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1 ilAJ Ga.J0 DAILY .x.:o:tday. august 14, 12. i 1 COLUMBIA GORGE COMPARED WITH Y0SEM1TE VALLEY v"3Tie Columbia gorge is as great a wonder as! the Yosemlte, and Oregon Is rich with scenic . beauties that should attract to this state thousands of visitors where we have hundreds now," declared C. P. -ceyseivi superintendent of city parks, as he resumed his of ficial duties this 4 morning, . after an absence of 30 days. In which he made a 2700-mile trip to national parks and places far-famed for their scenic at tractions. "But -Oregon la from 10 to 35 years behind California in the proper ex ploitation of its attractions," declared Keyser. ; ";Awide "campaign of public ity setting- forth the - attractions we have to i offer should 'be carried on consistently, and we'll get results that will be surprising.'" '. ' Keyser, accompanied by his family, made the trip by i automobile, going south to Grants Pass .and then ! to the lOrego'n caves, which ba believes are certain . to become world famous. Thence hi itinerary' took him te Cres cent City and the' big redwoods.' and then to , San ; FranclsoO and the bay cities. : where I he spent three days In specting Golden Gate and other) parka. Then came the trip te the Big Basin and the groves of Santa Crux county. Monterey and then the Tosemlte val ley and Hetch Hetchy, then out through Tioga Pass to Mono lake, Bo die and .Reno and Lake Tahoe, pro ceeding northerly' by way of Pyramid lakes and back to Oregon. I From Klamath. Falls the Keyser party went .to Crater lake and Diamond lake, thence over the Willamette highway : to Eugene and back to Portland. Especial attention was given by Key. ser to the auto camps along his ex- : tensive trip and he Ceciares that the one in Portland exceeds any he visited. The next best, he says, is at Eureka, Cal., where 50 cetits ier day is charged and an indefinite 'stay Is allowed. The general charge is 60 cents per day, al- .i though there are some free camps, eays Keyser. j CITT HALL BRIEFS The record at the city health" !bureau today shows 25 cases of diphtheria in quarantine, five case of scarlet fever and 17 cases of smallpox. 1 The city council has approved . a j progress payment to the Hackett Dig- j i ger company in the amount of 12552, i which- is' 80 per cent of the aanojint due j ior worts oi vms company uuiiji June and July in making the Ibig fill on the westerly side of Ml waukie street. Ordinances have been introduced tn i the city council . and passed to third reading:' providing for the time and manner of improving the following streets : Kingston avenue from the j : south line; of Arlington Heights to Fairview boulevard ; Villard j avenue from Willamette boulevard to Hol i man street ; Willamette boulevard from " St. Johns avenue to Wayerhaeuser ; avenue ; district Improvement ot por- tions of East 19th, East 20th, East 21st, : East 22d,and East 23d streets and Re ; gents drive ; district improvement of portions of East 54th and Tillamook - streets ; construction of the Vaughn Etreet "and 32d street sewer system. . Two hundred tons of briquettes are to be "laid in" for use during the com Ing fan and winter at the isolation hospital and the.- women's .detention home. .The city council has authorized the purchasing agent to buy this fuel : in the open market. ' (ContInad From Put On. ) ' containing the German coal fields, and also the state-owned forests In Ger v, . many. ..It was announced at 4:15 p. m. that a plenary session of the conference . would be held at 5 o'clock. BALFOI'R 3fOTE 18 BLAMED; GEDDES MAY BE RECALLED (Special cable "to The Journal am Chicago Daily Newsl fCopyright, J1922) "i London. Aug. 14. It is believed here that Lord Arthur Balfour's note on international war debts Killed the Lon don conference of premiers, discredited the British government and made cer : tain the recall of Sir Auckland Camp bell Geddes from his post as ambas sador !o Washington. j . The Balfour note, so far as it has Any press, has a feeble press; the vigorous press is solidly against r it. Ambassador Geddes' postlon la ob scure. Some say shat the Balfour note was Issued on his initiative. On the other hand, when he came to London ' he was opposed - to any such policy , as unacceptable to the United States. -. Before he left London he had Changed i i mind and expressed the j opinion i that the note would have a good ef . fert in the United States. I It ts reported that Lord Balfour, Winston Churchill and Sir Alfred Mond favored the note and that Sir Robert' & Home and Austen Cham berlain', opposed It. Many Britons of weight declare privately that Geddes' usefulness in .Washington--', is ended. They argue: "He