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THE MORNING- OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER .21, 1922
OLCOTT AND PIERCE
WORKS CONTRASTED
Democrat Full of Promises
but Record Is Shown.
COST GAIN IS DENIED
Governor's Tax Board Pointed to
as Evidence of Effort to Cut
' Government Expense.
'.' THE DALLES, Or., Oct. 20. (Spe
cial.) Reckless statements and
promises of tax reduction not in
keeping with his record as a mem
ber of the Oregon legislature were
charged to Walter Pierce, demo
cratic candidate for governor at the
November election, Ly T. B. Kay, ex
state treasurer, in an address given
before a crowd of more than 1000 in
the public auditorium here tonight.
Mr. Kay divided time with Governor
Olcott.
. "Mr. Pierce's promises have been
general in character," said Mr. Kay,
"and as yet he has failed to offer
any concrete plan for retrenchment.
In contrast to these promises the
legislative record of Mr. Pierce
rhows that he voted for more than
95 per cent of the appropriation bills
introduced while he was a member
of the state Benate, and was respon
sible for approximately $3,000,000 of
the taxes for the year 1922.
Right to Votes Questioned.
"In view of his ' record has Mr.
Pierce put forward a single argu
ment whereby you as citizens ought
to vote for him in preference to
some other man? If his record is
not such that it will support the
arguments he has made during the
past few w.eeks what right has he
to come forward and seek your suf
frage on the grounds that he will
save you hundreds of thousands of
dollars?
"Governor Olcott, in contrast to
the promises of the democratic can
didate for governor, has had the
tax problem under consideration for
a long time. Prior to the 1921 leg
islature Governor Olcott appointed
a voluntary committee to report on
the tax subject. This committee
made its report to the governor
-with the result that the legislature
a year ago created the tax investi
gation commission.
Cost Gain Denied.
"Mr. Pierce has given out the
statement that the state govern
ment expense has increased 300 per
cent in six years. Thjs is false, and
Mr. Pierce knows it. Of the $9,300,
000 alleged by Mr. Pierce to have
been raised by state levy for ad
ministrative expense, there was a
two-mill elementary school tax.
This two mills tax, which raised
J2.040.000, was for public school
purposes and was never taken out
of the counties or district in which
it was raised. This is . a part ol
the 300 per cent or the $9,000,000
that Mr. Pierce says our state paid
for administrative expenses.
"We will go one step farther. Mr.
Pierce, while a member of the legis
' lature, introduced what is known
as the market roads measure. Under
the provisions of this bill there is
raised for market roads $1,020,00
by state levy. The law provides that
any county in this state must mates
this money, therefore the full
amount of the one-mill tax, or $1,
020. 000,. is returned to the counties
and is used, not for state roads,
but for market highways.
Millions Voted by People. '
"Adding to this the soldiers'
bonus tax amounting to approxi
mately $1,000,000 a year and $416,000
raised for the operation, of the sol
diers, sailors and marines educa
tional law, there is eliminated ap
proximately $5,000,000 from the $9,
000,000 which Mr. Pierce alleged is
necessary to conduct the state gov
ernment for one year. Not one cent
of this $5,000,000 is used by the ad
ministration of the state, and
neither the governor nor the legis
lature is responsible for any of it.
These amounts were voted by the
people.
Governor Olcott In his address
said, that while the cost of the state
government had increased 40 per
cent, the expenses of the ordinary
family had increased 75 per cent.
"I want to say to you, without
apology, without regret, .with all
candor andt -frankness and with
pride in the fact," said Governor
Olcott, "that every dollar of the tax
payers' money coming under the
control of the executive department
or its branches has been spent hon
estly and well. My administration
has been through the peak of high
costs.
'Now a word about the highways.
I have put three big men in charge
cf the highway work, the largest
job the state has ever' undertaken.
They have proved themselves equal
to the occasion and have received
ro interference from the executive
office. I am going to take some of
the credit for the good work that
has been accomplished. I have not
. allowed political road legislation to
interfere with their plans. I have
vetoed every effort at legislation of
tnat sort and will continue to veto
it as long as I am governor.
Market Road Work Favored.
"And I want to add that I favor a
continuation and development of our
market roads. I want to see the
Koosevelt highway . finished. The
coast has been getting a share of
the highway money and will con
tinue to do sp, and so will other sec
tions of the state. In a few .years
we nave started an immense system
oi mgnways. , xne work will go
aneaa to develop laterals and mar.
Jtet roads and other roads as the
money may be granted."
