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T2 THE MORNING OREGOXTAJf. TUESDAY, - - FEBRUARY 1930 GREDIT AND SQUARE DEAL PAYIAI ORIBIT Commercial Agent Tells Far Eastern Trade. of MERCHANTS ARE EXACTING Business Men Have Friendly Feel ing for TJ. S. but Demand Pro tection Against Frauds. "Americans who contemplate trade with the Deoole of the far east will find it necessary to establish per manent representation there and to extend longer credits than have been the rule in this country, says Harry TA. White, who has headquarters a Soeabajra, Java, as sales agent for the Standard Oil company of Ne Tork. Mr. White, who wa In Port tend the past week, is spending & va eation in this country. He has been in the Philltppines and Dutch East Indies for the past nine years, having peril iae p&n uareo ana m, iih.ax j cai a in Celebes. Java, the islands of the archipelago and the Malay peninsula. what is referred to usually as the Butch East Indies includes the scat tered lot of islands spreading across from the Malay peninsula over 2000 and J000 miles of longitude and ex tending south from the Philippine is lands, but with the more closely re lated of the island groups centering m Java. Most Important to those interested i developing trade there, Mr. White says, is that the people of that region re very exacting in having goods in the form they are accustomed to And of the quality that is repre sented. The mercantile business of ne country is largely in tne nanas 01 Chinese, widely reputed as the most exacting people in trade and equally femed for their sterling integrity. While there is a friendly feeling for Jie United States, the merchants want credits extended on the same basis 4.6 they have been accustomed to in heir old connections with other coun Lrica. Bayers Demand Protection. "In demanding credits in the United tales, against which the seller may raw for the goods sold when ship- Inent is made, the buyers over there eel that they are entitled to an op portunity to examine and accept or re- ;ct the merchandise." says Mr. White. there should be some means whereby the buyer will feel that he is be absolutely protected against harp practices, for one hears of cases n which unwise dealers on this side end goods that are not up to stand- rd. mere should be a rigid rule es ablished to fix and maintain quality goods offered in export trade to einove the prejudices that exist in ome quarters. Instances of inferior rticles having been furnished when ar conditions turned some of that rade this way are unfortunate and ilitate against representatives who o over there to build up commerce. .Macasser, Celebes, prior to the ar. was the center of the trade in lumage of birds of paradise brouerht nere irom ew uuinea and the island Dobo, the principal market for Inch was Paris, a business that suf- ered greatly. The aigrettes that ere so popular in this country a few cars ago, but now are taboo, also re gathered there for the decoration f feminine headgear. Here also come he buyers of pearl and shell prod- cis Drought rrom the Island of Ball nd Dobo and some pearl fisheries are stablished along the south coast. arge quantities of the pearl ovster hell are shipped to manufacturers buttons and mother-of-pearl or- aments and articles in this country. ne sneus are much larger than those the edible varieties of bivalve with bich people are familiar in this cKintry. Copra Is Chief Prod act. The staple product of commerce Celebes, however. Is copra, which produced in considerable amount d brought to Macasser in 1 links om many districts and from various lands of the group. In Celebes. In nd from the gulf of Boni, which is the south, are mountains of Iron re, said to be of high quality for the anulacture or steel. These deposits re being developed by the govern- enu it win be a source of supply r iron and steel manufacturers in any parts of the world, furnishing a ass of heavy cargo much desired by ome snip masters. 