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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1920)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, APRIL 23, 1920 T Audiiorium Hotel Guests Are Routed by Fire. BLAZE IN BASEMEN T FRIGHTENS LODGERS $20,000 DAMAGE ESTIMATE Smoke in Basement Makes Fire Difficult One to tight Lot of Potatoes Destroyed. Kite which started in the base ment of the Auditorium building. 208 Third street, early yesterday mora ine caused consternation among the lodgers, in the Auditorium hotel and resulted in damage estimated at $20, 000, the principal loss being stock and groceries of the D. C. Burns company store1 occupying the first floor and basement of the structure. Claude Chenon of McMinaville, one of the lodgers on the fourth floor of the hotel, jumped from the window to the court tnree stories below and sustained a broken foot. The fire is believed to have been caused by either spontaneous com bustion or one of the lights coming in contact with goods in the base ment. The fire was .first' discovered' by John A- Johnson, one of the lodgers in the hotel, who noticed the smoke in the hallway. The alarm was im mediately sent in. Blame Stabborn .One. The fire proved a particularly stubborn one to fight owing to the fact that it was confined to the basement and there was so much smoke there that it could not be en tered. It was necessary to chop holes in the floor and turn streams of water through. When the alarm was given pan demonium broke loose among the lodgers in the hotel occupying the upper stories of the structure. Many of them flocked to the street in scant attire. Besides Chelton, an unidenti fied woman and man also jumped to the court, but were uninjured. Chel ton was treated at the police emer gency i hospital and later' left for'his home. Fears that one woman, whose name was not learned, might jump from the fourth floor to the sidewalk below caused the firemen to get out one of the life nets. The woman appeared at the window and the firemen thought for a time that she intended to jump. ... Car Traffic Held I p. Owing to the network of fire hose and the large amount of fire appara tus in the street, car traffic on Third street was held up for about an hour while the fire fighting was in prog ress. The fire was finally gotten under control at 6:40. A feature of the blaze was the ex ploding of a large number of cans of olives as a result of the heat in the basement, the effect, being similar to that of miniature bombs. After he had made his sensationaj jump Chelton reported to the police that he had left his purse, containing between $6 and $7, under his pillow in his bed. It was recovered by Pa trolman T. H. "vVillett. W. H. Nichols, another lodger, reported that he had left his purse, containing several dol lars, in his room and when he re turned was unable to find it. , Lot of Potatoes Vt. The loss to the groceries, stock and fixtures of the D. C. Burns company was estimated by Fire Marshal Day at $15,000. This included a carload of salad oil, 75 sacks of potatoes and a large quantity of canned and bot tled goods. The loss to the building, owned by K. H. Ttedfield, was esti mated at $5000. The .hotel suffered only smoke damage. The. loss is partially covered by insurance, it was announced. JEWISH RECORD GIVEN War Losses Knornious, Reports Zionist Church Delegate. . LONDON. Dr. Max Nordau told the Knglish Zionist federation the other lay that in the world war the Jews had furnish"d 300.000 soldiers to the various armies. This, he said, was about seven per cent of the whole number of Jews, a proportion equaled by few and surpassed only, he be lieved, by the FrencN. The Jews had lost 80,000 dead and had about 200.000 casualties But what had the Jews fought for? he asked. Even in the advanced and highly civilized countries of the west, he coi. tinned, a huge wave of anti SemitiFm was welling up; in then ew ccuntries that had arisen in the cast Ihe most criminal passions were let loose against the Jews. In this darK picture there was one bright spot, the British declaration in favor of a Jewish national home in Palestine. FLOTILLA HANDED OVER Australia Receives Gift of Six. De stroyers From Admiralty. I .ON DON. The flotilla ot six de stroyers presented by the admiralty as a free gift to the Australian navy has just been taken over formally by the Australian high commissioner, An drew Fisher, and is timed to arrive in Sydney on Anzac day, April 25. They are the Tattoo, Success, Taemania, Stalwart, Aniac and Swordeman. Mr. Fi-Eher. states that these new ' vessels all of which have left the slips since the armistice, differ so greatly in design, armament, maneu vering speed and range from the de stroyers already belonging to the Australian navy that if pitted against them not one of the earlier vessels could live for more than a minute. "DOUBLE" NOT PRINCE Woman Willi Eternal Autograph Book Is Given Surprise. LONDON.' The Prince of Wales seems to have doubles in England. In the company of two officers a man entered a west end moving-picture theater