I'CCr.N STATE I .TPS ART v
JAN 3 0 1022
VOL. LX SO. 19.083
Enter.d at PortlinJ (Orcein
Po.torHr- mm S-i-oTrl-cla. Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON", WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18. 1922
PRICE FIVE CENTS
9 SEVEBE QUAKES
WHISKY-LADEN DIVER jf
2 ROBBERS CAUGHT PORTLAND HAS SNOW;
ITALY BIDS AMERICA .
' TO GENOA MEETING
WHILE IN FLIGHT
20 DEGREES FOBECAST
IIU UIIILU OIUIIIL-LS
- JAB LOS ANGELES
IS
MYSTERIOUS CRAFT LAXDS AT
MOCTH OF QUIXACI-T.
THIRD MAN IS CAPTURED
CARD ROOM.
IX
RECORD COLD FOR WINTER IS
INVITATION" RECEIVED AT V. S.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
PREDICTED.
URTHER HIGHWAY
FARMERS TACKLE
IDAHO WOOL SOLD
HEREFORSOOQ.000
WORK
ASSURED
MARKETING LAWS
J
s
Windows Shattered and
Plaster Cracked.
RESIDENTS FLEE TO STREETS
(Arca 90 Miles by 60 Miles Af-
fected by Shocks.
DWELLINGS ARE SHAKEN
Jtlverslde and Santa Barbara Also
Report Feeling
Several
- Slight Vibrations.
SlMMAItY OF CALIFORNIA
EARTHQUAKES.
Lot Angeles Nine shocks
hatter windows, shake homes
and agitate residents.
SAnta Barbara Slight earth
vibrations last from 7:30 to (
o'clock.
Riverside Dishes rattled by
several light vibrations.
Berkeley Earthquake record-
ed by university seismograph.
Washington, I. C. George
town university reports quake
2500 miles south.
Spokane, Wash. Goniaga
seismograph record shocks at
8 o'clock Monday night.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 17 Severe
hocks felt in many sections of Los
Angeles ' tonight, shattering window
glasses In some quarters and shak
ing frame dwellings In nine distinct
shocks between 7:10 and 8:30 o'clock,
agitated many residents.
- The, shocks were of such extent In
residential sections ' here that from
eeveral places It was reported that
people fled from' their houses and
congregated in the streets. Plaster
ing In many residences was cracked.
The shocks woire felt ovor a ter
ritory 80 grrilos north amd south, ivd
60 rallies Inland, but centered at Los
An gal fa.
The rth vibrations were reported
from San Diego to Saruta Bujbana, aJid
"st Rlve-nstdo ajid San Bermwdino,
while the most severe effects were in
Jxa Ange-l-es.
Many believed the "shocks to be
earthquakes, while others attributed
them to big gun practice of four
dreadnaughts of the fleet.
Nnvy Officer Scout Theory.
Navy officers at the harbor said
that the battleships were too far at
sea for concussion effects to be felt
' ashore, and at Long Beach. San Pedro
and Venice, the three coast cities,
more than 20 miles closer to the
dreadnaughts than the points in
which the shocks were felt, no shocks
nor sounds from the gunfirlngrwas
heard, according to the beach city
residents.
Residents today also commented on
hocks felt here last night in resi
dential sections about 8 o'clock.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Jan. 17.
Flight earth vibrations attributed
variously to earthquakes and i:aval
gunfire, began here shortly before
7:30 o'clock tonight and continued,
according to residents in outlying
districts, until after 8 o'clock.
RIVERSIDE. Cal.. Jan. 17 Several
light earth vibrations were felt here
at 7:30 o'clock tonight.
DUhes Are Rattled.
The shocks, which rattled dishes,
continued to 8 o'clock.
BERKELEY. Cal.. Jan. 17. The
seismograph at the University of
California here last night recorded an
earthquake of unusual server! ty. It
was announced today by members of
' the . faculty. They said the dlsturb
. ance was located 2096 miles distant,
but they were un..ble to jtermlne in
what direction. They described It as
being as severe in intensity as the
seismic disturbance whl."" occurred
In the Sun Francisco bay region
lu 1906.
A rough triangulation fehowed that
the approximate spot where the re
ported disturbance occurred would be
In the Pacific ocean 630 miles south
of Cape Corrientes, Mexico, and ap
proximately 1130 miles west of
lcaraugua.
