VOL. LX XO. 18.980 Fnrt at Portland lOrmmil
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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTE3IBER 20, 1921
PRICK FIVE CENTS
IRI5H-AHE READY
TO GO 10 PARLEY
HOME BREW. OF ALL
KINDS HELD ILLEGAL
MAKING OF WIXE IX HOME IS
JiOT TO. BE PERMITTED. .
38 TO HELP SOLVE
DRENCHING PROVES
LEAGUE THINKS TIME
E
MAYOR OF JOSEPH, OR.,
REPORTED AS MISSING
TIL II. MORELOCK DECLARED
FINANCIALLY INVOLVED.
AUDITORIUM USE
AS CLUB SHOWK
VALUABLE TO 'STATE
RAIXS ARE REPORTED IX ALL
TO DISARM ISN'T RIPE
M.VXKIXD HELD STILL TOO
PROBLEM OF IDLE
SECTIONS OF OREGON.
FAR FROM FEACE IDEALS.
SUIT FORD OC
Demand for Surrender
Only Possible Bar.
TELEGRAM SENT TO PREMIER
Intent to Impose Conditions
Denied by Valera.
TREATY ' IS
Cnreasonablencss of Formal Itccog-
ultlon of Erin as Free
fctate Is Admitted.
LONDON, Sept. 11 (By the Asso
ciated Press) Eamonn de Valera,
Irish republican leader, sent another
telegram to Premier Lloyd George, in
which, after declaring that the Sinn
Fein had no thought of asking sc
tcptanca of any conditions precedent
to a conference, he requested the
rremler to say whether his letter of
September 7 was Intended to be a
demand for surrender or an Invlta
t on to a conference "free on both
rides and without prejudice should
an agreement not be reached"
In the latter case, Mr. de Valera
stated that he would confirm the Sinn
Fein acceptance of the invitation,
snd the Ir'h delegates would meet
fcovernmert representatives.
More Telegram, Neeeasary.
The nature of the message from Mr.
de Valera necessitated a further ex
change or telegrama. unless m sort
of an ultimatum ia forthcoming.
Many London papers have com
mented upon the danger of the "open
diplomacy" Involved In ths public
rxchange of messages, wh!.:h. they
point out, makes It difficult for
either side to recede from the position
adopted.
The Irish republican leader ex
pressed the belief that a "treaty of
accommodation and association,"
properly concluded between Great
Britain and Ireland and between Ire
land and the states making up the
nrltlsh commonwealth, would end the
dispute forever, enabling both Brit
ish and Irish to settle down in peace
and work together In friendly co
operation In "affairs of agreed com
mon concern."
Notnln Held Conditional.
Mr. do lera's telegram follows:
"Sir: We have had no thought of
asking you to accept any conditions
precedent to a conference. We would
have thought it Is aa unreasonable
to expect you, as a preliminary, to
recognize the Irish republic formally
. or informally, to surrender our na
tional position. If is precisely be
cause neither side accepts the posi
tion of the other that there Is a dis
pute and that a conference is neces
sary to search for and discuss such
adjustments as might compose it.
"A treaty of accommodation and
association properly concluded be
tween the people of these two islands
and between Ireland and the states
in the British commonwealth, would,
we believe, end the dispute forever
and enable the two nations to settle
down In peace, each pursuing its own
individual development and contribut
ing its own quota to civilisation, but
working together In frea and friendly
co-operation In affairs of agreed
common concern.
Meeting- Held Neeessary.
"To negotiate such a treaty the re
spective representatives of the two
nations must meet, but If you seek to
Impose preliminary conditions which
we must regard as Involving the sur
render of our whole position, they
cannot meet.
"Your last telegram makes It clear
that misunderstandings are more
likely to Increase than diminish and
the cause of peace s more likely to
be retarded than alvanced by the
continuance of the present corre
apondence. "We request you. therefore, to state
whether your letter of September 7
Is Intended to be a demand for sur
render on our part or an Invitation
to a conference free on both sides
and without prejudice should an
agreement not be reached.
Definite Reply Ia Asked.
"It the latter, we readily confirm
our acceptance of the invitation and
our appointed delegates will meet
your government's representatives at
any time In the Immediate future that
you may designate."
Tremler Lloyd George's letter of
September 7 was the one In which
he asked Mr. de Valera for a definite
reply as to whether "he was prepared
to enter a conference to ascertain
how the association of Ireland with
the community of nations known as
the British empire can best be recon
ciled with Irish national aspirations."
