VOL. LIX NO. 18,T64
Entered at Portland Orerou)
Postoffice as Second-Claia Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
J
'WAGES AND CHARGES
L
WILSON CHECKS IRISH
DISPUTE TO CABINET
LEGISLATURE TO QUIT
TODAY TILL MONDAY
LAWMAKERS START En
DEATH IS THREAT
CUT BY CONTRACTORS
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jnHIIHLOO IO IML-L.L.L'
CQiMSIDERED 8 EST
OF
XEW SCALE TO GO IXTO EF
FECT OS FE BRt'.Ut Y 1.
STATE, LABOR BUREAUS STILL
UNSETTLED OX MAYOR.
IMPORTANT CONFERENCES
WILL BE HELD IX PORTLAND.
TERRIBLE DEATH MET BY MRS.
SADIE F. DARLINGTON.
FUNDS
LEI
RQAfl LEGISLATION
BLACKMAILER
MIS
Ix-Chief of Bond House
Accuses Morris.
unnrTn tin n nnwrnrn I in
flbbtlb hllu bum ur
to Every Cent of Property
of Morris Brothers.
Carpenters to Get $7 a Day Instead
of $8 Stimulation of Busi
ness Expected to Result.
A cut in the wages of men employed
as well as in charges made to the
public was announced yesterday by
the General Jobbing Contractors' as
sociation, the cut to go into effect on
February 1. The reduction in wages.
' it was announced, was to be made
from SI an hour, the present scale
for carpenters, to 87 cents an hour.
This will mean the payment to car
penters of S7 a day instead 0L.J8.
The present charee made to the
Creditors Declared Entitled: ?ubI:c on is a man the 50
cents going ior overneaa ana me
supervision. After the first of Feb
ruary it was announced this wouid
be $1.35.
Similar reductions on the same per
centage will be made for laborers, it
was announced.
The belief was expressed by the
contractors, according to F. E. Van
Uerhoof, secretary-treasurer of the
association, that the reduction will
stimulate business and will conse
quently give the men more money
through a larger amount of employ
ment. Mr. Vanderhoof said that practi
cally all the jobbing shops in the city
were connected with the association
as well as some of the larger con
tractors. He estimated that 400 or
500 men were employed by members
of the association.
B. W. Sleeman, district representa
tive of the carpenters, said that the
reduction would mean that the con
tractors would get inferior workmen.
He said the jobbing association only
employed about 1 per cent of the car
penters of the city and consequently
any cut made by them would have
very little effect on the general wage
paid carpenters.
He said that the general contract
ors' associat on had a contract with
the workers for the $l-n-hour scale
which was binding until next May.
Harding Would Not Over
work Simplicity.
PLANS SECOND TIME UPSET
FUNDS THOUGHT AVAILABLE
Witness Bares Life History
and Tells in Full Connec
tion With Concern.
y
East Portico All Right, but
Grandstand Barred.
PRESIDENT-ELECT IS BUSY
HIGHLIGHTS OF JOHN Ik
ETHERIDGE'S TESTIMONY.
It haa been the continuous
policy of Fred S. and James H.
Morris, in their various deals,
to juggle stocks and accounts
to cover whatever they wished,
as In the case of Morris Bros..
Inc., of Portland.
He was sent to Portland the
first time by Fred S. Morris to
get the assets here in shape for
transfer out of danger from a
suit for "S. 000.
Mr. Morris suggested the va
rious moves in financing the
local house, the paying of him
self 11000 a month and the
presentation of $100,000 to Miss
Henrietta Morris for nothing of
value in return.
That he Is anxious to assist
the receiver in straightening
out the tangle.
That he believed the corpora
tion solvent when he left Port
land and believes he and the
creditors were betrayed by
Morris.
GANG JURORS ACCUSED
On the witness stand in proceed
ings before Robert F. Maguire, mas
ter in chancery, at 2 o'clock yester
day afternoon, John L. Etheridge,
ex-president of the wrecked bond
house of Morris Bros., Inc., told in
his own way the history of his con
nection with the corporation, swore
that Fred S. Morris of Portland and
James H. Morris of Philadelphia had
for years juggled their business af
fairs so as to cover up their assets
whenever they so desired. He con
cluded by declaring that the credi
tors of the defunct institution here
are entitled to every cent of property
held by Fred S. Morris and his sister,
Henrietta A. Morris, and gave an
additional list of about $200,000
worth of assets which he said he be
lieved still to be intact in their safe
deposit box here.
