Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 21, 1918, Page 7, Image 7

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    THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1918.
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
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and Mamioni Akanr mock Company
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ville. T h r, dally. I.jv. and :&.
UlfPODKOME (Broadway at Tamhlll
Vaod,lil and movlnf picture. 2 to ft;
I U It II P. H. Saturday. Sundays, boll-
oj. raatlauoua. 1:11 to II V. M
TftA.VO whlnton atroat. aatwora Park
and Wat Park Vaudeville aad moving
pt.-turaa. continuous.
Z.THIO I Town ft aad Stark Malral torn-
dr. dally, afternoon and atcht.
ICS RINK (Twanty-flrat and Marshall)
Aftaraoonn and aicbia
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A rrvrardj of tea dollar will W Bald
far the irml aad ewavletlM of aayoaa
KaaAkf at r a Mac Orrswalaaa.
OBECOU.H PIBUSBIXO CX
SAiumy'i Cicb to Ikstau. Tha
Portland Palesmen's Club will Install
It recently elected officers at a dinner
lday evening In tha Multnomah Ho
IrL R. R. Coater. of the Twin states
Auto Company, will act as chairman,
and Circuit Judge Morro will act aa
Installing officer. The officers to be
inatalled are: ITesldent. K. II. Atkin
son; first vtee-preldht. John R. Vet
el; second vice-president. George T.
How-en; third vice-president. H. K. Kltt-
man: treasurer. Hoy W. Edwards; sec
rotary. (Hyde Evans: directors. A
Clark. Lou F. Fuller, Hurt liolcom
w . & ilctlulre. C. L Weaver; past
president. R. R. Costsr.
Harms Pkobs Rssi'mes Tomorrow.
At o'clock tomorrow morning In the
Council chambers of the City Hall
Xayor Raker and A special committee
will continue the hearing of evidence
In the cae of the Portland News
acainat Captain of Police Harms,
wherein he la charged with offenses
running from drunkenness on duty to
being a pro-German. The defense will
Introduce Its evidence at this session.
Sitting with the Mayor are t'nited
States District Attorney Reames. Dis
trict Attorney Evans, of Multnomah
County: City Attorney L Hoche and
Chief of Police Johnson. The accused
Is represented by Judg E. V. Little
field and W. w. Banks.
Itiutr Clcrk Obtained. Charles
Hunlock. prominent In the Oreeters of
Oregon and former proprietor of a ho
trl at Ontario. Or- a a new recruit to
the clerical staff of the Multnomah Ho
tel. H. II. Cloutler. manager of the
Multnomah. Is working out a six-day
system, whereby each member of the
desk squad may have one day's holi
day every week. Under this plan. Mr.
Hunlock will serve as relief cleric He
was a delegate from Oregon to the
recent National convention of the
Greeters. held at Boston.
St. Johxs Womex Ori-.axizb. Several
young ladles from the Si. Johns district
met at the Library Wednesday evening
to organize a. club to undertake war
work and discuss war conditions M
Evarts. one of the James John High
School teachers. Is the president. Mrs.
Vest wss elected treasurer and Miss
Arlitie Shaw secretary. All young
women not attending school who are
Interested in the work are cordially In
vtted to attend these meetings. They
will be neld every Wednesday evening
from . :30 to 9 at the St. Johns Library.
Nattraust to Speak. The Oregon
Porletr of Engineers will hold Its Jan
uary meeting at o'clock Wednesday
night. January 23. at Library Hall.
Tenth and Yamhill. The speaker of the
occasion will be William I. Flnley,
State Rioloarist. who will show four
reela of mntlon picture Illustrating A
talk on the subject, filmed. The lec
ture will discuss "The Klamath Coun
try and Southern Oregon." "Yellowstone
Animals and Birds." "Birria of the East
ern Oregon Country." and "Rambles of
a Naturalist."
J. R. Bowi.cs TO Spkak. J. R. Bowles,
president of the Northwestern Steel
Company, will address the Rotary Club
tomorrow noon at Its weekly luncheon
In the crystal room of tha Hotel Hen
son. Ms topic being "Building Steel Ships
for I'ncle Sam." The importance of
the steel shipbuilding Industry to the
ultimate victory and the conditions
that confront shipbuilders of the Pa
cific Coast will be dwelt upon by Mr.
Bowles.
