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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 9, 1919)
10 TTTTS STTNTJ AY OREGONIAN. PORTLANn. NOVEMBER 9., iOlDl INTERESTRATE CUT HELD SWEEPING 01 Albright Measure Would Af fect All Business. BANKS PARTICULARLY HIT Attorney-General Submits Opinion on Proposed Amendment to Constitution of Oregon. SALEM, Or., Nov. 8. (Special.) That the proposed constitutional amendment initiated by J. F. Al bright of Oregon City, fixing the lt-Kal rate of interest in Oregon at 4 per cent, will apply in ordinary busi ness transactions, was the opinion srtven by Attorney-General Brown to day in response to an inquiry from Will H. Bennett, state superintendent of hanks. "if you will examine the provisions of the proposed amendment," says :lr. Brown'e opinion, "you will ob serve that the rate of interest is fixed at 4 per cent per annum upon all money after the same becomes due, but upon contracts interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, and no more, may be charged by the ex press agreement of the parties." In reply to a second inquiry the attorney-general holds that the rate ot interest provided in the proposed amendment will not affect contracts executed prior to the groins into ef fect of the said proposed amendment. Effect on Banka Noted. "The attorney-general also holds that if the amendment becomes a law banks will not be permitted upon contract to lend money up to the rate rf 3 0 per cent per annum, aa now provided by law. In this connection the opinion holds that no notes exe cuted after the adoption of the pro posed amendment could draw more than 6 per cent. In case no rate of interest ia speci fied 4 per. cent may be charged upon all moneys after the same becomes due. In the event a person agrees to pay Interest but no rate ia specified, the attorney-general holds that 4 per c:nt is collectible. Regarding what would be usury under the amend ment, the attorney-general said: "By substituting the maximum rate of 5 per cent as provided by the proposed amendment, instead of 10 per cent as now provided in the Ore gon statute, everything that is usury now would be usury then. In brief, any rate of interest above 5 per cent, coming- within the rule announced, would be usury under the proposed constitutional amendment." Coinmlsalonai Cut Off. "In addition to what is said above, must be added that if the new amend ment goes into effect, no brokerage or commissions for making or secur ing, or in connection with making a loan, can be charged. . ."The amendment will not prohibit the ordinary bank custom of dis counting or rediscounting commercial paper by deducting the interest in ad vance." ;Regarding the effect of the pro posed amendment upon what is known as the pawnbrokers' act, in which licensed persons are permitted to lend on an interest rate up to 3 per cent per month, the attorney-general holds that no new license could be issued td persons under the act which would permit the charging of more than the amount provided in the amend ment. "As the licenses then in existence would expire in December," saya Mr. Brown's opinion, "as provided in 1 ie act after the November election, whether the act - would be deemed an impairqient of their license rights to charge more until such expira tion in December, it is not necessary to decide." RATE CHANGE IS BACKED IDAHO EXPERT CRITICISES fjiHADEJD FREIGHT TRAFFIC. Testimony Continued at Hearing ! :ifor Adjustment From East 19 Intcrmountain Territory. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 8. Witnesses for the shippers who seek an adjustment of freight rates from eastern points to the intermountain territory continued to give testimony ab a hearing before examiners of the interstate commerce commission here today. Chief testimony today was given by H. V. Pritchett, representing the Utah traffic service bureau, and lueonard Way, rate expert of Idaho. Testimony given by Way was ques tioned by Seth Mann, representing the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, and J. N. Teal of the Portland Cham ber of Commerce. , Way told the examiners he did not believe in graded freight rates for very sidetrack, but believed a change from the present system was neces sary. Under the prevailing system, he Said, freight rates from the east to -the intermountain territory were the same aa those to Pacific coast points, in some cases hundreds of miles far ther west. ,;"The