Mr. Etheridge's testimony occu
pied the entire afternoon and was
given in the presence of a packed
room in Federal Judge Wolverton's
department. Many men and women,
holders of interim certificates, were
present and also numerous persons
drawn by curiosity. Mrs. Stella M.
Etheridge, wife of the star witness
and defendant in two charges pend
ing in the circuit court, also was
present.
Etheridge Breaks Down.
Only once did Mr. Etheridge break
down while on the stand and that
was when he was detailing events
leading up to the dramatic close of
his career as president of the bond
house last December. He was relat
ing the faithfulness of his large
6taff at his headquarters office and
had just said that, after he laid bare
his life history, including a prison
record, every one of them said he
should remain and face the situation,
when he wept.
Regaining his composure, after a
brief pause, the witness continued
with his story, one of the most
startling ever related in Portland.
Walter P. LaRoche, his personal at
torney, had told the master in chan
cery at the opening of the afternoon
session that his client wished to tell
everything he knew and to assist in
any manner possible to restore to
the creditor:, every cent that is avail
able. Entire Story Is Told.
An understanding between Mr
LaRoche and counsel for W. D.
3 Women, 2 Men Say They Were
Snubbed by Others of Panel.
SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. 12. Com
plaint that they had been "snubbed"
by other members of the panel since
the conclusion of the case was made
to the district attorney here today
by five members of the jury which
disagreed in the trial of Alien Mc
Donald, criminal gangster suspect, oo
a charge of attacking Miss Jessie
Montgomery at Reno. Three women
and two men made up the group.
They asked for relief.
"While I do not question your hon
esty. I cannot but criticise your Judg
ment," they were told by the assist
ant district attorney. Stanislaus Riley,
who prosecuted McDonald- He said
he could do nothing for them, but
that tbeir consciences should be clear.
Cabinet Problem Still Under Con
sideration and Plans for Va
cation Being Made.
WRONG MAN IN ASYLUM
Baker Hospital Attendants Mistake
Pioneer for Insane Patient.
BAKER, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.)
John Addoms, Baker pioneer, who
has been in St. Elizabeth's hospital
suffering from a brain hemorrhage,
yesterday was taken to the state
hospital for the insane at Pendleton,
the result of an error by the hospi
tal management. Kenneth Morton,
who was committed to the asylum by
county authorities and held at the
hospital pending the arrival of an
attendant from Pendreton. remains
In the local institution.
On his arrival at the Pendleton In
stitution Addoms made his Identity
known to the officials. Addoms re
turned to Baker late last night.
MARION. O.. Jan. 12. For the sec
ond time upsetting plans for his in
auguration. President-elect Harding
suggested to officials at Washington
today that they had gone farther
than was necessary toward simplicity
by deciding to hold the ceremony in
the senate.
Observance of the usual custom of
taking the oath on the east portico
of the capitol, Mr. Harding tele
graphed, would be quite agreeable to
him and would permit a much greater
number of spectators. If no money
were spent in the erection of special
stands, he said, there could be no
objection from the viewpoint of
economy.
Previously the president-elect had
suggested that the oath be adminis
tered either within the capitol or on
the east porch. The congressional
committee's decision to adopt the
former course, however, resulted in
vigorous protests from any who had
arranged to go to Washington, and
Mr. Harding said today that he con
sidered a popular desire to hear the
inaugural address "natural and be
coming."
Decision 1m Commended.
On the other hand, telegrams com
mending the decision for a curtail
ment of the usual inaugural pomp
were made public today at Harding
headquarters and Mr. Harding ex
pressed the opinion that his course
had the approval of the people gen-
Lerally.
At the same time that the presi
dent elect is shaping details of his
inauguration, he is continuing his
work on the cabinet problem and is
planning his vacation trip to Florida.
No announcement on either of these
subjects was forthcoming.
The president-elect's conferences on
the association of nations, the cab
inet and other subjects are under
stood to be almost ended.
He has much accumulated routine
work to clear awav before he goes
south, but It is known that he has
made few appointments beyond the
end of the week.
Much speculation in connection
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Department of Justice Likely to
Be Asked to Enforce Order
of Deportation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. With the
departments of state and labor still
unsettled over the disposition of Lord
Mayor O'Callaghan of Cork, who ar
rived as a stowaway without a pass
port, it was Indicated today that
President Wilson would leave to his
cabinet officers the ironing out of
the inter-departmental differences.
