VOL. LX NO. 18,8G3
Entered t Portland lOreiron)
Poftofflce ait SAccnd-Clasa Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 9, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WRESTLER STRANGLES
BURGLAR TO DEATH
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RIOTING BANISHES
.GERMAN PHOTOPLAY
BLOODY FIGHT MARKS
L
BLOSSOMS ATTRACT
INTEREST IS CUT,
BUSINESS BETTER
Federal Reserve Banks'
Action Starts Boom.
MARINE BRUTALITY
W FEIV TH P STO
HE
WORKERS
Hood river visitors
PARIS CELEBRATION i
VOTE Oil NEW PW
T
VALLEY, ALL IX BLOSSOM, IS
ARDOCIX SAYS BE IXTE.VDED
EX-SERVICE MEN" PICKET LOS
AXCELES THEATER.
HAND TO IIAXD EXCOVXTERS
LAST SEVERAL HOURS.
GORGEOUS SIGHT.
OALY TO HOLD PROWLER.
AITI
ROM
IT
Terms Worked Out in
Conferences Are Up.
RESULTS EXPECTED TODAY
Brown Says Union Heads
Used No Pressure. '
BRIEF CONFERENCE DUE
Different Interested Parties Likely
to Get Together for Short
Discussion of Situation.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 8. Local
Unions of marine workers voted today
in nearly every port on the Atlantic,
Pacific and Gulf coasts on accepting
terms worked out in conference be
tween their representatives, the ship
owners and Secretary Davis for settle
ment of the wage controversy.
The results were expected to be
made known to Secretary Davis tomorrow.-
William S. Brown, president
of the Marine Engineers' Beneficial
association, said tonight no pressure
had been brought to bear by the union
heads on the workers in connection
with the vote.
A brief conference is expected to
morrow at the labor department with
different interested parties present.
STEAMER PAW LET LEAVES
Ivan Still in River After Delay of
Week by Strike.
The shipping board steamer Pawlet
called yesterday at 6:50 P. M. for the
orient, .breaking an extended tie-up
because of the shipping strike.
"She sailed with a full crew and the
personnel was all-American," declared
James W. Crichton, district agent of
the operations division of the shipping
board.
This left another shipping board
cteamer, the Ivan, still held In the
river after a week's delay in the ef
fort to obtain a crew. She, too, has a
cargo for the orient. Lieutenant
Harold C. Jones of the sea service bu
reau said men were b'eing signed to
complete the crew of the Ivan and
the might be able to leave" on short
notice as soon as the complement of
men was obtained.
Strikers, on the contrary, declared
that the inability of the ship to ob
tain men for the engine room was
likely to hold the craft up for an in-1
definite period.
Barney Dionne, secretary of the lo
cal Marine Engineers Beneficial as
sociation, announced that the vote
taken by the organization Saturday
on whether or not the engineers would
accept the wage reduction of 15 per
cent effected by the shipping board
was in favor of rejection. The result
of the ballot was forwarded to nation
al headquar'. rs of the marine engi
neers. A ballot was taken all over
the country and the results will be
announced today by national head
quarters. N
Some picketing was reported yes
terday in the vicinity of the dolphins
where two of the ships were tied
tip. The strikers were said, however,
to be orderly and no trouble was re
ported.. The steamer Apus, loading here for
Europe, was reported to have signed
a full crew of union men at the old
scale. Strikers were also advised by
national headquarters that eight
steamship lines had signed up with
the organisation for a year at the
old scale. These lines were said to
irclude the White Flier line of San
Francisco.
A number of privately owned ves-
ae.s operating in the coast service
got away yesterday, unaffected by
the fctrike.
TWO OP 6 POIXTS REJECTED
Marine Engineers at Xew York Eui
power Committee to Act.
XEW YORK. May 8. After reject
ing two of the six points embraced in
the tentative draft forwarded froyi
the department of labor yesterday
the Marine Engineers' Beneficial as
sociatlon today voted its executive
committee power to negotiate a set
tlement if possible. This committee.
it was said, would return to Wash
ington tonight with a counter propo
eition.
