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VOL. LX NO. 18,S87 Entered at Portland I Or? iron) Postofflee t Second-Clans Mutter PORT.VXD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1921 Pit ICE FIVE CENTS 9 E 2 DROWN WHEN AUTO PLUNGES INTO RIVER DAI .RTY REFUSES '.dERS CASE-REVIEW POWER DEVELOPMENT QUIET RESTORED GIANT RATS INVADE BUSINESS DISTRICT PESTS DRIVEN FROM RIVER FROM BV HIGH WATER. I IN PARKS OPPOSED ARRESTS MAD DO NOT BE SNOBS 11 HOOD LOOP III GAMBLER RAIDS WORK ISTO START MR. AND MRS. CHIIjDERS OF o- NFESSIOX OF ERROR, XtT ' TO BE RECOXSIDERED SECRETARY FAI.Ii OUTLINES COLD HILL VICTIMS. POL-ICY TO McXARY. X ENSIGNS ARE TOLO AFTER TULSA RIOT Death List Is 9 Whites Alleged Den Operators Taken in Custody. FURTHER ROUNDUP EXPECTED Action Is Result of Grand Jury Probe of 2 Months. PLAYERS NOT MOLESTED Warrants Arc Issued, but All Arc Kept Secret So as to Avert Chance of "Tip-Off." Nine men were under arrest at an early hour last night and warrants were out for seven others as the re sult of raids against alleged gambling dens by Sheriff Hurlburt's deputies, acting on indictments returned yes terday noon in a special report of the Multnomah county grand jury. The report followed an investiga tion of two months' duration by April and May panels of the grand Jury. Important witnesses before, the May grand jury were members of the April panel who had visited some of the cardrooms and had even "eat In" on some of the games. The probe was extensive and the Indictments returned did not include many places in which evidence was obtained, leading to the . belief that further true bills might be reported by the grand jury. Warrants Ia.ned at Once. As soon as the indictments were returned, at noon, warrants were is sued and placed in the hands of dep uty sheriffs for service; Sheriff Hurlburt held all his men In the cen tral office until all' warrants were ready, and loosed them at the same time. They scattered in all direc tions and fruits of the roundup soon began to appear at the county jail. It was the most effective stroke in years, for the move had not been "tipped off and in some cases men were caught in the act of betting. Most of the dens cleaned out were unpretentious places designed to lure the uneasy dollars from workingmen following paydays. In one place, 169 4 Park street, 30 pints of moon shine were confiscated, being taken from a cache behind a false partition. Moonnhine la Smashed. Those arrested were: W. H. Law yer, 235 First street; Jack Innis, 70 Ninth street north; J. G. Miller, 10 Eecond street north; Harry Conners, 248 First street, and Sam Vigna, 248 Park street; K. J. Clarke, 330 Lum ber Exchange building; Ralph Bruno, 24S First street, and Sab Vigna, 248 First street. Each man was charged with two offenses those of conduct ing and of opening gambling games. Bail was fixed at J00 on each charge. A ninth man arrested was K. C. Con way of 6S5 Irving street. As Deputy Sheriffs Beeman and Mollenhour were entering the place at 169 i Park street they saw Conway busily engaged In smashing bottles of moonshine in a rear room. They arrested him on a liquor charge. Search unearthed the cache of 30 pints. None of Flayers Arrested. Ten men had been playing cards at this place, but none were arrested, as there was no direct evidence. The officers tried to make their way Into the entrance to the "club", without success. Going to the rear, a man plunged from a basement window into thoir arms. They dove in the window from which he came. Though there were cards on the table, no one was playing at the moment, of course. "John Doe" and "Richard Roe" war rants were out against the proprie tors, who could not be located. The officers were told that one was J. L. Smith and that the last name of the other was "Barnes." Machine Runs Down Embankment After Collision With Mo tor Truck. GRANTS PASS, Or., June 2. (Spe clal.) Mr. and Mrs. William Chil ders, an aged couple from Gold Hill, lost their lives this afternoon when an automobile which they were driv ing plunged from the Pacific high way near the town of Rogue River and went down the steep embankment into the river. Both were drowned. Mr. Childers, who was driving, at tempted to pass a loaded truck which did not give the right of way. The truck struck the hub of the Childers auto, turned the auto squarely across the pavement and headed it down the embankment into the river. The body of Mrs.