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THE MORNING OREGONIANV WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1919. COSTS OF SUPPLIES FGR Cmr INCREASE SHOTS FOLLOW DIVORCE SPOKANE MAN" IS ATTACKKD gjjgggjggjj Winthrop Hammond Co. BY FORMER WIFE. Myrtle Anderson. Vpbraids One- Maintenance of Departments Costly, Report Shows. Time Spouse for Failure to "Slioot Square" With Her. s WAGE RISES ONE REASON Materials in. Demand Sally Are Up 2 0 to 2 00 Per Cent, Accord ing1 to Purchasing Agent. ALL LEGAL VOTERS ENTI TLED TO-PASS O.N CITY'S TWO-MILL MEASURE. All lepra! voters of the city will bo entitled to vote at the special city election next Wednesday the same as in a general city or state election, statements circulated to the ef fect that only taxpayers or property owners may vote in the special election are erro-noeus. Supplies and materials used by the city In large amounts have ascended from 20 to 200 per cent in cost, according- to tabulations completed yes terday by Peter Mcintosh, city pur chasing agent. The report shows clearly some of the reasons why the city Is in its present financial stress and is offered by city officials as another argument for the success of the 2-mill levy which will be voted on next Wednesday at a special city election. In the fire bureau, where large amounts of supplies and parts have to be purchased for the maintenance of fire apparatus, it is shown that the cost of parts for motor-driven pumping engines has raised 31 per rent. The parts for the motor-driven fire apparatus have risen 60 per cent, while fire hose has jumped 18 per cent, metal polish 60 per cent and other equipment 50 per cent. Materials Go Up In Price. Wages in the fire service have been raised from J2.90 a day in 1913 to $5 a day now, and the granting of bet ter working conditions in the fire bu reau has necessitated nearly two men for every one employed in 1913. In 1313 the men worked 21-hour shifts while now the shift is cut in two and the days off have been increased. In the public works department, where large amounts of materials are used for street, sewer and other re pairs, cement has risen since 1914 from $2.30 a barrel to $3.19 a bar rel. Some of the other items are as follow: Sand and gravel from 70 cents to $1.50 a yard; rock from $1 a yard to $1.76 a yard; lumber from $10 a thou sand feet to $30 a thousand; fuel oil from $1 a barrel to $2 a barrel; saw dust from $2.15 a load to $3.25 a load. Other Branches Similar. Figures for some other branches of the- service show the following re sults: Hay from $17 a ton to $30; oats, $29 a ton to $59 a ton; bran, $24 a ton to $41 a ton; straw, $8 a ton to $12 a ton: pipe, $30 a ton to $70 a ton; gasoline, 14 cents a gallon to 22Vi cents a gallon; water gates, $27 each to $66.25 each; galvanized pipe, $10 per 100 feet to $22.95 for 100 feet; brass goods, 31.2 cents a pound to 60.8 cents a pound; printing, 90 per cent; paper, 10 to 14 cents a pound to 25 to 55 cents a pound. The report shows that the cost of labor has increased practically 50 per cent. The cost of food supplies for penal and other institutions main tained by the city have gone up on a corresponding basis, as the following figures show: Rolled oats, from $3.25 per sack to $6.25 per sack; sugar, from $4.90 a sack to $9.77 a sack; corn, 92 cents a dozen to $1.65 a dozen; peas. $1.10 a dozen to SI. 65 a dozen; flour, $6 a barrel to $11.30 a d arret. WAGE ENJOINED BY SUIT A&torla Employment Bureau Main, ten a nee Is Questioned. ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 4. (Special.) A suit to restrain the city of Astoria and its officers from paying $125 a month to J. Al. Waggoner and Ruth M. "Wilson for maintaining the local gov ernment employment bureau was filed in the circuit court today by A. G, iJpexarth. The complaint avers that the recipi ents are not employes of the city and the council has no authority to ap propriate funds for their benefit. A temporary injunction as asked for Was granted by the court, pending the trial or tne case. Elks to Aid Bend Celebration. BEND. Or., Nov. 4. (Special.) Bend will observe Armistice day fit tingly next Tuesday night. It was decided here last night at the monthly meeting for .Percy A. Stevens post. A