the other day. A lady sitting near the door arose, bowed and presented the eternal autograph book. The man took the book and, with a aerene countenance, wrote "J. J Smith," and handed back the volume with a gracious bow. It was not the prince. Lion Cubs Get Irish Names. ST. LOUIS. Mo. Three cubs born to Hans ' and Gretchen, lions at the municipal zoo on St. Patrick's day are to be named Bridget. Mike and Pat. it was announced. The parents formerly were owned by a German animal trainer. a & H.' Greer. Holman Fuel Co. Adv. stamps for cash Main 353. . SC0-S1. WILLIAM IN SHOD FIRE" A Story Teeming With Action, Tense Situations . and Mighty Motives Now Playing First Time Shown in i ornana ALIENS CONTROL DISTRICT JAPANESE AND IIIXDCS HOLIJ VALUABLE LANDS, i Sutter County, California, lias About 24,000 Acres in Hands of Little Brown Men: . YUBA CITY, Cal. With a number of unrecorded leases and crop mort gages yet to hear from, it now is cer tain that data gathered in proof of the encroachment of Asiatics will verify the prediction that no less than 24,000 acres of Sutter county soil will be tilled by these foreigners in 1920 and succeeding years. The Japanese are leading in the race to wrest the farm lands from the whites. Figures now obtainable show that they have brought under their control between 10.000 and 11,000 acres.- Only where it is riecessary for them to protect themselves as to details of a contract are the Japanese placing any instruments on record. Most of their crop mortgages given the owners of tne land are brought in to' be recorded, but they are not strong for placing on record theii leases to land. Data in such cases are being pro cured haphazard by County Assessor McQuaid, Farm Adviser Sullivan and County - Horticultural Commissioner Stabler, who have been requested by the state board Of control to get a line upon the Asiatic advances in Sut ter county. Hindus either own or lease 5729 acres of land in this county. Like the Japanese, they are prone to the rice industry. . It is not an experiment with either, as already both Japanese and Hindu has to his credit healthy bank accounts. The acreage actually owned by Hindus, as shown by the county's roll, is 234. The acreage un der lease is 5729. Seventy-six acres of Sutter land are owned by Japanese. The Sutter Or chard company, a Japanese concern, has thirty acres: the Nicolaus Fruit company, also Japanese, has twenty six acres', and a private individual, one K. Simuye. has twenty acres. These lands either are secure under the name' of native-born Japanese or were procured before legislation pre vented the purchase of California lands by Japanese. EXPERIENCEJS TEACHER Spendthrift Heir Has Wife Named as Conservator. CHICAGO. Walter S. Schlussel is a living exemplification of that trite old adage that "ayburnt child dreads the fire." Mr. Schlussel is soon to come into possession of an estate of J250.O0O as the result of his uncle. Baron von Schlussel, having been killed in the war. So he came into Probate Judge Horner's court and asked that a con servator be appointed for himself. He frankly told the judge that he once possessed J2500. but he had traveled the primrose path of wine, women and song, and when he reached the end of the path, he did not have a dollar. "And who would you like for con servator?" asked the judge after it had all been explained to him. 'Violet," responded Schlussel. "Violet?" the -judge inquired. "Sure, my wife." . So Schlussel formally was declared a "spentthrif t," and his wife duly ap pointed his conservator. She will take abs61ute control of the fortune com ing . over from Germany, providing, always, that the German tax col lectors do not beat her to it and ab sorb all of it. MANY ADVISORS COMING Foreign Trade Convention Arouses Widespread Interest. XE YORK. Interest in the sev enth. national foreign trade conven tion to be held at San Francisco, May 12-15, is being expressed every &ai throughout the country, accord rmwwmm -lanaiifriiiniaaWif :-J-"-"rl"ll"i " -j RUSSELL WITH Adm. 25 Cents .1 ,nii.iiii ing to the National Foreign Trade council, by the appointment of dele gates on behalf of local chambers of commerce as well as various trade organizations. Among the appointments already made are those of the National Insti tute of Inventors, the Washington Board of Trade, the American Asso ciation of Wholesale Opticians, the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' association. the Lewlston (Idaho) Commercial club, the Southeastern Millers' association', the Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce, the Electrical Manufacturers' club, the Akron Chamber of Commerce, the National Jewelers' Board of Trade, the American Paper and Pulp-association, the National Association of Finishers of Cotton Fabrics. Steps are being taken by such na tional associations as the American Manufacturers' Kxport association, the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, as well as the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World, to provide for adequate repre sentation at San