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TITR . 3IORSTXG OTtEGOXIAT?", THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1920.
REDS
MEMBERSHIP
BOLL IS SOUGHT
Early Discovery Expected
Final Round-Up to Follow.
ALIENS' CASES PREPARED
Federal and State Officials Work
Together in Effort to Deport
or Convict Members.
Evidence procured yesterday by
VVllliam Bryon, chief of the depart
ment of justice of this district, leads
him to believe that within the next
few days he will come into possession
of the complete and official member
ship roll of the labor communist party
of Oregon.
Every since the city-wide "red"
raids of last Friday night, depart
ment of justice agents have been
bending every effort toward procur
ing this list, which will give them the
name of every radical belonging to
the organization.
The finding of this membership roll
will mean the completion of the "red"
Investigation in Oregon, Mr. Bryon
said, its all known members have been
taken Into custody since last Friday.
It Is known that'there are many more
members of the party and from the
statements made by some of those ar
rested, the discovery of the member
ship roll will result in the arrest of
persons of supposed standing In sev
eral cities of the state.
Several More Believed Aliens.
Although there are but 11 known
aliens among the 50 arrested, depart
ment of justice operatives believe
that several of those who are assert
ing American citizenship are not nat
uralized citizens, and while the state
grand jury is now making its in
vestigation pending the returning of
criminal syndicalism Indictments, fed
eral authorities are initiating a sep
arate inquiry to determine the citizen
ship status of some of those who are
now before state officials for inves
tigation and prosecution.
If this Investigation should show
that some of these supposed citizens
are foreigners, they will be prosecuted
under deportation proceedings by the
naturalization bureau. Mr. Bryon
added. He said that every effort
would be made to singhe out every
alien for deportation to their native
lands.
The naturalization bureau yester
day began Its investigations and hear
ings of those known aliens who were
rounded up in the federal raid. Secret
hearings are being conducted by Im
migration Inspector Watkins, in the
absence of R. P. Bonham, chief of
the local bureau.
Just as rapidly as these hearings
are completed, the local bureau will
send a transcript of all evidence, to
gether with its recommendations, to
the immigration bureau at Washing
ton for final action.
Mr. Kvnns Takes Charge.
District Attorney Evans took per
sonal charge of the grand jury probe
of local "red" activities yesterday and
conferred during the afternoon with
Mr. Bryon relative to the evidence
procured by the department of justice
and United States Marshal Alexander
during the course of the raids. Be
cause much of this evidence is needed,
both by the state grand jury, immi
gration authorities and department
of justice operatives in their several
different lines of investigation, photo
graphs of much of the literature and
other "red" propaganda were taken
yesterday.
Whether or not the leaders of the
local "red" group will face charges of
treason in federal courts depends upon
Instructions from officials at Wash
ington. It was said at the federal
building yesterday that the evidence
is In readiness to present to the pres
ent federal grand jury if such a
course of action should be adopted.
PRICES CAUSE COMPLAINT
Housewives Report Cases of What
They Think. Is Profiteering.
Further arrests on charges of sugar
profiteering may be made later in the
week as a result of the arrest Tues
day of A. W. Anderson, an lrvington
grocer, and Joseph Letiff, a grocer of
274 Yamhill .street, who are accused
in warrants issued by United States
District Attorney Humphreys of sell
ing cane sugar at more than the price
fixed by the government.
Following the publicity which was
gained through these two arrests, nu
merous housewives reported alleged
profiteering cases to Mr. Humphreys
and Investigators were at work yes
terday checking up on these com
plaints. If any report is found to be
true more complaints will be issued
and the grand jury will have the op
portunity to make a sweeping inves
tigation of all profiteering charges.
LAND OWNER WINS SUIT
Fred Wessel Gets Judgment for
$28,000 for Spruce Cut.
Any claim of the Thorsen-Hen-dricksen
Lumber company to a spruce
timber tract owned by Fred Wessel,
or to money due for timber cut on
this land, was denied by Circuit .Tudsre
OLD HERB TEA BEST
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It Throws Off Poisons Keeps You
In Shape to Resist Disease
At this time of the year, when colds,
la frrippe and influenza are in the air, it
is of greatest importance to keep your
liver, kidneys and bowels in good
working order. When these organs
fail to carry off the poison waste matter
your vitality and resistance are weak
ened. You are an easy victim for in
fections and disease germs.
