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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1919)
i .1 - 4 THE MORXIXG OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1919. II JOY OF GIVING TO KIDDIES DIMS EYES Exclusive Portland Agency for Carter's Knit Underwear for Men, Women and Children i i Double Trading Stamps With All Charge or Cash Purchases Light of Pleasure in Wan Lit tle Faces Is Reward. HUNDREDS MADE HAPPY I'll,- in Role of Santa Dispense Joy and Goodies to Tots From Poor Families. There Is a perfunctory Christmas plrlt which Impels grown-ups to give .o others gifts they cannot afford to buy for themselves, but the real spirit of old Saint Nicholas lives in the hearts of the young and of those older persons who see Christmas through the eyes of their children or the kiddies of other people at Christ mas time ask a "big brother" of the Elks If this Is not true. Nowhere in Portland was the true Yule spirit better displayed than in the municipal auditorium yesterday, where shrieks, whistles and a chorus of wondering exciamatlons greeted a Slant Christmas tree and the appear ance of Santa Claus at the first an nual Christmas celebration held by Portland lodge, Benevolent and Pro tective Order of Elks, for moro than 1700 youngsters, many of whom oth erwise would have known Christmas only as a day on which mamma or papa did not work and there was no cchool. Joy Lights Little Faces. As the children trooped up on the big stage, feasting their eyes on the mammoth tree, and passed down along lanes where toys, candy and fruits were given freely, on the lips of the ""big brothers" and wives who were watching or directing the marchers were smiles, but in their eyes were tears. For there was pathos as well as pleasure in watching changing faces, many of them pinched by lack of nourishing food, as large eyes lit with joy on being given gifts for their "really truly own." The presents ware well worth while, too. They were arranged on long counters, divided as to age. There were wooden wagons and stockings of gimcracks for the kid dles up to 5 years. There were dif ferent selections of toys for children from 5 to 8, from 9 to 12, from 11 to 15. There were building blocks, books, water pistols, structural toys, dolls, games, toy brooms, cars, etc.. and many were the Joyful cries of pleasure as the youngsters sat on the sidewalks outside the auditorium for their first real examination of their prizes. Each received at least two toys. Each child received a basket con taining real treasures. Including an extra large size orange, two apples, half a pound of candy, animal cookies, candy cane, half a pound of nuts, a popcorn bar and sugar cookies. 2300 Baskets Prepared. In all the Elks prepared 2200 bas kets and 2200 sets of toys. Five hun dred baskets and toy sets were dis tributed to children at the poor farm, the Cedars, Louise Home, the Critten ton home, the Albertina Kerr nursery and the children's wards at the Good Samaritan and St. Vincent's hospitals. The remaining 1700 were given away at the auditorium following the Christmas exercises, which began at 11 o'clock and to which were invited youngsters from poor families in every part of the city. All of the youngsters were admitted only by ticket, names having been furnished the Elks by school principals, the Parent-Teachers' association and other organizations, as -well as indi viduals. Approximately $5000 was raised among the Elks for this event, which promises to be an annual affair. Its . success was attested to by nearly 2000 children and all the oider folk who attended. Long weeks of work were neces sary in the preparation of the tree and presents, several all-night ses sions having been devoted to the plans and arrangements. George O. Brandenburg was chairman of the Christmas tree committee and Monroe Goldstein secretary-treasurer. Mayor Welcomes Youngsters. The programme was opened at 11 o'clock with an organ prelude by Ralph W. Hoyt. Mayor Baker deliv ered a speech of welcome