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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION ie All Here and If All True THE MARKET BASKET Every day one and on Fridays two Market Baskets are printed in The Journal. These will lead the busy housewife to where the best can be bought (or the least. Watch the Market Basket. PRICE TWO CENTS tfimm VftT XV NO HIS Entered s gcmd Omm Matter VVi. A A. WU. XXO. tt Prxtoffice, Portland. Oreon PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 21, 1921 TWENTY PAGES. P1VC PEOPLE PAY $6,420,000 IN INTEREST State Treasurer Estimates Enor mous Carrying Charge on Ag gregate Public Indebtedness of $107,400,593 in Oregon. Salem, Or., July 21. The taxpayers of Oregon must offer up approximately 96.420,000 annually as Interest on the in debtedness of the several governmental subdivisions reported at $107,400,593, ac cording to an estimate made this morn ing by James Crawford, deputy state treasurer, on a 6 per cent basis. What these figures, admittedly stag gering, mean is perhaps best shown by a comparison with the general fund ap propriation made by the last legisla ture for the biennial period of 1921 and 1922 for operation. Only $7,294,735 was appropriated by the legislature for the two years, ac cording to figures available in the sec retary of state's office. This would mean that approximately $3,647,367 is needed for the state's business during one 12 months' period. In other words the people of Oregon Are paying approximately $2,772,633 more In interest on their aggregate govern ment debt each year, than they pay into the general fund which provides for the conduct of the state's various activities. BKMKDY IS ECONOMY Officials were this morning speculating as to a remedy. "There seems to be but one answer," Deputy Treasurer Craw ford observed. "Quit voting bonds. It is obvious that an organization of any kind cannot vote bonds and subsequent ly vote more bonds to pay the interest on the first issue. It must stop some where. 1 Apparently the bond voters must quit until they catch up with the hounds." INDEBTEDNESS $107,400,593 The volume and trend of the state's indebtedness is pointedly indicated in a report by Frank Lovell, state tax com missioner, how on file with Governor Olcott. Obligations outstanding aggregate $107,400,593.84. This includes all indebt edness Incurred by state, county and city (Concluded on Past Three, Column Tire) BLACK SOX' MAKE HIT NO. 1 AT TRIAL By William X. Hutchinson Chicago,, July 21. (I. N. S.) Attor neys for the "Black Sox" drew first blood today when they broke through the testimony of William "Bad Bill" Burns, confessed go-between In the cor ruption of the 1919 world's series. Burns, under a withering cross-examination, contradicted himself for the first time. He denied that he had visited the ac cused ballplayers following the first game in Cincinnati after having testi fied to that effect while on the witness stand yesterday. The cross examination by six different defense attorneys failed to reveal any other weakness in Burns' story. The defense stressed Burns contra diction, contending that it proved Burns could not "remember distinctly" events which happened two years ago. The state's "star" witness previously testified he had "reported" to the ac cused ."Black Sox'" after the first game, telling them the gamblers could not pay them the $20,000 due for -throwing" the contest. Another near riot occurred when court opened. The rush of "fans" was greater than at any previous session and hundreds were turned away owing to limited seating facilities. Sea Captain Dies Of Broken Heart, His Friends Say Seattle. July 21. (U. P.) Captain Henry H. Mar den. veteran master and pilot, died at his home here last night. The doctors said that it was from the effects of an operation, but his many friends here shake their heads, declar ing they know that he died of a broken heart. Captain Marden was master of the ill fated steamship Governor which was rammed and sunk by the freighter West Hartland off Port Townsend last April. Six lives were lost; and two of them were children who died under the wreck age of their staterooms. . The second blow to Captain Hardens pride came when they took his papers away from him for a year, his friends declared, after a lifetime on the sea without a mishap. BEACH RESORTS FROM THE AIR The alrplaine has provided the photographer with a new field