Francisco. Great interest is being manifested by trade associations this year, ac cording to Secretary O. K. Davis of the National Foreign Trade council, on account of the promised attend ance of trade' advisors from 30 lead ing nations bordering on the Pacific ocean. Special steamers will provide ac commodations for delegates on the Pacific Oi-ean, while two or three transconrrhental trains will furnish transportation for' delegates in the east. LEVERHULME IS BLOCKED Hebrides Residents Reject Plan Tor I'lsliing Fleet. LONDON. Lord Leverhulme has encountered the religious prejudices of the . Scotchmen who live on the extensive property he has purchased in the obiter Hebrides and has suf fered a rebuff. He had planned to make Stornoway, on the island of Lewis, the headquarters of a huge fishing fleet that should sweep the seas for 500 miles around. The project involved Sunday labor ' and the islanders, who adhere to the strict and intense form ot the Pres byterian faith, rejected it. Commejiting on the incident, the periodical Common Sense, says: "Lord Leverhulme is a man of big ideas and new ideas while the popu- i lation over whom he has declared the rights of lairdship are folk of old and intense ideas. Hence the in evitable collision." CLIFF DWELLING FOUND Ancient Cities to Be Explored by College 'Savants. SALT LAKE CITY. Efforts , to reach and explore ruins of ancient cliff cities, known to exist in Zion canyon. Utah's newly created national park in the southwestern part of the state, will be made during the com ing summer by a party of archeolo gists and geologists. several of wJiom are attached to the University of Utah here. Th-j cliff cities never have been visited because of their inaccessible locations on the high bluffs. It is hoped, however, that this difficulty will be overcome by the lowering of the explorer from the tops of the bluffs by ropes. Long range photo graphs taken show that the cities are large and thoir adobe houses are clearly outlined and appear t'o be in perfect preservation. LIBRARY SERVICE NEEDED Workers to Be Encouraged to Study Social Problems. NEW YORK. Extension of library service broadly among industrial workers and manufacturing plantB of all sorts as a contributory factor in allaying social and industrial unrest throughout the iJnited States will be encouraged by the American Library association, it-was announced. Introduction of books dealing with social and industrial problems among "Lorraine" 1 . : - '-li.n rti --'-J " '" ' " 1 " ' "' 1 s Seattle Stores: Arcade Bldg., 2d Ave. Faley-Crockman BIdg., 3d and Pike. -Up -stairs outlook 111 the industrial world and have large bearing on the attitude of labor toward existing conditions. The organization also proposes es tablishment ot service in rural com munities on board ships, in light bouses, coastguard stations and for soldiers, sailors ard .marines. An other 'plan 'is to Intfodm- standard regon Broadway at NO MATTER how far you have traveled, or under what roofs you have dined, you are always glad to return to the appetizing odors and savory dishes that come from Ye Oregon's kitchens. There's a welcome here for all ' feasting and music and good cheer. Ye Oregon's Sunday and Weekday Table d'Hote Dinners Are a Revelation in Good Cookery 5:30 to 9 Table Service 11 Entire Second Floor RALEIGH BUILDING Sixth and Washington Alterations Free Fit Guaranteed Clothiers tvpe in the Braille system for the blind. Argentinians Ardent Gamblers. BUENOS AIRES. The people of Argentina like to take a chance on a bettinpr proposition. This is shown by the fact that last year they bet altogether $176,000,000 on horse races. Stark Street A. M. to 1 A. M. rill in in in Clothing prices are NOT high if you buy good clothes economically. Our upstairs policy of low rent, cash selling and big buying power enables us to keep right on selling the finest of quality and style in SiitS and (Q) $20 and to give a guarantee of sat isfaction with eveiy sale. O) J3) -5LCQ) Buy up-staix'S and. In lottery tickets, roulette resorts or other means of gambling, says La Razon. Argentina's population is about 8.000.000 so that the average gambling by each person was $22 a r NOTE: It fit the fiprniifrf wiKhfB of the 4Wranl Army of the Republic, the Ameri can lesln and the Shrine committee to uc the American flaar on fin or poki on I I ae Shrine flasa In your decora ton a. in PRICE 0 UALITY STYLE VOTM1 at to r. The Lorraine A double-breasted, two -button, close fitting: coat with high waist. In all colors and several different materials. An appropriate model for men of all year. a Razon gives theoe figures in urging that all gambling should be under government supervision and that the proceeds should be placed for public benefit. For Your Decoration Use SHRINE FLAGS Place Your ORDERS NOW Made in the shops of Fifth and Oak Streets Portland, Oregon $50 jit save 1092 PRESSURE For Homes, Restaurants, Hotels and Institutions. All Sizes and Prices From S23.50 Up Send for Free Recipe and Descriptive Booklet F. S. 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