'Java is the center of government the Netherlands possessions, and a densely populated land and one the richest islands in the world. s greatest length is 600 miles from orthwest to southeast. Including lladura and several small islands that long to Java, it has an area of So 4 square miles, or Just a little ore than half of that of the state f Oregon. The population is roughly aed at 35,000,000 natives and about 000 Europeans, fully two-thirds of e latter being Dutch. The Javanese re Malayans, representing the high est type of culture in that race and are Mohammedan in religion. All religions are tolerated and there are Dutch Reformed and Roman Catholic churches. Utile DnnkeueH Seen. "There Is little drunkenness In Java. The Mohammedan religion prohibits use of alcoholic beverages, and the natives are quite generally devoted in their faith. There is some gin used, but drinking ia not a common evil there. "The mountains of Java are fer tile almost to their summits. Corn, tobacco, vegetable and root crops grow abundantly on the slopes and the valleys and plains are well wa tered by rivers, diverted for Irrigation use, and coffee, tea. sugar, cotton, fruits and spices are raised exten sively and exported. The flooded rice fields of the lowlands yield Java's most important crop and the chief food of the natives. There are 100 sugar mills within a radius of 80 miles of Soerabaya. "Soerabaya Is a city of more than a half-million souls. It is the chief port of the archipelago and ranks with Singapore as one of the great ports of that part of the globe. Flags of all nations are borne hither on ships that bring cargoes from the far corners of the earth and be ar away the products of that teeming population. There is need there for machinery and some classes of American made goods. The two rail roads that serve the principal trans portation needs are equipped with Baldwin locomotives. Very largely the equipment of the roads are of Dutch manufacture and the sugar ma chinery is mostly of German manu facture. There are some 80 tram ways that connect with the railroads. Teakwood, sandalwood and rubber are other exports. Island Has 45 Volcanoes. 'Java has 45 volcanoes, ranging in height from 3000 to 12,040 feet. In the western part of the island the volcanoes are most numerous and de structive. Kloet volcano, which be came active May 19, last, is one that has been spasmodic in its eruptions. Its crater is a fresh water lake, the level of which gradually rises through a period of years and at intervals of about 18 years reaches a point that causes an eruption, say scientists. When the last explosion occurred a rent was made jn the mountain that turned the waters of the lake toward the sea on the northerly side and a considerable area was swept clean. It was estimated that more than 16.000 lives were lost, nearly all na tives. It was my fortune to be at Blitar on the government railroad, within about 40 miles of the moun tain. The cloud of lava ash made the entire day as dark as midnight following the eruption, which came i during the night, but on the second day it was clear again, with about six inches of light volcanic ash on the ground, appearing like a snowfall. The government has undertaken to drive a tunnel to tap the lake in the volcanic crater to prevent the water level again reaching the eruption point. During the war the factory ware houses and docks were filled with sugar. Due to delay in its movement some of it turned into molasses dur ing the hot season where it was not roperly protected. That has nearly 11 been moved now and part of the 1920 crop has been sold. The mills start grinding sugar cane in August and the harvest season extends over bout six months. m Land is mostly owned by the na tives, although their titles are not well established in a legal sense. Foreigners who wish to acquire land, 1 must first buy from the natives and then apply to the government for title or lease. In many cases sale is re fused but a lease granted to the buyer of such title as the native owner possesses. DEMOCRATS MEET J SPOKIE MAY 17 Committee Indorses Wilson Administration. - SUFFRAGE SESSION ASKED Party Support Pledged to ex-Serv ice Men in Effort to Get Relief Legislation Tnrong-n. SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. 