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. ..zjo.T siitrc OL'iCui JAN 3 o 1-- ' SectionOne Pages 1 to 22 96 Pages E igh t- Sectio ns VOL. XL I NO. 4 Entered at Portland (Oree -Fostofflce aa S"vonH-c:a Mutter. PORTLAND, OliEGOX, ' SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1923 PRICE FIVE CENTS r l K. i i i I I V NATION MPHESSED bk farmers; bloc Solidified Faction Seems Destined to Stay. GREAT EVENTS UNDER WAY Agriculture Now Recognized as Backbone of Country. PURPOSE IS THREE-FOLD Co-operative Marketing, Credit and Placing of Farmer on Re serve Board Objectives. BT MARK SULLIVAN. (Copyright. 1821. by the New York Eve ning Post. Inc. Published by ar rangement. ) WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 21. You can look at the farmers' bloc from any point you choose, you can exam ine ltg personnel and Its mechanism minutely and critically, you can ap proach It with the skepticism born of recollection of similar movements In the past, you can talk with the In dividuals and the Interests who ae plore It and who argue that It should be eliminated; but the end of any such survey of the farm bloc Is that It Is without any doubt the largest single interest in American politics, that It Is likely to continue to have the balance of power for a consider able period, and that It Is more likely to grow than to diminish. The older political leaders In both parties who deplore the farm bloc and who predict Its early passing, are misled by one of the most frequent causes of self deceit, namely, by the length of their own memories. Unless there Is careful examination of the analogy between the past and the present, experience can readily throw you off the track. Skepticism Is Shown. Some of these older political leaders have memories that go as far back as the Patrons of Husbandry; the farmers' alliance, the agricultural .wheel which started In Prairie county, Arkansas, and spread to power In eight southwestern states, the Ancient Order of Gleaners, and half a dozon similar organizations. Re membering; how all of these arose, had their day of power, and declined, the skeptical older politicians say that. In due course, the farm bloc will be as one with these. It is undeniably ' true that the organized farmer in American politics Is nothing new. Politicians and others with any con siderable political experience remem ber Newt Gresham'a Farmers union, started In Bains county, Texas, of which a contemporary historian, whose narrative was quajlfled by per sonal enthusiasm, said, "ah Aladdin army of a million men with a deadly concentration of purpose that would brook no denial, came into almost In stant existence." It was of another organization, the Farmers' alliance In the elections of 1J.90. that a historian of the times said, "after these elections, 40 mem bers of the new congress were pledged to support tho demands of the farm- ns' alliance, and Its leaders were said to have selected beforehand the place which they wished this group to oc cupy on cither side of the center aisle In the house of representatives, where they expected to hold the balance of power, and to take the place of the 'center" In tho French assembly." (irent Forres Moving. If that quotation from a historian of 1S90 reads much like a present 'day newspaper account of the farm bloc, still more docs a quotation from an account written In 1892, of "Sock, less" Jerry Simpson's populists. The author of this account, by the way, was Mr. Hamlin Garland. His words of 1892 sound a little like something Senator Tom Heflin of Alabama might iw today about the present farm bloc: The alliance wedge." said Mr. Gar- U'out-luilt-il on 1'aae a. Column l. ""A A V. VTr U 'LONDON TO CONTROL YOUTHS AT MOVIES PARENTS MUST ACCOMPANY CHILDREN UNDER 16. Youngsters Will Not Be Permitted to Witness "Adult" Films Without Guardian. (Copyright. 1022. by The Orercnlan.) LONDON, Jan. 21. (Special Cable.) London has decreed that children under 16 years of age shall not see certain moving pictures unless taken to the exhibition by parents or guardians. The new film censorship provides: "That films passed by' the British board of film censors for public ex hibition be exhibited to adults only provided that this condition eh-1 not apply In the case of a child accom panied by Its parents or bonafide guardian and that this condition shaU not operate until on and after July 1, 1922." That seems a reasonable proposi tion, but a good deal of difficulty arose over the definition of the word "adult." The result was that an amendment was added to this condi tion and passed after a long discus sion in which- the expression "adult" was made clearer. In this amendment the following; words occurred: Toung person shall mean a person under, or appearing to be under th age of. 16 years. When the amended condition takes effect, therefore, no child' under