The Oregon daily journal., October 14, 1920, Page 2, Image 2

THE OPvZGON DAILY JOUlAL, IC.LAIiD, .C.LJ-
U. S. BUREAU CHIEF
LAUDS COOPERATIVE
DMMENSLEAGUE
- . Ths firht of the dairymen la ths
t iht of every cooperative organiza
tion ia the state, declare Hector
MaePhereon, chief of the bureau of
markets of the United States de-
partment of agriculture a the Ore-
f on agricultural college, in an open
letter to Alma D. Katz, president xf
the Oregon Dairymen's Cooperative
' learue, and in which the recent de
cision of Circuit Judge John McCourt
Is analysed as in no way affecting;
the validity of the league or the
contracts with its members.
DAlBTMgJT UPHELD .L
Dairymen are urged not to hesitate for
a moment in Joining the league and ad
vised to redouble their efforts to
strengthen their organization. Mac-
! Therson says that It Is unfair that the
dairymen should be called upon to bear
" So much of the burden of establishing
the principles of democracy in business,
1 and says that the time may come when
other cooperative organizations and all
real friends of cooperation will have to
come to their assistance.
MacPherson was called as an expert
witness In the recent milk hearing where
the . Oregon Dairymen's Cooperative
league unsuccessfully sought to have the
Nestles Food Products company and the
' Portland milk distributors permanency.
"restrained from their alleged campaign
, to disrupt the league. At the conclusion
of the hearing Judge McCourt denied the
: request of the dairymen on the ground
thet sufficient disruption was not shown
to. warrant the Injunction at this time.
BESCLTS BEKFICIAL
"1 believe." says MacPherson, "that,
on the whole, this fight is doing the co
' operative movement In Oregon much
mors good than harm. It has aroused
the Interest of thoughtful people in every
walk of life throughout the state. Never
before since I came to Oregon have I
. heard so many, prominent business men
" express an Interest In the cooperative
movement and offer their assistance in
promoting it. 1 believe that this Interest
' on the part of our prominent business
men arises from a conviction that autoc
racy In business has had Its day, and
that the most sensible solution for our
present industrial, social and political
unrest lies In the cooperative movement.
He says further : "It has even been
admitted that the Oregon Dairymen's
Cooperative league is In a much strongs
positlon before the public than It would
have been if the court had granted it
Immunity from criticism. The coopera
tive movement does not need such 1m-
' munlty. It should welcome discussion,
and criticism, and even the fiery test fit
legal conflict.
SrOTXIQHT WELCOMED
r "If there Is any legal weakness in the
position of our cooperative organizations,
we want to know It at once. The sooner
the better. Only by knowing our weak
ness can we take the necessary steps to
' ' turn our weakness Into strength.
"During the course of this controversy
the league contract has come up for a
great deal of discussion. On the Impor
tance of the contract I cannot be too
emphatic. In my opinion, the binding
contract covering a term of years Is the
meet Important contrblutlon to the co
operative movement since 1844, the time
of the Rochdale pioneers.
"It is particularly Important In the
case of organisations established for the
marketing of farm products. For the
. first time a farmers cooperative organ -
isatlon is able to count on the future. It
'can make investments and lay Its plans
assured Of a volume of business through -
out the period covered by the contract.
FABMEBS SEE LIGHT
"Every Intelligent farmer who Joins a
cooperative movement sees at once the
importance, of this. Previous to the
adoption of the binding contract, the best
and brainiest of our farmers were suspi
cious of the cooperative association ; and
, we must admit that their fears were well
grounded. Experience shows that as
soon as the farmers' cooperative organ
; Isatlon met Its first difficulty it was de
: eerted by the maasos of the more Ignor
ant and selfish of its members, leaving
the loyal and Intelligent portion to shoul
. der the burden ; and frequently to bear
- the loss.
"The old-time farmers' cooperative as
sociation was the laughing stock of Its
enemies. .The United States is strewn
with the wrecks of such organisations
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Every
body knows about them. For all this
j demoralisation the binding contract for
a term of years presents the only de
pandable solution.
