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THE MORNIXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 6. .1922 GRANTS PASS BIOS co-operative ' : organization's own STRICTER PRIMARY products. Co-operation will succeed where the independent grower is doomed to failure." E. F. Benson, immigration and in dustry manager for the Northern Pacific, dwelt-, on land settlement. "We must capitalize the energy of the nah who has not capital," he declared in favoring the 15-year amortization plan of land payments. Settlement, he emphasized, must be stimulated, pointing out that the denuding of the land is progressing far more rapidly than the land is being colonized. FOR 1923 CONGRESS UW HOW ASSULED erru me Strong Fight to Be Made for Amendments to Make Party Vote Secure Attacked. Irrigation Meet. ' 6. BEND SESSION OPENS Key to City s Presented to 100 Delegates; Co-operative Mar- keting Is Favored. BEND, Or., Oct. " 5. (Special. That Grants Pass .will make a strong fight for the honor of en tertaining the Oregon irrigation congress at its 1923 session devel oped here on the first day o the meeting of the Oregon irrigators. The Question will not he decided until Saturday, but already the word has been spread that, since the con gress has twice gone .east of the mountains since moving from Port land it is time to consider the irri . gated country in southern Oregon. The opening of tody's session was delayed for more than an hour by non-arrival of the morning train until noon, four hours after sched uled time. Several of the chief speakers on the programme were passengers. Delegates Are Welcomed. Presenting a huge wooden key, typifying the freedom of thecity, Mayor "i. D. Gilson welcomecr the delegates as they assembled more than 100 strong at the Elks' club to day. Fred N. Wallace, president, turned the key over to James M. Kyle of Stanfield for safekeeping and Walter B. Meacham o the Ba ker chamber f commerce responded to Mr. Gilson'8 proffer of the city's hospitality. President Wallace an nounced an evening session tonight to make up for time lost. As the convention wore on this afternoon it became more and more apparent that the results to be achieved at the 1923 session will be grouped about the report of the Ore gon development ooara, compieia this morning and read before the congress early in the afternoon by W. D. B. Dodson of the Portland Chamber of Commerce. The report recommended, financing of better publicity, a statewide and a project programme of colonization and set tlement, with county and commercial organizations: as its nucleus and in auguration of a system of co-operative marketing. The report was discussed tonight. Awakening Held Heeded. "There must be an awakening throughout the state on the subject of better marketing for Oregon products," the report emphasized. "One of the moat Important means of rendering such aid we believe to be through co-operative marketing ' associations. After studying results attained in California and other pro gressive western states it is our un qualified belief that, co-operative marketing affords the greatest in centive for protection to many lines of production that it would be pos sible to devise. It is amply proved in a long list of successes that co operativenes for marketing pur- . poses provides a stability not at tained otherwise." ' It was recommended that $100,000 a year be expended annually on publicity. Land settlement work in the west has become intensely competitive and new systems must be devised, the report stated. In regard to new reclamation work, the present value of irriga tion district securities must be lifted, the board said. The report has as its signers Fred N. Wallace. James M. Kyle, Sam H. Brown, William Hanley and W. D. B. Dodson. Harding's Aid Expected. Belief that President Harding will aid in putting through the Smith-McNary bill when it appears before the next session of congress was expressed by N. J.. Sinnott, rep resentative from the second district, in a brief address this afternoon. The bill provides an .appropriation of $350,000,000 for reclamation, aside from the reclamation fund. Mr. Sinnott said that funds provided by the oil-lasing bill are greatly en hancing the United States reclama tion fund. Honesty in the land business was urged by C. S. Hudson, president of the First National bank of Bend, in the first address of the day. Mr. Hudson Questioned; th6 wisdom .of general certification of irrigation district securities. Charles S. Malboeuf Speaks. ' Charles S. Malboeuf of Portland spoke on the subject of "Marketing," basing his statements on studies made of the co-operative systems used in California. "The criticism has been made that such co-operation results in monop oly," lie said. "This is not true. The only monopoly created is that of the 600 ESCAPE FLAMES (Continued From First Page.) to obtain any definite idea of the loss of life, but nearly 20 unidenti fied charred corpes had been counted.