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VOL. LX NO. 19,001
EntrM at Portland fOretroni
FoBTofflcg aj Fcon1-c!as Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1922
PRICE FIVE CENTS
FARMERS PLEAD
. FOR PRICE BOOST
Immediate Action by Con
gress Requested.
WASCO MAN FOUND
DEAD; SHOTGUN USED
VALEXTIXE EXDERSBY SUI
CIDE, RELATIVES DECLARE.
BIG TROOP TRANSFER
TO COAST PROMISED
SCHOOL BOARD FINDS
DANCE BIG PROBLEM
DRAFTING OF BONUS
MEASURE IS ORDERED
NEAR SETTLEMENT
INCOME TAX HELD
TUNC
GHESTCRUSADERS
EAGER FOR START
Final Organization Meet
ings Called.
CAMP LEWIS MAT BE BIGGEST
MILITARY BASE.
DECISION IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL
ISSUES ARE CLEARED.
EARLY ACTION IN HOUSE
SEEMS ASSURED.
FAIR VALUE IS ALL ASKED
Parity of Products With Other
i Commodities Asked.
GUARANTY PLAN REJECTED
Agricultural Conference Turns
Down Resolution Offered by
South Carolina Delegate.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 26. Im
mediate steps to re-establish the
value of farm products on a parity
with those of other commodities was
asked of congress and President
Hardin? tonight by the national ag
ricultural conference through the
unanimous adoption of a resolution.
The resolution was contained In a re
port from the marketing committee
and members said "something must
be done by the president and con
gress Immediately."
The resolution follows: "It Is the
sense of this committee that the
president -and congress should take
such steps as will Immediately re
establish a fair exchange value for all
farm products with that of all other
commodities."
Guaranty Plan Rejected
The conference rejected a resolu
tion of the national farmers' union,
offered by J. S. Wannamaker of South
Carolina, which would have cojled for
a government minimum price guaran
tee on farm products.
Some measure of stabilization of
prices was advocated by J. M. Ander
son of St. Paul, Minn., who said some
such step should be taken until Eu
rope Is restored economically. He
favored participation of the United
States in European adjustments, but
aid:
"We do not want to embarrass the
president by asking more entangle
ments In foreign affairs."
E. B. Page of North Dakota asked
for a minimum guarantee on wheat
for two years.
Co-operative Marketing; Indorsed.
The conference previously had
adopted a resolution which read:
"With respect to the question of
governmental price guarantees, we
feel there should be a comprehensive
study of this subject, therefore, we
urge that the congress cause a care
ful Investigation of this whole prob
lem to be mado by some proper au
thority which will report Us findings
as early as practicable."
Co-operation of frm marketing
was also recommended and indorsed.
Other recommendations of the
marketing committee approved by the
conference called for:
Clarification by congress of the
rights of farmers to organize co-operative
associations for the buying of
supplies and marketing of their prod
ucts; orderly marketing of crops
through co-operative associations of
farmers, preferably on a commodity
basis; adequate federal and state in
formation services; adequate ware
housing, terminal facilities and stor
age plants for farm products, in
cluding temporary storage facilities
in producing districts; a federal cold
storage law; practical means of mak
ing stored products more generally
available as a basis for loans; stan
dard grading of commodities; studied
of marketing costs and business
methods
Land Itrport Held Over.
The report of the committee on a
rational land policy urging creation
of a land commission to draw up a
policy for classification and reclama
tion of land went over until tomor
row. The conference today took up com
mittee recommendations and resolu
tions immediately after hearing ad
dresses by It. A. Pearson, president
of the Iowa State College of Agricul
ture and Mechanical Arts; Dr. E. D.
Ball, director of scientific work of
the department of agriculture; Rich
ard K,. Ely, professor of economics of
the University of Wisconsin, and Glf
ford I'inchot.
The resolution offered by the com
mittee on agriculture and price re
lations which Included the Indorse
ment of the agricultural bloc In con
gress and coupled with this com
mendation of President Harding and
Secretary Wallace for their actton In
making possible the calling of the
conference. This resolution was
adopted unanimously.
