THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 20, 1921
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AffilCI ACTIVITY !
II EUROPE REDUCED
Only Relief Work and Special
Functions Continue.
SHIPPING OFFICE STAYS
MODEL SHIPS, DESIGNED BY THIRTY PORTLAND SCHOOLBOYS,
GIVE THEM INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF VESSELS' OPERATION
Tiny Craft All Made to Scale After Plans of Shipping Board, Are Complete U Smallest Detail Exhibit at Public Library Is Calculated to
Enlighten' Parents as Well as Children.
Craves Registration Department
Expects to Complete Its Work
by December 31.
PARIS. Feb. 19. Withdrawal of
Roland W. Boyden and. his associates
from th allied reparations commis
sion has reduced American activities
in Europe In connection with the set
tlement of war problems to relief
work and the exercise of special
functions. Walker D. Hines. ap
pointed arbitrator in the distribution
of river shipping and the work of the
shipping board and army services,
will continue his work.
The shipping: board's office here
also will be continued and the graves
registration service expects to com
plete its work by December 31. In
addition the army still has an office
here for the adjustment of claims.
American welfare organizations are
still doing limited welfare, work,
which is directed from Paris by the
Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A., the
Knights of Columbus, the Salvation
Army, the American committee for
devastated France and other organ
isations. Hoover Relief Mill Artivr.
The Hoover relief administration
still is active in central Europe and
the near-east relief through the
American commission for relief in the
rear east. Withdrawal of the Ameri
can representatives from the repara
tions commission placed two impor
tant American reparations questions
directly in the hands of the Washing
ton government. One was the up
keep of the American forces on the
Rhine. l,atest figures compiled by
the reparations commission showed
the lnited States had spent 1.160.000.
000 gold marks, for none of which has
!t yet been reimbursed by Oermany.
Under the peaee treaty payment by
Germany for the cost of the armies
of occupation has priority over all
other reparations, and the question
row must be handled separately by
the American government.
German Dyes Obtained.
Through special arrangement made
by the American reparations reprc
B ntatives. American textile indus
tries have obtained most of their
highest grade German dyes through
the commission. Mr. Boyden and
Colonel J. A. l.ocan Jr. have been
getting for American textile com
panies -5 per cent of all the dyes de
livered by Germany as part of the
reparations. These have been paid for
by the American companies, their
purchases totaling more than $2,000,
000. Mr. Boyden. whose withdrawal as
unofficial representative of the Unit
ed States on the allied reparations
commission was announced yesterday,
when his statement of withdrawal
also was made public, delivered his
farewell statement to the reparations
commission here today. He was the
recipient of formal expressions of re
gret from all the delegates.
Regret Are Ki pressed.
"Tour withdrawal." said Louis Du
bois tne president of the commission,
"leaves not only a void in our hearts
but in our work. Let us believe,
however, that the withdrawal Is only
temporary."
Sir John Bradbury, the only one of
the delegation who has been with '
the commission since Its creation, and
other i lumbers Joined in compliment- 1
ins Mr. Boyden's work and hoping for '
the return of the United States to '
representation on the commission. .
The newspapers commented regret- j
fully upon Mr. Boyden's leaving. '
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LANGUAGE HELD BARRIER
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TINY ships and large ships, cargo
carriers, propelled by either sail
or steam, are shown In a bewil
dering array in the exhibit at the
Central library of the handiwork of
more than 30 Portland schoolboys.
The ship models, which were made to
a scale after plans of the United
States shipping board vessels, are
complete to the smallest details.
Boys ranging in age from 6 to 12
made the models in their homes or In
the manual training classes at school.
The painstaking care with which they
were made: is shown in the tiny life
boats swung by almost invisible
wires, the even smaller life preserv
ers and the little ladders.
The school children have entered
these ships in a contest under the
direction of the Portland Ad club.
Awards for the prixe winners 1 prob
ably will not be announced until
-March 1.
The contest was designed to give
children, and through them their pa
rents, an understanding of and an
interest in shipbuilding, shipping and
foreign commerce. Arthur C Callan
of this city donated 250 to be given
in prises for the best models and es
says on shipping.
Children Write Kx.ays.
"Business men of Portland realize
the fact that the citizens of this city
do not know enough about shipping."
said R. L. Yoke in discussing the con
test yesterday. Mr. Yoke was made
chairman of the Ad club committee
to arrange the details of the contest
and carry it to completion.
