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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, NOVE3IBER 21, 1920
1L0FL
IS EXPECTED SOON
Millmen and Dealers Believe
. Business Will Improve.
COSTS HELD TOO HIGH
Effort "Will Be Made to Increase
Tlant Efficiency and to Meet
Call for Somes.
TACOMA, Wash.. Nov. 20. (Spe
cial.) Representative lumber manu
facturers, wholesalers and retailers of
the Pacific coast express the view
that the lumber industry will soon
recover from its present slump. The
belief is expressed that the marked
housing shortage throughout ' the
country will be the cause of a re
newed demand for lumber and that
conditions in the lumber-producing
Industry will begin to show improve
ments after the first of the new
year. The poll was taken by the
American Lumberman.
"This country must have homes.
The building- programme depends on
the ability of the carriers to trans
port lumber to consuming- territory,"
said the Weyerhaeuser Sales com
pany of Spokane, Wash. "Railroads
are short both rolling stock and mo
tive power. Such equipment as they
have must be utilized constantly if
the great need for building is to be
supplied. - Lumber is now selling at
producing points at one-half to two
third of prices that prevailed early
in 1920. Widespread" prosperity caused
by a big crop sold at high prices
and steady employment of labor at
big wages have put in the hands of
the people 'tremendous purchasing
power, which means a big consump
tion of labor."
Costs Must Be Reduced.
A. C. Dixon, manager of the Booth
Kelly Lumber company, Eugene, Or.,
and vice-president of the West Coast
Lumbermen's association .said: "The
result of the election, in my opinion,
will not have any immediate effect
on business. The next administration
can, and I believe will, eo conduct
national affairs that the business
world gradually will take heart and
start ahead in a normal manner.
Manufacturers should devote their
energy to getting the Industry on a
stable basis, and to do so should at
once limit production to demand and
then reduce costs. Increase efficiency
in all departments, improve selling
methods and center on details of busi
ness which we have all neglected
for the last two years. . Careful man
agement will be required for the
next year or two."
T. A. McCann of the Shevlin-Hlxon
company. Bend, Or., expresses his
view as follows: "It is our belief that
the causes for the present low mar
ket with practically no demand are
deeper seated than the election. That
was discounted long ago. We cannot
continue to do business on a top
heavy credit structure, with com
modity prices so high that imagina
tion never dreamed of them.
Confidence Declared Need.
"When our stock reaches normal
wm will shut down till the demand
warrants resumption of production,
which will probably be about March
1. The revival pf building depends
mere on the confidence of the buyers
than on lumber prices, and that will
mean a material lowering of other
Items that enter into the cost of.
building besides lumber, and also a
better day's work from labor at a
reasonable wages. All predictions
are guessts rather than based on facti,,
as we are traveling on almost un
chartered seas these days, with dis
turbed rate relations and operating
conditions vitally affected by the dif-
" ference in the eight-hour and ten
hour day."
"The election is over and the
American people have decided over
whelmingly for normalcy," was the
statement from John Saarl of the
Saari-Tully Lumber company, Port
land. "The people believe that the
general prosperity and happiness of
the country depend on yroeperity of
business and. not on 'is-ms.' The record
of the party and the men whose
privilege and duty it will be to man
age the affairs of the government
for the next four years Justify gen
eral confidence. Business has no
reason to hestitate and generally
will revive. The need of houses Is
appalling. The building industry
naturally will be first to benefit.
Prices of lumber hava come down
where further reduction would spell
ruin to the lumber and building in
dustries." FRINGE HAS LABOR CRISIS
UOBE THAN 12 5,000 WORKERS
ESTIMATED AS IDLK.
Disruption of Industries Due to
War and Profiteering- Offered
as Cause of Conditions.
PARIS, Nov. 20. The number of
former workers now unemployed in
France is 125,000, according to offi
cial statistics. The total is increas
Ine: by daily dismissals in the metal
lurgic industry, leather trade, textile
and clothing manufacturing Indus
tries, and the problem is attracting
the attention of the government.
During the war the plea of manu
facturers was that speedy delivery of
coods was impossible- owing to the
lack of labor. Now available labor
tar exceeds the demand.