Other recommendations of this
committee adopted included:
That the government extend aid to
Europe for economic rehabilitation.
Limitation of the acreage of cer
tain crops to balance production and
restore the farmer's dollar to a nor
mal purchasing power.
Approval of the programme of the
American delegation to the armament
conference
Commendation of the Investigations
of retail prices by the departments
of Justice and commerce.
Investigation by congress of plans
to stabilize the dollar.
Equalization of tariff protection.
Vigorous action to plnce agriculture
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Members of Family Xotify Coroner,
Who Sends Deputy to Investigate
Possibility of Foul Play.
THE DALLES, Or., Jan. 26. (Spe
cial.) Valentine Endersby, 29, son of
a well-known rancher of Wasco
county, was found dead late today on
his farm 12 miles from Tygh valley.
He had been killed by the discharge
of a shotgun, which was found near
the body.
Members of the dead man's family
notified the coroner here today that
Endersby had committed suicide.
Deputy Coroner Logan was sent out
to investigate the case to determine
if there was any possibility of foul
play.
According to the message tele
phoned here, Endersby was dead
when his relatives arrived on the
scene about S P. M. The body was
in a field some distance from his
home.
The young man was the son of U.
S. Endersby, founder ' of a Wasco
county settlement of the same name.
The family owns a large tract of
land in this county. The son lived on
a tract adjoining the father's place.
The scene of the tragedy is about
55 miles from The Dalles, and the
deputy coroner was not expected to
reach the place before tomorrow
morning. Meanwhile no further de
tails of the shooting could be learned
here.
PERSHING POLICY. BACKED
Legion Officials Would Go Slow
In Defense Reduction.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 23. The
judgment of more than a million ex-
service men was given today to
congress by the military affairs com
mittee of the American Legion re
specting the question of national
preparedness, and containing an un
qualified Indorsement of the policy
enunciated by General Pershing.
"The American Legion recognizes
the demand for retrenchment and
reduction in governmental expendi
tures," said the legion officials, "but
as practical men, who have learned
the lessons of preparedness by the
hard experience of war, we are confi
dent that it would be a great mistake
at this time to limit the proper func
tioning of the national defense act
by a reduction In the estimates as
submitted by the war department and
approved by the budget committee."
HOME FOR GIRL WANTED
Golden-Haired Orphan of 10 Seek
ing Christian Surroundings.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 26.
(Special.) A home is wanted for a
blue-eyed golden haired girl of 10
years, who has lost her parents and Is
absolutely alone In the world. Apply
to Miss Janet Wordcn, county nurse,
courthouse.
Since the death of the girl's parents
two years ago, the girl has been taken
care of by a woman who finds she is
financially unable to do so any longer.
The little girl asked Miss Worden to
find her a mamma in a Christian
home.
"I have learned 27 verses in the
Bible and am going to learn some
more." she said.
BIGGER ALLOWANCE ASKED
Plea Made for Better Support of
Agricultural Stations.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 28. In
crease in federal appropriations for
state agriculturalwtations was advo
cated today at a hearing before the
house agriculture committee by a
delegation which Included James T.
Jardine, director of the Oregon ex
periment station.
A bill pending before the commu
te calls for an additional allotment
to experiment stations of 115.000
during the current fiscal year, with
the amount Increasing J10.000 an
nually until It reaches 185.000. There
after $85,000 would be made available
each year.
MILK CUT IN ASTORIA
Reduction of One-Third Effective
February 1.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 26. (Special.)
Effective February 1. the price of milk
delivered to residences In Astoria
will be reduced one-third or from 12
to 8 cents a quart. This was decided
upon at a meeting of the distributors
today.
Under the arrangement decided
upon at this meeting. Astoria milk
distributors will pay but $1.90 a hun
dred pounds to the producers for milk
testing 3.8 butterfat instead of 82.50
ae heretofore. The price for this milk
by the distributors now Is 66 cents a
pound. Beginning February 1 it will
be 50 cents.
