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TIIE MORNING "OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, APRIL, 15, 1923
AT
MOSTLY PLATITUDES
List of Finance Experts Is
Roll of Safety-Firsters.
SOME PROGRESS MADE
Formidable Collection or Talent
So Far Deals Largely in
Vague Generalities.
BY JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES.
Fellow and Bursar, Kings college, Cam
bridge; editor Economic Journal, London:
author "Tao Economic Consequences of the
Peace," and "A Revision of the Treaty."
(Copyright by the New York World. All
riBhta reserved. Published by arrange
ment. )
GENOA, April 14. (Special cable.)
Of the four Genoa commissions, one
deals with finance. This commission
Aas appointed three sub-commissions,
each of 12 members, for currency, ex
changes and credit, though the line of
division between the first two is
Bhadowy.
- This attempt to extract a cabinet
from a mass meeting has been only
partly successful, the first session of
the sub-commission on currency be
ing also attended by a concourse of
' 150 deputies and experts. The au
thorities are attempting, however, to
enforce moderation in the retinues of
members.
The financial experts here assem
bled could hardly be surpassed in col
lective experience and intellectual
power. The central bank are repre
sented by governors or deputy gov-
' ernors -in Vissering of Holland,
Stringer of Italy, Havenstein of Ger
many and Picard of France and there
are two directors of the Bank of
England, Mr. Peacock and Sir Charles
Addis, who are expected shortly.
Bank Send Chiefs.
Many of the great merchant bank
ers and joint stock institutions have
eent their chiefs. Bell of Lloyd's, -Ter
Muelen of Hope's, the great Amster
dam house which was agent for the
British treasury in the wars with
Napoleon and again in the late war;
Wallenberg of Stockholm's Enskilda
bank; Gluckstadt of the Landsmanns
Bank of Copenhagen; Melchior from
the Hamburg firm of "Warburg, who
of all Germany's financiers commands
the widest international respect for
lnteeritv and intellect; Professor
Cassel of Stockholm; Mr. Hawtry of
the British treasury; Mr. Brand of
Lazard's and Sir Henry Strackosch, of
whom the last two are the nominees
of General Smuts. These represent
the pick of the writers on post-war
finance.
And the faithful band of officials
of international experience, the real
ity behind the shifting cabinets of the
hour, the permanent element in a dis
solving world, whose honorable tra
ditions of anonymity I must never'
the less respect, are also here, not to
mention ministers of state who keep
the ring and hold the stakes in this
boxing match of wits. And perhaps
even a Russian financial Phoenix may
rise .from the ashes of the rouble.
Embarrassment Is Possible.
But in. this galaxy. Sir Robert
Horne, who presided over it with
firmness and gentleness, may find an
embarrassment of counsellors. Great
bankers are autocrats. There may be
too many here who know all about
it, are more used to impose their own
Ideas than accept those of others.
Moreover, the list given above
might serve also as a list of the most
cautious persons now living in the
world.
At the first meeting of the sub
commission on currency the prelim
inary draft of the experts, prepared
in London during March, plus certain
Interesting additions, was produced
and considered. At the second meet
ing Germany and Russia . proposed
amendments, -and' the whole thing
then was referred for further devel
opment to the Genoese hierarchy
namely, an expert committee or first
sub-commission of the sub-commis-eion
of the second commission.
Real Experts Chosen.
As distinguished from the sub-commission,
itself, ministers do not sit on
it, and the most expert persons have
been chosen more or less irrespective
of nationality. Sir Basil Blackett pre
sides over Avenol, Bianchini, Visser
ing, Cassel, Cattier, Havenstein, Du
bois Pospicil, Brand and Strakosch. -
What do the documents before this
committee amount to? In subject j
matter, a good deal; in effective form
and actual consequences, very little. !
For in the form there is a fatal
defect. What we need is something
In the nature of draft convention to
which those delegates who approve
it could recommend their govern
ments to adhere something, that is
to say, which might actually come to
pass.
Actually nothing is being consid
ered at present but a series of pious
declarations and general principles.
Many of these are old and stale. It
doca not help much to repeat in gen
eral terms that currencies should be
staple, that budgets should balance
and that banks of issue should be
.free of political pressure.
