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FIGHT iW M FOR
SHIP BOARD SPLIT
Northern District Wanted by
Coast Interests.
OPERATION IS HELD KEY
Suzerainty of San Francisco in Pa
cific District Said Proven by
List of Appointees.
SEATTLK. Wash., April 8. (Spe
cial.) Shipping and shipbuilding in
terests in Seattle and other Washing
ton porta. It was announced today,
are rallying to the support of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce and
Commercial club in its fight to free
this port from suzerainty of San
Francisco in the shipping board's or
ganization. The chamber not only
asks that Seattle be restored as a dis
trict headquarters in the ship con
struction and repair work, but also
that a new district of the board's op
erating division be created on this
coast with Seattle as its headquar
ters. The division of operations is said
to furnish the key to the whole sit
uation. The Atlantic coast is di
vided into several districts of the di
vision of operations, but on the Pa
cific coast there is only one district,
and its headquarters is in San Fran
cisco. Some of the Atlantic coast dis
tricts rank far below Western Wash
ington alone , in the magnitude of
their combined shipping, it is pointed
out.
Coast Split Wanted.
The Seattle chamber is making a
hard fight to split the Pacific coast
into at least two districts of the op
erating division, with Seattle as head
quarters for one of them. This would
make Seattle independent of San
Francisco in the matter of having
ships allocated. Moreover, it is pointed
out. there is an intimate connection
between the operating diyision and
the distribution of repair work, as
the division is operating the vessels
that will have to undergo repairs
from time to time. For that reason,
it is said, the operating division is the
key to the new problems now con
fronting Seattle.
The movement in support of the
Chamber of Commerce and Commer
cial club gained new strength this
morning when the exact status of
Seattle as a sub-office of San Fran
cisco in the shipping board organiza
tion, was disclosed in full detail in
copies of a general order sent to the
shipbuilding corporations of Seattle.
The order was issued by Robert L.
Inague of San Francisco, director of
the division of construction and re
pairs, with headquarters in Washing
ton, E. C.
Repair Head in South.
The order appoints WllJiam Chis
holm of San Francisco as assistant
district manager for the Pacific coast,
with headquarters in the Golden Gate
port. Mr. Chisholm ts now in full
charge of all shipping board repair
work on the Pacific coast, n M. ci.
lis. heretofore northern Pacific dis
trict manager, is appointed as an
assistant district manager, but has
nothing to do with repair work.
James Bullock, a San Francisco ex
pert, is appointed local manager in
Seattle, working under the direction
of Mr. Chisholm. F. B. Pape of Port
land, former assistant district man
ager under Mr. Callis. is appointed
local manager in the Oregon district,
reporting to Mr Chisholm.
Mr. Chisholm in turn is responsible
to A. J. Frey. the manager of the new
I'acific coast district.
Exactly what the new order of af
fairs means, it is said, was shown
today, when efforts to get informa
tion at the Seattle offices of the ship
ping board met with flat failure.
Mr. Callis, heretofore the mouth
piece of the shipping board in Seattle,
tefused to comment on the. new order
or to Rive out any news to anyone.
He referred ail inquirers to San Fran
cisco. In effect, the lid has been
clamped down tight in Seattle by
llr. Hague and Mr. Frey on all news
referring to shipping board activities.
The same condition is said to prevail
in Portland.
BILL FILED TOO LATE, VIEW
Special Election Slay Be Called In
Hood River County.
HOOD RIVER, Or., April 8. (Spe
cial.) An opinion received" from Attorney-General
Brown indicates that
an initiative bill for an increase of
the salary of School Superintendent
Gibson cannot be placed on the ballot
at the May primaries, as it was not
filed 60 days before the election. Pro
moters of the bill understood the law
required only 30 days, and because
of apparent contradictory laws th
attorney-general had been asked to
investigate before a final ruling.
In case the measure cannot be in
cluded on the primary ballot, citizens
promoting the measure offer to bear
the expense of a special election if
the county court will call same.
MAN KILLED BY ENGINE
Act of Stepping on Track at The
Dalles Apparently Deliberate.
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A Sale!
A Sale of Shirts
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WITH the opening of my doors this
morning: I offer to the men of Port
land over 400 dozen fine new Woven
Madras Shirts at a most decided conces
sion from their real worth. All of these
shirts are in spring: coloring-s and patterns,
personally ordered by my men's furnish
ings buyer while in New York; they are
just the shirts you will want to wear dur
ing: the next six months.
$3.50, $4.00, $4.50
Shirts for Men
$2.95
Three for $8.50
My price is lower than the manufacturers'
present price to the trade.
