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monday; January 17, 1921. THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON SOUTHERN IRELAND 10 APAIM AH AMU 10 rtuniiv niLnuiL WITH VIOLENCE Dublin. Jan. 17. (I. N. .) Vio lence ' flamed, up throughout South ern Ireland today. 'A heavy attack was made on the Tuckey street po lice station in the city of Cork at 4 o'clock this morning when rifles, re volvers and bombs were used. After a battle of 30 minutes reinforce ments were brought up and the at tackers fled. Two men were wounded in a fight that lasted two hours and a half near Ballyma-hon. One hundred armed men ambushed a detachment of po lice on its way to Tiallymahon. Two Important Sinn Fein leaders were the great prize for which 1000 British sought today in the barricaded section of Dublin. A room to room search was made' of the mile square area made man-tight by miles of barbed wire. Six arrests had been reported early today, but the two most sought had not been found. They are Michael Collins, commander-in-chief of the republican army, and his assist ant, Mulcahey. There were reports the hunt was on for "President" Eamonn de Valera, bul reliable reports said that official was not In the- city. Meanwhile all Ireland was agitated by i aids and threats of raids. At Thurles. the cathedral town, 400 men and women were rounded up in a raid by the military. The prisoners were driven to an open field near the police barracks and compelled to stand while officers read a proclamation of martial law. The hearers were threatened with the severest penalties if they failed to surrender arms or were found harboring "rebels." . t Prince, to Preside at l'ltcr London. Jan. 17. (I. X. S.J The. Prince of Wales .will preside at the open ing ceremonies of the Ulster parliament in Ireland, arcordtng to the Dally News today. The Ulster parliament, or the legislature for Northern Ireland, is to be established under the home rule law. Another parliament will be set up In Southern Ireland. SEATTLE ASKS REHEAR ING OF BOATE CASE (Continued from Paz On) Petitions for a rehearing are not un common. They are rarely granted. s eattIj i : t i m i :s rite es its OWN CITY TO WAKK UP Following its recent "brass band ad mission" of Seattle's perilous business plight, the Seattle Sunday Times of Jan uary 16. further confesses: The prire Joke of the universe is the poor 'boob who goes around chirping optimism while his trousers are frayed at the ankle and shoes are broken and torn." j The Times' denies that Seattle's condl-i tion is literally consistent with its figure 1 of speech, but in three top head lines, eight columns wide, it ejaculates: "There's nothing wrong with Seattle yet: "There will be, unless Seattle wins its fights quick : . "Victory wlill be ours if we arouse .one purty Seattle.". , nfcCISION IS THOR An important means of victory, from the Seattle viewpoint,- it is asserted in the same issue, is to nullify the inter state commerce commission's favorable decision of the Columbia basin rate case and to prevent Portland reaping the advantage of the 10 per cent freight rate differential ordered In favor of the upper ports of the Columbia. The. publication reports that the White-Pulany company, which is the grain lepartment of the Fisher Flour- ing mills of Seattle, has filed petitions with the - Washington public service t ommission.' The purpose of this com pany, which is understood recently to have made unsuccessful effort to es tablish a foothold -,in 'Portland, Is- to force the C, M. & St. P. railroad "to make physical connections with and es tablish Joint rates with the railroads serving Southeastern Washington for thp purpose of diverting grain shipments to Seattle and Tacoma by the shortest possible route." UTI.Nl HARD The Times continues: "That Portland's boasted 'strategic losition" is largely imaginary and that the Columbia basin rate rase decision, commonly known as the Portland- rate case decision, may swat Portland like the proverbial two-edged sword, is a revelation made by the Tease (White Dulany) petitions. . "If rates from Kastern Washington tc the seaboard are to he based on dis tance hauls as the Interstate Commerce commission's decision in the Columbia basin ca.se seems to hold, .then Seattle nid Tacoma, served by the Milwaukee road, can Justly call for an entire re vision of the existing rates and prove i' distinct advantage over Portland in Inland Kmpire trade territory that Port land has long claimed as her own." SO GOOD REASON To attorneys and engineers most fa miliar with the basic facts upon whih I l i This Week Only QVERGQATS Half Price This Is the Great Overcoat Event of the Gorbett.Bldg. MEN'S WEAft V; RETURNED AT THE end of the trail for tjie three U. S. Navy balloonists Ontario town after their sensational