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BRITISH
MAJOR
He was persona non grata in
Washington.
Viscount Grey got cold
shoulder.
His famous letter followed,
"j David Lawrence
. Copjrifht, 1850
Washington, Feb. 21.- These are
tragic days in international affairs.
- r;ut tho most lamentable part is
the way representatives of Euro
pean powers have flouted the presi
dent of the United States.
The Adriatic question Is one of a
chain of Incidents which may or
may not be 'the outgrowth of the
controversy between the executive
and legislative branches of our gov
ernment. But 1 am nblc to present in this arti
cle the factt about a sensational episode
ir diplomacy which may shed some light
on the relations between Viscount Grey
and President Wilson, and may explain
l lie undertone of irritation which some
people have professed to see recently
i'i Anglo-American relations.
ASKED FOR DISMISSAL
For the fat Is that President Wilson
HHked for the recall of Major C. K.
V'raufurd Stuart, personal secretary of
Viscount Grey, and failed to get his
wish. To those persons who have be
lieved that Mr. Wilson need only nod
hla head and the British will do his
blddmg. . the Incident -eveala a surpris
ingly uncompromising- attitude on the
(art of I,ord Grey, which must have
plven President Wilson offense.
No one hut the president can say I
Mrtt LoTeV'w.: not rVeived 7t
the White House. Doubtless the presl- j
ilent's physicians prevented It. but people j legal hag- In hand, and demanded an
familiar with what happened are sur- j audience with Superior Judge John M.
mining that the controversy over Major Wilson.
Stuart's status did disturb good feeling j The ,atter wag ,n h,s r!,ambf.r8i smok.
I.etween the British embassy and the j )ng a naming pip,, and awaiting the
White House. , l arrival of County Physician J. H. Fitz.
APPEALED. TO LAXSING j who Is to make further examination of
It was more than a ;ear ago when! the juror, Kdward Parr, the" illness of
Mnjor Stuart first made remarks tn eo-j w hom Is causing the delay in court
.ial occasions which wet derogatory of j session.
the president of the UnlteJ States. He; In the wake of Vanderveer were most
v. as at the time military secretary f or j of the labor "Jurors" together with a
Lord Reading, head of the British war j few members of the attorney's staff,
r.lsslon in the United States and Brit- Sound(, of ,oud discussion presently en
ih ambassador. Secretary Lansing was j gue(J from chamber8 and ln a few min.
c disturbed hy Major Stuarts behavior. ute9 Judge and attornev came lnto the
!.iat he asked that Major Stuart be sent . cIerk.B offlcl!i where the wrangle con
home, as he Was persona non grata to tinuexj, the court at one time Inform
Uie America government. lng vanderveer that he could not be
Major Stuart himself appealed to Sec- I threatened nor Influenced,
retarx Lausing to be permitted to stay, j After th -strife had ceased, Vander
waylng the stories were untrue. veer spoke of his latest, woes.
Jord Reading was fon to depart. He had complained to the court, he
nd Major Htuart went home with him j said, In regard to the bailiff. A, J. Jack
iust before the peace conference at Paris j son of Montsano. and had asked hla re
began. I n-.oval on grounds that he waa closely
KEY GROWS STCBBORX I connected with the family of Special
Secretary Lansing had acted on hia
own initiative in tne rranor umuiiu
he had made his 'lews sufficiently
known to the British government, when
to hl surDriae the same Major Stuart
came back to the United States as the j
personal secretary of Viscount orey.
The very first time the distinguished
British statesman visited the department
of state he was apprised of the previous
incident concerning hla personal secre
tary, which It was supposed he had
learned from the British foreign office,
byt no formal request was made that
Major Stuart be sent home. Out of a
clear sky came an instruction, however,
from President Wilson concerning Major
Stuart, and Secretary Lansing promptly
transmitted It to Viscount, Grey.
The latter wanted to know the reasons
for the request. At first they were not
irlvcn. Inasmuch as our government prop
erly contended that in diplomacy when
a person becomes "non grata" that Is all
that is necessary.
For Instance, before. any American am-
(Concluded on Fata Two. Column Tbrm)
HONOR WILL BE
Local Churches to Observe Day
Sunday; Monday, Business
Houses Will Be Closed.
Portland, joining with the nation,
if not with the world, will halt its
progress Sunday an Monday while
the memory of George Washington
is commemorated with, profound
reverence.
