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
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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.
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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.
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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
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"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
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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.
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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
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regime and picked up much of the
valuable furniture and the jewels,
oriental rugs and old silver. Coosa-
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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.
Healthy Skin
DEPENDS ON KIDNEYS.
The skin and the Intestines, which
work together with the kidneys to
throw out the poisons of the body, do
a part of the work, but a clean body
and a healthy one depends on the
kidneys. If the kidneys are clogged
with toxins (poisons) you suffer from
Btiffness in the knees in the morning
on arising, your Joints seem "rusty",
you may have rheumatic pains, pain
In the back, stiff neck, headaches,
sometimes swollen fejt, or neuralgic
pains all due to the uric acid or
poisons in the blood. This is the
time to go to the nearest drug store
and simply obtain a 60c package of
"An-urlc", the discovery of Dr. Pierce
of the Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.
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