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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1919)
THE EVE NEWS THE WEATHER Pull' for a bigger", "Better Tonight and Thursday, Fair and more prosperous ana warmer Highest tamp, yesterday 78 Lowest temp. Inst night 60 Roseburg and Douglas i County. The Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches jn ii -i-iniii'n'i'i-ii"iiii i1 ItOSEUVIU. DOUGLAS COUNTY, OlUXiO.V, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27. 1D1U. NO. 200 VOL. 10. E Y T T T THROUGH IRIS ARE ANNULLED PLAN CONTROL OF IRRIGATION SYSTEM Number 54, Northbound is! Cancelled on Account of Shopmen's Walkout. STUBS ARESUBSTITUTED Trains Mode Up at Sacramento Will Operate For the Time llelng In X ':' ' Llou of Overlands Out of San Francisco, OKDlilllCD HACK TO WOIIK. (Associated Press.) LOS ANUKUKS. Aug. 27. Instructions to return to work forthwith was received today by local officers of the 'Uig Four" brotherhoods from the National chiefs. Meetings were Immediately called to consider the ordei'B. Many members predict that the Instructions will be ignored. TRAFFIC 8TOPPKI). SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27. All traffic iB at a standstill except suburban trains moving from Oakland Mole. Passen- eer trulus to Portland have been discontinued with others. All East bound Overlands have been annulled. Stubs are being made up In Sacramento as substitutes for San Fran- Cisco trains north. Railroad brotherhood men went out as Individuals, apparently with- out official sanction. With the strike rapidly creeping northwajrd, northbound passenger train number 54 was annulled this morning and Instructions are ex pected momentarily ordering the cancelling of train number 16. i It is possible that number 14 this uf ternoon will be the last train north for some time, although Btubs may be operated in the event that the strike does not hit Ashland imme diately. All through trains from P.ntifnrnin arn holnc held on the docks at San Francisco, as the car-1 men have walked out, despite en- j treaties from labor leaders to re main on the job and are refusing to continue their dmies. Locally there has) been practic ally no change In the situation. The shopmen here are organized and are trendy to walkout or remain on duty according to Instructions which they expect to receive at any time. A vote has been made and the ballots have been forwarded to the union headquarters were they are to be tabulated. Representa tives of the union are in the city almost dally conforing with local leaders and the men are expecting that a walkout will . be declared within a short time. The annulling of the northbound trains has been expected and a complete tieup of all passenger and freight trains 'Is pre dicted unless demands are met. OVF.R THOUSAND OUT. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27. Yardmen employed here by the Southern Pacific Railroad company went on strike late yesterday. Esti mates of the number of men involv ed ranged from several hundred to more than 1000. Yardmen said they did not know whether the -walkout had been or dered as a sympathetic movement In connection with the strike of railroad .employees In Ios Angeles or as an independent strike Inaugu rated by the local workers. The. strike, which involves men employed In caring for engines In the yards here as well as switch men, went into effect as the day shift went off duty and, railroad of ficials said, was not expected by them. The men agreed to leave a sufficient number of workers on duty to care for the evening rush of commuters to nearby points. TRAINS I.KKT OV PIKIt. OAKLAND. Cal., Aug. 27. The yardmen of the Southern Pacific here began leaving Ihelr work as Individuals shortly before eight o'clock last night. Three Southern Pacific trains' failed to leave Oak land pier ton account of the yard men's strike. They were No. 54 for Portland, No. 86 for Bakorsfleld and No. 2 4 for Reno and Tonopah. Southern Pacific officials said they did not know whether an steam trains at all would be moved from the pier today.although electric su burban trains would continue to op erate. STOXKI KLMTHIC CAR. LONG IWCACH Calif.. Aug. 27. A crowd of about 60 strike sympa thizers stoned a Pacific Electric car filled with shipyard employes in front of Pacific park here yester day. Practically every window in the car was broken. The motorman applied power and sped his car off. No one was seriously hurt. To those who are Incl'ied to think they are not receiving their Just dues In regard to roads, it might be Interesting to know that there are over 1000 miles of road way in tne coan.y. Tltere turue thousand bridges of over 20 feet In length and the culverts used If placed end to end would reach for distance of 20 miles. If the amount of tax Is devided by the number of miles of road It amounts to approximate!.,, 160 per mile ol vniR road construction f t hand of tii.000. , Exhibits Pronounced Wonder- ful by Large Crowds Visit- -,, ing Attraction Today. 