THE MORNING OREGONIANV FRIDAY,' MAY 23. - 1919.
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FAMILY
ROW
OVER
PURSE IS SETTLED
Husband Appears and Wife
Declines to Prosecute.
FAY TOMBLIN IS RELEASED
Missing Man Ascertained In Attempt
to Ont Patrolman Who Rented
House From Mrs. Tomblln.
The woes of Fay TonVblin, charged
Ty Mrs. Fay Tomblin -with having
stolen the family purse and migrated
to parts unknown, came to an end in
municipal court yesterday, when the
larceny charge was dismissed on mo
tion dT the complaining witness.
The cue was one of peculiar quirks,
according to Richard Deich, deputy dis
trict attorney. Tomblin was sought on
. warrant sworn to by his wife, dated
February 25, for the larceny of 300.
one-half of the sum earned by the
couple In mutual toil in the lumber
camps. It Is eald. Police reported that
the accused had left for Mexico, 'and
declared their inability to serve the
warrant.
Patrolman Told to Vacate.
Meantime, Mrs. Tomblin, so the story
runs, hard pressed- for cash, rented their
east side residence to Patrolman La
thrope, of the police bureau. On the
day that Detective Captain Circle re
ported Tomblin as unattainable, the
missing husband walked up to the La
thrope home and ordered the patrol
man to vacate, saying that he desired
to occupy the house. Shortly before,
Mrs. Tomblin had indicated that she
wished to dismiss the case, but had not
formally withdrawn the warrant.
Patrolman Lathrope came to Deputy
District Attorney Deich for friendly
counsel. He had made improvements
on the property and was loath to yield
his lease. When he mentioned the name
of Fay Tomblin, the prosecutor bright
ened. "By gosh, we want that man,"
laughed Mr. Deich. "When he calls
again, bring him in."
The following day Tomblin called
again at the Lathrope home and re
peated his demand that the patrolman
move his household goods. Asked to
visit the police station on the old war
rant, he expressed complete agreement,
saying that he had a burning desire to
give the prosecutor a "piece of his
mind."
Wife Obtain Rrlraiw.
"Well, you're here," said Diech, when
Tomblin confronted him. "Now, go as
far as you like. I believe you said that
you wanted to 'clean me. There's no
time like the present."
Tomblin raged, according to Mr.
Deich, and dared the prosecutor to ar
rest him on the warrant. Detective Lee
Ackerman was summoned and the war
rant was served. He spent several
hours in a cell before Mrs. Tomblin
reached the ear of Municipal Judge
Rossman, declared her unwillingness to
prosecute, and secured his release.
Yesterday afternoon Tomblin ap
peared in municipal court, when the
charge of larceny was formally dis
missed on motion of the complaining
witness, his wife,
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BARRED-DOORS CASES OFF
ACTION'S PENDING IX MUNICI
PAL. COURT DISMISSED.
(Judge Kavanaugh's Decision Is Sup
ported' by Attorneys, Yet Re
. gret Is Expressed.
Dismissal of cases against 62 viola
tors of the barred-door ordinance, ar
rested in wholesale raids through the
north end, came at the close of Wednes
day afternoon's session of municipal
court, in conformance and compliance
with the decision rendered on Tues
day by Circuit Judge Kavanaugh, hold
ing the ordinance to be unconstitu
tional.
Sentiment in municipal court circles
appears to support Judge Kavanaugh's
decision, though there is manifest re
gret that the city is deprived of one
means whereby the gambling evil
might be checked. The barred door
and spy hole, with its secret passage
and gaming tables, which become in
nocent articles of furniture while the
police are hammering for admission
has always proved the obstacle to se
curing evidence and convictions.
"There is no question but that Judge
Kavanaugh's position is correct," said
Deputy City Attorney Stadter, who
prosecuted the majority of gambling
rases under the city ordinances, "but
It would seem that there should be
some restriction placed upon the barred
door. Jn my opinion it should be di
rected against the Chinese and other
foreign elements, thus lopping off
large portion of the possibility of law
infraction.
