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HARCIT. 4, 1920 ; 13 3I0RXIXG" 'OREGOXIAX. THURSDAY, terinent. Mr. Tharp formerly resided j in Xamhill county. ALBANY. Or.. March 3. (Special.) 1NTERGHURCH WOBLD 1T - . ? .T - .n A nrnii mo nnmiKin Hhl.HI l-SS K 1 y h lllU..LIUU UIIIIIIEU CAUSES HEAVY FINE The- funeral of Clifford Simon, a former Albany young man, who died at his home between Tangent and Shedd Monday, was held at the family home today. Interment took place at the Masonic cemetery here where a short service was held. TRUCIvEE. CaL. March J. (Spe cial.) Miss. Helen Storey, daughter of A. J. Storey," manager of the com pany store' at Verdi, a lumber town near here, has died of influenza. Miss Portland Man Must Not Use Car for Four Months. Storey came to Verdi a few months ago irom iviamatn r ails, ur. sne was 17 yearn ui-ago. Ralph E. Diffendorfer plains Big Feaiure. Mri. L H. HiDDert of LICENSE MAY THEN ISSUE fceased. The body has been taken to uakland for cremation. Arthur L. Finlcy Leaving City Tor ' Rest and to Kecuperate Shattered Xerves; Arthur L. Finley. Portland under taker, was fined $250 in municipal court yesterday on charges of driving j an automobile wnile intoxicated and j of reckless driving. He was also sen tenced to refrain from driving an automobile for the next four months, or until the new state law for the licensing of drivers goes into effect. "If the secretary of state sees fit to issue Mr. Finley a license to drive after that time I shall have nothing to say," said Judge Hossman. No witnesses were heard on either side in the case, all the testimony being stipulated. for the city by Deputy City Attorney Etadter and for the defense by Attorneys Dan Powers and Bert Haney. Mr. Stadter declared he had wit nesses who would testify that Mr. Finley was intoxicated on the evening of February 10. and that he was driv ing an automobile at that time on the wrong side' of the street and collided with a Hawthorne street car at Sixth street and Hawthorne avenue. Fol- LA GRANDE. Or., March 3. (Spe cial.) FuneVal set-vices for the late Luke Ferguson, railroad engineer who died In Portland Sunday evening, will be held. from the Catholic church at 11 o'clock Thursday morning. Fergu son, whose early life was spent in Nevada, has been in La Grande for the past 23 years, being 63 yArs old at the time of his death. He has been with the railroad for 35 years. He leaves a widow, three daughters and two sons. RELIGIOUS SURVEY ON Speaker at Conference of Ministers Declares Real Situation to , Be Exposed Soon. lowing this collision he said his ivit nesses would testify that the autolno bile swerved to the right side of the street and 'ran into" an automobile parked there, badly damaging it. He said his witnesses would further . testify that previous to tjiat Mr. Finley had a slight collision with a Mount Scott car and also that he passed Union avenue on Hawthorne avenue on the wrong side of the street and drivini? 30 miles an hour. Mr. Stadteraid his witnesses would also show that a bottle containing a quantity of linuor was found, follow ing the accident, in Finley's car. Attorneys for the defense declared that -Finley was suffering from a state oi nervousness, verging. on a nervous breakdown, and that he had two complete physical collapses during the past year. Statements from Dr. Fred Gullette, Dr. J. K. Locke and Dr. Herbert F. I-eonard to the effect that Finley should leave the city and go to the mountains or to California on ac count of his physical condition were read by Mr. Haney. The attorneys jjpclared that ar rangements were already made to have Mr. Finley leave for California today, for a rest. In passing judgment Judge Ross man sid that he accepted as a fact that .Finley was intoxicated at the time. He also said he was willing to accept the statements of the phy sicians relative to the condition of the plaintiff. . He said he considered that the most Important thine was that the man should be deprived- of his machine as he clearly was not in condition to drive it READJUSTMENT DIVERTS MEN .TO FORMER POSITIONS. J, E. Davis Returns to O.