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K VOL. LXI XO. 19,237 Enure at Port land (Oregon) Poatofftcc ttJ Sccond-ciasg Matter. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1923 PRICE FIVE CENTS SLAYER ENGLISH STATESMEN NOT AT ALL DRESSY COYOTE IS CAPTURED WITHIN CITY LIMITS SHIPS CRASH IN FOG 5 YEARS MAN DIES IN BRAWL; 2 COMPANIONS HELD LONG-BELL MILLS NEAR SEATTLE; 4 DIE S COOLLY SILENT Tl TO CABINET DOOMED, SAY THOSE WHO KNOW STYLES. SULKY, SCARED VISITOR IS LASSOED BY POLICEMAN. ANOTHER VESSEL AGROUND CONDON PAINTER LOSES LIFE . IN DRINKING BOUT. ON PROTECTION ISLAND. HAMMER A FOR GOVE FINISH ROAD WILL RISE I V K V Woman in Brutal Mur der Is all Smiles. ACCUSERS MET ON TRAIN Mrs. CJara Phillips Is Not Ruffled by Charges. . EYE WITNESS FACED Prisoner Willingly roses for Camera Men While on Way ; to Los Angeles Jail. LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 16. ? Mrs. Clara Phillips, charged with the murder.of Mrs. Alberta Meadows here last Wednesday, reached Los Angeles early this afternoon in cus tody of Sheriff Traeger. She was taken to the sheriff's office and examined by alienists to determine her mental condition. Mrs. Peggy Caffes, eyewitness to the hammer slaying, after being taken out of town secretly to meet the train, also arrived with the prisoner. , The meeting of Mrs. Phillips and her accusers aboard the Golden State Limited just before the train reached Los Angeles was carefully staged, but the sudden encounter failed to ruffle the equanimity of the woman charged with what is described as the most brutal murder in the city's history. Accuser Boards Train. Mrs. Caffee, whose story of the slaying of Mrs. Meadows on an un frequented road in the northeastern section of Los Angeles resulted in Mrs. Phillips' indictment, boarded the train at a station on the out skirts of the city in company with a detective, sergeant and a deputy sheriff. She was taken to where Mrs. Phllips sat in custody of the sheriff and Mrs. Traeger, a deputy. "Is this the woman with whom you went riding Wednesday?" Mrs. Caffee was asked as she faced the prisoner. "Yes," she faltered. Mrs. Phillips laughed. "Is this -tire woman who killed Mrs. Meadows?" . "Yes," quavered the young woman. Mrs. Phillips smiled, but said nothing. Waiting Auto Is Entered. ' as sne Bteppea off the train at the Southern Pacific station, where a group of camera men awaited her, her face again broke out into smiles. For a moment the shutters clicked and her teeth flashed in a succession of smiles. Then deputies' hurried her toward a waiting auto mobile to be whisked away to the snerui s otfice, where Dr. Louis Weber, alienist, was prepared to make an examination of her mental condition. As she started to step into the car a photographer asked her to pose. She consented with -alacrity, mount ing the running board, head and shoulders above the large crowd of spectators which thronged 'tfce treet, and smiling to the accom paniment of clicking shutters. A. L. Phillips, husband of the al legea Biayer, who told the sheriff f her flight from the city, was not t the station to meet his wife. He was in the- custody of a deputy sheriff, the authorities wishing to keep the two apart until after they had questioned Mrs. Phillips in greater detail. Conference Lasts Hour. Upon arrival at the sheriffs of fice Mrs. Phillips was talren to Dr. Weber, who remained in conference When he left th, room he did noi wun ner lor about a half hm,,- state his opinion of her mental con dition, but said that she had not evaded conversation. He added, however, that she had declined to answer certain questions. What these questions were he would not say. Chief Deputy District Attorney Doran was in the room with Mrs. Phillips for about 45 minutes, but declined to say what she had told him. if anything. When the questioning was com pleted she was. taken to the county jail where two uniformed officers and four deputy sheriffs were re quired to force a lane through the crowd which had gathered to see her. . Tongue Is Stock Out. . Just " outside the jail door she again posed for photographers but instead of smiling, stuck out her tongue. The officers said later that just before Mrs. Caffee made the identi fication on the train, Mrs. Phillips, in preparation for the arrival at Los Angeles "had carefully pow dered her face and added a touch of color to her cheeks." At the jail she was taken to the matron's quarters for the "booking" procedure. She smiled while being weighed and measured for height Her weight proved to be 12 pounds and her height five feet, four and one-half inches. Her complexion was officially written down as "light." She said she was a native of Texas and 23 years of age, had Ministers From Premier Lloyd George Down Criticised for Lack of Care. (Copyright. 