Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-20
nregon
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Portland. of eight stear-
ship to carry wheat of the 1920
crop to Europe was announced today
by Max H. Hauser, president of the
Pacific Grain company. This fleet Of
eight, Mr., Houser said, will complete
the movement Of the present crop so
far as his company and the Portland
FIGURING mills are concerned.
Hood River--If william Jennings
Bryan deems such a move advisable
and if Bryan accepts nomination for
president on the prohibition ticket,
Rev. william A. Sunday stands ready
to accept the nomination for yicepres-
ident, If 1t is rendered, he said last
night.
Portland.--James w. Crichton, as
sistant to C. D. Kennedy, district agent
FOR the federal shipping board who
resigned recently, has been named as
Kennedy's successor, it was announced
here by Mr.. Crichton. The appoint-
ment is effective August /. Mr.. Crich-
ton left last night for San Francisco
to confer with shipping board officials
before taking UP his new work.
Portland Two carloads of aliens,
most Of them said to be insane, left
here Monday for New York from
which city they will be sent to their
former homes In Europe. One carload
came from San Francisco and the 9TH
or from Seattle, both leaving here in
one train.
Portland.---In the face of resrrcvee
sales and supply OF crude oil that
has not been increased, the Standard
Oil company has furnished forty pei
cent more gasoline throughout Ore
gon during the period of the shortage
than it did during the corresponding
months last year, according to state
ment by ]. II. Balsley, district sales
manager, Filling stations in Portland
other than those of the Standard Oh
company exhausted their supplies OF
gasoline early Sunday and closed for
the remainder of the day.
Portland--Heavy sentences were
meted out Monday in federal court
here to automobile thieves, two re-
ceived terms of three years each in
federal prison, one 13 months ans an
other six months. All pleaded guilty
to violation of the new federal law
imposing Il penalty for Transporting a
stolen automobile from one state into
another.
Portland Three proprletors or
road houses faced charges today on
conducting disorderly houses and vio-
lating the federal and state prohibition
laws the result of raids conducted
early Sunday morning by federal Of
ficials and sheriff's deputies. Many
patrons found at the resort at the
time OF the raids also were held, some
as witnesses and Others pending the
possible filing of charges OF prohibi-
tion law violation,
Hood River-rinal statements of
the apple growers association, just
mailed out to grower members and
accompanied by checks totaling about
$250,000, show the concerns total
gross business for the year ending
June 81 to have reached $3.738,78S.0S,
The cooperative agency's total returns
on apples reached S2,6S6, 6,9S6.SS, the
statement shows. The variety bring
ing in the highest returns was New
towns, the totals on which reached ST.
19a,7a4. The association announced
that an average price of $2,04 was re-
ceived on all sizes and grades OF the
64S,S20 boxes Of the late keeping
grade.
Portland. While driving In the
business district here Monday with his
wife beside him, Thomas Il. White
side. as, a salesman, died at the wheel
of his automobile. A policeman leap
ed on the running board of the car and
stopped 1t. Heart failure was said by
surgeons who examined the body TO
have caused death.
Portland. The oregon State Dem
tai association opened its annual con-
vention here Monday with $50 mem
bers and % visitors from other states
in attendance. A clinic on photography
was a feature of the days program.
The convention will continue its ses-
sions for three days.
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