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10. THE MORNING OREG ONI AN, SATURDAY. AUGUST 21, 1920 SEVELT F ADEQUATE DEFENSE Navy Is Nearly Equal to Britain's, Says Nominee. 3 COURSES FOR FUTURE Improvement of Naval Facilities on Coast Urged; League Will Cut Down Armament, Is Plea. SEATTLE, Aug. 20. Maintenance of an army and navy wholly adequate tor the national defence. Improvement of existing naval shore facilities on the Pacific coast and acceptance of tbe league of nations as a solution of the problem of competitive arma ments among the nations of the world were urged by Franklin D. Roosevelt, democratic vice-presidential candi date. In an address here tonight. 1 am not a militarist," Mr. Roose velt said. "There are very few of our fellow citizens who are, but the great majority of them will agree with me in the demand that the United States shall maintain at all times an army and navy wholly adequate for na tional defense. That is the starting point. The resulting question Imme diately arises. What is an adequate army or navy? Navy Nearly Equals Britain's. "Our navy, for instance, is at the present time in second place. It is very nearly equal to the navy of Cireat Britain. It is more powerful than the navy of France or of Japan. "Let us examine the future. We have three courses open. The first is to reduce our army and navy with out regard to what the other nations of the world are doing. I feel certain that the people of this country will never stand for the danger that that involves. Fears Pre-War Competition. "The second is, we may return to the old pre-war condition of competi tive building between the great na tions. That will mean, without ques tion, an increase in the already enor mous cost which we are sustaining. "The third alternative is the league of nations itself. The primary pur pose of that league is anti-war and one of its first duties will be the limitation of international armaments. I have no doubt that if the great powers meet around the table . . . they will be able to reach an agree ment by which a fair relative ratio of the different armies and navies in the world can be worked out. Under this ratio the United States and Great Britain would undoubtedly have navies superior to those of any other power, but the point is that the size of those navies the size of all navies r would be materially reduced. Navy for Coast. "In this connection I want to say a word about the navy in its rela tion to the Pacific coast. "Even if our fleet were greatly, re duced in size, under an .international agreement by the league of nations, we shall still have to improve the naval facilities for taking care of the fleet on the Pacific coast. With the existing size of our fleet we know from the experience of having half our fleet in the Pacific at this time that our shore facilities at Puget sound, at San Francisco bay and in southern California are wholly inade quate. This is a simple matter of common sense. "It has been a democratic adminis iration wnicn r.as recognized your needs ana the national needs on the Pacific. It will be another democratic administration which will carry out me splendid work already begun." Mr. Roosevelt's stop in Seattle rounded out a busy day, during which he spoke at II Washington towns. All but four of the addresses, those at Pasco, lakima, Ellensburg and Seat tle, were delivered from the back platform of the special train char tered for him by Washington demo crats. The special left late tonight for Aberdeen and Hoquiam. where tbe nominee will speak briefly to morrow morning, later returning to uacoma lor an address tomorrow aft ernoon. He is scheduled to reach Portland, Or., at 7:30 tomorrow night. aVECL-AMATIOX FUND PROMISED $40,000,000 Annually Is Sum Nominee Will Seek. TAKIMA, Wash., Aug. 20. When be pledged himself to work for an appropriation of $40, 000,000 annually lor the reclamation service and scor ing the republican administration for not providing for the expansion of reclamation work. Franklin D. Roose velt, democratic vice-presidential nominee was cheered repeatedly here today. Roosevelt and his party, including A. R. Titlow and other .leading dem ocrats of the state, arrived at 10:40 from the lower valley. Though the candidate had already made five speeches, beginning at Pasco at 7:15 he appeared unwearied and hand- shook his way through the 1000 peo ple assembled to greet him. Roose velfa first question was where and when he should speak. He flayed the record of the repub lican party and stated that what he called its niggardly appropriations 'for reclamation work constituted one of the greatest crimes which has been