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THURSDAY, ; DECEMBER 30, 1920.
THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON
PLEA IDE
IAN
AN
jllliteracy, Luxury,
Handicap Education,
Says N. E. A. Head
"Oregrfn's public Bchool bill la $12,000,-
000 & year; Oregon's luxury bill Is $150,
000,000. The amounts are: dispyoportlon
ate," declared Fred M. Hunter, president
ot the National Education association,
addressing: the Progressive Business
Men's club at the Benson hotel this aft-
kernoon.
"The Illiteracy t of this country, ac
cording: fo the war records,' Is 25 per
cent and It will not be cured until the
public school system does Its entire
duty, which is to take the child entirely
through the course. Including instruction
in citizenship. California's high schools
stand highest in attendance in propor-
z
III' I StSff ani r
IN ALL SliHUULS
. Addressing the Oregon Teachers'
convention at J the - Lincoln high
school thismornlng oh "A Program
for American Education. F. M.
Hunter, president of the National
Education association and superin-
, . . j - ... Uion to lower grades, but the high school
ncnoois. poimea out me Gangers oi t attendance should be 331-3 per cent of
a Bolshevist Invasion through the
Bchools,. and warned' that this could
be combated only" by emphasizing
American ideals and traditions, bo
' the rising generation would be well
founded in Americanism.
The afternoon session Wednesday
. nominated officers and adopted a plan
- of nomination to be effective next year
-whereby teachers may make their nom
inations by mail if unable to attend the
convention. --' The officers nominated
were: Mrs. Mary L. Fulkerson, super
intendent of Marlon ; county schools,
president; C. A. Howard, superintendent
of the Marshf ield schools, vice president,
and ; Miss Minnie Altman of Jennings
Lodge and Miss Eva Roche, city super
intendent of Bend, members of the ex
ecutive committee.
.- A measure was adopted authorizing
the executive" committee to select the
secretary-treasurer. No selection has
jet been made.
J'LEAD.S FOU COOPERATIOX
Among addresses delivered this morn
ing was one On "Schools and the Com
munity" by C. E. Chadsey of the Uni
versity of Illinois. The keynote .of the
talk was the need of cooperation be
tween the' school superintendents, the
teachers and- the public. He declared
the day of secret policies - to be dead
and that efficient work could be ob
tained only by cooperation and publicity.
The teachers will hold a reception and
dance -at their headquarters at the Mult
nomah hotel tonight at 8 o'clock. The
Oregon Agricultural college held a lunch
eon for its members and associates, in
the high school cafeteria this noon. -'
KERXS HAS ADVENTURE
Adventure does not seem to be the
daily part of a school teacher's life, but
some, of "tlwse attending the convention
can tell' tales of their trips to Portland
that, show even a pedagogue may have
thrillst
John.W. Kerns, superintendent of the
Lakeview schools,rhad to go-through
- Nevada, California and a train hold-up
to get here. Snow in Eastern Oregon
prevented travel by stage and a bandit
near Reno furnished the excitement 'of
the hold-up. One passenger on the train
lost (175 and a gold watch. Kerns says
the victim was not a school teacher.
Miss Celia Hunkins of Hood River lost
a pair of rubbers in the snow Just before
she left for Portland, and her first act
on arrival was to invest in a pair of
galoshes.
- C. E. Oliver had to make the trip
ffom Lake county by relays of stage,
horseback and on foot and avoided hav
ing to go the circuitous' route through
.Nevada.
the whole and not half that percentage
has -been reached there, and It is lower
in Oregon.";
NARCOTIC AGEN
CLAIM INCREASED
PATRONAGE WOULD
OBVIATE RATE RISE
T
GETS TWO YEARS
Chinjese narcotic peddlers, who have
been escaping with fines, were given
a" eet back this morning when Fed
eral Judge Charles Wolverton een
tenced Chuey Sim, a wealthy Chl
neserto two years Imprisonment in
the federal penitentiary at McNeils
island. Counsel for Chuey requested
a 30-day stay of execution, where
upon the judge raised the ball from
$1500. to $50.00. f ' '
"This sentence will be the most effec
tive thing ever done in this city to stop
the narcotic traffic," said Assistant
United States-Attorney Flegel. "Heavy
fines only serve the purpose of a license
fee, because there is such an enormous
profit in the traffic"
Although Chuey was not charged with
smuggling narcotics Into the United
States, the court was Informed that he
was director of a gang employed In
smuggling the drugs across the Canadian
border into Seattle. Chuey is said to
have personally brought the drugs from
Seattle to Portland in-a smuggling belt.
