TIIE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX. FRIDAY. APRTL 28, 1923 STATE DEALERS AIM TO CUT GOAL PRICE Better Distribution in Oregon Also Is Hope. ANNUAL SESSION OPENED California Delegates Are Expected to Attend Gathering That Closes Here Today. A lowering of the cost of fuel through, improved transportation con ditions, lower freight rates and well organJzea methods of distribution is planned by coal dealers of the 'state, U. was announced at the first annual convention of the Oregon Coal Deal ers' Credit association, which was opened at the Multnomah hotel yes terday. Approximately 60 dealers attended the session, representing practically all sections of the state, borne visitors came from other sections of the north west. A severe coal shortage in this section before fall was predicted if the national coal strike lasts any Ereat length of time. That general crop conditions are E-ood is encouraging to business con ditions. according to E. G. Crawford, Portland banker. Mr. Crawford said that it was apparent that -the farmer would be able to make money this j ear, which would mean that business would be still better. Rate Adjustment Needed. That many empty box cars on the rallroadd are moving westward and empty soal cars are moving eastward was the statement of Arthur C. Spen cer, representing the Union Pacific system. He said that this was a mat ter which needed adjustment,' so that the cars would carry loads both ways. He also admitted that there should be rate adjustment. That there is enough coal- in Wyo ming andi Utah to last for several hundred years was the declaration of George Watkin Evans of Seattle, con suiting engineer with the government bureau -of mines. He also said that there were vast quantities of coal in Oregon and Washington which could be used for fuel, although it is possi bly lower grade. Mayor Volees "Welcome. The meeting was called to order by George N. West, president of the association. The address of welcome was delivered by Mayor Baker. W. C. Holman delivered the response. There will be a business session and the annual election of officers this morning. The annual banquet will be held at the Old Colony club tonight ar 6:30. An address will be delivered then by A. L. Pierson of Salt Lake City on "The Problems of the Oper ator in the Utah field." Three representatives of the Cali fornia association will be here today for the closing sessions. The dele gation will include: George A. Burn! of Sacramento, president; J. B. Muir of Oakland, secretary, and J. C. Evring of San Francisco. I several features besides the regular orchestra selections, and all of the music will be of numbers that have not been played in the previous con certs. Nina Dressel, popular Portland solo ist, has sung many times with the Olsen orchestra, and this feature will be a real treat. She will sing sev eral selections, in addition to the programme to be played by the or chestra. Another feature is an unpub lished production by the Fanchon Marco review of San Francisco, en titled "I Want to Write a Melody." This production was sent to George Olsen with the request that it be sent broadcast by radio, and the composers will be at the Little club in San Fran cisco to listen by radio as it is played The other numbers to be played by the Olsen orchestra are: "Sing Song Man" (Remick), "By the Sapphire sea" (Snyder). "All My Life" (David), "Bygones" (Kortlander), "R a d i o Blues" (Johnson), "Liebestraum" (Liszt), "Cutie" (Friml), "Just a Little Love Song" (Cooper). The programme will be started promptly at 8 o'clock, as soon as J. B. Weed, local manager of the Shipown er's Radio Service and operator of The Oregonian radio set. clears the air and announces the station.. DRUG VENDOR SENTENCED I-'EAKIi VAHGOS GETS TEAK OX McXEIL'S ISIiAXD. . lected Saturday, May S, as the first dav for this enterprise. The club's . advertising committee is composed of E. R. Mowrey, P. U. Pangborn and Carl Krebs. & mimtmmwmmwMunwmMMfM mii imhiiiihi OUTPUT 0LY 5 PER BEIiOW NORMAL. CENT BOY FORGER SENTENCED YOUTH KATED HIGH IX PSY CHOLOGICAL TEStS. Herbert Clayton, 12 Years Old, AVIio Passed Checks on Bank Tellers, Extraordinary Crook. Brigrht and innocent - appearing, Herbert Clayton, 13 years old, enlist e& the sympathy and encouragernen of bank tellers when he presented small checks with the statement that he desired to start a savings account When the checks were returned as forgeries they could hardly believe that the boy in whom they had taken an interest could be responsible. Judge Kanzler of the court of do mestic relations yesterday sentenced Clayton to the state training schoo for an indeterminate 'sentence. Prior to the passing of sentence the boy was examined by Dr. S. C. Kohs, psy chologist for the court, who reported that the juvenile was of unusual telligence and instead of being in the feeble-minded class was listed as "su perior." He scored 115 in tests where the average high normal boy does not reach more than 100. Clayton passed an unknown num ber of checks on business houses and banks. Hfs favorite subterfuge was to present a check for $5 or some other sum at a bank and say that he wanted