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VOL. LVIII. XO. 18,328
Entered at Portland (OrOfl)
Poatof ttce a? Secor,d-C"as Matter.
PORTLAND; OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CEXTS.
BISQUE IS UNFAIR.
LOGGERS TESTIFY
Favoritism to Big Spruce
Concern Asserted.
NET PROFIT IN SHOES
HIDDEN BY RETAILERS
SPOKANE DEALERS REFUSE TO
MAKE SECRET PUBLIC.
TEXT BOOK SHORTAGE
THREATENS SCHOOLS
L
RATES
LOVETT
ANNA LOUISE STRONG
ACCUSED OF HOARDING
SEATTLE OFFICERS CHASIXG
ELUSIVE CAR OF "SPUDS."
RAILROAD FREIGHT
TOO
TIEUP
WILLAMETTE VALLEY DEALERS
OBTAIX XO SUPPLIES.
IFOOD-dTH ACT
I SCOPE -IS WIDENED
DO
LOW
COMPLETE
I
SMALL FIRMS ANTAGONISTIC
"Czar -Like Terms" Provoke
Offer to Work at Cost.
SOLDIERS HELD UNDERFED
Operators Say Selms-Carej Concern
Permitted to Violate Wage Sched
ule and Gain Undue AdTantage.
BT BEX HUR LAMPMAN.
SEATTLE. Wash, Auf. 12. (Special.)
In clockwork sequence witnesses
summoned before the spruce probe sub
committee at Its Seattle Inquiry regard
ing logging operations of the spruce
production corporation in the Olympia
peninsula dtstrict charged Brigadier-
General Brlce P. Disque. former bead of
production, with favoring the Seims
Carey-F. S. Kerbaugh company in the
allotment of contracts, and with dis
criminating against patriotic private
operators.
Every witness examined by Represen
tative James A. Frear. chairman of the
committee, and his conferees. Repre
sentative W. W. Magee and Represen
tative Clarence F. Lea. testified to the
antagonism of many northwest log
gers against methods employed in pro
ducing aircraft stock, characterizing
the work as Incompetent, visionary and
extravagant.
Tersas Held Teei Restrictive.
It was shown that responsible log
ging operators, who balked at accept
ing subcontracts to furnish timber for
the mills constructed by the Seiros
Carey company, had offered to the gov
ernment their entire industry for the
production without profit of the spruce!
required, and had placed their com
bined output at 1.000.000.000 feet.
So restrictive were th,e terms of ac
ceptance, witnesses testified, that they
were unable to comply with them, and
the offer remained without effect.
though it was renewed by the loggers.
When the terms of acceptance were read
to the committee, from a letter writ
ten by Brigadier-General Disque last
fall. Chairman Frear removed his spec
tacles and shook them at the witness.
That is framed in the tone of the cxar
of Russia, is it not?" he inquired.
fc'o Reasoa for 91111a Seem.
A. A. Scott, president of the Puget
Bound Lumber ec Milling company, of
Port Angeles, told the sob-committee
that in his Opinion no reason had exist
ed for the construction of the Selms
Carey concern of the spruce corpor
ation's mills at Port Angeles and Lake
Pleasant, which cost 12,200.000. and
added that the existing lumber indus
try could have aupplied all the spruce
required.
"Were they experienced loggers?'
asked Chairman Frear. speaking of the
Eelms-Carey company.
"I never rfeard of them till they came
to this country," was the ruply.
Promptly to the defense came Rep-
Postmaster Alleges Profiteering by
Manufacturers Fair-Price
Committee Probes.
SPOKANE. Aug. 22. Retail shoe
dealers of Spokane today refused to
show their net profits for the last five
yeara during a hearing on the prices
of shoes held before the Spokane coun
ty fair-price committee The dealers
said they were willing to give the
figurea to the committee, but not for
newspaper publication, as they did not
wish to disclose their business secrets
to the public at large.
United States District Attorney F. A,
Garrecht. Charles H. Leavey, his assist
ant, and Dana Child, postmaster, took
a prominent part In the questioning of
the shoe men in an effort to determine
the costs and profits from manufac
turer to user.
During the hearing. Postmaster Child
charged that the manufacturers were
profiteering, basing his statement on a
notice received by a retailer of an in
crease in price of an army shoe from
14 to $5.23.
House Votes to Include
Other Necessities.
