TIIE MORNING OREG ONI AN, TUESDAY. MAY 4. 1920
NEWS IN BRIEF
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AMUSEMENTS.
ORPHEUM (Broadway at Taylor) Vaude
ville. This afternoon and tonight.
BAKER (Broadway near Morrison) Baker
Stock company in "What's Your Husband
loing?" Tonight. .
LYRIC (Fourth at Stark) Musical com
edy, "Watch the Little B." Three
shows daily at 2, 7 and S.
HIPPODROME (Broadway at Yamhill)
Vaudeville and moving pictures. 2 to 5.
4 :4 to 11 P. M. Saturdays. Sundays and
holidays, continuous 1:15 to 11 P. M.
PA NT AGES (Broaaway at Alder) Vaude
ville. Three shows daily, 2:30, 7 and 9:05.
COUNCIL. CREST Free amusement park.
Take "CC" cars, Morrison or Washington
streets.
THRIFT STAMPS.
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
On Sale at
Business Office, Oregonian.
Five Cases Settled Out op Court.
Though congestioa of the circuit court
docket has made It necessary to call
In two and three out of town judges
every month this year, when the
docket was called by Presiding Judge
McCourt yesterday in ten cases the
parties were not ready to go to trial.
Five had been settled out of court
and the others had not been pre
pared. As they were all that were
listed six judges and 70 jurors were
idle, attorneys in the courtroom
having no other cases ready for trial
which could be substituted for the
ten called. .
Policeman Craig Resigns. G. L..
Craig, a policeman who attempted to
commit suicide early Sunday,morning
because of despondency, was allowed
to resign from the police force yes
terday by Chief Jenkins. Craig was
released from tie city jail and charges
of disorderly conduct were dropped.
Craig shot himself in the hand at
his home early Sunday because he
had been subjected to considerable
criticism for arresting several boys
and having them detained at police
headquarters without permitting them
to notify their parents of their
trouble.
Wood's Friends Meet Todat. A
gathering of Leonard Wood backers
is scheduled for today at the Hotel
Oregon when Major T. A. Mills will
appear as speaker before the regular
weekly luncheon of the Leonard Wood
Republican club. Major Mills, who
was an army chaplain during the war
and who served extensively in liberty
loan campaigns as a speaker, will
given reasons for the statement
offered as his topic, "Leonard Wood
Is Needed by the Nation." Plowden
Stott will officiate as chariman. The
meeting is to be called at 12:15.
Theosophical. Library, SOI Central
bldg.. Tenth and Alder, open daily to
the public from 1 to 4:30 r. M. except
Sunday. "Divine Knowledge or Sci
ence Teaches There Is No Religion
Higher Than Truth." Reconciles all
religious sects and nations under a
common system of ethics, based on
eternal verities. Aims to lead to the
relief of human suffering, both moral
and physical. Read "Man and His
Bodies." "Life After Death," "At the
Feet of the Master," "Light on the
Path" and "Five Years of Theosophy."
For further information address
librarian. Adv.
Hop Dealers Win $10,894. The
return of $10,894 to the, Wigan
Riehardson company, hop dealers, by
M. L. Jones because of alleged breach
of contract was ordered yesterday by
Federal Judge Wolverton in deciding
the case brought by the hop dealers
against Jones. The complainants
alleged they advanced this sum to
Jones on a hop contract, but that the
latter after getting the money re
fused to comply with the terms of
the contract.
Merchant Marine Topic or Talks.
In connection with an exhibit of
marine material which is being held
at the central library for the pur
pose of stimulating interest in the j
mercnam marine, tnree taitts win ue
given irt library hall tomorrow night:
The speakers will be: W. D. B. Dod
son, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce: W. P. Sexton of the Colum
bia Pacific Shipping . company and
Captain Jack Speier, Harbor Master.
Children's Outings Wanted. An
effort to arrange for children who
patronize the various playgrounds of
the city visiting Benson park during
the summer months is now being
made by Park Superintendent Keyser.
