The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, July 11, 1920, Page 13, Image 13

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    THE ! OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTL AND; ; SUNDAY MORNING,; JULY U. 1520.
OilGUE REELECTED
G. 0. P.
E
Stanfield Asks for Slice of
Oregon's Quota in Campaign
Funds for Senatorship Fight.
Thomas H. Tongue of . Hltlsboro
waa reelected chairman of the Re
publican state central committee at
ita organization meeting: at the Im
perial hotel Saturday without oppo
sition and by unanimous vote. , Thia
constituted the main action of the
committee, except the adoption of a
ule providing: for the appointment
by the state chairman of an' execu
tive committee of 21 men and
women, into whose hands is to he
given the active conduct of the com
ing; eampalg. This committee will
be appointed by Chairman Tongue
within a week or 10 days, he having
announced that he -desired to take
that length of time to consider the
personnel. .---i-''. W-v,-
The committee also adopted four'reso-r
luttons. recommended by the resolution!
fiommitteev which consisted of George
Veuner Jr., Walter L. Tooae Sr.. E. E.
Blenchard. F C, Baker and Lair
Thompson. Theme resolutions commended
'he loyalty and patriotism of the Re
mtMlcan members of the senate and
hav tor their support of the -government
in -the conduct of the war and
niedsed the support of the Republican
organization tin the state for the
national, state and oounty tickets dur
rig the coming campaign.
Another resolution claimed that the
Republican party, was sponger for the
nqtial suffrage amendment - and urged
the governors of those Republican states
Which have not yet ratified the amend
ment to use their efforts te secure ratifi
cation before any Democratic etate
ihujd do so. The secretary was par
ticularly aireciea to teiegrapn a copy
f the resolution to the governor of Ver
mont.
Another resolution expressed deep and
heartfelt appreciation of the services
jofj the American soldiers, sailers, ma
rines ana nurses, expressed eympatny
Ife.r the parents, relatives aji4 friends of
khoee killed or injured and urged proper
peculation for the immediate relief of
those afflicted' to equalize the losses
neqrred in service. The fourth was a
-.onrratulatory resolution concerning the
'lomination of Itardinar . and ColUdsrm.
(ordered sent to the two nominees.
f he only ; oontroversy arising during
ha deliberations' of the committee grew
jfiui of the report of the rules committee
ireoeramendinp the appointment of an
fcxocutive committee of 21 men and
women. This Committee was to have, in
tj an ion to trie zi members, the na
tional commHteeman. the state chair
man and the secretary and treasurer
Jof .the commutes as ex-off Jcio-'mombera.
A. J. Johnson objected to the com
mittee because he said it would be un
wieldy. ' He eupgested nine men and nine
women. Jay Upton contended that there
should be an equal - number - of women
land, men,. say that reports had it that
ne emoeratie organization had treated
the women better than the ReDublican.
Und that the women were not only en
titled to equal representation but that
Uiey wanted it. , Walter Toose Jr..
Urgrued that the plan suggested for the
Htate organization twas that adopted by
Rhe; nauonai Committee and that It was
satisfactory to - the woman prominent
lin national .politics- and should:; be to
(he women of Oregon. The report was
id opted without change, Upton being
the only 'one voting against it. ' .
R, N. Stanfield, Republican nominee
ror United States senator; wanted the
committee to take full charge of his
apdpaiyn from now on, and asked that
:he committee set aside one-third of the
tmount of money raised for the national
xmmittee to be used in his behalf. He
tlso asked that the senatorial campaign
e. launched at once, contending th it
his was -necessary because Senator
.Ihomberlain was already at work,
fctanf laid presented a formal letter to
thecommittee In which he showed , that
he national campaign fund was going
e l be 15.500,000 13.000.000 mere than
fehftt of four years ago and that Ore gron
was raising isa.oou - as its quota. He
wanted a third of that quota for nim-
eir, -cnalrman Tongue stated, after the
etter had been read, that all the money
relaed for the national committee was to
e. used by it while the state campaign
would have to be financed in addition
o tne national quota, ..No action was
sken In reference to tne Stanfield pro-
Ixoeal.
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In party aoooropanying Secretary of Agrlcnltnre E. T. Meredith on Portland visit were Mrs. Meredith. i and
F. IT. Harrison, private, secretary. From left E. E.1 FaviUe, editor Western Farmer of Portland; Har
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decrease the food supply of the nation."
declared Meredith. ! '"Indirectly the de
partment i plays an ' Important ; role In
keeping down the high cost of living.
" jf it were not for the activities of
the department materials for production
of clothing would f be much hardefto
obtain. The high quality of automobile
tires, too.; Is due to the Introduction to
this country of long fibre cotton. :
"Every article of food - Is made safe
for the citizen because of Inspections
conducted by the department. Even the
high standard of wheat raised In Oregon
and the -Northwest has been obtained
through experiments of the department.