-W. R. & N. .and F. H. Hocken Becomes Chief Freight Clerk of Line. . In the readjustment of the railroads a number of the men who were di verted to special organization work under the railroad administration are being replaced in their former compa nies. J. E. Davis, who has been chief clerk of the Portland district freight traffic committee at the offices in the Yeon building, has been appoint ed to the position of assistant chief clerk in the general freight depart ment of the O.W. R. & N. company. Frank H. Hocken has been appoint ed chief clerk in the general-freight department of the same line. He was formerly contracting freight agent and during federal control has been handling the work of the livestock and grain divisions in the office. Tom J. Dowd, secretary si the north Pacific export committee, will be joint agent of the export section at Port land for all of the lines. J. R. Helpenstein, heretofore head rate clerk, goes to the Seattle office of the Union Pacific as freight traffic agent under W. H. Olin. assistant general freight and passenger agent. In the general manager department of the Southern Pacific the appoint ment was announced of Harold F. Craig as secretary to John M. Scott, general passenger agent. Frank G. Lewis, heretofore secretary, assumes new duties as traveling agent of theJ passenger department with headquar ters at Kugene. $18 WAGE FOR WOMEN Washington Conference Sets Mini mum Kale for Pay. SPOKANE, Wash., March 3. An $18 minimum wage for women employed in restaurants and occupations termed as "public housekeeping" was de termined upon by the state industrial relief council at Olympia today, says a dispatch received here. The present minimum wage is $13.50. No agree ment was reached on the question of a six-day week, the dispatch said. Members of th.e conference are Mrs. Nellie Axpell of Tacoma. Mrs. J. Louis Davenport of Spokane and Mrs. Lillian Meehan of Seattle, reprefentng the employee: Louis F. Davenport of Spo kane. Otto H. Wolf of Seattle and James W. Robinson of Pullman, rep resenting the employers, and Mrs. James Menries of Tacoma, N.- D. Showaller of Cheney and Dr. Horace C. Mason of Seattle, representing the public. Obituary. . ALBANY. .Or., March 3. (Special.) The funeral of Frank Tharp, native son of Oregon who resided in this state during all of the 65 years of his life and who died at his home north of Albany Monday, was held to day at the Fisher-Braden chapel in this city. It was conducted by Rev. William L. Dtming, pastor of the First Christian church of Albany. The body was taken to McMinnville for in- CALIF. WOMAN HAS 30 For Two Years Was All Run T t1o I if, n Me World of Good,? She Says. "One year ago today I was in a hospital, but now since taking Taftlac I have not only gained 30 pounds in weight, but am enjoying better health than I have in years." said Mrs. K C. Luther. 318 Bucktorn street. Ingle wood. CaL "Before I began taking Tanlac. I had been in wretched health and in a ba,dly rundown condition for two years. I could not eat scarcely any thing and when I did manage' to force down a little something my stomach would become so badly, upset. I was In misery for hours. I was "In oon stant pain and my nerves were so badly upset I could get but little sleep. I gradually lost, weight until I Was little more than a frame and was so weak I could barely get about and could not begin to do my house work. . ., "I had tried many different treat ments and medicines, but none of them did me any good. Finally, my husband brought me .a bottle of Tanlac and I began taking It and almost immediately I commenced to feel better. I continued'taklng'it and continued to Improve until now I am in just fine condition. I have. a splen did appetite, eat anything I want without having a particle of trouble with my stomach , and can sleep all night long without ever waking up. My strength has entirely returned o that now I can do all my house work , with the greatest ease. I am surely glad my husband got Tanlac for me. for It has simply done me a world of good, and I will always have a good word to say. for it." Tanlac is sold In Portland by the Owl Drug company. Adv. LIMIT SENTENCE IMPOSED Burglars Who Beat Couple Get 52 Years in Prison. NEW YORK, March' 3. Raymond Rodriguez and Adriano Alvarez Herra who beat and robbed Mr. and Mrs. A. f.7. Broderick of Dallas, Tex., at the Hotel Knickerbocker last. December, were sentenced today to serve 52 years and six months each at hard labor in the state prison. They