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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY IT, 1920 V FOUNDATION TO DD RELIEF WORK IS AIM Care of Legacies to Charities . Is Proposed. FUNDS ALREADY PROMISED Portland Organization Intends to Supply Money Now Obtained in Drives. The Portland Foundation, an or ganization which will have as its pur- pose the administering of funds placed in its hands through gifv or legacies fr all kind of charitanlo and relief work, and which it ia be lieved will ultimately do away with many of the drives now necessary to carry on relief work, and will render a. common source of funds for a great portion of this work, was formed yes terday through the adoption of a res olution by the board of directors of the Title and Trust company. While it was necessary for the local trust company to instigate the move ment, all control of the foundation will pass at once to a board of direct ors to be appointed by different agen cies in the state, and the Title and Trust company will act in the capac ity of a secretary of the foundation and custodian of the funds. Donation Already Provided. Already more than a quarter of a million dollars has been willed to the foundation, by local people who have prepared their wills recently and have bequeathed a portion to the Portland Foundation, in case such an organiza tion becomes a reality. The formation of the foundation here resulted largely through the leadership of Robert K. Smith of the Title and Trust company. The purpose of the foundanon. it was pointed out, will be to provide an organization which win oe aoie i" tiike charsre of perpetuity funds left to charitable purposes through wills or donations. Organization Plan Adopted. A plan of organization prepared by Judge Karl C. Bronaugh was adopted "by the Title and Trust company yes terday, and provides for a board of five directors to administer the funds of the foundation. The directory will be chosen as follows: One appointed by the governor of the state, one by the mayor of Portland, one by the senior judge of the federal court in the Portland district, one by the pro bate court, and the fifth by the Title and Trust company. Members of the board of directors will serve for terms of five years, the first appointments being made for the terms of one. two, three, four and j five years respectively in order to i make the changes in the board come in regular rotation of one a year thereafter. Letters will be sent to the various appointing powers today by the Title and Trust company, asking each to select its representative, and as soon as all five have been chosen the board will convene and organise, and take active steps to get the work of the foundation under way. Sunday school of from 400 to 500. and will include a large social room. To defray tbe expense, 15000 has already been pledged locally, while a f 15.000 gift, from the board of home missions and churra extension is re garded as assured.. $600 FRAUD IS CHARGED Youth Accused of Issuing Checks In Excess or Funds. Four days spent literally in sitting on a trunk in a baggage room were rewarded yesterday when the recep tacle was ordered delivered to a Broadway hoteL With it went Dep uty Sheriff P. V. Rexford, warrant ....................... hegister: ! WHO? All citizens who failed J to vote during 1918 or 1919, or who have moved out 0 the precincts in which they voted during those years. WHY? You cannot vote at the spring primaries if you do not. Aeany 4uu registrants a a day must be taken care of be-. fore April 21 if Multnomah. . county is to have a normal. J registration of 100.000. If you 7 put it off. the last-minute crowds may make it impossi- 4 ble for you to register. WHERE? West end. first floor, f county courthouse. Fifth and J Salmon streets. Open Satur- I day afternoons. "I Reg-ltrationa to Date. - f Male. Female. Total. Republicans. 31.800 20.503 52,303 4 Democrats. ..10,147 7.239 17,384 Other parties 2,273 1.771 4.044 1 Grand total Increase over Saturday. 