programme of exercises will be concluded by the dedication of handsome silk flag purchased for the post by the Elks lodge of this city. A dance will be given. The post has a record of 100 per cent in the Red Cross membership drive, purchasing a blanket membership for $130. McMinnville President to Go East. McMINNVILLE COLLEGE, McMinn vllle. Or., Nov, 4. (Special.) Presi dent Leonard W. Riley will leave for the east Thursday to attend an im portant conference of the executive committee of the Northern Baptist convention, and also a meeting of the committee on the new denominational paper soon to be established. Before returning he plans to attend the cele bration of his parents' golden wed- (line at Marietta, O., on November 17. Orip, Influenza Hamlin's Wizard Oil a Reliable, Antiseptic Preventive During influenza epidemics spra? the nose ana tnroat several times a day with one part Wizard Oil and two parts water, using an atomizer. If you haven't an atomizer, gargle the throat and snuff the mixture up h nose. This treatment 6ets uo an antiseptic wall of defense against -Flu" cerms. Chest colds and sore throat lead to grip. Stop them at once witn Wizard Oil before they can develop into daneerous influenza. Get it from druggists for 30c If aot satisfied, return the bottle and eet vour money back. Ever constipated or have sick head ache? Just try Wizard Liver Wtiips, pleasant little pink puis, J JC at drug' gists, ouaracteeo. 8 JTJ i IS ' 'M' tV - -it' t Hr::,f;-..: t- V f i wiiB SPOKANE. Wash., Nov. 4. (Spe- clal.) After being shot by his former wife, who obtained a divorce from him in the local superior court only a week ago, Charles Anderson, proprietor of the Garney hotel, 238 Main avenue, was taken to the emergency hospital this afternoon. One of three shots fired at him with a .35-caliber revolver took effect in his left arm. The bullet entered the shoulder and is lodged some place in his body. The woman. Myrtle Anderson, entered his place of business this afternoon. She drew a gun and fired three shots at him from a distance of but a few feet. The other two shots went wild and were buried in the wall. The crowd In the place scat tered. On the way to the police station Mrs. Anderson expressed no regret for her act. "Charlie," she said to her husband, 'why didn't you play square with me In that divorce case? You didn't tell them that I earned the money to start you In business. You said you would shoot square with me after I got the divorce, and then I found you with another woman. I'll have to stay be hind the bars for a long time for this, but I don't care. I took a pop at you anyway, and only wished I had killed you. You told me you would give me money to leave the city, but you did not do it. I Just wish I had got you." She was granted a divorce from her husband last Tuesday on grounds of cruelty. Scene from "Oh, Boy!" tne novel "fflmtralcal" comedy sow fbsirlic at the Colombia theater la connection with a ehonu at beauties appearing; In pereon and a pedal symphony orchestra. TODAY'S FILM Peoples Vivian Official Fiancee Liberty Houdlni in Game. Strand Miriam Cooper, eellne." Majestic George Loane FEATURE 9. Martin, "His The Grim "Evan- Tuck- The Miracle er a production. Man." Star Dolores Cassinelli, "The Virtuous Model." Columbia Creighton Hale and June Caprice, "Oh, Boy!" Sunset Dorothy Phillips, "The Heart of Humanity." Circle Alice Brady, "In the Hollow of Her Hand." -t been quartered with "Richard Tal- inadge. N. Schroell, a waiter on the Strand Roof, New York, has been selected to play the part of Lincoln in the pic ture. "The Copperhead," starring Lionel Barrymore, now In the course of production. Schroell, a native of Luxemburg, obtained the part through an ad inserted In the New York papers by Director Charles Maigne. (T-vEP" Is defined, exemplified and r extolled in the "f ilmusical" comedy, "Oh, Boy !" now show ing at the Columbia theater. The picture in' Itself is a good cinema definition of "pep," but Man ager Raleigh has not been content with that. A special orchestra play ing special music and a wonderful chorus of real, live girls who know and understand all about "pep" are also on the bill. The orchestra plays almost in its entirety the musical score from the original