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PROHIBIT! HOLDS
LHEVINNE DISLIKES GERMANY
BECAUSE WAR HURT FINGERS
Famous Russian Pianist, Practically Prisoner in Berlin, Forced to Work
Garden for Food and Injures Sensitive Digits.
TO SELLING LIQUOR
THE . MORNING OREG ONIAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1920
GSTS
OPPOSED
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AMERICAN
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Dry Law Prevails Wherever
Vessels May Be.
SWEEPING RULING MADE
Chips Iteistered Tnder American
riag in Many Respects Consid
ered as V. S. Territory.
"WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. Provisions
cf the national prohibition act extend
to American ships whether they bo
la'American -waters, on the high seas
or in foreign waters. Commissioner
"Williams of the internal revenue
bureau announced today.
Commissioner 'Williams; ruling, based
n an opinion by Acting Attorney
Oeneral Krierson, was sent all collec
tors of internal revenue and federal
prohibition agents for their "infor
mation and guidance."
The acting attorney - general's
opinion was submitted to the secre
tary of the treasury November 1 In
response to a request from the sec
retary July 19, as to whether the na
tional prohibition act applied to in
toxicating liquors on American ships
outside of American waters as well
4 within the three-mile limit.
Mr. Frierson in reply said:
"I think there can be no doubt as
to the law applying to -vessels in
A-merican waters. Under the law a
vessel registered under the American
flat? Is in many respects considered
as a portion of the territory of the
United States and persons on board
ere governed by its laws."
"It follows therefore," be declared,
"that persons on board an American
"ressel. wherever that vessel may be.
re governed by the laws of the
United States. Indeed, the jurisdic
tion of the federal government over
S them is much broader than when they
ore within the United States. Con
gress may enact and the federal gov
ernment may enforce criminal laws
for the purpose of punishing offend
ers for offenses committed while on
the high seas, while it would not be
within the power of congress to make
Jaws applicable, to the same offenses
If committed within one of the states."
lie also held that the revenue act
provisions imposing floor taxes on
distilled spirits held for sale on
American ships applied wherever the
chips may be.
INTEREST IN ROW WAXES
CITT MAY DECIDE SAXITABTCM
1'fBMIT FIG II T TODAY.
Commissioner Bijrclow Says He Is
Ready to Vote on Rebuilding
k of XJast Side Hospital.
BT JOSEPH MACQUEEJf.
BIG piano star that he Is. Josef
Lhevinne, who play9 at tonight's
concert tf the Portland Sym
phony orchestra, at the Heilig theater,
Is "sore" at Germany, because condi
tions there while he lived, practically
as a prisoner of war. hurt his piano
hands severely. The eJUn at the tips
of those wonderfully sensitive fingers
of his became calloused with handling
the shovel in planting a half acre
with potatoes, peas, beans and other
foods, and in keeping the ground
clear of weeds.
"Although I was born and musically
educated in the heart of Russia Mos
cow I afterward made' my home, for
artistlo reasons, in Berlin," explained
Mr. Lhevinne last night In the Ben
son hotel. "I appeared there and in
other German and Hungarian cities
in concerts, when, along came the big
war. As one born in Russia, I knew
that I was a suspected person, and
that I was well watched. I managed
to find engagements to play at con
certs, eo I got enough money at first
to support myself and little family.
Then came the entente blockade, that
grew tighter and tighter, and there
came the official call to all Germany:
'Grow food or starve.'
Begins to Grow Food.
"The food conditions began to be
terrible unless one belonged to the
class that had plenty of money and
had hoards of food stowed safely, and
secretly away. 1 was not rich then,
and am not rich now. I had to earn
my living.
"The law made everybody that
could in Germany grow food, and I
had to fall in with the rest to make
acquaintance with the pick and
shovel and hoe. I had to work hard
over my half acre, and of course the
tips of my piano fingers suffered.
They became hard and non-sensitive
to the response of the piano keys.
But I stuck right there. Where
could I go? My native land Russia
was in the throes of war. and
everywhere 1 looked there was war,
war, war.
"The faces of Berlin folk grew
longer and thinner, and the men drew
their belts tighter. Misery and want
were our constant companions. We
were glad when peace was declared.
We made our .way to Copenhagen,
and thence to Paris, and America.
This is my country now. I say:
'America for me.' "
Educated In Moscow.
Lhevinne was educated at the mo sic
conservatory in Moscow, an institu
tion famous for the High grade of its
scholarship and music achievement.
Lhevinne's family was a poor but
good one, and he won a scholarship,
rapidly securing recognition as a
pianist. One year he was a fellow
piano student with two other cele
brated Russians Rachmaninoff and
Scribine. In October, 1905. when Mos
cow was torn with revolution, and
bloodshed was a comnron sight in the
streets, Lhevinne determined to
escape from his native city. He made
his way, with difficulty, to the
Petersburg that was, and the rest
was easy.
