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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1921 SAWMILL AT ASTORIA i DESTROYED BY FIRE Damage Is Estimated $175,000 to $200,000. at BLAZE FANNED BY WIND names Break Out Two Honrs After They Are Believed Out and Cause Loss of $50,000. ASTORIA, Or., June 30. (Special.) "Damage estimated at $175,000 to $200,000 was caused here today by two fires which destroyed the main eawmill and power piant at the As toria Box company's plant, the bis double dry kiin ana 30 cars of lumber. The first fire started from an over heated bearing in the headsaw about 1:30 this afternoon, entailing: a loss of between $125,000 and $150,000, nearly covered by insurance. A strong: northwest wind fanned the flames, which spread so rapidly that within a few minutes the entire in terior of the mill was a seething furnace. The fire department responded Quickly and a dozen streams of water coon were playing: cn the flames, con fining the blaze to the one structure and saving- the box factory, planing mill, carpenter shops, dry kilns and lumber sheds as well as the lumber piled in the yard and on trucks. The entire plant was valued at $300,000. Fully two hours after the flames were beleved to have been extin guished a blaze tonigrht suddenly burst from the big- double dry kiln. The kiln and 30 cars of clear lumber, which were inside, were destroyed. The additional loss was approximate ly $50,000. W. F. McGreg-or, president of the company, was unable to say whether or not the mill would be rebuilt. A conference will be held upon the re turn here of W. P. O'Brien, manager of the plant. The mill since the war had been cutting- spruce lumber exclusively for domestic and export trade. This is the second time that' the mill has been destroyed by fire. The first mill was burned in 1882. The present mill was constructed-In 1883. SUMMER COURSE POPULAR Sixteen Colleges and Universities Represented at Eugene. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, June 30. (Special. Sixteen American colleges and universities were repre sented by graduate students at the University of Oregon summer session out of a total of 61 who are taking graduate work. Although a majority of these students 27 to be exact have rece'ved their degrees for the University of Oregon and have come back to continue their work at the same school, there is a sprinkling of graduates from schools as far east as Chicago. A . V. I :....! ... ."'"e uic inaMiuiiuiia rcprcaeniea cn the campus are: Iowa State col lege, Kansas Christian college, Stan ford university, Northwestern univer sity, University of Wisconsin, Uni versity of Kansas, Albany college. University of Nebraska. Willamette university, Oregon Agricultural col-lt-ge, University of California, Univer sity of Washington, Park college, Mc Minnville college end Whitman col BANKER'S WIFE PAROLED "Woman ' Who Passed as Maid to Steal Pleads Guilty of Ijirceny. CHICAGO, June 30. (Special.) Mrs. Etta B. Heil, wife of a wealthy Investment banker, who posed as a "maid" and robbed six employers of $25,000 in jewelry, clothing and furni ture, pleaded guilty to four charges of larceny today. Dr. William Krohn said she was not a kleptomaniac but v. as suffering from a nervous break down. She was put on probation for a. year. "You realize what this means, do you not?" the judge asked. "You understand that if you repeat your offense you will not be tried, but will be brought Into court for sentence." Mrs. lleil nodded her head. BIG CARS REACH NEWPORT Heavy Machines Make Difficult Trip TTp Coast Road. EUGENE, Or., June 30. (Special.) At least two big cars have made the trip to Florence and up the coast road to Newport this season, accord ing to George M. Miller, who returned yesterday from Florence. Numerous small cars have made the trip, but these two are the firat of their size to attempt to negotiate the difficult roads in that section of the state. In one car, a limousine, were Mrs. King, wife of Charles King of the Portland firm of Olds, Wortman & King, and party. They took the main etage road from Eugene to Florence, which is seldom used by automobiles, then north along the beach by way of Heceta lighthouse. BILL BANS HOME BREW Wisconsin First State to Rule Out Family-Made Liquor. MADISON. Wis.. June 30. Tech nically, at least, Wisconsin after to morrow will be the dryest state In the Union. Governor Blaine today signed the state prohibition bill. which, among other things, rules against the "manufacture or con sumption of homemade beverages of Illegal alconoiic content. ' The measure is believed to be the first in the country to rule out home brew. LEGAL INTEREST AGAIN UP Seven Per Cent Proposed as Con tract Maximum. SALEM. Or., June 30. (Special.) Copies of the proposed constitutional amendment fixing 7 per cent as the maximum legal rate of interest that may be charged in Oregon on con- The Lang Range HEATS THE WATER with gas, same as wood or coal, while cooking or