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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1918)
9 tub moitxnre oregoxiaw, sauted at, attgttst 10, 191s, ; LJ m mm qIiimI Representatives, It Is Said, of Oklahoma Concern Accused by Aberdeen Man. LEADER CAUGHT IN FLIGHT 9fanr Small Investors In Indian Lands Attracted bjr Proposition of Agents of International Eihl .. tion & Sales Company. BERCEEX, Wash.. Aug". . (Spe dal.) A general roundup of men ac cused aa principals in what Is claimed one of the most brazen land frauds ever perpetrated in this section oc eurred last night when E. McXab and P. B. Camp, salesmen for the Interna tlonai Exhibition St Sales Company of Tulsa. Okla were arrested by Officers Plttlnger, Lelg-h.ton and NIenau. on warrant chara-lna- grand larceny and land fraud, sworn to by a local ship yard employe who bad purchased claims from the company. James Taylor, colored porter of the Pullman car Oklahoma, in which the land agents reached Aberdeen, and which has served as headquarters for their operations here, was also taken to JalL Dr. 1L W. Jarvia, sales man alter of the company, left Aberdeen shortly before the arrests were made, motored to Olympla. wired here that he was on his way to Aberdeen, made a sensational Jitney dash for Centralis, and was Anally arrested this morning at Vancouver. A member of the Sheriffs force is en route to Vancouver to bring the prisoner here. The Pullman car Oklahoma, bearing Zr. Jarvia. McNab,' Camp and their porter, Taylor, arrived in Aberdeen about a week ago and was sidetracked at the end of the spur at the end of the Union depot. American flags were displayed on the car platform and signs over the signature of the International Exhibition & Sales Company were dis played, advertising the sale of former Indian lands in Oklahoma. According to appearances the company did a thriving business. Many small Investors were attracted by the proposition offered by the company, whereby it ia alleged they orrerea leu acres for 13. Of the operations of the International Exhibition & Sales Company but little Is known locally. The police authori ties state that that firm has done busi ness in Oregon and In Northern Washington. jl rA :. - TODAVS FILM FEATURES. Heillg D. "W. Griffith's "Hearts of the World." . Majestic Dorothy Phillips, 'The Risky Road." Peoples "To HeU With the Kai ser." Liberty Louise Huff, "Wild Youth." Sunset "Eyes of the World"; Fatty Arbuckle, "Moonshine." Star Mildred Harris. "For Hus bands Only." Columbia Thomas Santschl,"The Still Alarm." Globe Peggy Hyland, "Saints and Sinners." Circle Mary Pickford, "A Ro mance of the Redwoods." ..rjV Peoples. O HELL WITH THE KAISER," Screen Classics terrific ar raignment of the Kaiser and all that he stands for, as well as a stir ring appeal to American patriotism, opens an engagement this morning at the Peoples Theater. This big film offering is patriotic. dramatic and spectacular, with a bat tle between aeroplane squadrons as one a. ..... . 1. ! 1 7 i Aai.va t'ln . Via. Men Handling Land-Selling Scheme iZZlrWlwiini SIMILAR CASE IS RECALLED this Fall when their stage play, "Keep Us Smiling." opens in New York. Which will be good news to screen fandom. When Frances Nelson made a con tract with "Super Pictures she agreed to keep her weight below, 110 pounds. She is suing for breach of contract, asking for 175.000. She says that she has weighed no more than 108 at any time and has insured her wardrobe for $5000, also a part of the contract. Evi dently the producers decided she had taken on weight. DAIRY GOUHGIL FORMS PLANS MADE TO CONDUCT EDUCA TIONAL CAMPAIGN'. Taken Here In July, 191 Tr Although different men were Involved from tho6e arrested at Aberdeen, a party In charge of the car Oklahoma, conducting a similar - land-selling scheme, were arrested In Portland on July 2. 1917. They were charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, but the following day the charge was dropped on condition that they leave the city, a privilege that they lost no time In taking advantage of. . The car Oklahoma, at that time had ' been in Portland about a week and the men are said to- have closed a consld rable number of contracts for Indian lands In that state, payment for which was to be made to the Tulsa Land Syn dlcate. Two of the buyers, W. H. Uns- worth, of 392 H Belmont street, and Victor Johnberg, of 1044 East Washing- ton street, became suspicious of the deal and brought It to the attention of the District Attorney's office. As a result the four men In charge of the car were arrested. They gave tnelr names as A. Sinclair, E. McCar rell. O. Owens and J. C. Reilly, and de posited bail of $250. The next day. on recommendation of Deputy District At torney Deich'. the charge was dropped, after they had refunded money paid to them