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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 32, 1921
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DISTRICTING BILL
HOME RULE IN ERIN
EFFECTIVE APRIL 5
ARMY AIRMAN IS OFF
FOR ATLANTIC COAST
SENATE WOULD RAISE
SALARY OF GOVERNOR
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PACIFIC PORTS
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AS LI VIOLATOR
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20,000 MEN TACKLE JOB OF
ELECTION'S TO SEW PARLIA
MEXTS BEING ARRANGED.
2 0 70-MILE FLIGHT IX
HOURS PROPOSED.
INCREASE TO $7500 A TEAR IS
VOTED IX UPPER HOUSE.
CLEARING STREETS.
UN6D0N S SLAYER
HELD BLAMELESS
PIGTURED
TT1S
PASSES
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NATE
Upper Branch Is in Favor
of Plan.
PROMISED ROW FIZZLES
First Measure Lacks One
Vote, Compromise Accepted.
ONLY HOUSE AFFECTED
Jtepresentatives and Multnomah
Delegation May start Fight
That Will Reopen Issue.
' fTTATE HOUSE, Ealem, Or., Feb. 21.
t (Special.) Without a dissenting
'vote the senate late this afternoon
passed the reapportionment bill. The
dynamite was not exploded. There
ere co fireworks. Not a cross word
was uttered. What had promised to
be the biggest and most spectacular
fight of the aenate this session fizzled
cut.
The reason Is that the senators
who favored the original reapportion
ment plan lacked one vote of putting
their programme across. The bill
which passed the senate la a com
promise. One reason why the senate acted so
harmoniously' on this measure is
that not one senatorial district is dis
turbed. All the changes are in the
representative districts, and these do
not particularly concern the sen
ators. Whether the house, as a whole,
will tolerate the changes remains for
the future to disclose.
Marlon Lose One.
The changes are: One representa
tive is taken from Marion county, one
representative from Linn couaty sad
the Joint representative from Jose
phine and Jackson counties. Malheur
county, which has been a Joint
district with Harney, has one repre
sentative alone. Harney and Grant
counties are made a Joint . district;
ene more representative is added to
the district consisting- of Crook, Des
chutes, Jefferson, Klamath And Lake.
The Joint district of Tillamook and
TamhtU is abolished and Tillamook
gets the representative alone.
Back, of the reapportionment cam
paign, which was planned and the
foundation laid months prior to the
. legislature, was a determination on
the part of Senator Upton and Repre
sentatives Burdick and Gallagher to
obtain a greater representation for
actern Oregon.
House May Tpset Plans.
In part this ambition has been
crowned with success, unless the
house protests and defeats or amends
the measure which has Just met with
the approbation of the senators.
There was a contest at the start
eve. whether this subject should be
taken up and referred to a special
committee. The friends of redisrict
ing won and the eastern Oregon men
next obtained control cf the commit
tee to make the reapportionment.
All went well until it was discovered
tl.at the advocates of redisricting
had not enough votes to win in the
senate. They lacked one vote, but
linally obta'ned the necessary 16.
The lfth senator, however, while
willing to keep his pledge, would
have been in an awkward predica
ment, so rather than subject him to
embarrassment he was released.
Many Compromises Accepted.
Developments came rapidly when
Senator Smith Saturday declared he
was against the b'lL There followed
conferences between factions and fcy
4 o'clock this afternoon the com
promises were so many and complete
that not one senatorial district w.-s
tampered with, and Senator t'pton
had to surrender his wish to see a
senator provided .or Klamath, either
singly or Joint.
Senators ol Marlon county pre
ferred sacrificing a representative to !
losing a senator, and Senators Thomas i
and Smith preferred surrendering the ing candidates nominated for the
Joint representative of Jackson and three places on the city council: John
Josephine counties rather than have E. Carroll, incumbent; A. Lou Cohen,
those counties lose their two senators i T. IL Bolton, incumbent: George F.
aud be hooked up In a joint senatorial j Cotterill. ex-mayor; C. W. Doyle, la
district. bor representative, and C. B. Fits-
Senators Vinton and Hale agree i
that the Joint representative district
cf Tamhlll and Tillamook should be i
severed and Tillamook given the rep
resentative, an arrangement suitable
to Senator Edwards.
