THE MORNING OREGOXIAX. SATURDAY. JULY 10, 1020
NORTH DAKOTA SEAT
OF RABID ANTIPATHY
Hate Indescribable Caused by
Non-Partisan League.
MANY CITIZENS LEAVING
Business Men and ITuriucrs Plan
ning on Seeking Homes Klc
vIierc to Avoid Atmosphere.
rJY GEORGE K. AIKEN.
B ISM AR.& N. D., July 9. (Spe
cial.) There is a decided difference
between the politics of the ordinary
state and the brand on exhibition in
the political field meet recently
staged in North DakjOta.
In most states political contests
have the nature of a college athletic
contest after the ballots are counted
the partisans return to their daily
affairs as citizens and forget the
campaign but not so In North Da
kota. Here it is a regular Donney
brook fair.
The feeling of the participants is
in fact the outstanding feature of
the entire situation. They -hate each
other.
This is-illustrated by a talk I had
with Assistant Commissioner Purde
baugh of the department of agricul
ture and labor just previous to the
election, when he said to me: "When
we get this system going wc will
teach these business men who are op
posing the league what regulation
Is. We will not do away with the
middle man entirely, but the num
ber will be limited to as many as
are necessary and no more.
lIuxliiriK Men Scored.
"These business men." he continued
'with vehemence, "have no sense. They
from the beginning, and they have
clubbed together this time and they
have got a lesson coming to them,
and they'll get it."
It was not so much what he said
as the way he said it that struck me
as showing the intent and the depth
of feeling. And this is the attitude
of many of the leaders, though not all.
Out in the country district it is
even worse. Neighbors of years'
standing, life-long friends, have be
come bitter enemies. Members of
families, in cases of which I have
been told by reputable citizens, no
longer speak to each other. All the
bitterness that marked life in the
border states before the civil war
exist here in North Dakota today.
In Fargo the other day the state
ment was made in my presence that
by the league winning hundreds of
citizens are planning on seeking
homes elsewhere. . This applies not
alone to business men, but to farm
ers as well. Today a farmer told me
that here in Bisinark many" men al
ready have started to get their prop
erty in shape to leave.
Hate Replncen Confidence.
It is not tho Industrial programme
alone that is causing this desire to
migrate, it is the feeling of hope
lessness due to the bitterness of the
internal strife, the desire to get
away from so unpleasant a position
where hate has replaced confidence
and trust among the people.
But not all tho people feel thus;
nor are all the league leaders of the
y-pe one would hate. The league of
ficials, the higher ups, are clever
politicians. Of that there need be no
doubt. They have como to realize
that they have gone too far in some
respects, evidently, for they have
placed some likeable persons in po
sitions to meet the public. They
have located some ex-service men
and placed them in good jobs. These
men treat a correspondent kindly. It
is their constant effort to offset the
charges of disloyalty that have been
hurled at the league leaders during
the past year. During a talk on the
question of loyalty o nthe part of
the league leaders in general and
the question of loyalty to the gov
ernment as evidenced in North Da
kota during the war, a prominent
league official, one wearing the
American Legion button, and one
whose loyalty cannot be questioned,
made this admission to me:
"As you say, tne majority of the
league members, the rank and file,
are farmers and were as loyal as
farmers in other states. Their loy
alty cannot be questioned, but It is
eafe to say that the majority were
not In favor of the war. Had there
been a referendum on the subject.
North Dakota would have voted
against going to war; and lots of
the fellows who are opposing the
league now would have been on that
side, too."
Antipathy la Indescribable.
"Isn't it true," I asked, "that all
the socialists, all the I. W. W., all
the pro-Germans in North Dakota
are lined up, and have been lined up,
with the league?"
"Oh, I guess that is true, it is per
haps a fair statement of the case,"
he said.
With this alignment, with the con
stant reiteration by speakers for the
opposition of the fact that A. C.
Townley was convicted for impeding
the draft by a jury in Jackson coun
ty, Minnesota, with the constant use
of the words socialists and I. W. W.
on one side and "big biz" and "prof
iteers" and other invectives on the
other, each has taken, the words to
apply to everyone on their side and a
general feeling of indescribable an
tipathy has resulted.
The conclusion is forced on one
that if some of the leaders could be
removed, perhaps on both sides, and
the people forget the teachings of
the last few years, and look for some
of the good in their neighbors, and
not for the bad, then this great state
could return to its normal sanity. It
is not in its right mind now, and
therefore is suffering accordingly.
GIANT WHALE IS CAUGHT
110 Barrels Oil Taken From Large
Sperm at Aberdeen.
ABERDEEN'. Wash.. July 9. (Spe
cial.) More than 110 barrels of oil
. were obtained from the largest sperm
whale ever taken to the Bay City
whaling station, taken to that pla:it
Tuesday by one of the whaling fleet
operating off the Washington coast.