by four land purchasers and naa agreed to take a hasty departure. Air. Deich said that while the scheme had all the earmarks of a "get-rich quick" enterprise, he did not believe tnene was sufficient evidence of fraud to hold the men tothe grand Jury. NEW ROAD IS AUTHORIZED Engineers Ordered to Surrey High way Along Crooked Hirer. "PRINEVTLLEL Or- Anr. . fSnepI.M A committee composed of some of the Heaviest taxpayers in the county, as sisted by County Judge N. G. Wallace, have worked hard for several weeks, with the result that the State Highway Commission yesterdar Instructed h State Highway Engineer to survey the proposea postroaa. up Crooked River, wun a new of making It a state high wsy. The first 2 miles of this road will erve nine rural Post Offices with mail will supply mall either directly or in directly to 414 carrier pouches or drop sacks, and will care for the transporta tion of S500 pounds of mail each day io ana irom tnis Important territory, jo mis may be added more than 6000 pounds of merchandise every day, to say nothing of the farm produce, the passenger traffic and other travel that goes to and from this country south buu oait oi i-nneviue. BAKER'S NEW MILL RUNNING (325,000 Plant Xovr Employs 400 Men in Woods and at City. BAKER. Or., Aug. . (Special.) The new sawmill of the Baker White Pine Lumber Company, which has been un dergoing a tuning-up process for more man a weeK, now Is running regularly at full capacity and add l.r... in dustrial plant to the growing lumber industry or Baker and vicinity. The new mill represents an invest ment of $325,000 as It stands completed and la pronounced by experienced lum bermen who have Inspected it aa one of i no nnest type or modern mills in the Northwest. It has a capacity of 20.000 feet an hour. It is a 14-inch band mill of the latest type and the largest In Eastern Oregon., it is planned to cut from 40 to 60 million feet a year. The payroll at the mills here and In the woods approximates 400 men. Vader Boy Home on Furlough. C EN TR ALIA. Wash, Aug. 9. (Spe cial.) Ellis Brown, son of W. E. Brown, manager of the Stillwater Lum ber Company at Vader, arrived home Wednesday night for a 20 days fur Iqugh from Camp Humphrey, Va. He was notified of his promotion to the rank of Sergeant-Major the day he left camp. The soldier's mother is chairman of the women's department of the Lewis County Council of De fense, A brother Is fighting with the marines la Franca. horrors attending the invasion of Bel gium are shown in this seven-reel as sault on KalBensm. Lawrence Grant plays the role of the Kaiser, and Is said to impersonate him with unusual effectiveness. Other mem bers of a big cast Include Olive Tell. stage and screen star; Betty Howe, who has been seen tn many prominent film productions; John 'Sunderland and Frank Currier. Majestic. Dorothy Phillips, leading star - of Jewel Production, is today's new Ma jestic Theater-headliner, appearing in the sensational drama. "The Risky Road." Another picture of the allied nations war review, showing Persh lng's Doughboys as well as the British and French soldiers;. a cartoon corned' "Kicking- the Germ Out of Germany.' and Pathe News are other pruisiauiuie offerings. William Stowell, Claire Du Brey and Juanita Hansen are the principal sup porting players In "The Risky Road, which details the life of a young girl whose love of Comfort and luxury causes her to agree to a species of the trial marriage domestic arrangement. Her path is indeed a risky, one but finally leads to conventional marriage. Star. "For Husbands Only." that delightful. little surprise-ending photoplay with Mildred Harris, youthful star, in the stellar role, will be shown commencing this morning at the Star Theater. A Syd Chaplin comedy Is another feature en the new bill. "For Husbands Only." the Lois Weber production of daring and catchy title. deals with a little convent-bred girl who Is held lightly by a young society chap and after her marriage to a busi ness man- devotes all of hla energies to humiliating him. She is not only con fronted with failure but the shattering of her happiness, but when all seems lost and her husband seems certain to be alienated from her. a clever little surprise twist relatives the tension and saves the situation. Colombia. "The Still Alarm." a screen version of Joseph Arthur's celebrated atage melodrama which made Its debut in 1S80. will be shown today at the Co lumbia Theater, with a cast including! i nomas santschl. or "The Spoilers" fame, FrlUl Brunette and Bessie Eye ton. The photoplay is said to be unusually spectacular, with speeding fire engines. nuge nres ana narrow escaDes from death to. give it thrills. A "Smiling Billy" Parsons comedy. Bill Settles Down." and Paramount Pictographs are other programme numbers. Public to Be Informed of