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THE MORNIXG OREG OXIAN, TirtTjSbAYj AUGUST 12, 1920 ROOSEVELT BIDS FOR i WErnr vote Campaign Is Opened by Ad dress in Chicago. "OLD GUARD'' IS FLAYED licpublicans Decla.-ed to Have Learned Little 1'rom 1912 and to Let Bosses Control. CHICAGO, Aug. 11. Franklin Roosevelt, democratic candidate for vice-president, opened his campaign here tonight' before 8000 persons. He urged republicans and independents to join the democrats in support of thfcir platform and ticket. He told republicans their party had been, split by a quarrel among leaders and that the faction represented by Senator Harding -was the "old guard" Theodore Roosevelt had opposed. Seven hundred women had places on the stage. He said In part: "Tonight we are firing tha opening run of a battle of far-reaching Im portance, and once again he shots are going to be heard around the world for the action of the Ameri can nation will be watched with anx ious eyes by all civilization. provide a competent, experienced traveling agent for Oregon to organ ize humane work ana to give annual prizes to school children of Portland for the best essays on humane work." Another devisee is the domestic and foreign missionary society of the Protestant Episcopal church in America, which is bequeathed $8000 for the purpose of maintaining Bible readers in China and Japan. Mrs. Berry died in Portland August 4. She left- personal property of the probable value of 9500 and real es tate in Multnomah county worth $50,000. Judge Tucker, Raymond G. Jubitz and the Title & Trust company are named executors and trustees of the trust created in the will. The will was drawn by Attorney Earl C. Bronaugh. HOTEL ALARMS ARE LOCAL INTERIOR BOXES DO SOT SIG NAL EIRE DEPARTMENT. Tonra Held Necessary. "Governor Cox and I believe It is the simple duty of the candidates to give to as many citizens as possible an opportunity to see and hear and form their own impressions of the men they are to vote for. It is only frankness to say that the great ma jority of the newspapers are owned or controlled by men affiliated with the republican party. It is. therefore, doubly necessary for us to present our Views and our aims in person. "I hope on this journey to the Pa cific ocean and in all my travels 1 shall have opportunity to talk not only to democrats but also to those who are normally affiliated with other parties, and with men and women without party affiliations the 'independents.' "1 want to address myself partlcn- larly to those who are not democrats The day is past, except in the case of old-time, hard-shell politicians, or the case of a few narrowly prejudiced newspapers, when it is either popular or useful to damn everybody and everything connected with the opposi tion. Rank Held Patriotic. "I willingly acknowledge and praise the fine citizenship which goes to make up the rank rnd file of the re publican party. The republican party is one of great traditions, of great patriotism, of great accomplishments. 1 speak of the rank and file of that party even today with true respect. "But for eight, yes for 12 years. conflict has been raging within that party raging among those in high command. In the first eight years of this century, the republican party was in large part under true leaders. From 1908 to 1912 a group of selfish men sought for their own purposes to gain control of the party machinery. "You know the result. It was in this city that was born the movement of protest that, in the elections of 1912, received the majority of the votes of the old republican party. That vote was given to a great American leader, but it was even more than support of Theodore Roosevelt the man, it was the voice of insistence that the party control be taken out of the hands of selfish men. Among those in that year who supported the ancient regime was the present republican nominee.- Old Gnard Activity Changed." "Today this same man and his 'sponsors, the old guard, show no signs of having taken to heart the drastic lesson taught them. Once again we see them, unmindful of the marvelous progress around them, warped in their selfishness, fault finding and bitterly criticising, but offering no - real remedies or con etructlve programme to meet the problems we face today. "The democratic party offers not 'a" change, but 'the' change; its plat form pledges a definite, programme of constructive measures, not a hodge-podge of vague compromises; a definite foreign policy for imme diate and permanent peace, not an un defined suggestion or new end un workable scheme, a pledge that the safeguards of working men and women already accomplished under democratic leadership shall, remain; not the fear that 'a' republican change will restore to power the influential few." ; Announcement Is Made to Correct Impression Tbat Seems Gen eral Among Public. Interior fire alarms found in hotels and ap&rtment hoses are not con nected with the fire bureau exchange. This announcement was marie yester day by Acting Chief Young to correct the opinion that seems to be general that Interior alarms will call the fire bureau when the grjass is broken. 