V,mm STATE LIErUitf MAR 2 3 1322 VOL. XL.I NO. 19,136 Entered at Portland Oreoir -gtoffioe am Sfeond-clayg Matter. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1923 PRICE FIVE CENTS SPRING IS HERALDED BY VERNAL EQUINOX PHEXOMEXON IS SCHEDULED FOR ABOUT NOOX. : ' PROTEST ON PETTING AROUSES STUDENTS BANK IS HELD UP; L TAX ALL U. S. SOLDIERS TO LEAVE GERMANY CHILD ACCIDENTALLY ' KILLED BY GRANDPA REPUBLICAN WINS STATE" HOME TAX REPEAL PROPOSED 3 T i VENGEANCE IS VOWED ON MAN ' WHO NEVER TASTES KISS. JULY 1 IS DATE SET IX WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS. PISTOL IS SEIZED TO MAKE " GAME EXCITING. REDUCERS SCHDD LAW IN MAINE ELEGTIO BANDITS CAUCH ' Bitter -Fight Waged All . Day Oveplndorsemerit." LEVY-CUjjNG IS IGNORED No Pr :!aHFor Cower Taxes 1st dered Even. SESSION IS IN CONFUSION Several Try o Speak at Once and Parliamentary Practices Are Thrown to the Winds. - Indorsement of a state Income tax was the single accomplishment of the tax reduction league convention at Us meeting In the central library yester day. When the . convention resumes at 9 o'clock this morning, however, the legislative and reduction com mittees, are expected to have some thing interesting to report. Not without opposition was the principle of an income tax carried and it precipitated a debate which waged back and forth all afternoon while parliamentary procedure, was thrown to the winds. The final vote stood 67 for the income tax and 20 against, but when the vote was taken! scores of delegates had left the hall. Effort t Sidetrack Fails. Before even the committee on order of business reported, C. E. Spence, master of the state grange, intro duced a resolution that the tax reduc tion league approve the income tax principle end appoint a committee of three to co-operate with the legisla tive committee of the grange in pre paring such a measure to be initiated in November. For hours the income tax was battled over and it was shunted around by opponents, but each time a drive was made, to side track the measure its friends rallied and kept it alive. P. H, D'Arey charged that . the purpose" for which the convention had been called was being subordinated and, in fact, that no attention was being directed to the main subject for which t lie delegates were assembled tax reduction. Judge D'Arcy advised that the state grange could go ahead and handle the In come tax as it saw fit while the convention should attend to its. sole purpose, which is for reduction of taxes. In ConclusionSie reminded the convention that the delegates were here to reduce taxes and not to raise more, as would be the mission of an income tax. Tax Redaction Ignored. This suggestion was unheeded. Not a single proposal for tax reduc tion "got to first base" at yesterday's session. The closest approach was when a dozen or more resolutions were read during a ten-minute Inter val before the noon recess and nothing happened to these resolu tions, for there wasn't even a reso lution committee to which they could bo referred. However, the sugges tions for reductions and economies will probably be reflected in repofts ot the legislative and reduc - tion committees this morning. Injection of the income tax resolu- tion caused a rent in the convention! and created a feeling of dissatisftc- . tion, breaking up the unity of purpose with which delegates had originally come to Portland. It was contended by opponents of the income tax that this plan was foreign to the conven tion. In ,the hours which followed about every argument for and against an Income tax was aired, freely and fluently, and with, on occasion, three or four speakers on the floor simul taneously. Order was maintained 'with difficulty and now and- then speakers indulged in personalities. Salem Speaker Attacks. :. First of the onslaughts on the resolution of Mr.' Spence came from E. Hofer of Salem, and the measure was next championed by L. B. Gibson, school superintendent of Hood River. Then George Mansfield of the farm bureau announced he would stand shoulder to shoulder with the i,..ster of the state grange and said that Mr. Hofer's interest was along the line of the man who wants to pay no tax. Following this a. Grant county dele gate informed the convention