THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. OREGON.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1320.
BIER FAVORS
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MPlflVEMENT
OFWATERWAYS
Washington, Nov. 29. Develop
ment of waterway la anticipated. In
ihe 'annuals report of Secretary of
. War Baker, which review war de
partment activities during: the fiscal
' Vear ended June 3.0, 1920, and plana
now being followed.
- f "The inland and;coatw!se waterways
ervlce, ear a the report, "constitutes a
new responsibility, of the war depart
ment. In the early days of our develop
ment canal projects played an important
. part, and but tor the advent of the rall
roa a very much greater use would un
doubtedly have been made of our livers
and inland 'waters. ., We- seem to have
arrived at a place where interest will
necessarily revive in this mode of trans
portation. The government has spent
yast sums in river and harbor improve
ment. Most of the river improvement
,ha had in view, ultimate navigation,
and the rapid fivelopment of power
from our great rivers, which ia likely
to take place under the new waterpower
act. will cause the erection of dams and
. develop further Inland water shipping.
"The division of Inland waterways
f the United States railroad adminis
tration was transferred to the war de
partment on March 1. 1320, and placed
under the supervision of Brigadier Gen
eral Frank T. Hlnes, chief of the trans
portation service.,'
JBATCSPOBTATIOIC TO BE AIDED
"The Inland and coastwise waterways
fervlce should eventually become the of
ficial government waterways bureau.
JThla status will necessitate the closest
:ontract between this bureau and com
mercial Interests affected by waterway
traffic. It will provide an agency
through which the government may con
struct, or assist In constructing water
way terminals which, while essential to
the success of, extensive waterway traf
fic", have not as yet been built by either
private or municipal capital.' It will
provide a means by which unfair com
petitive rail tariffs along water routes
may be eliminated. And it will provide
an' organization capable of undertaking
Juch technical research and of dissem
inations such information as may assist
1n the healthy promotion of transporta
tion on inland waterways, thereby fur
thering the public welfare as well as
Jhe national defense."
Illuminating information on the cost
!o the United States of the world war,
he present status of the military force
of the Untied States and the proposed
.tnilitary establishment are embodied in
4horeport
Vab cost $ij,:jo,ooo,ooo
Concerning the cost of the war the
report gives the following figures:
Appropriated from April H, 1917, to Jun
Jtn. lao. S5, 522,300, 6B8.S4; unexpended
,lncmi. $7,815,417,049 B2: expended up to
June 80, 1020.. SlG.15U.245.S7n.73; surpliu
Troiierty Mln to Jane 80, 1620, $875.0(10,(100;
lrriKiirj bilinre, June 80, 1920, $1,577,70(1.
HS2.09; net rsnh outlay up to June SO. 1920.
. lft.7M,245.B76.78.
, 'ritt uiet tnirte In Europe $.'103,819,000;
credit nit made in thie country 153.227,0003
jLrpnsfen of nurplui to other government deptrt
aiienti, wtihmit chirire, $110,000,000; ulet
made prior to June SO, 1920, u to which the
Jnonrj hu not been turned into the treasury,
.M)1.0.'.(l,00O; nfee mad enhaequent to June
20. 19 JO, np to and Including November 5,
3920, 145,293,000; estimated return from sale
et to be made $!r0, 00O.OOO; amounta to be
jercovrred arrw.unt of money, advanced by war
etadita board $84,800,000; coat of American
furcei in Germany, to be recovered from the
HTinan overnment, $257,005,000: total. $2,
nna.a.lO.flnfl. ;o.t of tha war, approximately
l:i.730.393. 570.73.
v It Is to be noted, however, that this
Computation does not take into the ac
count the amount which would neces
sarily have been spent in tho mainte
nance ,ot our peace-time army, nor of
ithe enormous properties acquired by the
"war department and still retained by it
which will, become Increasingly valu
able. . - T
AItMY STnEJTGTIt 8HOW2T
ri Demobilization, which began shortly
jaftegi th armistice, was continued dur
3ng the fiscal year ended June 30, 1920,
-snd it had been practically completed
Avlthout delay .within a year. As de
. anoblllzation proceeded those camps used
demobilization centers were aban
doned from time to time. Recruiting
was resumed on March 1, 1919, and ob
tained 78.436 enlistments for one year
.and 72,980 for three years. Irraddition.
J6o enlistments for one year and 6990
Xor three years were made for the
Vhlllppie Scouts. ,
f The strength of the army, Including
gentle quake
breaks ; in on
sundayIsleep
A fentle little flTe-aerond earth
quake that Jostled somnolent folk
oat of their sound Sunday morn
ing sleep visited Portland early
Sunday morning.
IV D, Young, assistant on duty
at the, local weather bureau, put
the time of the visitation at 3:43
aw m. Other residents who timed
the brief tremor ranged from
3:40 to 3:45. No official note of
the quake was recorded here, as
the weather bureau hag no seis
mograph. "The slight quake was, evident
ly felt, generally over the North
west," said Young, Sunday night.
