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THE 31Qlt51G OltKGOMAX, TUESDAY,- 31AV 3. 1121 HARDING TO SELECT FARMER RATE PUR Agricultural Revival Hinges on Solving of Problem. WESTERN FRUITS SUFFER Action Awaits Beport on portation Act; Shippers' Troved to President Trans- Loss THE OREUONIAN" NEWS BUREAU Washington, D. C, May 2. It is au thoritatively stated that President Harding is convinced that there can be no revival of industrial and agri cultural activity until the railway rates problem is solved. His advisors both in and out of the cabinet have nmnnspil a variety of solutions and the president is attempting to select the most meritorious. The rates on citrus fruit from Cali fornia and apples from the northwest are being cited most frequently as an eiamnle of the throttling effect of the freight tariffs upon the business of the country. It is said that the bills of lading on a shipment of fruit from California were submitted to the president, ill which it was proved that the freight rate exceeded the price which the shipment brought on the New York market. The California shipper actually lost money in the transaction and made a gift of his oranges to the consumer. It is expected that the Cummins vestigation of the transportation problem will furnish some information which will be of great value in work ing out the transportation question. This inquiry is to determine first of all whether or not the Esch-Cummins act has proved a failure in meeting the transportation needs of the coun try, as has been charged. It is yet to be demonstrated whether it is wise to divide the government's authority over the railroads between the inter state commerce commission and the railway labor board. It is admitted that the arrangement by which the interstate commerce commission has the last word on freight rates and the railway labor board is the filial judge of wages is not working smoothly up to the pres ent time. Those who have faith in the new law are insisting that it has not had a fair test and that it is not to be expected that in the beginning a new law can be administered effectively. Attention is called to the fact that the labor board has accomplished splendid results in its preliminary adjustments of the wage scale. While t other countries have been having strikes, through the opera tions of the labor board it Is pointed out that up to this time any general disturbance in this country has been averted. This in itself, it is argued, has been of great economic value to the country. The readjustment of rates, it is asserted, will come later, but that it would have been a mistake to have started to reduce rates before the wage problem has been worked out. All of these facts will be sub mitted at the Cummins investigation, and in the meantime the supporters of the Esch-Cummins law are askitig the country to be patient. The uncertainty of the railway-rates situation is threatening the country with a fuel famine, according ,lo the experts who have been watching a gradual decrease in the' coal produc tion. As a result of what amounts to a strike among tiie large consumers, many of the large mines are either closed or are working on short time. It is insisted by experts that ap proximately 550.OOO.0Ol) tons of coal must be mined each year to meet the normal demands of the trade. In nr. der to produce this tonnage the mines should turn out about 10,000.000 tons 01 coai a week. wmie me sort coal output reached I2.1'13.0O0 ions a week in October, when it was at its peak, it began to iron in .Mjv.mber and has declined ynvc mini tiio output for the week ndmg April 2 was only 5.750.0O0 tons. it tins laie or prodirction continues throughout the summer, the country nc conirontca with approximate ly 200.000 tons short for the win ter, with the closing of navigation on ine ureal Lakes, there will not be sufficient all-rail transportation to nanaie i lie- oiuput of the mines, even if the demand should increase. All the efforts of the coal operators 10 inciuce me large consumers to buv early have met with a general re- ius.ii. j lie sman consumers appear io oe in rne market for the usual amount, but the big concerns have not Vlnceil an interest m the question. At first it was thought that the ahor troubles in England would create an unprecedented demand lor American coal. L'p to this time, the situation in England seems to have Had no effect upon "the American market. With no surplus in any of the large coal markets, and with most if the large consumers buying only :'or