HEEDED y U5DS BF VWD .
" "A. maioritv rof i tha good roads of
the Westic are due; to the ' Interest the
department . has., taken in the develop
ment : of this country, and so the ac
tivities of the department show through
every phase of living.
"Despite all these facts faced by the
last congress, only; a fractional part of
the amount of money needed for nec
essary work of the department - was
appropriated."" t
Meredith said that , $33,000,000 was
appropriated -for the- work of .the de
partment, but pointed out that only
112,000,000 of ..this would be actually
available ! for agricultural work. This
amount, he figured, was one-fourth of
one per cent of the total appropria
tions made by congress.
This shameful negleet of . the mast
vital department i of the government
should be changed," avowed Meredith.
Congreeafnen independent of party- af
filiations were equally responsible for
this oversight. i ,';
WORK MUST BE CUHTAI1E1
"Much of the highlj important work
of the department : will have to be cur
tailed and In soma Instances aban
doned. r Tha, hog eheter a campaign,
which has sucgeastuUy combated ft
disease which took a fearful toll of
the nation's meat supply, will have' to
be totally abandoned in from 1 19 - to
15 states and the work will have to
be carried on In ! other states by one
man for; each commonwealth.
"In the - South farmers have Just
begun to take -aa . interest in raising
cattle again. They have not been able
to make a success ef it before be
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MINISTER AND HIS PARTY
cause of the cattle tick. Educational
posters and the campaign against, the
tick carried on by the! department; will
have to be abandoned.
. "Introduction of many .new plant
will have to be delayed until r funds
for Investigation work; are again pro
vided. The standard jof, crops cannot
be materially raised, j -FA
Kit AGEJTTg IlESIGIflHG -
"County farm agents are resigning'
to accept better positions,
We do not
have t sufficient - funds
to pay 'salaries
which they deserve. iTfhe county, agents
are highly valuable- to tne emciency
of the sendee.
"After March 4. .1931,
I will not be able
regardless of tha
to stay in the service
outcome of the election-
Meredith Bald that ne hoped between
this time and March 4' to brinpr home to
the people of the nation the value of the
department and of having a greater ap
propriation for its work. He expressed
the hope that he would be able to change
the indifference of tha public to an at
titude of appreciation and cooperation.
For the appropriation of f 12,000.000
the department is supposed to care for
an Industry which would return 180,000,-
000,000 if it were to be sold out according
to Meredith, who said that agricultural
activities 'brought a return of f 25,000,
000,000 annually tohe nation." .
"Reductions made by congress in the
appropriations fprj the department of
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agriculture for the fiscal year 1921 will
Lhave the following effect on work toe
j tag conducted Jn Oregon ; ? j
AH cooperative dairy extension work
will be discontinued. f ,
"Investigations carried on by the bu
reau of plant industry in the production
of cereals at the Harney branch field
station at - Burns. Or., will be termi
nated. - :.; ' - f
"The department will have If without
draw its financial rupport front the
work now conducted on the Umatilla
i reclamation project. Hermiston.1 Or- in
the -investigation of crop production
'The work of the forest servfoa In re
foresting burned areas within jtha na
tional forests in Oregon will be seriously
curtailed. '
"Investigational work in the study of
various problems Involving the efficient
management of the national forests and
ef privately owned timber lands In Ore-
son will be reduced in scope.
"Plans for. the improvement of range
conditions on the national forests in Ore
gon will have to be postponed.1
" "Inspection work required for the
proper enforcement of the food and drugs
act wilt he restricted In all the states,
including Oregon. J - '
"It has been necessary to close" the de
partment's field station at Ashland, Or.,
where aome ef the most ImDortant in
vestigations of Ihe bureau of entomology
Gvmod -from us
courteous and diAni
fied yemmm attoniion-
TKg ! porsonnGl qp the
HnW iiWHuiion is com
posea of mon andtvjoinen
-whose undGraiandina of
render thai land
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Funemi 'Directors
Montgomery of Fifth
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in - tha control - of forest insects have
been under way for several years; and
the assistance given the national park
service, the forest service and owners ox
private wood lands in insect control will
be reduced.'- -.-r-v--; -
"Investigations in the control, of the
pea kphis, - insects .injurious to straw
berries and loganberries, the cauliflower
root maggot, and ; other sarioua insect
pests of truck crops will be abandoned.
'Special estimate on the commercial
production of fruita roust be discon
tinued, ,. -y - - ' ::-':-"
?Piana tor the study, ef the use of
water in irrigation, in cooperation with
the Oregon experiment station, cannot
be-eeiried out. ' ' V;,;
"All the activities of the bureau of
markets in Oregon relating to the trans
portation and storage of fruits and vege
tables will be discontinued or carried out
on a very greatly reduced scale.
