RECORD BUILDING
t ...
YEAR INDICATED BY
NUMBER PERMITS
. Portland's home building: program
is well under way and plans com
pleted and In the process of prepara
tion Indicate that .the current year
"Will establish new records in resi
dence conti.ruci.ion . in ine cuy, u.c
cordlng to a statement Issued Mon
, day by Horace -E. Plummer, chief
Inspector of the building department
at the city halL
During: the first 11 days of February
So residence permits, calling for an ex
penditure of approximately . $250,000,
were issued, and the total for the year
up to Friday night shows 180 permits
for new dwellings, calling; for the ex
penditure of 1633,000. There were 115
residence permits issued during; Janu
ary. Plummer stated, and present In
dications sre for a constantly increas
ing volume of new homebuilding dur
ing- the spring: and early summer
months.
Recent reductions In the "- prices of
lumber, brick, metal lath and other
building1 materials are having: a stimu-
iann( cuoci on 'construction, x roposea
decreases in the cost " of labor would
help still further.
' Foundation permits were Issued FYI
day for the plant of the Portland Wool
Warehouse company at the foot of
Richmond street. Plans call for a build
ing to cost $70,000. Plans also are well
along for the Hawthorne and Buckman
school at East Sixteenth and Pine
streets, and for the new James John
school at St Johns. ' ;
' The only office building: contemplated
is being undertaken by "the Hurley
. Mason company at a eost . of $600,000 on
the half block on the south side of
pefinlte promise of a new theatre on
Broadway has been riven by Ackerman
St Harris, owners of the Hippodrome
Circuit.
v Public buildings and manufacturing'
plants will furnish the bulk of the new
construction during- the year, according-
to Plummer, and there will , be less
ararage construction than during 1920.
- Several large undertakings. Including
the proposed Meier & Prank $1,000,000
Btructure and the new $500,000 cooper
atively owned apartment house at Sixth
and Madison acta to the volume 01 pros
pective building.
ffhree-Day Kabbit
, Show to Be Held j
: Here by Fanciers
The Oregon branch, of the National
Fanciers' and Breeders" association will
hold a rabbit show at 111 North Broad
Vay on February 17. 18 and 19. Those
In charge have purchased new rabbit
COODS throuehout and are nrenarlnn- fnr
n exhibit of about 300 rabbits. Several
ine prizes are offered. A special prise
of $15 goes to the best rabbit In the
fibaw, with $10 to the second best.
A silver trophy will be given for the
."best school display and In all more than
S5 prizes have been offered. Both mem
bers and non-members of the associa
tion will be allowed to compete. Mary
"I Steve'ns, secretary of , the Oregon
(branch, is, receiving the - entries , and
making the reservations.
iTWrd Big Tanker
j Off on Trial Trip
On flnlnTn'hia "Rittot
' .
. Vancouver, Wash., "Feb. 15 The Liv
ingston Roe, 12.000 ton oil tanker built
.by the G. M. Standifer Construction
"fcorporation for the Standard Oil com
pany of New Jersey, left Tuesday morn
ing for her official trial trip down the
.Columbia river. The tanker will go as
far as St. Helens and return.
The ship will leave the last of the
Jweek for San Francisco, where she will
take on her first cargo' of oil. Two
ister ships, the John Worthlngton and
.the W. M. Llbby. have already been
accepted by the company.
. Two tankers of the 12.000 ton type are
being constructed by the company for
,the Imperial Oil company of Canada.
f .
JBomb Is Hurled at
Dublin City Hall;
i Soldiers Uninjured
Dublin. Feb. 15. (U. P. An unsuc
cessful attempt was made to bomb the
Dublin city hall last night. The build
ing is occupied by government troops.
The explosive was hurled from an au
tomobile which passed the building- at
high speed. .It inflicted no damage, but
resulted In a renewed search by the
military today for hidden munitions.
Maniac licenses
- Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 16. Marriage
licenses were issued Monday to F. J.
Lewis, 39, Vancouver, and Florence Sle-
saic winters, ze, Kansas City; Edgar J.
Gill. Zi, and Helen Larson. 18, Portland ;
Melson Inman, 21, and Stella Unzelman.
18, Portland ; Atley W. Stone. 42. and
Alsara Oumsey. S5, Portland ; Frank
Columbus. 2, and Lillian Stone, 20,
.Portland: Thomas F. Graham. 40. and
Ada B. Harris, 26, Goldendale, Wash.;
Chester F. Martin. 28, and Sidy Bur
netts, 24, Portland.
