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hot target
Joseph's Attempt to Take Meas
j uresOutof Judiciary Committee
I Starts Big Fight; Multnomah
Is Accused of Hogging Deal.'
i State House, Salem, Or., Jan. 24.
Port measures were this afternoon
i ordered rexrted out of the judiciary
committee to the senate Thursday j
morning:, when they ill bo discussed
by the senate sitting as a committee
of the "whole.
i. State House. Salem, Or., Jan. 24.
iThe Port of Portland consolidation
tangle roused the ' senate from its
jdlgnlfied calm and swept it into a
storm of heated oratory today -when
Senator Joseph of Multnomah asked
that the various bills relating to the
question be taken from the senate
committee on Judiciary, of which
' Moser is chairman, and submitted
to the committee of the whole house
for further consideration and final
1 report. ' - .
1 The Joseph' motion brought Moeer to
his feet in battle array, and from, that
time on until the noon adjournment the
battle raged back and forth across the
f senate chamber onjy to be interrupted
by Senator Eberhard's motion for re
cess and lunch, and then to be taken up
again at 2 o'clock, . .
. STATE INTEREST SEEN
I Joseph, in presenting his motion, con
tended .that the problems presented in
the consolidation program were of state
wide importance, that while Multnomah
county was directtly interested because
it would be called upon to bear the
financial burdens of financing whatever
..was done, still the slate as a whole had
Ha interest and should have its voice in
the discussions, prior to the final shaping
and enactment of whatever legislation
would come out of the session.
Senator Hume supported Joseph in his
contention, and , Senator Thomas also
swung Into line. He made a direct on-
i slaught upon Moser, to whom he referred
as the paid attorney of the Port of Port
land commission.' . . i
FAIHStSS QCEMTI05EO
He contended that it was not fair or
right that Moser, in that capacity, should
preside over the hearings and guide the
destiny of the port consolidation pro
gram, and insisted that the matter should
; be put in the hands of the whole, senate,
i - Moser heatedly resented the remarks
; made by Thomas. - He said ; that the
L judiciary committee was composed of
(Concluded on Pica Two, Column Two)
FLETCHER MAY
ENTER CABINET
Rock Ledge, F4a., Jan. 24. The
presence in President-elect Harding's
vacation party; of Henry Fletcher,
former ambassador to Mexico, led to
the impression that he might j be
tinder consideration ' as secretary1 of
state as a compromise between
Charles E. Hughes and Ellhu Root.
Fletcher entered the diplomatic serv
ice under Roosevelt. He is related by
marriage to 'Henry P. Davison of 'J. P.
Morgan & Co. j. -
CiETS TACKLE OUT , .
The trip of the. houseboat Victoria
was halted here while Harding joined
in a golf game on the Rock Ledge links.
The president-elect's face was taking on
tan today under the. southern j sun. He
appeared much refreshed. j
His. fishing tackle struck the waters
1 of Indian river shortly after daylight
this morning. - Senator Harding ) has
fished the Florida waters for years and
this was his first opportunity on the
present trip to supplement the larder of
the houseboat Victoria by fish of .his
own taking.
The party, augmented by Senator A.
B.. Cummins of Iowa, who joined the
party at Qrmond Beach, spent the night
at anchor in a quiet cove above Day ton! a.
far from towns or habitations.
IV BOLE OF FISHERMAN"
Senator Harding expects to be able to
play 18 holes of golf over the course
here this afternoon and probably will
continue his trip' before nightfall, j
His three days of rest and outdoor life
already have worked an improvement in
the appearance of the president-elect. ,
'Clad in flannel trousers, and a white
sweater, he looked both happy j and
hearty today. It is understood 'Sen
ator Harding has begun to block out in
his own mind certain portions of his in
augural address. ; ''.-!
Hotel Prowler feets
. $270 in Cash From
- Pocket of Sleeper
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While. G. W. Johnson was sleeping in
his room at . the Oak hotel, 347 L Oak
' street, a room prowler rifled his trousers
pockets, stealing $270 secreted in the
watch packet. The room was entered
r. between I and 7 a. m. Sunday, j
The grocery store of J. E.? Martin. 808
Lombard street, was. entered aSturday
,- fight by a burglar who stole 1800 cigar
: ettes and $12 in cash, entrance-was
gained by removing the window to a
small ante-room and then boring holes
irf the door to the store. The cash was
" tifken from the tilt and a cigar box hid
den .under the counter. "' -
OFF TO HANG
GEORGE HOWARD, 23-year-old
Malheur coun
ty : boy,' who - passed
through Portland Sunday en
route for the Salem peniten
tiary, under sentence of death.
it "!