"When Mr. Callen offered to donate
this money, we saw a way to impress
on at least some of the citizens of
Portland the full Importance of ship
ping and foreign commerce. The chil
dren in order to construct these mod
els had to know about the various
typs of vessels, wiiat they carried as
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OF EXHIBITS AT LIBRARY.
cargo and something of the Port of were made by boys below the fifth
Portland.
In the essays the children describe
in 500 words the cargo which their
ships are to carry where they are to
go and the products to be brought
back in return.
Operation la Learned.
"The child who has done that, who
knows the operation of a ship and
can send a ship on a voyage and re
turn has a better understanding of
shipping problems than 90 per cent of
the persons within the range of this
port." said Mr. Yoke.
"We have received 200 entries from
children who started in the contest.
Many of them finished their models,
but did not consider them good
enough to enter. These children, how
ever, have gained the same knowledge
as those who have exhibited their
ships, and that was our purpose. Fif
teen girls enteredl the contest, but, so
far as I know, none of them has a
ship in the final exhibit."
Half of the models on exhibition
grade. The cdntest has been divided
into entrants of the four upper and
the four lower grades in school.
The models are bf wood or metal,
or of both wood and metal. Accord
ing to the rules, they have been made
not less than one foot and not more
than three feet in length.
Vital Interest Asserted.
"I have talked with the parents of
many children," said Mr. Yoke, "and
they tell me they have become vitally
interested in ships as the result of
this contest. They tell me that they
had no idea before of what is in
volved in ship construction. Thev
say they have enjoyed very much see'
lng their boys at work and learning
with thein new facts about ships
every day.
"This contest is attracting atten
tion all over the United States. The
children .have been filmed at their
work by a moving picture weekly
which will reach 20.000,000 people.
Many school children have visited
terminal No. 4 as an outgrowth of
this exhibit.
"The co-operation of the literary
staff and of the teachers has been
splendid and has aided materially in
making this a success. They say they
have enjoyed this work thoroughly.'
Mr. Yoke hopes that this can be
made an annual affair. He says it
will be possible If business men will
contribute some money for prizes.
The other members of the Ad club's
committee are A. G. Clark, George
Quayle, Frank McCrillis and Will
Moore.
The judges selected by them to
make the awards are William D.
Wheelwright, chairman: J. Weston
Hall, Captain W. C. McNaught, C D.
Kennedy and James McKinlajs The
way of apportioning the prize money
has not been definitely decided.
The prizes will be awarded form
ally at a meeting In Central library
hall, to which all school children,
teachers, parents and others inter
ested will be invited.
25 YEARS IN GRAND OPERA,
AGOSTINI TO QUIT IN 1921
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Veteran Tenor of San Carlo Company First Heard in Portland in
1897 at Old Marquam Theater.
FORTH
At the Theaters.
Auditorium.
BY JOSEPH MACQUEEN.
If those who attended the remark
able performance or the Puccini opera
HE time comes soon when 1
shall say goodbye to opera. 1
shall probably never again
sing in Portland. In June, 1921, I
plan to resign my position with the
San Carlo Grand Opera company. I
am tired of traveling about from city
"Tosca" in the public auditorium yes- 'to city. I want the peace of private
terday afternoon, with Alice Gentle
as Tosca. had been of Latin blood in
atead of plain everyday, practical
American, the emotional response
from that audience would have been
cheers, tears and sobs.
When Tosca stabbed to death the
haughty tyrant Scarpia. and when she
In terror to escape arrest for killing
Scarpia. hurled herself from the lofty
terrace of San Angelo castle, many
of the audiencei arose from their
seats, but remembered that they were
of unemotional Anglo-Saxon blood,
and signified their enthusiasm by
warm applause, renewed several
times.
In fervent emotionalism, at tims
wild frenzy, and dominated by cold
revenge, the characterization of
Floria Tosca. as played and sung by
Alice Gentle, guest artist with the
Kan Carlo grand opera company, and
always expressed more by operatic
singing than mere dumb action, arose
to greater heights of artistry than
any other picture of that character
heard in this city. Miss Gentle's
Tosca was a better finished, more
convincing study than that of Mary
Garden. It sets a Pacific coast op
era record.
