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TITE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1920 STATE FOREST AREA IS ROAD ARBUW1EKT Congressional . Appropriation for West Wanted. DELEGATES WILL CONFER Oiarlcs Hall, President of Oregon Chamber of Commerce, Shows Need for Action. Because 21 per cent of the total area ot the state of Oregon Is In the national forests is one vital rea son why congress should make the appropriation upon which the western states are united, in the pinion of Charles Hall, president of the Oregon State Chamber of Com merce. Mr. Hall arrived from Marsh field yesterday to meet with other delegates appointed by Governor Ol cott to represent Oregon at the forth coming conference of representatives from 12 western states and the Ter ritory of Alaska who will meet, at Washington,-D. C, February 10. Julius Meier is chairman of the delegation named by' the governor, with Charles Hall,' L. J. Simpson, Tru man Butler, John B. Teon, Ben C Jones and Herbert C. Nunn members. They will leave for the east Febru ry 5. Plan Depends a Law. It Is pointed out that the Immediate construction and improvement of for est and post roads is dependent upon the passage by congress of the meas ures now before that body for the appropriation of $100,000,000 per year for five years for cost roads, and of $10,000,000 per year for ten years for county ' aao state roads within the national- forests. The im portance of this to the people of Oregon is shown" by the statement that the area in national forests, not upon the tax rolls and yielding no revenue to the state, county or dis trict treasuries, IS more than one-fifth of the total area of the state. The Mount Rood loop road, cited as an ex ample, is entirely within the forest, and sections of the Roosevelt highway likewise traverse the reserved lands of the Umpqua and Siskiyou forest re serves. Of the $257,000,000 appropriated by congress in 1916 and 1919, Oregon's proportion' was $4,332,173.27, all of which will be allotted to the state for road construction by June 30, 1920. Oregon's share in the proposed appro priation of $100,000,000 per year for five years would be $1,576,152.03 each years, or a total of $7,880,760.15, which would bring the grand total, includ ing the appropriations previously made as stated above up to $12,212, $38.42. "We feel that congress should be responsive to the voice of the Ameri can association of state highway of ficials." said President Hall last night, "for that organisation gave its un qualified approval to the measure now before congress to provide a means whereby the federal government can fulfill its duty to the states. There was unanimity among the highway representatives from 40 states that the ronds in national forests should be built with funds furnished from the treasury and that it is only justice to the states that are deprived of ob taining revenues from such landed areas that thia be done. Delegations Are United. "The delegations from Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, Ne vada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Wy oming, Colorado, South Dakota and Montana and the Territory of Alaska will, act as a unit, and feel assured of the united support of the entire con gressional delegation from the states. That sort of unanimity should be in fluential in obtaining a respectful hearing and earnest consideration for he measures the delegates will make -'their plea for, both before- the com mittees of congress and on this floor of both houses when brought up for passage." i - HOLLAND' TO AID GERMANY Loan of 200,000,000 Florins on Coal Security Proposed. THE HAGUE, Jan. 22. The foreign minister announces officially that ar rangements have been made by Hoi-' land for a loan to Germany of 200,- 00,000 florins. The loan will be for ten year and may be renewed. It is based on coal security with the stip ' ulation that 60,000.000 florins are to be spent in Holland or the Dutch West Indies. The Dutch parliament must ratify the loan before it becomes effective Hitchcock Gets Another Vote. TANKTON, S. D., Jan. 22. Senator Edwin Johnson, who was absent at the recent democratic caucus when efforts to elect an administration leader in the senate failed because of a tie vote between Senators Hitch cock and Underwood, declared here today that he would "probably vote for Senator Hitchcock" at the next caucus. Hungarian Communists Freed. VIENNA Jan. 21. The government has freed all the Hungarian com munists interned at Karlstein, except Bela Kun, the former communist die tator, who is reported seriously in Joseph Pogany, minister of war, and Deputy Bela Pakoozy. Miss Helen Vesely Tells How Cuticura Healed Eruption " My trouble