pleaded guilty. Judge Melntyre said he wished he could impose tha death penalty. Mr. Brodarick was struck on the head with a hammer and Mrs. Brode rick was bound and gagged. Then the burglars stole $30,000 in jewelry and cash and were captured after trying to escape by climbing down the front of the hotel. PALMER PLANS CAMPAIGN Democratic Candidate to Speak in Georgia and Michigan. WASHINGTON. March 3. Attorney-General Palmer said today he planned to speak in Georgia and Michigan in -his campaign for the democratic nomination for the presi dency. He was asked if he would visit the states which have favorite sons and replied laughingly: "Well, if they will Jet. Pennsyl vania alone, I guess I won't tread on their toes." 1 DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.' PORTLAND. March 3. Maximum tem perature. ;0 degrees; minimum tempera ture. 41 desrrees. Klver reading, s A. M., . feet; change m last -4 hours. 0.4-foot rise. Total ramral! (S P. M. to 3 P. M. , trace: total rainfall since September 1, 1!H!. 2J.0G inches: normal rainfall since September 1 33.19 inches: deficiency of rainfall since September 1. 1S1!. 10.13 inches. Sunrise. 6:40 A. M. ;. sunset, tf P. M.: total sunshine, none; possible sun shine. It hours 14 minutes. Moonrise :14 P. M.: moonset. 6:43 A. M. Barom eter (reduced sea level). 5 P. M., 30.18 inches. Relative humidity: 5 A. M.. 87 per cent: noon. 60 per cent; 5 P. M., 67 per cent. 1MB IVIiAlMBH.. - K K J Wind - , j -1 . . S - 2. a ,.g I STATIONS.' :. ? g Weather. Mi M 7 "What Is, the religious situation in a given county not wnat is the Meth odist or Presbyterian or Baptist or -I any one of a Jot of others" is the all- important feature of the survey being made throughout this country by the interchurch world movement, accord ing to the declaration of Ralph E. Diffendorfer, head of the home mis sions department, in an address before a large congregation of ministers and laymen at the White Temple last night. His statement was the conclu sion of a day filled with Important features, to be followed by sessions today and tomorrow. Dr. Diffendorfer set forth the pro gramme of, the movement which seeks to Inify the work of all evangelical churches and to eliminate waste of workers and funds to the end that the message of the church may be carried to the whole world in the most efficient manner. Scheme Is Sketched. The manner in which the surveys by counties are being made was sketched by Dr. Diffendorfer, who showed th,, practicability of the inter church plan, of working in close har mony with the various boards of the denominations and of the many ad vantages accruing from the ingath ering of the statistics of the units throughout the country. "From this we are able to locate the normal communities of every county," said Mr. Diffendorfer. "and are able to see for the first time the unevar.gelized territory of each coun ty, for every bit of land that lies out side the parish of a church Is beyond the pale of work of ay minister. If there are schoolhouses, we know there are people living there why are absolutely without the gospel of Jesus Christ. .- "Furthermore, we are able to dis cover the overlapping. "When this material is all gathered it will be sent to the different eccle siastical, boards for official action. "Every church in the United States will be touched by the interchurch survey. Every county, will be touched; every community." Story-Paiceant Featore- Foreign field survey reports occu pied the greater part of the sessions of the pastors' .section of the three day conference yesterday, a story pageant being a feature during the latter part of the afternoon, depicting the needs of India as to preachers and lay workers. Dr. Howell S. Vincent of New York had charge of -the programme and1 among other notables in attendance from distant points are Bruce Rich ard Baxter. D. D.; Frank C. English, M. D.; Mrs. Hal lie Linn Hill, Rev. Al fred E. Isaac, Dr. I. N. McCash, Alex ander Paul, Dr. John. Cobb Worley, R. E. Dunlap, R. H. Murphy, Freder ick A." Agar, 'Dr. tj. E. Crowther and Dr. R: S. Donaldson. About 450 of 600 Oregon pastors are attending. Conferences' will open this morning at 9 o'clock. At 5:30 this afternoon state and county representatives of the various departments of the inter church world movement will meet to discuss coming activities, and at 8:30 Mrs. William A. Montgomery will ad dress the state pastors' conference on the subject o.f "Women's Co-operation." 