to the youngsters, telling them that the day was theirs to make the most of. Webber's juvenile orchestra played, there wbs a solo by Master Rosen krantz and three reels of motion pic tures. Two of them were of comic nature and the concluding one was of interesting pictures of Oregon wild lite taken by W. L. Finley. Then, while the big auditorium was In darkness, there flashed from the top of the great Christmas tree, re vealed by rising curtain, the greeting, "Merry Christmas." As it faded out there was a glow of red and green lights behind the big tree, which glistened with tinsel and sparkled with ornaments. The light grew stronger and finally a myriad of in candeseents of white, red and green outlined the branches. Santa Clans (ireets Kiddles. Throughout the lighting there was a. continuous chorus of "ohs." "aha," glad shrieks, piercing whistles and the like from the clamoring audience of small folk. As a climax Santa Claus romped down the middle aisle and greeted the children from the -etsge. Gary Houseman contributed a jovial Santa Claus. Credit for the excellent lighting effects was due to Tom Huffakor, stage mansger of the auditorium. J All the members of the big commit Itee of "big brothers" named by Ex alted Ruler Berg worked long and hard to make the affair of yesterday a complete success. They were: -George O. Brandenburg, chairman: Monroe Goldstein, secretary-treasurer; W. F. MoKenney, J. H. Joyce, William Strandborg. Brorierick O'Farrell. Frank Coffinberry. Frank lin P. Griffith. II. P. Vickery, Frank T.onergan, Edward Kropp. L. S. Matthews. B. F. Dowell. John Young. Max Mason. S. W. Jessup. Ray Culton. George Cadwell, Peter Mcintosh. A. B. Fox, Giles Sanderson. Sam C. Jag gar. Frank J. McCarthy. E. L. Knight. Robert Skeen. Henry Anderson, Roy Coster and Frank V. Smith. All Charge Purchases Made Today and Rest of Month Go On J a nuary Accounts Payable Feb. 1 Northwood Paper Special 30c Pkg. Stationery Department, First Floor Ex--tra special offering for today only. North wood correspondence paper of fine quality and finish. Regular selling- price 40c priced special for today, pkg. 30c The Standard Store of the Northwest Olds, Wortman & King Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods A Merchandise Bond or Glove Order 11 for the one you have overlooked on your Yf Dr Christmas list. A splendid gifb for man, giT desired may be redeemed at ay time. Great 2 Days' Clean-Up Sales All Over the Store Closing Out Odd Lines and Broken Lots At Phenomenally Low Prices Don't Fail to Take Advantage of These Offerings! Clean-Up Sale for MEN Many odd lines and broken lots of Men's Furnishings on sale today at great savings. Your opportunity! Men's At U Ties Off 17c Main Floor Special assortment of Men's Furnishings on sale today hand style good range of patterns offered at hi OFF regular price. Men's 85c Ties, special at 53 Men's $1.00 Ties, special at 670 Men's $1.50 Ties, special at $1.00 Men's $2.00 Ties, special at $1.84 Men's Cotton Hose Special 17c Main Floor Odd lot of Men's Cot ton Hose; broken assortment of sizes but excellent 25c grade in tne lean-up bale at, pair Silk Shirts Main Floor Men's Silk Shirts a special lot selected from our regular stock. Mostly in wide fC stripe patterns. On sale 3 vll Men's Gloves Main Floor Men's Auto Gloves broken lines not all sizes on sale today at 3 Bath Robes Main Floor Small lot of Men's Bath Robes and Smoking Jackets; good range of sizes on sale at hi OFF. Off Women's Coats $34.95 Second Floor Extraordinary values in this offering. High-grade Coats of Yo semite Cloth, Wool Velour, Diagonal and Novelty Mixtures. Belted and loose back styles, also semi-tailored models. Excel lent range of colors in this dJQ QP assortment. Clean-up Sale JOrrJ Women's Coats At $59.98 Second Floor This group includes many beautiful Coats in the season's most at tractive) styles. Silvertone, Bolivia and Peach Bloom material. Some have large fur collars. Specially priced (JJCQ QC for Clean-op Sale at only Kw3FO