first began when my face was getting so irritating and itchy Bg. that I suffered a great deal. &"R2 It was so red from scratch- 4 2 in the street. At the same Jk"? F time I had rashes and blisters on my back. My : face was sore and inflamed and for many nights I found it hard to sleep. . I could only wear certain clothes, as other clothes aggravated the eruption. " I suffered for two weeks before I heard of Cuticura Soap and Oint ment. After nsing a free sample which helped I bought more, and now I am healed." (Signed) Miss Helen Vesely, 2041 Marion St., Denves, Colo., April 20, 1919. Make Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Talcum your every-day toilet prepa rations and keep your skin healthy. anU Sack TfM ly Walt A 4rmm: "CaUeara labaratartat. Dept. K, Maldao. ataaa." Said irrery whfra. Soap 26c. Omtoiert2andfi0c. Taicum2a. 2WFCuticra Sea shavaa without mas- I , S A ' t rr ft 'f jv.-'c V, , A tv. v. .. i ir . , r ' - MX ' ' ' , " V -r-l ' " S , , I f - V 'S 'U "I "I -, ' ! ' i I gr,j"2-'?'bL ' limn tnocf , itaateaj J. 1 I r-- 1 1 Hi ii i ii - r- .'5- r CLfS- ' - s 1 Scene from The Miraele Man," which will be seen for the second time In Portland daring; the week at artinar toinorrovr at the Star theater. SKatberlne MacDonald, who play In the tf nnaual drama. "The Thun derbolt, which will open tomorr ow at the Sunset theater. TODAY'S FILM KKATCRES. Majestic Alice Brady, in "The .Bear Market-" Kivoli Jane Novak and Jean Hersholt, "The Golden Trail"; Jean Hersholt in person. Liberty William Firnum, "The 1 Last of the Duanes." Columbia Gloria Swanson and Thomas Melghan, "Male and Female." Star Emile Chautard's "Mye tery of the Yellow Room." Peoples Dark. Sunset "Wallace Reid, in "The Valley of Giants." . Circle Lila Lee, "Rose o' the River:' THOMAS MEIGHAX came into his own as one of the leading dram atlss nf - tlie mnt inn nicturt screen in The Miracie Man, which, after a phenomenal run in Portland the latter part of 1919, will return to morrow to the Star theater for its second showing iti this city. "The Miracle Man," during- its run t the Star theater, will appeal not only to the vast numbers who were unable to see it before, but also to an amazingly large proportion of those wno went two and three times to see it before. Perhaps no other picture has brought so many persons back for a second, third and even fourth performance as has "The Miracle Man." Incidentally, it may have been this feature of "The Miracle Man" that has made two Portland houses fight for the privilege of showing "it for its second run. "The Miracle Man" is not a religious nor preachy picture. It is a great drama so effectively screened that a lasting impression is left with its audiences. It is the story of a group of degen erates who attempt to commercialize the blind goodness of a patriarch to whom simple villagers have for years come for mental and physical "help. The group is led by . Tom Burke, a man of masterful personality. One by one those under him slip away from his plans and come under the influ ence of the patriarch who heals their sick souls as he has the sick bodies of the villagers. Burke is the last to come under his influence. Betty Compson in the support of Mr. Meighan does equally fine interpreta tive work. Her little sneery smile becomes a real part of her and makes more convincing the depth to which she had fallen and from which she finally rises . "The "Valley of the Giants," with Wally Reid, will be shown for the last time at the Sunset theater to night. Beginning tomorrow, "The Thunder bolt," with Katherine McDonald, the American beauty, and "Sunnyeide.' with Charlio Chaplin, will hold down the boards at the Sunset- "The Valley of the Giants," adapted for the screen from Peter B. Kyne'n widely read novel, scored a signal success when it was produced and of fered to the motion picture public. Wally Reid is well cast in the role of Bryce Cardigan, Kyne's fighting young hero who fights for big odds but eventually wins but not without some scrap. - Coming tomorrow Is one ot the '4 screen's most dramatic stories. "The Thunderbolt" has been acclaimed as that "something different" picture which the public and critics have been hoping for. The wondrous beauty of Miss McDonald enhances the value of the picture in the public's eye: It is the story of a woman .denied the sjicred right of motherhood as a result of a feud between her family and her husband's family. He wishes to stamp her race out of existence. How she tricks him and gains her de sire is told in a fascinating story. A comedy of "down on the farm" is Surinyside," which is the third of Charlie Chaplin's million dollar com edies for the First National. A laugh a minute is the guarantee. - Screen