Washington, Dec. l.Charges that some of the governors called- into con ference):: by. President Harding ' to dis cuss prohibition .violations, and other high officials themselves buy and drink bootleg liquor, were, made In-the house today by Representative William IX Upshaw. Democrat of Georgia. , - "We might as well ' be plain about It." said Representative Upshaw, one of the staunchest dry leaders on the (Concluded ea rase Niaeteea, -Cot ma Six) I v, , If BORAH URGES CONFERENCE Senator's ; Amendment Wants President to Call Meeting in Addition to Proposal ' for a New Disramament Parley. 4 r - , .:. f Washington, Dec. 21. (U. P.) A move to instruct President Harding to call a world economic conference In addition to the proposed world dis armament conference was made today by Senator Borah when he introduced an amendment to the naval appropri ations bill, now before the senate. The Borah amendment would take the place of the house provision en couraging the president to call a dis armament meeting to take up things left undone by the conference of No vember, 1921. WOULD RESTORE TRADE The president would be encouraged to call on "such governments as he deems necessary to send representatives to a conference which would be charged with me auiy ox considering the economic problems of the world with a view to restoration of trade and the-. establish ment of sound financial and business conditions." Borah's amendment stated. No mention is made of what coun tries should be invited or where the conference might be held. - The Borah amendment also embodies the provision of the appropriation bill which specifies that the executive should call a new arms limitation con ference to take up the matters' of land, sea and aircraft armament "with a View to reaching understandings rela tlve to limiting future construction." : SHOULD MAKE EFFORT ' Borah asked that the amendment lie on the table and that it be taken up when the naval bill Is considered possibly tomorrow. - art trve,,n" in vicious cir, cle. Borah said, in advancing his pro posal. ; No business man or anyone else Win8 ";-rrfd upon tb situation dares to look over the next year, if the next year' Is to be similar to the year which is just passing." Borah said. , " seems to me 'that there ought to be hard effort made not only to stop the threatened naval race, but also to deal with economic problems. " ' . -The. business of mnm key to the Kuropean ituaiion. If that cannot ? be t adjusted, nothing can be adjusted. - . - ' r ' WOFlflvJBHIiA DEADLOCK ofteis kind, to break the deadlock on that aubjecC jf ther la A better pro gram anywhere around. I should be glad to waive this auggeatloh. The calling of a new International nfr''l to P1 restrictions upon the building ' of r airplanes and sub marines ' was ; approved today by the senat -!nval; ffaira scomntee . in reexmamending favorable ; report on th- 123-St navy, appropriation bill, carrying a total of 2$6,Q.7. ' . .. . n ' l f - : T, Man Paces Trial ; In Two Courts I For Bootlegging As soon as Jackson county officials prosecute Tom Ryan, alleged bootleg. r'i',rdr the "t1 prohibition law. he will be turned over to federal of ficiala for prosecution in the federal courts, according to an announcement made today by PranktB. Mitchell, legal advisor to the Oregon prohibition forces. Ryan will be the first man to face both state and federal charges , ru,t of the recent supreme court ruling, which held that bootleggers and moonshiners could ; be tried in both courts for the same offense. ' Ibel proceedinga will also be in stituted against 4 Ryan's automobile. M itchell , said. - Ryan .was arrested at Med ford several days ago after liquor was found in his machine. Ryan waa eating In a restaurant at the time the aiKovtry, was made, and when he emerged the ' arrest was made. Pa pers; showing he had purchased the ; liquor In Canada and purposed to take it Into California are said to have been seised. r Suit Will Stir : I nvolves Noted (Sped namtce to The Joonal) iCopynsht, 1933.1 - - -,' ; Macon. Ga Dec tl-Dr; K. D. Lanier, wealthy father of Sydney Laoler .TII welcomes a $50,000 alien ation suit filed against ;him by his aoa a bride of a month, for in ft he saya he sees a chance to let the people b wopW know there is one man wtllina' to blame " an only son and stand up four square for the nuritv of