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' - 4 . : . ... ,. - . . - . - - r, . -"',- TnE MORNIXG OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1921 ' i 'i mm chest SECRETARY RESIGNS M. L Klepper Says Law Practice Needs His Time. ACCEPTANCE IS LIKELY Trlre OfficIaT, Receiving $500 Month Since October, 1920, De cides to Retire on April 1. Milton R. Klepper, executive sec retary of the community chest or ganization, yesterday tendered his resignation to take effect April 1. In his letter of resignation Mr. Klepper declared that, with the preliminary work of organizing the community chest concluded, be was desirous of devoting his time exclusively to his law practice, which he said has been neglected during his association with the organization work of the chest. That Mr. Klepper's resignation would doubtless be accepted at the next meeting of the executive board was the statement made by J. C. Ains worth, vlce-prsldent of the community cheat. Letter Sent Directors. "Mr. Klepper contributed six months of bis time almost exclusively to the community chest work, prior to Oc tober 1, 1920, without compensation," added Mr. Ainsworth. "Without the data collected by Mr. Klepper it would have been Impossible to con duct the campaign now under way." Mr. Klepper'e letter, which was ad dressed to the board of directors of the Portland community chest, was as follows: "Referrlnff to the editorial In The Oregonian, there seems to be some misconception on the part of the pub lio on account of the sum of $500 a month allowed my office since Oc tober 1, 1920. This amount, as you know. Included office rent for the chest and stenographic hire. "The editorial further declared that I am to continue as the permanent executive head. Realizing the magni tude of the work to be handled by the community chest and the fact that the directors will need an execu tive head who will give his entire time to the work, and probably an ex perienced social worker, in adminis trating the funds and managing the affairs of the chest after the cam paign is over, It has never been my Intention to continue as the execu tive head after we have completed the first drive and had the chest per manently established. Time Wanted for Practice. "And, now that our preliminary work In the first drive is about over, I wish to be relieved from further duties as executive head of the com munity chest, as I am desirous of de voting my time exclusively to the practice of law, which I necessarily have been obliged to neglect. If sat isfactory to the board, I ask that my resignation be accepted, effective April 1, or as soon thereafter as some one else may be obtained In my place. "May I express to you my deep ap preciation for the privilege I have had of working under your direc tion and In this great public under taking. Further, 1 pledge to you my continued effort, as in the past, inso far as my time will permit, in making the Portland community chest a suc cess." HOME HAYEN0F GROUCH Dr. McElveen Says Men Demand Impossible From Women. Sparkling epigrams touching on love and marriage were presented by Dr. W. T. McElveen, pastor of the First Congregational church. In a lec ture at the B'nai B'rith forum last night. "Home, that should be a world of bate shut out and a world of love shut In, Is. strangely, the place where we grumble the most and are treated the best," declared Dr. McElveen. "Better give your daughter to a man without money," advised Dr. McEl veen, "than give ber to money with out a man. "A man frequently loves himself and marries his ideal of himself, and then blames his wife because she does not live up to all the virtues he can imagine." A woman is not the duplicate nor counterpart of a man, according to Dr. McElveen, neither is she "the pale copy of a man with some of the stronger elements left out." THRONG ENJOYS CONCERT Excellent Impression IS Made by Portland Oratorio Society. About 800 people attended and en Joyed the concert of the Portland Ora torio society, Joseph A. Finley con ductor, last night, in the public- au ditorium, the assisting soloist being Robert Louis Barron, violinist, and Otto Wedemeyer, baritone. Twelve young women members of the ora torio society, organized as the Lotus chorus, sang in charming fashion four numbers, with piano accompani ment, and made good. There Is a de mand In this city for each excellent concerted singing. Th oratorio society, constating of 61 singers men and women ang In spirited, rousing style five choruses, the best sung number amonig them being "Son of the Vikings." The chorus hs number of pood voices. (PONSKWATP. Cbascivstivo ft For over 28 years the Hibernia has been in business, growing steadily, substantially and safely. . . t. Vs-..