: AM Htr. and ie, AU Trum y Y 1
VOL. XX. NO. 276 "T",J5 M.it
SPOTLIGHT
In Political Show
Preceding, Election
TURNED ON
President Harding's
Big Conference of
FARMERS
-By David Lawrence-
(Ottfrtabl. ItJJ. by Th Joaraal)
Waahlngton, Jan. 21. The firmer
cam Into hla own today. H heard
tit president of tha Urlted State a tow
r" " that the farmar must
have long-time cred-
It to flnaitc hla
crop and that atrrt-
t culture haa a right
i to aa much consid-
rN f'' i eratlon by tha bank
it I, '01 "-' country
, ' ' M any other busl-
- Tha president's ad.
dress waa a signifi
cant climax to the
movement which tha
agricultural laments
Af lh. n . f liln h..
eiane m tne last yaar for bettor treat-
"i rarming interests oy tne govern
ment. Tha fartnaro applauded again
and again aa Mr. Harding expressed not
merely sympathy with their sufferings
but a conviction that agriculture muit
be put on a buelneea basia with the aid
f th banking facilities of th govern
ment. Back of the president's speech was a
cooaclouanesa of th Immense political
power which the so-called agricultural
bloc, a group of Republican as well as
iJemocrstlo memtxirs of Congress, haa
begun to wield aa a consequence of the
active demands of the farmers In th
agricultural voting districts of th coun
try, and while Mr. Harding sought to
Impress hla hearer that th Issue waa
not one of a class or a bloc. It waa plain
that th farmer at last had made his
point and that th summoning of th
conference itself was a notable victory.
for It la an answer to th protesting
voices of farmers for th last three
years. It la an effort to placate the re
bellJoua element in th Republican party
which baa always drawn Its major suih
pert from th farming communities, and
U Is laatly an effort to harmonise the
peace-time machinery of th govern
ment banking system with th admit
ted emergency of an after the 'war dis
turbance. Behind th discontent of the farmer
that he has to borrow money on short
-- - - - -I wram.cu nun
blra Immeasurably by passing word along
to th banks not to lend any mors
money,
, Th revival of th War Finance cor-
' - ' iTeaiaeniuu veto
I but a tininirini..fhi. tl. .
niernc joqks toward Something more
rermaaent than aa. emergency corpora
Uo et of th members of th agrU
cultural Moo to ooncreaa think th.
- . . a ii prevsm
ewer 1s t b found In extending ih.
ICeeeavtod aa Pate aulas-,. Cbtaaa roar)
William N. Qatens, circuit Judge : re
ceive approximately 170.000 of the es
Ule of hla aunt. Mary Cremen. who
died January It at the ag of 13. ac
cording to th will filed for probate in
circuit court today.
Th remainder of the estate' is dis
tributed among relatives and tnutu-
TV" ?m "P-flenjr "tales that
120,00 of th amount left to Judge
Catena la for "valuable services ren
dered and performed by htm for ma."
Th judge receives the balance of the
total after th other beneficiaries re
celv th tmninti specified for them.
Bequeeta ware mad aa follows :
Archbishop Christie, $1000; th FUv.
K. V. Ollara, Eugea pariah, $500: th
R. w. R. Cronin, Xaurelhurst parish.
IS90 i tXe Rev. A. Q. D torlmler. for
fnerty f Cathedral pariah. S00; th
Rer. It J. McDevett of Marsh field. $500:
atsters of Charity of th Mom or I'rcv
Idenc f St. VlnceaU. $1000: Andenon
Induatrtajl Home at Be vert on. $1000:
Hister ft Oood Rhepherd of Portland.
$:(K; Clrlatlaa Brother, for th edu
railon of a boy. $1000; Sisters of Holy
Name of Jeeus and Mary. $4000. for
th perpetual scholarship for th educa
tion ef a -young girl; Congregation of
Krred Cross or Holy Cross of Columbia
university. $i00. for a perpetual schol
arship for tha ed uc lion of a boy; 8o
rUrty of Holy Name uf Jesus and Mary.
$IM0. for orphan girls, and Bisters of
Presentation, $1000.
JUDGE GATENS IS
WILLED WOO
Farmers Hold Political Key
. at v
Wallace Defies President
y ttabert J. Bender
, Me Surf CriwvMVst .
(Ovrnsbt. 1131. br tka V sited Mm)
Washington. Jan. tl Watchfull po
Utlcal yea are centered on th agricul
tural conference now under way here.
