CITY EDITION f' All Here end It's All True THE WEATHER Tonight and Tuesday. fair; variable winds. Maximum temperatures Sunday: Portland ...i.., M ; New Orleans.... S3 Boise 58 New York K2 Loe Angeles..... 78 1st. Paul......... 2U CITY EDITION Incomparable . Four leased -telegraph wires pour: the world's dally news into The Journal's col unins. In addition to this. The Journal's, own special correspondent cover events particularly . of interest in The Journal's field. rrr 'W - XT" 17 Entered Second Clam UttUt V UU AA, rJ. Xt, ,t p.toffic. Portland, Orttoa PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1921, SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS JMSS'Vi v c" mnnnnM unnr MM 111111.111 I ILI lm M VVUIV1LIM U1AUL Meeting Under; Auspices of Dis - armament Committee Adopts Resolutions for Presentation to , Hardingj Urge Cut in Funds. ' (By flitted !S'w) " Washington, March 28. Resolu tions iire-inc that an international conference be called to dfiscuss arma ment limitation will be presented to President Harding between now and April 11, when the- special session of congress convenes. ..' -. f The resolutions were adopted at a mass meeting here faster Sunday, held under the auspices of the women'! world disarmament; committee. ; Other resolutions adopted call on con gress to cut the appropriations for mili tary and naval purposes. It is proposed to have a committee composed of one woman from each state present the resolutions to Harding and congressional leaders. WAR EXPENDITURE LARGE Senator Borah of Idaho, who has ar gued against continuation of the 1916 naval building program, was the princi pal speaker. A. l W , "Nearly 90 per cent "of our expendi tures are for wars, past and anticipat ed,", said Borah, v "This is the thing that is driving us to financial disaster. You cannot relieve taxes to any per ceptible degree by dismissing a few clerks in departments. He urged that a savgge' cut should be mad: in the 90 per cent rather than "nibble" in the 10 percent, and ar ad that the only way this could be accom plished is through , an "agreement- with other nations now engaged in naval com petition. ' ?,. ' ' Borah said, however, America should never; be left without proper security. "It ehould.be our det nined purpose." he said, "to obtain security without bringing bankruptcy." i Representative Frear of Wisconsin spoke ln! a' similar- vein and charged that sinister; influences - supported - the big navy idea. ':;-. .: Bltt INTERESTS. INVOLVED -I "Behind all movements for a larger navy- said he, "investigations - disclose that powerful Influences are strongly in trenched." whose interests and industries depend on liberal naval appropriations. "Weimy reasonably expect that until the naval bill tiassea congress sensational headlines wilt advise congress and the country that Japan is planning to cap ture Hawaii and the Philippines, and everything, la the Pacific from Bering sea to the kingdom of Yap and the Cannibal isles."-- - Mrs, Louis D." Brandels. Mrs. Robert (Concluded on Page Two. Column Two) STILLMAN CASE New York. March 28 (I. T. S.) A fresh element of mystery was added to . the Stillman divorce sen sation today - when it was learned that a third woman, whose Identity is being carefully concealed, is about to figure in the case.! w.' . Counsel for Mrs. James A." Stillman. it new plan of action in their fight against her husband's efforts to .obtain a divorce and declare Baby Guy Stillman illegiti mate. A; strong report that the crux of this plan is a. motion for discontinuance of the case, which would mean abandon ment of the whole double divorce action, was not-denied by Mrs. Stillman's law- : yers.-" In- th meantime, however, while both ? sides are awaiting for Justice Morschauser's decision on -t Mrs. Still man's motion for $10,000 a month all- - mony and $75,000 counsel fees, it was learned that new sensational letters have been unearthed by the defense, in con nection with a mysterious third woman and which may form the basis of new countercharges by Mrs. Stillman against her husband, who is president of the National City bank. THIRD WOMAN IN .