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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1920 6 1 ' i -.1 - .. -t . I i .-I 3 i-, ! 'J f 5 iO JO ALIENATION SUIT IS DISMISSED Love Pentagon Aired in Court Lost by Wife. JURY ACTON REFUSED Practitioner's Spouse Fails to Prove Malicious Injury by Mrs. Loto PilWington of Astoria. Complete failure of the plaintiff to produce testimony Indicating that Mrs. Loto B. Pllklnston. wife of Dr. R. J. Pilkingion of Astoria, has alien ated the affections of Charles L- Bru baker, former Christian Science prac titioner, or that any of her acquant ance with him had been based on a malicious attempt to injure his wife, resulted yesterday in the. refusal of Circuit Judge Gecre-e Bingham of fcalem, sitting In Portland, to permit the 150,000 alienation case to go to the Jury. Motion of the defense for a non-suit, made at the close of the plaintiff's case, was granted. In the course of cross-examination the defense disclosed the activities of two other women in the life of Bru baker, prior -and subsecfuent to his acquaintance with Mrs. Pilkington, casting a large and wet blanket over the contention of the plaintiff that Mrs. Pilkington had broken up har home. Mrs. Brubaker's own testimony in a church hearing in which it was sought to disbar one Mrs. Mary K. Fleming, Christian Science practi tioner, was flashed unexpectedly on the plaintiff by Mrs. Pilkington's counsel yesterday. In black and white were the assertions, which Mrs. Bru baker was forced to admit were her . own, to the effect that Mrs. Fleming had caused Brubaker to change in his attitude toward his wife. Domestic Pentagon Aired. Mrs. Gertrude Sloper is the other woman brought into the domestic pentagon it lost all resemblance to the usual triangle the first day .of the trial the defense charging that Bru- lakcr lived openly with Mrs. Sloper In Astoria and that this was the cause of his being read out of the church. No denial of the charge was made by the plaintiff. The sole direct testimony concern ing the relations between Mrs. Pil kington and Brubaker was given by Kosi-oe Brubaker. 17-year-old son of the estranged couple. Other evidence of the plaintiff on which the case was based was an alleged conversation between Mrs. Pilkington and Mrs. Brubaker at the tatter's home. In which Mrs. Pilking ton was supposed to have admitted that shu had tried to get Brubaker to leave hi3 wife, "not knowing what a good woman she was." Fostoria Bru Laker. daughter, supported testimony of her mother concerning this con versation, in part.. traction for his wife was more ani mal than spiritual did not originate during bis acquaintance with Mrs. Pilkington was evidence developed by the defense in cross-examination of Mrs. Brubaker yesterday morning. Taking attorneys for the plaintiff completely by surprise. Attorney C. G. Fulton sprang an admitted copy or a cnurcn board hearing dated Au gust 31, 1H7, in which Mrs. Brubaker told of the bad Influence Mrs. Flem ing had exercised over her husband. According to the defense, the infatu ation for Mrs. Fleming ceased only four months before Brubaker made the acquaintance of Mrs. Pilkington and was the real basis of his broken home. Under the , examination, Mrs. Bru baker admitted that she had been ex pelled from the Christian Science church. She declared that the expul sion resulted because she had brought the auit against Mrs. Pilkington. SPLIT SESSION - HO MILTOX A. 'MJLLER THIXKS LAWS PASS TOO FAST. Ex-Senator, Now Collector, Thinks More Time Would Be Given to Bills Under New System. MILL COfllPANY ASKS 5420,000 DAMAGES Sales Manager Testifies to Board's Promises. as MAXIMUM OUTPUT WANTED Government Contends Contract Bid Not Compel Acceptance of En tire Quantity Produced. Son 'Sits On1 His Father. Harry It. Brubaker, son, who Joined the navy April 6, 1&17, testified to the peaceful married life of the Bru baker. in which there had been no quarreis prior to 1917. He told of an incident early in 1917 in which he "took his father down and sat on him" because Brubaker swore at his wife, the boy's mother. The only other time, the son testified, he had ever heard his father swear, was at a horse. Usually opposed to taking a case from the hands of a jury, this being the second in four years in which he had taken such action. Judge Bing ham held that the evidence had been entirely inadequate. Alienation Xot Proven. 