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THE MOKXIXG OREGOXTAX, WEDNESDAY. JUXY 23, 1019. 'SALESMEN' JAILED ON SOLDIER TPillli BCTER" LOOKS n StMBER, TELEPHONES SHERIFF. .2-MiII Tax in Oregon Held In-'-adequate to Provide Funds. EDUCATORS CHFER "MANY APPLY FOR COURSES Status of Private Schools Under Classification or Institutions of t .': Learning Is in Doubt. f SALEir, Or., July 22. (Special.) -That a sum or money equal to two tenths of a mill tax on all assessable property in Oregon will not be suffi cient to meet the expense of accommo dating applicants for training: under the terms of the soldiers, sailors and ma rlTies educational aid bill, approved at the last session of the state legislature, "was the consensus of opin:on expressed at the conference of educators held at the capitol today under the direction of the state department. Definition of an institution of learn ing, which was passed up to the con "frence in a recent legal opinion by the -ttorney-peneral, was an important fea ture of the discussion. "While it was agreed that all state collepes and uni versities come under the classification of institutions of learning, as set out jln the legislative act, some doubt was .expressed as to the status of private schools. t -- Schools to Make Showing. ' In the absence of any fast rule re garding the qualifications and stand ards of these institutions it was decided that it was up to the individual head .of these schools to make a showing -satisfactory to the secretary of state, with whom all applications for training roust be filed. As fast as these private "schools make a report of their facilities they will be referred to the attorney general for investigation and approval The matter of providing funds to pay the costs of administering the act pend ing the income of taxes next spring was referred to the attorney-general for legal opinion. - Heads of practically all educational institutions represented at the meeting reported that they had received many "Inquiries from prospective applicants, and it was the belief of the educators that not a few discharged soldiers, sail ors and marines are planning to take advantage of the benefits offered un der the law. Conference Well AttenJed. Among those in attendance at the conference were "A A. Knowlton, Reed college: 1. L. Epley, president Philo math college; Robert Frye Clark, presi dent of Pacific university; J. H. Acker man, president of the Oregon state nor mal; L. L. Adcox, of the Adcox auto and gas engine school; W. I. Staley, Capital business college: Rev. G. Hor- warth, Columbia university: K. W. Ont- ha.nk. University of Oregon; Mr. Jensen, executive secretary of Oregon agricul . tural college; E. C. Sanderson, Eugene Bible -university; J. V. Todd, superin tendent Salem public schools; L. A. Orout. superintendent Portland public schools; I. M. Walker of Behnke-Wal ker business college, Portland; A. C. .Newell, the Newell tutorian school; J. A. Jtiendricksen, Northwestern college of law; B. F. Mlkey, representing Pacific chiropractic college; Attr.rney-OeneraJ George M. Brown and State Superin tendent J. A. Churchill. CITY ENGINEER IS ACCUSED X. A. Garrow Resigns Position in . Charge or "Work at The Dalles. THE DALLES, Or., July 22. (Spe cial.) City Engineer T. A. Garrow of Portland resigned his position with the . citj( here last night after he had been accused of working to the interest of 'the paving companies rather than to the interest of the city. . The meeting last night was an ad journed one and T. E. Wilson, repre senting the taxpayers, said, "Facts put in evidence against Mr. Garrow at the last meeting have not been refuted: Ihey were sneered at but they were true." Mr. Garrow said that he was ready to complete the work that he had started and that he considered the charges against him to be the result of much muckraking. CHEHALIS PLANS FOR FAIR Officers or Association Attend Citi W(i f zens Club Luncheon. ' CHEHALIS. "Wash., July 22. (Spe cial.) The Southwest "Washington fair. .August 1S-23, was discussed at the Citizens club luncheon at noon. George H. alker. secretary of the fair asso ciation, was toastmaster, F. B. Sub