Platitudes Are Cited.
The first article ends with these
dreary words:
"It is for every country to over
come its budgetary deficit by its own
independent efforts. Only then will
its way be open to currency reform."
The next clauses are perhaps a
shade more interesting. They lay
down that Europe should have a com
mon standard, that this standard
should be gold, that governments
should declare at once that this is
their ultimate object and should in
dicate their programme in general
terms.
But the document goes on to say
that many countries are not ready
for any such "thing and some day each
country will have to decide whether
or not to return to its own parity.
And when it comes to a programme
we are back again on stale maxims.
"Expenditures must be met without
uncovered note issues, and there
must be a free. gold market, possibly
on the basis of the gold exchange
standard. ,
Germans Add Bit.
"In short, some day, somehow, and
at some parity we have gold again,
but when, how or at what parity
Genoa shrinks fi'om declaring. .
The German amendment merely
adds that the balance of payment
must be satisfactory before currency
reform is possible, which is a polite
way of saying reparations must be
settled. The Russian amendment is
to the effect that those countries
with superfluous gold ought to give
or guarantee advances to those lack
ing it, which is a polite way of say
ing Russia would like a loan.
But there remain one or two pro
posals not yet quoted which are
worth more. The draft recommends a
conference of central banks to estab
lish measures for continuous co-operation
and to co-ordinate a credit
policy "so as to avoid those wide fluc
tuations in the purchasing power of
sold, which might otherwise result
PRODUCT
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from simultaneous and competitive
eforts of a number of countries to se
cure metallic reserves."
Convention Is Considered.
This body is also t consider draft
ingr an international monetary . con
vention for eventful restoration of an
effective gold standard. The draft
also declares "no scheme for estab
lishing the purchasing power of the
monetary -unit can be fully effective
without co-ordination . of policy be
tween Europe and the United States,
whose co-operation shall therefore be
invited."
In these last passages are the
germs of future action. Can they be
developed into anything? Personally
I am of the opinion that the time is
already ripe for much more than the
generalities outlined above.
WATF.R PLANS UNDER WAY
Oak Lodge Project Enters Stage
of Preliminary Estimates.
Preliminary plans and estimates
are being prepared for the distribut
Ing system of the new Oak Lodge
water district, which it is propose
to supply from the Bull Run water
mains of the Portland water system.
H. L. Gilbert, civil and hydraulic en
gineer, has been selected to do this
work by the commissioners of the
district, John Oatfield, Henry Babler
and H. L. Olsen. The district, which
has an assessed valuation of $1,000
000, can issue bonds to the equivalen
of 10 per cent of this valuation for
the purpose of constructing its water
system, and on the estimates mad
by Engineer Gilbert will be baaed the
amount of bonds to be asked at
special election to be called soon.
The district's territory includes
practically all of nortlren Clackamas
county, between Milwaukie on the
north and Glen Echo on the south,
Oatfield road on the east and the Wil
lamette river on the west.
CHARGES ARE REPUDIATED
(Continued From First Page.)
John P. Hannon, who, he said, has
handled his affairs for years.
-After informing Attorney Hannon
of all the developments in the Chief
Young case, newspaper representa
tives were summoned and received the
official statement as well as- a per
sonal interview with Mr. Brown. ..
Effect Not Yet Known.
Just what effect this unexpected
revelation will have in connect'on
with the effort . of a few dis
gruntled firemen to oust Chief Young
is not known, but, judging from state
ments made by Commissioner Bigelow
Wednesday, an upheaval is due in the
fire department.
Chief Young, when confronted with
news of the charges against him, had
stated that he had information point
ing to the fire marshal's office as the
headquarters for the campaign that
was being waged against him 4n the
fire department.
Mr. Brown's startling statement of
last night corroborated this opinion
and was taken as verification of re
ports that have floated about the city
hall for months that the fire mar
shal's force was intent upon ousting
Chief Young.
In the presence of reporters Mr.
Brown made it plain that it was not
his habit to meddle in other people s
affairs and that he had become in
volved in this thing upon false rep
resentations that had been made to
him by Inspectors Pullen and Mo
Farland and their attorney.
