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CITY EDITION Heart Throbs A thoroughly human story, full of ap peal, will b the fiction feature of The Sunday Journal Magazine next Sunday. It is 6ne of Samuel Merwin's Sunbury stories and is entitled, "The Pragmatic Sanction." . OA CITY EDITION if s All Here and It's All True THE WEATHER Tonight and Thursday, occasional rain ; southerly wikids. Maximum temperatures: - Portland 60 .New Orleans ..; $4 Boise ........... 48 ; ' New York 63 Los Angeles .... 70 St Paul 40 VOL. XX. NO. 7. Filtered it 8rond Clua Matter Fcatoffice. I'ortUnd. Oregon PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNEDAY EVENING,: MARCH 16, 1921. EIGHTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS JMSJ'Vi C1D el IWI CENT il . rff Lst Cx. JXX3TvCs 'Cw- (Tf CK AjC is mayexpS Herbert L Johnstone, Taken at Los Angeles for Olympia Plot '- to Blackmail, Is Believed to Be Terrorist Who Worked Here Chief of Inspectors John Clark stated this niorWng that he was con fident ' that Herbert L. Johnstone, now held in Los Angeles as the man who attempted to blackmail citizens in Olympia, Wash., was the notori- ous'-would-be extortionist who ter rorized Portland business men and defied , the police, slipping through tljeir fingers on several occasions. . Both Chief Clark and Lieutenant Pat 'Moloney say the printing in the "Shad ow" letters received here is identical with the printing in the Olympia black mall letters. " 1 -" A comparison between Johnstone's tinner prints and a finger print taken from a lunch box found near, the scene of the shooting the second night the police tried to capture "Shadow", will be taken as soon as the police here can get a reproduction of Johnstone's prints. DENIES HE IS SHADOW" If these prints tally, the police eay they believe they will have positive proof that the mysterious "Shadow" is at last captured. Chief Clark said that John stone wouldnot be brought to Portland, but that the Olympia authorities would take charge of the case, since they ap parently have more evidence and strong er proof. Clark said it was reported to him that Johnstone had admitted the Olympia affair,: but denied being the notorious Portland "Shadow." It Is also probable that postal authori ties may prosecute under federal laws, Clark said, since the letters were sent through' the mails. Johnstone will be brought to Portland to face trial. Clark said, only in the event neither the Olym pia authorities nor the federal officers decide to prosecute. CAUGHT THEOUGH PHOTO Johnstone was located in Los Ange les', it was made known at police head quarters this morning, through photo graphs and circulars sent out from the Portland police department. ? Inspectors Ketlyer--and Leonard went to Olympia Just after "the blackmal letters -were re ceived there, and while in Olympiad got a photograph of Johnstone. When John stone escaped from the Olympia police, who had aught him but allowed him to get away while they turned' tQ one sld: to use the telephone for-a moment, -the picture procured by the Portland de tectives was reproduced and circulars mailed over the country to all police de partments. - : .- . , - , ' v The similarity between the methods used by the Olympia blackmailer and the Portland "Shadow" convinces the police (Conrluded on Pftse ThlrtB. Column Four) WHILE GUNS FLASH Iola, Kan., March 18. N. S.) --The State Bank of Uniontown, .Kan., 30 miles east of here, was looted of thousands of dollars early today by armed bandits. ' Townspeople, aroused, engaged in a gun battle wjth the bandits, two of whom calmly continued looting the bank while their confederates stood off the citizens. The gang then escaped In a motor car. Alleged Assailant Is To Face Grand Jury f Newport. Or.. March IS. Harold An derson, at a preliminary hearing this morning, charged with assault with in dent to kill Charles Harwood. waived ex amination and was bound over to the grand Jury at the May term of the Lin 'id In county court. His bonds were fixed at $2000. David Lawrence Dispatch, Accurate and Informing In his daily dispatch to The Journal, David Lawrence covers the news in. three distinct fields: national politics, international af fairs and domestic business.. In recent months he has scored many notable beats, among them his disclosure of the exact i text of Elihu Root's cablegram to Harding, advising f that ; the League of Nations was not dead. He was the first to announce that Harding would call an in ternational conference on disarmament- He also-was first in his announcement that the German indemnity settlement was consid