-'; ...... f" "'- - . - " .. s . Chicago ' Theatres Gut Prices r, r. i . vt . r. " t 'ie . r, K Box Office Lines ! Shorter By James I. ilgallen - L'nrted News Staff CorreApondent. Chicago. March 2S. The line at the theatre box office is growing i "shorter. . Within a few weeks, worried thea : 'tre managers say, the highest price : seat at any Chicago playhouse will be $2.50 a slash of an even dollar. Road shows are limping Into Chicago ;; from all parts of the West broke. ' Even the movies. least hit, are suf fering. . . . --v , - -', .-' . While the depression In the amuse nent business has been due to some ex tent to the, Lenten season, managers of the leading; theatres" declare that -their Industry is beginning to feel the full effect of the economic 4 situation. VNEMPLOTMENT BLAMED "The show business li rotten." said I.ou Houseman, Chicago representative of- A. H. Woodk, "We've got to cut prices, t '- - -': - - - . . "Too many people are out i of work, , for one thing." ' J ; . .The men now walking the streets look ing for work total ,100,000, according to :. Charles W. Folds, president of the Unit ed Charities of Chicago. Many of them have families. 1 . . ; 1 Something has got to be : done, the "lanaffera say. They have had a lucra Sun Keeps Fair Easter Day, Smiles "la the rprine tlx tidies' finer ' Bonnets h thair nnB chine ; la the spring the dandelion Pronbe u more bome-msde win. - . There was a note of pained sur prise In the weather man's voice this morning as he was asked regarding rain possibilities for Portland and vicinity, either today or Tuesday. "No," said he, "we won't have a pre clpitatlon here today nor tomorrow." . And then he thought, no doubt, that some folks are never satisfied. For today Is to" be a replica, of Sun day. You remember? : Or will you ever forget? The brilliant sunshine as you reached out for the milk and the Sun day paper, the exclamations -of delight with which children everywhere hurled rubber shoes into far corners of the room and fared forth, v unprotected, to watch" the robins struggle ; with fat worms and welcome .Easter with all tne exuberance , of youth who - fear ; not church?; .;..;; -.-.'.j : . ; . i; , ;. ; -.. . And the bonnets 1, Who said there was financial depression? In every, pew they nodded, on ; every sidewalk those being worn viewed with those In sundry shop windows. Motor cars, with a hur ried ; coat of polish flitted hither and yon, ' picknickers j lay ; on rugs in the warm sunshine in country places and the first hearty crack of spring bats resounded from playgrounds here and there. It was a great day. J. . ; It was a great; day for "three-sheet-ers." poseurs, peacocks, and others of (Concluded on Pwe'Two, Co hi ma Three) Tokio, March; 2 8.-7-U. P.)- Care ful estimates of property loss sus tained in Toklo'a great fire Fatur day night Indicated today that the total will exceed $10,000,000. Four large business houses, -a bank and t other ; important structures were burned in the fire, which also destroyed nearly 1000 houses. The Japanese Red Cross, established relief stations for the thousands mad homeless and cared for numerous in jured. - ' Secretary of War Announces Selection : OfDepartment Heads Washington, March -28. (I. I. a)- Secretary of War Weeks today recom mended to President Harding the follow Ing appointments: "; -" To be chief of . Infantry Major Gen eral C. S. Fa rns worth. ; To be chief of cavalry Major General W. A. Hoi brook." To be. chief of field artillery Major General W. J. Snow. To -be "Chief of air service Major Gen eral C. T. Menoher. - To be inspector general U. S. A. Major General John L. Chamberlain. To be chief of -finance Brigadier Gen eral Herbert M. Lord. - To be chief signal officer Major Gen eral George O, Squier To be chief of the chemical warfare service Brigadier General Amos Fries. j The office of chief of the militia bu reau was not ' filled. A controversy has raged about this post, with several states presenting candidates. George M. Pullman's Widow, 82, Dies in Pasadena Hotel Pasadena. Cal., March 28. (I. N. S.) Mrs. George M. Pullman, 82 years of age, and one of America's wealthiest women, died at the , Hotel Raymond in Pasadena, at X HO. jthis afternoon of bronchial pneumonia after an illness of only a few days. ? Mrs. Pullman's daughter, Mrs. Frank O." Liowden, her son-in-law, Frank O. Lowden, former governor of Illinois, and her granddaughter. Miss Harriet Low den.- were at her bedside wnen sne passed away.; ! ;;- :...:, . . tive winter season, but business lately has been "terrible." 