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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1920 CITY NEWS IN BRIEF City Editor Main 7070. A 035 fcunday Kditor Main 7010. A 60U5 Advertising Department. .Main 770. A Superintendent of bldg. . . Main 7070. A Buaa AMCSEMENTS. HKlLia (Broadway at Taylor) "The Mas ter Thief." Tonight. BAKER (Broadway near Morrison) xe.r Htocic company In "Nothing but Uei Tonight. ALCAZAR (Elevrntn xar Musical player Tonizht. X-T1UG (Fourth at Stark) Muaicai com edy. "The Mixup." Three ahowa dally. 2, 7 and 9 P. M. PANTAGES (Broadway at Alder) Vaude ville. Three shows dally. 2:30. i ana :05. .HIPPODROME (Broadway at Yamhill) -Vaudeville and n-.oving pictures. 2 to a. 6:45 to 11 P. M. Saturdays. Sunday and hnliriaVH cnnMnuniin. 1:15 to 11 P- Jambs John Class to Grv Puay. "She Stoops to Conquer." the play selected by the January C20) class o James John high school, will be pre sented by the class cast at the James John auditorium tonight and tomor row night at 8:15 o'clock. Mrs. Drury Scott has direction of the production, while Rudy Anderson will serve as business manager and Edith Hartnell will have charge of the costuming. Scenery for the play has been prO Hl i f P Kv tVtJk manual tra x I ni. nlaaa nf M"rio?rBeU?: I the school, under supervision of in " I Ueorttre Walker. Memhera of the cast ! POLICE SEARCH FOR KIDP.APERS OF BRIDE THRIFT STAMPS WAR SAVINGS STAMPS On Hale at Business Office, Oregonian. Girls to Repeat Comic Opera. The James John High School Girls' Glee club under the direction of Miss Olive Klncaid, atter having successfully rendered the comic opera "Love Firates of Hawaii" for three times, has been asked to repeat their per formance on Saturday afternoon, Jan uary 17. at the Little Theater. The plrls taking the part of the pirates have been so clever with their make up and acting that few people have recognized them as girls. The Hawai ian girls with their ukeleles lend the true atmosphere. The singing of Irma Griswold, as Dorothy Dear, and Muriel Thomas, as Miss Primer, is very effective. Adelaide Eggman as the pirate chief is superb. Sue Egg man as Lieutenant Billy Wood is a hero every girl would love. New Industries Kkal,tt Board Topic. "How to Add to Portland In dustries" will be the subject for dis cussion at the regular weekly session of the Portland realty board this noon at the Benson hotel. A. L. Haley, engineer for the port of Vancouver, will be the speaker and A. B. Cleve land will be chairman of the day Twenty minutes will be devoted to discussion of various matters by members. W. B. Shively, chairman of the legal committee, will report upon the following topio: "Does a broker make a sale of real estate sufficient to entitle him to commission, where the buyer and seller enter Into a binding contract of sale which is never carried out. due to the pur chaser's inability to pay the price?" Drama Leagub to Present Plats. The second series of one act plays will be given at the Little theater. Twenty-third street, near Washing ton, this evening at s:i& o ciock. inene plays are presented by the Drama league, but directed by Mrs. Dent IMowrey who has selected "The etronger," "Riders to the Sea" and "The Maker of Dreams." as her pro gramme. Included In her- cast are Mrs. Irving Lupton, Mrs. Leslie Scott, Marion Voorhies, Aileen Brong, Evelyn Cheely. Gwladys Bowen. Pro fessor H. B. Torrey, Robert Strong, Susie Smith and Mrs. Mowrey. Drama league members will be admitted on presentation of membership card. Detention oir Insane Objected To. Sheriff Hurlburt yesterday wrote Senator Gus C. Moser a protest against the passage of the bill intro duced by Representative Lewis re quiring 24 hours' notice to relatives of any alleged insane person prior to ex amination. It would mean confine ment In the county Jail for at least 4 unnecessary ed. hours, he asserted, an hardship which should not be In sisted on. he maintained. With the