flight from New York reading from left to rieht. are picture was taken Famell knocked Hinton down. T ' 1 AA ; - ' ' ' ' ,-,.,'--' 'U 8" V 'I , - 4 yl-w i Copyright 1921. Intematioiud ' " '" ' . ' ' ' ' ' 1 J the decision of the Columbia basin case was decided, and who are confident the decision of the Columbia basin case was decided, and who are confident that reason cannot be found; in law for nullifying it. the "reverse iSnglish" of! ! the following paragraphs i from the ! White-Dulany petition are regarded as significant : ' "Based upon , the natural i advantages of the Puget Sound ports ahd the rela- ; tionship of these ports to the territory i in Kastern Washington, Oregon and i Northern Idaho, including the territory south of the Snake river, : seme time ago we leased and now ! operate a j umv"". "-vw a. 1.000.000-bushel elevator adjacent to the i here, testified today at the opening Fisher Flouring mills in Seattle, and i ot the official inquiry into the bal through the' Milwaukee Grain ' vator adventures of Lieutenants mmnanv nnve arranffpn for tne nandilil? 1 Of large quantities of wheat for export ! at Tacoma, th is Tacoma dock and ele- j imj authorized the flight. The gen capacity of approximate- j era, purpoise of sucn a flight is the vator having a I ly 23.000 tons of grain "If our territory is to be restricted by the granting of rates to Astoria equal to the . Puget sound rates regard less of the cost of service ! or mileage, and then increasing the already large territory in which Portland has a de cided advantage in the way of freight rate so as to eliminate additional ter ritory that grows approximately 15. 000,000 bushels of wheat a : year, being the territory south of the Snake river covered in the Columbia basin decision, ft naturally will greatly irestriot the movement of grain via uget sound ports, and we believe unlawfully take away the natural advantages of the location of these Seattle nd Tacoma I facilities we are now operating, "The studies made for thei Oregon pub lic service commission by J. P. Newell, engineer, quite clearly showed that from the nearest point of contact with the C, M. & St. P. railroad, the cost of transportation ; favored not Seattle but Portland." said J. O. Ballley. who as assistant attornev' general! represented ; " ' . ' , 1 . i me siaie in uir rie wour. ; An distance increases from the near-: eBt point of physical connection the cost , of transportation increases more rap- Idly In respect to Seattle than Portland. Distance favors Seattle via! the C. M. & St. P. from the nearest paint of physi cal connection, but the mountain haul costs nullify any possible advantage of distance."; 'INSIDE' STORY NOT TOLD -KTHERIDGE , ("ontinued From Faei One.J found to be untrue and the company was insolvent. "Whenever this case gets into a court of Justice. Morris will answer any and all questions that are in order." CHALLENGES FORMER jPARTNER "Why doesn't Morris tetl the facts?" Eihertdgd asked, when hejhad read the statement made by Morrisi"-attorneys?. ".Jfny inside story Fred; Morris may honestly tell will but divulge the loca tion of the securities taken from the possession of Morris Bros., Inc., and will hasten the day when creditors of the firm will be paid dollar for dollar on their claims. "I believe the creditors are not inter- S e a s o n Fifth and Morrison BALLOONISTS AT Lieutenants H in ton, Kloor and Farrelll A few minutes after this LOST BALLOONISTS' TRIP AUTHORIZED ! Rockaway Point, X. Y., Jan. 17. j (V. P.) Captain D. E. Cummings, Kloor, Kartell and Hinton, that he . ! traininp'nf nilot s to familiarize them selves with air currents, the witness said. ested a much in who shall be branded the 'goaf in this unfortunate affair as they are interested in getting back the money thoy invested in the interim cer tificates of the bankrupt," Ktheridge raid. "That beinff the cafe, why doesn't Fred Morris eorne right out and disclose the facts? , Evasion of the facts in his possession sby his refusal to answer questions and by his legal barricades I against DeinK forced to reply to ques tions, but delays the day when creditors will get their payment. "As for myself. I will continue, when I am called upon, to tell what 1 know of the business affairs of the company, and I will continue to do everything pos sible to aid -the receiver in solving his P!' I believe that Morris should do likewise. The result of the combined . r, ,, . . ,,, ,j -"""-" v.w? 1 dollar for do.lar. I bel.ee. Statements of attorneys for Morris were branded as "purely negative as far as Morris is concerned." and utter ances for which, because he did not make them. Morris cannot be held. "WHO HAS THEM I" The undercurrent of vituperation con tained in such statements was waived aside by Ktheridge when he pointed out that, nowhere in the statement, is it re vealed what Morris got from the defunct business, nor how he got it.