CITY EDITION let All Here and ie All True THE WEATHER-Tonight and Tuesday rain ; increasingly southerly winds. Minimum temperatures Sunday: . Tortland 42 New Orleans..,. B2 Williston, N. D..-20 Boston ,..20' Los Angeles... 60 SU Paul., .,..... -10 i : servteeshich enter Portland pour their ( v " V! ) ' news into The Journal office. Thus is' J -Jr : -s . . J-' ' " .int vtv " XT" OKI ' Enteral u Second CUa Matter yJL. AX A. JN J 601. FortoMice, PortUnd. Oregon PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, 1920 FOURTEEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS STANDS P VI GENTS CANCEL ALL Ludwig Martens, Russian; Repre sentative, .Ordered ; Deported, Is. Instructed to Halt All Busi ness Deals and Hasten Home. By iS. D. Weyer' New York, Dec. (I. N. S.) "Cancel all orders in America and come back at once." Such, in substance, was the cabled order received today ,by Ludwig- C. A. - K. Martens, Kussian soviet diplomatic representatve in the united States, from his government at Moscow. The cablegram was signed by George Tchitcherln, soviet commissary for for eign affairs. It contains warm praise ; for the work Martens bus done during .' his three years presence here in the face of. what the soviet foreign minls : ter calls malicious insults and petty -- persecution by some elements in Amer ' iCa." - ' V . ( . ' A -nEPOBTATIOJT jS C'ALSK The order is 'the direct result of the " recent decision of the United States government through Secretary of Labor . Wilson, that Martens is to be deported Martens is now virtually on "parole" and was to surrender himself to the government at Washington in the first week of January. He had . originally declared he would appeal, but later nald he nlaced his case in ' the hands ." of his government' and would abide ,by Moscow's decision. . Tchitcherin declares, in effect, that the 'hostility of the present administration makes friendly relations between Russia and th , "United States impossible. He -concludes:" - ' "You are instructed to return to Rus- ista without delay, together with the Rus sian citizens who are -members of your staff and to cancel and liquidate. In ac cordance with instructions which you - will receive from the commissariat for trade, all orders placed with American - firms, . . : APPEAL ABANDONED ' Following receipt of the cablegram. liMr.. Marten announced that it meant abandonment of his intention to appeal against the deportation decision. He said he would apply to the government at Washington for facilities for himself and family and his staff to return to Russia without delays as Tchitcherin has ordered him to do. -" v : -Martens' staff consists . of ' about 30" men and women, of .whom about half are Russian citizens, j Vanderlip Can't Be Reached Los Angeles. Dec. 27. (I. N. S.) Washington D. Vanderlip, the Califor nia engineer who completed arrange ments with the Russian soviet govern ment for a lease on valuable Siberian concessions and '- secured orders for $3,000,000,000 worth of American mer chandise, was not in Los Angeles today. The belief was expressed by Los An geles financial associates' of Vanderlip that the . orders to Martens concern. only affairs that were arranged by him personally and have no bearing on the Vanderlip concessions or orders. S. P. HEAD HERE IN .Farther action on the union term inal difficulties, through the gather ing of membtrs of the board of di rectors of the - terminal company, was anticipated this morning with the arrival of Willlam'Sproule, pres ident of the Southern Pacific Rail way company. That a definite answer to the inter state i commerce . commission's request for a stay of the ouster order 'issued the Great Northern and S., P. '& S. railways would be forthcoming today or Tuesday is looked forward to with the . arrival of .Sproule. It is possible that Carl R. Gray, president of the Union Pacific, and other directors of the terminal company may gather to day. . WITHDRAWAL IS ASKED , Sproule and Gray have been request ed by the interstate commerce commis sion, through Edgar E. Clark, chair man, for a withdrawal of the oyster oraer wnicn was to nave Decome ef fective December 31, pending a hearing by-the commission. It is felt-that the directors will vote to rescind the order, as-refusal to withdraw it would be an affront to the commission which would be unprecedented. . - Sproule arrived in the city on train No. IS this morning and immediately -went into conference in the Southern Pa cific offices, in the Teon building. - i AlSIT DEFIED LOCALLY Portland officials of the Union Pa cific and Northern Pacific ; deny any knowledge of intended visits