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l'OKTLAXD. OREGON. TUESDAY DECEMBER 14, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
FARMERS' RELIEF
VOTED BY- SENATE
RUNAWAY STREETCAft Iffl nil I PJCCCC
HOLLAND, JUGO-SLAVIA
BREAK OFF RELATIONS
LOXG SERIES OF INSULTS TO
DUTCH CHARGED.
13 COUPLES MARRY
ON 13TH OF MONTH
1 1 inner wrrrro nrnrni
ISOLATED;
TERMINAL-OUSTER
ORDERS APPEALED
nuuoL vuico rcurom.
OF MOST WAR" LAWS
I" IIIIU UUIL.I1I1U I I
BUT RQCKS APPEAR
E LINES OUT
PASSEXGERS WHO ALIGHTED
ESCAPE POSSIBLE DEATH.
TEX BRIDES -FREELY ADMIT
WEDDIXG IS XOTHIXG SEW.
RESOLUTION XOW WILL GO TO
SEXATE FOR APPROVAL.
DUBLIN
PHON
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Revival of War Finance
Corporation Directed.
DECISION IS UP TO HOUSE
Liberal Credits Clause Modi
fied to Recommendation.
BOARD DUTIES ARE WIDER
Power Would Include Financing
Exportalions of Products Other
Than Agricultural.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 13 The sen
ate late today adopted the agriculture
committee resolution directing the
revival of the war finance corpora
tions as a measure of affording re
lief to farmers.
The second section of the resolution,
which as introduced would have di
rected the extension of liberal credits
to farmers by the federal reserve sys
tem, was amended to make the desir
ability of such a course only an ex
pression of opinion cff the congress.
The amendment making the change
of the section of the resolution relat
ing .to the federal reserve system was
proposed by Senator Norris. repub
lican, Nebraska, and was accepted by
a vote of 47 to 16.
Export Finances Provided.
Another change made in the reso
lution on suggestion of Senator Smith,
democrat. Georgia, broadened the du
ties of the finance corporation to In
clude the financing of expectations
of products other than those produced
on the farm. An amendment by Sen
ator Harris, democrat, Georgia, to
make the rate of discount on loans to
farmers 5 per cent was rejected.
A substitute for the resolution, pre
sented by Senator-Spencer, republican,
Missouri, met a similar result. Fur
ther action on the bill was without a
record vote. The measure now goes
to the house, where a number of sim
ilar farmer relief measures are pend
ing. The section of the resolution for
revival of the war finance corpora
tion, as adopted, read:
Corporation Revival Asked. . .
"The secretary of the treasury and
the members of the war finance cor
poration are hereby directed to re
vive the activities of the war finance
corporation and that said corpora
tion be at once rehabilitated with the
view of assisting in the financing of
the exportation of agricultural and
other products to foreign markets."
The resolution as adopted referred
to the extension of credits as fol
lows: ' v
"It is the opinion of congress that
the federal reserve board should take
such action as may be necessary to
permit the member banks of the fed
eral reserve system to grant liberal
extensions of credit to the farmers
of the country upon the security of
the agricultural products now held
by them, by permitting the redis-J
counting of such notes of extension
at a fair and reasonable rate of In
terest.' Hearings Are Continued.
The senate agriculture committee
continued hearings with a view t6
framing other measures for the re
lief of the farmers from the condi
tions brought about by falling prices.
The house received an addition to
Its collection of relief measures in a
bill offered by Representative Young,
republican. North Dakota, proposing
an embargo on imports of grain and
grain products, livestock and their
products for one year.
Purchase by the government of the contest over Mr. McCabe's million
surplus of certain farm products on dollar will. His sons. James J. and
hand at tbe end of the crop year at Raymond McCabe, are seeking to
a guaranteed minimum price wa break the instrument on the rronnd
suggested to the
senate agricultural
committee by W. C. Lyon, a member
of the South Dakota legislature. He
would fix a minimum price of $2.25 a
bushel for wheat, tl a bushel for corn.
75 cents a bushel for oats and 3 a
bushel for flax.
Kmbareo Also Proposed.
