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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?
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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
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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.
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