TOE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1920
RAIL STABILIZATION
in
HELD NAT OIL HEED
Principle .of Ownership at
Stake, Says Official.
EXPORTERS HEAR SPEECH
Kctnrn of Itoada to Government
Forecasts Control of Principal
Production, Says Speaker.
NTTVT TORK. Oct. 14. Return of the
railroads to government operation
would be but the forerunner ot fed
eral control of fundamental sources of
j. roductlon, Bucli as steel, coal ant
copper, declared Alba B. Johnson of
Philadelphia, president of the Railway
Business association, in an addross
fnlght at a banrjuet cf the American
Manufacturers' Exio t association.
"The national welfare requires us
to stabilize the ra'lway situation. "
naid Mr. Johnson, "bees use we art in
conflict to preserve the principle of
individual ownership cf propert ai'd
of individual opportunity. The rail
ways are the first trnch."
"Golden Text" Given.
The speaker sail nis address could
be summed up ir. 'a g,olden text' ae
follows:
Transportation in a business. It Is
the business of bus'. .ess men tr. put
the transportation tusiness on a busi
ness basis. Let us tret business anth
i business programme for transpor
tation." Alfred Reeves, general manager fpr
the national automobile chamber of
commerce, said that the greatest de
velopment in automobile sales must
rome in foreign countries; thus ne
cessitating great exports from the
United States. Mr. Reeves said that
in this country there is one automo
bile for every 14 inhabitants, whereas
only one car for every 2840 in-
babitants. -
Taxation Revinlon ITrffed.
American -automobile manufactur
ers. Mr. Reeves declared " favor al
lowing foreign built cars to enter
the United States on the same terms
that American cars are allowed to
enter other countries.
L. -S. Kowe, newly appointed director-general
of the Pan-American
union, said that capital must be more
freely invested in Latin America be
fore American trade can hope to ob
tain a permanent foothold there.
Otto H. Kahn advocated taxation
revision and recommended that con
gressional committees be authorized
by law to' have associate or auxiliary
members who could attend all hear
ings and make authoritative reports.
Mr. Kahn put forward his plan as
one that 'would relieve members of
the house and the senate of much
hard work and give more satisfactory
results. He said he would have the
auxiliary members of congressional
committees appointed by the speaker
of the house and the president of the
senate, because of expert knowledge
of the subject to be investigated in
stead of their political affiliations.
In fact. these auxiliary members
hould be non-partisan, he said.
Cotton Contracts Sinned. .
Mr. Kahn said that many economic
and political problems facing the
country await investigation by such
a. body.
British monopoly contracts with
Alexandria cotton merchants vere
submitted and eigned five months
aro. earlier this year than last year,
because of imminence of Egyptian
ejtton carrying competition from
America, W. A. Harrinian, (president
of the American Ship & Commerce
corporation, declared in an address.
Disadvantages, he added, which
American shipping must overcome In
clude: Shortage of competent per
sonnel to man ships and handle ship
ping business; ownership of a large
proportion of American tonnage by
the United States shipping board: ex
ecutive cost of operation of vessels
tinder the American flag, and lack of
definite ro-onrratlon between Amer
ican importers and exporters and
American shipping interests.
Toll Forced on Comnner.
. The shipment of the entire crop. Mr.
Harriman explained, is controlled by
a British conference in which a num
ber of British ship owners participate.
This conference makes a yearly con
tract with the Alexandria merchants,
he said, "by which they agree to ell
cotton only c. 1. I., the principal mar
kets being Liverpool and Boston."
The merchants, Mr. Harriman assert
ed, agree to route all shipments over
the conference lines and the rate Is
fixed for the season.
We would have been willing and
glad." he added, "to carry this cotton
at below the conference rate, but to
day our hands are tied and the Amer
ican consumer is paying toli to the
British ship owner."
LEGAL SERVICE LENGTHY
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JUSTICE McBRIDE ADMITTED
TO TirE BAR 50 YEARS AGO.
Member of Oregon Supreme Court
for Last J I Years Celebrates
Event Quietly at Salem.
SALEM, Or.. Oct. ' 1 4. (Special.)
Thomas A. McBride, for 11 years a
member of the Oregon supreme court
and for more than half a century a
prominent attorney and circuit judge
in the state, on October 6 celebrated
quietly at his home in this city the
50th anniversary of his admission to
practice law in Oregon.
JuBtice McBride was born in Tam-
hill county, November 15. 1S47, and
received his early education in the
common schools and at McMinnville
college. He was admitted to the bar
at Salem on October 6. 1870. and be
gan practicing the same year at La
fayette. In 1S72 he removed to St.
Helens and practiced there until 1877,
when he located at Salt Lake City,
Utah. He remained at the latter city
for three years. In 18S0 he returned
to Oregon and later located at Oregon
City, where lie entered into a part
nership with the late IS. L. Eastham.
