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THE SUNDAY. OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. .1 UXE 1919. WILSON SENDS OUT FEELERS, IS BELIEF Uebraskan "Hired a Hall" on Return From European Trip. DRYS ANSWER PRESIDENT Representatives to Be Giiidcd by Vote of Constituents, "ot by What French Folk Drink. OR EG ON IAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, June 5. All interest in politics now turns on the return of President "Wilson to this country, this interest being in the nature of intense curiosity es to what economic legislation he will propose to congress. Reports have been coming back from Europe that since the 'president has been mingling with foreign peoples he has changed his mind about many ques tions. Some of these reports are sus pected of being put out in advance of his return as feelers to see how the country will accept them. The first indication of a change of Iheart came in his recommendation that .the ban be taken off the manufacture and sale of wines and beer, which is declared to be the result of conversion from association with foreign folk who consume wines and beer with the same freedom that the average person drinks water when he cannot obtain anything lse. Bryan's Case Recalled. It is peculiar but true that men, great tor small, who travel extensively abroad almost invariably come back with ideas which they believe would be as readily applicable to the United States as to Europe. One case in particular will be recalled, that of William Jennings Bryan, one-time secretary ofstate, who, on his return from a trip around the world several years ago, hired a hall in New York on the night he came ashore to tell the people of the United States that the country must embrace at once the doctrine of government ownership of railroads. After a short time at home, mingling with his old neighbors and friends, Mr. Bryan of Nebraska quit saying any thing about government ownership, and, having had the opportunity to ob serve McAdoo control for a few months, it is doubtful if he ever cares to men lion it again. As to taking the ban off wines and fceer, representatives of the dry states take the position that they are elected to voice the sentiment of their re . upective constituencies and, therefore, they cannot be influenced by any of the impressions gathered by Mr. Wilson in France. In other words, their constitu ents are the people of the United States, aiot the people of France. Their votes. consequently, will voice the wishes of Their districts with regard to whether their people are favorable or opposed to prohibition. Kuel Question Another Puzzle. A report recently published to the effect that President Wilson will ad vocate the nationalization of all fue resources, and particularly coal, oil and ga.s, is thought to have been put out on some slight authority from the president. His former national fuel ad ministrator. Professor Harry Garfield, has been hinting of late at the desir ability of taking over the coal mines, and he is suspected of having dis cussed the question with the president.- Just how far the president would Rock to extend such a policy, is the iuery which naturally arises. Jf he is actually thinking seriously along this line, it is easy to contemplate his first move as being to discourage fur ther consideration of the bill on which hearings soon will begin in the jjublic lands committee of the house to pro vide for the leasing of coal, oil and phosphate lands. He might go further and hold that the water power problem is so closely related to fuel production that any further plan of power legislation should be stopped. The water power bill now before con gress was framed when the democratic party had control of both legislative bodies, and the measure, as it stands now, had his approval and the approval of Secretary of the Interior Franklin 3v. Lane, it is understood. If he does now oppose this legislation it will show the extent to which European environ ment has caused him to change his xnind in another direction. Should Mr. Wilson fail to go before congress immediately on his return home with some extremely revolution ary proposals there are a number of his more level-headed democratic advisers who will sleep better of night than at the present time. heads the delegation of a dozen rep resentatives of the Stockton. CaL. Ad club to the Pacific coast convention of advertising men this week. Stockton has become famous as the center of the caterpillar tractor manufacturing industry and will use a Holt tractor as a means of promoting its campaign for the 1920 convention of advertising men. Dr. Skinner, who was formerly pas tor of the Rose City Park Presbyterian church, is being warmly welcomed to Portland. He will be one of the speak ers at the auditorium meeting this aft ernoon. -The Ad club quartet will help sing Stockton's praises, while George Willard, former president of the asso ciation; W. F. Putnam, advertising manager of the Record; M. F. Branch and Sam Arant are among the speakers who will proclaim to the advertising men the claims of the San Joaquin valley city. WATER BUREAU PROSPERS FIGURES FOR SIX MONTHS SHOW $45,000 GAIN. Receipts for First Half of 1919 Total $395,000 Rates Will "ot Be Increased. Continued growth of Portland, to gether with economical handling of the city water bureau