THE 3IORXIXG OREGOMAX.' FRIDAY, ATTfiUST 1, lf 19.
POSTOFFICE INQUIRY
OF INTEREST TO ALL
Federal Employes and Demo
crats Hopeful of Outcome.
MYERS HELD NOT POPULAR
New Postal Head in City Is Expected
to Be Result of Probe Now
Beins Carried On.
For weeks employes in the postoffic
have been whispering' about the inves
tigation beins conducted by postal in
spectors and wondering" what would
happen to their unrespected boss.
Postmaster Myers. Announcement in
The Oregonian yesterday that the se
cret was out and that Frank S. Myers
himself is beirner investigated as the
outgrowth of charges which he pre
ferred against others mads the em
ployes feel more at ease.
There Is much being said against
the administration of the incumbent
postmaster. If the inspectors have
made careful note of all the informa
t ion given to them, their report will
cover hundreds of pages.
Among democrats the one desire is
that the skids be placed under Mr.
Myers. No one appears in the slightest
degree interested in a possible suc
cessor, albeit the job draws $000 a
year. An impression prevails that in
the event of Mr. Myers being invited
to walk the plank the vacancy will be
filled via civil service instead of a
political appointee.
Chamberlain to Be Quiet.
Normally, a L'nited States senator
names the postmaster in bis home
town. Portland is Senator Chamber
lain's home, but Senator Chamberlain
has never asked for the appointment,
and even waived his privilege in order
that the late Senator Harry Une could
secure the appointment for Mr. Myers,
who was Lane's private secretary and
had financed Lane's campaign for the
senate.
Among democrats who are recognized
as Senator Chamberlain's closest friends
and advisers the assertion is made that
there are no candidates for Mr. Myers'
job. None of his intimates appear con
cerned as to Mr. Myers successor. They
point out that Chamberlain did not
raise any objection to the reappoint
ment of Myers when his first four-year
term expired and argue from this that
the patronage isn't bothering the sena
tor. A source of discontent in the post
office that has increased with passing
months is the alleged ill treatment ac
corded employes who returned from
the war. It is alleged that men who
were on the day shift when they joined
the colors were put on night work
when they returned, and that their day
jobs were given to women.
Service Men Angered.
This matter has been a source of dis
satisfaction, but the returned service
men have been reluctant to voice their
complaint, owing to the postmaster's
well-known system of punishing any
underling who dared to complain or
question arbitrary orders.
Whether the returned service men
have talked to the postal inspectors is
not known, but it is an established fact
that a federal official guaranteed a
number of employes that they would
not be harassed by the postmaster if
they had any complaint to make re
garding in fractions of regulations by
i he postmaster. It is reported that,
fortified by this assurance, a few car
riers have been emboldened to the point
of appearing before the inspectors in
room --5 of the new postoffice build-j
ing.
Heretofore there was a belief that
Mr. Myers was so close to Postmaster
General Burleson, that the latter would
icrnore any complaint made against the
Portland postmaster. It is a fact that
several years ago Mr. Myers convinced
Mr. Burleson that he was making a re
markable record with the Portland
office.
Record Held "Remarkable."
The record of Mr. Myers ia remark
able, according to employes. They say
that he has caused more inefficiency in
the local office than has ever before
existed. He has been switching and
changing men and women around like
pawns Mr. Myers being fond of chess
people experienced in one thing being
lifted out to perform a duty with which
they are unfamiliar, and their old place
filled by another person inexperienced
in that line.
The result of this administration ha-s
been detrimental to the service, both
among the employes and to the public.
This situation is said to be partly re
sponsible for the unpopularity of Post-mater-Oencral
Burleson, the conten
tion being that Mr. Burleson coun
tenances the conduct of his Portland
representative.
