THE HORNING" OREGONIAX, FRIDAY, ' 3IARCII 12, 1920 G CIIKOIM 11 BY HORSED East Side Business Men View Consolidation Proposal CUT IN COSTS FORECAST A. Ii. Barbur Is Principal Speaker on Plan to Unite Two Branches of Government. Judging by the utterances of dif ferent speakers and the enthusiastic indorsement of their sentiments, the East Side Business Merr-'a club 'is heartily In accord with the proposed consolidation of city and county government. A. L. Barbur was the principal speaker at the monthly business meeting of the club, held In Its rooms at East Alder and Grand avenue, last night. He outlined the economies that would result from cdnsolidation of government of city and county and enumerated some of the advan tages that would-accrue to the tax payers by elimination of duplicated effort. In discussion of the topic follow ing the address of Commissioner Barbur, members of -the club ex pressed their favor for the consoli dation. Support by Women Urged. Mrs. F. S. Dunning- declared that the Interest of women in good gov ernment and their desire to be right ought to bring to the support of the move for consolidation the strength of the -women, for it was a proposition that seemed to be fundamentally right. Mrs. Dunning thought that what had proved ad vantageous to other cities ought to be good for Portland, and said It was her conviction that if the county all became a part of the city it would not be long until some of the resi dents of Clackamas county would want to be included in Portland. The monthly dinner of the club was under auspices of the women of the Central Presbyterian church, and more than 150 persons were served in the assembly room. E. A. Clark, vice- president of the club, presided. "Rev. W. E. Nugent la Speaker. Rv. Walter ii. Nugent, pastor of the Central Presbyterian church, re cently having taken up the work of the pastorate and from Newburyport, Mass., spoke Informally at the con clusion of the dinner and cave his first Impressions of Portland. He con fessed a fondness for the charm of Oregon hospitality and appreciation of the broadening influence of the western country upon the resident of the Atlantic seaboard who takes up residence on the Pacific coast. The dinner hour was enlivened by songs, the music furnished by the Dixie quartet under the direction and leadership of Ella Hoberg Tripp, with Jessie H. Hammond, Gilbert H. Char ters and Dr. Earl R. Abbett. Follow ing the business session the young people enjoyed dancing during the remainder of the evening. Renewed Activity Reported. Wilson Benefiel, president, and L. II. I.epper, secretary of the club reported that the organisation is experiencing renewed activity and is devoting its attention to the movement for raising of the Morrison and Burnside bridges, widening of the approaches and the establishment of municipal docks and markets between the Hawthorne and Burnside bridges, as among the most essential municipal developments of the immediate future. The club has also given its support to the movement for the city to ac quire Industrial sites on the east side that can be held for lease or sale to industries that seek new locations and in readiness for use where track age is already provided with access to docks for shipping movement of products. to get to France. Mr. Ballantine is a Harvard man and was a music spe cialist there. His "Prelude" Js a, pretty, melodious, dainty offering, and it pleased the audience mightily. The Tschaikowsky overture "Sole nelle, 1812," is an old friend to Port land symphony audiences, and it re ceived a glorious, stirring rendition from the orchestra last night. Its war-atmosphere was sharply and dramatically depicted, especially where the .Frenoh "Marseillaise" and the Russian national hymn are in con flict. Mr. Denton conducted with mu slclanly ability and good judgment. The next concert of this symphony series is planned for March 24, when the numbers to be played are largely of a "request" nature, voted upon by concert- patrons attending a recent concert. So that the public will more easily understand the music to be heard at this March 24 concert, Fred erick W. Goodrich plans to lecture in public library hall Thursday night. March 18, on the Tschaikowsky "Sym phony Pathetlque, otherwise known as No. 6.: FREIGHT RATE RISE IS CERTANTY Advance in Passenger Tariff Also Likely. ST. JOHNS ASKS SCHOOL .NEED OP JTEW BTJILDIMi PRE- SEXTED TO BOARD. tyAN. F0UND0ll ROAD J. Jacobson, logger,' Picked Vp in Scml-Conseious Condition. J. Jacobson of the Rosamund hotel was picked up in a semi-conscious condition on the Llnnton road