womanhood. T'- . ; . : , - .: ' , . . Not that Dr. Lanier intends to'as slst in ; having a verdict brought against himself. He-saya the allena Uon charge is all. bosh, the work of a money--has!ng lawyer of 'Atlanta, and that ha la confident or quaahing it.; But ha wants the world to. know that his'son has .wronged an innocent young girL The suit, and also one for complete divorce and alimony, aro an artermata of the midnight wadding in Atlanta a month ago of Miss Peggy Lewis, beautiful HunUncton. W.. Va.. giH. and Sydney Lanier. COCBTED THREE TE ARS ; - Tounr Mrs. . Lanier says the mar riage waa- the culmination of ardent courtship lasting three years, while the husband saya the whole thing was engineered by a young sgirl friend. that he had been drinking alt day be fore the ceremony' and that he went to the altar only on a dare..:,. , - Mother arid UnbomBdbe Must Hang K London, Dec. .: 21. (tL . P.V Mrs. TSdith Thompson must hang', for the murder of her husband. -Percys Thomp son, of which she was found jointly guilty with Frederick By water a, her lover.' ' ' The lord chief justice today dismissed appeala by Mrs. Thompson and By- waters; They had previously been found guilty ot murder and sentenced to death. Thompson was stabbed to deatn October 4. ....... ., Appeal of the condemned woman. who admitted frequent attempts to poison her husband, probably will be carried to the home secretary, her last hone of life. . h William C. BridgemaHi, "whose : life, by a coincidence, was recently at tempted through poison Bent him in the mails, must now decide whether a woman about to become a mother can be hanged. . : TRIAL SENSATIONAL ; The trial of Mrs. Thompson and By waters waa one of the most sensational in Knglish criminal history. Mrs. Thompson, a. girlish figure, who will be 29 years old . oh Christmas day. maintained her composure in court as witnesses accused her of administering poison to her husband. She admitted giving the man deadly potions, but said she did so only to "weaken him" so he would succumb to heart attacks! From June 1. 1921, until October 4. 1922. she gave her husband occasional doses of poison, white continuing to smile upon him and hold secret rendez vous with her lover. Finally, on Oc tober 4. she prevailed on Bywaters to stab Thompson-and so put an end to him. , LOVED Jf AVAL OFFICES After her conviction, considerable sentiment was stirred up to her favor because, she was to, become a mother. It was , held that ' the state had no right to execute an, unborn babe by sending Its mother to the scaffold. Thts wV undoubtedly he brought strongly before th home secretary ; when be considers whether she shall 'die. ! i; Frederick FJdward Bywaters was a young naval officer, befriended by the marderad man and taken into- th- Thompmn ; homo at- IWordi ; A friend ship between himself and Mrs. Thompi son led to an illicit love affair, it was admitted fi court. ? r - - iSSKG FLYERS BIKD TO DEATH faesr-A treierwr.rf .rr. s. Colonel Frances Marshall and Lieu tenant -Charles' Webber, missing avi ator froa "Rockwell field, San Diego were found burned to death 76 miles soutlt of Tuscon" Arts., on the Papago inaian reservation. .according tf a re port ; to th - Southern: .- Pacific offices here: today Meagre reports, said - the- riyers must have fallen and met death In the flames of their machine, which evidently, caught fire. , : Finding of the bodies today by .cow boys eaded one of the most sensational searches . tn the history ofaviaUon. The search ftad heen conducted by air planes," automobiles and horses. Two troops : of . cavalry scoured . the entire country for miles around without, un earthing a trace sf men or plane. The spot where the bodies were found is "one of the most, desolate' places in all Arizona. It lies "5 miles southwest of Tucson In the very heart or the Indian reservation. ? Daughter Shielded in Mother's Testimony Spokane. Wash., Dec. 21. Shielding her, daughter, Ruth, 20.; but making admissions in regard to testimony of the state against herself, Mrs. Nellie Fryett. one of the 13 defendants in the subornation of perjury cases grow ing out, of testimony given in the Maurice P. Codd murder trial, tes tified in her own behalv yesterday. She told the jury that her daughter had no. connection with a 'trip made to Harrington to get Beatrice J Sant. The trial will be" completed . this year if night sessions are necessary.. 