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TIIUnSDAY. :' JULY , 17.. 1010. . :i : CSV: : V ' ' ' :. tii:: o::zgo:i daily journal,; Portland, NUBEZ- STRIKERS HOLD VJWP HAliD Tieup So Complete .., Shipping Board. Calls .for Volunteers," Offering Increased Pay. . New York. July 17.(U. P.) An drew Furuseth, - president of the In ternatlonal seamen's union, was here today to investigate the strike situa tion preparatory to reporting on con ditions to the seamen of the Great - Lakes and Pacific coast. ' Although one or two steamship own ers were -reported to have granted the demands, of the seamen, the . tie-up ap parently wsa as complete as at any time . alnce the strike was called last With the cooks, stewards and sailors now on . atrike, the engineers on the verge of going out and the order of the , shipping board to dismiss strikers ef fective, the water transportation sltua- - tlon here and at other Atlantic coast ports had , reached a critical stage. As no embargo had been plaoed -s on freight from inland points, the conges tion on wharves and at . railroad ter- mtnals was increasing; hourly and peri ishable freight was epoUlng in large quantities.. .-.-1,: ...-.., To rellevs the situation at least tern' porarily, the shipping board last night . called for volunteers to man ships un der Its control, but it was admitted that it would be difficult to get licensed men to take the places of the strikers. The board offered to pay the increased sal- ary proffered - the unions. -.--,.-., Meetings were to be held today by steamship owners, marine workers and shipping board members separately and later Jointly. Joseph Feirstein Dies at His' Borne In His 86th-Year . Albany, July 17. An invalid . for two years. Joseph Feirstein died at his home here Tuesday night in his eighty' sixth year. He was born in Germany, October 24. 1883, and came to this coun try while a young man and to Oregon nearly 30 years ago. residing at Cor- valiis from 1890 to 1904,' when he moved to Albany. He is survived by his widow. one son. John, who resides In Albany, and two daughters, Mrs. Frank Albrecht of Albany and Mrs. Edward McNeil of St. Helens.' ' v.. -. : Sergeant Hoflich Returns - Albany, July 17. Sergeant Herman ITofliclV' a member - of the s 405th tele . phone- battalion of the signal corps, ar rived here Wednesday after practically two years' service overseas. Man Saves Swimmer : Albany; July -17. Frightened over finding himself in deep water and being a poor swimmer, Harold steel was saved ; from drowning Wednesday evening by ' Eugene Homback. - John Giblln Dies Albany, July 17. John Glblin. for merly a resident and proprietor of the St, Charles hotel of this city. 'died Tues day at Victoria. B. C.v from the effects .of paralysis. The Elks lodge of Vic toria has been requested ; to 'Ship the body here for Interment. 49 Days of Drouth; , Idaho Is Hard Hit Salt Lake, : July. 17. Today was the fiftieth consecutive - day without rain : in this district. Idaho, according to crop experts, is. the hardest hit by the ' drought. The wheat crops, they declare, are 90 per cent loss. The Snake river. it Js said, is the lowest it has been for the past 25 yesra - Boys Arrested on . v Charge of R6 Dbery . At Silverton Freed i , Salem July J7- Louis'. Tebeau and Howard .Coffman, paroled men, arrested In ..; Portland last - week, : charged with complicity In the robbery of the Julius Alms' store at Silverton, were acquitted Wednesday. The boys produced evi dence to prove that they were working in Portland at the time of, the robbery The i boys testified :. another " ex-convict, Fred : Wagner, had hired them to take him from Portland to Eugene and return. They , said they suspected noth ing until. .Wagner began gathering in the loot from his hiding places en route. When they returned to Portland they were picked up by the . police on a charge of speeding with the stolen loot and the stolen car In their possession. Wagner, having beaten a hasty, retreat upon the approach of the, officials. ..." : Tebeau and Coffman. however, will be returned to the state prison, their paroles having been revoked on their own statement to the effect that they had received stolen good a They were originally committed to the penitentiary from Portland for automobile stealing. WHEAT LAND NEAR ' PENDLETON, BRINGS; $105! ACRE IN SALE $67,000 Paid by I. L Hagen for Plot, Owned by Fred Blinn, .Who Shares the Crop. ; Pendleton, July 17. A section of wheat land northwest of Pendleton, in the Cold Springs - section was sold . Wednesday by Fred Blinn to LL Hagen for (67.000. The land is being farmed by Sheldon Taylor. Blinn bought