"EKEMIES WILL FAIL"
Tills is the real reason whv the m-
: emles of the cooperative movement are
Determined to break or discredit the
-, binding contract. It Is safe to predict
that then- efforts will be In vain. They
- migm as wen try to discredit the railroad
train and bring back the prairie schoon
er, to do away with electric lights and
onng oaca the tallow candle. The new
type of cooperative
organisation pre-
Bents an Inevitable
step in economic
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ChurchJorkers inf;:
Mee tiii ; tLO Study
Classes Are Formed
Eighty-five Portland church workers,
representing practically all the larger
communions,' gathered at the First Meth
odist Sunday school temple Wednesday
night for the opening session of the.
Portland Training school. Ten study
classes were organised. During the as
sembly period Dr. Frank Sheldon of
Boston, general secretary of the Con
gregational Educational society, gave a
brief talk on the necessity and value of
religious education. "Tou must make
a boy what you want him to be before
he is made." he said. Dr. Sheldon is
on a tour of the larger coast cities, and
la speaking In all commercial and-educational
centers. This week he is ad
dressing the Congregational state meet
ing at Forest Grove. Friday he will be
in Portland and Sunday In Seattle. Dr.
Sheldon is Interested in the movement
to place student pastors in cities where
colleges are located. He believes that
the religious needs of the students can.
be cared for in this way without intro
ducing a religious course into the cir
riculum. ""
FREIGHT DECLINE
El
General slowing up of business
coming shortly after the Increase of
freight rates to rail lines of the na
tion has caused the propounding of
one of the most difficult questions
the railroad officials have faced in
many years, according to a statement
made by W. D. Skinner, traffic man
ager of the S.T"P. -& S., upon his re
turn this morning from the lumber
hearing held in Chicago last week.
While the slowing up of business
makes a reduction of rates desirable to
business, the rail lines find that the
slowing up process works In Just the
opposite manner on them and thatn-
creases are more desirable If they are
to keep up their credit in the opinion of
Skinner, who discussed the lumber rate
as follows :
ANSWER INEVITABLE
"Advice received this morning that a
reduction in lumber rates could not be
granted by the transcontinental lines
will undoubtedly be a disappointment to
the lumber Industry. At the same time
the difficulties of the situation from the
raialroad standpoint were so explained to
the lumbermen at the Chicago hearing
and Joint conferences that perhaps to
some extent the lumbermen will realize
that no other answer could well have
been made at this time.
'Possibly nothing is now more, the
subject of conversation in the East than
the very rapid and extraordinary re
duction or falling off In the price ot
grain, which as has usually been the
case. Is attended by a rapid and heavy
decline in prices of other essential-commodities.
INCREASE JUSTIFIED
"Prices and business conditions in
all commodities are very much, dis
turbed, and it is at llkst unfortunate
that this period of depression should
so closely follow upon, the increase in
freight rates, because decreasing values
naturally suggest the desirability of
redactions in the cost of transportation,
not only on lumber, but on wheat,
fruit and other commodities as welL
"On (the other hand, the increased
rates now in effect were established
by the order of the interstate com
merce commission after hearings ex
tending over part of three months, and
were regarded as necessary rates to
bring about a return to the railroads
as a wbole of 6 per cent on the valua
tion of their property used for the pur
poses of transportation and based on
the volume or level of tonnage which
had prevailed during the previous 12
months.
BOAD8 FACE PROBLEM
"It Is obvious that if, because of the
general readjustment of prices and un
settled business conditions the tonnage
of the carriers is reduced, their revenue
will fall short of that contemplated by
the transportation act and the interstate
commerce commission.
"Therefore the seriousness of the situ
ation from the standpoint of the rail
roads Is apparent because, without rea
sonable return on their property, they
cannot reestablish their credit and reha
bilitate their property."
In regard to advice that Eastern rates
should be reduced on lumber shipments
Skinner said that a very complex prob
lem was presented, due to it being prac
tically impossible to gain concurrence of
the Eastern lines and the freight bu
reaus east of Chicago.
progress, against which resistance is
hopeless.
