The Oregon daily journal., January 10, 1921, Page 2, Image 2

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON
. MONDAY,' JANUARY 10, 1C21.
SOI DEIS BLOC
7cioSlin
'By Charles M. McCann
Dublin, Jan. 10.- (U,;P.) Military
forces here frustrated a plan for s
Sinn Fein attaclj in the, heart of
. Dublin, . I
f As reported at headquarters today, a
body, of Sinn Kelners cut through the
- wire barricade of a Ions stretch of road
leading Into the city, planning to am
,bush troops.
Soldier were rushed to the place and
nHmhr nf nrfwnprii. ' The- inci
. dent was only one of a number of skir
mishes during the weekend.
:CIRL8 ARRESTED
. Raids were conducted InjCork. Among
prisoners taken were two young- girls,,
.one of them witth a revolver hidden In
Jher corset, the other with ja pistol In her
; pocket, i . The soldiers made a careful
' , .earch lof residences of many suspected
Hinn Kelners, removing large quantities
' of documents but making few arrests.
I i A tank was thrown Into action at Dil
lon Cross, County Cork. It was used
i to. batter down a stone wall which had
concealed ambushers two weeks ago.
Two buildings were burned as punlsh-
ment for that ambush.
: acted at Camlogh, where a constable was
killed last week.' Two houses, said to
.; belong to Frank Aiken, a prominent Sinn
Reiner,, were burned. Most of the town's
' population fled before the soldiers ar
rived. -.-.'
s Details of a Sinn Fein attack on. the
Tramore barracks, available today, said
the small body, of police within the bar-
. racks sent up varicolored lights while
i holding off the attackers with rifle and
bayonet. ' One Sinn Feiner ' was killed
wit h a bayonet and 10 more were
'wounded.
'AMERICA SHIP HELD
Attracted by the lights "a large' force
r-ot troops'' was rushed to the rescue and
' the Sinn Feiners were driven off after
inflicting comparatively little damage.
' The holding of the American vessel
Honolulu by military forces at Cork en
i grossed Sinn Fein and military authori
ties today. The captain of the vessel
(protested when the: ship was boarded
by soldiers as she proceeded up the River
;Lee to Cork. . The ship carried provis
"ions for citisens of Cork.
Conflicting reports or the raids ana
'ambushes reach jpeutrats Jn Dublin. Ac
cording to whether ho is talking to gov
ernment or Sinn Fein sympathizers, the
Investigator la given diametrically op
ooslna accounts of every occurrence.
OF FIXING PRICES
(Continued From fas Oot)
writing to Secretary Allen, said in jpart:
i "Personally, I do not believe in main
taining a lobbyist at a salary to exceed
$16,000 and really do not believe In that,
.kind of business, anyway. I am not
the kind of man to represent our asso
ciation in the National .and will prob
ibly resign. The National ia beneficial
largely to particularly large interests
like Blodgett, Hines, Weyerhaeuser; but
what la the use of a man who does not
.own a foot of timber,' whose interests
are small and who la poor, devoting his
time to such a cause? I hate the kind
of system expounded by ; Htnes, Keith
and the remainder of that tribei'f j
Secretary Allen wrote In reply that he
had conferred with Burnside. then pres
ident "Of the West Coast association, and
from what Bumside said. I Infer It
la his earnest desire. that you continue
' ss 'a representative of this association
i oh the National," ' 1 M
Allen said the writer was "not alone"
'in bia senUmeots concerning the JNa-j
' tional.' -- " M
Kf forts of Southern pine members to
"stlr up" Douglas fir people to higher
prices are touched upon in a chapter
dealing with 1 cooperation among re-;
.gjonal lumber associations.
iW. M. Beebe, sales manager of the
. JLong -Bell Lumber company, largest
'producer of Southern pine, . was ap
'polnted chairman of a committee on
"competitive woods by the. Southern Pine
-association in 1919. ! I
"The apparent cause." aays the com-
- mission's report, "was the ? fact that
Douglas fir lumber was sold tn Missouri
-valley at 3 to $ per 1000 less than
pricea asked by southern pine manu
facturers." Beebe is quoted as writing that "fir
,1s going to come up or yellow pine to
I come down," and he arranged a trip
jsto Douglas fir regions.
-1EAYE8 PRICE LIST
On hls return he wrote R. A. Long,
president of the Long-Bell company,
saying he had visited Portland, Tacoma
-and Seattle and had shown western fir
men Conclusively that they were selling
14 to t& leas on the average than neces
sary, except for competition .among
themselves.. '
It was startling. Beebe . added, bow
little manufacturers ared : or knew
about Middle West prices . and condi-
- -lions, largely because they sold through
commission men and wholesalers. Ue
added: - - ;
"I left witfy Bloedell (J. B. Bloedell
of Bloedell-IJonovan . Lumber Co, of
Bellingham) a comparative statement of
prices of fir and: yellow pine, and he
.stated he would give, a great deal of
While New York Sleeps
NOW PLAYING
LUMBERMEN
ACCUSED
publicity to the same. ' This statement
was made ud for- me by Edward Hinea.
