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PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1922
PRICE FIVE CENTS
VOL. LX NO. 19,071
Entered at Portland Oreeron
Postofflre n Jt Repn-clM Matter.
FRANCE ACCEPTS
Idi A mict nr oiunw
TWO LIVES LOST IN
PASTORATE IS KEPT
. BY DR. McELVEEN
AC TH CCMftTHDCUID 'BAPTISTS TO CALL
ON HEIGHTS OF CITY
LIQUOR BOAT WRECK
CARGO VALUED AT $30,000 IS
no iu oiimi uuui in i
THIS WEEK LIKELY
DETROIT MINISTER
FALIi BEGINS SHORTLY AFTER
DARK IYST NIGHT.
WITHDRAWAL OF RESIGNA'
TION IS APPLAUDED.
PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR NOT
RUSHING RESIGNATION.
FOUND ON BEACH.
RAIL RAT F CAT ON
PACKING
CONCERN
DIVERS WAR RULE
HELD LAWBREAKER
Submarines Not to Attack
, Merchant Vessels.
AGREEMENT IS IN PRINCIPLE
Action by Italy and Japan Is
Still Awaited.
PARIS HAS RESERVATION
Nature Not Tet Revealed, bat Is
Believed to Be as to Rights
of Commerce Carriers.
WASHINGTON1. D. C. Jan. J.' (By
the Associated Press.) The American
proposal to prohibit use" of subma
rines against merchant vessels, novr
the predominant issue of the arms
negotiations, has been accepted in
principle by France, but her delegates
have reserved final approval pending
' a d'scussion of the precise language
of the declaration,
British acceptance previously had
been given, and, although neither the
Italians nor the Japanese had re
ceived final Instructions tonight,
there were indications that neither
Rome nor Toklo would interpose se
rious objection If the proposal re
ceived France's full approval.
Reservation Not Revealed.
The exact nature of the French res
ervation was not revealed, but the im
pression was gathered in some quar
ters that It might concern such a def
inition of the terms of the declara
tion as would make it clear Just what
conduct would be expected from mer
chantmen in view of their immunity
from submarine attack.
Should that point be raised, an in
teresting and many-sided discussion
might result, for in several quarters
there has been apparent a tendency
toward the opinion that the term
"merchant ships" should be strictly
defined with express stipulations as to
whether merchantmen are to be per
mitted to arm and whether it Is to be
permissible to disguise warships as
vessels of commerce.
Th French delegation, however, in
making known its acceptance in prin
ciple, has emphasized that it not only
agrees to the original proposal .of
Ellhu Hoot that the new prohibition
on submarine warfar- become effec
tive when all nations have agreed to
It. but also to the amendment of Ar
thur J. Balfour, which would make
the prohibition immediately effective
a between the five great powers.
The French also have accepted the
additional Root declaration under
which any submarine commander vio
lating rules of international law
would be liable for trial for an act
of piracy. - In regard to this also ac
ceptance was awaited from the other
foreign governments It is possible
that the delegates' instructions will
be sufficiently complete, however, to
permit a meeting of the naval com
mittee of the whole tomorrow.
Mr. Hashes Is Informed,
The French acceptance was com
municated to Secretary Hughes by
Ambassador Jusserand late today
while proceedings of the conference
were passing through another period
of outward inactivity but while de
velopments that touched on several
other important Issues were stirring
behind the scenes.
The Chinese, moving to break their
doadlock with the Japanese over Shan
tung, acted toward more direct em
ployment of the proffered "good of
fices" of Secretary Hughes and Mr.
Balfour. The heads of the American
and British delegations were ap
proached by the Chinese representa
tives and in some quarters definite
results are expected within a few
days.
Following the example of the
Americans, the British group indi
cated it will have no objection to the
Japanese proposal to clarify further
the scope of the new four-power Pa
cific treaty so that It will not apply
to the principal Islands of the Japa
nese empire. A definite declaration
to be approved by the four signatory
powers is understood to be in prepa
ration. Other Work Goes Forward.