A bill aurhorizin th init. ?.-,., I
Grain corporation to borrow 8250,000.- ' ROBBER FLEES IN AUTO
000 from Federal Reserve banks to j
carry out this plan has been intro- j Victim Reports Loss or $40 and
duced in the house by Representative !
Christopherson. republican, of South Watch to Masked Man.
Dakota. Forty dollars and a gold watch was
An embargo for one year against i the toll taken late last night from
the importation of wheat. wheat Fred Leo. 1753 Denver avenue, by a
flour, barley, rye, oats. flax. wool, masked man. who accosted him with
hos, cattle and sheep was proposed j a revolver at the intersection of Co
in a bill introduced by Representative i lumbia boulevard and Interstate ave-
ioung. republican, Nortn Dakota. Ho
also introduced a bill establishing a
permanent schedule of import duties
upon these items 'after the one-year
embargo.
Mr. Young proposed the following
duties: .
Wheat, GOc a bushel; rye. 30c; corn.
30c; barley. 30c; flax. 50c ad valorem,
but not less than 50c a bushel; sheep,
82.50 a head; hcrses. 850 a head.
VOLCANO BECOMES ACTIVES0VlET TROOPS GATHER
Reports of Eruption of Vlllarica
Received at California City.
SAN DIEGO. Cal., Dec 13. The vol
cano Villarica in Valdiva province
erupted last week, according to ad
vices received here today.
Dispatches Saturday said there had
been some loss of life around the vol
cano due to landslides after earth
quake shocks.
One-Man Trolley Crawls Tlirouj
Brakes When Left by
Motorman. -
Brakes on Irvington street car
No. 241, a one-man car in charge of
G. H. Linville, motorman, 1405 Vul
can street, failed to function on the
steel bridge at 9:20 last night and as
a result the car ran wild to the
corner of Third and Glisan streets,
crashed through a standard holding
aloft the electric light arches and
halted Its spectacular career with
the front end at the doors of the Auto
Reconstruction company, 121 Third
street.
There was no one in the car when
it crept away from the motorman. He
had just .alighted, after setting his
brakes, to obtain the name and ad
dress of Bill Lecas, a truck driver
who had skidded 'into the side of the
street car on the bridge, injuring
John Jouglas, 30, who was riding wiih
him. He did not notice that the car
was moving until it had picked up
speed and was unable to catch it.
W. E. Drennan, motorcycle patrol
man, and J. Mattis, truckman of en
gine No. 2 of the fire department, wit
nessed the accident.
Windows were shattered In the
front of the building occupied by the
Auto Reconstruction company, which
is operated by G. N. Smith. 11 East
Hancock street, and in the store of
the Auto Leasing company, owned by
N. Elfving, 220 North Seventh street.
Motorman Linville told the police
that the brakes had been leaking.
Three passengers had alighted at the)
far end of the bridge to take the
Bridge Transfer car.
BIG RESERVOIR LEAKS DRY
Two-Foot Hole Believed Dynamited
In Sew San Diego Container.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Dec. 13. The city
authorities' decided late today that all
the water recently stored in the new
La Jolla reservoir at the top of the
biological grade, north of this city,
had run out through a hole about two
feet in diameter. Officials of the wa
ter department expressed the belief
that the reservoir had , been dyna
mited, and police were set to work on
the case. The reservoir contained
about 4.000,000 gallons of water on
Saturday. The hole through which
the water went to waste led through
55 feet of earth embankment and
four inches of concrete facing.
The reservoir was built recently by
the San Dieguito Water company to
store water brought from Lake
Hodges to La Jolla and vicinity.
OIL C0MPANYGETS LEASE
$1,4 0 0,000 Accepted by Govern
ment as Royalty for Lands.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 13. The
Associated Oil company announced
tonight the receipt of advices from
Washington that it had concluded a
lease with the government, under the
oil land leasing act, covering 1400 to
1500 acres of land in the Midway
fields and that a tender of $1, 400. 000.
production from the property, had
been accepted by the government as
a royalty. '
By the transaction, the company
stated, title to th ft nrrtnftrtv ws, snr.
r.tllllrP(I. hilt nnuoaaintl I. I
future on a basis of fair royalty
amounting to one-eighth of the past
payments secured.
