Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, May 21, 1920, Page 28, Image 28

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    THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, FRIDAT, MAT 21, 1920
TO
a wonderful spring: day and the re
port of excellent roads south of Ash
land, the northwest automobile cara
van sirened Its way into Ashland ex
actly on schedule time this morning-.
L. B. Warford of the Goodrich tour
Ins bureau sneaked on ahead from
Medford and connived with local po
lice officers in arranging a fake ar
rest of Tom Keane of Spokane, who
was in the leading1 car. The victim
was released after the caravan had
toured through Lithia park and drank
of the mineral waters.
A series of detour signs directed
the caravan through the park drives
and the automobile camp. The cara
vanists are quite proud of the fact
that they have maintained schedule
.a. r
BY TRADE CONGRESS
' GETS TERM IN JAIL
r
Prospective Benefits Told by
Court Sends Man to Prison
Mayor Baker.
to Think Matters Over.
time, and expect to roll into Stockton
DEEPER CHANNEL NEEDED
exactly on time. A number of Califor
nia cars came up to the state line to
greet the northwest contingent.
BRIGHT LIGHTS ADMITTED
FRUITS TP BE BOOSTED
XATlIOX - WIDE ADVERTISING
Delegation Said to Have Learned
Novice In Car. Confesses Guilt But
Much About Requirements of
Foreign Commerce.
4
Pleads Lack, of Knowledge -and
Is Let Off.
CAMPAIGN' TO BE WAGED. .
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PORTLAND
t' lpts J n ,i-t
Development of the Port of Fort-
land, together with the deepening of
the river channel from Portland to
the sea, so that any vessel may reach
here at any time and without diffi
culty or danger, is essential to the fu
ture industrial expansion of this city
and state, according to Mayor Baker,
who returned home yesterday from
San Francisco. During his absence he
attended the foreign trades congress
in San Francisco as a delegate.
'Portland is on the shipping map.
but this fact alone will not suffice,"
said Mayor Baker. "We have much
constructive work to do and the
quicker we do it the quicker indus
trial expansion will come.
Detenratlaa Learns Great Deal.
"The foreign trades congress in San
Francisco was the medium of expres
sion. The delegation learned a great
deal about the needs of the orient and
tif South America, and through this
information are in a position to work
for the establishment of steamship
lines from Portland direct to foreign
countries.
"The need of more American bot
toms was emphasised at the San
Francisco meeting. The fact that the
Dollar company is operating lines
from Vancouver, B. C, to China under
the British flag, carrying American
made goods which should be cleared
from ports in the United States was'
brought out before the convention.
The plan of uniting the Pacific
coast in a sort of a 'league of Western
states was suggested and enthusias
tieally received. Delegations ' from
some section of the coast would ex
plain its problems and the need of aid
from other sections. When the co
operative idea was brought forward
it was accepted as the relief needed in
bringing more business and more
shipping to the Pacific coast."
The "league of western states" is a
plan which Mayor Baker proposed
more than a year ago. Although fre
quently discusseb by organizations in
various cities of the Pacific coast, the
foreign trades congress presented the
first opportunity of outlining the plan
i detail.
Aew Linen Predicted.
Several new steamship lines from
Portland to foreign countries will be
the direct outcome of the foreign
trades congress, according to the be
lief of Mayor Baker.
I am not in a position to discuss
these proposals,' said he, "but I do
know that Portland stands in a posi
tion to gain new steamship lines as a
result of the splendid presentation of
the advantages to be obtained through
clearance in the Port of Portland as
set forth by the delegation from here.
It is unfortunate that every resi
dent of Portland could not have been
attendance at the foreign trades
congress, for It was a revelation. It
was a meeting which convinced
everyone there that foreign trade is
awaiting all who will properly look
ixter the business. Development of
the Port of Portland looms as the
most essential need."