Should Secretary Wilson continue
to show no disposition to take cog
nizance of the request of the acting
secretary of state, Davis, that O'Cal
laghan be deported, it was stated to
day by officials of the state depart
ment that the department of justice
may be asked to see that the order
of the secretary of state is executed.
No only has the secretary of labor
declined to consult with the state de
partment about the original paroling
of O'Callaghan, which parole, accord
ing to the state department, will per
mit the lord mayor to accomplish his
mission of testifying tomorrow be
fore the commission from the com
mittee of 100 investigating Irish con
ditions, but the labor department also
has refused to recognize the right of
the state department to order the ex
clusion of the lord mayor before the
case was referred to the department
formally.
CORK, Jan. 11. General Strick
land, commanding the military forces,
has prohibited the use of motor cars,
motorcycles and bicycles between the
hours of 8 P. M. and 6 A. M. through
out the area under martial law.
CHILD KILLED BY AUTO
A.Tnr.nid Clatskanie Youngster
Run Down by St- Helens Doctor.
ST. HELENS, Or.. Jan. 12. (Spe
cial.) The 6-year-old child of Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. Goe of Clatskanie was
killed almost instantly at 5 P. M. to
day when it was struck by an auto
mobile driven by Dr. n. u, nenuei
son of St. Helens. Dr. Henderson was
driving from this city to Portland
when the accident happened.
Dr. Henderson reported to the
sheriff here that the child ran out in
front of his automobile from behind
a wagon which stood by the roadside.
He said he had no time to stop be
fore the machine hit the child. He
picked up the youngster and carried
it to its home, but It was dead before
he reached, the house.
GIANT BLACKBERRY FOUND
Fruit Xear Four Time Size of Do
mestic Variety.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. A new
species of blackberry, near four times
as large as the domestic garden va
riety, has been discovered in Colom
bia by American scientists and is be
ing experimented on by tne depart
ment of agriculture with a view to
distribution to farmers.
The g'ant berry was discovered by
Dr. Frank M. Chapman of the Ameri
can museum of national history in a
remote forest region of Colombia.
Nearly All Members of Both Houses
Coming to City; Business Is
Well Advanced.
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Jan. 12.
(Special.) Both houses of the Ore
eon legislature will adiourn at noon
tomorrow until next Monday morning !
at 10 o'clock. This was assured here '
this afternoon when the senate con- i
curred in a joint resolution previously p
approved by the house. The senate
held several brief sessions today, but
no important business other than the
introduction of bills, consideration of
memorials and resolutions was trans
acted. While no reason was advanced for
tomorrow's adjournment, it was re
ported that important conferences
will be held in Portland prior to re
convening next Monday. These con
ferences, it was said, have to do with
many bills which are now in the
making, but which are not yet suffi
ciently complete to be considered by
the legislators.
Practically all the members of both
the senate and house will go to
Portland at noon tomorrow, although
a few of the legislators will leave
for other parts of the state to pass
the week end with their families.
Accompanying the legislators to Port
land will be many stenographers,
clerks and other legislative attaches.
Legislators in both houses said
that business was further advanced
at the end of the third day of the
session than at the expiration of any
similar period of time in the history
of the gatherings of the lawmakers
in this state.
It was expected that next Monday
some of the more important bills
will be introduced, with the result
that the committees will get their
work under way.
Highways Prime Concern
of Both Houses.
BOND ISSUE RELEASE ASKED
Immediate Use of Roosevelt
Road Funds Sought.
CONGRESS URGED TO ACT
Two Legislative Committees Here
after to Meet Jointly to Ex
pedite Business.
GIRL KISSES PEDESTRIANS
Autoist Rescues Young Woman,
Believed Deranged, From Crowd.
A pretty girl, about 22 years old.
accosted men pedestrians at Grand
avenue and East Burnside street late
last night and as each man stopped
put her arms around him. kissed him
and called him "My Jack."
Soon the girl was surrounded by
several youths, who, apparently not
realizing her hysterical condition.
taunted her. Two citizens, driving
past in an automobile, saw the girl
and summoned Patrolman Pfenning,
who took her to headquarters. She
could give -no information regarding
her age, name, address or reason for
her strange behavior.
Every question met with an inco
herent answer and the exclamation,
"My Jack." She was lodged In a
padded cell at police emergency hos
pital and will be held pending an in
vestigation as to her sanity and her
identity.
DAY'S PROGRAMME IX ORE
GON SENATE AND HOUSE.
Senate
Adjournme
noon tomorrow
day morning at 10 o'clock.
Twelve new bills introduced.