3,733 217 in hand, and to the county jail went its owner, tJordon Nelson, aged 19. wanted in Pendleton and other cities for bad check operations said to total $600. Just as he was arrested. Nelson had succeeded in persuading the hotel clerk to cash a check for J35. The money was demanded back and re ceived. Nelson said that his home is in Marshfield. He will be taken to Pendleton for trial. According to Sheriff Til Taylor of Pendleton. Nel son also was wanted in Waila Walla and North Yakima. He would estab lish a small checking accoun at a local bank and draw on it for sums far in excess of amounts on hand, charge the authorities. INFLUENZA JAKES COUPLE Mr. and Mrs. Boyd K. Long to Be Buried Today. Double funeral services for Mr. and .Mrs. Boyd K. Long, who died of in fluenza on succeeding days last week, will be held today at 1 P. M. at the Dunning & McEntee chapel. The cou ple also lost their baby, . who died from influenza at the age of about 6 days. Mr. Long was 27 years old and FINDS ANSWER TO QUESTION SO MANY UNMASKING Is there anything1 that will restore my color, my weight and my strength? That is the question which over worked, thin-blooded women every where are asking. ' There is such a remedy and it, was found by Mrs. D. Nesbet. of No. 3007 North street. Flint. Mich. When seen at her borne recently Mrs. Nesbet said: ' . "Worry - combined with overwork sapped my ' strength to such an ex tent that hardly knew myself. I was tired and run down all the time and it was only by force of will that I managed to do a few tasks' about my borne. I suffered a great, deal from stomach trouble. Food .didn't taste good to me and caused distress. My complexion was poor and I didn't s-lee-p well. My head ached often. There was a feeling of pressure at my temples. "My mother had always been a firm believer in Xr. Williams' Pink Pills as a tonic and it was through her that I tried the remedy. In a .short time after I began the treatment my appetite improved and what particu larly surprised me was . that my stomach seemed to have regained strength, for I was able to eat with out distress. Gradually my strength returned and my complexion im proved. The headaches have entirely disappeared and I feel like a new woman. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are a reliable tonic and I am sure that a great many women would be saved suffering and worry if they would give this remedy a trial. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are a blood-building and nervine tonic and they meet the needs- of pale, weak, nervous men and women who drag about, never quite well and never strong enougrh to meet the demands of the day's work. The pills are guaranteed to be free from harmful or habit-forming drugs. Get a 60 cent package today at the nearest drugstore and be strong and well like other people. Write to the Dr. Wil liams Medicine company, Schenectady. X. Y., for. a copy of the bookle "Building Up the Blood." free to everx reader of this paper. Adv. 7jmiiiiimiiHiiimiiiiiu Mrs. Long 23. They lived at 126 i East Salmon street. - The services will be under the aus pices of local 130, Brotherhood of Rail road Trainmen, and Rev. R. H. Sawye will be in charge. Mr. Long was a son of L. A. Long, publisher of the Hillsboro Argus. The elder Mr. Long is in a Portland sant tarium, also ill with influenza. Explosion May Be Fatal. OREGON CITY. Or., Feb. 16. (Spe cial.) Alfred Carlson may die of in juries received late today while dyna miting stumps in tne vicinity oi ua mascus. Or. He was brought to Ore- iron Citv and late lonigni ana uui regained consciousness. NEW BILLS AT THE THEATERS Alcazar. "FLU" SITUATION BETTER Health . Officer Believes Kpiriemic iii Doumvard Path. Although the influenza epidemic in Portland seems to be on the wane, only itt) new cases having been re ported to the city health bureau yes terday, for the 48 hours ending last nisht l. deaths from the diseasevere reported. City Health Officer Parrish said last n it lit that he believes the di ease to be on the downward path in Portland and urges all persons to adhere rigidly to the health regula tions in order to hasten the end ot the spread of the disease. Reports reaching State Health Of ficer Koberg indicated that fewer cases are developing throughout tht s:ate than during the past week, and r. no place in the state can the situa tion be described as critical at the present time. $40,000 CHURCH PLANNED Bend Method. ts Confident of Half of Fund for .Now Home. BEND. Or.. Feb. 16. (Special.) Building plans of the Methodist con r relation of Kend reached a climax here tonight when a canvass of the vote taken at morning services Sun day showed the church unanimously in favor of