Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, April 10, 1918, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextTIIE MOnXIXG OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1918. 1 13 VOTERS 10 ACT Oil INCREASES Council Will Raise City Em ployes Wages if People Will Furnish Money. SPECIAL WAR TAX ASKED the new judgeship, thereby ranted the former Judicial position. ' Other cases decided were: Bertha A. Rolfe ts. John M. P. Dixon et l. .DD.ll.nt.; appeal from Lane; suit to forst lose real aetata mertsmse: opinion by Jo.clca Sanson. Circuit Judss aalpworta affirmed. John B. rarttrritht et a!., appellants. Ta Orrcoa E.ectrlc Railway Company; ap peal from I.i an : suit to enforce epectfle pr- rormanco of contract: eptaloa by Justice Benson. Circuit Judao Galloway affirmed. KiiaabaUl Hendry vs. E. J. H.ndry. ap pellant; appaal from Mnltnomao: suit lor divorce : opialoa by Jostles McBrlde. Circuit Jade Oat.no affirmed. Dorothea. PtooL administratrix, af aetata of Oluf Oltoa Stool. draiKd. ya. Southern Pa cific Company, appeilante: appeal from Marlon: action for damacea nndcr Federal employers liability act for accidental death of plaintiff's husband while In employ of defendant company: opinion by Justice afe brile. Circuit Jadre Kelly affirmed. Theodora Warren vs. John Dinwoedla et Al- Charler Amrndmrot Proposed low in c Fstra One-Mill Levy for it it and for Each Yrar After While War Lasts. Ta far of a financial striocency en na side and wholesale rents-nations of reeded rttjr employes on the other be cause of low salaries paid by the city, the Cliy Cotmrll yesterday decided on reneral win and salary Increases for alIempIoyes receiving III or less a month, the Increases to be granted June I provided the voters at the .pedal city .lection May 17 will vote a measure to allow the levying of a special war emartftnry tax of 1 mill next yeaf. The council In meeting to consider the salary question as It Is related to the question of preventing employee by rloxena from quitting for more profit able work, found that the Increases cannot bo jrlven nnle.s provision Is made for more money from taxation or (her sources. Faase- Barely Encash ew. Owina t unexpected war emergency ppronrlatlons. the city now has barely eno-ic-h to carry over the pre.rnt or sanitation nntll the end of the fiscal jrr, rwpmbr I. The measure to b submitted to th vntera wll' call for the enactment of a charter amendment allowing the 1 mill levy for 11 and for each year after that that tb war continues. Fetween June and December the additional money which will be required win or borrowed, a provision to be Included the measure allowing this to b done. At present the city Is prohibited from borrow Ins; any money whatever. The council decided that If thi measure la carried at the election employes now receiving 1100 a month or leas will receive an Increase of 1 per cent. All receiving from $lf0 to li:J will receive a 10 per cent Increase. and for employca over $12 a month In' rreaeea will be (ranted only In spe cial cases where technical training; Is Involved and where there Is dancer losing these employra to private con' corns paying mora wanes. New Scale Sliding. The new scale woutd increase, labor era throurhout the service from $1.2$ a day to $1. TS a day. Firemen and po licemen would start In at $180 a month and receive $5 a month Increase at the end of sis months and $i additional each additional six months until maximum of II2S a month Is reached. The Council's understanding; la that the Increased scale Is fixed only for the period of the wsr. Only the lack f funda atopped the Council from put tine? the scale lnt. effect at once. The whole trouble now facing the city Is the a per cent lax limitation law enacted at the last election. Since that measure was enacted the war con ditions have arisen and while the clty'a levy for this year waa made to Include art Increase of a per cent over la year's levy, the amount of money avail' able la Inadequate to provide for any further lncrea.es In