VOL. LIX NO. 18,608
Kntered at Portland (Oregon)
F'oftofftce a Second-f!ass Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1920
PRICK FIVE CENTS
26,000-ACRE TIMBER
TRACT AT BEND SOLD
LID IS OFF; WHEAT
TRADERS JUBILANT
BAR ON" FUTURE DELIVERY
BUSINESS ENDS TODAY.
INCREASING CELIBACY
FRIGHTENS EDUCATOR
GERMANS-ACCEPT
ALLIED DEMANDS
ARMY FLIERS START
FOR ALASKA TODAY
GALE FELLS
IS "48"
E
$1,500,000 IS REPORTED TO BE
SALE PRICE.
'SINGLE BLESSEDNESS" HELD
MENACE TO QUAKERS.
9000-MILE FLIGHT TO FAR
NORTH PROPOSED.
GHH STENSENW NS
HARD NG
UPHOLDS
GRAIN
NOMNE
DAMAGE
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Salt Lake City Lawyer Is
Chosen on Second Poll.
MAX HAYS RUNNING MATE
Farmer-Lab or Is Name Se
v Iected by New Party.
ESPIONAGE LAWS SCORED
Withdrawal of Country From Pcaoe
Pact, Recognition of Irish and.
Russ Are Indorsed.
CHICAGO, July 15. Parley P.
Christensen, a Salt Lake City lawyer,
was nominated as the presidential
candidate for the new farmer-labor
party by its convention at 2:30 o'clock
this morning. Christensen, a member
ot the committee of4S, was chosen
on the second ballot.
Christensen was selected over Dud
ley Field Malone of New York by a
vote of 102.5 to 174.6. '
Christensen, who presided over part
of the fusion party sessions, was the
chairman of the 48 convention prior
to the amalgamation.
He took the stand as the vote was
announced and was greeted by a
warm demonstration.
".My work has Just begun," he said
in announcing: his acceptance.
Max S. Hayes of Cleveland was
nominated for vice-president and the
convention then adjourned.
A dozen candidates were presented,
including: James Duncan. Seattle
strike leader; Dudley Field Malone,
Carrie Chapman Catt, Alexander How
lit, leader of the Kansas miners, and
Glenn Plumb, author of the Plumb
plan.
The "farmer-labor" party was the
name chosen by the convention of the
new political party here tonight.
Robert La Follette Jr notified new
party leaders tonight that his father
would not run under any circum
stances on the platform adopted.
The convention rejected the minor
ity report submitted by George H.
Record, New Jersey. It then took up
the question of adopting or rejecting
the majority report.
The majority report of the platform
draft of the dominant labor group
was adopted without a record vote
and then was made unanimous.
Antl-Lahoritrs Desert.
Defections from the ranks of the
new party begar. when it was shown
that the minority report would bo
overwhelmingly defeated. James Fer
guson, former governor of Texas, was
the first to openly pull out of the
meeting. He was followed by dele
gates from several states, none of
whom was identified with the labor
party.
A near stampede developed when an
attempt was made to forestall intro
duction of the majority platform re
port by the submission to the conven
tion of a report that, was reputed to
be acceptable to Senator R. M. La
Follette. The senator's friends de
clared the convention was "boss-ridden
and clique-controlled" and that
the senator's own platform ideas had
been buriod in secret committee meet
ings. The storm broke with all the fury
ff a riot and La Follette delegates
were quick to seize the psychological
moment to spring their presidential
boom. A big photograph of the sen
ator, nag draped and a huge red
banner inscribed with his name were
swung before the convention and the
demonstration was on. It lasted about
three-quarters of an hour.
Senator's Platform Dies.
Then a move was made to read the
senator's platform but it was blocked
by the decision of the chairman that
the majority report of the committee
on resolutions was before the conven
t'.on and must be dealt with first. The
j.a roucue ptatiorm was never
brought up again .
The statement of George Record
who presented the minority report.
that if it was adopted Senator La Fol
lette would be willing to run on it
was challenged by Gilbert E. Roo, the
senator's representative. Roo reiter
ated previous announcements that the
senator did not desire the nomination
and asked that his name not be pre
sentee.
the convention recessed an hour
after disposing of the platform
planning to return and take up the
questions of party name and presiden
tial candidates.
