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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY. JUXE 30. 1920 13 . - 3 v. : ' AUTO LICENSE WAR . IT TO CLOSE BROUG Portland and Vancouver Cars May Go to Either City. .HEAVY EXPENSE IS SAVED Branch Houses Must Comply With Laws or State In Which They Do Business. An order Issued by Chief of Police Jenkins yesterday, following a con ference between officials of the cities of Portland and Vancouver, Wash., brought to an end a war involving the right of delivery wagons with licenses issued in one state to de liver goods In another state, which lias been on for the past two years. " Peace between the two hostile municipalities has now been signed. Chief Jenkins announced, and no longer must a delivery driver with an Oregon license dodge behind the nearest corner when he sees a Van couver cop on his trail. Similarly the chief declared that a deltvery'car from Vancouver was no longer to be captured and its driver brought be fore the municipal court Judge on charge of violating the state auto mobile law by operating without a proper license. Heavy Expense Saved. ' Officials of Portland and Van couver, Wash., it was announced yesterday, had decided that the state laws, providing for delivery vehicles delivering goods In a state having a license issued by that state, within the corporate limits of the two cities should not be enforced to the letter. The decision. It Is declared, will mean thousands of dollars in savings to concerns in the two cities. Previously, in order to comply with the strict interpretation of the law made by the officials of the two cities, a delivery car. which crossed the Columbia river, to make one de livery a year In the territory of the other state, must secure an addi toinal license from the state in which the delivery was made, meaning an outlay of from J30 to $60. Under the new ruling only delivery machines, which spend practically all their time delivering goods in the territory of the other state, will be compelled to secure a license in that state, In addition to the license of their home state, it was . announced. It was specified, however, that busi ness houses In Portland could not operate delivery machines from a branch In Vancouver with Oregon licenses. The same, It was declared, would hold good for Vancouver houses with branches in Portland. Agreement Is Reached. The agreement was reached as the result of a conference between the district and city attorneys and the chief of police of Vancouver. Wash., the sheriff of Clarke county, Wash ington, and District Attorney Evans. Municipal Judge Rossman and Chief of Police Jenkins of Portland. Th war between the two muni cipalities started about two years Wash., began strict enforcement of to when officials of Vancouver, the Washington state law providing for machines delivering goods in that state having the Washington license The city of Portland retaliated by the passage of an ordinance navins similar provisions to the Washington law. Later this was enforced by a state law passed by the Oregon legis lature. The enforcement of these laws by the two rival municipalities has dur ing the past two years meant that business men of the two cities have epent thousands of dollars in the purchase of automobile licenses which would otherwise not have been neces sary. It is declared, in addition to the fines paid as a result of arrests and convictions for the violations of those laws. U? ! , it V w - S il feS h ' " - . f 4 ' ij- ' - - - " - ' - GAS0LI1 SHORTAGE LAID TO COMPANIES Trouble Blamed on Wish to Increase Price. PLENTY HELD IN STORAGE Special Committee From Dealers' Motor Car Association Reports x Result of Inquiry. TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Rivoli Blanche Sweet, "Sim ple Souls." Majestic Mary Miles Minter, "Be Good, Jenny." Peoples Owen Moore, "A Des- n a -. - U a r, " T Liberty Norma Talmadge, "The Columbia William Faversham. "The Man 'Who Lost Himself." Star Marie Dressier. "Tillie'a Punctured Romance." Circle Oliva Thomas, "The Glo . rious Lady" k Olobe Nell Shlpman, "Back to . God'a Country." William Faversham and some of hia supporting raat In his film masterpiece, -Tke Man Who Lost Hlmaelf," at the Colombia theater. ing lady and shows not a little ability and skill. Nothing could be further from the melodramatic than "The Man Who Lost Himself." Faversham does not play to the grandstand but every item has been so built as to make a perfect background for his work. The play itself Is fascinating and not a little suggestive of Guy Bates Post's recent vehicle, "Tho Masquerader." Its story la' that of an American dined and wined so completely by the English man whom he meets by virtue of their unusual resemblance that he wakes the following morning in an aristocratic house of