of endeavor. The conventional "birdseye view" of earlier days has become a reality and pano ramas of extensive areas are un folded at a single glance by the camera at an elevation. The Sunday Journal next Sun day will present airplane, views of Seaside and Newport which are of extraordinary interest in dis closing in detail the "lay of the land" at these popular Oregon coast resorts. NEXT. SUN DA Y Olcott Not 'Buying 'Any Law Degree Salem, Or., July 21. Stinging sarcasm permeates a letter this morning sent by Governor Olcott to Edward A. Altman, registrar of Centennial university, Den ver, Colo., in which the governor makes known his reluctance to "buy" a degree of doctor of laws which the university's board of trustees has agreed to confer on him for the nominal fee of $25. "In recognition of your accomplish ments and attainments, it was unani mously voted to confer upon you the degree of doctor of taws, upon your com plying with the provisions of our char tor," the university's letter, dated July 16, had read. "We must charge you a diploma fee of $25, which about covers the cost of the diploma." Governor Olcott's answer said in part : "This will acknowledge your kind of fer of July 16 to sell me a degree of doc tor of laws at the very reasonable fig' ure of $25. Not having purchased these degrees in the past I am a little uncer tain as to the prevailing price, but this charge seems moderate considering all of the honor conferred and the import ance of the degree. I know nothing of your institution. In fact, this is the same knowledge your institution has as to my possible qualifications for receiv ing a degre of doctor of laws. "Personally, I have always considered an element of sanctity should hedge in the issuance of such degree, and In the main I believe such to be the case. In this case it seems to be a mere matter of barter and sale ; a proposal whereby I send you $25 and in return you send me a neatly engraved diploma which will convince my posterity that their forbear, as a doctor of laws, was an intellectual giant of great mental at tainments. "To be frank. I am rather astonished at this proceeding and must decline to enter into my end' of the agreement. Such degrees should not be considered as merchandise." DAIRYMAN STATES Grant Brown, a dairyman who lives near Reedville in the Tualatin valley, made a complaint to The Journal. Wednesday, that he is paid less than 3 cents a quart, net, for milk which he delivers to the Maplewood Cream com pany. He brought with him an editorial from -The 'Journal in which it was stated that of the 12 cents a quart which most re tail consumers in Portland pay for milk, 7.1 cents go to the dealer and only 4.9 cents to the dairyman. The editorial also recited the fact- that a dozen and a half Los Angeles milk dealers had been Indicted, charged with conspiracy to maintain the price of milk, although the division .between them selves and " the dairymen was nearly equal. DOCKED 20 CENTS "I am supposed to receive $2 a hun dred pounds for milk, which would be 4 cents a quart," said Brown. "But you will note from ray statement (exhibiting it) that I was credited with a test of only 3.4. per ggnt butter fat, as the city's legal minimum is 3.5 per cent 1 was 'docked' 20 cents a hundred on that account. My nine cows are Jerseys and Holsteins. The cream from the milk in a crock comes off with, the lift of a knife like a flapjack. I intend to ask the city milk bureau to check this test. "You will also notice that- 1 per cent of the amount due me was deducted for advertising. The purpose of the adver tising is to encourage people to use milk. All the dealers make the deduction, but one would think with their profit margin they could pay their own advertising bills. There also comes out of the amount due me $7.95 for hauling the milk to town. "CAST PAT EXPENSES" "Thus, you will see. I was original ly credited with $46.69 for 2594 pounds of milk, but what I actually received was $38.27. Out of that I must pay for feed and labor and my family's living, and it can't be done." In response to a telephone eall It was stated from the office of the Maplewood Cream company that it did not deliver milk at retail but sold it at wholesale to hotels and restaurants at 35 cents a gallon, a little less than 9 cents a quart The figures originaly used in The Journal were the prices being paid by dealers to dairymen through the Ore gon Dairymen's