3 DAYS OF WONDERFUL SELLING Thursday, .Friday and Saturday only. Sale begins tomorrow, 9 A. M. Thisiis our third Limit Sale. Everything offered for these three days is limited in quantity to each buyer. This is something extraordinary. The Limit Sale is inaugurated for volume only, but since we limit the amount each customer can purchase, it gives hundreds a real chance to save and at the same time learn the ' great money-saving power of this good store. Read the prices and you will understand why it is necessary to limit quantity. - DlY GOODS DEPT. 40c Outing Flannel 07r White, yard wide limit 8 yards. 60c Devonshire Cloth 32 inches wide new patterns limit 6 yards. i 40c Dress Ginghams New plaids limit 8 yards. $4.50 Cotton Blankets 72x80 inches gray limit two pairs. 45c 27c $3.49 $2.98 $1.29 "LDBBYIHE" HOT PROVED OXE OP CASES AGAIXST BYKOX AND COMLVS DISMISSED. $4.00 Silkoline-Comforts Filled with new cotton one to customer. $2.25 Ladies' Umbrellas Limit one to customer. $1.75 Silk Poplins $1 OQ 36 in. black and all colors limit S yds. JL 4a.fl $3.00 Novelty Silks $1 CQ Satins, taffetas limit 6 yards. M. J $1.50 Granite Cloth QQr Wool and cotton copen. brown and green J'V limit 6 yards. $1.75 French Serges $1 OQ 42 inches wool and cotton all colors tl L sic limit 6 yards. " MEN'S FURNISHINGS 20c Canvas Gloves Only Q Knit wrist good quality limit 3 pairs. ' J $1.50 Leather Gloves 7Qtf Genuine leather, gauntlet style limit 1 pair. , 9 35c Dress Socks, Pair Olf Black and blue fine dress socks limft 4 pairs, mmd JL $2.50 Dress Shirts $1 QQ $1.29 $1.98 $1.69 MEN'S SUITS $30.00 Men's Suits Clfi ftfl Sizes 88 to 40, guaranteed half wool or tl) X " Vr " money refunded limit 1 suit. 1 $65.00 Serge Suits aX Aft Guaranteed all wool, heavy, fine wove w X A w V serge, all sizes limit 1 suit. OVERCOATS $25 Men's Overcoats . Balmacan model, side pockets, very de sirable, all sizes limit 1 coat. $40.00 Overcoats High-grade polo coating, all sizes, latest . style limit 1 coat. $12.50 $24.00 PANTS $4.00 Men's Pants For work or dress, all sizes limit 1 pair. $6.00 Men's Pants Worsted, fine quality dress pants, all sizes limit 1 pair. $2.50 Boys' Knee Pacts Tweed fabric, very serviceable, sizes 6 to 18 limit 2 pairs. $1.98 $3:69 $1.39 LADIES' COATS To $35.00 Coats 5Q fift d iff vs vs Winter and spring coats, regular, belted or aoiman styles, to ciose out limit $30.00 Sport Coats ClQ Q Latest sport coats, just arrived, wanted U Jl tIVl bright and dark shades, all sixes limit 1 1 coat. DRESSES $20 Serge Dresses Simply wonderful, new model, fin. erge, navy blua limit 1 dress. $30 Jersey Dresses Remarkable and unprecedented. Beauti ful new Jersey dresses In th. wanted hades 1 dress limit $10.69 $16.69 LADIES' WAISTS $10.00 Silk Waists tQ QQ Latest styles, pure silk crep. d. chine lf Kj J New shirts, soft and French cuff, sizes to n limit z snirts. $2.50. Union Suits Cotton ribbed, standard quality, all sizes limit S suits. -Mi 4o;o.oo:. 32 44;0.00. ,SE JOI 4ti O.oo lajSWIear 28; 100.001. .INE r.o o.oo jo se Pt. cloudy v-iouay 2(jl 30I0.2OI. . SW tClear 42 0.2Si. . E 640.00I10SW B2 6tH.00;2tt;SiS 4 14(0.02 . . IS 2H ;1S10.00 . .INK 88 52!o.0110IE 48 6li O.OOI.tISW 6 o.ooi.tisw 50I0.2B1.-.SW 33 5210.001. . NW 14 200.30!2fiiN 50 72O.0O!l2;sE 28 44i0.no14:SE 42 44 0.Io;4S SB 46 8!0.00i.v. W 28) 84'0.20.. is cloudy Clear Haker Bolae Boston Hilary .... Chicago Denver Des Molues. . Eureka ..... alveston Helena Juneau Kansas City. lxs Angeles, llarshfleld . Mel(ord Minneapolis . New Orleans New lork . North Head Phoenli ... Pncntallo .. Pnrtl.nd I 411 50 0.0OI.1IS RoseburK ...I 32!. 54!0.0O!.-.ISW Sacramento .1 38 OS O.OOi . . INE St. Louis ...J 36 46 n.10 26.SE G.lt I.k 30 40 0.02 .'.IS San Diego .. 50 e2jO.O0 .. NW S Franclsco.l 44! 08in.OO'10!W Seattle I 40 48!0.0014;SE Sltka ... ...I 26 42 0.00!.. IE Spokane .... 30 44 0. 00 .. S Tacoma I 4oi 60 0.01 . .!sW Tatoosh Isld. 421 44;0.30i20!E v.lrt. t 18l30l0.00 . . NE Waila Walla S2 4'0. 001. . SW cloudy Wavalnfloo.. oj so;u.vu . .hoe. v. iear Wlitnlmi ... -8 610.00 10 SW Cloudy Yakima I 30! 