THE MORNING OREGONIAX. MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1019. CHINA OFFERS BIG TRADE FIELD TO U.S. Commerce Envoy Cites Boy cott of Japanese. J. J. TING VISITS SEATTLE direct Steamship Service With United States Also Advocated. SEATTLE. Dec. 7. (Special.) How the United States must awake to its opportunities if it desires to share in the enormous trade of China, was ex plained by J. J. Ting, special trade representative of the ministry of agriculture and commerce of the Chinese republic, here Thursday. Mr. Ting- has been sent to this country and Canada by his govern ment to study American markets for Chinese goods and to investigate the large Industrial plants of the United States with reference to their supply ing China's needs. With the boycott of Japanese goods that the Chinese have declared, Mr. Ting said the. opportunity is wide open for American trade. He said the boycott, although not recognized by the Chinese government, is religiously enforced by the people of his country. As a result the trade with Japan has dropped at a rapid rate, according to the oriental representative. Uirert Oman 1'raced. Direct steamship service between the United States and China is one essential for the upbuilding of trade with this country, said Mr. Ting. He said at present only three Chinese steamships are operated to this coast, but that as one of the results of his trip through the country he expects to see large, fast passenger liners placed on the run across the Pacific. The boycott of Japanese goods, ac cording to Mr. Ting, extends to Japa nese boats, and Chinese merchants will not accept goods carried on Japa nese liners and Chinese coolies will not unload freight from these vessels. That American bankers and finan ciers are eager to help finance the industries of the Chinese republic is the assertion of Mr. TMng. One Chi cago banker, he said, wants to take at least 110.000,000 worth of bonds in Chinese enterprises. The banker in sisted that he receive the first oppor tunity to finance any enterprises in Mr. Ting's country. lOgg Import Change Asked. Some of the, things that China de sires to buy from America, said Mr. Ting, are: Cotton cloth, cotton thread, clothing, shoes, machinery of all kinds for farming and manufacturing, tractors, automobiles and matches. Machines for manufacturing silk thread and silk stockings also are in demand, and Mr. Ting has made ar rangements to buy some of these de vices to be used in his country. Another matter which Mr. Ting de clares should be investigated by the United States government is the fact that Chinese eggs are not allowed to be landed at San Francisco, but are taken to England and from there brought to the Atlantic coast and sold in this country as English eggs. In the last year he said China sold to England- $28,000,000 worth of eggs and a large part of these reached United States markets. A large cotton mill financed by American and Chinese capital is an other enterprise that Mr. Ting hopes to see started. Cotton Resold to China. China last year sold to Japan $331, 000.000 worth of cotton, a large part of which, Mr. Ting says, was manu factured and resold to China. In one year China sold Japan $52. 000.000 worth of wool and this, too, found its way back, to a large extent, to Chinese buyers, after being manu factured. Shanghai alone sold to steamships of foreign countries in the last year $10,000,000 worth of meats. This was due. Mr. Ting said, because of the fact that China sold mutton and beef at 20 cents, while Japan and other countries charged 80 cents for the same meats. Mr. Ting's trip through the United States and Canada has taken nine months and he expects to sail for China from Vancouver within a few days. He will leave for Vancouver tonight. survived by two daughters, Eva Vio let and Louise Harriett, both of Dryad; two brothers, Professor J. T. Forrest of Bellingham Normal school, and Lee B. Forrest of ftedland, CaL; and one sister, Mrs. Esther Phelps of Dryad. ROSEBTXRG. Or., Dec. 7. (Special.) A. L. Briggs, formerly president of the normal school which was located at Drain, and later principal of pub lic schools at Corvallis, died recently at Cheney, "Wash., where he had been serving as city principal for several months, according to a message re ceived by County School Superintend ent O. C. Brown, a friend of the family. Mr. Briggs was one of the best known instructors in the state, and while the normal school at Drain was in progress he served in several capacities, finally being elected presi dent and serving from 1906 to 1908. HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 7. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Lina Johnson, aged 64. died today. Mrs. Johnson, a native of Sweden, but a resident of America for 34 years, contracted pneumonia fol lowing an attack of epidemic hic coughs. Six children survive. They are Mrs. A. F. Adams. Misses Lydia, Esther and Edna Johnson of Hood River and Victor Johnson and Mrs. C. E. Knott of Portland. Funeral serv ices, with Rev. D. M. Helmick, pastor of the Asbury Methodist church, of ficiating, will be held Monday after noon. COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Dec. 7. (Special.) George W. Kerr, a mem ber of Appomattox post. G. A. R., who fought at Gettysburg, died here Fri day. Funeral arrangements await the arrival of a daughter from Cali fornia. Mr. Kerr was born in Pennsylvania in 1846 and was fighting in the Civil war at the age of 16. After the battle of Gettysburk there were not enough members left of his regiment to hold their officers, yet Mr. Kerr went through this battle without receiving a scratch. In 1869 he married Miss .Sarah E. Johnson at Trout Run. Pa. They celebrated their fiftieth wed ding anniversary this year, with all but one of eight living children pres ent. The surviving children are Mrs. W. B. McNeil, Sunnyvale, Cal.; Mrs. J. H. Kirk of Droena, Or.; Mrs. Ben Pitcher, Disston, Or.; Mrs. A. L. Col burn, McAllen, Texas: Mrs. L. E. Sul livan, Klamath Falls, Or.; Clyde Kerr, Raymond. Wash., and Mrs. G. B. Pitcher and Ray Kerr, Cottage Grove. E STAC ADA. Or., Dec. 7. (Special.) Mrs. Mary Louisa Brown died De cember 3 at the home of her son A. J. Brown, on the Clackamas river near Currinsville. She was 82 years of age, being born at Martinsburg, N. V., in 1837. In 1884 she came to Ore gon, locating at Currinsville. The funeral service was conducted Friday, December 5. by Rev. J. F. Dunlop, Methodist Episcopal, minister at Es tacada. and interment was in Lone Oak cemetery at Currinsville. Five children survive. EUGENE, Or.. Dec. 7. (Special.) O. D. Wheeler, a well-known veteran of the Civil war, died at his home here Friday at the age of 71. Besides his widow he is survived by four sons and two daughters, Elbridge, Amos, Elmond, Eva and Gertrude Wheeler, all of Mapleton, and Kenneth Wheeler, a soldier in the regular army doing duty on the Mexican border. Mr. Wheeler was a member of the local G. A. R. post. BURLESON REPLIES TO AUDIT ATTACK Reason for Not Using One Telegraph Company Given. OTHER CHARGE ANSWERED Compensation Allowed Railways for Mall Transportation Fixed by Congress, Is Declaration. WAR STAMP SALES GROW LLKS KKPOKT SICCKSS OF THE CAMPAIGN OVi:it STATU. Pendleton Koporls That. Subscrip tions Will Uxcoed Mark Made During the Previous Year. Roports received during the past week by Harry G. Allen, president of the Oregon fatate Elks' association, and associate director of the war loan organization of Oregon, indicate that throughout the state the war savings campaign has gathered added impetus and during the remaining part of De cember heavy sales will be recorded. From Pendleton Lee D. Drake, ex alted ruler of Pendleton lodge of will be recorded for 1919 than during the year previous. Klamath Kalis county also gained a late start, but durin gthe first week the sales of war savings securities aggregate more thau $10,000. accord ing to W. A. Delaell. chairman of the committee in that county. In Bend and Lakeview the commit tees have been fully organized and good results are expected. The residents of Hood River county are responding nobly to the call. The first week of the intensive drive averaged more than $5000. Gratifying results are being ob tained in Douglas county, according to A. O. Marsters. chairman. From Baker comes word that Will iam Smith, chairman of the commit tee, is working night and day on the drive. Large sales are being recorded in Marion county, according to August Huckestein, chairman, and in Clacka mas county the committee, headed by Dr. Clyde Mount, is ready to begin an intensive campaign for the next three weeks. Two committees in Jackson county, one in Medford and the other in Ash land, are competing for high honors. ST. JOHNS PATROL GROWS MOTOlt KQUIPMEXT TO BE PUT IX POLICE SERVICE THERE. Changes Effective Today Include' tlie Appointment of Sergeant Crane to Sub-Station. Better patrolling of the St. Johns district by the police i.