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VOL. XVIII.
MORNING; FEBRUARY
CENTS
NO. 48. CITY EDITION PORTLAND. OREGON, SUNDAY
7
OLCOTT'S AX
FALLS UPON
9 NEW BILLS
Measure Requiring Abstractors to
, Keep Tract" Indices t Termed
Inimical to Many Operators.
Public Service Commission Bill,
Jitney Bus Regulation, Land
Conveyance Bills Are Included.
Salem, Or., j'eb. 26. Nine, crea
tlonsof the late legislative session
went down under the official veto of
Governor Olcott . this afternoon.
These include the Kddy bill, Instruct
ing the public service commission
to keep "'hands off" of utility fran
chise contracts effecting the deliv
ery of service to a municipality, the
bill placing- auto stages and jitney
buses under the jurisdiction of the
public service commission, and the
bill requiring that all abstractors
Khali, maintain' tract Indexes.
In his veto message accompany! trg the
abstractors' bill, senate bill 374, the kov
emor points out that "under the. bill no
one could be a qualified abstractor un
less he possessed a general - tract index
covering records back to January 1,
1909, a section which. In itself, estab
lishes a unique precedent in the history
of retroactive, legislation."
INJCRT IS SEES
The terms of this bill, the governor
declared, "are so drastic, its regulatory
provisions so prohibitive, that it would
develop a small class of licensed men
and shut out from legitimate business
enterprises a large number of honest
conscientious and capable, abstractors
who .have devoted their lives " to the
business "and have rendered satisfactory
and capable service to the public.
"A provision of the bl!l requiring ab
stractors to furnish bonds to protect
the public against possible damage from
careless and" Inefficient workmanship
and results surely should become a
law of the state, but in an endeavor, to
.enact such an excellent law the bill Is
fo freighted with restrictions and. pro
" hibitory, regulations as to create a petty
autocracy stifling to a great degree le
gitimate competition a.nd honest busi
ness." i-. r-.S.:
PROVISIONS ItRAKTIC .
The drastic provisions of the jitney
regulation bill, , senate bill 24, together
ti 'on'!utlei nn Page. Nin. Column Four)
ASTORIA ASKS FOR
RATE REHEARING
Columbia Basin Casein Portland's
Favor 'Stumps' Lover River Dis
trict, Says Petition to I. C. C.
Astoria, acting in advance of
threatened appeal by Seattle, Taco
ma and the Washington public serv
ice commission, has filed a, petition
for rehearing of the Columbia basin
rate case, according to a copy of the
petition which has been received by
J. O. Bailey, who as assistant attor
ney general represented the Oregon
public service commission in the fa
mous rdte caei hearings before the
federal commission.
The comparatively short statement of
Astoria's position as prepared by O. C.
Fulton '. of Astoria represents that in
rate matters Astoria has been "driven
from pillar to post and from the post
to stump."'
Another assertion of the petition ia
that Insufficient grounds exist for the
10 per cent differential in favor of Portland-Vancouver
and a 4200 square-mile
fcone- south of Snake river as ordered In
the decision of the Columbia Basin case
by the Interstate commerce commission.
Railroads were Instructed by the
federal commission to file tariffs as
modified by its order by the first week
in March. The change in rates is then
t become effective 30 days later, or
April 2. unless the commission allows
a stay of execution in order to give
Astoria' a rehearing.
' Whether Astoria or any other com
munity shall be granted a rehearing
is entirely within, the discretion of the
commission. Puget sound ports and
the Washington commission have been
seeking a reason in law upon which to
base a petition for rehearing, but are
understood to have been so far unsuc
cessful, i
They Planned
A Simple
inauguration
But you cannot tell what will
happen to it when Lardner hits
Washington this week for the
purpose of recording his observa
tions In his inimitable "You
Know Me Al" style.
! If no one else gets any fun out
of the Inaugural,". Lardner will,
and you will' have the opportun
ity to enjoy the fun In his three
articles which will be' published
in The Journal Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday of this. week.