'Such-alarms," said Mr. xoung, "are merely for the purpose of arousing the Inmates of the building. At the side of each of these alarms is a card which states that' the alarm ia not connected with the' fire bureau, and that after the glass Is broken, the person so doing should go to the near est lire alarm box and turn in an alarm or call Main 7700. "This card also gives the location of the nearest box. "Investigation made following the Elton Court fire," continued Mr. Young, "convinced me that the aver age person believes that the interior alarms are a part of the regular fire alarm telegraph system. It is eseen tial to the safety of the public that this impression be removed." Following the Elton Court fire last' - Saturday'- - numerous persons called the fire bureau officials and complained that the interior alarm in the building was out of commission because it did not call the fire de partment One of the peculiar coincidences connected with the Elton Court fire which became known yesterday was the Instruction for testing of all rife saving nets on the afternoon before the fire by Acting Chief Young. JACKSONVILLE BANK IS ORDERED CLOSED W. H. Johnson,' President, in Jail on Perjury Charge. EXCITEMENT IS CAUSED Official of Known a: Defunct Church. Institution Worker. BIG STILL DISCOVERED COMPLETE OUTFIT FOUND - INDEPENDENCE. IN Depositors Are Anxious. MEDFORD, Or., Aug. 11. Follow ing an order today from the state examiner of banks closing the doors of the bank of Jacksonville. W. H. Johnson, the president, was .put under arrest by Prosecuting Attorney Roberts this noon and placed in jail charged with perjury in misstating the true condition of the bank to the state bank examiner. No accurate knowledge of the true state of af fairs will be possible until the ex amination by the state bank ex aminer, who will arrive in the city tomorrow. Most of the deposits in the bank were made by residents of Jacksonville, which is the county seat, and by ranchers in that section of Jackson county. Mr. Johnson would make no statement, but did not appear particularly disturbed by the developments. The deposits of the bank were recently placed at approximately f60,000, but local authorities main tain at that time nearly $100,000 of Jackson county funds were on de posit. Great excitement has been caused in Jacksonville where Mr. Johnson is known as the leading citizen and a prominent and active church worker, the bank being surrounded by anxious depositors ever since the doors closed. According to the local banking authorities, the bank of Jacksonville has been in trouble for the last three weeks and the crisis came Tuesday with the presentation of an unusually large amount of paper, which the bank was unable to meet. Jacksonville merchants had de posits in the bank and will be the heaviest sufferers. Louis Ulrich de posited $2100 Saturday, a trust fund of $2800 was deposited the same day according to reports. The amounts deposited range from $5 to 120.000. Mr. Johnson would make no state ment, but his friends say he is victim or circumstances and poor ousiness judgment. The closing of the bank is the first ncident of its kind in 30 years in this section. his .throat was not cut. according to a report by the King county coroner. following an investigation. While t lower part of the face was badly d4 figured. It could not be shown hat the throat was cut. His knifar was found in a pocket with his other per sonal effects. Professor Herrick had suffered from influenza and resumed teaching in ths high school here before he had fully recovered. He engaged in busi ness here but feared failure - and finally suffered & partial mental collapse. He consulted an attorney, signed over property to protect his partner in business, and left here. He was a graduate of Depauw uni versity, but suffered a breakdown shortly after graduation. DOTS TO FIGHT FROM 1 PROHIBITION NOMINEES ARE FORMALLY NOTIFIED. Supreme Question. Declared to Be Extinction of Liquor Traffic