Meantime work on two important
collateral features of the conference,
involving technical details of the
naval settlement and revision of the
Chinese tariff system, moved for
ward in sub-committees. The naval
experts sub-committee passed today
clearing away remaining loose ends
of the naval agreement and the tariff
sub-committee Is understood to have
roached a virtual decision regard
ing readjustment of China's tariff
schedule.
Before , the meeting of the tariff
body Its chairman. Senator Under
wood of the American delegation, con
ferred with Albert Sarraut, head of
the French group, and they are said
to have discussed the particular in
terest of France in the new Chinese
fiscal arrangement arising out of con
ditions along the border of French
Indo-Chlna. The entire subject of the
open door Is understood to have been
reviewed by the two delegates, wltn
the result that the work of the sub
committee was facilitated materially.
Interest was aroused by further
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Official Forecast for Today Is Rain.
Southeast Storm Warnings
Are Issued.
Snow began falling in Portland and
vicinity shortly after dark last night,
following a cold, damp day. It was
not anticipated the fall would con
tinue long. There was little indica
tion that the snow would remain on
the ground long. Downtown It melt
ed about as fast as it fell, but in the
suburbs, especially on the heights,
there was a white blanket. -
The official weather forecast for
today is rain.
Warnings of a southeast storm were
ordered out by the weather bureau
early last night at all coast points be
tween Newport, Or., and Capt Flattery,
Wash. Southwest storm warnings
were issued at the same time for
Marshfield, Or., and Eureka, CaL
It was reported from St. Helens that
an inch and a half of snow had fallen
there between 8 o'clock and 9:30. The
snow was said to be fine and dry.
VICTIM OF CRASH DIES
Collision With Truck Left In Road
Fatal to S. II. Glllcnwater.
HILLSBORO, Or Jan. 3. (Special.)
S. H. Glllenwater died early this
morning from injuries received De
cember 23, when an automobile driven
by his son-in-law, Edward Schulmer
ich, collided with a truck left stand
ing on the highway without lamps, a
mile east of Hillsboro. A collar bone
and hip were fractured and he suf
fered from shock.
Mr. Gillenwater was born in Vir
ginia, September 9, 1857, but most of
his life was passed in Tennessee. Dur
ing recent years he has made frequent
visit to sons and daughters in Ore
gon a'nd it was during a visit to Mrs.
Schulmerich, whose husband ia pres
ident of the Commercial bank, that
the accident occurred. Rebert Mc
Keever, driver of the truck was fined
$100 and his driver license suspended
for one yeai.
W. W. CHAPIN IS BEATEN
Ex-Manager of Seattle Paper De
feated for Belgian Post.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, D. C, Jan." 3. In ap
pointing Henry P. Fletcher, under
secretary of state, today as ambassa
dor to Belgium, President Harding
disposed of a prize which had been
actively sought by W. W. Chapin..
once manager of the Seattle Post-In-
telllgencer and son-in-law of John I
Wilson, the late senator.
Mr. Chapin, who was publisher of
the Oakland Enquirer until Its recent
sale to W. R. Hearst, was backed by
Senators Johnson and Shortrldge of
California and by General Charles G.
Dawes, director of the budget. Until
a short time ago, Mr. Chapin's sup
porters expressed complete confi
dence that he would be appointed.
BRITISH ELECTION LIKELY
February Discussed as Probable
Date of General Balloting.
LONDON, Jan. 3. Great Britain
may hold a general election in Feb
ruary, it was asserted here today,
after a week end during which the
newspapers discussed the political
situation rather freely. It was de
clared that Premier Lloyd George fa
vored an election next month, but was
meeting opposition from an influ
ential group headed by Lord Birken
head, which desires an appeal to the
cSuntry at a later date. This group
Is said to want the government plan
for reforming the house of lorde to
lake definite shape before an election
Is held.
The coalition liberals will meet here
In convention January 21, and it is
expected Lloyd George will on that
occasion speak on the situation. '
HANDGRIPS TIRE HARDINGS
657 6 Received at New Year's Party
in White House.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 3 Be
yond slight fatigue in the muscles of
their hands and arms, it was said to
day, President and Mrs., Harding
showed no effect of the physical or
deal they underwent yesterday lp
connection with the White House New
Year's reception.