'Judge W. r. Askren said.- All Ge -.1 orgia Lanier Blood The morning after the , wedding the couple separated. Lanier, returned to hia home and the bride remained in Atlanta at the home of a friend, she was visiting. Mrs. Lanier charges that her . husband'a father refused to let them live together. Toung Lanier says he could, not support a wife and ad vised her to get an annulment, a -divorce or: whatever she wanted. Later Mrs. Lanier told her story to William Schley. Howard. Atlanta attorney and former congressman and the suit fol lowed. ' ; ; .. . '.,', ... .. ,. 4. CSCLE 19 MILLIONAIRE " ',- Mrs. Lanier, just It years old.. is the niece and ward of W, E. Mlnter. nUl Honalre president of the Minter Homes corporation of Greenville. S. C Minter has sent his personal attorney to Ma con to assist Howard and ether eouneel iff his niece's suit. He aaya his entire resources are at the girl's disposal and he intends to see that the Macon boy is property dealt with, j j ? s Tt am acting to protect Miss "Peggy front her lawyers,, the elde Lanier said when notified of the suit. 1 shall net seek to nonsuit the casct f or I want it to go to the; Jury. My son waa unfit for marriage and had I remained silent and not attempted to ' persuade - Miss Peggy to. get an annulment I would (Concluded ea Pace NracUwa, Ovhuaa Eiht) BOOZE RAID STIRS ELITE AT CAPITAL Names of Congressmen, Society Leaders, Other , Higherups Found, in Book of Bootleg gers; 25 Gallons Liquor Taken Washington.: Dec 2L (I. N. Swooping down upon a : fashionable apartment tn- P street: here today po lice and government . agents arrested two young men whom they accuse of being bootleggers" to a considerable section of Washington's social and of ficial "set. , ' i Twenty-five gallons 'of alcohol which was being manufactured into synthetic pin in the apartment land an "address book" containing names of some mem bers of congress and prominent Wash ingtonians were among the 'selsttres. ; The; men arrested were booked rat po lice headquarters as 3 Raymond Gray, 2f, a broker, and Ronal H end ley -Irvini 28. an engineer. Within a short time after their arrest a number of -Washington attorneys were endeavoring to secure their release. ' i The police decilued to make public the names of the Tclient list," but among them, the police declared, were a number of congressmen, officials of tho government and socially prominent persons. , . Occupants of the apartment house. aroused by the arrests, assisted the government agents to carry out the number of bottles in the apartment. When the arrests "were made 15- bot tles had been filled with the gin 'and properly labelled. Other bottles were in process of being filled, r J . One of the government agents Is said , to have' appeared at the -apartment grouse in the guise of a customer. ' Gray and Irvin were later - released after each gave $1500 bond. . f. Two Suspected of - 'Highjacking- Held J By; Dry Operators Charges of violating the 1 national. prohibition law, were lodged against I M. Johnson, ex-patrolman,: and Walter "Red") Watts this morning-by United states Commissioner;; Kenneth Frasler. I agents 4 ntcflg report; tuat the, W; sr. which' is reported to have been robbing bootleggers of their liquor- " The evidence .which .the prohibition department has .'will not warrant the filing of a charge of Impersonation of federal dry agents, according to M. p. Burnett, agent In charge of federal prohibition field forces - in, - Oregov 'Johnson and Watts are allege., to have "Kolci ' a - prohibition agent ,30 quarts of bonded liquor in a small ga rage near Kast 15th and Knott streets Wednesday night. ! After the - liquor had been transferred from the garage to the agent's machine.' two agents who were in hiding rushed "In on the scene and made the arrest- Follow ing their arrest one of the men Is said to have admitted intention of "high jacking" the agent, who bought the liquor from them, and thus get - It back. . ' ; ' . ; - V The t'o are , lodged in . the counts iail in' default of hand' nmilinv a Ilmlnary examination before Commit .rsioner r rarer. Erpst; Pbg jand l St or ai-Warnings Feature Weather More freexlng temperatures in "Port land; more storm warnings for the coast, and more -fog for ' Western Ore gon, were features of the. weather . Althoughr