It was instructive to note that Miss
Centle, true opera artist that she is.
ever held in view the singing part of
Tosca and subordinated the acting,
although she used the latter element
to clever advantage. It was an In
tense moment in the opera when Miss
Gentle faced the sneering Scarpia and
half sobbingly sang the plea, "VissI
d'arte e d'amour no feci." The grim
tragedy grew intensified when she
stabbed Scarpia, tore from his pro
testing fingers the official paper of
release that she desired, placed two
lighted candles at either side of the
body and savagely flung a cross on
his breast. Then she laughed a mes
sage of bate. One was reminded of
Fanny Davenport or Richard Mans
field. The Mario Cavaradossi, painter,
was sunt: by Giuseppe Agoatini. who
grave it dainty gracefulness and dra
matic stamp. He sang with fine ap
peal. Mario Valle, as Baron Scarpia.
made a fierce, imperious stage pic
ture and sang in splendid style. His
acting was eminently satisfactory.
Pietro di Biasi, as the escaped po
litical prisoner, made the part he so
powerfully played and sang quite a
real one. Natale Cervl, one of the
most useful artists of the entire com
pany, made a convincing and domi
nating: sacristan. The chapel scene
effect was helped by a "Te Deum"
played on the pipe organ by Fred
erick W. Goodrich.'
The audience numbered more than
3000.
With an excellent rendition of that
old-fashioned favorite opera "II Trova
tore," the week's engagement, of the
San Carlo Grand Opera company, in.
the public auditorium, was concluded
lajt night and an audience of 2875
life.'
pupil of ttie famous maestro Sangi
orgi, and he worked faithfully with
that master for three years.
Young Agostini was 23 years old
when he first blossomed as principal
tenor In Genoa. Italy, in the opera
"Rue Bias." Then he began a bril
liant operatic career that Included ap
pearances in the larger cities of Italy,
France and England, and in succes
E FRAUD BEVIVED
POKTLAXD DOCTOR GETS LET
TER FROM BARCELONA.
Spaniard Promises Rich Reward if
Enough Money Is Advanced
to Got II i hi Out of Jail.
a .i ,h,.f i .t,at r.iE.nn. Arntlnl ciucs in ouuin America ana me
" . -if- r - I T -i , .1 Ktataa
saiu yesteruay aiiernoon wnen ne
stepped off the stage at the Public
Auditorium, after one of the great
est artistic triumphs of his entire
operatic career that of appearing as
Mario Cavardossi, the painter in the
opera "Tosca."
It is easy to observe from a few
minutes talk with Agostini that he
likes Portland and Portland people,
and to believe that he planned to do
his very best work In that opera. The
audience did not know that while
they were admiring Agostini he was
suffering the agonies of toothache.
He. bore his pain like the good fejlow
and Spartan that he is.
Agostini has been in professional
opera for 25 years and has decided
that the time has come when he de
sires the quiet happiness of domestic
life. He plans ultimately to open a
vocal studio and to teach singing in
New York City.
It was in romantle Verona. Italy,
that Giuseppe Agostini was born
somewhere about 50 years or so ago.
His father was a timber merchant
and it is recorded that none of the
Agostini family ever sang in profes
sional opera until young Giuseppe
showed them how.
When Giuseppe was about 14 years
old he sang soprano in the church
his family attended in Verona, and
the beauty of his voice attracted fa
vorable attention. But no thought'
then of entering opera entered the
boy's mind. I( was not until he was
18 years old that grand opera and
singing interested Giuseppe and he
began to study bel canto, or the art
of "beautiful song," in earnest. In
Milan, Italy, Agostini became a voice
In the year 1S97, as principal tenor,
Agostini arrived in this city with the
Del Conte Opera company, and ap
peared at the old Marquam theater,
then located on the present site of
the Northwestern bank building,
Morrison, from Sixth to Broadway.
The opera was "Boheme," then a new
one that aroused much curiosity and
enthusiasm.
Agostini was Kudolfo in that opera,
and amid those In that audience of
1S97 that remember him today are
two old friends, lnager William T
Pangle of the Heilig and William H.
Boyer, supervisor of music in the
public schools of this city. Other
artists in that memorable company
were Cloni. Francesconl and Martin
ari the latter being the "Mimi" of
the opera.
Agostini will be rcmbered in this
city as an artist whose stage appear
ances are marked by gracefulness in
every action, gentleness of manner
toward women, cultured singing and
poetic finish in his opera portraitures.
"What is your favorite part in your
favorite opera In which you have ap
peared in the 25 years of your oper
atic career?" was asked of Agostini.
"P.udolpho in 'Boheme,' " answered
the veteran tenor promptly. It in
my best love."