present use, the experts view the situation with alarm. Some of them go so far as to profess the belief that ven if the big consumers would omo into the market immediately, hat a serious shortage of coal dur ng the winter cannot be avoided If he coal production should continue at is present rate, it is declared em hatically that there will be a famine luring the cold months of the year. In the person of Claudius H. Huston f Chattanooga. Tenn.. it is said, tJeo etary of Commerce Hoover has secured a $100,000 man as assistant secretary of the department. Air. loover has frequently referred to the teed of such men in the commerce epartment. and to the profound sur r:se of official Washington he has secured one ot uus rare type. Mr. Huston is described as a busi-j less man ot vision, vision is what Mr. Hoover demands of his assistants. Ie wants men who can look into the ilture of fereign and domestie trade. It is the secretary's plan to gather around blm. leaders in commerce who can see what should be done to de velop the trade of the country. The rapid rise of Mr. Huston In Tennessee strengthens the belief that he is of the type which Mr. Hoover has described. He has been one of the leaders in business affairs of the new south. Tears ago, he left his native state of Indiana and went to Tennessee to become assistant pro fessor in a business college. It was here that he attracted the attention of the progressive element of tne rapidly developing concerns in Ten nessee. He was the moving spirit In organizing some of the largest con cerns in the state, and his interests soon extended beyond its ooraers. As food administrator, secretary Hoover came in touch wth Mr. Huston. He had scarcely taken over the department of commerce when he opened negotiations with Mr. Huston with the view of his appointment as assistant secretary. Mr. Huston really did not want the place. In his efforts to secure him. Mr. Hoover enlisted President Harding, who wrote a per sona! letter to Mr. Huston. Not be ing able to withstand an appeal from the president, Mr. Huston accepted. BULL" MAUSER COMPAQ'S FIGURES OX JOB LOWEST. $229,399 Asked for Dam, Canal, Screen House and Power House at Headworks. The Hauser Construction company of Portland submitted the lowest bid, based on the specifications drawn by the engineering force of the city water bureau for the construction of dam. canal, screen house and power house at the Bull Run headworks. The bid of this company was S217.- 968.25, with the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging company next, with. a bid of J229.399.71. The Inland Construction company submitted three alternative bids, the first amounting to $201, o&a, the sec ond $192,553, and the third $200,055. Porter brothers also submitted an titernative bid amounting to $21o,- 423.59. All of the bids were referred by ty Commissioner Pier to Fred M. Kandlett, chief engineer of the water bureau, for investigation. It prob ably will be a week before the recom mendations for award will be made. The bids were opened yesterday af ternoon in the office of the city pur chasing agent. The contract is one tf the largest given by the city for a rumber of years. The bids based on the specifications made in the pro posals were as follows: Hauacr Construction company , .$21i,9bS-2o PuijPt Sound Bridge & Dredg ing company A. C. U. Berry Gilpin Construction company Porter Brothers A. Guthrie company ... J. F. Clarkson company 129 3!!. 71 22H.S98.00 24.-.031..-0 247.24K.S0 214240.30 293.U31.50 FAMILY MEN ARE FAVORED COUNTY COMMISSION' ASKED TO EMPLOY RESIDENTS. Director for Northwest Division of Department of Labor Ana lyzes Unemployment. The Multnomah county commission ers were urged to employ Oregon residents, and especially those who have dependents, in a letter received yesterday from W. C. Carpenter, di rector for the northwest division of the United States department of labor. Mr. Carpenter's headquarters are in tuokane. Unemployment has not materially decreased in the state of Oregon since last fall, and it seems right and nec essary that every effort should be put torth to remedy the situation, wrote Mr. Carpenter. "Perhaps if there is no provision for the hiring of married Vnen upon road ana otner worn, per sonal influence could be brought to bear upon the contractors with good result. ' "Th's office is undertaking a de tailed survey of employment condi tions throughout Oregon, Washing ton and Idaho, and would like csKPrtain from you the amount public work which if is contemplated