WASHINGTON-. D. C.7 Jan. 17. An
earthquake shock, described as "very
severe." and estimated to have oc
curred at a distance of 2500 miles
south of Washington, was recorded
on the seismograph at Georgetown
university, beginning at 10:59 P. M.
yesterday and continuing until after
1 A. M. today. The period of great
est Intensity was recorded eight min
utes' after ths disturbance began.
SPOKANE. Wash.. Ja.i. 17. Two
distinct earthquake shocks of some
intensity were recorded by the seis
mograph at Gonxaga university he-e
lust night at 8 anl 8:08 P. M. The
siiocks continued with diminishing
firce until :.
Corn Sent Starving Russians.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 17. Laden with
about 7M0 tons of corn and manned
j an ail-American crew, the steam
ship TVer.w.-n Maid sailed today for
1: val. whete the cargo will be un-vaiir-i
vr starving: Russians. i
Submarine Sal A t Re Flmrshin f I
Three Liquor Carrier Disap
pears With Tide.
ABERDEEN. " Wash.. Jan. . 17.
(Special.) A $5o o t submarine,
rumored to have carried a cargo of
liquor and to have been the flagship
of a fleet ,of three sirfitlar craft,
landed at low tide Saturday after
noon In the mouth of the Quinault
river at Point Grenville, about six
miles north of Mocllps, according to
word brought to Grays Harbor to
day. Remaining In the craft until night
fall, members of the crew ere said to
have gone ashore for water Just prior
to high tide, when the ship floated j
again and disappeared.
Indians on their way from Tahola
to Mocllps "were the first to notice
the craft. Almost completely sub
merged, end with only a periscope,
which they thought was a mast, vis
ible In addition to a section of the
hulk, the object to them appeared to
be a wrecked schooner with masts
broken off and only a splinter of one
showing above water.
Acting on this belief, the Indians
spent the afternoon attempting to
get lines oK the ship, but were un
successful on account of the rising
tide and breakers. Throughout the
afternoon. It was said, there were no
slgna of life from wl hin the ship,
and only at dusk, when the men came
ashore, were the Indians apprised
that the craft was a submarine.
The ship apparently had no
trouble retreating from the mouth of
the river, 'the landing having been
made at a point where at high water
there would be plenty of room for
operation.
A member, of the crew Is said to'
have told , those ashore' that there
were two additional submarines,
loaded ,wlth whisky, waiting a short
distance out.
LANDLORD FOR CHILDREN
Walla Walla Property Owner Re
quires Tenants to Be Parents.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Jan. 17.
One of humanity's greatest bene
factors has been found in Walla
Walla. Walla Walla is pressed for
housing room, but man vacant
places are not open to couples who
have children. In order to combat
the menace of "childless homes,"
K. W. Dudgeon, a wealthy real estate
man, has inserted the following ad
vertisement in the columns of the
local papers:
"House for rent with bath and
electric lights. Couple in order to
be considered for this house must
have children. If child Is ' born in
house a month's rent will be given
for each child."
Dudgeon is swamped with replies.
FINLAND GETS CURT NOTE
Soviet Russia Wants So Third
Party In Karelian Settlement.
MOSCOW, Jan. 17. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Soviet Foreign Minis
ter Chitcherln, in a note to Finland,
today declared soviet Russia would
not consider any attempt to appeal to
a third party for a settlement of the
Finnish-Russian dispute over Karelia.
The note made a number of new de
mands on Finland, Including the in
ternment, disarming and surrender
to soviet Russia of all Karelian in
surgents os Finnish soil, the surren
der to Russia of their arms and an
Indemnity from Finland for all dam
ages done to Russia through the Ka
relian revolt.
CLERKS WIN CONTROVERSY
Railroad Employes to Get Pay for
Armistice Day.
CHICAGO, Jan. 17. Unless Armi
stice day is specifically agreed upon
as a holiday, railroad employes must
be paid for that day, even if ythey
do not work, under a declion of the
United States labor board in a clerks'
dispute on the Pere Marquette rail
road. The board held that since no agree
ment was made to name Armistice
day as a holiday the Tere Marquette
employes were entitled to pay, al
though the company notified tne men
not to work.
