THE MORNING OREGONIAN. TTJESDAT. AUGUST 21, 1917.
MORAL SQUAD GOES
fine on to E. XV. Schmuckley. This is
the heaviest fine yet assessed for
failure to dim lights, and is but a fore
runner of what may b- expected in the
future. Judge Jones declared.
Those who were fined $5 each for
falllnz to have their rear lis-hts in
proper order were: A. M. Leisure,
Frank Spahn, A. Tiller, E. N. Starr and
L. Shaver. J. H. Haas paid a $5 fine
for passing another machine on a turn.
,toWE ARE PORTLAND AGENTS FOR FAMOUS BUTTERICK PATTERNS SECOND FLOORw
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IN MOVING OUR COMPLETE
DID YOU HEAR THE LATEST
September Records?
Hundreds attended the free concerts given yesterday in oui
sound-proof parlors. All voted the new Columbia records the
most interesting heard in months. We shall esteem it a pleasure
to play for you today. Come in at any time.
Phonograph Shop, Sixth Floor.
$ Sporting Goods Store
many odds and ends of high-grade sporting goods were brought
to light. In order to acquaint our patrons with the new loca-
tion of this department we are closing out these odds and ends at
j marked reductions from our lower-than-elsewhere prices.
y. Sporting Goods, Sixth Floor.
Mayor Will Have Different Way
cf Enforcing Laws.
FOREST FIRES EXPENSIVE
LID WILL NOT BE LIFTED
$500 to $600 Daily Spent to Com
bat Flatnes In XTmpqua.
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TVi& QyALrrf Stors? op- Portland
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Liquor Chasers Will Not Be Organ
izJ, as Heretofore, and Each
Patrolman Will Be Held Re
sponsible for His Beat.
With the reorganization of the Bu
reau or Police, the so-called moral
squad, as such, will be abolished, ac
cording' to Mayor Baker, who yesterday
outlined hia policy respecting vice and
bootlegging. He will employ other
means for the present, he said, but will
"keep the lid ori" and conduct the city
as a "closed town."
With the announcement of the Mayor,
It becomes definitely known that L. A.
Harms, a captain of police who has had
charge of the moral squad for years,
will be transferred to other duty. What
It will be the Mayor did not state, ex
cept to say that he will have a respon
sible place with important duties. The
men who have comprised the squad
Patrolmen Burkhart, Schum, Spaugh
and others selected from time to time,
will be detailed elsewhere.
' Liquor Chasers to Be Chosen.
Neither does the Mayor intend to
continue the present system of enfor
cing the prohibition law, but he said he
will Inaugurate the plan whereby boot
legging will be kept to the minimum
by means of specially selected men
from the force who will operate secret
ly. The squad which has been handling
this work will be relieved and others
substituted when needed. For many
months Detectives Cahill and Ham
mersly have had the main responsi
bility in this regard and have co-operated
with the moral squad- in numerous
instances.
"I do not believe the squad system
is the best for accomplishing results,"
said Mayor Baker. "I am going to try
another way. I believe that it will be
found possible to keep the city clean
without resorting to that plan. In the
first place, members of a squad be
come so well known that It is difficult
for them to make a move without it
being known before they get far.
All to Be Held Responsible.
"Another thing is that it is possible
for one group of men to accomplish but
a small part of the entire work to
be done and it will be my policy to re
quire from all of the members of the
force a strict accountability for con
ditions !n their districts. While it is
probably impossible for a patrolman to
perform certain duty in this line of
work, he can keep posted, and when
necessary to have help a detail can be
made for the purpose.
"As to the prohibition law, I am go
ing to put in a system that will stop
bootlegging if it can be stopped. With
out going into details, I purpose to use
individuals for this work who are not
so widely known, and 1 believe that I
will be able to rigidly enforce the law."
Liirf to Be Enforced.
Reports have reached the Mayor that
someone had been spreading the state
ment that he would permit an "open
town" during his administration, and
he took occasion to deny this in the
most emphatic terms.
"I am going to enforce the laws,"
said the Mayor, "and anyone who thinks
I am not is going to be fooled. There
will be no 'open town" while I am
Mayor. It is the duty of the Mayor to
enforce the laws, and I am going to
enforce them.
"Chief Johnson and I are working out
our plans now for the police reorgan
ization, and I believe that when these
are completed and the changes are
effected we will have the most efficient
police force in the West, if not in the
entire country. We intend to give
Portland a first-class, clean and fair
administration of law enforcement."