During the past two years Mr. Keyser
has taken crowds of children to Ben
son park for a day's outing. Mr.
Keyser hopes to begin the outing
trips during tJie month of June. .
Principals Elect Officers. II. M.
Sherwood, principal of the Stephens
school, was elected president of the
principals" association at the meeting
Saturday. Miss Fannie Porter will
be vice-president; C. E. Ferguson,
secretary; E. F. Falting. treasurer,
and B. A. Thaxter and J. O. Hall,
members of the executive com
mittee. Amateur Moonshiner Pleads
Guilty. Harvey Jones, an amateur
moonshiner of Springfield, Or., yes
terday pleaded guilty to an indict
ment charging violation of the na
tional prohibition law and was fined
B0 by Federal Judge Bean. Being
without funds. Jones will serve out
the fine in the Multnomah county
jail.
Smelt Reach Cascade Locks.
. Smelt that went as far up the Co
lumbia as the Cascade Locks was
one of the unsual -features of this
reason's run. People were able to
dip them up, in the same way in
which they were caught in the Sandy
river. The run in both streams was
over Sunday.
Patrolman Corcoran Dismissed. J.
T. Corcoran, a police patrolman, was
dismissed from service yesterday by
Chief Jenkins after the police effi
ciency board had recommended such
action be taken. Corcoran was found
guilty of disorderly conduct. The
charges against the bluecoat involved
a young woman.
Tardman Is Injured. Theodore
Vamont, aged 20. sustained a fracture
of the hand when he was caught be
tween switch engines in the Albina
yards of the O.-W. R. & N. Co. yes
terday. He was rushed to St. Vin
cent's hospital for treatment. He
lives at the Wlllard hotel.-
Tornadoes to Be Investigated.
FTxrest Examiner Weldman has gone
to the Crater forest to examine into
the cause of tornailoes. which have
been damaging trees there. The
violent storm of April was the third
or fourth that has injured yellow
pine in the Pelican bay country.
Prison Talk Announced. A spe
cil prison league meeting will be
held at the commons mission hall, 22
North Front street, today at 2:30 P. M.
Subject, "A Model Prison From the
Inside." There will be special music.
Admission is free.
("Vrand Jury Selected. The May
panel of the Multnomah county grand
Jury was selected as follows yester
day: Orlando W. Davidson, foreman:
K. G. Childers, Harold P. Davidson,
Samuel Benson, Martin Multoff.
Charles Alvard and Harrison Taylor.
$200 Reward or $100 apiece for the
recovery of the bodies of E. R. Thomas
and David Thomas, two men drowned
at Oregon City falls, while fishing
last Thursday morning. Marshall 679.
P. J. Thomas. Adv.
Feet Hurt? Have 'our foot spe
cialist examine your feet: free con
sultation. Knight Shoe Co. Adv.
Kemmerer Coal. Carbon Coal Co..
mine agents. 321 Hawthorne ave East
118. Adv
Dr. I. II. Hamilton has moved his
office to the Journal building. Adv.
Suit for $10,000 Filed. That the
carelessness f a nurse at the Port
land eye. ear. nose and throat hos
pital caused the loss of sight in his
right eye is the charge of Raymond
Derrick, aged 12, in a suit for $10,000
damages filed In the circuit court
against the hospital association yes
terday through his father, S. G. Der
rick, as guardian. While under treat
ment at the hospital April 8, 1919.
and after a physician had ' injected
atrophine In the right eye. which
was injured by a piece of wire March
12. 1919, it is alleged that a nurse
injected some other drug which
caused permanent blindness.
Americanization School Opened.
A school for Americanization which
will give prospective citizens a chance
to study the necessary civics before
receiving their final papers was
opened at the Young Men's Christian
association last evening under the
auspices of the Portland Americaniza
tion committee, of which Ben Selling
Is chairman. This school will be
open for 12 months, but it requires
only three months to take the course
of instruction, which is given free of
charge. Edgar E. Piper and Johnson
Wilson have volunteered their serv
ices as instructors.
