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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX. PORTLAND.' V "FEBRUARY 19, 1322 WASHINGTON SOCIAL CALENDAR 15 FULL Many Functions Are Held Be fore Arrival of Lent. HARDINGS HAVE AFFAIRS Dinners and Receptions Are Nu merous, but Illness Prevents Even More of Them. BY BETTY BAXTER. (Copyright, 1922. by The Oreironian.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 18. (Special.) Lent begins a week from next Wednesday. Hence the crowded social calendar. Not that all entertaining will cease with Ash Wednesday. Such a state of affairs as that is in the past. Much, very much, however, was' ac complished this week. (Let's see, now. President and Mrs. Harding, for one thing, gave the last of their series of state dinners Thurs day, the speaker of the house and Mrs. Gillett being the honor guests. Next Thursday the Hardings will en tertain at the last of the state re ceptions. Officers of the army and navy and marine corps and their wives will be present. Last Wednesday president and Mrs. Harding entertained at dinner for Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Denby. Disaster Postpones Dinner. It does not look as though the en tire cabinet will entertain for the president before Lent is inaugurated. Attorney-General Daugherty post poned the dinner he had planned be cause of the Knickerbocker theater disaster. Mrs. Will Hays, wife of the postmaster-general, isn't well, and has not been in Washington since early last summer. Mrs. James Davis, wife of the secretary of labor, isn't well, either, so they and their husbands may not undertake those formal din ners, if at all, before late spring. The secretary of agriculture and Mrs. Wallace will give their dinner on March 8. The Gilletts were honored by a re ception given by the Congressional club last Monday evening, one of the club's series of formal evening re ceptions with our high officials as honor guests. Mrs. Lenroot Receives. It was very much like the other functions, Mrs. Irvine Lenroot, wife of Senator Lenroot and president of the club, receiving the guests. Pre siding at the supper table a cunning illuminated decoration banked with pink roses filled the center of the table were Mrs. Calvin W. Coolidge, Mrs. Edwin Denby and Mrs. Ernest ltoberts, an ex-president of the club. The wives of the senators and rep resentatives the Gilletts hail from Massachusetts assisted in the dining room. Only members of the- club and their out-of-town guests are asked to these functions which are truly delightful. A charming fancy dress party was given by Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Mann Monday evening for their daughter. Miss Alice Mann, at their Sixteenth street home. When Miss Mann made her debut last Thanksgiving, 99 Quarts of the finest champagne were served during the : afternoon. The guests are still talking about what a good time they had. Mrs. William Howard Taft, wife of the chief Justice, gave a luncheon party Tuesday. The Tafts have not done much entertaining since coming nere last October. Minister's Wife Entertains. Mme. Panatoroff, wife of the min ister, of Bulgaria, gave another of her series of luncheon parties last Tuesday. Mme. Sze, wife of China's minister, was the honor guest at a luncheon given Tuesday by Mrs. Harry C. Woodyard, wifa of one of West Vir ginia's representatives. Miss Gladys Kairaog gave a luncheon party Tues day for some of the young girls in society these were all valentine par. ties, of course. Mrs. James Patton gave a luncheon, as did Mrs. John Temple Graves and a number of others. Tuesday the secretary of the treas. ury, A. S. Mellon, had an interesting company dining with him. Dr. and Mrs. Carey Longhorne did, too, and so did Mrs. John Reyburn but there were alrasot too many to tell you about. Mrs. Henry P. Lyster and Mrs. William P. Hamilton, both of Detroit, came on for t h nanhv h ; , , u,i.(cx, aim were entertained at a luncheon party! weuuesaay Dy Mrs. Truman H. New berry, wife of the senator. Mrs. James A. Reed was a luncheon hostess Thursday, the same day that Mrs. Thomas B. Dunn had about 70 women for luncheon to meet Mrs. Coolidge, who was honor guest at Mrs. Vandervanter's Friday luncheon. Friday there was another Junior league dance and its usual numerous dinner parties. Also that day Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge dined as honor guests with the Spanish ambassador and Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Denby were given a dinner by the assistant to the attorney-general and Mrs. Guy Goff. lation of the contract and that the government compensate Contractor Adams for the work done. Under the agreement