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PRICE TWO CENTS
ON TWAINS AND TW
STANDS FIVE CINTS
FLOOD DAMAGE' IN WALLA WALLA DISTRICT IS HEAVY
FLOODS due to rain and melting snow caused "heavy dlmage in Walla Walla and surrounding districts, cutting channels
through farm lands and tearing out bridges.- Thi picture shows a flooded section of the residence district of Walla Walla
and one of the small foot bridges across, Mill creek, which flows through the city. It was taken as the flood was nearing
the ' high mark. Several of these foot bridges, were washed out. ; - ; ;,;v,:7i;.,
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PORTLAND FEMALE
( Washington. March 19. (U. P.)--Portland,
Or., In, 1920, had J52.96X
whites. 1551 ! negroes, 184 Chinese
and 715 Japanese, the census
bureau announced today., The white
population wa 97.9 per- cent of the
total and the negroes, Chinese and
Japanese were 2.1 per cent.
;In 1910 1 Portland had 198,952 whites,
.1045 negroes, S699 Chinese and 1461 Jap
; anese,. f ':-
The increase in - the white population
since 1910 was 27.1 per cent and the in-
per cent. The Chinese population de
creased 67.6 per cent- ' ' , ..-
Of the total 1920 population there were
132,115 pnales or 51.2 per, cent and 126.
173 females, "or 48.8 per "cent. 1 In' 1910
there was 118,868 males, or 67.4 per cent,
and 88,346 females, or 42.6 per cent.
iKrbnstadt Refugees
: Hpckiiig -toFinland
London, March 19. (L N. S.) Twelve
thousand five hundred Russian refugees
have arrived In Finland from Kronstadt
'since the collapse of the anti-Bolshevik
. revolt - in the Kronstadt-Petrograd dis
" trict.. said a i Central , News, dispatch
f rom Helsingfors today. The fugitives
.are housed in concentration camps and
are being fed by the American, Red
.Cross..-.-,.--. . . ...... .
The Telephone
Colossus '
f A report recently issued by, the
American Telephone &: Telegraph
Company shows some startling
facts,' among others that in spite
of ; mechanical development and
labor Bavlng 'f devices, , service
charges ever are on the increase
Vatheir, ;than on' the decline'. An
analysis of this report and. its.
bearfng oh the; telephone situa
tion in Oregon is included in an
article that ' will be published on
the editorial page rof The Sunday
Journal tomorrow.. ' "'
Other Features, : :
The fiction feature in'.The Sun-,
day. Journal magazine tomorrow
Is "The Pragmatic Sanction by
Samuel Merwin. ' It is another of
hisi celebrated V Sunbury - storiea
that fiction readers enjoy.
: Ring Lardner's e weekly letter :
to 'be ' Included in The 'Sunday;
Journal , tomorrow, , has a lot , to
say about gardening. Ring's of
ferings are more amusing than"
practical, but you can take them
for what they are worth..; .
The discussion of possible sites
fojr Portland's C 1925 exposition:
will becontinued in the Automo
tive section of tomorrow's Sun
day . Journal with an" illustrated
description of Oswego . lake and 1
environs. .-.- -, -
" George Bertz, ; sports edjtor of
The Journal, is with the Beavers
at Santa Maria. . He will sot forth
in picture and text in tomorrow's
Sunday Journal what" is trans-'
pirlng ' at the ' Portland baseball
training camp." '
The Sunday Journal "
POPULAT ON GROWS
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Monster Meeting Gives
Reply to All Hyphenates
- By Westbrook Pcgler : ' "
T.'nitmi Nam Staff Cotrcapondfint '
New Tork, March America
has answered jthe challenge of hy-,
phenated loyalty and foreign propa
ganda. S
When but a few days aro a srroup
of alien-hearted t residents of, this city
gathered at Madison Square Garden,
and there, surrounded - by alien flags
and singing alien battle songs, Insulted
America's - allies, decried ; America's jus
tice: and, derided 'America's institutions,
they kindled an answering . blaze of
Americanism." comparable' only to those
days when-American war fervor-Was at
its . height.- .... ; - '-.- -- -.- ;!