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FORD FINANCING ALLEGED
Machinery Manufacturer Declared
lie Gave Anto Builder Money.
NEW YORK. Dec. 13. The late
James J. McCabe, machinery manu
facturer, was obsessed with the idea
that he had given Henry Ford the
money with which Mr. Ford built his
first automobile, . according to testi
mony today by his widow, Mrs. Mar-
cella McCabe, at the hearing in the
! that their father was not of sound
mind.
Asked If Mr. McCabe had actually
given Mr. Ford the money to build
his first car, Mrs. McCabe answered.
"He might have done so, but not to
my knowledge."
nue. Following the hold-up the high-
wayman jumped into a waiting auto- l
mobile and disappeared.
According to the statement made
by Leo to the police early this morn
ing, there were two other men in the
machine. Leo was unable to furnish
a good description of the man who
performed the hold-up.
Concentration at Vilna Being Made
Because of Allied Move.
LONDON, Dec. 13. Concentrations
of the soviet troops are occurring in
the direction of Vilna, consequent on
the arrival of allied and neutral
troops in Vilna.
This was related in a dispatch re
ceived today from the Lithuanian le
gation here.
Senate Lies in Wait for
House Measure.
RADICALS WANT OPEN GATE
Fight Against Checking of
Immigration Flood Develops.
OTHER BILLS IN SIGHT
Per Centage Proposal Will Be Be
fore Senate, Suggested by
Missionary to Japan.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, Dec. 13. Rocks loom
ahead for the ? ill passed by the house
this afternoon suspending immigra
tion for one year from the time it
would become effective if approved
by the senate.
The forces which displayed unex
pected strength against the measure
in the house, succeeding fn amending
it almost to the point of destruction,
have transferred their attack to the
senate.
Radical elements proved so power
ful in their opposition that on Satur
day there was doubt that the bill
cculd be passed at all. Much opposi
tion came from socialists and com
munists, who look to the influx of the
poverty-stricken of Europe,tb furn'sh
the recruits to give the extremist
parties the balance of power In this
country.
Labor Proves Indifferent.
Singularly, organized labor, which
has always heretofore gone to the
front for restrictive immigration
measures, was more or less indiffer
ent in this fight, notwithstanding the
fact that newly arrived immigrants
promise soon to crowd American
workingmen out of their jobs, cham
pions of the exclusion bill say.
Evidences of opposition already are
appearing in the senate. Senator
Colt of Rhode, Island, chairman of the
senate immigration bill, is unfriendly
to the house bill. And two other sen
ators. Dillingham of Vermont and
Sterling of South Dakota, have intro
duced bills that will complicate the
situation.
Percentage Plan Proposed.
The Dillingham and Sterling bills
are designed to bait' the California
Japanese exclusionists. These bills
carry the Gullick plan for letting Into
the country each year certain given
percentages of each ethnic- group,
based on the numbers already here.
Dr. Sidney L. Gullck, author of the
plan, was for years a Japanese mis
sionary and on his return got the ear
of the federal council of churches In
behalf of his percentage proposal.
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Arrest in Early Part of War of
Consul-General at Belgrade
' Is Start of Difficulties.
THE HAGUE, Dec 13. Diplomatic
relations between Holland and Jugo-.
Slavla have been broken off. It was
stated here today.
Holland has recalled her minister
from Belgrade and has dismissed the
Serbian charge d'affairs at The Hague.
The action was taken as the result
of what- the Dutch foreign office
terms "a long series of Insults to the
Dutch government."
The beginning of the difficulty waB
the arrest in the early part of the
war without notification to Holland,
of the Dutch consul at Belgrade, who
was an Austrian subject. . Since then,
according to the foreign office, re
peated efforts by Holland to adjust
the difficulties amicably had met with
insolent treatment.
This break Is only a diplomatic In
cident and no other developments are
expected, the Associated Brass Cor
respondent was told today.
FERRY STOPPED BY EEL
Fish Coils Up in Pipes and Boat
Can't Get Away From Pier.
PORTSMOUTH. N. H.. Dec 13.