The speakers were introduced by
Judge R. R. Butler, who declared
that the people were called upon
to weigh Governor Olcott in the
, balance with Walter Pierce, and in
dicated that he and that the re
suit could not but favor Governor
Olcott. , ..
"On the one hand you have Gov
ernor Olcott, whose record is one
of honesty and efficiency," said
Judge Butler. "On the other hand
you have 100 per cent Andy Gump
Pierce, with his empty promises."
En route from Pendleton to The
Dalles Governor Olcott and his party
visited at Echo, Stanfield, Hermis
ton, Irr'gon, Boardman'and Arling
ton. Tomorrow -Governor Olcott and
Mr. Kay will go to Hood River,
where they will close their eastern
Oregon campaign tomorrow night.
ROSEBTJKG HEARS HAWLEY
Congress' Activities In Cutting
Taxes Are Recounted.
ROSEBURG, Or.. Oct. , 20. (Spe
cial.) Representative W. C. Haw
ley spoke to a fairly large crowd
tonight at the Douglas county
courthouse. He arrived in this city
early in the afternoon and spent the
tlay visiting with, friends here. He
SALVATION ARMY LASSIE ARRESTED AFTER PREACHING
TWO YEARS IN ONE PLACE.
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CAPTAIJT RHEBA CRAWFORD.
Captain Rheba Crawford of the Salvation Army, formerly of Atlanta,
Ga., marched triumphantly from the west side court. New York, after
having been acquitted of obstructing the traffic.
For two years Captain Crawford, who is as eloquent as she is beautiful,
has been attracting crowds of a thousand or more, fill'ng Forty-sixth
street from curb to curb at her Sunday night meetings outside the Gaiety
theater. But last Sunday Patrolman Emerson Taylor ordered her to move
on, and when she refused to do so he, acting under orders from Lieutenant
Sheehy, handed her a summons on a charge of obstructing the traffic.
After some further strategy on both sides he arrested her and took her
through Times square to the West Forty-seventh-street station, accom
panied by a crowd of some 4000 sympathizers, who hissed and booed the
police and created such a jam that the reserves were called out. The girl
was promptly set free.
was the .guest of the county cen
tral committee at a dinner given
at 6 o'clock and then went direct
to the hall where the political meet
ing was held. The speaking pro
gramme was augmented by orches
tra and vocal musical selections.
Mr. Hawley gave a number of in
teresting statistics concerning the
activities of congress in tax reduc
tion, and urged support for the ad
ministration by the election of a re
publican governor and republicans
to congress. He attacked the cam
paign of Walter M. Pierce for gov
ernor and besought the voters of
Douglas county to support the re
publican candidate.
Mr. Hawley to Speak in Coos.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Oct. 20. (Spe
cial.) Representative William C.
Hawley of the first Oregon district
will be entertained in Marshfield
on his campaigning visit to Coos
county, when he is to speak in be
half of his own candidacy and that
of Governor Ben W. Olcott Repre
sentative Hawley is given credit
here, in conjunction with , other
members of the Oregon congres
sional delegation, with obtaining
the jetty appropriation of $3,200,
000 for this port and the feeling
among the electors toward him is
found to be cordial. His- date in
Marshfield is for the evening of Oc
tober 23, and at Bandon the next
night.
TRADE MISSION FORMED
SOUTHWESTERLY WASHING
TON TRIP IS ORGANIZED.
Seventy-five Portland Business
Men Will Compose Delegation
to Open Up Markets.
Seventy-five Portland boosters will
leave the union station by special
train tomorrow midnight for a five
day excursion through southwestern
Washington under the auspices of
the Chamber of Commerce. ' The
trade and commerce department of
the chamber, Paul de Haas, chair
man, and E. N. Weinbaum, manager,
will be in charge of the- junket,
which is expected to tie Portland
closer to a big, rich trade territory
that has already Important trade
relations with this market.
In all the cities visited a cordial
greeting is assured. The people of
southwest Washington want to show
Portland what it has to offer and
Portland business men are just as
eager to be shown. There will be
banquets for the excursionists at
Aberdeen, Olympia and Chehalls and
luncheons at South Bend, Hoquiam,
Centralia and Kelso. At the last
named place the Long-Bell Lumber
company will join with the citizens
of Kelso in giving the travelers a
hearty welcome. Everywhere there
will - be trips about . the various
places to view industries, scenery
and other interesting phases of life
in this section of Washington.
Manager Weinbaum said yesterday
a few reservations remain for the
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trip but they must be taken at once,
as the limit of the excursion train
capacity is certain to be reached.
The expedition will return to Portr
land Friday afternoon in time for
dinner.