baking. F. S. LANG MFG. CO, 191 4th tracts by express agreement of the parties has been filed in the offices of Sam A. Korer, secretary of etate, by J. F. Albright of Oregon City. Mr. Albright expects to submit the proposed amendment under the initi ative to the voters of the state at the general election to be held in No vember, 1922. The proposed amend ment today was referred to the attorney-general, who, if the proposal Is found to be in proper form, will prepare the necessary ballot title. It will be necessary to obtain 13.260 signatures, or 8 per cent of 164,752, the total vote cast for supreme judge at the general election November 2, 1920. The completed petition must be filed with the secretary of state not less than four months before the election. Mr. Albright was the author of the proposed constitutional amendment fixing the legal rate of interest in this state at 4 per cent, and which was submitted to the voters at the general election last November. This amendment was defeated, 28,976 for and 158,763 against. NAVY BILL AGAIN HELD IIP HOUSE KEDrCTIOXS OPPOSED BY SEXATE MANAGERS. Technical Lapse of Funds Results and Effort Will Be Made to Break Deadlock. WASHINGTON, D. C, June 30. Ob jections to house reductions in the naval appropriation bill today tied up the measure in the senate, and with all appropriations expiring with the fiscal year at midnight tonight caused a technical lapse in funds. Final disposition of the bill tomor row was the aim and hope of leaders of both the senate and house, but they were prepared to rush through an emergency resolution continuing present naval appropriations should the deadlock continue. Numerous conferences were held between senat3 leaders and it finally was decided tj throw the entire mat ter Into the senate tomorrow with the result still in doubt. Senate opposition to the house con ference report was largely on two items elimination of all provisions for airplane carriers and a house amendment broadening the navy re tirement pay and other privileges to enlisted men as well as officers of the reserve corps. Elimination of appropriations for the Sand Point (Wash.) aviation base also met objection. BARRACKS T0 BE GALA Patriotic Programme to Be Held at Vancouver Sunday.- VANCOUVER, Wash., June 30. (Special.) A patriotic programme will be presented Sunday by the of ficers and soldiers at Vancouver bar racks, and will be attended by the G. A. R., Women's Relief corps, Span ish war veterans, American Legion and community service. The Ameri can Legion quartet will sing and the post choir will furnish special selec tions. Chaplain Berton F. Bronson will speak on "Our Nation's Birthday end Its Anniversary." Companies A and B arrived from the rifle range today and as the other companies In the barracks will not go out on the range until next week, all the troops will be able to par ticipate in the programme and in the celebration Monday. CONVICT LONG AT LARGE Charles Baker, Who Escaned in 1912, Arrested in Louisiana. SALEM, Or., June 30. (Special.) Charles Baker, alias Johnny Murphy, who was reported in press dispatches today as ' having been arrested at Shreveport, La., last night on a charge of highway robbery, escaped from the Oregon state penitentiary here January 14, 1912, according to prison records. At the time Murphy escaped he was employed at the road building camp near the tuberculosis hospital. He was sentenced to the penitentiary on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. Murphy was received at the prison October 20, 1910, and his father, A. G. Murphy, was at that time a resident of Hollywood, Cal. JURY METHODS ATTACKED Enforcement of Dry Law Held Ob structed in Court. ABERDEEN. Wash., June 30. (Spe cial.) An attack on Jury selection methods used in Justice Baumert's court and a recital of the obstacles to liquor law violation prosecutions encountered in Grays Harbor courts gave a sensational turn to the pro ceedings of the mass meeting of men in the city council chambers Tues day night, at which 80 men organized a league to assist Aberdeen police in ridding the city of immorality and vice. A. M. Wade, special prosecutor, de clared the method of getting juries in Judge Baumert's court illegal. Silverton to Pave 6 Blocks. SILVERTON. Or, June 30. (Spe cial.) Paving of four blocks has been started on Phelps street, and of two blocks in the south part of the town. Two blocks of paving were recently completed on South Mill street. t - V iff WI 1 WV Only two days, men, in which to buy your Celebration Clothes! Choose here suits for auWacation wear! Take advantage of favor able prices on some of America's best ready-for-service clothes. Here are fabrics to admire, fault lessly tailored. $25 to $60 BEN SELLING Leading Clothier Morrison at Fourth FEWER ACCIDENTS IS GOAL REDUCTION IX RATES UP OREGOX OPERATORS. TO Xew Law Providing for Safety Reg illations Becomes Effective in State Today. SALEM, Or., June 30. (Special.) Under a new law Which becomes ef fective