wealth and utter strangeness to read of his own suicide in the morning paper and to realize that his despondent host of yesterday has taken advantage of the strange likeness to thrust responsibilities on the Americans' shoulders and to lea.ve for a better and happier world. A few days' experience as the Duke of Rochester, whom his friend had been and whom in the eyes of the London . world he now was, taught him Just why the son of aristocracy had been so willing to cast aside his home and responsibilities. He strstightens but all of the difficulties all except the late duke's wife, with whom he falls hopelessly in love. But this again he manages In a typical and satisfying American way. N' OTHING finer has been offered on the screen from the dra matic standpoint than William Faversham's "The Man Who Lost Himself," the present Columbia at traction. In it William Faversham is at his best and few critics will admit that Faversham at his best can be sur passed by many living dramatists. The vehicle is excellently suited to him. as Is his supporting cast. Mrs. De Wolfe Hopper appears as his lead- FIVE LUMBER MILLS CLOSE TWO SHUT DOWX INDEFINITE LY, THREE OVER JULY 4. Loggers Drifting Into ' Marshfield Fear Let-Up in Operation and Will Go to Canada. MARSHFIELD, Or.. June 29 (Spe cial.) The advance guard of loggers 700 GATHER AT QUIMB-Y Ellton Shaw, Portland, Addressed Sunday School Convention. QTJINABY. Or., June 39. (Special.) With an attendance of 700 the quar terly convention of the Hayesville Sunday school district met Saturday at the Quinaby park auditorium. Ell ton Shaw of Portland, state superin tendent of Sunday school administra tion, was the principal speaker, de livering two . addresses during the dav. In the morning his topic was "The High Calling of the Sunday School Teacher" and in the afternoon he spoke on."Th Ten-Point Standard Sunday School." A 14-plece orchestra from the Mt. Tabor Presbyterian church gave two concerts during the sessions, and a double quartet of singers from Pra- tum appeared on the program. Short talks were given by Rev. Edward Withnell. Rev. Brewster. Mrs. A. F. Beardsley and A. Weniert. Fred De Vries of Pratum Is president of the association. At noon a picnic dinner was eerved under the trees. Port land sent 30 visitors. lumbering business is slack in many quarters. The loggers are here in anticipation of the Fourth of July celebration, but many of their camps are closed for two weeks and one or two indefinitely. The Smith-Powers company in the southern part of the county will not shut down until the night of July 2 and will resume on July 6. The Bueh- ner lumber camp, with five sides at Eel Lake. Is closed until July 12 and in the meantime two sides will be moved to Black creek, an Inlet of j dislocated. Nortn xenmue lake, where access is had to the Southern Pacific railroad. Aasen and Kelly, working 24 men north of Allegany, shut down indefi nitely, their areas in that district having been cleared up. The Bay Park sawmill at North Bend, which has been operating steadily for the past seven years, closed Saturday night to remain so until the fir lum ber market improves. The mills em ployed between 70 and 80 mfln. borne Joggers who see a slowing down of operation here are preparing to go north to British Columbia. The Davis slough camp of ths North Bend Mill & Lumber company, will close July 2 and resume July 6. EUGENE AUT0ISTS PEEVED fiarrisburg Ferry Stops on Sunday and Motorists Take Long Way. EUGENE. Or.. June 29. (Special.) Hundreds of cars were halted on both sides of the Willamette river on the Pacific highway at Harrisburg Sunday when the ferry boat was not in operation, according to Eugene mo torists who desired to cross. They declare that no notices of the closing of the ferry were posted on either side of the river, most of them being compelled to go many miles out of their way. CASTOR I For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature 7 e&stfgt The boys entitled to these prizes were selected by the fire captains and rep resentatives of the business men's or ganisations. , The prizes included 36 suits of Boy Scout uniforms from Meier & Frank, 13 suits of unlonalls from the Juve nile and 36 trading-stamp books, val ued at 1 each, from Olds, Wortman & King, and other prizes. WOMAN'S HIP DISLOCATED Mrs. Samuel Elmore of Astoria Se ', verely Injured. A RTART A Or Tun !' (Sn.lil are drifting into the city from many Mr8. Samuel Elmore was severely" in sections of the county, indicating the jured at her home on Fourteenth street yesterday. With her little grandson she had stepped into the elevator to go to an upper room. As the elevator started up, she reached over to close the door and the gate in descending struck her on the head. She pitched forward against the door, breaking the glass, which cut her head and neck, and then slipped into the shaft, falling a distance of ten feet. In addition to sustaining a number of bruises, her right hip was YOUTH URGED FOR HONOR Salem Guardsman, Not Yet 21, Is Recommended for Lieutenancy, SALEM, Or.. June 29. (Special.) Edwin C. Wiedmaler, aged 20 years, and a member of company B, 5th In fantry. Portland, has been recom mended by Colonel Crede Hammond for second lieutenant of infantry. Wiedmaler enlisted in the 3d In fantry. Oregon national guard, in April. 