The etriking engineers rejected the
15 per cent wage reduction and the
bonus plan included in the propos
tion emanating from the department
of labor. E. F.- Pegg, chairman of the
Pacific coast district of the Marine
Engineers' Beneficial association, an.
counced that similar action was taken
today by the marine engineers on the
west coast.
An efficiency wage scheme as a
substitute for the bonus plan will be
one proposal for the " engineers'
counter-proposition, said T. B. Healy,
chairman of the Atlantic and Gulf
coast districts.
The engineers indorsed four points
Included in the proposal of the de
partment of labor. They voted for
the reinstatement of strikers, reten
tion of the basic eight-hour day and
the 1920 classification of shjp ton
nage, payment of one hojir daily
'overtime to the most efficient engi
neers and elimination of the open
' (Concluded on Pas . Column 4.)
Hotels and All Other Accommoda
. tions Are Taxed by Heavy
Influx of Sightseers.
HOOD RIVER, Or., May 8. (Spe
cial.) The elements were kind in
Hood River today, brilliant sunshine
prevailing from early morning until
night. The valley, with 13.000 acres
of apple trees in gorgeous bloom, was
visited by nearly 1000" automobilists.
who feasted their eyes on the rare
beauty.
The : season's largest crowds of
motor visitors taxed local hotels and
restaurants to capacity. Indeed, so
great was the influx of sightseers last
night that hotels were soon filled and
guests were billeted at city and valley
homes.
AH valley resorts were filled. A
number of blossom-day visitors were
here in bodies, among them members
of Washington commandery. Knights
Templar, and the Old Colony club of
Portland. . ' '
A large portion of the 'visitors
brought picnic lunches and practically
every available nook of the country
side had its coterie of merry-makers.
The sightseers did not merely tour
the more frequented trunk roads, but
scores of cars penetrated the lanes
and byways, exploring nooks of ap
pealing scenic beauty." The valley's
orchardists were Jubilant over the
prospects for the greatest apple crop
ever harvested.
HARDING PRAISES ELKS
President i Unveils Memorial to
Members Killed in War.
WASHINGTON, May 8. The princi
ples of patriotism inspiring the ritual
of the Elks- were lauded by Presidert
Hard inc. who is a member, today In
an address at the Washington lodge of
the order. The occasion was.a memo
rial service for local Elks who had
served In the world war and the un
filing by the president of a bronse
tablets on which the names of 376
of the fraternal order are inscribed.
The Elks, he said, was a great fra
ternal order became it was founded
cn the principles of "justness, fidelity
and brotherly love.
In the morning the president and
Mrs, Harding, accompanied by Post
master - General Hays, observed
mothers' day by attending services at
Calvary Baptist church.
KAT0 FOR SMALL NAVY
Japanese Minister Says He Favors
Armament Reduction
TOKIO, May 8. (By the Associated
Press.) In a speech before a gather
ing of Japanese governors today
Vice - Admiral Tomasaburo Kato,
minister of the navy, declared he fa
vored armament reduction, but that
no concrete proposal had been re
ceived from any country.
Meantime he was convinced Japan's
naval programme, which Is expected
to be completed in 1927 at a cost of
two hundred million yen, would not
necessitate increased taxation. j
ADAMS HAS AVALANCHE
Hood River Observers See Masses
of Snow Tumble Down Mountain.
HOOD RIVER. Or., May S. (Spe
cial.) A tremendous avalanche, plain
ly discernible from here, rolled down
the northwest face of Mount Adams
today. A number of observers saw
It with naked eyes.
J. E. Slade, prominent orchardist of
u.K,.m wash . whose nresent home is
, .. . .
in Hood River, watched the avalanche
through a good glass, and said he be- .
lieved it to 'be one of the largest)
slides ever to occur on Mount Adams.
MOVIE SPOONERS BANNED
Tacoma Censors Order Crowds to
:Qult Tender Embraces.
TACOMA, Wash., May 8. (Special.)
Spooning is a thing of the past in
Jacoma motion picture theaters here
after if thi crowds obey a new cen
sor's edict. The board has notified
all theater managers that they must
flash signs on.the screens telling the
spooners to watch out. ..