3 SCHOOLS COMPETE Grains, Cora, Cooking, SewinK, Unking, Paintings, Poultry, Cut tlo Horses, Rabbits and Trac tors DiNpluycd Today. With an overwhelming display ot corn, grains, fruit, sewing, fancy work, paintings, wax models canned fruit, pontes, cows, . horses, poul try, rabbits, etc., the Green Com munity Fair opened this mornlugand was visited by large crowds thru out the day. The fair is pronounced by all to be a tremndous success and H. C. Seymour, state club lead er, who was iu attendance, stated that the exhibits compared favor ably with any he had seen In his travels through the entire North west. fl'he community, fairs in Douglus county are a result of the Industrial Club work, the requirements of the club being that an exhibit be made each year at either a local or county fair. The community fairs thus far have exceeded all expectations and the Green oommunlty exhibits will undoubtedly be taken to the Oregon Stale Fair. The competing schools in the affair held today were Olen gary, Green and Happy Valley. The other communities making exhibits were Dillard and Roseburg. Display In Itcailtifiil. On entering the Green school house where the fair is being held, the first sight to be seen is lone rows of canned fruits and grains and on the walls there Is an abund ance of fancy work, sewing and art exhibits. The different sections or the community making the displuy have their names pictured in large type above their corner and their booths were decorated in- a most ar tistic 'manner. .t To gaze upon the rows and rows 'of canned fruit, ev erything from a gooseberry to a pear, would make "your mouth wa ter'' and when Mr. Seymour told The News representative that the "exhibit was the best he had seen for some time there was no doubt in our mind that Douglas county is the "best In the west." The community fair, according to O. C. Brown, who is lurgely responsible for Its success In this county, offers an opportunity for the furmei-s.to gather In their own sections to see what their next door neighbor are doing and to become acquainted with conditions in their locality, whereas if the county fair, or even the state fair was held, it Is very possible that only a small per cent age of them would he able to at tend and see the exhibits. In the present way It has proven ft success and will Tie continued Indefinitely. Free Trip a Prize. The capital prizes awarded ii Dpulas county for the best exhibits at the community fairs is a free trip to the state fair for two boys and two girls. After every com munity fair is held jn Douglas county the awardB will be made. At the Greens fair today first, sec ond and third ribbon prizes were awarded to the entries. . This fea ture stimulated an increased -interest and a keen rivalry was the result. Those In charge of today's events slated late this afternoon that it has been definitely decided to take a number of the exhibits to the state fair next month and one enthusiastic granger said, "Yes and you bet we're going to cop some of those prizes down there." The Ful lerton school of this city had u large table to hold their industrial club exhibit and it was "a pippin." Pony Races Held. Racing was also a feature event of the day's program and this morning for Shetland ponies "hit the dUHt" urged on by their youth ful riderB. Katie Spur. Elmer Lan ders, Lavita Cameron and Edgar Howard. Although the steeds were not in a record breaking contest. they provided plenty of amusement for the crowds. A prize of J:i and $ I awarded to the winners. Poultry Exhibit Fine. The poultry exhibit of the fair was wonderful and caused a great deal of favorable comment by all those who were there. .Mr. Sey mour said that It was the lines! ex hibit he had seen this year and was loud in his praise of the chicken fanciers of that district. "I wauld be willing to take this ex hibit and put il up against six counties of southwestern Washing ton, where I recently visited, "said Mr. 8eymour. "I am confident that o wnnlil be a toD-nolcher. You very seldom see any fairs that ore any beter than this one." . W. Hurt was a busy man at the fair this morning petting everything