1022, by the New York World. Published by Arrangement.) LONDON, July 16. (Special Cable.) All is lost; the cabinet is doomed; the government may as well resign for that authoritative paper, the Tailor and Cutter, declared the min isters, from Premier Lloyd George down, do not areas with the care be fitting their high offices. "We must confess we were disap pointed and sligntly astonished at the premier's cnoice of clothes for the occasion," said the Tailor and Cutter, commenting on the recent conference with Premier Poincare. "A light gray suit does not strike us as the correct mannesfor a gath ering which has a certain amount of formality. He has tried, to be a dandy, but restlessness and adipos ity will keep breaking through." . Then comes the verdict for the rest -of the cabinet. The Earl of Balfour's collar and' tie suggests a Methodist "parson." Colonial Minis ter Churchill's waistcoat "is not a fashionable addition;" Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Robert Home's waistcoat is ill-fitting; Sir Alfred Mend's collar is old fashioned and so is Minister of Education H. A. L. Fisher's frock coat. Only Home Secretary Shortt, said the paper, "can be congratulated on his conception of correct clothes." But even he does not set off without reproof, for the article speaks re gretfully of his "lopsided waistcoat.'.' BATTLEGROUND HAS FIRE Call Sent to Vancouver for Help in Fighting Forest Flames. VANCOUVER, Wash., July 16. (Special.) Battle Ground . sent a hurry-up call here tonight for help in fighting a forest fire that was reported to be raging in the timber between the lake. and the main road. The flames were said to have got beyond the control of the crew that was formed hurriedly. Two depu ties were sent from this city and more help will be provided. . The fire was believed to have been caused by campers at the Tillicum picnic, which attracted 3000 persons to the lake today. " From Pleasant Valley there also came a report that - flames were sweeping through the timber on the land of Rudolph Meyer nd a man named Gibbs. They asked for help, saying that the flames were beyond their control. CANOEIST JS DROWNED Lester Crunt Loses Life After Boat Is Upset at Salem. SALEM, Or., July 16. (Special. ) Lester Crum, 26, was drowned while canoeing in the Willamette river 4here tonight. Persons who witnessed the tragedy said that Crum and James Anderson had started to cross the stream but had gone only a short distance when the canoe Overturned. Anderson, after mak ing several attempts to rescue his cqmpanibn, swam to shore and noti fied workmen at a nearby mill. Crum's body was recovered a half hour later. .Crum was unable to swim. .'-.," Mr. Crum is survived by his widow and parents. He was employed by a local bakery and was well known in this vicinity. TWO HOMES ARE ROCKED Attacks on Homes of Non-union Shop , VorkersReported. Rock-throwers, who visit the homes of non-union railroad shop men and subject the occupants to rock bombardments, came to the attention of the police shortly after midnight Saturday when two non union workers called for assistance. j Though Sergeant Mallon and police- tackers had vanished. Alex Lorenz, 873 East Fourteenth street north, -was first visited by the gang. Several rocks "were thrown through the windows of his home. George Reich, 756 Rodney avenue, also was .. subjected to a bombard ment. Reich . and Lorenz are both employed inthe Albina shops. CROWDS ; ESCAPE HEAT City Folk Go to Country and Sea shore; Mercury Hits 88. Portland was largely deserted yes terday by the exodus of residents to the country, the seashore and va rious other resorts.' The tempera ture here reached the 86 . degree mark and owing to the humidity the heat was somewhat oppressive. The river at Portland continued to recede and 