'"Oregon and other Facixio coast and
intermountain states must, in large mea
sure, be deprived of the benefits of the
market news .services. .Wv-:v--y.
"Studies of the accounting methods of
fruit marketing organlxations will be dis
continued or greatly curtailed.
Studies of accounting methods and
business practice with v respect to grain
elevators in the Northwest, which have
been partially completed, cannot be con.
tinued,"
The Meredith party left for SeatUe
Saturday evening. . .
FORDNEY SPEAKS
6Qtinaa4 from T Oas.)
to 49 per cent below normal in prac
tlcaJiy every Una of manufacture" ;
PJtEDICTS FKOSPER1TT ;
The debt of the- United States is - less
than
I per cent of the national wealth.
according to , fprdney, .: compared with
over 40 per cent in Great Britain and
more than B0 per cent in France - and
Russia. This country has 25 per cent of
the -Wealth of the. world, more than the
combined wealth of Britain, France, Rus.
sia and .Belgium,, he said and only 17
per cent .of the population of the world.
Congressman Fordn'ey predicted' a long
era f prosperity for the- lumber Indus
try in Orison and Washington. The con.
structton needs or tnis oountnr"and Eu
rope would draw heavily on the timber
resources of the Northwest he- said, as
soon as transportation , facilities, can' be
provided -f-:, .1 . v i . ' j
Fordney was the principal speaker at
the banquet which closed the mid-sum
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I Here arc plaids, checks and stripes iti beautifal array.
Just What you want for an inexpensive summer frocfc!
Underpriced. ..,', ' .
HONEYCOMB BEDSPREADS
Less Than Present Wholesale Cost
$3.48, $3.98 .
MERCERIZED MARQUISETTES
" . EXAMINES AND VOILES
In Both- Drawn-Work and Plain! Borders
In 36 and 40 Inch Widths 45c a Yard'
Suits for Juveniles
$10.50 Suits for - .$8.75
$ 90 SuiU f or . $7.75
Nobby styles for little fellows; navy; serge, etc ;
Other Suite $3.50 to $5.98
BOYS' BLUE DENIM OVERALLS
Assorted lines; some with double teat and knee$. Only
on pair of a size to a customer. Come early, l to 8 years.
Regular $1.59 Overalls $1.29
Regular $1.79 Overalls $1.49
. '9 to 17 Year. . .
SALE MEN'S NECKWEAR
51.95 Neclnvear Only $159
$1.65 Neckwear Only. $1.25
$1.05 Neckwear Only $ .69
mer meeting of the West Coast Lumber
men's association at the Multnomah ho
tel Friday. R. W. Vinnadge of North
Bend,, Wash., president ef the associa
tion, acted as toastmastar and Introduced
Senator George Charaberl'ain. who de
livered a brief Opening address. He was
followed by Congressman' Ha wley of the
Ort district.
T 15 Ali MAKES RETORT "
A feature of the banquet was tha
presentation of silver pitchers to A. C
pixon . of Eugene and G.. X. Oerlinger.
who, represented - the West . Coast asso
ciation at recent ' freight raje hearings
before the Interstate Commerce commis
sion sjit , WashSton- Tha , presentation
speech was made by Thorpe. Babcock
and brief responses were made . by the
recipients. : :-- ,. .. vs ... t A
Joseph N. Teal, attorney for the west
Coast association, submitted a report on
the rata hearings at the afternoon meet
ing of the convention.:-" Teal explained
that the proposed increase in freight
rates 'was -along straight- "percentage
lines and would, if made effective, place
western manufacturers of. lumber' vrod
ucts at. a . disadvantage in competition
with eastern and: southern manufac
turers. The proposed . new freight rate
schedule would grant an increase ef 34
per cent on all lines west of the Missls
elppl, he said, regardless of .the fact
that many ef these- roads are earning
handsome dividends on present rates.
.The advantages offered by the use of
the trade acceptance in marketing lum
ber were presented by R.iW, Schmeer,
cashier of the United States National
bank, and S. I. Johnson, manager 'of
the Washington . Cedar & Fir Products
company of Seattle. It was Shown that
the -use of trade acceptances would pro
vide a rapid liquidation of bills payable
to the lumbermen. --" -.r . .- .
