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THIS OKEGON DAILY JOURNAL. POR TLAND, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1919. WASHINGTON IvlEN LEND SUPPORT TO EXPOSITION FID General Manager Is Enthusiastic Over Response to Campaign From All Parts of Northwest. OUTSIDE QUOTA ASSURED Portland "Flying Squadron" Busy Cleaning Ud Local End of - w Funds for Stock Show. Enthusiastic over theresults of a trip covering all "the leading stock growing enters of the Northwest, General Man ager O. M. Plummer of the Pacific In ternational Livestock exposition re turned this morning, bringing stimulat ing reports from prominent etockmen and bankers throughout Oregon. Idaho and Washington,, ail of whom are keen ly Interested inJthe project for the es tabliahment at Portland of a $250,000 perntanent exposition center. Ail gave him assurance of cordial support and co operation. "Every stockman and banker I talked with, said Mr. Plummer, "was Quick to see the advantage and development pos sibilities 'of the proposed permanent ex position building and. without exception, they., were enthusiastic over the idea when It was explained. Throughout Eastern Washington the leading . stock growing and financial interests were eager for full details and voiced their approval.- They are pleased at the re cent action of the Washington legisla ture in appropriating $10,000 to be awarded in prizes to Washington exhib itors at the Portland exposition and as sured me' they .would have . many fine exhibits.- "Fred S. Stlmson of the HoUy wood farm and K. A. Stuart of Carnation milk fame, whose great stock farm in the Snoqualmle valley I have- had the pleasure of seeing, are in enthusiastic accord with our 1 plans for a permanent livestock exhibition center. Before leav ing I had assurances from these two breeders that each will take substantial blocks of stock, and I think I can safely say their investments in our exposition stock will exceed those of any ether in dividuals or group of individuals. Their support and cooperation is a most im portant factor, in our plan to bring the whole Northwest into the project, with Portland merely as the center of the big development project." Vice president E. O. Crawford of the United -States National bank, in charge of the "flying squadron" work of the local : stock Belling drive now under way to raise in Portland $125,000 to match, dollar for dollar, the subscriptions for an equal amount now assured from out side points, presided at a luncheon con ference at the Hotel Benson, today, - where the initial "clean-up" of the big stock selling drive was scheduled to be made. Only Legitimate Fit Can Gain Him Release From Jail . If a board of police- censors finds that John Davis, aged 20. can throw a legitimate and acceptable fit be fore next Wednesday that young man will be released , from , the city Jail. Falling in any , demonstration of fit throwing powers he may at tempt, Davis wilt be confined on a vagrancy charge. Davis was arrested Tuesday night by Motorcycle Officers Gouldstone and Scbad after repeated eorrtjsralrtts from persona' to whom be had ap pealed for money. He claimed to be suffering from fits and sought alms that would take him to his eastern home. The police suspected a ruse. ACTION THREATENED AGAINST ORDINANCE ON FOR-HIRE STANDS Building Owners Object to Meas ure Which Council Is Expected to Pass at Next Meeting. The Rhode Island legislature has asked an immediate . ruling by the supreme court on the constitutionality of the fed eral prohibition . amendment.. . - Court proceedings are threatened by members of the Building Owners and Managers association to set aside the ordinance before the council granting permits for specific stands on Portland streets to . "for . hire", automobiles. The council, postponed action on the ordi nance until' next Wednesday to allow time for minor amendments. It will un doubtedly be passed at the next council meeting. . The association contends that the or dlnance would discriminate against them In. allowing the "for hire" cars to stand in front of their buildings. That the machines block traffic and doorways is the claim of the building operators. In support of their protest they assert that theirs is the most highly improved and heavily taxed property in the city.' The building people maintain that "the coun cil. without express provision of the charter or a vote of the people has no right - to give away merchandising or franchise privileges on streets once dedi cated to public uses." Members of the council declare that "for-hire" cars are a necessity, and that the new ordinance gives the city more authority to regulate the machines than has previously been granted. The driv er's license may be revoked if he does not comply with proper regulation, com mtssioners argue, and the ordinance pro tects the property