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THE MORNING OKEGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1921
RELIEF COMMITTEE
ARRESTED BY SOVIET
Conspiracy to Overthrow
Government Charged.
GORKY AT HEAD OF UNIT
Tokio Reports Anti-Bolshevik Lead
er, General XTngern Sternesrz,
Is Captured.
lON-DON", Auf. SO. Tn Russian
soviet government, charging? that the
all-Russian relief committee intended
to overthrow the soviet government
for the purpose of establishing one of
its own, has placed the members of
the committee under arrest, said a
Keuter dispatch from Riga today.
REVAL, Aug. 30. Members of the
all-Russian committee have been ar
rested, it was said in dispatches from
Moscow. It was reported on Satur-
day that this committee, formed by
Maxim Gorky, widely known Russian
author and editor for the purpose of
going abroad in the interests of Rus
sian famine relief, had been dissolved.
Associated with Go.rky in the plan
were representatives of various po
litical parties in Russia.
TOKIO, Aug. SO. Army authorities
here received an unconfirmed report
today that General Baron Ungern
Bternberg, the anti-tolshevik leader,
who has been conducting an offensive
against the Far Eastern republic of
Liberia, has been captured by the bol
sheviki with 90 soldiers of his per
sonal guard.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 30. A dis
patch from the commissariat of health
of the soviet government at Moscow
received today by American Quakers,
stated there are more than 9,000,000
starving children in Russia. This is
said to be the first statement issued
by the soviet government giving the
actual number of Russian children
who are facing starvation, according
to American Friends Service commit
tee. The committee was also notified
in this dispatch that there had been
sent yesterday to Samara, a district
in which the famine is raging, several
carloads of codliver oil. cocoa and
clothing.
NEW YORK, Aug. 30. Thousands
of famine sufferers in trans-Caucasia,
among them many children, are dying
of cholera, said a cable message re
ceived today by the Near East relief
from Albert Johnson, one of its in
vestigators. NEW YORK. Aug. 30. A cargo of
food, clothing and medicines, gath
ered throughout the United States by
the committee for relief of children
in Soviet Russia, left today on the
steamer Waco, bound for Reval and
Fetrograd.
RELIEF DISCUSSED BY AXIDTES
Appointment of Commission of In
quiry Is Authorized.
PARIS, Aug. SO. (By the Associ
ated Press.) After a four-hour dis
cussion today the International com
mission for Russian relief adopted a
resolution authorizing the appoint
ment of a commission of inquiry to go
to Ruslsa and report on the famine
situation. Two sub-committees were
appointed, one to select the commis
eion and the other to determine if all
plans now contemplated for the aid of
Russia can be co-ordinated. ,
W. L. Brown, European director of
the American relief administration,
read a report on conditions in Russia
He has accepted a place on the sub
committee investigating possible co
ordination of relief, which will meet
tomorrow.
Delegates representing France,
Great Britain, Belgium, Italy and
Japan were present, today, but Mr.
Brown was the only person present
who had first-hand knowledge of the
famine problem.
Mr. Brown explained that the United
States was confining its efforts to the
American relief administration. It
was not, he declared, rendering as
sistance as a government, but was
willing to co-operate in any practica
ble plan which the commission might
, suggest.
M. Lereud, the French minister of
public health, said that the French
point of view was that the efforts of
the International commission should
be strictly humanitarian and devoid
of any possible suggestion of politics.
The commission, will meet again to
morrow. SENATE TO GET TREATY
(Continued From Flnrt Pa-g. )
Said the conclusion of peace would
considerably strengthen the friend
ship already existing between the
two nations.
The peace treaty signed In Buda
pest brought to an end the technical
state of war between the United
States and the countries formerly
constituting the central empires of
. Europe. On Wednesday last a treaty
was signed in Vienna by representa-
tives of the United States and Aus
: tria and the following day a peace
convention was executed in Berlin
i between the United States and Ger-
many.
No details of the peace accord en
.', tered into with Austria have yet been
". made public, but it is understood that
' both the Austrian and Hungarian con
ver.tions follow closely the lines of
the treaty with Germany, which was
v made public the day of its signature
GERMANY HAS PAY READY
Deposits Declared Made With Rep
resentatives of Allies.
