The Oregon daily journal., July 29, 1920, Page 2, Image 2

THURSDAY, JULY ZO, KZO'.
OREGON IS FIFTH
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THE OREGON DAILY JOU RNAL,, PORTLAND, OREGON
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Marlon. Ohio, July 23. Many are
the version of the way in which
Senator Harding's nomination for
the presidency at Chicago was accomplished-
Politlciana have retold
their own part In the affair with
proud boast. Colonel George Harvey
has been credited with influencing
the choice. The writer has gath
ered and written many a version of
he talk aa he interviewed return
W delegates and Republican leaders
in different parts'of the country. ,
But here." at least, where resides the
man himself and his most Intimate
friends, the true story must be. and if
the details whlch one gets here are not
conclusive, certainly the most Important
thing is that Senator Harding has the
Impressions which he does have and not
the Impressions which have hitherto
been printed or been , current.
HATS HAD..BACKEKS
For Senator Harding told, me he was
honestly convinces umi. no
hls nomination to any one man or group
of men. He said that he recognized that
three or four of his friends were, per
haps, more influential. than others, and
he feels deeply grateful to all, but he
is absolutely fixed In his conviction that
certain people, including his much dis
cussed colleagues, did not dictate the
''The' Republican candidate for the presi
dency is a party man and he isn't the
kind, who would dampen the enthustasm,
or ardor of any party worker by denyr
ins; or refuting impressions of their work
at Chicago. Moreover, he is the last
man in the party to assume he did It all
himself. But what Senator Harding mod
estly refrains from saying there are
others in his headquarters here who do
not hesitate to say. and they insist that
several men conspicuously mentioned and
a good many . others In the senatorial
group were seriously advancing the can
didacy or Will Hays, the Republican na
tional chairman. In the hours between the
morning and afternoon session of the
Saturday on which Harding' was nomi
nated. 1AM05T KOT FHESEIfT
There was not one conference but a
series of conferences during the small
hours of Saturday morning. - Senator
Harding himself went to see Senator
Johnson at 1 o'clock in .the morning to
enlist the latter's aid in a movement to
preserve party harmony and keep the
Johnson strength Intact. tAs be- left the
.,f.nnM h met others in the same
hotel and fell into friendly and unex
pected meetings.
', In a previous article the writer erron
eously mentioned the name ef Thomas
W. Lamont of J. P. Morgan & Co. as
present In one of the conferences. La
mont was at the hotel but the writer
is assured he had absolutely nothing to
do with. the choice of Harding and such
general Interest as he manifested in
the dolngsf the convention was not un
like that of scores of other observers who
"came to Chicago "to. see the show."
'EATHEES HEAR STOBM
Even at the very hoursof the morning
when It was supposed to - have bean
agreed to make a drive for Senator
Harding, the senator himself gives the
Lowden men credit for still clinging to
the belief that they might possibly put
Lowden over the majority mark when
the balloting - was resumed. Senator
Harding's friends point out quite con
vincingly that In the morning session h
got only a relatively small number, of
votes and by no means what had been
anticipated. : ". '"
There was a ticklish moment In the
'balloting Saturday morning: when defec
.tlons to Wood In the Ohio delegation
might have! been fatal to his chances If
help had not come at the same moment
"from the New York delegation so that
.Hard lng gains . were ' consistently - main
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But the Interesting fact, which Sen
ator Harding's friends speak frankly,
is that the recess on Saturday was not
.asked for by his own managers, but
'was really sought by the Wood and
Lowden generals. They say there was
no , objection to it, , but in the Interval
Vaa AAvAlAnojt a Aflnrpnui nnnnnltlAn
to Harding's candidacy which for tbe
moment seemed to threaten its success.
Talk was heard about certain editorials
which appeared in Senator Harding's
newspaper attacking Theodore Roose
volt in 191? ". .
Rut tha drift Invirit HaHinr wn tnn
strong to- be counteracted. . The dele-
-aiions naa men impressed Dy me tact
that the three leaders were deadlocked
nil that riaur . m i . m not - hKuah
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They had watched ' Harding perform
as permanent chairman In the 1916 con
vention ana iiaea nis lairness,
"SOT OBLIGATED.