owners rather than discriminates against them. The ordinance is sound from a legal standooint. City Attorney La Roche states. Insofar as it does not Impair traf fic, but under the law. the building owners have a priority. "It Is practically: certain that some members of the association will go to court." James J. Sayer. who represents tti owners and managers, today as serted. HOUSER TO HEAD PORT COMMISSION Grain Exporter Is Elected Presi dent of Board; Dredge Will Dig Channel in Willamette. Including 97 -western men of numerous organizations. - '- i - i Leaving Newnort : News Friday will be 14 8. men of the Forty-eighth coast artillery also coming by way of Port land with 17 men. of Newport News cas ual company 238. These two troop - shipments are ine first to have included any num ber of either the. Forty-ninth or Forty eighth artillery regiments, which arrived in the United States only a short time ago. It is not known what proportion of these are Oregon men. , At an adjourned meeting of the Port of Portland commission Tuesday afternoon. Max Houser, grain exporter and official of the government food administration. was ; unaniroously elected president of the body. Frank M. Warren of the Warren Packing company was made vice president and' J. D. Ken worthy of Wadhams & Co., secretary. These are all new members of the' commission. Drake C O'Reilly, one of the old mem bers, was retained as treasurer. Owing to the fact that the new legis lative act reorganising the port of Port land commission does not become effect ive unUi the first Monday in June, it was the sense of the meeting that the new officers should remain until that time. Dredge to Dig Csanael In accord with the policy of .the com mission; to aid in developing the harbor to accommodate industries on the water front and the shipping which comes to the river, the commission agreed to let the dredge Portland dig a channel in front of the export dock of the Penin aula Lumber company.' It is expected that the dredge will be employed on the work outside the harbor line about three days. President F. C Knapp of the lumber company made the request. The company is now digging out a ba sin behind its wharf with the expecta tion of exporting lumber which for merly went to outside points. It was ' decided to prepare bids for the dredging project In front of the Albina dock. The liver bottom at that point is composed of clay and boul ders and past experience shows that the equipment of the port dredges is not adequate to handle this class of work and that to do so might cause heavy damage to the dredge. It la expected that the Job will be let to pri vate parties. There are some 18,000 cubic yards of material to be removed. The improvement Is part of the pro gram of the commission to make the river channel 30 feet from line to line In the central harbor area. Private Interests Regarded Legal opinion will be sought to deter mine how close to the private property line the commission port dredge may go. It 1s the aim of the commission to improve water frontage where the work is deemed of an essential character to I navigation and Industry. Rebuilding of the hull or the dredge Columbia was discussed. The present hull is worn out and it was decided that either a steel or a wood hull should be built. Commissioner Metschan was named by President Houser to confer with F. C. Knapp of the dock commission re garding advertising advantages of the port. On the suggestion of General Super intendent Doyle the entire dock com mission will make a personal visit to the harbor projects and inspect the port's dredges. Old Hickory' Division Home Newport News. Vs., March 19. U. P.) The 113th field artillery complete of J ; "Old Hickory division"; has ar rived here aboard the Santa . Theresa. This is the first large contingent of the "Old Hickory division" to arrive here. One casual company and a few wound ed also were brought over on the Santa Theresa. ' Record Price for ? Broccoli Paid for TJmpqua Product Roseburg, March 19. The. record price for broccoli was received here today through the sale of two carloads of this Umpqua valley product at the price of $2.25 per crate, f. o. b. Roseburg. The demand is so strong for the TJmpqua valley broccoli that there have been sev eral eastern commission men here this season bidding on the crop. This sale was made through th TJmpqua Valley Fruit union, and the two first cars to leave here this season will be shipped Saturday to Chicago. Boy's Death Accident Koseburg, .. March is. The coroner s investigation into the death of Charles Tiller of Days Creek showed that the youth pulled his rifle out of the brush with the muzzle toward him and the gun was discharged, the bullet taking effect In his chest. He, with two companions. had been hunting and killed a coyote. They were taking the pelt Into Canyon vllle and Tiller hid his gun in the brush at the edge of town. SUPPLY COMPANY SOLDIERS RETURN Forty-Five Remaining Members of Outfit, Mostly Portlanders, Finish ' War Servce. The Supply company of the 162d in fantry la another military organization that has ceased to exist. About 35 men. the remaining members of the company, were discharged at Camp Lewis, Tues day morning, and arrived in the city at 5 :10 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The men were scheduled to arrive at 3 :40 o'clock, but delay in the process of is suing discharges caused the men to miss the first train. .