NEW YORK, Aug. 30. Germany,
through Its fiscal agents In this coun
try, has anticipated further repara
tions obligations to the allies, due to
morrow.
According to well-informed bank
ing interests representing the Berlin
government these payments, which
; are variously estimated at J65.000.0O0
to $100,000,000, have been deposited
with the agents of the British, French
and Belgian governments here.
Purchases of dollar exchange
through Scandinavian countries to
effect this transaction were concluded
several weeks ago, it was stated.
PRESIDENT GIVES ORDER
(Continued From Flrgt Pa-go )
Murray, vice-president of the United
Mine Workers of America, departed
for Charleston, W. Va., today to urge
miners in that district to return to
work.
President Lewis of the United Mine
Workers issued a statement in which
he held that all the trouble in the
"West Virginia coal fields was trace
able "to the continual assaults and
outrages perpetrated on individual
mine workers by the armed Baldwln
Feltz guards employed in such great
numbers by the coal operators of
Logan, Mingo, McDowell and Mercer
counties."
President Harding has' been ad
vised by Mr. Lewis, according to the
statement that the United Mine
Workers of America "is in no degree
responsible." The president has been
assured, it was added, that Mr. Lewis'
office will give full co-operation in
urging miners to return to their,
homes so order may be restored.
Mr. Lewis' statement said:
"With respect to the disturbed
situation in the coal fields of West
Virginia, I have advised President
Harding that the United Mine Work
ers of America is in no degree re
sponsible. The trouble is traceable
to the continual assaults and outrages
perpetrated by the armed Baldwih
Felts guards employed in sucn great
numbers by the coal operators of
Logan, Mingo, McDowell and Mercer
counties, against whom this office
has made repeated protests.
"The lamentable breakdown of the
state government of West Virginia
with its consequent failure to give
protection to its citizens has, indeed,
justified the severe criticism of rep
resentatives of tbe federal govern
ment. Governor Morgan possesses the
powers to compel the surrender of the
Baldwin-Felts army, with all ita war
munitions, and It is beyond compre
hension that he has failed to act in
the emergency.
"Notwithstanding these conditions.
I have assured President Harding that
this office will give full co-operation
in urging mine workers to return to
E
their homes so that order may be
restored. In harmony with this as
surance I have directed Philip Mur
ray, vice-president of the interna
tional union, to proceed today to
Charleston, W. Va., to carry out this
policy.
5 00 TETERAXS AXSWEB CALL
Legionnaires Sent to Logan to Help
Quell Disturbance.
WELCH, W. Va.. Aug. 30. Five
hundred members of McDowell County
post No. 8, American Legion, under
command of Major W. E. Eubank, an
swering a call from Governor Mor
gan, left Welch today at noon in au
tomobiles for Logan county. A mes
sage received here from Sheriff Hat
field, who is in Logan county, stated
that tension was high and trouble
was expected momentarily.
LOGAN, W. Va., Aug. 30. Extraor
dinary preparations continued to
night, following reports of a gather
ing of armed men at Jeffery, in the
adjacent county of Boone. Reported
estimates of the number vary from
hundreds to thousands.
Fearing that the men would cross
to Logan county, companies of ex
service men were being formed today
to reinforce detachments of deputy
sheriffs and state police now guard
ing the border. Additional forces of
former soldiers were reported to be
coming here from Welch and Mc
Dowell.
A special train, one coach of which
was loaded with arms and ammuni
tion, arrived tonight, coming from
Charleston.
The munitions were taken to the
courthouse where the men began
cleaning the weapons. In the mean
time, armed guards were thrown
around the building.
The approach of nightfall brought
with it increased tenseness and addi
tional men were sent from here to
the hills to reinforce the border pa
trol. Troops Ordered to Be Ready.
CAMP DIX, N. J.. Aug. 30. Orders
were received from Washington today
by the 26th regiment of the first di
vision in camp here to prepare Imme
diately for field duty. Officers 'ex
pressed the belief the regiment would
be held ready for duty in West Vir
ginia.