He had a store in Seattle, one in Port
land at 107 North Fourth - street, and
kept his supply stored in a well fur
nished, unoccupied house at 95 East
Twenty-fourth street north. The house
was never occupied, even during . the
house shortage, - neighbors testified.
Chuey paying short visits to it almost
dally. When federal officials raided the
place they found five cans of opium,' 833
grains of morphine and 223 grains of co
caine.
Rapid fire " questioning1 as to
whether the Northwestern Electric
company cannot, with increased pat
ronage, operate its steam " heating
plant at a profit consumed the morn
ing session of the hearing before the
public service commission relative to
the application of the electric com
pany for increased rates.
Robert G. Dieck, representing the
Building Owners association, produced
a list of prospective patrons that, were
all accommodated, would tax the plant!
to capacity. His questions tended to t
show that expenses would not Increase !'
proportionately with the added revenue, J
and that, therefore, a rate increase Is
not necessary.
L. T. Merwin, general manager of the
corporation, insisted . that added fuel
wou'd be necessary for every additional
pound of steam, and that therefore, the
expense incurred would exoeed the in
creased revenue.' and, Merwin contend
ed,; the new patrons might entail addi
tional capital investment, and therefore
justify additional revenue. '
He also declared that, even though
more consumers might be obtained, an
equal number might be lost, resulting
in additional capital expense, equal in
come, but an actual loss because more
revenue would be necessary to provide
a return on the increased investment.
The question as to -whether a new
rate would not result In a loss' of
patronage that would more than offset
the income derived from a higher
charge was also introduced by Dieck.
Merwin contended that the loss of cus
tomers would not compare with the ad-1
vantages to the company of a higher
rate.
Convict, Injured
In Prison Dash, Is
In Serious State
Walla Walla, Wash.. Dec 30. -P. D.
Williams, Wenatchee convict, who was
shot in the attempted break and jail de
livery at the state penitentiary Tuesday,
Is in a serious condition, according to
Dr. J. W. Ingram, penitentiary surgeon.
An examination proved that a bullet had
entered his neck. .- Steel splinters' of
others inflicted wounds in the abdo
men and head. " - ''
Guard Joe Smith, whose nose was
crushed In the attack of the prisoners,
ts recovering In a Walja Walla hospital.
The names of two others implicated
in the planning of the break have been
announced by Captain J. T. Burke. They
are W. T. Coles, sentenced from-K.lng
county to serve from 10 to 20 years for
assault in the first degree, and Arthur
Woods, a King county habitual criminal
and ex-Monroe and ex-Folsom convict,
sentenced td a term of from 10 years
to life.
AlSff
GRANTED
Iron Workers Back
On Jobs at Out of
Almost 10 Per Cent
Highwaymen Threw
Rings, Pocketbooks,
. Away, They Declare
A gray suede pocketbook taken from
Mrs. Robert M. Cleveland by the three
highwaymen who held up Mr. and Mrs.
Cleveland Monday night, was ' thrown
away in a dark doorway on Stark street
between Second and Third, after the rob
bery, according to statements made to
Inspectors Tackaberry and Phillips to
day by Joe Greenburg and Abe Weln
steln, confessed robbers. The two men
told the police they put Cleveland's wal-
- let, containing $150 In Canadian bond
coupons and three rings taken from
Mrs, Cleveland in the bag which they
; threw into the doorway.