In his own party Mr. Myers is dis
credited by all but a small group which
he is said to dominate. He is out of
harmony with all the other federal ap
pointees. Each time prominent party
leader have come to Oregon Mr. Myers
has attempted to discredit all the other
federal officials and gave the impres
sion that he alone is the only demo
cratic officeholder who is true to
Woodrow "Wilson.
When the national chairman of the
democratic party visited Portland re
cently Mr. Myers pursued his customary
tactics with the result that one of th
visitors declared that Mr. Myers was
the most unreasonable man he had ever
met. and that the thing for the other
party leaders here to do was to ignore
him.
r or mese reasons me people under
Mr. Myers in the postoffice and his fel
low democrats, not to mention the een
eral public, are hopeful that the inves
tigation will be fruitful and that there
will be a new postmaster in Portland in
tne near ruture.
and will "take the pulpit of the White
Temple Sunday for the morning and
evening services.
Rev. Mr. Brown was chaplain of the
state senate when President Wilson
was governor of New Jersey. The two
men looked very much alike and "were
frequently mistaken for each other.
They differ only a quarter of an inch
in height. President Wilson often
spoke of Dr. Brown as his double. Dr.
Brown offered a prayer for Mr. Wilson
when he went to Washington, D. C, to
take the presidency and the president
sent Dr. Brown his picture from Wash
ington with a note to his "double.
"Knowing President Wilson person
ally as I do, I can say that he is one
of the most wonderful men in the
United States," said Dr. Brown yester
day. "He is one of the finest Chris
tian men I know."
Dr. Brown has been in Seattle for
the past month, where he has been
preaching in the Kirst Baptist church.
He is here visiting his sister, Mrs.
Benjamin Lears and will leave Sunday
evening for Kansas. This is his first
visit to the west. He went to Kansas
five years from New Jersey where he
was pastor of the Central Baptist
church in Trenton.
His subject in the morning will be
"The Great Provider" and in the even
ing, "At the Door."
MOTHERS TO GET MENUS
OREGON W05IEN" "WHOSE SONS
GAVE LIVES REMEMBERED.
Presentations to Be Made With Fit
tins Ceremonies, "With Patriotic
Bodies Assisting.
Two Oregon war mothers are to re
ceive French decorations with gilt stars
for boys who were killed in action,
according to army recruiting officers,
who were so notified yesterday. Mrs.
H. Schaffer. 581 Twenty-fifth street
North, is one of these, and Mrs. Evelyn
Walling of Walport. Or., is the other.
The citation received with the crolx
de guerre for Walter Schaffer, late
corporal of company M, 23d infantry,
reads:
"July 1, 191S. he led his section un
der fire, advanced 500 meters in per
fect order, then "cleared a stretch of
woods of its occupants, took a quan
tity of material, about 20 prisoners,
without a loss, due to the ability of his
command."
The citation accompanying the Cor
poral Carl Walling decoration reads:
"Corporal Carl Walling. No. 133-050,
C. H. R. 147th regiment. United States
artillery, displayed great courage and
coolness by remaining at his observa
tion station" under intense enemy bom
bardment. Aided in directing fire of
our batteries until he was fatally
wounded."
It is expected the crosses will be
presented during the coming week and
arrangements are being made for a
fitting ceremony in connection. Captain
Harkins has requested that all patriotic
bodies and musical organizations that
desire to participate in the exercises
communicate with him at once.
A decoration was received yesterday
for Andrew Amacher, 172 East Seven
teenth street, Portland. This is a me
daille militaire, and is not accompanied
by a citation.
Ungar's August
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FOREIGN TRADE IS SOUGHT
Twelve years of solicitous en
deavor to please my patrons in
matters of Price, Style and Work
manship has resulted in such un
exampled generous response to
my recent advertisement of the
August Sale of
Fine Fors
that I would be grossly delinquent
of the plainest duty should I fail
to express my acknowledgment
and render my most sincere
thanks for the same, and to assure
all those who favored me in the
past that my efforts to please
them will always keep pace with
my anxiety to do so.