MIKADO HONORS YANKEE
Montana Judge Is Decorated With
Order of Sacred Treasure.
HELENA, MonU Aug. SO. Albert
J. Galen, associate justice of the state
supreme court and formerly attorney-
general of Montana, has received
from the Japanese government.
through the United States war de
partment, the decoration of the order
of the Sacred Treasure.
Judge Galen was a colonel in the
American expeditionary . forces in
Siberia, where he served as judge ad
vocate. The decoration was conferred
by the mikado for distinguished
services. There are said to be only
two other similar decorations in this
country.
PRESS RATE LIFT ASKED
Telegraph Company Applies for 2 0
Per Cent Increase.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30. Appli
cation for an increase of 20 per cent
in all press matter handled was made
by the Western Union Telegraph com
pany today to the state railroad com
mission. . The application said the
press tolls were not affected by the
war emergency and were likewise
omitted from all - adjustment .when
the wire utilities were returned to
private control.
"The press dispatches should"' bear
their proportion of the increased
costs and rates," fhe application said,
PRUNES ARE WORKING UP
Sale of Polk County Product at 6 H
Cents Reported.
SALEM. Or., Aug. 30. (Special.)
Fifty tons of 55-60s of the 1920 prune
crop in the Dallas district, Polk
county, were sold today for 6 cents
a pound. Previously this class o
prune: brought only 4 cents
pound.
HARDING AIDS DAD OF 16
(Oon.Hnuarl From Flrsrt Pago.)
might be possible to find a way "o
helping this somewhat notable fam
ily." although he explained he knew
nothing whatever tof the merits of
the case.
Mr. Wanamaker replied that Zacca
hea spoke very little English, that he
had been employed two years and was
earning $2 a week more than others
doing similar work. He promised,
however, to advance him, if that could
be done, and also to find a job for one
of the 16 children, a son 22 years old
described as "tall and strong as his
father."
Radio Amateurs to Convene.
CHICAGO. Aug. 30. The first na
tional wireless convention will con
vene here tomorow under the auspices
of the American Radio Relay league
and it Is expected that 2000 delegates
will be In attendance. The radio
league members operate more than
6500 amateur wireless stations.
Fire Causes $50,000 loss.
NANAIMO; B. C, Aug. 30. Fire
early today destroyed the plant, of the
Nanaimo Fish Meal & Oil Refining
company. The loss is estimated at
$50,000, with 320,000 insurance.
Hill Military Academy, Portland.
Oiegon, surrounds its cadets with
tie right environment. Adv. -
UROPEJUV
MOTIVES
FEARED BY RUSSIA
That's One Reason America
Should Play Lone Hand.
UNCLE SAM IS ALTRUISTIC
Mark Sullivan Tells "Why Famine
Aid Ought to Be' Under Sole
Control of United States.
BY MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright by the New York Kvenlns
Toat, Inc. Published by Arrangement. )
WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 30.
(Special.) In the matter of the relief
which America is about to extend to
Russia there ia a considerable differ
ence between the things that some
European nations would like us to do
and the things that the American pub
lic would probably be willing to do.
Both Great Britain and France
have expressed desires which are
roughly to the effect that they should
unite with us In the administration of
this relief within Russia. This de
sire has been communicated to us re
peatediy and in various forms.
About this request the first reflec
tion that arises is that the Quantity
of goods and money which America
prepared to give is very much
greater than the quantity that either
Great Britain or France, of both com
bined are able to contribute. This
point, however, America might read
ily waive. We would not be willing
to be in the position that because our
assets in the joint enterprise would
be so much greater than the assets of
ureat Britain and France we are.
therefore, unwilling to make it
joint enterprise.
Russia Suspects Europe.
The realization that makes us hes
itate is different and, it may be
hoped, more creditable to us. The
fact is that Great Britain and France
and especially France, have pursued
relation toward Russia which
causes the Rusian people to regard
them with a suspicion that they do
not have as respects America.
The extension of reiief to. Russia,
under American auspices only, will
encounter less friction and will have
less to overcome than would be the
case If this relief were extended
under the joint management of other
nations with the United States.
Jealousy Ia Seen.