' New York's mass meeting - at Madi
son Square Garden Friday night was a
complete, smashing - crushing; reply.
Nor was it New -York's mass meeting
alone. It belonged to the entire coun
try. Delegations from Texas,, legion
aires from California, service men from
the Middle West, nurses, gold star
mothers, crippled, '. blinded, maimed vet
erans, "men wrecked physically but: en
nobled in - spirit, united as plain citi
zens to protest against using America
as a breeding-ground for . foreign dis
content and strife." ;
SEASONS FOB " POLICE , " '
At .the recent propaganda ' meeting
there was need for police, but it was to
"protect' the propagandists.- There was
need for police-this time, but the need
was solely , to- direct the 'overflow crowds
and maintain some semblance of traffic
in the neighborhood of the great build
ing. I ; - -t'-- vi
.'The onlyflagvto be. seen In the vast
auditorium wa that of the Stars and
Stripes. Neither ; the English, French.
Irish' nor German- standards or the flags
of any other nation were to be seen.
It was an American meeting for Amer
icans, i jr. ,r -..- " - -. - -'. . .-
The band blared forth;; "The Old Gray
Mare" and the doughboys were whoop
ing - it up when. General Pershing's car
dre up at the ; Twenty-rslxth street en
trance and the . general stepped ; out.
Hardly had he j walked inside the door
STEPS DISCUSSED
F,
' By-Clarence Dubose A "'
Washington! March : 19. (U. P.)
Secretary ; Hoover and some of the
directors of the United States Cham
ber of Commerce today "discussed
steps which President Harding has
under consideration ,for aiding the
American, farmer. These include:
C 1. An t embargo j on , importation ; of
wool, ; meat, wheat and perhaps ,'other
products. The president could proclaim
this under ' the war : trade' act, still in
force. . s , j... ... , . . .,- ..' ... -"t i
2. Immediate emergency tariff r legis
lation. . e "
3. "Anti-dumping legislaUon, to be fol
lowed by projection in the' regular tariff
At the same time Hoover urged efforts
to extend and increase European credits,
through the" ;War Finance corporation,
the so-called "hundred-milHbn dollar cor
poration" being organized by banking
groups for foreign trade promotion .and
by "Edge'law banks. "''
Hoover regards - selling to Europe as
a necessity for relief. The United States,
while producing more' than consumption,
is the "dumping grounds" 4 for South
American, Canadian and -Australian
wool, meat and wheat. . ? ; :-
They do not sell in Europe for lack of
credit and "dump" in the United States
because the country, s one cabinet mem
ber said, has the soundest exchange in
the world today.' . , ,
TOAD
ARMERS
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when ' ho- -was recognised.' j A : bugler
sounded "attention," which was heard
above the music of the band, and every
one in .the vast thronar rrwt a.na
cheered as. Pershing made, hia way to
the speaker's : platform. The cheering
lasted for two minutes, . during which
ume reranmg . smuea - out . ever the
aadienoe and was visibly affected by
the honor paid him. . , , - ' , , . .
Anthem srxo sabxkstlt ;
As the cheering died away the band
truck up the , "star Spangled Banner,"
and the entire audience sang , the words
with an earnestness born of a great
love of their country that s was noble,
inspiring and thrilling and served as a
striking comparison to the insipid re
sponse to the national ' anthem during
the recent German meeting in the same
place, a short time ago. - - - '
Taps was ' sounded in respect tov the
dead, while the audience ' stood 5 at ' at
tention ' in silent homage to the heroes
who had "gone west" for their country.