The good ship Alice Howard swal
lowed an eel today and ferry service
between Klttery. Me., and this city
was stopped until her throat could
be cleared. All the marine doctors
of the port were called into consul
tation before the trouble that kept
her at her pier was diagnosed as
digestive and traced directly to the
injector. There it was found the
pipes were clogged.
Fires were drawn and search of
the feed tank made with the result
that a .large eel was found coiled
there.
COTTON CROP IS LARGE
Production More Than in Any Year
' With Exception 1914.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 13. Cotton
production this year Is larger than
that of any other year since 1914,
when the country's record crop was
grown. The final estimate of the crop
announced today by the department
of agriculture placed production at
12,387,000 bales, exclusive of lintera.
Production last year was 11,420,763
bales of 600 pounds- gross weight, in
1318 it was 12.040.632 bales and in
1917 it was 11.302.376 bales. In com
puting gross-weight bales allowance
is made for 478.3 pounds of lint and
11.7 pounds of bagging and ties.
GOVERNOR STARTS HOME
Mr. Olcott to Return From Capital
by Way of Florida.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington. Dec 13. Governor Olcott
left today for home, going by way of
Florida, where he will visit relatives
for a day or two.
He planned to arrive home about
December 20.
TROUBLE WITH THE HOME BREW.
Superstition Is Cast to Winds by
Parties; Nearly Establish Rec
ord at Vancouver.
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VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 13.
(Special.) Thirteen couples cast su
perstition to the winds today and
were married In Vancouver. It Is not
uncommon for the thirteenth of any
month to pass without a wedding
here, but today broke all records,
save one, for couples being married
on that day. It was significant that
ten of the 13 brides today had been
brides before and admitted It.
One couple, the oldest married here
today, obtained the services of Rev.
J. L. Garrett, who is also county aud
itor, and he performed the ceremony
at the courthouse. The venerable
bridegroom, who was Abner W. Brew
er, 72 years old. said that he and his
wife, Mrs Nellie E. Dlehl. 52 years
old, had been married five years ago.
but failed to get a marriage certifi
cate. Though they had tried. It was
Impossible, so it occurred to them
that they could get a certificate if
they were married again, and this
they decided to do. As they had paid
for- being married once' before, and
the minister had not done his work
thoroughly. Rev. Mr. Garrett volun
teered to complete the job, and was
kind enough to do it free of charge.
And with the marriage certificate
which they coveted so much, the
aged couple returned to their home,
R. F. D. No. 5, Vancouver.
One couple of minors was in the
13 today John Hockinson, 20, and
Inez Welch, 16, of Portland. They
had the consent or their parents.
DEATH DUE TO ACCIDENT
Fresno Coroner Reports on Killing
. of Sew York Man.
FRESNO. Cal., Dec. 13 Peter J.
Dooling, son of Representative .Dool
ltig of New York City, met his death
from the accidental discharge of a
rifle being shifted from one position
to another in an automobile near
Fresno. This was the verdict by the
coroner's jury here late this after
noon. Dooling was driving an automobile
on the last lap of the trip from New
York to San Francisco with Hugo
Engle and Joseph C. Farrell. Farrell
will leave with the body for New
York early tomorrow morning.
WOMAN POSES AS MAN
"Bride" of Supposed Husband De
clared to Have Been Deceived.
SIOOX CITY, la., Dec. 13. Mrs. O.
D. Church and her husband are under
arresf here and Mrs. Church Is ac
cused of posing as a man for three
years while she was the "husband"
of a young woman whose name the
police decline to disclose.
The "bride" is said to have been
completely deceived. It is alleged she
and her supposed husband were mar
ried three yeara ago In Sioux City.
Mr. Church, it is charged, posed as
a brother of tbe "groom" and the
three are alleged to have lived in the
same house.
England Unable to Get in
- Touch With Qjty.
CORK FIRE PROBE ORDERED
Crown Forces Accused
-Starting Conflagration.
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LABOR ENVOYS REPORT
Delegates
dence
Declare Mass of Evl
Has Been Gathered
Against Black and Tans.
LONDON (Tuesday), Dec 14. The
Daily Ma;i4iaid prominently in its
second edl. n this morning that tele
phone cor. munication between Eng
land and Dublin ceased this morn
ing. .
