THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, WEDXESDAT, AUGUST 2, 1923 5. mm SUGCES TS ALLIES PAY DEBTS Diplomatic Note Sent European Debtors. to AMERICA ALSO INVOLVED His Majesty. Xote Sy. Would Frrfer Mutual Cancellation of All Obligations. ITX. Aug. 1. (By th Asso ciated Prnis ) The British govern ment car-riot treat the repayment of the Arylo-ArafrlciB loan as If it were an isolated incident in which enlv the' United States and t;rat Britain had any concern, says nou addressed today by the Karl of Balfour, acting foreign secretary. to France. Itaiy. Jugo-SIavia. Rou anar-ia. Portugal and Greece. "And. while we do not ask more,' St continues. -aJl will admit that can hardly be content with less, for ft should nt be forgotten, though It sometimes Is. that our liabilities were Incurred for others, not for era r elves." "But if this is found to be impos sible of accomplishment." the note un, "we wish It to be understood that we do not In any event desire to make a profit out of any less satis factory arrangement. In no circum stances do we propose to ask more from our debtors than Is necessary to py our creditors." Prssee Asked te Resale. "Declaring that it Is regretfully constrained to ask the French iot eminent to make arrangements for dealing to the bet of Its ability with the Anglo-French loans, the British government says it desires to explain that the amount of Inter est and repayment for which it asks depends less on what France and the other allies owe Great Britain thaa what Great Britain has to pay to the United States. The policy favored by his maj esty, the note states, is that of sur rendering Great Britain's share of German reparations and writing off through one great transaction the whole body of inter-allied Indebted ness. This transaction, continues the note, is but orte of a connected series in which Great Britain ap pears sometimes as a debtor and sometimes as a creditor. Therefore. It says, while Great Britain's un doubted obligations a to oe enforced, tier not less un doubted rights as a creditor cannot be left wholly In abeyance. ITrn Criticises Art. The British government's decision to send a circular note to the allies In reference to the war debts has been discussed in political and finan cial circles for some days. It is said there has been a strong division of opinion in the cabinet over the ques tion, and a section of the press to day sharply criticises the govern ment decision. The exact purport of the note is not very clearly defined In the newspaper reports, but the Morning Post says that "in substance it placea upon the United States the responsibility for Great Britain's in ability to cancel or to treat Indul gently the debts owed this country by Us European allies." The newxpaper describes the note as "brutal in its purport" and fears that it wU create a most unfortu nate impression both in Europe and in America and be interpreted as an attempt to fasten upon the Wash ington government the responsibil ity for the financial chaos In Europe. lier came to Coos cunty from Jack son county as a boy of 7 and walked over the mountains. In company with relatives who were traveling the trail over the middle fork of the CoquiUe" river. He was engaged for the greater portion of his life In logging and sawmill work and sometimes as a rancher. . He leaves three sons James, Archie and Clyde. Flora M. Myers. Mrs. Flora M. Myers, for the last ?S years a resident of Portland and Vancouver, died yesterday morning .. ... at the Good Sa- ! - r".r " maritan hospital. Mra. Myers was 6b years old. She was born In vs tsconsin d came to van- COLUMBIA COUNTY FIRES SPREADING bo v an V couver 28 years . ?. ago. making her j ' . home there until ? 5 she moved to Port J land In 110. Her home in this city v- was at SOSTwelfth i : street. Mrs. Myers J ' was prominent In ' lodge work, being . past noMe grand ff the Rebekahs here. - She is sur vived by one son. Seymour G. Myers, snd two brothers and three sisters. The body is at Knapp's undertaking rarlors at Vancouver. Funeral serv ices will be held tomorrow afternoon tt 2 otlock. " Charics Jlout. ' CORVALLIS. Or.. Aug. 1. (Spe cial.) Charles Hout. well-known business man of Corvallis. died in a Portland hospital last night of peritonitis. - He came here from Carthage, Mo.. 22 years ago and en gaged In the hardware business. HA erected one of the principal business blocks in the city, known as the liout building. He Is survived by a" widow and four