.- Many of them had heard him on the
stump In the Hughes campaign, as he
spoke in nearly every northern state
ura raws w co&si. ana most or tnem
were impressed, at the chance of carry
ing unto .a argued by Fgank Willis
in his speech for Harding earlier in
The important thing . Is that Senator
Harding looks upon his nomination as
the reward of faithful Service to the
xtepuotican party as a whole and to his
miaaie-or-the-road course In the senate
rather than to the maneuvers or schemes
j vwoo Riwup ui oosses. Ana
since he thinks so, the inference is plain
that Senator Harding doesn't feel under
vm. mo pouucai sort that
embarrass new presidents at the outset
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welcoming; vessels of Pacific fleet to Astoria, where they will remain
during the American Legion convention, which opens Friday. - fee
low United States destroyers slipping into port dock at Astoria.
OFF TO ASTORIA
FOR LEGION MEET
Between 200 and 250 Portland
members of the American Legion
left the North Bank station at 2
o'clock ; Thursday afternoon on . a
special train which the S., P. & S.
sent to the second annual state con
vention of the Legion. , The S..
f. & a, win run a special irain oacK
to Portland leaving : Seaside at 11
q'clock ; Sundaj-. evening. r' :
Convention interest is running high
among delegates and "free lance"; vis
itors to Astoria and a program replete
with pleasure i is promised to several
hundred war veterans who will gather.
The boys were all togged up In a replica
of the famous: overseas cap the night
cap of the Hun horde and they agree
that they will cut a wide swath around
the mouth of the river during conven
tion period. ; They were a happy lot as
they? gathered ; for the journey to the
convention Thursday and their merri
ment will echo back from - Astoria
throughout the period of the celebration.
They have heard that Astoria awaits
them with open arms and they are ready
to accept Astoria's hospitality, from dec
orations to food supply., in the same hos
pitable spirit that it is extended.
With the convention at hand a mat
ter of much moment is the selection of
a successor to State Commander Wil
liam- Follett. - i . ; - . - -
Arthur M. Oeary, Casslus R. Peck and
G. ti Ooodsell are the prominent candi
dates of Portland . post, aj though a few
Diners nave Deen naraea. i I'ecx was me
first commander of Portland post. Good
sell is said by members of the legion to
have organized a "slate" of delegates to
the state convention, which - went
through, almost unbroken.
CONFERENCE ..
BRING ABOUT PEACE
(Continued "From pas One
Russian policy; he refused to allow the
use of his name He continued:
I regard this as the gravest crisis
since 1914.- There Is every reason to be
lieve that Trotsky was sincere when he
announced that Poland would be the
bridge over which Bolshevism' would
cross lntp Western Europe. ...
"If a powerful red army Is massed
on . our borders I believe civil war 1 in
Germany is inevitable. The allies have
created a ' situation in Germany which
cannot now be controlled - : ;
"Our military - power exists only - In
the minds of the entente propagandists.
We could not make war if we wished be
cause the French control the Ruhr and
Silesia coal fields. It is true that a
large number of Germans in the Western
part of Prussia who are seeking to es
cape the domination of the. allies would
be willing to Join Russia. But I be
lieve that the real- danger Is civil war."
TROTZrKY SEES POLAND AS
BRIDGE INTO WEST EUROPE
By Karl H. von Wlecrand
. Berlin. July 29. Leon Trotsky, ad
dressing a congress of Russian railway
employes. Is nuoted in wireless dis
patches from Moscow as say ins: '
- . "Events show that Poland soon will
be no longer a hindering buffer state for
us. but will become a bridge for the
social revolution of the whole of West
ern Europe. U-
"For that reason the entente feverish
ly is increasing her aid. ,We on our
part must triple our efforts for the an'
nihilatton of white Poland, even before
the entente has sent its corns to Poland.