- Childers was re covered from th river an boui later, having drifted .two. miles .down ihe stream. Mr. Childers' body has not been recovered. Mr Childers was '72 years of age and his wife was 61. They are survived h- three-sons wjio live in the Rogue valley. Denby Strikes New Note in Annapolis Speech. HARDING PRAYS FOR PEACE President Hopes None" of Class Will Ever See , War. DIPLOMAS HANDED' TO'260 Chief Executive, However, Asserts Willingness to Fight and Die Must Be Retained POWER PROJECT- GIGANTIC Hydro - Klectrfte System' Involves $800,000,000 Expenditure. PHOENIX, Ariz., June !. State Wa ter Commissioner Nprvil shortly soft er noon today accepted for filing the application of th,e Southern, California Edison company to develop hydro electric energy frijm ithe Colorado river. Promoters of the project say it involves an ultimate expenditure of bout ISOO.000.000, or twice as much as the sum spent on the Panama canal. ... The application asked permission to impound the Colorado -river at Glen canyon and Diamond creek. The com pany seeks to acquire water rights in Arizona for the development of 2,500,- 000 horse power of hydro-electric energy for distribution In Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, portions of Colorado and Texas and Wyoming. AMERICANS ARE DEFENDED Charge of Selfishness in Cuba Dc- .. -pounced by Party Leaders. HAVANA, June 2. Defense of Americans by leaders of both the ma jority and minority parties in the lower house of congress followed to day the introduction of a resolution asking the chief executive to furnish congress with information on the mis sion of Major-General Enoch H. Crow der in Cuba and the powers he pos sesses. Deputy Enrique Maza, in introduc- ng the resolution, which was adopted, declared the United States, in aiding Cuba to obtain independence, acted cimply for the selfish purpose of in creasing her world power. Maza's charges were denounced both by Ger man Lopez and Enrique Recce, leaders respectively of the liberal and- con servative factions. Grand Jnrora Interested. Indictments were against the alleged managers of the card rooms, not play ers, and as all the names were not known, were issued as follows: Jack nnis. 70 Ninth street North; John Conrad and John Doe Perkins, Com rades club, 48 Third street North; John Doe Bruno and John Doe Vigna, 248 First street; John Doe Conners, alias "Red" Conners, The Barn. 284 First street; W. H. Lawyer and John Anderson, Butte club, 233 First street; E. J. Clarke and John Doe Bunker. 330 Lumber Exchange building; John Doe and Richard Roe. 169? Park street; F. B. McCreerey and John Doe, alias "Sandy," Silver Dollar card room, 10 Second street North. Grand jurors of the April panel dis played considerable interest in the in vestigation, making personal visits to gambling dens in company with oper atives furnished by Sheriff Hurlburt. Large sums of money were seen to pass hands. When the April panel was discharged by Presiding Judge Kavanaugh it was only over vigorous protests of five members who had been most active in the probe and wished to continue their investiga tion. Judge Kavanaugh told them they could perhaps do more good in appearing as witnesses before the new panel. P0RCUPINEJH0B0 LATEST Animal Rides on Brakcbeant, Says Veracious Yardmtfster. WALLA WALLA, Wash., June 2. (Special.) A hobo porcupine is the latest on the O.-W. R. & N. The porcupine, quills and all, arrived via the brakebeam on the train from Pendleton to Spokane yesterday. Trainmen noted that he seemed car sick and removed him. He was cared for during the day. When the night train was made up the porcy walked to the train, climbed onto. the brakebeam and was on his way. J. Nordeen, yardmaster, is authority for the story and vouches for its authenticity. ANNAPOLIS, Md.. June 2. Presi 'derit Harding presented diplomas to the naval academy graduation class today with a prayer that the newly commissioned officers never would be called into battle, but with an ad monition that willingness to fight and jdie for one's country always must remain one of the most potent 'Safeguards- to -civilization. Speaking in Dahlgren hall before tha mJdehipmen and thousands of their relatives and friends, the pres ident reaffirmed his faith in a strong and fearless republic, but added that he wanted it always a republic of "high ideals." The most desired of national at tainmehts, he said, would be a medium between the epi.