has resulted in an increase of receipts of $45,549.82 from water' users during the past six months, over the receipts of the first six months of 1918. During the first six months of last year the water bureau receipts amounted to $395,193.24, while the re ceipts for the first six months of the present year total $349,643.42. These figures were submitted yesterday by Water Superintendent Kaiser to City Commissioner Mann, in charge of the water bureau. The report shows that from July 1, 1913, to July 1, 1917, the first four years of commission form of govern ment, the water bureau disposed of $1,602,000 worth of bonds. From July 1, 1917, to date the water bureau bas disposed of but $100,000 worth of bonds, and during the same time there has been added to the value of the physical plant by improvements,- extensions of mains and the acquisition of property more than $382,000, according to the re port. The report also shows that during this time $70,000. was expended for guards because of the war. Estimating the receipts of the bureau for the remaining six months of the year. Superintendent Kaiser believes that the yearly income will exceed that of last year by more than $90,000. Water rates In Portland have not been increased during the last two years. and in addition the city has. furnished thousands of gallons of water free to promote war gardens. The increased revenue of the water bureau, together with the utilization of monies appropriated for other pur poses but not expended, will be used by Commissioner Mann in his proposed plan of increasing the salaries of all employes in his department. IJIIIinMllllllMMIIIHIIMinilMlllllllllllllHllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllinilllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIU.Iiini'lllllllllllllllllHlllll' 1 WEEK-END TRAIN POPULAR Coos Bay Folk Find Fifehing He sorts Arc "ow Easily Reached. NORTH BEND, Or., June 7. (Spe cial.) The week-end train service re cently established by the Southern Pa cific company between C003 Bay points and Gardner, is proving extremely popular with fishermen and (Sunday ex cursionists from this city and Marsh field. The schedule is arranged to per mit fishermen and rxcursionists to leave the cities after the mills and in dustries have closed Saturday eveninpr or early Sunday morning:, and spend the day at the Ten-Mile lakes and vi cinity, and return late Sunday evening. As a result of the new service, the coaches were filled with rod and reel folk last Sunday, and many large catches of trout were reported as a re sult of the day's outing:. Clothes for the (tr 99 7. xrrerp vv ins grandad rpHERE are styles for the young men in high school or business; "Prep" models designed for their more youthful figures; different models for the older men. And the men that come in be tween, we haven't forgotten any of them. You'll find how true this statement is after you've seen our stock of Hart Schaffner '& Marx Clothes. l Big Values at $40 and $45 Some More Some Less Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. The Men's Store for Quality and Service Gasco Building Fifth and Alder i 711lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllillll(illllllllllilliltlllllll'lllllllllllllllllllll'lllllllillllllllllllllllllllllls? Marion Byrns, Adriana; Maye Palmer. Luclana. Other parts are taken by Carl Wilson, George Henny. Tom Brock- wa', Martin Peterson. Robert McLean, Will Stone, Ella Gunderson and Laura Dustan. LEWIS ROADS TO BE PAVED .Bids Asked on Seven-Mile Stretch Between Forest and Toledo. CHEHAL1S, "Wash.. June 7. (Spe cial.) The state highway commissioner has called for bids to be opened June "4 for the paving of the seven miles between Forest and Toledo in Lewi county. This work will complete the last gap between Chehalis and Toledo. The road is paved now from Chehalis to r point nine miles southeast, near For est. Next is a seven-mile grp and then four miles of pavement into Toledo. When t;ontracts are completed, all of the Pacific highway across Lewis county will be paved except seven miles from Toledo to the Cowlitz county line, which part is ready for the paving, the grading and surfacing having been completed two years ago. REED STUDENTS IN PLAY 'Comedy of Errors" to Be Given Commencement Day. Reed college students will give an outdoor presentation of Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors next Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, in a perform ance open to the public as a part of commencement week activities. Greek costuming will be used, funds for which were contributed by Reed tudents and faculty in order that the play might be open to the public. Members of the cast are; Rowan Whealdon, Duke of Solinus; Frank Flint, Aegeorr; Horace Williston and Robert Osborn, the twin Antipholuses of Corinth and Syracuse; James Hamil ton and "Donald Harris, twin Dromios; SCHOOL PLAY IS SUCCESS Xortli Bend Grade Buildings Will Continue Classes Till July. NORTH BEND, Or., June 7. (Spe cial.) The tenth annual class play, entitled "A Strenuous Life," was presented by the senior class of the North Bend high school last evening before an audience of nearly a thou sand persons. The play was consid ered the best ever presented by the school and received much favorable comment. On account of the schools of the city being forced to close during