THE 3I0RXIXG OKEGOXIAX, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2T, 1022
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FARMERS HESITATE
TO INDORSE
BLOC
Harding's Outline of Relief
Also Approved.
PARLEY FACES PROBLEM
Cause of Fireworks at Conference
Analyzed by Mark Sullivan.
Speech Causes Discussion.
BY MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright, hy the New York Evening
Pout, Inc. Published by Arrangement.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 26.
(Special.) Most of the sputtering;
fireworks in the farm conference go
back to a single episode of the first
day's session, which did not consume
a minute of time, but which since
then has taken up a good many hun
dred hours of Individual discussion
among: the delegates. It was in
Harding's opening speech. The
speech bad been prepared in advance
and Harding was reading It, word
by word.
He came to the point where his
written speech said: "The whole
country has an acute concern with
the conditions and problems you are
met to consider. It Is truly a na
tional ln.terest. and not to be regard
ed as primarily the concern of a
class or a section." Harding read
these words, and then raised his eyes
from the manuscript and looking out
over the audience with an air of de
termined disapproval added the three
words, "or a bloc."
This thrust at the farm bloc in con
cress is expressive of what seems to
Le Harding's attitude towards it. He
had read a series of recommendations
for legislation which were thorough
ly agreeable to the farmers, and in
cluded most of what they are demand
ing. And then he took this dig at the
rgency through which the farmers
are trying to bring their demands.
Similar Tiling Done Before.
President Harding had done a
similar Thing in his speech at the
opening of congress last month. That
address to congress contained a series
of recommendation of progressive
measure in the interest of the rarmr
But at the same time, Mr. Harding
cave a slap on the wrist to persons
who are obstructing party solidarity.
It is clear that Harding believes in
far-reaching- measures to aid the
farmers, but that he wants to hold
to party government and the main
tenance of party dincipline.
The hulk of the informal personal
discussion of what Harding did on
the opening day centered about the
question of whether the conference
in its resolutions should or should
not indorse the farm bloc by name.
They wanted to indorse the pro
gramme that Harding laid down, and
they wanted to indorse Harding's ac
tion in calling the conference and
thank him for it.
DlarilKsloB la Acrimonious.
But when it came to indorsing the
farm bloc by name there were sev
eral days of acrimonious discussion
before they could get to it. There
was never much doubt that the
American farm bureau federation,
which was probably the strongest
Blngie element in the conference,
wanted to do It, and could do It, If
they thought it advlsablo.
The second cause of Insurgency
within the conference hangs about
the method by which it was organ
ized. A meeting lilte this can be or
ganized from the chair or from the
floor. This one was organized from
the chair. The dominating person
nel of the committee appears to have
been picked in advance. It is prob
nbly fair to say that In fixing it
there was a certain amount of at
tention to putting a silencer on the
more radical and the more irre
sponsible persons who might turn up.
This is largely what has led to the
compluint of "steam roller" methods.
".Mark Hanna domination." and the
like. Nevertheless, the American
farm bureau federation, which is by
far the biggest and most compact of
the farm organizations, and which is
the chief backer of the farm bloc in
congress, is in pretty complete har
mony with the way the conference
is being ran.
Labor's Wages DlMrusaed.
One of the minor commotions has
arisen out of the suggestion in some
quarters of the conference to advocate
as a part ot the machinery for reduc
ing freight rates a reduction In the
wages of railroad labor. Such a sug
gestion naturally sends Samuel Gem
pers and other representatives of or
ganized labor up in the air. It Illus
trates the difficulties Inherent in a
conference which aim-s to include not
onl ytlie farmer, but also the other
Industries, and the other elements In
the community who are concerned In
the broader sense.
The farmers want freight rates re
duced. It is almost indispensable to
them. When the railroad managers
say they can reduce freight rates if
they can first reduce wages the farm
ers are sympathetic. The farmer In
his overalls sees the railroad con
ductor as a brass-buttoned autocrat,
who has regular hours of work and
aa many of them as among the farm
ers have obtained lifetime jobs and
a salary which from the point of view
of the farmer looks princely.
Uenoit Krprrtvntotloa M anted.