Food Values of Products and Cost of Produc tion and Distribution. Preservation of Oregon's dairying In dustry was undertaken yesterday when series of conferences was concluded with the formal organization of the Oregon Dairy Council, composed of rep resentative members of the dairy and allied industries and of the general public At the meeting held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms, plans were devised for the carrying out of an educational campaign with a two-fold object In forming tlte publio concerning food values of dairy products and milk, and concerning the cost of production and distribution. ' The educational work will begin at once, through every medium avail able. It is expected that it Vlll prove, sufficiently effective to halt the slaughter of dairy stock through In creasing the demand for dairy prod ucts and rendering the industry prof itable. Unless such a situation is brought to pass, say the investigators and dairymen, the industry is doomed to partial destruction. Committees were named on finance. publicity, exhibits, dairy week, stabiliz ing, feeds and labor. Members of the publicity committee, upon whom will fall the task of carrying the council's doctrine to all parts of the state, are W. K. Newell, of the Oregon Food Ad ministration, chairman; Mrs. Sadie' Orr Dunbar. Walter S. Asher, J. D. Mickle, State Dairy and Food Commissioner, and George Quayle. Screen Gossip. A. W. Golf, assistant general man ager of the Greater Vltagraph Com pany, and II. D. Naugle, Western di vision manager, were in Portland yes terday with James M. Tally, North west Vltagraph manager. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney-Drew are going to make a series of 12 screen comedies HOOD RIVER MATRON DIES Mrs. H. M. Sidney Will Be Taken to Philadelphia for Bnrial. HOOD RIVER, Or- Aug.. 9 (Spe eial.) Mrs. H. M. Sidney, well known in Portland arid Gearhart, died here this morning following an operation, The body will be sent to her old home, at Philadelphia, where her surviving mother and a brother reside. In addl tion to her husband, she is survived by a little son ana aaugnter, Marry ana Elizabeth. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney, several years ago, purchased a traft of land near Fir and erected a, beautiful home. The family passed most of the Winter In Portland, while the Summers were spent at Gearhart. 7 7 Draft Men Reclassified.- ENTERPRISE. Or.. Aug. 9. (Spe cial.) In the reclassification of the Wallowa County draft list, 77 men have been transferred to class 1 and. the the work Is not finished. The local board has not given out the names of the men shifted. The 1918 registra tion will give about 25 class 1 men physically fit. There will be about 100 men subject to call from these two sources, the reclassification and the 1918 men. Former Eugene Man Dead. VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 9. (Spe cial.) Louis A. McEldowney, a former resident of Eugene, Or., died at 8 o'clock this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. L. Stokes, 201 East Thirteenth street. Mr. McEldowney was born In Erie, Mich... February 19. 184L He la survived by two daughters, Mrs. Stokes and Mrs. Vina Dyer, of Brltton. S. D., and a son. Allen McEl downey, of Albert Lea, Minn. He was a member of the Masonio Lodge. m m m For the mainstay, of thm picnic lunch or for the lunch indoors, try Gold Crest Club Cheese 0A$ Pimento or green chili flavor. It's a delicious spread., A quality product of the GOLD CREST CREAMERY m ml m m i - "TTT.j mmx"n rr-- , iiirTS iff T I a. V u - : . 9& kmmM 11 1 1 r T.T - . . JN. lit f JJ 4 V ? l f SW ZZS ..... ''r vyse , UX1 W 4 1 I1.' x - ' mm :ini.aintiiiitf:ic! i :. t.t-f.hi :'J I.CLLw.1 SaUaTEir. UmtLtO UuJB UKa-Ty1.' TlBIHBwillfBWlli mi ki t, The story of NATALIE KINGSTON. She wanted her taste of the pleasures of life at any cost. She got it, but she paid. ; From the novel "HER FLING" in "Live Stories." . Added Attraction M No. 1 More Wonder Plo- "Pershing's - Doughboys" And Their Fighting Allies in Action in the "Allies' Official War Review" miss? Added Attraction No. 2 Kicking the Germ Out of Germany A comedy satire with a popular appeal. Added Attraction So. 3 The one original, re liable animated news weekly, Pathe News. CANNING- TIME SPECIALS Qt. Mason Jars 95c Heavy Jar Rub bers, dozen. . 5c Qt. size, wide mouth Mason Jars, doz. : .$1.25 Two dos. Economy Caps.. 55 One doz. Mason Caps SOC SEASONINGS, EXTRACTS Two cans Del Monte To mato Sauce 15C Three bottles Mustard. . .25 One lb. Pickling Spice. .. .35? Thrae bottles Vinegar iI5C Three bottles Vanilla Ex tract 25 e Three bottles Lemon Ex tract. 25 Economy : Frugality of Expenditure MA XV WOMEN feel tber are practicing; economy If taey do without. 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