V VOL. LiIX NO 18(J40 Entered at Portland (Oregon)
5 . " .-. J P,-t p0toff)ce S-cnd-Oass Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTE3IBER 1, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SHORTRIDGE LEADS.
E
PRICE RISE IS GIVEN
TO MILK PRODUCERS
AUGUST RECORD IN
BUSINESS GQQDQNE
SHOWING EOIt MONTH JCST
ENDED FAVORABLE.
AID
WIFE SAYS VAMPIRE
LURES WITH GIFTS
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FIGURES IN PROBE
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AGAIII RIDDLED
REPUBLICAN .NOMIXATIOX FOR
&ENATOII AT STAKE.
COMMISSION'S ACT IS NOT TO
OTHER WOMAN GIVES MATE
CAR .AND PAJAMAS, TLAIXT..
HURT CONSUMERS.
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ASSERTIONS
ON
DUCRTOR
RECLAMATION
FREMEN
HU
HARDING
surdity of Slush Fund
V Charges Proved.
ify QUOTAS COX FICTION
Only State Requirements Is
sued, Declares Republican
National Treasurer.
MILLION DECLARED ENOUGH
egon Man Eager to Help
Party Paying Most Gets
V Job With Democrats.'
CHICAGO, Au .. 31. Republican
nances were again under scrutiny
f the senate committee investigat-
; campaign expenditures today,
ill Hays, Fred W. Upham and
her party leaders found occasion
further denial of Gpvernor James
Cox's charges that a $15,000,000,
d was being raised and also of-
red the committee leads directed
ward the democratic coffers.
Mr. Upham, as treasurer of the
mblican national committee, was
jstioned at length by Senators
merene and Reed, democrats, who
icited the information that the con
gressional and senatorial campaign
ommittees of the party had budgets
aling $700,000, in addition to the
kre than $3,000,000 budget appear-
rj in Chairman Hays' testimony
sterday.
Upham Submits Quotas.
At Senator Reed's request Mr.
fpham read a table of state quotas
hich the witness said he made up
4 months before Senator Harding
as nominated. This table totaled
4,491,500, but Mr. Upham explained
at he had no hope or desire to
Uect more than $3,000,000 of this
lount.
Senator Reed delved deeply into
s amounts assigned counties, cities
other local subdivisions of the
.rty organization, but did not
ake Mr. Upham's denial that he
.d knowledge of the city quota
t which Governor Cox read in a
cent speech at- Pittsburg. The
L estioning by the Missouri senator
1 -iillv led to the noint where Mr.
;iham said he did not know how
.uch of the various state quotas
vas assigned to particular localities
le said he knew of only two city
inancial directors of the party, one
each in Chicago and New York, but
ie "hoped there were a lot more,
"T never saw a quota for any city
the United States," said Mr. Up
im. "I assigned only the state
iotas, and how these were subdi
ded by. the state organizations was
rone of my affair."
Mn rinr. vnu ari responsible for
7 l -
Iiem in law, fact and conscience so
I .ig as these subdivisions were made
I ' agents of your committee and so
r ng as these agents did nothing
-iminfll in h rrvi n tr out vour svs.
yra," rejoined Senator Reed.
Senator Reed then argued that
iere was no way to limit the
mounts that might be collected in
ny one state and Mr. Upham re
orted that he would "stop them be'
"ore they got to $3,000,000."
Cox Statement Decried.
Mr. Upham agreed with Senator
'omerene that it was. both possible
ind probable that large sums would
j& raised in industrial centers by
either party of which the national
fficers of the party would have no
vnowledge. The witness said no one
'new what amounts would be ex
pended by county organizations, and
-hen reverting to the list of 51
vhich Governor Cox used, he said he
lad never heard a statement that
only four copies of this list were
made.