To this Mr. do Valera replied In the
affirmative, but added to his reply
the paragraph now in dispute.
Offer la Admitted Fair.
Papera friendly to the Irish cauae,
like the Westminster Gasette and the
Manchester Guardlr.n, admit that the
premier's last Invitation to Mr. De
Valera aa the "chosen spokesman" of
Ms people, was a fair offer, which
Mr. De Valera would be wise to ae
cipt without more ado. They also
ICeaulutUd eo Pag i. Colutua 4.)
Dry Law Commissioner Says Only
Non-Intoxicating Fruit Juices
3Iay Be Manufactured.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Sept. 1J.
Warning that the making of Intoxl
eating "home brew" Is illegal was
Issued tonight by Prohibition Commts
sicner Haynea.
Numerous inquiries have been re
ceived, he said, concerning home mail
ufacture of fruit Juices growing out
of reporta that a head of a household
was entitled to make 200 gallons of
wine a year under permit.
The prohibition unit's attitude on
the hometbrew question "was defined
by Mr. Haynei as follows:
nwnpTrnL 'Non"'n,oxkatln "'ruit Julce ean
AUVUUAI tUfbe ma in the home. Intoxicating
wine, home brew and distilled spirits
may not. Two hundred gallons of non
Intoxicating fruit Juice may be manu
factured tax free by the head- of a
family registering with a collector of
internal revenue.
"This tax-exemption provision has
been the source of confusion. The
elfect of this Is not to allow the man
ufacture of 200 gallons of intoxicat
ing wine free from restrictions of the
national prohibition act, but merely to
allow the manufacture of 200 gallons
of non-intoxicating Juices free of
tax"
NEW PROFESSION APPEARS
Export Enologlst, Otherwise Wine-
maker, Offers Services.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 19. A new
profession has appeared In San Fran
Cisco. An "expert enologlst'" adver
tised his services today In a local
paper for the benefit of heada of
families who are entitled under the
iw io manufacture a maximum of
svv gallons or non-Intoxicating wines.
An "enologlst" is defined a.
sen thoroughly experienced In the
making of wine. Hia advertisement
reads:
"Since the law allows you to make
00 gallons of grapejuice for your
own family's use. let an expert enol-
osisi make It for you at your own
residence, avoiding poor results and
waste of money. Start now before
grapes go too high."
FOOD PRICES WORKING UP
Figures for August Show Material
Advance Over July.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Sept. 1.
Wholesale prices increased 2.75 rjer
cent in August ov.r
wholesale food prices leading ln the
advance with an Increase of 13.5 ner
cant, according to figures made pub
lic looay oy the department of labor.
Farm producta. Including many
food articles, were 2.5 per cent higher
in August than In July, the statement
said, adding that there were decided
advances in. butter, cheese, milk. eggs,
rice, meata, sugars, fruits and pota
toes. Meat animals, Sncluding cattle
and hogs, also averaged higher in
August than in July. In all other
commodity groups, except clothing,
which was unchanged, the statement
said, there were decreases ln prices.
LAD OF 11 ELECTROCUTED
Boy Flaying In Tree Comes in Con
tact With Wire.
K I DUE FIELD, Wash.. Sept. 19.
(Special.) As the result of touching
a high-power line of the Ridgefleld
Light & Power company near Sara,
seven miles south of here, while play
ing in the top of a fir tree with his
companions. Earl A. Salxman, 11-year.
old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Salxman
of Sara, was electrocuted today while
his playmates looked on.
The high-power line carries 11.000
voltage to Ridgefleld. The accident
occurred near the John Eaton farm
on the Ridgefleld - Sara Vancouver
road. Besides his parents, two broth
ers, M. E. Salxman and Harvey Salx
man. and a sister, Thelma Salxman,
survive.
D. W. CHURCH GETS POST
Pocatello Man Chosen Idaho Com-
v missloner of Investments.
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 18. The ap
pointment of D. W. Church of Poca
tello to be commissioner of public In
vestments In the cabinet of Gover
nor Davis was announced today by
the governor.
Since the sudden death last Feb
ruary of Charles Elmer, who had
been commissioner of public invest
ments since the reorganization of the
state departments in 1919, the office
has been vacant with Alfred Hogen
sen. chief clerk of the department,
acting aa commissioner. Mr. Church
has been for the last 29 months man
ager of the state insurance fund
under the workmen's compensation
law.