Colonel F. W. Galbraith. .commander
of the American Legion, then arose and
addressing the great gathering, said : :
"A great message has gone forth to
night to, the state, to the nation and to
the whole world." . . j , ,
SHBIHE OF AMEBICA
"Tonight In this great hall with 50,000
more persons . massed outside the build
ing," he said, ."we worship at the shrine
of . America; and give , our . answer to
those who would destroy our country and
separate us from our allies with whom
we are united : by the . blood of our
fellows., ; --. ,. v.'.- -i,' -.'?,: ;
"Friends, ' this is a "night of consecra
tion, for .every living1 American to the
cause ' of - America." ! ' ,
As - General : Pershing "l 'arose 4 and
moved to the center' of the speaker's
platform another gale of cheers brokp
from - every cranny of the tremendous
hall, continuing full two minutes.
"If this is a sample of the patriotic
enthusiasm that - existed - in ' America
whUe we were in France,". Pershing be
gan, "then it is no wonder that the vic
tory was so easy." v m ' v-v; -
. " By Hyman H. Cohen '
' Portland ' again take's , front' rank
as a producer qt flour ' inthe) Pacific
Northwest, wresting ' ' honors : from
both Tacoma and '"Seattle -fK"-; rf :
? For the period from July 1-to March
1 the output of flour was greater at Port
land than at any point-in' the. Pacific
Northwest. : Portland's place aa a flour
milling, center will- be further strength
ened as a result of the determination of
another' Puget Sound miller to put a big
plant in this city. Ground for the struc
ture was purchased some time ago and
construction of the mill by the Fisher in
terests is awaiting a few small details. .
For the .period from July 1 to March 1.
the three cities of the- Pacific Northwest
showed the following output of flour in
barrels: . , . ...-... ,. ... , ... -'
1920-21.. 1S19-20.
PortUnd .......... . 71,438 1.040.969
Seattle 58B,6S 1.209.42
Tacom
62S.71S
TJf S, Vessel Sinks .
Briton; Crew Saved
Washington, March 19. (IJ N. S.)
The American steamer Vincennes Bridge
collided with - and sunk the . British
steamer Fredvllle, off the coast of Hol
land on March'. 14. the; department - of
commerce . was advised , today. . . AH , .of
the crew of the Frcdville were rescued
and the Vinoennes' Bridge proceeded to
Dover, England." " "
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2 BRIDGE WORKERS
.Walla Walla, .Wash.. March. 19. -
John .- Claes and , E. - C. Carmony of
Pasco",-1 members of 'a.'-Northern Pa
cific bridge- crew repairing-"V bridge
over the Touchet. river near Haiits-
vllle, :. Waslw which.: was damaged
during the floods of the Walla Walla
valley on Wednesday and Thursday,
were drowned late last - night when
they ; fell ,' into the water. ; , '
They had Just finished cutting off a
new pile when one attempted to band
the other a spirit' level and losing his
balance fell in to - the . river. , The j other,
reaching out quickly to help his fellow
workman, was also pulled into the river.
" The entire crew is now searching for
the bodies of the two men. - - '
Work on . the bridge was - completed
this morningsothatnraffio" has been
resumed. , ;. . s , ... .. : " .
COIiFAX FIXKJD DRIVES MORE
VICTIMS FR.OM THEIR HOMES
Colfax. .Wash.. March 19. fU. P.l
More houses' in this place were vacated
today because of ' the - unprecedented
flcod conditions bf - both the . north and
south Palou8e rivers.- Houses in 'the
Russian section of town are . completely
surrounded by ' water. The flood is
slowly creeping' toward the heart of the
city. - ,
RESIDENTS OF DISTRICTS '
4: NEAR CENTRAIilA MAROONED
. Centralia. Wash.i March. 19. Residents
of Fords s'pralrie- and ' the Hannaford
valley, north and northeast . of - Cen-
tralia. , were practically .marooned , by
high water Friday. The water, was
over the ' Pacific highway to such
depth that . automobiles were .unable to
get through. Intermittent rains .during
the nighty added to, the .steady down
pour of Thursday and the night before,
and the : melting snows In the hills,
forced the ' Skookumchuck 'river over
its ' banks ? and flooded ' , the v lower
: ( Concluded on Pa Two, Colomn lit) "
Young; WoinaiTlm
; Eimnerls Killed on
i- Border by the Police
Detroit, Mich, March ' 19. (U. P.)