1 . ; - Harry J. .Powers, manager of the Colonial and Illinois theatres, said there was "quite a drop" in box office re ceipts the last ' four weeks of the "Fol lies'" recent stay at the Colonial. The second engagement tf "Aphrodite" at the Auditorium has been cut from four to two weeks. ; because of the prospect of poor business. : , PUBLIC TIRED FATING , "We're jn' the same position as the packers : were - a few weeks ago." said Houseman. ;; "They, said they couldn't pay their help: wartime wages and had to break their agreement. ! We're in the same fix. We' are paying actors, stage hands, musicians and : other ' organised help contract Increases - that" are 33 1-3 per cent higher -than the salaries they received . three years, ago. ' r :7 . v "The public is tired' paying sky-high prices for tickets.1 They can't afford It. The spending orgy has ceased. People want every cent of their money's worth. The theatres will have to cut No one else wants : to - take a cut. You -: see where that puts me." -Next Sunday night Frank Tinrtey will open at the Illinois with the top price $2.50. On the- same night "Mary" will make its deput at the: Colonial at the same prices. ; ..- f,. v- .'t;-; -i., No theatre manager, however, would predict a cut to top price of $3. - ' TOKIO FIRE LOSS RELIEF DRIVE LEGIONS LEAP -TOWARD GOAL ajor Financial-Philanthropic 0f- tensive Begins at Noon With Blare of Bands; $850,000 Is Sought for Community Chest. Mayor Baker lived up to his word Monday noon , when he stated not long ago that he would bring out the fire department If necessary to tell the story of the Community Chest, drive to ' them. 1 The f grand "kick-off" of the campaign was opened today at noon at the corner of Sixth, and Morrison by the Port land fire department, which came down the main streets of the city with sirens blowing and bells ring ing, attracting in a short time a huge , crowd of citizens to. hear the measures . of charity ' needs of the city., and to - view the launching ; of the big campaign. : , CHEST SOITGS StJITG : : ". ' ; 1 -f 4-3" Following the advent of' the fire de partment, upon , the scene the "Have a Heart? band and brigade of workers ap peared dressed in white costumes with the red hearts upon their sleeves. The "Have a Heart" quartet took the plat form and sang some special "Chest" songs.' Then Mayor Baker and his staff appeared on the platform. - - Soon afterward a group of "Have a Heart' girls, wearing their hearts upon their cheeks, appeared around the corner of the large Community Chest bearing with them a smaller chest, which was carried upon the platform. The lid of this smaller chest was lifted and little "Tiny" exposed to view bearing, a large golden key the key to the large Com munity Chert, which waa presented to Mayor j Bilker ' with appropriate - cere monies. 4. - : . ; ; - In a forceful appeal to the large crowd gathered there. Mayor Baker urged upon the: people of Portland the necessity of contributing to. the Portland Community Chest fund. 1 -;.-..:- ; .jj- ,. ?;--.- :-!-, i The great city of Portland has taken the responsibility Of taking' care of the 60 beneficiaries of the Community CheBt fund,' stated tne mayor.1 "We want to make' this, drive in a way. that, will make every "man, x woman, and child in the city feel as though they have contrib- (Conelnded on1 Iaee Two.. C'otuma Kourp London, March 28. (U. P.) The most destructive arson campaign yet attempted In England by Sinn Fein ers was carried out over the week end. '. Damage amounting to thou sands of pdunds "was done in North umberland," Durham and "Yorkshire, where 40-farm fires broke out sim ultaneously. ! . i . Hay ricks, thatched roof buildings and farm property were destroyed. One suspect was under' arrest. I Masked Thief Meetsi Eeturning Family; $300 in Loot Taken Mr. and Mrs. William Crafton and 12-year-old son - Bert, . living at 625 East Eighteenth street, returned borne last evening in time to disturb an enterpris ing burglar who eventually got away with about S300 worth of stuff ?rom the house.; : i--; :.. .