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Oregon Import & Export Company
T"ilcs Incorporation Articles.
SALE M", Or.. July 31. (Special.) Ar
ticles of incorporation have been filed
here by the Oregon Import & Kxport
company. The incorporators are Harry
and Charles Haugsten and K. R. Lund-j
burg. The purpose of the corporation
is to transact a general importing
and exporting business. The capital
stock is fixed at $0000. Portland is
named as headquarters of the company.
The Delta Shingle company of Flor
ence has increased it s capita! stock to
$o0,000. according to a resolution filed
with the corporation department.
J. and Mary K. Ryan and H. H.
DeArmond have organized the "West
Bend company, according to articles
of incorporation filed here. The cap
ital stock xs o000. and it is the pur
pose of the corporation to conduct a
general merchandise business.
ORIENTALS HELD MENACE
GROWTH OF JAPANESE INTER
ESTS OX COAST ALARMS.
TACOMA TO BE BIG YARD
$30,000,000 In Shipping Board Ma
tcrial to Be Gathered for Sale.
TACOMA. Wash., July 31. Under ar
rangements now under way by the
Unjted States shipping- board. Tacoma
will be made the headquarters for this
district of all the shipbuilding materia
owned by the board here and which
win be disposed of at auction and
otherwise, it was announced here to
day. It Is estimated that the material
which will be gathered at Tacoma will
total in value close to J30.0u0,000.
It Is estimated th?.t it will take at
least six months to gather all the ma
terial from the different yards of this
district and segregate the supplies so
tnat they can be readily looked over b
prospective purchasers.
NOTED PASTOR IS HERE
Dr. Guy L. Brown Is President's
Friend and Double.
Lr bay lj. Frown. r. O.. pastor of
ne .first baptist church in Wichita,
.van., the largest Baptist church in the
southwest, ts in Portland for the week
RUIT RECORD EXPECTED
Rogue Kivcr Pears and Apples Show
Banner Yield.
MEDFORD. Or., July 31. (Special.)
Medford and the valley have excellent
crop expectations, especially in the
fruit line. County Agricultural Agent
Cate said today. "The fruit crop, in
cluding pears, apples, peaches, apricots
and prunes will break the record, being
far in excess of 1913, which was the
banner year heretofore. The pears, es
pecially, are the best in quality and size
for years.
"The present outlook is that between
700 and 800 carloads of pears will be
shipped from the valley, and from 500
to 600 carloads of apples. The bean
crop in the Rogue river and Wimer
sections looks fine and the outlook for
a heavy crop of tomatoes is good. The
fall grain is the best in years, but
spring grain is only fair."
state will be Sheriff Bieseckr of Van
couver, WaBh., former president of the
Washington association of sheriffs.
Ouests outside the ranks of the crim
inal chasers will be Multnomah county
commissioners, Oistrict Attorney
Kvans, the United States marshal. Chief
of Police Johnson, and all the Portland
captains of police. p
Seattle Business Men and American
I-cs-on Open Fight on "Pene
tration" of Industry.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 31. (Special.)
Plans are being formulated by the
Mutual Business club and American
lepion committeemen to enlist Seattle's i
civic organizations in a united move
ment to study Japanese penetration in
the northwest, footer frank discussion
of the problem, and try to bring about
an intelligent solution.
The American I-epion officers and
Mutual Business club will consider the
advisability of petitioning the attorney
general of the state to investigate al
leged illegal holding by aliens of ma
jority stork in corporations, and long
leases. They point out that the finan
cial penetration of orientals has
reached a point that demands imme
diate attention.
The attention of congressmen at
Washington will be called to the men
ace of "picture bride immigration."
which the members of the committee
say is a violation of the spirit of the
"gentlemen's agreement" with Japan.