The whale, which was between 60
and 70. feet long, was apparently de
formed, its head being 30 feet long.
Fifty barrels of oil were taken from
the head alone.
RESTRAINING ORDER ASKED
Woman Declares Highway Con
tractor Has Damaged Property.
SALEM, Or., July 9. (Special.)
Sophia S. Henley has filed suit In the
circuit court of Klamath county to
restrain the county court of that
county, Oscar Hubcr, contractor;
members of the state highway com
mission. O. P. Hoff state treasurer,
and yam A. Kozer. secretary of state,
from proceeding with the construction
of what is .known as the - Klamath
Falls-Merrill section of The Dalles
California highway across her prop
erty, unless authorized to do so by
the courts, according to a complaintJ
served on the attorney-general here
today.
Mrs. Jtanley alleges that the con
tractor has cut. ruin-ed and destroyed
her drainage and irrigation ditches,
damaged her crops, torn down her
fences and otherwise molested her
property.
Resides a restraining order Mrs.
Henley seeks to collect $1000 dam
ages. Question also is raised in the
complaint relative to the legality of
the contract for construction of the
highway.
RECORD CROPS PROMISED
liKPOKTS FROM . PALOL'SK
COUX-TRY FAVORABLK.
Harvesting of Winter Wheal to
Start in Walla Walla and
liig Uend Sections.
SPOKANE, Wash., July 9, (Spe
cial.) With genecal wheat crop con
ditions exceptionally good, the Pa
louse and Walla Walla districts and
southern section of the big Bend dis
trict give promise of record crops this
year, according to reports from Spo
kane grain men who have just re
turned from the wheat sections.
Harvesting of the winter wheat
crop will be in full blast within an
other 10 days, they say, and the har
vest of spring wheat will begin the
latter part of the month.
"General conditions in the Palouse
country indicate that the wheat crop
will be heavier than last year," said
A. J. Haile, of the Centennial Mill
company. "Although the spring
wheat is in good condition at the
present time it will need rain before
it ripens. Conditions in the Palouse
are much better than in the big Bend.
The northern section of the big Bend
is in need of rain and unless it comes
the general average will be below
last year's, which was between eight
and 12 bushels to the acre."
"The farmers are gradually getting
back to the pre-war schedule of sum
mer fallowing," stated W. T. Greely,
of the Balfour Greely Grain company.
"There is some decrease in the acreage
as compared with last year, but It will
not be noticeable. The crop outlook
in both the Palouso and Walla Walla
sections is good."
In speaking of general crop condi
tions in the Walla Walla country N. A.
Roberts of the Northern Grain and
Warehouse company, said: "Wheat
around Walla Walla is past all danger
and harvesting will be started there
immediately. The average yield will
be better than last year's."
"The Waterville country crops are
past redemption and even if rain did
come soon that section would only
have about half a crop, or a yield less
than last year," stated J. K. Smith,
general manager of the Sperry Flour
company. "Rain would help the
northern part of the Big Bend sec
tion, and if it comes within the next
two weeks that section will yield
more wheat to the acre than it did
last year. The Nezperce country is
looking exceptionally good and ac
cording to reports from there har
vesting will start in the very near
future."
MAGNATE LIKES HIGHWAY
Vice-President of Standard Oil
Company Visits Hood River.
HOQD RIVER. Or., July 9. (Spe
cial.) Herbert Pratt, vice-president
of the Stadard Oil company, motored
through the orchard districts yester
day and declared that he had never
seen a more beautiful country than
the mid-Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. Pratt and their
daughter. Florence, and son, Ferdi
nand, are guests of Mrs. Helen Ladd
Corbett and were brought to the
valley by automobile over the Co
lumbia River highway. The visiting
financier had unstinted praise for the
enterprise of Oregon citizens in con
struction of the highway, which he
characterized a work of extreme
wonder.
The party motored to Mount Hood
Lodge for lunch. Before leaving for
Portland they visited some of the
wooded spots of the district and
climbed to the lodge lookout to ob
serve three Washington snow peaks.
visible plainly in addition to Mount
Hood, which fairly towered above the
hostelry.
RESORTS ATTRACT MANY
Hood River Citizens Depart for
Mountains and Beaches.
HOOD RIVER. Or., July 9. (Spe
cial.) With the advent of the hot
summer season, many local residents
are leaving for the beaches or moun
tain resorts. Yesterday the families
of Truman Butler, president of the
Butler Banking company, and W. B.
Dickerson. retired orchardist, left on
a motor trip to Seattle and British
Columbia. On their return Mr. and
Mrs. Butler and children will leave
for a vacation' at Twin Rocks, Tilla
mook county. Leslie Butler, father of
the banker, already has left for the
beach.