"I ctill have a romantic liking for
the Moscow of ojd." admitted Lhe
vinne. "You see, when I was a youth
14 years old, I was a piano student
there, and one day friends of a 9-year-old
girl asked our director for
the name of a good piano teacher.
The director said: 'Try Lhevinne.'
Mnrrle Girl He Taught.
-So the girl came to me and I
taught her piano. Our famly and the
girl's family became friends. I never
thought anything would come out of
It. but do you know, can you guess
what happened in after years? My
9-year-old piano pupil today Is Mrs.
Josef Lhevinne. That is what I call
my Moscow romance.
"Mrs. Lhevinne is a gifted pianist,
arid a gold medalist from Moscow.
She is now with our two children, a
boy 14 years fld. and a girl who is 2.
in New York city, our American
home. No, my boy does not as yet
show any music talent. He plans to
become an electrical engineer."
Asked if he had liad any direct let
ters from Russia lately, and if he had
any guess as to the future of that
soviet-ridden land, the pianist replied:
"Any letters from over there? No.
Some -of my friends twit me about
the near relationship of the two
names of Lhevinne and Lenine. But
there is nothing in common between
Lenine and myself. As to Russia's
future, nobody can telL Recent ar
rivals in this country from Russia. If
they are admirers of the Lenine
Trotzky people, laud them; and if op
ponents, the reverse. So. take your
choice. It is difficult to tell what
really Is happening: in Russia in De
cember. 1920."
Passage of Pure Drug Law
Demanded at Session.
STRICT REGULATION ASKED
ers interested in the trade field rep
resented in the famine districts, and
these, he said, may have some eug-gestions.
"Will the city council settle the
controversy which has resulted over
the application for a permit to rebuild
the Portland sanitarium at East Six
tieth and Belmont streets, at its regu
lar weekly meeting?
This was the question which inter
ested parties asked yesterday and
was caused by the fact that the mat
ter had been before the council for
fcix months without a decision.
Interest in the controversy was
stirred anew by a prospect of bring
ing the question to a final issue.
Both sides to the controversy have
made known their arguments and the
only excuse offered for delay was
the hope that a new site would be
offered to the directors of the sani
tarium which will be satisfactory to
them. Latest advises indicated that
no such offer has been made, it was
etated last night.
City Commissioner Bigelow, acting
mayor, said yesterday that he would
attempt to bring the question to an
issue at the meeting this morning.
"I am ready, to vote on the ques
tion, and in fact, was ready and eager
to vote last week. It is unfair to
postpone this hearing further, es
pecially in view of the fact that the
directors of the institution volun
tarily closed when it was reported to
them that the old structure was a
fire menace."
Commissioner Bigelow contended that
a survey made by the city showed
that the majority of the property and
home owners within 400 feet were
favorable to the granting of the per
mit, and this, together with the fact
that the Portlarrci sanitarium was e
ablished at Us present site 17 years
ego. should be sufficient cause for the
council to grant the application.
The opposition to the rebuilding of
the sanitarium on its old site, came
from property owners who said that
they purchased property with the un
derstanding that the hospital would
eek a new site and feared that re
building of the institution would
make it difficult to dispose of vacant
property within the district.
PIONEER, 82, CELEBRATES
Cyrus H. Walker Oldest "White Man
Born West of Rockies.
ALBANY, Or., Dec. 7. (Special.)
Cyrus Hamlin "Walker, oldest lfving
white man born west of the Rocky
mountains, celebrated his eighty-second
birthday at his home here today.
He is hale and hearty. During the
day be attended a reception and ban
quet In the armory for visiting of
ficers of the Ladies of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
Mr. Walker was born at the Whit
man mission near Walla Walla,
Wash, scene later of the famous
Whitman massacre. His parents were
early missionaries to the Indians. In
early life he served as an officer
in the Kirst Oregon infantry and Is a
past grand commander of the Indian
war veterans of the north Pacific
coast and a past president of the
Oregon Pioneers' association. He has
been prominent for many years in the
work of the grange in this state. He
is also a leader in the prohibition
party and was one of the presidential
electors of that party 'in the recent
election.
FAMINE SWEEPS CHINA
atlLLIOXS OP XATIVES .FACE
DEATH BY STARVATION.
Appeal Made to Portland Chamber
of Commerce for Funds to Aid
Victims of Awful Tragedy.
Aecordiner to a letter received yes
terday by H. G. Van Duzer, president
of the Chamber of Commerce, from
Itae T. Hinkle, managing editor of
the Christian Herald, the worst fam
ine in the history of northeruChina
is menacing the lives or 45,000.000
persons. Conditions in Chili, Shan
tun?, Honan, Shansl and ShenBi, he
declares, constitutes "the greatest
tragedy facing humanity today and
it Is Just beginning."