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GEORGE HOWARD IS
PUTIN DEATH CELL
Salem, Jan. 24. George Howard,
23 years old Malheur county boy,
entered a solitary cell in the death
ward at the state prison here Sunday
morning,:, to remain until February
25, when he will pay the penalty for
the murder 'of George K. Sweeney
of Vale a year ago.
: i
Only a stay; of execution pending ap
peal of his case to the supreme court
or the extension of executive clemency
can forestall the doom pronounced by
Judge Dalton Biggs, and neither of these
contingencies now seems likely.
Howard, who was brought to the prison
by Sheriff Le Noe of Malheur county,
maintained his outward appearance of
Indifference when received at the prison,
although his nerve was somewhat shaken
as the iron grated door of the death ceil
clanged behind him. ' "
Sheriff Noe stated that he had no dif
ficulty with his prisoner on the trip
from Vale- ,; Howard had nothing to say
upon his arrival here. - A , .
Chamberlain and
McNary Are Both
Regaining Strength
"Washington! D. C, Jan. 24. (WASH
INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR
NAL.) Senator McNary was doing so
well this morning that he went down
stairs to breakfast at his hotel, but he
will conserve hia strength by not ap
pearing In the- senate today, although
lie is extremely anxious to be there to
assist in the; passage of the Kenyon
packer bill. A pair has been arranged
so his. vote will not be lost. Senator
Chamberlain Is resting well after two
days of abnormal temperature. These
flurries in temperature, reduce his
strength and retard his recovery, but
appear tohave no other ill effects.
CHAMBERLAIN' IS UP AXD
I ABOinf IN GOOD SPIRITS
Disturbing reports from Washington re
garding the condition of Senator George
E Chamberlain, who is recovering from
an operation, are contradicted in a mes
sage received today by-; the senator's
eon, Dr. Charles i T. Chamberlain, from
Dr. H. A. Fowler, noted specialist, who
operated on the senator. The message
said : :. . j i
"Senator's condition excellent; wound
very small.. ' He rides and walks about
daily.- Appetite is good and he looks and
feels fine." j
Search Is Made for
Society; Girls Who
Went Snowshoeing
,. Glenwood Springs, Colo., Jan. 24. (I.
NV S--earching- parties- are scouring
the mountains and canyons west of here
today for a panty of three young women
and two men, 'i prominent socially, who
have been missing since Sunday after
noon. The' party left here early' Sunday for
a snowBhoe 1 trip to a forest ranger's
station. Early in the afternoon a ter
rific blizzard broke in the hills and it
is feared the party has been overcome
and perished inJ the fierce storm that
prevailed for several hours.'
In the party Were Miss Mary French
of Glenwood Springs, Miss Florence
Goodyear of Denver, Miss Katherine
Schroeder of Colorado Springs, and
Howard Hubbard and' Chalmers Nor en
of this city. , - i
Policeman Feasts
On Hen That Fed on
Diet of Pure Gold
The goose that got in trouble because
it couldn't lay golden eggs 'fast enough,
has a rival in Patrolman Hall's hen,
which" quite : contrary to the original
fable, has been making her diet of pure
gold. " r u ! ;
When slaughtered for the Sunday din
ner at the Mall home, 607 East Twenty
seventh 'street, the hen's craws was
found to contain two gold nuggets about
the size of a white navy bean.
Experienced miners examined vthe
nuggets and pronounced them pure gold.
Mrs. Hall explained that the hen prob
ably feasted on the expensive diet. "while
pecking in i sand . brought from creek
bottoms to be i used as a scratching
place in the heu house'. :
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SlSSUES
Wilson's Note on Russia, German
Reparation and Disarmament
and Revision jof Turkish Treaty
Now Before Supreme Session.