- & - (, , i - The family returned home rather late in the evening, from a ride in their automobile, and Mrs, Crafton and an Airedale dog entered the house by the front entrance while. Crafton and his son put the car in the garage. - As soon as Mrs. Crafton opened the front door the dog began to bark and Crafton, hearing the noise, ran for the house to see what was the matter. The eon pre ceded Crafton - up- the rear ; entrance stairs, and just as he stepped in ' the kitchen, door a burglar poked a gun in his ribs and ordered him to be quiet. Crafton, who -had on -a valuable dia mond ring; discreetly withdrew, and the burglar quickly dropped out of a rear window and made off. . . ' : Investigation showed that the loot col lected by the burglar consisted of furs, a camera, a valuable watch, and several suitcases which were valued at 1300, Eeorganization of ". : Postal Department Announced by Hays Washington, March 28. T. N. , S.) Reorganization of the postof fice depart ment under the direction of a commis sion 'composed of the postmaster general, the Joint congressional postal: committee and seven businessmen from ' various parts of the ; United States ; was an nounced by r Postmaster General Haya today. . John Gribbel of .Philadelphia was named as the chairman of the civilian committee of seven. . . . " Under the plans annpunced by Post master General Hays, the house and senate postal committees will act as-a board of directors for the postoffice de partment, John C. Koons. former assistant post master general, will act as a postal expert for the reorganization commis sion. IwPK OUT FARMS One Glance Sends Letter Bride Away One look at . her prospective hus band Anton Lilski, who is a farmer of Sclo, convinced Olga Bankova. pretty 23-year-old lass who; arrived in Portland from Bohemia Saturday, that the marital match was entirely unsatisfactory. Llskl had sent her a picture of him self taken many years ago, when he was a ; fine looking - youth, and Olga corresponding with him, was not adverse to marrying such. - When she found a man of 65 years, all thoughts of matri mony fled. - -v- ----- - i . - Olga .was found : this morning at the Y. W. C.- A. where she had gone from the Mathieson hotel Sunday. Police In spector Joe Morak discovered her in hid ing there, following a frantic search of the city by every available law officer of Portland since Sunday morning when she was missed by her prospective husband. - ''i' v l-..";-,. When she left the hotel. Miss Bankova said, she wandered around until she met a woman who could talk German, to whom she told her story. She was ad vised to go to the Y. W. C A., and -she did.' The association authorities pro vided her with a bed for the night and they wljl care for her until word can be gotten to Mrs. K. Burses of the Trav elers' Aid Bociety in Chicago, who, according- to the girl, told her that if things did not suit her when she arrived ia Portland, to ,let her know, and money would be supplied her to return to Chi cago, where the society would look after her. ; ; . - - ' Liski now finds himself not only wife less, but minus some 1400 which he had sent her for traveling expenses. ; NEGlSllR FACES COLLAPSE Atlanta, Ga., March 28. John S. Williams, wealthy planter, on whose Jasper county estate ; the 1odies - of 11 negroes have been found, was in a state of collapse inthet Fulton tower as searchers dug up the pas tures of his lonely estate n search for corpses of more "slaves." v "Let me i alone ! Please leave me alone 1", he yelled at newspapermen as he i emerged from the Jailer's f office, where he had i been questioned. Tears streamed down hie cheeks. His eyes were red j and he glanced wildly from side to side.;, Williams i a giant ia tat- Ur and". apraemtIy about-6S- years loVi WAS HIS ISI09T-EO&EE :-ff i ; Prison authorities were alternating in questioning Williams; and -interrogating Clyde Manning, negro, who- is said to have been the "Simon Legree" of his plantation. Williams got negroes from the jails by paying their fines and put them to work on his ranch where he held them virtually; as; slaves, it la charged. Those who attempted to escape or . in form authorities- are alleged : to have been killed. a v . Manning, police say, has confessed to killing negroes and doing other "dirty work" for Williams. A special session of the Jasper county grand jury is expected to convene this week, probably Thursday, to investigate the , wholesale murder plot. Following the convening of the grand Jury, a spe cial session of the Jasper county court to try Williams and Manning is planned. (JOVEESOB TO TAKE HAND : Governor Hugh M. Dorsey today was considering the appointment of State At torney General Denny