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VOL. I,IX NO. 18,739
Entered At Portland (Oregon )
PoKtofflce as Second-Claw Matter.
PORTLAND. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1920
28 PAGES
PRICE FIVE CENTS
$400,000 ASKED FOR IflFMPFY T
HARDING OPTIMISTIC
OVER LEAGUE SURVEY
BIG MODERN FREIGHT
TERMINALS FORECAST
CUT IN 3
BARONS BLAMED FOR
HIGH COST OF COAL
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BHENNMIi IN 12TH
FACE SET PRICES
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FUND PUT IN REACH
SECRETARY PAYXE MAKES
RECOAIMEXDATIOX TO WILSON.
PRESIBEXT - EI-ECT EXPECTS
TO UXITE ALL FACTIOXS.
JOINT BUSINESS OF ROADS
VVOCIjD DEMAND PLANT.
XEW YORKERS DECLARED AT
MERCY OP PROFITEERS.
MARKET VENDORS
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LEADING
NAVIES PROP-OS
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Bigelow Wants Control
Powers Restored.
1920 PROFITS EXCEED 1919
Gouging of Public Said to Be
on Large Scale.
9 CENTS EGG MARGIN
Gain on Potatoes Is Estimated to
Be Double That ot One
Year Ago.
Because the Yamhill public market,
through its stalls laden with com
modities direct from the producer,
is not passing: the lowered cost of
living' along1 to the consumer, but
actually- is maintaining prices higher
than those in effect one year ago,
City Commissioner Biselow, under
whose supervision the market Is
maintained, will go before the city
council with a demand that the power
of price fixing be restored to the
market master. J. A. Eastman.
Both Commissioner Bigelow and
Market Master Eastman charge that
vendoTS on the public market are
gouging the consumer and are in
nowise fairly meeting the general de
cline in prcee. They declare that
the removal of maximum price fix
ing authority as rescinded by the
council a year ago has defeated the
very purpose for which it was ad
vanced and has added a heavy bur
den of expense to the household shop
per. And in support of this conten
tion they present comparative price
lists of the public market, contrast
ing those of last year with the
amounts demanded today
Profit Exceeds That of 1919.
In almost every instance It la
shown that, with similar or lessened
wholesale quotations, the vendors
have materially advanced the price
and are exacting a far greater profit
than they took last year. In other
instances, where the wholesale cost
has decreased, the public market
stalls have made no move to give the t
purchaser the benefit of the decline, i
In Market Master Eastman's report,
handed to Commissioner Bigelow
early in November, it is shown that
many items reflect profiteering. The
most flagrant example . is that of
poultry, though garden produce has
not been overlooked in the quest for
extra dimes.
Fryers that sold at wholesale in
November, 1919. for 30 cents a pound
, and that retailed at 36 cents, were
sold on" the same day this year for
43 cents, though the wholesale quo
tation was 2d cents. Market vendors
vwe also exacting 9 cents more
profit per dozen for eggs than they
were last year, and almost double the
profit on potatoes.
Report Reveals Situation.
Though the market master's com
parative report covered several ran
dom days, beginning early in October,
the report for November 12 is indi
cative of the bituation which prevailed
then and now. It is as follows:
Nov. 12. '10. Nov. 12. "20.
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Celery, fa..
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i'arsnips, ib.
Squash, lb . .
Tomatoes, ib
Turnips, lb.
Potatoes, lb.
lleans. dry. lb
Lettuce, ea..
Apples, ib..
1'runes, lb. .
Honey, lb. . .
Cot. cheese.
Hens, lb .
Fryers, lb.. .
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JRox. $$1.40 to $4 box.
Dealer Agreene'st R luted.
Prior to the present year the mar
ket master was empowered to fix a
maximum price upon all produce dis
played for sale in the public market.
Even with this provision, which was
counted upon to produce competition,
the dealers held rigidly to the maxi
mum quotation, it is said, as though
by general agreement. The price
fixed by the market master was basea
upon wholesale quotations and upon
general market conditions and rep
resented a fair profit.
into'this situation the Housewives'
league injected itself last year with
the declaration that removal of the
price-fixing power would create com
petition and bring down the Yamhill
(street quotations.