Vlntea. Hare Wla Oot.
The bill, before the amendment, made
Tillamook and Lincoln a Joint sena
torial district, lopping off Washing
ton and Yamhill, so that Vinton and
Hare were personally concerned.
In explaining the changes. Presi
dent Ritner said that eastern Ore
gon wanted one senator and two rep
resentatives, but that the western
Oregon senators made such a row
that the eastern Oregon contingent
decided to give up the idea, in so far as
the senator was concerned. He said
that Marion now has five representa
tives, and the number will be re
duced to four.
The quota the committee selected
is one Senator for 26.100 people and
cne representative for 13,050 people.
Marion county has 47,000 and gets
four representatives; Lane has 24.000
and is entitled to two. Josephine has
7600. but so geographically situated
that It cannot be Joined.
Thi'e are three situations In the
(Concluded oa Pag 6, Column 3.)
I'cw Candidates Likely to Seek
Seats in Southern Branch Which
May Not Be Formed.
LONDON', Feb. SI. The privy coun
cil has decided that the home rule act
for Ireland shall go Into effect
April 5.
The first step Is to be the Issuance
of writs for elections to the new
parliaments, which probably will take
place three weeks afterward. The
Belfast parliament wilt assemble in
June.
Present prospects seem to be that
there will be few candidates for the
southern parliament, and It seems
doubtful whether this parliament will
be formed.
OLD BOREAS BOOMS PIE
Wall Street Caught Short and Run
away Market Results.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Dealers In
American P'e, from meringue pre
ferred to apple common, were caught
short today In Wall street, where 3000
blocks, divided into 24,000 shares,
usually are sold daily. Investigation
by the board of governors of the
messenger boys' exchange showed
that "Frost and Snow," had effected a
corner, checking deliveries.
A heavy demand, with limited offer
ings, sent prices soaring until 15 or
20 cents was offered with no takers
Contents of only a few wagons ab'e
to pierce snowdrifts from factory to
lunchroom were on the market.
MAN LOST IN BLIZZARD
Doctor Who Races to Save Alas
kan's Life Does Not Return.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 21.
Rel'ef parties will be sent out from
here tonight to search for Dr. J. B.
lieeson, believed lost on the trail be
tween here and Idltarod.
Dr. Beeson left Idltarod 12 days
ago, after a record race to that place
by dog sled relays to save the life of
Claude Baker. Parties preceding
Dr.. Beeson battled blizzards for 11
days over the Rainy Pass trail and
were two days without food.
Colonel John C. Gotwals of the
Alaska road commission also is. on
the trail.
NEWSPRINT TAKES DROP
Government to Save $300,000 on
Prices N'ow Quoted.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. Bids to
supply the government with paper
during the next six months were re
ceived today by the joint congres
sional printing committee and were
said to show "a decided drop" In
prices quoted January 31, when for
mer bids were rejected.
The low bid for news print today
was 5.4S cents a pound, as compared
with 6.28 cents in the last bids. Book
caper was quoted from 2 to. 4 cents
a pound below former bids.
The new bids, it was estimated, will
save the government $300,000.
BONUS DELAY ANNOUNCED
Congress 'ot to Take Matter Cp
Until Extra Session.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb: 21.
Soldier bonus legislation will be de
layed by the senate until the ex
tra session. Chairman Penrose of the
finance committee said today in con
nection with a statement by Senator
McCumber, republican. North Dakota,
that he was preparing for the senate
and the American people "a statement
of costs of the relief measures."
Mr. McCumber explained that he ex
pected to have from rmy and navy
sources sufficient dat to mike an ac
curate estimate of the costs.
COUNCIL NOMINEES NAMED
Seattle Returns Complete In Seven
of 251 Precincts.
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 21. Com-
plete returns from all but seven of
the 251 city precincts in the primary
election tonight showed the follow-
gerald, ex-mayor,
Only 30,000 votes of the city's reg
istration of 100,000 were polled.
ADJOURNMENT IS TONIGHT
Eleven o'clock Set by Legislature
as Quitting Time Sine Die.