23. Wash ington's democratic state central committee today selected Spokane, Wash., and May 17, as the prace and date for the 1920 convention at which 14 delegates to the- party's national convention wiH be elected. Earlier in the day Colfax, Wash., had been chosen as the convention city, but the action was rescinded at the afternoon session by a vote of 17 to 5. On the surface, the state commit tee meeting was harmonious, but murmurs of discontent were frequent ly heard. The idea of allowing each county six delegates at large from each of the 39 counties did not sit well with some of the committee men from the larger counties. King, Spokane and Pierce, for example. However, nobody raised the question, and 234 delegates at large will sit in the state convention, which is 19 more delegates for the county than will represent King county, which cast 62,246 votes for Wilson in 1916, out of the 182,998 votes cast in the entire state. contribution up to $1103.21. which breaks ail records for school contri butions. Miss Pauline Nawlyn, who with a committee of Washington high school students made the report, said that the returns are still incomplete nu mac ic is now tne scnooi s amui tion to surpass the 91194 contribution of the Elks. After this committee had left head quarters final reports from the Ep worth league of the First Methodist church brought the latter"s subscrip tion up to $1250. the largest yet made, and the Washington high school stu dent, upon being informed of this, said that after breaking the Elks' record they would see what could be done about the Epwortn league's record. A part of the Washington high school fund was S5S.11 in pennies. These coins weighed 39 pounds and were collected from all the pupils in the school by Jerry Harper, who car ried them to headquarters in one of the county ballot boxes, which had been loaned as a receptacle. LIFE SAVER . GETS PRIZE PUPIL OF W. E. IX) XG FELLOW AWARDED $50. Demonstration to Be Made to Class of Policemen How to Handle Injured Persons, GAS ECONOMY IS URGED COMMITTEE TACKLES PKOB LEM OF COXSERVATION. IP' 13 HIGH EX-OFFICERS OF YAKKEE DIVISION" SEND REGRETS. Mayor of Boston Says Attitude on Reception to General Is Puzzle to Him. DOUBLE BEAUTY OF YOUR HAIR Danderine" creates mass of thick, gleamy waves In few moments you can trans rm your plain, dull, flat hair. You n have it abundant, soft, glossy and ill of life. Just get at any drug or tiet counter a small bottle of "Dan rlne" Tor a few cents. Then moisten soft cloth with the "Danderine" and haw this through your hair, taking small strand at a time, instantly. BOSTON, Feb. 23. (Special.) In view of the short time between now and Wednesday, the day of the re ception and dinner at the Copley plaza to General Pershing', Mayor Peters is concerned over the attitude of sev eral of the higher officers of the Yankee division who are notifying the mayor of their inability to attend. In military circles it is said that a con certed movement has been made to hamper Mayor Peters, but the move ment is falling flat. It is known that a former chap Iain in the old 26th division has re fused to attend and Colonel William J. Keville, formerly in command of the 101st ammunition train, says he has sent his declination. General Cole and Colonel Edward L. Logan, who were relieved of their commands and later returned to them are understood not to have received their invitations, although it is de clared by the mayor's secretary that they were put in the mails Saturday. "The whole situation is not clear to me just yet," said Mayor Peters. "Out of the invitations I sent 95 per cent have been accepted. It would be very unfortunate if Boston's reception to the father of the American expedi tionary forces ia a failure. It will be ! the first city out of 84 that he has I already visited that has not accorded him a hearty reception. I cannot be lieve now that the reception will not be a success." PUP DELAYS SUBWAY CARS Theatergoers Fret and Fnme, but . Motorman Is Obdurate. NEW YORK, Feb. IS. Theater going passengers on an express bound uptown in the Seventh-avenue subway turned and fretted this after noon while the train ran at quarter speed and with frequent jerky stops. As the hour for curtains to rise on matinees came perilously near, a self -constituted committee called on the motorman for an explanation. He was peering anxiously out of his cab window at a bewildered brown and white terrier running between the rails. The pup can't run any faster," the motorman explained, "and I ain't go ing to run over him. That stands if we don t get to Times Square till night." At Times Square the terrier still was ahead of the train but going at a greatly reduced pace. '1 hope he II rah out when he sees daylight at 128th street," sighed the motorman. Rancher's Wife Passes. IOX'E. Or.. Feb. 23. (Special.) Mrs. Ellen A. Griffin, wife of Francis A. Griffin, an extensive rancher and immediately, you have doubled for years commissioner of Morrow e beauty of your hair. It will be I county, died at the home of her mass, so soft, lustrous and lo easy do up. All dust, dirt and excessive 1 is remo- eo. ' Let Danderine put more life, color, tor, and brightness in your hair, us stimulating tonic will freshen ur scalp, check dandruff and fall g hair and help your .air to grow a, thic'strong and beautiful. IV. daughter. Mrs. George W. Ritchie, in this city. February 18. Mrs. Griffin was born in Iowa. December 29. 