Mrs. S. J. Moore and daughter have
left for Gearhart, where they will
Join Mrs. Moore's mother, Mrs. W. J,
Furnish of Portland.
CHEHALIS ELKS INITIATE
Class of 2 7 Members From Fast
ern Lewis County Taken In.-
CHEHALIS, Wash., July 9.(Spe
cial.) Chehalis Elks initiated a class
of 27 new members last night and
completed plans for taking a large
delegation to Morton, where, on Sat
urday night, a big class of new mem
bers residing in eastern Lewis county
will be inducted into the order. At
last night's meeting plans were set
afoot for the adoption by the Che
halis Elks of the Chehalis band,
which for several years has been
under direction of G. L. Thacker, now
exalted ruler of the local lodge.
Plans for taking a big delegation
to the state convention at Vancouver
in August were also considered.
FRY TO BE DISTRIBUTED
50,000 Young Trout to Go Into
Streams ear Newport.
NEWPORT, Or., July 9. (Special.)
.Martin Durbin. U. 3. forest ranger,
brought 50.000 trout fry from the
state hatchery at Tidewater to be lib
erated in Beaver. Littlo iSlk, Big Elk,
Oedar and Rock creeks. Tii'.s3 streams
are well known to fishermen who
visit this locality.
Durbin left today for Table moun
tain, the highest -po';n: in Lincoln
county, arouni which about 3000 elk
roam, where he will construct a tri
angle marked for the guidance of
aviators who will guard tha timber
and locate forest fires.
SPECIAL SESSION SOUGHT
VALIDATION OF ROAD BONDS
BV LlHilSLATCHK DESIRED.
Court Decision Invalidating Clack
amas Issue Portends Injury,
Declares Bedford Editor.
SALEM, Or., July 9. (Special.)
"Governor Olcott would be justified
in calling a special sessionrof the
legislature to enact legislation valid
ating bonds voted- for road construc
tion work in Clackamas, Jackson and
several other counties of the state,"
was the assertion made here today
by S. S. Smith, editor of the Medford
Sun and one of the enthusiastic good
roads supporters -in southern Oregon.
Mr. Smith stopped off in Salem to
day while on his way to Portland,
and conferred with Governor Olcott.
Herbert Nunn, state highway engi
neer, and other state officials, with
regard to the opinion handed down
last Tuesday by the Oregon supreme
court declaring the Clackamas county
road bond issue of $1, 700,000 invalid.
It was held by the court that these
bonds, together with other outstand
ing securities, aggregated more than
2 per cent of the assessed valuation
of the property in Clackamas county
at the time the bonds were issued,
and consequently their sale would be
violation of the 1913 act of the
legislature.
Mr. Smith said Jackson county also
had voted many thousands of dollars
of bonds for road construction work.
and that the opinion of the supreme
court In the Clackamas county case
probably would affect the highway
programme in the former county.
Although Mr. Smith made no over
tures to Governor Olcott with rela
tion to the latter's attitude toward
calling a special session of the legis
lature, he intimated that such a re-
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quest would be made within the next
few days.
FINLEY ON WAY EAST
Kx-Biologist Stops at Hood River
on Way to Park.
HOOD RIVER, Or., July 9. (Spe
cial.) W. L. Finley, ex-state biolo
gist, accompanied by his family and
Mrs. Finley's mother, passed through
here today en route to Yellowstone
National park, where he wU take
out-of-door pictures showing wild
game of the park.
While here Mr. Finley visited, of
ficials of the Hood River County
Game Protective association and
praised them for their initiative in
opening the Lost Lake highway. Mr.
Finley did not think that objections
to the proposed highway by the city
council of Portland would go further,
as they are, it is believed, based on
a misunderstanding.
Roseburg County Agent Resigns.
ROSEBURG. Or.. July 9. (Spe
cial.) County Agriculturist C. J. Hurd
has resigned his position in this
county and will accept a place as
state leader of county agents in
weetern Oregon, according to an
nouncement made today. The posi
tion was offered Mr. Hurd by the
Oregon Agricultural college. Mr. Hurd
expects to continue to make his
headquarters in Roseburg and will
work as county agent until his suc
cessor Is named.
Loot Is One Cheese.
ABERDEEN, Wash., July 9. (Spe
cial.) Three business houses were
entered during Wednesday night by
the aid of jimmies and saws, but the
total loot was only one cheese, which
was taken from the See grocery store
on West Sixth street. The other
places entered were the Union dairy
on Randall street and a confectionery
store at 515 West Market street.
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This Real Shirt Sale
Gives Most for the Money
HERE are delightfully cool, comfortable,
attractive and well fitting shirts in qual
ity positively , superior to any others in Port
land at equal price. To get the best and save
the most, choose your summer shirts here.
