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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX. WEDNESDAY, XOVE3IBER 17., 1920
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Drastic Action Proposed by
Senator Kenyon. N
HOWIE LOAN BANK URGED
Tniled States Declared to Be Mil
lion Homes Short Government
Aid Held Possible.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
"Washington, Nov. 16. Drastic legis
lation to meet the houBingr condition
in the United States was recommend
ed here today in a. statement to Sen
ator Kenyon of Iowa, member of the
senate committee which investigated
the housing problem throughout the
country.
The senator also suggested legisla
tion to meet other conditions, some
of the recommendations being of a
startling nature.
The Iowa senator says the United
States is 1,000,000 homes short today
and that the problem la acute in every
section of the country. He would
have government aid directly In solv
ing the problem.
Among other things Senator Ken
yon recommends the establishment
of a federal home-loan bank, similar
in its operations to the federal farm
loan bank, as a means of enabling
the American people to havo roofs
over their heads. He calls attention
to the fact that the states of New
York and New Jersey have tackled
the housing problem; that Great Bri
tain and France have taken action,
and he can see no rtason why rtie
American government should not do
the same thing. ,
Sweeping: Chanfce- Urged.
Among other recommendations the
senator made are:
Removal of government depart
ments in Washington to other points
to relieve the congestion in the capi
tal city.
Location of tne department of agri
culture in the middle west In the cen
ter of the farming country.
Reestablishment of the war finance
corporation to finance surplus crops
and make possible r their tale in for
eign countries.
A conference of western senators
and members of the house to consider
ways and means to relieve the burden
on fanners.
Government control of the coal
mines in the event coal prices are
not immediately reduced.
Senator Kenyon says he is prepar
ing biils in keeping with the recom
mendations he makes.
Relative to farming condiTons in
the west, a situation which is result
ing in much agrarian agitation. Sen
ator Kenyon says the conference he
proposes will be called here within a
snort time. He says the farmers are
being compelled to sell their crops f-r
Jess than it cost to raise them- be
cause of inability to finance them
and that speculators in food products
are reaping the results without bene
fit to the consumer.
Coal I'rlee Held Eipennlve.
Concerning the present hiph price
of coal. Senator Kenyon says it is un
justified. His committee investigated
this subject as well as others and he
added that a bill undoubtedly would
be prepared placing the coal mines
under government control as soon as
congress convenes unless prices are
voluntarily reduced.
Concerning the 'Ttablishment of a
federal home-loan bank to aid in t
solving the housing problem, Sena-,
tor Kenyon said:
"I believe such a plan could be
worked out. 1 believe it imperative
that something be done. The present
situation is creating a great deal of
unrest. Home-owning is a great cure
for bolshevism. The man who owns
his own home will pay littie attention
to radicalism of that sort. I believe
there are 20,000,000 people in this
country who are not housed as they
should be. for health and sanitary
conditions.
"There are a number of causes." the
(senator said, "for the shortage of
homes In this country. In the first
place, it costs top much to build now
and men will not put their money into
. buildings unless they can obt in an
adequate return on the investment.
The evidence submitted to the com
mittee showed that window glass has
Increased in price 300 per cent in the
lust four years and plate glass has in
creased 400 per cenu
Price Buontrrn Warned.
"The committee learned that the
plate-glass manufacturers, although
they had orders to be filled, shut
down their works so as to keep prices
up. The committee intends to send
the testimony bearing on this fact to
the department of justice in the hope
that prosecutions may follow if they
are justified.
"The cost of labor is up, too. though
nowhere near the cost of various
building materials. The cost of lum
ber was very high, but it haj come
down somewhat."
with discretion and with a due regard
for neutrality.
The attitude announced by Senator
Borah in favor of reopening trade re
lations with the soviety government
is regarded here as the development
of the senator's attitude in the past.
While nothing is known concerning
the attitude of Senator Johnson of
California, it is believed Senator Borah
will be supported in his position by
the Calif ornian and by such men as
Raymond Robbins of Chicago, who
has urged as a result of his experi
ences in Russia that the allied policy
has been a misraken one.