Not only will the congressional dele
gation from this state be asked to en
list themselves in the movement to
check "Japanesezation" of the Pacific
coast, but nearly every member of both
houses will be asked to consider the de
mands made for the solution of the
Japanese problem on the coast. Steps
to curtail, the immigration of all Jap
anese will be requested.
A special request will be madeto the
public at large to discourage in every
way possible the expansion of Japanese
interests here.
MN NEEDED IN COUNTRY
Opposition to Outside Work Blamed
for I.ahor Surplus In Cities,
"While there is a slight labor sur
plus in the cities just now. the men
could get work if they would go into
the country," was the way Wi If red
Smith, director of the Portland" federal
employment bureau, summed up the la
bor situation for this section yesterday.
"There are plenty of positions outside
of the cities," continued Mr. Smith,
"and at good wages. Highway camps.
sawmills, railroads and logging camps
RANK WILL BE REDUCED
Major-General Johnston to Be Re
turned to Colonel at Camp.
TACOMA, Wash., July 31. Major-
General William H. Johnson, com
mander of Camp Lewis, and former
commander of the 91st division over
seas, will return to his regular army
rank of colonel August 1, according
to orders received here.
There are several officers who rank
him as colonel now at camp, officers
said today, and added that the present
war department policy of returning
general officers to their regular army
ranking will probably cause several
changes in the command at the camp
between August 1 and the time Major
General John K. Morrison arrives here
to taken permanent command. General
Morrison is now in Alaska.
SHERIFFS T0BE GUESTS
Annual Oregon Convention to Be
Held In Portland August 8.
Should the coat lapels of numerous
visitors to Portland next week care
lessly flap aside, stars of many vari
eties will be revealed, for Sheriff Hurl
burt of Multnomah county is to be host
to the sheriffs of the state In annual
convention August 8.
Featuring the day will be a luncheon
to be served the sleuths in the county
jail. An elaborate menu is being pre
pared, but the visitors will not find out
from the list of viands what is to be
served unless they are skilled in conun
drums.
Amone the guests from out of th
Milling Company Incorporates.
YAKIMA, Wash., July 31. (Special.)
Articles of incorporation of the Miller
flour mills have been filed here for
record. The incorporators are A. E
Knerr, M. R. Eoff and J. G. Miller. The
capital stock is $50,000. The company,
according to recent announcement, will
build a 300-barrel flour mill in this
city this summer on the site of the
former Yakima Milling company mill,
which burned a number of years ago.
AY omen Boss Hay Job.
TOPPEXISH, Wash.." July 31. iSpe
cial.) Haying time came and the men
were away on a sheep train, so Mrs.
Thora Miller and Miss Nora Jensen
hired some men to assist them and to
gether they put away the hay, besides
managing the big farms. The hay was
taken care of on three farms by the
women and their male helpers.
Inner Tubes Stolen; Man Sentenced.
Harry Nudleman was sentenced to 13
months at McNeil's island by Judge
Wolverton in the federal court yester
day. Nudleman was convicted of steal
ing a case of 72 inner tubes from an
interstate shipment.
all can use more men, and could take
up the slack. But the men seemingly
are opposed to outside employment."
Farmers of the wheat sections are
experiencing no difficulty in filling
harvest crews with a good class of
labor. Good wages are prevailing in
the wheat belt.
Church Gets Estate.
SALEM. Or., July 31. (Special.)
A. Jessup Strang, who died here re
cently left practically all of his estate
to the First Congregational church of
.Salem and DeMolay commandery No. 5,
Knights Templar, of Salem, according
to the terms of his will filed today.
f the estate $500 is bequeathed to Mrs.
Josephine Reynolds of Portland, a great
aunt of Mr. Strang, and $500 to an
other great aunt, Sophrina Jessup of
Boise, Idaho. Most of the estate con
sists of real property and mortgages.
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he worried many days and nights.
"I had him treated, but he did not
get relief. Then Cuticura Soap and
Ointment were recommended, and in
a short time he was healed." iSigned)
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