- . . About 10 men of the company received their papers too late to come, to the city with the main contingent, and : arrived on a later train at 7:20 o'clock. The delay In reaching the city dis organized the reception plans, and a number of persons who were at the sta tion were forced to stand about for more than an hour. Majority Are Portlanders The majority of the men are Port landers. Among the 35 who returned were Cal Wells, affectionately known as "Dad." the first sergeant of the supply company for the' past two "years ; Regi mental Supply Sergeants Henry and Elking, First Sergeant Simmons of Com pany E, Ordnance Sergeant Headley and Corporal Ernest Seitzinger. ueutenant Spauldlng, wno.has been In command of the supply company for the past three months, has been, retained in the - service. , and is still at Camp Lewis. Captain ' Hockenyos, who, com manded the supply company of the regi ment for the past 10 years. Is still in France, on duty with the quartermaster corps. The reception to the men did not .prove a great success. A band was present at the station when the S :40 o'clock train arrived, but dispersed by the time the men arrived on the later train.' ' . After standing aboo'i the station for a half hour, during which time, the ma jority : of the returning veterans dis persed und went to their, homes, the re mainder were directed to go to the Liberty Temple. From there they , were taken to Hotel Portland.' where - a- din ner was served by the official reception committee. " '.' -' The majority of the men Intend look ing about the city for a few days, and then fcoing . back to . work. : The i old supply company was formed principally of men employed at ' the " Union " Meat company's plant, and those who former ly -worked, for the company have post. uons , awaiting them. Corporal. Seit zinger is going back to the streetcars, and Sergeant , Wells (to railroading. Attorney General Does Not Take O'atb 'Washington. March 19. (I. ' N.' S.) When Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer was, admitted to practice be fore the supreme court of the United States this afternoon, instead Of taking the ' usual oath, ' he merely affirmed" that he would "govern himself by the laws governing, practice before the tri bunal." This was in accordance with the tenets of the Society of Friends or Quakers, of which be is a member. FORDNEY OF MICHIGAN i IN FAVOR OF SCHWAB FOR NEXT PRESIDENT '.. ii i ;l Next Chairman of House Ways and Means, Committee Says Mag- 'nate" G. 0. Ps. Best" Bet. much faster, and it would be better if the Leaaua of Nations were sldetrackea until the peace terms have been agreed upon. . . To Deliver' to Addressee Only Washington, March 19.- L N. S.)- Complaints of improper delivery of reg istered mall matter prompted the post office department this afternoon to in struct - postmasters to "deliver to ad dressee only." , Aberdeen.' Wash., . March 19. Charles M. Schwab is favored for president by Representative - J. - W. Fordney of Mlcnl nn. chairman of ; the ways and means committee in the next house of repre sentatives.' in an Interview which he gave out Tuesday;- Harding of Ohio is Fordney s second cnoice, - Fordney , says the .country needs a business administration and Schwab is the man of the hour. , He says Schwab made a most favorable impression every where -with labor-when' ho toured, the country In the interest f the shipping program. . McAdoo. . Fordney says, is the biggest man ,in , the Democratic party, and Wilson does not want the nomination and is not likely, to get tt if he should, seek it-,. '. -. ; " ; Fordney declares, the senate majority Is opposed to" Wilson's League of Nations unless it is modified 'and the United States given much larger representation. High; wages and; plenty : of work are-to be the, program, for. the next, two years at least.' and labor Is to be generally provided for." He' says the boys who are in .th service i should be demobilized "OH, IF I COULD BREAK THIS COLD!" Almost as soon as said with Dr. King's New Discovery. Get a bottle today I The rapidity with wblch .this 60-year-old family remedy relieves coughs, colds and mild bronchial attacks is what has kept Its popularity on the increase year by year. : ' ' This standard reliever of colds and coughing spells never loses blends. It does auckly .and pleasantly what it is recommended to do. One trial puts tt in your medlcins cabinet as absolutely indispensable. Sold by all druggists. 