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7 to exceed $500,000, which in four years would be balanced by the sav ing in rents, John F. Miller, representative in congress from this district, has a bill before the house for a new federal building in Seattle. The cost of this, including a new site, would be be tween $2,500,000 and J3, 000, 000. Rep resentatives of many other districts throughout the country have intro duced similar bills, calling for an ag gregate building expenditure of $840, 000,000. In the present economical mood of the administratian and con gress it is said that not one of these bills stands the slightest chance of passage. Collector Hartson does not think that the plan for change and enlargement of the present Seattle building would come within the gen eral inhibition. FRUIT MEN BELIEVE LOSS NOT SO GREAT Goldendale Man Has Inside Rain Saves Hood River From Further Frost. Track for Support. SEATTLE MEN MENTIONED THE DALLES HARD HIT THE MORMXG OREGOXIAN. THURSDAY. MAY 11. 1922 STEVENSON GROOMS BAKER FOB SENATOR Colonel Lamping and William T. Lauhe Possible Candidates Against Mr. Poindexter. DTr rrn crT -.- nrrBWlTl co hIa Wash., May 10. If George Herbert Baker of Goldendale, Klickitat county, could be induced to be come a candidate for United States senator against Miles Poindexter he would be highly satisfactory to George H. Stevenson, whose desertion of Mr. Poindexter recently was an- nouced. yir. Stevenson' preference for Mr. Baker is, in a way, the call of one old political orony to another across a space of years during which neither ha been particularly conspicuous. Time was when they were close to gether In politics, and the friendship formed. in earlier association has per sisted. Mr. Stevenson thinks Mr. Baker would make a first-rate candi date against Senator Poindexter and a good senator if elected. What Mr. Baker thinks of the matter has not yet been disclosed- In any case, Mr Stevenson is so determined on op posing Senator Poindexter that he may himself become a candidate if Mr. Baker will have none of it. Disaffection Stirs Politicians. Mr. Buker served several terms in the state senate, representing the 16th district, consisting of Klickitat and Skamania counties. He also served a term as United States mar shal. Just now he is engaged in the hardware business in Goldendale. With toe city elections of Seattle and Tacoma out of the way, the faces of Puget sound politicians are turned toward the coming state conventions and the fall campaign. The Orego nianVi story of Mr. SJevenson's re nunciation of allegiance to Senator Poindexter has started gossip going again, and new names are being brought into discussion of possible candidates in the republican sena torial primaries. During the last week about equally frequent mention has been made of Colonel George B. Lamping and William T. Laube, both of Seattle. Colonel Lamping was one of the unsuccessful candidates for the republican nomination for governor in 1920. Almost immediately follow ing that defeat he resigned his seat in the state senate and was elected a member of the Seattle port commis sion, of which he is chairman. Just now Colonel Lamping is in the east, representing the port at the national foreign trade conference. Mr. Laube Is a local attorney, ex-secretary of the state senate, and ex-president of the Young Men's Republican club. Mr. Paulhamus Still Busy. From Pierce county come increas ingly definite hints that W. H. Paul hamus of Sumner is by no means done with his opposition to Senator Poin dexter. Mr. Paulhamus is said still to be convinced that the defeat of Poindexter is a matter of public duty. The announced candidacy of John K. Ballaine does not appeal to him any more than it does to George Steven son. At the same time it is not likely that Mr. Paulhamus and Mr. Steven son could agree on any candidate they haven't often agreed on any thing in the past. If Mr. Stevenson produces a candidate or gets into the contest himself, it is not at all im probable that Mr. Paulhamus would break from covtr and get ready to file on his own account. Senator Poindexter's supporters say they would like to see a lot of oppo sition candidates, figuring, that the fight would be easier against a dozen than against one. Trouble Looms for Senator. Ordinarily that would be sound po litical logic. But since the elements opposed to Poindexter are so consti tuted that they cannot well unite on one candidate, two, three or even four fairly strong candidates might cause the senator some trouble. There is no present means of accurately esti mating the strength of any element opposed to Senator Poindexter, and with a strong current of criticism and hostility running through the state there is no telling just where is might head in. CUSTOMS HEADS WILL CONFER