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VOLUME LXI.
THE DALLES, OREGON, SATURDA Y EVENING, MAY 21, 1921.
J.
No. 120.
Dalles
L TRIES
IS
WEDDING EXPERT
ACCUSED "GRETNA GREEN" SPE
CIALIST BEFORE SUPREME
COURT OF CHURCH.
PRESBYTERIAN MAINTAINED NU
PITALS REFUGE IN LITTLE
MARYLAND TOWN.
By Carl Victor Little
(United Press Start Correspondent)
WINONA LAKE, Ind., '.May 21.
Maryland's "marrying parson" went
on trial here today.
The case of Rev. J. L. MoElmoyle,
accused of running a "Gretna Green"
in his little parsonage at Elkton, Md.,
was argued before the judicial com
mission, the supreme court of the
Presbyterian church.
Several 'years ago the Rev. McEl
nioyle was charged with indiscrimin
ately marrying elopers who dodged
over the state line from Pennsylvania
and Delaware.
In the case, which was reviewed be
fore James P. Goodrich, Indiana's for
mer governor, who presided over the
high tribunal today, it was charged
that the minister married thousands
of couples in the little town. Ono
count against him states that as many
as 1,000 couples were united in one
year.
The hearing today brought out the
, i
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POSSES SEARCHING
FOR MAiL ROBBER
INSIDE JOB" SUSPECTED; SEV
EN SACKS STOLEN FROM
LIMITED.
By United Press
SACRAMENTO, Cal May 21
Postal authorities and sheriffs
,
and
ponce posses today wore engaged in
a widespread investigation of the
robbery of the mail car of the South-
ern Overland Limited near Newcas- j
lie iasi nigiu. I
Postal inspectors were attempting
to determine whether the robbery
was carried out by someone who had
personal knowledge of the workings
of the railway mall service.
More than 200 men in sheriff's
and police posses are searching for
the bandit, who overpowered Alan
rMorlr Rnlnli Tlppker. sni ti-d over the i
fifty-one bags of first class mail car-'
ried, and esdped with seven bags
filled with mail after forcing Decker
to stop the train. i
GERMANY WAR TRIALS
TO BEGIN MONDAY
By United Tress
.LONDON, May 21. A British legal
force, accompanied by 37 witnesses, is
enroute to Lelpsig, where the trials
of the German war guilty are sched
uled to begin Monday.
PRESIDENT ATTENDS
FUNERAL OF WHITE
'CHIEF JUSTICE LAID TO REST IN
PRESENCE OF OFFICIAL ,
WASHINGTON.
By United Pre
WASHINGTON, May 21. With cer
emonies marked by simplicity, tho
body of Edward Douglas White, chief
Justice of the supreme court, was to
day laid to rest.
Official Washington, including Pres.
ldent Harding, high army and na.'v
officers, members of the cabinet and
diplomatic corps thronged St Ma
itkew's Roman Catholic church for the
IBM
PARSON
10
MARIO
THOUSANDS
rites. The eight remaining justices of scouring the country hereabouts, but ' company's Portland payroll 11.000,- . ured sacks of foreign mall aro held
the supreme court were pall bearers no clue to the whereabouts of the 000 annually, according to President )'np jn port pending despatch of ship
for the lifelong friend and associate, robbers has yet been obtained. K. C, Knapp. j ping boaid steamers.
CONVICTS-ATTEMPT AT.MILLIDNAIRE'S
JAIL BREAK IS
T
HACKSAW BLADES FOUND;
IN COUNTY JAIL
CUT.
BAR
Watchfulness on the part of G. L.
Coleman, Jailer, prevented this morn,
ing a serious break from the county
bastile. Joe Rose and Henry Willis?
two of the three men indicted for hold
ing up and robbing the Glenwood ho
tel, are in leg irons and locked in sep
arate cells, and other prisoners are be
lieved implicated.
I Willis and Rose are believed by
, Coleman to have instigated the plan.
J Both pleaded guilty and were sentenc
j ed to the penitentiary. They are to
; be taken to Salem in a few days.
1 Searching Rose, Coleman found i
hacksaw blade concealed in the lin
ing of the prisoner's coat. Three other '
saw blades were found in cells occu
pied by the pair of holdup men.
. Two bars in the corridor cage were
found sawed through, and two of the
. ' . .
I'the top and bottom of the bars were
'found severed. A third cut had been
started in one of the plates, which,
when loosened, would have allowed
' the prisoners to lift out the bars thoy
'had sawed.