It was estimated that 6576 persons
passed through the reception room.
BAR DOGS, SAY TACOMANS
250 Residents Would ITave Goats
Replace Canines.
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 3. A petition
was presented to the city council here
this morning, signed by 250 residents,
asking that dogs be barred from the
streets and that goats be allowed to
replace them.
The petition declared that goats, by
their ability to eat debris of various
kinds, would aid the "city beautiful"
movement.
ELIHU ROOT LOSES WINES
.
Liquors Valued at Several Thou-.
sand Dollars Stolen.
UTICA, N. Y., Jan. 3. A reward of
$1000 was advertised In local news
papers today for the arrest of thieves
who robbed the home of Elihu Root
on College Hill, Clinton, and disclosed
that a valuable stock of wines was
stolen. .
It was reported that the stock was
valued at several thousand dollars.
Pact Majority Expected to
Be Small.
REPARTEE BECOMING BITTER
Countess Suggests Collins as
Match for Princess Mary.
"ENGAGED NOW," RETORT
Attempts Made to Hasten Decision
by Limiting Speeches or by
Cloture Motion.
DUBLIN, Jan. -3. (By the Associated
press) The Dall Eireann reassembled
today to take what is hoped will be
final action on the Irish treaty. Af
ter the session the impression pre
vailed that ratification was certain,
but that the majority would be small.
The speechmaking pace is quicken
ing somewhat, for while four speakers
occupied the morning. 10 were heard
in the afternoon, and there is some
hope of the debate ending Thursday
or Friday.
Frequent attempts are being made
to hasten the decision, eltner by lim
iting the length of the speeches or by
closure motion, but leaders have not
reached any agreement.
Speeches were more frequently in
terrupted today than on any previous
day. Michael Collins persisted in in
terjections of a challenging nature.
He was one of the two principals in
an incident apart from the discussions
of the treaty. Countess Markievlcz
was the other. .
Woman's Speech Bitter.
In her speech denouncing . the
treaty, which was characterized by
much bitterness, the countess sug
gested that possibly Viscount Las
celles. Princess Mary's fiance, might
be the new governor-general of Ire
land or perhaps, she added. Princess
Mary's engagement might be broken
off so that she could marry Michael
Collins, and he might receive th ap
pointment. This was greeted with
laughter.
Mr. Collins was not present, but at
the opening of the afternoon session
he said:
"Madame Markievlcz referred ' this
morning whan I was not present to
my name and to the name of a lady
belonging to a foreign nation and I
cannot allow that to pass.
"I do not come from the class of
the deputy from Dublin; I come from
the plain people of Ireland. The lady
whose name was mentioned Is, I un
derstand, betrothed to some man. I
know nothing of her personally, but
this statement might cause her pain,
and it might cause pain to the lady
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Several Other Members of Crew
Believed to Have Escaped.
Scene Is Lonely Spot.
HOQUTAM, Wash., Jan. 3. (Spe
cial.) The launch Milkmaid of Sin
Francisco with between 250 and 300
cases of whisky, worth about 330,000.
on board, went ashore on the beach
four miles south of Westport last
night and was discovered today by
the Westport life-saving crew. Two
men were drowned. One of the bodies
was identified as that of Jacob
HJalmar Bjorkholm, 421 Druff street,
San Francisco. Beth bodies were
found in the launch, partly covered
with sand.
The liquor cargo and the launch
were seized by Captain O. C. Haw
thorne of the Westport life-saving
crew. A report that the launch was
wrecked while fleeing from a revenue
cutter could not be verified here to
day. It was considered more likely
that the craft lost her bearings in a
light fog, ran into the surf and was
carried ashore on the breakers.
Captain Hawthorne expressed the
belief that the launch had been
manned by several men in addition
to those drowned, and that the others
had escaped after the vessel hit the
beach.
Captain Hawthorne expected the
launch to go to pieces within a short
time. The beach where the wreck
occurred is a lonely spot, and it was
declared that no one had witnessed
the wreck.
The launch was a 43-foot gasoline
vessel. It was surmised here that
she was carrying the liquor from
Vancouver to San Francisco. The
life-savers made no report concern
ing the brand of whisky aboard, how
ever, and it was not certain whether
the cargo was from Canada or Mexico.