Cooperative league and the division of 4.9 cents to dairymen and 7 J cents to dealers is still in effect. Brown stated that he did not belong to the dairymen's organisation. Inquiry also disclosed that the milk commission appointed by Mayor Baker has not functioned for some time, be cause authority to enforce its recom mendations was withheld. While the commission was active the division be tween dairymen and dealers of the price per quart paid by consumers was nearly equal. "This question of the milk price is too deep for an off-hand statement," said Mayor Baker. "Manifestly the producer is entitled to justice. I will take the matter up at once through the milk com mission and through any other neces sary agency." Aberdeen Protests 10-Cent Carfare Aberdeen. Wash., July 21. The Aber deen city council at its regular meeting last night authorised the city attorney to protest before the public service com mission advanced streetcar fares put into operation by the Grays Harbor Rail way A Light company July IS. which now amounts to 10 cents for any dis tance on its cars. This is an increase of 4 cento. TJ. S. May Try to Stop 'Tar Parties' Dallas, Texas, July 21. (I. The United States government may take a hand in putting an end to "tar parties" in Texas, it was learned from an author itative source this afternoon. Over a score of persons have been beaten and tarred and feathered by bands of masked men during the past few months. DEALER DOCKS HI PHONE DATA DEMANDED BY ASTORIA Wrangle Starts at Rate Rehear ing When City Attorney Mott Tries to Put Company's Rate Expert on Stand to Get Figures By Ralph Watson Staff Correspondent of The Joeraal Salem, July 21. Just as the historic clock in the hall of representatives was waving its hands at high noon today James Mott. city attorney for Astoria, lighted the customary bomb to retrieve the morning session of the public serv ice commission from routine dullness by demanding that X. Wigdon. rate expert of the Pacific Telephone company, he put on the stand, as Astoria's witness. He pointed out that, relying on the fig ures put into the record by the com pany at the former hearing, he had produced them in the examination of Isadore Greenbaum of Salem, Tuesday morning, only to be told by Attorney Shaw of the company that they were wrong. SHAW PROTESTS Now, Mott told the commission, he wanted to put Wigdon on the stand just long enough to find out the real rate base and the rate of return as applied to the Astoria exchange, upon the basis of the increased rates. This statement and demand brought Shaw to his feet in energetic protest He contended that the company was be fore the commission on the defensive. that it intended to put these figures into the record in due time, but that it was unfair for its testimony to be taken by Mott and used in developing his case against the company, prior to the time that the company was ready to produce the figures. SEEKS FIGURES "I relied upon the statistics put Into the record by the company at Its previ ous hearing, Mott contended, "but Mr. Shaw told the commission that they were wrong. "He explained that they had been esti mated figures, and now I want to get from Mr. Wigdon the actual figures showing the rate base for Astoria and the rate of return upon that base under the present telephone rates. I do not want to cross examine him, and I am sure he will not be a hostile witness know what he would testify, but I can not give bis testimony for him. Scales it usfai "Astoria can not hire engineers to compile these figures," oMtt insisted, "or retain lawyers who can stay throughout this hearing until after the company has developed its case and put in its testimony. All I want is to ask Mr. Wigdon for this information, make a 10-minute statement and go home." Shaw insisted that It was not fair for him to call upon the company for the testimony at this time. "We let you see these figures yester day," he said, "and I am willing that you should use them now in your state ment, and should you use them I will not controvert them. But." turning to the commission, "I submit that we ought not to be asked to produce our testimony now when we are here on the defensive and before the other side has developed its case." WILL CONSIDER QUESTION Chairman Williams, at the close of the colloquy, said that the request of Mr. Mott presented a new question not heretofore before the commission and