(In the bedding of one of the cells,
Coleman and Deputy Sheriff Guy El
' ton, who assisted him in the clean-up,
'found a piece of iron Bar about a foot
' lonS and a piece of lead as large as
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MAUPIN SCENE OF
BIG ROAD MEETING
FIFTY ATTEND RALLY FOR HIGH
WAY BONDS AT CITY ON
DESCHUTES.
Approximately 50 local
men and their wives left
business
for Mau-
pin this morning, whore they
will
represent The Dalles-Wasco County
Chamber of Commerce at the big
$800,000 bond rally boing held there
today. It is expected that ranchers
from all parts of the county will
be at the rally, which has been made
jnto a holiday affair by the addl-
tion of a dance, trout dinner and
baseball game,, tho latter between
the fast Maupin nine and Indian
tcam from the warm Springs reser-
vation. Arguments In favor of the
bond issue will bo presented by
cnamber of commerce members, '
i members of the county court and
representatives from the various '
grang0 nnd farmers' union organiza
Uons of the county(
26 BANDITS AID
T
$50,000 WORTH OF MERCHANDISE
LOOTED FROM FREIGHT
TRAIN.
liv United Press
NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y
21. Bandits today stopped a
bound fast freight on the New
, May
west'
York
Central railroad on tho Sanborn
branch near here, held the fireman
and engineer at bay with revolvers,
robbed, cars of merchandise valued at
?50,000 and escaped. j
About 20 bandits took part in tho
holdup, and six motor trucks were
used to haul away the loot.
The train was stopped as It was go-
ins up a heavy grade. Twenty-six
bandits, all armed, easily overpowered
the crow. The robbers stopped the
train fully 45 minutes to remove the
loot. Seventeen cars were broken
open.
The hold-up was well planned, de
tectives said. A trail was left for a
short distance behind fleeing trucks,
by bolts of silk and other merchan
dise, joggled out.
Scores of detectives and posses aro
HWARTED
Rl
HOLDUP
WIFE CONFESSES
MANY
ROBBERIES
WEALTHY CHICAGO WOMAN
POSED AS HOUSEMAID, RE
MOVED VALUABLES.
BELIEVED UNBALANCED
HUSBAND BANKER AND BROK
ER, PAID $155,000 INCOME
. TAX IN 1920.
By United Press
CHICAGO, May 21 The family of
Mrs. Joseph S. Hell, miIHonaire'3
"maid" and confessed robber, stood
' lnvnllv ' lint trHol na tiltn nnn,
accused of stealing $25,000 worth of
household goods.
Twn rliililrpn nml lion li-iahnnrl w.
,,. ,,, . , ., . . ..
. malned with her at the detention
homo throughout the night, while
she underwent examination to de-
termine if she was a Raffles or a
kleptomaniac. Verdict of physicians
and police was that it was u clear
case of kleptomania.
Mrs. Heil, charming young wife of
a millionaire banker and investment
broker, lived in a palatial homo,
surrounded by every luxury. Her
husband gave her $300 a month for
ptn money and besides paid
bills
for everything she purchased,
j She had a nurse, a cook, two
maids and a house man. She was
! the mother of three sturdy young
boys and a girl, recently married.
Yet when police traced her, to her
uunie, iney lounu $-u,uuu worm i,
stolen household goods and jewelry
j ranging from canary cages to ilia
1 mond rings, silver and de luxe edi
tions. Pawn tickets for $5,000 worth
of goods which had been disposed
of were found.
Mrs. Heil was identified as "the
perfect maid" by a score of house-
keepers on. the north shore Gold
Coast. They identified her as the
person who for many months has
answered ads for a "maid" and, who,
after staying a few days, would dls
appear with the most expensive
household articles on which she
could lay her hands
Mrs. Heil used her own $0,000
automobile to haul the goods to
'her home. She explained to her bus-
band and children that she pur-
chased the goods at ' auction. They
("nought she had a penchant for auc-
tion sales. Her husband made out
checks to her covering tho amount
(Continued on Pace 6.)
F
LOLL TEMPORARY
WEATHER BUREAU WARNS OF
OVERFLOW NEXT
WEEK.
By United rresa
PORTLAND, May 21 A lull in
the rising flood of the Willamette
river at Portland wns announced to
day by the weather bureau, but warn
ing was Issued that the halt is only
temporary, and that the lower busi
ness section along Front street will
probably bo under water early next
wcok
All
ness
commission houses and busl
firms in tho district arc mov-
lng thoir stocks. Docks are cleared
of freight. The lower docks aro al
ready four feet under water.
LUMBER COMPANY PLANS
$750,000 ADDITION
By United Press
PORTLAND, May 21 The Penin
sula Lumber company, ono of tho
largest lumbering concerns In tho
northwest, today nnnounced a new
$750,000 addition to Its plant here.
