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ROSKUl'KG, OKEGOJf, TI KSDAY, U llKl AltY 21, 1023.
VOL. X, Xo. 2.1. OK THK KVFXIW1 NEWS.
MiHANTS iSDNSIDER THE
iiiDICPT nT P.RPniT.Q AT
)UUULUi ui uiiluiiu ni
RETAIL CONVENTION TODAY
es Taken for Sight-Seeing Trip This Afternoon Ban-
Vt at Elks Hall Tonight to Be Big Feature Special
Entertainment for Ladies.
COAL OPERATORS !
REFUSE INVITATION
WILL SAY FAREWELL
j TO LIVERY STABLE
-tail Merchants convention
is morning with a growing
.H.iiiinnal deleKUtes hr-
r'' nna nf the state.
t as a decided increase In
b er of women presem.
,e convention nas ueru mu
iufluoiua eqidemie sweep
he state the attendance has
nnA n-hsit In l.irkine In
T gOUU " '-
le is being made up In pep
k:.l.
(h- as the chli'f topic un-
sslon today, a line buui
abject being made by Mr.
v. credit man tor Iilumauer
ami mis of the lead-
Its in this- line In the state.
'it is not good, tne curren-
r.. worthless." Mr.
ur mid .
Ill in the beginnlii of his
-Credit 13 permission iu usv
capital. When you give a
.a; vnn irivn him ner-
lo use your capital. If the
vocr bank is noc goon me
mi have worked so hard to
H worth nothing. Destroy
j ...... ttirn thp rlnrk nf rlvil-
k k two thousand years and
1.. .tll daeomn n Men
n rm.e " ............. .
. trying to maintain an ex-
barter; eacn tanniy unu
unto iiself for Its simple
tor luxuries win ueconie
r tint In elve credit Is a
uhlch eah merchant must
icr tiimmir. Mr. Leihv says.
once decided upon the
follow. It should ue strictly
o.. Credit, he says, is tne
Tmes la American business
riy applied It results In
uhAr hiiKinpss.
lay. Judgment and business
lr ireue largest raciors in
I iandling of credits and
itaous granting of credit
wk and Harry, Is domoral
Jlt should be granted only
rs who are worthy and do-
all business operated on a
mint of capital, should tie
fill about its credits than
business for unless settle
made as aereed the work
is withdrawn.
hv gave the merchants
llent advice In the way' of
k; upon applicants for credit
tance of making pronrpt
Merchants were also ad-
fp up their credit stand-
he banks and borrow even
ary and pay back promptly
sood credit during strln-
pu know an applicant for
not a good risk. , have the
to turn him down and con-
yourself that he Is able to
tilt from your competitor,'
said.
portanre of following up
and the securing of trade
s from delinquent debtors
sed by the speaker, who
. 'fv I'nlted PruwV
COU Mm s. Feb. 21. Officials of
the Southern Ohio Coal exchange
xaid lhat t lie Ohio operators refused
the Lewis conference Invitation. This
is the first organization to abrogate
the wage agrvem.nt and the officials , Twenty Eight Killed and Ten
saw no reason to change their posl- . . , c a A
"on. iiiiuicu ruui uauiv
BOOSTERS CLUB
(Dv fritted Prrm 1
ZURICH. Switt.rland. Keb. 21.--Mux
Oser. the Swiss groom-to-be of
Miss Muthilde McCormbk. 16-yeiir-old
eranddaiiKbtiT of John 1). Rocke
feller, will sell his livery stable and
become a resilient of America, fol
lowing bis marriage. Ho made Ibis
nniHpuncemeut today.
Burned.
i
stated that the letters addressed to
debtors should be given much study.
In summing up hie recommenda
tions to the merchants, Mr. l.elhy
said:
"First, decide on your policy and
terms and adhere to them.
"Second, centralize the responsibil
ity for the granting of credits and
collection of accounts.
"Third, choose your accounts care
fully and have a definite understand
ing when credit Is granted.
"Fourth, follow your collections
closely, even aggresnlvely too much
emphasis cannot be put upon that
point.
"Fifth, take trade acceptances and
conditional sales contracts whenever
and wherever possible.
"Sixth, organize or Join a local
merchants' association for the com
pilation and distribution of credit In
formation and the cooperative handl
ing of delinquent debtors and dead
beats. "Seventh, keep posted on condi
tions, both local and general by con
sistent and Intelligent reading and
study."