Theater managers ;have been noti
fied also to keep a watch out for the
spooners and- break, any. tender
squeezes they may see The Tacoma
board is composed "of three elderly
women. ' " v
ARMAMENTS CUT ASKED
100,000 Clergymen Requested to
Read Appeal From Pulpits.
NEW YORK, May 8. An appeal for
an international conference on the
reduction of armaments was issued
tonight by the' Federal Council of
Churches of Christ in America, the
National Catholic Welfare council,
the Central Conference of American
Rabbis and the United bynagogue oi
America. ' .
More than 100.000 clergymen were
asked to read the appeal from their
pulpits June 6. The congregations
also were requested to send resolu
tions to the'ir congressmen.
BRITONS FETE HIR0HIT0
King George Makes General Out of
Japanese Prince.
LONDON. May 8. (By the Assog
ciated Press.) King George has ap
pointed Crown Prince Hirohito of
Janan- an honorary ' general in the
British army.
Entertainments in 'honor of the
princes who arrived at Spithead Sat
urday and will remain in cngiana un
til, the end of the month, when he
proceeds to France, were held today
aboard the Queen Elizabeth, flagship
of the commander-in-chief of the At
lantic fleet. " '
OUTLOOK BEST SINCE WAR
Skies of Finance and Indus
try Clearing Fast.
CREDIT NOT SO TIGHT
Avalanche of Gold Declared to Be
Sweeping Down on America,
, Helping Things.
f BT HARDEN COLFAX.
; (Copyright, 1821, by The Oregonian.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 7. (Spe
cial.) The cut in federal reserve bank
interest rates, announced within the
week at tuch widely separated cen
ters as New York, Atlanta anfl Chi
cago, comes to American industry
with all the cheer of a burst of sun
shine after a storm. .
The lively quickening 'of business,
which even the most casual of observ
ers cannot have failed to note, has
been the immediate result. The out
look today is the brightest since the
armistice was signed.
The skies of finance and industry
are clearing fast.
May day came and went with
scarcely a ripple on the surface of
industrial conditions.
Credit Situation Better.
For the first time within a year,
the railroads, the farmers, the manu
facturers and the producers generally
within the last week have felt the
improvement: The banks, standing
like Gibraltar through a storm, find
the credit situation tremendously bet
ter than it was a year ago, and money
easier than it has been at any time
for months.
That is one reason why the three
federal reserve banks cut their dis
count rates. '
Another reason is found in the
avalanche of fjold which Is sweeping
down upon America. It comes from
everywhere and government strong
boxes are described as literally al
most ready to burst from its weight.
Improvement Is Expected.
Easier money has come like a blood
transfusion to a sick-abed industry.
It means more money for legitimate
enterprise and, consequently, more of
legitimate enterprise with resultant
(Concluded on Page 8, Column S.)
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Pacific Coast Amateur Champion
Leaps From Bed and Stn .
Five Minutes for H- ?
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SAN FRANCISCO.' May Louis R.
Ardouin. nromlnent OW club"ath
leie, wno lasi muuiu .
coast amateur heav V at wrestling
championship at JS " ngeles, accl
dentally strangled? o eath early to
dav William E.f irson, whom he
fmind robbing a bureau drawer in
his home. Ardouin sad he clamped
a wrestling hold on the man only to
hnirt him until the police arrived.
Ardouin leaped from bed when he
heard the man the house and grap
pled with him, while Mrs. Ardouin
telephoned f-.-r the police. Anderson
was 50 years old and is survived by
Hn widow.
The two men struggled for fully
v minutes Ardouin told the police
before he obtained the hold which
strangled. Anderson. No' weapons
were found on the dead man.
IDAHO POSITIONS FILLED
Several Appointments Announced
by Governor Davis.