Senator Borah announced his posi
tion with a strong condemnation of
the policy of isolating the Russian
people as a method of causing them
to alter their opinions or their gov
ernment. He said: "The military situ
ation in Russia seems to indicate
pretty clearly again that the soviet
forces are entering upon another era
of victory. Of course, no one can tell
from this distance and from the news
which we get as to what the ultimate
result In Russia is going to be as be
tween soviet forces bolsheviki or
the opposing forces.
. Bolahe-vUtU Held Aided.
"But it must be apparent to every
one that the action of the allies since
the signing of the armistice, while
not so intended, has been altogether
in aid of the bolshevik! throughout
Europe.
"There has been no more stupendous
folly exhibited in large affairs than
the blockade of Russia and the re
fusal of other nations to open up trade
relations with that country.
"Not only has this been used most
effectively by the bolshevik! them
selves to their advantage, but It has
produced that condition of unrest, of
dissatisfaction, of economic sabotage
throughout all Europe, which is pre
cisely what the bolshevlkl need to
fallow the ground before their ad
vancing hosts.
Return to Normal Urged.
"In Persia, in Mesopotamia and
throughout that entire region of coun
tiy, bolshevism has been greatly aided
and abetted by the refusal of the
allied powers to restore- trade condi
tions throughout the world and espe
cially with Russia.
"If we are correct In our diagnosis
of bolshevism, then the sooner Europe
t restored to normal conditions and
trade relations areopened the sooner
bolshevism will depart, ior it is sup
posed to thrive on economic chaos and
to derive its greatest support from
hunger and want. v ,
"On the other hand, if we are not
correct in our diagnosis and bol
shevism is the creed to which the Rus
sian people propose to adhere. It is
the sheerest folly to undertake to
eradicate a theory of government
which does not suit us by starving
helpless men and women, and by put-
1 ting a whole continent under the ban
of commercial sabotage. . -
BLAnlKET INVITATION
JO AID PROBE GIVEN
LIQUOR SALES REGULATED
Federal Permits After December
31 Will Run for Year.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 16. All out
standing government liquor permits
issued prior to January 17 will ex
pire automatically December SI. and
applications for renewal must be filed
by December 1 under regulations is
sued today by Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue William's.
Officials of the revenue bureau ex
plained the effect of the -regulations
would make the life of the permits
one year instead of indefinite as here
tofore. Permits covered by the regulations
include those for the manufacture.
Pale. barter, transportation, impor
tation, exportation, delivery, furnish
ing?, possession and use of liquor.
Permits for the purchase of liquor
will continMe to run 30 days.
Secretary
Surplus
Baker Answers
Sale Charges.
SUPPLIES HELD NEEDED
War Department 71er.d Declares All
Would Have Been Used If Cam
paign Lasted Another Tear..
SOVIET TRADE TILT DUE
ft'ontlnued From First PaKe.)
vik forces to concentrate upon him
with the result that this last inter-
, Russian attempt to bring about a
counter-revolution has utterly failed.
- It is realized that the soviet military
success increases the general danger
to the rest of the world.
Conquest of the Crimea enables the
bolshevistic leaders to threaten mill'
tary intervention and propaganda in-
f!uence in the already disturbed re
gions of the near east. The blockade
. which the British are maintaining is
cot regarded as a sufficient insurance
against this sort of attack by the so
. viet government upon the allied pow
ers, especially Great Britain, which is
gravely concerned over the develop
- ments both, in Europe and Asia, in
I'ersia and in Mesopotamia.
Mlaalonariea Ponred Oat.
The soviet government, in its frank
1 Intention of endeavoring to subvert all
governments not similar to its own, is
also sending its missionaries by the
' thousands into eastern Europe, while
tne well-organized soviet programme
o? propaganda is reported to be estab
. lished in Mexico for the purpose of
. attacking public opinion in the United
States.