the' temperature dropped to 31 degrees, one degree below freezing, streets were not as icy early today aa during the day previous. -A few auto. mobile accidents were reported from'j outlying sections. Pavements had, a covering of ice and pedestrian travel was . Impeded, j: ' J ; r" " !:' Warnings for an ocean . storm were shifted from southeast to. southwest at the mouth of the. Columbia river and the. Strait of Juan de Fuca today. The storm' is expected jto blow away the fog which has been hanging eves- the city for two days. j. v., ,. .f : .. , Reports were received By the' district weather bureau office that Uim. Colum bia river is still frozen over at Uma tilla, which reported a minimum tem perature of 20 degrees today. Dave Lightner to Be Deported. After Serving His:Time Dave Liightner. f convicted narttlc smuggler, will be 'le ported to Hounutila and noj to Canada, upon, the.cqjnpietiou or nis sentences In America, according ro announcement, made today by Im migration Inspector R.-'P. Bonham. - us'btner was born In Rcumania and emigrated to Canada with hie parents as -a smnll boy, later coming into the United States, Bonham'a records ahowr ugnuierB ciaun to Canadian citisen ahip is groundless, the Inspector de clares. . - Ughtner has been convicted , of three violations of the. anti-narcotic laws and one violation of the Volstead act. in two sensational trials held in the fed eral court here, v Under the four con victions he is liable to eight years" imprisonment in McNeils Island and a $35,000 fine. Sentence will .be - pro nounced .upon him Saturday on the liquor and one. narcotic' charge by Federal Judge F. 8. Dietrich of Boise, Idaho, and upon , the: other two nar cotic charges as soon as. Federal Judg R. S. Bean returns to Portland. $3sooopoo Car Order Comes Here Contract for the construction? of 1030 standard refrigerator cars for the Pa cific Fruit Express company at a total cost consideration , of ' approximately $3,006,000 has been obtained by the Portland plant' of the Pacific Car A Foundry " company; according to an nouncement received today from C. M. Secrlst, vice president and general manager of the express company. These cars are a. part of the 5020 re frigerator cars, which the Pacific Fruit Express announced several weeks ago woulg be ordered for 1923 'delivery. This company is owned Jointly by, the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific systems. ;f A. K. Saul, plant manager of the !. Pacific Car.' corripany,? confirmed the announcement and . said that - an ' in crease 'in working force would-be nec essary at the company's plant.. The car company has between 350 and 400 box cars to finish for the Union Pa cific railway system, which during the last two years -lias placed . orders amounting to 3000 cars With the Port land plant,, ' - The Pacific Fruit Express an nounced that 1600' standard refriger ator cars Included in last year's or der,, remained to be delivered during 1923, or a total of 6630 for next year. This will give the company between 28.000 and 29,000 for next year's per ishable business. - - The company also has authorised the construction of S06 alfeateel refrigerator cars designed for fast passenger service, ; i ARBUCKLE FILMS "HAYS LOSES TJSEFCLTf ESS t Los Angeles, Deo- 2i.-U.- P.) Will H.-. Hays, bead of the motion Picture industry, has lost his use alness : becauw of bis pardon of Roecee . Arbuckle. the Hollywood tUtisen, the daily paper of the movie-land town, declared editor ially today. - s.p j- j Milwaukee, Wis., Dee. 21 -U. ,P.)- "Fatty ArburkleB reinstatement" ai the result of TTill Haya "pardon? yes terday met ;with ; eoid response here. Milwaukee citisena were overwhelm., lnply; against- the "pardon,' M iniatera, rc"htf5f -f-iehi.rTUiiheSS TflenT Antt'otn ers iromir-ent In' pnblic -llf- -wbo were interviewed were. unaelmmsly opposed to the return of Arbuckle , and his comedy -films. . . .v, MATOR, NONCOMMITTAL r OSf f ABBLClCLE, FILV FOLlCT What actio" the motion picture cen sor . board . of . Portland may . take. In. regard to permitting the exhibition of "Fatty" Arbuckle films since Will Hays, has reinstated the comedian. Is conjectural. Major .Baker today said he had iot discussed the nattei" with any member , of the beard, and that the subject must be left to its 'own good judgment. "Asfor any expression from my self as