BOISE, Idahor May 8. (Special.)
r:nt,srn.r nvlK last nlerht appointed
Stanley Easton of Kellogg a member
cf the state board of education io
succeed Ramsay Walker, whose term
expired some time ago. Mr. Easton
wen.lii.nwn- mining man. man
ager of the Bunkerhill & Sullivan
mine, and has been closely identified
with n.ihlli- and Dolitical affairs of the
state. He is a republican and was
one of Idaho's delegates to inn
national convention at Chicago.
nihr annnintments made by Gov
ernor Davis include Arthur.J. Snyder
nf Snrinn-field and C. A. Hurris of
Itexburg, directors of the Blackfoot
asylum; Thomas Kelly, director ot
athletics at the University of Idaho,
member of the state athletic commis
sion to succeed W. C. Bleamaster.
PAROLED GIRL IS MISSING
Minnie Shields, Permitted to At
tend Circns, Fails to Return.
SALEM. Or.. May 8. (Special.)
Salem police today searched for
Minnie Shields, aged 17. who recently
was paroled by the superintendent of
the state industrial school for girls
to a family of this city. The girl was
allowed to attend a circus her yes
terday afternoon and when she failed
to return to her home at midnight
a search was made of her room. It
was found that she bad taken all of
her belongings.
Miss Shields Is of the blonde type
and -according to Mrs. Clara Patter
son, superintendent of the school, the
girl bad only 82 when she departed.
She has a brother living in Portland
and the officers there have been noti
fied of her escape.
Management Finally Is Forced to
Put on American-Made Play.
Eggs Used in Attack.
LOS ANGELES, May 8. (Special.)
Ex-service men won a complete
victory last night in the first clear
cut fight in this country on the Ger
man film issue when Hollywood post,
after rioting lasting more than six
hours,, compelled Miller's theater to
stop its performance of the German
made "Cabinet of Dr. Callgari" and
to put on in its place an American
made film.
The playhouse, which had started
the picture early in the afternoon for
a two weeks' run, capitulated only
after It had been picketed for hours
by hundreds of men tin uniform and
after the disturbances at its entrance
had gone to such extremes that two
mob rushes had been attempted,
spoiled 'eggs had been burled and
police end provost guard forces had
been reinforced until they numbered
35 men.
So serious had the attitude of the
mob become just before it was an
nounced that the management was
willing to yield that the crowds com
pletely blocked traffic, not only along
the sidewalk from Eighth to Ninth
on Main street, but had also swept
out Into the streets and had paralyzed
street traffic where Ninth, Main and
Broadway run together. Meanwhile
cries of "charge the house" were
beard, followed by two wav:a of men
burling themselves against .the
throng on the sidewalk and almost
breaking their way through the line
of peace officers standing ready to
meet them. ,
After these attacks had failed an
egg barrage was laid down, being so
aimed as to force the evacuation of
the sidewalk just to the north of the
theater, thereby paving the way for
the intended flank attack, which was
to have been from that direction.
Leaders of the legion men, who
throughout had counseled their fol
lowers to avoid all violence, then be
gan to urge patience upon the mob,
which now included, in addition to
several hundred ex-service men, sev
eral thousand civilians, with a gen
erous sprinkling of men in the uni
form of the navy. -
A hasty conference was held tnside
the theater, and Roy Marshall; ad
jutant of the Hollywood post, broke
through the crowd with a step-ladder
as a battering ram, and, mounting
it, waved for silence and announced
that the film would be taken off im
mediately. "
Two Go to Church Convention.
EUGENE. Or.. May 8. (SpeciaL)-
Rev. William Moll Case, pastor of the
Central Presbyterian church of this
city, and Frank Page, of Walterville,
plan to leave tomorrow for Winona
Lake, Ind., to attend the general as
sembly of the Presbyterian church.
Rev. Mr. Case goes as a commissioner
to the assembly and Mr. Page as
lay delegate.
Delegates Ask President
' to Withdraw Troops. .
MILITARY AUTOCRACY HIT
Recent Investigation Called
Whitewash by Navy. .
'I The government's efforts to arrange
$500,000 THEFT ALLEGED rcelebr,itions n,et n,uch opposition.
Officers and Men Arc Declared to
Have Tortured Xativcs and
Committed Crimes.
W ASHINGTON, D. C. May 8. Many
atrocities by American marines and
the native gendarmerie were charged
by three Haltlen delegates who are
here to present a memorial to Presi
dent Harding, the state departmen
and congress, and who demand
withdrawal of th'i United States
forces.