salarlea or In sup plies and materials. In Per (eat Lleallntssa Bare. "W ith the per cent limitation apply Inc to next year the Council could not rat.ee a sufficient amount to care for the Increases If thrv would be granted Bow and continue Into effect until Weem bcr I. The amount Involved would be over $l.00. Occasion for Increases to keep men from quitting Is felt more In the police and fire bureaus than anywhere else. In both of these branchea dosens of men have quit and crippled both depart ments which are essential In safeguard Inc M? planta and other plants dolnx war work. Only on prospects ana promises of; reeetvlns; more money have many men who have Intended quitting been retained to date. It Is said. ELECTION SET FOR 1920 rlTnitT JIDUR BELL TO KRVE Tt O WORE YEAR. ftapvesa Cow rt Held. Office ef Ja.llce ef rVa-re vacated by Bell la Aeeewtlas Mew Office. FALEM. Or.. April 9 (Special. A successor to District Judge Hell, of Multnomah County, will be elected lu ;.. and not at the election thla year. This ts the decision of the Supreme nurt today In an opinion by Justice Hurnett In mandamus proceedings brought by Paul M. Long-, to compel County Clerk Beverldge to place the name of Long; on the ballot as a candidate for District Judge. 'While the legislative assembly could not oust Judge Dell from the office of Juelice of the Peace.- says Justice Hurnett. "yet It could, and. aa the ttrcumstances disclose, did toll him out of office by giving Mm a better one which he accepted. Thia worked aa a resignation of ths former office: -9 t'yc. ISt:. Besides this It Is said In our constitution that no person shall hold mora than one lucrative office at :h same time except aa In the con stitution expressly permitted. Const. Art II. Sec. 10. Hence the aituatlon arose that Jurtae Bell having accepted HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS Be Better Looking Take Olive Tablets If roer skin is yellow completion pallid tongue coated appetite poor you have a twd vste in your mouth a lar, no-good leeUnj: you should take Olive Tablet. Dr. Edwards; Olive Tablets a substitute forcalorocj -sut prepared by Dr.Edwards iter 17 years of study with bis patients. Dr. EJ wards' Olive Tablets are a purely vegetable compound mixed with olive oiL You will know them by their olive color. To bare clear, pink akin, bright eyes. BO pimples, a feeling of buoyancy Like childhood day you must tret ax the cause. Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets act oa the liver and bowels like t.aluax.1 yet have no danseroaa after efCect. They start the bile and overcome consti rtnon. That's why millions of boxes are gold annually at 10c aad 25c per bos. All drtrRrats. Take one or two cijuiy aad note the flea iung result. ARB TOC A GRASSHOPPER OR AX A.Tf The grasshopper In the fable buxged blithely around all Sum mer, and In Winter old H. C. of L. got him. The ant got out In the hot sun and worked, and when Winter came he had a supply of potatoes In his cellar and a large assort ment af preserves on the pantry shelf. The Amerlcsn people are the human grasshoppers of the world. They live from hand to mouth, and have no thought for the grocery bill until It comes. Old II. C. of I baa got them. too. Tou must learn to be an ant. Ton must ralsa foods and save foods. You can practice eco nomic preparedness In your back yard or on a vacant lot by raia Ing your own vegetables. How- lime land you have it la h cultivating as an example. bit and a contribution to the welfare of your country. Thla Vardea Beak la Free. Tou can get free an official, SO-pags booklet Issued by the L'nlted Statea Government that tells you In complete detail how lay out and plant and take T garden. It 1 Irectlona for 4 g over so kinds of vegeta- a bles. It has diagrams, a plant- f Inc table, description of tools and 34 Illustrations. You need this J bonk to do your bit In the food a reserve, bent free on receipt of a 2-cent stamp for return post age. Address The Portland Ore gonlan. Information Bureau. Washington. D. C. ever