Mr. Upham turned over a comrlexe
ile of the" treasurer's official bul-
etir.s to which Governor Cox also
eferred. Senator Reed Doinfori f
iscrepancies between some items in
UA-iillotin nnri fkA K.-4- i .
y ui state rc-
ipts givLhiy the committee by
s'r. Upham. The-latter opined that
e language of the bulletin, which.
said, was designed to encourage
I t,je field workers, might be taken
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?Iilo D. Hampbell Is Ahead in Race
for Gubernatorial Ticket
in Michigan.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 31. Samuel
M. Shortridge was far In the lead of
William Kent, ex-representative from
the first congressional district, and
A. J. Wallace, ex-lieutenant governor
of California, contestants for the re
publican nomination for United States
senator, when 1355 of the state's 6121
precincts Jhad reported tcnight.
Justice Sloane, candidate to succeed
himself for one of the short terms
on the, supreme court .bench, also was
leading Judge York, his only oppon
ent in S12 precincts.
The vote showed:
Kent 22,423, Shortridge 32,116, Wal
lace 11.972.
Returns for supreme court from 812
precincts gave:
Sloane 22,625. York 11,418.
DETROIT, Aug. 31. With the bulk
of the city vote in Tuesday's primary
still te be heard from. Milo D. Camp
bell' of Coldwater continued to lead
Attorney-General Groesback by
margin of slightly more than 3000
for the republican gubernatorial nom
ination. In returns from 662 out of
2453 precincts In the state and repre
senting incomplete figures from 63
of the state's S3 counties, the vote
stood :
Campbell 19,495, Groesbeck 16.433,
Charles S. Mott of Flint was running
third with 13,695, Lieutenant-Governor
Dickinson fourth with 6394, Fred
C. Martindale of Detroit fifth with
5256; Frank B. Leland sixth. 4668;
James Hamilton of Detroit seventh,
4398; Cassius L. Glasgow eighth, 3958,
and Horatio S. Earle, Detroit, ninth,
2138.
In the republican race for the
Democratic Pay Wins Wil
lamette ex-Professor.
JOHN 0. HALL IN LIMELIGHT
Republicans Held Unable
Meet High Offers.
to
Distributors Must Absorb 5 Cents
a Hundred and Retailers
Arc to Lose - Cent.
Decided Gains in Practically All
Lines In Past Year and Out
look Is Promising?.
SENATOR NEW TESTIFIES
$7500 and Xon-rolitical Job
Promise After Campaign De
clared Beyond Part-.
eutenant - governorship nomination
Thomas W. Read of Shelby main
tained his lead over Charles D. Scully
of Almont. With the vote tabulated
rom 356 precincts. Read had 15,616,
Scully 11,228.
The vote for ex-Governor Ferris,
unopposed candidate for the demo
cratic governorship nomination, bore
out early predictions that the demo
crats would display comparatively
little interest in today's primary.
The 662 precincts tabulated gave Fer
ris 2407. Ferris' unopposed running
mate, Lieutenant-Colonel Guy Wil
son of: Flint, received 1560 in 354
precincts.
EX-CITY EDITOR LASHED
Woman Accuses Chicasro Man of
Eloping With Daughter.
CHICAGO, Aug. 31. H. R. Daniel,
former city editor of the old Chi
cago Inter-Ocean, was lashed across
the face and body in the union sta
tion today by Mrs. Charles M. Cooper
of Indianapolis, who drew a "black-
snake" from under her cape.
Mrs. Cooper said that Daniel had
ttempted to elope with Sarah
Frances, her 20-yeaP-old daughter.
"I'm of age and- I'll do as I please,"
Miss cooper said at the detective
bureau.
All three were released. Daniels
and Miss Cooper later obtained a mar
riage license.
He gave his address as Brooklyn
and his age as 46. Miss Cooper gave
her age as 19.
Daniel was divorced several years
ago.
Daniel and Miss Cooper were mar
ried late today and left tonight for
Decatur, Ind.
CHICAGO, Aug. 31. (Special.)
The sensation of the day before the
senate sub-committeo Investigating
contribution of campaign funds was
a letter written July 31, 1920. by
John O. Hall, formerly a professor
in Willamette university, Salem, Or.
at the time he was in the employ
of the emergency fleet corporation, to
Harry S. New, United States senator
andVchairman of the speakers' bureau
of the republican national committee.
Professor Hall declared that he had
received an offer of $7600 and ex
penses and the promise of a non
political job after the campaign from
the democratic national committee,
but would rather join the republican
forces.