the age of 16 years will be allowed to witness films that have been passed for adult exhibition only unless ac companied by a parent or guardian. The films that are passed by the British board of film censors are di vided Into two categories. The first are passed for "universal" exhibition and the second for "public" or "adult" exhibition only. It is only for the second class of films that those who are not adults will be excluded under the new regulations. BIRD'S PRAYER ANSWERED Sick Parrot on Shipboard Gets Brandy and Recovers. NEW YORK. Jan. 21. (Special.) A plea for a prescription usually falls on deaf ears In these dry days. But Ship Surgeon Gidilngs of the liner Kroonland has a heart: On the rough voyage to this port Dr. Glddlngs was called to attend "Baby," a gray Afri can parrot, belonging to Miss Beulah McMillan, an American missionary from the Congo. "Baby" was seasick, and mighty seasick. Having given up everything, In cluding hope, he was engaged In his star accomplishment, the repetition of a prayer In English and African dialect, when the doctor called. "That's a prayer that deserves to be answered," said Dr. Glddlngs, and prescribed a half teaspoonful of brandy every hour. "Baby" recovered his health and bung on to his spirits. No prohibition enforcement official attempted to confiscate his bottle when he landed. ALL ILLS PROVIDED FOR New York Hotel Now Has Menu for Every Ailment. NEW YORK. Jan. 21. (Special.) Joy for the plump! Also for the dyspeptic and under-nourished. One of the big hotels has added seven special diets to Its menu. The diets take care of every ill from hardening of the arteries to neuritis, from con valescing to old age. You pick your III, pick your diet and summon the waiter. "No. 4." say you. "Yes, sir," says the waiter, "hyper-acidity and we have a very tasty angina pectoris luncheon " INJURED BOY SUCCUMBS Fall Under Motor Truck Fatal to Alexander Heed, 9. Alexander Reed, 9. died yesterday Good Samaritan hospital from in juries suffered Friday when he fell beneath the wheels of a motor truck on the Linnton road. His right leg was mangled so badly that amputa tion was necessary and death was due to loss of blood and shock. The lad was the son of Claude Reed tf Llnnton. The body was taken to the morgue, but It was announced Inter there would be no Inquest. - VfJlVH vH"L COtVi rlAl iir fv TE AT- V-b ET LI A W C- I sntw f. w . . - a. . I Y a. I imm I T I TttAM FWCktA SoPAE GTWEA CAUSES POPE LOSES LONG BUTTLE FOB LIFE Death Claims Pontiff at 6 A. IVT. Sunday. HOPE GIVEN UP AT MIDNIGHT Holy Father Remains Cheer ful During Illness. , HOUSEHOLD AT BEDSIDE Cardinal Gasparrl and Attending Physicians Also With ' Pa tient Until Last. ROME. Jan. 12. (By the Associated Press.) Pope Benedict died at 6 o'clock this morning. The end had been expected for sev eral hours. The attending physicians, Cardinal .Gasparri and other members of the pope's household were present at the bedside. From midnight all hope had been abandoned and at 2 o'clock Dr. Bat tistini had announced that the pope could not live longer than four hours at the maximum. At 3 o'clock Dr. Cherubinl. Cardinal Giorgl and the pope's nephew gath ered around the bedside, the end seemingly being near. The pope ap peared to be In considerable distress. His extremities then were becoming cold. Deatk Symptoms Ksticcd. Alter the publication of the bulletin announcing that all hope had been given up, Monsignor Nigone, Father Basil and Dr. Battistini also remained by te bedside. After a time the doc tor told his holiness that they were praying for the peace of the world, to which the pope replied: "I would willingly offer my life for the peace of the world." He then turned on his side and lay watching those near him. At 2 A. M. the first, definite symp toms of approaching death were marked. At one lucid period last night the pope was able to partake of nourish ment; he" then instructed the major domo to wake him in time for mass, to be Celebrated at 6:30 A. M. in his chapel, adjoining the bedroom. There had been moments Saturday when it was feared the end had come, but stimulants revived the pontiff, and his natural powers of resistance carried him through the turning point temporarily. He seemed to cling to life as did Pope Pius X in 1914 when the final outcome mas In doubt for many hours. Patient Visited Often. , Dr. Battistini, the chief attending physician, visited the patient several times Saturday night. Saturday was a day of great un certainty In Rome and deep anxiety among those who watched and prayed at the Vatican, for virtually all hope of the pope's recovery had been aban doned even in early morning. - As the hours passed, the wonder grew at the recuperative powers of the pope which enabled him to pass from one sinking spell and another to periods of comparative testfulness and strength. It was this