The Russian wireless communique re
ported the fall of Brody and Tarnapol,
leaving the way open to the capture of
Lemburg. i In Brody the red army claims
to have captured the Eighteenth polisa
infantry division. 1019,. guns .and many
macnine runs. , -
Both Russian and Polish communiques
show the Russians to be exerting their
utmost energies in the attack of the last
three days before the meeting of the
armistice -parliamentarians. ,
Moscovlc to Address Club
F E. Moscovlc. vice president of the
Nordyke J "ft "Marnson : Manufacturing
company and director In the society
of Automotive Knglrieers, Is to speak at
the weekly meeting of the City club at
the Benson hotel Friday noon, moscovic
win discuss the oil situation with special
reference to the supply.
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Astoria, July 29. When the last
salmon bone has been picked and
the last speech delivered Saturday
evening at the salmon - dinner, the
Legionnaires will treasure the mem
ory of the affair as one of the moat
enjoyable of -the.. long list of feature
entertainments': prepared here :for
the Oregon state convention of the
American Legion. " f f : '
Chairman EL T. Patee has secured
Major William S. Gilbert, overseas Ore
gon chaplain, to act as toastmaster. - Be
sides speech making, cabaret music and
numbers by Astoria artists will be in
cluded In the program. i
Preparations are being made to tteed
1500 persons, delegates to the convention
and the 1000 sailors from the seven
ships of the Pacific fleet which are in
the harbor. The serving will bar' done
by the Women's auxiliary to the local
American Legion post. j
"Be. Prepared," the motto ef the Boy
Scouts, has been taken over by the
committee on arrangements for the Le
gion convention aa the . watchword and
motto until the last delegate has regis
tered and been assigned to his room. All
of the features of the convention have
been worked out and the committee is
giving its time to the details that all will
run smoothly when the Legion clans
arrive here Thursday evening on the
special train from Portland.
The cruiser Birmingham and six ' de
stroyers arrived here Wednesday noon
from San Diego and were tied up at the
port docks, adding more than 1000 men
to the convention throng. Special fea
tures. Including a banquet, trip to the
beach and dances. - have been arranged
for the entertainment of the -sailors.
A squadron of carpenters at the
Lovell-Staples garage constructed long
tables for the "salmon barbeque which
will take place Saturday evening. Local
canneries have donated selected fish.
COX TO GARRY PITHY"
(Continued From Pace One)
ence with Cox, intends to dictate the
nominee's policies. j
COX, VtlLSOJT, AGREE : !
Governor Cox had , previously an
nounced his position on the League of
Nations Issue, to wit, that, he would not
oppose reservations Which would not
destroy the purposes of the league. At
the famous tete-a-tete with the president
on the south portico of the White House,
jny men here insist, the two leaders,
the old and the new, found themselves In
accord. ,
That again is described as a true state
ment of what happened on the portico of
the White House. i
The prediction was made today by an
administration official close to .the
president that Governor Cox on August
7 wUl leave no one in doubt as to his
real position on the League of Nations,
and that his speech of acceptance will
be found not only in perfect accord
hs previous declarations on the
subject and with his pronouncement fol
lowing his interview with the. president,
but with the views of the president
himself. .
DISCUSSES OKATIOirg '
Neither- the Democratic ; campaign
committee nor the finance committee
naa been selected as yet. White an
nounced, though E. H. Moore of Ohio,
manager , of cox'a pre-conventlon cam
paign, would be on the one. and Wilbur
Marsh, treasurer of the Democratic na
tional committee, would be on the other.
ZW1I1 the Democratic finance commlt
iAt?S! donations . of more than
tlOOOrvWhite was asked. . -
. 'It will." he tmswered. "providing , tbe
source is all it should be. The source
rather than the amount is what con
cerns us most." . . j
. f1 Ba,d he hoped the senate commit
tee headed by Senator Kenyon, would
continue to function during the cam
f a'Kn to investigate both Democratic
ana Republican campaign finances,
-in he said, "we on our side
.v I an accounting to the public
V the funds coming into our hands."
cox To Tora covs jur
iVernor Cox. White said, would go
into moat of the states. In person. He
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would carry the fight into the West, and
Into New England, and though already
sure, of carrying Ohio, they Intended to
conduct & campaign there "to keep the
lines tight." Ohio. Indiana and Illlnoiis,
he characterized as "the battle ground."