STATE HOUSE. Salem. Or., Feb. 21.
(Special.) A resolution will be
adopted setting the hour of final ad
journment of the Oregon legislature
at 11 o'clock Tuesday night This
means that the 'session probably will
end sometime early Wednesday
morning.
COOLIDGE TO GET NO RISE
Increases for Vice-President and
Speaker Stricken From Bill.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. The vice
president and speaker of the house
are not to receive salary increases.
Senate amendments to the legisla
tive appropriation bill to increase
their salaries from $12,000 to $15,000
have been stricken from the bill by
tUe confoi'ees.
Japanese Sentry Virtual
ly Acquitted.
BRIEF PRISON -TERM LIKELY
Contradictory Statements,
Not Killing, Punished.
HIGHER-UPS RESPONSIBLE
Soldier Who Shot American Lieu
tenant Said to Have Misun
derstood Instructions.
TOKIO, Feb. 21. (By the Associated
Tress.) One result of the official in
vestigation into the shooting by a
sentry of Lieutenant Langdon of the
United States cruiser Albany at Vlad
ivostok in January is the suspension
from active service of Major-General
T. Nichlhara, commander of the sen
tries of the 22d brigade.
The Associated Press also is In
formed that several minor officers In
chares of the Vladivostok barracks
will be suspended and confined to
their homes for from seven to 30 days
for failure to Issue instructions clear
ly to the sentries.
According to information from the
same source, the sentry, i. ugana
mara, has been found blameless, as
his action was due to instructions
which he misunderstood.
His fate will be disclosed In official
announcements in the diet tomorrow.
Although acquitted; by the court-
martial of blame for the shooting, it
Is understood the sentry will be sen
tenced to 30 days' imprisonment for
making contradictory statements.
It is declared that the suspension
of General Nichlhara will be perma
nent. JAPAN'S REPLf IS DELIVERED
State Department Expects to Get
Toklo Note Today.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 21.
Japan has delivered to the charge
d'affaires of the American embassy at
Tokio its reply to the American note
on the Langdon incident. Ambassador
Shidehara today informed the state
department. The text Is expected to
be received tomorrow at the state
department.
Ambassador Shidehara is under
stood to have informed state depart
ment officials of the Intention of
Japan not only to punish T. Ogana
mara, the sentry who shot Langdon,
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Only One Stop Scheduled in Run
From North Island, Near San
Diego, to Jacksonville.
EL PASO. Texas. Feb. 22. An air
plane passed east over El Paso at
2:20 A. M". today. There was no way
to tell whether it was the machine of
Lieutenant Coney, who left San Diego
last night for Florida.
SAN DIEGO. Cal.. Feb. 21. Lieuten
ant William D. Coney of the 91st aero
squadron left at 7 o'clock tonight from
North island In his especially recon
structed De Haviland airplane in an
attempt to fly to the Atlantic coast
in 24 hours.
The onlv scheduled stop In his
2070-mile flight is at Dallas. Texas.
The officers and men at North Is
land gave Lieutenant Co.iey a mighty
cheer as the big machine took off for
its journey.
The aviator was examined thor
oughly late today by two surgeons,
who nronounced him t)hysically fit. A
Dackaee of official mi from the
commandant of the naval 'air sta
lion at North Island to the comman
der of the naval air statlrn at Pensa
cola, Fla., was entrusted to Lieuten
ant Coney, in addition to a number of
letters from officers and'tien at North
Island to acquaintances at Jackson
ville.
Lieutenant Coney carried as food
four pounds of chocolate and two bot
tles of hot coffee, experienced avl
utors having urged him to take the
hot liquid not only for its food value,
but as a stimulant to help keep the
aviator from feeling drowsy in his
night flying.
It was expected the aviator would
climb to an altitude of 4000 feet in
the first stage of his flight, that over
the mountains in this county. He had
35-mile wind at bis back at the
ttart
As he left the lieutenant must have
weighed nearly 200 poundsv counting
all his equipment, which included
heavy clothing, electrically warmed
for the high altitudes he expected to
take, and a parachute fastened about
his body.
