1921 HOOTS IRK FIERY quently the shops now offer fewer rare pieces than they did a year ago. Besides the war loot, the shops carry an amazing lot of second-hand THE PICTURE YOU HAVE BEEN WAITIXC FOll wares which were the property of persons impoverished , by war who must now convert them into money. Luxuries went first but now furs. fur coats , and all sorts of wearing apparel are being sold in the shops. These stores , look like American rummage sales. It is common for prosperous look Sumners Leaves Sickbed to Ing strangers who are inspecting shop windows to be approached by- Attack Colleague. owners of rare old furniture or works of art who desire to offer their precious possessions at private sale without the humiliation ot, placing them on sale where their friends will PAY GRAB PLAN IS DENIED recognize them. The shops of Libau are much tne same as those in Kiga, v ino.au ana the cities of Ksthonia and Lithuania. GE Conditions were the same in Moscow and Petrograd until the soviet gov ernment closed all the private shops. Iilnnloii Tries in Vain to Obtain Hearing but Uproar in House Gets Beyond All Bounds. seized their stocks and forbade trade which was not conducted by the gov ernment. TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY CQiuGRES WASIir.MlTON. IX C. Feb. IS Hoot, catcalls and the word "liar" were shouted in the house Thursday in the stormiest session in years. The uproar started when Representative .Sumners of Texas, having left a sick bed. appeared and supported by most members of his own state, attacked his colleague. Representative Blanton. Humors had been circulated that the Ttxans were preparing an attack, but it was held off until Mr. Sumners could direct it. When he stepped forward, holdine a faded newspaper clippins, nearly every member was on the floor. Kead by the clerk, the clipping re vealed that Mr. Blanton, in a letter to Texas newspapers had charped members with a plan to raid the trea sury and obtain salary increases, which he alone had prevented here tofore. The press was asked to help, and many papers responded with bit ter assaults on those charged witn backing the alleged salary grab. Blantoa Is Challenged. There was a tense moment as the reading was concluded and Mr. Sum tiers, stepping close to Mr. Blanton's seat, shook his fist in the latter's face and shouted: , "And when you sent that statement to Texas, you knew it was as false as hell." The house broke into a wild shout, half the membership rising. Blanton, jumping up and trying to make him self heard, demanded the right to speak, fie was howled down, the chair sustaining a point of order that he could not be heard at that time on a question of personal privilege. Mr. Sumners. walking bach and forth, continued, Blanton's eyes fol lowing his every step. The speech was constantly interrupted with shouting. Claim Declared False. Mr. Sumners declared the record showed no effort had been made to sup inrougn a salary increase du and that Mr. Blanton's claim that he was forced to remain constantly on the floor .to block it was absurd and untrue. The question had come up twice, Mr. bumners suid. and it was blocked on points of order by Itepre sentative Byrnes, democrat. Tennes see, and Representative Wood, repub lican, Indiana. Mr. Blanton, he asserted, was not even "in on the wake. The demonstration reached remark able proportions when a tap of the gavel marked the close of the time allotted for the speech. Democrats, first on their feet, were joined in stantly by every republican. There was a rush to the front as members struggled to shake Mr. Sumners' band. Blantoa Strives In Vain. Above the tumult Blanton strove vainly to make himself heard. As Mr Sumners turned toward his seat other members started toward him to offer congratulations. Mr. Blanton. his voice stilt pitched high again at' tempted to gain a hearing. Again he was howled down as a dozen repub licans insisted on enforcement of the rule that he take his seat. After the hubbub had kept up sev eral minutes. Chairman Slemp of the sub-committee In charge of the forti fications bill, which was before thi house, gave the Texan three minutes to reply, but nobody could hear half he said. At the start Mr. Blanton caused a row by charging that Repre sentative Campbell, democrat. Penn sylvania, had asked him to keep away nen me salary Din was called up. rale with anger. Mr. Campbel Jumped up and shouted an Indignant aeniai, declaring there was not a word of truth in the statement. Ap parently unruffled. Mr. Blanton BILL TALKED TO DEATH CROWDEIt WILT, NOT RETIRE AS LlECTEXAXT-GENERAfc. ViIon Representative Sow in Cuba Meets Most Opposition From Denioerats. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. Lcgisla- ion providing for the retirement ofl Major-Gcncral Enoch H. Crowdcr. the I war-time provost marshal-general. with the rank of lieutenant-general. was literally talked to death today in the house. At the end of seven hours of hope less wrangling and In the midst of a parliamentary tangle, the house was forced to adjourn, leaving the bill at the top of the private calendar, which cannot possibly be reached again this session. Opponents of the measure, passed by the senate and called up and set aside often in the., house of late, formed and held a flying wedge that held back a larger element seeking and fighting for its adoption. Going down with the Crowder proposal were a host of highly important private bills. The chief opposition as expressed on the floor was based on the belief I that of all high officers serving at I home and abroad, General Crowder, now in Cuba as the special represent ative of President Wilson, should not be singled out for special recognition. The soldier element fought the pro posal and friends of officers recently mentioned for promotion insisted General Crowder had no claim to dis tinction denied to other men. Most I of the opposition, however, was on the demociatic side. y bi&Mt i. -V, a, 1 J - viv:V4 4 yj, c. ,4 vis a v' f, x-v- l Kf Villi Vv ' 1 "-S a s(- SLEEPERS HELD POISONED Botulinus From Canned Goods Said to Canse Maladies. BATTLE CREEK. Mich.. Feb. 1 S. Belief that many, if not all. the cases recently diagnozed as sleeping sick ness throughout the country may have been botulinus poisoning, ' was ex pressed today by Dr. J,. H. Kellogg of this city. Dr. Kellogg stated he Initiated re search based on" this theory shortly after three deaths occurred In Grand Rapids from bitulinus poisoning which laboratory tests traced to pre served spinach. Four cases diagnosed as sleeping sickness occurrea nere, Dr. i-ellosrg said, and two of them resulted fatally. Laboratory tests are now being made at Ann Arbor with the brain of one of the. recent victims, Dr. Kel logg added. PATRONAGERUSH BEGUN Baid-IIeaded Man Expects to Be Governor of Filipinos. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. (Special.) The on-rush for Jobs under the Har ding administration is about to start. turned toward the republican side and The chief of one of the government Representative Strong I bureaus received this letter today: T was in your office to see you In this great production the Rivoli is offering the finest American melodrama that the screen has ever known. Extraordinary in plot swift as lightning in action and superbly staged, it is most important of all splendidly acted by a great cast such as Lon Chaney, Priscilla Dean, Wheeler Oakman and a score of others. Make it a point to see "Outside the Law" you'll have a new idea as to all that the screen can offer you in entertainment. MUTT AND JEFF in "COLD TEA" RIVOLI AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA SALVATORE SANTAELLA Conductor and Pianist Special Sunday Concert 12:30 Noon, Tomorrow Selection, "Cavalleria Rusticana" P. Mascagni "Ye Who Have Yearned Alone" P. Tschaikowsky Selection from "The Singing Girl" V. Herbert PIANO SOLO "Brisas Andaluzias" Salvatore Santaella Played by Salvatore Santaella Waltz, "Danube Waves" ..J. Ivanovici "Peggy With the Irish Eyes" Margaret J. Dunn Overture, "The Ghost of the Mayor" L. Grossman CONCERT NUMBER DURING THIS WEEK Waltz, "Danube Waves" J. Ivanovici r. y QUALITY PICTURES. charged that of Kansas had requested him not tc demand a roll call. Statement Declared False. Also angry. Mr. Strong walked to ward Mr. Blanton and told the house tne statement was false. In the last minute, Mr. Blanton de clared Mr. Sumners wanted to run for t!ie senate from Texas and that this rtesire was the basis of the attack. As this the house again rose with a mighty shout. Old members said it was the most remarkable spectacle tney had seen. rinall, when some semblance of order was restored Blanton declared that he, too, had been mentioned by Texas papers for the senate. Then nothing could be neard. for the uproar got beyond all Dounas. The attack was the culmination of many made heretofore by members who charged Mr. Blanton was con. tinually blocking legislation by points oi oraer. ELKS TO DEDICATE HOME Thousands