EPISCOPAL SESSION ENDS
Next General Convention to Re
Held Here In September.
BALTIMORE. Md.. Jan. 26. (Spe
cial.) Adoption of the sum of 1268.
631 as the budget of the' executive
council, and the election of deputies
to the general convention of the
church, to meet next September in
Portland. Or., marked the closing ses
sion today of the diocesan convention
of the Protestant Episcopal church
held here.
The budgets will be divided as fol
lows: Diocesan house. $52,500: dio
cesan grants. $73,676. and for the'
general church, Sli2,655. I
KEY TO EQUALITY
Commission Disagrees on
Details of Plan.
THREE-DAY " SESSION ENDED
Way to Reach Intangible
- Wealth Is Found.
STATE ASSESSOR WANTED
Investigators Say Motor Licenses
Cannot Be Abolished Without
Increasing General Burdpn.
In Its three-day session the state
tax investigation commission has de
veloped five important features, as
follows:
Millions of dollars' worth of prop
erty. In Oregon are escaping taxation.
The present property tax system is
Inadequate.
Inequality of assessment Is causing
a vast amount of wealth to escape
taxation.
Motor vehicles cannot be placed on
the general tax list and the present
license system abolished without
forcing the state to raise, by taxa
tion, funds to meet the Interest and
principal on highway bonds, which
the motor vehicles are now carrying.
An income tax can absorb part, if
not all, of the state load, and will
recapture for taxation about 50 per
cent of the wealth in Oregon.
Contentions Are Supported.
Statistics have been marshaled In
formidable array supporting each of
the contentions as outlined. The
commission has adjourned for the
time being'' to mull over the Infor
mation deduced at the hearings. I.
N., Day, W. M. Pierce, Coe A. Mc
Kenna and Charles Brand of the com
mission will meet Monday and Tues
day with a special tax commission
for the state of Washington, the con
ference to be held in Seattle.
Thus far the Ideas of the investi
gators are in a nebulous condition.
They are gravitating around a state
income tax. but are not of one mind
as to whether there should be a flat
rate or a graduated tax. Nor is the
commission certain that all of the
state revenue can be raised by an
income tax without the rate being
so high as to make it burdensome.
A compromise may be worked by
means of which a state income tax
and a property tax will be combined
so that all classes of property, real
and personal, will be assessed.
Big Incomes Kscape State Tax.
Members of the commission have
remarked that they know of individ
uals earning $20,000 or more a year
who do not pay any state taxes, but
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Concentration In Northwest of Prac
tically All Mobile Artillery Con
tingents Contemplated.
TACOMA. Wash.. Jan. 26. Transfer
of the first and second divisions of
the United fetates army from Camp
Dix, New Jersey, and Camp Travis
respectively, to Camp Lewis; - the
abandonment of all war-time canton
ments with the exception of Camp
Lewis and the creation of Camp
Lewis as the largest military base in
the country was Indicated today in
the receipt of confidential information
from Washington, D. C.
While the source of the Informa
tion was withheld other than that it
was not from the war department
direct, it was declared at camp head
quarters that the advices were con
sidered authentic.
It was estimated by camp officers
tonight that 12,00) troops would be
added to the Camp Lewis forces and
many others transferred to permanent
northwest posts, exclusive of coast
artillery defenses, and would mean
the concentration of practically all of
the mobile artillery forces of the
army at Camp Lewis.
Men of the first and second divis
ions are to be transferred to Camp
Lewis with the infantry school from
Camp Benning, Ga, the field artll
lory school from Camp Knox, Ky., and
Camp Bragg, N. C; the tank school
from Camp Meade, Md., the motor
transport school from Camp Hola
bird, Md.: the engineers' school from
Camp Humphries, Va.; the signal
school from Camp Vail, N. J.; the
chaplains' school from Camp Knox,
and several air service schools from
different parts of the country, ac
cording to the information received.