lined up herore the crowds gather ed. He was very enthusiastic over in,, success ot the event ana inn wonderful co-operation of the far mers of that section-in "putting It Grange Serve Dinners. m, ftervoft th dinner at noon and It Is needless to comment upon the quality of the meal. For about an hour no one worried about the high cost of living and everything from Jelly to chicken was dispensed frelr. It wm easy to rtrk out those Irnnifown who were Vr r o "b J " ,,iJ s- Sutherlin Association to Buy Water Rights of Luse De velopment Company. COMPLAINT IS FILED Trustee Kilter Suit to Foreclose Mortgage and Organization Proposes to Jtecoiuo Pur chaser ut Sheriff's Sale, The firBt steps in a legal pro grum ' wiucu will prouubiy enu In tne formation ol a puulic co.poru con to operate and maintain the water rights ot tne Suihcri'.u Val .ey, wus uisiiLuteu touuy wiuu ai .omey 11. L. Euuy, acting us coun sel lor the Isormwust mist Com pany, una Ira Oenier, ot i.iiune 4lAus, Hied a comptuml in tie cir cuit couir against tne J. 11. . Luc company, foreclosing the mo. tgagu 4l.en as security on bonds muuu on the Sutherlin irrigation s" stem. Mr. Luse, wiio wus one ol the promoters or; the Sutherlin Valley, lormcu tiie system, wir.cn contract ed cj supply water to those pur chasing orcliurd tructs In the vicin ity, ju onier to complete construu .ion he issued bonus iu the' sum oi viu0,0U0 giviug u mortgage on the system us security, tne trusteus ueing the Northwestern 'trust Com pany of Minneapolis and Mr. Oeh ,er. The Luse Laud and Develop ment Company made default and the company was placed in the nands o( a receiver, the court ap pointing W. E. St. John to serve in that capacity. A short time ago the residents of the valley who are affected toy tlio irrigation water supplied by the system installed under Mr. fuse's d-irection, formed the Water liters Association of which Frank J. Nor ton Is president and W. S. Duer is secretary. This organization, which is- also represented by Attorney Eddy, -is planning to purchase the holdings when they are sold by the sheriff at public sale and will or ganize an Irrigation district under the state luw for the purpose ol operation and control. Under a recent legislative act, districts may form" public Corpora tions much on the sumo order as a irhool district and can oporate an irrigation system for their own benefit. Petition will be presented ;o the county court asking that the Jistrict be formed. When the re quired permission Is gained a vote vill he held at which all residents of the district are entitled to vote, and tile officers will lie selected. The directors will proceed with the organization in exactly the same uiunncr that a corporation is handled and will attend to the busi ness of the organization. Stock will he issued to cover tile pur chase price and necessary improve ments and It will then be operated on a public basis. The preliminary steps for the formation of the dis trict have already been taken and when the holdings are offered for sale It is expected that the organi zation will be in readiness to be come the successful bidder at the sheriff's khIm. stuffing some extras in their pockets. After a short local pror.ram the apeukers wore Introduced. Those making short talks were A. C. Mar slers, H. C. Seymour, (). C. Drown. Irvin Street, and C. .1. Hurd. All of these gentlement touched upon the importance of such community fairs and laid slress upon the value of co-operation. District Attorney Geo. Neuner and County Judge o. I. Stewart were guests lit the big grange dinner and when last seen were "too full Tor utterances." Tract nr Demonstrat ion. One of the feature events of the afternoon program was the tractor demonstration given by local trac tor dealers. The demonstration started at 1::)0 p. m. and those participating were W. A. Hurr und Sons with n Fordson, J. F. Barker Company with an International, O. C. Ilaker with a Sampson selve grip and John KI;nor with Waterloo Hoy and a Fugeol. It was In no way a competition event but was for the purpose showing what trac tors will do under certain soil con ditions. KKJMT COMPROMISE. (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO. Aug 27 Telephone workers of Cali fornia. Washington. Oregon Nevada and Idaho have voted to reiect the compromise o:fer i.y tne I'urinr Telephone 6 Tel ephone Co. snd the federal wire control honrd. If attempts to reopen negotiations with the company fni! a strike vote will be taken a 4, I pi, ax roMiiiM-: u.WMWis iT.v Asoi'lnr.M Press.) WASHINGTON. Aug. 27. Smator I.enroot, of