There are numerous reasons for
this surplus, prominent among which
are given lack of raw material, rate
of exchange against France in most
importing countries and high freight
rates. It is believed, however, that
there is another reason of purely in
ternal order. Speculators have held
back stocks in order to be able to
release them when prices were high
est, and consequently do not need to
manufacture at present. Others are
taid to deliberately restrict produc
tion in order that prices -may be kept
to their present abnormal level. The
high prices have lessened consump
tion and the public limits its pur
chases to articles of absolute neces-
eity, with the result that retailers are
J.ot i-etuiing such large orders to
wholesalers as formerly.
The leather Industry, is- suffering
most, nearly half the workers ordi
narily employed being out of work.
Parisians ingeneral have refused to
pay 120 francs for a very ordinary
pair of ehoes. At Limoges alone 8000
shemakers are without employment.
The clothing industry ts also re
portod to be In a bad way. Forty per
cent of the workers are idle at a time
when ordinarily the factories are at
their busiest.
The textile industry, on which the
towns of Roubaix and Tourcoing de
pend, is going through a period of
Industry is also affected, owing to
the excessive price of furs, especially
of the more ordinary kinds, such as
rabbit and goat.
Thirty per cent of the automobile
workers are.: idle 18,000 or 20.000
skilled workmen. Considerable num
bers of men employed in the devas
tated regions also have left their
work; some voluntarily, hesitating to
spend the winter in draughty shacks
without comfort and amusement;
others dismissed by contractors, who
have not yet been paid by the state,
and who hesitate to retain workmen
whose wages they may be unable to
pay. . f
The question was discussed at a
recent cabinet meeting. Industrial
groups are occupied in formulating
-possible solutions and a mass meet
ing or unemployed is to be held at
the labor bureau. The principal dif
ficulty is not so much in finding work
for all concerned, but rather the
difficulty of finding suitable work
for the many skilled workmen who
are at present without employment.
There are plenty of openings for un
skilled labor in the devastated re
gions and the leveling of the Paris
fortifications, but laborers are scarce,
while skilled workmen are plentiful,
but their employment at such work
as is available would be nothing less
than wasting the country's resources.
BUSINESS MEN TO TEACH
18 PORTLAND CITIZENS WILL
TALK AT REED COLLEGE."
Stndents to Stndy Industrialism
From Practical Exponents
of Best Methods.
Reed college students in industrial
methods will benefit from the experi
ence of 18 Portland business men who
have been invited by L. A. Andrus,
part-time economics professor, to lec
ture to his class. They will lecture
on various Industrial relationships.
Some of the lecturers and their
subjects will be: Franklin T. Grif
fith, "Management of Public Service
Corporations."; C. C. Colt, vice-president
of the First National bank, and
formerly connected with Swift & Co.,
"The Meat Packing- Industry"; F. C.
Knapp, president of the Peninsula
Lumber company, "The Marketing of
chasing agent for the Bridai Veil
Lumbering company, "Employment
Management." Other speakers will be
Henry Kempenick. buyer for Allen &
Lewis; Mr. Ganong, of Kerr, Gifford
Co.; "Victor Johnson of the Columbia
Basin Wool Warehouse company, and
E. B McNauKhton. contractor.
The aim ,ot these lectures will be
not- only to give the practical ex
perience of the speakers to the stu
dents, but also to bring the city and
Reed college together. A problem has
been assigned the class to test the
knowledge gained by the students.
The problem involves the organiza
tion and distribution of the products
of the newly organized Portland
Vegetable Oil Mills company. Other
similar problems will be assigned as
the course progresses.
Three lectures have already been
given on accounting, purchasing and
the organization of industrial firms
in Portland. The next lecture will
be given November 30 by D. M. Bots-
ford of th efirm of Botsford. Bots-
ford, Constantine & Taylor, on "Mar
keting." The class will meet off Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays at 8
o'clock. s
LONGEST SPAN PLANNED
Tacoma Power Project Held: Tip
Pending Court Action.
TACOMA, Wash.. Nov. 20. (Spe
cial.) When Tacoma develops an
other municipal power project on
Lake Cushman in Mason county, It
will build the longest span In the
world to carry the high tension wires
over the narrows on. Puget sound. It
will be more than one mile long, elec
trical engineers announced today.