that it would be taken under advisement and determined at the commencement of the afternoon session. Preceding Mott's request, E. M. Cousin, attorney for the State Telephone federation, made his statement to the commission, outlining the contentions of the federation. He insisted that the question of lack of competition ought to be ' taken Into consideration In the establishment of reasonable rates by the commission, and pointed out that while the Pacific company had never made (Concluded on Pace Three, Column One) London. July 21. (L N. S) The American ambassador, George Harvey, will call on Marquis Curson, the for eign secretary, this evening, to learn Britian's views regarding a possible pre liminary conference for the discussion of Far East plana. The proposal bad been made that such a conference be held in London, but it is learned from an authoritative source that America does not view the suggestion with favor. The foreign office states that no formal proposal has been forwarded to Washington and that so far Great Britain has only sounded the American views on the matter informally. Reporters and Chief Go Up River to Look Over Bathing Suits Reports made to the police about the ultra modern bathing costumes worn on the beaches and swimming floats on the Willamette this morning caused Chief of Police L V. Jenkins to appoint a com mittee of censors who started out in the harbor patrol launch at 1 :S0 to Inspect The committee, headed by Chief Jenkins, is composed of police reporters from the various papers who are sta tioned at police headquarters. AU bath ing suits will be inspected and passed on by the following newswriters: Ben E Titus. William H. Perkins. Arthur D. Sullivan and. George S. O'Neal. HARVEY TO SOUND OUT LORO CURZON WifeRetums But Pastor Denies Her MontleeUo, N. T-, July 2t (U. P.) Mrs. Emily Durea. runaway wife, came back to sob on her husband a shoulder for 10 minutes today and then climbed in the flivver with the "other man" and rode away again. The Rev. Clark Dure. love pacifist kissed his wife and child goodbye for the second time. Etarl Van Noy. the "other man." sat calmly at the wheel of the car while the woman he had run away with pleaded with her husband to take her and the children back. When he refused. Van Noy drove away with her once more. The machine with the elopers drove up at the boarding house where the preacher is staying while the village is still asleep this morning. Mrs. Durea routed her husband out of bed and told him she had come back. Tor the sake of our children." she pleaded with tears streaming down her cheeks, "please take me back and give me a chance to make you a good wife." The preacher shook his head. "I'm sorry, he said. "I do not doubt that you are repentant but I have sold my house and furnishings ; I have no place to keep you and I have no money." Mrs. Durea gasped. "You don't mean that you are not going to take me back," she cried. Dramatically she leaned her head on her husband's breast and sobbed. He patted her and led her back to the "other man." His little girl. Gladys. 12, sat in the back seat The preacher spoke briefly to her and kissed her goodbye. BARNES LEADS IN OPEN GOLF MATCH By Robert T. Barlow Columbia Country Club. Chevy Chase, lid., July 21. (I. N. S.) Jim Barnes of the Pelham club of New York took the lead In the contest for the national open championship today when he led all contestants in the first round with a card of 36-3J 69. George Duncan of England, winner of the British open championship in 1920, was the closest player to Barnes, with a T ' tk.. 1 ttma. in th. tftiir. nament that Barnes scored a 69. as he made this figure in the qualifying round, a repetition of Jock Hutchinson's feat at Toledo last year. Barnes started none too steadily and was in frequent trouble for the six holes, to which point he was three over fours, thanks largely to three putts at the third and three more for a six at the sixth, where his assent shot was Just off the edge of the green. At the seventh be. followed a long drive by pitching across the green, but his Ions1 approach putt, much too strongly hit struck the back of the cup. hopped four inches into the air and settled back in the hole. That was the first of four consecutive threes. His iron second to the ninth was a masterpiece which stopped four feet from the pin and the tenth hole was its exact duplicate. A fine iron second at the eleventh