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The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
Actress Denies
Divorce Charges
Made by Soldier

Mrs. Olga Pavelka. a dancer well
known on the New York stage as
Olga Marion" who was sued for
an absolute divorce by Frank J.
Pavelka, an employe at the Gov
ernment Hospital for the Insane,
secured an order yesterday from
Justice Hitz requiring her husband
to appear in court January to
show cause why he should not pro-
vide for her.
Through Attorneys Raymond Neu-
decker and Bertrand Emerson. Mrs.
Pavepka filed a cross-bili asking for
a limited divorce from Payelka- who
is a former soldier. and charges
him with cruelty and insufficient
support She denies the charge OF
unfaithfulness.
At present. the wife states, she
Is working in local department
store, having given up the stage
for housework. and, she claims. she
will be thrown out of employment
after the holidays. :
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
DC. RENT BOARD
MEMBER URGES I
U.S.. HOUSING AID
Mrs. Taylor Sees Menace
Unless Government
Offers Relief.

Increased rentals, crowding and
unsanitary conditions prevail in the
District of Columbia, making the
housing situation one that cries for
government relief. Mrs. Clara Sears
Taylor. Rent Commissioner for the
District, said last night.
Cnsanitary conditions are mostly
due to the growing tendency to sub
let apartments. according to Mrs.
Taylor. Subletting is almost a ne
cessity in cases where rentals are
too high for government employees
to meet them on their meagre sal
aries.
SubIettinE Evil.
Many cases have lately come to
the attention of the Rent Commits
sion where subletting has resulted
in scarcity OF hot water. Buildings
intended for single family. Mrs.
Taylor pointed out. are not equipped
with adequate plumbing 20 supply
twice to three and four times that
number when the householder is
forced by economic copditions to
sublet the premises.
Washington would be in a sorry
plight in the event of a connagra-
tion or epidemic. Mrs. Taylor said,
declaring that rubbish Uttered base
ments and areaways are a constant
menace because of lack of janitor
service. In many instances a jani-
tor who before the war took care OF
one building now has five or six on
his hands. Mrs. Taylor explained,
and he is therefor handicapped in
his work.
Repair Evil Lessened.
The last fhTan
Mrs. Taylor said. have shown al
least one great improvement in the
situation. Tenants coming before
the Rent Commission have testified
that landlords are beginning to
make repairs.
Mrs. Taylor believes that a crisis
mas been reached - in the housing
situation. and that Congress should
enact legislation looking toward
some sort of building program that
would provide Federal aid.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17

STACKER DRIVE
Tell Committee Government
Has Failed to Apprehend
Thousands of Evaders.

Failure Of the War Department
to apprehend thousands OF alleged
draft evaders was denounced by
representatives of veterans organ
izations appearing yesterday before
the House Judiciary Committee. The
extension for three more years of
the statute of limitations to apply
to violators of the selective service
act was vigorously urged as the
only means for bringing slackers TO
justice.
William G. Murdock, of Philadel-
phia. who was draft executive for
Pennsylvania during the war, and
is now department adjutant of the
American Legion for Pennsylvania,
was the principal witness. Others
who appeared were Edward S. Gla-
Wis, chairman of the Combined Vet
erans' Conference of Philadelphia;
II. II. Raege. member of the Ma
tionai Legislative 6omm}ttee OF the
American Legion. and Representative
w. "dbSOU. VI
who introduced the bill.
Mr.. Murdock explained that the
Legislation was not designed to meet
violators of military law, but per-
sons who wilfully or through fail
ure to register escaped service. He
estimated that there were at pres
ent in the country $4,000 wilful
draft evaders. adding that at the
rate the work was now being done
IT would take twenty-five years To
complete it.
Mr.. Murdock cited official inform
tion stating that the draft boards
of the country estimated that 49,
003 men had evaded service. OF this
number 1t was pointed out that 163,-
1856 cases had been disposed of by
the army up to last February; that
15l,354 were eliminated upon find
ing them of the nonwilful class, and
that 1891 remained to be dis
posed of.
Mr.. Watson testified that he had
been told that there were 1,260,0o0
slackers in the country. Both Mr..
CLAWS and Mr.. Raege testified that
the Department of Justice had re-
fused to make public the number
of cases it had Investigated.
The number of draft evaders in
Pennsylvania was estimated at 5000
by Mr.. Murdoch.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
U.S.. NAVY REJECTS
3lSSUBMARINES
DANIELS ADMITS
Electric Boat Company
Experts to Present
Their Case Today.

