THE MORNING OREGONTAN, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 1920 StBEHSOH RES I FROM ROAD BODY Commission Chairman Op poses Present Policies. TIME DECLARED LOST Delay TTntil Spring in Awards of l Paving Contracts Held to lie Poor System. (Continued From First Page.) nieetingr of the commission a contract was awarded for laying 7.96 miles of -fconcrete pavement to which I pro tested but vas overruled by the other ijiembers of the commission. "The administrative engineering and overhead expense account of the department is approximately $90,000 a month, . and unless contracts to -work are awarded this overhead ex pense will go far beyond the percent age of work being done than is con templated by law. This Is one of the anany reasons 1 favored the letting of 'contracts for completion of the un completed sections of the Pacific jbighway. ; Contract Let fa Fall. ' "It has heretofore been the policy ef the commission to let all paving contracts in the fall so that con tractors could have the winter months for the establishment of equipment. the gathering of supplies and the as sembling of materials so that the Actual work of paving could begin as soon a9 climatic conditions permitted, from 30 to 90 days are required by contractors for preparatory work for paving and if the awarding of con tracts la delayed until spring, the actual work cannot begin until late ummer, and thus much valuable time is lost. . ' "The contention that hy waiting the l-work will be done at less cost is not feorne out by past experience. The department is now completing work to the amount of $1,000,000 left in complete by contractors who have de clared themselves unable to finish their contracts owing to financial re verses and it is safe to assert that no contractor doing state highway work :haa made an unreasonable profit; on :the contrary most of them have lost money. : "When the people hy their votes :last Jut authorized the issuance of .110,000,000 of highway bonds, it was an implied understanding that this irioney was to be used for the com pleton of the mail trunk lines andi the Pacific highway in particular, 168 miles of which is yet unpaved. I '.have attempted to Induce Messrs. 'Booth and Kiddle to agree to take up such sections of the Pacific highway as are ready and submit them for final improvement, but upon some pretext consent was refused and now 'ciaKa.. -.Ana. . 1 1 1 nntw a n .4 Ka Tq cific highway, the most important road in the state, will be far from completion. V "From the very first time It was proposed to expend state money upon the road from Kugene to Lake Creek. i opposed it on- the ground that it was not, is not and never will be a state road. To me it Is a criminal waste -of public funds to expend them upon a road that begins and ends in . ' he same county over which no traf fic of state nature or importance will ver pass, and as an economic propo rtion the amount to be expended will Tever bring proper returns upon the - nvestment. BeiKon county, realizing iat it is purely a local county road, "i providing for the construction of . thoroughfare from its boundaries rom its own funds, and even offers I. o pay part of the construction in iane county. At this time, when ..ighway funds are-at a low ebb, and- 'Then every dollar is needed to com- ilete the main highways. It is noth ik short of calamitous to divert , aem to th-e construction of a local , oad, the cost of which should be de . rayed by the community directly ..enefited. "The construction and improvement f Oregon s highway system has been ' o me of intense interest; in fact, this jrm of development has to me cemed to be the most important ropositlon for the progress, pros perity and advancement of the state f Oregon; and my every action has een dictated by a. desire to be of me service to the state. I had no her interests to serve and local -nsiderations were not thought of i my decisions. My one sole and .'. . nly object was to serve the state as t. whole. So, when I find that work ..ill be retarded, local interests given :. ireference over those of the state. ..ublic funds wasted by Inaction and .- backward step taken, I am impelled ' o step aside before matters reach ,:uch a stage that my fellow citizens 'ill enter a protest that will call for explanation. "With the severance of my rela lons with the commission, I wish to xpress my appreciation for the work f the construction forces of the de partment. The personnel of the de lartment has been admirable in its enthusiasm and their helpful co-oper- .ition has been inspiring." Mr. Benson is now at Long Beach, Cal., from where he sent his resigna tion to the executive. Mr. Benson originally was appoint ed a member of the highway commis sion by Governor Withycombe for term of two years and wasreappoint- ed by Governor Olcott last March. "but few men in the .city occupy a ! bigger niche in public esteem. He will be 66 years of age next month and had his start in life as a news boy