About 200 of the committee of 48
delegates assembled at another hall
during the recess. Allen McCurdy
maoe an address full of feeling and
before they adjourned to meet again
at 9 A. M. tomorrow it was clearly in
dicated that many of them were far
separated from the labor group.
Socialist Blamed.
"We tried to get up a party for just
average Americans," McCurdy said.
"We have been thrown, together with
a group who are working for Marx
Ian socialism. There isn't any en
mity in me when I say this; I have
been trying to say it for two days.
mere has been an irreconcilable
difference between some of us in the
committee of 48 and the leaders of the
labor group. It is all expressed in
one word in the majority report
where it stands for 'increasing' con
trol of industry by the workers. That
tneans that they want to sink th
.tC4uciuded 9a Fags i, Ctiuma 3.J
Pine Milling Industry for Section
Is Assured by Deal for Period
of Many Tears.
BEND. Or.. July 14. (Special.)
Assurance of the life of the pine
milling industry in Bend over a period
of many years was given today when
it was announced that the Brooks
Scanlon Lumber company had pur
chased a 26,000-acre tract of timber
adjoining the company's former hold
ings on the east and south.
The deal was made through the
agency of Hunter & Staats, local
timber operators, representing the
Northwestern Timber company, and
themselves interested to a consider
able extent in the property.
. While no consideration was made
public, it is understood on good au
thority that approximately $1, 500,000
is involved in the deal.
The tract thus transferred is 32
miles from Bend at its nearest point,
and 50 miles distant at its farthest
boundary. It is 12 miles in lengta
and of varying width and is located
in Deschutes, Lake and Klamath
counties.
In making the sale to M. J. Scan
Ion, vice-president of the Brooks
Scanlon Lumber company. Hunter &
Staats, who are pioneer residents of
this section, have achieved an old
ambition ol guaranteeing that the
lumber in question would be manu
factured in Bend.
The Northwestern Timber company,
which relinquished ownership today,
acquired possession in 1910 from the
Manistee Lumber company. H. K.
Brooks of the Brooks-Scanlon Lum
ber company stated this afternoon
that at the present rate of logging
the new property will probably re
main untouched by saw or ax for
another decade.
'BAD MEN' TO FACE COURT
Pair Captured in Oregon Hills to
Be Arraigned Saturday.
PENDLETON, Or., July 14. (Spe
cial.) Jim Owens and Neil Hart, al
leged "bad men" who were captured
in the hills south of Keith by Sheriff
T. D. Taylor and Deputy Sheriff Jake
Martin yesterday, will be arraigned
before Justice of the Peace Joseph H.
Pirkes Saturday. Charges have not
yet been preferred.
Arrest followed a running gun fight
yesterday. Owens, who hails from
Billings, Mont., is -about .22. years .of
age and is part Indian. Hart is 29
and three-quarters Indian. He says
he is from Idaho and claims' to be a
cousin of Bill Hart of movie fame.
Owens borrowed a knife from the dep
uty in charge of the county jail this
afternoon to pick out part of the lead
from Sheriff Taylor's revolver shot.
SHACKELFORD MAY WIN
Taoonian Considered Likely lor
Shipping Board.
TACOMA, Wash., July 14. (Spe
cial.) Private advices reaching Ta
coma today from Washington, D. C,
say that it is believed that Judge
John A. Shackleford, Tacoma, will be
named a member of the United States
shipping board. Seven 'appointees will
be named this week, it Is said.
The race for northwest representa
tion has been close between Judge
Shackleford and Joseph N. . Teal of
Portland, both of whom are republi
cans. Should a democrat be named
from the Pacific northwest, the pri
vate message said, it is likely that
William Blackmail of Seattle would
get the place.
COAL DRAWS NAVY MEN
Inspection Party Now Investigating
Alaska Fields.
JUNEAU. Alaska, July 14. The
destroyers Sinclair, Meyer and Mc-
Cawley of the Pacific fleet, having on
board Secretary of the Navy' Daniels,
Secretary of the Interior Payne and
Admiral Hugh Rodman, left Juneau
yesterday for Seward. From there
the party will go to the Mata-
nuska river coal fields on an inspec
tion trip and later will stop at
Anchorage to investigate docking
facilities.
The return trip to Seattle will be
made on the battleship Idaho, reach
ing Puget Sound about July 25.
