riiJS JIOKXIXG- UREGOXLLM, TUJ2SDA1'. UECE3IBER 12. 1923
both Fjumms 1
ASTORIA TROUBLES
Committee of 50 Hears
Frank Statements.
ACTION HELD ILL-ADVISED
Failure to Recognize Xewly
Electefo Officials Is Admitted
to Have Been Tactless.
ASTOIUA, Or., Dec. 11. (Spe
cial.) Radical conflict of opinion
concerning the supervision of As
toria's rebuilding programme, which
has torn this city of ashes asunder,
was today laid bare in detail for the
first time by both, sides to the con
troversy. Frank statements con
cerning the organization of the ex
ecutive committee 01 safety, around
which the controversy has raged,
were made at a meeting of the com
mittee of 50, an organization out of
which this same executive commit
tee was born.
By the statements at the meeting,
it was plainly evident that lack of
diplomacy on the part of the com
mittee organizers during the very
time that the flames of Friday's
conflagration were still wreaking
destruction, brought about the pres
ent row.
It was also indicated that the tak
ing over of authority in the recon
struction programme by members of
the city council, which is the only
legal procedure in sight, will bring
the present unfortunate situation to
an end.
Selfish Interests Charged.
O. E. Setters, mayor-elect, and
members of the present city council,
declared that failure to recognize
the present officials or incoming of
ficials was in effect a direct slap in
the face and that this action was
taken because a small group of men
in the city was anxious to wrest
control from constituted authority in
order to further selfish interests.
W. S. Gilbert, chairman of the
committee of 50, who presided at
the meeting, took issue with these
remarks by declaring that while er
rors of judgment may have been
displayed, all that had been done in
the way of committee appointments
was only for the purpose of handling
the emergency.
When the vast majority of the
meeting showed by both talk and
applause that they were- ready to
strip the executive committee of au
thority to arrange or even plan the
rebuilding of the city in the name
of the committee of 50, Major Gilbert
made a passionate plea for har
mony, maintaining that continued
friction at this time would be a
greater tragedy than the fire itself.
Definite Action Forestalled.
The plea forestalled any definite
action by the committee, but this
was only because it was plain to all
present that the city council was
the only horiy that had the legal
power to handle the huge and in
tricate rebuilding programme.
But before the meeting adjourned
Mayor-elect Setters declared that
representatives of the executive
had approached him Saturday and
had attempted to have him sign a
paper which would turn over the,
city government to a small group
of citizens. That was how the row
began.
"I want everyone here to know
that when they came to me and
told me they wanted authority to
run this city, without showing any
evidence of even consulting with
present councilmen or members of
the incoming administration, I re
sented it.
"That's why you saw an article
in last Sunday's Oregonian pointing
out that the present mayor and my
self were not in accord concerning
the relief plans. When 1 take of
fice o:i January 3. I'll be mayor,
make no mistake about that."
Oversight Held Serious.
"This committee of nine was ap
pointed by the executive committee,"
declared the chairman, "and remem
ber that this is not a mass meeting
and if you are not a member of the
committee of 5 it, please do not at
tempt to upset our meeting today."
Failure of the large committee to
include the mayor-elect or other
members of the new city commis
sion on the executive committee
was a serious oversight, Major Gil
bert admitted. But to offset this,
he declared that the executive com
mittee had added Mayor-elect Set
ters to the committee, had bidden
him welcome to the meetings and
had assured him that if he would
attend they would "hirg him to
death," a prospect that appeared to
give Mr. Setters scant delight.
The executive committee has been
divided according to the chairman,
into various bureaus, with various
members of the committee at the
head of the departments. The de
partment of safety is headed by G.
O. Fulton, who has named Mayor
Bremner. Chief of Police Carlson
and Sheriff Slusher to handle the
work. '
Mayor Bremner waa put in charge ,
of the health bureau, with Dr. Nellie j
Vernon, city health officer, hand-'
ling the work.. C. R. Higgnis, local;
banker, was made chairman of the;
bureau of finance and banking with
Frank Patton, J. E. Roman and S.
I S. Gordon, officers of the four local,
i banks.
Committee to Handle Funds. J
In connection with the work of
this committee, it was explained
that , all money received for distri
bution is to be placed in the hands
of this committee, and all matters
of financial relief will be handled
oy urns bankers.
