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14 TTTE MORNTXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, NOVEMBER "29, 1920 ST. PML THIEF TELLS OF PORTLAND CRIES SCO Burglaries Here Declared -' Admitted by Police. GIRL COMPANION HELD Screams of "Woman Victim Prove Downfall of. Trio of '. Home Robbers. ST. PAUL, Minn.. Nov. 28. (Spe cial.) An alleged not'orious robber, who is said to have confessed to the robbery of over 300 homes in Port land, Or., was captured last night after an attempt to rob the home of Mrs. F. M Voets, 302 Walnut street. His accomplices escaped by jumping through windows of the house. After Mrs. Roberts had thrown the robber her well-filled purse in an swer to his command "hands up," she rushed to the front porch and screamed for help. The cry was heard by members of the family in the flat above, who telephoned the police. A few moments later Leo Derggren. 20 years old. was arrested in the back yard where he was attempting to hide two suitcases filled with money, jew elry and clothing valued at ?400 which had been stolen from, the Voets house. Mrs. Voets had attended a motion picture show, returning home at 9:30 Entering the dining room she saw a young woman wearing a chic red hat climbing out of a bedroom window A man was making his exit from one of the front windows and in a corner of the room another held a revolver leveled at airs. Voets. "If you make any noise I'll blow your brains out," he threatened, "throw your hands up." Mrs. Voets threw the man her purse and waited while he climbed out the kitchen window to the back porch. Then she screamed for help. "While en route to the station Derg prren hid one of the purses, which po lice say he had stolen from the VoetF residence, under the seat cushion of the auto. The one that Mrs. Voets had thrown him was found in hit pocket when he was searched at head quarters. Later police found the two filled bags near the fence in the Voete back yard. At the police station Derggren ad mitted that the men and the woman who had escaped were "working with him." Derggren, it is said by tht police, admitted to them that he had lately come to St. Paul from Portland. Or., and that he had taken part in 301 robberies in that city. He said that his pal had escaped, but that he had been arrested for one of the crimes having later beat the case In tht courts. Late thi3 afternoon the police arrested Harriet Oliver, a 15-year-oie t. Paul trirl, who admitted she was b sweetheart of Derggren, as the wom an in the case. 6TOKY AMUSES POLICE HERE St. Paul Burglar Thought to Be Exaggerating Facts. Neither the records of the Portland police department nor of the Multno man county jail show the name of Leo Derggren. If the young man oi this name now under arrest in St. 1'nul. Minn., was ever held here un der a felony charge it was under some other name. Heads of the police department were moused at the reported claim of Derggren that he participated in 300 robberies here, taking the view that be was wildly exaggerating the facts merely to make an impression. The iolice department has not been called upon for information by the St. Paul department, nor advised by it of the capture of the alleged robber, STATE SCIENTISTS MEET TIMBER CONSERVATION AXD fish crircRE discussed. Symposium on Biology and Its Re , latlon to Northwest Fea !,; ture of Banquet. ' OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis, Nov. 28. (Special.) Questions such as timber conserva tlon and Increase of fish supply, con eidered of utmost importance to the northwest, were discussed by leading scientists at the annual meeting of the northwestern section of the West em Society of Naturalists, held at Oregon Agricultural college. A sym liosium on biology and its relation to the development of the northwest wa n feature of a banquet given by the JUology club of the college for th Visiting scientists. Dr. S. M. Zeller, associate profes eor of research in plant pathology Oregon Agricultural college, wa made secretary, the secretaryship be Ing the only office filled by the or gantzation. The next meeting place will be the University of Washington, Beattle. Speakers at the meeting included Dr. E. L. Packard of the University of Oregon, Professor A. R. Sweetser of the University of Oregon, Dr. Harry It. Yocum of the University of Oregon, Miss Kateherine U. Beekley of the University of Oregon, Professor Tre vor Kincaid of the University of Washington, Dr. E. Victor Smith of the University of Washington, Dr. eorge B. Rigg of the University of Washington and Professor W. S. llrown. Dr. Nathan Fasten and H. S. Newins of the local faculty No Kodiak Bear Cub Will Caper at Beach Next Year 11 ruin Groin I'p. Gets RouKrlt and Now He Is xolnjr to Zoo. FEW of us kick when someone makes a mistake and hands us a little overweight on a purchase, but Joseph M. Rieg, manager of