THE MOJIXING OREGOXIAX, . WEDNESDAY, .MAT - 5, 1920
5,
BOURBON
FACTIONS
JILL ASSERT VICTORY
Control of Washington Demo
cratic Committee Sought. '
RYAN LOSS MAY BE FELT
Portland Chamber of Commerce, -the
Pittsburg secretary says that a noon
day lecture in that city on April 26
by Mr. Riley was attended by more
than 400 persons and was one of the
most interesting ever heard by the
organization.
The official bulletin of the Pitts
burg chamber of commerce, in speaking-
of Mr. Riley's appearance in that
city, says: "Riley is a missionary and
he is preaching the gospel of long life
and happiness. Folks who hear him
find a new zesT In lrfe; his sermons
inculcate faith in the heavenly sur
roundings that still abide in this old
world, mundane though it be. He ex
horts his proselytes to go out and
worship the sunshine, the trees, the
birds, the flowers and to mingle with'
God's creatures in that world which
man has not defaced. And here's good
news: Riley is coming back next
year."
HIGHWAY BOND SAL
Power in Seattle Ranks Resigns to
Iieeonie Candidate for Na
tional Convention.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 4. (Spe
cial.) Control of the democratic state
committee in the forthcoming fight
to seat contested delegations sent to
the state convention in Spokane May
17 is asserted by all Tactions Inter
ested. The federal brigade, however,
has kept in closer touch with the
state organization than has the oppo
sition to this faction, and may be a
bit better informed than the state
wing of the party.
One loss that may be felt in the
state committee will be that of George
H. Ryan of Seattle, who resigned the
committeemanship from King county.
Kow Ryan is a candidate for delegate
to the national convention in San
Francisco from the first congressional
district, and his expectation of success
depends wholly upon the recognition
of the set of delegates elected by the
convention which County Chairman
Kullen called to order and of which
Hugh C. Todd, -former chairman of the
democratic state committee, is chair
man. Mr. Ryan is confident his set of
delegates will be elected.
Bryan Leanlnc Pronounced.
The question of Bryan or Wilson
support may be in the background
in the fight at Spokane, for the Fullen
delegation has pronounced Bryan
leaning, or in any event It is not so
ready to follow a federal administra
tion programme, whatever that may
be found to be.
Tho federal brigade is for any presi
dential candidate that has the favor of
the administration and it is not very
strongly inclined toward Bryan. In
fact, it hasn't a great deal of sym
pathy with Bryan's criticisms of the
administration.
In this respect the two contestants
from King county are somewhat like
the two sets of delegates sent from
this county to attend the Walla Walla
convention, in 1912. It will be re
called that in the 1912 convention
Cieorge K. Christensen, now chairman
of the democratic state committee,
headed a contesting delegation from
Adams county. Mr. Christensen then
was not in sympathy with leaders of
of the Fullen delegation from King
county and it is a matter of record
that Mr. Christensen and his friends
both won out A great many of the
same delegates who are listed on the
Fullen delegation were grouped to
gether in the unsuccessful contesting
delegation from King county in 1912.
When they received a half vote, most
of the disgruntled delegates left their
conspicuous seats on the stage of the
theater and went out to visit the
penitentiary and other sights of the
town, though Hugh C. Todd hung
around and voted the absentees.
Federal Brigade Favored.
The federal brigade is expected to
make a former service, man chairman
of their contesting delegation. Stephen
J. Chadwick Jr., and Frank Regan
are both mentioned for that honor.
In both the King and Pierce county
contests. Stress will laid on the fact
that one set of delegates was elected
at the time and place set for the con
vention; the other set was chosen
later. This argument favors the
federal brigade in both counties.
Word from Vancouver, Wash., shows
the Clarke county delegation will be
headed by Will H. Hornibrook, former
minister to Siam and one time demo
cratic national committeeman for
Oregon Democratic State Chairman
Christensen delivered the keynote ad
dress at the county gathering and
the democrats indorsed him for na
tional committeeman.
