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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND OREGON.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, i 1922.
TIRE COMPANY'S
5250,000 PLANT IS
NEAR COMPLETION
Contruction work is progressing
rapidly on the plant of the Columbia
corporation, at Mississippi avenue and
Columbia boulevard, and the south
luilf of the building is ready for the in
stallation of heavy machinery, accord
ing to Alfred A. Aya, sales manager
of the tire corporation. The building
is two stories in height, 80 by 350 feet
In ground dimensions, and will offer
43,004) square feet of available floor
space. Cost of the plant is estimated
at 1250.000.
The building is of heavy reenforced
concrete construction, with concrete
floors and roof. More than 4500 bar
rels of cement and 135 tons of reen
orcing steel enter into the construc
tion of the building, and there are 14,
000 square feet of window space In the
exterior walls. Three hydraulic eleva
tors connect the floors of the building,
and the four main wings of the struc
ture are connected with an electrically
driven carrier system.
PLASSED BY KXPEBTS
The building was designed by R, A.
Wurzburg, president and chief engi
neer of the Columbia Tire corporation,
with the assistance of engineers who
helped him in laying out the J12. 000,000
plant, of the Keliy-Springfield tire
plant at' Cumberland, Md. Local
engineering problems were handled
by Grace & Rasmussen, and con
struction work is being handled
by the Hauser Construction com
pany. Connections have been made
with the 42 inch trunk sewer on
Mississippi "avenue, and pumps being
installed will handle 500,000 gallons of
water per day in the manufacture of
tires. ,
The first shipment of machinery for
the tire company's plant is scheduled
to arrive Monday on the ' steamship
George Luckenbach from Philadelphia,
and the first shipment of rubber for
the manufacture of tires Is now en
route to Portland from Singapore in
the hqld .of the steamship Anyo Maru.
The plant will be ready' to begin oper
ations late in the autumn, Aya stated.
SPECIALISTS ARRIVED
Installation of machinery and equip
ment of the plant is in charge of J. F.
Cullen, plant engineer and masterme
chanic of the Columbia Tire corpora
tion. Cullen arrived recently from
Cumberland. Md., where he held a sim
ilar position with the Kelly-Springfield
tire company. Cullen was for 12 years
in the employ of the Kelly-Springfield
company.
Three other former employes of" the
Kelly-Springfield company arrival last
week and have joined the staff of the
local corporation. Robert H. Brown,
formerly general superintendent of
tire construction of the eastern corpor
ation, will take a similar position in
the Portland plant. He will be as
sisted by H. C. Buchanan, for 13 years
In the employ of the Kelly-Springfield
company. CC R. Tott. who will act as
general foreman of the Columbia Tire
corporation plant, was with the Kelly
Sprlngfield company 10 years, and was
advanced to the position of chief in
spector of tire building.
The new plant will employ 350 men
in the manufacture of quality tires.
Capacity of the plant is 500 tires and
500 tubes daily, Aya stated.
FRANCE MOVES TO
HALT WAR CLASH
(Continued From Pi On)
which it is hoped a settlement of the
Near Eastern problem will be reached.
STATE DEPARTMENT ASKS .
BRISTOL FOR FCXL REPORT
Washington. Sept. 18. (U. P.) A
""omplete report of the Turkish up
heaval in Asia-Minor as it has affected-
American interests was re
quested of Rear Admiral Bristol,
; American high commissioner at Con
stantinople, by the state department
, today.
Bristol was instructed to eive in
i formation on the following points :
I What has become of. the .14 nat
uralized Americans reported missing
' some time ago in Smyrna.
can properties in Smyrna and the
names of institutions chiefly affected.
3 The number of names of natur
alised Americans still in Smyrna.
4 The number of destitute natural
: ised Americans still in Smyrna or
vacuated to places other than Greece,
where temporary care and repatriation
is necessary.
The state department has also re
quested word from American consuls
at Salonlki and Athens regarding the
number of naturalized Americans in
Heed of help.
No word has been received from Ad
miral Bristol for some days.