Colonel J. D. Leith, chief of staff
of the third division and a major
general during the war, said tonight
that In the event the programme was
prosecuted as outlined, two of the
three active divisions would go on
the inactive list. The first division
as the senior organization In the
army from point of service In the
world war; he believed, would be
likely to retain its identity, being
stationed here under the command of
Major-General Charles H. Muir, pres
ent commander of the third division,
now here.
Representative John M. Morln, of
Pennsylvania, member of the house
c.ilitary affairs committee of Wash
ington, D. C. spent last Saturday af
ternoon at Camp Lewis with army of
ficials and members of' the military
affairs committee of the Seattle
chamber of commerce, it was given
out tonight.
BRYCE FUNERAL HELD
Body of ex-British Ambassador to
America Cremated.
LONDON, Jan. 26. Funeral services
for Viscount Bryce, ex-British am
bassador to the United States, who
d'ed last Sunday, were held today in
the chapel of the crematorium at
Golder's Green, where the body was
cremated this morning.
The services were attended by
many friends of the late author and
publicist.
THE WORLD SHALL WE RAISE
Directors for Most Part Convinced
Case of Ministers Is Inade
quate and Inconclusive.
Fifteen minutes In special session
last night, with the report of the
Methodist ministerial committee be
fore them, convinced members of the
school board that they themselves
must rearrange the tangled charges
before a decision may be reached re
garding school dances. Accordingly
they adjourned to meet again .next
Thursday night, when It is probable
that a future policy will be announced.
"Inadequate and inconclusive," sums
up the opinion of all members, re
specting the ministers' case against
school dances, with the exception of
Director Thomas, who asserted that
he was ready to attend a dozen spe
cial meetings ere he had sifted the
evidence.
"Is there any member of the board
who differs with you. Mr. Thomas?"
inquired Director Woodward, with a
lift of the eyebrows.
Preliminary to the session the di
rectors met privately with Mrs. Lola
G. Baldwin, chief of the women's pro
tective division, discussing not only
her knowledge of alleged Iniquity at
school dances, but the question of
civic supervision of such social af
fairs. Though Director Thomas main
tained that the witness had stirred
him by her revelations, his fellow
directors were a unit in agreeing that
Mrs. Baldwin had not attempted to
substantiate any of the charges made
by the ministers.
"Mrs. Baldwin was very courteous
and helpful," said Chairman Newill
afterward, "but I cannot say that she
cast any new light on the problem of
the school dance. Our conference had
more to do with the question of su
pervision. The board holds that the
city, under the law, has authority to
regulate these dances. It merely lends
the school property for community
purposes. Mrs. Baldwin does not agree
to this and Is of the opinion that the
city has no jurisdiction."
In opening the brief session Chair
man Newill said it was obvious that
no progress could be made until the
members had time to study the minis
terial report and the claims of the
school dance proponents. He pro
posed that an adjournment be taken
until Thursday night, and that the
school clerk prepare a brief today,
setting forth both sides of the case
from the evidence at hand. Copies ot
this are to be given the directors for
study before they discuss the final
decision. A motion to this effect was
adopted.
It is understood that no new evi
dence is at hand, save the presenta
tion of a few . names, given by the
ministerial committee, and said to be
corroborative of the charge thai
children have participated in unmoral
dancing at the schools. These names
are to be withheld. Additionally there
will be presented the affidavit of a
woman who says that a certain min
ister. In her presence, made the di
rect charge that a girl, or girls, had
been wronged at a school dance.
T am convinced," said Director
Thomas, "that there has been unbe
coming conduct at some of these
dances. Yet these statements we have
do not sufficiently substantiate the
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THE MONEY?
Important Moves Are
Made Behind Scenes.
RAILWAY IS BIG PROBLEM
Japanese and Chinese to
Start Drafting Treaty.
FIRST SESSION TOMORROW
Radio Resolution of December 7
Is Reaffirmed After Additions
Are Rejected.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 26. (By
the Associated Press.) The machin
ery' of the Washington conference
virtually came to a standstill today
while delegates awaited results from
President Harding's move for a set
tlement of the Shantung controversy.
