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4, TILE MORNING OREG ONI AN, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1920 MOR THE WITH E LATINS ADVOCATED Cable and Wireless Service . Extension Held Need. GOODS, NOT GOLD, WANTED German Ship Lines WTiicn Once Controlled Markets Now Are Out or Field. MINSTREL REMEMBERS GAME PLAYED HERE 44 YEARS AGO ' George Wilson, Now at Heiliff, Recalls Contest With Firemen, With Keg of Beer as Prize for Winners. SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 14- Exten ion of direct cable and wireless com munication between the United States and countries of Latin-America; es tabllshment or . "dollar exchange' ii tmrtn rrnttrs of the southern hemis phere, and formulation of additional and more comprehensive reciprocal tariff trade treaties were advocated here todav by eDeakers at a group session of the national foreign trdc council convention on the subject of "Latin-American Trade Relations. The speakers pointed out that the United States is in a debtor condition as reeards foreiern trade with Latin America in contrast with its position to most other countries In the world. They declared foreign trade to the southern countries should be "stimu lated," so that this country may bal ance its trade debt with commodities rather than gold." Trade Possibilities Great. Latin-America was referred to as the "land of economic opportunity" and "the land of untold trade possibil ities." Two representatives of South America Enrique Gil, special corre spondent of La Nacion, Buenos Aires newspaper, and . Rear-Admiral de Grasse. retired, of the Brazilian army joined the American speakers In de tailing foreign trade opportunities for United States manufacturers in the southern countries. Charles K. Brown of Swayne A Hoyt, Inc., speaking on "Ocean Trans pertation," reviewed the position of the United States as regards trans portation with South America before the world war and contrasted it with the transportation situation today. "Prior to tho war," lie said, "the German Kosmos line had developed an extensive business to the River Platte, the east coast porta in Chile, Peru and Ecuador, and to the Pacific coast. The bulk- of American goods was carried to west coast ports under the German flag. Americans Once Krpt Out. "Because of the German merchant marine policy,' many American prod ucts were denied a market in South America because the Kosmos line would handle these commodities from Germany and Europe at much lower rates than they would quote on the Similar American goods. "It was well known that whatever cargo German ships took to South America was taken merely because space was available on the Kosmos ships, and the same space was re quired to carry nitrate and other cargo from the west coast to Ger, many. I have known Kosmos vessels to leave this port with space to spare rather than carry cement and other American commodities. "Since the war and the driving of tne Orerman merchant marine from tho sea, however, conditions have been very radically changed. The business is now Handled by vessels flying the American flag. There are no less than four different American lines operating 15 or more vessels irom tne facific coast to the west coast or boutn America, with a com bined carrying capacity of more than 60.000 deadweight tons. The shipping board has recently allocated in addi tion, four 7500 deadweight ton steel steamers to inaugurate a direct rv. icc from ports on' this coast to the River Platte and other ports on the east coast of South America. This new line has arranged to nuke San tos a regular port of call in order mat coiiee may te imported directly. America Apparently Awakened "There are no less than six com- .to umauiie iour steamers be i ween aiexico, central America and Pacific coast ports. Statistics show that there are on an average nf 9n 30 sailings a month from New York to the east coast and from 10 to 15 sail ings a month to west coast ports iiwuuau uio x-anama canal and from urieans approximately five nail mgs a month. It would appear that America has at last awakened to the possibilities of ocean transportation and the necessity of increasing our rcuiiwiis m ioc southern heml sphere." Difficulties in unloading commodl- Lies in oouin American ports and ad verse overland transportation rnnHi tions were stressed In the address of V. F. G. Harper of San Francisco, who advised manufacturers and shippers to study South American transporta tion -problems in order that exports uii&m oe pacKea suuaoly. -transportation of commodities. aitcr iney nave once reached th shores