Dm. Rjrgw TO I.ECTTRBJ TO.VTOHT. Dr.
Leo Ricen will give the third lecture
In hie course on "The Russian People
and Their Literature" this evening In
room II of the Central Library. He
will discuss the works of Uogol and
Tonrgenev and give a brief review of
last week's lecture. These lectures are
In connection with the University of
Oregon extension service and are open
to the public
Wii.ijaw H. Smith Bcribd. Funeral
services for William 1L Smith, who died
of heart disease while Attending a box
ing content January 11. were held yes
terday afternoon at the funeral par
lors of J. P. Flnley 4b Son. Many
friends were present and there were
many floral tributes. Private cere
monies were held at the Mount Scott
Park Crematorium.
PR. K. A. SOMMER KXTBRTAlXgD. Dr.
FL A. Sommer has returned from Eu
gene, where he performed a bone Inlay
operation at Dr. J. E. Kuykendall's pri
vate hoxpttal before a clinic of about
persona. In the evening the doctor
was entertained at a bamiuet given In
his honor at the Hotel Osburn by the
Eugene Medical Association.
Mrs. Akpri's" l.EcrraE Postponed.
The lecture which was to have been
given tomorow night at the Y. W. C A.
by Mrs. Leonard Andrus. hostess at the
T. W. C A. hostess house at Ameri
can Lake, has been postponed for one
week. The lecture will be open to the
public on Tuesday night. January IS.
Cathouc I-eaoi-e to Meet. The reg
ular meeting of the Catholic Woman's
league will be held At tne home of
Mrs. Bernard Albers. 374 East Twelfth
street North. Tuesday afternoon at 2:30.
Take Broadway car. A large attend
ance Is requested.
Sikhxo Meetiq at Ijbrart. The
meeting for old-time singing at Cen
tral Library, room A. will be held on
Tuesday evening at 7:1S under the di
rection of the Schumann musical and
literary society. All are welcome
Iol-ouas Coi'xtt Assoct tiox. Red
Cross, meets at Llpman. Wolfe A Co.
at IS A. M. Tuesday. Attendance of all
Invited. Adv.
"Over tub Top." M-.Mahon's 100
chiropractic; 60c rate. Macleay bids-
Adv.
SoMOot. Books bought, sold and ex
changed. 1T0 oth it, opposite Post
office. Adv.
Remember Oriental rug sale. 10 per
ant discount. Cartoilan Bros. Adv.
Dr. James C Hates has returned.
Office sixth floor Medical bldg. Adv.
visitors In this city while registered at
the Benson.
O. A. Roble. of Grants Pass, is regis
tered at the Cornelius.
James WaddelL of Walla Walla, la
registered at the Imperial.
II. B. Benson, of Walla Walla, is at
the Portland for a few days.
F. R. Thompson, of St- Helens, Is
registered at the Cornelius.
Walter M. Pierce, of La Grande, Is
registered at the Multnomah.
J. D. McKennon, well-known rancher
of La Grande. Is at the Imperial.
J. R. Blackaby. banker, of Ontario,
la a recent arrival at tha Imperial.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beckman. of
Salem, are registered at the Perkins.
" J. M. Carpenter, of Los Angeles, a
prominent lumberman. Is at the Ore
gon. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Mabaffey. of Bend,
are among receot arrival- at the Per
kins. A. F. Coats, prominent lumberman
or Seattle, Is registered at the Mult
nomah. .Mr. Charles Hottirrger and son. Fred
Hotttnger, ui Sublimity, are at the
Oregon. .
J. II. Acker-man, president of th
Monmouth Slats Normal School, la at
the Seward.
Mrs. X. K. Belshaw and daughter,
Edna, are registered at the Seward
from Eugene.
itr. and Mrs. F. O. Berg, of Astoria,
are staying at the Benson during
brief visit.
F. R. Stewsrt. of Kelso, cashier of
the Kelso State Bank. Is among recent
arrlvala at the Benson.
it. I. Caven. of Condon, who recently
sold his hotel property In thst city.
at the Multnomah for several days.
F. J. Tromble. lumberman of Craig,
at the Multnomah for sev
business visit to this city.
L. L. Snodgras. mine host of the
Somers Hotel, at La Grande. Is In
Portland, registered at the Benson.