Sign Ordered Removed. F. Kruse
was given until Wednesday morning
at 9 o'clock to remov. from the front
of his garage the electric sign "Park
rose Garage." by Circuit Judge Taz
well yesterday, the judge asserting
that the sign was installed in direct
violation of his orders and that its
display after the hour fixed would
be held in contempt of court." Mr.
Kruse was defendent in a suit brought
by W. E. Herron, a street car man,
to prevent the former from usurping
the name already established by Mr,
Herron for a garage in Parkrose.
Air Talks Promised Club. The
principles of aeronautics will be ex
plained to Ad club members at the
regular weekly luncheon of the club,
which will be held on the aviation
field at Guild's lake tomorrow at
12:15. Ad club members with auto
mobiles are requested to meet at the
Benson hotel at 11:43 and go .from
there to the field. ' President Strong
will make the trip to the aviation
field by airplane and five other lucky
members also will have a chance to
ride.
City Is Made Defendant. Mult
nomah county is a defendant with R.
L. Ray, contractor, in a suit for $700
filed in the circuit court yesterday
by J. G. Hoberg for damages received
in an automobile accident January 25.
The plaintiff asserts that he was re
turning with his family from St.
Helens in an automobile and that the
machine ran off an tinlighted tem
porary bridge of planks at the Pat
terson fill.
Bakery Building Sold. Sale of the
one-story brick building at the south
east corner of Eleventh and Everett
streets was consummated Saturday by
the Royal Bakery company, the pur
chaser being Otto W. Nelson. The
bakery concern retains possession of
the building under lease for five
years, it is announced, and in the
interim plans construction ol a new
building. The consideration was given
as $45,000.
Milk Cure at the Moore Sanitarium.
Adv.
COUNTY LABOR GETS RISE
WORKEllS MARCH TO COURT
HOUSE WITH DEMAND.
increase of 30 Cents Daily Award
ed Contract for Burlington
Ferry Repairs Let.
Wit !i the decision that $4.50 a day
was insufficient for ther needs. 20
laborers on Montgomery drive parad
ed in a body to the courthouse yester
day morning to demand a raise ol
scale to $5. After hasty conference
with county 'commissioners. Road
master Eatchel granted the increase,
and the crew marched back to work.
When the Burlington ferry is re
modeled and new machinery installed
by the Beebe company, to whom was
awarded the contract for $1622.80 yes
terday, the county commissioners
will require that the boat be able to
operate after the repair work is fin
ished. This supposedly superfluous
clause was inserted in the contract
yesterday because of the fact that the
ferry worked no better following the
last installation of a new engine than
it did before any work was begun
on it. .
The contract for securing polling
places in Multnomah county, and the
hauling and returning of all equip
ment, was awarded to Harry E. Cow
gill on a bid of $2400.
Residents near the old Germantown
road petitioned the board for relief
from annoyance and danger caustt:
by the use of the road by logging
companies, whose trucks would stail
on the curves, holding up traffic for
several hours at a time. The matter
was referred to Iloadmaster Katchc)
for adjustment-
SMELT WASTAGE CHARGED
Man Using I'lsli us r'crtiii.cr Tor
Fruit Trees Arrcsletl.
Because A. C. Schulz .. was using
smelt caughj on April 26 for fertiliza
tion of fruit trees -he va arrested
Saturday by Deputy tlaine Warden
Brown. The charge filed against him
was "wasting good fish."
The game department made another
arrest at .St. Helens and Alfred- Hun-
gleunds of Portland paid a $25 fine.
He was found shootingr quail.
THE
ENEY
- The voice
of the
Cheney is
clear.
serene, sat
isfying like the sons
of birds.
The Ch'eney
employs the
principles of
pipe orjran
and violin
const ruction.
The result is
a warmth
and purity
of tone that
is very
pleasinif.
