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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAXD, NOVEMBER 12. 1922 GOIViMUillTY GHEST LEADERS OF COMMUNITY CHEST DRIVE, MEHU SOCIETY LAYS COiyFAB PLANS MINISTERS AND OTHERS VISIT INSTITUTIONS BENEFITED BY COMMUNITY CHEST AND DECLARE THEM WORTHY OF SUPPORT. SWEET HOME PROSPERS TOWN ON SANTIA.M RIVEK IS SCEXE OF ACTIVITY. BUDGETISSB48,328 i sr. O 1 i Allocations to Be Made to I 41 Organizations. BIG DECREASE IS MADE Efficiency In Handling Campaign 'Cuts $200,000 From First Drive Two Years Ago. Portland's 1923 community chest budget is $648,329, this sum being the combined allocations to the 41 beneficiary organizations and in stitutions whose chief source of sup port is the chest. For several weeks past the budget committee of the chest,' of which J. C. Ainsworth is chairman, has been holding two or three conferences daily with com mittees from the beneficiary insti tutions and the followine alloca tions have been agreed upon: .Mbertina Kerr Nursery Home $ 12,000 American Jewish Relief 45,000 American Women's Hospitals 1,500 Americanization committee 3,000 Baby Home, Waverly 12,500 Boys' and Girls' Aid society H.Ooo Boy Scouts of America. 18.000 Campfire Girls 3,500 Catholic charitable societies 3S.000 Community Service (home work). 10,000 Community Service (northwest di vision) 1,000 o-operalive jntant welfare so ciety 2.000 luabled American Veterans of the Wrtrlrt Wur OAft Omersency fund . '. . 38000 federated Jewish societies 45.850 I'Morenefl Crif tenton Home. . 2 1 r4 Louise home 4,000 National safety council ' 5.000 ..cat caoi icuci da,dUV Oregon Prisoners' Aid society .... 2.000 Pacific Protective leapue 4.000 Parents' educational bureau ' 1,000 People's institute and free dispen sary 5,900 Pisgah home colony .,. 10,000 Portland commons 1,000 Portland Community Chest Campaign expense 18.000 Operation expense 18,000 Reserve tor shrinkage in sub scriptions 35,000 Portland fruit and flower mission 3.300 Portland settlement center 1.H00 Public welfare bureau 31,500 Red Cross (for disabled soldiers of Portland) -,. 25,000 Salvation army 30,000 Visiting Nurse association 24,025 Volunteers of America 8 504) W. C. T. U. children's home 15. OM Women's protective division MIO Working girls' home 1,800 Y. M. C. A 70.000 . M. C. A. (international) 2.500 T. M. C. A. (interstate) 7, (KM) . W. C. A. home work . , . . 35,000 Y. W. C. A. northwest field work. 5,fX)0 Total .' $048,329 The most remarkable thing about the 1923 bnrie-pt is that it i toon nnn less than the first Community Chest budget, asked for two years ago. This decrease in the size of the budget is in no sense indicative of a falling off- in the scope of effi ciency of the beneficiary institu , tions; to the contrary, more money is being spent in charity, the serv ice is more efficiently rendered and Portland has less burden of charity than ever before. This decrease in cost and increase in efficiency is directly traceable to a uniform metliod of accounting and adm:nistration by fiduciary agents at the instance of the chest, reduction in first collection costs from a former average of 20 per cent to about 5 per cent; year around supervision by the chest and a lessened cost resulting from hold ing one campaign as a consolidation of, 50 campaigns. "Give by the month" is the ad monition that the executive com mittee is stressing with the generals and brigadier-generals, who in turn are hammering it home oh every occasion with the workers. It is felt that the success of the cam paign hinges largely on following closely this suggestion, which promises to become an axiom by the end of the month. The officials and workers who are active in the preparations pre liminary to the drive which will orten Monday, November 25, report that in all of their activities they encounter an atmosphere of friend liness and confidence in the chest that augurs well for the success of the drive. General E. C. Sammons has ap pointed as his adjutant Robert H. Strong, and the brigadier-generals have appointed adjutants as follows: Brigadier-General Frank H. Ran some, adjutant, Harry T. Humphrey; Brigadier-General J. R. Ellison, ad jutant. William S. Birker; Brigadier-General S. L. Eddy, adjutant, Leslie Cranbourne; Brigadier-General E. M. Welch, adjutant, Frank P. Tebbetts; Brigadier-General C. A. Bigelow, adjutant, L. M. Lepper. General Mrs. Victor Brandt of the woman's division has named the fol lowing women as brigadier-gen: erals: Mrs. M. W. Wyville, Mrs. Thaxter Reed, Mrs. J. C. Costello, Mrs. B. F. Stingl, Mrs. Harry Meyer, Mrs. Isaac Swett and Mrs. R. E. Bondurant. Mrs. C. B. Simmons will be Mrs. Brandt's adjutant and Mrs. George F. Wilson will head the fly ing squadron of the women's divi sion. Mrs. George H. Benjamin will be in charge of the work among the colored women. S. P. Lockwood is chairman ot the flying squadron of the men's di vision; John H. Hartogjs his adju tant; Stacy Hamilton is recording secretary and A. E. Larimer is gen eral secretary. BUDGET SAVES $14,777 lilnn County Estimates for 1923 Show Substantial Cuts. ALBANY, Or., Nov. 11. (Special.) A saving of $14,777.48 will be made by Linn county in 1923, as a result of decisions reached by the county budget committee. This is the amount which the 1923 tentative tax is below the 6 per cent limit. Final action on the budget will be taken December 1. The estimates for 1923 county ex penses are placed at J320.191, which is only $4183 more than the $316,008 tax for 1922. An increase of $18. 