- planned by Chief of Police Jenkins as the result of changes which are to be put into effect today and which included the appointment of Police Sergeant R. L. Crane, of the second night relief, to assume command of the. St. John's sub-station. Three additional men will also be detailed to work out of that station, the chief announced, and motor equip ment will be provided. The motor equipment will include an automobile for use in emergency cases and for a patrol wagon and motorcycle with side car attachment. The force at St. Johns has long been handicapped because it had no motor equipment and consequently when emergency calls came they had to be answered on foot. The distri t to be covered by the St. Johns sub-station is also to be enlarged, reaching as far as Albijia and Killingsworth avenues. Linnton will also be patrolled by the St. Johns force during the hours from 7 A. M, to 10 P. M. During the night Linnton will be patrolled by motorcycle pa trolmen from the headquarters. At one period in his career on the force Chief Jenkins was in charge of the fc-t. Johns sub-station. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Postmaster-General Burleson, replying today to a statement by Chairman Steener son of the house postoffice commit tee, attacking Mr. Burleson's annual report, said Mr. Steenerson, "does not seem to understand that a postal audit, is not made by the postmaster general, but by an independent offi cial of the treasury department who nappens to be a. member of the re publican party, to which Mr. Steener son belongs." "It is true." said Mr. Burleson's statement, "that the postmaster-general, during his administration of the wire service, received the earnest, pa triotic co-operation and assistance of Messrs. Vail, Carlton, Kingsbury and Bethel and hundreds of telegraph and independent telephone officials which Mr. Steenerson ignores, but Mr. Steenerson . seems ignorant of the fact that amounts ascertained as Just compensation for the wire companies were not fixed by these gentlemen. but were furnished the postmaster general by Dr. Henry C. Adams and Dr. David Friday of the University of Michigan, two as able and clean economists and experts in their line as can be found in America. "It is true as stated by Mr. Steen erson, that the postmaster-general did not utilize the services of the of ficials of one particular telegraph company, but this was only after he had found that while America was involved in the world war its direct ing officials had not only proposed to boycott the handling of press matter but had in every way possible dis couraged the handling of government business. "As for the compensation allowed the railroads for mail transportation. this is fixed by the congress and not by the postmaster-general." I ley Elsn.an, Portland, and Arthur Hicks, ' j Canyon City: negative, William Beck. Oal- laa. and Albert Woerterdyke, Portland. ! Phi Gamma Delta Affirmative. Lvle McCroskey. Salem, and Joe Hedges. Ore gon City; negative, Arthur Hicks, Canyon City, and William Beck. Dallas. Beta Theta Pi Affirmative, Eugene Kelty, Portland, and Curt laa Peterson. Eu gene; negative. Forest Watson and Rich ard Watson, both of Portland. Kappa Sigma Affirmative. John Hunt, Portland, and Thomas Wyatt, Baker; neg ative. Jack Dundore, Portland, and Thomas Murphy. Pendleton. Sigma Na Affirmative, Stuart Barager. of Stanlleld, and George Gochnonr, Burley, Idaho; negative. Barton Sherk. Kenne wlck. Wash., and Robert Morrison. Port land. Delta Tau Delta Affirmative. Carlton Welgei. The Dalles, and Raymond Law rence. Woodburn; negative, Clayton Ingle, La Grande, and Wilbur Hostetler, The Dalles. Sigma Chi Affirmative. Victor Brade on. Salem, and W. G. Wilmont. Eugene; negative, Charles Lamb, Tillamook, and Raymond Vester, Portland. Oregan club Affirmative. Len B. Fish back, Monmouth, and Robert Owen, Ven eta; negative. Herbert Slmmonson and Paul Patterson, both of Portland. S-Maralda club Affirmative. George Shirley, McMinnville, and Harold G. Mich elson, Lebanon; negative, Harold Lee, New berg, and Elton LaSelle. Albany. Phi Delta Theta Affirmative. Joe In gram, Portland, and Edwin Durno. 