Forestry Service men are hoping that
the forest fire situation will continue
to improve until quenched by a real
Oregon downpour.
The Southern Oregon fires, several in
number, have been controlled, despite
dry weather. These fires are burning
near Prospect, Blk Creek and . Trail
Creek. Fires in the Okanogan forest,
of Northeastern Washington, are pre
sumed to have abated, as no adverse
reports have been received.
Fire fighting is expensive campaign
ing, but records for the season have
been broken by the cost of combating
the stubborn blaze in the heart of the
Umpqua forest, out from Roseburg. For
some days past the cost of fighting
the Umpqua fire has ranged from ?50l
to ?600 daily.
HOTEL PENDLETON IS SOLD
X. D. Swearingen Takes Lease- and
Fixtures Owned by Portlanders.
PENT) ETON', Or., Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) IV 1). Swearingen today pur
chased, from H. W. Collins and George
E. Good, the Hotel Pendleton lease and
fixtures and assumed active manage
ment. The hotel is one of the best
of the smaller institutions of the
Northwest and has been but lately
renovated.
Mr. Collins and Mr. Good only a few
weeks ago bought the interest of Fred
Block, of Portland, in the establish
ment and Mr. Good has been acting
manager.
Mr. Swearingen is an old resident
of Pendleton and but recently sold the
French restaurant and rooming-house,
which, with his brother, he had op
erated here for the past ten years.
PARK SUPERVISOR NAMED
Assistant Engineer Sparrow,
Crater Lake, Is Promoted.
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MEDFORD, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.)
A. Sparrow, who for the past few
years has been assistant engineer in
charge of highway work at Crater
Lake National Park, has been appoint
ed supervisor to succeed Major George
Goodwin, who has been promoted to
engineer in charge of highways for the
National Park Bureau. Mr. Sparrow is
now engaged in building the new easy
grade trail from the lodge to the rim
of the lake at a cost of $9000.
The number of visitors to the lake
this year continues to grow, having
long since passed the former high rec
ord. The totals to date are 5677 per
sons and 1356 motorcars.
SLACKER FIT FOR SERVICE
Richard James Warring, Arrested at
Pendleton, Says He Is Railroader.
BAKER, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.)
Richard James Warring, who was ar
rested in Pendleton on the charge of
being a Baker County slacker, was
examined by the local board this
afternoon and, although he said he had
a weak back and a defective foot, he
was pronounced by the board fit for
military service.
Warring claimed exemption on the
ground that he is a railroad man. His
case will be dealt with by the district
board at La Grande. He asked the
privilege of being examined, after
having been informed that he was
likely to be dealt with as a deserter.
LIQUOR IS WELL HIDDEN
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$ Always Up and Doing:
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i Men's Union Suits 65 c
5 Fine quality cotton ribbed union suits in a desirable
wt weight for present wear. White and ecru garments in
short sleeves, ankle length style. Sizes 34 to 46.
& Manhattan Shirt Sale
continues today. Choose here from
the biggest, newest and best stocks in
the Northwest. Soft and laundered
cuff styles in all sizes. Many with
extra-length sleeves for s men with
long arms.
$1.75 Shirts for. ....... . .$1.35
$2-$2.25 Shirts $1.65
$2.50 Shirts for $1.85
$3.00 Shirts for $2.15
$3.50 Shirts for $2.85
$4.00 Shirts for $3.15
$5.00 to $12 Manhattan shirts $3.S5 to
$7.65. All our $1.50 shirts ' now $l.lo.
Manhattan underwear at like reductions.
Men's Furnishings Shop, Main Floor
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35c Eaylawn Pound Paper, 84
sheets fine linen paper to OQ
the pound, special at. ... &Js
15c Envelopes to match above
paper, 2 packages, spe- OF
cial today at itJly
50c M. & F. Special Stationery,
48 sheets paper and 48 QQ
envelopes to box, at....""-'
35c Correspondence Cards, 24
cards and 24 envelopes to
15c Kara Linen Tablets, all Q,
sizes, ruled or plain Jy
15c Plain White Paper in.
Napkins, 100 for i. l"t
Stationery Shop, Main Floor.
Theyt Just Came In; They Won't Stay
Long; They'll Go Right Out Again
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2 New Wirthmor Waists
Our association with these new Wirthmors though pleas
ant we know will be most brief. Patrons with an eye to
beauty as well as economy will come to claim them for their
own. It will surprise us if any are left when the store closes.
