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Jf Not, We Had Better Know It
;; And Make Our Plans Accord
singly, Asserts Editor Bottomley.
Can See No Reason Why Hus-
t tling Yanks Should Be Praised
: For Their Part in the War.
. London. Jan. 29. U. P.) It ia
tlm for Great Britain to "earnestly
ask If America la our friend," and
If It Is found ahe is not to "make
plans accordingly," Horatio Bottom
ley, editor of John Bull, declared in
an editorial In his publication today.
v Stirred by. the slump in exchange,
Bottomley bitterly attacked the conduct
Of tha United States during the war.
"I say deliberately." he wrote, "the
shame of America's inaction In that fatal
.hour, would stand forever as a monu
ment of Infamy before which for cen
turies to come every decent American
must hang his head."
Basing bis attack upon the Daniels
Sims controversy. Bottomley convicted
Daniels as author of the "as soon fig-ht
Britain as Germany" instructions. He
refused to believe "Sims Is the biggest
liar since Ananias."
HE ON YOU,' HORATIO
If the glib apologists do not like my
saying so, they can do the other thing.
he declared.
-"For not to put too fine a point upon
lt Bottomly continued, "I'm 'fed up'
with Uncle Sam. The time has come for
.plain speiking and I'll not be a party to
the must not mention u.poiicy aoopiea
by most writers on Anglo-American
sentiments.
. ."I do not see any reason why we
should flatter the vanity of this hust
ling race by lauding to the skies their
part In the war and pretending to dis
cover in Washington virtues which are
absent. from every European capital."
TALKS AS IF HE'S MAD
Recalling America's policy at the out
break of the world wsr. Bottomly m
arted that "in that critical hour Amer
'tea deliberately chose to stand aside
xrenv the eonflldt and martyrdom of a
- sacred cause."
V, "She fastened. her;! Jtol-UPOi.th
world's markets,' he continued. "Men
jvitti nnckrikM carried the- day. While
tha United States government proclaimed
its neutrality, every factory and arsenal
hummed with activity. Coffers swelled
in- the bursting oolnt with gold from the
allies. Then, at last,, when tha direct
challenge to American security came In
. nurminr'i unrestricted submarine war
fare, she was left no choice and flew to
the aid of the allies."
Bottomley jeered the claims of "mil
Hons of lips and thousands or news
Sheets from Texas to Canada, and from
New Tbrk to the Rockies, where men
hear and read the lie that 'America won
the war.' "
CREATION TO STAGGER
" Secretary Daniels, he said, plane to
embark on a naval building program
riatinn(l to "starrer creation."
"I don't want to talk of our ability
to lick America," Bottomley sald. "but
I do earnestly ask: Is America our
i friend T Because, if not. we had better
know it and make our plans accord
The editor emphasised It was "poli
ticians like Daniels" he attacked, de
claring he "would like to know who was
In Pnntral at Washington? Is it Wilson
of hih Ideals or a knot of flre-eatlng
nnitomlnv declared it should be very
easy to establish the truth In the Dan-
lele-Slms controversy and if guilty. Dan- l
lelds should be "squashed Immediately j
by the president."
Other morning papers attacked the
United States as responsible for the high
cost of living through profiting in the
! low value of the pound sterling.
; Dual Personality
; Wave Is Sweeping
Throughout London
London. Jan. 29. That a wave of dual
personality Is sweeping over England Is
deduced by doctors from the fact that
00 people are reported to the police as
missing every month.
Sociologists are alarmed at the steady
progression in the numbers of people
who suddenly wrench themselves away
from all home ties and relations and
disappear. Now that the average has
reached SO men and women daily, the
. matter is engaging the attention of the
authorities.
"Well educated men and women. In-
luding doctors, university graduates
and business managers, vanish from
comfortable homes and leave good posl-
" ' tlons without apparent cause. Dual
personality Is declared to be the only
sound explanation.
British Pound Drops
To Its Lowest Point
New Tork. Jan. M. (U. P.) After
having been on the decline for several
days, demand sterling on the foreign ex-
Change opened higher today. at $3.52 up
to tVi cents from yesterday's close. The
British pound reached its lowest point
In history yesterday when It fell to
I3.y. me par value Is 14.86.
New Sentenced, to .