last night, and police believe that he had been robbed and thrown from an automobile. B. W. Gage of the Wickersham apartments found Jacob son lying by the road anl took him to the emergency hospital, where he is recovering. He says $190 is missing from his pocket, Jacobson came to Portland from a logging camp a few days ago. He says he. can remember nothing of what happened last night. Efforts of Dr. Sommer to Limit Purchases by Director Thomas Xearly Causes Clash. In an effort to find some means of securing the erection of a new high school in St. John, about 25 citizens of that district, members of the com munity club there, appeared last night at the school beard meeting to make their request in person. The matter was brought up through the request of City Commissioner Pier that the board co-operate in the purchase of a playground site by selecting a build lng eite adjoining. A .similar consideration was a re quest that the board pay half the cost of the 10-acre tract behind Franklin high school. Thla was propounded by City Attorney W. P. La Roche in be half of a delegation of 10 residents of the district. The petition from the St, Johns community club was read by H. W. Bonham, stating that the present building is inadequate. The needs of the district were further explained by Dr. K. P. Borden, A, E. Jones, F. C, Knanp, C. O. Johnson, Mrs. Ina L. Shaw, S. J. Edlefsenand F. P Drinker. Board members unanimously voiced a desire to aid the district., but the present lack of funds was pointed out as a definite obstacle. Efforts on the part of Dr. E. A. Sommer to prevent Director George B, Thomas from making unlimited pur chases of machinery for Benson Poly technic school while on a trip east to obtain government equipment at reduced prices nearly precipitated a violent personal quarrel between the two men. The resolution introduced by the doctor, however, was finally adopted. limiting purchases to tiOOO. HEARING IS SLATED Interstate Commerce Commission Conference Called for Wash ington on March 22. SEME'S VOICE GLARiDN XAPOLEOX OP BARITOXES GIVES ARTISTIC PROGRAMME American Concert Star Proves Reputation as Authority on Skilled Voice-Placing. Quiet Music Appreciated by Local Audience. Km Outside Aid .Veenurj for Port land Symphony Orchestra to Please Auditors. BT JOSEPH MACQTJEEN. INSTRUMENTAL music without any outside aid from a visiting solo ist was the music treat offered last night In the fifth concert of the ninth season of the Portland Symphony or chestra. In the Heilig theater, before a large and deeply impressed audi ence. it wa an occasion of quiet music without any spectacular features, and curiously enough the applause was reflected accordingly. The chief offering was the stately Beethoven "Symphony No. 7, In A major, opus 92," in these four move ments: Poco eostenuto vivace, alle K-retto, presto and allegro con brio. At first blush, the symphony seems to besitate and flounder, and almost srrope for a text. But it is only an other picture of an early morning gray iky that ushers In later glorious, (sunny effulgence. The strings and wood-wind lead up to this, and it Is not until we reach the third move ment that the gay atmosphere suc ceeds the serious message of the In troductory measure. It is related that this symphony was a great favorite of its composer, and that he spoke of It as being "among my best works." The symphony is good and worth hearing, hut it does not ehow melodious Beethoven at his best, his own recom mendation notwithstanding. The audience was familiar with the next selection, Bizet's "L'Arleslenne," sl French love-tale that is a hot pas sion and tragedy.. The picture an nounces gay fun, bell-music, and be trothal, principally, and it is inter esting to note how cleverly Bizet has used the various music instruments! of the orchestra to describe what he meant to convey. "Prelude to The Delectable For st.' " in manuscript '(Ballantine), is a most welcome offering. Its com poser practically was a Portland resi dent during a portion of the late war, for he was a soldier on duty at .Van couver barracks, and very impatient Oscar Seagle, American concert star, is the Napoleon among bari tones. Like many another famous man, Mr. Slagle Is little in stature but a giant in intellect and has a glorious voice that is like a silver clarion. Last night. In the public auditor ium, Mr. Seagle was soloist at the concert of the Multnomah male chorus, Charles Swenson, conductor. Mr. Seagle is a native of Chattanooga, Tenn., and for several years has not only been a favorite and artistic concert etar, but a respected author