They carried their claims to the
city council, where a bitter fight en
sued, with Commissioner Bigelow
stoutly maintaining that the supposed
reform would react against public
welfare. He was overborne by the
opposition and the market master re
lieved of authority in determining fair
prices . . . .
Profits! Xow Unrestricted.
Many observers, among them Mar
ket Master Eastman, hold that the
unrestricted profits now prevailing on
the market are the direct result of a
mistaken policy, and that the useful
ness of the enterprise is nullified by
its exorbitant attitude toward cus
tomers. "The ptoblic market is maintained
r the benefit of the public," said
j!r. viissinr.er Hierelow la?t night.
Concluded on Pace tt. Column 1.) .
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THE OREGONIAX NEWS BUREAU.
Washington. Dec. 14. An appropria
tion of $400,000 for starting work on
the Deschutes irrigation project in
Jefferson. Crook and Deschutes coun
ties, Oregon, has been recommended
by John Barton Payne, secretary of
the interior in a letter sent to Presi
dent Wilson for approval.
This announcement was made today
by A. P. Davis, director of reclama
tion before the subcommittee of the
house appropriations committee con
sidering the estimates of western
reclamation projects for the next fis
cal year.
The secretary of the interior, in
making this recommendation, was
understood to have been moved to
some extent by the complaint, long
urged by Representative Sinnott, as
well as the two senators, that Oregon
has paid into the reclamation fund
more than twice the amount so far
allotted to its irrigiatlon development.
The Deschutes project involves put
ting water ultimately on about 200.
000 acres of land. An examination of
the two reservoid sites at Benham
Kalis and Crane Prairie was made for
t h e reclamation service severa
months ago by Professor Crosby of
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology. The report was favorable, so that
there is no doubt as to the feasibility
of the project.
The land to be irrigated was vis
ited last summer ty Chairman Good,
of the appropriations committee, who
is also chairman of the sub-committee
which passes on all reclamation
estimates. The law requires that es
timates for new projects must have
the approval of the president, and it
is not anticipated that the White
House will reject the recommenda
tion of the secretaTy of the interior.
EVICTING LANDLORD HELD
Property Owner Also Will Serve 4 0
Days in Lockup.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec 14. A
landlord and a property owner were
sentenced in a police court here to
day to serve 40 days each in the city
jail far having disturbed the peace
of a tenant by forcibly evicting him.
Sam BorelM brought action against
A. J. Edmondson, the landlord, and E.
W. Graves, owner of the property
Borelli occupied, for having, nailed up
the doors and windows of the house
before 30 (lay a had expired after
serving- i.u- '.enant with notice of!
rent increase.
"This." said Police Judge Hugh
Crawford, Jn passing sentence, "is a
flagrant case of a landlord and
proprietor taking possession of a
tenant's rooms without due legal
process."
RAIL DIVIDEND OPPOSED
State of Nebraska Fights Plan to
Distribute Huge Surplus.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. The state
of Nebraska filed a brief with the
interstate commerce commission to
day, objecting to the proposal, of the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy rail
road that it be permitted to dis
tribute J140.000.000 of its surplus in
stock dividends and in bonds as a
cashi dividend
The carrier seeks to issue $60, r
000,000 as cammon stock, to be dis
tributed as a dividend to stockholders,
and also to sell $109,000,000 worth of
bonds, $80,000,000 of which would be
distributed as cash.
PLANE DROPS 4 KILLED
Fire Breaks Out Following Fouling
of Tree on Paris Trip.
LONDON, Dec. 14. A large pas
senger airplane leaving for Paris with
six passengers today fouled a tree,
burst into flames and crashed to the
ground. The pilot, a mechanic and
two passengers are reported killed
and other passengers injured.
The four who lost their lives were
pinned beneath the wreckage and
burned to death, calling frantically
for help which it was impossible to
give. Of the passengers who escaped,
two were slightly hurt, but the others
were not injured. There were no
Americans aboard.
SAN DIEGO RECORDS SHOCK
Several Persons I'eel Tremors;
Amplitude .3 of Millimeter.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Dec. 14. The
seismograph at Point Loma recorded
a light shock at 7:57 o'clock tonight.