- Prison for Murder
Log Angeles. Jan. 29. CTX p.) Harry
S. New. reputed son of - United States
Senator New of Indiana, today .was sen-
tenced to u Indeterminate term of 10
years to life imprisonment in San Quen
tln, CaU state penitentiary. He was
convicted el .slaying . his sweetheart
BRITON
PostmasterMyersToldtoResignOffice
k . - e ft ft
Several Candidates Seeking $6000 Job
Notice Sent Myers by First As
sistant Postmaster General;
D 'j rand Is Asked to Resign.
Frank S. Myers, postmaster at
Portland, has been requested to re
sign, his resignation to take effect
at the close of business, January 31.
The office is to be turned over to
Robert H." Barclay, Inspector of the
Spokane district, who will serve as
acting postmaster pending the ap
pointment of a successor to Myers.
The request for the resignation is con
tained in a letter received at the post-
office Tuesday, and signed by J. C.
Koons, first assistant postmaster gen
eral.
There Is a statement current to the
effect that in the closing sentences the
announcement is made that if the resig
nation Is not submitted as directed, there
will be a summary removal.
TWO CHIEFS AT OUTS
The letter states that the department
has made exhaustive study of the re
ports submitted by Inspectors McUenry
and Webster, who made an Investiga
tion of the office that covered a month
of time during the late summer of 1919.
It says that the department had hoped
to reconcile the antagonisms that seemed
to exist In the office, particularly In the
case of the differences between Poet
master Myers and Assistant Postmaster
Harry O. Durand, but that, for the good
of the service, there seemed to be no
other way out than to take drastic
action.
The course chosen was a request for
the resignation of the postmaster and
a similar request for the resignation of
Assistant Postmaster Durand. although
In the case of the latter, it is anderstood
there is no announcement that removal
will be ordered In case the Instructions
to resign are not followed. That an
explosion affecting the office might take
place at Washington at any time has
been surmised for some months.
INSPECTORS COME HERE
Nearly a year ago Postmaster Myers
preferred charges against the assistant
postmaster. In which It was declared that
he had engaged in political activities
and was not In accord with the policies
or the postmaster. Two Inspectors were
sent to Portland to investigate, and their
report was sent In due time to Wash
ington. Nothing came of tha charges.
On the contrary dispatches sent out of
Washington at that time gav the im
plosion that the inspectors made a re
port more or less favorable, to the ac
cused. - - -H-
New charrea were toW trade yby'TAtwt-
master Myers, and Inspectors' McHenry
and Webster earn to Portland and made
a very exhaustive Investigation.' They
interviewed a large number of citizens,
asking for suggestions of' change that
couia be made for the good of the serv
ice. ' ' - : ' 3 r :
- Jt-was current gossip at the time that
hot a few of those Interviewed . found
fault with Postmaster Myers, and some
even went so far as to advise his re
moval. PliATS KO FAVORITES
The report of the inspectors was sub
mitted to the department August 29,
last, and It formed the basis of tha pres
ent action. There la a report to the ef
fect that Postmaster General Burleson
recently said in Washington that if
Myers went, "Durand would have to go
too.'
Frank S. Myers was named postmas
ter at.Portland May 8. 1913. by President
Wilson. It was always understood that
his appointment to the place was largely
Influenced by the late Senator Lane,
who was the especial object of Myers
efforts during the senatorial campaign.
Myers was reappointed to the position in
August, 1917, following the policy an
nounced by the president that Postmas
ters who had rendered effective service
would be continued In office. Had he
been allowed to remain In office until
May 8 next Myers would have served
seven years.
II TEARS OF SERVICE
Harry O. Durand has been 21 years
n the postal service. As a youth in
his teens, he began as a' messenger boy
in the Portland office. He served in
various capacities through gradual pro
motions until ho became an inspector.
It was from that position that Post
master Myers, shortly after his own
appointment, named him for the posi
tion of assistant postmaster.
When asked for a statement Wednes
day night. Postmaster Myers declared
that he had nothing to say. When notl
tified that the information that hie res
ignation had been requested was in the
hands of The Journal and was to be
printed, Mr. Myers again declared that
he had no statement to make, and hung
up the receiver.
My record In the Portland postoffice
and at Washington Is clear,',' said
Assistant Postmaster Durand. ' when
asked for a statement. "The charges
made against me were not sustained by
any of the four Inspectors who formally
and thoroughly investigated them. I
have wired to Washington, asking
that If I am to be dismissed I
be at least furnished with a copy of the
charges on which my resignation is
asked."