The Journal
First in Features
McCamant
Admits He
Made Error
Declares He Understood Inform
ant to Say! Lincoln Steffens
Made Recent Address at 0. A. C.
i
Judge . Wallace f McCamant, presi
dent of the Portland society of the
Sons of the American Revolution,
admits he was mistaken" in his im
pression that Linpoln Steffens had
spoken' at the1 Oregon Agricultural
college on his recent visit to Oregon.
This mipposed ! arpearance of Steffens
at the Corvallis institution prompted a
resolution of protest at the Washing
ton's birthday dinner of the -society at
the - University club Tuesday evening
against Steffens or other like propa
gandists speaking at ,the public insti
tutions of the state.
DID JOTXKCTCHB
"I shall take great pleasure in pass
ing the resolution on to President Kerr
of the agricultural college," McCamant
is quoted as having stated following the
meeting. . ' :
The resolution was duly forwarded to
Ccrvallis, and now comes the backfire,
for. it develops that Steffens did . not
speak at the , collre durtnpr his recent
v:sit to Oregon. In tact, his last ap
pearance there was more than seven
years ago.
"Steffens did not speak at the college
recently." said tr. W. J. Kerr, president
of the institution to a Journal represen
tative yesterday, "nor did he ask to
do so.
ADMITS MISTAKK
"The last time he spoke at O, A. C
was on October 27, 1913." The college
will, accordingly,- take no cognizance of
the resolution. Or. Kerr stated.
Judge McCamant, when "apprised of
this fact, admitted that he was mistaken.
He stated last evening that he evident
ly misunderstood the remarks of C. K.
Ingalls of Corvallis, who had stated
(Concluded on Pace Kight. I'olumn Thrl
News Index
Today's Sunday Journal Is Complete in
Eight Sections:
Foreign
,ermaTiy Proposes Indemnity Section 1, Pase 1.
ftwiaa f'OTxen European Keolt Section 1 , Pace 2.
Jtnand Hints at 'Korea Sertion I, Page 0.
Costa Rica-Panama Row Section 1, Page 3.
; National
Borah Mints FMibnster Section I. Pe 1.
Ilardinc Would Help (Jvrmana Hection 1, Pass 1.
Itanquet for Chamberlain- Section 1, Paee 1.
Ihltr en Sugar rieflerta frtion t. Pa I.
McArthur I Speaker- Sei-tiou 1, Pae 1.
llardine Goes IJome Section 1. Paea 2."
ttoot Stfeaka for T. 8.- Section 1 . Fag 5,
Dry Knforcement Fund Increased Section I,
Page 1 .
. ' ; Domestic
Bank Tay Bi Reward Section 1. Page 1.
Wife Kills Self-r Section 1, Page s.
Northwast
fkiTernor' Vetoes Hpr Bills- Section I, Page 1.
heriew of Itgislature-T-RerUon 1, Page 1.
140 Faeiiaer Marooned Section 1, Page 1.
Astoria Wanta Rale Hearing Section 1. Page I.
Kahy Swallows Puis, Dies Section 1. Page 1.
Baid at St. Helens Section 1. Page 12.
-Crushed -Man Klacw Train Section 1 . Page 2.
Washington Veterans to Be Paid Section 1.
Page 4. .
Ike Ued Bill Signed Section I, Page 6.
Prune Producers Hit Section 1, Page 6.
I'arkdale Road Debate Section 1. Page 7.
Washington State Legislature Section 1. Page 9.
Itullct Caused DeFord'a Death Section 1,
Paga 10.
Money for Pacifio Highway Sentinn 1, Page 10.
Portland
McCamant Admit Error Section 1. Page 1.
Skull Flattens Bullet Section 1, Page 4
Spring VWts rortlaud-Seetion -1 , Page 4.
Opium Quarrel, Xew Theory Section 1, Page 4.
(.otino- Murder Cai Section 1. Page 4.
Kestiral Committee Named Section 1. Page 4i
Wants Xew Marriage Lam Section 1, Page 7.
Portland "Chinese Organize- Section 1. Page 10.