ity upon vocal tone-placing. He is accepted by eminent voice judges -as an educated, cultured singer whose singing is scientifically correct. His voice is a big one, full of fire and color, and with plenty of hearty vigor in it. So artistic is Mr. Seagle's singing that he can hush bis big voice to a whisper. His diction is so perfect artd so distinct that it is like a dream of a singer's heaven where nothing goes wrong. Mr. seagle s most stirring song heard last night was his magnificent Christ In Flanders" (Stephens). It was a real trumpet call of religious faith in a higher power. His negro Spirituals' were grandly and ten derly sung, and his French songs were a great and unexpected vocal treat. Mr. Seagle's extra songs were: Mattinatta (Leoncavallo), "Mem ory" (Fairchild), and "Swing Low, sweet Chariot." . - . The male chorus sang with fine spirit and cultured musical effect, and wton out, especially! in "On the Sea" (Buck),-"Rosebud" (Swenson), and "Landsighting" (Grieg). Mr. Swenson scored'' new- honors as conductor. The two accompanists were Edgar E. Coursen, organist, and Charles Lurvey pianist, and they both made good. Advances in freight rates are a certainty because of the provisions of the transportation act adopted by congress in order to permit the re turn of the railroads to the owners, according to officials here. - That passenger fares will also be ad vanced is a strong probability. It Is equally certain that there will be no reductions within the six months during which the govern ment guarantee is pledged, for it is a specific provision of the act that no rates may be lowered that would deprive the government of the pro tection guaranteed under rates exist ing when the roads were turned back. The interstate commerce commis sion is required to fix rates on a basis that will earn for the railroads about 6 per cent on the railroad properties. And the rates must be made effective within six months. In order to arrive at a decision as to how it shall proceed in the matter, the commission- has called a con ference for March 22, at Washington. Method la to Be Decided. The first question to be considered is whether the rates shall be made for the railroads as a whole or by rate groups aud certain territorial districts. Jt Has Deen suggested tnat the groupings that have heretofore existed might be used. These are according to the official classification territory, being that east of Chicago and north of the Ohio river; th southern classification territory, lying south of the Ohio and east-of the Mississippi, and the western classi fication territory, which embraces that vast region lying westward of the two eastern districts. The second matter to be considered at. the conference will be the method that should be employed in determin ing rates of the railroads as a whole, or in each of the groups or territories. This is the first step toward the in evitable increase in rates. Increases Held Inevitable. - No one can tell what the increase will be, but it is certain that the rail roads will ask for and receive In creases running into totals of several hundred millions of dollars, because the transportation act has made it compulsory upon the interstate com merce commission to fix rates to yield the increased revenues. The Portland Traffic and Transpor tation association is making a close Etudy of conditions and will keep in touch with each step in the progress of the investigation in the adjustment of rates. With the certainty that it will extend to all classes of freight traffic, and that it will be the most extensive .adjustment that has. ever come to the railroads, the matter that becomes of tremendous interest to the Pacific northwest s to what extent it is going to alter shipments of prod ucts of this section to the distributing territory in which the largest mar kets are established. seeker. The four Binghams have a capital act in unique songs and ex ceptionally worth-while dancing, put together as a miniature revue. Indi vidual talent among the Binghams is splendidly rounded out when they ap pear collectively. The Wells Gilbert company- scores hugely. A girl cornet player adds an original musical atmosphere, while, her two men partners offer a fine array of equilibristic adventure, new in idea and thrilling in results. Eccentric dancing, of a comedy or der is offered by Barnum and Yant, a clever pair.