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VOL. XL NO.
Entered at Portland Oron)
PnnfoiMc ai Scnnri-C!n;m Mutter.
PORTLAND, OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TIE PUSSES, YET
144 EGGS IN MONTH
LIVING SINCE JULY
DOWN 5.6 PER CENT
FOOD AND CLOTHING SLASHES
CVT WHOLE AVERAGE.
CAR DROPS 60 FEET;
SILLS RECDRO
AUDITOR MUST TURN
IN ALL WEDDING FEES
inn
BLACKMAILER TIP
JETS QUE SUSPECT
'The Shadow' Believed to
Be in Toils.
IS RECORD OF 5 HENS
DRIVER IS CRUSHED
AID TO ARID 1ST
FOR FIRST
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
W. D. BURLING HAM OF DAY
TON, OR., INSTANTLY- KILLED.
CLARKE COUNTY COMMISSION
ERS MAKE DECISION,
BIRDS WLVXIXG MATCH.
DEMOCRATS DALLY
IE
Action Now Imperative,
Declares Sullivan.
REORGANIZATION HELD BACK
Strain Between Factions in
Party Handicap.
CHIEFS ARE DISTRUSTFUL
XecossHy of Leaders Getting To
ether and Outlining Programme
at Onco Made Clear.
BT MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright by the New York Evening Post,
Inc. Published by Arrangement.)
S WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. (Special.)
v nenever you mi to any 01 me
democratic leaders and ask them
what they are serine to do in the
way of reorganisation, they reply
that it Isn't time. yet. This attitude
does not express a. conviction. It
expresses a mood of doing nothing
merely because their circumstances
are such that to do something calls
for a little trouble.
The real reason why the demo
cratic leaders aren't doing anything
yet is that there is a certain amount
of strain between two factions of the
party which I shall describe at
length later, and there seems to be
no one sufficiently aggressive or suf
ficiently impressed with the need
of action to go to work and either
bring the two factions together or
In some way bring about solidarity
and organization and unified leader
ship and a programme. This attitude
isn't worthy of the leaders who take
it. and it isn't fair to the party or
to the country. Any detached ob
server can see both a need and an
opportunity which Increases daily
and which the democrats ought to
meet and meet promptly.
Leaders Are Distrustful.
The present situation with the dem
ocrats Is this: Outside of the house
and senate in unofficial life there are'
three democratic leaders, McAdoo,
Coz and Bryan. The McAdoo faction
and the Cox faction are distrustful of
each other and watch each other for
the first move. All three of them are
Busy to a degree -but their activity
confines Itself to watchful precaution
lest one of the others get an advan
tage. Bryan, In a way, stands alone
as a sort of outsider, but as between
the two leans toward the McAdoo
faction. He. as well as the two
others, has been active recently in
some steps toward reorganization
which have been too cautious to be
useful.
The programme of MeAdoo's friends
was and is to pull the party together,
to Infuse it with fresh spirit, to let
Chairman White out and to supplant
him' with some active, strong man
with a gift for organization, whose
circumstances would permit him to
Hive his whole time to the work.
Their programme, of course. Included
paying'off the debt. They were en
tirely willing to raise this sum if
they were permitted to control the
organization, but Cox's friends
promptly let it be known- that they
weren't dead broke and were neither
paupers nor pikers and were en
tirely willing to take care of the
deficit if they were permitted to dom
inate the organization.
Actios. Xew ".iisry.
The McAdoo followers' programme.
If they could carry it out, not In the
Interests of their own faction, but un
selfishly in the interests of the party
as a whole. Is exactly what ought to
be done. The democratic national
committee should be reorganized. A
first-class man who can give all his
time to t and who possesses proved
organizing ability should be placed
in charge and he should begin at once
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5 ' NEWS EVENTS OF THE WEEK AS CARTOONIST PERRY VIEWS THEM. , j
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Chickens Average 29 Working Days
In Month of December, Sajs
Report to Grower.
OREGO.V AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis, Jan. 15. (Special.)
A new world's record is believed to
have been set by a pen of Professor
Jcmes Dryden's Oregon Agricultural
College White Leghorn hens, when
the five hard-working "biddies" took
first place for the month of Decern
ber at the western Washington egg-
laying contest being held at the ex
periment station at Puyallup.