perpetrated by the present re publican congress. I want to see the item for reclamation In the national . (budget increased from the pittance wjUch we have in the past allowed it to,a substantial figure, an amount which will really make itself felt. "I want to see at least 140,000,000 a year. Even that would be little nough to pay for tha great national benefits which accrue to every state of the union, not merely to those in which the project itself is located. This is one of the truly important steps In solving the high cost of liv ing." Roosevelt's train left for Seattle on time, being sent off to the music of a band and the cheering of those who heard him speak, most of whom followed him to the depot. The can didate stated that tonight at Seattle he would probably announce his plan to virtually double the size of all the navy-yards on the Pacifio coast, so that the entire national fleet might alternate between the western and eastern shores and not be split into the present Pacific and Atlantic .fleets. Iiutclier Receives Injury. Carl Rudeen, 779 Marshall street, a butcher in the Alder market, 141 Al der street, received a bad gash in his right leg when a boning knife slipped and struck him. He was treated at the police emergency hospital. Orlando Invited lo Visit XT. S. BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 20. Presi dent Wilson has officially invited former Premier Orlando of Italy to -visit the United States, according to the Rome correspondent of La Nacion, s 1" ' ' ' '. ""-i" . - yZt " -; fT 5 - jf -I ?ri I 1 , v -"l . ''1 ' . 2ue "5raR, rf t - "4 -Z&ti -Ate h " j' Sxl " ''" : ' ' ; ' - '; ' - : , . . ' " Parley Parka C'hristensen (center) of second ballot at the Chicago convention. He la shown with John Kttzpatrlck president of the Chicasjo Fed eration of Labor, and J. 11. Walker, chairman of the labor party (right.) FABRICS, Bill FAVORED FARM BCttEAtT FEDERATION ADOPTS RESOLUTION. Extension by Congress of Credit to Germany is Indorsed; Sugar Co-operation Urged. SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 20. In dorsements of the truth-in-fabrics bill, an extension by congress of credit tn Germany and a plea for co operation among the sugar beet growers were the main features of the western states conference of tbe American Farm Bureau federation here today. A motion was adopted approving the enactment of the true fabric law and asking representatives in con gress to do all they can to effect Its passage. The conference also adopted a motion favoring extension of Ger man credits to enable that country to purchase agricultural products. Gray Silver of Washington, D. C, representing the American Farm Bu reau federation, reviewed the wool situation as its exists in America and foreign countries and read reports showing that at present there is no wool shortage, but on the contrary a surplus supply of low-grade wool, which is one of the principal causes of the present demoralization of the wool market. PASSENGERS KEPT ABOARD Passports Must Be Vised at the Port of Departure. HONOLULU. T. H., Aug. 20 (Spe cial. Several through passengers on a Canadian-Australian liner bound fot; Sydney to Vancouver, who had ex pected to spend a few hours in Hono lulu, were disappointed because they had failed to have their passports vised by American consuls in the An tipodes. They were not allowed ashore. The new regulations are that Brit ishers passing through an American port must have their passports vised at point of departure. The cost of the work is $10, and the regulation is similar to the Brit ish regulation enforced at Hongkong, where American travelers are not al lowed to land unless they have had their passports vised by a British con sul at port of departure. 'TEMPERANCE DAY' URGED Washington Temperance Workers Want January 14 Observed. SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 20. Desig nation of January IS as "temperance day," with observance in the schools of the state,' will be asked of the next state legislature by the state Worn en'B Christian Temperance union, It was announced here today by Mrs. Jackson Sillbaugh, executive director of the state organization, at a meet ing of the local Women's Christian Temperance union federation. A number of other measures will also be asked for, including revision of divorce laws, adult probation laws, establishment of maternity aid bos dials, larger appropriations for state girls' institutions and revision of the Juvenile code- RIVER IS TO BE EXPLORED Trails 9ciub Officials Leavo on Monntaln Climbing Trip. Fred H. Klser and Charles Warner, officials of the Trails club, will head a party of mountain