White said his own plans were still
somewhat - vague.
"You see," he explained, "this Is a
brand new Job for me."
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN
FUND ASSAILED BY M'ADOO
New York, July 29. (L N. & Wil
liam Gibbs McAdoo, former secretary of
the treasury, win "take the stump" in the
campaign to elect Governor Cox, the
Democratic nominee for president. Mc
Adoo issued a statement today declar
ing fie would make a number of speeches
In Cox's behalf.
COX ASKED CONFERENCE
The McAdoo statement followed a con
ference last night at the McAdoo home
in Huntington, L. I., between George
White. Democratic national chairman,
and McAdoo. The meeting was arranged
at the personal request of Governor
COX. O:'----
' "We discussed the general political
situation from a Democratic standpoint,"
said "McAdoo. v ;
"Chairman White requested me to
make some speeches In the campaign,"
he added. "I gladly consented to do so.
A vigorous and aggressive campaign
will be undertaken and no effort spared
to make the people of the country ac
quainted not only with Governor Cox's
progressive ideas, but to inform them of
the exceptional records made by the
Democratic .administration under Presi
dent Wilson in the last seven years."
The former secretary assailed the Re
publican campaign fund, terming .it a
"serious" menace in the forthcoming
campaign. ' - ..' .
INVESTIGATE BOTH PARTIES
- He declared the senate investigation
committee, with Senator Kenyon of
Iowa chairman, would only do its duty
if "it will hold frequent sessions through
out tbe campaign and fearlessly investi
gate both the Republican and Demo
cratic parties and the manner in which
money is expended.
"The people will not stand for a pur
chased presidency," he concluded.
LEAGUE OTP NATIONS TO ' 5
! BE FEATURED BY COX
By' Robert J. Bender t
Dayton, Ohio, July 29 Governor Cox
will sharply accept the challenge of Sen
ator Harding on the League of Nations
issue. No one talking .with Cox on the
subject could get any other Idea but thatr
he regarded the Harding proposals of a
separate treaty as abhorrent, and any
confusion in the working out of a new
peace after months of dickering and
bickering as impossible. '
: The governor's attitude indicates that
the high spot in his acceptance speech
will be militant reply to Harding on the
League of Nations. Next to the league
his discussion of the industrial situation
and attitude toward labor will be the
outstanding feature of the address.
There , is no question Ibut .Jthat Cox
thinks Harding has straddled the issues
upon which the people generally want
clearness. He indicated he would make
the issue clear cut.
"We must follow a, straight course
that will permit of no question." he said.
The League of Nations issue he held
to be beyond the point where quibbling
would satisfy.
Building Code to ,
Be Given Scrutiny
To determine whether changes or a
more flexible application of provisions
of the Portland building code are nec
essary to make industrial construction
less troublesome to builders, the board
of directors of the Chamber of Com
merce, at the request of Mayor Baker,
has authorized a committee to report on
the building situation.
Trouble the American Can company
had in meeting Portland requirements
after its building plans had been passed
upon by other cities precipitated the in
vestigation.
THOMAS
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PRINCE CHAP
Rarely does a picture receive
- the unanimous approval of
everyone who sees - it. That
is what "The Prince Chap" is
doing . . . '. . , m:i. ...
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Oregon leads the states and terri
tories of the Twelftn federal reserve
district in the sale of War Savings
Stamps and stands Uvird among the
states of the Union In the sale of
these securities, according to Theo
dore Hardee of San Francisco, direc
tor of government war savings or
ganization of the Twelfth district.
Hardee stopped here Wednesday on
his way "home from a vacation trip
through Yellowstone park and the Cana
dian Rockies and held a brief conference
with Edward Cookingham and Robert E.
Smith, leaders of the thrift movement tn
Oregon. ;" --'- -:-" -
"Oregon's ' Investment in . Thrift and
War Savings Stamps and Treasury Cer
tificates during 1919 amounted to $1,865.