He continued in this capacity until
his election in 1S92 as circuit judge.
As circuit judge. Mr. McBride served
until 1909, when he was appointed
justice of the supreme court to fill
a vacancy. In 1914 he was re-elected
and again is a candidate for the of
fice at the general election to be held
on Novebmer 2. .
In 1876 Justice McBride was a mem
ber of the lower house of the Oregon
legislature. He also.was district at
torney of the fifth judicial district
from 18S2 to 1892, in which year he
was elevated to the circuit bench.
Besides being popular among the
lawyers and judges of the state Jus
tice McBride is prominent fraternal.ly
and has been a leading light in the
Elks lodge of this state for many
years. He is an orator of more than
ordinary ability.
MAN KILLED BY- TRAIN
Grants Pass Resident Fatally In
' jured While Removing Wood.
GRANTS. PASS, . pr., Oct. 14. (.Spe
cial.) Carl Goedke, 77, of this city,
died Tuesday night at a local hos
pital of injuries received when he
was struck Tuesday, afternoon by an
incoming passenger train. Goedke
was drawing a . cart of wood across
the tracks and the engineer saw him
and slowed down. The old man had
his cart clear of the track when he
started back to get a piece of wood he
had dropped. He was brought to this
city where he later died.
He is survived by his widow and a
daughter, Mrs. C. W. Steel, residents
of Grants Pass.
Reedsport Bonds Sell at 79.
REEDSPORT, Or.. Oct. 14. (Spe
cial.) The city of Reedsport sold its
municipal water bonds yesterday to
Keeler Bros, at $79 on the ?1J)0.
This will enable the town to com
plete its system by the first of the
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always bears
the
Signature of
GREAT SLAUGHTER
of MEN'S
NECKWEAR
To close out the balance of the Neckwear
which has been on. sale this week I shall
further reduce the price of the $3.50 and
$4 ties to the nominal price of
$1155
3 for $4.50
Thousands of magnificent ties below pre
war prices.
Those of you who have paid me $1.85 for
these ties this week can have the differ
ence refunded on presentation of the
sales slips
BUY AS MANY AS YOU WANT
-Supply Your Christmas Needs Nowl
BEN SELLING
LEADING
CLOTHIER
year. With this system the city an
ticipates interesting a pulp mill to
locate here.
8 O-Acre Farm- Home Bought.
HALSET, Or., Oct. 14. (Special.)
Nate C. Smith, who has been farm
ing for some time with his father,
T. F. Smith, has purchased an 80-acre
heme near Canby, Or., and is moving
there with hie family.
Yakima DUirymen to leet.
YAKIMA, Wash.. Oct. 14. (Special.)
The Takima Dairymen's association
will hold its annual meeting Decem
ber 9, and before that date will hold
a number of district meetings in vari
ous parts of the valley to promote In
terest in the organization.
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9Qfi Morrison Street, Between Fourth and OOff
600 Fifth Next to Corbett Building:
Money's "Worth or Bfoney Back
Thousands of Garments to Be Sacrificed
, TWi't Be Misled. Beware of Imitation Sample Shops and Sale Imitators. Look
for the Big Sign With Hand Pointing to 286 Morrison SU Factory Sample Shop
A Record Breaking Sale!
Lowest price sale this season on the largest assortment of
ladies' apparel in Portland. Over sixty thousand dollars of
up-to-date Coats, Dresses, Suits, Skirts and Waists to be
sacrificed. And remember, YOUR MONEY'S WORTH OR
MONEY BACK. These are just a few of the hundreds of
bargains:
603 COATS 603
Long", full silk and satin-lined Coats with beau
tiful fur collars. Most. of this lot would be cheap
at $50.00 and $75.00.
Extra
Special
$29.95 and
711 SUITS 711
Hundreds of Suits, many fur trimmed, in
Serges, Tricotines, Velours and Broadcloths in
all new shades and all sizes.
Values to $75.00
Sacrifice Price Only $36.95 and
381 DRESSES 381
In Serges, Tricotines and Velvets. Values to $45
Record-Breaking Prices $18.95 and
Over a Thousand Silk Waists!
TRICOLETTES II GEORGETTES
$2.95 II $2.95
CREPE DE CHINES $2.95
And hundreds of high-priced "Waists, values to $20.00
Sacrifice Price $6.95 and $.3.95
500 SWEATERS 500
In 'beautiful shades. Values to $10.50. Extra
special to close out . .
$2.95
261 Silk and Satin Dresses
In the most beautiful styles and new shades.
All sizes. Values to $85.00. Sacrifice price
$38.95, $26.95 and
Money's Worth or Money Back!
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