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THE 3I0RXIXG OREGOMAX. SATURDAY, MARCH 13. 1920
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AUDII IS BEGUN OH
TREASURER'S BOOK
State, Bonding House and
Surety Firm Represented.
MANY RECORDS INVOLVED
Character or Probe and Thorough
ncss Demanded Will Require
Week for Completion.
SALE.Ni, Or., March 12. (Special.)
Three sets of accountants, one representing-
the state, another Morris
Bros, of Portland, and the third one
of the surety companies in which O.
P. Hoff is bonded, today started an
audit of the books and records of the
(.-late treasurer's department prepara
tory to the grand jury investigation
which will begin here Monday.
The audit for the state is being
conducted by Marwick, Mitchell Peat
& Co., while Morris Bros, are repre
sented by Whitfield, Whitcombe &
Co. R. K. Pinney of Portland is in
charge of the work for the surety
companies.
Because of the demand for thor
oughness in the probe, as ordered by
Attorney-General Brown, the charac
ter of the investigation and the many
records involved, it s not expected
that the auditors will complete their
task before late next week.
In addition to the audit the only
new development in the investigation
here today was the appearance in
Salem of Alfred C. Reese, financial
editor for a Portland newspaper, and
alleged author of the articles accusing
the state treasurer for paying exces
sive commissions in the purchase of
bonds, and Henry Hanzen. political
editor of the same paper. They spent
practically the entire morning clos
eted with the attorney-general.
Although no information was avail
able regarding their visit to the attorney-general's
office, it was inti
mated by officials, other than the
state's attorney, that their mission
here was to place in the hands of the
investigators such information as Mr.
Reese gleaned from a recent examin
ation of the treasurer's records.
ELK DiVEi
after service in the hospitals of Bel
gium and France, was sent to Tirans,
Albania, to establish an American Red
Cross dispensary, is en route to Port
land, but some uncertainty exists as
to his present whereabouts. His
mother, Mrs. F. W. Brookr, of 634
Colonial avenue, had a telegram from
New York on February 19, stating
that Dr. Brooke would arrive in this
country on the steamer Tatna of the
Kaber. Line and that a letter of ex
planation would follow. As yet she
has received no further word from her
son, who last wrote from Paris in
December: and while certain that he
is safe, she is anxiously awaiting
some definite word.
Dr. Brooke, who, after entering the
service, spent a year at Camp Lewis
1UT0N HOUSED
BOND STORY IX PORTLVXD
TELEGRAM HELD FALSE.
LOCAL FILM KICHAXGE GETS
NEW EXECUTIVES.
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SEATTLE VISITORS TO BE EN
TERTAINED TONIGHT.
Di
play of Portland Spirit Prom
ised When Special Pulls In
at Union Station.
Display of "Portland spirit" to sev
eral hundred members of Seattle Elks'
lodge No. 92, who will arrive in i-ori
land on a special train at 6 o'clock to
niirht is the Dlan of a committee rep
resenting Portland lodge, headed by
Rov R. Coster.
Entertainment has been arranged
for the Seattle Elks, much of which
will be disDensed following the initia
tion of 300 candidates in the audlto
rium tonight. The entertainment will
varv from "third degree" work for
the newly elected brethren to dancin
and musical numbers contributed by
members of Portland lodge and their
friends.
One of the features planned in con
nection with the visit of the Seattle
Elks will be a parade of the candi
dates through the principal streets
of the city tonight. Some will be
roped, others will be in animal cages,
while others will be loaded into auto
mobile trucks equipped with hydraulic
dump devices, which will be used
the inclination of the operator in
charge.
The Seattle Elks will be met at
Union station by a large delegation
of Portland Elks, headed by the Port
land Elks' band. Reservations have
been made for the entire delegation
at the Multnomah hotel. On Sunday
the visitors will be taken over the
Columbia river highway.
C-eorg;e llurke.
The' resignation of Sol tlaum
as manager of the Portland
branch exchange for the Uni
versal Film company has re
sulted in the appointment of
George Kurke to this territory.
Mr. Burke will also have under
his direction the branch offices
in Seattle, Spokane and Butte.
Mr. Burke has been connected
with the film industry in the
west for ten years, having had
important positions in Salt Lake .
City, Denier and Butte. He has
brought with him to Portland
to have direct charge of this
territory C. W. Koerner, who
was with him in Butte.
Mr. Koerner saw military
service with the headquarters
company of the 54th field artil
lery. He served as first lieu
tenant. Mr. Baum, who has directed
the destinies of the Universal
company in Portland the last
four years, has temporarily re
signed because of poor health.
He is contemplating an early
trip to California.
and then went direct to France with
the 91st division, was conspicuous
field hospital work at Verdun, at the
Argonne and at the Meuse, and had
the care of hundreds of cases in his
more recent work in Albania.
DELIA HODLER ASKS $6658
STPPORT MONEY.