-. Relief measures were being taken. Premier Drury went - into the stricken area tonight, following relief train laden with supplies. Unless there is rain Cobalt and New Llskeard, where some -7000 people are now huddled together, will be in grave danger. Refugees declared that no rain fell in the devastated district today. OBSCURE FIGHT BEGUN 5000 ARK MADE HOMELESS Blaze Also Does Much Damage in Northern Minnesota. WASHINGTON", D. C. Oct. 5. (By th Associated Press.) The weather elements Just aren't acting- right. That is the Only explanation the United States weather bureau can make for the protracted drouth which grips a great portion of the country. Meteorologically speaking: the winds and the barometric- pres sures are acting- contrary to nature. The air is sluig-g-ish and there is ilttle - movement in high or low strata, consequently the moisture bearing air cannot journey over the country. With the exceptions of California and the northern Pacific coast, Flor ida and the eajst gulf coast, there have been few area's where any rain to speak of has fallen for four or five weeks. There is a "low" ex tending from Washington, D. C, to south of Knoxville," Tenn., which is hardly moving and which forms a barrier to moisture-bearing winds. When tha moves away, the bureau has .declared, there will be some chance of a change for the' wetter. Although the present dry spell is making- somewhat of a record for territory covered and length of time, agriculturists and . -meteorologists have declared it has been marked by an exceedingly email amount of crop damage. The preceding warm weeks rapidly matured corn and crops, cotton and truck stuff, and the harvest gen-erally naa been com pleted. Some little damage may re sult to kite corn, it was said by agri culture department officials, but this probably will not; be- extensive. The main trouble, from the farmers' point Of view, is that winter wheat is being retarded by inability to get the ground in condition. Cotton in Texas and Oklahoma was slightly damaged several weeks ago in the early stages of the dry spell. Truckers in the south have been saved from loss by recent showers from the Gulf of RJexico, but most late truck crops in north ern sections have reached the stage where dry" weather does little dam age. While farmers have not been bothered greatly over crop damage, great loss has been done by forest fires in driest sections, and grave fears have been expressed in this country and Canada for inhabitants of forested areas. In northern On tario 5000 persons have been ren dered homeless, an undetermined number are feared to have per ished, three towns have been wiped out and at least four others par tially destroyed. Tentative esti mates of the property loss amounts to millions. With no prospect of rain, it is said the forest fires 'will have to burn themselves out. In northern Minnesota an area of about 100 square miles is burning in many places, more than 100 fires having been reported. While it is thought no lives have been lost in that state, due to the long warning residents have had, several towns have been reported destroyed and others damaged by the fires.. Because of the dangers of fires, Governor Baxter of Maine has or dered the hunting season closed. The drying of streams and reser voirs in many sections of th coun try has been reported. Wells have failed and farmers and small town residents were forced to haul water long distances. Weather bureau officials can see no relief from drouth and also from the general attending high tem peratures in any section of the country except where local showers are reported. From nine cities throughout the middle west have come reports of temperatures high er than any ever before recorded for this time of the year. For at least 24 hours fair and generally warmer weather Is predicted. It will soon grow, cooler in the northern Rocky mountain " region and in the northern plateau region due to widespread showers there, and indications are for cooler tem peratures in the North Atlantic states. Ona reason civen for th rirv and rhot spell is that during September, the month of storms on the Great Lakes, only one storm has been re ported. Until changes appear in the Pacific off the northwestern coast, little relief can be expected for the northern and western states, and until storm clouds appear in the Gulf of Mexico, the central and eastern states can expect a con tinuation of the dry spell, the fore casters report. ...... Measures Proposed in Washing ton Strengthening System De clared Attempt to Kill Act. 