BRITISH FORCE EMREXCHES
TO WITHSTAND Tl'RK ATTACK
(By Inited News)
Constantinople. Sept. 18. British and
allied" troops are entrenching them
selves around Chanaik, which com
mands the entrance to the r;ardanelles,
and are prepared to withstand as best
thsy can any surprise attack made by
ths Turks.
Reinforcements are expected shortly.
;but at present the allied strength is
not sufficient to hold back an attack.
However, the Turks are not expect
ed to launch an offensive immediately,
as it is believed that Kemal Pasha
will' first try to gain his ends through
negotiations.
The Turks here kppear to have been
over-awed by the 'allied warning that
disorders would be suppressed forcibly.
But small bodies of Moslems are being
sent into Thrace to stir up discontent
, and prepare the soil for an attempt
- to break Greece's hold. Some uneasi-
as is felt because of the numerous
armed Turkish agitators who are ac
. tive around the city. Business is at a
standstiU.
TCRXS STTPERIOft OX IAXD ;
WARSHIPS BLOCK WAT
(By I'nited Smy
Paris. Sept. 18. The allies win have
to meet an overwhelming superiority of
military power if they are forced to
fight the Turks at the Dardanelles be
fore' reinforcements arrive.
They can muster only 19,000 troops
against a well equipped Turk army
eat Una ted at 300,000 to 400.000, accord
ing to the best Information available
here. , - -
Kemal has 450.000 troops under arms,
-according to Firid Bey, the' Turkish
nationalist representative.- General Sir
Charles Townshend. who was In .com
mand of the British forces in the Near
East during the World war and now
is said to. be friendly to the Turk
, cause. Indicated that unofficial esti
mates of te Turk strength, which
vary from 300,000 to 350,000, were fair
guesses, -.i.-'r.v
Allied forces at Constantinople, ac-
wtinjf to the French foreign offices.
r
are : British, 10.000. French 7000. Ital
ian 2000. ,
This unequal division of manpower,
however, is somewhat offset by the
strategic position of the allies, who
control the straits from the sea. Por
tions of the allied fleets are concen
trated in the vicinity to prevent any
attempt by Kemal to cross the straits,
and unless Kemal can elude the allied
warships and ferry his troops and
guns across to the European side, he
will be unable to eet the foothold nec
essary for a drive on Constantinople.
Two British dreadnaughts, several
Torpedo boats and transports are im
mediately available around the Darda
nelles. At Smyrna, vithin cruising
distance, there are two French cruisers,
two torpedo boats, five British torpedo
boats and a number of smaller craft.
Then there is the French-Syrian divi
sion a little farther away, which con
sists of one cruiser and four light
cruisers.
RUSSIA PREPARED TO AID
VICTORIOUS TURK FORCES
Washington, Sept. 18. Soviet Rus
sia is prepared immediately to throw
more than 300,000 soldiers in the field
to aid the victorious forces of Musta
pha Kemal in further conquests, ac
cording to official Information here
last night.
Beyond this force that is available
at any moment, soviet Russia has a
total standing army of 1,460,000 men
upon which to draw for support of
Nationalist Turkey in 'its defiance of
the great allied powers.
Probably the most , important factor
in the Near East situation, according
to military and diplomatic observers,
is the close alliance between soviet
Russia and Nationalist Turkey. This
alliance constitutes potentially one of
the strongest military organizations
in Europe, it is believed. If Musta
pha Kemal really means his threats
to take Constantinople and carry out
his other drastic demands, soviet Rus
sia may be found moving its armies
through Rumania to attack Constan
tinople on the European side, while
the Turks attack from Asia-Minor, or
dispatching bolshevik forces through
the Caucasus to aid the Kemal forces.
RUMANIA IX DANGER
Any of such eventualities would be
serious enough, but it is believed
here that the most serious possible de
velopment would be an attempted
march by Russia through Rumania, a
course which ordinarily the soviet
would like to take because of Ruma
nia's seizure of Bessarabia,
If this were done, war undoubtedly
would be on. The armies of the
"little entente" would be thrown
against the Russians, and with the
Burgarians contributing to the flame
by supporting Turkey and Russia.