Mazamas Knjoy Trip Section 1. Page 11.
Itelief for Far Last Section 1, Page 11.
Editorial
Section 2, Page 4.
Ganaral News
Section 1, Pages 1-12.
Section 2. Pages 1-6.
Buslnass News
Real Katate and Buildings Section 3, Pages 1-2.
Markets Section 3, Page 12.
Kinane Section 3. Page 2.
Marine Section 3, Page 5.
Sport
.Section X. Page 18.
Section !. Pages 4-5-6.
Automotive
Section 0, Pages 16.
Sfcction 7, Page 6.
On th "Finer side
The Week in Society Section 4, .Pages 2-3-4.
Women's Club Affaire Section 4, Page 5.
In Portland Schools Section 4. Page 6.
Fraternal Section 4. Page 5.
American Legiort News Section 4, Page 4.
The Grand Army Section 4, I'age 4.
Drama and Photoplay Section 5, Pages 1-6.
Section 7, Pages 4-5.
The Realm of. Music Section 5. Page 5.
Features
Xew Motor Vehicle Law (Part 1) Section 6.
Page 1 .
Just a tittle of Ererything Section 1, Page 8.
Who's Who on Broadway Section 5, Page 4.
The National Capitol Section 2, Page 2.
Ring La miner's letter Section 2, Page 3.
Letters Prom the People Section 2. Page 5.
Christian Science Lecture Section 6. Page 6.
Harding Faces ; Orare Problems Section 2.
Page 2.
Former Inaugurations Are Recalled Section 2,
. Page 6. , j . ..
Coolidge's Home life Section 2. Page 6.
Harding's Political Career Section 2. Page 6.
Mr. Secretaries'" "Homey" Section 2, Page 6.
Little Miss Ambition (pictorial) Section 5,
Page 1. i
Pastor Defends 'Theatre Folk Section 5. Page 1.
State College Dramatic. Club Section 5. Page 1.
Oregon Composer Banquet Section 5 Page 1.
Disciples of Icarus Trained Here Section 6,
Page .1. ' ' -
Leaky Radiators Injurious Section 6, Page 1.
Star Retelgeusa Immense Section 6, Page 6.
HaTeh of Lost Article Section 1, Page 8.
i ! ' Magazine : J.
leneral News (pictorial) Section 7. Page 1.
Rat s Sixth Sense .Section 7. Page 2.
Mohammed's Sacred BeaYd Section T, Page 3.
Xew Tork Motie School Scandal Section 7,
Pages 4-5.i
"Tin-can" Toufists Section 7, Page 6.
Health, Beauty and Home Section 7, Page 7.
"The Cabure Feather." by Vincente Ibanea
Section 7. Pace 8.
Comics
Section 8. Pages 1-4.
LEGISLATIVE
ILL GRINDS
By-Product of Recent Session Is
Speculation of Higher Political
Preferment at a Later Date.
Men Active at Legislature Loom
as- the Logical Entrants in
Political Races of the Future.
By Ralph Watson
With the" statutory fruit safe
plucked from the legislative tree and
upon the sorting table of the gover
nor's office, ublic attention turns
more or less instinctively to a con
templatiism of the-" possible political
by-iproduetB which come from It.
Governors are sometimes made, and
unmade, during legislative sessions,
senatorial bubbles are blown and
congressional booms are coupled
with the gifts that admiring senates
bestow upon their departing presi
dents. . .
And, so. out of the recent legislative
session, various stories have come of
future political developments.
When Koy RUner gathered hie 36
disciples about his birthday banquet at
the Benson not lortg aero, and they, in
the fraternal glow of that occasion,
placed Senator I. L. Patterson of Polk
in nomination for the governorship. It i
was done in jest, or course, but there
are many who believe, nevertheless, that
the wish was father to the thought.,
PATTERSON FOR GOVERNOR
Senator Patterson has been a leader In
the fcenate for two sessions past, drrri net
both of which he held the powerful
chairmanship of the committee on ways
and means. And, not only that, he was
the pole horse of the organization, and
when he upreared his bulk against a
motion or a measure, or leaned his
weight behind one it was very much hin
dered or helped thereby.