left him a seven footer for another three, but he missed. Barnes played the last 12 holes in six under fours. His one mistake on those holes was the taking of three putts at the short thirteenth, largely because of mud on his ball. He laid his third at the twelfth, stone dead. At the sixteenth his tee shot landed and stopped two feet from the hole. He made a fine bid to run in a IS footer at the home green to beat his own record made In the qualifying round. The only time during the Inward round that he was at all off the line was oa his spoon second "to the twelfth and that found a trap through no fault of his own. but caromed off the sloping fair way. Jock Hutchison, after taking 41 out and a five at the tenth, played the last eight holes In 29 to get a 71. Joe Kirk wood, Who was with him. was also 75. although he was out in SS and had a chance for a lower score. He started in with three fives. Bobby Jones, Jr.. of Atlanta, flashed the finest opt nine holes made In the championship this afternoon when be took but 3 J strokes to the turn. Jones made 71 in the last round Scores for the second 1$ holes and the grand totals for the two lS-hole rounds played today, follow: Al Watrous. Red Run. Mich., 73-154 Laurie Ay ton. Evanston. 111., 74-155 ; Joe Novak, Spokane, 7S-158. Journal Seaplane Finds New Landing . Place at Astoria Archie Roth, with his big Seagull hydroplane perfectly attuned to its task of carrying the first artemoon edition of The Journal to Seaside and Astoria in the regular dally airplane express delivery service this afternoon, hopped off here at 1 JO o'clock Arrangements were completed at As toria Wednesday between Victor Vernon, general manager of the Oregon, Wash ington a Idaho Airplane company, and a special Journal representative sent to the site, fer the use hereafter of a calm water landing base Just south of Tongue Point .near the highway. Roth win make the first regular stop In the new basin today and will be met by The Journal agent at Astoria with auto mobile trucks, Clemence. carrying Vernon as far as Astoria and picking him up again on the return flight hopped off here at I 1 -IS n an WmIrmbv mnA i I H of Astoria at 2 :t0 o'clock. At I p. m. he was in the Necanicum river at Seaside and at 4:18 was back in Astoria, ar riving at the home. basin here at 5:12 p. m. Babe Ruth Twists Ankle; Quits Game Cleveland. Ohio. July 1. I. N. Si Babe Ruth twisted his left ankle in the first inning of today's game with the Indians and had to retire in the fifth. He hopes to be back in the urday. . REWARD FOR MURDERER IS NOW $2000 Douglas County Court, After Cor oner's Jury Finds Body to Be Thtt of Dennis Russell, In creases Its Offer by $800. Roeeburg. July St (U. P.) The Douglas county court meeting here to day, offered 1800 additional reward for the arrest of the murderer or murderers of Dennis Russell, hermit laborer, whose body was declared yesterday by the cor oner s jury to be the headless corpse found July 15 on the highway near here. This additional reward, with $200 al ready offered and $1000 which Governor Olcott has proclaimed he will reccom mend to the next legislature to be paid to the apprehender of Russell's mur derer, makes the total reward to be of fered $2000. Sheriff Starmer told the United Press early today that there was no doubt in his mind but that Dr. R. N. M. Brum field is the guilty man. and has sent out descriptions and pictures of the dentist to all points on the coast Neither the county court nor the coro ner's jury mentioned Brumfleld as the possible murderer, although there is an unofficial tendency here to regard the missing dentist as the man the law seeks Brum field was known to have been wisa Russell the night of the murder. It was Brumfleld's car under which Russell was found, and nothing had been heard from the dentist since that time. Sheriff Starmer Is of the opinion that Brumfleld has either headed for Canada or Mexico. He may have started for Canada and doubled back through Cen tral Oregon. Reports of suspicious characters answering the dentist's de scription have been received by the sheriffs office here from officers in Central Oregon, who are conducting a thorough search for the missing man. Starmer said today he is positive Mrs. Brumfleld did not know of the dentist's plans, if. as he thinks. Dr. Brumfleld is murderer of RusselL RUSSIA HOPES FOR U.S. By Ed L. Keen London; Jury 21. Soviet Russia Is