THE MOEXIXG OREGONTAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1922 JAPANESE SHIPPER mm mm Suzuki of Kobe Arrives Here on World Tour. U. S. FRIENDSHIP WANTED More Amicable Feeling Is Xoted Since Arms Conference, Is Statement. A more friendly feeling in Japan toward Americana since the recent limitation of armaments conference was reported by I. Suzuki of Kobe, one of the leading steamship men and financiers of the Nipponese em pire, and Japanese members of his party who arrived in Portland Sun day night in the course of a -world tour. "We as a company nave always been warm toward America and the Americans," declared the senior member of Suzuki & Co. "This is evidenced by our extensive business with this country and by the manner in which we have been successful in this field." Steamship Business Good. Mr. Suzuki, who has visited Ger many, England and France on his trip, declared that, considering the economic condition of the worid as a result of the recent world war, he found the steamship business in good shape and the various head quarters of his company confident of better days to come. Economic conditions in the orient said Mr. Suzuki, are, much better, with growing improvement in com merce and industry generally. Mr. Suzuki said that he did not contemplate any immediate change in the service of his company at Portland, although if the demand should materialize, additional ships would be put on the run to this port which is the Pacitic coast neaa quarters of the concern. Financier's Daughter Weds. The real reason for the Japanese financier's trip around the world was the wedding in Paris of his daughter Chiyo to S. Takahada, rep resentative of the Suzuki company in Kurope. A magnificent wedding party was held there with company officials and prominent Europeans attending. In Mr. Suzuki's party are T. Nishi kawa, his private secretary, and A. M. Kashiwa, head of the New York office and general manager for the United States of Suzuki & Co. Local managers for th company met the distinguished Japanese party at the train Sunday night upon their arrival and escorted them to the Benson hotel, which will be their headquarters while here. Mr. Suzuki will be the guest of honor at a ban quet served at the Benson hotel to night. J. Nakagawa, local manager for Suzuki & Co., has invited local shipping men, port officials and financiers to meet Mr. Suzuki at that time. Mr. Suzuki and . his party will leave for Vancouver, B. C, after a brief visit here, and plan on sailing from that port for Kobe Thursday. Mr. Kashiwa of New York, who has accompanied Mr. Suzuki on his trip across the continent, was for merly stationed here, having estab lished the Portland office of his company here about eight years ago. PJSTOli SIS HP OLD FELT HAT IS USED TO POUND OUT SPARKS. Rev. E. A. Gottberg Ascends to Roof AVliile Flames Lick Walls of Building on Two Sides. As flames licked greedily at the buildings on two sides and other blazing structures in the vicinity crumpled under dynamite blasts, set off by Astoria firemen to stem the red tide rapidly devouring the city's business section, a lone figure scrambled about on the roof of the First Baptist church of Astoria, slapping this way and that way with a battered felt hat as sparks i'ell about him. The heroic fire lighter was the Rev. E. A. Gottberg. 5 years pld, pastor of the church, ;md as a 'result of his bravery his church stands on the- edge of the fire zone, almost undamaged. The story of Rev. Jlr. Gottberg's heroism was brought to .Portland Sunday by Rev. O. C. AVrig-ht. f.40 Kast Twentieth street. Rev. Mr. AVright learned the details from Rev. Mr. Gottberg, friends of the Astoria pastor supplying the essen tials of the story. The church is located about two blocks north of the Y. M. C. A. All buildings north of tho church for three blocks were burned and build ings on the east were dynamited. At 5 o'clock in the morning tongues of flam,e shot out from the blaz ing structures nearby, but sides of the church were kept soaked with water. The pressure was too light to throw' water on the roof, how ever, and hope of saving the build ing was almost abandened when CLIFT) HOTEL, Notably good- because you will like the CLIFT N while you are here and you will remember it pleasantly af ter you have left. GEARY at TAYLOR FRANCISCO H ft! S Hi Peacock Rock Springs coal. Dj tnond Coal Co., Bdwy. 3037. Adv. Rev. Mr. Gottberg clambered to the top and, snatching his felt hat from his head, extingirshed sparks as fast as they fell, braving danger of death or serious injury again and again as he jumped from place to place. For more than four hours he re mained on the roof, through the worst of the blistering heat from tt?e blazing inferno which only a few hours before was the city's business section. The church rocked under the force of the