children Miss Krankie Hout. librarian at Dallas, and Lillian. Emily- and Donald, all of whom were with him at the time of bis death. The body arrived in Corvallis tonight and the funeral will be held Thursday. Miss Marian Poison. ABERDEEN'. Wash.. Aug. 1. (Special.) Funeral services for Miss Marian Poison, 5. who died at the home of her brother, William Poison, near Montesano, Sunday night, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the Poison ranch. In terment will be in the Elma ceme tery beside the grave of her brother John, who died in 18S3. Miss Poison the sister of Alex Poison and Robert Poison of Hoquiam. William Poison of Montesano and Mrs. Mar garet Ellis of Aberdeen. Mrs. Kdward La Flemme. GERVAI3. Or., Aug. 1. (Special.) Mrs. Edward La Flerame. a pio neer, 79, died at her home one mile east of Brooks, Or- July SI. She leaves one son. Charles La Flemme, of Brooks, two daughters, Mrs. Al Isham of Brooks and Mrs. Joseph Wars-nler. of Gervals. besides sev- debtor are I eral grandchildren. Interment will be at the Brooks Catholic cemetery tomorrow. Green Timber Burning Near Belding, Or. 50 MORE MEN SENT OUT Another Blaze Breaks Loose o Holdings of West port Lumber Company Near Mist. Mls Ida Maria Davis-. THE DALLES. Or.. Aug. 1. (Spe clal.) Miss Ida Maria Davis. 73 died of heart disease this afternoon at the home of her niece, Mrs. Charles R. Fagan. of this city. She is survived by two sisters and two brothers in Michigan and two nieces living In The Dalles. She was a member of the Women's Relief Corps and of the local W. C. T. U. Triple Funeral Today. Funeral .services for . the three small sons of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Alax. who were drowned at St. Johns Sunday night when the Alax automobile plunged off the ferry boat, will be held at 3 o'clock this morning from the St. Stainslaus church with burial at Mount Cal vary cemetery. The boys were Frank S, Ted 8 and Peter 4.- RANGE APPRAISAL VITAL Important Development Planned In National Forests. F-OSEBURG. Or. Aug. 1. (Spe cial.) The completion of the range appraisal now being undertaken by the forest service, will materially assist In the development of the na tional forests of the western states, according to Will C Barnes, assist ant forester of the branch of erasing at Washington. D. C. Mr. Barnes is making a trip of Investigation through the western forests and ar rived in Roseburg today for a con ference wtth Supervisor Neal. The department has money for the construction of roads, trails and stock driveways, he states, and will allot the funds when the appraisal Is completed so that the actual needs of the various forests cart be ac curately determined. Roads huilH will serve not only for stock drive ways but for scenic routes, fire pro tection and land development pur poses, he states. He will make a trip through eastern Oregoa accompa nied by Assistant District Forester Cavanaugh. Frank Sweeny. FLWACO. Wash.. Aug. 1. (Spe cial.) Funeral services for Frank Sweeny, whose death occurred in South Bend today following a ling ering illness, will be held at the Ilwaco cemetery Thursday after noon. He was 62 years of age and a pioneer of Pacific county. DEFICIENCY BILLS MET 919,188 APPROPRIATED BY EMERGENCY BOARD. Money Provided to Pay Expenses and Hotel Bills or Circuit Judges While Traveling. H1LLSB0R0 MAN WINNER W. Verne McKinney Takes First In News Writing Content. OREGON' AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE. Corvallis. Aug. 1. (Special.) W. Verne McKinney of Hillshoro won first place in a summer session industrial news writing contest for students taking practice work. Luciie Helmer of Portland was sec ond. Miss Helmer handled "Farm Pointers That Point." which gave timely "suggestions much appreci ated by farmers of Oregon. Olive S. Dexter of Hamilton. Wash, who rrote articles on the work of the extension service, was third. Dwlght T. Mallery of Corvallis headed the list In contest "B." for students taking class work only. SALEM. Or.. Aug. 1. (Special.) The state emergency board, at a meeting here today. authorized oeficlency appropriations aggregat ing 19.18S.42. Deficiency appropriations allowed by the board follow: For the payment of the 'traveling rx pnses and hotel bills Incurred by circuit Judcea In holdinr court In Judicial dis tricts other than their own. 13.VIO. For relmburirs circuit Judges of those Judicial districts of the state com prlalna mors than one county for hotel bill and