It has been said that history has a
habit of repeating itself, and they tell
the story that Senator Patterson was
nominated by a little gathering of
friends over, at Dallas four year ago.
which nomination was the first step
toward his election to tha mat.'"H!S
friends of the senate now insist "that the
post prandial compliment of two -weeks
ago Is-th reality the innocent inception
(Concluded en Page Nine. Column One
140 Passengers Are
Marooned on Sand;
Saved by High Tide
Seaside, Or.. Keb. 26. Marooned, some
for more than 12 hours, on three boats
which lay on a sandbar near Sand island
in the Columbia river, at sharp angles
the. greater part of the time. 140 Sea
side folk, including many women and
small children, reached Seaside safely
at 4:15 o'clock this afternoon.
Two pilot boats and a ga.soline launch
left Ilwaco homeward bound late Friday
night carrying the crowd, which had at
tended a basketball game between Sea
side and Ilwaco. In the dense fog two
of the boats struck the sandbar about
2 :30 o'clock Saturday morning. The
third cruised about until 6:30 o'clock
when it was grounded.
As the tide receeded the boats bei?an
to list until they were almost on their
sides. Kach carried about a third of
the excursionists, and these huddled
against the lower side of the boats,
awaiting the return of high tie. The
boats were not prepared to accommodate
passengers and many suffered from ex
posure and privation, though food and
water was taken to them.
One woman, whose Children wen
aboard." became hysterical during the
night, but the majority endured the dis
agreeable wait without- a murmur.
Among the excursionists were members
of the Seaside band.
$15,000,000 Rivers
And Harbors Bill Is
Put Before Wilson
Washington. Keb. 26. WASHINGTON'
BtTRKAU OF THE JOURNAL.) The
rivers and harbors bill, carrying $15.
000,000 to be expended by the United
States army engineers and with no local
ities named in it, was passed by the sen
ate and now goes to the president for
approval.
This sym is expected to be just about
enough for maintenance.
No new projects are authorized, but
Senator Jones of Washington, in charge
of the measure, expressed the belief that
they may be undertaken next year.
Bill Aims at Use or
Growth of Tobacco
Sa.lt Lake City. Utah, Feb. 26. (U. P.)
Use of tobacco . in Utah, the growing
of tobacco or the manufacture, sale or
advertisement of tobacco in any form
would be forbidden under the terms of a
bill Representative Seegmiller of Kane
county; announced yesterday he . would
introduce in the legislature.
McArthur Delivers
Talk at Harrisburg
Washington. Feb. .26. WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
Representative McArthur of Oregon
went to Harrisburg, Pa., today, where
he spoke tonight on "The Dead Hand in
Government."
LEAVES SENATE THIS WEEK
UNITED STATES SENATOR GEORGE E. CHAMBER
LAIN, senior senator from Oregon, who retires Friday of
this week after 12 years' service during which he made a
record for achievement.
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By Carl Smith
Washington. Feb. 26. (WASH
INGTON .BUREAU OK THE JOUR
NAL.) On next Friday Senator
George .13. Chamberlain will complete
12 years of continuous service as
United States senator from Oregon.
In those 12 crowded years he has
made an impress upon national leg
islation such as few other senators
have made and has won a place in
history probably unequalled by any
other senator of equal service from
the beginning of' the government.
This is saying much, but it is liter
ally true. Shermin,. Morrill, Hoar, Aid
rich, Lodge, Gorman, Vest and others
who have ranked as great senators at
the end of 12 yri.rc were little more
than beginning iho f-ervices which dis
t i.guished them. Stil' others, like Car
lisle, Knox and Root, came to the sen
ate with national reputations already
made. Chamberlain was favorably
known as governor of Oregon when- he
came to the senate, but in the national
forum he was unknown.
FOR. POPULAR GOVERNMENT
When Chamberlain entered the sen
ate on March 4, 1909, Tat was presi
BANQUET PLANNED
Many of Nation's Prominent Men
to Be Hosts to Retiring
Oregon Sentaor.