He declared that when he filed the
charges he did not "believe it would
be necessary for him to make more
than a nominal appearance, and that
he knew of the charges only through
statements that, had been made to
him, which he certainly- could not
prove himself.
Chief Young could not be located
last night, but, according to Com
missioner Bigelow, thevchief was in
conference with Wallace McCamant.
his attorney, throughout the day pre
paring to defend himself against the
charges.
BROADCAST IS TRIUMPH
(Continued From First Page.)
lectures conducted under the auspices
of Seiberling & Lucas, which have
been a daily feature of The Oregonian
broadcasting for the past two weeks
Miss Godwin had five more numbers
played on the phonograph, explain
ing the origin, history and interpre
tation of each before it was played.
The next regular broadcasting from
The Oregonian tower will be on Sun
day night between 7 and 8 o'clock,
when Dr. William Wallace Youngson
superintendent of the Portland dis
trict of the Methodist Episcopal
church, will deliver the first sermon
to be sent out over radio in Portland.
This will be a special Easter sermon.
Dr. Youngson will be assisted in
this programme by Mrs. Goldie Peter
son Wessler, soprano soloist of the
First Methodist Episcopal church for
the last seven years, who will sing
three selections.
Students Give Sunday Concert.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene,
April 14. (Special.) The University
of Oregon chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon,
national honorary musical sorority,
gave its annual Palm Sunday concert
at the Presbyterian church. These
concerts are always appreciated and
wen attenaea. xne tollowing .pro
gramme was given: Organ prelude,
"Andante" (Tschaikowsky), Anna
belle Denn; chorus, "Close of Day"
(Parks); violin solo. "Preislied"
(Wagner), Alberta Potter; solo, "Now
the Day Is Ended" (Bartlett), Mme.
RoseMcGrew; flute pbbligato, Beulah
Clark: violin trio, "Ballade" (Partini),
Alberta Potter, Helen Harper, Mar
garet Phelps; quartet, "There Is a
Green Hill" (Wilson), Miss Smith,
Gregory, Mesdames Powell and Case;
obbligato solo, Bernice Alstock; offer
tory, "The Swan" (St. Saens), Anna
belle Denn; solo, "Oh, Divine Re
deemer" (Gounod), Mme. Rose Mc
Grew; violin obbligato, Helen Harper;
flute solo, "Souvenir" (Boehm), Beu
lah Clark; trio. "Twilight" (Abt),
Mme. McGrew, Mrs. Whitton and Mrs
Case; postlude, "March Pontificale"
(Lemmens), organ accompaniment,
M. Lucille Murton.
Bridge Building Begun. -
STAYTON. Or., April 14. (Special.)
L. S. Lambert, road supervisor, has
a crew building a new bridge across
the mill ditch near the sawmill, as
work will soon begin at the rock
crusher and a substantial bridge will
be needed to hold the heavy loads of
gravel passing over it. The county
mixing plant, where the "hot stuff"
is concocted, will be moved hp re from
Aumsville. ;
Stayton Expects Cannery.
STAYTON, Or!, April 14. (Special.)
The outlook for having a cannery
ready to. operate here by the time the
canning season opens is very good.
R. D. Hope of Medford, who has been
manager of the cannery there for
several years, will be the factory
manager here. The cost of the plant
and the matter of financing its erec
tion, etc., are under discussion.
Stock to Be Increased.
SALEM, Or., April 14. (Special.)
The G. F. Johnson Piano company of
Portland today filed with the state
corporation commissioner notice of
increase of capital st-ock from 160,000
to fllO.000.
FLOODS IN ILLINOIS
CITY FORCE EXODUS
Beardstown Made Helpless
by Veritable Milirace.
QUICKSAND RAZES HOUSES
Salvation Army Serves Doughnuts
to Refugees and Livestock
.. on Farms Destroyed.
BEARDSTOWN, 111., April 14. (By
the Associated Press.) Exodus of the
homeless from the flooded city of
Beardstown began today.
Habitable houses are cramped.