In the largest sense, one of the
most Interesting and important de
velopments of the conference is the
support for the suggestion that
Ajnerlca should be fully represented
at the Genoa conference ami in gen
eral a decided sympathy toward
greater participation on the part of
America In Kuropean .affairs. One
speaker got obvious approval when
he said that America ought to be
fnlly represented on the reparations
commission. The president of the
$50,000,000 farmers' equity co-operative
exchange of St. Paul said in bis
wpoech Europe owes us 110.000. 000.
00. I believe that Uncle Sam should
be represented there, and if I had
that much coming, and if you had
that much coming from a bunch"of
debtors, and those fellows were hold
ing a meeting, you would go in.
This sort of thins1 is a surorislnff
and genuinely important development. I
One or the rormal proposals made at
the conference has been for America
to lend money to European countries
on long-term credits for the purpose
of enabling those countries to buy
our farm products on credit. This is
impossible and won't be done, but out
of the feeling which inspired the pro
posal has arisen a growing convic
tion that the quickest and surest road
out of America's agricultural depres
sion is to get away from the policy
of isolation, which won such complete
approval in the election of 1910.
Sew Trend la otlcrd.
There can be no question that there
is the beginning of a trend away
from the riicy approved at that elec
tion. It is not merely in the farm
conference that It appnars. It is found
also la tbo completely fswxed -posi
tion of republican senators and re
publican business men.
There is nothing to the theory that
the farm bloc of the American bureau
federation, of which the farm bloc is
the political agency, aims to form a
third party. On the contrary, their
fixed and deliberate policy is the di
rect opposite.
Their slogan is "work through both
parties." it is true there are the
formal beginnings of a third-party
movement in 'Nebraska and elsewhere
in the west, but it baa nothing to do
with the farm bloc.
Also, the leaders of the farm bloc
in the senate an ". house specifically
disavow any such intention. There
isn't the faintest possibility of Ken
yon leaving the republican party. In
addition to other reasons for staying
within the republican party, Kenyon
would have the selfish reason that
just now a good many of the pro
gressive republicans, who, in 1920,
tried to nominate l irara Johnson, are
beginning to talk In terms of Kenyon
as .the leader of the progressive wing
of the party in 1924.
CHEST CRUSADERS READY
(Continued From Firfit Page.l
Colonel-Commissioner Bigelow, while
one of the remaining two flatly and
finally refused to recognize the
cause. He declared his entire willing
ness. Insofar as the city's relations
with this recalitrant company are
concerned, quite as flatly, quite as
finally, to refuse it any municipal
on the topic of unfairness
the assembled officers turned to an
other phase that of the unfounded
.and malicious rumor, whispered here
and there, that the community chest
is being worked on aacommission ba
sis, with a generous" percentage re
maining in the hands of the workers;
and, further, that luncheons and din
ners attended by the campaigners
are being paid for from the chest.
It u mors Absolutely False.
Known to be false in every detail,
and unworthy of regard, the meeting
felt that it should, for the greater
good of the cause, condemn the cir
culation and the circulators of such
stories, and ask ail citizens and all
chest crusaders to deny them plainly
and emphatically. A resolution to
this effect was adopted by the gen
erals and colonels.
Franklin T. Griffith, chairman of
the fly'ng squadron, at the noon
meeting yesterday issued an urgent
appeal for every member to attend
today's luncheon, which will be held
in the ballroom off the mezzanine
floor of the Multnomah hotel at 12:15.
Every one is wanted at that time to
report on what prospects have so far
been seen and with what results,
while a report Is also expected on
what may reasonably be obtained
from prospects as yet unsolicited. It
It vital to the work of til J squadron
that these figures be in hand. With
this information as a basis to work
upon, general results can be summed
up at the noon meeting Saturday.
The squadron is going strong but it
wss said at yesterday s meeting that
much ground remains to be covered
and the best efforts of every member
are required.
All Pbaars Kxplalnrd.
The meetrng was chiefly one of de
tailed instruction. Adjutant-General
Walker explained all phases of the
soliciting work of general Interest
and then answered many questions.
Mrs. C. B. Simmons, chairman of the
residence division, outlined her or
ganization work and read instruc
tions she had given to her colonels to
prevent duplication of effort by the
women's and men's groups. The
women are expected to do a great
work in the canvass and Mrs. Sim
mons said she hoped to raise $100,000
In her division.