Columbia Beach, decided he had decidedly too much for his money after about three weeks of a Kodiak bear cub which he purchased for exhibition at the park a short time ago. The cub was a wonder, Mr. Rieg thought, a great big ball of long hair and awkwardness and just the thing to amuse the crowds at the beach next season. So he bought it from th owner, C. T. Crowther of the fishing bark Levi S. Burgess, who captured 'it last summer up the Unamack river, Alnska. The cub thrived. He forgot the days on shipboard, the fright of the first weeks in a rough cage when strange men had taken him from his "sleeping" mother in the thickets of the Unamack, the moUier who had plowed pathways for him through the swamps and taught him to know i no fear. But he grew. The hollows filled out and rounded. Overnight he seemed to take on added bulk. He surpassed the usual park bears in sine, but still he was only a cub, less than four months old. Mr. Rieg became a little doubtful. There was no checking the cub's growth by cutting down on his rations. He demanded his fill each day and each day took more than the day before and grew rougher about it. It had taken eight high-power rifle bullets to kill the 1600-pound mother. Mr. Rieg was not sure how many even now the 250-pound cub could stand up against. In his dilemma over what to do and how soon to do it, unexpect ed relief came. Victor J. Evans, whose hobby Is buying bears for the national zoological gardens. Washing- on. D. C, snapped up the overgrown Kodiak bear cub as a rare find and Mr. Rieg got "out from under" very much relieved and entirely out of the bear market for the present. LUMBER PRICES IN DROP TILLAMOOK AXXOTTXCES 25 PER CENT EEDUCTIOX. Dearth of Cars, Rates Blamed; "Wages Likely to Be Cut, Belief of Mill Meni TILLAMOOK, Or.. Nov. 28. (Spe cial.) A 25 per cent reduction In the prices of various grades of lumber will go into effect here tomorrow, according to F. A. Beltz of the A. F. Coats Lumber company of Tillamook. Hereafter $85 flooring will be on the market at $70, shiplap drops will fall from $35 to .$27 and other grades in proportion. The drop, said Mr. Beltz, is the result of the freight rates and the impossibility to obtain enough cars for shipment. 'The western mills cannot begin to compete with the southern mills for the Chicago market on account of the high freight rates which pre vail, the middle west jobbers getting southern lumber for about half the freight costs of western lumber," said Mr. Beltz. He further declared the- western mills would be forced to close until remedy to the situation is found. The local remedy likely will be found by reduction of wages, it is hinted. E MORE THAN $800 0 RAISED XN WEEK'S DRIVE. Member of Directorate Believes Needed, $10, 000 Has Been Col lected for Waverly Babies. Over $8000 has been raised for the Waverly Baby home from the drive conducted the past week, acjrding to Mrs. L. M. Sheppard, superintendent. Mrs. A. F. Flegel, member of the board of directors, stated yesterday that she was sure that the $10,000 needed had been raised. Several districts have still to report and some of he pledges have not been counted. The greater part of the 8000, which is now in, was raised by the tag day Saturday. Several large amounts were given, some paying as high as $25 for a tag. W. D. Wheel right gave $100. Mrs. Flegel's Sun day school class of the Woodlawn Methodist church sold $350 worth of tags. The $10,000 is needed to care for debts and to meet expenses of main tenance until April, 1921. TEACHER'S FUNERAL HELD Services for Miss Abbie Wright At tended by ex-Pupils. The funeral of Miss Abbie Wright, S51 Twelfth street, Sunnyside school teacher who died on November 23 was held Friday from Finley's chapel, with many friends -and ex-pupils in attendance. Miss Wright was formerly a student at Oregon Agricultural college, and was an active member of the Portland branch of the National Federation of College Women. For the last 16 years she has been a teacher in the Sunny- side school and was widely known among Portland school teachers and students. Last summer.she was the Oregon representative at the Federat ed Women's clubs' conference in Des Moines, la. During her years as teacher In the Sunnyside school Miss Wright took an active part in developing the range of school interests of her pupils, and was instrumental la bringing about the Sunnyside exhibit at the Gresham, Or., fair. COURT PERMITS LAWSUIT Dr. E. Schoor Gets Permission to File Damage Proceedings. SALEM, Or., Nov. 28. Speclal.) Dr. Edward Schoor of Woodburn, Or., yesterday was granted permission by the county court to file a damage action against the Southern Pacific company for $9100 in connection with the death of his wife, who was run down and killed by a train operated by the defendant corporation. Mrs. Schoor was killed on a cross ing at Hubbard, Or., on