Dissatisfaction with submarines
built by the Electric Boat Company
for the United States Navy has
caused the department to refuse to
accept thirty-one submarines of the
s type that the Connecticut firm has
built for the government, Josephus
Daniels, Secretary Of the Navy, told
the House Naval fairs Committee
yesterday. -
Representatives Of the shipbuild-
ing corporation have asked for a
hearing to contest the report made
by technical experts of the navy,
and will be received by Daniels to-
day.
The Navy Department, according
to Daniels. has never been satisfied
with the showing that it has made
in submarines. The dreadnoughts
ard destroyers are regarded as un-
surpassed. but the Secretary and his
technical advisers have felt that in
submarines this navy was not quite
up to the standard OF other coun-
tries.
The specific objection which has
been made against the subenarines
which have been built by the Elec-
trio Boat Company is that the en-
gines have been too powerful for the
;crankshafts and that there have been
structural defects in the engines
themselves.
According to testimony of Rear
Admiral Robert S. Griffin the subma-
rines failed to come up to the STAN
cards required by the Department
and have not been accepted on that
account. He intimated that some of
the trouble was due to the effort of
the company to collect a bonus for
speed above the guarantee which
caused it to put too high-powered an
engine into the underseaboats. on
cials of the company have insisted
that the trouble was that the gov
ernment standards were too high
and that similar vessels had been
sold to foreign governments and had
given perfect service.
Secretary Daniels said that the ac-
cident which occurred to the SIS
when she sank off the Delaware
capes had had nothing to do with
the rejection of others of the same
class.
The trouble is" he said, thar
we are not getting as far ahead
in submarine construction as We
should. We are unsurpassed in
other forms Of naval construction.
but there seems to be something
lacking in our underwater deyeI-
opments. Technical experts of tie
department have advised me thar
these boats are not up to standard.
Inc ofhcials of the Electric Boa,
company say that they are, and
that our government requirements
are too strict. The company has
ouilt boats for US that were sa.;s.
factory, but so far we have be IN
unable to accept the S-type boats.
have been told that shaft and a,-
gine trouble both have devetooed
ana that some of the submarines
would show well for while bu:
quickly develop defects"
Daniels said that the boats had
oeen built on the cost-plus system.
but that 1t was his understand az
that changes in the vessels after
they had been submitted would
have to be borne by the construc-
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
FILIPNOS SLAY FOUR u. S.
POLICEMEN IN NIGHT ATTACK
Native, Constabulary Break Barracks and
Attack Walled City-Raids Made
in Autos.
Special Gable Dispatch 10
The washington Herald.


MANILA, Dec I6-Forty of the Filipino constabulary
from their barracks night rifles
tackled the Luneta police station and police
the walled city, killing police including
Wickmann precinct and John w. Diseo paoman
four Filipinos
Several civilians killed and wounded Filipino,
had his head acerated Mr. Jacqman chief the
military intelligence department, killed
1t the disorder since the islands occupied
The American police victims Of faconal fight
consbuy and the police Governor General Harrison aided
returning hs eonsabuay their quarters Six armed
still attempting automobile attacks the police according
declaration of the police
The Philippine of Labor has resolved
until business improves and stated further
will accept decreases in certain trades.
o.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
2 Dead, Several Dying in
Duel With ReUenue Men

BUTLER. Ca, Dec. is.-In a pistol
battle between revenue officers and
several sons of a Taylor County
farmer today, John Garrett, was
killed, II. w. jackson and Napoleon
Garrett fatally wounded. oficer
jackson died at Reynolds, where he
was carried for medical attention
about two hours after the shoot
ing.
The shooting came after raid
of a whisky still In the Garrett
community. about FIVE miles west
of Butler. A number of arrests have
been made and local officers have
gone to the scene. supposedly to
make further arrests.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
Cheer Schunlann-Heink
For German SONGS