comedy. "Oh. Boy!" As it plays "When the Clouds Roll By," "I Want to Be a Good Old- Fashioned Wife" and "At the Opera," Jackie's little novelty song, the audi ence hums or whistles (according to their sex) the catchy tunes. That, by the way, merely shows how con tagious the "pep" germ is. The consistent plot of "Oh, Boy!" makes it In no way dependent upon the accompanying orchestra or chorus. It has been changed considerably from the original and the setting In the cinema production is In a col lege instead of a country club. The change allows for football scenes with pictures of "Lefty" Flynn, famous Yale player, prominent in the foreground. June Caprice makes an adorable lead, but, as a matter of fact, she doesn't have a chance after Flora Finch comes on the screen. Flora has not appeared in motion pictures since the death of her late partner, John Bunny. One can't help but miss John, although where Albert Cape- nelli, producer of the film, would have cast him nobody knows. Screen Gossip. Vera Stedman, who has Just been signed as leading woman in' Christie comedies, was the champion diving girl of the south coast beaches. She has a display of cups for her perform ances which would fill a good sized jewelry store window. And that isn't all. Miss Stedman is the girl who made "bathing beauties" popular in motion picture comedies the kind of figure the poets used to rave about and all that sort of thing. . She is now working in a comedy opposite Bobby Vernon, the first Scenes of which are laid around the swimming pool on the estate of a Pasadena millionaire. The Talmadge studio has a new mascot. Quite recently "Jocko, the marmoset, who was purchased in Florida for a scene In "The Isle of Conquest," Norma's next Select re lease, departed this life, so, as an other tiny monkey would bring back too many recollections of the beloved Jocko," Norma and Constance de cided to get a parrot instead, and they have named him "Richard Talmadge, In honor of Richard Barthelmess, who presented him. The bird is now re posing in a magnificent cage in the privacy of Miss Constance's own dressing room. For the past three days he hag been laughing and chat tering even more gaily than usual because of the fact that "John Gish came all the way from California to pay him a visit and has a cage only three feet away. "John" is the adopted son of Dorothy and Lillian Gish, and while Lillian is house hunting with her mother "John" has Constance Talmadge has been gathering some interesting, statistics on ine suDject ot Kissing, xne rai madge sisters have generally put i good deal of realism into their oscu- latory experiences on the screen, Con stance s attitude being. If you are going to do a thing at all. do it right," and Norma's, "The nearer you get to truth, the nearer you get to art." No, indeedy, no light pecks on the cheek for them. And now word arrives that the police of Japan do not like to see kissing in public, and that, therefore, film stars are not permitted to osculate on the screen. Constance has gone Into the subject deeply, and finds that In the past eight months up to July 1, 1019, the police censors removed 2650 kisses from American films. Only one kiss was allowed to remain. It was a kiss granted to Columbus by Queen Isa bella, and was shown in Tokio only, as the censors deleted it before per mitting the photoplay, "Columbus," to play in the provinces. Three hundred and eighty - nine embraces were omitted from films passed as O. K. in America. The titles of 2344 photo plays were altered by the censors and 127 murder scenes were removed Fifty-seven entire reels were pro hibited. Albert Capellanl, the French direc tor, whose pictures with Max Linder were among the first samples of the cinema art ever shown In this country and who is noted for his "Red Lan tern," "Les Miserables," "The Common Law" and many other feature produc tions in which Madam Nazimova was Btarred, has returned from France and will begin work at once on series of pictures in which Marjorie Rambeau will appear. Mr. Capellanl declares that while conditions In France are not very good they are improving. The picture companies there realize that it is im possible to make pictures without American methods. In fact, American methods are necessary to every other kind of business as well, he asserts. 