of Antlered Herd Will Gather at Clielialis. CHEHALIS. Wash.. Feb. 18. (Spe cial.) Chehalig business houses and flices are decorated gaily with the purple of the Elks In honor of the gala day tomorrow, when the new $125,000 Elks" temple building will be dedicated. Indications are for good weather, and from 2500 to 3000 lisiting members of the order are expected. The local lodge has 1000 members. Reception committees bands of mu sic and a general air of welcome await all who come. Dedication of the temple will be at 2:30 P. M., and will be limited to members of the or der. Ample entertainment has been provided for the women. . last ! iptember. It was on the 13th. Don't suppose you can recollect me. I am a small, baldheaded man. with blue eyes. I am expecting a political appointment from rresident-elect Harding. I expect to be governor of the Filipinos. Respectfully." etc. STARTS TODAY PRO.MIXEXT PORTLAND LUM BERMAN IS DEAD. mJVS Van iif i,, .ijiipiurf' ' ' ' y nniiiimi m ' PLAYING NOW QUALITY LOOT PILED HIGH IN SHOPS I Persons Impoverished by War Also I Sell Rich Goods. LIBAL. LATVIA. The appearance of the shop windows here indicate! that the Libau tradesmen have re ceived some of the plunder taken by the various armies that have swept I over the Baltic states. They are I piled high with antique furniture I from country estates. Statuary, sil ver and bronze ornaments, silver-1 ware and jewelry also abound in the! commission houses. English dealers In antiques over-1 ran the Baltic states after they first freed themselves of the bolshevik I i 1 - v J 1 ' j ,7') 1 i Vv it 'y J ! V I t v vv s t X . y . j X ( ! ; vYs - Albert Brlx. I LOCUSTS ANNUAL PLAGUE !AR A ARGEXTIXA SUFFERS AS DID AXCIEXT PEOPLE OF EGYPT. regime and picked up much of the valuable furniture and the jewels, oriental rugs and old silver. Coosa- 51 Albert Brlx. Funeral services for Albert Brix, 54. president of the Brlx Lumber company, and well known in lumber circles in the northwest, will be held from his residence at 290 East Twenty-first street at 2 P. M. today. Mr. Brix died Thursday after an illness of several years. Mr. Brix was born in Ger many in 1SS7. He came to America when 14 years of age. For the last 34 years he had been Identified with lumber op erations in the northwest, and during the greater part of that time had resided In Portland. Mr. iirx Is survived by his "Widow. Mrs. Alvina Brix; a daughter, Mrs. Myrtle B. Buer ner of North Bend, Or, and a son, Lester A. Brix. I Uninhabited Tracts of Bolivia Be lieved to Be Great Breeding Ground of Recurring Pests. BUEXOS AIRES. A plague of lo custs, like that which in ancient Egypt "covered the face of the earth this year descended upon the province of Santa Fe. Similar offensives are almost annual events in one part or another of Argentina. The locusts come suddenly and without warning. Where for a year or several years, perhaps, not one o the insects has been seen, a veritable cloud of them will one day appear and settle on the ground. These usually come from the northwest, from the vast almost uninhabited tracts of Bolivia, it is supposed. They cover the earth like a moving carpet, gradually moving on. At first little damage is done, aside from the inconvenience of having lit erally millions of the insects cover- ng everything and even penetrating the houses. But as they progress through the country they bore holes into the earth, preferably in hard spots, such as roadways, into which thev deposit their eggs. Within a short time the larva are hatched and come forth. At first these cannot fly, and it is at this stage that they de vour every living plant within their path, with the exception of a few species, such as willow trees. A little later the insects develop their wings and, leaving the country through which they have passed a desert, they disappear almost as sud denly as they came. Where they go f has never been discovered. Argentina has had recourse to many mehtods of fighting the locusts. The nation maintains organized locust fighting squads, something like those 4 , formed to fight forest fires, and these are sent every year to the sections invaded. In addition, every rancher is held responsible for fighting the pest in his. own locality. One of the methods employed is to dig trenches in which the insects are collected, afterward being turned But no matter how many millions of them are made away with in any such manner, it is impossible to block the pest,' owing to the great extent of Argentina, much