One . of the . underlying reasons
which Great Britain and France
would proffer to join us in the ad
ministration of this relief Is the an
ticipation that out of this enterprise
America may ultimately get commer
cial advantages. This Is an unjus
tifiable suspicion. America will give
the relief to Russia from motives of
humanity solely, and will refrain
scrupulously from making it the basis
of any commercial advantage.
Undoubtedly, without our wismng
It or trying for it, some advantages
will accrue to us. The gooa wm mat
must be created among any people,
the recipients of generosity, will later
express itself in a certain amount, oi
advantage to Americans in l-cusaia.
This .always happens.
It ts.the e-enerosity that we nave
practiced in China in past years that
makes s so well HKea in tnat coun
try. -In years to come we will receive
this advantage from Russia, without
makintr any formal effort to get it in
the present d-istriDution or me renei
l'aat Incident Remembered.
If there were not other reasons, one
sound reason for hesitating to Join
with th EuroDean nations in the ad
ministration oi tnis American reuei ia
that Russia has come to think of ac
tion by concert of the allies as un
friendly to them. It was in carrying
out concert of action wltn Great Brit
ain and France that we maintained
troops in Russia lor a conslderaDie
period.
We now know tnat that action was
unfortunate. But the people of Rus
sia mustcontinue to remember it, and
the unfriendliness which it caused at
the time might conservatively arise
again if the present relief were ad
ministered by concert with the same
cations.
Undoubtedly it will be expedient
and deBirable to let the European na
tions know what we are doing, so
that there may be no conflict and no
overlapping as to whatever they may
administer independently. But, aside
from this exchange of information,
America in extending the relief to
Russia will be disposed to stand alone
and go its own gait.
COMMISSION IS DELUGED
(Continued From First Pagft.)
pany In the east, who may not wan
to await action of congress and then
wait for recompense by exchange.
Information was given that th
Shevlin-Hixon company, owning
body of timber on the highway four
miles in length, has indicated that it
will leave the screen of trees along
the road.
Judge Bunnell of Klamath asked
for certain surveys in his county, ex
plaining that the county expects to
bond itself again to carry on road
work and the surveys will give an
idea of the amount of bonds required.
A survey has been ordered from Fort
Klamath to the boundary of the
Crater lake reserve. To provide a
detour on The Dalles-California high
way the county had to supply a ferry
which handles from 1500 to 1900 auto
mobiles a month. The cost of the
ferry has been $4820, which the county
wants the highway commission to
absorb. The matter is under consid
eration. 'The town of Canby sent a repre
sentative asking for pavement to be
laid through the hamlet. The esti
mate for the pavement is $6000 and
the town has about $1600 available.
In the afternoon the commissioners
recessed for an hour to attend the
conference at the city hall on the
problem of unemployment. Chairman
Booth of the commission declared the
commission has borne the burden of
unemployment during the last two
years and has spent about 325,000,000
for work.
ELEYES CONTRACTS AWARDED
Important Deals Closed by Wash
ington Highway Board.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Aug. 30. (Spe
cial.) The. state highway committee
today awarded the following con
tracts: Pacific highway Clearing, grading
and paving with concrete 8.51 miles
between Kalama and Woodland, Cow
litz county, to Coluccio & Erickson,
Seattle, 3325,51640.
Pacific highway Clearing and
grading four miles between the Ta
coma Golf and Country club and
Camp Lewis, Pierce county, to Har
rlson & Johnson, Tacoma, $10,660.90.
Ocean Beach highway Construc
tion of a steel bridge across the Cow
elit river at Kelso. Cowlitx county.
one mile. Pacific B"ridre company.
Portland. $228,800.
Ocean Beach highway Construct
ing a steel bridge and approaches
across" Bear river. Pacific county, 0.11
mile. Bean Construction company.
Mount Vernon, 123,796.
Chelan and Okanogan highway-
Graveling and grading 7.49 miles be
ween Trinidad and Columbia river.
Douglas county. Rajotte - Winters,
nc. Spokane, $61,964.39.
Sunset high-way Grading and
graveling seven miles between Baird
and Moses Coulee, Douglas county.
