The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, June 22, 1923, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextoibctjuitiSm Averaca for May, 192S: -V ..6040 So ad ay only Daily and Sunday ad al wkw ia r ( .5543 Avcris for aix months ending limy 81. . .19331 , . 'v " . Saadaya only -- - , ,j ,, , , 5ftj ' , Daily and Sunday ; ; 5502 Ulrica and Polk Ooutlaa Maarly ararybady raada Jhe Oregon Statesman THX HOMX ltEW?AFa SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR SALEM, OREGON. FRIDAY MORNING; JUNE 22, 1923 PRICE' FIVE CH2TT3 V i 1 t WH6 ASKS : JHEBEI1CET0 PEACE POLICY President Renews Plea for .Permanent, -Court of In ternational justice in St. Uuis Speech - FIRST PREPARED TALK FOR -TOUR , DELIVERED .Thousands See Executive , While tRotary Iriternation ' al Is Given Brief Address J, i - ST. LOUIS. Mo., June 21. (By Associated Y Press.) i President Hardmg'r special .train arrived in St. Louia t 4:00 p. m... Leaving the train; the President headed an automobile : procession through the Central .park ot the city to the Coliseum',' where heJ maderstt brief talk to Rotary Internatloriaf.4, 5 thousands ot persons lined, the streets and cheered, the chief ex ecutive of the nation. The pro- : cession -which! was led by .mount ed police through 'gaily decorated- i t.reets. Went seven 'miles. ' At I mile Intervals; Rotary bands plac ed patriotic .airs. . : , i He-Construction Proposed ST. LOUIS. Mo., June 21. (By Associated Press.) President Harding placed before the coun try tonight i a renewed plea for American! adherence to the perm anent coort of international jus tlce as "the onfr and only Exist ing 'agency to peace to which we can safely subscribe without vio lating the tasie principles of our national being." It , i Making the first' prepared ad dress of i his western trip, the President said ,to . bring about the end be- desired- "he woiild fladly v wipe out! of the factional dlffer encei,,fand proposed 'a re-construc-tion of the : matbtnery of th in- vternational tribunal "to dispose . . conclusively of all other, cited, ap prehensions of danger rxom tne ex ercise of any Influence whatso ever, either open or furtive, by . the league of nations or by any other organization." , Two Xfar PowlWe ? I "This could be done In one or two ways,'' he asserted, "first,. by empowering the" court Itself to nil' any vacancy arising from, the . death' of a member or retirement for whatever .', cause, without in terposition from ny other body; v or, second, by" continuing the exr lstlng authority of theVpermanent court of arbitration to. nominate and by transferring the power to v elect, f rqmTthe council and assem bly of the league to the remaining members of the court of Justice. Then, anticipating, the volce of the doubter," ; who v might in- , quire whether the 40; nations now represented ; on ; the 1 court - would ' consent' tot these changes in the ,' structure "'lot the tribunal, Mr. Harding ahsjrered that "to submit terms which we consider essential to the preservation of our nation ality" la "not V in act of discourtesy-, it Is the only fair, square and honorable thing, a great, self-re- "' epectins. nation can do." Question Is Raised i, ' " The crux of the conditions: sug gested the .' President, described as themaking Of thev world court precisely what Its name implies," "Can It be possible that despite their nrotestations to the contrary. this is not:-hat some of our sis ter states .'at heart desire ?" he asked. ' "Must there be a test ot sincerity ? abroad; as well as : at , home? then the more quickly It - fan be' made the better; the bet ter for them and the better for ns. There ; Is nothing to be ac complished V In ambiguity. We "want to know. And the only way td find out Is to. Inquire. The President devoted virtually all of his- address to the world court Issue' bnt he also reviewed , briefly what had been done by . his administration to get' the country 'back on the right track" la its "domestic affairs. j " Tells of Accomplliments Although declaring he did not s come to make a "'partisan report" (Continued on page S THE WEATHER ! OREGON -Pair feast; proba- bly' showers west portion' Friday; ' moderate wester- ly winds. , - - LOCAL WEATHER r (Thursday) Maximum temperature, 65. Mlsimnm temperature, 50. .Rainfall. l34.