BOND SELLER IN CUSTODY
Probe of Million-Dollar Robbery
Taking Wide Range.
BOSTON. ' Mass.. Jan. 17. The ax
rest of Benjamin Greenberg yester
day on charges of attempting to dis
pose of bonds alleged to have been
part of the loot in a 81.000.000 rob
bery at Los Angeles last March was
followed today by official statements
Indicating that Investigations v were
taking a wide range.
Thousands of dollars' worth of se
curities have been disposed of in this
city, It was said.
BURLINGTON SEEKS FUNDS
Issne of $30,000,000 in New Se-
' enrltles Authorized.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 17. Per
mission was granted the Chicago,
Burlington & Qulncy railroad by the
Interstate commerce commission to
day o Issue 830.0OO.O0C In new bonds
to provide funds for additions and
Improvements to Us linee. y
The road proposes to sell the bonds,
which- will bear t per cent Interest,
t 1 J. '
Paving of Albany-Tangent
Road Ordered.
FEDERAL AGREEMENT MADE
Bids to Be Asked for Camas
, Valley Grading.
TENTATIVE MAP PREPARED
State Commission Submits Drawing
Showing Primary and Secon
. dary Oregon Systems.
DOINGS OF- HIGHWAY COM
MISSION. Paving of Albany-Tangent
section of Pacific highway or
dered. Camas valley section, of Coos
Bay road ordered advertised for
grading.
Agreement with government
for federal aid In paving Sex
ton mountain section of Pacific
highway announced.
Three federal aid project on
old Oregon trail agreed oa.
Tentative primary and second
ary road systems prepared for
federal aid.
Decision not to compromise
Polk county situation reaf-
firmed. I
Tillamook allowed 335,000 for
coast road near Clatsop line. I
Commission Informed Wallteaav' f
cutoff will -be recommended by 1
Federal Engineer Purceil. f
In accordance with the newrederaJ
aid law, the highway commission yes
terday submitted a tentative map
showing the primary and secondary
read systems of the state. The pri
mary roads Indicated are the Pacific
highway. The Dallas-California high
way and the Columbia river highway
with its Old Oregon trail extension.
In the secondary road system are the
Roosevelt highway, John Day high
way. Grants Pass-Crescent City road,
Ashland-Klamath Falls road, McKan
sie higbw'ay. Oregon - Washington
highway, Roseburg-Coos Bay high
way. West Side highway and Crater
lake road.
Under the law the primary roads
must be Interstate In character and
whether they oome within this mean
ing must be determined by the sec
retary of agriculture. Secondary
roads must be inter-county in charac
ter. On the primary system are 1178
miles and on the secondary system
1639 miles.
Engineer Purceil. representing the
government, pointed out that the
only connection with Washington's I
Btate system is at Vancouver. The I
(Concluded oz Puge 3. Column l.
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Pair Are Identified by Victim; One
Believed Implicated in
Another Robbery.
Within 20 minutes from the time
three robbers had held up and robbed,
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hawes in their gro
cery store at 94 North Eighteenth
treat just before 7 o'clock last night.
Detectives Tackaberry, Phillips and
Thomas had arrested two men and
had them Identified as two of the trio.
The reported third man waa taken at
a later hour la Erickson's card room.
All three confessed their parts in the
robbery, ther'polIce said.
The two men captured first are F.
G. Donalson, 23 years old and a lum
berman, and Thomas Byrne, 20, a
waiter. The third la a boy of 17,
Lynn Cooper, who gave his'occupaflon
as a rancher and his home as The
Dalles. The police are of the opinion
that Donalson was the brains of the
trio.
Byrne is married and lives at the
Treves hotel. His wife is In delicate
health. When she was notified of her
husband's arrest she hurried to the
police station, where Byrne told her
the entire story while she sat by and
wept.
According to the confession the
three entered the grocery store at
6:55 P. M. Byrne went. behind the
counter and rifled the cash register
of 331. As soon as they were out of
the store .Hawes telephoned the po
lice. The shotgun squad started im
mediately, closely followed by a car
with the three detectives In it. At
Eleventh and Couch streets, on the
way to; the scene of the robbery De
tective Phillips noticed Donalson and
Byrne hurrying toward the railroad
yard-s and called Tackaberry'a and
Thomas' attention to them. The sp
lice swung their machine around the
block and cut them off.