this week of officials of their lines, vhich are di rectors in the terminal company. i It is thought5 probable that , Soroule has been empowered by the directors of the terminal company from the Union Pacific to take hold of the local end of the terminal fight. Caruso Is Laid Up, Victim of Pleurisy New Tork. Dec. 27. llJti. ST) Enrico Caruso, noted tenor, continued to suffer today from an acute attack ef pleurisy at his suite in the Hotel " Vanderbilt. Several doctors were In attendance throughout the day and his wife took turns with two nurses in caring for him. It was not expected he would be able to resume his operatic engagements for several weeks. , . TERM NAt MATTER Slump Is Cost Of Six Billions ToU.S.Farmers, Told a Chicago, Dec. 27. (I. N. S.) The slump in general conditions has cost t'he farmers of the United States $6,000,000,000 to date since it began several months ago, Chairman C. H. Gustafson of the farmers' marketing committee of 17, told a meeting of the committee being .held here today. The purchasing power of 6.500,000 'pro ducers of food in the country has been reduced to a minimum by reason of the slump, which in turn caused a great fall ing off in the city markets for city made products, Gustafson said. ' Predicting better times, due to the fact that the pendulum is believed to have reached the extreme of low markets and i8 now on Its way back) "to normalcy, Gustafson told the committee of 17 that the purpose of the farmers' marketing plans would hasten the coming of the "better day." . - "It is to prevent recurrence of such a catastrophe, as the Jobs I have men tioned," Gustafson said, "that we seek a more stable market , . "The farmer as a -seller is unorgan ized." said another member of the com mittee. "He hauls, his produce to the nearest market and dumps it over to the speculator or, commission merchant and there he closes the deal. He has no as surance of market or price, but he in turn must buy in a highly organized market Under these conditions what chance has the public generally against the recurrence of such slumps as we have experienced." General agreement, however, with the note of optimism sounded by Chairman Gustafson featured the meeting. D'ANNUNZIO EITHER Milan, Dec. 27. (I. N. S.) Ga briele d'Annimzio, leader of the forces holding Hume, has either been wounded or has committed suicide, accordlns to a report received from Flume today. . The report Is not of ficially confirmed. y. ' London, Jec, 27. (L X. S.) -The Legionnaires and volunteers of Ga briele . d'Annnnzio occupying Zara, have surrendered the city to Italian regulars, according to a Central News dispatch from Rome, quoting an of ficial announcement Issued in Rome. Zara is an important port on the Dalmatian coast. .Milan, Dec. 27. !. N. S.) Ga briele d'Annunzio, leader of, the forces holding f iume, has either been wounded or has committed suicide, according to a report received from Fiume today. . The report is not of ficially confirmed. London, Dec 27. (I. N. S.) The Legionnaires and volunteers of Ga briele d'Annunzio occupying Zara, have surrendered the city to Italian regulars, according to a Central News dispatch from Rome quoting an of ficial announcement issued in Rome. .- Zara is an important port on the Dalmatian coast. ' "TRIUMPH OP DEATH" WAS D'ANNUNZIO'S CONFESSION If reports of D'Annunzio's death are confirmed, his literary admirers will not be surprised. They have known that he had felt himself a martyr fo certain principles. During the war he was one of the most intense patriots, and he fought with xeal for Italy that was un questioned. His ' feats of daring en deared him to all his cduntrymen. With his pen and his soul he gave- all he had for the allied cause. Probably few men were worshipped more than' ,he by his own people, not even excepting Mazzini or Garibaldi. His prose poem, "The Triumph of Death," written years before the war, was regarded as scarcely less a classic than Goethe's "Sorrows 'of Werther." Few yho read that ec stasy in words doubted that the eccentric D'Annunzio would ultimately - welcome death in a cause which he believed was right. WAR QUITS FOR CHRIST.ALS, AND THEN SOME MORii WAR Milan. Dec 27. (I. N. &) Hostilities between regular Italian troops and Ga briele D'Annunzio's Legionnaires at Fiume, - which were suspended over Christmas, have been resumed and dls- 1 (Concluded osfm Two, Column Two) Dressel Bank Doors Closed in Chicago; Wage Earners Hit s Chicago. Dec.' 27. (I. N. S.) The Dressel Commercial & Savings bank, a private institution patronized largely by small wage ' earners, , failed to. open its doors here