SPOKANE MILK 10 CENTS
Sale of More Than 3000 Quarts
Over Average Day Reported.
SPOKANE, Wash.. Sept. 19 (Spe
cial.) The Producers' Distributing
company, by decreasing the retail
(rice of milk to 10 cents a quart. In
creased Its business today by more
than 2000 quarts, according to Wil
liam Baker, manager.
We are putting out milk at 10 cents
a quart," Mr. Baker declared. "BuiA
ness Is rushing. We're getting hun
dreds of new customers. We put out
more than 2000 quarts today over our
tegular business of 2000 quarts."
Harding's Call to Con
ference Is Accepted.
SESSIONS TO OPEN 'MONDAY
Other Names to Be An
nounced by Hoover Later.
W. B. AYER WILL ATTEND
Action Toward Relief of I'nem
ploymcnt Is Expected This Win
ter as Result of Session.
WASHINGTON. D. C, faept. 19. An
nouncement of the names cf 25 men
and three women who have accepted
President Harding's invitation to par
ticipate in a national unemployment
conference here beginning next Mon
day waa made tonight by Secretary
Hoover. Other names will be an
nounced later, he said, when all re
plies are received.
The list includes Secretaries Hoo
ver and Davis; Julius Barnes of Du
luth, Minn.; Samuel Gompers, Charles
M. Schwab and John L. Lewis of the
Mine Workers. The women are Ida
Tarbell of New York, Mary Van
Kleeck of New York, connected with
the Russell Sage foundation, and
Elisabeth Chrlstman of Chicago an
officer of (he National Woman's Trade
Union league.
Mr. Hoover has been appointed
chairman of the conference, which. It
was said, would dissolve Itself at
once into special committees for the
formulation of plans. Theae commit
tees, he asserted, no doubt would
seek co-operation from other repre
sentatives of labor, employers and
civic bodies.
It was considered probable that
President Harding would open the
conference with an address outlining
the administration's desire to remedy
unemployment.
Many Elements Represented.
"In naming members of the confer
ence," Mr. Hoover said, "It bas been
the desire of the president to secure
geographic representation and have
regard to the different elements who
are Interested and can be helpful ln
the problem without attempt at pro
portional numbers - or particular
groups. Those of experience in those
industries where there is the largest
degree of unemployment have been
called on in larger proportion than
from trades where there is less un
employment. It was Impossible to
Include representation cf the whole
of some of SO trade groups ln the
conference and hold its size within
workable limits."
An economic advisory committee of
20 was appointed and, Mr. Hoover
stated, has been at work on the pre
paration of data and a working pro
gramme. Secretary Davis also has
teen co-operating ln for.oulatfng
(Concluded on Page 20. Column V)
THAT'S
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Xo Damage Is Done to Prunes, but
Winter Wheat Land Will Be ln
. Excellent Condition.
PENDLETON. Or, Sept, It (Spe
claL) Three-quarters of an inch rale
fell here yesterday and today. The
moisture was expected to put the
wheat lands of this section in excel
lent condition for autumn plowing.
The rain was the first in several
weeks. Dust was laid on the streets
and the country roads, putting them
in condition for travel during Kound
up week.
LA GRANDE, Or.. Sept. 19 (Spe
cial.) Rain falling durirg the past
24 hours will benefit greatly the win
ter wheat growers, many of whom
are seeding now. Spring wheat, much
of which is still unharvested, prob
ably will be damaged to some extent
but the benefit to the winter wheat
land will far offset the damage to
the spring wheat.
SALEM, Or., Sept, 19. (Special.)
The rains of the last two days have
not resulted in any harm to the
prunes in the Willamette valley, ac
cording to reports received at the
offices of the Oregon Growers' Co
operative association, with headquar
ters In this city. Picking is now well
under way, and practically every drier
in this district is being operated to
capacity.
Louis Lachmund, one of the best-
known hop dealers ln Oregon, said
today that practically 90 per cent of
the hops had been harvested, and that
the product now on the vines would
be saved unless the rains continued
unabated for several days. Practi
cally all of the hops produced here
this year have been contracted to
English syndicates for export trade.
EUGENE. Or.. Sept. 19. (Special.)