OUUA PROBE ANNOUNCED
DOCTORS TO CONDUCT SCIEX-
TIFIC INQUIRY.
Association Plans to Puaii Sale of
Canned Goods as Never Before,
Eugene Man Reports.
EUGEXE, Or., May 20. (Special.)
A nation-wide advertising campaign
for canneds fruits with the ex
penditure of (500,000 a year for
three years will be undertaken
by the National Canners. associa
tion, according to J. O. Holt, man
ager of the Eugene Krutt Growers'
association, who returned to Eugene
Tuesday night from Chicago, where
he attended a meeting of the edu
cational committee of the national as
sociation.
He said that the association has
decided to push the sale of canned
fruits as never before in the history
of the industry. A nation-wide sys
tem of inspection of canneries was
also planned at this meeting.
Business conditions in the east and
middle west are somewhat unsettled,
he said, due in part to the labor situ-
ADVICE OS MEASURES.
By Tkt Oregonian.
300 yes. 314 yes.
302 yes. S16 yes.
804 yes.
306 yes. City Ballot.
309 no. 5o0 yes.
310 yes. 602 yes.
312 yes. ' 604 yes.
Pituitary Gland Discussed at Meet-
Ing of Society of
Physicians.
ation. A committee consisting of W.
A. Sears, president of the National
Canners' association, the president of
the Can Manufacturers' association
and the president of the Steel cor
poration has been appointed to meet
with the federal trade bureau and
wage arbitration board at once re
garding labor and transportation
BONO ISSUES DISFAVORED
STATE MAY TRY TO RESTRAIN
IRRIGATION DISTRICTS.
Member of Securities Commission
Says That Some Credit Ex- '
tended Has Been Unfair.
The whys and wherefores of the
ouija board will be delved into by
Oregon physicians May 31 to June 2
at the alumni meeting of the Univer
sity of Oregon medical school. Dr. A.
A. Witham announced Wednesday at
the meeting of the City and County
ledical society.
Of course, ouija simply will be con
sidered among a number of other sci
entific Questions, for Dr. Witham an
nounced that the sessions would be
"purely scientific, with no monkey
business about them."
The doctors' society went on record
against contract physicians, discussed
fees, heard Dr. Esther Pohl Lovejoy,
examined specimens and cases and
heard a discussion on three cases con
cerning the much-press-agented pitui
tary gland.
Dr. F. R. Menne told of one case in
which a tumor on the gland had pro
duced no appreciable effect, while Dr.
William House read of two instances
in his practice, Illustrated by photo
graphs, where the gland of diminished
eize had apparently resulted in dwarf
Ism and another of an enlarged gland
which had apparently produced gt
ganticism.
Dr. House said he did not believe
the gland was the cause, but left the
members of the society to reason out
their own solution.
Dr. E. A. Sommer threw a note of
humor into the meeting by asserting
that doctors had no regular scale of
fees.
"We have a fee bill." he said, "but
It is a joke. We charge what the pa
tient can afford."
ALUMNI HOLDS REUNION
liaker High School Society Iniatl
tea New Class.
BAKER, Or.. May to. (Special.)
Plates were set for SOO people at the
Elks' hall Wednesday evening,-when
one of the greatest reunions and in
itiations In the history of Baker High
Mchool took place. Persons who at
tended the local high school 20 and 25
years ago attended the banquet and
assisted in tne initiation of the 19
class into the alumni society.
Prentiss Brown, principal of the
high school, presided. The address o
welcome was delivered by Asa Will
lams, president of the alumni, and the
response was made by Floyd Bates,
president of the graduating class.
Henry McK.lnney was toastmaster.
xne roncan was taken for every
ciass wnicn nas graduated from Ba
ker High school. A dance followed
the banquet.
SALEM. Or., May 20. (Special.)
Because of the unfavorable condition
of the bond market at the present
time, which 1b forcing some of the
irrigation districts to dispose of their
securities at as low as 85 cents on the
dollar, coupled with the abnormal
costs1 of materials and labor, an effort
may be made by state officials to dis
courage the obligation of more credit
until such time as things return to
normal.