-it of maintained in stitutions and the spirit of the cru sader. Pledge Made to Nation. Mr. Harding promised that so long as he remained president no American would be called upon to fire a gun except in a cause In harmony with the American conscience and ' for which answer could be made to God. The president's short address was delivered after he had handed each of the 260 graduates his diploma and congratulated each. Previously Secrer tary Denby had made the commence ment address, advising, the graduates that their best assets as. officers would be the respect and love of .their men and couseling them to be truly "officers and gentlemen" a-nd never "snobs.": Wife Accompanies Frenident. Accompanied by. Mrs. Harding,' the president motors! here from Wash ington. The regiment of midshipmen, drawn up, stood at present arms as he passed before tho.n, while a battery boomed the 21-gun salute. Both Secretary' Denby and Admiral Scales, superintendent of the acad emy, officially welcomed the "sweet hearts of the graduating class"'amid Request of Oregon Bar Association ' " Is Denied McXary Asks Stay - of ' Court's Order. WASHINGTON, D. C, June 2 At torney - General Daugherty has re fused a request of the Oregon Bar association that he reconsider the government's confession of error the case of Henry Albers, wealthy citizen of Portland, convicted of vio lation of the espionage act. This became known today when Senator McNary of Oregon, as coun sel for the association,, filed in the supreme court a petition asking a stay of that court's order reversing the conviction and remanding the case. Senator McNary's petition was taken under advisement. 'PENALIZING RATES' TO GO Federal Reserve Board Expected to Act Shortly. WASHINGTON, D. C, June 2. Progressive rediscount rates now In effect in the St. Louis and Kansas City, reserve districts described by President Harding recently as "pen alizing rates" probably will be re moved by the federal reserve board soon, it was said today at the treasury. Leading bankers of the country who conferred recently with Presl-1 den' Harding suggested that these rates be removed to ease eredit con ditions, particularly for agricultural Interests. Such a step by the reserve board, in the treasury's opinion, would be in line with a general lowering of rates which is thought to be coming dur ing the summer as a result of accu mulated reserves and a better finan cial situation over the country. LOGGERS REFUSE PAY CUT (Concluded on Page 3. Column 1.) Many Workers Quit in Various Camps In Coos Bay. MARSHFIELD, Or., June 2. (Spe cial.) Many men quit work in various logging camps in Coos county yesterday, when notices of a reduc tion in pay of 10 percent were posted. The exact number could not be learned. . The Buehner company of North Bend said it had not been crippled, as was ' reported from its Allegany camp where 76 men are employed. Use of National Reservoirs to Cre ate Irrigation Source Also Ap pears to Be Doomed. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington. D. C, June 2. (Special.) All hope for power or irrigation development in the west, wherever dependent upon the construction of works in national parks, was be lieved to have been killed by a letter sent by Secretary of Interior Fall to Senator McNary this afternoon. Secretary Fall's letter carried dis approval of a bill introduced by Senator Walsh of Montana and pend ing before the senate irrigation com mittee, of which Senator McNary is chairman. The bill asked congress to authorize -the construction of a dam on the Yellowstone river, three miles below the outlet of Yellowstone lake and within Yellowstone Na tional park, to impound water for the reclamation of many thousands of acres of arid land in Montana. The secretary's letter was regarded as of extraordinary and far-reaching importance because it was understood to outline the policy of the new ad ministration on one phase of the