A total of 1.69 Inches of rain fell
In Eugene Saturday night and Sun
day. Prunes are cracking to some
extent, said J..O. Holt, manager of
the Eugene Fruit Growers' associa
tion, and damage -will be severe, he
said, if the rainfall contlnoes. The
ground was moistened to a suffi
cient extent as to permit of early fall
plowing.
BEND. Or., -Sept. 19. (Special.)
A heavy rain, general throughout
central Oregon during Sunday and
today, has greatly benefitted roads in
this section. A total precipitation of
2-10 of an Inch was recorded here..
CARLTON, Or Sept. 19. (Special.)
A heavy rain started fall'.ng here
Saturday night and continued through
the night and most of Sunday. Prune
harvest has Just started, and should
the rain continue there will be heavy
damage to the crop as It w'.lt cause
the prunes to split, and make pick-
ng disagreeable, if not Impossible.
The crop is spotted In this sec. Ion and
enly one-half crop is expected.
WHITE SALMON, flash., Pept. 19.
(Special.) Sunday, the f' st rain
since April 28. fell. The dust was laid
nd though too late to afiect the
fruit, it washed off the leaves and
apples. The unprecedented early
frost of September 11 killed many of
the gardens.
Jefferson Welcomes Rain.
JEFFERSON, Or.. Sept. 19. (Spe
cial.) A heavy rain throughout this
section last night and today is wel
comed by all but the prune growers.
ho fear damage if it continues.
FIXE, JUPE, BUT DON'T OVERDO IT!
Council's Commission Declares
Washington Conference Can
Handle Situation Better.
GENEVA. Sept. 19. (By the Asso
elated Press.) The commission on
disarmament of the league of nations
council. In its report issued today,
finds that the Washington conference
can better deal with the question of
naval disarmament than the league,
and that it can be more effectively
secured by common agremeent among
the great powers.
Discussion by the commission thus
far Is In line with this conclusion,
involving a slow but sure policy,
With regard to land armanents also
It appeears that the same policy has
the upper hand.
"Mankind Is still too far removed
from the ideals of peace to make
possible at present the solution of the
question of disarmament," Is the final
conclusion of the commission.
Replies to the assembly's request
that the governments limit expendi
tures for armaments for two years to
the amount of this year's budget are
quoted in support of the commission's
contention.
Of the 27 replies received, 17 were
classed as favorable, seven as un
favorable, and three as vague. Ab
sence of the United States, Germany
and Russia from the league consti
tutes a great obstacle, ln the opinion
of the commission, which adds that
the difference of opinion arises from
the policies of the different countries,
varying circumstances and changing
conditions.
EIGHT BALLOONS LAND
Two Americans Xot Yet Reported
ln Bennett Trophy Race.
BRUSSELS, Sept 19. (By the As
sociated Presa) But one of the three
balloons piloted by American aero
nauts, which left Sunday in competi
tion for the James Gordon Bennett
trophy, has been heard fro-n up to
fhortly before midnight tonight.
Eight of the 14 starters had been ac
counted for.
The English entrant. Banshee,
landed near Carmarthen, Wsles: the
Crombex, French, at Brlghtjn, Kng-
nd; the Valle, Italy, at Aberaeron.
Wales: the Belglca VII, . Belgium,
piloted by Lieutenant de Muvster. at
I'oweratock, England, and '.he Bar-
banty, Italian, near Swansea. Wales.
Wade T. Van Orman, an American
aeronaut, landed miles northwest of
Exeter, England; the Spanish con
testant, Magdalena, at Treheroert, 25
miles from Cardiff, Wales, and the
gas bag piloted by the Englishman
Spencer at Fishguard, Wales
MELLON'S ESTIMATE RIGHT
September Income and Excess
Pi-oHls Tax $525,000,000.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 19. In
complete treasury report of collec
tions of September 15 installments of
income and excess profits taxes Indi
cate a practical certainty that Secre-
tary Mellon s estimate of Ij25.ooo.ooo
wlll be realized, officials said today.
I Collections so far, officials said.
showed $425,000,000 ln the federal re
serve banks with reports from vari
ous outlying districts to be received.
LOST BY STOKES
Court in Same Decision
Gives Decree to Wife.
INFIDELITY PROOF LACKING
Parentage of Children Is Al
lowed to Go Unquestioned.
WOMAN'S HYPOCRISY SEEN
Justice Cites Fact Defendant Tea
tiried Mate Was Cruel When
She Wrote Endearingly.
NEW YORK. Sept. 19 (Special.)