between the government and Mr. Adams, the latter la to have j the use of the land for 25 years to compensate him for his work, which will cost approximately J35.000. The secretary of the interior held that it would not be fair to cancel the Adams contract, but suggested that when the work is completed con gress may be asked for an appro priation to pay the contractor for ac tual work performed upon his agree ment to vacate his 25-year ltase. The contract with Mr. Adams was made by an ex-secretary of the Inte rior, who at the time had three such I proposes leases under consideration. Twc o the leases were vithUpld be cause of the American Logion pro tn. Lut Adams was permitted to go ahei'd under the other contract be cause he already had done consid erable work on the assumption that mere would be no difficulty in con cluding the negotiations with the government. BOLSHEVIST PERIL SPREADS TO GENOA Reopening of Russian Marts Declared Idle Proposal. SANDS FAILS TO ANSWER OFFER OF IMMUNITY TO SEC RETARY OF TAYLOR IGNORED. Mabel Normand Goes Into Retire ment to Escape Questions as to Murder Case. LOS' ANGELES, CaL, Feb. IS. The failure of Edward F. Sands, missing secretary of William D. Taylor, slain film director, to respond to an offer of immunity from District Attorney Woolwine, left the investigation where it was whfin it first started, the district attorney said late today. Mr. Woolwine last night, in response to a letter purporting to have been dic tated by Sands, issued a letter to the press stating Sands would not be prosecuted on an old charge of em bezzlement if he would surrender and tell what he knew of the Taylor slay ing. The district attorney said he had no reason to believe the supposed Sands letter was genuine, but de clared his offer of immunity stood, irrespective of this consideration. Police investigators and the district attorney have insisted from the start they believed Sands could furnish the key to the mystery. - Mabel Normand, film actress, one of the last persons who saw Taylor before he was shot to death, moved from her residence in the Los Ange les Wil8hire district to an unnamed address today. Friends of the actress said she was seeking seclusion to get some rest, made necessary by the stress of repeated interviews concern ing the case. Official Investigators said Miss Normand had given satis factory responses to all questions put to her, and expressed no interest con cerning her moving today. SOVIET PLOT IS SCENTED France and America Both Harbor Distrust of ' Moscow and One Opinion Confirms Another. GROWERS URGED TO UNITE Affiliation With Potato Associa tion Is Invited. HOOD RIVER, Or., Feb. 18. (Spe cial.) Gordon G. Brown and Leroy Chllfls, in charge of the Hood River experiment station, are urging potato growers of the upper valley to affil iate with the Pacific Northwest Potato Growers association. Mr. Brown says that growers of this section have lost money annually in not being organ ized. He cites that they have no stndardization of grades and plant their acreage without, regard to stand ardizing varieties. 5 Aims of the association are cited as follows in a- letter to Mr. Childs from M. G. Coe. vice-president, of Bend: . . "The Pacific Northwest Potato Growers' association, comprising the states of Montana, Idaho. Washington and Oregon, is an organization of value to every grower within the four states. It is endeavoring to stand ardize grades and shipping rules. It seems probable that federal inspec tion will be established at shipping points with regional headquarters of BY ANDRE TARDIEU, Former French High Commissioner to America. (Copyright, 1922. by The Oregonian.) PARIS. Feb. 18. (Special.) The great Anglo-French 'debate over the date of the Genoa conference seems to be quieting down. Before taking a leap which would have placed us all face to face with Lenine, soviet dictator, it was quite excusable that we should look twice. The question of European relations with the soviet has arisen, however, and cannot be dodged. Those French men who sympathize with Moscow's ideas the communist party, which exists - for nothing else, and certain bourgeoise ' who pride themselves on their progressivism allege that such rapprochement would not be perilous. They assert that the golden age will return to Europe when the Russian market is opened up. This is all very alluring, but it remains to be proved. Russian Market Doubtful. Economically, the reopening- of the Russian market is not so simple. What can Russia buy? She has no money. What can Russia sell? She has no factories, no crops, no railroads. Where are Russia's horses, and cat tle, and tools? After the devastating famine, where is her