- Their nut humor is refreshing and pulls plenty of laughs. Cooper -and Vallie have an unusu ally diverting number, specializing in comedy and novelty singing that brings much applause. A slice out of a circus is the canine turn offered by Bertino's dog smart dogs which go- through a series of clever stunts. Children, and grown ups give it their hearty approval. . Another act that goes big la that of Violet and Lewis, who have a keen line of comedy by way of the Roman rings. n - RELIEF OF PAIX OR SICKXESS DECLARED DESIRABLE. F. D. BURROUGHS RESIGNS General Agent at Seattle to Take Post With Freight Bureau. Information has been received in Portland that Frank D.- Burroughs has resigned as general agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St, Paul at Se attle, which position he took March 1, to accept a position as a member of the standing committee of the transcontinental freight bureau. Mr. Burroughs was a member of the Port land district freight traffic commit tee during the period of gevernment control and is widely known as one of the best-qualified traffic men in the game. It is - understood that the other members of the committee will be Paul P. Hastings, chief traffic as sistant to Edward Chamber, director of traffic of the railroad adminis tration, and K. G. Toll, formerly with the Southern Pacific and who also served with the organization of the railroad administration throughout the period of control. McKENNEY IS BIG ELK Local Lodge Chooses Esteemed Leading Knight Over XV. McGinn. William F. McKenney was last night elected esteemed . leading knight of Portland lodge No. 142, B. P. O. Elks. Because none of the three nominees for this office secured a sufficient majority of votes at the regular elec tion held on March 4 a second ballot was necessary. M. G. McCorkle, who polled the highest number of votes on the first ballot, withdrew from the contest, an nouncing his withdrawal just pre vious to the opening of the second ballot. This left the race Detween Mr. McKenney and William McGinn. The new officers elected will be In stalled in office on Thursday night, April 1. Sellwood Y Is Bought. City Commissioner Pier yesterday announced the purchase by the city of the building owned by the Young Men's Christian association in Sell wood, which has been used, in the past few years as a community, house, under the direction of the city. The city paid $$000 for the building and the 100-foot-square lot on which the building stands en East Fifteenth and Spokane avenue. This sum Is less than the total debt against the build ing, a debt which is assumed by the directors of the Y. M. C. A. The esti mated value of the property is $30,000. According to Commissioner Pier minor improvements will be made to the building at once. The negoti ations for the .purchase of the build ing have been under way for months RAILWAY OFFICE MOVES Great Northern Is Installing -New Quarters in Morgan Building. W. E. Hunt, general agent of the Great Northern at- Portland, . Is in stalling the offices of the company in larger quarters on the second floor of the. Morgan building. The Great Northern has opened off-line ' offices at Chicago,. Pittsburg.CIeveland, New York, Philadelphia. St. Louis, Detroit and, Cincinnati. R. K. Pretty, for merly with the Portland office of the company, has been named assistant general freight agent at Chicago. The personnel of the Portland office includes N.' G. Willis and Neale E. Williams, contracting freight agents, and Fred G. Smith, traveling freight agent.. v . Dr. McEIveen Thinks Teachings of Mary Baker Eddy Are Often Mis understood Among Followers. "Cranky" women and "high strung" men may be cured by ministrations of preachers or others, either through the laying on of hands, annointing with oil or other methods, such as by prescribing a larger sphere of usefulness for them or by putting upon them responsibility for helping others, according to Dr. W. T. Mc EIveen, pastor of the First Congre gational church, speaking to a large congregation at the weekly current events' class last night. Jealousy, pride and similar Impedi ments to right thinking and full use fulness are moral diseases which may be dispelled through loving kindness, by teacning tnougntiuiness lor otners or by getting the patient interested in some philanthropic, altruistlo work and making .the realisation of God's love and purpose In life-giving more realistic, the minister pointed out Dr. McEIveen freely admitted the gift of healing, saying it was given to the disciples of old and undoubt edly exists today. Christ and the apostles, even Paul, who, he declared, was "Prone to turn up his nose at some things," effected many notable cures. Not every preacher. Dr. McEIveen said possesses the gift of healing, but all who have it, be asserted, should exercise it He