( "What has" Bef'ome of the assets of the firm? is the question the creditors would like to have answered, and I believe Morris could make a very wel come statement in that direction. The receiver says assets of Morris Bros., Inc.. are missing. Who has them, Ktheridge or Morris? i'For 12 years Fred Morris has held over my head the complete criminal tecord that he chose not to reveal until he sought my arrest. Odd that he' didn't call upon that record to incrim inate me before this. Meanwhile it has certainly been a club, brandished In my face from time to time. Such a record he has held in his possession for 12 years. EVASION DELAYS CASE "If I created a 'thin air $1,000,000 corporation. as Morris' spokesman says I did, V can assure you that I worked with the materials -that Morris provided me with. "Morris draws -fine distinctions, ac cording to his attorneys. They declare they will permit him to answer 'ques tions that are in order." "It seems apparent that the question as to who got the missing assets will not be counted 'in order.' "Facts can be evaded because their disclosure would not be in order, and evasion of facts will but delay a final settlement. "Questions as to . the whereabouts or the disposition of $185,000 in assets Fred Morris removed will not be 'in order." very likely. His purported 'inside story, as a matter of fact, divulged nothing. Such a story must show where these securities are and how he got them. -4 wish be would answer. SENT BONDS BACK "I am held on a charge of stealing $75,000 In bonds. At the very moment my. friend" Fred Morris was causing a warrant to be issued for my arrest these bonds were in a Portland express office, consigned to Morris by me from Tacoma, and Morris knew it, "Mis friendship' for me was guarded by the c.lb. be made out of my past history and his friendship permitted him to accept, a few hours before I left Portland, every asset I possessed, includ ing even my household furniture, much of which I bad. bought years ago on a partial payment plan. "It was my vnderstandlng with. Mor- j ris and attorneys that I should get pos session of $75,000 worth of bonds tn Ta coma and send . them to Morris at Port land. I did so, and while they were MATTICE who made their way to little and descent into the Canadian waiting for Morris in the express office he was seeking my arrest for' the theft of these very same bonds, bonds that he refused to accept from the express office. S riTES "ISIDF." STORY Malarkey talks about the Edmonton bond issue as if it were a sourious se curity,, whereas it is' absolutely sound, as he well knows, and is backed by the faith and credit of a growing city of 65,000 people. "It is not true that I forbade an audit of the books of the firm. I did ask ihat such an audit be postponed until Janu ary 1 because we were employing every energy to move the Kdmonton bonds and an audit would have handicapped the staff. The Clearing House association does not 'clear' bond house business and, therefore, I advised John Ainsworth, who came to me about the matter, that I would install auditors on January 1. "Let us have the real 'inside' story direct from Fred Morris. I am sure it would redound to the great financial benefit of the creditors. "Furthermore I have facts in connec tion with additional securities not yet revealed, which I will tell as a witness when hearings are resumed." NEW CLAIMS ON" MORKIS BROS. FILED BY RECEIVER Heretofore unlisted claims totaling $298,878.19 against Morris Bros., Inc., bankrupt bond house were filed with the referee In bankruptcy this morn-l ing by attorneys for Receiver W. D Whitcomb, and to balance such claims, in case the claimants are admitted as creditors of the defunct house, addi tional securities with a par value of $265,900 were discovered. The new claimants are holders of pre-" ferred stock certificates issued by Mor ris Bros., at the time its capitalization was increased from $100,000 to $1,000. 000.' and two Seattle banks, the Seattle National and the National Bank of Commerce. NEW CLAIMS VAGUE In view of the fact that the corpora tion commission had declared that no permit was ever issued Morris Bros., covering the sale of preferred stock, the esact status of that series of new claims cannot be determined. With the filings made today it behooves the ref eree In bankruptcy to determine the disposition of the new claims. The Seattle banks which, by their claims, seek to be adjudged creditors of the bankrupt firm, declare that Mor ris Bros., Inc., assigned to them certain securities with the definite understand ing that the bond company might be called upon to repurchase such securi ties from time to time. The par value of the