811 verton: negative, George Black and Wilbur Carl, both of Portland. Owl club Affirmative. Edwin Craven. Dallas, and Merritt Whltten. Portland: neg ative. Roy Davidson, Helix, and Stanley Evans. Monmouth. Bachelordon Affirmative. Herbert Gra ham. Portland, and G. W. Kirk. Ashland; negative, John McCourt and George E. McFaul, both of Portland. CONDITIONS ARE PRAISED OREGON LABOR PRESS EDITOR SAYS WORLD WELL. OFF. DANCES FOUND HARMFUL SALEM .PARENTS ASKED TO CURB YOUTHS' DECEPTION. Obituary. PORTLAND JUNIOR CHOSEN Wilbur Carl Heads Campaign for Uiiiversiitj Building Fund. UN1VKRSITY OP OREGON. Eu gene. Dec. 7. (Special.) Wilbur Carl of Portland, a Junior in the uni versity, has been appointed general chairman of the campaign to raise 130,000 for the women's building fund by Stanford Anderson, president of the student body. This will be the first concerted effort of every stud ent in the university to get funds for the completion of the building. The movement was started at the sug gestion of the students. Kull plans will be announced at the student body meeting Thursday morning, at which time Homer D. Angell of Portland, president of the Alumni association, Mrs. George T. Geriinger. regent of the university, and Mrs. Roy T. Bishop will speak. ARMENIAN MANDATE HIT James W. Gerard Says Proposal Is "Turkish Scheme." NEW YORK, Dec. 7. Opposition to an American mandate for Armenia on the ground that it was a "purely Turkish scheme," was expressed by James W. Gerard, former American ambassador to Germany and' chair man of the American committee for the independence of Armenia, in an ad dress here today at a reception given to the civil and military missions of the republic of Armenia. Mr. Gerard urr;ed recognition by the United States of the Armenian repub lic, "so that we may be able to prop erly feed and clothe the starving mil lion aCd a half Armenians." Understanding Between Employer and Employe Held Necessary for Good Will in Industry. "The profiteer is denounced in the strongest terms today and the mildest sentence passed upon him by public opinion is that he be jailed or hot. Yet most of those who clamor for the blood of the profiteer are at heart profiteers. The selfish desire of each has created our greatest problem." With the foregoing assertion, C. M. Rynerson, editor of the Oregon Labor Press, specified at the Unitarian forum last night, the cause of what he declared was the greatest prob lem of the day. Air. Rynerson de livered the address of the evening on "Uood Will in the Industrial World." "The prime factor for good will in industry is plain talk and a clear un derstanding between employers and workmen. As conditions are. I am con vinced that the world is better off to day than it ever has been before." A sharp tilt between conservative and radical leaders in local labor circles occurred when the meeting was thrown open for discussion. Several speakers arose to assert the futility of agreement between employers and workers. "We are face to face with a class struggle," was one's declaration. "The only way for us to get jobs is to start another war and keep half the workers busy fighting and the others busy working," was another's pro posal. "There are a good many of these men obstructing the path of prog ress," commented Arthur Brock, re ferring to the speakers who had dif fered from the principal speaker and his proposals for good will in indus try. "They are full of visionary schemes, but lacking in concrete plans. They prate of the brotherhood of man and then decry any attempt to conciliate the employer and the worker. We have a government, with a constitution. If they don't like It, let them change it by law, not by an appeal for strife engendered by hatred." "I "know some capitalists who are better trade unionists than some men who carry union cards," said Mr. Rynerson in closing. - "There is no ground for the belief that the rank and file of the capitalists are against us. Thre is no doubt in my mind that the world is better off than it ever has been." Police Matron Says Young Girls Visit Questionable Country Re sorts and Lie to Authorities. SALEM, Or., Dec. 7. (Special.) That attractive homes and sympathy. friendly parent escort after the cur few hours and fireside teachings of the dangers that lurk In the "Joyrlde" automobile are the essentials most necessary in guiding boys and girls away from deceptive habits, accord ing to a statement made here yester day by Mrs. Myra L. Shank, police matron, when interviewed by a com