John R. Whltaker, of the II. of O.
school of business administration, ad
dressed the convention this morning.
He discussed a number of resolutions
which had ben adopted at the 24th
annual convention of the natlortal as
sociation of retail grocers. His dis
cussion was extremely Interesting
and of great value to the merchants.
Following Mr. Whlttakor's address
the meeting was adjourned until 2
o'clock at which time the visiting
merchants and their wives were tak
en for a trip through Interesting
parts of the Umpqua valley. The en
tire afternoon was spent In a trip
over the highway and to nearby com
munities. During the afternoon the women
who did not take the auto trip were
cntertnlned at the Parish House by
the Women's Club of Roseburg.
Tonight the Roseburg merchants
entertain the visitors with a banquet
at the F.Iks Hall. The program for
this event has already been announc
ed. Special musical numbers will be
provided and other entertainment
features will be presented. The
Douglas County Concert Rand Is to
plav during the evening.
The program for tomorrow Is as
follows:
Election and Introduction of offi
cers. Address. "Our Income Tax," Oeo.
O. Hewitt, of Internal Revenue Serv-
'' ' .
Reports of committees: Resolu
tions, wavs and means.
Address. "Our Trade Paner." T.
Johnson Stewart, editor Northwest
Merchant. Seattle, Wash.: State sec
(Continued on page throe.)
PROVIDES BANQUET
LIBERTY MOTORS USED
Portland Business Men Give'
Real Entertainment For
All Merchants.
Helium tilts Kail llccn Hcmoved
1 mm Hiik and Ordinary I ichl
(an Substituted Italian
Motors Also Itruiovrd.
PROGRAM IS EXCELLENT
i 1
Quartette and Orchestra Oil led lmii
for Many Musical Selections While
Othnr KntcrtJilners Take Part
In Fine trKriii.
fS USING
JDT GUNS ON
FIGHTING STRIKERS
PRESIDENT LEWIS
INVITES OPERATORS
The banquet given last night by
the Portland Grocers ltooster club
was one of the finest entertainments
to be held In Roseburg for a good
many years. As explained by the
toastmaster. Mr. H. 11'. Haynes, the
rule of the banquet was that Rny man
could do anything he desired to do
as long as he "got away with it." The
banquet was a "rarin to go" occa
sion and the zest and enthusiasm
displayed . not only gave everyone
present a good time but brought
t.bout a closer bond of fellowship and
good feeling between the visiting and
Roseburg merchants.
The Roosters Club Is an organiza
tion enmnosed of Portland grocery
men. They are In for the develop
ment of Oregon and they have staged
some of the llvest entertainments the
state has known and In fact the
grocers' banquet, sponsored and put
on by the Roosters club Is one of the
outstanding - events In Multnomah
county each year.
Last night the club entertained the
merchants attending the retailers i
convention and local business men. I
The spacious dining room In the
I'mpqua hotel was fitted up to ac
commodate approximately 200 men J
and the tables were completely filled, j
The banquet started with the sing
ing of "America" led by tho male
quartette of the Boosters club. Dur
ing the evening the quartette was
frequently called upon and respond
ed to many encores. Each of the
singers is an individual soloist and
together the quartette gave some ex
cellent music.
The banquet Itself was served In
true I'mpqua hotel style and was the
best to be provided by the rullnnry
art. The chef In charge of the pre
paration of the food Is deserving of
much credit for the excellent way In
which the banquet was prepared,
while Ray Clark, manager, maintain
ed the usual high standard of serv
ice. Hilarious Is the only word to des
cribe the entertainment. Two deaf
ening auto klaxons were frequently
brought into use by the toastmaster
to still the uproar In order that
f Continued on neee eight 1
Hi:.l M HllKItS &:.
NORFOLK. Va Feb. 21.
(Associated rressl. The Hum-
ber of dead In the Itoma disas
ter estimated late today was
33.
A total of 4 3 were on board
when the explosion occuipvl. !
Ten persons were rescued i;nd j
many were seriously Injured.
F.ye witnesses said the Koir.a
was flying at a height of Goo to
1000 feet when a thin wisp of (
smoke appeared and tho craft i
started down obliquely, strik-!
ing the bairacris building. A (
number of nien leaped from the (
Hunting dirigible, some with'!
parachutes and some wtihou.
!