bard, president of the association. County Commissioners Somerville, Orr and Bivin also attended. ' 'Chairman Somerville of the board of commissioners,' declared that the class of all the track horses on the Pacific coast will start at the races at the fair to be held on the Southwest Washing ton fairgrounds, midway between Che- s halis and Centralia. BANK CASHIER CONFESSES Shortage of $900,000 in "orth Pcnn Bank Is Acknowledged. PHILADELPHIA, July 22. Ralph T. Moyer, cashier of the North Penn bank. f or- whom a warrant had been issued, surrendered to the district attorney today. The bank closed last Friday owing more than ?2, 000. 000 to depositors. Mover last night confemied to James W. Maburney. receiver, that there was a shortage of J'.iOO.OOO. ; ' Boy rights Rescuers. . MONTKSAXO. July 22. (Special.) After falling into the lake north of Montesano while rolling a log. Leslie O. Wilder, lo years old. was drowned Sunday afternoon. Scores of people witnessed the accident and heroic ef forts were made to save the boy. Gwrpe Wickman jumped into the lake and might have succeeded in bringins the boy to shore but for the fact that Wilder grabbed him by an arm and the face, making rescue impossible and nearly resulting in the rescuer himself losing his life. Wickman was uncon scious when taken from the water, the dead boy still grasping him. -"firangers to Manufacture Feed. . "EUGENE. Or., July 22. (Special.) The Grangers, Eugene warehouse an nounces that hereafter it will manu facture Its own scratch feed mixture for chickens. A formula, furnished by County Agricultural Agent X. S. Robb w, will be used. The warehouse is op erated by tr.e grangers of Lane county on a co-operative basis. Interstate Bridge Tolls Reported. " VANCOUVER. Wash., July 22. (Spe cial.) Vancouver's share of the tolls from the Interstate bridge -or Uie T ". " " "sV-TTTJT " " " ! " " ' ", - ;..:... - .;. .' : - -. ' - y : ; . i. miwmiFPr W ' " .' if'" ' . : ' . ".- . . r;Tt..:- ; -:"vY . . $ ' it ' s s . 1! It - - $k s ' , i f : - ' : I " r F - i f i, - , ' I ' ,'7 i , J. J f- ' ' j :y - - I A' V-v - - ; iT'jr. - . i Frank Kman, ivho will appear In person at the Colombia theater tndy and who will he fieen In the stellar role of hln own production, The Master Man," opening today at that aame theater. TODAY'S FILM FEATVBES. Liberty Charlie Chaplin, "Sun nyside." Majestic Clara Kimball Young, The Better Wife." Star May Allison, "Almost Mar ried." Columbia Frank Keenan, "The Master Man." and Frank Kee nan in person. Peoples Bryant Washburn, "A Very Good Young Man." Circle Alice Brady, "Her Great Chance." Sunset Mildred Harris (Mrs. Charlie Chaplin). "Borrowed Clothes." Globe Wallace Reid, "N'an of Music Mountain." F" RANK KEENAN will be the center of motion picture interest in Portland today. He will arrive in the city in time to be present at each performance of "The Master Man." which will open today at the Columbia theater, and during each performance of the pic ture Thursday and Friday. "The Mas ter Man" is built around the char acter, Emanuel Blake, attorney-gen eral of the state ir the throes of political oppression and intrigue. The role of Blake is taken by Mr. Keenan, who is said to make out of it a breath ing, living personality. The picture is the first of a series of independently made photoplays from Mr. Keenan's own producing organization. Mr. Keenan is on his way back to California after being in attendance at the first annual convention of north west exhibitors and allied motion picture interests, held last week in Seattle. With Wallace Reid and one or two other motion- picture stars of equal popularity he appeared in person at the leading Seattle motion picture houses. The title of "America's greatest character actor," was often applied to Frank Ketnan during his many years of legitimate experience. He appeared in numerous Broadway successes with strong support and a number of times toured the middle and far west with a road company. Screen Oossip. The next motion picture celebrity to visit Portland will be Fay Tincher, heroine of many a western cowboy drama and comedy. Miss Tincher will appear in person at the