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PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1922
PRICE FIVE CENTS
I ITTI F HflPF HFI fl construction in 1921
Lll ILL IIUfL .ILLU ;ACTVE IN PORTLAND
FEDERAL EXPENSE SOUTH WIND LOOSENS f
CUT $700,000,000 COLD'S GRIP-ON CITY,'
HOUR'S TIME CLIPPED
FROM 'SHASTA'S' RUN
GREAT SHIPPING
FOR LIFE OF POPE
WALLACE ASSERTS
L
U.032 PERMITS INVOLVE $17,
004,128. ORDINARY COSTS DROP OFF IX
FIRST HALF OF YEAR.
WARMER TEMPERATURES PRE
VAIL ALL OVER NORTHWEST.
TRAIN SCHEDULES IN ..FOUR
STATES SPEEDED CP.
JAPAN HOLDS UP
TREATY POME
Publication Is Delayed
After Agreement.
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Pneumonia Centers in
Pontiff's Right Lung.
OXYGEN IS ADMINISTERED
Words of Cheer Spoken to
Cardinals.
MENTAL FACULTIES WANE
Holy Father Declares That He In
Head Either to Die or Live
. for God.
ROM K, Jan. 21. 1:40 A. M. (By the
Associated Tress.) The condition of
Pop Benedict Is slowly growing
worse and now Is extremely crave.
Ills mental faculties are showing
signs of decline. Frequently the
pontiff murmurs Incoherent phrases.
After receiving; communion ' the
pope ' aslfed for extreme unction,
which was administered shortly after
2 o'clock this morning by Monslgnor
Zamplnl, assisted by Monslgnor Tes-
tonl. At the conclusion of the cere
mony the pontiff called Monslgnor
Zampinl to his bedside, thanked him
and shook his hand.
Battiatlnl Takes Rest.
As a result of the pope's Insistent
appeals, Professor Battiatlnl left the
chamber at 2:40 o'clock for a short
rest.
Fresh centers of pneumonia Infec
tion had developed In the lungs of
the patient and the catarrh from
which he suffered still persisted. His
temperature, shortly after midnight,
was 101. Breathing was hard and
difficult.
The pneumonia yesterday cen
tered In the pontiff's right lung, but
neither lung was functioning as the
physicians desired. In consequence of
which there was much accumulation
ef phlegm, which at times threatened
suffocation. The pneumonia was de
scribed as being of the purulent, .or
pus type. i
Pontiffs Mind Hrlght.
Through all his sufterlnga the mind
f the pontiff remains bright and he
la described as being exceedingly
cheerful and unafraid of death. "If
It pleases the Lord that I shall work
again for his church. I am ready; If
he says It Is enough, let his will be
done," the pontiff said Friday night
as the cardinals were withdrawing
from the sick chamber after having
paid him a visit.
Throughout the early hours of the
night Benedict was reported to have
been fairly comfortable, but as toild
night approached he became restless.
Ho found difficulty In breathing and
exygen again was administered. This
seemed to give some, relief.
Eitnme Uactloa Administered.
During the day the holy father re
ceived extreme unction and the holy
sacrament was administered. Many of
the cardinals and members of the
diplomatic corps attached to the Vati
can, many of them with teurs , in
their eyes, watched the solemn cere
mony through the doorway leading
from the sick chamber into the ante
room.
Several times when cardinal en
tered the bedroom during the day and
kuelt and kissed the hand of the
pontiff as It lay on a cushion at'his
bedside, the boly father spoke words
of cheer to them.
' That the members of the sacred
college fully, realized the gravity of
the situation was evident from the
troubled looks upon their faces. Ex
cept for Professor Marchlafava and
a friar of the "do good brethren,"
pessimism pervaded the pontiff's med
ical attendants.
Thread of Hope la Held.
Dr. Marchlafava declared there was
"a thread of hope" for the recovery
ef the pope, while the friar asserted
that during his long ministrations
among the- sick and poor he had seen
many of the persona recover who
looked worse than the pontiff. To him.
he added, the pontiff's case did not
seem a deeperate one.
All night three physicians were at
the pope's bedHide while until late
In the night the ante-room was filled
w ith diplomats and cardinals. -
St. Peter's and all tho churches of
Rome during the day and the night
were crowded with persons offering
ip prayers for the recovery of the
holy father.