In the face of these conditions the
."Wilson administration will maintain
its attitude of "watchful waiting
hoping that the passing of the winter
will bring about changes withfn Rus
sia itself. It will continue to stand
cut against absorption of Russian ter
ritory during RussiVs great sickness.
Admirals McCullough and Bristol.
- who are in tne vicinity of the dis
' turbed Crimean region, have been in
structed to give what assistance they
can in removing refugees who are
-fleeing from the bolshevik army. The
- American naval vessels will be used
. for this purpose alone and the com
POSSE TO JjUNT AUT0IST
Man in Hiding Following Killing
of Boy by Machine.
WICHITA FALLS. Tex.. Nov. 16.
Twenty-fWe motor cars loaded with
men left today for Seymour, Tex
where a motor car driver who yes
terday ran down and killed Archie
Martin, a Wichita Kails messenger
boy, is reported to be hiding in the
timber.
Martin, 14 years of age, was the
support of a widowed mother.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. A blanket
Invitation to every citizen here know
ing of any irregularities or miscon
duct on the part of any agent, employe
or officer of the war department, to-f
submit such evidence for investiga
tion, was issued today by Secretary
Baker in reply to recent criticism of
tho surplus property division appear
ing in- a New York newspaper. . The
secretary's statement pledged thor
ough inquiry into every accusation
brought to the attention ot the de
partment. Declaring that the articles referred
to charge, first, that the war depart
ment bought too many supplies, and,
second, that irregularities, favoritism
and profiteering have characterized
the disposal of surplus stocks, the
statement emphatically denied both
allegations. Supplies were bought, it
said, on the basis of an expected
lenger duration of the war.
Rapid Demobilization Blamed. '
"Had the campaign of 1919 been
necessary," it said, "the American
army would have been greater, in
numbers than the combined French
aro British armies in France."
The rapid demobilization of the
army, the statement continued, left a
vast accumulation of material, which,
if dumped on the market, would have
resulted in widespread unemploy
ment, with demobilized eoldiers and
war workers jobless and the "economic-
condition of the country pros
trated." "The policies which were pursued
encouraged the resumption of indus
try and America is the only country
actively engaged in the war which has
up to this time attained full employ
ment conditions," it added.
. . Appropriations Are Cited.
"Total appropriations for the war
department from April 6, 1917, to June
30 192b, were approximately $25,500,
00U.OOO. of which $16,100,000,000 was
expended and $7,800,000,000 turned
back to the treasury, the statement
said. Deducting balances on hand and
amounts realized -on sales prior to
June 30, it continued, the net cash
outlay to June 30 was $15,770,000,000,
wnich credit and cash sales not yet
turned in, would reduce to about $13,-15C.000.000.
"In -other words," the statement
said, ''congress provided with an un
stinting hand and the war department
took every step in its power to pre
vent a shortage of any necessary war
material and built its plan to meet the
great army in the process of forma
tion. ia.OOO,0M1.000 Held Viet War Coat.
"There was no shortage. In spite
of all this, however, out of a total of
about $25,000,000,000 appropriated
about $13,000,000,000 will be the net
cost .of the war' through the war de
partment and this figure includes
great and valuable properties and
facilities acquired by the department
and permanently retained for the use
of the military establishment."
Specific charges of irregularity and
favoritism, made by Major VT. O.
Watts, ex-executive officer of the sur
plus property division, have been care
fully, investigated by- the inspector
general's department and found to be
unsupported, the statement declared.
More 'recent charges appearing in the
published articles, it declared, also
will be probed.
MEXICO INVITES HARDING
(Continued From- Firat Paite.) 1
greatest pleasure and uelight to ac
cept the invitation, provided it --could
be arranged as to the date and steam
ship movements without interfering
with the "previously arranged itiner
ary for his trip.
"He suggested that it would be
hardly possible for him to make the
trip into the interior of Mexico as far
as the CitJi of Mexico, or to be a
guest at the inauguration ef General
Obregon."
to the Seattle yard for making over
into a cargo ship.
Mlllloma Declared Iat.