The memorial, made public tonight.
reviews the five years of occupation,
and declared that It is "the most ter
rible regime of military autocracy
ever carried .on in the name of th
great American democracy."
The naval investigation was charac
terlzed as a "joke," and Rear-Admiral
Knapp was accused of having done
"nothing at all" when he visited Haiti
under ord-era from Secretary Daniels
to make an inquiry.
"The Haitien people feel," said'th
memorial, "that if the naval court o
Inquiry has not fulfilled In Haiti the
broad mandate conferred on it by
Jcsephus Daniels, it is because it was
faced with charges of such a horrible
nature it was thought best to pass
them over."
Use of Water Core Charge.
Among acts charged against the
American occupation were:
Administration of the "water cure'
and other tortures by American offi
cers and marines, and the commission
of "numberless abominable crimes.'
of which 25 cases are given.
Removal of 1500,000 of Haitien gov
ernment funds which American ma
rines "took' on board the gunboat
Machias" and which were deposited in
New York, to "force the Haitien gov
eminent to accept control of the cus
toms houses by depriving it of finan
cial resources."
Enforced ratification on June 12.
1918, of a new Haitien constitution
with marines presiding at the ballot
box, only ballots bearing the word
"Yes" being issued.
Probe Declared Farce.
Exclusion from the naval board of
inquiry of "a.11 Haitlens who had any
thing to say regarding the numerous
cases of murder, brutality, rape
arson, etc."
The memorial stated that during
the five years of American occupa
tion, Haiti "has passed through such
sacrifices, tortures, destructions, hu
initiation and misery as never before
had been known in Its unhappy his
tory." For these "wrongs and in
juries" the Haitien people ask repara
tions, said the memorial.
6 DEAD; 40 HURT IN RIOTS
Extreme Nationalists- and Com
munists Fight in Italy.
ROME, May 8. Battles between the
fascisti, or extreme nationalists, and
the commirnists are becoming more
bitter. Friday reports of violence
showed six dead and 40 wounded.
The conflicts Included one at Citta
della, In which the fascisti. In aveng
ing a communist assault, attempted to
destroy the labor headquarters. All
the attackers, however, were arrest
ed. When this news reached fascisti
headquarters in Padua several hun
dred members went to- Cittadella,
forced one of the prisons and over
came the guards. Then they rushed
to the outer prisons, but falld in their
attacks, which resulted In three of
their number being killed and ten
wounded.
$40,000,000 FOR FARMS
Loan Board Begins Distribution of
Fund Obtained by Bond Issue.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 8. Dis
tribution of the J40.000.000 raised by
the farm loan board through its re
cent bond issue to make loans to
farmers has begun. Commissioner
Lobdell said Saturday.
Land banks resumed the making ot
loans to farmers Monday, he said, and
while full reports have not been re
ceived it is the board's intention to
spread the $40,000,000 among as many
of the farmers as possible.
GIRL SLAINJBY PLAYMATE
Pistol Discharge Kills Caretaker of
8 Motherless Children.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 8. Marie
Bigone, 22-year-old Italian girl, was
shot and killed here today by her
nephew, Vincent Bigone, aged 13, who
was playing with his father's auto
matic pistol.
Marie Bigone came to San Francisco
a month ago from Italy to care for
the eight motherless Bigone children.
3 7 Wounded When Police Clash
With Communists In Protest
of Joan of Arc Day.
PARIS, May 8. (By the Associated
Press.) Fourteen policemen and 23
communists were wounded here today
in a disturbance during the celebra
tion of the anniversary of the lifting
of the siege of Orleans by Joan of Arc
in 1429.
The communists tried to enter the
gates of Paris In protest against the
celebration. There was hand-to-hand
fighting several hours and shooting
and hurling of missiles.
Disturbances also occurred at
Brest, Sainte Etlenne and Limoges.
expense, while others objected on
political and religious grounds.
At St. Etlenne disorder broke out
during church services. Revolver
shots were exchanged.
In various cathedrals services were
held 'to inaugurate the three-day
celebration. At Orleans the ceremony
of delivering Joan or Arc's war ban
ner to the b'shop ot Orleans was held.