"All Indications point to a growth
of the suffering and an increasing
loss of life," continues the letter, "at
least until next summer. China is
helpless In the emergency. Her only
dependence is America, which, when
ever she is in dire straits, China looks
to for aid."
Mr. Hinkle explains that the Chris
tian Herald has handled large funds
before for stricken China, and again
has been asked to do so. The appeal.
he assures the Chamber of Commerce,
Is sanctioned by high authorities, in
cluding' President Wilson.
The letter was referred to Frank
Ira White, manager of the foreign
trade department of the Chamber, and
he said yesterday that he will en
deavor to ascertain what, if any,
.ction should be taken here regard-
Lag the appeal. There are Portland-
EX - KAISERIN IMPROVING
Telegrams to Queen of Sweden
Says Condition Still Is Serious.
DOORN, Dec. ' 7. Telegrams have
been sent to the queen of Sweden and
other royal families informing them
man empress, still is in a very serious
condition with, frequently recurring
heart attacks.
It is announced here, however, that
the former empress is steadily im
proving. Prince Eitel Freiderick ar
rived today and Princess Louise, now
known as the Duchess of Brunswick,
is expected to remain here for a long
time to care for her mother.
AG1DU1S TO BE RETURNED
ALLEGED OPICM SMUGGLER
WILL: BE TRIED HERE.
Former Master of Barkentine Ha
waiian Faces Increase of Bond
for Appearance.
Captain V. L. Agiduis, who entered
Portland harbor as master of the
barkentine Hawaiian, and who subse
quently was arrested in San Fran
cisco on the charge of having smug-,
gled a large quantity of opium into
this port, has been ordered removed
to Portland for trial, under the recent
action of the federal grand jury at
San Francisco. His bail at the same
time was Increased from $500 to 12500.
It is charged that Captain Agiduis
utilized his vessel as the means of
transporting to Portland, in viola
tion of the narcotics act, a shipment
of opium from New South Wales. On
information furnished by local federal
authorities he was arrested in the
California city, having resigned from
command of the Hawaiian.
The vessel was libeled by the gov
ernment and. now Is released under
$35,000 bonds, pending the trial of its
former captain. It is the contention
of the government that the Hawaiian
is forfeit, as the conveyance which
brought in the smuggled shipment
of opium. The ship is owned by the
Rolph Transportation company of San
Francisco.
Anto Bums on Road.
TILLAMOOK, Or., Dec. 7. (Spe
cial.) While returning from a drive
two miles south of Tillamook last
night, the seven-passenger automo
bile of Wilbur Davis, a jitney driver.
cswwrht fire, it was reported, and was
destroyed. This is the second large
car Mr. Davis has lost by fire in the
last year.
Phone your want ada to The Ore
gonian. Main 7070, Automatic 560-95.
Sleeting in Imperial Hotel Enthus
iastic and Most Representative .
Ever Held.
Retail druggists, 150 etrong, at a
meeting of the Oregon State Pharma
ceutical association, held in the Im
perial hotel yesterday afternoon,
unanimously went on record as unal
terably opposed to the sale ot whisky
upon physicians' cerificiates and also
demanded passage by the legislature
of a pure-drug law, such as numer
ous states have on their statute books.
W. J. Herwig, superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon league of Oregon, was
present by invitation and set forth
the proposals of that organization
with regard to amendments to the
prohibition statutes and the drug
gists acclaimed themselves in full ac
cord with his views. He said that,
among other things, the legislature
probably will be asked to make con
fiscation of vehicles engaged in trans
portation of liquors possible. Provis
ions of the Volstead enforcement act.
he explained, where they are stronger
than the Oregon law, will be inserted
and its weak points, one of which is
the whisky prescription feature, will
be eliminated, if the legislature acts
according to the wishes of the league,
it was explained.
'"The druggists of Oregon, repre
sented at the meeting, will not coun
tenance anything which will open up
the whisky sale question," said Frank
S. Ward, secretary of the association,
who will be a member of the legisla
ture. "We are too happy to be rid of
that nuisance to stand for Its return.
We also must have a pure drug law,
requiring all drugs sold to be true
to label. This probably will be
modeled along lines of the govern
ment act, which is all right as far
as it goes, but it does not act .effec
tively in states, without further" leg
islation. "We want the sale of extracts and
bitters, etc.. In which we necessarily
must deal, to have strict regulation,
too, and will ask the legislature to
give us a carefully prepared, thorough-going
statute, covering all of
these, points, which are so vital to
the public welfare. In regard to pro
hibition of the liquor traffic, we will
work hand in hand with, the Anti
Saloon league."
E. A. Robinson, president of the as
sociation, presided at the meeting,
which was an enthusiastic one from
the start and was one of the most
representative the organization has
ever held.