'In this sort of an action, it must be affirmatively proved that the de fendant did alienate the affections &nd that this was done maliciously, with Intent to injure the plaintiff." aid the jurist. "As I view the case, the plaintiff has not made out a case within the rules laid down by the supreme court. 3n 1915, evidence showed Mr. Brubaker had experienced something of the ame nature with a Mrs. Fleming, that she Inculcated the same doc trines charged against' Mrs. Pilking ton. No act has been shown by which Mrs. Pilkington sought to acquire the affection of Mr. Brubaker. 'In April, 3917, she visited the wife at her home and said she was not aware what a good woman she was and what a lovely family she had according to Mrs. Brubaker's own testimony. Her statements to Mr. Brubaker concern ing his family life, if made, must have been based on his own assertions re garding bis relationship with his wife. - 'Letters introduced in the case go to show the state of mind of Mr. Bru baker, but they have not been con nected with Mrs. Pilkington and are not competent evidence. I am unable to see any evidence of malice and with the letters out of the case there is nothing left in the case. The mo tion for a non-suit is granted." Brubaker's discovery that his at - Milton A. Miller' Is a champion of the proposed divided session of the legislature. Before he was appointed collector of internal revenue, Mr. Miller was for many years a member of the legislature, being state sena tor from Linn county. He contends that there is always a rush in the last few days of the session, and the last hours, especially, and it is then that laws are enacted without proper con sideration, resulting in many lnstan ces in freak statutes. , "If an amendment is proposed the constitution to divide the legis lative session, I will certainly give it my support, declares Mr. Miller. "In a certain session of the legis lature, one-half of the laws 83 were enacted during the last 15 days On the last day there were passed general laws, 17 local laws, and six joint measures. On the next to th last day tnere were passed 59 gen eral laws. 20 local laws, and one Joint resolution. A total of 173 enact ments, or one-fifth the work of the session in two days. . "L will grant that some of this grist had been ground out In com mittee, but how fine could even : a committee grind so much grist? "There are 24 hours in one day in 48 hours 173 laws had been passed, or one law every 16 minutes. But as the legislature sat only 12 hours day these rules of human conduct wore created at the rate of one every eight minutes. f i "At the closing hours and days of a session members are worn out. That together with the rush of business frequently causes but little. If any, consideration to be given to measures that are rushed through. Take, for example, the late special session of the Oregon legislature. Some 40 odd measures were passed the last night of the session and but few if any of the same were printed." E ARSON TRIAL TO GO TO JURY EARLY THIS MORNING. Confession of Excessive Valuation on Studio Property Is Made at Examination. The fate of L. S. McXutt, accused of arson in connection with a fire which burned up moving-picture films saidy the state to have been Worth ies.-, nut nuiLii lie iinu IUBUICU iur 16000, will go to a jury in the court of Circuit Judge Stapleton this morn ing. The opening argument was made by Samuel H. Pierce, deputy district attorney, yesterday. O. A. Me.N'eal waived argument for the de fense, barring John A. Collier, repre senting the Pacific coast fire preven- ion bureau, from concluding for the prosecution.. In the trial, which has lasted a week, the state failed to connect Mc Nutt directly with the setting of the fire. He produced an alibi to show that he was a Aurora, Or., the night of the blaze. To this the state re plied that the fire might have been set by an accomplice or that McNutt might have made the hour's run to Portland in his automobile sometime in the night. The prosecution con tended that McNutt was the only man connected with the moving-picture concern who knew of the insurance and was the only one one who stood to profit greatly by the fire. Collier elicited the admission that studio property, which inventoried 11854.70 on McNutt's own figures, had been insured for $4000 and had been represented to the state corporation commissioner as being worth flO.uOO. VANCOUVER, Wash., March J. (Special.)