Three-fourths of the people are home
less. Water has riven above all pre
viously conceivable heights anfl to
day developed- a menacing current
through the streets, which, with the
added baleful evidence of quicksand.
caused the first outward signs of anx
iety on the part of the population.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad, the only one remaining in
operation tonight, had a gang of sec
tion workmen building their tracks
higher in the hope that they might
survive the flood crest.
P'-I-atlon Army Brings Food.
When the flood begins to recede,
all the after effects of a flood are an
ticipated. Mayor Perry announced
that supervision of work then would
be turned over completely to the state
department of health.
Uniforms of the Salvation Army
were seen in the lowest habitable
parts of the city and workers carried
baked doughnuts by boat to second
story dwellers and to the 500 or more
living huddled in tents.
Politicians and quicksand were the
principal cause of today's first mur
murings. IJext Tuesday is election
day and candidates for aldermen in
fivecity wards view with perplexity
the fact that polling places in five
wards are under water.
Quicksand Drags Down Houses.
Quicksand beneath the city, which
has been quiescent until stirred to
activity by river water, had dragged
down two large houses and had en
gulfed brick pavements in different
parts of the city, so that travel by
foot is no longer safe. Boots and
boats were the two means of travel
in the city yesterday. Tonight there
is only one safe way by boat.
Reports of the suffering of farmers
in the flooded districts about the city
today told of the countless livestock
drowned.
LEVEES HOLD FLOOD BACK
New Orleans and Other Cities of
, Lower Mississippi Safe.
NEW ORLEANS, April 14. With
the crest of the Mississippi river
within a few inches of the top of the
levees here, and a forecast by the
w.eather bureau indicating that an
additional rise of 1.3 feet is probable
before the end of the month, every
flood protective agency in the city
was reported on the alert tonight to
cope with, any emergency.
Government engineers in charge of
the levees, officials of the dock board
and riv.ermen, declared there was no
danger threatening the lower reaches
of the river. Especially was this true,
they said, with regard to New Or-
eahs.
Today's forecast that a stage of
22.6, six-tenths of a foot higher than
the previous high record established
n 1916, would be reached here, caused
no apprehension among levee offi
cials.
Reports from Plaquemine, La.,
where a newly constructed section of.
evee had shown signs of weakening.
were to the effect that the engineers
had - won their fight there and no
further trouble was anticipated.
TRACTORS MOVING REFUGEES
People of East Peoria Drainage
District Flee Danger.
PEORIA, 111., April 14. Tractors
are being used tonight to take peo
ple and their belongings out of the
East Peoria drainage and develop
ment district, following warning that
the dike of the Illinois river is not
expected to stand for" more than 24
hours. A high wind will break the
levee, rivermen say.
All public buildings in East Peoria
have been opened to the refugees.
Trains entering Peoria are going
through six inches of water for two
blocks.
Negroes Driven From Homes.
CAIRO, 111., April 14. Refugees are
coming into Cairo "from the flood dis
trict north of the city, where rising
eep water has driven 100 negro fam
ilies from their homes. An appeal was
made today to the Red Cross to send
ents to shelter the refugees. The
Ohio river has remained above the
50-foot stage for 18 days, which ex
ceeds previous records, and seep water
has risen tovan unprecedented height.
Levee Reported Swept Away.
McCLURE, 111., April 14. A report
received here stated the levee where
the Big Muddy river enters the Mis
sissippi, about 60 miles north ot here.
gave way shortly before noon and
that 75,000 acres of land are threat
ened. The railroad officials have ad
vised residents to move to high lands.
he report, Which was received from
railroad men. added.
Hocking Valley Situation Serious.
COLUMBUS, O., April 14. Heavy
rains which prevailed over most of
Ohio late today and tonight had
caused small streams in many parts
of the state to overflow their 'banks
and brought about what was regarded
s a serious flood situation in the
Hocking river valley.
BONUS PAPERS PASSED
Oregon Commission Approves 60
Requests for Loans.
SALEM, Or.. April 14. Special.)
The world war veterans' state com
mission, at a meeting held here today.
pproved approximately 60 applica
tions for loans.
The loans averaged $2500 each. The
commission also passed upon nearly
100 cash bonuses, averaging $250 each.
