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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1919)
1 THE MOTIXIXG OREGOXTAX, THURSDAY, 3fAY 1. 1010. PROSPERITY 15 SEEN BY NATION'S LEADERS New Spirit of Co-operation in Business Predicted. RAILROAD PLANS ARE TOLD American Shiprards Declared In Po sition to Compete With the ay?cr Sl3nts Overseas. ?T. LOTJIS, April 30. Leaders of in dustry and finance today heard govern ment representatives predict a new dawn of prosperity for the nation's do mestic and foreign trade in spite of obstacles that must be overcome by remedial legislation. Speaking before the United States Chamber of Commerce, Secretary Red field foresaw tne development of a new spirit of co-operation in business which will eliminate the abuses of unre strained competition and close com bination. He said the old "trust" system had had its day, that the bitter contests of over-competition with resultant dan cers to communities are passing1. American Yards to Compete, Edward N. HurJey, chairman of the United States shipping board, expressed the conviction that Americ can compete vth foreign countries in shipbuilding costa and in operation of the bottoms aa well. He quoted figures to show tbat American shipbuilders could now turn out vessels at figures far under those' quoted during the war, when the system of production had not reached its present stage of efficiency. He said the shipping board had re vived the post of "supercargo" in ships crews, their duties being to ac complish quick discharge of cargoes, ' thus avoiding port delays and offset ting higher wages for crews as com pared with foreign countries. Contracts for ships are being can celed and adjusted so that the mer chant marine will be composed as largely as possible of fleet ships of large tonnage, making for economy In operation, 'ie continued. Railroad Plans Are Told. He said that steel plates and shapes In America today cost about $50 a ton. $15 lower than in Great Britain. He added that while the price of materials is approximately the same, the cost of labor is higher in America. Tonight Walker D. Hines. director general of railroads, outlined the gov ernment policy of railroad operation. Samuel Rea, president of the Penn sylvania Railroad company, tonight also reviewed at length conditions ob taining under government, railroad con trol and urged return of the roads to their owners. - ( In summing up he said the immediate remedy for the railroad situation is adequate revenues on which the rail road credit may be strengthened and new capital attracted. R. F. Loree of New York urged in vestment of American money in for eign enterprises. 52500 VOTED TO FESTIVAL APPROPRIATION IS MADE CITY COUNCIL. BY Greater Sum Refused Because of In adequate Funds in Municipal Treasury of Portland. A city appropriation of $2500 yester day was made to help defray the ex penses of the victory Rose Festival in June. Directors of the Rose Festival association sought an appropriation of $5000, but this amount was opposed by City Commissioners Baxbur and Bige low on the ground that the city did not have enough money. Ira W. Riggs, president of the 1919 festival, told the City Council that fea tures never before introduced at festi vals in Fortland or elsewhere will be staged in Portland in connection with the rose fete. He explained one of these features as flood light arrange ments, which will mean large roses on long stems erected in the blocks of the congested district. Arrangements, he explained, had been completed for the bringing of a fleet of airplanes to Portland and a number of battleships are to be in the harbor and that, in addition, the directorate of the association had taken steps to bring about a wonderful victory cele ' bration in honor of the returning serv ice men. City Commissioner- Bigelow stated that he would like to see the city give ?10,000 to the support of the festival but that under the present conditions it is the first duty of the city to handl its own business and. Judging- from re ports he had received, it will hardly have sufficient money to meet demands which will be made during the remain der of the year. PORTLAND RALLIES IN LOAN (Continued From First Past ) the sum raised here?" he challenged Whereat the state director nodded ' The busy Mr. Berg turned to Mr Benson. -Of course, you're roing to Increase that quarter-million?" he facetiously A Home Recipe for Chapped Hands 1 A face or toilet