'yesterday reached the stage, of 10 foot above zero. Another fair day is on the boards for Portland today. The weather prediction reads: "Portland and vir cinity fair; northerly winds." , THREE BURNED IN PLANE Machine Catches Fire iu Air and Plunges to Earth. LOS ANGELES, Call, July 16. W. H. Robinson, aviator,-and .two men passengers were burned to death here tonight when the airplane in which they were riding caught fire. It plunged to earth. Special Trains and Auto, Parties Reach City. 1000 EXPECTED TO ATTEND American Institute Head quarters at Multnomah. SESSION BEGINS AT 9:30 Financiers to Be Guests of City Four Days, With Programme of Work and Pleasure. Portland today and for the three days that are to follow will be host to 1000 bankers from all parts of the country, who have assembled here to attend the annual national convention of the American Insti tute of Banking, which formally opens today. - Special trains brought' the vis itors and delegates to the city yes terday, and headquarters were established-, at the Multnomah hotel. The afternoon was spent in auto mobile trips through the. residen tial section of the city, and last night the bankers were guests at the municipal autlitorium, where an inspirational meeting, with Bishop Walter T. Sumner as the principal speaker, was held. The Whitney boys' chorus was also featured. Special Trains Used. The journey across the continent to Portland was not without its thrills for the bankers who are from the Atlantic states and the south. There were four special trains from the northern routes and one over the Southern Pacific from the south. The New York delegations trav eled in style. A specially arranged baggage car containing a dance floor and a piano was attached to the train, and there the bankers and their wives enjoyed themselves when not gazing at the beautiful scenery of the mountain country. x Stops of almost two days were made by the trains at Glacier na tional park, and there they had an opportunity to enjoy an outing such as is not to be' experienced in their own states. " Tacoma Fetes Visitors. " At Tacoma the bajlkers were taken to Mount Rainier and all who were properly equipped climbed the summit of the mountain."-Saturday night Tacoma" bankers entertained the delegates with a banquet .and dance. The delegates were met at the trains yesterday morning by a conv mittee of members of the local chapter of the American , Institute of Banking, headed by Lew Will- (Conciudcd on Page 3, Column 1.). WOULDN'T IT BE LL" Wild Animal Rides to Police Headquarters in Sidecar of Motorcycle. Motorcycle Patrolman Finn rolled up in front of police headquarters last night with a live coyote in the sidecar of his motorcycle. He had been sent out on a call at Fourth and Lincoln streets, and there found a group of small boys surrounding the animal, both H and the boys too scared to get any closer together. Finn hails from southern Oregon, and coyotes are nothing in his young life. He borrowed a. wom an's clothesline, lassoed his victim and then took steps to get better acquainted. Approaching from .be hind, he could pet Mr. Coyote all he wanted to, which wasn't a great deal, but there was considerable ac tion when he stood in front of it and tried to stroke the sharp, sleek head. " t ' This peculiarity made it necessary to push the badly -frightened and sulky young wolf Into the motor cycle, where he sat quietly while enjoying the first ride he probably ever had In hi life. Finn turned him over to the property sergeant, but that worthy is in somewhat of a quandary about the coyote's dis position. It is thought -likely that the ani mal might have been a captive. One of his front legs looks as though it had at some time been caught in the teeth of a trap. TOWN HAS $150,000 FIRE Whole Business Block in Dayton, Wash., Is Destroyed. DAYTON, Wash., July 16. Fire of unknown origin, starting in a feed and livery barn early this morning, swept over a whole business block, doing damage estimated at $150,000. Jess Pickett, engaged in fighting the flames, was struck by a falling iron wheel and had three ribs broken. The losses include: Columbia-Day ton garage, Henry Pringle, propri etor, 330,000, 32000 insurance; Henry Torrey, wagon maker and black smith, $20,000, no insurance: G. E. Bartell, machinist, $20,000, J2000 