Robert H. Barclay, postal inspector,
who Is to assume charge of the Port
land postoffice at the close of business
next Saturday evening, was in Portland
the early part of this week. He left
for his home at Spokane Tuesday, and
will return to Portland Friday;
England and France
Face Money Crisis.
' Say London Papers
ii
London. Jan. 29. (L N. R) The In
tense alarm over the financial outlook
was reflected in the press this after
noon. . The - Pall- Mali XJesette declared
in flaring headlines that "the exchange
outlook steadily gets worse." The Eve
ning Standard conspicuously printed a
story that Chancellor of the Exchequer
Austeln Chamberlain had been sum
moned to a conference on the exchange
situauon. . .
Tha Globe aaya that Great Britain.
France and other . European countries
are faced by the gravest financial crisis
in oisiory. , -
Two Portland postoffice of
ficials who have been asked to
resign. Above, Postmaster
Frank S. Myers; below, As
sistant Postmaster Harry G.
Durand.
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DURAND MUSI GO
TOO; SAYS
Postoffice' Department H o I'd s
f Both' Myers andHis Assistant
r Must Resign.
Washington, Jan. 29. (WASH
INGTON BUREAU. OP THE JOUR
NAL.) Upon-tbe best authority it
was learned today that-the postof
fice department is determined upon
forcing the resignation of both Post- 1
master Myers and Assistant Post
master Durand at Portland, despite
many protests which have been re
ceived against dropping Durand.
The reason given is tha the good of
the' service requires the retirement of
both officials. The official view appears
to be that there has been too much
talking and bickering between Myers
and Durand and too' much dissention
stirred up among postoffice employes
to make the retention of the assistant
postmaster advisable. Py making a
clean sweep and letting the office go to
new postmaster under civil service
is considered the best way to end the
tangle which has been growing progres
sively ever since Myers tried to oust
Durand some months ago.
Senator Chamberlain's office received
numerous messages from Portland to
day, which with one or two exceptions,
asked that Durand be kept in office.
The senator himself left early in the
day to make a speech at Carlisle. Penn.,
and he has therefore not communicated
the messages concerning the. situation
to Postmaster General Burleson.
Senator McNary also received several
messages and discussed the matter with
Assistant Postmaster General John C.
Koons, who is handling the case for the
department. He was Informed that the
dectelon is final and that Myers and
Durand both must go "for the good of
the service." Koons declined to discuss
the matter for publication, declaring that
the department has a rule against so
doing.
Labor Would Have
All But Few Under
Compensation Law
Salem. Jan. 29 All phases of gainful
labor In Oregon, with the exception of
farmers and domestic workers, would
be compelled to participate In the pro
visions of the workmen's compensation
act under the terms of a proposed con
stitutional amendment to be iaftiated by
the State Federation of Labor as the re
sult of a conference here Wednesday
at which the merits of the state law
were under consideration.
Farmers and domestic workers would
be permitted to participate in the bene
fits of the act under the terms of the
proposed amendment, but participation
on their part would not be compulsory
as in the case of other workers. The
conference here was based on an action
by the State Federation of Labor In
convention at Bend last fall, at which
time the executive committee was in
structed to make a study of the com
pensation act with a view to remedy
ins any defects therein and extending
its scope.
The i meeting was attended by labor
delegates from all sections of the state.
KOONS
Selection of Successor to ;Be
Made by Postmaster General
After Applications Received
Two Portland men, G. T. Harry
and George Watson, are active can
didates for appointment by Presi
dent Wilson to the Portland post
mastership, to be vacated the first
of February by the requested resig
nation of Frank S. Myers. George
W. Alexander, United States mar
shal, A. W.-Cauthorn and possibly
others are receptive candidates for
the appointment.
Tbe appointment of postmaster does
not follow the same old lines, or come
through the same channel as used to
be the case. It used to be that the ap
pointee was selected by the United
States senator, recommended by him
to the presidept, and the appointment
forwarded by the president to the sen
ate for confirmation. This has been
changed by executive order, so that the
changed by executive order, so that now
the primary selection ta made by the
postmaster general, after a semi-civil
service investigation, the recommenda
tion made by him to the president - and
the appointment submitted by the presi
dent to the senate for confirmation.