The streets of Paris, Orleans and
other cities were decorated. French
military and marine forces rendered
honors. At Cherbourg the American
cruiser Chattanooga and two torpedo
boat,destroyers took part in a naval
display and fired salutes.
DAYTON MAN IS INJURED
V. II. Ballard, Druggist, Run Down
by Dr. Tucker of Portland.
XEWBERG, Or., May 8. (Special.)
V. H. Ballard, Dayton, Or., druggist
was run down and painfully Injured
by an automobile driven by Dr. Er
nesf Tucker of Portland this after
noon at Six Mile, about 8 4 miles
north of Newberg. on the road to
Portland.
Mr. Ballard had just stepped from
his automobile and was crossing the
road to a service station when Dr,
Tucker's machine hit htm. Dr. Tuck
er administered first aid and the in
lured man was brought here In an
automobile that was passing. Mr
Ballard sustained a broken collar
bone and several scalp wounds.
BOLSHEVISM IS DENIED
Valparaiso University Head Cites
Government Contract as Proof.
VALPARAISO, Ind., May 8
Nash Jeffrey, president of Valparaiso
university and the board of trustees,
Issued a statement yesterday denying
the charges that "bolshevism, com
munism and other cults" exist at the
Institution. These charges were made
April 25 by Daniel Russell Hodgon
retiring president.
"The most convincing proof." said
President Jeffrey's statement, "I
that the federal government has this
week entered into a contract with
the Valparaiso university to send
here hundreds of ex-servtce men for
special training."
AMERICANS REACH RUSSIA
5042 Workmen and Immigrants
Arrive In Petrograd In 4 Months
RIGA, May 8.-Twenty-four batches
of American workmen and immi
grants, totaling 3042 men, arrived In
Petrograd from December. 1820. to
April 1.
During the first part of April 2000
additional persons arrived, says a
Petrograd dispatch.
Most of the immigrants remained
in Petrograd. The others have oeen
sent into the provinces.
N'DEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
THSTERDAT'S Hish, 60 dciree.; low. 44
TODAY S Cloudy: westerly winds.
Foreign.
Plot to undermine Kraneo-American
riend.hip reveaiea. rm
Firing ittmpcect congregation In Ireland.
Page 2.
Bloody fight marks Paris celebration or
Joan 01 Arc day. l .ge 1.
Poland again aks slloala rebels te aban
don Insurrection, rage .
' National.
Slow price reduction laid to retailers.
Page -
Marine workors vote on accepting par cut.
' Page 1.
Cut In Intercat by reierre banks help.
buaineaft Page 1.
Marina atrocities In Haiti charged. Pag 1.
Iomeatlr.
Woman to rebuilt war-lorn French vil
lage. Page s.
Burglar im atrangled to death by wrest
ler. Page 1.
Rioting banishes German photoplay
Page 1.
Doctor, fin. tarred and feathered for mal
practice. Page S.
Pacific Kortbweat.
Budget law digest: la to be put In blue
book. Page 8.
Hood River valley bloaaomi please throng
of visitors. Page t.
Mnnrta.
Pacific Coaet league rc.ults At Portland
4.1. Oakland l-8; at Seattla -0. Ver
non 0-4: at l.ns Angeles 7-1(1. Kalt !.ake
A-5; at ban Francisco, 4-7, tfacrameoto
4-2. Page 8.
Standard Oil nine defeats Astoria, 11-4.
Page 8.
Dope badly upset In high school league.
Page 8.
Frank Troth again to fore In shoot.
Page
Portland and Vicinity.
Rome exposition will open today. Page T.
Ousting of all democratic office-holders
considered at Kentucky Kllck meeting.
Page IS.
Tribute Is paid to mothers of city. Page Is.
Mother Is pictured In glowing tribute.
Page 16.
Woman with pistol bluffs 8 armed men.
Page 1.
Optimism Is keynote of bank bulletins.
Page 15.
Special election In. Oregon less than a
month away. Pie 7.
State fair prices on stock alluring. Pace 14.