dynamite explosions, windows were shattered and plaster fell from the walls, but Rev. Mr. Gottberg stayed until the church was pronounced out of danger. Not only the church but the en tire block east was saved from destruction by the heroic pastor, firemen said, for had the church caught oh fire it would have been impossible to prevent spread of the flanges to adjacent buildings. STORE ROBBER IS CAUGHT YOUTH WRITES THAT HE IS DEAF AND DUMB. Prowler Discovered When Owner Visits Store While on Way Home From Theater. SALEM, Or., Dec. 10. (Special.) A young man was captured in the act of looting the O. J. Schei cloth ing store here today. The prisoner refused to talk and in writing said he was deaf and dumb. The man had registered at a hotel as Henry Belh of Portland. The robbery was discovered when Mr. Schei, his wife and little daugh ter entered the store while on their way home from a moving-picture theater. As Mr. Schei neared the cash register he noticed that the drawers had been opened and that $10 which he had left there when the store was closed last night had been removed. As Mr. Schei stepped away from the cash register his little daughter called to her father that a man was lying on the floor behind some ta bles. The robber apparently heard the child's voice, as he jumpc-d quickly to his feet and started for the rear of the store. Although not armed, Mr. Schei followed the robber and caught him by the arm as he was about to leap through the rear door. The pris oner at first showed fight and reached his hand into his hip pocket as if to draw a gun. Mr. Schei then tightened his grip on the man and held him. John Davidson, a guard at the penitentiary, who chanced to be in front of the store when Mr. Schei entered, rushed to the latter's as sistance and covered the prowler with a revolver. He later was turned over to the police and taken to jail. He will be charged with burglary. The officers believe that the prisoner is the same man who entered the C. P. Bishop store Sat urday night and the Cooley & Zosel store and Bakerite bakery Friday night. MIDDLE AGES NOT BAD -Maintenance of Just Price Chief Rule of Business. "Willard R. Basset in Collier's Weekly. Once upon a time it was taken for granted that sharp practice and trading had to go together. The period known as the middle ages concerned itself mightily with the conduct of business even though its business was far from complex. It centered its attention on the main tenance of a "just" price. For in stance, in the year of the Norman conquest one shilling was the price of a fat cow and fourpence was the price of a sheep. Other products varied in price, but the single test applied 'to every price was: "Is it just?" Perhaps we might learn something irom the rules which then governed prices. In a manual for confessors, much in use at the time, are contained the rules under the heading "Sin for Worldly Gain." A reading of them plays havoc with the notion that the dark ages were really such frightful times. Here are some of the pertinent definitions. Avarice was described as sin for worldly gain," and included these offenses: To sell a thing- dear, to buy cheap. To lie, swear and forswear to get a higher price. To have varying weights and measures. To buy on the greater and to sell on the less. To "top" a measure of ale with froth. To make a thing seem heavier than It is. To sell cloth in a dim light To sell subject to receiving a higher price at a later date. Usury was defined as: To lend money and get more than its value back in goods. Employing an agent to do this. To inherit wealth so acquired. Borrowing at a low rate of inter est and lending at a higher rate. Selling at a high price because the buyer has great need or cannot wait. Buying in time of plenty when wishing for a time of scarcity. To lend on condition that profits are shared but not lost. Lending a poor man a penny but taking in return three pennyworth of work. JAPAN HAS SHAKESPEARE Bicentenary or Great Oriental Poet Is Celebrated. OSAKA, Japan. Osaka celebrated the bi-centenary of Chikamatsu Monzaemon, poet and playwright, called the Shakespeare of Japan, his life and works being closely identified with this town. One of hi best works, entitled "Tenno Amijima," was staged at the Nakaza theater by Nakamura Ganjiro, the best exponent of Chikamatsu's drama. Chikamatsu Monzaemon was born in the 17th century, in Choshu province, southern Japan, of a samurai family. After having served as a public servant he retired from official life and spent the rest of his days in Osaka and Kyoto, de voting himself to literary works. His plays number more than 100, many of which depict the life of the merchant class of Osaka. Nearly all of his dramas have ben staged. EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE Six Persons Injured in Blast in Scranton, Pa., Mills. SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. lO.