ered by the American government officials to be unworkable. - Lawrence's forecasts of the personnel of the -Harding cabinet were remarkably accurate. , The secret of it all is that David Lawrence knows news and its sources and how to handle it. ' The Lawrence dispatches ap pear exclusively in the Portland field in The Journal. BANDITS ROB BANK IS HE f SHADOW9? HERBERT : L. JOHN . STONE, arrested at Los "Angeles Tuesday for al leged blackmailing .operations at Olympia. Portland police and deputy sheriffs are con vinced that the man in jail is mysterious "Shadow" who operated in Portland prior to similar activities on i Puget Sound. "t - ( I ,' '''"-,( -n inn-- -v- J. :'. .4 U BRITISH- London. March 16. (U. P.) Great Britain and, Russia today signed a trade agreement. The document marked the first as sumption of commercial arrangements with an allied , power. Russia made im portant concessions, the most notable being an agreement to cease Bolshevik propaganda outside of Russia.. Negotiations over the trade agreement have extended over the greater part of a year, ;,. Great Britain demanding release of all prisoners held by Russia as well. as renunciation of soviet propaganda.-; -3i ;v; One Russian representative, M, Kam- enleff. Was ordered - but of Great -Britain .because of. hi attitude And because he was alleged to have attempted to sub sidize a London newspaper. - ' Complicated ? arrangements had to " be made for the handling of goods because of the lack of individual capital in -Rus- Russian leaders believed 1 the ; treaty, will lead later to full political- recogni tion. - ; j ; -; j '' ...'--'- - Portland Lawyer Says Baker Estkte Is Just Pure Myth i ..,"; "A myth pure and simple" is the way Frank Schlegel, attorney In the Cham ber of Commerce building, classifies the "estate of Colonel Baker." The estate, 1 supposed to have been worth mora- than $800,000,000 and com prising a portion of the city of Phila delphia, was to have been divided among the heirs this year, as a reported 99 year lease of the land expired. Several Portland residents have been interested and have claimed ; kinship, and when John. H. Cook - of i Milwaukie engaged Schlegel to file his 1 claim, the attorney wrote to' the Oirard Trust . company for information, iln a j letter received this morning the j trust i officials.' state that the estate is i "unknown to them and. as far as they can find, to anyone in Philadelphia. t ., i ' - 1 v A search of the records to locate the government grant xf - land,- to Colonel Baker proved vain, the letter said, and Schlegel brands the organization of the Baker'"Heirs, association" as a swin die." -" i . Among those In Portland claiming to be heirs are Miss Minna S. Baker, now with the' Merry Opera'compahy of New York ; John H. Cook. Charles Cook and Stanley R. Hemphill. - City Council Asked To Set Aside $200 For Care of Leper An emergency ordinance - asking the city council to appropriate $200 to take care of the Chinese leper, Louie Poy, until be is taken in charge by the gov ernment,, was introduced tothe council this morning by City- Commfssioner Mann. :Poy has been; a-charge of,' the city for several months, since it. was de cided that his was not a cotinty" case. The Chinaman, who has been , a resi dent of- this country for ,35, years, came to. Portland from Jdaho two years ago, and since confinement has reached an advanced stage of leprosy. The - emer gency fund was asked : to . take -' care . of Toy until the government was ready to taka him to I the new -leper centraliza tion hospital being completed in Louisi ana. , . i .-.'.' r. " J. N. Teal Resigns From Shipping Board - Washington. March 16. tWASHING TON BUREAU OF; THE -JOURNAL.) Joseph N. Teal, whose term as a ship ping board commissioner enoed March 4. today submitted his resignation as a director .; of the " Emergency Fleet cor poration, thereby finally severing his official connections. : He will pay his respects to President Harding at the White ouse ) tomorrow night, -after which he will leave for Coronado, CaU for a short ' vacation. He expects - to reach Portland about April 1. RUSSIAN TRADE PACT SIGNED EMBARGO ON 555 "Short Session Must Pass Such Legislation or Native ' Growers Will and Be 1 Ruined," Hawley Tell Stanfield Harding. . Washington, tfkrch 16. (WASH INGTON BUREAU OP THE JOUK NAL.) Senators Stanfield, Smqot, Goodihg, Borah. Poindexter, Oddie and Cameron, with Representatives Hawley and French and P. J. Hagen barth, president National Wool Growers' association, called on Pres ident Harding today to urge an em bargo on wool as one of the first measures for the extra session pro gram. :.. ; I y l - j'-) i.