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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,
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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
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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.
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