Agostini attributes his wonderfu"
health and good spirits to Mrs.
Agostini. "She takes the best cam
of me," he added with a grateful look
toward his wife.
"No. I don't sing In opera," said Mrs.
Agostini in reply to a question, "fn
fact I am a domestic person. One
operatic artist is enough in
family."
people placed the stamp of teir ap
proval on it.
From a financial statement pre
pared by the accountancy department
of the public auditorium late last
night it appears that 15.479 people
duriiTg the week attended the various
performances and. that the gross re
ceipts amount to J17.417.22, appor
tioned as follows:
February 14. "Lucia." 1481 attend
ance and J1573.76 receipts; Feb
ruary 15, "Butterfly,"' 2086 attend
ance, $2324.26; February 16, matinee.
"Martha," S35 attendance, J886.44:
February 16, night, "Carmen," 1670
attendance, $2224.76: February lt
"Thais." 2126 admissions. $2262.26;
February 18, "Faust," 2454 admis
sions. $2725.26; February 19, matinee.
"Tosca." 1853 admissions. $1790.22;
and February 19. night. "II Trova
tcre." 2875 admissions. $3630.26.
This return shows that more money
was paid to hear "II Trovatore" than
any other opera. "Faust" comes sec
ond and "Butterfly" third in finan
cial returns.
A new tenor appeared last night In
"II Trovatore" in the person of Giu
seppe Inzerllla, tenor robusto, who
starred as Manrico, the singing trou
badour. He has a big, glorious tenor
voice that easily fills the large audi
torium and makes it ring.
Nicola D'Amico, baritone, sang the
part of Count di Luna. His voice is
of pleasant quality and he is a capital,
talented actor. The Leomota of Bet
tina Freeman was well sung.
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MANY CHILDREN KILLED
Accidents Clulm 2 0,000 Every
Year, Says Red Cross Report.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. Accidents
take the lives every year of 20,000
children up to the age of 14 years, the
Red Cross disclosed today. It showed
that 167 out ot every thousand child
deaths between the ages of five and
nine was due to accident while be
tween 10 and 14 years the ratio was
177 to the thousand. .
Fortunes in Spain that were favor
ite "sucker"- bait in times gone by
have been resurrected again, accord
ing to Dr. F. V, Casseday, who has
received a lettr from Barcelona of
fering him an opportunity to share In
$360,000.
Dr. Casseday admitted that he once
scoffed at the weird tales by which
men were led to give a sum to some
Spanish nobleman in return for prom
ises of rich reward when he had un
erthed some family treasure. But
Dr. Casseday is now convinced, for the
letter he received is a most palpable
attempt to obtain money by the time
worn subterfuge.
The letter declared that the writer
was confined in jail at Barcelona for
a trifling cause and that his baggage
had been taken away. In a secret
pocket of his portfolio, two checks
amounting to $360,000 were concealed,
he said. He needs only enough money
to pay the court costs and he will be
released, he declared. One-third the
amount of the concealed checks, or
$120,000, will be cheerfully given to
the man who will furnish the money
to free him, was the promise. In reck
less generosity to reward a small
service he neglects to give the exact
amount needed to obtain his release,
but left the matter entirely to the
judgment of the man who receives the
letter.
The letter was signed "R. de S."" and
asked the sender to communicate with
a friend, Signor Coeta, Buefica street.
Barcelona, as no message can reach
him in the jail. He asked the sender
to cable first to Signor Coeta and
then to mail his remittance. All haste
was urged for he said he was tired
of prison life and was anxious to re
gain possession of the 'checks.
The letter, according to Dr. Casse
day .apparently was printed from an
one I etched plate resembling handwriting.
The envelope alone bore Dr. casse
day's name. It was mailed at Bar
celona on January 25. Dr. Casseday
felt certain that the schemer was
flooding the country with the mis
sives in the hope of reaping a "for
tune In Spain" from credulous people
here.) He has taken the matter up
with the postal authorities.
ators and representatives is now cut
off. .
When the senate adjourned at 4
o'clock and the house at 4:30. the bills
on third reading had been greatly re
duced. Several house bills in the sen
ate were advanced to second reading
and they will be rushed on the calen
dar Monday. A similar courtesy was
extended to senate bills just entering
the house. This is one session, where
there is no rivalry between senate
and house. Usually there are charges
that one body is holding up bills of
the other until their own are taken
care of, but thus far there has been
none of this.