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BURDICK TO RUN AGAIN
mi;mbi;k for usth district
issues platform.
Slogan .Declares Present Incumbent
Has Tried to Serve People Faith-
fully in Past Sessions.
SALEM. Or., April 8. (Special.).
Denton B. Burdick of Redmond, asks
that he be returned to the lower house
of the legislature from the 21 district,
according to his declaration of can
didacy for re-election filed with the
secretary of state here today. He is
a republican.
Air. Burdick has the following to
say in his platform: "During the 1917
1919 and 1920 sessions in which I
have been a member, I have earnestly
worked for .the passage of all good
road and irrigation legislation and as
sisted in preparing the road bond bills
and present irrigation code and if I
am nominated and elected I will earn
estly endeavor t osecure an adequate
share of representation for each of
the six counties in reapportionment
which' will be made next session and
will take any proper steps necessary
to hasten the completion of The
Dalles-California and John Day high
ways and other road projects, in this
district which have been designated
during my previous terms of office."
Mr. Burdick's slogan reads: "Pres
ent incumbent. Has endeavored to
serve you faithfully during the last
three sessions." Other candidates who
filed today follow:
Walter i.. Robb, East Forty-first
street, Portland, for republican nomi
nation for presidential elector.
Elton Watklns, 690 Market street
drive, Portland, for democratic nomi
nation for presidential elector.
J. O. Erickson, 366 Taylor avenue,
Astoria, for republican nomination for
district attorney of Clatsop county.
William M. Stone, Oregon City, -for
republican nomination for representa
tive from 16th representative district.
Seward D. Allen, Eugene, for repub
lican nomination for representative
from the 3d representative district.
J. N. Johnson, Grants Pass, for re
publican nomination for representa
tive from the 7th representative dis
trict. Will R. King. Ontario, for delegate
to the democraticnational convention
from the 2d congressional district.
Bartlett Coje, Portland, for repub
lican nomination for representative
from the 18th representative district.
nouncement made by the growers.
Representatives of the Albany co
operative cannery have been in the
local field for several days, and it is
reported that they have made offers
for the berry crops extending over a
period of five years. The growers
are of the opinion that loganberries
will sell for from 14 to 16 cents a
pound later in the season, and prac
tically all of those owning large
acreage of this product are holding
out for these figures.
BUILDERS USE OPEN SHOP
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Non-Union Men Employed on Jobs
at Spokane. a
SPOKANE. Wash., April 8. (Spe
cial.) . Building operations were
started today at the Burgan building,
the Temple Emanuel, the Culbertson-
Grote Rankin building and garage on
the "open shop" basis. Approximately
100 building trades craftsmen are
being employed on these jobs. Union
men on the jobs went out on strike
April 1.
Superintendents of construction at
the various structures declare that
they are having no trouble getting
nonunion workmen and that there are
plenty of men available to continue
work on the buildings with full
crews.
FIVE ARE YET
SEARCH CONTINUES IN RUINS
OF UINCOUN HOTEli.
LEADERS HAVE ARRIVED
Interchurcli Movement in Full
Swing at The Dalles.
THE DALLES. Or., April 8. (Spe
cial.) The interchurch world move
ment of North America today swept
over the Columbia basin when a team
of trained religious leaders arrived
in this city and went into conference
at the Congregational church.
The movement combines the effort
of 30 Protestant denominations for the
conversion and uplift of the world and
the working out of plans to this end
was the purpose of the meeting. New
vigor' must be put into the religious
movement if the world is to be aided
and civilization furthered.
Coroner Will Investigate Rumor
That Several Fire Escapes on
Building Virtually Unusable.
SEATTLE, April 8. Firemen today
continued searching for bodies in the
ruins of the Lincoln hotel, destroyed
by fire here yesterday with a known
loss of four dead. Dr. Augustine
Dwyer, Boston lecturer, who was be
lieved missing yesterday, wired from
Tacoma last night that he was safe.
A check made by the Seattle Times
showed five guests unaccounted for
at noon. They were E. E. Scott, tire
salesman: W. E. Warren, tire sales
man; Victor Walters. Emma Ballinger
and George H. Westedo, all of Seat
tle. Friends of the missing people
reported they have not been seen
since the fire.
Fire Chief Frank L. Stetson said
he was afraid there were more bodies
in the ruins. Coroner C. C. Tiffin
announced today he would hold an
inquest Saturday to Investigate re
ports that several fire escapes on the
Lincoln were "virtually unusable."
H. E. Maltby, one of the owners of
the Lincoln, said today he thought
the cause of the fire would be traced
to a cigar or a cigarette.
