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PORTLAND. OREGON. TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 192a
PRICE FIVE CENTS
POOL .CONFERENCE
LIBERALS OPEN WAR
5107,449,593 DEBT
IS OWED BY STATE
20 ACRES AND "FALLS
OFFERED PORTLAND
MID-COLUMBIA THAW
CHECKED BY ICY WIND
FLYING SQUADRON
GETS MANY GIFTS
EXPERTS SNIFF BREW
BUT QUAFF NOT DROP
ON LLOYD GEORGE
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PREMIER'S
FRANCE
POLICY WITH
LOWER MULTNOMAH CATA
RACT INCLUDED IX GIFT.
EUGENE HAS FIRST SILVER
THAW IX MANY TEARS.
FEDERAL AGENTS HOLD ORGY
IS ATTACKED.
AT ANNUAL TEA PARTY.
IAUT0 SHOW OPENS
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Secrets of Shipping Meet
ing Revealed.
PORTLAND GETS GOLD SHRUG
San Francisco and Seattle in
Alleged Frame-up.
INFORMATION IS REFUSED
Icrtinent Questions Fired by Local
Delegation But AH Remain
Unanswered.
The 130,000.000 shipping pool con
ference at San Francisco last week
was a farce, poorly acted, according
to Peter Kerr, I. D. Hunt and Frank
M. Warren, Portland delegates to the
meeting. These men yesterday re
vealed the true happenings, hereto
fore kept from publication by the
San Francisco Interests. W. B. Ayer
and II. B. Van Duzer, the other Port
land delegates, are still In San Fran
cisco. Though the returning delegates did
not condemn the project to merge all
American shipping In the Pacific
under the single .operating company,
they were Indignant at what they
termed the insult offered to their
intelligence. The cards were stacked,
they averred, the entire frame-up
was cut and dried in advance, and
they were told in effect. "Nevermind
what It is all about here Is where
you sign."
Preliminary Meeting Held.
Though the first official meeting of
the conference was not held until
Friday morning. Mr. Warren and Mr.
A.vcr, who arrived In San Francisco
head of time, learned that there was
a, preliminary meeting Thursday
afternoon in the office' of Herbert
FleiKhhacker to which delegates of
Puget sound ports and San Francisco
were invited and which they at
tended, but the Tortland delegation
was not invited. At this meeting,
apparently, the real plan of procedure
was worked out, for everything was
ready for the steam roller the next
morning.
What happened at the official con
ference Friday was as follows, ac
cording to a statement by the Port
land delegates:
"Wallace M. Alexander, president
of the San Francisco chamber of
commerce, opened the meeting with
an address of welcome. In which
muoh was said about patriotic mo
tives, the splendor of maintaining an
American merchant marine as an
auxiliary to the navy and keeping Old
Glory flying on the high seas, but
nothing about a definite 4lan of pro
cedure for securing these desired
ends.
No Information Given.
"Followed Captain Robert Dollar,
an international figure In shipping
circles, who operates most of his ves
sels under the British flag, with the
declaration that he had at first been
opposed to the merger, but he had
been won over when his friend, Mr.
Fleishhacker. had appealed to him
purely on patriotic grounds.
"Following these two speeches,
neither of which gave the visiting
delegates any more information than
the nothing they set out with, a reso
lution, prepared in advance, was In
troduced to give the chairman of the
conference, Herbert Fleishhacker, au
thority to act with a committee of
his own choosing, proceed to Wash
ington, conduct all negotiations and
effectuate the 130.000,000 organiza
tion. Monkey Wrenches Thrown.
"Hereupon the Portland delegation
bean throwing monkey wrenches
lnto the works of the steam roller In
an- effort to find out Just what was
going to happen. t
"Some of the things we wanted to
know and still want to know are:
"As Mhe Pacific Mail Steamship
company and Pacific Steamship com
jany. now practically insolvent, los-lngr-enormous
sums monthly In op
erating expenses and being carried
ty the banks, are to be merged in the
merger, is a considerable portion of
tne new capital of the $30,000,000 cor
poration to be used to retire the paper
of these companies and to take over
their nubilities?