Young Driver Faces
r Manslaughter Case
Spokane. Wash., Feb. 15. Roger Bar
telt. aged 16,-wUl face a charge of man
slaughter, following his arrest for the
killing of A. D. . Allison, aged 3g, a
farmer, on the Appleway near Vera, a
suburb of Spokane, while driving his
father's car at an alleged speed of more
than 40 miles an hour.
To tie Laities of Portland 1 I !
x See Our Display of
SPRING HATS
$5 to $15
Entire Wholesale Stocks en Sale
Special Order and Makeover Work
Solicited ;
EIsieTrimmed Hat Co.
Wholesale sad Retail Millinery
eeoad Floor ArtUaia' Building
5". W. Corner Broadway and Oak St.
Katrasee Room go. til
W. Sail Unuln, i'nmM, ISorttltiea, Etc
Southern Oregon to
Have Big Display! in
Convention
Henry M. Parka executive chairman
of the third -annual international mln
ing convention, retsrned from Grants
Pass and Med ford today with the In
formation that Southern Oregon plans
sending 200 or 300 delegates and a large
exhibit of ores and minerals to the
Portland gathering, April & to . Parks
addressed meetings -of mining men at
both Grants Pass I and Medford and
found much interest evinced in the
Coming convention, i
"The people of Southern Oregon are
eager to get their resources of cold.
silver, copper, asbestos, manganese and
chrome before a body of experts such
as will come to the Portland sessions,'
said Parka I
A. M Bwartly, consulting mining en
gineer with the Oregon bureau of mines
and geology, left for Baker Tuesday
afternoon to address meetings' of mining
men in behalf or the convention.
DR. HUGHS. MOUNT
SUES 7 PHYSICIANS
Oregon City, Feb. 16. A suit for
$50,000 damages against seven phy
sicians in Oregon City was filed
Monday by Dr. Hugh S. Mount, who
charges that the seven signed a
statement In which he alleges his
character was defamed. The defend
ants named are Dr. O. A, Welsh, M.
C. Strickland. A. j H. Huycke, C. H.
Melssner, W. Ross Baton. C. A. Stu
art and George E. Btuart.
The case arose following the shooting
of Alex DeFord by D. E. Frost on No
vember 21, when Frost was assisting
Night Officer Surf us kin capturing De
Ford, who had been fighting on Main
street. DeFord died at the Oregon City
hospital two days later.
Dr. Mount was called by the DeFord
family to hold a postmortem and testi
fied in direct contradiction to the state
ment of Dr. Welsh, . county health of
ficer, who had attended DeFord at the
hospital and diagnosed the case as con
fleunt pneumonia, ; from which ho had
asserted DeFord -died, rather than from
the wounds received when he was shot.
Following the Inquest, Dr. Mount,
through an agreement with the county
officials, filed a bill for J25 with the
county for conducting the postmortem
ana was not paid by the DeFord fam
ily. At this the seven doctors filed a
protest with the county court, asking
that the sum be withheld. Dr. Mount
asserts that the statments contained in
tne protest are defamatory.
ROADS LOSE BUSINESS
TO AUTO TRUCKS
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compeuoon exists nave shown a
marked increase in business during the
issi is montns. -
"The Oregon Electric line lost in
taxes during 1920 a total of $279,000,"
says Skinner. "This loss is on an in
vestment of many millions, while bus
ana truck operators are growing rich
upon practically :no Investment at all
ana a negligible tax.
Patronage on the S. P. a g. Astoria
beach line has dropped off alarmingly
during the past i few years, according
m i o. r. a. irairic orneial.
"On the beach service round trip tick
ets sell for less than $1.50 on the one
kway trip, yet the S. P. & S. sold 3400
one way tickets during a given period
last year as against 4200 round trip tick
ets," said Skinner.
Skinner also spoke of a startling loss
of business on the' Oregon Klectric line
to Salem and this was substantiated bv
tBen C Dey. attorney, and H. K. Louns-
Dury, general passenger agent, of the
Southern Pacific' railroad, which oper
ates both steam and electric service to
the state capital.!
Steamer service on the unner Willam
ette river has been practically forced out
of existence by the railroadaand truck
competition, ana i the same condition is
threatening the lower Columbia river, in
the opinion- of operators of vessels be
tween Portland and Astoria. "
A motor truck company has asked the
Multnomah county commissioners for
permission to operate a truck and trailer
service between Portland and Astoria,
each truck and trailer to carry 15 tons.
The Multnomah commission has taken
the- matter up with Columbia and Clat
sop counties authorities.
Blast Survivor oh
Trial for Life in
South! Bend Court
South Bend, Wash., Feb. 18. The
murder trial of John Fred ; Goodwin,
alias John Fred . V?1ta. began here
Monday before Judge K. sr. B. Hewen.