traveling expena Incurred by uch circuit Judges In the performance of their duties of their respective Judicial district, but outside the county of their residence. $00. Kor the payment of the ceneral and contingent cxpenaes of the state board of con.'lilatlnn. II.VK). Kor defraying the office and traveling expenaea of the members of the board of higher curricula. S3oO. For the payment of the atate'a ex penaes of the tranaportation of convicts committed to th Oregon state peniten tiary. I J .MX. For the payment of the salary of gov ernor. OOi. Kor the payment of the expenses of the conduct of the recall election held in Oregon recently. S ?." For the general and contingent ex penaes of the office of the secretary of tt'e. :.oo. For the payment of premiums on aurety bnnda of the state treaaurer and on surety Renewed forest fire activity in Columbia county was reported to the offices of the Forest Fire Patrol association yesterday. The fire which has been smouldering for some weeks at Belding broke its bounds and spread into surround ing green timber In the properties of the Wheeler. Hammond and Ore gon Logging Timber companies. Fifty fresh fire fighters were sum moned to the scene of the fire. C. C. Scott of the patrol associa tion was of the opinion that the old fire. was fanned by new winds and would give a little trouble, but he was in no fear of its getting be yond control. More men than were requested by those at the fire would be needed if the fire had grown to any mammoth proportions. There has been low humidity In the coun try for a day or two, thus making conditions favorable to the spread ing of the fire. Aebaleaa Fire Spreads. Another fire In the holdings of the Westport Lumber company broke loose from the fighters yes terday In the vicinity of Mist, on the N'ehatem river. So men were sent out from Portland to aid In the work, but fighters were re cruited from the racks of the log gers' of the company in the vicin ity. No dangtr wa Imminent yes terday from the outburst, and con fidence was expressed that the flames could be satisfactorily checked If weather conditioas did not change to the worse. An old fire In Washington, near Wenatchee. also broke loose yes terday. It has been burning at French creek over about 700 acres. 2a of them holding green timber. It was practically controlled, said the telegram received from the gov ernment officials there. Lightning Is Feared. The United States Forest service la on the watch for lightning storms. which are well-known starters of tire. A perilous condi tion exists at present, with the forest lookout being greatly ban dlcapped by the smokinees of the atmosphere. Ordinarily they are able to spot fires for distances of nearly 20 miles, but their range of visage under present conditions is in places hardiy a mile. The service has asked the co operation of all who frequent the forests in watching for fires and reporting them promptly. Instances are frequent where fires may not oe discovered until they have spread to uncontrollable proportions. PORT ANGELES IS MENACED 100 Families In Danger From Fire in Clallam County. OLTMPIA. Wash.. Aug. 1. (Spe cial. 1 Fanned by a westerly wind, a fire on the Little River, south of Port Angeles, in Clallam county, has been raging unchecked while 100 families, as well as the city water shed and the county poor farm, are in imminent danger, according to a report received here late today by State Forester Pape. The state forester immediately ordered all available men to this section to check the advance of the flames, and told wardens to call all settlers Into service .to fight the blaze instead of removing , their property. A telegram from Mayor Fisher of Port Angeles said the fire had cov ered almost three miles in the past 12 hours. The northern end of the fire is within a mile and a half of Port Angeles. But the ctiy is be lieved to be out of danger. A report was received from the Lake Chelan district today that the 7000-acre fire on the north shore is now under control. A fire on Snow fall creek, in the Icicle river ristrlct. which has burned over three sec tions, still serious, although checked. A 1200-acre fir south of Lake Che lan Just north of Maple creek, was reported out of control. The blaze is raging in the tops of the trees and burning a great deal of green tim ber as well, as second growth. Two new fires were reported from southwest Washington, although one of them is a blaze which has been smouldering for several