Bloedell said-It would do la great of
good." , )
FEAR CONGRESS !
- Edward Ilines wrote to M. B. Nelson
Of Long-Bell company thacl the. market
apparently depended on yellow pine, and
if the price on that, be! maintained
everything else could, take care of itself,
but added - '
"There should be some intelligent ex
change of Ideas between the yellow
pine people and especially tjie fir manu
facturers." I
The commission's report makes public
considerable correspondence
to show the
anxiety of lumbermen to
amend the
revenue law daring the war so they
could use stumpage values of 191 J, in
stead of the actual cost, aa; a basis f of
computing taxes. The .amendment was
made and was estimated by Secretary
Com p ton of the national association as
saving lumbermen s several t millions.
The commission remarks tjha.t this waa
going on : while the government was
raising- money to conduct the- war,
Compton, In one letter, said previous
mention of a Billion and a
half or two
billions of timber value as
the amount
home con-
involved waa "rather for
sumption," and Charles S.
Keith, presi-
dent of the Southern Pine!
association.
wrote Compton he was "affaid we may
bring to the attention of feongress the
loss of income which might accrue by
writing off the books two tor three bil
lions of invested capital.
rI.AX 81GOE8TKD
Louis C. Boyle, attorney for the na
tional association at Washington, who
seemingly is the man referred to at
times as a lobbyist, was active in tax
amendment plans, writing that Compton
had the' confidence of thej department
and should work out a plain for apply
ing the tax which he was sure Com
missioner Roper of the Internal revenue
bureau 'would 'accept as authentic.
Boyle's letter continues : .
"Compton could take a man like E. T.
Allen (Portland. Or., not toj be confused
with R. B. Allen), and turnj over to him
the responsibility of working out details
of the timber phase of the general prob
lem. " Thus, we oould develop
as to various regions correct principles
covering the questions of depletion, de
preciation and invested capital.- Possi
bilities of the plan are unlimited.". .
PRICE LISTS PREPARED
Boyle said Allen had suggested Major
D. T. Mason of California to assist Ro
per In the revenue bureau,! and later a
onfereice 'with ' Mason, who evidently
had been chosen, is described in a letter
from Robert " Ash, Boyle's ; assistant, in
which the following occurs::
"E. T. Allen took charge jof the meet
ing and handled it In a splendid manner.
The first morning was devoted to gen
eral discussion in which it 'was endeav
ored to create on the part of the lumber
men a proper frame of mind.
Much to the surprise of the lumbermen.
Major- Mason . conceded every point
brought up.'. F,-
Concerning, the West Coast association
the report says price activities described
by the bureau of corporations' report in
1913 were continued with slight modifi
cations down to the time of the present
survey. The association prepared basic
price lists, which were published in 1918
and again about January l, 1919, and
these lists were copyrighted.
SALESMEN INSTRUCTED
: Uniform discount lists.covering prices
current were printed by Kane & Harcus,
Everett, Wash., without j showing by
whom prepared. History is given of the
discount sheets following the expiration
of price lists fixed by the war industries
board and ' correspondence) is included
showing urgings from southern pine in
terests to advance prices. I
Advances followed, despite the opposi
tion shiawit "by some of the Northwest
lumberrrten 4 f
, Following the advances I contained In
discount' sheet-No. ' 4, in May, 1919, a
telegram Is quoted from Charles R Mc
Cormick it Co., at Portland, to Edward
Hinea. advising him of the changes, but
expressing the opinion that the mills
were Overdoing the price raising.
. At the same date E. R. Hoar, presi
dent of the Atlas Lumber company.
wrote E. D. Klngsley : of the West Ore
gon Lumber company, telling of in
structions given his salesmen for ad
vanced prices, saying; he did not know
how the Oregon people would regard It.
OPPOSES mSCOUXT SHEETS
McCormick & CoJ advised Mines of a.
new discount sheet : before the end of
May, McCormick once more expressing
doubts about radical advances. Tele
grama are also published showing J. H.
Boner, Weyerhaeuser manager at Ev
erett., and J. H. Bloedell -had promptly
wired information East. A letter of -the
Portland Lumber company in June is
given to show dissemination of discount
list No. 6, which, was apparently the
last one issued, although another was
prepared by : the printers In October.