Two trf the rings were plain and the
other set in small diamonds' which, they-
'.told the police, they feared would not be
easily disposed of. Because of this, they
threw them away, contented with the
valuable diamond ring whlcli was later
recovered from them when they were ar-
. rested. -'".-'' W . '
Novice Bootlegger
Assessed $250 Fine
B. H. Clark, self confessed "novice"
bootlegger, was fined $250 this morn
ing by Federal Judge Wolverton for
carrying five pints of moonshine whis
key in his pockets. He was arrested
December 17 by federal officials near the
Public library, while peddling the liquor.
Clark Was given 20 days in which to
pay his fine and ordered to report to
Assistant United States Attorney Austin
Flegel each day until the fine is paid.
James H.Huddleson,
Civil War Veteran,
Died Here Tuesday
James Howard Huddleson, . aged 80,
died at the Portland hotel Tuesday.
Huddleson, a veteran of the Civil war
and an old railroad man, was born in
Pennsylvania, in 1840. During the Civil
war he served in the army of the
Potomac. In 1879 he married Miss Mary
Stockton of Wyandotte, Kan., and came
to Oregon in 1880 to fill a position with
the O-W. R. & N. He is survived by
his widow, one son. Dr. J. H. Huddleson
of New York, and one daughter, Mrs.
Zlllh Bernau of Portland. Arrange
ments for the funeral will be made as
soon as Dr. Huddleson arrives from the
East, which will probably be Saturday.
Newbern, N. C, Dec 30. (U. P.)
Employes of the Newbern Iron and
Supply company returned to work today
at a compromise wage schedule of 70
cents ah hour, after being convinced
that a reduction in the wage scale was
necessary. The plan by which all em
ployes shared in the net profits, not al
lowing for return on the capital invested,
failed when the first two weeks of oper
ation under the new plan failed to show
any profit for distribution after the re
duction of office salaries, production
costs and overhead. The men had been
out since Monday.
( The new wage schedule represents a
cut of almost 10 per cent from the
former schedule of 76 cents an hour.'
TO POET'S FORCES
London, Dec. 30. .(I. N. S.)- The
Italian government has published a
decree granting amnesty 'to Gabriele
d'Annunzio's forces at Fiume; ac
cording to a Rome dispatch to the
Evening News today.
MAY
President Receives
Mining Bill That
So Aroused Ashurst
Dr. W. C. Dueber ,
Dr. W. C Dueber, son of the late C.
A. Dueber, died at his home in Tilla
mook, December 27, according to word
received by members of his family here.
Dr. Dueber, formerly of Portland, was
a well known dentist. He is survived by
his wife. Mrs. Mazie Dueber ; his moth
er, Mrs. Mary Dueber, and three broth
ers, H. P. Dueber, E. A. Dueber and L.
P. Dueber.
World Young; Man
Has Much to Learn,
Declares Scientist
Chicago. Dec 3D. (I. N. S.) Folks
of today may think they are pretty
wise ; but. comparatively speaking, they
know very little, take it from Profes
sor F. K. Moulton of the University of
Chicago. Nothing personal, y'under
Btand ; Professor Moulton "is talking
about everybody."
Addressing the American association
for the advancement of science. Profes
sor Moulton declared ,the intelligence of
human beings at present compared with
what it will be in the future is as that
of a toad compared with present human
development. Achievements beyondthe
comprehension of the-human mind are
to be recorded by future generations.
Professor Moulton declared.
Washington, Dec 30. (I. N. S.) The
mine assessment bill, concerning which
Senator Henry-A. Ashurst of Arizona
unsuccessfully attempted to see Presi
dent Wilson yesterday, creating a furore
of excitement around the White House,
was placed before the president this
morning for his action, it was officially
announced today. . .
The bill Involves the ownership rights
of hundreds of mines in Western states
and has been passed by both houses of
congress. It is now before the presi
dent for signature or veto.
Young Rancher Kills
Himself in Hotel
The Dalles, Or., Dec. 30. Ralph Chap
man, a young rancher residing near
Shaniko, was found dead In a room of
the Great Southern hotel In Shaniko late
Wednesday night, when the manager of
the hotel broke In the door. Chapman
had shot himself through the head with
a revolver.