weeks in Orays Harbor county and has given some -trouble. The other fire is In western Lewis county north of Doty. A report from Cowlitz county of ficials said that there is a recur rence ot incendiarism south ol Kelso. . MEN'S SUITS with TWO pair of pants $30 $35 $40 Exceptional values such as these are here today and gone tomorrow! Buy now! New ar rivals in all wool finished and unfin ished worsteds tai lored in the styles men want! Splen did, serviceable suits made even more serviceable with the extra pants! BEN SELLING Portland's Leading Clothier for Over Half a Century MORRISON AT FOURTH UUUUUUUUUbbUUUUUUUtULiiJUUUUUUUUUU Oregon Lumber company's crews extinguished a forest fire there yes terday after It had burned over about ten acres. The fire, it was thought, was set by fishermen-or blackberry pickers. BCRXEVG TREE HITS TRICK Machine Is Badly Damaged and Driver Seriously Burned. ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. 1. (Spe cial.) A large motor truck owned by tire Aberdeen Lumber & Shingle company was partially destroyed, and the driver, Henry Partridge, suffered eerious burns on his hands and face Monday afternoon when struck by a burning snag falling across the Hansen road In the fire swept district. Almost clear' of the fire area, a tree fell across his path, striking the front of the truck. When he tried to back the truck he found that another .burning tree was across his path and his retreat cut off. , Greea Timber Burning. EUGENE, Or.. Aug. 1. (Special.) A big fire thought to be burning In green timber, on Greenleaf creek, four miles west of Triangle lake. and 40 miles west of Eugene in the Coast mountains, was reported to the office of the Siuslaw national forest today. Twenty-five men were sent out to help the ranchers fight the blaze. Around Mapleton there are a score or more of small fires. It was reported by the Prairie mountain lookout. Some are beyond control and men are -needed there, too. LLOYD GEORGE HAS ASKED POIXCARE TO CONFER. nth John M. Beatie of Corvallis ' bni of the cierka and employes of the second. Francis W. Klme of Cor- i treasury department. J333 O.v vallis. Robert Marion Kerr of Cor vallis and Jonathan J. Sturglll of Philomath won honorable mention. Obituary. Mrs. Mary Iatldon. MOLAL.LA. Or.. Aug. I. Mrs Marv ravidson died suddenly at her home in Molalla yesterday from heart dis ease. Mary Elizabeth Clapton was born In Missouri. March. 21. !4S an-l married William Henry Davidson In Mr. Davidson served In the Cnlon army throughout the war and Immediately after the Davidsons rame to itregon and settled in fn. lalia- Mr. Davidson died In Kehru- iry last. Sons living are W. T. Davidson and J. F. Davidson of Salem and Royal Davidson of Mo lalla. There are 12 s-randchildre and six greai-grandcmidren. Charles Collier. MAR5HFIELD. Or, Aug. 1 (Spe cial. I cnaries onier. a resident of Coquille since ISSfi. died at his home oa la iyrus lomi roao. Air. L-oi- The board refused to make a defi ciency appropriation to cane for paying bounties on certaint wild animals on the grounds that this item could await the attention of the legislature, which convenes here next January. The appropriation of $190,000 authorized by the legis lature In the year 1921 for the pay ment of these bounties has been exhausted. Sam A. Koxer. secretary of state, had estimated that an ap propriation of 133.000 would . be necessary to meet the demands of the bounty law until the last of the biennlum. The deficiency appropriation au thorized to meet the governor's sal ary was due to an oversight by the last legislature. The salary of the governor was Increased from S000 to I75nO a year by the 1921 legisla ture, but no financial provision was made for the payment of the addi tional money. Lightning Ignites Forest. ALBANY. Or.. Aug. 1. (Special.) A small forest fire, the third of the season for the iantiam reserve, is burning near Belknap Springs, ac cording to a dispatch received here today from Fish lake central patrol station for the reserve. The fire was started by lightning, indicating that the thunder storm season has ar rived. There is little danger of the fire spreading, as it is in scrubby timber in the lava bed section, near Scott mountain. Battleships to Test Coal. SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 1. Tests of Alaska coal for use in the navy will be made by the battleships Texas and New Tork on Puget sound on the arrival of the collier Jason, now on her way from Anchorage