Howard Jayne, secretary of) the Wil
lapa Lumber company; wrote in June,
opposing frequent discount sheets and
advising that "concerted action on the
part of the raill be dropped from now
On."' :-''-!'.!':-..-
This waa in a letter to Thorp Bab
cock, chairman of the committee on
values of the West Coast association,
which is described as being- "very act
ive during the remainder of the year
1919." f
rXFXiTJEJrCES MARKET
The commission report sums up West
Coast association activities as follows:
"Pricea obtained for: fir lumber rose
to the same relative height as that ob
tained for other lumber. The profits de
rived . therefrom were of necessity very
large. . Net prices, as shown by the dis
count sheets, were $33 .to $4 (evidently
mis-print) or more, per thousand above
rail basic list of 119, ; which waa mere
ly Intended aa a baslo list from which
substantial discounts were supposed to
be allowed. - -
."Other activities: ,This association es
tablished and maintained uniform grad
ing rules ; uniform standard weights and
methods ih tigering freight charges;
uniform terms of sale ; uniform cost ac
counting system published- barometers
showing relation of lumber cut, ordered
and shipped, ' and: furnished - various
Other information which would influence
the market. t-.-
SO USDS WAB5IXO 3TOTE
"Sales reports were also issued where
by manufacturers were enabled to com
pare actual prices obtained with the
prices quoted in uniform discount sheets.
If any manufacturer interfered with the
market price of lumber by quoting lower
price : be - was immediately notified by
some manufacturer of the discount sheet
In effect, together with ; other general
information which would encourage him
to obtain the full list prices." -
Correspondence respecting discount
lists Is reproduced in connection with
the Western - Pine Manufacturers' as
sociation, but D, C. Kccies, president of
the Oregon Lumber company, is quoted
in a vigorous protest against what he
termed "action of Spokane members"
in putting out a discount list in August.
1919. ''!"': : i . i -.
A telephone conversation ia reported
between Mr. Chisholm of Shevlin-Hixon
company and Mr.: Case of. Weyerhaeuser
Sales company. ' wherein Chisholm told
Case the Weyerhaeusera were crazy and
doing more, to get the lumber industry
into the courts and federal trade com
mission than any action regarding
pricea by mill men.
AGAIXST REFORESTATION
Report says the Western Pine people
had agreed to prices for box material
with a pro rating arrangement of busi
ness among the ,- members, cooperating
MYSTERY VEILS
IDENTITY OF TWO
DESERTED TOTS
Centralia, Wash., Jan. 10. Lost
from their mother and abandoned on
Christmas eve by their father,
-year-oJd Jack and 2-year-eld
Leon a have been In the care of Dr.
J. M. Slelcher of Chehalia since
Christmas eve. ; ;l j-
Last September a man giving the
name of Charles Harold Ferguson
brought to Dr. Slelcher two babies, both
111 from the lack of proper food. The
father, who gave his age as 37 but
look nearer 23, according to Dr. Slel
cher, said, he could find no one to care
for the children. Dr. Slelcher turned
the children over to Mrs. Ernest Watson
a practical nurse. ? j
Jack la a golden haired youngster with
gray eyea and fair skin. Leona, alaoj
golden haired, has big blue eyes. ' Both
are beautiful children and in no way
resemble the man who brought them to
Dr. Slelcher and who claimed to be.
their father. The man had dark, curly
hair, dark eyes and was of alight build.
The man said his wife died in Ne
braska in j June and he bad worked at
Onalaska - while having the children
cared for-by a woman at Walville. He
could not remember the name of the
woman, he said. ' '
Little Jack lisps incessantly, of his
mother, who, he says, ia In Seattle,
where they lived In a "dreat bid apart
ment house." In his lisping voice, and
with teara standing in his eye's, he tells
how his daddy and he and his sister
"ran away from mamma."
"But we are going back some day,"
his story always ends.
with box lumber manufacturers of Cali
fornia and apruce manufacturers on the
coast, "for the purpose of eliminating
competition for sale of. box lumber."
An information bureau ia maintained,
it is stated, which reports all actual
sales and - distributes various lines . of
information to promote uniform action.
i Officers of the national association are
quoted in addresses and letter as be
traying alarm over propaganda by Chief
Forester Gravea in behalf of reforesta
tion. A. L. Osborne, member of the
National Lumber association committee
on federal relations, said In a letter to
Keith that "the wave of sentiment In
favor of reforestation seemed to have
died out after Pinchot was eliminated,
and I do not believe we are at present
in any great danger, but do believe we
ought to meet the issue fairly and
squarely." '
Osborne declared the public should be
shown that it, will net pay to "plant
trees."
BURNSIDE DENIES LUMBER j
f 1 DEALERS FIXED CHARGES
i Local officials of the West Coast Lum
bermen's association deny that their or
ganization haa acted in restraint of trade
and are inclined to ridicule the report
on the lumber Industry submitted to con
gress by the federal trade commission.
: "The federal trade commission was
originally intended to assist in the de
velopment of industry." said 'A. W.