NEWARK, N. j., Dec. 1s.-"The
war is over" Madame Schumann-
Heink believes. She was cheered
here when she insisted on singing
several German songs although sew
eral of her audience left during the
first one.
Although l sing these songs in
German" the contralto said, as the
group departed. II am a good Amer
lean. The war is over and 1 see
no reason why should not sing
them. 1 sang in many camps in
war time and think I am patriotic.
The time has come to lay aside hos
tility and be at peace
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
JEWELER SLAIN,
THREE BOUND, In
100000 THEFT
Bandits Flee, Lost ir
Crowds Thronging
Fifth Avenue.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-crime-
shocked New York today had two
more dramatic outrages to add to
its growing list of bandit sensa-
tions.
The sensational crime of the day
was the slaughter by three holdup
men of Edwin W. Andrews, member
of the Jewelry firm of Andrews and
Winston, 542 Fifth avenue, and the
escape Of the robbers with an esti-
mated loot of 100000.
Three men entered the eighth
floor exclusive jewelry shop about 8
o'clock this afternoon. Andrews wa.
clubbed with the butt Of an auto
matte and fell unconscious. giving
him no further heed the men began
to gather UP the valua BILE contents
of the shop.
Bullet Thresgh His Heart.
Regaining consciousness after a
few moments. the jeweer rose and
with a cry for help began TO give
battle to the burglars. Tho answer
to his cries was a bullet through his
heart from a holdup mans auto
matte pistol, after which the trio
resumed their nonchallant selection
of diamonds from the valuable cut
and uncut Jewels in the showcases.
A few minutes later three dia-
mond statesmen entered the place.
They were bound and ragged and
their sample eases added TO the loot
of the gang.
Crowds of shoppers surged up and
down and across Fifth avenue. and
into the dense throngs the bandits
disappeared. Three men were seen
to dash from the building into Fifth
avenue as the alarm was sounded
They separated and were soon los,
to sight.
One Killed. Two Wounded.
over on Long Island Wilbur Sew.
erance, said to hail from New
Rochelle. was shot to death. and
Consguble Amzo Biggs and his
chauffeur. Russell Sisco, were
wounded nj a pistol battle while
severance and two other men were
being taken to jail.
Severance and his pals had beer
arrested suspected OF completely in
a string of Long Island burglaries
of recent date
The suspect in the Astor Hote,
robbery last night gave his name
as Lawrence Handiboe, but today
was identified as Lawrence Haw.
thorne. a former bellboy. He says
he had planned to rob the hote'
cashier last Monday expecting tc
get the Saturday and Sunday re.
eeipts. Magistrate McQuade held
him in $4,000 bail for a hearing
Monday.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
AMERICANS FLEE
REDS IN PERSIA

Bolshevik activities in Tabriz, Per-
sia, have caused the American Con-
sui, Gordon Paddock. and Vice Con-
sui John C. Higdon. to leave for Te-
heran December IA, according to ad-
vices receifed yesterday at the State
Department.
Thus far there is Nothing to war
rant uneasiness as to the situation in
Teheran. the State Department said.
All Americans and Europeaps are
leaving Tabriz.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
Harding Plans
Not to Worship
Atone Church

For the first time in several ad-
ministrations there may be no
Presidential church" after March 4.
This possibility became known when
the Rev. DR.. Henry Allen Upper,
pastor of First Baptist Church, re-
ceived letter yesterday from Presi-
dent-elect Harding declaring he and
Mrs. Harding would probably wor-
ship at no particular church.
The communication was in answer
to an invitation extended Senator
Harding several weeks ago by DR..
Tupper to attend services at First
Baptist Church after taking office.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
Mistakes His Port,
Runs Ship Aground

CAPE CHARLES. Va. Dec. Is.-
Running too close to Smiths Island,
which he mistook for Cape Henry.
the captain of the French-American
liner Shooters Island ran his ship
aground about three miles of shore
today.
The steamer is bound to Genoa.
Italy, via New York, from New
Orleans and carries a valuable mis-
cellaneous cargo and a crew Of as.
Steamers are standing by to render
assistance and the ship Is in little
danger unless the wind changes.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
Railroad to Get so Nelc
Engines Costing Millions

CUMBERLAND. Nd, Dec. 10
Fifty new Mikado locomotives, cost
ing 100000, are expected by the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. from
the Baldwin Locomotive Works
after January 1. Some Of the lis
heavy locomotives iow in use on the
east end will be transferred TO other
sections and branches. The COM
pany has also purchased several
bundled new cars, to be distributed
over the entire system. Added equip
ment is necessitated by the increas-
ing heavy trafic.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
Ku KLur KLan Anslcers
Threat on KiIbg's Life

ANNISTON, Ala, Dec. 16.-Declar-
ing that any hostile demonstra-
tion would meet with retaliation" !"
notice signed "Ku Klux Klan.r
posted in front of the postoffice here
last night, warned the author of an
anonymous letter which threatened
the life OF Gov. Kilby and of all
city officials unless a roundup of
vagrants was not stopped, to "go
easy"
The notice stated that members
Of the Klan were under oath to up
hold the laws of the land.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17

tinEs. from his government. One
package overtsken by Justice oper-
atives contained 2sf diamonds. Mar
tens is now, on a parole Of honor in
the custody Of his attorneys. former
Senator Thomas F. Hardwick. Cow
ernor-elest of Georgia, and Charles
Recht and DR.. Isaac Hoursvitch. Of
NeN York.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17
CLAIM NEWBERRY
SENTENCE ERROR