t worth a hsb t csre of your home g I ' contains special dlre i raising over $0 kinds t i 8' ensssssssssssssssssssssssssss aawaeaawa-aaawaawMaaaB-a-BBBBBawaaaeaw Headquarters Dist. 47 Liberty Bond Workers Phone Marshall 4800 Ask for Bond Booth at- appellants-: appeal from Multnomah wit to collect for labor performed and prop- tr -KflU; opinion by Juattco Bean. Circuit Jociaje Mo affirmed. Portland Oregon City Hallway Com pany. appellant, vs. R. A. MuGrath at al. appeal from MultQomnJi ; action to condemn lund for riant of way; opinion by Justice tavstn. Circuit Juds; Kavanauah affirmed. (Mevrenco C. Meat va. Ianil Kern, ap pellant ; appeal from Multnomah : petition for rehear.na; denied; pinion by Justice, Mc Camant. Willamette Valley Houthern Railway, ajjeal from Clarkamaa. action for personal Injn opinion by Just Ice Harris, affirm lot; Clrcul Judee Campbell. Jreale McLemore. appellant. Ta Western Triton Teiearraph Company, appealed from Multnomah, on petition for reheaxina;. formei opinion modified by reducing; amount Judgment allowed plaintiff against defend ant for lose of husband by accidental death while employed by defendant; opinion by Justice) Mci'amant, Hane Kurueet at al- appellant, va. A. A Abbey et al.: appeal front L-ane; petition for rehearing denied; opinion by JufHIc ttean. He hearing was granted In Marshall vs. fsuetln. and denied In Hill va, MrC.row Stlverson Clayton, Wi I lace va. Portland Railway. Light 4k Power Company. Weygant vs. Bart Is. REUBEN CRAWFORD DIES RES1UEXT OF PO"TXA0 SICE IMS, FATHER OF 15. Vetera Salpwerker Aided ta Balldla aad Laaarhlaa the Mealier Fifty Years Age. at Reuben Crawford. $f years old and resident of Portland alnca 1S6S. died hla home. $27 Seventeenth street South, yeeterday afternoon. Mr. Craw ford waa a former ship caulker, and worked at his trade until hla retirement eight yeara ago. Mr. Crawford was the father of IS children, six. of whom are living;. They are Miaa Blanche Crawford. Miss Susie Crawford. Mrs. Hattle Hedmond. Cupid Crawford. Ben Crawford, of Portland, and William Crawford, of New York. One granddaughter. Mr a. Elsie Hub bard, and a sreat-granddau(hter. Miss Jane Hubbard, also survive. When tha Civil War was In progress Mr. Crawford was exempted from field duty because of hla work In the ship yards. He atded In the building and launching; of the Monitor, and was present when aha left the ways SO yeara ago. Mr. Crawford stood sponsor lor two boats, the Beaver and W akena. It waa eource of pride to the veteran ship- man to see tne strides taken recently in the shipbuilding business In this city, and he often eaid the Industry had come to stay. There was never a launching- at the local yards without he presence of Reuben Crawford. Chips were Ms hobby. Mr. Crawford was born In St. Louis. Mo.. June 12. t:T. The funeral will be Id from the Mount Olive Baptist Church Saturday afternoon at t o'clock. Interment following- In the Lone Fir Cemetery. MESS FUNDS WILL BENEFIT Spruce Division to Hold Bis Ball at Auditorium Thursday. Tha biggest military ball of the sea son will be held at the Public Audito rium tomorrow night, when the spruce production division of the Signal Corps holds forth to raise money for the mess funds of tha various companies of the organisation. Arrangements have been made ror a 0-ptece band, which will start playing soon after S:$d and will continue until midnight. At S:30 o'clock three pla- oons of the squadron, commanded by Captain John Haur, will give an ex hibition drill. The bail has all offi- lal sanction. Attending will be Colonel llrlce P. Plaque and his staff, and Ueulenant-Colonel Van Barr. of Vancouver Barracks. The affair will be public. Various branches of the organisation are hard at work on a ticket-selling; campaign. RIB BROKENJN ACCIDENT E. B. Hervan Ran Over on Bridge by Mls Porotlrjr Welscr. E. B. Hervan. of 4 IS Mill street, was badly bruised and suffered the frac ture of one rib at 12 o'clock Monday night when Dorothy Welser. 