Organization of other bureaus,
such as the relief headed by Major
Gilbert and supplies by E. B.
Hughes, was explained.
"I first named Mayor Bremner
and Mayor-elect Setters and then
looked around the room and picked
citizens who were present," Major
Gilbert explained, "and there is no
question but that I overlooked many
representative men.- But in the
emergency hasty action was es
sential." On Saturday the committee of 50
again met. Major Gilbert stated,
and upon motion of G. C. Fulton,
who some declared was not a mem
ber of the committee, appointment
of the now famous executive com
mittee of nine was authorized.
Council Has Last Say.
Mayor-elect Setters at' the meet
ing made a motion that everything
concerning executive and adminis
trative functions of the city be
dropped by the committee of 50
and the executive committee be
adjourned. This motion was later
withdrawn. No sooner had the
mayor-elect concluded his state
ment when Councilman Whitman
took the floor to explain why the
present city council was mighty
disappointed over the events of the
last few days.
"I waited all day Sunday in my
house to hear from some one and
waited in vain, he said. "Today I
came to the city hall to see if
there was anything to do, but the
committee did not care to confer
with members of the council, but
they will and must come to the
counc'l before anything can be done
and that
mess."
O. C. Xarvestad echoed the sen
timents of his colleagues and proph
esied that the present city council,
while williing to listen to sugges
tions from all. would not be ridden
over by anyone. Responsibility for
dissension was laid by Dr. William
Logan to men who had no property
interests. He held that he who had
lost heavily -by the fire had not
been heard and that because the
council had full and exclusive pow
er there was no need for difference
of opinion. The meeting came to a
close without definite action after
Chairman Gilbert appealed to the
group to indulge in no more rowing,
but strive to work as one man in
the rehabilitation of the business
district of the city.
Today Until Friday
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CRUDE OIL IS ABUNDANT
SIMPLE DISTILLIXG METHOD
TO COXSERVE SUPPLIES.
Industry Outgrown Present Plan
of Distillation and Adoption
of Xcw Process Urged.
CHICAGO. Dec. ll. The alarm
shown by the decreasing oil supply
with the consumption of gasoline
on the un-grade due to the increased
use of the internal combustion en
gine, would be needless were re
finers receptive to revolutionary
methods of distillation, asserts T.
H. Manning of the industrial re
search laboratories, in discussing
the motor fuel of the future.
A single simple operation convert
ing all crude oil, except a very
small portion, into a high-grade
motor fuel, outranking the present
products, is advocated by Mr. Man
ning. "This can be accomplished," he
said, "by a single distillate from the
crude to the refined without the de
tail incurred by redistilling, refining
and reprocessing as now practiced
by the refiners. This, of course,
will require a disregard for the
lesser distillates, which would allay
the alarm felt by many at the di
minishing oil supply.
"The oil industry has outgrown
its present' methods of production
and chemical research has shown
that all the agitation concerning
the decreasing oil resources is weak
and unfounded."
& &eal CfjriStmas
Hale
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EX.1
Regular $12.50 and $15.00
BATH ROBES
$8.85
Soft, warm fabrics in varied hues and
patterns, trimmed in silk and with ord to
match. A gift that is truly appreciated
, by the male recipient 365 days out of the
year.
SILK Lounging ROBES
Regularly priced
' $27.50 to $35 and $37.50 to $50
Now $19.85 and $29.85
SILK SHIRTS
$4.95 (3 for $14-50)
Shirts of an unusually high quality at an
exceptionally low price. Give husband,
father or brother a selection of these
shirts Christmas morn and note how
gratified he will be !
BEN SELLING
MORRISON
AT FOURTH
Portland's Leading Clothier for Over Half a Century
HO 5LI BY
BLACK IS SUSPECTED OF AT
TACKIXG GIRL.
Prisoner, Though Xot Identified
by Victim, Is Tied to Tree
and Shot to Death.
STREET JI AN, Tex., Deo. 11.