-V-The second day of the trial of the Siler Mill company's suit against the United States spruce pro duction corporation, 'n which the plaintiff seeks to recover 4420,000 damages -because of the ' cancellation of a contract to get out spruce, be gan today with W. C. Cramm, secretary-treasurer of the Siler. MJ1J com pany, on yie witness stand. Thomas W. Tebb, sales manager of the Pacific Coast Lumber agency and who also served on the war emer gency spruce council at the Invitation of Secretary of War Baker, said that Colonel Disque made the statement In Aberdeen early in 1918 "that if the war ended tomorrow,, the spruce pro gramme would take' all spruce deliv ered in the next 18 months" for the cutup plant located in Vancouver bar racks here. Quantity ft'amed Was Minimum. Mr. Tebb continued that the offi cers of the aircraft board promised to protect the Pacific coast lumbermen in event of the failure of the gov ernment's programme; that the gov ernment constantly urged upon the lumber camps "capacity production and that the amount of spruce to be delivered named in. the contract was the minimum and was for filing and reference purposes only in Washing ton, D. C, and to estimate appropria tions. He added that the govern ment's policy was to urge the lumber men to assume as large financial bur dens as possible in getting out. the spruce, so as to expedite the work. One of the most Important points of the suit is article & of the contract bet-ween the government and the lum ber mills which wee working for the government. The contract reads "that in view of existing conditions, it is hereby further agreed between the government aid the party of the sec ond 'part that the- plant will be oper ated to its fullest capacity and night shifts added if possible during the term of the contract." The contract, from this wording, does not bind the government to take the entire output of the mill, accord- ng to attorneys for thO defense. Tracts oi limber Land nought. Jacob Slier, president of the com pany, was a witness to prove that arge tracts of timber land were bought, so that the contract with the government could be fulfilled, and told of the efforts exerted in getting out the spruce. William Turner of Raymond, super visor of construction and member of the aircraft board for the state of Washington, said he was in frequent conference with the heads of the spruce division in Portland, who had always urged the largest possible production upon the- northwestern mills. He testified that they were urged to assume financial obligations to the limit and the Siler Mill com pany responded to this. Howard Jaynes, secretary of the Wlllapa Lumber company, said one mill could lose while another would rofit by their method of sawing. The average amount paid by the govern ment for spruce logs, all grades, was (1 per 1000 leet, gross. The suit is, based on estimated roflts of J70 per 1000 feet for 6.000,- 000 feet, to have been supplied in the 1 months th,e contract had yet to run. districts, by mendicants who tell va rious "hard luck" stories to gain money from the residents of the city, according to reports which have been made to the police. The police have been asked to keep a lookout for these beggars, most oi whom are fakirs, and put a stop to the practice by some summary ar rests. One' man who gave the name of Robert Williams Is reported to have been operating In the Piedmont dis trict with a story of having just got ten out of quarantine and consequent ly of being hard up. Inspection of the records of - the health bureau shows that a Robert Williams has not been under quarantine in the city. Another man was reported to have claimed to be stranded on the way home -from an 'Epworth (league con vention in' Seattle and to have gained considerable donations by . his story. IS ASLEEP B4 DAYS JOHN LLEWELLYN AFFLICTED "WITH SLEEPING SICKNESS. WHAT DOES YOUR V MIRROR REVEAL? to Myrtle Point ' Resident Seems Relish Food, but Remains in Deep Slumber. NORTH BEND, Or., March 3. John Lewellyn, a resident of Myrtle Point, who was brought to Mercy hospital here afflicted with sleeping sickpesflT has passed the 64th day of the dis ease without any apparent change in his condition. During this period he has remained in a complete comatose condition and . all efforts to arouse him from the unnatural slumber have nroved futile. It is' the first case of sleeping sickness reported in this section and on account of the peculiar nature of the malady it is attracting considerable attention and is being closely studied by the local physi