Percy Cupper, state engineer and
member of the state Irrigation se
curities commission, states that he
has been giving the Irrigation prob
lems serious study and that he is sat
isfied that some of the bonds have
been sold at prices unfair to the state.
"While It would be impossible for
this department to halt the organi
sation of additional irrigation dis
tricts and the subsequent sale of
bonds," said Mr. Cupper, "it would
be within our province to discourage
iuture development of this nature
until there is a revival of the bond
market. The idea of retrenchment
n irrigation development is not origi
nal with me, for I have been told by
several persons Interested In the
projects that a partial suspension of
operations lor the present would re
sult In the financial benefit of both
the districts and the state."
A fine of 100 with 20 days in jail
was meted out to Frank Ayotte, who
said he was employed at the Clark A
Wilson Lumber Co., when he appeared
In municipal court yesterday to an
swer to a charge of driving an auto
mobile while Intoxicated. Ayotte drew
,de heaviest traffic sentence of tcu
day.
The man was arrested on the slip
of the St. Johns ferry by Patrolman
Keegan after he is said to have nar
rowly avoided running down another
machine. The arresting officer re
ported that when Ayotte climbed from
his machine at the time of the arrest
be could hardly stand. Ayotte plead
guilty and will consequently have no
appeal from the sentence imposed
by Judge Rossman.
O. J. Pleinling. who was arrested
bv Motorcycle Patrolman Kelly for
driving 40 miles an hour on East
Stark street, was given 8 hours in
jail and a fine of $25.
Time Given to Think.
' The judge expressed the belief that
a man who would drive like that and
take such chances should be given a
little time to think the matter over
behind the bars.
Joe Fleher. who had received three
lessons of instruction from his auto
mobile teacher, was making his de-
but as a driver when he was arrested
on Albina avenue by Lieutenant n.r
vin on a charge of having bright
lights.
Fisher admitted to the judge that
he had bright lights but declared that
it was because he didn t know any
better.
"My teacher didn't tell me anything
about the lights and I thought the
bew thing to do was to turn them all
on. he declared.
"Don't you think that the best thing
to do would have been for you to get
a book of traffic rules and become la
miliar with them before getting an
automobile?" asked the judge.
"Yes." admitted Fisher, "but I din
not think of that."
Judge Rossman then told Fisher if
he would pay the clerk of the court
$2.50 for a book of traffic rules ne
would let him go this time.
Fisher left the court profusely
thinking the judge for his considera
tlon.
Seven drivers In all were fined for
having bright lights on their cars. In
most instances these were drivers
who failed to use the dimmer. The
majority of. the fines levied for this
offense by the judge were 10.
Lieutenant Ervin announced that
arivers would be arrested by patro-
men of the traffic bureau when
ever they failed to comply with the
traffic law governing bright lignts.
The charge of speeding against A
F. Flegel Jr.. deputy United States at
torney, was continued for sentence by
the judge. Flegel was arrested by
Motorcycle Patrolman Skoglund on
Tuesday. The officer reported that
he was driving 30 miles an hour on
Union avenue at the time.
Other traffic fines levied Included
H. C. Richard, speeding, $20: John
Baron, speedfng, $5; C. A. Bodin
speeding, $5: F. R. Fick. speeding, $3
E C. Mullen, speeding, $5; IX S. Bone-
brake, speeding, $5; C. W. Doddridge,
speeding, J5; C. A. Kern, speeding, $5
H. V. Pricer, speeding. $10; C. M.
Sanders, bright lights, $10; Ray Mc
Collon, bright lights, $10; Arch JIunt
right lights. $10; J. ringer, Drignt
ights, $5; E. G. Abelson, bright lights,
$10; John Metener, bright lights, $o.