Cooper, secretary of the Western Pine
Manufacturers' 'association, but it has
degenerated Into an agency for the pro
motion of petty annoyances to legitimate
trade." " , ; r:
K, H. Bumside, head of the Wlllapa
Lumber company, stated today that it la
riot true that the National Lumber Man
ufacturers' association is opposed to re
forestation, as alleged in the report of
the federal trade commission.
Opposed pinchot plan j
! "The national association was opposed
to the program; outlined by Clifford Pin
chot." said Burnside, "but it is working
In Reoperation with the United ; States
forest service in reforestation work,, The
national association officials have, in
fact), been leaders In the moVemejnt for
a national forest - policy and funds of
the organisation have been spent lib
erally in working out a constructive pro
gram of reforestation."
Burnside also denied thaj the West
Coast Lumbermen's association had en
deavored to regulate prices.
: "The 'Wst Coast association haa done
a great deal of constructive work in pro
moting the interests of the lumber In
dustry of the Northwest," said Burn
side, "but has not attempted to fix the
price at which its members should dis
pose! of their products."
denies price fixing
The so-called "basic orlce list cre
pared by a. committee of the West Coast
association and distributed to its mem
bers I was no different from similar
"basic price lists" used in other lines of
trade, according to Burnside. The list
does I not actually fix a - price onj the
product of the mills, but offers a list of
differentials in prices between various
grades of lumber, he said. ;
These differentials added to any given
sum iform' the "basic price" and the
dealer or manufacturer quotes his price
as a discount from the "basic: price."
This method is common In iron, uteel,
glass and other industries, according to
Burnside, because of the economy of
fered in clerical, work.
Prices of lumber varied from $10 to
$30 per thousand en identical grades by
different association mills during the per
iod of high prices, according to A L.
Nelson, Oregon secretary of the I West
Coast association. Similar differences In
price between different mills still exist.
Nelson stated., !
R4 B. Allen of Seattle, secretary of the
West Coast Lumbermen's association, Is
in Washington to attend a conference of
lumbermen with the federal trade com
mission. E. T. Allen, forester of the
Western Forestry and Conservation asso
ciation, is also In Washington in the
interest of Western lumbermen,
i
LUMBERMEN USED CHART IX
FIXING PRICES, CHARGE MADE
I By Ralph F. Coach
Washington, Jan. 10. (U. P.) Lumber
manufacturers of the country, through
10 regional associations, are able to con
trol I production, stifle competition and
so prevent price declines, the federal
trade commission charged in & special
report today.- -- .
The report, with a mass of se used cor
respondence to. support these charges,
was j forwarded to congress. The evi
dence haa also been given the depart
ment of justice, it waa announced.
Particular interest attached to the re
port; because the price of lumber has
been: a large factor in the almost com
plete halting of home building, which
has resuled in a housing shortage and
high rents. - ,- !
USED BARO&ETER CHART
At one period, the Southern Pine as
sociation, according to the report, pub
lished a barometer chart of production
throughout the United States with mar
ginal notes, one of which read : I
. "Market advancing, increase . production".-
;; . . ; .'. -':.- I .---is .
"Had the current I situation beep re
versed, , "wrote the commission, 1'mar
glnal notes would have been applied as
follows : !
" 'Market declining, decrease , produc
tion.' " i
The report also contained a descrip-
tion of an association of retail lumber
dealers in Chicago which, it said,, parcels
out to each concern a certain share of
the entire retail lumber business in that
city.: ,; , u :,:. . ; :
This is called the Chicago Retail Lum
ber Dealers' ; association. "When one
concern sells more than its share. It fa
obliged to pay into a general fund a
certala proportion of Ha profits, the
commission reported, and this la divided
among concerns which sold less than
their, share.
BIG PROFITS SHOWN
Again, the' report aaid that in Kansas
City a group of lumber manufacturers
in 1920 received a margin of profit of
$28.35 on a unit of lumber which cost
them $2S.65 to produce. In 1919, the
margin of profit was but 18.94 ; in 1918,
$6.41, and In 191, $1.96.
.JThis data was obtained, the commis
sion said from A. A. Davis, statistician
of the Kansas City exchange, a bureau
maintained by the Southern Pine asso
ciation. '
The commission submitted a telegram
sent from Washington, February 28,
1920, by Edward HInes to E. O. Griggs
of Tacoma, Wash. ; The telegram in
part read : ,
"Oeneral lumber prices today no
higher and In many case' rot ao high
as all commodities- that come in com
petition - with lumber or where used.
Farming community receiving higher
prices for their products relatively than
lumber selling for and never more able
financially to buy lumber.
COAST MEN INTOLVED . '
"Rents In all large cities have ad
vanced 40 to 70 per cent, Jjence able to
buy. Think it would be a serious mis
take to offer reduced prices, but am of
opinion it would show broad gauged pol
icy to atop further advance but not lower
prices."