-'The deaths last night stood at five from the explosion that e rlier Saturday demolished four mills and several smaller buildings of the Black Diamonds Powder company's plant at Suzcon, Pa., eight miles ' from here, and rocked the contiguous communities. The list of injured was increased to six, of whom two were in a seri ous condition. Phone you-r-wanf ads to The Ore sronian. All its readers are inler ested in the classified columns. ES TO MEET HERE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO HOLD ASTSVAXi SESSION . Three-Day Convention to Be Held With "Well-Balanced Pro gramme Arranged. . County judges and commissio'ners from all counties in Oregon will gather in Portland for the annual convention of the Oregon Associa tion of County Judges and Commis sioners, to be held in room 520 at the courthouse Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. An exceptionally well-balanced programme has been prepared, a feature of which is a visit to Oregon City Wednesday, where luncheon will be enjoyed and the paper mills and new bridge over the Willamette river inspected. Officers of the association are: Ralph W. Hoyt, Multnomah county commissioner, president; Harvey E. Cross, Clackamas county judge, vice-president; H. L. Hasbrouck, Hood River-county judge, secretary treasurer. The complete programme follows: Tuesday. 9 A. XT. Registration, diatribut'on of badges and payment of anaual dues. 10 A. M. Convention called to order. Ralph W. Hoyt. president. Address of welcome, Mayor Baker. 'Legislative Suggestions," Stanley Myers, district attorney of Multnomah county. "Scenic Preservation," J. H. Rankin, president Oregon Scenic Preservation, as sociation and commissioner-elect of Multnomah county. Appointment of committees and treas urer's report. 1:30 P. M. "Waste," Harvey B. Cross, county judge Clackamas county. "County Indebtedness and Its Retire ment," Willis K. Clark, manager bond department, Ladd & Tilton bank. Discussion, "Present and Future De velopments of Port of Portland and Its Relation to the State of Oregon," J. H. Polhamus, genera manager and chief engineer Port of Portland. "Harmonizing City and County Budg ets," Robert G. Dieck, consulting en gineer taxation and conservation, com mittee Multnomai county. Discussion, "Proper Use of Countv Poor Funds," Dr. P. A. Parson, professor of appnea sociology, university of Oregon, and director Portland school of social work. 8 P. M. OrpTieum theater. 10:13 P. M. Shrine circus, Auditorium. Wednesday. 9:30 A. M. "Contract and Forca Ac count Work and Value of Uniform Cost Accounting," J. M. McArthur, bridge en gineer Lane county. "Administrative Co-oneratlon "Between County Court and County Clerks," Floyd D. Moore, county clerk Polk county. "Co-operation Between State and County Officers and Its Relation to the nuonduct of Public Affairs," Samuel A. Kozer, secretary of tttate. "Section 3208, Oregon Laws." O. G. Hughson, executive secretary Portland branch. Associated General Contractors ot America. 11:15 A. M. Guests of Oregon City Live Wires. Automobiles leave court house, Fourth street entrance. Luncheon at Oregon City. Visit to paper mills. In spection of new Willamette river bridge, bunt ny uregon state mghway commiS' sion. 3 P. M. Return to Portland to visit new Multnomah county hospital. S P. M. Shrine circus, Auditorium. Thursday. 0:30 A. M. "The Work of the State Highway Commission for the Past Tear, With the Future Outlook, and Reply to Recent Charges Made Against the Com mission and Its Employes," R. A. Booth, chairman Oregon state highway commis sion. Eugene. "Development of Black Base Pave ment," C. W. Stewart, asphalt division Standard Oil company. "Concrete Roada," H. Mumm Jr. dis trict engineer Portland Cement associa tion. Election of officers. Reports of committees. Unfinished business. Resolutions. "Child Welfare," Judge Jacob Kanzer presiding. "Our Responsibility to the Children of Oregon," William D. Wheelwright, chair man child welfare committee. "The Problems of a County Judge," Judge C. R. Wade, Coos county. "The Functions of a Juvenile Court," Judge Jacob Kanzler, court of domestic relations. Discussion, "The Case Before the Hear ing," Mrs. Kate McGuire. "The Case After the Hearing," Mrs. T. J. Hewitt. "Boarding the Children in Temporary Homes." Mrs. Mary S. Ady. "Mental and Physical Tests," Dr. S. C. Kohr. "The Crippled Child," Dr. Richard Diliehunt. Adjournment. 3:30 P. M. Annual banquet, Multno mah hotel. 