either approved the note or he did not. If be disapproved he should , resign ; if he approved he should be recalled. . It in dangerous to !the in- terests of . the country either that his good, ad vice should be rejected or tnat his Dad advice should , be ac .cepted." : ' .,.1 Mazamas Kept in Camp by . Storms; Some Start Home Camp Montague, Aug. 1. Two days or storm Kept the Alaaamas in camp. -With the exception of one party of 28 of the bravest, led by Bill Yoran up . over the Collie glacier on the North Sister and down to the cinder cone. Sunday morning about o'clock the ' storm broke and the peaks of the Sis . ters were plainly visible in the mooo . light, pure white with a fresh blanket . of snow, according to Camp Boss Val Uant, who said he sat up all night. a Fifteen members left for Frog-camp : sunoay morning, en route to Eugene and Portland. Another party of 28. Including Presi dent Richard A. Montague, will come in for the last week. Sunday service was read in camp by Rev. YSi, M . Case C of Eugene. , . CASP TO EXTERTAtX . Camp Lwls. Wash.. Aug. 14. "VI -s. Hers' day,1 August 23. at Camp Lewis, will he -devoted to a demonstration by , the air service, presentation of prises . awarded during the camp, and a pa- rade and review by the commanding LONDON MEETING ENDS FAILURE . . - - m - - - . ....- - : - , Vice PresidentV ie wsHigli way;lSplendors v scenic beauty and admirable setting as well as. with the attractive homes and beautiful public parks.-: The ' Coolklge boys were intensely interested in the water, the river and the boats, the big reservoirs and fountains in the parks. The vice president and Mrs. Coolidge, their two sons' and Mr. and Mrs. Stearns, accompanied .'their Portland hosts. Mr. and Mrs. McCamant, to the morning service 'of t the First Presbyterian . 4 church. and : immedi ately' after the service they stopped for a short time at the- McCamant home, Then they returned, to the Hotel Portland for lunch. In the din ing room they encountered Mr. and Mrs. Caeslus R, Peck. Mr. Peck and Mis. Coolidge are. old friends and fol lowing lunch she . accompanied the Pecks for a short drive. Mr. and Mrs. McCamant- called for the entire party at 3:30 and they went ror a two hours ride throughout the city. At :30 the visitors were enter tained at dinner at the McCamant home to King street. Oregon delegates to the Republican national convention at which-time Mr. McCamant nominated Mr. Coolidge for the vice presidency, and justices or tne supreme court, will be guests at the luncheon to be given Tuesday at the Arlington club by Mr. Mc Camant for the vice president and Mr. Stearns. HOSOE MRS. COOLIDGE Mrs. Coolidge will be the guest of honor at a luncheon to.be given by the women of the city and state Tuesday at 13 o'clock at the Hotel Portland. Mrs. F. O.' Northrup will be chairman and. Mrs. "W. 8. Kinney of Astoria will be toastrotstress. Mrs. Ida B. Cal lahan of Corvallis will be among the out of town guests. A fine musical program has been arranged by Fran ces ' Knight, director of I tUe Ladies Columbia .Concert orchestra. The vo calist for the day will be May O'Neill Feidman. a 'dramatic soprano, recently of Chicago, who has come to Portland to make her home. ' The breakfast, which was to have been given' by the members of Pi Beta Phi, of which sorority Mrs. Coolidge is a prominent member, has been aband oned on account of lack of time and the members of the sorority will join in honoring the second lady of, the Ian, At ' atA - . ' Oa Tuesday afternoon the vice ureal dent will break around for the Bmia. veit equestrian statue in the park Diodes. Tom to c Mrs. McCamant will entertain with a reception for the ladles of the party. In the evening the vice president will make bis only pub lic appearance in Portland, speaking at a public mass meeting at The Audi torium. ,The party will leave Wednes- aay ror Seattle. " - , t GROUND BREASIN PROGRAM 1 The program at 3 o'clock at the around breaking; -., i Hail to the Chief ...Regimental Band invocation; ..'.............,....; j ; . . .Lieutenant Colonel W. S.- Gilbert Introduction Vice President Calvin . Coolidge .......Chairman S,tC. Pier Breaking of ground for statue base .j. . . . .Vice President Calvin Coolidge Sohg America Le.-t by J. W. Palm er, aiijecior oi religious and social work. Y. ,11.! C A . t " Selection .'