Bnllrlla la lwaned.
The official bulletin Issued yester
day morning on the condition of his
holiness read:
"His holiness has been four days
with Influenzal bronchitis. It la as
certained that the loflamniatory
process has spread to the right lung.
The patient passed an agitated night
and had no sleep. This morning the
dyspnoea is Intense. The tempera
ture was 104, the pulse 102 and the
respiration 68.
"BATTIST1XI.
THERl'BlNI.
"BIONAMI."
"MAHCH1AFAVA."
During the early hours of yesterday
morning, toward 4 A. M., there was a
smliten change for the worse, and the
bronchial affection, from which his
holiness had been suffering for sev
eial days, spread to his lung.
The pontiff asked for and received
the isf sarramftit. insisting upon this
tCwuciV-ivd taj ie li, '?in-t.n i i
City's Record 40 Per Cent Greater
, in Valuation Than Seattle's,
. Report Shows.
The past year was one of the most
prosperous In Portland's history in
all lines of building, according to the
annual report of the building depart
ment,, filed yesterday by H. E.
Plummer, chief building Inspector.
The report shows that 14,032 per
mits were granted In 1921, and that
the total value of the permits was
$17,004,128. These figures represent
an increase of 38 per cent in the
number of permits and 39 per. cent
In total values , over 1920. In only
two previous years. 1911 and 1912,
were there more dwellings erected
than last year, when 2839 permits
for dwellings, built at a total cost
of J9.803.6S0, were Issued.
Four thousand small garages were
built at a cost of $800,000. Permits
for 5692 repair jobs total 11,666,776.
Portland's builstag record Is 27 per
cent greater number of permits and
40 per cent greater In valuation than
that of Seattle, according to Mr.
Plummer's report.
GIRL COASTS UNDER CAR
Child on Sled Passes Between
Wheels, Emerging' Unhurt.
While coasting on a sled several
nights ago a girl about 1! years of
age came down a hill on Grand ave
nue, lumped the curb and ran be-'
tween the wheels of a Btreet oar while
It was moving, emerging on the other
side without having touched a part
of the car.
The etory comes from Harold, W.
Qulgley, coach of the Jefferson high
sohool basketball team, who was a
passenger on the car. Mr. Qulgley
said the motorman brought the car
to a sudden stop and Jumped out to
pick up the pieces. Passengers at
tracted by the Incident, also got out
and listened to the lecture the motor
man gave the child. The street oar
fortunately was going slow, while
the sled was traveling at a swift rate.
The girl's name was not given. ,
MARY GARDENJS WINNER
Chicago Opera Association Head
to Back Up Woman Manager.
CHICAGO, Jan. 20. Mary Gardes
positively will direct the Chicago
arrand opera company next year, and
"no foreigner will be allowed to Inter
fere with the company's welfare,"
Samuel Insult, head of the new civic
opera association, declared tonight In
discussing the resignation of Lucien
Muratore, tenor, and reports that
other singers might revolt against
Miss Garden's management.
"No Frenchman, no foreigner of any
kind, is going to come over here and
try to run the Chicago opera com
pany," he said. "I heartily approve
Miss Garden's statement that foreign
dictation in this country has ended,
and that American' dictation .is to
have a try."
OFFENDERS ARE HUMBLED
Speeders In Detroit at Work In
House of Correction.
DETROIT. Mich., Jan. 20. A group
of Detroiters. several of them, prom
inent business men, were working in
the kitchen and drrring room and per
forming other menial tasks at tjie De
troit house of correction today, fol
lowing their sentence to the Institu
tion by Judge Bartlett of the record
er's court after their conviction of
speeding.
As the term each speeder will serve
is too short to permit his learning a
trade, the traffic law violators are
being used in the kitchen or sanitary
departments.
HOUSE MAY ACT FIRST
Bonus Question May Be Left to
' Revenue-Raisins: Body.
WASHINGTON'. D. C. Jan. 20.
Initial action oh the proposed soldiers'
bonus legislation' may be left to the
houe.
Administration and congressional
leaders are understood to be in
agreement that "the measure shall
carry the .means of financing the
adjsxted compensation for the ex
service, men and under the constitu
tion revenue-raising bills must orig
inate In the house.