Senator New replied that it was
.impossible to compete with the dem
ocratic committee on the terms men
tioned. Senator New then stated to
the investigating committee that Pro
fessor Hall Is now in the employ of
the democratic committee at the Mur
ray Hill hotel headquarters in New
York, at the head of the Scandinavian
bureau.
Position Called Delicate.
Professor Hall's letter, dated at
Washington, D. C, and written on the
etterhead of Willamette university.
read:
'My Dear Senator I wish to thank
you for your kind letter of tho 29th
inst. My position has been quite del
icate of late, as I have been engaged
in government work, and many of my
democratic friends have been press
ing me to join them in their political
campaign.
'In order that you may fully un
derstand my present position and my
future plans, permit me to go some
what into details. I have always vot
ed the republican ticket up to nine
years ago, when I moved to Oregon.
Then, for several reasons, I regis
tered as an Independent. Being some
what disappointed with President
Taft's administration and not fully In.
COBB THINKS COX BEATEN
Governor Gummed Works. De
clares Speaker at The Dalle's.
THE DALLES, Or., Aug. 31. (Spe
cial.) "Governor Cox gummed the
works and Harding is as good
electea, irvin Cobb declared at an
Informal dinner given here tonight
by the chamber of commerce. Repre
sentative Sinnott presided.
Mr. Cobb, who is an avowed demo
crat, said he could not understand
why the democratic nominee had
made his charges of a huge slush
iuna wnen ne was unaDle to prove
that such a fund existed or was be
ing raised.
"My platform consists of four
planks wine, ale, liquor and cigars.
Mr. Cobb intends to spend a month
In Oregon, gathering material for
magazine stories. He will leave to
morrow morning for Bend, Or.
An increase in price of 35 cents a
hundred pounds was awarded Portland
producers for their milk by the newly
appointed city milk commission In Its
first report since its appointment by
Mayor Baker. Consumers' prices were
not increased, the milk distributing
plants that buy from the producers
being required by the report to foot
the bill for the increase to the pro
ducers. The commission's report,
which both producers and distribut
ors have, promised to live up to,
means that the producers will get
many hundreds of dollars more for
the milk produced during August
than they would have obtained with
out the settlement.
Urooery Store Profit Cot.
The report hits grocery stores to
the exten,t of 1 cent profit on each
quart bottle of milk. The grocer will
pay 13 cents for quarts instead ot
the former price of 12 cents and will
continue to sell quarts for 15 centa.
The price for pints is unchanged. .
The practice of cutting the whole
sale price to grocers and other stores
will be discontinued, according to an
agreement reached before the com
mission by Alma D. Katz, represent
ing the producers, and A. M. Work,
representing the distributors.
The commission made its first re
port after four meetings at which the
subject was investigated extensively.
The report was signed by W, L.
Brewster, Jonah B. Wise, W. D. Whit
comb and A. L. Tetu. The fifth mem
ber, W. B. Fletcher, has been unable
on account ot illness to attend the
meetings.
Settlement Held Temporary.
Mr. Brewster, chairman of the com
mittee. said the report was meant
only as a temporary settlement until
the commission can go into the sub
ject deeper, when permanent winter
prices will be fixed. He said the com
mission hopes to have this settled by
October 1.
The producers of milk have been re
ceiving $3.20 a 100 pounds from the
distributors and have been very much
dlssatislled, declaring that such a
price made it impossible for them to
realize a profit for their work. They
askea i.ou a iuu pounds or an in
crease of 40 centa dating from August
1. The distributors contended for a
price of $3.50 dating from September
1. Accordingly, the commission com
promised the matter by awarding
price of $3.55 dated August 1.
Connniaalon Rultnar Given.
The commission's ruling addressed
to Mayor Baker, reads:
"As a result of the meetings this
commission recommends that the dis
tributors pay the producers $3.55 i
hundred pounds for milk delivered be
ginning August 1 and continuing un
til further recommendation of the
commission; that the retail price
milk delivered by the distributors re
main at 14 cents; that the wholesale
price of bottles be 13 cents for quarts
and 8 cents for pints, the selling price
Nominee Stresses West'
Natural Resources.