France and some of the other allied
powers would undoubtedly . use every
means, including war, to thwart the
Russians. Poland, a protege of France,
also certainly would attack the bolshe
vists. RUSS FORCE LARGE
The official figures in Washington
state that soviet . Russia has stand
ing forces of 203,000 troops on the
Rumanian border and a standing force
of 120.000 men in the Caucasus, with
500 big guns on the Rumanian front
and 250 guns in the Caucasus. These
forces may have been secretly in
creased since the last figures received
here.
Some competent observers here, how
ever, are inclined to the view that
threats by Kemal or Russia are 90 per
cent political gestures -designed to se
cure concessions from the allies and to
enhance the prestige of each.
ITALY SAID TO BE AGAINST
PROPOSED MILITARY ACTION
(Special Cibla V The JourtuU nd Chicago
Daily News)
(Copjria-ht, 19221
Milan. Sept. 18, It is officially
stated that Italy will refuse to coop
erate in any eventual military action
in order to defend the neutral sones of
Turkey. The" Italian government
firmly holds to its opinion that there
is an urgent need for calling an in
ternational conference in Venice or
elsewhere in order to arrange for peace
between Turkey and Greece and to
settle the whole international ques
tion. Public opinion coincides with that of
the government and Foreign Minister
Schanzer is warned not to give way
to British' dilatory tactics.
AUSTRALIA READY TO SEND
TROOPS TO AID ENGLAND
(By Tinted News.)
Melbourne. Australia. Sept. 18. Pre
mier Hughes has cabled Lloyd George
that Australia is ready to join the
home government in whatever action is
necessary to protect Gallipoli.
Troops will be sent if necessary.
Premier Hughes advised. This actidn
was taken promptlyOn receipt of the
Tequest from Lion don for assistance
in meeting the Turk menace in the
Near East.
TURKS APPLY TORCH TO
TERRITORY NEAR STYRNA
Athens, Sept. 18. .) The
Turks, after leaving Smyri a mass
of flames, are applying the torch in
surrounding territories, according to
word received here today.
Vurla 25 miles from ill-fated Smyrna,
is reported in flames. The extent of
the damage was not revealed.
SOUTH AFRICA UNLIKELY
TO HEED ENGLAND'S CALL
(By United News)
Capetown. South Africa. Sept. 18. It
is extremely unlikely that South Af
rica will send a contingent of troops to
assist the British in defending the Dar
danelles, according to the best inT
formation here. ,
NATIVE AMERICANS SAFE
Washington. Sept. 18. (TJ.. P.) All
native Americans in Smyrna are safe
though the 14 naturalized Americans
who have been missing since the fire
started in the city are still unac
counted for. according to a cable mes
sage received by the navy department
today from Captain A. J. Hepburn,
commanding United States destroyers
at Smyrna.
SERBIA TO AID GREECE
Paris. Sept. 18. (U. P. ) The-Serb-Ian
cabinet decided today to lend dip-lomaatic-
aid to Greece in support of
her policy to attempt to keep Turkey
from establishing herself as an Euro
pean power and to maintain the status
quo of Thrace, according to a radio
dispatch received here from Belgrade.
. URGES INTERVENTION
Geneva, Sept- 18. (L N. S.) Dr.
Fridjof Nansen, head of the national
commission for Russian relief, today
asked permission to introduce a reso
lution in the League of Nations for
intervention In the Near East by the
league in an effort to prevent war.
Fugitive Industrial
School Girls Taken
Salem, Sept. 18. Eva, Connley and
Velma Courtwrlgnt Owsley, each 17.
who escaped from the girls' industrial
school here Sunday night, were taken
into custody at Junction City this
morning, according to information re
ceived by Mrs. Clara Patterson, super
intendent of the institution. The two
broke away from the line as the girls
were being returned to taeff quarters
after attending .t concert tn the new
cottage. Both were committed to the
school from Muira-.mAl county.