in St. Paul, Minn. His rise to be one of the real big men in the en tire United States has not been the result of any assistance from others, but due solely to his own efforts. He was first a compositor with the Glencoe Register in Minnesota and still carries his union card. He be"i came one of the partners with Grant Smith and company and virtually entered that firm through the kitchen door, for he and his brother began their railroad work as cookhouse contractors and they revolutionized the feeding of men on railroad con struction by proving that they could be fed well and at a profit. Eric Hauser was the first man in the United States to notify the presi dent that he would not take for him self one cent of profit from his war activities. Grant Smith and company was engaged In building many ship ping board hulls and while its profits were large, Mr. Hauser stuck to the course of conduct that he thought right when his country was at war and gave every cent of his profits either to the Ked Cross or other war causes. He took over the management of the Multnomah hotel in 1917 when it was a real "white elephant" and has made the hotel one of the best pay ing properties in the country. Dur ing his entire career Mr. Hauser has been exceedingly popular with his HE ILLS JIT LOW LEVELS Textile I ndustries Reduce Production One-Half. FEW PLANTS SHUT DOWN Curtailment in Some Cases 8 0 Per Cent, Affecting 30 0,00 0 Work ers, bat Wages Remain. Steady. BOSTON, Nov. 17. Curtailment of production, which began some months ago in New England textile indus tries, employing 00,000 operatives, has reached a point where the total output is less than one-half that of one year ago, according to estimates RETIRING STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER AND HIS SUCCESSOR. . T-armv 1 1 vmtr YV Simon Benson, resisted. Eric V. Hanier, appointed. employes and one of the incidents of the war days was when the Grant ! Smith shipyard workers went to the ! hotel to serenade their chief. i He is president of the Rose Festi val ami had? supervision over the last show, which was admittedly the best in its history. It was through Mr. Hauser's efforts that Vancouver and : Victoria, Canada, had such an excel lent representation in Portland last June and he showed just what he thought of red tape when he man aged to get the first armed detach ment of the famed Royal Northwest Mounted Police out of Canada for an official visit to the Rose Festival after many fother cities had trfed every means in vain, to induce their visits in the past. The red-coated mounti-es crossed the border to visit Portland fully armed, a tribute to the friendship that exists between the two countries. Mr. Hauser is very fond of good music and is one of the heaviest sup porters of the Portland symphony orchestra, just as he was of the Minneapolis symphony when in Min nesota. He also gives his best to the assistance of a number of other musical organizations. Every newsboy in Portland swears by Mr. Hauser, for each Thanksgiv ing he gives them a real banquet, the best his hotel can afford. It is firm ly said that during his entire career he has never refused to assist an old friend, and he keeps well in mind his humble beginning in. all of his dealings, which last in borne out by his liking to recall each fall the fact that he was once a newsboy. y Another Royal Suggestion PIES and PASTRIES From the New Royal Cook Book THERE is no further reason for worrying about table variety. The New Royal Cook Book gives new suggestions for every meal every day. The book is so full of surprises there should never be another dull meal in the home. ' Custard Pie 1 cup pastry floor teaspoon Royal Baldaff Powder tea-spoon salt cup shortening1 cold water Sift flmir. baking powder and salt;- add one-half shortening and rub in lightly with fingers: add water slowly until of right consistency to roll out. Roll out very thin; put on in smalt pieces re maining shortening; fold upper and lower edges in to center; fold sides in to center; fold sides in to center again; roll out thin and put on pie plate. Custard J eggs H cup sugar teaspoon salt 2 cups scalded milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Beat eggs, add sugar, salt, flavoring and milk very slowly. Line pie plate with paste made as above, and bake in very hot oven about 10 minutes. Pour custard into the baked crust and bake in mode rate oven about 25 min utes. The pie is done when a knife put in cen ter of custard comes out dry. Cocoacut Pie is made the same way, adding 1 cup of shredded cocoanut, and usios only 2 eggs. BAKING POWDER m Absolutely Pure Mad (ram Cream of Tarter, derived from (rape. . FREE By all means get the new Royal Cook Book Just out. Contain them and 406 other dellgtitfal rec ipe. Free for the asking. Write TODAY to EOTiLBAKDiG POWDER OO. lit Ftutoa Strmt. New York City neral will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock from parlors. Rev. Mr. Edgar will