conservation question. It was accept ed as the view of the president and his advisers because it was known that the matter had been discussed at a cabinet meeting within the last two or three weeks. "I cannot favor the enactment of the measure," wrote Secretary Fall, "and 1 do not believe it would be ad visable for congress to permit private interests to develop irrigation or power sites within the limits of exist ing national parks. These parks were created by congress for the preserva tion of the scenery, forests and other objects of beauty and interest, in their natural condition, and they are created and maintained for general and national purposes as contradis tinguished from local development." Another bill is pending before con gress to permit the construction of irrigation works in the southwest corner of Yellowstone park for the Irrigation of approximately 200 acres of land in southeastern Idaho. .The Fall letter, it was anticipated, will kill this piece of legislation which got so far as to pass the senate dur ing the last congress. and 21 Negroes. GRAND JURY TO MAKE PROBE Special Committee Plans Aid to Refugees. $500,000 TO BE ASKED Homes Owned by Blacks to Be Re constructed Some Guards men Arc Withdrawn. AMERICAN PLAN FAVORED San Francisco Builders to Ignore Trades Council Hereafter. . SAN FRANCISCO, June 2. The "American plan" of operation will be adopted by the San Francisco Build ers' Exchange after June 13, accord ing to official announcement today. There will be no further negotia tions with the building trades coun cil, the announcement said. BOGUS HARDING GIVES UP Seir-Stylcd Cousin of - President Goes to Penitentiary CHICAGO, June 2. Everett Hard ing, self-styled cousin of President Harding, .changed his plea of not guilly to one of guilty today. Hard ing, who hired a special car to take friends to the inauguration at Wash ington and was sued for the charter hire of the car, was charged with im personating a federal officer. He changed his plea so that he could be sentenced by Judge Landis in prefer ence to submitting to trial. Harding later was sentenced to 15 mnnths in the. federal nenitentlurv nt I Leavenworth by Judge Landis. FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE. KANSAS TOWN IS FLOODED Thousands of Acres of Farm Laud Reported Inundated. OMAHA. Neb.. June 2. A flood which followed recent heavy rains is- forcing ' residents of Traer, Kan. to . move, according to a dispatch from McCook, Neb., which says considerably- damag-e to crops has re sulted, ..... . , Thousands of acres are inundated in the vicinity of Traer and Cedar Bluffs; ' Kan.; and the water is re ported to be 16 to IS feet deep, the dispatch adds. 7 : j : i , t I i 1 U 1 NrEN TE. COURT VE WES 7i TORNADO HITS COLORADO Buildings Wrecked, Stock Killed " ' ' and Crops Damaged. AKRON,' Colo.,' June 2. At least one person w'as seriously injured in a tornado that hit the northern part of Washington county late yesterday afternoon. Farm buildings were de molished, hundreds of horses an J cattle were killed, miles of fence i thrown down, and the wind and hail i destroyed thousands of dollars' worth of crops. LIMIT ON IMPORTS URGED! Bar on Pre-Tariff Dumping of For-j eign Goods Proposed. WASHINGTON. D. C. June 2. A joint resolution designed to prevent! wholesale importation of foreign goods! preliminary to the .enactment of tariff law by congress, was Intro-1 duced today by Chairman Little of the! house committee on revision of laws. It would authorize the president to I limit importations for 90 days. I ' XX "V I A Ik . i i H i .' J i z y4&&&- mv? I lff V Vf "nn . t lira -.?z t 4 1 TULSA, Okla.. June 2. Announce ments that a grand Jury investigation of the rioting here Tuesday night and yesterday which has resulted in the deaths of nine white men and 21 negroes and property loss estimated at 11,500,000. will begin June S. and that Tulsa business men will rebuild the square mile of negro residence district devastated, came almost simultaneously today. Before his departure for Oklahoma City, Governor Robertson, who came here to take personal charge when he declared martial law yesterday, urged upon Valjean Biddison, district judge of Tulsa county, .the necessity of a state Investigation. Misery to Be Alleviated. A