in surance; Nilsson & Son, implementa and machinery, $5000, covered by. in surance; Robert Rix, automobile re pair shop, $3500, no insurance; R. E. Weot, hay merchant, $2400, $600 insurance;- Home Comfort barn, place where fire originated, G. W. Moyer, proprietor, $2000, no insurance. The heat from the burning build ings was so terrific that the surface of a whole block of paving was burned. . . DROP OVER FALLS FATAL Harry Gilbert, 23, Tumbles Down Cataract Near Seattle. . SEATTLE, Wash., July 16. Harry Gilbert, 23, was hurled to his death over Eagle falls, near Index, this, afternoon when he slipped from a rock while trying to take a picture of the Skykomish river above the water fall. The youth was spending the day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. IS. J. Gilbert of this city, on a picnic. A BETTER PLAN TO TRY TO REDUCE THE LOAD? , Henry T. Scott Sunk in Collision j With Harry Luckenbach. Mobile City Stranded. SEATTLE, Wash., July 16. Four seafaring men lost their lives when the steam schooner Henry T. Scott was sunk In collision with the big freighter Harry Luckenbach, and the freighter Mobile City of . the Isthmian Steamship line was left stranded on Protection Island in two ship wrecks in Puget sound today. At 6:05 o'clock this morning the freighter Harry Luckenbach and the Henry T. Scott crashed together in a pall of smoke and fog, and the Scott went to the bottom- of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The Mobile CHy lost her way in the heavy forest-fire smoke and fog which shrouded the Puget sound tonight. All efforts to float the vessel were of no avail and there was believed to be little chance of getting her off the rocks until high tide tomorrow. The tug Tyee left for the scene. The Mobile City was bound for Seattle from New York via San Francisco and Portland. She sailed from Portland at 10 o'clock Satur day morning. The vessel is com manded by Captain E. J. Gwilt. The men who lost their lives were employed aboard the Henry T. Scott. They were trapped in the ill-fated Bteam schooner and went down with her. The accident occurred eight milea east of Neah Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The dead: T. W. C. Spencer, chief engineer, 6515 Sixteenth avenue, Northeast Seattle..;' N.' L. Nilson, third assistant en gineer, San Francisco. Et Logan, oiler, San Francisco. L. Jacobsen, seaman, San Fran cisco. The Henry T. "Scott was bound from San Francisco for Seattle. The Harry Luckenbach was steaming from Seattle, and other Puget sound ports for New York via San Francisco after having loaded cargo at Portland, Or, Both vessels carried full cargoes of freight. The Harry Luckenbach escaped serious damage; her bow being slightly crushed. After picking up the survivors of the Henry T.. Scott's crew, she turned back and headed for Seattle. . V - Captain T. Thorsell, master of the Scott, succeeded . in launching two lifeboats whiie the Luckenbach's crew immediately began the work ox rescue. .. : ; ' , Several members lof- the Scott's crew leaped inte the water and were picked up by men from the Lucken bach in life boats. The Luckenbach remained at the scene from 6:0S A. M. to 7:30 A. M. ' The Luckenbach crashed into the port side of the Henry T. Scott, cut ting a hole 20 feet wide in the steam schooner. The Scott listed to star board, then back to port, and as she filled with water lifted her stern with the propeller "wheel still turn ing and plunged bow first to the bot tom of the strait. The crew shifted the falls on two of the lifeboats, but before they could release them the Scott took her last plunge. With hands, clasped across a hatch cover which providentially (Concluded on Page 4, Column 3.) Gaps in Oregon System to Be Filled. PROGRAMME IS OUTLINED Work to Require Only State and Federal Funds. MORE JOBS AGREED ON Commission to Push Work on Oregon, Roosevelt and Lake- ' ' view-Bend Highways. BEND, Or.; July 16. (Special.) In five years all the highways in Oregon can be built with state money and federal aid. This does not mean that all will be built to standard, but they will be good, usable roads. Such was the state ment made today by R. A. Booth, chairman of the state highway com mfslon. In the next five years, with state and federal aid, th. central