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:THE 3IORXIXG OEEGON1AJT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1916. 7 SALES OF ALCOHOL TO BE INVESTIGATED Municipal Judge Calls Atten tion to Increasing .Number v of Arrests Reported. DR. JOBB IS SENT TO JAIL Keoords of Brooke Drug Company Show That Five Purchasers Iast Week AVcre in Court, and One Died in Hospital. That the sale of alcohol for drink ing purposes in increasing in the city At an alarming rate was the declara tion of Municipal Judge Langguth, who was -called upon 'yesterday to dispose of an unusual number of liquor cases, the majority of them being men who had fallen victims to alcohol. "The condition today is worse than it was two months ago. when we we-e having a wave of bootlegging and drunkenness," he declared. The Judge emphasized the need of ffome steps being taken to check the purchase of alcohol by confirmed drunkards. To A. W. Allen, proprietor of a drug store at 221 North Sixteenth atreet and secretary of the druggists' association. Judge Langguth suggest ed an agreement on the Dart of druer- srlsts not to sell any alcohol except to physicians, graduate nurses or pos sibly to citizens personally known to the salesman and known not to be addicted to drinking. He suggested Tnat under no circumstances should strangers be sold any alcohol. Proposed Role Approved. Mr. Allen, who was called into court witn reference to a. sale of alhohol made at his store to John Nelson, one of the men arraigned yesterday, de clared that he would put his stamp of Lpprovm upon any such agreement. Judge Langguth called the attention of Deputy District -Attorney Deich to the sale of alcohol which is being car ried on by some of the druggists of the city and emphasized the need of re straining action. Three of the victims appearing In court yesterday purchased their alcohol Jrom the Brooke Drug Company, on Third street, and H. A. Cohon. refla te-red pharmacist there, was called into court wnn rererence to them. A record of alcohol sales made by that company from May 3 to May 8, inclusive, as shown by the affidavit book of Mr. Cohon, was introduced into court and showed that during the six-day period four men and one woman had appeared in Municipal Court after purchasing al cohol there and one man had died In the police Emergency Hospital. Drag-gist Shows Sales. The record follows: Tom Plummer bought alcohol May 4, before court May 5. A. J. Craig bought alcohol May 5, died in Emergency Hospital May 6. Mrs. Stella White bought alcohol May 6, before court on May S and 9. Albert Smith bought alcohol May 5, before court May 6. Matt-Wells bought alcohol May 6, be fore court May 9. Andrew Larsen bought alcohol May 8, before court May 9. Deputy District Attorney Deich de clared he would make an investigation relative to the sales made by the Rrooke Drug Company in an effort to Bee what could be done. Deputy City Attorney Stadter said that t..e druggists of the city are be coming careless in the belief that nothing will be done if they continue their sales of alcohol. He declared that if the city knew the work being carried on by some of the drug stores, the places would be raided in Carrie Nation style. Dr. Jobb Sentenced. A sentence of 75 days was given Dr. A. L Jobb, on a charge of selling liquor. He was arrested in a raid made at 39. Front street." C. J. Ingram, takm at the same place, is to be tried on a charge of selling liquor today. Joe St Mary, charged with taking' an order for liquor, was also sentenced to 75 days in jail. St. Mary is believed by the police to have been connected with a band of bootleggers, but he refused to divulge anything. J.-nn Walin. charged with drunken ness, was fined $25. The cases against eight others, charged with drunkenness, were post poned until today in order th.i t ther inventlgation as to the source of ... ,.Huur suppiy couid be made. Those held on drunk charges are: Matt Wells George Brown. Martin Fordstrom. John' Nelson. Thomas Madden. Andrew Lar sen. oeorge c. Strow and Mrs. F. White. MILLS KEEP 10-HOUR DAY , (ontinuyd From First Page. ) those women to work more than eight hours a day on principle. I'll never yield from that point." ' Hereupon Mr. Thompson joined in the discussion again. "I believe, too, in the eight-hour day for women, but we should have a Nation-wide law on the subject. I hope the day soon will come when the whole United States will have an eight-hour day for its women workers, but in the meantime let us not go too fast. He member that the Oregon factories have to compete with the whole country with factories that permit their women to work 10 and even 12 hours a day." The upshot of the discussion was the adoption of a resolution that will per mit the wooden mills of the- state to continue their present regulations! 