1 Lieutenant Belvln W. Maynard, win ner of the first trans-continental derby, recently broke all records by flying from Mineola, L. I., to MHlville, I1L, in 11 minutes actual flying time. The Millville, 111., however is only a city constructed by the Famous Play- ers-Lasky corporation at Elmhurst, L I., for the filming of "The Copper head," starring Lionel Barrymore. Incidentally, he flew back 58 years, as the set represents the city during the civil war period. To every American who haa seen the dollar shrink to half Its former purchasing power the educational de partment of the Famous Players Lasky corporation, under the direc tion of Nathan H. Friend, has pro duced a series of special subjects, which, it is expected, will be of In tense Interest. These pictures, it is announced, will show how the house wife may obtain greater value out of her weekly household allowance by the application of practicable scien tific methods in purchasing food and other staples of living. My Ideal man, according to Miriam Cooper is: "My Ideal man Is 5 feet 10 inches in height, with dark hair and dark eyes fearless, successful and ambi tious. He must be 'above reproach. I am jealous and would not want him to associate with any other woman even during business hours, I want him all to myself. I believe I would want him to be of American stock, 'way back. I am not very partial to titles, but I would want man I could call my king." , Miss Cooper is playing the title role in "Evangeline," now showing at tha Strand.' CURRY HOGS FATTENDED Large Aoorn Crop Used to Prepare Animals for Slaughter.' MARSHFIELD, Or., Nov. 4. (Spe cial.) Curry county is not worrying any about the high cost of bacon. The "county's biggest acorn crop has hastened fattening of hogs usually ready for marketing at Christmas. They are now being slaughtered. In Curry county the majority of hogs fatten in a wild state and when they are marketed are killed in the woods with rifles, hauled to the ranchers' homes and dressed. The mast feed in the oak territory is not half utilized. The bacon from Curry county is not of sufficient propor-. tions to be profitable in shipping, but Coos county obtains an occasional consignment. FARM AGENT APP.QI1MTED Lane County Agriculturist Grad uate of Washington State College. EfGENE, Or.. Nov. 4. (Special.) Ira Parker Whitney of Spokane, has been appointed county agricultural agent for Lane to succeed N. S- Robb, who resigned October 1 and is now managing a farm in Kansas. Mr. Whitney is a graduate of the Washington State college in the class of 1905. From that time until 1910 he was instructor in the dairy depart ment of the college and while filling this position became widely known in dairy circles throughout the northwest. Obituary. T7-ELSO, Wash., Nov. 4. (Special.) X. Benjamin Barlow, aged 79 years, who was born In Michigan In 1S40, and crossed the plains with his parents in 1852, died Friday evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. H. Olson in West Kelso, from a severe attack of heart trouble. The family located on the Barlow dona tion claim west of Kelso on the Co lumbia river in 1854, and that place remained in Mr. Barlow's possession up to the time of his death. Except for a period of ten years when he lived in Tacoma he has made his home in Kelso, being engaged in farming most of his life. His wife passed away about 12 years ago. Sur viving are four children, Mrs. C. -H. Olson, and Edward, Benjamin and James Barlow, all of Kelso, a brother, C. S. Barlow of Tacoma, and a sister, Mrs. Robert Downing of Vancouver. The funeral was held from the Olson home Sunday afternoon by Rev. R. A. Walmsley. il 72 IE Men's Haberdashery New Hats Exclusive Styles Never have we shown such com plete assortments of shirts, hos iery, neckwear, gloves, etc., as at present. Many choice articles suitable for Christmas gifts have . just arrived, including: , Mark Cross Traveling Bags Silk Lounging Robes Evening Dress Reefers Imported Silk Neckwear Owing to the scarcity of merchandise and the impossibility of obtaining duplicates, our patrons are strongly advised to make early selections of Holiday gifts. 