960.48 was possible under the 6 per cent law. With this retrenchment the total tax for the county -will be about $809,691. : ill if J C Zsirir ?-?cs-- I ' ; i ri-. m W h J GENERALS J COMMAND OF ffl INDUSTRY IS BEGUN LOCOMOTIVE IS MAXIFAC TCltED Bl' LOCAL JT.A.VT. iilianiotte Iron A Stool Works Turn Out First of Kind Made on Pacific Coasl. The advent of a new industry tor Portland was , inaugurated several days ago when the Willamette Iron & Steel works turned out what is declared to, have been the first locomotive ever manufactured on" the Pacific coast. The locomotive, which was of the geared type suitable for logging purposes, was built for the Coos Bay Lumber company at Marshfield and was delivered to this concern on November 1. In connection with the delivery of the first locomptive the Willam ette Iron & Steel officials announced that the present programme con templated the production of one locomotive a month, beginning January of next year. It was an nounced that a number of orders for the locomotives had already been placed and others were contemplat ing the placing of orders as soon as they had the opportunity to. see the machine in operation. This new industry, now begin ning, will mean much for Portland, it is declared. The field of distribu tion is an extensive one, including ail the country west of the Rocky mountains. It is the expectation of officials of the company that ultimately as many employes will be engaged in the manufacture of MANUFACTURE OF LOCOMOTIVE AT PORTLAXD PLANT IN AUGURATES NEW INDUSTRY, f , , , ,53S $K M fist la GEARED LOGGING ENGINE WHICH ETTE IRON & SUITS The Cat-ty $30 $35 You cannot beat my Upstairs plan of giving Value to get Volume. Shrewd buyers purchase their SUITS and OVERCOATS of me because they know they can get full value for every - dollar they spend. I give you The Best Retail Service A High Standard of Quality -With Prices Close to Wholesale y ' Use My Money-Saving Stairway COMMUNITY CHEST DRIVE. locomotives as are now being em ployed in the logging machinery department. The locomotive delivered was a complete product of the local plant. The frame, trucks, tanks, cab and boiler were built in the boiler de partment and the engine and driv- ing mechanism in the logging en- gine department. The whole was assembled in the legging engine department. it is expected to build en addition to the plant with suitable trucks and Crane facilities to be devoted exclusively to tl;e erection of loco motives. The company plans not only the construction of the geared locomo tives, but it is also the intention as a part of the future development to build a direct rod engine loco motive also. The plant is also con templating the handling of locomo tive repair work and rebuilding. The new venture-is the result of insistent demands on the part of the logging industry of the Pa cific coast for the construction of motive power nearer the operations. LOCAL ENGINEER ASKED Council Urged to Employ Port land Man on Bridge Designing. A resolution requesting the coun ty board of commissioners to employ local engineers on the design, su pervision and construction of the new Burnside and Ross island bridges has been sent to the county commissioners by the Oregon chap ter of the American Association of Engineers. In this resolution it is stated that favor is given to the plan of having a consulting engineer of national repute examine the Dlans before 1 they are finally adopted. . WAS PRODUCED PY WILLAM STEEL WORKS. Corner Clothier Says IT PAYS UPSTAIRS-Btvay Preparations for Sessions Here Near Completion. SCOPE OF AGENDA BROAD : Problems "Pertaining to Jewish Students Leading Feature of Far Western Convention. Preparations for the far western conference of inter-collegiate Men orah societies, to be held in Port land under the auspices of the local society November 30 to December"2, are nearing completion. Subject to only minor changes the entire de tailed programme for the meet has been outlined by the conference committee and adopted by the Port land society. Members of the committee are Jacob Weinstein. Reed college, chairman; Miss Pearl Baron, repre senting Portland at large; Reuben Ratnor, University of Oregon med ical school, " and Frank Michaels, North Pacific dental college. Jewixh