Gossip. One hundred and forty eight feet is Just 1 ; cent's worth of film. At least it proved so when theyused that much to get one close-up of a penny rolling into a crack in Madge Kenedy's new picture, "Two Cents' Worth of Humaneness." Miss Ken nedy plays the part of Hazel Farron who takes her -last 2 cents into a bakery to purchase some rolls. One of the pennies drops on the floor and rolls into a crack. It took the united efforts of stage hands, members of the ast and Director Harry Beau mont to get the penny where it be longed. Perversely it rolled along the boards but it wouldn't disap pear. Miss Kennedy suggested that maybe they had better re-write the play and let the penny roll into a knothole. Finally after much fruit less cranking of the camera the coin rolled into the crack. A thrilling leap from a window onto the back of a horse is one of the daring things done by Pauline Frederick in her new picture, "Roads of Destiny," by O. Henry, the stage adaptation of which was made by Channing Pollock. Miss Frederick plays the part, of Rosilla, a Mexican girl, who brings a band of American cavalry just in time to rescue David, the man with whom she is in love, from the clutches of Mexican bandits. The picture gives Miss Frederick a splendid opportunity for big, dra matic action and it is full of thrills and excitement. Another scene shows the interior of a big gambling hall in Alaska and here Miss Frederick is the charming croupier at the roulette wheel. Several hundred New Tork school children Journeyed to the Fort Lee studio last Saturday especially to see Ralph Ince in his role of Lincoln, which he will portray in "The Land of Opportunity," which is being pro duced at the suggestion of Franklin IC. Lane, secretary of the interior. The kids shook hands with "Mr. Lin coln" and also bad their picture taken with him. The right name of Seena Owen. leading lady for Owen Moore in his new picture, "Sooner or Later," is Signe Auen. She is Danish and was educated in Denmark. Miss Owen is blonde, tall and very Scandanavlan in type. She proves an excellent foil for the comedy of Mr. Moore. Mi I Owen has bad unusual distinction, not 1 only being a versatile comedienne but a dramatic actress of power. BATTLE OF LOVE WAGED FOR CHILD Marie, 15, to Choose Between Mother and Aunt. TANGLE PUZZLES JUDGE Love Affair Beginning in Switzer land Cornea Up for Solution Before Seattle Court. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 22. (Spe cial.) Coincidence, the polysyllabic servant of fate, has had much to do with the career of two Swiss families. A casual love affair between a boy and girl of Switzerland 15 years ago culminated, after a long and tangled course of events, in a legal dispute before the superior court of King county. Judge Everett Smith today had under advisement a most perplex ing problem. The narrative begins simply. In a village tucked away behind moun tain fastnesses of the Alps, a baby girl was born out of wedlock. Her name was Marie. Legally she was en titled to no other. The young mother, havlns announced the father to the Swiss authorities, said she was leav Incr for America. The father, a soldier. kept the child. In accord with a legal custom in Switzerland, both the father and the mother were ordered to pay monthly something toward the child's support. Mother Cornea to TtTnlted Statea.' Soon afterward the mother landed in the United States. She drifted west ward with the restless horde of seek ers for better things. At length she settled in Grays Harbor county, wasn. Here she met a fellow countryman, who, a few months later, married her. The two found happiness. The farm thfT had purchased prospered in-ereas- insrlv. Two children were added to Tet each month Madame continued to send to the hamlet in Switzerland $20 to assist in the maintenance of her first child: She never considered undine for the girl, however. Meanwhile Marie had lived with her father until he died, five years after her birth. The father had never mar ried. With the departure of the girl he loved he returned to his parents, and after his death they continued to look after the child. As It happened and here the threads of the story begin to cross his brother, Marie's uncle, and wife emigrated, as had Marie's mother. They knew nothing of Marie's mother. Chance brought them to a little ranch near Auburn, Wash. Mather and Aunt Meet. Through a business transaction Marie's mother and aunt met. The child was discussed. This was in 1919. The uncle explained that he wanted to go back to the old country for a visit, and thought he would obtain custody of Marie and bring her to live at his home near Auburn. "You have two children," he ex plained, "and we have