1 H g 31 for IS 3 1. Fall and Winter Wear We show the finest hats made in America and in Europe, and our hat department is growing" by leaps and bounds. Stetson, Crofut, Knapp, Schoble and Borsalino are among the famous makers in whose productions we spe cialize. Silk hats for evening wear always in stock. Caps for traveling are a necessary item to every man's wardrobe. We show a large assortment of cloth hats especially popular during the rainy season. 5? 5 Winthrop Hammond Co. Successor to Buffum & Pendleton Established 1884 Correct Apparel for Men 127 sixth St. Between Washington and Alder Streets GERVAIS, Or., Nov. 4. (Special.) Bernard A. Nathman, a resident of Gervais for over 40 years, died at his home in this city this morning at 11 o'clock, aged 74 years. He had been In failing health for the past two years. He was born in Germany, and came with his parents when 4 years old. He came to Oregon when 22 years of age and attended the Willamette uni versity for a short time. He married Mary Viesmann, In January, 1871, and soon after located In Gervais, where he conducted a blacksmith shop about 12 years and then a hardware store for 36 years. His wire and five chil dren survive him: Miss Rose Xathman of Gervais, Mrs. Joseph Scheeland and Sister Clara Marie of St. Mary's academy, both of Portland: John Nathman of Salem and Joseph Xath man of Woodburn, a sister, Gertrude Waldrup of Remsin la., and a brother. Joseph Nathman of Ponca City, Okla. The funeral will be held Thursday morning at 9 o'clock from the Gervais Catholic church, with interment in the Catholic cemetery, at Gervais. Mi, 77, JOINS RESERVE C. A. STAPLES, VETERAN". OF CIVIL. WAR, GIVES AID. Total Membership in Organization ow Over 2100 Mark Xames Sent in Through Mail. C. A. Staple, 77-year-old veteran of the civil war, signed up as a member of the civilian reserve yesterday, his enlistment and that of others mak ing the total number In the reserve reach well over the 2100 mark. "I am in favor of deporting every alien who is making trouble and is an enemy to our government and laws," declared Mr. Staple, who is youthful in spite of his years and takes an active interest in affairs of the government. Mr. Staples, who lives at SIS East Thirteenth street north, served as private in the civil war from 1861 to 1865. James W. Crawford, campaign man ager of the civilian reserve, an nounced yesterday that enlistments were coming in at a good rate at the present time. "A quantity of men are sending in their names by mail at the present time, thus augmenting the number of enlistments obtained through outside campaign and at our Liberty Temple headquarters, he said. Asylum Inmate Recaptured. CENTRALIA, Wash.. Nov. 4. (Spe cial.) Isaac Lynn, who had escaped from the asylum at Steilacoom, was recaptured by Chief of Police Hughes on one of the principal streets of Cen traiia Sunday night. ' Lynn was held in the Centralia police station until a guard called to. return him to the institution. . During the middle ages and in the renaissance period brides wore crim son. colors to the exclusion of all oth er colors. 1 is Hi r f : & & mm E POSTS CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS SET FOR DECEMBER 8. Federal Social Work Hoartl Wants Special Field Agents; Pay Is $600 to $1500 Yearly. Civil service examinations will be held on December 9 by the United States interdepartmental social hy- Westphalia, I eirrii! board at Washington, and those to this Country , rfoairingr r tnk this Hhrviild nnnlv at the civil service commission. The government is now establishing a peace time policy and reorganizing the social hygiene and law enforce ment feature, placing the responsi bility upon the various states. It has not yet been decided whether Oregon is to receive federal aid or to have a supervisor working directly under the federal bureau. The examination in December will be to fill vacancies on the board for duty in the field at $600 to $1500 a year salaries as special agents. Appointees whose services are sat isfactory may also be allowed the temporary increases granted by con gress of $20 a month. The duties ot the appointees will be to perform social case work with delinquent EUGENE, Or., Nov. 4. (Special.) Joseph P. Cantrell, a pioneer of Lane county, having crossed the plains