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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1919)
TTTE MORXIXG OREGONIAX, FRIDAY. AUGUST 8, 1919. BUYERS HEAR TALKS OAI TRADE PROSPECTS City Attorney LaRoche Looks to West for Business. 1100 DEALERS REGISTERED Jollification at Kiver Resort to Be Chief Entertainment Fea ture of Gathering. Registration of visiting merchants here for victory buyers' week stood be tween 1100 and 1200 Wednesday night "When the headquarters on the first floor of trfe Oregon building were closed, practically equaling at the end of the third day the highest record heretofore established for the entire week. The committee in charge expects that the estimated number of 1S00 registrants will be reached by the end of the week. Last night the buyers met with Port land jobbers and manufacturers in the banquet room of the Portland Chamber of Commerce to listen to addresses on topics of special interest to merchants. The session was open to the public and many of the visitors attended with their wives and children. Nathan Strauss, chairman of the gen eral committee for victory buyers' week, preHided. and introduced W. P. LaRoche, city attorney, and C. C. Chap man, former secretary of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, who were the speakers of the evening. Walter Jen kins of the War Camp Community Service sang the buyers' week song and led the audience in a group of popular airs. Shipping ProKprrta Told. "What Shipping and Foreign Trade Mean to the Interior" was Mr. La . Roche's subject, and he took up the probable increase of shipping on the west coast as a result of cessation of hostilities and considered what effect this increase would have upon the mer chants. Mr. LaRoche urged that America never relax its hold on shipping which it had secured by the war, and de clared that establishment of American banks in all parts of the world and in crease of American marine insurance facilities were necessary. He scored the Junkers who constantly refer to the "Japanese peril" and said that oppor tunities of trade with the orient were gigantic and should be both profitable and enjoyable. "Keep your eyes to the west," he said. "There the greatest develop ments are bound to come. -. ast changes in the habits, the methods of living and the wage scale in China and Japan will give opportunity for a gigantic trade between the west coast of Amer ica and the orient, and history has proven in the past that a flood of gold comes with eastern trade." Mail-Order Trade Ubaeuased. Mr. Chapman spoke on "Up-to-the-Minute Thoughts on the Mail-Order Business." He declared the situation with respect to the fight between the local retail merchant and the mail order house is encouraging to the local man. but that constant effort was ne cessary by the local merchants to keep the mail-order man from breaking into his trade. North Dakota has become the para dise of mail-order houses, Mr. Chap man said, and he charged that the Non Partisan league had been financed .largely by these houses and had been aided by the farm journals which han dle advertising of this nature. Today a luncheon will be held for the visiting buyers at the Henry Wein hard plant, Thirteenth and Burnside streets. A basket lunch will be served and the visitors will be shown over the plant. Tonight will be the Oaks jollifica tion, which many of the visitors have been looking forward to as the big en tertainment feature of the week. Cars will leave Second and Alder streets at 7:30 o'clock and tickets which the visitors were given u;ion registration "will provide them with fare and ad mission to all attractions at the amuse ment park. A number of special stunts have been provided by the committee in charge. GROCERS HAVE MERRY DAY THREK THOUSAND ATTEM) 19TH ANNUAL PICNIC. Baseball, Danting and Contests Pro vide Busy Kay Tor Crowds. Many Prizes Awarded. Empty lunch baskets and the smiling faces of the crowds that left the Bonne ville picnic grounds late AVednesday aft ernoon were sufficient proof of the success of the 19th annual grocers' pic nic, attended by over 3000 people. A train of 17 coaches was required to carry the merrymakers to the park and in addition to these 1900 made the trip by automobile. Perfect weather and a lively prceramme added to the pleasure of the holiday observed by local groc ers, butchers and salesmen of the wholesale houses. At 11 o'clock in the morning the fun started with a closely-played game of baseball between retail grocers and city salesmen, the former winning by a score of 1 to 0. Huie scored the only run on a hit by Charlie Clay in the third inning. Another feature that ap pealed to the sporting element was an impromptu four-round boxing match. Nearly $1000 was given