1916, was in service on the Mexican border, and later with the American expeditionary forces in France. He served as a private until February 26, 1919, when he was ap pointed corporal of the 162d infantry. He waa discharged from the army in March, 1919, and Immediately en listed in the national guard. Because he is not yet 21 years of age his proposed appointment of second lieu tenant of infantry cannot become ef fective until next October. Clear Baby's Skin With Cuticura Soap and Talcum 3op.OU)taignt.Tlet)in.lSe. twywhwr Twrua ipV 4ureM: CntlcvrLbtrtrlft,Ipt.X, M14mtBtu. REWARD WAITS ON CLAIMS Claimants Notified to Appear for $1000 Dublnsky Reward. A. Rosenstein, 195 First street, one of the members ef the committee hav ing in charge the reward for the re covery of the body of Harry Dubln sky, taxi driver murdered on the Portland-Oregon City road, announced yesterday that claimants for the re ward should appear before him and make their claims. The reward .amounts to $1000. The committee in charge includes Mr. Rosenstein, J. Vldgoff, 320 Jack., son street, and P. Schwarts, 323 First street. , IMPORTED POMPEI AN OLIVE OIL In selectinz a table oil b guided by quality not by price BOY SCOUTS RECOGNIZED 120 Substantial Prizes Contributed by Merchants. In recognition of tho service ren dered the city by the Boy Scouts dur ing the clean-up campaign conducted by the men's civic clubs and the fire department prior to the Shrine con vention, four prominent merchants have . contributed 120 substantial prizes for ths boys doing ths most ef ficient work. In cleaning up the city Phone your want ads to The Orego- ian, Main 7070, Automatic 560-95. In no very veiled .language, the special committee from the Dealers' Motor Car association of. Oregon, ap pointed recently to investigate the causes for the gasoline shortage here and to take all possible steps to relieve it, in - a report just made to the asBSclation, virtually attributes the whole shortage to the oil com panles themselves... "The committee's opinion," says the report in its final summing up, "Ls that there is no gasoline shortage There has been no gasoline shortage. And if the publtc will keep in mind the statements issued by the oil com panies since April 1, the committee will be able to prove that there has been no gasoline shortage in the United States. ' "The committee will also hazard the opinion that the public is being pre pared to pay a higher price for gasoline." - The committee Is composed of C. L. Boss, chairman; W. H. Wallingford, J. H. Graham, A. B. Manley and H. H. Eling and M. O. Wilklns, ex-officlo members. Its report goes into some detail In stating reasons for its con elusions. Salient points of the report follow: Gasoline Situation Peculiar. "The gasoline situation today is peculiar unto itself. No precedent established is likely to hold good over the following day. The com mittee has found conditions changed to such an extent that it prefers to state them in facts and figures. "The first carload of gasoline ob tained from independent sources by Portland dealers to help relieve the shortage in Oregon wis wired for and purchased without definite knowledge as to the exact cost. It was handled by tie branch house of W. H. Wal lingford at Corvallis. The cost of this gasoline for delivery at Corvallis was 38 cents per gallon. When it arrived there one of the gasoline companies cut its own regular price 2 cents per gallon and sold gasoline at 24 cents per gallon, making a difference of 14 cents per gallon between what this carload had to sell for and what gaso line could be purchased for from regular sources, which had previously been suffering from a 'shortage.' "Despite this fact, farmers and customers in general took every gal lon of the carload at 14 cents more per gallon. "One member of the. dealers' com mittee went to Dallas and found that Mr. Sims, representing a. gasoline company, had mads statements to the mayor, garage men, dealers and pub lie that the gasoline shortage would continue until September. This caused dealers of Dallas to get together and order a carload through the Dealers' Motor Car association. "Early on the very morning of the day this carload arrived, one of he gasoline .companies started filling dealers' tanks, and did All all but two, so