hearing will be resumed again Monday. REFORMS TO BE TALKED CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP COX "iEREXCE MEETS THIS WEEK. Variety of Momentous Problems of '. :' International Interest Slated ; '.!:, for Discussion. ; I PITTSBURO, Nov. 8. Christian statesmen and social and moral re formers from 47 countries of the world will assemble in Pittsburg during ;!'Armistice week," beginning tomor rtiw, when the third world's Christian citizenship conference will be held. The conference has not met since 1913, when sessions were held in Port land Or. ' A variety of momentous problem of international interest, including those pertaining to social, moral, in dustrial, economic, civil and political, activities, will come before the o6n- i vention. The purposes of the meet- : ing as outlined in the call issued by the National Reform association, are: To promote the cause of Christian internationalism; to further the ef fort to establish a just and lasting ' peace among the nations of the earth; to help conserve the moral interest of the .world, and to aid in solving the world' moral problems. For two year nine International commission of nine members each have been compiling reports on world conditions to be presented to and acted upon by the conference. - Many speakers, some of them for eigners, have accepted invitations to address the conference aessions here, including Joachim Alexopolulos. dean of the Greek church, synod of the United States; Ygnaclo Bonlllas, Mex ican ambassador to the United States; Policarpo Bonilla, former president of Honduras; Captain U. N. Bachman, special envoy of the United States peace commission to Russia; Dr. Cal deron, ambassador to the United States from Bolivia; Pierre Chotch. minister of justice of Montenegro; P. C. Change, educator of Tientsin, China: Mile. J. Merle D'Aublgne, or ganizer of French war relief agencies; Countess D'Ursel, lady-in-waiting to the Queen of Belgium, and Dr. Danjo Kbina, editor, of Tokio. SCHOOL CLINIC DEFENDED TEACHERS TESTIFY TO BENE FITS GIVEN CHILDREN. Seattle Protective League in Suit to Enjoin District From Pay ing for Service. SEATTLE, Wash.. Nov. 8. (Spe cial.) High school and grade teach ers testified today to the benefit ob tained by Seattle school children through the medical department of the board of education in the proceed ings before Superior Judge Calvin 8. Hall, wherein O. C. McGilvra and other member of the Public School Protective league are seeking to en join the school district from spending public moneys for the maintenance of the school clinic. The testimony in effect was that there had been no injury to the child because of medical, dental or surgi cal treatment, but there had been per sonally observed by the witnesses hundreds of instances where the ef fects had been beneficial and where the pupils had improved in scholar ship, deportment and general school work. Thorwald Siegfried and Ed ward Judd represent the plaintiffs. Attorney Siegfried said that while it is charged in the complaint that the medical, surgical and dental treat ment had done irreparable damage to children subjected to it. the plain tiffs had decided not to offer any testimony on that line and to confine their case solely to the allegation that there is do authority in law for the maintenance of a medical department by the school board. MRS. GRANT IS BURIED Active Clubworker and Red Cross Leader Laid to Rest. Funeral services for the late Mr. Josephine Virginia Grant, resident of Portland for the last 13 years, were held at the family residence in this city yesterday, Rev. W. G. Eliot offi ciating. The interment waa at the Mount Scott cemetery. Mrs. Grant died Thursday night fol lowing an illness of three weeks. She had been active in club work and waa a tireless worker for the Red Cross. She was a member of the Portland So cial Science club, the Sumner Women' Relief Corps and the Daughters of the American Revolution.. She was born in Georgetown, O., August 12. 