Lieutenant Coney was delayed by
late receipt of news of slight rain and
heavy clouds In the mountains. Lieu
tenant Coney was not deterred by
he conditions. He placed a good deal
of confidence in his De Haviland air
plane, which had been reconstructed
especially for the flight, extra gaso-
ine and oil tanks having been built
on for the long trip.
. The 400 horsepower machine re
elved a thorough test yesterday and
worked to the complete satisfaction
of the pilot.
Lieutenant Coney has been in the
army aviation service several years.
He passed his 24th birthday anniver
sary a snort time ago. fiis nome is
n Brunswick, Ga.
In his 2070-mile dash Lieutenant
Coney planned to pass over sections
of 11 states. He was scheduled to
arrive at Dallas, Texas, at 7 o'clock
omorrow morning. After breakfast
there Lieutenant Coney planned to
tke wing again for th . flight of II1
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Measure Introduced by Lachniund
Carries After Short Debate,
Seven Members Dissenting.
STATE HOUSE. Salem. Or., Feb. 21.
(Special.) With only .seven dissent
ing votes, the senate tils afternoon
approved a bill introdursd by Sena
tor Lachmund of Mamn courty In
creasing the salary of .ne governor
of Oregon from $5000 to $7500 a year.
Senator Lachmund explained that the
bill had been indorsed by the joint
ways and means committee and bad
received the approval -t many tax
r.ayers of the state.
"It is a notorious feet that the
executive's salary Is too low." said
Senator Lachmund, and a. a result the
unancial demands made upon utm are
in excess of his comper nation. The
supreme judges of Oregcn at presen-.
are receiving $5200 a year, while ths
state banking superintendent nas re
ceivea a . salary increase to JfiOOO a
year. The governor of this state Is
efficient,, has the best interests of the
people at heart and is entitled to com
pensation commensurate with the du
ties performed."
Senator Vinton, who, oy virlue of
being president of the 3tnate during
the last session of the legislature, in
formed his colleagues that he had th
the pleasure of rervlng ad chief exec
utive of the state for 35 days during
the recent absence of Governor Olcotc
During the period Senator Vinton said
he learned considerable regarding the
-remands made upon the governor and
was of the opinion that he could not
serve the state with d.tnity on the
salary received it the p-csent time.
Comparison of salaries received by
the various governors on the Pacific
coast was made by Senator Staples.
He said the executive of Washing
ton received a salary of $6000 a year,
an additional sum of $7500 for the
upkeep of his mansion and $4750 with
which to conduct his office.
In California, Senator Staples said.
the governor received $10,000 a year.
exclusive of $8850 provided for the
maintenance of his residence, and
$1600 for the upkeep of his automo
biles. In Oregon, Senator Staples
said, the executive was obliged to
accept $5000. which was inadequate
when compared with the important
functions of his department.
Senator Dennis declared that, while
he was a close friend of Governor
Olcottt, he would have to oppose the
measure unless It was so amende
as to be referred to the voters at the
special election next June.
Senator Farrell also objected to the
passage of the measure, although he
assured his -colleagues that he was a
personal friend of the governor and
would pay him the compensation set
out in the bill were he engaged in' a
private pursuit
'But 1 owe a duty to my constitu
ents in Multnomah county,' said Sen
ator Farrell, "and it is the desire
that there be no salary increases
durinV the present legislative session
Right to Assume Baseball
Job Assailed.
OHIOAN URGES IMPEACHMENT
House Committee Has Lively
Debate Over Judge.
DUAL ROLE IS PROTESTED
Contention Made That Other Fed
erul Judges Might Likewise Take
Lucrative Outside Jobs.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 21.
Right of a federal Judge to accept
outside employment while on the
bench was sharply qestloned by mem
bers of the house judiciary committee
today in considering impeachment
charges against Judge Landis.
After Representative Welty, demo
crat, Ohio, had outlined grounds on
which he asked for Impeachment be
cause of the judge's $42,500 a year
contract as arbiter of organized base
ball, members insisted that the com
mittee should go thoroughly Into the
case. With this in view, Chairman
Volstead agreed that the question
would be taken up Wednesday.