ioday. . ; A notice that the institution was in -the hands of a receiver greeted deposi tors who were on hand at the customary Opening Cme. No cause for the failure of the bank has been announced. Senate Adjourns To Thursday P. M. Washington, Dec 27. (U. P.) The senate today adjourned until Thurs day afternoon. Senator Townsend of Michigan objected to the motion and demanded a rollcaU. The vote was 16 arainst and 29 for. Committe HOT Of! SUICIDE? -- . BACK TO BED Prowler Who Talks as He Works . Visits Two More Portland Homes; Complies With Request of Woman to Leave Her Watch. Portland's noted polite and con versational burglar, visited the home of H. S. Tuthill, 1611 East Salmon street, at 4:30 a. m. today and ex tracted $8 from Tuthill's trousers pocket. Less han an lVbur later pre sumably the same affable visitor called on C O. Pick at 1750 East Yamhill and. secured $77 and a watch. Tuthill was awakened by the sound of opening bureau drawers and in the dim light of his room made out the shadowy figure' of the burglar, "What do you 'want in my room?" asked the master of the house. "Money and diamonds are my special ties," replied the burglar, "and I some times take along other souvenirs, but pray do not disturb yourself, I can eas ily find my way about." THREATENS TO SHOOT Mrs. Tuthill'requested that her watch be left in its jewel box and the burglar readily consented. He searched the room thoroughly but ; all that he found of value was change in Tuthill's pockets. When he left the room Tuthill fol lowed the burglar out into -the hall and asked him not to go into the bedrooms occupied by the children of the family. "Tut, tut," warned the burglar. "Don't come too close to me or I shall be obliged to shoot and .that would be painful to both of us." Inspectors HiM and Cahlll were sent "to the Tuthill home and found that en try had been gained to the house through a small grocery -window in the kitchen. The burglar was described as small of stature, clad in a dark Buit and wear ing a gray knit cap. He carried a flash light and revolver. FOISTS PISTOL AT VICTIM The Pick residence is located but a few blocks away from the Tuthill home and the officers presumed that the same bur glar visited both places. Pick 6aid that he was awakened by someone moving about In the ground floor rooms of his house and went to the head of the stair and turned on the lights. The turglar stood behind a pillar in the lower hall way and leveled a revolver at Pick. "Please put your money at the top of the stairs and go back to your bed," requested the polite, one. Pick put three dollars in silver on the top step and crawled under the blankets, but the burglar was not satisfied with the silver collection and came to Pick's bedside for more. "You know. I simply Can't getalong (Concluded on Pace Two, Column Four) TARIFF BILL GOES TO FINANCE BODY' Washington, Dec. 27. (U. P.) By a Vote of 33 to 12, the senate to day tabled the motion of Senator Hitchcock to refer the emergency tariff bill to the senate commerce committee instead of the finance committee. - The vote, which was a complete victory for the friends of the bill, came after nearly two hours' of debate. Immediately afUr it-was taken Sen ator Harrison, Mississippi, continued the opposition by moving to send the bill to-the interstate commerce committee. Harbison's motion was made to give op ponents of the measure a chance to talk further, but with no hope of being able to prevent reference of .the bill to the finance committed. Six Democrats voted with the Repub lican supporters of the bill. They were Ashhurst, Arizona : Beckham, Kentucky ; Heuderson, -Nevada : Kendrifck, Wyom ing: Pomerene, Ohio, and Sheppard, Texas. The bill was referred to the senate finance committee. Fifteen Candidates s For Festival Board Of Directors Named Fifteen candidates for the board of di rectors of the Rose Festival for 1921 were nominated by the Rose Festival auxiliary in its' meeting at the Chamber of Commerce this noon. The election of the board will be held Tuesday night at 8 o'clock, when nine of the candidates win be chosen for- the board. The old board of directors will elect three of its members to make up the membership of 12. The candidates nominated are: E. W. Pease, R. H. Stewart, H. G. Judge, W; J. Piepenbrink, W. L. Thompson. Barge Leqnard, H. H. Haynes. F. W. Vogler. Otto E. Hart'wig. Fred German, Otto W. Mielke. Mrs. Charles E. Runyon, H. W. Kent, John Saari and Joseph Schema nski. Galli Curci to Wed : Her Accompanist .Chicago, Dec." 27. (I. N. S.) Mme. Amelita Galli Curci. widely known oper atic star who obtained a divorce here January