18oo, the eldest of ten children. In 1S91 she came to Morrow county with her husband, settling on a homestead here. Six children were the fruit of this union and all were present at their mother's bedside when the end came. Special Session Asked. The county conventions, under the call for the state convention, must be held between April 19 and May 3, and credentials of delegates to the state convention must be in the bands of the state committee five days be fore the state convention. If the cre dentials - of any delegation are not received at the designated time, the delegates will not be allowed seats in the temporary organization. They will be allowed to submit their cre dentials to the permanent organiza tion of the convention. The committee adopted resolutions submitted by a sub-committee com posed of Preston M. Troy, chairman: Martin Maloney, Charles O'Brien and Mrs. lone K. Humes demanding a spe cial session of the legislature to rat ify the suffrage amendment and call ing upon members of the legislature to pledge themselves in advance to adjourn such special session imme diately after the amendment has been ratified; indorsing the administration of President Wilson and felicitating the nation on his recovery from ill ness; pledging the support of the party to returned service men in ob taining reconstruction and relief legislation; favoring the organization ot women voters, and urging that un til the next primary elections are held all existing vacancies in public office be filled as far as possible by women. The only change in the resolutions as submitted by the committee was the elimination of the words, "with out sunt or apology" in the indorse ment of the national administration. Tribute Paid Lister. Another resolution adopted by the committee paid tribute to the life and public services of the late Governor Ernest 'Lister. State Chairman Christensen an nounced the appointment of George E. Starr, Seattle, to the secretary of the state committee,- succeeding George B. Ryan, resigned, and of George Har roun, Seattle, to be 'Chairman of the executive committee. Both appoint ments were confirmed. Speakers at the afternoon session included C. C. Dill, former repre sentative In congress, ' of Spokane; Steven J. Chadwick, former supreme court justice; Martin Maneley, George Cotterlll, J. M. Tadlock, Miss Eliza beth Howley, George Hazard, P. M. Troy and H. M. Hodgdon. The apportionment of delegates by counties was announced tonight as follows: Adams 129. Asotin 11, Benton 12, Chelan 18, Clallam 12, Clarke 21, Co lumbia 11, Cowlitz 12, Douglas 14, Ferry 10, Franklin 11, Garfield 10, Grant 13, Grays Harbor 24, Island 10, Jefferson 10, King 215, Kitsap 20, Kit titas 16, Klickitat 12. Lewis 23, Lin coln 18, Mason 10, Okanogan 18, Pa cific 13, Pend d'Orellle 11. Pierce 10, San Juan 9,' Skagit 26, Skamania 8. Snohomish 40, Spokane 112, Stevens 19, Thurston 17. Wahkiakum 8, Walla Walla 24, Whatcom 29, Whit man 30, Yakima 31. It was announced also that the headquarters of the Washington del egation at San Francisco during he national convention would be the Cliff house, where reservations al ready have been made. State Senator Judd, of Chehalls, Lewis county, was the unanimous choice of the committee for tempo rary chairman of the state conven tion. Senator Judd was not present at the meeting. National Committeeman Tltlow wrote from Washington, D. C: had fully intended being present, but slowness with which our govern ment, in some of its departments, functions deprives me of this pleas ure," and added that the difficulty experienced by him at the national capital in attempting to 'transact business by way of settlements for labor performed .and goods and ma terials furnished our government in some instances more than three years ago. with the exception of the attor ney-general and the commissioner of internal revenue, leads him to the conclusion, at times, "that this is a republican and not a democratic ad ministration." Change Needed, Ia View. Although bidding the brethren at home to be of good cheer, he con fided in the committee, "it