The, house passed 34 bills and had
22 left on the calendar for third read
ins at adjournment, and the senate
had acted on 14. leaving 20 on third
reading.
MR. HANNAF0RD-OPTIMIST
Xoted Railroader Confident of Gen
eral Business Revival.
J. H. Hannaford, one of the best
known railroad executives in the
United States, for 48 years in the
service of' the Northern Pacific com
Piiny, is a visitor in Portland, having
arrived yesterday from Seattle on his
way to California for a vacation. He
recently retired as president and is
now vice-chairman of the company's
board of directors.
Mr. Hannaford spoke optimistically
yesterday of the outlook for business,
especially as to conditions in the
west. He said he expected business
to gain rapidly in the spring and
gave It as his opinion that a read
justment of freight and passenger
traffic to near the normal basis
would take effect In due time. He
will leave for California today.
SESSION IS LENGTHENED
(Continued From First Page.)
was called to order, "and would re
flect more credit on this body to ad
journ over to Monday and complete
the business in an orderly manner."
Supplementing the argument of the
speaker, Mr. Gordon, chairman of the
committee on ways and means, said
that the appropriation bills are not
yet completed, but will be on the
desks Monday morning.
There was some slight objection,
but the majority of the house mem
bers agreed to the plan to prolong
the session beyond the allotted time.
There may be some vacant seats Mon
day when the roll is called. No mem
ber will be under obligation to re
turn to Salem, for Hie pay of the sen-
WOMAN SAVES. SISTER
Hasty Trip Is Made From Bend for
Blood Transfusion Operation.
A hasty trip to Portland by Miss
Mildred Klein of Bend probably will
result In saving the life of her sister.
Mrs. Grace Tull, 1117 Mallory avenue,
who underwent an operation for
empyema at fit. Vincent's hospital
yesterday.
.Mrs. Tull had . become weakened
through long illness. Before an
operation could be performed blood
transfusion was necessary to give j
her strengtn to enoure its eiiects. j
Both operation and transfusion were
successful, according to her attend
ant. Miss Klein is none the worse
for having given her blood.
ALIENS DIPPED IN OIL
Coating on Sea Scooped TTp and
Immigrants Take Bath.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 19. Unusual
resourcefulness, in disinfecting the
1593 passengers of the Italian steam
ship Ferdinando Palascino, which
docked here yesterday from Genoa,
was described today by Dr. Donato.
ship's surgeon.
Three days off the coast the vessel
encountered a heavy coating of crude
oil on the water. The doctor ordered
the oil scooped up in buckets. Then
the Passengers were forced to bathe
in oil, a standard disinfectant. The
performance was repeated each day
until the ship reached port.
Read The Oregonian classified ads. i
Secretary Pleads for Study of Span
ish and Portuguese lu Schools
of This Country.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 19. South
America resents the conception of the
Monroe doctrine which defines it as
a mantle of protection or expression
of power by North Americans, but
accepts it as an expression of fra
ternal relations between the two con
tinents, Secretary Colby declared in
an address before the Academy of
Political and Social Science tonight
Describing his voyage to South
America, he emphasized how little
the people there feel that they are
dependent upon the United States.
North Americans who are to suc
ceed In relations with South Ameri
cans will be those who understand
the right psychological approach to
Latin-America and are willing to
contribute something to its civiliza
tion, not merely to seek opportunities
to exploit it.
"America's position in South Amer
ica today," he said, "Is hardly vis
ible. The trade built up during the
war is vanishing and the merchants
are turning to their old friends in
Europe who' speak the same language
and have the same sympathies."
Concerning the Monroe doctrine,
he said it had two aspects a his
toric principle of United States pol
icy and a factor in fraternal rela
tions. "I think Roosevelt and Wilson saw
the Monroe doctrine develop into
something bigger and broader than
when It was first enunciated to pro
tect states while going through their
early trials," he said. "Thus defined.
South Amerioa accepts it.
"But the concept which affronts
these sensitive peoples is an expres
sion that It is our doctrine and that
we will use it as we see fit. That
South America resents. It considers
it a reflection upon itself.
"The great barrier to American
progress abroad is language. The
People of the United States are not
linguists. Business has not time for
the interpreter. Until the fallacy that
English will carry you around the
world is- exploded, and until the ftien
whom we send as representatives to
Latin-America speak the tongue of
the Spaniard or the Portuguese, our
progress will be halting and disap
pointing. "The youth of America should bo
schooled in languages. Language Is
the key which not only opens the
riches and the stores 6f great litera
tures, but opens the doors of Influ
ential, profitable human contacts with
great peoples."
