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THE 3IOIIXIXG OREGONIAX, TUESDAY, - DECEMBER 7, 102O PORTLAND LEGION OPENS BONUS DRIVE Other Posts of State Are Ex pected to Get in Line. OFFICERS ARE ELECTED Thomas H. Boyd Is Chosen Post Commander and Frank Moor Named Vice-Co m man dcr . The first gain for a state bonus for returned service men from Oregon was fired with a loud report by Port land post of the American Lesion at Its annual meeting last night and the other posts of the state are expected to fall In line and add to the barrage. The motion that the local post go on record as being in favor of a bonus bill was made by Michael Brennan and Walter B. Gleason spoke a length in favor of the measure. The motion was carried unanimous ly and James R. Bain, vice-commander, who presided. Immediately appointed Michael Brennan, Jerrold Owen, Ben Morrow, Thomas Sweeney and Karl R. Goodwin a committee to notify the Multnomah county delega tion to the state legislature at their organization meeting which, was be ing held at the Benson notel. In their talks in favor of the bill, the legionnaires pointed out that the state of Washington had just passed such a measure that is being placed In operation and that more than 25 per cent of the states In the union had taken similar action. Even the semi-radical state of North Dakota, it was pointed out, was taking care o her returned service men in this man ner. $25 Month to Re Anked. The measures that have been passed in other states provide for a varying sum and the discussion last night in dicated that the Oregon posts will likely ask for $25 for each actual month of service that the boys spent. The committee from the post notified K. K. Kubll, who had just been chosen chairman of the Multnomah county delegation, of its action. In Washington, a similar law was passed at the last election by a 3 to 1 ma jority. Committees from the local post will be appointed Borne time after the matter has been finally passed on by the state executive committee, should it approve, and then they will work with other patriotic organizations in the state. Members of the Canadian Veterans association- last night gave the measure their unanimous ap proval and declared that they would work their hardest for it. Anna! Election Held. The annual election of officers proved rather a tame affair after all but the post seemed well satisfied with the choice of Thomas H. Boyd for post commander. James J. Cross ley was Boyd's opponent for the place and moved that the election be made unanimous, which was done. Frank Moore was the only candidate for vice-commander and Claude Bristol had no opposition for adjutant. Merle G. Campbell defeated E. C Mears for financial officer and the balloting for the executive committee resulted in the election . of the fol lowing: Waiter Gleason, Philip L. Jackson, Pr. A. C. Van Cleave, James F. Alexander, Ed Valentine, Earl It. Goodwin and Jane V. Doyle. The election was held at thiB time bo that the fiscal year could be changed to fit the calendar year and the new officers will take post Janu ary 1. The outgoing and Incoming officers will have a . meeting next Monday noon when they will trans fer their affairs preparatory to the change in leadership. A. C. HESS OSWEGO MAYOR COMPARATIVELY LIGHT VOTE CAST IN ELECTIOX. Six Councilmen Are Chosen for Coming Term Ueoorder, Treas urer and Marshal 'araed. OSWEGO. Or.. Dec. 6. Special.) A. C Hess was chosen mayor of Oswego as the result of the election held here today In which only a relatively light vote was cast. One of the noticeable features. In com parison to other small towns in Oregon, was that no woman was elevated to any office. For counctlmen, the vote resulted in the selection of the following: Mat A. DIdzun, Will Boyd, Ed Walker, Will Bickner, Phillip Collard and Tom Fox. D. D. Fox was chosen for the office of recorder and Charles Bickner was made treasurer. Charles Didzun will be marshal for the coming term. SALEM VOTES SCHOOL- BCD-GET $166,000 Fund for 1921 Is Ap proved; Balloting Heavy. 'SALEM, Or., Dec. S. (Special.) The voters of Salem school district went to the polls here today and ap proved the budget of estimated ex penditures for the year 1921, in the amount of approximately 1166.000. About S40.000 of this amount repre- CUTICURA FOR THE DAILY TOILET Uee Cuticura Soap daily for the toi let and have a healthy clear complex ion, soft white hands and good hair. Assist when necessary by touches of Cuticura Ointment. The Cuticura Talcum is also ideal for the skin. Ih- ill T.irmtTTTill AAiirm: e. SmoSo. Oir.aBmtaudWL Toil eented a. deficit created by the school board during the past 12 months. There were a total of 792 votes cast, of -which 475 favored the budget. Negative votes totaled 317. , A spirited campaign preceded the election, and the vote was much heavier than in previous years. It was necessary to hold the election because the proposed budget exceed ed the 6 per cent limitation amend ment to the constitution. ; ' WALLA WALLA 3HAYOK. LOSES Ben F. HIII Elected; G. C.'Cooker- Iy, W. C. Ferguson Commissioners. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Dec. 6. In the city election today Ben F. Hill de feated D. F. Powell, mayor, candidate for re-election. Grova C. Cookerly and W. Craig Ferguson were elected commissioners, defeating H. H. Cramp- ivu ana Aiez AiacKay. Ferguson was the only member of the present board to be re-elected. Mayor Powell and Commissioner Crampton were candidates for re-election. The majorities were 2 to 1 for mayor and more than 3 to 1 for the others with a heavy vote cant., Jucka Wins in Hoqtiiam. IIOQUIAM, Wash., Dec. 6. (Spe cial. ) Unofficial returns of today's municipal election assure the election of W. A. Jacka as mayor and commis sioner of safety; J. O. Young as com missioner of public works and Charles F. Hill as commissioner of finance. Interest centered on the mayorality contest. Mayor Ralph Phllbrick was up for re-election and was opposed by Commissioner of Public Works Jacka. Jacka's unofficial lead is better than 250. Hill led the ticket. ' W. D. Rovlg Yakima Mayor.' TAKIMA, Wash., Dec. 6. W. D. Rovig was elected mayor of Takima in the city election today, receiving 327 votes to 2074 for Brie J. Barnes. C. E. Fraser and F. H. Marble were elected as the other two members of the city commission, Mr. Marble being re-elected. DRY SQUAD FOOLS POLICE SET SPREAD FOR BURGLARS GETS OXLV PATROLMEN-. Woman Telephones Alarm aid Detail Is Rushed to Scene. Intruders Are Sleuths. Mrs. Augustine Liubtich, 254 Sheri dan street, rushed screaming from her home last night when 'two men at tempted to enter the back door. She passed two men coming in the front way, who attempted to say something to her. But she was in a liurry and did not stop for explanations. She asked a neighbor to telephone for the police, who arrived pronto. Patrol men Forken, Case, Atkinson, Van Valkenburg and Ripley surrounded her houe. They could see the men at work inside. When the Intruders had finished their task, they started to leave. And the patrolmen who were waiting for the burglars confronted the men only to find they were Sergeant Schad and Patrolmen Fair. Epperson, Willard and Bernard. The latter had been in vestigating a reported stock of wet goods, but on finding only a small quantity of w'ioe and no , indications that it was being sold;'-they decidud to make no arrest. LODGINGS AT PREMIUM Rooms in Private Homes Sought to House Legislative Gathering. SALEM. Or.. Dec. 6. (Special.) Rooms in private homes for accommo dation of legislators, employes and others attracted to Salem during the 1921 session of the legislature, which convenes January 9, are being listed with the secretary of slate. Few, if any, of these rooms will be made available for less than $1.50 a night, which, added to an average of $3 a day for meals, will make- a sojourn at the capital somewhat expensive. Practically every room tn the Salem hotels has been reserved for the leg islature, and prospective visitors now are looking to private homes. EX-EMPRESS STILL WEAK Friends Send Messages to "Beloved Kaiserin and Queen." DOORN, Holland, Dec. 6. Augusta Victoria, the former German empress, who has been suffering for several weeks from heart attacks, stiM is in a serious condition, but is so much Improved that her children, who were summoned from Germany, are returning home. Printed cards were sent from the castle to several Dutch and German -families thanking them for 'their marks of sympathy during the re cent critical illness of our dearly be loved kaiserin and queen." 4 MAIL POUCHES STOLEN Pedestrian Finds Three . Empty Sacks; Value of Contents Unknown CHICAGO, Dc. 7. Four pouches of registered mail were taken from a truck at suburban Monon railroad station here last night, between 8 and 9:30 o'clock, according to a report to the police. A pedestrian found three empty pouches badly torn and split and reported his discovery to patrol men. Postoffice authorities are working on the case. They state the mail was routed to Evansville, Ind., fMm Chi cago. The value of the conlents of the pouches has not been determined. HARDING IS NOT INVITED . - Pre;ident-EIect as Vet Has 'o Call to White House. WASHINGTON, Dec. . President Wilson and President-elect Harding did not meet today and there was no information that they would do so before the departure of Mr. Harding late tomorrow for Marion, Ohio. It was stated at the White House some days ago that the president would be glad to see the president elect to discuss the league of nations and other matters with him, but so far as known no formal invitation to Mr. Harding to call at the White House has been extended. SORORITY HOUSE ROBBED "Young, Good -Looking, Well Dressed" Man Takes Cash. BBRKELET, Cal., Dec. 6. A burg lar, described by University of Cali fornia co-eds as "young, good look ing and well dressed." entered the Al pha Phi sorority house here today and made way with jewelry and valu ables worth $2500, according to a re port made to the police. COUNTY DELEGATIOH i Staples Elected Secretary at Organization Dinner. WEEKLY MEETS SLATED Public Invited to Present Legis-J Iation