"What assurance has Portland that
If a shipping monopoly, controlled at
fan Francisco, Is created at San Fran
cisco, its power will not be used as
In the past to strangle life commerce
bf this port? ,
"What will be the basis of the allo
cation of tonnage to the various ports
of the Pacifier
PrHlwit Questions Fired. 1
These and many other pertinent
Questions were fired at the conference
by the Portland delegates, and re
mained unanswered. As a result of
tl.elr objections, however, a sub- com
mittee of the conference was appoint!
d, with Paul Shoup of San Francisco
j Its chairman and I. D. Hunt and
it. B. Van Duzer as two of Its mem
birs. to draw up a new resolution for
the conference to adopt. A new reso
lution, couched In general terms, was
arawn up. but left Portland with no
ii .or Information or safeguards than
iCvatiudea iB l'a 4. Cviaiua s.)
Supreme Council Declared to Have
Alienated Confidence of
Two Countries.
LONDON. Jan. 23 (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The Independent lib
erals at a meeting tonight definitely
placed themselves on rcord as being
opposed to the government of David
Lloyd George. Herbert H. Asqulth and
Vlsconnt Grey of FaUodon, wore the
principal speakers. Viscount Glad
stone, who presided, declared amid
lc-ud cheers that "we enter the lists
and take the field against Mr. Lloyd
George and his coalition government."
Mr. Asqulth eulogized Viscount
Grey as the greatest peacemaker of
rciel tlmea
Viscount Grey, attacking Mr. Lloyd
Georges method of transacting for
eign affairs by conference, asserted
that the supreme council of the al
lies had destroyed trust and confi
dence between France and Great
Britain and "lately has been fatal to
a French prime minister." He said
the re-establishment of good relations
with France was the most vital thing
in European policy today.
Mr. Asqulth vigorously criticised
the government's policies. He de
clared- that the Irish peace should
have been arranged two or three
years ago; that what the country
needed almost as much as an admin
istration with settled and coherent
principles was a vigilant and well or
ganized opposition.
1925 FAIR IS INDORSED
Hood River Commercial Club De
cides to Ostracize Liquor Buyers.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Jan. 23. (Spe
cial.) The Hood River Commercial
club at Us regular monthly meeting
tonight adopted a resolution pledging
support to the 1925 exposition but not
Indicating by what means it should
be financed.
The club also adopted a resolution
pledging Its support in the enforce
ment of the prohibition law and sug
gesting that any business men found
purchasing liquor be socially "ostra
cized."' It was also suggested that
the buyer as well as the seller of
liquor be sentenced to a term on a
rockpile which would be established
If the recommendations of the club
were carried out.
TAXI RIDE IS RECORD ONE
Suit Brought in Quebec Court
to
Collect $153 Bill.
MONTREAL; Jan. 23. What ap
pears to be a world record for taxi
riding a BOO-mllo Jaunt from Mon
treal to New York was disclosed In
court today when Frank Vallentlne.
manager of a local club, appeared as
defendant In a suit for a $453.75 taxi
bill.
It was alleged that when Mildred
Qlllmour recently balked at paying a
$300 fine for-violating the Quebec
prohibition law she Jumped into a
taxi which Vallentlne had hired and
started for New York. Vallentine re
mained here.
MILK RISE TO BE PROBED
Dairymen and Dealers of Spokane
Accused of Combination.
SPOKANE, Wash.. Jan. 23. A reso
lution providing for an- Investigation
cf an Increase of 3 cents a quart in
the retail price of milk, from 10 to 13
cents, which went Into effect yester
day, will be Introduced In the city
council tomorrow by John Asgall, city
commissioner, he announced today.
Ho said the investigation would be
made with a view to asking the fed-t-af
department of Justice to proceed
under the snti-trust law against
those declared to be responsible for
an agreement between dairymen of
this section and local distributors.
PACIFI3 CABLE . REPAIRED
Midway Island Staff of Companj
Puts in Temporary Splice:
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 23. The
break in the Commercial Pacific cable
near Midway island has been repaired,
according to word received today by
the foreign trade department of the
San Francisco chamber of commerce,
the work having been done by the
cfcble company's staff at Midway.