6210.001. .,SW Pt. cloudy Rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear (Cloudy i.iear Cloudy W (Cloudy bnow Cloudy viear Rain Clear ICIoudy IRaln Cloudy ' .lear Rain Clear Clear Cloudy IKaln Clear Cloudy Rain Rain Clear tA. M. today, lng day. P. M. report of preced- FORECA8T8. Portland and vicinity Rain; southerly winds. Oregon and Washington Rain; fresh to whole southerly gales along th. coast. Idaho Rain or snow. STORM WARNING. Southeast storm warnings ordered for all Washington and Oregon stations except Astoria. Storm off Vancouver island mov ing southeastward. Fresh to whole gales from Cape Blanco - north tonight and Thursday. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. - Main, 7070, A 6095- j Portland Attorney Scheduled to Continence Serving Sentence In About Two Weeks. SEATTLE, Wash., March S. (Spe cial.) When the government finished presentation of its case against Carlos L. Byron, Portland attorney, and Ed ward M. Comins. attorney of Seattle, charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice by "lobbying" among grand jury witnesses in July, 1919, Federal Judge Neterer dismissed the charges on motion of the defense. Dismissal was allowed on the ground that evi dence presented by the government was insufficient to warrant the case being given to the Jury. The allegations against Byron and Comtns were that they attempted to influence the opinion of Harold E, Shirll of Friday Harbor, a witness who was waiting to be called before the grand Jury when they were eon sidering an Indictment charging the attorneys with fraudulent use of the mails to promote a land-grant filing scheme. They were found guilty In federal court two weeks ago of the mails charge. The extreme penalty in the caso is 27 years' imprisonment and $55,000 fine. There is no minimum. Sentence has not been announced. Two other cases involving fraudu lent land-grant filing schemes are pending against the same attorneys in the federal court here. Byron is at' liberty on $10,000 bail on a simi lar charge of which he was found guilty in 1918, and on which he was sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment at McNeil island. He -is scheduled to begin serving the Portland sentence after March 20 next. $3.50 Union Suits Worsted finish, 'fine quality, light' weight limit 2 suits. $3.00 Flannel Shirts Good quality, all sizes, several shades , 'limit 2 shirts. 15c Soft Handkerchiefs Q0 Soft hemstitched handkerchiefs limit 5. Uv $5.00 Wool Jerseys 9 QQ Guaranteed all wool or money refunded, Uuaf all sizes limit 1 sweater. . . 75c Suspenders Now QQr Men's fine suspenders, standard quality limit VlV 1 pair. $2.75 Overalls for (M QO All sizes, stan3ard brand, blue denim, JL J hcI union made limit 1 pair. BOYS' SUITS $12.50 Boys' Suits QC Sizes 8 to 17. latest style, tweed fabric tiVWrCj limit 1 suit $20.00 Boys' Suits M 1 CC Choice of the house at $20. all sizes till XJJ limit 1 suit. 90c Percale Blouses Sizes 6 to 15 limit 2 for 1 boy. BOYS' BLOUSES 59c $1.50 Boys' Blouses QQn Fine quality percale, all sizes limit 2 for 1 boy J KJ BOYS' OVERALLS $2.25 Boys' Overalls CM OQ Heavy blue denim with bib, all sizes 6 to lf JL (sU 16 years limit 1 pair. and silk georgette, long or short sleeve colors, all lzes -1 waist to a customer. SHOES Ladies' Shoes, the Pair QOc Ladles' oxfords and pump., sizes li and I and J S 8 only, good style., qualities easily worth to $ limit 1 pair. $8.00 Cushion Shoes M QQ Dr. Arthur cushion comfort ladles' soft tif A kid shoes, plain toe, rubber heels, all sizes 1 pair to customer. $9.00 Ladies' Shoes $C QQ Black or brown high dress shoes. ooil.liVW ouality kid medium or hlith heel, all sizes, latest style 1 pair limit. $4.50 Boys'-GinY Shoes djo fiQ All sizes for boys, girls up to els. 2, dJ J standard quality 1 pair to a child. $7.00 Men's Shoes $0 fiQ Gunmetal dress shoes, button, medium 1JJ6JS broad toe 1 pair limit. $7.00 Work Shoes CM fiQ Columbia brand, genuine leather, mad. 1M A J J , for service, all sizes 1 pair limit. $1.75 Boys' Suits $1.19 Boys' play suits, sizes 1 to years, long sleeves, khaki limit 2 suits for 1 boy. t $2.50 Boys'-Suits $1.69 For big boys, one-piece blue denim overall suits, sizes 9 to 10 years limit 2 .suits. r 3P Corner. Fourth and Washington Streets SPOKANE DEPOSITS LESS General Business Expansion - Held Cause of 10 Million Drop.' SPOKANE, Wash., March 8. A