ROAD BOND FIGHT WANES
ressure Brought to Bear to End
Lane County Recall Action.
EUGENE, Or., April 14. (Special.)
Pressure is being brought to bear
upon the. organization behind the
iroposed' recall of Lane county s
2,000,000 bond issue, to withdraw the
petitions and failing . in this legal
action may . be taken by the good
roads advocates, according to an
nouncement here today.
A series of meetings has been held
during the last two days, at which
members of the committee in charge
of the recall petitions were in con
ference, with the members of a com
mittee from the Eugene chamber of
commerce regarding the advisability
of withdrawing the petitions, but no
promise has heen made as yet.
Attorneys consulted by members of
the good roads association have given
it as their opinion that the proposed
measure is not an initiative but
referendum measure, and cannot be
voted on at a primary election.
GIRL AIDS SAFEBL0WERS
Veggmen Furnished With Infor
mation by Stenographer.
NEW YORK, April 14. A story of
a gang of safeblowers, working with
the aid of a girl stenographer as a
scout, todav was obtained by detec
tives investigatiing last night's raid
on the Royal Insurance company
building at. 84 William street, in
which nearly J75.000 worth of cash
and securities were taken from a
number of offices.
The police said they had obtained
the story from George Breckenridge,
a night watchman, who was found
bound and gagged. According to de
tectives Breckenridge confessed being
a party to the robbery and unfolded
a plot for systematic robbing of large
office buildings in which the girl, a
sweetheart of one of the band, played
an important role.
The girl would obtain employment
in the office chosen by the - gang,
make plans of the building and learn
the method' of handling the money.
Then she would turn her information
over to her bandit ' lover and resign,
according to the police, sharing in the
loot when the gang did the job.
RADIO SET TO BE SHOWN
Electrical Expert Will Explain
Construction of Apparatus.
Boys and girls living in the neigh
borhood of the Albina branch library
will be taught how to build their
own radio sets at the library build
ing tonight at 8 o'clock, when E. F.
Pearson, engineer of the Northwest
Electric company, will assemble a
complete receiving outfit and explain
the different units and their con
struction.
Blueprints, with full directions
how to construct a set, will be given
out by Mr. Pearson following the
demonstration. Material for the
making of 50 complete outfits, ex
cept the. telephone-receiver parts.
will be supplied by the Northwest
Electric company to those young folk
who show the most interest in radio
construction.
JAPANESE PEARLS STOLEN
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Custom House Official Reports
Loss of Synthetic Gems.
Synthetic pearls, from Japan, eight
strings in all, were stolen from the
desk of S. P. D. Sorenson, assistant
custodian of the custom house, some
time Thursday. The pearls were val
ued at $45.
While Mr. Sorenson was absent from
his office some person, it is believed,
went in to use the telephone and
the temptation of the pearls was too
strong. Mr. Sorenson has no sus
picion as to the identity of the thief.
The pearls were bought by Mr. Sor
enson 10 days ago The person who
took them may have thought they
were genuine, pearls instead .or a
clever Japanese imitation so nearly
perfect that they might deceive any
one.
THREE ACCIDENTS FATAL
Industrial Commission Gets Re
port for Week.
SALEM, Or., April 14. (Special.)
There were three fatalities in Ore
gon due to industrial accidents dur
ing the week ending April 13, ac
cording to a report prepared here to
day by the state industrial accident
commission. The victims were:
Thomas Olson, miner, Scof field; Mar
cus Lovenstein, teamster, Portland,
and Anest Lemonldes, station man.
Myrtle Point.
Of the total of 395 accidents re
ported, 363 were subject to benefits
under the workman's compensation
act, 23 were from firms and corpora
tions that have rejected the law, and
nine were from public utility corpora
ations not entitled to operate uinder
the act.
TRADE HELD "SPOTTED"
Expert Says Portland Retailers
Maintain Excessive Prices.
' After a survey of business condi
tions in. Portland, covering a period
of two weeks, Franklyn Hobbs,
well-known Chicago statistician and
analyst, yesterday announced that he
found retail prices generally in this
city quite "spotted." In some In
stances, he said, pre-war prices pre
vailed, but in others he found quota
tions running as high as 50 per cent
above the prevailing markets in
other places.