Th reason la th combined In'- est
snd faar of th two old parties ta the
bi-partisan farm bloc, watea has estab
lahed tH.lo consrreaav
An- frhar no greater evldenoe of
this interest could ba offered than th
praaanc at th opening session of th
onfereac of Presidekt Harding. Wil
liam Jeanings Bryan and Bernard Ba
rn h. , .. .
rresldcnt Harding' delivered a long
and studied address of encouragement to
th. fanners and stepped out of his pre
Pfrer long enough to warn that
th farmers problem la not a question
tor "Ptea" to settle alone.
BBTA SKKW8 CAMfAISM
Will
tr
1 senau
e7 Ium .
William Jennings Bryan, veteran Dm
sua csnaiaai ror ut presidency, la
from Florida, where? he is brewing
a to rial eambaU-n hark t ,i
lust U visit around with r
sectloa of th country which has
always honored hbn with his greatest
tratea
Bernard M. Baracfe la th man whore
rnancial geaarealty constituted , th
NEW REVENUE
FOR STATE IS
BEING SOUGHT
Committee Appointed by Governor
Opens Session; Believes Bur
den oh Real Property Should!
Be Lightened; Debt Is Large.
Destruction of fertile little valleys In
Eastern Oregon in dredging for gold and
the consequent loss of taxable property
was touched on today In round table
discussion by the committee which la
formulating recommendations to be sub
mitted to the next legislature relative to
taxation. In Sumpter valley, said Wal
ter M. Pierce of the committee, thou
sands of acres have been bought by
dredging companlea which are digging
them up for the placer gold. He under
stood that options had also been taken
on the acres of little John Day valley
It la In these little valley, he said, that
hay la raised for the support of stock.
Their destruction
" " -" '"0 UCDUV8
th land, but also affecta th stock in
dustry. As to what the dredsins- com.
panles get out of the ground in value.
Pierce aald no on Vnw Th.
turn to the state Is the small tax on the
ynsmi areager. some land, he said
l-rurnt oy -rJlng companies
at MO an acre.
Wilt GATHER DATA
Co A. MrKnna nt Ik.
. v,w VVIIlIttiLLCQ
thought tha Question inn r f l
- - . f w
sidered by th committee. It involved
we principle, be said, of how far a man
cah control hla property Independent of
government authority.
nerce contended It was destroying
property on which society has Bome
claim.
Chairman Dav draw a iio.tinHnn
tween natural wealth ant nroi.h
-vi iai-
ed bv man. In tYi mntmi 1
wealth, he thousrht aocietv hmM k.,..
om aay, but as to wealth created by
uie muiviauai, ma right waa absolute.
Agreeing with Pierc in k. a.-
structitfm htn. .... i .i , -
- uj we auu
dredger. Day distinguished between In-
""'"J uai uesiroys natural wealth and
Induatrv that rMi ..uv
. Th result of th discussion waa the
w gainer inionnation regard
lng dredclnr for mticuu dkiih
The commit t
- .w uio V1
est and discussed superficially the quea-
wuugn vi umoer. anotner xorm
of natural wealth whfoh it wa.
nlaad would soon disappear' If no pro
vision waa mad for' reforestation. As
nrnrii principle, chairman Day e
praaaed th thniis-ht t u .w .
slow development of the forest, the tax
va umoer anouto D uueen mainly at the
time tha croo waa KarrMtti
iv seemea to b the sentiment of the
cpmmltt that th raU of taxaUon on
lURMr IJLnflat ChAtllrl si r lAfsr V J. I
lng growth.
ss sewv 3 1VW UUr-
. Th income
tax bill introduced by
IConcleded aa Fate Sixteae, Cotaaa Fear)
Renew Attempts to
Have Woman Slaver
Put in State Prison
rTiends and attorneys of Mrs. Alma
Louis Wurtsbarger were renewing
their efforts todar to hav tha r..
confined In th Oregon penitentiary at
ostein, ana not in tne Colorado state
prison as punishment for killing ,
husband. They have persuaded United
owes aiaraiuu Hotchkisa to keep her
In th city for a few days until a re
ply can b bad from AttArn n..i
" "
vj.
lst Saturday Daugherty ordered her
eonflnad . In m (VlmiiA ..... i I
avuv m-VDn,
Monday morning Judge It 8. Bean di-
recwa , a now oroer committing Mrs.