The staff went out six miles in
small boats, raised the cable by hand
and put In a temporary splice.
GRAIN MOVING TO RUSSIA
13 Cargoes Already Dispatched and
1 S Vessels Loading.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 23.
Since the congressional appropriation
of S20.000.000 for Russian famine re
lief was passed. 13 food cargoes con
sisting of 3.000.000 bushels of grain
have been shipped from this country.
Secretary Hoover said today.
He added that H vessels are load
ing more than 3.000.000 bushels of
grain.
COINS TO BE MEMORIAL
Senate Bill , Authorizes Minting
Gold Dollars, Silver Halves.
, WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 23 Au
thority for the director of the mint to
diret;coinasa.of the Grand Memorial
gold dollar and silver half, was grant
ed in a bill passed today by the sen
ate and sent to the house.
The measure provides for the coin
age of 10.000 gold dollars and 230,000,
silver half dollars.
State Investigators Open
Three-Day Session.
WHOLE WORK IS OUTLINED
Present System of Taxation
Declared Unfair.
. PROPERTY
IS BURDENED
Favoring of Income Tax In Report
to Legislature Held Fore
gone Conclusion.
8TATK TAX INVESTIGATORS
DISCOVERIES.
Bonded Indebtedness of stats
and political divisions, incom
plete. Is $107,449,593.
Irrigation bonds voted. $19.
492,000, of which $5,752,500 have
been guaranteed by the state.
State has paid $545,125 Inter
est on Irrigation bonds; $348,650
Interest Is unpaid.
Attorney-general asked for
opinion as to state's moral ajid
legal responsibility on Irriga
tion securities.
Propose centralization of as
sessment and eventual abolition
of elected county assessors.
Commission unanimous tor
state Income tax. but differs as
to progressive rate.
Desire of commission to erect
a system of taxation as perfect
a as numan ingenuity can oevise.
Pumose relieving property.
but not raise more money for
the state to spend.
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Subjects to be touched on in its
report; indebtedness of the state;
irrigation securities; method of assess
ment and a state income tax were
the high spots in "the all-day meet
ing of the state tax investigation
commission, which opened a three
day session yesterday. This commis
sion, clothed with broad powers, was
created by the 1921 session of the
legislature and must make its re
port by November 1.
That the 'commission is taking Its
responsibilities seriously was dis
closed by the mass of statistics,
works of reference and reports from
all states and several countries which
have been accumulated for ready
reference. Judging from the scope
of the topics to be Included in the
report, the commission is likely to
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City Council Is Expected to Accept
Stipulations Attached ' to
Gift by O.-W. R. & N.
A gift of 20 acres, including the
lower Multnomah falls on the Colum
bia river highway, an arch foot bridge
above tbe lower falls and property
on both sides of the O.-W. R. A N.
company right-of-way, was offered to
the city yesterday by the railroad
company. The offer was made by
Carl Gray, president.
Several stipulations, to which the
city council must agree, accompanied
the offer. One was that tne city con
struct a chalet on property now occu
pied by the Hazelwood company under
lease, such building not to cost less
than $12,500.' Another stipulation was
that the property be used for park or
recreational purposes only.
, C. P. Key3er, superintendent of the
park bureau, for seven years has made
efforts to obtain the property for
Portland.
In June, 1915, Simon Benson donated
to Portland 740 acres, now known as
Benson park. In addition. Mr. Ben
son expended a large sum of money
for trail and bridge construction in
the park. The property included a
portion of Multnomah falls and all of
the land around the falls with the
exception of the 20 acres owned by
the railroad company.
Last year, when Mr. Gray visited
Portland, Superintendent Keyser and
Eric V. Hauser took up the matter of
the donation of the 20 acres by the
railroad company.
Yesterday word of the donation was
transmitted to Superintendent Keyser
by Arthur C. Spencer, chief counsel
of the 0.-W. R. 4 N.
It was believed that the stipula
tions would be accepted readily by
the city.
PASTOR TO REFORM TOWN
North Powder Methodist Minister
Promises to Quell Vice.
BAKER. Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.)