securities still held in Seattle, admitting that a portion of the total assignment has been sold there. ! is $265,900. but the book or col lateral value is J234.37S.19. The Seattle National holds such securities in the book value of $136,885.75, and the Na tional Bank of Commerce holds securi ties witlua book value of $97,492.45. and both- institutions now call upon the. re ceiver to buy back from them to this extent. ' It appears, according to attorneys for the receivers, that the Seattle holdings were assigned, broadly, as securities for loans, but with the proviso that they were assigned outright to be bought back by Morris Bros., Inc., in the event the Seattle firms did not otherwise dis pose of them. The question for the referee to de termine here is whether the banks men tioned are creditors, and. if it is deter mined that they are, the amount of their 'claims must be listed as liabili ties of the bankrupt and the amount of their securities listed as assets. Preferred stockholders whose claims have i not been determined and who, therefore, are not yet listed as creditors of the defunct firm, present claims total ing $$4,500. Their status 'is much in doubt, attorneys point out in! connec tion, with the listings of their names. It appears that Morris Bpos, Inc.L interim certificates covering at least 4 portion of such preferred stock were issued be fore that company had been incorpo rated and "so far as we (the receiver) are able to ascertain that company never did procure a permit for the sake of its preferred stock from the corporation commissioner of Oregon." HOLDERS ARE NAMED Those who hold preferred stock in Morris Bros., Inc. and who, in the evtnt that the corporation commissioner starts prosecution under" the state blue sky laws as a result of a Multnomah county grand Jury investigation now under way, may be counted as defendants for legal purposes, are as follows: - Nrat-Addnn. Fkmnc J. Sims. Kncene . . . Herbert N. Coekvrline. Albany O 8 Frmnk, Eub. ........... . Minnie T. Gnham. Sclera W. Charto A. Mmlrjr, Saltm . . . . Amount. $ RAO K.OOA 10.O0O 809 200 1.009 w. a. Turner, asiuaoa A- UNCLE SAM PUTS SAVINGS N OWN LIBERTY BONDS Washington, Jan. j 17 (WASH INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR NAL.) Discussion of the postoffice appropriation, bill In , the house re veals that the government ia invest ing a large share of postal; savings deposits in Liberty bonds, thereby earning something like 92,600,000 a year more than if the funds were all deposited in jthe banks. This has raised the question as to whether the government ought to buy its own securities at less than par. Some members of congress assert that the United States should never deal in its own paper below par. PATS S per'cetjt Purchases of bonds in the open mar ket for retirement has been condemned on this ground, and defended with equal vigor as being the means of strengthen ing the market and helping to unhold the price of the bonds generally. It is quite certain that If the govern ment failed to take advantage of the market and insisted upon paying par for a bond Belling at $85 or 90, the officials responsible for such a transac- tion would have criticism of a very dif- lerent sort. iney wouia prooaDiy iw accused of lacking good sense, if noth ing else. Under the postal savings law the gov ernment pays 2 per cent on deposits. The money is then deposited with the banks, which pay 24 and 2A per cent. enough to make the syBtem self- sustaining. . BIG SUM II? BONDS Now the deposits have reached such a volume and the rates of interest on government securities are so. high that ft was considered good policy to with draw a lame Dart of the funds from the banks and reinvest In government bonds. The total deposits are $168,000,000, of which $105,000,000 has been, put inrbonds, $54,000,000 remains: with the banks, and about $8,000,000 is held in reserves to cover redemptions, the latter sum. draw ing no interest. Savings banks which were once said to be unfriendly to the postal savings sys- tefri are no longer counted against it. having found; that, as a rule, they would not have received these deposits any way, but that the habits of thrift gen erated by postal savings have ultimately resulted In increased business for the savings institutions. The fact that the government has in vested over $100,000,000 of savings de posits recalls a suggestion made last year that the surplus funds be employed to assist in : reclamation of arid lands. The plan was never worked out or for mally presented, but the underlying fea ture was that postal savings be invested in interest-bearing bonds of irrigation districts, under such supervision as would Insure their safety. ' Something akin to that: has now been done, except that the bonds chosen for' investment are those of i the government; itself. CAPTURED GERM.N DIVEB TO iJE SENT TO BOTTOM Washington. Jan. 17. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) The Washington State Historical society with headquarters at Tacoma. believing that a captured German U-boat which was exhibited in Pacific coast ports would make an interesting permanent exhibit, some time ago asked Congress man Albert Johnson if he could "land" the boat. At first a non-committal' answer was Daniels sent word that the (suggestion is impossible, as it would be in violation of the treaty of peace, whichi requires de struction of all the German submersibles by July 1, 3921. It is the intention of the navy department to sinik the boat in question at sea before that date, the secretary says. ? 1 1 ARMY CONSTRUCTION TO BE FEATURED ON CHOICE SITES Washington. Jan. 17. I ( WASHING TON BUREAU OK THK JOURNAL) The house appropriations committee has decided that nothing shaEl be allowed the war department for construction of permanent military camps In the dif ferent corps areas. The general staff had proposed that about $50,000,000 be used for that purpose next year, the plans including $5,000,000 for stone build ings and other improvements at Camp Lewis, Wash. Chairman Good said his committee "has no opinion" as to whether this plan should be followed, but that there is plenty of time for.it in the future and the nolicv should first be Considered bv ! the military affairs committees of con gress. Good said Secretary Baker was unable to estimate the cos, of comple tion of the program, but oae general of the staff thought it would) be between 1750.000,000. and $800,000,000. The plan of the genera) staff is to abandon all temporary training camps and the present army posts and concen trate construction at selected sites in each of the nine corps areas created un der the army reorganization law. Anna Era Nye. Medford R. M. Kiwell. Albany J. '. Thompson. Portland. . . . Alonzo M. Kanninf , Salem . . . . Or A. H. Wright. Gmhim.., C. D. Hendricks. Hood Kier. , Albert C. Smith. Salem BOO 2,000 Elizabeth FTank. Eugene Mrs Florence Stratton. PorUand R.OOO E. A. and lixale H. JohMon, Albanj.. 10.000 SESSION POSTPONED A courtroom crowded with holders of claims aeainst Morris Bros.. Inc.. waited vainly this morning for the re sumption tf the hearing before Robert Maguire, master In chancery. After nearly half an hour creditors discovered that Maguire had not yet returned from Southern .Oregon, where he has spent several days on chancery hearings, and may be held there by his duties for some time., Therefore the expectation that John L. Ktheridge would resume the stand this morning or that Fred S. Morris would be1 recalled, went for naught. Harrison Allen, chief of the .counsel staff for the receiver, is also in South ern Oregon. RECEIVER MILL FILE SOOX AXOTIIER LIST OF ASSETS Throughout Sunday, and until 8 o'clock in the evening. Receiver W. D. Whit comb and his staff were occupied with checking the assets of Morris Bros., Inc. bankrupt. The result of :the 'check will be divulged some time within the pres ent week, when the receiver files with the referee in bankruptcy ia 'revised tabu lation of 1 all assets apparent at this time. I Burckhalter Due! Tonight K. L. Burckhalter. assistant general manager of the Southern Pacific Rail way company's northern lines, will ar rive in Portland this evening for a few days' visit. - This is Burckhalter's regu lar monthly trip. PROMINENT COMMISSION MERCHANT PASSES AWAY Ml : a tV 3 15 John 1 Toft John F. Toft, one of the most promi nent commission merchants of Front street and a member of the firm of Toft tc Co.. died suddenly Saturday night at the family residence, 487 Kast Twenty sixth street north. Toft was one of the pioneers of Front street, having established the commission firm of Toft, Hine A Co. In the days when Portland was young. The firm of Toft & Co. succeeded. He has been prominent in the efforts to upbuild the poultry business in this section. He is survived toy his wife, Mrs. Ada B. Toft. He was a member of the grand lodge of the A. O. C W. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon. Private services will be held at the Portland crematorium. . BIG RISE BY GAS Continued From ! One) tions, which moved the company to ap ply for an increase in its gas rate and justified the state commission in grant ing the increases set forth in today's order, it is pointed out. COST EQUALS EXPENSED Investigation conducted by the com mission s engineers shows, it is ex plained, that the cost of fuel under present prices is almost equal to the previous total operating expenses of the company. 