HARRY WARNER IS
CAPTURED; $1000
RING IS FOUND
(By Universal 8e trice)
Sacramento, Sept. 17. Harry M.
Warner, wanted in Portland on a
charge of the theft of $5000 and a
$1000 diamond ring from Mrs. Char
lotte Matthews, was arrsted here Sun
day by Sacramento officers on tele
graphic warrant from Chief of Police
L. V. Jenkins of Portland. Elmer J.
King, driver of the car in which he
was traveling to San Francisco, was
also taken into custody, but later re
leased. Officers found on Warner $4207 in
currency and the ring.
Harry M. Warner's arrest Sunday
at Sacramento, was made on a tele
graphic warrant from the Portland
police.
Mrs. Charlotte Mathews went to po
lice headquarters Friday and said that
she had been robbed of $5000 and a
$1000 ring and accused Warner of the
theft. The money and diamond, which
she had in a trunk in her apartment
at tjie Raymond rooming house, Third
and Ankeny streets, disappeared Fri
day morning and Warner disappeared
at the same time.
Because of this and because Warner
was an Intimate associate of Mrs.
Mathews and knew that she possessed
the money and the jewel. Deputy Dis
trict Attorney John Mowry issued a
warrant for his arrest, charging lar
ceny. Warner rented an automobile Fri
day afternoon, police detectives learned,
and hiring one, Elmer J. King as his
driver, left Portland persumaby for
San Francisco. A description of
Warner, King and the automobile were
telegraphed to all coast cities Friday
and broadcast by radio.
When arrested in Sacramento Sun
day, Warner had a diamond answering
the description of the jem stolen from
Mrs. Mathews and $4207 in his pos
session. AVARNER WILL RETURN -
Warner waived extradiction Sunday
and Captain of Inspectors John T.
Moore ordered Lieutenant Harvey
Thatcher to go and get him. Thatcher
will probably leave Portland tonight.
The Portland police ordered Kinpr,
the driver, who was arrested with
Warner released as they have no
charge against him. He was simply
hired to drive the car, which also was
released.
The arrest of Warner and the re
covery of the money and the jewels
does not complete the task of the po
lice, however, as they are attempting
to learn if there is any connecting link
between Warner and Harry Ober
kirk. held in the city jail on charges
of vagrancy and possessing opium.
Oberkirk and Myrtle Clark, who is
also in the city jail, were arrested in a
fashionable apartment House in the
vicinity of Trinity Place and Wash
ington street, living in luxury with
their means of support yot to be fully
accounted for. Two diamonds, one
weighing 24 carats and another weigh
ing IVi carats were found in Ober
kirk's possession as well as $440 in
cash. After Oberkirk was placed in
Jail, he was searched and a large
quantity of opium was found on him
OBERKIRK REGARDED "SMOOTH"
The police are lot sure there Is any
connection between the two cases but
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ft appears that Warner is an; opium
addict and that he is a friend of Ober
kirk's Oberkirk is said by the police to be a
"smooth" character, the kind that
passes as being wealthy and operates
in a high handed, if not in a high
class manner.
He was arrested in Vancouver, B. C
last 'year as a pickpocket under the
alias of Rupert Oberkirk.
Oberkirk" statements to the police
that he bought his diamonds from a
Seattle firm which he named were
found untrue by the police when they
telegraphed the firm and were told
they did not sll my gems to hira.
FATE OF 47 MINERS
TO BE BARED TODAY
(Continued From Pagf One)
satisfy him the sight of his son, dead
or alive.
At 8 :10 a. m. so much air was pass
ing through the opening that with four
doors closed it was. very difficult to
keep the miners' lamps burning.
This large volume of air passing
through will have a tendency to clear
out the poisonous gases, officials
stated, and mine rescuers will be able
to work.
Work in the 3900 foot Kennedy level
has, been resumed, and will be contin
ued until it is necessary to take the
men working mere out for recovery
work in the fresh air.
TO START SEARCH
Air analysis in the Argonaut mine
at 7 :30 a. m. shows a big decrease
in the amount of carbon monoxide.