Rev. G. W. Archer, pastor of the Meth
odist church of North Powder, now
wears a star and carries a "gun." He
is a duly appointed city officer and
a deputy sheriff of Union county. He
Is pledged to enforce the liquor laws,
wilt prevent "hoodlum" conduct at
North Powder dances and athletic
contests and is out to "clean up the
town."
"If you will give me the authority
and a gun, I will enforce the liquor
laeP and put a stop to all 'rough
stuff," said the pastor to the city
council in regular meeting. His re
quest was granted and at La Grande
he was vested with authority of a
deputy sheriff.
LOAF OF BREAD 1 CENT
War Between Bakeries of Great
Falls Is Continued.
GREAT FALLS, Mont., Jan. 23. As
a result of a continuation of the
price war between local bakeries,
bread was selling at most - retail
stores here today for 1 cent a loaf.
The loaves weigh 16 ounces.
LOOKING OVER THE NEW CARS
California Citrus and Vegetable
Crops Suffer Heavy Losses
'as Result of Cold.
HQOD RIVER, Or., Jan. 23. (Spe
cial.) The mid - Columbia's respite
from an icy east wind, which has pre
vailed almost continuously for nine
weeks, was brief. A Chinook gave
way to a recurring east wind, attend
ed by a temperature below freezing.
Stopping the thaw of shore Ice In
the Columbia, the lower temperature
has upset plans of the WHite Salmon
ferry system, which It was expected
would resume service today. Ferry
man Van Allen says he will be unable
to get his boats through the thick
eddy ice until a further thaw pre
vails. EUGENE, Or., Jan. 23. (Special.)
Eugene experienced a slight silver
thaw this morning, the first in many
years. The heavy fog that prevailed
yesterday turned to rain during the
night- The rain froze as it fell and
continued until nearly noon, when the
temperature rose and all the ice was
melted in a remarkably short time.
Limbs of trees and shrubs and all
wires were weighted down by the Ice,
but little or no damage resulted.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Jan. 23.
(Special.) Hopes . of more than a
temporary break In the weather went
glimmering today when the mercury
again -dropped. Only an overhanging
fog bank prevented below zero
weather, Observer Garret said. The
mercury ranged between 8 and 19
above. The city entered its $7th day
of snow and its 40th day of cold
westther. During this period three one
day chtnooks have been recorded. Tl;e
mercury started down early last even
ing but at 4 o'clock this morning fog
began forming and prevented cold
from becoming jnore apparent.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23. South
ern California's orange 'crop has suf
fered from 40 to 60 per cent damage
during the present cold snap, accord-'
lng to preliminary estimates given to
the state division of markets here by
the branch office of the state depart
ment of agriculture at Los Angeles.
The report on the situation adds that
the injury to citrus crops cannot be
definitely fixed until the fruit dry
out, which will be about the middle
of this week.
Late frosts and cold weather have
unsettled the lettuce, celery, pea and
citrua section of the San Francisco
vegetable and fruit exchange, accord
ing to the state division of markets.
Late Saturday the division Issued a
report from the Imperial valley that
peas, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash
and peppers bad suffered eeverelj
and were believed to be almost a
complete loss, while early cantaloupes.
ettuce and grapefruit had beca
slightly damaged.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 23. The grad
ual passing? away of the freeze was
reported by horticultural experts and
citrus growers as In favor of slightly
reducing the prospective heavy loss
In lemons and oranges due to the
freeze of Thursday and Friday nights.
The oranges and lemons are still
frozen, according to the county farm
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AT THE AUTO SHOW.
Large Donors to Chest
Visited With Success.
MORE CARDS GALLED FOR
Captains Are Instructed to
Enlist to Full Strength.
SPEAKERS TO BE SENT
Women Are as Busy as Men Taking
Subscriptions for Fund and
Final Rallies Are Planned.
First results in the 1922 community
chest drive for $798,777 to finance the
charitable and philanthropic organi
zations of the city for the year were
highly gratifying, according to re
ports made to Franklin T. G-Iffijh.
chairman of the flying squadron, at
the first luncheon of the high speed
organization held yesterday In the
gold room at the iluitnomah hotel.