GIRLS ADOPT ARMENIANS
University Organizations to Care
for Three Orphans.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene.
Dec. 7. (Special.) Three of the 30
Armenians who will be taken care of
by Eugene people have been adopted
by university organizations. Two or
phans have been adopted by Hen
dricks hall, the women's dormitarj,
and one by Haley cottage, a, residence
hall for women.
-B. H. Jones of Portland, secretary
of the Near East Relief association,
has done considerable work in Eu
gene while on his trip through the
state. An appeal has been made to
each of the university organisations
to adopt an orphan.
TokJo Blames Bolshevikl.
TOKIO, Dec 7. Reports recently
circulated in Europe and America of
an alliance between Japan and Chile
may have been "part of the general
bolshevik propaganda aimed at dam
aging Japanese-American relations,"
it was suggested by Japanese foreign
office officials today.
Cent rail a Relief Corps Elects.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Dec 7. (Spe
cial.) The C D. Spencer corps. Wom
en's Relief corps, Saturday elected the
following 'new officers for the coming
year; Mrs. Blanch Elmendorf, presi-
vice-president; Mrs. W. W. Albert.
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Shoe
Mier
Prices
LOWEST PRICES ON THE PACIFIC COAST AT THE GOOD
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ladies' 9-inch high Shoes and Oxfords, in tan, mahogany calf and black
vici kid. High-grade, guaranteed Goodyear welts in all the different
toes and heels. Widths from AA to E, 2V& to 9. No such prices in
the last four years, and not soon again, as these Shoes were manu
factured at a loss to keep the factory running. See windows. Judge
for yourself.
Ladies' genuine mahogany calf, mili
tary and Cuban heels, narrow shank,
high arch. Regular $16.00 C. P. Ford.
1 STORY PUMP
Black glazed kid, hand turned, cov
ered French heel, high arch as cut;
priced, pair, $10.85.
Brown Putna kid, hand-turned, cov
ered heel, and black suede, hand
turned, covered French heel, high
arch, narrow shank, as cut $11.83.
Low shoes are very much in
vogue which necessitates the wear
ing of spats with most of our
careful dressers.
$Q.60
We Carry Tweedie in All Colors
FREE THERMOMETER
To Each Customer ,
Ladies' Felt Comfy in four colors
gray, brown, blue and wine. These
sold for ?2.C0. On sale at, P1 OC
a pair 3-L.Otl
149 FOURTH ST.
V.rfpIOOPjHOE'j3
Men's high-grade Shoes, Packards, Craw
fords, Ogden's Thousand-Mile Shoe, Edmonds,
and various other good makes, double and
single soles, also rubber slips between, all '
guaranteed, any last you want.
Next to Honeyman Hardware Co.
junior vice-president; Mrs. C. A. Pal
mer, . chaplain; Mrs. Mary Brown,
guard, and Mrs Adeline Fleming, con
ductor. Mrs. Fleming:, Mrs. C. E.
Prince and Mrs. William Brundage
were elected delegates to the 1921
department convention.
responding; readily this week to the
"buy a barrel of flour" campaign
which was started Monday under the
sponsorship of the Umatilla county
farm bureau in co-operation with the
National Grain Growers association
in an effort to create a demand for
flour and thus meet the critical sit
uation existing in the wheat and
flour markets of the United States.
Every newspaper and commercial
body In Umatilla county has been ac
tively enlisted in the movement by a
committee named by the farm bureau
consisting of David II. Nelson of this
city, A. K. Coppock of Athena, and S.
J. Cnllev of Weston.
UMATILLA BUYS FLOUR
Movement to Create Demand Is
Making Headway. '
PENDLETON. Or., Dec. T. (Spe
cial.) Umatilla county citizens are
See for Yoorse
'All you need to do is to see the CLOTHES which I
offer at my rock-bottom prices to be convinced that I
meet and beat all competition. MY CLOTHES -have
quality running- through every stitch they have style
and fit. They are the kind of CLOTHES that will
give you the kind of service and wear that you ..want.
Suits and
Overcoats
$30
$3S
?40
-and you can get the CREAM of the world's best clothing at $45 and $50
REMEMBER: QUALITY IS NOT SACRIFICED FOR PRICE! -
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RELIABILITY in quality is a fine thing
in price and quality together a real
"achievement of square deal sincerity
especially nowadays.
Many smokers prefer R B Cigars, because
they are reliably the same today in quality
and workmanship as they always have been
still the imported Sumatra wrapper, full
flavored, long-leaf filler, in Londres shape for
easy flowing draught.
The same dependable distributing plan that
brings R-B's to every dealer in prime, fragrant
condition is continued.
, With all of this R-B's, Londres size, still
' sell for the old reliable price 8 cents!
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- 307 Pine St, Portland, Or.
Phone Broadway 1703
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Protection.