Affecting Multnomah at Monday Gatherings.. K. K. Kubll, representative, was unanimously chosen chairman of the Multnomah county joint legislative delegation and Isaac Staples, state senator, was named secretary of the delegation- at an organisation meet ing held in the Benson hotel last night following a dinner arrarued by State Senator Banks, retiring chairman of the Multnomah county delegation. Weekly " meetings will be held by the delegation Monday nights until tl.e opening of the legislature, when the public will have an opportunity to present legislation affecting Mult nomah county. An effort was made by some members of the delegation, led by Senator Banks, to throw the meetings open to the discussion of all legislation, but the majority de cided that only such legislation as is of particular interest to this dis trict should be discussed. Tenure Bill Up Monday. Arrangements of the place of meet ing, as well as the schedule of the hearings, will be in the hands of Chairman Kubll. It was decided to ir.vite the opponents and proponents of the life tenure bill to present ar guments before the delegation at the meeting next Monday night. No effort was made to discuss a-n y legislation. It was made plain that no caucus would be held by the Mult nomah county delegation, and that no effort to bind either the delega tion as a whole or the individual members to any vote would be made. It stead, the delegation will listen to atguments on local legislation In or der to receive all information possi ble regarding the wishes of the vot ers of the county. Graveling of Road Asked. The only action taken was the adoption of a resolution introduced by State Senator Moser requesting the state highway commission to gravel the roadway between Canby ant'' Aurora before January 10, the opening day of the Oregon legisla ture. ' Senator Moser reported that this section of the Pacific highway was n poor condition at present and si.culd be repaired for the conven ience of the many motorists who will desire to drive to Salem during the 40-day legislative session. Ail members gaVe short talks, and all agreed that the harmony prevails ing at the organization meeting au gured a united front on the part of the Multnomah delegation in the suc cessful presentation of constructive legislation for the upbuilding of Portland, Multnomah county and the state of Oregon. W. W. Banks, Gus C. Moser, John Gill, state senators, and K. K. Kubli, E. C. McFarland, William G. Lynn, Herbert Gordon, O. W. Hosford, Franklin Korell. Harvey Wells, W. It. McDonald, -W. C. North, C. C. Hind man, J. D. Linn and Oren Richards, state representatives, were among those attending the dinner. ' PAPERS' SCHOOL GROWS Machines and Teachers Added by Publishers to Train Operators. MACON, Ga., Dec 6. (Special.) Within the past few weeks four linotype machines have been added to the equipment of the typesetting school at Macon and notice has been given by the Mergenthaler company that 16 more machines will be deliv ered soon. The Lanston Monotype company has also given notice of its readiness to ship at once three new machines and full equipment. Two additions have been made to the teaching force, and this now in sures an equipment that will accora mods tc students as fast as they wish Anheuser-Busch NAMES KUBLI On Draught at HESSE CAFE, Second and Ankeny. I THE OASIS. SO Broadway. THE POPULAR, 125 first St. ,.Km T . HENDERSON BROofc. 20 Grand JAKE "' Twe,"h Stk- Ave. ti. . : . I WILLIA3I PAUL'S, Vancouver. Wi IT'S DIFFERENT, IT'S BETTER AXD IT'S GENUINE. Blumauer & Hoch Wholesale Distributor, x PORTLAND, OREGON. . M. 'J.-Walsh ' Electric Co; are closing out their entire line oV Andirons, Coal, Wood, Briquet Grates, Spark Fenders, and Fire Sets. Special Sale .will close Dec. 14. Salesroom, 106 Fourth, Bet. Washington and Stark. to enter within the next three or four! months. The Intertype company, the Monotype company and the Linotype company have shown a great desire to assist the southern newspaper 'pub lishers and the American newspaper publishers, through this school, to relieve as quickly as possible the great shortage In the supply of op erators throughout the nation. The school was established last January, in connection with the Georgia-Alabama Business college, whose president is an experienced newspaper man, having grown up in the printing office. Students who wish to learn of the unusual oppor tunities afforded by the school may get the information by addressing the Georgia-Alabama Business college, Macon, Ga. Ml OBSCENE, SAYS U. S. CORVALLIS TEACHER HELD UXDER BOXDS OF $500. Portland Husband Reported Have.Fouhd Letters Mailed to Wife Under Alias. to EUGENE. Or.; Dec. 6. (Special.) Alvin C. Shagren, Corvallis school teacher, yho Is accused of sending obscene matter through the United Slates mails, appeared before E. O. Immel, United States commissioner, in this city a few days ago and waived examination. Commissioner Immel held him to the federal grand jury under J500 bonds. Mr. Immel said tonight that Mr. Shag-fen made no statement of the case before him and