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THE MORNING OREGON1AN, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1920 JAPANESE WEEDED E, Orientals Held Big Factor in Food Production. PROBERS GET NEW FACTS Xipponese Farmers Declared Chief Promoters of Small Fruit and Vegetable Industry. HER SAYS WITNESS TACOMA. Wash.. July' 28. Defense of the Japanese on the ground of their development of the small fruit and vegetable industry and contribu tion toward reducing the cost of liv ing in the northwest, were the fea tures of testimony given today by Willis R. Lebo, treasurer of a local fertilizer firm, who was the principal Witness before the house immigration committee investigating the Japanese situation on the Pacific coast. Lcbo, whose testimony was declared by the committee to have given new angles to the investigation, said that racial prejudice similar to that ex pressed in California could already be seen in this state and that "it is un fortunate that patriotism and love of country should be mixed with busi ness" when advent of the Japanese had been of inestimable benefit in the upbuilding of the northwest. Officers of the Tacoma Japanese association introduced statistics show ing the extent of Japanese land tenure, number of business houses in Tacoma operated by them population in the county and births of Japanese children in this section. Birth Record Duplicated. The session closed tonight and will be resumed here Monday morning, the committee returning to Seattle, where hearings will be continued in the meantime. That a certified copy of every health department certificate of Japa nese birth in Tacoma is obtained by the parents or others was the state ment of Miss Edith Moody, statisti cian in the city health department, who, with three Japanese witnesses, was closely questioned on the subject of double nationality of American born Japanese. Asked whether she thought the practice of parents in doing so was to send the copies to Japan. Miss Moody replied that she did not think so. Japanese witnesses had previously testified that they did not think that copies of all birth certificates were thus secured by their fellow country men. Absorption Held Impossible. Impossibility of intermarriage be tween the whites and the Japanese and the consequent impossibility of absorption of immigrants from Asia into the fabric of the American peo ple was another point stressed by Lebo and by witnesses opposed to the Japanese. Witnesses who testified under oath at the hearing were: R. 13. Scott, sec retary of the Anti-Japanese asso ciation of 'Hood River, Or., who told of the organization of white farmers in that district to agitate against further acquisition of land by the Japanese; M. Yoshida, secretary of the Tacoma Japanese association, who presented figures on Japanese busi ness and industry in Tacoma and the Puyallup valley; Kameji Kutahara, pastor of the local Japanese church and president of the association here; S. Kuramoto, a farmer, who was questioned concerning the birth cer tificates; Miss Moody of the health department; T. Kakanishi, said to be the largest Japanese farmer in Pierce county and declared by Lebo to be the greatest agriculturist on the Pa cific coast; Henry Huff, a state hor ticulture inspector, and C. Garrett, president of the Sumner (Wash.) commercial club. FIRE" SWEEPS OVER RANCH Sixty Acres of Hay and Timber Xear Fossil Destroyed. FOSSIL, Or., July 2S. (Special.) Fire which has been raging on the Arthur Meyers ranch since Thurs day is now under control. The fire was started when lightning struck a dead tree, setting it afire. A strong wind spread the flames to the hay fields. Neighbors came to Mr. Meyers assistance and it was believed the fire was extinguished, but on account of wind it was revived several times. The worst fire was Sunday, when a call for help was sent to Fossil and a number of men went out and fought fire all night. The fire burned over 60 acres, part In hay and part in timber. Mr. Meyers had been cutting wood since early spring to sell this winter all of which was burned. There was no insurance. GRAIN FIRES REPORTED Flames Destroy Wheat on Farms In Washington and Oregon. WALLA WALLA. Wash., July 28. (Special.) Three grain fires-were re ported Monday. Two were near Pres cott. On the George Reed farm ten acres of wheat belonging to Reed and a separator, the property of William Bowe. were destroyed. A smut explo sion was the cause. Five acres of wheat on the F. D. Sharpe farm, four miles from Prescott were destroyed as a result of the grain catching fire from sparks from u. tractor. Two fires of unknown origin de stroyed two settings of threshed grain . on the H. E. Clark farm, six miles south of Touchet, in Umatilla county, Oregon. The farm was rented by Frank F. Smiley, who has had trouble with some of the men in his crews. Obituary. GRANTS PASS, Or., July 28. Mrs. Henry G. Hanson, wife of Rev. Henry G. Hanson, pastor of the Pres byterian church of this city, died at her home in Grants Pass Monday, death being caused by Bright's dis ease. Rev. and Mrs. Hanson lived in Portland for five years. Rev. Mr. Han son occupying the pulpit of the Fourth Presbyterian church of that city. The deceased was born in Palmyra, Wis., on June 5. 1875, and spent the' greater part of her childhood there. In 1&06 she was married to Rev. Mr. Hanson and since that time has been with him in various cities in the northwest, where he occupied the pul pit in the Presbyterian church. She Is survived by her husband, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Cole of this city; a sister, Mrs. V. F. Ludwig of Mishawaka. Ind.. and a brother. C J. Cole of Cambridge, Minn. Interment will be at the Granite Mill cemetery, near this city. v $5.00 Neckwear. . .