DAHLIA HAS TEDDY GRIN
Hood River Florist Sanies New
Variety "The Roosevelt Smile."
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Aug. 22. (Spe
cial.) Judson G. Ruggles. Hoot) River
dahlia fancier, who has more than 50
varieties of gorgeous flowers, has de
veloped a specimen this season that he
calls "The Roosevelt Smile." The
freak flowers are on the Siamese twin
order, and double bloomers. The pet
als are a cream color, with the double
center of old gold. The center Is so
formed that one immediately notices
likeness to Teddy's characteristic
grin, so favored of cartoonists. Mr.
reseutatlve Lea, democratic committee ' Ruggles will trv further development
warawr, wnu Brew irun Jir. acotl ine ( Ol IDS daniia next year.
Statement that one of his claims fori 1
right of way was destroyed, the land I -- c- nc 15 c, nrin
Btllixed and the timber fet-d. In the I MOTHER OF 13 lb UtAU
CHURCH BELL OUT OF DATE
lloquiam Pastor Says Newspaper
Publicity More Advantageous.
HOQUIAM, Wash., Aug. 22. (Spe-
ciaD-c-Prlnclpally because of the de
velopment of leaks that are difficult
to locate and repair, the upper portion
of the tower on the Methodist church
of this city is being removed and the
bell will be sold.
"A bell is all right on a country
church, but it is an unnecessary antique
on a twentieth century house of wor
ship in a progressive city or town that
has the advantage of newspaper pub
licity," was the statement made by
Rev. W. W. Switzer. the pastor, when
asked about the destination of the an
clent equipment for calling a congre
gation together.
PRINCESSES FEEL COLD
South Sea Visitors Shiver on Sunny
Day in Seattle.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. 22. South
sea princesses eeem to think Seattle's
warm summer days are cold. Princess
Tarhata Kiram. daughter of the sultan
of Sulu. and Miss Carmen Aguinaldo.
daughter of Eniillo Aguinaldo, one
time Filipino rebel, both of whom are
here on their. way east to school, stood
and shivered In their hotel room here
today. Outside the sun waa shining
brightly.
"Oh, but its cold," said the princess.
"1 can't help but shiver," Miss Agui
naldo remarked. Both went shopping
today "to get some more clothes, aa
they said.
SMALL RETAILERS AFFECTED
Little Profiteers Put Within
Range of Law. -
COLD STORAGE BILL COMING
Measure Recommended by President
to Be. Reported Next Week;
Debate Is Long.
construction of the spruce road to Lata I
Pleasant across his property in Lyre 'Mrs. P. A. Caspell of Macleay Passes,
canyon near the beginning of the line.
Win Aeale Violated. Testimony.
But it remained for E. -i Chinn. vice
president of the Loggers' Formation as
sociation, comprising a membership of
30 prominent Washington operators,
and Seattle leader in the expose of
pruce operations, tc prove the star
vitnesa of the inquiry of the day's sea
lion. This witness Informed the committee
that as need of an employment bureau
conducted lit b:s association, ha had
definite proof that the SSmi-Ci.'ey-H.
S. Kerbaui company, fillegel fav.
arltes of the spruce produclion corpor
ation, constantly violated the wage
schedule ported by General Dinue and
d:ew men from other operart .nr. by of
fering higher ues. Had tne r'fcnue
been commtticjd by a private rperator.
rather than oy fne of the CMt-plus
contractors, declared the aiMiesa. the
oenalty would have 'alien.
Dlaqae'a offer Smt Attractive.
"What would the penalty have been?"
asked the chairman.
"As I understand It." returned the
witness, "wire rope and other supplies
would have been refused us through
be priority provision."
At a conference with General Disqut
In Portland, the witness continued, he
ind other loggers of the northwest had
talked of taking contracts, but were
aot Impressed with the liberality of
General Dlsque's offer, believing that it
would not cover the expense. Another
factor remained to be settled, and ths
spokesman of the loggers asked Gen
eral Disque what the status of the
Selms-Carey-H. S. Karbaugh cost-plus
contract, to which all objected, would
be if they accepted.
"Colonel Disque said the contract was
not made by him. but was made ovei
bia bead In Washington and sent to
hlra for signature." said the witness.
Director-General Ryan of the aircraft
production bureau is named in the Ray
report as having authorised the 125,
00.000 spruce contract with Selms-
Carey-H. 8. Kerbaugh company.
Aged 63.
