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VOL. XX, NO.-246. Entoiad a fcad-Clsa Vtftsr at . TotiottlcB. Portland. Prtgaa PORTLAND,; OREGON: FRIDAY EVENING, J DECEMBER 22, 1922;rTWEKTY.FOUR :i PAGEa PRICE TWO CENIS.S'JIVV.J'V."',: Preiiiiefs; Of Allied Countries to : Meet in Paris on Jan. 2.- For Advice From jOver Atlantic by. Asking America In ,- . -.... . . . -87 Darid Lawrence- (Copyright l22. y The JewrasI) Washington. Dec. M. -When the mi lled -premiers meet In Paris on Janu ary . ? they- will -in alls probability In wfow vite the ' United "ftr States . . vmmit I y j to help solve' the tf' r - ' l? econor Hsibly i , i - 1 talon : economic sivuaiion Europe.-Pos- an American j cmiomauc ... repre- Mi sentative may be I summoned to at . tend ' h mMtlnr. f , But It, Is become ', , 4 lng ::'-'-iir and r "M mors apparent that 1 the initiative must C come-, from ' the r; J- -" ' I European govern i 1 a j i menta. as - ine L .. .31 A? I United States does placed in the position of assuming re sponsibility 1 for the execution of its sugestions, nor does it want, to be forced into the position of having tried to ... dictate . to Europe - ,'TWs explains to some extent ' the vehemence of Secretary Hughes in de nying the story that a commission of American ..business)- men were, to Ad with' the . unofficial sanction' of. the American government iff trying to fix the . amount of .German indemnity. HUGHES !AJC2OTEI v ?V h - .. Mr. Hughes Zwaaperturped today be cause the press reports took his state ment as the -usuaW "diplomatic denial 'The plan to have a commission-of American business men. cooperate in fixing the sun that Germany can pay has many sponsorr here, and business men of prominence are trying, to get . this government and European govern ments to assent; to It., but the depart'' ment of state Is not connected with the proposal, either officially or onof-t f 'dally, .: any more . than tt was ' with J,'P. Morgan's visit to Paria lat June and the meetings of the International Bankers' committee. It- is -. aft ' Inter ested onlooker, but not a promoter of these plane. ' - FKELIXG WAT , ?"The truth Is, the United States gov ernment is feeling Its way. Thus far it has not done -any more than make plain -informally -- to -'the powers - that it stands ready ' to help . them -with Influence and advice 'whenever it" shall be sought. This in itself im. a Step for ward, because Europe has Teen clam. i oring ; for " three yearn for .' American Help and has pointed . to the .number 1 of invitations which have gone unac cepted. . , " , ' r A What America wants Europe to un dertake now is that the United Btatss will sit'ln the counetla. of Europe and discuss. - these matters. , The thought of an hilfrnatlon! tcanomlc confer ence Is"sttU - J the 5 winds of many governments.- but it may be se'ld -at this stage of the proceedings that the United. Statea - will not. all It. ; - There sre oertaln "obligations imposed upon the host to lay down a program and to set forth what can be done. by the nation calling: the -conference. VTAXT8 tPOSFESEiraB An Ithistration of this was the naval armament conference a year ago. when America felt-iCompelle4 to announce is own sacrifice at tbevery beginning. Knrope '.would" -expect the United States to announce how much of the allied war debt would be canceled. 