$2.50 $4.00 Neckwear. . .$2.00 $350 Neckwear. . .$1.75 $3.00 Neckwear . . .$150 SeD.ODO LOST IN FLIES ALBANY PLAXT IS DESTROYED. EXPLOSION STARTS FIRE. $10,000 Machinery Installed Last week; Stockholder Three Days Ago Bought Interest. ALBANY, Or., July 28. (Special.) The entire plant of the Alco Wood Products company here was destroyed by fire tonight, causing a loss of be tween $55,000 and $60,000. The in surance is 125,000. The plant was one of Albany's lead ing industries. The fire started short ly after 7 o'clock. The building was filled with inflammable material and the fire spread so rapidly that there was no chance to save the plant. It is believed that a barrel of oil ex ploded soon after the blaze started, throwing the flames all over the building. The firemen saved some of the lumber in the yards. The building was owned by C. C. Cameron and his loss is estimated at (10.000. Mr. Cameron is out of town and no statement of his insurance could be obtained tonight. The ma chinery, equipment and stock were owned, by the Alco Wood Products company, a local corporation. Its loss is between $45,000 and $50,000 and it carried $25,000 insurance. The com pany installed $10,000 worth of new machinery only last week. How the fire started is unknown. When the watchman discovered it flames were coming from under the floor of the boiler room. This floor was several feet above the ground and fire may have started in shavings on the ground and run up the sup porting parts to the floor. There practically was no wind and this fact aided the good work of the fire department in saving other buildings. The destroyed plant was formerly the Cameron planing mill. The Alco Wood Products company bought the plant a few months ago and had enlarged the business. Silos and wood en articles of various kinds were manufactured in addition to a general planing mill business. The stockhold ers in the corporation are Homer A, Dowd, D. S. Holloway. C. R. Hoevet and Homer Moore. Moore bought an interest in the business three days ago. EUGENE PLANS FOR FIELD City to Offer Bonds as Payment for 80-Acre Tract. EUGENE, Or.. July 28. (Special.) The Eugene city council has decided to go ahead with the purchase of a municipal aviation field, notwith standing the fact that there are no bidders for the $22,000 bonds recently voted for that purpose. It has been decided to offer the city's bonds to the owners of the 80 acre tract now used for landing pur poses as pay for the land. Some of the owners have expressed a willing ness to take the bonds, which run for a period of ten years. LOGGING CAMPS ACTIVE Grays Harbor Outfits Resume Work After Summer Shutdown. ABERDEEN, Wash., July 28. (Spe cial.) Grays Harbor logging camps, which have resumed operations after the mid-summer shutdown, are enjoy ing a season of full activity. The following camps of the district, closed since July 4 or longer, have opened or will shortly open for business: Shafer Bros., the Hogan & Ward company, the Aloha Lumber company and the Stearns company. Other announcements of openings will be made within a short time, of ficials xf other companies said last night. Heavy fines Assessed. Fines from $100 to $500 were im posed In the federal court yes- MEN! An Old-fashioned Necktie Party Every Piece of Cut Silk NECKWEAR At Half Price! $250 Neckwear. . .$125 $2.00 Neckwear. . .$1.00 $150 Neckwear. . .-$0.75 $1.00 Neckwear. . .$0.50 There are hundreds of 'em, but you'd better crowd in and get yours; there's no telling how quickly they'll all be gone. It's too good to miss! BEN SELLING Leading Clothier Morrison at Fourth terday on Astoria vendors of soft drinks. C. G. Fulton, represent ing the defendants, contended that Portland vendors were In the same boat, and was assured by Charles Reames assistant United States attorney, that a large number of Portland dealers are under indict ment, and will be brought into court within a few days. Judge Wolverton declared the use of soft drink parlors to deceive the public must stop. Those who were fined $500 were Frank Pavletich, Christ Weldt and Martin Costello. Chose who drew $100 fines were John Sippola, Harry Davis and H. Weiman. BONO SUBSTITUTE F00N0 ATTORXEY-GEXERAL DECIDES QUESTION' FOR COUNTIES. Market Difficulties Overcome by Ruling Permitting Continua tion of Road Work. SALEM, Or., July 28. (Special.) In cases where county courts issue war rants in lieu of bonds for road im provements, bonds may afterward be sold with which to secure funds to pay off such warrants, according to a legal opinion given by Attorney General Brown today. The opinion was asked by T. H. Coyne, district attorney of Tillamook county, who in a letter to the attorney-general sought a strict inter pretation of certain provisions of chapter 103, Oregon laws of 1913, au thorizing county courts of the state to issue and sell bonds or county warrants for the purpose of build ing and maintaining permanent high ways within the respective counties. The opinion is said to be of un usual importance at this time, as many counties which have issued bonds for road improvement work have found it impossible to dispose of their securities because of the unfavorable condition of the bond market. Under the attorney-general's opinion, this situation may be over come through the issuance of war rants, which later may be paid off with funds derived from the sale of bonds Xew Hatchery Planned. ROSEBT7RG, Or.. July 28. (Spe cial.) Matt L. Ryckman, superin tendent of hatcheries, left the city this morning for Rock creek, where a site will be selected for a trout hatchery. .Actual construction work on the new hatchery will begin at once. S. &. H. green stamps for cash. Holman Fuel Co. Main 353. . 