...... Regimental" Band Address. .Bv Hon. Waliao Ucimm Star Spangled Banner ...... Regimental Band in Sought on Merging of Dock And Port Boards ' . Vj- j L . m Business InteresU of the city win "be given opportunity Tuesday morning to express their opinions in regard to the wiiswioiuon oi tne Port of Portland commission- and the commission of by a special committee of the Chamber oi commerce composed of A L Hills, chairman; Ben Selling, wf B. Ayer, J. W. Ganong and Nathan Strauss. - The chamber directors recently re quested the foreign trade department to gather, opinions on the consolida tion which was authorized by the legis lature at its 1)21 session with the pro vision thafthe port commission acquire the properties of the docV commission and that the consolidation be effected before January 1, 1923. ; The hearing will begin at 10 o'clock In the Green room of the Chamber and will be open te the public, i . TO ASSIST. COL- WltlTWrtftTir Lieutenant Colonel Arthur W. Brant berry, since last September stationed at Vancouver barracks, has been as signed to the ;sth division, reserve corps, tne headquarters of which are In the new poetoffice building. Colonel Brantberry will assist Colonel Pegram Whitworth, commanding officer now in charge of the training camp at Camp COOLIDGES TAKEN : ' f "i - -ON HIGHWAY RIDE r pT:P'u : ; KjjSS t . - , (Continued rrom Psse Osa.) .:. p i ' a awaaawawaaiawawjawjawi .. "' iaSIlSSSS Vice-President and Lrs. Calvin Coolidge and their sons and traveling . companions devoted tbe day to Viewing the glories of the Columbia rlv highwaj. Before leaving tbe bote! this morning, the vice , president obliged llttie Miss Virginia Pleasants' with his autograph : 1 as shown below. " . :' LAWYERS OF N OTE GUESTS OF PORTLAND "... N i '.''- tCoatiUMd Tna Tin Ona) . . Shaw said he had not seen s late paper cllf fe's eath. - -J- "Lord Northcllffe Was a man of great force, magnificent and powerful. Eng land and -the entire, world will ) feel keenly the loss of his wonderful ability and pleasing ' personality. His loss to England will be particularly poignant, and will involve serious questions 'in national politics, for hs was a-great moulder of public opinion," saidi Eord 'Shaw. r PTJBLIC FOLLOWtli HlM , ? More than to any other source the public men in England looked to Lord Northcllffe's publications for guidance. Lord Shaw said. ? "He was a great man In 'many ways. It was always interesting to note that his methods were more American, andj Lord Shaw. I Lord Shaw's country home is Craig Myle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, but he explained that most of his time Lon don could be safely called his home, now that his judicial duties kept him there almost constantly. The commit tee of six Judges -in the house of lords, of which he is a member, is the high est court of appeal la the United King dom. The Judicial cdmmUtee of tbe privy council. In the same way. is the highest court f appeal In the entire empire, and has for its particular prov- ! ince, i Jurisdiction in all dominions, j provinces and possessions. - , "This court has Jurisdiction, over the ; population of one quarter of the entire 1 globe," , said the quiet,- unassuming Scotchman, who seemed, in spite of this responsibility, entirely carefree and keenly Interested, an the crowds in the Cnlon station and everything that was happening all about him. . helo bigh ppsmos; ; Before his appointment to his ires ent position Lord Shaw was lord adi vocate of Scotland, which is the very pinnacle of the Judicial System of Scot land," as wss -explained, not by him self, but members of the local recep tion committee. - i In ) fact 5 Lord Shaw was eager; to talk, but seemed much more inclined to discuss what he bad seen in this coun try than those very interesting things in his own past life; . "Don't forget that Lord Shaw was the man who more than anyone else deserves credit for inducing Andrew Carnegie to donate' 310,000,000 to the universities of Scotland." said another member of the' local committee, who betrayed the source of this Interest with an unmistakable Scotch burr. "Yes. yes," admitted Lord Shaw, hurriedly. Quickly shifting the conver sation to a discussion of the system In Scotland, where, students . are "franked through school, or as is said here, given scholarships. t America ur&KSsxs jam ' Lord Shaw said this was his : first visit to America, and he was glad Tor this opportunity to express bis amass ment at the possibilities but more than that ' the - development he noticed had already been achieved. ,? 