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s .J CITY EDITION le All Here and It's All True THE WKATHER-i-Tonight and Thursday. probably occasional rain ; winds variable. Minimum temperatures: Portland ........ 44 New Orleans ..." 68 WUliaton.- N. D. 1 New York 28 Lob Angeles .... M St. Paul l....... 4 King Lardner will give The Journal's readers the Inside facts about the in auguration next week. If you want to get the inside story, don't fail to read, his letters March 3, 4. 6. VOL XIX. NO. 301. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1921. EIGHTEEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS ANO NEWS STANDS PIVC CKNTS GIRL SOUGHT IN MYSTERY OF DEAD IN Woman's Gloves Reveal Clue to "H. Y.," Whose Body Found on Barnes Road With Head Bat tered In and Bullet-Pierced. Tha.t the" name sewn inside the shoe worn by the murdered man whose body was found at the Hoff man country place is Russian and not Greek and that the. third name found on the marking is the Rus sian for Vladivostok, was developed by Journal reporters this afternoon. "Greeks were 'unable to identify the lettering excepting to say that It was Russian. A Russian readily trans lated the' third name as Vladivostok. The silk shirt worn by the man was made in Yokohama. Indications that a woman was in volved in the shooting of the un identified man whose "body was .' found by campfire girls late Tuesday A ' afternooij on the summer home premisea'of Mrs. Lee Hoffman, two ;. V. miles "beyond the city limits on the i ,, '' Barnes rfiad, developed this morning I when J"eputy Coroner Leo Goetsch made a llnore thorough examination t of the body and the scene where it waa found; The presence of a "woman in the case" was developed from the finding of a pair of woman's black gloves and other indi cations.. The gloves bore no identifying mark. On the inner lining of the man's well tailored blue serve coat were the initials "H. "Y," The man had pronounced Greek facial characteristics. The murder for Goetsch and deputy sheriffs who investigated are sure it was murder was fiendish and evidently con summated by a person who was highly enraged. Through the head of the victim three bullets were shot, probably from a .38 caliber revolver. , . " And the skull was badly fractured in- j dicating that during the- struggle prer j ceding the shooting the man waa unmer v ifuWy beaten. . Those who investigated the scene ' where the body was found, declare that the man was murdered very near that spot, as much blood seepage was found near the body. There are others who hold to the contention that the victim might have been slain elsewhere and car ried to the Hoffman place in an automo bile. . The crime may have been actuated by (Concluded on Puce Four, Column One) Demurrer to Be Filed In Fight Against Morris Indictment A bitter court fight on the federal grand jury indictment returned against Fred S. Morris, president of Morris Bros., Inc., bankrupt, is expected, fol lowing the filing of a demurrer by Mar tin L. Pipes, Morris' counsel, to the indictment. Judge Pipes appeared before Federal Judge R. 45. Bean this morning and waived reading of the indictment. Morris was indicted on a charge of fraud in connection with the naturaliza tion of John L. Etheridge, who suc ceeded him as head of Morris Brothers. He is alleged to have knowingly with held from Judge Bean information re garding the prison record of Etheridge. and thus to have unlawfully assisted Etheridge in securing citizenship. Morris was arrested on a commlsion er's warrant on December 29 and in dicted by the Brand jury on February 9. He is at liberty under $2000 bonds. Publishing Company In Bankrupt Court Washington, Feb. 23. (I. N. S. An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in federal court today against the Leslie Judge company, publishers of Leslie's Weekly, Judge and Film . Fun, on behalf of three creditors. The peti tion for receiver gave liabilities at $2, 210,000 and assets at $420,000. Quality Features in Sunday Journal Magazine People and places figuring prominently in the presidential inauguration ceremonies at Wash ington Friday, March 4, will be shown in picture on the front page of The Sunday Journal Mag azine next Sunday. The Journal Is pleased to announce this pic ture page, which will be printed in color, as of surpassing merit. 'The Cabure Feather," by VI cente'lbanez. is the fiction fea ture of The Sunday Journal Mag azine next Sunday. This short story is of the same high quality that brought .the author such literary fame when his "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" en joyed such a vogue a few years ago. The Sunday Journal Five Cents the Copy SCENE OF BARNES HEIGHTS j MURDER MYSTERY GROSS near left edge of picture shows where the body, of an unidentified man was found by " Campfire Girls out for a hike through the picturesque country place of Mrs. Lee Hoffman near Mount Calvary cemetery. The body lay near the tennis court, a corner of which shows in the picture. Arrows mark the bloody trail over which the body was dragged past the electric pump house. -: I If r U ,jf i if f - Sri. 2l few ' , 'rT? ' A llil S W- v? . 