Practically all of, the lumber used in
the country comes , from 10 principal
regions and in each region the biggest
manufacturers and dealers are banded
together in local organization, the re
port aaid.
Another section of the commission's
report dealt with activities of the West
Coast Lumberman's association, which
is composed of 200 manufacturers in the
Puget Sound region, the Western Pine
Manufacturers and the Northern Hem
lock and Hard Wood Manufacturers'
association.
TACOMA DEALER DENIES
CHARGES OF COMMISSION
Tacoma. Jan. 10. (U. P.) "If there
ia any law preventing lumbermen from
exchanging information "on business
matters, r don't know of it," was the
statement of Everett G. Griggs, presi
dent of the St. Paul and Tacoma Lum
ber company, in reply - to the charges
of the federal trade commission.
"There is no justice in the charges
of the commission that the lumbermen
are stifling competition- and preventing
price reductions," he said. "It is im
possible for us to control prces. The
fact that there has been a 45 per cent
reduction in lumber prices since last May
proves we cannot do so."
Griggs expressed the opinion that the
federal trade commission in Its report
merely waa "anxious to make a show
ing and get some publicity."
WOMAN ASKS AID
(Con tinned From Pas One)
northEntrance waa gained through a
jimmied rear window Saturday night.
JEWELRY IS STOLEN
Several hundred dollars' worth of jew
elry waa taken from the residence of
William Turner, j 54 East Eighteenth
street north. The burglars jimmied a
window and ransacked the entire house
while the family was away from home
Sunday. 1
Chen Sen. proprietor of the Oriental
cafe, 345V4 Washington street, waa held
up in front of the Peoples market on
First and Taylor streets about 2 -.30 Sun
day morning and; robbed of $28. He
described the robbers as two young men,
one 22 and the other about 18, one car
rying an automatic.
The resider.ee of Juuse E. V. Little
field, 415 Tl'irty-first street north, was
entered during the absence of the fam
ily, by burgrlara who broke out a base
ment window. j. W. Crossley, 1063
Vaughn street, who waa given the key
to the place and asked to look after It'
during Littlefield'a absence, went there
with the police, but was unable to deter
mine the loss.
Two armed bandits held up and
robbed W. P. Sullivan, 1649 Washburn
street, at 12 :20 Sunday morning on
Twenty-second street, between Broad
way and Schuyler street, A gold nug
get stickpin waa all the men get.
HANDBAG AND fits TAKEN
Mrs., L. Stone, 661 j Kearney street, had
her handbag stolen from a table in her
house. The bag contained 120 in $20
bills, a $20 gold piece and ftve checks.
The home of Charles McAfee, , 6103
Twenty-seventh avenue, waa entered,
through a jimmied window and $3.50
stolen. A purse containing $8 was taken
from the home of Mrs. G. E. Pens. 6H
Rodney avenue.
Freeman's Qualitjf store, Zi&H Wash
ington street, -was broken open Satur
day night by burglars, who twisted off
a padlock. The cash register waa bro
ken open and several dollars in pen
nies taken. j
IT. K. HaHegren, 893 Glenn avenue
north, reported thajt robbers picked th
lock to his front jdoor Saturday night
and took $1, an imitation diamond .ring
and a revolver.
Boilermakers Will
Fight All Attempts
To Decrease Wages
Seattle. Jan. 10. Any attempt of employers-to
'reduce wagea or break down
conditions under which members of the
International Union of Boilermakers
and Iron Shipbuilders are now' working
will be resisted with the full force of
the international, according to informa
tion received by officers of the Seattle
local today. I
International officers declare they
recognize the fact that empioyWs are
making a nation-wide attempt to lower
wages and working conditions. Notlcea
of a wage cut of 8 cents an hour were
recently posted in Portland.
The cut of t cents an hour for boiler
makers and Iron. Shipbuilders is in ef
fect only as regards new men going to
work after January a.. The general cut
will not be effective until after April 1,
when the Macey scale will end. E. A.
Knapp, secretary of the local bollermak
ers' union, has called a meet Ins- for
Monday night, at which time the matter
will be taken up
and representatives
from all Pacific ports will be present.
It la the intention
to press the matter
of wage reduction with the international
association. :
Turkey DiBcorgfea Golf
Winloek, Wash.. I Jan. 10. A turkey
shipped from Portland for Christmas
disgorged a gold nugget of fair size and
excellent quality when cleaned b V- E.
Veness, the purchaser. - -.
AGANST BANDITS
WORKERS SPILLED;
TWO ARE INJURED
Occupants of an auto truck filled
with laborers employed by tha War
ren construction company were
thrown; into the ditch at Craig street
and Sajidy road, when the truck In
which they were riding overturned
at 7:30 o'clock this morning.