Optimism over the outcome of the
president's efforts gained ground In
every quarter and the belief was
unanimous that the few remaining
major Issues could be well delayed
for examination in a clearer atmos
phere after the most troublesome of
all the far-eastern problems Is out
of the way.
Outwardly the Shantung problem
was in a waiting stage, although Im
portant moves were taking place be
hind the scenes in Pekln, Tokio and
Washington.
Formal Consideration Slated.
The Japanese and Chinese an
nounced they would ijot meet before
Saturday, at the earliest, to consider
formally the latest settftment pro
posal. As if preparing for the 'an
nouncement of a complete agreement,
however, Japanese and Chinese dele
gates today cleared the last remain
ing collateral issues of the Shantung
negotiations and agreed to meet Sat
urday to begin the drafting of a
treaty. Only the central problem" of
the Tslngtao-Tslnanfu railroad, to
which the compromise proposal sup
ported by President Harding Is di
rected, remains unsettled.
The Shantung meeting and a ses
sion of the drafting sub-committee, at
which the Chinese radio resolution of
December 7 was reaffirmed after
agreement on additional declarations
had failed, constituted the formal
conference activities today.
Radio Concessions Involved.
The December 7 resolution provides
for cancellation of unathorized wire
less concessions in China, while the
proposed additions would have di
rected future developments of the
Chinese wireless system. It was de
cided to enter these rejected propo
sitions on the conference records as
representing individual viewpoints.
Meantime another conference draw
back disappeared, when the Italians
made known their readiness to assent
to the six-power treaty, allocating the
ex-German cables in the Pacific, on
the assurance of .conference leaders
that Italy , later would be supported
it. her claim to a share In the cable
lines formerly controlled by Germany
ir. the Atlantic. Competition of this
treaty, dividing the Pacific lines be
tween the United States, Japan and
the Netherlands, is expected within
a few days.
Shantung Settlement Near.
As viewed by some delegates the
cable treaty is virtually the only
agreement of the conference that is
not in some degree affected by the
log-Jam of which Shantung Is the
center. Should an agreement over the
ex-German leased territory fall. It Is
conceded generally that the effect
would be far-reaching on the whole
far eastern situation, and through
that medium, in turn, on the naval
agreement and the four-power Pa
cific treaty.
Just how narrow has become the
difference remaining between the
Japanese and Chinese over Shantung
Is not revealed, but all outward signs
tonight Indicated that only one or
two points of the railroad tangle
remained to be settled.
No Formal Expression Made.
While the Japanese have made no
formal expression. It Is understood
they are disposed to accept the de
ferred payment plan of the latest com
promise project in place of the loan
on which they have Insisted hereto
fore. China, on her part, was said to
be ready Is agree also to d erred
payments, altnough. the term for
which her treasury notes are to run
is anotiier question.
The date suggested for return of
the road is five years hence, when
the first treasury notes given by
China would fall due. while the Chin
ese proposals previously have set the
date three years away and have pro
vided that the first payments also
would be made at that time.
In American quarters these points
of difference were regarded as so
unimportant that failure of a settle
ment is Impossible.
Details Closely Guarded.
It Is understood to have been a
message of that character which
President Harding sent to the Chinese
government yesterday through Min
ister Sze when the latter went to the
White House with Secretary Hughes.
Details of the White House con- I
ference and what led up to It were
closely guarded today but Dr. Sze
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Revenue-Raising Provisions Not
Considered; Sentiment Favors
Non-Cash Benefits.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 26.
Early action in the house on a sol
diers' bonus bill was ' forecast to
night when republican members at a
caucus adopted a resolution Instruct
ing the ways and means committee
to frame a bonus bill and declaring
that once reported the measure
should be the continuing order of
business until passed. No opposition
to the resolution developed.