PUBLIC NOTICE TO BE GIVEN
Under this plan a public notice will
be issued by the postmaster general
calling for applicants for the office. All
those who have ambitions to capture
the J6000 Job will then be required to
file written application for appointment,
presumably in the office of the post
office Inspector here at Portland.
These applications will then te sub
jected to the acid test of the postal in
spectors' department. In which the In
spector in charge of the division and the
secretary of the local district will sift
out all those who, on the face of their
applications, do not measure up to the
requirements fixed for the office. Thee
include experience in the postal service,
if any: proper age. business experience
particularly In executive work ; res
idence, citizenship, moral qualifications
and other incidental requirements.
TO WEIGH CANDIDATES' TIBTtTES
When the list has been gleaned out
by the preliminary Investigations; the
Inspectors will Interview the leading
business and professional men of the
city for-the purpose of securing their ag
gregate recommendations of, or objec
tions to. the various candidates. The full
report will then be filed by the chief in
spector of the division with the "'post
master general. He in turn, will weigh
the candidates, measuring them by the
rules laid down for business and executive-
experience, and, make bh recom
mendation 'tp the president" . This; 4 rec
rnmn4atie4: if fxowa -the regular
course,, will be accepted, by the presi
dent and tbe appointment win be sent to
the senate for-confirmation.
SO CIYIL 8EBVICE REGULATION
This plan, of course, 'is not bound by
civil service law or regulations to any
greater extent than the postmaster gen
eral and the president desire. It does
not mean, except in theory, that the ap
pointment would go, as a matter of
course, to a Republican who graded
higher In the examination and investi
gation than a Democratic opponent who
might be seeking the appointment but
might fall lower in the general qualifi
cations required by the department.
The final selection. In other words, is
definitely in the hands of the postmaster
general, subject only to the veto power
of the president, and after that of the
United States senate.
The United States senators of, the
state, however, still retain a color of
authority in the appointment through
their power to object to the confirma
tlon of the presidential appointment by
the senate, which, should it be heeded
by the senate, would block the issuance
of a commission, except as an interim
appointee during the adjournment of
congress.
The appointment of an assistant post
master, on the other hand, is strictly a
civil service matter, following the law
and regulations of the postal, depart
ment.
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House Bill Proposing Lump Sum
Of $1,000,000 Discussed
Heatedly in Senate.
Washington, Jan. 29. The house
plan of a lump sum appropriation
of $12,000,000 for rivers and har
bors developed heated discussion in
the senate committee on commerce
today, when the policy to be pursued
by the senate was discussed.
Chairman Jones of Washington took
the view that the senate should accept
the house bill because of the pressure
to hold down appropriations and large
unexpended balances which exist, to
carry on the many improvements now
under way. Reed of Missouri declared
the amount carried by the house bill
totally inadequate, and gave notice that
cloture rule will be required if it
passes the senate. Ransdell of Loulsi
ana joined Reed in heated protest
against stinting projects in the South,
while Fernald of Maine took a strong
stand for the house bill. It was agreed
to defer action until Colonel Taylor of
the army engineers can be heard, which
will be two weeks from today.'
Drote While Diunk,
Policeman Charges
After his automobile bad Skidded for
IdO feet on the - wet pavement and slid
through the Southern Pacific traffic
gates at East First and Hawthorne
avenue early this morning, C. S. Ster
ling of Seattle. was arrested by former
patrolman v. c fUppea and - charged
with operating an tutomobtle while In
toxicated. A moonshine whiskey, bottle
Is being held as evidence.
HARBOR
PROJECTS
RETURNS BUCK
IN SORENSEN
TRAFHC CASE
Deputy City Attorney Refuses to
Be Made' "Goat"; Reply Is
Hurled at Judge Gatens.
Stanley Myers Denies Charge
That Complaint Was Improper;
Says Court Knew Facts.
The complaint drawn by the dep
uty city attorney In the Sorensen
case was properly drawn, an unu
sual tenderness was exhibited for
N. P. Sorensen in the circuit court.
and it was freely admitted in that
court that the defendant had been
drinking, Deputy City Attorney
Stanley Myers insisted this morning
in commentinsr on the speech of
Circuit Judge Gatens at Arleta Bap
tist church, reported In The Journal
Wednesday.