to take charge of the investigation. Officers here have stasted a quiet but thorough Investigation of the past of Williams, who: owns a large planta tion near here. . They ' want to know what has become of 10 other farm hands said to have mysteriously disap peared. '-. J; ' - , : Leaders. in business, civic and social circles here are stunned by the swift de velopments of the last few days. These investigations began when Manning, ar rested on suspicion of having helped make away with two negroes, confessed suddenly that he and Williams had slain or helped slay 11 hands who had worked oh the Williams plantation. He showed officers where ; these ; men bad been buried. t .PLACE' BUBJiED OUT V It is charged that Williams has been a notorious "nigger worker". 'and that in Monroe county, where he formerly lived, he was burned out for cruelty ,; to em ployes. - It has developed that -Williams kept his negro workers on his plantation in a strong house which is nothing short of a stockade. Stout wooden bars were on the j windows and - heavy - doors guarded the entrances. This place was guarded during the night by Clyde Man ning, who was an employe of Williams for. 15 . years, and , Charley Chisholm, trusted negrot who later,, according to Manning's confession, was slain by Wil liams and Manning. - . - State Official Ne;w Head of Engineers Spokane.' Wash.. March 28. J. A. Davis, assistant chief engineer of the state highway department. Olympia. was chosen president of the Washington as sembly of the American Association of Engineers at the annual convention here. Vice presidents were named as follows: R. Lozier. , Seattle; H. Powell. Spokane, and W. L. Lovejoy, city engineer, Ho quiam. -," Courtland Penny, Seattle, will continue as executive secretary, v " The Dalles Suspects ? Taken at Hood River Hood River, March ;- tS. Two men were ; taken from the morning train and are being held in connection with a holdup and attempted murder in The Dalles at I o'clock' this morning. Both were carrying overalls.- said - to . have been worn by the holdup men,4ut local police are doubtful that . they . are the men wanted. They gave the names, of Reuben W. Myers and Dan Carlson and addresses at .The Dalles. - PROSPERITY IS IN STORE FOR PACIFIC COAST Crop Outlook Exceptionally Favbr V able, Lumber Milts Resuming and Outlook Is Generally Good, Declares 12tfr Reserve Report San Francisco, March 28. (I. N. S.) Not only has the peak of un employment . been passed In - the Twelfth federal reserve district, but prospects for 1921 crops of all kinds are exceptionally favorable, accord ing to the monthly report to the fed eral reserve board by John Perrin, federal reserve agent and chairman of the board of federal reserve banks of 'San -Francisco. . , - . ! ' "Wheat In the Pacific Northwest has come through the winter satisfactorily an there will be practically no re seeding," says the report Issued today. "Opportune rains- and warm weather have caused deciduous fruit trees to bud and blossom profusely and, if unseason able frosts do -not occur, their yields should be record ones. FAVORABLE FOB STOCK : "The winter has continued: favorable for the livestock industry. Hay has been cheap where feeding was necessary and there has been abundance of early spring grass. ' Spring . lambing has been un usually free from loss. "Stocks of 1920 agricultural products have continued to move -slowly but steadily to market Holdings of wheat on farms in. this TUstriet are 1. times greater than the five-year average for this season, but stocks of .millers and dealers are abnormally low, and it is generally reported that the entire hold over of 1920 wheat will be marketed before July 1. CASHED FRUIT MOTES . "Canners stocks of canned . fruits, which are now approximately 26 per cent of last year's pack, were moving sluggishly, until during February sub- . (Concluded ea Peg Two. Cohima fiizl BY CALIFORNIA In the shortest time ever required for the passage of ,- a measure, ; the California - legislature ! pledged sup port . of the Atlantic-Pacific .High ways and Electrical exposition, re ported Colonel David M. Dunne, who returned to Portland this morning after having , played the stellar role in the achievement. . . ..;. . , The time taken for the introduction, printing, three readings, and unanimous adoption of the resolution was but twoJ and one half