The college pen laid the remark
able number of 144 eggs for the 31
days of the month. The actual rec
ord of the five birds was 25, 23. 29
30 and 31 eggs respectively, or an
average of approximately 29 eggs a
hen. This is the best showing known
to have been made in any contest by
a pen of this size.
The report of the college hens' vic
tory. Just received by Professor Dry-
den, also showed that a pen of Barred
Rocks sent from the college stood
high In the list, with a record of 135
eggs for the same time. The contest
began on November 1, and as the
O. A. c. hens were a week late in
reaching the scene their record! for
that month was not so high. ' For the
two months of the contest, however,
the White Leghorn pen has Jumped
from 24th to tenth place, -and bids
fair to land at the top within a short
time, regardless of the handicap in
starting, it is thought.
Hens entered from Oregon Agri
cultural college are all of pedigreed,
trap-nested stock, having several
generations of high-record female
ancestors behind them, in some cases
records exceeding 300 eggs a year
showing in their pedigree. The hen
with the highest record for the two
months is a Corvallis hen entered by
M. A. Allen. The hen has laid CI eggs
a Puyallup one every day of the
contest.
'The average production for this
past month is the heaviest we have
yet had in the 14 months of our ex:
perience," said Professor George ft
Shoop, manager of the contest. In h'fl
report to Professor Drj'den.
FLAGPOLE ANNOYS AIRMEN
Famous Oregon Staff Is Menace to
Flyers at Presidio.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15. (Spe
cial.) The famous Oregon flagpole
that stands .near what was the Ore
gon building, in the old exposition
grounds, has become a serious men
ace to aviators who are ordered to
take off" from Crissey field at the
San Francisco Presidio during the
flight meneuvers which are being held
there at present.
The .airplanes are sent up to work
out a plan of defense against sub
marines which enter the harbor under
cover of darkness.
The big flagpole, rising more than
200 feet in the air, right at the east
ern limits of the flying Held, will be
Illuminated by a special arrangement
of lights, according to aviation offi
cials, that will illuminate the 'white
surface of the staff and at the same
time avoid hindering, the vision of
the aviators.
OLD NEWSPAPER QUITS
"The West" Published at Florence,
Or., for More Than 3 0 Years.
FLORENCE, Or., Jan. 15. (Spe
cial.) "The West," a weekly news
paper published here for more than
30 years, has suspended publication.
The high prices of printing material
and insufficient patronage are given
as the cause of its discontinuance.
The West was established in May
1S90, by B. F. Alley, afterwards state
senator from Lane county. He pub
lished the paper for about six years
then sold it and In September, 1896.
It came into the possession of W. H.
Weatherson, who has continued it
ever since.'
, Mr. Weatherson has been in Flor
ence longer than any other newspaper
man now in the work in Lane county
has been connected with one paper,
and few publishers in the state have
been in the work in one place for sol
many years.
Campaign Pledge Sacred,
Says McNary Letter.
MEETING IN FEBRUARY SET
Oregon Senator Then to Out
line Reclamation Needs.
SINNOTT TO BE. BOOSTED
State's Spokesman Says lie Has
Something to Say on Next Sec
retary of Interior.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU
Washington. Jan. 15. Assurances that
President-elect Harding Intends fur
thering an extensive scheme of
reclamation development in tne west.
In accordance with his campaign
pledges, were .received late today by
Senator McNary of Oregon. The next
president expressed his interst in the
subject of irrigation development In
the arid west in a personal letter to
the Oregon senator which arrived
this afternoon.
The letter, which was in response to
one from Senator McNary addressed
to the president-elect a week ago, in
vited the Oregon senator, who Is
chairman of the senate committee on
Irrigation, to a conference at St.
Augustine, Fku, some time next
month to discuss a programme of
western development.
Coaf create After February 10. .
Senator McNary replied by tele
graph immediately telling the president-elect
that he will meet him in
Florida soon after February 10. Rela
tive to matters to be taken up at the
conference. Senator McNary said:
I intend asking Harding as presi
dent to get behind a general pro
gramme of reclamation which will
make possible the early development
of the entire west. I have several
carefully worked out plans to ad
vance, one of them being the Smith
Fletcher bill, now pendfng before
both bouses of congress, which would
authorize the organization of irriga
tion districts and the use of federal
credit in the development of such
projects.
MeHary to Booat Sinnott.
It is also my intention to say
something about the appointment of
secretary of the Interior. My first
hoice, of course, is Representative
Sinnott, who is chairman of the house
public lands committee and is con-
ersant with the problems of the west
and he appreciates their proper rela
lion to the interests of the balancl
of the country."