10 hours for five days and four hours on Saturdays. Chamber Presents Protest. The Chamber of Commerce resolu tion was presented by W. F. Wood ward, one of its directors. It recited the fact that Oregon is dependent upon outside capital, largely, for develop ment of its natural resources, that'eap ital Is timid and that if the state is to progress and prosper legislation in clined to discourage capital should be held in abeyance. "We respectfully oppose the imposi tion of any burdensome restrictions.' was the substance of the resolution. "I hope that this subject will be given serious consideration." was Mr. Woodward's plea. "We understand "that the present agitation for a change in the regulations is caused by the past infractions of a few employers. The Chamber of Commerce feels that it would be a mistake for this conference to penalize the great body of manu facturers for the errors of a few. "Understand that this action of ours Is not intended as a criticism of past decisions by the commission. It is only a cry for a surcease from undue agitation." . E. B. McNaughton, chairman of the conference, asked Mr. Woodward it any specific recommendations have met with the objection of tfce Chamber. Plea Is General, Not Specific "No, I could not come here and crit icise the individual acts of the com mission. I hope only to call your at tention to the possibility that too much regulation may work an undue . hard ship." - "Isn't it a matter of fact," asked Mr. Roberts, "that much of the recent ag itation on this subject was started by members of the Chamber of Com merce?" "I hardly think it fair to pillory a man who raises his voice in a fair pro test against conditions that he believes to be burdensome and call him an agi tator." replied Mr. Woodward. William Young, manager of the R. G. Dun Mercantile Agency, supplement ed the remarks of Mr. Woodward. "I merely want to give this word of warning," said Mr. Young. "This is a poor time to raise wages. Last year an aggregate of 2200 business houses in Portland quit, while only 1600 started up a net loss of 00. Business concerns can't stand the additional pen alty of increased wages now. "The only ray of hope In the situa tion is the improved condition of the lumber industry." I think," explained Mr. MacNaugh- ton, "that when the Chamber of Com merce examines into the report of this body it will find that we have been conservative. iiifiiTiiiiiiiiiifiiiifitiiiiirfifiiitifiiiiffiiiiiiii -dllilililiiHiiliiiiiiiillllllllillllilllliliiiiiliil lll!!UI!IIM1l!llllll!lllll!lll!l!llllllllllllllll!llllll!lllll!lllllllMllllllllHlll!ll!imi!IMmif liiUlilllilllillUllllllilllllllllillilllllllliillllllilllilllllllllllllilllllllillllllllllillillllL: . 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I believe that when the report goes out there will be little objection to it. at was explained that the tentative proposals of the conference will be given due publicity and that all in terested persons will be given oppor tunity to state their objections before the formal recommendations are adopted. A letter from the Oregon Ho tel Men s Association, thanking the con ference for its action in exempting ho tel employes from the operation of the one-day's-rest-in-seveh rule, was re ceived. The next meeting of the conference will be held on Tuesday, May 23. workers as a whole," argued Mrs Of "1 am talking only about the women in mis mill." replied Dr. Pierce "What I want to know." demanded Mrs. Gee. "is whether you. as a phy sician, consider 10 hours' daily work soon ror a woman's health?" "Well. I have practiced my profes sion for 20 years and I know women wno nave worked a lifetime for 10 Hours a day without suffering." The discussion on this point raged for flulte a while, Mrs. Gee continuing to press the 10-hour-day problem in the abstract, while Dr. Pierce spoke of it In its concrete application to the Port land Woolen Mill. "So far as the Portland Woolen Mill is concerned, jars. Gee agreed, "it is orauurut place to work. The women fire well treated. I was well pleased n.i unumuns as x round them there. rnn i am opposed to permitting Dandruffy Heads Become Hairless If you want plenty of thick, beaut! ful, glossy, silky hair, do by all means Ret rid of dandruff, for it will starve your hair and ruin It if you don't. It doesn't do much good