Oregon highway, the Roosevelt highway, the Lakeview-Bend highway will be pushed through and the small gaps here and there which exist through out the state will be connected. Whether the state will be ready to co-operate with the federal' aid is a matter for the people of Oregon to decide, for out of unappropriated funds now in the hands of the high way commission the work cannot be finished. More Projects Announced. Road work tor four counties was announced this afternoon by the commission, which arrived in Bend late last night on Its tour of th state. The projects agreed on fol low: . Lake county Chandler station to the. Narrows,. on the Lakeview-Bend highway, 13 miles of rock surfac ing. .- '' Chandler station is 20 miles north of Lakeview. Between the Narrows and Paisley on tlfe Chewaucan, the commission has Instructed the engineer to work out the right of way problem with the view, of making a finished road from Lakeview to Paisley. This Narrows - Paisley section Is eight miles. Klamath county Green Springs mountain road is put on as a federal aid project. This Is between Ash land and Klamath Falls. Grading is ordered from Keno to the east end of the present grading contract and graveling from the top of Green Springs mountain to the east end of the present grading contract. The distance is about 20 miles and the job is to be put on in the fall. Work to Be Advertised. Jackson county Improvement of the Green Springs mountain road job whioh laps over from Klamath county. Coos county Coquille - Bandon section of Roosevelt highway to be made a continuing federal aid proj ect. Advertisemeent ordered of a section on the Bandon 'end, consist ing of about four miles of grading, to connect with sections which the county court has graded. Also, the commission has ordered advertised the two miles of diking on the south end of Coquille bridge, provided satisfactory arrangements for co operation are made with the local drainage district. Foregoing are all of the definite plans announced today. The com mission, however, has a number of other matters under consideration, such as the location of that section of the Roosevelt, highway between Euchre creek and Rogue river, in Curry county. If the coast route is taken the crossing of the Rogue will be near Wedderburn and Gold Beach. A second route is further inland and crosses at the present ferry. ' "So Snow ' Route Sought. A search for what Is called a "No Snow" route from Lakeview to Bend was undertaken by Commis sioners Booth, Yeon and Barratt Saturday. Instead of following the usual route to Bend via La Pine, the party struck north to the central Oregon highway east of Milllcan and thence into Bend. Natives along the route who attended hearings held by the commission were not harmonious in their views on routes and judging from these statements it is difficult to find any route east of the Cascades which does not have snow in winter. The route north is still in abeyance. In Deschutes county on the sec tion of the Dalles-California high way from Paulina Prairie to the Klamath county line the grade has been made but must be surfaced. The commission offered to explore for gravel suitable for covering the grade. The expectation is that if the gravel Ms found the commission will order the work started. Construction Held Ub. Official statement was made to the commission that on December 1 it would be definitely stated whether objection would be raised against the building of The Dalles California highway in the district which is included in the Benham falls irrigation reservoir. The pos sibility of this project having been Coroner's Jury Returns Verdict That Death .Was From Cause Unknown. CONDON, On, July 16. (Special.) Ean Anderson, 43, a local painter and paper-hanger, either dropped dead or was killed in the streets of this city early this morning. Two men have been arrested as a result of the ; death and a coroner's pury which heard evidence on the case this aft'ernoon returned a verdict to the effect that Anderson came to his death' from an unknown cause. Anderson and a party of acquaint ances, all ot whom were said to have been drinking:. were on the street across from the First National bank when the deafh occurred. Testti- ' mony at the inquest Indicated that Anderson's friends wanted to put