Assistant Treasury Secretary to Meet Western Collectors. PUGET SOUND BUREAU, Seattle. Wash., May 10. Collectors of custom3 of all the western districts are to meet in conference in San Francisco on May 22. Elmer Dover, assistant secretary of the treasury, will attend the conference, which is expected to continue for several days. Later in the month Mr. Dover is to come to the northwest and may pass a week or so in and about his home city of Tacoma. The idea of holding the conference originated with Millard T. Hartson, collector of the Washington district, and met with the approval of George U. Piper, collector at Portland, and other collectors down the coast. The first plan was for a conference of coast collectors only. Collector Hart son was called to Washington, D. C, to discuss the plan with the treasury officials and the decision was there reached to include the collectors espe cially of the western customs dis tricts bordering on the Canadian and Mexican boundaries. ABDUCTED BOY LOCATED FATHER OF BILL A" LAIRD HAS POSSESSION OF SON. LARGI i: BUILDING PROJECTED Seatt Ic's Old Federal Structure May Undergo Alterations. PUGET SOUND BUREAU. Seattle, Wash.. May 10. Seattle's old-fashioned government building, now of three stories, will be subject to ex tensive alterations and the addition of four more stories, if the recom mendations of the supervising archi tect of the treasury department are given the sanction of congress. Mil lard T. Hartson, collector of custo Plans Laid for Fire Chiefs. MARSHFIELD. Or.. May 10. (Spe cial.) The Marshfield volunteer fire men, who will be hosts to the Oregon fire chiefs the latter part of June, are making extensive preparations for the convention of three days and of this district and custodian of the! have engaged a floor space 100 by 100 Child Kidnaped From Mother s Home Taken by Parent to Town in Washington. Billy Laird. 2 M.--year-old son of Mrs. Barbara Laird. 724 East Main street, who was kidnaped from his mother s home Tuesday afternoon, is now in the custody of his father and has been taken to Tekoa, Wash., where the father s family resides, it was learned yesterday by the police. Persons in Vancouver who knew the Lairds when they lived there re- ported that the father had the boy early Tuesday night. The report stated he had taken a train from Vancouver for Spokane. Mrs. Laird went to Vancouver to begin a divorce suit in which she will seek to obtain custody of the boy. Police told her that her only recourse would be in the civil courts, as her husband could not be held criminally liable for taking the boy. The boy disappeared from his mother's home when an unidentified man slipped into her house and grabbed up the child as he was play ing on the sitting-room floor. The mother at the time suspected her husband of being behind the abduc tion plot. Mr. and Mrs. Laird separated about two weeks ago, the husband taking the daughter and Mrs. Laird the son. Mrs. Laird left her Vancouver home and came to Portland! to live with her mother. Half Mill Creek Strawberry Crop and Some Tree Blossoms Declared Killed. Statewide reports on the frost dam age of the last few nights led to the hope yesterday that the loss was not as great as had been feared. Unex pected rain prevented frost in the Hood River district Tuesday night, saving, it was estimated, approxi mately $1,000,000 for the fruit growers of the district. La Grande reported that the frost had as yet done no damage in that vicinity, due largely to the fact that previous cold weather had retarded the growth of the fruit. Such trees as had bloomed, it was said, bore so many blossoms that a thinning out by frost would have no ill effect on the crop. Walla Walla reported that the dam age there had been exaggerated. The Dalles estimated that more than 50 per cent of the Mill creek straw berry crop had been killed, with about 10 per cent of the tree fruit crop. The loss, it was declared, would reach many thousands of dollars, confined chiefly to the lower lands. The minimum terrtperature in Port land for the 24 hours preceding 5 o'clock yesterday was 4 4 degrees. It was declared that there had been, practically no frost damage locally. With the exception of a brief but heavy shower yesterday afternoon, the day was a fine one, with bright sunshine and warm enough for comfort. DELEGATES BEING NAMED County Bar Associations Choose State Representatives. OLTMPIA, Wash., May 10. (Spe cial.) Delegates from several county bar associations of the state to the annual meeting of the conference of bar association delegates, to be held at San Francisco August 8, preceding the convention of the American Bar association August 9 to 11. were an nounced today by W. E. Millard, sec retary of the Washington State Bar association. County delegations that have been named