Myers contends that Judge McCourt
asked Attorney Wilbur In open court if
Sorensen had been drinking and that
he replied In the affirmative. He also
points out that Judge Rossman gave the
maximum penalty for the charge, and
that the circuit court sustained it, but
susDended the iall sentence. He Insists
that It should have been removed, had
the court believed it extreme.
ATTOBNEY DEFENDS COMPLAINT
We are willing and do assume full
responsibility for everything we did in
connection with
Myers stated.
The complaint was properly drawn
by Mr. Stadter at the police court, and
In vjew of all that has transpirea since
If the case were to start over again, we
would file exactly the same complaint.
"Sorensen was charged with reckless
drivimr. That he was drums or naa
been drinking, was only a matter of evl
dence to prove the charge of reckless
driving. It was not proper or necessary
for us to plead our evidence.
"It waa freely admitted in me munici
pal court that Sorensen had been drink
lne. , Raich WUbur. his attorney, ad
hutted. oth' hi the seere session held by
Judea Gatens and tha other judges m
Judge Gatens' chambers;: and also later
In the open session in judge uatens
courtroom, that such waa the case.
ACCIDENTS ABE RECALLED
"Judre McCourt In the open session
asked Wilbur squarely If it were true
that Sorensen had been drinking-. Wilbur
replied that it was true that Sorensen
had heen drinkinsr.
"The evidence which was further ad
mltted by Wilbur showed that Sorensen
practically ran amuck with his automo
bile ; mat ne naa tour acciaenus in a
total of 45 minutes. He collided in this
time with two automobiles and two
streetcars.
'Leaving aside the evidence or intoxi
cation, it certainly Is true that if any
man, while cold sober, showed the utter
disregard for the life and property of
the public that Sorensen admitted by
his plea of guilty, he would deserve a
higher and greater punishment from the
court than if it happened while he was
drunk.
'The facts were squarely before Judge
Gatens that Sorensen had been drink
ing, that he smashed into a street car.
that he backed off from this street car
and attempted to pass on the left and
in so doing ran head on into another
street car. A few minutes later he cut
a comer and hit a Ford delivery wagon.
To wind up, he through his own fault
smashed into the automobile driven by
Mrs. Walter Honeyman, doing to It
damage for which he paid $500 to be
released.
FURTHER FACTS SHOWN
"It was further shown to the court
that Sorensen attempted to continue his
wild course, and was only prevented
from so doing by the fact that he had
smashed the front wheels of his ma
chine.
"On these facts Judge Rossman in the
municipal court, properly Imposed the
maximum penalty. The circuit court
gave exactly she same sentence, except
that it suspended the jail term. If the
complaint charged only a minor offense.
why did not the circuit Court so recog
nise it at the time by cutting down the
sentence for six months' Imprisonment?
It Is a matter of absolute record that
the circuit court did impose a six
months' Jail sentence on Sorensen. but
In its mercy suspended all the sentence
but the fine of 1500.
PROCEEDINGS TNUSCAL
"The facta are further that Presiding
Judge Gatens by virtue of his authority
as presiding judge resorted to the un
usual procedure of calling the five - cir
cuit Judges to set in banc in a secret
session in his chambers to receive a
nlea of aruiltv from Sorensen. that the
court on its motion called in" the two
doctors to ascertain If Sorensen was
physically fit to serve a Jail sentence.
This is certainly a showing of tender'
ness that few prisoners receive from any
court. That tha doctors did report that
Sorensen waa physically fit to have
served the sentence was then disre
garded by the majority of the court in
Its action of suspending the jail term.
Petitioners Seek
Executive Clemency
For Dr. Marie Equi
Petitions asking executive clemency
for Dr. Marie Equi. sentenced to prison
for sedition, are being circulated in
Portland today. Organized labor will
be asked to seek fuu pardon for her.
. She was sentenced to serve - three
years in Jail and pay a $500 fine when
convicted of violation of the espionage
act. ' Judge Bean's decision - was sus
tained by the circuit. court of appeals.
: I and ihe supreme -court of the United
, . 1 States last week denied a- writ of review.
IN FOLLOWING
UP ACGIDENTS
Records Show That Failure to
Keep After Traffic , Law Of
fenders Frees Many.
Tardy Reports and Neglect in
Serving Warrants Plays Part
In Permitting Guilty to Escape
The Portland police department la
not functioning In traffic cases.