It was on February 52, 1732 (February
11. old style) that George Washington
was bom and through a childhood and
young manhood of eventful days, was
unconsciously fitting himself to become
the commander in chief of the revolu
tionary armies of the 13 colonies and
later the- first president of the republic
into which those colonies were trans
formed. The myth of the cherry tree, felled
by Washington's toy hatchet, no less
than the stories of his statesmanship,
Mill be revived Sunday. The official
commemoration of the date of his birth,
however, will wait until Monday, when
business activity will cease, schools Will
close and the curtains will be drawn for
the day on city, state and federal gov
ernment. The Portland school board has pro
vided for classes on the first hour and
a half on Monday morning, which will
be devoted to appropriate ceremonies of
commemoration.
' Banks, business bouses generally and
courts will be closed throughout the
day.
On Sunday pastors in a majority of
the city's churches and teachers in
Sunday schools will stress the illumin
ating points of the career of the father
ef his country.
: Features tonight will Include the ban
quet of the ' Leonard Wood Republican
club at the Benson hotel and the social
and bair of the 'Jackson club at the
Multnomah.--. ;
PA D WASHINGTON
COLUMBIA PACIFIC SHIPPING CO. ENLARGES;
SOUSE PASSES CUMMINS RAILROAD ME A SURE
REIVE THAT
BAILIFF, SAYS
VANDERVEER
Red Defense Startles Court by
Charge That Sworn Attendant
Is Tampering With Jurymen.
I. W. W. Attorney Tells Court His
Agents Have Proof That A. J.
Jackson Would Sway Verdict.
By Fted If. McNeil
(Over Tba Jourml't Special Letted Wire.)
Montesano. Feb. 21. Although
the Centralla murder triaj slept so
far as the presentation of evidence
was concerned, all was not entirely
peaceful and serene around the
rays naroor county court nouse j
toaay. ;
With the dawning of another flawless
day ana the arrival of the first regu-
the " F'
Vanderveer. attorney for the defense,
(Conolnded rn Fx. Three. Column Three)
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Miss Charlotte Whitney Found
Guilty of Criminal Syndical
ism at Oakland.
Local suffrage leaders are much
interested in the word from Cali
fornia that ' Miss Charlotte Anita,
Whitney, prominent club woman,
was convicted on a charge of crim
inal syndicalism in an Oakland
court.
During the hot suffrage campaign
prior to the election in 1912. In which
the women of Oregon won the vote.
Miss Whitney came to Oregon from
California and took a prominent part
in the organization and publicity work.
She maintained offices, with other local
and visiting suffrage leaders, in the
Selling building.
While here Miss Whitney took part
In the organization of the local Civic
league, according to local suffragipts.
She had participated In the formation
of similar organisations, known as
"Civic centers." In many California
cities and towns.
At. one time Miss Whitney was a
vice president of the National Woman's
Suffrage association, of which Dr. Anna
Howard Shaw was president. She ha
been a member or officer of practically
all big movements for women of recent
years, it is said.
While here Miss Whitney was asso
ciated in suffrage work with Miss
Emma . Wold, Dr. Marie Equi, Mrs.
Louise Bryant Trulllnger Reed, wife of
John S. Reed, Portland writer, and
others.
Since her return to California she Is
said to have taken a great interest in
work for negroes. She was also prom
inently identified with the Women's
Irish Vindication league, it Is said.
No effort will be made to release her
on bail, according to her attorney. ,He
will, however, move for a new trial on
Tuesday. If the new trial Is not granted
he will file an appeal of the case for
his client.
SIX WOMEN INCLUDED ON
JURY WHICH GAVE VERDICT
Oakland, Cal., Feb. 21. Charlotte An
ita Whitney, club woman and author,
who was convicted last night of crim
inal syndicalism, remained in jail today,
held without bondby Judge Quinn.
She waa convicted on one of five
eounta by a Jury composed of six men
and six women.
This count defines criminal syndicalism
as "doctrine advocating a -J change of
government by other than lawful means,
including terrorism and sabotage."
The penalty may be from 1 to 14 years.
She will be sentenced Tuesday. An ap
peal will be taken.
Miss Whitney took the verdict calmly,
but her sympathisers, who crowded the
courtroom, .expressed their displeasure.