clans. The. ability .of the sleeping man to partake of food with seeming relisn and retain a certain amount of physi cal strength and vigor. while in the lethargic condition causes his physi cians to entertain hopes for his re covery. SLEEPING SICKNESS ' HERE Three New Local Cases Are Re ported to Health Bureau. Three new cases "of lethargic en cephalitis, commonly referred to as sleeping sickness," were reported to the city health bureau yesterday. The three persons afflicted with the dis ease are J. H. Misson, Sixty-third ave nue and Sixty-sixth street Southeast: Mrs. L. Rex, 374 Third street,! and Grace Hall, 361 East Seventy-seventh street North. . ' None of the cases have been ob served by members of the city health office, but each report bears the nota tion that the disease is in a mild form. When a growing girl becomes pale, complains of exhaustion, dizzy spells, headache and .stomach trouble, she should know that these are evidences of anemia or bloodlessness. A glance j in the mirror will tell the story. There is immediate need for a tonic, a sys tem builder that will so completely; restore the missing qualities to the blood- that every part of the body will share in th benefit. I t- A good example of the result of j wise treatment In a case of this kind ' is the story of Miss Mary McArthur of No. 1010 South Fifth street, Ta-1 coma. Wash. I "When I was a girl I was operated on, for enlarged glands in the neck," i said Miss McArthur, when seen re cently at her home. "A second and third operation were necessary and I was left In very feeble health. I had i expected to recover my strength a j few months after the operation, bat j gained so little that I was hardly able to get about .My appetite was very poor and I didn't have any color. This condition continued for years and sometimes I became so bad that I had to give up work and go to bed. I suffered from headaches, breathless ness after little effort and general weakness.' -.-.. "A friend of my ..mother recom mended Dr. Williams- Pink Pills, as they had- helped her. I followed her advice and began the treatment. My appetite was the first to show the effects of the pills. I began to eat and enjoy a hearty meal. It wasn't a great while before I picked up strength and increased in weight: My color is god and I am happy to say I haven't had any serious illness since. My only regret is that I didn't know about Dr. Williams' Pink Pills sooner, as I should have been saved many years of suffering. I am sure that others in need of a tonic will find Dr. Williams' Pink Pills an ex cellent remedy." A valuable booklet, "Building up the Blood," will be sent free upon re quest! Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all druggists or will be sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price, 60 cents per box, by the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, I, x. Adv. - - Gray's still at selling fine old prices! that'on February 18 of this year the defendant, with intent to injure the plaintiffs good name and credit ana to bring him into public disgrace, made charges before the district at torney that the plaintiff and others forged the defendant s name to a tele gram. The complaint further says tnat at his trial on this charge the plaintiff was acquitted and the case was dis missed upon the motion of the dis trict attorney. - Good Chesterfield Suits at $40, $50 and $60! New Priees must go into effect soon; will be from $15 to $25 a suit higher. So we can only urge our patrons to buy now and make the saving. Money saved is money made. Through our rrofit-Sharing Plan you save from $5 to $10 on the Suit or Overcoat bought here. Compare for yourself and see. C03IPARE GRAY'S COMPARE GRAY'S I COMPARE GRAY'S 0 PATIENTS ABE SENT BACK INSANE HOSPITAL REFUSES TO ACCEPT FEEBLE-MINDED. Crowded Condition of Home Given as Explanation of Action Taken by County Judges. BOYS TOIL BANK ROBBER BCRGLAR AT JEFERSON FLEES WHEN DISCOVERED. SHE DARKENED HER GRAYJAIR Tells How She Did It With a Home Made Remedy. Mrs. E. H. Boots, a well-known resident of Buchanan County, la-, who darkened her gray hair, made the following statement: "Any lady or gentleman can darken their gray or faded hair, and make it aoft and glossy with this simple remedy, which they can mix at home. To half a pint of water add 1 ounce of bay rum, one small box of Harbo Compound and 4 ounce of glycerine. These ingredients can be purchased at any drug store at very little