Scores of offenders escape every
month, when prima facie evidence
of their guilt is on file at headquar
ters and bench warrant after war
rant lies unserved, for some reason.
after being issued. Hundreds of
violators escape yearly after they
participated in accidents because no
adequate Investigation of collision
causes is conducted, and other bu
reaus in the department fail dis
mally to cooperate with traffic of
ficials. Although the law requires that every
person In an automobile accident re
port at the police station within IS
hours after the amashup, both parties !
report In less than half the cases. War-1
rants are not usually sworn out for ar
rest unless the accident has resulted In
Injuries. ,
REPORTS ACE DELATED
Monday. January 19, three of 10 acci
dents were completely reported, nine of
27 the following day. nine of 26 on Wed
nesday and 12 of 27 Thursday. Friday
both parties reported in four of 19
cases, and 12 but of 42 were complete
last Saturday- In not more than half a
dozen cases were the violators arrested.
Yet the very fact that they did not re
port was. complete evidence of the guilt
of the offenders.
Bench warrants were Issued on Jan
nary 20 for J. M. Laughlin, E. A. Garri
son. C. T. Jones, W. L. Powell. O. Me-
thlot, G. R. Thomas, and E. S. Jaeger.
Warrants were issued January 22 for L.
R. Ptlklngton, M. Frost. C. M. Peoples
and C R. Walrod.
No, records can be found that one of
them has been brought before the court
sine that data. The warrants were not
senredt'' , -,-rV, '
WAMtANT. STETTbIr SEKTE
A warrant was issued for Frank Rob
bins, the notorious driver, more than a
week ago. A policeman telephoned to
the Union Laundry company, where he
was employed, and left instructions for
Robbins to come to the station, that a
bench warrant had been issued for him.
Robbins has disappeared, so far aa the
police are concerned.
Although Ray Fairchild was charged
with speeding on May 28. had accidents
on September 28 and January 24. and
was charged with violations of the
traffic ordinance on November 7, and
January 17, he has appeared before the
Jtdge but once, according to the records.
His case was continued for sentence on
that occasion.
SPEED CHARGE DISMISSED
The speed charge was dismissed on
motion of the city attorney, and this
month a bench warrant was issued but
not served. An officer who attempted
to arrest Fairchild on one occasion de
clares that he was told "there is no
use to arrest me, I won't have to go to
court.
Collisions are not investigated
thoroughly, as a rule, unless someone
is badly injured. Driver after driver
admits violations or charges them when
reporting accidents, but no investigation
Is made of witnesses or attempt made to
prosecute for Infractions. -
Other departments fail to give whole
hearted cooperation to the traffic bureau,
and frequently officers of other depart'
ments turn violators loose or overlook
infractions of traffic law without rale
Ing a hand for enforcement of the ordi
nance.
MEN ARE RELEASED
On more than one occasion, captains
of other bureaus have released men who
should have been held on traffic
charges. Warrants have later been Is
sued for those released and they were
not found.
The traffic department has requested
additional officers. Captain Lewis main
tains that he has no men to send after
those who fail to report and none to in
vestigate accident causes. Furthermore,
he insists that much of that work comes
under the duties of other reliefs. But
the Work is not 'done and there are no
additional officers, although they have
been promised for. several weeks. Two
motorcycle officers, badly needed for
traffic enforcement, were recently de
tailed as guards at Kelly Butte.
Those who do not function delay the
day when accidents will be cut to the
minimum
Visitors' Auto Camp
, Location Selected
' A 20 acre plot at Eighty-second street
and Sandy boulevard today was chosen
as a visitors' camp site by the auto
mobile camp site committee of the
Chamber of Commerce. Negotiations
will begin Immediately to either lease
or buy the property from the O-W. R.
& N company. Light, gas, water and
other conveniences will be installed.
School Enrollment
Shows an Increase
" A striking trend toward high school
education ia noticed In the Increased en-
stitutions, . which are proportionately
much greater than those of the grade
school. Benson Polytechnic school alone
shows aa increase of 117 per cent la en
rollment ; the Girls Polytechnic has In
creased tt per cent and the High School
of Commerce 10 per cent. ;
OFFICIALS
WILL PROBE
HIGH COSTS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. (U.