BUNKED IS OPTIMISTIC
MILL CLOSES BIG DEAL
Chehalis Company Buys 80,000,-
0 00 Feet or Stnmpage.
CHEHALIS, Wash., May 20. (Spe
cial.) The Chehalis Mill company of
this city, of which C. A. Doty is presi
dent and general manager, closed a
deal this week with the O'Connell
Lumber company for the purchase of
80.000.000 feet additional stumpaga in
the neighborhood of Lacunas, at the
terminus of the Chehalis & Cowliti
railroad line leading out of this city.
This timber, added to holdings which
the company already owns, will give
it a supply for a steady run for ap
proximately four years.
The Chehalis Mill company plant.
men started from a small beginning
in the summer of 1917, has increased
its daily cut from 60,000 to 125.000
daily and employs approximately 175
men. 'i ne monthly payroll approxi
mates $26,000.
CARAVAN EXACTLY ON TIME
Contingent Sirens Hilarious Way
Through Ashland Streets.
ASHLAND, Or., May 20. (Special.
la a hilarious mood engendered by
NO
JAIL BREAK FRUSTRATED
Sheriff at Eugene Discovers Bars
Sawed Preparatory to Escape.
EUGENE. On May 20. (Special.)
Sheriff Stlckels yesterday discov
ered an attempt at a jail break. Two
iron bars at the bottom of one of
the cells had been sawed off. leaving
a hole large enough for a small man
to crawl through.
The sheriff believes It to have been
the plan of the prisoners for one or
all of them to have left the cage of
cells In which they are locked during
the night and lie in wait for him
when he opened the door in the
morning.
RANCHER COMMITS SUICIDE
Despondency, Due to Poor Health
Cause of Act,
MOLALLA. Or.. May 20. (Special.)
h. L. .Bali, a rancher of the Colto
district who committed .suicide
Wednesday morning by shootin
himself with a shotgun, was burled
nere today. Despondency and poor
health are given as the seasons for
the suicide.
He is survived by two sisters. Mrs.
Bonney of Tenino and Mrs. Pendleto
of Colton, and two brothers, G. Ball
and Dick Ball, both of Colton.
REASON FOR PESSIMISM
SAYS E. G. CRAWFORD.
High Prices Attributed to World
Inflation of Circulating Medium
at Credit Men's Meet.
There is no cause for pessimism In
the business or financial situation
the Pacific northwest, eald E. G
Crawford, vice-president of the United
States National bank, in an address
Wednesday night at the monthly din
ner of the Portland Association
Credit men at the Hotel Benson. Th
northwest is in better condition than
some other sections of the country, h
asserted, and expressed the view that
if the banks adhere to the policy the
have adopted of extending credits
only to those whfe are entitled to
them, there is no danger in the situ
ation. He declared that the circu
lating medium of the world has
grown from less than $20,000,000,000
prior to the world war to more tha
$57,000,000,000, and that high prices
have been the inevitable result of
this inflation.
More than 200 attended the dinner,
at which H. J. Parr, newly elected
president of the association, presided.
Members of the recently organized
Associated Retail Credit Men of Port
land were present and President Ga
le; of that organisation gave a brief
talk. Mrs. Fred L. Olson sang songs
and instrumental music was furnished
by a jaz orchestra.
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Once again we want to draw the attention of the buying public of Portland to the fact that
when the crash came, we did not have to reduce our prices
Because we had held our prices down to rock bottom in spite of every temptation to raise
them in spite of increasing cost of manufacture and raw materials in spite of our neigh
bor's prices everywhere going upwards like skyrockets.
,We saw a year ago that this very condition would happen and we did not and shall not
depart from our policy of KEEPING OUR PRICES DOWN TO ROCK BOTTOM ALWAYS.
Consequently, we can still lead all comers in price and merchandise without reducing a
single price. , i
We again assert that we have no high" prices to reduce. That is the only reason why we
are not caught in the general crash of falling markets.