Cooper and Byrne said they wereJ
down and out and had acquiesced to
the holdup as a plan 'to get some
ready money.
Donalson's description is reported
to tally closely with that of the man
who held up and robbed Miles Star's
cigar store at 520 Washington street
on Sunday night.
j
MISS LA F0LLETTE WEDS
Washington, . D. C, Girl Becomes
Bride of Portland Man.
EVERET-T, Wash., Jan. 17. (Spe
cial.) L. D. Kncttle of Portland and
Melrlne La Follette of Washington,
D. C. -were quietly marrjed here yes
terday by Rev. Edgar M. Rogers, rec
tor of Trinity Episcopal church.
The marriage license was obtained
with George Toser acting as witness,
and Its entry in the records was with
held until this afternoon, as the cou
ple desired that nothing should
become known at present about the
marriage. The same pledge of se
crecy was exactedfrom Mr. Tozer,
who was an aviator in the'war.
BONUS BONDS' RESOLD
Xew York Firm Takes $10,000,000
Issue at 100.179.
NEW YORK. Jan. 17. The state of
Oregon's 310.000,000 issue of 4 pen
cent soldiers' bonus bonds was
boughttoday by a syndicate headed
by Stacy oc Braun.
The bid was 100.179.
Antos Skid Wildly on Slippery
Streets Freezing Point Is
Highest Registered in Day.
r
PORTLAND LIKELY TO EVADE
fMSl'AL COLD SNAP.
Possibility that the predic
tion of an unusual cold snap
might go awry was shown in
the temperature report received
at 11 o'clock last .Digit, wherf
27 degrees, was recorded, or a
temperature Identical with that
prevailing four hours earlier.
A rising fog had contributed to
this moderation.
Hourly temperatures yester
day were as follows:
Hour. Deg.lHour. Deir.
5 A. M......25I
3 P. M . 32
4 P. M SO
5 P. M 29
6 P. M 27
7 P. M 27
8 P. M 26
6 A. M 26
7 A. M 28
8 A. M 28
9 A. M 28
10 A. M 29
11 A. M. 30
9 P. M 2
12 M 30 10 P. M 26
1 P. M 31111 P. M 27
2 P. M 311
' The lowest temperature of the
winter. In fact the lowest for two
years, was forecast last night by
Weatherman Wells, when he predicted
a drop to 20 degrees before morning.
The lowest point touched by the offi
cial thermometer during the cold
snap of a few weeks ago was 21
degrees. '
A generous mantle of snow, super
Imposed on a layer of solid ice, yes
terday made a combination Ideal for
sleighs and a combination about as
bad as possible for autos. Non-skid
devices of all kinds, including chains,
ropes and gunny -sacks wrapped
around tires soon became clogged
with snow and cars slipped craslly
over the pavements. Though the
weather bureau recorded the official
depth of the snowfal. as one Inch.
It was at least three Inches deep In
the high residence districts of the
east side.
Freezing point waa the hlgheet
temperature reached by the weather
bureau's instruments yesterday, and
the snow melted only where the sun
struck it. Elsewhere it remained as
dry and powdery as when it fell.
The prospects for a further fall of
enow were considered poor last night,
as the prevailing direction .of the
wind was expected to be from the
north and east. An area of low
barometer pressure had moved In
from the coast and had settled south
east of Portland where Utah, Idaho
and Nevada meet, and this condition,
combined with an unuaaally high
barometer In southeastern Alaska and
western British Columbia, indicated
clear, cold weather for an Indefinite
period.
ROSEBURG, Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.)
A sudden drop in temperature
brought the chill of winter toEose
burg today, and all day flurries of
snow - fell, although here was not
enough to stick to the ground Late
this evening the snowfall became
heavier and predictions were that It
would last the greater part of the
night. ' " f '
BEND. Or., Jan. 17. (Special.)
Snow fell steadily here today, reach
ing a, total depth of four inches by
6 o'clock, with no promise of cessa
tion. Mercury In the government
thermometer gave a minimum read
( Concluded- oa Fase 6, Column 1.)
Clear Definition Wanted
on Co-operative Rights.
CHANGES ARE TO BE ASKED
Representation on Federal
Boards Favored. .