Business statistics for the month
just ended chow a steady gain since
August a year ago. Bank clearings,
building permits, electrical and
plumbing permits indicate rapid
growth for Portland.
Bank clearings for August, $150,
398,175, exceed those of August. 1919,
by $12,221,460, when the total reached
was $138,176,716. This is nearly half
a million dollars for each business
day. The balances last month, $30.
187,819. eclipse those of August. 1919,
by approximately $100,000.
Building permits for last month.
977 in all, represent a value of $920,-
300 as compared with 866 permits in
August, 1919, with a valuation of
$828,840, a difference of $91,520. Elec
trical permits for the month were
$82,625, as against $86,230 last year.
slight decrea.se. On plumbing per
mits a gain of $58,625 is Known in the
figures for last month, $137,280 as
against $78,655 last year.
Merchants, bankers and business
men generally report the city s pros
perity far in excess of the seasonal
pectations. There were 199 new
residences included in the building
permits.
Postal officials reported yesterday
steady gain in postal savings de
posits, the figure standing at $1,745,-
628, with a total of 4925 depositors.
Government figures on money orders
issued and paid were said to eclipse
the July figures of $498,961 paid out
and $304,409 Issued. This compared
with the same, month in 1919 shows
an increase, the 1919 figures being
$427,347 paid out and $296,076 issued.
SOLDIER HOME PLAN URGED
Work Rejected by Democrats
Last 8 Years, He Says.
(Concluded on Page 6. Column 3.)
(Concluded on Page 4. Column 2.)
JAP SOLUTION REPORTED
Xcjrotiations. Between Colby and
Shidihara Are Rumored.
HONOLULU, Aug. 31. (By the
Associated Press.) Negotiations be
tween Secretary of State Colby and
Ambassador Shidihara at Washing
ton have reached a solution of the
Japanese immigration problem in the
United States, according to a Tokio
dispatch to the Nippu Jiji, a Japanese
paper here, giving its authority as
the Kokumln Sninbun Tokto news
paper, crediting the report to a. ra
liable source. ' x " . "
RUSSIAN LEADER INJURED
Mine Explosion
General
Nearly Fatal t
in Siberia.
HONOLULU, Aug. 31. (By the
Associated Press.) General Seme
noff. commander of the remnants
of all-Russian forces in Siberia, has
been seriously wounded in a mine ex
plosion in China.
Twenty of his followers were also
hurt, according to advices reaching
here from Pekin.
TOTS PASS BABE AROUND
Boy GiVes Infant Ride in Wagon
and Wanders Far From Home
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. 31.
(Special.) A baby about 18 months
old, was left at the home of Mrs.
Agnes Thibodeau, Nineteenth an
Washington streets, about 10 o'clock
today, by a little girl. She got the
child from a little boy with a wagon.
xne Daoy lonowed the little hw
and he gave it a ride. When he
reached Nineteenth and Main streets
he decided he did not want the baby
any more and did not want to walk
or ride back with it-- -it is uphill back
so he gave the infant to the little
girl. Mrs. Thibodeau called the police
station. The mother has failed to call
and the child, who Is able to toddle
around pretty well, refuses to talk.
Song Writer Is Killed.
NEW XORK, Aug. 31. Samuel Leh
man, well-known musical conductor
and author of "Everybody Works
but "Father," was killed here Sunday
by an automobile, it became known
today.
' Lehman was 38 years old.
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We Must Make Mountain West
Country of Homes for People
W"ho Need Homes."
MARION, O.. Aug. 31. The Roose
velt policy of conservation to develop
the west and insure an adequate food
upply was advocated by Senator
Harding today in a speech to a dele
gation of republican governors.
The republ'can nominee also sug
gested that many former soldiers
might be provided homes in the un
eveloped western country and de
lared the duties of reclamation and
evelopment rested both on federal
and state authorities and on public
well as private financing.