"Yakima reported feeling $
3:40 a. m." . v ,'".-
Numerous west side citizens
told of being waked by the shock.
One west alder reported that a
gas shade In his house was shaken
loose and broken.
The Dalles, Not. 29. Residents
of The Dalles were startled from
their sleep about 3:30 Sunday
morning by a heavy shock, snp
posedly an earthquake. An in
tense jar, lasting probably fire
seconds, was experienced. It was
enough to arouse hundreds of
people, although no damage ap
parently resulted." It Is believed
by some that the Jar felt liero
was from a heavy slide.
Spokane, Wash, Not. 2 9. (I.
N. S.) The seismograph at Gon
zaga university here recorded
another earthquake beginning at
12:07 and ending at 12:23 this
morning. The university reports
that the greatest intensity was at
12:17 o'clock, centering 100 to
150 miles southwest.
the Philippine Scouts.' was as follows ; :
Offices CadeU Cnliated Totatl
- nan. -
Jttoa 30. 'It. .71,481 769 T91.758 864,018
Jurtlrao. "JO. .16,074 715 188,173 204)028
Man Who Held Up
30 Loggers ' in One
Bunch Is Sentenced
Moscow Idaho, Nov. 29. Upon his
plea of guilty of folding up and robbing
30 menat the Wlnton Lumber com
pany's camp No. 4, near Bovill, in thia
county, several weeks ago, and confess
ing to aJong criminal career, Reuben
Taylor, ailaa joe Dillon, aliaaJohn Jo
seph, was sentenced to the Idaho peni
tentiary for from five years to life. The
sentence was administered by Judge C.
Steele of Jhe district court.
Taylor was arrested on a lonely trail
in the Marble Creek country in Sho
shone county, Idaho, where he had been
trailed by Pat Malone, deputy sheriff
of Latah county, after the holdup of
the camp. He secured $175. according
to his statement, but the men robbed.
30 of them, claim to have lost 1600. When
arrested Taylor had $225 on his person
and claims that $50 of this waa his own
money.
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Former Eesident of
The Dalles Is Dead
Mrs. Caroline Booth Culbertaon died
at her home, 1279 Cleveland avenue,
November 18. Mrs. Culbertson was
born at The Dalles in 1878 and lived
there until coming to Portland In 1910.
She was married to George D. Culbert
son in 1903. Her husband ; one daugh
ter, Louise Culbertson ; her mother,
Mrs. Mary Booth, and her sister, Mr
W. H. Sharp of this city, survive her.
LEAGUE DIVIDES
ON QUESTION OF
DISARMAMENT
By A. E. Johnson .
(United KTcw Staff Correspondent.)'
. Geneva, Nov. 29.- After a week
given over largely to commission
meetings, the League of Nations as
sembly will reconvene Tuesday, still
seeking decisions on the most diffi
cult problems confronting the nations
of the world.
The coming week will be extremely
active and will mark the resumption of
open debates on the assembly floor.- It
is predicted that the disarmament, man
dates and international court debates
will be extremely heated, and that wide
divergence of views will b revealed.
FBAKCE SEEKS DELAY
The neutrals and smaller powers gen
erally demand immediate action as to
disarmament.' . France and Roumania
have openly declared they will not dis
arm until their former enemies are en
tirely disarmed. Delegate Negulesco of
Roamania declares that the obligation
to disarm should include non-members
of the league. - " .
Fock of the Netherlands and Lang
of Norway are seeking to reorganize the
permanent disarmament commission, be
lieving It should be made up of civilians
instead of military men. Lord Robert
Cecil, Nansen and others are putting
stress upon the importance of recognis
ing the use of the economic blockade
weapon and a special committee Is now
sitting in secret, perfecting an economic
proposition which win be submitted to
the. Assembly.
MANDATE POSSIBILITIES
It la expected that thia will result in
Ren Vivianl of France again bringing
forth his country's proposition for an
international array, as a counter move
to the attempt to put economic pressure
above the force of arms. In the mean
time England looks with disfavor on any
general disarmament plans . while . the
United States, Russia and Germany are
out of the league.
The question of mandates promises to
result in considerable friction, because
of the widely conflicting interests.
Japan Is interested financially in South
Africa. France is seeking mandatories
which will produce black troops. Aus
tralia is seeking to exclude Orientals
and to create a "white" Pacific England
is seeking oil and other .natural re
sources. The South American countries
and neutrals, who are not involved in
the present, case, will oppose perpetual
mandates and unlimited powers of man
datories. Another difficult question will be that
of the admission of new states to the
league. The arguments will hinge on
whether admission shall Involve de jure
recognition. If it is decided that it does,
then there Is no hope for Russia.
As to the International court, the Root
amendment will be accepted virtually in
tact, except for a reservation as to com
pulsory arbitration. An attempt will be
made to divide the court Into two sec
tions, one to deal exclusively with labor
questions.