completion of the new county hospital and better facilities for caring for Insane patients, the Sheriff would withdraw any objection, he said. Portland Housing Discussion Public. Friday night. January 16, in the auditorium of the Y. M. C. A., the Portland Federation of Churches will offer the public an interesting dis cussion on the problem of housing in Portland. At 7:45 Dr. Franklin Thomas, head of the Oregon School of Social Work, will deliver a lecture on lousing, touching Its economic, social and moral aspects. At 8:45 Harry M. Esterley will present a large num ber of views of housing conditions in Portland, and will lead the discussion on this problem. Dentistrt DibCtjssiow Public. "Preventive Dentistry From the Btandpoint of Oral Hygiene" will be the subject for discussion at the Fri day evening meeting of the Multno mah County Dental society at the central library at 7:30 o'clock tonight. Slides will be shown to demonstrate the relation of mouth infection to diseases In other parts of the body. This meeting is open to the public And free discussion will be welcomed. Public Invited to Bird Lecture It. Bruce Horsfall will give an Illus trated lecture on birds before the Oregon Audubon society tomorrow xiight at 8 o'clook In Library hall. The subject will be "Our Winter Birds." This serle3 of bird pictures will show the well-known permanent residents. All persons desirous of identifying our native birds should attend this lecture. The public is cordially in vited. ' Choir to GrvE "Messiah" Belbc BOKi. St. David's Episcopal church vested choir, Tom G. Taylor, choir master and organist, will render selec tions from Handel's oratorio "Mes siah," at 7:30 o'clock Sunday night. rSolos will be sung by Mrs. W. Kattel rnan. Mrs. W. T.- Harrison and Percy Q. Allsop. A silver offering will be taken for the benefit of the choir fund. Ahavai Sholoh Services Tonight. Cervices will be held at the Congrega tion Ahavai Sholom, Park and Clay streets, tonight at 8 o'clock. Rabbi Arthur S. Montax will d-ellver a ser mon. Tomorrow morning services at 1:30 o'clock. Rev. R. Abrahamson will officiate. . Beth Israel Services Tonight. Services will be held at Congregation Beth Israel tonight at 8 o'clock. Rabbi Wise will speak on "Poor People." Saturday morning there will be serv ice at 10:30 o'clock. Strangers are welcome. Men's Resort to Have Programme. "The Tale of a Hat." a musical offering by the young people of First United Brethren church, will be given at the Men's Resort tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. The concert will be open to the public. ' v Matinee at Little Theater. Sat urday afternoon, January 16. at 2 o'clock. James John high school presents operetta; good music, spirited performance. Admission 15 cents. Adv. Friday and SATtniDAT Special. 60c coffee, 24 lbs.. $1; 45c coffee, 2 lbs., $1; 60c black tea, 50c lb.; 60c Spiderleg tea, 50c lb. J. C Jacobsen, 166 4th St. Adv. Ladies' and men's shoes of real leather, mostly short lines. Will clean up at 12. So and $3.85. Dollar's, 291 Morrison, near 6th. Adv. WE Grind everything in sharp edge tools. Lewis-Stenger Barbers' Supply Co., Morrison at Tenth et. Adv. Income Tax returns made by former deputy collector. Tax Service Co., ' K. W. Bank bldg. Adv. We Grind everything, razors, shears, Mades, skates, etc 86 6th St., nr. Etark. Adv. Kemmerer Coal, Carbon Coal Co.. mine agents. 