11-year-old daughter of M. J. Welser. of 7S East Broadway, ran over him with her automobile as she waa driving east on Broadwav bridge. Miss Welser said that her machine waa traveling probably li milea an hour at the time of the accident and that ahe did not see Mr. Hervan until ahe struck him. Ths Injured man. a ho ts S years S. tSf H. Green Trading Stamps Given on All Charge Accounts if Paid in Full By April 10th Special 25c Lunch Served Daily in the Basement Soda Fountain and Ice Cream Parlors in Basement Model Grocery, Fourth Floor Save Your Stamps! They are just as important as your change. Filled books re deemed in cash on the 4th Floon The Standard Store of the Northwest Olds, Wortman &King Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods Tea Room 4th Floor Delightful Luncheon served from 11:30 to 2:30 daily. Aft ernoon Tea 2:30 to 4:30 daily. Answer Freedom's Call Buy a Liberty Bond ! Show That Yon Are 100 American By Loaning Your Savings to Your Country . : , J Featuring Women's Spring Suits At $25 Second Floor Undoubtedly the finest collection of Suits in Portland at the price. The assortment is so large that practically all of the season's favored styles are .represented, from the smart tailored 'models to the novelty styles for dress occasions. Particularly attractive are the many handsome mod els shown in wool serges, novelty mixtures and checks in the wanted colorings. Visit the garment store and see these splendid new Suits at $25.00 Betty Wales Dresses For Youthful Women famous all over America' for their, distinctive charm and individuality. Sold in Portland exclusive ly at this store. The prices range $20 to $32.50 Four Carloads of Fruit Jars have been mobilized in our warehouse ready for the coming campaign to help Uncle Sam win the war! Factories refuse to accept' any more orders for this season's delivery and prices are likely to go higher. Sup ply your canning needs now! Economy Jars Per Dozen, pints, only $1.15 Per Dozen, quarts, at $1.25 Per Dozen, gallons, $1.50 KERR WIDE MOUTH JARS Per doz., pints, $1.15 doz., qts., $1.25 doz., gals, $1.50 KERR REGULAR STYLE JARS Per dozen, pints, only 90 per dozen, quarts, only $1.00 MASON FRUIT JARS with genuine zinc cov ers Pts., 90-Qts., $1.00 Gals., $1.25 IDEAL FRUIT -JARS with glass lids per doz., -pts., 95 per doz., pts., $1.05 qts., HEADQUARTERS for Caps, Lids, Rubbers. i Notion Day Bargain Circle on Main Floor and 7c Model Grocery 4th Floor Order early in the day. Ex perienced, telephone clerks at your service, 8 A. M. to 6 P. M. Graham Flour 55c Sack Graham Flour, put up fTfT in small sacks, special tJL Wholewheat Flour in fttZn small sacks, special at vltll At the above prices only with purchases of an equal amount of any of the flour substitutes. RYZON Baking Pow-Or. der, special per 1-lb. can-'t'' $1 Cook Book with each can. Garden Seeds Now is the time to get that garden in! Dependable Seeds of all kinds in Grocery Dept. SALE EXTRAORDINARY! High Grade Sample Carpets & Rugs At Less Than Makers' Cost Many of the largest carpet and rug factories are now working on Government orders, consequently the makers are disposing of all samples. Our buyer picked up a great quantity of these at a low price and will close them out at corresponding savings. All are bound and are very desirable. Wilton Velvets, Axminsters, Brussels standard grades frpm the best makers. Good selection of patterns and colorings. Brussels Carpet Samples 22x27-inch Carpet Samples of best grade ?Q Brussels special price for this bargain event Ui7C 27x45-inch Brussels Samples, special at $1.29 Axminster, Wilton Velvets 22x27-inch Axminster and Wilton Velvet QQp Samples best grade, special now at only fO' 27x45-inch Axminster-Wilton Velvets at $1.98 22x45-inch Axminster-Wilton Velvets at $1.48 Axminster Rug Corners Best grade Axminster Rug Corners in CJJ A ff Priced special today tOVJe'xtl handsome designs and colors. size 54x72 inches. Good selection of Brussels and Velve Corners Best grade Brussels Rug Corners in (pyj A Q attractive patterns. Size 54x72 inches Dr4eiO Best grade Wilton Velvet Rug Corners in size 54x72 inches. Beautiful, rich patterns (JJpT QC? and colorings. Priced special today at l'Je7J SILK THREAD for hand machine use.' Black, "tvhite and colors. 