CONFERENCE NEXT WEEK
American Bureau to Submit Pro
gramme of Legislation It
Desires te Be Enacted.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 17. The
programme which the American farm
bureau will au'Dmlt to the national
agricultural conference when It con
venes .next week will call for early
enactment by congress of laws "clear
ly defining rights of the farmers to
market their products co-operatively."
In making- this announcement
today, the bureau said its economic
and legislative proposals would be
based ou the plan adopted at the con
vention in Atlanta, Oa. Also, it was
said Information which the depart
ment of agriculture is collecting on
farm tenantry and other problems
will be made available to the dele
gates. JTh farm bureau federation said It
would urge tf conference to indorse
a recommendation that all appoint
ment on federal boards and com
mittees "be made so that the inter
ests of agriculture shall be protected
and consefVed."
Relief Is to Be Urged.
Relief of the farmer's financial sit
uation will be urged through a plan
by which It will be suggested that
congress enact for long-time credits
commodity financing based on ware
house redelpta, personal rural credits
secured by proper insurance features
and the creation of machinery that
will ai'ow co-operative systems to ob
tain money directly.
The transportation policy to be pre
sented will suggest Immediate reduc
tions In freight rates, all savings In
operating costs to ht further reflect
ed In further rate reductions until
the Increase of August. 1920, Is wiped
out and repeal or amendment of the
Adamson law "so as to nullify the
national agreements." "
The conference will also be asked
to declare for the repeal or amend
ment of the Esch-Cummlns law, "so
as to abrogate the guarantee clause,
restore Jurisdiction In Intrastate
rates to the stales, vitalize the rail
road labor board and co-ordinate
wage-making powers with the rate
making power of the interstate com
merce commission."
Mussel Shoals Project Urged.
The programme. It waa said, prob
ably would urge development of the
Mussel shoals .nitrate water-power
project "as an essential measure In
securing the preservation of our soli
resources as well aa an essential to
the full development of the Industrial
and transportation facilities."
Tire conference will further be
asked J,o Indorse a resolution adopted
at the Atlanta convention which
urged congress to enact the export
feature of the so-called "farmers' re
lief bill" providing that the war fi
nance corporation be empowered to
make advances to foreign purchasers
of America's surplus agricultural'
products. This resolution, it was de
clared, contained the provision that
no money so advanced should be ex
pended outside tbe United States and
that every such advance besecured
by adequate security. Extension of
the statistical work of the depart
ment of agriculture and sending agri
cultural attaches to foreign countries
also' will be urged.
Fans Tenancy it Be Topic.
Th tendency towards Increased
farm tenancy In the United States
probably will be included among the
subjects to go before the conference.
Census reports on 153.000 farms, es
timated to be about one-third of
those rented for cash in 1919, gave
an average value per acre of 1153.6
a,nd an average rent of $5.45.
Keturna rrom cillerent sections of
the country were found by the de
partment to show striking variations.
Cash tenant farms in selected north-
central counties brought an average
I return to owners of 2.89 per cent;
Pacific counties, 4.26 per cent; New
England and middle Atlantic coun
ties. 4.49 per cent; mountain coun
ties, 6.34 per cent, and southern coun
tries. 7.26 per cent. States' highest
' averages were given in Arkansas and
Mississippi both over 10 per cent
and the lowest In North Dakota, with
2.17 per cent and South Dakota, with
2.S2 per cent.
I GIANT SCHOOL PROJECTED
j Rochester, X. V., to Have Largest
Single One in World.
ROCHESTER, K T., Jan. 17. Plans
announced today provide for what
j local officials think would be the
largest single school building In the
! world.
have ill rooms. It. estimated cost .
U 4,000,000. . '
Text of Paper Is Made Publlfc, but
Without Statement on Course
Administration Will Take.
WASHINGTON, D. C Jan. 17. The
Invitation for the United States to
participate In the eeaflomlc and finan
cial conference at Genoa was received
at the state department tonight from
Ambassador Ft I eel of Italy. Officials,
In making public the text, declined to
Indicate what the atfltude of the ad
ministration would be.