with 6000 tons of coal taken from the Matanuska and Bering fields. It was announced here today. The Texas and New York are the only coal burners in the Pacific fleet. Menacing Fire Extinguished. HOOD RIVER. Or.. Aug. 1. (Spe cial.) Reports from the west fork of the Hood river are to the effect that the quick action of the Lost lke road crew snd men of the The Oregonlan publisties practi cally all of the want ads printed In the other three Portland papers. In addition to thousands of exclusive advertisements not printed la any otbex local paper. H "Feds miqhlyt Asatsa taaos Aching muscles After that nerve-racking- lest InnlntT muscles st iff and lame then Sloan's Liniment and glowing com fort Juat spread it on parted rare without rabbrntf. Chases every ache snd relieves every strain. Limbers up eveiy aching muscle. it kill 3 pain t i nomas eighati in II you Believelt - Ifs So"- The greatest Meighan drama ever made. Theodore Roberta and Pauline Starke in the cast. a Swift Depreciation of German Currency Cause of Alarm and Forces Action. (Chicago Tribune Foreign News Service Copyright, 1922. by the Chicago Tribune.) LONDON, Aug. 1. London Is alarmed at the swiftly depreciating mark, .which was quoted at 3200 to the pound after the stock exchange closing Monday. Lloyd George Last evening yielded to the French In sistent demands for a conference and invited Polncare to London on August 7. The invitation was, embodied in a note sent to the Quai- d'Orsay and suggests that reparations alone be discussed and the questions con cerning Asia Minor. Constantinople, Tangiers and Russia be left for a subsequent conference probably of the supreme council In September. The Italian and Belgian govern- I ments were invited to send repre sentatives to next Monday's meet ing if they so desire, although un- I less a cabinet is formed the Italian ambassador here will be taerely an observer. Ambassador Harvey -will be wel comed as an observer, the same as in Cannes when reparations were last discussed, but the United States will not be urged to participate officially. Downing street expects to obtain M. Polncare's consent to a post ponement until August S, the date when the next installment of the reparations is due from Germany. (C(D). Fars and Individual Style Shops Broadway at Morrison F inal Clearance values! a 4 imported CTinDTC CTTTTC hand-knitted 19.75 very greatly reduced! Dtinraven golf and outing suits smart, with the relaxed smartness of the English sportswoman knitted of wool in navy, beige, orchid, white,', black some plain, others striped with color. Originally priced 49.00! Dresses to clear at 1 5.00 and 25.00 I Silk models for-all occasions radically reduced! Tub frocks reduced to 895 and 14.95 J Included are 'our most exquisite frocks, many formerly 27.50 to 45.00! J Skirts repriced to 4.95. 1 2.50, 1 9.50 I Wool wrap around white wool and silk at the latter prices ! ' J Topcoats and capes reduced to 1500 I Polo and tweed capes and coats formerly priced to 55.00 ! Suits a small group to clear at 15.00 I Tweeds, imported Shantung suits and a few in shepherd's checks. Blouses to clear at 95c, 2.95 and 4.95 I Very radical reductions bring a most excellent assortment! jj Silk scarf s radically reduced to 4.95 jj The finest quality Roman striped silk scarfs values 'to 17.50! Sweaters in woolen weaves reduced 1-3 J Ice wool, alpaca, etc., regularly 7.50 to 25.00. Broken sizes. J Corsets in the better makes reduced 1-3 I A group which includes new Fall models very unusual values ! J Glovesilk repriced for disposal CAMISOLES from Kayser, reg. 3.50, from Luxite, reg. 2.50 reduced 1-3. PHOENIX fiber vests and silk bloomers, reduced 1-3. ' LUXITE stepin chemises reg. 8.50 and 8.95 greatly reduced 4.95. Small groups all and Many other splendid bargains! Savings on Liebes quality furs continue throughout August. ESTABLISHED 1864 Discounts of 10 to 25 on every fur in stock. New models- and French assurances that they will not take independent military action until after the second con ference in September. Requisition Issued for Fugitive. OLYMPIA, .Wash., Aug. 1. Ee- ciuisition was issued by Governor Hart today upon Governor Olcott of Oregon for the return to Stevens county of Alva McCormick, wanted on a charge of second degree as sault. McCormick is alleged to have driven a county official off his land by threatening him with a rifle. He is now undr arrest at Portland. Wi. 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