Wurtsbarger to th Colorado prison for
10 years.
Physicians for Mrs. Wurtsbarger
claim removal to another climate will
shorten her life, as she is suffering se
verely from asthma. The Oregon cli
mat seems to sgre with her health.
United States Attorney Humphreys haa
arranged for th government physician.
Dr. Uoyd W. Brooke, to examine the
prisoner today. Ilia report will proba
bly Influence federal officials in their
next move. Mrs. Wurtsbarger was
sentenced to prison for killing her hus
band with hammer September 4, on
the Chemawa Indian reservation, v
foundation for the two campaigns of
too row wiison, and who, sine the
war. nas interested himself constantly in
rarmers' problems. And in the offing
Of the mnfNn . n
J - . .v., . witv. wiisnw
men dropped in for quiet chats with the
sricHKurai aeiegatea
w i "sTicuiturat bloc, according to
DO In RerMihllcsn mnA rwm.u.
i -- " w.hv. OH
r1 on freat potential pollti-
i. lnl must be watched.
It has established it.lf i- .
of confese, and. according to its mem-
ii nere to stay, it is probably
.P'V0 fr aay It has iu eyes
vtou 1 to use.
SO SEXTS VISIBLE
President Hard Ins: U banging away at
It On verv AimirtDnitv a j
leaders, including members of bis cabl-
S .1 T. JO""n ln oangtng procedure.
But If any denu are being mad ln the
bloc they are not viaihu i k. ...
b. Indat? tVtSE-!2?.i5H
. , , , vwmii 01 uie
eryan and Baruch are not asvtr..-
ranch tmt watching mmA k.. "
d listen! na. fbev
are not delegate to th convention, butl
Interested observers. -They are mter-f
' nmsw. Cotaaa Two)
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY JSVENlNO; JANUARY 24, 1922.-TWENTY PAGES. ;
Widow's Mite
Goes to Help
Chest Drive
y :
The greatest contribution to charity in
the world's history waa the widow's
mite. It has multiplied millions of times
in it stimulus to giving.
. It was the widow's mite, enhanced,
that dropped Into -the Community Cheat
today.
"This was a weddlnsr nrnt " M
an aged woman who came into Com
munity onesi neaaquarters. "I can't
do more and I wont do lees.'
She offered an old-fashioned gold
watch and chafn.- In the hands of W. X
Hofman, chairman of the features bu
reau, the gift may rank with the largest
contributions secured by the fitHns-
squadron, for it is to' be sold at auction
at one of th committee campaign
meetings.
OPTIMISTIC REPORTS
The flying squadron, headed by Frank
lin T. Griffith, made hiehlv nntlm.t.
reports after its first advance toward
larger subscriptions.
i-" "'" Diainesa xirm so rar tn-I
tervlewed has given less than last year
No Portland business firm so far in-
toward the $798,777 quota of the chest
ana one nrm suoscrtbed more.
The fly In e sauadmn is
work with every encooragement.
The enlistment of workers was said
this moraine to be nmrvuwtinv wttw th
same responsive WillinrneBS.
wnere is volunteers were on duty in
the card classification under way in
the COUrthOUSe tinder Arfttnn nt
County Clerk Beveridge and Deputy
James Gleaaon there are 28 today. These
workers, tucked away in an obscure
corner of the courthouse
nixed as making one .of the moat Im
portant Of the contrthnt
chest System in subscripUon work
would be impossible without their aid.
DIYISIONS JfEAR COMPIETIOX
That SUbscrintion rlivl.lnn. v.
- .-v.... n .. .
completed by the time of the big klck-
(Cosclnawt on Paga Sixteen. Colnras Foot)
TODD IS VICTIM.
ATTORNEY SAYS
j utiii My. ioaa, ex-saiem school su
perintendent was held
court jury this morning by one of his
attorneys. Charles Roblson. to be as
much a vtctltt'Of Orlha I.
any. of .th 13ftl Salem- people who W
$50,000 In Ihe deal. Todd Is on trial on
a charge of using the mails to promote
or iana xraiviij. J
No effort Wait mflflo fi 4antr V.e.a-
. . ' mvsi mat 4. vyviAl
money, but it was denied that h knew
h waa linked Upt in a fraudulent
schema, t jp . Vnnwii . m
a.fTalra.owing Jh & fact that Todd haa
""s wwr sui ota in, was
Hyen by Robison as the reason for his
aIIaTIW tint .( -J
to investigate : ZI LZ?
t , . - -rvu-
lng so deeply involved.