in Acceptance. Plant Said to Be Capable of Turn ing Out Quart of Whisky Every Six Minutes. DALLAS. Or., Aug. 11. (Special.) Sheriff Orr and Deputy Sheriff Hook er unearthed one of the most com plete moonshine outfits ever found, in this county Monday night while cook ing for bootleggers in Independence. The still, patterned after those of the mountain sections. -of Kentucky and Tennessee, was declared capable of turning out one quart of whisky every six minutes. ' - The operator of .the plant, .when they heard a noise outside, bolted through the front door and made for the. timber, eluding -the third -man, who had been posted to watch the front exit to the building. Besides the still several barrels of mash were found, together with quantity of the finished product. It was evident that operations had just started for the night, as but little fresh liquor was found in the build ing. This is said to be the second Btill found In Independence .within the past six months, the other having been operated by a Japanese worker. SKiFF SINKS.MAN DROWNS BOAT REPORTED OVERLOADED WITH SCRAP IRON. SCOUTS , LIKE VISITORS Frank. Branch Riley Entertains Camp Chinidere Three Nights. "Second on Riley," yelled the 100 Boy Scouts now njoying life at Camp Chinidere. 14 miles up Eagle creek canyon, which wa their way of en coring Frank Branch Riley on his speeches, stories and good-natured chaffing which h gave the scouts on the three evenings of the visit which, he and Mrs. Riley recently made to their camp, where their son William was quartered for a month at a tent bearing the none too aristo cratic name. "Gee Whiz." Mr. Riley had thrilled and capti vated them with his stories of peril ous climbs up snow-covered moun tainB: with Irish and negro dialect stories and with scintillating side lights on the activities of the Scouts themselves. During their stay in camp Mr. and Mrs. Riley climbed In dian and Mount Chinidere. Companions of , Dead Man Swim Ashore After Calling to Huff to Seize Oar and Keep Afloat. Edward Huff, 190 Cook avenue, em ployed on a Port of Portland dredge, was drowned in the Willamette river at the foot of Gibbs street yester day afternoon when a skiff in which he was riding sank. J. MeCreary, 390 Madison street, and R. MeCreary, Fifth and Glisan streets, who were riding in the boat with Huff, saved themselves by swim ming to the shore. Huff was unable to swim, and his companions called to htm to seize an oar and keep him self afloat until they could give him assistance. He went down, however, before help could arrive. Huff and his two companions had & load of scrapiron in the skiff at the time, and it was said to have been overloaded. The dead man's body was recoT ered by the Harbor patrol and turned over to Deputy Coroner Goetsch. Huff was SO years of age. GUESTS OF AD CLUB Various Phases of Newspa per Field Discussed. . 4 SPEAKERS ARE HEARD Edgar B. Piper, David F. Morri son, Fred L. Boalt and B. F. Irvine Give Addresses. - Bend commercial club at tha Pilot Butte Inn today. On motion of R. S. Hamilton, the club went on record as agreeing to arrange for entertainment of the vis iting newspaper men should Bend be picked as the next convention city. STATE BANK CHIEF TO PROBE Superintendent Will H. Bennett Goes to Jacksonville. SALEM, Or., Aug. 11. (SDecial.1 Will H. Bennett, state superintendent of banks, left tonight for Jackson ville to investigate the bank of Jacksonville, which has been closed. The president, W. H. Johnson, is in custody on a charge of perjury in misstating the true condition of the bank to. a state examiner. ' Superintendent Bennett has been watchina the bank for some time. and recently made several trips to Jacksonville. Today George Roberts, district attorney for Jackson county. informed M . Bennett-by telephone of Mr. Johnson's arrest and said he had put a deputy in charge of the bank. Mr. Bennett advised the directors formally to place the bank in the hands of the state superintendent. PRUNARIANS VISIT FARM GERMANTOWN. O., Aug. 11. Be fore an enthusiastic crowd that over flowed the athletic field at Miami mil itary institute tonight. Rev. Aaron S. Watkins, Btandard-bearer of the pro hlbition party, and D. L. Colvin, his running mate, accepted their nomina tlons, both asserting enforcement of prohibition laws and especially the Volstead act are vital issues. 