that "there is a billion dollars' worth of property in Multnomah county which is exempt" and that if all property were assessed at 100 per cent, and paid taxes, no income tax would be neces . sary. In mid-afternoon an opponent of the Income tax called attention to the fact that the convention was not yet permanently organized. For a while the Income tax resolution, was sidetracked, but after permanent or ganization was effected, with J. C. Cooper of McMinnville, chairman, and Thomas Hayes of Portland as secre tary, the resolution bobbed up again following a general mix-up on parlia mentary practice. Promise Declared Futile Seymour Jones elicited from Mr. Spence the Information that the legis lative committee of the grange is working , on its income tax measure and intends specifying that every dol lar from income shall show a dollar reduction from other sources. W. H. IConcluded on Face S, Column 1.) Bend Recognizes Passing of Win ter When Mercury Goes to , 65, Highest of Tear. ' Spring is here. At least it will be here, officially and astronomically, about noon today, when the vernal equinox will be at hand. The vernal equinox will not affect Portland residents any more than a cancelled postage stamp or an Eskimo blubber party. So far as the effects of the equinox are concerned, today will be the same as yesterday and to morrow, except to a few scientists and astronomers. The equinox is merely one of the phenomena in the annual business routine of the sun. i However, for those who demand lams ana aeiaiis.x tne louowmg ae scription of the vernal equinox, culled from the works of the late Noah WtV ster, widely-known author of one of the six best sellers and at one time of Hartford, Con., is presented: "The time when the sun's center, in crossing the equator, coincides with either of the equinoctial points, that Is, about March 21 and September 22. The former is called the vernal equi nox and the latter the autumnal equi nox. The vernal equinox signs, in which the sun appears between the vernal equinox and summer solstice, are Aries, Taurus and Gemini. At each equinox, day and night are everywhere of equal length." BEND, Or., March 20. (Special.) Bend recognized the ending of winter today when the mercury rose to. 65 degrees, the highest of the year. Flocks of geese, northward bound, heralded the coming of spring. CONTEMPT CASE HALTED Court Says La Grande Concern Is Summoned Too Hastily. Somewhat too much haste, believed Judge Bean in federal court yester day, had been used in summonnlng the- Pacific Co-operative League Stores company of La Grande before him toshow cause why that concern should not be adjudged guilty of con tempt of court. He directed that ten days be granted in which the defense might have time to make a showing in its own behalf. When the contempt order, was ar gued yesterday it was alleged by counsel for K. L. Sabin, named re ceiver for' the La Grande store, that the property had been withheld from the receiver,, although there was a court order that the store be turned over to him. When attempt was made to take possession, it waj said the property had been sola to anotner. AMMUNITION IS SEIZED Shipment Declared Intended lor Use in Mexican Revolution. EL PASO, Tex., March 20. The seizure of 5000 rounds of rifle am munition, shipped from El Paso to Marfa and consigned to a fictitious name, was reported at the local de partment of justice office today. The ammunition was intended for use in the revolution alleged to have been planned to break out in the state of Coahuila, operatives' of the depart ment said. Complaint was filed here today be fore the United States commissioner against Alberto Itojas and Evaristo Talamantes, charging conspiracy to start a revolution against Mexico. These men were arrested in a truck tnejnear here March 15. It is alleged tney conspired with General Irenio Villareal and Jose Riojas of Presidio county, who are under arrest here, . . OlIfCCT UHKAC LI A O Cninuf VJIRL-L.I IIWITIL. OIUH Blanket Is One Inch Deep "Flu" Cases Numerous. SWEET HOME, Or.. March 20. (Special.) One inch of snow in Sweet Home and four Inches in he moun tains near here fell last Thursday, forming a thick blanket. While the storm raged Influenza cases