Membership of the West Coast Lum
bermen's association represents 231 -firms
In Western- Oregon and Western Wash
ington according to the report of Secre
tary Allen of Seattle. New members ad
mitted during the meeting ere the
Vance Lumber company of Malone,
Wash.; Puget Sound Sawmill & Shingle
factory, of South' Bellingham., Wash.;
Vera Cedar . company . of - Arlingonrf
wash. ; coast Slope Lumber company, of
Eugene, and Northwest Lumber, Fuel
company of " Portland. . '' '
t Hobo Wants Salt "
FonHao. MichV,July 10. l. Tffi S i
Arrested for vagrancy when found loi
tering.at Novi. Fred Sweat, 41 years old,
who claims, Cincinnati, as biff home, was
found to have ,$68 in money and a hobo's
complete cooking .'outfit. He asked the
sheriff to take the money and buy him
a new suit fit clothes before he has to
appear in. court . ?
-t Firt,' Second
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The City's Lowest Prices on Sea$on
THIRTIETH ANNUAL
SYNOD: STARTS AT
. EUGENE JULY 13
Home and Foreign. Missions, Ed
ucation c and New Era . Are
. .Among Topics to Be piscussedi
The thirtieth annual session of tha
Presbyterian synod of Oregon will
open at Eugene July 13 andoontlnue
through July 21. J
The -Oregon synod . is--oora prised .of
Presbyterian clergymen and laymen.
Between the opening and dosing days a
day each will be devoted to home mis
sions, foreign missions, education, f re
treat, new era and colleges. - Besides the
clergymen and prominent Presbyterian
churchmen from Oregon, a number of
ministers from outside the state will be
in attendance.
- The Rev. Silas .Evans,, president, of
Occidental college, Los . Angeles ; the
Rev.- John McDowell of the Presbyterian
board of home missions. New York ; B.
Carter Mijlikin of the board ef foreign
missions. New York ; . the . Ttev. Esra
Allen Van Jtfuya committee on men's
work, Chicago; the Rev. Henry1 B.
Master, general secretary of the Presby
terian board of ministerial rejlef and
sustenfation of Philadelphia!' the Rev.
W. S. Holt ef the aama board, and the
Rev. R. C. Hughes.- associate secretary
of the general board of education In
New York, : are . among those iwho will
be -present and : who will speak. t
jfThe Rev, I Myrpn Boose r of Medford
is retiring moderator.
Astoria-Clatskanie j
' Part of Highway to
: Close After Monday
v ; y 1 -:1iU: 1 '
Automobllists are notified by the state
highway department i that, beginning
Tuesday, the iower Columbia river high
way, will be closed between Clatskanie
and' Astoria during working hours Until
further notice. These , hours are from
7 :J9 ar m, to : JO p. m. Outside l these
and Alder Streets
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Shoe Specials for Wise Shoppers
Hot Veather Footwear Low Prices
Women's and
Tennis Shoes ... . . .
' These' are ' Hood's I hi-qualitv. Cf
coursfi, . the, original;, price
say: buy ainu AVt!
Women: Here's k a
Hot Weather Foot
Leather Boudoirs.
Finished with little:
Light
black, tan, pink and red.
Women's White
White reignskin low heels, military
heels, high, heels; Goodyear welts;
white ivory soles j factory harts,
slightly mussed, etel Values that are really extra
ordinary! Nearly all sizes.
Seasonable Specials in
Hardware
Three-Burner Blue-Flarne Oil Stoves. .$24.50
Conserve Cookers for only...,$12.50
-Cherry Stoners; each only.. .U.--.$2.00
Water Sets
Thin-blown glass . sets with fancy cut 'de
signs pitcher and six ; 1 Q
glasses .''':h
Era Glasses
Cut-star and other designs ............ 15c
hours travel' will beperraittd. Those
desiring to pass over the road durir.j
the closed period may detour at CUU
kanle over the road into the interior
and go by way of Mist and Jewel.
The closing of the highway is made
necessary by paving work whtch Is now
in- progress between Astoria and Clals
kaaia. Four plants are in operation and
10 crews are employed- It is expected
to complete the work by September 1.
When completed there will be practically
a continuous pavement from Portland to
Astoria.
Another announenent by the state
highway department is that with the
completion of the pavement on the upper
Columbia river highway to the detour
at Frankton, two miles west of Hood
River, automobiles may be able to travel
f rora , Fortland to Hood River st all
hour. .The detour between Frankton
and Hood River is said to be in good
condition. "
: Failed to Clean Away Snow
; Boston, July 10. (U. P.) Edward J.
Lord paid a fine today for failing to
clean ice and snow from his sidewalk.
The mercury was hovering around the
80 mark when the case was tried, it
dated back to February. .
Here's f retl barjiin
yours for r
$175 DOWN
Split the fcnUnce ten times
it's easy and the total
Price Only $400
See Mr. Femqulat at
W. HV Wollingfprd Co.
1 5TH AND WASHINGTON
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ttt FOURTH STREET '
Between Taylor and Salmon
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- Women's Fashioned
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. Lisle Hose 98c
j the Pair
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