- FATTY ARI1UCKLE IS ATf AMTSI7T MILLIONS," AT TODAVS FILM FEATURES. Peoples Katherlne MacDonald, "My Lady's Latch Key." Liberty William S. Hart, "O'Malley of the Mounted." Columbia Florence Vidpr, "Ly ing Lips." Rivoli Roscos (Fatty) Ar buckle, "Brewster1 Millions." Majestic Harold Lloyd, "Now or Never." Star Edith Roberta, "The Fire Cat." Circle Mary Roberts Rlne hart's "It's a Great Life." Hippodrome-D o u g 1 a s Fair banks, "The Mark of Zorro." Globe Robert W. Chambers' "The Fighting Chance." FATTY ARBUCKXE, now referred to as Roscoe since he abandoned pastry-clinging for the field of more dignified comedy, hands depor tation orders to the blues In 'Brews ter's Millions" at the Rivoli. The plump comedian appears as Monte Brewster, hero of the familiar novel and stage play concerning the adventures of a young man who has to spend J2, 000,000 in one year in order to win a fortune five times as large. The genial Arbuckle creates a screen character that wins whole hearted laughter and Is euDDorted by a cast of players who make the most of the amusing plot. .Monte s grandfathers have clashlnsr opinions about the proper career for the boy. Grandfather Brewster de clares that a gentleman should not work, and presents Monte with J2.000.000 to prevent him from tolllnir. Grandfather Ingraham, who has made a rortune In the ice business, wants his grandson to become a partner in the business. The ice king knows that Monte will especially In the soprano section. Mr. Barron played six violin solos, and displayed silken, colorful tone, with fine interpretation. His playing of the Randegger "Bohemian Dance" was particularly enjoyed. Mr. Wedemyer was In good voice and sang finely in several songs, the gems of his collec tion being two Grieg arias. The two piano accompanists were Miss Ida May Cook and Miss Danae Livesay. LUMBER CAMPS TO OPEN Bnchner Company to Employ 225 at Four Jj Scale. NORTH BEND, Or., March 28. (Special.) The Buehner Lumber com pany today announced the reopening of Its logging camp at Eel lake with two sides on April 1. The camp em ploys 125 men and the company will start eat with, the Four-L scale, meaning $3.60 as a minimum wage. As quickly as the Eel lake camp Is running In good shape the company will open its new camp at Allegany, where 100 more men will be employed. The activity indicates tbe operations will be followed by resumption of sawing at the mill in North Bend, where 180 men are employed, prob ably within two or three weeks. MARSHFIELD. Or, March li. (Special.) The Reedsport shingle management announced orders re ceived to keep the mill running for the entire season and will start the Industry with a double shift. The camp which supplies the mill with lumber already has opened. ALASKAN FORESTER HERE Opening Paper Pulp Kesources Chief Concern of O. H. Flory. Charles H. Flory. district forester for the recently created Alaska forest district, arrived In Portland yester day to take up matters relative to his new work. Mr. Flory was for merly attached to the local office and was transferred to the Alaskan dis trict early in the year. Opening up of the paper pulp re sources of the region under his con trol is now his chief concern. Some mills have already been established and timber contracts for others are being advertised. The government is assisting in locating power sites for the mills and agrees to furnish tim ber on long time contracts. Mr. Flory will remain In Portland until the arrival of Colonel W, D. Greeley, chief forester, who is due in the city April 4. Bridge Building Opinion Given. SALEM, Or., March 28. (Special.) Individuals proposing to construct bridges over navigable streams are required first to obtain permission, unless congress has assumed con clusive control in the matter, ac cording to a legal opinion given to day by L H. Van Winkle, attorney general. The opinion was asked by the district engineer's office, with headquarters in the customs-house in Portland. E-ugene "Gypsy Tour" Terminus, EUGENE, Or., March 28.