1 Kven under the new rates, it is pointed out, Portland and vicinity, is enjoying a gas rate markedly lower than that in effect in other cities of the Northwest. The commission reserves the right to. upon 10 days' notice, . modify or reverse the ..rates, rules and regulations pre scribed in the new order. . LX CREASE TO SMALL. USER AMOUNTS' TO $ 1 .50 MONTHLY The amount of gas used by the aver age household is 3000 feet a month, ac cording -to officials of the gas com pany. The old' rate for this amount was tZ gross, with a discount of 5 per cent for prompt payment, which brought the net charge to $2.85. Under the new rat ing the charge for 3000 cubic feet of gas for household use would be J4.50 .gross and $4.27 with the discount. Officials of the gas company stated that whtie the increase' in rates granted j by the public service commission is ap ! proximately 50 per cent, the increased I cost of : producing gas under the ad- ! a cn"se J'cruAe X 1 62 per cent. Heads of the company have not yet determined how this differ ential is to be absorbed. Prior to January 1 the Portland Gas &. Coke company received its crude Qil on a contract with the Union Oil company of California for 74V4 cents per barrel. The contract expired the first of- the year and the price of oil was advanced to $2.70 per barrel. The new gas crate became effective Jartuary 13 and during the intervening two weeks the gas com pany sustained a loss aggregating $83,000 according to John Laing. attorney for the concern. The finding of the public service corn mission is the result of hearings held at the courthouse during the third week in December on an application from the gas company for an increased rate. The application was opposed by City Attor ney La Roche on the ground that it im posed a heavier burden of increase on the small consumer than on heavier users of gas. ' - Ford Workers Brave Chilly Weather to Get Their Bonuses Detroit, Mich., Jan. 17. (I. nI S.) Undaunted by near-zero temperature, 20o0 Ford Motor company employes COMPANY AUTHORIZED 1 stood In line at the paymaster's window rr-! today to receive the first bonus money 0f) which totals close to $8,000,000. Offl 5,0 ! cials state the bonus will average $125 8. son i per workman. Only 2000 employes will 15.000 j receive their bonus todav. Approximately $250,000 in cash was carried across Lancaster avenue from the Highland Park bank to the Ford j company offices by a special detail of priv.ate police. Huddled in groups On I nearby corners stood patient women, I ,ves tnd mothers of the employes, I Many showed the need Of warm cloth- in;. Pullmen Shopmen Protest, but Return To Nine-Hour Basis Chicago. Jan. 17.-(1. N. S.) The nine-hour day came back to the oper ating department of the Pullman' com pany today, when 2000 employes were ordered to work nine hours daily here after instead of eight. Thp employes have agreed to work the additional hour under protest until such time -: as the railway labor board shall rule upon the matter. It is understood the nine- hour day has been brought back to the Pullman company's plants at Buffalo and Wilmington. Del., also. Bill Urges Bureau Of Public Welfare Washington, Jan. 17.(I." ?. S.) A bill to create a federal department of public welfare, as proposed by. President elect Harding, was introduced in the sen ate today by Senator Dillingham (H, Vt.) and referred to the District of Co lumbia committee. PIONEER OFFICIAL OF GRANGE PASSES Beaverton, Or., Jan. 17 Funeral services for Alexander Gusttn, pio neer or Washington county, who died at his home near Greenburg station Sunday, will be held from Butte Grangn hall, - Tigardville, - Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock under .he aus pices of the Butte grange, of which he wils a charter memb. 4 The j grange was organized i- 74. 1 Mr, Gustin was born tn Greenllp countyj Kentuy. April 21, 1S32. With his parents "be crossed the plains to Oregon, reaching Portland in Septem ber, li 53. After a year In the present Oregon metropolis, then but " a small town, (he took up a claim ' at what is now - (Sreenburg station, on the Ore gon Klectric railroad, in Washington county L where he had since made his home. . In 1S56 he was married to Miss Lucy Kilgore.' a slater Of John Kilgore of Portland, at that time one of his neigh-, bora union Seven children were born of this two of whom survive John Gus tin and Mrs. C. X (Annie) Bogers, both Of Greenburg. In 174. when Butte grange. Patrons of Husbandry, was organised, -Mr. Gus tin was one of the charter member. He has since served the grange in every capacity, holding ail of the chairs, at tending the state grange and taking an active part in community and com mitted work. He has also served as road supervisor. ---! He was a member -of the Oregon Pio neer association and is the last of the pioneer residents of the Greenburg sec tion. JOI ATHAN BOURNE SUED J JINE DEAL (ContinoM From F One) " 500,000 shares which