Mrs. Iola":,Weaveri.22, ' believed to be
the first woman rum runner killed along
the Canadian border, is dead of wounds
received Wednesday when . she . and her
nusDana, i airoiraan j ames.. w eaver,
battled, with . Detroit police.) Weaver,
who was slightly wounded, has admitted.
police say; that r he and, his wife were
attempting 'to smuggle ,- whiskey - from
Windsor . to , Detroit,, when -.police on
shore fired on their- rowboat.
CHarles Denby Back
From Trip to Orient
Seattle, March 19. (U.' P.) Charles
Denby, brother of the recently appointed
secretary 06 the' navy and a former
adviser to Tuan Shi Kal, first, president
of China, was in Seattle today. -1 Denby,
who is considered " one- of the best in
formed men in the -United States on
Chinese affairs, has just -returned from
a business trip, to the Orient. .
Yamhill River Eises
27 Feet in Two Days
' McMinnvflle. "Or.. March 19. The Yarn
hill river at McMlnnville rose 27 feet in
two days., following the rain of, Wednes
day and Thursday and is at the highest
stage of the year. " " - ' !"-.
DROWNED N R VER
SHOT DEAD AT
CAMP LEWIS
U. S. Said to Possess Proof that
Major Cronkhite Was Victim bf
Foul Play at Target Practice
In 1918; Arrests Are' Expected.
'Providence. R. I.rMarch 19. (U.
P.) Roland H. Porthier, formerly a
sergeant bugler in the United States
army, today confessed that he killed
Major i- Alexander P. ' Cronkhite at
Camp I Lewis, ; Wash., : October . 25,
1918. Porthier was arraigned before
a federal commission which accepted
a plea of "guilty to a charge of in
voluntary manslaughter. - i " J . .
Providence, II. I.. March 19. I.
Nl S.) Proof that Major Cronkhite,
son of Major,. General : Adelbert
Cronkhite, was murdered during pis
tol target practice: at Camp Lewis,
Washington, in 1918, is understood
to xbe in the hands ot the war- de
partment. Department ' of justice agents who
have . been -at -work on the case have
obtained ; a -statement from Roland R.
Porther. former sers-ant hurUr. Th
arrest . of an officer and a number of
enlisted men Is expected.
Major Cronkhite led a detachment to
the Camp Lewis range.
Using a can as a. target.: the major
drew - his automatic pistol and fired
five Bhots. .At the fifth Bhot he turned
and called to one of - the enlisted men
near by, "Did you see that shot?"
As he .spoke, - another shot sounded
and - he - pitched forward on his - face.
When aid reached him he was dead, the
bullet having entered his chest under
the right armpit.
BUGLER'S STATEMENT UPSETS
REPORTED ACCIDENTAL DEATH
Washington. March-, 19.- I. N. - 8.)
Statements .made . Jjy Roland Porther,
former - sergeant bugler, concerning the
death of Major Cronkhite at Camp
Lewis, Wash., in 1918, entirely upset the
theory that Major Cronkhite -met his
death by accident, the bureau of inves
tigation of the department of Justice an
nounced ;this afternoon f..-':;'v-"
Arrests -wilt" be" made- on the basis, of
the Potther statement, , it , was an
nounced .but the .departznen t of . Justice
would not say how many arrests would
be made or when. .. .....
There were two eye-witnesses to the
death of Major Cronkhite. who are now
being sought by the department and their
testimony is expected to bring the case
to a climax. ... . ....
SERGEANT BUGLER PLEADS ., -
GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER
' Washingtdn, March 19. (I. N. S.)
Roland R. Porthier, sergeant bugler, de
tailed as orderly , at -the tit&e of the
death of Major Alexander P. Cronkhite.
late ' tki; afternoon pleaded 'guilty to
manslaughter and was held in $10,000
bail by the United States commissioner
at Providence, R. L; according to an
nouncement by the department of jus
tice. Other arrests in the case are near,
the department said.