hours, said Colonel Dunne. The. California enactment reads as fol lows : . "Whereas; It is proposed foy the State of Oregon to hold a World's Exposition in me ciiy or roruana in tne year 19Z5, which ia designated to be a great demon stration of the progress of peaceful arts ; and -' " ' "Whereas, This step is designed to sig nalise the return by the world to the normal enjoymentcf peace and progress and deserves the commendation of the world ; now therefore,' be it ' -: "Resolved'by the Senate of the State of Califomla, ihe Assembly concurring therein. That the Legislature of the State of California endorse- and ;commend the World Exposition to be held at Port land "in the State of Oregon in the year 1925." j , ' z ' - . - ; Numerous columns ot publicity were devoted by California newspapers to the exposition plan incident, to. Colonel, Dunne's visit, , "The i people, of California are' .even more enthusiastic 'than Oregonians and the governor of California as good as promised that California's, exposition building would be erected here first among the states," commented Colonel Dunne. Burnside Bridge Is To Reopen Tuesday; v City Plant Gets Job The Burnside bridge will be reopened to general traffic Tuesday, afternoon. according to. promises made today by the county roadmaster, following accept ance of the paving bid entered. by the city paving plant. The bridge has been' closed for a fortnight.. . The city plant bid under the Warren Construction company by -. at least.: 43 cents a - square yard and as a result work- was started on resurfacing., the three spans this morning. The. work will be done on a cost plus 10 per cent basis, with the total -not. to exceed $1.40 a square yard, under the city contract. The Warren bid was $1.85 a square yard. Business: News On Page Ten h:fAl 2 The Journal's business "news service," which begins today, will be found on page 10. From cor respondents in the leading cities of the country The Journal will receive dispatches setting: forth the l i business -conditions v there prevalent. . This . newa Is ' of In terest to every reader and it may be regarded as authoritative. TTTK " JOURNAIj ORIGINATES, OTHERS IMITATE. ,; GIRL, 15, SMASHES CHINA VASE ON BURGLAR'S HEAD Fifteen-year-old Irene Carlson, daughter of Mr. arid .Mrs. Victor" J, Carlson of 445 Vancouver avenue, completely.routed a burglar who was robbing the' home and menacing her father's life Sunday night when she swung a- heavy China vase at " the intruder, smashing It into a hundred pieces over his head. - . . - , - Mr." and ' Mrs. ; Carlson, with their daughter and little son had been dining with friends. They returned home about 10 :4S. ' , ' : , - - l QJ8DEBS HASPS' l."P-' k ' i A light burning in the study, behind drawn shades, . first aroused Carlson's suspicions. Mrs. - Carlson and the boy remained on the porch. Carlson entered the house and started to investigate the light, i . f ;f. : xiK,;'Jz' , Miss Carlson followed her- father and stood waiting, for him in the entrance hail. -Cr . ;-. y..:.i'; .'- r Aroused by the sound of persons in the house, a masked burglar came rush ing down " the - stairway.- - He stopped short at the turn in the ' stair. Just as Carlson came back Into the hall front the study, - "Stick them ' up and "be quick 1" snapped the burglar, s . . Carlson did as ordered, and the - bur glar came cautiously down the Remain ing steps, keeping Carlson covered with his revolver.-; Miss Carlson was watch ing the movements of the; burglar - She slipped over :to -the 'piano.'' which waa behind a column. On top of the piano was a small bronse vase. At first she started to try the bronze vase," but changed her mind, since she realized it Washington. March 28. '(U. P.) The federal government, by decision of the supreme court today, won one or the big suits growing out of the federal income tax laws. One hun dred millions will be kept In the fed eral treasury as a result. ' - --- The "court held constitutional a pro vision of the law providing that a profit derived from the sale of capital assets stocks, bonds or other securities Is in come and therefore-taxable. - i Two Drown When' Boat Is Capsized : In South Umpqua Roseburg, Or., March 28. Ted Farris and Peter Kufner. ; residents of Riddle, were drowned in the South Umpqua riv er Saturday evening when their boat overturned: Farris, KufnerT and Joe Graham were In the boat and were at tempting to locate some lost logs -from their- mill on Cow creek. ; They had reached a . point ljust , above the Pruner bridge when they struck a riffle and the boat capslred. ; ' s All were thrown' Into the "water , but Graham was the only one able to reach shore- safely. , Kufner was . unable . ' to swim and dung to Karri with the re sult that they were both drowned. Far ris leaves a wife and two children. The boduea have- not- been located,- owing to swift current V-,r ' .,f-;- 6 Dead, 30 Injured y In Easter Accidents San Francisco, March 28. I.