Oregon institution for blind
adult to ask for $40,000 appro- J
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ent to be taken at
ow until next Mon-
Red Mobilization Denied.
NEW YORK. Jan. 12. George
Tchitcherin. Russian minister for
foreign affairs, in cable advices from
Moscow received by the Russian
soviet bureau here today, denied pub
lished rumors of mobilization of
troops against "Poland, Roumania, or
any other country.''
priatlon.
Creation of hydro-electric
commission sought.
Senator Joseph hurls law
book at C. C. Chapman of the
Oregon Voter.
Bills vetoed by Governor Ol
cott rereferred to committees
for recommendations.
House.
Eight bills introduced in
house and three memorials.
Memorial calling upon United
States senate to pass bonus bill
adopted.
Memorial to congress to pass
Chamberlain-McArthur bill ap
propriating funds for use in
road building in Oregon adopted.
Rule prohibiting smoking in
house revoked.
Memorial urging congress to
enact tariff legislation to pro
tect home products" introduced.
Move made to consolidate ad
ministration of state labor bu
reaus. Bills admitting veterans of
world war and their wives to
state soldiers' home and exten
sion of relief provisions for
veterans of former wars intro
duced. Joint resolution calling for
adjournment at noon Thursday
until Monday morning at 11
A. M. adopted.
Head Caught Between Carriage
and Frame, Body Plunges Three
Stories to Concrete.
Mrs. Sadie F. Darlington, a widow
living with her two sons at 606 South
avenue, was killed almost instantly
early last evening when she lost con
trol of an elevator in the Swetland
building. Fifth and Washington
streets, and in some manner fell out
of the car and into the shaft at the
third floor landing. She was dead
when witnesses reached her side, ac
cording to a physician of the city
emergency hospital who responded to
the call. She was employed as a
janitress in the building.
Dr. John Gartner, who was waiting
at the elevator doors on the third
floor, said that Mrs. Darlington
stepped inside as thqugh to start the
elevator, but remembered a bucket
which was standing on the floor
nearby. Stepping outside to pick It
up. in some manner her skirts shifted
the control lever and it started up.
She attempted to step inside. Dr.
Gartner said, to get at the lever, but
either could not reach it or turned
it the wrong way. She was carried,
struggling, until her head was caught
between the elevator floor and the
iron frame above. She hung sus
pended for a moment, then dasned
to the concrete at the bottom of the
shaft.
The coroner took charge of the
body. Efforts of authorities to com
municate with either of the two
sons, who are thought to be grown,
were unsuccessful. She was about 50
years old.
Two Portland Families
Are Marked for Murder.
GUARDS SURROUND HOMES
Big Sums Are Demanded of
6 City Business Men.
POLICE FAIL AT CAPTURE
Mysterious Letter Writer Slips
Through Trap After Bogus Puck
age of Money Is Obtained.
YOU RIDE HIM, MR. PRESIDENT!"
YEAR BAD 0NEF0R JAPAN
Trade Balance for 1920 Decidedly
Unfavorable One.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12 Japan
closed 1920 with ar unfavorable bal
ance of trade of 391.848.000 yen. said
a cablegram today to the department
of commerce from J. F. Abbott, com
mercial attache at Tokio.
The year's exports amounted to
1,928.864.000 yen. while the imports
were 2.320,712.000 yen. Japanese ex
ports for December amounted to 67,
893.000 yen, while the imports were
81,683.000 yen.
PLEA FOR STARVING URGED
President May Iue Appeal in Be
half of Europeans.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. President
Wilson would be asked to issue &
public appeal for American contribu
tions in behalf of the starving people
of Europe by a resolution approved
today by the house foreign affairs
committee.
The resolution is a .substitute for
one by Representative French, re
publican. Idaho, proposing that the 4
government officially indorse the 1
work of the European relief council. J
.
EXCESS RENTS PENALIZED
Los Angeles City Council Passes
Anti-Profiteering Ordinaee.
LOS ANGELAS. Jan. 12. An anti
rent profiteering ordinance was
passed today by the city council. It
prohibits rentals in excess of 11 per
uru; K. ? tk . nf the aross Investment on real
corporation; Harrison Allen and Cas- ! fnro'erty nd M pcr cent " furnish
aius R. Peck, had been reached as I ' a. violation is considered a mis
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STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Jan. 12.