Washington. Feb. 26. (WASH
INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR
NAL.) Plans for a banquet honor
ing Senator Chamberlain, to be held
at , the Hotel Astor. New York the
evening of March 1, indicate elab
orate preparations are being made'
and many of America's most distin
guished men will be included In the
gathering.
Among those serving on the banquet
committee are George W. Goethals,
builder of the Panama canal ; Charges
S. Fairchild,, former secretary of the
treasury: Otto H. Kahn, banker; George
W. Wickersham, former attorney gen
eral ; Alton B. Parker, once Democratic
nominee for president ; Oscar S. Straua,
former secretary of commerce and labor ;
Admiral Bradley A. Fiske,' President
John Grier Hibben of" Princeton ; Mark
Sullivan, editor t George Haven Putnam,
publisher ; Edward R. Stettiniiis, organ
izer of the war department as assistant
secretary, and others of distinction.
The honorary committee consists of
Elihu Root, Lindley M. Garrison. Henry
Ia Stimson and Luke E. Wright, all
former secretaries of war.
Senator McXary has sent his regrets to
the committee in charge, saying senate
work makes attendance impossible.
FDR CHAMBERLAIN
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Term Near End
dent, Sherman .is vice president presid
ed over the senat?, and Cannon was
speaker of tha house. Republican as
cendancy, was declining, to be complete
ly overthrown within four years. The
progressive movement was rising to:the
flood -and the new Senator entered with
vigor into the fight which represented
his. convictions in increasing the direct
power r of. the peopre in their govern
ment. As the first senator elected by popu
lar vote under the Oregon system, he
was an especial champion of the
amendment to the constitution whereby
all the states have been enabled to
elect their senators as he was elected.
On April 17, 191t, he delivered a not
able speech on the initiative, referendum
and recall, the bill' to admit Arizona
and New Mexico as states being then
before the senate; and .the, question pre
sented was whst.'n jr new states should
be admitted with popular government
previsions in their constitutions. He
had covered the field in his research,
and Viis argument was a powerful con
tribution to the winning of the fight.
URGES PROGRESSIVE LEGISLATION
Since that time he has aided in the
submission and adoption .of the equal
suffrage and prohibition amendnents to
the constitution, and has been con-
(Concluded od I'age Fife, Column One)
DRY ENFORCEMENT
House Raises Sum Needed by
Prohibition Officers to $7,
500,000 for Year.
Washington, Feb. 26. (U. P.1
Appropriations for the enforcement
of prohibition during the next' fiscal
year beginning Jyly 1, were in
creased to $7,500,000 by the house
today. ' ,
It voted 208 to 92 to accept the senate
amendment to the legislative-executive
appropriation bill, increasing the amount
after it had previously approved reduc
tion of the amount to $7,100,000:
Lord Milner Weds
Lady Violet Cecil
London. Feb. 26.-(U. P.J Lord Mil
ner, who recently resigned as secretary
of state for foreign affairs, today mar
ried Lady Violet Cecil in St. James
church. Paddlngton.
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FUND IS
NCREASEO
Army of 175,000 Is
Approved by. Senate
Washington,: Feb. 26. U. P.) The
senate tonight passed .nd sent to a
conference committee the army bill pro
viding, for art army of 175,000.
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BORAH HINTS
OF FILIBUSTER
ON NAVY BILL
Idaho Senator Wants Resolution
Repealing War Laws Given Pref
erence Over 11 Other Issues.
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Thomas, on Other Hand, Threat
ens to Talk Against Repealer
Until End of Present Session.
By Li. C. Martin
l;aiteL Prma , BtmXt Correspondent
Washington, Feb. 26. Although
senate, leaders were ready to rush
the army appropriation bill through
the senate tonight their efforts to
give the navy bill a favored place
were frustrated by Senator Borah, of
Idaho, who threatened a filibuster
that would cause failure, of several
important bills. .
The fate of this legislation now de
pends upon the attitude) Borah adopts
Monday, when efforts to take up the
navy appropriations and emergency
tarif f bills' will be made.