tomorrow employing firms that maintain manufacturing plants within the state of Oregon have the privilege of a 5 per cent reduction in their contributions to the state in dustrial accident fund, on condition that they maintain a regular local council for the consideration of plans for averting accidents and vocational diseases or hazards. It was announced at the offices of the commission today that 57 firms, with an aggregate payroll of several thousand men, had already taken ad vantage of the reduction allowed un der the law. These firms are widely scattered throughout the state. In general, the work necessary to obtain the reduction, in rates is car ried out as outlined by the national safety council, a voluntary organiza tion of employers numbering 4000 from all sections of the United States. The Oregon industrial accident com mission is a member of this council. Bulletins are sent out each month, covering some phase of industrial safety, and contain valuable Informa tion to the end of Improving working conditions and averting loss of life. In practically all plants that have accepted reductions under the new law, safety committees have been or ganized and meetings are being held regularly to instruct the workers in how to avoid accidents and thereby decrease the hazards of their particu lar occupation. Although this law will decrease the revenue of the commission material ly, the commissioners said that the reduction in the number of accidents would more than make up the deficiency. industrial accidents, 2; accidental drowning, 3; suicide, drowning 1, razor 1, hanging 1, gunshot 4; auto accidents, 5; murder. 2; f irefighting, 1; aviation, 1; natural causes, 4. CORONER IS KEPT BUSY 2 8 Cases of Violent Death Are In vestigated During June. Two murders, five deaths from au tomobile accidents and seven suicides were included in the 28 cases of sud den and violent deaths investigated and handled by Coroner Smith during June. The two murders were those of J. H. Phillips and Harry Agee. The two cases of justifiable homicide were those of John SpiUman, negro 'maniac, and "Nestor Varrio, striking' seaman, both - killed by policemen. The five deaths In automobile accidents were those of Margaret Garland, Bessie Bruce, Fred Germaine. Frank D. Wil son and Webster Hay. Karl Gunster, fireman, who lost his life In the May apartments fire, and P. H. Greene, an aviator, killed when his plane fell at the golf links, were among the list classified as follows: Justifiable homicide, 2; falling. 1; ' on my way M rT fti ijtSf::: I wiih a com- f H X'' 3UC-" i Plate new j I? . - f f i i. f H f : : : including the 4 , ,11 - Hi kv rJ latest crla. L ? , VJ ' VA Ffc::: -; lion and I v'A kftV": j Daniels - i- " ,..:-4kJiiUL ,m44-i- INLAND CROPS BENEFIT Rainfall Does Much Good In Dis trict Around Spokane. SPOKANE, Wash., June 30. Rain fall from one-tenth to one-third of an Inch fell generally over the inland empire last night and this morning, resulting in much benefit to crops Spokane had about one-tenth of an inch of rain, while Colfax, Daven port, Ritzville and Sand Point, Idtt.no, reported heavy showers. In western Montana the fall amounted to .16 of an inch. WALLA WALLA, Wash., June 30. (Special.) Thirty-two. hundredths of an inch of rain fell last night and this morning. The showers will do no good to fall grain, which is practically matured, but will help spring grain materially. Many farmers had practically given up hope of harvesting spring grain and had either proceeded to plow up the land or had ordered their tenants to do it. Today's rain was sufficient, it was believed, to save most of the spring grain. EEDDES IS HONORED WAS IirXGTO.V rXIVEBSITT GIVES DEGREES TO 12. ARMY CAUSES ARREST Man Held on Forgery Charge Ac cused as Deserter. EUGENE, Or., June 30. (Special.) Edward Sink, arrested in San Fran cieco last fall on a charge of passing bad checks here and later paroled, was arrested here yesterday as a deserter from the United States army. He will be turned over to army authorities at Fort McDowell. After Sink's case was disposed of here he. was taken to Coos county, where a slnvilar charge was pre ferred against him. He was paroled and has been staying on a home stead in the western part of Lane county since. Sergeant E. B. Berry man, in charge of the marine recruit ing office here, caused bis arrest. Greshum Selects Teachers. GRESHAM, Or., June 30. (Spe cial.) Three new teachers have been appointed by the directors of Union High school. No. 2, to fill the places of those who left the school last year. Miss Esther Gardner of Port land will have charge of the commer cial department. Chemistry, Miss Katherine Waite of Dixonville, Doug las county. Music and physical train ing for girls. Miss Lucile Hester Hurd from Florence. Valhumur Stefansson, Explorer, and Dr. Harry Barns Hatching Also Get Tributes. ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 30. Twelve honorary degrees were con ferred at the University of Michigan commencement here today. The de gree of doctor of laws was conferred, among others, upon Sir Auckland Geddes, British ambassador to the United States; Vllhjalmur Stefansson, explorer, and Dr. Harry Burns Hutch ins, president-emeritus of the uni versity. Even the most prosaic of thinkers today "dream of an age in which war shall be no more," said Sir Auckland Geddes in an address to the graduat ing class of the university. "But only the most optimistic," he added, "dream that that age is at its dawn." "The optimists are probably wrong in the detail of time," the speaker said, "but they are indubitably right; the age will come when war will be no more; when peace will reign all around this spinning globe, for the choice which lies before humanity is between a peace of reason and the peace of death." On the "young recruits of the army of university men and women." such as those he addressed. Sir Auckland said, "rests the great responsibility of aiding the less-educated to grasp the great conception of peace as the spiritual thing which it is." The university-trained mind, he declared, was "international," because it com bined the thoughts of great men of all countries. The ambassador said that relations between the United States and Great Britain "appear to me to be excellent and, 1 have no doubt, will so con tinue indefinitely Into the future." Proclamation by the conference of prime ministers in London that a spirit of friendly co-operation with this republic should be the basis of the empire's foreign policy, "has re ceived a wide and beneficial publicity in the United States, he said, and to this sentiment he had nothing to add, save "amen." Alternates named were Cecil John son and O. R. Austin. Aberdeen post planned no other active part in the celebration than participation in the parade. Legion Delegates Chosen. ABERDEEN, Wash., June 30. (Spe cial.) T. B. Bruener and W. A. Rupp have been appointed delegates to rep resent Aberdeen post No. 6, American Legion, at the state legion conven tion at Horiuiam July 14. 15 and 16. Last Times Today JACKIE COOGAN in yysii55:;;:;;: "PECK'S BAD BOY" HERE t s-; 11 ITISi :::::a II THE GREATEST OF ALL jj SATURDAY EVENING POST YARNS k CHARLES K)f JfV ftv r A A laugh, a thrill or a ,jfcYJoi 1 Al Jfhiu;'( It,1 sob In every moment " I i ft -'t. - .ill V; of Charles E. Van I , w?0 V jjt K3v Loan's great boxing I ' iJff ' ''' it S A KIrirt National VX - ' fSv ft :::. STARTING i 555; SATURDAY ! .vo.oo " Hrlm - Concert . Sunday r " 1 POTATO BOOM PLANNED Farmers of Clarke County to Boost Oregon Product. VANCOUVER, Wash., June 30. (Special.) A county-wide organiza tion of potato growers will be formed In Clarke county, according to a de cision reached last night at a meet ing of potato growers. A series of meetings will be held throughout the county 10 interest the growers in good potatoes and to standardize the product. The soil and climate is ideal in Clarke county for the growing of the lowiy tuoer. It was said by the grow present. The growers' commit- composed of Carl S. English. . B. Chapman. "Rmil G. Larson and R. E. Ger- ers tee H. S. Johnson, W, iiongeJI, c rard. WARSHIPS REACH MANILA Thirty-Fifth Destroyer Division Ar. rives From Mediterranean. iuniua, tr. i.. June 29. The 35th destroyer division, comprising the Smith-Thompson, Barker, Tracy. John D. Edwards, Borie and Whipple, ar rived today from the Mediterranean. They will be overhauled before Joining the Asiatic fleet, in China Half-Breed Indian Judge. lAiviMA, TV ash.. June 30. (Spe-cIal- Lester Spencer, the half-breed Indian prisoner, who recently broke out of the' Yakima county jail, but was recaptured, has become judge of I bis is "Vlarola IV $25 Sialic For a safe and sane Fourth a Uicirola. A Let patriotism express itself in patriotic music! Here are some suggested Victor records for this grand day: "AMERICA" sung by the American tenors Clarence Whitehill - 1.25 AMERICAN NATIONAL AIRS played on the accordion by Pietro ' 85c "STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER" march by Pryor's band $r-35 "THE AMERICAN FLAG" and "NAME OF OLD GLORY," recitations - - 1.35 For every purpose and every purse there is a Victrola. Insist on this mark of quality on instrument and record. Sherman Jjpay & Go Sixth and Morrison Streets' PORTLAND Opposite Postoffice SEATTLE TACOMA SPOKATB the kangaroo court in the cording to the signature on Jail, ac "of f ictal" papers served department. on the Yakima police p'-''r' " "' ' r 111 -. 1 "' , I. " iS- Positively the moat unique film you have ever seen. Try to I " ! ijgjr cet in at the start 11 A. M-. 12i30, 2il5. 4iOO, 6.45, 7:30 and 5f J I . ; , 1 tT. &tl5 P. M. It's a Paramount and KdowIci and the Picture r : 3 1 6j 'Players will play a special score. 2 jl NEW SHOW ADDED ATTRACTION SCREENLAND NEWS The first issue of Portland's own news reel made in Oregon, showing; sceSes of local interest. Photographed by Sandy's and edited by Zach Moseby. You'll get a kick out of it! 7