Chairman Griffith's workers re
ported after a morning's work on
downtown prospects where orders
were to disregard all gifts under $500.
More Cards Demanded.
Chairman Griffith and J. A. Crans
ton were found to be leaders for the
day, but all the workers were enthu
siastic and clamored for an extra al
lotment of cards for the next day's
work. Ira F. Powers. Nathan Strauss,
W. F. Woodward and Mayor Baker
were particularly enthusiastic over
the' trials. Net results of the cam
paign that will be carried on through
out the downtown district during the
week will be retained to turn into
the first great day's total when the
drive breaks next Monday.
General headquarters, with General
Robert E. Smith and staff; Dow V.
Walker, adjutant; Miss Flora Knapp,
headquarters secretary; Hugh H.
Herdman, executive secretary of the
chest, and A. E. Larimer, secretary
or the flying squadron, Vere moved
yesterday to the Multnomah hotel
lobby. , The remainder of the week,
during time that is not taken up with
general Organization work, the gen
eral headquarters will establish close
interconnections with all branches.
Fall Enlistments Ordered.
Reports that captains In the various
divisions were but 82 per cent com
plete In the selection of lieutenants
drew an ultimatum yesterday from
General Smith that all organizations
be enlisted to full strength imme
diately in order to have every man
receive the full week's training
planned. The action was taken at a
luncheon of the generals and staffs
held yesterday at the Multnomah
hotel.
Additional Instructions were added
for the colonels of the various divi
sions to arrange to supply speakers
for Industrial plants in their terri
tories. All plants where speakers can
bo used will be supplied upon appli
cation to Fred Carlton. Main 6180.
The flying squadron will gather
again today at a luncheon In the as
sembly room on the mezzanine floor
of the Multnomah hotel. A full at
tendance of the entire personnel of
50 live wire workers is expected.
Womea Also at Work.
The flying squadron of the resi
dence division also took the field
yesterday to solicit women's contri
butions In sums of $25 or over. The
colonels, captains and lieutenants of
the entire division will assemble to
morrow noon in the Arcadian gar
dens, where Mrs. C. B. Simmons,
chairman In charge of the division,
will give instructions and straighten
out any organization kinks remain
ing. The entire personnel of the
division, which Is designed to sweep
the residence section, is made up of
women. An attendance of fully 2000
is expected.
Mrs. Simmons' division will be as
signed the canvass of the nurses and
other hospital employes, according to
decision of the general staff yester
day. In addition the residence work
ers will be instructed to solicit me
chanics and other workmen employed
in the districts they cover.
Colonels to Get Last Orders,
The colonels will meet at a noon
luncheon Thursday at the Multnomah
for final instructions before the big
kickoff of the campaign at the White
Temple Friday night. Rating cards
will be issued for guidance of the
workers in their solicitations. The
generals and adjutants will hold a
final council of war at a S-o'clock
dinner at the Multnomah Just prior to
the White Temple meeting on Friday
night.
While the organization and drill
ing of every unit in the campaign
forces Is under way speakers are pre
paring for the drive of next week at
every public gathering throughout
the city. Many homes are being
reached through the school children.
vUnder the Lid." the official Com
munity Chest film, also U reported as
doing a great work. The film was
viewed by 500 at the First Congrega
tional church Sunday night and by
600 pupils of the Ladd school yester
day. Today it Is scheduled for a very
heavy showing with the Klwanis club
at noon, Westminster Presbyterian
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Standards Being Set for Guidance
of Vnited States Inspectors
at Ports of Entry.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23. Seven offl
clals of the United States sat about
a long baize-covered table in a ware
bouse today and brewed and sniffed
all day long without tasting a drop
of the tea.
On the table stood a battered cop
per teapot. Beside each of them were
tiny cups, which they filled, stirred
with long-handled spoons, sniffed
portentously and flung aside. Around
them was tea In cans, canisters, foil
protected packages and huge lead
wrapped chests.
The sniffers were members of the
United States board of tea experts
holding their annual orgy under the
pure food and drug act. of 1897. to
safeguard the American housewife
against importation of adulterated
tea.