The amplitude was given as three
tenths of a millimeter and seemed
to have come from all directions, the
observer said. The shock was felt
by several persons here, being most
noted near Point Loma and Ocean
Beach. -
White House Is Not Expected
Reject Request for Crook, Des
chutes and Jefferson.
VOLCANO IS IN ERUPTION
Mount Lauln, Located at Argentine
Frontier, Is Belching Lava.
VALDIVA. Chile, Dec. 14. The vol
cano Lanin, on the Argentine fron
tier, is reported to be in a state of
eruption.
The volcano 'a approximately 9000
f?et high.,
TOKIO. Dec. 14. The Asama Tama
volcano, about 90 miles northwest os
Tokio. has been in eruption for sev
era; dpys The ashes are ' falling
over a wide area,
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SHADE IS HELD ALL THROUGH
Champion Does Quick Job
When He Cuts Loose.
OPPONENT IS UNAFRAID
Chicago Heavy Splits Jack's Ear,
but Tille-Holder Is Master in
Nearly Every Stage.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New
York, Dec. 14. Jack Dempsey, the
world's heavyweight champion, to
night .knocked out Bill Brennan of
Chicago in the 12th round of the first
heavyweight championship fight
staged in' New York since the Walker
law became operative.
There were many opinions ex
pressed by fistic fans as to Demp
sey's inability to finish his opponent
quickly. When Dempsey did cut
loose.- however, he certainly . made a
quick job of it, but it was not until
after Brennan had shown that he
was absolutely unafraid of the cham
pion's punches and had split Demp
sey's left ear with a right hook.
The champion proved to be Bren
nan's master in nearly every stage of
the bout, but the challenger with
stood many hard blows in the wind
and ribs through his magnificent
physical condition.
Round One.
The men got Into the center of the ring,
Dempsey landing first, a right chop to the
head. They exchanged lefts and rights
to the body at -close quarters and clinched
frequently.
Brennan worked left hooks to the heart,
while Dempsey sent two rights to the head,
one of which narrowly missed Brennan's
chin.
Both worked fast at close quarters and
Dempfc-ey scratched Brennan's right eye
with a left book. Dempscy'i round by a
shade.
Bound Two.
Dempsey landed a light right on the
neck, Brennan replying with a similar
blow on the neck. Then they cot into a
short-arm mlxup. Dempsey missed a left
hook for the head. Brennan hooked left to
stomach.
Short lefts and rights were exchanged
at close quarters and Dempsey sent a
half arm left to the body and brought it
up to the face with a great deal of steam
behind It.
Dempsey was short with rights to the
head and Brennan got In two half arm
uppercuts over the heart. They were in
a lively mlxup at the bell. Brennan had
a shade in this round.
Round Three.
They rushed into a clinch and then ex
changed body blows. Both landed short
right uppercuts. Dempsey ducked Into a
right hook which was followed by a left
Knockout Is Scored
Blow to Heart.
(Concluded on fate li, Column 1.)
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Senator, in Statement, Says Little
Difficulty V'ill Be. Met When
Time Comes for Agreement.
MARION. O., Dec. 14. With his con
ferences here on an association of
nations only fairly begun. President
elect Harding let it be known today
that he already had gathered infor
mation and advice which greatly en
couraged him.
Making his first ' comment on the
progress of the consultation, he
said they had been "very interesting
and gratifying."
"It apparently will not be sc diffi
cult as some persons had supposed,"
he added, "to find a. common ground
for agreement."
The senator would not discuss spe
cific conferences or detailed sugges
tions of an association plan. He in
dicated that he had given consider
able thought to the proposal for a
world agreement not to declare of
fensive war except in response to a
popular referendum, but he said he
could express no opinion on the sub
ject. It is understood that Mr. Harding
has felt particularly pleased with the
information regarding conditions and
opinions abroad as described to him
by Herbert Hoover, Elihu Root and
others. Still more detailed surveys
are to 'be given him in future con
ferences, it being taken for grant
edthat among- others Senator Mc
cormick of Illinois, who now la in
Europe, will see him within a few
weeks.