the recommendation of the advisory building committee for the construction of a $40,000 edifice. The building as planned, will be of the got hie style of architecture, will provide a maximum auditorium capacity of betwem 600 and 700. will a fford ediifat ional farilit irs for a IF Eat Less Meat. Also Take Glass of Salts Before Eating Breakfast. Uric acid in meat excites the kid neys, they become overworked ; pet slucgih. ache, and feel like lump: of ltad. The urine becomes cloudy, the bladder is irritated, nnd you may be obliged to stek relief two or three t imes during the nijrht. When the kidneys clos you must help them flu.h off the bwdy" urinous wuste or ou'll be a real sick person shortly. At first you feel a dull misery in the kidney region, you suffer from back ache, sick headache, dizziness. Ktom nih sets pour, toncue coated and you feel rheumatic twinges when the weather is bad. Kat less meat, drink lots of water; also cet from any pharmacist four ounce of J ad Salts; take a table spoonful in a of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This fa mous salts is made from the acid cf r rapes and lemon juice, combined with Iithia. and has teen used for generations to clean clopped kidneys and stimulate them to normal activ ity, also to neutralize the acids in urine, so it no longer is a source of Irritation, thus ending bladder weak ness. Jad Salts ia Inexpensive, cainot In jure; makes a delichtful effervescent litliia-water drink which everyone should take now and then to keep the kidneys clean and active. , Druggists here ay they lots of Jad Salts to foika who believe in overcoming kidney trouble while it i only trou ble. Adv. , BY LKOXE CASS BAER. OCL.D there were actually in ex istence a perfume of the' subtle ty and never-failing power of "High Jinks." which the specialist in the musical play at the Alcazar discovered and put on the market. A few drops on a kerchief or scattered in the vi cinity of. quarreling couples immedi ately restored them to good humor. Hiph Jinks the perfume leavened all the trials and tribulations in the musi cal farce nd Hiph Jinks the musical farce leavened all the trials and trib ulations for the audience. The songs are like the perfume and linger long. They stick in one's memory and one croons or whistles them. Tantalizing tunes they are. For instance there s -something Pautages. A BIG demonstration is accorded X "the two Marconi brothers who play sweet harmonies on their piano accordions on Pantages new bill. The two brothers bear resemblance only in their size and their talent for music. They put comedy observa tions into the periods between tunea and all of it is enjoyable. Their play ing is excellent. One imitates the sonorous beauty of an organ and the other imitates a bagpipe as one of fering. Together they play popular melodies, a bit of ragtime and pay especial attention to harmony. The Marconis made sweet music for the boys .overseas, where they served for 18 months. One of the funniest of sketches is Offered by a big good-looking actress, .seems l ingie-insiing. wncn we th Hamilton, and two capable Daly sang with excellent melody ef-J actor Fred Tnomas and Bert Car penter. .The sketch is a sarcastic feet, and the chorus of which was taken up by pretty little Lucy Hall, who has a lovely fresh soprano and w ho was stationed in one of the boxes. The tenor of one of the young men caught the refrain from another box and it was tossed harmoniously from the stage again. The "Hubble Song," too. is a beauti ful number, of charm and' melodic trend. For some reason the clever "Marseillaise" is omitted. This is the number Ada Meade sang so attrac tively when the piece was presented here a half dozen seasons ago. Quite the'eynosure of all-eyes is that gay and festive person. May Wallace, who plays the Stella Mayhew role of the venturesome widow Adelaide, who is, among other things, a runaway wife. She runs fast and long and for 23 years she has been footloose and happy. a When accident and circumstantial evidence reunite her with her flirta tious husband, she needs must ma terialize the fictional daughter who has been supposedly with her for the 20-odd years and receiving support from papa. The situations are far cical and very funny. Miss Wal lace is delightful. She has just enough brogue to make her role distinctive in its comedy, and she has a