DEFENDS TODD
Roblson was followed by Judge A. I
--.ici. wiuiotr oi lOQQ i attorneys.
"I admit Todd ought to have had
sense enous-h nrt tn .nni, . .1.1
5ldK Miller drin" nl8 argument, but
' criminal intent. He didn't
conceal anything in the .entire scheme.
"-"ki posBioiy iiyron s reputation. Ev
ery thing was open and above board.
w nave brought witnesses here
from Salem." he muMhhi -
- . wv very
plac where this incident occurred, to
v. ' 100 n,n aianaing he still has
... wBununny. a man who haa
bulk up a reputation as Todd has Is en
titled to some consideration for it"
While discussing the lack of contra
dictory evidence on the part of the de.
iense the attorney said, "Qnllty men
show less evidences of guilt than inno-
vcui men.
HUMPHREYS CLOSES
utuvw , owes Atiorney Lester W
Humphreys made th closing arrume.nt
this sfternewn
niuwu , Biases -Attnrnov T..
this afternoon..
The defense, rested I.
o'clock Monday, after which Assistant
vjuiwa oiaies Attorney Flegel mad th
uoBins: anrument for t.
ment Plesrel chare-ei Tkaa ,h. i
ingly participating; in the scheme, and
said he used his renutatinn in o.i
Bs,stB,U
as a means of getting his friends and
P" wltn their money.
ucieae maae a second motion
ior a Otrected wrdM tki. i
which Judge Bean denied. Th case
ent to tn jury late this afternoon.
Portland Man One
Of Three Missine
Men in Rqw Boat
Hoquiam, Wash., Jan. 24. Three men.
one thought to have been William
.c.u.u ui x-oruana, are reported to I wi wu u Hrtemnn ior
hsve loot their lives Saturday night j C11" Purchase of the Shantung salt
while attempting to make- their nr ltilf!,d- ' , ;
v . -- v- wicu m my m
a row boat rram Tshnlah m t.m
w .Mil river,
zs miles north of here on the coast They
are said to have started for the Queets
district In search of a cold claim. At
Taholah on man went ahead font
.... mrnnn ana coast guard cut-1
terS DMln . Hn4fn. .u.. l. I
- B vus- ui cTNtsx. I
J 'V m Sa7na- ent at the Taholah 1
Indian rinjei ni.fU.M A. I
- oDd km iiu&b in
thre men left tn the boat against his
advice, the surf being high and the en-
sie in ine ooat raulty. Only one had
-;pra-i-jnoai was saia.
Logger Strockby
Splinter Loses Eye
Keaberr.- Ian. hIm.i in..
daugh, employe of the Spaldinr Loe-
seriously injured about the head - this I
Wrote thread.
monunr wfwifi um .,n. w
,J r - vtnu..cr Mnm
Wn in th head. Dr. J. s. Ranjrjj!,
w reooem nrsx sui mmui
had beats knoekesd mat . 1
hi fac was crushed and that his imi.. I
!7iTv. T" w!Bn"w utat His brain
171 - l!Jf3UV!a' "-augh was taken
I might be injured. Ailendauch waa taken
ired. Allendaugh was taken
rtlf? brain specialist
TK .r!! ccldear-r th Arrow
- - - M v i
AiMnoaugh Is .0 1
vo uin wen anead. afoot, I e o a resolution declaring for
aud waited at Raft river 24 hours fori faction of land armament, but wlth
tne three In the boat to appear. He re- j ODl an agreement to put any limiUtions
RUMBLINGS OF
Powerful Group of Progressives
Are Threatening Insurgency if
Conference Fails in Pledging
Farmer Definite Plan of Help.
W&chlnrtoa. j. ti
the agriealraral conference lost the first
skirmish today when their efforts to
have a committee on resolutions ap
pointed failed.. Throagh saeh a eommtt-
" s""P sopea to nave Its program
adoPted y the conference.
By James T. Kelbert
Washington, Jan. 24. U. P.) A vol.
cano is grumbling under the placid sur
face of President Harding's agricultural
conference.
It threatens to erupt with devsuitatin
political .effect if the conference fails tn
produce a constructive program of agri-
lurtural reliet
.A powerful progressive
threatening insurgency . In the confer
ence unless the assembly goes on rec-
cmpuauc-aiy in raver of what it
.i i8 on,T Prosram that will
aid the farmer. The nrorram
1 Financial relief, even If td.
Sri"!'? must extend credits totalling
Jl.000,000,000 or more. E
e-!rWen.tyflv Per Cent reducUon ln
freight rates.