One woman wept loudly. As the Jurors
left the building friends pf Mlsa Whit
nay hlasd them -
CONVICTED WOMAN
W KNOWN HER
s.u in Illinois
To Retail Stores!
Deadly Stuffed Delicacy Scat
tered Over State and Can't
Be Traced.
Chicago, Feb. 21. (I. X. S.)
Startling information that residents
in at least 17 Illinois towns may be
In grave danger of death through
the presence in these towns of pois
oned olives, waa disclosed today in
a warning issued by J. L. McLaugh
lin, superintendent of the division
of foods and dairies for this state.
The Illinois authorities have been in
formed that there were approximately
15 dozen bottles of stuffed olives scat
tered through the state under three
different brands suspected of having
been packed from the same lot of olives
which caused the recent poisoning
which occurred at Kalispell. Mont.
Keoeral and Illinois authorities are
exercising every resource of their de
partment to prevent distribution of
these olives to the public, but in view
of the fact that these goods were packed
in 1918, and some of them were sold
to retail grocers in various places last
year. It is feared some of the goods
may sun te on the shelves of house
wives. BRAD XAME CIVEX
These olives are a California product
and were not suspected of being dan
gerous until the federal authorities con
ducted an investigation of the poison
ing at Kalispell, Mont. On learning
that the olives had been packed in Cali
fornia, the food authorities traced the
shipments throughout the United
States. The olives under suspicion in
Illinois are packed in bottles, are known
as Pimento stuffed olives and have the
brand names of Batavla and Ferndell
Richelieu. Neither of these brands
packed in tin cans is under suspicion.
Shipments of the suspected olives are
known to have been sent, in addition to
Illinois, to varlous'-towns in Montana,
Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana and
New York.
WAKNS AGAINST HTSTERIA
In a statement issued this afternoon,
McLaughlin Eaid :
"I wish most emphatically to warn
the public against any hysteria because
of this affair. Commercially canned
olives are wholesome and nutritious and
very seldom dangerous."
However, the statenfent warns house
wives to be particularly careful not to
taste any food of which they are sus
picious. If the food does not appear
to the eye to be fit for use, or if It has
an unpleasant odor, the only safe
thing to do, the statement says, is to
destroy that food.
McLaughlin said no blame attaches to
the packer, wholesaler or retailer of the
olives.
Lodge Reservation
About Withdrawal
Adopted in Senate
Washington, Feb. 21. The senate
adopted the original Lodge reservation
on withdrawal, which provides that no
tice of withdrawal from the League of
Nations may be given by a concurrent
resolution. This reservation was adopt
ed last session In exactly the same form.
Several Democratic senators joined the
Republicans today in (support of it.
The ayes were 45 and the noes were 20.
Before finally adopting the resolu
tion, the senate by a vote of 33 to 32
rejected an amendment to the with,
drawal reservation proposed by Lodge
himself, ' providing tfcat the president
alone, or congress, by a majority vote
of both houses might give notice of the
withdraw of the United States from
the League of Nations.
Republican "bitter enders" voted! with
the Democrats to kill the Lodge proposal.
The senate then adjourned.
Washington, Feb. 21. In the first
treaty vote since consideration of the
pact was revived, the senate late today
defeated an amendment to the with
drawal reservation proposed by Senator
Hitchcock.
Under Hitchcock's proposal, notice of
this country's desire to withdraw from
the league would be passed by congress
in the form of a joint resolution in
stead of a concurrent resolution.
The vote was 38 against and 26 for
the Hitchcock amendment.
Lost Creek Found in
Headwaters of Lake
Lost creek has been found, announces
F. L. Cleater of the recreation division
of the forest service, who has returned
from the Sisters country. Origin of
the creek which joins White branch be
fore flowing into Mackenzie river, has
been found to have its headwaters ln
the lake near the headwaters of the
White branch. For seven miles the creek
flows underground, in places almost di
rectly underneath White river.
Large Timber Tract
In Coos County Sold
Roeeburg, Feb. 21. The sale of 35,
000,000 feet of stasding timber located
In Coos county was conducted by offi
cials of the Roseburg land office under
government regulations, today, at the
Roeeburg land office. Many buyers and
representatives of timber interests were
on hand to bid. This Is the largest
sale of standing timber made by the
local offJe.r
R. R. MEASURE
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Union Officials Submit Memo
rial to President Condemn
ing Many Provisions of Act.