MAIL ROBBERS INDICTED
Crime Involved $750,000 Postal
Loot Takeu From Truck.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. Indict
ments were returned by the federal
grand jury here today against Her
bert Wilson,, who, it is asserted,
formerly held pastorates in Canada
and Oregon, and Herbert Cox of Los
Angeles, on charges of holding up
and robbing a mail truck of $750,000
in money and valuables here last
March.
They were arrested here several
weeks ago by federal agents.
WILSON ATTENDS CONCERT
Ex-Presldent Makes First Public
Appearance In Months.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 20. Ex
President Wilson today for the first
time in many months attended a
publtc concert.
Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, he
was present at a concert at which
Jessie Masters, an American con
tralto, appenred for the. benefit of
luo disabled, veterans' relief society.
SCOPE CAUSES DIFFERENCES
Way
Is Laid for Another Con
ference to. Be Called Soon.
ISLAND MATTERS WAIT
Question of Including Bonin Group
in Understanding Still De
pends on Japanese.
WASHINGTON, D. C Jan. 20. (By
the Associated Press.) The American
proposal to lay openly before the
world all the treaties and under
standings that relate to China met
with an unexpected setback today
when It came before the far eastern
committee for formal adoption.
Although such a step had been
agreed yesterday "In principle," the
problem of defining the exact scope
of the agreement precipitated a long
debate, and after several changes had
been made In the draft presented by
the American delegation, final action
was postponed at the suggestion of
Japan.
The committee dld,adopt, however,
a resolution expressing the hqe of
the powers that China speedily would
reduce the large military forces now
maintained within her borders. That
action, the resolution declared, was
considered requisite to any real
financial rehabilitation of the Chi
nese government.
- Way Laid for Another Meet.
Meantime, In another subdivision
of the conference, the groundwork
was laid for another international
gathering which some delegates
seemed to regard as a partial realiza
tion of President Hardiag's plan for
a continuing series of meetings to
discuss world affairs. The eub-com-vilttee
on draft, -headed by Ellhu
Hoot, approved a resolution putting
over a revision of the rules of war
fare to a future conference, which.
It Is contemplated, shall be called by
the United States soon.
For the first time In several weeks
discussion of the Washington nego
tiations broke out In the senate,
where a resolution was" presented by
Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana,
asking as to the status of the Shan
tung controversy. Both Senators
Lodge and Underwood, members of
the American delegation, told their
colleagues the Shantung- conversa
tions were near a conclusion, and that
if they failed, there seemed to be no
hope to bring the question before -the
conference proper.
Japan Still Blocks Agreement.
-On the naval side the situation con
tinues unchanged, with Japan still
withholding assent to the article
dealing with Pacific fortifications.
iui. eluded on 1'agc 2. Column a.)
TIME
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Interest on Public Debt of $508,
000,000 Is Largest Navy
Gets $271,000,000.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 20 Or
dinary expenses of the government
fell off by nearly $700,000,000 during
the first half of the current f'scal
year.
During the six months, July 1 to
December 31, 1921, ordinary expenses
of the government aggregated $1,838.
000,000 compared with J2, 608, 000,000
for the corresponding period of the
previous year, while public debt dis
bursements totaled $3,078,000,000 as
against $1,946,000,000 for the first half
of the fiscal year of 1920, the treasury
announced today.
Of the ordinary expenses for the
first half of the current fiscal year
Interest on the, public debt of $508,
000.000 was the largest Item, with
$271,000,000 for the navy department
and $144,000,000 for the war depart
ment next in size. Navy department
expenditures were $57,000.00 less
than for the corresponding period of
the previous year, while the war de
partment total showed a decrease of
$298,000,000.
Redemption of certificates of In'
debtedness In the amount of $-'.570,
000,000 was the largest item of public
debt disbursements for the first six
months of the current fiscal year.
compared with $4,788,000,000 a year
ago, while victory notes retired dur
ing the current year amounted to
$366,000,000 as against $20,000,000 for
the same months in 1920. Liberty
bonds retired aggregated $38,000,000,
compared with $49,000,000 the corre
sponding months of the previous year.
War savings securities redeemed
during the current year aggregated
$52,000,000, compared with $80,000,000
during the first half of the previous
year. .
RIGGER KILLED BY TREE
Skull of Eugene Man Is Crpshed
In Woods Near Mabel, Or.
EUGENE, Or., Jan. 20. (Special.)