The Cheney
is almost
entirely fre
from scratch
and surface
noise.
The Cheney
is superior
in tone, in
cabinet de
siffn and
finish. You
must hear
the Cheney.
It will
pleae you.
Made in
eix beautiful
models.
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I4 Sixth Street. Portland.
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SURE COMMITTEE
ASKS FORUM'S HELP
Co-operation of Everybody Is
Wanted for Convention.
WARM HOSPITALITY. URGED
Chamber of Commerce Weekly
Luncheon- Hears Details of Ar
rangement to- Entertain.
Aid of the members iof .the Port
land Chamber of Commerce, whether
they be members of AI Kader temple
or not. was asked by the Shrine
committeemen yesterday. In the en
tertainment of the thousands of nobles
and their families who will be here
for the national convention in June.
The regular weekly luncheon and ses
sion of the members' forum of the
Chamber was handed over to the
Shrine committee and the forum mem
bers were given some idea of the
magnitude of the June session here
and at the same time suggestions
were advartced as to how they can
extend genuine western hospitality to
the visitors.
W. J. Hofmann, head of the con
vention committee, acted as chairman
of the day, and gave a general pic
ture of the magnitude of the June
Shrine convention, which will be, he
declared, "the largest convention ever
held anywhere." He explained the
plans being evolved for housing the
vast throng of visitors, at least 75,000
in number, and touched briefly upon
the entertainment programme for the
occasion, which will keep the visit
ing nobles busy every second of the
day and night they are here, if they
wish to be.
Mayor Baker Ursre-a Support.
Mayor Baker, who was called upon
as the first sneaker, urged upon each
citizen, whether Shrine member or
not. the necessity of doinr his part
to make the convention great suc
cess and to bring to the minds of the
visitors a realization of what Oregon
means in hospitality ami opportunity.
"This is more than a Shr'ne affair."
he said. "It ha passed far beyond
the confines of Al Kader temple and
has become a city, even a state, event.
Our great promise to the Shriners
when we secured the convention last
year was that Portland wu-jid wel
come them with true welter:-, hospi
tality and we need tht: a d ot every
man. woman and i-li;.: ii: the state
to bring this about. The value of
this convention to Portland in the
way of advertisement cannot be over
estimated and ail we ask is that you
all be unselfish while the visitors
are here, and just be old Oregon
hospitality personified."
Work of I onmlllrr Told.
Judge G. W. Stapleton told of the
work done by the committee, first
in securing the convention for this
city and then in planning for almost
a year all the various details. He
urged that every effort be made to
entertain not only the Shriners, but
all the thousands expected
here
during that week and to make their
stay in Portland so enjoyable that)
they would go away singing the i
praises of the Oregon country. ( bodies, and the entire sum will be
Other members of AI Kader temple j forthcoming if both bodies arc recov
who are chairmen of the various , ered. Hugh Brady, city grappler.
branch committees, told more in de-
tail of the arrangements for the week.
Musical selections were furnished by
the Shrine chanters.
PAIR ACCUSED OF THEFT
Boaster of Worldly Wealth Com
plains to Police of Robbery.
"I'll bet I have more money than
either of you," spoke up Mae Nastoes.
"Naw, I've got the most," chal
lenged A. R. Wiseman.
"Aw, where do you get that stuff?
I've got more than both of you put to
gether." boasted Edward Fink.
"Here, let me see how much money
you've got," pleaded Mae, and when
Frank handed over his "roll," the
woman was alleged to have made a
hasty exit from the room, with Wise
man following in her wake.
"I've been robbed of $23." com
plained Fink when he arrived at po
lice headquarters and signed a com
plaint charging larceny.
Police Inspectors Tackaberry and
Phillips arrested Wiseman and Miss
Nastoes and they were lodged in jail
waiting trial today in municipal
court.
WIFE CHARGES NEGLECT
Charity Hospital Patient Nine Days
After Marriage Is Allegation.
Nine days after her marriage at
Vancouver, Wash., February 1, 1917.