"It should be the aim of our dairymen
to build for their organisation such a
reputation for fairness and square deal
ing as shall disarm suspicion confound
its enemies and establish the principles
of economic democracy for which their
organisation stands."
FINCH
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MEN'S AND WOMEN'S
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Women's Black Kid High Shoes
SHOE STORE, CORNER FOURTH AND ALDER STS.
KENTUCKY CROWDS
AS
ACT OF COURTESY
By Raymond Clapper
With Senator Harding, En Route
to Louisville. Ky., Oct. 14. -(U. P.)
Crossing Tennessee today. Senator
Warren G. Harding entered the Blue
Grass county of Kentucky to speak
at Louisville tonight.
, Though he is travel lag territory usu
ally Democratic crowda took their cue
from the thousands who went down
the sawdust trail at the Billy Sunday
tabernacle meeting at Chattanooga last
night and turned out liberally to see
the Republican candidate wherever his
train paused.
ATTACKS CHEEKED
Thus far Southerners are keeping up
the pace set by Northern audiences in
cheering attacks on' the League of Na
tions by the Republican presidential
nominee.
Cotton planters, .discouraged by the
recent slump In the price of their prod
uct, apparently took heart in Harding's
promise to revive the protective tariff
to apply equally to the North and the
South to potatoes and peanuts.
Republican leaders in Tennessee, re
membering that Taft lost the state in
1908 by the narrow margin of 17.000
votes, are making; optimistic predictions
as to the outcome this year- though ad
mitting that Democratic claims are not
without foundation.
GIVE SQTTABE DEAL
Democrats said the vast crowd which
turned out to hear Harding filled the
large wooden tabernacle, and. over
flowing to the courthouse square, in
dicated little, eince the nominee came
to Chattanooga as the official guest
of the city and was welcomed by a
non-partisan committee.
Democratic newspapers here editorial
ly urged their readers to go and hear
Harding courteously, and advised
against heckling, arguing that he
should be allowed to present his case.
They emphasized that a cordial wel
come be given him as the head of a
great political party, "regardless of
what we will do to him In Novem
ber." V
Soldiers Are Slow
In Obtaining Their
Medals; Speed Tip!
Victory medals are being applied for
so slowly by ex-service men that Major
General P. C. Harris has notified the
officers In charge of the distribution to
make the utmost effort to reach all who
deserve it. Major Frank A. Sloan of
Portland received a communication from
Major General Harris Wednesday urg
ing him to cooperate to the limit.
It is estimated that 3,757,624 men who
eerfd in the army are entitled to the
medal, but to date only 379,214, or about
10 per cent, have applied. Applications
are being received at the Philadelphia
supply depot at the rate of 6800 a day,
which is far below the capacity of the
mailing crew. The quartermaster has
put on a large force to insure quick de
livery, i
Ex -service men entitled to the medal
may secure application blanks at the
nearest army post, recruiting office or
through any patriotic society such as the
American Legion or Veterans of Foreign
Wars. There are also special blanks
for next of kin, in order that relatives
may obtain the decorations for thone
who were killed in action, or who died
in the line of duty.
Board Members Vote
To Send East for
Public Librarian
In spite of the protest of Director W.
F. Woodward against the importation of
an eastern librarian, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Miss Zule
ma Kostomlatsky, effective December 1,
ether board members voted to send Di
rector Brewster east to look for a com
petent successor.
Woodward's theory was that encour
agement should be given members of the
local staff who have toiled loyally for
the good of the library, by the promotion
of one of them to the executive position.
Marriage Licenses
Chehalis. Wash., Oct. 14, Marriage
licenses were issued Tuesday, despite the
legal holiday, to Gust Chabosof Doty
and Bessie Morris of Chehalis, and Sam
McFarland and Stella S. McFadden, both
of Hoquiam.
. Two Seek Divorces
Oregon City. Oct. 14. Franklin Green
started action for divorce from Lena
Green, Wednesday, alleging cruelty.
They are residents of Estac&da. Edith
Wambaugh filed suit for divorce from
F. E. Wambaugh. charging desertion.
$4.95
HEAR HARDING
Weft.