(tty United l'rt-snt. j
XOltl'OI.K, Va IVb. 21. I
Twenty-eight were killed and tenj
were seveivly Injured with the dlrl-'
lilblo Itoma exploded over I.auglcy
field at 2 p. m. today,
AH of the injured have Iwen re
moved to the anuy bae hoMpltul.
The big dirigible, purchased from
Italy, wiw liuikinK a series of tcot
flights. Intending to nt'empt to make
a NHed record.
On liiKt Slit unlay the nuvul au
thorities ordered the lielltun K re
moved from the Itoma nnd stored,
ah the ship contained the lotal sup
ply of helium in the country. Ordin
ary Held gas, used !T balloons wan
substituted.
The original Italian cnnlnos re
fused to function in cold weather
anil Liberty motors were substituted
in Itvccmlier. Today was the first
trip with the new motors.
rout haih.y iiritxi:i.
Republican Candidate For
Governor Spends Day at
Merchants Convention
ISLAUNCHINGCAMPAIGN
.ig Itunqiict To Iks Held At Marsh
Held Thursday at Which Tlluo
t'lindiihite Will Start Active
Work In His Own Ik-linlf.
Senator Charles Hall, of Coos
cuuiity, republican candidate for
governor of the stale of Oregon, was
in utlcudunce at the Merchants con
eution today. Mr. Hull Is the larg
est independent owner of telephone
property in the state. Ho owns the
property of tno Coos and Curry tele
phone company, supplying telephone
service to all of t-oos and Curry
counties and a large part of tho low
er rnipqua community.
Senator Hull served for three years
as president of tho male chamber of
SENATOR CHARLES HALL
NORFOLK, Va.,
eb. SI. (Asso
ciated I'tmm). The army dlriulMe ,
Itoma. purchased by the gmrrnmrol '
from Italy, was destneil by mi v-J
plosion today while operating over
the Hampton Roads naval base. The
liljf uii-cm ft was believed to have j
bwii carrying a number of passen
gers. !
Tho giant dirigible lnmhtl In,
flames shortly after the explosion. I
l-'our men taken from, the wreck-;
iiljo were badly burned. '
f
V'C"
) V"
.v 4
commerce and retired the Hist of the
year from this position, lie has been
quite active in the stale legislature
as a senator from t'oos county nnd
Is very well known throughout, the
state.
He came to the merchants conven
tion as a delegate from Marshfleld
but Is forced to leave tonight us he
must be In Salem tomorrow ulld
must be bark In Marshfleld mi Thins-
SOLDIERS' BONUS FACING "
DEFEAT ACCORDING LATEST
NEWS WASHINGTON D. C.
President Indicates That He Will Veto Measure If Opposition
Telegrams Do Not Cease Postponement Is Considered
Likely Veterans Are Aroused.
MJv t-nltf 4 pr
'MUKN.-K. K. I., Feb.
'"dowing on nttark on
"ieht mill al Pontine hv
Pl:il Mvnlrrmhn
p'rollng Pawtucket valley
F many women, advanced
auci smashed wln-
r.d linora
'avalry was ordered to
sire.-t, nf strikers,
re armed win, Cut aa
P"' Soucl has called
.,.,iii:e s;ate mtlltta
or or lnr n tn(, mnck.
and Paut, ....it
F' IV l'i..rd field artillery.
f !'"'' ''h machine guns
-n., f,,r trouble
t "" dead nnd twenty
r- In the pitched battles
L1 f"!le and the
'UCKet.
';- Killed Todny.
Tr,'Kl:T. It. I. , Feh. 21.
"ie n.nn was killed
10 w"r" serioujly .wound
' ii r-Tsnr,, hurt when
11 'i'"' rl" Rns todav
. f r..,p thounnd
1 r,. ...r,.,, , ,h ,.int
hen several
r. -,.r,. knn,.), dnwn
,v- rret of ,,.,. B ,k
(B Aoclitcl PrM l
CHICAGO, Feb. 21. President
Lewis of the mine workers, asked
the coal operators of the central
competitive field to nient the union
officials In Cleveland on March 2nd
for a wao conference to avert the
impending strike. Some of the oper
ators have rejected similar requests
saving that they wished to discon
tinue collective bargaining with the
minors.