him to bed and that he was angered by the suggestion. Witnesses said that a bystander stepped forward to prevent a fight, and that Just at that moment An derson fell, striking his head on the curbing. - None of the witnesses saw anyone strike Anderson, but all were under the Impression that he had been knocked down. The sheriff later arrested Jesse James Stages and Clyde Norris, both employes on the farm of Clyde Wil laby, a mile from town, and locked them in the county jail pending In vestigation. . Stages testified at the inquest protesting that he had no part in the quarel, and that he had not seen Anderson struck. There were two other witnesses, each of whom testified alpng the same lines. There were five or six in the crowd around Anderson when he fell. A physician performed an autopsy on Anderson . this afternoon, but was unable to determine the cause of death. He reported that all the internal organs were in perfect condition. Further investigation probably(wlll be made to determine what Anderson had been drinking, and it was considered probable that bis stomach contents would be tested to determine whether he had been .poisoned by the liquor. Anderson was the son of the late "Doc" Anderson, well known -in Portland, where he was an occa sional resident at the Imperial hotel. Anderson had lived here abo'ut 20 years, and had a wide acquaintance. He had bee.n married, but was di vorced. He is survived by a sister, who lives in Portland, and a brother, whose residence could not be de termined here today- Funeral arrangements were held up pendimjr'the arrival of.the sister. BOYS' "CAMP.. IS SAFE Assistant Scout Executive Re ports to Mr. Brockway. Word has been received from Wahtum lake that the boys in the Boy Scout campthere are not in the least endangered by the forest fire whieji is raging at Wyeth. Parents should not be uneasy about their boys at the campr said a report to James E. Brockway from J. C. Oakes, assistant scout executive in charge of the summer'camp at the lake. Mr. Oakes reported that in no place from the highway to fre lake is the Herman creek trail to the camp threatened by the fire. He said that not until Saturday did the boys at the camp know that there was a fire in the vicinity. The actual blaze is about ten or twelve miles from the camp and does not threaten to spread in the direction of Wahtum lake. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS " The Weather. ' YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 8 degrees;.-jnmimum, 5ft degrees. TODAY'S FairV northerly winds. :. Foreign.. Communist revolte-predicted for Germany. Page 3. .. English statesmen not at all dressy. Page 1. . . British sjek to be middlemen for air ship building;. Page 7.' Sun army's drive broken by Chen. Page 6. Reward of patriots is fair, says Maxi milian Harden. Page 6. f Domestic. Wreck of train attempted in Texas. Page 2. ' , Woman suspect in hammer murder quizzee. Page 1. Utah Democrats seek church aid. Page 2. Vamp Is ruler In Mexican state. Page 6. Life-saver tells tneory of work. Page 4. . Pacific Northwest. State grange files argument for grad uated incomextax. Page 5. Low bidders angered at Port Angeles schoolboar Page 4. Highway gaps to be filled in five years. Page 1. ' ; Condon man die in drunken brawl.. Page 1. Two ships craslr'hear Seattle, 4 drown; another vessel is aground. JPage 1. HportH. ' j, . Mrs. Peter Kerr la 1922 golf champion. Page 10. Pacific Coast league results: At Los Angeles 5-6. Portland 1-5; at Sacra mento 4-3, Oakland 6-9; at Salt Lake 13, Vernon 4; at San Francisco 8-6, Seattle 3-0. Page 11. Three coast zone traps championships deemed, rage iu. Chicago defeats New York, 4-0. Page li. Commercial and Marine. IT. ' S. shipbuilding still shows ga-in. Page 16. 