TWO AVIATORS KILLED
Naval Airplane ' Goes Into Nose
Dive When 1000 Feet Up.
PENSACOLA, Fla Jan. 3. Lieu
tenants Frank Sloman of Oakland,
Cal., and Elton C. Hersman of Weston,
W. VX aviators from the naval air
station here, were killed late today
when their airplane went into a nose
dive at an altitude of 1000 feet and
crashed off Fort Barrancas wharf.
Lieutenant Sloman was acting as
instructor and Lieutenant Hersman
was making his first flight at the
station, having arrived here today.
The former, who was 28 years of
age, is survived by a widow and 10-months-old
baby.
BOOTLEGGERS SHOW FIGHT
Battles Mark Efforts to Break Up
Illegal Traffic. "
ROUSES POINT. N. Y., Jan. 3.
Pistol fights with bootleggers fre
quently marked the efforts of federal
officials to break up the illegal liquor
traffic from Canada in 1921.
Customs officials reported that 117
liquor-laden automobiles and 18
horse-drawn vehicles were seized and
approximately 2000 cases of liquor
confiscated within the last year.
First Congregational Minister De
clares It Is to Best Interests
of All for Him to Stay.
Dr. W. T. McElveen withdrew his
resignation as pastor of First Con
gregational church and announced
his decision to. remain at his post
here, at a meeting of the executive
council of the church last night.
Dr. McElveen. submitted his resig
nation to the local church recently
after he had received a call from
the Associate Congregational church
of Baltimore, Md. Church leaders and
a practically unanimous congregation
Immediately made every effort to in
duce its pastor to reconsider his
action. A petition o( many pages,
urging him to remain here as pastor,
was presented to him. The executive
council and the congregation In turn
adopted resolutions lauding his lead
ership and asking him to reconsider
his resignation.
The action of the pastor last night
came as somewhat of a surprise, for
up to that time he had expressed him
self as firm in his desire to accept
the Baltimore invitation.
"I have been fully persuaded that
it Is for the best interest of the
church and myself to remain as pastor
of First Congregational church," said
Dr. McElveen last night at the council
meeting. "I earnestly urge all to
co-operate with me in making this
year's work the most successful in
the history of the church." His re
marks were greeted with applause.
Prominent members of the church
council expressed hearty approval of
the pastor's action. Some of the
women members immediately tele
phoned the result of Dr. McElveen's
decision to friends, who characterized
the announcement as "good news."
It was announced that Dr. McElveen
would preach at both morning and
evening services Sunday. At the
morning service he will outline plans
toward a larger development of the
work of the church.
KARL'S SUPPORTERS GAIN
20 Deputies in Hungarian Cham
ber Line Up With Royalists.
BUDAPEST, Jen. 3. Activity among
the royalist supporters of ex-Emperor
Charles is reported to be increasing
and 2) members of the chamber of
deputies ars said to have followed
Count Julius Andrassy n his opposi
tion to Premier Count Bethlen.
Pffnce Sixtu of Bourbon de Parma,
brother of ex-Empress Zita, la reported
to be la Rome, with othe-s, endeavor
ing to arrang: for Charles and Zita
to leave Madeira and settle in Italy.
5 PROFESSORS ROBBED
Robber Loots Pockets and Wallets
as Pedagogues Sleep.
MOSCOW, Idaho, Jan. 3. (Special.)
While 15 professors, instructors in
the University of Idaho, slept, an un
identified robber, early today entered
the University , club and looted the
pockets and wallets of the' peda
gogues.
The robber obtained only $30 it was
said.
Rights Under Anti-Trust
Act Held Exceeded.
BEECHNUT COMPANY LOSES
Unfair Methods of Competi
tion Charged.
RESALE POLICY UNLAWFUL
Dissenting Opinion by Four Mem
bers of Tribunal Sees No Viola
tion of Sherman Law.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 3. Law
ful trade methods were further de
fined today by the supreme court in
a decision "holding the trade methods
anc. policies of the Beechnut Packing
company in obtaining co-operation of
its distr'butors and customers to be
"unfair methods of competition" with
in the meaning of the federal trade
commission act.