away in prizes for the afternoon contests, which began at 2 o'clock. Iancing occupied the entire day, music being furnished by a selected orchestra. Concessions were open on the grounds and McEl roy's band gave concerts at regular in tervals. One of the events from which much fun was evoked was an over-the-top race tor women. Half a dozen men were placed on the 50-yard track in kneeling positions so as xo obstruct the wav. The women were blindfolded, but while they were preparing to start the men witnarew, leaving the track clear, much to the confusion of the contestant!! The picnic was in charge of William H. arren. K. K. Davis and Oustav walstrom. composing the special com mute for the occasion. Officers of the l-oruana tirocers and Merchants' as sociation who had an active part were: NV. H. Hill, president; Alex S. Scales vice-president: I. J. Van iScyoc, treas urer; i. i. Norton, field secretary Guy V. Long. J. B. Neubauer and C. G. Scott, directors, and Edward A. Mac xean, secretary. COMPANY ANSWERS ATTORNEY lower Phone Rates Moan Pre-Wai Wages. Says Phillips. The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company welcomes an early hearing before the public service commission. according to a statement directed chiefly at Assistant City Attorney Tomlmaon. who suggested, that patroos tender payment for phone service at the old rate, issued Wednesday night by W. J. Phillips, division commercial su perintendent. Mr. Phillips says that about 200 tele phones have been ordered discontinued as a result of the increase in rates, but that other applicants are waiting to have telephones installed. He de clares that a return to old rates for telephone service would necessitate re duction in wages to the schedules in effect under the old rates. His state ment, in part, follows: "Mr. Tom lin son's interview opens with the statement quoting him as saying: 'Pay telephone rates in force previous to the war.' Mr. Tomlinson might as well go on and tell us to pay wages in force previous to the war. His statement is a direct proposal that means pre-war wages for telephone operators, pre-war wages for telephone men and employes generally and a proposal designed to make yet more difficult the infinitely difficult prob lem of giving Portland an adequate telephone service. "As a lawyer, Mr. Tomlinson must know that every act of the telephone company is governed by law, and to assume that we have imposed rates in the state without warrant of law is an absurd statement. Mr. Tomlinson krfows that the rates as fixed by the com mission in its recent order were very much lower than the rates approved by the postmaster-general. As I un derstand the legal situation, not being a lawyer, however, it was a legal con- PORTLAND BROTHERS WHO SERVED WITH DISTINCTION DURING THE WAR CHOOSE PEACE-TIME PURSUITS. mmmm,mf rife I - s r 14 Left Knlcii John W. MrMui-raT. aviation torpn. Rleht Kirat l.lrulrniut Robert McMurray, 15th cavalry. sequence of the suit, fathered by Mr. Tomlinson. attacking the commission's right to make that order that made it legally necessary to adopt the rates approved by the postmaster-general. However, the wage increase to oper ators, linemen and employes in the state ot Oregon effective June 16. amounting to approximately sd.uou, would have made an application to the commis sion by us for increased rates neces sary immediately if it had had juris diction at the time. "If Mr. Tomlinson really wants pre war rates, it means that he wants pre war wages, for as he well kn i the revenues of the telephone company un der pre-war rates would not be suffi cient to make it possible for the com pany to meet the present increased wage schedule of its employes." NEEH m FROM TAYLOR PORTLAND ROY TAKES SINGLES AT TACOMA TOCKXEV. Miss Fording Eliminates Miss Schreiner in Record Match Running to 16-14. TACOMA, AVash.. Aug. 7. (Special.) Phil Neer of Portland won his third- round match in the northwest tennis tourney AVednesday when he defeated Bill Taylor of Seattle, 6-2, 6-4. The Port land boy is putting up a great game on the courts of the Tacoma club. The Portland doubles team, Neer and Smith. also stayed above today by defeating renimore Lady and Channing Wake field, the crack inland empire team, 6-2. 6-4. Miss Fording of Portland stayed In the woman's singles running by defeat ing Miss Schreiner, Seattle. 6-3. 1-6. 16-14, the longest match of the tourney. fienry branam of Tacoma is proving the star of the tourney. Today he bowled through Bob AVabraushek. Se attle star. Marshall Allen also proved a surprise when he defeated Fenimore Cady, the inland empire champion, who was expected to be a contender up to tle finals. DOLLAR SOARS IN FRANCE American Coin Worth More in Eu rope Than at Home. NEAV YORK, Aug. 7. The American dollar was worth approximately 7 francs on the foreign exchange market today, when a violent break in rates on Paris forced French money to a new low record. Before the war the dollar was only worth 5 1-5 to 64 francs. -:-. j V j if- BRAND C " n.. n, , ., , .