Wisconsin - ,7,ii ouut-eu a oiii lodny pro- vlding for consolidation of the railway lines Into one private- ly owned s'stem whose mln- Imum earnings shall be guar- snteed. The roads will be man- aged by security holders, the public and employes. The hill differs radically from the I n rui'ttow under conntd- Air Patrol Should Operate on Different Basis, Says The Forestry Officials. DETAILS ARE" DESIRED location of Fire Can bo Ascertained Quickly by Present Method ud Complete Details of Fire Should lie Obtained. That Koseburg will be made a base for the forest nir patrol next year Js the belief of both Rovoru ment and stale forestry officials. However, it in thought that it will be operated on u slightly different basis than ut the present time. In stead of having regular put rots trom this city, lying along mapped Jr routes tovcr the forests, it la planned to use the planes more foi scout duty and lor bringing iu ro ports of fires already located. Two ships, it is thought, would serve the purpose, one a larno one to reach tho most remoie sections, the other smaller to cover the dis tricts nearer to the city. Air pa trols, operating from some central section, possibly lOugene, or the lookouts posted on high points iu the forest as at the present time, would report a fire, acocrding to the proposed plan, as soon as the approximate location had been tele phoned to the supervisor he would instruct an aviator to fly (o the scene and obtain information. With in two hours a flier could reach any section, make Ms observation and return with hts report. He could tell the exact location of tlio fire, the nature of the limber, where it was burning -in a canyon, up hill, down hill, etc., and with the com plete report the supervisor could within a few hours be moving ex actly the right number of men, properly equipped and with all nec essary directions. , Information N'ecdcd. It is thought that the proposed plan would be much better than that now adopted by the air ser vice. The lookouts now employed report fires very quickly but are un able to get detailed information without making a trip, either on horseback, or on foot, to the scene and then tetuiningto the post to telephone In his findings. This de lay is what it is desired to avoid. With the patrol operating from one centrally located point as at pres ent, only the locations can bo re ported and not the data wanted. If, however, each district office had an airplane to dispatch to the scene to secure all Information, the lookout need never leave his post, while at the same time (lie office could be much more quickly supplied with the information desired. Men More Valuable. This would ponnlt the' employ ment of men for improvement work and keeping them in districts where they would be easily available. In stead of having to employ a large number of men for patrol pur poses, as Is done at present, these men could -be used In centralized camps ior building trails, extend ing telephone lines, etc. In the event of fire a message could be sent over the wires and the correct number of men relieved from their Improvement duties and assigned to light the conflagration. This would result In a great improve ment In the forests and would add ninny miles to the trails and tele phone lines now In existence. Itoport Is Wanted. That the government is contem plating returning the foreBt patrol service to Uoseburg In the near fu ture is shown in a questionnaire received by Supervisor S. C. tlar trum. This questionnaire when properly filled out will give a com plete report of the field now In use as an aviation site and according to the raMngs as listed Hoseburg will have a first class landing place In the event the tract Is purclianed. The dimensions, prevailing winds, parkings, topography and drainage measure up completely to the gov ernment requirements, and there Is no doubt but that this city will be made one of the regular slopping daces of the air nervlce. If the field is put In proper shape. According to Major Smith, in charge of the aerial patrol, the field Is the best between Sacramento and Portland. M.W fiKT IIAMK HACK. 4 That the aerial base may be returned to koseburg Is shown by the following telegram re- ceived late (his afternoon from I Benator Chas. Mc.Sary to whom many local citizens wired fol- lowing the change in the base: Col. Pratt, executive for Ma- ItMienernl Charles .MonrheT, director of the air service, ad- vises nie that 'in accordance to roinlKei-l previously gven he hart wired department nlr service at San rranrlsco to maintain bases at Halci and ! Koseburg. Col. Pratt did not understand cause for chango which you report and Is again wiring Col. Arnold in charge of the western department of the air service, to find out the reason for the change. Unless an Important reason Is ad- vonced the stations will be maintained before. Some of Them Camp Here for Several Days To Rest And Stock Up. REPAIRS OFTEN MADE Travelers hioni AM Parts of the I'nited States Kiijoy llowpltal Ity of KoMebur;;. Like the 'lvn and Valley. Have you visited the auto tourist camp grounds along the .banks of Deer Creek? ir you havo not done so, you have little tdeu of what real boneflt this immense travel is to Hoseburg. The population of the camp changes practically every day. True, some or Die tourists stay from one day to a week, but the majority usually remain about a day and then puss to other points, making room for others to pilch their tents on the spot vacated. It is a busy piuce in the morning or perhaps late in the evening, when travellers are pulliug In or gelling ready for departure. People from the Kast, .Middle West and the South are frequently seen among the campers, and their anion often show evidences of thousands of miles travel over molntaiu roads so that when the dusty and weary tourists roll in under the cooling shade of the willows und cotton woods along the creek they are happy that bo refreshing a spot has been supplied by the cUy for their convenience, therefore are often lolti to leave this Inviting place. . A vision of the tourist camp this morning Just at breakfast time was indeed u revelation. Many of the tourists were seated at portable tables enjoying all the comforts of home, the cool, invigorating air sharpening appetites to an amazing degree, apparently, if one might judge by the general situation pres ented from a position on the bridge, to say nothing of tho delectable odors from tlio coockery that was watted upward. Some of the "ear lier birds" had already breakfasted and tents and camp equipment were being packed and stowed away, and again perhaps some late comers had not yet arisen. Jut aside from tho pleasures en joyed by travelers and the good im pressions of the city, they are con tinually taking away with them, the business s-ide of the institution, in so fur as the commercial Interests arc concerned, is an alluring fea ture. Thut tho tourist camp is a valuable asset Is conclusively pro ven. The travelling population pas sing1 111 rough in automobiles will doubtless average, at a low esti mate, 150 persons daily. Those people must be fed, they buy gaso line, oils, tires and minor parts Iu their machines, and very frequently these transient autos And their way I into garages for overhauling. All this means the employment of labor j and a lot of good coin circulated , every day the tourist travel con- tinues. These people spend sums : hero anywhere from a few dollars ; for each auto up to amounis In three -figures. Just this week two uentlenien, sitting iu the shade en joying a quiet smoke by their ma chine, told of outlining here with new tires and accessories to the tune of 122, und they added that probably they would stay here two or three days longer, since the ladies of the party were perfectly satisfied with the surroundings and Uoscburg's hospitality, and had gone "up town to stock the larder. Those little incidents merely tend to demonstrate that the auto tourist Is as a rule a good customer, and in efforts to make the camp ground clean and 'inviting, the city Is mak ing a course which is bound to re flect In the minds of visitors kindly remembrances of the town, and is advertising that will bear fruit in days to come when somo of these people passing to and fro tell others of the wonderful beauty of tho L'mpquu Valley and the warm wel come they can g't here. STAT IS PltlN'TKIt TO UKSK.V (By Associated Press.) 8ALKM. Aug. 27. iovtrn- or Olrott returned today from attf.miniir-n jil the fcovernors conference recently convened ut Salt Lake. H Is reported here that State Printer Arthur I .n wren re will nsign. due to liiffernccs with the governor I state Printer Lawrence is a brother of Frank Ijawreiwe, linotype operator on the Kvi-n- pg News. APKR-4 All! KF.ItX KD SALEM. Aug. 27. (Mperliil In The News.) Papers In the rne of S. II. Korkhlll. repre senting Ihe CUV of i'lddle, nesin't the K'nlc IJfthwav 'om.s'o i. Secretary of State. State Treasurer and the Counly Court of Douglas Co unty, "were served here toda.