'One gets Impressions from reading which are not always strictly, accu rate, - and -1 must tell you that the thing . that has interested - me more than anything else is an esthetic, and might I say spiritual development? So often we get ' the impression, which seems to remain, that America means material and commercial progress. I have found that there is something here "Which most of our writers- have overlooked. -- Come here to liveT tfell. let me say with the utmost sincerity. If I were tO years younger, that-is Just precisely what I should do,"-con-tinned the distinguished English Jurist. ' Mrs. - Vaughan -Thompson. - Lord ShaWs daughter, who Came with him from London and visited in San Fran cisco " during the convention, it was told, was- the inspiration tor a volume i recently published by the Jurist which is entitled "Letters to IsobeL" - John W. Davis, former senator from West Virginia, 4s now' practicing law in.. New York. He was appointed by President Wilson as ambassador to the court of St. James at the death of Am basssdor Page, and served as the Eng lish ambassador until the change ir admintstration in 'Washington. ; i "Two things are responsible for' the Improvement of Ango-American rela- tions, saia nr. - uavis. f nese two things are the success at the recent disarmament conference,- and the clear ing up of the Irish situation. "For a long time the competition in naval construction and the -continued strife in Ireland have rankled the thinkers and people In both countries. preventing that close understanding which should exist, and which I now believe is developing between- Amer ica and England." When, speaking '. of Izetta Jewell Brown, Democratic candidate for the senate recently defeated in West Vir ginia, Mr. Davis said she was a woman of much personality and was exceed ingly well liked in his native state. M. Aubepin spoke excellent English and had no difficulty in addressing his hearers without the aid of an in terpreter. Rehabilitation in France and a return to -normal conditions through the- building up of Industries paralysed during the war is now pro gressing rapidly, he said. Police Secure Clues In Hunt for Eiend Who Attacks Women ' Police investigation in the mari-mint for the Columbia peek fiend who is responsible for several attacks on un guarded women in that vicinity within the past month, has revealed a series of clues which ..authorities hops may eventually lead to the capture of tbe person wanted. But as yet every suspect coming under surveillance of -police has been cleared of suspicion in connection with the case. . - The nature of the clues is closely guarded tn "the Inner offices of the police detective bureau, to prevent the fiend -from finding, out through pub licity just what police know of his identity. Other than his description, the best clues in the case which police have found are furnished in a number Of letters seat to Portland newspapers and police officer ' F. H. ' Williamson, &o.s 1001 Lombard street, reported to the "policehe saw a man answering In a general way the description of the fiend, attempt to force a girl into an automobile at Mon tieth and Lombard streets Sunday. The girl resisted, he said, whereupon the man knocked her down. - He then fled in the machine, in which another per son was seated. The girl made her way down the street before William son could speak to her. - . i CoLG.W. S. Stevens, U. S. A., Married in Washington State Word has been received In Portland of the marriage of Mrs. - Mary Clare Mitchell of New Tork city and Colonel G. W. 8. Stevens, U. S. A- The wed ding took place Saturday In the state of Washington, vand Colonel and Mrs. Stevens witb their . party, which in cludes Mr. and Mrs. Paul McGregor and Miss Elixabetn Carlisle of New Torkv are motoring through the North west for a short time ." Colonel Stevens, who Is a "resident member of the Arlington club, has been on duty la -Portland for the past three years as reemltlngoffioer for ' the United States army. Mrs. Mitchell Is a sister of v Mrs. Joseph Carlisle of New Tork city.;-: . -'. - After a brief motor trip Colonel and Mrs. Stevens expect to return to Port land and will take up their residence at Multnomah hotel. - - - MEETING URGES INSTITUTION II Establishment of a stats Institution. akmg the -lines of a hospital rather than: a JaiU where narcotic addicts may be properly treated ana cured, was advocated at ? meeting -of 25 leading social workers held in the Y. M. C , A. cafeteria this noon. 1 Representatives of the ctty' district n vitr attonev! offices, community chest, municipal court, various health boards, council of churches and. va rices social uplift KietieSWers In at- leiKHures, -- Dr. F. D. Strieker of the stats board of bealth. Dr.- George - Parrish of the city 'health; bureaus Miss Martha Baa- daQ of the Women's protecave aaso ctacion, - Mrs. F. D. Frankel of; the White Cross ieagne and. Wv G. MaeLar en the Oregon, Prisoners' Aid' so ciety were appointed, : a'icbmmittee to form a plan for the establishment of such a home and report to a subse quent meeting. FAVORS IS 8TIT0TIOX ..' J Municipal Judge William A- tKwiui. wh waa the nrincinal speaker, de clared that the public made a serious error by putting down every addict as a-criminal. - ' "Many of them come rrom our oesi homes," he said. and became sddicU In a moment of thoughtlessness, jwob ably while at some party."