0o and ,$1.10. Bowels Usually Clogged ? Regulate them with safe, sure ,rtable Dr. King's New Life Pill fortal rect tnat sure, com- a cor- biliousness, neaaacne. sour X. Vr iinms Stomach, tongue coat, oy eim bowel clogglness. 86cAav. Wuakers. or which ie is a member, ' in .in .rviCTi iu.u Officers' Salaries Raised Roseburg. March 19. Roseburg has raised the salaries of the two city police officers from $75 to $100 per month, on recommendation of Mayor J. D. Stewart, aa the result of their efficient work. Percy Webb, driver of the fire truck, was appointed as night officer. Tlie All-Artists Phonograph A T A TURN of the hand the Ultona plays any type of record. A child can do it. It is , practically auto matic. . ; ' Now your library of -records can be bought according , to your favorites: For instance, each record maker has a 'famous. tenoV. i On -a ;.one-record instrument you can hear ' ..hirn only.. Others'", are barred. And who likes to be restricted?- '--:.'".-jr- - , The Ultona is ; the greatest feature offered any music lover. And it is obtainable solely on the new Brunswick. : Another r vast' .improvement in tone projection is the - Brunswick Tone Amplifier, built of moulded wood, like a , violin: v ' . . ,. , . , t Let us explain the Brunswick Method of Reproduction i;Hear your favorite records. Then decide on merit alone. The Brunswick i requires ; " ; no 1 . . exclusive , artists. . Plays all makes of records at their best yliAZOH Jp HAMLIN PIAK03 JS MORRISON ST. AT BROADWAY ; OTHEB STOBES San Francisco, ' Oakland. San Jose. Sacramento, . - - , j Los Angeles and San Diego. i 1 -..-- t 91ST DIVISION ASSIGNED TO EARLY CONVOY HOME Con timwd From Pas On) lery, will return to the United States with the 32d Jivision. which is sched uled to sail in April. General Pershing cabled the war department today. According to reports the 364th infan try is now on board the transport Alas kan, en route to Newport News. It may be possible that the First battalion is not on board the Alaskan. Idaho Casuals in ' New York New York, March 19. The steamer Harrlsburg, carrying detachments of the 147th infantry, 37th division, arrived here today. . The Harrlsburg sailed from Brest March 10. . Other troops aboard were : First and second air service construction companies, four officers and 449 en listed men : casual companies 370. 369. 373 (California), , 291 and 8151 detach ments of casual companies , 808 ' (New York), 821, 820 (Idaho) ; 295, 814 and 817 ; Brest convalescent detachment Has. 108 to 112, inclusive; seven. officers. and 623 enlisted men, all sick or wounded; 23 casual officers, three general pris oners and 65 nurses. Also two naval Officers and 218 naval enlisted men. Cruisers Seattle and Charleston Arrive . New York. March 15f.(U. P.) The cruisers Seattle and Charleston arrived here today with home coming troops. Sergeant George H. Smith of the 232d artillery, army of occupation, a former Indian fighter, who lost his wife: and four children at 3755 'Fwenty-first street, San - Francisco, was among the passen gers on the Seattle. Sergeant Ernest London, also aboard, of GlenwoO. Iowa, of the 417th field telegraph detachment, was one of the first men to enter Germany, going ahead of the army of occupation- to take over the telegraph lines. He was a former expert with the American Telegraph & Telephone company. On the Charleston was the Twenty seventh aero 5 squadron. - - ' This was part of the first pursuit group. Its members won 11 D. S. C. and 17 French war crosses. It lost 60 per cent'of Its personnel and Is credited with bringing down 55 enemy planes. ;. -Rainbow Division En Route Washington, March 19.- (I. Nf. 8.y The 26th division, consisting of New England national guards, and the 42d. known as the Rainbow division, have been scheduled to sail from Brest for Boston and - New York, respectively, be tween the dates of March 29 and- April 19, according to a dispatch received-by the war department today. A, The dispatch says that no portion of the 77th division will be able to salt prior to April 24, unless German ship ping becomes available sooner than is now anticipated. '.." Expert to Lecture On Decorations for Interior of Homes A lecture on interior decoration will be given at the Own-Your-Home bunga low. Fourth and Stark streets, at 8 o'clock Friday night, by Miss Helen Rhodes, instructor at the University of Oregon. Another speaker on Friday night's program is L. M. Thlelan. who will talk on landscaping the ' home&ite. Ellis F. Lawrence is also scheduled to make a short talk on the architectural features of the home. The public la urged to attend this meeting, which is one of a