BRYAN POOR AT CHECKERS
Oregon Man Wins 1 6 Games From
Commoner in Colorado.
ALBANY, Or., July 14. (Special.)
Professor A. M. Mattoon of this city
recently vanquished William Jennings
Bryan in 16 straight checker games.
The contest was held in Colorado,
where Professor Mattoon Is spending
a vacation. Word of it was received
by friends here. For the past few
years Professor Mattoon has been
professor of mathematics in Albany
college, but resigned at the close of
the last school year because of ill
health.
FUEL RELIEF IS PLANNED
Committees Appointed to Arrange
Redistribution of Cars.
NEW YORK, July 14. Subcommit
tees to consider plans to relieve the
coal shortage throughout the United
States by a redistribution of cars to
the soft coal mines, were appointed
at a conference here today of bitu
minous mine operators and railway
executives. General plans oniy were
discussed today and details will be
left to the subcommittees which will
meet tomorrow,
SUFFRAGE RECORD
Credit Given Republicans
for Reform.
SLURS ON PARTY RESENTED
"Persistent Misrepresenta
tions" Weary Nominee.
BOURBONS ARE REBUFFED
Senator Calls Attention . to Fact
That but Six Democratic
States Have Ratified.
MARION, O., July 14. Senator
Harding in a statement tonight re
sented what he characterized as
"persistent misrepresentations" of the
republican party's attitude toward
woman suffrage and said to that
party belonged the credit for that
reform ever having a chance for
success.
He deplored, however, efforts to
make political capital out of the sit
uation, and said he hoped ratifica
tibn would be accomplished before
November, no matter whether a
democratic or republican -state was
the 36th to approve the . suffrage
amendment.
"Even if a democratic state shall
finish the business, the record will
still show that 29 republican and
seven democratic states made up the
roll of honor," Senator Harding said.
"That is good enough for us.
Patience Sorely- Tested.
"My patience Is sorely tested some
times over the persistent misrepre
sentations of the republican party, its
state governors and legislatures, in
this matter of woman suffrage.
Whether it emanates from mere mis
chief makers or from partisan desires,
I cannot help resenting It. We must
insist on having fair treatment of the
party without whose persistent sup
port the great reform would never
have had a chance of success.
"A republican senate and a republi
can house submitted the constitu
tional amendment for equal suffrage.
A democratic senate had previously
refused to submit it. Twenty-nine re
publican and six democratic states
have ratified it.
"Six democratic states have rejected
the ratification resolution and an
other, Louisiana, has Just refused to
give it consideration. One-republican
state Just one Delaware, has re
jected. "The first eight states to ratify
were republican states.
"When in 1919 the republican senate
finally mustered the necessary major
ity to submit the amendment, there
were 36 republican and only 20 demo
cratic senators voting for it; but
there were 17 democratic and only
eight republican senators voting
against it.
"Whether in the senate or house,
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War Rule of Three Years Expires
and Feature of Commerce In
volving: Millions Resumed.
CHICAGO. July 14. Restrictions on
future delivery business In wheat1
which have been in existence as a
war rule since August '25, 1917. will
expire tomorrow. The big gong of
the Chicago board of trade, which
will clang at 9:30 A. M-, will be an
swered by an ear-splitting yell from
hundreds of brokers and the war rule
will instantly cease to operate here
and at other grain trading centers in
the United States.
Tonight ail commission .. houses
throughout the Chicago board of
trade district had either completed or
were busy completing their individual
arrangements for renewal of a form
of commercial life that involves
transactions daily aggregating many
millions of dollars. Everybody in
the district appeared in festive mood
over the fact that the restraint of
nearly three years was at last to be
dispelled.
Under rigid government control the
dealings in wneat have been confined
solely to immediate delivery transac
tions on a virtual spot cash basis.
These spot or cash dealings were
mainly conducted near the edge of
the former wheat pit at a series of
marble top tables covered with little
paper sample bags. Each tiny bagful
of wheat represented a carload of
wheat actually on hand, ready to be
sent without further preliminary to
a mill or stea-nship as the purchaser
might require and as the federal au
thorities would permit. .
By this plan speculation in wheat
was out of the question. The specu
lators professed function of assuming
months ahead the risk of unusual
price changes was wholly eliminated
and Instead the risk lay in reality on
the United States government through
the federal price guarantee and the
United States grain corporation mar
keting operations.