Paris, Jan. 24. (I. N. S.) Ger
many is concealing arms from the
allies, General Nollet informed the
meeting of allied premiers here to
day. Paris, Jan. :24. The meeting of
the supreme council was formally
opened just before noon today, it
is the most important conference of
the allies since the peace conference.
The United States is not represented.
The sessions began in the tame gor
geously decorated clock hall of the Qual
D'Orsay in which the peace conferences
were held.
The chief objects of the conference
were : '
1. Fix German indemnity. '
2. Agree upon a. scheme to enforce
the disarmament of Germany.
3. Discuss the advisability f f revis
ing the Turkish treaty in view of the
new situation created in the Near East
by the return of Constantine to Athens.
4. Consider a united policy toward
Soviet Russia,
WILSOS 1XJECTS SEW ASPECT
A new aspect was given to the P.us
sian discussions by the note of Presi
dent Wilson to the League of Nations
asking the great powers to guarantee
Russia from outside " military aggres
sion and to refrain from giving help
to Russia's enemies.
The morning session was brief, deal
ing mainly with the order of debate.
Premier Brland presided and introduced
his colleagues, including ( Premier Lloyd
George of Great Britain, who once called
him a "long-haired lawyer."
Military and naval experts were called
in to make brief reports, occupying about
two hours. At the end of that time the
following announcement was made :
"After a welcoming speech by Premier
Briand Of France, the first meeting of
the program, disarmament was discussed
by experts comprising: ?
"France, Marshal Foch, Generals Wey
gand, Nollet and Barthou ; England, Gen
erals Wilson and; Bingham: Belgium,
General Maplln ; Italy, General Martete.
"Marshal Foch. presented a resume of
the statements and a report Of the Ver
sailles commission on disarmament and
described the present situation in Ger
many -in regard to troops and armament.
"Generals . Bingham, Nollet and Ma
riete furnished details. The discussion
of armament will be continued this after
noon. After reports . of allied experts
have been presented, government heads
will deliberate over the question."
DISARMAMENT FOB GEBMA5Y
The Midi today said the council prob
ably would frame a disarmament ulti
matum for Germany and rush it to Ber
lin. The newspaper expected the matte;
of coal payments to be considered at
the afternoon sitting.
Attending the opening session were
Premier Briand, Marshal Foch and Gen
eral Castelnau for France ; Premier
Lloyd George, Lord Curzon and General
Wilson for Great Britain ; Count Sforza
for Italy, and Viscount Ishii for Japan.
The session was scheduled to last two
hours. ,
Lloyd George drove to the Quay
d'Orsay in an automobile, a representa
tive of Scotland Yard accompanying
him.
Reports that "President" de Valera of
Ireland was in Paris and Lloyd George's
unusual guard were linked in , rumors
that- a Sinn Fein coup was feared.
Shortly after the session began naval
and military experts from the allied
countries were admitted to the hall.
French, British, Italian and Belgian of
ficers were in the group.
LINNTON MILL TO
Announcement was made today by
Charles E. Miller, vice president of
the West Oregon Lumber company,
that the company's mill at Linnton
will reopen Thursday, giving em
ployment to 175 men. The West
Oregoa mill at Linnton was shut
dowp befpre Cljristmas.
Resume jpn by this mill will leave
the Pen1fLla Lumber company. Port
land Lurrfler company. North Pacific,
St. Johns Lumber Co. and the East
Side Mill & Lumber company among the
larger Portland sawmills that are still
shut down. The last named will open
March 1 and give work to 150 men.
More Inquiry Into
Vladivostok Killing
Washington, Jan., 24. (U. P.) Ad
miral Gleaves, commander of the United
States Asiatic fleet, arrived at Vladi
vostok Saturday on the cruiser New
Orleans to institute a further investi
gation into the killing of Lieutenant W.
H. ' Langdon by i a Japanese sentry, the
state department was advised today. "
Free Seeds Win Out;
Congress Votes Fund
Washington, Jan." 24. (I. SV S.)
Free seeds, thei bone of contention in
every congress. Won a victory, this aft
ernoon. The house passed an amend
ment to the ' agriculture appropriation
bill appropriating $365,000 for free seeds
to congressmen.!
RESUM EOPERAT ON
15 Lose Lives
In Explosion of
ri ri
uu riant in
Memphis, Tenri.