last from Marcus Luigi C. Curci, will become the , wife of Homer Samuels, long her accompanist in re citals, on January 16.. according to an annaunoMncmt . nutiiisiid today. SERVEDT1 PRISON TERMS Man Sought in Connection With Failure of Local Bond House "Did Time" in New Jersey; Occupied Pulpit at. One Time. (By United News) Trenton, N. J., Dec. 27. On a sun ny Sunday morning in the summer of 1905,- Irvin C. Bleam, clerk of the New Jersey state prison at Trenton, was dozing in a chair in the lobby of one of the summer resort hotels at Dover, N.; J., making the most of his golden vacation hours. Quite a few of the summer boarders had gone down to the Episcopal church, Bleam says, to hear a brilliant young English minister who, it seemed..had only recently resigned the pastorate of a small Pennsylvania coal town, and was relieving the Dover pastor in the pulpit this day. In the few days that the young man had been in Dover he had achieved no little personal success he was strikingly handsome In ministerial habit. He had an indefinable polish to his manners and great magnetism. . ' . ' OCCUPIED PULPIT Just after the services were over Bleam's - snooze war disturbed, by the young minister, who entered the lobby with unseemly eagerness, grabbed a tele phone, and in tones loud enough for the drowsy prison clerk to overhear, held a sprightly conversation with a. woman In Asbury park. Well, Bleam's vacation ended ,and he went back to another year In the dusty old office of the Red Stone fortress on the outskirts of Trenton. Now and again something would re mind, him of the young minister at the telephone and he would chuckle. "Well, sir." said Irvin C. Bleam today, "Vou can imagine how it struck me when a batch of prisoners arrived from Freehold, the county seat of Monmouth county, on October 21, that same year. (Concluded on Pace Two, Column One) II ,200,000,000 CUT By Jack Royle - , . Marion, Ohio, Dec. 27. (I. N. S.) Representative J. W. Good of Iowa, chairman of the house appro priations committee, conferred today with President-elect Harding on the extent to which departmental appro priations may be pared without dan ger to efficiency. A cut in the appropriations of gov ernment departments of $1,200,000,000 was forecast. After a conference with Senator Harding, Good- said he would report out the sundry civil appropria tions bill tomorrow. This measure, he said he thought, would carry not over $385,000,000. The departments had asked that $803,000,000 be plared in this' bill, he said. . .. International problems will take sec ond place this week in the deliberations of Senator Harding and his conferences with national leaders. Readjustment of the nation's finances and taxation will be the main subjects discussed, it was announced today. McC UMBER TO CALL Representative Good will be followed shortly by Senator Porter McCumber of North Dakota, in th3 absence of Senator Penrose, the ranging member of the "sen ate finance committee. Seiiator Mc Cumber is also 'a member of the senate agriculture committee and is fttpected to ex; -ess his-Mews on the measures neces sary for the relief of the plight of the farmers and stockgrowers of the ,coun try. ' . Representative Frank W. Mondell, Re publican floor leader, will consult with the president-elect on what measures may be presented to passage before the close of the . present congressional ses sion. CHA5GES COMIXG Sweeping changes, it is indicated, are to be made in the military and naval es tablishments after March 4, and Repre sentative Patrick H. Kelley of Michigan and Daniel R. Anthony of Kansas, mem bers of the house naval and military committees, respectively, have been asked to come here this week to discuss them. These changes. " it is believed, will take the form of elimination of thousands, of civilian employes from the army and navy payrolls. During the week;, the program of -retrenchment and economy in government departments, on which Senator Harding has, placed such stress, will be mapped out, it is expected. It is possible that Senator Hitchcock may come some time during the week. Will Hays, chairman of the Republican national committee, is expected, as is Governor-elect H. L. Davis of Ohio. Ezra Meeker Will Be Honored Guest On 90th Birthday Seattle, Dec. 27. (U. P.) In honor of the ninetieth birthday of Ezra Meeker, Seattle's venerable - pioneer, several functions will be held here next Wed nesday. Following a clambake at a local restaurant at 2 p. m.. Meeker's children, grand children and great-grand children will entertain him. at dinner in the eve ning at the Elks' club and he will be the guest of honor at a hotel reception from 8 to 11 p. m. A public reception will be held at the Congregational ' church at ,2:30 p. m. -. HARDING FAVORS BOND PURCHASERS WAIT; ETHERIDGE FLEES t SOME of the customers of Morris Brothers, Inc.; who gathered at the iron barred door today and tried to gain admittance to ascertain the status of their investments.