They are fixing standards for all
teas which may be brought Into this
country next year, for the guidance
of federal inspectors at Honolulu,
San Francisco, New York, Boston, Ta
coma, Chicago and St. Paul, Ameri
can ports of entry for the product of
the Orient.
And they will continue inhaling
tea for an entire week.
PATIENCE ON ARMS URGED
Washington Delegates Told Not to
Be in Hurry to Adjourn.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 23 (By
the Associated Press.) A letter from
the nat.ona.1 student committee for
the limitation of armamenrts, express
ing the hope that the visiting arms
delegates will not be Impatient to end
the conference, was received today at
the state department.
"It having been broadly rumored
that certain of the Visiting delegates
are adverse to a definite considera
tion of important items on the
agenda," the letter says, "and It being
also apparent that other visiting dele
gates are impatient for an ending of
the conference, we hasten to assure
you that at least this section of the
American public the young men and
women of 170 colleges, and universi
ties share your evident determina
tion and patience."
JUDGE F0GARTY IS DEAD
Lincoln County Official Succumbi.
to Effects of Campaign Effort.
TOLEDO, Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.)
John Fogarty. 66, county Judge of
Lincoln county, died suddenly a his
home here tonight of h-eart dlase.
Judge Fogarty is survived by a widow
and three sons. Frank of Newport.
Or.; John of Portland, and Charles, 12,
of this city.
Judge Fogarty had bcn In 111 health
for some time, due, it is believed, to
exposure when he campaigned the
county last yeajr in behalf of h.is can
didacy for county Judge. He wae a
democrat. He had been county Judge
once before his last election to the
position.
MOPLAH CHIEF IS KILLED
Leader Who Tried to Establish
Kingdom In Ernad Slain.
CALICUT. BritiRh India. Jan. 23.
Moplah rebel chief Borsakunnath
Kunhammed Hadji, who tried to es
tablish a Moplah kingdom In the dis
trict of Ernad during the Moplah re
volt last year, was shot and killed
yesterday at Malapurara, It was
learned today
Six others also were killed.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTERDAT'S Mixlmum temperature. 40
defcrees; minimum. 2S degrees.
TODAY'S Occasional rain: winds becom
ing southeasterly.
Foreign.
Irish free state makes progress. Page 2.
Funeral of pope aet for tomorrow. Page 8.
Liberals open war on Lloyd George. Page 1.
National.
America would prefer to have Genoa con
ference later. Page 2.
Senate open fight over debt refunding bill.
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Immediate relief for farmers urged. Page 4.
Japan declaims designs on Ruela. Page 2.
Army'a efficiency to be safeguarded.
Page S.
Republican members of houae call caucus
on soldiers' bonua. Page 6.
Domewtle.
Federal experts Inaugurate annual tea
testing orgy to last a week. Page 1.
Fake fingerprints of Arburkla denied.
Page 6,
, Pacific Northwest.
ley eaat wind puts end to thaw In mid
ColumbSa. Page 1.
Many candidates to be nominated at Ore
gon primaries, May 19. Page 4.
Alaska's salvation declared at hand.
Page 7.
Sports.
Self-hate foreign to youthful Asher.
Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Foreign demand for cost wheat lacking.
Page 18.
Profit-taking sale cauee break In wheat
at Chicago. Page la.
Speculative lue again feature stocl
market. Page IB.
Las Vegas departs with capacity cargo
Page 13.
Portland and Vicinity.
Industries week formally opened. Page 20.
Mayor Baker refuses to Join Chicago In
request for Volstead changea Page 20.
Southern Pacific to Bell stock to employes.
Page 18.
Auto show opens In annual setting. Page 1.
Shipping (ool conference is declared farce.
Page 1.
Flying squadron of community chest gets
many large gifts. Page 1.
Twenty seres and lower Multnomah falls
offered as gift to city. Page 1.
$10".44!..'i(i3 debt now owed by state.
Page 1.
Vigilantes hear mayor explain their duties.
Page 6.
Wilcox memorial hospital formally opened.
Page .
IfJ NOVEL SETTING
150 Cars Mingle With
Flowers and Lights.
CLOSED MODELS WIN PRAISE
34 Makes Represented at
13th Annual Exhibit.