Borah will insist at that time, he said
tonight, that the resolution repealing war
laws be given preference and he was
virtually assured by senate leaders that
this would be done.
THOMAS MAY OPPOSE
Senator Thomas. Colorado, however,
may make a lng talk against the re
peal. Congressional leaders are trying to' get
all. this legislation through so that the
Harding administration will not be faced
with the task of passing appropriation
bills when it takes office.
Borah's threat came after a refusal to
allow a vote on the war repealer resolu
tion. "Unleas you do agree to vote the army
bill will not pass," Borah warned.
Plans were then laid to pass the army
bill tonight and give supporters of ithe
repealer a -chance to talk Monday, but
Senator Thomas. Colorado, let it j b
known he was prepared to talk against
the resolution until the end of the ses
sion,, if necessary. "
Since only four and a half days of the
session remain, it will not take a "great
deal of talking on either the army; bill
or the repealer to tie up the senate.
' .The proponents of the emergency tariff
will try to send it' to the president Mon
day by having the senate act on the
(Concluded on Page Three, Column Four)
Increased Rate on
Pulpwood Opposed
By Spokane Dealer
Washington. Feb. 2C ( WASHINGTON
BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL) The
Spokane Merchants' association and
other commercial bodies of that section
of Washington have filed a brief with
the interstate commerce commission in
opposition to increased rates on cord
wood and pulpwood in the Pacific
Northwest. The rates were suspended
for investigation by the commission.
The contention of th! railroads is that
no increase would result iu the Spokane
territory, but that the increase would
fall on the O-W. R. & N. line between
Portland and Seattle. Spokane inter
ests disagree and say thaP they would
b-s substantially affected. They oppose
increase on cord wood, they say, be
cause this com- in active competition
with coal from Wyoming and Utah, and
coal has already driven cord wood ' out
of use in the schools at Spokane.
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Approval of Plans
For Reservoir on
Burnt River Asked-
Salem, Feb. 26. The state engineer's
office here has been asked to pass upon
plans for the construction of the Burnt
River reservoir, from which it is pro
posed to irrigate the landa In the Durkee
and Bridgeport .irrigation districts in
Eastern Oregon. 4.
The districts have planned to construct
jointly the reservoir for the storage of
51M acre faet of the waters of Burnt river
for a supplemental supply for the Irriga
tion of 4498 acres. The proposed dam is
to be of the earth-fill type, approxi
mately 55 feet high, and the total cost
of the project, including right of way,
will probably exceed $1,000,000.
Auto D i s posed of at
American Legion Ball
The American Legion automobile
which was sold during tb week to
persons who attended the big ball at.
the armory Saturday night la to be
taken over by E. J. Boesch of 63t Gan
tenbeln avenue as permanent owner.
There were over- 2000 persons at the
ball, which was . the largest dancing
party "of the season. Practically every
one present had an interest- in the car.
Taft Is Unable to.
Be at Inauguration
Montreal. iue.. Feb. 26. ( I. N. a
Owing to his duties on the Grand Trunk
railway arbitration board, former Presi
dent W. H. Taft said today be would
be unable to be in Washington on March
4 1 for the inauguration ceremony. .
Tariff Lifts
Sugar Price,
Says Rainey
Attack in House Blames Fordney
Bill for Rise of Two Cents
in Last Three Days.
Washington. Feb. 26. (U. P.) -The
price of sugar to the consumers
of the country has been Increased
nearly 2 cents a'pound within the
last three days because the senate
and, house conferees agreed upon a
duty of 2 cents a pound on sugar
In the Fordney emergency tariff
bill. Representative Henry "T. Rai
ney. Illinois,"; charged in the house
today.
The house today approved the confer
ence tariff report. The vote, taken after
a sharp two hours' debate, In which the
bill was denounced by Democrats and
New England Republicans, .was 205 to
127. Efforts were made in . the senate
to take'feimilar action and thus Bend the
bill to the president. But a vote was
deferred under an agreement of Senat
or Simmons, North Carolina, and Senat
or Penrose, Pennsylvania, until Monday
afternoon. . , -
schedules in the bill Rainey launched
a caustic attack against' the rates.