-, . i.', . "President- Harding gave us consid erable encouragement," said Stanfield when he came from the White House. "We pointed out that' wool is coming in at the rate of 1,000.000 pounds a day and two years' supply is already here. "These Importations are profitable to the foreigner because of the rate of ex change. It makes an extremely danger ous situation not only for our wool grow ers, but for the banks." Mr. - Hagenbarth, it was agreed, shall present the data to Secretary Wallace of the agricultural department and a bill will be introduced the first day of the next session to stop importations until a permanent tariff bill is enacted. It will apply to wool only, the idea of another emergency tariff bill for agri culture having been abandoned. Stanfield will leave tonight for New York on the first stage of his return trip to Oregon. HARDING IS IX FAVOR OF ANTIDUMPING TARIFF LAW By Joss CUeitaser TJaited Kmm Btaff -Currnpondent Washington, March 18. president Harding has given his approval to the immediate passage of an "anti-dumping" tariff measure by the special session of congress. .-, -" - - t He also approved changing the exist ing tariff laws so . duties will- be col-' lected on the value of goods' in the Amer ican market and not on their value in the country ofvthelr rigtn.'.iwrj , The- president' made this known to . (Concluded on Pag Two, ! Gotama Fear) ELECTION GRANTED Authority was granted the mayor this morning by the city council to call .& special' city election : for!- the revision of the city charter if the election can be. held in conjunction with the special state election June 7, without any extra cost to the city. The ' revision is to bring the charter adopted in 191? to date and is to retain the commission form of government. Ac cording" to the mayor, since the adop tion of the charter eight elections have added SI new sections, amended nine and repealed nine. ' "It has been found," the mayor stat ed, "that some of the remaining sec tions are inconsistent with the general charter and under efficient administra tion are unworkable. New amendments are necessary to meet the advance and progressive growth of, the city."v The resolution adopted provides for a committee of 15 to draw up and sub mit to the council a revision. The char ter will be passed on and if approved taken before the people in '- the special election. - - . The resolution states : "In the event it is ascertained and definitely determined that a special elec tion can be called and held in conjunc tion with the special state election with out extra cost to the city of Portland, then; the mayor be and he is authorised to appoint a committee consisting of 15 members to formulate and present to the council for its approval or rejection a general revision of the city charter retaining the present form of commis sion government, and if said revision is approved by the council the same shall be put to a vote of the people," City Water Bureau Report Shows Drop III Monthly Balance Report of finances in the city water bureau; filed with the city auditor Tuesday afternoon, shows the payment of 'a considerable bond interest ; during February, which caused a drop in the monthly balance from 160,946.01 to $20, 071.74.' . - I : , : :i " . 1 Receipts for February, figuring In the January balance, totaled $131,361.27, in cluding $66,314.91 from service. Dis bursements were $111,289.63,- including $13,065 for construction, $65,000 for in terest and other items' and $12,135.05 for maintenance, - - Miscellaneous ' sums in both receipts and disbursements make up- the totals. ; ; Ex-Senator Ankeny Reported Near Death Walla Walla, Wash.. March 16. Ex Senator Levi Ankeny is now seriously ill at his home here. Mr. Ankeny was con fined to his bed about six weeks ago and physicians in charge state that his death may come within a short time and in any -case he cannot live more than a few months . : - SPECIAL CHARTER FRENCHMAN IS TO NEGOTIATE Noted Diplomat's Visit to U . S. Is One of Courtesy, but He Has Authority to Confer Regarding Treaty; Would Retain Covenant By David Lawrence (Copyright, 192t) . Washington, March 16. Although official statements insist that Rene Vivlani, former premier of France, will simply pay a courtesy visit to the United States, the truth is he has full authority, to negotiate witht the Harding administration concerning a modified League of Nations. Ambassador Jusserand has reported that such proposals or suggestions would not be -unwelcome and would be given serious