dei crease of nearly $10,000,000 during the last two months was recorded by Spo kane bank deposits today's bank call developed. Deposits February 28 totaled $52,542,830 compared with $62, 437,722 December 31. General business expansion, calling for Investment of Idle money, waa ascribed by bankers as the reason. Conspiracy Cases Dismissed. I' SEATTLE, March 3. Federal court cases against C. I Byron, Portland, Or., and E. M. (Jomyns, beattle, both lawyers, charging them with conspir acy to obstruct .Justice by lobbying among grand Jury witnesses were dis missed here today by United States District Judge Jeremiah Neterer. Two weeks ago Byron and Comyns were found guilty of using the mails to de fraud claimants of government land. : WAGE CONFERENCE OPENS MINIMUM PAY FOR WOMEN IN WASHINGTON TO BE DECIDED. Employes, Employers and Public Represented In Discussion on ' Many Involved Questions. 4 . " OLYMPIA, Wash, March S. (Spe cial) The minimum wage conference opened in senate chambers today with Chairman C. H. Tounger, state labor commissioner, presiding. ' Represen tatives of employers and employes in the hotel and restaurant business urged all phases of the question of how much pay a waiter or chamber maid must have in order to live properly. Other questions to be answered are: Should women be required to work more than four hours without a rest period; when a uniform Is required, who shall pay for it and who shall launder it; when board and room are furnished, how much shall be de ducted from the wage; what time shall . be allowed for meals; when rooms are furnisnea snail tney do heated and sanitary; shall women ele vator operators work at night; shall women be employed ' as bell hops; shall women work seven days each week and shall a room be provided for change of clothing? Members of the Industrial welfare commission, consisting of Mrs. W. S. Griswold and M. H. Marvin, Seattle; Mrs. W. J. Kennedy, Tacoma; Mrs. George P. H. Hardgrove, Spokane, and Mrs. W. H. Udahl, secretary, listened with Chairman Tounger to an open discussion of the problems presented for the benefit of the mini mum, wage conference , which will recommend Its findings to the welfare commission. Nine conferees are parti cipating. Representing employers are utto a. Wolf. Seattle; Louis F. Davenport, Spokane; James W. Robinson. Pull man. Representing employes are: Mrs. J. Wood, Mrs. Lillian Meehan, Seattle; Nellie Axpell, Tacoma, and representing the public are Horace C. Mason, Seattle; Mrs. James Mensies, Tacoma; N. D. Showalter, Cheney. The welfare commission may either accept or reject recommendations of the conference commission, but can not change them. Today's conference was called in response to a general protest that women and girls employed In public housekeeping work could not live on the present minimum wage of $13.20 and meet the requirements of their work. , Senator T. D. Rockwell appeared for associated hotel men of the state and both organized and unorganized employers and employes were repre sented so fully that the gathering filled te senate chamber. No deci sion was attempted by the conference today, i From- opening mention of a mini mum wage of $18 a week the day's discussion developed into argument from the employes for a minimum of $25 a week. Hotel men representatives expressed no doubt but they could reach an agreement on wages. - SHIPPER DENIES DEBTS SHIPPING BOARD SCORED AND DELAYS ARE RELATED. Reed Club Elects. An economics club is the latest student organization at Reed college for tho purpose of extra-curricular strfdy., Wllliam Fordyce, Herbert Heff and Marjorie Fulton have been elected as president, librarian and secretary. The first formal business of the meeting was a talk by R. H. Staehli on his personal experience with "wobblies ' as field agent for the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen. Reed to Hear Noted Speakers. Important assemblies, open to the public, will occur at Reed college to day. Mrs. Mary B. Talbert, a leading colored woman of America, will speak at 10 o'clock in Reed chapel on some phases of the negro question. - Under the auspices of the Reed social science club Mlrza Ahmad Schrab, noted Per sian educator and lecturer, vAU speak In the men's social room at 7 o clock, following dinner. Mr. Schrab is in terested In