Peary's .Flag Is
Founa;400 Miles
Away From Pole
Copenhagen, Oct. 14. The Ameri
can flag which Commodore Peary
planted at the North Pole has been
found 400 miles awayfrom its origi
nal geographical point.
After an expedition of IS months
in the Arctic region full of privation
and hardship. Captain God ford Han
sen, leader of the Amundsen auxil
iary, returned here today. He stat
ed that . while laying food depots
along the Amundsen trail hefound.
400 miles from the North Pole, the
Peary flag, intact, in the ice.
LXTM ON FOR
MISS BRAINERD IS
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Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 14. (U. P.)
Governor Hart of Olympia today
signed requisition papers upon the
governor of New York state for the
return of Miss; Betty Brainerd, ar
rested In New York city Sunday,
charged with kidnaping Bobby Btagg
from here a month ago.
Because there Is only $1500 remaining
in the state extradition fund, but one
officer will be sent east for Miss Brain
erd. Chief of Police Smith said today
he would probably send Ella Buck, city
jail matron.
RETURN OF CHILD IS PRICE
OFFERED TO DROP CHARGES
New York. ,Oct. 14. (I. N. S.) The
20-month-old baby of George T. Stagg,
former Seattle and New York news
paper man, loomed today as the prof
fered price for the freedom of its father
and his alleged woman accomplice from
prosecution on a kidnapping charge.
The baby, hidden "somewhere on the
American continent," is sought by its
mother, who has offered a $1000 reward
for its recovery. The father, hunted by
the police of the country as the alleged
abductor of the child, is mysteriously
missing. The "other woman" in the
triangle. Miss Betty Brainard, former
Tacoma newspaper woman and fiction
writer, is in hiding here with friends, out
on ball after arraignment on a kidnap
ing charge telegraphed from Tacoma.
She is to appear in court tomorrow.
But while Chief of Police Harry
Smith of Tacoma Is reported about to
hasten to New York to escort Miss
Brainard back to that city and while the
arrest of half a dozen' of her friends
there is threatened on conspiracy
charges, word has gone out to the miss
ing child's mother that If she drops the
kidnaping charges against Stagg and
Miss Brainard the baby will be promptly
returned to her. At the offices of Jerome,
Rand & Kresel, attorneys for Miss Brain
ard, absolute silence is being maintained
as to developments from the case, but
from persons in close touch with the
young woman it was learned that
everything now hinges on the answer of
the child's mother.
Marriage Licenses
Oregon' City, Oct. 14. Marriage
licenses were issued. " Wednesday to
Valula Olson and Joseph J. Bryant, both
of Molalla ; Florence V. Thompson of
Ballston and Henry E. Bernstein of
Portland and to Eva L. Baker of Ore
gon City and Henry Frutizer of Hllls
bords The father of Miss Olson, who is
16 years old. gave his consent.
Woman Wins Divorce
Vancouver, Wash., Oct. 14. Mar
guerite Hayes was granted a divorce
Wednesday from Gilbert D. Hayes,
whom she married in Vancouver in 1912.
Non-support was charged. Because he
Bwore at her and otherwise "inhumanly"
treated her, Rosa Peterson has asked
for a divorce from George S. Peterson.
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KILLING TESTIFIES
IN WANDERER CASE
Chicago, Oct. 14. (I. N. "S.) A
vivid story of the part of tie tragedy
he witnessed was told today by James
Earl Williams when the trial of
Carl O. Wanderer, charged " with
slaying his young wife, Ruth, her
unborn child and a "ragged strang
er," reached the stage of the hear
ing of witnesses after the comple
tion of the jury late last nlsjht.
Williams, who is a resident of the
building in which the Wanderers lived,
told before a crowded courtroom how
he found the two pistols with which
the victims were slain, both on the floor
of the front vestibule of the apartment
building.
Williams test! fed that, to the best of
his belief, the weapons had been care
fully placed in the positions in which
they were found, about six inches apart,
both muzzles pointing east. "Camou
flage," he said, in telling of his dis
covery. '
Williams told of being in his. kitchen
with his wife the night of the slaying
and hearing a shot and then a series
of shots in Quick succession. .