Root & Joslln, Spokane, $69,757.80.
feunset highway Grading and
graveling 10.2 miles between Hartline
and Coulee City, Grant county, J. E.
Edwards, Spokane, $38,997.37.
State road No. 4 Grading and
graveling four miles from Republic
west. Ferry county, Carlson & Nor
man, Spokane. $38,555.
Central Washington highway Sur
facing with gravel or crushed rock
Z miles, Adams county, Cornell to
Lind, Carlson & Norman, Spokane,
$40,320.
Inland Empire highway Paving
with concrete six miles from Waits-
burg south.. Walla Walla county.
Yakima Paving company, $17,013.94.
Inland Empire highway Asotin
county line to Silcott cut-off. 8.67
miles. Pacific Coast Paving company,
Tacoma, $126,321.10.
CHILD LAYS LOVE PLOT
VI WISE GIRL'S PRANK NEARLY
BREAKS riP HOME.
Foster Mother lied to Believe Many
Men Are 'Wooers by Letters
Daughter Writes.
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug 30. (Spe
cial.) A foolish prank of a child who
wrote love letters to her foster mother
resulted in nearly wrecking a happy
home and sent Mrs. R. E. Swanson,
28, to the city hospital this afternoon.
Mildred Johnson, 12, the adopted
child, is held in the juvenile detention
home.
The girl. noticing her foster
mother's loneliness, hit upon the plan
of writing a love note to her pur
porting to be from a man who said
he was madly In love with her. - The
girl kept telling her mother that dif
ferent men had told her they loved
her mother and she brought home love
letters to prove her stories. It de
veloped she wrote the letters herself
and signed the names of her boy
schoolmates and playmates. She fi
nally prevailed on her mother to
answer a few of the notes, giving her
the answers to deliver. The girl read
the mother's replies and wrote more
in turn, developing a correspondence
Finally the mother got suspicious and
ordered the girl to show her where
the man was. The girl said, "In the
police court." and they went to the
police headquarters together.
The Kirl became nystericai wnen
she reached the police station and the
pair were turned over to Inspector
Damm, who in turn put them in the
hands of the women's division.
Damm got hold of the husband, who
did not know anything of the affair
so far. and explained things to him
and got him to promise to pay more
attention to his wife hereafter.. The
girl is said to have written more than
50 letters to her mother and had the
woman believing that dozens of men
were madly in love with her.
FORBES TO MAKE SURVEY
Director of Veterans' Bureau Will
Hold Country-Wide Inspection.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington. D. C, Aug. 30. Col
onel Charles R. Forbes, director of
the veterans' bureau, will leave
"Washington Thursday morning on an
extended inspection trip through the
middle west and the Pacific coast. He
will spend two days in Chicago, pro
ceeding thence to Minneapolis for a
brief stay. His itinerary calls for
his spending Thursday at Helena,
Mont., and for his arrival at Spokane
probably Saturday, September 10. He
will reach Seattle either September
12 or 13, for a stay of several days.
Following that he will visit Tacoma,
Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
and probably other points on 'dates
which have not yet been arranged.
While on this trip Colonel Forbes
will inspect hospitals, vocational
training centers, branch offices and
rest centers of the veterans' bureau.
He will be accompanied by Dr. F. A.
Long of the public health service, an
advisory chvstcian of the bureau;
Charles Cramer, general counsel of
the bureau.- and his own secretary.
MEDAL GIVEN POLICEMAN
Seattle Mayor Praises Heroic Of
ficer Who Killed Criminal.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 30. (Spe
cial.) Thanks of the city of Seattle
were extended today by Mayor Cald
well to W. O. Densmore, patrolman,
who shot and killed Mitchell Doyle, an
ex-convict, August 11, in a desperate
gun duel at Ballard.
The mayor presented the heroic po
liceman with a gold medal for his
feat in ridding the city of a dangerous
criminal.
"I would rather that a hundred
criminals were shot than that one
law-abiding citizen were killed," the
mayor said.
Densmore shot Doyle when the lat
ter opened a murderous fire on him
n a deserted lot in Ballard. Doyle had
l long record of crimes in the north
west. Densmore escaped injury by
dropping to his knees as soon as he
saw the man reaching for his gun.