mayor of Portland,", said Mayor Baker, "I feci thit it . Is useless : to take any stand that one may, not be able to support. If the motion nin- ture board should refuse to permit the Arbuckle films to be exhibited there doubtless would be recourse -to - the courts And we do not know what the court might say. if the pictures them selves were unobjectionable. , "I would dielike to be the theatre manager who takes the Initiative In presenting Arbuckle films In Portland, as he Is likely to get a very lasting idea of public sentiment of this city on the subject; but I: do, not feel that as mayor of Portland X should make any definite statement on thc.aub ject of whether or not the films will be shown here. We are governed by the law,' and It Is useless to take any stand that one cannot maintain.1 Mrs. Eleanor T. Col well., secretary of the board of motion picture ' cen sora, stated she had not heard from any member of the board regarding the Arbuckle films, but that the sub ject doubtless will be discussed at thenext meeting of the board. SAK FRAXCI8CO nrBIFFEREJTT;' San Francisco. DeCitr-KtjriP.San Francisco, where ' Fatty Arbuckle met his temporary downfall and three times waa tried for manslaughter J -received cews of Arbuckle' "pardon" with com parative Indiffetence. ' Here and there was a note ot condemnation for "Fatty" and there waa as much said in his de fense. "I think such action fa -breaking faith ' with fur children. declared Mrs. Torrey Connors, president of -the California Writers', club. s : : t :; "'..j'' - ' .' ' -- DETROIT OPPOSCHj i, : -Detroit. Mich., Dee. 2LI U." P.) Reecoe "Fatty; Arbuckle will not be welcomed back , to s the. movie screens in Detroit,' it was indicated tn a state ment issued touay by Acting Mayor John C. Lodge. A recomrnendation to bar all films featuring the rotund come dian will, "be sent, to -Police. Commis sioner Inches. Lodge said.?'-; O. K. IX r5X8TLTA9U i . Philadelphia. Dec. 2i:-f I. N. . &.) Harry I Krapp, president ef the atate board of motion picture censors." said today that Fatty Arbuckle films may oe snown tn tne state of Pennsylvania V' : ': ' "W "I. ''I isni-l . Senate Approves : . Butler, for Judge . ' - f: ' Washington. Dee. 2L I. K. S.The senate this aftmeen, after a turbulent session behind . closed doora, - formally approved President Harding's appoint ment of Pierce Butler, St. Paul lawyer, as associate justice of th-r United States supreme, court.- The vote waa CI for. against, " - ' , - . . 1 MM WANED HERE BREAKS JAIL IN S. F. William J. Huff Accused of Rob bing Majision of Frank J. Cobbs Despite Elaborate Jurg lar System to Alarm Police. San Francisco. Dec. 21. (I. N. S. William ' J. Huff. : ia. held , in the city jail on seven charges of burglary, es caped early today In the first -jail break in the history of the Institution. Huff pried the bars of his jail cell dcor, scaled a vent pipe to the roof and broke through a skylight tor reach the outside. ' How he descended the six stories to the street is a myatery." '. - Huff, an ex-eonvfct having once been sentenced to-San Quentin for life from Stockton on a robbery charge and later paroled, is known to 'the police as a Desperate gunman. . He was arrested November 24 at a local rooming house with Clarence' H. Murray on a tip from Eureka. 'Murray waa ahot in the struggle which followed when oft fleers attempted to arrest, the two men. - '....' . .- ' -1 . Four burglary - charges were pre ferred against' Huff locally and bond waa fixed at ' $40,000. Two burglary charges are pending In Portland. Or., one in Kureka, CaL. and two In Oak land against the man. The opening m pis cell door through which he escaped waa but 6 by 10 inches. How he secured the bar with which he pried .the cell grating la un known. '.'- ''-. 0 ?"' Because -of the difficulty he -would have encountered in descending : the sheer Walla of the city prison, belief was . expressed -by -XJeutenant James Roland of the city prison that he may be hidden within the 1 Institution watching an opportunity to make bis break for the outside. A search of the 'prison, la being made, t -1 ESCAPE BURGLAR WAKTKH . HERE - FOR ROBBING ' HOMES -William. 