April 23, 1920, while occupying an automobile driven by her husband. Mr. Schoor alleged that the accident was due to the care less operation of the locomotive by employes of the railroad company. SALEM TO GETNEW CARS Four Trolleys on Commercial Street to Be One-Mau Affairs. SALEM, Or., Nov. 28. (Special.) The four large street cars which have been operated on the Commercial street line of the Salem Streetcar company for several years are to be replaced soon after December 1 by so-called one-man cars, according to T. L. Billingsley, manager of the local traction corporation. The change in the equipment has been ordered, according to the man agement of the line, to reduce pres ent operating expenses. The new cars passed through Medford yesterday en route to Salem and should arrive here early this week. TAX EXEMPTION ASKED Civil VTar Veterans to Seek Action In State Legislature. BANDON, Or, Nov. 28. (Special.) At a recent meeting of the local post of the Grand Army of the Republic a motion was passed unanimously to petition the state legislature at the next session to exempt veterans of the civil war from taxation of prop erty to the value of $1000. It was also resolved to request each of the Oregon posts to adopt similar motions. t EACH POWER'S RIGHT TO RESOURCES ISSUE Assembly Committee Has Tilt Over Question. CONTROL IS PROPOSED Ability to Prevent Monopolies and to Guide Distribution Would Be Given Body. . GENEVA, Nov. 28. (By the Asso ciated1-Press.) The question whether countries shall be allowed to control and dispose at will of their natural resources is the subject of a sharp conflict in a committee of. the as sembly. The contest arose over a resolution by Gustav Ador of Switzerland, setting-up a permanent economic and financial commission.Sone of the dut ies of which would, be to examine measures for preventing monopolies in raw material and the means of con trolling their distribution. The resolution is based on Article 23 of the covenant, which assures all states equitable rights. It is sup ported chiefly by Italy, Switzerland and other countries not rich in raw materials. Canadians Fight Plan. One of the strongest opponents of the resolution is Sir George E. Foster of Canada, who has taken the same attitude as T. E. Rowell, also of Can ada, who served notice that any at tempt to exercise such control would be regarded as interference in inter- ! affairs, to which Canada would never submit. . . - Mr. Rowell said that the entry of the United States could not be hoped for If any such Interference were at tempted. The question of mandates is an other difficult subject coming up this week. Terms to Be Discussed. The council has on the agenda for tomorrow the nomination of a per manent mandate committee and an other committee will take up the gen eral question in the form of terms and control of mandates. This com mittee has recommended that the United States be invited to co-operate unofficially In the study of disarma ment. Still another Important question for tomorrow is election of a successor to Secretary Tower as high commissioner at Danzig. The council may also fin ally decide what reply shall be made to the German protest against ap proval of the results of the European Malmedy plebiscite. Germany con tends that the Belgian troops of oc cupation exerted pressure on the population. CHURCH PAGEANT HELD USUAL SERMOX DISPLACED BY COSTUME PICTURE." Impressive Ceremony Precedes Drive for Funds at St. David's Episcopal Church. In place of the usual sermon, : church pageant, "Advance the Line, written by Mane E. J. Hobart, was presented yesterday morning at St. David's Episcopal church, with each character appearing in costume. It was a religious picture and an im pressive event. Each character was finely enacted. Those who took part were: The rector. Rev. Thomas Jenkins; messen ger, David B. Mackie; verger, Cecil Parker: soul o the parish, Ernest Brokenshlre; the guardian angels, Dorothy Taylor, Grace Soper and Marian Jenkins. All parts were spoken, and the hymns sung were selected from the church hymnaL The verger carried a silver cross; the soul o' the parish wore a military uniform and sword, with trench helmet; the spirit of love and faith carried a lighted lamp; the spirit of love and helpfulness, a lov ing cup, and the spirit of love and light, a Bible. The verger came up the main aisle of the church and, stopping the rector, who was advancing to the pulpit, informed him that a messen ger from God stood at the church door, desiring to give God's message to the people. Assent was given, and the messenger, wearing a. gray hood and robe, announced a call for better service, and called for the soul o the parish. The latter came forward, confessing that lately his service was poor, that his rusty sword spoke want of use and that he lacked inspiration. The guardian angels advanced and