The Harding letter, written from
Marion, follows:
"I need not tell you that I would
be glad to see you any time you find
it .convenient and feel disposed to
journey so far as Marion. It is not
convenient to give you so much time
as I would prefer prior to my depar
ture from here for Florida. I had
thought of inviting a number of my
friends from the house and senate
to see me in St. Augustine during the
middle of the month of February.
Karlier Bfeetias; Satisfactory.
"I bad that preference because it
seemed to me more considerate of
them to journey in that direction as
to journey west to Ohio. I am going
to be at St. Augustine during the
greater part of February, though I
shall not be definitely located there
until about the 10th of the month. I
am leaving here not later than the
20th. If you had rather come to Mar
ion prior to the 19th, it will be a
pleasure to meet and greet you here. I
"I am Bure I need not tell you that
I want to be in harmony with the
aspirations of the western states re
specting a forward-looking and ef-
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Rcnt Increases Continue to Appear
and Costs of All Sundries
Rise Slightly.
NEW YORK. Jan. 13. The cost of
living decreased 5.6 per cent from
July to November and the decline was
brought , about by drops In the aver
age prices of important food and
clothing articles so great as to off
set concurrent increases in other
items, the national industrial con
ference board reported today. The
report said:
"Rent increases continued to ap
pear, but were less sensational and
for the first time in many months
decreases were reported. ' The largest
advances noted were in Sacramento,
Cal., and Bellingham, .Wash., where
the rise was somewhere between 31
and 40 per cent.
"The average cost -of all sundries
rose slightly between July and No
vember. Rate increases were allowed
traction companies in important .cen
ters such as Portland, Or., and smaller
places. Practically no decreases In car
fares were reported. Occasionally
newspapers advanced prices. Church
and organization budgets were in
creased. Notable decreases were re
ported in the cost of furniture, house
furnishings and supplies."
The four months' decrease, how
ever, left the cost of living : .,'her
than in July, 1914, by the1 following
percentages:
Clothing 128, fuel and light 100.
food 93, sundries 92, shelter 66.
The board let a ray of hope shine
on its assertions by stating that mer
chandise dealers seemed to expect a
further price drop early in 1921.
The decline of 5.6 per cent In
living expenses from last July, said
by the board to be the "peak of high' I
(Concluded on Page 3. Column 2.)
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 51
degrees; minimum, 33 degrees; cloudy.
TODAY'S Rain or snow; northeasterly
winds.
Departments.
Editorial. Section 3, pare 8.
Dramatic. Section 4, page 6.
Moving- picture news. Section 4, page 4.
Real estate and building sews. Section
4. page 8.
Music. Section 3. page 12.
Churches. .Section 3, page 4.
Books. Section 3, page 5.
Schools. Section 5. page 8.
AutonroMlea. Section 6.
Wornea's Features.
Society. Section 3, page 2.
Women's activity. Section 3, page 10.
Fashions. Section 5, page 6.
Miss Tingle's column. Section 5, page 7.
Auction bridge. Section 5, page 6.
Madame Rlchet's column. Section S,
page 10.
Special Features.
Cheap gold forces Alaska exodus. Magazine
section, page 1.
Why American-made millionaires are go
ing abroad for brides. Magazine sec
tion, page 2.
"Killjoy") Karmer and his views on "dry"
psychology. Magazine section, page 3
News of world as seen by camera. Maga
zine section, page 4.
Made , to order noses. Magazine section,
pase 3.
Evolution of wedding gown. Magazine sec
tion, page 6.
How Riley's ghost locked out the under
taker. Magazine section, page 7.
James J. Montague story. Magazine section
page 7.
Hill's cartoon "Among Us Mortals." Mag
azine section, page 8.
Emmellne Pankhurst says bolshevlsm la
spreading. Section 3. page 11.
Plans for new Scottish Rite cathedra! an
nounced. Section 4, page 2.
History of Masonry in state traced back
SO years. Section 5, page 3.
George Ade fable. Section 3, page 8.
Darling's cartoons on events of the day.
Section page 9.
Homebuilding plans. Section 5, page 10.
Foreign.
Apathy, coupled with despair, foremost
menace on European continent, bec
tlon 1, page 6.
Ex-Premier Vivlanl appeal to Americans
to befriend France. Section 1. page 4.