T. heard Mrs. wanderer cry out:
Carl, I'm shot!' 'Are you shot, honey?"
Wanderer answered.
"I saw Carl O. Wanderer astride the
ragged stranger. He was beating the
stranger's head against the marble
floor."
Williams told a graphic story of his
running to the door of his apartment
and the finding of the "ragged strang
er" at his feet as he came out in the
vestibule.
Medical Education
Will Be Discussed
. At Library Tonight
Medical education from various points
of view will be the subject of an open
meeting of the Portland Academy of
Medicine in the main hall of Central
library tonight. This, the first meeting
of the academy this fall, will be a pub
lic one and the talks have been selected
with a view to public interest
President P. L. Campbell of the Uni
versity of Oregon will speak on "Medical
Education From the Point qf View of
the University of Oregon" ; Dean Adolph
Zeifle of O. A. C. will discuss, "The Re
lation of the Agricultural College to
Medical Education; J. B. Kerr of the
board of regents of Reed college will
speak on "The Attitude of Reed to Med
ical Education;" and Dr. C. J. Smith
will discuss "The Attitude of the Med
icat Profession Towards Medical Educa
tion." Preceding the meeting the so
ciety will entertain the speakers at a
dinner at the Arlington club.
Teacher Is Sought
At $20 Per Pupil
Roseburg. Oct 14. The Douglas
county teachers' institute opened here
with 275 teachers -attending from all
parts of the county. The teachers
voted unanimously to Join the Oregon
State Teachers association. The county
is short 20 teachers to supply all
schools. Posted on the bulletin board
was an offer of 1140 a month for a
teacher in a district with but seven
puplld.
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"SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT"
A romance staged by
Cecil DeMille that with
its glamour and beauty
will giveyou.tob,
something to think
about.
with
Gloria Swans on
Theodora Roberts
Elliott Dxter
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J olm Haiiimer Taken.
As Deserter;. After
: Evading War Draft
Even though be took a trip half -way
around the world during the war and
erred in the Norwegian army, John
Hammer is classed as a deserter and
draft evader from the American army.
wWn federal officials found him
Wednesday he was taken to the mili
tary prison at Vancouver barracks to
await court martial, f
Hammer, who Is a Norwegian cltisen,
registered June 5, 1917. and soon left
for Norway. Federal agents say they
have no record of his securing a pass
port and are at a loss to know how he
got out of the countrv. Ho rn-t m
answer his questionnaire, it is charged.
wnue in rsorway ne was forced into
the army.
Last January he returned to this
country. How he again reentered the
United States is also -a puszle to Chief
Special Agent W. R. Br yon. Bryon
learned a short time ago that Hammer
was working in a logging camp either at
Scappooee or Astoria, so he addressed
him a letter asking him to come into the
office. When Hammer admitted-his at
tempt to dodge the draft, Bryon ordered
Deputy Agent Tom Word to take him to
Vancouver.
Immigration Inspector Bohham said
he believed Hammer is illegally in the
country and has started an investiga
tion, as Hammer could not produce any
passports.
Knights . Templar
In Annual Conclave;
Nearly 1000 Attend
The thirty-fourth annual conclave of
me Kjugnts Templar of the grand
commandery of Oregon is in session
today at the Pythian building with
nearly 1000 sir knights and their ladlfs
from all parts of Oregon. F. S. Baillie
or union county is presiding as grand
commander. A luncheon was served at
Crown Point, on the Columbia river
highway, this afternoon. Ladles will
be given a luncheon at the Imperial
hotel this evening. The grand com
mander, officers and delegates will be
received by Washington commandery
at East Eighth and Burnslde at the
same time.
No Representation
For TJ, S. at Session
Washington, Oct 14. (U. P.) The
United States will be without a repre
sentative at the first full meeting of
the League of Nations called at Ge
neva for November, it was said here
today. While President Wilson Issued
the call as an official of the league,
this country has not ratified the treaty
and is not entitled to a representative.