1 Easy rates bring out more bond issues. Page IT. , Portland and Vicinity. Coyote captured in city limits. Page 1. Long-Bell sawmills will rise soon. Page 1. East awaits benefits from tariff. Page 16. Evolution leads to anarchy, says Dr. Riley. Page is. . Five are injured in auto accidents. Page 18. Ex-convicts caught in aft of robbing tire 1 T1 1Q " Lumber business is, well maintained. Page IU Minister visits Portland's underworld. Page H. " - . . Weather report data and) forecast. Firm Nearly Ready o, Begin Construction. . EIGHT-HOUR DAY ADOPTED Customary Wages to Be Paid, Beginning Today. PLMl" LOCATIONS FIXED Head of Giant Lumber Corpora tion Announces Prepara tion for Operations. Long-Bell Lumber company, which owns thousands of acres of valuable timber near Kelso, Wash., is about ready to start the erection of its mills. Today its entire working force will go on the eight-hour basis, and will adopt the customary wages prevalent among the leading manufacturers of lumber in the northwest. These announcements were made by R. A. Long, president of the con cern, through Norman F. Coleman, president of the Loyal LegiOn of Loggers and Lumbermen. i , "We are now ready to commence the erection of our properties," Mr. Long wrote to Mr.. Coleman. "It is our purpose immediately to adopt the customary hours and wages prevalent among other manufac turers of-lumber in the northwest." Mill Locations Fixed. ' That the two big mills of the Long-Bell company will be located on the Columbia river, just south of the main highway, is another announcement Mr. Long authorized Mr. Coleman to make. For some time it has been a question where the mills and ponds for the storing of logs would be located. Engi neers have gope over the grounds for some time and have at last se lected places on the Columbia, near Kelso, just opposite Kainier, Or. In making preparations for the development of the big timber prop erties a dike 14 miles in length, with a 20-foot crown, is being construct ed. The height will make it three feet above the 90-foot level of the Columbia, whiuh is the highest water mark ever recorded. Two Ponds to Be Built. The two mills to be erected will stand side by side and will be lo cated south of the main highway. Two ponds will be built, one to be used for storage purposes and the other to hold the immediate log supply. Water for the ponds will be taken from the Columbia and Cowlitz rivers, and the opening in the dike on the Columbia side will be large enough to permit the en trance of rafts from the rivers, .The tide at this point reaches six feet and will serve to fill or drain the ponds as needed. The Cowlitz open ing on the ponds, which are on a higher level, will be used for filling purposes only. Pier Inder Way. The temporary pier and highway opposite Rainier are being rapidly completed. A fleet of motor trucks from Portland were ferried across last week and are now engaged in hauling gravel for the connecting link between the pier and the town of Kelso. Steel for a railroad and heavy milling machinery will be taken over this, pier and roadway. The road will be public and will shorten the distance between Port land and Kelso. A public ferry will be operated by the Long-Bell Lum ber company from Rainier to its mills, and this will be opened for use some time this week. Plans Are Announced. Since the Long-Bell Lumber com pany, which has for years been one' of the ' greatest operating concerns in the south, first purchased its ex tensive properties in the Kelso dis trict and started making plans for operations, their plans have been kept more or less secret. Questions of hours and of wages have been discussed more or less by the lum bermen, but Mr. Long would make no definite comment until his au thorized statement was given to 'r. Coleman. Rumor had it that it was the in tention of the operators to bring negro labor from the south and this caused a great deal of caustic com- ment. The problem arose in the mind of Mr. Long as to whether the eight-hour working day, as adopted by the leading lumbermen of the northwest, would work out in a practical way. He was quoted from Kansas City, his headquarters, as being more-or less opposed to the eight-hour day as sponsored by the Loyal Legion. KigM-Hour Day Adopted. A careful study of laboring condi tions of the mills of th$ northwest led Mr. Long to the belief that it was practical to adopt the. "cus- ltomary hours and wages prevalent among other manufacturers of the northwest." Today the entire payroll of 15S men now employed by the Long Bell people near Kelso will go on the eight-hour day and will be paid at or about the Loyal Legion mini mum wage. More than 109 men will I ' Page IT. Sank convention to open today. Page L (Concluded on Fate 2, Column 4.) (Concluded or. 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