consideration. From this incident alone may be de rived the first news of the way by which President Harding and Secretary Charles Evans Hughes intend to proceed in car rying out the Republican campaign pledge which calls for an agreement with Europe to preserve peace. MOVE BELIEVES V. 8. The. fact that the iniative comes from Europe relieves the United States in a sense of the embarassment of approach ing the European powers with a tale of defects in the present league and sug gestions for a substitute. While Mr. Harding has certain ideas concerning an association of nations, he has had no way of knowing until he got into office whether these ideas would prove accept able to Europe. Few people believe that the Vivlani visit will have an immediate effect. On the contrary, the expectation is that a conference of European statesmen will follow the return of Vivian! and that Eu rope will adopt a course of action after hearing directly or indirectly from the former French premier just what is to be boped for from the United States. BRITAIX I8 INTERESTED While the government of (Sreat Britain is not sending any envoy to discuss the Caneliided on Pace Two, CoJnmn Six) HEAD SHIP BOARD (By TJniTensal Service) Washington, March 16. Repre sentative George V. 'Edmonds of Philadelphia, recognized house leader' on merchant marine affairs, who suggested ?. impeachment of President Wilson' for his failure to enforce the treaty nullification pro vision of the merchant marine act, has been slated for appointment to the shipping board chairmanship by President Harding. Mr. Edmonds is ranking Republican member of the house merchant marine and fisheries committee. This development today followed close upon the heels of the "definite elimina tion of R. A. C. Smith, former dock commissioner of New York, from con sideration for , the chairmanship. Ac ceptance by the Pennsylvania congress man was, nto set forth, as the only thing left to clear up the shipping board appointments. It is known that Mr. Edmonds was in a receptive mood prior to the adjournment of congress. The shipping board appointments probably will 'be made before the spe cial session of congress in April, in which event the board would take office as recess appointees. Those appoint ments will be made as soon as some of the controversies over board places are settled. y The Pacific coast places particularly are causing President Harding trouble. Senator Jones of Washington has sought one of the two' places for Will Humphreys, former representative from Washington, while for personal reasons the president desires to appoint former Senator Chamberlain of Oregon and Colonel Forbes of Spokane, Wash. Dismissals Made In Federal Cases; Decks All Cleared Hall M. Luskr chief assistant, secured the dismissal of five cases before Fed eral Judge Wolverton. An individual in dictment against Robert Logan was dis missed because . he pleaded guilty to. a conspiracy-indictment covering the same facts and is now serving his time in jail. S. Van Nagel, a subject of Holland, was allowed to return to his native land and no prosecution was had here on a charge of presenting a false claim to the rail roads while they were under government control. D. A. Snyder was discharged from a charge ' of violating the internal revenue, law. Matt Sinovitch was freed from a charge of violating the internal revenue law. - ". . -. , " -. Tenants Swoop on Legislature to' Ask : Rent Curbing Laws Chicago ' March 16. (U. P.) Hun dreds of Chicago tenants went to Spring field, III., early today to demand passage of legislation which, will curb landlords charging excessive rents, - ' - The renters left on special trains. Huge signs . were carried by- the crowd, de manding relief from high rents. -, WITH HARDING Bandit Fires At Police and Latter 's Host E. R. Hanson, known to the polioe as a "thrill hunter," got his t ill of excitement this morning when a holdup man showed his resentment of interference with his work by firing six shots into the automobile Hanson and Police Sergeant Frank Mall on were riding in. Hanson runs a confectionery at Holladay and Union avenue and had been hanging around the police station to partici pate in any thrills- that might come up. , . Early in the- morning Hanson picked up Sergeant Malion and hauled him about his beat on the east side, so that if any excitement should break he would be in on it. While passing the New Popular restaurant. ' 97 Russell street, they saw a holdup 'in operation. Baciung the car to the door they ar rived at the same time the bandit made his exit and Immediately started duck ing