changing condition that Inspired hope at one moment and gave rise to rumors of death by another. Sleep Helos Resistance. It was thought that If the pope passed safely through the night he would have a chance of life after the dawn, and so it proved. In the early part of the day sleep came and seemed to add to his powers of resistance. Throughout the day great crowds gathered around the Vatican, and a double row of royal guards took up positions In the out skirts of St. Peters, forming a pas sage way for diplomatic representa tives, prelates and other notables. Cardinal Gasparrl, papal secretary of state, received many telegrams (Concluded oa Page 4, Column 1.) VV-ftN TO WVOtS. ! DANCING IN SCHOOLS HOT LUNCHEON ISSUE PASTOR LAYS DOWN BARRAGE ON DIRECTOR WOODWARD. Debate at Noon Session- of Civic League Replete With Bitter Oratory by Speakers. Several thousand years of dancing, from biblical days down to the pres ent time, came in for condemnation or eulogy by speakers as the case might be, wnen the debate on the sub ject of school dancing; was held at the luncheon of the civic league at the Benson hotel, yesterday noon. In which Dr. Clarence True Wilson and Judge John H. Stevenson led oppos ing factions In the battle of oratory. Even Salome, that well-known orig inator of a certain school of dancing, received a barrage from the anti-dancing forces. William F. Woodward, school director, was made the special target of an oratorical bombardment by Dr. Wilson and his associates. Dr. Charles MacCaughey, pastor of the Centenary Wilbur church. Dr. Wilson produced a clipping of an article printed in The Oregonlan of November 16, In which Mr. Woodward was quoted as making charges substantially the same as those which the anti-dancing forces had made. In the article In question, which dealt particularly with students reading trashy litera ture, Mr. Woodward was quoted as saying: "Were you aware that student swains decline to attend a girl orange crop In the vicinity of Porter- whose mother wished to come along as a chaperon?" in referring to dances. "Or that a girl who wears corsets at a dance, even the filmiest (Concluded oa l'age 12, Column 1.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TODAY'S Occasional rain; southerly winds. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature 42 dea-reea; minimum temperature o-t de grees. Departments. , Churches. Section 5, pase 2. Books. .Section 6, pase S. Schools. Section S. pase . Automobile. Section . Editorial. Section 3, page . Dramatic. Section 4, pase ft. Moving- picture news. Section 4, page 1. Real estate and building news. ' Section 4. page 9. Chess and checkers. Section 4, page 8. Flowers for borne and garden. Section s, page 10. Music. Section S. page 9. ' Women's Features. Fashions. Section 5, page 4. Miss Tingle's column. Section 5, page 4. Madam Rlchefs column.- Section 3, pages. page 5. Anctlon bridge. Section It. page 8. Child welfare column. Section 5, page 6. Society. Section 8. page 1. Women's activities. Section S, page 8. Special Features. Love mania hi latest disease. Magazine section, page 1. South sea vamp makes fortune. Magazine section, page 2. "The Fulflller" fiction feature. Magazine section, page 3. News of world as seen by camera. Maga xlne section, psge 4. Tbese are hard times for titles. Maga xlne section, page 6. Standards of American patriotism and life. Magazine section, page 6. How a blind and deaf girl sees and hears. Magazine section, page 7. Hill's cartoons "Among Us Mortals." Mag azine section, page 8. The Oregon code of ethics for Journalism. Section 5. page 1. Women prominent in news of the day. Section o, page 3. Fresh air cocktail beats alcohol. Section fi. page 5. Darling's cartoons on topics of the day. Section 5. page 7. Jamee J. Montague feature. -Section 5, page 7. Home arrangement. Section 5. page 8. Portland youngsters win high scores. Sec tion 3, page 10. Mrs. Harding is great hostess. Section 4, page 4. Many specimens of flora and fauna brought from Africa. Section 4, page 5. Stump burner simplifies clearing. Section 4, page 8. Foreign. Pope Benedict is dead. Page 1. Premier Polncare and Prime Minister Iioyd George expected to claeh. Section 1. page 18. Berlin bars DoMar Steamship company from office. Section 1. page ft. France ts declared modern Chanticleer. Section 1, page 6. Island of Gunkey bootleg paradise. Section 1. page Premier l.loyd George fays alt European governments have been invited to Genoa conferences. Section 1, page 12. Ulster signs pact with free s-tate. Section 1. page 2. London to bar youths from certain films. Section 1, page 1. National. Country declared to be leaderless. Section 1 page 10. SOME RECENT NEWS EVENTS AS l-T II. tV.E. KEr SUNNY CALIFORNIA DUE FOR MORE COLD FURTHER KILLING FROSTS ARE FORECAST t"OR STATE. Much Damage Already Is Done to Oranges and Temons Relief