-f :,.-;, , : ;l River, 1.7, falling. Atmosphere, clondy. ' , - "Wind. west. 1 ' YEf:BELCHlGrSEKE ROME, June 21. The furyof Mount Etna seems to be diminishing tonight and messages of r hope are pouring in from Sicilyj The flow of lava which became slower during the day now is almost stopped, belching forth smoke, cinders Dr. Nicolost, ' mayor of Llngua glossa, informed King Victor Em manuel that the damage amounts approximately to 70.000.000 lire. Most of the residents of that town and Castigliooe have returned to their homes, the panic has abated and conditions in general are be coming normal. SPELLING BEE 10 BE LlinCH STUMT KnowlaridJand Deckebach to JSq Captains of Opposing j f C Teams 'Monday : Charlie ! Knowland and Frank Deckebach are to captain the two spelling-book armies that are' to furnish the program for the Mon day luncheon ! at" the Chamber of Commerce;. CThls la the last lunch eon until September,' and they're planning something exceptionally good in both the dinner and in the entertainment, ; . The spelling match is the main feature. The two captains will pick their eodlers, 20 to 25 on a side, about one-half the total din ner guest i list. .! This leaves It a fine sporting chance that any man may escape the draft, and be there in the audience to see how those other avrful dubs mishandle their mother tongue. Dr. H. C. Epley will bV the sergeant-at-arme, and whoever misses a word Is down and out In dead earnest when Doc pulls him to his sea& i ' They will start In with the fa miliar things,! like d-o-g, . c-ra-t, c-o-w, and march on up the lit erary line ! to vers llbre, psycho analyses, Pentateuch. : connoisseur and a .flock of, the bad words like rheumatism, neuralgia, paresis and other terrible j things that afflict the body as well as the mind. The winner will be either the best speller . or the . luckiest dog In! Christendom for not, getting caught on something he didn't know. Some of the boyi are practicing up on their old spellers, oiling up the rusty linguistic wheels and rubbing angle-wprm oil on the spelling muscles to' make them co ordinate ; with ;the , desire. It is going to be a' fair field and no favors', . and It ! will be fun. even for the losers. S ... , Forest Situation in Quebec ' Improving' Further Spread Prevented QUEBEC, June 21. The forest fire situation In Quebec was im proved tonight although , some new outbreaks f were reported in several localities . today. - Wed nesday's rain f helped ? to quench some of the fires end in many pla ces It prevented ; a spread of flames, but much heavier showers are required ;! j Al Jairl Prefers Jait To Banishment From Home . So attached to i Marlon county Is Al Jalrl thatl he prefers one year In the county jail to life for ever outside the boundaries of the county. ' : 1 !'' ,. Whn offered his choice of the jail sentence, -or a parole condi tional, upon his remaining 'away frW this' section of. the country for the remainder of hls llfe, Jairl took te former alternative. Jairl was convicted on a charge of assault with a dangerous wea pon upon Oliver Myers!, manager of the Spauiding Logging com pany during a dispute sala to have occurred when I Jain, ft former night watchman! for the; company, sought to be relnsUted, : " 'HARDLY CSPECIAL LEAVES ST. -LOUIS, Mo.; June 22. (By Associated Press.) The Presi dential train departed for aKnsas City at 1:05k o'clok this morning. WIOiE 111 HEEDED TO QUENCH BLAZES mm: IS1 although the volcano still is I and dust. NEBAJSK1S MEET IN SPITE OF RAIN Interesting Gathering o f One Hundred at Fair Grounds Yesterday. Despite the rain that poured down . upon them In a very un Nebraskan; fashion, the Nebraska society picnic at the state fair grounds Thursday afternoon Was a notable success, i They moved in' under1; the ' sheltering restaurant roof, where . they could defy the feather, ' and spread their boun teous raoies ana.ainea in comioru About 100' were present. There are almost that many signed mem bers. An interesting program was given during the afternoon, with music and speeches of many sorts. Some of the talks were of the old times, when the buffalo were still plentiful on the Nebraska, plains, and