climbers eched uled to leave tomorrow lor an ex ploration of Belly river, Montana, Following their exploration of the stream the party will spend some FARMER-LABOR PARTY'S CANDIDATE FOR Salt Lake City. X'tahr presidential nominee time on Mount Cleveland, highest peak in Glacier National park. They will be accompanied by Ed Jorgen sen and others. The party Is prepared to encounter winter weather. Mr. Kiser, past president of the Trails club, is known as leader of the only party to ascend Mount Baker and return in the same day. Mr. Warner has to his credit a record of three winter climbs of Mount Hood, the only American glacial peak which has been climbed during winter months. The party will return during' the latter part of September. HAWAIIANS FAVOR BILL Civic Club at Honolulu Backs Re habilitation Act Proposed. HONOLULU, T. H., Aug. 20. (Spe cial.) The Hawaiian Civic club, an organization of natives, has adopted a resolution favoring the rehabilitation bill, which passed - the lower house but did not reach the senate in the last session in Washington. The re habilitation bill would lease the ter ritorial lands now about to revert back to the territory from the planta tion leases again to the planters, and with the money thus derived help to put the Hawaiians on uncultivated lands In the territory. The bill has been favored in planta tion circles, but has not found much favor among would-be homesteaders. EXPEDITION REACHES U. S. Swedish Geologists to Explore Val leys in America. NEW YORK, Aug. 20. Baron Gerardo de Geer, heading the Swedish geological expedition which will ex plore the Hudson, Connecticut and St. Lawrence valleys, arrived here to day on the steamer Drottingholm, expressing his belief that New York state is "only 20,000 years old." Baron de Geer" party will go to Lake Champlain to begin its work and thence north and west to Canada, perhaps to the Rocky mountains. FURTHER INCREASE ASKED Express Company Seeks 15 Per Cent Rise in Rates. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Hearings on the application of the American Railway Express company for fur ther rate increases to meet the recent wage award of the railroad labor board were set for August 27 today by the interstate commerce commission. The express company is asking fur ther increases of 15 per cent in add! tion to the 12 ft per cent increase re cently authorized. C00LIDGE IS TO SPEAK Republican Nominee to Make Tour of Northwestern States. SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 20 ernor Calvin O. Coolidge, republican nominee for vice-president, will speak In Spokane during a tour of the northwestern states, September 14, it was announced by Charles H. Forbes, campaign manager for the north w&st. He said ex-Senator Beveridge of Indiana and Senator Johnson of California will also speak here during ma campaign. Japan Has Serious Flood. HONOLULU, T. H.. Aug. 20. Floods in which many persons were drowned ana injured on tne island of Hokkal do, Japan, followed 12 days of heavy rain, according to cable advices from Tomo today to the ivippu Jiji, Japa nese language newspaper nere. Silver Advances in London.. LONDON. Aug. 20. Silver advanced 2d In the local market, owing to tne smau amount onerea ana the fact that China continues to send fair sized buying orders.' PRESIDENT. Photo from Underwood. of the farmer-labor party on the PRODUCE PRICES TUMBLE SEASON'S LrOW IEVEIi TO DATE IS REPORTED. Potatoes Seling Lower Than They Should in New York, Says Department Report. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Potatoes and fruits and vegetables generally eared the season's low price level to date last week, according to a depart ment of agriculture market summary Issued today. At $3 a barrel, reached n New York, potato prices to grow- rs are now lower than they ought to be, considering the cost of produc tlon, the statement said. In western cities potatoes are higher than in the east and the price range is from 4 to $j a barrel. Onions at 70 cents a bushel and cabbage at $20 a ton, the statement said, "are going at radical prices. Cantaloupes, watermelons and green stuffs and summer fruits generally have suffered a severe reaction from the high market of spring and early summer." The first of western boxed. apples reach Chicago are bringing from $2.50 to $3, against a $4 price early n the season. Light Connection Charge Protested SALEM. Or., Aug. 20. (Special.) Karl Milbrandt, Frank Tufs and G. F. Robertson have filed protest with the Oregon public service commission with regard to the charges of the Portland Railway, Light & Powe company for extensions of service, Mr. Milbrandt alleged that