Recent raids by the police, who en
tered the north end in squads, re
sulted in the removal of truck loads
of doors which were not In conform
ance with the ordinance, and in the
arrest of more than 50 proprietors.
The majority of these were Chinese.
BIDS ON GRADING OPENED
Lowest Offer on Greeley-Street Ex
tension Is $105,576.63.
Bids ranging from 105,576.63 to
J165. 010.47 on the grading of the
Greeley street extension to the St.
Johns river road, including the In
stallation of necessary culverts and
drains, were opened by the county
commissioners yesterday. The stretch
of road to be improved is about 9500
feet in length. All the bids were
turned over to Roadmaster Eatchel for
tabulation and report.
Baker Bros, of Portland submitted
the lowest bid, asking $105,576.63 for
the work if concrete drains were used
and $106,093.63 if corrugated iron
piping was used. Hampshier & Bros
nt Grants Pass submitted the highest
bid, asking $165,010.47 for the contract
regardless of the type of piping.
Other bidders were: Anton Giebisch
Pacific Bridge company, Elliott &
Scoggin, Twohy Bros., Boscke, Miller &
Dryer. A. Guthrie & Co. and Grant
Smith & Co. of Portland, Ravotte, Cor
bett & Winters of Spokane, and Allred,
James & Hendricks of Centralist.
RANCHER, 1LUJS SUICIDE
Ed F. Jones of Lane County Shoots
Self and Leaves Note.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. May 22.
Special ) Despondent because of con
tinued ill-health, Ed F. Jones, a ranch
' er of the Mosby creek country for 40
years, committed suicide Tuesday aft-
ernoon by shooting himself through the j
breast with a .32-caliber rifle. He left
a note saying: "Don't blame nobody but
me. The funeral was held today.
Mr. Jones had been down to the Ha
mant ranch In the forenoon and spent
part of the forenoon with his son,
Floyd, who has charge of the Stewart
& Porter ranch, near there. He ate
dinner at the home of his son, leav
ing the house with his son at about
1 o'clock, afterwards saying that he
would go on home. He had the gun
with him all this time, but nothing in
his actions indicated that he intended
to kill himself. Mr. Jones later went
to the old Jones homestead, upon which
they had not been living for some time.
When Floyd Jones reached home and
found that his father had not arrived,
he began a search, going to the old
lanch. The body was found at 7 o'clock,
although It was evident from an ex
amination that the fatal shot had been
fired at about 4 o'clock.
Mr. Jones came here from Virginia
and had been married about 40 years.
The widow and the following children
survive: Mrs- Thena Miller, Floyd. An
na, Cleve, Archie. Mrs. Dollie Watts
and Mrs. Virgie Rissue. All live In
this section except Anna, who is a resi
dent of Portland, and Cleve, who is In
the regular army, now stationed at Ft.
Lawton, Wash.
ADMEN TO BOOST COAST
COMMUNITY ADVERTISING SE
CURES MUCH ATTENTION.
Many Speakers Will Discuss Sub
ject at Convention to Be
Held Here in Jane.
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A notable feature of the diversified
programme being arranged for the
16th annual convention of the Pa
cific Coast Advertising Men's associa
tion to be held In Portland Juue 8 to
11, just preceding the Rose Festival,
will be the work of the community ad
vertising department, in which section
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all matters pertaining to the advertis
ing oi climate, scenic attractions, busi
ness and industrial opportunities are
dealt with.
The resumption of communitv adver
tising, in a vigorous and effective way.
Just at this time, according to the con
vention committee, is of vital Import
ance, since tourist travel to the coast.
witn its great direct and indirect bene
fits, practically eliminated bv war con
ditions, is now most important.
Aa men or the coast," said W. P.
Strandborg, in charge of the conven
tion programme, "are to take a leading
part in many reconstruction move
ments, not the least of which will h
the rebuilding of tourist travel. It will
De some time yet before tourists will
be permitted to go to Europe, and now
is the time for an enere-ptlr- mmhim. nt
the 'See America First' movement, espe-
.tayy as regaras me Pacific coast.