Women's Suits At $54.95 Second Floor Women's Suits of Wool Velour, Evora, Silvertone and Broadcloth. Novelty and tailored styles. Embroid ered, braided and fur trimmed. Sizes range from 16 up to 44. CCI Sneciallv nriced in Clean-un Dtltt . I Women's Bath Robes for $4.29 Sweaters Special $5.95 Women's Knit Underwear Clean-Up Sale! Center Circle, First Floor We have selected several special lines of Women's Knit Underwear from our regular stock and offer them in conjunction with "sec onds" of Carter's Underwear at worth-while savings. Cotton, wool, mixed wool and fancy striped cotton. Union Suits and separate garments. Double S. & H. Stamps. $2.00 Underwear at $1.69 $6.50 Underwear $5.25 Bargain Circle, First F 1 o o r Women's Bath Robes of good heavy quality blanket material in attractive patterns. Made with small roll collars. Trimmed with cord girdle. Priced l?f OQ necial for this sale DAdf Bargain Circle, First F 1 o o r Women's Slip-on Sweaters in plain and fancy weaves. Some have round neck with collars others with roll collars. Various good colors in the as- CJC OK sortment. Special at Women's $2.25 Underwear now Women's $3.00 Underwear now W,omen'3 $3.50 Underwear now $1.85 $2.39 $2.85 Women's $3.75 Underwear now Women's $4.50 fl0 7C Underwear now wOe J Women's $5.00 Underwear now $2.89 $3.95 Double Stamps With Purchases Women's $10-$14 Boots Special at $7.95 Women's Boots with black kid vamps and dark gray fabric tops All-black Kid Laced and Buttoned Boots with high or medium heels. Brown Kid Boots with cloth tops and curved heels 'Grover's" Black Kid Buttoned Shoes with cloth tops Patent Colt Laced Boots with high heels and turned soles Dark Brown Calf with cham pagne colored tops Black Calf with fawn nubuck tops 'and military heels Kelly Patent Colt Laced Boots with "Warumbo" fabric tops and half Louis heels. 349 pairs in the lot not all sizes. Regular $10.00 to Pf7 QfT $14.00 grades 2-Day Sale ' DOUBLE TRADING STAMPS given with charge or cash purchases. I J Sheets, Sheetings, Towels Special Clean-Up Offerings BLEACHED SHEETS of good heavy quality. Size (Jt) QfT 81x99 inches. SDecial &&6D BLEACHED SHEET ING IVt. yards wide; yard BLEACHED SHEETS, size 63x 90 inches for bed; 7(T 69c good firm quality, yard Fancy Outing White Outing- PILLOW CASES, size 45x38 inches. Excellent qual- P1 A A ity and weight; 3 for Di-.vFU HUCK TOWELS" of splendid quality 75 linen. 100 Jftp rlozpn on snip at. snecial vJV MERCERIZED Table Damask; special, the yard Flannels Flannels Special Special 30c 25c 78c Yard Yard Millinery Clean-Up Sale Extraordinary Reductions Second Floor The woman who has need for a new hat to finish out the winter season, should take advantage of this special Clean-up Sale. Trimmed Hats $2.50 and $3.50 58 Women's Trimmed Hats formerly (PO PT A priced at $5.00 to $10.00 on sale at bDJ 86 Women's Trimmed Hats formerly flJO JTA priced at $7.50 to $12.00 on sale at DO.t)U All other Trimmed Hats on sale at hi PRICE. $5.00 to $10 Velour and Felt Hats at $3.50 All Untrimmed Hats Now at Half Price Boys' Suits $5.95 Main Floor This is an odd lot of Boys' Winter Suits priced for quick selling. Not all sizes. Belted and waist seam styles. 2PT QP While any remain; sale wtJmtJt Boys' Overcoats At $8.95 Main Floor Many of these are splendid $12.50 values. Plain col ors and novelty mixtures. Broken sizes 3hi to 16 in this (PO QfT lot. Clean-UD SDecial. at DO.0 Art Needlework Models AT HALF PRICE Second Floor A wonderful opportunity to buy beautiful hand-made and hand-embroidered articles at just half regular price. In the assortment are Children's Dresses, Table Scarfs, Pillow Tops, Women's Underwear. Fancy Wood Boxes at Half Price $3 Table Scarfs at $2.00 Second Floor Choice of a great assortment of N ov e 1 1 y Wood Boxes for candy, fancy work and various other pur- f poses. Today sp'l at 2 vTT Second Floor Tapestry Table Scarfs in many attractive designs. These are of excellent quality and were formerly priced (IJO AA at $3.00. Clean-up Sale d6W Smoking