they also confessed want of reaU ef fort in parish work and worship. The messenger gave spiritual consolation for sinners, on profession of repent ance and a desire to do better in church work. Words of cheer were heard, and all participants, except the rector and messenger, took fresh vows to "advance the line." The pageant lessons were appro priate yesterday, as church commit tees started out, after lunch at the parish house, to call on, and to get pledges from members "of financial and other help for the ensuing church year. POLICE COURT RUSH IS ON Thirteen to Face Vagrancy Charges and Xine Liquor Violations. The regular "after the week-end" rush at the police court today will include 13 persons arrested on charges of vagrancy, nine drunks, five for traffic violations and four for violation of the prohibition law. The large number of vagrancy charges are being brought in in, an effort of the police department to free the city of suspicious characters who may be implicated in the various robberies. Vagrancy cases are on the increase, too. with the influx of numbers of unemployed men from the lumber camps and from Seattle, police an thorities said. The four who are charged with violation of the prohi bition act are: Sam Harris. Nick Blackie, Joe Livich and Oscar Whit field. Another liquor case was that of Nick Evankovich, charged with having liquor in his possession MUSICAL PROGRAMME SET Blind Dramatic Reader to Appear Before Social Society. Edward Abner Thompson of Bos ton, blind dramatic reader, will ap pear in a programme before the i Shakespeare society at the Couch i school auditorium Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. Mr. Thompson, who is brother of Mrs. M. V. Dodge. Instruc tor in music at the Irvington school, will be assisted in the programme by a boys' chorus and other numbers will be given by Mrs. Dodge's pupils. - Mr. Thompson has a wide reputa tion as a master of his art and has made several transcontinental tours, always traveling alone. He is a mem ber of the faculty of the School of Expression, Boston, and a graduate of Bowdoin college. A varied selection of programmes is included in Mr. Thompson's repertoire including "Disraeli," a modern drama by I. N. Parker; IMiles Standish," co lonial play of early Plymouth: "Hia watha," accompanied by a musical background of Indian melodies, and the " Islon of Sir Launfal." Mr.. Thompson is scheduled to ap pear at Salem and Hood River after his programme here Saturday. He is now in Portland visiting at the home of his sister. RATES ROUSE TILLH0I LUMBER AND DAIRY INTER ESTS CHARGE DISCRIMINATION Astoria Said to Be Favored by $200 a Car; Appeal to Be Made to Washington. TILLAMOOK, Or., Nov. 8. (Spe cial.) The lumber and .dairy inter ests of Tillamook county have com bined in a vigorous campaign to ob tain common . point rates for the county. It is charged that Tillamook is taxed $200 more, uer car between certain points than Astoria and other terminals on an equal hauling basis. The campaign has been informally discussed for some" time, but was launched formally triis week 'when the matter was put in thephands of the chamberf commerce. The cham ber will be the working unit in which all efforts of the various Interests will be centralized. "Tillamook county, if justly entitled to commoti point rates, should, not he discriminated against." declared F. C. Baker, president of the chamber of commerce, "at least to the extent of $200 a car on freight between given points. ( "To remove this discrimination it is planned to take the matter up be fore the interstate commerce com mission at .Washington and demand relief." - , A committee composed of Carl Haberlach, secretary of the Tilla mook County - Creamery association; F. C. Baker, president of the chamber of commerce: R. B. Miller, mavor- elect; Moulton A. Harris and F. W. Talbott, representing the city, and George Watt of the Brighton Mills company, has inaugurated the cam paign by presenting the proposals to the county court. NEWS WRITERS TO MEET University of Oregon Sends Dele gates to Journalistic Convention. FULTON, Mo.. Nov. -28 (Special.) The University of Oregon will be rep resented at the annual meeting of the Association of American Schools and Departments of Journalism, which will be held at the University of Mis souri, Columbia, December 29 and 30. Oregon, Montana and Washington are the only universities of the west and northwest part of the United States that have met the journalistic require ments to enable them to be admitted to membership in the organization. The president is Dean Walter Will iams of the Missouri school of jour nalism and the secretary-treasurer is W. G. Bleyer of the University of Wisconsin. The delegates will have their first opportunity to visit Jay H. Neff hall, the new home of the Mis souri school of journalism, recently dedicated. The