P.) An extensive survey
of tbe cost of living situation will
be started next week by tbe de
partment of labor, to obtain In
formation for use in adjusting
wage disputes. Investigators will
look Into the conditions In SI of
tbe largest cities In the coun
try. Food prices will not be in
vestigated at this time. The In
quiry will be made Into the costs
of clothing, rent and other ne
cessities. Among cities to be "Investi
gated" are New York, Chicago,
Philadelphia, Cleveland, New
Orleans, St. Paul, Denver, Kan
Baa City, San Francisco, Port
land. Or., and Seattle, Wash.
Proposed Land and Labor Party
r I
Would Have Ideas Put Into
Initiative Bill.
Salem, Jan. 29. An initiated
measure embodying the platform to
be adopted by the proposed land
ana lapor party in convention nere
providing the party emerges sue- I
cessfully from the convention will
be placed on the ballot for the No
vember election, according to the
plans of those who are backing the
new move in Oregon.
The morning session was occupied by
F. E. Coulter, father of the new party
and author of the proposefpiatform, in
explaining the various planks con
tained therein. -
"We have nothing to hide," explained
Coulter. "This move Is entirely open
handed and fathered by no special In
terest, and our only desire is to regen
erate the state of Oregon."
The first opposition to the Coulter
platform was voiced by J. D. Brown,
former president of the Oregon Farm
ers' union, who objected to the single
tax provision and warned the conven
tion that unless that plank were elimi
nated 'it meant the defeat of the entire
project. Indications at the time f of the
noon adjournment were that this plank
would be removed from the platform.
upon which a special committee, named
by Temporary Chairman Hartwig, is at
work.
The convention Is the result of a call
Issued by the State Federation of Labor
in annual convention at Bend last fall.
More than 50 delegates of labor
unions, principally from Portland, with
sprinkling of farmers' union and
grange representatives, were present
when the convention was called to order
by Otto Hartwig, president of the State
Federation.
Included in the proposed platform are
the following plans :
Abolishing all taxes . on the products
of labor and the raising of all revenues
from the community-made values in
land and other natural resources. Pub
lic ownership of all -public utilities that
are monopolistic in character and based
on special privileges. Establishment of
nrnm.rt,i ani ... ii. .oM.n
and fire insurance, to be administered
without profit.
Introduction of a rvstem of land an-
praisement by which iach owner shall
assess his own land, with the provision
that the state may add 10 per cent to
the valuation and take the land.
Creatlon of atjiae r.wnad and Anai-.to
markets.
Creation of a state industrial commis
sion, consisting of the governor, attor
ney general and state labor commis
sioner, to serve without additional com-
pensaUon in performing the duties of all
..u.,s w uio r.iu win
governmental responsiDimy snail oe
centralized.
Creation of a state bank to finance
all public Improvements with a view to
putting an end to bonding.
Proportional representation and the
elimination of the state senate, the leg
islature of 100 members to meet for not
to exceed 20 days once every four years.
Simplification of the initiative and
"T.T' a., . . .J
.,,," a. i, u
convention deny that it has any relation
to the Non-Partisan league of North
Dakota fame. Walter Thomas Mills, lec-
turer, writer and organiser for the
league. Is actively present at the session
today. The new party, if one Is brought
out of the convention here, it is said.
will not be limited to any class of cit
izens, but will be open to all.
Keen Surprise Over
Size of German and
French 1920 Budgets
at the extraordinary disparity between
the French and German budgets for
1920.
The fiscal program for victorious
France Is estimated at 47.000,000,000
francs (normally $9,400,000,000). while
Germany's budget for the current year
is just over 13,000,000,000 marks (nor-
mally $8,760,000,000). .The latter amount
Includes 17.000,000.000 marks (normally
$4.250,000.000) more than one half of
the total for expenses of the allied ar-
mies of occupation.
Valuable Steers Die
From Rabies Attack
Vlamath Falls. Jan. 29. Rahloa whtrh
it Is thought has been communicated by
coyotes, is blamed 'for the death of at
least four valuable steers belonging to
J. Frank Adams, a prominent farmer of
the Merrill district, within the past few
4laja,,r!s.:..,tv.-. i.
PLATFORM PLANS
RADICAL CHANGES
INCoS
MOUSE JUDGE
Report of Revolvers Being Car
ried at Montesano May Cause
Court to Order All Searched.
Action May Be Directed at At
torney Vanderveer of Defense,
Who Is Said to Tote Pistol.