ACTORS TO BENEFIT TODAY
MONEY FROM ORPHKCM MATI
NEE TO GO FOR INSURANCE.
Extra Attractions Will Be Wallis
Clark in Unusual Playlet,
"What We Want Most."
Today Is national vaudeville artists
day and in honor of the occasion all
the proceeds of the Orpheum's final
matinee today will be devoted to the
vaudeville actors' organization. Every
. i
AVallis Clarkt who will appear today
at vaudeville benefit.
member of the organization is pre
sented with a life insurance policy
for $1000 and the money raised by
the benefit matinees goes to help
pay for that general insurance. The
fund also will be used for pensions
and other benefits planned for the
welfare of those in the vaudeville
world.
The benefit is fathered by the
Vaudeville Managers' Protective
sociation and more than 400 theaters
throughout the United States will
participate today in the all-America
matinees staged to help the vaude
ville artists who are always first to
respond to appeals for others.
Flashes," starring Doc Baker, who
has the reputation of being "the
E
IS HELD NECESSARY
State Board of Control Asked
to Provide Funds.
MUCH WORK UNDER WAY
world s greatest lightning-change ' fo" approval:
Commission Wishes to Conserve
Proceeds or $10,000,000 Issue
for Specific Road Purposes.
SALEM. Or., May 4. (Special.)
Unless the state board decides to sell
$2, 500,000 of bonds under the so-called
federal aid act passed at the last ses
sion of the legislature, as requested
by the state highway department in a
letter addressed to the board, it will
be necessary for the highway com
mission to market the same amount
of securities authorized by the second
iu.uuu,uuu Dond issue (laws of 1920.)!
The $6,000,000 bond issue authorized'
under an act of 1917 and the $10.
000.000 bond Issue authorize. in
as ell as current receipts from motor
vehicle fees and gasoline tax, it is
said, are required to meet the obliga
tions on- outstanding state contracts,
exclusive of federal aid projects, ac
cording to a statement made public
today by Roj Klein, secretary of the
state highway department.
This action would be undesirable,
according to Mr. Klein, as it is the
wish of the commission to conserve
the funds obtained from the second
$10,000,000 issue for the specific pur
pose of completing the Pacific and
Columbia river highways and a few
other projects where improvements
are needed to complete work now
practically finished. In most instances
these smaller improvements incLo.de
uncompleted links in the main high
ways. Blsr Total Already Signed. 1
Tost roads under contract, for
which state funds are required ag
gregate $2,693,234.63, according to Mr.
Klein, while post roads submitted to
the federal government for approval
and which will necessitate state
funds, total $133,889.92. Forest road
agreements already signed with the
government aggregate $1,197,254.22,
making a grand total of $4,023,387.77.
There has been received from the
o.c wu-upcrauve Donas, under an
act of 1917, par value, $1,200,000, the
sum of $1,150,360, leaving obligations
ui j,n,u,,7. Against this sum the
uuwu ii control nas been askpii in
sell federal aid bonds in the sum of
?,duu,uuv.
The total amount of federal fiinrfo
apportioned to Oregon at the end of
me fiscal year, June 30, 1921, is
$5,567,829.27. which must be. matched
on a 50-50 basis if this state desires
to take advantage -of the govern
ment's liberality. This would leave
x,a4j,4bu.&o yet to be matched by the
smie in aaamon to projects listed.
Road Projects Submitted.
ine following post road projects
are proposed and have been submitted
790.42: county aid. $65,000; government
aid. $174,790.42. I
Forest road projects. Include:
Prairie Clty-Unlty. Baker and Grant
counties; estimated eost, $7000; state aid,
I2AOO; county aid. $2000; government mid,
$2500.
Mt. Hood loop, Clackamas and Hood
River counties; estimated cost, $514,000;
state aid, $257,000; government aldt
$257,000.
Ochoco Canyon, Crook; estimated cost.
$101,143; state aid, :w.635: county aid.
$21,875: government aid. J39.633.