MISSTEP REVEALS STILL
RAIDER FALLS THROUGH SHED
FLOOR IXTO CAVE.
(both of the days he had passed there
and of the prospects for prosperity if
the region is once properly opened.
I Seattle's shrinking prosperity is
due partly to the sudden drop in
Alaska's gold exports and the lessen
ing of trade and travel to the coun
try. Major Crossley said.
A trip of 1000 miles by dog team,
stage and rail which brought T. C.
McNamer out of the Koyukuk rivet
country to the outside world for tho
first time in ten years gave a touch
of realism to the "sourdough" taleB.
Mr. McNamer, who is a pioneer of
the Koyukuk river country far north
of the Yukon, told of his recent trip
which brought him to Portland on
January 11. He also spoke of some
of his earlier experiences in the coun
try and of hardships where he had no
hope of getting out alive.
i. W. Chilson, secretary to Bishop
P. T. Rowe; G. F. Hedrick, old-time
Alaskan; J. F. Hopkins, famous boat
captain, and Fred Lockley all gavu
short talks on their experiences In
the country. Mr. F. W. Swanton.
widow of the first postmaster al
Nome, gave two readings.
Rollcall of Alaskans by years of
experience there developed that Mrs.
E. S. Routledge and R. L. Kuhl were
the real old-timers at the banquet.
Both had gone to Alaska in 1895.
Mrs. Routledge spoke on her five
years' experience in southeastern
Alaska.
W. H. Downing, retiring president
of the society, was presented with a
gold pencil by E. H. Collis, secretary
of the society for three years. L. L
Scott, newly elected president, pre
sided as toastmaster. Vocal solos
were given during the progress of
the banquet.
PORTLAND'S FORCES
LID UP FOR SHIPS
Big Argument Before Shipping
Board Tomorrow.
COAST PORTS ON HAND
AIRPLANE TAKES TUMBLE
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Pretty Austrian Girl Found
Work With Tho Men Plant
Sanitary and Modern.
Secreted in a roomy cave four feet
underground and covered with a
large straw pile, one of the most
complete and sanitary moonshine
equipments thus far seized was dis
covered by deputy sheriffs and in
spectors of the police bureau when
tlfe raided the vegetable farm of
Charles Spady at the intersection of
Barr and Rockwood roads, about 8
miles east of the city, at 6 o'clock
last night.
Spady, lessee of the farm, and
three sub-leasors, Liga Popich, 49,
Tony Polich, 33. and Antona Demar
tini. 28, pretty Austrian girl, were ar
rested. Popich, Polich and Miss
Demartini were lodged in the county
jail.but owing to the fact that his
wife is ill and he has several small
children, Spady was allowed his
liberty on his own recognizance.
Those who took part in the raid
were Deputy Sheriffs Kendall and
Schirmer and Inspectors Huntington,
Russell and Smith of the police bu
reau, who had been deputized for
the occasion.
When the officers arrived at the
farm they "searched the premises
carefully, according to Schirmer, but
only througuh luck stumbled upon
the hiding place of the alleged boot
leggers.
In a small shed used for the
threshing of straw and containing
a large straw pile, one of the raiders
in quest of the still noticed the per
sistent odor of the illicit brew and
bv chance lost his footing and liter
ally fell through a small trap door
where, bending over a large 40 gal
Ion still, were the two men and the
woman In process of "running off"
their nightly- supply of moonshine.
One hundred pints ot finished
whisky were confiscated as well as
950 gallons of maSii.
That the place 'had been but j-e
cently established is the belief of
the sheriff's office in view of the
fact'that only a small supply cf the
finished product was found.
that Peters would not have to re
port the accident unless he desired to.
The traffic laws simply say "vehi
cle." According to Wester, a vehicle
is "that in which anything is or may
be carried." The question still is
open at police headquarters, although
instructions of the city attorney were
followed to the letter.
Aviator Peters and his students at
5 o'clock yesterday afternoon were
flying over the business portion of
the city, police said. An hour later,
after a landing had been made on the
municipal field and another flight
was about to begin, the wreck came.
Falling to attain further altitude
after a height of 40 feet had been
reached, Peters was forced to make
a hasty landing. The airplane
swooped low over By bee street,
breaking over a sapling as it landed.
close to the street.