3 Insurance of the farmer. ...t...
iOSS. -B"o
4-rCooperative marketinsr and hmrin.
BODIES APPBOTB IT
This, in uhnta.noA .v.
drafted at an executive meeting of the
National Farmers' union. In attendance
at this session nere Charles S. Bar
ren, union city. Gil. president of the
organisation ; C. j. Osborn of the
Farmers' onion of Khra.t. . mi. t
. 1111. . vmxx nvuu,
farmers union of Iowa; A. C Davis.
rarmers union of Arkansas, and W.
C Lansdown, Farmers' union-of Kan
sas. T . .
Support of this nmmm im.
l'' oeen pieagea by the National
UHWunra , pmi at. Tin. .w, , ,
- ------ un . rvBBsyivailH,
SUt-araad.4he NationaL Noa-partis&n
:r'zr -v'-wnsK society o; vtuity,
the Farmers' NaUonal ooaijcil and othsr.
agricultural ortranlratl
FBOOIIESSITES Sf AS
MuCh. kit tmmmam tm
the , progressives'-at the composition it
ib various committees or the confer'
ence. Thev dure. tVi -mm... u
o vviiiuu.M:- im.
lected bv a eommittiu .rvnntnti v.., o .
- Kt-vtMWM JJ ecv
retary of Agriculture Wallace, as being
ln.il. J mI.i. .
nucw wiio reacuonary oelegates. This,
however, will not balk, th progressives
who plan to bring in minority reports
(Coachload en Pace Two. Column Three)
SIBERIA IS GIVEN
OVER TO JAPANESE
By Cart D. Groat
, - M W.. VW. .1.1. .WO.
ern committee nt tha nma ne...
-. ... wiuocuvc i
today recognised Japan's aUnd on th
Siberian auestian as valid Ttit I
Japanese, troops can remain in Siberia
mm- me present.
It' developed this ' afternoon that v the
Pacific . fortifications clauses-article " 11
Of th ' naval trearv mirtlrtaJlv tia
been adjusted.- '.Under the. arrangement
reached, the Bonin islands a potential
TT W 1 . v .... .
nw(wua near japan will not De for
tified. Thouch no definite atxt
made of this 'point, apparently an ar-
laugcineai nas Deen maae wnereby the
Bonin islands mav h mnriHrxi & m
of the Japanese homeland, the mint
Japan has pressed as a matter of pres
tige, but they cannot be fortified as -the
mainland proper could be fortified.
The Far Eastern committee Is now
nearly at the close of Its work.
ConfereM Iniiv turn! y,m
'conversations? -would turn to the Shan-
isng railway deadlock, while the main
conference desired to clean up on the
Siberian question.
There seemed no tatfl. rBMH -tm Inn...
delay over Shantung, though a Japanese
spokesman suggested tne session called
for mid-afternoon might be occupied
with "details' of collateral issues. An
the main collateral themes have been
adjusted ; the last was an agreement for
Should the railway tOnlc be. rfWn.au
as desired. It will be several days before
a fmal settlement ' is reported, the Jap
anese indicated. .
Passage of a resolution declaring for
,uto eneci ac presenv is now under eon-
miAmmlm . ... . '
nvui nnw si ug coniereea
11 would be simply a declaration of pOI-
ln- . .k-. . . . , . . .
Icyeuch as. the recent resolutions on
, This would not condemn (France !di
rectly for blocking: limitation of armies
in the. present conference. . but it might
be a hint, to the. French that their pol
icy of maintaining a Urge army does
not meet w ith th approval of th world.
fflassesFittediiLI
ureece Made Here
??- d-T.' 'an St--A prescription.
I. . , mkiwMimgi m W
j -td Athenian oculiBt, has been filled
wrmci nv Dr. RMiina rh,Mi. 1 i
iiit i ii ii w lriaaia or rvn rn
n9 ttMk Hnn. . Wm --.--- a. I
frame, are en their t . -rn,. I
hneasurement for the lenses was uk I
measurement foe ha inHM ... 1.1..
j by tha Athonlaa oeulist for th father of
ja young man residlnsT In this city. The
un sjw nwH ana sent: rnsr
boy had tha aiassea mads an .