JAPANESF LINES
MAKE RTDUCTICNS
Uy Associated Pre-"
TOKIO. Feb. 21 Reduction In
passenger rates to Victoria. II. C.
and Seattle of approximately 30 per
cnt was announc-d today by the
Nipron Yusen Kal-ha lines.
o
RAILWAY UNIONS
MEET WITH MINERS
(Hv AnocUted rr.-"" ) I
CHICAGO. Feb 21.-rili.-n ra I
wav unions met here today with the i
mine workers to plan a "defensive
alliance." i
TREATY nESEHMTfCN
HAS CEEM CFFEr.ED
flV filled ""
WASHINGTON. l"e' 21. Sena
tor nrar.dgee offered a r.servallon
to the Paclllc treaty preventing the
I nlted State, from b'dr.g bound to
preserve other r.ailona' r gins wl'h
out the sanction of rov.rres". The
discussion Indicated that the resolu
tion will be adopted.
jf On His Trail
' V if A ? - V-r !
N'-l-Ltf l!fr
(By United Irciu.)
WASHINGTON, Fob. 20. A fo
llubki uuthot'Uy dectarea thut TreHi-
(it'iit iliinliiiK iiKllcatod to a rt puhli
can senator calling at tho White
lioiiBt that lie wan "strongly
favor" o( post putting tho itoUllors'
houus until lH'Xt ar. Hit indloatk(l
that ho inixht veto tho mrumire it'
protostti continue to reach him.
House members are dmmuxHnK
that tho president decluro his Inten
tion to veto u bill coming to him
with other than a Rales tux providing
reven ue.
FliiiuiriiiK Is Unile.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. The
question of financing tho soldiers'
bonus was referred back today to the
speei.il tax suh-commlttee by the ma
jority members of tho house ways
and means couunltlcu and it was an
nounced inai i no sun-coin nm tee
would aitnclc the problem aatn Into
tomorrow.
The trend of thought in cloak
rooms and corridors wan that some'
sort of manufacturers or wholesal
ers plan would be drafted In accord
ance with Urvsidcnt Harding's bur-1
gesttou that financing be done by a
utiles tax. Whether approval of such
a tax by the entire committee, re
publicans and democrats, could be
obtained, appeared to bo a moot
question.
Kepartile Vote, on Tax Wanted.
In an effort to block tho sales tux
within tho committee, 22 rrpuhUcsu
opponents mot and framed petition
which weto freely clrcululed ami
Binned ttefore Hm houtfe adjourned.
Kepresenlatfve Dickinson of Iowa,
who called the meeting, naid it -was
(lie hope to obtain stilTicb'til signa
tures to convinco the majority com
mit too meinlHMR that It would bo Im
possible to put a sales tax provision
through the bouse.
The petition declared In favor of
adjusted compensation hut in oppo
sition to financing It by salon or
manufacturer' tax nnd hoIh forth
lhat Its signer "will oppose any
ruin for tho adjusted comivensatifin
lhat does not permit a separate vote
on any sales or mauufacl urera' tax
provision therein.'
rrrtfestH Kenl I 'resident.
While tho way.i means Committee
wa tlfsmsHlng th bonus (uesflon,
was made known at the White House
Mial l'r'sdeut Harding had received
many communications opposing en
actment of the bonus legislation for
the present. At the same tlnio the
American Ijegioti's executive com
mittee made public a telegram front
Hun ford MacN'Mer, the Legion's na
tional commander, oppostng any fur
ther dlay In the bonus h gtKlallon.
It was said that the communica
tions Touching Mr. Harding in oppo
sition to Immediate enactment of the
bonus out mini li"n-td t liose fa v oritur
action at this time, hut it was added
th;il many of Ihoso opposing Hie bill
showed a similarity.
lemo4'in(M Solidly lMcd.
Much of the informal bonus dis
cussion at the capital today centered
around tho question of whether a
sales tax provision could be voted
out of tho ways and means commit
tee. Hepresentative Gardner of Texas,
tho ranking democrat on tho com
mittee, said tho democratic minority
members would voto solidly against,
such a tax. On this basis five repub
lican votes would defeat the proposal
and It was understood that present
estimates were that four of the 17
republicans would be against it, with
two others probably doubtful.
llnrdlng'N Influence Counted On.
Hepresentative Dickinson rvlter
aled that if the agricultural bloc feus
unsuccessful in Its efforts to block
tho sales tax In committee It would
make a determined stand In the re
publican conference which Is to be
called to consider the bill. He
seethed confident of a victory there,
but proponents of the sales tax be
lieved that. they would win tho con
feiVMice and were understood to be
eountiug on administration In
fluence, as embodied in President
Harding's letter, to swing votes to
their Bide.