- Accident First Reported
Portland men , who were stationed at
Camp Lewis when .Major Cronkhite's
death occurred while - at target practice
recall that the first news of the killing
was that the major had. been shot by
a fellow soldier. It later developed, in
an official investigation, - that it was an
accident and that Major Cronkhite alone
was responsible.; rg? ,
Sacramental Wine
Worries Minister
- With Three Flocks
The Rev. W. P. Georg, 411 Hassalo
street. Lutheran minister, is in a great
pickle over his sacramental wine. . -1
.The . minister has a small church at
Oregon. City, another in a little Wash
ington town, and a third at Moscow,
Idaho. '. The trouble is - that he has to
have permits for wine in the counties in
which his churches are located and the.
federal law requires that a permit can
not be issued for less than five gallons
at a time. He complains that he cannot,
use five gallons during his' stay at any,
one church and there 10 bound ,; to be
some left over. ' ' ' .x .-
If he leaves the wine for someone else
to care-for, this-innocent person will be
liable under the law and can be sent to
JaiL- If-the minister gets bis. wine for
one church for instance, Oregon City
and . tries -to take what is left to an
other for instance, Moscow he might
be liable himself.
: Miss O'Bryon, deputy district attorney,
suggested , that he rent -safety, deposit
vaults In -the 'three counties where he
has churches and leave the wine there.
Meanwhile he will visit the federal au
thorities to find out what can be done.
Only Reprieve Can
Halt Boy's Hanging
Redding. Cal.. March 19. (L N. 8.)
William Henry Norrig,-17-yea.r-old Terre
Haute. Ind.. boy, lost his fight for a
new : trial ? today and unless Governor
Stephens intervenes or- "further court
action is- secured, he - will hang at San
Quentin prison next - Friday. . for the
killipg of Marshal J. W. Rieves. - i
McNary, Introduces;
Enterprise Aspirant
Washington. March 19. U.' P.j
Daniel Boyd of Enterprise, Or., aspirant
for the post of minister to Nicaragua,
was presented to President Hardjng to
Uay by Senator McXarj of Orcgou.-
NEW LUMBER
RATETOSPUR
Reopening of idle Mills, Increase
of Eastern , Orders Forecast;
Decrease on Transcontinental
Lines Effective on March 31.
' Promise that much of the stored
lumber in Oregon and Washington
will begin to move eastward and
that ' new orders will begin coming
from Eastern territory to assist in
the reopening of idle mills, is held
forth in the announcement received
this morning that lower lumber rates
will become effective on transconti
nental lines March 31.
The lower rates, amount to a reduc
tion of 7 cents a thousand feet on lum
ber moving to . Chicago, Kansas 1 City
and Omaha from' Northwestern terri
tory.- The reduction was decided upon
recently at i a meeting of transconti
nental rail traffic officials at Chicago.
It was officially decided at the Chi
cago meeting that the rates would be
come effective on five days' notice. An
nouncement of the effective date for
the new rate was received by H. K.
Lounsbury, general freight agent of the
O-W.1 R. & N.. and W. . O. Skinner,
traffic manager of the S. P. & S., this
morning.
SHIPMENTS HELD BACK
While the . effocUve , date of the In
creased rate was held - in abeyance, the
mill operators in the Northwest have
been holding, up shipments and Eastern
buyers have been . holding - up orders.
With s definite reduced rate announced,
it is expected that these two factors in
the practical suspension of lumber trade
will be eliminated In a major degree.
In so far as the - freight rate was a
factor in the suspension of mill opera-
tion In tte Northwest, the 7-cent .reduc
tion will aid in mill ' reopening, , in the
nnlninn of rail officials. ' " -
But members of the West Iboast Lum
bermen's1 association are ."not. so cheer
ful. ;-AtVa meeting of the . executive
committee of ' the-' association - Friday it
was 'decided to hold 'in abeyance the
petition' to the interstate commerc com
mission for a farther reductions in -rates.
pending proposed 'ifiereases' 4n - freight
t Concluded os Pile Two. Colams.One)
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'London, March 1S (I. N. S.)