Curry-Coos, Curry county: estimated
cost, $50,000; government aid. 50.00O.
Tiller trail, Douglas: estimated cost.
S65.610; state aid. $21,870; county aid,
$21,870; government aid, J21.870. '
Canyonvllle-Galesvllle, Unit 1. Douglas;
estimated cost, 211.000; state aid. 94.O)0;
county aid, $23,000; government aid.
$94,000.
Canyonvllle-Galesvllle, Unit 2. Douglas;
estimated cost, $93,795; state aid. $83,795;
envprnment Aid. S10.000.
McKenzie River highway, Deschutes and
Lane; estimated cost. $355,550; state aid.
$154r,775: county aid, $20,000; government'
aid, $177,775.
Crater Iake-Prospect, Jackson: esti
mated cos-t, J24G.0OO; state aid. $121. 2oi;
county aid, $3500; government aid, $121,775.
Hays Hill section, Josephine: estimated
cost. $67,500; state aid. $3B,250: county
aid, $50O0: government aid, $26,250.
Anna Creek section. Klamath; estimated
cost, $15,000; state aid. $7500; government
aid, $7500.
Lakevienr-LaPlne survey, Klamath; esti
mated cost. $4000: state aid. $2000; gov
ernment aid, $2000.
Eugene-Florence, Lane; estimated cost.
S000: state aid. $4000; government aid.
$4000.
Alsea river project, Lincoln: estimated
cost, $192,000; state aid. $72.0O0; county
aid, $48,000; government aid. $72,000.
Three Rivers project, Tillamook: estl
. rnt. 111141:1: state aid. $44. 10 ;
countv aid, $23,200; government aid,
$44,107.
Three Rivers project, extra state or.,
estimated cost. $100,000; I state am.
$100,000.
Flora-Enterprise, Wallowa: esumiira
cost, $05,000; state Nild, 141.3UO; coumy
aid. $12,400: government aid, $41,3O0.
Ochoco Canyon, wnecler: eslimnca cosi.
$233,600; state aid. $114,360: county am,
$4900; government aid, $114,3.50.,
Including the amounts expennca prior
to December 1, 1918, the totals for 1919-20
for forest road projects, follows: Esti
mated coft. $-J.48.536.22; state aid.
$1,197,254.22; county aid. $185,743. and
government aid, $1,0..pdf.
HOUSEHEFlTiENT IN
PUBLICATION OF FADINGS
PROMISED 1'OR NEXT WEEK
artist," is the headline attraction of
the Orpheum show. Mr. Baker is sur
rounded by a girl-act which has been
praised generally as being one of the
most vivacious of . the season. The
star is supported by nine pretty girls
who sing and dance and make num
erous changes of costume. The prin
cipals with Mr. Baker are Polly
Walker and Bud and Jack Pearson.
The extra attraction of the show
is Wallis Clark, a dramatic character
actor of note, who with his little
company is presenting "What We
Want Most." an unusual playlet.
The benefit matinee today will be
the last show of the Portland en
gagement of this bill.
EDITOR INDORSES LEVY
R. S. Gill Asserts Millage Means
Saving ot State Schools.
"It the children's bill, or the two-
mill elementary school measure, is
not put over by the voters, Oregon
will go back to the time when only
the rich man's child can get an edu
cation, and that rich man's child to
day will be sent to the private school,
as of yore," said R. S. Gill, editor of
the Loyal Legion, in an address be
fore 100 representative men and
women at the Portland hotel yes
terday. "Will we let ourselves go back
even so far as the time when we
hung by our tails and threw cocoa
nuts at our wives? Well, that s
what will happen if we don't awaken
to the crisis at hand and vote for
our children and teachers," concluded
Mr. Gill.
Other speakers at the luncheon
were Senator Mulkey, Judge Cleeton,
Dr. W. T. McElveen. W. I. Harrison,
"Walter Evans, Stanley S. Myers,
Frank Lonergan and James N. Crawford.