The London officials said they were
unable to communicate beyond Bel
fast. The Belfast postoffice reported
that It was unalle to get in connec
tion with Dublin.
Two members of the British labor
delegation now in Ireland have tele
graphed the parliamentary labor
party that they visited Cork yester
day and obtained abundant evidence
that the forces of the crown -started
the, fires In that city, said the Her
ald, the labor organ.
la vent I nation la Ordered.
As a rsult of d'.-ect charges that the
crown forces were committing various
atrocities in Ireland, the lord mayor
of Cork, with the Irish commoners
Roch and J. J. Walsh, will be sum
moned before the military board In
vestigating the fires in Cork Satur
day night.
The charges were brought before
the house of commons last night by
Commander J. M. Kenworthy, who de
manded that an impartial tribunal be
set up to gv an unprejudiced report
of what happened. Commander Ken
worthy said his Information came In
a message from the lord mayor and
Messrs. Roch and Walsh.
Messnce Read by Secretary.
The message was not read by Com
mander Kenworthy, but when Sir
Hamar Greenwood, chief secretary
for Ireland, rose to defend the gov
ernment's position, he requested the
message from Kenwo. v, which the
secretary read to the house.
It charged that women were held
up and robbed In the ' streets and
that citizens were publicly whipped
and shot, and "it was believed in some
instances burned alive in their
houses."
The secretary said he would tele
graph ' the military authorities at
Cork to summon the authors of the
message before them. An inquiry was
started yesterday and will be com
pleted today.
Referring to fires geiferally Sir
Hamar said he would put loss of life
above loss of property. He was glad
to say there was no evidence of loss
of life in Cork Saturday night, ex
cept one woman who was shot while
looting.
Previous Position Maintained.
He maintained his previous position
that personally he did not believe the
fires had been caused by the crown
forces but if It were so ascertained,
the perpetrators would suffer the
penalties of martial law.
The chief secretary answered a de
mand for a civilian inquiry by saying
that that was impossible in a mili
tary area, as an investigation could
only be held by the military and that
was being done. Defending the gov
ernment's course, he said, he had not
heard one condemnation, official or
unofficial, from any civilized coun
try of Great Britain's action in Ire
land. Reverting to assassinations, he de
clared: Black: and Tana Accused.
"I believe that these murderers
alone preclude the people of England
through their representatives and the
people of Ireland through their rep
resentatives from coming to an am
icable and peaceful settlement."
T. P. O'Connor declared that the
fires had been caused by the "black
and tans"; that Great Britain's policy
in Ireland had affected the American
elections, and that when the "mar
tyrdom of Ireland" had been men
tioned in the Italian chamber it was
loudly cheer d.
The house of lords last .night fur
ther amended the Irish home rule bill
by providing that if ei.Ler the .north
or south of Ireland did not want the
bill, "it could be governed by a lord
lieutenant with a committee of privy
councillors as a legislative assembly.
The amendment also provides that the
speaker of the house shall apply to
the persons elected to parliament
from Irish constituencies for their
decision and that a majority shall de
termine the result.
Time for Truce Requested.
The lords completed the reported
stage of the bill.
The Rev. Michael O'FIanagan, act
ing president of the Sinn Fein, has
requested Premier Lloyd George for
time in which to consult with Eamonn
de Valera and Arthur Griffith re
specting the endeavors being made to
bring about a- truce in Ireland.
Father O'FIanagan made this re
quest in reply to a letter from hte
(Concluded on rage 2 Column 1.)
Trading With Enemy 'Act, War Fi
nance Corporation and Liberty
Bond Measures Exempted.-
WASHINGTON, Dec 13. Repeal of
most of the war-time laws was voted
today by, the house which adopted
the Volstead resolution for that pur
pose after two hours debate.
The vote was unanimous, 323 votes
being cast In favor of it and none
opposed. The house, before taking
the final vote accepted an amendment
providing for inclusion of the Lever
food control act among the laws which
the resolution would repeal.
The amendment which covers all
provisions of the food control act
with the exception of the section
relating to rents In the District of
Columbia was offered by Representa
tive Bland (rep.) Indiana. It was
carried 179 to 137.