Two violent pitched battles in, which
14 men . were reported killed, took
place In Ireland today. A heavy de
tachment of armed Sinn Feiners at
tacked British crown forces at Up
ton, between North Cork' and Bran
don, early in ; the morning and six
of the soldiers were reported to have
been killed, said an Exchange Tele
graph '-, dispatch from Cork. Six
others were wounded.. ..
- Three military lorries were blown up.
The latest estimate of casualties said
that eight members of the crown forces
were killed ; three lorry drivers, four sol
diers and one policeman. -
The attackers were said to have suf
fered heavy casualties. - A reprisal fol
lowed thej fight and the crown forces
burned a number of houses.- ' -
Seven persons were killed and one is
missing as the result of a violent six
hour battle between-Sinn Feiners and
British crown forces near Dungarvan,
Ireland, said an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from jjungarvan. - i
. One British soldier was killed and an
other is missing.'
Six of the attackers were killed, by
troops. . .
Mrs . David Honeyman
Bruised in Collision
Of Streetcar anc&Auto
Mrs. .David Honeyman, 703 Prospect
Drive, and Miss Margaret Dillingham
of Alexandra Court were reported this
morning as recovering from bruises and
nervous shock, received when -the auto-"
mobile they were in was struck by an
Oregon City car at East Clay and First
streets Wednesday afternoon. The auto
mobile, driven- by- Mrs. Honeyman, was
badly wrecked,, though both women es
caped without - serious injury. - The ac
cident occurred at 5 o'clock. Both were
taken to their homes. ,
Tiny Girl Owes Life
: To Sister's Bravery
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Albany March 19. Two-yearld Ag-i
nes Humphreys of Albany owes her life
to her older - sister, ' Nora, who risked
injury to - herself by tearing burning
clothing from the little girL Agnes was
close to a hot stove while alone in the
kitchen at herhome.r Her screams at
tracted the sister, who was in ' an ad
joining room. ? - - - . -
Livestock Men Ask
White House Help
.Washington, March 19. (U. P.) Sen
ator .Arthur Capper of . Kansas and , a
delegation ' bf livestock men called at
the White House today; to urge immedi
ate .steps for relief of the cattle Indus-,.-
rww Mrlit ntu fuid Rtena to
reduce Importation of foreign meat were
suggestea. '
14 ARE KILLED IN
SINN FEIN BATTLES
Death Calls
'B.L.T.' Noted
As Humorist
Chicago, March. 19. Bert Leston
Taylor, known as "B. L. T.," nation
ally famous! humorist," died at 3:30
o'clock this morning at his home
here after ah illness of two weeks
with bronchial pneumonia. '
Taylor's I eolumn. "The Llne-o-type."
which : he inaugurated in the Cnicago
Tribune in 1901, became one of the best
known humorous columns in the Amer
ican newspaper field.-. Resides this col
mn Taylor, under the signature of "B.
L. T.," .wrote humorous verse and prose.
. He kept up his column as long as he
had strength to continue, the last ap
pearance of his work being on Tuesday.
In the last few "columns" he referred
jokingly to the illness which resulted
in his death; - " : -
"B.- I : T.' "was born in Gresham,
Mass.. in 1888 and was educated at the
College of . the City of New Vork. Ue-
fore coming to the Chicago Tribune he
was editor of ; newspapers In Green
ville, N. H., and Duiutto. Minn. : "
In 188j he married Miss Kninia Bon
ner of Providence. R. I. She and two
daughters survive him.
: Taylor was regarded as the dean of
America's column . conductors. Tliou-
sands of contributors in all parts of the
world send paragraphs for his column.
- To "make the line" was an honor and
privilege for which some of the leading
literary lights of the country strove. All
contributors masked their identity with
pseudonyms. ' '
f Taylor contributed to many magazines
Snd was the authos. of several book,
includingA'The Well in the WooJ."
'Charlatan." "The Pi pesmoke- Carry,"
"MoUey Measures" and "Bab's Ballads."