1 4. ,;8B lJi 9i - V '4?'- ? IH HI x's 1 . -'t i J? i ,k ly If J r: , "JO t 81 Ij ;- if it Z wi,v. g It 'I '.. - - --j 'I I " ;'-', -: & v-' . - f WASHINGTON PA D LEGISLATIVE HONOR State House, Salem, Feb. 23. Both houses of the Oregon legisla tive assembly ground away on busi ness all day- on Washington's birth day, but this event was celebrated last night when the house chamber was crowded with participants in the pleasing and inspiring program. After considerable, business had been conducted by ; the house an adjournment was taken and Mrs. Beaft, -wife of Speaker Louis E. Bean, assisted by sev eral other ladies, served refreshments to the members in the speakers' chambers. LADIES PARTICIPATE Pouring with Mrs. Bean were Mrs. Ol cott, wife of the governor ; Mrs. O. P. Hof f, wife of the state treasurer ; Mrs Ronald Glover, Mrs. W. Carlton Smith. Mrs. W. P. Lytle and Mss. H. E. Moyer. The chambers were beautifully deco rated and tea and coffee were served from the silver service presented to Speaker and Mrs. Bean by members of the house of representatives. Then the assembly was called to order with Representative Martin of Marion county presiding. The program included vocal solos by Ward Wolfe, piano solos by, Miss Ruth Bedford, vocal duet by Senators Gill of Multnomah and Belknap of Benton county ; piano solo by Repre sentative K. K. Kubli of Multnomah, eu phonium solo by Representative Martin solo by Miss Gertrude Porter, daughter of Senator F.; H. Porter. FEALTY IS PLEDGED Representative Walter G. Lynn of Multnomah county introduced a resolu-t tion calling on all persons present to arise and in, silence pledge themselves anew to the principles promulgated by George Washington and for which he stood and fought. In impressive silence the great com pany of men and women stood in silence for 60 seconds, when with one accord they began to sing "America," continu ing through the entire anthem. Following the more serious program came a season of "horse play" with bur lesque speeches on the subject, of reap portionment by the men who had been principals in the spirited contest of only a few hours before. ' When the ; session resumed regular business Speaker Bean called attention to the : remarkable fact that the duet sung by Senator GUI and Representative Belknap, "Ship Ahoy," was sung by them in this same house chamber 28 years ago, when both were members of the house of representatives of the Oregon legislature. White House Will Investigate Prison Order Against Debs Washington, Feb. 23. (I. N. &) The White House is investigating the order issued by D. S. Dickerson, superintend ent of federal prisons, restricting the privileges of Eugene V. Debs in the Atlanta penitentiary, it was announced today. It was indicated at the White House that I if it is established that Debs' attack upon President Wilsonis the sole reason for the restriction of Debs" privileges, that the president will order . that the Socialist leader be given all of the- privileges .which other pris oners enjoy.; : . 'h - 1 LongwortK Has Plan Outlined m Bill, to Revise Tax 'Down Washington, Feb. ' 23. (I. N, S.) A tax revision; program was laid before the house today in a bill to be intro duced : by Representative Long-worth of Ohio. The bill is not expected to be acted upon at this session. Longworth's bill provides for the re peal of the excess profits tax. the trans portation tax and the tax on soft drinks. It would reduce the heavy surtaxes on incomes from the present maximum of 73 per cent,; the surtax of 65 per cent plus the normal tax of S per cent, to 0 per. cen., )- ..r - . ., ...... Convicts Aid In Fight to Stdy Noose Salem, Or.. Feb. 23. Prisoners of the penitentiary today raised $250 with which an Eastern Oregon at torney is to be retained to fight for the life of George Howard, 23 year old Vale man, sentenced to die at 8:30 o'clock Friday morning for the murder of George R. Sweeney, Vale salesman. To this sum .th ePrison ers" Aid society has added $100. Immediate steps to. appeal to the su preme court from the verdict in the Howard case will be taken and a plea for a stay of execution pending the ap peal or for a reprieve by the governor will be made. In addition the convicts raised $70 re cently to pay the expenses of a trip by Howard's mother to the prison to say good-bye to her son. Howard killed Sweeney, according to a confession, September 14, 1920. Swee ney was slain to gain possession of his old automobile and his body was thrown in the river near Vale, later being taken