E. E. Lucas, of Spokane, secretary
of the hardwaremen's convention, to
open In this city tomorrow, is regis
tered at the Imperial.
Mr. and Mrs. 11. L. DeWett. of Hood
River, are staying at the Benson for a
tew days. Mr. 1'eUett is widely
known aa an amateur tennis champion,
and is engsged In the garage buslness.
W. C Sboup. of Salmon. Idaho, who
has been receiving treatment at Port
land cSurglcal Hospital for some weeks,
has recovered and Is now at the
Seward, where he will spend several
days before returning home.
-l F. J. Ti
G. I Alaska, is
ib. eral days'
HIP SHOW IS SCREAM
VALLK, IX ACCORDIO.V MMBEHS,
FEATl RB OF BILL.
"VUlaa la Art," la Which Three
We ase a Present Repredartlaaa of
siataary, la Clever Act.
"From the ridiculous to the sublime"
is a phrase which may be applied with
effectiveness In describing the range
of vaudeville acta aopearlng at the
Hippodrome Theater this week.
In the first act Rice. Bell, and Bald
win are three clown acrobats. In ridicu
lous costumes, who put on an act which
Is one big laugh from beginning to
end.
The last act is a highly artistic one.
"V ision in Art." which is presented by
three perfectly formed women, who
present reproductions of famous statu
ary. This act is one of the nest or its
type on the vaudeville stage.
alle. the celebrated French accor
dionist, was welcomed back to Portland
by a numoer of his admirers who hav-
h-srd him before. One of the features
of his act was the playinic of ' iiuioe.
Sweet Home." He also rendered seversl
grand opera selections -d several
lighter syncopated melodies.
Charles Orr and ..tiger pre
sented a colorful artistic act. "A Court
ship in Song." It is a musical comedy
sort of act In which the girl wears
lovely gowns and sings in a flutey
soprano voice. The lines are sparkly
and bright, and it was one of the most
popular numbers on the bill.
Minerva Courtney, Harry Irwin and
Ollle Mack appeared in A comic skit.
he Heart o' the Canyon. It has
Wild-Western atmosphere. In which
the men dress as cowboys and the girl
"the girl from the city who Is look
lng for a hero so that she can get mar
ried and receive 17000.
Vincent and Kelly presented a novel
singing and talking act. with a smart
line of repartee and a number of new
songs
The picture was Madge Evans In
"The Volunteer."
Llnnton Man Hurt by Fall.
When the door of a Llnnton-Portlsnd
bus opened without warning early yes
ATTENTION! Line-up to the
fact that Winter is not much
more than half over and that
jour suit, overcoat or rain
coat may no pass muster and
inspection much longer.
We've a pretty good line-op
here in Kuppenhf imer Clothes
you most certainly can en
list yourself in them to your
advantage $25, $30, $35.
A few new Kuppenheimer
recruits for the Spring drive
arrived a few days ago. Oth
ers are due to arrive soon.
The Kuppenheimer House In Portland.
MORRISON AT FOURTH ST.
Gus Kuhn. Pres. S. H. Stamps Given.
terday It precipitated Walter Rich
mond, of Llnnton. to the pavement. He
sustained painful bruises and was
taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital
by the Ambulance Service Company.
THICK MULE AT STRAND
A.MK1L DOES MANY I N EXPECTED
9TCNTS FOR AIDIE.VCE.
Other Fes tare a Include Scotch Eater.
taiaer aad Photoplay ef Merit
Entitled "Face Value."
MILWATKIF. MAX IS DEMO
CRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
(.OVERXOH.
PERSONALMENTION.
S. Whitfield, of Bend. Is registered
at the Oregon.
W. H. Opdemerer, of Tillamook. Is
at the Perkins,
W. L. Palmer, of Aberdeen. Wash-, Is
at the Perkins.
John B. Hilt, of Seattle, la registered
at the Portland.
G. F. Luedinshans. of Dryad. Wash..
Is at the Portland.
J. G. Burt, of Ashland. Is registered
at the Multnomah.
Mr. and Mra R. A. Welsh and fam
ily, of South Rellingham. Wash., are
a iia "n.
jf"""' i
V.. : A
I
Harvey U. Starkweather.