100 yards only Art Gum, special, a cake for 8 Tip Top Snap Fasteners, all sizes in white or black, the card at 50 Shoppfng Bags, special, each 230 Boned Belting, white, black, 120 Cotton Stay Binding, four - yard bolts special today at only 50 Pocahontas Steel Toilet Pins at 40 Defender Safety Pins, 3 sizes, 30 Children's Hose Supporters, in sizes 1 to 9 on sale now, at 190 Indian Linen Tape, the bolt at 30 Diraco Lingerie Tape in 12-yard pieces, special now at only J0 Regent Bias Folds of Lawn only, sizes 1 to 7 6-yard pieces at 50 Phoenix Hair Pin Cabinets at 50 "Curia" Rubber Curlers in black and auburn. Special now at 190 Adamantine Pins in 1-lb. boxes, size 3 and 4 only special at 750 s 4-4 Shoe Laces in tan, pair 40 Pearl Buttons, the card at 0 Drug Specials Bargain Circle on Main Floor Denver Mud, put up in slightly damaged carton. Special lot for Wednesday's selling , at Half Price. 50c Bathers' Bags at only 290 15c Ear and Ulcer Syringes 70 Iris Brush White for white Shoes Wednesday special only 70 25c Waneta Foot Tablets 100 L'Odore Moquet for bath 100 - Wednesday "Bargain Day" isifai Basement i Double Stamps With Cash Purchases Today in the Basement AiX ITEMS ADVERTISED BELOW will be on sale Wednesday only. No telephone orders or mail orders filled and none sent C. 0. D. If you have not received your copy of April Bargain Bulletin, ask for one in the Basement. Hundreds of extraordinary bargains are therein advertised. SHOP IN THE BASEMENT AND SAVE. Women's Khaki Skirts In Basement Special Sale at Splendid Skirts for sport and outing wear. Made of extra good quality khaki cloth in good styles. Special lot bought underprice. Slight defects in making. While they last $1.00 $1.00 afcea ' Women's Neckwear In Basement Special Sale at Several hundred pieces in'this offering. Col- K lars, Sets, etc, of good quality material. These were formerly priced to sell at 19c to 25c, but p are placed on sale Wednesday only at 100 tic Men's $1.50 Union Suits 75 In Basement Special Sale at 84 dozen left over from last season. Fine gauze or balbriggan of first quality. Short or long sleeves, ankle length. All sizes to 44. Limit 4 to a customer. Basement Sale, 730 600 Children's Dresses In Basement Special Sale at Children's dainty gingham frocks in new pat terns and colorings. Material sells at 28c by the yard. Perfect in fit and finish. Ages 6 to 14 years. Very special Wednesday at $1.00 $1,00 e&as. . Basement Millinery Hat Shapes At 69c Basement Fine Milan hemp, rough braids, plain hemps, chips and other braids in black, white, red, green, navy, brown, purple, sand, etc. Large, medium and small Hats in all the season's most wanted shapes. Shapes Qs worth up to. $1.98, special vl7U Hat Trimmings Special 19c Flowers, Ornaments, ' Wings, Stick-ups and various' other trim ming novelties Values up to 98c on sale , now at only 19c Women's Union Suits In Basement Special Sale at Women's and Misses' Union Suits. Low neck, sleeveless, lace-trimmed knee. Swiss ribbed. Spring weight. Limit 4 to customer. Basement Sale 250. Double Stamps with cash purchases. Women's Wash Waists In Basement Special Sale at Sensational clean-up of Women's Tub Waists. Worth in the regular way from 2 to 3 times sale price. Many are mussed. Only two to a customer at this price. Priced special at 500 Imported Pongee Silks In Basement Special Sale at 1200 yards genuine Imported Pongee of extra heavy quality. 34 inches wide, natural color. Limit 15 yards to a customer. No phone or mail orders filled. Basement Sale 890 a yard. 0 o a o 6000 Yds. Wash Goods In Basement Special Sale at Voiles, organdies, madras, percales, checked voiles, novelty plaids, etc Beautiful materials for dresses, waists, etc. 27 to 42 inches wide. 35c to 50c Wash Goods priced special, 250 yard. IOE aoi aotaoc n o o n io old was treated at the Emergency Hospital and later removed to bis home by Miss Welser. Vancouver Physician Sentenced. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aprl 9. (Spe Clai ) Dr. w. E. Cass has been sen tenced to serve 30 days In jail and pay a fine of,$S50. on a charge of illegal ly Issuing prescriptions for Intoxicating liquors. The trial was held in 1916. but sentence bas Just been passed. It is alleired that he was writing more than 100 liquor prescriptions a month. The sentence was passed by Judge R. I la Back, of the Superior Court, of Clarke County. Mr. Gllraon Heads Boy Scouts. t C. Gilman. president of the Spo kane. Portland & Seattle Railway, has been appointed president of the Port land Council of Boy Scouts. He fills the vacancy occasioned by the recent death of W. W. Cotton, former presi dent of tha council. S0N6S THRILL CR01S "JOAN OF ARC WILL BE SCXG PORTLAND THEATERS. Selection Is Choice One, Fraasht Witk SljraiUcance and Ideals of Allies la War Against Hans. Chorus ef "Joan ef Are." Joan of Xrc. Joan of Are. ro tout eyes, from the skies, see the foe? Don't you see the drooping: Fleur de-llsT Can't you hear the tears of Normandy? Joan of Arc. Jean of Arc. It Tour spirit s"lie us through: Come lead yonr France to Victory. Joan of . Arc; They're ealllpe you! Joan of Arc Patroness of France, the dream-eyed girl who saw visions and led her people to mighty victories, it Is fitting that in the great war some song should be sung to Joan of Arc Borne of this Impulse is the song. "Joan of Arc," that has met with wide approval in America and that typifies the call of France to her sister re public, in the name of freedom. It la this song that will be sung to morrow i night and the remainder of the week at 14 downtown theaters, as a feature of the liberty loan campaign in Portland. Theatergoers are asked to familiarize themselves with it, par ticularly with the chorus, that they may join in the congregational singing, which is led by the most prominent soloists of Portland. "Joan of Arc," official liberty loan song for the remainder of the week, is a favorite with the boys who have gone to France. It epitomizes the spirit that sent them. .As a selection for liberty loan singing the choice is an appro priate one, fraught with significance and the ideals of the allies in the war against the Hun. Phone gonlan. your Main want ads to 7070, A 6095. The Ore- MRS. SARAH CULL1NS DEAD Woman Dies Twenty-Four Hours After Death or Husband. The death last Sunday of John Cul lins, resident of Portland since 1891, was followed Monday by the death of his wife, Sarah Ellen Cullins. Last Christmas day was the 67th anniversary of the marriage of the couple. Mr. Cul lins was a Civil War veteran, having served in the Union Army with the 99th Indiana Infantry. He was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, and was 78 years of age. Mrs. Cullins was born in Miami Coun ty, Ohio, and died at the age of 73. They were the parents of three daugh ters and three sons, of whom all except one, who Is in France with the Ameri can expeditionary forces are in Port land. They are: Lew F. Cullins. The Dalles; H. E. Cullins. Private Lloyd E. Cullins, Mies Maude Cullins, Mrs. George Fleckenstein and Mrs. Mary L. Tyler all of Portland. The double funeral will be held to day at the former residence of the cou ple, 5040 Sixty-third avenue Southeast, at 11 A. M. They will be buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. Just Apply This Paste and the Hairs Vanish (Helps to Beauty) A safe, reliable home treatment for the quick removal of superfluous hairs from your face or neck is as follows: Mix a stiff paste with some water and powdered delatone, apply to objection able hairs and after 2 or 3 minutes rub off. - wash the skin and the hairs are gone. This simple treatment is unfail ing and no pain or inconvenience at tends its use, but to avoid disappoint ment be certain you get genuine delai tone. Adv. 10 o Q O D o a o D o D o o D o n o a o a o D O D o D o a o D o