321 Hawthorne ave. East 1188. Adv. Da. McMahok, chiropractor, 11th year. Adv. Safett Boxes, lc daily. "84 Oak. Adv. Ktno Coal. Supply limited. Ice De livery Co. Bdwy. 4280. Adv. are: Gladys Coon, Gwladys Keeney, Edith Hartnell, Esther Piele, Stanley O'Conner, Edmund Kugel, Harlan Hiatt, Paul Chatterton, Rudy Ander son, Lewis Clark and Lowell Dotson. Credit Men to Hear Mrs. Allen. In order that they might hear Mrs. E. T. Allen of Walla Walla tell her experiences as a relief worker in Armenia and the near east, before she leaves for her home Tuesday, the credit men of Portland will hold their monthly meeting Monday night, In stead of Wednesday noon of next week. President E. W. Johnson of the Portland Credit Men's association, also announced that the United States Food Administration films, taken under the direction ot Herbert Hoover, and showing conditions in Armenia and the near east, the arrival of relief ships there, and other features, will be shown at the meeting which will be In the Benson hotel crystal room. Speeder Convicted on Appeal. Cost of appeal to the circuit court being considered punishment enough for the crime. Circuit Judge Tazwell yesterday found P. A. Lawrence, on appeal from a fine of $30 imposed by the municipal judge, guilty of speed ing but remitted the fine. Lawrence had been traveling between 25 and 30 miles an hour on Mississippi ave nue on October 30, according to the evidence. A witness who said he had noted the speedometer over the shoul der of Lawrence just prior to the ar mrest and that it was registering less than 25 miles, was rebuked by the court who said it would have been im possible to distinguish the speedom eter at 6:30 P. M. at which time the offense occurred. Linnton Bank Directors Chosen. The annual meeting of stockholders of the First National bank of Linn ton was held Wednesday. The offi cers elected at the subsequent meet ing of the board of directors were: Sinclair A Wilson, chairman of the board and president; David McK. Wil son, Roy N. Force, vice-presidents; Harry McU Dewart, cashier. The three first named officers with Albert B. RIdgway and Everett A. Johnson are the directors for the enuslngyear. Roy N. Force was formerly cashier and Mr. Dewart assistant cashier. Oregon Citt to Make Drive. Ore gon City will make a canvass today for the benefit of the American Red Cross shop. The drive will be under direction of Miss Sis Barclay Pratt and drive headquarters will be main tained at the American Red Cross, Masonic Temple building. The Ameri can Red Cross shop in Portland is in need of donations, that It may con talnue. It has consistently been op erated with a staff of volunteers and now forms the main source of revenue for the American Red Cross and its home Service work. Civic League Luncheon Tomorrow. The Oregon Civic league will hear at its noon luncheon tomorrow. Miss Lutie E. Stearns of Milwaukee, Wis., who will speak on "A Woman's Opinion of an Ideal Democracy." A. G. Clark will speak on the topic, "Oregon Products" and other num bers on the programme of the day will make the programme one of unusual interest. Reservations for the luncheon at the crystal room of the Hotel Benson may be made by calling Main 421. Members and friends are invited to attend. Fraternities Plan Smoker. At a meeting of the lnter-fraternity coun cil held Wednesday night, plans for the smoker which the council will hold for fraternity men in the near future were discussed. Final arrange ments for the smoker will be made at the meeting next week in room 310 Globe building. The fraternities rep resented in the council are-. Phi Delta Kappa, Beta Phi Sigma, Sigma Gamma Pi, Phi Phi, Delta Kappa, Kappa Alpha PI, Phi Lambda Epsilon, Gam ma Eta Kappa, Phi Alpha Mu Sigma. Idaho Woman Seeks Uncle. Mrs. Bertha B. Carr of Blackfoot, Idaho, has written to Portland in an effort to locate an uncle,' Anton Behring, who, she says, is somewhere In the Pacifio northwest. Mrs. Carr says she has not seen her uncle since she was a little girl, that be is 58 years of age, and is six feet tall, with auburn hair and mustache and that he is "husky." Mrs. Carr said her uncle spent some time In Alaska years ago. Dot Violation Hearing Set. Sara Gottuclo, wbo was arrested at 573 East Twelfth street by Motorcycle Patrolman OUalloran and charged with violation of the prohibition law, will have a hearing in the municipal court on January 20. Polices said he had been Belling liquor. He was re ported to have had 11 barrels of wine and a part