3. JIuff and two-companloai are believed responsible for burglarlei at the Portland vJrlel:hta ,lins e Frank.. Cobbs'and C. JL 'W'heelcr ii eptemtieri-4Wthjn : the .last, few days Ran: 'ranc;sco . police 'forwarded td Portland a considerable quantity of loot, obtained at both housea,' - having apprehended Huff for operations' around the bay ' i No warrants t were t issued here fr the arrest, of Huff because California police, announced they, had enough on Huff to convict. t i .Charges are held : I n . abeysnee here. .Qweverj tto be excutecj. Jir tMff of t: aiip-upiu California. ' . -Amazement waa. expressed 'by port laad - police Inspectors" at' Huffs es cape from the San Tsncisoo city jalU which t has been ; considered ex:ape- . , The robbery of the Cobbs home wa oneaofthe most,' aensat tonal-of recent xrime, .Theb. urgiara ' disconnected . an elaborate system ot -burglar atarnm and ransacked the mansion at their leisure. getting jewelry, clothing and other, loot valued -at thousands of dollars; v t 1 for mm Two damage suite aeeking a total of S307.403.33 from the : United : States shipping board emergency, fleet corpo ration were filed 'today in the circuit court by the Astoria Marine Iron works. ; In one complaint the Iron works asks for $133,039.74 for .waf work performed; under contract" for whJcn it claims payment waa never received. 'and tn the other complaint asks for 2307.403.33 for r alleced dam ages incurred by the breaking of war contracts. . ' v . -In the first, complaint the works re cites 13 causes f action, V with segre gated "amounts as follows : ' For three hulls equipped, $15,000 ; balance due on work bf drafting ' room i force. $2038.53 Tf for erection of atorage build ings for hulls, $40,964.80; for materials purchased, $20.862.44 ; for work per formed In machine shop not included in contract. $7812,2 -for installation of fire prptection sj'ftem, $17,491.37: for balance due for manufacturing and re working materials, it $22,520.1$ ; for wages paid employee for extra serv ice. $2904.34 ; for back pay ordered paid employea by government commission appointed to decide labor dispute, $6179.03; for inspection and splicing of anchor chain, $2828.0$ ; for housing of employes, $14.940.38 : for plant bang era and brackets.,: $27,S02.0. and for painting ahlps, $7489.24. t j i , ' Thia contract waa signed' March 25, 191V the complaint ravers, and au thorised the "erection of plant and plant facilities and the installation of machinery and equipment for 20 hulls." Work waa completed on 17 bulls and the work on the aUter three was under way when an order waa Issued March 1. 130. camng ; for the cessation of all work. The works demands X5AAO for each of the remalnine three hull. utider the terms of the contract. - -.- The cause of action In tue -second suit is alleged breach of contract. The complaint recites the losses as fol ic ws: Loss of profit. $35,000; addi tional expense caused' bv lld breach of contract, $C0.10CJO; use of plant for Additional period because of a failure to observe original terms' of contract and deliver huUs in completed condition, but instead delivering them incomplete and in such condition that additional work, was required in plant. $2457.33. . - - - : 1 1 - - v; . ( Toff "T Trnr.vrrVrl ' J.U1U XO AXU LIX U V CU ; ' , ) ; After Operation t 1" '1 , t . . . 4 Washington, Dec. 2L TL P.) Chief luetics Taf t of the United States su preme ' court la recuperating - at hie home, here from a serious operation ' . - - . . ' SHIP BOARD SUED -for gall atones several daya ago. v - HeBiajDidnX MELEN LEARY, above, vvKo tells police sKe . vsaw l VCkptairj Cash Weir (bdow) kfll ISyear olrT girl on his houseboat last September. -Weir; says the story is preposterous. ' v;i.j;::'y:' - " ' "'- "' I 1 ; J V -., V::- 44 ! I t I Development '-Drive' j ;fort300;oaaGoes Sj)vfeit;lJntU!JiuaM :DeclsiQn:!toicll .'a VeSess in the $300 OW;,istatwide'tfevelopme,itt fund.drt-re wasmade by, the executive, committed Of tlhe Chamber of Commerce at a meeting r today, with., members, of the drive teama - The-committee deckled to suspend the drive, until the middle of Jaauarryju,.''..-...-' ... t';' ThUi action was taken followfng the filing.of nanyrepbrts that Hhe, business men were too ousy Id' insider the de yelopment propositions ' The 'workers reported -new subscripttioua of $6000 at today s meeting, , A total ot slightly more .than., one-third, of zXhr,X ur.d " has beep subscribed. , r T y , . Leading business men, .who were, un able to give their time during the Christmas trade season, 4 pledged fun cooperajJon later f '" ' 'j Lbng Eeformatory ; m - r ' "At -" " -r ' is uiven jjoy ' Spokane, Wash DecU 21-P. F1. Ja cobua . who on the night , of December 4 held up and robbed, Joe Cameron of 80 cent.s and ..five tree tear tickets, pleaded, guilty to a .