shots. Six shots were fired, two passing through 'Hanson's clothing and fracturing the windshield of the car. Apparently getting all the "kick" out of it he wanted, Hanson opened the car up and sped away. By the time Ser geant Malion could get out of the car the robber had disappeared into 'the Lower Alblna railroad yards. Reserves were called out, but no trace could be found of the man. Ten dollars were in the , till of the restaurant. Two were left, as the man was scared away by the passing car. Hungry boys made a . raid on bakery at 559 Williams avenue during the morning hours and took 10 pies, five cakes and $2 in pennies. TEVIS NOT GUILTY OF SLAYING WIFE John Tevis was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter of his wife, Nellie Tevis, by the jury which returned its verdict in Judge Staple ton's court at 10 o'clock this morn lng after being out nearly 24 hours. The jury came to Judge Stapleton this morning for further instructions as to whether Tevis was guilty of man slaughter if he had accidentally killed his wife while remonstrating with her for wanting liquor and keeping her in their room on - the morning , of Sunday, December 12. The judge said if Tevis had no intention of assault and. battery hs w perfectly-within his rights nder such conditions. , and - a few ' moments later the Jury returned with Its verdict. ;: Tevis was alleged to have attacked his wife and broken her neck by striking her during ad runken brawl in their room at 344 Second street. Rich Nugget Is Found In Josephine County Grants Pass, Or., March 1. To stum ble onto a 12-ounce nugget of almost pure gold was the experience of a Jose phine county prospector last week. The find was made in the Illinois valley on the divide between Sucker and Althouse creeks, but on the Althouse slope. The nugget assayed more than $200. The Bos well and other rich mines are located in the vicinity where the nugget was found. Spry of Utah Named For U.S. Land Office Washington, March .16. (L N. a President Harding has -virtually de cided to appoint former Governs Will iam S. Spry of Utah as comnnisioner general of the land office, it was learned at the White House today. R. C. Tay lor of Boise, Idaho, will probably be as sistant commissioner. Soft Jobs at ae : t ? ? - wt ' Bureaucrats By Fred S. Ferguson ; Ynited News Staff CorropMideat Washington, March 16.- Bureau chiefs who have been in Washington for years aire buzzing congressmen; cabinet officers who have been here only a couple of weeks are confer ring " with each other and with bureau chiefs, and back of all the buzzing and conferring, the first real struggle of the Harding administra tion is raging -in silence. ; , Herbert Hoover and other members of the Harding cabinet have told the presi dent that the only way to run the gov ernment on an economical basis is to reorganize the governmental machinery. SHAKEUP IS DELATED The bureaucrats, who have held on through succeeding administrations, and many of whose departments exist large ly on mere tradition, are aligned against any and all ideas of reorganization. It now appears certain that little if any thing will come of reorganization plans until the new congress has had an op portunity to examine them. . This gives the bureau chiefs an opportunity to line up congressmen in support of their jobs. And, in the meantime, one prominent administration man is authority for the prediction that the success of the Hard ing regime will depend on what is ac complished in the first six months. - If the various interlocking and over lapping departments are not reorganized within tfVat time, the theory is that vari ous bureaus furnishing numerous jobs will have lined up their congressional support in such a way that reorganlza Uon -wilj be impossible. . . - .; prPLICATIOX FOTJJfD 1 . J t . I There are now nine different bureaus devoted to national-construction work such as good roads, river improvement. ETHERDGE AND HIS WIFE AND Secret Indictments Lay Failure of Firm to Embezzlement Due to Juggling; Third Director, J. B. Pratt, Is Also Indicted. Embezzlement of the funds of in vestors is charged by the ; Multno mah county grand Jury against Fred S. Morris, John L. Etherldge. F. B. Pratt and Stella Etheridge, wife of John Etheridge. In indictments made public today. The jury has been considering the complex affairs of the defunct bond house of Morris Brothers, Inc., since December. The four defendants were served with the warrants, during the morning and were ordered to appear before Circuit Judge Kavanaugh this after noon to arrange bail. The three directors were all indicted on one deal, made at the time Fred Mor ris decided to quit the firm, at least nom inally. Corporation stock of the Rogue River Stock company, turned over- to Morris Brothers when that firm became a corporation, was practically given to Fred Morris when he left the. concern, it is alleged. Etheridge, Morris and Pratt are . charged with turning this stock over to Morris for a consideration of $1. The grand jury calls it embezzle ment on the part of all three. Stella and John Etheridge are Jointly indicted on charge of embezzling $100, 000. In February. 