mittee representing the local minis terial association with regard to in vestigation of so-called outside dance halls and other problems involved in social research. "Unless the home spirit exists in every family and wholesome interest in parties, pastimes and studies be established there can and will be no decrease in the number of young men and women who violate the minor laws of our city and state. And when the proper home interest is removed and the youngsters seek amusement elsewhere harmful results inevitably follow. "Probably the first habit engen dered by law evasion is lying. Every night in this work boys and girls are accosted after hours and when asked for an explanation of their presence on the streets and their ages, they make misstatements and often par ents will aid the child in the lie. "Hardly a night passes but that young girlst many of them not more than 16 years of age are found questionable company, in question able places that can be plainly named; in vacant houses, in noodle joints in the Chinese district, at dances, shows. in parks and unoccupied tracts within the city limits. An additional danger Is the juvenile Joyrider, the little girl going out to some dance or outside rendezvous and returning at late hours. "As to the outside public dance halls, the young women of varying ages have told me that while the dances are attended by people of good intentions and unquestionable repute. many others are there who welcome the opportunity which is thus afford ed to get away from the restrictions of the town or city. It Is not con tended that the main harm takes place in the halls, but the idea caters to the young man and the foolish girl in an automobile who desire an excuse to get away from all restric tions. 'What is the real harm?" The halted automobile by the roadside en route to these places is the answer." Mrs. Shank concluded; "No real so lution oi the problem can be had un til complete and thorough co-opera- tion exists in the form of a 'work together triangle' the home, the growing youngster and the law." DEHYDRATION IS TOPIC MASON WITTENBERG SPEAKS ON NEW INDUSTRY. nil-- i ; : jj .' ) , i V---' " -' ' hi ' vt' - A 1 si f r -3 9t ii T T ' ,.?V.y.... .:V. j jf 1 1Mb V Mills. i XM s MM;1--? ? - -v - 1 I : ! m : 0 I 6 -.J i' I If IHn r U It'll I mmx i Vh-m it mm mm'- pi umm mm mmt nit mm mw "n n Nil i 11 dCs f ALCAZAR Morrison at Eleventh St. He Tried to Be Up to Date and Nifty, but There Was "NOBODY HOME He Tried to Win the Girl in a Jiffy, But There Was "NOBODY HOME" The Charming Prima Donna CAMPUS DEBATES NEAR MEN'S TEAMS OP UNIVERSITY DOUOIINt-T LEAGUE' READY. Mrs. Mary E. Luedinghaus. wife of George K. I.uedinghaus of Dryad. Wash., died Thursday morning at the home in Dryad. She was the daugh ter of Captain Forrest, a pioneer of Chehalis and Lewis county. Wash., and her husband is one of the pioneer lumbermen of the state. She had lived in 1-ewis county for 35 years. She was born in Iowa. January 14. 161. Besides her husband she is St. Mary's Service Today. At St. Mary's cathedral today serv ices will be the same as on Si nday, with the exception that the last mass will be said at 12:20 Instead of 11 o'clock, and the high mass will be sung at K:45 A. M. Today is the fes tical of the immaculate conception, a holy day of obligation in the Catholic church. Intramural .Forensic Arguments on Chinese Exclusion Act to Be gin Tomorrow Night. UNIVERSITY OP OREGON'. Eugene, Dec. 7. (Special.) Doughnut league (intramural) debating for the present college year will open Tuesday night, when the affirmative and negative teams of 13 of the men's hall of resi dences will meet in the first round of the annual tournament. The sec ond round will be held the following night. Under the rules, eliminations will not be made until the end of the second round. All men who are com peting for the university debating teamc or who have won their letters in previous years will be barred from competition. This rule has cost some of the houses their strongest speak ers. The men will discuss the question. "Resolved, That the principles of the Chinese exclusion act should be ap plied to -all immigration into the United States for a period of not less than five years. Fifty-two of the men students in the university are members of these 13 teams. The women's series will not start until January 22. Following is the personnel of the teams: Friendly