Construction will begin Imme
diately. The new plant will Increase the.
TUD
LOUD
BRITAIN READY
TO SEND ARMY
INTO SILESIA
DIVISION BEING ORGANIZED
COLOGNE, BERLIN, RE.
PORTED.
AT
FRENCH PLAY FOR TIME
DEBATE IN CHAMBER AWAITED
BEFORE MINISTERS HOLD
MEETING.
By United Press
BERLIN, May 21. British forces
in the Rhine district are prepaiing to
send a military contingent into Up
per Silesia, nccording to reports re
ceived here from Cologne today.
Unofficial advices stated that the
British commander, under orders from
London, was making up a provisional
division consisting of two brigades of
infantry, three batteries of field ar
tillery and the usual complement of
cavalry, flyers and pioneers.
By Ed L. Keen
(United Press StnfC Correspondent)
LONDON, 'May 21. With tho Brit
ish urging speed on the settlement ot
the Upper Silesian question by tjie
supreme council, the French contin
ued to play for time today.
Premier Brlnnd informed the Brit
ish government that ho agrees, in
principle, with tho proposed spocinl
meeting of tho council to consider tho
problem, but. that it must await com
pletion of the debate in the chamber
of depullos over his foreign policies.
Inasmuch as the chamber hun ad
journed until Tuesday, It is not believ
ed tho council can meet before Fri
day. The debate is almost certain to
run' through Wednesday, and hours
must elapsu before Count Sl'orza, for
eign minister of Italy, can reach Hon
logne after official notification.
In British official circles thero a:
pears to bo unanimous opinion that
the French chamber will give Hrland
a vote of confidence by a largo ma
jority. The progioss of tho debate has
been watched here with the greatest
interest.
Premier Lloyd George is spending
the week-end in an unnamed town on
tho south coast. He has made no defi
nite arrangements for any confer
ences, but is In constant touch wim
the situation.
From authoritative sources It has
been learned 'Hint liiitl.-h troops wl I
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ENJOINS
MARINE STRIKE
FOURTH RIOT FOLLOWED BY OR
DER; GOVERNMENT SUES
SIX UNIONS.
IJy United Press
PORTLAND, May 21. No now (lib
turbances wore reported along Port-
hand's waterfront early today, follow
ing the Issuance" of an. Injunction bv
the federal court hero yesterday torn'
fporarily restraining six iiinrltiino
unions from further striko activities.
United States District Attorney L.
V. Humphreys obtained the Injunc-,
tion in Federal Judgo Wolverton's
court, following tho fourth serious
waterfront riot within a week. The
restraining order was a temporary
ono. Tho unions are required to coino
into court at 10 a. in. May 20, and
show cause why the Injunction should
not be made permanent.
Tho government also started suit
In equity against the six unions, to
recover alleged damages of $10,000 a
day slnc'o the strike was called on
May 1.
Interference with transmission of
United States malls is given us one oi
the reasons for damages. Eight hun-
COURT
RIVER PASSES STAGE
OF 34 FEET AND IS
STILL GOING
WATER AT 35 MARK THIO AF
TERNOON; HOT WEATHER
COMPLICATES.
Tho Columbia river is rampaging
fast towards flood stage today. In
tho 24 hours ending at 8 a. m., tho
rise was 1.7 feet, and tho stage at
that hour was 34.1 feet. By 1 o'clock
the water had risen until it was
ju3t below the 35 foot mark.
Thero is but Httln doubt now that
the river will reach the 40 foot stage,
which is the flood mark, early next
weeK. The Snake and Columbia riv
ers are rising simultaneously , at
their heads, and conditions approxi
mating those in 1894 are possible
Tin; hot weather today, which la
reported to be general over the In
terior, is adding to the situation.
Tlie warm southwest wind will bring
the r.now out of .he mountains, and
tho Columbia may bo expected to
go up a little faster In the next fow
days, old timors hero say.
The usually plac.d Columbia Is
nc'V a raging turbulent stream, n
muddy, yellow mass tumbling to
wards tho ocean. The ferry boat liar
considerable dificulty getting across
the river this morning because of
the excessively s.yiU current in ui.l
channel. Great quantities of logs and other
debris are going down, and in some
places the water has been covered
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WHITE WIFE SEEKS
DIVORCE FROM JAP
TWO YEARS DISPEL ILLUSION
OF LOVE, SHE AVERS
IN COMPLAINT. t,
Two year.') of married lifts with
1'oni Mukalda, Japanese, were
'enough to dispel any illusion of love
held by his whllo wife, Lilly Mu
kalda, sho alleges in a complaint, filed
in the circuit court today asking
for a divorce upon grounds of cruel
and inhuman treatment.