1920, this $100,000 was (Concluded on Pas Two, Column On) Double Boards at June Election in- Oregon Possible Salem, March 16. Under the new law providing for double election -boards, the. second boards may be provided for the forthcoming June election in -those 'pre cincts, wherein the new boards were ap pointed last January"' "according; to At torney General Van Winkle. In those precincts "Where i no new boards were ap pointed - last January the amendment cannot become operative at this .time for the reason that no means of appointing the additional Judges and clerks prior to next January is afforded. He also hefd that the $20,000 appro priated for the use of the child welfare commission does not become available until the law carrying the appropriation becomes effective on May 25, and that all measures and amendments referred to the people by the recent legislature must go on the ballot for trie special election June 7. Lamb Gambols Into Jail; Asks Chance To Sleep Off Jag Henry Lamb, quite as docile as his name, trotted up to the jail elevator at headquarters Tuesday night just as Pa trolman Leavens began a trip to the fifth floor. "Wait a minute there," sailed Lamb, "I'm" drunk. 1 have been having a great time. I. want to finish out the evening in the approved fashion. Take me to Jail." : . . ' ' "With pleasure," murmured the" polite policeman. "Jump in. Step up please." And Henry Lamb was gathered into the fold. - Capitol Totter vt ;' " at - . - t n Fear Change reforestation, etc. These nine bureaus are scattered through seven different de partments. Each bureau has Its sepa rate warehouses scattered over the coun try, separate district superintendents. separate supply system : in brief, com plete separate organizations throughout. The lighthouse service of the country is maintained through a bureau ' under the department of commerce. The life- saving stations are. operated through a bureau under the treasury department. Ninety-eight per cent of the lifesavlng stations are located at lighthouses, as the lighthouses are naturally placed at dangerous points on the coast. The light house and lifesavlng services, however. have separate fleets of boats carrying around - supplies, . separate - superintend ents and. a, complete -duplication of op erating machinery generally. CABINET HAS BIO CHAIfCE Hoover, with the support of Attorney General ; Daugherty and others, - has pointed out to President Harding ' that economy in operation of the government is not going to be attained by discharg ing a- few government clerks. . The cab inet, members are working upon plans of complete- reorganization,' which will eliminate duplication of effort 'and ex pense such as is represented in the vari ous construction bureaus and' in the lighthouse and lifesavlng services. The - new cabinet officers found upon taking their. jobs a couple of weeks ago that they were received with a marked degree of tolerance by the various bu reaus in their departments. There was mild consternation when - the various heads of departments started off by ap pearing at their desks at from 8 to 9 o'clock. This was accepted with a smile, however, and the prediction that it would-not last. : Now, it has become a grim, silent fight - and the administra tion is 'generally given just six months in which to-win, if it expects to bring about real econofhy. - MORR S NAMED Brave Girl Of Trenches Visits Coast San Francisco,7 March l.Lleu- tenant F. Sandes of the Serbian army arrived here today on the liner Sonoma J from Australia. She won her rank and the lavish' decorations on her trim -uniform by fighting-in the trenches with the Serbian army. She joined the colors as a private and won promotion for gallantry.; Lieutenant Sandes is here on a lecture tour, having secured a year's leave of absence from the Serbian forces. Her mission is to tell of the sacrifices of the Serbians in the World war. As an ambulance driver Miss Sandes went to Serbia from London early in the war, with many other English women. Manpower became the problem