MR. HOEFLER DENIES DEBT
Father Issues Statement Replying
to Son's Allegation.
Denial was made yesterday by H.
R. Hoefler, Astoria candy manufac
turer, that he is indebted to his son,
Harry Hpefler, who made such an
allegation in suit begun Monday ' in
San Francisco. Mr. Hoefler was in
Portland yesterday and made a state
ment before departing on a trip to
the east. He said:
"No money is owing my son, Harry
On the contrary, he is, greatly In my
debt. I am suing him'merely to pro
tect my copyright. An error was
made also in the dispatch in call
ing L. M. Hoefler, my attorney, a
brother, as he is my cousin."
In the legal action the father seeks
to restrain the son from engaging in
the manufacture of candy on the
ground that he is using a carton sim
ilar to that the father usesx
Ontario, east. Malheur countv: Hmit,ii
"wi, - ."""-ou ; stare aid $13,513.25.
timnicue v aney-r lorence. Lane coun
ty; estimateo. cost, 13U. 493.67: county aid
fiuvenniient aid, 903,246 84
Mayvllle-Thirty Mile, Gilliam county
estimated cost, $171,132.50; state aid. $10.
ooo.o; county aid. S75.UOO: ,ni.,nn..nf
jistona-aeasiae. Clatsop county; esti
mated coat. $349.80.84; state aid. $109.-
Inquiry Conducted as Result of Al
legations Made by Federal Grand
Jury at Spokane.
United States Attorney Humphreys
yesterday completed his report in the
Max Houser investigation and for
warded all evidence, with his recom
mendations, to Attorney - General
Palmer at Washington. D. C. He re
ceived word that the findings would
be released for publication early next
week, simultaneously here and at the
national capital.
The investigation, which was con
ducted at the insistence of Mr. Houser
covered a full inquiry Into charges
made against the former grain ad
ministrator for Oregon by a federal
grand jury at Spokane on February 7
last.
The federal grand jury at Spokane
accused Mr. Houser of having manip
ulated the grain market in the north
west during his regime as grain ad
ministrator. in order to make huge
personal profits. The grand jury al
leged that high prices for wheat and
for wheat and grain products were
the result of such manipulation by
Mr. Houser.
Immediately following the publica
tion of this report, Mr. Houser de
manded a full inquiry. Attorney
General Palmer delegated United
States Attorney Humphreys to make
the , investigation. He has been i
siste'd by William Bryon. chief of the
local bureau of the department of jus
tico, and Gaorge R. Mayo of Wash-
TAILORS RECALL PICKETS
Unions Agree After Employes List
Present Workers.
The promise of merchant tailors of
Portland to furnish striking unions
with copies of contracts entered into
with present workers, as well as the
names and addresses of the employes,
resulted in a stipulation by the unions
yesterday that picketing of garment
workers in the Commonwealth build
ing and the annoying of workers on
their way to their homes would cease.
Without objection from either side,
Presiding Circuit Judge McCourt
granted an injunction tq, the mer
chant tailors, enjoining the striking
unions from molesting workers in the
ommon weaim Dutiaing, where a
community tailoring shop is being
maintained during the present strike
oi workers.
Phone your want ads to The OVego-
r.ian. Main 7070, Automatic 560-9, .
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RILEY MAKES HIT IN EAST
Jiorthnest Declared to Have Chosen
Able Propagandist.
"It is my opinion that the great
northwest in engaging Mr. Riley has
adopted a means of advertising its in
dustrial and agricultural importance
in a way that could not be secured
through any other medium. I con
gratulate you in having a man of Mr.
Riley's ability to spread your propa
ganda." This is the encomium given to the
work of Frank Branch Riley, Port
land orator, by A. C. Terry, general
secretary of the Pittsburg chamber
of commerce.
Is a letter to the directors of the
'WHY CHANGE
YOUR WIFE?"
'MALE AND FEMALE"
CAST
A picture that every man
and woman should see.
COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA
Today
And Two Days More
CONSTANCE
TALMADGE
IN
0
"IN SEARCH OF
A SINNER" '
She was tired of
tame men and wanted
a wild man
She got him!
There's lots of pep to this one.
NOW PLAYING
Whether you go on journeys short or long, or whether
you stick to factory, store or office, the best clothes for
. you to wear are
Hickey-Freeman Clothes
Hickey-Freeman is the institution which specializes in
fine custom workmanship wherever it contributes to fit,
to service, or to style, and which has lifted the making of
men's ready-for-service clothes from the plains of industry
to the heights of art. Not for nothing are they called "
The Show Clothes of America!
BEN SELLING
Leading Clothier
Morrison at Fourth
KcARTHUR VOTES TO
REGULATE CORPORATIONS
Oregon Congressman Answers Ene
mies Who Say He Protects
"Big Business."
BOI SE JOURNALS CITED AS PnOOP
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ington. D. C, special bank accountant
of the department of justice.
TRAFFIC FINES ASSESSED
Citizens Fond of Fast Driving Ap
pear in Municipal Court.
n. L. Smith, automobilist, arrested
Sunday night on a charge of reck
less driving', was fined $50 in munici
pal court yesterday morning-. Smith
was caught .according to the arrest
ing officer. Lieutenant Ervin, driv
ing across the Broadway bridge at
30 miles an hour and jockeying for
position with other machines. ,
' H. Neshimino, proprietor of a
laundry, who was arrested for speed
ing 35 miles an hour out Mississippi
avenue, was fined ?5 and given 12
hours in jail. The officer reported
that Xeshimino's driving was particu
larly reckless owing to the heavy
traffic on the street at the time.
Other traffic fines levied were Ed
ward Freeman, speeding. $15; A. E.
Woods, speeding, $5; Clarence P.
Hanna,- speeding, $10; J. E. Dunn,
speeding, $7.50; Roy Ruffener, speed
ing. $20: W. J. Walch, speeding.
$7.50; Henry Koyama, tailing to give
right of way. $10; M. Klinoff, speed
ing. $20.
A
DAZZLING
NEW SHOW
TODAY
IT'S A MADCAP
MYSTERY
ROMANCE
THAT STARTS
IN ENGLAND,
SPEEDS UP IN
NEW YORK
AND ENDS
WITH A JOYOUS
BANG IN
SOUTH
AMERICA
."APRIL FOLLY"
WITH MARION DAVIES AND CONWAY TEARLE
Concert Program
-SPECIAL-
Ladies' Afternoon Musical
TODAY AT 3 P. M.
PHILIP PELZ personally conducting
-PEOPLES SYMPHONIQUE ORCHESTRA
1. Kamenoi. .Ostrow 2. Anitra's Dance. .Peer Cynt Suite
3. Caucasian. .Sketch
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5
C. MeAnTHlR,
RrprenentjitlTe in Cohctth From
Third !-- on Dinrl-t. Who Srrk Itr-'
nomination at Republican Irimariea '
on May 21.
Washington, D. C April 18, 1?20.
To the Tcople of Multnomah County:
My political enemies have frequent
ly charged me with being a "bench-
man of big business," a "tool of Wall
street," and a "go-between for the
water power trust,1' but an examina
tion of tho House Journal of th
Oregon legislature, sessions of 190
nd 1913, and of the Congressional
Record, 64th, 65th and 66th congress?,
shows that these charges arc bot
false and unjust. These official
records show that I have supported
and voted for many measures de
signed to regulate railroads and
other corporations in their dealings
with the public. It has been my
uniform policy to consider all legis
lation from the standpoint of the
public welfare and to support all
measures recommended by sound pub
lic policy. I have never played
politics on legislation of any charac
ter and have the utmost contempt for
public officials who rant and rave
against corporations for the sole
purpose of catching votes on elec
tion day. I am a friend and cham
pion of all legitimate business, both
big and little, hut believe in proper
regulations designed to safeguard the
public interest. Among the measures
which 1 have supported are the fnl-.
lowing:
An act providing for the bet
ter protection of travelers, of .
railroad employes and property
owners by requiring railroad
companies in the state of Ore
gon to fence their right-of-way.