"Among the convention speakers in
this section will be J. Reginald Davi
son, industrial commissioner of Van
couver, B. C; Gordon C. Corbaley, ex
ecutive secretary of the Seattle cham
ber of commerce and chairman of ihn
community advertising department;
cuwa.ru .tv. iioaK, manager of the
Southern California nnhlir-ifv hrH-
H. S. Maddox, executive secretary of
the Sacramento chamber of commerce,
and C. C. Chapman, editor f th ".
gon Voter. In addition to these speak
ers, the programme committee has been
practically assured by Regional Di
rector R. H. Aishton of the United
States railroad administration that he
win nena a man nere representing its
publicity department.
'DRY" VICTORY PREDICTED
Anti-Saloon Speaker Scores Stand
Taken by Wilson.
'In spite of all messacren that s,w,A
from over the seas. John Ea ricvnnm
will have folded his tents and gone
back to hell," declared Dr. Ira Landrith,
LL. D., D. D., of Texas and Tennessee.
who spoke Wednesday night in White
Temple under the auspices of the Anti-
Saloon league.
'President Wilson made a crave mis
take When he took his recent ntanH r.r
the war prohibition question. Ae is set
ting up a false standard," declared Dr.
Landrith. "The United States, havinc
won prohibition, will surrender to no
boozer, brewer or politician. If Amer
ica says to her uniformed men, "You
can't drink,' -she should not want her
men out of uniform to keep the liquor
traffic going. The man who does not
wear the uniform is a contemptible cur
if he does take liquor.
Dr. Landrith had for his subject, "A
Dry World by 1930." He spoke optimis
tically of the future and predicted that
prohibition, hand in hand with decency,
will win.
"I believe in the good things Mr. Wil
son has done and I have followed him.
but I don't like the latest move regard
ing liquor." The speaker regards the
present move of the president a blun
der.
SOLDIERS TO BE GUESTS
Multnomah Bar Association to Give
Banquet to 60 Members Tonight
In honor of 60 members who have
thus far returned to Portland of 135
members who have seen service under
the American flag the Multnomah Bar
association will give a banquet at the
Multnomah hotel this evening.
Speeches of welcome will be given by
Governor Olcott, Mayor Baker, Justice
McBride and Dr. E. H. Pence, to which
a response on behalf of the former
members of army, navy or marine corps
will be made by Captain Arthur A.
Murphy, ex-deputy district attorney.
James B. Kerr will preside as toast
master. The programme arranged by
a committee composed of William M.
Davis, chairman; James B. Kerr. R. B.
Sinnott. George S. Sheppard and Clar
ence S. Gilbert will have the following
musical numbers: Vocal solos, Mrs. Ray
mond A. Sullivan, Madame Lucia Valalr
and Mrs. J. Curtis Simmons; violin solo,
Miss Winifred Forbes; accordion solo,
Mrs. Barge E. Leonard.
JAIL DELIVERY IS BALKED
Seattle Officials Intercept Letters
Telling of Plot to Escape.
. SEATTLE, Wash.. May 22. What the
sheriff's office termed an attempt at
wholesale delivery of prisoners from
the King county Jail is believed to
have been broken up by the arrest
here today of a man charged with
passing five files to a prisoner, and
the intercepting of a series of letters
relating to a plan for escape between
two prisoners.
One of the letters, it was said, was
written by F. B. Wilson, an alleged
counterfeiter, who several days ago
shot a deputy United Sstates marshal
in the federal building with a re
volver furnished by outside accom
plices.. The deputy was only scratched
by the shot.
Crlpple Carried Into Court.
Ed Smith, crippled garage proprietor,
who is said to have received stolen
property from a gang of five youths
recently paroled in circuit court, ap
peared before Presiding Judge Staple-
ton Wednesday, out on his request for
formal hearing the case was postponed
until a week from Wednesday at
o'clock. He had to be carried into the
courtroom, being hopelessly crippled.
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f the Greatest Sale in
of Unprecedented Bargains All Over the Store.