they fought the Indians and the lobo wolves and kept the cal-j endar full of stirring events. The grasshoppers, the cyclones, the horse thjeves, the prairie fires,' the coming of the Texas trail and the Southland steers that drove the buffalo to. extinction, the bor der warfare jof the Civil war, all were given. jThe one great Ne-l braska ; contribution to United States history, Arbor day, and the active, actual conservation and re placement of the national .forests, was especially emphasized. ; , The Nebraskans will meet again next' year On the call of the ex ecutive committee and It is planned that the organization is to be pushed to - a , much larger, more enthusiastic membership. ; CAUSE FOB SUIT Anna Skelton Says Husband Is Also Able to Provide But Does Not Reaching Oregon In a state of financial depression after her hus band squandered her property va lued at $5000 end how she had to go to work to support her family by seeking employment in a -cannery was a portion of the family troubles stated in a complaint filed yesterday by Anna Skelton who is seeking.a divorce from Roy Skelton.; . ; '' I" " .Though a widow with" two chil dren and her husband Several years her junior, Skelton was not satisfied with . running through her property she declares; but in duced her to go his security and used a portion of her money In the purchase of & second1 band auto mobile, ; which was J sold' upon reaching this, state early in 1921 leaving her to hold the sack, to the tune of. .$200, ; end to-support three children, a daughter having been born to them on December 15. 1921.1 ';?.:! : 'i While ' living In, Oklahoma, where they Were married ou April 20, 120. she declares heir Jius band associated with a woman of questionable characte'r and that she had him arrested ! upon a charge of ' adultery. Upon his promise to be true to his mar riage vows, she states, she refused to go on with the Criminal pros ecution. But she alleges' he re peated his performance since com ing to Salem. ' When she I called his attention to the facts she says he threatened to kill her. Recently, she further alleges, he attacked her upon. a street in Salem, and It was necessary" to call the police, matron to her aid. ... ' That the defendant Is an expert electrician and capable of earning rrom 40 to $50 a week Is stated, but that he has made no J effort to earn, an honest living. In ord er to support herself, she Is now 1 working In e cannery while - a daughter, 14 years of age,: looks after her baby. She asks custody of the baby and that th : court will set aside a reasonaST4 Tuount for lU support. ', , , '" . in 1M SAINT HAILED AS SAVIOR IN LAVA SECTION .1 - " -.. . " - :, " . Inhabitants Believe Molten Stream Was Diverted Bj Influence of St. Egidio CATANIA, Italy. June 21,--It is a deep-rooted conviction ambng the inhabitants of Linguagldssai that St. Egidio was responsible for turning aside the lava stream and 'insuring the safety of the town; They declare that St.. Egidio nev er failed them or their ancestors and; that lie had on other occa sions stopped the lava flow, i In reality, the diversion of the stream was; due t'o a small spur rising hear Ingusglossa on the side of the crater. Naturally the lava flowed on either side of the ridge in stead of climbing it. r ; The inhabitants of inguaglossa during the early days of; the erup tion removed the statue from the church and placed it on this spar. As the lava was diverted at the very feet of the saint, the Inhab itants are convinced that he work ed the miracle.' ? Today Will Be Lecture Day at Big Tent, With Tom Skeyhiil Tonight : fj C If A VTA VQQL'QX TODAY Afternoon 2:30 p. m. Cartoon lecture Beatrice Stuart Weller. .Ad mission, 50 cents.' ' : Evening ': j! 8 p. m. Address,' ; "The Neif Renaissance of Enropeaa Civilization," Tom Skeyhiil. recently returned from En rope. Admission 75 Jcents; The . concert programs.