Governor Frank O. Lowden of
Uinos was spokesman of the dele
gation and In a speech praised the
dignity and self - restraint" with
which the senator had conducted his
campaign. He also voiced a hope
that republican victory would In
sure a fuller measure of co-ooera-
ion between the federal and state
governments and in response Sen
ator Harding pledged himself to exert
his influence to prevent "encroach
ments on the several states of the
union."
Peril la City Trend.
Drawing an analogy between pres
ent conditions and those following
the- civil war, the candidate declared
his conviction that many former sol
diers would be glad to help open the
unsettled regions of the, west as a re
ward or their service to their coun
try. He asserted that peril to the na
tion would result unless there were
greater development of agriculture In
comparison to the growth of the city
population.
"It was kgainst profligacy," he said,
that Roosevelt raised his voice and
exerted the veto power. He started
the great reclamation movement.
Roosevelt performed a great service
to the nation and what he did for his
time we must carry forward to the
future."
Senator Harding also declared that
in Its conservation policy the govern
ment must guard against private mo
nopoly but said he had "no particu
lar choice" between the employment
of private capital and public funds to
attain the highest productivity of
natural resources.
Conservation In Streaned.
He asserted tnat the country needed
a resumption of the republican con
servation programme inaugurated by
Roosevelt, but "neglected since 1913."
Eight republican governers and
several republican gubernatorial
nominees were in the delegation.
After the nominee's address at the
Harding front porch, the entire party
were guests at a G. A. R. picnic.
To the old soldiers Senator Hard
ing made only a two-sentence talk,
saying his appointments made it im
possible for him to indulge in a more
extended address. The meeting at the
park was closed by a fife and drum
serenade, in which the nominee's
father. Dr. George T. Harding, a
civil war veteran .played the snare
drum.
Besides the state chief executives,
those who saw the candidate during
the day included Joseph G. Cannon,
former speaker of the house; Senator
Charles B. Townsend of Michigan and
Colonel Dan M. Hall of Columbus,
commander-in-chief of the G. A. R.
Japanese Question Bobs Up.
Governor Stephens of California
also talked to Senator Harding, and
afterward said that the senator
might be expected to make a public
expression on the Jtpanese question
"in the near future." The governor
added that he could only say that "I
um going away extremely well satis
fied with his attitude and under
standing of the whole situation."
In his address. Governor Lowden
nraised Harding's ability and his
method of conducting his campaign.
"We admire you," said the Illinois
governor, "for the dignity and self
restraint with which you discuss pub
lic questions. We approve most
heartily of the devotion you have to
the constitutional government, which
you so strongly manliest in your
utterances, and we not only admire
your public utterances, but we ap
plaud the fact that you do not resort
to charges against the opposition, and
it is entirely beyond me, and out of
my power, to express the regard we
feel for you because you do not hold
out false promises to the people.
"We are glad, thoroughly glad, that
you do not believe that there is any
alchemy in government. The repub
lican party is progressive, but it be
lieves in that progress that comes
along the line of evolution and not
through revolution."
"There is an undeveloped mountain
west awaitins the touch of genius and
industry." said Senator Harding, "and
Concluded on Pace 3, Column 1.)
$50,000 Asked for Alcfrcd Love
Theft; Co-Respondent Says Mar
riage Illegal; Divorce Filed.
SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 31. (Spe
cial.) A $50,000 alienation of affec
tion suit, a young and unsophisti
cated husband, a "vamp" who lured
J him from wife and home by costly
gifts and a marriage that is declared
to be without legal foundation were
the developments today in Seattle's
latest "eternal triangle" case.
Mrs. Valeria Pwyer, 50 years of age
a Seattle milliner, is the woman in
the case." In a suit filed Friday the
is alleged to have allured Donald H-
Booth, 30, by making him lavish pres
ents of silk pajamas, a Packard auto
mobile, expensive 6hoes and costly
nighties.
Booth's young wife asks $50,000 for
the loss of her husband's affections.
Today Mrs. Dwyer filed her answer
in the superior court here alleging
that the Booths were never legally
married under the laws of the state
of Washington.
Through her attorney, Phillip Two
roger, she declared that the Booths
had married in Victoria, B. C within
six months after Carrie Booth, the
wife, had been divorced by a man
named Laird. The legal effect of
marrying within the prohibited time
Is to void the marriage, according to
Tworoger.