he filed ppiiication with the light and powe corporation for electrio service, bu was told that he would be required to pay $133.60 before tbe connection could De maae. as tne corporation already has poles within a short dis tance of Mr. Milbrandt s home, h charged that the connection prayed for in his application is reasonable and Just.. The commission probabl will hear the protest early in Sep tember. Hawaiian Declared Vanishing. HONOLULU, T. H., Aug. 20. (Spe ciaU When, where and howT is th question asked about th Hawaiian race and this self-same question must be solved because the race is vanish Ing, is the verdict of the Pan-Pacific scientific conference. The scientists attending th conference are layin plans to co-ordinate their work in the matter of finding the origin of th Polynesian. Service Held for Logger. Funeral services were held yes terday for William Killberg, logger, who was killed in an accident near West Timber, Or., August 12. Rev. A. V. Anderson officiated, the services being held in the chapel of J. P. Fin- ley & Son. Mr. Kilberg was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Kilberg, of Lents. He was 3b years or age and a mem ber of the Foresters of America. Scandia Lodge No. 7. Belgians Halt Horse Train. PARIS, Aug. 20. A train carrying 800 horses from France for Poland was stopped at the Belgian frontier, although Poland had given assur ances that the animals were for use in agricultural work, according to a Brussels dispatch. The Belgian news papers express disapproval of the government's attitude, the dispatch adds. Attorney-General on Vacation. SALEM, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.)- Attorney-Oeneral Brown is passing his vacation on Rock creek, Douglas county, where his son. Leland. owns a valuable homestead. Mr. Brown Is not expected to return to the cap ital for two or three days.- Read the Oregonian classified ads. RANKLIN fluOSEvELT TO SPEAK TONIGHT- Bourbon Nominee to Appear at Auditorium. DR. MORROW TO PRESIDE 00 Named on Committee to Meet Democratic Candidate on Ar rival of Train. Franklin D. Roosevelt, democratic aspirant for the vice-presidency, will spend but a few hours of the evening in Portland today, as the result of the revised schedule arranged by Washington democrats yesterday in an effort to have the candidate speak n a number of the Email towns In Washington, between this city and Seattle. Arriving at 7:30 o'clock this even- ng, Roosevelt will be taken at once o the auditorium, where he will ad dress an open meeting. This event will be practically the only impor tant engagement which the vice presidential nominee will' be allowed in Oregon as a result of the new schedule. He will leave early Sunday morning for San Francisco. Plans Are Recalled. Mr. Roosevelt had originally been scheduled to arrive in Portland at 7:20 o'clock this morning, and plans for his reception here had been made by local democrats. Including an auto, mobile trip up the valley and ad dresses at Oregon City and Salem. The democratic candidate will be met at the train at 7:30 o'clock this evening by a committee of local dem ocrats, nearly 500 party members hav- ng been named on this committee, He will bs immediately taken to the auditorium, where his address will be open to the public Mr. Roosevelt will leave at 1 A. M. on Southern Pacific train No. 53 for San Francisco, and is scheduled to de liver 20-mlnute addresses at Rose burg and Ashland Sunday, and prob ably will also speak briefly at Med- ford and Grants Pass. Dr. Morrow to Preside. Today's itinerary provides for short addresses at Hoquiam, -Aberdeen Montesano, Elroa, Olympla, Tacoma, Centralia, Kelso, Kalama and Van couver, prior to arrival in this city, Over an hour Is provided for Van couver, the candidate arriving at 6:10 P. M. and leaving at 7:15. At the auditorium tonight the meet Ing will be preceded by an organ re cital given by Professor Frederick Goodrich between 7 and 8 o'clock At the opening of the meeting Rev. Harold Grlffis, pastor of the First Christian church, will pronounce the Invocation and Arthur Jones will sing "The Star-spangled Banner. Dr. J. W. Morrow, as presiding offl cer, will introduce Mrs.. .Esther Pohl Lovejoy, who will make a short talk and then introduce Mr. Roosevelt. R OOSE VELT INDORSES COX Democratic Candidate Addresses Crowd at Ellensburg. ELLENBURG, Wash., Aug. 20. Franklin D. Roosevelt, democratic vice-presidential nominee, delivered a short address here today, stopping here for a few moments en route from Yakima, Wash., to Seattle. His en tire time was devoted to lndorsemen of Governor Cox's administration in Ohio and in defense of the league