offiicate. made from a canvass today of the great mill centers. In some instances the curtailment runs as high as 80 per cent. A few I mills have shut down entirely. The majority have adopted - a working schedule of three or four days a week. Thus far only isolated an nouncements of wage reductions have appeared. In only one of the big textile mills now operating, that of the Lawrence Manufacturing company, in Lowell, known as the largest hosiery plant in the world, has there been a wage cut. The mill recently resumed production after a shutdown, with a wage reduc tion of from 20 to 33 per cent. Pro tests have been voiced by a section of the employes and a Onion has been formed. Bend Budget Is Adopted. BEND. Or., Nov. 17. (Special.) Members of the present city council of Bend, meeting last night with the councilmen-elect, agreed on a budget for the coming year, the Items of which total $70,299 50, allowing for ex pected receipts of o050. The budget under which the city has operated this year was $51,010. Nothing is more hateful to a Mos lem than to see the koran in the hands of an unbeliever. PRICE OF ROLLED OATS CUT Reduction or 17 Per Cent, Wliole- sale, Announced In Chicago. CHICAGO, Nov. 17. A 17 per cent reduction in the wholesale price of rolled oats was announced today by the Armour Grain company. The price of rolled oats has increased steadily since July,. 1918, company officials said. Today's cut was made possible by the recent decline in oats. Officials said 20-ounce packages, which have been retailing at 18 or 19 cents, should sell in a few weeks at 15 to 16 cents. ELKS SHOW HAS LARGE AD VANCE SALE. BOOTH IiAClS BEXSOX'S WOIUi Tribute Paid for Service Rendered in Behalf of Roads. EUGEXE. Or.. Nov. 17, (Special.) Tt. A. Booth, member of the state highway commission, had just arrived home from Southern Oregon when he learned of the resignation- of Simon .Benson from the commission. Re garding Mr. Benson he made the fol (lowing statement: "Mr. Benson has mucrf to his credi because of his acts of kindness, ben evolence and public service to the state. His best achievements have been as good roads advocate and builder. In this work he was among the first and has eiven much of his time and money to further the good roads movement. Much of the service that he has rendered cannot be dup licated for it was largely pioneering. "He was an exponent of good roads when others opposed and many had not considered the matter. He is en titled to much credit for what he has done for the state road programme and other important and beneficial acts and his interest in Oregon's de velopment will not end with his mem bership in the state highway com mission. I wish for him many years of comfort and happiness." P x. ?v i? m .t JrtR. MAt'SKR IS WELL 1.1 RED Profits Made During War Turned " Over to Relief Societies. Eric Van Alstyn Hauser is com paratively a newcomer to Portland. Mrs. Fred I" OIon, prima donna of "The Mandarin." The seat sale for "The Man darin," which will be staged In the public auditorium by the Elks November 23 and 24. will begin Saturday at the Sherman, Clay and Co., store. The sale will continue during Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, although the ticket sale will be limited to 6400 for the two perform ances. Monroe Goldstetn, busi ness manager for the show, said yesterday that the advance sale had already amounted to $4200. The object of the Elks in pre senting the comic opera is to obtain money to finance the municipal Christmas tree, which the lodge has planned for the needy children of Portland. The prima donna of the cast is Mrs. Fred L. Olson, well known locar singer. Special at tention has been paid to the costuming, and those who have seen Mrs. Olson in the dress rehearsals declare that her part is well chosen and that her robes, borrowed for the occa sion from the Chinese citizens of Portland, become her charmingly. NUMBER HELD TOO SMALL Hall of Fame Elector Thinks Oth ers Should Have Been Named. Mrs. Helen Ekin Starrett of 720 Sherwood drive, one of the electors for the hall of fame, yesterday sent the following statement to The Ore Sonian in explanation of an inter view published Tuesday: 'My use of the word pltifur in re gard to the list of those chosen had reference to the small number, when there were 227 nominees. Including names of every distinguished, man and woman in America. The majority of the names in the list of seven are certainly entitled to their places. But the opportunity to place the other 23 names is lost now for five years. It Is my hope that the rule regarding the two-thirds vote can be so modi fied as to allow those who received majority of the 100 to be placed in the hall of fame In time for the un veiling In June, 1921." PORTLAND GIRL ADVANCES 1R. MIRIAM VAX WATERS GO TO CHICAGO. TO Bankers Promise Crop Credits. FORT DODGE, la., Nov. 17. Mem bers of the Iowa Bankers' association, at a marketing conference with about 500 farmers here today, promised the farmers that in every possible way credit 4tuld be extended to assist them in holding their grain. A. M Henderson, banker, of Story City, said fair prices for products now would be: Wheat, J1.88; oats, 75 cents; corn 90 cents; hogs. 111.22; cattle, $12. Navy Will Sell Surplus Cloth. WASHINGTON. Nov. 17. The navy department announced today that it would sell 500,000 yards of cloth held as surplus war stock. The lot in cluded 210,000 yards of 18-ounce weight and 360,000 of 30-ounce weight in Melton and Jersey finishes. Bids will be opened on November 19. Iieagne Urges Federal Inquiry. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 17. Contin uous federal investigation of essential industries that affect the cost of living is one of the plans of the ten- year programme under discussion at the convention of the National Con sumers' league, which opened here today. FARMER BURNS TO DEATH GAS LAMP EXPLOSION CAUSES TRAGEDY XE.VR TTTAIiATLX. Peter T. Johnson, Bachelor Idvine Alone, Loses Life After Prepariug to Leave His Lonely Home. OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 17.-(Spe- cial.) Peter T. Johnson, a bachelor farmer living two miles east of Tu alatin, was burned to death last night I from the explosion of a gas lamp. He was 72 years old and a native of Nor way. Johnson lived alone on a 15-acre farm and went home about 10 o'clock at night from a neighbor's house. In attempting to pump air into a gasoline lamp, he touched a match to the escaping gas and in the ex plosion that followed his clothing be came a mass of flames- He rushed to the door of his home and cried out and a neighbor, L. Malsom, hearing the cry, rushed to the scene of the trag edy, but was unable to save Johnson's life. His clothing literally was burned off his body and he was seared from head to foot. Coroner Johnson was called from Oregon City and when he arrived, Johnson was dead. The house was burned to the ground. The dead man had intended to move his effects and live with a neighbor, stating today, and the night of his death was the last he expected to s'tay in his own home alone. The coroner found on Johnson's body a pocketbook containing a de posit slip on the First National bank here for $1300. besides other securities amounting to several hundred dol lars. The body is at the undertaking parlors of, Holmaa & Pace. The fu- RARE CONCERT PROMISED Excellent Programme Arranged for Coming Sunday Event. Henry Klingenfeld, violinist; Mrs. Eloise Anita Cook, soprano, and Lucien E. Becker, organist, will be features of . next Sunday's concert programme at the auditorium, accord ing to announcement yesterday of Hal M. White, manager. The concert will begin at 1 P. M. instead of 3 as in the past, the change being due to the fact that a Christian Science lecture is scheduled at the audito rium at :?0 o'clock. The change In time is for next Sunday only. Mr. Becker has arranged an at tractive programme for the audito rium pipe organ. Mr. Klingenfeld has a reputation as a violinist and will make a feature of 'The Night ingale" and "Homing." Mrs. Cook is one of Portland's best known sopranos and will sing popular selec tions. One of Mr. Becker's principal organ numbers will be "Humoresque." ELK TO .ROAM AT WILL Potential Death Warrant lor Ore gon's Herd Is Revoked. a mntential warrant for the death of Oregon's famed herd of elk. which lives and flourisnes in me vicumj ui Klamath county, has been revoKea, oh h animals will oe allowed iu roam at will until lull prooi OI any of their depredations is made, accord ing to A. K. Burgnauri, state game warden, who has Just returned from Klamath Falls. "I believe that the desire for elk meat was the prompting factor in demanding the killing of these ani mals." said the warden yesterday. "We will watch the herd carefully this winter and if they do any injury shall see that the farmers are pro tected. They will not be destroyed, at least for the present." The herd is estimated at 50 animals. ROBBER RECEIVES PARDON Jail Sentence and Fine Remitted hy Acting Governor. VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 17. Fred Sauerman. serving a six-months' term in the county Jail on a holdup charge, has been pardoned by J. Grant Hinkle. secretary of state and acting governor. A number of local men signed a petition asking that Sauer man be pardoned, as he had a wife and two minor children. Sauerman Is an ex-service man and had lived in the county 23 years with a good record. He was sentenced May 13 to six months in jail and fined $250. The fine was remitted by the pardon. - Phone your want ads to The Orego niian. Main 7070. Automatic 560-95. Report to Be Made on Re-education of Girls In United States Who Are Publjo AVardf.. Dr. Miriam Van Waters, a Portland gn, who has been for several years referee of the juvenile court of Lo An&'eles, has accepted a position with the Dummer Foundation of Chicago. She will tour the United States and make a survey and report