It will be left for the committee.
composed of lawyers, to decide
whether there is sufficient ground to
justify presentation of the case to
the house. Should the house vote to
impeach, the senate would sit as the
trial court. Three republicans of the
committee, Representatives Husted of
New York, Goodykoontz of West Vir
ginia and Boies of Iowa, expressed op
position to the double service of the
judge.
Action Held Outrageous.
Mr. Husted declared acceptance of
so large an outside salary was "out
rageous" but Insisted that the com
mittee should have facts on which to
draw an indictment Mr. Boles thought
the judge might be forced by public
opinion to quit one Job.
Mr. Goodykoontz said if Judge
Landis' course was legally and mor
ally proper, there was nothing to
prevent meat packers or others em
ploying a man on the bench to look
after their interests while acting as
Judge.
Asked to explain why Judge Landis
had been picked by organized base
ball. Mr. Welty presented a letter
from Chicago, which purported to
quote one magnate as saying Landis,
as a citizen, meant nothing to base
ball, but that Landis, as a Judge.!
meant everything. Mr. Welty was
emphatic in the assertion that this
was the real basis for his appoint
ment Censure Held Possible.
Some members expressed the view
that while the committee might not
vote to Impeach, the charges would
not be dismissed without censure or
criticism. It also was said that Mr.
Welty's bill making It unlawful for
a federal Judge to accept any pay
except that allowed him by the gov
ernment probably would be reported
out with a recommendation for
speedy enactment
The only defense of Judge Landis
was made by Representative Gal 11
van, democrat Massachusetts, not a
member of the committee, who an
nounced he desired to be heard. Mr
Welty, Mr. Gallivan asserted, had
failed to substantiate his charges.
The attorney-general's opinion that
Judge Landis was within the law was
read without comment There was
much discussion after Mr. Husted
asked what would happen if every
federal Judge should follow the ex
ample of Judge Landis.
Chairman Wants Facts.
Representative Walsh, republican.
Massachusetts, wanted to know if Mr.
Welty had any proof that Judge Lan
dis in acting as supreme arbiter of
organized baseball had neglected his
official duties.
"When you are trying to catch a
rabbit you've got to follow his
tracks," Mr. Welty replied. "I am try
ing to unburden myself."
"Well, give us the facts and don't
make so many speeches," admonished
Chairman Volstead.
The Ohio member then offered a
telegram from District Attorney Clyne
saying 921 criminal and 390 other
cases were pending in Judge Landis'
caurt
"How many were tried last year?"
Chairman Volstead asked.
"If you want to know you can find
out," Welty replied.
"I'm not going to be insulted by
vou," announced the chairman. "I
want a civil answer."
"I am going to show that these
baseball players are guilty of bribing
Judge Landis." Mr, Welty shouted.
Motive Held Apparent.
This statement was made in regard
to the indictments for throwing
games.
Representative Card (dem., Ohio)
wanted Mr. Welty to get down to
brass tacks on his charge that Judge
Landis had neglected his official
duty.
Acceptance by Judge Landis of $42,
600 annual salary as supreme arbiter
of baseball might go unchallenged
".T the motive back of it were not so
apparent." Representative Welty de
clared. Calling attention to the action of
IC'oumuucu va f m.i It, Column
Plows of All Kinds Put Into Serv
ice; Weather Bureau Predicts
Another Blizzard.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Greater New
York succeeded only partly today In
freeing itself from the winter's thick
est covering of inoir. Tonight the
weather bureau predicted the prob
able arrival before dawn of another
blizzard.
More than 20,000 workmen strug
gled to release the streets and rail
way tracks from the snow. They be
gan work Sunday before tiie storm
had died down.
Baby snow plows of other winters
were augmented by more than 150
huge caterpillar tractors that shaved
the thick white beard off the streets,
scooped it into automatic carriers and
dumped it into large trucks.
The New York Central sent out lo
comotives equipped with a new steam
Jet melting device to destroy snow.
Brooklyn and Staten Island seemed
to suffer most from the storm. Staten
Island was without milk and the food
supplies were dwindling. Transpor
tation there was practically sus
pended. Street Cleaning Commissioner Leo
asked the board of estimates for an
appropriation of $1,000,000 to pay for
the warfare against snow.