- The police movrd them on unceremoniously whenever the crowd- got too large. Below is John L. Etheridge, recently deposed president of the institution, who has left, many believe, for Canadau f tggPQ- -J l 'J z i " 1 NU - i fVa k- V- Of. i -; y-A ?M V l4.z S wj ; "S , r lf snrxsZFr v;;Wr'W frl - b'&k r 1! A M ;xsMr:z - ! - I -! ' . , J 1 ipHfyA- A " ill ;Mhy V , VJ tf'H ! -jC? J I PETER VJSERKILLS LABOR MAY ASK ; ,1 L J HIMSELF WITH GUN WAGE GUT INQUIRY v - v ' -V J. L ETHERIDGE ADMITS CRIMES John L. Etherfdge's attempt to buy his way into office in vthe Mystic Shrine precipitated the climax of his troubles, for it was the insurgency within that order caused by his ac tivities that spread the news of his prison record broadcast, thus forcing his early retirement from Morris Brothers as its head. Probably no ' more dramatic incident has ever taken ' place in Portland, ac cording to the seepage from -the Shrine meeting of Saturdajf evening, Decem ber 18, tHfc was stored : by Etheridge at that time. He had waged an Inten sive and expensive campaign for one of the four Al Kader delegateships to the imperial i council. Among his propa ganda was a dinner to 200 Shrlners at the Hotel Multnomah Wednesday eve ning, December 15.- -MAKES COUFE8SIOX His candidacy , had caused a furore within the' order,' so much so -that the Armory had been secured that the ex pected attendance at' the election could be accommodated, t Etheridge was nominate for the. po sition of delegate to the imperial coun cil,, and' when his sponsor had finished his ' presentation . Etheridge arose, went to the platform and made a public con fession of his prison record to the 1200 6r more .'members of Al Kader temple gathered there. With all the dramatic force and power of which he was past master he told his story. "This." he said, in concluding, "is my story. I leave the rest to you.. Then he broke down whether ; as part " of the drama," or otherwise he alone knows and was led from- the place..' It was (Conelnded on Pe Two, Column Eight) - Storm Is Whipping Along North Coast; Shippi ing Is Warned With a severe storm raging off Sitka, Alaska, - shipping to the Orient and Alaska ' was . warned this morning of strong southeast - gales - in "the North Pacific 'ocean, by the local weather bu reau. The galea will probably shift to southwest by Tuesday. Storm warn ings . have been sent out for. all A'orth Coast points from , the Columbia river to Alaska.. . - :. v The storm has attained . such a -velocity that it will probably move di rectly east to Nova Scotia, according to E. L. Wells, weather forecaster. For Portland, rain is predicted for tonight and Tuesday, with increasing southerly windJL . ...... ,....-..-. ' ' Despondent because of a Tecent Injury. Tfeter Wiset, employed as a federal guard over the steamer As torlan. which, is In the custody of the United States martial on a libel action, shot himself through the mouth at 9 o'clock this morning at his home., 6317 Bruce street, near Tremont station. He died 15 minutes later. Wiser was an old resident of the city. He was 68 years old. In the early days he was a member of the volunteer fire department and is well known among the older residents. Several days ago he injured his leg In a fall on the water front and believed himself to be permanently injured. He had been so melancholy since the acci dent that his wife kept close watch, fearing he might destroy himself. While Mrs. Wiser was out in the back yard for a moment this morning he shot himself with a small rifle. The body was taken to the morgue. Wiser had served 40 days as guard under the direction of United States Marshal Alexander. The vessel was seised by the government after eight libel suits were filed against it A week ago Fri day f Wiser's time was up. Last Friday he was in the marshal's office to give his jnew telephone number and pay a friendly visit.