- -(Special.) Motorcyclists of Oregon and Wash ington will make Eugene the terminus of a "gypsy tour" June 26 and 27, according to information received by members of the Eugene Motorcycle association. A programme of sports and races will be arranged by the local association for the entertain ment, of U8 visitors. - 1 ' G MOMENT FROM "BREWSTER'S THE RIVOLI. never work while he has a big bank account, so he draws up a strange agreement to overcome this. Monte is to receive $10,000,000 at the end of a year, provided that the expiration of the period finds him flat broke, with no assets. He must not give money away or tell anyone why he is spending so freely, and he must not marry In order to have the help of a wife in getting rid of his coin. Monte agrees, and his efforts to become penniless provide plenty of whole some fun. - Fatty doubles as a baby in the early scenes of the picture, and the effect is one- of tbe funniest things the screen has flashed in a long time. Mutt and Jeff. In cartoon comedy, and Fox news complete the film pro gramme, and the Rivoli orchestra, di rected by Salvatore Santaella, con tributes the usual musical features. Screen Gossip. King Vldor, author-,producer-dlrect-or of motion picture, states that his organization is open for original scenarios. Six of the seven most suc cessful photoplays he has directed were filmed from stories written spe cifically for the screen. His prefer ence for original screen stories is based on what he believes to be a principle governing the motion pic ture art; and he deplores "the fetish like worship, on the part of motion picture producers, of published books and plays." Fred J. Butler, father and director of David Butler, now producing "Sophie Semenoff" with David as the star, is credited with administering initial teaching to many now famous stars. Among those who served under Butler's guidance as a stage director, are Marjorie Rambeau, Florence Reed, Charles Ruggles, Bert Lytell, Frances Starr, Fay Balnter, Richard Dix, Frank Bacon, Richard Bennett, Har land Tucker. Bessie Barriscale and Florehce Stone. ALLEGED BURGLARS HELD TRIO SAID TO HATE COCV FESSED TO XTMEROCS JOBS. O. J. Lacy, 21, John Allen, 18, and E. A. Romine, 2 9, Arrested and Accused by Police. Three alleged burglars fell Into the hands of the police yesterday: O. J. Lacy, 21; John Allen, 18, and E. A. Romine, 29 years old. All three are said to have confessed to numerous jobs in Portland and the Pacific northwest. Lacy and Allen were caught last night when Detectives Norene, Hill and Cahtll responded to the report of J. A. McCulIoch, 654 Cypress street, that two men were breaking into the house at 64$ Cypress street The po lice surrounded the house, capturing the two men as they cowered on the rear porch. The two were said to have admitted the robbery of the home of Chris Johnson, 1136 Gar field avenue, Sunday night, and police recovered two revolvers, two rings and two lavallieres belonging to Johnson. Both men face charges of burglary. Romine was arrested at 10:45 o'clock yesterday morning at First and Salmon streets by Patrolman Van Deusen, who suspected him of steal ing a dress which he was carrying. Police say that he confessed to the robbery of the J. W. Pettit home, 1003 Hassalo street, about a month ago. A quantity of silverware belonging to Pettit was located in the possession of E. W. Johnson, 619 East Twenty fifth street South, who said that he bought it from a stranger for SIS. Another job police attribute to Ro mine is the robbery of Mesdames Josephine Brettbach and Goldatraub and Miss Natalie Reichert, who live at 617 Holly street The prisoner is said to have sold much loot in Ore gon City, and detectives today will endeavor to recover It. Police said that Romine confessed to burglaries in Chehalis, Centralia and Vancouver; that he was wanted for issuing bad checks over the sig natures of the Oregon Stevedore com pany, and that he had served time in penitentiaries at Walla Walla, Wash., and Pontlac, Mich., for burglary. He was charged with burglary. NEWSBOYS TO BE GUESTS Central Labor Council to Give Benefit Tomorrow Evening. Portland newsboys will ba the guests of the Central Labor council at the benefit entertainment to be given tomorrow evening at the public auditorium, as the result of a resolu tion unanimously adopted at the coun cil's regular weekly meeting last night. Proceeds of the entertainment will be added to the Labor temple building fund. It was . announced. Fred L. Boalt was one