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 24. Be
tween 15 and 25 persons were killed
when a series of explosions wrecked
the Colyar-Reese Oil company's
plant here at 7:45 o'clock this morn
ing, according to an estimate.
First-, reports unofficially stated
16
be-
persons -were missing and it was
lieved they had been killed.
Firemen arrived immediately after the
first of the explosions and did worider-
i . . .
ful work in resculner the dead
ana
two
dying. They roped off streets
blocks away in preparation for a
ond series of explosions.
sec
More than a dozen houses were blown
up.
In one house a mother and five
dren were lulled, it is reported.
Ten bodies were counted by one
according to reports.
chil-
man,
The Colyar-Reese plant was known
locally as the Sinclair Oil company, be
cause until recently it was the exclusive
agent for the Sinclair company here.
Fearing ' houses within a half j mile
radius of the plant would be wiped out,
should more explosions occur, poiice
wre going over that section of North
Memphis, warning residents to get as
far away as. possible. ; :
The explosions were caused by a spark
from the chisel of a man working on a
tank containing 15,000 gallons of gaso
line which first blew up. No trace has
been found of the man. t
'Twenty-four men,, including four
whites, were due to be working at . the
plant, when the tank exploded. The only
hope given for arty of them is that some
may have been late in arriving at work.
SET FOR SATURDAY
Efforts to nicably adjust Port
land's railway- terminal problem will
e started Thursday when the chief
executives of five rail systems serv
ing this territory will,. gather here
for a preliminary discussion . of the
problem. - :i- y:. .
This meeting is being held In pursu
ance with arrangements made by the
Hill and Harrinmn lines with t5e inter,.
l-stater commerce 'commission after the
commission set a date for a hearing en
the joint terminal question. - , v
The Southern Pacific, Union Pacific
and Northern Pacific, members f . the
terminal company, issued an ouster or
der last December to Great Northern
and S. P. & S. heads. The ouster order
was stayed by request of the .interstate
commerce commission following com
bined efforts of the Oregon public serv
ice commission and Portland. .
POSTPONEMENT IS ASKED
The interstate commerce commission
set January 14 for a hearing on joint use
of the terminal, but; a. few days before
the meeting directors of the company
met and requested that the hearing be
postponed so that the railways might
have opportunity of affecting a satisfac
tory adjustment among themselves.
Carl R. Gray, president of the Union
Pacifio system ; William Sproule, presi
dent of the Southern Pacific system ;
Charles Donnelly, president of the
Northern Pacific ; Judge' George T. Reid,
vice president of the Northern Pacific ;
L. C. Oilman, vice president of the Great
Northern system, and William ,F. Tur
ner, president of the S. P. & S., are ex
pected to be present at the meeting.
The meeting will probably be held in
the offices of J. P. O'Brien, "manager of
the terminal company. j,
BISCTJSSED OJTCE BEFORE ,
One similar meeting of railway execu
tives was held here last summer when
representatives of the Hill and Harri
man lines gathered to discuss the ter
minal question and the Deschutes lines
of both interests which serve Central
Oregon.
Ralph Budd, president of the Great
Northern, was present at that meeting,
but is not expected to be present at the
meeting Thursday on account of ill
health.
The meeting this week will be prelim
inary in nature and only the railway ex
ecutives will be present at the session.
If an agreement can be reached by the
officials regarding Joint use of the Union
station, another meeting probably will be
called, at which 4 representatives of the
public' service commission and others in
terested will be invited.
Patrolman Injured
By Speeding Auto
Struck by a speeding automobile, Pa
trolman Carl Rekdahl of 504 Harrison
street was thrown to the street at Foster
road and Seventeenth Street, Sunday
night, suffering severe cuts and bruises.
He was taken to the emergency hospital
and later to his home. RekdahW was
walking with H. J. Knisken, a friend,
when the machine ran up behind them,
knocking him down and speeding away
before either could get the number..
TERMINAL HEARING
Watch The Sunday Journal Grow
The, circulation of The Sunday Journal has increased .18
'per cent in one year arid
28 per
These figures
Jan. 23, 1921 86,250
s Jan. 25, 1920 r 73,175
Jan. 26, 1919 67,525
- The Sunday Journal Isells for 5 cents the copy as usual.