from the water and buried in a garden. This move was made by- Howard when he feared the body might rise to the surface of the water. Howard rode about in Sweeney's car, going to Idaho, and was finally arrested when suspicion was roused at the con tinued absence of Sweeney. A jury found Howard guilty of first degree murder January 22, and he was sen tenced to hang. NEW BASIN RATES . Railroads affected by the order of the interstate; commerce commis sion in the Columbia basin rate case have prepared and have nearly ready for publication the new tariffs made necessary by the order, it was an nounced today. ' A conference with Sam . Henry in Se attle Thursday by the rate experts of the various lines will adjust clerical de tails related to livestock rates and this will be the final detail before publication, is was said. ' . According to the order of the commis sion, the new rates are to be filed with it by 90 days after December 2, 1920, the date when the brder was made pub lic. The railroads, therefore, have ac cepted March 2 as .the date on which to file their" tariffs. Thirty days later, or April 2, the new rates will become effective.- The order of the commission provided that the rates on all classes, of commodities between Portland-Vancouver and a. zone south of Snake river shall not exceed 90 per cent of the rate between this area and the ports of Puget Sound or Astoria. Appeal from the decision, threatened by Seattle, Tacoma and the Washington public service commission,, has not ma terialized, and counsel of Oregon inter ests involved believe the -failure, so far. to contest the order,- is for lack of a suf ficient reason in Jaw on which to base an appeal. ,,-. Believing that the case had been thor oughly heard and equitably decided, the railroads affected . have not considered an appeal. $8,000,000 Issue of Chicago Bonds Upheld by! Voters Chicago. Feb. 23. (I. N. S.) Returns from 2095 precincts out of 2222 today indicated that the $8,000,000 bond issue to majority in yesterday's election. The project was opposea Dy tne Municipal Voters' league and opponents of Mayor Thompson. , ? The city hall also claimed victory in 14 out of 21 wards where there were fac . tional contests for aldermen. ? : ,. ROADS PREPARING T BEATS SCHEDULE New York, Feb. 23. (U. P.) Pilot K. M. Allison, aerial mail car rier, descended at Hazelnurst field, Moneola, at 4:50 p. m. today with pouches of mail which left San Fran cisco at 4:30 a. m. yesterday. Chicago, Feb. 23. (U. P.) Avi ator John H. Knight swooped down from the sky in a successful landing at Checkerboard field here today at 8:41 a. rn after a night flight from Omaha. " ' ."-'"'' The aviator .was carrying the mail from San Francisco to New York in the day and night cross-continent test flight. Knight took the mail at Cheyenne, Wyo., late yesterday. Guided only by the compass, he piloted his way to Omaha, where he made a successful landing at 1 :01 a. m. today. Although urged By officials not to continue his dangerous flight in the night and cold and uncertain weather conditions, Knight hopped off at 2 a. m. A high wind took him off his course, and he was flying high and steering by the compass. He had never flown the Omaha-Chicago route before and was unfamiliar with landmarks. Flood lights were set at Checkerboard field to guide the landing should Knight come in before daylight, but as he was driven off his course by the wind, he made the landing late with plenty of sunlight to guide him. FLYER REACHES CLEVELAND ; FLIGHT TO NEW YORK BEGINS Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 23. (I. f. S.) Leaving Chicago at 9 o'clock this morning (central time), Pilot WebBter arrived in Cleveland at 12 :52 p. m. with his mail plane. Eleven minutes later, at 1 :03, Pilot Allison was en route for New York: It is predicted that he should land at Hazelhurst- field, Long Island, between 5 and 5 :30 p. m. Another plane in charge of Pilot Hop son will leave here for New York at 1 :30 p. m. Barring accidents, this means that the transcontinental mail race will have been completed in less than 36 hours. Unexpected Row Is Developed in House Over Cold Storage Washington, Feb. 23. (U. P.) An un expected row in the house over cold stor age regulation caused further delay to the measure today. The house declined to approve the con ference report already adopted by the senate which .would have sent the bill to the president. Objection was raised to the provision that all goods in storage more than 10 days must be stamped with the time of storage. Pennsylvania and Ohio Firms Reduce Price of Crude Oil Pittsburg. Feb. 23. (L N. S.) The Joseph Seep Purchasing Agency today announced the price of Corning 'grade of crude oil had been cut 30 cents to $1.90, the lowest it has been since Octo ber. 1916. - 'Findlay, Ohio. Feb. 23.-(1. 