that the deputy United States marshal who accompa-; nied him to this city gave no details of the alleged offense. Alvin C. Shagren, physical director of the Corvallis public schools, was arrested for sending an alleged ob scene letter to a Portland married woman whose identity was not dis closed yesterday. It was announced from the United States attorney's of fice that Shagren would appear be fore the next session of the federal grand jury here. Shagren was ar rested on a warrant swor out by Postoffice Inspector Clement before United. States Commissioner Fraser. According to the details of the case, the husband of the woman concerned turned the letter over to the United States attorney's office in an effort to break up the attach-nent that has existed for some time past. E. Mass, deputy United States marshal, made the arrest and returned from Eugene last Saturday. The letter in question, which is said to be only on of a number of the same char acter in the hands of the irate hus band, was addressed to Florence Hawkins at th Portland postoffice, the alias evidently used in carrying on the clandestine correspondence. PRIME OPPOSITE SULL CASCADE X.OCKS PROJECT HEARING IS HELD. Spokesman for River Pilots Says South or Oregon Pier Should Not Hamper Navigation. Practically no opposition to the proposed bridge across the Columbia just below Cascade locks, developed at the hearing yesterday before Colonel J. B. Cavanaugh, United States district engineer, at the new Postoffice building. The only talk against the structure was"" mad by Captain C. M. Alder, spokesman for a delegation of river pilots, who ob jected to the placing of the Oregon or south pier, at a point where he held it "might interfere with trans portation, especially at high water. The site" of the bridge is about where Indian legends state the "bridge of the gods' was situated. The bridge project Is being- sponsored by the Interstate Construction com pany of which Judge A. L. Miller of Vancouver, Washington, is president and in which Oswald West of Port land Is one of the active members. It. R. Clark of this c"ity is engineer for the company and the walls of the engineers' offices were covered with blueprints showing the details of the proposed structure. The hearing will continue today and the results will be forwarded to the secretary of war and on his approval the company will receive permission to build th4 bridge in accordance with an Ret of congress passed February 3. 1920. Draught Beverage A. CsoocI Time To Equip Your Fireplace at a discount of 30 MEASURE PROPOSES E I HOUSE Oregon Would Get Another Representative Under Plan. LIMIT ALSO SUGGESTED New Basis Would Be One Member for Each 218,979 Inhabitants in - Certain States. . WASHINGTON', Dee. 6. A measure proposing to increase the house of representatives' membership from 435 to 483 as a result of the 1920 census, and another to limit the size to 4S0 members, were introduced today in the house but with little prospect of action on them at this session. The proposal to add 48 members to the house was offered by Chairman fciegel of the house census committee, while the other, a resolution propos ing a constitutional amendment-, to limit the total representation, was offered by Representative Hull, demo crat. Tennessee. Representative Tink ham, republican, Mi4ssachu&etts, also introduced his resolution directing the house census committee to inves tigate to what extent negroes are not allowed to vote in southern states and to recommend a decrease In the representation of states according to the extentrf disfranchisement. Representative Siegel's measure would give 25 states additional repre sentation, as follows: California, 6; Michigan, New York. Ohio and Penn sylvania. 4; Illinois and Texas, 3; Massachusetts, New Jersey and North Carolina, 2, and the following states one each: Alabama, Arkansas, Con necticut, Georgia, Maryland, Minne sota, New Mexico. Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wis consin. The proposed representation, would be on a. basis of, one member of the house to 218,979 inhabitants compared with the present ratio of one house member to 211,877 inhabitants, -and under this plan no state would lose a single seat. Auto licenses Increase. KELSO, Wash., Dec. 6. (Special.) County Auditor R. A. Davis has Issued 986 automobile licenses during the current year, which still has three months fo run. This is a consider able Increase over-the previous year, when 800 licenses were issued. S. & FT. green stamps ror cash. Holman Fuel Co. Main 353. 560-21. Adv. niCREAS You will be proud to serve the ' doughnuts you make with gsi&P Blend Flour. This scientific combination of the 'choicest eastern hard wheat and the choicest of western wheats is blended to give you the best qualities of bcth wheats. You will find that it gives you more and larger loaves of better'bread, and you have the same, splendid success with cakes, pies and all other baking. Baking day after baking day its fine quality gives 'you the same unvarying success. 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