Welch is chsrged with first Cegree mur
der as a result of the dynamiting of
the Beaver dyking machine at North
Paver December 16, resulting In the
deaths Of Frank Behnke, Blanche
Behnke, Eigel Chrlstenaen and Adolph
JarvL !
The selection Of a lurv
slowly. After a day and a half the
defense had seven . peremptory chal
lenges left, and the state thr. Th
defense will try to prove the explosion
w ran oen acctaentat, aue to gasoline
used in the engine on the dredger.
j ne dynamiting occurred about 9
o'clock - in the t evening after Blanche
Behnke, 17-year-old daughter of Frank
Behnke, part owner of the dying ma
chine, had retired and while Behnke.
Christensen and Jarvl were playing
cards in the i men's quarters. The
Beaver was blown up, flames lghiting
and consuming the machine. Chriaten
sen lived until about 2 o'clock the fol
lowing morning' and died aa be was
being taken from Don Smith's launch
at the city wharf in South Bend.
Welch, the only survivor, was brought
to South Bend onth same launch and
taken to the local hospital. An exam
ination by physicians showed, they tes
tified, that he was uninjured.
Welch was born in Yakima and is of
English parentage. He resided in As
toria. Ore, with his mother.
Hot Lake Arrivals
Hot Lake,! Feb. 15,Af rivals at Hot
Lake 1 sanatorium Saturday were i Mr.
and Mrs. c. W. Masters. Baker; C. O.
lt"- Prtland - C R. Shirer. Newberg;
DoU"' Portland; A- H Wood
well. Sumpter ; Mrs. H. Hukey and moth
er, Kamela ; Mrs. S. D. Crowe, La
Grande ; Hades Dougherty and B. Bow
ers, Baker; D. B. Rlgg. Spokane; F. W.
Jones. St. Paul ; Mrs. W. J. Densley. Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Cavin. Baker;' Mrs. C. H.
Dills, Wapato. : ,
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THE ? OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON
NOV COMES U. S.
SENATOR AFTER
ANNS' SCALP
(By I'nlWHl Srrriec)
Washington, Feb. 16. Impeach
ment proceedings started Monday
against Judge Landis of Chicago by
Representative B. F. Welty, Demo
crat, of Ohio, will be followed by
separate action institutes by Senator
Nathaniel Dial, Democrat, of South
Carolina.' ' .
Senator Dial made this announcement
Monday after Welty had failed to in
clude in the basis for his action any
thing other than the Chicago jurist's
$42.500-a-year Job as arbiter of organ
ized baseball. In his case against Judge
Landis, tne Mouth Carolina senator will
use as grounds for impeachment the re
cent action of : the judge in releasing
Francis J Carey, 19-year-old bank teller,
who confessed to embezaling $91,800.
Senator Dial will be prevented from
bringing the impeachment indictment
himself because of the constitutional
provision ; that such proceedings .. must
originate : in the Tiouse. The senator
said, however, he will ask a South Car
olina member of the house formally to
present his charges. Discussion of this
course already has been begun.
LANDIS SIMPLY SMILES
AT ENEMIES ACTIVITIES
By Earl L. Sfeaab
ITsirenal Sertiee Staff Correspondent
Chicago, Feb. 15. Those who saw
Judge JC M. Landis' broad smile when
his court adjourned Monday knew he
was not agitated over the impeachment
proceedings started against him Monday
by Representative Welty of Ohio be
cause he had become bead of organized
baseball. :
Tou haven't a thing to worry about.
Every good cltisen in Chicago will fight
for you." was the expression of one ad
mirer. "I am not worried about this."
the judge told another caller. "I am
no more, interested in this than I am in
the appointment of a new bell hop at the
hotel across the Street" t : r
The judge was on the bench when
newspaper men informed him of what
Representative Welty was doing in
Washington. He looked at the dispatch
and smiled as he went down the list
of the charges against him.
"Doesn't that beat all?" he said. "No
one takes that , seriously but Senator
Dial and Welty. Guess I'll let them get
all lathered up before saying anything."
Further than that he refused to com
ment on the matter.
Since Judge Landis began making the
road rocky for liquor violators, he has
been the most talked-of man in Chi
cago. Today's proceedings added to
the talk
LANDIS' ACCUSER MAY BE
HELIf IN CONTEMPT OP COURT
Chicago, Feb. 15. (L N. S.) Law
yers of Chicas-o today, comma- to the
defense of Judge K. M. Landis, who
has been attacked In the United States
senate by Senator Dial of South Caro
lina for his action in the case of an
Ottawa, ,111., bank teller, accused of
embesslement, raised the point that
Senator , Dial may be In contempt of
court. j
"The courts have held In a number of
decisions," said Harry W. Standidge,
former president of the Illinois Lawyers'
association, "that discussion of a case
still in court Is contempt of cowrt. In
this case Senator Dial is criticising Judfe
Landis in a case which is not completed.