Measures Discussed. &Xn FRANCISCO. Jan. 21. Killing frost for all : California, except re gions adjacent to the 'ocean, was the forecast Issued by the weather bu reau here tonight for early tomor row morning. More moderate tem peratures may be expected later In the north and central portions of the state, the forecast said. Estimates on frost damage to oranges and lemons In southern Cali fornia during the present cold snap ran from SO to '75 per cent. In some sections, according to a statement Is sued by the state division of markets today. In others very little loss was reported. Large distributors were said to have withdrawn their prices Damage to lettuce, according to the market division's advices, was re ported "considerable." In some sec tions of Los Angeles county that crop was declared ruined. Cabbage, spinacn and artichokes suffered damage in the San Fran cisco section. Rain was the prediction for the western parts of Oregon and Wash ington, with continued cold and snow for the eastern sections of those states. Additional. reports of crop damage In California were received by various agencies in San Francisco today. The ville, normally 2400 carloads, was re ported to be 70 per cent destroyed and the early crops of peas.- tomatoes, squash, cucumbers and peppers In the Concluded on Page 2. Column ') National. Social season at Its height at capital and every day gay one. Section 1. page 17. Alliance plan of miners and rail union dead. Section 1, page 15. Committee favors publishing pacts on Chi na. Section 1. page &. Nation impressed by farmers' bloc Sec tion 1, page U United States departmental change plana ready. Section 1, page 1. Domestic. More killing frosts forecast for California. Section 1. page 1. Arbuckle prosecution's objection to Miss Provost's testimony fail. Section 1, page 2. Railroads agreed to negotiate with em ployes on territorial basis. Section 1, page 5. Pacific Northwest. Malneur lake dispute near settlement. Sec tion 1, page 10. Golden spike to be driven on government railway In Alaska in February. Section 1, page 8. Proposed cut in Washington legislature meets opposition. Section 1,. page 8. Washington phone rates to be probed. Sec- tton 1, page 8. Seattle's municipal railway ts white ele phant. Section 1, page 7. University newspaper closes war againet compulsory military training. Decemoer 1, page 1. 8 ports. Rlckard accused of attacking girl. Section 2, page 1. Horse lovers of Portland sfiow increased interest. Section 2, page 4. Late Hap Hogan roman-tic figure. Section 2. page 4. Stanford fire light but touted highly. Sec tion 1, page 4. Fight fans rfllnk Fulton tried to stall. Sec tion 2. page 8. Ball training this year to cost 1175.000. Sec tion 2. page 3. Johnny Buff holds title Insecurely. Section 2. page 3. Portland and Spokane teams will bowl for purse of glOUO In home-and-home series. Section 2, page 2. Outlook slim for municipal links golfer. Section 2, page 2. Old-time battlers enter many pursuits. Sec tion 2. page 2. Ruth visits Landis but judge is too ill to hear plea. Section 2. page 1. Commercial and Marine. Dealers report broader demand for Oregon AnnlM KM.IIA1I 1. ntr. '21. Short covering sends wheat higher at Chi- ) cago. Section 1, page 21. Steel and other speculative stocks under pressure. . Section 1. page 21. Portland's grain elevator Is equal to fastest. bectlon I, page IV. Great industrial mergers Indicated in trade review. Section 1, page 20. Portlanders demand more data on pro posed, marine pool. Section 1, page 20. Portland and Vicinity. High Scottish rite official to be here this week. Section 1, page 18. Health entertainment given In Buckman -school. Section 1. page 19. Lack of inspectors hampers building and . homes construction, feectlon 1, page ltk Use of Lone Fir cemetery as park is urged. Section 1, page 14. Oregon counties yet in position to issue millions in road bonus. Section 1, page 14. Community chest to require $708,777. Sec tion 1, page 1. Primary campaign In Oregon now con sidered fairly under way. Section 1, page 10- Danclng in schools subject of blttivr de bate at Civic league luncheon. Section 1. page 1. CARTOONIST PERRY . s. ""S2JJ W YVaes v otKY Vol H Cti s IB MILITARY T 11 CLOSED University Paper Leaves Issue Up to Regents. DISARMAMENT IS BACKED Principle of Reserve Officers' Corps Attacked. TIME WANTED FOR STUDY Oregon Emerald Points Out Oppo sition to Policy; Investiga tion Is Promised. EUGE.VE. Or., Jan. 21. (Special.) The University of Oregon .student daily newspaper, the Emerald, has closed an -editorial campaign agajnst retention of the reserve officers' training' corps work as compulsory with men students for graduation and has left the Issue to be Investigated by President Campbell for the board of regents. The Emerald declared It repre sented a majority of student body sen timent. It set up that the reserved officers' training- corps was out of harmony with the trend toward world peace as manifested In the limitation of armaments conference; that the colleges and universities should set an example of disarmament, and that the four hours a week demanded of freshmen and sophomores for com pulsory military education were dif ficult to spare In a university that was pushing Its student body hard in all academic departments. Only Principle Attacked. 