Plaintiff Alleges Her Former
Spouse Refuses Aid for Two
Minor Children.
Delia Hodler. whose marital trou
bles with her ex-husband. Louis Hod
Ier, have occupied the circuit court
for several years, is plaintiff in ;
suit filed yesterday, in which sh
seeks $6658 which she claims is due
for the support of their two minor
sons since she won a divorce five
years ago.
Last year Mrs. Hodler was plaintiff
in a suit in which she accused her
husband of attempting to fleece her
out of valuable property, and in the
present litigation she alleges he has
refused to pay one cent toward the
support of their two minor sons.
Edwin Faulkner, assistant manager
of tne western ximoer company, is
named as defendant in a divorce ac
tion filed by Oral Faulkner, who
charges extreme cruelty and habitual
drunkenness on the part of her
spouse.
Lena Merrill wants a divorce from
Erving' Merrill, the custody of their
four children and a division rt prop
erty valued at $10,000. She alleges
extreme cruelty.
Walter R. Wood, a member of the
Portland police force, is named as
defendant in a divorce suit filed by
Dorothy Wood, who alleges cruelty
and infidelity. She accuses her hus
band of consorting with a woman
named Winifred Norton.
UNIFORM BILL REPORTED
I'se by Civilians in Labor Disturb
ances to Be Illegal.
WASHINGTON, March 12. Senator
NeWs bill making it illegal for
civilians to -wear army or navy uni
forms while participating in labor
disturbances was ordered favorably
reported today by the senate military
committee.
Persons violating the bill would be
fined not more than $300 and im
prisoned for not more than six
' months. '
DR. BROOKE COMING HOME
En Route to Portland, but Present
Whereabouts Uncertain. 1
According to a telegram received
Ceoently Dr. Lloyd W. Brooke, who.
RELIEF VOTED SUFFERERS
Red Cross Aids Families of
Drought-Stricken Region.
WASHINGTON. March 12. Classi
fying the plight of families in the
drought regions of Montana and North
Dakota as "amounting to a public
disaster," the American Red Cross to
day appropriated $."i0,000 for relief
and to meet obligations incurred by
local chapters.
In announcing the appropriation,
Red Cross officials said the situation
in the drought regions was such as
to demand state and federal aid be
yond the resources of the Red Cross.
CHEAPER MILK IN SIGHT
Omaha Adopts Cash-and-Carrj
Plan at 13 Cents Quart.
OMAHA, ilarch 12. Milk, distrib
uted by a producers' association, with
co-operation of city authorities, will
go on sale here Sunday at 13 cents
a quart. The retail price now is 16
2-3 cents a quart.
Patrons will go to a central plant
for the present, but in a few days
the milk will be on sale at fire stations.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
nian. Main 7070. A 6095.
STARTING TODAY
'ALL THIS WEEK
FIRST TIME AT POPULAR
PRICES.
HAROLD BELL WRIGHT'S
MASTER PRODUCTION
"THE
SHEPHERD
OF the HILLS"
The homely story of "Lit
tle Pet e," "Old Ma t,"
"Young Mat," "Sammy
Lane," the gentle shepherd
and all the bis - hearted
mountain folks so realintlc
ally portrayed In HAROLD
BELL WRIGHT'S f m o ua
DOTCL
DOW BRINK
SINGING
OLD FOLK SONGS.
Editor Declares "It Would Be Dif
ficult to Crowd More Errors Into
Same Space Than Appeared."
' ASTORIA, Or., March 12. (Special.)
Citizens of Warrenton are aroused
over the article appearing in a recent
issue of the Portland Telegram which
concerned the result of the special
bond election held in Warrenton last
Tuesday. In commenting on the arti
cle today, E. H. Flagg, editor of the
Warrenton Tribune, said:
"It would be difficult to crowd more
errors into the same space than ap
peared in the Telegram's story. The
first measure on the ballot Tuesday
provided for the ratification of a bond
Issue of $350,000 and the creation of a
dock commission with power to pur
chase land and make improvements.
Instead of being defeated, it was car
ried by a substantial majority.
"The second was intended to ratify
the issue of $150,000 in bonds and the
purchase at a specified price of 100
acres of land on the Skipanon and Co
lumbia rivers. It was defeated. The
defeat of the last measure does not
invalidate the bonds, but simply leaves
the matter to be decided by the dis
trict court in the case of the Spokane,
Portland & Seattle Railroad company
against the city of Warrenton. If
the election of last November is held
to be legal, the bond issue cannot be I
invalidated by any action the city
may take at an election.
"The statement of the Telegram re
ferring to the 'repudiated Warren
ton issue,' is misleading. The city
has no desire to repudiate its obliga
tions and no bond buyer will Jose 1
cent, no matter what may be the
decision of the courts. Every step
in the election last November was
supervised and approved by the at
torneys for Morris Bros., who co
operated with the city of Warrenton
in all the legal steps leading up to
the election. Therefore, it appears to
a layman that, insofar as the bond
brokers' profits from their sale, to
the state treasurer are concerned,
there will be no recourse against the
city."