committee of seven, appointed at a meeting of 50 citizens today after promises had been made for immedi ate relief of the thousands of destitute refugees, announced that the commit tee would undertake first to alleviate the miseries of the negroes rendered homeless and then would rebuild the district. A subscription of $500,000 will be asked. It was announced, and the homes owned by the negroes will be reconstructed. No attempt will be made to rebuild busineits-' buildings, many of which were owned by white persons, or homes which were rented, members said. The bodies of 13 negroes were buried today. ', Death I.lirt Fixed at 30. The death list was fixed tonight at 30, two additional negroes having died from wounds today. A number of the approximately 300 wounded were .believed to be Injured fatally. Failure of the first estimates of the number killed to stand up was ac counted for by the fact that no bodies were found in the devastated district today. It had been believed that many negroes were shot to death and their bodies burned in their homes. Tulsa tonight bad returned to nor mal, the regular policemen patrolling the downtown district. Martial law, declared yesterday, was relaxed suf ficiently to . permit business houses and theaters to operate. - Some Guardsmen Leave. About 250 of the Oklahoma national guardsmen were returned home to night, leaving approximately 300 in control. They were backed by the statement of Adjutant-General Bar rett that they would not be with drawn until state officials are satis fied that Tulsa officials can cope with any possible situation. Tonight hundreds of negroes were cared for at the fair grounds. Several thousand negroes today were released from supervision of the military and given badges Inscribed "police protection" and sent about their accustomed duties. Krgro Bootblack li.ingr. Whereabouts tonight of Dick Itow land, 19-year-old negro bootblack. over wnose sarety wnue men nu negroes tlashed .initially, still was unknown publicly. The negro was spirited away during the rioting. There was a police charge of as-, sault against him in connection with alleged attentions to a young white woman elevator operator. Thirteen while youths and young men ar rested by the military and sent to police headquarters to be held for Investigation, were released after General Barrett examined and con cluded that they had not been loot ing negro homes, which, had escaped the torch, but from which the in habitants had- fled. Check Made of Dead. A final check of the morgues today definitely fixed the number of whitj dead as follows: F. M. Baker, Haviland, Kan., who died at a hospital last night. Ernest Austin, 39, Tulsa, previous ly identified as F. M. Baker. Walter Daggs, manager of the Pierce Oil corporation of Tulsa. Arthur Jones of Wyona, Okla. Cleo Shumate of Tulsa. C. D. Lotspieche, 28, of Tulsa. Homer C. Clyne. IS, of Tulsa, S. J. Withrow. 19, of Tulsa. An-unidentified man about 40" yean old. Special Police Sn.peadrd. Mayor Evans tonight issued an order revoking all special police commissions. The mayor acted under Instructions from General Barrett. A military order tonight forbade holding of funerals of those killed the riot from churches. The Tulsa Red Cross chapter has been reorganized to care for thei thousands of negroes rendered home-1 ess. To facilitate the reunion of families the Red Cross will work, through its bureau of identification. Efforts to Rid Basements Prove Cnavailing Some Appear Foot and Half Long. Thousands of giant rats, driven from the wharves and Front street, basements by the high water, are swarming through the business sec tion of Portland seeking new .habi tation. Complaints have begun pour ing in to the authorities from store owners and shop keepers. Efforts to rid the basements of business buildings of the rodents have been unavailing. The huge rats, which appear to be in most instances more than a foot-and-a-half from tip to tip, have In some cases Invaded even the residential districts, to the great annoyance and of the householders. There was said to be scarcely a building in the downtown section which is free from the rats in their great migration. One complaint re ceived yesterday was from F. J Schwanovsky, president of the Schwan