Mrs. Mary M. Hackett was a charity
patient at the Multnomah county hos
pital, where she remained until April
22, 1917, during which period her hus
band refused to call on her. she com
plained In a divorce suit filed against
Oscar Hackett in the circuit court
yesterday. On her release from the
hospital. Mrs. Hackett asserted, she
found that her husband had sold fur
niture she had purchased and had
been evicted from their home for fail
ure to pay the rent.
Bernice Harness asked a divorce in
the circuit court from Chester Har
ness, who was -convicted in Baker
county, February 2, 1919, of grand I
larceny and sentenced to serve three
years in the penitentiary.
HATCHERY WILL EXTEND
Arrangements Completed to I n
crease Plant Xear Bend.
Arrangements have been completed
for increasing the size of the Tumalo
fish hatchery near Bend, and building
brooding ponds and dikes, as the re
sult of a trip Vnade by Wardens
Uurghduff and Clanton and Game
Commissioner Oill over the week end.
The party also visited Twin lakes,
south of Bend, to Investigate condi
tions preventing steelhead and east
ern brook trout planted there from
spawning. The lakes have no spawn
ing grounds, so it will be necessary to
continue planting and stocking them
by artificial propagation. Steelheads
planted several years ago now weigh
from five to ten pounds.
FATHER OFFERING REWARD
$2 00 Will Be Paid if Bodies Are
' Remverflii "Krom River.
A reward of $200 for the recovery
of the bodies of E. R. and David
Thomas, who are presumed to have
been drowned below the falls at Ore
gon City last Thursday morning
while fishing, was posted yesterday
with the bank of Oregon City by T. C,
, Thomas, father of one of the sup-
! posed victims.
Half of the reward will be paid to
any person recovering one of the
worked several days in an effort to
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5. & H. Stamps Given
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See our windows for
CAPS
Unusually
handsome ones.
In overplaids,
iridescent mix
tures and spring
shades. Silk
lined, satin
lined or unlined
imported and
domestic fab
rics. $2.50 to $6.00
Exclusive Kuppenheimer
House in Portland
Morrison at. Fourth
locate and recover the bodies, but
the swiftness of the current made
his efforts futile.
CLOTHINGPRjCES REDUCED
The Brownsville Woolen Mill Store
announces today in a big display ad.
that they are cutting the high cost of
clothing by giving a first permanent
reduction of 10. This will look good
to the man in need of a new suit, as
it brings prices within reason. Adv.
PAY OFF YOUR MORTGAGE
in monthly Installments and really
own your home. See us about your
renewal. Special proposition. Port
land Trust Co.. Sixth and Morrison.
Adv.
Concrete Garages
Drives Walks
Basements Floors
AU work done by experienced
Phone for estimate.
KIGKXS C. SCHIEWK,
W oodlann S483. KH8 llodnry
Ave.
County Superintendent of Schools
151 X Burton, A. H.
Patriotic citizenship paramount.
Lonp. s u c c e s sful experience as
teacher, principal and super in
tenuent. (Paid Adv.)
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You can get the Crimson Rambler Recipe
Cabinet by sending a, Crimson Rambler
Label and 10c to Connor & Co., Portland,
Oregon.
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Good pianos of moderate price have long been a specialty
of our business. . To be always able to meet the price de
sires off those who wish to purchase real quality and to
buy economically, we have in
THE WELLINGTON PIANO
an instrument which in thousands of California homes is
giving the highest satisfaction and the most consistent
service. It is a piano that we are proud to represent and
to recommend. Sold.'01 moderate payments.
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John Carty, one of the principal ad
ministrative officers of the American
Telephone & Telegraph company, rose
from a $5 a week Job in the com
pany's Boston office.
The Pride
of Portland
Petunias
Originated by
Swiss Floral Co.
Make any Gardens and Flower
Boxes
Distinct and Gorgeous
If Planted Freely Now.
Sold for 75c to $2.50 Per Dozen
at
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