-r L POLICE STRIKE FIZZLE HELPS LABOR CRISIS British Public Sees Effect of Direct Action Methods. WORKERS SUFFER MOST Instigators of Walkouts Bitterly Blamed Liverpool Shipping Badly Disorganized. (Copyright by tbe New York World. Pub lished by Arrangement) LONDON, Aug. 7. (Special Cable.) The comparative failure of the police strike is exercising a salutary in fluence on the general labor situation. TT m IIIM MIIIIIWHIIII V! v There is now evidence that this strike was promoted in conjunction with the revolutionary element among the trade unions to create the widespread dis order and anarchy at which the ex tremists are aiming. If police control were generally withdrawn they looked to having a free hand. The damage done in Liverpool has shown the pub lic what they may expect if revolu tionary forces should get headway, and this has had a sobering effect. The stoppage of work on the South London tube, which is only partial, has been repudiated by the other Lon don tube employes, and the railway men's executive committee refused to sanction either that or the engine drivers' strike on the Southwestern railway. The workers have been the chief sufferers by these strikes, and the workmen feel bitterly toward the in stigators of them. J. H. Thomas. M. P.. secretary of the Railway Men's union, condemns the strikes in the strongest terms. Meantime the strikers are taking to heart the castigation inflicted on them by former Premier Asquith. who had for years acted as strike conciliator for the board of trade, for Lloyd George's personal interference in strike trou bles has always resulted in excessive demands being accepted, thus offering inducements to others to strike. The government apparently has de cided to refrain from interference, ex cept where public order is involved. Thus the Jforkshire colliers, who are still out expecting government ap proaches, are being left severely alone, and, it is declared, they are feeling pretty angry at their leaders. The Manchester policemen sent by their col leagues to Liverpool to study the police situation reported that "the Liverpool policemen would do anything to get back their jobs." But the government has declared finally that no police striker will be taken back under any circumstances. Striker Threaten RrpriMalH. The police strikers are now trying to work on the non-striking police to declare they will strike also unless the strikers are reinstated, and the strik er's leader, Marsden, has been threaten ing some mysterious reprisal on the community unless their demands are conceded. Today the Liverpool dock workers, who appear to spend three fourths of their time on one sort of strike or another and who have only just gone back to work after a long spell of idleness, have decided that un less the Liverpool policemen are taken back the dockers will strike for sym pathy. Already Liverpool shipping is utterry disorganized by the last strike. Ameri can liner3 are being held up indefinitely while thousands of Americans are, roam ing about London unable to get sail ings for eight weeks or more., which cannot be guaranteed even then be cause of the general uncertainty of the labor situation. Afternoon London papers feature the Times' statement that the success of the policemen's strike meant "direct action" by the workres on a vast scale. BROOKLYN PARTY AT SPOKANE Governor Hart and Mayor Hanson of Seattle Extend Welcome. SPOKANE, Aug. 7. One hundred and twenty-six residents of New York state touring the west under the auspices of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle spent the forenoon here today. They were met at the station by a committee repre senting local civic organizations and later were taken for an automobile trip over the city. Governor Hart and Mayor Hanson of Seattle, who chanced to be at the hotel where the party stopped, gave them an informal wel come. The party spent the afternoon at Hayden. Lake, Idaho, and tonight left on its special train for Hood -River. Or. PORTLAND BOYS REUNITED ROBERT AND JOHN M MURRAY AND WIVES MEET. Brothers Widely Separated in Mili tary Service Choose Peace time Pursuits in Oregon. First Lieutenant Robert McMurray. who served in France with the 15th cavalry and was erroneously reported among the casualties, is visiting Port land friends while on 15 days' leave, after which he will proceed to Camp Lewis to receive his discharge. Lieu tenant McMurray is a son of Mr. and Mrs. William McMurray. and is visiting at the home of his