American Association of Teach ers of Journalism will hold its an nual convention in St. Louis on De cember 29, 30 and 31 and the Uni versity of Oregon will be represented there also. These delegates also will go to Columbia to visit Neff hall. PIONEER MEMORIAL URGED Meeting Called to Formulate Plan for Erection of Monument. ALBANY, Or.,' Nov. 28. (Special.) A recent proposal by A. M. Temple ton of Brownsville, president of the Linn County Pioneers association, that a memorial should be erected in this county in honor of the pioneers, has met with general favor. Consid erable Interest is being taken in i meeting to be held here December 8, at which the matter will be consid , ered formally an dplans to carry out Lilt? Uliuci taiviu ' v. i. J. Though no definite plan has been outlined it is probable that the plan will be to erect the monument in Brownsville. Basement Is Utilized. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Sa lem. Or., Nov. 28. (Special.) With the final completion of the basement floor of Waller hall, various campus organizations have begun occupying the rooms. Two publications, in Willamette Collegian and the Wallu lah. junior annual, have establlshe Quarters in one section of the base ment, and the varsity book store will use a part of the remaining space. It is also planned to extend to th law school the use of some of th basement rooms. Why Did You Move 'Way Up There? "VT ANY friends have asked us this question. And we tell them it is because we considered this an ideal lo cation. It gives us Lots of room Reasonable rent Solid foundation r Beautiful surroundings Ideal working conditions North light and plenty of it Parking space for YOUR car Opportunity for better service to you , and besides, we are just as close to you as your tel ephone, anyway Main 8829 three trunk Arcady Press and Mail Advertising Co.m WRITIN S PR INTI N G MAILING MULTIGRAPHING MAI LI NO LISTS nne,jfFFBson ABCADY BLOB I BRITAIN EXPECTED TO APPROVE Agreement . With U. S. on Mandates Forecast. DIFFERENCES ARE NOTED American and English Interpreta tions of "Equality of Oppor tunity" Differ Radically. WASHINGTON. Nov. 28. (Special.) The United States government ex pects Great Britain to assent to the principles laid down in the note to Lord Curzon on the nature ol a man date. In fact, the British note of August 9, to which Secretary Colby's communication was a reply, appar ently conceded equality of opportun ity in mandate territory, but set up the contradictory contention that con cessions granted in territory over which Britain has a mandate, must be controlled by the British. In view of this fact, officials of the state department tonight were not in clined to credit the report published under a Geneva date line, that the British and French premiers, meeting in London, had determined to reply to the American note with an em phatic "No." j, ' Such a reply, it was pointed out. would he decidedly at variance witn previous correspondence from the British foreign" -office, oriiciais were ot disposed to attempt to forecast the British reply, but were confident would not l eject the major principle advanced in the American note. The American interpretation of equality of opportunity" and that of the British differ radically. The American position is that the door hould be left wide open to the world hlle the British position appears to be that while entirely willing that Americans and other foreigners hould have the opportunity to do re search and development work in man date territory, and concessions grant- must be controlled by the British. Just how far this control by the British or other mandate country would go is one of the things remain ing to be threshed out. The Ameri can view, as expressed by Secretary Colby, fs that there can be no equal ity of opportunity to nationals of other countries if concessions are to be controlled by the government or citizens of the mandate country. It is not anticipated by officials here that Lord Curcon will send an immediate reply. ' Student Takes Editorship. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Sa lem. Or., Nov. 28. (Special.) Ralph Curtis, a junior in journalism, left the university y-esterday to accept an offer as news editor of the Bend (Or.) Press, which will be enlarged from a weekly into a dally paper. Since coming to the university Curtis has been affiliated with the Willamette Collegian. He was sporting' editor of the publication for the past two ears, as well as athletic editor of this year's junior annual. Institute Representatives Xamed. ALB ANT, Or., Nov. 28. (Special.) Linn county teachers will be repre sented by three delegates at the meet- ng of the state teachers association Portland next month. The local teachers' association has named L. L. Gooding and A. H. ' Weber as dele gates to represent that body and the county - association