Such government responsibility
was recently ended by congress. Then
conferences were held by representa
tives of the various grain exchanges
and other inteiests. As an outcome
tomorrow was chosen as the date for
resuming the liberty of unrestricted
trade in wheat deliverable in Decem
ber or in March. Business in other
future deliveries will receive sanc
tion later.
AGE STOPS REGISTRATION
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter Leaves
City Hall Still Silent.
TOPEKA, Kan.NJuly 14. Rather
than give her age when she went to
the city hall today to register, Mrs.
Margaret Hill McCarter. well-known
authoress and clubwoman, left with
out registering.
Mrs. McCarter spoke before the re
cent republican national convention.
HOSPITAL SPIRITED AWAY
Town's Loss Is Discovered When
Smallpox Breaks Out.
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., July 14. An
outbreak of smallpox here yesterday
resulted In the disclosure that the
municipal hospital, a half mile from
the city line, had been stolen.
As a result the victims of the dis
ease are being quartered in tents.
SINNER IS NEVER BEYOND REDEMPTION.
2 aty I
Vanities or Girls Belns Fed In
stead of Their Being Trained
for Wifehood, Is Charge.
CAPE MAT, N. J., July 14. Elbert
Russell of Swarthmore, Pa., a well-
known educator declared today 'sin
gle blessedness looms up as a grave
menace to the future of the Society
of Friends," in an address at the
final session of the Hicksito general
conference.
There is something; radically wrong
in the decreasing number of mar
riages among our young people" he
said. "We are educating our daugh
ters to grow up in luxurious Idle
ness on inherited wealth.
"Quakers are not passing- along the
call ot God to their children. We
are feeding the vanities of the girls
rather than training them for wife
hood and motherhood and a lifo of
service."
PATROL WORK HAMPERED
Gasoline Shortage Prevents Ma
chines Leaving Base.
RED BLUFF, Cal.. July 14. The
airplanes on the United States forest
patrol service were unable to leave
their base here today because of a
shortage of gasoline. It was an
nounced that a shipment of gasoline
had started from San Francisco for
Red Bluff several days ago, but it has
not yet been received.
Forest fires are burning on the
mountains near this place and the
gasoline shortage is hampering the
firefighters, it was said.
BEES RIOT IN POSTOFFICE
Men Take to Cover Until Woman
Clerk Effects Capture.
CENTRALIA, Wash., July 14. (Spe
clal.) Monday night the crew at the
Centralia postofflce scattered in all dl
rections when an incoming mail sack
was opened and bees swarmed out.
The bees were shipped from New
Tork and were released from their
box when it was damaged in transit.
The men in the office remained In
hiding until Miss Clara Bachtell, a
clerk, had recaptured the insects.'
SILENCER JS INVENTED
First Use to Be in Geneva-Paris
Aerial Service.
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 8. A
silencer for airplane engines, more
highly developed than an automobile
muffler, is announced by a Swiss air
plane firm as the invention of its
chief engineer.
The first public demonstration of
the device is to be made on the
Geneva-Paris air service.
GERMAN HANGMEN STRIKE
Higher Pay Demanded; Execution
of Murderer Put Off.
LONDON, July 14. The hangmen of
Germany have gone on strike for in
creased wages, says a Berlin dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph company
today, quoting German newspapers.
At Meiningen, according to the dis
patch, the execution of a murderer
could not be carried out. as the Halle
and Munich hangmen refused t- work,
Teutons Agree to Terms
of Supreme Council.
TENSE SITUATION RELIEVED
Two Million Tons of Coal to
B& Delivered Monthly.
PREMIERS FIRM TO LAST
Lloyd George Informs German No
Further Concessions Will Be
Made to Treaty Terms.
LONDON, July 14. The Germans
at Spa have accepted the allies' de
mands of 2,000,00(J tons of coal
mommy, accoraing to a mavas ais-
patch from Paris.' Acceptance is ac
companied by some conditions.
SPA, Belgium, July 14. This was
day of tense emotions among the
delegates to the peace conference
though outwardly all was calm. An
informal meeting was held between
Premier Lloyd George and Dr. Si
mons, German foreign secretary.
v hile the allied premiers were
conferring the Germans held a series
of cabinet meetings.