'To us the supreme question is not equal suffrage, the league of nations, labor, Mexico or Armenia, nor any minor question on which all agree, but extinction of the liquor traffic," said Rev. Mr. Watkins. "Notwith standing that we have prohibition in the constitution, both political par ties have refused to assume the re sponsibility for the maintenance of the Vohstead enforcement' law," de clared Mr. Colvin. Both candidates will carry the gos pel of their party into every section of the country by airplane. Decision for the air campaign was reached late to day by the national executive com mittee. At J o'clock the day's first notifi cation ceremony, an automobile pa rade, movedl with the red-coated Meteor band of Piqua, of San Fran cisco democratic convention fame, at its head. The parade disbanded after passing Rev. Mr. Watkins' home, where he and members of the execu tive committee reviewed it. H. P. Farris of Clinton, Mo., who delivered the notification speech to Rev. Mr. Watkins, stressed' the "plainness ana fairness of the ,1920 prohibition plat form." Referring to the Volstead act, he declared "no repeal or modification of present laws must, be countenanced, considered or connived at." Mr. Watkins favored signing the peace treaty at once with whatever reservations and amendments possi ble, declaring in favor of a mandate. over Armenia, if the United States is requested by the rest of the nations of the world; urged intervention in Mexico if peaceful arbitration fails, and declared for establishment of an industrial court of -settlement for la bor questions. The prohibition party, he said, has always been in favor of equal suf frage. The election of a dry president is equal in importance to the election of dry congress, the nominee asserted. Mrs. Frances Beauchamp, Lexing ton, Ky., notified Mr. Colvin of his nomination. FILMS LURE GIRL ASTRAY i i i i i j MAKEUP DIRECTOR TAKEN ON STATUTORY CHARGE. Complainant Is 15-TTear-Old Girl, Who Pours Out Story of Disillusionment. AUTHORITY' ON FILBERTS SHOWS EXPERIMENT RESULTS. MEDAL" GIVEN CORPORAL Walter Jones Soon to Return to His Home in Oregon City. OREGON" CITY. Or.. Aug. 11. (Spe cial.) Walter Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Jones of this city, who has been in the United States marines with rank of corporal, and is for the present visiting in the east, has been awarded a good conduct medal and good conduct medal certificate ac cording to word just received by his parents. The young man will soon return to his home here, where he has many friends. He has not been home since entering the service. Weeds Grow; Owners Fined. John T. Clark was fined $5 by Acting Municipal Judge Deich yester day on a charge of allowing grass and weeds to grow on his lot at East Twenty-sixth and Stanton street. Clark's agent was notified to cut the weeds on July 16, according to the police. Clark said that the agent had failed to notify him. New Packing Plant in Clarke Coun ty to Be Open for Inspection August 16. VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 11. (Special.) The Prunarians, following their weekly luncheon today, went to the A. A. Quarnberg farm, where Mr. Quarnberg showed what he is doing in raising filberts, prunes, figs and walnuts. Mr. Quarnberg, for many years hor ticulture Inspector for this district, has been experimenting with trees for the last 30 years and has gained the reputation as an authority on filbert culture in the United States. He recently returned from a trip through Europe, which was taken chiefly to study the nut industry, particularly filberts. It is expected that fully 400 farm ers will make this trip, which starts at Felida In the morning and ends near Washougal in the evening. What fertilizer does to an orchard will be shown, and the various kinds that have been tested out will also be dis cussed. At 1 o'clock E. S. Robertson, extension horticulturist, will speak on soil fertility. The new packing plant, just being completed by the Clarke County Prune Growers' association, will be open to inspection for the first time Monday, August 16. The association, through Carl Filler, today invited th Prunarians to attend the luncheon to be served there next Monday. Th Prunarians ' accepted and will atten in full uniform. The prune growers of the county will run a big excursion of their own through the various orchards of th county next Monday, returning to th packing plant at noon, where lunch' eon will be served. HOWIE BEQUEATHED JUDGE Wife Also Made Beneficiary for Kindness by Pioneer. To Circuit Judge Robert Tucker, "who has been my trusted adviser and counsellor," and Mrs. Gertrude Tucker, his wife, "true and trusted friend," the late Angeline Berry "out of desire to manifest my appreciation of their many kindnesses to me" be