'or wheth er the Interest, wowld. be forgiven, or some such concrete suggestion for soIuUon pf the wlwte problem. What the .United States government would f Uke ! to se5l" conference, either of premiers r,?,ambassadora, which- would bring1 to .the front all the phases of the Kuropean eoonomio situa tion, and America would be ready to give its advice along withn the other . governments, j ' A PK Alt V TO trSTTEB j STATES . It will be virecaUed ; th when tne premiere 'met- in London recently they recorded "a deadlock - and decided to postpone their meeting until January S. with the wtderstanding that In the interval informal appeals would be made to'-Ambassador- Harvey to .see what the. American government 'would suggest. It -has . already been told from London ? that Mn Harvey' in formed the allies he believed America was opposed to the invasion ; of the Ruhr. ; This, too;: has s been confirmed by dispatches - from- this side of the Atlantic Whatever the allies said to Mr. Har vey was deemed of such importance that President Harding and Secretary Hughes decided- to call-him to Wash ington for -a ('personal conference. The hope- is - that the situation wIU. . be maneuvered that Jf n conomio conference, ia. called it will -be at the initiative of some European govern ment, and -that if America, la asked Tier , advice" it win be given as advice and not aw a proposal, but this- coun try wl)t -not; andertake the execution of 'guarantee- or .some- other political eatangienvnt which ndght be contrary to "America a pubUcjoplnion.' t v - rt:a bs tt jroxg iMPBtfssitoir f :. r K;; - .The Harding administration, believes It can tender advice without entangling . Itself :Iil -any -obHgation to-' guarantee the security of Franc r Oenaany or ny otlier power. - , ' But until Europe asks for American advice fbrmally, all talk of an Ameri oa.tr plan to- solve? Europe's Ills must be eeensidred - as - premature. : Secre- : tary Jlughee -Is afraid -that-the press reports. wiU give the impression abroad that the United States stands ready to do -a great many things which Amerl- -tcladad Pasv Kata. Cnhuaa Svtcs) IT MayGaU :yy ClIiTTEE - FOR OREGON Interior Department Appropria tion Bill, Reported to House, Carries $294,215,300; North west Plans Get More Money. Washington, Dec. 22. (U. P.)-The annual interior department: appropri ation . bill was reported to the house today by the bouse appropriations com mittee. The measure carries 1294.215, 300, of. which t254.868.4S0 is recom mended for the United States pensions office. Of the Utter sum. $252,000,000 is for the payment of 'armyand navy pensions. . v S The reclamation service, under the bill, will get $12,250,000, a decrease of $2,650,000 from current appropriations. Various Western projects are taken care of as follows; Baker river project. Oregon, $500,000. Umatilla -project, Oregon, $900,000. ' 7 Klamath ': project,. Oregon-California, $700,000. ' Okanogan project, Washington, $65,- 000. - y . ' ' Yakima project,- Washington, $1,310. 000. I Boise project, Idaho. $1,390,000. 'King HUl project,' Idaho, 1 $35,008, v ; Minidoka project, s Idaho, $665,000. i Korth Platte project, XsebraBka-Wyoming,- $1,420,000. . The Boise. Idaho, project is iven, an Increase of $170,000 ; the Carlsbad, New Mexico-, project an Increase of $15,000; the Baker river project, Oregon, an. In crease of $100,000 ; the Umatilla project, Oregon,; an increase " of ' $400,000, and the CHcanogan project,. Washington, an Increase of $35,000 over appropriations for Tthe "present 'fiscal year., AU the other projects are slated for decrease, v An appropriation of $125,000 is rec ommended - for development of the Natus unit ' of the Wapato project ni the Yakima reservation, state of Wash ington. Irrigation projects in Wash ington have been increased , $141,000 over current law. "- .a Stanfield Ends His ' ::Now in Washington Washilfigtotw v Dc, . 