were are ported In many homes here. At Shea, where the snow was four inches deep, traffic 'on the highway was handicapped greatly. Hay and feed for starving cattle were hauled from Foster. Many horses, cattle, sheep, lambs and hogs have died from cold and disease during the last few weeks. Movements of feed for the stock are impeded by bad roads. TEN BUILDINGS TO RISE $10,000,000 Project on Market Street Is Announced. SAN FRANCISCO, March 20. An nouncement that ten buildings to cost 110,800,000 ' would be erected near 'Eighth and Market streets was made today by. Arthur F. Rousseau, real estate operator, following the pur chase by him of the McCreery estate property at a cost of 11,500,000. By this deal Mr. Rousseau became the largest holder of' Market-street frontage. The property he bought has a Market-street frontage of' 275 feet. HUNTERS AFTER MONSTER Expedition' Organized in South to Run Down Plesiosaur. . BUENOS AIRES, March 20. The ex pedition which is to search for the plesiosaurian monster reported to have been seen in an Andean lake is to start for Patagonia Thursday. A number of newspaper ' corre spondents will accompany the party. Limitation of 6.5 Mills Declared Disastrous. BOARD TO ASK MILLIONS Buildings and Equipment Are Needed for Education. COURSES TO BE STRICKEN Directors Will Submit Proposal Embodying Vital Reforms to Electorate for Approval. The 6.5-mill tax limitation law should be repealed because It "seri ously cripples the progress and ef ficiency of Portland schools," and the attention of the public should be called to this fact. The electorate will be asked to authorize the sale of $3,000,000 of serial bonds of the district at the regular school election, June 17, to meet building and equipment needs of the schools. At each of the regular school elec tions in 1922, 1923 and 1924 the elec torate will be asked to authorize a tax levy of $1,000,000 for the support, operation and maintenance of schools. Eleven school courses and activities, which cost the district $164,000 an nually, will be eliminated at the end of the present school term closing in June, subject to such modifications as the board deems advisable, and teachers affected by the eliminations will be notified before April 15. Director Adopt Programme. This was the programme adopted by the school board by unanimous vote at a special meeting last night, when the report of the committee on education, . embodying the above recommendations, was adopted. The report of the committee, com posed' of Director Shull, chairman and Director Clark, stated that the 6,5-mill tax limitation - law handi capped efficiency of the schools be cause under Its provisions "a decrease in assessed valuation means a de crease in income in" the face of in creasing attendance." The report points out that assessed valuations in 1920 for 1921 amounted to. $317,519,055, making the possible levy $2,063, 873.86. In 1921 valuations were $303,623,190 and possible levy was $1,973,550.74. The estimate for the present year is $290,000,000, mak ing the possible levy $1,885,000. Levy Seriously Restricted. "If the district could have operated under the 6 per cent tax limitation amendment to the constitution," states the report, "it could have levied for 1922 $204,490 more than it did, and for 1923 $422,874.40 more than it can, which would have made possible a levy for 1923 of $2,807,874.40; whereas, under the 6.5-mill tax limitation statute the levy is restricted by shrinkage in assessed values to (Concluded on Page Column 1.) . NOT GOING About 2000 Officers and Men Are Affected -Announced Policy ' Is Carried Out. WASHINGTON, D. C, March 20. All American troops will be out of Germany by July 1, under orders Is sued by Secretary Weeks today by direction of President Harding. About 2000 officers and men are di rectly affected, as the remainder of Major-General Allen's ' command in the Coblenz bridgehead zone on the Rhine already were -. under home orders. The announcement of the decision for complete American evacuation of occupied territory in Germany was made by Secretary Weeks as his first act on his return to the war depart ment from a three weeks' vacation in Florida. He added that the step was ordered in compliance with the