hopeful that she win -be invited to at tend the Washington disarmament con ference. It was learned here today. Preparations already have. been made for dispatching Foreign Minister Tchtt cherin and Under Secretary Zinovoff to Washington If the invitation is forth coming. Russia's hopes are based on two mat ters. The first is the belief that President Harding's proposal really is an at tempt at securing world peace. Russian leaders contend that this is the Rus sian goal also. The other is that the Far East prob lem is one of the most urgent confront ing Russia. Soviet officials hope that such a conference will frustrate Japan ese encroachments la the Far East re public, which they declare has created virtually a state of war between Rus sia and Japan. Russians here, both sympathetic to and opposed to the soviet regime, de clared that the exclusion of their home country from the Washington confer ence would have a bad effect Leaving the Russian question unset tled, they said, leaves the world con fronted with the possibility of warlike outbreaks. Also it will permit Russia to maintain her present standing army of 2.000,000 men, the greatest armed force in Europe today. These conditions, they asserted. exUl keep both Asia and Europe in aaaTaaw? of war. 71 NOT TKT WELCOME. Washington. July 21. (U. P.) Rus sia wlO have to bring about a radical change In her methods before she could even bope to be welcomed at the Wash ington disarmament conference. It said authoritatively today. Ex-(Jerman Craft Is Sent Down by Bomb On Board U. S. S. Henderson. Off the Virginia Capes. July 21. (L N. S) Two thousand pound bombs dropped from the skies sent the ex-German dreadnaught Ostfriesland to the bottom of the At lan tic ocean this afternoon. Baseball Results NATIONAL at R. H. E oeo loo eoo l 2 220 eei os s 14 2 Jones aad Daly, Wat; I. oo oeo in see et ooo see ass I 19 1 Xaylor aad B. H. B. 010 1 S 2 111 t NvTATON Path tilsbs.' ' Bias aad Pttm." " mSmSC T we'"ti T " At Brooalj. R. H E st Least ..... io ase see see i a Brooklyn 00 000 100 001 2 t Batteries Desk aad demons: Grimes aad Miliar. Breams, AMERICA At Pits sB: A. B X Waamssbm M Ml sad 2 4 1 Pajrett. . .' IS 002 01 T IS 0 east asd Berater. ' At Cbvmo cawae" r At Bl Leeis J nir'aes Si 22 see 40 Rockefeller 82, J 00 Is Goal HealthLikethatWManof50 J OHN D. ROCKEFELLER, who will live to be centenarian, according to Dr. H. F. Biggar. physician to oil magnate. Rockefeller can eat anything, but observes one prime law of health, he eats moderately. SbsSBBkBsTEI BBS. BS : ft- ' ". S By Mildred Morris Cleveland. Ohio. July 21. (I. N. The prediction that John D. Rockefeller, who recently celebrated his eighty second birthday, will live to be 100 years old, was confidently made today by Dr. H. F. Blggar. his physician sad life-long friend. The doctor, who Is also 12, looks for ward to a golf match with the oil finan cier when both bars rounded out the century mark. To Dr. Blggar is given the credit for prolonging the life of the world's rich- "Mr. Rockefeller has always said he will live to a very old age. He Is in better health now than many-a nan of BO." said Dr. Bigger. "Anyone who fol- HENRY ALDERS' RETRIAL ORDERED Retrial of Henry Albers may proceed, according to a mandate from the United States supreme court received this morning by G. H. Marsh, clerk of the Iocs! federal court The mandate of the court Is verified by William H. Taft as chief Justice, and is signed by James D. Maher. clerk of the' supreme court It states that on April XT, 1921. Solici tor General Frierson filed a confession of error and moved the court to reverse the Judgment found by the Oregon federal court and confirmed by the circuit court of appeals at San Francisco. Albers was convicted of violation of the espionage act by a jury here and sen fenced to three years In the federal pris on and fined JrO.OOO. When informed by the clerk that the mandate had been received United States Attorney Lester W. Humphreys said he would appear in court soon and ask to have the order spread upon the records of the local court. The frrndntfi can not be filed here unless Humphreys takes this formal action. Request for a new trial will not be asked at once. Humphreys said, as he has been informed that Albers ts not in a physical condition to go into court at tne present tune. Albers suffered a stroke of paralysis recently which is reported to have rendered him blind