Piano company, at Tenth and Stark streets, nearly a half-mile from the wharves. Mr. Schwanovsky sent out a cull for help yesterday when he discovered that the migra tory rats had eaten a large hunk out of one of the pianos in his basement. Cats, doits and poison had proved un satisfactory in his fight against the rodents, Schwanovsky said, and he wanted advice as how to rid himself of the pests. The huge rats have the speed of an antelope and the appetite of an ostrich. They move in droves, leav Ing wide swaths of barren basement in their wake. According to Stanle G. Jewett, government biologist, th rats In Portland are of the Norwe gian brown variety, measuring from 1 1 to IS inches from tip to tip. The are as large as a small cat, and takes a real fighter of the cat tarn 11 y to put one of them away. $170,000 Is Pledged as Multnomah's Share. 23 MILES TO BE CLEARED Grading Also to Be Done to Zigzag This Season. inconvenience,J0B ($ jq gp: RUSHED Commissioner Hoyt Votes Against Flan Rudeen Is Finally Con vinced of Renefils. it BOY, 10, ELECTROCUTED Edwin V. Holschcr Falls on Llv Wire in I,a Grande. LA GRANDE, Or.. June 2. (Special.) Edwin W. Holscher, 10-year-old so of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Holscher, was electrocuted at 2:45 o'clock this after noon while playing with other chil dren near his home. The boy was In a cottonwood tree when a limb broke, according to the story told by his playmates. Edwin dropped onto a live electric light wire going through the branches of the tree, and the body, after hanging there a minute, dropped to a lower limb. Two doctors attempted to re vive the boy with a pulmotor and oxy gen, but life was extinct when they began the attempt at resuscitation, BRITISH EYE BERGD0LL Aid May Be Given America in Ef fort to Return Draft Evader. WASHINGTON. D. C. June 2. In tc-rest In the case of Grover Bergdoll draft evader, has been manifested by the British government, war depart ment offiicals said today, and it is possible that government will assist the United States in its efforts to obtain his return from Germany. Officials would not say just how Great Britain might assist, but Berg doll is known to have gotten to Ger many on a Canadian passport, and It has been suggested Great Britain might ask for the extradition of the slacker on the ground of violation of Canadian passport laws. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS 80 The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Highest temperature, dtfreei; lowest A3. TODAV'ss i'artly cloudy; northwesterly winds. Foreign. French in KileniiL attacked by German residents. rRe 2. Iomewtir. Quiet to restored In Tulna. Png 1. iJon't br .not,., lienby tella rr.tlu.tlnf . enslirns. Page 1. NutinniU. Hill fritmed'to protect right, of alien. P.se 2. Development of power In national parka is opposed. Puve 1. P.usherty Tefusr. to 'reconiider confes sion of error in Albers esse. I'sre 1. Honest enforcement nf prohibition held alms of antl-brer bill. Psgs 3. Tactile Nnrthwe.t. Lax citlsenshlp nation's sreatf-st evil, d-. darts Adjutant-Ucneral White. Pax. 7. Two drown when auto plunges Int. river. Page 1. Road commission Is target of Grange. Pago 4. Oregon state Jersey r!ub makes annual lour of inspection. I'sg. 4. Forgery charged In Mahoney case, rare 9. Athena entcrtaina Oregon clubwomen. Page 0. h port a. Junes and 'Willing slated for directors' cup finals. Page 14. Pacific Coast league rrsutts: At San Kran- ciaco. Oakland 8-1, Portland at I Ma Angeles 0, Vernon 4; at Sacramento 4, Seattle 7; at Salt Lake 10, San Franclaco If. rage 14. Britton and Shade to fight tonight Page 14. Merhan predlcta victory for Dempaey. Page l.V Tennis champion eliminated by Dane. Page 15. Northwest conference track meet tomor row. Page 1,. Commercial and Marine. Wool industry in northwest helped by new tariff. Page 23. Wheat higher at Chicago with heavy ex port buying. Page -'3. Wall atreet stocks affecti-d by rise in call money rates. Page 23. Six Dutch steamers booked to make calls here In neat four months. Page 22. Portland and Vicinity. Nina arrests made in gambling raida Page 1. Deaths from heart diaeas. Increasing. Page 13. Mount Hood loop work to be started at once. Page 1. Contract " let for Hawthorne-Buckman school. Pag. 12. Giant rats Invate business district. Pag. 1. Rose fete de'tatls almost finished. Page 6. Citizen, approve plan for securing candi dates fur stnuul board. Page 8. ' Mount Hood loop road will be cleared and graded this season for the 23 miles between Multnomah county line and ZlKiag. It Is pos sible that part of It may even be macadamized this year. This announcement was made yes terday by Robert A. Hooth. chairman of the state highway commission, fol lowing Information received from the Multnomah county commission that Multnomah county had pledged 1170,. 