for the Foundation on the re-education of gii Is who are public wards. Dr. Van Waters is the daughter o Dr. George B. Van Waters, archdea' con of eastern Oregon, and Mrs. Van Waters. She began her education in Fortland and went to the University of Oregon for her bachelor of arts and master's degrees. She received her doctor's degree at Clarke univer sity, in Massachusetts. She has been given a six months leave of absence from1 her work in Los Angeles to accept the position with the Dummer Foundation. She .11 deliver a series of lectures for the federal bureau of social hygien in Washington, D. C. Miss Van Waters Is at present in F'crtland for a few days' visit with her parents. She will leave Monday for Seattle. Today she will visit th State Industrial School for Girls .at Salem. Dr. Van Waters has been lauded for her work in Los Angeles by ex perts, who have visited her depart meiit. "The referee in Los Angeles has broader judgment than any other one in the nation," recently said Miss Emma- O. Lundberg of Washington, D. C, a member of the children's bu reau of the United States department ot labor. UJUJUJLUJJUJJJUJJUJiJUJUUULIJUlJ STILLS SOLD FOR POOR Salvation Army Realizes on Copper in Sheriffs Liquor Plant. VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 17. (Special.) When a big copper still was captured near St. John laet year, it was taken to the sheriff's office where- it remained until recently. When the federal officers came around they took an ax and made a few holes in the still. As the case has -been disposed of there was no need keeping this still and a number of other ones, so a good use was found for them. They were hammered down and given to the Salvation Army, which eold them for the copper contained in them. "tn im.ir.im kin nnnrrrnnn H-LIEBES a? 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We will store the coat you buy in our refrigerated cold storage vaults until Xmas without charge. $4.95 $5.45 $5.95 1 ... Two distinct lengths and two beautiful styles: one self trimmed, the other skunk or nutria trimmed. 36 and 40- inch lengths. ESTABLISHED 1864 BROABWAYATMORRiSOfil f -f -- lO f V Charge Purchases Billed Jan. 1, 1921 Kay. She alleges that her husband gambles and follows the races while he neglects his wife and that he has frequently told her he prefers other omen. Other complaints charge de sertion. They are for Charles C. Bur nison against Kathleen Taylor Burni son. H. H. Sheets against Bessie Sheets, Rose Hayward against Will iam H. Haywood, and Fannie Tounie against Lewis E. Younie. Oregon Gets Grange Meeting. The 1921 convention of the national grange will be held in Oregon,- The delegates attending the national convention In Boston were unanimous in their choice, according to word re- Wife Has Women's Letters. Enoearing letters, which other women wrote to her husband and which he mailed to her for her inspec- 'to-,,-,, in the divorce case filed fcjr Mary McKay against Dave A. Me- Theres something abovt'thea youlllilw- JfvSk Twenty to Today, as j a2naj;s Fine Rugs at a Fair Price I That was our principle" when we started business; that is our principle today; that will be our principle tomorrow. Some recent fortunate pur chases carrying only our regular profit will interest anyone who knows true values. ' .May we have the pleasure of giving you the facts? CARTOZIAN BROS. Established 1MI. Plttoclt Block. Portland. ceived yesterday by Mayor Baker 1 from C. E. Spence, state master of j me uregon grange. foniana proo ably will be the choice of the execu tive committee for the convention city. The suggestion of inviting the national grange to meet in this state was first offered by Lenta grange and was enthusiastically approved at the state convention in Bend. Bridge Worker Hurt in Fall. ASTORIA. Or.. Nov. 17. (Special. - D. J. Buckner, employed by the Gil kin Construction company on the new bridge across Young's bay, lost his balance and fell, strikine: the timber? around the cofferdam of one of the piers with such force that several of his ribs were broken and his side and arm bruised. Burglar Frightened Away. - A lone burglar wearing a dark hat and overcoat "jimmied open a bed room window at the home of J. Mun hoven, 189 East Twenty-third, street North, at 10 o'clock Tuesday nigrht. but was frightened away before he had an opportunity to gather up any loot. Police Inspectors Tackaberry and Phillips wew rushed to the home, but the prowler had made his escape. Read the Oregonian classified ads. TODAY AND FRIDAY LAST TIMES When you get Bill Hart, Tom Santschi, Ann Little and other big caliber actors in a single cast and then ' give them a powerful story to work on, look out! SILL o ART i r 4 This Bill Hart is a cracker jack! Different from all his others. 1 No sheriff stuff,' no riding, but deadly police work that counts. "CRADLE of COURAGE" POLICE DEPARTMENT QUARTETTE. KEATES AND OUR MIGHTY ORGAN 1 STARTS SATURDAY- -"THE BRANDED WOMAN" with NORMA TALMADGE