The Invitation follows:
"By order ff my government and
through the kindness of your excel
lency, I have tbe honor to convey to
the government of the United States
the following invitation from the Ital
ian government:
" 'Pursuant to a resolution of the
supreme council of the -allied powers,
I have the honor to forward to yon
a copy of a resolution adopted Janu
ary 6. 1922, of allied governments as
sembled In conference -at Cannes.
" "In accordance with that decision
I have the lienor to Invite the gov
ernment of the United States to take
part in the economic and financial
conference which will be convened at
Genoa on March 8, 1922.
" T beg you kindly to Inform me of
the ruimes of your delegates and their
staff. (Signed)
" TORRETA.
" "Minister of Foreign Affairs.'
"I have the honor to add for your
information that the supreme council
has decided that each of the small
powers shall be represented by two
delegates and that as regards the
great powers It would be desirable
that the number or their representa
tives be kept bttween three and five."
BAKERS FIGHT BREAD CUT
Shipment Intended for Distribution
Reported Held Up.
TIFFIN. 0 Jan. 17. Mayor Unger
announced today that the shipment
of 3000 loaves of bread which were
to have been distributed today at
three municipal bread stations estab
Mshed yesterday, was held up ' by
Toledo bakers, who notified him that
since he was warring on high prices,
they would refuse to furnish him
bread.
The mayor is leading a fight to get
Tiffin bakers to cut the price of the
pound loaf from ( to cents.
CHICAGO. Jan. 17. Bread prices
were reduced i cent here today, Rus
sell J. Poole, eecretary of the city
council eommittee on living costs,
announced. Pound loaves heretofore
celling for 10 cents were sold for
9 oents and 24-ounce loaves pre
viously sold for 15 cents went at
14 cents.
ROBBERS WASTE NO TIME
Victim Shot and Speedily Relieved
of 912,000.
CHICAGO. Jan. 17. With their au
tomobiles at the curbstone and open
ing Are before giving their victims a
chance to raise their hands, four
armed outlaws wounded and robbed
two messengers of the Citisens' Trust
& Savings bank of . $12,000 this
morning.
The messengers were Joseph Ross
and Anthony Koefoote, both of whom
were shot in the neck and head by
the robbers.
INDEX Of TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather. I would at a sale following ahearing.
TESTERDAT'S MuTimum temperature, S3 I and very much more than any of the
TODArToTtinueddrnorth,.!"001' 'h
east wind. I reported. ,
Foreign. I The firms making purchases from
Irlh ceneral reported In Jil. P.y IS. . the Idaho pool were as follows: Else
Brltlh charged wlth fo.terlns .I.ymt ln!mann & Co. of Boton; Western Prod
Abyssinia. Page 13. . l t ,,. . .
National,
Farmers want iejrn.1 rlshta on marketln
cleared up. Pace 1.
Fight aa-aln faced oa state's rlchta.
Page 5.
Italy Invites America to Genoa conference.
Page 1.
Senate for farmer representation on federal
reserve board. Page S.
tfiro nations delay action on China open
door policy, rage .
War depart m-nt recorda rhow hang? d
snldlra wer buried with noose and
blackcap. Page 4.
Hospitals to rrf for 2.000 veterans are
planned. Page 6
Domestic.
Revere quakes Jolt lxs Angelra. Page 1.
Lewta declares war against miner wage
cut. Page 7.
Pari fie Northwest.
Circus robber case goes to-Jury. Page B.
Whlaky-iaden submarine reported sighted
near Grays Harbor. Page 1.
Arrest of U. 8. ag?nt charged with viowt-
ing narcotics law forced by newspaper.
Page 7.
Sports.
Amateurs to meet at Armory tonight.
Page 14.
Thre golfers gquared In California open.
Page 14.
Unlverslty of Washington d-f?ats Aggies
In basketball. 3b to 80. Page 15.
Wills gets decision over Langford. Page
14. s
Commercial and Marine.
Portland ain stsndard. are not upn.Id 1
by department of agriculture. Page 21.
Decrease In world's wheat supply stiffens
Chicago market. Page 21.
Liberty and high-grade railway bonds ad
vance. PAo 21.
Portland marine delegates leav. for south.
Page 20.
Portland and Ylrlnlty.
Farther road work asiurd at latent meet
ing of highway commission. Page 1.
Phrtland has snow; record cold forecast.
Page L
Dairymen begin co-operatlv. plana
Page S.
Xdabo wool sold here for 1300,000. Page 1.