In upholding the right of the fed
eral trade commission to order dis
continuance of such methods the
court divided five and four. Justice
Day delivered the opinion of the court
and Justices- Holmes, McKenna, Mc
Reynolds anl BrandelJ dissented. The
decision reverses the lower courts.
"If the Beechnut system of mer
chandising is a.Tainst public policy
because of 'its dangerous tendency to
hinder competition or to create mo
nopoly" the court maintained, "It
was within the power of the commis
sion to make as order forbidding its
continuation."
Traders' Rlshta Exceeded.
Three trade method cases previous
ly decided by the supreme court
which were brought under the Sher
man anti-trust law and now under
the federal trade commission act, as
was the Beechnut case, settled, the
court stated today, "that 4n prosecu
tions under the Sherman act a trader
Is not guilty of violating Its terms
who (imply refuses to sell to others,
ar ; he may withhold h's goods from
those who will not sell them at the
prices he fixes for their resale."
"He may not .... go beyond
the exercise of this right," it added,
"and by contract or combination, ex
press of Implied, unduly hinder or ob
struct the free and natural flow of
commerce in the channels of inter
state trade."
In the Beechnut case the court
stated that "the racts found show
that the Beechnut system goes beyond
the simple refusal to sell goods to
persons who will not sell at stated
prices, which in the Colgate case, was
held to be within the legal right of
the producer." The Sherman act was
not Involved except as "a declaration
of public policy to be decided in de
termining what are unfair methods
of competition, which the federal
trjide commission is empowered to
condemn and suppress."
Federal Aet Analysed.
"Analysing the federal trade com
mission act the court asserted con
gress deemed it better to leave the j
subject of what constitutes unfair1
methods of competition denounced by I
the act without specific definition,!
each case to be determined on its own
facts by the commission, subject to j
review py me couns.
The methods and plan of the Beech
nut company in Its trade policy were
described by the court, which as
serted that the concern refused to sell
Its products to practically all Jobbers,
wholesalers and retailers who do not
sell at prices it suggests or who resell
to other Jobbers, wholesalers and re
tailers .who have failed to resell at
prices suggested by it. Further, that
it refused to sell to practically all
mail order houses engaged in inter
state commerce, because they fre
quently sell at cut prices, and had
refused to sell to practically all Job
bers, wholesalers and retailers, who
sell its products to mall order houses.
The court also said it had refusedtto
sell to practically all so-called price
cutters and maintained a large force
of specialty salesmen who refused to
fill their orders through Jobbers and
wholesalers who sell at prices less
than suggested resale prices or who
sell to others who do.
Price-Cutters Dated.
Reference was also made by the
court to the various lists maintained
by the company of dealers, with-key
numbers to enable It to Identify the
distributors from whom Jobbers and I
retailers purchase, enabling Its rep
resentatives to Identify price-cutters,
as well as those from whom they ob
tained their supplies, the company re
fusing to sell to the dealers from
whom the retailers who cut prices ob
tained the supplies. Card records, the
court asserted, also were maintained
with the names of thousands of Job
bing, wholesale and retail distribu
tors, using to indicate various classes
of trade the words "undeslrable-prlce-cutters,"
"do not sell," or "D. N. S."
the abbreviation for "do not sell," or
expressions of like character.
Justice Holmes in dissenting, said:
"The ground on which the respond
ent Is held guilty is that Its conduct
has a dangerous tendency unduly to
hinder competition or to create mo
nopoly. It is enough to say that this
I cannot understand. As far as the
IConcluded on face 2. Columa 4
Question of Successor to Senator
Penrose Not Yet Settled De
cision Soon Expected.
HARRISBURG, Pa.. Jan. 3 Gov
ernor William C. Sproul tonight dis
missed reports that he would resign
is governor to be appointed senator
within 48 hours by saying the ques
tion of the succession to Senator Pen
rose would not be settled for some
days, possibly not until next week
"Messages and letters have been
coming to me from all over the state,
but it will be some days before I can
reach a decision. I may decide next
week." he said.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 8 Pre
diction that Governor Sproul of Penn
sylvania would within 48 hours an
nounce his intention of resigning to
accept appointment as United States
senator to succeed the late Boies Pen
rose was made today by Senator Wat
son of Indiana, one of the republican
leaders of the senate, after a call at
the White House.