barrel of alcohol at the time of his arrest. Services to Be Held Todat. Serv ices will be held at the Congregation Novah Zedek Talmud Torah, Sixth and Hall streets, tonight at 6 P. M. and tomorrow morning at 9 A M., Rev. Abraham I. Rosencrantz officiat ing. All men and women are welcome. Religious Bchool is held Sunday morn ing at 10 o'clock. Vancouver Eagles to Visit. Van couver Asrie. No. 253, Order of Eagles, will come to Portland to Initiate a class for the Portland Aerie No. 4 tonight at 8 o'clock.. An entertain ment has been prepared in the form of a high Jinks and refreshments will be served following the meeting. Stork Visits Forest Rangeh. Forest Ranger Albert Wiesendanger, in charge of the Eagle creek camp grounds, who is at present on detail at the Portland office, Is the proud father of a baby girl born yesterday morning at St. Vincent's hospital. The sure and secure J-J brand smoked black cod today. All markets and grocers should have it. If un able to obtain any, phone Sellwood 554. Adv. Cheebb special, S5o lb. Firehouse Market, 168 Fourth st. Adv. Milk Cure at the Moore Sanitarium. Adv. Identity of Friends Not known by Mrs. Blakney. TALL MAN IS SUSPECTED Search of Room, Occupied toy One Employed With Girl at Thea ter, Denied Officers. Although she declared she had been kidnaped Wednesday night by her triends as a joke, Mrs. Frances Blak ney, employe of the Pantages theater end bride of a few days, said yester day that she did not know wbo those friends were. The police were scouring the city for Mrs. Blakney Wednesday night following a report made by ber hus band, Keith Blakney, clerk at Roberts .Bros, store, that she had been stolen from him by two masked and armed men, who entered his home at 604 East Stark street at 9:30 o'clock in the evening. She returned home about midnight, after having been released by the kidnapers. Mrs. Blakney denied acquaintance with the woman accomplice who was in the machine in which she was taken away from her husband's home. She also declared she did not know the people in the house to which she was taken. She said she was per mitted to telephone from the house to let her husband and friends know that she was with friends. Man la Suspected. The police think they have the name of one of the ringleaders in the escapade. This man. who is suspect- is employed at the Pantages thea- prices are S&v J55 On Your O'coat and Suit Every Overcoat in the house, ranging in price from $25 to $75, is marked $5 less. Every style represented, both ultra modes and conservative. Among the handsome models displayed in the window, you'll find one that was just built for you. . . A group of suits marked $25 to $50 is also included in this special offer. They were bought months ago, and you share in the benefit because now fully 25 per cent higher. You'll find specials of unusual interest in our windows. We give S. & H. Stamps also Exclusive Kuppenheimer House in Portland, Or. The Oregonian, Tuesday, January 13th: "Shoes now on sale were made from leather costing SO cents to $1 a foot. Shoes now be ing made for spring are from material cost ing SO cents to $125' a footf plus higher costs for other materials and additional grants to labor" ter with the girl and lives at East Thirty-first and Siskiyou streets. 1 When Officers Pierce and Price, of the iiying squad, attempted to make an investigation at this residence Wednesday night, before the girl had been discovered, they reported that the lights had been turned off. The officers asked for the man sus pected, but was told he was away for two or three weeks. They had pre viously been notified that the man had not reported for work at the I theater because he was 111. The po lice then asked the proprietor of the house for permission to search the man's room. This request was denied. I The officers report that the girl re turned home about 45 minutes after this Incident. Blakney Tied to Chair. One of the men who