- N. S.) Six dead, Including one woman and a baby, and 30 persons - Injured, " was the Kaster ' Sunday .toll of. automobile acci dents In the Bay region. , The condition of ceveral of the injured is serious. BIG TAX DECISION IS WON BY U S: Irene Carlson, . 15-year-old Miss who routed burglar by following example , of -Maggie of the comics and, smashing - a vase over his . head would not be heavy enough to do- dam age. ; ; "I wanted to stop' him and hold him. for the- police, ' 1 I was mad because he came to rob our house and was holding my father up with that pistol," said Mlaa Carlson this morning. The burglar commanded ' Carlson . to throw his valuables on the floor. Carl son threw down his purse, which con tained 75 cents and a check, -. Miss .Carlson moved carefully toward a large 15 pound .China' vase on a pedes tal near the foot of the stairs. Juat as the burglar stooped to pick up the pur te Miss Carlson raised the vase and swung li, down on ; his - bead with all her ihav-'-f'r,-:Jv-''-;: ' - r: t b tta l An flees ,-:.: , r: ;V' ;t i The burgfar staggered a momentthen steadied himself and dashed out of the front door, passing Mrs. Carlson and the boy in his flight. . Carlson hurried up stairs and got his tine, but by the time he had gotten back down again, the burglar had . disap peared.. , .,. . ,-; - Ah investigation revealed that , the' burglar had taken a silk dress valued at $75, belonging to Miss Carlson ; a pair of slippers and several smalt articles of Jewelry, besides the purse and check. Mies Carlson said she was not really frightened until, after the burglar was gone, then she realised what she had done, ' and 'decided she had better cry a little bit.. t During the holdup she was excited, she aid. but managed to keep -cool and plan what was the beat thing to do and Just how to do it. - - Miss-. Carlson is a student at the Jef ferson high school. The burglar is de scribed as .35 years old. about S feet ? inches tall, weighing, 150 pounds and dressed in dark clothing. , - , Detroit, March .28.- (I. N;.8.) One hundred per ent production schedules will be put Into effect in every automobile plant in Detroit beginning next Monday, it was learned today in a canvas of the fac tories. ";. Manufacturers are optimis tic "over the future of the industry. AUTO PLANTS 10 WORK FULL FORCE Pie Brigade After Smith -, at . -. k v. ar a; k p w t t Prohi Job Has Influence By Ralph Watsoa F When you stop to think about it and to dig' Into the reasons, it is clear to sea why so many hungry bunkies of the Pie Brigade seek the thirtsy job of Fed eral 'Prohibition Director for the State of Oregon, - It is not,- as most people think,, a one man job at all, for the lucky individual who occupies it holds in his handsr4eaides countless bottles, demi johns, kegs and barrels of illicit liquor much largess of politics;! plums for his perquisite and disposal. It is, indeed and in fact, quite a, little institution all Its own. , - ' ' j -'' , For Instance, . Federal Prohibition Di rector Johnson B. Smith, who now holds the Job, has to aid him one chief In spector, two deputy Inspectors and two clerks, all of whom are selected by him and appointed upon his recommendation. . The federal prohibition director him self receives an annual salary of $3000, Ihe chief ; deputy is paid $2000. The deputy inspectors draw $1800 and the clerks $1400 each. In addition to this statutory .salary each of them ' is given a bonus of $240 annually. This gives the diretcor' an annual pay check of $3240, the chief deputy $2,240. the deputy Inspectors $2040 and the clerks $104. . So. It' ll easy to be seen why Sanfield Macdonald, A. A. Bailey and Jesse. Flan ders, all of Portland, and Dr. J. A. Lin vine of Carlton, are so eager to gain the smiles of the Dregon senators, and PISTOL DUEL Chinamen Shoot , Each Other to Death in Exchange of Bullets in San Francisco Lodging House; Spread of Trouble Is Feared. San Francisco, March 28. (I. . 