BALLOT CAMPAIGN IS ON
General Enfranchisement of Cana
dian Women Sought.
OTTAWA, Ont., March 12. The bill
conferring on the women of Canada
the right to vote in federal elections,
designed to replace -the war-time
election act, was presented to the
house today by Hugh Guthrie, solicitor-general.
The bill, broadly, pro
vides that any British citizen over
21, male or female, may vote.
This is the first measure to pro
vide for the general enfranchisement
of women in the federal elections of
the Dominion, although various prov
inces have conferred the franchise,
and during the war the women next
of kin to soldiers and war nurses
were enfranchised by the war-time
election act.
Under the bill no woman can vote
by reason of marital relations but
must personally be naturalized if not
native born.
SUGAR PROFIT IS HUGE
Oahu Company Declares Dividends
or $900,000 for -Year.
HONOLULU. T. H., March 12. (Spe
cial.) The Oahu Sugar Company at
its annual meeting recently reported
a new profit on its crop of 43.028
WEARPLEDGE
BOYS' CLOTHES
A Family Remedy for Building Up a Boy's Appearance, Keeping
Down Mother's Mending, Putting a Stop to Sister's Lectures,
and Regulating the Heart Action of a Father's Dollar.
The Belt Stretches the Pledge Doesn't
Every WEARPLEDGE Suit is escorted home
with a "live" leather belt on the trousers
that gives with every move and moves with
every motion.
It preserves the correct hanging balance from
the hips reduces the pressure from the waist
keeps the sagging from setting in at the
knee and makes every boy's mouth water
on sight.
WEARPLEDGE new Spring Suits are here,
and everything else that goes with them.
No matter what happens to a WEARPLEDGE
garment, the WEARPLEDGE pledge never
fails. The Insurance Policy that's found inside
the coat pocket protects the wearer.
If a WEARPLEDGE goes bad I'll make it
good without red tape or back talk.
It's the strongest assurance that ever graced
Boys' Clothes since I've been in business, or
rather, since the Boys' business began.
Sold in Portland Only at My Store
3en Sellin
Morrison Street at Fourth?
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" '"b "UBEltJY COKNHW- - ""
Starts Today One Week
A Sea Story from the Pen of Louis Tracy a Story of Love,
Adventure, Suspense and a Real Man's Man and a Lovely,
Lovable Woman.
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sugar amounting to $1,615,-
the year reached
tons of
940.65. '
Dividends during
a total of $900,000.
Corvallis Quarantine Lifted.
CORVALLIS. Or., March 12. (Spe
cial.) After being under quarantine
for a week on account of Inrtuenza,
the ban was lifted here
Theaters, pool halls and
ncessary businesses were not permit-I closed, though largely on account of
The schools are still shortage
teacher who are ill.
School expect to reopin Monday.
Chiirrhe will lie reopened Sundav.
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WAR TAX
IXCLL'OED.
NEW
Only V'ntU
'l'neaday Midnight.
THE SCREEN'S MOST
BEAUTIFUL STAR.
OLIVE THOMAS
"Glorious Lady"
A POWERFUL, COLORFUL
ACTIONAL PLAY THE STORY
OF A (il.ORlOLS LOVE, A
GLORIOUS LADY AM HER
ULOKIOLS SACRIFICE.
PEOPLE S AUGMENTED
ORCHESTRA
ALL ARTISTS AMERI
CANS ALL
tinder the Direction of
PHILIP PELZ
MASTER CONDUCTOR.
Render the Beautiful In
t e r p r e t ations of the
Beautiful Production.
SPECIAL ADDED
FEATURE,
LARRY SEMON
IN
Another One of These
Cyclonic Riots of Fun.
' "DULL CARE"
It Won't Let Yon Draw
Your Breath.
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yf:?,- f$f AftV8 ankles seen through a basement window will ViX'
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' M C.V W p;df A stirring tale of two men jrfjffi.&i C&$2f& M
V " i34,5fc4 who filow the same irl jrj" vv if
M lih v X. : ' around the world one whose JF JXJ titW
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R 4. $st " f ' H ino- nnlv trip flllfillmPTlt Of a ft 7f InHplration lulling nieloiie to fCtf
I 5, ' - tzi J ingOniytneiUUUimeniUJ.il &fY dramatic recitation U of which HfrM
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I lvV Sl 4 ffetfulness. In a far-off VJ Sunday Concert 1 :30 P. M. f t "
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li-Aiwfil fl S X antee this picture to provide the w fY .lut inn' fwloa i 'C 3
iVWfe I 1 j&g SxSS $ highest form of screen enter- tA 11 Trovtor fl-.M..i. jf JB
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