cost. Apply to the hair every other day until the gray hair Is darkened suffi ciently. It does not color the scalp; Is not greasy and does not rub off. It will make a gray-haired person look 10 to 10 years younger." Adv. Shave, Bathe and Shampoo with one Soap. Cuticura Cntirat opllfsoritforsfetTTsorsT WMIRIN Ml 1 Y AfWth Movies Alesome-aeansiRg -Refreshing na lcsr Eyes Used Care!by item. BLIND BENEFIT 'PLANNED Mayor1 Appoints Committee to Ar range Auditorium Show. Tickets for the benefit entertain ment to be held at the public audito Hum next Monday night to raise funds to be used In the campaign planned, to obtain an industrial and employment school in this state for the blind were placed on sale at Sher man. Clay & Co.'s store yesterday. A. high class vaudeville show is planned by the committee appointed by Mayor Baker. The building trades council yesterday purchased -$25 of tickets. Prominent club women are now canvassing -the city selling tickets and additional volunteers are desired to communicate with Mrs. Alexander Thompson at the Seward hotel. Details for the entertainment Are being worked out by Frank Coffin berry and George O. Brandenburg. Managers of the theaters of the city are contributing acta. . TOVN TO VOTE ON SCHOOL Population of Ridge field, Wash., Shows Marked Increase. VANCOUVER, Wa'sh.. March 3. (Special.) The school population of Riderefield, waah., tnis county, is growing so rapiily that an addition to the present school building has been deemed a necessity. A mass meeting was held there this week, when it was voted to hold a special election Satur day. Maoch 6, to vote the bonds for the building. Dennis Nichols, an architect of this city, has estimated that the cost of the addition, 4xy reet, win be 1S, 000. The voting of the bonds in that school district will Increase the tax levy 4 mills. , Sohrab to Talk Again. The Bethel society will hold a meet ing at the B'nai B'rlth building at Thirteenth and Mill streets this after noon at 2 o'clock. The Persian scholar, Mirz Ahmad Sohrab, will speak on "The Capture of Jerusalem General Aiienby,- ... Revolver Is Pointed at- Passersby, Who Run and Give Alarm. No Funds Taken. JEFFERSON, Or., March 3. (Spe- ial.) While passing the Oregon State bank at 3 A. M. today, Henry Smith and a couple of companions no ticed a stranger standing at the bank desk. The boys stopped for a closer look, when' the man pointed a revolver at them and the boys ran. They gav an alarm, but when officers reached the scene the would-be burglar had vanished. Investigation showed that entrance had been effected by "jimmying" the front door of the bank with a chisel. The knob to the vault In which se curities were kept was broken off, but no attempt had been made to open the manganese safe In which the bank funds were kept. A hammei and punch taken from the local black smith shop and a hammer and chisel taken from the chest of a Southern Pacific carpenter were left by the burglar - in. his hurried getaway. A number of new railroad spikes were also found. An automobile was seen hurriedly leaving the city at about the time. headed north, and , It is thought to have contained the burglar. Deputy Sheriff Bower was on the scene in a few hours and has some strong clues. No damage was done excepting the breaking off of the combination knob of the bank vault. The bank carries burglar insurance to the amount of its deposits. VOTERS TO DECIDE ISSUE Clatsop County People -to Pass on - Naval Base Question. A8TORIA, Or., March 3. (Special.) A special election Is to be called for May 21 for the people of Clatsop county to authorize the county court to purchase the site for the proposed naval base and present the property to the government. This was decided upon at a joint meeting of the Port of Astoria- commission and the county' court. While the committee apDOinted to appraise the various tracts composing tpe proposed site nas not tiled Its re port, it la understood that the ques tion to be submitted to the people will be to authorize the county court to pay not to exceed '100,000 for the property, as that was the amount Of the original options. SALEM, Or., March 3. (Special.) Patients sent to the state hospital for the insane who are found to be feeble minded and not eligible for treatment at the asylum, will be returned to the counties from which they are com mitted, according to action taken by the state board of control here today upon recommendation of Dr. R. Lee Steiner, superintendent