Marshall N. Dana, chairman of the
publicity committee, explained briefly
the work of that unit and answered
questions and heard suggestions.
IWrsMage Bring Spread.
Fred A. Carlton, assistant chair
man of the speakers' bureau, reported
he had 75 speakers spreading the
community chest message, reaching
churches, factories, department stores,
women's clubs, lodges, schools, com
munity and business men's clubs,
large banquets, big dances and card
parties, meetings of patriotic organi
zations and various other group gath
erings. In connection with the speak
ers, the campaign film. "Under the
Lid." is being shown throughout the
city, a speaker usually giving a talk
to accompany It.
Fifty manual-training shops of the
Portland schools are working hard
this week to get out 100 miniature
chests to be placed In all the schools
of the city ntxt Monday morning. Be
cause this is examination week, the
students have been fully occupied, and
much or this work has fallen upon
the instructors, many of whom have
been working late into the night to
finish their jobs. F. M. Groshong,
head of the manual-training depart
ment, has been directing this work.
More Lieutenants LiMtrd.
Lieutenants recently enlisted by
captains and reported to Colonel Les
lie Cranbourne are now on the mus
ter rolls of the campaign as follows:
Captain, B. A. Routhwick, : lieutenant,
V. W. Crowder, F. G. Lunt, R. II. Reed,
II. B. Karr.
Captain, Charles E. Couche; lieutenants,
James H. Cassell, E. B. Carrington, Ted
Kmerwn.
1'aptnln, A. B. Cutler; lie utcnant. Lew
tlnnven. Fred rarlton. T.. S. Martin, R.
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Charge Purchases Made the
Balance of This Month
Will Appear on Statements
Rendered March 1
ownnart
Merchandise of
wewe
(Sd Co.
Merit Only
Charge Purchases Made the
Balance of This Month
Will Appear on Statements
Rendered March 1
Ready to heat
and eat
No wonder it tastes so
good! Heinz makes
the dry Spaghetti and
cooks it after the recipe
of a celebrated Italian
chef. The tomato sauce
for which Heinz is fa
mous, is used and a
special cheese with
just the right flavor.
HEINZ
SPAGHETTI
Charles Niete. II. A. Stewart, G. A. Mor
gan. U. F. Puke.
Captain. J. C. Uimm: lieutenants, S. H,
S Locum, Eric LaMttde, Edmer Clwypool, C
J. VanBlaricom. Harold H. Martin. F. M.
J an per, Ir. Carl Loven, F. A. X'oget.
Captain, A. C. Lomar; lieutenant. Har
old 8. Gilbert. Lance H. Smith, H. M. Kor
stad, J. W. Palmer, Floyd E. i orris, A.
w. .Moiin.
Captain, Tom Gawley: lieutenants, C. C
Chapman, H. W. Jacobson. J. W. Anvloy,
William S. Nash. J. A. Converse, D. U.
Carpenter, B, G-. Bottom, Z. K; Carson,
J. W. Chase. C. il. Chenoweth, I. M.
Phillip. J. E. Day.
Captain, R. H. Jonas; lieutenants, L.. P.
A rant, P. V. I,ee, J. K. Tomilnson. Myron
C. Wood, MacCormac Snow. (Also has
three employes at the public library to
canvass same.)
Captain, T. W. Zimmerman; lieuten
antH. William Rancher, O. G. Bradley, K.
E. Butt, Victor Johnson, R. F. Fee mate r,
O. O. Slettcn. J. J. Parker. R. H. Con
frey, C W. Hohannon. O. M. Hat ton.
Here Saturday Another
SALE OF SPRING DRESSES
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150 of Them and They're Beauties - 150 of Them Many Models But Just One Price
Taffeta Silk, Canton Crepe and Poiret Twill Dresses j
The Sale Saturday
is Advance Notice Is Published
That More Women Can Arrange to
Be Here .
FI(E BUILDINGS BURNED
DAMAGE AT WHITE SALMON
TOTALS $4000.
HAZELW00D
GLUTEN
BREAD
For Dieting
Made entirely from
Gluten Flour.
. . 23c and 45c per loaf
GLUTEN HEALTH
WAFERS
$1 per lb.
THE HAZELWOOD
DAIRY STORE
126 Tenth St.
BROADWAY
HAZELWOOD
Pastry Dept.
