Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, March 26, 1921, Page 4, Image 4

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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, MAR CII 2G, 1921
CABLES ONLY VHJE
TO YAP, SAYS JAPAN
Nation's Intentions as Man
datory Are Outlined.
NAVAL BASES ARE BARRED
3Iilltary Strongholds Also Xot to
Be Established, "In Consonance
"With Spirit of Mandate."
TOKIO. March 24. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Japan's Intentions as
mandatory for the former German
islands In the Pacific among them
the island of Yap, were outlined in
a 70O-word communique Issued by
the foreign office today. Japan will
promote the moral and material hap
piness of i the inhabitants and soon
will supersede the present military
administration with a civil govern
ment, said the communique. I
Reiteration was made of the Inten
tion "in consonance with the spirit of
tne mandate" not to establish mili
tary or naval bases. The communi
cation calls attention to the tendency
to exaggerate the economic and
strategic value of the islands, "whose
total area is smaller than Rhode
Jsland," and pointed out that Tap
contains only eight square miles,
which is less than one-third of Guam,
and that its harbors are barely
capable of accommodating three
steamers whose combined tonnage Is
not more than 9000 tons.
The island has no natural produce.
It adds, and, except for Its cable
facilities, is a "worthless piece of
barren soil In mid-ocean."
"It might as well be said," the for
eign office declared, "that the United
States obtained control of the Atlan
tic seas by the purchase of the Virgin
islands as to say that, by the man
date to the Islands In the south Pa
cific, Japan has staked a sea area of
4,000,000 square miles from Kam
chatka in the north to the south
Pacific islands."
COTTAGES LOOTED
JEEWTORT CITIZENS AROUSED
BT REPORTS OF THEFT.
Eeveral Buildings Furnished, but
Unoccupied Recently Entered,
Valuables Carried Off.
, NEWPORT, Or, March 25. (Spe
cial.) Reported wholesale thefts from
summer visitors' cottages left fur
bished and unoccupied here during
the winter have aroused the indigna
tion of citizens.
, The extent of the thefts will not
he determined until cottage owners
have visited Newport and filed com
plaints with the prosecuting attorney.
Cottages from which things have
been stolen lately are those owned
by Mrs. D. M. Parks of Portland, V
X. LeGrande and R. G. Billadeau. The
drawers in the Billadeau cottage were
emptied and their contents left lying
on the floor, showing that the thieves
.had been making a search for money
during the absence of the family.
;!: Merle Jones and Arthur Barnes,
young men, have been arrested and
are said to have confessed that they
had removed property from cottage;
and grocery stores, much of which
later was recovered. Jones was re
leased on $500 bail. Barnes is still
"in the county jail at Toledo in de-
fault of ball.
Others, it is said, have been Im
plicated by the two men.
2 KILLED IN INDUSTRY
Week's Toll of Workers in State In
cludes Portland Man.
SALEM. Or.. March 25. (Special.)
There were two fatalities in Oregon
due to industrial accidents during the
week ending March 24, according to a
report prepared today by the indus
trial accident commission. The vic
tims were Herbert W. Notter,, ship
yard worker, Portland, and Sanford
H. Holgate, meat cutter. Astoria.
Of the total of 264 accidents re
ported to the commission, 339 were
subject to the provisions of the work
men's compensation act, 14 were from
firms and corporations that had re
jected the law, and 11 were from pub
lic utilities not subject to benefits
under the act.
BIGGER LOADS POSSIBLE
Clarke County Truck Drivers to Get
Relief From Xw Law.
VANCOUVER. Wash, March 25.
(Special.) Truck owners in this
county who have been complaining
about the limit on loads to the rated
capacity set by the manufacturer,
will have relief from the new raw, by
permission to take out a license to
carry, including the weight of the
truck, not to exceed 24,000 pounds,
providing that they have enough rub
ber under the load to meet the re
quirements.
.. They will be permitted to carry 800
, pounds for each Inch of rubber ez
, posed to the pavement.
'OLD PHONE RATES STAND
Prosser, Wash., Company Wlth-
draws Petition for Increase.
OLYMPIA, Wash.. March 25. (Spe--cial.)