Portland persons already signed
for the junket are as follows:
I. Aronson, W. S. Babson, R. B.
Bain Jr., A. J. Bale, W. H. Beharrell,
James T. Burtchaeli, Theodore Berg
mann, O. C. Calhoun, A. M. Clark, Louis
G. Clarke, D. G. Cruikshank, Walter M.
Daly, Marshall N. Dana, Paul DeHaas,
George A. Dunham, Edward Ehrman,
F. H. Fogarty, Thomas Follette, Henry
J. Frank, L, A, Freeland, Daa C. Free
man, John Gill, George Grayson, J. C.
Henderson, B. C. Hexter, V. C. Hibbard,
R. S. Howard, F. W.- Howell, H. W
Hughes, R. T. Jacob, A. O. Jones, J. J.
Lane, D. Levine, Thomas C. Luke,
Charles E. Mace, H. J. MacKenzie, Mil
ton Meyer, O. W. Mielke, A. G. Mills,
Ralph T. Montag, B. Neustadter, R. W.
Price, W. F. Prier, S. C. Rasmussen,
I-- J. Ryan, Charles H. Stewart, B. C.
Sammons, Nathan Strauss, Fred W. Vog
ler, I. M. Walker, E. N. Weinbaum,
B. N. Welch, H. Wessinger, F. W.
Wheeler, Frank Ira White. Shelby Wig
gins, Clark H. Williams, Charles C.
Wintermute, Alfred E, Young, George
H. ' Young. Sam J. Young, William
xoung ana John A. zehntbauer.
ONE JOINTIST CONVICTED
W. J. Meagher Found Guilty, But
L. J. Thomas Is Acquitted.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 20.
(Special.) W. J. Meagher and L. J.
Thomas, charged with being joint
ists, were tried together in the
superior court of Clarke county yes
terday and today.
The jury returned at J:30 after
being out -2 hours - and found
Meagher guilty, but acquitted
Thomas. The penalty is from one
to five years in the state peniten
tiary. 4 ,
Attorneys for Meagher gave no
tice of appeal and his bonds were
fixed at $2500, which were furnished
by local friends.
The men were arrested . May 20
this year. The place of business
was 504 Washington street.
Blackheaded
Pimples Quit
WiiiiS.S.S.
Why? Pimple-Poison Goes When Red-Blood-Cell
Increase! S. S. S.
Build These Red-Blood Ceil.
You can be sure of this, nature has no
substitute for red-blood-cells. Pimple
poison can't live in the red rivers of
your blood a long a there are enough
rich Ted-blood-cells In it. More red-
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blood-cells ! That 1 whit yon need
when yon see pimples staring at yon in
the mirror. Blackheaded pimples are
worse ! Eczema Is worse y et 1 Ion can
try tTerything under the sun, you'll
find only one answer, more cell-power
In your blood ! The tremendous re
sults produced by an increase In red-blood-cells
1 one of the A. B. C.'s cf
medical science. Bed-cell mean clear
pore rich, blood. They mean clear, rud
dy, lorable complexion. : They mean
nerre power, becauae all your- nerve
are fed by your blood. They mean
freedom forever from pimples, from the
blackhead peat, from boils, from ecze
ma and kin eruptions, from rheuma
tism impurities, - from that tired, ex
hausted, run-down feeling. Eed-blood-rell
are the most important thing in
the world to each of us. S. S. S. will
build them for yon. S. S. S. ha been
known since 1826, a one of the great
est blood-builders, blood-cleansers and
system trengthener ever produced.
S. S. S. is Bold at all drug stores in
two size. The larger size bottle 1
the more economical.
LITTLE HOPE SEEPi
TO PROCURE GARS
Commerce Body Inclined to
Keep Out of Snarl. '
RAILROADS IN BAD SHAPE
Traffic Expert- of" Washington
Public Service Commission,
Tells About Conditions. '.'
OLTMPIA, Wash., Oct. 20. (Spe
cial.) The interstate commerce
commission is not inclined to as
sume control of the railroads of the
United States in an effort to un
tangle, the snarled condition caused
by the congestion "or freight cars
on eastern roads and the consequent
shortage in the west. This the
Washington state department of
public works announced today, fol
lowing receipt of ,a detailed state
ment of car .service conditions from
O. O. Calderhead, traffic expert of
the department, who has been in
Washington, . C, for the last two
weeks to render whatever service
he could toward obtaining cars for
western1 shippers. . - .
The commission apparently- be
lieved that no good could be ac
complished by assuming control of
the car situation, - Mr. Calderhead
says, on account of the peculiar
conditions existing and which dif
fer materially from those hereto
fore experienced during car-shortage
periods.