Biliousness, weakness
and headaches are Nature's
warnings. Don't neglect
them. Qo at once to your
druggist and get a package
of Lincoln Tea. Take a
eup each night and you'll
be surprised how soon 16
will put you in tune and
make you feel like new.
Lincoln Tea is a famous old herb
remedy for chronio constipation, colds,
la grippe, influenza, biliousness, head
aches and rheumatism. It is gentle
but positive aad leaves no unpleasant
after-effects USe violent physics.
Nothing is better for the children.
An occasional cup keeps them in the
pink of condition. 85 cents at all
druggists. Lincoln Proprietary Co.,
I"fc. Wayne, Ind.
Morrow in a Judgment handed down
yesterday In which Weesel was
awarded the full J28.481.22 due from
the Warren Spruce company, which
had been paid into court pending
adjudication of rights.
In April, 1918, Wessel entered into
a contract with the Warren company
for the cutting of spruce on his land.
On February 11, 1918, the Thorsen
Hendricksen concern had represented
to the Warren company that it owned
the lands and entered into a contract
based on such representation. Judge
Morrow held that it had no Interest
in the timber as owner, by contract,
under option or otherwise, and that
the stumpage contract price of 128.
000 belonged to Wessel. The action
was brought by Wessel and his wife,
Mrs. Myrtle Wessel, against both the
lumber companies.
JINKS TO HIT HIGH MM
PRESS CLUB TO EXTEBTAIX IR
RIGATION CONGRESS.
'Wizard at Surprises" to Stage So
cial Event With Flashes of
Mephisstophelian Genius.
Rather exceptional altitudes have
been attained in the past at some of
the high jinks staged by the Portland
Press club, but the fiat has gone forth
that the jinks to be held on Saturday
night of this week in honor of the
members of the Oregon legislature
and of delegates to the Oregon irriga
tion congress, must be the loftiest
revel of them all.
"We intend to demonstrate," said
O. Clark Leiter. president of the club,
"to solons and irrigators alike, that
the Portland Press club can be dia
bolically genial when It chooses, vary
ing the customary routine of the ordi
nary high jinks with absolute flashes
of , Mephistophelian genius. Members
of' the committee who are planning
the perpetuation of this social event
are as one in admitting that they are
wizards at surprises.
The committee has forwarded invi
tations to all members of the legisla
ture and to the delegates to the irri
gation congress. Newspapermen and
all members of the club are requested
to attend and aid in the programme of
entertainment. Beginning at 8 o'clock
Saturday night the high jinks will
continue until it ends.
TACOMA YOUTHS CONFESS
2 0 HOUSES ROBBED, 2 BCRXED,
"JUST FOR FUX."
Boys Between 15 and 18 Years of
Age Are Held Pending Loca
tion of Caches.
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 7. How four
youths, between 15 and 18 years of
age, robbed 20 houses, several stores.
the Ruston (Wash.) postoffice and
burned two houses within the past
two months, committing all the
crimes "just for fun," was described
in detail today by two of the youths
to W. D. Askren, prosecuting attorney.
Andrew Hansen, 18, and Joe Linik,
17, who admit the leadership, are be
ing held in the county jail, and the
smaller boys are at the county deten
tion home.
The articles were cached -in the
woods surrounding Tacoma, the head
quarters of the boys being in a hut
in the forest, where they had a phono
graph, food and other comforts, all
stolen.
While Ross Petrie listened to the
tale, the older boy described how he
had burned Petrie's summer home.
"We climbed inside and set fire to
the curtains with a match," said one
of them. "We thought it. would be
fun to see it burn."
Definite charges have been with
held until deputy snerlffs have com
pleted unearthing all the caches and
assembling the loot.
SEATTLE ASKS BULLDOGS
People Want Protection From Bur
glars and Robbers.
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 7. (Spe
cial.) Quietly, while Chief of Po
lice Warren is trying to get 75 more
policemen to stop the prevailing
crime wave in Seattle, residents are
falling back on the old reliable home
protector the bulldog. To use the
words of Mrs. F. C. Hopper, who,
with her husband, is in charge of the
animal home of the King county Hu
mane society on Westlake avenue,
"the whole city wants dogs" and in
quiries and applications for the "next
bulldog" are coming in at the rate
of 80 a day.
Bulldogs are the preference, says
the humane office, probably because
householders are vindictive and when
a prowler enters their homes, all
want some evidence of the visitors.
COOS TO COLLECT FUND
$500 Will Be Raised to Meet High
way Delegation Expense.