Mrs. Dwyer denied that Fhe had be-
Meier & Frank Furniture
Warehouse Burned.
SMOKE OVERCOMES SEVERAL
Flames Cause Residents of
Adjacent Hotel to Flee.
THOUSANDS SEE BLAZE
Short Circuit Bclwrcn Trolley and
Guy Wires Blamed! for Broad
way and Taylor Fire.
ramasce estimated at $200,000 was
caused last nipht by a fire which
practically destroyed tho Meier &.
P'rank furniture warehouse at Broad
way and Taylor streets and ruined
valuable furniture in storage there.
Two firemen were injured and sev-.
cral were overcome by smoke while
fightinc; the blaze. At an early hour
this morning the flames threatened
stowed expensive gifts on the young j the Caples hotel, adjoining the ware-
husband In order to lure him from his I house, and it was thought possible
wife.
Shortly after Mrs. Dwyer filed her
answer to the $50,000 alienation suit,
young Booth entered a suit for di
vorce against his wife. He alleged
that he- was the victim ot continued
nagging and declared that his wife
at one time had caused his arrest on
a charge of assault that she knew
was false.
HORNETS START PANIC
Hood River Yellow Jackets Rout
Children and Teachers.
HOOD RIVER. Or., Aufr. 31.
(Special.) Yellow jackets, emerging
from their nest beneath an old board
sidewalk near the school building,
routed children of the Coe primary
school today. The janitor, neighbors
and teachers, rushing to aid the
youngsters, went down to defeat, and
I'. was necessary to call In City Mar
shal Frazier. Dozens of children
were stung, the insects creating
hysteria as they fastened themselves
In the children's hair or became en
tangled in their clothing.
An attempt was made to burn out
the nst, and a bale of hay was fired,
but this only caused tbe wasps to fly
over a wider area in search of vic
tims Tonight the sidewalk w.is
roped off. and about a peck of yel
low jackets were swarming around
the wreck of their home. The school
board has ordered the marshal to im
that the fire might get out of control.
The injured firemen were:
Elmo Bradford of engine No. 7,
head cut by falling glass.
Julius Heibers: of truck No. 1. over
come by smoke.
Heiberg was carried from the
building unconscious in time to pre
vent serious injury and taken to the
emergency hospital. Bradford was
also rushed to the emergency hospi
tal, where he received treatment for
minor cuts. At 3 A. M. both men
were reported resting easily and out
of danger.
Miort Circuit Marts Fire
Tho fire was said to have started
from a short circuit between a trolley
wire and a guy cable attached to tho
building. The blaze started at 11:18
with a flash which lit up the down
town district for blocks.
The first flames shot from the cen
ter of the roof, but within a few min
utes the blaze had spread through the
whole building, fed by the dry. highly
varnished furniture.
Hundreds of persons were attracted
by the flames, which were just at the
edge of the theater district. The fire,
after the first few minutes, was not
spectacular, although every few min
utes a red sheet of flame would shoot
out a window.
The building was a four-story brick
structure, constructed In 1S88 for the
.United Carriage company. The Meier
& Frank company took over the build
ing 19 years ag'j. first using It as a
wholesale warehouse. Since their
press deputies tomorrow to abate the four other warehouses were complet-
nuisance.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 81
decrees; minimum. 54.3 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair ami -warmer, northeasterly
winds.
Foreign.
Soviet and Poles will resume peace nego
tiations in week. l'age 3.
Mayor McSwiney develops neuritis. Pare 4.
Three years required for demolition of o!d
German Heligoland fortress. Page 11.
Domestic.
Kx-marlne is slain by Wyoming- broker.
Page 14.
National.
Business in west better than in east, tc-
cordtng to report. Fage 3.
Malor-Geneeral Crozier declares U. s.
doughboys would not fight Japan unless
safety ot nation was endangered.
Page S.
Abrogation of -I to 27 trade treaties faced
by U. S3, as result of merchant marine
act- Page 4.