22.s-CWASHINO- TON. BUREAU Or THE JOURNAL) Senator Stanfield ended his Western Jmystery trip? ; today' and reappered in bis seat . after an absence " dating from ; Thanksgiving, ' He said .that opon. lta-ing; he had expected to go Only as far ma Chicago., but. this was extended by urgent business to Utah, Nevada and Idaho, where he traveled extensively- by. automobile.. He intends to remain nf re until congress adjourns, he said. . ;v . - Discussing current' legislation, he said that after viewing the, distress of ag riculture he is ready . to support " al most any. .measure for jits relief, even the Xorris bill, which Is being urged by the so-called radical " group, for sta bllteation of farm . prices.; ? War Finance corporation aid must be continued, he declared, but this alone is not; enough, a farm' prices must be inflated to save agriculture. He has not committed ; himself on the ship subsidy, bill, he stated. While favoring subsidy -In- principle, he- de sires to study certain features with a view to securing greater benefits for Portland and Pacific Coast interests. Ford CompSy Is to Have: $6,000,000 Plant ,at Chicago IB -Caitd es, ' -'' .. '. V- . Chicago, Dec. 22. The Ford Motor company is about to build a $8,000,000 manufacturing and - assembling plant here, which' will employ approximately 16,000 men. according to an announce ment Thursday. i Title 'te a TO-acre tract of land to be used for this purpose has been taken over by Ford. . The ; first unit of . the new plant, which will have a floor area of about 16 acres, will be employing about 4000 men and producing cars by May, ac cording to plans. Ultimately the plant is expected to be one of the world's greatest . automobile establishments. , "Lumber will be brought in boats, bila ! the ; Nickel Plate road, running alongside "the , site of! the plant, : will handle most of the traffic- --x ; " " . Beside building closed car bodies, previously constructed in Detroit and elsewhere, the new - plant ; la expected to assemble 500 cars daily. . f Lionel Barrymore;; ? Divorced by Wife f- , t- ' ( ' ' By VnHed Km) v' lCew Tork, Dec 22. Aft interlocutory decree - of ? divorce has been entered ocainst Lionel Barrymo re, scion of the famous American family - of actors. ' It was ascertained Thursday. The divorce was- - granted m -ravor of Mrs. ; Doris nankin Barry mo re, herself a 'member of an illustrious theatrical family, and was; based on a 'referee's findings aa reported i to -Supreme Court Justice Morschauser. - - . - ' j LLOYD - '.. ... . W - . ;". - " ' ; ' i '?"' x i t.. THE third of the series of articles which he is writin for The Sunday Journal, the former British premier, reviews i the "circumstances i .:',U:b the conference :ih the Irish delegates last year, and recalls Gladstone's appearance in - the - parliament on a sinilar mission, yea Man Falls 3 Stories; T. G. Collins. No. S6 Fremont street, a window-washer.: fell from v the thtrd story of the Railway Exchange build ing. Third and Starh streets, about $ o'clock this morning, as he was wash ing windows of the Aetna Fire Insur ance company's office. He landed on his feet, but no bones were broken. He was 'conscious' when assistance reached him. but - suffered- a:, severe shock; and was sent to Good Samaritan hospital. Collins had his safety belt on, and the cause for his fait la un explained. ' ' i '' V' .;.!,-:.'.(,- t ., Collins said he "let himself 'down easy" when: his feet struck -the cement walk. The result , was no diminution of shock, but a saving of bones.' ,r TURKS IN CRETE lohdonv 'Dee- 22. KI. N." S; A mas sacre of Moslems -has broken out' upon the Greek Island of Crete and many have been slain, according to A Central News dispatch from Athens today, quoting reports received in that, city from -Anatolia., Famine conditions prevail in Crete as a result of the tremendous Influx of refuges from Asia Minor. , . -5r , Many farms owned ,by Moslems witti all their stocks are said to have been seized by Greeks. - - t . The-. Italian consul, In, Crete nas in tervened la an effort to establish or der. - ' -. -1 2 Prominent Men of ; Chicago' Convicted (By Cnitefmfcl 8rrie) v Chicago, Dec 22. -William A. Bither, prominent tlooal -attorney, and - Henry W. Kraup, real estate