The Oregon daily journal., December 22, 1922, Page 3, Image 3

i. FRIDAY, DZCZ'lEIl
WIFE VHO SHOT
E 111 DRUM
MAI
FREUZY IS FREED
(By tnitNe)
i v' Mineola.s I. X, rec 22. On the
ground that boCl - prtn,cipaJs were so
drunk they did not "know what they
were about,' a Jury rrilT6lajr acquitted
Mrs. Hazel Hlrsch of murderously
shooting her hteband, Oscar Hlrsch,
following a "Juhe 'tisht? tpartjr in the
movie colony here, : - . ."
The Jury returned its verdict an
hour and eighteen n an a tea after going
into session. Several seoro of film art-
. ists, both nteiv "and; women,' some of
whom had been present at the party at
Mias Reine Dais home, on the lawn
or which the shooting occurred, heard
J.h? decision given, r w "... '
Details of the party, rivalling some of
the lively arfairs in Hollywood s past,
were given on the stand by both Mr.
:.nd Mrs. Hlrsch. The accused, youth
ful, , blonde ? and t yretty. with - sheer
. black stockings proiiiinently displayed,
said -she had drunk so many. Scotch
highballs in the rathskeller of the Pa
vis home -that she had only the vaguest
recollection of what happened that
.. night and any testimony, she -might
give would be only a 'mere'' guess."
The only thing she rermembered, she
iAid. was that she- missed --?Vally'
her husband .. fro& ' the1' -rathskeller,
where they ..w ere drinking and went
outside to search ?or him. She said she
saw him. sitting on a bench on a lawn.
mumbling and fondling a pistol. She
ran to him, she said, and there was an
exnlosiou. - Whert she ' again became
conscious, she was in the Kreeporfc jail.
r.-.E very thing was , like a dream., she
testified. She did not recall "Wallv"
kicking her in the face, or hitting her.
aa previous witnesses had described.
French and British
Wireless Amateurs
- Send to Americans
! By Cnited News)
New York. Dec. ..22,-rConditions In
the amateur wireless world -were re-
versed Thursday nigbt. when Kngrlish
na rench amateurs started to trans
irut and Americans received, in the
wfond trans-Atlantic tests. V
For the past week; the Americans
iuve been transmitting with unusual
r.eccess. j ... .
The transmitting started promptly
st. t o'clock Eastern standard time.
rar-vthe first hour the Britishers en
gaged in a 'free for all" as it Is vailed
no special attempt being made to send
on code, but everyone doing his ut
most to get his call across. -
From then on until 10 o'clock the
various English stations sent as fol
lows: One station on 190 ' meters.
eight stations on 200 meters, . two
.stations on .210 meters, one ? sta
tion on 212 meters, and five stations
cn oo to 446 meters.
Torn 10 o clock to J o'clock the
French stations transmitted - on wave
lengths of from 180 to 100 meter.
While the tests are in progress from
7 at night until 7 In the morning, from
now s up to and including December
u. no American amateur will trans
mit. This is done- so as not to confuse
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Mistletoe, Scarce,.
Holly-Must Serve
v For .Holiday Eiss
' " (By r-aited !?ew
Chicago, Dec.. 22. Holiday kiss
ing will be expensive to anyone
who feels he needs a valid excuse
for tt. ; -f. " - 1 . . '
Mistletoe, favorite shrub -of the
timid, is scarce, and sella this year
for SO cents a pound and up.
Merchants out ef-mistletoe, how
ever, insist that nolly vwlll serve
the purpose "Just as : wU. . r -;- r:. '
f T , .
the signals reaching, here from (Eng
land and Trance.- , - j . . v
This evening the French will send for
the first three hours and then the Eng
lish will wind ,uothe night, and they
will alternate for c the balance of the
days of the test. . '
Change in Banking
Laws to Be Offered
Before Legislature
Important amendments to-the bank
ing laws of the state wiU be presented
for approval at the session of the leg
islature in ( January, according to S.
I, Eddy chairman of the legislative
committee of the Oregon .State Bank
ers' 'association. Several proposed
changes ' in ' the statutes governing
banking operations have been sug
gested to the committee by Frank
Bramwell, : sUte .superintendent of
banks, and other plans for legislation
affording better protection to the pub
lie have been outlined by the State
Bankers' association. ; " L
Members of the legislative commit
tee of the association are: S..I Eddy
of the Ladd Jb Tilton bank (chairman),
William Pollmaa of Baker, A. C. Shute
of Hillsboro. smd Y, ;H.' Vawter of
Medford. ; Several meetings - of the
committee : have been ' held here re
cently and the final conference before
the opening of the legislature will be
held next week. .
iloyid f GeorgeGoes.
. To Resorts for Rest
. ' - ' . . ' -. . . . . ....
London. Dec. 22, Former ...Premiers
Lloyd George left yesterday for Algeri
cas, the Spanish resort, for a rest. He
will vitdt other resorts on the French
and Italian1 Riviere. It was announced
today that "Winston'Churchill and Lord
Birkenhead will join the former, pre
mier at a later date.' . . .
Coal Operator Shot -Dead
by Neighbor
' Stubenville. Ohio, Dec. 22. -(I.
S.) Roy Ledson. 35, prominent coal
operator of Mount Horeb, Hancack
county, W. Va., near here, was shot
and instantly killed this morning and
his brother, William - Ledson,- - was
fatally ' wounded, by William Pearson,
a neighbor, : it is said. ' ' The shooting
occurred . In the Ledson barn. : The
cause of the shooting is a. myetery.
Hancock county officials say.