parents, accom panied by his wife and little son, Rob ert Jr., almost 9 months old and whom the father saw for the first time on his arrival at Fort Russell. AVyo.. a few weeks ago. Mrs. McMurray proceeded to Fort Russell to meet her husband on his assignment to that pos' after a brief stop at Camp Mills, L. L, follow ing his return from overseas. While in France Lieutenant McMur ray was stationed near the Pyrenees, and on detached service saw a great deal of the country, including trips into Germany far beyond the old Hinden burg line. He will be associated with Harry Hawkins in the farm loan busi ness at Salem. Ensign John W. McMurray. who was stationed at the naval air station at San Diego, and who accompanied the cruiser Minneapolis to Portland for the Rose Festival in June, delighting Port landers with the maneuvers of one of the seaplanes, was discharged from service July 17. and Is now located in Portland. Ensign McMurray took a position August 1 in the grain depart ment of the Albers Bros, company and expects to make Portland his future home. It was a happy reunion of the family at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William McMurray yesterday, when the two sons and their wives met for the first time since the two young men were widelv separated in their respective branches ot the military and naval service. THIEVES RETURN FOR LOOT BURGLARS INTERRUPTED LOCK INTRUDER IN CLOSET. Prisoner Escapes; but Armed Pair Come Back, True to Promise, and Clean Out House. "We'll be back again," said a pair of burglars Wednesday morning as they relieved George Uonnerburg of his watch and cash End left him locked in an attic True to their promise- the robbers returned in the afternoon while no one was at home, and rifled the house from top to bottom, not even overlooking collars and ties in a bu reau drawer. The house of George M. Harris at 1015 Beakey avenue has been occu pied for four months only by his son, Andrew Harris, 16, who is employed at the Standifer shipyard in Vancouver. Yesterday morning Andrew's uncle, George Donnerburg, went to the house after Andrew had gone to work to get some laundry which was to have been left for him there. He opened the front door with his pass key and was immediately confronted by a pair of daylight burglars, who shoved a re volver against his solar plexus and re lieved him of his watch and what money they found in his clothes. The burglars then locked him in a linen closet. Later they mercifully led him to the attic, which was more roomy, and locked him in there. They then made their taunting promise to re turn, and departed. Mr. Donnerburg made his escape from the attic by climbing out upon the roof of the porch and sliding down a post. Two motorcycle patrolmen who responded to his call searched the house and found nothing missing. The policemen boarded up a rear window whieta. offered & means of access to the house. When young Andrew Harris came home from work last Light he found a pile of loose boards lying under the rear window, which was open. The interior of the house looked lik a bolshevik clubroom. Evidently not an article of value had been overlooked y the prowlers. Phone your want ads to The Orego- nian. Main iuo. a 6095. Vacation Clothes SPHERE'S good choosing here among these soft, easy-fitting tweeds, serges, worsteds and novelty mixtures. Some of the fall models, too, would be most appro priate for an August outing. Clothes of superb quality, these, with my unf ailing guaranty of satisfaction. $25 to $60 VISITING CUSTER VICTOR SAX FRANCISCO VETERAN SUR PRISES ANGLERS. C. Forbes Wins Liglit Tackle dis tance Fly Event AVith Mark of 08 Feet and 4 Inches. C. Forbes, veteran San Krancisco caster, surprised the casters of the Multnomah Anglers' club in the prac tice tournament Wednesday night at the Sellwood pool. Mr. Forbes won the light tackle distance fly event with a mark of 98 feet and 4 inches and made the second longest individual cast, with a mark of 101 feet. Marvin Hedge, Portland man who but recently took up the art, made the longest individual cast. 103 feet, and placed second in the light tackle dis tance fly event with 94 feet and 3 inches. Last nights results follow: One-quarter-ounce accuracy bait First, Dr. Karl C. ATcFarland. 3-15 per cent; necond. Jack Herman, 98 per cent; third. Walter F. Backus, 97 14-15 per cent. Lry-fly accuracy First. Jack Drennen. ! 6-15 per cent; second. Walter F. Backus. 99 1-15 per cent; third. A. E. BurghduL OS 14-15 per cent. Light-tackle distance fly First, C. Forbes, 98 feet 4 inches ; second. Marvin Hedge, 4 Oet 3 Inches; third, Walter F. Backus. 