Lawrence Toung, 20 years old, son
of Mrs. Mary Anderson of Eugene,
was killed almost Instantly when a
portion of a tree fell on him in a
logging camp of the Coast Range
Lumber company, near Mabel, at
2:45 o'clock this afternoon.
' Toung, who was employed as
rigging man, was near a big tree
that was being felled. As It started
to fall the top lodged in another tree
and fell In a Oifterbnt) d. Motion.
Young's skull was crushed.
Ooroner Branstetter left late this
afternoon for Mabel to hold an In
quest. INFLUENZA STILL RAGES
Mortality In United Kingdom Shows
No Abatement of Disease.
LONDON. Jan. 20. The latest mor
tality figures show no abatement in
the outbreak of influenza In the
United Kingdom. .
Last week there were 1262 deaths
from the disease, an increase of 443
over the previous week, besides 707
deaths from bronchial pneumonia.
The aged are particularly atfected,
deaths in London, for Insrance. in
eluding 116 persons whose ages
ranged between 65 and 75 year..
Greater London Is still the storm
center of the outbreak. 1021 London
ers having succumbed out of 11 12.
TO SELECT OUR SEED CORN.
Occasional Rain Is Forecast and
Snpw Turns to Slush; Skat
ing Ruined for Many.
The freeze at Portland softened and
ran yesterday under the influence of
a southerly breeze that sent the
temperature up to 38 degrees. Snow
was turned to slush and ice to water
in all parts of the city. .-In the eve
ning the thermometer was on its way
down toward the freezing point
again, but the weather bureau held
forth the promise that the back of
the cold spall has been broken and
that warmer " weather will prevail
during the next few days at least.
The official forecast last night
was for warmer weather In Portland
and vicinity today, with occasional
rain or snow and southerly winds.
Warmer weather was reported from
all other parts of the northwest.
A peculiar freak of the weather
yesterday was to give Alaska warmer
weather than northern ' California
Nome reported a temperature of 34
degrees at S A. M., while Sacramento
reported 28 degrees a temperature
low enough to Inflict severe damage
to the growing oranges and lemons.
.Though the rising temperature
brought Joy tq the man who pays the
family fuel bill and to every driver
of an auto, it brought grief to the
lovers of Ice skating. The lake in
Laurelhurst park, which has been the
Mecca of the skaters, was flooded
Thursday night to Insure a smooth
surface yesterday, but the water
failed to freeze. The ice remainea
fairly intact, but was too Xar sub
merged to do the prospective skaters
any good.
Reed college yesterday added skat
ing to Its athletic curriculum, with a
good surface of Ice on the swimming
pool and on some of the tennis courts
which had been flooded, but the sport
was destined to be short lived.
GRANTS PASS. Or.. Jan. 20. Spe
cial.) With a rise .of but one degree
in temperature the cold spell still
hangs over the city. More water
pipes were reported Burst uunni iim
night. The thermometer registered
13 degrees Thursday night.
ASTORIA. Or.,' Jan. 20. (Special.)
With the mercury dropping only
to the freezing point and intermit
tent flurries of snow last night, As
torians awoke this morning to find
the ground covered with a blanket
of white to a depth of about one-half
Inch. The northeast wind has mod
erated - Materially. The, saow has
been melting slowly all day and with
the southeast wind still blowing out
side everyone is Hopeful that the
back of the frigid snap has been
broken.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Jan. 20. (Spe
cial!) The cold spell was broken here
last night when a heavy fog spread
over this sect'on. The thermometer
was 10 degrees higher than yester
day and softer temperatures contin-
Concluded on Page 2, Column 2
HOURLY TEMPERATURES AT
PORTLAND YESTERDAY.
Hour.
1 A. M-.
2 A. M..
8 A. M..
9 A. M..
10 A. M..
11 A. JI..
12 M
Deg.lHour. Desr.
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:8i2 P. M. .
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. . .28,3 P. M...
...2914 P. M...
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...3116 P. M...
...33,
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Pro'ducers Victimized by
Money Lenders.
EXTORTION OPENLY CHARGED
Advantage Taken of Crisis,
Declares Secretary.
BIG CONCERNS ARRAIGNED
Insurance and Farm Loan Mort
gage Companies Accused of
Preying on Producers.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 20 Farm
financing, came to the front today
with the announcement by Secre
tary Wallace that he would lay be
fore the national agricultural con
ference next week charges that cer
tani companies lending money on
farm mortgages were taking advan
tage of the present crisis to charge
"extortionate" interest rates.