"I told my" friends a few days ago
to buy all the mi gar they needed, be
cause it would be, advanced as a result
of this, bill." said Rainey. "Three days
ago the price in Washington was $7.35
a hundred; today it Is $9."
Fordney . claimed the bill would de
crease) the prices on food products. .
But, resuming his attack, Rainey
said :
"This bill increases the tariff, on ap
ples by 300 per cent, and yet we im
port only $30,000 worth of apples. We
export more than JIO.000,000 worth each
year. The tax on wheat is the highest
ever placed on any article used In
bread-making, but it won t do any good.
We -already have exported morn than
our surplus of wheat during the ' last
year. England is buying all the 'wheat
it needs In the American market as
one purchaser, and that drives down
the price. . ; .
"There is a tariff on pork, and yet
we do not Import a pound of pork. The
tariff on cherries is increased lSAO-per
cent, a splendid monument to the de
parted cocktail for which these cher
ries were used mainly. The demand for
the tariff comes principally from Wash
ington, which was one of the first
states to go dry and eliminate, the main
use of cherries."" -"
Symphony Orchestra
Appears in Concert
At 3 o'Clock Today
The third popular -concert in the series
of four given by the Portland Symphony
orchestra will be given In The Audito
rium this afternoon at 3 o'clock. This
is next to the last chance Portland peo
ple will have to hear popular programs
given by the orchestra this season.
The time for holding the concert.. In
the middle of the afternoon. Is well
chosen. It has been found, for numbers
of Portland people are able to come and,
bring their children where this would
be impossible were the concerts held at
niRht. The two preceding concerts have
been almost "family" affairs, the op
portunity for giving children tarftcs of
popular but high class music well played
not havfnjr escaped Portland parents.
The concert today will last for an hour
and a quarter.
Tbe prices have been so arranged
7.. 50 and 15 cents that everyone who
enjoys good music may attend. Chil
dren of Portland are taking an inter
est in the concerts given by the sym
phony orchestra, as shown by a set
of compositions just received from some
of the pupils t.f the Glencoe. school by
Mrs. M. Donald Spencer, business man
Ufc.fr of the orchestra.
The essays were sent in by Miss
Edith P. Darling with a note of ap
preciation of the Invitation to attend
a recent symphony rehearsal. The chll
dren of this school, along with those
of other schools of the city, ' were
guests of the orchestra at rehearsal,
following the. custom In Portland. The
children's compositions express their
delight with the jnuMic.
Tolstoy's Nephew
Is Coming Here -to
Deliver Lectures
Baron Eupene Fersen, nephew of the
late Count Tolctoy, is coming to Port
land to tell about his "new idea" in
metaphysics and has announced two
free lectures for Monday and TueRday
evenings. The first will be on "The
Dawn of a Day of Freedom" and the
second on "Healing Through Laws and
Forces of' Nature." The lectures will
be delivered at "the Pythian building,
388. Yamhill street.
Control and harmonization of vibra
tions and their effect on human life is
the keynote of his doctrine.
Proposed Tariffs on
Fuel Wood Suspended
Salem. Feb. 26. The proposed new
tariffs on shipments of fuel wood, pulp
wood, etc", will be suspended by the' pub
lic service commission today until March
31. These rates were once before sus
pended until February 28. The suspen
sion order affects all roads' in Oregon
with the exception of .the Oregon Electric
and the Southern Pacific
John Stevenson,
K. P. Chief , Is Dead
-New York, Feb. ; 28. (U. P.) John
Stevenson; supreme representative of the
Knights of Pythias and past grand chan
cellor of the order, died at bis home here
today.
BANK PAYS
BIG REWARD
Officials. Start for Illinois Town
to Distribute $26,000 Among ;
Captors of Boy Bond Thief.
Lad Who Stole $772,000 in Se- "
curities Tells Story of Flight
Was Going to South America.