681 and gave this . state fifth place
among, the states of the union for that
year," said Hardee, "and nothing could
better indicate the prosperity v - of the
state than these figures. Though condi
tions - surrounding the thrift movement
are .different from last year we hope
for still greater success in leading the
public mind along the homely ways of
thrift during 1920. From January 1 to
May 21 the aggregate value of Oregon's
investments in thrift securities . was
$507.917. 1 -. - , : - - - - '
"An important part of our work." said
Hardee, "consists In convincing those
who purchased Liberty bonds during
the war that their Interests are best
served by holding these securities and
buying additional government bonds at
present market-prices. This effort has
led us into a controversy with promot
ers of wildcat oil well and mining
ventures, who have been reaping a . rich
harvest by Inducing owners of govern
ment bonds to trade them-for compara
tively worthless. shares of stock. .These
fellows have had a great deal to do With
the decline of Liberty bonds on the
financial market. They have persuaded
thousands of people to part with their
government bonds In, exchange for se
curities not worth the paper they are
nrlnted on..
."I know tnat many purchasers of Lib
erty bonds are dissatisfied because mar
ket prices have fallen below par. yet no
man or woman who bought , Liberty
bonds stands to lose one cent on the In
vestment If they hold the bonds. Thjs
United States government is paying In
terest on the bonds regularly as it falls
due and will take up the bonds at ma
turity."
Mrs. Hardee accompanied her ..hus
band on his vacation trip and they are
seeing the Columbia river highway to
day as guests of E. J. Stack, assistant
director of thrift sales In Oregon. 'They
will leave for San Francisco Friday,
Hardee was assistant to president Goode
of the Lewis and Clark exposition in
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Captain and Crew
Complain of Usage
On Japanese Island
San , Francisco, July : 29.Charg!ng
gross ' injustice . to . and inhuman treat
ment of American .sailors by Japanese
naval authorities at the Island of Panope
in the South Sea group, the captain, K.
C. Bauer, and 10 members of his crew,
with the schooner Lottie Bennett, made
port today.: :-r - ".. .: " '.
According to Captain Bauer he .was
forced to put into the Japanese con
trolled island In April, when a . mys
terious disease broke out among the
members of his crew. - Nearly all of
the crew were kept to their bunks by
the' disease and the first mate, J. W.
Boswell. died.
The Japanese authorities - were said
to have been exceedingly discourteous
and refused to permit .the sick American
sailors to be taken ashore for treat
ment or to supply vegetables to the ship.
Not alone were the Americans refused
a landing, but the captain Was ordered
to put to sea immediately in the face
of a northwest gale. The Japanese even
refused permission for the Americans
to . bury the first -mate and they were
compelled to bury him at sea. ;
The schooner was 118 days out from
Tulage in. the Solomon group with a
cargo, of copra.
Man Roams Streets
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Clad only In', a light olive drab shirt,
Isaac Mclntire, 68, . was roaming,,. the
streets in the vicinity of Grand avenue
and East. "Morrison street about 6 o'clock
Thursday morning, causing much con
fusion on - the passing street cars and
among pedestrians at the transfer point.
The police were notified and Mclntire
was taken into a pool room at Grand
avenue and East Alder from where he
was removed to the Emergency hospital
where he is held for Investigation. -
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Alfred Fattig. draft dodger, is to
make his home in the Multnomah
county jail for the next nine months.
When his last visible means of sup
port was about to vanish. Fattig sur
rendered himself Saturday; to the sher
iff of Jackson , county, and Thursday
morning- in the federal court pleaded j
guilty to the charge and was sentenced
to serve nine months in the county Jail.
He . started out three years aao from .
his father's home near Hedford with ;
his brother Charles when they decided
they would not Join the army on ac
count' of conscientious objections. The
two took 10QQ rounds of . ammunition,
sleeping bags and a - large supply of
clothing and - matches. - -
During the three years Alfred has
lived the life of a hermit in the woods.
existing on deer and bear meat, huckle
berries' and wild honey Over a year
ago his brother became tired of the
life and returned to civilisation to work.
Alfred does not know where Charles Is.
Because he only had six shells left and
because his body was becoming so
weak on account of the lack of food
other than meat. Alfred decided he
would surrender and pay . the penalty.