series of free lectures op home building being given under the auspices of the OwnYolir Home campaign movement. Teachers in the public schools are especially in vited to attend ' fhe entertainment Fri day night. Henry Westerman Is Accused of Sellin" Short Cords of Wl Henry "Westerman, who conducts .. wood yard in South Portland, was ar rested this morning on a municipal court warrant charging him with .selling short cord wood. The complaint was sworn to by E. D. Jones, city sealer of weights and measures. : On March 14, 1918, Westerman was arrested on a similar charge, and on June 27 a jury found him not guilty. On November 14, 1918, a jury found West erman guilty on a similar charge and he was fined $100. Westerman will be tried before Municipal Judge Rossman Thursday. ' ' Report Hade on Arrivals : Washington.: Marclv 19. I. N.; S.) A total of 414.278 American soldiers of ficers ' and men had arrived , In r this country from overseas during the period from- November 22 to .March 14, the war department announced : this after noon. ; The number of. troops to arrive here. weekly increased from 703 for the week ending November 23 to 09.454 for the week ending'March 14. - ; v Forty-ninth on Way Home Two more large troop arrivals at the Union station wiy take place in about a week. .' The first installment of men from the Forty-ninth coast artillery will arrive in Portland within the next week. A de tachment of 123 men from1 the organisa tion will leave Camp- Merritt Thursday for Camp Lewis, coming over the Union Pacrfflo - through Portland. With - them will be Hoboken ' casual company - 262, - - - - ?e - -' ' - - - w Trains Delayed by Slide Near Meacham A heavy slide of rock near Meacham on the main line of the O.-W. R. & N. line at 4 p.- m., Tuesday, blocked traffic until 8:40 last night; Train No. 18, east bound, was delayed one hour and forty minutes. Meacham is 40 miles west of La Grande and the slide oc curred in the first big rock cut east of the " Meacham tunnel. Owing , to the large size ' of the . rock the .obstruction was removed with great difficulty. A small slide at O'Gara, Idaho, on the Wallace branch of the O.-W. R. &. N.. caused slight delay in train ' service. Melting snow is said by railroad of ficials to be the cause of the slides. Princess Pat's Regiment Home Ottawa, Ont, March 19. (I. N. S.) Princess Pat's regiment was given an enthusiastic welcome upon its arrival here today. Among the Americans in the famous regiment are R. McGrady of Chicago, J. F. Carroll of Brldgewater, la.; R. Perry. Milwaukee; C. W. Peter son, .Wilmette, 111.; G. McMahon, De troit ; P. Serenson and Mcdford" A. Stan ley of Cleveland ; R. C. Scott, Cincinnati ; II. White, Chicago, and G.. W- Wood, May wood, Ind. ; Blamed Wife for Dry Stale That her husband blamed her because the state went dry and frequently under took to compel her to manufacture beer for his private consumption is alleged by Eva L. Brosy in her suit for divorce filed this morning against Charles M. Brosy. whom - she married in this city in 1895. They have two sons, one under age, whose custody she asks. She de mands 840 a month support. - . Ji Where Best- Fashion Is at Her It has been said that three-fourths of all the "Style" in Portland comes from H. Liebes & Co. The display of New Fashions which r have been prepared for your inspection this week would seem to prove the truth of this assertion beyond a doubt. ANNIVERSARY WEEK At Lieves An occasion which brings with it such an array of the. Favored Modes for Spring and Summer as has seldom if ever before been seen in this city. All is in readiness for a complete showing of every phase of the garments -most, in VOgue. ' .''-i'j-r'.' .y 'in- New Suits, Wraps, Blouses and Gowns Lingerie The smartest and most distinctive models in types char acteristic of H. Liebes' exclusiveness and quality. Models that express youthful zest and enthusiasm, as well as grace, dignity and refinement. Garments embody ing the most attractive tendencies of the moment, to gether with a forecasting -of the mode for months to come. In short,' a complete showing of Garments for ever y pur p o sef and every demand of the coming season, emphasizing styles favored by the fore most designers of Europe and .Amer ica. Sport Attire, Street Tailleurs, Dinner and Evening Gowns, Capes, Coats and Dolmans. v ; . . . As always Liebes' style; is pre-eminent, and Liebes' garments fulfil the most ex acting requirements, of the most discrim inating tastes. You are cordially invited to take part in this our - Anniversary Offering of Fashions. ,;. t 1: . FURS For Spring Wear A large assortment of original-; models, featuring the leading Furs. and interpret ing the .latest' ideas. You - are invited to visit - our Refrigerated Cold : - Storage Vaults i . Phones: Marshall 78a; . : A-6141. Established 1864 -149-151 Broadway