American government and the exchange of international ideas Warrant Served on Logger. Steve Blanken, logger, was, served with a warrant yesterday afternoon charging him with larceny by bailee pf an automobile valued at $300. His bail was placed at $1000. Charges were preferred against Blanken by C. A. Gore of 525 Alder street. The action is said to involve an automo bile which Blanker was purchasing on the installment plan. Action Started to Vacate Involun tary Bankruptcy Proceedings ' Begun by Government. NEW YORK, March S. Declarations that the shipping firm of E. D. Dim mlck & Co. "does n. t owe one dollar to any creditor" were made by Kirk A. Landau, general manager for the company, who today ,said steps have been taken to vacate the Involuntary petition in bankruptcy involving $1. 500.000 for charter here filed against the firm yesterday by the United States shipping board emergency fleet corporation. To the contrary, the statement asserts, the firm has pending suits against the shipping board to recover $2,091,330. According, to Landau, his firm ne gotiated in 1918 with the shipping board for charter of ten wooden ships. Trans-Atlantic freight rates were such that the proposed charter ap peared profitable, he said. It is alleged that rates later were lowered so that operation under the charter hire would have been unprof itable, and the ten ships which were to have been delivered "not later than February 20, lJl9," were not deliv ered for many months afterward. It also Is said that ships were de layed by reason of "repeated break downs and other causes, chargeable to Improper construction, and unsea worthiness." The shipping board authorized ad justment of the alleged claims which, the statement said, were never made, and meantime that the boats "con tinued to operate In a manner more befitting river scows, than ocean steamers. Grout, has been maxing a name for himself and the Reed physics depart ment. A short time ago Grout waa of ficial tester of tractor oils before the farmers' convention at Goldendale, Wash. The tests administered by hjm were some that hnve been worked out under the direction of Pr. A. A. Knowlton and are used to determine the efficiency of various oils. Grout was given three hours on the conven tion programme. R1 The Oregnnl.n cLsidfied ads INFLUENZA (SER51S Netherlands Minister Confirmed. WASHINGTON. T. C March . The senate today confirmed the nomina tion of William Phillips, assistant sec retary of state, to be minister to The Netherlands and Luxemburg. mis.inii.si imi hum BY VALENTINE MOTT PIERCE, M. D. Influenza is produced by a baciilus or germ cominff chiefly from dis charges from the nose, throat and lungs of the person who coughs, sneezes, or spits. The person at tacked feels, chilly, develops a high temperature usually accompanied by headache and "ache all over'' as It is usually described. If you have the above symptoms get into bed as quickly as possible, after a hot mustard foot bath. gtoUU of Tti"""" Blaanlflsd war e.000 Times. Take a good purgative, such as one ' : William Grout Making Record. William Grout. Reed college sopho more, and son of City Superintendent made up of May-apple, leaves of aloe, root of Jalap, and sold in every drug store as Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Then surround yourself .with hot water bottles. It is a fact mentioned by physicians of the largest experience,that the effort on the part of nature to throw off the poisons results sometimes in inflammation of the kidneys. It is therefore very important to aasi; t nature in " eliminating the toxins (poisons) from the body thru the bowels, skin and kidneys. Not only should this be carefully attended to by the sick, but by the. person who wishes to ward off an attack. A new kidney remedy called. 'Anuric" (anti-uric) can be obtained of the druggist. This "Anuric" flushes the bladder and kidneys and throws off the poisons (toxins), and should be taken with hot water or bet lemonade.! Gear. the nose with some good antiseptic spray or Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.. It is, of course, unneccsBary for me to emphasize this, keep' strong and healthy, fear neither germ nor "Flo ." and observe the three C's t A Clean skin, Geaa bowels, Clean nose and mouth and you have half won the battle I t r r. t