SALEM, Or.. Aug. 22. (Special.)
Mrs. P. A. Campbell, mother of 13, died
here this morning at the age of 3
years. Mrs. Caspell was born near
Macleay and lived in that vicinity prac
tically all of her life.
Her children are Mrs. Ernest Long.
Mrs. Lida Brown. Miss Leeta Caspell.
Miss Fay Caspell. Miss Marcelia Caspell,
Miss Haxel Caspell and Frank Caspell
of Salem, Archie Caspell of Stayton.
Fred Caspell of Mill City. George Cas
pell of Shaw, Mrs. Orpha Chlldsworth
of Macleay and Elmer Caspell. who is
in the United States navy.
DOCTOR SUED FOR $10,000
Logger Complains Fractures Wer
Xot Properly Set.
BEND, Or, Aug. 22. (Special.)
Allegations of Improper treatment of
Injuries sustained In March of the
present year were made by John
Payne, logger, who filed suit todaj
against Dr. G. L. Cousineau of this
city, asking J 10.000 damages.
The complaint specifies that the t
plaintiffs injuries consisted of a frac
ture of the right radius and right fe
mur and alleges that the broken bones
were adjusted in such a manner by
the defendant as to result in shortening
the leg more than an inch, and to
cause the wrist to be permanently stiff.
SOLDIERS DISPERSE MOB
More Than 1000 in Crowd Scattered
at Hammond, Ind.
HAMMOND, Ind.. Aug. 22. State
troops dispersed a mob tonight which
attempted to parade past the plant of
the Standard Steel Car company, whose
employes are on strike.
Officers estimated that there were
WASHINGTON. Aug. 22. Without
amendment and with practically no op
position, the house late- today voted to
amend the Lever food-control act to ex
tend Its provisions to Include clothing,
containers of food, feed or fertilizers,
fuel oil and implements used in pro
duction of necessaries and to penalize
profiteering by a 35000 fine or two
years' imprisonment.
Proposals to make the act apply to
profiteering in house and room rents,
adopted by the house In committee of
the whole, were stricken out in the
final vote.
The senate agriculture sub-commit
tee named to consider amendments to
the food control act discussed with At
torney-General Palmer today a pro
posed amendment to define "reasonable
prices and Just profits." Mr. Palmer
urged adoption of amendments recom
mended by him to stop profiteering.
but no agreement was reached.
Gasoline Kept Out.
Efforts were made by both republi
cans and democrats to have the amend
ment'e provisions cover necessities
other than those Included in the
amendment as reported by the agricul
ture committee. Inclusion of kero
sene and gasoline was proposed by
Representative Strong, republican,
Kansas, who said the prices of these
products had increased 300 per cent
in the. last two yeara,. but his amend
ment was rejected by a cloee vote,
while that of Representative Newton,
republican, Minnesota, to include raw
cotton, waa eliminated on a point of
order by Representative Blanton,
democrat. Texas.
Attempts to bring farmers and farm
organizations within the jurisdiction of
the amendment also were blocked.
Recommendations of Attorney-Gen
eral Palmer to include retailers doing
business of less than 3100,000 under the
profiteering aection so that the depart
ment of Justice might' go after the
"little ones' were included in the meas
ure as passed.
Debate Lasta Five Honrs.
Five hours of general debate pre
ceded passage of the measure the first
legislative step in carrying out the rec-
Retailers Refuse to Handle Manuals
Until Margin of Profit Is In-
. creased to 20 Per Cent.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 22. (Special.)
Unless publishers and jobbers mee
with the demands of Oregon dealers
outside of Portland within the next
few days pupils attending school in
September are likely to find themselves
without the necessary text books, ac
cording to Hal Hatton. secretary of the
Willamette Valley Dealers' association.
Members of the association have
flatly refused to handle text books this
year on a 15 per cent margin, accord
ing to Mr. Patton, and demand has been
made upon the Jobber that this sum
be increased to 20 per cent. The job
ber, in turn, has passed the buck to the
publisher and as the matter now stands,
Willamette valley dealers are making
no effort to obtain their usual supply
of books for the fall opening of the
schools.
Allowances for books in exchange
have also added to the complications,
according to Mr. Patton. The allow
ance on arithmetics originally sold at
from 35 to 40 cents will be only 2 to 3
cents. Mr. Patton says that under the
text book law, publishers of books
adopted by the state board of educa
tion are compelled to establish one de
pository in each county and this may
help to solve the present problem.