Existing Wage Agreements Will
Remain in Force After Roads
Are Returned, Declares Hines.
Washington. Feb. 21. (U. P.)
The house today adopted the
Esch-Cummins railroad bill as
agreed to by a conference com
mittee of the house and senate.
The bill now goes to the sen
ate, which is to act upon it next
week.
The final vote was 250 to 150.
Washington, Feb. 21. (I. N. S.)
Xatlonal wage agreements en
tered Into between the railroad ad
ministration and their workers will
be kept ln force after the railroads
are returned to their private owners.
Director General HJnes announced
today.
Washington. Feh. 21. (TJ. P.)
A committee of railway union of
ficials today submitted to President
Wilson a memorial characterizing
the labor provisions in the Eech
Cummins bill as "absolutely un
workable." Washington, Feb. 21. (I. N. 8.)
By a majority ranging from 10
to 60, the conference report on the
Each -Cummins bill to govern the
return of the railroads to private
ownership on March 1, has ex
pected to be passed by the house
today.
Labor leaders and government owner
ship advocates opposed to the compro
mise measure admitted there was scant
prospects of preventing the house from
adopting the conference report em
bodied in the bill.
Republican leaders of the senate, as
well as of the house, are making the
prediction that the bill will be on Its
way to the president by the middle of
next week.
Hines Wants $646,000,000
Washington. Feb. 21. (I. N. S.)
Within a few days a demand will be
made on congress for $646,000,000 for
the railroads by Director General Hines,
it was announced to the house today
by Representative Esch, chairman of
the house conferees on railroad legis
lation. Arizona Rain Halts
Kidnaping Trial for
Farmers' Crop Work
By M. 1. Tracy
Tombstone. Ariz.. Feb. 21. One of
Arizona's Infrequent rains has come to
delay further picking of a Jiry to try
the famous Bisbee kidnaping case.
"Dry" farmers of the fifth venire of
one accord began to make excuses when
the beautiful rain began to fall. They
wanted to get home to put In their crops.
Judge Pattee, being a practical man.
recognized the excuses as good ones and
turned the farmers loose.
One of them Is E. H. Smith, cattleman,
who comes with a fresh mind to hear a
labor trial. He waa examined by attor
neys today.
Smith never has had to grapple with
the industrial labor problem, and his
philosophy upon coming face to face
with it for the first time was elemental.
"Men ought to quit not strike," he
told attorneys. "If a man is not satis
fled with his wages he ought to get up
and quit. That's the way they do on
a ranch. And I'm not opposed to or
ganized labor, either."
'Simple' Silk Gown
Is Listed at $1000
At Spring Exhibit
Paris, Feb. 21. Prices of smart
dresses reached a high level today when
at the opening of Callot's spring exhi
bition a simple afternoon silk gown,
un trimmed and with straight lines, was
listed at $1000.
Contrary to expectation. Callot, the
originator of the panniers of last sea
son, has disregarded thm this year
in favor of simplicity, the long line of
the drapery giving a tanagra silhouette
effect. Egyptian influence is felt
throughout the collection, which is one
of the most elegant in Parls.
Wilsonfs Reply Is
Again Postponed
Washington. Feb. 21. (I. N. S.)
President Wilson's reply to the
Adriatic note of the allied premiers
will , not go forward today, it was
officially announced.
VISCOUNT GREY AND SIR AUCKLAND GEDDES
AT THE left is Viscount Grey, who came to America as special representative of Great Bri
tain, failed to establish cordial relations with the president, as explained in the Lawrence
article on this page, and returned home, where he wrote his Widely discussed letter to the
London Times ignoring Wilson and backing the Lodge group in the treaty fight, possibly as a
result of pique. At the right is Sir Auckland Geddes, reported to be the new selection for am
bassador. He is highly unpopular with British labor and a portion of the London press believes
he would be as unfortunate a choice as was Viscount Grey.
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INCOME TAX SUIT
A yJL DEMANDS $5000
AUTO FATALITIES
STAGE COMEBACK!
Past Ten Days Sees Renewal of
Traffic Accidents With At
tendant Death Record.
After weeks of comparative safe
ty on Portland streets, the last 10
days have developed a new' wave
of fatalities, four lives being the
toll of traffic mishaps. The latest
victim was 14 year old Gilbert
Kuehle, who was struck down Fri
day as he was riding his bicycle to
school.