Mr. Hobbs made his survey for the
benefit of a string of national and
state banks.
Stayton Mail Sold.
STAYTON, Or., April 17. (Special.)
E. D. Alexander who, until March 1,
was postmaster here has purchased
the Stayton Mail and has installed a
linotype in order to meet the growth
and development of this community.
Mr. Alexander, who is an old news
paper man, will be assisted by Francis
A. Perry, for:ner owner of the Junp
tion City Times, as managing editor.
Read The Oregon.ian classified ads.
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You will find at once a comforting
sense of warmth which will be followed
by a relief from soreness and stiffness.
Wonderful to relieve all sorts of
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and strains, over-exerted muscles.
For 40 years Sloan's Liniment has
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You aren't likely to be an exception.
It certainly 'does produce results.
Ask your neighbor.
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ARIV1ED MEN SEIZE
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Coup' Is Anti-Treaty Party's
Biggest One Yet.
2 CONSTABLES ARRESTED
Pair Are Liberated Later No Op
position Is Encountered by
Invading Forces.
DUBLIN, April 14. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Early this morning
the biggest coup yet effected by the
anti-treaty party was carried out.
Some 300 armed men, marching in
twp forces, seized the Four Courts
building, formerly the seat of the
national court of justice, and the
Four Courts hotel, nearby. No oppo
sition was encountered. Two of three
constables on duty were arrested but
were liberated later.
The seizure was reminiscent of
Easter week, 1916, when the same
buildings were besieged and similarly
fortified. "
Great alarm was -caused when the
events became known, lasting until
the explanation was vouchsafed by
the anti-treaty men that the build
ings had been taken because they
were more fitted for their headquar
ters than the present headquarters in
Rutland square.
This explanation, however, failed to
reassure many people who are appre
hensive that the adjournment of yes
terdays peace conference may prove
significant, especially as it is alleged
that the Independents gave no guar
antee that .-cts of violence would be
avoided.
A large body of Sinn Feiners en
tered the postoffice at Sligo today
and took possession of all depart
ments of the office in the name of
the Irish republican army. They gave
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But its woe no man can tell.
It was all of a piece and a whole yard wide
And the name of the brand was "Hell."
We're not so wise as these lawyer guys,
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ceed as usual and left a party to see
that these orders were carried out.
REPRISALS ARE THREATENED
Proclamation Is Issued by Army
Officers In Mullingar.
MULLINGAR, County West Meath.
Ireland, April 14. (By the Associated
Press.) A proclamation threatening
reprisals for outrages in Belfast was
issued by army officers here today.
The proclamation, which was signed
"anti-pogromists," said:
"We have decided,, that for every
further casualty in Belfast which is
the direct outcome of a pogrom
every supporter of the pogrom in the
Mullingar area will be fined 50,
which will be personally collected by
us. This order is operative from Mon
day next."
CHURCHES ARE ENLARGED
Permits at Hoquiam Taken Out by
Two Work of One Finished.
HOQUIAM, Wash"., April 14. (Spe
cial.) Improvements to cost $4500
will be made to the First Baptist
church, it. was announced today by
Rev. Lem T. Root, pastor. A permit
was taken out which calls for a base
ment, front entrance, roomy corridor,
enlargement of the auditorium and
an addition large enough for seven
rooms for use of Sunday school
classes. It is also planned to build a
dining room and install a kitchen.
The First Christian church has
under way some alterations, and took
out a permit for additional work to
day to cost $600. When completed
this work will have cost $2500, it is
estimated. .
The First Presbyterian church has
expended in recent weeks $12,000 in
alterations and erection of a manse.
GOVERNMENT REFORM AIM
New System to Be Submitted to
Oregon City Voters.
OREGON CITY. Or., April 14.
(Special.) A combination of the com
mission and business manager forms
of government is to be submitted to
the voters of Oregon City .
This, according to William Andre-
sen, head of the charter committee.
is the plan, details of which are to
be worked out for presentation to a
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Direction q Jensen ana, yon jerperg
mass meeting of citizens, the date of
which has not yet been decided.