Agricultural
Gnn0 Conservation assocution (kft).d Cs.
Barret, chairman of the national board of farmers and president of the National Farmers
tural lead" "nfercnce at Washington prior to the international conference of agricul-
-vrt ,v ,MiS . '
MEIER 10 HERALD
Julius L. Meier frill herald the ao-
proach of the Oregon 1925 exposition In
the capitals of Europe and Asia and .In
vite 'participation of foretsn -trovern.
inents 5ia the event; ardlnir. to an-;
viu.i.cuicijv Hftua , oy - turn ipoay at a
meeting; of stats exscitiv comnUtt
of th eiposHion at the Multnoman
hotel. Meier stated that Im, would leave
San Francisco February .21 on a tour
months' tour, making stops In Japan
and China and reaching Europe through
the Sues canal.
"My reason for making this trip is
that it is necessary that foreign coun
tries be informed concerning .our ex
position at the earliest possible moment,
that they may hold themselves In readi
ness to participate therein when formal
ly invited." Meier stated. "Congress by
1oint resolution has authorised President
Harding to extend an invitation to Eu
ropean nations to Join with Oregon in
1925 and it remains for Oregon to inter
est the people of those countries in the
exposition."
TIME IS PROPITIOUS
"Economic conditions abroad in nnt
so inviting now as they win b later.
aald Meier, "and a great improvement
u euuuiig rates will roiiow th rehs.
bilitationlr European iXrtrT dffi
tv. i JZ . . ofcr.; aurf
u cuauwge rates am roUow the reha
me mtervenlns' n Wn .v
exposiUon. Trade expositions are being
held In all leading commercial ; coun
tries." England is nrenaiins- tA hnM m
interhationaJ "ntriMitimi -
Francs fa adontina. iinn.
unuwiiallQ
an exposition of .International -Import-
uice at aiarseuies.and, in. each Instance
American' participation is Invited."'
t The disairhament.conference at Wash.
Ington had opened the- way for closer
relations between the larger na
tions of the earth; Meier stated, and the
time is opportune1 for Oregon to direct
the interest of the rest of the world' In
the Pacific Northwest. Meier will be
accompanied bn hla trip abroad by Ben
Hur Lampmui. who will keep the Port-t
land press: informed as to the success
of his mission: : '.". . . .- .
"Durinr mr absenrw tnr tha uri
months the preparatory work surround.
wig tne sarnmistration of the exposition
can go on unabated.: said Meier..
TO EDUCATE PEOPLE .- ' v-
: "A-carii'pahrn of ' education can be In,
augurated tbrooghout th state and th
finances provided to'liuhir saccess. Th
various etsie. leglsUtnres that are now
in session along- the Atlantic coast and
In the South -can 'be formally' iwvtted to
appoint' commissions to ascertain what
value-the- Oregon 1928 exposition wfll
be to- therrt.-1 Plans may be ontHned and
the found ation laid for active conatror!
tfon to begin' ln the-earfr sprins- of next
yea. - -- , ' ; -. i .a t ,-..7
eratiires Tddav
With an of tne high and low Dresauri
areas shifted around the weather
tu.- a wens, tstrtct weather
of weather conditions has began to look
more lik normal than-It haa foe several
weeks. Asa result of the changes that
have taken place, rain . and moderate
temperatures are, predicted for Portland
uaiyesiern uregon today. f ,
Hearinon
Resolutiori to Begiii
' Washinrton. Jan. 24. rrr t i tr
Incs as th If vera tMnlntln. .tu .
Ings oa the Myers resolution calling- for
an investigation of the movies will t.
beunrf Pocial senate sub-comtnlt-
te within a few weeks, it was learned
today.:; The resolution sraWfimriv ...it.
tor aa' inquiry of th political activiUes
1925 FAIR ABROAD
. , " " " . . - ...uciiuuu n ununmn stasia pioject. aceora-
It thL1tn T,?h,a'c,af3r TOmn--ee j ln to a teleeram received by Director
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Auto Show
Hangs Up
New Mark
o one. It was thought could he more
pridefuJ, vain, boaelful and full of swag
ger unless it was a new father than
an exhibitor of: champion animals at a
stock- shaw.-; . . .