labor and in what condition? Tremendous reconstruction is need ed in Russia. It will cost billions. Where are the billions? Germany alleges her inability to pay reparations. Great Britain de clares she will not remit a penny to her European debtors unless the United States first remits Great Brit ain's debt. United States Will Collect. The United States has voted a law for the collection of every dollar owed her. France has a debt of 336,000,000,000 francs, with a budget of 25,000,000 francs, plus a dozen billion francs for reconstruction and pensions. Therefore, I fear the money for Russia will be hard to find. The old proverb says "A scalded cat fears cold water." French thrift dropped 20,000,000,000 in czarist Russia. The situation as to Russia is hardly reassuring when tomorrow's would- be borrowers openly announce that no promise made to a bourgeoise gov ernment is binding. The Muscovites are prodigal these days with news paper interviews, but in the flood ol words one finds neither precise prom ises nor positive engagements. Bolahevists JVnne Revolution. Furthermore, we know that while they are coming to Genoa to borrow our money the so-called people's com missaries will not renounce a pur pose to another revolution among us. Last week we published here bol shevism's plan for action among the land and sea forces of France and Great Britain, in which nothing was to be left undone in a great work of disorganization. Every month subventions comes from Moscow to the communist papers of various coun tries. Last year Krassin solemnly prom ised t,loyd George that the soviet would attempt no further propaganda in British Asiatic possessions, but this propaganda never has ceased for one moment. Make no mistake. The soviet will take our money if we let it, and 7f. Pin ; II 11 RACHMANINOFF This great Composer-Pianist, one of the greatest pianists of all time, has recorded his playing for the Ampico, and gives in very positive manner his reasons -for so doing, , "Now I have played my works for.'tHe Ampico, because of its absolute f aithf$lHess of repro duction, and its capacity to preserve beautiful tone painting. It goes far beyond any repro ducing piano in these particulars," 'which a pianist must demand in considering a perpetu ation of his art." (Signed) SERGEI RACHMANINOFF. mninnmuiiuiimi ' Come in Hear the Ampico in THE CHICKERING finimiiiiiutimmn , ' ? 1 , 147 Sixth Near Alder ' . ir .-it. YV STATKS ORGANIZK BLOC HICH IS TO BE NATIONAL. the bureau of markets lit the north west. The organization has under- then with these new resources it will ROAD SURVEY ORDERED Koute From Battle Ground to Heis- son to Be Established. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Feb. 18. The county commissioners today ordered a preliminary survey of the proposed paving of the road from Battle Ground to Heisson, on the route toward Amboy and Yacolt. A public hearing to establish the road will be held here March 4 at 10 A. M. The road is now paved from Vancou ver to Battle Ground, 16 miles, and it is proposed to pave it by the Dono hue act. for five miles to the Lewis river. The 'route from the Lewis river l-ridge to Yacolt, through the -Fargher lake country, is thought by many to be the most feasible to extend a hard surface pavement to the north ern part of the county for the reason it is .shorter and goes through a part of the county that is largely agricul tural, while the route up Lewis river is through a' canyon for most of the distance. taken to do' away with the confusion arising from duplication of varieties, it has undertaken to hold shows and conferences and other activities to promote the welfare of the potato industry.". HUNGRY RATS KILL CALVES Apparently Incredible lleport Veri fied by Biological Survey. PENDLETON, Or.. Feb. J18. (Spe cial.) A month ago jackrabbits were so hungry they were reported to have gnawed the telephone poles in two near Pasco and in the north end of Umatilla county. This seemed in-, credible, but today R. T. Jackson of the United States biological survey verified a report of rats killing calves in this county, which was not believed until the actual evidence was seen. Several days ago County Agent Fred Bennion received a complaint from R. C. Rasmussen of Stanfield that wharf rats had killed-four of his calves. Upon investigation the assist ance of the biological survey was re quested. Jackson found that the rats worked in bands, chasing the calves until they were exhausted and then gnaw ing the flesh above the hoofs, letting the young animals bleed to death. The rats- were exterminated by a special poisoning process. scatter seeds of revolution to the four corners of the earth. American