of South America, is nerhan the most vital factor in export trade wIln me soutnern countries," he said .e advocated the establishment of "free zones" to increase trade of American ports, and ureed that fur ther reciprocal trade treaties h f fected with Latin -American countries. iaiin-American countries depen xor revenue upon their income dutie perhaps more than any other coun tries in the world," he said. "This is due probably to the fact that a large iiropornon 01 tne imports are in lenaea ior tne more wealthy citizens. Financial Help Needed. Financial difficulties and problems connected wun Latin-American trad were discussed by Guy W. "Wolf, financial editor of the Commercial xews 01 ban Francisco. Large exporters in the United Btaies snouid organize to finance re sources to advance trade with Latin America," he said. 'The United States should establish an International credit in South America to furnish credit information to prospective ex porters and should urge that a 'dollar exchange" standard rule, in order that we might be freed from tl.e domina tion of London exchange rates. Banks In the United States must bo willing to finance their customers for periods ranging from six to 12 months, in stead of the 30-day period which pre vails generally now. Euro; ean com mercial houses have an advantage over United States establishments in this respect. One-fourth the banking facilities of South America are Euro peon now. The Webb and Edge laws provide all necessary arrangements for Improving financial conditions in reepeci 10 xoreign trade. "rade B; rm Wanted, Mr. Wolf also urged establishment of a central trade bureau in the United States for the guidance aad convenience of South Americans vis iting here, and advocated extension of the international postal rates to Latin-American countries. "These are unpleasant truths we must face, and I hope, by facing them, we can awaken public conscience to the folly of preaching adoption of ag gressive foreign trade policies and at the same time advocating a bands-olf. BY LEONE CASS BAER. FORTY-FOUR years ago this spring a game of baseball was played be tween the Portland firemen and a band of minstrels, the- Barlow, WI1 Bon, Primrose & West organization, which had come by boat to fill an engagement at the Newmarket the ater. The sporting editor of The Orego nian either thought the event was not of sufficient Importance to get out an extra edition or, in fact, even record at all, or else the sporting editor of those days was busy furnishing a dramatic column or covering a pink tea for the social department. Any way the old volumes in the office morgue do not reveal any mention of the game, although the pitcher of the ministrel team is authority for the statement that It was the talk of Portland. George Wilson First Fltcher. The first pitcher was George Wil son, now the 70-year-young minstrel man who is the life and soul of the party of Gus Hills' minstrel men now at the Heilig. He remembers every detail of the game and, best of all, does ne remember the prize. If I had the prize today I could get probably a million dollars for it," reminisced George Wilson last night. "The prize was a keg of beer. It stood in the corner of the lot where we fought the fray, atvd as a mat ter of truth the players never had a drop of it for the outfielders had the keg drained by the time the con test was over. Last season when I was ere one of the old firemen of the pposing team came to see me and we had a great time exchanging reminiscences. I am the last of that old minstrel gang. Billy West. Barlow, George Primrose, all have gone over and thers of the old guard. Billy Rice, Ben Cotton, Lew Hawkins, Billy Courtright, all are passed on and I am the only leaf left on the tree. Though I am not a young verdant STOCK DIVIDEND TAX FOR BONUS PLANNED leaf any more in outward semblance, I am still a husky one and I feel that I'll be clinging on for a long while yet. I still sing and I do my monologue, but I've cut out the friv olous steps I used to-do and let the younger men with the show dance the modern ones." George Wilson says he owes his hale and hearty physical well being to a. contented attitude of mind. "'A contented mnd is a -continual feast,'" he' quoted. "I ask of life nothing more than to work, to see and to hear and to laugh. In my monologue I make a great tirade against married life; I poke fun at the institution of marriage, asking what sober man wants to live in an Institution. I say that prohibition will cut down the chances of 99 per cent of women get ting married and that men propose only when