fine and natural mood for gayety which establishes it self. Incidentally it establishes Miss Wallace as a fascinating enter tainer. She sings "Jim" with the boys, "I Am Through With Koam ing Romeos." and a coquettish duet. She Says Jt With Her Eyes in uni son with Letmar Koppen. He plays her Romeo husband with fine atten tion to its high lights of comedy. His assumption of his supposed paternity- is made doubly effective by the pantomime of distraction and resourceful wits evidenced by Miss Wallace. Mabel Wilber is Sylvia, the pseudo daughter and ehe looks sweet and sings, as always. - with vocal charm. I Her "bubble song" with tbe chorus actually blowing and floating pris matic bubble is an effective num ber. l,ee Daly adds comedy as the explorer, Oeorge Natanson enters and exits as the specialist. Edward Sedan adds an excellent piece of work as an old patient patient, and offers for our approval an all but 'disastrous and inartistic acrobatic adventure with the brave Eva Olivotti. Handsome scenery, smart frocks and lots of color life and gayety per vade "High Jinks." The etory is entertaining, the music by Rudolf Friml is lovely. The cast follow s: IV. Robert Thorne George "Natanson Iiik Wayne Lee Daly Mods. Jaeqiifs Robelias. . . . Atvin A. Baird Mr. J. J Jfifrcy Dftmar Poppen Frttx rvnkmaht Edward Sedan Mrs. Marian Thorne Eva Oltvottl Adelaide Fontaine May Wallace Sylvia Dale Alahel Wilber Florence ! Maxine Kiff Chi Chi A dancer Pgy Martin Tape Merrill lvelle Garcon William McLeod fling set to splendid comedy, at the extravagant habits of one wife, who loses all the money her husband gives her at cards. When the butcher and baker refuse credit and the collector is collecting his furniture and threat ening to take even her clothes, which are unpaid for, the wife wails, "Oh, I wish I had never learned to play cards." "You didn't," eays her hus band, "that's- the difficulty." It is made exceedingly funny by' the timely way the situations and lines dove tail, and the dialogue sparkles with wit. Mr. Thomas, as the long-suffering- husband who turns cave man, and Mr. Carpenter as the meek and pa tient collector, set off Miss Hamil ton's comedy methods as the wife. James Lichter is a riot of fun at the piano, and is a Columbus of piano comedy. He fhishes an assortment of rainbow hankies, and an assort ment of conga and nonsense that keep his audience calling for more. Lieutenant Harry Berry has a dean cut nice little opening act, helped out by a pretty maid programmed as "Miss." She plays the piano and sings along with Harry. Among other things he does a bit of balancing, an acrobatic hand stand and they exchange repartee that is new. Both have pleasing ways about them. Jimmie Gildea is versatile and has a clever method, quiet and .dry, in putting his humor across. A diminu tive partner, Joe Phillips, adds to the interest, and they close with a nov elty in which Joe is a dummy while Jimmy -pulls a reallykeen ventrolo quial stunt. Frankie Kelcey is the center of activities and interest in the girl act, a musical revue which closes the bill. Frankie is an Eva Tanguay, who does not care how she looks and conse quently has everyone roaring; at her dance antics and the Imitations she does. Her acrobatic steps are amaz ing and the whole act rests on her talents. A chorus, prettily clad and unclad, and two men, Kusell and Greenwald. assist in the act which is called "The Brazilian Heiress." A Fox Sunshine comedy film ex cites laughter. "Chicken a la Cabaret'1 is its title. ELECTRIC, WASHING Is Positively Superior' READ THIS For Your Protection: The Apex is the original oscillating washer. Made 11 years Ago. No washer has ever equaled APEX because it couldn't be done without infringing on Apex patents. Supreme in mechanical design. Guaranteed to last for years of service without upkeep expense. Guaranteed. to wash FASTER. . Most gentle and harmless method absolutely no moving parts to wear the clothes. . 