George Gay, 25, negro, arrested to
day in connection with an alleged
attack on a young woman here, was
shot and killed by a mob this aft
ernoon. The body was left chained to' the
tree in a creek bottom three miles
south of Streetman. Feeling con
tinued to run high following the
shooting. Local and county officers
held a parley shortly after noon in
a bank building here and decided
the only chance for the hegro's
safety lay In nis removal to Fair
field. Approximately 250 automo
biles were in the line of march when
the sheriff's party removed the
negro from the building where he
had been kept under guard.
At a point where the highway
crossed a creek bottom the sher
iff's party was overtaken and Ue
negro was removed from its cus
tody by the mob.
The officers were held under an
armed guard while the negro was
chained to the tree and many bul
lets fired into, his body. The evi
dence against Gay was declared by
officers to be circumstantial, the
young woman having failed to iden
tify him as her assailant.
The girl's condition was not seri
ous, the negro having been fright
ened away after throwing a sack
over her head arid stuffing her
mouth full of cotton.
at Long View, Wash. Leaving
union station at 1:10 P. M. by spe
cial car, the party Saturday after
noon will survey the ground plans
for the 16,000,000 plant being built
by the Long-Bell Lumber company.
Where it is planned to found a
"model city" of 20,000 inhabitants,
the visitors will have the oppor
tunity to see city planning in the
making. A banquet is to be served
by the Long-Bell company.
INCUMBENTJS RETAINED
City Recorder Ely of Estacada
Vins Election Contest.
OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 11.
(Special.) J. K. Ely will remain
city recorder of Estacada, under a
decision of J. U. Campbell, judge of
the circuit court, here today. Action
was brought December 1 by F. C.
Bartholomew, who contended that
two votes cast for Mr. Ely were by
persons not residents of the city for
the statutory period. The court re
jected the two votes and the result
was a tie.
Inasmuch as the result previously
was declared a tie . and lots were
cast for Mr. Ely, the court declined
to change the outcome.
CM Bill NOT SING
PRIMA DONNA CANCELS HER
LOS ANGELES CONCERT.
Read Thp Oreeronian Hassifie-d ad?.
Protest of American Legion and
Other Patriotic Societies.
Prompts Diva to Act.
LOS ANGELES, Cal.; Dec. 11. A
scheduled meeting of the police com
missioners, which was to decide to
day whether lame. Johanna Gadski,
opera singer, could appear in concert
here tonight was called off this aft
ernoon when Mme. Gadski issued a
statement declaring- that she would
not attempt to sing- for a Los An
geles audience at this time.
Mme. Gadski explained that while
information" received here from the
department of justice showed that
there was 'not the slightest ground
for charges brought against her of
pro-German activties during the
war, and although she believed mem
bers of the American Legion them
selves would.be the first to defend
her against ruffianism at her pro
posed concert, she nevertheless did
-RIGHT NOW.
A show for the grown-ups
and the children, for every
man and every woman &
' picture all the world will love.
WESLEY BARRY
IN
"RAGS to RICHES"
Packed with action, thrilling
scenes and stirring adven
ture, interwoven in a beauti- (
ful story of romance, pathos
and laughter.
To Miss This Will Mean Regrets
COMING
GUY BATES POST
IN
"Omar the Tentmaker"
fc-l turn MnrnTH lijttW' faffiiOTMT-tfHi
not "wish to be the innocent cause
of even an unpleasant' incident." Ac
cordingly she was canceling her ar
rangements t- sing at a local audi
torium. Members and posts of the Ameri
can Legion and representatives of
other patriotic organizations had
asked the board to prohibit the con
cert, alleging the singer was pro
German during the world war and
that her appearance might lead to
a "demonstration."
peacock Koclc springs coal. Dia
mond Cofll Co. Bdwy 3837. Adv.
I FREE TONIGHT 1
1 Dance Carnival 1
j A I.I; THIS WEEK El
1 BROADWAY HALL
if Hall Aim. 1(X-, Except Sat.
iirt&irtittfitiirtMMi
Students Invited on Trip. .
Reed college students and faculty
have been invited to accompany a
delegation from the City club Sat
urday on an in-spection tour of the
big industrial plant being erected
Poirittoi
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HAVANA CIGAR.
The Gift He
Will Enjoy
There is no gift men ap
preciate more than a
box of fine cigars.
The delicate blending of
fine Havana tobacco im
parts to the BLUE
POINT its delight. and
charm.