Lloyd George Stands Finn.
The German secretary had an hour's
talk with Premier Lloyd George, who
again told him that the allies could
go no further than they had already
gone in reducing Uie terras of coal
delivery, namely, 2,000,000 tons
monthly.
, Dr. Simons repeated his contention
that it was impossible tor Germany
to deliver that amount. He said that
what the allies were insisting upon
"means for my country either civil
war, or invasion."
Later the German chancellor called
a meeting of the cabinet with all the
experts present. The meeting was
described as extremely animated, with
wide differences of opiaion. Imme
diately afterward the German minis
ters deliberated four hours.
At 10 o'clock tonight the German
cabinet held its third meeting of the
day. Dr. Simons sent word to press
representatives that he had nothing
to announce. One of the principal and
most influential of the German ex
perts said the situation was' grave
and it looked as though the allies
would occupy Ruhr.
Premiers Hold Conference.
Premier Millerand called on Pre
mier Lloyd George about 10 o'clock
1 today and they had a long conversa
tion logetner. al. MUierann had the
French journalists to dinner but de
clined to say a word about the sit
uation. Premier Lloyd George received Dr.
Walter Simons, the German foreign
minister, at the tatter's request this
afternoon and told him emphatically
the allies were not bluffing.
The allies, Mr. Lloyd George de
clared, intended seriously to take
measures for enforcement of execu
tion of the Versailles treaty unless
the Germans meet the allies' modified
terms regarding coal.
WASHINGTON. July 14. Experts
of the United States government who
have examined the capacity of Ger
many to deliver coal allotted to the
allies have concurred in the allied ee
tlmates made at Spa of a 2,000,000
ton delivery of coal a month by Ger
many. Officials who made this known
today declared tnac while some of
the demands made of Germany by
the allies might have been unreason
able, there was no doubt of Ger
many's ability to deliver in excess
of 1.400,000 tons offered as a counter
proposal to the allied demands.
IRISH TRAINS STOPPED
Workers Refuse to More Cars Car
rying War Material.
DUBLIN. July 14. The railway
situation in ireiar.a was never so
grave from tre government's view
point as today, when the workers re
fused to move freight trains carrying
any sort of war material and Sinn
Feiners kidnaped five men who of
fered to move the trains after the
others had declined.
The policy of dismissing- reealcl
trant employes, which the Sinn Fein
ers say is directed by the govern
ment, is rapidly depleting the ranks
of the railway workers. Fourteen
men were dismissed in Dublin during
the last 24 hours.
Trains to the north of Ireland have
been running on time during the last
three days.
Y0SEMITE FOREST FIRED
Careless Smokers Believed to Have
Started Blaze.
CAMP CURRY. Yosemite. CaL, July
14. Forest rangers and the Camp
Curry fire department were called out
to fight a threatening forest fire in
the upper end of Yosemite valley this
afternoon.
Only fast work on the part of the
fire fighters prevented a eerious
blaze, as the fire had been burning
some time before it was discovered.
Careless smokers were believed re
sponsible for the fira.
Big Planes at Mlneola, X. T., Are
"Tuned Up" and Ready for Hop
Orf at 10 This Morning.
MINEOLA, N. Y., July 14 Prepara
tions for the 9000-mile flight to Nome.
Alaska, and return which army air
service airplanes will attempt at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning, virtually
were completed here tonight. Se
lection of an observer for one machine
only remains.
The planes were "tuned up" and in
spected late today, completing a
week's careful grooming for the jour
ney, which has been officially termed
the Alaska flying expedition. With fhe
placing of emergency rations and
water bottles on board, officers in
charge tonigtvt said the expedition
was "ready for the gun."
Official reasons given for the flight
are the establishment of a direct air
route to Alaska for the movement of
ir service units in event of need.
and photographing unmapped, inac
cessible areas of Alaska that would
require three years for ground sur
veying. The itinerary and consecutive dis
tances in miles to be covered are:
Mitchel field to Erie, Ta., 350; Grand
Rapids. Mich., 300: Winona, Minn.,
310; Fargo, N. D., 320; Portal. N. D..
290; Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, 280;
Edmonton, Alberta. S00: Jaspar. 200:
Prince George, B. C, 200: Hazelton,
220; Wrangell. Alaska, 210: White
Horse, Yukon, 300; Dawson. 250; Fair
banks, 275; Ruby, 240; and Nome, 300..