- . " Dr. Parrish. advocated an insUtution that lacked all the resemblances of a prison, snd voiced his approval ef put tine the inmates at some profitable employment and then paying, them $1 a day, so they would have a Jlttle moaey .when released. "If we throw these people out OB ther world without any money, after they have been "confined for a year or longer, they will run right back to the old friends and we will nave the Job to do all over again, he declared. iBSES BEOAD USES r Miss Randall spoke of the need of a more charitable feeling between the general public and the unfortunate ad dict. While in favor of an insUtution for addicts. Miss Randall thought It should be conducted on broad enough lines to allow admission of persons ad dicted to other - habits. . who needed medical attention and a little restraint, provided the persons were not crimi nals, i "We have many cases today which we simply cannot handle, because we have no place to put the women," she aldl) Dr Strieker was very much in sym pathy with the movement, and said professionally that he believed many cases could be cured. He suggested that- some action be taken looking to-' ward the curtailing of the manufacture of tbe drug, stating that 10 times the amount needed by physicians and hos pitals was now being manufactured In this country alone, outside of - the large-amount imported. -. Superintendent MacLaren said that it might be necessary to force inmates of such an institution to - be without visitors during their, confinement. "In spite of all the precautions taken by our Jailers and men in charge ef the prison at Salem, drags - are con stantly being smuggled in," he declar ed. MacLaren was of the opinion that it was almost impossible to prevent the smuggling unless visitors were absolutely- excluded. ,' OREGON FRUIT MAY BE HELD BY STRIKE (Continued From Pate One of the Brotherhood of Engineers for the O-W. R. eer N. and" dean Ytt the brotherhood chieftains of the I North west, said that ho serious complaints about engine equipment were being re ceived at his headquarters. He said, however, that the railroad employes were uneasy snd that minor equip-' raent troubles were often believed worse than they really were. 1 Other brotherhood leaders said that conditions in the Northwest would re main quiet as long as (the railroad managers continued their attitude of desiring to correct any troubles both ering train crews. t . Continued 'employment of shop work ers was reported by thC management or tne s. p. is., southern Pacific and ' Union Pacific lines today. The managers reported that shop -forces In the Portland district were practically on a par with shop forces before the strike. The strikers continued to re port a growing amount of bad order equipment. : HTJHLIXO OF BOMBS HAMS STRIKE- AT B08EYILIE, CAL. San Francisco. Aug. 14. (L N. S.) Fresh violence and a re-Issuing of the embargo on perishables Including fruit throsgh the Ogden gateway east of the Southern Pacific railway, as the1 result of a, new walkout at Rosevllle, CaL, featured the railroad strike situation on the Pacific coast today. At! .Rosevllle, where . aonroximatelv 800 men walked out, including mem- DentFOE tne "ig Four brotherhoods, five bombs were thrown at the height of the excitement, according to word reaching the offices of the Southern Pacific here. They exploded In the yards of the railroad, but did no ma terial damage according to reports reeeirved her. . Two arrests were made at Rosevllle following the bombs, according to a re port! from United States Marshal Mul-J vey..' . ' PORTLAND AFFECTED i Th walkout at Rosevllle. Important Icing station, which has been one of the two storm centers of the shon- menTs strike In Califontia, resulted not only; n an embargo eastward to Og den, I but caused an embargo" to . be placed on shipments to Portland, as the northern line also passes through this point. - ft Southern Pacific ' claimed . the tieua at Rosevllle wss due te the walk out of six switching crews of five men eachi and that i other employes were willing to work, , but the junction was tied ! up because of the cessation of worg by the key -.men.-. v Tine 'strikers ascribed - their action to the condition of rolling stock and to the alleged promiscuous shooting of armed guards. Two Southern Pa ciRcr passenger ? trains . were reported held ) up at Sacramento by the new walkout. . Officials believed passen ger traffic could ; be 'kept" moving de ep ite ths Rosevllle situation. PAS$E3TGRst "BESCXTSP1 . : - Inasmuch ' as ; the Ogden route- now embargoed handles- in. the neighbor hood;, of IS per cent ef the fruit ship ments. California growers whose $59, 000,000 crop is just now ripening, faced a dark situation .todav.' r- , , .