(Special.) Road legislation came to
the front in both branches of the
state legislature today, through in
troduction of a bill releasing the
$2,500,000 Roosevelt highway bond
issue without federal co-operation,
decision by the road3 and highways
committees of both houses to meet
in joint session in order to facilitate
and expedite business, and adoption
of a house resolution memorializing
congress to appropriate immediately
funds for use on road construction in
Oregon and other western states.
Another development todav con-
j cerning road legislation was the de
cision or me roaas ana mgnways
committee of the house to invite the
state highway commission to come to
Salem next week and confer on vetoed
road bills now before that committee
for consideration.
RAINBOW PRESAGES FAIR
Weatherman Relies on Meteorolog
ical Devices, but Agrees.
As perfect a double rainbow as ever
appeared decorated the northern sky
yesterday afternoon, a id arrested the
attention of numerous pedestrians.
And even as did Noah, the original
weather forecaster, E. L.. Wells sup
plemented the appearance of the rain
bow with a prediction of "generally
fair' for today.
Though Mr. Wells, In the manner
of a modern meteorologist, based hfs
forecast rather on such things as
the barometric gradient, relative hu
midity and the revolutions of the
anemometer, the appearance of the
rainbow is none the less significant.
FORD'S LEAD 843 VOTES
Count of 7 05 Precincts of Mich
igan Completed.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. Henry
Ford had attained a net grain of 843
votes in his Michigan senatorial con
test with Senator Newberry when the
senate privileges and election com
mittee's recount ended for today.
The canvass had been made of 705
of the 2000 Michigan precincts.
McArthnr Urges Action.
The joint memorial adopted by the
house was introduced by Speaker
Bean, who explained that he had re
ceived a telegram from Representa
tive McArthur requesting the Oregon
legislature to take immediate action
in urging congress to appropriate
funds for use in road construction in
the western .states.
The first national aid for road con
struction received by Oregon was au
thorized In 1916, when a small sum
was set aside for the use of this state
in building post and other roadways
In 1919 a further appropriation was
made which has been exhausted.
Representatives of the 11 western
states, in which millions of acres
of forest reserve land are located,
have repeatedly urged congress to
appropriate additional funds for use
in matching road money set aside by
these states.
BUI Strongly Supported.
Mr. McArthur has Introduced the
Chamberlain bill in the house for this
purpose, which has been referred to
the house committee on roads and
highways. Members of this commit
tee, Mr. McArthur's message said, fa
vored relief for the western states,
and Representative Mondell, republi
can leader in the house, is also said
to be favorable to the appropriation
The memorial adopted by the house
today calls attention to the fact that
the 11 western states seeking federal
road construction aid have within
their boundaries national forest re
serves approximating 150.000.000
acres, on which no taxation can be
derived. These states during the past
five years have expended millions of
dollars, the memorial states, while
Oregon itself has expended $27,000,
t)00 on roads and highway construc
tion during the past four years.
Congress Is urjfed to give imme
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 49
degrees; minimum, d" degrees.
TODAY'S Generally fair; southwesterly
winds.
Legislature.
Norblad draws up redistrictlng bill. Page 6.
Legislature to recess today until Monday.
Page 1.
Start made by Oregon lawmakers In high
way legislation. Page 1.
Port bill struck by money-wrench. Page 6.
Louis F. Hart, Washington's ninth gover
nor, to be inaugurated. Page t.
Idaho house backs McArthur bill to eon
tinue federal road programme. Page tt.
Foreign.
Russian trade envoy dissatisfied with deal
with Great Britain. Page 10.
New law for India goes into effect. Page 3.
Ministry of French premier is defeated
Page 4.
NatlonaL
Wilson checks Irish dispute to cabinet.
Page 1.
Will Hays rival of Tobias Hert for postmaster-generalship.
Page 4.
Millions declared tied up in Junk holdings
of U. 5. shipping board, page lb.
Disarmament meet is urged by Bliss.
Page 2.
Porch Inaugural considered best. Page 1.
Naval court to air balloonists' fight.
Page 2.
Domestic.
Dr. Aked gives Inside facts concerning
Ford's attack on Jews. Page 3.
Livestock men row in convention ball.
Page 3.
Pacific Northwest.
Big alimony checks worthless as result
of SpoKane DroKerage arms failure.
Page" 4.
Count and Countess Rathlou again in lime
light. Page 2.
Washington's governor in. Page 7.
Sports.
Plans made for an early trial of indicted
ball players. Page 12.
Peace agreements signed between major
and minor leagues. Page 12.
Bob Devere here to fight Langford.
Page 12.
Sutherland bought by Detroit. Page 12.
Pin smashing stars to invade Spokane.
Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
All grades of flour advance In local mar
ket. Page 19.
Wheat higher at Chicago, with competi
tion between millers and exporters.
Page 19.
Stock trading centers in speculative issues.
Page 1.
Lumber rates cut to points in orient
Page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Affairs of Morris Bros, juggled, declares
John L. Etheridge In court. Page 1.
Sewer probe holds up pay to contractors.
Page 11.
Wages and charges cut by contractors.
Page 1.
Pisgah colony asks city for fund to care
for unemployed young men. Page 20.
Janitress is killed' when elevator runs
wild. Page 1
Two Portland families threatened with
death by elusive blackmailer. Page 1.
Oregon grain growers to form non
profit co-operative marketing associa
tion. Page 5.
Revision of railway intrastate livestock
contracts to be considered by public
service corporation. Page 10.
Automobile men from all over Oregon com
to see big show. Page 13.
Metal tradesmen against wage cut. Pace 10.
Guards were thrown about the
homes of two Portland business men
last night, when a second letter
threatening them and their families
with Immediate death, because he was
outwitted in an attempt to collect
$25,000 blackmail early yesterday
morning on the Base Line road, was
received from "Shadow," the author
of the threats.
"Your money cannot save you now,"
the blackmailer wrote to J. Wesley
Ladd, who assisted the police In their
unsuccessful attempt at capture.
Charles Jennlng also received a
second letter. Will F. Lipman, It was
announced at police headquarters last
night, received a letter demanding
money late yesterday afternoon.
Letters Kept Secret.
The contents of the letters were
not made publ.c by the police, who for
some unknown reason continued
throughout the day to throw the
greatest possible secrecy about the
gigantic plot, which involved three
other Portland business men.
Letters demanding sums ranging
from $10,000 to $25,000 and threaten
ing death were received on Saturday
by Ben Selling and Louis Gevurtx.
John M. Jones, postmaster, who was
another intended victim, was not
asked for money, the police said.
At the close of these letters the
blackmailer admonished his intended
victims to answer him through the
personal columns of The Chegonian
in this way;
"Shadow, your arrangement is sat
isfactory." As soon as they had received the
letters the men turned them over to
the police and federal operatives for
investigation.
Ladd First Victim.
Mr. Ladd was chosen the first vic
tim by the "Shadow, " he was or
dered to deliver a package contain
ing $25,000 Tuesday night. The meth
od outlined by the blackmailer was
for Mr. Ladd to install two flash
lights orb his automobile as well as
two rear lights. He was directed
to leave Grand avenue and East Gli
san street at midnight, Tuesday, and
drive out the Base Line road to the
Automobile club house and then re
turn by way of the Columbia River
highway.
The "Shadow" notified his intended
victim that somewhere along this
route he would be in waiting for the
package of money, which he demand
ed should be in denominations of iS.
$10 and $20.
Full Instructions Given.
He gave specific information as to
how the money should be deposited.
He said that somewhere along the
road he would give a signal by wav
ing a pocket flashlight three times
in a circle. Mr. Ladd was directed to
proceed not faster than 10 miles an
hour and to drop the package, which
should be wrapped in white paper at
the spot where this flashlight signal
should be given. He was then or
dered to drive at high speed down the
highway as soon as the package had
been dropped.
Police Inspector Hellyer was se
lected to impersonate Mr. Ladd in
driving the machine with the spuri
ous package. Three other automo
biles loaded with police, deputy sher
iffs and federal operatives followed
at varying distances.
Signal Flashes In Downpour.
As Hellyer's machine and one con
taining police detectives were eoming
west on the Base Line road about 200
yards east of the intersection of the
Base Line road and the Craig road,
they saw the flash light signal
through the downpour of rain. True
to Instructions, Hellyer proceeded at
slow speed to a point, wnere a un
of paper was burning to designate
the spot where the package anouia
be dropped.
He tossed the bundle out of the
machine and speeded up for about
100 feet, when he brought his car to
a stop. By turning off one of his
rear lights he signaled for the ma
chines In the rear to come on,
but by the time the others had ar
rived, the "Shadow" had picked it"
the package and fled. Although they
scoured the wooded section at that
point, they were unable to find the
slightest trace of the mysterious in
dividual. Plans Carefully Laid.
Examination of the place where the
flashlight signal was given disclosed
yesterday that the "shadow" had
carefully planned to carry out his
scheme. He was hidden back of a
large signboard near the intersection
of the two roads.
Directly across lihe road he had cut
an opening in
barbed wire fence
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