policy previously announced of with drawing the Rhine forces as quickly as possible. It had no relation, he said, to the wrangle in congress over further re duction of the size of the army, nor did it result from the correspondence between the state department and the allied commissioners over, the American demand for a share in Ger man reparations payments on ac count of the maintenance of troops in Germany. It was admitted at the war depart meat that the action of the United States in completely abandoning the Rhineland position might have some effect on the negotiations resulting from Secretary Hughes' action in submitting', a request that the United States receive a share in German rep arations payments already made to cover maintenance of the armies of the Rhine. - ' It was insisted, however, that the step was not a direct result of those negotiations, since complete with drawal was forecast before the note calling attention to the American bill in excess of $241,000,000 on this ac count was transmitted. KING TO MARRY PRINCESS Alexander of Jugo-SIavia to Wed Roumanian Girl. BELGRADE, March 20. (By ? the Associated Press.) The wedding of King Alexander of Jugo-SIavia and Princess Marie of Roumania will take place the middle of July,- it was learned today. , The Jugo-SIavs 4ix e immensely pleased with the match, whicrris con sidered a step ,in the direction of peace in the Balkans. The royal couple will probably spend their honeymoon on the Dalmatian coast. LIEUTENANT WOOD TO WED Son of Governor-General to Marry Delaware Girl. ' WILMINGTON, Del., March 20. Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Thompson today announced the engagement of their daughter Katherlne . to Lieutenant Osborn Wood, son of General and Mrs. Leonard Wood. Miss Thompson is at Manila, Philippine Islands, on a visit to Miss Louise Wood, sister of Lieu tenant 'Wood. Miss Thompson is a granddaughter of Brigadier-General James Harrison Wilson, United States army, retired, of this city. TO LET HIM CARRY IT ANY X(Efrl-Ic YOUR oNG TO KEEP tICYtti 1 "BEvVTElW TW W Little Girl, Dressed Like Gypsy, Is Found Dead in Arms of Dazed Old Man. NEW YORK, March 20. Six-year-old Emma Bauer was all' dressed up as a gypsy to "s'prise Grandpa," when he came home from work tonight. As she heard his ' footsteps in the hall she scrambled under the dining room table while daddy, grandma and Uncle Richard sat watching for the nightly game to be enacted. "Where's my little sweetheart?" in quired Grandpa Ernest Fuchs as he entered the dining room, "You'll have to find her," smiled Grandma Fuchs. A giggle gave grandpa the clew and he started toward the table, but drew- back in mock alarm as the "gypsy" emerged. To make the play more exciting he seized a pistol from the sideboard drawer and pointed It at , Emma. There was an explosion and she fell with a bullet through her heart. Ambulance surgeons found the old man sitting in a daze with the limp form of the little "gypsy" in his arms. She had died instantly, they said SHIPS DRUG ON MARKET All Bids Received by Shipping .Board Rejected. WASHINGTON, D. C. .March 20. The shipping board today rejected all bids received for the v 1490 shipping board vessels recently announced for sale. In making this announcement, Chairman Lasker said that bids were received for about 100 ships- and "there was not a serious bid in the whol'elot." They were what might be termed "fictitious bids." Chairman Lasker said he was con vinced there was no market for ships at this time in the United States and that there probably would not be a market itmtil congress decided one way or another on the subsidy ques tion before it in the form of a bill. TRIP TO HOSPITAL HARD 25 Men Required to Bring Patient to Grants Pass. , GRANTS PASS. Or.. March 20. (Special.) In order to bring a patient to the city for treatment, Dr. E. J. Billick, local physician, was forced to obtain 25 men to assist him. The patient was a miner, John Apple, who was injured while blasting with, six- inch fuses on Althouse creek, one of which exploded prematurely. The men carried the injured man 'on combination sled and stretcher more than 12 miles, the greater por tion of the way being impassable for horse and covered with eight feet of snow- Amputation' of Apple's left leg above the knee was found nec essary. MISSING CO-ED IS FOUND Miss Edna Taylor Is Questioned by Chicago Police. CHICAGO, March 20. Miss Edna Taylor, University of Chicago stu dent, who has been mysteriously missing since last Thursday, was found by the police late today, it was reported. She was taken to the Hyde Park police station to be questioned. LONGER. Congressional Contest Is First Test of Strength: MAJORITY OF 6000 IS HELD 'Harding's Splendid Work" Is Held Indorsed. 