Problems Main Topic. All universities, colleges and other institutions west of the Rocky mountains having Menorah societies bave been invited to send delegates to the conference, which will dis cuss problems pertaining to the Jewish students and to college students in general. Five representatives from the University of Washington, two each from the University of Colorado, the University of California and the southern branch of the University of California, and one each from the University of Southern California, the University of Oregon, Oregon Agricultural college and Whitman college have signified their inten tion to attend. Prominent Speaker Procured. The conference will be convened Thanksgiving morning, when Dr. Edward O. Sisson, head of the philosophy and education depart ments at Reed college, will ' strike the keynote of the meeting in an address on I'The Place of the Minor ity in the American College." At subsequent dally meetings to be lield at Temple Beth Israel and B'nai B'rith hall. Rabbi Samuel Koch of Seattle, Professor Nathan Fasten of Oregon Agricultural col lege, Rabbi Magnin of Los Angeles and Rabbi Jonah B. Wise of Port land will speak. Debate to Be Feature. Symposiums for the discussion of problems of interest to Jewish students have been planned and an outstanding feature of the confer ence will be the annual debate be tween the Portland Menorah society and that of the University of Wash ington. The best available Portland talent has been procured to supply the musical programme of the (con ference. MORE NEWS IS" WANTED Better C'ommunicatlon Between China and America Urged. SKATTL.B. Wash.. Nov. 11. Better communication with America is one of the great needs of China, in the opinion of Dr. Sao-Ke Alfred Sze, minister of that country to the United States, who sailed from here today on the steamship President Jackson for a visit to his home. "I hope to see the time," said the minister,' "when newspapers on the Pacific coast wijl print as much news from China as present-day papers on the Atlantic coast print from European countries. "Cheaper and more rapid means of communication must first come, not onTy in t'ne handling of trans Pacific messages, but in China her self. .China can never attain your OVERCOATS "at-ty Cornerfrcm Pantages fcSSSi v p & js?w w r& . ' - 4 i Ff " " . v ; ' , , , , , , IfcO&i1 " 'jl " Top row. left n risrbt Rev. T. G. Sjolandrr, Rev. Owen T. Day. Rev. W. S. Crockett, Rev. E. E. Flint. First row, left to rljtlit Rev. R. James McCarren, Rev. Edward Convtant, Rev. H. H. Urittia. state of cohesion and unity until there is some better method of col lecting and disseminating news there." China will back the United States in a fight against narcotics, Dr. Sze promised at a banquet last night. "The Jones-Miller bill is a boon, not only to the people of the United States, but to generations unborn of the entire world," Dr. Sze said. Morton Club to Celebrate. CHEHALIS, Wash., Nov. 11. (Special.) The recently organized Citizens' club of Morton 'will hold a celebration Monday night, Novem ber 20. in honor of the fact that the citizens of that community have united to look after the community welfare. N. B. Coffman, president of the state ' chamber of commerce; Thomas J. O'Connor, secretary; A. C. St. John, president of the Chehalis Citizens' club, and C. Ellington, its vice-president, are listed as among the local people who will attend the Morton meeting. Feast Promised Newsboys. Portland newsboys will not go hungry on Thanksgiving day of this year, for Eric V. Hauser. owner of the Multnomah hotel, will continue his custom of the past, that of pro viding the annual Thanksgiving dinner for all of the poor youths of the city. Mr. Hauser announced yes terday that the newsboys' annual dinner would be given in the Ar cadian garden of the Multnomah ho tel at noon. November 3ft. r n ni i oil i,an m FIB HEAR! -j C Tfl RESUME TIU'ST CHARGES AKE TO BE AIRED FURTHER. Lumber Export Organization Said to Have Attempted to Throttle Smallen Mills of Vci. Local lumber manufacturers and wholesalers who are non-members of the Douglas Fir Exploitation company will resume their testi mony in the hearing of that com pany before the federal trade com mission in the new postoffice build ing tomorrow morning. An ad journment of the hearing was taken Friday afternoon. The taking of testimony in the Rearing has been going on for sev eral weeks. Prior to coming here the commission held a hearing in San Francisco. According to Henry Ward Beer, government prosecutor, the hearing probably will last at least 10 days here. The Douglas Fir Exploitation company, which is a combination of approximately 85 per cent of the cargo mills on the Pacific coast, is charged with having used unfair business methods and with being a trust. Witnesses for the prosecu tion have declared that the big or owmiva AT A FRACTION OF THE WORLD'S BEST Our 10-Day Sa!e of Used Phonographs..