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PuMlic prayers for rain were raised today near Grandmere. toward which forest fires steadily were creeping-. Wood piles within a mile of the town had been destroyed and the flames were menacing the $500,00 pulp wood tree nursery of the Laurentide company at Pronlx and were licking their way ' toward 50.000 cords of lumber. At Lac des Piles serious fires were reported. At St.. Tite the fire crept slowly, toward habitations. The wells were dry and a conflagration was feared. Rain Falls MONTREAL, Xea r Mont rea 1 . Oct. 5. Rain fell this morning in this vicinity, but reports from St. Maurice, threat ened by forest fires, said dry weather still prevailed there. $250,000 Damage Done. SHERBROOK, Que., Oct. 5. For est fires raging near Lake Frontier have caused $250,000 damage. Fires also are raging between St. Camilla and Daaquam. Mi-Minnville Boy Missing. Joy Laughlin, 19. of McMinnville, left home for Portland Monday morning to attend a T. M.'C. A. ses sion and has not been seen, since. Members of his family are conduct ing an investigation.-; He told his mother. Mrs. Fannie Haddle. that he would return Monday night. He has red hair, -i 6feet 9 -inches tall and is said to have steady habits. PUGET SOUND BUREAU, Seattle, Wash., Oct. 5. Although the state conventions of both the republican and democratic parties this year re affirmed their adherence to the di rect primary system of elections, and put a stop to any partisan or otherwise organized plans to attack the essential principles of that sys tem, It now seems that the sacred rights of the voter and the security ot the ballot have not been suffi ciently protected. To afford such protection a State Dect Primary league suddenly has made its appearance in a few news papers of the state, with a fervent appeal for the defeat of referendum measures No. 14 and 15. These meas ures, passed by the last legislature and so far withheld from operation by the referendum, are denounced by the so-called league as "an at tack on the soul of popular govern ment." The "old guard" of the re publican party and the "old guard" of the democratic party are equally scored for their purported design "to enthrone the old party boss. The republican state convention at Chehalis last June indorsed these two measures. The republican state committee, at its organization meet ing in Seattle last Saturday, adopt ed resolutions urging the voters to approve these laws at the polls in November. At the same meeting, Senator Poindexter touched upon the 'wide-openness" of direct primary elections as now held, and declared himself in favor of the two referred measures as designed to permit more definite and adequate expression of party opinion. Democratic leaders in various rarts of the state have also been; indorsing these pendingMaws. H. I. j Merritt, democratic county chair man and state committeeman of Spokane, recently denounced the "reprehensible habit Qf calling for republican primary ballots," adding that such practice by those who call themselves democrats "is destructive to party jorganization, loyalty and discipline, besides being unethical and illegal." Robert Montgomery, veteran democratic editor of the Puyallup Tribune, and A. E. Flagg, ex-president of the King county democratic club, have lately sharply criticised the loopholes of the pres ent election 'laws that permit inva sion of party primaries. On this evidence both democrats and republicans are furnishing a lot of it -the individuals associated as the State Direct Primary league would convict the leaders of both parties of conspiracy. Bulletins is sued by the leage carry the signa tures of J. W. Bryan, as president, anda Helen J. Stevens, as secretary. When and where the league was or ganized and these officers elected has not been revealed to the public. Th signatures, however, have a significance of their own. Mr. Bryan was lately a candidate in the re publican primaries for representa tive in congress from the first Washington district. He ran third or fourth. So far as is known this was the first time he ever pretended to be a republican. Mrs. Stevens, the secretary, was a member of the campaign committee of Mrs., Frances C. Axtell, who sought to take the republican nomination for United States senator away