The death of Senator Penrose was
announced In the senate today by Sen
ator Lodge, republican leader, and in
the house by Representative Butler,
dean of the Pennsylvania delegation.
Both houses, after adopting resolu
tions of sorrow and regret, adjourned
out of respect.
RUSSELL RAPS PRESIDENT
Impassable Gulf Between 'White
and Black Races Questioned.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3 Charles Ed
ward Russeli, socialist writer and
lecturer, tonight challenged President
Harding to produce "any photograph
or any other kind of picture of the
Impassable gulf between the white
and black races which he said ex
isted." Speaking at the annual meeting of
the National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People, he de
clared that no microscope would de
tect the slightest difference between
the blood of whites and negroes and
said this proved "that man Is man,
regardless of the color of his skin."
CORN ON WAY TO RUSSIA
More Than 3,000,000 Bushels Pur
chased by Commission.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 3 More
than 3. 000. 000 bushels of corn hat
been bought by the purchasing com
mission for Russian relief and one
shipload of 240,000 bushels left New
Orleans December 31, the American
Farm Bureau Federation today said
It had been Informed by Don Livings
ton, commissioner of agriculture of
South Dakota.
The corn has been bought. It was
said, for delivery on shipboard at New
Orleans, Baltimore and New York.
AUTO PLUNGES 150 FEET
Dryden, Wash., Orchardl.st Dead as
Result of Accident.
WENATCHEE. Wash., Jan. 3.
Jacob Hardung, Dryden orchardist. Is
dead from injuries sustained In an
automobile accident yesterday morn
ing near Dryden when his automobile
plunged ISO feet into the Wenatchee
river.
Mr. Hardung died half an hour
later.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTKRPAT'fl Maximum temperature, 86
degrees; minimum, as degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; southeasterly winds.
Disarmament Conference.
France accepts rules on use of submarines.
Page 1.
Arm. parley hues success, eays Sultlvan.
Page 4.
putative pact on Siberia published. Fare 2.
Baron Admiral Kato denies secret treaties
regarding; Siberia. Tags 3.
Foreign.
Dall ratification this week likely.. Page 1.
Restoring, Europe to he big subject of
Cannes' meeting. Page 13.
Radical laws loss support In Mexico.
Page 13.
National.
Supreme court holds trade methods of
Beechnut Packing company unlawful.
Paga 1.
Military defects to bo corrected. Page 6.
Demand on Prance to repay loan Is pro
posed. Page 13.
IHrniestle.
Portlon of Phoenix. Arls.. flooded by wa-t-r
from Cavo creek. Page 4.
IIO.OOO.OOO In cash hauled through streets.
Page S.
Prohibition Indorsed following probe. Page 3.
Governor Sproul undecided as to resigning
to accept aenatorship. Page 1.
Christian Science trustee Is chosea. Page 4.
Pacific Northwest.
Clackamas sheriff Indicted for larceny.
Page 8.
Two lives lost when liquor launch Is
wrecked. raite i.
New election law causes confusion. Pag 5.
Hports.
Tate and 'Willi agree to battle again free.
Page 12.
Ban on Columbia university Is surprise to
school. P8 12.
YV'lnged M hoopers to get Into action Satur
day. Page 12.
Olympic comment rouses baron's Irs.
Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Wheat trading In northwest stopped by
break in east. Page -0.
Calling of margins and liquidation send
what prices down at Chicago. Page 0.
All classes of stock except ruils sharply
lower. Poge 21.
Steamer Iowan. carrying local and oriental
freight, leaves for Atlantic. Page 15.
Portland and Vicinity.
Whits Temple may call Dr. Villers of De
troit Page 1.
State Is asked to co-operate with city In
combatting narcotics evil. Page 22.
Truce bars strike In photo-engraving.
Page 7.
Blanket of snow on heights of city.
Page 1.
Banks of Portland in sound shape. Page
14.