that the carload of gasoline could not be handled. Despite this farmers and the public In general took the whole carload shipment In drums at 3 cents mora per gallon than the regular price. Imports Make Difference. "At Corvallis one of the gasoline companies informed Mr. Whiteside, dealer, that the shortage would con tinue until November 1. The mo ment gasoline was imported by the dealers, however, this company began to supply gasoline freely. "Another member of the committee went to Hood River and found that after being entirely out of gasoline for several days dealers there had decided to get together and forward a deposit. to the Dealers' Motor Car association so as to get a carload of tho independent gasoline it was 1m. porting. Thereupon they were noti fied by the gasoline company that a carload would be there in the morn ing. Two carloads were sent and the dealers were then notified there would be no further shortage of gas oline. 'This committee la in such close touch with dealers in the outsida ter ritory and their interests are so bound together that these occurrences throughout the state are quickly re ported to the commute. Moreover, Portland dealers returning from trips to their factories In the east are, con stantly bringing back reports on' con ditions elsewhere through the coun try. These reports show there is no shortage elsewhere than on the Pa cific coast. "However, we do not have to go outside our own committee for illus tration as to how the gasoline short age is operating here. Monday morn ing a week ago one of the gasoline companies filled full up the tank of the Manley Auto company and not! fied Mr. Manley that It would keep the tank full for the entire Shrine week. Another member of the com mittee. C. L. Boss of the C. L- Boss Automobile company, was rationed by another gasoline company during ths entire week, which fact was not men tioned until the end of the week to see how fairly and- impartially sraso line was being distributed even to the committee itself. . "The committee has available the very latest report of the United States bureau of mines. It shows that on April 1, 1920. when we were all not! fied by advertisements of an impend ing gasoline shortage, there was actu ally more gasoline on hand in the United States than -on any previous date. The report shows the actual amount -on hand as 626,393,000 gal Ions. wcf Quantity In Storage Increases. "The bureau also reports that con sumption of gasoline in the United States Increased for January, Febru ary and March of this year 33 per cent over the same period last year but that production was so much greater than last year that gasoline in storage increased 14 per cent dur ing the period, or by 80,000,000 gal Ions. No later figures are available, as bureau of mines reports are issued 90 days after the period reported on "The committee now has one of It members en route to California to make arrangements for additions gasoline supplies and to make fur ther investigation as to the gasoline situation. "The committee's opinion Is tha there is no gasoline shortage. There has been no gasoline shortage, and if the public will keep in mind th statements Issued by the oil com pa nles since April 1 the committee will be able to prove that there has been no gasoline shortage In the United States. "The committee will also hazard! the opinion that the public is being prepared to pay a higher price for gasoline." Three members of the gasoline committee of the Dealers' Motor Car association, M. O. Wilklns, H. H. Eling and C. L. Boss, were also appointed on the gasoline committee named by Mayoc Baker. The dealers' commit tee, however, has had full authority to Investigate and take action for re lieving the shortage, in which It has been joined by associated organiza tions in the automobile and garage business. BIC 1TEL EXPORTS DENIED Standard Oil Declares All Gasoline Is Sold on Coast. SAN FRANCISCO. June . 29. The Standard Oil company here today issued a statement In which It was said that with exports cut to a mini mum figure it can hardly be said that California nor any other Pa cific coast state is deprived of gaso line through large exportation. "The Standard Oil company does not export gasoline, but Bells for export, and such sales are at the market rates In San FranciBCO and not at fancy prices alleged to prevail abroad," the statement read. . The company stated that in 1920 the gasoline exports would be less than 3 per cent of its entire business, as compared to 8 per cent in 1919, and 18 U tier cent In 1918. The ex ports in 1919 were 339,923 50-gallon barrels. 705.741 barrels in 1918, -while the 1920 exports will be 213,357 bar rels, 70 per cent of which will be shipped cy June so, me statement ae clared. 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