queathed her home and lots- 1 and 2. block S21, Burreli'a addition to East Portland, in her will, admitted to probate In the circuit court yester day. The Oregon Humane society, of which Mrs. Berry, a Portland pioneer, was a founder, is made residuary legatee of the 150.000 estate with tha provision that a fund be created "to Contract Alleged Broken. Damages totaling $31,616 for alleged broken contract are sought in the circuit court in a suit filed yester day against the Dorn Lumber com pany by E. Bresste. who entered into a contract in April, 1920, for logging operations in Washington. Cancel lation of the contract is said to have caused the loss. TEACHER HELD DROWNED Vancouver Educator Not Murdered Coroner Declares. VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 11. (Special.) Professor William V. Her rick, whose body was found near Se attle last week, after he had been niitsing for a week, was drowned an Information on the subject of "Why Is An Editor?" was disclosed to mem bers of the Portland Ad club at the regular weekly meeting ' yesterday noon at the Benson hotel, when edi tors of the four Portland dally news papers were the guests of the club and were called upon to speak. Sam Bratton, former president of the ad club who has returned to Portland after a year and a half in New York and Texas, acted as chairman of the day. Some of the highlights of the two recent national political conventions as seen through the eyes of a news paper man, formed the subject of the first address, that of Edgar B. Piper of The Oregonian. The outstanding feature of the Chicago gathering, Mr. Piper declared, was the- nomination speech of Ex-Governor Frank Willis of Ohio, who placed Senator Harding Deiore the convention. The republi can "machine," if there be such, had practically given up the idea of Hard ing's nomination, he said, but enthus iasm for the Ohioan was inspired by w mis' address. Convention Found Interesting. The democratic . convention Mr. Piper found more interesting in many ways than the republican affair. The features were handled in smooth and dramatic style, he said, and W. J. Bryan s defense of prohibition he cited as one of the commoner's great est enorts. David F. Morrison of the Portland Telegram gave reminiscenses of i score of years in the Portland news paper field. Sincerity is the essential of a good editorial, he said. citing the fact that he is never called upon to write upon any subjects except along me lines or ni3 sincere conviction Being himself a democrat, Mr. Mor rison refrains from writing political editorials for the paper, he said, but leaves those to colleagues on the edi torial staff whose convictions corre spond to those of the proprietors of the paper. English Editors Rank High. Incidents and anecdotes of a news paper man in England were given by Fred L. Boalt of the Portland News, who was for some years representa tive of the United Press in that field The editor in England is accorded his proper sphere, he declared, and comes next beneath royalty in the social scale. He told of one experience in which he spent nearly a day in the vain attempt to obtain an interview ith the editor of the London Times. In the standard of ethics main tained and the general scale of serv ice to tne community the average ewspaper stands unusually hglh, de clared B. F. Irvine of the Oregon ournal. who was the last speaker. Mr. Irvine acknowledged that much criticism is hurled against the news papers as being dishonest and man aged along tne lines ol business ex ediency, but praised the high stand ard of the Portland papers and -o ewspapers . in general. The news paper profession has Its weak links s do all other professions in which there is the human equation, he said. In general, however, he said, the newspaper carries the public burdens and fights for the public and work onestly for the betterment and up lift of the people. BOY MAY LOSE BOTH FEET Oak Grove Lad Walks Into Hot Ashes From Burning Buildings. Thomas Graham, aged 17, of Oak Grove, is in a serious condition at the Sellwood hospital, and it may be necessary to amputate both feet as the result of burns received when he accidentally walked into some hot ashes where buildings of the Oregon Portland Iron works had burned down several days ago. Graham and other boys had crossed the river in which they had been swimming and were walking around where the fire had been, clad only in their- bathing suits, when be suddenly sunk into a pit of ashes, the bottom ot wnicn was glowing ooaia. following tne accident tne Doy crawled several hundred yards to the river bank, was taken across in a boat to the other side and then sent to the Sellwood hospital by automobile. Hospital attendants said yesterday that an effort would be made to save the boy's feet by skin grafting. In case that proves unsuccessful, ampu tation will be necessary, they say. S. T. SORENSEN IS SUICIDE Disillusionment brought into the ife of 15-year-old Ruth Foster when she followed the lure of the flicker- Ins film as a student In the studios of the Blackstone Comedy company of Portland, resulted in the arrest yes terday in Rockford. 