paid a high tribute to James Moore Hickson, who, he said, told him when in New York that' he had always had the gift of healing. - Any relief of pain or. disease, Dr. McEIveen declared, is worthy, "but any one church, such as the Christian Scientists, thinking to have an ex clusive way of treating disease and holding all else in error, is presum ing." . . .. Dr. McEIveen said he thinks many followers of Mary Baker Eddy have a misconception of her teachings, in that "as she often told, us when I was taking some lessons rrom ner, she did not deny the actuality of dis ease and pain, although she did dis believe the reality of it. She was bo full of the thought of God's tranB cendant love for mankind that she virtually forget the existence of dis ease," 1 v VICTOR Records Dardanella SOME OF THK BEST FROM MARCH LIST DANCE 18633 Dardanella Fox Trot ..Selvin's Novelty Orchestra My Isle of Golden Dreams-Waltz ..Selvin's Novelty Orchestra 16647 Mystery! Medley-Fox Trot Paul Blese's Nov. Orchestra Oh! Medley-Fox Trot Paul Blese's Nov. Orchestra 18636 Roses at Twilight Waltz.. Yerkes' Jaczari'ba Orchestra Behind Your Silken Veil Fox Trot.,... Yerkes' Jaczarl'ba Orchestra 18643 You'd Be Surprised One Step All-Star Trio TTeen Movln' Fox Trot..... All-Star Trio 1S646 Apple Blossoms Medley One Step. .Smith's Orchestra Carolina Sunihine Waltz.. Smith's Orchestra POPULARSONGS 18642 I'll Always Be Waiting for You Peerless Quartet Now I Know Shannon Four 451731 Might Be Your "Once in a While" Olive Kline You Are Free Alice Kline 1SR4K Was There Ever a Pal Like You? Henry Burr Tou're a Million Miles From Nowhere... Charles Harrison 18635 Bve-Lo. ..... .Vernon Dalhart While Others Are . Buildlna; rant lei in. the Air ...John Steel RED SEAL ftifi7 Thilt TumhlA-Dnwn Shack In Athlone. .. . John McCormack 64S45 My Jesus, as Thou Wilt... Sophie Braslau 64847 A la Luna De Gogorza S7567 Rigoletto Piangi Fanciulla ....Galli-Curci and De Luca 149 6th St., Bet. Morrison and Alder. Chickering, Packard, Bond Pianos Martin Saxophones and t-'knleles trances to the freight", passenger, law, rieht of way. general manager's of fice and others of the company headquarters. HAS. til Mil DIES r WOMAX, WELL KXOffS IX PORTLAXD, STJCCTJMBS. MURDER TALE HETRAGTED MARIE TTCCI, SO, SATS OWN . LIFE THREATENED. Italian Immigrant Declares Quarrel Arose Over Her Refusal to Lead Immoral Life. jZj ' " ' J At the Theater. Bead The Oregonlan classified ads. Hippodrome. INTEREST divides equally between the big feature picture on the new bill at the Hippodrome and the vaude ville offerings, which are stamped with the new ideas and unique fea tures of entertainment. The picture Is entitled "Beckoning Roads" and is an excellent vehicle for the display of talent Bessie Barriscale possesses. Mss Barriscale was the original in Tully's "Bird of Paradise" a4id since her advent in the pictures has had one big success after another accred ited to her. In this picture she appears as a young girl of the Canadian north west woods, who has been reared by a foster father.' He knows his adopted child is worthy of a future and so disposes of his possessions and leaves his beloved Canada to come to the states and give the girl the education she yearns for. His utter simplicity and faith in human nature lead him into the path of unscrupulous stock gamblers and they soon accomplish his ruin. Then the brave-hearted girl steps in and in a strongly dramatic scene she is depicted avenging the death and disgrace of her foster father. The romance of the etory adds a hap py touch. The play la a fine dramatic piece of film literature and is splen didly told. An excellent acting cast supports Miss Barriscale. The vaudeville Is good with variety sufficient for any type of amusement Illness of More Than Year Fatal to Widow of Late E. D. Coman. Funeral Is Tomorrow, s Mrs. Marian W. Coman, one of Port land's well known women, died last night at her residence, 524 East Twen ty-fourth street north, after an ill nees, of more than a year. She was the widow of the late L. D.' Coman and was 71 years old. With Mrs. Coman at the time of her death was her eon, Wilber E. Coman, formerly general manager of the Northwestern Electric company of Portland, but now of. Spokane. A daughter, Mrs. F. C. Schrann of Salt Lake, is also here, as is Mrs. Coman's Bister, Mrs. George Phillips of Kan sas City, Mo. Besides Wilbur E. Coman and Mrs. Schrann, the eurviving children are Mrs. R. R. Yates of Berkeley, Cal., Mrs. C. W. Jones of Alameda, Cal., and Miss Martha Coman of New York. . Mrs.. Coman was born in Kenosha, Wis., and came -to Portland