" Conditions Held Serious.
; Mr. Calderhead's communication
gives the first detailed infbrmation
received on the coast as to the ac
tual condition of congestion and'
lacn oi motive power on eastern
railroads, which is resulting in an
inability to obtai'n cars for the west.
"The, conditions of some of the
important carriers are very serious,
and there appears to he no imme
diate hope of return to a satisfac
tory performance,", Mr. Calderhead
says. "As an illustration, the Bal
timore & Ohio had an accumulation
of loaded cars on their line Septem
ber 1 which they were unable to
move on account of the railroad's
own disability, of approximately
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11,500 cars. This accumulation was
reduced to 10,000 cars on September
22.- Embargoes have been placed
against the loading locally or re
ceipt from connections of freight
not included in. priority orders. The
New York Central, on September 15,
had 45 per cent of its power in bad
order and there was an accumula
tion of some 3000 cars 4n that ter
ritory. -
"Th Lehigh Valley had an accu
mulation of more than 13,000 cars in
transit freight and, on September
15, 29 per cent of Its power was in
bad order, with increasing deterior
ation. Some of the traffic is being
diverted to other lines in order to
assist this road.
Erie lit Bad Shape. .
"The Erie railroad has been in
pretty bad shape apparently through
t ut the entire month of September.
On September 15 40 per cent of its
motive power was in bad torder,
while there was an accumulation in
excess of 10,000 freight cars on its
lines. A part of its traffic east
bound at least is being diverted to
the New York Central, the Pennsyl
vania, the Lehigh and Lackawanna
roads for a limited period, but con
ditions on that line are not at all
bright and 'do not indicate an im
mediate return to satisfactory op
erating performance.
"It will be noted that the car
riers serving the territory between
Buffalo, Pittsburg andNew York
are in very bad condition. Some of 1
1.1113 is uuo iu uiu eiiuiiuoiis vuiume
of freight taken to the markets of
New York and New England and
some of it is due to the accumulated
burden of handling the winter's
coal supply.
v,"If cold weather reaches us with
in, a few days the situation will be
decidedly worse for the reason that
locomotive efficiency will be mate
rially decreased. The conditions
and congestion in the eastern region
naturally bring about an unprece
dented car shortage in the produc
ing territories of the west.
"My own idea is that everything
should be done by the shippers and
the railroads in the states of Wash
ington and Oregon, Idaho and Mon
tana to retain the cars that we now
have in that territory for local use.
The situation will grow more seri
ous, at least for a short period, if
the cars are - permitted to go east
and be swallowed up by the eastern
lines, which can't move the loads
they have, let alone fuss around
with empties.
"Joseph N. Teal. is here also wor
rying somewhat about cars and it
has reached the point where mem
bers of the commission are wonder
ing if the western people know any
thing else but the word 'cars.' It
is having its effect and everyone is
now on his toes trying to devise
means of getting the cars quickly.
The deplorable thing, however, ' is
the length of time it will take for
the coast to feel the effects of the
westward movement."
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A Wonderful Entertainment That Will Cling to Your Memory Forever
The greatest of all character actors, Theodore
Roberts, playing the beloved "Uncle Josh,"
heads a perfect cast.' You'll laugh at the antics
of "Happy Jack" and the love-rivals, "Seth" and
"Si." You'll cry at the burning partings and
heartaches of lovely "Ann." You'll thrill as the
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This Picture Will NOT BE SHOWN AGAIN in Portland This Year
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IN GRONKHITE CASE
Repudiation of Confession
Reported False.
MOTIVE DECLARED FOUND
Major Said to Have Reprimanded
Captain Several Times
Before Shooting.
TACOMA. Wash., Oct. 20. What
purported to be new facts- in con
nection with tne death at Camp
Lewis in October, 1918, of Major
Alexander P. CR-onkhite have come
to light here following the arrests
in the east of Roland R. Pothier and
Robert Rosenbluth on charges of
murder. The two men were arrested
yesterday on warrants issued as the
result of the Secret indictment re
turned last week by a federal grand
jury.
'"I hav.e learned that Pothier never
repudiated the confession be made
some time ago in which he declared
he shot Major Cronkhite at the in
stigation of Captain Rosenbluth,"
Albert Johnson, representative in
congress, declared today. "I have
also learned that the shooting of
Major Cronkhite did not occur on
the target range or during target
practice."
Captain Is Reprimanded.
Major Cronkhite at the. time of his
death was in command of the bat
talion of which Captain Rosen
bluth's company was a part. He
was but 24 years old and Captain
Rosenbluth 40. Because of this dif
ference in age Captain Rosenbluth
is said to have resented some of
the orders issued by his superior.