from Mr. Poin dexter, and failed. Referendum measures Nos. 14 and 15 are frankly party measures; but they are not republican party meas ures any more than they are demo cratic or farmer-labor. They are of equal importance to all existing parties, or of any party that may come into existence. They are designed, not in any sense to weaken or vitiate the direct primary system, but specifically to make it just what the direct primary law intended it should be a system of party primary elections, rather than an open road to indiscriminate voting. The text of the measures runs, to some length in order that the terms, if the measures are adopted, may not be subject to quibble or evasion. But the whole 'purpose of each is sufficiently and truthfully stated in its title. No. 14 requires voters to state their party affiliation at the ; time of registration. In natural j consequence a voter who registers! as of one party Is disqualified from participation in the primaries of party to which he does not belong. No. 15 makes possible the regular and systematic election of precinct committeemen for all parties, there by to establish legal foundations for party organisation. It also provides for the holding of party conventions and the adoption of party platforms to which candidates seeking nomi nations by such party must signify their adheence. The party conventions are given no power of nomination, except as; to presidential electors, which they now .have under the direct primary law. . op- cfli myitcitioTi to your appcotiy Of course you've enjoyed delicious pie made with fresh, luscious Oregon loganberries. And of course you'd eat loganberry pie more often if you were sure of that flavor some goodness and tang of ripe fresh logan berries. You CAN have such loganberry pie and other tempting loganberry desserts, now and at any time you wish, with j ALWAYS j I IN SEASOnL dehydrated 10GAMBERRIES They alone have the full, true loganberry flavor and color. You simply refresh them in water and cook as you would fresh loganberries. Oregon people should eat more Oregon loganberries they are a health fruit. A 4-oz., 25c. carton makes 6 to 8 portions. Use what you need, the rest will keep for future use. AsJc your grocer for King's KING'S FOOD PRODUCTS CO. Pioneers in Predict Dehydrmtion Portland, Oregon k.srtJr rtPlhi w . . iirn -W 4buaf jfctf i r H m UniL.u Mat 0m It. linn's Clothing Unbeatable This is the opinion of my, many customers, who come back to buy again and again. : Volume selling and low second-floor overhead positively means REAL VALUE to the purchaser. Thinking men know this. This season I have made supreme efforts to give the best possible from the country's leading makers of high-grade, ready-to-wear clothing. The re sult 'is a fine stock of suits and overcoats of exquisite patterns and stun ning styles. . i Suits, Overcoats, Topcoats 325 $30 $35 Hats $3.50. Alterations Free. Raincoats $15. superior court judges in special meeting this afternoon rejected two petitions presented to the court ask ing for further grand jury investi gation of the failure of the Scandinavian-American bank of Seattle and for the appointment of a spciaT prosecutor to replace prosecuting Attorney Douglas in the handling of grand jury indictments. The judges participating in the meeting were Austin E. Griffiths, presiding judge; J. T. Ronald, Mitchell Gilliam, King Dykeman, Otis Brinker, A. W. Frater and Calvin S. Hall. Only two members of the bench were absent. After th meeting adjourned Pre siding Judge Griffiths gave out the brief statement that 'the judges did not -think the matters of suffi cient importance to call a special grand jury.' The action of the judges is con strued, as an indorsement of the course of Prosecuting Attorney Douglas in asking dismissal of grand jury indictments in several cases for lack of evidence. By such a. motion in the case of J-F. L.ane, ex-cashier of the Scandinavian-American bank, the prosecutor incurred the criticism of Presiding Juoge Griffiths, since when Douglas has been asking a change of venue in every case "com ing before Jadge Griffiths in whioh ins office is concerned. COISL BOARD IS H5ER HAHDIXG EXPECTS TO GIVE OUT PERSOXXEL TODAY. JAMES CAMPBELL DEAD Brother of Late Fire Chief Is Killed by Auto. James Campbell, Portland pioneer and brother of David Camplieil, fire chief, whose 'tragic death in the Union ' Oil. company fire - in : June, 1911, 'still lingers in the ' memories of Porlflahd citizens, was etruck by an aytomobits' and' killed.Mn Lonff Beach. Cal.v Wednesday. "Word reached James. Anderson, local con tractor, residing: at the Seward ho tel, a brother-in-law of the dead man, late Wednesday night. t : No details of the accident accom panied the message. The body has been shipped to the Edward Holman chapel here for burial. Although an old resident of Port land, James Camp-bell had lived in California for 10 or 12 years. He left no biood relatives. . BANK PROBE IS REFUSED Jndges Reject Pleas for Scandinavian-American Investigation. PUGET SOUND BUREAU, Seattle, Wash.. Oct. 5. Seven King- county CROSSING HEARING HELD Southern Pacific Fights Elevated Structure at Creswell. - SALEM, Or., Oct. 5. (Special.) Hearing of the application of the atat highway department for an overhead crossing over the South ern Pacific railroad at Cresswell was completed here today. The testimony was taken under advise ment and It is not likely that a decision will be forthcoming for several weeks. The railroad company protested the improvement on the grounds that it would be necessary to lower the tracks of the corporation 10 feet for a distance- of-more than half a mile. The expense of this work was estimated by the railroad corpora tion at $37,500. Outstanding Citizens Wanted for Places on Commission to Study Industry. WASHINGTON, 0. C, Oct. 5.- (By the Associated Press.) Presi dent Harding has practically com pleted the selection of the aeven members of the fact-'indihg' com mission created by congress to in vestigate the national coal industry witti a view to suggesting means for the betterment of mining opera tions and the elimination of strikes The president has planned to make public the names of the new commission tomorrow and to direct that it proceed as rapidly as possl ble to a thorough study of both the anthracite and bituminous coal In dustries and their problems of pro duction, "distribution and employ ment. . High officials represent the pres tdent.as eager to form a body of outstanding citizens not connected with the coal industry who can give to the investigation the. broad pointv"of view. of business and pro fessional men of wide experience. ivumevous recommendations are understood to -have been made to the president by members of con gress, the cabinet and by Individ uals and organizations in various parts of the country as to the per sonnel of the commission. As a re suit a serious consideration is said to be given to the selection of Oscar Straus of New York, formerly secre tary of .commerce and labor and dip lomat; John Hays Hammond, wash ingtpti, internationally known as a mining engineer; WiKfnm B. W11- Mr. Bert Put man inkyu UuuubM L Tt.. sJ Self Preservation Nature's First Law HEED-IT. McKenna, Wash. 'I consider rr. Pierce's medicines to be wonder fully good and recommend them to everybody. I used Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for feminine trouble and was cured. 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FOR THC RELIEF OF Pain in the Stomach and Bowels. Intestinal Cramp Colic, Diarrhoea SOLD EVERYWHERE- jill J M f M 1 V INI IF i! lit UPSTAIRS - Broadway at AUler 5x iriTr-Trv rnr- t 7 1 . i if if a i at-ty Corner from Panta6e$ son, formerly secretary of labor; Arthur T. .Hadley, formerly presi dent of Yale university; William Z. Ripley, Harvard professor and for merly special interstate commerce commission examiner on the con struction of railroads; Dr. Harry A. Garfield, fuel administrator of war time; John Brown, president of the Indiana Federation of Farm Bu reaus; T. H. Aldrlch, Birmingham, Ala., formerly member -of congress; James A. Hughes of Huntington. W. Va., formerly member of congress. and' George Otis Smith, director of the geological -survey. Lecturer and Assistant Hurt. ASTORIA, Or., Oct. 5. fSpejfl!. Floyd F. Bsn.es. a lecturer, and his mH!stant. Robert Koneki. were painfully though nt aerlouply In jured last evening when the tourinjt oar in which the two men and Mrs. Barnes were riding - skidded In rounding a curve near Clatuksnie and collided with a heavy machine. Mr. Barnes received a gaph on top of his head and his face was hruiped. while one offr. Knneskfs legs was badly lacerated. The Barnes car was almost totally wrecked. Federal Court Term ilestimcd. MED FORD, Or., Oct. 5. (Special ) The United States court term for southern Oregon was returned here thi afternoon, hvinr heen on- t tilled until then hwiUM nf Juds Henri be In tncJinorj wish m la t lilnvM The Jury. ft-r on t y I minute' dellbera f Ion. found rum Boy. ram-her of Hly. or. nii aui'tv on threr counts of r'olatton of the prohibition law. W ild Carillon on Annual Trek. DAWSON, y, T.. frt. 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