Chest drive needs corps, of stenographers
Page 10.
Agricultural altuatlon In aeuth reacts to
ficanoial strea. Pafe 20. ,
"r"' said to be
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Million-Pound Clip Is Of
fered at Auction.
PORTLAND MARKET LAUDED
City Declared Only Logical
Center of Activities.
POOL PROVES SUCCESS,
Million Pounds of Wool From Stan
ficld Ranch Also Is Re
ported Sold.
- More than 1300,000 left Portland
last night in the pockets of Idaho
wool growers, who yesterday com
pleted the sale of a 1,000.0000-pound
pool of last season's clip. The grow
ers disposed of the clip at auction
at municipal dock No. 1 Monday and
yesterday. Prices obtained In the sale
ranged from 21V4 cents to 30 cents
a pound, according to Crawford
Moore, president of the Firat National
bank of Boise, who was heavily In
terested In the sale. Most of the wool
was purchased by Boston firms, al
though the Portland Wool Warehouse
company also was a heavy purchaser.
Loir Blda Are Rejected.
Interested In the pool were; a large
number of wool growers from south
western Idaho, to whom had been of
fered low prices at the corrals Jast
season. The growers as a result de
cided to hold their clips until con
ditions became more favorable. Wlth
Ing the last SO days the wool market
has advanced approximately 60 per
cent, and the members of the pool de
cided thatjlt was time to sell.
Portland was the logical (ilace for
the sale to be conducted, so the wool
was shipped here.
Mr. Moore estimated the, growers .
in tbe pool saved approximately $10.
000 In freight, commissions and Inci
dental expenses by coming here to
conduct the rale.
Portland la Trained.
"We have nothing but praise to
offer for tbe splendid way In which
we have been treated by the Portland
Veople, and particularly the dock
commission." said Mr. Moore before
he departed for Idaho last night.'
"Next season, if we do not receive fair
offers after shearing, we certainly
will come here and hold an auction
similar to the one Just completed.
Portland Is the logical place for Idaho
growers to hold such a sale.
"The growers hope this movement
may be continued and greatly en
larged In future years, because they
feel that the wools have brought
prices almost equal to the Boston
market. Through this procedure a
great saving has been made in freight,
commission and incidental charges.
Prices Declared Higher,
"In addition to the splendid rally
that the market has made during the
last 90 days. It is believed by the
growers that the wool has brought
approximately twice as much aa It
ucts company, Boston; Charles Webb.
Philadelphia: Portland Wool Ware
house company of Portland; Adams
& Leland, Boston; Dewey, Gould &
Co., Boston; Hallowell, Jones & Don
ald, Boston; Isaddre'Koshland, Phila
delphia, and Charles Greene, Port
land. '
Coincident with the salt of the
Idaho pool came the word from re
liable sources that 1.000. 000 pounds
of the Robert N. Stanflold clip had
been sold to Boston firms aud is being
stored by the Columbia Basin Wool
Warehouse company on municipal
terminal No. 1. Prices obtained were
said to approximate ' 45 cents a
scoured pound.
Comment Made on Knle.
t
The officials of the terminal have
been requested -to' make room for
3500. bales of wool. That which Is
stored on the dock has been marked
with the circle A. the Stanfldd brand.
It Is well known that Senator Htan
field has the largest Individual clip
of wool In Portland and the only one
that would total 1,000.000 pounds.
Officials of the Columbia Basin
Wool Warehouse yeaterday refused
to make any comment on the reported
sale or th.) stanneia wool, out me
fact that the clip Is in storage on the
dock seemed to bear out the fnfor-m-atlan
that the 1.000,000-pound deal
had been consummated.
Seattle is making a strong bid to
have all Washington wool warehoused
and sold In that, city, according to
R. A. Ward, manager of the Pacific
Co-operative Wool ('.rowers, who has
returned from the Washington Wool
Growers' association's meeting In
Yakima.
Seattle Committee Named.
A committee of Seattle business
men has been appotnted to Investi
gate a plan that would draw all
Washington wool to that city. Mr.
Ward and Fred Falconer of the West- ..
ern Wool Warehouse company hotli
appeared on the programme of the
assorUt.on meeting and outlined the
(Concluded V. Patfc 3, Column 2 )
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