of ' the Serbian leaders,' and a call was issued for women recruits. - ' According to Lieutenant Sandes many native , women responded to the call to the colors, but she was the, only foreign woman to take a musket and enter the trenches, j She .fought for six months, until she was Wounded in battle and was in a base hospital when truce was de clared. : Lieutenant Sandes - appears in man's attire in her travels. She wears the uniform of the Serbian officer and the regulation officers' cap. Her hair is closely cropped. - ' Man's attire and man's work has not in any j way changed Miss Sandes' womanliness. - She is gentle and ex tremely interested inall that is of inter est to women. YOUTH IS FOUND Vancouver, Wash., March f 1 6. Clair Ramus, 13 -year-old son of W. T. Ramus, 3404 K street, who ran away from home Monday afternoon, was found Tuesday night near Cape Horn, by George Breslin of that plaee, who telephoned to local au thorities. ;, Breslin said the boy is none the worse for his escapade. Probation Officer Fred Bowman has gone to Cape Horn to bring the runaway back. i.; The projected search for 14-year-old Ray Stager, son of A.' L. Stager, miss ing since March 4, was postponed from this afternoon, until Thursday afternoon. due to the inclement weather. Further postponement U possible- if the rains continue.1 - -. 'ai. " - . Mayor Klggns today asked business houses to send volunteers from among employes or to close. Few, if any. will close, it is said. Schools will not close. Local authorities' do not consider It probable , that the 'Stager boy ran away from home. The theory that the lad has met with an accident is held plausible by the sheriffs office. . The reported "attack" on - Marlon Beardsley, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Beardsley, turned out to be a joke played by .two high school -boys on a timid lad. 'Confessions by the. older boys have been secured, according - to the sheriffs office. The names . of the boys will not be given out and no formal action will be taken..; Since the report of the "attack" on the Beardsley boy .many other similar cases-have been reported to the author ities, but investigation has developed that the reports were greatly . overdrawn in all cases.- - ;- : i The ' story in f a Portland afternoon paper to the effect that a "gang" was responsible for the disappearance of the .Stager and Ramus boys and the at tack' on the Beardsley boy led to many jokes on Vancouver police and the sher iffs office. A woman telephoned the police that she had found a newly made grave in her cowpasture . and appealed to the authorities to hasten to investi gate. -Then she refused to tell her name or where the "cowpasture Is located. District Attorney Wallops Counsel in 'Bunco' Man's Case Los Angeles. Cal., March 16. I. N. S.) In a sensational affray that threw the courtroom into an uproar which threatened, to develop into a free for all fight, District Attorney Thomas Lee Woolwine struck defense attorney Paul Schenck a smashing blow in the face during the trial - today of Everett - A, (Big Hutch)' Hutchings, alleged bunco swindler, before a jury in Superior Judge Willis' court. ;' Hutchings, who if known to the police as the "king of bunco men,1' is on trial on a charge of having swindled John B. Norrlfl, .a farmer near Decatur, 111 out of $51,000 ill a fake stock deal here in 1919. Rainfall Makes Up for Lost Time - (. - , After 1G practically rainless days, the elements gathered together Tuesday-and conspired for a heavy rainfall to make up for lost time, with the result that. almost an inch of rain had fallen in the city between 5 o'clock Tuesday evening and 5 o'clock this morning. The precip itation continued -heavier during the morning and the weather- bureau offi cials predicted that the rainfall would not slacken until night. Heavy rain falls have been recorded in the Willam ette valley. , . During the jfjght a gale of 48 miles from the soutjrwas recorded at the North Head, Wash station and although the small craft storm warnings ordered up Tuesday were lowered this morning the weather ' bureau - predicted that occa sional strong winds could be expected during the day. Mexico Rail Strike Reaches Settlement ' Mexico ' City "March 16.- I. N. 8.) The National railway strike has been eettled. it was officially announced to day. The conditions were not revealed. RUNAWAY RAMUS Judge s Instructions to Jurors- Considered as L- Favorable to De Get Case Thurs- tense; Jury to day; Threate ing Letters Sent. Courthouse, Ardmore, Okla., March 16. Clara Smith Hamon was justi fied in killing Jake L. Hamon if she acted to save her - own life. Judge Tom Champion old the Jury in hla instructions. late jtoday. Judge Champion said If the Jury. thought the defendant killed Hamon aft er due deliberation and in cold blood she should be found guilty of murder lit the first degree. 