NORTH BEND, Or., Jan. 7. (Spe
cial. ) To assist in defraying the ex
pense of sending a delegation to
Washington, D. C, to work for the
passage of the Roosevelt military
highway appropriation bill for the
construction of a highway along the
coast from Astoria to the California
line. Coos county will raise 1500.
This amount will be appropriated
among the towns of the county, as
follows: North Bend, $100; Marshfleld,
J150; Bandon, $75; Myrtle Point, $75;
Coquille, $100. A similar amount will
be subscribed by other coast coun
ties through which the proposed higlr
w&y will pass, making a total of
$3500 available for use of the delega
tion. Banker Heads Redmond Body.
REDMOND, Or., Jan. 7. (Special.)
At a smoker held Monday night by
the Redmond Commercial club the an
nual election of officers was held. The
new officers follow: President, N.
A. Burdick of the Redmond National
bank; vice-president, Arthur Tift of
the B. A. Kendall Hardware com
pany, and secretary, P. M. Dobson of
the First National bank.' The club
may send a large delegation to the
irrigation congress.
Marshficld Collector Dies.
MARSHFIELD. Or., Jan. 7. (Spe
cial.) W. A. Clarke, customs collect
or of this city, died today following
an attack of heart disease. He was
nearly 60 years of age and had been
located on Coos bay as deputy cus
toms collector for about two years.
He leaves a widow and one son, who
but recently returned from overseas
service.
Congregationalists to Meet.
The annual meeting of the First
Congregational church will be held
in the church parlors tonight. Rep
resentatives of the many organiza
tions affiliated witn the church and
heads of departments will make their
annual reports. The pastor. Dr. Mc
Elveen, will preside.
MIELKE'S TRIAL MAY
BEG PEN MONDAY
Appeal Frorti Municipal Court
Presents Probem.
FORMER JEOPARDY PLEA
Appellant Now in Jail and His and
Similar Cases to Be Bis
posed Of Soon.
Should a plea of former jeopardy
made yesterday fail, trial of the ap
peal of Joe Mielke from a heavy sen
tence in the municipal court for vio
lation of the city ordinance against
driving with defective brakes will be-
jgin in the circuit court next Monday.
r-resiaing juage Mcuourt announced
his purpose yesterday to set for trial
as soon as possible all cases where
defendants are held in Jail In lieu of
necessary bond, as with Mielke. He
was willing to set it before Judge
Stapleton yesterday afternoon, but
both sides pleaded for more time in
which to arrange for witnesses.
"Every man has a right to a speedy
trial, and particularly in case he is
nt able financially to furnish bond,"
declared Judge McCourt. "Keeping
him in jail for an unnecessarily long
period before allowing him an oppor
tunity to prove his innocence amounts
to punishment before conviction."
Legal Problem Presented.
Former Presiding Judge Gatens had
fixed the trial date in the Mielke
appeal case for the middle of Febru
ary. With the assertion that trial of
Mielke for violation of the city ordi
nance would Involve the identical of
fense leading to the involuntary man
slaughter charges from which he was
freed by a jury in the court of Circuit
Judge Tucker yesterday. Attorney
Tom Garland filed a plea of former
jeopardy yesterday, seeking to avoid
further prosecution of his client. It
will be argued Saturday morning.
Though there, is no doubt of the
illegality of placing a man twice in
jeopardy before a jury on the same
offense, the city attorney's office ar
gues that an entirely different crime
is embraced under the city ordinance
and that a man may be tried for dif
ferent phases of the same series of
acts under city ordinance, state and
federal statutes. Attorney Garland
insists that the city charge is not
merely that of having defective
brakes, but Includes the striking and
killing of 7-year-old Viola Cummings.
Appellant Sow In Jail.
Mielke is appealing from a senten'ce
of six months in the county jail and a
fine of $500 Imposed by Municipal
Judge Rossman. He has been in jail
since November 17.
Attorney Garland declared yester
day that he would have been willing
to enter a plea of guilty for-his client
on the charge of violating a city or
dinance had not the element of kill
ing the girl been included with the
defective-brake charge in the com
plaint drawn by Deputy City Attorney
Lansing. This made a guilty plea
virtually impossible, he held, unless
the complaint was framed differently.
DIVORCE SUIT IS HALTED
INQUIRY BY JUDGE REVEALS
ILLEGAL MARRIAGE.
Husband "Flew Into Rage" When
New Dress Was Bought, Asserts
Woman Who Wins Decree.