1920 MARGIN REDUCED 5 6 Small Towns and Plantations Still to Be Tabulated Vote Half That Cast in 1020. AUGUSTA, Me., March 20. The re publicans retained control of the 3d Maine congressional district in a spe cial election today to fill the unex pired term of John A. Peters, but by a margin greatly reduced from that re ceived by Mr. Peters in 1920. John E. Nelson, republican, was elected over, Ernest L. McLean, democrat, by a majority,' with 66 small towns and plantations missing, of 6294. Tho total vote, today was slightly more than half of that cast in 1920 when women voted for the first time in Maine. ' Mr. Peters Becomes Judge. Mr. Peters, who resigned early this year to become federal district judge for Maine, was elected in 1920 by majority of -19,257. The missing towns cast 3300 votes in 1920, of which more than two-thirds went to the repub lican nominee. . - Both Mr. Nelson and Mr. McLean are attorneys. ' Today's election was the first test of strength between republicans and democrats in the congressional con tests ol this year. This district was once the stronghold of James G. Blaine. ' The district comprises five counties, and always has been strongly repub lican, but this year the democrats waged a strong campaign in an effort to swing the district for Mr. McLean. Election Held Important. In a pre-election statement issued yesterday, Mr. Nelson declared that the election was one of the most im portant in the history of the state, and said that if he should be elected it would be construed throughout the nation as an "indorsement of the splendid work of President Harding and his co-workers." Success of the democrats in cutting down the usual republican majority, ne added, would give great encour. agement to the democratic compaign- ers for the fall election." In his" pre-election .statements Mr. McLean asserted that there was general feeling of dissatisfaction with congress, which, he declared, had "done nothing to relieve the farmer, the laboring man or the mer chant." SUGAR DECLINE FORECAST Recent Advances Mere Flash in Pan, Says Mr. Sprecklcs. NEW YORK, March 20. Claus A. Spreckles, president of the Federal Sugar Refining company, who has just returned from Europe, tonight predicted an early drop In sugar prices. The recent price advance in raw sugar, he said, stimulated further sugar production In Europe, with the result that prices in America will decrease with falling off of the European demand. , "I look at the recent advance as a flash in the pan," Mr. Spreckles 'said. "A reaction is inevitable. All the 'European countries will be self supporting as regards sugar within a few months and the demand for export sugar from the western hemi sphere will decrease." STOLEN BONDS RETURNED $175,000 in Liberty issue's Re covered and Another Arrested. , WASHINGTON, D. C, March -20. Recovery of all the Liberty bonds, amounting to $175,000, stolen from the branch office of the treasury de partment Saturday night was an nounced today by the secret service. U. O. Wamsley, formerly of Wash ington, was arrested by secret serv ice operatives in Charlottesville, Va., and charged with complicity with Charles A. Clevenger, an employe of the bond department of the treasury, already in custody in connection with the robbery, secret service officials said. GIRL KIDNAPED, WHIPPED Women Who Inflicted Punishment Not to Be Prosecuted. ARDMORE, Okla.i March 20. Two women ook Miss Brocksie Griffin, waitress, to a lonely spot several miles from here several nights ago and there whipped her with switches. This became known today with the announcement by James H. Mathers, county attorney, that there would be no prosecution. Co-ed Houses Declared to Be Re treats for Snuggle Parties, . ) Which Are Condemned. .'ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 20. Students at the University of Michi gan are waging an Intensive "gum shoe" campaign- in an effort to locate one of their number who, In a letter in the I ; Michigan Daily, the student publication, over the signature "The Man Who Has Never Been Kissed," severely criticises the "promiscuous loving" in which he declares the male students and co-eds indulge. The students are vowing vengeance on the writer. - Some of the co-eds indicate their belief the missive was prompted by a case of "sour grapes." but assert any "pettihg" is the exception rather than the rule. The Michigan Dally is withholding the Identity of the writer. r . . The writer says the protest is the result of an editorial appearing in the Daily, which he construes as condon ing "so-called 'snuggfc pupping." " Taking the publication to task for not "striking a well-needed blow at an immoral practice that is disgust ingly and shamelessly evident on our campus," the "man who has never been kissed" asserts also that "al most every place where co-eds are housed on the campus has become an established retreat for 'petting.' ' Joseph A. Bursley, dean, doubts the widespread existence of such prac tices as those of which the writer complains, explaining while there might be some instances in such a large student body, "the hope of this university lies in the large number of right-minded men and women who are disgusted with such vulgar prac tices and heartily and actively dis approve of them." LUCILE HELD BANKRUPT - Involuntary Petition Filed Against Prominent Dressmakers. NEW YORK, March 20. An Invol untary bankruptcy petition against Lucile, Limited, dressmakers of. New York and Parrs, was filed here today, listing liabilities at $175,000 and as sets at 175,000. ' Federal Judge Knox : appointed James K. Cuddy and G. H. Tolman joint receivers under $20,000 bond. The house for years has been one of the most prominent in the creation of fashionable gowns and other wear ing apparel for women. Lady Duff Gordon of Paris is both the financial and creative head of the business. Lucile, Limited, Is still doing business, the firm said in a statement. INCOME TAXES DEPOSITED March J 5 Payments in Federal Re serve Banks $310,000,000 WASHINGTON, D. C, March 20. Further reports of payments of the March 15 installment of income and profits taxes received today by the treasury showed i310.ouo.umu on de posit so far with federal banks. reserve Collections during March of last year aggregated $727,000,000. INDEX OF TODAY'S. NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, fit degrees; minimum, ov orgiee TODAY'S Rain; southeast winds. Foreign. . vrim-e'i Intention to pay la avowed Page 13. Battle impends on Ulster border. Page 7. Near east conference at Paris doubtful of success. Fage 4. ( National. Bonus supporters continue fight In house. Faaa A. Senate's bitterness increases In treaty ae- batc. Fage 2. All V. S. soldiers ordered out or Germany Page 1. President firm for sales tax lor soiuiers bonus. Fage . domestic. Hollywood declared only pretty, alald aub- nri instead of city sacrea to rues or sin. Fage 3. Prejudice charged to Aroucm juror. Pari S. Grain men to open big convention. Pago 2. Kidnaping -charge being Investigated. Page 5. Rlckard I" ordered locked up in loraos. Pare 15. Republican wins in Maine election. Page 1. Michigan stnilenta aroused over protest against petting. r x. Dodge, out or Ja". goes 10 ivaiamaaoo o rare another trial, Page 4. Child accidentally killed by grandpa. Page 1. Psciiie Northwest. HstonvUle bank held up. but bandits arc caugh?. Pase 1. ' Moratore ' declares voice Is Improved. Page 4. Three iustlces to seek re-election. 1'age . K torts. Frank Troeh, world s champion trapshoot- er. gives exhibition snoot, fage n. Bruggy Is sure erfough holdout. Page 14. Commercial and Marine. -Wheat In northwerr in atrong nanas. Page 22. Buying by Germany rallies Chicago wheat market. Page 23. Bonds average higher In New York mar ket. Page 23. Oregon bank resources drop $64,532,964. Fage 23. Business recovery slow in Oklahoma Fags 22. , Stock market surprises friends by manner in which it, resists pressure. Page 22. Representative of Long-Bell Lumber com pany inspects St. Johns terminal. - Page 16. -Portland and Viclnitjv txtensive-repairs to street car tracks will be made this summer. Page 8. Tax reducers indorse state income tax. Page 1. Commissioners told to repair hospital or go to Jail. "Page 13. Spring Is heralded by vernal equinox. Page . 