-". Mr. KockliHl Is oneieaviiiiiiK block the commission from abandoning the route of the Pacific highway jthrouen met w city of Riddle. ;tnon llenson, ft chairman ol the commission, says that an effort wilt ne a. m.rfn in have the trial 01 me action transferred from Doug- a I., miintv to the Multnomah ;r;;..T; county coucts. Former Commissioner Pink ston JTells of Needs of Such a Highway. WOULD TAP .RICH PART Immense Commercial Advantage to County. Kxpcnso of 1-oposed Improvement Only Nominal. l.'rgxtt Action in this Matter. That tho down river road loading to the coast should be given prompt attention by the county court, and ihat tho highway proposed between Ueedsport and Scott sburg be built in the earllesl possible time, is the statement made to The News yes terday by former county commis sioner 10. H. Plnkston who was In the city from his ranch at Oakland. Iii discussing the road situation as it appears at this time, Mr. Pinks ton believes that as soon as the fall raius set in there will be a lot of staying at home by muny people throughout Douglas County, owing In the fact thnl the work along the Pacific Highway is progressing all too slowly, he says, and with miles upon mllos of newly constructed grades, which the contractors will be unable to gravel or pave in time, a very deplorable condition is ;ound to result this winter. The lateral roads, Mr. Plnston said, are the source of much con ern to the farming communities of he county, because It is over th'-so roads that growers must haul their products to market. Many ol these laterals, he alleges, are In .1 state Lof construction, und will bet too aott tor (travel alter the rainy period sets In. Mr. Ptuston Is of the opinion that 'it is useles-i to wait for lower wages and materials uut that all road work should be pushed and the money on hand ex pended in bettering avenues of the travel, becauso if farmer and stock men are prevented from marketing iuii, uveryimuy icois tne pmcii. itevertmg to his llrst mention of tho down river road, Mr. Plnkston took an optimistic viow of the sltu illoii there, describing the country quite minutely, and said there wore a lot of people In that section who had paid In their taxes Pbr lifly years or more, with little relief lven In return. He cxpresed him self as firmly convinced that tho Koedspoi t-Scottsburg miction would 'iu a great asset to tho commercial interests of tho county. Tho road an bo for tho most, of tho way be built cheaply. Ho stated thnt the Hist money those people had over , received for roads in that section , was appropriated during tho time lie was associated with the county business matters, when $1500 were expended there. Tho route for a water grade road from Ueedsport -diould follow up the south sido of tlio Umpqua for practically half way to Scottsburg, nnd there u forry should be put In and maintained by the county, tho balance of the road being on the north bank into Scottsburg. Aproximatoly 10 or 18 miles of such a road would connect , the upper river with Ueedsport, : Gardiner and coast points. Much of this work can be done In winter, ho slated, and after construction on the Pacific Highway Is stopped by winter storms It was his suggestion that the men thus thrown out of work be sent to build the river highway. There Is a rich scctFou In the western portion of the county which the former commissioner Is sure would be of great commercial value o Uoseburg and the upper river country If a good all year round wagon road Is built. ESTABLISHED IN CITY An important business transaction :00k place today when Mrs. V. S. ileinlino sold a half Interest in her DUslncss to .Mrs. L. H- Mooru und iu the future the school wIM bu known as tho Huliillne-Mooro Music School Ibis plan is a part of Mrs. liuinl tine's vision of a great future for music und allied aits in Hoseburg. In combining furcos with Mrs. .Mooro it will be possible to enlargu t lie school taking over sevcrul t.iorc rooms In the Perkins building, and .Hiding new departments for violin, voice, and aesthetic dancing or eur hythmies. Mrs. Arthur Knuuss wil! continue with the school us a most valuable leat her or piano anil mus ical kindergarten and Miss lorothy Veateh will also lie employed us a student teacher In tho kindergarten department. Tho school will le op en ill all Its depuriiuonts September 10, but Mrs. lieliill.in and Mrs. Moore will bo Iu the studio n ter tfept. first to teach nud make res .'rvutlomi for pupils. .Music has v;on Its i.lai u In the eilm utloll of I ' ny, ibelug no longer considered a 1 IX- L'ry, ,,ut an absolute necessity In 'he Hnentiil development of iery Uitld. The llelnllne-Moore school assures Hs patrons caiofui indmuuai uiieu tlon for each