. Chicago; Feb. 26. (U. P.) Of
ficials of the Northern Trust com
pany left here tonight for Heyworth,
111., to pay the $26,000 reward to res
idents of that village for the capture
of Willie Dalton, bank clerk who
fled with $772,000 in bonds'; belong
ing to the hank.
Later- in the evening word was re
ceived here that Paul E. Draper, cor
poral in the St. Mililel drive, was given
the $26,000 reward. Draper's father.
Jack Draper, the town constable, made
the arrest on the insistence of t'he son,
officials learned.
Young Draper plans to use his money
to establish a homestead out West.
The officials took blank check with
them and will pay the reward to who
ever they believe is entitled to it.
The officials stood by their statement
that they would recommend clemency
for the boy. However, they pointed out
that the question of Dalton's prosecu
tion "was entirely in the hands of Chi
cago authorities and all they could do
was recommend.
YOUNG DA LTON T A KK V TO
i.!AIL IN HLOOMINCJTO.V
' Bloomlngton. 111., Feb, 26. Willie Dal
ton, .boy robber, 'arrested at Heyworth.
near here, today Just 48 hours after h
fled from the Northern Trust company
at Chicago with $772,000 worth of Lib
erty bonds, was. homesick, repentant and
fearful that his life . would be spent
behind prison bars.
The youth arrived here tonight In cus
tody.of county' officials for safe keeping,
TbtiFb is only a small Jail at Heyworth.
AUT except one $500 bond which is mlns
ljg from the stolen securities were also
brought to Bloomlngton for afa keeping
in the strong vaults of ItloominRton t
banks. ..'..,, ..,
t-tlalteiv tiad broken down conip'eifly ,
by the time he arrived and was unnble
to talk. Tears flowed down his i-heeks
as he was taken to the Jail. IIe had
maintained his calm, nclf-confident alt.l-
tude until he was asked about his mother.
Concluded on l'u Twelr, Column F()
F
TO HELP GERMANS
Tentatively Approves Scheme to
Expend $1,000,000,000 of
Credit to Aid Trade.'
. Ily David Iawrciire .
Cnjrrigl)t, 1021. by Tb JmjrtuI)
Washington. Feb. 2. President
elect Harding has given his tenta
tive approval of what may amount,
to a billion dollar credit to Germany
a'nd thus enable the people of Cen
tral Europe to buy American goods
and products of which they are in
serious need.
The plan as outlined to Mr. Harding
by New York bankers contemplates the
use of the securities held In the United
States by the alien property -custodian
in behalf of German citizens.
MfHT BK RKTl'RXED
This in estimated to amount to at
least $400,000,000, because the remainder
of what the aljen property custodian
has really belongs to the citizens of
Austria. Poland and Cssecho-Hlov.tkia,
and. under an amendment to the trad
ing with the enemy act pawned j by con
gress the property of those citizens must
be returned to them when they claim it.
It is possible, of course, witl. $400,
000,000 placed as assets In a single cor
poration to ralHe other funds for credit
purposes, either through Americans or
Germans Interested in the financing of
a huge export project of this kind, but
(Coneludrd on ! Three. Column Two)
GermansVProposal
Is 150,000,000,000
Marks, Says Paper
London. Feb. 26. ( I. N. S.) Dr. Wal
ter Simons, German foreign mlnlxier, and
head of the German delegation to the
Indemnity conference, will propose that
Germany's Indemnity be cut frotn 2-'6. -000.000,000-
gold marks to 11,0.000.000.000
gold marks, according to the Kvening
Standard today. The German, the Kve
ning Standard understands, will propone
further that-the Indemnity be. paid in
30 years, instead of 42 years as provided
by the Paris decision.
Champ Clark Past
Crisis in Sickness
Washington, Feb. 26. (V. P.) Chamj
Clark, Derhoeratlc leader of the Iioumi,
has successfully passed the Crlsirt In his
Illness and his recovery Is expec ted, bis
physicians said today. Ho is far from
being out of dancer, however, it was
stated. - - I
HARDING
PLAN