-charge -of - second degree' burglary and .was sentenced to ser-e from . to 15 years, at - Monroe refosmatoryr.-r',; T Vvrr'v '"" V'' "' " --'': t-j V--..C ';":-""- i," J-'1'"'', ';'., .; mmmi .: i -' ' ' ' o ... ' . .. ..,- - ' X , ;, ,.:'"-" . ... a vuuuuumg wuapier ox xsay oiannara 1 's-l 4 w7BeAetHlitoiic;NeaUye 'k;rvi.V.'? v,;:. . ' : Two Compelling Features Next Sunday , Sj: ..' V If" 1 T. ;t. -.:. ''', ;, ', k 'J' .lTiEi JOUFlNXi; frthe ; cuxuUtiotr of f ; Jr,. largest afternoon news- ri.THE SUNDAY il paper, "in .the Pacific ' : JOURNAL ; -.; Northwest. - ' - ' is orer 100,000 iviiaiLivii Helen Learys Story That She Saw Cash Weir, 63, Slay Girl of 15 on Houseboat ts Given 'Credence 5 Under Arrest. The startling ' story' told by . Helen Leary,- 20-year-old girl of the water front, that she saw "Captain" v Cash weir. as. wen Known t-naracter anioti--Portland ' rtvermen, murder a youni; girl tn his houseboat the night of Sep tember 23. began taking on the ap pearance of credibility this afternoon. Police . learned that goslp ' of sui-ii a crime has been -current along th-. river for" many weeks. ? . I nnMtliv PAlurUAn ,.and her. con',- panion. XI Loomia. and IL K..:Browi. a rlverman, were arrested s "t ,1 :3 o'clock; alt being ' held as material witnesses." The former two resided v i Weir'a houseboat and are said to have known Helen Leary'a alory. Chris Orewell, a crippled wood tw.i dler living on Boss Island, told ill- that he had knowledge of the crlm-. but could not remember Just where h) heard-It and could net recall the-; de tails of what he had heard. Hekne.v Helen Leary and did little thing for her during the time she saya she wss a captive on Weir's boat. SEEK, EARL WEIR ' ( " . Meantime, Sheriff Wellington of Co. lumbla county waa trying te locate tl tug Coa-llta;' on which Karl Weir, m of Cash, and the girl's sweetheart, 1 pilot.. The .'tug put down , the rivr-r Wednesday night. Detectives beiien If they can get young Weir lo taJk tin; mystery will be dlsiielled. : , "Deputy - District Attorney r " Jolm Mowryf and ' neteoMvee Kchulpins -jih'I Moloney went to Itoes Island tin fi moer , to-lnspet "the hoUHehoat t:i which' live-murder' is alleged to liivi taken 'place.. .They found that tiu boat 4n-every particular answered .tlx! girl's description. . .. - -.. , Below the window was a little hoi through which. Helen. Leary saldsic saw sh Weir mistreat and. kill tin 16-year-oJd- runaway girl who hal ought refuge in hia home. .The a 1 1- ( Concluded on Pin III, Colonn Thn-e) STATE M M!l iCUlifllLIB;! - - . : ' Salem, Dec: 21. -A total of $l,$ai. 295.3. must be raised by the taxpayer of ;Oregon for atate purposes unclo the levy for J923, according to the tax levy promulgated today by Acting Gov ernor Ritner.Bedretary of State Kocr-r and -Tax Commissioner Doveil of in state tax commission. - This la $540, 993.72 less than the amount raised fix state purposes this year, which totalis! $9,376,289.11. Both levies Include the special mlllage levies for educational, bonus, road . and elementary achot.1 purposes. y Deducting the elements ry schooI tAx, which Is levied by the 8tsi but retained In the. varloua counties for state , tax for 1923 will be $6,816,297.07. as compared to $7,394,680.7$ in 1923. , in evy, in-audition to cover ing the estimated needa of all atate In stitutions and denartnutnta tnr (hi onn.. lag year;' also cover all deficiency a i- prepriauons -ror -the biennlum J92I 1922. aggregating $210,000. all appropri ations made by the legislature at th special session In December.' issi -. gregatinar?$2l2.00C; interest amount ig to iu,ir..i paid during the pant year on ..- tran-ata tnAnm , l .ih. .i.i . treastirtr -not paid for want of fund?' and $400,000 estimated "ae neceswary to cover the cost of new buildings and r. calrs on) existing miHdine-n mt th rmi. cut atate institutions during 1923. ;' . i-ne estimate oc needa for the msln- 4ttencnided. m Its Xinctwa, Oolarna Kinlit) David Lloyd r ixiQ: i reatyr fWith Ireland ' . . r. ..... 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