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Waist Shop, Fourth Floor.
NO Dull Days at the Quality
Always Up and Doing: Whatever the Season Whatever the Weather
Cjl
t & Manhattan Shirt Sale
Stationery Specials
It Is a Patriotic Duty
To Eliminate Waste
The United States Government makes
this request of retail merchants and the
public at large "Avoid waste in labor,
capital, material and equipment and there
by release, when needed, men and capital
for the defense of this Nation."
THE COMMERCIAL ECONOMY
BOARD OF THE COUNCIL
OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
requests the shopping public to take imme
diate action on the following suggestions:
Carry parcels with you to
the extent of your ability.
Buy merchandise with in
tent to retain that which
is purchased, reducing to
a minimum occasion for
returning goods.
When you have goods to
be returned, do not leave
home empty-handed -carry
parcels for exchange
where possible.
Avoid C. O. D. purchases
whenever possible.
Shop as early in the day
as possible.
TO "CARRY IT HOME"
you will require a good
SHOPPING BAG OR BASKET
We have them in all styles and sizes and at
lowest prices.
125 Women's Dresses
A drastic clearaway
of women's and misses'
street and afternoon
dresses.
. Serge, taffeta, pon
gee, gingham, voile
and linen dresses in
plain and fancy models.
A few tailored linen
SUITS included at this
price.
Some slightly mussed
or soiled from handling.
Regardless of former
prices $5.
None sent C. O. D. None
on approval. None exchanged.
Apparel Shop, Fourth Floor.
Wall Paper in a Sale
Assorted Nursery Panels in
natural colors, special to- QP
day at 6 for UD,
Attractive patterns in Bedroom
Wall Paper in pink, blue OZ
and lavender, single roll"'
Cut-Out Borders to match,
9-inch size, yard for only J
Use Meier & Frank Dry Paste
for hanging your wall 1 F
paper, lb. priced at J-tFV
Special living and dining-room
patterns of Wall Paper in tan
and blue, with cut-out borders
to match. Single roll 1
25 and -LOC
Seventh Floor, Sixth Street.
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IT CUTS YOUR BUTTER
BILL ALMOST IN HALF
The "Wonder"
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utter -Merger
The picture will give you some idea of how
the butter-merger LOOKS. We have a con
tinuous demonstration on the Main Floor,
Fifth Street, to show you how it WORKS. This sturdy
little churn is a device that will appeal to all thrifty
people. It is called a butter-merger because it
Makes 2 Pounds of Merged Butter
From 1 Lb. Butter and 1 Pint of Milk
or half quantities can be used with proportionate results. And any one
can use this simple little culinary appliance. It has a specially con
structed plunger with a valve that pumps air into the contents of milk
and butter, causing them to "merge" in such a way that no milk remains
unabsorbed. The price is only
98c
Demonstration Main Floor On
Sale Housewares Section, Bas't
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Buying
Furniture
In Our August
Sale Is Like
Buying
Gold Dollars
at a
Reduction
For furniture good furniture is
growing scarce. Furniture is advan
cing in price. Furniture will always
be needed for the American home.
And in this annual August sale 6taple
furniture the every day wanted kind
is offered at great reductions. Now
is the time to buy and save, while
August sale economies are in effect,
and our easy payment plan enables
you to live with your furniture while
paying for it.
Furniture Shop, Eighth Floor.
Like Many Other Nationally Advertised Goods
Madame Lyra Corsets
Are Sold Exclusively at This Store
We sell Madame Lyra corsets because we can recommend
them to our most discriminating clientele. We have investi
gated carefully and found that their National repute is
founded on inherent goodness goodness of materials, trim
mings, style whatever goes into the making of a superior
corset. And, judged from the number of Portland women
who prefer Madame Lyra corsets, they are particularly
adapted to women of this city.
Mrs. Holbrook, Expert Lyra Corsetiere
can be consulted at any time in our Corset Shop. She is intimately
versed in everything that pertains to Madame Lyra corsets. And for
months she has made a careful study of Portland women with special
reference to their corset needs. Mrs. Holbrook will give every as
sistance in the selection of your new Lyra corset. Come in at your
convenience.
A wide range of models for figures of varying proportions. $3.50
to $10.
Dorset Shop, Third Floor.
Have We
A Record of
Your Eyes? J
If so, all that we need to provide R
you with a new pair of glasses ac- R
cording to your most recent prescrip- R
tion is the word from you to do so.