Buy them by the box
for Christmas
A neat gift box contain
ing 10 foil wrapped Blue
Points makes an attrac
tive present. The box of
10 for $1.25.
BROWN CIGAR CO., Inc.
Distributors,
124 X. Broadway. Port
land. Or. IlUwj. 3770.
Not only Jackie Coogan's
finest, but another mile
stone in screen history.
THIS
WEEK
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The things you've laughed
and cried over unfolded in
scene upon scene of the ad
ventures of the workhouse
waif. A masterly picture a
triumph replete with the
human essence of Dickens'
wonderful tale.
A First National Attraction
MANHATTAN TRIO
NEWS EVENTS
KEATES CARTOON
"Kringle Land"
Take the kiddies to' the mez
zanine, where we have in
stalled Santa Claus in all of
his Arctic glory. Polar Bears,
Aurora Borealis, ice-covered
Igloos; also Souvenirs for
each child 2 to 5 and 7 to
10 P. M.
PORTLAND'S TWO BEST
THEATERS OFFER
EXCEPTIONAL PRE-XMAS
PROGRAMMES
An accident sweeps her
high to social fame her
honor flings her back to
rags. Into the blackness
of her despair cuts the
iridescent rays of a stolen
silver cup. A mysterious
chalice destined to play a
strange part in the lives
of the girl and the thief.
Mirror No. 3
Kinograms
Knowles' Picture Players
County Agent to Be Retained.
BEND, Or., Dec. 11 (Special.)
Objections to the retention of the
Deschutes county agriculturist,
made in a petition with 148 sig
natures, presented at this after
noon's meeting of the county court,
were overruled. . Another petition,
asking that the appropriation for
the agent be left on the budget, was
signed by 203 ranchers of the
county. The budget will not be
adopted finally until the amount of
the state tax is learned.
Choose from these
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make everybody happy
Christmas again! The season of joyous giv
ing. Before you shop, let us drop a word in your
ear buy OREGON QUALITY GIFTS!
Look for the Oregon label it's assurance that
you are making Oregon kiddies happy, because
their Daddies are on Oregon payrolls. The world
comes to Oregon to buy of its wares we can buy
them on equal merit too.
Here are a few timely suggestions :
(For Men Continued)
Silk shirts and pajamas
Overcoats (pare virgin wool)
Razors and razor strops
Leather belts,, puttees, sus
penders Cosy, warm bathrobes
For Ihe outdoor man fishing
tackljs mackinaws, golf sox,
swimming suits, golf bags
17p-to-the-mtnute hats and caps
Insurance policies
Fragrant cigars
Myrtle wood ash trays, smokeTs'
sets, courtesy light
Portfolios, brief cases leather
shoes
Trunks, traveling bags
For Women:
Luxurious furs
Dainty eainUole, boudoir ca.
lingerie, neckwear, blonae
dresnm and nproni
Umbrellas (or rainy day a
Face creams, perfumes, talcs
and other toilet requlMltes
Dressing tables, writing desks
Art mirrors
Cednr cheats, bankets
Pottery
Indian blankets (authentic de
signs) Bath robes
Knitting? yarns
Myrtle wood novelties
Phonographs
Outing suits
Silver, gold and nickel plating
Jewelry
Electric lamps and shades
Fluff rugs
Woolen dress materials
Oregon wool scarves, swimming
suitH. sweaters
Candy and fancy fruits
Petjlcoats
Box assorted, table delicacies
Brushes
Soaps
Feathers, fancy plumes
Shrubs, plants
Silverware novelties
Tea carts
Electric waffle Irons
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For Men:
For the ear owner gloves,
robes, anto ramp kits, garage
heaters, luggage carriers
For Children:
Wholesome, delicious candles,
fluffy sweaters, caps, aprons,
play suits and other garments
Indian dolls
Blackboards -
Toy brooms
Baby corrals, building blocks
Bathing suits, boys' outing
clothing
Fishing tackle
Toy paints
Bnbyfe wearables
Boys mackinaws
May we help yon with your
"gift list" this year? Your
name and address will bring
a directory of Oregon man
nfactarers and products by
return mail.
Associated
Industries
of Oregon
702 Oregon Bldg., Portland