. In a statement to the attorney-general
today Mr. Patton said the pres
ent law governing the text book situa
tion was in many ways unsatisfactory
and that amendments would be offered
for ratification at the next session of
the legislature.
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VANCOUVER MAN IS SHOT
Mrs. J. J. Beauregard Taken Into
Custody Following Quarrel.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 22. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. J. J. Beauregard, prominent
Vancouver woman, tonight shot and
seriously injured her husband aa the
result of a quarrel of several days'
duration. The bullet passed through
the right arm and side of the man, who
was rushed to St. Joseph's hospital.
Mrs. Beauregard was taken to the
police staticn, where the officers to
night were questioning her. The shoot
ing took -place at 3:30 o'clock at the
store that is operated at Main and
Seventh streets by Mr. Beauregard.
- The Beaurigards have been residents
of Vancouver for the past 15 years
and have been prominent In civic activ
ities. Charges have not yet been fried
against Mrs. Beauregard.
Transportation . Problem
. Held One of Credit.
EARLY SOLUTION IS URGED
Howard Elliott Asks Prompt
Remedial Programme.
FEDERAL BOARD IS WANTED
Body to Aid Interstate Commerce
Commission Needed, House
Committee Is Told.
26 ARE HURT IN CAR CRASH
Bus Loaded With Movie Actors Hit
by Trolley at Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 22. Twenty-
six persons were injured, several of
them very seriously, when a Van Nuys
eleotric car crashed into a sight-seeing
bus carrying 30 motion picture actors
who were going out on location.
The accident occurred at Casuenga
pass and Burbank road. A number of
the injured were women.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 22. Private
operation of railroads cannot be re
stored at existing rates, Robert S.
Lovett, president of the Union Pacific
railroad, today told the house inter
state commerce committee during a
discussion in which he contended the
railroad problem "is solely a question
of railroad credit."
Howard Elliott, president of the
Northern Pacific, another witness,
urged early adoption of a national
transportation policy, declaring delay
bnly tended to make "all classes uncer-
a in and unsettled." In adoption of
ne transportation policy he thought
congress should observe four principles
as follows:
Government regulatory machinery to
encourage the present transportation
system so that rates will pay all costs,
ncludlng new capital needed for ex
pansion of facilities; abandonment of
present methods of adjusting wage and
working disputes, with substitution of
'a sane method of deciding these ques
tions," including abolishment of
strikes; modification of the Sherman
law to permit consolidations or making
of federal authoritity supreme in regu
lation of rates, securities and accounts.
Railroads should have the right to
Initiate rates, Mr. Elliott argued, add
ing that the interstate commerce com
mission should have the right of sus
pension and review.
Executives' Plan 'Urged..
Both Judge Lovett and Mr. Elliott
urged the adoption of the reorganiza
tion plan of the Association of Railroad J
Executives, including provision for ' a
federal transportation board, represent
ing the public to aid the interstate
commerce commission. Referring to
the Plumb or organized labor plan for
tripartite control of the railroads, Judge
Lovett said: .
"It is a rather bold move of the
American bolshevists to take for the
Russianlxation of the one industry that
affects all the people."
Railroad employers, he added, do not
understand the Plumb proposal, but
when they do "they will repudiate and
refuse to support it."
"If the railroads were turned back to
their owners today under existing con-
Potatoes Held in Writer's Xame Are
Shipped Out Just Before Trail
Is Found by Food Sleuths.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 22. (Spe
cial.) After the seizure late yester
day of several hundred thousand pounds
of last year's potatoes, held in cold
storage so long that a large proportion
of them were found spoiled, develop
ments in the federal food investiga
tion in Seattle today centered in efforts
by United States agents to find a car
load of potatoes alleged in a govern
ment complaint to have been hoarded
here by Anna Louise Strong.
Miss Strong Is a daughter of Rev.
Sydney Strong, Seattle clergyman, and
a former member of the Seattle school
board. She at present is attached to
th editorial staff of the Seattle
Union Record.
Fred R. Conway, assistant United
States attorney, in charge of the fed
eral food inquiry in Seattle, said today
that when deputy marshals yesterday
visited the port commission warehouse
at the Spokane street terminal, they
were told by dock agents that the pota
toes held in Miss Strong's name had
been shipped out the day before. Fur
ther investigation today, according to
the government prosecutor, revealed the
fact that these potatoes, a lot of 51,
900 pounds, last Wednesday were sold
to the Pacific Meat company of Seattle,
the latter firm shipping them to a Red
mond farmer for use as hog feed.