of the hospi tal. There are at present ten feeble-, minded persons in the hospital, ac cording to Dr. Steiner, and these were ordered transferred to the feeble minded home. It was charged by Dr. Steiner that because of the crowded condition of the feeble-minded home, county judges had taken advantage of the hospital authorities and were sending these patients to the state hospital. L. S. Compton, warden of the state penitentiary, reported to the board that more than 1500 cords of wood had been cut at the prison wood camp during the past three months at a cost of $3.15 a cord to the institution. Harold Dlmlck, senior at, Willam ette university,' was employed as physical director at the tUite train ing school at a salary of J73 a month. Eugene Besto was engaged as man ager of company C.-which comprises a large percentage of the older boys at the same institution. A formal report dealing with the proponed establishment of a perma nent industry within the walls of the penitentiary Is expected to be pre sented to the board of control at its next meeting This' report will be based upon the recommendation of Dr. Lee Stein er, who a short time ago investigated plants conducted in penal institutions in other states. MILL BELTING DAMAGED Some Acts of Vandalism Reported in Reedsport Vicinit. MARSHFIELD, Or., March 3. (Spe cial.) Vandals Reedsport yester day cut the main drive belt in the C. McC. Johnson sawmill. The cul prit slashed the belt in diagonal cuts. three on one side and two on the other. The damage was discovered before the mill was started, or more damage would have resulted. Another act also perpetrated was the placing- of nails in the engine of a piledrlver working on the water front. It Is believed both deeds took place during the night. So far as known, there la nobody upon whom suspicion falls. NEW AUXILIARY TO FORM A Women's Branch of Travelers' Pro- tective Association Elects Today. The ladies' auxiliary to the Travel ers' Protective association will be or eanized at the Hotel Portland thi: afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. officers elected and by-laws adopted. All women relatives of members of th association in good standing are eli gible for membership, and it is ex pected that a good strong organiza tion will be effected today. When the national travelers' con vention meets in this city June 14, several hundred of the women will be here and the auxiliary now being formed here will take care of the entertainment while the convention work is being Conducted by the men. Theater parties, drives-1 around - the city and nearby points are among the things planned ror tne visitors to in convention In June. All women who have a member or the Travelers' Protective association in their families are urged to attend the meeting today. TRADE ATTACHES WANTED State Chamber of Commerce Favors Retention, of. Bureau. The board of directors of the Stat Chamber of' Commerce adopted reso lutions asking congress to continu to maintain commercial attaches an trade commissioners in foreign coun tries. The reported intention to dis continue this practice is regarded as a backward step and failure to keep faith with the young men of the na tion who have been interested in studying foreign trade and relate topic with a view to qualifying for work in this field. Secretary Quayle was instructed to make a thorough investigation of the operation of the non-partisan , leagu of North Dakota, due to reports that the organization is to extend its ac tivities to Oregon. Interested partle who are familiar with the workings of the league will be Invited to sub mit arguments for and against its ob jects and practices. BEGGARS OVERRUN CITY Outlying Districts Visited by "Hard Luck?' Artists, Say'Police. Portland Is being overrun v in the venlngs, especialy in h outlying SPECIAL TAX WANTED Clackamu9 County Teachers Plan ' an Aggressive Campaign. OREGON CITY, Or., March 3: (Spe clal.) An important meeting of Clackamas county teachers will be held in this city Saturday, March 6, to perfect an organization .to carry on a oampalgn to acquaint voters with the value of the 2-mill tax. This measure is purely a teachers bill. It will test the strength of the teachers as a factor In making laws in support of public schools. The meeting is being called by County School Superintendent J. E. Calavan. BOOTBLACKS IN QUARREL Capocakls Now Wants Substantial Damages From Valdaklns. - ASTORIA. Or., March 8. (Special.) Asking for 32500 damages for false arrest, a suit was filed In the cir cuit court this morning by John Ca pocakis against Steve Valdakins. The contending parties are bootblacks and operate rival stands. . la his complaint Capocakls avers YOUNG EDITOR PROMOTED Phillip J. Slnnott Becomes Man ager in San Francisco. OREGON CITY, Or., March 3. (Spe cial.)