is my opin ion no party can continue in power indefinitely under such conditions," but he feels quite confident "when we elect, as I believe we will, in Novem ber our nominee this will be properly looked after, as I have yet to meet the first committeeman from any state of the union who does not feel the same as I do about this matter." Mr. Titiow urged the committee to take action in behalf of the ratifica tion of the suffrage amendment, and that immediate steps be taken to se lect standard-bearers for the fall cam paign in the state "and not wait until it is so late we will be compelled to take anything that may offer Itself. It jfiay be our national head may be strong enough to help us sweep into office good men In our state for con gress, and even a good man for sen ator and governor," he wrote. He also urged the state to fight any effort to place a wet plank in the national platform. Attention Called to Prodigal Waste and Need of Measures to Save Fast Vanishing Supply. WASHINGTON. Feb. 23. Classify ing all problems of natural gas con servation undes production, transmis sion and utilization, the special com mittee on conservation appointed by Secretary Lane, following the national gas conference in January, holding its first meetings today resolved Itself into three sub-committees to study these phases with a view of recom mending drastic measures of economy. Discussions of the committee, of which Van H. Manning, director of the bureau of mines, is chairman, em- Jfhasized the prodigal waste in meth ods of production and utilization of natural gas and need of stringent measures to -conserve the fast vanish ing gas deposits. The sub-committees will seek co operation of public utilities commis sions and other state agencies in cor recting wasteful practices of pro ducers and consumers. Questions referred to committees included restriction of the use of nat ural gas by industries; regulation of the drilling of wells; waste in trans mission and distribution systems, and means of impressing upon the publio its responsibility in conservation. Committee members declared gov ernment support was essential to overcome the consumers' suspicion that it was instituted only as an opening wedge to higher rates. Al though several ; members declared they believed increased rates the fundamental need to correct domestic waste, the committee concluded it would not be advisable to enter into the question. Official announcement has just been received by the Portland Chapter, American Red Cross, of award of prizes for life saving for 1919. The awards are open to any one receiving instructions in life saving under tae Red Cross. First prize of 150, awarded to Jo seph J. O'ConnelL Bliffins Beach, Fall River, Mass., a Red Cross life-saving corps member, instructed by W. E. Longfellow, who rescued Elizabeth Marsden of North Main street. Fall River, June 29. 1919: August 16. 1918, he rescued Mildred Egan of 400 Snell street, at Bliffins Beach, Fall River, and then resuscitated her by the Sha- fer method before the arrival of the ambulance; August IS he recovered the body of James Crowley, 14 years of age, of 942 Waltrut street, from six feet of water within 15 minutes. This afternoon at 4 o'clock Mr. Longfellow will demonstrate to i class of policemen how to handle in jured persons and at 8:30 o'clock to night he will give an exhibition in the Y. W. C. A. tank, which will be open to women. Tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock he will teach young women ushers from various theaters how to swim in 30 minutes, and at 8:30 at night he will instruct a mixed audience at Multnomah club. Thursday noon he will lunch with the Red Cross life-saving committee in the Oregon grill; at 6 P. M. he will demonstrate for the intermediates at Multnomah club and at 8:30 he will give attention to the Red Cross swim ming party in the Portland baths. Friday he will be in Astoria and Saturday at 11:30 he will instruct junior girls at the Multnomah club. COSTS COUNCIL PROBLEM HIGH PRICES AND EXCHANGE TO BE CONSIDERED SOON. Experts to Be Called to London to Confer With Finance Minis ters, Says jLate Report. IRISH DENOUNCE BRITONS Bitter; Speech Heard at Installation . of Dnblin Lord Mayor. DUBLIN. Feb. 23. The city cor poration met today to install the new lord mayor, Tom Kelley, who, after bis recent release rrom tne worm wood Scrubbs prison, now is ill in a London nursing home. The outgoing lord