The longest span in use today is 4801
feet in length and extends over the
St. Lawrence river. The transmission
line from Lake Cushman to Tacoma
will be 45 miles long.
City officials last' week appeared
in the Mason county superior court at
Shelton in the' condemnation suits
brought to blear title on the power
site. As soon as this detail is
cleared away active development
work will be started. Surveys for
the plant and transmission line were
completed months ago. The first unit
to be developed will add thousands of
horse power to Tacoma's present
available supply.
Suit Filed. Against Bank.
YAKIMA, Wash.. Nov. 20. (Spe
cial.) Suit has been filed In the Yak
ima superior court by Hylas E. and
Elizabeth Henry and Claude and
Elizabeth Clearwater against the
Yakima Valley bank, asking for re
turn of 1003 4 shares of stock in
Henry, Bros., Inc., and accounting for
dividends on , It. The stock, it is
claimed, was placed in escrow with
the bank to secure funds with which
to get Henry Bros., Inc., out of a
receivership and lift a mortgage of
$11,000 on the home of A. H. Henry.
These things. It is claimed, have not
been done.
If the water and gas mains which
underly the streets of New York City
were placed end to end they would
form a continuous pipe line suffi
ciently long to reach from the Atlan
tic to the Pacific coast.
Monday Special
CLEARANCE - SALE
Ladies, here is your opportunity for Monday to obtain a beautiful dress
for Thanksgiving. You'll be thankful if you tome early Monday morning. '
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PROMINENT ARTISTS WILL GIVE
JOINT RECITAL OF RARE MERIT
Charles Hackett and Raoul Vidas, Bo'th Great Artists, Are Engaged
to Apyear in Concert at Heilig Theater Night of December L
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UlAULKS llACtvLT'I, HUU MILL. APKAll IN JOINT UliClTAL
WITH RAOUL VIDAS.
STEERS & COMAN have announced
tw6 artists (in' Joint recital at
the Heilig theater on Decern.?
ber 1.
The rise of one of them. Charles
Hackett, was meteoric, but he has
taken his place as a fixed star. The
sensation' created by his initial tri
umph was hardly more remark
able than the secure hold he has
gained upon the press and public in
so brief a career. He is an inspir
ing example for American youth, for
he shows what American youth can
accomplish under American institu
tions. On January-31, 1919, he made
his memorable debut at the Metro
politan opera house. New York, in
"The Barber of Seville." Hackett, the
critics said, demonstrated that art
as an American-made product could
rival anything the old world could
produce. He has not rested upon his
laurels.
Raoul Vidas, violinist, who will
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appear with Hackett, though ' etiU
in his teens has had as many tri
umphs to his credit as a great many
artists, considered in the first rank
can claim at twice his age. - Some of
his successes were made in England.
Vidas was soloist at the 26th. sym
phony concert conducted by Godfrey
at' Bournemouth with the London
Symphony and with orchestras under
Hubert Barth and Sir Henry Beecham.
Here in a total of 115 concerts cov
ering a period) of a year and a half,
his playing evoked genuine enthus
iasm. Les Amis de les Musique de
France recalled 'him from England,
however, for a series of recitals
which was given throughout France
under the auspices of the Ministrex
des Beaux Arts. At 16 this youth
ful artist comes to the United States
to make his American debut Raoul
Vidas, whom Thibaut called an ' ex
traordinarily perfect nature, whose
bow Jean Adalbert considers "capable
of everything, even miracles are not
Improved
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You can afford $1.50 per week,
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Monday Special
WHOLESALE COST
These' dresses are part of
our regular stock, values up
to $59.50, consisting of . sat
ins, georgettes, crepes de
chine, serges and tricotines,
all sizes and colors. Your
choice Monday at ?10. You'll
be thunderstruck when you
see these wonderful values.
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impossible for it" and whom the great
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STATE NOW OWNS TOMB
Six Acres Surrounding Grave of
. Old Tippecanoe Bought by Ohio.
CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 20. The
tomb of General William Henry Har
rison "Old Tippecanoe," first of
Ohio's president ha become-' --the
property of tire state. It is Hltn&ted
on a knoU at North Bend, a suburb
to the south of Cincinnati, command
ing a magnificent view of the Ohio
river. -
Possession by the state became ef
fective when State Representative
Horace Bonser of Cincinnati filed
with the county recorder is nuit oin im
deeds representing- the interests of the
.Harrison tre'ra, scattered from New
none to California, in the six acres of
land involved in the' transfer.
, Major Pat ton Goes Sooth.
?lal- Major 'h; W.' Pattern, traveler
mwswo wmer i or many years, who
makes hid a m o n n , 1 . i. :
city, left last evening for Los Angeles
to do special assignment work on the
Los - Angeles Examiner during ' the
" . rn oi nis wora, be said.
Would nrnhnliTv h. ,..1 Aw .
California as he knew it a third of a
century ago, as it is now, and as he
" . me luiurii, ana also to go
Into old Mexico, where he spent a
few years during the Diaz regime.
Corporation Dissolution Sought.
P . . .... .... . LI . QpC.
ciaL) Charles E. Oliver, who holds
all the stock in th H V r:ik s.
Co. tobacco and cigar firm, has peti-
" me superior court Here for
dissolution of the corporation, which
j ...u.Ku.a.tcu uy in.
Goldberg, who removed to California
. . . jc-.o ulu selling out
his interests here.
Read The Oregonlan classified ads.
Wilton and Wilton Velvet Carpets in Plain Colors
Washington st. .
at Fifth
Buy Furniture Here for Less!
Immense Displays for the Home-Maker and the Christmas Shopper
Fine Davenports at Reduced Prices
Reg-alar $250 Mahogany and
Davenport
Kegular $285 Mahogany and
Davenport :
Upholstered in bine or mulberry velonr or damask. Displayed in Washington-street Window.
SPECIAL Denim Uphols'd Davenports, Spring Seat, Arms and Back $98.50
All Royal Ka-Shan Wilton Rugs
at Reduced Prices
$170.00 Rugs, 9x12 size, only .$144.50
$153.00 Rugs, 8-3x10-6 size $134.50
$104.00 Rugs, 9x6 size, only. $ 86.50
$ 27.50 Rugs, 36x63 inches. . . $ 19.25
$ 17.25 Rugs, 27x54 inches. $ 13.50
The Blue Birds Are Here!
Hundreds of Sets at Attractive Prices
42-piece Blue Bird Breakfast Sets $10.85
50-piece Blue Bird Dinner Sets $12.85
Johnson's English China
New Patterns Received and Now on Display in Basement
This Week : Choose any heater in our base
' - . -. . " , ment salesroom this week at just
J-TK, Pi KJvS 25 less than its regular price!
. fst 'S&ve money on something that
One-Fourth Off will add cheer to your home.
SCHOOL CELEBRATES
25TH ANNIVERSARY
Friends and Ahimni of Bible
- V University Meet.
INSTITUTION IS GROWING
Scries of Meetings Held at Eugene
Draws Attendance From Many
Parts of Northwest.
EUGENE, Or.,' Nov. 20. (Special.)
The Eugene Bible university cele
brated the -25th . anniversary of its
incorporation this week with a series
of meeting at- which friends and
alumni of the institution from many
parts of the northwest were in at
tendance The meetings began Wednesday
night with a public gathering at the
First Christian church. The laree
auditorium was completely filled with
students and citizens of Eugene as
well as visitors from out of town.
Dr. Carl G. Doner, president ofWil
lamette university at Salem, was the
principal speaker, lauding: Dr. E. C
Sanderson, president of the Bible uni
versity, for his pioneer work' in edu
cation and complimenting: the school
upon its rapid growth since it was
founded 25 years agro. -
Dean John Straub of the University
of Oregon and Rev. C. E Swander,
secretary of the Oregon Christian
Missionary, convention, were other
prominent speakers.
Another public meeting was held
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at the chapel of the school Thursday J
afternoon and a banquet, attended by j
more than 200 students, members of J
tne iacuity, alumni and friends ot tne
school, was held Thursday evening.
The Eugene Bible university is sup
ported by the Christian church on the
Pacific coast and draws students from
all the coast states as well as from a
number of other states.