1853. Her girlhood waa spent in Illinois, her early married life in Iowa and later she went to Pueblo, Col. She is urvived by Mrs. W. B. Bailey, daughter, and a little granddaughter, Virginia Grant Bailey of Portland. DAMAGE HEARINGS NEAR Burden for Washout of Lands May Fall on Pierce County. TACOMA, Wash., Nov. 8. The first of several suits for damages, aggre gating $300,000, filed against Pierce and King counties by land owners along the Puyallup river who say that work on the river has resulted in washing away their land, will be heard by Superior Judge J. M. Card Monday, it was given out today. If the claims are sustained Pierce county will have to meet the pay ments alone, as under the terms of a contract made January 19, 1914, be tween Pierce and King counties, dam age claims resulting from work on the river must be paid by the county In which the plaintiff lived. $40,000 in Taxes Not Paid. ROSEBURG, Or, Nov. 8. (Special.) Delinquent taxes -amount to $40,000 In Douglas county, according to a statement issued from the tax col lecting department. This is approxi mately 8 per cent of the total amount of second-half taxes due October 6. not give fine OU are reminrl- w ed now, in plenty of time, about that last year's re gret after it was too late, for Christmas a ! REAL MUSIC PUBLIC AUDITORIUM l Today 3 P. M. "Billy" Bone on largest pipe organ in Northwest. Eloise Anita Cook, soprano. ; ANY SEAT 10 CENTS Oriental 3&ug You will want to take plenty of time to look through our exhibits; we advise that you start now; take no chances on failing to get just the thing you want at the price' you want to pay now while we are in a logical position to save you money. 123 A Better Pay Too Much Than Too Little It you pay tbo much for a good piano you have certainly lost a part of what you paid ; but if you pay too little and get a Worthless piano, you have lost it all. Don't buy pianos on price. There is no price small enough for a piano that is sure to disappoint. Forty-six years ago we adopted this policy: "We never permit a customer to pdp loo much for his satisfaction or loo Utile for his safety." The Euphona Player Piano Here is a moderately priced Player Piano that is so thor oughly pleasing that it is bought by many homes which could easily pay twice as much. It is good all through not a weak spot or a poor piece of material in its whole makeup. Hundreds of homes cherish and enjoy its ease of operation and control, and especially its musical qualities. Convenient payments. LATEST MUSIC ROLLS ALWAYS IN STOCK Morrison Street at Broadway yilgrBAUen(. AND rUrBJN PIANOS SI MUSIC I MASON ma afaata. oau. ITAlJ'tlNSl ff KXRSCHB 11 FOR STYLE! F ;AUi l CLOTHES LUE ! OR QUALITY I FOR VA BIG STILL IS HIED VAXCOCVEB OFFICEItS FIXD OUTFIT IX CHICKEN HOUSE. block of Moonshine Liquor Seized. Clew Found on Man Arrested in Portland. VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 8. (Spe cial.) The larg-est still yet found for making' moonshine whisky was raided today by Sheriff George Johnson and Deputies Laws, vv'iley and Wright and Bert Yates, deputy county at torney, at Walnut Grove, about six miles from Vancouver. The large still was in one end of a chicken house covered with tar paper. Among the articles seized by the sheriff waa a huge copper retort, made for the pur. pose, an acetyline gas tank and burner used for cooking, seven bar rels of raisins all crushed and in process of fermentation, a wagon load of raisins, demijohns and a wooden tank more than five feet hifrh and five feet In diameter. The still waa on a small place re cently bought on contract by M. E. Gak and a Mr. Avey. Mr. Avey went to Portland today and was caught there by the Portland police having in his possession 20 gallons of the finished product. In his pocket was a contract of sale, and it was by tracing this in the county records that the location of the still was discovered. Several gunny sacks were also found filled with pint bottles of the raisin alcohol, or moonshine whisky. Several trucks were required to transport the still, barrels and other paraphernalia. The grapes in vat were dumped out but the whisky was taken to the county courthouse. The still was found locked up so that the sheriff was compelled to break the lock, a search warrant hav ing been secured before the raid. lem, Or., Nov. 8. (Special.) Under the direction of the university auxil iary of the Willamette Chapter Red Cross, the drive for membership among students of the institution be gan yesterday. The chapel period was devoted to talks by overseas men on the work of the lied Cross organi sation, Victor Collins telling of theit care for the wounded. Harold Miller praising their canteen service, and Ray Attebury speaking- of the socie ty's future plans and work. NORMAL TEACHER QUITS Mrs. Margaret C. Curran to Join Faculty at Dillon, Mont. OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL, Mon mouth, Nov. 8. (Special.) Mrs. Mar garet C. Curran, member of the fac ulty of the Oregon Normal, has ten dered her resignation to the board of regents. At the end of the present school quarter she will take up her new duties as a member of the faculty of the state normal school at Dillon, Mont. She is to receive (3000 a year. Mrs. Curran this week delivered an address before the Yamhill county teachers' institute, held at McMinn ville. She will spend Monday, Tues day and Wednesday at Lakeview. President J. U. Ackerman also spoke at the Institute at McMinnville. Overseas Men Laud Red Cross. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY," Sa- CATTLE BRING $200,000 One Rogue River District Delivers 10,00 Head to Portland. ROSEBURG, Or., Nov. 8. (Special.) All records for cattle shipments from the Rogue river valley have been broken this year, according to local cattlemen. From the Applegrate district alone 1000 cattle have been shipped to Port land this fall, which br trips a canh return to the cattlemen of approxi mately $100,000. None of the steers brought less than 9 cents a pound and the lowest price received for cows was 7 cents. Other districts have not reported. 10th and Alder Largest Oriental Rug Dealer in the nascM v Hyacinths Tulips Daffodils a splendid collection of SPRING FLOWERING BULBS for the open ground and Winter Flowers indoors. FOR A SUCCESSION OF WINTER FLOWERS Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissi, Crocus, Lilies and many other free-blooming beautiful flowers can be grown in pots or boxes in your home and are sure to bloom. N FOR OUTDOOR PLANTING Our splendid offerings of Giant Darwin and May Flowering: Tulips, Hyacinths, Daffodils and Crocus new and distinct varieties of great beauty will com mand attention wherever grown. FOR EARLIEST FLOWERS INDOORS Roman Hyacinths, "Pa per White" Narcissus and China Lilies will bloom in six to ten weeks. SPECIAL "Progressive," the best of the Evergreen Straw, berries planted now will fruit heavily in the early spring. Prices: Per dozen, 60c; 100, $3.00; 1000, $20.00. OUR AUTUMN CATALOG of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Berry Plants, Rosesj Bulbs, Flowering Plants, Vines, . Ferns and House Plants lists only such varieties as have proven worthy and satisfactory, and you will find it to be a dependable guide to your purchases. Mailed Free on Request. til ' ls - Uncle Sam's Advice On Clothes When you set out to buy clothes, says the United States Government, go with a definite purpose. To get all-wool fabrics, jg smartstyle,goodtnHoring, value that's a purpose Uncle Sam would certainly approve. And that is the very purpose these IGrschbaum Clothes are made to fill. $lpw in our windows Kand our cabinets the new autumn styles in suits and overcoats hegley 8 Cavender COR. FOURTH AND ALDER STS. genuine C7 P 11 i t ! : ai 1$ but it is known they have done as well. From Jackson "county complete It ia estimated the rattle sales this year will total more than 200,000. Phone your want ada to The Orego nlan. Main 7070. A fin-ir,. $6000 Garage Started. SHERIDAN, Or.. Nov. 8. (Special.) C. W. Cook, contractor of this city, has Ktarted work on a hollow tile Kara Re for Drumeller Brothers, pro prietors of the North Hide Clsrape. which recently whj sruMed by n $7"ort fire- In which 13 automobiles were burned, tome totally lott. The new g-arase will be absolutely fireproof, will coal about $6000 and will be used entirely for storage pur poses. The old rarase will be used for a repair and maoMn1 shop. A strip of land eisrht inches wide and 40 feet long; In the central part of liazt-Hon. Pa., has Just been trans ferred by ded to a man who nepded this Pinali piece of ground to pet ao ctts to his large tract of land behind It The Electric Washer You've Been Waiting For! Wringer Perhaps you don't know you've been waiting for the Gainaday, but you'll know when you give it a trial. It's new to Portland, but it comes backed by the enthusiastic support of thousands of satisfied users all over the country. The mechanical construction is perfect exclusive features make it superior to the ordinary washing machine. The Gainaday gives more and better serv ice for the money. Arrange for a demonstration by phoning or calling on W. H. Wahl 43 Fourth Street Distributor in Oregon Phone Broadway 5579 G. P. A. Profit Sharing Coupons Scott Electric Co. Fifth and Oak Phone Bdwy. 1820 t .Northwest.