The white girl and tho son or
Nippon woro married in Vancouver,
Wash., in 1910, tho marriage caus
ing considerable comment In Port
land and other Pacific coast papers
at. tho time, No children have re
sulted from the union,
Dcl'oro their marriage, Mm. Mu
kalda explains in tho complaint, Mu
kalda painted a colorful picture of
their future lifo together, telling
her that he wan well-to-do finan
cially and (hat ho would provide
her with a good home. He had also
promised that thoy would not have
to llvo among his countrymen and
(Continued oil Pago 2.)
DALLES ELIMINATED
IN STATE CONTEST
HIGH SCHOOL ORATORS LOSE TO
SALEM AND GRANTS
PASS.
Defeated in debates by both Ha
lem and Grants Pass high school
debating teams, Tho Dalles high
school loam was yesterday eliminat
ed as a contender for statu chain
ptonslilp debating honor., acconlliu;
to Will E. Wiley, principal of the
local high school. Tho debates wero
hold In Eugene, where Tho Dalles
team represented tho eastern Ore
gon district.
Under the system of elimination,
by which slate championship debat
ing honors aro yearly decided, Th
Dalles team debated with all other
high school teams in this district,
winning from all. These victories
gave the local team the tight to
represent this district In tho tour
nament of district winners from oili
er sections of tho state,
The subject under debate was
"Resolved: That tho United States
should have Government Ownership
of Railways."
IMMIGRATION
LAW WILL ADMIT
355,000 PEOPLE
RESTRICTION BASED ON THREE
PERCENT OF PRESENT FOR
EIGN BORN RESIDENTS.
WILL ADMIT 75,000 GERMANS;
FRANCE GETS 3,000; ENGLAND
LEADS.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, May 21. Plans for
enforcing the new immigration lim
itation bill have been perfected. Bas
ed upon tho three porcent clause, ap
proximately 355,000 foreign born per
sons will be permitted entrance Into
'the United iStates from the time the
bill becomes effective, in two weoks,
until July 1, 1922, when tho measure
automatically expires.
The following countries will bo re
stricted in the number of natlonnls
admitted to the United States during
tho restrictive period: United King
dom, 77,000; Germany, 75,000; Russia,
51,000; Austria,' 50,000; Italy, 40,000;
Sweden 19,000; Norway, 12,000; Den
mark, 5,000; Portugal, 1,000; 'Bolglum,
1,000; Spain, 700; Ilulgarla, 300; Ser
bia, 1,000.
France, Switzerland, Holland and
Greece are each allowod 3,000. Sev
eral smaller countries aro not In tho
list.
ILLEGAL FISHERMEN .
ARRESTED IN BATTLE
FISH GAFFS, GUNS AND PIKE
POLES FIGURE IN RIVER
FIGHT.
Uy United Press
OREGON CITY, Or., May 21
Charles Straight and William Free
man, alleged fish pirates, were cap
tured early today after a hand-to-hand
battle with state fish wardens
on tho Clackamas river near bore.
Sharp-pronged fish gaffs, revolvers
and pike poles figured In tho bat
tle, which resulted In the surrender
of tho men.
The pair will be tried in Juatlco
court hero Tuesday on threo ac
counts. Tho principal chargo against
them is fishing commercially for
salmon in a rlvor closed by law.
TONGMEN FIRE BUILDING
ATTACK INMATES; ROUTED
Uy United Vnx
SACRAMENTO, May 21 The Chi
nese toug wars took a serious turn
today 'when 50 members of the Hip
Sing Tong cornered a group of Blng
Kongs In a general merchandise
store nl Locke, set flro to the store
and began shooting Into the build
ing. The police and clti.eiis, attract
ed by (ho blaze, routed (ho attack
ing highbinders anil rescued the
prisoners from the burning building.
EGYPTIANS REVOLT
AGAINST BRITISH
BRITI8H CAVALRY SWEEPS
CAIRO STREETS OF NA
TIONALISTS. By United News
CAIRO, Egypt, May 21 Fighting
continued late yesterday between
British troops and Egyptaln nation
alists hero and in Alexandria.
British cavalry swept tho narrow
streets here, clearing them of mobs
of revolutionists,
Heavy en unities wero reported.
Many nationalists wore killed nml
wounded In engagements wlth Brit
ish troopB ut Alexandria. Ono Brit
ish soldier wus killed, Details wero
meager.
Renewed outbroaks woro expe'eted
toduy. ,",,7
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