Harvey G. Starkweather, who
was the first candidate of either
political party to announce his
gubernatorial candidacy. Is a na
tive Oregontan, aged 43 years. He
was born in Clackamas County,
near where be now lives. For a
number of years he was promi
nent In educational affairs, at
one time serving as County
Superintendent of Schools for
Clackamas County, He was a
member of the commission which
drafted the original workmen's
compensation act, and also served
as a member of the United States
Rural Credits Commission, which
visited several European coun
tries and Investigated that sub
ject. Mr. Starkweather took an ac
tive part in the good roads bond
campaign last Spring, delivering
a number of addresses In support
of the bond measure, both In the
eastern and western parla of the
te.
Jasbo Is the nsme of the exception
ally long-eared, docile-looking mule
who Is performing all sorts of tricks
for the amusement of the Strand The
ater patrons this week. First he went
through a dance under the leadership
of his manager, at the end of which
he bowed his head and waited for th
ppiause which he thought it wa
worth. Roller skates were put on him
with the beip of three boys from th
udlence and some fancy skating step.
were presented. W ben the boys trie
o ride him he objected and sent them
flying to the floor with a realistic ex
hibltion of bucking.
Tom Brantford is the happy, carefre
Scotchman who related humorous
Identa about all his other Scotch
friends which were really funny. Som
imitations of a train, steamboat whis
tie and a banjo were given, followed
by an Imitation of a whole brass band
which was good.
Fred and Bess Lucler were an amus
lng pair. Fred was dressed as a typi
cal rube and Bess was supposed to be
Miss uibby lab. who was an incessan
talker and who had come to the vil
lage as a demonstrator. Fred was the
manager of the village and told Bes
just where to go and what to do.
Harrington and Lane presented
clever little skit in which two dors,
Fuziy and Trlx, were featured. The
man was the Janitor in the gymnasium
nd the woman was dressed as a doll
statue which hsd been sent there by
mistake. It was an original act and
was well received.
Graham and Graham were the Swede
janitor and the Hawaiian Girl, who
presented a comedy singing and chatty
numner.
"race Value Is the name of the
photoplay, in which Mae Murray, the
ex-Ziegfeld Follies star and the origi
nal Nell Brinkley girl, is featured. Mae
Murray is not only the star of the pic
ture, but she Is Is the author.
Hazelwood
50 Cent Dinner
Served 5 to 8:30
Menu Changed Daily
Beef Broth and Noodles
or Vegetable Soup
Baked Salmon or BeerSfew With Vegetables
or Roast Beef au Jus
Roast Potatoes Lima Beans Stewed Tomatoes
Bread and Butter
Pie, Pudding or. Ice Cream
Coffee Tea Milk
Special Steak Dinners
No. 10 Small Steak, Country Gravy, Potatoes,
Bread, Butter and Coffee 45c
No. 11 Hazelwood Old-Fashioned Steak, Pota
toes, Bread, Butter and Coffee 50c
No. 12 Special Sirloin Steak, Potatoes, Bread,
Butter and Coffee 75c
The Hazelwood
388 Washington St.
Broadway Hazelwood
127 Broadway "
Instant Service in the Coffee Shop, 126 Park St.
SHOVEL-TAG DAY HEAR
NECESSITY OF riKL ECONOMY TO
BE I RUED JA.N b ARY SO.
t
Save That Shovelful ef Coal" la Slogan
f Adsalalatratloa la Coaaer
vat lea Campaign.
Despite the fact that Portland is lin
ing less coal than for several Winters
past and that Oregon as a whole does
not draw heavily on coal supplies. Fuel
Administrator Fred U. Holmes is plan
nlng for wide observance of Tag-Your-
Shovel day. January 30. Shovel-tag
ging day Is the novel plan evolved by
the National Fuel Administration as
means; of emphasising the economical
use of fuel by householders of the Na
tion. Through co-operation of the 21.-
000.000 school children of the land the
promoters hope to have a tag placed on
every family coal shovel, enjoining the
user to "save that shovelful of coaL
In two immense boxes a supply of
the tag reminders adequate for the
homes of Oregon has Just reached Mr.
Holmes' office. The administrator in
rapidly enrolling school leaders of the
state for their part in the propaganda.
In furtherance of the fuel-saving
crusade literature outlining definite
economy practices will be distributed,
tttereopticon slides, graphically con
veying the same messages, will be
shown at motion-picture theaters.
HOME . SAVED FROM FIRE
Molorimn Discovers Blaze at Ga
rage of Maude Alnswortti.