Majestic the ater Saturday, twice in the afternoon and twice in the evening. Manager Frank Lacey has arranged to show on the Majestic screen her latest comedy, "Rowdy Ann." as a prologue to the new play, "Jacques of the Silver North." William Russell soon will be mixed up in a most mysterious mystery, all about a -lake murder, an emerald of emeralds and a girl of girls the lat ter portrayed by Fritzi Brunett in "A Sporting Chance." The picture was at first announced as "The Signet of Sheba." the name by which the jewel was known. Mr. and Mrs. De Haven are work ing both night and day lately, having entered upon a short engagement at month of June, as shown by a state ment filed with the county commis sioners today, is il0.5S.78. According to the statement, cash tolls collected amounted to J23.8S2.55, and those from coupons. $074.75. The Portland Rail way, Light & I'ower company paid into the bridge fund $7.876.SS. Total ex penditures were $6,213.80. STRIKES NOT EFFECTIVE Proposed International Demonstra tion Fails to Make Muoli Showing. PARIS. July 22. The proposed Inter national demonstrative strike called for yesterday, but "postponed'- by the labor federation, was not fully effective any where in France, according to reports from the principal cities. ROME. July 22. The proposed inter national demonstrative strike was not put into effect on any considerable scale in any of the large cities of Italy, according to reports received here. PARIS. July 22. Firing took place yesterday afternoon in Berlin between troons and processions of strikers carrying red flags, in various parts of the city, according to a Havas dis patch from Berlin under Monday's date. An Associated Press dispatch from Berlin recived last night, said an in dependent socialist procession had been broken up by troops with machine guns and flame throwers. DOUBLE TRAGEDY IS SEEN Sisters Jump From Row boat ;Letter Reveals Broken Romance. VANCOUVER. B. C. July 22. Eyewit nesses gave the police details of a double drowning tragedy in English bay today. Annie and Nellie Hunter, sisters, aged 31 and 38 years respec Uvely, witnesses said, jumped over Grauman's theater, where they are presenting an artistic vauderi.n act in conjunction witli one of their photo play comedies. Billie Rhodes. Louis Chauet, director. and company have returned from New York, where they have been engaged in filming Miss Rhode's latest feature do luxe, "Tho Blue Bonnet." Many episodes of the story were success fully taken, the remaining scenes be ing now in the making at the regular studios. The making of a recent Harold Lloyd comedy required that the entire com pany make the boat trip from Los Angeles to San Piego. Two miles ott shore and a deathly pallor began to show through Harry "Snub" Pollard's I makeup. I "1 am," gurgled the unhappy Harry, I "I thought you told mo you were a; sailo:." "I am," gurgled the unhappy ILarold. "but 1 always feel messy when they start shaking the water." Charley, the educated elephant of Universal City, narrowly escaped death recently when he floundered in quick sand while on location with the William S. Campbell animal company. The huge beast tested the sands knowingly, but misjudged the resistance to his weight. His front feet sank, throwing him off his balance. Alarmed J (hat the shouts of his trainer nly served to confuse him, the gigantic animal be came more deeply imbedded in the treacherous cands and was sinking rapidly when Harry Carey was called upon to lead his flying squadron ol cowpunchers to the rescue. Studio attaches are eagerly awaiting a preview of "The Pinnacle." Eric von Strolieim's European melodrama, deal ing with after-war problems, which has just been completed. Von Stro- heim wrote the story, directed the pro duction and plays the leading charac ter. In his su pport are Francis Bil lington and Sam Pe Grasse. To care for the increased production plans, the Ideal studio at Hudson Heights, N. J., has been leased as home for the Paramount-Briggs com edies producing forces. Ten Paramount Briggs comedies, which will be re leaded on a weekly basis, beginning September 1, already have been com ple.ted. They are New Polks In Town," "Skinny, School and Scandal," "S'prise Party 'n' Ever'thing," "Com pany," "The Rainy Pay," "The Secret Society, rhe Quilting Party," "The Photo Gallery," "llousecleaning" and "Saturday." Monroe Salisbury is a devoted fish erman. He goes after the big ones right where they live, and once a yellow-tail has hooked himself on Salisbury's six-cylinder fishing outfit there is little chance for his fishy hig!