1. School board approves Issues to be sub mitted to electorate. Page 1. Approval ot Insurance report held up. rage 6. - , Trio Overhauled by Posse When Car Breaks Down. ROBBERY IS AT EATONVILLE Cashier, Assistant and Cus tomer Ordered Into Vault. ALARM SOUNDED QUICKLY AVithin Minute After Holdup Leave Citizens Are In Pursuit. $3136.50 Recovered. EATONVILLE, Wash., March 20. (Special.) Le,ss than an hour after bandits had robbed the Katonvilla State bank this afternoon of $1400 three were caught by a posse and brought back to Zatonvllle. A fourth member of the gang, said to be the ringleader, who was driving the car in which the men made their getaway, was still at large tonight. All but $103.54 of the money stolen was found on the bandit at the time of their capture. The"1 remainder is believed to have been lost in the chase or to be on the fourth member of the quartet. Two Believed to Be ri-Oosvlela. The three prisoners are said to have confessed and given their names as Michael Kelly, 28, clerk: J. H. Scott, 30, laborer, and John O'Kecfe. 21. laborer, all of Seattle. None of tho trio would divulge the name of the fourth man or comment on their previous history. Two of them are believed to be ex-convicts. The men were headed for Tacoma when their car broke down about three miles from Katonvllle. They then stole Krnest Jacobsen's ear, but had proceeded only a short distance when they were overhauled by Fred Johnson and K, H. Jackson, who were scouting ahead of the main pots. The bank was held up by the tr'o five minutes before closing time. Ail three men are known here, havln been engaged in state highway con struction near here. Three Pat In Vault. Two of the men entered the bank at first while the third remained out side a minute or two and then fol lowed the others. They covered the cashier, J. G. Raley, and the book keeper, Mrs. Roseburg. A customer entered the bank about that time and all three were ordered into the vault. The robbers gathered up the money, walked out jo their car and drove away. They did not lock tho vault door and within a minute Mr. Raley had sounded the alarm. A poxso, heavily armed, at once took up the chase. When Jackson and Johnson came upon the trio Johnson asked them who they were and where they were going. They said they had been work ing on the road and were en route to facoma and that their car had broken' down. When Johnson, who Katonvllle blacksmith, spoke ot the bank robbery the trio wanted to Join tho man hunt, but Johnson said they did not look good to him and that he ordered them to stay -where they were. All this time Jackson had them covered with a rifle. When the full posse arrived the trio offered no resistance. After their first car had broken down the rob bers held up Frank Krones, a farmer living west of liatonville, who was en route to Katonvjl!, One stuck a gun In Krones stomach and ordered (t'onciuded tn Page t'ui utii it 3 1 CIRCULATION FIGURES. A Seattle newspaper, the Post-Intelligencer, owned by $ William Randolp'i Hearst, an- nounces in alargbanner line across thfAfront page of its Sundaytfue,, thatit has the "Largest'' circulation west of 'Xlin'hesota and nprth of Cali- , tHornia." This statement takes J in.a wine rriLorv. unu nctes . : sarily includes Portland and "Oregon. For the benefit of the Post-Intelligencer, and for Whatever other benefit itmay ,ve' to the public, The Ore glAjan will say that the claim ol Post-Intelligencer is not correct. The. circulation of The Oregonian for the past three publication dates of the Sun day issue ris been as follows: Circulation;. Sunday, March 19, 12S. . 1 IS.42I Sunday. Mrflreh IS, Wt. .1 ytH Sunday. March S, 1I1'3. :tl4,eiT These figures exceed the largest claim so far made by the Post-Intelligencer or any j other paper published "west of Minnesota ana nortn ol Cali fornia." The Posl-Intelligencer for Sunday March 12, 1922, claimed 107,522.