The agricultural department also
made public Information It had gath
ered that banks of the 'United States
had outstanding approximately 33.869,-
E91.415 In personal and collateral loans
to farmers and 11,447,482.926 In farm
mortgage loans at the end of 1920.
- "In all lines of business," the sec
retary declared, "we find predatory
individuals who seek opportunities to
take advantage of the misfortune of
others. We expect that from men of
a certain type, but It Is a real shock
to note that the same sort of thing
La now being done by some Insurance
companies and farm mortgage loan
companies, of whom we have a right
to expect a higher code of ethics."
Distress Presents Chance. '
These charges, he added, did not
apply to all companies making loans
to farmers, for some, he said, were
doing the right thing and helping
the farmers all they could. Dtnerj,
however, he asserted, "are taking ad
vantage of the farmers' distress to
extort a rate of Interest and terms
of loan "which cannot be Justified."
Charles S. Barrett, president of the
National Board of Farm Organiza
tions and president of the National
Farmers' union, also issued a state
ment, in which he declared the gov
ernment had "ditched" the farmers
"because through the federal reeerve
board and other agencies It allowed
ruinous artificial deflation to bring
agriculture to Its present deplorable
straits."
Real success for the conference, he
asserted, would be possible only if
a plan Is evolved "through which
speedy aid will be given the farmer
so that they can continue a produc
ers of food and clothing materials
for this country and for a large part
of the world.
Women to Attend Meet.
Secretary Wallace also made pub
lic the names of 26 women who he
announced probably would participate
in the conference as delegates. Ac
ceptances have already been .received
from the majority.
Among the names were Mrs. George
Freedhoff of Yerington, Nev., cattle
rancher, and Mrs. O. Kdmonds of Har
towton, Mont.
RESERVE BOARD CRITICISED
Policy, It Is Declared, Fails to
Meet Farmers Needs.
WASHINGTON. . D. O, Jan. 20.
Criticism of the federal reserve
board's policy during the months fol
lowing the armistice is coupled with
recommendations that existing bank
ing agencies be adapted to meet credit
requirements of farmers. In a report
submitted to congress today by the
joint commission of agricultural in
quiry.
The report, the second of a series
from' the commission, deals with
banking and financial resource of
the country, especially as affecting
agricultural Interests. It stresses the
Importance of filling the gap between
short and long time credit and con
cludes that the "present" gap can be
"effectively and safely bridged" with
out establishing any new or untried
machinery ana witnout sacrificing
any of the fundamental principles on
which both the farm loan system and
the federal reserve system must rest."
Reviewing conditions that have con
fronted farmers s'nee the war, the
report declares."
"It Is the opinion of the commis
sion that a policy of restriction of
loans and discounts by advances In
the discount rates of the federal re
serve banks could and should have
been adopted early In 1919, notwith
standing the difficulty which the
treasury department anticipated In
floating the victory roan if such a
policy were adopted.
"It is also the opinion of the com
mission that had this policy been
adopted m-uch of the expansion, spec
ulation and extravagance which char
acterized the post-war period could
have been avoided.
"The commission also believes that
had such a policy been adopted the
difficulties, hardships and losses
which occurred In 19:'0-21 as a result
of deflation -and liquidation would
have been diminished."
The report summarizes the commis
sion's recommendations as to better
credit facilities for agricultural In
terests thus:
"The commission believes that the
ICuutiuucil us !' 3. Culuua l l
Changes Effective February 13
Announced by' Southern Pa
cific General Agent.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Jan. 20.
(Special.) Important changes In Its
passenger train schedules in Cali
fornia, Oregon, Arizona and New
Mexico, under which important trains
will be speeded up wheTe It can be
done with safety, and additional
trains will be provided, will be made
effective February 12 by the Southern
Paclflo company, according to an
announcement today by John 1L
Scott, general passenger agent. Mr.
Scott outlined the main .changes and
said that . fuller details would be
made public later as they are worked
out The changes will make the
schedules as good as, and In some
cases better than in pre-war days.
-"The Shasta," running between
San Francisco and Portland, will
make the trip each way an hour
faster, thus giving 2Si-hour service
between the two cities.