to date are as follows: Thurston-Mason County Bar association A. W. Tyler of Olympia and Frank C. O wings of Olympia. Franklin County Bar association M. L Driscoll of Pasco and Charles W. Johnson of Pasco, delegates: E. A. Davis of Pasco and E. M. Gibbons of Connell. alternates. Walla Walla County Bar association H. C. Bryson and J. W. Brooks of Walla Walla, delegates; E. L.. Casey and John Watson of Walla Walla, alternates. Skagit County Bar association Henry A. McLean and Wilbra Coleman of Mount Vernon, delegates; H. C. Barney of Ana cortes and George D. Green of Scdro Woolley, alternates. Adams County Bar association George E. Lovell and J. Oscar Adams of Ritz ville, delegates; Walter Staser and C. W. Rathbun of Ritzvllle. alternates. Whatcom County Bar association Hon. C. W. Howard and A- M. Hadley of Bel lingham, delegates; Walter B. Whitcomb 1 and S, M. Bruce, alternates. SXOW FLURRIES AT HAINES Crops and Mining Operations Said to Be Retarded by Weather., HAINES, Or.. May 10. (Special.) Snow flurries continue to be of al most daily occurence in th is section and growing crops are being re tarded by the cold weather. The pas ture lands are providing but little grass for grazing purposes and the first crop of alfalfa is several weeks later in its growth than usual. The Blue mountain range, west of Haines, is still capped with snow and mining operations and prospect work have been delayed on account of the difficulty getting out and in from the camps. On the road to several mining camps in the Haines district, it is im possible td reach the properties with trucks or teams on account of from four to seven feet of snow which re mains in the mountains. Men com ing in from the Western Union and Yankee Gem camps this week, re ported that there is yet four feet of snow in the foothills ten miles wes of town. government building, believes that the plan will be put through, since it is actually in line with the admin istration poiicy of economy. Col lector Hartson has just returned from the national capital The Seattle government building was erected 20 years ago. It is of the type common to that architec tural period, poorly lighted and ven tilated and with much waste of space. It now houses the postoffice, the gen eral and private offices of the cus toms service and the district court and its attendant officers. The many other government offices located in Seattle are altered ahnnt th nfrv in rented quarters and the cost of rentals runs to approximately $125, 000 a year. The plans for alterations and the addition of four stories call for an expenditure estimated at not DYE OLD DRESS COAT, SKIRT WITH "DIAMOND DYES' Each package of "Diamond Dyes" contains directions so simple any woman can dye or tint her worn, shabby dresses, skirts, waists, coats! stockings, sweaters, coverings, dra peries, hangings, everything, even if she has never dyed before. Buy "Dia mond Dyes" no other kind then per fect home dyeing is sure because Dia mond Dyes are guaranteed not to spot. fade, streak, or run. Tell your druggist whether the material you wish to dye is wool or silk, or whether it is linen, cotton or mixed toous. Adv. feet on the main floor of the Elks' building for the use of exhibitors who desire to display equipment. It was thought at first the convention would draw 100 to 125 visitors, but the inquiries and advices now indicate the attendance will be well over 200. The local firemen have a fine pro gramme in the making and it is ex pected it will be of a nature that will be an innovation. Entertainment is to occupy a goodly portion of the three days. Legion to Organize Auxiliary. RAIX SAVES HOOD RIVER CROP Precipitation Averts Threatened Frost in District. HOOD RIVER, Or., May 10. (Spe cial. ) Orchard ists have referred to the light prceipitation prevailing here last night as a "million-dollar" rain With a clear sky in the early night and the temperature lower than at the same hour the night before, when minimum of 24 degrees was reached at Odell, growers were seriously alarmed over the prospect for pear and cherries. No cloudy sky and rainfall was ever more welcome. Except for the killing c-f early blooms of strawberries, grew ers said they could discover no evi dence of damage here. The frost however, may result in a drop of cherries and pears, at a later date Apples.were untouched. The frost will not prevent a later blooming of straw berries, and will cut only the early yield of the fruit. FROST DAMAGE EXAGGERATED Walla Walla Expects Loss to Be Lighter Than Expected. WALLA WALLA, Wash., May 10. (Special.) Despite the reported heavy damage to the early vegetables, carload of rhubarb, asparagus and spinach was loaded out of here today for Canadian markets. Another car load will be sent out tomorrow. "The frost damage was not as great as