While ways of raising necessary
revenue for a bonus were discussed,
it was said, no Instructions were
,glven the ways and means committee
as to what revenue raising provisions
should be placed In the bill. Mem
bers were generally of the opinion
that It would be advisable, for the
committee first to thresh out this
point and leave the republican mem
bership of the house privileged, after
the bill is accepted, to caucus again,
particularly on that feature.
Sentiment was expressed, it was
said. In favor of making the cash
provision less attractive and those
providing for insurance arrd home and
farm aid a more desirable option.
Several members were said to have
urged that cash payments be some
what reduced so that more veterans
would be inclined to take advantage
of other benefits. This, it was said,
would require less initial revenue.
Incidentally several ways of pro
viding necessary revenue were sug
gested among them a sales tax. Is
suance of bonds secured by the for
eign debt and use of inter jst paid In
by -latlons indebted to the United
State's.
Chairman Fordney of the ways and
means committee assured his col
leagues that his committee would act
with dispatch. Hearings, he. said,
would begin Tuesday with the pros
pect that they Would be brief and
that the bill would be reported very
soon. Mr. Fdrdney, It was said, gave
no indication as to how the revenue
might be raised, although It was
said he told the caucus that Presi
dent Harding was not opposed to'a
bonus, provided a way of financing
the project could be worked out with
out disturbing the finances of. the
country.
The resolution adopted was pre
sented by Representative Reece,
Tennessee, an ex-service man.
QUAKE SAVANTS DISAGREE
Seattle Says Shock Is Near, but
Spokane Puts It 3500 Miles Off.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 26. At 1:24
this morning an earthquake shock
was recorded on the University of
Washington seismograph, the short
ness of the waves Indicating, accord
ing to Ralph Stewart, In charge of
the Instrument, that the quake was
not far off. The quake attained its
maximum at 1:35 and lasted until 1:53,
Stewart said. .
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 26. A slight
earth tremor was recorded on the seis
mograph at Gonzaga university from
1:23 to 1:46 A. M. today. Observer
O. M. Jung estimated that the earth
quake was located approximately 8500
miles either northwest or southeast of
Spokane.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTER DAY'S Maximum temperature, 46
degrees; minimum, 41 degrees,
TODAY'S Rain; southwesterly wlnda
Foreign.
Pop. ! entombed with solemn pomp.
Page 2.
Germany plana billion-mark loan. Page 4.
America may join in Ueiyo conference.
Page 4.
National.
Farmers hesitate to indorse bloc. Page 3.
Western lumbermen oppose horizontal rail
cuts' on all commodities. Page tt.
Antl-lynchlng bill passed by house. Page S.
Shantung Issue, near settlement. Page 1.
Drafting of bonus measure la ordered.
Pago 1.
Men in the northwest outnumber women.
Page 9.
Farmers plead for boost in price of their
product. Page 1.
lomeatlr.
Miss Rappe's death declared natural.
Page 8.
Packer labor votes to continue strike.
Page 6.
-Pacific Korthwetft.
Wasco rancher's son is found shot dead.
Page 1.
Court decision permits Seattle to use tax
money for street railway. Page 7.
State guarantee $H13.A2.'V Interest on Irri
gation bonds, page 15.
Troop transfer expected to make Camp
Lewis biggest mllilsry base. Page 1.
Sports.
Diets and Hanley to get chance to dis
prove charges. Page 14.
WelUng-Harper fight postponed. Page 14.
South Parkway defeats MrMJnnviUe Legion
five 26 to 20. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Holders of hides encouraged by larger
trade In calf .kins. Page 21.
Free movement ot Argentine wheat glvea
market, setback. Pags 21.
Victory notes advance to new high record.
Page 21.
Rising tendency of wool market checked.
Page 20.
Isthmian vessels due In February. Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Contestant In Moore will case rests her
case. Pag is.
State Income tax beld key to equality.
Page 1.
Final organization meetings for chest cru
saders called today. Page 1.
Federal tariff commission reports on ex
change. Page 20.
T. M. C. A. members bold annual session.
Page 11.
Business men view east side's progress.
Page .
Penalising system of Episcopal church op
posed by rector. Page 8.