-Phillin J. Sinnott, former Ore gon City young man, and son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Sinnott of this city has been appointed managing editor of the San Francisco News, and has taken up his duties. Mr. Sinnott was formerly connected with local publications, also with the Portland dailies, later going to Klam ath Falls, where he was connected with the Herald, when he accepted the Doulti.m with the United Press, with headnuarterj In Portland. About a year ago he resumed his newspaper work in California. STRAW VOTES ARE FEW Hoover Leads in Vancouver Among Those Who Are Decided.. VANCOUVER, Wash., March 3. (Special.) Little attention Is being paid to straw votes ror tne presiden tial candidates in this city at the present time. Most of those asked say they are yet in doubt for whom they will stand, as there are so many candidates' in the field and a number will be eliminated before long. Only 63 votes were cast In two weeks. Of these Hoover led the list with 14; Wood. 12; Johnson, 11; Low- den and McAdoo. each 7; Bryan. 6 Pershing and Taft, 2; Edwards 3; Debs, 3; La Follette, 1. FARMERS GATHER TODAY Meeting of Bureau Scheduled at Oregon City. OREGON CITY. Or., March 3. (Spe ciaL) Farmers from every section of Clackamas wlll.be here tomorrow to attend the annual meeting oi tne farm, bureau and to elect officers for the coming year. It is the hope of the leaders to maJte the organization stronger and to emphasize the com munity?organizatlon plan. ..The mem bers will review the work of the last year and discuss plans for the future. A noon - dinner at tne commercial club will b a feature. , I And Overcoats With those Sold by other stores for $45 and $50 0 0 GRAY 366 WASHINGTON AT WEST PARK i - j Suits With those sold by other stores for $63 and $70 GOOD FURNISHINGS AND HATS FOR LESS MONEY GRAY'S VALUES WILL TELL Suits With those sold by other stores for $55 and $60 POSTMASTER GIVES MIL CHARLES A. ELWELL ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLING $2300, Lt'ederal Operatives Effect Arrest When Secret Indictment Is Found by Jury. Charles A. ElwelU postmaster at Jennings Lodge, between Portland and Oregon Cltj, was arrested yester day oy ieoerai operatives uiiuer secret indictment returned by the fed eral grand Jury last Saturday charg Ine- him with the embezzlement o J2300 of postofflce funds. He appeared yesterday afternoon Derore unuea States Commissioner Drake and was released on S1000 ball. The alleged shortage In accounts is declared bv inspectors to have cov ered a period of more than six months Klwell was indicted by a ClacKamas county Jury a few days ago, charged with arson in connection witn ine ae structlon by Are of his store at Jen nines Lodze. The postofflce record are said to be the only things saved when the store burned to the ground Elwell has been in the-postal eerv Ice for years. He is married and nas a family. turers. He is making a tour of the country in the interest of the na tional organization and presenting to business men the situation as viewed by the men whose work It Is to keep close tab on the credits of 'he nation. November. 10. 14; December, January, 8.19; February, 0(i5. 10 81; GIRLS REPORTED MISSING Police Asked to Assist In Locating Trio of Damsels. The Dolice were asked yesterday to locate three girls who are missing from their homes. Two of these Leona Ratline, 1 and Hattle Sample. 16 were reported to have disappeared from their homes, 350 Tillamook street and Z9& wunam avenue, about noon Sunday, and are heitevvd to have gone away togctner. The tirls were employed at a dox factory in the city, but they have not been seen there since their disappear ance. The police received a report of the two having been seen with some stu dents of the dental college and are now working on this clue. The notice have been asked to nna 18-year-old Anna Mittai, missing sis ter of Mrs. c . tinth Rtreet. The girl Is said to have left Great K-oiiii- Mont, and come to Portland. She is said to have worked for a time in a laundry here. Since mat time no trace of her has been found. STEAM SHOVEL GETS BUSY Job on Highway From