Eight Sections of News, Reviews, Features, Fiction,. Pho
; v ' tographs and Fun
DEFENDANT IN
Pacific Marine Iron Works Is
First Complainant in Series of
Suits to Involve Millions; Fail
ure in Contracts Is Alleged.
The first of a long series of suits
against the United, States shipping
board Emergency Fleet corporation,
involving about $3,000,600 in claims
of PoAland and Columbia river out
fitting plants, was filed In the United
States district court this afternoon
by Coy Burnett, counsel for the Pa
cific Marine Iron Works. The
suits are based on alleged failure to
fulfill contracts.
In the first suit filed today, which
was signed by J. L. Jennings, the com
pany seeks to recover 1590,000 damages
and 6 per cent interest from April, 1920.
"Things have arrived at a place where
outfitting plants cannot collect their just
bills," said Burnett. "The shipping
board came along during the war and
did just as It pleased and has left these
men in a bad fix. ,
MANY OTHER SUITS I3T STORE
"This is the first suit of this nature
filed in this district, but it will not be
the last. My clients "have been waiting
for months to have their .claims for
warded from the Portland office to
Washington." .- .
Thomas Bilyeu,' general manager of
the Astoria Marine Iron works, said his
company had been unabSe to get a claim
out of the Portland office which was
presented last April. "As yet we have
no claim in Washington," said Bilyeu.
"It is .not altogether unlikely that we
will ask' that a receiver be appointed to
straighten out the tangle which now in
volves the shipping board. It is diffi
cult to bring suit because the board
claims so many international ties, con
tending that certain boats have been
leased to England or France, and' there
fore suit cannot be brought."-
The suit filed, today is for alleged
failure to- fulfill contract. - The Iron
Works company alleges that the Bhip-
( Concluded on Fan Throe, Column Two)
MEASURE .
PASSED BY SENATE
Washington, jn. ;24. (U. P.)
The senate today passed the Kenyon
Kendrick bill for the regulation of
the packing industry.' The vote was
46 to 33.
Japan Not Opposed
To Naval Holiday,
Says Premier .Har a
Loncfon, Jan. 24. "If a naval holiday
is practicable I would welcome it with
all my heart," is the declaration of Pre
mier Hara of Japan, . according to a
dispatch from Tokio to the -Daily Ex
press. " '
. "I fear, however, that wev have not
reached the stage where' we1 shall not
require navies and armies," adds the
Japanese statesman. "Our navy,, even
when completed, will be far less than re
quired if we dreamed of attacking Amer
ica. The day is gone when militarism
was a ruling force in Japan, as our re
cent policy toward China proves.
"We Intend to withdraw from Shan
tung, also Siberia, as soon as peace is
restored. In the meantime can Great
Britain or America or any other power
protect the Japanese there If we with
draw from Vladivostok immediately?
That district would become the front
line of , Bolshevist propaganda against
Japan. v
' "I assert with all possible emphasis
that Japan has no territorial ambitions.
We know our limitations."
Alice Copper 'Mine
Sale Set A!side by
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington, Jan. 24. (I. N. S.) The
sale of the Alice Gold. & Copper Mining
company property in Montana to the
Anaconda Copper Mining company was
set aside today by the United States
supreme court on the ground of inade
quacy in price.
The sale was contested by minority
stockholders who alleged that $1,600,000
paid was not enough and that there was
a violation of the Sherman anti-trust
law by the Anaconda company in an ef
fort to control copper production in the
Butte district, Montana.
cent in two years.
tell the story
IQ
REFUGEES IN.
TO BOSPHORUS
150,000 Friendless Wanderers,
Many Diseased and Many From
Wrangel's Army, Add Fuel to
Flames of Hatred, Discontent.
By A. K. Johnson ;
U-iUd Htm Staff Correspondent J
Constantinople, Jan. 24. - One
hundred and.thirty thousand friend
less, homeless, poverty stricken refu
gees from Crimea, many of theijn
diseased, some former soldiers j Of
General Wrangel, some civilians who
had fled from soviet domination, are
spreading the' poison of discontent
and hatred along the banks of the
Bosphorus. ' ' .. j
These refugees constitute today the
greatest, most delicate ' problem .before
the allied nations. And that is saying
much, for the allies are confronted.1 iu
the cockpit of Europe now shifted east
ward from the Balkans: to Asia MlnorJ
with four other immediate problems
burdened with disaster. But the most
pressing is that of these refugees.