Rome, Dec 30. (I. N. S.) War clouds
which have been hanging low over
Southern Europe for nearly two years
were rolled back today when Italy be
gan to put into effect the treaty of
Kapallo at Fiume.
The threat of an armed break between
Italy and. Jugo-Slavta over Fiume and
other disputed territory on the Adriatic,
was at an end. But for a year it had
been Intensified by Gabriele d'Annunzio,
the firebrand Italian poet, who seized
Flume and a number of islands' on the
Dalmatian coast in bold defiance of the
Italian government. "
The delegation from the Fiume munic
ipal council accepted all of the govern
ment's terms. The ' conditions included
the evacuation of the islands of Arbe
and Veglia, which had been -seized by
D'Annunzio's volunteers, and the de
mobilization of the Fiuman "navy."
. Under the treaty of Rapallo, which
D'Annunzio dramatically denounced and
which he declared he would resist to
the . death, Fiume is to become a tiny
independent state between the frontiers
of Italy and Jugo-Slavia.
The islands of Arbe and Veglia and
the Dalmatian coast north of Zar which
the volunteers had occupied will revert
to Jugo-Slavia.
Under the Austro-Hungarian and Ra
pallo treaties, Jugo-Slavia becomes a
powerful nation, her frontiers extending
from the Adriatic to Roumania.
It was reported here today that Ga
riele D'Annunzio will exile himself from
Italy, going to South America.
WALTERS' APPEAL
MEAN STAY
OF SIX MONTHS
, Husted A. Walters, sentenced to
be hanged February 10, may have a
reprieve long, after that date, ac
cording to developments "today. It
may be at least six months and prob
ably longer before the final decision
is made, if an appeal is taken to the
Oregon'state Supreme court, which
now seems probable.
B. F. Mulkey,' who was appointed by
the court to defend Walters and who
made every possible effort to save the
man from the death sentence, has ob
tained a stay of execution of the order
requiring Sheriff Hurlburt to deliver
Walters to the warden of the state peni
tentiary by January 6. Mulkey has
until January 2 in which to file his mo
tion for a new trial which, he stated
today, he will promptly file, and there
after there will be four days within
which to hear arguments.
After the decision of the trial judge
on the motion for a new trial, should
this be adverse, Mulkey will appeal to
the supreme court. ' .
Mulkey states that one of the main
grounds' for his appeal. If it Is required,
will be that the circuit court admitted
evidence of other crimes for the pur
pose of showing the intent of Walters
in committing the murder of Patrolman
Jerome Palmer. He says the prosecut
ing attorneys persistently argued before
the Jury the other crimes, to show that
Walters must haVe been guilty of pre
meditation In the commission of the
crime here. '
Another point which Mulkey savs he
will press Is that there was undue and
indecent haste in forcing the case to
Body of Man Found
Hanging in His Home
Newport, Or., Dec 30. A man named
Eckerman was found dead in his home.
He had hung himself. No cause is
known. The body was found by John
Shermer and Lester Martin Thursday
morning. In the pockets was J50 in
cash. He had $900 in the bank.
trial, v He points out that - Walters
pleaded not guilty December 2 and was
forced to go on trial December 20, leav
ing, only 18 days within which to pre
pare for trial. -
Attorneys.' have been discussing the
probability of an attack on the consti
tutionality of the law which puts capital
punishment back into effect in Oregon
on the alleged ground that the provision
for submitting the matter to a vote of
the people was passed at a special ses
sion of the legislature without the re
quired vote.
Bond Losses Cannot ;
Be Counted in Tax
Returns This Year
Creditors' of Morris, Brothers, Jnc,
will not be allowed to 'credit themselves
with a loss, on account of investments
placed through the firm. In filing in
come tax returns for 1920. according to
Milton A. Miller, , collector of Internal
revenue.