- at , iie i Chautauqua yesterday . were well attended and. very much enjoyed by quite) large audiences, , The Charles Mitchell Mixer orchestral quartet was a feature of both af ternoon and evening programs and was assisted in the evening by iJames HamUton, lyric tenor. , j The quartet consisted of; violin, Mr. Mixer; piano, Mr. Warner; cello, Mr. Maynard. -and" clarinet. Mr. KnapperJ It has been coach-) . . .. i . . . ea oy . Jerome - auct, me greai teacher of music, and the work of the ensemble shows his capable hand. However,' three of the play ers are rather new in the organi zation, i ; : Mr. Mixer is a player and man ager of considerable experience, and handles the work well. The afternoon program 'con sisted of a number of the lighter classical compositions, including such favorites as "The Rosary," "Narcissus.";; "Swing Song,"; by Barnett, a ' fantasy on "Kentucky Home," and Nachmaninoff's fam ous prelude in C sharp minor, Mr. Maynard gave two cello solos, and Mr. ' Mixer; "played ." several selec tions'. 'for the' vfolln. ' The most classical ' sounding piece of the program was a modern jaxz lyric, f'Catnlp - Blues, played . toy Mr. Warner. The last number, which was very much appreciated was pn "Opera Mirror," giving the most popular airs from Carmen, U Trovatore, Faust, Rigoletto, Lucia, and others. : As a bit of pleasantry, the players appeared In gorgeous silk artists' smocks during the second half of the pro gram. ;1'v' V : i-r.-V:, I The . evening program presented the same artists, with the addition Of Mr. Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton has , a- clear,, sympathetic voice, which ' made ant instant hit with the audience. He has perfect con trol and great power- of .expres-r sion, though not. a very great. vol ume. 'He sang only one Intensely dramatic piece, the " vestl la Gub Cia," from Pagilacci, in which he showed the capability for emo tional . singing, but the numbers which the ' audience applauded most heavfly were the lighter sen timental,' lyric songs, more adapt ed to his voice. -The program was as follows: ' Andante from Poet and Peasant j Overture . . . . .. . . . . V .. ;i;-' Quartet. . .Suppe . -. j ; ..Clark MacGill Ton In a Gondola ..... .J. Puna . .V. ... I Will Give You the Keys of I Heaven ........ ,J English Air Her Dream . . . . .t . . '. ... .... . Mammy's Song . .'. .'. . .. .' Ware Mr. Hamilton. : Plerlott's Confession 'yi",W Smith Japanese Reverie ..... . Bartlett Ghost 'Dance' . . i'. '. ... Salisbury ' v';' ' '" Qnartet. . ' ' Vestl Le Gnibba, from "Pagilacci , ....... .... ,f. . Leoncavello (continued on page 2) : ' 1 " ' ' ' ajaj 9 SSeV .. f i 1 1 11 " - Ranchers Forced to ! Break " Ice in Order! to Give Stock a .Drink; Weather Is Un precedented l NEW YORK REPORTS 14 dad:from HOT SPELL Record for Deaths Estab , lished During Day; Some Relief Predicted CHICAGO. Junle 21. (By As- sociatod Press.)- -The heat wave whk'h struck Chicago Monday and lias since' spread southward and cadtwurd jto the Atlantic - coast, lontinued here today adding more than 2 0 rjoslraiMia 'tj5 Its. list of 17 f deaths .and nuiuerous prostra tions in three dai-s; . i Mi ' M . . : Opposed to thi. was tl 10 '.report from Superior, Vls., that that sec tion had been forced, .to.,' shelve straw hats and summer clothing -and return temporarily to woolens and .overcoats byj a temperature drop of more than 40 degrees in less than 24 hours. i i - Frost- is General Western New Mexico Is report ed in the grip of a cold wave which has killed virtually i all crops of beans, corn and potatoes. At McCaffey, ice was frozen last night so thick it had to be brok en before stock could drink. , The frost belt in the lowlands as well as the mountains most severe ever in June. s said to be the recorded there About Salt Lake City and the northern section of the - Rocky mounteins unseasonably cool wea ther had, prevailed for several days and the weather bureaus there declare little change is In sight. - ' ! ! , "-;' .,' South Wakros Cp From . Mobile, Ala., and other southern points reports indicated that the heat was) spreading over the central section had not yet reached there. Mobile reported a temperature reading of 83 de grees wtih a Gulf breeze making this temperature more moderate. t Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington weltered today in temperatures which forged to the maximum -point of. the year, but promise of some relief, was offered for tonight and ' tomorrow by the weather bureau's "somewhat cooler" forecast. . While relief for the high tem perature' is forecast . In the east, in the Chicago territory, the heat wave is expected to continue for the remainder of the week; local thunderstorms predicted to. pro vide only temporarjy relief, j - i i i -. ' Heat Claims 14 5.' ' . NEW YIRK, June 21. New York sizzled toward the promised close of its first real, heat, wave of the summer tonight with a rec ord of 14 deaths end prostrations that were numbered in the scores. GEORGE GRAVES'DESCRIBES TRIP TO SHELBY IN SERIAL ' FOR READERS OF STATESMAN George H. Graves of Salem, who is en route to Shelby, Mobt., to see the Dempsey-Glbbons fight on July 4. has promised The States man a series of letters on the ex periences of his trip. George is an Interesting letter writer" and "Round; I," his first letter, .ap pears' below: By GEORGE IL GRAVES (ROUND 1.) i j SPOKANE, Wash., , June 21. On the morning of June 11, in the big' white Chalmers roadster, and called by some the : Big ; White Boat. The White Angel, the Cher rlan car. and by the! Portland press The . King's Chariot, and by my. best girl "Big Tootsie, I baeked up in front, of the, United States National bank, entered and came out with $500, jumped into the car and with Mr. McKIllop jof the Standard OH company, by my side, and quite a large crowd of friends gathered, I set off on the first lap of a long trip of several thousand miles. Had a fine luncheon at Oregon ' City with ( friends,! and then off for, Portland. While pass ing through Milwaukie, snap went the main leaf of the rear spring. I never 'stopped', as I had "heard that familiar sound several times before. : It only took a couple" of hours In Portland to have a ! new spring put to.."" ' I .; Mr. McKIllop left me upon our FOREIGN SEAL TO BE SEIZED Government iWill Not Tol erate f Intoxicants Being Brought Into American Territorial Water EXAMPLE TO BE MADE OF LINER BERENGARIA Vessel Flying British Colors First to Be Affected By New Ruling WASHINGTON, June 21. Bev erage liquors, brought Into Am erican territorial waters under for eign government seals,f will be seized. ; . v ' This policy was announced late today at the treasury and when the liner Berengeria docks at New York tomorrow, customs agents will break the British customs seals that guard her beverage li quor stores and take charge of them. Any other attempt to bring intoxicating beverage inelde . the three mile limit,' it ;was declared, will be dealt with in the same fashion j - ' r . ponference is Held T Announcement of the treasury's determination to stand pat on its regulations issue to carry out the recent supreme court ship liquor decision' was made after a day of conferences between - Secretary Mellon and ' his advisors and of ficials of the state department. It came after Mr. Mellon had made It, known that the decision of the treasury would remain confiden tial until an occasion arose requir ing action. It was nevertheless made clear that the decision was unqualified and positive. . Agents Are Informed The procedure to be followed in the case of the Berengafia, and it h assumed In respect to other ships -making like efforts to re tain beverage liquors sufficient for homeward voyages, provides for the seizure of sealed stores, the transfer to bonded warehouses and the Issuing of receipts to the mas ters of vessels involved: No trouble is anticipated, for, in the cases of the Berengaria and the liner Olympic, which is now on the seas bound for New York, the American agents of the lines operating the vessels have been fully Informed of what' the treas ury intends to do. " l , I Assistant Collector Stark of the port of New, York conferred with the lines' agents today and advised Assistant Secretary Moss of the treasury : by telephone that each shipping representative will file a formal protest against the Amer ican government's ' action aa soon as If is taken. HARVARD GRAXTS DEGREES . CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 21. Harvard university today awarded its record number of 1,412 de grees. . , . . arrival; In Portland, promising to return that evening, but that was the last I. saw of him, ' I remained in Portland to at tend the Rose festival. The noon of the 13th I took lunch with the Portland Ad club at the Hotel Benson, and considered It quite