Should tfie committee fall to re
port out a sales tax. It seemed to bo
a somewhat general opinion that the
house would get a bill without any
peeirtc provision for financing the
adjusted compensation. A bill In this
form is favored by some loaders of
tho agricultural bloc and also by
some of the leaders of the minority
party.
day. His active campaign for gover
nor will start on Thursdny with a big
banquet to bo given by the p opt of
t'oos nnd Curty counties. This will
be a big occasion and delegates from
all parts of that community are ex
pected. Mr. Hall will start at once,
following this event, on his active
campaign to win the republican nom
InsTlon for governor at the coming
primary election, ami will visit all
parts of tho state.
"I am In Kosr-hurg for the purpose
of attending the state convention of
huhlnots men a delegate from tho
t'oos County Huslnes Men's associa
tion." Mr. Hill raid. -Ye. I have
nnnouncod my candidacy for the re
publican nomination for governor of
Oregon. Some of the principle on
w hieh I base niv candidacy will be
rl von out In a few da .. in an time
ii ff i"e lo say, w tin t ever von Ik now.
economy and reduction of tane will
plav an 1m port; nt put in the ap
proacblng campaign. I expect to
not only talk and p-eah emuou'V.
ttit to ndvncfitc a method of brlnirtng
it about. The stat" of (ip-khii niii'l
do ImM what the lui-lm nu n are do
ing here In this crtttv-ntion ei- bet
tor nnd more rffi-i-nt method of
ce-hdmiiug Its nff'ilrs. To this end
ulnoH men should g--t Into politics
'nd Rive iiiiip of th ir tin.- nnd a'til
' t v to nfTtlri of p.'TV t;ix'ne hodv.
"It Is niv opinion thai anr other
'X..enn acf'oiint tn hitt'e that of
bp tnxe rven a enreftil final v Is
. r mii time fo ttme hv the proprietor
"In n short time I ivp-t to mvor
state thorniti!h- hi the Interests
"f mv candidacy.
"Coo en tin y I" h"' intf forwarl
o tho nnenliig of the Itniehiirr Con
!nv fdvhwav wl'h h and en
thushmn, for If in ;i i n cber re
fitlon wllh Rosehiiri; " enhanced
prosnerltv for i'ikh nnd pouglanl
count ios."
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
REMOVED BV COURT
(Hv Associated Tress.)
HOSTON. Feb. 2 1. District Attor
ney Joseph C. Pellet lor, of Suffolk
county, was removed by tho supn?mo
pieme court today. The court found
him guilty on several counts under
charges of malfeasance, mlsfeusnnco
nnd nonfeasance In office.
FARMER'S LOAN
BILL REPORTED
Oly Aioristd Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. The
MeCumber bill providing five million
dollars for government loans to
farmers to buy seod, grain and feed
for livestock was reported favorably
by tho senate agricultural committee.
FORD'S OFFER
BEING EXAMINED
(Hy Assoclatml Press.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. The
house military committee will con
clude this week the Hearing on
Ford's Muscle Shoals offer.
TELEPHONE RATE
ORDER CONFIRMED
By COMMISSION
Hiv Afcffoolntod PrM.)
SAI.KM, Feb. 21. Affirming
tho original order granting In-
creased rates to tho Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph com-
pany, and scoring the petition-
ers who asked for a rehearing. 4
the public service commission
today handed down a final docl-
4 siou on the company's higher
rates. The lucre ws'-s wen or-
dored on February 2Hih, last
your, and were effective lust
March 1. They ranged from
:o lo 2Ml per cent for different
classes of service. The rehear-
Ing was asked for by th city of
Portland, the Oregon telephone
federation and other oigunlza-
lions inn) municipalities. The
hearfnxs occupied severul
weeks last numiner.
t The petitioners for thw tele-
phone rehearing were flayed by
the commission for burdening
the state with unncceitsary ex-
p use and wasting lh stale of-
ficiiils' lime.
"The evidenco produced ot
the rtdiearing was insuff icnt
to Justify a change In the urtg-
IdhI otdiT yiJiniln the In-
crease," said the commission.
They declared that no evidence
worthy of the name was offered
to support tho assertions of er-
ror.