D. S. Ramsay died Monday from in
juries received when his own machine
turned turtle. Ira Iammon was killed
last Saturday. Clro Sepe was killed
f oil r days previous.
The Kuehle child was struck down
by a machine driven by W. H. Daugh
trey. The boy's bicycle was wrecked
and he was dragged under the skidding
machine 30 feet.
The automobile driven by Adolph
Egger stopped soon after Ira Lammon
was fatally injured under its wheels.
The boy had Just dropped his father's
hand.
Clro Sepe was bending over the tracks
of the Portland railway at his work,
when the heavy truck driven by L. R.
Dupre killed him.
Police say the Daughtrey machine
kidded 90 feet. The pavement was
wet. But drivers know when the pave
ment is wet. The Kuehle boy was al
most across the Intersection. The hind
wheel of the bicycle was crushed.
Daughtrey 's first knowledge of the col
lislon waa when he saw the boy's cap
(Concluded on Paa Fire. Colnmn Sen)
John Gill Asks Lake
County Lands for
Antelope and Grouse
John Gill, a member of the state sen
ate and a well known authority on ffsh
well known authority on fish,
inWKJ 21
ig him to grant the American ',
birds and
Secretary
Iane asking him to grant the American ',
Bison society's ' request . and set aside I
Lake county lands as a game refuge.
Hla message reads : "I very respect- '
Tuuy urge reservation requested by the
American Bison society or lands In Lake
county, Oregon, and Washoe county, Ne-
vada, as refuge for antelope and sage
grouse, both nearly extinct The pro
posed reservation ia very sparsely in
habited and beyond possibility of Irrigation,-
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U. S. POST OFFERED
AUCKLAND GEDDES
Northcliffe Press Prints Report
ajid Says Washington Not
Place for Him.
London, Feb. 21. The Northcliffe
newspapers said today that Sir
i Auckland Geddes, president of the
! Board of Trade, has been offered
i the post of ambassador to the United
States and probably will accept it.
The suggestion that . Sir Auckland
Geddes, minister of national service.
be sent to Washington to succeed
Viscount Grey as British ambassador,
was ,irwuB..r "i"" "J w" .rui-
cliffe press.
"We can sympathize with the pre
mier in his desire to jettison the min
ister, but we cannot "agree that Wash
ington would be the proper place," said
the Times.
The Daily Mall prints a report that
Sir Auckland refuses to accept the post.
Thieves Load Three
Barrels of Wine on "shortage claimed
, The value of several parcels of real
r Til pV Q Tl rl Ponono estate held by the estate Is said to have
X I UVjfV dilU. XJOOapC been listed at less than shown in the ap-
prajsem'-nt. 1
One hundred and fifty gallons of wine : According to Humphreys the Internal
in three 60 gallon barrels, on which the ; revenue department should have re
United States revenue had been legally ; ceived $1200 more Income tax than was
paid, were stolen from the basement of 1 Ptd ? the "'ate- Iw1 provides
the home or Leo Gattucclo, pedler. $71 1 that f Proved falsification of
East Seventeenth street, in the small j returns double the amount of the tax
hours of Saturday morning, according withheld may be assessed and an addl
to the report made at (police headquar- j tlonal penalty of $5000 may be de
ters by Patrolman Grewelle, who invea- manded.
tlgated.
Thieves had backed a truck up to the
curb, picked the basement doov lock and
hauled the liquid refreshments away,
Grewelle declared. Gattucclo had no de
scription to offer police. The theft oc
curred sometime before 2 :20 a m.
Perhaps the same thieves picked the
basement door lock at 269 Seventeenth
street, but' because the door was also
barred from the inside their work waa
tn vain, Grewelle reports.
Jack Johnson Is on
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J U JJC ill 1 CpttJU.
Chicago, Feb. 2t. (I. N. S.) Jack
1 Johnson, former champion heavyweight
J prize fighter of the world, left Mexico
city for Laredo, Texaa, and will be cast
into federal prison at the end of hts
- r;n1td States District
Attorney Charles F. Oyn announced In
' Chicago today.
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Government Alleges Widow Listed
Estate Below Value Set by
Court Appraiser.