in 1889. For many years she had been active in the affair of the First Presbyte rian church and leaves & great many friends throughout the city. . The funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock at the Portland crematorium. mm OPEN OFFICES CONSOLIDATED ECONOMIES COME TO FINAL END. Workmen Are Busy Remodeling Space for. Occupancy by South ern Pacific Company. For more than two weeks a large force of linemen, carpenters and painters have been at work making changes necessary for the return of the general offices of the Southern Pacific company to the seventh and eighth floors of the Yeon building in which the officials are now locat ed. This is an example of results of some of the work done in unification of operation under the control of the transportation lines by the govern ment At the time the Southern Pacific leased the quarters, taken over under a ten-year contract, the expense of wire systems for the telegraph and telephone exchange amounted to ap proximately J6000. . When the roads were taken over the general offices were combined with those of the Oregon-Washington in the Wells-Fargo building and the wires were all re moved. A portion of 'the rooms were used for the Portland district freight traffic committee and the others were sub-let to tenants for octfupancy In various busrhess lines. Now, with the return, all of the work that was done In making changes, taking out or put ting in partitions, has been done over again, to meet the requirements of the departments. Sign writers have been busy the past two days putting the Southern Pacific line's designation, with that of the various departments occupy. lng the suites, and marking the en- ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., March 11. (Special.) The police here tonight secured the first coherent statement from Marie Tucci, 20-year-old Italian girl, arrested here last night after she had walked into police headquar ters and announced she had mur dered Mrs. Angela Conti, her sister, in New York. Through an inter preter the girl tonight said she had not slain her sister but that the explosion of a revolver in the latter's hands while they were struggling at their home at 99 West Houston street had caused her death. In her statement to Detective Cap tain Ialseed here tonight before Detective Louis J. Y. Comminessl of the New York department, she said: "I quarreled with my sister, Mrs. Angelina Conti, early Monday morn ing. She had been trying to Induce me to lead the same kind of an im moral life that I knew she was lead ing. When I refused she made a threat that she would permit the abuse of her 8-year-old daughter, who was present during the contro versy. When I remonstrated, Mrs. Conti first grabbed a large carving knife and tried to cut me. Then she snatched a revolver from a drawer and pointed it at me. I leaped upon her to save my life. She was in a blind. rage and I knew she would kill me if I did not protect myself. Dur ing the struggle the revolver, etill in her hands, exploded twice. My sister fell to the floor. One of the bullets had atruck her in the back of her head. , "It killed her InBtantly, I guess, for when I examined her I saw she was dead. I was terribly frightened. I had only been in America for eight months and I had no friends to go to. "So I dressed the child, threw on my coat and hat and went to New ark. I arrived there about 3 o'clock In the morning. I wandered about the city, not knowing what to do. I know some people in Atlantic City, and toward daytime made up my mind to come here. It was about o'clock Monday afternoon when I got here. I went Immediately to the home of friends and remained there until I was told the police were look ing for me here. I came to the po lice station. "My sister was separated from her husband, who was a tailor, mats all I know." The little daughter of the dead woman, sole witness of the tragedy was taken back to New York tonight by Detective Comminessl. While Miss Tucci announced her willingness to go back, the police insisted the law be complied with and she waited ex. tradition through the proper clian nels. - When arrested here the girl was dressed in mourning for her Bister. Yes! But They Did It! Next week you can see them daring death a dozen times just a couple of girls and a motor car in the Devil's Punch BowL The Most Thrilling Drive Ever Made! And the public is invited to come and see it for one week, beginning Monday, March 15, from 7 to 10 P. M. at our salesroom. Everyone welcome. You Will Never Forget It! C. L. Boss Automobile Co. 613-617 Washington Street devoted to their