Attorneys for Senator Truman H.
Newberry. including Charles Evans
Hughes, yesterday filed a brief with
the Supreme Court giving the
grounds on which they believe that
the Senator's conviction for viola
tion OF the corrupt practices act
in 1918 election should be reversed.
Hughes claims the corrupt prac-
tices act Is unconstitutional and that
the District Court in convicting
Newberry erred in it's construction
of the statute.
The case will be argued early in
January.
Investigation of charges that bal
lots were illegally destroyed In the
Henry Ford-Truman Fl. Newberry
1918 Senatorial election in Michigan
was under way by a subcommittee
cf the Senate Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-17

Gov. Coolidge's train was four
hours late and on his arrival he
held a brief conference and was
then taken by Senator Harding to
the Marion Club for a reception.
A delegation of thirty-five head
ed by a band arrived this afternoon
from Hendersonville, N. c., to in
vite Harding there for a vacation.
Intimations today, however. seemed
to favor Miami. Fla. though no de-
ciyion has been announced.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-01

planes long before flying machines
were invented. according to native
traditions. -
On a cliff at Taiarapu in Tahiti
there Is projecting rock marked
round about with deep worn grooves.
This point In on the peninsular seper-
ate from the main island by a wide
bay, Here, 1t is said. the old natives
We're accustomed, when the wind was
IN the right direction, to fly enormuus
Kites, attaching the ropes to the pro-
Jecting rock, kites large enough to
support n man and often on favorable
days u man would by using the kite
as an airplane and then as a parachute,
accomplish safely the Journey across
the bay.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-01
assistant secretary of labor, for OBJ
Istrqcting enforcement of the alien de-
portation law.
SEATTLE POLICE CHIEF
PROTESTS GINGER SALE

SEATTLE, oct. Ia PPM
a communication to the city council.
Chief OF Police w. H Soaring has re-
quested the passage of an ordinance
prohibiting the sale of Jamaica ginger
in the city The letter was the result
of a report submitted to the chief by
Donald A. Mcdonald. federal prohi-
bition officer, that certain Seattle drug
stores are selling large quantities of
the ginger. Chief Soaring called at
tention of the council to the fact that
the sale of the. ginger is in no way
regulated by city ordinance at present.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-01
FIGHTING MATERIAL is
DUMPED INTO THE OCEAN

HONOLULU T. H., oct. ia. P.)
Forty tons of condemned hand gre-
nades. premer caps and other defec-
tive ordance material belonging TO the
Hawaiian department of the army
were taken out 10 sea and dumped
overheard recently. During the war
regular pratice In hand grenade
throwing was held here. but since the
armistice this class OF instruction has
fallen off. As the grenades win not
keep indefinitely and are dangerous.
they were duIaped into the sea.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-01
Dance 8 Times with Prince

MELBOURNE. Autralia, oct. L.
"a. P.)-Miss Gertrude Courtney Dix
is probably the most talked of young
woman in Melbourne. Up to June 4
she had danced eight times with the
Prince OF Wales. At the first federal
Government House BALL soon otter the
Prince reached Melbourne, he selected
her as dancing partner unaided and
without introduction. Miss Dix is the
daughter OF public accountant. She
came out" two years ago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-01
WHITE HOUSE SHEEP
ARE ROUNDED UP FOR
TRIP BACK TO FARM

. WASHINGTON, Sept. 3O.-(A.
. WASHINGTON, Oct. IA.
> House flock of sheep were :
, rounded up yesterday prepara- !
> tory to shipment back to the I
, farm where they were born. .
, Some already had been disposed 4
OF. but the bulk of the flock, by 4
, President Wilson's orders. was 4
returned TO VIM. Woodward. at I
Belaid. Nd, who sent the sheep Z
to the White House during the 4
war DAYS when the lawns needed .
trimming and wool was in de -
mand. .
.tA tA44A44AAAAAAAA 8
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-01
RUSSIAN DELEGATE IS
TOLD TO MAKE PEACE