made brave by liquor, and I have a lot of remarks to make about wives. Artist Happily Married. "I am telling you this because I want to tell you also that no man in the world Is more happily married than I am, and that nothing I say in my monologue Is applicable to my own case. For 47 years I have been married to thsame wife, a sweet little woman who is back in our home in Binghamton, New York, and whose letters I read with as much joy as I did when she wrote her first ones to me. An invalidism of several yearg' duration prevents her from traveling with me, and now I'm just counting the days till I get home to her. I've other treasures there too a little grandson and a granddaughter, and we're going to have a lot of good times when I have my summer's va cation." Mr. Wilson says Portland is a magic city. "Things seem to grow and pros per here as if some Aladdin were back of it," he said. "I could talk all day reminiscing of changes made since I first came up here from San Francisco 44 years- ago." Republicans Expect Final Adoption of Scheme. way commission have not suited local communities at the time the locations were made, but the communities later deferred to the judgment of the high way commission. The view of the commission, as repeatedly expressed by its members, is that in laying out the main trunk roads the thought in mind is to give the best service to the state, and in pursuing this policy the commission has refused to be swayed by local appeals. Chairman Benson conferred with Jay Bowerman when he learned of Judge Skipworth's decision and Mr. Bowerman declares the case will be taken to a higher court. LEVY RATE NOT FIXED attitude on the part of our govern ment," he said. He urged efforts to provide a government policy based on protection of American lives and American rights abroad. Need of adequate cable communica tion across the Pacific was dwelt upon In the group session devoted to Pacific problems. Several speak rs referred to instances where let ters of confirmation reached trans Pacific points before the original cable and one case where a special representative was sent to Japan from the Pacific coast to conclude a deal because of lack of cable communica tion. Yellow Peril Net Feared. Julian Arnold, United States com mercial attache at Pekln, discussed China. Twox thirds of China is In need of modern methods of development, ha eald. "Two hundred million peo pie live In territory where there is no vehicular traffic, no roads, no means of communication save trails. W need not fear any so-called "yellow peril' if we move to help the Chinese to develop. - 'When we sell them the equipment, and help them to develop China, we are heldlng ourselves, for the eco nomic inequaity between the races will disappear. The Chinese will not spread over the world but will de velop and remain in China as they progress and the development. 01 China will develop- the trade of the world." Other group sessions discussed 'Practical Problems for the Export Manager." "The Webb Law In Opera tion" and ""Latin-American Trade Re lations. - An American maritime policy elim inating federal control is necessary for the development of successful American commerce, it was slated to day in a report of the .merchant ma rine committee, read by Welding Ring of New York. The merchants and mariners of the United States should be enabled to compete with their rivals in other countries without governmental in tervention or supervision of trans portation charges," the report said. "There should be no dictation of trade routes, freight charges or methods of management. Conditiona Are Balanced. An unequivocal policy must be es tablished, prompted by a provision that sales will be made to responsible parties of all shipping board vessels at prices determined by present cost of construction of vessels of similar tonnage and specifications in the best qualified of American shipyards. The foreign trade council has already placed on record its conviction that American shipyards will be able to provide tonnage at rates and under conditions that will compare favor ably with those obtained in foreign maritime countries." . Mr. Ring pointed out that where foreign countries have advantage of cheaper labor, American shipyards are compensated by a greater efficiency of labor, and steel shipbuilding mate rial is $40 a ton cheaper in this coun try than abroad. Mr. Ring spoke in place of William H. Knox of New York, who was un able to attend the convention. PUPILS EXHIBIT DRESSES GOWNS FOR AlAi USES SHOWS BY SCHOOL GIRLS. Exhibition at Meier & Frank's of Work of