WE WISH YOU
MER
RY CHRIST
AND - ' "
PPY
and remind you that you have
just ONE MORE DAY to buy
yourCHRISTMAS CLOTHES
Advantage of Our
EASY PAYMENT Plan
Balance in Small Amounts Each Payday
AND GIRLS! CLOTHES $1,00
Saturday Evehmfrl Until-8
388-390 East MorrisorCStreet
' - - at Grand - Avenue ...... , u : .- "
WELFARE
BUREAU
FACING GREATER
, r . .... ' " t '
CALLS OF NEEDY
Tbere are today appealing! to the
public welfare, bureau for aid '409 -mi) re
families than at ihe first of 1eoemler
and 200 more than at this time , last
year. . ' ' i
But, explained A R- Oephart, general
secretary, at the Wednesday afternoon
meeting of the welfare, buran, this in
crease jdoes not indicate a more seri
om condition among' the .needy .than
last year.'.'' . ; ' ( . ?; . -
''It reflects the increased demand for
service - and the centralization of work
resultant from the fact that our agency
is supported Jointly ,by the county and
Ihe Community Chest. " 1 '.
That it wDl be wecessary to transfer
the salary account of eervice relief
workers to the county because the
Community Chest allocation to the wel
fare bureau was reduced to 131,600 for
'Twos the Niht , , '
"before ChrisUrutsr
And all through the house the
only creature stirring is "Mother
getting ready for the children's
great day. - - She peeks 1 into the
refrigerator just to feast her eyes
on the festive bird and to be
sure that - " ' -
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The Delicious Spread for Bread
v.. . ,:'.;j '.' " '.(;' ?'",-'::;".'':
is there, f She knows that when
she stuffs the turkey she will melt
a big lump of rich Kucoa to
go. in the dressing; knows she
will spread wings; drum sticks
and tempting, white meat with
Nucoa r; before the ; turkey goes
into the oven. , ;
And she knows too, that she will
baste with Kucoa, to insure fine
natural flavor and golden brown-
ness. She knows too, that Nucoa
helps to make her mashed- pota
toes famouS-7--that it gives the
creamy richness everybody loves.
T.'B. "Follow tnotrWs- example.
Order. XVwcoa from .your
Qrocer for a Merrier Christmas and
a Healthier One.
The NUCOA COMPANY
NEW
rr
mi
the c:
ON
DAILY JOU
next year, 'w as" SLnnounced by ' Kstes
Snedecor, chairman.' of the employes
and office affairs bommittce of - the
Sureau. ". - -" -
On the ether hand, 'largely through
intervention of Community Chest di
rectors, .the county's budget -for, relief
work -was increased ' from $80,000 to
1M,000V In' plans outlined by Snede
cor It will be necessary to reduce the
number or visitors employed ; ny tne
bureau -,by one, thereby saving a total
of $2000 a year.: : A committee repre
senting the . bureau i will present ' the
rituatioft , before the incoming county
commission,.' " '
j- nannirt .-(Tommlmionora-AlAn "Jolui
.Howard Rankin and -Dow V. Walker
attended, the jneetrng and askedxnany
jiuestions -Indicative of their interest In
Uie'work. f J. -.Ediefsksn. rice presi
dent of the bureau, presided in the ab
sence of. Dr. Phil-Parsons. who is en
gaged Jn "Belief,; work. in. Astoriav -.
n1 do bletrie
tor 'j
v emergencies r
j v ".i 'tf :-:.' : -
Styte ; Serriee Satisfaction
; $30 . 35 ; X
BEN SELLING
Morrison at Fourth
Portland's Leading - Clothier
; for Oyer JIalf Century r
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HNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON.
V: W I.L.ASSIST, COtKBt OB A
L " Qrande Iec. '22. Uiss CeciUd
Bolhnan, prominent Vythian Sister,
ill' be .assistant 'secretary to 'Gov
ernor Pierce' when he -takes office ia
January.' Miss Bollman haa been hlo
stenographer for several yearsJ' -
A Seattle wonwn Is the . inventer of
a telegraph code that is said to be the
greatest; saver of : cable . tolls of any
yet 'devised, V " , .- ,
for ,
to heat the John Kerr Residence at 977 Raleigh st.
: with a Gasco Furnace. And think of the' comfort,
the even heat,' the absence of chores, dirt and ashes.
-X .' :'-, i - - '-"'- - :' .'fl'v.ii-' -. " -A
Verily, "You Can Do
if
- '2Tw to fsrs Mre-romawa et Satreea asslrsd ot saafe.'
Ktolca from 4h pot. - - , - .
- Ksver t-for4t-sa apaa of watalflesaeaaad wall-
tade. rIaa Utter a ran a -tat,' raessj tarooyh. alsat s;laBor-
reels.- i . - ' . i : , " ' '
. Jt LalU arid Fires You m Old Omars Wine :
COJllEOY
OW .
I'll' c I: .
A rnnnii th'fThristmaa
Tide Potpeam) - i: . .The
mMd . : v i .
Soairtias Selection . .
f "tecrk is srcr;iti:i
Estacsda,-' Dec. 22. A -divorce" W-s
granted ' to 5 Ven'eta 'Hogan- agatnst
"Floyd" Hocrau "at Oregon City. : 'Tlie
Hogans had charge of the dlnmg room
at the Estacada hotel last, summer, i .
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r!PEES REPORT ; ; j'--
Berlin, Dec, 22. -C1. P.--Ait official
denial was Issued today, that Cermaay
had requested America to make over
tures for a joint American allied com
jnisslon to fix reparations.
a. whole year
It Better With Gas"
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