By Fred JC. McNeil
(Orer Th Journal'! BpmUJ IWHd Wls)
Court House. Montesano, Wash.,
Jan. 29. Court opened this morn
ing with" attorneys for the prose
cution endeavoring to disquali
fy the Juror W. F. Ferguson, ten
tatively selected Tuesday, on tha
ground that ho was a radical or
Iganlzer. W. H. Abel, of counsel for
the 08cu;l0' bf?rtn?M"-
HI on nnxnan that th atat hail aH
sion opened that the state had evi
dence of this nature.
Superior Judge Wilson has taken steps
ordering the removal of all guns from
persons in the courtroom save those
carried by the sheriff and his deputies.
It has been persistently rumored that
numerous spectators have been armed,
and knowledge of this has come to the
fcourM This morning all persons who
entered the courtroom were asked if
they carried revolvers.
ATTORNEY REPORTED ARMED
The action may be directed at Attor
ney Georee F. Vanderveer of the de
fense, as he has been known to carry
a gun during the present trial. Whether
or not he has had It In the courtroom
is unknown.
Sheriff Jeff Bart ell of Montesano, who
has been In charge of the prison guard v
in the courtroom, was a victim of In
fluenza today. He was reported to be
very 111. Elmer Gibson, chief deputy,
was In charge today.
Examination of Samuel Berdlne, saw
flier of Aberdeen, was resumed by the
prosecution In connection with efforts
to get a Jury. .
Although admitting that he formed an
opinion of tha case from the news-
I oectarso nis acuity to give
(Cenehidid on Pas Two, Colusa Two)
Six Bishops and 16
Clergymen Protest
Against Deportation
New Tork, Jan. 29. A statement of
protest against the tendency toward In
tolerance indicated by such as the ra
I cent deportation of alien radicals and
the ousting of the five Socialist mem-
bers of the state assembly at Albany
has been signed by five Episcopal blsh-
ops, one bishop of the Methodist church
and 16 clergymen of national prom
inence.
The statement says In part:
"We have in mind In particular the
deportation of men without judicial i
trial, the proposed repressive legislation j
now before congress threatening tha i '
primary rights of free speech, free press '
and peaceable assembly, the suspension
of SoclUi by the New York state as-1
I sembly and other evidences of an ex-i
cueo. mooa on uie pan 01 many 01 wur
People.
"W """ h People of the churches :
America " ua meii- im n iw vn
return to the t old faith In the funda-
menial pnnciyirs 01 our civil noeny.
Amonsr the starners are: Charlaa H.
Brent, Eplscopat bishop of Western New ', v
Tork; Benjamin Brewster, Episcopal
bishop of Maine ; Chauncey B. Brewster, !
Episcopal bishop of Connecticut; Presl-
aent Arthur ftieuirmn or union Theo-
,of.,ca, ejT,nary. and TSthelbert Talbor,'
i bishop or Bethlehem, I'enn,
Bi-Partisan Treaty
Meeting Postponed;
Lenroot Is Absent5
Washington. Jan. 29. ( I. N. a The
I bi-partisan treaty conference, wtnen was
I . tnA un.iM 1
r. Vf 7. ..;a7C;J iZL
office' WM. Z' " i-
morrow on account of the ab-ence of
i..rWi. '.,.. w
c0IL?,n' on r " conferees. j
serious mness oi a aaagmer or
Senator Lenroot prevented his attend- (
a nee.
800 Garbage Cans :
Placed on Sale by . -
Army Retail Store!
I. 1 1 in i M I, , - .
Four million soldiers know tha galrfU T
nlsed Iron can. Civilians call 'em gar-1 '
j bage cans, but because the army used j
them for cooking food, a better nam r
was chosen.
But they're garbage cans again. Eight!
hundrsd big size cans were placed oft!
sale at the government retail store. ) .
Fifth andL Pine streets, today at ft sv) '
can.
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Holmes Gabbert of 308 Stanton street.)
who lost both his legs when he fell be-I 1 .
neath a St. Johns street car Wed nee day'
morning, was reported In a serious con-;
dltion at St. Vincents hospital this mom-r
Inr. He is suffering severely from '
shock. The accident was at William
avenue and Ptanton street. Gabbert Is
employed by Buahong Co. He was try-
Ing to board the front car of a moving'
train and felt ' The wheel of thsY$raUC'
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