The observer still to be selected is
a substitute for Sergeant T. Vierra.
whose enlistment expires within the
next few days. Sergeant Vierra had
been assigned to plane No. 3, which
will be piloted by Lieutenant C. H.
Crumrine. photographic officer of the
expedition.
The expedition will be commanded
by Captain St. Claire Street, who will
carry Sergeant Edmind Henriques as
observer and mechanic. The second
in command will be Lieutenant Clif
ford C. Nutt, who will be accompanied
by Lieutenant Erick H. Nelson, also a
pilot and engineering officer of the
expedition. The fourth plane will be
piloted by Lieutenant Ross Kirkpat
rick with Master Electrician Joseph
E. English as observer and mechani
cian. I0WAN HEADS RAINBOWS
Veterans Tote to Hold Next Year's
Convention In Cleveland.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., July 14.
Colonel Matthew A. Tinley of Council
Bluffs, la., commander of the 168th
Iowa regiment In the world war, was
elected president of the Rainbow Vet
erans association at its first reunion
here today.
Cleveland was selected as the next
convention city.
Other officers included: Colonel W.
E. Talbot. Texas, first vice-president;
Sergeant John Hirsching, California,
third vice-president; A. G. Brown,
Ohio, secretary; George Leach. Min
nesota, treasurer; Rev. Father Fran
cis P. Duffy, New York, chaplain.
After an hour's parade through
flag-bedecked streets to Woodrow
Wilson park, the delegates enjoyed a
watermelon feast and picnic luncheon,
which closed the reunion.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
79 degrees; minimum, OV) degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; westerly winds.
Foreign.
Britain urges soviet to sign armistice with
Poles. Page 4.
President t) La. Huerta of Mexico unper
turbed by minor revolts. Page 5.
Germany accepts allle demands for the
delivery of 2.0OO.000 tons of coal
monthly. Page 1.
IomoHtic.
Bar on future delivery business In wheat
markets lifted today. Page 1.
Cox fires opening gun in democratic cam
paign at Senator Harding. Pago
Nebraska democrats switch over to repub
lican side. Page 14.
Timber tract of 26.000 acres at Bend seils
for $1,500,000. Page 1.
Harding upholds suffrage record of re
publican party. Page 1.
Carl 'Wanderer, confessed slayer of his wife
and hired robber, is transferred to
"murderers' row." Page 2.
Nine thousAnd-mile flight from Mineola.
X. Y., to Nome, Alaska, starts today.
Page 1.
Increasing celebacy frightens educator.
Page 1.
Parley P. Christensen is nominated by new
political party as candidate for presi
dent Page 1.
House members investigating- Japanese
problem on coast promise aid. Page 3.
TnrUte Northwest.
Grain damage $1,000,000 by storm In
Washington. Page 1.
Asylum defective killed In battie with
Salem ranchers. Page 7.
portn.
Oregon tennis tourney is well under way.
Page 12.
Selection of Olympic coaches may include
Bill Hayward. Page 13.
Coast league results: Salt T.ake 9, Port
land 9 (13 innings, darkness); Sacra
mento 2-1. Seattle 1-4
Los Angeles 2.
Oakland 1; San Francisco 1, Vernon 6.
Page 12.
Title may change hands in Herman-WiiHe
fight to be held in London next Sep
tember. Page 13.
Shamrock handicapped for larger sail
spread. Page li.
Commercial and Marine.
Increase in freiht arrivals here from
orient reported. Page 20.
Portland's exports for year total $40.3SS,-3-JO,
Page 20.
Rules adopted for resumption of wheat
trading at local exchange. Page 21.
Coalers only strong stocks in Wall-street
market. Page 21.
Portland and Vicinity.
Oregon Elks engage in spirited contest over
election of state president. Page 11.
Dairymen's league defended by Alma
Kalz. Page 10.
Liquor scandal enmeshes three patrolmen.
Pago 0.
Portland as a wool center is predicted.
Page 14.
Judge Gatens grants 27 divorce decrees by
default. Page 10.
"Peptimist" stirs crowds at Oregon City
Chautauqua. Page 13.
Chamberlain again bares errors of ad
ministration. Page 6.