Harbor traffic was greatly hamper
ed by the storm. Passenger ferries
ran behind schedule and many freight
boats were idle because it was impos
sible to get cargo to the piers.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Two more
days of snow were said by the weath
er bureau tonight to be in prospect
for much oT the snow-covered east.
The clear skies which succeeded the
snow of Saturday night and Sunday
in the region north of Tennessee and
North Carolina and east of the Ohio
had become clouded tonight, the
weather bureau ieported, and in a
part of that territory the snow again
had begun to fall.
BOSTON. Feb. 21. Fettered by a
16-inch snowfall. New England todaj
was slowly counting the cost in
wrecks on land and sea and traffic
suspension of the first severe winter
storm. Four deaths In and near the
city were directly due to the storm,
while three fishermen were drewned
off Hull.
NEW FRUIT PEST FOUGHT
Quarantine'Agalnst Offerings From
Many Quarters Ordered.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 21
Quarantine regulations effective April
1 against fruit and vegetables from
Cuba, the Bahamas. Jamaica, the
Canal zone. Costa Rica. India, Philip
pine islands, Ceylon and Java were
announced today by the department
of agriculture: owing to danger of a
citrus black fly pest.
The rules apply to raw or unpro
cessed plants.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tbe Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 53
degree.; minimum. 40 Degrees.
TODAY'S -Cloudy; outheasterly winds.
Foreign.
Home rule In Ireland effective April 1.
Page 1.
Revision of treaty ao ai to give Turk. 'more
territory la agreed on. Page 21.
Publicity divides league of nations council.
Page 5.
Wrangling delays algnlng of peace treaty
by Poies and iiussiana. Page 4.
Japaneae army officer reapon.lble for
death of American to be auapended.
Page 1.
Sinn Fein Intrigue apreadi to England.
Pago 15.
National.
Judge Landis" right to accept banebat! Job
questioned in nouae commute, fage i
Five Pacific ports In acrambla tor ship
board vessels. Page 1.
Government credit, not money, reclama
tion plan. Page Z.
Secretary of the Treasury Houston defends
government policy of loana to debtor
nations In Europe. Page 14.
Wlnslow bill providing payments to rail
roads expected to paaa aenata today.
Page 3.
Domestic.
Army of 20.000 men clearing snow from
streets of New York. Page 1.
Harding outwits Knox and Penrose in play
for cabinet places. Page 4.
Ford declares peace Is the object of his
anti-Semitic attack. Page 3.
President-elect Harding announces selec
tion of Harry M. Dauglierty as his attorney-general.
Page i.
Army aviator off on 24-hour flight from
Pacific to Atlantic coast. Page L
Xgilatures.
Senate votes salary rlsa for governor of
Oregon. Page 1.
Districting bill passed by aenate. Page 1.
Governor Hart asks for powers to meet
fire danger in woods. Page 9.
Lefflxlatlon Jama Idaho state body at
Boise. Page 7.
House approves eo-operatlva marketing
measure, page o.
Seoate disapproves motion picture censor
ship Dill. r
Third bill puta Roosevelt highway on map.
Page 7.
Sport.
Championship boxing and wreatllng meet
awarded Portland. Page 12.
Kearns telegraphs' for Alex and Valley
Trambitaa to go to New York. Page 12.
Pendeton high school athletes put on
suspended list. Page 12.
Portland post of American Legion may
manage boxing. Page 13.
Commercial and Marine.
Wool and other raw textiles accumulate.
Page 21.
Wheal higher at Chicago with moderate
trading. Page 21.
Stocks decline under professional bear
pressure. Page 21.
Five ateamers on one line to make Port
land betore end of March. Page is.
Portland and Vicinity.
President Campbell urgea citljeni to endow
building in Portland for Lniveralty of
Oregon extension course. Page n.
Julius 1 Meier heads committee that will
arrange for 192i exposition. Page .
Dr R. F. Scholr la new president of Reed
'college. Page 10
Ralph E. Williams Is off to committee
meeting In Washington. Page 10.
Married woman springs sensation in Lo-
tuiso trial. Page 14.
Literary Digest finds advertising pays.