127 Broadway
Bursting of Water Main Makes l ire
Hydrants Almost Useless.
One Man Injured.
WHITE SALMON. Wash.. Jan. 26.
(Special.) Fire starting at 4:15 this
morning in Breedlove's shoe store,
completely destroyed five frame store
buildings on Afain street. The fore
originated between the ceiling of the
store and the floor of a physician's
off ice. on the upper floor.
Bursting of a water main from the
reservoir to fire hydrants reduced the
water pressure to the extent of ren
dering the system practically useless.
Buildings which were burned were
two-story structures, one owned by
William Powers of Salem, Or. The
second was owned and occupied by
J. W. Breedlove, as a shoe shop. The
two others were owned by R. Later
buch. No insurance was carried on any of
the building o.' contents. Dr. W. H.
Warner had rooms over the shoe
store and lost the entire contents of
his office and $150 which was in his
thousers pocket. Dr. Warner was
forced to flee only partially dressed.
In descending a stairway he fell and
was seriously injured. The losses r -e
Powers. $1000; Breedlove. $3000 on
building and stock; Laterbach, $1000
on building.
Road Contract Awarded.
PEXDLETOX, Or., Jan. 25. (Spe
cial.) Eleven contractors bid on sly
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Actual reproductions
More new Spring dresses come to sell at that amazingly Tow
price, $16.75. It is not too much to say that such selling is one of
the marvels in Portland merchandising this month and it is to
be expected that another surging crowd will be waiting here for
the doors to open Saturday morning.
Yes, women will be here, waiting for the doors to open they
will be here, for they will be wanting the dresses, and why shouldn't
they be excited, as it were, when such dresses are to be had at
$1 6.75, which barely covers the cost of the material in each of many
of the frocks.
-Some of the dresses in navy blue, some in brown, some in
black some in fashionable high colors. All in Spring styles, new
Spring styles and all sizes, 1 6 to 44, in the collection.
Some of the models here sketched a number now on display
in our Fifth-street windows. But none reserved positively no
selections to be allowed before the store opens at 9:15 A. M.
Saturday this to assure fair distribution of -the really sensational
values. $16.75 the price just one price.
Dress Section on the Third Floor at Lipman-Wolfe's
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miles of road construction work today
with the Umatilla county court. J. K.
Shotwell of Hermiston was low with
bid of $28,475.30 for grading and
graveling the Buter creek stretch.
The estimate was about $37,000. The
high bid was $42,695. The contract was
awarded to Mr. Shotwell.
night by the city council, being re
ferred to the finance committee with
instructions to consult with the
Hoquiam city commission as to terms
acceptable to both municipalities.
Bus Franchise Postponed.
ABERDEEN. Or.. Jan. 26. (Spe
cial.) The Inter-city motor bus
frapchlse was again postponed last
Marine Photographs Prepared.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Jan. 26. (Spe
cial.) C. R. Wright, of the Grays
Harbor port commission engineering
staff, has begun preparing a series
of 50 or more photographa showing
the work done by the port rommls
sion since it began active operations
for the Improvement of the harbor.
The photographs will be sent to
Frank Lamb, who has already left
for Washington to urge action in the
matter of a bar dredge. The picture
exhibit' is expected to be one of the
dredge to make available the Im
provements which the local port com
mission has in progress.
Electric Rate Rise Case Heard
SALEM, Or.. Jan. 26. (Special.)
Sheridan Electric company for an In
crease in rates was held today. The
hearing was conducted by Fred A.
Williams and H. H. Corey, members
of the Oregon public service commission.
hegf arguments for the need of a Hea ring of the nppnention of the KeM The Oregonlan clnswifled nAn.
I announcing
W the opening of the new shop of W
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men's furnishers and hatters
3S0 Washington st, southwest corner of west park
established 1900
better service for you reasonable prices
exclusive merchandise
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men's ftrrnlshers and hatters exclusive bat not expensive
380 Washington, at west p ark
Patronize Portland Labor
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These are the men who MAKE Gasco Briquets
Why Not Keep the Money in Portland
and Patronize Your Fellow Citizens?
And besides
Gasco Briquets are over 82 solid carbon,
while Slab Wood is 25?o and Coal 35 to 49.
Fhone orders to Main 6500 or Autom. 562-74.
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