1 Referring to Hamon's alleged death bed-statement. Judge Champion said: 'You are Instructed, gentlemen of the jury, that dying declarations admitted In evidence should ' be considered by you under the same rules that govern In determining the credibility of wit nesses who testify; from the stand. BLOff TO STATE This was construed as a blow to the state. Five hours will! be given the attor neys for argument. Consequently th jury will not get the case until tomor row. - , j The actual trial bf Clara Smith Hamon. on a charge of murdering Jake l.- Hamon, political autocrat and oil klnc of the Southwest, ended shortly after 10 o'clock today. Both prosecution and de fense rested their cases at-that time and adjournment was taken until 3 o'clock to let juage i nomas w. i-nampion pre-, pare his instructions for the Jury. Late this afternoon the case will go to the jury. ' "i , r DO TJOT ASK DEATH "We will not ask the death penalty for Clara Smith Hamon," Attorney General Freling publicly confirmed today for the first time. Ardmore sat on a powder keg as ths murder trial was resumed. "Bad blood" started at yesterday's demonstration for the woman accused of Jake L. Hamon's murder, reached fever heat as court reconvened. - Death threats have been passed. Law yers, principal and even newspaper cor- -respondents have been warned to go about fully armed. Deputy sheriffs, wearing' huge guns-on their-htps. are stationed carelessly about the courtroom, but with a cool Intent of having "good shooting" angles. STRANGERS PREPARE TO LEAVE All of the out-of-town persons who have had any connection with the trial are preparing to leave on the first train out after the verdict. The death threats were received by Jake Hamon, 18-year-old son of the dead oil king, and the brothers of the accused woman. . . Murder tans were tense with excite ment when court opened. "It was the hardest thing I have ever had to go through and I'm so relieved it's all over," said Clara Smith Hamon, on entering the courtroom. She referred to the four hours ehe spent on the witness stand. ; "Oh. if it was only all oter I" WOMAN PRAYS WITn HER Before leaving her cottage for the courthouse Clara knelt in prayer with Mrs. Jennie Sharpies of the World's Pur ity League of Chicago. Mrs. Sharpies is here trying to Induce Clara to enter evangelical work, in case she is freed of her murder charge. The love letters of Jake Hamon to Clara were barred from evidence by Judge Thomas W. Champion this morn ing. Attorney General Freling objected to their admission on the ground that the dead man could not be called as a wit ness to explain them, ; When court opened at 9 o'clock the room was jammed as usual. The femi nine part of the audience displayed the latest spring styles in millinery. Many had been sitting In the court room since 6 o'clock and bad brought their breakfasts. ' On the opening of court Sam Blair, the newspaper man who found the ae- ( Concluded on Pur Two, Column Fear) City Petitions for Another Hearing on Telephone Rates By unanimous vote and without dis cussion, the city council this morning adopted a resolution presented by Mayor Baker, asking the Oregon state public service. cdmmisslon to provide for a re hearing in the telephone rate case. The resolution directs the city attorney to prepare and file a formal petition for a rehearing, and it requests the public service commission to fully Investigate the relationship existing between the tel ephone company and the Western Elec tric company, through which concern it is understood the telephone company has purchased the bulk of Its supplies. The city attorney is instructed to use his best Judgment In preparing the ap peal to the commission and In safeguard ing the city's interests in matters per taining to telephone rates, "including an appeal to the courts, if necessary." '-.. f U. S. Takes Appeal In Cable Case to . Highest Tribunal Washington, March 16. (I. N. S.) That the present administration Intends to continue efforts to prevent the Weet trn Union from laying a cable from th Barbadoes to Miami, Fla., was Indicated today when the government filed an ap peal in the United States supreme court from the decision of the circuit court of ; appeals of New York, which dismiesd the injunction proceedings of the govern ment .to prevent the laying of ths cable.