of which is still Very sparsely settled. BONUS DEMAND ALARMS Austrian Officials Say Payment Means Collapse of Country. VIENNA, Feb.. 17. Officials of the Austrian government are ' alarmed over the situation arising from the demands of civil servants and are en deavoring to negotiate a compromise. The men ask for a monthly bonus of 5000 crowns, and it Is pointed out that this alone would involve the pay ment of from 16,000,000 to 20,000,000 crowns a year, which, added to the existing deficit of 42,000,000,000, would mean the collapse of the coun try. ' ' Should the threat of a etrike be carried out, the country, it is de clared, would be plunged into chaos. REFUGEES N0T WANTED Hungarian Premier Tells Magyars to Stay at Home. BUDAPEST. So many thousands of Magyar families and ex-government officials 'are pouring Into smaller Hungary from lost provinces of Hungary that the government is , making every effort to stop it. Count Paul TeleKi, .Hungarian pre mier, has sent a message io me people of these provinces now an nexed to Jugo-siavia, numania or Slovakia, saying: "Stick to your post like the Roman sentry, and if necessary take the oath of alleg iance." When these refugees first began to arrive in what is now Hungary they were received with all the warm sympathy and kindness which mis fortune evokes. Soon, however, -the unceasing stream of homeless, penni less refugees caused a serious hous ing and food cVisis in Budapest, be sides adding a heavy item to the already insupportable financial bur den of the state. ,No rooms were available and the refugees were accommodated in rail way cars. Forty-five hundred cars already "are occupied in this manner and a city of these cars has grown up near the railway station, with its own streets, clergymen, physicians and stores. Now the government has been compelled to sacrifice both patriotism and charity and ask the refugees to stay home even though their home is under a foreign flag. Two Mills Resume Operations. CENTRALIA, Wash., Feb. 18. (Spe cial.) The Napavine mill or Emery & Nelson resumed operations today, fol lowing a shutdown caused by the re cent snow. According to W. w. Emery, head of the firm, there Is lit tle improvement in the lumber mar ket, prices being low and few orders received. The Carlisle-Bennett mm resumed operations at Onalasks Wednesday after having been shul down on account of the snow. , Building of School Delayed. HOOD RIVER. Or., Feb. 18. (Spe cial.) At a mass meeting of citizens last night the directors of the Pine Grove school district were instructed not to call an election for voting bonds for a new school. The consen sus f opinion was that a new school structure is needed, but the majority of those present expressed the be lief that a considerable decrease in building material would be in effect before the year is over. Gas Hearing Continued. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Feb. 18. (Special.) After taking evidence' from 10 o'clock yesterday morning until 11 o'clock last night, the public service commission, hearing argu ments why the gas rates should not be raised, continued the hearing for ten days, during which time E. 4M. Cousin, handling the case for the consumers of Vancouver, will study evidence given by the Portland Gas company officials, and additional evi dence which he did not have time to offer yesterday. FROST EXPERT MAY COME Mcdford Orchard Men Hear From McXary There Is Possibility. MEDFORD, Or., Feb. 18. (Special.) Telegraphing from Washington to day to H. W. Bingham, president of the Fruit Growers' league of the Rogue river valley. Senator McNary informed the orchard men that tnere is a strong possibility of the return here from Davenport, la., for the frost season of Floyd D. Young, the frost exoert who has rendered such efficient service here in the past few years during the spring period. The senator's telegram follows: 'Chief of weather bureau aavises that he will make every effort to have F.' D. Young returned to complete scientific work in connection with fruit frost service, provided, oi course, the appropriation tays in the bill." Detroit Unemployment Grows. DETROIT. Mich., Feb. 18. A slight decrease in the number of men em ployed rn factories here was shown today by the weekly report oi me employers' association. About ' 2000 j fewer men are employed now than a week ago, it was said. About 70,000 men are now working, the report said, leaving approximately 150.000 Idle. 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