1ST. S.) The Ohio Oil company today reduced the price for Plymouth and Wooster grades of crude oil 25 cents a barrel to $1.98 and $2.80 respectively. . Stolen Eing Found In Man's Stomach Denver, Col.; Feb. 23. XJ. P. Bloom missed a valuable ring. Leo Price, negro, was arrested. Leo denied any knowledge of jewelry. His stomach was X-rayed, the ring showed in the photograph. Bloom has his ring and Leo is in jail. , . ... ... MA AIR P 0 IsSlNED BY HARDING Without Accepting or Rejecting, Noted "Food Administrator In forms President-Elect He Is Earnestly Considering Offer. 'ew York. Feb. 23. (I. N. S.) Herbert Hoover, formally tendered the post of secretary of commerce in the next cabinet, gave President-elect Harding, during the telephone con versation last night, assurances that the offer would have his earnest consideration, it' was learned by the International News Service today. Hoover did not' refuse the appoint ment and President-elect Harding re ceived the impression that the former food administrator probably would be come one of his cabinet advisers. While to say that Hoover specified he would accept the appointment, "under certain conditions," would hardly reflect the actual conversation with the president-elect, but such, in fact, it was au thoritatively learned, was the import of the long-distance talk. . President-elect Harding would not take a "no" from Hoover, holding that the country needed his services Hoover denied himself to callers to day at his office on Lower Broadway, but he was understood to be getting his work in such shape that he can lay other tasks aside for cabinet duty in a fort night. LABOR POST UNDECIDED, IS IN BITTER CONTEST By George B. Holmes - St. Augustine, Fla., Feb. 23. (I. N. S.) Having put the bulk of his cabinet worries behind him, temporarily at least. President-elect Harding planned today to devote the biggest part of his re maining time in Florida to preparation of his inaugural address, now but eight days from delivery.' Only four real working days remain of the pfesident elect's vacation in the South. He prob ably will start north the first of next week and from then - until he is in augurated he will be so on the move that there will be little time for unin terrupted work. i . Senator " Harding has masses of data on roost of the subjects which he will touch upon in his address. These have been,-left UhlUm by visitors and .gome of the advisers with whom he has con ferred during his ..month's sojourn in the South. It is not expected that Senator Hard ing will attempt to go deeply into the international situation in his address, leaving that to the new sixty-seventh congress, which will assemble early in April. So far as surface indications point in St. Augustine, the cabinet- is closed up. There is one possible exception that of the labor portfolio, for which James J. Davis of Pennsylvania is the foremost candidate. It was learned to day, however, that friends of James Duncan of the granite cutters, who comes from Massachusetts,- have in creased their efforts in his ' behalf and if there is a change between now and March 4 in the cabinet which Senator Harding has tentatively selected, it is believed it will be most likely to take place in this department. The labor portfolio has been the most bitterly contested place among the 10. Labor leaders "and union heads have vied with one another in insisting upon the appointment of this or that candi date and many of them have protested against Davis' selection on the ground that Davis has been out of labor execu tive ranks so long that lie can no longer be considered a "labor appointment." Senator Harding has listened patiently to these arguments and has kept his own counsel here. EAST IS MARKET FOR DOUGLAS FIR Douglas fir lumber, red cedar shingles' and Western pine have found favor in the markets of the North Atlantic states, and the lum bermen; of Oregon, Washington and Idaho may look forward to the de velopment of an immense trade in that section of the country, accord ing to "Paul S. Collier of Rochester, N. Y.' secretary of the New York Retail Lumber Dealers' association, who arrived this morning with a party of 92' members of the organ ization on a tour of the Northwest. The "Eastern lumbermen, representing 50 small cities and towns in New York. Massachusetts and New Jersey, arrived from Puget Sound points , at an early hour today in four special Pullmans and left at 9 a. m. for a trip over the Co lumbia river highway. They will have lunch at Hood River and return to the Multnomah hotel for dinner at 6 .30. TO VISIT SEHA1EM Thursday the visitors will go to the camp of the Nehalem Timber company to inspect logging operations and will take lunch with, the employes in the big mess hall. Returning they will be guests at a dinner in the grill room of the Portland hotel, where Frank Branch Riley is scheduled "to deliver his lecture on "The Lure of the Northwest Friday will be spent In visits to Port land lumber mills and the party will leave Friday night for the California redwood country. . The local committee in, charge of entertainment of .the- Kast ern lumbermen consists of Kurt Koeh ler, W. W. Clark, Charles Miller, George F. Cornwall and L. A. Nelson. Prior to coming here, the Eastern lum ber1 dealers visited mills and camps in Idaho. Ka stern Washington and at points l Concluded do Pa Fu-ur, Cotiuan Four) SENATE LAYS HOUSE SIGNAL Deck of Upper House Cleared and Ready for Adjournment; 16 Bills, Including Roosevelt Highway, . Passed in Morning. State House, Salem, Feb. 23. With the hands of the senate clock pointing to 11:30, the upper house, its desk cleared and ready for ad journment sine die, recessed at noon for a period of two hours while marking time in waiting for the lowr house to wind up its business, which it is reported will consume the remainder of the day although adjournment at 12 o'clock today was agreed upon in a concurrent resolu tion last night. - Sixteen measures three senate bills and. 13 house bills were ground through the senate hopper this morning several of these being' taken from the grave to which they had been previously con signed in order that the senate after more mature consideration might again vote upon them. Principal among the bills passed by the senate in the closing hours of the ses sion today were the Bennett bill assert ing the state's title to the beds of mean dered lakes and several highway bills in-, eluding the IRoosevelt highway measure and bill authorizing the issuance of an other $7,000,000 in highway bonds which, except for the $2,500,000 held in reserve for the coast highway, practically cleans up the $40,000,000 authorized by the peo ple under . the per cent constitutional limitation. The Beals bill requiring that delin quent taxes on timbered lands be paid up before the timber can be removed was passed by the" senate this morning after it had once been killed by the senators acting under a misunderstanding of the provisions of the bill. The senate this morning was called to order by President Ritner with a new gavel presented to him by George H. Himes, curator of the Oregon historical society. The gavel is made of six pieces of wood from six of Oregon's historical trees. Senator John H. Gill and Repre sentative E- H. Belknap regaled the sen ators with a rendition of a vocal 'duet. 'Larboard Watch, which they had sung sefore the lower house 28 years ago, when they were both members of that body. During the noon recess the senators are busy cleaning out their desks and packing preparatory to a speedy get away when final adjournment is taken this afternoon. ( Mexico City, Feb. 23. (U. P.) A general railway strike threatened today to test the strength of the new Obregon government. Presi dent Obregon met the threat oL strike by stationing troops in railway of fices here and dispatching others to take possession of outlying sta tions. Much damage already has been inflicted on railway property. Workers late yesterday tore up a long section of the Colima road to the east coast, scattering ties and rails and ef fectively stopping traffic. Several telegraph stations were en tered, .instruments being destroyed and the buildings damaged: The general labor situation has been disquieting, for months and it was brought to a crisis during the recent Pan-American labor congress here whenj radicals protested that Mexican delegates did not represent Mexican labor. Reports have been current that the radicals were being financed from the outside. It was believed that a rail way strike would be followed quickly by demonstrations in other lines of work. GOMPERS CALLS ON LABOR TO FIGHT FORCES OF REACTION Washington, Feb. 23. (I. N. S.) Sam uel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, today called on organized labor to protect the democratic institutions of ouri country "from at tacks by plutocratic reaction" and "in sidious propaganda from European in sanity." Gompers, addressing the open confer ence of heads of the national and inter national unions affiliated with the A. F. of L., called on the representatives of labor to meet "the issues of the most seri ous character affecting our people and bur republic." The conference was called to combat the open shop movement, to draw up a bill of rights, and make demands for leg islation protecting the rights of labor for collective bargaining and to organize against 'movements for reduction of wages and longer working hours. Rival Chauffeurs at Chicago Exchange 50 Shots; None Injured Chicago. 