of the prin cipal speakers, addressing the council upon the Importance of success of the community ...chest drive. A communication from the American legion was read in which the legion's employment committee asked co-operation of tbe council in the matter of obtaining employment for American citizens first and aliens afterward. The council appointed a committee which will meet with the legion men. AXeCUtiVA committeA nf th onnnnil i J it s 1 1 BfaMMtfi filHil 111 MM '.LV-sJ LOVE TILER GETS CO-ED'SSliJlED Ex-Lieutenant Accused of Use of Mails to 'Defraud. BAD LUCK TALES ABOUND Robert Donglas of Warsaw, Ind., Held as Besnlt of Testimony of ' Girl; A'ame Is Kept Secret. The law never forgets. So thinks Robert Douglas of War saw, Ind., ex-second lieutepant in the spruce division at Vancouver Bar racks during the war. TVft...i.. -amn tVi heart of a lass from Oregon Agricultural college with nis gay uniiorm ana uanwms air in one short month of courtship beginning on Thanksgiving day, 1918, and last night he slept In the Mult nomah county Jail, following his ar rest here yesterday on a secret indict In October. 1919. and charging him with using tbe malls to defraud. The girl became so enamoured of him that her heart went out 10 nun, even after he left Portland. He was said to have written her a hard-luck story, and in lots of 8300, fnn twn r.t Xiao and another of $50, she told the grand Jury, she poured out her money to aid nim 1111 every cent she had was gone. In all, 8750 was sent him. She said that when she told him she had no more his letters of ardent love ceased. Another Telegram Sent. Only a few days ago a telegram was sent her from Portland by Rob ert Douglas to the little town in Washington where Bhe lives. The telegram was placed in the hands of Postal Inspector Welter and Douglas' arrest at a Third-street lodging house followed. The girl, whose name was withheld by the authorities, met Douglas when she was on a sightseeing trip to Van pniiv,r WftRh . on Thanksgiving, 1918. They later became engaged. Then fol lowed the requests lor money aim mc compliance. After each dispatch of money came a long silence, said the girl, finally broken by more letters reporting ill luck and sickness. He was beaten by robbers, later he was convalescing in a hospital from an attack of yellow jaundice, and the next time, July 23, 1919, he would come west, he said, if she sent the money. Then she sent 1100, her last cent. That was the last she heard of him. Tale Told to Authorities. In the fall of 1919 she appeared be fore the federal authorities after she had decided to expose the whole af fair. A secret indictment was re turned as a result of her testimony. A nation-wide search was started then. Postal Inspector Welter made a spe cial trip east, but even the Douglas family had lost track of the ex-lieutenant. When arrested Douglas was prac tically out of funds. He told the au thorities he' had come here to square up the account with the girl, but his story was doubted. He was said to have made a clean breast of the af fair to Assistant United States At torney Lusk and also to have indi cated that he will plead guilty when arraigned this morning. Traveling; Is Related. Douglas was said to have traveled extensively while using the girl's savings. He was in Washington, worked for a time in the Cleveland shipyards, and later, according to his story, worked as a strikebreaker in the Oklahoma coal fields. He has admitted a marriage in 1912, but explained to federal authorities thaf he had separated from his wife soon after and also asserted that he does not know what became of her. The penalty Douglas is facing if convicted is not more than five years' imprisonment or a fine of not more than 1000 or both. TAKES S-5T0IIY 01 LIXEX BASKET RACED DOWX ELEVATOR SUAFT. 