man,; were con victed by a Jary on a charge of con spiracy last night. The -state charged they conspired r to collect.. $21,009 in real estate rent" that-belonged- to the board of education. Bither was former attonfey for tha school board. ? - Wally.:EeitIJnea3yV n: -Visitors Barred 'JZ Jr. . , ,; ;'-''; - - rf Isos Angeles, Dec. JXrfT.' N. sS Visitors were excluded from the room Of WaUaece Reid today following sday- aadiJgnt? or increased temperature and restlessness. The ; noted , motion picture actor,- who' Is .4n a Hollywood sanitarium - suffering , from Influenza and complication brought on, his wife says, by the drag habit, must go on a liquid diet for several .days, his physi cians said today.' . - i t : v , ,' - ' '. Poincare. Wants ;V v Treaty; Ratified , Paris, Dec' 22 1. N. - S.) Premier Poincare,' in addressing 'the ' chamber foreign relations .committee this -after- 1 noon, insisted upon ratification of the Washington conference-treaty limiting naval armament. '- He said that delay i in ratification was having a bad effect i on American people. ; - - Uninjured GREEKS MASSACRE Censors Oppose Arbuckle Glub Women Present Views Fatty Arbuckle pictures will not be shown In , Portland.; according to Mrs. Alexander Thompson, chairman of the board, of censors, and Will Hale, a sec ond member of the board, who stated emphatically today that,. they would vote against the showing of any Ar buckle -fllma In Portland. There rare only three Tmembers on the board. For WW Hays to presume to par don Fatty Arbuckle la tpreposterou,'? said Mrs. ' Thompson. 7 "Though not convicted by the Jury, he was convicted by public opinion, and public: opinion has not yet pardoned him. The women of America are already raising . tneir voices In protest over this action of Will Hays." , , . ; HATS IS TAKGET. Will Hav bas killed himself," -de clared Wljll i Hale, another member of tne DOaro. UI course, we ueciejon v. the board can be appealed to the coun ty court: bat, as a matter of fact. 1 do not think- a motion picture show man ager in Portland will make any effort to show, an Arbuckle film." Other opinions were obtained as fol lows-. - ''--':. Mrs. J. F. HuV president of the Ore gon - ' Parent-Teacher - association 1 aarree with ii r. Hays la bis declaration that' every mast should be given a chance to make good; but I do- net think Fatty" Arbuckle should be given that chance by means of motion pictares. The publicity given the Arbuckle case would . immediately open up opportuni ties for further discussion, which could have onty an unsavory .effect. I do not think the children of America should pay .the -price of Arbuckle's making good; he should find a chance through some other. channel. , TXjrSTICE IS C1AIMED - Mrs. 11. W. Wyville, chairman of the motion picture division of the depart ment -of-American Citizenship of the ,tGERGE 10 LABOR PICKEIS ARE GIVEN PAli Judge Wo! verton Wipes Out 60 Day Sentence Against Couple Found -Gull ty ', of YFolati ng Railroad .Strike- Injunction. ' Christmas pardons were granted George Seharman and -v Robert A. Green, striking railroad shop crafts employes, by Federal Judge C. K. Wol verton today. The men were - found guilty on August 29 "sf contempt of court by establishing a picket line on August 1 at the entrance to . the Al bina chops of the O-W-R. ' A N. com pany and sentenced to CO days in the county jail - and fined -$100. -On November 1$ they-gave up their fight to - have the sentence rescinded and surrendered to United States Mar shal C. R. Hotchkiss. " The disgrace attached to conviction so affected Green that be became a nervous wreck six days after he - en tered the county 'jail,- according to rep resentations -made '.to. the ; court this morning iby .B. Ai XSreeh, counsel for fhe tw "men. From f November 21 to December. 