'Feb. 23. (L N. S.) More than 0 shots were : fired, but no one was wounded early ' today in a battle between chauffeurs employed by rival taxicab companies. The battle resulted when 50 chauffeurs of one company, in mass formation. - marched upon the ga rage or another .company. Windows In the garage were Shattered and several cabs pierced by bullets. Two chauf feurs were arrested and a guard of policemen detailed to prevent further disturbances. , ..... .-- , . , ... .. OBREGQN MOVES TO COUNTER STRIKERS Cement Men Fined $5000 nd $2500 R. P. Butchart. i president,'; .and Clark M. Moore, former sales mana ger of the Oregon Portland Cement company of Oswego, Awere fined $5000 and $2500 respectively this morning, by. Federal Judge Robert S". Bean for violation of the Sherman anti-trust law.: Payment of the fine was suspended following appeal of the case to the circuit court of ap peals at San Francisco, i Both men were denied a new trial on Monday. Butchart and ' Moore" were convicted December 23 before a Jury. : In summing up the case this morning before pro nouncing sentence the court said in part: "It seems from the evidence in the case that at the time the Oregon plant was ready to market its product there existed an unlawful agreement between other companies selling In this territory, to j fix prices. The evidence shows that the Oregon company also . entered into thia agreement in order that it might survive and meet competition." The court then added that violation of the law by others was no defense for Butch art and Moore entering into the con spiracy.. ; Before the Oswego company entered the field California and Washington companies are said to have divided the territory. California companies were to keep out of Washington, provided Wash ington companies did not sell, cement in Oregon south of Salem, When the Ore gon company entered the field the ter ritory was again divided, and the Os wego people restrained from-selling in Washington. f Agreements reached in secret meetings of the managers of all coast cement companies were also made known dur ing the trial. Butchart and Moore were tried over a year ago for the first time, when the Jury disagreed. r - At the same time Butchart and Moore were Indicted by the federal grand Jury, the leading officers In" other coast ce ment companies were also indicted. ln these cases an agreement was reached whereby the indictments were dismissed and the companies pleaded guilty and we. fined $2500 each. ; ' The companies fined were the Cowell Portland Cement company, Pacific Port land Cement company, Santa Crua Port land Cement company and Standard Portland Cement company, all of San Francisco; Riverside Portland Cement company of Riverside, Cal., and the Su perior Portland Cement company, Wash ington Portland Cement company and Olympic Portland Cement company, all of: Seattle. - j - .1 j TO VOTE ON SEWER jMore than 100 property owners In the Foster road sewer district were permitted by the city council this morning to hold a referendum vote ori the question of constructing th sewr at this! time at a cost of ap proximately $400,000." The 100 per sons present declared they repre sented about 25,000 property owners. L. L. Levings. president of the Wood- jnjere Improvement association, and W. rt, Heom, appearing Tor a large num ber of acreage owners in the Lents dis trict, were the chief speakers for the Protestants. They declared that, under present conditions, the improvement would entail an extreme "hardship on the owners of property. . : Commissioner A. L. Barbur of the de partment of public works explained that the council had no desire to force the issue if it was against the wishes of the taxpayers concerned and if sani tary conditions were, satisfactory. City Kngineer Laurgaard declared that the paving to be applied to Foster road by the city and county Jointly could not be laid until the sewer con struction was completed and urged the prompt execution of contracts therefor. He pointed out that the 10,000 owners of 50x100 foot lots fronting on Foster road would bear the greater burden, paying approximately $150 each, while acreage owners and others would have the minor expense. Disposition of the ! question will Be determined by the vote to be ; taken among the property owners. S - PROPERTY OWNERS Many Goods Made in Oregon K 9. X l More Purchasers Are Wanted By Marsliall S. Dana How many men in Oregon shave themselves? ; " ' The census says the state has about 800,000 people. The experts say that, only the men above 20 are to be dependably classed as "shav ers" and that these represent 38 per cent of the total population, or 304,- ooo.': - But the further estimate is that 95 per cent of men, or 288,800, shave them selves all or part of the time. How many men in Oregon shave them selves with the aid of shaving cream made in Oregon? ;. ;: Jobbing records show that $7 per cent of the shaving soaps are offered in the form of shaving cream. One man In every three in Oregon gives preference to shaving cream, but only