to open a savings account with 1, walking away with the change. Tellers never suspected the boy. The checks all were made out to "Harry McAvin," his assumed name, and signed "Joe Brown." RADIO SOLOS TONIGHT XIXA DUESSEL TO SIXG SEV ERAL SELECTIONS. Fort la ml Hotel Orchestra and II. B, Van Duzer Also to Furnish Programme Features. Orchestra music and sinking-, chil dren's stories and a comprehensive review of Portland's industrial growth during the past year will be sent broadcast from The Orejonian tower tonigrht in the regular Friday night programme. Georgre Olsen's Portland hotel orchestra will give its regular Friday nisht concert, and Nina Dres sel. soloist, will sing: several selec tions with orchestra accompaniment. H. B. Van Duzer, president of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, will deliver his annual report over the radiophone, in order that not only members of the Chamber of Com merce, but all of Tortland and sur rounding cities, especially rival com munities, will be able to hear this re view of the Rose City's growth for the year. The annual meeting of the Chamber will be in progress and a special receivinir set. with ma e-novo-r has been installed in the green room, so that the report will be heard there. Miss Jessie H. Millard, head of the children's department of the central library, is listed as the story-teller and will relate the famous Robin Hood story of the shooting match on Nottingham green. This will be the first thing on the programme, so that all children will have a chance to hear it before they go to bed, The programme to be played by "Jeorge Olsen's orchestra is even an improvement over those of the three previous concerts played by this ex cellent budy ol musicians, it includes Xew Business Received In Week by West Coast Association Is 17 Per Cent Above Production. New business continued to eome to the lumbermen of the northwest in an increasing volume during the week ending April 22, according to the report of the West Coast Lumber men's association, issued yesterday. Production came within 5 per cent of normal; new business was 17 per cent above production and shipments were 16 per cent below new business. The 126 mills reporting to the asso ciation during the week manufac tured 78,623,020 feet, sold 92,415,868 feet and shipped 77,636,698 feet. Of the business taken during the period, 43 per cent was for future water de livciy. New business for rail delivery reached 1761 cars. , The shipments by water during the week were 36 per cent and rail shipments were 1663 cars. Unfilled domestic cargo orders total 94,587,564 feet, unfilled, export orders were 77,165,484 feet and un filled rail trade orders totaled 699S cars. ' Tillamook Bonds Sold. TILLAMOOK, Or., April 27. (Spe cial.) There were 11 bids opened Monday evening at the meeting of the city council for the disposal of $50,000 worth of city bonds, the best bid being offered by Blyth, Witter & Co., of Portland at 54 per cent, with a pre mium of $2.50 a thousand. The city council accepted this bid. Defendant Denies Guilt in Dramatic Plea to Jurors, Who Turn Deaf Ear to Words. Pearl Vargos, whose nativity, she said, made her one-eighth Indian, one-eighth negro and three-fourths white, was tried, found guilty and sentenced yesterday in federal court, the charge being possession and sale of narcotics. Judge Bean imposed a sentence of 18 months in the McNeil island prison. Officers, questioned by A. F. Flegel Jr., assistant United Stages attorney, who prosecuted the woman, testified they had arrested her with drugs in her pocket, and that upon another occasion a quantity of illicit powders were found concealed in her wood pile near the stove. Testimony was given as to sales made by her and marked money was produced as evi dence. In her own defense,- the woman made a case that might have pre vailed upon any but a "bard-boiled jury. With tears in her eyes, she called upon God to witness net1 in nocenee. She admitted having leen drunk on the occasion of one arrest, thoughtful visitors having brought a supply of intoxicants to her home, but as for narcotics, she declared that she not only never used them herself or sold them to others, but that she had been an angel of mercy to addicts, who had made her home a rendezvous because of her kind ness to them. Mrs. Vargos declared she had given help, shelter, food and even paid hospital bills for the cure of ad dfcts, providing a refuge for the help less victims of the habit, when they had no place else to turn. She did this, she said, because her brother had been an addict at "one time and she felt a great pity for all other unfortunates of that class. "None of you in this courtroom knows what these poor folks suffer," she declared dramatically. The woman vowed she had been the victim of circumstances in that a known addict, a woman who came into the Vargos home frequently, had worn her coat on numerous oc casions and had returned it just be fore the fatal arrest when drugs were found in the pocket. It was the the ory of the defense, conducted by Roscoe P. Hurst, that this other woman was the one who sold the narcotics to government informants and the marked