First ' reports received by the police
from a woman residing in Park rose were
that one man had been killed and an
other injured, but later reports received
at the main office of the ,WarrenCon
structlon company were that two 'men
had been injured. T. '
Ice. on the Sandy 'Road pavement Is
believed to have been?, responsible for
the truck skidding and turning over.
As soon as the report was received by
the sheriff's office deputies were sent to
investigate. - . . r-
AUTO EXHIBIT OPENED
' INRARE BEAUTY
(Continued Krom Tuk t)
Seattle la the official decorator, and is
repeating his past successes at the an
nual automobile shows again tills year.
Rosea form fhe main decorative feature.
SHOW FEATURES FINISHED
During the entire day yesterday Port
land automobile firms were raising their
display automobiles from, the; lower
floor to the pit, where the sectional floor
has been placed on Btput supports, level
ing the main portion of the great room
with the stage and the wings. Lattice
work anl pedestals divide the booths
where distributing firms are . holding
their displays, and the work of ar
ranging these booths, which went, on
late into,, last night, brought the .how
features down to a finished state this
morning before the first sightseer had
applied for admission.
On the balcony floor, in the .two halls
reserved for special events- held In con
nection with Auditorium activities,
equipment men have arrayed their
products in an attractive supplementary
show. Here many articles for the use
of motor csr fanciers will be shown,
and many : Oregon-made automotiveat
tachments and tools will be found there.
This portion of the show- is being staged
by the local Equipment and Manufac
turers' association.
BEAMS FROM SEARCHLIGHT
Tonight, Bhowgoers will be. attracted
by the great beams cast by the army
searchlight truck from Fort Stevens,
which has been brought to Portland
especially for show week. This truek
will take its stand outside The Audi
torium this evening, after a brief parade
through -the streets, and will "recruit"
for the show even as it has been doing
for the army. The truck was loaned
to the automobile show committee
through the courtesy of Colonel Stevens,
recruiting officer for Oregon, and Lieu
tenant Colonel Corput, commanding of
ficer at Fort Stevens. C. E. Hallbeck,
f technical sergeant of the coast artillery
corpa. is with the truck to manipulate
the plant
Many Oregon members of the auto
mobile industry from throughout the
slate are expected to arrive here today,
and -tonight, when the offlciaJ opening
exercises will be held with Stouten
meyer'g orchestra In attendance, prom
ises to be a great affair.
COLD-SNAP, 1 BELOW
' FREEZING HITS CITY
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cial for Portland will disappoint many
a one who fhivered.
ONE BELOW FBEEZINO
- The official temperature' was 31 de
grees one degree ibelow freezing. That
was at 8 :30 o'clock, and Wells eaid it
might drop a shade more before the sun
hit the city.
This temperature - waa evidently dis
appointing to Wells, too, who confided
that the thermomieter for the weather
bureau was on tofl of the custom house.
He said that on a: morning like thia the
ground' temperatujre was always lower
than that on top b3gh buildings and that
the heat of the business section also had
its effect on the official reading.
All over the state the temperature la
low, while in "Washington it Is still
colder. Baker reported a temperature
of 16 degrees and Rnseburg 26. Yakima,
reported 14 degrees, Seattle 26 and Ta
coma 24. j
TO CONTINUE COLD
"Fair, continue cold and winds be
coming easterly," isald Wells, who said
it was hard to tejl just yet whether a
cold spell of much; duration waa coming
for Portland. i -
Since Thursday.' the .Willamette river
at Portland has djropped an average of
one foot a day, the reading this morning
being 12.6. J
Reports of a score of minor acci
dents on the Canyon road today led
the police and sheriff's office to an at
tempted cooperation in closing the road
until its icy surface has melted. Traf
fic would be diverted to the Patton road
under such an arrangement No serious
accident has been reported from the
Canyon road, but it is said to e Impossible-
to -drive over the grades with
out slipping off the road.
Professional Yeggs
Are Tinder Suspicion
Oregon ! City, Jan. 10. That the at
tempt to rob the . First National Bank
of Molalla was the work of professionals
who have - been blowing the. -safes of
other Northwest banks, ia the opinion
of Sheriff Wilson. He suspects John
Stref f and two other, known' aa "John
Bull" and , "Spike," known to be out of
jail, saying the job had all the earmarks
of these men. No trace of the men has
been found. Detectives of the Bankers'
association helped search for the fugi
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'Cyanide' Moonshine
Causes Two Deaths
Newark, N. J., Jan. 10. "Cyanide
hootch" made Its appearance in New
ark today "with fatal results to two men.
Two others are in. the hospital In a
serious condition. Michael Brown of
New York and William M, -Maiisey of
New Brighton, Pa., auccumbe.d to the
effects of the new bootleg concoction.