'hBut that sWortautora
,.,"Kithr th stock raiser" or ' the happy
dad would appear by comparison as th
humblest Of lh humble besid an ex
hibitor of on of those high tempered,
pedigreed and gorgeous automobiles 'at
the thirteenth annual show tn The Au
ditorium. Aside from their automobiles, exhib
itors have another caose for bragga
docio, to wit :
It was the most successful, best at
tended opening day of any Portland au
tomobile show.
Paid attendance exceeded the 1921
mark by a wide margin, snd sets a rec
ord for the event.
AFTEKNOOJf STARTS BC8H
In the early hours of the day visitors
were few snd scattered, and salesmen
gTeeters had. plenty of Urn to wander
about and view the cars of rival deal
era But in the afternoon the rush be
gan and at the peak hour In the evening
Interested ones were obliged to peek
Over Shoulders at anm tv.
displayed.
J ,deIer" were surprised and de
lighted to find that attendance from out-of-town
CitleS Was fullv m-nm ...
as that a year ago. Dealers from as
tar south aa Klamath Falls were on
(CWtodaas Fasa.Sawm. Ootaaa Oaai
contract between the. war department and
nenry rnra.i for, the, Muscle. Shoals ni
trate nroftertt waa mmi.t..fl . . .. .
sent. to Detroit, for the automobile man-
It Tm aej 1 1 BnSk ?"p b .saltaTi asaskak
sj witiSVtTC . ' 1 f l
. As soon as It is signed snd retsrned
-.-v' . m tw bcu . wui ana 1 r tn
congress, v. . - ,
Earners, Impatient
VVitn iugh Oost-of
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VWsshhurton. Jan.. Jerarmers sre
impatient wtth a situation that compels
them to -per' prices from M to 10 pn
cvnt -higher 'than 'before- the rar. ' ao
cording to A. Sykes of Iowa, who IS at
tetrdinr tS f natiowal agricultural corf.
ference. Skee has 'figured out bow
many bushels of com it takes to ' buy
somecs the thlnga a. farmer needs:
Why is It," be sskwl. -that farmers
have to peT'40 bteshels -of .corn for.
a agon- which they used ta buy for 159
burhetsT . . ,. , f
"Why. musf they- pay, 1& bushels of
corn for a gangplow which formeiiy coal
I2S. bushels? or'lM bpshels for a sbCt
of ctothee.thM-fcTDrtr. cost.SO 4oah
ela; -or J. bushels for the shoes' that tor
roerly ooenine bushessT- ,.,
" Farmer in the - con .belt ialso ' want
to 1rnw.- be said, wrhy hanrrls eold at re
tall througboTitthe- country" at about
aix times the? price, of thre hogv when
the noTmal jatio M .l:tolx .
Gbbtlials Sobrf Will
; Star tdnasiii Work
t 3
Ofvmnia. Waah Jan 9l TT T --'
eraLOoethals' wOj leave New'Terk for
Seokane next Sundsv ts fMam inMn.
Uon of Columbia basin prelect, aecord-
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i CITY EDITION
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- THE WKATHEH Torrtrtit aitd Wdne
t:' . day. rata : southarty winds. - . "
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Portland U St. Paul
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ELLEO
RAT III SHIP POOL
With Portland making rapid strides la
building up eorsjnerc thrdugh this port
whUe;other porta are losing business st
an alarming rat. Portland' most b
shows that, efforts to farm a $Js.OM.eO0
shipping merger on the Paclttc coast.de
not cloak motives which would check th
shipping growth of the Columbia river.
This attitude was made plain today
by. members of the Portland delegation
attending the ship merger conference st
Ssn Francisco, last week. Th opinion
was stia . further, voiced that Portland
could not Join in any plan which might
veU an attempt of the Pacific Steamship
company and the Pacific Mall Steam
ship company to rehabilitate their finan
cial affairs.
All .but two -of Portland's delegate
have returned to the city. L' D. aunt,
Peter Kerr, Frank Warren. H. B. Van
Duser and W. D. B. Dodson are back.
J. C. Alnsworth and W. B. Ayer are
still In the Southland trying to gain
some suggestion which may Indicate the
real intent of the meeting.
CA1I. IT CBA5D8TAXD PLAT
Those who have , returned are of one
opinion, and that is that. San Francisco
and Seattle Interests, through, the ma
nipulation of "stacked deck" tactics and
"grandstand" plays, attempted to stem
pede Portland Into a merger scheme, the
details of which were guard with the
utmost secrecy.