an honor when it was announced that I had been chosen chairman of the' committee to decide the win ner "of the two-minute talks. ; "The noon of the 14 th I attend ed the luncheon given by the Rose .festival committee to the booster marching organizations of the state of ; Oregon.' Probably 500 were In attendance, and' then I was off for the east .' side to drive "Tootsie" In the floral par ade.' ' With 1 2 dozen dark red carnations-on the side of the wind shield,' and King jBing by my side, whom I must say behaved better than apy king I have ever had ride with me. as he sat still and an swered the applause of the people by tipping, his hat and telling me to keep mine on, which was dif ficult to do, when so many were calling out ."Hello George!' j i Any way, "Tootsie"! and the Chet-rlans were cheered all along the line of march, and made their usual big bit.. After the parade It seemed that It - took me an hour and a half to drive It around the block, (Continued on page 3) MOSCOW WOLF EXECUTED BY FIRING SOU AD temency Is Denied Murderer and His Wife; Killed 33 j During. Past Two Years MOSCOW. . June 21. (Bythe Associated Press.) Ivan Koma rov, known as the "Wolf of Mos cow," convicted of murdering 33 persons since 1921, and his wife were executed toy a firing squad. t Throughout his trial' Komaroy effected bravado, but after his conviction he endeavored In every way to save his life; First he appealed for a new trial, and when this was denied, he pleaded with the government for clemency. Komrov made a special plea for ctemncy; for 'his wife. The centra I extutlve committee, how ever, leclIn!oQ change the sen tence nnd Komarov and his wife were put to dfAth. m ' All Chapters West of Cas cade Mountains Repre , sented Here Yesterday ( An Important session of .the Red Cross society- wes held in Sa lem Thursday,', the. regional con ference of the society for the 16 counties west of the Cascade range In Oregon. A similar conference was held earlier in the, week at The Dalles, for the eastern , part of .the state. : . Three such 'meet ings' were held in Idaho, at Boise, Lewlston, and Pocatello, and in general the whole country Is' be ing visited and kept in touch with Lthe big' Red Cross-work through its central executives. " j Division Manager Here . . R. Q. Branlon of San Francisco, manager of the Pacific division, presided, ' Delegates were present f ronr almost every section" of the district, making about, 75 members and attendants in 1 all. Mayor John B. ,Giesy ' welcomed the guests. .-- ';..'.-- --' , The program , was made up to exemplify the four principal activ ities of the organization disaster work, junior "Red Cross instruc tion, public health, and soldier re lief. , General and special discus sions were, given along all these lines. One of the especially dis tinctive addresses' was that of Miss Mary Coucannon, director of the junior Red Cross for. the Pacific division, on the activities and op portunities of the junior service. Another notable presentation was th-at of a' comprehensive state and local health program, by Dr. Es telle Ford Warner, of the' bureau of nursing - and child hygiene, state board of health. . Eugene In 1924 The 1924 convention, is to be held at Eugene, upon the urgent invitation of the Eugene chapter. It will be later In . the year, in September. Following the adopr. tion of. the Eugene invitation,-, the conference .' went , over . , to the YMCA swimming pool, where Rob ert, Boardman, Homer Hulsey and Esther SpitzharC with a' number of girls and boys es pupils, exem plified the latest methods of life saving in the water.; - I; ' A dinner was served at the Marion, attended by a number pf the local and visiting. Red Cross visitors. Much Interest In the conference was taken by some of the regular Salem Red Cross help ers, who have worked for years to make the organization 'a real power 'for the benefit of human ity.' ' Resolution Adopted The following resolutions were passed by the conference, after presentation by the committee, (Continued on Page 8) TO BE DISCUSSED Klamath Falls May Have All ' Year Route Into' North- ' em California v REDDING, Cal., June 21. Plans for obtaining a winter road, connecting Klamath Falls,' - Ore., with northern - California, will be discussed at a meeting of the ex ecutive board . of ; the northern California , : xountles association and representative ' ; of . Klamath Falls at Yreka. , CaL, -' tomorrow, Delegates from Boise, Nampa and Caldwell, Idaho,, and Jordan Val ley, Ore., also will attend - the meeting. -" '. RED GBQSS MS'SESSIflfJ W HTBt ROAD IS FALLS CITV IS SAID TO BRET". GROWERS Pi: Loganberry Producers in Polk County Centen ' Lc t Crop Go at Four Cents PuyaUup Gets Six Cents y ' -- - THROAT-CUTTIfiG IS DEPLORED BY EXCHAf:G2 No Other Releases Ur.c'cr Five Cents Expected in Willamette Va!!ey ' Tfiavii ! Vt,i.. a. l j, , - v. ,a witter, iruuicai coa- trast in the two stories of berry sales at Falls City anl ti Puyallup, Wash; The Puyt.:: growers are reported to have sell their well-organized crop for C cents a pound;' The story la tLat a considerable quantity of fru't has jusf been sold at FalLi City for 4 cents. ' : 1 ; Fighting this sort of sulcllil price cutting, the Oregon Logan berry Growers" Cooperative ex change held Its first general elec tion" at Foresters hall in Ealsrr.. The' organization is formed to pro tect the grower by bpenlai: u 2 new markets for; the loganberry, by, substituting collective bargain ing Tor throat-cutting " Individual competitive selling; by standat Jl2 Ing production and preparation, and In 'every way 'making" logan berry growing a business Instead of a deadly hazard. : List of Officers The officers elected are: Direr tors, ' George Heckert. C. L. .Thompson, Joe Schumacher, A. J. Vincent, A. L; Collins, Mrs. E. D. Northey, Henry Young, Hugh A? plnwalL , The board " organize! with George Heckert, president; G L. .Thompson, 1 vice presii.-t; and Hugh AspinwaZI secretary an! treasurer. ; A. M. Chapman . of Calfi -1 fleights, one of the originators ct the new exchange, is manager. lis will meet today all the growen who are Interested, in fresh fruit shipments for this year. The fcer. rles are ripening. The first of th season were offered In the .Saleri markets this week at 20" cents t box, "and there will be many ten ries ripe by the first or the m!4 die of next week. . ! , Daily Shipments Planned ' It la planned that the exchanga shall relieve the local canning sit uation - by shlpplnjr four cars cf fresh berries daily to the eastern markets. These are to be rrr cooled, for 12 hours at the Capital Ice & Cold Storage company plant on Trade.' street. Then they will be Iced, and it is considered that they can be shipped even to tLa Atlantic coast with safety. Last year logans were shipped from Puyallup to Pittsburgh and elae where In the east with safety aci profit. The price of 6 cents a -pound "for cannery, use this .year is one of the results of opening this outside market. The fresh fruit market Is go ing to call for better fruit care than, some of the berries have been receiving . in the west, according' to Manager Chapman. The fruit can't be neglected on the . vines until It Is dead ripe and then jammed together Into a red musls. It has to be picked and handled rightly... ; By the . prospective .tig Increase in sales pries' IsexpWted to Insure more care alogg with the better profit. " . i. - ; "- ' ' ' Falls City First Defection The report of 4-cenV sales froni Falls City Is the first to come la of any defection from the general understanding last winter that no body .would sell for less than 5 cents as a minimum. Those who actually signed any of the organi zation agreements,' temporary or permanent, are said by the offi cers to be adamantine in their determination to get 5 cents or better. It is understood that tho Oregon " Growers association has about 25 per cent of the total loganberry "crop of the valley; and likewise it Is believed that their berries will go at tho prlca of 5 cents,' though this Informa tion does not come from the new loganberry exchange. The Wood burn pool, sold several weeks 3 along with a lot of other desir able fruit, brought 5 cents. The-a two pools, and the contracts tell by the new exchange, amount ta an estimated 40 or possltly 4 Z per cent ot the total crc? tl:t seems to be assured ot 9 cer' 3 a pound. ' Further Low Sales Douitfl If the organization can. f:t t them fast enough, with ti?? f (CoatiaTicl C3 r--