"Society night" at auto show prove bril
liant success. Page 8.
School board adjourns without solving
achool dance problem. Page 1.
Problem of women Jurors 1 big one.
Page IX.
Wsr on narcotics takes on new impetus.
Page 22. 1
FIELD FORCE ENTHUSIASTIC
Happiness of Many Hangs on
Campaign Outcome.
MALICIOUS RUMOR NAILED
Fact Mudo Clear That All Chest
Dollars Go Straight to Char
itable, Worthy Target.
TODAY'S COMMUNITY CHEST
. MEKTI.CiS.
Noon Flying squadron meets
In ballroom on mezzanine floor
at Multnomah hotel to report
dally progress of subscriptions.
This will be in nature of a rally.
Every member urged to attend.
6 P. M., Multnomah hotel
Dinner of generals and adju
tants, room 104, off mezzanine
floor. Final plans will be de
tailed for kick-off meeting to
follow.
S P. M. Campaign kick-off at
White Temple. All campaign
units will be present. Final In
structions and Inspirational
talks will be given and all the
pep .possible Injected Into the ,
campaign.
BY BEX HUR LAMP.MAN.
It's this way, say leaders of the
community chest campaign: If any in
dividual citizens knew that a dollar
of his was going straight to soma
charitable target, or aiding an Institu
tion that builds character, he'd make
It 62 and smile as he gave the money.
He'd say, as scores are saying now to
the troopers of the flying squadron,
"Sure. Ill help!"
"The community chest Is that way;
it Is administered on such a policy; it
Is designed to- make our giving ef
fectual to the last penny," said Frank
lin T. Griffith, chairman, of the cen
tral city squadron, yesterday. "Port
land has seen it filled and opened and
Its treasure distributed the past year,
and Portland knows the breadth and
soundness of this plan. Before us lies
another campaign to replenish it, and
we are approaching that task with
the confidence that people understand
the practical, efficient benefits of
the chest."
Force Means Business.
When the second community chest
campaign storms the city next Mon
day, In the drive for 3798.777 required
for many humane and philanthropic
projects the coming year the Held
force will be one of the most in
tensively trained and genuinely en
thusiastic that has operated since the
days of the liberty loan appeal. The
staff is pseudo-military, that a spirit
of play may pervade the very serious
purpose, but to the last recruit has
permeated the decision that a short
and successful campaign must - be
waged.
"They say money can't buy happi
ness," comments the spirit of the
chest. "Yet here's a little of the hap
piness your money bought last year:
"Your money helped feed 1584
babies In children's homes, babies who
had no other friends. And it took cure
of 15,791 babies can ydu visualize
'em? during the day while their
mothers were left free to work for
their support.
"Your money helped 27.300 boys and
young men to the pathway of good
citizenship and taught them physical
and spiritual Ideals.
. "It helped to feed 110,000 orphans
in the near east every day.
"It ministered to 843 wayward and
unfortunate girls and 317 nameless
babies."
And That' Only Half.
And that 1b but the half, less than
the half, of those benefactions which
the community chest assisted in and
which are of record for all the town
to see. So ft is that those who are
striving again for the cause maintain
and insist and are emphatic on the
score, that money can and does and
has purchased happiness beyond com
putation. They mean It. To what extent they
mean It Is shown by the unequivocal
declaration of policy yesterday, an
nounced by Dow V. Walker, presid
ing In the absence of General llobert
E. Smith. Foreign corporations do
ing business In Portland, and who
evince their disregard for Portland's
problems by declining to help fill the
chest, are told not warned that
they must look for business else
where. Falling the city In her hour
of appeal, they must in turn call to
deaf ears for patronage.
BlKelow for Reprisal.
Up rose City Commissioner Blge
low all this was at a meeting of
the generals and colonels to Inform
the campaigners that he was aware
of four companies, each handling the
same line of business, but with home
offices elsewhere, which are not one
in thel:- conception of local duty.
Two of these foreign corporations
contributed to the last chest, said
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