14 he was In the county hos pital under a physician's care. CAST PAT FIHK '.;' - " ' Greien," It 'was, staled,' is the father of four minor" children, and Is trying to buy a home on the installment' plan. His attorney told the court that he was not financially able to pay the fine. - '. .' '-. Seharman Is a mun older man than Green,' being, CO years old, and has an invalid wife and Invalid brother de pendent upon .him. He also requested' that he be freed from payment of the fine..;' - ' ' " ' " After hearing the pleas of the two men Judge Wol verton turned to A. A. Murphy, counsel for the railroad corrt- pany, -and . asked if he bad, '- any objeo- , Uon to the, petition. i H Murphy said his company objected to any ruling which -might change the findings in the case, as the company - believed the man; guilty of contempt. - " 'It was with considerable reluctance -(CoaehMMI a- Fat 'Two, Colusa Two Price oCKadiiim Drops ' Following;" y.New Discoveries Denver, f Colo., Dec 2t, (U. - P.) Radium has dropped $50 a milligram the Radium Company of Colorado an nounced today. That would be $49,600,000,000 a ton. if radium came in tons, i 1 - ; But It doesn't. -. . - The annual output of the company's three; story laboratory - here could be heaped on. a nickel. That much would be worth. about $1,000,000. The drop follows discovery f rich deposits. In - the Belgian Congo. The company has closed Its Paradox Val ley mines and - will buy from Belgium after January 1. ; Oregon- Federation of Women's clubs t don't feel that any person who has ao transcended the bounds' of decency as Arbuckle has should be allowed to Ap pear before the public. It is an Injus tice to the -motion picture people who are trying to lead decent, law-abiding lives. . : : 4 . . Mrs.' Mary Mallett,' state president of the W. C T, U. It can never be for any good to the young people of the country to have him appear again. : Wins Julia Spooner, president of the Portland Grade;' Teachers' association I shall be surprised if the women of this country allow Arbuckle tot gain favor again ; I cannot think that they will so soon forget -all that has hap pened, y ., , ,:y - ;, ? PEE805AL PaiTILEGE ? Mrs.' Julius WLoulsson," president of the Council, of Jewish. Women Any one who has such poor taste as to want to see Arbuckle,-should be per mitted to do so. , - , ' ' Mrs. D. B. Kelly, president of the Portland Parent-Teacher council --I must confess- when I "read the recent developments on the- Arbuckle. case, I was amazed, then .my. second thought was. that admonition' of - the Master,) "Jodffe not," M 1 would -not presume to Judge. How ever,,-1 would not want to see -Arbuckle., .v, -.' y .-. . ASK PABDOJJ .RECAXL . C Washington, Dec, . t2.-0. P. Witt U. Hays today was called upon to re verse his grant of clemency to "Fatty" Arbuckle, movie comedian,' by Miss Elffle" MaeOreanr. who declared shee spoke in behalf of 500,060 class - room teachers of America. ' ' - J w J . .Miss MacGregor, public school teach er of .Minneapolis, is president of the department of - class-room teachers of the. National .Education . association.' vWILE DISEUSS .THE?IRiSH Scene ELXATlNGu' home: of Cash -Weir, nverf .ont character, vvho is accused by. Helen Leary -'of having t murdered an unidentified - girl of 15 last September! c. Arrow, ints to crevice m side of house through which she stoutly, reiterates that .she watched -Csh; Weir violate and slay "the little stranger," later with the aid of Earl .Weir, his son, taldrig the body down river in a launch.' Lower picture gives close -up. view of same ctevke by ; the window. Be -lowatjriglit :u Elarl Wehv:sbn of -accused; .who is. being Questioned. v ' ' ' : -. - ': l; ' y if iff , y v.h ? f V '";''!f. ,.'......--.- ft . - - s a- w E----' m J- v :' -. ! r5', I '- v--..-:':W.- '-?