hall, men's dormitory Affirma tive. Edwin Cox. of Salem, and Miles Mc Key. of Portland; negative. James Sears, Albany, and Henry Mobrenwig, Halsey. Output of Plants at Tlie Dalles and Salem Expected to Reach $1,250,000 In 1920. "The Dehydrated Fruit and Vege table Industry in Oregon" was the subject of an address yesterday after noon at Library hall, the occasion be ing the first of a series of events planned under auspices of the library officials in the interests of Oregon home industry. Mason Wittenberg, son of Herman Wittenberg, father of the dehydrating industry in this section and one of the founders of the Wittenberg-King company, was the speaker, and ex plained the process by which the fruit or vegetable is changed from the fresh to the dry state, from which it may be transformed back to prac tically a fresh state by the addition of water. The Wittenberg-King company now has two plants, one at The Dalles and the other at balem, and its output during the coming year will exceed $1. 250, 000 in value, the speaker said. The payroll will exceed $250,000 and the price paid to growers for fresh products will exceed $400,000. The concern is only four years old, and its active marketing experience prac tically started this year, as the en tire product of the company was taken by the government during the war. . The industry will become one of the greatest in Oregon, in the opinion of Mr. Wittenberg, and will place Ore gon grown fruits and vegetables on the tables In homes all over the United States and in foreign lands. The second of the series of addresses on home industries at the library will be on Monday evening. December 22, when Arthur Nibley of the Idaho Utah Sugar company will speak upon the sugar industry. ME" MABEL WILBER Freddy Popple's the Name of the Poor Dippy in the Musical Play, "NOBODY HO Throngs Will Gome Twenty, Thirty and Fifty at a Time to Laugh at the Comical "NOBODY HOME" Another Smashing Musical Hit by Guy Bolton and Jerome Kerns Authors of "Very Good Eddie"-"Have a Heart"-"Leave It to Jane For that matter go ONCE A WEEK. Keep your theater dollars at home. Your half-dollars, too. That's the case with ticket-money at the Alcazar! The only part of the money you spend at the Alcazar that goes away from Oregon is : The royalty on the series of amazingly artistic and beautiful productions at the Alcazar. The cost of some of the extraordinary costumes, which cannot be obtained in Portland. If you honestly believe in supporting home industry, support the Alcazar. If you like the best in musical-comedy, including all the most recent N. Y. hits, visit the Alcazar. The cost? It's hardly worth mentioning, but 10 first floor rows $1, balance (500 seats) 75 cents; entire balcony 50 cents. tions to Broadway 37. Telephone your reserva- Stars COMPANY of .r. btz-.-vL-.tum SEA BUREAU IS INSPECTED Progress of Nautical School Sat . Isfies Supervisor. Captain J. Howard Payne, district supervisor for the sea service bureau of the shipping- board, visited Port land Saturday for an inspection of the Portland branch of the bureau, man aged by Lieutenant Harold C. Jones, and the Portland nautical school. Captain Payne said the government naut-ical schools in all the principal seaports of the country have been : placed under the supervision of the I Sigma Alpha Epnilon Affirmative, staa-j sea service bureau. He expressed J the the himself as thoroughly satisfied with ihp .'r.,,rln-t. of the bureau's affairs here and the progress made by nautical school. rntain Pavne reported that training ship Brookdaie, carrjinn a number of Portland recruits, will fin ish her Honolulu cruise about Janu ary 1 and will graduate all appren tices at the completion of the voyage. Austrian Republic KecugnUetl. LONDON, Dec. 7. A wireless dis patch from Berlin announces that the Spanish and Bulgarian governments have recoernixed the Austrian republic. for TOYS & YAMHILU irTrr-?; Si I HI I mm liri M-v mn ZTTifL. U III ''1 ' nWmVliMr.Ziiii 4-iM&c$$n SlljiLy fi 1171 h-j ym Christmas Money Sent Abroad THOSE intending to send money abroad for the holidays should realize that this must be done at once if by mail. It can be transferred by cable upon short notice, however. The Foreign Department of the Northwestern National Bank transmits funds to all European countries having a stable form of government. THE Northwestern National Bank Northwestern Bank Building Portland, Oregon