- Her is said to have .been in a good humor and did not complain about his injuries. Wiser suffered for: several years with rheumatism. He was born-in a California mining town. Wiser was a staunch Democrat, having taken an active part in every campaign. For many '" years he . was a committeeman from his precinct. He was a delegate In 1892 to . the s convention which met in Arion hall and nominated the citizens' Democratic ticket.;. . Ed. Ridkenbacher, Famous Ace, Freed ; After False Arrest Chicago, Dec. 27. (I. X. S.") .Eddie Rickenbacker, . America's ' ace of aces, spent Christmas with his mother at Columbus, Ohio, but he came very near spending it in a Chicago Jail, it was revealed today. , Rickenbacker stopped over here on hisi way to Columbus from California and registered at a local hotel. The house detective saw the name on the register and promptly "pinched' Vthe noted ace. The detective told Rickenbacker he was wanted In Jacksonville. Fla., for embezzling $750 from a hotel keeper and taking $1000 .from ; W. H. Farans of Philadelphia. " .. -?v Eddie protested that it was a pseudo "Eddie Rickenbacker". who was wanted In - Jacksonville and' with - the aid of friends and credentials he carried with him. succeeded in convincing J.he de tective.. He missed the train he intended taking but did not mies his mother's Christmas dinner. ' Booth to; Retain His Post on Commission Salem. Dec 27. K. A. Booth of Eu gene will be reappointed a member of the stats hig'-iway commission when his term expires, "March 31, according to a statement by Governor -Olcott - Monday. Booth was appointed to the commission by Governor Withycombe to succeed E. J. Adams of Eugene, April 1, 1918. He was made chairman of the commission following the resignation of. Simon Ben son recently. Washington. Dec. 37. tIJ. P.) A congressional investigation of : wage cuts, efforts of employers to estab lish the open shop arid the ccst of living may be asked by organized la bor. ' ' . The textile workers, it was learned to day, are negotiating with Samuel Gomp e'rs, head of the American Federation of Labor. These negotiations may lead to Gompers seeking 'investigation of condi tions in the textile trade. The textile manufacturers probably have led ' all others In cutting wages. A number of textile factories .have closed for both long and short; periods and workers charge these suspensions have , been -in the interest of the open shop. The railro-.d workers have also made charges against the railroads and at the same time have; formed a working' alii ance with "liberals" in both house and senate. The charges of the railroad workers may be voiced soon by Senator La Follette of Wisconsin, who expects to make a speech opposing the Polndexter anti-strike bill recently passed by the senate. j The railroad men declared that the roads are taking advantage of the sec tion of the Esch-Cummlns law which guarantees earnings -of 6 per cent.' Wil liam H. Johnston, .head of the machin ists, said the roads were letting out re pair work to private companies on the cost-plus system, thereby running up ex penses to the road by giving great profits to private repair companies. Many of the railroad officials, Johnston said, are financially . interested in these repair companies. ( , - Aged Indian Mourns Passing of Rights; Fine Is His Lot Now When he was young "Columbia Dick,' an aged Indian of Qulnton, could go V tne hills or wneeier county any time he felt disposed and kill a wild animal or two for his immediate needs, but-not so now. Dick was arrested in Wheeler county last week by Oscar Kelsay, sher iff of the county, for having a "part of a carcass, several deer skins and about 20 pounds ,,of "Jerky' in his possession He was fined $25 and $11 costs., - , Another report filed at the headquar ters of the state game commission by W, H. Albee, deputy game warden of Uma tilla county, tells of the arrest of J. G, Smart of Pendleton for killing swan. Smart was arrested at'Hermiston and was fined $25 and $5 costs. - ; Vanderveer Drunk, Declares Patrolman George Vanderveer, prominent Seattle .attorney, who defended I. W. W. at Montesano charged with firing on the Armistice day; parade at Centralis, ap peared before Municipal Judge Ross- man this morning 1 on - a drunk and : disorderly charge. Vandeveer is alleged,tator last Friday. The second .operation to have created a disturbance in a dance hall at Second and Morrison streets Christmas night, where he was arrested by Patrolman Calavan. who said Van derveer -was noisy and made a nuisance of himself., -His case was cpntinued lq definitely. " . .