DR. i. D. FENTON IS
; Dr. J. D. Fenton, 654 East Broad
way, has been mysteriously missing
from his home for a week, according
to a report made .to the police Fri
day night "by memhbrs of his family.
K Dr. Fenton, who-is a member of-a
prominent family - of - professional 1 men, '
left his home last Sunday morning at
10:30 o'clock. His son saw him leave the
house and is the last member of the fam
ily to see him since that time. - v .
So far as known, to members ot the
Fenton family. Dr. Fenton was last seen
by Ivan Hammerllnk. 4365 Eighty -second
street-southeast.-HarnmerUnk paasedDr.
Fenton on Broadway Jn front - of the
Northwestern National bank . bu,Udig
He did not stoii to tllt to )iim?'?--;'T,.-v--:
Dr. Fenton's family at first supposed
that he. might have taken a short trip
without - notice. - After a , lapse of ' six
days they became alarmed and turned hi
a report to the police. In making the
report the family said, that Dr. Fenton
has been In ill health for several months
and has been acting strangely at times
when the mood seised him. . . ,
The missing man Is 6 feet in height,
weighs 170 pounds, has dark complexion,
dark hair . and brown eyes and has a
grey stubby mustache.. When he left
home he was wearing a dark overcoat,
soft tan hat and gray striped suit.
Brothers of A he missing man are W. D.
Fenton, fjgrmer attorney for the S. P. ;
Dr.' Hicks Fenton, eye, ear," nose ' and
throat Specialist, and Dr. Matthew Fen
ton. dentist- - He ' is an uncle of Dr.
Horace B. Fenton.
Dr. Fenton told M. Prlngle, chemist.
246 Broadway. Just before he disap
peared, that he intended to close his of
fices here and rest for a few months in
an effort to recover his health. Prlngle
has not seen nor heard from his friend
since. He declares - the doctor carried
less than $10 in ' his. .pockets when ha
disappeared, - and that; the only valu
ables otherwise .were a gold watch and
a diamond pin. . .
Arrest of Broker (
Follows Tailu re
; Of Tacoma Bank
San Francisco, March 19. (U. P.)
Jafet Llndeberg, broker, was arrested
here today on a warrant from Tacoma,
Wash. The charge against him was said
to be an outgrowth Of the recent failure
of a bank In .which he was interested. - -
Lindeberg was arrested in his offices
In the Balboa building. He immediately
furnished $5000 bail and was released.
REPORTED fvllSSING
Exit Stage Door Johnnies
. ----- - r - . .. i t e
Prohibition Clears Path
' New York, March1 It. (L N. S.)
A great change has-come over the
American chorus girl life.
An absence of stage door "Johnnies,"
a dearth of wealthy broker friends and
a scarcity of so-called "wild parties"
are quite noticeable this year, accord
ing to .girls In New 'York's, musical
shows. They hotly . resented today im
plied ; aspersions cast upon members of
their profession by. recent divorce suits
involving financiers..- in which -"ladies
of the ensemble" acted as the hypothe
nuse of the eternal triangle. .
T don't know what's happened this
year." said little Peggy Sletner of
"Passing Show." - "One hardly ever sees
a .Vohnny new at the stage door. This
last year the girls, have received an ex
rantinnittv mm a 11 number of caada from
hadmirers in the audience and as for mil
lionaires, why, theyrve ail gone ana ae
serted the chorus girls " this year. I
haven't gone out with a millionaire since
Kejr Tear's. .The only type we see, these
days at the rear entrance is the-young
clerk or salesman who has saved up for
years to buy his first machine and who
wants to show it off. . v
PROHIB1TIOX DOES IT : -
"Maybe it's prohibition that - did ; it
Without liquor, what fun is a party T
Miss Sletner wanted to know. ' -
Anyway chorus girls -don't miss 'the
miiiiiHiairM. VitiM most of -them have
their okti sweethearts or husbands, and
TREATY AND
Hlf
Harding Says His Mind Is Open
to Peace Negotiations Great
Pressure Is Brought to Bear
to End Unsettled Conditions.