- nr-.rf..nrrfiin M s.J I- a.,, w i ;'Jt i. Kr V The bodies Of "Watt Daniels" and Thom as Richards, who- 'were kidnaped .last August by - m - band 'Of . masked - men, were found .floating on the surface of lAke .I .Fourche," a "short I distance from here. It was reported, to officials in Mer ' Rouge -by a woman who -: said her - husband ' discovered ? the . bodies while fishing. i,T,-'i, i , ' i Officers . left ..Jjeta immediately- for Lake .-U: Fourehe, to - verify the woman's ' story. ; .Lake La Fourche is IS miles from Mer, Rouge.' and a' trip of about an hoar- and a half over- poor roads will be necessary, to confirm the story, rwhich," however, was grven -credence.: The woman : was positive ; the bodies had been found. - ' A. ring with, two . kei.-or,jt."r7was found on the shore of Lake La Fourche shortly after discovery of the -bodies was- made. . Captain Cooper - believed this discovery- may turn out to be valu able evidence.- v - ; " ; - ' : Federal agents here remained- 'silent over the- discovery. 3 -They,; said jthey knew nothing of the use, of dynartiite at; the Jake.-. J J''X- Other authorities declared they ?be- Heved arrests to be. Imminent.' ,- vi Identification of the two ; bodies,-' It was said, may be very difOculL" t - Captain -Cooper, yinRcommandi ojf guardsmen here, verified ,f ox,. the . Io temational News Service . Hiatv two bodies had .been found and" attributed the discovery io the work, -ofi .pef sons who last night attempted to- destroy the derrick -from which, the diver, was to' start work, this morning.': He be lieves dynamite had been . fastened to the mooring chain and set off and that this caused the two bodies -to .come, to the surface. - ' . v J v - Daniels and' Richards - disappeared the sight .of August 24; after four citl xehs of Mer Rouge were kidnaped ..fol lowing . a barbecue " at " Bastrop, - which isnearby. Two of the men were badly beaten and " told to return -to Mer Rouge. Daniels . and Richards never have, been seen since, The men who captured them numbered about 5 and each wore the 'familiar hooded costume of the Ku Klux Klan: Both Jiad previ ously 'received warnings. . , , . ' .' Department of justice agents-have been-, investigating the murtlers . for more than a fortnight, v ., ZA '-. v ,' - ' s'.'-i.j . 1 1 i 1, 1 1 ,1 : .,.' Suppressed Deficit - OM6Tilillfon-Fouiid . Chicago", . Deo. Z2.CC P.) An al leged suppressed balance" sheet, of "the United n States- postoffice 'department showing" Swdflelt of ie.l8S,0M)"'for- the first quarter of 1913 .was jnade ' public here " today by; , Oeneral " Charres G. Dawes. Dawes intimated that - "ether cs uses should . b the emphatic sub ject -when the government ascribes- a deficit: " te ' ''Ore. : burglary and. other J CA M '' ' ' ",) ' ' ;i ' "' ' "- ' si.' jE''.-i ST Bf t r .... Flil.ICE-Clffi.fl AnTAconA. emit "susjiiso- r -.TacomaDei&jplijy rJr-alen; Selander was listed as missing here' .oh.-tle police reeorda .of . Septentber- L.319jy?,f There Is no record of 3erf. being fonnd,- and poHce -have:, been -unable jlo loca tetany of ' herrela - trvess'tipto: this time.'- ;WJien''--she; disappeared' In company of Pansy Converfe he-.jrora black -dress and black straw hn.t;. but also'cari ried Ca.br own, dreairXhe pollceVrec ordat shpw.ai.y 'lJii -'' Policef searched the .files .In the :rief ot bureau this morning- and had the wires , hot ovor.: the ; Northwest trying to get track of some missing girl anr swering the description of the young woman w!k- was alleged . to hare .been murdered! tf ; Cash, Weir'a houseboat Septemlier 23,-4 . :if- s.A'- siv-A ' The missing girl most nearly answer ing I the- Jdescriptlon' given 4 by . Helen Lery, the accuser, was Ellen Belander of Tacoma, a 15-year-old glrl"who fled from her 'homei September She had blue eyesu brown hair, 1 wore' a 'brown Juvt tarred np in tronW a brown; dress and black stockings .and pumps. . She resembled , in almost every particular the girl .described by Mrs. Lary. Also, the;- mystery? of . were, . she .weiitv has never .been solved,, though 'it-. Was' Be lieved she was headed for Portland.