8.) Tong warfare flared forth In Chinatown today, but the score re mains the same, for the eluyer died at the hands of his victim. Today Policemen Gleeaon and Mellon heard shots in a loda-lng houxe at 855 Clay street and, hurrying there, found a Chinaman,-) lylnir at the bottom of the stairs breahlng his last, lie had a bul let wound Jn his stomach and a broken leg. lie dfd before reaching a hospital. Following a trail of blood to an uptx-r floor, the policemen found another Chi naman dead with three bullet wounds In his cheat. In the doorway lay two revolver. -Police' believe the man at the bottom of the stairs was a gunman Kent to get the Chinaman upstairs. Both apparently opened fire simultaneously and both died. Police succeeded In Identifying Ihe Chinese as Lee tiow and Jew June.- The The latter waa found upstairs and was a member of the Hop Kings. 'The tong affiliation of Lee Uow has not been as certained. Police learned both were "hop heads." "Strangers keep put of this hall. It is dangerous." read a freshly painted sign in the hallway of the lodzlng house. Fears that a general warfare between the Hop Kings and Illng Kongs is Immi nent all -along the coast were voiced to day following reports that hostilities had been opened near Hacramento and that six Bluff Kong gunmen had lieen dis patched from here to Portland. LOCAIi POLICK ON LOOKOUT , FOR TOG WAH TnouiiLi; Portland's Chlpatown was ominous In Its quiet this morning. Newa that irun- men had arrived' from-other coast. cltleM, presumably to be ready for any outbreak between the Blng Kung-Bow lyeojig and the Hop Sing, tongs was received wllh extreme apprehension. Tong leaders. Who had previously- signed a peace pact because the local Chinese had no qnnr rel, appealed to the police to help them maintain neutrality in the quarrels of LOi 'Wrmthern rltlen. Obviously, the ultn- (Ooiieluded oa life Two, Column Four) EARTHQUAKE OF 19 Santa Clara UnlvcrBity, Cal., March 28. (U. P.) -The seismograph at Banta Clara university today re corded an , earthquake 2225.8-miles" west from here, Futher Rlcard, in charge of earthquake observations, announced. The temblor lasted 13 minutes. . ClUt-ago Itex-ord Quake Chicago, March 2S. (U, P.) A severe earthquake shock, about 1261 miles from Chicago in the Kouthwestern United States, was recorded on the seismograph at the University of Chicago' today. The tremor began at 2 :5j a. rn. and lasted until 3 :15 a. m. They Gan't Forget School Boy Times Multnomah county , commissioners' meeting waa held up for a moment this morning while Chairman Holman and Commissioner Hoyt signed a petition asking that an athletic field be provided for the Lincoln high school. Holman re marked that 23 years ago today he was president of the Lincoln high School graduating class and Hoyt was president of the alumni society. the job.of federal prohibition director for Oregon. - - The quartet named makes up . the present list of those who, so far as now reported, are earnestly and energetically seeking the official scalp of Johnstone Smith. Macdonald was the Oregon cam paign manager for Hiram Johnson dur ing the primaries of 1920, and recent de velopments would seem to, Indicate there waa more truth than fiction In the rumor rampant during the primary campaign about a working connection between the Johnson and the titanfleld campaign. If these indications are well based that fact would, theoretically at least, boont the stock of Macdonald several point.. A. A. Bailey, on the other hand, was of the Lowden camp, now accused of at tempting to doublecross -the Htanfletd candidacy during the primaries, which. If true, would very evldentlly run the Bailey barometer well down within -the storm area. - ' -'Jesse Flanders, too. Is said to have shifted his political coast from llcpuMI can to Democratic When things looked dark' for St&nfleld, a clrcun-jHlance which puts him on the political scratch line In his race for the job ho nee Us. Dr. Linville, a retired druggist of Carlton, has the Indorsement of th.s TamhJH IlepubWcan county organization and is hard after "the appointment. Shifting the light upon the either MINUTES RECORDED (Conclude! en rut Two, Column hwM)