The public serv'ce commission
Uric Acid Poisoning
(By Dr. N. C. Cook)
poison a dangerous as ftrycnnii
, li manufactured within- our own
bodies, called uric acid. When it ao-
cumulates in the body and the kid
neys fail to carry U off, we suffer
from dull headache, sleeplessness,
muscular paias, lumbago, or it may
cause rheumatism or gout Th uric
acid can be seen in the cloudy sedi
ment In the water what is called
the "brick-dust," noted on the sides
of the Tessel containing it after a
few hours' standing. The water is
cant, high-colored, strongly acid, and
this should be a danger sign, and it
not taken in time by cutting out the
meat, tea and alcohol, may end In
rheumatism or gout.
Take "An-uric," first discorered by
Dr. Pierce, of the Surgical Institute
In Buffalo, N. T. Anurie (anti-uric
acid) Tablets can be obtained at ai
most any drug store.
today reported the finding of an
oddity, a modern freak. The Benton
Independent Telephone company of
Prosser, Wash, today Informed the
commission that it wished to with
draw the tariff filed this month,
wh'ch proposed to increase the tele
phone rates.
The communication from the com
pany stated that the company would
cut its expenses and keep the tele
phone rates at the old price because
the president and manager of th
company feet that it would bs an
Injustice to the farmers of this dis
trict to increase the rates, as they,
the farmers, were in such bad finan
cial condition. The president and,
manager made a personal survey of
the situation. -
The commission daily receives ;eti
tions for increased tariffs and this
was the first one received in montns
petitioning to keep the rates at the
old price.
WIFE DANCES, 15 PLAINT
E T. REHBOCK XAMES "BIG
SWEDE" CO-RESPOXDEXT.
Camouflaging of Engagements With
Other Men Is Charged in
Suit for Divorce.
Time-honored excuses of the male
head of the family for evening ab
sences were used by Mrs. Mayme T.
Rehbock on numerous occasions to
camouflage dance engagements with
other men, E. T. Rehbock alleged In
suit for divorce filed in the circuit
court yesterday. She would tell him
that she had to see a "sick friend" or
attend a "union meeting," when, as a
matter of fact she would trip the
light fantastic in the arms of another
man, Rehbock averred.
The co-respondent was named In
the suit as "Axel" or "The Big
Swede." The Rehbocks were married
at St. Helens, Or, December 11, 1920.
That her husband would make their
children carry newspapers and take
the money they earned from them,
that he was arrested for allowing his
14-year-old daughter to carry a
"route," and that he compelled the
children to live in a room over a
stable in which were dead horses and
chickens were the complaints of
Dollie D. Strayer in divorce suit filed
against George Strayer.
The Strayers were married at
Springfield, Or, in 1904 and have the
following children: Loisel, 14; Qeorge,
12; Alton, 10, and Merwln, 4. Other
allegations of the wife were that the
husband steals "in front of the chil
dren," refuses to work and passes
worthless checks.
Josephine Ott filed suit for divorce
from Allen E. Ott yesterday with
allegations of desertion.
ARGUMENT LIMIT FIXED
Reasons Why Measures Should Be
Voted Must Be In Monday.
SALEM, Or, March 2. (Special.)
Announcement was made by the sec
retary of state today that Monday,
March 28, will be the last day on
which arguments for or against ref
erendum measures to be voted on at
the special election on June 7 can be
filed for publication in the voters'
pamphlet. Members of the legisla
ture authorized by the session to pre
pare arguments in support of meas
ures to be referred are exempt from
charges. All other arguments, wheth
er they be for or against the meas
ures, must be paid for at the rate ot
$110 a page. Money covering the
cost of printing these arguments
must accompany the manuscript. .
The only argument thus far pre
pared relates to the support of the
proposed constitutional amendment
giving the governor authority to veto
the emergency clause.
BROCCOLI GROWERS UNITE
Fifty Acres Are Pledged and Talks
on Crop Are Heard at Salem.
. SALEM, Or, March 25. (Special.)
Farmers from all sections of Marion
county assembled here today and or
ganized what will be known as the
Salem Broccoli association. Fifty
acres were pledged at the . meeting
and it was believed this would be in
creased to more than 100 acres before
the next meeting of the association
which will be held two weeks hence.
R. J. Hendricks, Salem newspaper
man, was elected chairman pending
the permanent organization. C. C
Russell of Waconda, who has been
growing broccoli for several years,
related his experiences and said there
was no better, winter crop than this
product.
MILK TARIFF IS HELD UP
Suspension of Proposed Increases
Extended to June 30.
SALEM. Or, March 25. (Special.)
The Oregon public service commis
sion, in an order today, extended the
suspension of proposed Increased
transportation rates on milk and milk
products to June 30. Application for
increased charges for transporting
milk and milk products was filed with
the commission by the American Rail
way Express company several months
ago.
