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this city on a warrant from the
sheriff's office at La Grande, Or,
charging him with robbery, specifi
cally that he and another man robbed
a citizen of La Grande on January 22.
LA. GRANDE, Or., Jan. 27. (Spe
cial.) Leonard Morelock, arrested in
Portland, Is churged with robbing
Ly Wo, a Chinaman, of $120 Sunday
afternoon. Morelock came here Sun
day and about 4 o'clock In the after
noon he went to Wo'a place on the
pretext of searching for narcotics,
alleging that he was a federal offi
cial. He left here Sunday night and
Monday a warrant charging him with
the robbery was issued.
Morelock is a member of one of the
pioneer families of this section and
is a brother of Lee Morelock. United
States deputy marshal at Portland,
and of Tilden H. Morelock. formerly
mayor of Joseph, who disappeared
several months ago. leaving large
debts. His former home was n Elgin,
where the family lived for many
year&. He has been a resident of
Portland for a number of years.
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City Council Asked to Lift
License Fee as Remedy.
New, seasonable merchandise is of
fered in the Boys' Store (Second Floor)
at worth-while reductions. The spe
cials listed below are but a few of the
items that will please your boy and
you.
AND NOW COMES THE MIRACLE GIRL FROM "THE
MIRACLE MAN" A 100 ENTERTAINMENT
EVIL GETS BEYOND POLICE
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Municipal Executive Says Steps
to Wipe Out Lawless Joints
Have Become Necessary.
THE MORNING OTIEGOXIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1922
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A heavy Increase In the license fee
charged by the city for operation of
cardrooms, as a means of eliminating
many such establishments, and hold
Ins the number to provide places of
recreation for worklnfrmen. la urged
Sn a letter to the city council by
Mayor Baker. A full outline of the
present situation was given verbally
liy the mayor at an Informal meeting
ttt the council held yesterday after
sioon. The present license fee for card
rooms is so low. according to. the
mayor, that any person without capi
tal, and perhaps with no desire to
comply with the law, is able to open
such an establishment.
Rrgnlnllon Difficult at Present.
The result Is that the cardrooms
tiave Increased so rapidly that It Is
now Impossible for the police, with
Bts inadequate force, properly to
regulate them all. Hence, many of
euch places have degenerated into
gambling establishments and "moon
shine emporiums," according to the
mayor.
In his talk to the council, the mayor
pointed out that the policy of licens
ing and regulating cardrooms was
Inaugurated by Mayor Albee, during
Ills administration, as a means of
flvlng the laboring men some place to
reek recreation. This policy has the
l.earty Indorsement oi Mayor Baker.
But since this policy has been in
augurated, the present low license fee
Las caused many persons to enter the
card-room business as purely a com
mercial proposition.
Limitations of Rooms Recommended.
"The low license fee now charged,"
the mayor stated, "has so greatly in
creased the number of cardrooms that
the police department, with its inade
quate force, cannot possibly give such
establishments proper regulation.
"There is no need for the city to
te overrun with cardrooms. The
license fee was applied to cardrooms
to provide recreational headquarters
for the man who could not afford
to take advantage of facilities to be
found in many of the clubs of the
city. But it was not established for
the purpose of giving many men an
opportunity to establish cardrooms
for the purpose of reaping profits.
"Unless the cardrooms are strictly
regulated, gambling and illegal sale
of liquor will be carried on and the
cardrooms rapidly will become a con
stant source of annoyance to the
community.
License Measure Is Remedy.
"My recommendation to the coun
cil is that the license fee be increased
by the council to an amount that will
prevent irresponsible persons from
obtaining licenses and so that the
cardrooms will be placed on a legiti
mate baHls.7
No action was taken by the council
and the mayor's formal report on the
subject will come before the coun
cil next Wednesday. It is very prob
able that the council will adopt the
mayor's suggestion as the means of
eliminating many of the cardrooms
now existing and preventing others
from being established in the future.
A committee composed of City Com
missioners Barbur. Bigelow and Pier,
City' Attorney Grant and Chief of Po
lice Jenkins, was appointed by the
mayor to investigate the feasibility
of cancel'ng licenses now held by
cardrooms in order to bring the num--ber
operated down to such a point
that the police will be ablo properly
to supervise them.
OREGON ASSOCIATION ELECTS
OFFICERS.
Meeting Will Be Held With. County
Commissioners on Opening of
Columbia Highway.
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ors of the Oregon State Motor associa
tion held yesterday noon at the Mult
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uvjiittii uutri) - i f
H s r.wa.twnw. stata fair Wfll elected
president or tne organization ior i
com in? year, me meeting w ,
first held by the board since the an
. .tn 1 ma a In rr t Via a Oritttinn AIll
Aiention of new board of directors
on January 18.
A,iiin.ci1 ff1Tm rtQan. all of
whom were re-elected from last year,
were: jonn rx. xittu, Titc-jjaiuviiv,
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tnanes rv. r razier, Becreitu, s.