the recent influenza epidemic the school term was extended to July 11 to afford the pupils an opportunity to make the grades re quired during the semester. As a con sequence of this extension of the school year the graduating caercises of the school will not be held until July S. at which time 21 graduates nine boys and 12 girls will receive diplomas. Truck Hits Trolley; One Hurt. Collision of a Portland Railway. Light & Power company tower truck with a trolley wire at Fifth and Washington streets at 4 P. M. yesterday led to the serious injury of L. Dudley, a deco rator for the Rose Festival association, and the slight injury of another man whose name was not obtained by po lice. The festival association had bor rowed the tower to put up decora Hons. The injured men were riding in the top of the tower, which broke off and fell to the pavement when it struck the trolley wire. Charles Grable. 1234 East Main street, was driving the truck. Budapest Literally Is Painted Red. Bolshevik Colors Spread Liberally Over City Till Supply Ruua Oat. PR!NCliTON. N. J., June 7. The Communists, or bolshevikl, painted everything red in Budapest until the paint supply was exhausted, according to an American officer who recently visited that Hungarian city. This fact was mentioned in a letter by another American officer attached to the peace conference, who wrote from Vienna May 1, his letter coming through by way of Paris. The writer apparently did not pro ceed beyond Vienna, but received his information concerning the decoration of Budapest with red paint from an other American officer who had just returned from that city. The writer said that American money was worth much more to the people . of Vienna than their own paper money. "The dollar now buys 30 kronen where it used to buy only 5 kronen," he wrote. "So we Americans are all rich. There are five or six American officers and an American mission in Vienna, and the Americans are well liked here, getting favors in the hotels, restaurants and theaters. - Still people stare at us quite openly when we walk down the street. One sees quite a few German and Austrian officers and sol diers on the street." There is now, he says, only one way for an outsider to travel to Vienna and that is by the Inter-Allied express. which comes through twice a week to Warsaw and has cars which are dropped off for Prague, Budapest and Constantinople. The country is so short of food, he adds, that "several weeks ago the bolshevlki took their diner off the train," so the allied dip lomats must now carry their own food. cial.) Commissioner W. J. Hall of the state department of public works and Colonel K. H. Olson, director of state highways, who have been in central Idaho on a tour of investigation with regard to proposed routes for links of the north and south highway, left yes terday for St. Maries. Idaho, where they will inspect present and proposed highways in North Idaho. "Read The Oregonian classified ads. The coal mines of Spitzbergen are ex pected to reach a production of 30,000 metric tons a month by next year and of 120,000 metric tons monthly by 1920. State Highways Inspected. LEW1STOX, Idaho. June 7. fSpe- The following additional verse to "SMILES" was written by Mr. J. Will Callahan and sent to his friend The Chief Nut recently. You can get a copy of "SMILES" at almost any music store ... "There lire unifies a. Ionic old Broadway, There are amilen in Huffalo. There are smiles from Baltimore to Krisrn, And from Nome to San Antonio: There are amilen in windy old Chicago, In Milwaukee, Mobile and St. Paul llut th-j smiles right here In old Port land Are the smiles that are beat of all. After you have enjoyed "SMILES" you want to buy a copy of "AFTER ALL" which is Callahan's latest? piece Music to this is also written by Lee S. Roberts who can beatifully play ' WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING' ! Yours for $5,400,000.00 ! ! BUTTER IS DUE FOR DROP Spokane Reports Uncertainty as to Price, With Weak Market. SPOKANE, "Wash.. June 7. (Special.) - The price of butter-fat dropped 2 cents a pound on the local market to day and a corresponding decrease is predicted in the butter market here within the next week. The butter market is showing- weak ness, and some uncertainty is felt as to what the price will be in the next few weeks. REV. SKINNER IS DELEGATE Former Portland Pastor Heads Ad Men From Stockton, Cal. Ttev. J. M. Skinner, pastor of the Kirst Prephyterinn church of Stockton, Make Your Motor Electric. At last a successful warranted electric motor. See Piano Dept., Third Floor Eilers Music Bldg. Entrance 287 Washington St., Below Fifth St. 1 Sl3 4l There Is Always Something Good At The Haselwood ) This Is Candy Week and ... The Confectioners Convention Is June 10 Have you noticed how attractive are the displays in all the candy stores about Portland ? Every one is dressed up to welcome the confectioners of Oregon and the northwest. This convention means more efficient service and the improvement that al ways comes from the ideas of others. We Are Ready For Candy Week All the choice candies for which the Hazel wo od is famous are here in bigger and finer assortments ' than ever. Multnomah Chocolates Home-Made Specials Bon Bons 127 Broadway. C 338 Washington. t'ii r --- 2 Lit.!'. 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