The canaries were only slightly af
fected.
The volume of air coming out of the
Muldoon shaft increased four times.
Thirteen thousand cubic feet are now
coming out. The water guage in the
Argonaut mine show's a decrease in the
past four hours from 4.2 inches to- 3.5
inches. This is according to a report
made by Dr. L. H. Duschak.
Orders to the rescue crews called
for them to advance slowly, close to
gether and look for Jiving men.
The first levels to be explored were
the 4200 and 4300 In the Argonaut.
Water is believed to have risen in
the 4900 foot level.,
Tha second duty of the rescuers was
to establish ventilation in the mine.
This was done by adjusting doors,
building bulkheads, hanging canvas
curtains and using heavy pressure
fans. When air conditions became
normal "fresh air" crews, headed by
P. H. Fry of the industrial accident
commission, followed the advance
teams.
These crews were to handle the ac
tual work of removing the dead, and
to adjust and inspect tffe ventilation
system.
DOCTORS ON. HAND
While the work was going on under
groundJ'another group of men was
stationed at the mouth of the Argonaut
shaft Xo observe changes of composi
tion or the air coming from the mine.
This was known as the Argonaut pa
trol and .gas analysis crew, and was
in comrriand of Xr. Duschak.
The 3600 foot level crew of workmen,
the Argonaut miners, have won the
$5000 prize for the first break through
into the Argonaut mine. ,
This was announced at 7 a. m., when
the shift came off duty. Work on the
3900 foot level was halted.
One blast, set at 7 p. m.. was ex
pected to prove the final one. opened
up, however, an unexpected formation
of porous rock which had to. be
cleared away.
At 10 p. m. another blast was set.
It. however, revealed that the tunnel
Oregon Peaches
Are Ripe
We are serving them in Pies, Cobblers
and Sliced with Cream
"He Profits
THE
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was sir feet off the ; line '.and had
missed by that distance, the Argonaut
drift. v
State officials took their places at
8 o'clock last night dressed and
equipped to go below.
The wives of the buried men. their
children, brothers and sisters, were not
at the mine. Everyone of them Quietly
remained at home, waiting for word to
be brought to them. In many of the
homes no lights burned. Apparently
their hope was exhausted and
waited with resignation the sad tiding
they have long been expecting.
From the Kennedy mine, the opposite
hillside was a blaze, of moving nsnts.
Hundreds of automobiles ran rapidly
alone the side. Early in the evening
Father M. J. Kearney and Fatier
Michael O'Connor from Sutter Creek
took places near the mouth of the
shaft. They were ready to go below
in case living men should be found who
desired the offices of the churcn.
47 MEN' ENTOMBED
Th 17 men were entombed about
mirtnio-Vif Snndav night. AUgUSt 27
practically three weeks to an hour from
tb rlat tYic rescuers reached them.
Viya nf the 2500-foot level of the
mine was discovered by Clarence Brad-
shaw, shift boss, and two men wno
from the 4200 foot
level. They reported the fire but be
fore the 47 men working below the fire
zone could be saved, the nre spreau
and ucaa followed by a cave-in.
directed to the
driving of two tunnels from the Ken
nedy mine adjoining, into the Argo
naut shaft. A bonus of $5000 was of
fered to the crew first breaking
through. The bonus went to the crew
on the 3600 level.
The mine is owned largely by San
Franciscans. E. C. Hutchinson of San
Francisco is president, E. A. Stent of
San Francisco, vice president, and E.
C. Vooheis, secretary. It is one of the
richest producers in the "mother lode"
of California gold fields.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Vancouver, Wash., Sept. 18. The
following marriage licenses were is
sued here Saturday : H. E. Schmidt,
26, and Rose L. Davis. 18, Portland ;
Hjalmer Haju, 31, and Lina Heikkila,
26, Fbrtland ; Marion T. Borden, 31,
Portland, and Lillian I. Hall, 19, Car
bon, Wash. ; Carl Mortness, 21. Ka
lama, and Ruth Jenkins, 19, Pigeon
Springs, Wash. ; John W. Holt. 29. and
Mary E. Holt. 17, Portland ; Chris
Winkel. 18, and Ora Lee Deun, 17,
Portland ; Roy K. Payne, 40, and Eva
G. Packard, 28, Portland ; Fred Kos
ter, 26, and Omi Reilly. 21, Vancouver.