L. Caswell. 1508 East Seventeenth
street', witnessed the fall, as did sev
eral small boys. Police point out
that had any of thein been In the
path of the machine there would have
been no law to have compelled Peters
to make a report to police headquar
ters or to have held him responsible
for reckless driving, if it could be
proved that he hud been driving in
that manner.
Police said that, not coining under
the state or cily traffic laws, an
aviator could, imperil the lives of all
who happened to be on the streets
below him and they could do nothing.
The P., R. & G. Air Line company
Is a one-machine company owned by
Peters, Paul .Kurleen and Frank Gore.
The propeller of the plane was shat
tered when the tree was struck, the
wings crumpled, fuselage broken and
the landing gear warped. The engine
apparently came through the ordeal
Intact.
Number of Bouts Available Re
duced; Sharp Contest Is
Expected.
1
3 Suffocated in Fire.
WARREN, O., Feb. 19. Adnee Chaf
fee. 26; Howard Smith, 11, and Henry
Smith, 13, were found dead from suf
focation today when fire destroyed a
shack in which they were living be
cause of a smallpox quarantine fol
lowing a case of smallpox in the
Chaffee home, where the two Smith
boys also lived.
Breud Tumbles in F.hM.
CLEVELAND, O.. Feb. 19 Two
large bakeries today announced re
ductions in the wholesale price of
bread, effective Monday, which will
bring the retail price here down to 9
cntg for a pound loaf and 12 or 13
cents for ll-pound loaf.
DAILY METKUR(-I.OiICAL KKl'OKT.
PORTLAND. Feb. 10. Hlcliest tempera
ture, decrees; lowest. K1. Hlver read
inc, 8 A. -M., U. feet; chansr In ISst 4
hnura, 1.1 feet fall. Total rainfall S I'.
M .to 3 p. M. 0. Ill Inch; total since Sep
tember I, HllMI. 3.VJI inches; normal. JH.IMI
inches; except, 5. .11 Inches. Hunrise, 7:07
A. M. ; sunset, .1:43 P. M. Total sunshine,
" hours and 53 minutes; possihle sunshine,
l'i hours and 311 minutes. Moonrlse, 4:03
I'. M. Sunday: moonet, fl:l A. M. Mon
day. Barometer 1i educed to sea level ,
S P. M 30. IS inches. Relative humidity :
.1 A. .1., HA per ctnt; noon, ttl per cent;
a P. Al., .3 per cen.
THE WBATIIKR
STATIONS.
Ir.d
ALASKAN SOCIETY HOLDS SEC
OND AXXUAL BANQUET.
Thrilling Tales of Gold Rushes Are
Related at Gathering Which
Is Followed by Dance.
Reminiscences of days gone by in
Alaska, when the lure of gold
gripped men's hearts, were indulged
in by members of the Alaskan so
ciety at their second annual banquet
held last night at the Chamber of
Commerce with about 100 members
in attendance. Dancing and a gen
eral good fellowship meeting fol
lowed the banquet.
George Caldwell, Portland attorney,
told of the famous Williams expedi
tion of 1901 when four men followed
their leader to the headwaters of the
Kobuck river country on a secret tale
of gold, only to find that their leader
knew nothing of the country or
of the riches he had told them about.
The great secrecy with which they
shrouded the expedition served only
to draw suspicion upon them, and
many expeditions were organized to
trail them through the wilds.
Major J. J. Crossley, ex-United
States-attorney at Fairbanks, spoke j
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THE OREGON'IAN' N'EWC FL'REAl',
Washington, D. C. Feb. 19. Port
land's forces are assembled here for
the big argument Monday before the
shipping board, when it Is the purpose
of the present members of the board
to re-allocate the passenger cargo
ships for trans-Pacific service. F.
C. Knapp, of the commission of pub
lic docks, H. L. Hudson, manager of '
the traffic bureau of the port and
dock commissions, and W. D. B. Dod
son, manager of the Chamber of Com
merce, are already on the ground.
K. D. Dawson. ' tnanuger of tho Columbia-Pacific
Shipping company of
Portland, and C. L. Seitz. head of tho
China-Pacific company in China, will
arrive tomorrow, and officials of tho
Pacific Steamship company arc also
expected.
Seattle has a considerable delega
tion already here representing ship
ping, steamship and port Interests.
Roger D. Pinneo. traffic manager of
the port of Astoria, arrived yester
day. Los Angeles has a delegation
gathering. San Francisco will be well
represented, and assurance is given
that Tacoma will be on hand when
the case opens.