Monarchist sentiment reviving in Europe.
says Maximilian Harden. Section 1,
page 7.
Domestic.
Hunger strike to force husband to Join
church is abandoned. Section 1, page 11.
Exodus of Gotham's elect from Fifth ave
nue led by Mrs. w. K. Vanderbllt. Sec
tion 1, page 4.
Legislature.
Eighty-three bills la legislature's record for
first week. Section 1. page 1.
Solo-ns to pass on new school laws. Section
I. page 12.
Machine Crashes Through Railing
of Structure and Plunges
Into Gulch Below.
DAYTON, Or., Jan. 15. (Special.)
W. D. Burlingham, 55, manager and
part owner of the Dayton Box & Lum
ber company. s killed almost In
stantly at 6:15 o'clock tonight when
he drove his automobile through the
railing of a bridge over a gulch at the
Dayton city limits and dropped with
the machine 60 feet to the ground
beneath.
Mr. Burlingham was pinned under
neath the car. He died from injuries
about the head. The cause of the ac
cident has not been determined. Eye
witnesses said Mr. Burlingham was
driving at a slow rate of speed.
As the automobile neared the north
end of the bridge, which is on the
south side of the city, it wheeled sud
denly, and crashed into the bridge
railing. Although the railing was
fairly strong, the automobile smashed
through it and went off the bridge.
There was but little water in the
stream beneath and the car, striking
the bank close to the bottom, rolled
down the declivity. Mr. Burlingham
was believed to have been dead before
anyone reached the wreck.
Mr. Burlingham came to this section
from the east five or six years ago.
Until about a year ago he lived on a
farm south of the city. He was part
owner of the lumber company and
about a year ago came here and took
personal charge of it.
Mr. Burlingham is survived by his
widow, who is superintendent of a
hospital in McMinnville. The coro
ner at McMinnville was notified, but
had not reached this city at a late
hour tonight. Mrs. Burlingham, who
is believed to be in Portland, has not
been notified.
National.
Senate finance committee approves house
emergency tariff bill, with 10 amend
ments. Section 1, page 3.
British ambassador goe home fir consul
tation on im-pnrtant Issues pending. Sec
tion 1, page 2.
Lord mayor of Cork must quit America,
says pecpetary of labor. Section 1,
page 10.
Harding to rush aid for arid west. Section
1. page 1.
Democratic leaders should reorganize at
once, e-ays Mark Sullivan. Section 1.
page 1.
First year of prohibition enforcement re
viewed. Section 1, page 6.
State department gets another rebuff from
Secretary of Labor Wilson. Section 1,
page 16.
Average living costs down 5.C per cent since
last July. Section 1, page 1.
Wilson to take part In Harding inaugura
tion. Section 1, page 10.
Pacific Northwest.
Driver killed when car leaves bridge and
plunges into gulch. Section 1, page 1.
Squabble over Deschutes irrigation is
scored. Section 1. page 9.
Idaho legislative bills attack gouging or
farmers and Juggling of markets. Sec
tion 1, page 8.
Clarke auditor ordered to turn in all wed
ding fees to county treasury. Section 1,
page 1.
Tacoma is second port in T'nlted States
in tea trade. Section 1, page 8.
Editors end conference. Section 1, page 1C
Five hens lay 144 eggs in month. Section
1 page 1.
Sports.
California seeks big football game io east.
Section 2. page 1.
Fred L. Adams pilots Stanford quintet
Section 2, page 4.
"We ask showdown." Salem principal writes
Eugene school head on athletic break
SecUon 2. page 4.
Friday's fight card announced. Section 2,
page 3.
Fight films to losing game says Tex Rick-
ard. Section 2, page 3.
All-star basketball team selected. Section
2. page 2.
Out-of-doors play held best exercise. Sec
tion 2. page 1.
Multnomah basketball team defeated by
Aggie. Section 1, page 10.
Portland Gun club trap shoot today. Sec
tion 2. page 2.
Commercial and 3farine.
Trading in grain bag market is on broader
scale. Section 1, page 10. ,
Wheat depressed by slump in corn market
at Chicago. Section 1, page lit.
Stocks close " higher due to short cover
ing. Section 1. page 10.
Nation's trade outlook declared to be stead.
ily Improving. Section 1. pae 1?.
Uncle Sam loses shipbuilding lead. Section
1. page IS.
Portland and Vicinity.
Portland officer of steamer GIpn White
tells of experiences in Rome. Section 1.
page 14.