111., of Frank B. Hayward, director of makeup and ex pression for the company, on a statu- ory charge involving the girl. Po ice Inspector- Herman Horack left for Rockford yesterday when word reached District Attorney Evans that Hayward would waive extradition. Miss Foster lives with- her grand mother, Mrs. Ada McMullen, 607 Front street. She met Hayward for the first time early In April. She was persuaded to take a course of study In the moving-picture studio, and be gan work April 5, 1920.- Six weeks' training, and one picture was first agreed upon, said the girl, but later she was given four weeks' additional instruction. During the first six weeks the classes were in the day, but the last four were in the evening. 'About the time the second course of training began," said the girl, "he used to talk to me about being un happy with his wife; said he was go ing to get a divorce from her. About the first of June he became quite at tentive to me, would show me little personal favors at the - studio and after the class was over would take me home in a 'for-hire car." Then followed a sordid story, the details of which the girl did not re veal while Hayward was in Portland 'as he said if I told he would be put in jail for 14 years and I would prob ably get into trouble. - The girl said Hayward left Port land July 2, saying he intended to get a divorce and return and marry her.. BEND WILL INVITE EDITORS City Plans to Get 1921 Convention of State Association. BEND.. Or., Aug. 11. (Special.) Delegates from Bend newspapers who will attend' the annual convention the Oregon- Editorial association in Astoria Friday. Saturday and Sunday will invite the association to hold it next yearly meeting In Bend. This was decided at the weekly session of th Farmers' Picnic August 19. VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 11. (Special.) The annual farm bureau picnic will be held at Lackamas Creek bridge, 12 miles east of Vancouver, August 19. The farm bureau will mark the roads leading to , the picnl grounds. All will take lunches and a big dinner will be held at noon, programme Is being arranged. Writ Hearing Postponed." The hearing on the petition of Jacob weskella for a writ of prohibition compelling Acting Municipal Judge Deich to give him a jury trial on th vagrancy charge lodged against hlra was postponed until 11 o'clock this morning by Circuit Judge Kava naugh yesterday. Parole Breaker to Go to Prison. Robert McMonies, who was arrested yesterday in connection with the alleged theft of & carton of cigar ettes and a can of lard, will be re turned to the state penitentiary, from which institution he is now out on parole, Captajn of Inspectors Circle announced last night. McMonlee is a trainman by profession. ATTENTION! OUT-OF-TOWN BUYERS MR.. EDW. S. WINETROUB, REPRESENTING THE MAXINE MFG. CO. MAKERS OF HE MAXINE BLOUSE Supreme in Quality, Superior in Workmanship. . Will Be at the Portland Hotel All This Week SAMPLE ROOM 220 ',4 PLEASE CALL FOR APPOINTMENTS. Man, 39, Ends Life by Drowning in Bath Tub in Doctor's Home. 8. T. Sorensen, 39, committed sui clde about noon yesterday by drown ing himself in the bathtub at the home of Dr. S. B. Downs, 65 East Burnside street, where he had been staying. The body was turned over to Dep uty Coroner Goetsch and later to the . S. Dunning establishment. Sorensen is believed to have been despondent, as he had been suffering from palsy for some time. When Dr. Downs returned home yesterday aft ernoon his mother told him that Sor ensen had gone to the bathroom and locked the door about noon and she had seen nothing of him since that time. Dr. Downs broke down the door and found the man in the tub. Sorensen is snrvived by his widow, Mrs. Elna Sorensen, who is a drugless physician, with offices In the Panama building. BAND TO PLAY IN HOTEL Royal Rosarians Change Concert Plans for Buyers' Week Guests. The concert of the municipal band (Royal Rosarians) -will be presented tonigrht at the Multnomah hotel