Mr. Harding tonight denied direct
ly, however, published reports that
Senator McCormick was acting as a
representative In conferences with
European statesmen. 'The president
elect said he had "no agents in Eu
rope, In the United States or in any
other part of the world."
Today Mr. Harding saw few callers
and held no conference on the asso
ciation plan. William C. Sproul. gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, and W. W.
Atterbury, vice-president of "Ihe
Pennsylvania railroad, were on his
engagement list, but requested that
their appointments be postponed.
MEN TO GET $120,000
Employes of Standifer Company to
Receive Rack Pay.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec. 14.
(Special.) Employes of the G. M.
Standifer . Construction corporation,
shipbuilders, of this city will receive
before Christmas back pay to the
amount of $120,000,-according to. an
announcement made today.'.
This had been hanging-fire for
many months, but the company has
been held up on settlement by the
emergency fleet corporation. How
ever, the company has taken upon it
self the responsibility of paying the
men their back pay. Those who are
working; In the plant will be paid
before Christmas, while those who
have worked here and who have gone
to other places will be paid in Jan
uary.
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Chief Counsel for O.-W. K. & N.
Says Agitation for Union Station
May Bring Larger Facilities.
That Portland eventually will have
one o the most modern of freight
terminals, designed to accommodate
the joint business of all railroads
entering- the city, and that it will
be located on acreage at Guild's lake
and will cost more than $1,000,000,
are strong- possibilities which loom
as a- result of the action of Mayor
Baker's special committee on ter
minals, . according to authentic in
formation obtained yesterday.
No word reached Portland up to a
late hour last night from Robert
Lovett or Julius Kruttschnitt. chair
men, respectively, of the boards of
the . Union Pacific and the -southern
Pacific, in reply to telegrams sent to
them by City Attorney La Roc ho, on
behalf of the mayor's committee, late
Monday, urging immediate reconsid
eration of the recent order barring
the Great Northern and the Spokane,
Portland Sc. Seatle lines from use of
the Northern Pacific Terminal- com
pany's facilities after December 31.
It is believed, however, that Messrs.
Lovett and Kruttschnitt will reply.
and not unfavorably, but it may be a
few days before they do so, although
it would not be surprising should
telegrams be received any time.
Information regarding the action of
the mayor's committee in ordering
the case referred to the state public
service commission, with a view to
Invoking the aid of the Interstate
commerce commission under the
transportation act, it was learned
yesterday, has been forwarded by
telegraph to the board chairmen in
New York, so 'they are in close touch
with the details of that feature of
the city's determined fight to retain
for Portland the benefits of a single
terminal passenger station as a tem
porary facility, and eventually to
procure at the hands of the railroads
doing business here a thoroughly
modern depot, equipped in keeping
with the progress and rank of the
city. ... '
Members of the mayor's committee,
at their session Monday night, agreed
that they would not ask an imme
diate capital outlay on the part of
the railroads, but, according to Ar
thur C. Spencer, chief counsel -or the
O.-W. R. & N. company, it is a phys
ical Impossibility for the Union Pa
cific, the Southern Pacific and the
Northern Pacific to continue the nse
of the Portland terminal, as at pres
ent laid out. and share it' with the
Great.. Northern and the Spokane,
Portland & Seattle lines.
This point is one of the hotly con
tested issues in the present fight,
traffic officials of the so-called Hill
lines contending that it is possble;
that the terminal was Jointly used
throughout the war and that it
strained the limit during the great
Shriners' convention and stood the
test. Taking up this point, Mr.
Spencer went into some detail as to
the case viewed from the standpoint
of the interests which he represents.
"It is all very well," Mr. Spencer
Borah Resolution Names
U. S., Britain, Japan.
TRIPARTITE PACT SUGGESTED
5-Year Truce in Building Pro
gramme Wanted.
DANIELS OPPOSES .PLAN
Alliance Would Be Blunder, Almost
CrimeJ Declares Secretary In
Advocating Big Force. .