Fattig is unable to eat today because
his stomach Is so weak It will" not
stand solid food. Prisoners In the
county Jail gave bun the first real
haircut he baa had for. three years.
Fattig took along scissors and endeav
ored to cut . his own hair whenever it
got long enough to bother him.
Fattig's hearing is Impaired a little,
as he has been away from . all noise.
Life became so lonely In the woods,
he said, that he even feared his own
voice. Fattig was raised In the Dun
kard church and claims , his religious
beliefs prompted the act "Federal of
ficials are endeavoring to find his
brother. .- . "
Miss H. McKaughan,
Journal Reporter; in
Heart of Olympics
A page torn from the notebook of Miss
Henrietta Mcfcaughan, Journal . re
porter, and mailed by a forest service
worker who "came . out" from Elwha
basin at an opportune time, tells briefly
of some of the adventures of that in
trepid young woman who is defying
custom in seeking a vacation far from
traveled paths and alone.-
Mlss McKaughan left Portland more
than a week ago with the intention of
walking alone across the Olympics
through some, of the wildest country in
the Northwest. That she Is succeeding
admirably her note to the staff Indi
cates. And though her adventuresome
spirit Is somewhat unprecedented the
young woman appears to thoroughly en
Joy her unusual outing. : Her note says:
"To relieve any .anxiety you might
feel. I arrived here (Elwha basin, in
the heart of the Olympics) Saturday
night all O. K. Will spend todayt (Sun
day) here, climbing around waterfalls
and glaciers, and will start down to
Qulnault lake Monday. l-
. "The forest service .men have been
most, lovely to me. Griff en, forest ex
aminer, who was formerly at the PortJ
land office, is 'going out of here this
morning and will mail thia.
: "Trails -are bad up here and are not
marked. Have been 'lost' several times,
but not for long. Elk and deer are very
plentiful." . : -
Investigation Ma y
Follow Auto Death
Mrs. Merle Nelson, 23 years old, died
at , St. Vincents hospital Wednesday
afternoon as the result of injuries re
ceived Sunday evening on Terwilllger
boulevard. According to a report made
to the ' police at - the time, -' Mrs. Nelson
had stepped suddenly in front of an on
coming machine and had received a frac
tured skull. She was the wife of C.
Nelson. 431 East Ankeny street. Deputy
Coroner Leo Geotsch Is investigating the
case and was unable to say. Wednesday
night whether there would be an Inquest
or not . - i
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TRESSES SHORN
AS GIRL SLEEPS
Grace Fairfax was proud of her
hair.' ' It was dark brown, way and
18 inches long. Before she went to
bed Tuesday night she braided It.
Wednesday morning when she awak
ened it wag gone cut off close to
Ber heal " . '
: Miss Fairfax, aged 17. lives at 704 East
Ankeny street, with her two brothers.
Glenn and Ralph, aged 18 and 25, and
her little sister Virginia, aged 6. Be
cause of fresh paint In the house Miss
Fairfax left her bedroom window wide
open. Her bedroom Is on the- second
floor. Her sister sleeps with her.
Who cut off her hair, Just when It
happened, or a possible motive for taking
It Is unknown to Miss Fairfax, according
to the story she told to the police depart
ment Wednesday afternoon. At one time
in' the night she awoke slightly startled,
but she thought nothing of it at the time
and went back to sleep, she said.
Although It was Tuesday, night that
Miss Fairfax lost her hair, she did not
notify the police until 5 o clock Wednes
day afternoon. She was too excited to
think of doing so sooner, she said. The
only clue that has been found is a tiny
wisp which she found 6n the window
casing.' .
- Painters ladders which were by the
side of the house were In the same po
sition as when left by the workmen. .