the farm three months ago for the same consideration. but will realise $14,000 profit for his one- third . Interest In the " crop now being harvested on the ranch. - , Spangle' to Attend ? Shoot Pendleton. July 17 Ray Spangle of Pendleton will be a representative of the Pendleton Rod and Gun r club at the O rest -American handicap Shoot at Chi cago, August 11 to 15, it was announced today. Spangle is one of the most prom islng trapshooters In the northwest and has maintained an average - better than 97 per cent. Still Above 100 Pendleton,-: July- 17. Wednesday was het fourth consecutive day in which Old Sol has forced the mercury above 100 de grees. The day was slightly cooler than Tuesday,- when the mark reached 110, the high point being . 104. y Ii ',;i ; : - Hrs. Swalnbank Burned Pendleton,: July 17. - Mrs. Robert Swalnbank was severely burned here Wednesday when she upset a pan of hot grease. Man Slain With Hook Iri Wake of Quarrel ii.'.-;;-'.1"- 'Kv-jvf ,?t. " . ' " Twin : Falls, Idaho, July. 17. M. F. Grossvenor, a ditch rider, faces a charge of murder In the second degree, in con nection with the death of E. L. Van Riper, with whom Grossvenor is alleged to have quarreled and then hit over the head with a week-hook. Van Riper died In a hospital. v , Ranger Station Burned Chehalis, Wash.,- July 17. Fire' com pletety destroyed the r&nger station at Lewis, in extreme Eastern Lewis coun ty, buildings and contents being a total loss. - Will i Be the was the.' ranger . in charge. - i ' - v SIX KITS GRANTED, FOR SOf.iiiiER HOiuES Sites in National Forests Are Of fered at Nominal Rentals'and Many Ate. Taken, ' ' c Six permits for summer homes . on Zigzag, river about a half mile from Rhododendron and about 40 miles from Portland have "been granted by the forest service within the last few days. c; J. Buck of the department of lands has announced-; ' f '. stantly Increasing in popularity ' with the prospect of the early construction of the -Mount Hood loop road. People are now going out Sunday In - their auto mobiles, selecting their sites and apply ing at ' the forest service for , permits the : next day. Only about 90, home- sites are left and these will go to the first : applicants. ' says Mr. s Buck.-- An annual rental of only 95 is charged for the sites. - Throughout-Oregon and Washington, applications for summer homes are In creasing rapidly since the war. some of them coming from as far east aa Boston. The McKenzle river with its fine Zisn- ing is the scene for many new summer homes in process of construction, and Odell lake In the Deschutes forest ana near the road to Crater lake, has just been surveyed for a number of summer homes ites and two homes have already been started. Twelve more lots are now available at Odell lake, which is one of the most beautiful spots - in Oregon. . Fifteen applications have ' been re ceived for homesites in the Washington forests during the last month, most of which - are - on - the" slopes - of Mount Rainier. " Suspect of Auto s- .V Theft Is . Sought . Salem. July 17 George Jackson. mechanic , employed at the Salem Auto Bxchange,' Is being sought by Marlon county officials in connection with the disappearance of a 1919 automobile from the garage early Wednesday morn ing.. The automobile bore license tag No; '48902. No formal charge has been lodged against Jackson. He is described as being 24 years of age. welrhlnr about 180 pounds, heavy set and of dark complexion.-: - : Paving Contracts Are Let at Yakima v. Yakima. Wash., July " 17. Contracts for the construction 1 of sections of the Inland Empire highway in his county, a total of 8.3 miles, were awarded to .A. L. Clarke Co, who will build the section from Parker bridge to Piland bridge at a cost of 195,889, and Savage ft Cornell, who win build 6.8 miles from Sunnyside to - Granger, at - a cost of 8143.96S. Both .are local companies. Oentralia Phone? ; Tv Girls to" Unionize Centralis, Wash., July 17. MIm Mabel Leslie, an International organizer for the telephone operators . branch of the Brotherhood of Electric . Workers, will form a local union of operators here to night. Tuesday night many operators signed - applications for membership In the new union. Miss Leslie stated at the meeting that a strike of operators probably wm not be called here. 8. A H. Green Stamp for cash. Hoi man Fuel Co, Main 358, A-S353. ' Block wood, short r slabwood. - Bock Springs ana utan coai: sawaust. Adv. i . NEAR RHODODENDRON '-.- , v ' v : You pipe smokers ; mix a 1 little VBULL DURHAM t i ft with your favorite: tobacco. 'It's like sugar in your coffee. ' t .... j'. , .1 X f ' ' .,",3 i f A y v r.-i v