W. E. D. Stokes today lost the action
for divorce, which he brought against
his second wife, Helen Elwood Stokes
of Colorado. The decision was by
Supreme Court Justice Finch. By the
same decision Mrs. Stokes won her
case, tried Jointly with her husband's
action, and was awarded a decree of
separation.
In his decision. Justice Finch held
that no finding of Infidelity could
stand upon the testimony adduced
"since the plaintiff has not overcome
the burden of the proof cast upon
him." Continuing his decision. Jus
tice Finch said:
"To give the plaintiff a divorce,
wnicn wouia practically also ques
tion the parentage of the children
although In fairness to the plaintiff
it should be said that no attempt has
been made to prove their illegitimacy
there must be offered proof of exact
times and places and if upon the
times and places, aa testified to by
the witnesses for ihe plaintiff, it has
not been proved that the offenses
took place, the decree cannot be
awarded."
Mrs. Stokeu Uxaaarralrd.
In reference to these dates. Justice
Finch maintained that the statements
of Mr. Stoke' lawyers that the tes
timony on the part of the plaintiff
tends to prove the necessary facts
generally and without regard to par
tlcular dates, and also that the wit
nesses had mistaken the dates, are
not sufficient. He added that "if the
witnesses did not Intend the dates
as given, the able and painstaking
counsel for the plaintiff would not
have let the mistakes occur."
Reviewing . the counterclaim of
Mrs. Stokes. Justice Finch held that a
great deal of what she testified to
"has been exaggerated.' If, indeed,
some of it really happened at all.'
The court maintained that this was
shown by the fact that the occur
rences were not entered ln the body
of the diary upon which she fre-
quenuy rcuea io reiresn ner memory
as to the alleged cruelties of her
husband, but were placed at the end
of the book and only referred to by
asterisks placed in the regular por
tion of the diary.
HypoerlNy rotated Out.'
Justice Finch called attention to
the fact that while Mrs. Stokes was
suffering "this cruel and inhuman
treatment," as she alleged, she was
at the same time writing her husband
most endearing and affectionate
letters.
"The husband, however," Justice
Finch continued, "did not take the
stand contenting himself with the an
nouncement of his counsel that he did
not wish publicly to take Issue on a
question of veracity with his wife.
In consequence, while making due al
lowance for the exaggeration and un
reliability of the testimony of the de
fendant there yet remains sufficient
evidence upon which to find a decree
of separation, especially In view of
the fact that the testimony has not
been contradicted."
Tea Co-repondens Named.
There were upward of ten co-respondents
in Mr. Stokes' action for di
vorce, testimony being given on the
charges as to four of them.
Justice Finch declared that an anal
ysis of the voluminous record con
firmed the Impression produced on
him at the end of the trial that there
was not one charge of Infidelity upon
which the evidence adduced by the
plaintiff presented a case free from
contradictions or detection, and that
Mr. Stokes did not establish guilt on
the part of his wife.
Two witnesses for Mr. Stokes testi
fied that in the latter part of May,
1!'14, in the late afternoon, tbey
looked from an extension roof
through the upper half of a window
Into the room of a house on East
Thirty-fifth street and there saw
Mrs. Stokes, clad only ln a single gar
ment arise from a bed In the apart
ment of Edward T. Wallace and ar
range her hair before a mirror, and
that Wallace got up from the bed and
pulled down the shade. Of this tes
timony. Justice Finch said, "the plain
tifff has failed to sustain the burden
uf proving that this woman was the
defendant."
Pappy Incident Cited.
Justice Finch declared it to be ex
tremely improbable that Wallace
would have, on another occasion to
which one of Mr. Stokes' witnesses
testified, telephoned to a tenant ln
the house to bring a puppy to his
apartment when, as was alleged, Mrs.
Stokes was there.
As to the testimony of one wit
ness that she had seen Mrs. Stokei
iCoucluued ou Pag 2, Column 2.)
Prominent Citizen and Business
Man of Many Years Is Gone
After Losing Fortune.
LA GRANDE. Or., Sept. 19 (Spe
cial) Til H. Morelock, mayor of Jo
seph, In Wallowa county; president
of the commercial club there and one
of the most highly respected citizens
of the town for years, has disap
peared and left a trail of debts run
n!ng into many thousands of dollars,
according to an announcement re
ceived here today.