to try to brush or wash it out. The only sure way to get rid of dandruff is to dis solve it, then you destroy it entirely, To do this, get about four ounces of ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at night when retiring; use enough to moisten the scalp and rub it in gently with the linger tips. By morning most, if not all. of your dandruff will be gone, and three or four more applications will completely dis solve and entirely destroy every single sign ana trace of it. You will find. too. that all itching nd digging of the scalp will stop, and your hair will look and feel a hundred times better. You can get liquid arvon at any drug store. It is inexpensive and four ounces is all you will need, no matter how much dandruff you have. This simple remedy never fails Adv, Hippoclrpme Enters Amuse ment Field Today. CIRCUIT OWNERS ARE HERE Orphcum Theater Remodeled, and Bill Will Contain Films and Vaudeville Acts Promised Free From Coarseness. COUNCIL UNFURLS FUG CEREMONY MARKS OPEXIXtl SEW SEATTLE BIILDING. Veterans of American Wnrs Have Share in Programme That Includes Oath of Allegiance. SEATTLE. Wash.. May 9. (Special.) Leaders of patriotic societies today generally expressed their pleasure over the ceremony of unfurling the Amerl can flag, as the first order of business of the City Council which was inaugu rated yesterday at the first meeting In the County-City building. The exer cises were under direction of Council man Alpheus A. Haas, who, bZ years ago, swore to protect, the emblem to the best of his ability as a private in the Lnion Army. The ceremony was witnessed by a lobby filled with representatives of various patriotic organizations which with the Council, saluted the flag and recited the oath of allegiance now fa miliar in virtually every public .school or the land. The flag was carried to the right of the president, where it will be at every meeting of the Council in the future, by A. T. Drake, clerk of the finance committee, who was a member of the Ninteenth Company Volunteer Signal Corps in the Spanish-American War. Two stanzas of the National Anthem were snny and President Haas then called on representatives of the various organizations present for brief re marks. I. I. Blair spoke for the Sons of Vet erans, C. A. Brinkley, for the United Spanish War Veterans, A. M. Kent, for the Grand Army of the Republic, County Auditor Phelps, for the Sons of the American .Revolution. Mrs. A. J. Trumbull, for the Daughters of the Am.Tic-n .Revolution, and Mrs. Emma Uibbs. lor the Daughters of Civil War eterans. Tie fla?r ceremony is provided for at each Council meeting by resolution of Councilman Dale, adopted by the Council more than a month ago and deferred until the opening of the new building. CONCERT HELPS BAND FUND Programme at Ridgefield Given to Purchase More Equipment. RIDGE FIELD. Wash.. May 9. Spe ciaL) The Ridgefield brass band bene lit concert, given under the auspices or tne mageiieia commercial Club Sat urday night, netted 50 to purchase new equipment. nearly 400 attended the concert, an 13 encores were demanded. Herman J. Potter, president of the Ridgefield commercial tlue. opened the pro gramme. The last number was a selec tion by the band. "America," in which the audience joined- The Hart Schaff tier & Marx Label T means as much in our $18 suits as it does in our $50 ones. These makers put the same effectiveness in style and workman ship in each. The difference in price is one of materials only or of weave, or of extra refinements. - We suggest that you make an early selection; our Spring and Summer lines are full now. Sam'! Rosenblatt & Co. Try for a- 'Fifty Dollar Prize if o o Can you write a short, snappy slogan? Can you express ideas in a few words? If 3011 can if you can forcefully and tactfully ex press the object of the Greater Portland Association you may win the $50 prize of fered for the best slogan submitted! The Men's Store for Quality and Service. Southeast Corner Fifth and Alder. LAYHOUSE TO OPEN Spick- and span, refurbished within and wihtout, the former Orpheum, now the Hippodrome, reopens today at o'clock under the auspices of the firm of Ackerman & Harris, owners of the Hippodrome Circuit, which reaches from Southern California tt Seattle. A new policy will mark the theater under the new owners. Instead of straight vaudeville as formerly, under Orpheum control, six vaudeville acts and six reels of motion pictures wil prevail, running daily from 1 to 11 P. M. continuously. To attend the opening. Irving- C. Ackerman, one of the owners, and Adolph