Plenty of Extra Salespeople Have Been Arranged for These Two Last Days
MEN'S SUITS
$15.00 Men's Good Suits $ 8.60
$20.00 Men's Good Suits 11.88
$25.00 Men's Fine Suits 15.88
$30-$35 Men's Fine Suits 21.85
$40-$45 Men's Fine Suits 28.85
Men's Trousers
$3.00 Every-day Pants. . .1.59
$2 Work Pants, large sizes 88
$4.00 Men's Good Pants. .2.39
$5 Worsted Dress Pants 3.30
$6.00 Fine Dress Pants.. 3.98
$10 All-Wool Serge Pants 6.48
$2.50 Khaki Work Pants 1.44
$4.50 Corduroy Pants at. .2.77
SHOES
For All the Family
LADIES' SHOES
$2.50 Kid Comfort Shoes 1.39
$7.00 Brown W'lk'g Shoes 4.89
$7.00 Two-tone Shoes at 4.95
$8.00 Brown Dress Shoes 5.85
$12.50 Gray Kid Shoes at 7.89
$5.00 Black Dress Shoes. .2.79
$8.00 Brown Oxfords 4.85
$5.00 Small Size Shoes. . . 75
Tennis Shoes
$1 Child's Tennis Oxfords 69
$1.19 Ladies' Tennis Oxf'ds 75
$1.25 Men's Tennis Oxfords 89
Children's Shoes
$1.75 Leather Sandals. ...1.29
$3.00 Children's Scuff ers 1.98
$4.00 Children's Scuffers 2.98
$2.50 Child'n's Calf Shoes 1.59
Men's Shoes
$ 6 Men's Regal Oxfords 3.48
$ 5 Men's Dress Shoes at 3.29
$ 8 Men's Dress Shoes at 4.98
$10 Men's Dress Shoes at 6.95
$ 4 Men's Tan Wk Shoes 2.69
$ 5 Men's Tan Wk Shoes 3.29
$ 7 Men's Tan W'k Shoes 4.65
Boys' Suits
$ 7.50 Boys' Suits .. 4.29
$10.00 Boys' Suits 6.85
$15.00 Boys' Suits. . 8.85
$20.00 Boys' Suits .13.85
$ 3.50 Juvenile Suits . 1.98
$ 6.00 Juvenile Suits. . . . 3.98
$ 8.50 Juvenile Suits 5.45
$15 BOYS' LONG PANTS
SUITS-SIZES 13
$6.98
TO 16-GO AT.
Knee Pants
$1.50 Boys' Kne Pants. . 69
$2.50 Boys' Knee Pants at 1.48
$2.00 Boys' Cord'y Pants 1.19
$2.50 Boys' Cord'y Pants 1.69
LADIES' SUITS
$20 New Spring Suits. . .10.97
$35 New Spring Suits . . . 21.66
Ladies' Dolmans
$29.50-$35.50 Dolmans. .18.44
$50.00-$69.50 Dolmans:. 33.97
Gapes
$17.50 Blue Serge Capes 8.77
$35.00 Broadcloth Capes 24.66
Ladies' Coats
$25 Ladies' Spring Coats 13.88
$35 Ladies' Spring Coats 19.85
Ladies' Dresses
$15-$20 Blue Serge
Dresses at 8.78
$25-$40 Fine Silk Dr'ss's 17.67
$50 Silk Jersey Dresses. 32.45
Shirt Waists
$1 to $1.50 Wash Waists 47
$2.50 Wash Waists go at. . 1.47
$5 Crepe de Chine or
Georgette Waists 2.88
$5.50-$6 Georgette WTaists 3.86
Skirts
$5.00 Ladies' Serge Skirts 3.33
$6.5Q Ladies' Serge Skirts 4.48
$9.00 Ladies' Serge Skirts 5.99
$ 6.50 Silk Skirts at 3.67
$11.50 Silk Skirts at. ... . :6.47
$ 7.50 Panama Skirts at.. 4.85
Children's Coats
$ 7.50 Spring Coats 3.95
$10.00 Spring Coats. .... .5.95
$22.50 Girls' Velour C'ts 14.45
Boys' Overalls
$1.50 Overalls, ages 4 to 6. .79t
$1.75 Overalls, all sizes. . .1.19
$1.50 Blue Denim Coveralls . 86
Boys' Blouses
50c Blouses, percale. . ; 19
65c Blouses, percale 39
$1 Blue Chambray Blouses. 59
$1.50 Madras Blouses. . . . . .88
75c Boys' Khaki Shirts at. .39
$1.50 Boys' Soft White
Shirts at 88
Our History. Hundreds
LADIES' HOSE
25c Ladies' White Hose at. .12
50c Buster Brown Hose 29
$1.25 Silk Fiber Hose 9
$2 Pure Thread Silk Hose. 1.29
Children's Hose
40c Children's Black Hose. .24.