The resolution, which now goes to
the senate, exempts from repeal only
the trading with the enemy act. the
war finance corporation act and its
amendments and measures dealing
with the issuance of liberty and vic
tory bonds.
The resolution declared "any act of
congress that by Its terms is in force
only during the existence of a state
of war and a limited time thereafter
shall be construed and administered
as If the present war terminated on
the date when this resolution becomes
effective."
The measure, as adopted, was prac
tically identical with that passed by
congress Just before the adjournment
of the last session and vetoed by
President Wilson.
Republican leaders of the house as
serted tonight that adoption of the
resolution was one of the first steps
taken by the republican majority to
fulfill the campaign pledge to put
the country on a peace-time basis.
Disposition of the Volstead resolu
tion cleared the way for considera
tion of the resolution offered by Rep
resentative Reavis. Nebraska, which
would provide for a congressional
survey of the government's admin
istratlve departments.
PRICE OF SILVER TOO LOW
Mexican State Governor Says If
Mines Close Many Will Suffer.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 13. Governor
Madrazo of the stai.3 of Guanajuato
declared yesterday that silver and
copper mines In his state pay 700;
000 pesos In taxes annually and ex
pend more than 4,000,000 pesos an
nually. and if forced to suspend op
eratlons the heads of 6000 families
would be without work.
Representatives of large mining In
terests have asserted that the present
market price of silver of 58 cents per
troy ounce, renders operation of the
mines Impossible except at a loss of
approximately 22 cents on each ounce.
A delegation of miners from Pa
chuca, the most important mining
city in Mexico, have arrived- In Mex
ico City bearing a manifesto which
will be presented to President Ob-
regon, asking the government to take
over all the mines and operate them.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 45
degrees; minimum, .it degrees
TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly wind;
Foreign.
Holland and Juaro-lavia break off diplo
matic relations, rage i.
International court plan is adopted by
league awenioiy. rage z.
Belfast and Dublin communication with
rjngiana is cut. rage l.
Constantino - starts for Greece today.
rage .
National.
Immigration suspension bill passes houso
but rocua appear in way to sen&Le.
rage i.
Fordney declares ne can reduce taxes.
rage 4.
Senate votes revival of war finance cor
poration to relieve larmers. Pago 1.
House votes repeal of most war-time laws.
rage x.
Cable conference'breach Is avoided. Pags e.
Millions declared lost by railroads In Utah
ana Illinois, rage 7.
Domestic.
Textile labor wag cut 2214 per cent In
.New ujngiana. rage 3.
Harding and Root confer on problems.
rage 11.
Unfixed indemnity declared keeping- bus!
ness of world in chaotic condition.
rage .
Pacific Northwest.
Body of slain Vale man still
Pago 8.
missing.
Terrific storm sweeps Coos district and
aoes widespread damage. Page 5.
Thirteen couples wed at Vancouver on 13th
ol montn. rage a.
Two killed, three injured by explosion on
Sleamsnip v icioria. at Seattle. Page
Sports.
David Fultz quits league leadership. Page
ID.
Sisler tops hitters In batting lists. Page
AO.
Lewis wins world title by throwIngSteeher
In one nour, i minutes, 60 seconds.
rage in.
Runaway street car rams building. Page 1.
Commercial and Juarine.
Wheat prices wen maintained in north
western marKeis. rage 23.
Wheat advances at Chicago with confident
buying, rage -o.
All classes of stocks decline under pres
sure, rage --
Motors rii pa coming- tor lumber cargo.
pass .
Signals lor tug declared Ignored, Page 22.
Portland and Vicinity.
Gas company Hies new rate schedule.
s company
Page 10.
Injunction against hospital asked. Page 11.
Bill for county hospital Is growing con
stantiy. rage n.
Talkative burglar's loot is $1275 In Jewels.
rage n,
Ellison-White Chautauqua and fyeeum en
terprises are put upon non-profit basis.
Page tt.
Terminal ouster orders appealed by may
or's committee. Page 1.
Dr. Coe reports on sculptor's progress on
equestrian Roosevelt statue. Page If.