will continue or Degin uuims nTt twn nr three months. a. -en., know, there is great effort being made to induce tho purchase of hnrntmaiic products. It would seem to this ot'f'ce that in partnership with such a move the employment of resi dents, and especially those who have dependents, would be worthy of equal consideration. The letter has been referred W. A. Eatchel, roadmaster. to STRAWBERRIES ARE LATE ttonflir-r Retards Crop and Shipments Delayed. vmrm RIVER. Or.. May 2. (Spe- ioi i n.eont cool weather has re. tarded the blossoms of strawberries, and indications were that no- com mercial shipments of berries would i.. mode before about the first week ir, run. Carlot shipments of the ber ,-ia nrnhablv will not begin to roll r,n hra before about June 5. While prospects were origin mi waw vlold of berries, an estimate of approximately 100.000 crates, made veral weeks ago. was consiuereu luu heavy. Shippers now state tnai wc will not be far in excess of S0.000 crates, about-20 per tent heav ier than last year. 10 Rmio: (TABLETS or GRANULES) !E INDIGESTION Take dry on tongue or with hot or cold water. QUICK RELIEF! Price, 25-50-75 MADE BY SCOTT ft BOWNK MAKERS OF SCOTT'S EMULSION STREET HEARING IS HELD Sherlock Propose! as -Main artery of Railway Freight Terminals. TVia nrtp nine an d development of Sherlock street as a main heavy- travel thoroughfare from the pro posed Guilds lake terminals, was advocated yesterday at a meeting of the waterfront development commit- lee. Some speakers urged the widenins of Front street to 120 teet. ana mere were some present who held that a mudwav narallellng the Northern Ta- -ific. tracks from Linnton to Front street was essentia'-. Xo definite action was taken, mem bers of the committee having decided to make a further study of the de velopment plan before making def inite recommendations. Mill to Resume Full Time. HOQUIAM. Wash, May 2. (Spe cial.) The Eureka Cedar Lumber & Shingle company's shingle mill in East Hoquiam will resume full time operation next Wednesday, according to J. C. Shaw, manager. The mill employs 40 men. Since Its purchase from the coast company, steam-heat pipes have been installed at the tables, machinery overhauled, and ev erything put in first-class shape for efficiency and comfort. The plant uses nine upright shingle machines and one double, with a capacity 'of 100.01)0 Eiiuglcs daily. I ftft339s- lit' I fa? .32 M a . rarereert mumtmm. urn mi i inn ii 1.1.1111 1..11.J i n .mi iiiiiMnmiii. . i mm WATFR RELIEF IS ORDERED 1. Public Service Commission Directs Company to Serve Farmers. SALEM, Or., May 2. (Special.) I 4 - N l Guaranteed 100 Genuine Virgin Wool clipped from the sheep's back, carded, spun and woven into cloth with no cotton, shoddy, reworked wool or wool substitutes of any kind added THAT'S THE MEANING OF VIRGIN WOOL ! The BROWNSVILLE WOOLEN MILLS the manufacturers, offer these highest quality Virgin Wool Suits Direct from Maker to Wearer with ALL Middlemen's profits eliminated! 'MEN'S & Young Men's SUITS . . . . (Sizes 34 to 48) YOUTHS' & Young Men's SUITS ....... (Sizes 28 to 33) BOYS9 Knicker, 2 -Piece SUITS . .... (Ages.6 lo 17 Yrs.) AND, NOTE THIS: We have over twenty new patterns, all the late styles tailored Ready-to-Wearbut if we haven't your size and style in a suit made up we'll make a spe cial suit to your measure at no extra charge for this service. Furthermore, we guarantee to fit any man, young man or boy in the Northwest whether he buys here in our retail store or or ders by mailand to back this up we GUARANTEE SATIS FACTION OR YOUR MONEY BACK. MAIL ORDERS FILLED FREE CATALOGUE, self -measuring blanks, samples and tape measure will be sent to anyone for the asking. Our system of selling suits by mail is so simple that even small bov can take his own measure. We have sold so many suits by mail that we know we, can please you to your entire sat isfaction, just as we . have pleased our customers throughout "the northwest for years ! It matters not where you live you can't beat this opportunity of securing a handsomely tailored, Virgin Wool Suit for $35. Orders are especially solicited from Wool Growers' Associations and Sheepmen in general. Boost the great wool industry by demanding and wearing clothing made from Virgin Wool only. WRITE TODAY FOR CATALOG 0, 412. Entire Woolen Mill Building, (S.W.Cor.) Third & Morrison PORTLAND, OREGON The Oregon public service commis sion today ordered the Calit'ornia i ireirnn Power company to supply current to the Grants Pass irrigation