Mr. Conway said today that the car
containing the potatoes had not yet
reached Redmond, but that when It
does it will be seized under a warrant
now In the hands of the United States
marshal.
Santa Fe Cancels Trains
Out of Los Angeles.
FRUIT GROWERS FACE BIG LOSS
Packing Plants May Close for
Lack of Raw Material.
STRIKERS "RESIGN" POSTS
Statement Says They Will Stay Out
Until Electric Line Workers
Are Reinstated.
MINOTTO LOYAL AMERICAN
"Count," Held as Pro-German, to
Be Citizen of United States.
NEW YORK. Aug. 22. Instea'd of sail
ing yesterday for Copenhagen on the
Frederick VIII. as reported. Count
James Minotto, son-in-law of Louis F.
Swift, Chicago packer, who was de
tained for a brief period during the
war on a technical charge because of
his birth in Germany, intends not only
to remain. in the United States, but to
renounce his Italian citizenship and be
come an American.
"Mr. James Minnotto," as he prefers
to be called, will apply for his final
citizenship papers within a short time
and drop his title. His friends, assert
ing his Americanism has been beyond
question, say officials who were con
cerned in his case, now stand ready to
indorse him.
It was Count D. Minotto and Count
ess Minotto, his parents, who sailed
yesterday, en route for Italy.
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UXCLE SAM: "DEAR MEI I FEAR I SHALL HAVE TO TAKE HIM OUT TO THE WOODSHED, AFTER
ALl"
1000 men In the crowd which formed in
The the parade following a mass meeting.
contract awarded to the same com-1 The mob scattered when approached by
mm Yf fcSgr
AIRPLANE FLIES OFF ROOF
Machine Alights on Top of Building,
Then Resumes Voyage.
NEWARK, N. J., Aug. 22. An air
plane landed on the roof of a building
today, then made a flight from the
rocf. , Edwin E. Ballough, formerly of
the Canadian aviation service and now
in the employ of a local drygoods firm
as an aviator, carrying one passenger,
circled the army quartermaster stores
building from a height of 700 feet and
landed on the roof, which is 987 feet
long and SO feet wide.
The machine then was wheeled to
one end of the roof, taxied a short
distance and took the air. The feat
was accomplished in Paris a year ago.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather,
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 81
degrees; niinimum. 56 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; gentle northwesterly winds.
Foreign.
Poles and Ukranlans both rout bolshevlkL
Page 2. v
U. S. mandate over ex-Ottoman empire may
avert world war. Page 15.
National.
Foreign commerce of United States declared
In danger. Page 3.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 22. The Santa
Fe railroad officials announced tonight
that all trains scheduled to leave after
9 o'clock had been annulled because of
inability to get engine crews to man
them. They also announced that un
less conditions changed they would
halt all inbound trains at San Ber
nardino tomorrow because of congested
yards here.
A strike situation without precedent
in the history of Los Angeles confront
ed the public here tonight. The steam
roads running into the city the South
ern Pacific. Santa Fe and Salt Lake
systems were not attempting to move
any freight and were supplying a crip
pled service for passengers by using
officials as switchmen. Later, even
this service was cut off on the San
ta Fe.
Armed Guards Man Car.
The Pacific Electric system, operat
ing despite a strike now In process for
a week, said it was "trying" to move
freight and that its passenger service;
was "nearly normal." But it had an'
armed guard on nearly every car and
its terminals were piled high with mer
chandise, much of it perishable.
1 he Los Angelas Street Railway com
pany, also working against a strike of
a week's duration, had a partial serv
ice in operation today. Both the street
cars and the Pacific Electric lines have
withdrawn night service and neither
was operating after 8 o'clock tonight.
The street car system operated today,
in spite of a number of minor clashes
between strike sympathizers and plat
form men.
Mem Quit "as Individuals."