one man of every 40 gives preference to the Oregon product. :" -- ' - ; . ;. OUTSIDERS GOOD BUYERS X ilf one man of every four should, use Oregon shaving cream and if the same increase were applied to all the differ ent shaving and toilet accessories manu factured in Oregon the . immediate ef fect measured - in the terms of moner Would be an addition of $93,000 to the annual payroll of home Industry. So far 63 per cent, of the dealers in Washington and only 61 per cent of the dealers in Oregon have stocked Oregon manufactures In this line. In Tacoma 91 ELLIS ENTERS GUILT PLEA IN BUTTER CASE Fined $1000 in Federal Court on .Misbranded Adulterated Prod Indictment Charge That He uct as Manager, of Company. E. W. Ellis, former president and general manager of the Hazelwood company, Front and Ankeny streets, pleaded guilty this morning before Federal Judge R, S. Bean to a grand Jury Indictment charging him with misbranding adulterated butter, and was fined $1000. He was given until Thursday to pay the fine. The plea of Kills came as a surprise to court clerks, who expected a bitter fight over this case, similar to, the one made by. the company during Its re cent trial in which its was found guilty of manufacturing adulterated butter and fined $&000. In addition to the fine the company has also paid the government a tax of $14,476.76. PLEADS lOB LEMKSCY Attorney C. A. Sheppard, counsel for 0118, requested leniency from the court, contending that while Ellis was presi dent and manager, he merely held one share of stock In the company, and that he was not an attendant at the meetings of the board of directors. Sheppard said that all profits derived from the manufacture of this butter had been re ceived by the company, and that Kills personally received none of them. Judge Bean said there had been no evidence during the Hazelwood trial to indicate that Bills was not admitted to board meetings, or that any other mem ber of the firm knew of the Illegal oper ations, or had ordered Kills to manu facture adulterated butter. ' ' During the recent trial of the company it was revealed that Kills as manager of the company had imported larce quantities of moldy, rancid butter from California and Oregon points, some of which the rats are said to have gnawed at, and to have rechurned this butter (Concluded on Pass Jjur. Column Baren) PRESIDENT EBERT'S E IS ATTACKED Berlin, Feb. 23. (U. P.) A shot fired at President Frederieh Ebert's house a few days ago narrowly missed killing a guardsman, it was learned today. Authorities made every effort to keep the incident secret. . The shot apparently came from the roof of former State Secretary Kuhl mann's . house, across Wllhelmstrassa from the president's residence. Guardsmen Immediately rushed the Kuhlmann home, but found no one there except the porter, who declared the shot could not possibly have come from that residence. He suggested it might have been fired from some neighboring roof. The bullet pierced the helmet of the Ebert guardsman. It apparently wan nearly spent when It struck. The Ebert home sits well back from the street. Newspapers refrained from publishing the incident. China Trade Issue -Will Be Studied Washington. Feb. 23. (WASHING TON BURKAT7 OF THE JOURNAL) The senate Judiciary committee today granted a hearing on the house bill to authorize the incorporation of American companies in China trade and named a subcommittee to consider It, consisting of Cummins of Iowa. Brandegee of Con necticut and Walsh of Montana. per cent of the dealers patronize the Ore gon industry, in Seattle, 71 per cent and in Portland only &9 per cent. To many the announcement comes a.i a surprise that Oregon is becoming a center of phonograph manufacture. OREGOX PHONOGRAPH CEJfTER The people of Oregon buy about $2,000,000 worth of talking machines of all makes annually. Oregon manufac turers get about $800,000 of the busineiwi. Approximately 100 persons are employed In the phonograph industry as it affect -Oregon, Including those engaged in local HOM distributing plants of outside manufac turers. The' Oregon 'phonograph builders e peet, however, to be employers of 2000 skilled workmen when their industry has reached the point of maximum product tion and patronage. Such growth would greatly Increase the home consumption or Oregon woods of various kinds. CHAHTCE TOTt I7TCB.E1.SE Another industry whose heads believe they receive less than their share of home patronage is the manufacture of worWngmen's clothing. The total anr nnai bill for. worklngmen's clothing In Oregon is $9,000,000, but of this amount home manufacturers receive only $2,500,. 000. ; - With what they consider a fair share of the business they could add several hundred workers to 600 now employe i and about $45,000 to their monlh'y pay-" roll; . .. .... ..... ; ... -. - ; . f; .. -v- ... . -..