This Is In addition to the half hour
cut from the schedule of this train
last August. This train will leave
each terminal at 4 P. M. as at pres
ent, arriving at Portland at 8:30 P.M.
and at San Francisco at 8:35 P. M.
"The Seashore Express" train No.
17. via the coast route, will leave
Los Angeles at S P. M. Instead of
4 P. M., arriving at San Francisco at
8:25 A. M., or an hour faster.
The changes in time on trains 89
and 14 will give Los Angeles 15
minutes faster time to Sacramento
and an hour faster time to Portland.
The San Francisco and Portland
express, train No. 14, will leave San
Francisco at 9:20 A. M. Instead of
10:20 A. M arriving at Portland at
8:20 P. M. iniitead of 9:20 P. M., thus"!
rendering a much more satisfactory
service from San' Francisco to Sac
ramento and the Sacramento valley
and also giving a much more attrac
tive service In Oregon.
DR. COOK JVERIFIES FIND
North Pole Notebook Burled IS 00
Miles From Where Recovered.
FORT WORTH, Tex., Jan. 20. Dr
Frederlclc A. Cook, shown today the
Associated Press story from Canada
telling of the finding of one of his
notebooks In the possession of a wan
dering Eskimo, declared thAi tfce bdok
had been buried by a Isien-vber of his
party at least 1b00 miles from where
it was recovered. He said many of
his books had been dug up or found
and later traded In by the Eskimos.
Much other evidence of this kind on
his north pole trip will be found, -he
added, and tald all of It would vindi
cate him and sustain his claim of the
pole discovery.
1,000,000 SHIRTS WANTED
Buying of Undergarments for Re
lief In Russia Is Proposed.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 20. An
undershirt today decorated the office
of the secretary of commerce. There
it hung, neat and new, but quite
small.
Inquiry developed that the shirt
was a sample under consideration in
connection with the American relief
administration's plan for the purchase
of 1,000,000 undershirts for Russian
children. The sample, it was said, was
offered by private manufacturers at
22 cents, while the war department
wants 80 cents a shirt for army
surplus stock.
I Paul Shoup; Los Angeles, Harry
IWriFX OF TODAY'S N EWS I Chandler, -J. P. Fredericks; Seattle,
IIMUtA Ur lUUHl O l1ltV0Uvilliam Plggott, H. F. Alexander;
The Weather.
TBSTERDATMaximum temperature 88 de
gree. ; minimum 27 degrees. ,
TODAT'Si Occasional rain or snow; not so
cold; southerly wind.. t
Foreign. '
Little hope held for pope's recovery. Page 1.
Nearly all British auxiliary police leave
Ireland. Page t.
National.
Japan1 delays publication of treaties. Page 1.
Ordinary government expense cut 3700,000,-
000. Page 1.
Farmer victimized by predatory lending
companies, says Mr. Wallace. Page 1.
Prices In Portland are up B8 per cent.
Page 2.
Domestic.
Twenty per cent rise in mine pay asked.
Page 3.
Stlllman attacks defense of wife. Page 2.
Arbuckle defense evidence barred. Page 2.
German brewers to war on drys. Page 3.
Hour's time clipped from "Shasta's" run.
Page 1.
Paatfle Northwest.
Bribery and liquor plots charged against
Umatilla county and Pendleton police
officials. Page 7.
Lawyers eager to become judge. Page 4.
Sports.
Ash.r Is confident ha will defeat Danny
Bdwards. Page 14. ,
University of Washington defeats Univer
sity of Oregon, 40 to ID. Page 14. .
Commeirlnl si.d Marine.
Sugar and other grocery stapies advancing.
Page 21.
Chicago wheat weakened by snowfall In
soulbweau rage zi.
Flurry in steel and other speculative stocks
in Wall street. Page 21.
Pacific coast ports agree on great shipping
pool. Pagei L.
Java-Pacific line to resume Portland-ori
ental service. Page ;o.
Portland and Vicinity.
South wind loosens cold's grip on city.
Page 1.
Supply of produce to be Increased today
Page a.
Plylng squadron opens Chest drive. Page
21.
Old autos to get 1100 for parading. Page
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Easier money laid to slowing a own in
business. Page zu.
Eight high schools to award diplomas
next week. Page 12.
Portland has active building year in 1921.
Pace 1.