WASHINGTON. Des. 14. Rumored
Intentions of Great Britain and Japan
to seek a tripartite agreement with
the United States for limitation of
warship building programmes come
up today in congress. V
In the senate a resolution was of
fered by Senator Borah, republican,
Idaho, requesting the president to
seek an agreement with those powers
for a five-year naval building truce
with construction programmes cut in
half during that period. It would, he
said, develop that Great Britain and
Japan are sincere in the talk of re
ducing armaments.
Before the house naval committee.
Secretary Daniels, presented his rec
ommendations for naval construction
with this comment:
Blunder Feared by Daniels.
"I profoundly believe that the Unit
ed States cannot afford to take a five
year 'naval holiday' as it has been rn-,
mored that England and Japan will
suggest to this country.
"It would be a blunder, almost a
crime, for the United States to enter
into an alliance with any two or tbtee
nations either to suspend or curtail
naval building or for any other pur
pose. It would certainly make for
suspicion among the other nations."
Senator Borah's resolution went" to
the foreign relations committee with
out debate. The Idaho senator said
he would urge prompt action.
- Strenarth of Kavlea Studied.
The bouse naval committee prepared
to inquire into the relative strength
of the navies of the three powers.
It was informed by Admiral Coontz,
chief of naval operations, who ac
companied Secretary Daniels, that if
all , building were suspended today,
the comparative capital ship tonnage
figures would be: Great Britain
864,600, United States 468,000, Japan
326.000.
The officer was instructed to be
ready tomorrow to discuss in detail
at an executive session the question
of relative strength of existing and
projected navies.
Secretary Daniels told the commit
tee he agreed entirely with Senator
Harding's recent statement at Nor
folk that the navy should be commen
surate with the nation's interests, re
iterating his opinion that it should
be "equal to any in the world."
Aavsl ProKrsmme XJrared.
"I wish we could have a world
agreement to settle disputes without
recourse to arms," he added, "but
until that times comes and comec
eurely, we ought to carry out our
naval prgoramme.
The tex of the Borah resolution
follows:
"Whereas, a representative and of
ficial of the Japanese government has
advised the world that the Japanese
government cannot consent even to
consider a programme of disarmament
on account of the naval building pro
gramme of the United States and.
"Whereas, by this statement, the
world is informed and is expected to
believe that Japan sincerely desires
to support a programme of disarma
bent, but cannot do so in safety to
herself tin account of the attitude and
J building programme of this govern
ment and.
Disarmament In Favored.
"Whereas, the only navlea whose
size and efficiency require the con
sideration of this government in de
termining the question of the size of
its navy are those of Great Britain
and Japan, two governments lone as
sociated by an alliance, and.
"Whereas, the United States is now
t and has ever been in favor of a prac
tical programme of disarmament;
"Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the senate and house of representa
tives of the United States in congress
assembled, that the president of the
United States is requested, if not
f incompatible with the public inter
i ests, to advise the governments of
! Great Britain and Japan respectively,
; that this government will at once take
' up directly with these governments
, and without waiting the action of
any other nation, the question of dis
armament, with a view of quickly
coming to an understanding; by which
I the building programme of each of
i these governments, tq-wit, of Great
Britain, Japan and the United States
: shall be reduced annually during the
. next five years to 50 per cent of the
present rate.
ProxraDune Would Conform.
"Second, that it is the sense of the
congress that in case such an un
derstanding can be reached, that it
will conform in its appropriations and
building programme to such an agree
ment. "Resolved, further. That this plan is
tCoaolud-ed on Face 2, Column 4,1
Operators Charged With' Selling at
$15 With Profit Possible at
Hair That Price.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14. Mine oper
ators were blamed for prevailing high
coal prices in a statement issued to
day by A. W. Riley, head of the de
partment of justice "flying squadron"
organized to curb profiteering.
Mr. Riley charged that some oper
ators are selling coal at $15 a ton
f. o. b. when they could make profits
at half that price
"WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Sharp
criticism of the national- coal indus
try, with Implied threat of drastic
legislation" by congress to meet al
leged evils of profiteering and specu
lation, accompanied the partial re
port of the senate committee on pro
duction and reconstruction, submitted
to the senate today.