Ramlsh, a wealthy resident of Los Angeles, arrived yesterday. They have just returned from Seattle, where the new Hippodrome in that city has been opened most successfully. Lester Fountain, of Los Angeles, resident manager of the Hippodrome Circuit, Is In charge of arrangements for launching the new Hippodrome in the local amusement field. He is con fident of success In the venture and says that Portlanders -will support the playhouse enthusiastically as soon as they become acquainted with the class of entertainment to be given, the low prices that will prevail and the Hip podrome service. All these things combined." said Mr. Fountain yesterday, "have made the Hippodromes in the California cities the biggest successes in the amusement field for years. We play to capacity business all the time. We give entertainment and service that are found only in the highest priced places of amusement. 'I am happy to say that we have secured the services of Mrs. June Nissen, a Portland woman well known in woman s club circles, as matron the Hippodrome, and she will give her time to caring lor the comfort of the children. Our theaters carefully ellm-. Inate everything suggestive or coarse from the acts and young people will ' be entirely safe when they come to the Hippodrome either with or without escorts or t chaperons. Everywhere the Hippodrome Circuit has been es tablished, the , theaters have become the distinctive family playhouses and we expect the same result here. We may say without dispute that we have in Portland the handsomest playhouse In the city and we are going to make the service in keeping with the high standard of the theater. We look for and are prepared to handle big crowds at the Hippodrome from this time on. Inters' and Laymen's Association, of the Vancouver district of the Methodist Episcopal Church will convene for three days. May 23, 24 and 25, at Ridgefield. The Invitation of the Ridgefield Mehodist Church to the district superintendent of the Vancou ver district. Rev. Thomas Easter El liotc was accepted by the board some time ago. The district la comprised of about 40 churches, and about 80 ministers and laymen will attend the convention. The following churches comprise the Vancouver district: Bay Center, Bolst- fort, Camas, Carrolls, Castle Rock, Cen tralis, Chehalis. Chinook. East Mill Plain. East Raymond, Felida. Grays River, Ilwaco. Kalama, Kelso. Ostran der. La Center, Lebam, Mayfield, Menlo. Morton, Napivine, Oak Point. Orchards, Pe Ell, Walville. Proebstel, Ran dir. Raymond. Ridgefield. Salmon Creek, Skamokawa. South Bend, Stevenson, Toledo, Vancouver, Bethany, First Church, Vancouver; Washougal, Win- lock and Yacolt. DEMOCRATS ARE FEWER REPUBLICANS IV CLACKAMAS ARE GAIMXG EACH TEAR. Leader Plana Are Spoiled br Appear ance of Candidate for Vacant Place for Sheriff. OREGON CITY. Or., May 9. (Spe cial.) Clackamas County Democracy la facing" a situation unequaled In recent political history of the party In this district. The fact that there are only four Democratic candidates and that none of the four is opposed at the primaries is not unusual, but registra tion figures show great gains in the Republican party and a corresponding decrease in the number 01 democrats. Each year has seen fewer Democratic voters, if the registration figures can be taken as a guide, until, if the same conditions hold out for a few years more Clackamas County Democrats will be equaled in number by the Social lsts. Prohibitionists and Independents. But the embarrassment of the Demo cratic leaders comes principally from another source. When Maxwell Vietor walked into the County Clerk's office a few minutes before S o'clock on the last day for filing, he broke up the Democratic plans. The plan this year was to write in the name of Ernest T. Mass. With the nomination of Mr. Mass In "view, the leaders of the party aimed to keep the ballot clear of Democratic candl dates for Sheriff, so that it would be an easy matter for him to receive the indorsement of the party. But when Mr. Vietor filed the Democrats awoke to the fact It was too late to place another name on the ballot to oppose him. "I would vote for eight Republicans before I would vote for Vietor," says Joseph E. Hedges, a Democrat leader. A desperate effort will be made to nominate Mr. Mass and the word is be ing passed about throughout the county. It is generally conceded that Mr. Vietor's nomination will mean the elec tion of the Republican nominee. W. J. Wilson, the incumbent, and John F. Albright are running for the Repub lican nomination. CLEAN-UP IRK