Purer democracy urged by speaker. Section
1. page 17.
Etheridge helping straighten out tangle
says receiver, bection 1. pase 14. .
Portland's annual auto show at auditorium
closes with dance. Section 1, pase 1:1.
Most Important Issues
Still to Come Up.
PORT LEGISLATION IS DUE
Proposed Measures to Be
Submitted Tomorrow.
BONUS ACTION NEARING
Question of Compensation for ex.
Service Men to Be Argued
In Week or Two.
STATE HOUSE. Salem, Or., Jan. 15.
(Special.) Eighty-three- bills com
prise the harvest of the opening week
of the 31st session of the legislature.
No legislature, within the memory of
the present generation of politicians,
has worked more expeditiously than
the current assembly. Devoid of
fights for control, the senate and
house effected organization the first
day and began receiving bills. This
was record-making speed.
Although the grist of bins was
large, there were none in the list of
first Importance. The big bills, which
are expected to arouse interest and
excite oratory to the point of over
flowing, are expected to make their
appearance in the coming wee
Wk Quiet and Dlgnlf .
A more sedate, conservative, quiet
and dignified week has never been
observed by a legislature than the
one just ended. There was scarcely a
ripple of excitement. Of course, the
first week is devoted to the shaking
down process. Most of the members
are new and feel like a cat in a
strange garret. The first week was
consumed largely in getting ac
quainted. It was too early last week
for any special offensive or defensive
alliances to be formed, but these will
come with the passage of time.
For the coming week the most im
portant legislation in sight is the
series of port consolidation - bills
which have been prepared and ap
proved, by Portland interests, and
which will be submitted Monday
morning. They have the approval of
the Chamber of Commerce, the com
mittee of 15, the Tort of Portland
commission and the dock commission.
MrafinrcN to Be Iteferred.
The measures, after their introduc
tion will be referred to the Multno
mah delegation, as, in a sense, they
are local bills, albeit the port de
velopment scheme is of benefit to
the entire state of Oregon. There
may be a number or two of the dele
gation nourishing a feeling of op
position to the port programme, but
the majority favors the group of
measures and will lend every sup
port. These bills will be offered Mon
day morning. Pr6bably Tuesday
night the delegation will hold a hear
ing, attended by citizens from Port
land, who will explain the bills.
- For Monday afternon a surprise is
in store. Governor Olcott has re
quested a Joint assembly of senate
and house to listen to a special mes
sage. The purport of this message is
being carefuly guarded against pre
mature publicity. Evidently the gov
ernor's office considers the subject of
sufficient important to embrace it in
a special message, and the governor
is not unaware of the publicity ad
vantages of keeping the idea of the
message - a dark secret until 2:30
o'clock Monday afternoon
It is the customary rule to hand
advance copies of a message to the
press, but the governor, so desirous
is he of surrounding the special mes
sage with mystery, that this ancient
practice has not been observed in the
present instance. The expectations of
legislators may meet with disappointt
ment if the message Is not as impor-
(Concluded on Pane 10, Column 1.)
Objectlon of Vancouver Ministe
rial Association Brings Action
In Resolution.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Jan. 13.
(Special.) Fees collected by J. L.
Garrett, county auditor, for perform
ing marriage ceremonies will be
turned into the county fund. This
order was issued when the county
commissioners adopted a resolution
to that effect today.
It was shown that Judge George B.
Simpson of the superior court of
Clarke' county had volunteered to do
this, and the first day he was in of
fice he turned in J15 for marrying
thre couples. Rev. Mr. Garrett is an
ordained minister of the Ur.itcd
Brethren church and has been in the
limelight to some extent since tne
Vancouver Ministerial association ob
jected to his performing marriage
ceremonies and keeping the money.
The ministers thought he should not
do this, and that if he did the money
should go to the county.
Mr. Garrett says he is perfectly
willing to follow the resolution
adopted by the commissioners but h;
points out that he can yet marry
couples before 8 o'clock in the morn
ing, after 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
Sundays and holidays, and can keep
the fees so collected for his wife's
pinmoney.
TWO WEDDINGS HELD UP
One Bride Too Young, Other Too
Recently livorced.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Jan. 15.