Sharp Contest Kxperted.
In view of the fact that the pre
vious organization of the board more
than a year ago allocated 13 of the
large steamships to the Pacific trade,
five to Seattle, five to San Francisco
for (Vans-Pacific : tin 'and three to Stiu
Francisco for a triangular run be
tween California and Hawaii and tlio
Atlantic seaijoaru. the Issue Monday
Is expected to be sharply contested.
It Is authoritatively slated now
that the number of the ships avail
able for Iho Pacific-oriental run can
not exceed eight, as the construction
programme In the finishing staites
will be far below the numlier orig
inally planned. With a reduced num
ber of ships available, and two other
leading pons of the Pacific in the
fight for a share of those sent around
for service, the contest will become
more scute.
Ilroadrr lew Spreading.
A broader view of trans-l'.iclfic
business seems to be spreading
throughout shipping and transporta
tion circles generally. Instead of
trying to concentrate the business as
before in one or two ports, It Is fre
quently asserted that such a policy Is
a mistake; that all ports with a Kood
hinterland should have service; that
It is wrong to make local cargo in
one district bear a heavy local rail
haul to reach a port In another dis
trict, and that distribution of service,
with greater port facilities construc
tion, greater distribution in railway
yards and greater general Interest of
ull the people Is the programme of
the rulure in the great cause of get
ting the whole American people be
hind the American merchant marine.
To many of those assembling fur
the hearing Monday, it is the hope
that these principles are acci pted by
the shinniiiK. board, ami that th, v
I will find expression In working oul
new and important policies for Amer
ican sliips on the Pacific.
All Port Authorities Alrrf.
It is accepted here that the hearing
does not go further than ullocatlon of
the Joint passenger cargo ships, with
out disturbing the existing straight
cargo lines, except as they are dis
placed by the cargo capacity of the
larger and faster vessels. However,
it is argued that Indirectly tho allo
cation of the big ships may easily up
set the entire trade route xsteni of
the Pacific, as now established, Hnd
for this reason all port authorities
are on the alert.
The huuse committee has reported
favorably the bill authorizing and di
recting the shipping board to settle
the claims of wood shipbuilders grow
ing 'out of tho cancellation of war
contracts. As the senate text is
agreed to in the house measure, there
is some possibility that the bill may
be acted tipon by the house at this
session. This would necessitate sus
pension of the rules, or a special rule,
both of which procedures become pos
sible as the house gets nut of Its con
gestion of -work with the big approp
riation bills. Many Oregon companies
have claims yet unsettled.
I. .is Pt. cloudy
A. M. today; TP. M. report ot preced
ing day.
FOP.ECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Rain, southerly
winds.
Oregon and Washington Rain west por
tlon rain or snow east portion; moderate
to nVesh southerly winds.
Southwest storm warnings were ordered
for all Oregon and Washington coast ultL
lior.s at 11-30 A. M Satiirdny.
WANTED
SOT A JOB NOT A POSITION BIT
An Opportunity
RED CROSS ASKED TO AID
SocuIiit Soviet Government or
Armenia Promises I rot eel ion.
NEW YORK. Feb. 19. The social
ist soviet government of the republic
of Armenia has requested the near
east relief to continue Its work there
and has Issued a charter furnishing
guarantees of protection, the organi
zation announced tonight.
Accompanying the charter was a
letter from Chahvardlan. plenlpoten
tiarv of the socialist soviet republic
of Armenia, praising the work of
the near east, relief and saying the
government had done everything pos
sible to eliminate obstacles to the or-ri-nlzatlon's
efforts
OH
j Phonographs
Reduced j
22 Machines 22 !
AT
With a proa-rrMHlve retail establish
ment that believes In and ! planning
for a bigger and better Shoe business
In 1.921.
American, age 36, married, eighteen
years experience in merchandising,
thoroughly familiar with all grades
of women s, men s ana cniiuren s
shoes: knows , the market and can
produce results. At present actively
encased as manager and buyer 'of
Bhoe department In one of Montana
largest department stores, excellent , i
reasons for wisning 10 cnange. r-ast
record will bear closest investigation
AV 21L Oregonian.
jj 22 Discount 22
I HIS IISl - '
Edison Diamond Disc, The
I Cremona, The Widdicomb.
The Pathe, The Mandei,
The Bluebird and others.
Most of these machines
are brand new.
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