and to have left him In a serious physical condition otherwise. Attorneys for Al bers could doubtless persuade the court to have the case postponed for this rea son, as It Is customary for the local fed eral Judges to demand that the defend ant be present In the court room during a criminal proceeding. Authorities interpret the warding of the mandate received today to mean that "further proceedings" can only signify a new trial. Study Debt Further, Senate Tells Mellon Washington, Jury 21. U. P A senate finance committee today si ml notice on Secretary of the Treasury Mel ion that untu be has further studied the question of refunding the 110,000.000.000 owed to tbe United States by foreixn governments, no action will be taken by congress on Mellon s request for stricted authority to make arrangements with these governments for repayment of tne loans ana in Store Is Robbed For Second Time Salem. Or . July 31. Burglars - last night entered the Lock hart second hand stare for the second tine In two -rmtte A watch, chain, a suit of clothes, t rings and two raaors trance was gshisi by a door In the rear. i lows his sensible way of living can live to be a centenarian. Stories that the stomach of the aged master of the world's gr sal eat fortune is too weak for anything except liquid nourishment were branded as false by Dr. Blggar. "Mr. Rockefeller once had indigestion but he does not suffer from it now. said the physician. "He can eat any thing but observes one of the laws of health and eats moderately.'' "Getf has played a great part Worn- sari hg Mr. Rockefeller health." Dr. Biggar continued. "For men over SO., golf, perhaps. Is the best sport For men under 50, ten nis and cricket are both good gamea Horseback riding ts another excellent exercise for a man over 50. Mr. feller does not care for rt" SILESIA IS AGAIN CRUX OF WAR TALK By Wanes L. Mails bar London, July 21. (L N. S An acute International situation, involving the possibility of a wide-open breach, be tween Great Britain and France and the threat of war between Germany end Poland, grew out of the Upper Silesia issue today. The strain on the Anglo-French rela tions was emphasised by the vigorous exchange of notes between Paris aad London during the mst 36 hours. France Insists that there is danger of a new war conflagration in the East over the upper Silesian question, but Instead of acquiescing to an immediate meeting of tne supreme council, France desires to nd another allied army into Upper Silesia. Great Britain is opposing every French proposal. m Another cause for anxiety is contained in reports from Helsingfors that soviet Kneels is mobilising more troops and is maintaining a hostile attitude towards Poland. , Premier BrianeTs reply to the British note asking for an Immediate meetinr oi tne supreme council transmitted to the foreign office this afternoon by the French ambassador. Briand said he needed a vacation and cannot attend a meeting of the su preme counil before the middle of next month. He suggested that experts con tinue their study of the Silesian question in the meantime. Marquis Curaon, foreign secretary. Is refusing to accept the French viewpoint, it is understood that be will Immediate- ly make a fresh protest to Paris against further delay In summoning the supreme council. Let Park Sites Go, Says Holman; Give Money to Hungry In an attempt to solve the growing problem of relieving need. Rnfus C. Hot mart chairman of the county commis sion, announced this morning that ha will offer next Monday morning a reso lution transferring to the relief fund $27. s 7 1.83. and that Commissioner Ra tteen had pledged his support thereby assuring its passage. The money was set aside in the year's budget for purchase of parking sites along the Columbia river highway. "It seems to me," explained Chairman Hol man. "that to feed the hungry ts more important at this time. The budget allowance for the board of relief Able year was 345.255.03. The amount has already been spent the de mands being nearly double thcsiaAjf last year. The amount spent for the same purpose last year from county funds ag gregated SM.731.22. Commissioner Holman has called at tention to the fact that evergreen black berries, planted along the approach to the Interstate bridge ss s means of re taining toe flit will soon be ripe, that I believes the fruit mhrht in amme mav be I preserved for the benefit of tn ". EMBARGO PUT