Women drawn as Jurors. In circuit court
for first time In alU'tnomsu county.
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Proof Is promised to back dance charges.
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Methodists end two-day conference. Page
Pacific Ports to Have
$30,000,000 Line.
YESSELS WILL BE BOUGHT
Fleet to 'Be Operated in In
terest of AH Coast.
HARDING FAVORS PLAN
Steps Taken to Offer Strong Com
petition In Race for Trudo
With Oriental Ports.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 20. Steps
that will give the United Slates a
privately-owned merchant marine on
the Pacific were taken here today by
a conference of representatives of all
inajor American Pacific coast ports.
The conferencj agreed to formation
cf a 330,000.000 shipping pool In which
each port would be rep-esented and
which would carry on trans-Pacif lo
trade as a unit In behalf of all of
them. The meeting authorized Her
bert Fleishhacker, a San Francisco
banker, to ascertain from the United
States shipping board what vessels
may be obta'ned and on what terms.
Mr. Fleishhacker will go to Wash-
Inston tor. tn
is purpose, reporting
later o a committee made up of one
representative of each port which
then Is to decide definitely what sort
of an organization shall be formed to
finance the purchase of the vessels
and set up trade routes.
Bis; Fleet 1 Expected.
Mr. Fleishhacker, who Is credited
s'th originating the plan of a Pa
cific coast ' shipping pool, expressed
himself as highly satisfied with the
conference.
"I am highly pleased at the spl
in which all the ports have
proached this plan," he said. "I ant ,
sat.sfled tht as a -result the Vaciflo
coast soon will have a great merchant
marine under private ownerfIP."
Wallace M. Alexander, prebV&Jvt cvf7
the chamber, of commerce, who pre
sided at the meeting, declared, the
conference symbolized two things
unity of the Pacific coast whlpplnc ln
ttrefts and the removal of the gov
ernment from private business.
At the meeting a telegram from
Chairman Lasker of the shipping
board was read, declaring that It
stems a company in which all the
ports are Interested can alone offer
the strong front American needs to
protect Its Interests In the Pacific.
Tho telegram added that the proposal
bad been approved by President Hard
ing and that the shipping board de
sired, to comply with the mandate of
the merchant marine act and with
draw from operation of ships as soon
as possible. f
Hubsldy Not Wanted.
There was opposition at the con
ference to any outright subsidy, the
delegates appearing more generally
li. favor of contracts to carry the
n.ails and carry on transportation for
the army and navy instead.
The committee to draw the tenta-
j tlve plan for the pool was composed
of: San Francisco, Robert Dollar,
iTacoma, William Jones. J. S. Baker;
Portland, I. D. Hunt, H. B. VanDuzer;
Oakland. J. H. King. H. H. Robinson;
San 'Diego, John D. Spreckels; Astoria..
R. D. Plnneo.
The telegram from Chairman
Lasker sa.id:
"Please convey to all those who are
joining with you In conference my
deep appreciation of the Interest they
are taking In the matter. under dis
cussion and my very earnest hope
that out of the conference may come
such a result as will bring about the
concerted effort of the entire west
Pacific coast co-operatively to de
velop each port with the strength of
united effort.
President Favors Plnn.
"The general plan for such a com
pany organized along the lines of my
former telegram to the various cham
bers of commerce Interested has the
warm approval of the board. Presi
dent Harding Is fully informed of and
approves the . tentative plan. The
shipping board has no Idea of favor
ing one port as against another, and
it hopes that each port will, on con
slderlnsj the matter from the stand-
oint of Its own Interest and Its own
j advancement, see Its way clear to use
the unltea assets oi u i uociup
each in the Interest of the whole.
"The board feels obliged to offer
Its ships for sa,le. Inasmuch us It de
sires, at the earliest practicable mo
ment consistent with its djtles as
mandated b the merchant marine act,
to get out of operation. It seems. to
the board that a company in which
all Pacific ports are Interested can
alone offer the strong front America
needs to protect Its Interests In tho
racifio."
Pool Held Duty.
Operation of shipping board ves
sels in the Pacific ocean under pri
vate ownership, as the nucleus of a
great merchant fleet that can com
pete with the world, was urged as :i
patriotic duty and a sound businex
policy In addresses before the con
ference. The proposal of Chairman. Laske
(Concluded uo Pago 2,
n 1