A commission of three members,
elected by the people, who serve
without pay. forms the basis of the
system. The commissioners are em
powered to elect a business manager
who will have complete charge of the
affairs of the city, subject to super
vision of the commissioners.
AUTO TAX HELD ILLEGAL
Oregon Wholesale Vehicle Law
Ruled Out by Circuit Judge.
OREGON CITY, Or., April 14. -(Special.)
On the, ground that the city
may levy a vehicle tax for regulatory
purposes but not ag a means of rev
enue, Circuit Judge Campbell, has
held illegal the Oregon City wholesale
vehicle license ordinance.
The decision overruled the action of
the recorder's court, and sustained the
demurrer that the complaint did not
constitute sufficient grounds for suit.
The ordinance provided a tax of $30
a quarter for all vehicles delivering
articles in this city for resale. It
chiefly affected - Portland wholesale
houses, who brought a technical suit
to test the law.
It is understood here that the de -
cision of Judge Campbell will not be
appealed to the supreme court, but a
new ordinance will be presented to
the council.
DRY REINS TIGHTENED
Federal Raid Directed Against Sale
of Liquor , Appliances.
CHICAGO, April 14. Federal pro
hibition agents raided the Home
Manufacturing company here' today
and confiscated copper tubing, stills,
malt and hops and flavoring extract
valued at $50,000.
According to Guy W. Cinders, chief
field agent, the raid is in the nature
of a test case.- If upheld by the
courts no place selling stills and
other paraphernalia applicable to the
manufacture of distilled liquor and
home brewed beer will be free from
federal prosecution, he said
Stayton Factory to Reopen.
STAYTON, Or., April 14. (Special.)
E. C. Downing has purchased the
old chair factory which has been Idle
for some time and will install new
machinery in the plant, will build a
new dry kiln and will make other
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Improvements. The f.iotory, which
made a specialty of rawhide-bottom
chairs, was closed down during the
business slump. The new owner
will not only make ra whlda-sent
chairs, but will make camp stools
egg crates and other articles.
Rate Employe IteHlRin.
SALEM. Or., April 1 4 (Special.)
E. A. Robins, employed In the rule
department of the public service
commission since June. Ii0, has re
signed his position and will l-ave to
morrow for Los AngeW-s. where h
will enter the employment of the gen
eral freight department of th
Southern Pacific company. Prior
to coming to Salem. Mr. Kolilna was
employed by the OregonrWashlnn
ton Railroad A Navigation company,
with headquarters at Portland.
Entrance Requirements Strii-U-r.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. S.i
lem. Or., April 14. (Special.) For
the first time in the history of the
Institution all prospective student
for the coming year will be required
to fill a formal application blank and
present it to the university before
entrance will be granted. The Intio-
' vation In entrance requirements came
i as a result of a recent limitation In
next year's registration whereby the
enrollment will be limited to 2O0 glrli
and 250 boys
Ex-Lumbor Broker Arreted.
STAYTON, Or., April 14. (Special.)
J. L. Wilson, formerly a lumber
broker at Eugene, was recently ar
rested at Duluth, Minn. It was al
leged that he came Into possession
of a check for $417.88 intended for the
Stayton Lumber company and that
he forged the signature of Grant
Murphy as indorsement, and cashed
the check at a Eugene bank. Murphy,
who Is secretary-treasurer of the
lumber company. Is also mayor of
this city.
Two Connected Eggs Laid.
OREGON CITY. Or.. April 14.
(special.) A nen of the Barred Rock
strain, owned by Mr. and Mrs. B. II.
Stewart at Lawton Heights, several
miles from Oregon City, made a rec
ord for herself this week, when !
laid two eggs Joined together by
means of a small tube, about a quar
ter of an inch in length. One of th
eggs was of ordinary size, while the
other was the size of a Bantam esx
Both were oi soft shell, but perfect
on the tnald.
CECIL TEAGUE
at the W'urlitzer is accompanist
in a Special Easier Concert to
morrow at 1:30 P. M.
Father of Victory Ganne
Caprice Viennois Krrisler
Music Box Revue
(Irving Berlin's biflr Broadway
success.)
The Rosary Nevin
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