The question of amendment to. the
League of Nations covenant is expected
to be settled before the assembly ad
journs and it is anticipated that some
changes will be made during the present
session.
PRESSURE AT HAKD
The commission studying the economic
boycott proposition is now working on a
scheme for the creation of immediate
machinery to be employed against mem
bers of the league found guilty of vio
lating covenant provisions. The ma
chinery ia intended to deal with cases
such as General Zellgowskl, who refuses
to recognise the Lithuanian-Polish arbi
tration agreement.
"The council has recommended the
formation of an international commis
sion to determine, ways and means, but
a more direct form of pressure would be
simpler," he declared. "It is quite clear
that considerable amount of pressure
may be exercised and applied by the
league as things now stand. All that
is necessary is the' machinery with which
to inform the members that the neces
sity of pressure has arisen. They are
consequently bound to take action."
Cecil recommended : First, the creation
Lef machinery to ascertain when the ne
cessity or an economic blockade has
arisen; second, the1 immediate appoint
ment of the international commission
recommended by the council.
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Under Government Supervision
"One of the Northwest's
Great Banks"
THE, man who saves
"because he wants to
seldom reaches the stage
that he has to '
.Savings deposited here are
under Kovernment supervis
ion. . .
IjiiitedStafes
National Banlo
Sith and Star .
Outing, 20c Yard
Sttndard quality, heavy weight Outing flan
nelln popular stripes at HALF the war-time
WHOLESALE price.
ECONOMY BASEMENT.
clcrchandlso cfcl Merit Only
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Lace Collars, 50c ; i
Venise Collars many beautiful patterns In C
the much-wanted Tuxedo'style for the blouse; I
frock, or suit. Christmassy! .. I
F.r.nNnMY RiriurNT . . - a
EVERYTHING FOR CASH EVERYTHING FOR LESS
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2000 Aprons, Apron-Dresses and All-Day
Dresses in a Great Sale
all new and priced unusually low, even for us. Both the .makers and
ourselves sacrificed prof its in order to make these savings possible to you
- Though it's hard to believe from just reading about
it, here's what you'll find at these prices!
Not only apron-dresses at a price folks want arid
can easily pay, but the kind of aprons and dresses folks
want many dandy styles.
MATERIALS
Standard Percales, Ginghams
and fine Amoskeag Gingham
Madras in plain t colors, stripes,
checks and figures, light, medium
and dark. .
The pictures show you just how good these apron
dresses are to look at pretty to wear, and how full
cut and comfortable they are well made and sturdy,
too. Many with dainty white trimming. Sizes up
to 42. ' , " . '
$1.00
$1.49
$1.98
NOTE : Bargains not quite is good as these have been selling out by noon right along in the Economy Basement.
We shall scarcely sell 2000 aprons before noon BUT, come early for best choice in styles and colors Irr your size.
' ECONOMY BASEMENT, Lipman, Wolf. & Co.
Tuesday
Only-
Our Entire Basement Stock of Blankets
sis LJOSfiiyli .
and Comforts at Exactly
Half Price
1 000 Blankets
Your Choice Tuesday at
$1.38 to $3.38
Every Blanket perfect in weave,
Every Comfort filled with pure new" cotton.
Every one originally marked at the lowest regular prices
in the city. ' '
None sold to dealers, none sent C 0. D., and none ac
cepted for exchange or refund.
ECONOMY BASEMENT. Lipman, Wolf & Co.
200 Comforts
Your Choice Tuesday at
$2.63 to $4.75
To Make Room for Holiday Goods!
All Untrimmed and
Ready-to- Wear
HATS
For Women, Misses
and Children
Reduced to
$1
00
You know what good materials and work
manship, -what wearable becoming styles our
millinery always assures yon. Every one of
these hats is priced at less than wholesale.
Tuesday at 9:15.
ECONOMY BASEMENT, Lipman. Wolf a & Co.
NEW 56-INCH PLAID
SKIRTINGS
AT A NEW LOW PRICE
$2.75 Yard
-These are the same grade that you find
in fine ready-made skirts at many times
the cost of a skirt pattern in this sale;
Beautiful 1
WOMEN'S HEATHER WOOL
Sports Hqse
$1.79 Pair .
.W:'
( All the style, all the beauty," all the
wear that you usually find only in far
higher priced stockings, you, secure in
these at $1.79, because of slight irregu
larities; Fashioned to fit, all sizes.
ECONOMY BASEMENT, Lipman, Wolf & Co.
WOMEN'S STRICTLY HIGH GRADE
FOOTWEAR
OXFORDS, PUMPS AND HIGH
v 1 SHOES
$3.45 Pair
9
Mostly
Narrow
Widths
but plenty, of
sizes in the lot,
and what qual
ity Every pair
positively at
Jess than half
the wholesale
cost.-
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ECONOMY BASEMENT, Lipman, Wolf & Co.
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