- Which Starts Tomorrow The majority of the instruments featured in this sale were taken in ex change on new Bush & Lane Phonographs and bear the names of the world's best makes. A fine selection of slightly used phonographs, all in perfect working order. VICTROLAS SONORAS EDISONS COLUMBIAS And Other Well -Known Makes In All the Popular Finishes We have marked all of these used phonographs at low, quick-disposal prices as we must sell them within the next ten days to make room for our incom ing holiday stock. SEE-HE AR--EXAMINE--AT ONCE . Don't wait until the last minute to take advantage of this opportunity. You will want a phonograph sooner or later and the sooner you come in the greater will be the number from which you may choose. WE MAKE OWNERSHIP A SIMPLE MATTER Easy Terms f Everything Pertaining to M usic "It Does Make a Difference Where You Buy Your Phonograph" Broadway at Alder Bush & Lane BIdg. D. K. Konrse, J. J. Hanilsakor, Rev. A. Sniilh, Mrs. Ruth Adamm, Mm. ganization has attempted to throttle the small mills. The Douglas Fir Exploitation company has not yet given its side of the controversy before Commis sioner Sheppard, who is in charge of the hearing. J. H. Rankin Thanks Voters. In an open letter of thanks to the voters of Multnomah county, J. H. Rankin, commissioner - elect, ex pressed appreciation of their confi dence in him as indicated at the polls last Tuesday and a determin ation to work for efficiency in the conduct of the county's business. Mr. Rankin says he will give his best efforts to the work, "trusting that there shall be unity of thought and action, seeking to accomplish the highest efficiency in the admin istration of the various departments of county government consistent with conservative expenditure of the funds of the taxpayers." Kliorassans Will Hold Vance. HILLSBORO, Or., Nov. 11. (Spe cial.) The Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan will give a dance ill the municipal auditorium here next Wednesday evening, which will be preceded by a street parade headed by the Khorassan band of Portland. Nominal capacity of the auditorium is 300 couples, and it is believed that fully that number will be in attendance as members and friends throughout the Tualatin valley are interested. Many from Portland are expected to attend. onogra ITS ORIGINAL COST MAKES INCLUDED IN r m. t pi tti ir n Highway Construction Progress ins and Prospect lor Rail road Building Favorable. SWEET HOME. Or., Nov. 0 (Special.) Sweet Home, situated on the Santiam river on the route of the proposed electric logging road from Lebanon to White City, was the center of .considerable activity in highway construction work ami surveying the past summer. It '.'j located 16 miles from Lebanon and a like distance from Brownsville. There are two good schools here, a grade and a union high school, two churches, three stores, two drug stores, a millinery-shop, a shoe shop, one blacksmith shop, two tel ephone offices, one barber shop, a cream station, postoffice. hotel and a fire station. Sweet Home has connection with valley towns by telephone and gels two mails daily, one from Lebanon and one from Brownsville. The town is located in a valley that contain.- some of the best farming land in the state. One mile to the north is Pleasant Valley, another rich farming district where all kinds of fruit, grains and vegetables are raised in abundance. This is also an ideal stock country. The highway over the Cascade mountains passes through here and this road also goes to Upper SJoda, Fish lake, Clear lake and other sum mer resorts. Sweet Home is con sidered the gateway to the great untouched forests of eastern Linn county. The residents here are look ing forward to a bright future with highway and railroad construction. Twenty years ago they heard this same talk, but now they actually see highway construction under way and have assurance that the railroad will follow. In spite of the cold and frosty mornings, work on the new highway is progressing rapidly. Some tre mendous blasts are heard. The late rains have made work easier for the men who are doing the shoveling. By this time next year the road probably will be completed with, traffic going through to Cascadia at all times. Woodmen Initiate 40. Forty candidates were initiated Friday night by Multnomah camp No. 77, Woodmen of the World, and applications of 56 more were favor ably acted upon. Of the quota of 917 new members the camp hopes to align before December 16 it has now enrolled 302, working since September 1. E. A. Clark, consul commander, presided Friday night and addresses were made by W. C. Hawley and J. 0. Wilson, head man agers, and E. P. Martin, deputy head consul. There were vocal solos by Miss Stackton, L. Carroll Day, A. Gerwin and N. Sheehey and violin duets by Messrs. Walberg and Olson. indtfrT-' 1 3 n m tw t 7, A ph