Distrust Impressive. French opinion has been greatly impressed by the American govern ment's persistent refusal to recognize the soviet. The Americans are re garded as a common-sense people, whose attitude on this question is worthy of consideration. America shows an extreme distrust of Russia, which we share. One opinion confirms the other. In short, the irreat majority of Frenchmen be lieve that nothing good will come from contact with the soviet. The future will say whether we are mistaken. tion, araKsWTi front of it, wound about:-t-he4iiflepark at one side and f inally massdV. m the square. In the center of thedty the sidewalks were lined with jqnio6kers who gave fre quent .cheer's,' specially for the girl paraaers.; . ; - KLAMATH LEGION LOSES Cancellation of Diking Contract by Government Is Refused. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washii.gton, D. C, Feb. 18. The sec retary of theinterior today declined to cancel a contract for diking 1000 acres of land in ' Hank's marsh on upper Klamath lake. Oregon, on the grounds that there is no money avail able with which to compensate Mr. Adams for construction to the extent of $25,000 already performed. The American Legion post at Kla math Falls had demanded the cancel- 20 Fellowships Offered. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, Feb. 18. (Special.) The American Scandinavian Foundation hag gent an nouncement of 20 fellowships of at least $1000 each' that it will award tor graduate study in the Scandi navian countries. Ten of these fel lowships will be for study in Sweden, five for Denmark, and five for Nor way. The subjects offered for study are science, languages, forestry, mining and metallurgy, and humanist subjects. Melvin Solve, instructor in rhetoric in the university, attended the University of Christiania last year, on a scholarship from the American-Scandinavian Foundation. ROAD BOND BIDS REJECTED Linn County Demands Par and Ac crued Interest for Issue. ALBANY. Or., Feb. 18. (Special.) The Linn county court today rejected six bids from bond firms on a $125,000 Issue of 5 per cent road bonds, $25,000 maturing in 1928 and $100,000 in 1929. None of the bids reached par and ac crued interest and were declared ille sal by the court. Bids were received . from Ladd & Tilton, Portland Trust company of Oregon; jointly from E. L. Devereaux & Co., Commerce Mortgage Security company. Western Bond and Mort gage company and Clark, Kendall. & Co., Portland lirms; Powell, Garard & Co., Chicago; Jalph Schneeloch company, Portland, and jointly from Ferris & Hardyrove and Starkhey Hubbs of Spokane. Government Guarantee of Cost of Production and Excess Profits Taxes Arc Among Plans. CHICAGO, Feb. 18. Plans for a new farmers' organization, to be known as the uniteu farmers' national bloc, were made here today at a con ference ur farmers from more than 12 states. Among those present was A. C. Townley, president of the Na- tinhal Mnn.Pnrttann lpfldle. The articles of association adopted at the meeting provided for organiza tion from precincts up to a national .mmHtaA with a rnmmitteeman from every state, although it was declared that the association would generally indorse canuiuaies ucauy m mo field. Chicago was selected as the national headquarters. The piatrorm or tne association as given out called for government guar antee of the cost of production of sta nio form nroducts. taxation .of excess profits, and heavy income and Inher itance taxes, government conservation and operation of natural resources. H. Wells Andrews of uenesco, iil, was elected president of the organization. TEXTILE STRIKERS PARADE THOUSANDS OP EMPLOYES AND SYMPATHIZERS IN LINE. Women and Girls March Through Residential District Over Snowy Streets With Enthusiasm. PAWTUCKET, R. I.. Feb. 18. (By the Associated Press.) Hearty cheers for the police from the thousands of textile strikers and sympathizers who had tramped oi'er the snowy streets gave a novel turn to the brief open air meeting that followed the so called "silent parade" today. "I want to thank the Pawtucket police," said John T. Burns of the Carmen's union, marshal of the parade. "We got our permit without difficulty. They man aged the traffic arrangements effi ciently." The parade, if not precisely silent, was unusual. It formed in front of the, hall used as strike headquarters for the Blackstone valley. There were no bands, no uniforms, no dec orations, no placards, although a few of the men wore yellow tags on which was scribbled "Don't be yel low." The.marshal rode ahead bear ing a large American flag. Directly behind him marched several hundred women ana girls. Some of these car ried small flags which they waved with