of city superin tendents and principals has selected Burgess Ford as its representative. Willamette Infirmary Finished. WILLAMETTE UXrVEUSITT, Sa lem, Or., Nov. 28. (Special.) Three rooms on the first floor of Lausanne hall, the new women's dormitory, have been completely outfitted for use as an infirmary. Mr. Wise, an eastern Oregon friend of the university, fi nanced the furnishing of this suite, Read The Oregronian classified ads, THINK what Oregon industries mean to YOU how they affect your job or business. Jsn't it true that every man, woman and child in the state has been directly or indirectly benefited by the in dustrial growth of Oregon? Oregon, is rapidly becoming one of the greatest manufacturing states of the, west. The coast-wide and national fame of her products grows daily. Every dollar spent for home products increases just that-much the development of the state adds just that much to the pres tige of "Oregon Made." Your loyal support plus the enterprise of Oregon manufact urers' equals PROSPERITY. It's as simple as 24-2 4. . 1 PORTLAND MANUFACTURERS Rasmussen&Co. N.E.Covnor SECOND and TAYLOR J. C. BAYER ROOFING AND SHEET METAL WORK, SKYLIGHTS. METAL CEIL ING Si TANKS PHONE MAIN 461 , . 204 ,M ARRET STREET Phone East 1835. Res'. East 1797. E. F. Shope. President and General Manager. , SHOPE BRICK CO. FACE AXIJ MANTEL .BRICK A SFECIJtLTY, 361Vi East Morrison Street. - East Side Mill and Lumber, Co. LUMBER. BOX SHOOKS. GEN ERA!, MILL. WORK. Srllwwod 597 B 1563 J. K. DURHAM The fender man vrbo taken the klikn oat while you wait. Radlatoni also repaired. called for and deliv ered free in city. 30 JV. ELEVENTH ST. Broadway 3214. MOKE FLUX IS PROMISED MARION GROWERS MEET AXD PLEDGE BIG PLANTING. Total of 800 to 1000 Acres in Crop Next Year Expected; Market ;for Product Assured. SALEM. Or., Nov. 28. (Special.) More than 75 flaxgrowers from vari ous sections of Marion :unty gath ered in Salem Saturday ad pledged a totai of 511 acres of the product ior the season of 1921. This is the larg est flax acreage ever recorded in Mar ion county since the inception of the penitentiary flax plant many years ago. ' . Robert Crawford, superintendent of the state flax industry, will leave for New York and other eastern pointn shortly after December 1 to compare the fiber produced in Marion county with that supplied to the large linen manufacturing plants of the United States. While in the east Mr. Craw ford also will investigate the patent pullers, which, from reports received here, are a success and will reduce materially the cost of -putting flaJ. in condition for retting. This year there were about 30 acres of flax in Marion county and nexf: season it is expected that the acreage will be Increased to between 800 and .000 acres. The growers this yeai received J50 a ton for their flax straw delivered at the prison plant. Next year they will receive ?55 a ton for similar grade of the product. The present demand for flax is un certain, according to Mr. Crawford. but he said it would be only a short time when the product would be sought, both in domestic and foreign markets. - Labor conditions also have im proved, Mr. Crawford said, and this BUY OREGON PRODUCTS Associated Industries of Oregon Banking Service Your banking requirements may be entrusted to this bank with every confidence that careful and efficient service will.be rendered. THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE v Portland Branch, Fourth and Stark Sts. COMMERCIAL IRON WORKS '. ENGINEERS FOUNDERS MACHINISTS QUOTATIONS GIVEN OM SPECIAL MACHINERY AND CASTINGS. REPAIR WORK, GENERAL, JOBBING. s PHONES E 7212 E 7275. WORKS J. L. AUSTIN SHEETMETAL WORKS - Contractors and Constructors of Cornices, Skylights. 'Steam Tables ' srnd General Sheetmetal Work. W 385-87 East Alder Street ' . - T-' EAST 5554. PORTLAND TINWARE SHEET METAL MFG. CO. Wholesale and Retail Manufac turers and Repairers of Tin, Cop per and Galvanized Ironware. 47 First St. Bdwy. 3444 in one reason why the growers pledged their s.creage so freely at today's meeting. Prior to tis year convict labor was used almost ex clusively for pulling the fiax pro duced here, but next year tn& work will be done by free labor. Another meeting will be he'd in the near future, according to Mr. Crawford, when he hopes to have con tracts signed for the planting ot at least 1000 acres of flax in Marion county. SOCIAL LIFE FARM NEED College Graduate Believes lie lias Solution of Problems. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis. Nov. 28. (Special.) L. Ross Johnson, graduate of the college in 1915, now engaged in ag ricultural "work at the Gallatin coun ty high school, near Bozeman, Mont has been visiting on the campus for the first time since his graduation. He is also boys' and girls' club leader for the county. 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