country and willing to defend it, our foreign relations will speedily disappear. I venture the pre diction that the Issue of the oncoming political campaign, the issue which will rhieflv determine political affil iations, will concern the relations of the government to labor. This is as it ouglit to be, for it Is the attitude of voters upon this subject which alone can solve this supremely important problem." "Events like the coal strike have borne in upon me art abiding con viction that the day of the strike In the agencies of transportation and in the baRlc industries in the country had passed and passed forever. This is not said with any want of sympthy in the great cause for which labor is fighting. In my opinion, labor has never received and Is not now re ceiving its Just share In the division between capital and labor, but there must be in the very nature of things Borne better way to determine the division than through the strike. "Difficult, therefore as the duty is, it seems to me that the govern ment must undertake with respect to transportation and certain basic in dustries, the task of compelling justice to wage workers and of ad judicating in a fair tribunal the dis putes which arise from time to time between employers and employes. It must declare, when the occasion arises what wages shall be paid and the working conditions which shall exist. But this is not all. In these cases In vhirh ha nubile interest, welfare and protection require governmental j jurisdiction, the government must not only adjudicate the controversy, but it must enforce Its decision. Wheir the government speaks in behalf of all the people, its voice must be heeded, and ks commands respected. The employer must pay according to Its judgment and the employe must not enter into a conspiracy to nullify its decree. "You will understand. I am sure, that I am not advocating this rule, which would create a new relation between the government and Industry for all Industries. It ahould be ap plied only to those activities which by reason of our development and the distribution of our people mud be regular, continuous and adequate." DRIVER SAVES OIL TRUCK Plucky Employo Runs Biasing Tank From Storage Veils. A blase that enveloped a ntwly filled oil truck of the Union Oil com pany endangered the filling station of the company at the Wllbrldre plant and afforded opportunity for a spectacular act on the part of Jtcy Marcks, the station filler, at IS last' night. Marcks had just flnlKliriT filling the truck and began cranking the machine when it backfired and scl ahliitn a hi-. ollne and oil on (lie exterior of the truck tank. Despite the dHtiiirr 0 himself, Marcks tllmhrrt aboard the truck and ran It swsy frnin the na tion, where it threatened to commu nicate the flames to the Hock of oils. Assistants at the Matlnn came lif Die rescue and quenched the f lami n with chemical rxtincuinhers s Xanln was driving (he truck out. City firemen reached (be m-cne Juet after the excitement ended. Marcka neaped with no burns of cnnni'iuence and practically no monetary damns was done by the fire. Mt Iiifklp I Afire. SAN FRANCISCO. March 11 Tb American steamer Wel Innklp put luto Honolulu today with a fire In hold No. t, according to a wlrle niepxage received here tnnltibt. The vessel left Han Francisco March 2 for Hongkong and Manila with a general cargo. Read The Orerrnilnn r!filfid LABOR NEED PUT FUST SEXATOU CTJ3IMIXS BELITTLES other problems. Workers Must Be Satisfied If Na tion Is to Prosper, Iowa Leader Tells Oil Congress. CHICAGO, March 11. The Covenant of the league of nations and other in ternational relationships shrink into nothingness compared with the rela tion, present and prospective, of the government to labor in industry was the statement made tonight by Sen ator Cummins of Iowa before the Na tional Petroleum congress at its an nual banquet. "The relation of the government to ward Industry involves the most seri ous questions which have ever en gaged or will engage the thought of students in publio affairs," said Sen ator Cummins. "Unless the people of the United States who work for a living are well disposed towards American institutions, unless they are enabled through the compensation for their labor to become good clUiens, ill Our Men's Furnishings Years before this long-established store ever sold clothing our furnishings and hats were known for their superior values. The same holds true today in fact never .have we been so genuinely proud of our business and of our quality merchan dise as at present. 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