PARADE TODAY'S FEATURE
Entrance of Automobile Industry
Into Era of Increased Busi
ness and Prosperity Marked.
The rosiest dreams of pioneers of
the automobile Industry are trans
formed to reality In Portland's 13th
annual automobile show, which
opened at the municipal auditorium
yesterday morning.
The big display received the en
thusiastic Indorsement of automobile
men and crowds of visitors as "the
most beautiful auto show In the his
tory of Portland and the northwest."
Included In the exhibits are nearly
160 cars, representing 34 different
makes, ana ran ting In type from the
lordly limousine and racy runabout
to the saucy road-burner which has
given so much material to joke
smiths. '
A novel and striking scheme of
decorations sets off to best advan
tage the array of shining machines.
The decorative scheme of the show is
orange and black, with touches of
green. From the high celling of the
auditorium hang large baskets of yel
low tulips, draped with orange fes
toons and garlands and red and green
lights. A large frieze, with nymphs
and satyrs as black silhouettes on a
background of orange, makes an ar
tistic and Jmpresslve wall that sur
rounds the exhibits.
Show Cars Rent on Rags.
The show cars with every bit of
metal gleaming and not a speck of
duut vioible, rest on soft oriental rues
or gardens of mnss surrounded by
boxes of tulips and fragrant boughs.
Comfortable lounges nd esy chairs
aro available for visitors, and on
nearby tables are plies of literature
explaining the merits of various cars.
Smiling and courteous salesmen,
each bubbling with enthusiasm and
loyalty for the company he repre
sents, stand proudly by their charges
and glibly Impart Information about
"the best car in the market for the
money."
The list of makes in the show Is a
comprehensive "what's what" In the
automobile world. Here is the line
up: First floor, Stephens, Hudson,
Essex, Cadillac, Maxwell, Chalmers,
Oakland. Peerless. Velle, Chevrolet,
Ford, Packard, Haynes, Huptnoblle,
Jordan, Mitchell, Gardner, Cole, Mil
mon. Reo. Dort, WIllys-KnlghtrOver-
land anil Oldsmoblle; basement. Bulck.
Studebaker, Durant, Paige, Apperson,
Oakland, wjodge, Lexington and Nash.
' Whole Family Interested.
In the typical family group that the
salesman deals with are father,
mother and a small boy or gin.
Mother is usually swept toward se
lection of a car by graceful lines and
general luxurious appearance of a
model. The youngsters test automo
bile quality by the strength of the
horn and springiness of the cushions
But father must know something of
the mechanism, and for such as he
there are many Interesting displays
of stripped models, in which every
part of the engine may' be examined
easily.
Although the cars themselves are
the main attraction, the side shows
are worth visiting. In the balcony
of the auditorium are 44 attractive
booths sponsored by manufacturers of
automobile accessories. Here the
visitor is shown the latest thing in
storage batteries, tires, crank shafts,
shock absorbers, lights, camping
equipment and other "extras" that
Intel est the car owner or prospective
purchaser.
In the basement of the building are
exhibits by the Oregon State Motor
association, Automotive TradeB asso
ciation. Motor West magazine and the
secretary of state. Tardy car owners
who have not made application for
licenses may do so at the booth main
tained by the state motor vehicle di
vision. Licenses for cars and drivers
are Issued at this booth, where the
service will be available until Wednes
day night, the time limit set for ap
plications. An Interesting table of
statistics is displayed at this booth
The table shows that in 1905 only 218
automobile licenses were issued in
Oregon, and that last year 118.615
sets of plates were In use.
Closed Cars Popular.
The trend of automobile construe
tlon this season Is toward the closed '
car and standard lines, according to.
dealers at the show. Coupes, closed
roadsters and sedan types are the
most popular. The tendency toward
graceful lines is apparent, and there
are few freak types this year.
"This show marks the entrance of
the automobile Industry Into an era of
increased business and general pros
perity," said a prominent car sales
man yesterday afternoon. "The prlci
of all cars has dropped, in a majority
of cases as much as 35 per cent Tlit
average price of a ftve-pHseriK'V cat
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