Joseph Stephenson and Daniel Rear dan,
who entertained the victims. ur ia the
hospital. ... . -
Former Portland T
Musician Marries
Miss M. Stocton
Forest Grove, Jan. 10.h Oswald Ol
son, former well ; known Portland
musician and who resided at Corne
Ilus for years, was married during the
holidays to Miss Miriam Stoeton at
the brjde'a home in Hillsboro, Rev.
J. G. Crosier of Cornelius official
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Mrs. Olson received her musical edu
cation at the University of Oregon.
While in Portland Olson held prominent
choir positions and sang with j the fa
mous Ad club quartet, of which Hart
ridge Whlpp waa m member. Olson re
ceived his voctl training in Europe. He
is an ex-service man and following the
war iocated at Walla Walla to teach
r.iusic i '
Daughter of Head
Of Oregon Schools
Weds1 in Portland
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Salem. Jan. 10. Miss 'Doris Churchill,
daughter ef State Superintendent of
Schools and Mrs. J. A. Churchill, was
married in Portland, Friday, to George
Weller, a Salem boy, according to an
nouncement here. Miss i Churchill waa
a student at the University of Oregon
and a Delta Delta Delta, and Weller ia
an Oregofi Agricultural college student
and a fraternity man. i
The event was a complete surprise to
friends of the young people who, after
spending .Saturday In Portland at the
home of the bride's sister, Mrs. J. : V.
Elton, came to Salem. Sunday, Weller
returning to his studies at O. . C.
Monday. : j
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Sheepher der Found
Dead on .Way Home
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: Maupin, Or., Jan. 10. William Breen,
a sheepherder of this section for 20
yeaf s. was found dead - Thursday near
Deep creek, in the ' Criterion ' section,
about 15 rtjiles southeast of here. Breen
visited Maupin a few ! days i ago for
medicine and. evidently became ill be
fore reaching home.' He waa about 50
years of age and a native of iGermany,
Little ia known of himJ He jhad been
in the -employ of ConrOy Bros., large
sheep owners of this section, had a
check for f 131 in his pocket, and is sup
posed to have a moderate bank ac
count. l j
Liquor Sold for $10
Per Quart, Is Charge
Granta Pass, .Jan. 10.- The local police
arrested C C Cranchell, charged with
bootlegging. It is alleged that: a witness
will testify to the purchase of a bottle
of liquor from Cranchell. The hearing
is. to be held in Police Judge Allyn's
court Tuesday. The purchase price of
the liquid, according to the evidence
which the police say they will produce,
waa 110 per quart, . ' I , ,
Kailroad Men Favor
Lower Sheep Rates
Spokane. Wash.,j.Jan. 10; Kailroad of
ficials of the Great Northern.! Northern
Pacific and O-W. R. & ;N. railroads in
the Northwest expressed themselves as
favorable to substantial decreases in
freight rates on sheep in Washington,
Idaho and Montana at a conference with
the advisory board of . the Washington
Wool Growers' association.
Dividend Cliccks Issued
Spokane, Wash., Jan, lO.-j-The Spo
kane Federal Land bank has issued
dividend checks totaling $62,417 to the
17.047 stockholders Of the Institution, the
payment being for 'the last aix months
of 1920. The bank earned per cent net
in 1S20, according to, D. G. O'Shea, presi
dent. ' i !
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wnTrs
Don't buy a Suit
to tell you in the
in this paper tomorrow.
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PARTED WIVES AND
HUSBANDS REUNITE
Chicago, Jan. JO. (I. N. S.) Two
domestic trains that were derailed
and all but wrecked by a much too
ferv-14 romance, were back on the
track and running smoothly today,
following the reconciliation .of Mr,
and Mrs, Pierre Paul Autmsr and Mr,
and Mrs. Phillip yranasen. principals
in the latest love triangle. ; 'V v ;
Mr. and Mrs. Fransen were back- In
their home in Madison, each holding the
promise of the other to be "ever true."
Mr. and MrsAuther were.back In their
Highland Park home, seeking to forget
the mad adventure that separated them.
The reconciliation between .the cou
ples, was accomplished late Saturday
night after Auther and Mrs Fransen
had been brought back front St, Louis.
Franxen and Auther parted the best of
friends when the Kraneens left Chicago
for Madison. There was nO clash,, but
there was less cordiality between Mrs.
Fransen and Mrs. Auther. I j
Fransen today was to formally with
draw the charges of larceny he had filed
against Auther at Madison, j Mrs. Auther
was expected to withdraw her charge of
jkwlfe desertion against her husband.
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Turks Defeated by -Greeks;
Road Open
To. "Cityof Tombs'1
Athens, Jan, 10. (U P) Greek
forces, taking the Initiative, hn.va de
feated a large body of Turkfsh (national
ist troops at Brusa, according to reports
fronv Smyrna tpday. The fo-ces of
Mustapha Kemal were reported In dis
orderly retreat, leaving the Greeks an
open road to Brusa, site of the! tombs
of many Ottoman sultana, ,
" The successes were seised upon by
King COnstantine's supporters j here aa
refutation of charges tha;t the.
army was - demoralised by the
Greek
recent
change in government.