THREE OTHEE OBSTACLES
. The second in importance is the ever
bolder conduct of Mustapha KemaL The
third is the necessity of taking Joint ac
tion on the Greek if redendist aspiration.
Then there is the constantly increasing
menace of th spirit of Bolshevism and
the clash of allied interests in the Near
East. - ,;.
What. will happen to these refugees?
Repatriation is impossible. They would
not go back If they fcould, for they
would be going to almost certain death
under the soviet dictatorship which they
have fled to escape. They are starving
and unclothed. They are restless, nerv
ous, apprehensive. A hundred or mioije.
rather than face an Uncertain future
under the charitable arm of relief asso
ciations, with the promise of a more pr
less precarious existence, have chosen
Mo "desert" and accept service in 'the
legions of Mustapha Kemal, the Turk.!
ROUTED TROOPS SCATTERED 1
Thirty thousand of Wrangel's troops
are encamped at Gallipot!. Twenty thou
sand more are at Tchaldia, Seventeen
thousand are at Lemnosa. Twenty-five
hundred, have found quarters at Salon
ika. Another 30,000. are scattered through
various parts of Greece and Tunis,, according-
to the American Red Cross.
Near Constantinople there are 7000
civilians, hospital cases number 2000, of
whom the wife of Baron Wrangel, a
sufferer from typhus, is one.
Through all this horror there are still
10,000 unaccounted for, while confined
to narrow, cramped, unsanitary quarters
(Concluded on Pace Three, Column Foot)
COX PREPARES FOR
By John Glcissner
United New guff Correspondent
Washington. Jan. 24. Former
Governor James M. Cox of Ohio, late
Democratic nominee for the presi
dency, prepared for his comeback jin
1924, at a conference of Democratic
leaders here Wednesday.
OrnL
-Labelled "a dinner in honor of former
Governor and Mrs. Cox." one of the most
notable gatherings of Democrats assem
bled since the San Francisco convention
will take place at the Chevy Chase club
on- the evening of January 26.
Timothy T. Ansberry, former congress
man, and compatriot of the defeated can
didate, will be host. The list of invited
guests ranges all the way from the vice
president of the United Stat, to demo
cratic chairmen of several states. To
soften the political significance of the
"dinner" four Republicans of national
note have been invited. They are "Uncle
Joe Cannon, 8enator Poindexter, of
Washington. Senator Borah of Idaho,
and Congressman Ira C. Copley of
Illinois.
Leaders of the (Democratic party ex
pect that Governor Cox, immediately
after his arrival in Washington, will con
fer with President Wilson. George A.
White, chairman of the national commit
tee, and Homer Cummings, White's
predecessor. !
' Cummings left Washington Sunday for
New York, but he expects to be here
Wednesday when the - gathering of the
clan takes "place. "It is natural,") he
said, before leaving, "that there will be
some discussion of the party's future,
but nothing can be said pf that unUl
after th discussions take place." '
An enedavor will be made at i the
Wednesday conferences and others fol
lowing to "smooth out" the differences
that have rent the Democratic party
asunder. 1
House Committee
Cuts Appropriation
Of Diplomatic Corps
. Washington. Jan. 24. . N.' S.) The
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill for the fiscal year 1921-1922 was re
ported out by the house appropriations
committee this afternoon. The bill car
ries an appropriation of $8,534.6j0, or
$828,8S7 less than the appropriation for
the current yean and $3,440,195 less than
asked for by the -state department. :
The bill provides for the raising of the
legation in China to an embassy and
reducing. 'the embassy in Turkey to a
legation. Tlt bill provides $600,000 for
passport .control, as compared with
$400,000 appropriated for that purpose
during the current year. i
COMEBACK IN 924
Ship Board Is
Eager to Know
Who Got Voucher
r $259,543.53
'-M.v ' - .. , - ' !