Subsequently protests against the
proposed Increase In rates were filed
with the commission. A hearing on
the application was held last 'Decem
ber, but as yet the commission has
not made a definite order.
SIX PATIFjNTS shiftep
Ex-Servloe Men at Salem Will Be
Treated at Stellacoom.
SALEM, Or, March 25. (Special.)
Six ex-service men receiving medical
treatment at the Oregon state hospital
here will be transferred to the Wash
ington state hospital at Steilacoom,
under an order received today from
the government officials.
It was said that a ward had been
set aside in the Washington institu
tion for the treatment of these pa
tients under the direction of the Unit
ed States health service department.
The state of Oregon has been receiv
ing 845. a month for the care of each
of these patients and the concentra
tion ot this work will result in a ma
terial saving to the government
Vancouver Woman Passes.
VANCOUVER, Wash, March 25.
(Special.) Mrs. Anna Powell, 67 years
oldK a resident of Vancouver for ths
past 20 years, died in Portland yes
terday, following two operations. Ths
funeral will be held at 3 o'clock to
morrow from the Knapp chapel.
Mrs. Powell is survived by three
daughters: Mrs. C A. Pender, Mrs.
Ralph G. Percival, of this city, and
Mrs. Charles Wheeler of Seattle;
three brothers, George Stock of this
city. Charles Stock of Clatskanle, Or,
and Nelson Stock of Ostrander, Wash,
and a sister, Mrs. Emma Martley of
Toledo, Wash.
& H. green stumps for cart.
Holman Fuel Co, coal and wood. Mala
lis. 160-11 AdT.
FALL WOULD
MERGE
L
Consolidation in Local Land
Offices Proposed.
SOME PROTEST POSSIBLE
Plan to Eliminate Many Positions
Xot Iikely to Be Welcomed
by Job Hunter's.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, p. C March 25. Con
solidation of the positions of receiver
and register in local land office is
suggested by Secretary of Interior
Fall in a letter to Representative
Slnnott, chairman of the house public
lands committee, received today. The
secretary of the interior would ha,ve
congress enact legislation giving au
thority for a merger of these offices
as a means for reducing expenses.
The letter does not make it entirely
clear whether the secretary favors
eliminating the office of receiver in
every instance or only in districts
where the areas of public lands are so
reduced as not to require the services
of two men. Economy of public funds,
the letter says, calls for this con
solidation. It Is pointed out that there Is al
ready' legal authorization for consol
idating districts, but no authority for
merging the two official positions
wber one man can perform all of
the work. The secretary's suggestion
will be particularly Interesting at this
time from a political standpoint, be
cause, throughout the west, there are
an average of six to ten candidates
for every position of register or re
ceiver. There are 15 land offices in
Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
Some Disapproval Sure.
Congress is expected to welcome
the secretary's suggestion as another
way of saving money, although such
an attitude is not likely to be indorsed
by persons who are struggling for
the jobs.
S. A. J.- Turner, cfclef engineer of
the Columbia basin irrigation project,
and Fred A. Adams, supervisor, both
of Spokane, arrived in Washington
late this afternoon and immediately
arranged for a conference next Mon
day morning with A. P. Davis, direc
tor of the reclamation service.
It is understood that this confer
ence will discuss the various view
points on' the engineering questions
involved in the Columbia basin proj
ect, notably the differences of opinion
as to the best method of delivering
the water. The reclamation service
is said to have an open mind as be
tween the gravity plan, which would
take the water from the Pend
d'Oreille river near Albany Falls,
Idaho, and another proposal for dam
ming the Columbia river.
Idahoana at Capital.
Governor Davis of Idaho accom
panied by Reclamation Commissioner
Swendsen of that state, arrived here
last night to confer with William
Spry of Salt Lake and E. F. Blaine of
Seattle, representing the Western
States Reclamation association. At
this conference held tonight and at
tended also by J. A. Ford of Spokane.
Governor Davis was shown the tenta
tive draft of a bill te appropriate
260,00p exclusively for western irri
gation. No individual projects were dis
cussed at this meeting.
THREE PLANES HIVE
FOREST DAMAGE OX OLYMPIC
PEXIXSULA TO BE MAPPED.
Aircraft Lent by Army for Use in
Forest Service Departure
Today Is Likely.