A fire in the garage at Miss Maude
Alnsworth's borne, on Kavensview
drive. Portland Heights, came very
near destroying the residence early
yesterday, but fortunately was discov
ered by a motorman, who reported to
the fire station, and the biaze was
extinguished by chemicals within 10
minutes. A big touring car was run
out in time to save It, but the garage
and the aide of the house near it were
burned.
At the cry of fire and the rushing
of the apparatus. Miss Ainsworth and
her household were aroused, as also
were those In the home of J. C Ains
worth. 100 feet distant.
Mn Ainsworth said yesterday that
the family has no idea how the. fire
started, unless It was from defective
wiring. '
"The Horn of Plenty"
IS FILLED BY THRIFT
THE daily, weekly, monthly, sav
ing the spending of a little
less than you earn will, in time, bring
to you a competence.
Make this strong National bank the
.place to which you bring your savings
for safe-keeping; it will gratify us to
serve you.
A steadily growing bank balance, pro
duced by thrift and economy, will be to
you an asset many times greater than
its money value.
The United States
National Bank
SIXTH STREET at Stark
Capital and Surplus, $2j00j000
J
SPRUCE
DRIVE
NEAR
Grays Harbor Men to Begin
Deliveries in Ten Days.
BIG FORCE TO DO WORK
of the company report that it has been
satisfactorily solved.
The president of the Aircraft Spruce
& Lumber Company is Alex Poison. The
vice-president Is Robert Poison, while
the other officers are: W. J. Patterson
treasurer; A. L. Paine, secretary; H. P.
Brown, assistant secretary, and Phil J.
Mourant. general manager.
Aircraft Sprnce & Lumber Com
pany, Recently Formed, Will Em
ploy Between 4000 and 5000 '
to Get Airplane Timbers.
An aircraft spruce-producing' dash
into isolated virgin timber tracts of
the Grays Harbor country," from which
initial deliveries of aircraft material
will be forthcoming in 10 days, is back
of the incorporation of the Aircraft
Spruce & Lumber Company by promi
nent Grays Harbor lumbermen and
bankers.
The project Involves the employment
of between 4000 and 6000 men and the
use of every known facility for getting
out clear, straight-grained spruce In
wing beam lengths and in immense
Quantities.
For the fulfillment of its contract
obligations the company has given the
United States Government a bond in
the sum of $200,000. That also is the
amount of its capital stock, as shown
in 'the articles of incorporation, but
literally there are said to be millions
of dollars behind the transaction, which
is expected to be a big factor in the
drive to produce 10,000,000 feet of air
craft spruce a month.
Speed te Be Object.
Speed, which has been the aircraft
spruce-producing entreaty of the
United States Government and the al
lies for many months, will, it is said.
find its highest response in the oper
ations of thoroughly organized com
pany of men known for handling big
projects and problems in lumbering and
who know the - spruce locations and
possibilities through personal contact
and investigations covering periods
ranging from 20 to 30 years.
These men are Alex Poison and Rob-
rt Poison, of the Poison Logging Com
pany, Hoqutam: A. u fame, or tne
National Lumber & Manufacturing
Company, Hoquiam; w. J. Patterson,
the Aberdeen banker: Phil J. Mourant,
Grays Harbor contractor; H. P. Brown,
manager of the Humptulips Logging
Company. Aberdeen, and Thomas Soule,
the Stearnsville Lumber & Shingle
Company, Stearnsville,
In getting out the timber, hand log
glng. steam logging, riving, power
plitting and even small portable saw
mills will be used, according to the
Individual problems or the numerous
locations which the company has
hosen tor its operations. The trans
portation problems involve the build-
riK of railroads and motor trucK roaas.
Motor trucks will be used in large num
bers.
Feeding- Will Be Problem.
The feeding of between 4000 and 5000
men widely scatterea over a uiiiicuu
country has been one of the big prob
lems of the new concerns, but officers
COMPETITIVE TESTS SET
Government Wants Milk Specialist,
Chauffeur, Plant Pathologist.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission .announces open competitive
examinations as follows:
Assistant market milk specialist
(male) at entrance salaries ranging
from $1500 to $1740 a year, in the Bu
reau of Animal Industry, Department
of Agriculture, for duty in Washing
ton, D. C, or elsewhere.