feared," said U. H. Berney, of one of the local produce houses. The freeze of Monday night did much damage to alfalfa, much of it being down. Damage to .prunes, peaches, cherries and apricots heavy, and many strawberries were hit. THE DALLES LOSS HEAVY Lowland Fruits and Vegetables Are Chief Sufferers. THE DALLES, Or., May 10. (Spe cial.) With more than 50 per cent of the Mill Creek strawoerry crop killed, and about 10 per cent of the pros pective tree fruit crop a loss, as a re sult of heavy frosts Sunday and Mon day nights, it was estimated today that the total will run into thousands of dollars. Many varieties of early vegetables were also nipped. The damage wa largely confined to fruits, berries and vegetables on bottom lands, higher ground seeming to have escaped the frost. No frost was reported last n ight. LA GRANDE, Or.. May 10. (Spe cial.) The executive committee of American Legion post. No. 43, of this city, has been instructed to meet with the wives, sisters and mothers of the members to perfect the organization of a ladies' auxiliary. A decision was also reached by the post to join the In celebrating -Memorial aay in a la GRANDE. Or., May 10. (Spe- mung iiiaiiiici. ume markers ui ebu.) The frosts of the last two be placed on the graves of all the nights have not done any damage to LA GRAXDE ESCAPES DAMAGE Blossoms Declared Only Thinned by Recent Frosts. solaier dead in the world war. The firing squad of the post expects to have a consignment of ten regulation Springfield rifles in time to use at the Memorial day celebration. Poll Tax Collections Lag. MONTESANO, Wash.. May 10. (Spe cial.) Poll tax collections in Grays Harbor county are only about one- third as good this year as last, accord ing to an announcement made this morning by Olive F. Dunning, county treasurer. In the first eight days after the tax was due last year the collections amounted to $10,945. while in the first eight days this year they were only $3270. Mrs. Dunning be lieves, however, that after today col lections will pick up almost to nor mal, and most of the logging and mill companies pay their employes on th date. fruit in the vicinity of La Grande or in the Grande Ronde va.lley, so far as cculd be learned today. Owing to the long winter the fruit is not as far advanced as usually at this time of year, but those trees that are already in bloom have such a mass of blossoms that if slight dam age were done the crop would not be harmed. Cold Lowerr Columbia. V AKCOUVE R, Was h . , May 10. (Special.) The cold weather of the past few days has caused the Colum bia river to drop .1 of a foot. It was 13 flat yesterday and was 10.9 this morning at S o'clock, according to Oscar Johnson, steamship agent here, at the city dock. This is rather low for this time of year on account of ate spring. An unusually high ter is looked for this year, as there in tor i at 1 the 1 J watei How groom look?" 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The Hood River county regis- ration, when the books were closed for the M;u' primaries, showed 3197, according tj data made available by County Clerk Shoemaker. The regis tered voters are segregated as fol lows: Republicans, 2592; democrats, 767; miscellaneous, 279. COLONEL PATCH RETIRES Adjutant-General of Idaho Long In Service of State. BOISE, Idaho, May 10. (Special.) The retirement to private life of Colo nel Li. V. Patch, who for the last three years has been adjutant-general of the state of Idaho, removes from pub lic life in this state one of its most prominent men. He is the first and only man who has held the commis sion of brigadier-general, has for years been prominent in the Idaho na tional guard and is a veteran of the world war, having gone to France, where he was in charge of an ar tillery unit that was in active service. Colonel Patch is stepping out of office that he may give more of his attention to private business. Homes Robbed In Daylight. ABERDEEN, Wash., May 10. (Spe cial.) Burglars entered two Aberdeen homes in daylight yesterday and took away as their loot watches, cash and a number of trinkets. Gust Ol son's home at 309 Baldwin street was the first one entered. An expensive watch, a purse containing between J10 and ?15, and a fishing reel were taken. Mrs. Hawki home at 707 West Heron street was later entered. A watch, a jack knife and a man's belt were taken. Census Gain Expected. ABERDEEN, Wash., May 10. (Spe cial.) Aberdeen school census enu merators, well under way on the an nual school census, are finding that there are no vacant houses in the city, which leads them to think the census will show a decided increase this year over last. The enumerators find many families who seem to fear that th census takers f re looking for war recruit, and therefore hesitate to give out the required information.