Judge Landis has announced that he
has not yet decided what sentence he
will impose upon the Ottawa bank clerk."
Standidge declared the point at issue
is how far the constitutional provision
that no senator or representative shall be
taken to account for his statements on
the floor, protects Senator Dial In his re
marks concerning Judge Landis. Threat
of impeachment proceedings, Standidge
pointed out, might intimidate a judge.
CHICAGO JUDGE MAY BE '
CALLED BEFORE COMMITTEE
Washington. Feb. 1S.CU. P.l Judae
Kenesaw Mountain Lanais of Chicago
may be asked to SDDear before the
house judiciary committee to answer
impeachment charges brought t against
him in the "house by Representative
weity of Ohio. j : v.
Friends of Land's already have asked
that he be invited to aooear. while
Welty believes the committee should
ask him to testify during the inquiry
as to whether the Impeachment charges
are sufficient to warrant a trial by the
senate. . - :
A meetlnar of the tudiciarv commit.
tee probably will be held within the
next few days to determine procedure.
Chairman Volstead said today.
A canvass of committee members to
day revealed that for the present a
majority of them do not believe that
Welty has presented sufficient evidence
to back his impeachment move.
Man Waits in Jail
60 Days for 30 Day
Sentence on Draft
After waiting 60 days In jail to be
tried on a charge of signing a false
name to . his questionnaire, Oscar Swan-
son, alias Oscar Wilson, was sentenced
to SO days in jail this morning by Fed
eral Judge Bean. Sentence was in keep
ing with the recommendation of Assist
ant United States Attorney Veatch. '
Swanson was arrested early In Decem
ber at 11$ East Alder street, where he
is said to have been living with Mrs.
Lydia Thornton of Spokane, s He was
bound over to the grand Jury on a charee
of white slavery, but no indictment was
returned.! Arrest v of Swanson was
brought about through the activities of
the husband of the woman, who is said
to have traced the couple from, Spokane
To Portland. r
I T TASTES like "more"
-but you must be sure
that it's genuine
Red Rock
Cottage
Cheese
bright and early every
morning, it comes : in,
fresh and crisp, from the
. dairy. Sold at good gro
ceries and markets.
Jury Service Made "
Optional to Women
. If Measure Passes
State House, Salem. Or., Feb. 15.-
Various members of the house of rep
resentatives who opposed house bill 15.
introduced by Mrs. William STKlnney
of Clatsop county at the request of the
Portland Woman's club, and providing
for Jury service by women, will find
themselves in an embarrassing . position
today. The bill is to reappear in amend
ed form which will meet the objections
they interposed against it. Whether
they will now support it Is a question
that is causing amused queries,
s, The opposition v was ostensibly on th
ground that the bill would force jury
duty on women who did not desire it.
The bill as amended, and which was
reported ' favorably for passage by the
house committee on revision of laws last
night, contains this new clause.
"Any woman desiring to be excused
from jury service may claim exemption
by signing a written or printed notice
thereof and returning the same to the
sheriff before the date for appearance,
and if exemption is so claimed by rea
son of sex no appearance need be made
In answer to said summons, . provided
hqwever. that it shall be the duty of
the persons serving any, summons for
Jury duty to inform every female person
so served of the provision and to fur
nish her with a written or printed blank
on which to make such demand for ex
emption."
PARLIAMB
CON
IT IS
VOKED; IRISH WARNED
(Continued From Pace One
world wide restriction of trade. This
may be alleviated, -but it cannot be
cored by legislative means. This is a
problem with acute and distressing con
sequences. . Hundreds of thousands of
our fellow citizens are receiving con
stant and anxious attention from my
ministers with the object of both reviv
ing trade and prosperity and in the
meantime assisting those who unfor
tunately are unemployed.
"Estimates for the government serv
ices will reflect the determination of
the government to reduce expenditures
to the lowest level consistent with the
wellbeing Of the empire.
LIABILITIES OF WAR
"The war has left upon the nation
liabilities that can only be met by
heavy taxation. It is imperative for
our interests that there be an early
revival cf trade and industry, so that
the burden can be reduced to the ut
most" Parliament was opened with all the
pomp and ceremony and glitter of pre
war days. The, king waa accompanied
to. Westminster - by Queen Mary. The
gallery was filled with notables repre
senting the empire and all the great
powers . of the world as the king, at
tired in purple and gold, read his speech
from the Elided throne.