Through the telegraphic investiga
tion conducted immediately following
incomplete testimony' on the witness
stand in reply to questions of Presid
ing Judge McCourt, Mrs. Bessie Lile
found yesterday that she had never
been married legally to the man from
whom she was seeking a divorce bj
default.
Attorney Thomas Mannix had con
cluded his interrogation as to acts
comprising the cruel and inhuman
treatment complained of when Judge
McCourt turned to the witness to ask
if she- or her husband had ever been
married before.
Judge McCourt said he would refuse
to grant a decree "until it is shown
that the husband actually was di
vorced from his first wife at the time
he marrie " this woman."
Mrs. Minnie Louden sought a di
vorce from R. F. Louden yesterday
on the ground that her husband would
fly Into a rage if she bought a new
dress or did not stay at home all day.
The decree was granted.
Other default divorces granted by
Judge McCourt are: George from May
Vedack, Louis from Nellie Bouget and
Cora from William McBride. Techni
cal flaw in the pleadings caused post
ponement of the decree in the suit of
Gertrude Stone against G. B. Stone.
Divorce suits filed in the office of
County Clerk Beveridge yesterday
were: William W. against Mayme
Plum, Bertha M. against Clayton C.
Jaco, Fred Glenn against Martha Eve
lyn Baucke. W. M. against Nora Cas
tle and Ray L. against Ethel F.
Shinault.
Cross-complaints were filed yester
day by the defendants In the follow
ing divorce suits: P. J. against Viola
C. Compton, Olga H. against George
R. Wilson, Anna May agains: Glenn
O. Powell, Ella E. against C. S. Hob
ble and Charles L. against Cora Nor
ton. LEGION FOR SINIMOTT BILL
Klamath Post Wants Land Avail
able for Settlement.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 7. (Special.)
Attorney-General Brown today re
ceived a telegram from a member of
Klamath Falls post No. 9. American
Legion, in which it was said the
members were a unit in supporting
the Sinnot bill in congress. This bill,
according to Salem attorneys, pro
vides that the leasing of marsh lands
In Klamath county for terms of 30
years shall cease, and that the tracts
shall be made available for settlement
by ex-service men and other persons
desiring permanent homes.
In the past it is charged that these
lands have been leased by the gov
ernment to California capitalists, and
thereby removed from settlement.
DALLES HITS COMMISSION
Chamber of Commerce Refuses to
Commend Game Board.
THE DALLES. Or., Jan. 7. (Spe
cial.) The chamber of commerce has
flatly refused to commend the actions
of the former fish and game commis
sion which recently was ousted by
Governor Olcott, despite a request of
W. O. Hadley, local fame warden. Mr.
Hadley etrongly championed the cause
of the commission and asserted he
could find no cause for their ' dis
missal. Violent opposition to the request
ami assertions concerning the former
commission as put. forth by Hadley
were voiced by a majority of those
present. Not one chamber member
was willing to stand back of the acts
of the dismissed commission. The
resolution follows:
"Resolved, That The Dalles Cham
ber of Commerce favors a new fish
and game commission as sponsored by
Governor Olcott. the new commission
to consist of seven members, three
having jurisdiction in commercial
matters, three representing the sport
men and the seventh acting as ar
biter in the case of disputes."
DEATH HELD ACCIDENTAL
JURY GIVES VERDICT IX MISS
EDITH PITTS' CASE.
Cartridge on Floor and- in Rifle In
dicate Teacher's Attempt to
Empty Chamber.
ROSEBTJRG, Or., Jan. 7. (Special.)
The coroner's jury, summoned today
to hear evidence relating to the death
of Miss Edith Pitts, the Orchard Val
ley school teacher, who was found
lying on the bed in her room at the
Leblanc home with a bullet hole
th-ough her heart, brought in a ver
dict at a late hour of "death from the
accidental discharge of a rifle in her
own hands."
Dr. Lehrbach, who performed the
autopsy last night, testified that the
stomach was removed and sent to
Portland for analysis, because the girl
had claimed a short time prior to the
tragedy that possibly she had been
poisoned by eating candy. The wit
ness stated there were no visible
signs of poisoning. Coroner Ritter.
Mrs. Leblanc. in whose home the girl
met with the tragedy, Mr. Leblanc
and the parents of the young woman
testified. Evidence adduced shows
that the rifle was brought from Seat
tle at the close of the holiday vaca
tion, and that Mr. Pitts supplied his
daughter with 200 cartridges for tar
get shooting.