Wash. ; G. M. Doggett, 59, and -S. A.
Hurley, 56, Portland ; Richard F. Tay
lor, 43, and Nettie M. Wilson, 38.
Portland ; William B. Robbins, 22,
Guler, Wash., and Mazzie E. Brown,
legal. White Salmon ; Otis Stringer,
22, and P.ose Lambert, 21, Portland;
Lounie Simmons, 21, and Grace M.
Bracha, 20, Vancouver, Wash. ; Glen
X. Devett, 29, and Weva Wakefield,
21, Portland ; Walter P. Brown. 29.
and Dorothy Johnston, 16, Portland ;
Herbert H. Carter, legal, and Nora
S. Stevenson, legal, Vancouver. Wash. ;
Alvin T. Olson. 22. and Nellie M.
Haseney. 18, Brush Prairie, Wash. ;
Virgil Hoskin, 27. Condon, Or., and
Rua Dixon, 24, Susanville, Cal.
HARVEST NEAR COMPLETION
Grangeville, Idaho. Sept. 18. With
fair weather another week will com
plete the grain harvest on Camas
rrairie. The average yield is gener
ally estimated at 20 bushels an acre
for vheat.
TOWN'S BOOKS AUDITED
Bay City. Sept. 18. The annual audit
nf the books of Bay City is being made
at the office of the city treasurer by
Max Srandall, expert accountant of
Portland.
Most Who Serves Best"
Delegate Requests "
Gun to Keep Away
Women Kidnapers
' - . z .
He tottered into the office of the
United States marshal, said he was
attending the Episcopal General Con
vention from Vermont and gave his
age as 79 years.
"I want a permit to carry a gun,"
he said.
Deputy Marshals Stretcher and Reed
looked interested.
Mdin
Look for this
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MACHINISTS
BLACKSMITHS
SHEET METAL WORKERS. . .
ELECTRICIANS ..... J.
STATIONARY ENGINEERS
STATIONARY FIREMEN ,. .
BOILERMAKERS ... . ........
PASSENGER CAR MEN...1.,
FREIGHT CAR MEN .J.......
HELPERS, all classes ........
Mechanics and helpers are allowed time and one-half for time worked ia
excess of eight hours per day. '
A strike now exists 'on Northern Pacific Railway,' v
APPLY ROOM 312
COUCH BLDG., 109 FOURTH ST., NEAR WASHINGTON
PORTLAND
Tou cant et that here." they said, j
"TouTI have to go to the, sheriff's
office. But what do you want with" a
gun?" ' '" , '!"'..
"Wall, you see," explained the church
delegate, "my wife told me I was run
ning around the streets so much nights
I'd better get a gun or the women
would be running off with me."
The delegate said "Chief Clark prom
ised if I got in trouble he'd help me
out." . . "
But Clark isn't chief of police any
more." explained the marshals.-.
"I know, but he'll see Mayor Baker,"
insisted the delegate. "He goes 50.50
on everything with Mayor Baker."
Unable to get his permit from the
la
prot e ct
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marshal's office, the -old man . tottered
out to look ap the sheriff. :.;-;.
SCSPECTED OF. SETTIXO FIRE
Fire gutted the home Of Mrs. Rosa
Lucanio, No. 471 Patton road, shortly
after midnight this . morning, causing
damage estimated at $2500 to $3000.
Deputy fire marshals - searched the
ruins to ascertain the soundness of
their theory that the fire was of in
cendiary origin. .
Mrs. Lucanio. a widow, and her chil
dren were at the home of relatives at
the time. She said a burglary the
night before, not reported to police,
made her afraid to remain at home
alone.
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