You can advise us by card, by tele- JH
phone or whatever other way sug-
gests itself to you. We will give the
matter the same conscientious atten-
tion as if you were personally under
examination at every stage.
If You Have Any g
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Eye Trouble
and haven't consulted our competent
optometrist, you should lose no time
in doing so. He will carefully ex
amine your eyes and prescribe glasses
(only if needed) to your individual
requirements.
We duplicate lenses from pieces.
Optical Shop, Mezzanine, Sixth Street.
MUNICIPAL COURT BUSY
03 CASES FACE JUDGE ROSSMAX
IX MORXIXG.
$260 Collected In Fines, Mostly From
Women Arrested In Raids on
Questionable Xorth End Resorts.
Yesterday was one of the busiest
days on record for the Municipal Court
since 1916. In all, 93 cases were booked
on the docket. Of this number nearly
50 were women arrested in recent
North End raids.
Seventeen of these cases were con
tinued for Jury trials. A total of
$260.50 in fines was collected and 38
cases were continued until today for
hearing:.
The heaviest penalties imposed on
women taken in the raids were those of
Sadie Stuart and Josie Prone, sen
tenced to ten and five days respec
tively in the City Jail.
Lena Kalta, arrested with a large
quantity of stolen goods in her pos
session Saturday, was fined $50 and
iven a 60-day suspended sentence.
Maria Salta, arrested with her, was
given a 30-day suspended sentence.
John Frail, an I. XV. XV. arrested last
week, and who demanded a Jury trial,
decided to be heard yesterday, after
four days in Jail waiting for his trial
to be called. He was fined $35 on a
vagrrancy ehargre.
AUTOISTS ARE RECKLESS
JUDGE JOES THREATEXS TO IM
POSE $50 FIXES.
Kick Fnptaltis Assessed $35 for Speed
ins Over Interstate Bridge Ap
proach at 40-Mile Clip.
Reckless autoists touched the high
marks along the Columbia Highway
and other county roadways Sunday,
and District Judge Jones assessed
heavy fines against offenders who ap
peared before him yesterday. Inci
dentally Judge Jones gave forth a
warning that his p'atience with reck
less autoists is about exhausted and
fines pf $50 impend against those auto
ists who come before him in the fu
ture. Kick Paptakis was "hittin er up"
on the Interstate bridge approach at
40 miles an hour Sunday afternoon.
So fast was he going that he lost con
trol of his machine and plunged into
a fence, the arresting officer testified.
The court plunged Paptakis into gloom
when he fined him $35. C. W. Fargo,
M. T. Parks and H. S. Jones pleaded
guilty to exceeding the limit and were
assessed $20 each.
Judge Jones established a precedent
for autoists who fail to dim their
lights at night when he tacked a $10
Klamath Falls Man Fools Police
Few Times, but Finally Is Caught.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Aug. 20.
(Special.) Ernest A. Quaif, proprietor
of the Hot Springs rooming-house of
this city, who was arrested following
a raid of his resort when 39 bottles of
intoxicating liquor were found in the
partitions in the house and false
window casings and under a false
bottom in the kitchen wood box, was
sentenced to 30 days in jail and to pay
a fine of $400 and costs of about $80.
Quaif will appeal.
Quaifs resort had been raided sev
eral times during the past few months,
but the officers never succeeded in
locating any liquor before.
ECONOMY TO BE TAUGHT
Courses In Food Conservation to Be
Made Part of Curriculum.
STATE COLLEGE, Pullman, Wash.,
Aug. 20. ( Special. )Colleg-iate courses
in food conservation based on outlines
furnished by the United States food ad
ministration and on local needs of the
state of Washington, are being formu
lated, to begin with the opening of
college October 1.
The subject matter will include such
instruction s was given at canning
and drying demonstration schools for
the training of community leaders
which have been conducted in 30 towns
and cities of Washington by the ex
tension service of the college since
July 30.
COL. INGLIS' WIFE IS HURT
Speeding - Slotorcycllsts Frighten
Horse, Which Runs Away.
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 20. (Special.)
Mrs. William M. Inglis, wife of Colonel
Inglis, commander of the Second Wash
ington Regiment at Camp Murray, was
thrown from her horse yesterday, the
animal becoming frightened by speed
ing motorcycles and running away.
Colonel Inglis made every effort to
overtake the frightened animal and
was beside Mrs. Inglis when h.r mount
turned suddenly, throwing the rider to
the ground. Mrs. Inglis was much
bruised, but no bones were broken.