Eleven cartridges were found lying
on the floor, one empty shell in the
chamber of the gun, and a loaded
cartridge in the magazine. It was
the belief of the jury that the girl
was attempting: to empty the maga
zine when the accident occurred. The
body was sent to Seattle tonight.
T
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DI
RECTORS BACK PORTLAND.
Maximum of Time Available From
Business to Be Devoted to
Interests of City.
Directors of the Portland Chamber
of Commerce have pledged themselves
to give the maximum time available
from their individual business to pub
lic interests that can be served by the
commercial organization. Regular
meetings are held at noon every
Wednesday and special meetings fre
quently, and the 15 men directing the
body are devoting energies to import
ant problems of general Interest that
are daily brought to their attention.
The board is composed of men rep
resenting large institutions, and they
are among the busy men of the city.
The directors are H. B. Van Duzer,
president; A. J. Bale, vice-president;
H. L. Corbett, C. E. Dant. T. H. Ed
wards, Peter Kerr, Max S. Hirsch. D.
Honey man, I. D. Hunt, A. G. Labbe,
E. B. MacNaughton, William MacMas
ter, Paul C. Murphy, Emery Olmstead
and O. W. Mielke.
Here is the agreement that every
director signed, as prelude to the
most vigorous year of work for the
chamber ever put on:
"We, the undersigned members of
the board of directors of the Chamber
of- Commerce, appreciating that in
taking the position of a director of
this organization we owe to its 3000
members and the community at large
depending upon its leadership and
guidance, the fullest possible support
and co-operation, hereby agree among
ourselves to devote the very maximum
time available from our business to
this work as nearly exclusively as
possible during our term of office,
and also, in the event of absence from
the meetings of the board for three
consecutive weeks without leave be
ing granted by the board, we will re
gard such absence as the equivalent
of our tender of resignation to the
other members of the board in order
that the burden of the work may be
equally distributed."
SPOKANE VEEDICT LOST
$61,740 DAMAGES SET ASIDE
AND NEW TRIAL ORDERED.
Plaintiff Will Have 30 Days In
Which to File Bill of Excep
tions, Says Court.
The $61,740 verdict received from a
Jury in' the Multnomah circuit court
last November by Spokane county,
Washington, agamst the Pacific
Bridge company, was set aside by
Circuit Judge Kavanaugh yesterday
When he sustained a motion for a new
trial filed by the defense on Decem
ber 8. Thirty days were granted the
plaintiff to file a bill of exceptions.
Had there been an allegation , of
fraud or collusion in the pleadings
and the same verdict reached, the
jury's decision woul have been in
vulnerable, remarked Judge Kava
naugh following his decree, but. In
lieu of this, failure to prove specifio
damages by which the court might
segregate the obvious from latent de
fects, made the basis of the action.
rendered the verdict invalid, in his
opinion.
The suit was to recover damages
for alleged inferior work on the Pa
louse highway in Spokane county.
Trial occupied several weeks, con
cluding on November 8, 1919, with a
verdict for the entire amount asked.
On December 8 the defense filed two
motions. One was to vacate the
judgment of the jury and render a
verdict in favor of the defense. The
other was to set aside the verdict
and grant a new trial. The first was
denied, the second granted yesterday.
Roseburg Grand Jury Meets.
ROSEBTJRG, Or., Jan. 7. (Special.)
The grand jury convened today to
probe several matters of an alleged
criminal nature, among which is the
case pending against .William R.
Murphey, who is charged with fraud
in representing himself as authorized
to take orders for goods. Willis High
tower and Charles Ray were accused
of breaking into a section house near
Glendale and appropriating merchan
dise. Phone your want ads to the Orego
nian. Main 7070, A 6096.
PUBLIC
ARBITRATOR
N DISPUTES WANTED
Rotary Club Proposes Com
mittee to Select Third Party.
PRICES RISE 69 PER CENT
Report Shows Portland Living
Costs Among Lowest In Country.
Unrest to Be Combated.
Formation of a permanent nominat
ing committee to select the third
arbitrator in the settlement of in
dustrial disputes, has been suggested
by Portland Rotary club, through Its
committee on industrial relations. In
any solution of industrial problems it
is necessary to keep in mind the
three parties concerned, the employer.
the employe and the public, the report
states.
Frequently there Is difficulty in
selecting a proper representative of
the public when the matter comes up
for settlement before an arbitration
board. The organization of a nomi
nating committee is suggested by the
Rotary club as the solution of this
phase of the problem and the club's
industrial relations committee has a
plan for the organization of such a
permanent nominating committee, by
having it composed of one representa
tive from each of the following or
ganizations: Ministerial association of Portland,
Knights of Columbus. B'nai B'rith
lodge, Oregon Bankers' association.