8:30 P. M. Shrine circus, Auditorium. POTASH PRODUCT LESS Searls take Plant In California Only One in Full Operation. SAN FRANCISCO. Dr. John B. Teeple, discussing the American potash industry in the Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chem istry, says: Such progress as we have to re cord is not in increased production. In 1915 our production was prac tically nothing; in 1918 it reached a maximum of 54,500 tons of K20; in 191!) it was 32,000: in 1920 it was I Wot Ghoiia i L. E. Waterman Company, 191 Broadway, N. Y. t Chicago Boston San FrancUco f The most complete stock of Waterman Pens in Portland will be found at THE J. K. GILL CO. THIRD AND ALDER STREETS 48,000; and in 1921 it amouted to about 8000 tons from less than 20 plants. As I wTite this, only one commer cial plant, is in full operation mak ing potash as a main product, - This is the American Trona Cor poration plant on Searles Lake in California. Incidentally, this company has probably spent more time and money on systematic and fundamental-research and development work than any other, which may account for its being in operation. - The by-product plants in commer cial operation include the molasses distilleries, of which the United States Industrial Chemical company is probably the chief producer, the cement plants and blast furnaces, the Santa Cruz-Portland Cement company in the lead, and the sugar companies using the Steffens pro cess. That is about the whole story of production in America today. Of the 128 plants reporting pro duction in 1918, over 100 made noth ing in 1021. Some few were abandoned as war babies that could, not live in peace times, but many are simply stand ing by continuing the study of their problems and hoping for congress to give them the temporary period and enable them to make a permanent potash industry here. The year 1921 was the worst we expect to see in potash production The outlook for 1922 is better. The American Trona plant alone, although it only recently reopened, should produce more in 1922 than all America did last year. It has already exceeded 50 tons per day and in September, after some minor troubles are worked out and a third smaller unit is in opera tiort? it should be going at a rate of 22,600 tons per year, or over 60 tons per day. This is equivalent to about the output of the three largest Ger man mines, or five average-producing mines, or 15 to 20 small ones. MANY HEADS EXAMINED Are Men Who Resemble Their Mothers More Intelligent? Milwaukee Journal. Do you resemble your father or your mother? Men who resemble their mothers are always more intelligent than men who resemble their fathers, according to William Windsor, psy chologist, who is making' "charac ter studies" In Milwaukee. "If a man resembles his father his skull is usually not symmetrical and he is not as intelligent as one who resembles his mother," said Mr. Windsor. "But if a woman resem bles her father, she is usually more intelligent than the woman who re sembles her mother. When a girl reKembles her mother she becomes too effiminate to be Intelligent. Most girls, very fortunately, re semble their father." "Mr. Windsor has . examined more than 50,000 heads in all parts of the North American continent. "You see this skull," Mr. Windsor held up a specimen. "This was the head of a negro beggar woman in New Orleans. One can easily tell that she lacked intelligence by the dimensions of the skull. This skull, however (he held up another), "be longed to "Poker" Meyers of Pitts burg. He distinguished himself by seizing a red-hot poker from the stove and ramming it through a man's stomach." (The skull was short and thick while that of the negro woman was long and narrow.) AMERICAN LAD LET GO Release From Russian Navy Ob tained After Much Trouble. MOSCOW. Henry P. DuBellet Jr. of New Orleans, La., 20 years old, who was conscripted into the Rus sian navy in 1919 because he could not show papers proving non-Russian citizenship, has been permit ted to leave Russia upon representa tions made by the American relief administration. When DuBellet eventually found his identification papers he man aged to get a statement from soviet authorities acknowledging his American citizenship, - but the naval commanders at first refused to recognize these as entitling him to relase from naval duty. The in tervention of the American relief administration then was success ful. DuBellet has gone to Paris to join his father. NEW QUAKE HITS CHILE Strong Shocks Lasting 30 Seconds Felt Early This Morning. SANTIAGO, Chile," Dec. 11. (By the Associated Press.) Strong earth shocks were felt here at "1:12 o'clock this morning. The tremors lasted about half a minute. POM MEN TO CO NORTHWEST TRADE CONTEN TION TO BE ATTENDED. Several Local Men to Speak at Gathering Which Will Open at Tacoma Thursday. Portland will be represented at the second annual convention of the Pacific Northwest Foreign Trade convention' at Tacoma Thursday and Friday of this week by a strong delegation of business men, accord ing to information 'received by Frank Ira White, manager of the Chamber of Commerce foreign trade department. - O. K. Davis, secretary