Sidelights on the situation were a
declaration by striking switchmen that
they had left their posts as individuals
and not as a unit; that they were not
strikers, but had resigned, and would
not return to work until the platform
men of the two electric companies
were reinstated and all persons hired
during the strike period were dis
charged; a statement from E. G. Dal-
zell, assistant general manager of the
California Fruit Growers' exchange,
that continuation of the strike would
cause a loss of hundreds of thousands
of dollars to fruit growers and pack
ers because the packing plants would
have to close for lack of raw material;
sporadic outbreaks of minor violence
at points outside the city with "flying
squadrons" of deputy sheriffs rushing
by automobile to quiet them; and con
tinuing effort by a city mediation com
mittee to get the platform men and
their employers together by compro
mise. These efforts seemed late today -to
be a failure, the street railway com
pany having declined to confer with
the strikers.
Truckmen May Strike.
Added factors were the uneasiness
caused among merchants and commis
sion men by a well defined rumor that
all union truck men would strike late
today or early tomorrow and a rumor
Buyers easy, like to pay high prices, says o( a renewal of a strike vote by tele
Wilson advised not to yield on ahintnn, . Pnone operators of the southern Call-
says state department expert. Page 10.
fornia Telephone company.
Late today the city rescinded an or- .
dinance forbidding the operation of Jit
neys and arranged to permit them
everywhere except in the congested
Domestic
Railroad strikers' terms handed to com
pany. Page 1.
Japanese of Hawaii say they love United
States. Pa ae 7. I
Railroad freight tie-up out of Log Angeles ! business district.
complete. Page 1. Officials 'of the Southern Paciflo
Troops to stick on bandits' trail, says Gen- Railway here tonight sent a telegram
cral Dirkmnn. Pa.e 2. t . ...
to William Sproule, president, at
eral Dickman. Page 2.
Report of aviators' rescue is found er
roneous. Page 8.
Paclflc Northwest
Astoria legion president knocks down editor
of labor paper. Page 6.
Spokane retailers refuse to tell their net
profit In shoes, f age l.
Anna Louise Strong accused of hoarding.
Page L.
San Francisco, advising him that the
striking yardmen and trainmen would
return If conditions stated by them
are met.
Southern Pacific officials here refused
to comment on the demands, or to haz
ard a guess at Mr. Sproule's probable
rf . L..I, aKnr.nvA lhna... WIII.H.tt.
valley schools. Page 1. action.
Disque favored big spruce concern, logger. These conditions were the reinstate-
testily, rate i. imeui jty iud rduiuu iici.ljii. .uu xjja
Commercial and Marine.
Trading rules of Merchants' Exchange as
sociation are altered. Page 21.
Chicago corn firmer with large domestic de
mand. Page 21.
Further recovery made In Wall street stock
prices. Page 21.
Training ship Iris will dock In Portland to
night. Page 20.
Eelbeck sailing opens regular service to Eu
rope. Page 20.
Angeles Street Railway company of
all men now on strike, the discharge
of all persons employed as strike
breakers, the discharge of employes
who moved- stock trains in the railway
yards today to permit caring for the
stock, and full pay for the time the
strikers have been out.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22. William
Sproule. president of the Southern Pa
cinc, when asked tonight it he had
received the demands' of the striking
Sports.
Pacific Coast league results: Vernon 6,
Portland S; 8an Francisco S, Salt Lake
2; Seattle 7, Oakland 0; Sacramento 12,
Portland gridiron fans to see many football i yara ana iraiiiiii.u . ..bi.
games this season. Page 13. I plied in the affirmative and added that
Bobby Jones and Herron meet In final round j these had been forwarded to Hale
iorwi. i..uH xs.. regional director for the cen-
mon 6, Portland 5; Seattle 7, Oakland 0;
Vernon
Sacramento 12. Los Angeles 4; San Fran
cisco B, Salt Lake 2. Page 12.
Mike O'Dowd wins verdict over Jack Brit
ton in eight-round bout. Page 13.
Portland and Vicinity.
Fleet reception plans wait on list of war
ships to come here. Page 9.
Mayor Baker offers to help Myers conduct
postotrice. Page H.
Advance In price of shoes and clothes now
threatened. Page 14.
Wife silently watches sons beat aged father,
but he still pleads against separation.
Page 10.
New fires reported in Oregon forests. Page 7.
tral west at Chicago.
WHITTIER, CaL, Aug. 22. Four
fruit-packing houses near here closed
down today because the transportation
strikes in this section prevented the
receipt of materials and the clearing
away of manufactured goods. Several
hundred men and women were thrown
out of work.
SAN BERNARDINO. Cal Aug. 22.
(Concluded on Page 8, Column 2.)
(Continued on Fag 2. Column L)
the troop.