Bar Association of Oregon, Portland
Association of American Society of
Civil Engineers. Medical Society of
Oregon. Portland Grade Teachers' as
sociation. Press club, American In
stitute of Architects.
HiKh Living- Costa Studied.
An exhaustive study of the prob
lems of industrial relations and of
the high cost of living are shown by
the report of the committee, which
has been submitted to the Rotary
club for consideration. The commit
tee is composed of George C. Mason,
chairman, George W. Kendall. Charles
E. Walters. R. L. Sabin and A. H.
Averill. Steps for handling the
present industrial problems and for
combatting the industrial unrest ap
parent at the present time are recom
mended in the report, as follows:
First Start a thorough system of
educational propaganda intended to
wipe out the false teachings of rad
icalism. Second Encourage the organiza
tion of works councils in individual
plants wherever feasible.
Public Representation Asked.
In the settlement of industrial dis
putes the report lays down as funda
mental that the public must be rep
resented in all arbitration proceed
ings. It acknowledged the right of
organization and cites collective bar
gaining as a proper function of labor
unions, so long as they remain within
the law and do not abridge a corre
sponding right of individual bargain
ing. A study of the recent scale of wages
put into effect for workmen in the
building trades was made by the com
mittee, with the result that Its re
port contains a table showing that in
practically every branch of work the
wages paid in Portland now are high
er than in any other Important city
of the Union. The committee which
adopted this scale was composed of
three representatives of the Building
Contractors' association and three
representatives of the Building Trades
council, it is stated, the public not
being represented.
Living costs were also investigated,
and it was found that, although there
had been an increase in Portland
since 1914 of approximately 69 per
cent, this city has maintained a re
ord equal If not superior to other
cities. A table of living costs was
filed with the report.
Pood Expenditures 449.01.
"From the table we see that the
increase in all items of expenditure
combined in the city of Portland was
69.16 per cent," the report says, "in
dicating three cities with a lower In
crease and 11 cities with a higher In
crease. We find that of the 22 prin
cipal food items combined. Portland's
increase is 69 per cent with only one
city lower and one city as low. and 27
cities higher. We find the average
annual family expenditures for 22
food items in Portland was 1449 01
which is lower than that of any other
city, there being 31 cities in the table
higher than Portland."
WOMEN'S CLUB FOR WOOD
Medford Organization Formed With
Mrs. H. H. Sargent at Head.
MEDFORD. Or., Jan. 7. (Special.)
Mrs. H. H. Sargent, wife of Colonel
Sargent, was elected president of the
Leonard Wood club at a meeting of
75 women members of the republican
party Monday night. Mrs. Robert W.
Stearns was elected vice-president;
Mrs. T. W. Miles secretary and Mrs.
Ralph Cowgrlll treasurer. Members
of the club decided to work for the
nomination of General Wood at the
republican primaries, but agreed that
if General Wood failed to receive the
nomination they would work for the
republican candidate, whoever he
might be.
The following executive committee
was named: Mrs. Bert Anderson,
Mrs. A. J. Klocker, Mrs. C. I. Hutchi
son. Mrs. Helen Gale and Mrs. Glen
Laldley. All the women officers are
prominent in Medford civic and social
life.
DRIVER IS FINED TWICE
Reckless Driving and Failure to
Report Accident Charges.
R. J. Anderson was fined 50 in
municipal court yesterday on a
charge of reckless driving and an
additional $10 for falling to report
an accident as the result of an es
capade at East Eleventh street and
Hawthorne avenue on Christmas day.
in which he is said to have collided
with a machine driven by R. Christ
man, 1156 Hawthorne avenue.
Following the accident, Anderson
refused to give his name and drove
away. One of the party in the ma
chine with Anderson is said to have
displayed a star and threatened
Christman. Christman had stopped
his automobile while a street car
ahead was taking on passengers
when Anderson's car struck his from
the rear.
COOS FARMERS TO STUDY
Dates for Winter School Sessions
Are Assigned.
NORTH BEND, Or., Jan. 7. (Spe
cial.) A Coos county farmers' and
housewives' winter school, under the
supervision of C. C. Farr, county
agent, assisted by community clubs '
aim lilts vji eun akiivukuiki
will be held at the following com
munities on the following dates:
Bandon. January 12-13: Coquille,
January 12-13; Myrtle Point. January
14-15-17; Hauser, January 14-15; Coos
river, January 16; cathing Inlet, Jan
uary 16; Lakeside. January 17..