Three DeHavlland army airplanes,
a milt. f T-rm Mnftia,- fipld to tj C
Olympic peninsula to take part in
mapping the aevasiaiea ioresi are
there, arrived at the municipal land
ing field at 1 P. M. yesterday.
Und,er favorable weather conditions
they will leave this morning for Camp
Lewis, Wash, and will later proceed
to Port Angeles, Wash.
Captain Lowell H. Smith, officer In
charge of the Oregon forest patrol
work last year. Is in command of the
squadron. Captain Smith, Lieutenant
E C. Kiel and Staff Sergeant De
Garmo piloted the machines here.
They were accompanied by Sergeants
nA.niah Rnrman and Thomas. All
except Thomas were members of the
Oregon forest patrol last year wuu
headquarters at Euge.ne or Medford.
Sergeant Thomas is a photographer.
On arrival at Camp Lewis the of
ficers will confer with . George H.
Cecil, district torester, to determine
,v.a m.thnH of nneration when they
reach the scene of the windfall.
Nothing definite is known as to ine
extent of their operations there.
Aerial pictures will be taken and a
forest service man will go with the
machines to make sketches.. The work
is preliminary to completion of Mr.
Cecil's plans for fire protection dur
ing the summer season. The airplanes
are part of the lst Aero squadron
and were lent by the air service on
request ol officials of the forest
service. ' ......
Ths-party left Matner rieia weanes
dey and made stops at Bed Bluff and
t- Th. trin was uneventful ex
cept for trouble in taking off at the
landing . fields Because ui ssj
ground. '
CHAPLAIN PLANS SERVICE
Easter to Be Observed at Vancouver
Barracks Sunday Morning.
VANCOUVER, Wash, March 25.
(Special.) Berton F. Bronson, chap
lain of Vancouver barracks, will con
duct special Easter services at 10
o'clock Sunday morning in Service
club No. 1. In speaking of the serv
ices today, Chaplain Bronson said:
"Everyone Is interested in the ques
tion, 'Do we live beyond the graver
In my Easter sermon, 'Life's Greatest
Festival,' I will show that Christ gives
abundant life which in Its very char
acter will survive the grave. If
Christ cannot satisfy to whom shall
we turn? What have we been trying
and what Is our plan?"
E. K. Friedeman of Vancouver will
sing. Other Easter music Is planned.
FIVE FIRMS INCORPORATE
Oregon Syrup of Prunes Company
to Make and Sell Medicines.
SALEM, 6r, March 25. (Special.)
The' Clyde Iron Works Sales com
pany, organized under the laws of
Minnesota, has made application to
1 EDI
JOBS
operate in Oregon. The capital stock
is 350,000 and Oregon headquarters
Will be maintained in Portland.
Thj Oregon Syrup of Prunes com
pany has been Incorporated by W. E.
St. John, Seneca Fouts and Elbert B.
Hermann, all of Portland. The capi
tal stock is 1250,000. Portland will be
the headquarters for the corporation.
The corporation will manufacture
and place on the market proprietary
medicines. ,
H. P. Ferguson D. G. Englehart
and M. F. Dolph have incorporated
ths H. P. Ferguson bompany. The
capital stock Is $15,000, and Portland
wilt be the headquarters for the cor
poration's activities. '
The Empire Oil & Gas company,
with headquarters is Klamath Falls,
has been incorporated by A. F.
Thompson, Harry Loucks, W. A. Wlest
and Fred A. Baker. The capital stock
Is $250,000.
The World Attractions company
has been organized by Calvin Heilig,
W. T. Pangle and Fred Heilig, with a
capital stock of $5000. Headquarters
will be In Portland.
The Strand Theater company, with
headquarters in Portland, has . in
creased its capital stock from $100,
000 to $125,000.
RUST DECLARED IN PLAT
DEFENSE SPRIXGS SURPRISE
IX KIDXAPIXG CASE.
Millionaire's Son Said to Have
Been Aide in Scheme to Get
Money From Father.
TACOMA, Wash, March 25. Arthur
Rust "framed up" his own kidnaping
February 1 in order to obtain money
from his father, was the sensational
charge made by the defense today In
the trial of Hugh Van Amburgh, be
ing tried for the abduction of the son
of W. R. Rust, local millionaire.
The charge was made before a
crowded courtroom. It was entirely
unexpected.