were to: be sold on the public market. ' (. I . Following this agreement Stokesburry is sa id to have borrowed $150 from Boune and to have given his 204.000 shares as security. The six mines men tioned in the complaint are the Nob Hill, Mud Lake, Mammoth, Little Grove, Gold Dollar and Alpine. RECEIVED SO BENEFITS In 1910 the mining company is alleged to have sold the Nob Hill and Mud Lake clain-s to George J. J. Hurley of Loomls, Wash., for $90,000, and in 1915 to have conveyed the Alpine mine to the Nob Hill company for $2d,000. j Stckesburry recites the reason for the Kureka company failing to operate In Washington is that alnce August 23, 1909, they 'were not entitled to do busi ness in the state as they did not pay certain corporation fees. - Stckesburry, alleges that he has re ceived no benefit from the sale of the three mines, and that 'none of the money has been used to develop the remaining three mines, but that Bourne! has used the money mainly to promote his own personal interests. , j . WANTS STOCK HETCRNEP Stokesburry alleges he returned ' the $150 to Bourne and asked for: his stock, but , that Bourne refused to accept the money; Instead, Bourne is said to:have returned the, money, agreed ' to cancel the debt and also gave him 1500 In cash.. Stokesburry seeks the return of his stock. . j Stokesburry asks the court to appoint a receiver to terminate the company. Miss Arenson,' in addition to being de fendant, is also secretary' of the com pany, personal secretary to Bourne, and Bourne's representative in Oregon. Hol man, the other I defendant, is vice presi dent of the corporation. Attorneys Lotus L. Langley, - George J. Perkins and: J. V. Bailey represent Stokesburry. " j ; . ! . Slayer of Wife on . Hunger Strike at Dallas njoys Pipe !' ' t Dallas, Jan. 17. George V. West, wife slayer, under guard at .the Dallas hos pital. Sunday carried out the twenty seventh day. of. his "hunger strike.? Since he was' taken to the hospital on the day of the . tragedy, after having swajlowed poison. West haa only twice partaken of nourishment... Once he drank part of a glass of water andj about a week ago he took two spoonsful of milk and a small amount of Vater. For! seven- days he has not even taken wafer. He Insists on smok ing, his pipe nearly every day, however. VaUr Superintendent Belter Hot Lake. Or. Jan. H.George T. Cochran.- state- water superintendent, who! underwent a eecond operation at Hot I Lake sanatorium last week. Is making rapid progress toward recovery. -p.- (V 1 '1 ; r4 1 4"i Oh Boy King Decorates Girl for Veiling National Secret i Washington, Jan. 17-When Kin Albert of Belgium -was In Washing ton h decorated Mum Madeline Pearson, the American girl secretary to the Belgium embassy here. I "Whyr rZe was asked by her frienda - . TC a secret,"' was her reply. I Tday It was learned, but not from Mlaa Pearson,- that the decoration was for her diacrctton fn keeping secrets of national and international importance.: ' Japanese General j Expresses Regret i In Langdon Death ! , v. - . ' Tokio, Jan. ll-ril. N. a) General Ol. commander-in-chief of the Japanese forces In Siberia has called upon, ' the commander of the U. 8- S. Albany at Vladivostok j and tendered the condo lences of War Minister Tanaka la con nection with the recent killing of Lien tenant W. IL .Lancdon, engtteer officer . of the Albany, by a Japanese sentry. The commander of the Albany later re turned the cajL - Humors emanating from " Japanese sources to the effect that Lieutenant Langdon was intoxicated at the time of the shooting have been indignantly de nied in" American circles here where Lieutenant Langdon was well Jmown. His .! friends here state he was a total abstainer, f i , j' " , - Lewiston Resident V Is Dead at 95 Tears 1 Lewiston, Idaho. Jan. 17. Mra Mary J. Brown, of whose descendants 21 served in the World war.dled here Saturday, aged 95- She was a pioneer of this sec tion and Is survived by 45 grandchildren and 165 great-grandchildren. MANY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS will be saved every year to bank deposits of Portland, when they all enjoy Broaiway Service or its equivalent. on Regular Saving. 3 on Special Savings subject " to check. No charse to depositors for collecting out-of-town checks. No service charge on check ing accounts. Open all day Saturdays till 8 P. At. Broad wayand Stark A Million in DepoiU the First Year Gray, White or Black Casket Two Autos, Hearse. Kenbalm Ing. Outside Box," i Grave Marker, Kuneral Notices, Hearers " Gloves, . Personal Services, Use of Chapel. Miller & Tracey Independent Kuneral Directors : Washington at Ella , Phones: ' Main 2691, 578-85 WILLIAM'S ALABAMA JAZZ BAND A Riot of , Syncopation "What Women Some Romance with Louise Huff Comedy. Weekly Now Playjng 4- n Want Jfffi .J