"The. amount of loss suffered by creditors-cannot
be ascertained until pro
ceedings in bankruptcy have been com
pleted," Miller stated today, "and these
creditors may not credit themselves with
a loss on this account in their income
tax returns until the exact amount of
the loss has been determined." -
. Income tax returns for 1920 must be
filed with the collector of internal reve
nue on or before March 15. 1921. The
return must cover aH transactions com
pleted and all inepme received to and
Including December 31, 1920. . Interest
on interim certificates and interest, on
bonds held by the receiver of the Mor
ris Brothers company would pot be In
cluded In the return for 1920 unless actu
ally paid to the holder of the certificate
or. owner of bonds before January 1, ac
cording ti Miller.-
Purchasea of bonds and other securi
ties are investments .of principal and
willnot affect Income returns adversely
to the interests of the investor. Losses
on investments must be credited on the
return for the year in which they are
I definitely determined.
M ARTHUR OFFERS
BILL ABOLISHING
STUNTED SESSION
Washington, Dec. 30. -(WASHINGTON
BUREAU OF THE JOUR
NAL) Constitutional . amendments
proposed by , Representative Mc Ar
thur in congress would abolish the
short session of congress, -making the
terms . of members being on the
first Monday in December 4he year
of their election, instead of on March
4 following, and the term of the
president one 'week, later.
This difference, would be required to
enable the result of the election -tovbe
'canvassed and election of president in
case there has been no majority choice
in the electoral college.
WOILD SETTLE HAZE f ;
In discussing the subject, McArthsir
said :
"One of the serious objections to the
present long-drawn-out arrangement is
the depressing effect elections' and po
litical uncertainties have on the business
of the country. Much of this would be
avoided if newly elected officials were
permitted to begin their work and put
their policies in effect ? within a few
weeks after election.' Sound business,
sane economics and good polities all -demand
the prompt retirement of a de
feated party-or Individual office holder
and the prompt initiation of the suc
cessor. '-'
pCTGOISG PARTY POWERLESS
"It.has been my observation Xhat when
an administration is going out of power
the recommendations of the retiring
president and cabinet officers do not
carry any great amount of weight. There
are, of course, rxceptions to this, but as
a rule congress and the country watt
to hear from the incoming executive and
his official family before proceeding to
pass legislation of an important char
acter. " . ',.,. v' ' !.-!. '' i
"I am not at all canguine tliatvny
amendments will be considered by the
present session, but I' mm introducing
them for the purpose of focusing public
attention On what I consider very Im
portant questions, and trust the resulting :
discussion will produce results Inter on.
The principal curse of our preBont leg
islative system Ilea in the fact that prac
tically nothing but appropriation billa
are considered during the Ishort ses
sion of congress," I
FKDKRAL REGULATION1 FOR
' MOTOUBOATS IS PROPOSED
Washington. Dec 30. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OK TUB JOURNAL)
Declaring that passenger-carrying mo-.
torboats " should be certified and in
spected, the bureau of steamboat' In
spection is recommending j legislation
for this purpose, with requirement that .
operators ehall be at least 81 years of
age and citisens of the United States, i
Operators Bhould take a written ex
amination, says the bureau, and" in
spection should be made oJL five or six
Xundamental things "on motorboats. It is
suggested that the certificates need not
be posted, but merely ,kept on board.
Operators are now required to be li..
ceiisrtfrbut it Is said the public gener
ally does not know that thlfl afrords no
protection, since no examination of
qualifications is required. :
"It is full realised that there wilt be
strong opposition to adoption of inspec
tion of motorboats,' says the bureau s
annual report, "but when that op
position is analysed1 it can be based on
nothing else than desire for license. The
liberty of action of the real sportsman
Is not proposed to be Interfered with,
the profits of the operator ; engaged in
the transportation of passengers are not
proposed to be cut down, but it la pro
posed that this very Ipiportant matter
shall be properly regulated so that the
public may be protected." j
There are 15.000 employes! in : Spokane
1 manufacturing industries. I . '
One Killed, 2 Hurt
In Boat Explosion
New York, Dec 30. A red hot rivet
dropped by workmen in the hold of the
oil tanker Chas. M. Everst, at Robbln
drydock, Red' Hook, Brooklyn, caused
an explosion which killed one man, seri
ously injured two and slightly hurt a
dozen others, at the same time practi
cally destroying the vessel.