Auditorium inspection by city held to have
Burt contractor. Page 4.
Asotin County, Washing
ton, Is Devastated.
HAVOC IS WROUGHT BY HAIL
Incipient Tornado Sweeps Its
Course Into Idaho.
W. HOUSER AMONG LOSERS
Hrothcr of Portland Grain Dealer
Suffers Crop Loss of $125,000.
Fruit Kanchers Hard Hit.
LEWISTON. Idaho. July 14. The
rain, hail and wind storm developing
early last evening caused grain dam
age -conservatively estimated at a
million dollars in the western half
of Asotin county, Washington. The
district devastated embraces what is
known as the Asotin flat, upper Peola
and Cloverland districts, embracing
an area of seven and one-half by 15
miles.
William Houser, a brother of M.
H. Houser. Portland grain dealer, lost
a crop valued at $125,000. Two other
farmers lost crops valued at J1S5.00O.
In the Cloverland district it was
estimated some fields would have re
turned 50 bushels an acre. The pres
ent Lewis-ton grain market is $2.50,
with but little of the new crop be
ing offered at that figure.
Watempoata Do Damage.
Asotin county, on the east. is
bounded by Snake river when Idaho
Is entered. It appears that the hail
sone extended only to within a few
miles of the river, for in the grain
belt directly east of Lewiston, Idaho,
no damage is reported by hail.
Reports from the fruit district
along the Snake river between Lew
iston and Riparia how heavy dam
age was sustained there by water
spouts that followed the course of
deep ravines from the range of steep
hills that crowd close to the river line.
The fruit ranches in most instances
occupy bars that have formed during
the years by the washing of decayed
basalt down the ravines.
White Bros. & Crura, dealers in
fruit throughout the northwest, suf
fered a loss of $100,000.
Moscow, Idaho, scat of the Univer
sity of Idaho, which first reports had
as the center of the storm, escaped
any storm whatever.
Damage estimated at $25,000 was
done to stocks in basements of stores
in Spokane, where the rainfall was
.43 of an inch.
Railroad Softer) I.aRH.
The Camas Prairie Railroad com
pany, owning the Le wiston-Riparia
railroad, has suffered a damage be
tween Wiima and Eishop that will
represent at least $50,000 in recon
struction and the road will be closed
to travel for at least 10 days.
There are 33 rock and mud wash
overs in the 15 miles between Wilma
and Bishop and a survey made shows
there are 3500 feet of track that Is
covered to an average depth of five
feet. There are six cuts where the
construction of temporary tracks will
be necessary and much repair work
will be necessary between the wash
overs. The railroad company has been un
able to receive reports of the prop
erty loss to fruit growers and ranch
ers of the lower river but has been
advised that many of the ranchers
have been practically ruined.
FARM. BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED
Orchards Uprooted and Wheat Is
Washed Away at Pullman.
SPOKANE Wash.. July 14. Farm
buildings were demolished, orchards
uprooted, wheat was washed away,
several farm bulidings at Washington
state college at Pullman were de
stroyed and other damage was done
by a wind and rain storm in the Pa
louse section of southeast Washing
ton early last evening which, for a
time, cut off communication and led
ta reports of fatalities at Moscow.
Idaho, and at Pullman. No lives were
lost, however, although two men on
the state college farm at Pullman
were slightly injured.
The poultry buildings, sheep, horse
and bull barns at Washington state
college were destroyed, causing a loss
the Northern Pacific tracks in' front
I estimated at $50,000. A portion of
the Northern Pacific tracks in front
of the Pullman station were washed
out. and on Union Flat, four miles
west of Pullman, it is reported, a wall
of water ten feet high swept down
the narrow valley, carrying every
thing in its path.
Several families had narrow es
capes from drowning. An inch and
a half of rain fell in 15 minutes at
Colfax Wash., and the water did con
siderable damage to buildings and
farms.
At Wawawal, 15 miles west of
Pullman, many orchards were de
stroyed, reports said, adding that
boulders and gravel were deposited
several feet deep on some of the best
land. Pullman's lighting system was
out of commission for several hours.
Lewiston, Idaho, also was in the
path of the storm, as was Winona,
Wash., where four houses were
washed away. Trouble at the Asotin
creek power plant put the lighting
(.Concluded on f'a 2, Columa l.