Mr. Morelock has not been in Jo
seph for about a month. He left Just
after he had sold a shipment of lambs
for cash, came to La Grande, where
he cashed a check for 11500, and went
to Baker, where he cashed another
check. Since then no trace has been
found of htm.
So great was the confidence ln Mr.
Morelock in his home town that it
was not until the end of last week
that an Investigation was begun.
Then it developed that the man who
was reputed to be worth about 1100.
000 had left many debts behind him.
Among the heaviest creditors are
the Western Bond and Mortgage com
pany of Portland, the Columbia Basin
Wool Warehouse company of Port
land, the First National Bank of Jo
seph and W. B. Fordlce of Lost Prai
rie, his partner In a large stock ranch
acquired two years ago.
The missing man's life history Is
that of a man rising rapidly from
humble means and by plunging and
good luck amassing a fortune and
then when business conditions be
came tight not being able to weather
the storm.
Ten years ago Mr. Morelock went
to work In the Elgin Forwarding
company's warehouse at Joseph, hav
ing no property and dependent en
tirely on his wages. He worked hard
and saved and by lucky speculations
amassed a fortune that reached Its
height two years ago.
In the meantime he served a num
ber of terms in the city council and
also was a member of the school
board ln Joseph.
MAN, 90, TAKES 7TH WIFE
Oldlime Hack Driver Weds All
Daughters In One Family.
ATLANTIC. Ia.. Sept. IS. (Special.)
Fred Harris, 90 years old, has JUBt
married his seventh wife. All his
wives were daughters of Peter Yost.
who lived in Milwaukee and sailed a
freighter on the Great Lakes in
the '60s.
Harris be ran by marrying the old
est daughter of Yoat and has gone
right down the line. The last five
were widows. Mrs. Gustave tdel-
mann is the last bride and ehe is
now 78 years old. She has been mar
ried twice before.
Harris, who was a hck driver and
later driver of a horse car ln Chicago
after the great fire, recently bought
a small fruit farm here on which to
pass his remaining years.
SHIP BOARD UNION TALKED
Combination of Three Offices Dis
rusxed With Harding.
wituivnTON. D. C. Sept. 19.
("cmbinat'on of the three present of
fices of treasure.-, controller ana auui
icr of the shipping board under one
i ,n h known as the financial
vice-president of the board, was dis
cussed with President Harding today
.... ('ho irman I.Kkr.
The new office would consolidate
v.- ri,itt. nf hA nreaenL aenarate
olf'ces, Chairman Lasker said, adding
that he was looking for "a big flnan-
;ial man" to take the place.
WOMAN LEAPS INTO FALLS
Plunge Over Niagara Tuken Xeur
;at Island Bridge.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., Sept. 19
An unidentified woman was borne
through the upper rapids and over the
American falls today after "she was
sten to Jump into the river near Goat
island brldue.
The name, Mrs. Wyant. Buffalo,
scribbled on a piece of paper tucked
into a purse, was found on the shore.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Highest temperature, 04
decree.: lowe.t, 2; cloudy.
TODAY'S Rain. we.lorly winds.
Foreign.
Irlh are ready to confer with British It
surrender ia not condition. rage i.
National.
Home brew of all kind, declared Illegal.
Page 1.
Sims denies saying let Britain have ocean
commerce. Page 2.
Thirty-five accept call to unemployment
conference. I'age l.
Congres.men find arma liu la paramount
with folks at Home, i-age s.
Dometttlc.
Arbuckle clasps wife In bla arma. Pag 16.
Sports.
Oulmet medalist in qualifying golf round.
Page 14.
Johnson denied by Tllden's cannonball
tennis. Page J.
Pacific Coa.t league remits: At Seattle 9.
Portland io; no oiner games, teama
traveling, rage 14.
Commercial and Marine.
All records broken for single day's wheat
receipts, rage as.
Export .tatlMlia have bullish effect on
Chicago wheat maraet. i-age as.
Advance In liberty bond prices continues.
I-age S3.
Twenty million feet of lumber to ! loaded
for orlenl in a" aay.. rin
Portland and Vicinity.
gantaella cur.es America, says wife ln di
vorce suit, cage i.
Portland Railway. T.lght Power company
to sell 110.000.000 stock. Pag 10.
Third ctrcu. bandit probably Identified ln
Vancouver, Wash. Page 6.
Southern Pacific official! declare better
time, are ahead. I'm. 13.