FIRE IS USED TO EVICT
Woman Says Slie Set Home Ablaze
. to Force Tenants to Move.
ALAMEDA, Cal., Aug. 30. Mrs.
Katherine Zepeda, owner of a resi
dence here, told the police, they an
nounced last night, that she had set
fire to the place t5 force tenai-ts to
move out.
The tenants, Mrs. E. Walker, Mrs.
Zepeda's niece, and her husband, re
fused to move despite repeated re
quests to do so, the police quoted Mrs.
Zepeda as saying. The fire almost
destroyed the house, but was brought
under control after a hard fight on
the part of the city fire department
"It was my own property and 1
thought I had a right to burn it up
if I wanted to," said Mrs. Zepeda,
according to the officers.
Mrs. Zepeda was being held pend
ing determination of whether a
charge should be placed against her.
17 Chinese Stowaways Caught.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30. Seven
teen Chinese stowaways were found
in a small ""w-ater tank between decks
on the China Mall liner Kile today and
were taken to the immigration station
at Angel island for possible deporta
tion. The federal officials are enter
taining the suspicion that the Chinese
are regular members of the crew and
that the men who took their places on
the vessel wtnt ashore and escaped.
S. fc H green stamps for cash.
Holman Fuel Co., coal and wood,
ilain 353; 660-21. Adv.
BRITISH PROTEST
TARIFF Oil STEEL
Downward Revision on High
. Speed Product Asked.
U. S. MILLERS HEARD
Higher Rates on I"lou r and Feeds
Sought Arthur Balfour Heads
English Delegation.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. SO.
Representatives of industries of two
countries presented arguments before
tbe senate finance committee today,
striking at rates in the Fordney tariff
bill. From England came a delega
tion to urge revision downward of
rates on high speed steel; higher
rates on flour and mill feeds were
sought by domestic milling Interests
and representatives of the fishing in
dustry appeared both to defend and
denounce import taxes on their prod
ucts. Claims of the flour millers, sub
mitted by L. E. Moss of Kansas City,
president of the Southwestern Mill
ers league, and A. L. Ooetzmann of
Minneapolis, president of the Millers'
National, federation, were for rates
which would be compulsory for the
zs cents a bushel duty on wheat. Un'
less the flour duty was made prac
tically double the house rate, they
argued, the duty on wheat would
bring no good effect.
' ." " Opinion Divided on Fink.
On the question of duties on fish
a differenco of opinion was expressed
by the home producers and the im
porters, although some New England
iisning interests favored a low im
port tax.
The Alaskan industry protested
against any changes from the house
rates, the claim being made by Dan
Sdtherland, Alaskan delegate in the
house, that the bill taxed everything
tne iisnermen used in their business
but gave them only moderate proteo
tion on the results of their labors.
His argument was supported by A.
w. -j. nomas of Boston, head of
Prince Williams Sound comDany. who
declared that the rate of 1V4 cents a
pound on herring barely met the high
transportation costs which he had to
bear in delivering fish in New York
in. competition with the Scandinavians.
Without the duty, he said, the indus
try encouraged by the government
during the war would go on the
downgrade.
Balfour Heads Delegation.
The British representation
was
made by Arthur Balfour, heading
deputation from the Sheffield cham
ber of commerce. He pictured, the
consequences to the business of his
home land should the Fordney steel
rates be retained.
We know," he added, "that the
peace of the world depends on you
and us. We want to do nothing to
disturb, disrupt or destroy that har
mony which has so long existed be
tween our countries.
"We ask for no favoritism. We
never have dreamed of any retaliatory
measures. We contemplate no throat-
cutting. All we ask Is that we be al
lowed to live, to work and pay you
what we owe you. And the only way
we can pay you is In trade. In goods.
inai we are very, very anxious to
do."
The American valuation basis of
levying duties as provided in the
Fordney bill also was objected to by
Mr. Balfour. Such a method of levy
ing import taxes, he said, would "ab
solutely" cut off many trade connec
tions and create an element of uncer
tainty dangerous to trade.