On account of the urgent needs of
the service, applications for the above
examination will be received until
further notice.
February 19, 1918, chauffeur (male)
autotruck driver (male) at $900 a year,
as chauffeur in the office of the alien
property custodian, and in the posi
tions of chauffeur and autotruck driver,
departmental' service, Washington, D. C.
February 20, 1918, assistant in forest
pathology (male and female), in the
Bureau of Plant Industry, Department
of Agriculture, for duty in Washington,
D. C, and in the field at salaries rang
lng from $1200 to $1440 a year.
Further information and application
forms may be obtained from M. K
Wlgton, local secretary. Board of
United States Civil Service Examiners,
Postofflce building, Portland, Or.
MUSIC PROGRAMME GIVEN
Entertainment at Washington Hotel
" Proves Enjoyable.
An enjoyable musical programme
was given in the Washington Hotel
lounge Friday evening for the enter
tainment of the guests and their
friends. Miss Alicia McElroy arranged
the programme and was ably assisted
in the accompanying by , Mrs. A. E.
Davidson and Miss Adeline Bowie.
A string trio, with Elsie Lewis, Alicia
McElroy and Christian Pool, gave a
fine rendition of Grieg's "Gi votte" and
Widor's "Humoresque." Gen vieve Gil
bert sang, and Christian . -yl's cello
solo, "Mediator" from ri.ais." was
given. A song reading by Eugenia
Craig preceded a violin solo by Elsie
Lewis. A colonial dance by Jsnet
Cattron, and "The Kavanaugh" (Bul
lard) by Messrs. Cramer, Davidson and
Patterson, and a vocal solo by Gene
vieve Gilbert, with string trio accom
paniment, concluded the programme.
someone had written with a lead pencil.
"Finder please take this to Mrs. Pearl
Waldrip, 514 Ross street. P. O." was on
one side, and upon the other w2s scrib
bled: "Dear Mother: When you get this,
I will be dead. I have drowned myself.
Forgive me. Bud."
Captain Moore sent Policemen Miller
and Wellbrook to locate the party
named, but they reported there is no
such address and the city directory
gives no such name.
POKER PLAYERS ARRESTED
Happy Party Raided by Police and
. Chaxced With Gambling. .
That the "rights" of citiiens to as
semble behind closed doors and pur
sue a festive game of poker are not to
be recognized by the police was dem
onstrated at an early hour yesterday
when Patrolmen Hunt and Martin, of
the war emergency squad, burst into
a room of a lodging-house at 225 First
street and broke up a happy little
party. '
The members of the party were tak
en to police headquarters, where they
were registered and told to report to
day to Municipal Judge Rossman.
Those in the merry party gave their
names as follows: Joe Mielke, Robert
Harrison, Jim Issom, Albert Johnson,
William Leow, Harry Baker, C. Trever
and John Stewart. Against their names
is the charge of gambling, although
they all indignantly denied this rude
accusation.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
ntan. Main 7070, A 6095.
Take 3tour plaee-Help win the war
The Fort that saves the wheat
Bartey Bread
Gives strendth-Adds Zest
at allrocters - from ihe-Log Cabin Baking (dv
NOTE INDICATES SUICIDE
Italian Woman Finds Paper Signed
Bud," Bidding Mother Good-bye.
"Suicide or camouflage?"
That is the question the police are
trying to answer, thus far without
results.
Yesterday an Italian woman, who
could scarcely speak any English, ran
up to Police Sergeant Carlson In South
Portland and handed him a soiled piece
of paper, upon both sides of which
New Auxiliary Organised.
PENDLETON. Or., Jan. 20. (Special.)
The 12th auxiliary of the Umatilla
County Chapter of the Red Cross was
organized at Ferndale last week. The
officers of the new organization are:
Mrs. John Richards, chairman: Mrs.
W. A. Wallace, vice-chairman: Mrs. El
mer Cbastaine, secretary; Miss Myra
Ballou. treasurer: Mrs. Edith Didion,
director. Ferndale is on the extreme
northern boundary of the county, and
the new auxiliary district includes all
between Krrewster and Ferndale.
Over $500,000.00
Paid to Policyholders
since organization and without quibbling. We
have never compromised, scaled or contested a claim
always paid on the day proofs of death received at
our office. Discriminating buyers of Life Insurance
appreciate our Superior Service.
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