A contract for the placing on all
shipping board vessels of a device
for automatic steering, which resulted
in a loss to the government of "mil
lions of dollars," also was described
by Morton. This device, htf said, was
the cause of disabling at least IS
ships, one of which was damaged go
ing through the Panama Canal. Pro
tests against its use were made to
the chief engineer of the board, but
it was not discontinued until a short
time before the aonistice. The de
vice, he added, had to be removed
from all the vessels and the standard
hydraulic system' installed. The con
demned device, he described as so
delicate that beat from the engine
room at times would put it out oi
commission.
Norfolk Testimony Gives.
Morton testified to alleged condi
tions at Norfolk in 1919, naming the
Union Iron Works as a company
which was doing repair work for the
board. This company, he said, had a
force of only 52 persons in its em
ploy, including stenographers. He as
serted that there were instances
where their aoeounts showed "58 men
on a job."
He asserted that he knew of in
stances where crews would be sent
out to work on ships at anchor and
time allowed them for every hour
they were away.
Open threats against inspectors in
some districts was charged by the
witness. The- name of "Captain Crow
ley," said to have been an official of
the board, at Boston, was brought into
Morton's testimony. He said he "over
heard' Captain Crowley admit that he
had sold the steamer Lexington to
the government for almost double her
value."
V Lax Metkoda Allesred.
He added that the Lexington was
formerly a state police boat and he
understood was bought by Crowley
for about $30,000 and sold to the ship
ping board for $65,000 or $70,000:
Lax methods of accounting for
checking of work on shipping board
vessels were not confined to the
United States. While in Seattle. Mor
ton said he saw bills of repairs on a
shipping board vessel at Yokohama,
which were not in detail, only given
as "estimates."
Launching bonus fees of $2000 were
allowed by the board, he asserted, but
he Saifl H hflll inveul)p-alri a.oAnnti
amounting to $15,000 for launching.'
wnicn accounts, he said, were not al
lowed. -
John F". Blaine Mentioned.
- The name of John F. Blaine, ex-
agent for the shipping board at Se-N
attie, was brought into the testimony
by Morton with allegations of sus
picious collusion with repair com
panies. His investigations, the wit
ness said, led him to ask that Blaine's
transactions be investigated.
He also told of a contract for con
struction of 20 "Diesel" type of ma
rine engines in a ard near Oakland,
Cal, which was halted, by the armi
stice. . Since then, be testified, work
was resumed on eight of these en
gines, which will eventually go to the
salvage yards. He also said he was
informed eight more were to be com
pleted. The original contract for the
20 engines, was for $110,000 each. . '
SUPPLIES HELD RUINED
.(Continued From First Page.)
School Directors to Be Selected.
VANCOUVER, WasjL, Nov. 16.
(Special.) At the regular city elec
tion December 7 three school directors
will be elected for this district, which
includes all of Vancouver and several
districts outride, which have been
consolidated with Vancouver. One
Is for a three-year term, one for two
years and one for one year. The
retiring school directors are: W. E.
Carter, Mrs. Joseph Steffan and fe.
M. Mumford. Charles W. Hall and N.
K. Allen will hold over.
he said, post the board, mora than
veal. ' r.
Ackerman was steward of the
steamer Dro, which previous witnesses
testified was the ship concerned -n
the manipulation of fuel oil at Rio de
Janeiro with alleged prctit to its
captain and some, of Its officers of
$9000. He said he had nothing to do
with this matter. A He corroborated
testimony of previous witnesses that
sufficient meat was taken on board
in the South American port to last
the ship for nine mowths. the meat
being bought by the captain.
Some of the meat, he added, was
thrown overboard after the ship put
to sea, because it spoiled.
An alleged substitution in a con
tract with the Seattle Construction
and Drydock company cost the gov
ernment, according to official audi
tors, $143,000 on the reconditioning
of one ship. William R. Morton, an
ex-investigator testified.
Ther alleged substitution, he said,
resulted in the leaving out of certain
clauses relating to restoration of
certain work which the board might
find to be inefficient. The ship on
which the contract applied, he said,
was the former cruiser Boston, taken
Data Hounds
The data hound is not peculiar to the advertising
business alone. The ancient Greeks spoke of the
man who couldn't see the forest because of the trees.