Once a Customer Always a Customer.
uits and Overcoats
20 to
$50
Alterations Free Satisfaction or your money back . Fit Guaranteed
Raleigh Building Cfnvoo Fahey-Brockman Building
Sixth and Washington ureb Arcade Building Seattle
Up-stairs GlotiIe&s
Buy tap-stairs a.sud save 10
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BANKER FOR MILL AGE BILL
Salem Man Repudiates Action of
Taxpayers' Leafnc. ,
SALEM. Or.. May SO. (Special.)
Joseph H. Albert. Salem banker and
prominent member of the Marion
County Taxpayers' league, today re
pudiated- the action of the organiza
tion as far as its refusal to support
the millage measure for the aid of the
hieher educational institutions of the
state is concerned, and will support
the bill at tomorrows special elec
tion. "I realize," said Mr. Albert, "that
the state schools at Corvajlls. Eugene
and Monmouth are in need of financial
relief, and I intend to support tne
mills ge measure at tomorrow's elec
tion." "
APPLE CROP ALL SHIPPED
Growers' Association Vow Getting
Ready for Strawberries.,
HOOD RIVER, Or- May 20. (Spe
cial.) The last of 1885 cars of the
1919 apple crop handled by the Apple
Growers' association was shipped to
New York city today. The clean-up
of apples has been unusually late
this season.
The association is now preparing to
handle the 1920 strawberries, com
mercial shipments of which are ex
pected to begin about June 1. The
Inactivity or the cancers maicates
Vote for
E. L. COBURN
for
Secretary of
(Paid Advertlsemeat)
that the bulk of the fruit will be
sent to the Rocky mountain and mid
dle western sections.
Cowlitz Sells Diking Bonds.
KELSO, Wash., May 20. (Special.)
litz county diking district bonds
were sold yesterday. The Lumber-
mens Trust company of Portland and These are the lowest prices ever re-
John E. Price company of Seattle se
cured an Issue of $110,000 worth of
7 per cent bonds of diking district
No. S, near Woodland, on a joint bid
of 90, the highest of several bids.
The Woodland State bank bid 85 on
$10,000 worth of bonds of district No.
10. west of 'Kelso, securing the issue.
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Vote No. 27 X
for
1 4 rrfvvyi
David M.
DUNNE
fop
Delegate
to
Republican National Convention
from
Third Congressional District
(Multnomah County)
"FOR A UNITED
REPUBLICAN PARTY"
Will vote for the people's choice for President and Vice-President of
the United States, AS INDICATED BY THE RESULT OF THE
PRIMARY ELECTION IN THIS STATE.
Favor a Republican platform indorsing the LEAGUE OF NATIONS
WITH RESERVATIONS SAFEGUARDING AMERICAN POLICIES
AND TRADITION. (Paid Adv. by T. Morris Dunne.)
ceived for diking bonds.
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TRAINED BY EXPERIENCE,
FOR the office:
"J. REPUDLICA1V'
No. 161 on Ballot Member of
Elks, VV. O. VV Moose and
Eagles.
IFald Advertisement.). . .
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WILL M. PETERSON
OF PEDLETON
FLACK A CROSS "X- BK
FOHK MY M.MBRK. "21."
on the ballot, and lct me a delegate t
the democratic national convention at San
Francisco from the Second Congreaslon!
Uimrirt.
I believe that President "Wilson is the
rreatest. a-randetPt President In the history
of America; that George E. Chamberlain
is the (greatest, grandest Senator In the
history of Oregon; that Mr. Starkweather
is a icood man : that all democrats, like
"old eparklinn wine," are good and useful.
They may fall out quarrel and even some
timeH fight, but are good fellow never
theless. I am a democrat "through and
through." Elect me. my good democratic
friends, and I will help to nominate some
jrreat and pood democrat who will be
clotted, presidaot of the United State
(Faid Adv. J