Gasoline tax foes favor exposition. Page 10
Two Investment houses with headquarters
here consolidate, rags iu.
Dr. W. T. McKlveen to retain pastorate!
here. Page 1. ,
White Temple Pulpit Com
mittee Acts.
DR. T. J. VILLERS IS CHOSEN
Church Members to Vote To
morrow Night.
PLACE OPEN SOME TIME
No Information Given as to Sal
ary, but Substantial Increase
Is Expected.
Thomas Jefferson Villers, D. D..
LU D., pastor of the First Baptist
church of Detrotl, Mich., since 1913.
probably will be called to the White
Temple (First Baptist church) In
Portland, it became known yesterday,
following: an informal announcement
to the congregation here Inst Sunday
morning, when the committee on pul
pit supply authorized a brief state
ment In conformity with the policy
of the organization and simultane
ously notified all members that a
special meeting to vote upon a pro
posed call would be held tomorrow
night at the church. Twelfth and Tay
lor streets.
There has been a vacancy in the
permanent pastorate of this large
downtown church since the resigna
tion of Dr. William A. Waldo. For a
portion of last summer Dr. 11. 1L
Hulten of Okluhoma City, Okla., was
temporarily In tho pulpit, but later
returned to hia home, leaving the
place unfilled.
Committee Ia Appointed.
Immediately following Dr. Hultcn'i
departure the advisory board of the
church, consisting of the deacons,
trustees and various other officers of
the church, authorized the appoint
ment of a special pulpit committee
of three to canvass the situation for
a permanent pastor. Before Petting
out on Its task the members, consist
ing of H. W. Stone, general secre
tary of the Portland Y. M. C. A ;
Frank II. Hilton and and O. P. M.
Jamison, fought Instructions as to
the character of minister to bo called
whether they were to seek for a
young man who would be classified
as "a 'comer' or one who has 'ar
rived.'" They were told to hunt the
latter.
Mr. Stone yesterday admitted the
facts leading up to the special meet
ing of members, scheduled for tomor
row night, saying he and the members
cf the committee had hoped to place
the recommendation before the con
gregation formally before any an
nouncement were published.
Committee tiors to Work.
"However," said he, "Inasmuch as
an Informal announcement was made
at our meeting last Sunday morning
and the culled meeting was published
In our church bulletin, I suppose the
publication of the facts will be of
much public interest and should
therefore be given.
"Having received instructions from
the church as to the character of
preacher for whom we should seek,
the committee set about its work. In
my capacity as executive of the com
mittee in charpe of the T. M. C. A.
schools of North America, I have to
make trips to New York every once
in a while. On my first one after our
appointment I called on many people
who have Information a to tho min
isterial situation throughout the
country, and everywhere I found the
highest kind of references to lr. Vil
lers; everyone said if wo could get
him away from Detroit First church
we would have a minister who could
do wonderful work In Portland and
vicinity.
"We have done all thnt the com
mittee can do up to this time toward
bringing him to Porthmd and are now
prepared to make our recommenda
tion to the congregation Thursday
night. Of course, there are features
of the matter which must be first
submitted there, so that the church
may act.
Choice Reported Favored.
"So far as I know, all who have
known of the committee's choice are
unanimously In favor of our recom
mendations and personally I do not
doubt that they will formally call
Dr. Villers. Whether he will accept
Is as much of an unknown quantity to
member of the committee as to any
one else. We have, however, placed
before him facts as to th-j excellent
field of work here and have given
him every bit of Information we could
Including a copy of The Oregonlan's
annual edition, which la now on Its
way to his home. We want him to
know all there Is to know about the
field here and then to do as he deems
wise. In case he is formally called "
Dr. Villers ia an outstanding figure
In the Baptist church, according to
Mr. Stone. While no Information was
vouchsafed by him as to what salury
the church would offer in case of
formal call. It is believed that It will
be a substantial Increase over the
prevailing scale of the church, which
is In the neighborhood of $51100 In
the call tt Dr. Hulten. $60(0 straight
salary was offered, with moving ex
penses, guarantee of a capable assist
ant and possibly an automobile for
pastoral work.
Dr. Villers was born In Centervillu.
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