district so that water may be pumped to the districts crops. It was saia these crops are suffering for lack of water and that immediate relief is necessary to protect the growers against "heavy financial loss. The company some time asro re fused to supply current for operating the pumps of the district, according to the records in the case, whereupon the district appealed to the commis sion for relief. Woman Gets Realty Incense. BOISE. Idaho, May 2. (Special.) Ira E. High of Boise is holder of real estate broker's license No. 1. issued Monday, by--tne bureau -of licenses. department of law enforcement, un der the new law passed by the 1921 legislature. Bruce & Kuld were as signed Xo. 2 and E. M. Rogers No. 3. Mrs. J. B. Harrington of Caldwell was another licensee, and so far as known is the only woman real estate dealer in the state. The first licenses for tobacco dealers also were issued today, 600 of them. So many applica tions were received that the bureau is swamped temporarily, according to Director Paul Davis, who has just returned from a visit to the northern part of the state in cennection with the administration of the two license laws. Beer Measure Indorsed. HONOLULU. T. H.. May 2. (Spe cial.) With the belief that the peo ple of Hawaii are not satisfied with the present Shepard and Volstead prohibition acts, the house of the ter ritorial legislature of Hawaii has in dorsed the concurrent resolution in troduced by Representative Evan d Silva of Hilo memorializing congress to permit the manufacture and sale of M per clr.: beer and 15 per cent wine in the islands. The resolution now goes to the senate. Seaside Milk Will Drop. SEASIDE, Or., May 15. (Special.) On May 15 the price of milk in Sea side will be 13 cents a quart instead e it Thin nrirA will hf On a cash basis instead of a monthly timeJ basis, as tne inn acicja ukuis mcj could not.afford to make the reduc tion unless cash was paid in advance. Justice Named Commissioner. ROSEBURG, Or., May 2. (Special.) Geortre Jones, justice of the peace No Soap Better For Your Skin Than Cuticura Lfc riw. At. X. ftU14ra, Mil. for this tity, has been appointed United States commissioner for the Koseburg district. Ira B. Riddle was formerly commissioner here, but fol lowing his election to the office of county clerk, resigned the former position. Phone your want ads to The Ore e-onian. Main 7070. Automatic 5G0-95. Lumbago. This is rheumatism of the muscles of the back. It comes on suddenly and is quite painful. Every movement aggravates the disease. Go to bed. keep quiet and have Chamberlain's Liniment applied and a quick recovery may be expected. Mrs. F. J. Dann, Brockport, N. Y., writes: "I can hon estly say that Chamberlain's Liniment cured me of lumbago a year ago last summer. When 1 began using it I was flat on my back in bed and could not turn to the left or right. I bad a bottle of Chamberlain's Liniment in the house and this was applied to my back. It promptly drove away the pain and aches."? Adv. The Chinese have an idea that if they are buried in foreign lands their souls will wander pmon stranger: Stomach Cop on Duty at Every Drug Store Portland. in Ordered to Arret Imlijretttinn, lypep ftis. Aridity ond Other Iitarb ers in Fire Alinute. If your pac. comfort and the full en joyment of your food in bln interfered with by Indigestion, dyspepsia., acidity o; other dfgetitive disturb call up your nearest drug if 1st and ask him to aend you a package of Bi-nesfa tablets, the J it tic stomach policemen that enjoy a world wide reputation for arresting t-uch trouble within tive minutes or less Take 1 or 1 alter :ing or whenever pain Is ffit. They cost only iOc and you tan have your money back if you aren't delinhtfd. Try Ut-neiia today u& tftjoy yo-r next meal. Adv. When a seventh non Is born in Argentina, the president of th re pulM bernme 1f wodfalher. STOP ITCHING ECZEMA Penetrating, Antiseptic Zemo Will Help You Never mind how often you have tried and failed, you can stop burning, itching eczema quickly by applying Zemo. Furnished by any drupinst for 35c Extra large bottle, iil.OO. Healing begins the moment Zemo is applied. In a short time usually every trace ot eczema, tetter, pimples, racl"., blackhead and similar skin diseases will be removed. For clearing the skin and making it vigorously healthy , al way suse Zemo, the penetrating, antiseptic liquid. It K not agreasysalveanditdoesnotstain. UTiea others fail it is the one dependable treatment tor skin troubles of all kiudi E. . Kom Co.. l:vlad. U. A