Fifteen hundred fanciers show . blooded
poultry. Page 10.
Teachers to carry fight to legislature.
-, fags .
Mayor's Committee Asks
Roads to Reconsider.
FIGHT ALSO IS OUTLINED
Interstate Commerce Com
mission Aid Sought.
STATE ACTION IS FIRST
Facts to Be Submitted to Oregon
Body With View to Invoking
More Powerful Edict.
Mayor Baker's special committee
on the Portland railroad terminal sit
uation. In session yesterday afternoon
at the city hall, decided to take steps
at Once to submit the facts to the
state public Bervice commission with
a view to invoking the powerful aid
of the inter-state commerce commis
sion, and orflered a telegraphic re
quest sent to Robert Lovett and Jul
ius Kruttschnltt, chairmen respec
tively of the boards of the Union Pa
cific and Southern Pacific systems,
rescinding the recent counter notice
to railroads.
The message went forward last
nizht. signed by W. P. LaRoche,
city attorney, as secretary, wltn tne
approval of H. B. Van Duzer, presi
dent of the chamber of commerce, and
committee chairman.
The telegram framed Immediately
following the meeting in order to
save time In what Is consiaerea a
great emergency. Inasmuch as the
ouster notice served upon the presi
dents of the Great Northern and the
Spokane, Portland & Seattle roads
will be effective December 31, was as
follows:
Details Not Given,
"Committee of presidents of all civ
ic clubs, "appointed by Mayor Baker,
met tonight and asks that action be
rescinded barring the Great Northern
and the Spokane, Portland Seattlo
roads from use of the Portland Union
terminals, effective December 31,
pending an adjustment and final so
lution of the local problem.
Details as to the committee's action
relative to submitting the question to
the state public service commission.
with the ultimate object fo invoking
the power of the Interstae commerce
commission, were not conveyed In th
telegram, because. It was said, the
members of the committee felt that
the local officials of the Union Pa
cific and Southern Pacific systems
would forward; that information if
they deem It necessary.
Ouster Order Is Resented.
While, as it was explained at the
meeting, there is no disposition upon
the part of the members or of the
city even to attempt any scheme that
would necessitate an immediate ex
penditure of funds on the part of the
railroads involved, nevertheless it
was declared the policy of the city
that it is a civic duty the committee
must perform in demanding adequate
terminal facilities lor all lines enter
ing Portland, ultimately looking to
the execution of a comprehensive
plan in keeping with this cy's dig
nity. " -.-
There was an expression on the
part of some of the members of the
mayor's committee to the effect that
they resented the ouster order having
been served on the non-members of
the Northern Pacific Terminal com
pany, which followed a session of the
committee by but one day. However,
the general attitude of the committee
members, as set forth - yesterday, is
that Portland is entitled to proper
union terminal facilities and that it
Is up to the lines entering here to
provide them. t
Council FsTors One Terminal. -
Acting Mayor Bigelow gave It as
his emphatic opinion, saying he could
speak for bis colleagues on the city
commission, that the present so
called station of the Spokane, Port
land & Seattle railroad in Portland
"is a shame and a disgrace to the
city." He advocated vigorous action,
concurring in the sentiment ex
pressed in the motion by Marshall N.
Dana demanding one station-and one
terminal 'Of adequate scope, and of
another motion made later by Wil
son Benefiel, president of the East
Side Business Men's club, submitting
the facts to the state commission and
invoking the aid of the interstate
commission.
Mr. Van Duzer and Mr. LaRoche
expressed the opinion that it would
be wise to telegraph Messrs. Lovett
and Kruttschnitt asking for an order
rescinding the ouster notice. They
suggested this after the committee
had unanimously voted on the other
action.
Mutual Understanding; Hope,
"I think it may not be too late for
the roads to come to some mutual
understanding," said Mr. Van Duaer.
"1 should like to see them do that as
an evidence of their good faith in
the city. At the same time they must
be made to understand absolutely
that this committee, acting on behalf
an'; in co-operation with the city, in
tends to Insist upon the object sought
.one adequate terminal station De
fitting the rank and dignity of Port
land." There was some discussion among
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