mayor, Laurence O'Neill, in an address, dwelt on the brutal and inhuman treatment meted out to Kelley by the British govern ment, awakening, even among the most moderate, a growing desire for revenge. He said, pending Kelley's recovery, he would consult him and perform the duties of lord mayor in accordance with his wishes. WATERFORD, Munster, Ireland, Feb. 28. Alderman Ira White wore a robe of green, white and gold, the Irish republican colors, when he was installed as lord mayor today. The new mayor ordered the ancient mace consigned to another room, describing it as a bauble of English domination. The Sinn Fein flag flew from the town hall and hundreds of persons wore the Sinn Fein colors. LONDON. Feb. 23. High prices and the rate of exchange will be taken up soon by the supreme council in conference " with financial experts. Today's decision is separate from the earlier London decision to call the finance ministers of the powers for discussion of the financial situation. It is believed that members of the council have not determined what the council might do toward stabilizing exchange and reducing high prices and will not reach a decision until they hear the experts. The proposition to take up the financial matter came after Russia had occupied most of the day's dis cussions. It is considered not un likely that the members took under advisement the demand of most British newspapers that some settle ment with Russia is necessary to reduce prices. In dealing with the Russian ques tion members of the council are re ported as recognizing an entirely dif ferent state of affairs than when the question was last discussed. James O'Grady, who represented the allies at negotiations with M. Litvin off, soviet representative at Copen hagen, was not called to the con ference. i The position of the border state) was discussed today. -una. SCHOOL GIVES $1103.21 Washington Pupils Highest In Gifts to Near East Relief. Washington high school yesterday turned in to the near east relief fund enough money to bring the school's INFANT WELL CHRISTENED Jordan Water Used on Son of For mer Princess Patricia. LONDON, Feb.- 23. King George and Queen Mary attended the christening of the son of Commander Alexander Ramsay and Lady Ramsay, formerly Princess Patricia of Connaught, at the Chapel Royal this afternoon. The water used in christening the infant was drawn from the Jordan by the duke of Connaught when the Brit ish crossed the river in the advance of 1917. DAIIA METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Feb. 23. Maximum tem perature, 52 degrees; minimum. 30 degrees. River reading at 8 A. M.. 3.5 feet: change in last 24 hours. 0.2 foot rise. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M ). none: total rainfall since September 1. 1919, 21.83 inches; nor mal rainfall since September 1. 30.66 Inches; deficiency of rainfall since Septem ber 1, 1919. 8.82 Inches. Sunrise. 7:00 A. M. : sunset, 5.49 P. M. Total sunshine February 23. 10 hours 49 minutes: possible sunshine. 10 hours 41) minutes. Moonrlse, 8:38 A. M. : moonset. 10:36 P. M. Barom eter (reduced to sea level) at 5 P. M., 30.21 Inches. Relative humidity at 5 A. M.. 78 per cent: at noon, 57 per cent; at 5 P. M., 36 per cent. THE WEATHER. FRATERNITY WILL DINE Sigma Ganuni Pi to Take In Sev eral New Members. In the rose room of the Benson ho tel tonight the Delta chapter of Sig ma Gamma Pi will honor its new members with a banquet, this being one of the recognized customs of the chapter. Delta chapter is well repre sented in the different high schools of the city and is prominent in fra ternity activities in Portland. " The celebration this evening prom ises to be a success in every way. Speeches have been prepared and ether forms of entertainment will be featured. The new members to be honored are: Perry Joy, Otto Pick, Dudley Hill, Bob Dodson, Walter Ten nyson, Walter Kelsey, Kenneth Wood land, Philip Poulsen, Phil Ireland, Donald Lockwood. 48 of the First Fifty Pierce-Arrow trucks are still mnning after 8 years. Even if their service were now ended, each would have cost less than $600 a year depreciation. It will pay to buy durability. Time is the biggest expense item, in truck opera tion. Durability means operating a long time and all the time minimum time lost on the road or in the shop. ' "T o the first Pierce-Arrow truck LNO. Li marketed is used by the International Brewing Company of Buffalo for keg deliveries between Buf falo and neighboring towns. To demonstrate the practicability of the worm gear, then new, it ran fully loaded over the road from New York to Boston on May 28th, 1911, In 20 hours. After 7 years' commercial use, it repeated this run in IS hours and 7 minutes, carrying the same load. Its fame has spread throughout the country. It has traveled in 8 years 160,000 miles. 