PARIS, Octt. la. PA dis
patch to the Havas agency from War
saw says Adolph Joffc. head of the
Russian soviet delegation in the peace
negotiations at Riga, has received in
structlons from Moscow to accept all
the conditions laid down by Poland for
peace, however hard they may be, ex-
cepting only those compelling soviet
Russia to partially or totally disarm
her red army.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-01
HARDING TELLS WOMEN
HE WOULD KEEP LAW

MARION. oct. ia P.)-Law en-
forcement Of prohibition was COM
mended without qualification" by
Senator Harding in a front porch
speech to a gathering Of women here
today.
The nominee proposed the estab-
Iishment Of department of public
welfare" adding that in his opinion
law enforcement was one Of the i'm
portant requisites to social progress
Enforcement OF law must be undertak-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-01
Loss OF VETERANS is
BLOW TO OREGON TEAM

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu-
gene. oct. with about two weeks
hard practice behind them the univer-
sity football squad is getting in good
shape for a hard season. shy Hunt
fneton. head coach, is neither optinnis-
TIC nor dubious in speaking Of this
seasons chances. He is urging stu
dent support of the team as never be-
fore. Until more practice is done he
will make no statement concerning
the teams chances.
The loss Of mighty Bill Steers and
the probable loss of .-Skeet'' Maner-
taie is a hard blow 10 the team The
graduation OF a number of good men
has also had a depressing effect upon
the coaches. Anderson. right end;
Ken Bartlett. tackle: Huntington in
.the. back field. and "Baz'' Williams,
guard. are all out this year, having
FrAduated.
The Idaho game Il only few weeks
of and although school has hardly
started much interest is being shown
IN the activities OF the football squad.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-01
HEAVY, MLL|NGFROSTs
VISIT MIDDLE WEST

WASHINGTON, Oct. Ia P.)-
Heavy. killing frosts are reported in
the upper Michigan, upper Mississippi
and lower Missouri valleys Today
Light frosts occurred as far south as
Arkansas and Northern Alabama.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-01
RECORD CROPS SWING
PRICES DOWN AGAIN

CHICAGO. Oct. 1.-Return of all
commodities to normal prices is indi-
Gated in record crops throughout the
United States. Joseph Griffin, former
president of the Chicago board of
trade, today declared. Food prices
have declined 25 per cent in the last
month, wholesale grocers declared.
'',9othing can stop the declines until
level Is reached approximating nor
mali they said.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-01
LEGION EXECUTIVES
WOULD GUST POST

CLEVELAND. oct THE new
executive committee Of the American
legion appointed at their closing seE-
sion yesterday in a resolution. recon-
mended the dismissal OF Louis T. Post,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-01
SEATTLE QUESTIONS
LAWS DOUBLE GRASP

sEATTDIJ. oct. la. P.)-
Hearing Of eight cases against alleged
yiolators Of the liquor laws in federal
court here. has brought up the ques-
tion whether an offender already pun
ished I'm the state court is liable to
another trial in the Z. s. courts for
violation Of the volstead act. accord
ing to United states District Attorney
Robert c. Saunders. Mr.. Saunders, in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-01
ELEVATOR BOY, DENIED
WAGE RISE, SETS FOUR
BLAZES IN BUILDING

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 50.4TA. PIE.
II. Frahm, 22 years old, yesterday
confessed, according TO police, that in
tho last IS months ne started four
fires in the Victoria building here,
whore no was employed as an elevator
operator, because the owner refused to
increase his wages OF $40 month.
Damage caused by the fires aggregate
ed 500. 900, II was said.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-01

his personal approval or disapproval
of the law, he said. Harding declared
for the protection of motherhood, a
living wage for working women, and
adequate labor supply for farms to re-
lieve women from work in the fields.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-01

QUINCY. Cal. oct. la. P)A-N
yellow pine tree cut near here recent
ly. was said by woodsmen to be abs
years old. The tree yielded 12.14o
board feet. A narrow section wns
shipped TO Washington. ID. c. for ex-
hibition In the Bureau of Forestry,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-01

that he and Senator Hiram johnson
were preparing to submit questions to
Harding asking him to define more
clearly his view on the league of ma
tions was news TO him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-01

a statement today said prior proceed
ings in the state court Is immaterial
TO a subsequent prosecution in the
federal courts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-01

PAPBETE. Tahiti. Oct. ia. PD
Tahiti natives used big kites for air
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-01
non AII sII.IlNr oN PRoGRAAI.

WAsi1INGToN. oct. la p
senator Hofuh today declined 10 dis
cnss reports that after next week he
would make no more campaign
speeches He said published reports