MUCH PRESSURE IS
BHOICHT FOR IEAGCE
By Raymoad Clapper
Washington, March 19. (U. P.).
The League of Nations fight haa
been resumed behind the scenes In
Washington.
Thoso who favor some kind of a
league are urging President Harding
lo prepare a definite plan of revision
of the existing covenant while the
senate irreconcilables are opposing
such a course.
Influences working In favor of the
league include these:
1. Offers from allied rowers to
modify the covenant so it would be '
acceptable to America. ..
SL Powerful American financial In
terests who believe ratification of
the treaty is essential to world eco
nomic recovery.
: 3. Pro-league members of the cabi
net among whom are believed to be
Secretary of State Hughes and Sec
retary, of Commerce Hoover.
4. American business men who be
lieve, revival of world trade waits
upon final settlement of international
relations. r
6. Active propaganda In favor of
the league by various organizations
in the United States. '
K By Daridl Lawrence
L (Copyrisfat. 1921, by Tb Jounud)
.Washington, March 19. Although
President Harding and Secretary of
State L Hughes are . proceeding cau
tiously in matters of foreign policy.
me attitude oi ine aaminisirauon
has been made sufficiently clear to
enable , the writer to outline today
some of the main points in the con
versations' which have been begun
with foreign governments and which
probably will reach the definite stage
pf negotiations " After Rene Vivlani,
formergrernier of France, has visited
theTjiTited States. 7
1. President llardlng haa indicated to
his cabinet as well as to those foreign
governments with whom his admlnlstra-
(Go Deluded ea Pas Two, Colaaa fiia.)
Man Knocks Pistol.
From Bandit; Bullet
Pierces Two Coats
Ai O. Ophelm, 294 . Kast Sixth street
north, wears bullet holes in his coat
and overcoat and cherishes the- gun
that fired the bullet as souvenirs of his
encounter with a youthful bandit at
Sixtieth and Oregon streets at 11:45
Friday night.
Accosted, Ophelm raised his hands as
requested. Suddenly he dropped them
and knocked the gun from his asnall
ant's hand. The revolver, a .38. calibre
weapon, .was discharged and the bullet
penetrated the two coats. The bandit
fled and Opheim recovered the gun as
a memento. Inspector J. K. Abbott "is
seeking the bandit, said to be about 22
years old, five feet nine Inches tall and
weighing about 150 pounds.
New Comet of Ninth
. Magnitude Is Seen
Cambridge, Mass., March 19. (I. N.
S.) A new comet of the ninth magni.
tude has been discovered by field, the
Belgian astronomer at Capetown, South
Africa, according to a telegram received
at Harvard today from M. Lecolnte of
Brussels, Belgium.
most, of, them are real good girls."
"Before I came from London," Claire
Hooper of "The Midnight Rounders,"
said, T heard a lot about broker friends
and stage exit lizards, but since I ar
rived m New York, only six months ago,
X haven't seen .one. Not one. Maybe
chorus girls of past years enjoyed these
luxuries, but' where are they now? The
chorus girl of today has to work very
bard for a living." '
' Many girls expressed similar opinions.
XLAIKE AX EXCEPTION.
There was but one exception.' Perhaps
Klaihe Courtney, a "front , liner" in the
Winter Oarden show, was more lucky. .
i "You'd be -surprised,"- she declared,
"If I mentioned the names of some of
the big stock brokers and well known
Wall street men, men before the public
eye, "who have been doing the inviting
this year. They send their wives and
daughters to Palm Beach or the winter
to get "them out of the way.- Then they
give "wild dances' in their apartments
on the Drive. " "
i "Their i game is old," Miss Courtney
said, fin variably, they tell you you
are the most beautiful girl they have
ever met and then they promise to pay
your way through either a dancing or
a voice training school.' They -often
nromise. to make a star out of you
tnrougn tneir -pun. 11 we gins iisterei
to their promises ! They don't civt
anything for nothing, even the mU-an-srics,
especially millionaires."