1 ietce Arrow Delivers more wuit in si grwsi timet. Loses less time on tha Job and off the job. Costa tew to operam and lea to ""'"'"t Lasts loafer, depredatm leas and commands a hither resale price at all ttmaa. CHAS. C. FAGAN CO., Inc. Exclusive Distributors PIERCE-ARROW Motor Cars and Motor Trucks Ninth and Burnside Phone Broadway 4693 MEAT DEALERS COMPLAIN STATIONS. Wind Weather. Baker 261 38'O.COl. .IN ICloudjr Boise SO 40 O.OO'. .!.NW Clear Boston 241 32'0.0012!E Snow Calg-ary .... 141 4O 0.0OI. ,SW Cloudy Chicago 34) 84!O.00'22INW Snow Denver 2: 30:0.02il4!N Snow Des Moines.. IS! 28 0. 00. .NW Cloudy Eureka 34 5210. 001. .IW (Clear Galveston .. 66 70 0. 00 12'S Rain Helena 12 3010.00!.. NW Cloudy Juneaut 82 40IO.0O! . .w Cloudy Kansas City. 3ol 360.02llOiN Cloudy Los Angreles. 4S 58'O.OOllOISW Cloudy MarsMield . 28' 5410. 0l . JNW Clear Medford ... 1BI B4!0. 00). .Inw Clear Minneapolis. 14 2!0.00!12!W Clear New Orleans B4i 7s!0.00'10SW Cloudy New York... 2S' 3610.0014 NE Rain North Head. 38 50iO.O0il4!N Clear N. Yakima.. 2o .10 0.OCM. .S Clear PhoenU Ml 7010. OO!.. Iw Pt. cloudj pocatello .. 26! 3210.361. Jsw Snow Portland ... 321 52:0. OOj.. IN Clear Roseburg .. 26! 5410.001. .N Clear Sacramento. I 421 6fl!0.o4!..N IClear St. Louis 86! 4O'0.24U4!N ISnow Salt Lake... 32! 3S0.3SI. .INWISnow San Diego.. 48! 60 0.01 !10'NW Cloudy S Francisco. 4l 5S'0.2oil4iW Clear Seattle 3V 520.001. .IN Clear Sitka' ..... 321 4810.001. . ICloudy Spokana ...I 221 44 0. 0OI . JSW Clear Tacoma S4 r2 0.001. .IN Clear Tatoosh lid. 401 480.001.. IS IClear Valdelt SOI 340. 06!.. IN Rain Walla Walla 321 44'0.OOI . JSW Clear Washington 84 36 0.021.. IN Rain Winnipeg ..1 loj . IQ.OOl ) tA. H. today. P. M. report of preceding Californians Object to Competition of Oriental Merchants. SACRAMENTO, Cal.. Feb. 23. The California Retail Meat Dealers' asso ciation in session here adopted today a resolution introduced yesterday asK ing Governor William D. Stephens to convene a special session of the Cali fornia legislature to deal with alien exclusion legislation. A. Shapiro of Oakland, president. said oriental butchers offered to mem bers of the association a kind of com. petition they could not meet. "They pay low wages to their em' Dloyes, who are not unionized, and their standard of living is such that we cannot compete, he said. BILLION' TAXES IN SIGHT Government Expects Errors Will Uncover Hnge Snm. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2J. Collection of at least 11,000,000,000 additional in come and war profit taxes is expected by internal revenue otiiciais to result from an audit of the consolidated tax returns of affiliated corporations. Seven hundred expert accountants and tOO clerks will be employed. Funds for perfecting tha account ing organization are provided in tha legislative appropriation bill now be fore the house. Revenue officials aay no fraud is involved; that It Is simply a case of errors In calculations. Already 200 of the 14.500 returns of this class have been audited and show additional taxes of ,41.600.000. GENERAL IXIK)RSES STAJTD OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. day. FORECASTS: Portland and vicinity Northerly winds. Oregon and Washington Fair : moder ate northerly winds. Iimno t air. except snow in southeastern portion. uwatuj w&uixs. meteorologist. Oiler at Aberdeen Is Killed. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Feb. 23. (Spe- ciaL) George Andrew Carothers, an oiler at Wilson Brotners mill, was fatally injured Saturday when a huge cant used in handling iogs was dropped upon him while at work. He was removed to tha hospital, but died shortly afterward. Carothers, who was the oldest of a family of 12 chil dren, was the son of Fred Carothers of Seattle. Lane to Head Pan-Pacific Meet. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Announce ment that Secretary of tha Interior Lane will preside at the Pan-Pacific congress at Honolulu next year was made today by Alexander Hume Ford, secretary of the Pan-Pacific union- Candidate for President Favors Military Training: as Way of Saving Human Life. LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 23. Address ing a Washington's birthday meeting of the Sons and Daughters of the . American Revolution here tonight, Major-General Leonard -Wood eulo gized the life ot Washington and the principles for which he stood. The advice which Washington gave to avoid entangling alliances, he said, was still sund. He added that it would be good policy for America to keep tha principles of Washington's farewell address "fresh : In our minds." General Wood referred to labor and capital, declaring that the differences between tfcem must be eliminated by application of the golden rule. General Wood discussed universal military training in an address be fore a Wood-for-president club here today. During the closing part cf the world war men drafted in July were killed in September without know ing how to handle their rifles, aa there had been no time to train them he said, adding that this is what "we are trying to prevent." He declared the popular conception that universal military training meant compulsory training in mili tarism 1 erroneous. . It was rather an idea to give physical training and to teach lessons in American citizen ship to make batter citizens. 400 FRENCHMEN MISSING Troops Reported Killed or Captured by Turks and Arabs. T.ONDON. Feb. 23. It is reported from Damascus that 400 French troops either have been killed or capiurea by Turks and Arabs near Houran, Palestine, says a -Central News dis patch from Cairo. Egypt. The correspondent adds that it also is reported that the French are evac imtlnsr Baalbek (30 miles north of Da mascus) and the Elblka . valley, be tween Lebanon, ana Anti-L.iDanus. Late Captain Works Burled. Funeral services for the lata Cap tain E. H. Works, pioneer steamboat captain who died February 2, will be at 9 n'Hnrk this afternoon at tha Larch parlors, 294 East Eleventh I street. Interment wlll""be in Rose City I cemetery. He was in the tmia at ' the O.-W. R. N. company for the past 22 years. For 12 years ha was captain of va rious steamers plying on the Snake river from Lewlston to Rlparla and since 1913 had been superintendent of the company's water lines. He is survived by his widow and three children. BABY FUNERAL ARRANGED Rellingham Woman Who Shot Her self to Be Buried South. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23. Funeral services for Mrs. R. H. Baby of Bel lingham. Wash., who shot and killed herself, aocordlng to tha authorities, on the steamer Qovernor yesterday, will be held tomorrow, according to arrangements completed today. The shooting was said by the ship author ities and police to have followed a quarrel with her husband, an automo bile man of Bellingh-m. The body will be Interred here. It was aa- nounced. No data had been et for tha Inquest Into Mrs. Baby's death. Baby was questioned by tha police following the arrival of the Governor here, and was Informed that ha was to reroale as a witness at tha Inquest. San Francisco Mint Employ DeaC. SAN FRANCISCO. Fab. 12. William H. Williams, who was brought to Cal ifornia from New Zealand la lift, when he was months old, died here today. He was at one time a mem ber of the stata senate and for tha last 26 years had been employed at the United States mint hare. Arizona Flood Disastrous. PHOENIX, Arls., Fab. 21. One death and heavy property damage were caused by flood waters of tha Salt and Agtra Frla rivers, which ara receding tonight after two days' over flow caused by rains. Children Cry for Fletcher's The Kind Ton Flare Always Bought has borne the signa ture of Chas. II. Fletcher, and has been made nndcr his personal sunerTlslon for over SO vea.rn. Allow nn rn to deceive yon In this. Counterfeits. Imitations and "Jnst-as-good" are bnt experiments, and endanger tha health of Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTOR I A Castorla is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare- goric, Drops and Soothing Syraps. It contains neither pi urn, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. For more than thirty years it has been In constant use for the , JfUef of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind CoUe and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids tha as similation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's lJanaca The Jttothert Friend, The Kind Ycu Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years thi eturmm suswm, irrwroes svrr.