money was explained by the return of a small sum to the Vargos woman by the other shortly before the arrest. Sellvrood Sets Bargain Day". The organization of Sellwood business men recently formed for the purpose of increasing the trade of business houses -of that district by means of wide, publicity of monthly "bargain days." and other' methods, has se- BOYS' BENEFIT PLANNED Business Men's Clnb to Get Funds for State Training School. With (a view to raising a fund to provide instruments and uniforms for a band at the state training school for boys, trie Progessive Business , Men's club has obtained the Heilig I theater for the opening night of Chauncey Olcott in 'Ragged Robin" Thursday, Majr 11. It was estimated that J1600 will be required to purchase the instruments and uniforms, and the club hopes to raise the entire amount that night. Experts declared that a. band is a great assistance in developing boys into useful citizens. Judge Kanzler has been appointed chairman of the committee in charge of this drive for the band fund, and letters have been sent out to all members of the club asking their co-operation. TOM OW CONTRACTOR SOON DUE J. F. Shea to Begin Work on Ore- . gonian Avenue Trunk Sewer. J. F. Shea, who constructed the great drain known as the Foster road trunk sewer, and who recently was awarded the contract for construction of the Cregonian avenue trunk sewer, which is to extend from Fessenden street to the Columbia slough, is now is Phoenix. Ariz., where he is superin tending an extensive contract for pub lic work. He is expected to return to Portland within about 10 days, and immediately thereafter plans will be made for beginning the great drain in the Peninsula district. The contract price for this work is $51,668.42, which is more than $20,000 under the estimate of the city engi neer when the plans were submitted to the city council. P0RTLANDERSPLAN TRIP Caravan to Go to Salem May '7 to Celebrate "Blossom Day." Two state officers will be desig nated to lead the caravan of Port land citizens to Salem May 7 to cele brate "Blossom day," according to an announcement made yesterday by the Portland Chamber of Commerce fol lowing a conference with Secretary of State Kozer. The caravan will leave Portland at 9 A. M. and arrive in Salem be fore lunch. In the afternoon the visitors will be taken through the orchards around the city. The state house will remain open all .day and guides will be on hand to show the people through the offices. THE DAY! ' The Multnomah Hotel Is the Place Sale Starts at one o'clock sharp in the assembly room . It is your last chance to buy choice restricted residence and business lots in DM NT Women prisoners m Great Britain work either at cleaning1, cooking', washing: or needlework, so that -they learn to do something useful while serving- their sentences. Every atom of ed Lrown mixes with air FOR POWER. "The gasoline of quality" is 100 POWER. It is refined to vaporize thoroughly. Every atom of it mixes in the carburetor with from 12 to 16 times its volume of air for POWER. With "Red Crown" you get ready starting rapid acceleration greater mileage a con tinuous stream of power. Run your car on "Red Crown" and nothing else, and you won't have to bother with car buretor adjustments. It is uniform in quality wherever and whenever you huy it. Fill at the Red Crown sign at Service Sta tions and garages and at other dealers. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (CALIFORNIA) at your own price You know that Piedmont is the best addition on the north side. You know that the lots will be sold to the highest bidder. You know that before long prices will advance to higher levels and if you don't buy now you will have to pay more later. , In California cities real estate is selling fast, and in Los ' Angeles prices are almost double what they were two years ago. Now San Francisco, Oakland and the East Bay cities are having renewed activity in real estate with prices advancing. ' Before you know it Portland prices will start to move and higher prices will be paid for desirable property. UP TO YOU If you miss the opportunity to buy in Piedmont it will be your loss. After this sale the Piedmont Realty Com pany will be sold out and if you want to live in Piedmont you will have to pay a profit to those who buy to-morrow. The Laurelhurst Sales started the building movement in Laurelhurst and the Piedmont Sale will start the movement in Piedmont and if you don't buy at this sale you will be the one to regret it. . If you want a lot to build a home, get one at this sale and don't delay for delay will cost you money. The pres- ent scale of lot prices in Portland will soon be a thing Of the past. Buy now before the advance comes. As a Speculation Union Avenue lots are business lots and are bound to in crease in value as Portland grows. A few years hence Union Avenue vacant lots will be few and far between and prices will be much higher, so if you want to make money invest in Union Avenue lots. e Gasoline of Quality THE LAST CALL Tomorrow at 1 P.M. at Multnomah Hotel BARRY & AUSTIN 829 Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Telephone Broadway ,7429