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Longshoreman Hit
By Falling Plank; .
Condition Critical
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K. Leantshurg. 47, 95 North Third
street, a longshoreman, was struct by a
falling plank Sunday afternoon on the
Ainsworth dock. He wss assisting In
the loading of the steamer A""y- He
was taken to St. Vincents hospital. He
has a fractured skull and Is in a critical
condition.
Weston Mayor for
City Improvement
' Weston, Or.'; Jan. 10. At the first
meeting of the city council under the new
administration Wednesday evening, John
Banister retired as mayor after serving
three successive terms,- and waa 1 suc
ceeded by Nelson V. Jones, who will un
dertake an aggressive campaign for
city betterment and general community
welfare." An Innovation was the! ap
pointment of a civic pride i committee
to. stimulate interest in making the
town more attractive and progressive.
Corning Crude Oil !
On Price Toboggan
Pittsburg, Pa-, Jan. 10. (I. N.-S.
The' Joseph Seep agehcy here, purchas
ers for the Standard Oil company, an
nounced at 10 o'clock today the reduc
tion in price of Corning grade crude oil
from 94.00 to IJ.T6. This follows a 're
duction in price of half a doitn of the
best grades, including Pennsylvania
crude on Saturday. ... . i
omoirrow ;
or Overcoat until you read what we have
big page announcement that will appear
104-106 THIRD ST., Bet. Washington and Stark
OfferMade tQ Buy
Wood Ships for Use -!
Of Thirsty Patrons
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I Washington. Jan. 10. Wood ''ships,
which have been stormy petrels of the
shipping board .ever since the historic
Denman-Goethals controversy, are sub
jects even more to be avoided in con
versationa now with board official
than ever in the light of a story told
by a men high In shipping councils
today, f ' ,
': it all happened at a very solemn con
clave in which the future of the several
hundred, wood ships the board has been
trying for months to sell without suc
cess was being dtscuaaed by (he rom
nilssloaers and a number of men re
sponsible 'for their building.
Amidst the blue' tobacco smoke and
the even bluer conversations, there was
heard, like the voice prying In the wil
derness, following offer from one
of the largest ship rperators in the
world i - '
"I Will" deposit a certified Fheck to
buy 100 ships If the board will guaran
tee me undisturbed operation."
1 "We! will 'make any guaranty pos
sible," j hastily interjected a itimmls
slonerj "except as to voyages exceeding
3000 miles." j
'"Three miles will be sufficient," re
plied the operator. " I propone to mu-hor
them that distance off Coney Island and
run ferries to them." -
Sadly the board took up ihe regtilnr
order Of business. . j
21-Year-01d Man Is
Found Dead Not Far ,
From Arleta School
i La :Verne Murphy. 21, whs found
lying dead near the Arleta school early
this morning by 11. J Knnls, 6U3 Lut
Sixty-third street southeast. Ihe wdy
waa found behind a woodpi'e near the
school build in. Chief reputy Coroner
Leo :Ooetsch, who invesligaivd, reporia
the lad had been suffering from inter
mittent hemorrhages' since a severe
attack of Influenza last year, lie ssld
he thought death was tho result of u
hemorrhage which camo ovtr the by
while he was retiirnln from u show
and exposure from -lyi'iT on th oll
ground In the middle of the night.
Murphy ! 'la the son of Mr. and Mri.
M. J. Murphy, 5904 Fifty-fourth aveiyio
southeastj. The body was taken by
A. t. Kenworthy A Co., Lents.
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Employes Seek to
j Continue Rules of
Hi
S, Road Control
Chicago) Jan. 10. l P.) Hearing on
the demands of representatives of more
than j 3,000,oou railroad employes even
ing to have national " agreements on
rules and working conditions' mads
with the federal railroad administration
continued under private -management
will be held here today before the.
United States railroad labor board.
The agreements, which affect prac
tically viry big railroad i" the coun
try, are opposed by the railroad own
ers. The agreements . standardise rules
and working conditions throughout the
country. : i
The roads will present their argu
ments against the agreements through
JC T, Whiter, chairman of the railroad
managers' jconimittee. .Whiter presented
the case of the railroads In opposing
the granting of wage -Increases, to the
imnlAVH.1 i
The hearing Is expected to take sev
eral weeks, j .
Senator Ohamberlaiu
Is Steadily Mending
Washlngion, Jan, 10. IwAHHINU
TON BUKKAU OK Tim JOURNAL.)
Continued improvement In Henator
Chamberlain's condition. Is reported.
His' appetite Is returning and the wound
is said by attendants to be In excellent
condition. : J . 4 "
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