'Often Descend This Way ?" Asks Doctor "Sometimes I Come Down by Stairs," Rejoinder. SAX FTIANCTSCO, March 28. (Spe cial.) "It doesn't matter, I had to go down anyway," said Griffith Hum phreys, who plunged six stories down an elevator shaft at the Argonaut hotel here this morning, landed in a basket of laundry and apparently was only slightly bruised. Humphreys, who is -the linen man for the hotel, was waiting on the sixth floor with a basket of sheets and pillow cases which he intended to distribute through the rooms of a lower floor. There Was no gate on the sixth floor and Humphreys says he stuck his head into the shaft to see where the elevator was and in doing so he kicked over the basket of laundry. It started to fall down the shaft, and in making a quick rush to save It he lost his footing and gave It a close race to the base ment. The basket arrived right side -up with its contents at the bottom of the shaft and Humphreys dropped into it, weary from his long fall. He was taken at once to the central emergency hospital where physicians attended him. They patched up a few bruises and several abrasions while Humphreys chatted pleasantly with him, declaring that he never felt better in his life and wanted to go back to work. "This is not a daily occurrence with you, is It?" asked a physician. "No; sometimes I come down by the stairs," said Humphreys. PUBLIC HELD AT FAULT Dry Officer Places Responsibility for Law Enforcement With People. PHILADELPHIA, Marcb 28. John F. Kramer, federal prohibition com missioner, addressing a meeting of the Friends' Temperance society here tonight, emphasized his assertion that responsibility for faulty conditions in law enforcement lay with people, some of them church members, who do not accept the responsibilities in keeping the law. "Obedience to laws that we don't like is the real test of a man or a woman." he said. Denying that prohibition had been "put over" on the people, he said the question had been discussed for 75 years and laws had been in practice in some parts of the country for 50 years. . OFFICER COUP SUSPECTED EFFORT TO DENY COUXSEL TO JOHXSTOXE CHARGED. Attorney Says Thnrston County Sheriff Tried to Keep Defense From Confessed Blackmailer. OLYMFTA, Wash., March 2S. (Spe cial.) Before Judge John M. Wilson of the Thurston county superior court, Attorney H. L. Parr of Olym pla today accused Deputy Sheriff John H. Gifford of Thurston county of comspiring with Portland police to keep Herbert L. Johnstone, con fessed blackmailer of former Mayor George A. Mottman of Olympia from having legal counsel. Parr asked that the court investigate the charge and reprimand Gifford. Judge Wilson pointed out that Gif ford went to San Francisco as Gov ernor Hart's agent in bringing John stone back here. Parr said he would fight the same charge with Governor Hart. Parr stated that Gifford left the train with Johnstone at Albany Friday night where by prearrange ment three Portland detectives and a federal officer were waiting. The attorney further said that without giving Johnstone any supper, the of ficers grilled the prisoner until 2:30 A. M. and then started for Portland and that It was 9 A. M. Saturday morning before he found Johnstone. Parr further alleged that the Port land official!" told him thtt Oiffnrd 1 t...lo Liggett & Mrm Tobacco and Johnstone left Portland for Olympia at 1 P. M. while in reality Gifford had taken his prisoner to Vancouver and waited there for the 4 o'clock train to prevent Parr from seeing his client. Gifford said he left the train at Albany because he feared Johnstone would, be released on technical pro ceedings. Judge Wilson today placed Johnstone under bond for $2000. About one month ago. Johnstone told ex-Mayor George A. Mottman to leave $10,000 at a point Just outside of Olympia or that he, Johnstone, would blow up the Mottman store. A fake package of money was left for Johnstone and he was pursued by a posse that was waiting for him when he called for the money. He escaped, going to California. Johnstone said he would plead guilty to the blackmailing charge but that he would fight any attempt to take him to Portland to be tried In connection with the "shadow" cases there. He declares his innocence of the Portland crimes. Lyceum Xumber at Stevenson. STEVENSON, Wash., March 28. (Special.) The last number of the Stevenson lyceum course was given Friday night at the Stevenson high school. The musical programme was under the direction of Miss Irene Stratton,. Instructor In music in the schools here, assisted by P. I. Pack ard of Underwood. cello; George Weist. Hood River, violin. The musi cal programme was followed by a one-act farce comedy given by mem bers of the faculty, assisted by Miss Irene Schultz of Portland. The high school auditorium was crowded for the occasion. FA' TIMA CIGARETTES Co. CONSTANT DAILY USE is the real test for good clothes. The scores of business men who come to us each season is the strongest evidence of quality we have. The Spring Prices Are as Attractive as the Clothes