94 fet. Individual cast for longest distance First, Marvin Hedfte, 103 feet; second. C. Forbes, 101 feet; third, Walter F. Backus, 1O0 feet. Mr. Forbes came to Portland on a fishing trip at the invitation of sev eral members of the Multnomah Ang lers' club. He at first did not want to enter the northwest championships, scheduled for the Sellwood pool Satur day and Sunday, because his club in the Seal Rocks city is not affiliated with the northwest association, but after the tournament committee of the Port land club asked him to waive his ob jection, he decided to compete. Mr. Forbes said that the Sellwood pool is the finest he ever saw and that "CovelNolYour Neighbor r WAX j' Jf If C-.X T ..'', a"1.--' . rj '', .k- . r . .T. t in also "ELMO THE MIGHTY" (today only) The amazing: speed of this ninth ses sion makes the average picture look like a tin Lizzie at a road race! AND A HAROLD LLOYD COMEDY next year a number of San Francisco and Los Angeles casters will come north to compete in an all-Pacific coast cast ing tournament which in all probabil ity will be staged at the Sellwood pool. L.ast night's competition marked the final practice tournament of the Mult nomah Anglers' club before the big meet of Saturday and Sunday, although many of the participants will be out for private workouts today and tomor row. A large turnout took part in last night's competition. John Reeves, the trainer of Baron Rothchild's flat racers, celebrated his jubilee recently, 50 years in Hungary as trainer of race horses. The Hun garian Jockey club gave him a dinner and presented him with a magnificent silver cup. Van Cortlandt park. New York city's great athletic field, may soon include a circular half-mile track for light harness horsemen. There is a movement on foot among Long Island sound yachtsmen to build a new class of 18-foot, one-design yachte for racing in 1920. The Merchant Shipping company A. A. of Harriman. Pa., will enter a team for the national and American cups next season. Harry Greb, the Pittsburg light heavyweight, is among ambitious pu gilists ready to try to dethrone Jack Dempsey. McLoughlin and Bundy will repre sent the Pacific coast in the Long wood tournament this month on the famous club's courts doubles competition. Lew Tendler. the brilliant southpaw lightweight of Philadelphia, is willing to box Lightweight Champion Benny Leonard at 135 pounds ringside. ? English golf officials have extended the age limit for the British girls' open golf championship to contestants who, at the time of entry, have not attained their 21st year. The tourney will take place September 17-1S. Last year a total of 164 public schools in Greater New York conducted field L . T4 il jo r-.i 1 tfl'V v Wl days, in which 125,000 youngsters par ticipated. In class athletics the great est popularity was shown for chinning the bar. In 122 schools and 206S classes 56.30 boys followed this mode of strengthening their muscles. Jumping attracted 55,637, while running fur nished recreation to a total of 53,330 boys. Norman E. Prookes, by far the most interesting figure in the lawn tennis world of the present generation, will lead the Australian experts who are to take part in the national tourney at the West Side Tennis clubi Forest Hills. L. I., . beginning Monday, August 23. Brookes has played more international matches than any other player alone. He played with the Australians four years ago when they lifted the Davis cup. A memorable match with Maurice E. McLoughlin. when Brookes was beaten, the first set of 15-13 being th. longest ever recorded in an interna tional contest, was a treat to all th enthusiasts who witnessed the garni between the two experts. DETECTIVE PLAYS PRIEST William J. Burns Operative in Den ver Tries to Get Confession. NEW YORK. Meier Steinbrink. act ins as his own attorney in an action which he has bepim to have the license of William J. Burns international de tective agency revoked. asked Mr. Burns in a hearinsr before William Boardman. Deputy State Controller, if he knew that one of his operatives in Denver, Col., had disguised himself as a priest in an effort to obtain a con fession from an ill man, which miftht free another who stood accused of mur dering his wealthy father. "I did not know about it until later and then I sent a telegram to the Den ver manager condemning it," Mr. Burns replied. Replying to other questions. Mr. Burns declared he lid not permit his operatives to get a man intoxicated to make him talk while not in full posses sion of his senses. He said he did not obiecf to an onerative drinkin&r at a. I bar. All Brand New Today and until Monday Alidnight A striking Dramatic Treat A favorite Star in A setting Of smart Society and Georgeons Gowns It's a story Of a poor Girl who Sold a lot Of things She couldn't Honestly Deliver to Her Rich friend Til Ml IT Willi lHlll j in "-- " :' -- - nil Hi Tfr '- , uidr n t