'The Emerald explained, however, that Major Raymond C. Baird, com mandant, a regular army officer -assigned to the university by the war department, "has made the most of the reserved officers' training corps under his command, a fact recognized by the university and his superiors In the war department," and further that it "has no quarrel with Major Baird, with the personnel or any member of the personnel, in the local corps," but "attacks the reserve offi cers' training corps in principle." The Emerald also said that If "in the better judgment of the regents and the administration It Is not Ore gon's place to start the movement na tionally for elimination of the re serve officers' training corps from the colleges, then we must wait. ' Case Presented to Resents. A number of letters were printed and the campaign was the principal stu dent topic during the past dozen most students would prefer not to drill but that they were willing to drill if they found an Issue of na tional defense was really Involved. The university regents chanced to have their mid-year meeting last Tuesday and President Campbell laid the facts before them. Issuing the following statement after adjourn ment: "At the meeting of the board of re gents I presented the question raised by the Kmerald editorially and a num ber of student correspondents through its columns as to the need and the de-' sirability of continuing the reserve of ficers' training corps as a department in the university. I was requested oy the board to collect all the informa tion available bearing on the govern ment's plans and wishes in v'.nnection with the reserve officers' training corps and also regarding Its work and status in other state institutions, to be presented for consideration at the next meeting of the board. The board desires a comprehensive view of the entire situation In order that It may serve to the best advantage every In terest Involved. Contract Is Pointed On. "The university is under a contract of indefinite time limit with the gov ernment to maintain the reserve of ficers' training corps as a department on the campus, in consideration of the (Concluded on Page 2. Column 1.) GLIMPSES THEM. 5L DOESNV UKE.E.1- lU. S. DEPARTMENTAL CHANGE PLANS READY PROPOSALS ARE LAID BEFORE PRESIDENT HARDING. Consolidation of War and Navy Sccrotar ships One of Sug gestions of Committee. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 11. Dans for reorganization of the gov ernment departments, as worked out try Walter . F. Brown, chairman of the joint congressional commission charged with that task, were laid be fore President Harding today, but were not made public pending consld eratton by the president and has cab inet and their transmission to con gress. The proposals, however, were un derstood to be preliminary In nature. They were said to embody recommen dations for the consolidation of the war and navy departments Into one department, to be known as the de partment of national defense, and for creation of a new department to be called the department of public wel fare. The department of national defense, as It has been considered by fir. Brown, would have a secretary and under that official under-secretaries for war and for navy. The proposal that the department of labor be con solidated with other bureaus In the department of public welfare was un derstood to have been abandoned. Or ganized labor and workers generally have opposed strongly the wiping out of the labor department. Transfer of bureaus to the proposed public welfare department and to other departments is expected to be the point of controversy in the work ing out of the recommendations. The best information available showed that the principal transfers to be rec ommended were: The bureaus of good roads and mar kets from the department of agricul ture to the department of commerce; the foreBt service from the depart ment of agriculture to the interior department; the patent office and the bureau of education, from the Interior department lo the new public welfare department; the coast guard service from the treasury to the department of national defense, and the consoli dation of all the secret service agen cies in the department of justice. Debate In the senate several days ago on the work of the commission developed that practically all the work thus far had been done by Mr. Brown, who was appointed by the president and