of the Na tional Foreign Trade council, has traveled from New York especially to speak at the convention and there will be a number of speakers of prominence in the foreign commerce of the country. Several Portland men will appear on the programme, including B. H. Sensenich, A. C. Callan, H. L. Hud son, George N. Black and A. a Edmonds. Portland men whom it is expected will join the delegation and participate in the proceedings of the session include H. B. Wilcox, Walter H. Brown, Christian Peter son, I E. Williams, A. Xi. Benham. Helge Jurgensen, W. W. Payne, A. H. Fogarty, C. P. Bishop, Arthur M. Geary, McCormac Snow, James W. Crichton. George N. Black, president of the Foreign Commerce club, expects that the directors of that" organiza tion will attend in a body. DINING-ROOJJS UNIQUE Kansas City Girl Describes Visit to Greenwich Village. From tthe Kansas City Star. NEW YORK CITY. To the Star: In going about New York our latest adventure was a visit to the "Samo var" in Greenwich Village, which claims to be the most unique dining room in the world. Outside it looks like a low tumble-down shack, where fortune tellers might hold forth. We went through a narrow alleyway plastered up with village advertisements and found ourselves in the dining room. The ceiling is caved Jn and patched over with boards.' One wall is of red brick and plaster and the rest of the room is of rough wide boards. Two or three large beams holding up the ceiling are half burned and have never been repainted. You eat from wooden tables without covers. There are several good oil paintings on the walls and the other decorations are junky calendars and posters on vil lage life. A large copper samovar about three feet high occupies one corner. The kitchen is partitioned off by a compoboard wall half way to the ceiling. A number of men were- dining, also several young flappers with their cigarettes, a woman in mannish attire, another woman with bobbed hair and glasses who talked politics fluently to a woman wearing a velvet batik gown. There are several batik shops in the village where they sell these gowns, blouses and negligees in silk, velvet or crepe with designs that look like a lot of colors all faded or run together, made in loose butterfly etyle with a cord for belt. At our table sat a young girl artist who smoked her cigarette be tween courses and studied over a sketch book. One of the men who came over to look at her sketches, told her they were good and that he could recognize what they were meant to be. To me they looked like a lot of scratches. The frame work for pictures later. For 85 cents we were served a de licious dinner consisting of soup, Salisbury steak, potatoes, carrots, spaghetti, lettuce salad, Spanish cream (nothing more than caramel pudding) and coffee. Such a dinner uptown would have cost twice that price. But when one considers the dumps of places these people in the village use for dining rooms, their rents must be low enough so that they can afford to serve good meals at a reasonable price. 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Just from hearing about the village character my Imagination had pictured a young crippled boy selling candy for a living. But not eo. He is a hand some, romantic looking man, per haps 30 years old, about 5 feet 6 or 8 inches tall, and slender, with black hair, large brown eyes and tiny mustache. He wears a tam o'shanter cap flapped over one ear. If you ever saw him but It would do no good; they say he is married and has two children. For the past ten years he has been making and selling his soul candy, going every night from one eating place to an other in Greenwich Village selling his wares and telling the same story with fresh interest as if he belieyed it himself. After Tiny Tim's- de which contains :k 7i W What we have pre pared for you is really an exposition of gift merchan dise Our large displays are ar ranged so as to af ford the greatest ease in making selections. Silk Shirts Large assortments of new colors, weaves and patterns $6.50 to $10.00 Silk Striped Madras $3.50 to $5 Thermo Coat Special $4.95 Any man will appreciate a gift of a Thermo Knitted Coat. Special at $1.95. Street parture the man who sang started another song about how sick he was i of the village with its poets and "V1 artists, its dirt and squalor, and how he longed to get out into the coun try. The guests all Joined, him in the chorus. The girl at our table " who sketched told us that this sing er wrote verses and songs for a living. JEAN WANDERLUST. Turks Destroy Railway. SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec. 10. Bands of Turks have destroyed the rail road near Dedeaghatch. Dedeaghatch Is in western Thrace. Phone your want ads to The Ore gonian. All its readers are inter ested in the classified columns. proper directions.