Marriage Licenses
Vancouver. Vash.. Oct. 14. Marriage
licenses were issued Wednesday to J.
Psyette Tobfn. 24, and Stella M.
Grimm, 24. Portland j Raymond Win
ter, 21. Eugene. Or., and Vera C Ganta,
18, CorvaMs, Or. ; Charles Lester, 53,
and Martha Hiatt 46, Portland ; James
Beggs. 23, and Agnes Neuman, 23.
Portland ; WilHam O. Oxford, 35, and
Mary Stout 35, Portland.
October Gaieties Demand a
SKIRTS of
Sprightly
Styles
are to be found in
pleated and plain mod
els, with norelty pock
ets forming a flerer
departure in some . in
stances. Of wool mate
rial t Ji e y are tans,
browns, blues, preens
and naries in plaid and
checked effects. Attrac
threly priced at
$1850
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MEXICAN'S REPORT
Mexieo City; Oct. 14. (U. P.)
Returning from a visit to the United
States, Roberto Pesqueira, personal
representative of President do la
Huerta, charged Washington swarms
with lobbyists working against Mex
ican interests and Endeavoring to
keep the United States and Mexico
apart.
He asserted "there are two groups
among the oil men who desire continued
friction between the two countriea"
"Neither I nor any other representa
tive pf this government has attempted
to gain recognition from the United
States," he said. "However, there are
a number of Interests attempting to warp
the judgment of Secretary of State
Colby and his assistants, using the
OF INTRIGUE
f LAYING "BO CAPACITY CROWDS j
SENSATIOItrU..PlCTURi:
THE IWNGETHRIIIS. JL
And excitement QjT
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Georgette Dresses
In a Wonderful Sale at
'67
Models Regularly, Selling Up. to $95.00
Distinctive embroidered designs rival beaded effects in add
ing delightful touches to these fetching frocks adapted for
afternoon arid dinner wear, although some are elaborate
enough for the informal dancing party. New long waistlines
give the slender youthful appearance so much desired. The
color showing is quite complete, including navy, brown black,
taupe, Copenhagen, rose, flesh, white, turquoise, blue and
bisque. In all sizes.
Soft Velvet Sports Hats
Very Special $5.00
wose-nrang craped etlects, in
black and colors, with fancy pins to
add a touch of trimming, give these
hats a youthful charm. The smart
ness of these models will prove a
happy surprise at this amazing
price. Twill be a pleasure to show
them to you.
Credit may be spelled
C-R-E-D-I-T
but we spell it C-H-E-E-R-F-U-L.
Open a charge account with us.
utftf ing (p.
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petroleum controversy, political and
llgious arguments for the purpose." -
Th White House Is a fortress w
In g over meshes of Intrigue," he said.
"Nona ot tola Intrigue reaches thr presi
dent . - i ..-r - i
"There are two groups among oil men -who
desire continued frietloa between
the two countries. One ta composed of
speculators who acquired 111 gotten gainst
under the old factions In Mexico, notably '
under Carranza and Cantu. The other
faction comprises those oil well owners
who are endeavoring to settle their
claims to oil lands in the state depart
ment rather than in the courts. I
think, however, that all are coming to
realise that Mexico win settle the oil
controversy in an equitable manner."-
Dayton Office Sought
Dayton. Wash.. Oct 14. The follow--Ing
have filed for the nomination for
city offices: Homer Samuel, mayor; R.
M. Stufdevant attorney ; Claude Swe
gle, clerk ; S. Z. Vanes, treasurer ; coun,
oilman. First ward, J. A.. Hubbard ;
councilman. Second ward. Dr. A. F. Bar- .
nett ; councilman at large, A. N. Nllssoh.
Toon Portland Girl Weds
Vancouver, Wash., Oct 14. Alios
Hammett 17-year-old Portland girl,
was married Wednesday to Leland J.
Carroll. 23. also of Portland. The
mother of the bride, Mrs. Mary Ham
mett of 143 East Third street. Port
land, accompanied the couple.
Next Saturday
Douglas McLean
and Doris May
Smart Frock
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