It was the first time that the king
had personally addressed parliament on
opening day since before the world war.
Especial precautions had been taken
to guard him and the other . members
of the royal family as They rode in
state from Buckingham palace to the
parliament building. Soldiers In red
boots and bearskin shakos lined the
route. Secret service men mingled with
the vast crowds that filled the side
walks. A heavy cordon of policemen
surrounded the parliament building.
King George and the queen rode in the
royal coach drawn by six black horses.
It was accompanied by five other coaches
bearing attendants. Cheers and flutter
ing flags greeted the king and queen on
every side.
FBIKCE GOES ALOXE
The Prince of Wales did not ride with
his parents. He was in a separate Car
riage, having gone to- the parliament
building from his own official residence
York House instead of" Buckingham
Palace. The royal family was received
at the entrance of the parliament build
ing with elaborate ceremonies and. con
ducted to the robing room. After the
royal vestments had been donned, the
king took his place upon the" throne with
the queen seated at his left and the
Prince of Wales at his right.
The Spanish, French, Italian and Jap
anese ambassadors rode to Westminster
in state coaches. John W. Davis, the
United. States . ambassador, and Herr
Sthamer, the German ambassador, rode
in separate motor cars.
TBBOKQ FILLS STBEET8
A tremendous throng filled all the
streets between Buckingham palace and
Westminster, and a vast crowd was
gathered about the parliament building.
The buildings along the way were dec
orated with flags. The roof a and win
dows were filled with spectators who
cheered and waved flags and handker
chiefs. The king announced that . a hew
Egyptian policy would be laid before
parliament Referring to imperial mat
ters, he said it was proposed to renew
the wartime practice Of conferences id
Which the dominions would be repre
sented. In this connection he expressed
confidence that the conference next
summer will "bring about coordination
of external and internal policies."
The king announced that measures
wiU be taken to safgjtiard the "key
industries," and he pleaded for frank
cooperation between employers and em
ployes. ; Announcement also was made
that there will be early withdrawal of
the government control of Industry and
that bills will be introduced to reor
ganise the British railways. Reforms
were promised in connection with land
purchases and the liquor traffic, "in
the light of experience gained in wartime-
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-LIONEL
B A R R Y M ORE
IN THE
DEVIUS G A RDEN
NOW PLAYING
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15. 1921.
Women Invite<o
Improve Knowledge
Of Traffic Measure
Portland women will be given oppor
tunity to improve their, knowledse of
driving conditions and safety rules of
the road in automobile traffic if the
suggestion offered Monday - night by
Hugh H. Herdman, chairman of the
local branch of the National Safety
council, is" entertained by Milady Mo
torist Application for the course win
be received at the council's office in the
Oregon building.
Herdman's invitation was extended to
Portland women at- a meeting In Library
hall, where Frank J. Lonergan gave a
synopsis of the work completed by the
course of IS educational lectures con
ducted by the National Safety council.
; Herdman left the matter open, but
will conduct an investigation to deter
mine how far Portland women are In
terested. . "''"'" '" " '
Becklessi Driver Fined
F. IL Holleobeck was fined . (50 and
sentenced to 30 days in the city jail by
Municipal Judge Roseman today on a
charge of driving while intoxicated. The
Jail sentence waa suspended On condition
that Hollenbeck refrain from similar offenses.
Plan Discussed to
Increase Interest
In Art Association
At the snnual meeting of the Port
land Art association, which assembled
more than-100 members and friends of
the organisation in the galleries of the
museum Monday afternoon, William D.
Wheelwright deplored the lack of sup
port for artistic effort In Portland, and
also the present limited number of
members now on the association roster.
The valus of an art association, with
Its varied lines of education offerings,
was commented upon by Mr. Wheel
wright, - and especial Btress was laid
upon the benefit to the irganlzation of
the new , form of membership reently
inaugurated. Previouuly memberships
have been divided into threo classes,
perpetual, life and annual, funds re
ceived from them going .nto an endow
ment fund, which necessarily returned
only a small amount Of Interest The
new plan will make possible a sus
taining membership fund with minimum
dues of 16 a year. Other membership
fees will bv Placed in a sinking rund.
Plans for a definite membership solici
tation undr the leadership of Mrs.
Henry -L&dd Corbett were discussed.
Charles F. Adams was re-elocted treas
urer. A reception was held in the gal
leries, during which Mrs. H. W. Cor
bett and Mrs. Charles F. Adams pro
dded at tea tables.
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