000 toward Hie road. Action by the commissioners of Multnomah county will result In the Job being rushed. The state, with aid from Clackamas and Multnomah counties, will build from the Multno mah line to Zigxag, which is at the forest reserve. Within the forest the road will be 37 miles long. Of this distance, 14 miles have been finished, as to grade, from Zlgsag to govern m.nt cump and a couple of miles be yond. (.oternsnrat Let. Coatrart. The government has let a contract for clearing and grading 6 miles at the Hood river county end of the road and this contract will be finished this season. The Intervening 17 mlli-i will be cleared this season and con tract will be let for grading it neit year. If the proposed bond Issue In Hood River county is voted at the special election next week, the entire loop will have been financed from end to end. At a special meeting of the Mult nomah county commissioners yester day, the loop matte.- was quickly set tled. This meeting followed a con ference with the highway commission Wednesday, at which time the state body informed the county officials that if $170,000 was pledged by the county the state would require no further co-operation from Multnomah but would build a graded and ma cadamized road with bridges Included. Flrat Offer Made Two Moatha Ago. Tho original offer of the highway commission, made two months ago, was that the statu would match what- vc-r funds were contributed by Mult nomah and Clackamas counties and would advance Multnomah's share and start the work at once. A mass meeting of taxpayers adopted a motion of V illiam M. Lavls to put JSj.ttOO in thi 1922 budget and a similar sum In the 1923 budget for co-operation. This mass meeting was called by the county commissioners. Next the county submitted a reso lution to the highway commission promising $j,000 in tho 1923 budget. or half tne amount rcccmmcnoea oy the taxpayers and estimated by the commission's engineers, llelievlng the best policy would be to handlo the loop as one Job Instead ot piecemeal, he highway commission inquired the attitude of Multnomah as to the bal ance. At Wednesday's meeting Chair man Booth renewed the offer of the highway commission and expressed a willingness to enter on an agree ment at once-. Mr. Hoyt Opposes I'laa. Chairman Holman of the county board was willing, but his colleagues. Commissioners Host and Hudecn, said hoy wanted to think it over. The meeting yesterday forenoon closed he matter when Mr. Rudeen sup ported Mr. I'olman and Mr. Hojt op posed the plan. ' : Mr. Rudeen explained that h. wanted to be assured that the second appropriation of ISi.OUU would be suf ficlcnt and having received this as surance, he favored tha agreement. Mr. Hoyt declared his belief that tha loop would be worth a million dollars or more to Multnomah county, but he was opposed to spending Multnomah county money outside this county. The new resolution, promising to place J85.000 in the budget, for two successive years, 1922 and 1923, was adopted by the votes of Mes.rt Hol man and Rudeen. Katknalasm Not Heduced. Frederick W. Mulkey, of tho newly created tax supervision commission, informed the county commission that he was not prepared to say what at titude that supervisory body would assume toward the loop Item in the budget. W. M. Davis of the Mount Hood Loop association, who has been laboring incessantly for the road, did not permit this statement of Mr. Mul key to dampen his enthusiasm. All of the loop road, from Zigzag, at the forest line, to the Multnomah line, la within Clackamas county. The latter county is not able to finance it alone, but Is putting in shout fso.nmi. M. ...... .1.14 (I : is J . ! I02 0v j