of nations covenant. Mr. Roosevelt's special train was delayed an hour in its arrival here by the derailment of a freight train ten miles east of Ellensburg. BEAN LISTS 31 VOTES LANE REPRESENTATIVE EVES HOUSE SPEAKERSHIP. Regardless of Who Enters Contest, Southern Oregon Man Thinks He Will Win. SALEM, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.) Thirty-one votes pledged to his sup port for speaker of the house at the next session of th legislature was the claim made here yesterday by L. J. Bean, representative from Lane county, according to state officials with whom the Eugene man discussed his candidacy during his stay in this city. It was also stated that Mr. Bean informed his friends that there are several other members of the house who have not yet made any decision relative to the speakership, but event ually will cast their- lot with the southern Oregon candidate. Regard less of any other candidate who may enter the contest, Mr. Bean believes he will be certain of 33 votes, which is two more than required to elect, according to his friends. Although it was announced some time ago that T. B. Kay, a member of the Marion county delegation, probably would be a candidate for speaker of the house, it is not be lieved here that he will make the raoe. No active candidates for the speak ership have been mentioned in oppo sition to Mr. Bean, and his friends predict that he will have easy sled ding. His election, they declared, is assured in the face of his acquirement of 31 pledges and prospects of other support not yet definitely announced COURT MAY BE RECALLED rolls County Stirred by Refusal of f Grade. SALEM. Or., Av.g. 20. (Special.) Talk of an attempt to recall tho coun ty court of Polk county because of its attitude in refusing to establish the Salem-Dallas grade so that the high way commission may proceed with its paving operations there, is current in many part of Polk county, accord ing to S. Benson, chairman of th comsriisslon, who was her today con ferring with state officials. Refusal or the Polk county court to grade the Salem-Dallas road was due. It was said, to the determination of the court to build the west side Pa cific highway on a route which elim inates Dallas and Independence. CONTEMPT DEFENSE FILES 1 4 Allegations of Disregard for In junction Are Denied. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.) Affidavits were filed today by defendants in the contempt pro ceedings against County Judge R. H. Bunnel, Commissioners Short- and Fordyce, Oscar Hu'ber, state highway contractor, J. W. Moorman, subcon tractor; and members of the state highway commission denying every allegation in an affidavit of Robert Cheyne, rancher, that they had dis regarded an injunction order oi tne circuit court commanding repair or right-of-way fences, prevention or trespass by livestock and repair of rrigation ditches destroyed in con struction of the state highway through Cheyne's land. The hearinar was continued this morning until 10 o'clock tomorrow. when it was promised that Judge Bunnell and Oskar Huber, who are out of the county today, would appear. Commissioners Shark, Fordyce and Moorman were in court. No attempt was made to serve summons pn mem bers of the state highway commls sioiv PARK CHILDREN COMPETE CONTESTS TO BE STAGED TO- DAX AT PEXIXSrLA. Events Will Be Arranged for All Ages and Sizes and for Both Sexes at Affair. Representatives from every park In the city will gather today at Penin sula park, where the annual track and field meet of the Portland public play grounds will be held. Seven events are on the programme for the boys and the same number for the girls, with the girls' events sched uled to start at 10 o'clock in the morning and tbe boys' at 2 in the afternoon. The boys as well as the girls will be divided into four groups according to age and height. Prizes for the all-around championship of each group will be awarded. To compete for the all-around championship the contestants must participate In five of the seven events. Each park will be represented by not more than three contestants in each group. The park scoring the greatest number of points will win a pennant. Points will be scored as follows: First place, five points; sec ond place, three points, and . third place, one point. The prises for the various events are as follows: For the championship of each group, a to merchandise bond; to the winner of each separate event. a merit button from the park bu reau; for second and third place, rib bona, and for the park scoring the highest number of points, a pennant The Peninsula swimming tank will be open for use by the boys between the hours of 12 o'clock noon and 2:30 o'clock P. M., while the girls may enjoy the same privilege from 3 o'clock to 7 o'clock. An invitation has been extended to the children's parents and friends to bring a picnic lunch and spend the day at the park. Miss Josephine Gold staub and Ray Lapham will be in direct charge of the meet, the former In charge. of the girls events and the latter the boys'. The programme fol lows: Boys High Jump; standing broad Jump; running broad Jump; hop, step and Jump; shotput. 