participated in tne Kidnaping was described as feet tall, slender, with a thin face, black rimmed glasses and English walking shoes. This is the man said to be known by the police. The other! was 5 feet 7 or 8 inches tall, with a dark overcoat, dark hat and medium built. Both wore masks and carried automatic pistols. The two entered the kitchen where Blakney and his wife were sitting, he said, tied him to a chair with a dish lowei ana men carried the girl to a waiting automobile in which was a woman accomplice. Blakney said he managed to extricate himself from his bonds and ran out In pursuit, but I was dazed by a blow on the head. Mrs. Blakney was formerly Miss I Frances Penney and lived at 632 Sixth street. She was married to Blakney I last Sunday. xurs. ciaaney put in tne day as cashier at the Pantasres theater of fice yesterday following her exciting experiences oi tne preceding night. CIGARETTE FIGHT OPENS Initiative Petitions Placed: In Circa-1 lation in Oregon. Initiative petitions for the prohibi tion oi tne sale or handling in any form cigarettes in Oregon and also providing for the prosecution of per sons wno may emoke them, were put into circulation yesterday by D. E. Frost, former truant and probation officer at Oregon City. He announced that he will furnish copies to every cnurcn in Portland, and in that man nr he hopes to obtain sufficient Big' natures to out me Dill UP to tne neo- ?.L.e,HXt November ttt th neral OFF YOUR MORTGAGE "I have financed this proposed bill . V1EN BUY YOUR SHOES NOW. Special Famous Ralston Shoes Regular $10 and $12 values $S.S5 New arrivals not broken lots of odd size's street and dress shoes, built for service in all sorts of weather. Black, chocolate, mahogany, tan and two-tone ef fects. Some of them are on display in the window? Have you seen them? Sole Agents for Ralston Shoes in-Portland MORRISON AT FOURTH DUBB Series, W5. A4RADiANTriREMinstalIedl)y tta Portland OasefcUKe U solves dl fireplace troubles BLANKETSON SALE. Housewives, hotel and apartment house owners will find bargains in blankets and comforters at the Brownsville Woolen Mill store. Third and Morrison. Regular prices, always low, reduced. Adv. hole in the roof of the building be fore It was discovered. Little damage was done besides the destruction of belts and burning the roof. The mill had Just been built. personally, said Mr. Frost. "So far as I know no organization has sub scribed a cent toward it. BLANKETSFOR LESS. We are closing out a few lines of blankets alnd comforters on which we are overstocked. Our prices always lower than elsewhere are reduced for this sale. Brownsville Woolen Mill Store, Third and Morrison. Adv. In monthly Installments and really own your home. See us about your renewal. Special proposition. Port land Trust Co.. Sixth and Morrison. Adv. Mill Near Silver ton Pamsged. SIL.VERTOK, Or., Jan. IB. (Spe cial.) A small sawmill owned by a man named Gordon two miles west of this city, was damaged by fire early yesterday. The fire started in the boiler room and had burned a large GET OUR PRICES FOR STEAM COAL Salzer Valley Coal Co. Centralia, Wash. phth6iitheiDrugH Tasting Beats Thinking ttomi-uH atvEjua READY TO SEEVI Bioot was cms iwa oa YOUR taste only can tell you how delicious Drinket is. You'll like it for the taste and the aroma. YouH be glad it's good for you, because you like it Drinket is derived from nourishing grains; it's not only a delicious, but wholesome beverage, for children as well as grown ups. Only an instant to make it at your table. Give the children all they want they'll want it all right. Get Drinket at your grocers. This signature is your guarantee Kellsgx'a Drinket is prodne In th same modern, sani tary kitchens where Kellosff's Toasted Corn Flakes, Kel logg's Krumblcs and Kellogg's Krumbled Bran axe made. BARRELS AND KEGS. 344 Haw thorne. Western Cooperage Co. Adv. 99 'Red Rock Cottage Cheese gives yen. cream and butter fat in their most appetizing and nourishing form. Eat. more "Red Rock" it is a food. Freshly made daily. 