Belief from freight on fruit to be sought
at bearing tomorrow. last 6.
Men, Stalking Husband
Scared Into Flight.
COLUMBIA SLOUGH SCENE
Empty Weapon Intimidates
Assailants With Knives.
WOMAN DEFENDS SPOUSE
John Xeufeld Tells rollce Two
Brothers and Brollier-in-Law
Wanted to Kill Him.
A rare display of courige and pres
ence of mind on the part of hlg wife.
who whipped an automatic pl'tol
from her handbag and held three de
termined assailants at bay, saved the
life of John Neufeld. SI East Thir
teenth street North, whilo he wii
fishing on Columbia slough yesler-
day morning, ha reported to the po
lice. The pistol was declared to have
been empty.
A family feud, which has persisted
since boyhood, and which h In
creased in bitterness with each suc
ceeding year, brought about the un
expected attack with its close to fatal
consequences. Neufeld said.
Neufeld aiiplled for warrants for
the arrest of his two brother and
brother-in-law on a charge of assault
with intent to kill. He will lay his
story before District Attorney Kvans
this morning and ask for the arreat
of the trio, he said.
Itoyliood Fend tasse.
According to Neufcld's story, as
told to Desk Sergeant Leavene, a bit
ter feud has existed between himself
and an older brother since they were
boys When he moved to Portland
from the east his brother followed
him here, and on many occasions has
threatened hla life, he said, as well
as the life of his mother Only re
cently was a younger brother enllate.l
on the side of the ot:ier brother,
while a brother-in-law. he averred.
has also become a bitter enemy
"Saturday night my younger brother
called me by telephone and asked
what I was going to do Sunday."
Neufeld said "When I told him that
mv wife and I were going fishing at
ih. aloueh he hung up. I fl'hlng
there this morning when I heard
rustle among the bushes on the river
bank Just above me.
Attack Is Ueaeribed
"I turned and there saw my t
brothers and brolher-ln-U w creep-
.,-, nta with knives drawn The
older brother said they had come to
cut me up. He rusnea me ana
me several times as I did my best to
fiTht ihem off. The brother-in-law
struck my wife on the Jaw.
'A thev started to close in my
wife whipped out tne pistol ami
threatened to shoot. I don't want to
kill anyone, but you drop those knives
i ,v, amav from nere or i win
shoot.' she told them.
This show of coursge on ner pan
onned the assault. iney pui up
their knives and left.
I don't know what would have
honnonul if they had continued tne
fight because the gun wasn't loaded.'
confessed Mrs. Neufeld as she stood
by her husband's side at police
headquarters. "But If they don't
leave mv husband alone I will be
compelled to keep the gun loaded for
our own protection.
Scar Are Displayed.
Neufeld did not tell the police lh
cause of the lnter-famlly feud which
hns been In progress for years, but
he doffed his hat and beneath a
thatch of flaming red hslr he dis
played numerous scars which he said
had been Inflicted by his oldee
brother in battles which bad recurred
at intervals since they both were
boys.
I have no idea why he is so de
termined to kill me, as he has s
often threatened, but his following
me to Portland from the east and this
attack against us this morning with
drawn knives hsa brought this whole
thing to a showdown. I Intend to
have them all arrested and c If this
cannot be brought to a stop. I dnn't
want to be compelled to kill my own
brother, but it will come to that If
be does not let me alone."
$75,000 AIR LINER FALLS
Wing Hits Treo on Take-Off for
Maiden Trip.
MILWAUKEE. May 8 With one ot
Its wings hitting a tree on the take
off of what was to bo the maiden
trip, the Lawaon air liner de luie,
valued at 87$, 000, crashed 00 feet to
the ground today.
Four passengers. Including Alfred
W. Lawson, the designer, escaped un
injured. Damage wag estimated
at
about fSOOO.
PLANE CRASHES; 2 DEAD
Lieutenant Is Seriously Injurvd;
Woman Passenger Loses Life,
ABHE.NE, Tex., May 8. A mechan
ic named Carson and Miss Margaret
Pearson were killed and Lieutenant
K. A. Locking seriously injured today
when an airplane fell.
The plane was piloted by Carson.