12 pounds; -ball throw; 60-yard dash, first, second and third groups; 100-yard dash, unlim ited class. Girls Target: high Jump; ball throw for distance; standing broad jump; pole climb for time; 50-yard dash, first and seconod groups; 60 yard dash, third and fourth groups; obstacle race. BORDER CLEANUP COMING Mexicans Propose to Make Tijuana Bit Respectable. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Tijuana, the border town of Lower California to which racing, gambling and hard drinking attracted tourists and Mexi cans under the leadership of Governor Cantu, is to be reformed with Cantu's retirement. President de la Huerta has decreed that "the systematic exploitation of the immoral conditions of the dis trict" is to be stopped, according to a Mexican embassy statement tonight. It was explained that the reform will not necessarily amount to aboli tion of racing and absolute prohibi tion. WALKER O'LOUGHLIN DEAD Well-Known Cartoonist Passes Sud denly at Los Angeles. Walker O'Loughlin, former cartoon ist on the Portland Telegram, died suddenly in Los Angeles Thursday, according to news received here yes terday. He had been doing commer cial art work in Los Angeles for sev eral years following his departure from Portland. N He is survived by his widow, his mother, at Niagara Falls, N. Y.; a sis ter, Mrs. David Goucher, and a broth er, H. R. O'Loughlin, both of Salt Lake City, and a brother whose home is In Berkeley, Cal. THIEVES FLEE LEAD HAIL Anto Speeds Through ChehalU, Wash., as Deputies Open Fire, CHEHALIS. Wash., August 20. (Special.) Deputies fired at two men in a stolen automobile, said to be loaded with liquor, last night, but the driver stepped on it so hard that a bright streak was about all that could be seen going out the Pacifio high way. Today Sheriff Berry and others are said to be hot on the trail and they hope to capture the men on the Pa cific highway south of here. Sirs. Baldwin Inspects School. SALEM. Or., Aug. 20. (Special.) Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin, formerly In charge of the woman's protective bu reau of the Portland police depart ment, was in Salem today inspecting th state industrial school for girls, and conferring with Mrs. Clara Pat terson, newly elected superintendent. Mrs. Baldwin is a member of the ad visory board of the institution. Sam Kozer Goes South, SALEM, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.) Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state, left tonight for San Francisco, where he will attend a meeting of the National Traffic association. He will be Joined there next Tuesday by Don E. Upjohn, secretary to Governor Olcott, and Louis Compton, warden of the state prison. Polynesian Botanist Dies. HONOLULU, T. H., Aug. 20. (Spe cial.) Charles N. Forbes, aged 37, curator of botany at the Bishop museum here, died at his home Aug ust 10. He was born in Boylston, Mass., and received his education at tha University of California. He was regarded as one of th highest au thorities on Polynesian botany. Robbers Get Printers 3Ioney. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20. Three robbers operating with an automobile invaded the downtown office of the Phillips & Van Orden Printing com pany today, covered the employes with a pistol and made away with 3250 payroll moner. WEST RECLAMATION CONFAB ON AT BOISE Legislation, Publicity and Fi nance Studied. I 3 COMMITTEES APPOINTED Public Work Thronsli Chambers of Commerce Advocated ; Prom inent Men Attend. BOISE. Idaho, Aug. 20. (Special.) With an informal session in the office of Governor Davis at the state capitol today, the executive commit tee . of the Western States Recla mation association began its two days' meeting, .which was called to consider the three great subjects be fore the people of the west in the reclamation of arid lands legislation, publicity and finance. The actual work of the committee was begun at the noon luricheon at the chamber of commerce when three sub-committees were nominated by the governor to take up the three fundamental subjects which he felt should be taken up at this time. These- commissions whicn inciuae those interested