- Approximately 2009 cars' of fririt be tween Rosevllle and Omaha were re ported tied tip today by 'the railroad strike. : : -.- A total of ISO ears of fruit are also held In the Rosevllle yards. ' Fruit yet unshipped in California is FOR ARCOTC ADDICTS valued by Wilmer Siege, general manager- of the California Fruit Distribut ors, at J4o,00O.OO0, while about J 1,000, 000 worth Is held up en route East. . 7 The shippers- only hope -.was In prompt federal action which Wat ex pected to start tn Los Angeles, where United States District Attorney Joseph Burke has started a probe to determine whether conspiracy exists to tie : up the transcontinental arteries. - I Reports from '' Southern California showed little change in the situation there today. - One Santa Fe train, car rying 125 passengers who have been stranded st Needles on the desert for three days, arrived during ' the early morning, manned by an emergency crew and fairly bristling with armed guards. . The trip bad been uneven t- fui . s ' . TTETJF COJfPLeTEt&':- i&i The tieup of the i Western - Pacific has become complete. N trains w5at soever . were moving over its lines tn the coast terrltory.?.- No - attempt to move trains will be made for, the pres ent, officials said. . .i Trains already en route here from the East were being stopped at Oro- vllle. Cal.. and their passengers brought here over electric lines. ; Ths Union. Pacific claimed ' to- be running trains as usual over pArt of its lines, although Its Salt Lake route terminating at Los Angeles , was .re ported cut by the strike at Las Vegas, NOV. -;.--'' .. '-' " -' '-- -'- Mail continued ''only to trickle In from Kastern. points. Train No. on the Southern Pacific, which . carries the bulk of California mail from the East, had not run for three- days. Ex press shipments ' were similarly de layed. - Cedar Rapids. lows, Aug. 14.--L N. S.) An embargo on all perishable freight. Including livestock, was order ed by the Northwestern railroad throughout Iowa today. Plans are being laid to organize a. fleet of mo tor trucks to handle freight- - 8AXTA FE RAIL OFFICIAL CALLS WALKOUT COS 8P1EACT Chicago, Aug. 14. Walk out of thi Big Four brotherhoods at Needles, Cat, and other points on the Santa Ft railroad, was brsnded as a deliberate conspiracy by Vice President A. G Wells of the Santa Fe today. The action of the trainmen was In human and a violation of their solemn agreements with tha railroad. Wells declared. , . Wells stated that the scores of men. women and children marooned at the desert division point were started to ward Los Angeles yesterday on a train manned by railroad officials. "Press dispatches today declare that Attorney General Daugherty has StaMed an investigation to determine If The action of the trainmen was a conspiracy. Xj desire the public to know it was' nothing else," Wells de clared in a statement. '. "More than that it was Inhuman to abandon people, especially aged or in firm, and women and children. In des ert places with the mercury 120 in the shade." -1 Trains were still held up today at Seligman. Ashfork and Williams; Aria., and Albuquerque, N. M. "BIgiFour" members were still out at Joliet. HI., on the E. J. E. Traf fic was at a standstill. SOUTHEBJT OREGON PEAR G BO WEBS ARE ALABME1? Grants Pass, Aug. 14. If the tem porary southbound fruit embargo, which was established by the Southern Pacific this morning, becomes perma nent, the fruit men, of this section of the state will , be very severely hit. Plans had called for the shipment of tHe greater part of this year's crop of Bartlett pears to California canneries. Pear picking has Just commenced, twe cars being ordered for shipment tomor row, this being the first shipment for this section of the stats for 1922. i Under the present situation ths fruit will be permitted to hang on the trees as long as possible in the hope that the strike will be settled within the next few days. The Bartlett -pear can re. main on the trees for another week or 10 days without Injury, stated -Mr. Davis, manager of the local Oregon Growers' association today. HARBIN G RALKED 1ST STEW BAIL STRIKE PEACE MOTE Washington, Aug. 14. Balked again In his latest peace move. President Harding has decided to let the execu tives and the 400.000 crafts men fight it out temporarily. . So long as the railroad executives demonstrate their, ability to maintain service somewhere near normal Hard ing will keep hands off, If the trans portation system shows signs of break ing down and both sides