cream to alter rough ness of the skin, prevent and cure r. i..vi ups, can be easily made at home, at little cost. It will improve the complexion, re move as well as prevent tan or sun burn in summer, and soften the skin. Men will find it excellent to apply to the face after shaving. To make it, merely get one ounce of glycerine, and 25c worth of powdered grexlte at any drug store. Dissolve the grcxite In the glycerine, add pint of water, and pour it into bottle This makes more than a pint of thick antiseptic, greaseless cream or lotion very healing and eoothine-. and ni-. fectly harmless. It is enough to last you for months, and costs you only a iew cents, ine same amount of cream purchased in tubes or bottles would cost you several dollars. Adv. Many School Children Are Sickly noinen wno value their own comfort and tho welfare of their children, should never lie without a box of Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children, for use throughout the uc? xrc up OIQN, Relieve ! Yerishnexs, Constipation, Teething Disorders. iieaoicm ana Stomach Troubles. Used by mU1fr!l-,'.0.I"over :i0 ars. THESE POW PERS GIVE SATISFACTION. All druB suggested, realizing fully that Mr. Ben son's investment in liberty was already more than notable. "I might arrange to get a little more," mildly responded S. Benson. Morris Bros. Add SIOO.OOO. "One hundred thousand dollars!" an nounced Mr. Etheridge, speaking for -Morris Bros., of which he is vice-presi-den t. Mr. Benson pulled out a check and duplicated the subscription. With two $100,000 subscriptions, from Mr. Benson and Mr. Etheridge, and with other liberal subscriptions, the Ad club ses sion brought to the victory loan quota $211,600. "Mr. Benson said that he realized the critical position in which Portland is placed." said Emery Olmstead, later in the afternoon, "and added that he had no wish to see his home city 'fall down' in the fifth loan. So thed rive goes forward, with but three days more of campaigning in which to raise the deficit. Literally thousands upon thousands of loyal Portland liberty lovers must prove their practical patriotism within the short space of time left to them. If they do, Portland is almost assured of being first among the cities of the Pacific Coast and Oregon of being third in the union. Volunteer Subscriptions Called For. The call is for volunteer subscrip tions to cave Portland from defeat. Cit izens are urged not to wait for solici tors to call. If they have not subscribed, or if they Intend to increase their sub scriptions, they are urged to come at once to victory hut, or to any of the banks, and to make their subscriptions without delay. Too much emphasis can not be laid on the need for haste. But three days remain. The fate of Port land is bound up in them. The industrial plants are coming in slowly, but they will not swing the bal ance to success, according to W. B. Roberson, who is in charge of that or ganization. The amount has been care fully calculated. In its most optimis tic figure it is only a drop in the quota bucket- The shipyard workers, reduced in numbers, and many of them looking forward to the day when their employ ment will cease, are naturally not buy ing bonds as in the previous cam paigns. The cards are all on the table. The city committee has made public each day the full amount of sales. It has nothing in reserve, save that which should come speedily from the generous pocket of an awakened city. True Patriotism Appears. Here is the statement of a volunteer Victory loan worker at victory hut. presented to A. H. Devers, factotum of that busy bond center. It means what it says: "I have gone the limit In buying Vic tory bonds, having subscribed over 30 per cent of my gross income for 1918. I would rather spend every cent I have than to think America's needs are a matter of indifference to any person. If anyone will match me with a $250 bond, I will immediately buy another of that denomination." A blind newsboy, who counts his daily income by the pennies he receives ror papers, came to victory hut yester day and bought a $50 victory note. He paid in casn, and made his mark for the signature to the application. Being blind has its handicaps, of a physical sort but these have not affected his patriotism. And here is a little ditty, gleaned from some anonymous clipping, which sets forth the duty of all in a way that the treasury department itself cannot improve upon- V stands for Victory. I. for