- - Mary Kearns, to, and Martha Quigly, 18, both disappeared from the Washingr ton glrlls home af Kverett, -Wasb-or tConcihuM Pz SfTenteeo Column On Pirbugs;-Dfestrpy ? : 0 a n'a d a ' s 1? M o st : : ; Beautif ul(Church Quebec,-, Que-,' Dec". 22. U. P. The Church of Notre ;- Dejens da - la Recouvrance, oldest, basilica -In' the city; ant many art 'treasures, were de stroyed in a fire that' left' the edifice a mass of ruin .'early, today: .v '-rfsi :' For a time many of; the city's finest buildings Were- endangered., Theses In cluded, the Chateau Frontenac. the Ca nadian Pacific Railroad - hoteL -and newspaper; offices.. - r T - V-irWl .y - The- fire was believed toThave been Incendiary. The" chief , of detectives received . a: 'threatenUjgUetler .seyeraj days Ago, saying '-the rhnrehi most beautiful ' in all j Canada, Wwould be burned December .11. Tbe iblaze, was a climax to ptherg. in Canada recently whicit destroyed . churches; - 'Th'arae fire burg, police aidT4s"Ee lieved to have been re&ponaibla for. lh destrtaction -of many rellcJQQS . edifices in the last f ew . years.-1 -'"-.- - -frt ''reasur"rs , wfilch perished "in: eluded paintings 'of . inestimable value by; Lebrun and Vatr Dyke.; -Monsignor Laflamnve. cure, of .the Basil ica.,' esti mated t&e.damage at, l:0JW. i .v. ,-. J.i w' ' ' " i N-' mmz: I I '::.-:vxs:s-.-.:'x' -, IS i y 1 : iy-.. l i .v Wage Board Grants laiiipres Increases ?san JhTancisco, :.-jpacv SZ.-h;l N SL) TheV impartial'- ,'wage board I organfaed to, stabilise tha iuiidijfig trades In San Francisco, has handed down a decision -tpdaycalling.-'fprj fight- increases . and. no decreases oveTjthe 1S2J ireaje,' Brick layers were raised from $9 to tio a daytr hodcarrers fronr Uv$6jff; cement ffnlsHers' from $ to ft.SOi glass' workers from ILtO jtp $8 U composition roofers from $7,50 ,U It ; tUe setters . from 'ft to --.. ., i,'-;j eterari SHis ; Fight . Oyer Mortgage ; .r - ' - , y- . y . . i . v- , V There was no sympathetic and emo tional gallery.' to cheer" wildly .'when justice prevailed; no hiss with vigorous enons. -when; the little F farm was In peril, ; bat . even f without ; the glorious gallery,-the footlights and- the-fancy bac.b" drop, the -familiar story of the old - homestead and -.the--mortgage was impressively unfolded with -. fine dra matic - values,' today ' Iji Occult Judge Tucker's - court. .'., y -" ' , ., 's. i- n , Martin Gerspacb, S8, retired -veteran of , the CKil "war pd Alaskan service, was - doubling .- for the late Denman Thompson . Oerepach.was fighting-for hig . little, horn,' -a. few : miles xmtj of Portland,' the one thine -in the- work! be'-owas-except -.his- monthly govern, ment' pension:., ' . ' BECXITED KO MOSET r-t "' r The, -record read: - "Martin.' Oers pach vs. -Austin Maloney,"' eult in equity toaei -aside .a- mortgage -for 1 400 .and: . dismiea cross, complaint callltig',for a foreclosure. Oerspaciv ac cording to - the cress com plaint, . exe cuted-- a mortgage some ..time ago for S40L to vision ey .The instrument bear ing Oerspach'sl signature was -pro-diced stnd -the witnessesc to' the slgna- SITUATIQM-. I EST attend- r u rs a5Cr DISCREPflll IS FOUll WEIR'SSfORY oon uenies ratner arneu nn;i Against Girl v as Related by Elder Weir, JVho Said Murder Tale Was Based on Revenge. ' .'After. four hours of cross-examination of . Sari Weir,. 2-year-old son cf Cash -Weir, waterfront liabttue accused by. Mrs.)