Stands at Yz Off Friday and Saturday Only Fourth Floor Mahogany finish Smoking Stands in many differ ent styles Clean-up Sale hi off. Our regular $6.50 (4 OO Smoking Stands; now wrttOu Our regular $9.00 fkf Smokinir Stands: now DO.ll Our regular $11.00 Smoking Stands; now Double Stamps with purchases. $7.34 Mahogany Trays at V3 Off Friday and Saturday Only Fourth Floor Mahogany finish Trays in Clean-up Sale at hi off. $2.50 Mahogany Trays $1.67 $7.50 Mahogany Trays $5.00 $8.75 Mahogany Trays $5.84 $10.00 Mahogany Trays $6.67 $12.00 Mahogany Trays $8.00 All Book Blocks now hi OFF. Special Clean-Up Sal es Now in Progress in the Basement Store Sale of Girls' Coats Values -I QQ to $21.50 Pl.0 Values i H QO to $25.00 Second Floor Friday and Saturday we place on sale two very special lots of Girls' Winter Coats at savings mothers will do well to take advantage of. Smart up-to-date styles only one or two of a kind. Ages from 6 to 14 years. Lot 1 Girls' Coats, values to $21.50, $12.98 Lot 2-M5irls' Coats, values to $25.00, $17.98 All Coats Over $37.50 At V2 Price Second Floor Choose any Girls' Coat selling at $37.50 or over, Friday and Saturday, hi off. $37.50 Coats $18.75 I $47.50 Coats $28.75 $42.50 Coats $21.25 $50.00 Coats $25.00 DOUBLE STAMPS WITH PURCHASES Odd Lines Girls' Dresses AT HALF PRICE Second Floor Excellent assortment of styles, but only one or two of each. Beautiful frocks for all occasions made up in wool serge and novelty silks. Many attractive shades from which to choose. GIRLS' $22.50 DRESSES, on sale GIRLS' $27.50 DRESSES, on sale $11.25 $13.75 G I R L S' $37.50 DRESSES, on sale GIRLS' $42.50 DRESSES, on sale $18.75 $21.25 DOUBLE TRADING STAMPS WITH PURCHASES. OWK Coffee 39c lb. Fourth Floor Coffee will be deliv ered only with other grocery pur chases. OWK Imperial OQ, Roast special, the pound 60c OWK Tea 49c lb. Fourth Floor No deliveries except with other purchases made in the Grocery Department. English Breakfast, Uncolored Ja pan or Ceylon Teas; pound vX Sliced Pineapple 42c a Can Fourth Floor Sliced Pineapple put up expressly for the best A trade. Regular 50c cans, at xV i Manicure Sets Half Price Main Floor AU Manicure Sets in Roll-up cases on sale at hi price. We also offer a large assortment of other articles from the Jewelry and Toilet Goods sections at hi regular selling prices. If you have overlooked someone on your Xmas list, here is a good chance to select a pleasing gift at a great saving. Fancy Ribbon Novelties At yA to y2 Off Main Floor Large selection of dainty articles fancy bags, cami soles, sachets, sachet receivers, armlets, etc., etc., to be closed out at reductions ranging from 4 to hi OFF THE REGULAR PRICES. These were made up especially for the holiday season. Buy now for personal use at a good saving. Double Stamps with purchases. Odd Handkerchiefs At y4 to y2 Off The tremendous holiday business has left us with many soiled and mussed Handkerchiefs that must be closed out at once. In order to accom plish this quickly, we offer them at to hi off. Odd Lines of Neckwear On Sale to 2 Off Main Floor Collars, Sets, Vestees, etc. Neck wear that has become slightly soiled and mussed from display on sale at reductions ranging from hi to hi off regular prices. DOUBLE STAMPS. WEALTHY MAN IS SLAIN BODY FOUXD I AUTO AT MT. CLEMOXS, MICH. J. Stanley Brown. Found Dead at Auto Wheel, Believed Slain . by Family Enemy. FRANCE TO SAVE COAL Crisis May Restrict City Ijlgnts Particularly In Paris. PARIS, Dec. Zb. The newspapers announce tha.t the government has derided on new measures to remedy the coal crista. One plan la for turn ing: the clocks ahead an hour for the purpose of conserving; fuel used for .Illuminating; purposes. Another project will grreatly restrict " lighting In the large cities, particu larly in Paris. MT. CLEMONS, Mich., Dec. 25. (SDecial.) The body of J. Stanley Brown. wealthy Mt. demons young man. was found this morning- in Ins automobile In a secluded spot on the Romeo plank road, near Dead Man s curve, about