in reclamation as well as the members of the executive committee are as follows: Wallace Head Finance. Finance W. R. Wallace chairman. Fred L. Lucas, Arthur Jones, R. E. Sheppard, H. V. Piatt, IL B. Earling, A. C. Spencer, Harry Adams, T. L. Green, A. W. Laird. Legislation Major Burgess chair man. Governor Spry, Colonel Scrug ham, E. F. Blaine, C. L. Smith, R. R. Lyman, J. F. Nugent, Addison T. Smith, B. L. French, W. O. Keeling. C. L. Delong, P. T. Peterson, J. M. Parrish, E. E. Bennett. Publicity Percy Cupper chairman, Ira E. High, E. M. Rogers, C. E. Arney. H. S. Candrett, Sims Ely, W. O. Beard and Frank W. Brown. s Bill Seeks Bond Guarantee. Representative Addison T. Smith was called upon to outline the pro visions of the Smith-Fletcher bill which he Introduced in the house. Its fundamental provision, he stated, was for the guarantee of the bonds of ir rigation districts by the government. It also contained provisions for ex service men and women, stated Mr. Smith, in that they had a preference right of employment and a preference right of entry up to 60 days. Senator Nugent was called upon by Governor Spry and stated that in hi3 opinion tho thing which was needed most to get the help for reclamation of the west was organization. He stated little could be done until the western states co-operated and nothing material could be accom plished In the future unless they held together. The senator advocated public work through the chambers of commerce of the east. Commerce Chambers Represented Among the members of tho com mittee who are in attendance at the meeting are: Fred L. Lucas of Den ver, Frank C. Emerson of Cheyenne. R. E. Shepperd of Jerome, Major R. P. Burgess of El Paso, Percy A. Cupper of Salem, Sims Ely of Phoenix, W. A. Beard of Sacramento and E. F. Blaine of Seattle. Men prominent in reclamation work, railroad officials, realty men and oth ers who attended the meeting this morning are: Former Governor Spry of Utah, Colonel Scrugham of Ne vada, Senator Nugent, Representative Smith and French, IL V. riatt, gen eral manager of the Oregon Short Line; H. B. Eearling, president of the Oregon-Washington Railway & Navigation company, and C. E. Arney of the Northern Pacific, C. L. Smith, agriculturist for the Oregon-Wash ington Railway & Navigation com pany; Ira High, E. M. Rogers, Arthur Jones, bpokane, and others. TOLL END IS PETITIONED RECONSIDERATION OF STREET RAILWAY CASE ASKED. Portland Petitioners Set Forth That .If City Acts, Fare on Lines Can Bo Reduced. SALEM. Or., Aug. 20. (Special.) Rehearing to relieve the Portland Railway, Light & Power company from paying rranchlse taxes, car licenses, free transportation of city employes, bridge tolls and paving charges, Is sought in a petition filed with the Oregon public service com mission by F. D. Broderick, 208 East Fifty-second street; B. H. Fisher, 307 Medical building: and V. Cladek, 63 East Seventy-ninth street, all of Portland. The petitioners said they represented the car riders and that their petition is the initial move to reduce the present fares charged on the traction division of the corpora tion. It was set out in the petition that the costs of franchise taxes, car licenses, free transportation of city employes, bridge tolls and paving charges are paid by the riders through the increased fares, and that under the public utility act the com mission has authority to remove the costs. In such case it is contended that the present fares could be re duced. The petition, together with - ) all data regarding the streetcar fare situation, has been referred to At torney-General Brown for legal opln ion. Removal of the costs set out in the petition received here were attempted by Portland at the special election last May, but the voters refused to approve the relief. On June 10 the commission increased the fare from S to 8 cents. The petition asking for elimination of burdens now en forced on the streetcar company has been In the hands of the commission for several weeks, and it was said that a hearing had been asked for July 18. This was refused. Today the commission went to the attorney general in search of information as to the correctness of the contention of the petitioners. WEALTHY WOMAN KILLED Albuqnerquo Visitor at Berkeley Ran Down by Auto. BERKELEY, Cal.. Aug. 20. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Carrie C. Neher of Albu querque, N. M., believed to be wealthy, was almost instantly killed this morning at the entrance to the campua of the University of Cali fornia when she was struck .by an automobile driven by William lielm, a freshman student registered from Fresno. Mm. Neher was the widow of th ( late George K. Neher of Albuquerque and arrived In Berkeley Wednesday to arrange for her son, George Neher Jr., to enter the university. In a handbag which she carried at the time of the accident was a purse con taining nearly $1500 in currency and a bank book showing a balance in the First National bank of Albu querque of more than tlS.OOO. She was wearing jewelry valued at $1000. KANSAS WHEAT CROP BIG Output Is Second Largest in His tory of State. TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 20. Kansas raised the second largest wheat crop in its history this year and the corn crop promises to be the largest in tbe last five years, the State board of ag riculture reported tot sy. A total wheat yield of 147,000.000 bushels and a production of 127,900, 000 bushels of corn, was estimated. Fire Believed to Bo Arson. SALEM, Or.. Aug. 20. (Special.) Details of a fire which destroyed a barn recently in Deschutes county were received at the office of the state fire marshal here today, to gether with a request that a special arson fAVestigator be sent. The loss totaled several thousand dollars, ac cording to Mr. Barber. H. H. Pom eroy, who is at present conducting investigations of other fires in va rious parts of the state, will be sent to Deschutes county as soon as he Is available. Federal Official Promoted. WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. Appoint ment of Lewis J. Bailey as assistant superintendent of the federal bureau of investigation, succeeding Frank Burke, who resigned to join the ship ping board, was announced tonight by Attorney-General Palmer. Mr, Bailey has been in charge of the At Tanta office. like a different person since Resimol cleared away that skin trouble " I had suffered from eczema so long I didn't believe anything would over come it, but the first time I used Resi nol it stopped the itching, and now my skin is entirely clear.' This is tfie experience of thous ands who have used Kestnol and know that its gentle, healing ma terials seldom tail to overcome kin troubles. Ata Udricz ulu BOTH DELIGHTED, - STATES 1NEHRAM Standard Oil Man and Wife Are Enjoying Splendid Health Since Taking Tanlac. "I started taking Tanlac when I saw what it was doing for my wife. and now both of us are enjoying as good health as we ever did, was the statement made recently by C. Inghram. Box 172. R. F. 1. 1, Linnton, Oregon, a valued employe of the Stand ard Oil Company In Portland. "Rheumatism and stomach trouble had the best of me and it was begin ning to look like nothing would reach my case. I had the keenest kind of pains In my shoulders ad arms, and at times it seemed like every Joint in my body was aching. I could hard ly work, in fact, lots of mornings I didn't feel like leaving the house at all. My appetite had dwindled down to just about nothing and what little I managed to eat did me no good. I gradually lost weight and felt some times like 1 didn't have any strength or energy at all. "I kept rocking along until, as I said, my wife, who had been In bad health a long tlmo. started getting fine results from Tanlac. So I com menced taking it myself, and I want to say it has done the wcrk for me, too, and I'm now reeling as fine as a fiddle. The rheumatic rains have left me and when 1 get up of mornings now I'm ready for a big day's work. My appetite is a corker and every thing I eat agrees with me. I have picked up ten pounds in weight and fee' strong and healthy once more. My wife and 1 are boch well pleased with Tanlac and are all the time recommending it to somi of our friends." Tanlac is sold in Portland by tha Owl Drusr Co. Adv. TRAVELERS' GCIDE. m PER HAMfluCOfiAHIA. RIO D JANf IRO.&ANTOS. MONTEVIDEO BUtNOO THto. LAHrORTs'nOLT LINE Freani wnt smilinm from NrwYork by modem, fast and luxurious appointed njwaner stamera. or HORSKY B. SMITH. 10 IiroUwT. -T I l-ortljuid. Or. I J Astoria Route S. S. "ASTORIAN" 2:80 P. M. DAILY (Except Thursday). FAKE 1.05. including lu. Morribon-6t. Dock. PhoDea: Main 806S. 611-48. Astoria and Way Points STR. GEOKGIANA Round trJp daily (.except Friday leaTCt rortland 7:10 A. - M- Aldr-tret doew) I. raven Astoria t P. !.. Flavel dock. Far $1.65 eacb way. Special a la cart dining service. Direct connection for touts) beacbe. Niaiit boat daily. P. &U, aalup xcpt Sunuay Th Hark in Tr.up4rta tion Co Main 1422. 841-23- AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND AND 60CTH SEAS via Tahiti add Karatonito. Mail and imm svnser wrvic trow ban Francisco every 28 dart. OION 8. 8-.ro. OF NEW ZEALAND. 230 California St.. San Francisco, or local rteanitthip and railroad agencies. SSI i. if in ii n ili in in ii i in Mir HM