Mrs. Josephine Ferguson, widow
of Edward Z. Ferguson, and execu
trix of his estate, was made defend
ant in a suit filed Friday in the fed
eral court by United States Attor
ney Humphreys, ln which Judgment
in the sum of $5000 Is asked as
penalty for alleged falsification of
Income tax returns. This amount
is in addition to $2400 extra tax as
sessed against the estate by the in
ternal revenue department.
LEAVES LARGE ESTATE
Ferguson, who died at Seaside in
July. 1917. was secretary of the Ala-J
meda Investment company and was In
terested in other local projects. He
left an estate valued at I290.42S, accord
ing to records of the probate court of
Multnomah county.
It Is charged in the complaint that in
her Income tax return Mrs. Ferguson
placed tne vaiuc of the property held
, by tne estate at a Iowl,r vatuo than that
hown In the appraisement or the pro
bate court. It also charges that she
omitted property valued at approxi
mately $28,000 belonging to the estate,
when she filed her income tax return
July 18, 1918.
The complaint alleges that Mrs. Fer
guson's Income tax return shows that
the estate owned one share of stock ln
the Beryl Investment company valued
at $100, Instead of 23 shares at $18,000,
alleged to have been owned by the es-
' civil suit to secure juagment tor tne
$5000 penalty is brought in lieu of crim
inal proceedings, which would involve
imprisonment as well aa a fine.
Mrs. Julia Thurston
Collapses as Jury
Frees Her of Murder
San Francisco, Feb. 2L Mrs. Julia
i not guilty of the murder of Mtas Jean
I Kimball. The Jury, after brief dellhera-
i tkn, returned tne veratcx j rioi guiuy oy
reason of Insanity.
Mrs. Thurston gave a .low cry and
collapsed.
She shot and killed Miss Kimball in
front of the Palace hotel on the after
noon of November 4, Mlaa Kimball
and Fred C Thurston, ner : husband.
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FIVE VESSELS
: APPLIED FOR,
ON CHINA RUN
Columbia Pacific Shipping Co.
Reorganized With $2,500,000
Capital Stock to Be Kept Here.
Success Attained in Brief Career
Warrants Larger Entry; Stock
to Be Sold to Local People.
Establishment of a Portland -owned
and operated shipping com
pany on a large scale has finally
been made a reality, negotiation
having been completed this morn
ing to reorganise the Columbia -
Pacific Shipping- company with n
probable capital stock of $2.S00.000.
Realignment of the company waa made
possible this week, when the stock was
purchased by C. 12. Dant, president of
Dant Russell, local Importers and ex
porters ; Kd Chrlstensen of th firm c.r
Sudden & Chrintnnsen ; Emery Olmatead,
president of tho Northwest National
bank, and other interests.
C05CEBS STRICTLY LOCAL
It is the intention of the new owners
of the stork to offer It to Portland buy
ers and make the company distinctly a
Portland shipping Interest.
Application has been made for five
steel shipping board stesmers to be
placed In service between Portland and
China, of which one has been definitely
turned over to' tho company.
These applications have been , made
with the intention that the company op
erate these vesnels until such a time a
they can complete negotiations for the
purchase of , vessels of their own.
The company Intends to operate tn an
unrestricted field, establishing steamship
connections between Portland and other
fields as the demand calls.
Although freight service only will be
be attempted for dome time It Is the
Intention of the new organisation to
branch Into the passenger service later.
AT BUT OEBXA5 SHIPS
With this combined freight and pas
senger service ln view, the organisation
has also applied for the purchase of sev
eral of the German-owned fleet of liners
being disposed of by the government.
Organization of the company will make
no change In the present management
of Emery Olmstead. president, and A. C
Htubbe. general manager. Stork will
not be plard for disposal until It is
(ConrliHled on Pe Two, Column Two)
Methodist Church
Of Medford Plans
New $50,000 Homo
Mfdford. Trh. 31 The official hoard
of the First Methodist Episcopal church
of this city announced today that t1t
church will start to build hero next fall
the finest church edifice In Oregon oui
lde of Portland at a coat of I.M1.000.
The ntructure will be thoroughly mod
ern, with a large pipe organ and 1h!I
tower, surmounted with an electric rrrmn
that ran be seen all over the valley and
it will ha known aa the Peoples' church.
The board of missions of the 'Jeneru'
M. E. rhurfh will aid the loral congre
gation in financing ins ounninc.
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