Auto Accident Nfcar
. Sutherlin Is Fatal
' Sutherlin, Or., July 29. O. P. Walker,
traveling salesman for the O. J. Ouge
company, Oakland. Cel.,' was ' killed here
Wednesday evening when an automobile
in which he was riding with O. H. John
son went over an embankment and
turned over, two miles south of Suther
lin. Walker was alive when taken from
the wreckage of the machine and was
rushed to the Sutherlin sanatorium,
where he died before he could be placed
on the operating table. Johnson escaped
with slight Injuries.' -
Medford's $100,000
Blaze Investigated
Salem, July 29. G. W. Stokes, deputy
state fire marshal, left Wednesday for
Medford, where he will Investigate the
$100,000 warehouse fire, as well a"s make
a ; study of Medford's fire protection
system - with " a view to recommending
action for correcting reported defects. He
will stop at Rosebufg on his way" home
to make a' study of the water system of
that city, which Is also said to be in
adequate to cope with fires during sum
mer season. .
IN
"THE LOVE EXPERT"
SATURDAY WALLACE
"It Is extremely unfortunate that
the shipping board has concluded to
place Portland under the Seattle di
vision of operations," declares Sen
ator George . E. Chamberlain In a
message sent Wednesday to Admiral
Benson, Chairman of the board.
This objection filed by Senator Cham
berlain Is In addition to protects already
made by the Chamber of Commerce and
individual shippers. Chamberlain says:
"I-cannot protest too forcibly agalnttt
such course for the reason that Oattia
and Portland have always been active
business competitors and to give that
city any advantage, however alight, over
the business interests of this port cannot
but do serious harm In creating condi
tions which-ought not to exist.
"If you will examine the records of
your board you will find that Portland
did more than her part In the construc
tion of steel and other shins and her peo
ple are still building ships. More bul
ness has gone out from the mouth of the
Columbia river In government owned
ships than has gone out of Puget Bound,
and If I am mistaken In this statement
I will be glad to have you eallghten me.
"I have asked nothing that will give
Portland any advantage over her rival
In a commercial way. 1 do not even
aak that Portland he established as the
headquarters of a division of operation.
but I do Insist that Kan Francisco occupy
with respect to Portland the same posi
tion it has been occupying. We think
we can convince you later by develop
ments In utilisation of government owned
ships that Portland ought to be estab
lished as a divisional headquarters.
"I beg that you will pay attention to
this protest. It Is marts from no partisan .
bias but la based entirely upon tha Juh-
tlce of our situation and commercial In
terest. I will be pleased to have you a1-.
vise me what conclusion Is reicled by
your board. f
Permits Issued for
Construction of 14
Portable Schools
Building permits were Issued Wednes
day to school district No, 1 for the
erection of 14 portable schoolhounes , itt
an aggregate coat of 172,000. Contracts
let call for 37 rooms, compleU-ly
equipped, each room offering accom
modations for' 40 pupils. The buildings
sre to be ready for use when school
opens In September and will take care
of 1480 pupils.,
The largest of the mew schoolhouncs
will be located at 1020 Jessun street.
between Thirty-third and Thlrty-f itm.
Plans call for 14 rooms and cost of
construction is $14,000. The other
schoolhouses range from one to three
rooms and cost runs from 12500 to
7500. The houses sre one story in
height, of frame construction, and each
room is 24 by 38 feet in dimensions.
3 Different Prices
Quoted for Gasoline
Ban Francisco. July 29. (U. P.) Gas
oline was rooted at three prices in Hun
Francisco amd vicinity today. Asaoetated
and Standard gasoline waa obtainable In
limited amount for U3 V4 centa. Union
was 25 cents. . Shell gas was to be nl
In unlimited quantities at 26 cents.
The Standard company declined to pre
dict another advance, but the Asaodaed
said an Increase In Its prices was prob
able. ,.
Whales Disport Off
Coast at Coos Bay
Marshfleld, July 29. A large school
of whales has been off Coos bay for
several days. It Is supposed that the
whales have gathered near the entrance
of the bay to catch the aalmon as they
come In. ,;
The barest thing la comedy
aa idea I This picture hai it
a idea novel and unique 1 It
has genuine laughs by the
yard I. Connie makes all the
world and you fall la love
with her! It's a barrel of fuai
: e.
KEATES
Playing "Hold Me'
By Art Hickman
Obv. Oar Giant
.$50,000 Organ
REID