remain obdus rate the president will ask congress to sanction federal selxure of the roads. The foregoing constitutes the present program of ths administration, it was learned today following . the - collapse last night ef the negotiations between railroad executives and leaders of the 18 railroad unions and the ' adminis tration of the latest Harding peace proposal. .',;':- '. STRIKE IK KENTUCKY Corbin, ;Ky Aug. 14. L N. S.) Engineers.' firemen, trainmen and con ductors, members of the . "Big Four" on the Cumberland Valley division, and all switchmen in the - local yards of the Louisville, tc Nashville - railroad. walked . out here at -10 o'clock. The number et meiw affected may reach 1200, according to officials of the road. ' - IT" f . TELEGRAPHERS. MAT QUIT Indianapolis, Aug. 14. (U. P.) Big Four railroad : telegraphers are voting to walk out, according to . in complete returns from the strike bal lot, it was learned from union sources here today. Edward G. Wheelan, gen eral chairman of the Big Four tele graphers, will announce the result of tbe ballot Wednesday or Thursday, t wa ma. v . EASTERN OREGON TO SE FAIR CARAVAN (Cootfeted grass Pass Oat) the party was taken under the wing of Bam H- Boardman and gorged on wa termelons, the "product of Boardman ranches. The message that Boardman was with them all the way . was the burden of an invigorating; talk to the Port landers by A- W, Cobb one of the influential men of the district, ? At Hermtstotv tha next, stop," Otto Hartwig and W.' PL Merry addressed she people and Hartwig spoke again at Echo, where Mayor Spike welcomed the visitors. r ; " - At Umatilla Msyor Knudson was on hand to welcome the visitors and again delicious watermelons were offered and eagerly accepted. - At Pendleton. Councilman. Manuel Friedly represented the msyor ' and aided in putting tne visitors in touch with residents of the community. An Impromptu open-air meeting was held, at which speakers outlined plans for the exposition. The personnel of the party en. ar rival at The Dalles was: Kirk Thompson,' Tommy Luke. Paul TL Kelty, James 8. Sheeny. A. H.. Mrs. George I Baker, David B. Se ger," George L. Rauch, W. P. Marry j- D. T Hogtran, ' Strong. Leslie Butler. I ft. Wynkoop. E. E. Gilmer, D S. i Williams, A. W. SUneh field, G. B. - ! Hegard Dr. : C G. Black, J Ira RouUedge, O. A. PoggL A. R. Rlt ter, la. I A. Jones, Al Cleveland, A. C. McDonald, W.D. Whitoomb, Mrs. W. D. Whitcomb. John E. Gratke, PhU F. Buebke. Jerry Parker' Ralph Shep ard, Walter Jenkins. - Ed Bumess. J. Hartung, . Sergeant J. A. Myers, Cor poral H. A. Slowttc. Corporal JU G. An dorfer.iW. H. Barton. C. T. Burg. W. P. Strandborg, Shelby !. WT gains, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Stoner A. . Madden, Russell Smith. C H. Stewmrt, M. M. Ttine-leT. KenntJi Rlnsier. i. F. Peek. WUliam .. Reek. John iedderley, Otto Hartwig, Jerome Stack, A. w. cau thorn, 4'Sandy, C. S. Piper, George McGarr. H. Ragan. H. B. Wright. IRRIGATED DISTRICTS " t . - t i" DELIGHT AUTO PARTY ; Echo' Chv Aug. 14. The' 192S auto caravan passed through here Sunday slightly behind time. The delay was said to have - been caused by alluring watermelons : at Boardman, Umatilla and other project towns. The Irrigated districts pleased the travelers generally Mayer Baker and W. P. Merry had charge of the cara van. Otto Hartwig, representing the State Federation of t Labor,' addressed people In various towns after leaving The Dalles Sunday morning. Speakers made It clear that It Is necessary to vote to ' amend the con stitution at the regular election in No vember so that. Portland can tax her self to I put the fair over for all Ore gon. Sentiment here is favorable to the proposal. "We are going to hold an exposition for Oregon in Portland In 1923," is, in brief.; the message that the Portland automobile tourists , are delivering en route.- )-- '-'--;: .!"'''. 'Portland is not asking for financial aid from the upstate communities, but only their approval of the program whereby Portland may tax Itself to put tne rair across. The friendly Interest and moral support of each and every community in the .state Is desired for, this great enterprise." ? . Speaker after speaker has talked himself; hoarse in uttering this declara tion. It falls on receptive ears every- - ;. , . .' - ' : Van Buren, . Ark . . Aug. 14. ( V. P.) All locomotive firemen employed by tne Missouri pacific on the Coffey- vll!e-Van Buren and the Van Buren- Little Rock division walked- out here this afternoon- at 2 'o'clock. There disorder. This action followed refsal of the company to withdraw guards from the Van Buren yards. . LAW SHIELDS VOTER SAYS JUDGE KELLY JCoattaaad From Fan One.) ' a member of the counting board tn the St. Paul precinct, had been, a-Demo crat practically all his .life, but had changed his. registration to that of a Republican . on . primary election day. It was only when Collier attempted to bring out the reasons for McNamee's change of heart politically and to con nect that change with the contest be tween the Republican gubernatorial candidates that Attorney . Bowerman, counsel I for Olcott, objected.