Silk-Stripe Woven-Color Madrases
Fiber Silks, Russian Cords
Regular $5.00, $6.00 and $7.50 Shirts
$3.85 Three for $11
Handsome Woven-Color Madrases
Regular $3.50 and $4.00 Shirks
$2.45 Three for $7
en Selling
MorrlsonStreet at fourth
PAY SCHEDULE CHANGED
POLICE HOSPITAL INTERNES
SALARIES REVISED.
Hours of Service Also Readjusted
Under .New Ordinance Put
Into Effect Today.
A new ordinance fixing the hours
and salaries of Internes at the police
emergency hospital goes inlo effect
today, according to announcement
made by City Health Officer Parrish
yesterday.
The ordinance provides for n sniary
of $175 for the day watch. $125 for
the first night watch, and $75 for the
second night watch, compared to :he
old scale of $125 for each watch. '
Dr. Parrish announced tha. the
change was mde owing to tha f;io:
tl.at under the Jold system. w!ice t.ie
s;faries were The same, all the in
ternes preferred the second night
watch, thereby causing controvcri y.
During the second part of the r. ;ght
there is little business for the emer
gtney hospital, and it is usiiai1.;' x
';ts of the ph.Tr. an being on di;ty
w.ih a free bed at his disposal ariJ
ony subject to call in case it cmc
feovcy L.. Parrish anno-incer? tlm; Jv.in
V-'orley would huve the 'aiy watch
M. W. Rose the AVtch frim : p. V,
to midnight, a.i'l Harry 3,.nr the
wa'ch from nlJiiKnt tci A. "..
Woo. ey, he said, will lie In complete
chp.fce with the other deic.s rid
the nurse under him. '
Roseburg Facing Ice l'ainine.
ROSEBURG. Or.. July 9. (Spe
cial.) With the mercury simmering
around 90 degrees, this city today
was threatened with an ice famine.
Two of the main ice plants have
placed their patrons on half rations
and are accepting no new customers.
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A picture as big as our own
great Oregon Country,
where the scenes are locat
ed. It abounds in 'thrills
and exciting events, all
wound round the most
charming of romances. The
story is up to the minute.
PATHE NEWS ALWAYS
STARTS TODAY
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If the predictions of the. local dealers
are correct there will be no Ice here
within the next few days. The short
age of ammonia its given as the main
reason, and it may be necessary to
ship several carloads of ice from out
side points to relieve the situation.
JlcArthur Promises Port Aid.
MA RSI I FIELD, Or.. July 9. (Spe
cial.) Representative McArthur, on
leaving Coos Bay this morning, de
clared this port could never expect
a permanent depth of water on the
bar sufficient for her shipping until
two jetties are constructed. He
promised, if re-eiected, to use his in
fluence in obtaining these aids. He
impressed those interested in the im
provement with the Importance of at
once obtaining the recommendation
of the engineers. Representative
McArthur spent today at Reedsport
with the port commission In learning
the needs of that harbor .and will
arrive in Portland tomorrow morning.
General Hi lies Heads Coast Service.
WASHINGTON. July 9. Brigadier
General Frank T. Hines. chief of the
bureau of transportation In the war
department, was designated today by
Secretary Baker to head the Inland
and coastwise waterways service,
established under the new transporta
tion act. The service is to assist in
the development of inland water
routes and lines.
Napavine -Man Sentenced.
CM EH A LIS. Wash., July 9. (Spe
cial.) Carroll Martz of Napavine, who
was convicted on a statutory charge,
was sentenced by Judge Reynolds to
five years in the reformatory at
Monroe.
Hood River Asks Bids -on Bond-
HOOD RIVER, Or., July 9. (Spe
cial.) The city council has issued
call for bids on $45,000 in bonds to
be issued chiefly for construction of
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Bids will be opened on August 16.
Approximately $12,000 of the bond
issue will be used in purchasing a
motor-driven fire engine.
Highway Plan Aha ndoucd .
. HOOD RIVER. Or., July 9. (Spe
cial.) Hood River county has aban
doned plans for the concrete paving
of a mile of trunk highway in the
Odell section this season under the
markets road bill. At a session yes
terday the county court declined to
accept the only bid offered for the
work by the Transfer & Livery com
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With
HARRY M0REY
A tale of the sea and the lives of
fishermen, filled with romance,
adventure and
thrilling
scenes.
pany, a local concern, which proposed
to lay the paving for $39,000. Funds
available for the work amounted only
to $2ti.000.
Pasco Hospital Assured.
PASCO, . Wash., Julv 9. (Special.)
After a series of unavoidable de
lays, work is about to begin oit the
new hospital to be erected in this
city by the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Washington. The hospital. when
completed, will be a $400,000 insti
tution, but only one wing of the
building will be built this summer,
which It is estimated will cost about
$100,000.
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