Page 11.
Famous woman prohibition officer Is Iden
tified in trial aa ilayton. Wash., girL
l-ui i.
Ship Board Hears Pleas;
No Hint of Verdict.
PORTLAND ASKS FOR THREE
Seattle Demands 5 Vessels;
San Francisco Seeks Five.
LOS ANGELES WANTS 2
E. F. Blaine, Speaking for Puget
Sound, Tries to Tell Chairman
All About Rose City.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 21. (Spe
cial.) Half a hundred Pacific coast
port authorities and steamship op
erators went before the shipping
board today In a strenuous argument
on the subject of allocating the passenger-cargo
steamships that the
board will put on the trans-Pacif io
routes. All statements, verbal and
written, were taken under advise
ment by the board, without any indi
cation of what decision will be ren
dered. Four groups appeared In the con
test. Puget sound was aligned for
perpetuation of the tentative order
giving to Seattle five of the 635-foot
type vessels. Portland and Astoria
stood for delivery of three to the
Columbia river, and Astoria said It
Portland could not get them, the for
mer would be glad to receive the
ships.
San Francisco fouirht for retaining
the five tentatively promised the Pa
cific Mail, and as good measure asked
that two other services with the big
ships be established between San
Francisco and the British Indies and
also with Manila and the Dutch Easl
Indies. Los Angeles asked for two
of the big ships for operation on the
general oriental run from that point.
Seattle Man Tells of Portland.
E. F. Blaine was cnosen spokeeman
for the Puget sound Interests. While
declaring Seattle's right to have
five ships, he took unto himself the
duty of telling a great deal about
Portland, her trade, channel condi
tions and other affairs, until the
chairman asked If he was accredited
to speak for Portland.
H. L Hudson, traffic manager of
the port and dock comnilslons, spoke
at length for Portland, and In con
junction with Manager W. D. B. Dod
son. of the chamber of commerce,
filed an exhaustive brief on tho Co
lumbia river caste. J. A. Emery, gen
eral counsel for the National Manu
facturers' association, presented the
case for san rranciuco, aim nmm
B. Armstrong presented the case of
Los Angeles.
Commissioner J. N. Teal cross-ex
amined the speakers, particularly with
reference to the effect on private
ownership and operation of the board
providing Just a few companies with
steamships at government expense,
while not furnishing similar vessels
to other companies and ports.
Favoritism Means Ruin.
The tone of the commlsloner's ques
tions Indicated that he believed all
ports should be recognized, where
they had any reasonable strength.
and that If the policy should develop
to be a strong favoritism for but two
companies and two ports, the busi
ness with others would be practically
ruined.
In the hearing it also developed
that only two of the big steamships
had been finally allocated to Seattle
and San Francisco and that three for
each port had been only tentatively
allocated. It is impossible to fore
cast what ruling the board will make.
but from the determined fight being
made by other ports than Sun Fran
cisco and Seattle, it would seem that
the board would have to recognize
them. No statement was made as to
the time when a decision would be
reached, but in view of the fact that
the hearing was ordered near the
closing days of the present board's
term of office, it was assumed thai
some order on tne suDjeci win oe is
sued before the present board goes
out of office March 4. '
Liquors Aboard B ijgotfd.
Liquor and Jazz mus'c were sug
gested to the board as a means of
enabling American passenger ships to
compete on an equality with foreign
liners.
Mr. Blaine said he did not believe
American ships were going to bo well
patronized If there were "soft drinks,
prayerbooks and hymnals In their
saloons," while Itoger D. Plnneo of
Astoria, Or., declared people of his
district were of a different opinion
regarding liquor, "and rs to the hymn
books, we cbuld put a little music on
board and keep within the law." Mr.
Emery said he agreed with Mr. Blaine,
with the qualification that the ships
ought to be dry, but the passengers
wet."
The new Bhlps are needed to de
velop trade with the Orient, the port
representatives argued. If this coun
try Is to compete with the Japanese
and British shipping lines.
Japanese and British interests are
putting bigger and faster ships into
service from Vancouver to the faf
east, said Mr. Blaine, and the board
"must not only call but has got to
raise once In a while." In the game
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