- , ,. McNamee had explained that he had made up his mind to register as a Re publican about tO days before the pri mary election when a certain man whom he desired to-: support had an nounced his candidacy for county com missioner. . - 'Tor whom did you vote for gover nor?' was the- question which brought about a' temporary . suspension in the taking t of - testimony while attorneys for the opposing sides entered into an argument as. to the reasons,, necessary, to ' constitute good faith in a change of party affiliation under ths primary system, i ' "The witness had testified that he changed his political affiliation for the express purpose of helping out one of his friends." Collier declared, pointing out. however, that he had not changed his political principles - and reserved the right to switch back, into the Dem ocratic ranks at his pleasure. "We have a peculiar system In Ore gon," Bowerman countered. "In this state there is no such thing as a party platformi ,A voter has only the plat form for 'each, individual voter upon which to base a choice of candidates, STRESSES BALLOT'S SECRECY '.. -" Bowerman laid stress upon the se crecy vOfi the ballot and Insisted that until the1 witness had been shown to have voted illegally he could not be re quired td tell for whom" he voted. In this objection he was sustained by the court. , - .--. . Theodore Brentano, Justice of the peace of St Paul and a Democrat "from time immemorial" until last pri mary election day, was ths second wit ness and one who "knew his rights" and Insisted upon standing upon them. Time after time when Attorney Col lier attempted to pry from him the make-up; of his primary election bal lot, Brentano reminded' the lawyer that "he had certain rights and would stand by them." WILLING TO FIGHT ; :;.Ahd when Attorney U"Ren. of coun sel for Hall, told the court that Bren tano had been brought to the witness stand "with the 'Statement that he did not tell the truth," Brentano indicated that he was even willing to fight for his rights if necessary. Brentano testified that he had con sidered for -years the advisability of changing from ths Democratic party to the Republican party, but had only made the change on the date of the recent primary election. - j , ? Questioned as to his reasons for the recent chTnge, Brentano promptly ex plained that under the Oregon primary system hs was compelled to look to the various candidates for a platform and he had. found among the Republican candidates men who appealed to him more strongly than did ths other can didates. - v rw. -v-cr.'-K "Whati- principle prompted you to change your party affiliation at this timer be was. asked. '-'.:;.n?v'f-". "I haven't noticed that either Of the parties have any great amount of prin ciple,' he replied. "It's just a question of whos's in or who's out." Eugene E. Smith Attacks Primary in Speech, to Forum -If ths convention system of select ing candidates for -political office could bo made to work for tbe few In the past, a change In the -makeup of the convention and the process of selecting ths .representatives could make tbe convention , system i; -work tar ; the many,". . ' 'v. - This statement was mads by Eugene E. Smith, former member of the state legislature. In an attack upon ths di rect primary system before the mem bers forum of the Chamber of Com merce at! noon today. c--- : --v; Smith admitted that the old selective system under the convention "was rot ten," and that the direct primary had done away with corruption and boss-Ism,-but i nevertheless he believed that the direct primary law should, be re pealed so political organisations could be strengthened., and tbe growing cry of non-partisenship could be drowned. Ha believes that political chaos, and. legislative confusion, will follow, unless the convention ystem of selecting po ' Utical' candidates' Is adopted. Smith cited the Socialist -party as the only one with a well defined program with out - compromises, and one wjiicb is 1 of Its organisation-; i ! . i. I -' "J TKe most i for your money Slow baking in dry-heat t ; . - r . . v. i ovens dries out the water, makes beans rich and mealy, and gjives you the most real food value and real flavor for your money. , . ! . 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