-- . :. ; - Poland's Legation enies Russ Report London. Dec. -27. ( U", P.) The Polish legation here refu-sed today to credit re ports that Russia had withdrawn , f rem the peace conference al Riga. Former ' Head of Morris Bros. Bond House. Which Has Failed, Charged- With Larceny by Bailee; May Exceed $1,000,000 With a big policeman and its grated ' doors of iron standing between a; milling crowd of investors on ths . outside and the toiling staff of ex- . pert accountants within, with a pos sible deficit of $1,000,000 in ylw and John L. Etheridge, its abscdnd- lng president, supposedly across the international boundary, and out of sight, the veteran investment bank ing house of MOrris Brothers, Inc., ' failed to open for business at the . usual hour today. -' DKKICIT MAT. REACH 1,000.000. A warrant for Elherldge's arrest on l the charge of larceny by bailee was is- v sued late this morping'by District Attor ney Evans upon complaint of Captain U. 1 E. Anderson of Sllverton, holder of an interim certificate in which he had In vested $1861, for the purchase of Edmon ton, Alberta bonds. - While the experts struggled with the maze of jumbled accounts behind 'the barred doors. Fred S. Morris, who last week resumed active charge of the bond house which bears his name, clos eted himself with" his attorneys in an endeavor to determine the scope and extent of the ruin that now! faces the 1 jnstitution and ' the charge "or charges, upon which Etheridge may be tracked down by the law and brought back to Portland to -face the results Of his wild career of high finance. WAAT8 CITIZENSHIP CASCElD Cancellation of Etheridge's citizenship "'V will be recommenced by V. W. Tomlin- son, in charge of the naturalization bu reau of the Portland district, Mr. Tomv linson stated this afternoon that he would send th record back to Wash ington with the recommendation that the citizenship of the absconding bond man be canceled, i It is - possible that additional procedure may be instituted by the government in connection with the case. i Definite figures ar not yet available to show to what extent Etheridge's con-. , ; duct of the business of Morris Brothers ' has led the firm into difficulties. It -is', the supposition, however,' that the deft-' cit which - fronts the firm may range close to $1,000,000 when all the odds and ends have been pieced together. WANT RECEIVER APPOINTED Teal, Minor A Win free, attorneys for Fred S. Morris, are preparing to ask for the appointment of a receiver, or that Morris Brothers,! Incorporated, be de- ft clared bankrupt.- It Is the desire, if the intricate legal problems presented will permit, to secure the appointment ft a ... receiver, marshal the assets ' of the in stitution and make such settlement as may be - possible with the creditors., Should that courts meet' with Segal s stumbling blocks, the bankruptcy routs v will be taken. The necessary prellml- nary steps are being taken this after noon. 4 "-. j" ) ' ' . .. :- .; John L. Etherlige's career In Portland t stands without a parallel in the business life of the city. . iTorelgn bom, reputed to have come to this country from Eng- ; land, where hp was educated for the; Episcopal ministry, a "two time loser" ' in the penitentiary at Trenton, N. J., he came to Portland in 1917 where, by the dominant driving force of his personal- ! lty, he forged into a leading position In ,i the financial life of the city and state. ' Stepping out of prison In New Jersey (Concluded an -pise Two; Colamn F1 Washington,! Dec,, 27, (WASH INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR NAL.) The condition ! of ' Senator George, E. Chamberlain of Oregon, who was operated on here last week, is. Improved, according to his phy sicians. - :-i ; r. The senator tm resting easily at the hospital where he was operated ; upon last week and has Na good ; appetite. He is cheerful and takes active interest In affairs. The second operation probably wjll not be performed before Wednesday. This morning he sent word to the sen ate to, pair him In favor of referring the Fordney tariff ; bill to committee. ..... He expressed the; opinion that while the measures advanced by the Republicans will have little .material, effect upon the present economic condition he believes in giving the-majority' party full sway. and is opposed to obstructive tactics. Senator Chamberlain should make a splendid recovery and' there -are .no. complications in his case, according to a telegram received today by the sen ator's son. Dr. -Charles 1i Chamberlain, from Dr. H. A. Fowler, the Washing ton specialist who operated on the sen- on the senator will be performed Thurs day. Dr. Fowler's telegram l said the senator's condition is excellent and that It was unnecessary for Dr. Chamberlain to go to Washington. , $100,000 Is Stolen In Cuban Postoffice. New York.' Dec. 27. t N. "S. Mail sacks were lipped open In the postoffice at Havana. Cuba, and $100,000 which Soever k Co..; New T6rk brokers, had sent .as agents for a Cuban firm, taken,, it became known today. BSed