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It has been an open secret among the newspaper corresponaenis in Paris that there was a break between President Wilson and Secretary of State Lansing." said Thomas F. Mil lard ot Shanghai. China, at the Mult nomah last night. Mr. Millard, who is the author of five books on the orient and the publisher or newspa pers in China, attended tne i-aris con ference as an advisor of the Chinese delegation. When Mr. Wilson iook a iij ins trin home and left Mr. Ivansmg in charge of Paris." continued Mr. Mil lard, "Mr. Lansing agreed 10 nave the treaty and the .league of nations acted on as separate propositions. Thia w the general desire, and, in fact, some of the nations were not keen fok a league, anyway. When Mr. Wilson returned to Paris he up set the agreement of Mr. Lansing and insisted that the league and treaty be combined. Again, -Mr. Lansing dif fered from Mr. Wilson on thS Shan tung question and on Flume. "Mr. Lansing was on the verge of resigning several times, .but each time something interfered, is rea ignation at Paris would have been unpleasant for Mr. Wilson, and when Mr. Wilson was stricken Mr. Lansing could not well resign when the presi dent was possibly on his death bed, but as soon as Mr. Wilson recovers he kicks Mr. Lansing out." Regarding the Shantung situation, Mr. Millard says that China is refus ing to enter into negotiations with Japan. The Chinese representatives refused to sign in Paris and China has refused to recognize the treaty. It is well known in the far east, ac cording to Mr. Millard, that what Ja pan wants to do is to exploit China and eventually control it politically as well as commercially. Court Convenes at Astoria. ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 16. (Special.) The regular February term of the circuit court was convened here this morning by Judge Kakin. 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Bnt I could n'l tmm ! mile the living room right, although most of the thing ia it were new. I would spend half the day getting the room to look comfortable aod inviting. Then, when iy hatband came home, wo would light ap and it would look like a rummage tale. Tbi went oa for a work, antil at Int I went downtown and told my trouble! to Mr. Biliher, the mer- -chant from whom I bid broaght our furniture. "Yon ur it lookf all right la tho dtT time and ell wrong at night," be Hid. "That kind of lighting fixture hive you?" "Jntt one," 1 said, "a very itrllng chandelier." Trobably to striking." b Slid "To nted to have jut year trouble here in the store. Ce bad handsome fixtures graceful bowls hong from or namental rhains. And every one of them seemed to bit you right in tho ere. I nsed to ssy that lots of rflt tomers didn't bny our goods bersa they were admiring oar fixtures. But the real troth was that the light was glary and gloomy at the same time -glare on the ceiling and on the pol ished furniture, and (loom oa tbe floor and in the corners. "So w changed and put in theoe." And he pointed down the aisle. I looked and saw here and there handsome, softly lighted silk shades in various colors. I stepped be neath the near ' est one and found myself looking directly np, without blinking, at a (lowing disc of (lass. This," said Mr. Bibber. "Is a combination of direct and indirect light. The curved metal deflector throws most of the rays upward and floods the whole room with a mel low, diffused light, while through this glass disc other rays go directly down- 1 ward, giving an added intensity be-, nealh but filtered so that there is no glare. It can be used with a silk, cre tonne or parchment shade in any color. Without the shade it makes a perfect light for the kitchen or bath room. It is used in many oflire and drafting rooms where a brilliant but well diffused light is needed, and it 'affords the first practical means of using in the home the Muds C the most powerful and efficient lamp ever invented." I went straight from tbe store to the electrical dealer, and when 1 found that Duplczalites, including the besu tiful shades, cost no more than ordi nary lighting fixtures and that they could be pnt up in a few minutes, ordered one on tbe spot. Tbe elec trician came right up and In less than half an hour the old chandelier was gone and Duplexalite was in its place. Vhen my husband came borne be went, as usual, to the living room and snapped on the switch, lie took one look at the room and exclaimed, "Clever little woman. Youve got it t list bow did you do it?" I pointed to the light "Tby," bo slid, "I never noticed that," "You're not supposed to," I said, "not until you've taken in the rest of the room. A light isn't there to bo looked at itself. 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