"No customer, however old his busi
ness relations may be, is going to
send us an open order," he continued,
"when he can't tell and we can't tell
what the duties are going to be. It
is upon the duties that the prices de
pend." England' Plight Dlcued.
Touching on industrial and labor
conditions in England, the witness
estimated that about 2,000,000 men
were out of work and that 3,000,000
to 4,000,000 others were employed
only part of the time.
The British steelmaker assured the
commission that his delegation de
sired only to present the situation
and. to ask that they be given the
best treatment possible.
"It is our plea," he said, "that the
long-time co-operation and the satis
factory and pleasant relations be
continued, for it means much to us
and to all of the world."
With Mr. Balfour were S. J. Robin
son, Peter McGregor and J. C. Ward.
Protest Hade by Cuba.
Tariffs proposed In the Fordney bill
"threaten the economic stability of
the Cuban government," Minister de
Cespedes of Cuba declared in a mem
orandum presented Secretary Hughes
in behalf of the Cuban commercial
mission representing growers of to
bacco, sugar and other Island prod
ucts. The economic and industrial future
of Cuba, the commercial relations be
tween the two countries and Amer
ican investments in Cuba will be seri
ously Impaired by the proposed in
creased duty on sugar alone, the mem
orandum said, while the Fordney bill
Imposts on leaf tobacco were declared
to be "detrimental to all concerned,
including the American farmer."
Pineapple Ratea Opposed.
Specific objection also was filed to
the proposed rates on imports of pine
apples and honey, of which Cuba Is
said to supply practically all pur
chased by the United States.
Accompanying tables show exports
from the United States In Cuba in
1914, aggregating $515,000,000, were
exceeded only by those to the United
Kingdom, Canada and France, while
the Cuban outward trade exceeded
that to all South America combined.
The memorandum gave in detail the
status of the Cuban sugar industry,
ascribing the financial situation of
the government to "an over-supply
from last year's crop and large pro
duction this year."
Admitting Cuba can produce sugar
at a lower price than American farm
ers, the brief asserted domestic sug
ars would be adequately protected
with the cent-a-pound duty paid be
fore the emergency tariff became ef
fective. The signing of the emergency tariff
DANCINGtaught
AH New StT and Popu
lar Dances Guaranteed in
Kiclit 3 - Hoar linens.
Ladies 3. Gentlemen $5.
DeHoney s beautiful acad
edy. 23d and Wahlnton.
Beginners' class starts
Tuesday and Thursday
evening. 8 to 11:30.
Plenty of desirabls part
ners and practice; no em
barrusmnt. You can
never learn danetns; in
private lessons from In
ferior teachers you must
have practice.
LEARN IN" A RRAL
F)lOU Phon Main
75(i. Prlvats . lessons all
At $1495 a cut of - $500 CMC Model K-16, One Ton
- Truck, is undoubtedly the biggest dollar for dollar
value in the history of the truck industry.
We not only feel that way, but we can prove it by a
comparison part by part with other one ton trucks,
and by the records of economical operation and
long life.
While this truck is a better truck than it ever was, It
has been brought to a popular price. Add to this it3
low operating cost in city delivery, farm work, bus
service and for police and fire patrol and you can get
a conception of its remarkable dollar for dollar value.
Here is a one ton truck built from the ground up of
real truck parts. There's not a passenger car part in it.
Electric lights, starter, and cord tires are standard
equipment. It has removable Cylinder Walls, Remov
able Valve Lifter Assemblies, Dual Cooling, Super
heated Carburetion, Centrifugal Fly -ball Governor
and many other distinctly GMC features.
See dealers for further details and for price reduc
tions on all other GMC models.
General Motors Truck Company
A. Unit of thm Genaral Motor Corporation
PONT1AC, MICHIGAN
WENTWORTH & IRWIN, INC.
bill, it was dclared, had caused an
"overnight loss of 332,000,000" to
Cuba.
In place of the Fordney rates the
memorandum suggested that tariffs
which existed prior to the emergency
act be re-established, or. In the al
ternative, that the present 20 per cent
duty preferential awarded Cuba by the
treaty of commercial reciprocity of
1902 be Increased from 20 per cent to
50 per cent, so that the net duty on
Cuban products shall not exceed those
existing previous to the emergency
tariff act.