In general, the report, which asked
power to continue the investigation,
sug-gested government activities to
bring about co-operation under regu
lation In building construction, but
its three republican members. Sen
ators Calder of New York. Edge of
New Jersey and Kenyon of Iowa, sup
plemented their findings with addi
tional statements, which agreed In
asking special legislative attention
to present methods of producing and
distributing coaL
These, Chairman Calder said, must
be corrected, while Senator Kenyon
declared that "if the matter is to go
on, I. for one, harsh as the remedy
might be, shall favor taking over the
mines."
Senator Edge said that "the coal
industry cannot bring order out of
the prevailing chaos, and give reason
able relief to the suffering- people,
so I am ready to modify somewhat, in
this case, my opposition to govern
ment intrusion into private business
and to advocate legitimate scrutiny."
"Coal profiteering, especially as it
has followed the priority orders of
the interstate commerce commission,
has continued unchecked by the de
partment of justice, a-nd is a national
disgrace," the committee said in its
joint report. "Coal speculation has
been permitted to monopolize
the transportation facilities of the
country."
FAIR, MERGER IS PLANNED
Consolidation of Two Big Oregon
Expositions Proposed.
. SALEM, Or.. Dec. 14. (Special.)
It was .announced here today that a
bill is being drafted by a member of
the Multnomah county delegation in
the etate legislature providing for
consolidation of the Oregon state fair
and the Pacific International Live
stock exposition. It was said that
the measure would be completed and
in readiness to submit for the con
sideration of the lawmakers early in
their session next month. Should the
bill become a law the etate fair and
livestock exposition would be held
annually in Portland.
Marion county legislators said to
day that the bill would have hard
sledding. They declared that practi
cally all of the representatives and
senators outside of Multnomah county
would unite to defeat it.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather,
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 44
degrees; minimum, SI degrees.
TODAY'S Bain; strong southeasterly
winds.
, Forelim.
Assembly puts brakes on -disarmament.
Pag-e 2.
Thufrs rob and beat two Cork priests.
Pase 4.
National.
Value of farm crops this year about five
billions under that of 1910. Page 19.
Secretary Payne recommends to Wilson
S4OO,60O for Deschutes project. Page 1.
Borah proposes Tripartite naval building
truce by England, Japan and United
States. Page 1.
New is next ot "best minds" to visit
Marlon for confab. Page 2,
Development urged for Alaskan area.
Page 28.
Total of 633,871 aliens arrived In America
' in year, says Secretary Wilson. Page 21.
International conference reaches agree
ment on ex-German cables. Page ti.
Divorcing- of fleet corporation from ship
ping board urged. Page 4.
Domestic
Hrding thinks association of nations prob
lem will be solved without difficulty.
Page 1-
Steel refused men hiring union labor.
Page a.
Mine operators held responsible for high
coal prices in New York. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
$6,000,000 road fund made available by
supreme court upholding six per cent
limitation amendment. Page 1.
Price ef lumber at Spokane cut one-fifth
today. Page 3.
, Sports.
Dempsey knocks out Brennan in twelfth
' round. Page 1. "
Puglllsts primed for flstio bout. Page 16.
National league extends Heydler's term
until December 81, 1924. Page 19.
Commercial and Marine.
Wheat bids at interior points again ad
vanced. Page 2T. '
Chicago wheat rise due in part to relief
legislation. Page 27.
All classesof stocks are higher with con
fident buying. Page 27.
Improved harbor conditions urged. Page 18.
Two Bteel tankers to be launched today.
Page 18.
Portland' and Vicinity.
Fight for better railway facilities may re
sult in modern union freight terminals
for Portland. Page 1. ,
Second wife says first la persecutor.
Page 14.
Aged ex-soldiers add to Christmas relief
fund of The Oregonian. Page 19.
Police judge to look up Jobs for prisoners.
Page 28.
Fixing of price- on city market asked.
Page 1.
Teachers dropped under law are 37.
Page. 22.
Southern Pacific cuts lumber rate. Page 7.
County's new hospital may cost million.
Page 6.
Death of Mrs. Nellie C. Tevis in brawl with
husband, declared accidental. Page 9.
Prizes are awarded at poultry and pet stock
show being held in Portland. Page 8.
Supreme Court Upholds
6 Per Cent Amendment.
BONDS NOW CAN BE SOLD
Most of Total Voted Pre
viously by Counties.