But in the advertising business there are many
young men it is a business itself not yet old.
These young men do not wish, of course, to accept
even the obvious unchallenged.
And so with the aid of co-tangent and slide-rule, a
great mass of data is compiled to the confusion of
the new advertiser and the amusement of the old.
For, after all, the elements of advertising success
are very simple and very hard.
Make worthy goods, put your name on them and
tell many people about them continually for many
years. For, after all. "psychology" means human
nature, "potentiality" means human wants, and
"cumulative effect" means repetition.
Advertising space in the Butteriek publications
is for sale by accredited advertising agencies.
Butteriek Publisher
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HARD CIDER USER SCORED
Sweet Drink la Declared as Treach
erous as Evil Woman.
W1NSTED. Conn.. Nov. 16. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. B. Hitchcock of Canada,
discussing hard cider and its evils.
said: "Sweet cider is like an evil
woman, treacherous, unstable, a liquid
vampire, a viper not yet out of the
egg, but hatching. Personally. I
wouid Just ad soon put rattlesnakes
in the cellars as sweet cider or sour
cider, or any kind of cider. . The
worst drunkard in the world and the
meanest, ugliest, lowest most repul
sive is the hard-cider drunkard.
"I predict that the hard-cider
drunkard will be terribly in evidence
this winter. Hard cider is going to
run in the streets so to speak. What
are -women going to do about it if
men are apparently hedging? .Has
prohibition bit off more than it can
chew or swallow? We shall see.
Meanwhile the cider will grow hard."
Woman Murder Suspect Cleared.
NEWPORT, Ky.. Nov. . 16. A jury
in the Campbell county circuit court
today; found Mrs. Ida Warner not
guilty of the charge of giurdering
Stanley Williams, her Infant nephew.
She was tried on one of three indict-
DRASTIC REDUC
IN GOVERNMENT
We are beating all competition in reducing the cost of living-. No matter how you
can cut down your general expense list, YOU'VE GOT TO EAT and now we are
offering you the FINEST FOOD THAT MONEY CAN BUY AT LOWER PRICES
than you have paid for years, and lower than you can possibly buy similar goods for
elsewhere. By buying continually increasing enormous amounts of goods from the
Government, we are able to give you &ock Bottom Prices.
THE U.
GUARANTEE
goes with every can of these meats, as goes the personal guarantee of this store.
BACON 12-lb. cans of fine bacon, FORMERLY $3.25, NOW $2.75
ROAST BEEF 2-lb. cans of roast beef, FORMERLY 35c can, NOW 30c
CORN BEEF liS-lb. cans of fine quality meat, FORMERLY 50c can, NOW. . . 40c
CORN BEEF HASH 1-lb. cans fine flavored meat, FORMERLY 25c can, NOW 22c
TO WHOLESALE DEALERS!
We are making special reductions on the prices of carload and case lots of this
Army Canned Meat. We pay the freight charges on carload lot orders and you
have the added privilege of ordering your load lots in assorted varieties.
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
FIFTH AND PINE STS.
. i i ft m with the death
by poison laBt September of btanley.
four months oia; onincj, J
old and Carl Jr.. two years old,.chil-
dren of Carl WiUiams and wife.
Mrs. Tabor to Be Freed.
PAWPAW,, Mich.. Nov. IS. The
charge of manslaughter against Mrs.
si,(.-ah .Tabor. 82. who was accused of
causing the death of her daughter,
Maude Tabor Virgo, win oe ainimoeeu
according- to a statement today by
Horace Adams, prosecuting attorney.
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Xorthville, S. ., pas Blaze.'
S. D.. Nov. 16.
in the garage of
this morning, de-
NOHTHVILLE,
Fire originating
Jnhn Westburgr.
stroved the greater part ot the busl-
....
ness district of Norttiyille..
is estimated at $70,000. ,
The loss
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llolman Fuel Co.
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