-Helen Leary of the murder of an unidentified 15urjear -old girl In tha Weir houseboat September' 23, police detective and Deputy District Attorney John Mowry announoed t at 4 0 this morning they believed they were nearer the truth of 'the story, - ' The authorities felt this conviction because, although they could not shake young Weir's denial, they found In hts story a discrepancy In detail from tl!" lor wiu vy nim iBinvr. - un u uhut hand, out of. i mtM of recrimination and contradiction involving young Weir and. Helen Leary. the girl's story re mained as at first related,';,; - v- STOB.IE8 COHFX.ICT y I'v 'U The main poult, of conflict, In the stories told by young Weir and his father was found when the elder Weh- vehemently stated that the girl's story was Inspired by revenge because he hrd warned Ms son against her, while tim son as firmly denies that his fathi yr spokfc; tohlm of the girl In this wijV7 jn tms aiscreiancy ine .oeier 11vt bait Ihr-ip-hnrw nf imvrintr tori pomethtnjr tangible enough' to solve tl.ft mysury. 'i -' ; . .. . . The first real'clue to the IdenUty of the girl.-whom Mrs. Helen Leary says -a murdered was unearthed by police detectives tcway in - examination of Mrs,. Leary.;. "V- 5 ;'-:' . The giH Is said to have worn two rings. .One of them was an agate an.l bore a -seene representing a tree and clouds. .-The ruby, ring was set. in wh't: gold 'and was worn on the third flngctr of the left hand. The asrate ring wss said to. have been on. the Uule finger of the -left 'hand. . i ;-'-- ; Mrs. ; Leary also- declared The girl wore ra' lavalllere consisting of t, o agates, one strung below the other. SEARCH OF LI'S K TO X SO AD i . 1 xoadi this afternoon with Mrs. Leary In an effort to locate the, spot whn . she claims Earl Weir t6 Id her he thrn'v the murdered girl's body In the river. From -descriptions, of the country and the distance from Portland, the poIl-a oeuever Tnrs., ieary means ; mo co lumbla. river . ; - j.- ' -i ',!,-'.- ' v?lrsi .Lpary' declared, this 'jnornlnc " that! the. girl waa not,-accustomed to the underworld and was; of good per- ' sonality."' --.' ;-. ,, -. -V - " -'-'' r.'l' liked her fine," she said, "but 1 cannot remember her . name, . . -- - Weir was arrested at :38 o'clock Thursday Bight as he went asllors nt Rainier from the tugboat Oowlitz. on, which he was a pilot. He . was taken Into eyetody by Sheriff Wellington of jOonnhidad es Fms 5fintn, Colums FlfH on Astoria Dredging. Project IReaclies fCapital Washington. Dee. 22.- (WAfilllxJ TON BUREAU OF THE. JOURNAL.) Representative Haw! ey , was informed by. General Taylor of the army ensi neers ihls afternoon that a repprfhnd ; Just arrived concerning the making of a fill -from dredging at 'Astoria end i t being sent to Becretary-of War Wi-s'w. Hawley wiltvobtain figures later irt-tV.-day and decide upon action tor Aston relief.;';- v--.r -- : ' -- .- lure . anirouucea,. ine signature rs difficult, to read,Jor Gerspoch la Ger man and has never learned to write English. i . , . v , -t The old man denied that be had. rL fceived1 the ' f 400 and said ' when h. signed the paper he thought It was for , a loan -of $40 on a personal note hut -he even claimed he had never gottt.i r the f 40. - The preponderence 1 of ,- evl- not ' gotten. - any money, but alw..? lived frugally on; hie meager pension. -; i Judge Tucker declared the mortgage, void and dismissed the cross-complaint '. asking for foreclosure. .... i Tottering with " a ' cane, Oerpuch slowly moved Into, the Judge's cham hers after, the suit, resembling the lead m.... .t M ,J'.I.JU. r A A a. I.. a wuiv Miv wsw garvswa at x i es.a yv ui r heavy ; set, , stooped figure, his long white, curly hair, his earnest, grstfi ful eyes, and the tap, tap of his caae as be came to thank the Judge. - - , . . That's ' all ; rtght. sir." said th " Judge, "but be careful, don't sign sy more papers,' and don't let anyone get : Wi-i laru wx jvm (. There - were tears In ' the old man's eyes as he shambled away. . . . Keeps Home