none." The mother said nothing. In the fall the Auburn farmer and his wire were back from Switzerland, bringing Marie, now a captivating girl of 15. As soon as the girl's mother saw her, she was filled with a longing to adopt her. But the uncle and aunt, having brought her from Switzerland, insisted that their claim was more valid. The two families could not agree and the matter was carried into court. The hearing was secret and the names are withheld by the court so that local gossip may not reflect on Marie or on either oij the families, which are respected in their com munities. At the trial Judge Smith, in a quandary, decided to appeal to the child- Did she, he asked her, want to be adopted by her uncle or by her mother? "I don't like niy mother," she Baid through an interpreter. "I prefer my uncle." But the mother was insistent. The child, she de clared, might have been prejudiced. Child Ti ll I Decide. Judge Smith Un thought of a scheme.- He exiained to Marie that she had seen her mother only once, for a few minutes, and could hardly know yet whether she liked or dis liked her. He told Marie to spend the month "of January with her uncle and aunt on the ranch near Auburn, and the month of February with her mother In Grays Harbor county. . The first of March Marie Is to re port "back to Judge Smith. He will be guided largely by her verdict. And during the two experimental months each of the claimants for Marie has promised the court not to try to influence her against the other. LOWER INTEREST IS MED SEXATOI? OBEX'S BILL PRO VIDES 6 PER CEXT LIMIT. End of Violent Fluctuations and Step to Lower High Co:t of Living Are Called For. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. With the declaration that high interest rates on call money. Instead of tending to check speculation, depressed market conditions. Senator Owen, democrat. Oklahoma, today introduced a bill to prohibit federal reserve banks from charging more than S per cent inter est on collateral, call or 30-day loans. In a statement accompanying his bill, Mr. Owen said the measure was designed to stabilize commercial in terest rates. "The purpose is to stop violent and arbitrary fluctuations of interest rates by banks in leading cities on call loans," the statement added. "There is no sound reason in these excessive call loan rates which are alleged to be Justified by the desire to check speculation. The high rates do not stop speculation, but promote a bear market and create a situation that permits the 'Insiders' to sell short at a 'profit. "Banks ought to be content with a fair rate and avoid usury. They should respect the spirit of the stat utes, which puts a limit of 6 per cent I as a fair basis. "The national banks earned at fair rates a billion dollars last year, and the public is entitled to a fair rate of interest. It would be better for the country to lower the rate of inter est for productive and distributive ; purposes, and thus lower the high 1 cost of living." RAIL AGREEMENT SIGNED Standardization of Wages ,and Working Conditions Provided. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. The rail road administration today signed an agreement with the brotherhood of railroad signalmen of America, pro viding for standardization of wages and working conditions among the 20,000 members of the union. CLEVELAND. O., Jan. 22. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen which has a membership of approxi msMely 200.000 will ask the railroad administration Tuesday for a deflnte answer to its demands for a general wage increase of about 40 per cent. William G. Lee, president of the brotherhood, today asked Director General Hines for an appointment for Tuesday and called the 22 general executive committee chairmen and grand lodge officers to meet in Wash ington then. The demands were presented July 81. 1919. President Wilson requested the men to wait a "reasonable time" until the government had an oppor tunity to reduce the cost of living. "The men are pressing us too hard," Mr. Lee said today. "A reasonable time has elapsed and the cost of living has gone up." LOS ANGELES GETS MEET CITY PICKED FOR COAST TAIL ORS' NEXT CO.WEXTIOX. Organization of Classes in Tailoring in Public Schools Is Urged by Association. SAN FRAN CISCO, Jan. 22- Selec tion of Los Angeies as the next con vention city ana preparations for pe titioning congress to repeal its tax on individual pieces of clothing and substitute a 1 per ecnt tax on the total production of each establishment annually, marked the closing session of the first annual convention of the Merchant Tailors' association of the Pacific coast here today. Seattle and San Diego also put In invitations for the next convention. The