Carranza's Daughter to Wed.
MEXICO CITY. Aug. 20. President
Carranza left Mexico City this morning
with members of his family for Quere
taro. It is believed the President in
tends to witness the marriage of his
daughter Virginia, and General Can
dido Aguilar, former provisional for
eign minister.
Drafted Farmers Ask Exemption.
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 20. Drafted
farmers in Nebraska are almost unan
imous in claiming exemption on ac
count of their farming, according to
members of the Federal district exemp
tion board for the North Nebraska district.
DAM AND BOOM LAW UP
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIOX
HOLDS HEARING IX PORTLAND.
Tentative Rules and Regulations Drawn
and Discussed Final Action
Expected Today.
Rules and regulations governing the
building of dams and booms, and the
driving, catching and identification of
logs and timber products were con
sidered yesterday by the Oregon Public
Service Commission at a hearing at the
Courthouse, in which logging and tim
ber representatives from various parts
of the state participated. Tentative
rules and regulations were adopted,
which will be redrafted and finally con
sidered today. Companies shall file
with the Commission articles of incor
poration 10 days before being granted
a franchise, also a tariff for each class
of service, which shall be for public
inspection, and every three months a
statement of all forest products han
dled. The hearing was attended by Frank
A. Rowe, Wheeler, Or.; T. G. Rees, Port
land; H. A. Sprager, Portland; G. P.
McLeod, Hammond Lumber Company;
H. O. Starret, Siuslaw Boom Company;
O. B. Hinsdale, Gardiner Boom Com
pany; Carl E. Fischer, Sheridan; G. M.
Cornwall, the Timberman, - Portland; A.
C. Shaw, Coos Bay Boom Company; N.
J. Sykes, Spauldihg Logging Company;
Philip Mult, Mill Creek, Or.
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$1.50 Table
Cloths $1
A fine Tuesday sale of fringed ta
ble cloths in 58x70-inch size. Red and
blue borders.
Linen Shop, Second Floor.
HoneycombBed
Spreads $1.49
Slightly imperfect bedspreads of
our regular $2.75 grade. Can be
easily mended. Size 86x90 inches.
No phone nor C. O. D. orders taken.
While any remain $1.49.
Second Floor, Fifth Street.
New Japanese
Crepe 29c
30 inches wide. Fast colors in a
large selection of fancy and plain
stripes, checks and plaids as well as
solid colors. Fine for women's and
children's dresses and men's shirts.
Wash Goods Shop. Second Floor.
AUT0IST DIES AT WHEEL
Machine of C. A. Li. Berglund Runs
Into Bank When Driver Expires.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) C. A. L. Berglund, 69 years old,
an expert pruner, was stricken with
heart disease this morning while at
the wheel of his automobile and died.
The automobile, skirting a steep em
bankment, ran to the opposite side of
the road, and, with the wheels in a
ditch, the engine stopped. Mr. Berg
lund's dead body, his hands still on
the wheel, was taken from the driver's
seat.
Mr. Berglund was a native of
Sweden. With- his family he name to
ijhuw 21 years tga, ectUiaj; is 2&i
nesota. The family removed here 10
years ago. He is survived by his
widow and five children.
CITY LOSES 15TH EMPLOYE
Assistant Engineer of Aberdeen
Leaves to Join Colors.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) Assistant City Engineer Wat
kins will leave this week in answer to
the call to the colors. He is the 15th
city hall employe here to join the
colors. Mr. Watkins will be a Second
Lieutenant and is going to Fort Leav
enworth, Kan., for three months of
training. Other city employes who have
enlisted are:
W. - L. Sharp, Victor Johnson, Lance Mo-
rarmoth, Joe Penn and Fred Whitney, all
of the enpineeringr department: Cederio
Greene, Robert Rowe and Albert Featherly,
ot the water department; A. E. Vaughn,
Gus Adams and Harry Adams, of the Wish
kah water project; Klllaly Greene, superin
tendent of parks, and C. F. Taylor and
J. Stewart, firemen.
Western Washington Fires Checked.
SEATTLE. Aug. 20. Forest fires in
the Hood Canal region, in Clallam
County along the Stratt of Juan De
Fuca. in Cowlitz County along the Co
lumbia and in Eastern King County
are all under control, according to re
ports received by the Washington fire
association today. No reports were re
ceived on Eastern Washington's fires,
but these had been previously reported
virtually under control.
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