FORMER DECISION VOID
Ruling in Han ley Case Against
Clackamas Reversed, Also Re
leasing Other Issues.
ROAD BO'D IS5I KS MADE
AVAILAHI.R BY SUPREME
tOIRT RlI.I.V(i.
County Amount.
Lane $2,000,000
Clackamas 1.7UO.O0O
Union 1.498.000
Jackson 500.000
Yamhill 420.000
Crook 220.000
Total $6,338,000
SALEM, Or, Dec 14. (Special.)
Approximately $6,000,000 will be made
available for road construction work
In Oregon as a result of a supreme
court opinion made here today, hold
ing valid the constitutional amend
ment providing that counties may
issue bonds for. permanent highway
improvements up to 6 per cent of
their assessed valuation.
The amendment was approved by
the voters at a special election held
early in 1919. Figures showing-the
amount to be available were made
public by the state highway depart
ment here following the announce
ment of the supreme court's decision.
Today's opinion by the supreme
court reversed the ruling in the case
of W. P. Haw ley of Oregon City
against Clackamas county.
Bond Isaacs Made Available. . .
The ruling validating the constitu
tional amendment was made in a
case brought by the Ladd & Tilton
bank of Portland against John Fraw
ley treasurer of Union county, to col
lect interest on approximately $60,000
of road bonds purchased from the
county. In the Clackamas case" the
court had held that additional legis
lation was needed to make the
amendment effective.
Bond issues voted by counties which
were held up by the first opinion of
the supreme ccurt, but which now
will be made available are as fol
lows: Lane county, approximately $2,000,
000; Clackamas county, $1,700,000;
Union county, $1,498,000; Jackson
county, $500,000; Yamhill county,
$420,000, and Crook county, $220,000;
Bonds) Voted Previously.
Practically all of these bonds had
been voted prior to receipt of the
opinion in the Clackamas county case,
which held them to be invalid in the
absence of legislation putting the S
per cent Indebtedness limitation
amendment intp effect.
Roy Klein, secretary of the high
way department, said that in revers
ing its previous ruling the supreme
court had placed the several counties
affected in a position to sell their
securities and start actual road im
provement operations at an early date
next spring.
The opinion validating the highway
constitutional amendment was writ
ten by Justice Bean.
Concurring with Justice Bean in
his opinion were Chief Justice Mc
Bride and Justices Harris, Johns and
Brown. Justices Burnett and Benson
dissented.
Question Carefully Exanuaed.
"After a careful examination and
reconsideration of the questions in
volved," said Justice Bean in the case
affecting Union county, "we hold that
the amendment ot section 10. article 2,
of the constitution, taken ir connec
tion with chapter 103, general laws of
Oregon, for the year 1913, is in full
and complete effect. The bonds in
question were regularly issued and
are -a valid obligation of the county
of Union."
In the Clackamas county case
Judge Bean held that the bonds were.,
invalid, thereby reversing himself ia
the Union county action. Justice Ben
nett, until recently a member" of the
court, also held against Clackamas
county, while Justice Brown, who suc
ceeded Mr. Bennett on the bench, con
curred with Justice Bean in the pre
dominating opinion in the Union
county case.
In the Clackamas county case Jus
tice Benson, who wrote the opinion,
held that the 1919 amendment extend
ing the road Indebtedness limitation
to 6 per cent was not self -executing,
and consequently ihe bonds were in
valid fox the reason that the amount
involved was in excess of the 4 per
cent-limitation based on the assessed
valuation of all taxable property in
the county.
Other Opinions Banded Dsna,
Amos Aramburn, administrator of estate
of Frank Aramburn vs. Ignaclo Guerrica
goitia and Loren Goicochsa. appellants;
appeal from Malheur county; action to
foreclose chattel mortgage. Opinion by
Justice Bean. Judge Dalton Biggs af
firmed as modified.
State of Oregon vs. William Stevenson,
appeilent; appeal from Malheur county:
adultery. Opinion by Justice Brown. Judge
Dalton Biggs reversed.
Grace Johnson, et al, vs. N. M. Apple-
tConcluded oa Face 0. Column 4.)