question of admitting women tailoring organizations was discussed, but no action taken. Classes in tailoring In the public schools and the establishment ot a competitive system in the selection of men's dress rather than the present system of leaving such selection to a few chosen designers, were favored in resolutions adopted here today by the association. Officers elected for the year are: Sam G. Levy, Los Angeles, presi dent; Arthur Williams, San Francisco, vice-president; William McMahon, San Francisco, honorary secretary; H. Ja cobs, San Francisco, treasurer; W. J. Grove, San Francisco, chairman board of directors. Two directors for each city in which there are branches of the association will be selected later. Co-operation with the federal gov ernment to the fullest extent in ef forts to lower costs was voiced in resolutions adopted. The association pledged its members to strictest econ omy in distribution and operation and reduction of charges to the least pos sible point: also to attempt to direct public buying along sane and econom ical lines and eliminate extravagance. Proceedings against jobbers in woolens, who control supplies for re placement stock and who were termed in the resolution as "illegitimate go betweens," were promised by the as sociation. It was decided to ask the department of justice to investigate this phase of the tailoring industry. RAILWAYS GAIN IN EAST GRADUAL RETURN TO NORMAL REPORTED SINCE ARMISTICE. Steady Increase in Heavy Traffic Volume Since April Shown. Fuel Economy Is Noted. NEW TORK. Jan. 22. Railroads of the eastern region have shown a grad ual return to normal operating condi tions since the armistice, and there has been a continued growth in ex port freight business, according to the annual report of A. T. Hardin, re gional director, to Walker D. Hines, director-general of railroads, made public tonight. Passenger traffic has been heavy, the report said, and since April there has been a steady Increase in vol ume. Each month showed an in crease over the corresponding periods in. 1917 and 1918. The campaign for fuel economy, the report says, saved about $9,200,000 for the eastern region. Freight claims are being adjusted more rapidly than hitherto, It'ls stat ed. The roads paid out $36,000,000 In 1919 on account of loss and damage, as against $17,110.634 in 1918. Bank, at Cresham Elects. GRESHAM, Or., Jan. 22. (Special.) At the annual stockholders' meeting at the Bank of Gresham the entire staff of officers were re-elected. A. F. Miller is president, W. E. Markell vice-president. K. A. Miller cashier, M. R. Shipley assistant cashier. Gust Larson replaces Emanuel Anderson on the board of directors and other di rectors are H. A. Lewis, F. A. Hani day, C. E. Osburn, W. E. Markell. A. F. Miller and K. A. Miller. During the year a 10 per cent dividend was declared to stockholders. The bank's resources have Increased $109,000, which brings them up to 1316,000. Last Albany Officer Home. ALBANY, Or., Jan. 22. (Special.) Last to return home of the Albany men who served as oficers overseas. First Lieutenant Alvin C. Baker ar rived yesterday. He has been away from home two and a half years in the service. Lieutenant Baker en tered the service with the old fifth company, coast artillery corps, Ore gon National Guard, of this city, of which he was first lieutenant. With this company he was mustered into the federal service soon after war was declared. He served with different units overseas. Democratic Deadlock. Rroken. CAMERON. Mo., Jan. 22. Captain Jacob L. Mllllgan of Richmond. Mo., was nominated for congress by the democrats of the third Missouri con gressional district on the 302d ballot this morning. The nomination came after a deadlock which had lasted since yesterday. He will oppose John E. Frost of Plattsburg in the spe cial election February 14. f GUITJRD 1 MM THEFTS 1P0HTEP BtRGLARS AND LIGHT-FIN GERED GENTRY BUSY. One Woman- Reports Having Purse Snatched by Boy of J 2 Rooms Are Ransacked. Burglars and others of the light fingered gentry were apparently abroad In large numbers Wednesday night, judging from the number of burglaries and thefts reported to the police yesterday morning. Andrew Wolnlstye, 253 Everett street, reported that his room was entered by burglars who took $110 In money and a valuable watch. A purse containing )25 and a note for J 150 were stolen from Mrs. Charles Steinler. 866 East Washington street, while she was shopping Wednesday night, she reported. Mrs, H. Hanson. 