Students to Be Re peated at 3 P. 31. Today. Dresses for every possible use And in every possible girlish mode were exhibited yesterday by the public school domestic , science department in the pageant put on in the Meier & Frank auditorium. This will be re peated today at 3 o'clock. It is under the direction of Miss Grace P. Gil- lett, supervisor of the sewine work. Over a hundred gowns, all made by students, were exhibited. The fashion show closed when a pair of young sters in pajamas came out with candles and said their "goodniehts. Suitable music accompanied the ex hibition. The pageant was part of the public scnool display week, which Is de signed to interest parents in voting for the two-mill educational tax. Among the store windows which at tracted -special attention yesterday was the one.at Sherman & Clay's, where Failing and Eliot school chil dren gave folk dances, gymnastic arms and singing games. The Glen coe school will put on Its May-pole winding in the same window today. miss nate Porter, Miss Bess Sigel, Miss Jennie Hunter and Miss Ida Stauffer were in charge of yester- uay s exnioition. 310-Pound Boy Goes Into Movies TACOMA. Wash.. Mav 14. fRne- cial.) Dewey Hodges, just turned 21, fresh from the navy and weighing 310 pounds net, has started for the mov ies with a signed contract in his pocket. His shape won him a place in the celluloid drama, and before an other week he will be stoDDinsr oies and aiding in other artistic efforts for the uplift of the cinema. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Hedges. Puyallup, Wash., and obtained the contract when he visited Hollywood. Cal., a short time ago, just before he eft the navy. He believes that his form will make "Fatty" Arbuckle look ke a svelte debutante. House Committeemen Decide to Limit Relief to $5 00 Cash or $625 in Grant. WASHINGTON", May 14. Taxation of stock dividends was virtually agreed on today by a majority of the republican members of the . house ways and means committee as a plan for raisine part of the money to pay the cost of proposed soldier relief legislation. ODDOsltlon to the cash bonus con tinued to be expressed by a minority of the republican committeemen, who said that with the democrats holding similar views, they might be able to block the bill in committee. Sup porters of this provision, however, as serted that the bill would be reported to the house next Wednesday, follow ing Tuesday's meeting here of the executive committee of the American Legion. Advocates of the legislation planned to force consideration of the bill In the house. May 21. - Chairman Is Opponent. Strong opposition to the stock dividends tax developed among the republicans. Chairman Fordney be ing said to have led the attack on the proposal, isupporters ot tne pian however, said that its final adoption was assured and that democratic committeemen who were not at the meeting had promised to support the new scheme- While various rates' and dates for the tax wore placed before the com mittee, the consensus of opinion was said to be that the tax should be a levy of 5 per cent of the value of the stock dividends. Some committeemen were said to favor making the levy retroactive to the date of the supreme court decision holding the old in come tax on such dividends uncon stitutional while others favored going back for a longer period. Other changes in the soldier relief bill also wera aureed upon finally by the re publicans, who expect to end their drafting of the measure tomorrow Women Clerks Included. Among them was that specifying that cash bouns payments should be 150. Quarterly, with the maximum bonus to any one being fixed at 50O with the corresponding value of the options of the cash bonus being limited to $625. Another provided that women navy clerks who served abroad during the war would receive the benefits of the bill. Two hundred women, it was estimated, would be affected. ITLAHO VISITS SLATED EX-SECRETARY REDFIEIxD TO LEAD IXVADIXG PARTY. Consul-Gencral of China Also Is Expected to Stop Over to Dis cuss Trade Situation. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., May 14. (Special.) The foreign trade depart ment of tho chamber of commerce will have a party of persons prominently identified with trade as its guests in Portland next Thursday and Friday. The party will be headed by William C. Redf ield, ex-secretary of commerce, and will include L. Domeratzky, chief of the division of foreign tariffs, with whom lumbermen will take up the matter of tariffs to China; Elliott G. Mears, American trade commissioner n the levant, and Paul L. Edwards, United States commercial attache to Vhe Netherlands. It is also expected that another party of distinguished visitors some time during the coming week will stop for-a day in Portland while on their itinerary of the coast. The party will be headed by Chao Hsi Chu, consul-general of China. Gaston Giraud, commercial attache of the French le gation, who was one of the speakers on French Indo-China, today def initely decided to include Portland in his trip and is desirous of getting in touch with the firms engaged in ex port trade which expect to send goods to that part of the world. The consul-general will be accompanied by Dr. T. H. Sin, one of the authorities on Chinese trade, financial and in dustrial affairs of that country. ROAD RULING PROTESTED COURT DECISIOX 31 AY VITALLY AFFECT PROGRA3I.ME. S & H. green stamps for cash. Holman Fuel Co. Main 3S3, 560-21. Adv. COW TESTING BODY MEETS Clarke County Association Holds Annual Meeting. VANCOUVER. Wash.. May 14. (Special.) The Clarke County Cow Testing association held its annual meeting today and decided to obtain the services of an expert cow tester to test the milk ot the dairy herds of the members. There are now 27 members and a campaign will be put on to obtain a greater number. F. C. Schumaker was elected presi dent and Mr. Case jr., secretary. An executive board of five members was authorized, but not appointed. W. S. Murdock of the Washington State college and head of the cow- testing association of thl3 state, was present and delivered an address. SENATOR FRENCH TO TALK State Bonus Bill to Be Explained to Washington Electors. VANCOUVER, Wash.. May 14. (Special.) Senator E. L. French, can didate for lieutenant-governor; will speak at the meeting of the Ameri can Legion, Smith-Reynolds post, here Monday, May 17. He will explain the state bonus bill, which will be up to the voters of Washington at the com ing general election Speakers from the Royal Prunari- ans will talk upon the dock election for $130,000 bonds, June 15, and on plans for tne American Legion build ing, proposed, in Vancouver. Bridge to Be Rebuilt. VANCOUVER, Wash., May 14. (Special.) The bridge over the Washougal river north of Washougal, and which has been in poor condition is x.o ds reuuuu. - xz. was lound im practicable to repair, so it will be rebuilt and work will take about a month and will be started at once. re go it Not only famous for its delightful after-theater sup pers, where music and dancing add to the evening ' enjoyment but an ideal, cool and restful spot for the NOON HOUR LUNCH (60c) Patronized by Portland's busi ness and profes sional men, as well as by the ladies, who also a p jr e c i a t e a tempting cuisine, polite service and in an atmosphere of luxury. A. H. MEYERS Manager Broadway at Stark njJEMTPWi A NEW SHOW TODAY AND IT SURE IS A PIPPIN! IT. n WILLIAM FARNUM IN Action of Judge Skipworth Regard Ing Location of Highway Is to Bo Contested. If the decision of Judge Skipworth handed down Wednesday, is sustained by the supreme court, it wfll vitally affect the road programme of Oregon The state highway commission will appeal the case. Under the decision of Judsre . Skipworth the highway com mission, it is held. Is practically made a body to be pulled and hauled around by every county court. The commission, in locating the Pa cific highway, ran it on a straight line, which left the town of Riddle off the road. The people of Riddle de manded that the Pacific highway be built into their town, although it would lengthen the highway about three miles and increase the paving cost by a large sum. Not content with the location made by the commission, the people of Riddle took the matter into the courts. Judge Skipworth de cided in favor of Riddle and against the commission. Other locations made by the high- NEW PETITION IS FILED 3Irs. Leadbetter Amends Allega tions in Pittock Will Case. Though a second amended petition In the will contest instituted in the Henry L. Pittock estate by Mrs. I Caroline P. Leadbetter, daughter, was filed in the prubate division of the circuit court yesterday, it is not ex pected to delay the hearing, set for Monday, May 24, before Circuit Judge Tazwell. An answer will be .filed prior to that "day and the proponents will be ready for trial, according to Charles H. Carey of the law firm of Carey & -Kerr,, who, with John F Logan and D. P. Price, represent the estate. In the new petition, two paragraphs of the first amended petition are am plified, particularly with regard to the undue influence it is alleged was exercised by C. A. Morden and O. L. Price, trustees