House Journal 1908, page 567.
An act creating the insurance
department of the state of Ore
gon, prohibiting premium re
bates, regulating insurance
rates and prohibiting the en
forcement of trust-made rate?.
House Journal 1909. page 379.
An act providing for the reg
ulation, distribution, use , and
right to use water, commonly
known as the "water code."
House Journal 1909, page 660.
An act prohibiting unjust dis
crimination between localities
by railroads and other common
carriers. House Journal 1903.
page 337.
An act providing for the- con
struction, maintenance and op
eration of switch connections
between railroads and branch
line railroads and private side
tracks. House Journal 1909,
page 779.
An act providing for the
granting of water power fran
chises by the slate and collect
ing fees therefor. House Jour
nal 1909. page 472.
An act appropriating money
for the extension of the State
Portage road from Big Eddy to
The Dalles, thereby completing
the connection between tho
steamboat lines of the upper
and lower Columbia river.
House Journal 1909, page 513.
tThis measure was opposed by
powerful railroad interests
whose lines were forced to low
er their rates to meet water
competition.)
An act compelling railroad , ;
companies to install cattle ; 1
guards. House Journal 1913, '
page 797.
An act protecting purchasers v
of stocks and bonds and pre
venting fraud In the sale there
of, commonly known as th
"Blue Sky Law." House Jour
nal 1913, page 721.
An act putting shippers and
railroad companies on an equal
ity in the matter of demurrage
on freight cars. House Jour
nal 1913. page 871.
An act providing for the sur
render and turning over to the
State of Oregon by the South
ern Pacific company certain
property at the foot of Jeffer
son street in Portland. House
Journal 1913, page 1166. r
An act providing for the su
pervision and regulation of the
issuance of stock certificates
of public 6ervice corporations.
House Journal 1913, page 711.
An act prohibiting the ship
ment in interstate commerce of
the products of child labor.
Congressional Record, Feb. 2,
1916.
An act providing for a system
of federal farm loans, common
ly known as the "Rural Credits
Bill." Congressional Record,
May 15, 1916; also June 27, 1916.
An amendment to the War
Revenue bill (for year 1918) in
creasing taxes on incomes.
Congressional Record, May 23,
1917.
Adoption of conference report
on food Control bill Congres
sional Record, Aug. 3. 1917.
(Among the provisions of this
measure, which is still in force,
is one providing a criminal pen
alty for profiteering in food
stuffs. I subsequently voted
for amendments to this act pro
hibiting profiteering in fuel and
clothing and for all appropria
tions needed to enforce the en
tire act.)
Passage of water power bill.'
Congressional Record. Sept. 5,
1918. (This bill provided for
the development of water power
projects on navigable streams
and on the public domain under
the control of a federal com
mission with power to charge
rentals, fix rates in the ab
sence of the rate-fixing power
by the states and take over the
developed property in the name,
of the government at the end of
50 years. All congressmen from,
the Pacific northwest have sup
ported this legislation upon
several occasions and it has
passed the house several times
only to De DiocKea in inc senate
by "Conservationists'
SATURDAY
ENID BENNETT
THE FALSE ROAD"
to western
who are
develop-
opposed
nient. )
War revenue act for the year
1919 Congreesional Record,
September 20, 1918. (This bill
increased both individual and
corporate income taxes, the
levies running -as high as 50
and 70 per cent, respectively.)
I ask you to examine the above
citations carefully and decide for
yourselves whether I have been
faithful to my public trust or whether
I am the henchman of special priv
ilege. If you approve my record, please
give me your vote on May 21.
Respectfully submitted.
C. N. Mc ARTHUR. -Portland
Address
1125-29 Yeon Building.
Washington Address
486 House Office Building.
' Paid Adv. by C. C. Smith.) ,