The school was started in the fall
of. 1S9S by Dr. Sanderson in a rented
building across the street from the
present campus, with only four stu
dents. The next year a large frame
building was erected, but this was
outgrown in a few years and the pres
ent administration building of stone
was put up. The school from time
to time has added to its holdings and
erected other buildings until at pres
ent the estimated value of its prop
erty is a Quarter of a million dollars.
Girls' College Add-.
The attendance this year in all de
partments is about 200. Several years
ago a girls' college was established
by the school, with a campus situ
ates on the outskirts of the city, and
several buildings have been erected
there. At present a $20,000 reinforced
concrete building for the school of
music and agymnasium is in course
of erection. '
Road Bill Declared Menaced.
According to George Quayle, secre
tary of the state chamber of - com
merce, a meeting is to be held in
Washington, D. C, December 11 to
13, at which the situation as to road
appropriations by the federal govern
ment will be discussed. Good roads
enthusiasts, he Bays, are planning to
send some one to represent them, in
the interest of the Chamberlain bill,
which ' provides for a continuous
building: policy and also appropriates
$100,000,000 annuallr for construc
tion of post roads and $10,000,000 an
nually for four years for building
roads through forest reserves. Mr.
Quayle says. Representative Bean of
Eugene may make the trip. There is
said to be danger that another bill
before congress may eet aside the
Chamberlain bill.
Standard Weaves in Mole,
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Draperies and
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We show a world of fabrics, for
home decoration quite the larg
est stock we ever have had. We
will gladly estimate the cost of
any new work you may contem
plate. Shown, on the second floor.
P YREX the Popular Gift
Whether you give one Pyrex dish or a whole set, it is always suitable,
always' welcome. .
A particularly popular gift is the Pyrex Gift Set. It consists of eleven
pieces Bread Pan, Casserole, Fie Plate, Oval and Round Dishes with
handles and six Individual Bakers. Packed in a box, ready for delivery.
Plain Pyrex Sets $8
Decorated Pyrex Sets $14
Decorated Pyrex Casseroles With Container
Either Oval or Round, $9.50 to $13.50
KAPPA PSI Til ASSEMBLE
MEDICAL CHAPTERS IX "WEST
VTllAli HOLD oosvEvnox.
Seventy . Delegates From Pacific
States Are Coming to Attend
Sessions to Begin Thursday.
Western chapters of Kappa Psl na
tional medical fraternity will hold a
three-day convention here this week,
starting; Thursday. The sessions will
take pTace in the Hotel Portland, and
about TO delegates and representa
tives are expected to be present from
the University of Montana, University
of California, .University of Washing
ton, Oregon Agricultural college,
Washington State college. North Pa
cific college, and graduate chapters
of Seattle, San Francisco and Port
land. The graduate chapter of Portland
is in -charge of the entertainment
features of the programme, and has
arranged for a smoker Friday even
ing and a banquet Saturday night at
the Hotel Portland.
Dr. W. Bruce Phillip of San Fran
cisco will preside at all business
meetings, at which various problems
of the fraternity will be discussed by
the delegates.
- The convention here involves only
the chapters west of the Rocky
mountains. Similar sessions -will be
held at Louisville, Ky., and New York
city by representatives from univer
sities of the middle west and east.
yew Frnit Factory Planned.
YAKIMA, Wash., Nov. 20 (Spe- ,
cla.l. Yakima has been selected by
the Shepard Fruit Products Co. as the
site for a by-products factory that is
to be built next spring, according to
announcement yesterday by Secretary
Soots of the Yakima Commercial club.
It will have a capacity for 40.000 tons
of cull fruit and will cost $50,000-
Taupe, Green and Blue
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COLUMBIA
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in a full-size case of ma
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in the various finishes,
together with '
Ten Columbia
Records
$130
CTwenty Selections).,
Sold on the most liberal
terms of payment.
Choose your Grafonola
now and avoid disap
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you many styles in this
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Now on Sale
Blankets and
Comforters
Actually hundreds from which to
choose. Many offered at reduced
prices. Now is the time to supply
your winter requirements at a
very moderate outlay. Shown on
the second floor.
the greatest .difficulty, and the fur;