"The defense will show," declared
Attorney Gordon, "that Van Am
burgh confessed to the kidnaping to
shield Arthur Rust. We will show
that the boys were well acquainted,
that on the day of the alleged kid
naping, Rust stopped Van Amburgn
and entered his automobile, that Rust
plotted the abduction to obtain mon
ey, that Rust helped to write the note
demanding $20,000 ransom, that Rust
was not bound until it was feared the
police were coming."
The defense issued subpoenas for
six witnesses after making the
charges. These witnesses, not before
mentioned in the case, will prove the
contentions of Van Amburgh, Attor
ney Gordon asserted.
After the statement of the defense,
the state called Arthur Rust to the
stand as its first witness. He detailed
the alleged kidnaping, his testimony
coinciding with the confession of Van
Amburgh when he was arrested and
accused of the crime.
The minimum penalty for kidnaping
under the state law Is 10 years In the
state penitentiary.
PRELATE'S TRIP RECALLED
CARDIXAI GIBBOXS VISITOR TO
VANCOUVER IX 188 7.
Carriage Pulled Through Streets by
Girls After Being Brought
- From Portland on Ferry.
VANCOUVER.' Wash, March 25.
(Special) The death of Cardinal Gib
bons recalls to pioneers in Vancouver
his visit to this city in 1887. Cardinal
Gibbons was driven to Vancouver
barracks on his first visit and called
upon General Gibbons, then in com
mand of the post. He was shown
through the barracks and officially
entertained.
Returning to Portland, he came to
Vancouver the next day in a car
ri&ge. He crossed the Columbia
river on the old ferry and when the
horses had pulled the vehicle to the
level street, they were removed and a
rope was attached. A large number
of Catholic girls then pulled the car
riage in which rode the cardinal to
St. James" cathedral, where he spoke.
Many of the girls who assisted in
pulling Cardinal Gibbons through the
streets that day yet live here as wives
and mothers of families.
ARGUMENT MUST BE PAID
Women Will Be Asked to Contrib-
ute for Jury Duty Propaganda,
SALEM, Or, March 25. (Special.)
Because the legislature failed to
make provision for printing in the
voters' pamphlet an argument favor
able to the approval of the constitu
tional amendment extending to wom
en the right of jury service, this ar
gument, if submitted, will have to be
paid for at the regular rate of $110
a page. This was made known here
today by Sam A. Koser. secretary of
state.
Various women's organizations of
the state, It was said, would be asked
to contribute to this fund In order
that an argument in favor of the
amendment may be printed and
placed in the hands -of the voters
prior to the June election.
Wood Kate Reduction Protested.,
SALEM, 0, March 15. (Special.)
The Spokane, Portland & Seattle Rail-
rum tviiipaiif v.j " i H.w
Oregon public service commission a j
protest against the recent reduction I
in wood rates as they affect the sev-
eral railroads operating in this state. :
Oral arguments relating to the re
adjustment of these rates have been
set for March 29.
Distillers . Rank Amateurs.
BEND, Or., March 25. (Special.)
Examination of stills seised in Des- -
chutes county reveals the fact that
the man who drinks moonshine whis
ky literally takes his life in his
hands. Sheriff Roberts declares. Evi
dence shows that TO per cent of Des
chutes county distillers are rank
amateurs. Nothing but luck ex
THE WHIRLWIND
Did you ever watch a whirlwind skip down the street playing
tag like a happy child? Did you notice that it whirled the leaves
and dust and shot them up as out ot a funnel!
Sometimes it sucks them down or suddenly leaves them In mid
air or scoots off around the corner as fast as if a policeinan were
after him!
So we find the characteristics to be Happiness and ability to
really whirl. What instrument do you think could tell you the
story best? After you've thought and thought, you'll find the gay
little story is best told by the flute. Hear it in Victor Record 18312
and be ready for the contest. We have a supply at. S5c.
Sherman lay & Co.
Educational Dept,
Bfusle Memory Concert S O'clock' la Oar Concert Hall.
New Show Today !
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y?VV ' later disillusionment. ,4J!t yt?t ""yt j
yfiV ' " From the celebrated novel by C N. and ,if; V. Jj I 1
AalsSV i ' A. M. Williamson, "The Second Latchkey." :y JgS ; ;' I ;
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plains the small number of deaths
from drinking moonshine, the sheriff
says.
EASTER SPECIAL!
At Stout Lyons 1 c Sale
One-Half Dozen Fancy Sun Kist
Oranges 15c. The Second One
Half Dozen for 1 Cent
One Carload on Hand at Our
Third and Morrison Street Store
New
Show Today!
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