(Special.) George B. Hall, 19, years
old, and Miss Leatha 1). Young, 17,
of Portland, came to this city to be
married today, but they required the
consent of both mothers. The lad's
mother was with them but the party
had to go back to get the girl's
mother, so the wedding was post
poned. Jefferous E. Cloer, of Crane, Or.,
and Mrs. Agnes M. Tudor, of Tort
land, attempted to get married here
today but, the proceedings were
stopped when it was found the
woman had been divorced about two
weeks ago. She must wait six
months.
FIVE-CENT BREAD BACK
New York Baker's Daily Sales
Jump From 80 to 1000 Loaves.
NEW YORK. Jan. 15. The 5-eent
loaf of bread is back in New York.
It appeared this week ill a bakery
shop, where almost Immediately sales
jumped from SO to 1000 loaves a day.
In nearly ail other New York stores
the price is 10 cents, but the baker
who reduced the price says he is
making more money now.
MILWAUKEE RENTS DROP
Reductions Averaging About 20
Per Cent Announced.
MILWAUKEE. Jan. 15. Rent re
ductions averaging about 20 per cent
were ordered made by seven Milwau
kee landlords today by a ruling of the
local rent bureau.
Among the ' landlords affected was
the owner of 12 flats.
FAIR WEEK IS FORECAST
Occasional Rains for Oregon Also
Are Predicted.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday are:
Pacific states Generally fair in
California and occasional rains in
Washington and Oregon. Tempera
tures below normal.
REDS SEEK PLANT RULE
Metal Workers Near Brussels Want
Communistic Principles.
BRUSSELS. Jan. 15. The metal
workers of Chatelinea, four miles
east of Charleroi, today were reported
to have taken a secret ballot in favor
of occupation and exploitation of the
foundries in the district on commu
nistic principles.
PRISONER DENIES CHARGES
Luger and 80 Rounds of
Ammunition Carried.
DUAL ROLE SUSPECTED
Author of Letters Threat on lug Mur
der Thought Probably to Be
Also Talkative Burgl:tr.
"Tipped off" as being tho mysteri
ous individual who lias been terror
izing Portland and vicinity during the
last week and who has become known
as "The Shadow," a man giving tho
name of John Kernal was arrested
by Police Inspectors Coleman and
Collins at Second and Burnside streets
at 9:35 o'clock last night and was
taken to headquarters, where until a
late hour he was questioned under
the direction of Lieutenant of In
spectors Joe Day. 1'e denied tho
charge.
When placed under arrest on tho
street the man made no effort at re
sistance. He was ai med with a Lu
ge! pistol, which recalled th.it Lieu
tenant of Inspectors Goltz. while
working on the "Shadow" case out on
the Base Line road the other day,
found a I.uger cartridge which had,
the police thought, been discharged
by the nisterious individual who has
been sending threatening letters to
Portland men and women for days,
demanding money, when lie was shot
at by posses of policemen and deputy
sheriffs.
I'Utol In Fully l.ond.d.
The Luger was fully loaded ami
the suspect carried SO rounds of
ammunition. He admitted ho was a
German. He had been keeping a sort
of diary, written in German. He ap
peared to he about 40 years old, Lieu
tenant Day said. This was ubout the
only difference in the prisoner's ap
pearance from the description of the
so-called "Shadow," who was thought
to be 10 years younger. It was said
at police headquarters.
Kernal advanced as an alibi that he
had worked at an Oregon City paper
mill from 12 o'clock Thursday night
to S A. M. Friday. He was taken to
Oregon City last night to give him
an opportunity to prove his state
ments. Kernal was said to have excited the
suspicion of another man yesterday
when he offered to sell him the
Luger for $20. He steadfastly denied
that lie had anything to do with the
mysterious letters and telephone calls
which have been the cause of more
worry In Portland tlan many peopl-i
here have known for years, and which
have had the police, the sheriff's of
fice and federal detectives on the run
in tin effort to capture him.
Shadow Miiy lie llnrKtlir AImo.
Evidence tending to identify "The
Shadow" as "the talkative burglar"
lell into the hands of the police yes
terday and investigation by pollca
detectives of this angle of the mys
tery cf the during extortionist was
begun.
That there is great similarity be
tween the printed writing of "The
Shadow's" threatening letters to
prominent Portland men and the let
ter which the talkative burglar ad
dressed to Roscoe C. Nelson, one of
his victims, was admitted at police
headquarters.
Mr. Nelson declared that he had
been informed by headquarters men
that there was every indication that
the printed writing of these two bold
operators is the same.
After the talkat've burglar had
rohbed the Nelson home recently and
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