76 Killingsworth avenue, reported that her purse con taining about J7 was snatched from her hand at Interstate and Killings worth avenue by a boy about 12 years of age. After taking the purse the boy ran down the street and dis appeared before she could summon the police. Sheriff Wilson o'f Oregon City tele phoned the police yesterday that three overcoats had been stolen from the high school at that city. The Portland authorities were asked to be on the lookout for the thieves. An overcoat belonging to Joe Woluff. 285 First street, was stolen sometime during the night, he re ported. John Iverson, 2454 Washington street, reported the loss of a suit of clothes and an overcoat. The clothing was taken by someone who entered his room. F. A. Johnson, Oak hotel, reported the theft of a suitcase belonging to mm. A woman's Jacket and a crene de ohine waist were stolen from the room of Mrs. May Kunich, 411 Chamberlln hotel. Lang St Co. reported that nine car tons of tobacco which had been packed for shipment were stolen from the sidewalk in front of that establish ment George Morgan. J 5 Ceeilia apart ments. Twenty-second and Glisan streets, reported that someone entered nis apartment and took a watch, chain and a locket. ALLEGED RADICALS HELD Federal Agents Arrest Ten Men In Seattle Roundup. SEATTE. Wash., Jan. -22. Ten al leged members of the union of Rus sian workers were arrested on fed eral warrants by department of Jus tice agents here, tonight and taken to the United States immigration de tention station, where they will be held pending hearings before Immi gration Commissioner Henry M. White. Tonight's arrests brought the total or alleged members of the union held here to 43. More than 20 of these have ap peared before Mr. White, who has forwarded the records in each case to Washington, D. C, it was learned tonight. VETO REGRET EXPRESSED Warren ton Backs Astoria's Plans for Port Development. WARRENTON, Or., Jan. 22. (Spe cial.) The business men of Warren ton today generally expressed deep regret that the purposes of the port or AToria s plans tor rurtner rtevelon- taj1 WTJTTfli ideal '' F. W-ilfexr "1 dairy country . I OUR TEN-MILLION DOLLAR COOK offers to you a product of dietetic science ' the whole wheat prepared in a digestible formfWe have ten million dollars invested in the process ofmaldnStiredded WSieat TBiscuit a process that brings to your table a crisp, tasty, whole wheat food all the body building material in the wholewheat gmin.Whynot use our ten-milHoii dollar cook? Two Biscuits with hot milkmake awarnunour ishing meal for a few cents. 1 ment, and the authority to purchase the property for the proposed navy base, and to present same to govern ment, have both been retarded through the veto of senate bill No. 18 by Governor Olcott. Several Warrenton citizens have adviBed the commissioners of the port of Atoria and the officers of the chamber of commerce that the con tinued development of the port of As toria on a large scale is essential to all communities within the port, and to the state of Oregon, and they have pledged the co-operation of this city. GIRL, 14, MEETS ROBBER Dollar Bill Contained in Library Volume Is Overlooked. On her way home from the library at 7:35 o'clock last night a 14-year-old girl. Pordel Kastvbeet of B2?2 ! 1 SiS 1 i Evergreen pastures, pure mountain water, temperate climate make Tillamook ideal for dairying. The summers when most of the cheese is produced are pleasantly cool, of a tempera ture about the same as the old spring house on the farm where grandmother kept her butter and milk. Tillamook dairymen are constantly improving their herds. They asked to have a special law enacted for Tillamook County, which makes necessary the regular, rigid testing of every cow for health. 1 When you see Tillamook on the rind.it means that the quality goes back to the very source of supply. Are you nsing Tillamook Cheese to reduce the high cost of living? TILLAMOOK COUNTY CREAMERY ASSOCIATION 24 Chaaa Kitchens Otrtud ttnd Operated Cooperatively by Tillamook Dairymen TILLAMOOK. OREGON n Thirty-seventh avenue southeast, was held up at the corner ot Fifty-eighth avenue and Poster road. The robber wore a red handkerchief around his neck and carried a sack on his back. In one hand he held a revolver with which he threatened the girl, while he searched her pockets. Young Bordel carried a library book containing a dollar bill, which the highwayman did not find when he examined the volume. No valu ables were taken. Conciliation Plan Adopted. TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 22. Settle ment of future Industrial disputes in Tacoma by a board of conciliation composed of an equal number of dele gates from the associated industries, representing the employers and the central labor council, was made pos sible with the announcement by the labor council today that it had voted to accept th proposal. Jk taTpaoaf aVasVay6a to ruiiiina,