Stettler, treasurer; A. E. Shearer, as-
A. L. Tetu. who was at the head of
the organization during 1921.
adopted indorsing Mr. Lea as manager
or. me j. ?o e- puaiuiuii news
tarv wad u t hnrized to send such i
recommendation to the managing
committee for the fair. The board
as favoring the early opening of the
coiumDia river jiiuwy nu unu
meet with the county commissioners
Monaay a iter noon at o tiut. iu mo
cuss the matter.
An monri mpn t was TirnnOSCfl. WHlCh
li w. - saiH mill nrstViO Kl V Vt tOt f(
upon favorably at the next meeting,
changing the position of assistant
. f man a car with
greater responsibility placed upon
tnat orncer man in iuo pusi .u
greater salary allowed.
EX-OFFICER IS ACCUSED
Xieonnrd Moreloek Charged With
Robbing Chinese at La Grande.
Leonard MoretorK. ex-pollceman, ex
Internal revenue officer and a former
fruard at the state penitentiary, was
errested enrly yesterday mornlnsr in
HEARSE IN TRUCK CLASS
Test Is Held to Determine What
License Is to Be Faid.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 27. (Special.) A
test to determine whether a hearse
rhould be made to pay a state license
as a pleasure car or as a truck, was
staged at Stayton today by W. A.
Weddle, president of the Oregon Fu
neral Iirectors' association.
Mr. Weddle loaded his hearse'with
a ton of oyster shell, and then for
good measure took on a man of aver
age weight. The test was made over
four and one-half miles of rough road
between Stayton and West Stayton
and the hearse proved its ability to
carry more than one ton and get over
the highway without difficulty.
Under the motor vehicle law, which
provides that a car which will carry
more than a ton over ordinary roads
without difficulty shall be classed as
a truck, Mr. Weddle said he is con
vinced that a hearse is a truck and
not a pleasure car.
The attorney-general in an opinion
given sometime ago held that a hearse
should be licensed as a touring car,
only when its carrying capacity is
less than one ton. The question was
put UP to the attorney-general by
the secretary of state.
SHERIDAN HEARING BEGUN
City Seeks Lower Rates and Better
Light and Power Service.
SHERIDAN. Or.. Jan. 27. (Spe
cial. )--With two members of the pub
lic service commission present, to
gether with Mr. Beebe. consulting
engineer for the commission, the
hearing of the case of the city of
Sheridan against Sheridan Light &
Power company began yesterday.
,T. T. Thompson, mniwper of the
H-LIEBES & CO.
Furs and individual style shops
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Broadway at Morrison
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Full-lined,
brocaded
corduroy robes
6.45
A new shipment!
Brocaded full mull lined corduroy
robes priced less than you'd pay ordi
narily for a plain, unlined garment! You
may choose, too, from tnrquoise, Amer
ican beauty, purple and blue all belted
all with pockets all warm and of the
utmost service.
This value is so unusual that we urge
you to s"hop early!
BOYS' wool. SUITS
with two pairs of knickers
. $(85 ;
Values, $15 apd upward.
Here's an exceptionally good value. All this
season's suits, belted models, full lined, in
Cassimeres, Tweeds and Cheviots. All sizes.
BOYS' MACKINAWS
Sizes 5 to 12 years. Sizes 13 to 17 years.
Warm, heavy belted models in rich plaids and
dark colors, having large roll collars and big
roomy pockets.
BOYS' SWEATERS
Here's a good . assortment of heavy yarn
sweaters with large roll collars. Shades of
Gray, Blue and Cardinal.
T CTTT T T"XT0 LEADING CLOTHIER
Jt 12j IN O Xlf -La -La 1 IN VJ MORRISON AT FOURTH
l'ght and power company, was the maintain the regular amount of in the Sheridan plant during the sear
important figure In the fight for power. He elated that at certain sons of the year when water Is
lower rates and better service made times It might be possible to do so plentiful is in a dilapidated condition
by the city. but at all times a certain amount of and unfit for regular use.
Mr. Thompson was asked if it were steam was kept In the boilers of the "
possible to run the Sheridan' plant Sheridan plant. It was also disclosed ' S A H. green stamps for cash,
and the Willamlna plant entirely that a flume which is supposed to Holman Fuel Co., coal and wood.
through the hydro departments anri furnish power to the water turbine Mali 868? BfiO-tl. Adv
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Adapted from "The Woman in
the Case," the noted play
by Clyde Fitch.
A tale of miscarried "justice"
that beauty and daring put
right.
For when one woman, through
hate, had sent a man to prison,
another, through love, set out
to make him free.
See her slip into the habits
and haunts of the wasters she
despised! See her play their
reckless game, run down the
He and win!
A drama revealing the genius
of Betty Compson like nothing
else since "The Miracle Man.1
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You have but today and Sun- !cjt
day to ee this picture of VfxT
pictures. It is a big: heartfull jfi lM.
of love and human nature. vVii.
Then, there's the "Romance of llLi
a Raindrop," an Oregon-made Jt I
film that shows you a lot of f5$ "
things about your own Oregon. Jr
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ture. It is the biggest, most thrilling, best
acted, best directed and finest photo
graphed super-production I have yet shown
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bigger picture has been seen in Portland in
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