Bix five packers present to supreme court
plan to sell stockyard interests in lo
cities. Page 5.
Politics.
Republicans begin to speed up campaign
bere. Page li.
League of nations Adjusted to American
viewpoint Is forecast. Page 7.
Absurdity of Governor Cox' $15,000,000
slush (und charges proved. Page 1.
Harding urges aid for reclamation projects
in west. Page i.
Cox says Hay.V testimony at Investigation
false. Pago o.
Suffrage is disowned by Tennessee house.
Page 4.
Gellatly and Coman to finish campaign in
Seattle and Tacoma. Page o.
Shortridge leads in California primary
for republican senatorial nomination.
Page 1.
Oregon educator figures in campaign fund
probe. Page t.
Pacific Northwest.
Wife asks 5U,000 of "other woman," charg
Ins husband was "vamped." Page 1.
Thousands In Oregon reported victims of
Texas oil concerns. Page 7.
Sports.
Coast league results: San Francisco 5-1.
Portland 1-7; Salt I-ake 4, Los Angeles
2; Vernon-Seattle and Sacramento-Oak
land postponed, teams traveling.
Page -
Portland boxing commission arranges four
cards. page id.
Davis cup tennis players survive second
tourney rouna. page i.
Multnomah club football tryout starts Sep
lemoer rse -i.
Commercial and Marine.
Wool bids on local market too low for
sellers. Page Zl.
Wheat firmer at Chicago on revival of
export buying. Page 21.
Ralls are strong feature of stock market.
Page 21.
Wheat leads all Portland exports for month
just ended. Page 20.
Westward Ho, first vessel torpedoed by
German submarine, to visit Portland
Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Portland schools will open Tuesday. Page
11.
Portland's August busincs record declared
highly satisfactory. Page 1.
Eighteen lives lost ln'accidcnts during Au
gust. Page 10.
Price increases awarded milk producers to
be absorbed by distributors. Page I.
Holmes gap route in Polk county declared
beat. Page 10.
ed the building at Broadway and Tay
lor street had been used for furniture
only.
Inside the structure were many
workrooms, cabinet shops, finishing
rooms, etc. Furniture of various
types was stored throughout the
building. None of the ruined articles
was of unusual value, but the build
ing was said to have contained a va
riety of high-priced household fur
niture.
Loss Covered by Insurance.
The loss was covered by Insurance,
and Julius Meier, vice-president and
general manager of the company, de
clared that the fire would In no way
hamper their business, as duplicates
for nearly all the pieces of furniture
could be obtained from the other
warehouses.
'On account of the rush of busi
ness in tne iurniture section, mere
may be some disappointments regard
ing the delivery of recent purchases,"
said Mr. Meier. "This will be in
evitable, owing to the fajt that de
liveries were made from thjs ware
house, and some articles were there
for retouching. These matters will be.
adjusted as rapidly as the purchasers
bring them to our notice."
J. H, Schloesberg, 432 Mill street,
was the first to see the fire. He de
clared that the blaze started just as
a street car passed the building, and
that the first intimation of the fire
was a shower of sparks which
dropped from the guy cable attaching
the trolley to the building. The
shower of sparks, he insisted, was
immediately followed by a sheet of
flame from the center of the roof.
Building; Declared Inspected.
Julius Meier expressed belief in the
electric spark theory". He declared
that the building was inspected twice
daily for fire hazards, and said ha
did not see how else the fire could
have originated. No one was in the
building except a watchman.
When fire apparatus arrived on the
scene the fire seemed to be chiefly on
the second floor, alth'ough when they
began work they found that the
flames had spread throughout tha
whole structure with lightning rapid
ity. Smoke soon waa rollias- frn "
every window.
In vain the firemen
thrust h.
through the windows and flooded the
interior with water. No sooner would
the men transfer their attention to
new window than a ton true
"ami
where they had been working lt "
as though the flames were le'erin Wa"
the men who were combattnir ?5 at
Practically nothing could be H em
check the flames until the ,, , to
furniture had been either d hea
or charred and the paint and oil J'ed
away. 11 taten
Shortly before I A. M. firem
pan worklne their way irt .men be
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