to $(0O MENS WEAR Corbett Bldg., 5th and Morrison Men' Furnishings Main Floor. Men's Clothing Second Floor. SPECIAfi CELL TO BE FITTED FOR DEATH PENALTIES. Week for Fate to Be Set in Sen tence and Plan Is to Carry Them Out During Sleep. CARSON CITY, Nev.. March 28. A bill providing for the use of lethal gas in executing the death penalty in Nevada Was signed here today by Governor Boyle. Nevada Is the first state In the union to provide for the use of gas in inflicting capital punishment Under the old law condemned prisoners could choose between hanging and shooting. Under the present act the death warrant must designate the week in which the execution will be made. It must not be less than 60 nor more than 90 days from date of sentence. A suitable cell for Inflicting the pen alty will be provided, and the warden, a competent physician and six other persons at least 21 years old must witness the execution. The bill gave no details concerning the cell, but it was understood It was intended to be airtight, fitted with windows of chick glass and equipped with valves which will regulate the circulation of air after execution. It has been planned to use the gas when the condemned man is asleep. the gas being forced Into the cell throtiuh special vnlv. Helps make rich, red blood and revitalize weak nerves WOMEN OFTEN THINK THEY HAVE HEART TROUBLE. INDIGESTION. NER VOUS PROSTRATION, ETC, WHEN ITS SIMPLY IRON STARVATION OF THE BLOOD. Many women believe they are weak and nervous as a result of age. worry and overwork: they think that their disturbed digestion, headaches, heart palpitation, shortness of breath, pains across the brft-k, etc., are due to some serious disease Instead of the real cause Iron starvation of the blood. This - Is proven by the fact that when many of these same women take organic Iron for awhile all their alarming symptorqs quick ly disappear and they become strong-, ro bust and healthy. Iron is absolutely neces sary to enable your blood to change food into living celts and tissue. Without It nothinff you eat does you the proper amount of good you do not get the strength out of It. If you are not strong and well do not wait until you go alt to pieces and col lapse in a state of nervous prostration, but take some organic Iron Nuxated Iron at I once. But be sure it's organic iron and not metallic iron which people usually take and which is made merely by the action .of strong acids on small pieces oft iron. ; Organic NUXATED IRON is like the iron in your blood and like tbe Iron in spinach. lentils and apples and tt often increases 1 the bodily and mental vigor of weak, ! wornout women In two weeks' time. Beware of substitutes. T-ook for the word ! "Nuxated" on every pnckae and the tet ters N. I. on every tablet. Your money will I be refunded by the manufacturers if you i do' not obtain perfectly eatiufactory re . suits. At all druggists. Adv. If Mrs. Davidson Had Time Says She'd Tell Everyone How Tanlac Restored Her Health. "If 1 had the time I wou.d Just go from house to house and tell the peo ple what I know about Tanlac," said Mrs. Minda Davidson, 614 Market St.. Pendleton, Or., while In Spokane, Wash., recently. "About two years asro I had an awful attack of 'flu' and It left me In a badly Tun-down condition. 1 could eat very little more than enough to keep me alive and ws so weak I couldn't even sweep the floor in my room. I was very nervous, - niver slept well and was so discouraged I hardly knew what to do. Then, too, I suffered a great deal from neural gia in my face and it often swelled awfully. "Finally one of my friends got me to try Tanlac, and I certainly feel grateful to her; for there were many times while I was sick when I would gladly have given a thousand dollars for something to help me. Well, Tan lao certainly has made quick work of my troubles, for now I have a fine appetite, sleep well and feel strong and well In every way and never have an attack of that neuralgia or what ever it was in my face. Tanlac cer tainly deserves every bit of tbe praise being given it." Tanlac is sold In Portland by the Owl Drug Co. and Myer Bros.' Phar macy, Grand ave. and East Morrison. Adv. Beauty Contented1 Too are always confident that your beauty ha been developed to the highct of Its poulbiliti alter using Couraud'a Oriental H CAUSE OF UN'S ILLS WOULD GO FROM ' HOUSE TO HOUSE cream. a je. , via I Stnd 15c for Trial Sim I ffAl L M i