.LUMBER TARIFF IS ARRANGED
Colombia River Ioggers and Mr.
Dodson Are Heard.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 80. Two ar
guments. were delivered to tho senate
finance committee today from the
Pacific noithwest on a tariff for lum
ber and wood products. One was a
brief from the Columbia River Log
gers' Information bureau of Portland
and the other by W. D. B. Dodson.
general manager of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce. The loggers'
association emphasized the proxim
ity of Br'tlsh Columbia timber to
deep sea transportation, the easier
tax system of British Columbia than
that of the states and the fact that
a certain amount of oriental labor
was employed in British Columbia at
low rates and for long hours.
Mr. Dodson took the general ques
tion of whether America was going
to make it possible to reforest her
463,000,000 acres of forest lands when
the virgin stand of timber was cut.
He argued that this area, nearly one
quart e r ofttienationalareajWrojjM
1925 1925
World's Fair Prices
We Are 4 Years in Advance
2 Eggs, any style, 10c
Ham and Eggs, with Potatoes,
20c
Bacon and Eggs, with Potatoes,
20c
Pork Chops, 15c
Roast Pork and Dressing, 15c
Roast Beef au jus, 10c
All -Vegetables, 5c
Beef Stew and Vegetables, 10c
Corn Beef Hash, 10c
Pies, 5c and 10c
Wheat Cakes, syrup and butter,
10c
Waffles, syrup and butter, 15c
Prunes, Apple Sauce, Figs, 5c
The Most Economical Eating
Place on the Pacific Coast
COZY
Dairy Lunch and Cafeteria
Sixth and Washington Streets
! WE NEVER CLOSE
Former Price
Reduction
New Price
$1995
500
$1495
Second and Taylor
Portland,
be given less Incentlvs for reproduc
i. oi. timber if cheap woods from
r!1 parts of the world were admitted
freely. He also further insisted that
this area constituted a natural asset
of such Immense potential wealth
that it would be folly not to give
INDIAN SUMMER
is at hand
Are You Prepared
to Enjoy It?
OUTING
EQUIPMENT
Barracks Bags... 350, 550
O. D. Blankets, 4 lbs...$3.80
Cots, steel folding. .. .$4.00
Hair Combs, each 100
Feather Pillows, each... 750
Iodine Swabs, 6 for 150
Huck Towels, 2 for 230
Amber Goggles, pair 600
Canvas Cots, each. .. .$3.25
Trench Mirrors 100
Mess Kits 500
Canteens 500
Pack Sacks .750
"We have a large supply of
CANNED MEATS AND FISH,
PRESERVES and Some
BREAKFAST FOODS
Compact and convenient. Every ounce is nourishment.
Prices the Lowest
Army Retail Store
Fifth Street at Pine
WE ARE SELLING NUT LUMP
Coal S10 Ton
DELIVERED ANYWHERE IN PORTLAND
This is a free-burning-, clean, Washington lignite coal, absolutely
free from plate or bone. It is low in ash and gives intense heat. We
are entirely outside the "trust" and sell our entire product direct from
the mine to the consumer. Naturally our competitors are not our
friends; don't ask them about the coal, ask us. This is just the coal
for furnace, fireplace or range. We are paying top union wage scale
and making money on every ton of coal we sell at even the cut price.
Steam coal (IVi to 3-inch) $9.50; pea coal $8 ton delivered. Send
all orders and make all money payable to
HUTCHINSON COAL CO.
Phone East 177L
Or.
(M7)
It the same encouragement and aid
that s given all other American in
dustries. Ths wood and lumber schedule of
the tariff has been completed and
the finance committee is forging into
other schedules.
OUTING
CLOTHING
O. D. Breeches, r'cld..$3.50
O. D. Blouses, r'cld. . .$1.25
Drawers, new wool... $1.1 5
Drawers, fleece lined $1
Drawers, cotton, short. .350
Oilskin Hats 750
O. D. Mackinaws.. .$10.50
O. D. Shirts, new. ...$4.10
Wool Trousers $4.50
Cotton Undershirts, 3 for $1
We Will Save You
Money