-ness to escape. In reply to the question, "Is Theda Bara dead? It has been rumored that she died last winter. Please answer through The Oregonian screen gossip." suffice it to say that she passed through Portland late this spring. None of her recent pictures have been shown in Portland, but nevertheless Miss Bara Is very much alive. board from a rented rowboat and were drowned. The bodies have not been recovered. A letter written by one of the women to a brother, it was said, gave details of a broken romance. 'ut Kxpert Ooes to Huropc. VANCOUVER, Wash.. July 22. (Spe cial.) A. A. Quarnberg, nut and fruit horticulturist and United States weath er observer, who left here recently for a trip to burope, sails from New lork tomorrow, lie has gone to study cer tain strains of nuts. Street Car and Auto Collide. VANCOUVER. Wash.. July 22. (Spe cial.) A car on the Sifton interurban line collided with an automobile at the grade crossing at Oehr station last night. The only occupant of the auto mcbilp was not injtired. Nervous People who drink coffee find themselves much more com fortable when they change their table beverage to s s Is instant! POSTUMl Two Men Offer to Sell for $700 Car Purchased Day Before With Xote and $4 00 Sn Cash. 'Pardon ua a moment, while we run down to our grarage and set a new pare tire to throw in on this deal, requested H. A. Wrightsman, aged 43. as he and Pearl M. McBrldc. aged 29. were about to receive a check for $700 for a shiny new automobile from an east side automobile firm yesterday. One member of the firm was writing the check, the other was looking up the automobile number In his records to determine whether the two persons owned the machine they were selling. It was the activity of the man who was looking up the number which pre cipitated the hurried departure. The eheriff's office was telephoned and Deputy Sheriff Schirmer started. He located the automobile by number out side a aecond-hand dealers shop at Fifteenth and Alder street. The men were standing near it. "Nice machine, that, the sheriff com mented, casually. Yeah." was the non-committal reply. "Own it?" -Yep." LlKe to sell itr Prapa.,f "How much? " 'Bout seven hunderd. "I thought that was about the price. Why wouldn't you sell it on the east sd7" "Whad you mean? 'C'mno along and ask the judge. investigation after the men were lodged in the county jail on a larceny charge developed that the automobile had been purchased the day prior from a shop at Broadway and Couch street and that $400 had been paid down on it a note being given for $700 remaining of the purchase price. Further inves tigation pointed to these two men as opcalcrs in a smaller deal of a week ago in which a nffw machine was sold for $530 af'cr only $300 of the purchase pric6 had been paid by the pseudo owneis. JUDGE HITS SPEED CRAZE Douglas Kurrcll Loses Motorcycle for 60-Day Period. Douglas M. Burrell. 18. son of Walter F. Burrell, of the Burrtll Investment company, will leave his two motor cycles at police headquarters for CO days, and must not drive an auto mobile during that time, under sentence Municipal Judce Uossman Imposed yesterday for speeding. The police confiscated one machine when arresting him, and the court ordered him to turn in the other. Young Burrell served two days In Jail last April after he had been fined $ 1 00 for speeding over the Hawthorne bridge. He refused to ask his father for money to pay the fine. Mr. Burrell appeared at police headquarters on the third day and paid $16 for the release of his son, who was serving the fine out at the rate of $2 a day. SAVINGS GAIN $11,328,880 Kiglity-Kiglit National and 178 State Hunks Capitalized at $19,775,500. SALEM, Or.. July 22. Special.) There are 178 state and 88 