On several occasions, it was
learned from authoritative sources.
Major Cronkhite publicly repri
manded Captain .Rosenbluth for
what he termed the inefficient hand
ling of the company in his charge
and at one time went so far as to
temporarily relieve Captain Rosen
bluth from command and to place a
sergeant in charge of the com
pany. Shooting: Oceurs in Timber.
On the day of Major Cronkhite's
''''"--'ji ' with ' : ' . ' iiNl&
Theodore Roberts,
death some army men declared Cap
tain Rosenbluth, who had taken his
company out for a hike, led the
men through a dense growth of tim
ber about a mile and a half from
the target range and it was here
that the fatal shooting occurred, it
was added.
Sensational evidence that led the
grand jury to charge willful murder
in the case was hinted, but has not
been officially disclosed.
ROSENBLUTH PUTS VP BAIL
Alleged Murderer Released on
940,000 Bond.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20. Captain
Robert Rosenbluth, who was locked
up in the Tombs prison last night
charged with the murder of Major
Alexander. P. Cronkhite at Camp
Lewis, Wash., in October, 1918. was
today released in bail of $40,000 fur
nished by Felix M. Warburg, banker,
who gave as security his Fifth av
enue home valued at $400,000.
At a hearing before a federal
commissioner next Thursday Rosen
bluth's counsel will fight to pre
vent his removal to the western
state for trial.
Pothier Hearing Postponed.
PROVIDENCE, R. I., Oct. 20.
Hearing on the question of remov
ing Roland Wr. Pothier, indicted for
the murder of Major Alexander P.
Cronkhite, to Tacoma, Wash., was
postponed today until either tomor
row or Tuesday. Pressure of fed
eral court business was the reason.
DEATH RECORD IS SMALL
One Fatality Ont of 595 Mishaps
During Week, Is Reported.
SALEM, Or.. Oct. 20. (Special.)
Although 595 , accidents were re
ported to the state industrial acci
dent commission during the week
ended October 19, there was but one
fatality.
VThe man who lost his life was
Weedeu Mosher of Sclo, a sawmill
employe. Of the total number of-
accidents, 544 were subject to the
provisions of the compensation act,
33 were from firms and corporations
that have rejected its provisions,
and 18 were from public utility
corporations not subject to the act's
provisions. .
Students Express Pleasure.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Sa
lem, Or., Oct. 20. (Special.) The
student body today adopted resolu
tion and ordered it sent to Robert
A. Booth of Eugene and E. S. Collins
of Portland, expressing the students'
appreciation of their generous
pledges of $100,000 each to the
Willamette forward movement.
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JILTED ER9CERIS SUING
EXrFIAXCKE ASKED TO PAY
FOR TIME WASTED.
Disappointment and Injury to
Health Valued at $15,400,
Says Complaint.
EDENBURG, Pa., Oct. 20. George
Abraham, Franklin grocer, said in
a breach of promise suit on filo
here today that his love affair
wrecked him "physically and finan
cially." He set out in his petition asking
for $25,000 that he used two motor
cars and "nearly all of his time" in
v ooing Mrs. Mary S. Albert of Cone
maugh. When she promised to marry
him he gave her a $1600 diamond
engagement ring, he said, which
she now refuses to return.
He Itemized his "lost love" costs
as follows:
Use of two automobiles by de
fendant for "her pleasure and con
venience," $2000. .
Diamond engagement ring, $1600.
Profits lost in grocery store by
not remaining on job, $5000.
Disappointment and loss of his
health, $15,400.
USE OF GAS INCREASES.
Since gas can be utilized more
efficiently than any other fuel, its
f-ld of use is growing larger year
by year. In the not distant future
one can expect to see all our fuels
gasified and applied in this form,
and the use of solid and liquid fuels
condemned as wasteful. By this
change in the methods of fuel ap
plication not only are production
costs lessened, but our natural re
sources are conserved. Scientists
now tell us that the end of some of
our most valuable fuel resources is
in sight. It is important, then, to
work together for the conservation
and the economical utilization of
our fuel resources, Adv.
Lebanon Budget $22,500.
LEBANON. Or., Oct. 20. (Special.)
The budget committee for the
Lebanon school met this week anil
made the estimates' for school ex
penditures for the ensuing school
year. The total amount estimated
to be required for the district is
$40,559, and' of this sum more than
$20,000 must be raised by a direct
tax on the property of the district.
This sum includes the reduction of
the school debts during the year i:i
the sum of $7000. The city of Leb
anon budget committee also held
its annual session this week and
asked for about $22,500.