SET Captain in District H Makes Canvass of 400 Blocks. WEST SIDE TO BE INVADED Campaign Wilt Open in South Portland This Morning With Mrs. Isaac Swett In Charge. Workers Are Organized. Sellwood, Llewellyn and Woodstock school districts, in District H in the clean-up campaign, set a record in the work when they marshalled their men. women and children yesterday to put the final polish on the last district on the East Side. City officials who were on the ground handed the palm to this district without hesitation and congratulated Mrs. Harriet Hendee, captain of the clean-up organization, on the effective ness of her organization. In the pre llmlnary work, Mrs. Hendee had cot ered practically the entire three dis trlcts In a house-to-house canvass on foot an achievement that no other captain had duplicated. Nearly 300 women turned out to as sist in the cfean-up in District H, and all of the children were on hand. A boat 400 Blocks Cleaned. The work proceeded so fast and ef fectively that about 400 blocks were cleaned up before the middle of the afternoon. The Junk sales of the children amounted to more than ITS. Following two days behind the citi zens' clean-up, the municipal street cleaning department, under Alex Don aldson, handled the hauling of rubbish from District F" yesterday. Seven five ton auto trucks were on the job. The average work of the street cleaning department In the campaign thus far has been 50 five-ton truckloads of rubbish per day. The fire marshals, who are making the preliminary canvass three days ahead of the citizen's campaign, were In District K yesterday, which is chiefly in the business section of the city. F-Ire Marshals Entertained. They were entertained at luncheon st Engine House 21. with Captain W. D. Heath as host. Business men in the district contributed a large proportion of the supplies for the luncheon, and attended in strong representation. Mayor Albee and all of the Commis sioners also were present. The campaign will open on the West Side In South Portland this morning. Mrs. Tmbc Swett is captain of this dis- The Greater Portland Association is an organization of business men, profes sional men and property owners who are interested in the upbuilding and develop ment of the individual stores. By purchas ing your clothing at a clothing store your hardware at a hardware store, your mil- ' linery at a milliner's, and soon, in confining ; your purchases to the merchants specializ ing on respective lines you axe aiding in the city's development. Look for this Crater Poritsnd seal when shopping, and ask any clerk or merchant where you see the above seal for inf ormation about the slogan contest. Send as many slogans as you desire. Contest closes June 1st. Greater Portland Association Reed Adv. Co., Asst. Sec. 502 Selling Building:. A. J. "YOUNG" SENTENCED Plea for 3Iercy Made in Behalf of Wife, Children and Mother. TACOMA. May 9. A plea for mercy in the name of his wife, his children and aged mother was made last night by Gaylie R. Cleveland, alias A. J. young, when he entered a plea of guilty to having forged'bills of lading and swindled P. J. Fransioli & Co.. of Ta coma, out of 92500. He was sentenced to the state penitentiary for a term of one to 15 years. Cleveland admitted having defrauded certain grain merchants in four other cities out of 911.250. LAYMEN TO MEET MAY 23 Methodist Episcopal Church Sessions for VancouTer District Arranged. RIDGEFIELD. Wash.. May 9. fSpe clal.) The annual meeting- of the Min- According- to official ' Italian figures, the 1915 crop of cereals grown In the Northern HemisDhert exceeaea me a vera re cron oi the lust five years by more than .3.O00.- OOO.OOQ pounds. . CASTOR I A . Jot Infant and Children. Thfl'jcind You Hara Aiwa;. Bought Most Economical From All Angl es Distributor BALLOU & WRIGHT BROADWAY AT OAK STREET PORTLAND, OR, trict, and preliminary organization has been made which, it Ls predicted, will make the work today a record-breaker for scope and effectiveness, in Fpite of the his?h mark established in Mrs. Hondee'a district yesterday. Aberdeen. Ixnlge IMans "Splash. ABERDEEN. Wash.. May 9. (Spe cial.) A splash celeb rat ion In Aber deen this July seems likely. The Moose Lodare haa offered to take over the celebration and ha appointed a com mittee of 10 to handle the preliminary plans. Tho Chamber of Commerce and city officials some time ago abandoned plans for the celebration. G. H. Fowler haa Just been offered a Gov ern ment position which he applied for M years rco. 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