Ifew York. Jan. 24. (U. F.). The
congressional committee investigat
ing: the shipping hoard today started
the task of ascertaining who, if any
body, obtained $100,000 from the
board in October, 1918, by means of
voucher number 114980 of the Beth
lehem Shipbuilding: company. j
This voucher called for the payment! of
$259,543.53 by the Bethlehem company
for; expenses to "C M. S" and; It is
alleged, provided that $100,000 of . tin is
amount should be charged to the gov
ernment for the building of ships.
' Following the denial of Charles M.
Schwab, chairman of the board 6rthe
Bethlehem Steel, corporation and former
director of the Emergency Fleet corpora
tion, that He drew this money, the com
mittee today called to the stand Peilley
Morse, head of the company of expert
accountants whose audit of the board's
books revealed the voucher. j
Morse said that previous to his audit
of i the Bethlehem books, his relations
with that company had, been very cor
dial, but that after the audit was dis
continued, the company "began circulate
ing propaganda against me. calling me
a crook and even a murderer." ' I
U"You desire the committee to under
nd you believe that the reason (the
Bethlehem people objected to your audit
was 4 because you found the $2601000
voucher T' Representative Steele of Penn
sylvania asked, j i T
1'Not only that voucher." Morse replied,
"but other things improperly charged to
the coBt of ships. The voucher showed
we were ready to disclose other things."
HOUND GROUNDLESS
j The charges, of certain property
owners that East Fifty-eighth st-eet
Was not paved In compliance with
the city's specifications by the War
ren Construction company are wlth
ott foundation, the . city engineer's
office has notified the city council,
following an inspection made by R.
it Kramer, chief engineer, Saturday.";.;,-
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;IiU compliance with an order froftj.the
council. -Kramer went to Mrs." GJ H.
Williams of 66 liast Fifty-eighth, who
recently specifically stated before the
council that the street was not' paved
to the thickness of; Vie specifications,
ahd asked that she! point out the) im
properly paved sections. Mrs. Williams
said she had no definite knowledge of
faulty paving, but pointed out. a section
ojr pavement ini front of her home to
be tested by the engineer. "
I Samples cut from the street by the
engineering department tested 2 tq 2
iAches thickness of wearing surface! and
a. thickness of 7 inches including the
base. The test ' showed the paving to
be superior to the: specifications, the
wearing surface averaging from one
fourth to one-half inch thickness more
than required under the paving contract,
the engineer's report states. i. "
! Other property; owners have With
drawn their objections to paying) . the
paving contractors ifor the pavement,
and final acceptance and payment will
doubtless be ordered at the, Wednesday
session of the council, it was announced.
Cuban Solution in
Sight, Says Crowder
Washington, Jam 24. (I. N. S.) en-
eral. Crowder has reported to' the state
department he believes the Cuban situa
tion will be untangled before President
Menocai -leaves oilice in May, it was
announced today.
Wilson Announces
Rowell'sResignat
on
Washington, Jan. 24. (I. N. S.)
f 'resident Wilson today announced the
esignation "of j Chester Rowell ' of I Cali
fornia as a member of the United States
Shipping board. Mr. Rowell has j been
appointed to the railroad commission of
California.
Fo
Retailer Can Aid HomeGoods
je . v. r. . K . , ?
Adequate Display Sale Factor
By Marshall N. Dana
l The retailer has remarkable bp
jportunityto help keep Orego v in
dustry n operation by unusual sup
port until business conditions have
become more normal and there is
Jess to. fear from unemployment and
business depression. ; ' .
He can ? easily give the products . of
local Industry; at least as good di splay
las the articles of distant manufacture.
jHe can tell the housewife or thei busl
jness man when either comes, into his
jstore that the support of home indus
try Just now is support of general! pros
perity and la not more i important to
any manufacturer; than any Individual
citizen. ' ':i : -. .
X He can refrain from I substitutions
iwhen purchasers go out of their way
!to call for local products. I
'HE STARTS THIKKIA&
' ".t our home we have all been) read
ing the series of articles in The Journal
about the necessity for Immediate sup
port of home industry to
and Oregon prosperous,'
keep Portland
said 4. 'well
known Portlander
"We hadn't In the past thought so
D
THEIR CARGO
OF WHITENESS
Get Out Shovels and Snowshoes,
For -Snowman Is Said to Be
Ready to Besiege City and Vi
cinity; Heights Show 3 Inches.