Discussion of the plan for two days,
numerous conferences and preliminary
meetings were of no avail to Portland
when the delegates from this port at-
(Osees-dad de Pss Tsa, Cbimaui fear)
Charles W.todin
-:PJead8'N6tV6iiillgr
Charles W. Purdin entered a formal
Plea f not guilty this sXteraoon when
he was arraigned before Presiding Cir
cuit Judge Tucker on a charge of first
degree murder. On th. night of ,De
fmbr 8- Ila. tt U charged, kiried
his wife. Alice, And ' Howard Slgsby
whom he found in her home after anld-
nlerht. Purdin waa fMinj -
I Will aaTa I ( Sn SSB UOf. H SSSJIJ
I ut of a soicide attempt.'
from gas inhalation, presumably the re-
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PORTLAND SM
.PPTPT? TXn n? UTC a twltsa atra srwa
, STSfeD-a iwa Dun
Police Chief Jenkins Calls in Heir
Men to Launch More Effective
Drive on Yice ''-Conditions!
Appeals for Cooperation. ;'
Portland's mm) v. '- - ' -
too much for R.fit -t.-w -
and his band ef specially aasigaea p
..vwn .aa nmvm seen ngauas WW
since last June. In aa order made poe-
Uc today by Chief of Police U V. Jea-
we squaa ts cceapletaiy rwargaa
aed. aleegan ta sent back to tha traf
fic desartiMBt. mhmm a-in - -
the work of the semasassre in. aad has
suooriiinaue are reasslcaed ta aalforsa.
ue piace or th old scuad a new
one is created.
Sartwaat U. Oelanee taae Wms draftsd
te "pot the lid" in U4 thai n in a so
uawieldv that m m nj v.. i . .vl.
to clamp It down--wa vtos tot b dtr.
Records at police headuartars show
that for the first few months of hla
command of the snoraJs sqnad eWrgwaat
"aan gave evidence of really cleanina
op the dty. Arrests for every kind of
trtc gambUng, bootletYiag. sUIcg
arootlca. sUsordarly howee aad dlsor
darly ooodoct were somerewa ,..
But after a bit the records show an
appreciable decile in the squad's ae
Uvttl from month Ja month.
No secret Is mad of th fact that '
th police have not of 1st beea head
line the vice situation satsmfactortty.
Many reasons bar been eerancad. wet
close observers ef th attnattoa are ef
the eptnton that th real reason few the
failure of th police really lo drive aut
the undesirable elements Is the fact
that the police make very slight effort
to -clean Cp" the city. The efforts of
lOBSKStdad aa Pass TWa,
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HARDWARE PRICES
MAY GO HIGHER
Consumers -will look la aala toe aay
iwrsdlate-radaeOoa ta th prio of
hardware aad implement, and ts some
Unas of builders hardware prions are
pretty certain to advance during tt
summer months, t according te , Orne
Dale Strong ef Spokane, editor of tha
New West Trade, la aa address oa the
rise and fall of prices. His talk was
the principal - feature at th opening
session of the sixteenth annual convew
tlon of tha Oregon Retail Hardware
and Implement Dealers easocSaUoa at
the Imperial hotel today.
A natlon-wld building campaign
would stabilise th market. - which
has been on a dews ward trend 'during
the past year. Strong ststed,
Approximately S0t saembere of the as
soclatloa from Oreroa. Waahrngtan and
Idaho, with their wives, were present st
the opening of th convention and doable -this
number Is expected before the doe.
lng stesion Friday evening. Though
the past rear has beea marked by a de
cided want of activity la th hardware
trade tn the Northwest,' the membershla
of the Dealers sseoclatloa has Increased
materially, according to E. E. Xaoss ef
8pokane. secretary of th rgsalsaUoo.
Portland and "portions of th wuiass
tte valley-have beea more preaperoos
than the farming- sections of aatera
Oregon snd Eastern Wsahlngten. Lexaa
stated, and M, C Breaaler of Sprtsx
ueis averrea uat trao la
a rase rear. Oak
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Friends Deny Work :
Has Quit Postal Job
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Washington. Jan. Si-f't. P.) Cleaa
friends tn the postofTioa eVpartmeait af
First Assistant Postmaster GeoersJ Ha
bert Work decried today that he had re
signed from the governmest service. lia
1 rtrt salty certain te becoiw post
master general la succeed Win liars,
ehen the Utter eaters his rnovt mors.
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CITY MORALS
SQUAD GETS
SHAKING UP
mors or
oil
pen portraits;
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