four miles from jvit. demons, with four bullet holes in his neck and a battered skull. County offU-ers so far are baffled In their efforts to solve the mystery of his death. The only clues round are a wrench, lying in a pool of blood near Brown's body, and n coat, evidently belonging to a machinist, as it con tained many grease spots. Footprints of a man were found leading from the automobile to a telegraph pole, where the murderer apparently waited a favorable oppor tunity to make his escape. From the pole, the tracks could be followed In the light snow only a short distance. Brown, who was found by a farm er, had his hands on the steering wheel and his foot on the emergency brake, evidently having brought the machine to an abrupt stop before being shot. The bullets severed the spinal column at one point, two en tering his brain. The shots were fired from a very close range and directly Into the back of the victim, who had been dead some time when the body was found. Officers are searching for a man nald to hove been friendly with Brown for some time. Mrs. Brown, 29 years old, wife of the victim, was taken Into custody, questioned and then released by Prosecuting Attor ney Lynn Johnston, who is of the opinion that she Is totally Ignorant of the crime. She .turned over to the officers several letters said to have been written by her husband. Brown's domestic relations have at times been turbulent. Recently he sued for a divorce In the courts.here. claiming cruelty by his wife. How ever, friends brought about a short lived reconciliation. He again brought suit for divorce, and the case was still pending. Two children, Phylis. 5 years old, and Virginia, 2 years old. with the widow, survive. J. Stanley Brown was the son of the late John S. Brown, millionaire cigar manufacturer, who died about six yearsfago in Detroit, leaving sev eral hundred thousand dollars to his son. Officials are puzzled over the prob able motive for the murder. Brown wore a two and one-half karat dia mond ring, and carried $20,000 in se curities, also a bill fold containing several hundred dollars In traveling checks and several large bills, all of which were untouched by the assassin. About three weeks ago an older brother of Brown dropped dead in Detroit after eating a licorice drop. This Incident, in connection with the report of violent death of another brother five years ago. is believed by officers to Indicate that the fam ily has been pursued by a common enemy. 'REDS' ACCUSE LEADERS MISCSE OF SVXDICAtilST FCXD r" CATALONIA CHARGED. was believed the bomb had placed by streetcar strikers. been WOMAN SLEEPS 80 DAYS ft 000 Tons of Beets Frozen. TAKIMA, 'Wash.. Dec. 26. (Spe cial.) Officials of the Utah-Idaho Sugar company estimate that 2000 tons of sugar beets were frozen In the ground when the extreme cold re cently stopped the beet harvest. The freezing will not Injure the beets. It is stated, but growers may be unable to harvest them if the ground remains frozen. Pamphlet Issued In Spain De nounces Chiefs and Cites Col lection of Large Snnis. BARCELONA, Dec. 25. Open revolt on the part of the rank and file of the syndicalist movement In Cata lonia against their leaders took form today when a pamphlet ap peared on the streets denouncing those who have been' In control of the group. The pamphlet asserted that since the syndicalists had been organized two years ago some six million pesetas have been paid in dues and claimed that 3.000.000 pe setas had been placed to the credit of three syndicalist leaders In Paris banks. It was charged further that the chiefs of the movement, who a few years ago were working men. now are in understanding with the bu reaucrats, whom they promised to overthrow, and are living in first- class hotels and traveling In Pullman cars. Despite large sums collected in dues during the two years of the or ganization's existence, according to the pamphlet, only a few days' pay has been granted the workmen, who now are told the organization la without