50c and 60c Children's Hose. 37
25c and 50c Infants' Hose. . .11
Y2 Price
Ladies' and Children's
Wool Sweaters. HALF-PRICE
Several lots of Ladies'
Underwear HALF-PRICE
All Ladies' Purses
at HALF-PRICE
Corsets
$3.50 Corsets, size 18 only. . .S9
$2.50 to $5 Sample Corsets 1.39
$4.50 La Rose Corsets 2.87
$5 Jackson Corsets 3.15
$6 to $7 College Girl Cor
sets at 3.69
Coats' Crochet Thread all
sizes and shades
the ball
10c
Ladies' Gowns
$1 Muslin Gowns go at 59
$2.50 Crepe Gowns go at. .1.59
$2 Ladies' Flannel Gowns. 1.19
Aprons. House Dresses
$2 Dark Bungalow Aprons. 98
$2.50 Bungalow Aprons. .1.39
$3.50 Billie Burks Aprons. 2.19
$1.50-$2.50 House Dresses.. 79
$3 House Dresses at. . . ; . .1.98
$4.50 House Dresses at. . .2.79
$6.50 Extra-Size House
Dresses at 3.49
Girls' Dresses
$1 Girls' Gingham Dresses. .62
$2.50 Gingham Dresses. . .1.48
$3.50 to $4 Girls' Dresses. 2.39
Ladies' Gloves
$1.50 Kayser Long Silk
Gloves at. 69
$2.50 White Kid Gloves. . .1.59
$2 Black Kid Gloves
small sizes only . .98
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Men's Ties
25c to 50c Summer Neckties S
50c Silk Four-in-Hand Ties 27
Men's Overalls
$2.50 Heavy Blue Denim
Overalls 1.38
$2.00 Striped Blue Over'ls 1.19
$4.50 Men's Coveralls,
all sizes .3.19
65c White Aprons
for Waiters
33c
Men's Hats
$3 Soft or Stiff Hats 1.SS
$4 New Spring Soft Hats 2.69
$5 New Spring Soft Hats 3.48
$6 New Spring Soft Hats 4.29
$2 MEN'S JERSEY CZCZ
SWEATERS OOC
50c TO $1 MEN'S UNDER
SHIRTS ATHLETIC 1 ft.
ST YLE CHOICE . . . . 1 C
Men's Work Shirts
$1.00 Blue Chambray Shirts 66
$1.25 Khaki Shirts. 2 pockets 79?
$1.50 Gray Drill W'k Shirts 89
Men's Dress Shirts
$1.50 Men's Dress Shirts. S9
$2.50 Fine Dress Shirts. .1.48
$7.50 Silk Fiber Shirts. . .4.59
Leather Gloves
$1.50 Leather Work Gloves SS
$2.00 L'ther Work Gloves 1.29
15c Canvas Gloves, the pair 8
Men's Socks
15c Socks black or white. . .5
25c and 35c Fine Socks at. . . 16
50c Fine Lisle Socks, pair. .33
$1 High-Gradc Socks 59
Men's Underwear
75c Balbriggan Shirts or
Drawers at 44
$1.25 Nainsook Union Suits 73
$1.50 Knit Union Suits 97
$4.50 Light Worsted Union
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