the Loan, N for the V. u Note You should own. BILLY SUNDAY GIVEN CREDIT Philadelphia Chairman Writes Let ter Full of Warmest Appreciation, HOOD RIVER. Or., April 30. (Spe cial.) Rev. Billy Sunday, whose char acteristic patriotic address so aroused Portland Monday night, had been hit ting the money slacker a hard blow in the east before heading westward to ward his Oregon home, and his efforts have not gone unappreciated. In a let ter of thanks to Mr. Sunday, B. H. Lud low of Philadelphia, chairman of the victory bond drive in the third federal reserve district, credits Mr. Sunday with $3,000,000 plus in subscriptions at Scranton, Fa. Mr. Ludlow's letter fol lows: ""You certainly have this good old third district standing on its toes. "You did more than obtain $3,000,000 plus at Scranton. You succeeded In getting 25,000 people 'crazy' on the loan subject. You enabled us to burst into the front page of publicity with your typical interview and the punch that it contained. "You really can't appreciate (because you are so used to the plaudits of the multitude) what ; ou have done or how much the three days given to the third district have meant to all of us, and, above all, to good old Uncle Sam. whose nephew you are. "All join in remembrance to the livest wire that ever, extended from one tele graph base to another." TOTAL FOR BUREAU $895,000 Organization of Foreign Corpora tions Boosts Loan. One of the most prolific units of the victory loan organization is that of the bureau of foreign corporations, con ducted by H. R. Blauvelt. The total in victory bond sales from this source alone has reached $895,000. Yesterday's sales, amounting to $65, 000, were as follows: Pacific Steamship company. $10,000; Willys-Overland company, $10,000; Metropolitan Life Insurance company (additional!. $10. 000; Armour & Co., $7500; Goodyear Tire & Rubber company, $6000; the Fleischman company, $5OO0; Chevrolet Motor company $5000: Chanslor & I. yon. $5000; Fidelity Sc Deposit company, $250O: Flsk Rubber com nany, $2000; Drew Timber company, $2000; White Lunch system, $200; Sunset .Electric company, $100. RED PROPAGANDA HARD HIT Soldiers' and Sailors' League Form Secret Agency. IIOQUIAM, Wash., April 30. (Spe cial) The Soldiers' and Sailors' league, going on record for 100 per cent patri otism, and determined to aid in pre venting bolshevism, I. W. W. and simi lar isms making progress here, has ap pointed a committee to frame a resolu tion providing that every member of the organization shall act as a com mittee of one in secret service work. Some of the men will attend every public meeting and aid in preventing treasonable utterances. The city com mission will be asked to pass an ordi nance prohibiting use of foreign lan guages at public meetings. Another resolution was adopted pledging members on all occasions to salute the flag when it passes in re view, and to do homage to the flags of the allied nations, and calling on citi zens generally to join in this mark of respect and reverence. Logger Survives 8 0-Foot Fall. KSLSO, Wash., April 30. (Special.) George Jensen, high climber at the Inman-Poulsen camp, miraculously es caped instant death yesterday morning when he fell 80 feet to the ground, landing on his back within a few inches f a snag. Fortunately, the ground was not hard. At first it was feared his back was broken, but he was rest inar easily in the hospital at Portland today, and has a good chance to pull through. He had been at the top of tv, 'cad mast to greast the blocks, i he hoisting rores became entangled 'n the pulley, and he started to climb down the ropo. When about half-way down grease caused his hands to slip, and he lost his hold. i ' ' " 1 1 t i i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 If II 1 (I I! I! 51 I ! ii Ii. P n II II Ii! WILLAMETTE NOT OREGON UNIQUE LEGAL POINT RAISED IN SUIT FOIl DAMAGES. Federal Control of Navigable AVaters Alleged to Make State Acts Inoperative Thereon. An attack on the validity of the workmen's compensation act as ap plied to workmen on ships already launched is made in a $50,000 damage suit filed in the federal court yesterday by Attorneys Leroy E. Keeley and Chester Sheppard for Herman F. Rohde against the Grant-Smith-Porter ship yards. Kohde was foreman of construction on a ship launched by three yards, and received a broken back on April 10, 1919, when a scaffold broke. The ship was in the river and the plaintiff's at torneys contend