VANCOUVER, B. C, April 8. Miss
Blanche Crowe, whose body was
found in the riiins of the Lincoln ho
tel yesterday, taught school at Me
ridian, a Fraser river point, until
eight months ago, when she went to
Seattle to become a bookkeeper for
a restaurant company. She left sev
eral relatvies in British Columbia.
STATE CONVENTION ENDS
Daughters of Revolution to Meet
in Spokane Next Year.
WAJLLA WALLA. Wash., April 8.
(Special.) Daughters of the Amer
ican revolution ended their state ses
sion here this afternoon after accept
ing the invitation of Esther Reid cir
cle of Spokane to be its guests next
year.
During the session Mrs. Henry Me
Cleary of Tacoma received a telegram
from Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey,
president-general of the national so
ciety, appoining her to place the an
nual memorial wreath on the tomb of
George Washington.
Memorial services were held for ten
members today. It was voted to con
sider flag day as pioneer day. Re
ports showed that 42 of the 162 his
torical spots In the state have been
marked.
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Commission Receiving Bids.
I SALEM. Or.. April 8. (Special.)
Berry Growers Spurn 12 Cents.
SALEM. Or., April 8. (Special.)
Although outside buyers are offering
as much as 12 cents a pound for
Marion county loganberries for the
year 1920, few contracts are being
made at that figure, according to an-
BUTTE THEATERS CLOSED
Managers' Refusal to Remove Sign
Offends Unions.
BUTTE, Mont.. April 8. All Butte
theaters were closed tonight as a
result of the walkout of members of
the operators' and musicians' unions.
The strike Is in objection to display
ing a card which reads: "If any mem
ber of. the Associated Industries is
unfair, so are we."
The union demanded a removal of
the sign last night. The manage
ments refused and the walkout oc
curred this morning.
Read The Oregonlan classified ads.
oerate.
HOOD RIVER, Or., April 8. (Spe- I
eial.) An unidentified man about 40 '
years old was killed today by a switch 1
engine in the O.-W. R. & N. yards.
The man, whose body was terribly
mutilated, Is thought to have arrived
on an afternoon passenger train from
the east.
The locomotive was moving at a
speed of only about three miles an
hour when it -struck the man, and his
apparent deliberate action in stepping
before it leads to the suicide theory.
Postmaster, 8 0, Resigns.
" SALEM. Or., April 8. (Special.)
J. S. Hickey, 80 years of ago and for
more than ten years postmayer at
Scotts Mills has resigned his office
and .will retire as soon as his suc
cessor is named. Examinations will
be held at Silverton on April 14 to
select a postmaster for the Scotts
Mills section.
Ladies' Spring
Garments
Bis half-price sale at Blank's
Sample Shop, 360 Morrison,
corner Park.
Blank's
Will Save You Money.
LAST CALL TODAY!
M A R G U E RITE CLARK
AND HARRISON FORD IN
"EASY TO GET"
It has tickled thousands this week
COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA
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SPECIAL!
TOMORROW
"THE COPPERHEAD"
The first big: special on the
new Columbia programme.
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TODAY!
At Midnight
Tonight You Will
Have Lost Your
Chance to See
NORMA TALMADGE
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It is Norma in her first comedy role
and she makes good with a bang!
COMING TOMORROW-
"MY LADY'S GARTER"
The story of this lady's garter has
-more spine-tickling excitement than
any other garter ever started.
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Today and
Tomorrow
I Offer Every One of My
$20.00 and $22.50
Skolny Suits for Boys
and Wearpledge Insured
Suits for Boys "
At the Reduced Price:
$16.85
This offer includes all of the new
suits that arrived last week.
I want fathers and mothers of , boys
to see these suits. No better suits
than, these can be bought, because
better ones are not made.
Fabric, linings, workmanship all
staunch and sturdy, bearing always
in mind a boy's every-day range of
isf action for you in these clothes !
Second Floor.
Ben Selling
Leading Clothier
Morrison at Fourth
Bids will be opened by the state high
way commission in Portland on April
27 for the construction of a bridge
over Millers' creek and a crossing
over the Southern Pacific railroad
tracks, both in Jackson county, and a
wood truss span over Grave creek,
near Leland. in Josephine county.
Plans and specifications for the im
provements are on file and can be
inspected in the offices of the com
mission in the Veon building. Portland.
1). J. Cooper Tiles Candidacy.
THE DALLES. Or.. April 8. D. J.
Cooper, pioneer of Wasco county and
for many years prominent In Oregon
politics, has filed his candidacy as
delegate on the republican ticket from
the 2d congressional district. In his
platform he declares that he will sup
port the people's choice for president
and his slogan to be printed after his
name on the ballot is "republicanism
means Americanism.
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