national banks in Oregon, with a combined capi i.tnftuun ui f i j, i 4.i,jim;, act ui ti ijik 1 J i department filed here today. Savinics deposits lor me year, enuinp june .tu, 1919. show an increase of $ 1 1 .3S.KS0.:!K while the pain in the surplus funds represents $611,112.21. The increase in capital Is fixed at $1,066,000. Twelve state banks were admitted to the federal reserve system during the year, while two state banks were nationalized. Total resources of the banks are $284,4 45,346.35. Bond Priest to Visit Ireland. EEXD, Or.. July 22. (Special.) Father Luke Kheehan, of the I '.end Catholic church, head of the Irish branch of the Franciscan order In the l.'n lted St at ps will leave Hend tomor- A SALESLADY has to have energy and vitality Sell ing things is a science; those who succeed keep themselves healthy, for physical fitness ads mental alertness. "We are what wo eat, and that is why you should eat Krumbles. It is mada of all the wheat. It holds the valuable mineral salts of the bran, as well as the nutritive, energy-making; elements of the kernel. Properly cooked, temptingly shredded, oppctiringly toasted, Krumbles comes in our "Waxtite" package, protected against moisture and outside influences, fresh and fine, packed right from our ovens. Ask your grocer for Kellogs's Shredded Krumbles the only Krumbles made. Krumbles is made in the same kitchens as Kellogg' s Toasted Corn Flakes. KELLOGG TOASTED CORN FLAKE COX feuk Creek. Mkiucui row for Dublin. Treland, to attend a con vein ion of the Franrisa ns, Auuust 26. Father Sheehan will be absent from Bend for nbout two months. f CHEAP WATER DEMANDED KoM'burff Major Asks Water Com pany to Keep Contract. ROSEtlL'HO, Or., July 22. (Special.) In a message to the city council last night Mayor Stewart reviewed the af fairs of the loucl:ts County Light & Water company and quoted from the franchise granted in l'J5, urging the council to rrmain firm in its demand that the company fulfill its obligation to the city. A mntract was en t ere-f into under which Welsh agreed to sup ply the citizens of Kosrburg with an ample and wholesome supply of filtered water nt a prire nvrr to rxeped a &fio af-ijoar-round soft drink SeirVe your Quests with BoVo -"-oes especially ol with liht repasts, buffet suppers, chafing dish dainiies, fish and lobster dishes , Wild (fame, cold cuts of meats, sausages, sardines, cheese or spaghetti. r Bovo is the friend of food and fellowship. Sold ovptywhore - Fa mi Lot supitioJ by tfrotor. druggist and doaUr. Visitors are invitod to inspect our plantT- ANHEUSER-BUSCH Blumauer &c Hoch, Wholesale Distributor PORTLAND, ORE. t . 5a 3r maximum of $1 for &(M gallons or less to each consumer a month. Mayor Stewart declared that the light and water company should be compelled to carry out the prov isions of the contract and that a violation of the HKreement should be iuf fuiei.t grounds for forfeiture of the franchise. Attempts of the company to obtain a raise of rates through the public serv ice commission will be opposed by the council. Woman Named School SuporvUor. ROSKUmo. Or., July 22. Speclal.) Mrs. O. C Brown, wife of County Su perintendent O. C. Brown, has been ap pointed county supervisor of srjiools. and will begin her new duties imme diately. M rs. Brown (s one of the foremost educators of southern Oregon and prior to her marriage was for eicht yearn instructor and critic in the Monmouth normal school. She has ,m t" !?'" i ,M" iiiiii!ii'iiM'ii'M"inir vr'- 1 L-L' 'i i ux i " i i ST. LOU aii WHEAT ocadYTO EAT 'ORIGINAL I been empl yed in the teachers" training dja rtmo.it of the Koscbuig high f school for the past two years. Army Court Subcommittee Named. WASH INTiTO.V. July 22. Chairman Wadsworth of the senate military com mittee today named Sena tors Warren of Wyoming, Lcnroot of Wisconsin, re publicans, and Chamberlain of Oregon, as a subcomm i 1 1 cc to consider the Chamberlain bill providing for the modification f h present military court martial system. Hearings on the measure will be held. Rend The rironi;i n rl : i f ld ads. Rmmbr NU-RAY-A TEA 2 IS i i - .Misf r I .. ,u.; STS: 111 "J " V till rn,r N SLL. " w m m Pill '