Questions pertaining to dairying.
agriculture, soils, drainage and home
economics will be discussed. The list
of instructors for the course includes
Professor E. L. Westover, dairy spe
cialist. O. A. C; Miss Lane, home
economy, extension specialist. O. A. C;
Professor W. L. Powers, head of soils
department, O. A. C; Miss Jessie
Biles, household economics. Ct A O
J. 1 . Smith hnnlr n arr ln 1 1 11 ila f
Coos county, and C. C Farr. Coos
county agent.
SMALLPOX LOOSENS GRIP
EPIDEMIC IN PORTLAND IS UN
DER. CONTROL.
Discovery of Case at Jefferson High
School Results in Immediate
Closing of Rooms.
The smallpox epidemic in Portland
is now under control, according t
City Health Officer Parrish. The
health bureau still expects outbreak
of new cases for ten days or so. be
cause of the many contacts prior to
the placing in effect of stringent rules
and before the isolation hospital was
equipped to care for those afflicted.
Records at the health bureau yes
terday showed 214 cases in quaran
tine. About 35 of these cases are in
the temporary smallpox hospital at
Kelly Butte and the remainder are In
private homes.
Discovery of a case of smallpox at
Jefferson hiah school led to the im
mediate closing and fumigation of the
rooms, affected yesterday. Hopkin
Jenkins, principal of the school, im
mediately notified the health bureau
and 75 pupils were vaccinated.
Pupils in the Eliot school were also
vaccinated yesterday by members ol
the health bureau staff, following the
discovery of a case in that school.
Corporations are co-operating with
the health bureau in the effprt to rid
the city of the disease, as is shown
by the prompt action of officials ol
the Portland office of the Crown Will
amette Paper company and officials in
charge of the east side office of the
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph com
pany. DISTRIBUTION UNDER OPTION
CONTRACTS VIOLATES LAW.
Northern California Revenue Col
lector Said to Have Interpreted
Rules Incorrectly.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Internal
revenue officials, in a statement to
night, declared producers distributing
wine under the option contracts, said
to be in use in California, would be
subjected "to the penalties of the
law." The bureau's regulations, which,
while holding that the option con
tracts do not violate the law, specif
ically prohibit delivery of wine, had
been incorrectly interpreted by J. S.
Wardell, Internal revenue collector
for northern California, officials said.
"Commissioner Roper at no time
has approved distribution of wine
under option contracts used in Cali
fornia," the statement said. "Any at
tempt to distribute It is a subterfuge,
for the sale as prohibited by law
will be regarded as a violation of the
law, and persons engaging In such
distribution will be subjected to the
penalties provided by law.
"These option contracts as submit
ted to the department did not pro
vide for a delivery and expressly
stated that no title to the wine would
pass to or vest in the purchaser of the
wine under such an option until the
ban on the wartime prohibition was
lifted. They were merely options to
purchase, the purchaser making a de
posit which deposit was to be for
feited unless such purchaser elected
to exercise his option on or before
January 15. 1920.
"If wines were produced after May
1, 1919, or purchased after June 30,
1919, the execution of such option
agreements would be regarded as evi
dence of violation of the law and
those party to it might be charged
with conspiracy to violate the law.
Any such illegal distribution is pro
hibited throughout the country."
NOTE IS HANDED GERMANS
Request for Further Troop Reduc
tion for Plebiscites Refused.
PARIS, Jan. 7. An allied note
handed to the German delegation late
last evening refuses to decrease the
number of troop effectives destined
for the territories in which plebis
cites are to be held.
The note says that non-partlclpa
tion by the United States in the pro
posed occupation already has de
creased the effectives by one fourth,
and Germany's expenses will be re
duced accordingly, and that the re
quest for a lessening in a number of
troops is unwarranted.
It is reported in diplomatic quar
ters that while it will not be im
possible for the exchange of ratifica
tions to take place Saturday, the
ceremony may be delayed until Mon
day, January 12.
Astoria Woman Dies.
ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 7. (Special.)
Mrs. Honora Dealey. widow of the
late Thomas Dealey, died yesterday at
her home here following a short ill
ness. She was a native of Ireland. 75
years of age and had lived in Astoria
since 1868. She is survived by one
daughter. Miss Mary Dealey, of this
city, and one granddaughter. Miss
Ora Jane Foster of San Francisco.
Astoria Chief Reappointed.
ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 7. (Special )
E. L. Carlson has been reappointed by
Mayor Bremner as chief of the As
toria police department for the en
suing year. The past year has been
an unusually active one in police cir
cles and 450 more arrests were made
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is planning to open
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the outlook satisfy you?
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In the business in which they are
engaged. Do you sea any such
opportunity ahead for yon?
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When yoa consider that this or
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1902 with one small store you can
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the very best indications that oar
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the 300 men we now seek.
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comparatively faw years since
1902, are now either managers or
financial partners in the business
and oar plan of operation has
made that possible.
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many of these men have each
secured partnership interests in
several stores.
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Imperative Qualifications: Thorough Experience,
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than during the previous 12 months,
while fines and forfeitures collected
amounted to $20,188, an increase of
more than $4700 over the preceding-
year. To raciiitate the work or the
department the city has appropriat
ed $1600 for the purchase of an auto i
patrol, which will be placed in con
mission soon.
OTfice Workers' Union Backed.
SPOKANE, Jan. 7. Support for a
proposed stenographers' and book
keepers' anion was pledgred today by
John Johnson, chairman of the organ
ization committee of the central labor
council. He said a charter from the
International union probably will be
asked next month.
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as retail salesmen, soma of ttiain
even sold oat their own hi utilises
to do so, after realizing the greater
possibilities of co-operative effort,
and the progress of thesa man
has, to a great extent, been a
matter of their own ability and
Sorts.
Accordingly as business has just
ified expansion, new stores haw
been opened and managed by
men selected from the salesforce.
If the men made a success of the
management they were eventu
ally sold a one-third interest in a
new store and proceeded toman
age that new store.
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matically obtain partnership in
terests in other stores that are
the outgrowth of the one in which
they first receive an interest.
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the espltsl required, et the time they
are offered one-third interest in e store,
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The merchandise we sell in all
our stores comprises Dry Goods,
Men's, Women's and Children's
Clothing, Shoes snd Kindred
Goods. Only men experienced
in the retail selling of these lines
may avail themselves of this
opportunity.
TRAVELERS' GCIDE.
EtROPE.
iP.OM WEST ST. JOHN, N. B..
, on arrival C. P. R. train from
i the west.
Date St earns hi n To
Jan. 10 MetRtrama Liverpool
Jan. 21 Emp. of Franfe Liverpool
Jan. 22 Grampian Hav-L.lvpooI
Jan. 28 Pre tori aq Glasgow
Keb. 4 Scandinavian Liverpool
Feb. tt Sicilian Havre-London
Feb. 12 Me tag-am a Liverpool
-Iapaii-4'hlna-PliJlipplne.
Front Vancouver. B. C. to Yoko
hama, Mianjchai. Manilas,
lions Koof.
Steamship
Emprs- of Russia
MnnteaKie
Empress or Asia
All Information Krotn
Canadian Pacific
Orean Service.
Phone Brivry. 90
55 Sd frit..
EAKSTIIP
8. "ATIMIKAL GOODRICH"
Palls from Portland 9 P. M. January
10 for North Bend. Marshfield. Kureka
and San Francisco, connecting- with
steamers to Los Angeles and San Dteso.
Faaseng-er and Freight Set vice
MEXICO and CKNTRAL AMERICAN
POKTS
From Has Francisco
8. 8. "CtBACAO," January 10.
TICKET OFFICK 101 THIRD ST.
Freight Office Municipal Iock No. .
Phone Main HI81.
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP tUMPANT.
Change In Sailing;
SAN FRANCISCO
S. S. Rose City
Depart 12 Noon
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14
From Ainsworth Dock
Fare includes Berth and Meals. '
City Ticket Office, 3d and Washington
Phone Main 3530
Freight Office, Ainsworth Dock
Phone Broadway 268
SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND
S. S. LINES
AUSTRALIA
Honolulu, Snvas. New Zealand.
The S'alatinJ Passenger Steamers
B. M. K. "NIAUAKA" K. M. 8. MMAKlrBAN
20,000 Tons 13.60O Tom
hall from Vsnronvtir, B. C.
For fares and sailings apply Can. Psc. Ttasli
way. 55 Third St., Portland, or Canadian
Australian Royal Mail Line. 440 boyuwiar
tt.. Vancouver. B. C
STEAMER
for
SAX FRANCISCO and I.OS ANGELES
bailing Friday. !:S0T. M.
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1S3 Third St. Phone Main
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Feb. 19 Empress of Asia
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Phone Brlwy. 90 J
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