with an ox team In 18i)3, died yester day at the home of his sister, Mrs Emma Moss, ten miles southwest ol Eugene, at the age of 71 years. Mr. Cantrell was never married. He was prominent in the affairs of the county in an early day and Cantrell hill, a steep grade on the road be twee a Eugene and Crow, was named for him. Mr. Cantrell is survived by three sisters. Mrs. Sarah Bush of Grants Pass. Mrs. Elizabeth Banfield of Eugene and Mrs. Moss. CENTRALIA. Nov. 4. Mrs. Albert Wright of Rochester, a pioneer of Rochester, died at the family resi dence Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, following a lingering illness. Mrs Wright was born at Rochester 52 years ago within a few hundred feet of where she died. Besides her hus band, she leaves one son, George A. Wright, a .daughter, Mrs. Hilda L. McPherson. a brother, Kred Brewer and a Bister, Mrs. T. Mills. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Nov. 4. (Spe cial.) The funeral of Mrs. Susie Scott, wife of Charles Scott, who died Saturday at the family residence, was held Monday afternoon from' the church of the Latter Day Saints. Rev. C. M. Headding officiated, interment being in the Sticklin cemetery. . SALEM, dr., Nov. 4. (Special.) J. N. Davis, of Pasadena, Cal., died at the home of his son, W. L. Davts here today. He was S3 years of age and arrived here about a year ago to visit with his two sons. His widow resides in California, where the body will be sent for surtax women and girls, similar to that per formed by special agents. The competitors will be rated on the "following subjects: Education, training. experience and physical ability. The applicants must have at least one year's experience In social work, involving case work similar to that required of probation officers, .nd must have reached their 21st birth day. of strife and will willingly answer any call to suppress any un-American action, riot or strike. LANE POST VOLUNTEERS Pledge to Act as Civilian Reserve Is Sent to Governor. EUGENE, Or., Nov. 4. (Special.) At a recent meeting of Lane county post No. 3, American Legion, of this city, the post went on record as favor ing the proposed civilian reserve. Last night at a meeting of the post the secretary drafted a letter to Gov ernor Olcott, stating that Lane coun ty post can be depended upon in times CASTORIA For Infants and Children Bn Use For Over 30 Years Always bears . Signature of A ROME BEAUTY would have kept itlark Antony at, home its tlie iery Best baking &pple. The Rome Beauties from Oregon, Washington, Idaho are all apple no lumps, knots or worms to cut or epoon out. Jonathans also plentiful certainly you can use a box no waste they'll keep until used. y-C . Each apple wrapped in tissue. "Delight in every bite" Research Work Commended. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. Nov. . (Special.) The spirit of alert interest in scientific research which he found at the university of Oregon was highly commended by Dr. W. F. Durand. representative of the na tional research council at WaFhing ton. D. C, and professor of mechan ical engineering of Leland Stanford Jr. university. who visited the campus yesterday. A number of good problems are being worked our here, lie said, and others are planned for future work. An electric device has been in vented for measuring the heat that rrtf'pPR up chimneys and is lost. 1 You Can Buy an "Inexpensive" Piano Without Buying a "Cheap" One There is a b i g distinction between the words "cheap and "inexpensive." Some folks like to get things "cheap" only to find that in the end they proved to- be the most expensive because a little while afterwards they had to buy another that would really give service. Now we do not sell "cheap" pianos, but we do carry a number of "inexpensive" instruments. The prices are within the reach of most every home. These pianos will render many years of satisfactory service they are good, substantial values and are worth everp dollar asJed. We gladly arrange convenient terms of payment. Dealers In Sleinivay and other Pianos, Pianola and Duo Art Pianos, Victrolas and Records, Player Rolls, Music Cabinets, Piano Lamps, etc. Sherman ,JMay & Ca Sixth and Morrison Streets, Portland - (Opposite Postoffice) SEATTLE TACOMA SPOKANE til