funds. MADRID. Dec. 24. This city had its first bomb explosion for many years today when a bomb was set off in the Paseo Alberto Adullara, near the Jesuit convent. There were no casualties, but some damage was done to surrounding buildings. It VADER TO GET NEW MILL Plant Destroyed by Fire Is to Be Rebuilt Soon. CHEHAUS, Wash., Dec. 25. (Spe cial.) The town of Vader. In south ern Lewis county, wjll have good rea son for Christmas rejoicing, the an nouncement having been made yes terday that a sawmill will be built there at once to replace the one re cently destroyed by fire. H. A. Bald win of WInlock has purchased the properties of the old Stillwater Lum ber company at Vader and will re build the mill. Mr. Baldwin also expects to log a part of the heavy timber holdings that were included in the deal. Mr. Baldwin has had extensive experience in sawmill and logging business, hav ing been associated with J. A. Vcness, ex-Wlnlock lumberman. One Crop Pays for Tract. TAKIMA, TVash.. Dec. 26. (Spe clal.) The remarkable returns re celved this season by many Taklma fruit growers are illustrated by the case of K. E. Norton, who last spring purchased a tract of 5.7 acres near Grandvlew. The tract was set to ap ples, principally Wlnesaps. and the crop from It more than paid for the place. Norton paid $350 an acre. LONG NAP FAILS TO DKSTROY SLi'MBERER'S APPETITK. Relatives of Lethargic Encephalitis Victim Resort to Music to Break Drowsy Habit. NORWICH, N. T.. Dec. 25. (Spe cial.) .After her sleep of 80 days. from which she awakened yesterday. Mrs. Fred Tracey had not lost her ap petite. In one of her lucid Intervals today she seemed surprised when told tomorrow would be Christmas and expressed the hope that she might join her family at their turkey dinner. Her wish will be gratified If her relatives can keep her awake. She expressed regret that she had no presents to distribute and when she saw the snow falling she said: "The leaves were juet turning when I saw the trees last." She was cognizant of persons and conversation at several Intervals and responded briefly to questions. She said she felt very well, but asked no questions. She said her sleep has been dreamless and that she doesn't feel tired. She made her responses as a person half asleep and was not wholly normal when aroused. Dr. Morse, her physician, said she Is as well physically as when she went into her long sleep on October 7. He said her ailment is lethargic encephalitis. As It was a musical strain that first aroused .her. rela tives resort to music to awaken her now. Ex-Servlco Men Review Policies. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Dec. 26. (Spe cial.) Ex-servfce men here renewed war risk insurance, amounting to be tween tliO.OOO and J200.000. during the stay of Bradley T. Fowlkes last week. Mr. Fowlkes came as special state representative of the govern ment, and his explanations to the men here convinced them that they had misjudged the value of the war risk policies. Trnlnload of Frnlt Goes East. TAKIMA. Wash., Dec. 25. (Spe clal.) The Yakima Traffic and Cred it association yesterday sent out a tralnload of fruit to eastern markets under messenger protective service. It was the first shipment since before the recent cold spell. The cars are consigned to widely divergent points In the middle west. Skin Tortured Babies Sleep Mothers Rest After Cuticura 1 linilUfr Night and Morning. rn IltUjm Have Strong, Healthy IfcrSia Eyes. If they Tire. tor GQJjF Itch, Smart or Burn, Vniie, 7C f U Sore. Irritated. In IUUR HTCi) flamed or Granulated, use Murine often. Soothes, Refreshes. Sate for Infant or Adult. At all Druggists. Write for Free Eye Book. BLISS NATIVE HERBS in Tablet Form A RUN-DOWN SYSTEM is like a run-down clock. Unless tuned up It Is of little use. If you are run-down from over-work, don't negleot your condition. Get a box of Bliss Native Herb Tablets, take one or two at bedtime, and you will note an immediate improvement. 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