1 Oregon-Made Pure Wool Suits Are Best by Test Our big tailoring shops have turned out 1000 Men's Suits Made of pure wool, latest styles and patterns; finest linings and trimmings, durably tailored and sold Mill-to-Man Direct from manufacturer to consumer, sav ing you $10 to $15 on your suit. $30 $35 $40 $45 $50 A visit will' convince you that an Oregon-made suit is best for you. Brownsville Woolen Mill Store Mill-to-Man Clothiers Third and Morrison .iSllsBliEiiP A PRINTER "follows copy usually but when he doesnt do so or. -when you wish person ally to explain 'some changes well, that's only one of the advan tages of our central ground floor location. 25,000 feet of floor space de voted to the production of quality printing, bookbinding and paper ruling and to a display of high grade desks, chairs and filing cab inets. Estimates cheerfully given. Glass &Prudhomme Co. u-mniuurm BOOKBINDERS DESKS f FILING CABINETS 5 Coffee Special fj 1 and 2 other money saving week-end offerings! Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root I For many years drug-glsta ha.v watched with much Interest the. re markable record maintained by Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the area-t kid ney, liver and bladder medicine. It Is a phyBiclJin'e prescription. Swamp-Root Is a etreng-theniTc medicine. It helps the kidneys, liver and bladder do the work nature In tended they should do. Swamp-Root has stood the tet of years. It Is sold by all drug-gists oa Its merit and It ehould help you. No other kidney medicine has so many friends. Be sure to a-et Swamp-Root and start treatment at once. However, if you wish first to test this great -preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer Sc. Co., BlnKbamton. N. Y., for a sample bottle. When writing- be sure and mention The Portland Oregonian. Adv. Fancy Suirar Corn, three for ROci per dozen SL.AU. This corn Is of extra Qualltv and fully equal to that usually aold for 25c per can. Hawaiian Pineapple, new pack. In finest cane suftar. Supreme brand. B'c cans for 4- I fix for B2.S5. Sup reme Brand. No. 1 cans, each SOci alx for Sl.lO. Turkish Coffee The old time hlgrh quality of this coffee has been fully maintained, and the price has not been advanced in line with many others. Special price for Friday and Saturday, per pound, soc A- 6IQI Fresh sprlna; vegetables are bexinnlns; to arrive from the south. Today we will have some fancy arreen peas at ro per pound: Strawberry Rhubarb 20c per pound. We are receiving dally an increasingly la r r' assortment of these vege tables, and we will be f:lal to tell you all abotrt t if you will call and see us or phone. Squabs are cheap at 60e each. Kippered Cod. per pound. IS.-kn This fish Is a local ?roduct. of very h 1 jr h od value. It is deli cious. Send a trial order today. Main 7 ZOO 290 STARK ST. BOOKS, OLD AND NEW Books Bought and Sold Books coverlna- every branch of literature. Automobile and tech nical books a speciilty. Johnson's Book Store S48 Mala St. Between 2! and 3d St a. ST HOTEL EWAR SAM FRANCISCO (Searf Street, tut oil Union Squar Famous tor good sendee, comfort and xcalteat cuisine at reasonable pries. Rates from $1.75 a Day Breakfast 40c and 75e. Ltmcn 60c: Sundays lac Dinner ei-zs; aunaais i.ou. Munielnal Car line direct to door. Motor bus meets trains and steamers, M Estab. 20 Years in Portland C. Gee Wo Root and Herb Remedies 162 J2 First St., Portland, Or. OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY Investigates all case of alleged cru elty to animals. Office, room 1EI courthouse. l'hone Main Si from S A. M. to 6 P. M. The society has full charge of the city pound at Its home, S3 5 Columbia boulevard. l'hone any time. Wood lawn 764. Don for Bale. Horse am bulance for &ick or disabled horses. Small animals painlessly electrocuted where necessary, and stray svniutala cured lor.