that suit in a United States admiralty court is possible be cause state compensation laws caniTot apply on ships which are in the navig able waters under control of the United States. If it Is ruled that state laws cannot affect the federal jurisdiction over these waters, it will invalidate all pav- J incuts made to .the etate under pro 1 1 1 $ i m 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n Loyal Patriotism HE very scribe to the Victory Loan. Why wait for the solicitor half hoping that he will miss you and thus salve your too easily satisfied conscience? Come forward this very day and face the music of placing your sub scription at the bank . or at "Victory Hut." You'd have marched to a different tune if your Government and ours hadn't won the war. Prove that you can realize, appreciate and ac knowledge YOUR share in the responsibility which belongs to every reputable and repre sentative citizen of the United States. PORTLAND visions of the compensation act by workers on vessels which are afloat. Also it may make possible numerous other suits under similar circum stances. The attorneys assert that a similar contention was upheld in the state of "Washington. MILITARY HEAD IS NAMED Colonel Baird to Succeed W. II. C. Bowen at University. UNIVERSITY OP OREGON", Eugene, Or, April 30. (Special.) Lieutenant Colonel Raymond C. Baird. assistant professor of military science and tac tics of the R. O. T. C. here since March 14. will succeed Colonel W. H. C. Bowen as commandant May 6. when Colonel Bowen will be rctrrotf, it was an nounced at military headquarters to day. Colonel Baird has been in the army 11 years. He came to the university from Camp Taylor, Kentucky, where he had been stationed since October. 1918. While there he organized the 64th pio neer infantry. He had his sailing orders and was ready to leave for France when the armistice was signed. Minister Denied New Trial. ST. PAUL, Minn.. April 30. Rev. C. W. Huffman of East Palestine, O., who was convicted in federal district court at Denver of violating the Mann act. today w.a deuivd. new trial by tb. 1 1 1 1 m i n n 1 1 ii 1 1 iniiiiiiiiHiiiiiiintiiiiHiiiiinii iiiiuiiHiniiiiniHiiiniii timti i mini onsiness best way to demonstrate that you possess neither good business judgment nor patriotic impulse is to fail to sub VICTORY LOAN COMMITTEE This space patriotically contributed by Portland District Dental Society federal court of appeals here. Rev. Huffman was convicted of having taker an 18-year-old girl from East Pales tine to Denver. Lumber-Laden Barge Ashore. ASTORIA. Or.. April 30. fSpecial. Itching, Scratching, That Burn Here Is a Sensible Treatment That Gets Prompt Results. For real, downright, harassing, dis discomfort. very few disorders can ap proach so-called skin diseases, such as eczema, tetter, boils, eruptions, scaly irritations- and similar skin troubles, notwithstanding the lavish use of salves, lotions, washes and other treat ment applied externally to the irritated parts. No one ever heard of a person being afflicted with any form of skin dis eases whose blood was in good con dition. Therefore, it is but logical to 1 conclude that the proper method of j trcatiucut for pimi l-3, biotchvs, suics. EXECUTIVE Word was received by Deputy Collector Haddix this afternoon that the lumber laden barge which was lost recently by the gasoline schooner Roamer is ashore about two miles north of Cape Lookout, on the Oregon coast. The barge is ap parently unrtamaired and ber rarco in Skin Diseases Like Flames of Fire boils, rough, red and scaly skin Is to purify the blood and remove the tiny germs of pollution that break through and manifest their presence on the surface of the skin. People in all parts of the country have written tis how they were com pletely rid of every trace of these dis orders by the use of i?. S. S., the match less, purely vegetable blood purifier. S. S. S. goes direct to the center of the blood supply, and purifies and cloanse.t it of every vestige of foreign matter, giving a clear and ruddy complexion that indicates perfect health. Write today for free medical advice regard ing your case. Address Swift Specific Company, 443 Swift Laboratory, At lanta, Ua. Adv. 1 1 1 1 1 imITiT i mmmu S-fBSS0 IIHIIIIIIUo II o ii i ii ii ii ii I I I It II I 3 II II II If II II ii fl iniiiimh-f intact. When lost the barge was boii:g towed from SilcU: to Portland. 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