As if In surprise j at the scene of
whiteness ; spreaJVbeforo Portland
residents this mornRig, Old Sol sent
a f ewtlmely rays thr&jgh the clouds
during the forenoon, f Then it was
all off. Rain, turning to unow, fol
lowed .the, cold brightness of Sunday
andT' by 'daylight quite a snowstorm
was,, in. regress. On the hills the
fall lingered;': but downtown streets
soon became-, a mess of slush.
Weatherman Wells was not sure
what would be the net result of the
day. .,' v i . .- . a -
"Maybe yes and' maybe no; maybe
rain and maybe snow," he said, in effect.
BEGAN St.NDAY SIGHT
About 10 o'clock Sunday night, snow
started falling on the higher portions rt
Portland for the 'steenth time this win
ter. But,, as usual, the downtown Sec
tion took Its administration of weatheT
in the form of rain. On the East Side
it was mixed rain and sleet For in
hour this mixture : of weather lasted.
Then the east wind howled as the morn
ing hours came and by 6 o'clock this
morning brought heavy laden clouds In
from the southeast,.
The clouds held up admirably, until
they got to Portland, then dumped their,
whole white cargo upon the city as they
sailed over. The weauthef bureau dirt
not get snow or rain reports froin any
other part of the state. The thermome
ter is reported low at-all points.
ItAIX SOT FAR OFF
"Temperature is so close to the rain
edge this : morning that I'm hot sure
whether we will be having rain or snow '
by tonight,? said K. I Wells, weather
forecaster. "The barometer is rising,
but the sea Is rough at North Head and
this may indicate a storm -brewing off
the coast. Ifa storm should come the
temperature will rise and we will have
. (Ctoclodad on Ja Three, Column Two)
HI JOHNSON TO BE
STEAMROLLERED
IJjr Fred S. Ferguson
United Newi Staff Comcpondent)
New York. Jan. 24. With Fregi-deqt-elect
Harding on vacation in
Florida, waters, and the -political
establishment at Marlon closed,
there Is now quite a concentration
of "best minds" in the East.
Some have talked with Harding-with-:
in the last week, others not so recently..
But all; agree that while the long series'
of conferences in Marlon may. not have
resulted in the selection of a cabinet,,
they have contributed much toward
clearing party atmosphere. Harding -is
anxious to establish a reputation as a.
harmonizer. He has listened to all' that
almest everyone visiting Marlon had to
say and has sent them away In a happy
frame of mind. But the time has now
been reached, in the opinion of -those
who have been in touch, when the preal-.
dent-elect knows ' with whom' it " in
necessary to "harmonize at length, and
those he can Ignore.
.One of those ' whose wishes do not
figure With Harding, is said to be Sena
tor Hiram Johnson of California. One
authority went so far- as to say. that
Harding's feeling toward Johnson was
now such that anything the California
senator might say against a man, con
sidered for the cabinet, for instance,
might be considered by Harding as a
boost, i j . .
Johnson's unalterable opposition to
any sort of connection with European
powers will not Infli nce HarBing in his
desire to affect an ' 1'asnociation" which
(Coocluiied on Pace Two, Column Three) 1
much about the relation of manufac
ture to) production iSLnd the circulation
of the payroll dollar among all our'
pocketbooks."
A veteran farmer who came into a
store at Castlerock, Wasiu. a flourish-.
Ing town which is considered as within
the Portland territory despite the fact
that it is located in ia neighboring state,
was even more direct.
:The Salesman of a Portland broom
manufacturing company was' endeavor,
ing to sell the dealer sme of his wares.
GITEJf REAL TIP -
"I think we. have ail we need," eald
the merchant. . ' ;
Further Inquiry showed that his stock
was composed of sweeping Implements
manufactured in a penitentiary.
"See here," interrupted the farmer,
"do you represent homes industry?"
"Tes." said the salesman, "I'm from
the Portland Broom company."
"I've been reading In The Oregon
Journal about the fight the broom com
panies of Portland are having for home
Bupport," cotnlnued the countryman,
"and, Mr. Uealer, 1 11 Just tell you this.
If you want my custom any more you'll
just go to handling some of the goods
made' by manufacturers that buy their
raw products from us farmer."
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