Injured Man Dies
Roseburg, Dec. 30, J. B. Fessler, aged
resident of Edenbower, run down by a
milk wagon on the Edenbower road Sat
urday evening, died from injuries Wed
nesday, without regaining consciousness
sufficiently to tell about the accident. An
inquest will be held.
O- off
on every dollar's worth
of merchandise
in the store
I .
men's furnisher and hatter
exclusive but not expensive
331 Washington sfc
near broadway .
TODAY AND FRIDAY ARE YOUR
LAST CHANCES OF SEEING
"FATTY
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ARBUCKLE
In the world-famous role of the
- rotund Sheriff "Slim" Hoover,
"Fatty" Arbuckle comes to mil
lions of friends in his first big
feature drama
"THE ROUND-UP"
THE LIBtRTY'S EDUCATED
HORSES
Stlt
IN A RODEO OF FTJX AND
MCSIC OF THE WEST
TICKETS on SALE
AT BOX OFFICE AND CHECKROOM
FOB THE
LIBERTY'S ANNUAL MIDNIGHT JAZZ
Some ef the Feature! Ineladcdt
Ladles' Symphony Orchestra, Mam
moth Oriental Motlral Namber.
VaaderUle Sambers, Premiere Per
formance of "Lore, Honor and Be
haTe"j Amatenrs, Etc
EMM
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Last Day of Our Great
akin if
Sale
3e ore Stock -T
Phenomenal Reductions In All Departments
Suits 33y3 Less
$26.25
$29.65
$29.85
$49.50 SUITS $37.15
$35.00 SUITS
$39.50 SUITS
$45.00 SUITS
In our effort to
make an absolute
clearance of all
stock? we are offer
ing startling reduc
tions in all lines. In
many instance s
goods are priced at
cost and even less
than cost!
Every sale final.
Absolutely no re
funds or exchanges.
Suits 50 Less
. . . ; - " . 7 " -J- :
$69.50 SUITS $34.75
$79.50 SUITS .$39.75
$85.00 SUITS $42.50
$97.50 SUITS $48.75
Splendid Coats at Amazing Reductions!
All Plush Coats
Any Fur Goat
50 Less
$190.00 Coats $ 95.00
$275.00 Coats $137.50
$325.00 Coats $162.50
$350.00 Coats $175.00
High Grade Goats
of Cloth or Plush
Y2 Price
Cloth Coats
$100 and Up
Plush Coats
$135-and Up
Less33i36f50
$ 39.50, Coats
$ 55.00 Coats
$ 97.50 Coats
$165.00. Coats
$26135
$36.65
$65.00
$82.50
Every Sweater
Less 3313
$6.95
$ 8.95
$10.50
$13.95
$16.50
$19.5Q
$25.00
Sweaters
Sweaters
Sweaters
Sweaters
Sweaters
Sweaters
Sweaters
are ; 4.dd
are $ 5.95
are $ 6.95
are $ 9.25
are $11.00
are $13.00
are $16.65
High Grade
BLOUSES
Reduced
33y3 & 50
$22.50 Blouses . . $15.00
$25.00 Blouses. .$16.65
$35.00 Blouses:. $17.50
Every Fur Piece
Less33!3&50
$89.50 Red Fox. . . .$44.75
$125 Skunk .... ..$62.50
$105 Mole now . . 7. . $52.50
$295 Squirrel at. . .$147.50
$32.50 Wolf now. . .$21.65
$195 Fitch at. . $97.50
$55 Hudson Seal . . .$27.50
100 Stunning Silk Dresses
33 Less
Satins-Kittens Ear Crepes
100 New Separate Skirts
Reduced '
33y3 & 50 and More!
AFewMore High Grade Hats at
$8.50
The Smartest Models- Formerly Priced
$15, $16.50, $18.50 to $22.50
All Trimmed Hats
Formerly Priced to $10 '
at
M 2- SWETT CO R
$2.50
All Trimmed Hats
Formerly Priced to .
$12.50 at:
$4.75
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