Jefferson to . Albany Will Be Rushed. JEFFERSON, Or., March 3. (Spe cial.) Activities are manuestea si the state highway camp just across the river from this city. ine pis steam shovel, which takes a yard of crra vaI nr rock at a "Due, nas arriveo and is in operation i vunuovi.. the rock crusher. , Track has been laid from the shovel to the crusher and a gang of men are at vnrlr. Work on the highway from Jefferson to Albany will be rushed as rapidly as possioie, its compietiun us ing expected by June 1. Iowa Club Features Programme. At n meeting of the Iowa club last ight at the Turn verein nan. mr i KimmiTi and Gordon Soule. fea tured an Interesting programme with violin, and piano numbers. Songs by Violet Brewer and a reading by Miss Yost completed the programme, which was followed by card playing, danc ing and refreshments. The- club an nminp.es an election of new officers is scheduled for next month's meeting. i Credit Man to Speak, j. H. Crego, secretary-treasurer of ha National Association oi reau Men, will be the speaker at the mem bers forum of the Chamber of Com merce next Monday. His topic win be "General Credit Conditions In the United States," a suoject or interest to every business man and especially to merchantB, Jobbers and manufac- FEBRUARY DRYEST MONTH Kuilfall at Astoria Shows Lcs Than Any Previous Kecord. ASTORIA, Or., March 3. (Special.) Last month was the dryest Febru ary Astoria has experienced In many j years. The records in Local Weather Observer Rosenberg s office show that the total rainfall for the month was 'only .65 of an inch. Rain fell on but three days, .BO of an inch on the 6th, .1 of an inch on the seventh and .05 of an inch on the 19th. There were 24 clear, three partly cloudy and two cloudy days. The maximum temperature was 66 and the minimum 30 degrees above zero. The total rainfall here since Sep tember i has been 36.17 inches, divid ed among the several months as fol lows: September. 3 06: Ootnher, J.l2: BEND BAN IS LIFTED .Mayor i:atrs Decide Influenza Danger Is Pa1. BK.NP, Or., March 3. (Spc.-la!.) Mayor J. A. Kaotes late this sflornnon lifted the ban on dances, moving pic ture shows snd public gat lnrlnK of various sorts, which went Into efreel a little more than a week hbo hs n precaution Mgainst tho spread of In fluenza. 1'liyslclans agre that tho menm-p from the disease 1h virtually al an end In Hend and In the Kreater purl of Deschutes county. No onatlis have resulted from tho diKenxe Itself, and only three In llcnd from pneumonia complications. The 1h.hi death occurred Suturdiiy. Tillamook Drought itroken. TILLAMOOK, Or., March 3. (Spe. clal.) After two months of dry weather, the lonicent pcll known hi the history of the county for this Kcapnn of the yenr. ruin fell Mnmlny Disinfection Reduces Sick Lists If you accept the fjict that much of the sick ness in your home or office is caused primarily by a lack of proper disinfection, you can quickly estimate whether an abnormal sick list or sen sible precautions against it, will prove the cheaper. Estimate the time lost in your lu.sinM through sickness; approximate the lowered efficiency, the lowed-up production, the gen eral unprofitableness of a sick list, and compare ifwith the cost of Lysol Disinfectant.. There is but one answer. Use aw. v. m. r. of. Disinfectant Order Lysol Disinfectant used in the water with which floors, window-sills, or any dust covered surface is cleaned. Have a solution of Lysol Disinfectant put in cuspidors, toilet-rooms, and in all dark coiners. Use Lysol Disinfectant at home, too. Lysol Disinfectant, at the moment of ap plication, kills all germ life, or prevents its creation. A 50c bottle makes five gallons of powerful disinfectant; a 25c bottle makes two gallons. Remember, there is but one genuine Lysol Disinfectant made, bottled, signed and sealed by Lehn & Fink, Inc. Lysol Toilet Soap 25c a Cak Contains the Beeowwry proportion of th aotiBeptie ins rdinu of Lysol Disinfectant to protect th skin from ferm Infection. It is refrwb- fu incly soothinf snd healinf and blp- il vou Kim to order it for you. - for improvini -our desiAr. rinf If Th th skin. Ask hiu't It, ask Lysol Shaving Cream In Tubes Contains th nmssssxy proportion of th sntiseptic ingrdint of I.ysnl Disinfectsnt to kill germs on rssor and shsvinf - brush (where term abound) and to guard th tiny euta from Infection snd giv an anti septic shv. If your dealer hssn't it, ask him toprdr a supply for you. .4 r rrv.- -------