Big delegation of bankers expected tn
Pacific northwe.t shortly. Paa II.
Five thou.and vli;-r. go to Portland
business show. Pag 7.
Film Rent Kept Up, Say
Movie Men.
COUNCIL HEARING IS HELD
Contract for Hall Wielded t
Make Good Deal.
CASE CONTINUES TODAY
Decision Will Be Made as
Whether or Xot City Will Lease
Building to 31. G. Wlustock.
Charges that the public audltorlun
Is. being used by outside motion pic
ture producers as a "club"' to fore
the Jensen & Von Herberg interests i
Portland to pay excessive prices fo
motion picture releases were sub
stantiated yesterday before the cit
council by telegraphic instruction
sent in August from New York t
Carl Stern, northwest manager
the Metro corporation.
A hearing to determine If the pub
lie auditorium would bo leased for
showing of "The Four Horsemen o
the Apocalypse" was postponed unti
11 o'clock this morning at the aug
gestion of Acting Mayor Bigelow
who demanded that additional tele
grams be produced before the coun
ell by Mr. Stern.
Members of the city council lcarnc
that after Melvin G. Winstock, a rep
resentative of the Metro corporation
had .entered into a contract with th
city for the showing of this piutur
he had subsequently negotiated wit)
C. S. Jensen for the booking of th
picture at the Peoples theater.
Three-Hour Hearing la Held.
A three-hour hearing before the clt
council, which waa replete with sal
lies and accusations, served to glv
the city fathers some Interesting ob
scrvatlon 'of the manner in whit
the producers of pictures operate fo
favorable sales. The hearing result
ed from reports received by Hal M
White, manager of the auditorium, t
the effect that Mr. Winstock had ne
gotlated for the sale of the plctur
which he had booked to show at th
auditorium for 13 days.
After evidence had been produce
showing that Mr. Winstock had calle
on Mr. Jensen the day following th
signing of the auditorium contraci
and told him that the picture wa
still open for the Jensen houses, Da
J. Malarkey, attorney for Jensen I
Von Herberg. asfced Mr. WlnstocKl
why he had attempted to enter Int
noKiitlutlona with Mr. Jensen If It wa
not to sell the picture.
Whole Bn.lnrM Held "null."
"I was Just 'bulling' Mr. Jensen,'
answered Winstock. "You know ii
the motion picture business, Mr. Jen
sen bulls me and I bull him. Th
whole business is bull from one en'
to the other." '
"Why did you make an appolntmen
to see him and then break it?" ask.
Attorney Malarkey.
"Well, I didn't want to do busines
with him on account of the bookln.
in the auditorrum," he answered.
"Hut you did call at his office a
9 o'clock ln the evening, after callln.
his secretary and telling her that yoi
would be there at that time, did yo
not?"
"Yes." he answered, "but I knev
that he was out on the Culumbl.
highway at that time."
Note Is Produced.
"But how about this note here?
said Attorney Malarkey, as he pro
duced a note dated September 9 an
signed by Winstock. "This note say
that you will be at the Benson unt.
your train leaves for Seattle."
"Well I was only at the Benso
hotel part of the time," answere
Winstock.
"But what if Jensen had connect
with you at the Benson hotel, wha
then?" Attorney Malarkey acked.
"Oh, I would have bulled him som
more, that's all," was Mr. Winstock'
explanation.
Manager White told the city counc.
that last spring he had entered Into
contract for the showing of "Kismet
for ten days. Just before the time t
show the picture in the auditorium ar
rived, Mr. White declared that to
booking was canceled and th clt
was left to "hold the sack" with te:
open dates valued at from $200 to S!0
night.
Negotiations Are Lengthy.
It was only after lengthy negotia
tlons that a contract was entered Int
with Mr. Winstock for the showing cl
the "Four Horsemen of the Apoca
lypse" at the auditorium, he ean.
for he was demanding that the to
price for the picture be $1. while th
producers held out for $1.50 top prio
However, atter ine conirati na'
been signed and he considered that II
was final, he received reports fron
representatives of the Jensen & Vo-
Herberg interests tnat winstocn wa
negotiating with them for the sale oi
the picture. It was then that he wrot
lo Mr. Winstock demanding that h
appear before th city council an
prove that such sssertions were no
true, or accept a cancellation of th
dates as an alternative.
In opening the hearing. Actln
Mayor Blselow took exception t
iCoutiudcd ou las i. Co.uiuu 1.)