660-21. Adv. DON'T LOSE YOUR PUNCH If you feel a growing dissatisfac tion with life and ill health seems to threaten you without the symptoms of any specific disease showing, your nerves are probably undernourished because your blood is thin. Take a moment to examine into your own case. Have you lost the ability to make a quick decision and take prompt action when necessary or do you worry and hesitate in inde cision and consume an undue amount of time over things that you used to do quickly? Are . you prematurely old? Don't let the arteries in your brain get hard. Don't let thin blood starve your nervous system. Proper diet for the first and a good tonic. Dr. Will lams' Pink Pills, for the second are what you need. If you have any nervous troubles write today to the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y:, for their little book. Diseases of the Nervous System." It gives methods of home treatment and directions re garding hygiene that everyone should have. Your own druggist can supply you with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills or they will be sent by mail, postpaid, on re ceipt of price, 60 cents per box. Adv, nun I I MISHAPS COST 2 MILLION AD CLUB WILL AID OREGON "SAFETY FIRST" COUNCIL. State Loses 7 3 9,581 Days Through Accidents; 2 3 Days Each Year Taken From Every Worker. The work of the National Safety council in attempting to educate the public along the . lines of "safety first" and otherwise to work for the prevention of accidents wae indorsed by the Portland Ad club at its regu lar weekly luncheon yesterday at the Benson hotel, and a motion was passed authorizing the board of di rectors of the association to aid the Oregon branch of the council in its efforts in this state. The subject of accident prevention was presented by three officers of the National Safety council B. C. Ball, president; B. T. McBain, vice president, and Hugh H. Herdman, manager. Mr. Ball asked the co-operation of the Ad club in the prevention of ac cidents in the state of Oregon, which, he said, cost over $2,000,000 per year. Mr. McBain praised the work done under the workmen's compensation act, but urged that more be done along the lines of prevention. In vestigation has shown that 90 per cent of the accidents which occur would never have happened If the people had been educated along the lines' of the "safety mind," he de clared. Startling figures as to the extent of accidents in the state were given by Mr. Herdman, who declared that the loss of time alone through acci dents was 739. 5S1 days, or 2465 years, or a period of time equal to a crew of 1000 men working for 2V4 years. From another standpoint accidents take an average of 23 days each year lor every worklngman In the state. Pacific Highway Closed. VANCOUVER, Wash., July 28. (Special.) The Pacific - highway is closed between Salmon creek and Pio neer. Construction crews have begun grading at Pioneer and another crew Is paving near the Salmon creek bridge. The detour is east of the THOMAS MEIGHAN IN THE PRINCE CHAP Rarely does a picture receive the unanimous approval of everyone who sees it. That is what "The Prince Chap" is doing NOW. PLAYING vXhe Goodrich Adjustment 'Basis Silvertown Pacific highway over the covered bridge and follows the road to the Tenney schoolhouse when going to ward Seattle. From the Tenney school the Sara-Ridgefield road is paved to within four miles of Ridgefield. TWO HURT IN RUNAWAY Farmer in Critical Condition as Result of Injuries. LEBANON, Or.. July 28. (Special.) R. E. King, farmer, residing on Mc Dowell creek, 12 miles east of Leba non, was brought to the Lebanon hos pital last night in a serious condi tion from injuries received in a run away by a team of horses on his farm yesterday afternoon. He was hauling hay and in going down a steep grade the neckyoke to the wagon broke and the team ran away, overturning the wagon on him, badly crushing one of his hips and break ing several ribs. He Is In aerltical iff- Ei BEST IN THE LONG RUN jP sf look moretgraceful difference Silvertown.Cords: the first tide eiv easier-running differenceithe jfirst; check-upTonfmileage, their lower-cost difference. Silvertowii tAm ericas First Cord Tire condition. He is a married man and has five small children. James McDaniel. teamster, was severely hurt today by being dragged for a considerable distance by a run away horse. He was hitching up a team of horses when one of them be--came entangled in a long rope used UNTIL FRIDAY MIDNIGHT ONLY CONSTANCE TALMADGE f" NEXT tells tKersmarter, Cords 8000 Hfiles ;'trabricTi'res 6ooo 3er in hoisting hay. The : orse started to run and Mr. McDaniel was caught in the rope and dragged for several hundred feet and badly bruised. AVire Shortage Develops. ROSEBrRO. Or.. July 28. (Spe IN "THE LOVE EXPERT" SATURDAY WALLACE of cial.) Farmers of this section are ex periencing a shortage of baling wlrk Much hay remains in stack and balera report they have made 6everal at tempts to secure sufficient wire to carry on their work, but have been unsuccessful. The rarest thing in comedy is an idea! This picture has it an idea novel and unique! It has genuine laughs by the yard! Connie makes all the world and you fall in lore with her! It's a barrel of fun! KEATES Playing "Hold Me cy Art Hickman On Our Giant $50,000 Organ REID