ON D YESTUFF IS REMOVED 100 Republicans Bolt Leadership and Oppose Schedule; Asphalt Oil, Staple Cotton and Hides Are Also Carried on Free List Washington, Jury 21. (U. P.) 1 KepsMleaa protective tariff bill, one of the Bsajer tasks tor which Presides t mardlsg called a i ureal session ef ees , was peases by the house today aad seat to the senate. The measure was Jammed lareagh In record time, st berag before the house -only two weeks. Washington. July 21. (U. P.) The Fordney tariff bill came down the home stretch of the two weeks' debate in the house today when final votes oa various amendments began at J o'clock, The first amendment to be subjected to a roll call vote was the one by Repre sentative Freer. Wisconsin, striking from the bill the embargo on the importation of dyes that can be made to this country satisfactorily. It carried by n vote of 202 to 19 J. This marked the first de feat on the recommendations of the ways and means committee. More than 100 Republicans bolted the party Iseier ship and opposed the embargo. ASPHALT ON 1 BEE LIST Asphalt stayed on the free last. Chair man Fordney stating that the senti ment against a tariff was so overwhelm ingly strong that he would not ask for a record vote. The house sustained the action of the committee of the whole by keeping oil on the free list without a record vote. The sentiment in favor of non-dutiable . fuel oil and petroleum was so strong that no effort was made to have a rec ord vote. The house put long staple cotton back on the free list the amendment Impos ing 12 par cent ad valorem being de feated by 1M to 215. Hides were placed back on the free list by a roll call vote. The refusal of representatives from the farming sec tions to agree to compensatory duties on leather caused many who had voted previously for the 15 per cant tariff on hides to change their positions The vote putting hides back on the free list was 174 to 233. JOKER IS REMOVED The Joker of the hides wan partially removed by the house. It held that the IS per cent ad duty on hides applied to furs, which are on the free lsrt in another part of the bilL An amendment today prnvUVw that If an article is da the free and- dutiable lists the former shall prevail. At the request of Secretary ef War Weeks the house increased the duty on quicksilver from 7 to 23 cents a Weeks said the product wan for higher explosives. Rates on chamois glove pencils and the tariffs on sine ore also were raised. Republican ranks were split wide tn voting on the different tariff amend ments. REPUBLICANS SLEEPLESS OVER MAN T TAX QCESTiOjr, By J. Bart CamnbeU Washington. July 21. L N. Taxation is worrying Republican of congress today more than at any time since the outset of the present ad ministration. They admit that the most (Conemdei an Pace Tee, Oetasm Fear) HIDES MAY BE PUT ON FREESCHEDULE By A. O. Bay ward Washington. Jury 21. (I. N. S- The house turned into the home stretch on the tariff bill today with a wrangle oa the duties on hides providing the excite ment Before the final vote Is taken on the bin. probably late today, the IS per cent duty on hides, which was written Into the measure several days ago. Is likely to be swept aside Boots and shoes and the trouble. The protection lata, who buried under the farmers' demands far a i duty on hides, came along with a cans- pensstory duty of 10 per cent on boots, shoes, harness and other listhsr saaau- factures. Despite appeals to the agricultural group to be consistent and stand for protection generally, the farmer repre sentatives rose in opposition to these compensatory duties aad kicked them out, The solemn warning was km mil then by Republican members of the ways sad means committee that the record vote today might throw hides back oa the free list The Democrats cheered. Early today the compensatory duties on cotton manufactures to offset the le per cent duty on long staple cotton, adopted by the house. wUI be prsBsatiH by the ways and means committee. Should they meet the same fate as the duties oa boots, and shoes, the duty oa long staple cotton may be defeated. Roller Coasters Collide; Sixteen Persons Injured Scran ton. Pa. July 2L (L N. S) ix teen persons were injured, five seri- oajkty. when three cars collided on the here today. The accident occurred when the first car failed to ascend the incline after a steep dip Two other cars follow inc closely crashed Into the first car. the pound.