designated by him as chairman. WHALE BATTLE REPORTED Many Monsters of Deep Seen Dying on Surface of Ocean. LONDON, Jan. 81. That the mon sters of the deep fight in groups as well as engage in personal encoun ters, was declared by Captain G. Evered Poole, a commissioner in the Gold Coast colony, who wrote the following to his brother: "Between Sierra Leon and Sekondi we steamed through, for more than an hour, a blood-red sea, and saw some hundreds of whales dead or dy ing on the surface of the water. Some were just able Co move slowly along; few. if any, could move quickly. There must have been a sanguinary battle, supposed to have been put up by swordfish. It was a most appalling sight and the extent of the bloody expanse must have represented the death of many more whales than were Visible. No one on our ship had ever seen or even heard of anything approaching such a spectacle before." RENTALS SJJLL SOAR Additional Evidence of Increases Presented to Senate. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 21. Ad ditional evidence of soaring rental charges here was given today to the senate by Senator Smoot, republican, Utah, who said that the owners of the building which houses the depart ment of Juxtice had proposed an in crease of "only" some 400 or GOO per cent" when the lease expires In June. Senator King, democrat, Utah, sug gested that the government appeal the case to the district rent commis sion. "I'll say," responded Senator Smoot, "that we are not going to pay the Increase unless the supreme court says we must." TAt. coc TO STAY PORTLAND CHEST BUDGET 798 ,777 ' Provisions Are Made for 45 Organizations. $50,000 REDUCTION EFFECTED Efficiency Is Increased After One Year of System.. 46,497 NEEDY GET HELP Duplication and Overlapping Re duced and Economical Op eration Assured. It will take $798,777 to fill Tort land's community chest for the com ing year. This will take care of 45 agencies of charitable and citizen building character. The campaign will start January 30, and It Is hoped to finish the job by February 8. This is more than 150.000 less than the budget of last year. Increased efficiency through chest operation as compared with Individual charitabio work In Portland has accomplished this large aavh.g. Duplication and overlapping have been reduced be cause of community chest supervision of Portland's charities. The number of agencies operating through the community chest has been reduced during the first year by 25 per cent' Last year the num ber of chest agencies was 60; this year it Is 45. Despite the fact that there is more need for relief of all kinds, due to the prevailing unem ployment situation, careful manage ment by the chest officials has ac complished a substantial reduction in the coming year's budget. Allocations Are Msde. Allocations were completed during the last week and exact amounts as signed to each worthy charity. These are made public by the committee' so that chest subscribers may know exactly the many useful purposes to which their money will be put. In announcing these figures the chest management gives the following brief summary of what tho chest has ac complished during the last year: Babies and children to Ihe number of 1584 have been cared for in various homes, and 15,791 mothered during day-time hours In the Fruit and Flower Mission Day nursery. Un employed, homeless men to the num ber of 5896 wre cared for. In the girls' rescue homes. 843 girls and 317 babies were sheltered. Through health agencies 40,432 sick persons were treated and 80,000 citizens were educated in disease prevention. Two hundred and ejjKhty-f if blplcss old people were cared for. 4,4I17 Needy t.et Help. Needy folk to 'the number of 46. 497 w-ere helped and 6898 families were supported. Ex-prlsoners num bering 152 were re-established through agencies handling that work. Thousands of working girls were helped through their clubs. Moals '.otuling 276.431, 9953 rooms and 5-19 jobs were furnished them. The chest helped 46.497 persons in a number of ways In the settlements. It helped 27,300 boys anil young men. 27,944 girls and young women and 12, 375 travelers through Its citizenship and character-building agencies. In all, Portland citizens were helped 125,253 times through the good of fices of the chest, the services rang ing from swims to Jobs. Chest sub scribers last year were enabled alxo to Btipply food to hundreds of thou sands of unfortunate persons In the famine districts of various war- stricken countries. Cheat Declared Surrean. Because of prevailing business con ditions, the first year of the chest't operation has been a difficult one, ycl every beneficiary has voted it a great success and a vast improvement over the old way of doing things. The experience gn'ned in this pioneering -Concluded on l'age 14, Column 2. 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