of the estate, on Mr. Pittock at the time the will of August 23, 1918, was drawn. It is charged that the present trus tees caused Mr. Pittock to believe that they alone, "lo the exclusion of all persons connected with the decedent either as heirs, members of his family or business associates," were capable of managing and preserving his large estate. The petitioner asserts that the' will, free agency, volition and judgment of Mr. Pittock were so overcome that his written will "was not and did not represent the will and desire of Henry L. Pittock." The charge Is made that the trus tees and others unknown schemed to keep from the heirs and next of kin any knowledge of the will "for the purpose of preventing them from freeing his mind and will from undue influence," and that tfiey reported that no will had been executed. though knowing it had been signed NAME IT AND GET $500 Animal in Barnes' Circus Hard One to Classify. A reward of $500 has been offered, according to Thomas Francis Heney, ad vance press representative . of the Al G. Barnes wild animal circus, for anyone who can give the name of one of the animals in the circus. The animal, according to Mr. Heney, has the body of a lion, the stripes of MM a tiger, the spots of a leopard and the head of a zebra. Nothing quite like it has been seen either In a circus or an African jungle and yet out of the African wilda, alive, and the trophy of a Barnes hunting party, it came re cently, he says. It will be on exhi bition in the show's menagerie tent on the day of the circus' opening here. Monday. ALLEGED "SLAVER" FREE Principal Witness Refuses to Tes tify Against H. L. Watson. Refusal of the principal witness to testify against the man she married H. L. Watson, former Portland patrol man charged with violation of the white slave act, caused the dismissal of charges against the defendant yes terday afternoon before United States Commissioner Drake. Grace Lee, whom federal authorities contended was not the true wife of Watson, - maintained on the witness stand that the defendant is her hus band and that she wedded him only after he had procured a divorce from former wife. Despite testimony to the contrary on the part of govern ment witnesses, who quoted state ments alleged to have been made by Watson, the refusal of the woman to The Adventurer" A romance unlike any other and a 100 'fan' picture from every' angle. Entire Star Cast The greatest comedy of the screen. Classy models and laugh power galore. A prologue with a rural setting, good looking girls and plenty of good music go with the comedy. 10 PEOPLE MACK Gomedy Lei 'er Go i testify brought about the release of the defendant. II. r A. White Is Critically 111. The condition of IL A. White of Fulton, father of George A. White. adjutant-general of Oregon, and Hal ni:i.n. Main 7070. Automatic 560-93. M. White, secretary to Mayor Baker, was critical, his attending physician reported last night. Mr. White is 70 years of age. He has resided in Port land for eight years. Fhone your want ads to The Orego- fimk Pays the. Bill There were only 39,000 Autos in Oregon when we started in with the State Highway Program. Now there are 85,000. The auto license fees and gaso line tax pay for the roads.--Revenues constantly growing. Good Roads bring the autos the more autos, the more money for good roads Let's build the roads and develop Oregon. "TPr?3 m&Ti W Wf NO TAX IN THIS for the A State Road Bond Limit And make it possible to build more state roads No Property Tax No Direct Tax No Increase in Auto License Fees No Increase in Gasoline Tax I vi i -1 iri& -an -E-i ttt r IT'S HERE STARTING TODAY For All This Week THE MOST GRIPPING, FASCINATING CROOK PLAY OF ALL TIMES! YOU CANT AFFORD TO MISS IT! VOYI . M I --flake it Unanimous Roll up a Big Majority, to Show Oregon believes in Progress The Auto Pays the Bill. OREGON STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHARLES HALL, rmldent, Marsttlleld. GEORGE QUAYLE. General StcnUry, Portland OREGON ROADS & DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION W L. THOMPSON. Present. 32S Kin. St., Portland. C. C. CHAPMAN, Chairman Executive Committee. R. 1. Amity. Ore. Official Computation shows that incotAe from auto fees and gas tax pays both principal and interest of bonds. Write to above address for-copy, certified y Whitfield, Whitccmb & Co., Certified Public Accountants, Portland, Oregon LPaid Advertisement.). GET THE DROP ON F LYTELL PAUL ARMSTRONG'S WORLD-FAMOUS DRAMA "ALIAS JIMMY VALENTINE" PEOPLES SYMPHONIQUE ORCHESTRA 14 ARTISTS 14 UNDER PHILLIP PELZ WM. ARONSON Violin Soloist