in stead of at Rose City park, as listed in official programmes. It is ex pected that Buyers' week guests in large numbers may benefit by the change of place. This programme is announced: Overture, Hungarian comedy Kelet Bela): Moorish suite. "The Courts of Gran a da" (Chapl), (a) Introduction and March the Tournament, (b) Meditation, c Serenata. (d) Finale; song tor coronet, 'My Dream (Bartlett), (played by Mr. D rise oil, requested by Mrs. Simons); Mor ceau de concert, "Whispering Flowers' (Von Blon). . Intermission, 10 minutes; selection, "Ge oconda" (Ponchlelli) ; spring sons:, oboe solo (Mendelsshon). played by Mr. Starke, requested by Mr. Thomas; Intermezzo characteristic, "The Wedding of the Rose' (Jesssel); selection Lucia di Lammermool (Donizetti), concluding with the Sextette, "Star-Spangled Banner. PACKING PLANT BURNED Warehouse and Supplies at Gold Hill Gone in $15,000 Fire. GOLD HILL, Or., Aug. 11. (Spe cial.) On the eve of assembling crew of 40 pickers to gather 15 car loads of Bartlett pears, Monday even ing, fire of unknown origin destroyed the packing house and warehouse buildings of the Del . Rio orchards, situated two miles below Gold Hill. The loss was $15,000, partly insured. The contents consisted of box shook and other packing supplies for the en tire season's crop of 40 cars of apple and pears. The orchard is owned by tho F. K. Dnel estate and Alfred Weeks of Mcdford. Temporary build Ings will be refitted and new supplies ordered at once with but slight delay in harvesting the crop now ripe. Prices Up or Down? High prices for livestock in crease the producer's income. Low prices decrease it and even result in losses. Similarly, high prices for meat increase con sumer's expenses. But Swift & Company as a middleman does not benefit by high or low prices. Our income depends not on a high level of prices or a-low level, but rather on the margin between the live stock price and the meat and by-products price. ' The company's only concern, in whether prices should be high or low, is that they should be high enough to satisfy pro ducers and low enough to please consumers; but over the move ment of these prices Swift & Company has no controL Swift & Company is compelled by competition to pay high enough prices for livestock to secure an adequate supply. We must sell meat at a price low enough to make it move. We endeavor also, between the two prices, to secure a margin large enough to pay all expenses and yield a fair profit Ourprofitfor 1919 averagedless than two cents on each dollar of sales, or 63s per cent on money invested. Swift & Company, U. S. A.. 4th Street Market. 283 Qllian St, Cor. 4th St, J. E. Foreatel. Hanvcr Packlor Plant, North Portland, Oreeon. B. C Darnell. Manarer PackiBC House Plant. North Portland, Oregon G. . Parkhiil, Manager IIBIII collision at Couch and Park streets In which his machine struck a car driven by R. B. Rector of the Keeler apartments. Fourteenth and Clay streets. Briggs was reported to have been going at a high rate of speed at the time of the accident. had been In jail Right of Way Xot Given, Charge. J. Biggs, 875 Kelly street, was ar rested on a charge of failing to give rierht of way yesterday following a Auto Theft Admitted. Albert Asher pleaded guilty before Circuit Judge Kavanaugh yesterday to the theft of an automobile and waa sentenced to 90 days in the county jail. He already. I " To get the best I El 2 Wl --Mpi mmm 9 aWft35ir- mmmmm mmm Portland Made - Syrups mm mm ! ! "Sweets to the sweet" that's just another way of say ing "more business to the makers of really good sweets." Home-folk love the pure syrups listed at the right. There's a brisk demand for these brands. And whenever a newcomer is in doubt about what syrup to buy, our store 'keepers pridef ully offer the made-in-Portland kind. The producers of these syrups are aggressive business men, an important unit among Portland's big industries. They have sought and found a large market for their delicious products. Even in far-off places Portland syrups are widely and favorably known. If you've never fully appreciated Portland's good fortune in being the home of these fifteen delightful syrups, we would suggest that you submit the proposition to the younger generation as the chief consumers. " Ladd & Tilton Bank Oldest in the Northwest Washingrton and Third Syrups ask for Monopole "Gold Medal Mellowmist" "Gold Medai Crystal Dew" "Gold Medal White Table" Crimson Rambler "Melomar" "Cane and Maple" "Silver Bubble" "Butter Scotch" . 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