pupil and only the most modern and progressive teach ing methods. District Attorney George Nehner and 11. H. Ilullwlnkle. returned last night from Winchester Bay, where thev have been enjoying a ebort vacation. Mrs. Neuner and Mrs. .ib.,..,. ...... .. Organizers of Great Legion To Be Present At Sessions in Portland. ROOSEVELT WILL SPEAK American Legion Will Support Bill In Congress Providing for Do imitation of Slackor Alien In tlio Culled States. Former soldiers, sailors and mar ines from every section of the atato of Oregon will gather in Portland on September 17 and 18, for the llrst state convention of The Ame rican Legion, the nutional orgaul zullou of men who fought In the great war. Sessions will be opened at tlio public auditorium at 2:30 on the afternoon of tho 17th with an address . by Thuodore Roosevelt, who, with Ceorge A. White ot Portland, Is credited with the con ception in Purls of the organiza tion of former service men. Roose velt refused at tho national caucus at St. Louis to accept the office ot national chairman hut Is a momber of the Joint executive committee ot which 17 mombors were solected St St. I.ouls and 17 at Paris, '(election of stnto oftlcers and the naming of delegates to the national convention of tlio American Legion St. .Mliuielipolls, Novoillbor 10, 11 Hid 12, will be the chief obects of (he convention In Portland. There will be accredited delegates from every post of the American Legion In the state there are now 31 but the meeting will be opened to all members of the organization. Through its legislative committee in Washington, The American Le gion, representing 3,000 local or ganizations of Amorican votorans ot. the Oront War, will give Its active support to the Johnson bill In Con gress which calls for the deporta tion of undesirable aliens and de nies readmisslnn to doported enemy aliens. This bill has nlrendv been passed in' the House inn, is now be fore the Senate Committee on Na turalization and Immiaratlon. Un der Its provisions enemy aliens who nave been Interned at Fort Mc Hherson, (la., and other concen tration enmps may he sent out of the country. Failure of Congross to require alleu slackers Co servo in the re cent wnr wlll constltute one of the blackest pages in the history of Amorlca's war preparations, accord ing to an Article on "The Sacred Allon Slackor" by Representative Uoscoo C. McCtllloueh of Ohio In the current Issue of "The A ru ori gin LogHin Weekly." PHOMElilS IN PUD TODAY Hoarlng to determine the legnlitv of the telephone rate schedule. placed In offoct by the Pacific TbIh- phono & Telegraph Company In Or egon .1 uiy zu, upon ordor of Post-mustcr-Uenerul Uurleson, opened at 0 o'clock this morning 1n the court house before the public service commission at Portland. It Is not lliuly that the hearing can be con ceded at this time. Instead, ex. :ilblts will be accepted from the company, after which an adjourn ment probably will be taken for a week or two, during which time en ?lneers of the commission and re presentatives of the Oregon cities will study the exhibits and prepare Inta to be presented when the hear ing resumes. Tho new rates aroused protest throughout Oregon. For several eeks members of the public service oininiHsion and representatives of .nrlous cities endeavored to obtain copies of the postnmstor-gcneral'8 irdor putting the rates Into effoot. IHoseburg through Its council and city attorney has filed a protest vlth the commission and will at tempt to force a decrenso in rates to ho standard In use before the ln- tease grunted by llurloson. GROCERIEN FESTR'CT ALL SUGAR SALES Restricting wholesalers and re tailers on the umount of sugar pur .liusable, tho government Is under taking to distribute the available upply in the United States equally between various districts. At the present time it la estimated that al most tho entire supply Is held west it Chicago. In the east consumer! are limited to one pound of sugar, while there has been no limit In the west. An order has boon issued Unit no groceryninn may buy more ihii, five sacks of sugar from a sal- esinun at a time ana too frequent purchases will lead to Investigation iiv fh govrri!Ticrt In vl''" r curtailment local grocers have Tot- untarlly restricted sales to custo mers to 25 pounds, and It Is possi ble that this amount will he reduc ed to 10 pounds within a fow days. Tho restriction will be In force only for a month as beat sugar will begin to coma In within three or four weeks and from that time on there will be no shortage. If proper steps nta taken to prevent a monopoly. 1