enthusiasm. There was no pre cision in the step, but all did their beBt to keep in line. Across the Blackstone river and up into the fashionable residential dis trict the marchers went. Then they circled back to business section, went straight to the railroad sta- THREE Mm SENTENCED Trio Found Living 'in Room With AVoinan Get 30 Days Each. , Three nen "arrested Friday night when found living in one room with a woman were sentenced yesterday in municipal court to 30 days in jail each. The men were Fred P. Prince ton, alias Jack Rose, Alonzo Hewett and Hallie Caudioglos. The woman said her .name was Jean Princeton and that she was the wife of Prince ton. For two weeks they had been liv ing in one room at 492 Taylor street. according to confessions to the police None of them was working, none had any money, and the woman is sup posed to have confessed that they planned to ho,ld up a taxicab the night they were arrested. Q1HQS Spring A D1 1 1 MISin oareJ New models, new weaves and patterns in hand-tailored suits of the famous Hickey Freeman and Fashion Park makes are among the new arrivals for Spring. Here are suits of incomparable quality, style and excellence of tailoring. Hickey-Freenian for men of conservative tastes; Fashion Park in the new sport models for young men. Fashion Park & Hickey-Freeman Suits for Spring $40-$45 & up T2T7M C1?T T TMtP Leading Clothier DHll OllJUJUllN VJ Morrison at Fourth. LUMBERMEN END SESSION Spokane Gets Next Year's Confer ence of Retail Dealers. SALT "LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 18. The 19th' annual conference of the Westerii'Retail Lumbermen's associa tion closed here this afternoon with the election of J. C. Ferger of Fresno, Cal as president, and the selection of Spokane, Wash., as the place for the 1923 convention. U. A. Spear -of Provo, Utah, was elected vice-president; W. E. Lan drum of Merced. Cal., and C. B. SDa- don of Twin Falls, Idaho, were elected members of the governing board to serve tor,ibree years. Scout Meeting: Tomorrow. "The Physical, Mental and Moral Sides of Scouting" will bS the chief topic for discussion at the meeting of the training class for Boy Scout lead ers, tatners and otner interested citi zens, to be held tomorrow at 7.45 P. M. at the Scout headquarters, 184 Tenth street. Dr. S. S. Chambers. commissioner of district No. 11, will lead the discussion. "What the Treea Flowers and Shrubs Say to Us" will be discussed by A. G. Jackson, com missioner of district No. 8, and Sin clair A. Wilson, scoutmaster of troop 74. " 1 JAY STEVENS IS, ON WAY Fire Insurance Agents in Portland to Be Addressed. SALEM, Or., Feb. 18. (Special.) ; Jay Stevens, head of the fire preven tion bureau of the Pacific coast, will arrive in Portland Monday from San Francisco, according to a telegram received at the offices of the state fire marshal here today. Monday night Mr. Stevens will ad dress a gathering of members of the fire insurane exchange in Portland, while on Tuesday he will go to New berg to participate In the ceremonies attending the presentation of an American flag to the schools of that city. Governor Olcott and A. C. Bar ber, state fire marshal, also will at tend the Newberg ceremonies. The Newberg schools won the flag for their efficiency In fire prevention work. Real Estate Association Formed. SALEM, Or., Feb. 18. (Special.) The Northwest Keal Estate associa tion, with headquarters in Portland, has been incorporated by Coe A. Mc Kenna, Fred O. Brockman and H. G. Peckwith. The capital stock is $1821. The Eugene Piggly Wigglv company, with a capital stock of S1D.000 and headquarters at Eugene, has been incorporated by Charles L. Teshner, Arthur M. Miner and Lora Teshner. The Central Oregon association, with headquarters at Bend, has filed no tic of dissolution. LIEURANCE'S SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA Sixth Number Lyceum Connie Auditorium Thursday Ere. February 23d Seat on Sale Meier A Frank's February S2d and 23d Prices 50c. 75c, 91.00 Direction Ellison-White Lyceum Bureau am H IIBBBIIIIIHBBIIBI FURNITURE SALE Every Article Deeply Reduced NOTE THESE TEMPTING "BARGAINS IN INDIVIDUAL PIECES THERE ARE SCORES . OF OTHERS ON OUR FLOOR-r-IMMEDIATE BUYING SAVES DOLLARS. $200 Mahogany China Cabinet. ..... $75.00 $300 Mahogany Extension Table. $175.00 $32 Reed Chair $14.50 $18.50 Brown Fiber Chair. 1 .... . .$11.50 $75 Mahogany Davenport Table . $48.50 $65 Mahogany Poster Bed. .$49.50 $120 Down Cushion Chair. .$87.50 J.G.MACK&CO. 148-150 Park Street, Between Alder and Morrison ; XkX -i yrftM i in"""" mmm,m s . jnaftu. . jt. ill "in jftMfrJMtJiiiu Trim rt At Reading lime .. 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